SATURDAY....... OCTOBER 7, 1899
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturday's Daily.
J. Nace of Hood River, is registered
at the Umatilla House.
W. W. Hodson, of Centerville, is a
guest at the Umatilla House.
.Jacobsen returned this morning
from a business trip through the
country east of this place.
: SaT day services at St. Paul's church,
Rev. .Geo. Leslie pastor. Morning
. prayer at 10:30 a. M. Holy communion
and sermon at 7:30 p. M. Sunday
school at 12:15 noon.
Hiss Myrtle Michell went io Port
- land this morning where will spend a
week visiting friends and attending
the exposition.
Mrs. Mary Lewis, accompanied by
her children and Miss Maud Lewis,
who has been visiting at the home of
W. H. Holmes, in Salem, arrived in
The Dalles yesterday en route to their
home on Juniper Flat.
Rev. Ulysses T. Hawk, the new pas
tor of the M. . church will begin his
labors in this city tomorrow. Mr
Hawk is not only an able churchman,
but a genial gentleman, who will win
the esteeifl of all who know him.
G. E. Stewart left on the boat this
morning for his old home at Hillsboro,
where he goes to visit relatives and
friends. Mr. Stewart has been on the
sick list for the past few weeks and
goes in hopes that the change will be
beneficial to his health,
Tbe five hoboes arrested by Marshal
Hughes yesterday, were discharged
last evening under condition that they
- would leaye town. Later in the even
ing one of them was found prowling
around and arrested. He was brought
before the recorder this morning and
fined 85.00, and in default of payment
: " was put to work on the streets.
Eld Moore, the miserable morphine
fiend, who bas been twice given a
limited time to leave town showed up
again last night and was this morning
escorted to She top of the brewery
hill bv Marshal Hughes and given a
start and admonished him that if he
returned he would get worse treatment
than on this, and previous occasions.
- The O. R. &N. has bought "33 acres
of land at Wiona Junction, in Whit-
: man county, on which it will establish
. carshops and division and dispatcher's
headquarters. The shops now at
Tekoa and Starbuck will be removed
there before January 1 next. From
Winona five divisions will be estab-
lished, ranging from 102 to 138 miles
The place is having a great boom.
Mr. Jackson, who is the duly author
ized collector of road and street tax is
proving himself to be "the right man
ia the right place. He is pressing the
payment of taxes and serving papers
on all who refuse to comply with the
provisions of the ordinance. - He is
now dealing with the Chinese and al
though they are hard people to make
pay his success with them is reinark
,'. able and he allows none to escape him.
George P. Sink, brother of Ray
Sink, who, it will be remembered, was
murdered in the valley last fall, was In
Moro recently with a view to takeing
some minor contracts on the construc
tion of the new railroad. Mr. Sink
: has just come from Alaska, where he
has been mining and prospecting. He
joined in tbe rush to Cape Nome and
says the fabulous finds reported from
that section are very much exaggerat
ed. In speaking of some of tne mines
already in operation, he says they are
' enormously rich, but thinks that the
country has seen the last of the boom.
Z. M. Brown, a Crook county cattle
man, recently returned from a three
weeks range riding on the eastern
slope of the Cascades, west of Prine
villo. He reports excellent grass all
over the Eastern Oreeon country as a
, result of the August rains, and says
cattle and sheep are in splendid con
dition. Sheep are beginning to come
out of the mountains onZtheir way to
their winter ranges on the prairies,
Cattle will not leave the Cascade re
serve until fall snows in the higher
mountains drive them down. Then
they will come out to the open country
of their own accord,
Dr. Rues, one of Portland's pi omi-
nent dentists, who has practiced in
that city for 17 years, has permanently
located in The Dalles, and he has
taken the rooms formerly occupied by
' the Portland Dental Parlors. Dr.
Rubs' long experience enables him to
do first class work in every respect,
and he guarantees what he does to be
the best. Prices are reasonable as are
conistent with the class of work he
does. Gold tooth crowns and bridge
work a specialty. Teeth filled and
. extracted painless.
Ben Bricrgs, a Southern Oregon
youth, who bas been working in the
grain fields near Dufur came to The
Dalles Tuesday last and proceeded to
hllarllonsly enjoy himself. He made
many friends'by his genial and liberal
ways, ' and was induced to deposit for
safe keeDlnz forty dollars with a
chance acquaintance. The latter took
the first Portland bound train and is
evidently keeping Brigg's money as
safely as the Portland saving bank
kept that of its depositors. Biggs
swore oat a warrant and the officers
kept the matter quiet in hopes that the
self-constituted custodian of other
people's moneyjwould be apprehended
This morning Briggs gave up hope of
ever seeing his "friend" or his coin
uratn and departed for Dufur for a
winters' job.
J. I. Carson, manager of tha Wyom
Ing Livestock Association, of Rawlins
Wyo., has been trying to buy 26,000
lambs in Oregon this fall, says he has
given the project up as a bad job,J as
sheepmen are holding the stock too
high for him. lie thinks tbe fine tall
grass is largely responsible for this, as
sheeD-ralsers thin tney can carry
their lambs over until spring without
much expense, and then sell the Iambs
as yearlings, after taking about 60 or
m oonta' worth of wool off each of
thatr hacks. He could nod do lambs
in Eastern Oregon under 82 25 a head,
while 83 each was asked for dry ewes.
..nil lambs in oairs cannot be
bouh for less than 85, which is too
high a fiigue, he says, to justify ship
ping to the feeding yaras at central
City' Neb., where the animals have to
be feed on corn lor tne winter mantel.
He will therefore postpone all attemps
at purchasing until spring, when he
thinks sneep wui bo u'
The old man Louis Lawler, who was
arrested yesterday noon for drawing a
knife on J. A. Johnston and Inflicting
. -p.it, wound on the latter was taken
before the city recorder yesterday
evening and, as the evidence showed
plainly that be did nothing more than
defend himself against the attack of a
brutal aggressor who was attempting
to beat him, he was turned loose.
Johnston had his bearing alto and was
fined 85.00 and in default of payment
was committed to the city jail for two
days.
From Monday's Daily.
C. C. O'Neil, of Antelope, was in the
city yesterday.
Leslie Butler is in the city from bis
home in Portland.
J. H. Grey, sheriff of Coook couDty,
is in tbe city today.
Alfred Babbage, of Astoria, Is visit
ing friends In Tbe Dalles.
Frank Aldrick, of Goldendale, is a
guest at the Umatilla House.
Mrs. Beit Barrel returned Saturday
from a visit of three weeks to Oakland.
The regular montly meeting of the
city council will be held tomorrow
night.
A. Andrews, sheriff of Morrow
county, is in tha city from his home at
Heppner.
Charles N. Clarke, of Hood River
was calling on old1 friends In The
Dalles last evening.
Mrs. M. Boynton returced Saturday
from a visit with friend in Astoria and
the Williametle valley towns.
Leo Scbano and sister, Miss Alma
returned Saturday from a week's visit
with relatives in North Yakima.
Hon. Russell Sewell, district attor
ney for Multnomah county accom
panied by his wife spent yesterday
visiting Dalles friends.
- Miss Emma Roscoe of Victoria,
British Columbia arrived in the city
Saturday and is a guest at the home of
Miss Alma Schmidt.
Gus Bonn left for Centerville, Gol
dendale and other points in Klickitat
county yesterday, where he will re.
present Mays & Crowe.
Mr. and Mrs. Judd Fish left on the
steamer Regulator this morning for
Portland where they will visit relatives
and friends and attend the exposition
J. H. Preston traveling representa
tive of E. Jacobsen & Co., returned
from Sherman county Saturday, where
be has been working in the interest of
his firm.
Dr. J. M. Southerland and wife who
have been visiting relatives in tbe city
for some time will leave ou tbe after
noon train today for their home in
Spokane.
J. H. Templeton, one of tbe sub
stantial business , men of Priuevllle,
was In the city Saturday en route to
Portland on a trip of business and
pleasure. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Templeton and Misses Maggie
Glaze ond Ethel Liggett..
Wheat advanced two cents In price
Saturday which raises number one to
54 cens. Tbe price, however, is not
yet high enough bo induce the farmers
to sell and the vast majority are hold
ing with the expectation of a further
advance. '
Two characters one John Doe the
other James Judy were arrested last
night for being drunk and disorderly
'.n their conduct. The former resisted
Mr. Hughes, the officer who arrested
him and was fined $10, while the latter
who allowed himself to be taken in
without a struggle was let off at half
price.
A telephone message received' from
Antelope last evening stated that one
of C. C. O'Neil's children had died at
their home on Muddy. Mr. O'Neil was
in the city yesterday, but had gone to
Portland on the afternoon train be.
fore the news was received. He re
turned this morning on a freight train
and left for his home.
' The mission, which was given at St,
Peter's church, ended with the even.
ing service last evening it was
largely attended by mem berg of the
church as well as those of other
churches who attended for the purpose
of hearing tbe Dominican priests, who
are sound logicians and learned speak
ers, explain tbe doctrines and teach
ings of their church. The father left
for Portlrnd on the boat this morning.
E. D. Dayenport, who for some time
past has been a clerk in Pease &
Mays' store, left this morning for
Eugene to enter the diyinity school
of tbe Christian church at that place,
Mr. Davenport is a member of the
Christian church of The Dalles. O
Saturday evening the young people of
the church gave him a farewell party,
and at the close of the evening service
yesterday Rev. Rushing gave a short
address In behalf of Mr. Davenport.
A. R. Davis arrived in the city Sat-
erday from Cape-Nome Alaska where
he has been some time mining and
prospecting. Mr. Davis is well pleased
with his stay in Alaska as he made con
siderbdle money there and will return
in the spring to work his claim at Cape
Nome. He has some good summer
claims from which he expects to make
a comfortable fortune as they ire very
rich as far as he has worked them.
Hon. G -Howson.of Arlington, Gillam
county, Oregon, spent yesterday in
the city. An Arlington man recently
stated in a letter to the Oregonlan
that Mr. Howson was not a resident of
Arlington or any place else and from
his lengthy article on the subject
would give tbe opinion that he like
Mohamet was soaring between earth
and heaven. Such does not seem to-
be the case and to quell all doubt
about the matter we give his full ad
dress.
Bowling and pool are getting more
popular at the D. C. and A. club since
the cold whether started, and If the
members coutiune to take the interest
in future they have shown for the past
few days the club will indeed bealively
place this winter. It cannot be ex
pected that the amusements at tbe club
would be indulged in during tbe sum
mer month, during tbe winter it will
be a pleasure to spend in hour in the
gymnasium, bowling' alley or pool
room.
Tomorrow noon the new steam
laundry will begin operations with tbe
finest facilities for doing good work
that have ever been put in east of the
mountains. Mr. MacAllister has
shown commendable enterprise. In
spite of tho bad luck he bas bad, be
bas the laundary in a shape that it
can handle work" In large quantities
and the quality will be second to none.
A large force will be employed who
will spend their money here and the
pay oil will increase in proportion to
the patronage the laundry receives.
With such a plant here no work should
go out of the town.
C. A. Clausaen, whoee funeral took
place Thursday, was one of the wealth
iest men of Klickitat county. He was
born in Germany in 1826, and came to
the United States when 11 years old.
In Kansas he acquired considerable
farming interests, which he held at the
time of hls-dpntb. In 1858 he crossed
the plains, and lived in Washington
county for about 20 yearB. coming to
Klu'kitut county in 1878, and making
bis home there since. He belonged,
for 43 years, to the missionary wing of
tbe Baptist church, and often officiated
in the pulpit himself. He left an aped
widow and six children. The eldest
son. Moses, is the most extensive
woolrower in that county.
After Sheriff Kelly had searched
Kid Moore Saturday night ami found
nothing that would, ronnect him with
the burelary of Miss Hart 's residence
he was taken in by the nightwatcb
man. Moore had heen fired out of
town three times already only to re
turn and be rearrested. His sister
who is in a bouse of ill fame in this
city, appeared yehteniay fearing that
he would be roughly treated and
promised to send him away. She was
willing to p:iy his fare to Portland
and supply him with clotbing and
other thing.-. As this seemed to be
tbe only means of getting rid of him
the officers allowed him to go on the
moruing train today.
On Saturday afternoon some sneak
thief entered Mrs. Hart's residence on
the hill across tbe street from F. H.
Rowe's residence and stole a gold
watch and about $16 in money which
she left in the bouse She came down
town during the afternoon and it is
likelv that the thief saw her leave and
took advantage of her absence to go
through the house At onre tbe
officers thought that Kid Moore, tbe
morphine fiend, who has been so
prominent around town for some time
might have been the risht man and
Sheriff Kelly succeeded in locating
him in tbe East End. Moore was
searched but nothing could be found
on him that would throw any suspicion
on that party, and be was left to the
tSDder mercies of the city officials.
About 400 head of Indian ponies
from the Yakima reservation were
brought across on the ferry today and
will be shipped to thecannery at Linn
ton tonight. They are nearly all
small horses of little value for any
thing but cann ing and many of them
are cot even good enough for that as
tbey are old and in poor condition
and look as if they would make very
poor steak. It is said, nevertheless
tbat much of this meat is served on
the tables of cheap res tu rants in Port
land and tbe patrons think they are
eating beef. Twenty years ago a band
of horses like the one the Indians are
shipping to tbe cannery would have
ment considerable cash, but at present
tbe price received is worth scarcely
thecostof transporting them to the
cannery.
Mrs. Alex MacLeod, of this city re
ceived word a few days ago that her
nephew Philip Bassoni, who was work
ing in Butte Montana was accidental
ly killed on Sunday September 24.
No particulars were given. The
young man was 21 years of age and was
well and favorably known in the King
Bley vicinity. His family have been
very unfortunate duriog the last few
years as his younger brother died
about four years ago presumably, from
injuries received while riding a horse,
his sister Miss Annie Bassoni, who
was also well known hero was ac
cidentally poisoned in San Francisco.
about three years ago and this young
man is the third to meet with an
untimely death due to an accident.
Saturday evening and Indian named
Joe Stahll who ranks as big" man
among the Indians in the Mosier vicin
ity and who is in tbe city with a scow
load of cord wood, got into a fight with
Henry Johnston at the O. K. saloon.
It appears tbat the proprietor left
Johnston in charge of the saloon and
the Indian gave someune 50 cents to
purchase fire water with. In place of
getting him tbe liquor he came up
town and the Indian went into the
saloon to get his liquor. It was re
fused him and when bo insisted Johns
ton bit him with a bottla. The Indian
got a rock anl it is -said that
Johnston proce ded to defend himself
with an ax. The nightwatcbman ap
peared in time to Drove nt further
trouble. Botb parties were arrested
and bad their hearing this morning.
Johnston was fined 85.00 and Stahle
$2.00 and released.
From Tueday's Daily
Peter Rush is in the city from his
home near Boyd.
J. D. Driver, of Wamic is in tbe city
on a business trip.
Bert Rogers, of Antelope, is visiting
friends in tbe city.
F. N. Jones, is in the city from his
home near Bakeoven.
M. A Tborbourn, of Kingsley, was
in the city last evening.
Joseph Purser aud wife, of Hood
River, are'ip the city today.
Agent J. L. Cowan, of Warm
Springe agency, left for his home this
morning.
Thomas i argher, a genial ana pros
perous farmer, is in tbe city from his
home near Dufur.
Mrs. Lizzie Karr, of San Francisco,
is a guest at tbe home of her sister,
Mrs. Frank Seufert.
George Blakeley left for Portland
this morning where he goes to attend
the meeting of the state Pharmaceuti
cal Association.
Marriage license were issued this
afternoon to Mr. Aibert Cody and Miss
My ra Hughes. Mr. Cody is tbe stew.
art in the Columbia Hotel and tbe
marriage will take place there this
evening.
Mr. Toomey, the genial proprietor of
the Columbia Hotel, is haying a new
floor put down on tbe entire lower
story and making other repairs about
the bouse to make the accommodations
better for his guests.
Prof, Lundell will meet the ladies'
singing class tomorrow evening at 7
clock at the residence of Dr. Rine-
hart. All ladies who desire to join
tbe class should be present or send their
names, as It is necessary to attend
from the beginning.
Gillis Kelsay, of Sherman county,
sold 2.000 ewes and 600 lambs to Wil
liam Penland last week, receiving $3
for ewes and $2 for lambs. Tbe sheep
are at present on tbe summer range
in Grant county and as soon as Mr.
Kelsay delivers them he will quit the
sheep business,
Earnest Jensen, who for seyeral
years bas been in tbe employ of A. M.
Williams & Co, will leave in a abort
tine to accept a position with the
firm of Ford & Stokes in Astoria. His
married sister is living in the latter
place and he for this reason desires to
live In that town. While in The
Dalles he has proven himself to be
competent and trustworthy and we
are sure that he will prove such with
his new employers.
A drunk was found iylng back of Joe
Burger's house on Fourth street today ,
and taken to the city jail where suffi-1
cient time will be allowed him in
which to sober up. A young Indian
got an overdose of liquor today and in
spite of the fact that he was in shape
for anything bu. a foot race he con
sidered himself 6wift enough to run
away from the marshal. A single at
tempt was sufficient to convince the
native that such an attempt was folly
and he marched to the "skookura
house" without a struggle.
J. N. Wisner, woo has been inspect
ing tbe salmon hatchery on the Little
White Salmon in behalf of tbe United
States Fisheries department, states
tbat many large salmon were taken
this year, but the average yield of
eggs has been comparatively light.
Although 9,000,000eggs were secured
to date, this number, however, is
greater at this time than that attained
last year. The "greyest number of
eggs received from one female salmon
is 8900; the average is about 5000. The
Wind river hatchery, located eight
miles below, will probably yield 3,
000,000 eggs. Next year eyeing sta
tions will be put in at various points
and other improvements will be made
to increase the scope of the depart
ment. Mr. Wisner now goes to
Viento, Oregon, in his official capacity.
Large Shipments of Mbeep.
Taylor Hill of Prinevhlo, arrived
in tbe city from Pendleton this morn
ing where he delivered .'000 sheep to
James Wright for shipment to British
Colombia. He started from Crook
county with 3000 sheep and purchased
2000 enroute to Pendleton arriving at
that -place with tbe 5000 sheep in
prime condition.
"Sheep were sold down so closely
last spring, after the hard winter,"
said Mr. Hill, "tbat grass has been
unusually fine this year, and promises
to continue just as ood.
''I want to say that although I heard
about trouble ahead from people who
would shoot sheep being driven
through tbe".ountry, and was naturally
Oil the lookout for such trouble, none
of it was met. I could not ask for bet'
tea treatment from people anywhere,
and am inclined to think that if sheep
men in passing through any pars of tbe
country south of Pendleton will strive
to regard other men's rights they will
avoid most of tbe trouble of which we
hear so often. No one offend to mo
lest me at any )u".o or time, and in
fact showed a disposition to help me,
rather than to binder."
Mr. Wright has already shipped
from Pendleton about 25.000 sheep
this fall, aud he has 5000 more due
there In a few days. The British
Columbia market for Eastern Oregon
sheep appears to liuve grown to a posi
tion of importance, and the demaud is
strong and constant.
Mr. Hill stated that prices are on the
top notch now, and that even at two
dollars for lambs and three dollars for
ewes, buyers are having difficulty in
securing any more than are called for
in contracts made some time ago.
Colombia Defeats The Shamrock.
The first of the series of yacht races
for America's cup the greatest con
test of the world was sailed outside of
the harbor of New York today the
contestants being the Irish yacht,
Shamrock owned by Sir Thomas
Lipton, who Is behalf of tbe United
Kingdom has challenged for the cup.
and the American yacht Columbia,
which has been selected by the New
York Yacht Club committee as the
defender of the ba'tered old mug,
which the Americans have held and
prized ever since tbe Ccws regatta in
1851.
Ever since tbat time British yachts
have endeavored t'o regain po?ession
of tbe cup but have met with no suc
cess, and today in tbe first race of tbe
'Series which will be run between the
Shamrock and Columbia the American
craft won another victory. As far as
could be learned from tbe meagre re
port the race was close throughout
and the successful defender of tbe
American cup had little to spare, as
tbe Shamrock was close on ber beels
at the end of the course. The second
race of the five, which will be held,
will take place on Thursday.
A Question Answered.
Gkants. Oct. 2, 1899.
Editob Times-Mountaineer.
In last Saturday's Weekly Times-
Mountaineer you ask if some one can
tell why it is that Columbus is getting
the Klickitat wheat?
I will answer the question this way
They bave a shorter haul, tetter road,
and get from 52 to 55 cents per bushel,
while The Dalles' top price is 52 cents
for No. 1. What they can make on a
load e very day, while it takes two days
to make a load to The Dalles, Is an In
ducement for them to go to Columbus,
If this is not sufficient, I will come
again.. N. L,
8treet Riot in Chicago
Chicago, Oct. 2. Fifteen men with
revolvers, knives and clubs, engaged
In a desperate hand-to-band street
battle last right at Black Hawk and
Elstoo avenue. Before tbe officers ar
rived in response to a riot call, Colac
Lisan, who, the police say, was an ex-
convict, had been killed and several
others badly wounded. Only two of
the fifteen were arrested. The fight
started over the assertion of one of the
men tbat some one in the crowd bad
stolen something from him.
The cut is after an old painting of a man
.gambling witu
jjeatn witn his nte
as a stake. Behind
tbe man stands his
good angel striving
to save mm.
This game with
life as the stake is
the every-day game
oi men ana women.
Behind the player
stands tne good
angel Nature, striv
ing to preserve the
life. Even when
the game is almost
in Death's hands.
the man who turns to Nature and lets her
help him may yet save himself. Medical
science knows this, and its highest authori
ties affirm that the utmost medical skill
can do is to help Nature.
1 he great success of Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery in ennng wasted bodies,
weak lungs, and obstinate and lingering
cougns, is Dasea on the recognition ot
this fundamental scientific truth. " Golden
Medical Discovery" supplies Nature with
body building, tissue repairing, muscle
making materials, in condensed and con
centrated form. With this help Nature
supplies the strength to throw off diseases
pf the lungs, heal the sick stomach, re
establish the digestive and nutritive organs
in sound health, purify and enrich the
blood, and nourish the nerves.
Jf your dealer offers something "just as
good," it is probably better for him ; it
pays better. But you are thinking of the
cure not the profit, so there's nothing "just
as good " for yon. Say so.
In a letter received from A. D. Weller, Esq.,
of Pensacola. Escambia Co.. Fla. (Box ua). he
states : " 1 have, since receiving your diagnosis
of my case as stomach trouble and liver com
plaint, taken eight bottles of the ' Golden Medi
cal Discovery,' and must say that I am trans
formed from a walking shadow (as my friends
called me), to nei
riect neaitn.
1 value your
remeaies very mgniy ana taxe pi
pleasure in
recommending them to any and all who suffer
as 1 aid. four montns ago I am not minx to Dc
in shape to assist our ' Uncle Samuel ' in case of
hostilities, but thanks to you, I am now ready
for the Dons!"
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A CHARITABLE
Two Large Farms Given
to the Benedictine
Fathers.
They Will be Used for a Boys College
and a Home for the A ted Dona
tion Made by Max Vofft and Mrs.
Chapmen.
Today Mr. Max Vogt and his sister,
Mrs. Chapman deeded to tbe Benedic
tine Fathers at Ms. Angel, Marion
county, their two large and valuable
farms, one being located at Crate's
point,.down the river from The Dalles,
the other situated on lower Fifteen
mile creek about 12 miles east of this
city.
The farm on Fifteen-mile ereek
which consists of almost 1,000 acres is
one of the most valuable in the county
aud on this place will be built a borne
for the aged. Fine buildings will be
erected to accommodate tbe inmates
of tbe institution, while tbe 'farm will
be run by the Benedictiue Brothers.
One of the priests of this order will re
side there and will be given charge
of all the missions aud couutry parishes
which are at present under the care Oj
the parish priest of The Dalles. This
parish alone is all that one priest can
attend to so that an atsUoant i- needed
badly to attend to the iarisbes
throughout the interior as well
Hood River and Cascade Locks.
A branch college for boys and young
men will be erected on the farm
Crate s point which is" a model place
for such an Institution There is suf
ficient land on tb-.-. place to afford
ample grounds for au institution of this
kind, as well as farm land on which all
kinds of fruits, vegetables acd grai
can be grown. Tbe place is far enough
from the city that boys will be in no
danger of falling in with bad associa
tes or contract the evil habits tbat
they might were they closer to the
town, while on the other hand, it is bu
a half hour's drive from here.
Tbe Benedictines are noted for the!
ability as instructors and their action
in putting in a college of this kind i
Eastern Oregoo will meet with the ap,
proval of every citizen in this section
who bas boys to educate.
No less worthy of praise is the bene
volent spirit shown by Mr. Vogt an
Mrs. Chapman, in donating property
to the value of nearly $20,000, for
such purposes as a home for the aged
and for the education of tbe young,
Ever since they have been In Th
Dalles they bave always come to the
front with most liberal donations when
there was a call for cbarlty. Eighteen
years ago when the Benedictine Prior
came to this coast to find a location
for a college and monastery they of
fered them ten thousand dollars if tbey
would locate here. A college was badly
needed in the Wilammette Valley
at tbat time and their liberal offer had
to be overlooked. Tbey have alwavs
disired. however, to have an institution
of this kind in their home town and
have taken the above steps to encour
age the building of one. It should not
be left to them alone, however,
to
encourage such an institution bu
every business man in Eastern Oregon
who is Interested in education should
do all that he conveniently can to en
courage the promoters.
WATER COMMISSIONERS MEET,
Keports of Officials Claims Allowed
Against the Commission .
. Satury evening tbe water commis
sioners held their regular monthly
meeting. Those present being M
Randall, J. P. Moore, J. S. Fish, T. J
Seufert and J. S. Phirman. T. J
Seufert, president of the commission
was ia the chair.
' The reports of the superintendent
and treasurer were read and accepted
Tbey are as follows:
Total book account for month of
August $ 1,559 75
Amount collected ... l.92 45
Amount of delinquency 367 30
The treasurer's report for tbe monht
of September is as follows:
September 1, to balance cash t 4,451 01
Sept. 30 cash from J. B. Cros
se n on water rent 1,192 65
Total 5:643 56
Credit Sept. do by warrants
redeemed 267 40
Balance cash on band Sept 30 5,376 26
The following claims were allowed:
J B vos?en, supt salary....
60 On
60 00
10 00
76 87
3 75
75
2 00
5 40
6 00
3 40
4 00
2 00
3 00
Chas Borders, helpers sal ..
N H Gates, secretary's sal...
Mats & Crowe, mdse
C A Borkers, 75 lbs. rope
J W Blakoney, hauling
H Clougb, labor on pipe
A A Urqupart, lr bor on pipe
William Morganfield, labor
on fpipe
F Gibbon', labor on pipe....
EJ Francisco, labor on pipe
Bobt Murray, labor on pipe
LA Porter, team hire
Lane Bros, blacksraithlng..
Maier & Benton, mdse. ......
1 85
7 13
&5
FS Gunning, repairs
Scheoek & Beali, insurance
premium...
7 50
THE O. R. & N. AGREEMENT.
Government Still Undecided on the Boat
Railway Qnestion.
The monthly reports of tbe engineer
officers in Oregon and Washington for
the no nth of August bave been re
ceived by tbe chief of engineers.
The work of preparing the -sgree-
ment with the (. R. & N. Co., subject
to tbe approval of tbe secretary of war,
covering tbe terms under which the
company is to surrender to the United
States arid shift its tracks "from the
72.58 acres of laud remaining to be ac
quired for tbe boat railway at the
dalles of the Columbia, has been com
pleted and submitted to tbe war de
partment. If the agreement is ap-
$2.45 GOLD, PLATED
Cut this ad. out aud send to us,
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: you this watch by exprasv C O. D.
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proved by the secretary the work of
shifting the tracks will be immediately
commenced, but up to tbe present
time no action has been taken, and
there is some doubt as to whether
anything further will be done until
after congress meets, owing to tbe
difference of opinion as to whether tbe
boat railway should be constructed, or
whether a canal or portage railway
shall be substituted. There Is a strong
prejudice in favor of the canal and
locks, and if tbe next congress should
provide for a canal instead of tbe
boat railway, the agreement will be
immediately approved and the tracks
removed. There is an available bal
ance of $222,320 for this work.
The canal at the Cascades operated
continuously throughout August, ami
aside from an accumulation of mud in
one of the locks, there was no diffi
culty encountered. The $80,811 for
improving -the Columbia at the Cas
cades will not be utilized until after
the proposals for the work have been
opened and tbe contract awarded.
Notbicg was done on tbe Upper Col
umbia and Snake rivers in August,
but quarrying was commenced in
September to obtain stone for repair
ing the deflecting dikes at Log Cabin
island and Wild Goose island. Opera
tions have been discontinued alto
gether on the Clearwater river.
Preparations have been completed
for a survey of tbe Columbia from its
mouth to the head of Haytian island,
for the purpose of ascertaining the ef
fect of the dike connecting tbe head of
the island with the Oregon shore, and
$14,460 is on hand for carrying on the
insoection and other works.
PORTAGE RAILWAY SCHEME.
everything Points to- Its Construction in
the Near Future Contract Let.
It now looks more than likelv tbat I
the Central Construction acd Tran
sportation Company means business
and will begin work on the portage
between Celilo and tbe Big Eddy In a
short time.
For several days freight teams .have
been hauling bedding, supplies, tents,
lumber for building stables and sheds
and other necessary things for a rail
road construction camp. All these
articles are being hauled to a point
known as Jensen's carnp about two
miles above the Big Eddy, and as
everything they are purchasing is of
the most substantial kind, there is
ltttie doubt but that they mean bust
ness.
Paul Mohr, who owns most of tne
right of way, has been io the city for
some time and although he would not
give any Information as to what his
business was it is plain that he is here
for the purpase of arranging matters
in connection with the right of way
A rumor is afloat today to the ef
fect that tbe contract for grading the
road has been let to the two well-
known railroad contractors Mr. H.
Cowan and Mr. McMartin and if such
be the case a large force of men wiil
be put to work by them very shortly,
At what point- tho line will begin
at this end is still undecided or at least
unknown to outsiders. Some are of
the opinion that it will be at a point
known as the Big Eddy while others
think it will be a short distance above
the North Dalies Shoe factory build
ing. This, however, is only a matter
of guess work and that which we de
sire to see is the road constructed
around tbe rapids and a line of boats
on tbe upper Columbia and Snake
rivers so that the producers of the
great Inland Empire can transport
their products to the seaboard at
something like a reasonable rate for
transportation, and it looks very much
as if they would soon have their wants
in this direction fulfilled.
Notice to Taxpayers.
The Board of Equalization is now io
session for the purpose of equalizing
assesments. This is the proper time
for all persons to see that their asses
ments are properly made and entered
on the roll. The board will be in
session until Saturday night, Oct. 7,
1899. After this, if no application for
a change is made, the tax roll will be
placed in the hands of tbe sheriff for
collection as returned by the assessor
Robt. Mays,
d5 wl County Judge.
Bow Are Yoor Kidneys t
T. Hobbfl' Rimfimt, Pill. Knta nil irnAwlll
pie free. Add. Sterling Kemedy Ci, Chicago or M. 1
Assaying.
If you want rock assayed for mineral
onng or sena to Unas, bummers, care
of Umasilla House, The Dalles Oregon.
Charges 50 per element. Satisfaction
garanteed. d and wlm.
Doa't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Tour IJfe away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be man
netio. full of life, nerve and vicor. take Ko-To
Bao, the wonder-worker, tnat makes weak men
strong. AU druggists, 60c or 11. Cure guaran
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
b wrung uemeay Co.. Chicago or New York
See Pease & Mays cotton underwear
23 cents gents furnishing goods de
part ment.
Five thoroughbred pointer puppies.
three months old, for sale cheap. Se
Fred Lerake. s5 lm
$2.75 POX RAIN CQA3
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and try It on at your nearest ex
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of &nd eoual to anr coat tou can bu
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collar, fancy plaid lining, waterproof
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to Denver, Omaha. Kansas City
3 days with no change
icago; 4 days with one
to New York.
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SIBERIAN GOLD MINES
A Country That May Become
Second California.
Many of the Richest Miners Are Po
litical Exiles The Law of Roiila
m Drawback to the Devel
opment of Riches.
"Keep your eye on Siberia."
That is what a scientific writer on
the old problem wrote only six months
ago, and those who have visited that
supposedly bleak, cold and dismal
country may fairly echo his words.
Siberia has been misunderstood. For
40 years now mines have been opened
all over the country. In Tomsk a min
ister of mines is permanently resident,
as well as at Irkutsk, while the num
ber of people employed in the mining
industry is considerably in excess of
100.000.
Yet in spite of the marvelous rich
ness of the country, which bas Deen
described by more than one writer as
likelv to become a second California,
little or no attempt has been made by
foreigners to er.ttr and to take up tne
industry of gold mining. Yet the gov.
ernment is anxious that such should
be the case, and in order to facilitate
the importation, of foreign energy and
brain to the great Siberian gold fields
special concessions are held out to
foreigners which the native does not
eniov.
Kussian law is peculiar, complicated
and a little awe-inspiring, and this
may have a great effect upon the cap
italist, backed up as it is by the ex
traordinary prejudice which still ex
ists in civilized Europe-against every
thing Kussian.
In many respects Siberia resembles
the Klondike district. Many of the
mines are situated in places equally
as Inaccessible in winter, and which
have the same characteristics in sum
mer. The alluvial deposits are free
and in some cases rich. Quartz there
is, but with the exception of one or
two placea this has never yet been
tapped, and in the whole of Siberia
at the present time there is not a single
efficient battery for quartz crushing
this statement on the authority of Mr.
Shostok, the minister of mines for Si
beria. Nor is there any machinery
for the proper washing of alluvial gold,
and yet millionaire gold miners, free
men or exiles, may be found by the
dozen in Tomsk, Irkutsk and Krasno
airsk. The practiced miner, fresh
from the fields of western Australia,
British Columbia or California, would
doubtless laugh hugely at the prim!
tive arrangements in use in Siberia.
The foreigner desiring to become a
mine owner in Siberia must first have
a letter of recommendation from his
ambassador or consul, and then he
can either rent or buy existing mines
Or prospect for himself. He is not al-
loweu. more man live versis, or oy
miles of land in any one particular
spot, but he can have as many mines
as he likes, provided they are not on
one run. All the gold he obtains he
hands over to the government, which
assays and smelts it for him, crediting
him with its value, less three or five
per cent., according to the district,
which is tax money. Once in posses
sion of the concession, the miner may
go to any part of Siberia, and if he
knows his business and is careful there
is every prospect of him becoming a
rich man, for, if anything, the protec
tive laws of Russia are more severe
than in any other country. Such a
thing- as claim jumping is unknown,
robbery or murder almost unheard of,
and food is astonishingly cheap, as
also is labor. The government pro
vides each mine owner with Cossacks
to guard the precious- metal, and. in
short, when one thoroughly under
stands the conditions, there can be no
better way of pursuing the fascinat
ing hunt for gold than under the Si
berian regime.
une oi the most astonishing Tea
tures of Siberian gold mining is that
many of the richest miners- are exiles
sent to Siberia years ago for Some po
litical or criminal offense, and, al
though they have wealth in abundance,
they cannot leave that land of snow,
of steppes and mountains until the
great white czar should be pleased to-
grant his gracious pardon.
Now that the great Siberian rail
way is slowly but surely forging ita
way through the heart of Asia, it is
hoped that in its wake will follow a
steady tide of western civilization. It
goes without saying that wherever the
railway engine snorts its way civiliza
tion must follow. Already the line has
reached within measureable distance
cf Irkutsk, the capital of Siberia.
The large cost and the great discom
fort of a journey to central Siberia
have prohibited foreign enterprise up
mi now, nut tee future will be dif
ferent. Dispatch and comfort will be
the order of the new railway, unci
when this has been completed then
may Siberia be the new Klondike, but
with many less disadvantages. V. T.
Herald.
CKAllKS AT THE WHITE MUUSC.
Art) Harmless, Bn4 Oikem Am
Violently Inaaune.
The white house was beset with the
usual number of cranks while the pres
ident was in town lately. These gentry
came from every part of the civilized
(world and for every conceivable pur
pose. Some of them are mild and some
wildly insane The harmless ones are
sent on their way, while those who are
really insane are placed in the hands
Oi 2e authorities, and eventaallv ;
lo sonift asylum, says the St. Louis He-
public.
Women are not lacking- among the
poor creatures who come to see the
president, and occasionally one appears
with a baby in her arms, which she
wishes to lay in the president's bed for
good luck or which she wishes him to
touch or kiss, or to look at, believing
that contact with the president will
bring success to the child.
The most persistent crank which has
called recently at the executive man
sion is a man named Jackson, from
Newark, N. J. He is a good-looking
Xellow, well dressed and with good
manners, who labors under the de-
lusion that he is the chosen agent of i
God to warn people of approaching dis- i
aster. He came all the way from his I
home in New Jersey to advise with the '
president and to predict that the death 1
of some high official, possibly the pre- '
ident himself, would occur in the next 3
few days; to announce that the wcrld t
wilt come to an end in November, 1899,
and to offer his services to unveil the
(mysteries of the future. He talked
fluently of his hobbies, but was so evi
dently out of mind on this subject that
ne was placed tn. the hands of the po
lice, who will send him back to hia
hom$.
Gold medals to Harpers whiskey at
New Orleans and Worlds Fair Chicago..
Try it, you will endorse the Jude'si
verdict. Sold by C. J. Stabling, Tho
Dalles, Oregon. a 29
8100 Reran.
The Wasco County Forest Re
serve Protective Association, of
Wasco County, Orgon, will pay 8100.00
for the arrest and conviction of any
persons setting fires out acd destroying
government timber on the Cascade
mountains in Wasco County between
the east fork of Hood Eiver and White
River. I. D. DEIVER,
M. J. Anderson. Sec. Pres.
...Harmony
This brand of, Whiskey is guaranteed to
the consumer as pure hand-made sour
mash Whiskey for family and medical
use. Sold by
BEX WILSON,
THE BALDWIN'
ANDREW BALDWIN, Proprietor.
Corner Court and Front Streets.
Carries Everything to'.be Found in a First-Class Liquor Store.
Whiskey from S3.00 per Gallon and Up.
The Celebrated Colombia Brawery Beer on Tap
THE DALLES, OREGON.
American
Carries the Best
.. Vegetables
Direct from the gardens
and orchard
FISH AND GAME , ii MJASON.
Chickens Dressed or Alive.
Free Delivery to any part of the City.
Call ' up Phone 12 and place your orders
any time during the day
J. A. Carnaby & Co., Proprietors
A. Ad.
nenovviieLi uia
90 Second St re st, and door from Court Stree,
THE DALLES OREGON.
Tom Bourke's and
. M Homestead whiskey.
SPECIALTY IN IMPORTED FRENCH
LIQUORS AND COCNAC
M Domestic Liquors Wines and Cigars
The Largest and Best of August Buehler's
Home-Made Beer and Porter.
Agent for the Swiss Publishing Co., New York.
Pioneer
I hare reopened this well known Bakery, and am
now prepared to supply eveiybody with.
BREAD, PIES and CAKE
Also, allkinds'of
Staple and Fancy Groceries
Pioneer Grocer.
nmn
tnas. J.
WHOLESALE
Wines, Uprs, Cigars and Beer.
The Celebrated Olympla Beer, Anheuser-Busch Nutrine,
a ntm-alohobolic be rerajre, unequaled as a tonic.
173 Second street,
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Strong Cour e. Well Equipped Training Department. Normal Cor -'-J qu'.eiijat and best way
to State Certificate. Kipense for year from $1. to SIHO. or boaru Si. w v.i J.O0 per week.
Tuition 18.35 per term of ten weeks. Fal. term begins Sept. lt: "i :
Summer term, June ?7-Sept. 1.
For Catalogue addreaa, P. Ia, Campbell, or ' W. Wana,
President. Secrcury of Faculty.
Did Ton Ever.
Stop to think that this is the time of ; t ar il nt
a merchant wants to sell oft all bis heavy rf 's.
Well that is the case with me. Come in leJWp
the assortment is broken and get your r-'ioice of
the stock of Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots and
Shoes, Blankets, Furnishing Goods.
.C.
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Whiskeu...
- The Dalles, Or.
. Market
and Choicest
and Fruits..
Keller,
mo Fiao saloon ...
Bakery
D. W. VAUSE,
....DEALER IN....:
Wall Paper, Patau,
OILS, GLASS, ETC.
Finest line of Wall Paper in
the city. Send for Samples.
Painting, Paper-Hanging and Kal.omlr
Ing m Specialty.
Tkirrt Street. Tn :) Ue. Oregon
MUDiin
The
Dalles,
Oregon.
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MOUNMCUTH, OREGON.
TRUHSfi SCH ' if, n TEiCHEl S
.New Buildings! New Department ?
Ungraded Country ScUuol Work.
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