The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-31
Hon. W. H. Biggs of Moro, is in the

hon. w. II. b1ggs OF Moro, Is IN the
city.
w. G. Cox of Everett, the new candi-
date for terminal honors on Puget sound, |
is in the city.
DR.. N. G. Blalock and J. M McKin- |
ney of Walla Walla, are in the city to-
day on land office business.
The remains of Mr.. j. r. Love were |
shipped to Wasco today for burial in |
the family lot. Brief services were held /!
this forenoon, under the auspices of the |
A. 0. U. w.
The Prineville mail started out with al
sleigh this morning, but in consequence
of snow drifts the driver returned. Mr.. |
]. D. Parish then prepared himself for
the trip, and made another start at :45
a. M, determined to go through: Il
The lower Colum bia is SO choked with
running ice that only the most powerful
steamboats, can make the run up from
Astoria. All of the boats have been de-
layed, but so far no accidents have been
reported.
Mr.. L. Winans received a telegram to
report at Hood River this evening, and
leaves on the APO train. He reports
| the ice harvest A /, and their company
will have enough to cool all creation
should nothing happen between this
and tom evening.
Mrs. Frank Sells and her sister Mrs.
Snow, of Daysville, arrived at Canyon
| city on the 21st from visit to their par
ents, Capt. and Mrs. J. w. Lewis of this
city. The following day Mrs. Snow pro-
ceeded to Dayville from Canyon city and
reports that the roads were found right
| dusty.
| ]. F. Graham, the recently appointed
master mechanic OF the Iowa Central,
with headquarters at Marshaltown,
writes that the thermometer is frozen
up and no one can tell how cold it is.
Some say that it is 46 below; some say
56, and Mr.. Graham thinks it is pos
sibly 146. Old timers inform him that
the winters hardly ever last more than
eighteen months.
The Chautauqua reading circle held
its weekly session last evening at the
residence of Mrs. c. ]. Crandall. The
principal topic under discussion, coming
In line with the regular work was the
annexation of Hawaii, Miss Frazier con-
Quoted the. recitation in Greek history
and Mrs. Brooks the U. S. and Foreign
Powers, next week the circle will begin
the consideration OF Cailias, Greek ro-
nance, in connection with the Greek
history. Those present were Mesdames
S. L. Brooks, G. ]. Crandall, Misses Iva
Brooks, Mary Frazier, Lizzie Sampson,
: Annie Fulton, Jessie Lown, Messrs H.
H. Riddeli, E. N. Littlefield.
: Rumor says that several senators $50
calledD feel ashamed of their vote on the
\ Raley bill on the 25th. It is never too
A late to repair an injury done. Take no
: hstock in the report that Mr.. Raley, has
, Ihimself stated that if the vote was re-
Hconsidered he would not attempt to pass
( fthe bill this session, as he saw that was
: useless. That bill has got to pass.
+; About $50, 900 is wanted to buy the Ore
gon city locks, the agricultural college
wants about $50, 600 as usual, the state
g university, the normal school, the peni-
' tentiary, the asylum and various other
+. institutions want large sums, and indeed
= must have them. They are all willing
2 to accept Eastern Oregon's share of the
4 taxes, but if they have no notion of con,
s tributing anything to aid Eastern Ore
j gon's taxpayers, we should now show
: them the tfine italian hand'' at retalia
E tion, should they again attempt TO play
o double with us. Eastern Oregon hai
3 never done anything unfair, but-tims
win chow results.