The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-05

was taken to the asylum about year
ago. Word was received yesterday that
che had hung herself in her room at
that institution yesterday morning and
her remains will be brought to this city
on this afternoons train and be buried
from Crandall & Burget's undertaking
par1ors at once. Laura's life of late
years was cad one. Fighting against
i'll health and poverty finally overcome
her and destroyed her mind. Of a
sensitive, refined nature the circum-
stances were too much for her frail con-
stitut;on. She was not considered vio-
lent, but melancholia probably caused
the act which took her life. She will be
buried by the side of her father.
The Columbia is coming up at a lively
rate. At O'Clock it stood at 32.2, a rise
of 8 since o'clock. During the last
forty-eight hours it has come up 1.8 at
Umatilla; % at Lewiston, 2 feet at
Northport; 1t at Wenatchee. There is
water enough on the way to raise it to
"a by tomorrow. Ten feet more of water
will make the river touch the o. R. & n.
track above here, but it will take about
fourteen or fifteen feet to reach the track
at The Dalles. Let us hope this cool
weather will have the desired effect.
Cottingham, who occasionally makes
himself famous by narrowly escaping
serious injury, had perhaps his closest
call last night. Having been "cele-
brating'' in his usual manner during the
day, he somehow managed to be on the
railroad track, this side of the depot, at
about IL O'Clock, just as the delayed No.
l started down from the depot to the
Umatilla House. He was between two
fiat cars and stepped out on the track
right in front of the engine. In an in
stant he was knocked over, but as the
train was going slowly he fortunately
fell on the pilot and was dragged very
short distance. The train was stopped
Immediately and supposing of course
that he was killed the men hastened to
his side and were surprised to find that
he was not injured very seriously, al
though the sole of his right foot was
badly torn and his leg bruised to the
knee. Nightwatchman Phirman had
him taken to the city jail. where be re-
ceived needed attention and still
remains.
DAlles people were surprised in more
ways than one yesterday regarding the
excursion from Portland. In the first
place, we were expecting 5000 visitors,
when but about 700 got off the train.
Then we were pleasantly surprised by the
behavior of the excursionists. Judging
from last years performance we antici-
pated lively time and dreaded their
coming; but, on the contrary, they were
extremely well behaved, consisting
mostly of those who had come to visit
friends. True there were about a hall
dozen boys in the crowd who were out
for high old time, and three of them
succeeded in being placed in the Jail
However only one possessed suy money
and paid his 81 fine, while The Others
were let go to get rid of them wnen the
train left. We understand this is the
last OF the Sunday excursions, and ".
are not sorry. Could they be confined
to those who come u to visit friends OIL
spend the day quietly, there would not
be so great objections as they would no
be about the streets, but, judging from
the number of Dallesites who were
scarcely able to walk straight yesterday
we are afraid the influence is detriment.
al to our visitors.