The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-30

one there would be in the result the MAXI
| of a very precious poor dog.
81 Florence Nightengale recently celebrate
| her 73d birthday. She has been confin
to her house for many years by constant i
brother-in.law, Sir Harry Vernon.
Dsvonshirs.
| Chas Finch, blind boy, who has be-
attending the institute at Salem during Il
past season, was brought up by Ex.Go
Moody yesterday. He will spend the "!
cation with his parents in this city, an
after the holidays will resume his studies 1
the institute.
Governor Wait, of Colorado, has dete
mined to call an extra session OF the legls
lature to take further action ou the silvs
question. Many of the governors FRIEND
are opposed to this move of his, but mo-
withstapdlng all remonstrapce, he has d'
cided to call it.
In the nelghborhood of the cut in Unio
street where the rock crusher is at wor
considerable activity is manifested, and tn
| bluff op the left hand side of the road Is be
| coming less every day. Wagons are con
| stantly engaged hauling away the rock fo
l the Improvement of Second street.
We have received in exchange the TomG
hapk, the new Democratic paper in Port
land. It Is intensely partisan, and from it
name one would believe it intended to b
aggressive. Perhaps it does; but if 1t be
lIeves it can resuscitate the Democratic
PARTY in Portland it will very likely be mis-
taken.
The Union whist club met last evening
in fraternity hall, and a very agreeable
time was spent. There were ten table
represented, and games continued until I
reasonable hIur. Mrs. W. Lord wal
awarded the tiist prize and Mrs. G. q
Blakely the BOBBY. After the games wert
through the members enjoyed social hoI
for few minutes.
The Wichita (Kan) EIgle thus diagoness
the best known woman POLITICAL of Kan
sas: 'MJs. Leases glory is in her lrrides-
cent zigzag, hergyrated scintillzation,
rather than in her unbifurated habiliments-
1t is the dazzle OF the unexpected skyward
scoot and the dead thud of the subsequent
backward flop that at once fascinate and
paraly re her devotees.'
One the of latest ukases of the Chicago
400 is that the eating of cold pigs feet be.
tween the figures of square dances will not
handk erchIef stuffed 10 the neck to protect
the dancers collar In the heat of a waltz.
The precedent thus established by the Chi
cago 400 can safely be followed by The
DaJles "social swim, as Pixey calls it.
Salem Statesman: By orders of Governor
Pennoyer, commander in chief of the o. N.
G., q court martial will be held IN the cap
itol at Salem on Wednesday, January 10th,
for the purpose of investigating such cases
as may be properly brought before the
board of court martial, which is composed
as follows: Brigadier General Compson,
president; Col. freeman, Col. Sayler, Col.
Beebe. Lieut.. Mcconnell, Lieut.. Col. Butcher
and Lieut.. Col. Thompson.
The state deputy game warden of Color
ado has found another small herd Of buffalo,
larger than the one found in Lost Park last
summer, in North Park, Routt county. The
region is more isolated than any other part
Of Colorado. The herd Is said to consist of
two dozen rare animals, very tame and fed
by some few farmers who inhabit
The lonely park. These people have consti
tuted themselves special protectors OF the
nerd. Their existence is kept quiet through
lear of agents of taxiderEists and hunters.
L Ue 1It5t OTCyOUtLNS SpCdhluk vi IL
NOR that no money was found on the body
If Mr.. Bushee when discovered. says: "a
eport that Mr. Bushee had $500 on his per-
on when he left Portland, and that this
money was missing when his body was
picked up was IN circulation on the streets
his afternoon. 1t lacks any Authorization.
Mr.. Bushse's watch and chain were on his
person, and when he was removed to his
,ome purse containing $40 was found IN
lis pocket There is nothing to indicate
oul play"
Parties who came down from Riparla this
snake river has closed down tor the season,
nd the Almota will go into winter quaters
o-daY. TIE hull OF the Annie Faron is
ow on the ways at Riparia, and the boiler |
nd machinery is being removed from the |
eipt on the river where the explosion oc- |
urred to that place. 1t Is not definitely |
.nown what will be done with the dIsman-
led steamer, but it is presumed she will be |
thoroughly repaired, the machinery re-
laced, and she will again enter the trade of |
make river.
The death of Charles O'Neill. the Phila-
slphia congressman, leaves the economical |
DR.. Holman to bear the honor of being |
through fourteen congresses. Judge Hol. |
nan was first elected to the house in 1859,
ut he failed of election in 1865, and after. |
Yards unused" the forty.fitth and forty |
ixth congresses. Gen. Slckles was mem
er in 1857. In point of continuous ser
ice Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, is first, for he |
Ias occupied his seat since 1878, SO that |
Judge Ho:man's paternal claim Is not |
Wholly unclouded.
"Why," shouted an excited attorney in
Kansas, ''you can poke yonr head out of the |
ourt room window and call for five beers |
nd get them in two minutes" And he |
hought he had made a great point against |
he administration" for the non. enforce
neut of the prohibltory laws. But the op-
nd poked his head out of the window call |
ng loudly for five beers. The watch tucked
e two inmates and the malt beverage did |
ot come. The court ruled that the beer
Vas not on the lawyer who made the bluff,
nd there was recess of ten minutes.
A tin can filled with melted mass of
liver weighing about pounds was found
ast week by quarrYmen near Ronda, Tex,
urled about feet below the surface in the |
anks of a creek somt II miles from the
sed river. While Texas was yet Spanish |
rovlnce a road known as the Santa Fee |
rail ran a!ong beside the Red river, and it
surmissed that the silver was buried by |
ONE traveller who was hard pressed bv To-
ians, and who either was killed or who |
ould not afterward locste his buried treas |
re. The trunk of an old saddle, found |
ear the same place short time ago, was
robably part of the same wayfarer's equip
lent.
Messrs. Thos. and Alex. Fargher started |
band of 100 sheep to their ranch near
lingsley this morning. They were on the
ummer range in Klichitat county uutll |
within few days past. but are en- route to |
he home pasture now. In Union street |
hey bunched up for quite while, and it
ave the herders considerable trouble before |
hey cold be made to move in the right |
Erection. But this was finally accom- |
'lished, and they went on their journey to |
he winter range. In passing through the |
treet they cfarned the mud up in mlser
BILE shape, and sidewalks and crosswalks |
we're daubed by their dirty feet.