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Christmas.

The Christian festival was properly OBJ
served in this city, and very many reunions
were had in families, aud tokens of love
and remembrance were exchanged. Christ
mas holiday has great significance with
all people in Christendom, and the annivcr-
sary Of the advent of the Savior-into the
world Is hailed with joy by all classes.
The day before the festival is generally de.
voted to preparation for proper observ.
aace of the event. Christmas Eve this
year bsing Sunday. the sioredness of the
day forbade any secular festivities. Our
merchants mad many tales, and no one
Hsuld sufGliss. that times were ,luller than
formerly. All i4y Sunday the sire is were
crowded with people, residents of the city
and vlsitors- from the country. The mid.
night mass at st. Peters C.tholic church
was largely attended, and the impressive
services were listened to with marked at.
tention.
Ali places Of husin So were closed yester-
day, and, although rain fell steadily during
the forenoon. the weather was not consld-
cred severe. Il would have been more in
keeping wi h the memories of the day in
the past for Onow to have covered the
ground, and the merry tlugle of sleigh bells
to have sounded through the streets.
Masses were celebrated in the morning
and vespers and benediction in the. evening
at ST. Peters Catholic church, and choral
service was rendered In St. Paul's Episcopal
church in the forenoon. These were the
only religious services during the day.
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An Eventful Career.

The steamer Inland Star has changed
owners. This morning Deputy Sheriff
Phirman offered the little craft for sale, in
pursuance of writ of execution, and after
some desuItory bidding she was sold to b.
S. Huntington. the attorney for the parties
for whom if was sold. The Inland Star has
enjoyed short, but eyentful career. her
keel was laid in the door yard of her de-
signer, Captain Kennedy, and was afterward
transported by means OF horse power to the
shores of the lordly Columbia, into whose
bosom she was plunged without the impos-
ing ceremonies that usually attend the
launching of modern Leyiathan of the
deep. To this defect may be attributed her
subsequent i'll fortune. On her first voyage
she was forced to tie up before she reached
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A Boycott Eight.

SAN Francisco. Dec. 2a-The fight
between some 80 insurance companies
doing business in this ci,y and certain
leading merchants took new form yes
terday. Thirty insurance comral1es,
who alleged at first iucendlarIsm and
then fraud, refused to / ay loss of over
$4,000 claimed by Buyer & Reich,
wholesale weelens and ladies' furnishings
whose establishment recently burned.
Many other merchants in sympathy with
Buyer & Reich began cancelling their
policies with the companies which refused
to pay, and In one day, 1t is said, ever
$500,000 insurance was Withdrawn. The
Pacific Insurance Union comes 10 the re-
lief of these companies by passing strin-
gen, resolution prohibiting any company
in the union from rewriting insurance
that has been Cancelled, to effect boycott
of compares who are fighting Buyer 81
Reich.
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Star of Oregon.

The first vessel built in the Willamette
Valley was the Star Of Oregon. Joseph
Gale h AIDED the enterprise, and launched
tn little craft May 10, lS4l. That was
before an ak had been swung on the present
townsite-of Portland. Gale sailed the little
craft to San Francisco, sold it and invested
the proceeds in livestock. He organized
a company o. colonists and drove overland
to Oregon 1850 head of cattle, 600 horses
and mules, and nearly 5000 sheep. This
stock was sold to the settlers and did much
to make them prosperous. Joseph Gale
was one of the leading spirits in the early
and trying day, in Oregon. In lS43, he,
with Slansou Beers and David Hill, consti-
tuted the executive committee OF the first
provisional government, performing jointly
the AUCTIONS of governor. lie settled in
Washington county, beyond Forest Grove,
and his name is perpetuatsd in that section
by the well-known landmark, Gales peak,
and the stream Gales creek. He died in
Wallowa county few years ago.
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Stole Beef Cattle
East orego1ian.


A telegram was sent to Sheriff Gose, OF
Walla Walls, Thursday morning, stating
that a number of beef cattle had been
stolen from Frank Sailing and others, and
driven off the Umatilla reservation. He
was asked to look after the thieves.
Deputy Sheriff Ellhgsworth was detailed
to inquire as TO any suspicious characters
seen In the city and discovered that two
young men who evidently proved to be
Chas. Marsh and Frank Bradburn called at
John Kent's meat market and offered beef
cattle for sale. The two men were ar
rested on suspicion and the cattle found in
their possession. In the meantime Deputy
Sheriffs Richey and Stamper had arrived In
WalIa Walla. Tney took possession of the
prisoners.
The young men passed themselves off
under the assumed names of Grant and
Hagan at Walla Walla, and claimed to be
from Juniper They had seven head of
cattle in all, and offered them at $40 per
head. Deputy Sheriff Stamper arrived In
Pendleton to-day with tie prisoners. The
examination has been set for tomorrow
afternoon in Justice Bishops court. The
case is dangerous one, and young Brad
burn will be apt to repeat his experience in
the penItentiary, with Marsh to keep him
company
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Knld Desneraaaes

PARSONS, KAN, Dec. 24-Qne of the
boldest train robberies ever attempted
occurred about 8 O'clock tonight at Sem
mole, l. t., on the Kansas and Arkansas
division of the Missouri Pacific. The
train was bound for Little Rock, and as
1t approached the engineer saw danger
sIgual and slowed up. Two or three men
boarded the engine and compelled the
engineer and fireman to jump out of the
cab. A half dozen other men, armed
with WiDchesters and Ievolvers, were a.
the side oil the track. The balance of
the train crew, who came forward TO as
certain the cause Of the stoppage, were
coralled and placed iu charge OF guard.
The msli-car was then attached and the
pouches rified Of their contents and the
letters in the pigeon-holes gone through
and the valuable contents extracted.
The express car was next looted of all
valuable matter, the messenger being
poweress to offer resistance. Then all
the passengers IN the coaches were
stripped of valuables by eight heavily
armed OeSp6IadOes. Every passenger
gave up without struggle, glad to es
cape with whole skin, and no violence
was offered Big booty was secured, but
no estimate of the loss can be given A
posse was organized as soon as possible,
and deputies are hot eu the trail of the
robbers. II is probable fight will en-
sue if the gang Is overtaken.
A party of young people from Cofey-
vile, who were out driving, sat in their
conveyance close to the scene and wit
messed the affair. They were the first to
bring the news of the robbery to town.
Several gentlemen of this city, who do
business IN the territory, were victims of
the brigands. Fortunately no one was
injured by the shooting, which was all
done by the robbers. One young man
who was in the smoker got up as the
robbers came in and walked ahead of
them through the different cars, in the
hope of avoiding them. When they got
to the rear of the last car they caught
him, took his watch and SIT. and made
him Jump off. He walked back to Cof-
feyvllle, but was too badly ratified to
describe the affair.
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COMMON COUNCIL.

The common council met in the recorder 9
Office last evening, according to date fixed
at time OF last adjournment.
Presentation. Paul Kreft, mayor; w.
Ii. Butts, c. +. Lauer. T. A. Hudson. G.
c. Esheluan and L. E Grove, councllmen.
The following proceedings were had:
The mayor stated that the parpose of the
meeting was to consider the hIds which
may have been flied for the construction of
the sewer on Lincoln street. Thereupon
the following bids were opened and read:
j. F. Stanials, S799; w. R. Brown, $500;
A. A. Urquhart, S643; C. NJ. Fouts, S7sl
and James MeGinty, s775. The bid of Jas.
McGinty, not being accompanied by the
proper bond as required by the notice, was
ordered not to be considered. Mr.. A. A.
Urqrhart having filed the lowest bid, but
not being accompanied by proper bond, it
was ordered that in case ne makes up the
deficiency in the boni, he be awarded the
contract. Otherwise ths contract to be
awarded to W. R. Brown, he being the next
lowest bidder
Ga motion the council adj journed to Sat
urday evening, Dec, % |, at 7.3O o'clock.
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Awniting a DecIsIon.

A queer case for the lawyers to decide
has come up in Lebanon. According to
the Erpress, ON Sunday last the marshal ar.
rested Frank Clevenger for violating the
city ordinance, and put him in the calabOoss.
HIS father, w. H. Clevenger, came up and
put up SLIPS as bonds for Franks appear
ance for trial the next day. Frank ap-
peared at the hour set for trial and plead
guilty to the charge, aud was fined S. and
costs, making Sll. 25 in all. The recorder,
in whose hands the bond money had been
placed, just applied that money to pay the
costs and the fine Before the trial Mr..
Clevenger requested the return of his money
as he only gave bonds for his appearance,
and did not intend to pay his fine, but his
demand was refused, and suit will be
brou9 9ht to recover the money.
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From Tuesday s Daily.

Miss Gertrude French is visiting her par
ents in The Dalles.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Fairfowl, of Portland,
spent Christmas In The Dalles.
Miss Bessie French, of the Portland uni
versity. is visiting her parents in this city.
Master Birtie Baldwin, of Mt. Angel
college, is spending the holidays with his
mother in this city.
Mr.. A. G. johnson, who has been in Port.
land Tor nearly year past, arrived in the
city Sunday morning.
Miss Mabel Riddell, a student of the
Portland university. Is spending the holi-
days with her parents in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. OGver-nee Sylvester
arrived il the city SATURDAY., and spent
Christmas with Mrs. divers parents.
A force of men are at work replacing the
engine and box cars on thei.track at the
place of the recent wreck near Mosier.
MIR. Frank French arrived home from
Portland Sunday morning, and will spend
the holidays with his parents in the city.
A dispatch dated at Rosebnrg, Dec. 23d,
says: County Treasurer L. V. Arlington,
this morning was sentenced by Judge Full.
erton to term of three years in the peni
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,2et0 a Prisoner.

PERNAMBUco, Dec. 22-Start!ing ru-
mores have reached here from various
sources, which lend an air of credusliiy
to them, to the effect that the insurgent
fleet at Rio Janeiro, after two days des-
ultory fighting. made a determined at
tack in force and captured the city. 1t
is added President Peixeto has resigned
in favor of Admiral de Mello, and
that Peixoto is prisoner. Though this Is
q general rumor, it is right to add that
the people of Pernambuco do pot credit
it. A correspondent was unable to OBJ.
tain reply to messages sent south, and
messages from the Associated Press cor
respondent at RIO are apparently i'll
terrupted, lending coler TO the belief that
something extraordinary has happened.
A battle between the rebels and the gov
ernment forces is reported as fought yes
terday 10 the interior Fifty government
troops are said to have been killed
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Blown to their Death.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 24-News
reached here today of terrible boiler
explosion which occurred yesterday af-
ternoon at Whitesburg, on the Tennessee
river. The immense boiler of C. Nicops
big sawmill exploded, instantly killing
Engineer Benjamin Thomas and Fireman
Amos Banks, and. it is said, perhaps fat
ally wounding three lahorers, whose
names have not been asceriained. Banks
was standing at the boiler head aud his
bodg was blown into the branches of q
tree, where 1t was impaled on a broken
limb 30 feet fresn the ground. A flying
missile cut of Thomas head. The Others
were sea ded by escaping steam. The
cause of the explosion was that the steam
was allowed to exceed the capacity of the
boiler.
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The Custom House Frauds.

The trial of the great smuggling case
which have been heard IN Portland fo
several days past, came to an end by tn,
| jury returning. a verdict at O'Clock
Saturday evening, after being out 20 hours
There were p indictments, but only
twenty appeared for trial, and Blum and
Jackling pleaded guilty and five have not
been arraigned yet. The following is from
the columns of the Sunday Oreqoaian re-
garding III return of the jury with the
verdict:
The judge then mounted his beuch, and
the jury having been called. he asked
Have you agreed upon a vsrGIct?''
''Ws have" replied Foreman Ladtl, $50
far as we are able to-
The verdict was passed up aud perused
by the court, amid a deep silence, aud
passed to the clerk who read it aloud as
follows:
eve, the jury, find tho defendants, G.
o. Holman, Thomas Jordan, j. E. Marks.
John Ross, Ching Chong Quie, Chez How,
Mon Oak, Too Suet, Moy Ham, Lee Wing,
Lee Moon, Dang Wing, Wing John, Twin
Wo Charley and Charley Young not guilty
as charged in the Indictment. We further
find the defendants William Dunbar, CD.
Mulkey ard P. J Banuon guilty as charged
in the indictment; aud we further lind that
we are unalle to agree as to the guilt or in.
nocence of the defendants James L9tan adj
Sell Black
(Stsned) CHAs. E LADD, Forem,b"
The jury were asked the usual questions.
and stated that this was their verdict and
that they were well satisted with it. Tue
CO Irs stated thss su II of tho jurymen as
asked to be excused from further attend
alce would. in consideration OF the long
time they hal been cIDaled b. h, case, be
allO sed to 90 home upon appIyiu; to the
clerk
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For over s,rsy years

AN OLD AND WELL-TRrEDsi siREMEDY-
Mrs. WInslows Soothing Syrup has been
used for over fifty years by millions of
mothers 1or their children while teething
with perfect success. 1t soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays all pain, cures
wind collc, and is the best remedy for
diarrhea. Is pleasant to the taste. Sold
by all druggists in every part of the world.
Twenty-Five cents bottle. Its value is
incalculable. Be sure and ask tor Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup. aud take No
o her kinC9
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s.esperate Battle in the Dark.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 24-Torn
Marshall Phillips and posse of officers
raised notorious gambling den at Pratt
mines at midnight last night. As the
cffiaers broke open tie door the lights
IN the room went out and the gam blers
ePan ed fire, which was returned by tue
otfic eIs. A regular battle III the dark
followed, the gamblers reireatlng from
the place as rapidly as possibly. When
the confusion was over and the lights
turned on again bloody scene was pre-
seuted. Henry sherrIn, one of the gam
blers, lay dea on the floor with bullet
in his heart. Isaac Milton and Sam Stone
two more of the gamblers, were fatally
wounded, and one of the officers, whose
name could not be learned, was seriously
wounded. The remainder of the gam :.
b!ers, % In number, made their escape.
II ia thought several of thea were hurt
as drops of blood were found in their
tracks:
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sig Fire at yooaburn.

WooDBuRN. Ga, Dec. 24-About z
o'clock last night sharp explosion was
heard ln the store of Bruce Brothers, and
Immediately the building was ablaze-
The fire had gained such headway when
the fire department began to fight it tha.
il was impossible to stay its progress un-
til the entire block opposite the depot
was buraed The following buildings
were burned Bruce Brothers,. Goose,
herey & Co.. Henieison's harness shop,
Fords stationary store, Wells Fargo exp
press Office, Mack's paint and oil store,
boot and shoe store, and restaurant, W.
L Tooser's commission house, Adams
barber shop, L. G -Barsou's real estate
office and two barns Tue loss is about
$40, 900, fairly well insured
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NUMBER 81

her destination, aud she afterward struck a
rock off Hood River, and lay for time at
the bottom of the river. She was finally
raised and started forth once more to revo-
lutionizt the freight and passenger traffic of
the Middle Columbia: but it was only to
fall into the clutches of Sheriff Ward, who
has held her tightly ever since. excepting,
however, one time when violent wind
storm blew her from her moorngs and
across to the Washington side of the river;
but she was recovered, and was this morn
ing sold to satisfy the claims of unfortunate
creditors, despite the objections of her gall
liant captain who forbade the sale.
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road. His headquarters were at Tacoma
and since then the main events ia the
generals life are part of the history CT
the City of Destiny and the Pacific
Northwest. His health eventually gave
way, and in 1888 the general was com
pelied to resign bis position with the
Northern Pacific. A short rest was suffi
clent to bring back his health, and the
latter part of the same year General
Sprague founded the Tacoma National
bank, serving as its first president, and
continuing in that position for five years,
when he retired to private life. General
Sprague was also president of the Union
Savings Bank aud Trust Com pany for
several terms, besides being identified
with several representative mercantile
firms In 1884, through the Efforts of the
general, the chamber of commerce was
organized, and he was chosen Its first
president. The same year the general
was elected mayer of Tacoma. The last
time the general engaged Ia public af-
fairs was upon the admission of Wash
iugton as state, when he was presented
as candidate for United States sengtar.
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An EmbezzlIng Banker a rested.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 22.-S. II. Hart,
who was president OF the State bank OF
Buckley, Wash, was arrested here yes
terday charged with embezzling $50, 900
of the funds of that bank. Hart is said
to have many aliases and to have con-
Quoted his swindling operations in many
states. Hart's home was originally IN
Baltimore, and be was at one time known
as the champion bllliard-playcr of Mary
land. His nsmetben wBs Louis 1. Kann.
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Letters Advertised.

The following is tho list of letters re.
naming in The Dalles postoftics uncalled
for Saturday, Dec. %, 1898. Persons call
ing for these letters will please give the
date on which they were advertised:
Graft, Chas Davis, Mrs Helen C
Frakss, N Fouster, Antonio
Guitinger, John w Hayes, Robert
Hansen, Geo Hea y, NJ f
Jones, A B Minihane, James
Osborne, J W Reed, Hiram
Rodman, Henry Spicsr, w L
Stourni, Joseph Taylor. Prof.
Nannostian, Bill
NJ. L. NOLAN, p. M.
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A New Tram.

To accommodate The DAlles and Port.
land people, and at intermediate stations
between these two points, the Union Pa
cI6c have put on local accommodation tram,
leaving The Dalles at 2r. N arriving In
Portland at 7 P. NJ, aud leaving Portland
at SA M, arriving at The DIlles at Up. N
Both trains daily except Sunday. The
regular through train still leaves The
Dalles for Portland and immediate stations
ct S.45 A. NJ, and from Portland to the
east at P. NJ. daily, arriving at The Dalles
at ii P. NJ.
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ROME, Dec. 22-Mocena, minister OF
war in the chamber of deputies, today
announces the victory of the Italian
troops over the Dervishes between KS
sala and Agordat In northern Africa. The
Dervishes threatened to attack Agordai
at night. Tie battle TOOK plact rester
day. The Dervi5hes numbered 10000
and were completely routed, leaving sew
erai hundred dead. Sixty fsgs and u
mlrrailieuse were captured by the Ital-
isns The mitrailleuse was made In Eng
land. The Italian loss wss two officers
killed and two wounded.
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No News at Washington. n.

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. The govern
ment has received no adviceB indicating
the capture OF Rio Jaueiro. though ii has
been believed Tor some time that PeIxoto
is losing ground. aud is liable to serious
reverses at any time. Officials are in
clined TO think that if decisive results
were reached Captain Picking would
nave been heard from. At the Brazil
ian legation the report is doubted, but
the ordinary daily message has not been
received, aRd apparently something has
occurred to delay it.
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An Engineers, Narrow Escape.

SEATTLE, Dec. 24-For three. quarters
of On hour this afternoon William Robky
engineer In one of the big blocks, was
confined unconscious in the pressure tank
of an elevator. He was kept alive by
means of cir pumped through old-fash-
loned bellows until the main water pipe
was tsken off and the current obtained.
After that 1t was found necessary to cut
off his clothes before he could be pulled
through the manhole. Ee revived and
is resting easy tonight.
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Dslipouent Taxes.

Theltaxes due for 1892 have been dslin
quent since the lst of March of this year.
and are now placed in the hands of the mar
shal for collection. Unless they are paid
within the next ten days. the names Of
delinquents will be published and proceed
ings instituted for the collection of the
taxes. f. G. MALoNEY,
City Marshal,
The Dalles. Dec, IL, 1893.
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A Fight with Lopengu,a.

CAPE Town, Dec. 22.-Natiyes who
arrived at Buluwayo report that Captain
Wilson and thirty-fye men, who were
thought to have been mastered after
falling into Matabele ambush, defeated
King Lobenguia's force, beyond the
Shangani river December 4. Lobengula
fed. Premier Rhodes announces that
the natives are daily yielding gus and
assegals In large numbers and the Mata-
beles are submissiyely setting in the
small kraals.
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Death OF General }. w. sprasue.
oregonian, Dec. 26

General John W. sprague died in Ta-
coma Sunday. The general was one of
the pioneers OF that city and one of the
best known men in the Pacific North
west. His death was expected, and when
be breathed his last his wife and family,
excepting son and daughter, were about
his bed. General Sprague was one OF
the three men appointed IN 1870 to cheese
q Western terminus for the Northern
Pacific, and soon after was made general
manager of the western division of that
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TbecaD,atn

OF good Ship Storm King says. For the
past five years 1 have used Sulphur Bit
tera on board my vessel, aud have not
lost man. They are sure preventive
of all contagious fevers so incident to
warm climates. Please send me at once
two dozen bottles, and obiige ]. Starret
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Gard of Thanks.

Mr.. and Mrs. W. N. Wiley desire to re-
turn their thanks to many friends tor kind
nesses extended during the last illness of
Mrs. G. McEwen. By such means they at
tempted to mitigate the severity of the
blow and to do everything possible to make
thn rad auant hnnrahIa