The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-12-30
PEASE & MAYS.

Lovers of choice furs would be de-
lighted with the exhibition of pelts from
our Ipland Empire fur bearing animals,
to be seen at B. VOLTS place today.
He has nearly every kind on hand, from
the bear to the skunk, including silver
gray fox, etc., in all about $4,000 worth,
for shipment.
Mr.. L. Rice of Endersby, in the city
today, says the roads are much the best
in the city now. There is plenty of
snow for sleighing, but it is soft, and the
ground is soaked with water under the
snow. At Wards mill he says there
was a fall of three feet. On the creek,
in the vicinity of Davidson's, it was
twenty two inches deep.
Discussing the jute sack business, and
works at the Salem penitentiary where
the convicts may be given useful en-
plovment without detriinent to the free
laboring classes; it is suggested that the
Inland Empire, being the home OF the
flax plant. where it is indigenous to the
soil if an an effort was made might fur
itv of stock for sacks. THE CHRONICLE
would be pleased to have some sugges-
/ tions on this topic.
A Washington dispatch yesterday
says: paul F. Mohr, of Tacoma, is
again in Washington. Mohr is the man
who has opposed, with great deal of
vigor, the project for boat, railway at
The DaIles on the Columbia river. He
does not anticipate that he will have to
make any effort during the present
session of congress to prevent a bill going
! through which will interfere with his
railroad scheme, because nothing will be
/ done in the matter of rivers and harbors
! at this session."
About midnight'last night, as Officer
Chris. Bills was passing up Second
street, he discovered that the lights had
been extinguished in The Dalles Mer-
camille company's store. He soon found
that glass in one of the front doors
had been broken in. He secured assist
ance to watch developments, and went
for Officer Gibbons. The store was then
dian boy, about 6 years old, was in the
store. He had unlocked the store-room
door, and appeared to be waiting for a
pal. The supposition is that the safe
might have been broken open, but foI
the timely appearance of Mr.. Bills. The
boy had been in town during the day,
with other Indians of the Warm Springs
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older members of the tribe, and return
ed to town after nightfall. He was dis
covered by his white som brero, as he
skulked behind some sacks in the store
room. He had taken nothing but 8
plentiful supply of candy. The officers
took him to jail, and he will be given an
opportunity to explain the purpose o.
his nocturnal explorations.
There was quite a rush at the stage
Office last night of packages to be sem
out this morning AS the roads are very
bad the stage company is perplexed how
to accommodate everybody and MOI
overload the coaches. In order to pre-
vent this it was decided to take only
such articles as were indispensable
necessary. Then the appeal was made
in each case. One man brought in I
package for w. Bolton & Co.. Antelope
81 don't know whether this can go o
not" says the affable agent, and tn,
: circumstances are related. "Well,
Gays the would be shipper, sit is yer.
important that that package should go
because it is boots, and the people the.
are intended for are bare-footed, in tn
snow" .tThe package is marked O. X.
that goes,'' said the agent, as he turne'