The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-03-29

Just the size of them as as a covering. ]
Is queer looking Gaping for them.
The pigeons, who made their homes il
the rear of the restaurant and lodging hous
that burned this morning, futtered arounc
their burning nests, and some were noticed
to fly into the flames.
An effort is being made to construct ,
Telephone Exchange in this city. This is
conveniece that The Dalles should have haS
several years, and we can see no reasonlwhy
| 1t will not succeed.
The bicycle has commenced its usual run
through the streets. 1t would be generous
In the city council to give the wheels the
use OF the sidewalks, and would be in har.
mony with the act last winter giving coast.
ers the use of the sidewalk in Union street,
Yesterday was Mr.. ]. H. Phirman's
birthday, and he was the recipient of as
unique present as we have seen. Mr.. G.
L. Phillips, clever designer of anything
odd in art, had manufactured out Of q water
pipe very good representation of a meer-
schaum. 1t weighs about ten pounds, and
Will hold tobacco enough to last anyone all
day. As MIR. Phirman is superintendent OF
the water works. the present was very ap-
plicable to his vocation.
A Spokane Falls special of March lStb.
said: ''Chief Engineer J. W. Hendrick and
his assistant, H. S. Huson, of the Northern
Pacific, met a delegation of citizens from
Lewiston, Idaho, IN this city tonight and
made proposition that if the people of the
Clearwater and the Snake river valleys
would select a route to Lewiston and secure
the right of way tor the railroad by either
route, besides giving terminal facilities, the
matter would be laid before President
Oakes. Privately Mr.. Kendrick said to
your correspondent that if this was done
the road would be built this year. The
line will be fifty miles long
Localizer: Under date of March 7th, a
correspondent, l.. W. Waugh, writes from
Ruby. ''This has been about one of the
worst winters l ever put in, and 1t seems to
have no stopping place. Stock have died at
a fearful rate. Chapel, who lives on Mud
lake, tells me that out of los head of horses
he has but left, and those men who drove
in their cattle from Oregon last fall had
lost, up to week or ten days ago, out of
600 head all but Z. l think from the
weather we have had since,i will be mere
scratch if they haye hoof left. From
what can learn there will be very little |
stock left in the whole upper country when |
spring comes" The above is sorrowful |
picture OF the situation, but from the char |
lcter of the author its reliability is unques-
Toned.
Capital Journal: This morning j. n.
Mead received telegram from West
'tayton, stating that VIM. Benson. the
z year-old son OF Chas. Benson, living
wo miles and half above Sublimity,
lad shot himself, and would be buried
o-morrow. No further particulars were
q the telegram, and all efforts to obtain
n account of the affair were futile. 1t Is
be supposihon that the shooting was ac-
idental, rs the young man was bright
nd of good character. He was a cousin
f Mr.. Mead. Mr.. Mead's father and
rother will go to the scene at once.
has. Benson, the father of the boy, is
'ell known in this city. but is not re-
tied to the Bensons residing here.