The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-23
From Tuesdays Daily.


Mr.. J. NJ. Roth, of Kingsley, is in town
to-day.
Mr.. Ed. NJ. Wingate, the leading mer-
chant of Antelope, Is in the city.
Mr.. NJ. SIchel, leading merchant of
| Prineville, Is in the city to-day.
Mr.. L. O'BrIen, of Centervllle, WASH,
has been in town for the past two days.
The river has decreased in volume and
! the Regulator wharf is now above the wash
! of the waves.
Mr.. Jos. Hinkle, formerly a resident OF
this city, but of late years citizen of
Prineville in Crook county, is in town to-
day.
1t showed on the KlickItat hills last
night, and this morning they were white
for a considerable distance down The loot
hills.
An earthquake shock was felt at North
Yakima few days since, and the inhabl-
tants were terribly alarmed for short
time.
Two carloads of sheep were shipped from
r. E. Saltmarshe & Coz stockyards last
night. They were destined for the Port
land market.
FIfty-six convictions were had at Walla
Walla last week in two days of persons who
had sold liquor to Indians at and near Yak
ina last fall, during the hop picking season.
Mrs. Alice Lewis, who was committed to
the insane asylum last week from Toledo,
Lincoln county, died there Saturday. She
was 2S years old and leaYes husband and
one child.
Forty carloads of cattle, hogs and fruit
were shipped from La Grande, Oregon, a
few weeks ago. OF the hogs a local paper
says: Some of these hogs, doubtless will
come back next spring in the form OF
Omaha bacon.
Long Creek Eagle: George Cleaver. a
pioneer of Grant county aud well re-
spected citizen residing at Prairie City,
died of heart disease ON Tues day evening of
last week. his burial taking place Wednes
, day following. He was a member OF
the A. o. U. w.
The clerks aud sheriffs offices were very
barren Of news to-day, and not deed had
been filed IN the former, or prisoner re-
ceived in the latter. In either place it was
impossible to lind anything of Importance
with which to point moral or adorn a
tale.
Capt j. w. Lewis. of the land office of
this city, received telegram this morning
from Hon. w. r. Ellis that the extension
bill had been signed by President Cleve.
land. This is now law, and the settlers
on the lands in Eastern Oregon can rest In
peace at their homes.
Sheepmen and everybody else should at
tend the mass meeting here on Saturday,
says the Antelope Herald The great wool
growing industry OF this country now hangs
iu the balance, and we who depend on this
almost exclusively for livelihood should
avail ourselves of every opportunity to help
fight off this great free trade monster.
Come out on Saturday and do what you
can.
A webfoet woman who started to jump
into the Columbia river to drown herself
suddenly remembered that she had left
the cat in the pantry, and hurried back
home. She atterward SAID: "The idea of
my struggling in the water and thinking
that the cat was licking the cream Oft
my milk in the pantry at that minute was
more than / could bear"
DR. L. L. Rowland, DIR. j. A. Richard
son and DIR. w. t. Williamson arrived in
the city about l o'clock this afternoon from
Heppner. They will remain here to-mor-
row and leaYe Thursday morning for their
home IN Salem This afternoon convey
ances were procured and Drs. Rowland and
Williamson were driven down TO the Irvine
farm, which is the place proposed for the To-
cation of the branch insane asylum, ii it
should be located in this vicinity.
In the vicinity of the rock.crusher on
Union street there is quite a scene of ac-
tivity, and the hours of o'clock A. NJ, IL
M, l P. NJ, and 6 P. NJ, are noted by
shril whistle from the engine attached to
the machine This thsroughfare is now
opened nearly to the full width, and as soon
as the rock Is removed will be as good a
highway there is in the city. When
tie crusher has had Its fill in this street,
there are number of citizens who desire TO
see it begin operations on Court street.
Says the EIensburg Localizer: The ap-
pearance of sea gulls is reported in great
numbers at Portland. This IS rarely seen.
We have not heard of them appearing on
the Columbia river since the winter OF
1861 g. when they were myriads of them
flying up and down the Columbia river at
WaIlulla. That is where the editor of this
paper saw them. The time when they
were the most numerous was a few days be-
ore Christmas. This was the severest
Water ever known by the first settlers.
We we're pleased to notice the fact that
along Second street all the wood was being
cut by white labor, and not single China
man was seen welding the saw. In these
times when many mechanics will do any
thing to support themselves and families, it
is matter Of conmendable charity to pat.
ronize those of our own race when we de-
sire any work to be done. These white
men leave the money in-the community,
and are part of the body polite. Mongo-
lians are not
This is from the Skamama Pioneer:
''SInce the steamer Dailcs City lays over at
the Locks Sundays, Capt. Snort and Capt.
Ward have organized Sabbath school for
the crew only, which holds forth IN the
wharf boat. At the meeting held last SUM-
day Truman Butler was elected superinten.
dent and Capts. Short and Ward teachers.
The con tribution box is passed before
prayer. The proceeds Is invested in big
'growler" termed by them ''holy water"
Ed. C. Allen, the owner of the Black
Butte mine, was IN the city early this week