The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-03-30

neat little cottage adjoining, into which
his family will move when it is finished.
Otis Patterson left on the afternoon
train for Portland to attend the annual
s'Mystic Banquet to be given by the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
Masons in that city tonight at O'Clock.
This is always great event among the
members of this order.
During these uncertain times of the
war and the anxiety felt by relatives of
the soldier boys, many cablegrams would
be sent TO the ecene of action were it
not for the expense thus incurred. It is
said that every word sent to Manila
costs $2.47. One young.man well known
in The Dalies, sent cablegram from
Manila to his mother in New York
wl'ch cost $32.
A meeting of the teachers of the
public school will be held at o'clock to-
day, when arrangements will be made for
their trip to Dufur Saturday. Convey
ances have been engaged and will leave
here at O'Clock. The ladies of Dufur
will serve lunch at the school house up
on their arrival, and in the afternoon
the program will be carried out Any
one interested In the educational meet
ing, and who may desire to go, may do
so by informing Supt. Gilbert tomorrow.
The Portland Rolling Mills Company
has purchased the wreck of the ship
Glenmorag, which has lain high and
dry on the shore at Long Beach, WASH,
since March, '96. Sojourners at that
point this summer will therefore be
entertained with the sight of the gradual
demolition of the big hulk, which will
be taken apart and cent to Portland, to
be melted and rolled into the strap iron
of commerce. The purchase was made
from the last party who tried to float
the vessel.
The Salem Statesman says: "The
early closing movement will be 1naugu-
rated among Saiem's business houses
Monday next. The movement includes
the dry goods, shoe and clothing estab-
lishments of the city, and, commencing
Monday, they will close every day,
Saturday excepted, at 6 p. m. All of
the business men representing the above
departments have acquiesced in the
agreement, which includes Sunday clos
ing also." When will The Dalles follow
suit? At least let the business houses
begin it's consideration.
1t is reported by people arriving in
Baker City from the west that along the
railroad from as far as The Dalles there
way to Huntington, or rather to the
scene of construction operations on the
line of the Northwest Railway, expecting
to get work. Some are beating their
way on the Q. r. & N. while others are
tramping it, with camping outfit and
bedding on their backs. At Meacham
Sunday, there were hundred or more,
with here and there a genuine hobo
sandw1ched in. The Northwest Rail
way company has advertised for 1000
laborers and atthe rate they are coming
the ranks will soon be filled.-Baker
City Democrat.
Another evidence of the artistic taste
of Ernest Jensen is given in the arrange
nent of the Easter window at A. NJ.
Williams store. At one end of the
window he has placed an old fashioned
tomb made of white bunting with purple
trimming. The gates are ajsr and in
side may be seen a large Easter egg
drawn by six beautiful white doves and
driven by an angel, who holds the silken
reins. In the mouth of one of the
doves is a green spray, betokening the
coming of spring. The sky is studded
with stars, while the remainder of the
window is draped in dainty summer
goods. tits clever device representing
the opening of spring. and is also very
pretty to the view.
Much distress has been caused among
the relatives of the boys now facing tn,
bullets at Manila on account of the un
certainty of the names given in the lis
of the dead and wounded, and the mis-
takes made in the names of the com
| panies. No doubt when dispatches ar
received and comment is afterward givel
in the Portland papers, they depend
= somewhat on the official roster for in
formation, and seeing the same name il
various regiments, often get the namtl
t confused in that manner. Among tn
# list of the dead given in Mondays Ore
e gonian was William w. Cook, of Com
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