The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-06-14

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land to the Cascades, is in the city.
and Recorder Knaggs have had lol
talk over the past, present and future.
There will be q special meeting
the city council tonight at the count
chambers. A full attendance is +
Quested, as matters OF great lmLortan
will be brought before the meeting.
Wool is coming in the city quite freel
The clip is in very fair condition, al
| prices are ranging at good figures.
great deal is being consigned, but som
| very considerable sales haye been mad
The police court has hallowed qui,
| around its precincts The marshal mai
ages to pass the time away joyously an
the recorder wOoes the mystic hours i
"reminiscences of the early days OF th
country.
Sl EN- Statesman: Abraham Adams, q
Bridgeport, Or, gon. aged 81 years, Wa
brought to the asylum Thursday. Thi
is the second time he has been commltte e.
TO an asylum, the first being at Stella
cooIG, Wash. The cause of his lDsanit
is not known.
The bacculaureate sermon preached
last night in the First Congregations
church before the graduating class o
Wasco Independent academy, WAS an ablt
discourse. DR.. Gordon, pastor of the Firs
Baptist church of Portland, who delivered
the address, Is one of the leading minis
ters of the state
Dallas Observer: The Scott murder case
al McMinnvilie has come to close. The
verdict was manslaughter and the sen
tence was ten yearA in the penitentiary.
Just how this came about is hard to eX-
plain. Under the circumstances it looks
as if the man was innocent or he was
guilty of wilful murder.
The trunk found under the bridge, and
spoken OF in yesterdays daily, We have
since learned belonged to D. Hamburger
& Co., of San Francisco, and contaired
l4G silk umbrellas, valued from $5 to $40
each. 80 of which were missing. The
trunk was stolen from the Umatilla
House Sunday night.
The graduating exercises of st. Mary's
academy took place this afternoon
Archbishop Gross was present, and de-
livered the address to the graduates. The
essays and orations of the class were very
interesting, and the most marked atten-
ton was manifested by the large con-
course of people who were in attendance.
Milton Eagle: Jas. Clinton Waite. prin-
cipai of the school at Geneva, this state.
who engaged himself to several OF his
young lady pupils,and was united clande-
sIinely 10 one on April 23th last, and
whom he deserted the next morning, was
at Chipwa Lake. 1t is learned
that he has married no less than six wo-
men within the past three years.
w W: Journal: Mrs. o. II. Waldo, of
Chicago, a noted traveller, has been visit.
ing MIR. and M ]. Vatkenbergh. She used
10 be one of ne lamented DR. Marcus
rui years ago, and was at
lis wedding pi yous TO his departure for
he wild aud ". Jly west, where, he lost
his life. Yesterday she visited her old
eacher's grave, near Whitman Station.
by Doctor Anderson and
laughter. While at his grave, she Sc
cured, close by, a cane from an apple tree,
,lanted by the friend of her youth. Mrs.
Waldo left this afternoon for Yellowstone
Park.
Nesos-Mtner:: A shooting scrape oc
,urred on Little WoOd river last Tuesday,
n which a young man named Evans
not another young man by the uame OF !
Young. The trouble arose about six
lcad nf cattle which two brothers hy the
lame of fouog had had Sintered, and
we're in their possession. j. S. Wmttop
'sd chattel mortgage on the cattle, and
ther parties had oeen tying to drive
bem away. On Tuesday Evans was
cen driving the oxen off the rapge by
he Youngs. They followed him up, and
n meeting. high words ensued. termiua-
ing in Evans shooting one of the Young
oys IN the elbow, shattering it badl7.
East Oregonian: Nothing has been done
D the Long Creek road matter The meu
n town have not been drinking and are
uiet and orderly, yet there is strong
ndercurregt of indignation manifested |
nat may lead to trouble. A meeting was |
eld, resolutions adopted, and committee |
f three appointed TO "do the talking"
yhich waited upon Commissioner oar-
ent and Cashier Raley. The latter still |
efuses to cash the checks, while the |
,rmer asserts that there is or should be a |
urplus OF appropriation money yet re-
laining in the bank, Possibly the mat. |
,r may be adjusted satisfactorily in few
ays, as great deal of pressure has been
rought to bear by the graders, who are
rganized and determined. An appeal TO |
le governor for aid will probably be
lade by the graders, in the hope that he
lay be able to settle the matter in favor
the workingmen, whose friend he is.
Between Waitshurg and Dayton and
he mountains there has been bold work
one in tie way of horse stealing, which
as caused no little excitement. There
GEMS to be gang of men with a scheme
, gather up baud of horses, disfigure
ie brands, and then drive them out, al.
,ongh that may not be it, but anyhow
ley haye canght horses, changed brands |
nth scissors by cutting the hair very
lose, in whatever shape they wanted the
rand, and cut their tails off. To cut the
nj from horse disfgures it so one can
ardly recognize it, even if well ac-
uainted with it; but to take the SCISSORS
nd cut the hair close. in whatever way
on want the brand, makes it look like an
Id brand, and without looking close you
annot tell the difference. The principal
'ork so far has been on Whisky creek
nd Hogeye mountain, although it may
e in different places, but not. found out |
ct, and has been all within tho last few /
ays.
Here is rae story on E. v. Smalley,
Tho was in Helena few davs ago in the |
interest of the Northacest Magazine. His |
resem blance to his friend, the
lte President Garfield, has often been
oted by those who were familiar with
he appearance of both men, and this re. |
emblance is SAID to become more strik-
ng as Mr.. Smalley nears the age of Gar
eld at the time of his death. One time
e happened on the train with Mrs. Gar
eld. When Warren, Ohio, was reached
10Th left the train and went out on the |
tation platform, and as it happened they |
rere together. A lady rushed through |
he crowd of passengers and after kissing |
lrs. Garfield turned to Mr.. Smalley and |
'lanteda a kiss square on his cheek Of
curse the modest man was embarrassed |
eyOnd measure, but when he found he |
lad been mistaken for the president the |
dawned upon him. The story |
vent the rounds, but it has not been tor |
.otten. Mr.. Smalley often finds friend |
eady to spring the story In social gath.
ring.
W. W. Statesman: The following par
iculars of the recent attempted massacre |
" the Cheyennes in Northern Montana is |
.iven bv frank Carson, settler on the |
'Order of the Tongue river reservation:
)ne night not 'Ong ago about twelve In |
ians stole 1000 or 1000 pounds of beef |
rom James n. Ferguson's ranch. They
vera discovered while denartipr xritb