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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-08-01

"High Jinks" reigned in the east
end last night, number OF parties
from the country having been too
pre miscous in sampliDg beverages,
and as result one of them who slept
in the streets Is short $40 that were
extracted from his pockets during the
night. Another who was oyer.
burdened with cash loaned $50 to q
supposed friend, and today is unable
to locate the borrower.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-08-01
SOME OF THE MANY ILLS.
Why There isan Uprising Against Official.
ism In This Community.


Ed. TINES. .IouNrA1SEER:
The cry of free silver against golC
bears on its face only part Of tbs
grievances Of the people against capi
tai, railroads, banks and trusts. Tbs
people have at last discovered the
I power of the above com binations. moi
as individuals, but as a formidable
consolidation hard to break.
We will cite an instance right q,
home; here in Oregon. Twenty.seven
years'ago the U. s. government pre-.
pared plans and specifications for q
canal and locks at the Cascades of the
Columbia, and made an appropriation
of $3.50, 600 which was estimated to be
sufficient 70 build them. A contract
was let to Messrs. Ball and Black for
the completion of the work In three
years, the price TO be s750,000. One of
the partners dying, The contract was
thrown up, under what conditions the
writer has no means of knowing. The
work was then continued under the
supervision of Q. 8. engineers with
little progress, until about Ave years
ago, when under the guise of COZ.
tract, it was placed in the hands of
Messrs. Day Bros, who were to beand
have been paid prices regulated by
the government estimates. For five
years they have plodded along, and at
this date no one can tell when the
locks will be completed or how.
Why this work has been delayed and
what influence has been brought to
bear to prevent work from progressing
as it should, might be answered by
these questions: How many senators
and representatives have been elected
by that same influence? What has
been its effect on state politics?
Four years ago, the state was granted
by the United States right Of way
for portage railroad across the gov.
ernment reserve at Cascades, and the
people of the United States paid the
o. R. & N. Co. s22,O 900 for that right OF
way.
The state OF Oregon built a portage
road over this right of way for the
benefit of the whole people, and main
tanned and operated it continuously,
till some three weeks ago, when to the
and astonishment of every.
body, except perhaps our state officials,
Day Bros, presumably backed by, the
government engineers, the railroad !
senators andreprssentatives
and possibly the state officials, refused
to allow the state to operate this
portage.
When such high handed opposition
to. the welfare OF q community Is
winked at by those in official positions,
can you expect the people to longer sit |
idly and kiss the hand that smote
themr Can you blame them for want.
Ing change, even taking chances for |
better or for worse? The vote in No.
vember will tell. PIONEER.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-08-01
Card Of Thanks.

I desireto take this method Of ex-
tending my thanks to Temple Lodge,
No. 3, A. o. U. w. and to the grand
lodge of the jurisdiction of Oregon for
the very prompt payment OF the bene.
f1ciary held in their noble order by my
late husband.
Mrs, MARGUARETTE CoNRoY.
The Dulles, Or. July %, 1886.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-08-01

1t is not always the quantity OF
groceries you get but the quality that
gives satisfaction to the housewife.
Remember that quality and prices are
the two, things considered at
Johnston u's-cash storex
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-08-01
Attention Firenen,

The regular annual election OF chief
and assistent chief of the Dalles fire
department will be held at the engine
house next Monday evening. Polls
will be open from to I o'clock.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-08-01

! Macarthur was brother of Judge L
L. Macarthur of Portland, and was
resident OF The Dailes for q number o.
years.
Considerable activity seems tc
abound in and around the county seal
of Skamania county, Wash, prin'
cipally at Stevenson, which from lsts
reports is entirely deserted, everybody
having gone up to the new Eldorado
on Rock creek. A very rich prospect
in gold bearing quartz has been found,
and if rumors are correct, this will be
another Cripple creek.
AT the meeting of the great council
of Red Men, for the jurisdiction OF
Oregon, held in Portland yesterday,
the following great chiefs were elected:
j. z. Carr, great sachem: o. Sohuman.
great senior sycamore; John Michel,
great junior sycamore; b, H. Newhall,
great prophet; F. Saylor. great chief
records; Z. J. Hyland, great keeper of
wampum. A. A. Keller was appointed
deputy great chief for the 9Th district.
The Dalles was selected as the next
meeting place of the great council,
which will be held year hence.
From letter received in this city
today from Sitka, Alaska, under date
Of the 22d inst, the writer. in referring
to the, mining excitement in that part
OF the country, gives the following ad
vice: Don't let the Alaska mining
craze disturb you, for it is not what it
is cracked up, to be. There are some
good quartz mines here, but placer
mining is entirely out Of the question.
for the simple reason that where there
is any prospect of placer mining there
are from 10 to Is feet of ice and frozen
earth to go through before you may
begin locking for gold" The weather
in that part of the country has been
unusually severe this year.
The case of the Eastern Oregon
Land Co vs.. ]. D. Wilcox aud others
in the . S. circuit cours at Portland, |
ia which the company seeks to set |
aside patents issued to settlers on lands |
which are inside what is known as the
overlap limit in Sherman county, Is
one of unusual interest, and will no
doubt go to the .. S. supreme court
before it is finally determined, as upon
he decision rests the title TO several
thousand acres of valuable land in
hat county. j: L. Story, who with
John NJ. Gearin is attorney for Will
COX, returned last night from Portland,
Ind statesthe case now rests on de- L
nurrer to the complaint which will be
Irgued week from next Monday. = t
1t is passing strange how absent
minded some people are, and how fol'-
-etful they become when enwrapped
n their thoughts. Last evening prom
nent citizen had been out to his
arm and on returning tied his horse
ear his Office, while he sauntered
own the street, and becoming engaged
q discussing the possible yield CT his
richard and the probabilities of
'ryan's election "a subject uppsrmost
4 all minds at present) forgot all
bout the horse, and when bed hour
rrived walked home and reti, ed.
lbout { o'clock this morning he was
reused from his slumbers by the ring
ny of the telephone bell, and inquir:
ng the cause was apprised ofashe fact
hat his horse had stood in the street
II niaht..s~%
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-08-01

lunch at Mrs. c. Nelson & Co.'S.
from to I5c. Also homemade bread
and cake, candies, nuts and home.
made taffy, second door north OF
Kahler's. #.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-08-01

II you wish the best ice cream and
candy IN The Dalles, call on W. J..
Moore, the leading candy makers ia
Second streets =
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-08-01

Or. Prices Cream Baking Powdee
Awarded 0q,d Meda, Midwinsg f'ir. ssn Frsa<issa
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-08-01
Letters Advertised.

The following is the list of letters
remaining in The Dalles postoffice
uncalled for July 81, 1896. Per-
sons calling for these letters will please
give the date on which they were ad-
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-08-01

Barnes, S B Blank, Matilda
Burce, Jerusha Brown, WI
Brown, Mrs S J Burton, H q
Clifton, J T Cole, Fred
Collins, Miss Mary Cole, F NJ jr
Charrington, Geo. Coleman. Geo G
Dray. Albert Dunn. III
Gee, Miss Maud Harding, r 81
Hatcher, A Hawthorn, Annie
Hill. Mrs. NJ Herr, Mrs Minnie
Howe. Jas Hooper, A E
Johnson. Mrs G E McFadyen, Donald
Morris. Will Mcdonald. Cory
Marsh, Frank Nelson, Luella
Perkins, Daisy Powell, Oscar
Robertson, Maggie Roberts, D L
Robertson, Sarah Rose, j D
Robinson. Ella Ring, W.
.Snlan, Fred Styner, ]
. Wilson. w F Warner, Walter B
Waters, Miss Ortha Ward. j w
!. Young, John.
J. A. CRossEN P. NJ.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-08-01
BORN.
DIED.

PIERSON-Iu this city July 30 Arthur VII.
helm, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. ". J. PteTson, aged
six ruonths and two days, Of capilar
bronchitis.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-08-01
PETITION.

To the Honorable County Court Of wasce
County, State OF oregon:-
We, the undersigned legal voters Of Falls
Precinct, Wasoo County. State OF Oregon, mos
respectfully petition your Honorable Board 70
ftous, Vinious and Malt Liquors IN less quaint.
ties than one gallon IN county and state
aforesaid al Cascade Locks.
Jt,1v lA
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-06-13
THE INSURGENTS WERE ROUTED
Driven Before the Spanish TroonS
in Several Skirmishes

Havana, June THE band Of Acea de-
manded the surrender of the fort at the
village of Gahrie! II Havana province
and sent a threat to blow it up with
dynamite. The chief of the garrison de-
tanned the messengers who had been sent
to parley with hlm as to the prisoners
After keeping up fire for two hours. the
insurgents retreated, burning IA houses
They buried five that were killed and Gar
ried off their wounded.
In the course Of several skirmishes in
Havana, Matanzas and Pinar del Rio
the insurgents have lost 20 killed. Colonel
Figuero attacked the insurgents in ex
tensive positions held by them on the
heights of Santa Barbara, in Havana
province Both sides opened fire stimuli
taneously, but the insurgents soon re-
treated, abandoning IA of their killed. but
carrying off their wounded.
Captain Lopez. with $50 infantry, met
a squadron of cavalry at Bavameses
where he found 600 well-armed insurgents
occupying good positions, and forced them
to retire with a loss OF IS killed. The of
fetal report states that the troops had
three killed, while Captain Lopez him
self was seriously wounded and II pri
Yates were also wounded.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-06-13
I>'I>INLEY's CORN TRAIN TO START
Three of the Cars Struck by Light
ming and Totally DestrONeh.

Wichita, Kan, June THE Mckinley
decorated corn train which will start
from here tomorrow for St. Louis viii
depart with three cars Of corn short
Lightning struck the train of 40 cars
at OakYille and burned three cars before
1t could be eXtinguished. The depot was
also burned. The train of 40 cars, repre-
Senting 40 counties, was gotten up to
take to st. Louis for the benefit OF the
tornado sufferers. Forty orators accom-
pany the train, and will aid McKinleys
BOOM
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-06-13
THE BALD EAGLE WILL SCREAM
Wallace Citizens Prepare to CeIe-
brate the Fourth

Wallace. June 6-The council held q
special meeting yesterday evening ana
appointed committees to take charge of
the arrangements for the Fourth Of
July celebration. AS the chairman of
each committee is member of the coun-
ell and the mayor will act as marshal
Of the day, the celebration will be al
most an official one.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-06-13
NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS
FLOORING TO ST. LOUIS.
Houun and PIatt, the Two Big Boom
crS, Expected Tuesday-GOld
Platform.

St. Louis, June THE newspaper cor
RESPONDENTS are reaching the city from
nearly all quarters. Less than half
dozen politicians Of national repute nave
put in an appearance. 1t is not expected
there will be much real activity in
political way unuI the arrival of NJ. A
Hanna, Major McKinley's manager with
his forces. He is expected Tuesday, AS IS
also the Hon. Thomas G. Plat, who is
coming to look after the interests OF Lew
i. Morton. 1t is also said that eX-GoV-
ernor Gear of Iowa will put in an appear
ance before the middle of the week with
a corps of assistants to engage in the
preliminary skirmish in behalf of Senator
William b. Allison. The bill posting bril-
gade for the Hawkeye state candidate
was here today and as a result htho-
graphs and portraits Of Senator Allison
have been hung in the shop windows
and posted upon the dead walls OF the
town. The national committeeman will
all be here before the close Of the week.
| With them will come scores of delegates,
especially those having contests, and d
horde Of camp followers in the way OF
citizens, who desire TO serve the state, or
rather party, in the capacity Of assistant
doorkeepers and other useful and neces-
sary positions about the convention hall.
All arrangements for handling the con-
vention have been completed. ST. Louis,
in spite of the fact that a fortnight ago
a storm swept a hole a mile and a half
wide through her center, is ready 20
comfortably accommodate and handle the
scores of thousands of visitors whom it
Is expected will attend the convention.
Ex-COngressman a. G. Thompson of
Ohio, who, with General Grosvenor, will
argue the cases of the contested McKin-
! ley delegates before the national commit
tcemen, mas arrived. They are q. W.
Hill of Tennessee and J. CT. Long of Flor
ida. Both are avowed Mckinley men.
! Judge Thompson who is looked upon AS
the only Mckinley spokesman yet in the
field, said he was certain there will be
but one ballot for the naming of presi-
| Dental nominee.
In regard to the platform, he said: 1t
will be a sound money platform. 1t viii
be platform that will be acceptable to
the republicans east and west. However,
some of the delegates may go away dis
! satisfied at not having been able to word
! it just as desired, yet it will be a plat
form they can support"
! Referring to contested delegations, he
said many of the contests he believed,
would be amicaby settled or abandoned
before the meeting Of the national com
mittec.
Another of the Mckinley force, in ref
erence to the platform, said it would
make square issue with the IL to ! dem
! ocrats. 1t would read so as to admit Of
! no double Interpretation. 1t would be for
| q gold standard
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-06-13
Miscellaneous.
severe storms Reported.

Chicago, June 7.-Severe storms have
prevailed throughout Wisconsin, Illinois,
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota
and Michigan today with heavy rain IN
several sections with cyclonic Manifesto
tons. -Four persons were drowned and IL
is reported much damage was done to
property at Leavenworth Kas.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-06-13
JEALOUS WOMAN'S RASH ACT
ACT
She shoots Editor Hay Dead and
Kills Herself.

San Francisco, June 8.-John w Hay,
assistant editor of the Journal of Com
merce, was killed last night by Mrs.
Nina McDougall, who then shot herself
through the heart. They had been living
together, and when he told her he was
going to leave her she shot him
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-06-13
Luce VIII Try to break the Record.

Chicago, June IA. w. Luce of the
Press Cycling Club, Buffalo, started at
$3.50 o'clock this morning from the city
hall, in an endeavor to break the Chicago
New York record. Luce expects to maks
the journey in less than five days.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-06-13

Trade continues quiet at Atlanta, with
collections only fair.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-06-13
Deficiency Bill Has Been Signed.

Washington, June S.-The president TINS
afternoon signed the revised general ne
ficiency appropriation bill which IA"
been amended 10 meet his objections.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-06-13
The Socialists Were Defeated

Paris, June S-The socialist attack upon
the government was defeated in the
chamber of deputies today, order day be-
ing adopted by a vote Of 3lS to 23S.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-06-13
Metal Quotations.
Live stock,

New York, June S.--Bar silver, GS12c
Leads
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-06-13

Chlca&O, June S.-CattIe-A load of eX-
ira prime 1900 pound steers sold up to
$4.35, while prime l492-pound steers went
at A25, and most good to choice beef
steers at 50. 15M4.l0. few reaching 81 Is.
Not many feeders sold up to 1915. Cows
were relatively scarce and all sold quick
ly and the small supply Of veal calves
sold at steady prices
Fancy l50-pound pigs brought as high
as $3.50 but most choice lights sold
around 500 fancy butcher weights bring
ing $@.351t3.40. ana prime heaVies around
$50 most heavy mixed going at $325n
300 the later market having a weak tone,
and prices fell back to about Saturdays
range for strong weights.
Sheep-Good natives sold around So 70,
and some choice to prime muttons at $i0
10 good many choice offerings Of
lambs sold up to Sc, but the bulk of good
TO choice lambs at $3.50, and the poor to
fair at 81. 40n4.50
Receipts: Cattle, 1900 head, hogs, So
600 head; sheep, $1,000 head.
Packing House Products.
Chicago June 8.-Pork. S7.17; lard, $l27;
ribs, SO.
Miscellaneous.
New York, June S.-Hops-Quiet.
Wool-Dull.
Petroleum-Firm: United closed at Sill
Coffee-Closed quiet; March. 1896; Sep
tember $3.50; December, $ll 10, spot Rio,
dull; No 7, $12.40.
Sugar-Raw, firm; fair refining. 33sc;
centrifugal, 1896 test, 13-l6c; refined, fair
ly active.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-06-13
MARK FITS BY TELEGR APH.


San Francisco, June 8-Wheat, 81. N3}4
for choice; milling, 81. 1901. Is.
Barley-Feed fair to good. 70071Ec:
choice, 72l2I732ic; brewing, 7l4082Ac.
Oats-Aiilling, &5MS7l2c; Surprise, 921acG
81; fancy feed S7120@0c; good to choice,
S21&nS7l&c; poor to fair 750Soc; gray, 500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
Where Arc the CuckoOss

In spite of all the vigorous campaigns
that have been and are being waged by
Humane Societies and no-less humane in
dividuals against the destruction of Ameri-
birds the murderous work continues
Now 1t is the cuckoo which is threatened
with extinction Time was when cuckoos
were plentifui-when the present admins
tration was enjoying the first year of it's
existence the atmosphere had all 1t could
do to carry the flutelike and melliffuous
notes of cuckoos innumerable-but condi-
tons have changed SO that the sweet song
is now rarely heard. Only a few fleeing
months have passed away since the capitol
resounded with cuckooistic warb!ngs To-
day an occasional harsh thin tone CRATES
upon the ear and proclaims the decadenca
OF bird which will soon exist only in our
museums. Unless something is done to pre-
serve the few aged specimens still on the
wing and to encourage the rearing of young
ones the cuckoo and the dodo will soon be
on the same plane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
More Winter,

The conferees on the District of Columbia
appropriation LII are still engaged in arGu-
ment as to some of the items added to the
bill by the Senate. Effort is being made to
compromise as to amounts. and where
compromise does not appear to be possible
there is endeavor on the part of the man.
ayers for the House to persuade their fell
lOW-conferees of the Senate to let the
amendments go over until next session. In
some Instances either of these suggestions
might possibly be acceptable to the Senate
and to the community; in other cases there
must be no variableness nor shadow of
turning by the Senate. One amendment,
above all others. should be insisted upon
until 1t finds a permanent place in the bill
when that becomes law; that is the amend
ment which provides that the aqueduct
tunnel shall be completed at the earliest
possible. date. Blessed above other cities
in many respects, Washington nevertheless
suffers from a shortage in its water supply,
and as the city grows and becomes more
poDulous the shortage Increases. In sum-
mer time and in various portions of the
District there has been for many years
much discomfort because the supply of
water insufficient to meet the moder-
ate needs of householdcrs. This dangerous
Condition-threatening the health and gen.
eral welfare of the entire community-daily
promises to become more dangerous. Even
under the most favorable circumstances
relief cannot be had for nearly two years.
Delay in making available the sum once
appropriated but unused-now asked for in
the Mcmillan amendment to the bill in
conference.-the prevent any possible bet
terment of the water-supply conditions
prior to the latter part of 1899 at the
earliest, and would perhaps prolong the
period of suffering until 1900 or there
abOuts. 1t surely cannot be that the House
of Representatives desires to do the people
of Washington the injury which the oppo-
sitlon of the House conferees renders pos
sible- A sufficient supply of water is abso-
lutely essential; it must be had, and justice
and humanity combine in demanding that
Congress shall provide for it. The District
Of Columbia is wholly dependent upon the
national legislature; the consent of Con-
gres must be formally given before even
the smallest municipal expenditure can be
made Surely the peoples legislators will
not misuse their power in a matter of SO
much direct Importance to nearly three
hundred thousand beings as is this long
delayed effort to provide Washington with
water supply sufficient in volume to give
everybody a share and to meet the city's
sanitary needs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
of Course There IL War In Cuba.

Strange news is that from Cuba which
tells US of the Spanish assault upon Gu
bitas, the non-existent capital of a republic
which Is not; according to official Spanish
statements. 1t will be remembered that
some months ago Spanish troops captured
large number of papers which the Span
ish authorities gleefully assured the pub
lie were the archives of the Cuban gov
eminent. Odd, isn't 1t, that the Spaniards
should declare vehemently that there Is
no Cuban government although they have
boasted of the capture of that govern
ments archives and have unsuccessfully
assailed the capital where the Cuban gov
eminent has established itself? Interesting
In this connection is a letter from Gen.
Bradley T. johnson to the New York Jour-
nal. in which the distinguish. I'd ex-Confed-
crate and friend of Consul-General F'itz-
hugh Lee makes it quite plain that state
of war exists in the island. Says Gen
johnson (who writes from Havana:
Men are killed every day, women some
times, too, and the government at Wash
ington is searching law books to find out q
definition of war. 1t is like the confedera te
general at Malvern Hill, who, after three
hundred guns had been laundering for
hours ard shaking heaven and earth, turn
ed to his adjutant general and said in the
simplest wayne was deaf as post
Major, do you hear anything? 1 think
hear noiSe.'"