The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-05-20
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sion act constitutional; but official inform,
tion has not yet been received by the co
lector of customs at Portland.
, Mr.. A. Mcleod, of Kingsley, is in I'll
city en- route east. Before his return
this county he will visit the Chicago expc
! sitiou and scenes of earlier life in Canad
and Wisconsin.
Mr.. T. 4. Ward. one of the delegates {
, Columbia Lodge, No. 5, l. D. o F., to tn
grand lodge which meets in Eugene mex
Wednesday, left Yesterday morning. TIL
other delegate, Mr.. A. Larsen, will leav
to morrow morning.
The managers have tqhooed smoking, no
only in the exposition buildings at Chicago
but also on the grounds. From the kind o
reports we have been getting from tina
quarter, it would seem next to impossible t,
set fire to anything there.
Last evening the fourth anniversary o.
!, the formation of the Epworth league was
held in the Methodist church in this CITY
and the occasion attracted large audience.
The sermon was preached by Rev. John
Whistler, and was a very able and appro.
pirate discourse.
For the first time in twenty years, says
the Review, Crook county fanchers are COM
planning Of too much rain. Many of them
have not finished their spring seeding and
for the past three weeks the ground being
too wet to cultivate, they are desIrous of
little dry weather.
News have been received that Snake river
IS increasing in volume, and it /, to he hoped
| that this stream will resume its usual stage
of water before the melting snow on the
| Upper Columbia will increase It's ordinary
| flow. By this means very high water will
be averted in this vicinity.
PrlnevIlle ReUie1: Lee Wigle was over
from Warm Spring duriug the week. He
says the Indians grain on the agency is
looking tne-far 10 advance of the grain
here-but the crckets are again making
| their appearance in that section, and it is
feared they viii destroy the crops.
Mr. J. Jones, hitherto a subject of
Victoria. queen of Great Britain aud EN-
press Of the Indies. declared his intention
to-day before the county clerk, under oath,
of becoming an American citizen. May he
live long and prosper, his. shadow never
grow less, and may he always vote the Re.
publican ticket.
Our contemporary has q poet ~ on its
staff. Hear him warble: "The magic of
night touched aoith poetic fancy the timbers of
the long trestle, and the precipitous banks Of
the sitUery sheet of ,odter, while over Its sur
tace was carried the mellow harmoDies of
the queen of instruments, influencing the
mind to feelings more sacred, and insensible
inducing" etc.
The picnic of the Gesang Verein Harmonic
yesterday was largely attended, and the
Regulator was crowded on ever trip it
made. Arriving at the grounds every prep.
aration was made for the entertainment of
guests, and the hours were spent very en-
joyably. The day was all that could be de-
sired, and more pleasant event has not
happened this season.
W. H. Butler, says the Antelope Herald,
an experienced prospector, came III fEom
Cherry creek last Wednesday to ges some
powder with which to open up a gold ledge
which be had discovered between Cherry
creek and Muddy. He has also discovered
some valuable opal beds in that section.
Mr.. Butler has great confidence in the min
eral prospects out there. and says if capital
lists would take hold of it they could make
wonderful developments.
The evening cotemporary thus spoke of
the German picnic In its Saturdays issue:
"The German Singing Society haYe char
tered the Regulator tomorrow, and are bent
on having good time at their picnic. 1t
will doubtless be highly successful, as the
season of the year is peculiarly inviting for
a country airing, when all earth is dressed
IN her prettiest costume, the bright snn-
shine and gentle breezes inspiring song and
praise to the Creator in the hearts of all
animals capable of making "a joyful noise "
Last Monday complaint was made in
Justice Elliott's court charging Marion w.
Orsborn with swearing falsely ON the trial OF
Ellis Wheeler last week, says the Ochoco
Revieio. A warrant for his arrest was placed
iu the hands of P. b. Poindexter who ar
rested Orsborn and brought HIM before JUS
tice Elliott Thursday for examination.
After hearing the testimony the justice held
him in bonds of $500 to appear before the
next grand jury. Bonds were furnished
with S. A. Lytle and George Lytle as sure
ties. B. F. Nicholas appeared for the state
and j. F. Moore for the defendant in the
examination.
From the Antelope Herald we learn that
''great excitement was aroused at Bake
oven one day this weeK over the discovery
of rich bed of lead, so we are reliably in
formed. The first discovery was made by
some children who were raking together
and burning some old rubbish in one OF the
backyards in Bakeoven. Amongst the
debris was a rugged looking rock which
weighed about two pounds. After this rock
had been amongst the hot cinders for a short
time the children noticed it melt away into
a substance something like lead. Some men
appeared on the scene about this time, and
upon raking out the substance they found 1t
to be very superior quality of lead"
Lewiston Teller: The body of an un-
known person was discovered near Almota
this week, floating in the river. 1t was
thought at first to be that Of Samuel Marks,
who was drowned in Snake river, near the
mouth of Salmon riYer, on the 18th OF
March, but the coroner's inquest held that
the corpse was that of Chinaman. The
body was entirely nude and badly decom-
posed. Investigation showed that the head
was badly crushed IN and that the wound
was clotted with blood. Foul play is sus-
pected. 1t is urged that if the wound had
been made after death the blood would not
have clotted at. that place. The body is
probably that of some unfortunate China
man, who has been put out of the way by
being secretly murdered and then thrown
in the river.
Grant County Ne,Us: In regard to Canyon
City's postoffice defalcatIon the NeIDs will
state, for the benefit of all parties, the in
spector appeared unexpectedly Tuesday
morning of last week, and began an Inves-
tigatlon. A shortage of about S250O was
found in the cash accounts. Deputy post
master ]. l.. Parrish, who was on trip to
Bear valley, was sent for. Upon his return
he admitted having appropriated public
money to his own use, but said he didn't
think there was so much missing. The
bondsmen are John MuldrIck. D. G. Over
holt. F. q. Sells, B. G. Trowbridge, Peter
Kuhl and Ed. G. Allen. They have made
good the shortage and have assumed control
of the Office until an appointment can be
made. Much regret is expressed that
young man with such promises of the future
should go astray. But such is life.
From Tuesdays Daily.
A very bouutitul rain fell this after
noon.
Mr.. James Kelly, of Kingsley, Ore, is in