The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-04-02
From Tuesday 8 Daily.

A Webfoot day.
Mr.. L. o. Ralston, of Abingdon, came
down on the evening train yesterday.
The river is rising rapidly and the Column
bia is very high for this season of the year.
The showers of ram during the last tew
days has clothed the hills in carpeting of
green.
Mr.. H. Mccoy, one Of the pioneer resi-
dents of Fifteen Mile creek, is in the city
to-day.
Work has begun on the Congregational
chusch and will be prosecuted to compile
tion as rapidly as possible.
! Mr.. @. Schott, former resident OF The
Dalles, but now of Gillian county, Is
registered at the Umstilla House.
Friendship Lodge, No. Q. X. of p. are
taking steps towards the purchase Of ground
and the erection of Pythian castle In this
city. W.. q.
Judge o. N. Denny, of Portland, is In
the city. he came down from Arlington
last evening, where be has large property
interests.
The following deed was filed for record
to-day: John r Rankin and wife 10 On
Clough; parcel OF land In section 2 T .
N R 10 east; $40.
The rain during the last two days has
been general throughout Wasco, Sherman
and Gillian counties, and the prospects
were never better for crops.
The citizens of Arlington have undertaken
to stop the sand from blowing by planting
some Of the harder grasses, and hopes are
entertained that this plan will be successful
An agreeable rain began falling last night,
and continued during the day. Every
shower of ran adds to the moisture in the
ground and increases the prospects for
crops.
We are sorryto learn that Mr.. John
Gates, father of our sheriff, is quite sick at
his residence in this city. His many
friends will hope that he will soon be re-
stored to health.
About $75, 900 remains of the last appro-
priation for the locks at the Cascades; but
the water is so high at present that work
cannot be carried on in the canal, but stone
cutters will begin operations in few days.
Yesterday Mr.. James Peters declared
his intention of becoming an American
citizen, and thereby renounced bis alleg-
lance to the queen of Great Britain and
ireland. To-day Mr.. Duncan McAuley
did the same commendable act, and with
in two days her august majesty, whose
sceptre Is welded over more subjects
than ever Caesars was, lost two faithful
subjects.
We received q communication to-day,
signed by "Tax-Psyer", but the name was
not given, and therefore it was not pub
lished. The complaint was made about
''large casks or tanks that have been OBJ
tructing the sidewalk on Washington
street." and, while the newspaper is the
proper channel through which matters
which cannot be righted in the courts
should haye hearing, yet this obstruction
complained of could be removed by the city
council, and Taxpayer" should present
his grievance to that body.
Senator Mitchell has succeeded in OBJ
tanning an order from the secretary of
war, relieving the governor of Oregon
from responsibility for the loss of govern
ment property in possession Of the Ore.
gon National Guard, and destroyed by
fire at The Dalles, Oregon, September 2,
1891. Instructions have been forwarded
to the governor from the war department,
authorizing him to drop the destroyed
articles from his annual reports for the
year ending December 81, 1891.
East OregOntan: A young Indian brave
named "Lacket-il-Pilp" has been gath
cred to his fathers under suspicious cir
cumstances. Sunday morning an Indian
reported finding the body Of the young
man in the river at Pendleton. The re-
mains were taken charge of by his people
and conveyed to his home, where an ex-
animation by DIR. Mckay disclosed the
fact that his neck was broken, No
marks of external violence were visible.
"Lacket-il Pip" is supposed to have met
his death Saturday evening, being In
town that day. The body was lying at
the waters edge near the foot of the
levee about one hundred yards above the
Main street bridge. On the levee were
the prints of moccasin feet as though
there bad been On encounter, and the
shreds of blankets were found on a wire
fence near. Indians are considerably ex-
cited over the affair, and suspect foul
play. An investigation will be held at
the agency. The dead Iudian leaves a
young wife to mourn her lords unumely
and