The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-07-28

is intimated that the proprietor was latel.
raised to chief III the Red Men, and h
was praotIcing the adoption degree upon al
intrusive pale lace, who was not properl.
vouched for.
Agent A. j. Bore came up this morninl
from his trip to The Dalies. after paying al
| o r & n employees with May checks, say
the East OreqonidH. He brought up tn
superlntendeut'a car for repairs in the shop;
here. Accom- panYing him was E. Lytle
agent at The Dalles, who returns home thu
evening Mr.. Boue says every available
man, and implement is in use on th'
| o. R, & n. ks and that Superintendent
Borle states that he is quite positlye the
rJad will be open by August l.
We were informed to-day that some h+lds
of wheat on Tygh ridge will average fit,
bushels of wheat to the acre. The soil L
very prolific in that region, and there have
been lew years ID whicn farmers have ex
perIenced failure of crops. This season
-ppears phenomenal for grain. and Wasco
county will harvest more OF this cereal than
ever befo e. The weather has been unsualiy
favorable, and where ground has been sum-
mer failowed 1t has produced abubdantly.
There are more working days in the year
of the American workman tnan of any other
save the Hungarian. The latter woi ks 3l2
days IN the year, and thus has most no
holidays except Sunday. The number of
working days in the American year Is .3OS.
This Is the same as the Dutch; it, is thirty
days more than the English, forty -one days
more than the Russian, and from six to
eighteen days more that the working year
,fr., L.
worthy that even newly arrived immigrants
keep American holidays.
The New York Clipper OF the issue OF
June 30th, contains the following concern
ing noted parsonage who Was in The
Dalles about four years age, and became
well acquainted with our citizens: "Capt
Jack Crawford, the poet-scout, has been
entertaining large audiences in Chic go and
the west. He will sail for Scotland about
July l5th, on a mission which may resu t
in proving him to be Que of the principal
heirs to the great Wallace estate, now held
by the state of New York and New York
CITY, aud is estimated to be worth $40
600. 900"
Salem Stdtesman: Newport is just now
lndulging In a little pleasant railway talk.
rne rumor was started some where land has
the intention OF the Southern Pacific To
build from its west side line, through Kings
valley, TO Newport and erect big hotel.
The idea. according to the rumor, seems to
be TO make Newport model summer re-
sort. TINS rum Is very pleasing one TO
contemplate, but 1t IS feared there Is no
foundation to 1t and that Newport must for
awhile share the same tate of TiilamoOk
and Astorla In the same direction.
That proposition to exteId the Oregon
Pacific, says the Salem Statesman, for dis
tsnce OF twenty miles and then build
wagon road down into East. rn Oregon to
connect with 1t seems TO me .t with general
approval III ali directions. Albany IS natur-
all, Interested, aud so is the Yaquina bay
country, and all OF the ttiers IN the Sdn-
tlam valleys, E4steIn Oregon has not yet
been heard from on the proposition, but 1t
IS known that the residents OF tnat rich
section will give neartY endorsement to any
movement that has for its object the IN
provement of their facilities tor connection
with the outside world.
The Salem Journal man and brother
editor must be on very intimate terms Jndg-
ing from the following; Gov. Fletcher, of
the Independent, yesterday delivered lee
ture Oh tue educational problem aud the In-
dian in a Drand-new white 30 cent shirt
Editor Fiagg has compressed his form by
some means so that ne occupie a really
smaller space than Fletcher. The Democrat
man now presents very trim appearance.
We fear he Wears corset. Either OF these
well-fed m uiders of pubic oplnlon could
carry Irvine of the Statesman about in the
Ca pacious folds of their trousers without
any Inconvenience.
The Salem Independent says: There is an
Ugly, Ilinatured wraDgle going on IN the
senate, respect rg the letter OF the presl-
dent, which reflects ne credit on Democratic
The president dealt stngIng
blow upon the mutinous senators who had
rebelled against his administration policy,
and now the senators are paying him back
in his own coin. They are trying to make
capital against him on account of his inter-
terence the affairs of department. OF
The government which the constitution
makes independent and free from executive
David B, Hill champions the
,suse of the president. The quarrel IS a
pretty one,
Astoraan: Charley, the Year-od son of
John hegiund, at Kappa, was drowned
tuesday afternoon by falling into the slough
rom log upon which he was playing at
he time VIM. Nudge, who lives near by
lad warned the little fellow but few mo-
nents before the accident happened. telling
lim that he would fall IN, but no sooner
lad Mr. Nudge turned his back than the
BOY returned and started to play upon the
'lippery log with the above result Frank
Hussey, a logger who was working near at
/ aud, noticed the boys hat q ,atlng on the
urace of the water, and taking in the sit
iation at glance, hurried to the spot, but
;oo late to render any assistance. The body
vas recovered shortly afterward.