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Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15

Senator Quay has started the ball
a-rollinsl to have large number OF APP
pointive offices removed from the civil
service classification by amendment to
tno pending appropriation bill. Senator
QUAY will soon make himself the idol of
the otlceSeeking contingent.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15

The annual reports of several OF the
large railroad systems show gratifying
increases of net earnings over the pre-
vious year. This is specially gratifying
because it indicates improving business
In the states served by these roads,
several of which occupy the field west
of Chicago and include Nebraska in
their tributary territory.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15

The employment of the American
pumpkin rs u decorative model for the
cup presented to Mr.. Bayard by his
British friends is alfording untold
amusement TO the American pumpkins
which top the shouldera of some of Mr..
Bayard's cenSors.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15

just what effect upon the next elections
a combination between the tea drinkers and
the beer drinkers would have IS proolemat-
ical but considering the fact that both
beverages are generally accompanied with
free Indulgence in discussions of current
events, both political and social, such com
biHation would perhaps raise a storm that
would culmnate into a tornado
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15

Dave MERGERS modest congratulations
to Omaha on the result of the Indian
supply depot fight will be returned Il
hundredfold to him and to Senator Allen
and their associates who are entitled to
praise for magnificent victory.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15

With the fast mail service conducted
for the benefit of the entire territory
which it is supposed to cover there
would be no reason why Omaha and
other cities west of Chicago should not
get their eastern mail at least half IL
day earlier than they are able to do Mt
prnspOt
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15

The list of conventions which will with
more OF less certainty come To Omaha
In 1898 is daily growing in length and
importance. II Il reasonable proportion
OF the gatherings which are being
negotiated for can be secured II most
important adjunct TO Il successful expo
sition will be provided.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15

Now it is the tyranny of political
machinery" that is TO blame for the
failure of woman suffrage in Colorado
to produce phenomenal good" But we
thought we were assured that woman
suffrage would forthwith rend assunder
the tyranny of political machinery and
reyolutonize political parties and polti-
cal methods.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15

1t is said that the chief ob4tructionists
to the movement for street improvements
are the agents of nonresident property
owners. acting tnler specific orders OF
their principals. The property owner
who refuses to help along street repay
ing simply stands in his own light.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15

Senator Tillman on the whole has be-
hayed himself in very orderly manner
since the extra session of congress con
vened. 1t Is only fair that he should
have permission for one of his charac-
teristic outbreaks periodically, if only
to let his constituents know that he is
on the ground.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15
How it WINS Done.

SpTRSNtII IHassJ ItePuDHCaH
While the Illinois senators We're out hust
ling for the Offices the other day Senator
Allen of Nebraska managed to get an amend
ment attached to the Indian appropriation
bill removing the Indian supply house from
Chicago TO Omaha, and, do the best they
may, tAe Illirois representatives. have been
unable to strike that amendment from the
Bill. 1t cost Chicago much effort tG get the
supply house removed from New York. and
congressional office hunting Is not so pOpu-
lar in Chicago at this moment as it was.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15

Now if the Illinois legislature will
make II liberal appropriation for the
representation of that state in the great
Exposition, taking that
together with the defeat of the
Humphrey street railway bills it can
point to two uneXcclled feathers in its
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15

The exposition subscription books are
still open. And there are several prop
erty owners here in Omahn, as well as
abroad, who have not Vet put their
names to a subscription blank, but who
ought 10 without further delay.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15

Wedding out incompetents from the
police force is one good thing. But it
will lose all its goodness if the places
are filled by another set of incompetents
Fitness for police work should be the
sole passport to place on the police
force
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15

AS usual there are several times as
than municipal offices. While the usual
disappointments are therefore to be eX-
pected, the main point should be 10 give
substantial satisfaction to the general
public.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15

If it be true. as was urged in the house
debate on the supply depot location,
that goods can be shipped to western
Indian reservations more cheaply from
Chicago than from Omaha, the very
pertinent question suggests itself, Why
is this so?
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15

That legislative investigating commit
tee may be depended on to spend the full
amount of the appropriation at its dis
poSal for its expenses. The thing to be
determined later is whether the taxpay
ers are to get their moneys worth out
of il
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15

Allowing due time for the exposition
invitations to pursue the prescribed
diplomatic course, manifestations of I'M
usual activity may be looked for in all
the European and Asiatc courts within
the next sixty days.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15

stitute for government Indian school
teachers for this section. The institute
has been called for the third week in
July, and may rest assured of a warm
nlly Spenking.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15

New York ana Chicago papers will
now find it difficult to think of mean
eucugh things to say about the i'm
pudcnt Nebraska delegation in congress.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15

The Greek army has done It's best to
fight without food, without arms and
without generals, sustained only by
memories of n glorious past and by
heroic proclamations from the crown
lhlinrI,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15


II Omaha gets that Indian warehouse she
will owe her good fortune to the excellent
team work of Senator Allen and Representa-
tive Mercer
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15


While the wheel in way helps to dis
pense with the doctor undertaking to ride
it too reckleesly may be a job for the un-
drrtaker.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15

IF the Greeks can only hang on long
enough to win Il few victories they may
be happy yet.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15

Omaha has been decided ON as the
place for holding this years annual IN
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15
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Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15

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Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-15

INSIST ON HAVING THE BEE.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-09-18
BECAUSE OF Low PRICES.
This Is the Secret of the Great Norther
Furniture Stores Success.

This is the Secret of the Great Northern
Furniture Stores Success.
People wonder why it is that the
Great Northern Furniture Store is
shipping so much furniture into the
city, but if they would watch a days
sale at the store the reason would be
explained, for they would see wagon
loaa after wagon load of goods going
out of the store as fast as it comes in.
But why this should be is still mys-
terry, though on calling at the store
and getting prices this wonder is also
set at rest. Even though people have
''money to throw at the birds" they
still want bargains, and go where they
can find them. They have discovered
the place where goods are sold on
close margins, and that place is the
Great Northern. Furniture Store, in
The Dalles, opposite Fred Fishers.
There you can get furniture, house,
keeping outfits, stoves, ranges, tin
ware, graniteware; window shades,
parlor, bedroom and dining-room fur
niture, and in fact anything required
for peautifying and making the house
comfortable at reduction of 20 to 40
per cent less than you have been pay
ing in the past. Such prices caurot
but attract bargain hunters, and this
explains why the Great Northern Fur
niture Store is compelled to ship in
such immense quantities of goodsx
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-09-18
WHY THEY ARE COMING HOME.
DR.. SIddan and John Parrott Got Buncoed
by Alaska Indians.

In his letter to friend in The
Dalles. published in the Chronicle, DR..
Siddall states that he is coming home
from Alaska. but does not give the real
cause of his giving up the trip to Klon.
dixie. = However, DIR. Ben Job, of Cor
wallis, came back from Skaguay on the
steamer George f. Star and to the
Times of that city in relating his ex-
perience in the north gave the secret
of Siddall and Parrott's failure to
reach Diwson City. Among other
things DR.. Job saws:
''Among the passengers to come on
the Willamette will be Il doctor from
The Dalles. He was over sixty years
of age, and took along with him car
penter to help him cope with the tribu-
lations and Iabors of the mines. On
arrival at Skaguay they hired an
Indian to put their outfit over the
mountains at fourteen cents per pound,
paying in advance. The Indian took
them two miles along the trail and
Jhrew up the job. Another was hired
at higher price, and 500 in cash as
bonus had TO be paid down. The In
dian fooled around, wasting time at
one thing or another for couple of
weeks and he too backed out. Finally,
thoroughly disgusted with his enter
prise, The Dalles doctor sold his out
fit for what it would bring, and is
bound for Oregon, reckless of whether
Klondike has or has not bean cans and
coal oil cans full of golden nuggets"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-09-18
BOUNTY ON WILD ANIMALS.
WE NEED A CANNERY.
Thousands of Bushels OF Fruit Rotting
Because 1t Cannot be Marketed.
The Dalles Lumber Co., lumber

Since the fruit market in the east
| dropped to such an extent that it was
| no longer profitable to ship frult green,
there has virtually been no market for
the fruit raised in Wasco and sur
rounding counties. Late pears aud
peaches are now at their best, but
there is no demand for them. therefore
thousands of bushels will be allowed to
rot under the trees. Small quantities
will be dried, but there are no facilities
for drying the immense crop that has
been raised. Nothing short of can
merry with capacity of 800 or 1000
bushels of fruit day could take care of
the crop.
Such an establishment as this would
be the thing for The Dailes not only
this year. but every season, for there
is always decline in the market the
last part OF the season, when the fruit
raisers here are brought into com petit
tiou with the raisers of every other
locality. Though were there cannery
located in The Dalles. whenever it
ceases to be profitable to ship fruit. it
could be taken to the canaery and at
1eastfair prices realized for it. Thou
sands of dollars worth of canped fruits
are shipped into The Dalles every
year, and were there cannery with
only sufficient to supply the
local trade it would keep all this money
at home, and would no doubt be profit
able for those investing in the enter
prise,
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-09-18
He Got Grouched !"

On board the Dulles City this morn
ing was gentleman who was looking
for somebody to kick him. -Hs was
like Nj srk rwain's victim who had
been taken in at, SAM Francisco and
had himself led back to the mines be.
hind freight team; he had fallen in
bad hands, and wanted to be punished
for being sucker" His first sin
was to fall in with "social game"
and denote few dollars to the man.
ipulators of the "pasteboards, then
while treating his new found acquaint
ances permitted them to lift SIS from
his pocket by some slight of hand per-
formance. He said he had been on
the frontier all his life, had mixed in
all kinds of crowds, and had been
somewhat of sport all his life. but
had never before deliberately fallen
in with strangers and allowed himself
touched.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-09-18
Was Not q Burglar.

Tuesday forenoon a client called
at the office of Hon. w. II. Wilson,
but before entering the door heard
dull, tapping sound as of some one at
tempting to burglarize the safe inside.
The visitors first inclination was to
call the police, but fearing the robber
might get away. mustered up courage to
advance upon the burglar unaided and
capture him. So in he went and was
rather startled to see Mr.. Wilson on
his knees before the safe. with hat
chet in one hand and piece of paper
in the other. The client thought he
had discovered something and hesi-
tated before making his presence
known. Pe observed the attorney
was in a deep study: he would consult
the paper, then turn the combination
nerv ously for time and try the knob
in vain attempt to open the door,
then devote few minutes to tapping
the side of the safe with the hatchet.
After watching the performance for
about half an hour tho client finally
said good morning, Mr.. Wilson )"
There was no response. MIR. Wilson
was too much enrapped in consult
ing the key to the combination and
hammering the side of the safe to heed
the intruder. Finally he gave up in
dispair, and remarked"it can't be done,
l will have to blow the internal thing
open to get my papers out" Then he
sank back on the floor exhausted, when
he observed his visitor, and related to
him his sorrows. There were, papers
inside that safe that the attorney must
have out, but the thing wouldn't come
open. A friend was called who knows
all about safes. and he readily opened
the obstinate door when told the COM
bination, while Mr.. Wilson looked on
in amazement, wondering why he
get the door open by himself.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-09-18
Well Pleased With His Mine.

]. HI. Cradlebaugh has returned
from Baker county wherc he has been
looking after some mining property
and is we'll pleased with his prospects
there. With a number of other resi-
dents of The Dalles, Mr.. Cradlebaugh
is interested in the Golden Eagle
ledge, locaSed about 20 miles from
Sumpter, near the Don Juan. While
at the mine Mr.. Cradlebaugh mifled
small quantity of rock from the Golden
Eagle, the mill breaking down after
some 800 pounds of ore had been run
through, hence the test was not al
together satisfactory, though the clean
up from that small run showed the
rock would mill from that $40 to SIS to
the ton, which is good average since
the ledge shows six feet of ore of that
grade. Mr.. Cradelbaugh believes the
Golden Eagle will prove to be pay
ing mine. aud is confident the owners
have good thing in it.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-09-18
The Wheat Market.

The market for spot wheat in Port
land has been weaker the past few
days than for the " eek previous. Club
has been steady at Sc cents, though the
demand is not brisk. The demand
abroad is strong, though reports from
Argentena of better prospects of crops
may tend to weaken the market. In
The Dalles there has been no change
in the price. club holding at 50 cents,
with only light sales reported. What
future prices may be is difficult to fore
tell, but general indications are that
wheat will not go much beyond so
cents for some time.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-09-18
"A Creditabic Publication.

The special Wallowa county edition
of the Oregon Scout. published at
Union. has been received. Itcontains
illustrations of the principal business
houses and points of attraction in Wal
Iowa county, together with well
written descriptive articles and
biographical sketches of Wallowa
county's leading citizens The edition
is indeed credi.able one, and shows
enterprise both upon the part of the
publishers of the Scout and the peo
pie of Wallowa county. The edition
is a. splendid advertisements for the
Evergreen" county. OF course it is
small compared with the forthcoming
illustrated edition of the Times-Moun-
taineer to be issued about the 1st of
January next, however, Wallowa
county does not furnish the field that
Wasco aud Sherman counties do.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-09-18
THE SUPPLY OF GOLD.
1t Has Greatly Increased in the Last Six
Years

1t Has Greatly Increased In the Last Six
In the six years between 1892 and
1897 thevisible supply of gold has been
enormously increased and the leading
gold-standard nations have secured
and retained vast boards, while the
United States treasury has s69. 100000
less than it had six years ago. AS
compared with 1892, the bank of Eng
land holds an increase of $46, 900, 600;
the Bank of France, $4,000, 900; the
Austro- Hungarian bank, $162, ,6OO, 600;
Russia, sl4O. 900, 900; total, 1928. .OOO. 900.
The officials are by no means con-
vinced thai there will be any consider
able flow of gold TO the United States,
although Europe could easily spare
some of the 1929, ,OOO,O 900. The bills
held by the United States against
Europe for breadstuffs and merchan-
disc may, they say. be paid in Ameri-
can securities instead of gold. The
failure of congress to 5ake up the re-
vision of the currency, they claim. has
a tendency to prevent any material
quantity of gold from being sent here
to Offset trade balances.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-09-18
Cruelty to Children.

A special from Lewiston. Idaho, tells
If the cruel abandonment of two little
boys, aged 3 and respectively, by
hard-hearted uncle. Some time ago,
Mrs. Belle Hagan, the mother of the
children, left them with her husbands
brother while she sought employment.
She also commenced suit for divorce
from her husband. who is in an Ore
gon hospital. This incensed the uncle
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-09-18
rAxP.YEas ATTENTION.

This is my last and final call to you.
The county court has issued an impera-
tive order.
By virtue of warrant to me directly
issued by the clerk of the county court
of the state of Oregon, for the county
of Wasco, commanding me to collect
the delinquent county, state and other
taxes. will on the lst day OF October,
1897. without further notice, proceed to
levy upon aud sell all property upon
which taxes remain unpaid.
T. !. DRIVER,
Sheriff of Wasco County, Oregon.
Sept. 10, 1897.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-09-18
AIRING COMPLETION.
The Columbia Southern Will Run Trains
by Sept. Goth.


J. NJ. -Iurchie, who is superintend-
ent of construction on the Columbia
Southern, is in the city, and says the
company can now fix definite date on
which they will be running trains in
to Wasco, which will be not later than
the 18th. The grading and all bridge
work will be conpleted today, and
five miles of track are laid. The re-
naming five miles will be laid at the
rate of one mile day, so they expect
the last spike will be driven next
Friday. The road is balasted as fast
as track is laid, SO that when the last
rail is in place, the new railroad will
be completed from Biggs to its southern
terminus at Wasco.
When the first train is run through
the company will be in readiness to be-
gin receiving freight, and the train
service will be sufficient to handle the
traffic of the country. 1t is not yet
determined how many trains will run
daily, as cars throughout the North
west are scarce, and possibly one train
a day is all the cars that can be se-
cured during the wheat season.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-09-18
Letters Advertised.

The following is the list of letters re-
naming in The Dalles oostoffice un-
called for September Is, 1897. Persons
calling for these letters will please
give date On which they were ad-
vertised:
Anderson. Zou Mrs Baker, Geo
Brooks, Wesley Chapman, Dolly
Cone, G E Cook, Grace
Douglass, Carl Fairchild, VIM
Farley, NJ Folsom, Clay
Graves, Mona Holloway. Dave E z
Hazlett. Mrs Hunstock, G 81
Jackson, Cora Mrs Knecht. S Mrs
Laughlin. Lizzie ,..tcDulin, G w
Macarthur, Mrs NJ Mccormick. Letha
Peterson o A Thomas. j l.
Turner, Guy Allen Richardson, Maud
Uren, Eva sis-. Walker, Mrs Lucy
Weaver, Mrs Geo Young, Geo w
j. A. CRosSEN, P. M
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-09-18

and he refused to provide for them
further. Without informing The
mother of his change of sentiment he
took the boys far across the prairie to
a deserted building and left them with
out food or bed. The next morning
Thomas Stevens found the children
numb with cold and fright. He then
warmed and fed then and took them to
Lewiston and turned them over to
Probate Judge Stookey, who restored
them to relatives that will care for
them
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-09-18

k-
plated Or under contract ar Nasco;
The town il is expected will double in
population within the next six months.
The enterprising Nebraska citizen
who is organizing a company To go TO
Alaska and rob returning miners, Is
liable to be sadly disappointed unless
there is change foP-the better in the
amount of gold that is being brought
out of that country.
This morning the TN, reporter
while in the East End noticed quite. an
ornamental affair in front OF the
Skibbe hotel. Close inspection re-
vealed the fact that it was street
lamp, decorated with all manner of ad-
vertisements. 1t was designed by
Josh Hardy.
Capt. McDrmitt, government inspec-
| tor of hulls and Mr.. Edwards. inspector
of boilers, were in the city last night,
having returned from inspecting the
ferries at Grants and Biggs. While
here they inspected the Dailes City
and the ferry, and pronounced them
trustworthy vessels. /
1t is reported that the ferry company
contemplate building new steam
ferry to run between The Dalles and
Rcckland. The new boat will be |
built in Portland the coming winter, |
and the old Western Queen that has |
done service here these many years |
will be consigned to the bone yard.
Capt. Hosford, one Of the owners OF
the steamer lone; is in the city TODAY
soliciting business for his vessel, which
he expects to put on the river between
The Dalles and Portland next " eek.
He will meet with the city council to-
morrow evening to arrange for secur-
ing landing and dock privileges on the
beach north of the Umatilla house.
TIE particular, of the accident at
Meacham Tuesday evening in which
Walter Hughes was killed by falling
tree are stated as follows: He and his
father were telling trees. One lodged
against another, and when they cut
another it fell against the leauing tree.
The boy ran under it trying to get
away, when it fell on him. 1t broke
mis- back and neck and killed him in
'tintly.
Last Tuesday row occurred In a
Top yard near Independence among
OF of boys, and Euoch Sylvester, of ,
lebanon, one of the hop picSers, at .
empted to act as peace maker, when !
oung fellow from Toledo, Allen Lo-
an, struck Sylvester on the head with
hop pole, inhicting wound that re-
ulted fatally the following day. Logan
as been arrested, charged with mur-
er.