The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-02-02
From Mondays Daily

Mr.. L T. Erwin, of TT. Simcoe. Wash {,
Is in the CITY.
Ten incher of suow fell at Antelope last
Monday and Tuesday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Monrress, of Portland, are
at the Cmstills House.
Mr.. John Somerville, of Portland, 10 reg
istered at the Umatilla House.
Mr.. Chas. Butler, the cattle buyer of Port
Townsend, WASH, il in the CITY.
Ice formed on the banks of the river; but
there is no ice foes in the stream today.
The wind wss in the east last night. and
the thermometer marked this morning only
degrees above zero.
The following deed was filed Saturday
William Brookhouse; parcel of land IN
Wasoo county; 81.
Protraoted services began at the Metho-
DIST church last night, and will continue
during the week Rev. John Woods will
preach each evening.
The South Carolina legislature has sgain
killed bill to allow divorces. 1t Is the
cnly state in the union where divoroe can
not be had on any grounds.
The police court was without any judicial
brsinsss to-day. No arrests were m ade last
night. and the city jail appears quite
lonely with only one occupant.
1t is said that Governor Lord will make
NJ staff or state institution appointments
until after the adjournment of the legisla-
ture. Three regents Of the state university
are included IN the list Of vacancies.
Coasting has been better during the past
two DAYS than at any time during the win
ter. On Union street sleiRhs start from the
southwest corner OF the Academy park and
run down to Second street without stopping
Mark Twain was once asked bv q frie I'D
what he thought OF heaven aud a hell. to
which he re lied: Il don't want to ex-
press my opiaiop; it is policy for me to
keep silent have friends at both places"
The vote 10 the joint convention at Salem
today stood as follows: Doiph. 20; Her-
mspn, y; Moore, 3; Hare, 10; Lord, 4;
Weatherford. 8; Williams. g; Lowell. 2;
Barkley. 2. Scott and Templeton paired
Two or three days with the ther mometer
oavorting around zoro in this vicinity, and
the Ice crop will be harvested hers. Some
ice about sIx inches thick, hss already been |
put mp; but ice will be thicker before the |
season ends.
An invarIable rule for making beef or |
poultry tender Is to put spoonful of good |
cider vinegar in the pot in whicu it is bill |
ing, or IN the juices with which the same |
are basted when roasting. 1t will not IN
jure the flavor in the least.
The funeral of Mrs. G. W. Johnston took |
place from the family residence yesterday,
and the remains were laid to rest IN the city |
cemetery. A large concourse of friends and |
relatives paid their lat respects to the dead
and followed the body to the grave.
The general subject of discussion on the
streets Is the senatorial question, and Re
ph blicans almost without dissenting voice
condemn the action of the '.bolters."
Wasco oeunty consider Senator Dolph the
most ardent supporter of their interests
who has ever represented thus state In CON-
gress
Mr.. Thos II. Williams, q merchant of
Cascade Lrcks. arrived in town on the l
o'clock train today. He says work is being
prosecuted on the government works at
that place with the usual vigor. The snow
'or time stopped all work except excavat
ing which 10 being done in the bed of the
ANAL.
Charlie Fowler, boy about 10 years old,
his afternoon. about 4 o'clock. received an
y jury while ceasting down Union street /
|
He was ON a bob sled, which ran into COW,
throwing the occupants of. and Charlie in
ueh position that both his legs were
,roken.
Prof Birgfeld recelved dispatch TODAY
tatinQ that Miss Tttell was sick and there
ore would not be able to fill engagement in
be opera house tonight. This postpone
nent 10 only temporary, and may be for
nly a day or two. Tinely notice will be
iven IN the local papers when the Tittell
listers will appear.
Mr.. M. T. Nolan returned from Salem
asst night. He says that the signs are hope.
ul tor the election of Mr.. Dnlph United n
tates senator. There are gang of anti
)olph men in Salem VINO exercise system
{ espionage upUu the men who boited the
aucns, aud they cannot have the oppor- :
unity to talk to friend without one of I,
hese henchmen intruding himself into the
There Is come talk of ano'her big raft
eing cor structed on the Columbia. The !,
storidn doesn't favor the proposition, as it ,
under tho impression that the only way =
raft can be taken to San Francisco ia bv
he overland route. The Coos Bav Neps
ays. We see no reason why raft sbouli ,,
OF be towsd safely to San Francisco, pro-
ided The attempt was made 10 the sumner
me, when the wind 10 favorable and the
"a smooth
A 5antiam woodchopper recently went y
} visit an old chum, who bad become rich l.
/ Salem. When he went TO retire he was e
wen lamp and told to 90 up stairs b
I'd turn to the right. He turned to the o
it and slept in the bathtub all night, with ],
towel under his head for pillow. He C
Is since con6ded to an intimate friend q
lat he would rather sleep at home on a n
raw tick than on one OF these new-fanRled q
eds in the city.
An Official statement of the valuable d
'oils thus taken from the Chinese has been tC
,blished by the japanese government. b
rom this it appears that 6O7 large guns T
we changed ownership The estimatsd el
lue OF these is 2 900 600 ven. The nun "
r of small arms ,s 7 400 worth 30 600 el
n. Ammunition for larre guns, 2 600 600 si
unds, worth 600. 600 ven. Ammunition b,
! small arms. 100000 rounds Three N
ips Of var. ore mt dun and two small. th
} gated at 100000 yea. Most import G