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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-11-07

Yesterday the Dalles City brought
81 tons OF through freight from Port
land, the tirss to arrive straight
through by river.
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HISTORY OF THE LOCKS.

The proposition to build canal
around the distractions in the Colum-
bia river &C the Cascades was first pro
posed by Colonel Michier in 1875. The
following year the government made
the first appropriation of 500, 900 for
the commencement OF work on that
important undertaking. The first plans
Of the engineers contemplated the con-
struction Of timber crib breakwater
structure, 1900 feet long, to extend
from the lower entrance of the canal
for distance of 5000 feet. The lift to
the upper river through tho canal was
to be overcome by two l,cks each $50
feet by IS feet in size aud the guard
gates OF each to be 54 feet high.
at the time the first appropriation
was made by congress, Colonel, then
Major Wilson, of the United States
engineers, was in charge of govern
ment works in this district, with head
quarters at Portland. Colonel Wilson
proposed that the locks be placed on
the Oregon side of the river, and after
q careful examination by a board OF
engineers in 1877 Colonel Wilson's
proposition was approved, the board
recommending, however. that the locks
be increased to 300 feet in length by SO
| feet in width.
This board estimated the total cosl
! Of overcoming the distractions at the
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LATE ELECTION RETURNS.

Mckinley Will have About 40 Majority In
the Electoral college.
The latest returns received up to the
line of going to press indicate that
Mckinley has received about 1.G0O,-
coo majority in the popular vote. and
has carried "a states as follows, giving
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BORN.
LANGUAGE or FISHES.

GUN NING-Il this city. Nova, to the wife
Frank Cunning, Il daughter.
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70 TIE surface and hangs on TO
jutting bush or weed, or crawls out on
the banks and lies stretched on the
grass or sand. He is shy and will run
quickly at an approach. except at mat
ing time, and then he Will show you
pretty fght. And you hadn't better
let him bite you. His bite may not kill
you, but it would be better if whole
nest OF hornets rested on you and en-
loved them-clvcs than that one little
water moccasin should touch you with
his fanrs. Duo his cousin, the cotton
mouth, or stubtcil noccasin, viii bring
your last viii and testament into serv-
ice nearly surcr than the cholera or
yellow fever. His poison tooth Is as
deadly as the rattla5lalle's, and when
he hears you coming he won't run
away or warn you like the rattlcsnalse,
but viii lie still and wait for you and
plug venom into you if he can. There
is Considerable vim n stalking
s.unpt21 mocca5iu when he Is ab-
sorbad in his i5lovcualling. and you want
to make sure Ct your shots when You
draw bead on him.
THE proper and sportsmanlikc way
of hunting snakes in Anne Arundel
county IS to shoot them with q small
riIe, a1l the sports-nsa who doesn't
bag his game by shooting it in the head
isa looked mp to much. The man who
waull 60 out after snakes with 4 shot
Gun down there woull lo1c caste i'm
= liatCly, anl be sally t1lllol about.
le favoritc rifle IS one Of ~ cal
i,er, AMI twcaty ycrls' range is the
Inst an expert sa-,;c at-l',cr aslr~
moccasin he l c2a bc plainly seen n.
tlt di-t2ncc, cll many 4 Glot among
= slcl-c hunters doegn't GrcT any if
c doesn't lloo,5 EIGHT heads OF out Of
tel at that disranna.
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FATAL ACClDEN :.
| william C. King ell off a Bridge at Cas-
| cade Locks al, Was Killed.

William C. King ell off Bridge at Cas-
cade Locks ar, Was Killed.
Some time on Friday OF last week
William c. King. who resided across
the Columbia from Cascade Locks, fell
off bridge, and sustained injuries
from which he died. How the acci-
dent occurred no one knows. The
bridge is about thirty feet above the
ground, and passers by lad oticed the
body lying underneath all afternoon,
but the man was supposed to be drunk
and no one paid any attention to bin.
Finally suu-e Oitr wtnr to hlm and
found him severely injured, but still
alive, though unconscious. He was
cared for, but died within few hours.
Coroner Butts was notified and went
to the lochs, holding an inquest over
dict of the jury.
We the rnIersigned. the jury duly
empanneled by w. h. Butts, coroner
of Wasco county, Oregon, to inquire
into cause of the death of the body now
before us, after hearing all the
testimony of the different witnesses
empanneled and sworn by said coroner,
find rs follows:
That the name of said deceased was
William G. King, of about the age of
% years, and came to this country from
Marlborough, Mass. That he had no
known relatives in this state so far as
known and was q single man. That
the cause of his death was from an ac-
cidental fall off bridge No. 63, in the
eastern portion of Cascade Locks, said
bridge belonging TO the o. r. ~ N.
Co., which resulted in the death of said
deceased. That said deceased came to
his death as above indicated on the
10Th day of May, 1896, falling from said
bridge between the hours of 2 and 8
o'clock P. M, che exact time of which
is not now known but from the tesli-
mony of the witnesses we believe that
said accident happened about o'clock.
P. NJ. of said day. And in conclusion
We find that no blame attaches to any
person as the cause of said death, but
that the ueatI o, said deceased was
purely acci !ental and could not
be avoided and was caused either
through his .infrmity or unavoidable
accident. CHARLES MALANDER,
G. a. STEWART,
Z. G. WILEY,
F. F. SHAW.
JOHN Mccoy,
D. 5. DUFUR.
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From a letter written by Rev. J..
Gunderman, of Dimondale, Mich, We
are permitted to make this extract: 81
have no hesitation in recommending
DR.. Kings New discovery, as the re.
suits were almost marvellous in the
case of nv wife. While l was pastor
of the Baptist church aJ Rives juno
tion SIZE was brought dow with pneu-
monia succeeding la grippe. Terrible
paroxysms of coughing would last
hours with little interruption and it
seemed as if she could not survive
them. A friend recommended DR..
Kings New Discovery; it was quick in
its work and highly satisfactory in re-
suits" Trial bottles free at Blakeley
& Houghton's drug store. Regular
size SOC. and Sl.00.
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TEARS FOR THE DEAD.
Old Veterans and Citizens Honored the
Fallen HerOs.

Decoration day exercises in The
DIlles last Saturday, were rot preten
tious, but it was not lacking in impress
siveness and spirit of quiet patriotism
that best BELTS the commemoration of
| the departed heroes and honOred dead
of the country. The weather was by
no means.faverable. a stiff breeze blow
| ing all afternoon, making it disagree
able to be out of doors, but dispite the
wind, the procession was quite large
The procession formed on second
street, under the command of Depart
ment Commander J. NJ. Patterson,
and was lead by The Dalles Concert
band, followed by Co. G, Third Battal
lion, O. N. c., J. W. Nesmith Post No.
%, G. A. r, J. w. Nesmith Post No.
II. w. r. c., and citizens in carr iages
With the band playing a solumn
dirge, the column marched up Court
street to Fourth, then out Fourth to
the cemetery, here Mrs. NJ. E. Briggs
recited a memorial poem dedicated 30
the dead soldiers, and after the sing
ing of America by the entire assem-
blage, the graves of the departed were
beautifully decorated.
After returning to the city the men,
bers of the Grand Ar ny, the Relief
Corps and the militia assembled at
fraternity Hall. and partook of a
splendid collation..
At the Armory in the evening Hon.
John Michel delivered an eloquent
and patriotic address to an immense
audience. NJ. Michell's address was
replete with veneration and words of
praise for the brave men who hocked
TO the nations defense at the begin
ming of the rebellion, and for thosa
who continued in the service until /
peace was restored, and the North aud !
South WI once more united in thr |
bonds of one brotherhood. Those who |
have listened To \ r. Michel or others !
are universal in their express
siOns that on Saturday evening h. |
eclipsed all his former Orttorlcal ef- |
forts. 1t was an address that did honor |
to American patriotism and to the
gentleman who delivered it.
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A good story is toll about transac-
tion in pigeons in which crafty dealer
ovcrrcaehcl himself a Philadelphia
man went to a dealer to purchase a
dozen honiag pigeons, and WAS both
surprised AMI delighted at the ex-
troncly low price asked for the birds.
The bargain was finally concluded, and
the pigeons delivered. Two weeks
later the gentleman happened to be
passing, when the dealer stopped him
and aSl1cl how the birds were getting
on. 81 don't know replied the gen.
tlenan. Il have not yet heard from
my friend" "Your fricn1?' Eyes; l
bought them for nan in San Fran
cisco" The dealers jaw fell in dismay,
ana then, with a r1cfal laugh, he ad-
mittcl that he had soll the birds so
chcaply because he knew that on be-
ing released they woull Immediately
return to their old home. But from
San Francisco! 1t was clear case OF
the bitter bcirr bit
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H.lp Them Along.

The second opeh-;ir concert of The
Dalles brass band. which was given at
the school grounds sunday afternoon
drew at least 1000 people, and the
music and the opportunity for the resi-
dents to get ogether in the cool shade
which the school grounds afford was a
most decided pleasure. IL vas equal
to regular pi ;lic, so FIR IA enjoy
ment and enterta an Mt are concerned,
and it is the wish of everybody that
these concerts oe continued through
the summer. This We cannot expect
unless the members of the ban meet
with substantial financial encourage
ment, hence We woul ! suggest that all
those who can afford to do so con-
tribute stipulated amount monthly
for the support Of the band, or rather
to pay the expenses of procuring music
and instruments. L. Is Til, cheapest
and most edifying amusement we can
procure, especially for those who can
not get away from the city for sum-
mer's vacation. Help the oaud along.
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SNAKE STALKING,
Periious sprinJtime Sport INDUCED In By
Men of Maryland.

Periious SprinCtime Sport INDUCED In By
Men of Maryland.
"They have a novel and exciting
spring sport down in Anne Arundel
county, Maryland" said man from
Baltimore to a writer for the New York
Sun. 'It is snake shooting. Long, long.
ago the native sportsmen down there
discovered that in the spring of the
year blaclzsnales, garter snakes and
moccasins-and Anne Arundel county
seems to have good many hundred of
these to the acre-are engaged in their
little lovemaking affairs. They hover
together in dry spots, and make so
much noise with their kissing and
wriggling that it is no trouble to stalk
them from long distance away. At
the season named they are not only
bold and fearless, but they will not
hesitate to attack an intruder on their
trysting places. The moccasin snake
looks dull and rusty on land, but his
back lights up into beautiful kali
eldoscopic markings when in the water.
The moccasin is the easiest snake to
Kill, they say. When the warm spring
F;n showers its rays down on
the pools in which the moccasin
lives and finds his prey he comes
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From Mo nday's Daily

Mr.. Duncan McRae, one of Ante
lope's solidest sheep men, is in the
city.
At 10 o'clock today the Columbia
reads as follows: At " enatchee, "a. 8;
Lewiston, Is; Umatilla 1876; The Dalles
%.
Fifteen wagon loads of Crook coul ty
wool arrived yesterday and is being
unloaded today at the Wasco ware
house.
Master Ray Logan, who has been
attending school at Stanford Univer-
sity, has returned home to spend his
summer vacation.
From 15 to 20 loads of Washington
wool is coming across the Columbia
each day and is being stored in The
Dalles warehouses.
One car OF sheep was shipped from
r. E. Saltmarshe & Co.'S. stock yards
by D. w. Ralston last night to The
Union stock yards at Portland.
P. S. Kretzer, the we'll driller, is
now ready to contract for we'll work
in Sherman county. Call on or write
me this week. The Dalles, Oregon. 1w
Messrs. W. F. Mellick and ]. c
Lonegan, two cattle buyers from
Idaho, are in the city. They expect
to make heavy shipments of cattle to
Idaho this season.
Messrs. Will Nichols and Harold
Staniels, who were in the city during
the past few days visiting relatives
and acquaintances, returned to their
summer home at Hood River.
Mr.. Fred Van Norden, wife and
child were passengers on the after
noon local for Portland. From there
Mrs. Van Norden will continue her
journey to California to visit relatives
and friends.
Since 10 o'clock this forenoon the
river has risen $40 of foot, making
it now 29. g feet above low water. Not
withstanding the rise the Dalles City
had no difficulty in reaching her land
ing at the portage.
Miss Stella Truman met with
serious accident at her home on
Juniper Flat last Saturday. She was
thrown from horse and received pain
full injuries about the face and head.
Her aunt at Portland, Mrs. Hampton
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the Oak Grove ditch were allowed tC
vote. and one of the Oldest residents o
The Dalles was disfranchised because
his family is temporarily living out
side the city. If Oregon needs one
thing more than auotherr it is strict
registration law.
There is no foundation whatever for
the report being circulated to the
effect that the Regulator will be laid
up until after high water. The D. +.
& A. N. line is prepared to receive
and handle all freight that may be Of
fered and will cootinue to make regu-
lar daily trips.
A pleasant party CT young folks con-
sisting of Messrs. ]. Thomas and Ed.
Hill, Misses Ethel Deming, Edith
Randall, Mabel Riddell and Nellie
Sylvester left this morning for Wasco,
TO attend the district convention of the
Epworth League. All were delegates
except Miss Sylvester.
Young mothers dread the summer
months on account of the great
mortality among children. caused by
bowel troubles. Perfect safety may
be assured those who keep on hand
DeWitt's Collie s, Cholera cure. and
administer it promptly. For cramps,
bilious collie, dysentery and dlarrh9a.
it affords instant relief. Sblpes &
Knersly Drug Co.
The latest discovery reported is that
lenses of unlimited size can be made
of oxygen gass, so that our nelghbors
in space can be brou :ht wi,hin very
short range. Perhaps theoinhabitants
of the earth are alrea " under oi serva-
tion by our esteemed conte M oraries
on Mars, and possibly the next inven-
tion will tell US what they think of the
show.
The hofos, thugs and tramps who
have been coloniz 81 at Portland, since
the electio is over, will strike out
over the country, an J he Dalles may
expect her share of these scabs of
humanity, he ;e it is not ill advised
that our peace officers keep their
weather eye open, and also that citi-
zens look out for hard characters and
thugs.
Last Friday night one of those cloud
bursts or "waterspouts" that are so
common in this mountainous country |
broke on the mountain back of town,
and the water Eau down the gulch in |
a muddy torr ut. I he postofiice, liv-
cry stable, Stephens barber shop AID |
CunnlnA toms store, as well as all other |
buildings on its course, were attacked
by mud and water, and our beautiful |
clean street was almost ruined.-Can-
Won City News. |
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ONLY THE REFLECTION.
Horrible Thought Pro lucei by tho Focus
nf n N---a.,nrv Ennn-

Horrible Thought Produced by tho Focus
OF u WinIow Pane.
They sat on the sofa. They had just
come to mutual understanding, and
he had mcaTurel her finger for the en-
glgcment ring, aal tiey were in the
first throes of tender rcIniai5ccace.
ID you rcnem5cr," he sail, in a
trembling voiec-''you do not remem-
Der when you first saw me?"
Yes, do"
Dill any thrill or throb tell your
heart this hl0oy moment woull come?
No, that coull not be expected"
Eyes, something dill seem to whis-
per that we might become man and
wife"
"lIy darling!" he said, and he kissed
her fondly
''Ycs, I remember saw you from the
window, leaving the house, and I
thought how awful it woull be to mar
ry bandy-loggol nca; but it was
only the glass in the window that was
uneven and made you look So"
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Kelly, was sent for and arrived on last
nights train to cafe for the injured
lady.
Mr.. J. o. Mack returned Saturday
night from Heppner. where he had
been attending the spring races. He
says the racing people had splendid
meeting and the racing was good in
every respect. Unfortunately his
horse was famed while going to Hep
pner, and was not in condition to start
in any of the races.
Mr.. VIM. Duman, general manager
of the Western Union Telegraph Co.,
spent few hours in The Da!les yester-
day. Mr.. Duman had a few hours to
spend looking over the city. and ex-
pressed surprise at the amount OF i'm
provement and enterprise that is shown
here. No town in Willamette valley,
he says, displays anything like the
enterprise that is noticeable in The
Dalles.
The total average daily attendance
of The Dalles public.-schools for tt e
last quarter Is weeks) ending May p.
'96, was 500; for the similar period
May, '95, the total WAS 499, gain OF
10 in favor of the present year. AS
indicative of the permanent nature of
the growth it should be compared with
the fact that the attendance of May,
'95 was 120 greater than the attendance
of any similar period in the previous
history of the district.
The team belonging to the Steel
Range Co., were enbued with a con-
degree of election enthusiasm
at an early hour this morning aud took
a lively spin from the company's store
down Union street and up First to in
front of Herrick's cannery, where
their enthusiasm subsidized, and they |
submitted to being corralled. They |
we're very considerate of the rights of
others as they dashed through the |
streets, carefully avoiding collision |
With the numerous teams they passed. |
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For Over Fifty Years.

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REM
EDY.-Mrs. WlnsIow's Soothing Syrup
has been used ior over fifty years by
millions of mothers for their children
while teething. with perfect success
1t soothes the child. softens the gums
allays all pain. cures wind collie, and is
the best remedy for diarrhoea. Is
pleasant to the taste. Sold by drug
giets in every part of the world.
Twenty-Five cents bottle. Its value
is uncalculable. Be sure and ask for
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and
take no other kind.
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An Interesting m.eting.

A very interesting session cf The
Dalles Lo lge |. y. u. /. was leld last
Saturday evening. After attending to
the usual routine business, short pro-
gran was introduced, which, in this
instance, consisted of Il mock trial
with Edward Baldwin and Roy Grimes
as plaintiffs aid Messrs. Harper and
Angel as attorneys, vs.. Ed. Michel
and Clyde Liddell defendants, with
Messrs. Stewart and Egbert as at
torneys. After II animated discus
sion the case was submitted to the
jury, which found the defendants
guilty as charged, afte" Which defend.
ants attorneys appealed for new
trial. The lodge thea adjourned to
meet next Saturday evening, June 6,
at which time there ill be box So
cial and the gentlemen will furnish
the boxes of lunch. Ill are invited
to attend.
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Vanderburg, populist, to be running
very evenly.
1t is generally conceled that eI-
Governor Pennoyer has been elected
maVor of Portla I'd but the legislative
ticket in Multnom h county is still in
doubt,
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Brick Pomeroy Dead.

Mark NJ. Pomeroy, better known as
"Brick" Pom eroy, died 1T his home in
Brooklyn last Saturday, aged SO years.
"BricA" omer1y was noted
printer, editor and promoter, who
ma lie hi nself famous during the war
by Publishing Pomeroy's Democrat at
La Crosse, Wis. His paper had a
large circulation, and was noted for it's
extreme views on financial and other
governmental affairs. He afterward
founded a paper at New York, with
disastrous results. He published a
number of hun orous works, the best
known bel IL "Brick Dust" His style
was by 10 means refined, but his arti-
cles and stories " ere ve.'y POPULAR for
q tie.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
TIMBER AND, 'C". JUNE 3, 1878.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
n,E4E IAII.ES o.. hIl-..n u 1909 1

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
THE DALLES, Or, March u. 1896,
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with ane provisions of Z act of CoaEr"@S
June ;. 1873, entitled "A act for the ale of
timbe lands in the Stit IS of Calfo mia, Ore
gon, N vada. and Washington Territory"
JOHN O'NEAL,
or The DIlleS, county OF Wasco, state of Ore
gon. has is day filed in this oiti his sworn
Stateme ut No. l;2. for the purchase of the M
NW14 Sec. 81, TIP. s., r. II T.. and NE1a NE4
Sec. -. anl SEA sen Section u. TIP. S. K.
10 East, and Will offer proof to show { at the
land sought is more valuable for its timber or
stone than for agricultural purl oses. ana to
establish his claim to said land before the Reg
lister and Receiver Of this Office at The DaIIGS,
Oregon, on Tuesday. the ~ day of June 1896.
He names as WITNESSES |. j. Norman. Peter
Aquintis, William Johnson, and Joseph Hail. all
of The DalIes, Oregon.
Any aud al persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested 10 file their
claims in this Office on or before S id I'd day Of
June, 1896. JAS. F. MOORE,
March 28, low. Register.
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EEART DISEASE, like
many other ailments when they

many other ailments when they
have taken hold OF the system,
never gets better Of It's own accord, but
Constantly Or0tcs tcorse. There are
thousands VINO know they have a defective
heart, but will not ADMIT the fact. They
don't want their friends TO worry. and
Don't i:Eo1c ecItGt to take fo1. it, as
they have been told time and again that
heart disease was incuraole. Such was the
case OF Mr.. Silas Farley Of Dye svilIe, Ohio
who writes June 49, 1894. as follows:
ST had heart disease for 2S years,
my heart hurting me almost continually.
The first Is years I doctored all the time,
trying several physicians and remedies,
until my last doctor told me IL was only a
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EXEc UTOR'5 NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the UNDERSIGNED
has been dulg appointed by tie Honorable
County Court of tie State of Oregon for WaSco
COUNTY, as executor of the last will and tesla
ment of Mary Lacy, deceased. All persons
having claims against said estate are notified
ny residence il DaIles CITY, O-ego n, within six
months from the date of this notice.
A. BRONSGEFST.
executor of the last will nd testament Of
Mary Lacy. deceased.
Dated this 30th day of March. 1891. w5t
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DI,st LUTON NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the partnership
he etofore existing between Joseph Mill an
and Markh nm Wnchell has this day been dis
olved by mutual consent. Mark am Winchell
from the firm and Joseph Milli-
Eln agreeing 20 pay all debts contracted by
-ither Of said partners. prior to T. is date
JOSEPH MILLIGAN.
MARKHAM WINCHELL.
Da ed at Grand Dalles. Wash. April 2s 1896