The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-03-02
ITEMS IN BRIEF
From Wednesdays Daily.


Hon. Philip Wasserman, ex-mayor
Portland and pioneer resident of Orego
died in that city Yesterday, aged SO year
The smallpox scare is very Ill advise,
for the disease has never become cpl
demic In this city, although there hav
been several isolated cases IN The Dale
at different times.
MIR. Samuel Monohan, the smallpo
patient, Is doing very well, but the othe
inmates of the house have not develops
any symptoms of the disease. The pa
tient is not out of danger yet.
Mr.. Matt Thorbourp, of Tygh ridge,
in the city. He says The snow has no
left that portion of the county and h.
does not expect the ground clear of tn
CONCEALED element until June.
Judge Bradshaw, in chambers, durin!
the week, has deciiei some motions an(
demurrers, but nothing of importanc,
was transacted. Yesterday, IN the cas-,
OF Jacobsen vs. Jacobsen, motions wert
argued for allowance by plaintiff of at
torney's fees for defendant and expense:
of witnesses.
The loss of the building burned by in,
cendiaries last night will be about 81 200
There was no insurance One stove was
in the building, but the beds and bed
ding moved yesterday were placed 10 the
compsny's building until the city pest
house could be cleaned throughout.
The building IN the pines commonly
known as the company's pest house was
built by subscriptions from employees at
the shops, and is not owned by The rail-
road company. 1t was erected at time
when there were fears that small pox
would become epidemic among the shop
men; but the building has never b I'd a
single occupant.
Mr. E. L. Smith, of Hood River,
speaker OF the house in the legislative
session OF 1889, is at the Perkins Mr.
Smith is one of the many Republicans of
Wasco county who regret the defeat of
Senator Dolph, and says ''it will be some
years before our county will send another
Coon to the legislature "-Oregoniaa.
During the senatorial contest the Port
land Sun and other Demo Republican
papers claimed that Coon was CARRYING
out the wishes OF the people OF Hood
River.
DIR. Hollister who is in attendance on
the smallpox patient, changes his cloth
ing completely every time he visits the
man, and also has himself sprayed with
anti-septIcs. There Is no possibility of
the disease spreading by this means, and
it is part of the physicIan's drty TO rem
der every aid possible to any one suffer-
ing with an infections or contagious dis
ease.
1t will be matter of impossibility for
the next few weeks at least to make
public just what new laws were enacted
by the legislature. or what old ones were
amended or repealed. Legislation was
STAYED off as much as possible on &C
last end of the session, and it will take
time to discover how much of the con-
glomerate mess settled to the bottom.
The Oregon Railway & Navigation
Company, SO far as has been learned, does
not look with much favor on the portage
railway bill passed by the legislature.
The means is for the purpose Of regula
ting traffic between Cello and The Dal)es.
It fixes maximum freight rates. and re-
quires the railroad company 10 connect
Its line with boat landings at both places,
when any person shall construct the grade
and lay ties for the road, the company to
operate the line to the satisfaction of ship |
pers.
At Pendleton SUNDAY night girl baby
two weeks old was left on the doorstep !
of j. r. Dickson, who vas aroused frem |
sleep by violent ringing of his bell and |
found cheap fruit basket with crying |
infant awaiting him. Extra clothing was |
IN the basket. A card was pinned 10 the |
covering, and was superscribed, "Pre- |
sented to the servant lady," who is res
ideut of Milton. In the basket was found |
q note. written on triangular piece of
rough paper, apparently by one accus- |
toned to writing for the press
A larceny OF keg Of beer was COM
mllted last night from the Columbia Ho- |
fel. Two men desirous of artificial |
entered the barroom when the
barkeeper was absent for few moments, |
shouldered the beer, and left by the back
door. They were arrested by Constable
Urquhart and lodged In the city jail.
Tins morning, before Justice Dayis the
men had hearing for the crime, and
James Clark was sentenced to the county
Jail for thirty days, and the trial of the
other, John Fox, was postponed until
afternoon when he received the same sen.
fence.
Sheriff Sears of Multnomah county and
Henry +. McGinn, senator from that
county during the late session of the leg
islature, met on the streets OF Portland
la John l.. Sullivan. Sears was angry al
McGinn because hs claimed he "sneaked"
a bill through the legislature which re-
duced the sherItf's emoluments, and called
him not very complimentary name. At
this McGinn struck him, and Sears drew
his revolver and hit McGlnn over the
head. At this juucture the parties were
aud no more blows were ex
Heppner Gazette: An unheard of pro-
cedure on the part of feeders of swine
is being practiced by some in this Sec
ton. They are buying plug horses and
feeding them to hogs. John Markley |
has fed to his hogs about sixty horses, |
and Jess Finley, another hog rails r, has
utilized the same number They pay for
them from so cents to So so each, knock
them in the head, skin them, then |
throw their carcasses in the hog pen. 1t |
is said that Mr.. Markley has fed his hogs |
on horse flesh so long that now, if one !
rides or leads korse into the pen, the |
hogs will rush at him and it is with diff
Guilty that they are prevented from de-
youring him.