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SATURDAY.
...APRIL 16, 1898
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
Prom Wednesday's Dally.
Ben Latz, a traveling salesman, of
San Francisco, is in the city on bust
" ness.
Ike Herman and E. Duffy, traveling
Dassensrer and freight agents, are in
,: "' town on business.
.- The" Dalles City took down 57 head
' of horses and mules this morning
They co to Portland, and from there
"7" will be shipped to the Klondike.
, ' ! ' " One car of porkers, belonging to E.
i..-- E. Wleland, of La Grande were fed at
- - J the stock yards this morning, acd
then shipped to the Union Meat Co. at
'" , Troutdale.
Misses Pearl Williams and Maie
Beall came up last evening to witness
King- Hallabahoola II, and will remain
- f a few davs visiting' at the residence of
' - Mr. H. W. French. - '
4 '
i'" Seven hundred and fifty sacks of
." '' wheat were shipped to Portland this
morning on the boat, from Moody's
:' waiebouse, and wi'.l ba unloaded at
' Grenwich dock number two.
Attorney Worthington and M.S.'
Jamieson came up from Portland last
evening to witness the home talent
performance. They were yery much
pleased, and returned home on ihe
early moroin? train.
A pretty token was given to the Eiks
last evening in King Hallabahoola II.
During the play at the stroke of 11
o'clock the king remembeaed his ab
sent brothers, and when giving a toast
to them, the sweet strains of Auld
Lang Synj could be beard from be
hind the scenes.
Since the word that war had been
declared, the assistant foreman of this
office has been brightening up all the
..roller molds and converting them into
cannon. He proposes to mount them
on the locks at Cascades that they may
be turned upon the first Spanish man
of war that attempts to navigate the
Columbia.
B. Campbell, traffic manager of the
O. R. & N. Co. and wife, J. G. Wood
worth, general freight agent, and W.
H. Hurlburt, general ticket agent, all
of Portland came up in private car
01, attached to the Spokane flyer last
' evening to witness the club entertain
ment. They will leave for Spokane
on the 5:30 train this evening.
If the Oregon National Guards are
called to Cuba to fight the Spaniards,
the Times-Mountaineer will lose two
competent compositors Ed Lemison
and Jess Stilwell butrather than have
the American flag trailed in the dust,
we will let the boys go to the front,
however much it may discommode.
Duly will, in every instance, be re
sponded to in preference to business.
The bosses at Astoria could not
agree. The Mitcneu pusn wouia not
be downed, neither would the anti.
Mitchell forces, so they just put up a
Tittle convention each. After the war
started at Aatoria, fur will fly in the
republican ranks until the 6th of June,
when it will be demonstrated that the
. " republican brethren were -wrangling
over a meatless bone, for the union
principles will be endorsed over tha"
entire gold standard vote.
trip as pilot and "accompanied Capt.
Allen to Portland this' m rning, and
will return tomorrow evening on his
last trip. He will remain in town a
few days, before leaving for the
Yukon.
Some wag intent on creiUng a sen
sation which he greatly succeeded in
for a while, posted a fake telegram in
the postoffice this morning, to the ef
fect that congress had impeached
President McKinley and that the fly
ing squadron was about to bombard
Havana. Postmaster (Jrotssn seeing
its utter ridiculousness immediately
tore it down .when ' his attention was
called to it.
GRAND PRODUCTION,
From Thursday's Dally.
Dr. F. C. Brosius, of Hood River.is In
. town on business. .
Frank Fulton, of Sherman county,
is in town on business.
County Judge Mays leturned last
" night from a business trip to Portland.
Miss Nellie Sylvester left by boat this
morning for a short stay In Portland.
Miss Pearl William returned to her
home at Portland this morning on the
boat.
Several head of ho'S were received
at the stockyards today, from J. Don
aldson, for Wood Bros.
' Ten head of horses, and several tons
of freight were shipped to Portland on
the Dixon this morning.
R. H. Guthrie is in town from his
stock ranch in Sherman county, mak
ing preparation for shearing.
Mrs. J. A. Harris and Mrs. A. Sim
mons went to Portland on the boat
this morning to visit until Saturday.
Emil Scbanno returned'last evening
from Portland, where he has bsen in
' attendance at a meeting of the horti
cultural board. . .
- Miss May Enright, secretary of the
Columbia Southern Ry. at Wasco, is
in the city and will remain until to
morrow evening.
Mrs. H. M. Beall and daughter Maie
who have been visiting in the city for
the past few days, returned to their
home in Portland this morning on the
: boat.
Mrs. De Forest and son Fulton, and
Mrs. De Forest's father, Mr. Linn,
arrived in the city last evening, and
will hereafter make this place their
home.
The case of Mary Bohan vs. Abe
Mitchell was begun in Justice Filloon's
court this morning. This is a suit to
' replevinrsome horses. Huntington &
Wilson appear for the plaintiff.
; Mrs. Marcus Long received-a tele
gram yesterday morning announcing
the death of her niece at Gervais. She
left immediately, for that place, and
will be present at the interment.
F. G. Wonder the costumer, and
Penny the stage carpenter, of Port-
1 land, who have been in the city as
sisting in the production of Hallaba
hoola II, returned .to the metropolis
' this morning.
Ivan Humason, an old Dalles boy,
but now secretary of the Oregon and
Washington Flour Co., of Portland, is
in the citv on business. He intends
visiting all the interior towns in Ore-
gon and Washington adjacent to The
Dalles before returning to his home at
Portland.
Mrs. Minnie Gleason, who has been
visiting her father Wm. Weggerman
in thi9 city foi several days returned
nn the Dixon this morning for her
home in Portland. She will leave in
a few days for Philadelphia, and from
there she will go to New Castle Dele-
ware, where she has property interests.
A dispatch received from Astoria
last night says: "The republican con-
n-ro.ninnal convention was fully or
iranized at 7 P. M., and the Simon del
elation seated. Malcem A. Moody
nominated for congress at 7:15 by ac
clamation." Mr. Moody's many friends
iTh Dalles feel jubilant over his
success.
Tho ru-Attv steamer "Sarah Dixon'
came up last evening in place of ti
Regulator which is on the dry
Portland undergoing repair.
(From- Friday's Daily.)
." E. E. Lytle, of Wasco, is in the city,
W. H. H. Dufur is in town today on
business. .-
A. L. Hembree, of Grass Valley, is
In the city. y .
Walter Johns left on the Spokane
flyer for a short visit to Portland
Wm. Lander, of Salt Springs, is in
town, and will remain a few days,
Vfceels to rent, and also repairing
done at Maier & Benton's Hardware
store.
R. D. Jones, manager of the Skam a-
nia Lumber Co., is in town' on busi
ness.
J. L. Hollingshead, mayor of Ante
lope, is registered at the Umatilla
House.
G. H. Thomas, a me-chant of White
Salmon, returned to his home this
morning.
Mrs. Wm. Pea9lee and Mrs. Wilker
son, a sister of Mrs. G. (J. lilakeley,
are in the city for a short visit.
' J. W Wilson, who has been sojourn
ing in San Francisco for the past few
months, returned home last night.
All passenger trains on the O. R. &
N. will hereafter stop at the Umatilla
House while passing through The
Dalles.
A car load of wagons, backs and
buggies was received by Pease & Mays
today from Studebaser Bros., of South
Bend. Ind.
G. Siebald, who has been visiting
with Judge Liebe during the past
week, left on the East bound train
last evening.
The family of Key. O. D. Taylor
went to the Cascades on the Dalles
City todiiy to meet their mother and
father, who will arrive home this even
ing on the boat.
Yesterday the Haight brothers re
ceived 100 head of stock cattle from J.
L. Kelly at bis ranch near Kingsley.
Tbey will tako the cattle to their farm
in the southern part of the county.
W. H. Arbuckie Is in the field with
a full and complete stock of new and
second hand furniture which he is
selling right down to the lowest prices.
Examine his goods and get his prices.
Sunday at 11 o'clock R?v. Boltz will
deliver an address at the Christian
church, on "Divine Preparation."
His subject in the evening will be, "Is
war compatable with .hristian love?"
Wasco is soon to tmv- another paper,
to be called the People's i!et,ublio, the
material for the paper having been
bought in Portland yesterdayf Hon.
W. J. Peddieord will be editor and
manager.
The weather this week has been
simply perfect. Warm, pleasant, and
in fact just the kind to promote spring
fever. The hills have taken on . an
omerald hue,.while the trees, if we are
not careful, will be something greatly
missed, for they are "leaving" fast.
The extensive wool crop of this sec
tion is beginning to move. This morn
ing the warehouses received skipping
receipts from Criok ci'unty, for wool
that is on me road to this market. It
will ba but a short time now until
business will lie at its hi-st, as all
teams coming in will load with freight
for interior points.
The gentlemen who received nom
inations, at the Astoria convention
Messrs. M. A. Moody, H. S. Wilson
and A. A. Jayue are expected home
on the 5:20 train tomorrow evening.
Their friends have arranged to give
them a reception, and most of the
stores will close so that their employes
may be given an opportunity to wit
ness the reception
OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
Prepared to Supply Any and All Wltn
What They Want
The Great Northern furniture store
has been doubled in size recently, a
second store room having been erected,
so that the buildinr is now 75x100
feet, and with galleries covers over
10,000 feet of floor space which is litter
ally 20vered with choice furniture and
ranges. Having enlarged their busi
ness and doing all their own work,
the proprietors of this establisment
are enabled to offer lower trices than
ever before. Buying in larger quanti
ties they naturally buy to better ad
vantage, and give their customers the
benefit of the reduced prices they are
getting.
The Great Northern carries a very
complete line of all kinds of house
furnishing goods, stoves, ranges, tin
ware and crockery. Anything needed
the house can be had at this estab
lishment, and the taste of the mott
particular cannot but be satisfied.
Will Be Dedicated Sunday.
The new Lutheran church will he.
dedicated next Sunday at 10 o'clock.
Rev. M. L. Zwizig, of Portland, will
officiate, assisted by Revs. L. Gray, of
The Dalles; Jess F. Baetep, of Seattle;
H. C. Anda, of Tacoma, and A. Edlund,
of Astoria. A special musical program
has been prepared for tbe occasion.
Sunday evening Mr. Zwizig will con
duct a Polygtott ierviee at 8 o'clock,
assisted by the other ministers, and
at 8 o'clock Monday evening there
will be installation ceremonies con'
ducted by Mr. Zwizig. All are cor
doallv invited to attend the different
services.
The lie church is now complete
throughout and Is a -rcry- commodious
and comfortable edifice, and the
Lutherans of The Dalles may well feel
proud of their, new place of worship
which has been erected at a heavy ex'
pense, and its building was only made
possible by the untiring efforts of the
pastor, Rev. L. Gray.
Kins Hallabahoola II at the Vogt Graad
.Opera. House Apr I IS a
De :ided 8necss.
ine vogt grand opera house was
never filled with a more fashionable
audience than it was last night upon
the occasion of King Hallabahoola
II visit to The Dalles. Public expect
ancy had been raised to a high pitch
regarding the entertainment to be
put on by our boys, and it is with
pleasure we can say every anticipation
was realized. Long before the ap'
pointed hour for tbe curtain to rise
every seat was occupied and "stand
ing room only" signs were appropriate,
While the audience was gathering
the orchestra, under the direction of
their talented leader, Prof. Birgftld,
rendered several selections in their
old time pleasing way, much to the
gratification of every hearer.
promptly at S:lo tbe curtain rose
and a troop of Zulu warriors, Hcttan
tots or Figi Islanders who inhabit the
tropical land where Richard Whosey
made his sudden appearance, marched
upon the stage and gave a clever ex
hibition of dancing and drill. Mr.
John Hartnett as tbe king, carried out
his part in an excellent manner.
Much work devolved upon him in see
ing that the performance ran smoothly
and he lent a zest and energy to- his
part which won from the audience
repeated applause.
Frank French as Archibald Hot-
stuff sang a very pleasing solo in a
rich expressive voice which won for
him a hearty encore, the other parts
were also well performed. We have
not the space to give to each performer
the mention he deserves for not a
one was lacking in merit or training.
Messrs. C. N. Clarke. G. W. Crossen
and George Kohler rendered some
vocal selections which showed each of
them to be possessed of line voices and
musical expression. The quartett con
sisting of Messrs. Kohler, Gifford
French and Lundell was one of the
best on the musical program, and for
an encore when they sang a patriotic
tribute to the flag, the patriotism of
the audience was speedily aroused,
Another quartett composed of G. A
Clarke, Charles Ciarke, Will Frank
and Fred Snipes pleased the audience
by their singing. These young men
have excellent voices and with experi
ence and training will be able to hold
their own against all comers.
Cspe ;ially meritorious was the
tumbling of Messrs. Ballard and Rea-
vis. The statuary posing of five young
men was simply splendid, while the
lantern swinging made a very pretty
effect.
John Hampshire, as Dennis Kearny,
was at bis best and brought down the
house ry his witty sayings and clever
character impersonation. To Mr.
Hampshire is due much praise for the
composition and arrangement of tbe
plot, much originality being displayed
throughout.
Arthur Clarke, as Hans Bummet-
spiries, was perieet, ana his easy man
ner upon the stage shovrpd, had he
cnosen to tread the theul rical path,
his success as an actor would have
been certain.
The ballet dance by the eight little
girls in blue, was a very pretty affair.
The dancers kept perfect time and
were graceful and charming in every
movement.
Louis Commni with his dancing
bears, Oscar Beck and Sylvie Kelsay,
made a great hit, the dancing of the
bears being one of the best things of
its kind a Dalles audience ever wit
nessed, while Pat McNeil, as Nathan
Kearney, materially assisted in the
fun of the evening. Charlie Heppner,
as Boomskie, acted his part well, and
sang a solo in good voice. The ushers
under the management of Maxamilian
Augustus Vogt handled the immense
crowd with dispatch.
Altogether the eyenh'gs perform
ance was one of which the originators
and performers may be proud, and
those who want to see a good thing
should not fail to attend this evening.
The Dalles can well claim to have
more talent within its walls, than any
other city of the same size in Oregon.
Fire Narrowly Averted.
About 10 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing aman came out of the restau
rant, opposite the recorder's office on
Court street, yelling fire. City Mar
shal Lauer and . Recorder Sinnott im
mediately ran across the street and up
stairs, where they found quite a blaze.
They procured a few buckets of water,
and put out what, in a few minutes
more, would have probably resulted
in a disastrous conflagration.
A man had been sleeping in the
room during tbe night, and on arising
this morning lit a cigarette, smoked
a while, and then carelessly tossed the
stub on the floor. A boy going to the
room later on discovered the fire,
and as he supposed, put it oat, and
then swept the debris through an
opening in the floor above the ceiling.
There was still a spark left and this
caused tbe second alarm, which, had
it not been for the prompt action of
our city officials would have resulted
in a general call being sent in for the
department. .No damage was done to
speak of.
Indians Wish to Enlist.
Billy Nolan, the well-known Indian
interpreter, is at the head of a move
ment in Spokane to organize several
companies of Indian troops to enlist
in the United States armv, -in the
event, of war with Spain. From. the
tribes the Spokanes, Colville and
Kespelum jndians, Nolan says there is
good materia for at least three com
panies of 60 mm each. The Indians,
he says, are eage? for the fray, and are
anxious to enlist John Alexander
and Louis Savey.Xfwo full-blooded
Spokanes, have previously each served
a number of years wh the Indian
troops in the United States army, and
are well up in the tactita as is als
Jim Andrews, . chief of ,he
ponce on the uolville rcserj
These three are now bu
in recruitmg compani
the tribes iben
days will be
vices to Uhc.
No. 134 Third street.' atfd grand cei J
: tral station for the main line on East
Side .and - Woodburn Springfield
branches, also West Side division
main line. - On the Yamhill diyision
certificates will be presented to the
agent at the foot of Jefferson street.
Rates over the Oregon Railroad and
Navigation Company's lines will be
one and one-fifth fare for round trip on
all their lines, except from Portland
to The Dalles, where a special rate of
$3 for the round trip has been made,
and, as in the case of the Southern .
Pacific, the purchaser of a ticket will
pay full fare one way and get a receipt
and certificate, which, when signed by
the assistant adjutant-general, will en
title tbe holder to return for one-fifth
fare. . . . . . .
The Corvallis and Eastern Railroad
Company will give a rate -of one and
one-third fare far round trip on the
railroad and one and one-fifth fare on
the river. They will make arrange'
ments with The Dalles, Portland and
Astoria Navigation Company, so that
tickets may be purchased clear through
if desired, with convenieacesfor trans
fer at Portland. .
- Rates on the Oregon City Transpor
tation Co. 's boats will be one and one'
fifth fare for the round trip. Boats
eave Independence and Salem on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday ;leaves
Portland at 6:45 a. m., Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday.
Rates on the Regulator Line will be
for tbe round trip from Portland to
The Dalles; boats running daily leave
Portland at 7 A. l. from foot of Oak
street. Tickets will be on sale at the
office, Oak street docs:, and must be
purchased before going on board, as
this rate will not be made by pursers
except from way points. Parties who
ave never seen the celebrated locks
at the Cascades can take advantage of
this opportunity to do so at a very low
rate.
THI fight u on.
Republicans
Merry
A FEW HINTS.
The eye is a window of the soul
Beware how you use it and how you
abuse it. . When should spectacles
first be used, and those in use abau
doned?
First When you are obliged to
move small objects to a considerable
distance from tbe eye, in order to see
them distinctly.
Second If you find it necessary to
get mo'e light than formerly as for
instance, to place the light between
the eyes and the object.
Third If, on looking at and at
tentively considering a-near object, it
becomes confused, and appears to have
a kind of mist before it.
Fourth When the letters of a book
or paper run together, ana appear to
have doubled or trebled.
Fifth If the eyes are fatigued by a
little exercise, so that you are obliged
to shut them from time to time, or re
lieve them by looking at other objects.
Sixth If black spots or flakes appear
before the eyes or seem floating around
the eyes. ..
Seventh If the eyes become inflam
ed or heated in reading, or. any other
exercise.
If you observe any of the above signs
or signals ef distress it should claim.
your immediate attention. The eye.
like the rest of your, body, slowly, but.
surely reaches the acme the meridian,
of its strength and perfection then
passes into a condition of weakness
and decay. When this stage arrives.
we should avail ourselves of the aids
that science and patient research has
thrown in our way at so small an ex
pense. "When you find your old spec
tacles should b- ieplaced by a new
pair; it is always for a stronger pair.
for our eyes never grow younger until
we reach the stage of "second sight"
n the sombre twilight of old age. Im
mediate attention to the eyes, when
we find they need it, means many years
of sight saved and better vision. It is
no more or less than a duty you owe
yourself, for careless delay results
finally in vain regrets and useless
complaints.
at Astoria Are la a
... Row. '
Astoria, April 13. Two conven
tions in session for Becond congres
sional districts results of efforts of boih
factions to secure organization. Chair
man C. H. Carey called the convention
to order at 10 o'clock. E. L. Smith, of
Wasco, nominated T. C. Taylor of
Umatilla temporary chairman and put
it on motion and declared it carried.
Carey refused to recognize Taylor and
W. M. Rasmus, of Multnomah, nomi
nated Otis Patterson, of Heppner,
whose election was declared by Cary
amidst great confusion. ,
Division called for and refused by
Carey. Both chairmen took platform.
Chairman Taylor recognized nomina
tion of C, E. Cochran for secretary
and Patterson recognized nomination
of F. W. Eppinger. Each was declared
elected. Concurrent motions for com
mittees of five each on credentials and
on organization and order of business
were entertained by both chairmen
and declared carried.
Motion to adjourn till 2 P. M. enter
tained by both chairmen and declared
carried by Taylor and lost by Patter
son. Simon delegation and majority
of delegates outside Multnomah
county left seats and others remained
sittings Credentials banded by dele
gates to the different credentials com
mittees, much coufusion prevailing.
Preliminary to opening of conven
tion two petitions were nanoea the
chairman, one signed by AS of the 80
delegates outside Multnomah county,
asking him to name Taylor as tempor
ary chairman, other signed by about
20 asking bim to name Patterson. The
refusal of the first petition is the
reason why Smith nominated Taylor
and put motion himself.
The Patterson convention remained
in session while . conierences were
being held between leaders of the two
sides. Two propositions were submitted.
Taylor party proposed -that Multno
mah retire and let the 80 outside dele
gates settle the matter ot temporary
organization, so that business could
proceed in the regular way. The Pat
terson party proposed that the whole
matter be referred to state convention
tomorrow, meanwhile candidates for
congress to be named by outside dele
gates alone.
No agreement reached at 1:15 when
Chairman Patterson called for report
of committee on credentials. Tbe
committee reported delegates as fol
lows: Baker 6; Clatsop 9; Columbia 6;
Gilliam 4; Harney 3; Morrow 4: Wal
lowa 3: Multnomah 60; being 35 out of
a total Of 80 outside Multnomah. . Com
mittee reported that Umatilla not en
titled to seats, because it had elected
delegates to state convention onhl
It Does Not Meet the Approval of Port
' landers.
A number of prominent citizens of
Portland were interviewed by the Ore
gonian regarding the president's mes
sage, and the following is some of the
comments: .
W. W. Cotton If I were queen re
gent of Spain, I think, after reading
the president's message to congress,
I would write him something like this:
"Dear President McKinley If you
will kindly say what it is jou want me
to do I may grant your request."
L. B. Cox In my opinion the presl
dent's presentation of the Cuban situa
tion is excellent, its tone very proper
as a communication from the executive
to the legislative branch of govern
ment, and its whole spirit significant
of the responsibility felt by the preii
dent in taking action which may
eventuate in a costly and deplorable
war. ' But I think the administration
has made a graat mistake in ground
ing our attitude towards Spain upon
the condition of affairs in Cuba to the
practical exclusion of our immediate
grievance growing out of tbe Maine
outrage. Andrew Jackson would have
transmitted the findings of our court
of inquiry with a demand for an im
mediate apology and adequate repara
tion for the destruction of our ship
and the death of so many of our sea-
men, and he would have sent our fleet
to Cadiz or Havana to enforce his de
mand. This is my sentiment.
Judge E. D. Shattuck It is spoken
of as a rather tame affair. If General
Jackscn had been president the Span
iards would have been driven off tbe
island of Cuba by this time.
w. t. Mason On general prin
ciples I do not like the message. I
don't think it is strong enough in
fact, it is weak. I don't think that the
precedent has struck the sentiment of
the country this time by any means
Any money Spain might pay would
never offset the blood of the Maine's
men.
Judge George H. Williams The
president's message was not at all sat
isfactory to me. It was not nearly
vigorous enough, nor did it clearly set
forth the way to maintain armed in
tervention. The sentiments express
ed in congress yesterday suited my
views exactly.
DOLLARS DAILY DESTffOYED.
While adoption of report was pending,
C. W. Fulton, of Clatsop, made a tell
ing speech advocating adjournment
till after tbe state convention, and a
motion to adjourn till Friday at 10 A.
M. was carried.
ON WHITiC FASH.
Trip
Preparing; For War.
When news reached Cascade Locks
the other day that tbe bouse had pass
ad a resolution recognizing the inde
pendence of Cuba, the belligerent citi
zens of that place began accumulating
their implements of war, and gathered
together a large assortment of old,
rusty firearms, some of which did ser
vice In the Mexican war. After get
ting their guns together they elected
Licurgus Cates captain and Robert
Black lieutenant. Dr. H. E. Levans
was chosen as surgeon and will pull
the Spanish bullets out of the wounded.
The Cascade company asks to be
known as the light battalion from the
Locks, and their favorite weapon is a
gun of their own invention, called the
'Spanish destroyer." It will kill both
goin' and comin'.
Janet Waldorf.
The advent of a new aspirant for
Stellar honors in the person of Miss
Janet Waldorf, who is already fortified
by many kind expressions of admira
tion from Ihe interior press, is an
event that demands somethtng more
than a passing notice. Miss Waldorf
has been under the tutelage of Mrs.
Ada Dow Currier, and has been Btudy-
ng hard for tbe past three years.
Principal among Mrs. Currier's claims
to distinction is the fact that she
launched Julia Marlowe upon the stage
as she is now attempting to bring
Janet Waldorf before tbe public Los
Angeies Herald.
Miss valdorf will appear at the
Vogt, on Monday and Tuesday next.in
'Iogomar, the Barbarian," and "Thf
Hunchback."
Mr. Sklbbe Gives a Description of a
In Alaska.
F. W. L. Skibbe, of this city, who is
at present located at Skaguay, has
written to his wife a discription of a
recent trip he made across the sum
mit from which the following extracts
are taken:
I left here Monday morning in
company with Menry . Borne ana
George Link, of John Day. to take in
the sights od the trail, and it is a sight
that does a person good to see. .
On the way up the mountain' I was
walking by the side of a pack train
(the mules were all tied together) and
it was noticed that the last mule was
down, and had been dragged for some
distance up the trail by the others.
His pack had been left by the side of
the trail. At another place one of the
mules broke his leg while crossing a
creek and had to be killed. They have
an awful time getting up the steep
mountains and use all kinds of methods
for getting goods up the mountain.
At tbe White House hotel, well up on
the mountain, we got a 75 cent dinner,
but it wasn't much for the price. After
a tedious walk of fifteen miles all the
way up hill we got to the summit
where thousands of tons of freight are
cached. This is where tbe outfits are
piled up in a heap and inspected by
the Canadian customs officers. It is
stacked up in a pile a mile long.
We passed on by a number of lakes
and reached Log Cabin," where we
found Nicholas Fox, the French boy,
and Frank Klein, all of The Dalles.
We spent the night there sleeping on
the snow, and next morning started
for Lake Bennett, getting there about
noon. It was a pretty bad day. the
wind blowing hard and the snow drift
ing so that we could hardly s?e the
trail. On the trail I met a man from
CircleCity who knew Gus and Charlie
Brown, who left The Dalles a year ago,
and says they are doing welt working a
mine on shares. Tbey are at Dawson.
-. On the way back I faeed a terrible
storm. When the wind blows up there I organization and order of business, a'
it carries everything before it, so that I pointed, and a recess taken until
one can hardly travel. I stopped over I j:37 p. m. The republicai
night at the Chilcoof- Hotel, and met I g.on a convention assemh
Mr. Hammond, who was a photo- I president of the Unii
grapher in The Dalles. . i.ig: With the
There were all kinds of people and tQe wisdoi
outfis on the trail, and the men who I piedgi
are packing over the summit have an I 0
awful time of it. White Pass is mui
better than Chilcoot, but bo;
enough. The men who
of them have hard.
they get.
Women Experts Who Can Detect the
Beat-Made Counterfeits.
Every working day in the year Uncle
Sam destroys a million dollars; de
liberately tears up and grinds to pulp
$1,000,000 worth of paper money
genuine bank' notes and greenbacks.
A millioa dollars in one, two, five, ten,
twenty, fifty, one-hundred, -and one-
thousand-dollar notes, are daily punched
full of holea, cut into halves and thrown
into a machine that rapidly reduces
them to a masa of mushy substance.
.Whenever a piece of paper money be
comes soiled or torn it may be presented
to the United States treasury and re
deemed. Sooner or later every note
that circulates among the people bo
comes unfit for further service, for it
is bound to become dirty or mutilated
by constant handling,, and the United
States government stands ready to give
the holder of such a note a nw note in
exchange for it; or, in other words, the
government will redeem it.
The majority of the clerks employed
in this important department of the
government are women, many of whom
are the most expert money counters and
counterfeit detectors in the world. In
fact, only experts can properly perform
the work that us required; for not only
moist the soiled and mutilated money
be accuraely and rapidly cTVed,'but
all counterfeit notes) must be detected
and thrown out. When we cor.-3er
that some counterfeiters can so cleverly
lmitategenuineimoney that their spuri
ous notes will circulate throughout the
country without detection, and are not
discovered until they are finally turned
into the treasury, some idea of the
proficiency of these experts can be
gained, especially when, ty bear in
mind that these notes araof ten so worn
that the imprint on them, can scarcely
be deciphered. It not infrequently hap
pens that these bad notes are detected
simply by the feel of them, which, in
some cases, is really the only way of
discovering the fraud; for while a
counterfeit may occasionally succeed
in so perfectly imitating the design of
a note as to mislead even an expert, it
is next to impossible for him to counter
feit the paper used by the government.
Clifford Howard, in Ladies' Home
Journal.
JUST AS HE DREAMED
A Vision That Rendered an Engine
rowerieea to ATrn vomsiosu
' Haawm AmiaMAn r9 Crkrin (W? aIi! 'Til
an engineer on the Wabash railroad,
died of injuries which he received in a
head-on collision at Naples recently.
On the morning ot the accident An
derson dreamed that he had, been in a
collision, that he had been pinioned be
neath his engine, and that the escaping
steam had begun to burn his flesh, when
he awoke. Anderson was troubled by
the dream and told his family about it.
He said he felt that there was a warning
in tbe dream, and he was almost per
suaded not to go out on the road that
day, but he went. Anderson talked to
his fireman about the presentiment.
It evidently preyed upon his mind, for
he became abstracted in manner and al
most heedless of his surroundings. The
nearer the train approached its destina
tion the more distraught Anderson be
same, and he had the appearance of
dreaming again as he went about his
work in the cab. He did not give his
usual attention to the fireman, and the
latter felt that something was wrong
witn the engineer.
At Bluffs Conductor Garrison got the
orders at the depot and took them to
Anderson. The engineer heard them
read and attended to the reading in the
same absent-minded manner that had
marked his conduct throughout the
morning. Taking the copies, he me
chanically placed them under his seat
cushion. As the conductor turned away
from the cab Anderson called bim back
and said:
I am going to have one of the moat
awful wrecks you ever heard of."
The conductor was startled, and asked
him what made him say this.
1 know it is so," replied Anderson.
"because I had trouble with my engine
all last night and could not sleep. I am
going to have ah.-ad-on collision."
Garrison told him he had only suf
fered a nightmare. Anderson shook hia
head gloomily and said he knew the ac
cident would occur. Anderson's orders
instructed him to meet a local freight
at Naples and wait for that train to
take the siding. When the point was
reached Anderson gave no indication of
topping his engine, and as the train
dashed by the switch the fireman saw
his engineer sitting as if in a trance.
At the same moment he saw the local
coming down upon them. ' A collision
was inevitable and the fireman sprang
for the footboard, crying to the en
gineer to jump.
Anderson looked at the fireman in a
dazed manner, but made no movement
toward the cab entrance. The iiremao
sprang out and the trains rushed to
gether. Anderson was caught beneatt
hie engine just as he had dreamed he
would be and the steam enveloped bim.
He was finally taken from his awful po
sition, but he had received injuries from
which he soon died. . Every other man
on the train escaped. St. Louis Re
public.
BEES BRING BLISS.
An Vnaannl Train of ESvonta at av
Conntrr Funeral In Maine.
During a funeral in the town of Cut
ler two days ago two lovers who had
been alienated from' each other for a
month were brought together under
peculiar and painful circumstances, and
before 'he services were ended a com
plete reconciliation was effected. The
chief mediators in the . affair were
honey bees a whole swarm of them.
After short service at the house the
body was taken to the family tomb in
another part of the town. Willis Smith,
the rejected suitor, one of the pallbear
ers, rode in a carriage ahead ot the'
hearse, and Miss Milly Loring, the
woman in the case, occupied a top
buggy driven by Mr. Clark, and brought
up the rear of the procession among
the neighbors' and friends. As soon as
the tomb' was unlocked and the coffin
taken to its resting place great crowds
of angry bees swarmed out, stinging
kindred, friends and bearers, until
everybody howled with pain. Mr.
Clark, the man who was escorting Miss
Loring, jumped from his carriage and
fled for a stream of water 20 rods away,
whereupon his horse got up a brisk
runaway right among the mourners.
The animal had made one circuit about
the cemetery and was bolting through
the gate for a two-mile home run, when
it was caught by Mr. Smith, who led
it to a place of safety, and did what
he could to alleviate the distress of
Miss Loring. Meantime the men of
the party had built a fire, which
scorched the wings of the bee and
eaused them to fall to the ground.
When Mr. Clark returned from the
stream he found Mr. Smith and Misa
Loring sitting side by side applying
wet clay to their bee stings. Both were
eating honey and talking as if they had
always been friends. Mr. Clark took
his horse and drove home without ask
ing any questions. J. 7. Sun,
spnmt? nmmm mpim immnm
SHIRT WAISTS.
Will soon demand the attention of our lady friends, for
warmer days are coming and there is nothing that will
meet all requirements as agreeably and completely as
Shirt Waist one moment as a shirt waist of the right
kind. To get the right kind right in every detail
people who know, come to us, and for tbe benefit of
these who do not know we make this assertion : . ...
Shirt waists tylishly made ones at 75c and to 12.60.
The display in our Shirt Waist Department (upper
floor) shows most conveniently every style in stock.
SEEING IS FREE
Showing Two Styles ;,..-.
. Of our new wrappers. Dozens of others to choose from . , -..3
if these shouldn't please. Made from Percale, Lawns . ,
and Organdies; all having that better finish, that grace
and correctness so dear to the wearer, yet heretofore , ,
so hard to attain in wrappers. .We are justly proud of " r
our showing in Wrappers this season, and gladly invite .
your inspection. 75c to $2.50. . u . -
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SPRAY PU55PS
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Congressional and District Nominations
- communication to McKinley.
The republican congressional con
vention at Astoria wa organized at 7
p. m. Wednesday. Hon. M. A. Moody
was nominated by ' acclamation for
congress.
.Dispatches from the convention to
day are as follows: 1:30 A. M.; J." D.
Wilcox, of Sherman county and J. W.
Morton, of Hood River Wasco county,
nominated as joint represtativea. , t
12 o'clock Committte on credentials
MARRIAGES AT SEA.
Ther Seem to Be Very Hollow cei-
. . monies.
A Los Angeles father whose daughter
went through the ceremony of mar
riagc at sea proposes to test the legality
of that form of marriage. When the
niurriage-at-sea business is looked into
it a. .,ears to be a very hollow cereanioii.
It simply means that the mpAe and fe
male have traveled ontaidcoz the juris
diction of the state to z through a cer
emony that has no otfer force than that
derived from sta. laws.- Outside of the
three-mile lit there is no law govern
ing mar-;dge and consequently no law
aga,.un any particuiarjaarrjai
rjny. fames
conditions
of
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We can give yoa
outfit from $5.00
o
a complete
to $25.00.
In Pruning goods we bave a complete
stock of Hand Shears, .Pruning Knives
nd Buckeye Pruners, a and 3 feet.long,
Pruning Saws, etc. Waters Tree Prun
ers, 6 and 8 ft. long, ' . . , . .
Take a look at them before you buy.
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about 50 acres in.
acres in
barns.
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