. 3ATLKUA A I, 1897 ITEMS IN BRIEF. - V . (From Saturday's Dally.) Hon. W. H. Holmes, of Salem, is in city. M. Randall returned on the boct yes terday frm Portland. riAnoM MTTuv. a nrnminAnl; fihppn- raiser of Kent, is in the city. Julius Wiley has just completed a commodious cottage on Twelfth street. - ' . a. uunmngs nas so iar recoverea : from his illness as to be on the streets jl uo list uao ui.iu in w u vmij well all day, standing at 29 feet above Mr. and Mrs. J. C. O'Leary, of Sher : man county .are inthe city purchasing supplies. ' ... E. E. Lytic, president of the Colum ' bia Southern R. R. Co., went to Port land on this morning's train VV. P. Jones, of Biggs, is circulating around in the city today, shaking - hands with friends. Remember the p09tofHse will be done from 10 to 11 tomorrow forenoon Jn- ' stead of from 12 to 1. M.'s. A. Henderson, who had been visiting in the city the past few days, retnrned this morninr to Binger. Wash. Cranlc WooacocK is in irom wamic today, and says the farmers have about ' finished their spring seeding in that ; section. Next Tuesday evening the great . chiefs of the great council of Oregon will make an official visit to Wasco Tribe No. 16, 1. O. R. M. Plans and specifications for the new school building are being prepared by C. J. Crandall, and will be ready to submit to contractors when the bids are opened on May 15. John Stewart, of Corvallis, arrived ' on last night's boat and will leave in a few days or Crook county where he has large land and stock interest?. P. S. Gordon, recently of Victor, has irifrViti HVanlr Wnruirvwlr'fl fltnrA And stock of general merchandise in Wam ic, and will hereafter conduct the busi ." ness. "A man was run over and killed on - the Southern Pacific near Roseburg - Thursday. From letters found on the ' dead body It is supposed bis name was . Henrv Hicrenbecker. Crook county has had unusual high water the past two weeks. All the bridges across Crooked river have been carried away, -end considerable damage has been done to property. On the 17th Mr. Pollard, a gentle man aged 75 years, and an Oregon filniuum 1fUQ fall nfT n. font hrlrlirA into Lost creek, a small stream -near Prineville and was drowned. One of the delayed trains on the O. R. & N. from the East arrived at 1 o'clock this morning, and No. 1, the regular train, got here at 3. The track is now clear to all points east. Miss Rintoul lost a bundle of "Paci fic Echoes" last evening, between . ' Ninth and Second streets. Anyone ' finding them, please leave with C. L. . rnmips. .' Next Monday Tim Edmunson will be -.' given a preliminary examination be- fore Justice A. S. Swift at Wamic, on a charge of burglary. District Attorney Jayne will conduct the examination for the state. ur. Xjogan nas not jorgotten nis : friends in The Dalles. This morning's mail brought a number of postal cards . from the doctor posted from different points along the road from Chicago to . New York. Merchants on Second street report trade having been better today than anv former day this spring. A large number of people were in from the ; country, and all merchants did a rush ing business. J. W B oward, of Prineville, arrived 'here last "evening. Mr. Howard has 150 head of beef on Eight-Mile which he brought down from Crook county - that he will deliver at the stock yards tomorrow. F. Pernn, of Antelope, is in town .southern part of the county. Grass on the range is first class, sheep men have begun : shearing and farmers have about finished their spring seeding. - The new bowling alley is about com- A n 1 A I ...,. lor general patronage, it was opened -a short time last night for Judd Fish, woo in playing with the pins got a Vuia n 1 1 f 11 1 ava t.Ji a f. vnnot. Ka onnn til Ka fully appreciated. The past sachems of the Improved . Order of Red Men will give an excur- sion from Portland to The Dalles on Sunday, May 16, arriving here at noon and leaving at 5 p. M. Citkens of The - Dalles should arrange to give the visit- . ors a cordial reception. --- - Passengers . who came up on the steamer Dalles City yesterday say it was one of the roughest days ever ex perienced on the river. (Joining; up ' the rapids below Cascades the waves . ran over the bow of the boat, but did no damage to the vessel or freight. The fine trotting stallion Eureka, owned by . J. M. Nolin, will be given away at raffle at Skibb's hotel this t 1 1- JJ11 V 3 and all parties holding tickets are re quested to be on hand. Mrs. Ed. Wicks, who was thrown from a buggy on October 14 last, and sustained very serious injuries, has recovered sufficiently to be in the city today and made a friendly call at this office. Mr. Wicks still suffers from her injuries, but is able to walk with out assistance. Today Henry Maier received a letter from his relatives in Jackson county, Tnwa. in which he was informed that corn in that section was selling at 18 ' cents a bushel and oats at 15, which is rather contrary to some of the recent reports that corn was soiling at 8 cents .a bushel In the middle west. . Now is the accepted time for those ' who enjoy rifle practice to enroll themr selves on the roster of Co. G, as the company will put up a range on the bluff back of the fair grounds and will ' begin practice next week. The range - will be short and medium, and both company and staff officers are expected . to take part in the practice. - The state board of railroad commis sioners are riding . over tne soutnern Pacific on a special train, free of charge of course, and when the n-xt legisla turn mAAta. if it ever does, will put in a bill for salaries and expenses. They are daisies every one of them, and think they have their hands way down deep into the taxpayers' poskeU, but they may get fooled. , When the bids for the purchase of the bonds of school district No, 29. Dufur district, were opened by county Treasurer Phillipps, it was found that John Limn of u is city was the best bidder, he taking the $3,000 of bonds of the district at 6 per cent, to run 20 years with the option on redeeming same in 10 years. He was therefore awarded the bonds. There is still an immense quantity of snow in the Blue mountains, enough to cause a considerable rise in the Columbia, says Hon. B. S. Huntington, who returned this morning from Baker City. There is still considerable snow on the foothills in the vicinity of Baker, and a few miles to the south in the mountains it is 25 feet deep. Three inches of snow fell on the summit of the Blue mountains yesterday on the Hue of the railroad. Prom Mondays.t Daily. Mrs. George Ross retvraed yester day from a visit to her sister at Cheney, Wash. A half car load of hops was shipped from the stock yards this morning to Troutdale. Mrs Omer Ballock, of Pendleton, and Miss Mollie Bernardi, of Salem, are visiting their sister, Mrs. J. C. Hem, in this city. John Campbell arrived hero yester day from Prineville and is en route to British Columbia where he will en gage in mining. Property owners in different parts of the city are repainting their bi ild ings and making improvements that bespeak general thrift. Machinery for a r- team laundry is ly ing in the depot, and it is understood will be operated here provided suffi cient inducement is offered. Geo. Cox, of Gatesville, Linn county, was in the city yesterday visiting his uncle and aur t, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Stephens. He left today for Baker City. On last Saturday, Harry Riffle was quite severely stabbed at Walla Walla by a man earned Howard. Tbe trouble grew out of Riffle striking Howard's II tle boy. Baker City is soon to have a complete telephone exchange. Two companies, the Canyon City and the Baker City, have been granted franchises by the city council. Postal Inspector John Gordon, IT. S. District Attorney Dan Murphy and Mrs. Hatch, all of Portland, spent yes terday in the -city, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Crossen. A sack of baby clothes was lost last Saturday on the road leading from The Dalles to Five-Mile. The finder will please leave the same at this office, or at tbe residence of W. A. Cates on Five-Mile. Yesterday J. W. Howard of Prine ville, shipped 147 head of prime Crook county beef to Troutdale. The cattle were fed in Summit Prairie during the winter, and were in as good condition as the best range beef in the falL Rer. Wilbur Harwood, the colored preacher from Seattle, preached to quite a large audience at tbe Christian church yesterday. Mr. Harwood is a well educated gentleman and a very pleasing speaker. Fishermen along the river are taking a few salmon at present.- This morn ing Seufert Bros, caught about 300 pounds, and other fishermen have taken a few. The fish are of excellent quality, being very fat and solid. During the present revolution in Cuba, Spain has sent to the island 198,047 troops and forty generals. The official record of deaths from disease and casuality in the army is 22,731, and 22,000 went home invalids. J. B. Crossen was the one on whom fortune smiled in the raffle for J. M. Nolin's trotting horse last Saturday evening. The animal is a fine trotter, but Mr. Crossen will hardly go on the turf with him simply because be was lucky enough to draw the winning card. The Champions still feel able to maintain their claim of being the champion base ball players of Eastern Oregon, having won new laurels yes terday in a contest with the Commer cial and Atblotic club team by a score of 19 to 11, without playing tbe last half of the ninth inning. A few days ago three boys discover ed a den of rattlesnakes near Rock land, oyer in Washington, and killed 68 of the pesky things. One of the snakes had 15 rattles. What other place can boast 01 Harvesting such a crop of snakes? Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. Theo dore Prinz were out walking on Second street with their family, and Herman their eight-year-old son, fell off a high sidewalk and sustained a number of cuts on the left side of his face. His injuries are not serious, though he will be laid up for a few days. A wrestling match took place at the Multnomah club In Portland last Sat urday evening between C T. Kreling, of San Francisco, and Herbert Green land, of Portland, resulting in a victory for the former. The first bout lasted one hour and 12 minutes, which was one of the longest wrestling bouts ever recorded. A distressing accident occurred near Everett in Washington last Saturday, Andrew Braatan and Clara Gillespie started in a buggy to Everett to be married. On the way they stopped to water their horse at a trough by the side of the road, and while Braatan was out of the buggy the horse plunged to one side, throwing the girl to the ground with such violence that she died within a few hours. L. E. Morse, late of Hood River, but now a resident of White Salmon. vvasn., wnere ne is conducting a general merchandise establishment, is in the city. Mr. Morse says business is picking up at White Salmon since spring opened, and he looks forward to quite a prosperous season, as the farmers will all harvest large crops. and ranchmen there are generally in good circumstances. It was thought for a time this morn ing that a leper had made his appear ance in tbe city, a man by the name of White having arrived -on the train from Pendleton. He was at once taken in charge by the authorities and Dr. Sutherland was called to make an ex amination of the case. After a thorough examination the doctor pronounced it an agravated case of eczema. The poor fellow is a distressing sight, his bands, neck and face being a mass of sores, and from appearances must soon die. He has been cared for by tbe au thorities, and should he live, will be sent to California, where his parents reside. From Tuesday's Dally. Al. Eberding took the morning train for Portland. Dr. Sidall went to Portland on this morning's train. Send your orders for barbed wire to Mays & Crowe, The Dalles. They are I making red hot prices when cash ac companies the order. Two pointed Glidden wire, at $2.35 per 100 pounds, and Jenulns Baiter f if $2.4"), J. W. Howard took the train this morning for Portland. Miss Mollie Bernardi returned tilay to her home in Salem. P. L. . retzer, ropriator of the Was co hotel, i in tbe city. T. A. Cosgrill, a sheep buyer f om Ft. Steel, Wyoming, is .'uokiu; for mutton for shipment. Tbe rifle ra go back of the fair grounds is abo -t completod.and will be ready for rifle practice Saturday. Miss Mamie Goetz and Miss Ellen Rankin, who have been visiting Miss Drews, left o 1 tbe train this morning for Portland. Three tans of bacon from Klickitat county were taken in by R. E. Salt marsh this morning and will be shipped to up-country points. Mrs. Halloc't, wife of Homer Hallock, editor of the Pendleton Tribune, who has been visit'ng in the city, left on last evening's train forHeppner. Yesterday A. Hamilton, of Prine ville was in The Dalles loading a wagon with groceries and other neces saries of life. F. W. Peaslee, a prominent Eheep raiser of John Day, passed through the city yesterday en route to Portland, where he goes for medical treatment. Oscar Beedman has returned from California, and will go to Baker City to work In the mines. For some' time he was employed in the Skibbe hotel. Cut-worms are dolag.some damage to spring grain in portions of Sherman county, says G. D. Woodworth who was in the city this morning en route to Hood River. Hood River strawberry patches look like snow banks, siya T. F. lark who :ame up from there last night. Tbe vi i- s are all in full bloom, and will no doubt yield a large crop. Al'eidy the wool clip of 1897 is be ginning to arrive. Yesterday three wagon ljads of wool from Dayville, in Graot county, were received at tbe Moody warehouse. The reasonable' prices at which goods are sold in Ihe Dalles attract custom from far in the interior and every day farmers from the country to the south are seen loading their wagons at Dalles stores. Sixty sacks of wool from the B. S. & L. Co., of Hay Creek, were received at the Wasso warehouse yesterday. This is only a starter for what is to come later on when the company begins shearing in earnest. A four-year-old boy by the name of Benson was brought here yesterday from Celilo with a broken collar bone, and had the fracture reduced by Dr. Hollister. The little fellow sustained his Injuries from falling off a fence. Some of tbe East End merchants re ported a lively trade this morning. They were hustled out of bed and called to their stores before breakfast to fill orders for parties who wanted to get an early start for the country. The ladies of the Good Intent Society of the M. E. church, will entertain the j ladies of the Congregational church at tbe residence of Mrs. Smith French tomorrow afternoon. All ladies of both churches are expected to attend. The admirer of nature cannot but be struck with the beauty of some of tbe large orchards in this vicinity that are in full bloom at this time of the year. The trees are laden with -blossoms of all colors, that present a sight that is most beautiful to behold. Tbe machinery for Rowe & Co 's planing mill and box factory at Lyle, will arrive at that place on the Regu lator to-day, and will be put up at once. The mill will be in charge of H. White, recently from Boise, and will be run ning inside of a month. Wm. H. Cowan, assistant examiner of customs in this district, died at bis home in Portland last Sunday, from Bright's disease. -Mr. Cowan had oc cupied a position in tbe customs office for nearly four years. He was a son of Hon. J. L. Cowan, Indian agent at Warm Springs. Editor Byers, of the Goldendale Sen tine), was in the city yesterday. Mr. Byers said the crop prospects in Klick itat county are very flattering. A large acreage has been seeded to grain and from present appearances an abun dant crop will be harvested next fall. The many friends of Rev Frank spamaiog in mis city are not sur prised that he left the rubber produc ing countries of Brazil and returned to the United States. His personal ap pearance explains why a rubber diet was not congenial, for he looks like he had been living on anti-fat for a year. It is pretty early for grasshoppers, but these little pests have mado their appearance in large numbers on Five and Eight-mile creeks. The farmers of those sections hope that as the hop pers have made their appearance thus early, they will get large enough to fly away before doing any damage to veg etation. W. H. Moore came down on tbe train this morning from Sherman county, He says the wind yesterday moved con siderable real estate in Sherman, and virtually blowed away a portion of some of the farms, together with .the growing grain thereon, but still there is plenty of grain left in the county and that that was blown away will scarcely be missed. Notwithstanding tbe competition of the wool scouring plant at Pendleton, The Dalles still maintains the reputa tion of being the wool center of the Northwest. Wool comes here from far and near, and sometimes from within a few miles of Pendleton. Yesterday five cars were spotted at Castle Rock, 0 miles from Umatilla,' to be loaded with wool for The Dalles. Tbe steamer Dalles City tried to get out of tbe wind and hide itself under the D. P. & A. N. warehouse when it arrived here last night. . A fearful gale was blowing when Capt. John stone undertook to make the landing along side of the incline, and when the boat struck shoal water, it refused to stop, although the wheel was reversed and was lashing the water into a foam, but kept straight ahead and crashed into the piling under the warehouse. Tbe flagstaff on the bow of the boat was carried away and a few piling were broken, otherwise do damage was done. or Over Fifty kesra. An Old and W ell-Tried Rem EDY. Mrs. Wiaslow's Soothing Syrup has been used ior over nfty years by millions of mothers for their children while teething, with perfect success It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Is pleasant to the taste. Sold by drug gists in every part of the world. Twenty-five cents a bottle. Its value is un calculable. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow'a Soothing Syrup, and take no other kind. AN EM3A:iRA3sTNG MISTAKE. The Young Man Thoucht She Wu a Man Thoucht ileggar. He was very busy, no doubt, ponder ing some deep subject, lie strode along with his bat well over h'.s brow and his eyes fixed upon the ground. He had been accosted several times in the block by beggars and h'.:d his train of thought interrupted by stopping to fling them a coin. lie wns vaguely aware that a figure had stopped in front of him and he said, rather tec-tlly: "I haven't any change." The gasp of breath which caused him to look up produced an exclamation from his lordship. Standing before him was a fairer vision than is usually be held in Wall street. She was a very charming young woman, wearing the very choicest of grass-cloth gowns, under which gleamed a dark-rose silk. She held her pretty parasol well away from her face as she looked haughtily at him, and her cheeks grew crimson under her veil, until they rivaled the American Beauty rose she wore at her belt He tried to apologize, but before he could summon the proper words she turned to a man near, who looked as if he would be willing to spend his life in her service, and asked him the way to her lawyer's office. She evidently was in a port of New York new to her, and there was not a messenger boy or po liceman in tight. With a glance of triumph at the first one he gave her the necessary directions, prolonging them as mueh as he dared that he might look into the beautiful eyes upturned to his own. lie raised his hat when she said, with a bewitching smile: "Thank you so much," and disappeared in the crowd. "Better look before you speak, old fellow," he said to the other one. They were both en route to the law yers' club for luncheon, and though it cost him a couple of bottles of wine to keep the story quiet, it got out some how, and one only has to say, in a high, mock feminine voice: "Kind sir, can you tell me the way " to tease that ris ing young lawyer, who has mentally vowed to scan very carefully every one who approaches him in future before he takes it for granted it is a beggar. N..Y. Telegram. HE WAS MISTAKEN. The Little Man's Name Waa Not Rambo, Nor Did He Bail from Sandusky. All the passengers in the car noticed that the big man on the left of the rear door was looking fixedly at the small man opposite, and by and by the small man himself noticed the same thing. After an embarrassing interval of three minutes he observed: "Well, what is it ?" "Excuse me, sir," replied the big man ; "but your face seems familiar." " ' "Yes." "Though I can't place it." "No?" j "Is your name Rambo?" "No, sir." "1 thought it was. Didn't yon used to live in San-lusky, O.?" "No, sir; never was in Sandusky in my life." "Wasn't there in 1890, eh ?" "No, sir." That's queer. Just the minute I got sight of you I was sure you was Rambo, of Sandusky. If you are " "But I'm not!" interrupted the small man. "I never heard of Rambo and was never in San Jusky." "Wall, that settles it, I suppose," said the big man, as he looked out of the window and back again; "but if you hadn't said so I should have continued to shink you were tbe man." "And what of it?" retorted the small man, flushing up over it. "Oh, r.othing much. He eloped with my wife from Sandusky in 1890, and I heard they were living in Detroit. If you were Rambo I was going to ask how" "If you'll et off the car Til lick yon and Rambo and Bambo and Hoodoo aud all the rest of the gang put to gether!" shouted the Bmall man, as he got up and went out. "No oh, no!" replied the big man. "No, there is no call to fight. If you are not Rambo. I beg vour pardon. j Your face had a familiar look, and I just thought I'd ask if" But the small man hopped off the car and went his way, and the big man heaved a sigh and looked around and said: "I'm sorry I offended him, but I thought it was Rambo, and was going to ask if Maria nad had her teeth fixed and her eyes straightened." Detroit Free Press. TKLEPHOnK TO FtUAiSVlLLK. The People of That City Want Line .From The Dalle. J. W. Howard, one of the leading business men and heaviest stock rais era of Crook county, is agitatirg the proposition of establishing a telephone line from here to Prineville, and feels confident that the enterprise will be successful if proper encouragemeut is given it by capitalists and business men of this city. Mr. Howard esti mates that the line can be put in oper ation for from $10,000 to $12,000, and tbe greater portion of the capital re quired can be secured at Prineville and along the line, though to insure Its success The Dalles will be expected to subscribe a portion of the stock. Telephone connection with the inter ior would be a source of great con venience to that section tributary to The Dalles, and would result in an in crease of business, almost insuring a retention of all the wool business here, for if the. wool raisers of Crook county could keeo themselves informed as to prices every day during the wool season, they would never go elsewhere for storage or for a market. While in the city Mr. Howard will lay the matter before the business men of The Dalles, and it will probably be called up in the Commercial Club for consideration. Should the club con sider the matter favorably there is little doubt that sufficient stock can be secured here to guarantee the estab lishment of the line before the wool 6eason begins, as it could be put in within a month or six weeks after work is begun. Attention Freighter. Bids are wanted for hauling abount 100,000 pounds wool and 25,000 to 35,- 000 pounds back freight, consisting of groceries and heavy goods. All wools to be hauled from Muddy Station ( a point about 18 miles south-east of An telope) to The Dalles, and back freight from The Dalles to Muddy Station, via Shearers Bridge. All of said wools and back freight to be well protected with wagon sheets and delivered in good order and condition between the 15th day of May and 1st day of July next. Terms One half cash will be paid on delivery of each load at The Dalles, if desired, and the remainder on completion of contract. Bids will be opened May 3d at 1 p. M., and tbe award made known at Moody's ware house May 4th, 1897. Bidders with en dorsements touching their responsi bility will be given the preference. Address all bids to Henry Hahn, Sec'y, Prineville Land & Li ve Stock Co. 64 Front St., Portland, A Uood Idea. The directors of tbe D. P. & A. N. Co. contemplate giving an excursion to Astoria some time la the near fu ture. It is proposed to leave here I gome Saturday evening on the Reg-' ulator in time to get through the locks before dark, and float down to Astoria that night and return Sunday night to the Locks, come through Monday morning to The Dulles, and thus give the excursionists all day iu the city by the sea. This idea is a good one, for The Dalles should becomo better ac quainted with . her neighbors at the mouth of the river, and a day spent in that city by the people of Tbe Dalles will be beneficial in many respects. We will get acquainted with the As- torians, learn something of their needs and requirements, and possibly may learn that our trade may be extended to that place in some lines that would be both beneficial to The Dalles and Astoria. Bv all means let the com pany arrange for tbe excursion, and there will be no difficulty about getting acro-rdtogo. A PKCtUAK ACCIDENT. Little Girl Beacned From a Well at La Grand". Last Saturday, Ettta, the youngest daughter of J. E. Foley, of La Grande, in corpany with her two brothers and William Osborn, was looking for a dog to which the children were much at tached, and heard the dog floundering in the nater under the St. Louis stable, Under the stable is an old well, into which the dog bad fallen. Into this Etta pitched headlong. Tho well is about two feet and a half in diameter, and in it is 1G feet of water, reaching within five feet of the top. Under the floor of the stable it was as dark as night, and Mr. Osborn could do nothing but call for help. When tbe child fell in the dog natural ly s m amble 1 for the top, forcing tbe girl under water. Mr. Foley came in response t3 the call of Mr. Osborne, and with him Dr. Honan. Mr. Foley was let down bead foremost into the well and after one or two attempts, succeeded in bringing out the dog, and afterward seized the little girl by the foot and brought her to the surface. It is thought that tbe child was under water four or five minutes. She was unconscious when hauled out, but soon recovered, and seems but little the worse for her startling experience. DROWNED NKAK BONNEVILLE. Three flthermen Loae Their Lives In the Colombia. About 11 o'cIock this forenoon An tone Johnson, A. Syrings and J. Siend quist were passing around tbe wing of Williams' fish wheel at Bradford's island, two and one-half miles below Bonneville, in a small boat, when they were caught in a swift current, their boat sank and all three were drowned. The boat sunk out of sight for 15 or 20 minutes, and when it came to tbe sur face was about half a mile below the place of the accident. Tbe body of Siendquist, and also tbe boat was re covered by the crew of the steamer Dalles City, which arrived soon after the accident occurred. All of the men resided at Cascade Locks, and Mr. Syrings leaves a wife and four or five children, who were de pendent upon his labors for support. The other men were unmarried. A heavy wind and the strong current at the point where the boat went down made it impossible for assistance to reach the men or for them to help them selves. -:' An Object of Pity. The officers, at an early hour this morning, took id charge a man who is a subject of pity. He is suffering from specific eczema and the parts expoeed present an appearance sickening to he hold. When examined at the city ball be stated that his name is Nicholas White, and bis people live in Califor nia. For some time he has been work ing on the railroad at Huntington, but the malignant form of his disease caused him to stop working, and he is now on his way home and only stopped off here for a rest. The police took the sick man off the streets as soon as found and reported the case to County Commissioner Evans who bad White removed ts St. 'Mary's hospital. He will take the next passenger train for the coast. Walla Walla Statesman. This is the man of whom mention is made in another polumn. It appears that he has been sent from pillar to post by every town where he chances to land, though people who claim to be humane should take charge of and care for the poor fellow until death comes to his relief. Home From Brazil. Rev. Frank Spalding, at one time presiding elder of (his district, ac companied by his family, has returned from Brazil, and will henceforth reside somewhere in the United States. Mr, Spaulding went to Brazil as a mission ary about four years ago, and has been laboring in that field until recently, Mr. and Mrs. Spaulding reached New York on the 15th of tbe present month, and at once started for their old borne in Oregon. Mr." Spaulding arrived here this morning, while Mrs. Spauld ing stopped at Columbus. As yet Mr. Spaulding has not determined where lie will locate, though will no doubt be assigned to some place by tbe confer ence, at all events he will not return to Brazil, the climate there having proven very injurious to his health. Where Did They Come From? ' George Krauss has been digging a well near the end of the Oregon Lum ber Co's. iloom, and at the depth of 40 feet discovered a lot of human bones and tenth deposited tn a bed of gravel. Sinking the well to a depth of 50 feet he encountered another bed of gravel in which were more bones and teeth. This discovery leads one to inquire where the bones came from, and what sort of people did they belong to. The formations in which they were found evidently had nut been disturbed for centuries, and the people whose re mains were thus discovered must have lived when the Columbia river was a little riyulet and Mt. Hood a molehill Tabernacle of Israel. Some changes have been made in ref; ereuce to the lecture to be delivered by Prof. Kelcher in this city on the Tabernacle of Israel. It has been ar ranged that a matinee will be given Tuesday afternoon for the children, when tho lecture will be specially in tended for youthful minds. Tickets to tbe matinee have been placed at 15 cents, two persons from the same family 25 cts. Admission to the lecture Tues day afternoon has also been reduced from 50 to 25 cents for adults, and per sons under 14 will be admitted for 15 cents. . A Noted Colored Divine. Rev. "Wilbur Harwood, D. D., presid ing elder of the Puget Sound confer ence colored M. E. church, arrived in the city last night, and will occupy the pulpit of the Christian church, at II A. M. and will deliver a lecture at 7:30 p. M., entitled "Missionary Voyage Around the Globe, or America the Cynosure of the Christian World." Dr. was educated at King's College, Lon- don, England. FISHING WITH DOGS. Cnlqne Method of Capturing Salmon tTaed by the Alnns. The savages of Saghalin island have a unique method of fishing for salmon trout with their dogs, a description of which is given in "Trans-Siberian Sav ages." The water around the island is wonderfully clear. The author, who went out in a canoe, says the bottom was distinctly visible, while from under the canoe the frightened salmon trout were swimming seaward in such numbers it seemed as if it would be difficult to drop a stone into the water without striking one. From the time we started I was puzzled to guess what the Ainus couM be taking thirty dogs with them for. I was soon to find out. At a certain point all the men and dogs came to a halt. Half the men and dogs then moved farther along the water's edge about two hundred yards. At a concerted signal the dogs were started from their respective points and swam straight out seaward in single file in two columns. At a wild, sharp cry from all the Ainus the right column wheeled left and the left col umn wheeled right until the head of each column met. Then at another signal all of them swam in line toward the shore, advancing more and more in crescentic formation. As the dogs neared the shore in creasing numbers of fish appeared in the shallow water, frightened forward by the splashing of the advancing col umn of dogs, which, as soon as their feet touched bottom, pounced upon the fishes as quick as a flash. The animals promptly brought the fish which they had seized to their masters, who cut off their heads and gave each dog the head which be longed to him as his share of the catch. The dog who caught nothing got noth ing. I believe this dog drill of the Ainus is entirely unique. It is all the more remarkable, too, as the dogs, many of which have been captured' from the forest, are still half wild. ANTS IN FLORIDA. The Tast Damage Which These Endtnlea of the Fanner Can Do. There are more ants to the square mile in Florida than in any other coun try in the world, says the Savannah News. There are ants which will measure more than half an inch in length, and then there are ants so small that they can hardly be seen to move with the unaided eye. There are red ants and black ants and trouble some ants. But as bad as they are, I have never heard of them eating out the seat of a man's trousers, as a mis sionary, Rev. Mr. Wilson, once told the writer he saw the army ants do in India while the man was sitting on the earth for a few minutes beside him. But the Florida ants will take out the lettuce and other minute seeds from the soil in which they are planted and actually destroy the beds. They will suck the life out of acres of young encumbers and melon plants, uproot strawberry plants or cover the buds with earth to such an extent as to kill them. They will get into pie. pickle, sauce, sirup, sugar; on meat, in hash; will riddle a cake or fill a loaf of baker's bread till it is worthless. All remedies failing, I took to baiting them near their nests with slices of meat, bones, apple and pear parings, and when I had from fifty to one hundred thousand out I would turn a kettle of boiling water on them. I have killed during the past week over a million in the space of a quarter acre lot, and I have almost wiped them out. 1 had to do this to secure any lettuce plants, and many unobservant farmers com plata of seedsmen when they should at tribute their troubles to insects. ONE-LEGGED . SENATORS. Four of Them Were Together at On . Time In Washington. ' Say what they will, says a Washing ton letter, the associates of Senator Berry, of Arkansas, cannot persuade him to try a cork leg. At one time there were four one-legged senators. Three of them half concealed the loss with an -artificial substitute. They used to get together in the cloak-room and tell each other how mnch more comfortable they felt, but they never convinced Senator Berry. He clings to his crutches, notwithstanding they have failed him more than once, and sent him headforemost downstairs al most to his death. There are funny things about this one-legged business. Henderson, of Iowa, the Dubuque veteran, man ages them so well that people form his acquaintance and see him around for weeks without learning that he is part cork. Once in awhile the stump be comes sensitive, and Mr. - Henderson leaves the artificial leg at home for a few days to rest himself, while be hob bles about the house of representatives on crutches, to the amazement 01 those who have not known him long. A sen ator who manages an - artificial leg without awkwardness is Butler, of South Carolina. He carries a cane and moves with some deliberation, but not one person in one hundred passing him on the street detects any stiffness in lus gait. " IVItSl' XtiCO A UllVH. Electric Car Goes Oft the Track in Tort- land With Fatal Result. ' At 6:30 this morning an electric cac on the Mt. Tabor line in Portland was coming down a steep grade on Mor rison street when the Breaks failed to work, and the motorman and conduc tor realizing that the car bad got from under their control leaped off just be fore a sharp cirve at Eighth street was reached. When the car rounded the curve it left tbe track, falling 25 feet into a ditch of five feet of water with 34 passengers. All the passengers were core or less injured, and three were instantly killed. The dead are W. W. Blanchard, a laborer, Newton Hanson, a boy aged 18 years, and a young woman who has not been identi fied. . No sooner had tha-accident been made known than willing hands came to the assistance of those imprisoned in the car, though it was with great difficulty that the injured were rescued Had the car gone 20 feet further be fore it left the track It would have been thrown into 5 feet of water, and the majority of the passengers would have been drowned before they could have been rescued. Killed Near La, Grande. Sunday morning Henry Sledel was shot and instantly killed by George Bartmess, at the latter's farm near La Grande. Seidel had leased the Bart mess farm, though the latter retained tbe use of tbe garden, and a quarrel had ensued. Sied was engaged in plowing, when the trouble occurred. After having some words Bartmess went to the house and armed himself with a Winchester, and returning, the ouarrel was renewed. It is claimed that Sledel was advancing on Bartmess, in a threatening way, aud refusing to stop when commanded, Bartmess fired, tbe ball taking effect in the region of the heart, killing Sledel instantly. Both witnesses of tbe affair say Bart mess acted in Belf-defense. Hawsers irxom "Sawtowa. Wood sawing contests have become a common amusement among members of the Woodmen order all over the coast, and we believe a prize has been offered for tbe best record made in cut ting off an 18-inch log. Recently the Woodmen of Prineville gaye a sawing contest in which there were two entries, and the way those sawyers made sawdust fly a a caution. The first pair cut the log in two in 45 sec con ds, which was a record breaker. Then the Crain. brothers, Charles and Oscar, tackled the log, and succeeded in filing it off in 35 seconds, the best time ever known, and will undoubtedly entitle them to the championship as sawyers in the Woodmen order or any other order. The Objection not Good There are people who have objection to advertising matter in the reading colums of a newspaper. Tho g rou nd of objection is that they dont want to read advertisements. Now this objection is not good, for often times advertise ments convey valuable information. For instance, how else would the traveling public learn of the excellent dining car service of the Wisconsin Central Lines between St. Paul and Chicago, or the general comfort of traveling over this popular lino. For particulars call on tbe nearest ticket agent or address J. C. Pond, G. P. A., Milwaukee, Wis., or George S. Bitty. General Agent 24GStark St., Po. tl.ir d O. N. G. Attention. Tbe members of Company G, 3d Dat tilion, O. N. G., will assemble at the Armory Saturday May 1, 1897, at I o'clock p. m., fully uiJformed, armed and equipped, with campaign bats and leggins. and march to the new rifle range for target practice and extended order drill. There will be uo drill Saturday night. An invitation is ex tended to all ex-members to march with us. Uniforms and refreshments will be famished. Members of the com pany are requested to Irlng lunch. Lemonade will be furnished free on tbe g-ound: . A good time is antici pated. F. H. Van Koeden, Acting First Sergeant. Bad Shootbie; Scrape at Granite. News was received at Baker City Thursday that at 2 O'clock Wednesday afternoon G. II. McMahon shot Lewis M. Gutridge and his brother. Samuel W., in front of the tatter's store at Granite, in Grant county. Lewis was shot through the body and was dying when the messenger who brought the news to Baker left. Samuel was shot in the face, but grappled his assailant, knocked bim down and held him until a deputy sheriff arrived. Local gossip about McMahon's sister was the cauBe of the assault. For Sate or Bent. A fine fruit farm of 90 acres, plenty of wood and running water, situated witbin five miles of The Dalles, will be rented or sold on easy terms. This is one of the most desirable bargains in the county. For particulars Inquire at this omce or at tbe home or J. A, Fleck. You'll think you're dreaming when you look at Pease & Mays center win dow and see the prices on the shoes displayed there. It is no dream though. No one would drink poor tea if he or she knew the difference in tea. Good tea is not costly. Your grocer will sell you Schilling's Best, and return your money in -full if you don't like it A Schilling & Company Saa Imacuco CSS Raucli For Sale Eleven Miles Southeast of The Dalles. NWX S. 1, NEHSWX of NEV. NWH of SEM Sec. 2. 1 S of 14 E. ; also S of Sec. 26. township 1 N. of range M E. : Consideration, $2,100. One half down and balance in five yearly pay mentg, with Interest at 6 per cent. Nearly all enclosed, with 120 acres under cultivation: good beariDg orchard, house, barn and other small buildings; plenty of water and shade, and IS acres of bottom land suitable for fruit of all kinds. For further particulars call Ob S. W. MASON, On the ranct a3m3 Dalles-Moro Antelope' Stage Line ; 1 hroueh by daylight via Grass Valley, Kent and Cross Hollow: . ' . Leaves Umatilla House Monday, Wednesday I and Friday. Stops made at all points (or com mercial travelers. Troy Laundry OFFICE TelcphoneJJios. 100 an All kinds of work. White Shirts a specialty. Family work at reduced rates. 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