The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-07-02

Venlent on the FOuftns especially LOT
strangers in our city who are not famil-
lar with the plans of 1.-THE celebration and
the places in which 1t will be held. On
the front is beautiful American flag in
three colors, while the program is print
ed in red, white and blue.
During the last week the run of salmon
on the upper river has been very en-
couraging. Traps and operators of nets
have been making good catches, and the
canneries are kept busy disposing of the
fish. Along with what is being canned,
a considerable amount is sent to the
eastern markets.
There will be meeting of the Fonrth
of July executive committee at O'Clock
this evening Saturday. at the club
rooms of the D. G. q A. G. Also at
the same time chief marshal and chief
of division, together with the following
mem bers of special committee on pro-
gram: Crandall. Gavin, Lewis, Douthit
and Riddell.
/ You and 1 and our neighbors are
quick to judge man by his appearance.
If he looks the vagabond we want moth
ing to do with hIm. We should expect,
then, to be judged by the same stand
ard, and remem ber that there is no ex-
cuse for unsightly dress, now that Pease
/ & Mays are selling the famous $40 H.,
S. & NJ. suits for $7.85.
The splendid new flag which will be
donated by the contractors, architects
and workmen as we'll as the firms who
furnished the material for the new
school building, is on exhibition in
Nickelson's window. 1t is a beautiful
/ article, Its dimensions being lOx20 feet
and when raised in place on the 4th' can
be viewed from all parts of the city.
Last night someone entered the resi-
dence of Henry Rodman, on Front
street, near the Umatilla House, and
stole $500 in silver, a coat, a pair of
blankets and some other articles of
clothing. The entrance was made
through the rear by ascending ladder
to the back door. Dfligent search was
made for the theft, but he was not
located.
| T. T. Nicholas is sinking the shaft on
the Crate farm to strike the immense
! deposit of coal imbedded under the mass
of volcanic lavas along the banks of
! Chenowith creek. With the two enter
prising companies working at the un-
earthing of this great commercial com
modify there is no doubt bnt The Dalles
will soon have large list of miners
fiocking in to assist In getting the coal
| to market. The coal is down there.
Some 600 laboring men, who have
! been at work on the o. R. & n. track on
the Upper Columbia, will soon be laid
off. Superintendent James O'Brien has
been doing good deal of repairing be-
tween The Dalles and WaIlula since
early spring, and the work is now nearly
completed. Construction trains have
been side-tracked at various points,
while the men were raising track, put
| ting in sleepers and rails and ballasting
the road with gravel from the adjacent
gravel beds. Most of the men will re-
main in Eastern Oregon for the harvest,
but many will work their way to Port
! land during the next few weeks.
Early yesterday morning someone
who has since adopted the name of John
Doe, was enjoying himself near the
Commercial CluB and testing his lung
power by an occasional war whoop be-
tween times. I The exertions of his
friends and that of the CHRONICLE force
which were at work in the Office near
by, to quiet him were to no avail. He
said >heSould not be caught and wanted
to run. he soon had the opportunity
of his life%fo about that time Night
watchman Wiley was sighted in the
dim moonlight coming through the
alley. He ran and ran fast, bnt the
nightwatchman kept his lamps OH him
and located him in the rear of the Mid
way saloon. Yesterday morning John
was brought before the recorder and
charged $5 for the space he occupied.