The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-04-20

ment, being in an unconscious state
most of the time. The left side of his
head was badly cut and the ekull press
ing against the brain causes him untold
suffering. An operation will be
performed tomorrow morning.
/ "Hello, Endersby,'' was heard to
.vibrate over the Oregon Telephone wires
! yesterday afternoon, the line being con-
nected with that postoffice yesterday.
| No doubt the people of that section will
! be delighted to be in direct communi-
cation with the outside world. 1t will
be particularly advantageous to them
should phones be placed at various
farms throughout that section.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Biggs returned
on last evenings train, after having
spent six months visiting relatives IN
Missouri and California. Their first
visit was in Canton, Mo-, after which
| they went to Kansas City for a short
trip. They report the winter a hard
one. Coming to Southern California
/ they spent some time in Los Angeles
and other cities. On their way home
they remained in San Francisco about
two weeks. Altogether they have had a
delightful trip. Mr.. Bigge Gays Los
! Angeles county is still suffering sadly for
want of rain, only about four inches hav-
/ ing fallen this season. Much of the
fruit crop will be lost. Mr.. and Mrs.
Biggs will remain here for short time
at least, and we trust will decide to
make The Dalles their home.
Citizens no doubt would be much
concerned were they aware that a
scorpion was killed Monday afternoon
on the sidewalk surrounding II. Nielsen's
etore; and the ladies would take to
wearing rainy-da skirts for fear of them
stealing a ride on their trains. They
are not frequent travellers through the
streets of our CITY, however, and this
one proved to be foreigner, as it
jumped from pack of umbrellas which
the umbrella mender laid down on the
sidewalk. 1t is supposed the scorpion
crawled into an umbrella while the old
fellow was on his way from Hood River
here, he having walked from that place.
1t is very large one, being about two
and half inches from tip to tip, and is
now preserved in alcohol in Mr.. NieIsen's
store.
Senator Mcbride has been urging up
on the officials in Washington that work
be taken up and pushed to secure the
right of way for the proposed boat
railway at The Dalles. He con-
suited the chief of engineers as to just
what had been done in this direction,
and for the terminal facilities of the
boat railway, 323.s3 acres of land were
required. OF this amount, up to June
80 last, title to, or right of way over
.09 acres had been obtained. In view
of this fact, he has urged that the matter
be pushed to a speedy conclusion, that
the right of way may be completed, and
come of the money now on hand be ex-
pended in getting the project under way
in time to secure further appropriation
! from tine next congress. Until the right
of way is obtained, none of the fund on
hand can be expended, and congress will
make no further appropriation. The
fact that the right of way was not fully
obtained prevented any appropriation
for this project in the last congress.
Nightwatchman Phirman was this
morning about o'cfock called upon to
straighten out a/lnan (?) whom he
should of at once thrown into the Co.
lumbia. and probably would have done
go, had not his respect for our granc
river caused him to hesitate to 30 sully
, Its watersy The aforesaid individua
, lives somewhere in the vicinity of tn,
garrison, and unfortunately has a wifi
J who is now helpless, and four children
, who for years have been scarcely able tc
exc out an existence, and have beer
wandering from pillar to post, the thini
who calls himself their protector spending
every cent for that which puts tn,
i finishing touches ON the job which
nature pretty ably accomplished il
creating fool. At O'Clock this morn
; ing he came home reeling. and kicking
open the door gained admission ant
made things lively for his family for
short time, when Phirman was sent for
and the culprit landed in the city Jail
: Such brutes should be settled once 70
all, and tie amazing thing is tha
women have no more stamina than +
: put up with their brutality.