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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-06
Sleeping Car Service.

Effective April 20, a thorough daily
tourist-car service will be instituted
via the Oregon Railroad & Navigation
company, Oregon Short Line, Union
Pacific and Chicago & Northwestern
railways, between Portland and
Chicago.
This arrangement makes unneces-
sary any change of cars or iayovers en-
route, and the cars being handled on
fast mail trains, gives to passengers
holding second class tickets not only
the most desirable service, but also the
fastest time between Portland and
Chicago.
For rates, tickets, or other infor-
nation, call on or address
JAS. IRELAND,
Agent o. r. & N. Co. The Dalles,
Ore, or j. Fl. LoTHRoP,
General Agent, 135 Third street,
Portland Oregon.
G. E. BROWN,
m3.d5t District Passenger Agent.
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nuity, was that given few days ago
by Samuel Newhouse, of Salt Lake
City, to J. A. Erwin, of the Mutual
Life Insurance Companyin in New York
The check was for 1888, 1928. For this
Mr.. Newhouse receives an annuity oi
$4,000 during his life and his heirs will
receive 5000, 900 when he dies.
While there are many instances in
this country and in England of taking
out larger policies-notably those of
John Wanamaker, George W. Wander
bilt, J. J. Hill and the Havemeyers-
no premium or single payment on the
life of single individual, it is said,
has ever reached the amount paid by
Mr.. Newhouse.
James J. Hill, president of the Great
Northern Railway, paid in 1892 $780,
$50 for policy of 100000 with an an
nuity OF Sl2,4OO. The Havemeyer
family paid in 1890 a single premium
of S56S. .345 for five policies of 100000
each with guara nteed incomes begin
ming in ten years. George Vanderbilt
two years ago, began the payment of
s35, 900 on policy of s1,0O0,OO0. An
9th er noted case is that of an English
man who has paid life insurance
company s43O, 900 and received an
annuity of $4,000.
Mr.. Newhouse, who is one of the
millionaire residents of Salt Lake
City, was formerly New Yorker. He
is the managing director and president
of the Utah consolidated copper mine
of Bingham. Utah, which was recently
purchased by the Standard Oil Com
pany. He is also president of the Bos-
ton and Montana Copper Company of
Bingham, the Ajax Mining Company
and of the Lakewood and Coded rail-
road.
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WILL WE HAVE A FLoopq
"Prophets' Differ in Their Prediction
Concerning The River

"Prophets" Differ in Their Prediction,
Concerning The River.
The Portland Telegram has been
gathering information concerning the
probability of flood this season, and
publishes the following:
Don't be afraid of a flood at Port
land this year." This is the message
sent to the Portland people by Robert
Smith, president of the La Crande
Natioral bank.
He says there is less snow in the
Blue mountains than usual, and that
there is no possible chance for flood
from that direction.
The o. R. s. N. people, who are per-
haps as much or more interested than
any one else In the spring flood ques-
tion, have given the matter careful
consideration. From the reports they
haYe received from various sections
they are inclined to believe there will
be no serious flood this season.
Reports received from the Nelson,B.
G. district, near the headwaters of the
Columbia indicate that there is less
snow than there was at this time last
year. The river in that locality is re-
ported three feet higher than it was
this time last year. This means that
more snow has melted up to this time
than had last year in the mountains of
pr.f ;e1 vi, n. ftsih h,1t tr ha
lumbia.
In the Occur d Alene country there
is said to be greater quan lily of snow
than there has been before for two or
three years. This section is tributary
to the headwaters of the Spokaneriver
which flows into the Coiumbi
In Eastern Oregon and in the Blue
mountains there has been great deal
of snow during the winter. On the
summit of the Blue Ountains it is
estimated that 40 feet of snow has
fallen, and it is still showing there. 1t
is said, however, that the snow has
gradually melted and packed in that
locality until it is as hard as ice.
An o. R. & N. man who recently |
went into those mountains to investi-
gate, says he found the snow very firm,
and is of the opinion that it will melt |
very slowly. He says they do not fear
trouble from that quarter any longer,
there is an abundance
Of snow there.
The Short Line people report heavy
SHOWS aud high waters in the Snake
river country. The river is higher now
Than it has been for years, and there is
eft plenty of snow TO keep it high for
'ome time.
From all the testimony it would
'eem that the conditions in the Snake
Ind Occur d d'Alene countries favor
loOd, while those in the Nelson and
Blue mountain sections do not. But
.fter all it depends upon the weather.
+ it remains cool during May, with
low and then warm days, the snow
will work off gradually and there can
,e no flood here. If the weather drops
# hot and stays so there is enough
now tributary to the Columbia to
make trou Jle for all who live along
heri YER in this part of the country:
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TO ENTERTAIN THE EDITORS

| What Kind of q Reception VIII The Dalles
Give Them.
A Portland exchange says concern
ing the coming of the National Press
Association to this state:
"Our brothers of the press who visit
Portland and Oregon in July will be
rendered reception worthy of the
name. 1t is proposed to make their
stay one round of pleasure from start
to finish. The Portland press club has
fabricated and promulgated the follow
irg itinerary: ARRIVING at Hunting
ton via the Oregon Short Line, the
delegates to the national editorial as
sociation will be met by the press club
Sunday, July I'd, and will breakfast at
Baker City, partake of one of Grandma
Munra's celebrated dinners, spend a
few hours in La Grande and run to
Pendleton for supper. After remain
ing few hours there, they will start
for Portland, reaching The Dalles for
breakfast, take boats to Hood River,
stopping there for dinner; thence to
Vancouver for supper, reaching this
city in the evening. After the close
of the session, July 7th, the time until
the evening of July 18th will be spent
in this city and state."
That we are to get the pencil pushers
for few hours in The Dalles what
shall we do for their entertainment?
OF course we will give them their
breakfast, but this will not be enough.
They must be given an opportunity to
see The Dalles. 1t has been suggested
that teams !be secured, and after they
shall have breakfasted they be given
ride about the city, and at least shown
the warehouses which will be filled
with wool and will give them an OPP
portunity to judge of our resources.
To entertain them properly will
require an expenditure of several
hundred dollars, and as Dallesites
never stand back for few dollars, the
financial problem will be easily ar
ranged if some one will but take the
lead and solicit funds. As there are
now only two months in which to make
preparations, we would suggest that
the Commercial Club take the matter
in hand, appoint committee on
finance ard one on entertainment to
take charge of and push the matter
along.
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LETTERS FROM MANILA.

Seargent Max BarteIl Tells His Exper-
ience on the Fighting Line.
The following extracts are taken
from letter written by Max Bartell to
his mother, who resides in Tho Dalles,
and bears date of March 81:
DAY before yesterday was the event
of our lives. The evening of the 18th
word was received that the Washing
tons were surrounded, and we received
orders about 9 p. m. to proceed at once
and reinforce them. We marched up
the road about two miles and went in
to camp. On the morning of the 10Th
we arose early and marched up the hill
from the river, forming in line Of
battle. the Washingtons on our left
and the Twenty-second infantry on our
right. The lay of the land was such
that we marched on the side hill almost
all the way. consequently the regulars
left US in the rear at first, but after
about two hours they were mile in
the rear. We are called the flying
squadron and a flying column we
are, for in five hours we marched ten
miles through the toughest ground a
man could imagine. The brush was
about as high as ones head, and mostly
thorns. In many places the men be-
came entangled aud it took several
men to pull one out. 1t was awful,
being regular Jungle, the worst place
I ever got into.
"About half an hour after we started
the natives opened fire on us and kept
it up all the way. Every little while
we would fire few vollies, then run
ahead. By this we won for Co. L the
name of running fighters When the
movement was finished there was only |
q few of us left in line. Out of a COM
pany of IS there were only 81 men all |
told when we stopped, the rest having
given out. Entire squads would be-
come exhausted and fall out. In the
first squad of my section there was only
two left. The result of it was, that
from the chief of the first section, |
rose to the command of the frat
platoon, and if we had moved mile
further I would have been in command
Of the company. In all this fight we
lost only one man killed and three
Under date of April 1, Seargent
Bartell writes again, and says that
since writing on March 21st, his COM
pany had been ordered into the field
and had done some hard fighting, Co.
L being in the hottest of the fray.
$50 close were we, "he says, that John
Cooper, G. A. Bonner and myself shot
several yollies without putting our
guns to our shoulders.
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make an appetizing dinner. 1t is be-
coming a common expression ''if you
want anything good to eat go to the
American market for it,"
The o. R. & N. Co. as a precaution.
ary measure against high water will
send the steamer D. 5. Baker here un-
der command of Capt. Sullivan, so
that if the water gets over the track
the company can handle it's business
by boat, making transfer at Cascade
| Locks.
The city fathers are doing good
work cleaning up the streets in certain
parts of town, and it is to be hoped
they will contiue the good work. Any
amount of rocks were scattered around
over the streets last winter when the
new water system was being put in,
and the city should remove them.
I. D. Driver is in from Wamic today
and reports crops in that section look
ing we'll. The winter grain he says
was somewhat injured by cold during
the winter, and will PROBABLY be not
more than two-thirds of crop, but
spring grain is excellent, and will
make good crop it the weather is
favorable.
Representative Wesley L. Jones has
accepted the invitation to deliver the
annual address to the graduating class
of the Klickitat academy at Goldendale.
The commencement exercises of this
institution will take place May 2e.
Rev. Nathan Evans, pastor of the M.
E. church at Goldendale, will deliver
the baccalaureate sermon on the Sun
day evening previous to commence.
ment day.
Papers are on file in the clerks Office
transferring T. J. Sufert's interest in
the Seufert & Condor Telephone COM
pany to ]. W. Condor, the transfer
having taken place on May 1st. Here
after the entire system will be owned
and controlled by Mr.. Condor. The
consideration is said to be about
BIC, 900 for the half interest in the en-.
tire system including the lines to
Dufur and Tygh Valley.
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Road Matters Adjusted.

The county court has made the fol-
owing disposition of road matters sub.
mitted at the May term:
Petition of Christian Nyss and
Others, granted and E. L. Smith, B.
r. Tucker and A. S. Blowers appointed
viewers to meet May 15.
Petition of A. A. Bonney and others,
granted and VIM. Hunter, Marion
Warner and ONeil appointed ap-
praisers to assess damages claimed by
J. 81. Sharer. to meet May %.
Petition of VIM. Head, denied, petit
tioners refusing to pay damages assess
ed by appraisers.
Petition of c. r. Bone and others to
change width Of road, granted.
Petition of G. M. Nickelsen and
others denied.
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Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
has been duly appointed as admin strator oi
the estate of Lydia A. Richardson, deceased, by
order Of the Hon County Court for Wascc
county, State Of Oregon which order bears date
OF May 1st, 1899. All persons having claims
against said estate are hereby notified to pre-
sent the same properly verified to me at the
ONCE Of my attorneys, Dufur & Menefee, in
Dalles City, Wasco County, Oregon, within sir
months from the date OF this notice,
Dated May 4th, 1899.
]. s FERGUSON,
Administrator of the estate OF L dia A.
Richardson, deceased. may5-5t
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is wig, and he intends to order one
right away.
The thirty-fourth annual meeting
OF the Mississippi Press Association
will be held on board one of the Mis-
sissippi river steamboats, plying be-
tween Vicksburg and New Orleans,
leaving Vicksburg May 16. The boat
will make stops at Natchez, Baton
Rouge and other points of interest
including some large sugar planta-
tiops, and on arriving at New Orleans
the members of the association will be
entertained by the New Orleans Press
Club.
The city council is certainly pursu-
ing wise course in creating a sink
ing fund for the purpose Of liquidating
the bonded Indebtedness of the munich
pality. Last December the sinking
fund was created and since that time
$1,000 have been laid away to apply on
the bonds. This money is being SO
invested thas it earns interest that
accumulates and makes a stand off of
the interest on the bonds. If future
councils will pursue the good work,
The Dalles will be able to meet its
debt when it falls due, and at the same
time will be able to meet current ex-
penses.
T. ]. Driver returned yesterday from
Prineville where he had beer inter-
viewing the business men of that
places concerning the proposition of
changing the mail route that supplies
Prineville. MIR. Driver found ma
jority of the Prineville merchants
favorable to being supplied from The
Dalles as at present, on condition that |
the service was improved and also that |
they be guaranteed fair treatment from |
Dalles merchants. The matter will be
taken up with the merchants of this
place and an answer given to Prime
Vile people at an early date.
There is squable between local
ind Portland company to get title to
! water right for an irrigation ditch
leading to the Oak Grove country, and
'ome lively litigation may result. The
ocal company filed their articles some
lime ago, and today the Wapinitia
irrigation Company, of which ]. Gas
on is president and F. A. Frazier is
secretary, fled notice of location with
he county clerk. The Portland com.
,any proposes to construct a canal
rom Clear creek to Oak Grove, the
anal to be 10 feet on the bottom, II
eet on top and feet deep.
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WIN ask Big Damages

SEATTLE. May, 4.-According f. to
Alaska advices, syndicate ofS6 aliens
who were excluded from Atlin, has
been formed to bring suit against the
Canadian government for Sl5, ZOO, 900.
Damages are claimed for property lost
by the exclusion of the plaintiffs from
the famous mining districts.
Each alien claims STE, 200 damages.
They consider that fair estimate of
the profits they would have gained by
the developement of their mining
properties.
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For over FIFTY Years.

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REM
EDY.-Mrs, Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup
has been used for over fifty years by
millions of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success
It soothes the child, softens the gums
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and is
the best remedy for diarrh9a. Ia
pleasant to the taste. Sold by drug
gists in every part OF the world
Twenty-Five cents bottle. Its value
is uncalculable. Be sure and ask for
Mrs. Winslow's.
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TO ENCOURAGE MANUFACTURING
A Meeting of the, Commercial Club to be
Held on the 18th.

hel0 on the 1Stn.
The executive, committee OF the
Commercial Club has called meeting
of the entire club for Saturday even
ing, May 13, the purpose of which is
to consider propositions for encouarg-
ing manufacturing industries in The
Dalles. 1t is therefore hoped that
every member of the clnb will be pres
ent, that full discussion OF the ques.
tion ban be had. Numerous propo.
sitions will be presented, and from the
many it is expected the best one will
be adopted. One of the objects of the
meeting will be to authorize the presi-
dent of the club to appoint commit
tee of live business men to take up the
matter of advancing the interests of
The Dalles, and for this purpose alone
it is requested that all members of the
club be in attendance.
1t is certainly commendable on the
part of the club to take up the question
of manufacturing industries, for it is
conceded by all that The Dalles can
not advance beyond its present status
until new Industries are created. AS
commercial city we rank first class,
but we have approached Our limit in
this respect. and if we would grow,
new industries must be inaugurated,
new life must be instilled into our
veins, new fecilities must be inaugu-
rated. It is therefore important that
every member of the club be present
at the meeting on Saturday of next
week.
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LIFE INsURANoE.

How the Rich Protect Themselves Against
Misfortune.
What Is said to be the largest check
ever paid In a life insurance trsnsac-
tion for s'paid up" policy and an
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Iuo lOllOWtuB 10 1uO ShO"ihs Ao' oho
month of April at the United States
land office at this place:
Original homestead entries. ..s..::.. 101
final enGrl6S.. %
Final timber-culture entries. ...... Z
Cash entries. Il
Timber and stone declaration. 1
Soldiers declaratory statement. l
State indemnity list. /
The total receipts of the office were
$2S2S. Is, of which s149 AZ were fees and
commissions. making an excess of over
S34O for the month. The average
number of homestead filings during
the six months beginning April, 1898,
was 38; for the last six months the
average has been 80.
The financial standing of land offices
being based upon fees and commits.
sions places The Dalles Office far above
maximum, the earnings for the past
four months being about 81 200 in ex-
cess of the salaries allowed the officers
By law.
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A new line of the justly celebrated
Thompson Gloye Fitting corsets in
the latest. Partisan styles and solors.
Short pliable hips, with long waist,
also ventilated and summer weights,
just arrived at J. p. McInerny's,
corner I'D and Court stsx
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LETTER FROM EARL SANDERS.

The Young Soldier Tells of the Battle
in Which He Was Wounded.
DIR. G.'E. Sanders is in receipt of a
letter from his son Earl, dated at
Manila March 2Ssh, that describes the
battle of the 25th, from which the
following extracts are taken:
was with the platoon under Capt.
Wells that was mentioned in the
report of the battle as being cut off
from the main division. and which out
of fourteen of US who started three
were killed and Eve wounded.
''Millard was the first to fall. He
got Remington bullet through the
body just above the heart, and only
lived about an hour. I was the second
man up and caught a bullet through
the right leg, four inches above the
knee. 1t passed through without in.
juring the bone, and am now able to
hobble around on crurches. After I
fell Adams was struck in the side and
went down, then Bailey caught a
bullet in the arm and that rendered
him hors de combat. Stroud erman
and Taylor were killed near each
other, shot through the body. Guy
Sanders was wounded in the right arm
and neck, and Allen received wound
in the left thigh. Oa the right of our
company Dnnsith had two toes shot off
and Rubart was wounded in both legs,
bleeding to death in six hours. When
Taylor was killed Capt. Wells took up
his gun and fought right along beside
the men," -
Mr.. Sanders says he is tired of hos
pital life. notwithstanding it is safer
than being on the fighting line, and
will welcome the day when he is per.
mitted to start for home.
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walking for a wife.

This morning there arrived here
from Hood River young man, VIM.
F. CASTOR accompanied by his pros
pective father-in-law, Mr.. Kizer, q
man of about go years or more. They
walked allthe way from Hood River,
distance of % miles, leaving there at
sunrise and arriving here at II o'clock.
After having secured license author
izing the marriage of Mr.. CASTOR and
Miss Mary G. Kizer, they started on
their homeward journey, happy and
jubilant, though the younger of the
two was pretty nervous, as the elder
announced that there would be q we'd
ding at his house on Sunday provided
the young man reached home by SUM-
down tonight. otherw ise- the wedding
will be declared off. They left here
at 2 o'clock. and if the young man e
abilities do not fail, he will be happy
married man by Sunday night, but If
he fails to cover the % miles by sum
down he will haye to remain in single
solitude, for Mr.. Kizer declares no
man shall have his daughter who can
not walk from The Dalles to Hood
River in four and one.half hours.
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Ask your grocer for Clark & Falk's
aavoring extracts
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THE COMMON COUNCIL.
Regular Monthly Meeting-Regular Rou-
tine Business Transaction.

1
tine Business Transaction
The regular monthly meeting of the
city council was held in the recorders
office last night, there being present
Mayor Nolan and Councilmen Kuck,
Keller, CIough. Johns, Cunning,
Stephens. Michelback and Johnston.
The minutes of the regular and
special meetings were read and ap-
proved, after which the petition of the
South Side Hose Co. No. 6 to be ad-
mitted into the regular fire depart
ment of the city was read and on
motion the petition was granted. On
motion the council ordered that said
company be furnished 300 feet.of hose
and also the small cart that is housed
in the engine house. The hose house
for the new company is to be located
on the corner of Alvord and Laughlin
streets.
The committe on streets and public
property reported that the stand pipes
to supply the street sprinkler are
creating a nuisance because of their
allowing water to drip continuously
causing muddy places in the streets,
and on motion the marshal was in
structed to abate the same.
G. L. Phillips petitioned that deed
be issued to him for lots Z, s and 9,
block q. purchased recently, and on
motion the petition war referred to
the judiciary committee, and upon the
Recommendation of the committee the
mayor and recorder was empowered to
make deeds TO said lots.
The reports of the recorder, marshal
and treasurer for the month of April |
were read and approved.
Councilman Johns introduced an
ordinance providing for the transfer of |
$1,000 from the general to the sinking
fund, and the same being placed upon
its final passage was adobted by an
vote.
The monthly report of the treasurer
for the month of April showed the
following:
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When purchasing side hill COM
bined harvester, see that it has roller
bearings on the cylinder, side shake
double-shoe cleaner boarded up outside
of the shoe, preventing all waste and
leaking of grain; and the header
equipped withlan angle steel sickle-bar,
which will last lifetime. These
special features are only found on the
Haines- Houser Machines wi