The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-05-27
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From wednesday,s Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The river fell about six inches las
night.
Mr. VIM. Holder, OF Grass Valley, is i
town to-day.
Mr.. A. q. Jewett, of White Salmon
WASH, is in the city.
Mr.. VIII. Moore, the leading merchan
of Moro, is in town to-day.
Mr.. Robert Mays, jr., arrived from Cal
ifornia on the afternoon tain today.
Court Reporter Broadie and Hon. Zsr
Snow came up on the midnight train.
Prof j. NJ. Bloss, of the agriculture
college, is in attendance on the stat
grange to-day.
The grand Jury has returned thus far fou
true bills and one not true bill. They ar
still in session, and other indictments ma
be found.
The first business IN order at the county
clerks Office this morning was the issuing
of marriage license to Mr.. l.. A. Brocl
and Miss Anna Parrish.
The river fell about one foot and foul
inches last night; but if the present warn
weather continues another Use may bt
expected IN few days.
Mr. r. Palmer, of Dufur, came in towr
to-day. He says there is more moistdre
in the ground now than there has been
for number of years past.
Mr.. A. ID. Mcdonald, of Monkland
who has been in town for the past few
days, left on the afternoon train to-day for
his home in Sherman county.
Mr. III. F. Turner, representing Russell
q nlPQgant
to day. He was formerly foreman of the
TINES MoUNTAINEER printing office.
A small cyclone struck the town of
Fossil last Friday evening 1t made the
buildings shake, overturned chicken
house, and was accompanied by thunder
and lightning.
A special meeting of the city council
was held this afternoon at the city hall,
at which business of Importance was
transacted. The full proceedings will be
published tomorrow.
In Albany yesterday morning we'll
known Chinese gambler called "Sulli-
van" stabbed several times Jim Heng and
Huey Hoen at Heng's house, and both are
IN a prccarlous condition.
Mrs. Chas. Hilton and daughter, says
the Fossil Journal, from The Dalles,
passed through Tuesday on their way to
Pine Creek to join Mr.. Hilton, who has
been out there several weeks.
There were two carloads of cattle shipped
to Portland from Mr.. r. E. Saltmarshe &
Co. g stockyards last night. They were in
prime condition. and will make excellent
beef for the citizens OF the metropolis.
The principal business Of the stasle
grange to-day was in connection with the
order, and the only matter of public I'M
portance up to the noou recess were the
re. olutions published elsewhere.
The Middle Oregon Baptist association
convened in the Baptist church of Fossil
last Thursday. There were delegates
present from Heppner, Prneville, May
vile and other towns in this region.
In the Allison case motion was made
yesterday afternoon to quash the lndlct-
ment by the counsel tor defense, and the
judge took the matter under advisement
and rendered decision this morning,
which resulted in verdict of not guilty
Col. j. B. Eddy was elected first vice
president of the National Editorial associa-
tion last FRIDAY in Chicago. He was for
merly editor of the Pendleton Tribune, and
was elected at the meeting in this city last
October president of the association iD this
state.
The first eastern mail for two davs was
received at the postoffice this morning,
and the clerks we're busy to-day distrib-
ut.ng large lot of letters and papers.
By reason of the washout near Pendleton
the delayed train that passed through yes
terday had no mail coach attached.
We received to-day from Hon. Frank
G. Baker, state printer, copies of the road,
fish and game laws OF the state of Oregon,
compiled by the secretary OF state. ANY
person may procure copy of these laws
by writing to the state printer at Salem
and inclosing two-cent stamp for postage
on the same.
There was one arrest last night whose
name has frequently appeared on the re-
corder's docket for being drunk and dis
orderly. When stimulated by liquor he
is quite boisterous; but, in his normal
condition, he is courteous and gentle
manly. The usual fine was imposed, and
the man regeined his liberty. -
Ira Campbell, writing from Chicago to
his paper. the Eugene Guard, says when he
got to Omaha his party wanted drink, but
it was Sunday and the saloons were all
closed; but they were taken to a dark cellar
Bluffs, Iowa, 100 saloons were running
regardless OF prohibition. The saloon kee,.
ers are fined $50 month, virtually license
The grave of little Mamie Walsh, at
Milwaukee, the girl who was SO brutally
murdered about ten months ago by the
demon Wilson, who suicided in the Ore
gon CiIY jail, is visited by her former
schoolmates every Friday evening and
decorated with flowers. The dear chill
dren have dropped many tear upon the
clay that covers the remains of the one
they loyed SO well.
An Idaho genius has established a
floating bank, which will cruise along the
shores of Lake Kootenal, transacting bus.
mess for towns too small to support banks
Of their own. A happy thought indeed.
When depositors take it into their heads
to make run on the establishment the
first mate will simply cut the rope and
the bank will steam out into the middle
of the lake until the hurry blows over
1t is believed that such an institution
would be able to float almost any kind of
paper.
Four young men of Washington have
taken novel way to go to the worlds
fair. They intend to go IN stage coach,
drawn with four horses. Leaving Seattle
about three weeks ago, they proceeded
through Ellensburgh and Walla Walla to
Spokane. From Spokane they go through
Northern Idaho and Montana, enjo, ing
the abundance of game and fine scenery.
They intend to arrive in Chicago in the
latter part or the summer,se their horses
and coach, and after seeing the sights, re-
turn by modern means of travel.
Last night CottIngham was arrested by
the police, and lodged in the room adjoin-
ing the marshal's office. During the calm,
quiet hours, the prisoner saw chance to
regain his liberty by kicking through the
door, which he did on the lower panel be
low the iron bars. His freedom was of very
short duration, for he was soon rearrested
and placed in the cell, where he still in dur
ance vile. The desire for liperty may be
the ruling feeling in every human breast;
but when the fine is imposed on HIM for
this act Mr. Cottingham may regret that he
did not allow this desire to slnmber undIs
turbed.
Snow is still falling in the Cascades,
and there is a chance for an additional
volume of water in our streams. The IA
lem Statesman says: sheriff Knight re-
turne- yesterday from trip out 10 the
foothills of the Cascades. Tuesday morn
ing, he says, fresh snow was plainly in
sight from Gates. a feecy covering having
been put on the mountains during the
night. The snow IN the mountains is
what makes the season in the valley so
cold and backward. On the Quartzville
road snow is reported to be still twelve
feet Deep"
John G. Clark. in jail at Baker City for