The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-02-26
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
n.o-, ruesnesdau,s Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Last week A. j. Brigham organizes
silver clubs at Kingsley and Wamic
and last night organized at Eight Mile
The ladies of the Congregations
church cleared about sl35 on th'
social given in the Vogt last evening
This morning C. A. Buckley, o
Grass Valley, brought in 400 head O
fine mutton which he will ship tf
Portland.
Indications are favorable that the
rate war between the Canadin Pacific
and the American roads is on for good,
and viii not cease soon.
The most striking feature of the
concert last night, outside of some OF
the solos was the -Whip-poor- song
with the whistling accompaniment.
Union printers have won victory
in Washington, and hereafter the
state printing Office at Olympia will
employ only printers belonging to the
union.
Twenty.one immigrants arrived in
Medford last Sunday from Marion,
Alabama. They expect to engage in
farming and fruit growing in Jackson
county.
La Grands gets the next annual
tournament of the Eastern Oregon
aud Washington Firemeu's Associa-
tion. 1t will be held on June IA, 10
and 16.
The assignee of the R. N. Thomp-
son estate sold in Brownville, last
Wednesday, the notes and accounts OF
the estate, amounting to $4,000, to j. D.
Irvine for S71.
A. ], Brigham was out in the fygh
Ridge country last week. and reports
farmers in that section busily engaged
plowing and making preparations for
seeding large acreage.
All the big torpedo boats on the
Atlantic coast are being put in reaGi-
ness for action, which is an indication
that the administration does not pro-
pose to be caught mapping.
Thomas Farmer will leave tomorrow !
for his old home, in New York. Mr.. /
Farmer has been here about year !
visiting his sor, Hugh Farmer, and |
his daughter, Miss Lizzie Farmer.
Prof. B. C. Miller, formerly principal |
of the Prineville public schools. was
in the city yesterday. He was en-
route to Baker County where he is in
terested in some mining property.
About 10 o'clock this forenoon, Prof.
Dillon's hypnotic subject was put to
sleep at the Columbia hotel and from
there was carried to Harris store and
placed in the window where he has
been sleeping soundly all day.
For the first time in several
months the county Jail is. tenantless.
Wasco county now has not prisoner.
and in consequence Jailor Fitzgerald
has no cares upon his mind but to look
after the court house and officers.
1t is now almost certain that there
will be no artificial light in The
Dalles durinS = the Woolgrowers' Con-
vention. Lut fortunately nature will
assist In illuminating the city. as there
will be full moon during next week.
Football may be play, in fact it is SO
considered by those who participate,
but the average spectator who wit
messed the game on the fair grounds
Yesterday is ready to declare that it is
work Hoeing corn or shoein Eshorses
would be pastime compared with suc-
cessful football.
The people of Wasco who intended
coming to The Dalles to attend the
old folks social last night sent their
regrets, they having been prevented
at the last moment from making ar
rangements to come. They of course
were the losers, for they would have
been we'll entertained had they come.
A very large crowd is expected here :,
to attend the Woolgrowers' Conven-
tion to be held on Tuesday, Wednes.
day and Thursday of next week. Mr..
Judson, industrial agent of the o. r.
& N, writes that fully 500 people from
abroad may be expected, and certainly
200 or 300 local woolgrowers will be
here.
Last night the steamer Regulator
made run to White Salmon carr ing
q merry crowd of dancers, who attend
ed the ball given there for the benefit
ball was grand success, everybody
had grand time, and the D. P. & A.
N. Co. crowned itself with glory by
giving free excursion.
After four days of consideration, the
house on Saturday passed the bank
ruptcy bill, reported by the committee
on judiciary as substitute for the Nell
son bill, passed by the senate at the
extra session last summer. The bill is
known as the Henderson bill. and con-
tains both the voluntary and involuL'
tary features of bankruptcy.
A late dispatch states that Consul
General Lee has advised all Americans
to remove their families from Havana,
which indicates that he is fearful of
trouble. Whether it is anticipated dis
turbance will arise through an i'll feel
ing of Spain toward the United States,
or whether it is an expected assault
from the CubaRs is not stated.
Railroad fares from points in the
east to the coast have been reduced
one-half. First class fare which has
been $50 is now S25; second class. here
tofore $40, is now $40. Rates from
coast points to Chicago have been re-
duced to 3l.50 for frst-class and $685.
so for second class. A recent action
of the Canadian Pacific "ailroad led to |
the revolution in railroad fares on
American roads.
The attention of the committee on
streets and public property is called to
the condition of the vacant property
on Third street, between Madison and
Laughlin. During the summer and
fall farmers use this property as
feeding place for their teams. and IN
consequence it is covered with several