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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-17
Died From Her Injuries

Mrs. Lyman Daily died Tuesday at
the residence of J. c. Means in this
city, from injuries sustained last Sat-
urday morning in being thrown from
a hack while travelling the road lead
ing from Pleasant Ridge to The Dalles.
The immediate cause of her death was
heart failure, resulting from concus-
sion of the brain produced by the in
juries sustained in falling. Mrs. Daily
was about 80 years of age and leaves a
husband and two small children. The
funeral was conducted from Mr..
Mean s residence at 10 O'Clock Thurs.
d.ar
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-17
THE COLUMBIA poRTAGE.
1t May be Built by Private Capital This
Season.


Season.
Little has been heard of late regard
ing the portage road between The
Dalles and Cello, but the question Is
again being agiated. and there is at
least possibility that the company or
ganized last year will take hold of the
project and push it along to compile
tion. Judge Mariner, OF Blalock, one
of the promoters, has been in Walla
Walla some time under treatment in
hospital, and to the Union made the
following statements with reference to
the proposed portage:
I'VE have not done much on the
portage road yet, but hope to in the
near future. We were incorporated
too late last fall to get the road under
way before the winter set in, and
there has been no opportunity to be-
gin work yet this spring. Our pro-
posed plan is to build q narrow guage
railroad around the dangerous part of
the river, ,on the Oregon side and operat-
ing it cheaply, charge the shippers only
enough to pay the actual running ex-
penses of the road and a small inter-
est on the amount invested.
"Ry this means the whole Columbia
river system would be opened from
Lewiston TO Portland, and the ship
pers from all of thatpart of the country
would be greatly benefited. Several
lines of steamers would be put on i'm.
mediately, and the railroad companies
would be compelled to lower their
freight rates in order to meet this OPP
position.
1--WE expected aid from the Oregon
legislature, continued the Judge,
land had that body been organized
and transacted any business, ours
would have been one of the first mat
ters considered, put as it is we must go
ahead with it ourselves or let it drop
''If the people of this upper country, |
which would derive as much benefit |
from the opening of the river as the |
nearer the coast, would un-
ite with us and help US to forward the |
scheme: or if the United States gov
would manifest little more
interest in the navigabillity of its
second largest river system, those who
depend on a coast and foreign market
Tor their products could be saved from
exorbitant freight rates and large
numbers of desirable settlers would be
brought to this country
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-17
From Thursdays Daily.

The ladies of the Episcopal Guild
spent very pleasant afternoon with
Mrs. J. F. Moore yesterday.
The Arlington Record says the new
warehouse being built at that place by
W. Lord will soon be completed.
One hundred Hood River horses that
had been wintered in Sherman county
were taken through town today. =.
The Heppner Race Association has
800 to hang up in purses for the spring
races that will be held May 20 and June
2, 8 and 4.
E. z. Eytle. o. R. & N. agent here,
returned last night from Portland,
and states that it is hardly possible
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-17
Didn't Like Washington,

Tuesday Henry Maier concluded
that one of the horses that has been
worked on Maier & Benton's delivery
wagon the past ak or seven years was
entitled to rest, having served his
masters so long and faithfully, and
took him across the river and left him
in a most inviting clover pasture. But
the climate of Washington didn't suit
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-17
HE'S STILL A JOKER.
Our Worthy School Superintendent Is as
jolly as of Old

A few weeks sojourn in Hoosierdom
and the Buckeye state have not had a
tendency to make Supt. c. l.. Gilbert
grow old or less genial, as will be seen
from the following communication,
dated at Indianapolis, April 10.
Your issue of the Sd inst. Is before
me and in it notice local item per-
tanning to myself, having the closing
remark: "His friends here think he
must have been using a spirit thermo-
meter when at Cheyenne" l do not
hold your reporter responsible FOR this
reflection on my habits or ability to
determine~the degree Of cold in the
absence of Pague, but do desire that
your readers should know by whom
and in what spirit of retaliation it was
given to the reporter. In letter to
friend in The Dalles I remarked how The
MissourfaDs cut their hair, viz: 'crock
fashion," observing at the same time
that Judge Bradshaw and Clerk Kelsay
has improved wonderfully since lcav-
ing there. Now it will be understood
that these gentlemen were born in
Missouri in very early period OF their
existence flor which l do not hold
either of them responsible) and are
playing the part of defendants for that
state. I can prove, if need be, by my
wife how cold it was at Cheyenne, but
these court officials would rule that
she could not testify in behalf OF her
husband. If thought it would spite
them any L would refuse to return
home.
By the way. Mr.. Editor, is it true
that Fred Wilson and Ed. WiDgate
were married in Honolulu? l would
like to see the boys do we'll but they are
certainly too full of "fees" to sleep
away their life in Hawaii.
Q. l.. GILBERT.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-17
The Firemen's Tournament.

The annual meeting and tourna-
ment of the Eastern Oregon and
Washington Firemen's Association,
which is to be held in Baker City,
June 8, 9 and 10, promises to eclipse
any gathering of firemen ever held on
the Pacific coast.
Baker City will enter two teams and
hook and ladder team in the races.
Walla Walla will be represented by a
hook.and ladder and hose team; Pen.
dleton by hose team; Waitsburg a
hose team; La Grande with a hose
team; Union with hose team or hook
and ladder team, and Athena will
probably send team.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-17
Barn Burned at Wamic.

About o'clock last Saturday after
noon A. J. Swift's barn at Wamic was
totally destroyed by fire. A horse that
was in the barn was so badly burned
that it had to be killed, and calf con-
fined in the barn was also burned to
death. The barn was small struc-
ture, and when the fire was discovered,
it was all ablaze, making it impossible
to rescue anything but one horse that
was tied near the door. The cause OF
the fire is mystery as there had been
no fire about the building for some
time prior to the burning.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-17
the old horse. He had resided in The

the old horse. He had resided in The
Dalles SO many years that he refused
to be torn away from the scenes so
dear to his recollection. The Dalles
was dearer to him than all the clover
in Washington, consequently he bid
adieu to the state that has excluded
Oregon sheep from its pastures,
plunged into the broad bia, and
swan through its mile of cold. swift
water to his native Oregon.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-17

To close out our nursery stock now
in healing grounds. consisting of about
5000 fruit trees of all kinds, we will sell
them at greatly reduced rates for the
next ten days. These trees must go
at some price. The Dalles Nurseries,
Office with c. E. Bayard4
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-17

The closing ont sale at ". E. Kah-
lers' store has just began, and from
this time on everything will be sold at
actual cost for cash. Now is the time
to secure bargains.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-17
Lost.

4 32d degree Masonic gold charm
with the name of Henry Blackman en-
literally rewarded by leaving same
restaurant.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-17
Letters Advertised.

The following is the list of letters re-
naming in The Dalles postoffice un-
called for April IL, 1897. Persons
calling for these letters will please
give date on which they were ad-
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-17
Do Not Neglect Your Eyes.

Many suffer from poor eyesight who
could be relieved, but neglect to have
their vision corrected in time to save
or improve the sight, and as age creeps
on they are afflicted with blindness or
blurred vision instead of having strong
bright eyes. Do not deceive yourself.
If you have defective sight, do not pro-
crastinate, but have your eyes attended
to at once, and thus saye yourself
great pain and suffering in old age.
Good vision is boon to be cherished.
DR.. Lannerberg, Office in Vogt block,
will examine your eyes free of charges
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-17
MARRlED.
BORN.
Farm For Sale.

A Stock Farm of $40 acres decided
land, having altogether about 400 acres
under good fence, with commodious
house and outbuildings. This farm is
situated near Bridge creek, ITO miles
southeast of The .Dalles, On The Dalles
and Canyon City road. Plenty of run
ming water, good growing orchard, and
So acres in cultivation, Terms easy.
Enquire at the TIMEs-MoUNTAlNEER
office, The Dalles, Or.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-17
A Pleasant Affair .
Good rsmplar,s Entertainment.

The following program will be rem
dered at the pink and white social to be
given by the Good Templars in their
hall in the Vogt block tomorrow even
ing commencing at o'clock.
....Misses Edythe Randall. Clara Nickelsen
Dialogue. Clyde Riddell and Francis Sexton
Song. Mixed Quartet
Recitation. n..................--M Miss Rose Michel
Vocal duet. Miss Edna and Archie Barnett
Dialogue, Back Woods Wedding''.
............. Misses Ethel and Mabel Riddell
Instrumental duet. ..........................
Misses Edie Fisher and Fife Bolton
Drill. ill.....................Fo Fourteen young ladies
Ice cream and cake will be served.
Every body is invited. Admission 15
cents.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-17

Appropriate floral design furnished
on short notice, at Stubling's green
house. W.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-17

Laxol is the best medicine for
children. Doctors recommend it in
place of Castor Oil.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-17


them"
From krlaays Daily
land this morning.
Mrs. A. A. Jayne and two sons ar
rived last night from below.
F. S. Cunning has been quite i'll the
past week, suffering from eczema.
Prof. r. r. Allard, late teacher of
the school at Cascade Locks, was in
the city last night.
Mrs. Capt. Waud and children were
passengers on the Regulator this morn
ing going to Portland.
Services will be conducted at the
Episcopal church by j. o. Magan, of
Lyle, at ii A. NJ. next Sunday.
The Champion base ball team will
hold business meeting at the council
chambers at $50 tomorrow evening.
The famous Columbia Brewery book
beer will be on tap everywhere on May
2.
D. P. Ketchum came fin yesterday
from Antelope, where he bought 7,0O(
mutton sheep to be delivered after
shearing.
Mrs. J. T. Peters and children wers
passengers on the Regulator this morn.
ing. They went to Portland for few
days, visit.
| Hon. r. E. Misner, accompanied by
his father who arrived yesterday from
Oakland, CAL, left this morning for hi:
home at Mitchell.
| Heppner Lodge, No. 35s. B. P. o.
Elks, is the baby lodge Of Oregon, hav
ing been in existence only little
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30

harbor; they were afraid they'd be too
late, and SO on.
"'Oh, you want to go on, said l. and
stepped TO the'signal box without an
other word and began bending on three
signal flags. They watched me curl
ously.
"'Sure you want TO go on?' said I,
after they had time to get perfectly
quiet. The captain is getting his health
papers (He was in my room watch
ing the ship with glass and we were
waiting for nothing under heaven but
more freight)
"Yes, they were sure.
"'All right, said 1, I'VE can start
when you like, without the papers, but
in that case you'll be stopped at Abou
Saad sure
They fell on their knees to me, those
big. fierce Mograbbins and Moors and
Soudanese, and begged me for Gods
sake not to go without the papers.
Some of them had been on Abou Saad
and the rest had heard of it. They
would have licked the dust off my boots
if I had cared for that kind of polish
FINALLY 1 explained to them that
they had plenty of time, found out
that they were worrying mainly be-
cause their food was running low, and
the whole affair ended in the company
giving them five bags of rice"
DANIEL CLEvERTON.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30
A PREMIUM ON CRIME.
Curious Results of the Former
Tariff On Diamonds,
1t Is Explained by Mr.. George r. Kunz,
a Government Expert-Peculinr
Methods of muEglcrs-Some
Facts and Figures.
copyright, 1871

One of the odd experiences of tariff
makers and the treasury is illustrated
in the duty on diamonds prescribed by
the pending tariff bill. Under the Will
son law the duty on cut diamonds was
25 per cent. In the new bill the duty
is ten per cent. The reason for reduc-
ing the duty is not to give advantage
to the people who wear diamonds or
the people who import them, but to
restore to the government the income
from diamond importations which it
had under the old tariff law. Expert
ence with the high duty on diamonds
showed that instead of increasing the
customs receipts from diamonds, it re-
duced them; while there were evidences
that just as many diamonds were
bought in this country as ever before.
In other words, the high rate Of duty
was a disadvantage instead of an adj
vantage to the government, and Incl
dentally it put premium ON crime.
The dealers in diamonds, instead of
paying the treasury 25 per cent. on the
value of their importations or buying
diamonds Of American cutting, We're
=
try in large quantities.
George +. Kunz, of New York, the
governments expert in diamonds, is
now preparing his annual report for
the director of the geological survey
on the condition of the diamond mar
ket all over the world. In this report,
which ought to be in Mr.. Days hands
in q few days, he will touch on the
smuggling of diamonds under the Will
son law. Not that I am an expert in
smuggling" said Mr.. Kunz, with
smile THAT is not my business. But
there is no doubt in the mind OF any
one who keeps an eye on the diamond
business that there has been a great
deal Of smuggling. Wasn diamonds are
to be had in New York for less than
their cost in London plus the customs
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30

stone is an ordinary enough affair built
into the wall of the Kaaba or sacred
Enclosure. 1t is said to have been turned
black because the sins of the pilgrimA
pass into it. leaving them clean.
Clean, In the great Mohammedan
feast that follows the procession more
animals are slaughtered than the total
number Of the pilgrims. Sometimes
the number reaches half a million of
sheep and goats, less often calves and
young camels- a perfect young camel
is regarded as the finest sacrifice. so
that many artifces are devised to pass
off camels that have died of sickness
for fine specimens; or clmels with
broken legs. The Arabs about Died
dah have a sportive way of creeping
up behind a young camel and breaking
its leg with sudden twist of a forked
stick, all in the interest of trade. Here
are the refuse of half million beasts;
the entrails and offal sinking in the
sun, the utter lack of sanitary cunven-
fences, the feebleness of so many of
the pilgrims and the long continued
~egetarian habits of nine-tenths of
them. Then they are suddenly gorged
with meat. For the rich regard it a
sacred duty to buy meat for the poor
at Big Bciram feast and none need go
without.
What some say is that cholera al
ways breaks out within "a hours after
the feast. AS a rule, it's no great matter.
Cholera isn't bad disease. Under fa-
vorable conditions it merely kills a few
thousands of the dirtiest people on
earth, adds dozen clean ones by acci-
dent. travels its hundreds OF thousands
of miles and is snuffed out in the north
by frost. In the south it is always pres
ent. This year the plague may find in
the meeting and parting of so many men
from such widely separated climes just
the opportunity it wants to travel and
gee the world. - '''N:''
What an opportunity! There are Shii
from Persia and SUM from Asia Minor
There are dancing dervishes, bowling
.ervishes, glass-esting dervishes and
'ervishes who jab themselves with un'
,leasant pointed steel things. There
re Tomregs from Sa alara, Bedouins
-nn the Libyan desert, wild Mograb-
ins from the Lord knows where, proud
white MnoIs in gelabas and burnouses,
yellow Hindoos in bushel-basket tur-
bans, brown Egyptians in tarbushes'
coal-b black negroes from Ethiopia in
caps and blue gowns. There
are Persians and Turks and Chinese.
A nd there ia the cholera.
/, Not the real cholera always. some
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30

duty, it is pretty safe to assume that
there is smuggling. The duty of 25 per
cent. gives a wide margin of profit to
the smuggler, and it is comparatively
easy to smuggle gems because they can
be packed in such a small space"
There is no doubt about the selling
price of diamonds and the figure which
they ought to bring III this market, be-
cause the price of the rough stones is
fixed in London, which is the distribut-
ing point of the rough product for the
entire world; and in South Africa,
whence most of the worlds product
comes, the output is limited each year,
so that there can never be an over
production and a reduction in the price.
Men who own diamonds may find some
comfort in the reflection that there Is
little fear of q decided reduction in the
value of their stones, for the great
diamond syndicate of South Africa will
not permit the worlds markets to be
flooded and the value of their product
cheapened. AS to the rough diamonds,
after they come from the mine they are
handled by a syndicate formed in Lon
don, which takes the entire product of
the mines-about $17,5o0,o00 worth
each year.
"Since the syndicate took control of
the rough" continued Mr.. Kunz,
american diamond buyers have been
on an equally with the buyers from
other countries. Before this they were
at a disadvantage. Now the buyer from
Paris and the buyer from Antwerp and
the buyer from Amsterdam must all
go to London TO get their rough dia-
moods; and they buy on the same
terms as the buyers from the United
States. Under these conditions, think
there Is hopeful outlook for the dia-
mond-cutting industry in the United
States. The duty of ten per cent, dia-
mond-cutters say, is enough to protect
them against foreign competition. OF
course, any manufactures would like to
have twice the necessary duty in his
favor; it would increase his profits.
But diamond-cutters seem TO think
that they do not need more than ten per
cent"
The diamond-cutters thought differ
emily before they had their expert
ence with the Wilson law. When the
duty of rs per cent. was levied num-
ber of foreign diamond-cutters came to
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30
MENACE THE NATIONS.
The Incredible Abuses Which Pre-
vail at the Goal Of the Pilgrims.
Seeking Heaven, Finding Denth-Asi-
attic Ideas OF Qunrantine-Euro-
pean officials Helpless Against =.
2 MosIem Fannticism.
TCopyriEht, 1871


Every year, at the time of the great
annual pilgrimage to Mecca, which is
now in progress, there is to be seen
the most extraordinary collection of
poor zealots who have come on foot
from distant homes, begging their food
by the way, and who may be year or
two on the journey. The poor tramp
may "drill' from Morocco all the way
across Northern Africa, or he may come
from Persia or British India by parched
and barren desert routes, eating daily
a handful of dates or rice. If grade
or two less abiectly poor, the pilgrim
will have camel, which doesn't better
matters in Mecca, from a sanitary point
of view.
Rich and poor, well and ill-fed, hale
or decrepit, the pilgrims reach at last,
by various routes, but the vast ma
iority from DjedClah by sea, the hagios
or holy stone, which is a space
of 1s hours march from Mecca.
Here they not only strip naked.
but even put off their turbans, and have
their heads shaved. BY way of clothing
they tear new cotton cloth into squares
of one yard each. Each man gets two
squares, one of which he uses as an
apron, while the other is thrown over
the left shoulder. In this attire the
last procession marches to kiss the black
stone.
This stone is supposed TO date from
Patriarch Abraham's time. The Arabic
word for stone, "hagard." or in some
dialects "haiar," is the same as the
word Hagar, which occurs in the Bible
IT'S that Of the mother of Ishmael. Uagg
is a pilgrimage. Haggi are pilgrims.
Uaqios is the Greek word for "holy."
But that is another story. The holy
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30

people say who know the conditions
well. Perhaps it may be only enteric
fever from change of food and polluted
water, and sunstroke from the fierce
rays of the sun beating down on so
many bald shaven pates. They treat
sunstroke by putting bandage around
the head, thrusting stick through it
and twisting it tourniquet fashion
Even this sometimes strangely fails to
cure.
Of course there are quarantines and
regulations. But of course, also, this is
the east.
The British government in India has
forbidden pilgrims to set out from dis
tricts where the plague exists, case
of locking the stable after the horse is
stolen. 1t also requires that each pill
grim have 80 rupees as a safeguard
against starvation on the way. The
candidates are sorted on long wharf
divided by picket fence. A man who
has been passed hands his rupees to
another, through the fence and ne to
another.
lhClC way hdc
heard of the basket trick" performed
by Indian fakirs. One of these extraor-
dinary creatures will curl up in a space
somewhat larger than a bandbox and
be carried on board as baggage by an
other. Hence the steamboat men have
acquired the habit of sticking things
into baggage to see if it squeals, and
baggage has, in accord with the we'll
known law of modification by environ
ment, acquired the habit of refraining
from squealing when stuck.
Then there are the French, who have
this year forbidden the pilgrimage from
Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli. But the
desert is unfenced, and man who sets
out to visit his son-in-law may change
his mind and conclude to go to Mecca
when he gets into Morocco or Egypt.
And the Egyptian government is hard
ly likely, for political reasons, to for
bid the pilgrimage. For the same rea-
sons it permits the law requiring each
pilgrim to have three months subsist-
ence money to remain dead letter.
European inspectors would enforce the
rule. refuse hakshish and make the