The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-12-10
ITEMS IN BRIEF
From SATURDAYS Daily.

1hA' oOo. GndSIdShCLug OILlduus u IL
the city.
Hon. Geo. W. Johnston, of Dufur, is il
town to-day.
Mr., G. }. Vanduyn, of Tygh Valley, was
In the city Yesterday.
The council chambers have been repaired
2 and are now very neat IN appearance.
l There are only two occupants in the
: county Jail, and these are from Sherman
! county.
! Our schools are crowded this year, and
more teachers and larger rooms for educa-
p, tional facilities are needed.
. Christmas trees of all sizes on sale at The
Dalles LAUNDERING Co.'S Office, corner of
Front and Washington streets.
A match game of ball was played at Tygh
between Tvgh and Wamic clubs. The score
stood: Tygh, 81; Wamic, %.
Wheat is still selling at the warehouses,
notwithstanding the advanced stage of the
season and the condition of the roads.
The number of pupils enrolled in the
public schools in this city is 4SS The high
est enrolment heretofore has been AGO.
Burglars are becoming frequent, and this
is evidence that the city is infested with
class who are undesirable in any community.
Mr.. j. W. Marques, who was severely
injured several weeks since, was In town to-
day for the first time since he met with the
accident.
Deputy Sheriff Phirman left tonight for
Salem with Coon, who was sentenced to the
penitentiary for two years for passing coun-
terfeit money.
The party of the terpslchorean club last
evening was largely attended, and those
present express themselves well satisfied
with the arrangements.
A wind storm prevailed in the Bitter Root
valley last Saturday in which trees were
blown out by he roots, fences blown down
and much other damage done.
The entire works were kept running all
day on single stick of cedar in Gray's
| Harbor shingle mill recently. From the
one stick l8S, 500 shingles were made.
Mr.. James Pearson, an old resident of the
Deschutes, but at present living at Water
| vile, Wash, has been in the city for the
past few days, visiting relatives and friends.
Mr.. w. 81. Brooks, of the Dufur Dis.
patch, Published his yaledictory In its last
issue, He will hereafter print the paper at
Grant, aad the name will be changed to
Grant Dispatch.
Hal. II. Olell, of national reputation as
an athlete committed suicide in Spokane
last evening, by taking dose of morphine.
He drank pretty freely, and the act was
done while in a state of intoxicatiou.
Now that the streets do not afford an op-
portunlty for playing marbles, the 'small
boy" amuses himself with watching the city
jail and its occupants. Parents shoald take
note of the old stanza: ''Vice is a monster"
etc.
Rev. L. Nissen arrived In the city from
Astoria to-day, and will hold services in the |
Norwegian language at the Lutheran church |
tomorrow, morning and evening. We re-
ceived pleasant call from the gentleman
this afternoon.
The estimated wealth of the United |
States, that is, the value of all the lands, |
buildings, railway. etc., is put at S64, ,000.- |
600, 600. The amount of money of all |
kinds is estimated by the secretary Of the |
treasury to be 81. l0S, l30. .O92.
What is supposed to be Biela's comet, |
after an absence of seven years, swinging |
around the circle, has the past fortnight |
been coquetting with the earth at distance |
of about million miles. and the people of |
our globe have been taking IN the pretty |
sight, to be seen directly overhead every |
night between s and 9 o'clock, when the
SKY is clear.
Justice Schultz was engaged this morning
in an examination of case IN which the
complaining witness had sworn that he had
been robbed. As the trial proceeded the
testimony was not such as warranted the
magistrate in holding the defendant, and he
was discharged from custody.
Harry Woods, a brakeman on the Union
Pacific branch from Arlington to Heppner,
fell from a moving freight train one day
this week and sustained serious injuries.
He was picked up unconscious and taken to
HepPner where he is receiving good treat
nent. 1t is feared he may be injured In.
ternally.
Alaska covers an area of SIS, 900 square
miles and has %, 900 miles of coast line.
The population Is probably about 80, 600. of
which all but 5000 are native Indians. The
United States government derives large
revenue from its vast fisheries and fur trade.
The fur seal and fur otter trade alone is
worth $500. 900 year.
A creditor of the late Samuel j. Randall
recently filed petition in probate court at
Philadelphia to compel an accounting. His
widow has just made answer that when his
funeral expenses had been paid and the $500
exemption allowed the widow, not a penny
of property remained. It is unfortunate
for the widow that such should be the case,
but considering Randalps opportunities In
congress for feathering his nest 1t speaks
louder for his honesty than bronze tablet
or a tombstone could ever do.
Last night the hardware store of Messrs.
Maier & Benton was broken into from one
of the rear windows. 1t is not known
whether anything was taken or not. The
night before it was the saloon of Mr.. F.
Lemke. in which few dollars were taken
from the till, two bottles of whisky and
some cigars stolen. Where will these fell
lows ply their nefarious schemes tonight?
It Is to be hoped that these scoundrels will
soon meet their deserts, and be at work for
the state in Salem, where they justly be-
long.
Heppner Gazette: Lucky Baldwin,
who for about one year has been pro-
.prietor of the Monument Canyon City
stage line, has skipped the country-or
at least such is the report-leaviDg
numerous creditors and several cayuse
frames to make the best of the future.
On learning of his absconding, parties
interested attached all bis stage stock
and will at an early date proceed to get |
as nearly even with him as possible.
A voter has brought suit to have the
Australian ballot law of California de
cIared unconstitutional, ON the ground
that the law does not allow him to enjoy
'tbe secrecy of the ballot" In this par
ticular case the plaintiff is nearly blind
and he alleges he cannot vote without
the assistance of others. The question
arises just what kind of q ballot could
there be devised that would fit the con-
stItutional rights to blind voters who de-
mand the recret ballot claim to be guar
anteed.
Peter Sylvester as he was generally
known here at the time when John L. Sui ,
livan knocked him int perpetual insanity,
escaped from the as, lum few days ago and
reached Astoria Tuesday night looking for
Sheriff Smith, says the Historian. He |
wanted to get even with that officer for a
multitude of evil deeds, and was prepared
to slice off few portions of his enemy's
anatomy with a carving knife. However,
the sheriff and chief of police captured him
without any damage having been done, and
he will be returned Immediately to his last
place of residence.
Lewiston Teller: The two commissioners,
who, with Mr.. Schleicher, will treat with !
the Nez Perces for their lands, will reach
here to-day. After a short consultation as
to plans of operation they will proceed to |
Lapwai to begin their work. The Indians
have known Of their coming now for several
weeks and they haye been gathering in the
grand council. Robt. Schleicher will no