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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-05-23

Inc results OF an examination into
the merits Of the latest airship. now
being exhibited in Chicago, are not re-
assuring. After flying round for a
lew minutes, the machine is gently
hauied down and the loss Of hydrogen
gas made good ifrequired, from a por-
table generator. 1t was first said that
this model airslip, which is about 30
ieet long and e9 feet in diameter was
70 carry a passenger, possibly two,
Dut the lifting power evidently
amounts 10 but few ounces, and the
balloon is pulled down between finger
and thumb. The propeller makes
about 800 revolutions per minute,
and the speed Of the apparatus isfrom
3 to By feet per second, say 2 to "a
miles per hour. This seems slow in
deed when il is remembered that the
French war balloon ia France has
been driven IA miles per hour, and
that IN 1881 NJ Tissandier showed at
the electrical exposition at Paris a
model electrical balloon III feet long
and q feet IN diameter. which lifted
~ own motive power, and Travelled at
the rate Of ~ 10 . miles per hour,
maximum development OF power
Of 4a4 foot pounds per minute. The
inventor claims that the airship prop
tr will be driven al 200 miles an hour
by gas engine of l0O.horse power
weighing only $50 pounds. To those
acquainted with modern gas engine
practice, IN which the weights run from
800 20 ] 900 pounds horsepower, and
who understand the fixed limits OF
possible pressure, which are less than
with the steam engine, this statement
Of the inventor is very much open to
question Even II il were true. the
resulting speed would not be over 33 :
] 2 miles per hour, as may be readily
determined. The shape OF the ma
chine. too, is very much against it.
The balloon chamber is a circular
spindle. the largest diameter being az
is middle with the front and back
halves substantially similar But it
l. now well established as an axiom
al Hronautics that 10 obtain the mini
mum Of resistance the greatest dia-
meter must be well forward OF IN e cen
tire, the front comparatively blunt
and the rear end much tapered.
Every known kind OF fish or fowl has
this form. and il has long ago been de.
tcrinined that il is the most hopeful
form on which 10 base any attempt
TO solve the problem Of the flying ma
chine.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-05-23
Tho Meaning OF Volts in EIootrolt


During a recent examination law
yer put the following question TO
Thomas 4. Edison: Explain what is
meant by the number Of volts in an
electric current" To which he replied:
II will have to use the analogy of a
waterfall to explain. Say We have a
carren, Of water and turbine wheel
and allow 900 gallons per second to
fall from a height Of one foot on the
turbine, get certain power, we will
say one horsepower. Now the ore
foot of fall will represent one volt OF
pressure in electricity, and the 900
Gallons will represent the anipere or
the amount OF current We will call
that one ampere. Thus we have
l 900 gallons of water or one ampere
falling onefoot or one volt ofpressure,
and the water working the tur-
bipe gives one horsepower. II,
now, We 20 1000 feet high, and
take one gallon OF water and let
II fall on the turbine vince, we VIII geV
the same power as we had before,
namely, one horsepower. We have
cot 1000 times less current or less
water. and we will have one thou
sandth of an ampere in place OF one
nmpere. and we have 1000 volts IN
Mace 81 one volt, and we will have a
ian OF water 1000 feet, against one
foot. Now the fall of water or the
height from which it falls is the pres
sure or volts in electricity, and the
amount OF water is the amperes. lt
will be seen that / 900 gallons a min.
,te falling on man from height OF
only one foot would be no danger to
the man, and that il we took one gal
Ion and took it up 900 feet and let
h fall down, il would crush him, so
il Is not the quantity or current oil
water Tint does the damage, but 1T is
the velocity or the pressure that pro-
duces the effect.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-05-23

a Smart Woman,
MSS J@ne Meade WEIGH, who has at
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CIRCUIT court Proceedines.

The case of the state VS.. Robert Alex
ander for larceny of watch from the
person of Charles Bunnel was argued
and submitted to the jury this forenoon.
The jury after being out about an hour
and half brought in verdict of guilty.
Alexander will receive sentence Monday
morning. The law fixes the punishment
at from one to seven years.
The case of Frizzell VS.. the o. R.'& N.
Co., involving question of right of way
over some lands in the neighborhood of
Gates mill, below Wyeth, came on this
afternoon and is occupying the court as
we go to press.
The case of the state VS.. William More
ton for assault with deadly weapon
was submitted to the jury, at about 6
O'Clock last evening. The jury not hay-
ing agreed at $50 this afternoon it was
discharged.
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oHRoN1CLE sHoRT STOPS.
n COUGHS and colds use 2379.

For coughs and colds use 2379.
2379 is the cough syrup for children.
Get me cigar from that fine case at
Snipes & Kinersley's.
Fresh oysters in every style at the
Columbia candy factory. 18-tf
Parties desiring drive whist cards can
secure them by calling at the CHRONICLE
Office.
Charles Stubling has opened up his
saloon in the building next door west of
the Germania saloon. If
]. II. Larsen will buy all scrap iron
of all kinds and pay the highest market
price. See him at the East End.
9-9-tf.
Maier & Benton are prepared to do all
kinds of plum bing, tin-roofing, and tin
work. See them at the old Bettingen
stand. IT,
Max Blank wishes to inform the peo-
pie of The Dalles that he has not
raised on brick, and is selling. them for
the same price as before. And will try
and supply all demands with the best of
improved machine made brick, as soon
as time will allow.
15tf. MAX BLANK.
The auction sale at Harris dry goods
store will be postponed for the present
during the indisposition of Auctioneer
Crossen. Goods will be sold, however,
at auction prices till the sale is resumed.
11-6-tf.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE hereby given that the Common
to establish by ordinance, the grades upon the
following streets parts of streets in said Dalles
City, to-wit:
On Second street from the west side OF Union
street to the east side of Taylor street.
On Third street from the west side of Union
street-to the ca side of Monroe street.
On Fourth street from the west side of Union
street to the east side of Jefferson street.
On Fifth street from the west side of Union
street to the east side of Washington street
On Union street from the north side of Second
street to the south side of Fifth street
On Court street from the north side of Second
street to the south side of Fifth street
On Washington street from the north side of
Second street to the south side of Fifth street.
On Federal street from the north side of Second
street to the south side of Fourth street.
On Laughlin street from the north side of Sec
ond street TO the south side Of Fourth street.
On Jefferson street from the north side of Sec
ond street to the south side of Fourth street
On Madison street from the north side of Sec
ond street to the south side of Third street.
street to the south side OF Third street.
The grades of said streets will be fixed with
reference to the supposed stage of low water in
the Columbia river, which is fixed at point
52.Sl feet below the top of the hydrant at the
southwest corner of First and Union streets, in
said Dalles City, and which point upon the Col
umbia river is designated as the initial point
from which the elevations hereinafter stated are
figured.
The squares made by the crossings of the sew
eral streets shall be level and shall be of the fol-
lowing elevations above the datum plane or low
water level OF the Columbia river, hereinbefore
fixed:
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exhibition in the CHRONICLE show wi 4
dow. Who can beat it2
H. G. Jordan of Sherar's Bridge and
C. P. Raysdale of Moro are at the
UInatilla house.
George Herbert, the popular host of
the Mount Hood hotel of Hood River,
came up today on the noon passenger.
About IL o'clock this forenoon an
Indians team and hack came dashing
down the grade east of the brewery;
while number of persons living on the
bluff ran to its edge.to witness the rum
away. AS the team was passing the
stock yards on the dead run a young
man who was driving COW to the pound
left his charge and took after the runa-
ways, cleverly overhauling them near
Brooks & Beers feed yard.
The handsome new residence of M. V.
Harrison of Hood River came very
near heing destroyed by fire this
morning. In order to dry the
walls before moving into the
building fire had been kindled
in the parlor fire place from which
sparks must have flown out and set fire
to the floor of the room. Fortunately
Mrs. Harrison discovered the flames
and managed to extinguish them before
any serious head-way had been made.
Dick Nolan has found the suit of un-.
derclothing that was stolen from the
clothes line in his mothers yard; few
nights ago, but the clothes pins are still
missing. The underclothing was found
under the pillow of man named Burns
who was, up till about the time of the
theft, employed as cook in the restaur-
ant of Pat Howard on Second street.
Burns says he bought the underclothing
from strange man for the sum of %
cents, and may be he did, but then, again,
maybe he didn't.
Mr.. w. H. Brooks of the late Mon
mouth Democrat is in the city on his
way to Dufur to start new paper in
that charming little village. Mr.. Brooks
gave this Office friendly call today.
He informs us that his plant is in
transit. 1t was shipped from indepen-
dence on the 18th. The new journal
will be purely local paper, and Mr..
Brooks efforts will be devoted mainly
to build up the country and make liv-
ing for himself on the side. We heartily
wish the new enterprise the success it
may deserye. There is plenty of room
yet left in the world for every man who
tries to do good.
George Davis is thoroughbred, that
is; genuine registered and pedigreed
hobo. After having worked out a fine for
vagrancy, he was discharged yesterday
morning, when he Immediately pro-
ceeded to beg enough money to load him
up with whiskey and having become in
volved in a little trouble with George
Gibbons at the freight depot, Mr.. Davis
thought it the proper caper to discharge
coupling pin at George Gibon's head.
George lodged the missile and then went
after his assailant, whom he pounded
goodl' Then General j. H. jackson
came along with big dray cart and
loaded up the remains and put it back
into the skookhum house. The recorder
gave him fifteen days this morning.
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There Is None Better.

DR.. r. L. st. John of Howland, Put
nam county, Missouri, takes especial
pleasure in intending Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy, because he knows
it to be reliable. He has used it in his
practice for several years, and says there
is none better, 1t is especially valuable
for colds and as preventative and cure
for Group. This most excellent medicine
is for sale by Snipes & Kinersly, The
Dalles, Or. DIV
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East End Notes.

The pound master has opened the
fight on dogs in the East End and says
he is going to carry the war into all dog
dom and keep it up if it takes him all
winter. 1t behooves everyone owning a
dog that is worth saving to invest dol
lar and half with the recorder in the
form ofa dog license.
A gang of fighting hobos that were
found hanging around the depot build
ings yesterday were Accommodated in the
Marshal Gibbons lodging house last night.
They appear to be satisfied with the grub
but complain of a shortage in blankets.
The boys in the East End are Just as
honest as hoys usually are or as it lie
possible for boys to beoutside the pearly
gates, still it is the opinion of promi-
nent citizen of the East End that August
Buchler's chickens would be in less dan
ger of disappearing if the fence on which
thy roost nightly was just a few boards
higher.
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Notice..

The D. P. & A. N. company have in
creased their force at Portland and are
new prepared to handle important ship
ments as express OF. fast freight. The
rate on shipments so ordered will be ten
cents per hundred higher than the pres
ent freight rate. We trust the public
will understand and appreciate our en-
deavors to give them prompt and eff
cient service. H. r. SIBLEY.
11-16-2I. Superintendent.
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Notice.

To all business men and citizens. The
D. P. & A. N. company will not be re-
sponsible for any debts contracted by
its employees or others, unless the same
are properly covered by a written requi-
sition from this office.
H. r. SIBLEY.
11-16-N. superintendent.
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AS preventive and cure for Group,
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has no
rival. It is, in fact, the only remedy
that can always be depended upon and
is not the least danger. in giving it to
children, as it contains no injurious
substance. For sale at so cents per bottle
by Snipes & Kinersly. Druggists. d&w.
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LOCAL BREvIrIEs.

Mr.. Wood Gilman of Gillian county
is in the city.
Ahio S. Watt, the tax agent of the
Union Pacific company is in the city.
A. j. Dufur, jr., of Dufur gave the
CHRONICLE Office pleasant call todsy.
Two or three good carpenters can hear
of employment by calling at this Office.
Two vagrants and one drunk were ar
rested last night and duly fined this
morning. HeH d8F2Nf %
: The band boys will pleasemeet at the
store of w. E. Garretson this evening at
half past eight o'clock. By Order.
Mr.. A. r. Holmes in the employ of
Landry & Demott of Pendleton is on a
short visit to this city, the guest of Agent
Sibly.
John Topaz of Dufur has rented his
where he is going into the business of
hop-raising.
The west bound evening passenger
ran into a ditch last night near Rooster
Rock. The cause OF the accident. was a
broken axle.
Hon. Sol. Hirsch U. S. Minister to
Turkey, passed through the city last
night on his way to Constantinople,
which he expects to reach about the new
year.
A. ]. Wall of Eight Mile has shipped
to him yesterday from Biggs a pair of
badgers, male and female, which he
will add to the other attractions of his
menagerie. M
VIM. Butler & Co., invites parties in
tending to build to examine the lumber
in Mr.. G. J. Farley's new residence and
compare with the quality furnished by
other dealers.
G. j. Farley has twenty four men
working on his new residence and
grounds. Four of these are from Port
land and the remaining twenty are from
the city and county.
Major G.. w. Ingalls, stoppd off the
noon passenger today on his way to
Baker City. The major seems to be
perfectly confident that liberal sum of
money will be raised for the Worlds
fair exhibit.
We call attention to the new advertise
ment of VIM. Butler & Co., to be found
in another column. Those requiring
lumber, laths or shingles will save money
by getting their figures before purchas-
ing elsewhere.
Mr.. Polk Mays, OF the Wallowa valley,
son of Mayor Mays is on a visit to his
parents. He says they had quite snow
strom already in the Wallowa and that
) the thermometer ran down to zero last
Sunday morning.
George Gallagher, another all around
bum, who was discharged yesterday
from the city Jail, managed before long
to get enough whisky to make him as
happy as a clam at high tide. He was
again jugged and given twenty days this
morning.
Frank Creighton of Three Mile left at
this Office few days ago a Petit prune
tree, grated last March and grown. on
his hill land without drop of irrigation,
that measures from the graft to the top
eight feet and one inch. 1t is now on
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al Farorite Remedv.

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is a
favorite during the winter months on ac-
count of its great success in the cure of
colds. There is nothing that will loosen
a severe cold so quickly, or as promptly
relieve the lungs. Then it counteracts
any tendency toward pneumonia. 1t is
pleasant and safe to take, and fully
worthy of its popularity. For sale by
Snipes & Kinersly, The Dalles, Or. DIV
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An ola Aa.1s.

There is an old adage: "What every
body says must be true Henry Cool,
of New Knoxville, Ohio, in recent let
ter says: "Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy has taken well here. Everybody
likes it on account of the immediate
relief it gives" There is nothing like it
to loosen and relieve severe cold. For
sale by Snipes & Kinersly, druggists. DIV
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Chas. Stumbling desires all those in
debted to him to come up and settle as
soon as possible. He lost all his stock
by the late FIRE and prompt settlement
would greatly oblige him. 9-26-d&w-ti
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Big Potatoes.

COLLINS LANDING, Nov. 1S, 1891.
Edilor of the Chronicle:
DEAR SIR II ship you potatoes as per
agreement. You will find five Peerless
and three Bourbank seedlings. The
latter and three of the Peerless are
nothing extra for size, as have hun
dreds of bushels of them, but they are
little above the average. The largest
one weighed eight pounds and the next
largest, six and one-half pounds when
taken from the gronnd.
Yours Respectfully,
ROBERT CARR.
The above explains itself. The pota-
toes have arrived and the largest was
found to weigh exactly seven and half
pounds, the next size six pounds and two
ounces. They have doubtless shrunk
the difference since being dug. Mr..
Carr's place is opposite Shell Rock on
the Washington side of the river. The
potatoes are now on exhibition at this
office and if any one can beat them any
where the CHRONICLE would like to hear
from him. In this connection, however,
we may mention that in the year 's4 six
potatoes were raised on the Theodore
Mesplie place, four miles from town,
whose weight aggregated fifty-two
pounds.
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For sale At a Bargain.

The Mission Gardens, greenhouse,
stock and fixtures. 1 am prepared to
offer rare bargain owing to change in
premises or of A. N. varney at the land
Office.
15tf. j. A. VARSEy.
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The grades OF the aforesaid streets from square
to square shall be uniform and equal, except as
hereinafter specified
The grade of Washington street between
Fourth and Fifth streets shall break at the south
line of the alley, between said streets, at which
point the elevation shall be seventy feet.
By order of the Common Council
FRANK MENEFEE,
1861 Recorder of Dalles City.
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Children Cry for Pitchers castoria.

When Baby was 1ick, We gave her Castoria.
When she was Child. she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gavethem castoria
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Building paper for sale by the car load
ton or yard.
11-1S-25. DALLEs LUMBER COMPANY.
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A new assortment of ladies' Jackets
just arrived by express from New York.
at H. Herbring's. 11-2O-1t
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STAGES.
For Prineviile, via. Bake Oven, leave daily.
except Sunday at u A. NJ.
For Antelope Mitchell, Canyon City, leave
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, at A. NJ.
For Dufur, Kingsley, Wamic, Wapinitia, Warm
Springs end Tygh Valley, leave daily Except
For &oidendaie, WASH, leave every day of the
week except Sunday at Al
Ofices for all lines at the Umatilla House
POst-Omce.
oFFICE HOURS
General Delivery Window >. 8 a. m. to p. m.
Money order '.t.-,-.. = 3 a. M 70 p. m.
Sunday u ID "....-...-.9a a. m. to 10 a. m
CLOSING OF MAILS
BY trains going East g p. m. and II As a. M
West. 9 p. m. and 4:45 p. m.
Stage for Goldendale. ........l..- -7:30 a. m.
"FPrineviIle ..... $50 a. m.
"sDufur and Warm Springs. $3.50 q. m.
" tLeaying for Lyle 4 Hartland. $3.50 a. IN.
50 tAntelope $50 a. m.
Except Sunday.
tTri-weekiy. Tuesday Thursday and Saturday.
Monday Wednesday and Friday.
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NOTICE.

To the merchants of The Dalles. In
ordering freight shipped be sure and
have it marked care of Holman & Co.,
Portland, Or, who will transfer all
freight to the Dalles Portland & Astoria
Navigation Co.
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Ladies desiring scrubbing, washing or
house cleaning of any kind on short
notice, will please address postal card
to Mrs. Omeag. Loot.
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FRIDAY, NOV. 20, 1891.

The Chronicle is the Only Paper in
The Dalles that Receives the Associated
Press Dispatches.
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HOLMAN & Co

IIOIMAN
Draymen and forwarders,
No. "a N. Front street,
1922 1922. Portland, Or.
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Entered at the Postofiice at The Dalles, Oregon,
as second-class matter.
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No. 2, Arrives IL 40 A. NJ. Departs II 40 A. n. |
"'S, :" y: 05 P. NJ. . Il: ~ T. NJ |
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-09
STRUCK WITH AN IRON BAR.
Attempt to Murder @ Convict Guard
in Camp Two.

Attempt to Murder @ Convict Guard
in Camp Two.
An almost successful attempt was made
yesterday morning about 4 o'clock to assas-
sinate the night guard at convict camp No.
2. on the Brampton plantation, where the
convicts are engaged In constructing the
Dundee swamp drainage canal The guards
of duty were awakened by shrill screams,
and, rushing out of their quarters, found
J. A. Tison, the night guard. lying on the
ground almost insensible, and a bar Of iron
lying near by.
AS soon as he could speak Tison said that
while standing at his post in front of the
prisoners quarters, he was struck down by
some one who crept steadily upon him
Fortunately he was only stunned by the
blow and was able to give the alarm. The
evident intention of his assailants, and there
appears from the footprints near the place
to have been two men, evidently negroes,
from the size and shape Of their shoes, was
to kill the guard on duty and release the
oonvicts.
The location of the camp is near a dense
growth OF trees, and it was easy for negroes
Of certain GLASS who are well versed in
wood craft to steal upon their victim un-
awares.
Tuesday night Tison's gun was stolen while
he was on duty, but it was supposed to have
bsen done by thief who simply wanted a
gun. How the theft was accomplished
without Tison's knowledge has not yet bean
explained, but the county commissioners
will doubtless have the matter investigated.
This attempt. it now appears,
was done by the would
be murderers to see what they could
accomplish without being discovered.
Tison's mishap saved the lives of those who
are intrusted with the duty of guarding the
convicts by making the guards more vigil
liant in the discharge of their duties.
The negro convicts as rule
are very docile, in fact many
of them appear to prefer the
chain-gang TO the usual methods of getting
a living, but there are bad men in the
crowd and the day will come, IL those ia
charge of these Indicators do not do their
duty, when lives will be lost by their care
leSsness or over confidence