The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-10-14
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veyed township l south range west an
10 fractions of townships s and north, nea
Tillamnok city.
One person having the courage and hardi
hood to sleep out last night was arreste
and l.dged in the city Jail, where he foun'
. more comfortable quarters than on the side
walks.
P. B. johnson, of the Walla Wala Union
O has been removed as a member of the boar
of penitentIary directors, and George I
Berry appointed to the vacancy. johnson
:, is charged with malfeasance In office, in tina
he sold grain bags from the penitentiar,
jute mill to Umatilla county farmers.
: 1t is SAID at Rosehurg that the Coos Bay
Railroad Company has receded from Its de-
mands for a subsidy OF $4,000 from tht
: Roseburg people to $50, 900. The sum sub
scribed up to the present time is ouly S2S,
: 000 but 1t is expected that the S22, 900 de-
ficit will soon be made up. and the line run
direct to Roseburg.
The eclipse of the sun was visible In this
city this forenoon from half past 10 o'clock
to the neon hour. Pieces of smoked glass
were brought in requlsItIon, and the face OF
old Sol was viewed with complacency. Al.
though not as clear day as desirable there
were many riffs in the clouds, and the sun
was dIscernible at times.
Col Thompson returned Yesterday morn
ing from Milton, where he mustered into
service a new company of the o N. e., and
was present at the election of officers. He
says the Third regiment is in better con-
dition now than it has been for years, and
will soon show as full muster of men as any
regiment of the National Guard in the
state.
Last Saturday in going to the Locks the
Regulator found the Columbia crowded with
cord wood from the mouth of Wind river
| The reason of this was ascertAined to he
that boom of wood at the mouth Of that
stream had broken loose, and this scattered
the timber over the surfacs of the river. OF
course this will cause quite loss to the
| men who cut the woo and hoated 1t down.
Petitions frsm nearly all parts of the
| Union, numerously signed, are being sent
into congress, praying that the duty on for
eign wool be left remain as it is at present.
One was circulated 10 this region last week
and was signed by nearly everyone-Demo
Gratis as well as Republicans In fact, every
one, irrespective of race, color, or previous
condition of servitude were anxious to attach
| their names to the petition.
Ashland T'idin9s: Two men went into
Grants Pass the other day with tifty-six
ounces or $3.50 OF gold dust which they
pounded out IN hand mortar from quartz
taken out OF a new claim located by them
in the Williams creek district. This came
out of twelve foot shaft on an extension
of the Bone of Contention ledge, and be-
| sides this they have three or four tons from
the shaft that will mill 5000 or $500 PerS
ton. Y
Miss Eugena Shelby, the l6.year-old
daughter of Councilman Shelby, of Port
land aud great granddaughter of the late
Gen. Joe Lane, has been selected by the
mayor and council of Portland to "press
the button" In launching the battleship
Oregon at San Francisco, Oct. 26. Miss
Daisy AInsworth, of Oakland, CAL, who Is
also a native of Oregon, has been appointed
by Governor Pennoyer to break the bottle
and name the ship.
The Vancouver firemen have not yet
stopped rejoicing over the victory they won
at the tournament in this city, and the fol-
lowing is from an exchange: The men,
hers of the Vancouver hose team, who dis
tinguished themselves so much at the recent
contest at The Dalles, celebrated their vic
tory last Wednesday evening bv dancing
party, at which IS couples wer present.
Professor Mueller. now of the Fourteenth
infantry band, formerly OF Portland, furn-
ished excellent music tor the occasion and
everybody had splendid time"
A dispatch dated Lebanon. Oct. 9th. to
the ALBANY Herald, has the following:
'Andrew VAIL who shot himself on Mon.
day last, died to-day at 3 o'clock. Al
though it was reported that the shooting
was done with suicid al intent, he claimed a
few minutes before he died that it was acci-
dental. He said while climbing fence
with the gun in his hand he slipped and the
gun struck a rail, causing it to be dis.
charged. He leaves wife and several
small children In poor circumstances.
During the months Of June, July and
August the operation o; the Oregon Pacific
was Improbable, and the court during those
months increased Its indebtedness, IN addie
tion to interest on certificates, ETC., Sl4.-
296.4l. The receivers statements to the
court, for the months Of June, July and
August, are as follows: June. earnings
S2I, ,833 l6. expenses $25.6l7 Al. loss S.
1874 81; July. earnings Sl6.S 81, expenses
S23, ,58l. 81, loss Sc, 64l.36; August, earnings
SIC. 81, expenses $l9. 23S 81, loss $S,-
5000.
Salem Independent: Nobody doubts but
that the state of Oregon will before long be
In a position to cash all warrants at their
face, together with accumulated interest;
but at the same time it is impossible to get
money on them at present, without an enor-
nous sacrifice. Yesterday, man who was
the possessor of state warrant tor $500,
was compelled to raise $500 with which to
paw a debt He carried the warrant from
place to place and was at last obliged to ac-
cept S240 for it, discount of 20 per cent
From Tuesdays Daily.
We are pleased to note that Mr.. 3. A.
Ryrne is improving to-day.
Mr.. g. s. Kelsay, the veteran sheep
grower OF Fossil, Is in the city.
Mr.. L. M. Curl, an attorney of Albany,
Or, is in the city on business trip.
Miss Heinrichson, of Portland, arrived
on the Regulator last evening and is visit
ing Miss Iva Brooks.
Mrs. Henry Marlin and Mrs. Harry
Smyth, of San Lorenzo, Cal, are visiting
their cousin, Mrs. j. B. Crossen.
We regret to learn that Mr.. 81. Corson
is very ill. Serious apprehensions are en-
tertalned of his ultimate recovery.
Master Francis Ireland, son of d. Q.
Ireland, left on the boat this morning for
Portlan1, where he will visit relatives and
friends.
The attraction at the stockyards to-day
was an auction sale of some horses, Auc-
troneer Butts officiating The prices offered
were very low.
Miss Elizabeth FitzGerald, Miss MAZE
Williams, Mr.. Fletch Faulkner and Mr..
Ed. Williams came up on the boat last
aveninp from Portland
Ed. Gibson was arrested last evening
by Deputy Sheriff Jackson on warrant
issued by Justice Schultz. The complaint