The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-05-26
From Thursdays DAILY.

Elk. Gov. and Mrs. 2. F. Moody are in
the city.
Mr.. e. III. Stranahan, of Hood River. is
in town today.
Mr.. NJ. P. Issenberg, of Hood River, is in
the city today.
The circuit court for this county will con-
vene IN this city next Monday.
Mr.. W. 81. Holmes, Democratic candi-
date for atrorneY-general, Is In the city.
Today has been uncomfortably warm.
The thermometer regis tered SO degrees in
the shade.
This is the last week of the public schools,
and the time is principally devoted to ex-
amiAAtIons in the different branches.
Large quantities of drift wood have been
saved from the swollen current of the Co.
lumbia, and some have sufficient for sum-
mer's fuel.
This morning the river was 80 feet above
low water mark, and at the time of going to
press-halt-past o'clock-it lacked four
inehes ONLY of reaching 40 feet.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Brune, of Rockland,
Wash, are in the city today. MIR. Brune
has recovered from his late severe attack of
sickness. and.is now able to walk around
Hon. q. NJ. Irwin. Republican candidate
for state superintendent of schools, was IN
the city Yesterday. He left ON the evening
train to fill his appointments in Gillian
eonntY.
The members of the Evans and Sontag
dramatic troupe arrived this morning. and
registered at the Umatilla House. They
viii perform at the Baldwin opera house
this evening"
Mr.. E. N. Chandler showed us this morn.
ing an apple blossom that resembled in size
and the number OF petals rose. He says
on trees in the same orchard there are fruit
as large as walnut.
The Evans and Sontag dramatic company
will give performance this evening at the
Baldwin opera house. 1t recounrs many
scenes In the history of these bandits. and
is considered very realistic of the stir iug
events.
There was alcarload of sheep shipped yes.
Aer6ay to Victoria, B. c., from the stock
yands of &. E Saltmarshe & Co., In this
city. We must feed our British cousins
across 4he boundary with mutton as we'll as
''ros bf."
J A car load OF horses left the stock yards
of r. T. Saltmarshe & Co. to-day, for Port
land. The livestock market has been quite
lively this spring, and. since the decline of
the price of wool, more attention has been
paid to cattle sales.
Mr.. James Chisholm Ferguson, who has
heretofore been leal and loyal subject of
Queen Victoria, yesterday declared his IN
tent,Cn of becoming an American citizen.
and to this end under oath renounced his
allegiance to the British empire.
The following deed was filed for record
to-day: John Irvine and wife to Alexander
M. Kelsay and wife; donation land claim
of JOHN IRVINE and Catherine Irvine. noti-
fication No. S022 and donation claim No.
80. parts of sections % and %, township 2
north, range l3 east; $4,000.
Hon. R. G. Horr, associate editor of the
New York Tribune, and formerly member
of congress from Michigan, will address the
citizens of The Dalies and vicinity on the
dssSes of the day at the opera house tomor-
row evening. he is a logical and eloquent
speaker, and has created enthusIasm all over
the state.
There was a very enthusiastic Republican
meeting held at the Mosier school house
Yesterday afternoon. Hon. M. T. lsenberg
and G. j. Hayes were the speakers on the
occasion. and they had an appreciative audi
.enoe Those present we're strengthened IN
the faith, and when the meeting closed were
more determined than ever to vote the Re
publican ticket.
Doc. Chamberlain, young man who had
been in the employ of Mr.. Moore. of Mt.
Vernon, was drowned in the John Day
river Monday of last week at the Belshaw
place below Mt. Vernon, says the Long
Creek Eagle. The accident is supposed to
have happened while attempting to ford the
river. A search for the body was instituted
bat no trace of 1t could be found.
The Long Greek Eagle says: The indict
ments found against Robert Gilmore and
Emmet Cochran. two of Grant county's
residents, by the last grand jury of Crook
county we're dismissed by the court in ses-
SION at Prineville last week. The Eagle,
from information learned of the cases, has
repeatedly said that the boys were guilty of
nothing, and predicted the cases against
them being dismissed before trial.
A citizen of Washington, Ezra PoppletoD.
has commenced suit against Hon. Charles
Nickell, editor of the Jacksonyille Times.
and candidate for secretary of state en- the
Democratic ticket, for libel. He alleges
that On q recent visit to Jacksonville. dur
ing which he was trying to introduce some
new process of mining, after he had lett
Mr.. Nickell publis1ed that he was blk
and left without paying his bills. This he
claims was a libel for which be wants
SIC. 600.
The members of G Co. left the armorY
this morning, in full uniform, to meet the