The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-16
From Thursdav,s Daily.

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From Thursdays Daily.
Mr.. W. H. Staats, of Dufur, is in tow
to. day.
Hon. Van B DeLashmut, of Port land,
in the city.
The ''Pe,rl of SAVOY" Saturday night a
Wingate's hall.
Mr.. N. Mood pioneer resident OF Du
fur. IS in town TO day.
The Stuttz dram tic company, Frda
and Saturday nights at Winga.e's hal.
Mr.. W H. Moore, the leading merchan
of Moro, is regist tsrsd at the Umatiil
House.
The afternoon train from Portland to da,
was half hor late. There We're few pas.
sepgers on board.
| Ed. Henderson was admitted to bail hy
Judge Bradshaw tins morning IN the sum O
| $500. with Van B DeLashmunt and W
Lord as bondsmen.
Where the new crushed rock road bed ha.
been laid 1t is forming solid, hard thor
oughfare. When completed this will be q
great improvement to Second street.
Winnie Robinson, of East Portland, is in
the citv. He win be recolle ted nv resi-
dents as the son OF Mr.. and Mrs B r bin
son. who were pioneer residents OF The
Dalies.
This afternoon the western horizon was
very cloudy, and for time IL thought
We would experience a winter cyclone; but
it passed off with simply wIntry coat on
the hills surrounding the city.
The river is very high for this season of
the year. and the piles OF wood On the lower
beach are inundated. Yesterday the Regu
tator wharf was covered by about foot of
water; but this decreased last night.
Mr.. M. V. Rork writes US from Baker
City that he will be IN The Dalles Saturday,
Dec. 23d, and will address the people at the
court house in the evening at o'c ock
Theme: Cause and Cure of Hard Times +"
A civil case was tried before ] sire DAVIS
to day, in which G l. Richmond was plain.
tiff and the Buschkes defendant 1t is a
suit on promssory note, and 81. II Rid
dell is attorney for tn plaintiff and w II.
Wilson for defendants.
Mr.. Francis Ross, is building very ele-
CANT sideboard for the sample rooms OF
SEubliDg & Williams, on the corner of Court
street. This will be the most artistic of
any IN the city, and is good illustration of
me mechanical skil snd Ingenuity of Mr..
Ross.
Two drunk and disorderly persons were
linded in the city Jail last night, where
they slept the dark hours away, and awoke
this morning to relization of their con-
dItIon. Thev,were interviewed by the city
recorder and fined, and are now working
out the amount on the rock crusher.
The farmers on Junipcr Fiatt are busy
plowinQ, the ground never having been In
better condition. There will be more
acreage sown TO gam this season than for
many years past. ami the IndIcstlous are
that the weld will he abundant next sum
mel; hut there may te conditions called
Int9 existence by that time that will cause
y failure of crops.
Minister Stevens, who has represented
this government at Honolulu for eight years,
is personal friend of Col. I. Lang. of
this citv, and within few days has written
him in regard to the action of Americas
troops in thu late Hawaiian revolution. We
have seen Minister Stevens letter in which
he states energetically that American troops
Or civil or naval officers had nothing what
aver to do with the islanders movement,
but refused to take any action except to
protect American citizens and property.
We read to-day the AtaEapos Vmdi-
,ator, Published at Franklin, Louisiana, the |
county seat OF St Mary's county, and the |
,anner sugar producing county OF that |
tate: THAT if the reform tariff bill of !;
Wilson is Democratic measure of the nine
zenith century, especially. free sugar, their
pecialGy, it Ia serious mistake when it
allied to kill the principles OF tnat party |
leader than damnation at the ballot box ON
be last election. If our pc ,p'e are to be
educed to beggary and their business
laughtered by the hand that should protect
hem."
The residence of Mr.. Milt. Morris on
uniper Flat, about six miles this side of
was burned to the ground yes
erday morning about daylight. He starred
ire in the stove, and went to the barn to do
ome chores, and was not gone but few
minutes before he beheld the building IN
ames. He fastened back as soon as possi-
lie. and managedNto save a few articles
rom the house; but the family, consisting
{ his wife and three children, during this
,clemeDt season, will find it great hard
MP to be deprived of their home. 1t is
OF known whether there was anv insur-
nee or not; but the loss will be about
1000.
From Fridavs Daily.