The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-11-10

. ployes held sack for snipes for two hou
without the least success the folio wing da
Ihts Is the first time we have heard of Il
snpe-sack trick being played on an innt
cent victim for a number of years.
A dispatch from San Francisco says tn,
Budd, the Democratic candidate for go'
ernor, is undoubtedly elected; but the r.
publicaus have carried the state bv in
creased pluralites. There is one Demt
cratic congressman elected, but all th
other representatives will be Re publican
On joint ballot the legislature will b
largely Republican.
A young man by the name of Carter, VIII
has been around town for several weeks
attempted suicide this morning by takIn
an overdose of morphine. Medical aid wa
summoned, and every known antidote wa
| used; and up to o'clock this afternoon b
was in a very critical condition. Mr.. Carte
is yo1ng man about 80 years of age
and is well connected in the east.
A bulletin received at 3 o'clock shis after
noon state that North Carolina has elected
| Republican legislature, Missouri ten Re.
publican congressman, and the sugar plan
ters of Louisiana will contest the election
of three Democrats IN that state. Repub
licans will have fully 100 majority in the
lower house of the next congress.
Lesoiston Is the name of a new Snake
river steamer launched by the o. R. & N
Co. last week. She is said to be fine sup
stantIal boat, same size as the Fdron; a
composite or corglomerate, combining the
best features of several boats, having some
of the timbers of the FdCon, the boilers of
another, the engines of another, and the
cabins of still another.
The output of prunes in Oregon and
Washington this year. including the italian
and French varieties, is about 60 carloads,
OF "a 900 pounds each, and as they dry
away about 81 to l, this represents oyer
5. 900, 900 pounds of green fruit. With a
good crop next year. Oregon and Washing
ton should produce for Shipment at least
100 car loads of dried prunes.
All county assessors of the state of Ore
gon will meet in convention at Salem on the
10Th of December. The meeting is called
for the purpose of discussing matters of in
terest to taxpayers and to formulate uni
form methods of making assessment rolls.
In fact ali details OF the work of the asse,-
sors will come up for consideration, and it
is expected that much good will be accom-
plished by the convection.
Even wealth has its burdens. I. is said
that Rockefeller is expected to pay an in
come tax to the general government of
Sl52, 225, assessed on SI25, 900 600 wort h of
The Jay Gould estate is not ex-
pected 70 pay more than $50. 500; Russell
Sage 800, 600: Cornelius Vende bilt, $751;,
900; William K Vanderbilt. $75. $50; John
Jacob Astor. $50 900. The government
evidently thinks it worth something to be
rich.
This morning long row of wheat wagons
were waiting their turns to unload in front
of Moody's warehouse. A large force of
employees. with trucks, were wheeling the |
'acks in and piliDg them On the inside. |
These piles nearly reached the rAfters, and |
We are informed that today was simply
'epetitlon of every day during the week.
The price has advanced to 33 cents for
.hoice, and this is the highest that has been
,aid in Eastern Oregon this season.
The election in Klickitat county was
sepu bhcan by large majority, and the
ntire ticket will be successful by from 40
o 300 plurality. Washington is giving a
ood account of herself. and she will occupy
front rank in the Republican columns. All
tates that have undeveloped industries are
q favor of the Republican doctrine of pro-
ectiOu, LOT TeSOuTccS cauuOt VI ueVelOp6u |
,ithout foreign competition IS handicapped
uring their infancy by tariff duties an i'm
orts.
The shooting scrape reported from Kel-
,gg last week, did not turn out to be as
srious an affair as was tirst supposed.
ne of the Kensel brothers, aged l6, bad
uarrel with brother several years his
,nior and fired at him at long raDge with
IS hsr1 hot |
friqhten him more than anything else,
nd one of the shots struck the young man.
he boy was arrested, but as no one ap.
cared against HIM at the examination, he
as discharged.
Republicans: A gentleman of this city, a
W days ago received letter from Weddle,
e cowardly assassin who murdered o.
,llivan and crippled for life his wife. Mrs.
lllivan. in this city in 1877, and who was
Gently pardoped from the penitentIary
here he was serving lite sentence, In
hiring about the advis ability OF returning
Union. He was positively informed that ;
he ever moved he had better turn his
es away from Union county. It would
It be safe for Weddle to appear in this !
rt OF the state. ,
Walla Walls Statesman: The land office
a,iaIs of the local office, has received
py of law passed by congress on July
III, 1894, which extends the time for
aking final proof and payment for all
nds already located under the desert land
ts for one year. The time for making I
lal proof and payment for all prescriptions
aims is by the same act extended one a
ar. The settler must prove that he can
It pay up at once in order to get an ex- i
nsion on presumption. The law is a I
rd times law. a
Railroad statisticians, who keep track OF
ch things, report Is attempts, partly suc- C
ssful, at holding up trains within the |
st six months in the United States. S
lrIng the past summer there have been 3S F
II others where damage with
t derailment was done, and l04 less sue >
ssful attempts at wrecklng. How to sup i
ess train robbipg is one of the few prob =
MS which the world of independent and :
iginal reformers apparently have no solu
IN for. Other momentuous questions,
most any OF them will tell US off hand
W to settle; but nobody offers a guaran !
ed remedy tor train-wreeking or hold-ups.
The powerful trained voices of the vocal =
IS and The skill and sympathetic power OF :
e accompe pists made the concert an oasis
the desert of ordinary musical happen
gs Sig. g Ferrar rendered those bari !.
ne solos from the operas of Ernani and
.bucoodonosar, also selections from Doni :
tits l. Eiisire D'Amore, adding dramatic
ton to vocal in the latter. and carrying
8 audience away. In the closing number. z
duet from III Trova: ORE by Miss Clara
,rnetta, and S gnor G.. Ferrari Hearty d
pause and enthusiastic encores followed o
r selections s. Denver Times Thes. t
lebrated singers will take part IN the i
ncert to be given by The DAlIes Orchestra r
xt Tuesday evening. c
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