SATURDAY.. .FEBRUARY 19, 1SUS ITEMS IN BRIEF. Prom Wednesday' Dally. About a ioch of snow fell at last night. Dufar Mrs. A. H. Jewett. of White Salmon, is in the city. ; ' Mm. firaM and Mk. Booth went to Portland to day. Mr. Kent, an attorney from Hood .. River, i in the city. T. D. Board man, special agent for the Aetna Insurance Co., is in the city, C. A. Buckley, of Grass Valley. was a passenger on the morning train for Portland. Mrs. J. T. Robertssn and little daughter Maul west to Portland by boat today. Mr. and Mrs W. E. Campbell were passengers on the Regulator -for Port land this morning. Wm. Isbell has bought Mrs. Julian a restaurant in the East Ead, and is now feeding the hungry. M. A. Leslie and daughter, of Wasco, BDentlast nisrht in the city and left this morning for Portland. In the circuit court today the ca9e of Albert A. Harvev vs. Frank Watkins was continued for the term. Next Tuesdav niobt is the date of '." the old folks' social to be given by the ladies of the Congregational chur.ih Last night two cars of hosa from Pomerov. Wash., were unloaded and fed at Saltmarshe & Vs, stockyards. They were en route to Troutdale. Messrs. John and G'ore Tate, of Illinois, are here lookln. over the country with a view' of bringing - colony of farmers to this section. Mrs. John Bethune returned last night from Portland where she had been with her little dau.hter who was under treatment at St. Vincent's hos pital. The grand jury failed to indict Ed ward McBee, the man who was bound over on a charge of having robbed Harm a s store in Hood River some time since. Be.r Phelps is still in the city, lie intended to return to Heppner last night, but mistook passenger No. 4 for a grave train, and got left. Ht didn't have on his "specks." When the steamer Oregon passed out from Astoria Monday en route to Alaska, fire was discovered in her coal bunkers, and she put back into port. The fire wa9 put out before any damage was done. Last evening the grand jury return ed a true bill against 3. Morrell, the man who robbed W. N. Wiley about a month ago. Today Morrell entered a plea of guilty, and waving time for sentence, he was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. When Howard Marshall, who drives the Goldendale stage, arrived here to day he received word by telephone from Goldendale that his brother John bad been taken suddenly ill and was not expected to live. M Marshall secured a buggy and team, and return ed at once to Goldendale. Messrs. Geo. Hochsstedler and J. H. Akin arrived here last evening on the 5:45 train and spent several hours Visiting with Dalles Knights. Mr. Hochsstedler ia a past grand chancel lor, of this domain, and is working in th interest of the uniform rank. Tbey left on the overland for Huntington. It only takes a slight provocation to make the blood ef an old so'.dier boil and put him on his metal ready to take up arms in defense of his country. When .the news reached here this morning that the battie-ship Maine had been sunk in Havana harbor, there were a number of old veterans men who had fought on either side during the rebellioi stepDing around as spry as boys, ready to enlist should war with Spain result. White Salmon certainly has some wery patriotic ladies, who deserve com mendation and support. ' Last fall the men of that place built a dock at a cost of several hundred dollars, 'and now the ladies have taken upon themselves to raise funds with which to cover it. To do this they will give a grand ball on-the evening of tne 22d. They have donated the supper for the occasion, and will superintend the entertain ment of all guests. It is a forgone con clusion that the dnckiwill be covered, for when the White Salmon ladies take hold of anything tbey make it a success. From Thursday's Daily. Dr. C. I. Condiani, of Cascade Locks, is in the city. Mr. Hossford, the Moro attorney, is In the city today. E. A. Griffin and W. A. Hendrix, of Dufur, are in the city. Deputy Sheriff W. V. McCoy, of Sherman county, is in the city. Will Werzweiller, one of the leading merchants of Prineville, was in the city last night. The erand jury today returned not true bills in the cases of Daniel Bar clay aud Richard Carlis. ; Morrell, the man sentenced Tuesday to two years in the penitentiary, was taken to Salem by SheriffDriver today. The Womens' Christian Temperance Union will meet in the Congregational CUUruu ttb o u viuva inuiunuH " noon. At 3 o'clock the grand jury present ed its final report and was discharged for the term, having been in session .four days. P. A. Stillings, who has mail con tracts on a number of the "star" routes in Oregon and Washington, is here arranging to sub-let the same. Prof. Lu-odell bas Kindly consented .to render a selection at the K. of P. anniversary next Monday evening. The selection is "The Bugler," by Pinsuti. The Dalles football Dlayrrs are p-e- paring to put up a splendid gamo on the afternoon of the 22d when the Portland pigskin kickers will contest for points with them. This afternoon Judge Bradshaw dis- missel the jury summoned to serve at the February term of coqrt. all matter? exceDt such as could be tried before the court havine been disposed of. The old hulk Coloma, that sailed from Tacoraa on December 13 last, ha? not been beard of f jr a month, ar.d it is supposed she has gone to the bottom of the sea with all on board. The Coloma was built at Warren, R. I., ia 1869. Judge Mays and D. M. Fretch re turned this morning from attending the Cattle Growers' convention in Pendleton, and speak of it as a very SUCcesSIUl HJ iruuiNui iu-cuug, i Thev were hk'hlv Dleased with the manner in which the people of Pendle ton entertained their guests ui d the general hospitality of the city. The Methodist people hoped to have Bishoo Cranston with them in their prayer meeting tonight. A letter from him last night informs khem he cannot be here before Friday P. M. He trill he here to assist in their jubilee services Friday evening. The meeting will be public and all members of the congre gatioo and friends will be most wel- iv me. Sherman county farmers feel rnu"h encouraged over crop prospects at present. The ground is wetter than it has been for years. Charles Barzee, who came in yesterday from his farm, says the ground is now wet to a depth of four feet, and ordinarily farmers in Sherman county feel assured of good crops when the ground is wet to the depth of three feet. From present appearances there is little likelyhood of extreme hih water in the Columbia river this season. The rise has begun early, which indicates that the snow on the low hills is melt ing now, so that it wHI he out of the way before the general thaw coxes in June. At noon today the river here stood 14.9 feet a' ove low water murk, showing a rise of 4.3 feet in the last 30 hours. - ' A gentleman from Crook county who had saved up a little stake herd ing sheep, and started some. time ago to Klondike, was in the city last nigbt returning to the sheep range for the purpose of making another start in life. On his journey to Klondike he got as far as Portland where he fell in with some "friends," who inticeu him into a speculation on the "green cloth" where his capital eoon melted away His trip to Alaska was indefinitely postponed. The disaster to the Maine in Havana harbor necessitated a change in the naval display in Williava & Co.'s. show window. Key West now appears bristling with cannon, and a company of soldiers lined up ready for action, while Uncle Sam stands with guns trained on Havana ready to fire when the word is given. And at Havana the Spanish guns are all pointing toward the harbor, and the disabled battle ship Maine is draped in mourning. The Oregon ian got names and pictures pretty badly mixed up in giving an occount or the Cattle- Growers' convention at Pendleton. For instance, it knocked the whiskers off our fellow townsman, D. M. French. who was elected secretary of the con vention, and converted him into a youth, wherras he has pased the 70th milestone of time, and it mixsd his nitials up so it is difficult to tell whether the secretary is The Dalles banker or some creation of the Ore gonian's imagination having had him T. French in one place and J. P French in another. Dig down to the cause of your sick ness. U you want to get well and stay well. Most likely it's indigestion. The irritating poisons of fermenting, putrid food, left in the stomach by in digestion, cause headache, neuralgia nervousness, dizziness, stomach-ache. ausea, irritability, anl all the other ell-known symtoms of indigestion They al'O cause many I airs and dis orders which are ofun laid toother causes ann hence are not easily cured. But as soon as tho poisons are remov ed, ali these symtoms and disorders disappear, because there is . nothing left to cau thrn. Nothing succeeds in thin like Shaker Digestive Cordial, becau e it prevents the undigested food from fermenting in the stomach and helps '.he stomach to digaat its food: Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to $1.00 per bottle. (From Friday's Daily.) Football, Dalles vs. Willatnettes, At. the Fair Grounds on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 22d. Messrs. T. H. McGreer and J. Duff McAudie, of Antelope, are in the city. John Palmer is suffering from par tial paralysis of the right side, the re sult of apolepsy seizure. Mrs. Frances Willard, president of tho W. C. T. U. and one of the great est temperance workers of the age, died yesterday. Will The Dalles allow the city to re main in darlcnees duriog the session of the Woolarowers' Association, or shall we have light? A. J. Brlgham, of Dufur. has ar ranged dites for public speaking at Waraic on the 19ih, and at Fight-Mile the 22d. . Mr. Brigham's addresses will be along the lies of reform and free coinage of ilver. The great Columbia river continues to rise, and this morning at 11 o'clock showed a stage of 16.5 feet. - This early rise is encouraging, m it indicates that there will be no extreme high water this year.t. Next Monday the public schools will observe Washington's birthday by appropriate exercises in the Vogt opera house. The program will be such a to instill patriotism into the minds cf the young.' "More raia more grass" is an old and true saying, but the people of this locality would be satisfied with a little less grass if the rains would cease for a time and give the farmers more of an opportunity to bo at grain. The February term of circuit court in this county was a record breaker. Tore was not a jury trial during the term, and the jury was discharged on the fourth day, resulting in a great saving to the couuty in court expenses! The silver republicans of Baker county .have called a meeting to be held on the 24th for the purpose of effecting party organization. All republicans f ivorisg a double standard and opposing the single gold standard are requested to attend. In the circuit court last evening Inez F. Broad bent was gruntei' a divorce from F. M. Broadbent. In the case of B. A. Osgood v.-t. Ida Dunn et al confirmation of sale was granted. H. S. Wilson, receiver, was given judg ment against Lizzie Nolan. Divers are engaged inspecting the hull of the sunken ship Maine, and It is bow thought the vessel can be boat ed. All sorts of rumors are afloat re garding the causa of the disaster, but when the facts are known it will prob ably be shown that it was the result of carelessness on the part of the of ficers in charge. The tickets for the Old Folks' con cert to take place February 22. will be placed on sale, beginning this even ing at the Snipes, Kinserly Drug Co.'s store. The price of admisrion will be 50 cents for adults with no extra charge for reserved seats. Admission forchil nren, 25 cents, but where children occupy reserved seats they will be charged the full rate. This concert will well be worth the price of admis sion and the ladies in charge look for a large attendance. The Pacific Northwest Cattle Grow ers' Association closed its first conven tion yesterday at Pendleton. The con vention was a success in every respect, and will become a permanency. Con stitution and by-laws were adopted Grant Copeland, of Walla Walla, was elected president; Dr. Withycombe, vice president for Oregon: T. P. Blyth for Washington and C. W Pierce for Montaua. The governor cf Idaho was authorized to appoint the vice-oresident for that state. It is expected the ball to be given at White salmon on the evening of the 22d for the purpose of creating a fund to complete the dock will he largely attended, and a considerable number of Dalles people contemplate going, To aid the White Salmon people in their undertaking, the D. P. & A. N Co. will run a boat to White Salmon that night and will honor the ball tickets for fare, provided there is any considerable number going from The Dalles. That is all parties holding ball tickets mil Ve carried to White Salmon and back free. CATTLEMEN IN CONVENTION. Pendleton Received Them With Commend able Hospitality. The first convention of the Pacific Northwest Cattlegrowers' Association opened in Pendleton Tuesday and was attended by sjrne 200 delegates, repre senting all the different lines of the cattle industry. The delegates were met and wel comed by a reception committee from the Commercial Association, and each was presented with a handsome badge as he subscribed his name to the roster of the association. Governor Lord, A. L. Mohler, president of the O. R. & N. Co., Ben Campbell, traffic mana ager, Harvey W. Scott, editor of the Oregonian. and Henry Failing, of Portland, were among the guests. The session was called to order at 2 o'clock in the afternoon by President T. C Taylor of the Commercial As sociation. Judge Lowell welcomed the cattlegrowers in behalf of the Commercial Association, Mayor Smith extended a welcome In the name of the city of Pendleton, when Governor Lord was iuirodin-nl sinr, welcomed the drlgaUs t-i H.u j-tii tie. The addresses were rc-pund-j 1 t.i by Prof. Spillmau, of the YV!,ljiiij,t'ii ugricut- ural college. Temporary organization of the as- sociatiou was effected by the election of Prof. Spillman as temporary chair man, and D. M. French, of The Dalles, as temporary secretary. Uffc'8 Journey Clotted. At 2:10 of Thursday, February 17, Edith Schmidt closed her eyes to the scene j of this world and passe 1 to that one beyond. Death came like the fading of day, the transition from twilight to night, pea-ef jI, calm and apparently without rese tmen ; it was as if the white-winged angels of heaven had ciosed their arms arojodapure and loving soul and bore it oj to the better life of the f jiure. Edith was the sccend daughter of Mr. and vrs. Charles L. Schmidt, and was born in The Dalles, December 20. 1875. She was a bright, lovable girl, a favorite with all her associates. About three years ago it became evi dent that he" lungs were affected, and her parents sent her to Pheonix, Ari zona, with the hope that the mild climate of Arizona would prove bene ficial, but the germs of consumption were deeply rooted, and permanent cure was impossible. She returned home about two years ago, and since that time she has awaited the final termination. Both her parents one sister and three btothers survive her. The funeral will take place from the family residence at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Illght, Still Wrong. Pacific Northwestern Woolgrowere association hold their first annual con vention at The Dalles, March I, 2, 3. They will eat mutton, talk wool and drink champaign, as The Dalles Com mercial Club is reputed to never do the hospitality act in an inhospitable man ner. But they left off a great Oregon wool and sheep man Hon. John Minto. A wool convention with "Uncle" John Minto left out is like the play of Hamlet with Hailet left ouc. Salem Journal. The Journal is certainly right in concluding that a meeting of wool growers in Oregon would be a failure without the presence of "Uncle" John Minto, for he knows more about sheep and wool than any other man in the state. The promoters of the Wool growers Association fully realize this fact, and expect Mr. Minto to be pres ent on March 1, 2 and 3, to take part in the deliberations of the convention. Good for Sore Eye. Last Tuesday Messrs. John, George and Fred Chambers, of Canyon City, were here, returning from Portland, and had some specimens of the yellow metal that were convincing to ail that the gold miner need not look to Alaska for a Seld in which to operate. They bad specimens of ore from the Guker mine nearCauyon City that were worth $52,000 a ton. The ore was a solid mass of wire gold, and was a specimen that would make anyone who saw it wish to be the owner of the ledge. Besides they had a number of nuggets from Mr. Guker's mine in which they are interested, filjt&y say Guker is mrking from $100 to $150 a day pan ning out the decomposed quartz with snow wpter, and if the mine holds out he. will make a million before the season ends. The Dal let' First Pedagogae. Miss Harriet Harden, of this city, who is spending the winter in Wash ington, D. C, writes as follows, under date of Feb. 9, concerning the first teacher in The Dalles: "In your souvenir of Jan. 1, 1898, on page 4, you express a wish to know the name of the U. S. soldier who first taught school in your town. His name was Sergeant Peter Fain, of Company E, 9th Regiment of Infantry. He died in San Francisco about eight years ago. "There is an old soldier living here, one of the survivors of the massacre of the Cascades, who can give you some information about th' early times of The Dalles. His name and address are John Feaneau, Soldiers Home, Wash ington, D. C. Troy lAondry. - The Elite barber shop is the author ized agent in The Dalies for the Troy Laundry, and patrons of the lnuudry will be promptly served by calling at the Elite. Calls ti swered on phone 119. Packages colle -ted and delivered promptly. H. D. Parkins, Proprietor.' DINGLEY'8 BAT. Soikle" Jerry Canned Considerable Fun by Referring to It. A few davs since Congressman Jerry Simpson, he who acquired fame for refusing to wear woolen socks until the duty on them was removed, caused considerable fun in the house by his reference to Mr. Dtngley's "London' hat. Takinsr tho floor ostensibly to amend the fortification bill, the Kac sa-t populist moved to "strike out the last two words" in a certain section and then proceeded as follows: "I have heard many regrets ex pressed here today, and have to offer some on iny own account. I regret the lack of harmony on the republican side upon this measure. I desire, more especially, however, to call the attention of the house to the remark able properties of the hat worn by the author of the great economic measure known as the Dingley tariff. For a long time this hat has been a mystery to all observers. During th extra session if its owner laid it on the desk, wo all knew we were to take a recess for three days. If the hat retired to the cloakroom we knew we would be oermitted to remain in session. During this session I have watched with equal interest the ca-eer of that hat. It has bvea, to me. an judication of whether or not there would be harmonv in the republican ranks. Wa have all noted that when any question requiring unity of tne party arose, republicans always have rallied around the distinguished gentleman from Maine; but If ho went out he left his hat, and so, in the absence of the honorable gentleman, the hat was rallied around, in order to uphold republican supremacy. "I have been wondering what potent magic power was in tne nat mar, ir, had the same authority as Its owner. In passing It today it occurred to me that the time had come to solve the mystery. 1 gazed into it and saw therein the magic word 'London. .1 thought, can it be possible that the distinguishedchairman of the ways and means, who was the father of the bill to promote American Industry, Is act ually wearing a hat of foreign manu facture? Can that be tho hat we put on the free list in the Wilson bill and that republic-ns -ut under a small duty of 10 per cen', and is the great protectionist dep iving American la bor of that sm-ill p'-o'oction? Can it be possible that h- brought this bat in with th- wool b-- hai been charged with having iin"mrtd while the tariff biil was pending? I cannot believe It. "Another thing occuivd tome when I saw the word, Londi;n.' Perhaps the cistinsuised owner of the hat thought it rightand ions'1-tent to get his hats from the same source that he gets his financial policies from Lom bard and T-hreadneedle streets. Now, the hat is before us today, and I hope my republican brethren will again rally around It in protection of Amer ican industries." BLOWN INTO ATOMS. The Battle-Ship Maine Destroyed In the Havana Harbor. (Special Dispatch.) Havana, Feb. 16. The U. S. battle ship Maine was blown to atoms In the harbor here about 10 o'clock last nigbt and it is now believed at least 300 sail ors lost their lives. All of the officers are known to be saved except Jenkins and Merritt, who are missing. So far as can now be learned the explosion took place in the ma.azine used for storing gun cotton for torpedaes. The explosion shook the city from one end to the other and all electric lights were put out. Fire engines rushed about in every direction and no one seemed to know from which direction the explosion came. C-ptain Sigsbee was on deck when the explosion came. It was in the bow j of the vessel. .There were 354 officers and men on board and as neir as can be learned less than one hundred were saved, and many of them badly injured. The wounded and dead were, taken to hospitals and on board the Spanish man of war Alphonse Ill, which was in harbor. Captain-General Blanco of Cuba cabled authorities at Madrid saying the disaster to the Maine was due to accident. Washington, Feb.16. Two members of the cabinet who spent some time with President McKinley today state everything so far received indicates that the loss of the Maine is due to accident. Captain Sigsbee in a dispatch to Secretary of Navy Long states he is not prepared to express an opinion on this point. There was intense excitement aro ind tho navy department early this morning, and those who bad friends on board the Maine were eager iw the latest bulletlu. The department dispatched wrecking vessels to the scene at once and no expense spared in caring for wounded. will be A Kew Heating System. J. P. Benton,' of the firm of Maier & Benton, appears to have upset phil osophy, at least that part pertaining to hot water beating. The theory of philosophy applied to heating with water is that heated water rises, but will not fall, hence -11 heating appar atus must be placed in the basement in order to make a complete heater. Mr. Benton has demonstrated this to be a mistake. In the work room of Maier & . Benton's store ho has arranged a heating system that is a success, and he forces the hot water down about three feet into a radiator. He uses an International Domestic heater on an ordinary stove, and attached to it is a feed pipe with about six feet pressure. The radiator is in an adjoining room, and a circuit is made with pips, through which the hot water is forced down three feet into the radiator, 'and establishes a complete system of heating. The apparatus is an invention of Mr. Benton's, and is esDecially adapted to heating dwellings. Election of Officers. At the regular annual meeting of the East End Hose Co. No. 3, held last Wednesday, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President H. L. Kiick, foreman, Joseph School ing: 1st assistant foreman, E. J., Col ling; 3d assistant foreman, Joe St. Arnold; secretary L. S. Davis, treas urer, Dan Baker, members of the board of fire delegates L. S. Davis, R. E. Saltmarshe and E. J. Collins. A Growing Order. Mrs. Filloon has just received a let ter from the grand cuardian of the Pacific Circle, that it is expected the order will have 7000 members by May 1st, 1898.. This is rapid growth, when it is known the order started out with but seven members" on April 1st, last year. Supreme Past Master Tate says the Women of Woodcraft is one of the few beneficiary orders that will be in existence in ten years from now. He is a deep tbiokor and his judgment is worth a great deal on fraternal benefit orders, for he bas made it a study. Tho Pacific Circle, W. of W., is all right. It has started out on the right foot. and is bound to be a success, it is already a success, having paid four death claims, every claim in full, and has $5000 surplus in the benefit fund UNION 'AGREED UPON. Umatilla Democrats aud Populists Work tu ll.rinoiiy. A conference committee of the dem ocratic and peoples parties met late Wednesday afternoon, Feb 16, at the office of R. M. Turner in Pendleton, and agreed harmoniously upon terms of union. After the adoption of a set of resolutions defining the principle of the combined forces, which are a declaration favoring the free coinage of silver, for the repeal of the national banking law, against government by injunction, for an income tax, for direct legislation, the opening of the Columbia river to-navigation, and for economical administration, county state and national. The following resolutions were also unanimously adopted: We recommend that each the peo ple's party conveuttot and tbe demo cratic party convention, for Umatilla county meet on the ISth day of March, D. 1898, and elect delegates to the state convention; and then adjourn and reassemble later, after the meeting of the state convention, for the nomination of county officers. We further reccommeud that the delegates to the peoples' party and democratic county conventions meet in separate conventions and nominate for the offices assigned to each party, and that each party in' the county conven tion shall subsequently ratify the nom inations made by the other party. We further recommend the repre sentation upon the ticket be accorded to each party organization in the pro portion of the number of electors of each party as shown by the official count of the ballots cast by each at tbe last county election held In this county the vote for congressman being taken as tbe basis. And we Invite tbe co operation of the sliver republicans in the organization of a union of forces and favor their having reptesentation upon the ticket. ' We recommend that the county offices be divided as follows: To the people's party shall pe assigned one ttate senator and one representative, the county clerk, assessor, tchool superintendent and commissioner; and that to the democratic party be assign ed two representatives, the sheriff, treasurer, recorder and surveyor; and we further recommend that the peo ple's party and democratic party of Umatilla county do each nominate a candidate for the office of county cor oner." Old Folk's Social. Following Is the program that w 1'. be rendered at the Vogt on Tuesi'ay evening next: Ye Old Folks at Home All men and women singers. National Hymn, America All men and women singers. Ye Mayde, Belinda Standish Cram, will some before ye people and sing about Annie Laurie. Four part song By four youths. Ye very worldly and sinful tune, Merry, Meri-y are We By eight dame. Ye pathetic tune, Last Rose of Sum mer By Debora Dorcas McCoy. Sentimental song, Aunt Dina's Quilting Party By Pitkios Pellet Clarke and all singers. Serious two part song, Oh, Restless Sea-By Keturah Bountiful French and Penlope Royal Huntington. Jonathan Hezekiah Landers, will appear alone and sing Flow Gently, Sweet Afton Song of love, Meet Me by Moonlight By many women singers. Rosanna Sophia Highflyer Michell will sing Grandma's Advice. Male quartette to be selected. Dame Mehitablle Varney will sing a serious one-part song. Singing Master Phineas Sebastian Lundell, will sing Thy Sentinel Am I. Ye reckless and worldly tune, Yan kee Doodle By John Gee Stuyvesant Parrott and all ye slagers. A song about Cousin Jedidiah By four singers. Ye Mayde, J Glory Ann Blossom Cushing will sing Darby and Joan. Auld Lang Syne A'l ye singers. Frivolous song, Comin' Through the Rye By Matilda Kent Sampson. Four part s'ing, When You and I Were Young. Maggie Four singe'. Chorus, Whipnorwill All -s neers. All ye men and women singers will sing Home Sweet Home. This is ye end. Aarerctseil Letters. The following is the list of letters re maining in The Dalles oostoffice un called for February 19, 1898. Persons calling for these letters will please give date on which they were ad vertised: Aberdean, J T ' Allen, David Alary, Monsure R Bland, Mr Chas Bowles, Mr Sam-' Campbell, M V Cocks. Fred I Dean, Isabella 2 Edgerly, James . Fi ooer. H D Gardiner, Hattie Goss, J N T Jones, Ed Kohler, Cha9 J arisch. F A Lister, Kate -McCav. Jim Kelly, James Laughlin. Lizzie McDonald, Millie McCowan, JohnnieMlldred, Rev Sr M Miller, J H Monehan. Sam Pearsoii. Andy "Pierce, Roy ' Mclla, Welch Rice, Walter Robertson. J as. .-SpieeDgHr. MrsM J Thomas, Mrs J S Tay, Joseph L J. A . C'ROSSEN, P. M. i '. " ' They All Pleaa Gallty. On Thursday, three criminal cases were readily disposed of in the circuit court.- Mrs. G. E. Lamberson. indicted for practicing dentistry at Cascade Locks without a license, entered a plea of guilty, and was sentenced to pay a fine of 950. Henry Zweidler, who had shot a neighbor's cow near Wamic, and whom the grand jury hai indicted, acknow lecged he did the shooting, and Judge Bradshaw i n osed a flno of $50 as punishtuen). Elmer Green, who stole tools from Tbe Dalles Packing Co. 'a cannery, plead guilty, and was given two years in the penitentiary in which to repent his misdeeds. Clab Team (Von. , The bowling contest between the D. C. and A. C. team and the Umatilla House team on the club alleys last night was a decided victory for tbe club bowlers, lows: D. C. & A. C. 2 - 258 233 232 The scores were as fol Umatilla House. 1r. game 2 I gamo 3 1 truine 4tb game 201 192 208 210 952 821 Thus the club team knocked down 131 more rins than did their compet itors, nd rpgainei ome of the laurels thev lost in the recent tournament. fJettUtcZiB arid Xeirnlgim cured by Dr, UlLES'PAIN PILLS. "Ono cent a doaa." LETTER FROM CALIFORNIA. Sunshine, Ripe Fruit and Wild Flowers the Order In That State. Alder Glen Springs, Feb. 13 Ed. Times-Moustaiseeb: According to promise I will attempt a brief outline of a few features of th country that are of interest to we Oi e gonians, especially so at this season n the year. I shall not attempt, how ever, a pen picture as highly colored and as artistically drawn as would the dashing (San Joaquin) Miller, or the notable Artemus Ward, but rathwr as I see it. We stopped off a day in Colu?a county, also a day in 1 olo, and part of a day and night in Santa Rosa. In Colusa wo saw a few of California's big farms and a curse to the country they are. To illustrate, near the little town of Maxwtll a Mr. Campbell is farming 10,000 acres to wheat, whieh requires from forty to fifty teams, all mules, of six to ten animals to each team, and he, like most all the farm ers here, is a renter, the land being owned by San Francisco capitalists. This is a sample of tbe many hundred large farms in the vailejs of Sacra mento and San Joaquin, and generally each of these farms are supplied with their own huge warehouse on a rail road, where their immense crops are hauled for shipment. tlere, also, is the winter home of in numerable wild geese. So great are the numbers of these grain destroyers that their number is estimated by the re instead of hundreds or thousands' as we do in Oregon, and they are herd ed off the young grain by men and boys hired for that special purpose. lhe turkey Industry, on what is called the goose plains or waste land, is almost incredible, and would sound fishy were I to state the number of tons that are ordinarially shipped by the average raiser of these birds. Doubtless no state in the Union maintains finer avenues and roads than this. Lined on cither side with the tately gum trees, Cyprus, pepper and pairas of various kinds, also the Arab ian rubber, together with many ever greens, forms a picture of beauty, as well a a feature of comfort. These beautiful drives reach from town to town, and are sprinkled as regularly as are tbe streets in the cities, and livery men inform us that their teams are driven abeut ten miles an hour on these roads. When we ran into Yolo county our attention was attracted to the fine or chards and vineyards, the like of which we had never seen, and the further vt traveled tho more extensive these great industries, and from Santa Rosa to Cloverdale, 35 miles, it is one con tinuous vineyard, with a dozen or more wineries. One of these vineyards, belonging to a colony who own six miles square of land, bought 8000 tons of grapes last season. While passing through thesedensely populated fruit belts, our observations and inquiries are frequently interrupt ed by the call for a change of cars at the next staticn. Strange as it may seem, this country cannot produce a fine quality of apples or potatoes, and hence the Oregon product is in brisk demand, but men tion of the invincable Oregon beauty (girl) in connection with Oregon's big red apples, never beard here. Possibly the Oregon belle's are not swift enough for Californians. It seems almost out of placo for the wild flowers to bo in lull bloom the middle of February, but when we gaze on the orioga orchards, loaded wit'i ripe, lucious fruit, fresh vegetables ia the market and men on the steeta in their shirt sleeves, womeu resting in their hammocks in the shade, we begin to realize wo are in . the land of sun shine. F. S. B. T1IK ISUWLERS HOWLED. And The Dalles Team Defeated their Port Land Visitors. On tha Commercial and Athletic Clib a.Ie.vs i- The Dalles last night, one of the finest bowling contests ever witnessed in the Northwest was rolled. The contest was between a picked team from th Commercial and Athletic Club of ill's city and five crack bowlers from thi Oregon Road Club of Port land. Tho game began shortly after 8 o'clock and was completed before 10. The visiting team consisted of Richard H. Pickering, Capt. H. B. Graham, F. W. Bailie, J. Oliver and Thomas Mill burn, and the home team was composed of Jud.e W. L. Bradshaw, A. J. Tol mie, F. L. Houghton, Carey Ballard and J. M. Filloon. It bad besn in tended that the teams should consist of Fix on a side, but owing to ono of the Road Cluo's blayers being unable to attend it was. rolled with five on each side. The scores for the dif ferent games were as follows: Road Club D. C. & A. C. J.iO lt gamo 138 184 2d game 249 212 3d game 23ti 175 4th game 181 In tbe second game the home players broke the North Pacl-C coast record witn 249 pins, lacking only one of an average of 50 for each articlpant, and having defeated their opponents by 74 pins on the total score they may well be considered the champions of the Northwest. , Grand Jury Report. February Term. We the grand jury hereby submit the following as and for our final report: We have returned into court six true bills and four not true bills of in dictment in the four days we have been iu session. Wo have also ex amined the clerk's, sheriff's, assessor's and treasurer's offices, and we find the said offices with the books, records and papers therein well and correctly kept so far as we are able to judge in the limited opportunity allowed us for such examination. We have also examined the county jail, and while we believe tbe same is in as good condition as it can be kept under the present condition?, it is not properly constructed and not capable of propor ventilation. We recommend that a modern jail be built by tho CDunty, separate from the inrt housa. We have po'. r'5trd t en-mty poor farm, but hiv hud f i'I and complete statement of M r.iunty poor at said farm from nn R ibert Mays, county judg, and are satisfied that the county poor are well and properly cared for. Therefore, having finished our labors, we respectfully ask tbe court to accept this our final report, and that we may be dismissed. R. Black, Foreman. The Dalles, Feb. 17, 1898. NOTlCK. To whom it may concern: Having been informed that tbe agents of another insurance association circu lated the report that the Mutual Pro tective Insurance Association of Port- sammmm rmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnm mm ROYAl VrPti Purchase, a Royal Worcester Corset, any grade from $1.00 to 3.95, and we will give a ticket entitling you to a chance on a drawing, which will will take place each - evening after sales are closed. The one holding the lucky number will be refunded the amount paid for the Corset, thereby obtaining it free. Royal Worcester Corsets' have been established for they need no introduction purchasers of this vicinity. A. n. WILLIAMS & CO. J land, Oregon, did not pay in full tbe amount of insurance on my dwelling, which was destroyed by fire in Septem ber last, and which was Insured in that Association for $300, I hereby state that such report is absolutely untrue. That said Association not only paid tbe full amount of their policy on said dwelling, but tbey paid $150 thereof before the same was due, according to the terms of their policy, in order to accommodate me, and I would further state that I am entirely" satisfied with tbe treatment I have received from that Association, and cheerfully rec - ommend them for the manner in which they adjusted and settled my loss. Mrs. Estella Lawson, dlw4 Grants Pass, Oregon. Throneh Tonrlst Cars to St. Louis. A tourist sleeping car will leave Portland every Monday via Mo. Pacific and every Wednesday via the Burlington Route at 8:00 P. M. and The Dallea at 11:45 p. M. via the O. R. & N. through Salt Lake and Denver WITHOUT CHANGE to St. Louis, and under the supervision of experienced conductors'. No change' of cars to Kansas City or St. Louis. Keep this service in mind when go ing east and consult O. R. & N. agents or address, W. H. Htjrlbtjrt. General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. Business Announcement. I have this day embarked In the business of a general insurance, real estate and house broker; and also col lections and negotiating of loans. I respectfully solicit a fair share of the public patronage, my motto being strict attention to business. My office is with Dufur & Dufur, rooms 23 and 24, new Vogt block, The Dalles, Ore gon," where I4 will be pleased to have my friends and others call and see me about any matters ia my line. Respectfully, dlw W. H. BCTTS, One of the most interesting works of today is. "The War in Cuba'- by Senor Gonzalo de Quesada. It gives not only . a complete history cf the present war and tho ten-years struggle for independence, but a complete re view of the island from its first settle ment to the present, and also a state ment of the product?, resources and peonle of that most interesting and productive country. Tbe work is sold by M. D. L. French in The Dalles, Notice. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Columbia Southern railway will be held at their office in The Dalles, Oregon, March 7, 189S. MayEnright. Setretay. DIED. PLATT At Wamic. Feb. 15. Omar Nathaniel, soa of Eugene and Mary Plate, aged 4 years. 8 months and 13 days, alter a painful Illness of 26 days. TAYLOR In The Dal'es, Feb 18, Archie Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Taylor, axed 9 months The remains will be Ulien to Brownsville for interment. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Orricr at Tbe dalles. Oreook, I February 16, IKW. ( Notice Is hereby given that the following named settler bas riled notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the register and receiver at The Dalles, Oregon, on Sat urday, March 36, 1898. viz. JOHN E. FERGUSON. Of The Dalles, Hd. E, No. 4(31 for the SV.'i Sec. 1, Tp. 1 8.. R. 13 E. W. M. 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