The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-02-24
From FIiday's Daily.

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There was some f,a,n, Ice in ;he ri,
II to day.
AT Heppuer, during the protractei se
vices held there, l25 haye atmed to ha
of been converted.
The Regulator to day took to Portland
lot of hogs from the stock ards of r.
E. Saltmarshs & Co. in this city.
ID MIR. D. Heroux, who has been visitil
San Francisco aHd the mid winter fair, al
n rived In The Dailes last night.
- Work on the locks at the Cascades b
been suspended during the past few days /
s reason OF the snow and cold weather.
Mr.. Geo. P. Morgan and Mr.. F. Nj
Dousld, of tn Ca c,de Locks, are in tn
city. We ackno" ledge pleasant call.
The Dalles string band will give one .
tn, ir ENJOYABLE parties to night. IL is un
n cessary to speak complimentary of the,
dsnces as they are the events of the season
There was one solitary, lonely hobo. wh
found his way into the city Jail last night
and who was a candidate tor the recorder
clemency tins morning. He lanRui.heth.
We are pleased to note the fact tia, near
ly all the wood cut vt The D.lles this win
ter has been done by white men Tn
Chinese nave BEEN supp auted IN this branrl
of industrial employment.
Sunday Mercury J. Watermelon Rsding
ton, formerly OF Heppner, orego hu
now editor Of paper at Puyaliup, Wash
is spoken Of" in connection with he otics
of United States senator and this is nt
watermelon joke either.
Yesterday there were two carloads oi
cattle and one of hogs shipped f. m the
stockyards of r. E Saltmarshe & Go in
his city. The cattle were from North
Powder and the hogs from this vicinity.
and were destined for the Portland marke
The taxpayers of Gillian county are
urging the county court to extend the time
for paying their taxes until November next
They say thar should the sheriff be COM
peIl to force collections before that time
It will ruin the farmers and everybody
else.
The military ball given BY G. Co. last
night at the armorv was attended by very
many pers, ms, and the merry dance was
kept up uLtl "a early hour Every mum.
her appeared to be enjoyed. and the music
u,nisheh WAS all tn could be desired for
dancing purposes.
| Aib,ny Democrat: Sheriff jackson ar
riv-d in Portland this lore noon too late for
the mornIug train, with Prof. Russell,
charged with forgery and the emb, zzle-
m-nt Of school funds and will le,ve for
! Albany on the overland He will be ar
| raigned before Justice Curt at / 80 to moi-
row afternoon.
The water leading TO the bath rooms Of
Messrs. Frazier & Wyndham on Front
street. have not been frozen, and those de-
! sirIpg warm baths can be Accommodated.
All rooms are ated by steam, and there
are private ones 10 ladies in which there
are stoves. Hot bAths 25 ceuts.
We learn from the Arlington Record tina,
some unknown person with micI opsic iou
and screwdriyer went into the Columbu-,
" ash, schoohouse by night and destroyed
the reeds IN the Sunday schools new organ.
incidentally carrying of the reg lila Of the
G. cd Templars' lodge.
Burlington Ha,ck Eye: "Times are get
ting better. the mills are starting up!' ex
clam eur Democratic. con ntemporarIes whe,,
ever factory resumes operations. Bat
they fail to complete the sene-nce T e
missing ords are rs fol owe: sat reduc d
wages and with smaller working forces"
The mixed tram, due in this ,ity at
o'clock from Portland, was several hours
late to day, caused by the wreck near Tout.
dale. No definite information of the sx
tent of the damage sustained could be as
certained; but it Is very eyiden that it was
con onadprabis, on account OF the stoppage of
regular trains.
The Bradstrtet mercantile agency re-
po'ts l3l fai ures in the Pacific coast state.
and territories for tn m ,n.n of January,
1894. wi h assets 81, ,006. 75l and liabilities
81. 964 662. as comp,rad with 70 fr th
Is
aud iiab | ties OF $643 545, and 70 f,r en-
corresponding month OF 1893. with assets OF
$3.50. $40 and liabilities OF $477. $50.
The freight train, which left here las. |
night for Portland, was wre. ksd about thre,
miles esst Of Troutdale. 1t Is not known |
how much damage was done, but No l |
transferred passengers and baggage arouud
the obstruction tins morning, and a wrrck |
ng crew is at W, rk at both ends. The |
train was loaded with cattle, and It is ex-
pected that several of these were killed
From the Troy Press (Deml: Ever,
election since the Wilson bli. was spawn, d |
shows that the country does not want it,
but southern hour bons aud western granS-
ers seem bound to crowd 1t down the
throats of the people just the came. Verify.
in turning a deaf ear to y mighty popular
protest and sticking their heads in the
sand, ostrich ia hirn, the southern senator
ia finance committeeman show the diplo-
me- Df true bourbonism.
The case of Safe Of Oregon Va Jane
Wettls was called this mornIng for triai,
and after thirty two persons were exam
in.d the following jury we're chosen: Clark
McCowan, W II Miller, Geo Peterson,
Peter Kopke, r B Driver, d F Oshuru.
Geo Nolib, Adam Kaufman. j McCorm-
ack, J w Welch. VIM Morgan and NJ ii
S,yre. Wettle Was indicted jointly with
Krier. but their tri ais ere had separately
judge Bennett is defending the young man
" no is hardly out Of his teens, and an fort
will be made to save b N from the peniten-
ii ~.
Tnis is generally regarded as sort OF
''off year" all around There 1. even a very
peculiar coincidence in the manner IN which
the days and dates of February and March
will recur, as q reference 70 the calendar
will reveal. It will be n ,ticed that both
months commence on the sme day, Tnurs-
day, and the days { the week and date
are just the same all the way through thr
m nths-that 10, up to February 28-for
that 10 the Ia day of the present month
This is the most unusual Occurrences. Just
what significance may be attached to this
fact. if any, il at present, little preblema-
tical.
The people Of Red Bluff, California, have
81 bscrlbed $50 600 toward building 4 rail-
road from the Oregon Short line in Eastern
Oregon. through L ke county, Oregon. and
Modoc, Shasta and Tehsma counties, Cali
fornia, and thence to tide water. Other
vii! also subscribe libera ly. The
road will tap all the valleys of Eastern
Oregon and Northwestern Californis, with
probably . branch connecting Klamath
Fails. Such system uld open up
vast, fertile country aud prove OF general
benefit.
Ice on the psnds and sloughs is sufficient.
ly strong to permit skating, although 10 oue
or two instances persons have broken
through and been immersed in the water
Fur the past two days crowds have enj9yeu
this amusement, and it Is delightful wa,
to pass the time. Winter is not alway-
dis. gresable if it would d'come at the proper
season of the year, and if coasting and
tkating were to continue for any lsngth OF
time; but when the old man of the seassus
pcstpoues his visit until the blish of spring |
Is seen ON the landscape. he is not at aii
welcome.
A very beautiful display Of the aurora
borealis was witnessed last night ab,u. iiat
p,st 7 o'clock The beams of yeiiowlsn
light irom the north 6aaly form a arches,
giving 20 the heavens a very bril- Iant az
pearal &c, sni being very lumiaous ln the
fleets Their brI,liancy lasted ahJut na,.
an hour, " men they faded away AID wer.
- ,o,~a. a s,ar,ihia The an coral ,t,-..,. |