The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-07-27

the state were present, and much busi-
ness of Importance was transacted. The
program for the session includes an ex-
cursion up the Columbia and banquet
last night. Delegates were present from
Baker City, Sumpter, Bourne, Union,
La Grande. Pendleton, The Dalles, Nc
MinnviIle, Oregon City and Astoria.
Last night Horseshoe bridge, located
about twentysmiles west of Huntington.
was totally destroyed by FIRE. The
bridge is 200 feet long, and it will re-
quire two or three days to rebuild the
same. In the meantime passengers
will be transferred across the stream
and traffic will not be suspended. 1t
has been hardly three years eince
bridge over the same stream was burned.
The cause of the confagration is un-
known. A large bridge gang has gone
up to repair the damage.
Monday S. L. Kretzer, the profession
al drill man, began operations in earnest
on the Kelsay place near this city and
In four months at the outside he can say
whether or not there is any coal to be
found in the vicinity of Chenoweth
creek. Mr.. Kretzer is man who has
had much experience in this line of bus
mess and will rush the work as fast as
possible. The discovery of coal beds in
this vicinity would be the making of
The Dalles, and it is hoped that the ef-
forts of Mr.. Kretzer and the others in
sterested in the scheme will be crowned
with success.
The managers of the D. P. & A. N.
Co., have decided to leave the Regulator
where it is at present located until the
water goes down when it will be
launched. 1t is not expected that the
damage to the boat will be great, how
ever the loss of the craft at THE time of
the year will be considerable. The
rapidly as possible and will be on the
route again about the 1st of the month.
On account of delay in the shipment of
the machinery for the Inland Flyer the
new boat will not be ready for service as
soon as was expected.
Sundays Oregonian gave an account
of the death of Washington NJ. Darrow,
chief musician of the Tenth cavalry, U.
S. A., who was wounded in the battle
of Santiago July Sd, and died at Atlanta
few days later. Mr.. Darrow was
fine musician, and in 1898 was leader of
the Marquam orchestra in Portland.
In 1888 he was stationed at Vancouver,
in which year he married Miss Emma
Brant, who now resides in Portland,
but who for some time lived with her
sister, Mrs. Sutton, in this city. War
grows to be more of a reality as the
those with whom we are personally ac-
quainted, having fallen while fighting
under the stars and stripes.
At a meeting of the members OF the
Congregational church of this city held
last evening, 1t was voted to extend a
call to Rev. E. V. Polling, of Albany,
to become pastor of the church in The
Dalles. The Congregational society
here has been without pastor for some
months, while the matter of a choice
has been carefully and prayerfully
weighed. They are to be congratulated
that they have chosen so well, as those
who have heard Mr.. Polling and know
him personally have no doubt that he
is the man for the place. A strange
coincidence ls that three former pastors
of the church here were called from AL
baDy Prof. Thos. Condor, W. r.
Butcher and D. B. Grey. It is to be
hoped that the one just called will
prove as successful and be as much be-
loved as the former three. His pastor
ate will probably begin the first Sunday
in September.