The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-01-26

eru agencies shows that the business men of
the west endeavorlpg to secure to them.
selves all the profits to he made IN trade.
Justice Davis was busy in room ad-
joining his Office this morning engaged
in arranging some fossil remains which
were brought from the rich beds on the
John Day He has some beautiful speci-
mems OF remains of animals and plants
OF the miorene and pliocene periods
Two arrests were made last evening by
the police force, and the individuals spent
| the night in the city jail. This morning
| they were brought before the recorder,
aud his honor fined one $40 and the other
s.. Both will very likely devote their
lime TO improving the appearance of our
| streets for the next few days.
a usual men bers OF tie legislature are
trying TO see how many bills they can iu-
troduce, on almost every subj sct requested.
| If there ls ever time in 3 hans life when
| he makes fool OF himself it Is when he gets
in the legislature. An exchange says the
men who introduce the fewe,t bills as rule
serve tn ir constituency best. The statute
| books OF Oregon are already full of rot.
The Grant county Neoas s,ys: "rhe
| meetings in John Dav have been very suc-
cessfui. There have been some twenty
| conversions, and all of them from among
the best people OF John Day There were
tn accessiors TO the church and others thst
| Will come in The church has been great
revived. IL the best people" OF that
little burg are benefited by conversion what
a wonderful change 1t would prod..ce on
the worst people.
The people Of The Dalles have enjoyed
the longest period OF good sleighlng they
have had tor many wears, and they have
fully appreciated the sport. No other con-
v,yAnce except sl-'ghs have ben seen on
the streets, and young and cid, large and
small haYe enjoyed themselves. We will
no longer complain Of eastern winters. for
there Is more unailoyed delight in snowy
weather with good roads than there Is in
RAIN aud muddy roads.
Ashland Tidiags: Gen. E. L Applegate
thinks that he aud DR. Person have got the
better OF the ciucerous afflictiou that has
been troubling him. and furnishing an item
to many OF the newspapers among his ac-
qusintspcs ever the state. who have cred
IIe1 him with beiUg a resident of Joseph ne
county instead of Ashlaud. The Generals
atiiictiOn is 'rose" cancer on the back of
the right hand and hiS troubled him for
many months, though it is not of the fatal
cancer type.
Z htor Jackson. Of the East Oregonian,
Was accosted on the streets OF Pend ietun
yesterday by Q. G. Hendricks, VINO felt az
grieved because that paper said he favored
10 tax for school purposes for the reason
that be was the owner of bawdy hOu es
He became enraged at Mr.. J 4ckson and
called him a liar. and other OPP rchrious
epthets, at which the editor slapped him In
the face. He drIcks then used a loaded
cane on Jackson, and was arrested by the
marshal aud fined by the recorder for using
protane and abusive .ngusge on the streets.
j 4ckson was quite gritty, and the sympathy
OF that community Is with him.
On Sunday last the people of Willows,
the railroad station few miles from Ar
lirgtop, were entertained by the singing of
about thirty Indians on the land in the
Columbia opposite that town. During the
entire dav the singing and dancing and
playing of tom-toms proceeded aud was
heard late into the night. Sunday night
there was an accession to the numbers in
the persons of about thirty Walla Walla's
who went down on the night train There
is to be grand jackrsbbt hunt while they
IN the vicinity People who know of
their customs say the Indians are attempt
ing to organize a weather bureau of their
own and are tom-tomlng up chinook.
There was great anxiety manifested this
afternoon over the senatorial fight at sd
lem. The first news received was that the |
senate gave l9 votes for Dolph, s for |
Judge Bennett, aud 3 for w. ID. Hare. |
Soon after private dispatch was received |
that Hon. L. K. Coon had voted for Frank |
A. Moore. AT halfpast 3 the full vote of
both houses was received. which stood as
follows: Senator Dolph, l9; Bennett. s; |
W. d. Hare, 3. House-Dolph, 90; Frank |
a. Moore %; w. ID. Hare, and Lord, |
This ends The anxiety, and Dolph Is re.
elected to the United States senate.