The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-02-03

until their education is completed Mr.
Roopers wilt to this part of the northwest
was to examine into the method pursued IL
the Transmission of electric power at Oregon
City. Ia England the transmission Is only
successful tor a mile; but the distance OF
twelve or more miles for power to be trans
mitted is something that has never been
| tested.
The editor OF the Walla Walla Statesman
is not pleased with the manner iu which
the patronage of the administration has
been gwen, and says: Gan the offices at
the disposal of the administration for this
state are now disposed of. The last ap-
| pointment, Watson, of Seattle, for surveyor
general fills the bill. 1t IS pretty tough tina
| Eastern Washington where all the Demo
ratio work was done during the last cam
| UaIgn. should be lett without single office.
The Statesman suggests that George Haz-
zard should make another trip over here to
| collect few Thousand dollars aga in tor the
state central committee"
Recorder Dufur had trial beforp him
oday, in which the complaint a!lsg d
,busive aud profane language being
used on the streets. The prosecuting wit
ness was I. +. Nicholas of the Columbia
notei who alleged that on January 30ch,
Taylor Richardson used foul language to-
wards hun while they were soliciting pat
ronage for their hotels. He stated that
Richardson said his kitchen and appoint
meuts about the hotel were dirty and filthy,
and that Cinnamon used rats in making
soup. The trial created considerable ex-
citenent, and the recorders office was
crowded during its progress. After hearing
the evidence the recorder discharged the
defendant Richardson.
Vancouver Register: Mr.. Frank Hay
ward soldier ten days leave OF alb
ence from Vancouver, was found dead IN
Mr.. Wallace's barn near Woodland, Wash, |
,ome days since. He had walked acros
the hills from Vancouver to visit friends on |
Lewis river in company with Cnas. Brow |
nell, also soldier. The walking was bad |
ard Hayward gave out at the river cros-
sing He went into barn to rest Thurs
day night, and Brownell went to his
mothers, leaving Hayward in the barn.
The next morning he was found dead. The
post commander sent alter the body and 1t
was shipped on the steamer to Mscdot this
place. It is supposed thai death was
caused by cold. as ne was rot very strong.
He leaves brother, who lives near Wood
land.
A few of Oregon's convcts are at least
earning their board. Superintendent DowL-
ing is following the example set by some of
the New York prisons and is working some
Of his men on the roads. They are gravel.
ing East State street from the power house
TO the avenue, and the avenue for distance
II perhaps two miles IN direction east by
south of prison. This piece of road is di
'ectly ON The route from the prison and asy-
um cottage farm. 1t is the purpose event
laily to make this road moiel for its en-
ire distance, as the state has a vast amount
# hauling to do over it throughout the en-
Ire year. This road will be the most direct
me from the city to the states big 1900 acre
ract, which will acco nmodate the asylum
ottages, the reform school and the state
ieaf-mute institute.-StGtesman
Mr.. W. j. PeddlcGrd, ,in!the Wasco NeUs,
peakIng of the threat of the Oreqonadn
hat "Multnomah would not pay the tax
ounded on the findings of the state board t
If equalization, and the issues would be
ma de here and how," says: "We do no
ike to iudeiY characterize this eliminating
tfJr6 Of the EDITORS Ii 10 oenalf of hIni- I
elf and his down trodden mil ionaire t
rethten the piJIabie madness OF deeply 4
senliity, but we must be allowed
0 say, judging from the above specimens OF
is nIhIlIstic fumes, that If all his worldly
possessions like thousands of his country
nen were tied up in a red bandauner' and
wung from the end of a stick over his
houlder, instead of being found in the
anks of the bowling popu!ists, ne would
lUre likely be found among the 'vags' OF
lansas or the hungry mobs of New York
ty close up to Herr Most and Emma Go Id
ian, shouting Long Lave Anarchy g