The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-05-31

Mr.. F. A. Kirby presented this Office
with sample box of magnificent straw
berries the product of Mr.. Klint's gar
den on Mill Creek. The berries
averaged an ounce each, Is to the pound.
They were taken to Portland Saturday
evening, where they were greatly ad-
mired.
There were several bets made in The
Dalles on the scrap between Jackson
and Slavin, some of which will not be
paid without protest, as the loser claims
they were ''sure thing" puts. Slavin
was so badly punished by the negro that
he scarcely considers he was in the
fight at all.
The Czarowitz may be expected to Wis
it this country in June. The young fell
low is said to be as cold as frozen
oyster to the tender passion, but if he
doesn't lock himself up in fire proof
safe the American girls will melt him
out, and his imperial dad may book
him among the extra hazardous risks
of the family. ~
The Usage Indians are said to be the
richest community in the world. They
are but 1909 in number, but they have
S, ,OOO, 900 deposited to their credit in
the treasury at Washington, on which
they draw 800, 900 interest every three
months, and they own 1 100000 acres
of the best land in Oklahoma. Most of
them wear blankets, despite their wealth.
We have been to Portland and taken
in decoration day procession. cruisers
and all. Yesterday was a big day for
everybody in the metropolis. The Dalles
delegation was conspicuous in the city,
and helped to- make Conductor Harry
Fowlers' train up to five coaches and
three sleepers, besides the mail, bag
gage and express, requiring two locomo-
tives to pull it out of sSullivan's gulch
and up to Latourelle falls on time.
The congressional candidate of the
peoples party for the second Oregon
district made speech the other day up
in Grant county on the currency ques-
tion. If there is anything in the world
about which Mr.. Luce knows everything
that is to be known it is the currency
and the per capita circulation. My
friends'' said our next congressman,
ssthe great trouble is we hain't got
enough money in circulation. We want
more money to do business with. In
1864 the per capiciG circulation was $26.
In 1892 the per copiciG circulation is re-
duced to seven dollars. Where is the
money gone to my friends? I'll tell you
where its gone to. You hain't got it,
THE CHRONICLE was in error Saturday
in stating that the COW which attempted
to swim the Columbia sank below Rock
land landing. She swan into the eddy
and landed on this side, and after much
difficulty was safely secured. Her
owner, Peter Aggins, who was Knocked
senseless by her, is still in critical con-
dition, but is doing as well as can be ex-
pected for serious case like his. The COW
struck him, with all her force, in the
stomach, and he fell over backwards,
| iniuring th9brain by fall on the side
walk. He has recovered consciousness
sufficient to remember coming on to the
| ferry boat with the COW, but remembers
nothing of events happening after leav-
ing the ferry.
Geo. w. Childs of Philadelphia, Col.
Shepard, of the N. Y. Mail and Express,
and ten car loads of other eastern editors
| have discovered Oregon the past week,
and will return, to their various sanctums
with far better understanding of the
webfool nation than they ever had before.
s'Seeing is believing" said VIM. F. Day
as he left the car in Salem and returned
a few moments later with a bouquet oi
clover and red-top grass which he pre-
sented to the Kentucky delegation with
the greetings of the Webfoot state. He
told them that Oregon could boast Of
her beautiful women, green grass and
fast horses, the same as Kentucky. The
greeting was received with thanks, but
it is said, subdned murmur of dissat
isfaction pervaded the Kentucky cal
when it dawned upon some of the mem
bers of the sterner sex that nothing haG
been said about whisky.
Decoration Day.
The clustering winds of yesterday anc
the binding dust. did not deter larg'