The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-10-17

on tOday's train from Portland.
License to wed have. been issued to
t Howard Pearcy and Jennie Waterman.
Mrs. J. w. Condor and son went to
h Portland today to attend the exposi-
tion.
n Alf. Allen, of Prineyille, is in the
city, returning home from a visit to
| Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Urquhart were
passengers On the Regulator today en-
route to Portland.
Just arrived from New York at h.
Herbring's a beautiful assortment of
ladies capes and jackets.
Ten prominent republicans of The
Dalles accompanied Senator Mitchell
and Mr.. Fulton to Dufur TO-DAY.
Today Johnston Bros, of Dufur, de-
livered 100 head of fine porkers at the
stockyard. They were shipped to
Troutdale.
The burning out of hue in French
q Co.'S bank building brought out the
fire department in good shape at 1880
last nigat.
Hon. N. L. Butler went to Hood
River this morning on the Regulator,
and will address the Bryan club at
that place this evening.
| J. B. Mowery, of Moro, and G.. Fl.
curtis and son of Klickitat county,
we're passengers on the Regulator this
morning. They were en- route to
| Portland.
One lone drunk appeared in the
police court as defendant this morn
ing. He was fined S. and allowed to
go on his way to repent and promise
himself to do so no more.
| A fine horse and buggy belonging to
Frank Gable was given away at rattle
last night, and o. Kinnersley was the
fortunate holder of the winning num-
ber, which cost him only six cents, a
pretty fair return on the money in
vested.
Rev. o. B. Whitmore left on the |
Regulator this morning for Portland. |
Next Monday Mr.. Whitmore starts to
Chicago where he will present his il |
|. lustrated lecture on the Northwest. |
He contemplates touring the east with |
his lecture.
The Bryan drum corps did excellent
service last night in drawing crowd
RI a Po uni hn,,cn off he,
building had been emptied by the ring
ing of the fire bell. There is nothing
like the music of the fife and drum to
call people together and arouse their
patriotism.
AS some of our gold standard friends
seem to actually believe that Mr..
Bryan has horns, and is in other res
poets terrible bug-a-boo, it may in
terest them to know that lady resid-
ing in Thompson's addition has known
the family for years, vas at the mar
riage of Mr.. Bryan's parents and will
vouch for them as being good, d,.sensible
and christian people.
Last night Senator Benjamin Till
nun addressed an audience of about
$1,000 people, who assembled in an
open-air meeting at the intersection of
Sixth and Pine streets in Portland.
1t was by far the biggest demonstra-
tion yet had in Portland, said Port
lander who arrived here on the noon
train. Senator Tillman is billed for
The Dalles on the 10Th.
The Baptist convention for the
Northwest coast convened at Calvary
Baptist church at 10:30 A. N. today
with A delegates present. Permanent
organization was effected in electing
Eld. j. E. Horn. president; Eld. ]. Fl.
Miller, vice-president; and S. S. Johns,
auditor; E. B. Waltz, secretary. The
convention today has been devoted
principally to enrolling members and
appointment ofcommittees.
The grand lodge Knights of Pythias
concluded its two days. session in
Portland yesterday afternoon. The
officers elected for the ensuing year
were: Grand chancellor. Turner
Oliver, of La Grande; grand vice.
chancellor, Otis Patterson, of Hepp-
ner; grand prelate, William NJ. Cake,
of Portland; grand master-at-arms, J.
Kennedy; grand inner guard, J. r.
Beegle. of ST. Helens; grand outer
guard, Charles Fellows.
The illustrated lecture delivered at {
K. of P. hall last night by Rev. o. B.
Whitmore, was indeed interesting to
all residents of the Northwest coast.
but not nearly so full of interest to
them as it will be to those before whom
it will be presented east of the Rocky
mountains. 1t comprises views of
some of our handsomest scenery, re-
sources and products, and when pre-
sented in the East will be grand
for Oregon, Washing
ton and Idaho.
Pythian night at the fair will long
be remembered as the greatest of the
order nights of the 1896 exposition,
and yesterday will always be red-let-
ter day in the annals of the Oregon
domain of this fraternaf organiza tion.
The attendance of other mig hts during
the big fair MY possibly have been
larger. but at none of them was dis 1
played the enthusiasm that character
lied the Pythian assemblage at the ex-
position, says the Oregonian. The
street parade of the Knights of Pythias
was grand affair, nearly 1000 men,
bers being in line
Six years ago, when D. P. Thomp.
son was a candidate on the republican
ticket for governor of Oregon, in the
eyes of the Oregonian, he was the per-
sonifcation of republicanism. Now,
since Mr.. Thompson has found by trav-
cling through Japan, that people can
be prosperous without gold standard,
the Greg oman says he sis simply a
populist politician, who sees every
thing with the populisJ's glass eyes,"
Only a few years ago, according to the
same authority, President Garfield was
one of the wisest men of the nation,
now, because the dead presidents
brother has declared for Bryan, Gar
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