The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-01-14
From Mondays Daily.

Hon, w. ID. Biggs, of Wasco, was IN
town yesterday.
A light fall of snow last night covered the
ground this morning.
Ten names from Portland were registered
at the Umatilla house yesterday.
Messrs. Thomas Burgess, Lemuel Burgess
and J. N. Burgess, OF Bakeoven, are in the
city.
Hon. w. II. II. Dufur and wife, of
Dufur, were in town yesterday. We ac-
knowledge pleasant call from Mr.. Dufur.
And on this day came Emile Beck, sub.
Ject of Austria, and under oath declared his
Intention of becoming citizen of the
United States.
Six q. s. prisoners were taken to Port
land Saturday morning by Deputy U. S.
Marshal Jameson. These were all bound
over to the U. s. district court for selling
liquor to Indians.
The highest place in the world regularly
| inhabited is the Buddhist town of Haine, in
ThIbet, which Is 10000 feet above the sea
level. The highest inhahIted place in the
Americas ID at Galera, Peru, 1925 feet
| above sea level.
A young man by the name of McGIll,
who received an order to leave town. has
lately turned up in Antelope to the discom
| future of some of his creditors. He was
turned over to Fossil, aud the citizens of
| that town sent him to Condor, where a
similar fortune may befall him.
Military matters in Gillian sounty are al
ways interesting to the citizens, and there
are two as good companies of the Oregon
| National Guard as are in the region east of
the Cascades. The monthly drill and in.
spection are always subjects of interest and
attract large attendance of the boys.
The information in Goldendale ex-
change, that the contract for he Washing.
ton portage on the north bank of the river
| had been awarded to Glenn 4 Mckenzie,
was little premature. 1t has not been let
| yet, but very probably the bid of the firm
named will be accepted as soon as the pre-.
liminaries can be arranged.
1t is reported that a rock quarry has been
discovered about three miles from the
Locks, and this will produce sufficient
quantity for the completion OF the work ut
the Cascades. Our citizens may expect
work to b. prosecuted with vIgor, under the
contract system, and Day Bros. will have a
large force of men at the Locks in a few
days.
CANYON City Netcs: From an industrious |
prospector Of Granite we learn further par |
ticulars concerning the new gold ledge dis.
covered on Olive creek. 1t is about 100 |
feet wide and sticks up from the ground In
places 80 or 40 feet high. Groupings assay
from 81 TO $40 per ton. A mill will soon be
erected on the property.
A Kentucky man recently got prize for
the following definition of a gentleman: ga
man of refinement and culture whose aims
are noble, whose truth is constant, and not
only constant In its kind, but elevated In
its degree; whose want of meanness makes
him simple, and who can look the whole
world in the face with tue manly sym
pathy for the great and small.
The Salem Statesman says that Harry
Miller will get vote for president as presi-
dental elector, Notwithstanding the decision
of the supreme court. which confirms the
election of Pierce over him. David NJ.
dunno, one of the Republican electors, is
absent from the state, and the balance of
those elected will fill the vacancy. They
will do this by electing Harry.
One night last week the inmates of the
county Jail were awakened by terrible
howlng made by one of the prisoners In
the morning on inquiring the cause it was
found that the bowler was a hobo. and in
his dreams he met with the terrible misfor
tune of being forced to work to earn his
daily bread. This caused the outcry and
The United States contains 10000 law
yers, IL 900 of whom are IN New York city, |
making the proportion there about one to
every l60 of the population. France, with
a population of 1000. 900, has but 5000
lawyers, and Germany has only 1000 out OF
q population OF Sc, 1000. 600 The statistician
did not give the number Of editors IN differ
snt countries; but as these are rated in the
degree of quality quantity is insignificant.
The Antelope Herald says: At the elec-
lion of officers of tine a. o. U. w. at thus Z
place last Saturday Fight the following
we're the successful candidates: Master
workman. P Kimsey; foreman, W 81
silvertooth (re-electedl; overseer, VIM
Menefee; recorder, K III Shut IRE electedl;
Fred Wallace; receiver, KIrch.
,eimer (re-elected); guide, e Dickerson; =
inside watchman, G Brogan; outside !
vatchman, Peter A Klrchheiner.
Exchange: Men have various wavs of G
FRYING money. Butchers, grocers and {
,akers carry it in a cruniped wad. Bank. 4
RS in nice clean bills laid IN full length in a q
morocco pocket book Brokers always fold | n
heir bills twice. The young business man v
arries his money in his vest pocket, while Q
be sporting man carries it IN his trousers
rocket. Farmers aud drovers carry their \
money in their inside pockets. Editors
AIRY theirs in other peoples pockets.
James Bell, one of the oldest conductors t,
n the Union Pacific. says the East Ore p
oman. whose run is between Huntington 81
nd Pocatello, met with distressing acci ST
ent this morning. Mr.. Bell had charge of N
rain No. Z, aud at point east Of Hunt e
,gton stepped down from the platform Of n o
ar. A step happened to be missing. fact Of