The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-03-17
The Chronicle is the Only Paper in
The DalIes that Receives the Associated
Press Dispatches.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

This is the 18th OF Ireland.
ST. Patrick's day in the evening.
Hon. G. w. Johnston of Dufur is in
the city.
Tom Mccoy of Mccoy Brothers, re-
turned from Dufur, this morning.
&. v. Lane OF Antelope, and G. NJ.
Vanduyn of Tygh Valley are in the city.
Two cars of work cattle, destined for
the Sound, and two cars of horses were
fed at the stock yards today.
E. w. Phillips, formerly connected
with the Pacific Trunk Factory but now
in the same business in Tacoma, is in
the city.
The Congregational church social to
be given at MIR. Huntington's will be
held on Wednesday night of this week
instead of Friday as was stated yester-
day.
Mr.: E. Jacobsen had telegram last
evening from Tacoma, where his wife
has been for some time, informing him
that she was seriously ILL. He left for
that place this morning.
1t is believed by those who are keep
ing close watch ON passing events that
there never was a brighter prospect for
this city taking a new start on the road
to a solidly prosperous future, than there
is at present.
A former resident of The Dalles and
well known cattle buyer hereabouts, +.
F. Humason, who has been on trial for
some days past at Spokane Falls on
charge of cattle stealing, has been found
guilty, the jury returning a verdict after
short deliberation. His attorney stated
that an appeal would be taken and
Humason is out on $4,000 bail.-FossH
Journal.
The latest news from the Cascade
Locks reports that the man Mccormick
who was one of the principals in the
late shooting scrapes at that place is so
far recovered that he has been able to
stand removal to his home. He eats
heartily and can raise himself to sit
ting posture, in bed, without difficulty.
1t is fully expected that he will be able
to be out of bed before a week is past
The shooting scrape at the Cascade
Locks has oAe really sad feature besides
its probable lack of fatal results. Major
Handbury has in a long report to the
secretary of war stated that it would be
great detriInent to have the work at
the locks finished by contract, because
"the present well organized force would
be destroyed" Mccormack was one of
the four masons employed in laying the
stone in the walls of the locks and now
he is knocked out. One fourth of the
gallant majors entire organized force''
is temporarily, at least disorganized.
He started in at Parr, but is now not
worth more than ten cents on the dollar,
and the majors force is reduced 25 per
cent.-GLacier.
grand old blk got in a very neat
piece of work, short time ago, ON one
of our well known farmers living in the
neigh borhood of Eight Mile. The old
fellow pretended he wanted to buy farm.
After beating his way for few days
around the neighborhood he at last sue
ceeded in closing the bargain promising
to pay the sum of $4,000, very fair price
for the place. He then under pretense
of shortage of present funds borrowed
$25 from the farmer and left, and it is
needless to say he did not come back.
The committee appointed by The
Dalles, Portland and Astoria Navigation
Company to inquire into matters con-
nected with the cost etc. of boat
to ply between this city and the Cas-
cades, in connection with the portage
railway, have returned from Portland.
They have made arrangements with four
boat building establishments to submit
to the meeting to be held on the 4th o
April next in this city, sealed bids for a
boat 16O feet long 80 feet beam and fee
hold, with speed of IL to 18 knots al
ho,x.. The bids will give estimates TO
ev hing connected with the boat ex-
cepting the furniture. The directors t.
he elected at the coming meeting will bt
thus able to act Immediately after thei
election.
Mr.. N. A. Eriksen the nephew of III
q. Nielsen arrived this morning from
visit to his old home in Northern Ger
many. Nelse is right glad to get bacl
to America. He was in mortal fear al
the time that he was at home in Ger
many for fear the auth critics woult
capture, and put him in the German
army. His papers as an American cit
izen would have done him little good a
the authorities pay very little attention
to such, and if they can find any shad
ows of authority will place visitin,
Ameri can-( German citizens in tn,
Kaiser's ranks. He is glad to be safel,
enough for him in the future.