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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-11-21

The wasco Warehouse: Co. begs leav-
to inform Farmers that they have STOR-
AGE ROOM for 100000 SACKS Of
WHEAT and any one wishing to store
theirlWheat and hold for later market
can do so on usual terms. Also, they
will pay the HIGHEST CASH PRICE
for Wheat, Oats, Rye and Barley.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-11-21
r.male HeIn Manted.

WANTED Red beaded girl and white
horse to-deiiver premiums given away
with Hoe Cake Soap. Apply to any
where.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-11-21
AT HIS WITS END
Father Tells How His Baby
Suffered from
Eczema.
IN ITS WORST FORM
Grew Worse Under Treatment OF Best
Physicians. Tried
CUTICURA REMEDIES
Great Change in Five Days. To-day
Entirely Cured, with Nice Head
of Hair. Lively and Hearty.

1 had baby that had Eczema in its worst
form. 1 had one of the best physicians in
the city attending her, but she continued to
get worse all the time under his treatment.
He finally admitted that he was at his wits
end. then got CUTICURA REMEDIES, and in
feao days noticed 9Tedt change in her con-
dition. She continued to improve after that,
and today Is entirely cured, has nice head of
hair, and is lively and hearty. can fully
recommend them as being the best medicines
for the cure of this disease. spent con-
siderable money for drugs and doctors bills,
which was useless in this case, for / think
If your remedies don't cure, nothing will.
am telling every one that / see suffering,
about CUTICURA REMEDIES, and can cheer
fully recommend them to those in need of
them.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-11-21
STATE OF ONO, CRY OF ToLEDol
LUCAS COUNTY.


Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm of F. j.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the
City of Toledo, County and state afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum OF One Hundred Dollars for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot. be
cured by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9Th day of December,
A. D. 1896.
A. W. GLEASON,
IsEALl Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly and acts directly on the blood and
mucuos surfaces of the system. Send
for testimonials, free.
FIJI. CHENEY Co., Toledo, o.
% Sold by Druggists, 75c. No. 3-11
The morning times., 1896-06-10
MEYER FILLS The VACANCY
Appointed to Succeed Mr.. Cobb on
the District Committee.
He Is IL Representative From LOuisi-
ANA and Now Serving His
Third Term.

Just prior to the taking of recess last
evening in the House, the Speaker an
nouncei the assignment of Mr.. Meyer Of
Louisiana, to be member OF the House
District Committee, to fill tke vacancy
occasioned by the unseating OF Mr.. Cobb
of A laba ma
MIR. Meyer represents the First Louisiana
district, being a citizen OF New Orleans.
He is now serving his third term in Con
gress and is practically certain OF re-elec-
ton. He is fifty-six years old, having
been born October 10, 1S42.
Mr.. Meyer was a student az the University
OF charlottesville until 1862, when he en-
tered the Confederate Army and served
until the close of the war on the staff
or Brig. Gen. John s. Williams, OF Ken
lucky. A the termination OF the war he
returned ID fl}ntsiana and has since been
largely engaEsa in the culture of cotton
and sugar, as well as the banking busi-
ness. ~, IL
In 1879 Mr., Meyer was elected colonel
OF the First Regiment OF the louisiana
sttae National Guard aud wO years later
sappointed brgadier generalto command
the First Brigade, comprising all the uni
formed corps OF the State, which position
he still holds.
As business man Mr. Meyer has been
unusually successful, and the application Of
those methods which have established his
own prosperity I o the bettermCnt OF the Dis
triCt viii doubtless prove valuable adj unct
to municipal legislation, Like Chairman
BabCock, Mr.. Curtis and several other
members or the committee, Mr. Meyer is
not an orat or but an active, careful and con-
sCientious worker.
Mr. Meyer is also member OF the Com
nlittee on Naval Affairs aud that on Manu-
features
The morning times., 1896-06-10
MR. ALDRlCH Is SEATED
Alabama Contest Discussed By tie
House for Six Hours.
Final Agreement on Sundry Civil Bin
Disagreement ON the Urgent
Deficiency Bill

On the day before that on which Congress
was confidently expected toadjourn for the
session, the House spent six and a half
hours In the consideration OF a contested
election case-A.dri ch, Republican, VS..
Underwood, Democrat-from the Ninth
Alabama district
The discussion was participated in by
MeSsrs. Daniel and Linuey in favor OF the
contestant and Underwood and StaIlings
la favor or the cOntestee. There was con-
siderable Republican opposition 20 the
recommendation or the committee, and the
resolution declaring Aidricu entitled TO his
seat WAS agreed 10 10y less than 1 0Ina jOrity,
the vote being l16 yeas, 1G7 nays. Mr..
AldriCh was sworn in.
The final conference reports on the
Indian and naval appropriation bills were
agreed 10 amid applause.
The report or tie conference upon the
sundry clylapprOprIation bill, a final gree
Encnt as 20 all matters an dispute except IRE
public building appropriations was agreed
to. Tire House voted to insist upon rs dis
agreement u these except as 70 hat FOR the
building a Savannah. Ga, but BY a vote OF
Sc 10 81 agreed to it.
TIE House dISd greed to the Senate amend
ment TO the urgent deficiency bill. giving
to every employe on the rolls December 2,
1895. andSiDce dischar rge1. a m0nth 'ssalary
HC rules were suSpthued anu me DIX
passed 10 put into operation the reCommen-
datiOns OF the International Marine Confer
cnce fOTpreventing collisions a. sea.
resolution reported frUID the Comnib
tee on Accounts was agreed to. authUriZ-
ing the Spea ker 10 appoint a SPECIAL commit
tee OF 1--WE TO sit during the recess 10 in
vestigate the charges OF mismana Eemsnt
against the Lea ven worth Soldiers Home.
and appropriating 81 900 for its expenses.
At O'Clock. still further recess was
taken until / o O'Clock today.
The morning times., 1896-06-10
RICH VALLEY DEVASTATED
Nebraska Suffered Greatly From Last
Snturday'S Storm


omaha Neh. June 9.-The storm which
visited the Loup Valley Saturday was the
worse that has ever come to that section
The railroads, perhaps, suffered the most,
and traffic viii not be resumed for several
days owing 10 the washing away OF bridges
and culverts. Much of Ihe country S
Inundated. Officials of the Union Pacific
say il will be impossiblertU move traius
before Friday.
a brief telegram received by General
Manager Holdredge says that WGlbach
was completely Inundated, the waite stand
ing to a depth OF ten feet over the entire
town. The depot was almost completely
destroyed and six box cars standing on
the side track were washed several miles
away.
Ii is learned that twenty-five bridges
on the Elkborn road, between Chadron
and Deadwood are washed out Particu-
lars of the tornado which wrecked the
village of Lynck, Boyd county, state that
every building in the town was shattered,
only a part OF the hotel being left stand
ing One man was injured, he being buried
III the debris of a blacksmith shop.
AT Columbus. Ncbr., the damage caused
by the overflow of the Loup Rives
Saturday can hardly be estimated at pres
eHt. path of deSolation marks the
course OF the high water, and the river
was veritable sea for over twenty miles,
ranging from two to six miles wide.
The crops along the route are entirely
destroyed, and a number of farmers lost
nearly all their hogs and calves.
st. Paul, Neb., reports that the full ex-
tent OF the damage done by Friday nights
storm is just beginning to be realized.
Scores of low-lying farms are flooded
thousands OF dollars worth of livestock.
farming implements, etc. have been swept
away, and one of the prettiest and richest
valleys in Nebraska is now a scene of de-
Struction and desolation.
The morning times., 1896-06-10
MAY YET BE PASSED.
Federation Of Labor Hopeful for the
An1I- Cnut ruct Bill

Delegates from fuTty-three local labor
urgauiZatirns were present at the meeting
q! The Federation ef Labor held last even
ing AT PlaStercrS Hall. President Nc
Hugh was in the chair ana much business
of importance 10 organized labor was trans
acted.
The legislative committee reported that
there was still a chance of the anti
contract bili beng taken up and passed
10y Congress II il did not adjourn before
the end of the week.
The SPECIAL committee appointed at the
request Of the HoIseShoerS Union to inyesti-
gate the Merchants Delivery Company's
owned and maEaged by the same rerson.
IIorSeshuars' Union.
y communication from the Stoncmas0ns'
Union WAS read requesting that the FEEDER
alton use its influence to secure the
masoaary work bong done on the flats to
union zen. ii was also stated that since
the work had been started over a year ago
Il had been conducted 10 the detriment of
organized labor.
j was reported that the stone to he used
in the construction of the American Uni
rersity would he duarried outside the city
by cheap labor. and the building committee
was instructed TO wait upon the building
committee Of the university and eEGeavor
10 have Is quarrying Gone by union labor.
The HOrSeshGerS reported that they had
changed their meeting place from over the
saloon at 731 Seventh street, because the
proprietor refused to withdraw his patron
age from The local bTeweries.
The morning times., 1896-06-10
PROF. SITES MUST RESIGN
Teachers and Pupils Appeal in Vain
forsHis Retention.
School ComI nittee Holds Final Meet
ing and Affirms It's Decision
to Remove Him.

Although there Were eight members Ofthe
board el public school trustees present
yesterday afternoon at the Franklin school
no meeting was held. Tbemembers present
were President Whe!piey, Messrs. b.,
Harrles, Cornish, Ba rnard, DR.. Shadd,
Wilson and Mrs. Terrell.
A lengthy meeting OF the committee on
normal and high school instruction was
held at which the case OF Prof. c. NJ L.
Sites was discussed in all its varOuis phases.
The committee, however, may be said to
have held two sessions The first was
held In the room east OF the trustees room
al which Bishop Hurst and Rev, Luther b.
Wilson appeared in the interest OF i'rof:
Sites.
After according fine hearing to these
gentlemen the committee adjourned TO AN
inner room in -, front part of the build:I-.
where the meeting was continued until
after 8. 80 O'Clock
The proceedings We're guarded most care
fully. On adjournment 1t was stated that
all that would be said was that the board
had simply affirmed the action taken at the
meeting on last Wednesday, al which
II was decided that Prof. Sites would be
removed Is principal of the Eastern
High School.
Ia connection with this announcement a
member of the committee stated that
no specific charges had been made against
Prof. sites and the committee considered
Mr. Sites in every way a man OF excellent
character and high education, but still
there We're some qualities requisite for
principal Of school like the EaS tern
High School which Prof. Sites did not
possess. 1t Was also understood from
mcInber of the committee that recognizing
his ability as an educator Prof. Sites
would, If he desired, be given position
as teacher in one of the schools in the city.
A r.sgt.s 4.
Gerry and NJ. +. Swartzell. and Miss /. M.
naly. representing the faculty of the East
Crn High School. presented petition signed
by all the teachers of the school. asking
the board TO reverse its former action and
retain Prof Sites in his present position. A
petition signed by between $50 and 500
pupils OF the Eastern High School was also
sent TO the committee.
TIC committee representing the faculty
were present and were given an audience.
They asked that the committee take no
further action looking To the removal of
Prof. Sites until the whole matter has been
Thoroughly Investigated and a full report
made. ~" SIS
OnacCount OF the failure OF the board to
meet the following announcements OF the
commencement exercises We're made by
superintendent Powell: Business High
School. Monday, June Is, Aliens Opera
House. p. M Normal School. Franklin
school buiidingc Tuesday, 18th = 10. Col
orcd High Schools, Academy of Music.
"Wednesday lTth. 8 p m White High
Schools. Aliens Operl House, Thursday,
June Is, 8 p. m.
The graded schools Will close on Wedne-
day.
The commencement exercises viii he pre-
sided over by some one OF the board OF
District Commissioners. and at each an
address viii be made by some prominent
citizen.
Az the commencement OF the Business
High School the address will be by Hon.
Wolf
The morning times., 1896-06-10
STREET IMPRov EMENT BONDS.

Alexa ndrla Council About TO Submit
the Question To Freeholders.
But little business was transacted at
the regular semi monthly meeting OF the
city council last night. The resignation
OF Mr.. George A. MuShbdch as nieInbe-
OF the lower board from the Third ward
was received but laid over for the present,
while motion OF Mr.. James K. Cation 10
appoint a committee Of three tOcaliou Capt
MushbaCh and prevail on him to with
dra " his resignation was adopted.
The subject OF repairs to Fayette street
was discussed and the committee on streets
was instructed to procure estimates i'm
mediateIy in order that the improvements
may be begun. An amendment to the
city charter defining the enIoluments Of the
inspector aud nIeasurer of lumber was intro
duced and referred TO the committee on
general laws.
1t was the intention OF some members to
call up the resolution, which was offered
some months ago aud referred 10 the COM
niittee on general Ia VS.. regarding submit
ting 10 the freehOlderS of the city the right
TO vote upon the question whether the city
should issue bonds amounting to 100000
for general street improvements, but the
matter having been in the hands OF Mr.
MuShbaCh, chairman OF said committee and
the gertleman's res cnation beng now
before council action was deferred
until the next meeting. 1t is thought the
gentleman may be ready to report the bilI
at that meeting.
The morning times., 1896-06-10
FAMOUS FOR SIZE.
People TOO Broad 10 Be Conceived
by Narrow Minds"
ChicqqO Chronicle.

FreGerica Ahrens, a German woman who
lived i'll Paris, weighed ! so pounds when
only four years old. and 400 pounds at
twenty years OF age. Mr.. Laurent tells
of Partisan boy who weighed 04 pounds
at tie age of four.
man named Essex. who died in the
reigI: OF George III, weighed 616 pounds
He died when thirty years old. and the
stairway and the side of the house had to be
taken out To remove him. He was lowered
into the grave by an engine.
An Essex grocer named Bright lived to
be twenty nine years old, aud weighed at
the time of his death SIG pounds Philip
Mason Of MOnmouthshire is reported to have
the following dimensions: Wrist, l inches;
waist. ~ inches; calf, 35 inches a nd chest,
60 inches
In the philosophical TranSa ctions'' for
1873 there is a description OF a girl Of
four years who weighed $50 pounds. DIR.
Ellison tells of Child who died when one
year Old and weighed sixty pounds. A Mr.
PEI OF Lincolnshire tipped The scales ut
$50 pounds Ind Is said 10 have been buried
i'll three coffins.
In the piCtionaire des Sciences MedicaIeS
there is an account of Marie Francois
Clay. Partisan heggar, who died in 1906
Her waist measured siXty-two inches. and
her bead was almost hidden by her enor-
nous shoulders. She had TO sleep almost
of suffocating-
L0velace Love. an Irishman, had Cof-
fin. feet long, feet broad and I-2
feet deep. Benjamin Bower weighed only
40 pounds. GUM. German writer men
uons a young. syiph-like lady of his ac-
quaintanee who weighed 492 pounds Dor
othy Collier North of England matron,
tipped the scales at only 429 pounds.
Lambert weighed 739 pounds. Hood said
he was too broad to be conceived by any
narrow mind" He used 10 advertise as
follows: Mr. Daniel Lambert. of Leicester,
the heaviest man that ever lived. At the
age of thrty-SiN he weighs upward of 80
stone ia pounds 10 the Stnne). or 81 stones
pounds London weight. e.. butchers
weight of pounds to the stone-whi is
91 pounds more than the great Mr.. Bright
weighed. Mr. Lambert will see company
at his home. No. 53 Piccadihy, next AL
bany. nearly opposite st. James Church,
from II to 3 O'Clock. Tickets OF admission,
shilling each.
The morning times., 1896-06-10
HECHT s COMPANY,
SIS Seventh Street.
Cool clothes
OF credit

and at the lowest prices
you ever heard of being
named. You can pay for
them as you choose-in lit
tie weekly or monthly III
stallments-to suit yourself.
At s.. % we offer regular
S. pure linen crash suits
three Pieces-coat, vest and
pants-with patch pockets
and sizes enough to fit any
size man.
Mems seersucker cheviot
Office coats, 29c-the usual
75c sort.
Mems serge suits blue
snd black-at S1O-single or
double breasted-equal to
any SIS serge suit in town
and guaranteed as to color
and wear.
Linen crash and English
cotton covert bicycle suits
for S2.96.
Any of these-cash or
credit.
The morning times., 1896-06-10
NEGRO HELD UP A CROWD
Exciting Street Chase by the PoIio3
After a Huck3teF.
Half Crate of His Chic kens Had
Drowned and Humane Agent
Complained.

Al exciting chase after huckster, who
was wanted by the police for cruelty To
animals, and whose arrest was requested by
Mrs Maud stanton, a member OF the Hu-
name Society, occurred early last evening
10 the second precinct.
The trouble was not expected and it IS
fortunate that no one was hurt Joseph
Harris, colored, was coming down street.
near Tenth street northwest, driving a
wagon, filed with mass OF different
kinds OF produce and also containing a
large crate or chickens
The heavy storm which had Just passed.
had drowned 4 dozen or 50 of the poultry,
which were very young, while others were
N an extremely bad condition The driver
had apparently done nothing 10 protect
them, and Mrs. Stanton, who happened TO
be passing, noticed the state OF the fowls,
and sought the police that the man might
De arrested. She found Policeman May and
Cleveland who attempted to place the man
under arrest.
Harris broke loose from the officers.
and drawing a large penknlfe. charged
his way through the crowd, md
fled up Tenth street, pursued by the police
and nCmhCT of excited citizens. When
near ; street Sergr Mont gOnery and
Officers Mcdonald Bremerman and Muir
ply. OF No : station. headed the man off.
He showed fight. and fIourshed tne drawn
blade IN q threatening manner. Harris
was driven into "a stable on WltberceE
street. where he was quickly surrounded by
the police \ short tussle took place, dur
ing which the weapon was knocked from
the negroes hand. before lie had an oppOr-
tunity TO use It On his CaptOrs. Harris
was handed Over-to the Second precinct
officials and locked up,
Policeman My took charge Of the knife
and viii produce II in court this morn
ing. when the prisoner is arT8igned before
Judge Kimbau
Thctean with its dead and dying fowl was
driven rapidly to the station by Officer
May. while the crowd followed in the
rear. shouting and cheering.
The morning times., 1896-06-10
CLEARING UP ODDS AND ENDS.
Senate Made Good Progress on the
business Before 1t.


Very satisfactory progress i'll clearing
the odds and ends OF The legislative woTG
of the session was made by the Senate
yesterday.
Fiual conference reports on the naval aD-
preparation bill and the Indian appro-
puation I'LL were presented and agreed to-
In the naval hill compromise was made
reducing the number OF battleships to
three. and directing that no contracts shall
he made for armor plate until after the
Secretary of the Navy shall have inquired
into the cost of manufacture, and shall
have made Il report 10 Congress
The question Of contract schools in the
Indian bill was Compromised on the basis
of allowing them twhere there are no
other schools To take their place. during the
fiscal year 1897.
resolution which had been offered
Monday by Mr.. Wolcoit respecting the
erection of an equestrian statue to Gen.
William T. Shernan. was taken up. and
discussed for nearly two hours. 1t di-
rected an inquiry by the Committee on the
Library into the facts and circumstances
OF the contract and requested the Secretary
of War to suspend its execution till next
session The resolution was defeated.
The morning times., 1896-06-10
BOTH WOMEN LOST MONEY
4 Collision. "a Scattering of Coin, ana
Some Hard Feelings
C6fe,gO Chronicle

Tive women came together on STATE
street the other day and whea they parted
each thought the other betJer off for the
meeting One was pretty, hTOwn-eyed,
brown haired girl. gowned in a modern
costun and in her hand she carried a
Small purse. She came frun the north
or Washington street and was hurryiHg
down State street on the cast side. She
walked rapidly, as though she was afrat1
that all the new organizes would be sold
Gut and without stopping IN her walk
opened her purse and Cnunted her money TO
see If she had enough left Ia buy the
desired frock.
maiden. evidently bent upoR similar err
rand. She rushed madly along through the
crowd rf feminine shoppers as though her
life depended upon her reaching Washing
ton street at a certain second In her
haud she held an open silver purse She,
too. was Interested in the contents. and
her lips moved as she fingered the different
pieces cf coin- Neither gIrI saw the other.
When they came down the street their
eyes were so glued upon their money that
they rushed into each other with such
furce that both purses were Knocked from
thei- hands
Suct "a JingIing of silveTaad copperi Hlif
dollars. quarters. nickels and dimes rolled
all over the walk. while pennies in a gOCdIy
Hst5spcr were StdJtcFru 1tu'll4 hDeLl-
How much did you havt?'' exciJcdly
asked the brown eyed girl as she stopped
sCi {. half.
The other one was husi!y picking up any,
thing i: sight, but took time to reply,
II don't know How mHCE had YOU
II don't know, either; was Just count
inS mine"
so was I. but / had Oniy counted tie
nickelS and there was seven, but 1 tId
a lot more"
''Oh, so did 7. I was going 70 buy
muslin dress and they cost 40 cents y
yard. and I am sure / had enough for
that. That was why w1S counting -
wanted TO be perfectly SURE
And each young woman, rs she talked.
picked up every piece IN SIGHT and PUG
tI.c1n iE her purse
what viii we do row. asked the GiIi
in the fashionable gown, as she dropped
the las. coin in her purse.
"Dor What can we dO?" answered tIs
owner of the silver chain pu:se as she ne.d
it u3 milne is not nearly so full as 1t WIS
beforc"
''poOhF' said the other, as she continr:s d
north II know / have nos got half what
belongs 20 me-"
And they proceeded to search for treaS
ures from the bargain table.
The morning times., 1896-06-10
MISSION WORK PROSPEROUS.
Reports Show Progress in All the
Evangelical Lines.

The cpen-air gospel meeting held last
evening in Market Space under the auspices
OF the Central Union Mission was of more
than usual interest and was attended by a
very large audience.
The meeting was conducted by the Rev
L. D. Bailey, in charge OF spiritual work
at the mission. and the sermon was by the
Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, ID. D, Dastor of
the Ne W York Avenue PRESBYTERIAN Church
After the religious service the monthly
meeting of the Workers Union was held i'm
the mission hall on louisiana avenue. Mr..
o. b. Brown Of the board of directors OF the
Christian Union Mission, presided, with
Mr.. A. l.. Swartout as secretary
Encouraging and interes sting reports were
made 10y the obairmen OF the various de-
partments. which showed a decided in
crease over the work dGne the month pre-
vious. aud also that the efforts had not
been without good results
Mrs. Carroll OF the house to house den;Irt-
ment reported that "a visits had been
made. 1872 persons had been conversed
with upon religious subjects six of whom
had dete rmined to live better lives
The police stations and jails were visited
regularly by Mrs. Druce, Mrs Pratt and
Mr.. Craft, who reported very satisfactory
results.
Rev. DR.. Bailey made a very interest
Ing report on the gospel wagon work.
Twenty meetings were held which were
attended by over 1900 people, with the
result that 257 persons had requested to
be prayed for.
At the close Of the business session a.
testimony meeting was held.
-- -
stoirs great semi-annuaI shoe clearance