The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-04-08

new candidates for public favor. In such
instances new publications simply become a
burdensome tax on the community, against
which the public have right to protest.
The disappearance in Portland of Mr.. /.
J. Benjamin, of Lebanon, IS creating con-
siderable excitement IN the neighborhood OF
his home. 1t Is feared that he has been
murdered, and the chief of police is investi-
eating the matter. The missing man is
about "a years of age, and always bore an
exemplary character. Portland is making
for itself an unenviabIe character regarding
these mysterious transactions, and the po-
lice force should be more vigrlant or be In
creased IN numbers.
Albany Democrat: Oregon's exhibit
at the worlds tair will be so insignificant
that few will realize there is one. Most
of the EXHIBIT is in printers ink In few
Oregon newspapers. The exhibit itself
will be very insignificant in buildings
with seventy miles of aisles. The fault
lies in not having made the appropria-
tion two years ago. The commissioners
are probably doing all they can, and GER
tainly all they can to have people believe
they are making creditable exhibit.
An exchange says: One of the needless
and inconsistent act ons that has been prev
alent to some extent, in different parts of
the country tor a number of years, is that of
raiding saloons. Nc practical good ever re-
suited from such work, and only obloquy to
the participators. Examples of this mis-
taken zeal have been very rare of late years,
but one was again put on record In North
Dakota town last week. Better and more
effective methods should be adopted by the
ladies. They should profit by the experl-
ence of former years and close observation
of results.
Asiorian: A. S., Mercer, of Wyoming,
who has been appointed state agent In
the agricultural department must have
changed his politics since he left Oregon.
1t is also hoped that he has undergone |
q material revolution in other respects. |
Such fellows as Mercer generally get on |
top. He brought ship load of girls TO |
Oregon and Washing on many years
ago-and some very good ones-and |
married them eff While here he was
connected with the Astoria custom ser
vice as Republican.
Salem Statesman: Owing to the quiet,
persistent efforts of Postmaster A. N.
Gilbert, 1t has been decided by the post
/
depository for money order funds. Here
tofore the Portland Office has been the only
depository of these funds and Salem is the
second city in the state to be thus honored.
All the tlties in the central Willamette
valley will now make the deposits of their
surplus funds at this office and this will
increase its business. Those
postoEces selecting Salem as their place of
deposit will no doubt extend as far south as
Roseburg.
The Union Journal says: From I. N
Muncey, who was in the city Tuesday from
Pasco,a representative learned that the gen.
tlemen who recently filed upon a large
amount of land along the Columbia and
Snake rivers under the mining laws. were
wealthy men from st. Paul, Minneapolis
and Duluth. They planned out considera-
BILE gold along these rivers and were so well
pleased with the experiment that they re
turned east with the gold and will have it
assayed. As soon as the high waters recede :
they will bring out new apparatus and
make other tests with the rock and sand.
These gentlemen. he says, are very conf
dent that there is gold al ng these rivers,
and if 1t can be saved while being washed
but, mining IN that section can be made to
pay we'll. 10 addition to the large claims
.taked off in Walla Walla and Franklin
these gentlemen have filed upon
arge number of acres in Yakima county.