The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-06-23

Only one democratic candidate for the
Dalles post Office has yet been heard of.
Mr.. Will Condor is preparing to re-
build his residence, on Union street,
near Fifth.
Prof. Ingalls, has rendered his resigna-
tion as principal of the Wasco indepen-
dent academy.
Tickets for the Conductors excursion
may be obtained at the o. P. depot, or
at the W. U Tel office.
Rev. j. r. n. ect. Bell, of Indepen-
dence, will be the orator of the day at
the Masonic celebration at Lafayette to-
morrow. Wasco county will be repre-
sented by Judge Bradshaw. and wife.
Portland is jogging the memory OF
of the U. p. r. Co., relative to that much
deferred decent union depot. The new
plans are now complete, and bids for
construction will probably be received
early in July.
The carpenter who was knocked off
the Front street trestle into Mill creek
last evening by passing locomotive,
was badly shaken up. He was not
stunned SO bad, fortunately, but that he
was able to swim out.
A Methodist camp meeting will be
held for two weeks in Goldendale COM
mencing Friday the Oath inst. A large
boarding tent will accommodate the cam
pers and comfortable sleeping quarters
will be furnished to all who may bring
blankets and bedding.
The wool clip of Oregon is probably
worth two million dollars today II the
tariff were taken off and the free wool Of
Australia and South America were rush
ing into competition with American
wool, what damning of free trade
would echo over the ranges!
When the last street fakir was in The
Dalles the anti-fakir society laid in a
stock of eggs for the next fellow of his
kind to come along. This was about
four months ago, and the eggs are good
and ripe. Perhaps that is the reason
why no more fakirs visit The Dalles
Their olfactory nerves no doubt scent
troubles ahead.
The preliminary business for the
Fourth of July celebration in The Dalles
is now about completed. The subscrip-
| tions are being collected which provide
the means necessary to meet all bills in
Cured for actual expenses, and the only
thing left undone is for the people tc
join the committee in a grand and hearty
observance of the day.
Business in wool is yet limited tc
small transactions. The tone of ths
market is good, and dealers are of ths
opinion that there will hardly be an,
recession in prices. In San Francisco
Eastern Oregon fieeces are quoted at 1;
to. IL cent?. Best shipping grades finC
quick sale at full rates, but the scourin.
demand has not been very pronounced
Ffie Great Northern will be ,runnin,
trains through The Dalles within 6l
days, or at least as soon as pending ne
negotiations with the U. p. r. Co., ar,
closed for trackage. The. Great North
ern people desire to make an agreemen
by which they may run over the roa,
into Portland. at present their bes
chance is to transfer passengers an,
freight to Z. p. K. cars.
I Inasmuch as nearly all the Union Pa
cific steamboats, on Puget sound hav
been tied up for some time, and thes
now running represent a dead loss, TIL
idle boats are to be leased or sold to tn
highest bidder ~ The company intend t
cut entirely loose from the steamboa
tiusiless on. the sound, and viii do n
npskesyo york IN che Columbia and Villa
iiiette rivers tIfan,is absolutely necessary