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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-16
He Holds the Keys.

curious ceremony of the Orthodox
Russian church is noted in connection
with the funeral of the late Grand Ouch
ess Paul of Russia. Before the closing of
the coffin the metropolitan placed in
the right hand of the corpse a docu-
ment which read as follows: eve, by
the grace of God prelate of the holy
Russian church, write this to our mas
ter and friend, st. Peter, the gatei1eeper
OF the Lord Almighty. We announce
to you that the servant of the Lord, her
imperial highness, the Grand Duchess
Paul, has finished her life on earth and
we order you to admit her into the
Kingdom of Heaven without delay, for
we absolved all her sins and granted
her salvation. You will obey our order
on sight of this document, which we
put into her hand"
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-16
How PeonIe Die.

A French medical journal, quoted in
the London News, has arrived at the
conclusion that the annual mortality of
the entire human race c11punts, rough
ly speaking, to $4,000, o00 persons. This,
it is observed, implies that the average
deaths per day are over 1000, being at
the rate of $3.50 an hour. The notion
of 62 people dying every minute of the
day and night all the year round pre-
sents our death statistics perhaps in,the
most lugubrious aspect that is possible.
Pursuing his cheerful researches this
authority finds that fourth of the race
die before completing their Sth year
and one-half before the end of the 18th
year; but the average duration of life
is nevertheless about 3s years. Further
he has ascertained that centenarians
are SO rare that not more than one per-
son in a hundred thousand attain this
patriarchal age.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-16
4 mixed.up Family.

For the last ten years two families,
one named Wright and the other John
son.. have lived near each other in
Blount county, Ala. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wright had five daughters and Mr.. and
Mrs. johnson had five sons. The fam
lilies were neighborly and intimate.
Two years ago the two eldest Johnson
boys married two of the Wright girls.
Shortly afterward Mrs. johnson and
Mr.. Wright died, postponing temporari-
ly the marriage of another johnson
boy to another daughter of the
Wrights'. short time ago Mr.. JOHN
soa- was married to Mrs. Wright and
one of the two remaining boys
married the youngest Wright girl. A
few weeks ago the remaining johnson
boy was married to the last Wright
girl.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-16
SECONDHAND FALSE TEETH.
They Are AS Good As New and Already
Broken In.

They Are AS Good As New and Already
Broken In.
On a sidewalk stand in Vesey street,
just below Church, shrewd little Irish
man keeps a queer stock of second
hand and damaged articles, says a
writer in the New York Telegram. : It
is about the most heterogeneous col
lection imaginable. The greatest thing
on the stand when passed was a job
lot of secondhand artificial teeth.
''Great Scott!'' exclaimed an old wom-
an who happened to glance at the heap,
81 wonder if he thinks any person
would ever buy these teeth after being
worn by other people?''
1 was also anxious to find out why
the teeth were lying there and asked
the owner of the stand.
''Those teeth are for sale, my dear
Sir" answered the man; ''would you
like to look at set?''
When informed that did not want to
purchase, but was curious to know if
any person ever bought secondhand
artificial teeth, the proprietor smiled.
Yes; at times sell a great many of
these teeth. Where l mostly get them
is at pawnbrokers' sales. 1 buy them
for ten, twenty or thirty cents and sell
them sometimes for three dollars. I
have had old men and old women-poor
people, of course-walk up to my stand,
pick out set, examine them, try them
and Immediately purchase, saying that
they were fitted better than a dentist
could suit them.
''An old man purchased an upper set
from me last winter and he was so well
pleased with them that he brought his
wifehere last week to get a set. had
none at the time and he promised to
call this week. A person might as well
save a few dollars in buying teeth as in
any other way. Take them home, wash
them and they are just as good as new;
in fact, better, for they have been
broken in -
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-16
KING SNAKE AND RATHER.
A Fierce Battle in Which the Former
Came or Victor.

A Fierce Battle in Which the Former
Came or victor.
A king snake ten feet long and rat
tlesnalSe six feet long, thoughtlessly
left in the same box in Donald Burns
animal store, in New York the other
day, had a fight which ended in the
death of the rattler The king snake
belongs to the family of constructors
and its squeeze is a great deal worse
than its bite. The king is said to have
an instructive hatred for the rattler.
Mr.. Burns was taking nap in his
store when he was awakened by the
peculiar sound of the rattlesnake's
vibrant tail and the loud Kissing of
both reptiles. He found the rattler
coiled in the. corner of the cage, its
head dcrting back and forth and
larger enemy. The king snake was
gliding cautiously near, with the inten-
ton of twining its muscular coils
around the rattler and crushing it to
death. The rattlcsna1ze made its spring,
but was unsuccessful in its attempt to
bury its fangs in the king. The next
moment its writhing body began to
crack as the king snake coiled about
the rattler and began to contract its
own powerful muscles. In Its des-
perate struggles the rattlesnake
knocked the door of its box into pieces
with a blow of it's tail and both reptiles
fell out on the floor. Burns did not
care to take any part in the quarrel.
He summoned an assistant and finally
got the victor into box. The fight
lasted but fifteen minutes.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-16
A SPREE ON WATER.

Tho Reformed Member OF Congress and
His Hilarious Friend.
There is member in the House who
has for many years been fond of fluid
to invigorate, writes the Philadelphia
Telegraph's Washington correspondent
Tne oUner day ne resolved to quit:
don't know for how long. On the very
day of this resolution, but before it had
had time to cool or grow feeble, he met
= friend with whom he had often spent
a merry evening. The first proposition
was to go and get drink. The mem
ber-who withal is an original fellow
said he did not drink, but he would go
along. They went to fashionable res
the member took water. He managed
to make as merry as his companion.
More wine was ordered and more water,
and, as the friend warmed under the in
huence of the active liquor, the mem
ber followed in all the merriment of his
mood. When the wine-drinker pounded
the table with his fists in maudlin en-
ergy and called for more wine, cursed
the waiter and asked where his straws
were, then ordered deviled crabs
and lobster salad, picked pigs
feet and diamond-back terrapin, the
member did likewise. He grew
as hilarious as his friend, sat sidewise
in his chair, hammered the table, cursed
the waiter, and ordered as great con-
glomeration of food as ever jolly in
ebriate fancied his palate demanded.
His tongue wagged as thick as that OF
his friend; he sat as limp in his chair
with as great an air of recklessness and
abandon. So the evening went on, tho
friend drinking wine and the
member drinking water, but each
showing the same evidences of
intoxication. When they left the
restaurant the friend staggered, and
so did the member. The friends hat
was mashed on the back of his head.
The member's hat was pulled down
over one eye. The friend put the
wrong end Of his cigar in his mouth; tho
member did likewise, and then they saw
each other home-or, rather, the friend
was seen home safely, after which the
member Strengthened up and became as
sober as a Scotch deacon.
''Youknow,' said the member, with
confidential whisper in the ear of his
friend, sit is just as much fun as being
actually drunk, and have no headache;
but tell you confidently that never
took so much Potomac water at one time
before in my life"
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-16

Il SeaeutG2y oGcubataon,
plenty of sitting down and not
much exercise, ought to have
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
80 go with It. They abso-
lutely and permanently eare
Constipation. One tiny, sugar
coated Pellet is corrective, a
regulator, a gentle laxative.
They're the smallest, the .easi-
est to take, and the most
natural remedy-no reaction
afterward. Sick Headache,
Bilious Headache, Indigestion,
Bilious Attacks, and all stom-
ach and bowel arrangements
are prevented, relieved and
cured.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-16
The aloanest Man in Nebraska.

A Kcncscw hotcl-keeper is said to be
tho rlcancss man in Nebraska The
story Gocs that a short time ago he was
SO sick that no needed watchers. A
young butcher in that town was asked
to sit up one night, and he readily
consented to do so. His wife went with
him tovisit tho hotel-man's wife. The
landlords wifc pursuadcd her to remain
all night, occupying the same bed with
her. In the morning at their earnest
solicitation the butcher and his wife
staid to breakfast. Some days after
ward tho butcher was surprised to have
a bill for 75 cents presented to him by
the landlord, who explained that 25
cents was for his wife's lodging and so
cents for their breakfast. on that occa-
sion They compromised by discount
Of 10 cents.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-16
roo MUCH AesENcE oF MlNo.
It Causes Much Loss of Portable Proper
ty, ESPECIALLY Umbrellas.

ty, Especially Umbrellas.
| The other morning gentleman sal
| in an elevated car reading his news.
paper as he went down 70 business. a
pretty brown-eyed stenographcr sai
next to him. The car was as crovtle6
as usual. The young lady had a hand
some umbrella which supported its owr
dignity against the seat. For q little
while-then the gentleman with the
paper blindly reached over and placed
the um brella between his knees. The
brown-eyed stenograPher regarded this
movement with astonishment, not to
say dismay. Several others were yer,
much amused, says the New York
Herald.
The impulse of tho brown eyed tc
fall upon the newspaper reader at once
and wrest her property from his
felonious grasp gave way to the pre-
vailing sense of the ludicrous. She
noted that he was reading an editorial
on the speakership. 1t was absent
mindedness. But she had lost her last
umbrella from the absent mipdedness
of the man who had taken it from the
hall rack. There is altogether toe
much method in this absent minded
business, she thought. 1t is especially
overworked with regard to umbrellas.
It always operates in favor of good
umbrellas, too, and here was a new
silk. When this man had finished the
article on the speakership he threw his
left leg over his right knee and care
fully imprisoned her umbrella. At the
same time he discovered her attention.
She regarded him fixedly with her brown
eyes and said:
:
brella.'
The man started as if struck with a
club. And it was rather a broad hint.
He looked, he saw, he blushed, he
stammered, he handed it over to its
fair owner. He was so overcome with
the sense of his ridiculous position
that he got out at the next station. The
pretty brown-eyed stenographer smiled
all the way to Cortland street. but She
never again relaxed hold on her UNI
brella.
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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-16
A Mountainous JsIand.

Inc island of Formosa is about two
hundred and seventy miles long and
one hundred and forty wide. Ranges
of mountains extend from the center to
the southern portion. Some of the
peaks are quite lofty, Mount Morrison
being twelve thousand feet high, and
all are volcanic. Every little while
there is a rumble in the center of one of
the peaks and the whole island is con-
vulsed. The climate is favorable tc
such disturbances, the thermometer
rarely getting below forty degrees.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-16

A great many medicines "relieve "
Catarrh in the Head. That means
that it's driven from the head into
the throat and lungs. But, by its
mild, soothing, cleansing and healing
properties, DIR. Sage's Catarrh Rem
edy perfectly and permanently cares.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-16
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

LAND OFFICE, The Da1les, Or.,l
May IL, 1894.
Complaint having been entered at this office
by Johann G: Fischer against the heirs at law of
William M Murphy, deceased, for abandoning
his Homestead Entry, No. 4571, dated october
u, 1892, upon the NJ SE14, and NJ SW14, Sec
81, TIP N, r 10 E, in Wasco county, Oregon, with
view to the cancellation of said entry; the
said parties are hereby summoned to appear at
The Dalles, Oregon, the 14th day OF July,
1894, at O'Clock A. M, to respond and furnish
testimony concerning said alleged abandon
ment. JOHN w. LEWIS,
June Register.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-16
Three Norahle rami1,aa-

This county contains three remark
able families, writes a Milan Tenn. }
correspondent. 1t is perhaps safe TO
say that it contains the tallest. the
heaviest and the ightest families in the
country. The tall family consists of
four persons-father, mother, son and
daughter. The tallest member, the son,
measures 6 feet inches; the shortest,
the mother, 6 feet 2 inches. The heavy
family is composed of father, mother
and daughter. and their united weight
IS over 900 pounds. The light family
number ten persons, father, mother and
eight children, whose united weight is
<1a pounds.
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-18
STILL AT LARGE.
No Immediate Prospect of the Capture
of Sherman Waggoner.

No Immediate Prospect of the Capture
of Sherman Waggoner.
MITCHELL, Ind, Jan. Fisherman
Waggoner, the Martin county WIFE
murderer, is still at large. and a tele-
gram yesterday from Shoals says that
there is no immediate prospect Of his.
capture. He is armed with two re-.
volvers and repeating rifle, and he is
supposed to be in hiding in the hills.
Waggoner was accused of causing the.
death of one or more of his children,
and his wife prosecuted him for bru-
tality. She then left him and returned
to her fathers house. Waggoner fol-.
lowed and deliberately shot her.
dead. It is even said that after she
fell he dragged her several yards to
make sure that life was extinat, after.
which he went to the home of his par
ents and boosted of what he had DONE
His father advised him to rapid flight.
to escape lynching. Before leaving he
said that he would never be. taken.
alive
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-18
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.

L. the senate. on the sth. the death OF Mrs.
Cocsrell, wife of Senator Ccckrell, of Missouri,
was feellngly referred to in the chaplain 8
opening prayer. Numerous circumstances
against the proposed reductions of the Wilson
tarin bill were presented and referred The
remainder OF the day was taken up in the dis
cussion OF the various phases of the Hawaiian
question In the house. the democrats hav-
ing finally secured a quorum, Mr.. Boutelle's
Hawaiian resolution was laid on the table and
the report of the committee rules govern
ing the debate on the Wilson tariff bill was
adopted and the bill was taken up, Mr.. Wilson
delivering the opening address.
IN the senate. on the 9th. Mr.. Lodge pre-
sented petition asking inquiry into the
violations of the eight-hour law. Other unlm-
portant matters occupied the morning hour,
and at 2:20 the senate proceeded to the consid-
GRAFTON of the house bill to repeal the federal
elections law In the house. after the call
of committees for reports (without results, the
house went into committee of the whole and
Mr.. Wilson resumed and finished his speech
on the tariff bill. He was followed by MesSrs
Burrows. Bryan, Black and Hopkins, when the
committee arose and the house adjourned
IN the senate. on the 10TH the only thing of
interest, aside from discussion of the ques-
tion why public buildings for which appropria
tions had been made had not been commenced,
was speech by Mr.. Davis (AIinn.) criticising
the action OF Mr.. Blount and the admnistra-
ton and defending the overthrow Of Queen
Lllloukalan.S government and commencing
the action of Minister Stevens In the
house Mr.. Boutelle raised another question of
privilege. which was discussed at some length
when after some routine busineas had been
transacted. the house went into committee Of
the whole on the tariff bill.
IN the senate, on the 18th, several bills of
secondary importance were taken up and
passed, and at the conclusion of the morning
business: at e: M: Mr.. Davis took the moor
and resumed and concluded his speech on Mr..
Frye's resolution declaring the policy CT non
intervention in the governmental affairs OF Ha-
wall He spoke two hours, and was followed
by Mr.. Turpie ..... In the house. after the dis
posal of routine business, the house went into
committee of the whole on the Wilson tariff
bill. consideration Of which occupied the en-
tire day and the night session.
IN the senate. on the 18th, petitions for and
against the Wilson tariff bill were presented.
a resolution was adopted calling upon the
rotary of the treasury to inform the senate
from what source sources the gold coin of
the country (outSide of the treasury was in
creased to the amount of $50, 500 900. Alengthy
executive session held, after which the
senate adjourned In the house the Hit
resolution, requesting the president to trans
init further Information touching Hawaiian
affairs, was laid on the table and the house
went into committee of the whole on the tariff
bill.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-18
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
From, Washington.


Pocahontas. Cape Girardeau county. j. O..
Thompson. vice Peter Lehner, resigned.
Rome. Douglas county, A. r. Turner. vice r.
M Richards. removed.
Elk Creek. Texas county G. W. Harmon, vice
T. A. Ansley, removed.
Flag Springs. Andrew county, Alfred king.
vice j. A Shores removed.
Harper, st. Clair county NJ. Est1u, vice Z. l..
Glover. resigned.
.M1ilheim Perry county, IgnatZ SCHNEIDER,
vice r. Zoellner, resigned.
Thrush Henry county, Annie L. Thrush, vice
Il. H Thrush. resigned.
Forest Home. Lawrence county. Margery J.
Abston. vice AIDA P. Gill. resigned
Stewart, Pemiscot county, r. L. Coker. vice
L. r. De Laney. resigned.
Westfork. Reynolds county, A. u. GIBSON
vice d. A. Troutman, resigned
Zincite jasper county, w. j. Lefen, vice w
Z. hoehler. removed.
CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE
j. w. Mason. Mexico.
David H. Mack. Webb City.
NOMINATED BY THE PRESIDENT.
John w. Mason. Mexico.
David II. Mock, Webb City.
GEN. SHELBY AND THE MARsHALsHIP.
Washington special Globe Democrat.
Gen. Joe Shelby, of Missouri finds hlmSelt
very much at home in Washington w. II.
Selden. proprietor OF the Metropolitan MOTEL,
which Is the stopping place of many southern
ers, served under the Missouri cavalry leader,
and has taken possession of him. The MIS-
souri, members, with the exception of Morgan,
who was Il Union soldier ana one or two
others. were against Shelly when he was put
forward for marshal: They raised question
OF habits against the sturdy old veteran.
There was an outburSt of indignant remOn-
strances from western Missouri at the insult
ing objection. Every member of the delega-
that Gen. Shelby will get the marshalshir
without opposition
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-18
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

THE senate was not in session on the
13th.......In the house the presidents
message transmitting the supplement
tary Hawaiian correspondence to con-
gress was received and referred to the
committee on foreign affairs. The
joint resolution authorizing Gen. O. O..
Howard to accept from the president
of the French republic the decoration
of a commander of the national order
of the Legion of Honor was passed
without objection.
JUDGE BRADLEY, of Washington, on
the application of Judge Long, of
Michigan. for mandamus to restrain
the commissioner of pensions from sus-
pending the payment of the applicants
pension, has decided in favor of the
applicant on the ground that one COM
missioner has no right, under the law,
to reopen a pension case that has once
been legally adjudicated by mis- prede-
cessor except in cases where fraud is
charged.
TIE weekly statement of the asso-
ciated banks of New York for the week
ended on the 18th showed the following
changes: Reserve. increase, sS77.025;
loans. decrease. s622, 200; specie. in
crease, 81, $50. 800; legal tenders, increase,
SO, 9o+ 900: deposits. increase, $3.50, 100;
circulation. decrease. s6G. 900.
THE Wilson avenue barns of the
Cleveland CO., Electric Railway Co.
were burned Saturday morning. The
fire was undoubtedly of incendiary
origin. Eighteen motors and twelve
trailers were consumed; loss, esti-
mated at s60,0OO
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE BREWER. of the
eighth circuit. has re-appointed Eu-
gene G. Hays United States attorney
for the district of Minnesota, his term
having expired and the president not
having filled the vacancy.
THE Central Labor union of Chicago,
at the request of the police. decided
against street procession when they
presented thier petition for work to
the city on the night of the 18th.
IMPORTS, exclusive of specie, at the
port of New York for the week ended
on 18th " ere 50, LIS, 200, of which g., 1885,
SIS were general merchandise and s6,-
500. 3sa dry goods
IT is said that Capt. Wilson and his
entire party. who were annihilated by
the forces of King Lobengula beyond
the Shanghai river, died fighting hard.
Mr.. AND Mrs GLADSTONE left their
Downing-street residence in London.
on the 18th, en- route to Biarritz,
France.
On the 18th the New York associated
banks held s92, 5sS. 675 in excess of the
requirements Of the 25-per-cent rule.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-18

4 THE latest important news from
Honolulu is to the effect that while the
members of the provisional govern
ment were divided as to whether Min
lister Willis is authorized to use force
for the restoration of ex-Oueen Lili-
oukalani. preparations were being
made to withstand siege. Two
Thousand gallons of water had been
stored in iron tanks in the judiciary
building. the executive building being
tsupplied from an artesian well on the
premises
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-18

THOMAS Fl. CARTER has resigned as
chairman of the executive committee
of the republican national committee,
and Joseph H. Manley, of Maine, was.
on the 18th. elected to the vacancy.
This, does not, of course, displace Mr..
Carter as chairman of the national
committed
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-18

THE house committee on coinage.
weights and measures, on the 18th, or
dered favorable report on the Bland
bill providing for the coinage of the
silver bullion now held in the treas
urv. The vote was 9 to S-strictiy sill
yer and antj-silyer
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-18

In the 2S-inch mill of the Carnegie
steel mill at Homestead. Pa. the expert
ment of rolling 6-inch beams from
aluminium for government vessels was
commenced, on the Sth, with only par
tial success. Better results are expect
ed in later trials.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-18

THE steamer Gaelic sailed from San
Francisco for Hong Kong. on the 9th,
carrying among her passengers band
of siXty-two Chinese, who were cap
tured while attempting to cross the
border line from Mexico.