The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-06-22

The river is higher than it has been at
any time this season and is still rising.
The CHRoNIcLE regrets to learn that
Hon. w. Med. Lewis is still confined to
his room at the Umatilla house. He
has been very low but is little better
today.
Judge Harrington, of Columbia pre-
cinct, informs us that the Fairfield Sun
day school propose to give strawberry
festival next Wednesday, to which all
the good people of the surrounding
country are invited.
The supreme court has sustained the
decision of the lower court in the case
of Frederick Zorn, who was sentenced
to death at Pendleton for the murder of
of his wife. Zorn will be re-sentenced
tomorrow or Friday.
Dispatches tell US that at meeting of
Emperor William and King Humbert
yesterday "they embraced three times -
This is according to the royal court Gus
toms perhaps, but the model American
looks upon it as waste of the raw
material.
Messrs. S. r. Husbands of Mosier,
Frank Pike of Moro, John Medler of
Wasco, A. S. Mcdonald of Monkland and
William Holder, of Grass Valley, direct
ors of the Eastern Oregon Cooperative
Association are in the city attending to
business connected with their store
Reports from the western part of the
Palouse country indicate that the fall
wheat has been badly damaged from the
effects of few hot days succeeding cold
rains. The damage seems to be kind of
scald. tits probable that this will re-
duce the yield so per cent. In the vicin-
ity of Endicott and Pampa.
A little before five O'Clock yesterday
evening an alarm of fire was sounded by
an engine at the company's shops. The
fire department turned out in force but
found their services were not needed.
The fire started from some cause in a
small closet building belong to the COM
pany at the west end OF the Mill creek
trestle. but was soon extinguished by the
company's hose.
The schooner Hayseed, Capt. Gisler,
has sailed from San Francisco in search
of the millions of Spanish doubloons
which are supposed to have been buried
"before our time" on Cocoas island.
Capt. Gisler has been on the island
three times. and five of his men have
been with him, so they know what they
will have to endure in the search for
gold. One of his party is man who
has been herding sheep in the John Day
country.
James Darneille, the new county com
missioner elect of this county qualified
for office today. Mr.. Darneille won his
position in square and fair fight and
has the honor of having polled the larg,
est vote where he was best known. The
new county court will enter upon its
labors next month with the full conf.
dence and friendship of all parties, but
alas for the incumbentsl the harder
they strive to do right during ths
next four years the more enemies they
are sure to make.
From Ed Hartman, whose ranch is OIL
upper Eight mile, we learn that crops
are still in good condition in his neigh
borhood, ands with favorable weathel
from this time forward, viii undoubtedly
turn out better than any they have hae
for some years. Favorable reports con
tinue to reach us from the Tygh Ridg,
country where grain still keeps in goot
condition under the influence of tn,
present cooi weather and south wee
winds.