The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-04-29

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tleman has still a vIyld recollection o.
2 <scenes during this exciting period of oui
history, and anxiously desires to witnes:
the naval review at Fortress Monroe.
Capt. Sherman, of the Regulator, made a
trip to Hood River Yesterday. He went
down for the purpose of locating a wharf
on the Washington side opposite that town,
and chose the site near Mr. Rankins resi-
dence. a good road down the mountain
has been graded by Mr.. Egan and Mr.. Ran.
kin for the purpose of furnishing an avail
able way to bring produce to the boat land
ing, and the wharf will be constructed I'M
mediately.
A petition is being circulated in Lincoln
and Benton asking for the pardon of Henry
Miller. who was sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for life in 1888 from Benton county
for murder in the second degree. Miller
was only l6 years old when sentenced, and
his unfortunate deed was the result of es.
pousing his brothers quarrel. He has been
model prisoner, but his health Is broken,
and unless clemency is extended soon it will
be too late.
P. J. White was examined Friday before
Justice DAVIS for burglary and held to the
grand jury in the sum of $500. On Satur-
day he was before Justice Schultz for lar.
ceny Of blankets, overcoat, suit of clothes
and looking glass in the New G 1lumbia Ho.
tel, and was placed under bail of $3.50 1t
seems the fellow occupied room lu the hoA
tel one night, and the pext day decsmped
with everything he could lay his hands on
Such dodgers are not desirable.
The rate war between the Southern Pa.
cific and the North American NavIga ion
Company, which is running line of ships
between San Francisco and New York, via
Panama, will be of benefit to wool producers
on this colst, and ought to raise the price
OF wool at least quarter of cent, since
the freight charges between those points
have bee n reduced that amount. The rates
now on creased wool are IS cents rer bun.
dred pounds, with pros poets of further re-
ductions.
Jesse and Ralph Winkle, aged II an 4 l3 |
years, respectively, are in jail at Eugene
for ''swIpIng" a row boat. The boat cap
sized aud sank, but the boys swan to land
After time, according to their own story. !
they found that they had been wrecked on
an island. They starved out on the island |
and had to swim across to the nam land |
and return tC town to get something to eat |
They hadn't been back IN Eugene very long |
before an officer arrested them, and Justics |
the county Jail.
Albany Herald: Friday afternoon as two
men were repairing part of the lower end of |
the log shute at Mr.. John Leedys sawmlll, |
two and a fourth miles south of Minto, on
the North Santiam, log got away from the
men at the upper end of the shute and came
tearing down upon them. One of the men
jumped for his life. leaplug into the creek
% feet below. The other man, w. R.
Swink, was unable to get out d the way,
and the log struck him taking off his left
leg at the ankle, breaking his nose and Civ
ing him other bruises. HIS wounds are not
considered fatal, and he was promptly,
tend and carefully attended.
Baker City Democrat: Those who cialm
to be able to foretel the weather seem to
have lost the combination on April. Ac
cording to their predictions we should be
"a little ray of sunshine" but 10
lieu thereof the clerk is dispensing a variety
Of weather which is delaying plowing and
seeding throughout the country. In tact
the fruit trees are holding back their leaves
md blossoms and with frequent frosts there
3 fear that the crop will be materially re.
luced if not cut short in all quarters. But
hose who have made observations give the
Information that up to the present time the
rosts have done no material damage, for
he reason that the buds are not vet far
nough advanced to have been nipped. ,
Locaiizer: Many large orchards are being
ct out 10 Kittitas county this spring. In
ONE parts of the.state the Italian prune is
iven the preference over all other kinds of ,
runes. Its large.size and proliticness gives
the lead in that line Of fruit. In pur-
hasing trees it would be well to keep c
harp lookout for the San Jose scale. 1t /
NIL be remembered they adhere very closely :
D the tree, and can be noticed only by close
crutiny. A great many of the nurseries in Z
'regon and this state have them in greater G
r less numbers. If one becomes accus- i
omed to seeing them they can be seen
eadily. 1t would be well for every one
citing out an orchard to learn at once what b
hey look like SO that they may recognize a
,on &c. +
During the past week civileDgineers have
cen running lines from the rapids of the
Jmatilla river, one mile above Umatilla
unctIon, to the old gold fields along the 8
nore of the Columbia three miles west. il
hey were quite reticent regarding the ma d
nre of their business, and it was generally
onceded that they were wo-kingson an ir-
gation scheme. 1t is now rumored, how
yer, that they were working IN the inter-
sts of the company lately formed at PEN
Teton for the purpose OF making thorough ,
,vestigation into the condition of the Old
lacer diggings. and, If possible, for devils
X some means of procuring fine gold. The
apIds of the Umatilla will afford an excel.
mt water power for hydraulic mining.
fifteen Chlnamen are now working the old
ED with the common 'cradle" process.
lutte a number of claims have been staked
ut by white,men.