The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-11-03

One dollar dozen is good price for
Winter Nellis pears, yet this is the quo
tation in New York of this delicious
fruit from the Pacific coast. If a man
Scannot get his fruit into market ahead
Eof most of his competitors he would do
well to devote himself to late varieties,
for the experience of those who market
California fruit at the east has been that
the late varieties of pears, peaches and
grapes bring nearly as good prices as
those which appear first in the summer
The kaolin deposits in the vicinity of
The Dalles are attracting considerable
attention East, and firm of glass manu-
facturers have written several letters to
that city making inquiries. We are
creditably informed that within three or
four miles of the city there are mex
austible supplies OF the best quality of
this earthly metal. Some specimens
have been assayed in San Francisco, and
the result has been about 90 per cent of
pure kaolin. The glass works at Grand
Dalles will be in operation early next
year.
A bucking locomotive made things
lively at the Albina round house a few
days ago. She had been fully restored
and run into the round house, prepara-
tory to resuming work on the road.
The man in charge of the engine alleges
that when he left her at 6 O'Clock D. m. 4,
she carried % pounds of steam, her
IL 4
and her wheels were blocked. Soon,
thereafter, she began moving, and
leaped into the air the full length of her
boiler. She then tumbled into the turn
table pit, splintering her cab. The as
signed cause for the peculiar action of
the locomotive is that there was an in
adequate quantity of packing to prevent
the steam from escaping.
Lieut.. Frederick G. Schwatka of arctic
fame, died in Good Samaritan hospital
of an overdose of laudanum taken for
the purpose of relieving pains in his
stomach. Thus closes the career of a
brilliant man; who, it has been truth
fully said, has shed luster upon the
state of his adoption. He was in his
usual jovial mood the evening before,
but complained some about pain in
his stomach. His prospects were very
encouraging, and he expected soon to
perfect arrangements for going down to
Mexico, where he had a scheme with
some Mexican land company. He was
also very enthusiastic about his plans
for having the government make a ma
tional park of Mount Hood. He seemed
to feel highly encouraged, and believed
all his plans would materialize.
The gang of ''steerers,'' who have
been operating the U. P. Ry. trains Be-
yond Pendleton is about to be broken
up. Sheriff Furnish put bullet through
one of the Sang who attempted to get
| away, and others have been arrested.
The sheriff regrets the affair greatly, but
feels that he could not have done other
wise in the performance of his duty,
and he is supported by public senti-
ment. He has made several visits to
the wounded man, who will be well
cared for. The latter, it is said, seems
w 'ninN A0 was Sno1 1oT HSnG crime,
but should recognize his error in trying
to escape. He had every chance to give
up the race before it became necessary
to stop him with a bullet. The war
rant accused him of penitentiary of,
Tense, and the sheriff could not allow
him to escape. It is reported the pa
tlent said he had an opportunity tc
shoot the sheriff, but, despite the bad
things he has been guilty of, never
killed man and never intended to.