The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-02
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily.

Edward l.. CorsOn, National bank
examiner, is in the city.
VIM. johnson. the Wasco merchant.
is in the city on business.
Mrs. Capps. from Marquam, return
ed to her home this corning.
Miss Anna Dufur cane up on the
boat yesterday and is visiting in the
city.
The court of inquiry reports that
the Maine was blown up by floating
mine.
VIM. Ashby and P. J. Walsh left
this afternoon fer their home al
Antelope.
Spain refuses to recall the torpedo
fotilla and is evidently fortifying
Porto Rica.
Mrs. S. E. Horton, of Tygh Valley,
left on The Dalles City for shor'
stay in Portland.
The report is given out that Oregon
militia has orders to be ready for d
call within ten days.
Mrs. Fl. W. French who has been
visiting in Portland for some time re-
turned home last evening.
A bunch of stock hogs were deliver.
ed by ]. P. Kelly to the Columbia
Packing Company today.
Ray Logan came up last evening
from Portland on the Spokane flyer,
and returned this morning.
In private letter from Harry Lons-
dale he states that he is greatly i'm
proved and that he expects to be here
about the 10th of next month.
Marshal Lauer has been doing some
good work today. He had at noon
rounded up 80 hobos, and now has
them safely housed in the city Jail.
Miss Katie Phelps will return on the
evening train from San Francisco
where she has been for the past six
months learning the millinery art.
Johnny Williams, manager for
Dante (Eliason) the great magician. is
in the city arranging for an enter.
teinment to be given April 4th and
9Th.
Miss Marguerite Shelly and Miss
Emma Ward were passengers on the
stage this morning for Kingsley where
Miss Shelly will teach school during
the coming term.
M E. Montgomery accompanied by
his wife, left last night for Spokane.
when his brother who is master me-
.chanic for the Northern Pacifica
that place, is not expected to live.
We learned today that the wedding
of A. j. Douglas and E lith Peabody
will take place at Du ur tomorrow.
Monday a grand free ball will be given
at that place ia the Odd Fellows hail
to celebrate the event.
Fred Burchtorf cut his wrist quite
badly this morning, on jack plane.
It was necessary to take several
stitches in the wound, and it will
probably be some time before the
young man will be able to return to
work.
A telephone message from Dufur
this morning stated that j. A. Gulli-
ford of that place had met with
severe accident. Or. Hollister left at
once, and until his return we will be
unable to state the seriousness of his
injuries.
Manager Kinersly of the Vogt opera
house has some excellent attractions
billed for the last part of next month.
The celebrated F, ederick Warde will
appear in Virginius on the 14th, while
on the 10Th James O'Neil, the great
tradgedian, appears.
E. W. Carlisle, a veteran of the
Mexican war and over 10 years of age
was brought to town from Ten-Mile |
by Constable Hill, charged with malic.
iously tearing down fence. The
hearing is set for o'clock before JUS
tice Filloon. Dick Brookhouse being
the complainant.
The Columbia river scenery is noted
far and wide, and is uneq nailed in this
country. Last evening Lester q.
Jacobs, Of San Francisco, came up es-
pscially to view the beautiful Colum.
bia and other points of interest he had
heard so much about. He was great
ly pleased with his trip aud returned
TO Portland by boat this morning.
About noon today an old man who
ives on Mill Creek, was going up
Second street in an intoxicated con-
'ition, and when in front of c. F.
Stephens store gave lurch and
hrust his arm through one of the win ,
lows. An officer gathered him in.
md while on the way to the city Jail
le gave as an excuse for his condition, )
hat there was too much politics today,
nd be had been talked to until he got
thoroughly ratified.
The only news from the convention
n Portland at noon today was that
he conference committee had report
d. The following is the apportion- ,
lent of offices: Democrats, Congress
ian in the first district, state treas ,
rer and supreme judge. Free silver
epublicans, secretary of state and
second district. Popu
SITS, governor. state printer, schooi
and attorney general
The most unique bill ever offered in !,
le legislature of Virginia is one to =
,gulate the admission of members iD
1u-ches.. The bill reads as follows: II
g it enacted by the General Assem- o
~ of Virginia that it SHALL be unlaw-
Il for any person of uhis state to be T.
,ceived into membership of any C
1urch of any denomir alton until he
As first paid all of his just and honest :.
,bts, or obligated himself by which is
la same shall be paid, and after his
sing received as such mem ber, he :,
lall be bound to Fill all obligations OF ;,
,bt contracled, or be expelled from
id membership or organization. Any .
,rson viol" ting this act by joining :.
~ church or organization shall be