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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-08
A BAD STATE OF AFFAIRS.
a Number of Dalles Girls DIsgracIne
Themselves, Their Parents and
Even the City Itself.


During the past few months the
CHRoNIcLE has called attention to the
fact that there is class of girls, be-
tween the ages of IA and 20, in The
Dalles, who are seriously in need of
parental control, or. if not that, more
actions are such as will surely cause
them to come to grief. Seemingly hav
ing no homes, they can he found at any
hour of the day or night walking the
streets, and particularly numerous do
they make themselves when an excur-
sion or theatrical troupe visits the city,
apparently deeming it necessary to make
the male portion of the aggregation feel
at home. Not only has the paper called
the attention of parents to this fact, but
we understand the teachers in our
schools have endeavored to do their duty
in the matter, but to no avail.
When the Noble Dramatic Cumpany
visited the city this was particularly
noticeable and the CHRONICLE mentioned
the fact when they left town, little
dreaming to what an extent these hirta-
tions had been carried on, until the
developments of the past few days have
unraveled the truth and caused many to
feel shocked that in Christian COM
munity such proceedings have been CO.
ing on.
1t seems that since that company was
here about six girls-have been CORE
spending with one of the troupe and
receiving questionable letters under a
fictitious name, which applied to all.
Worse than all, and which can sc ctrce-
ly he credited, is the fact that not only
have these girls been corresponding with
a white member of the troupe, but SO
low have they become that one of them
has continually been receiving letters
from the China cook who was with them
and who also has been endeavoring to
seems to revolving to be believed, but ie
none the less fact.
The men may escape their just dues /;
but what Of the girls? Yesterday
morning one of them boarded the boat
and left town. At the Cascades a
viz hIOW IOt IAiCO "
vail on her to return, but failing, tele-
graphed to her father, and this morning
Marshal Lauer was sent in pursuit.
We understand he found her at Van
couver, but the question is, will it
do any good to bring her home? Atany
rate these girls should not he permitted
to continue in their downward course,
if not for their own sakes for that of in
nocent girls whom they may contamin-
ate.
This is only enc scene in the drama
which must be enacted by those who
have chosen to take part. For months
the better class of people have watched
these proceedings in horror, but, not
daring to approach the parents, who
seem unconcerned. Not alone is it in
families where such things might be
expt c;ed, but in respectable families
that these things occur.
The names of the parties are cup
pressed, not in SYM patty for the parents,
who deserve no pity, for they are GER
tainiy responsible for the characters OF
their children who have been left to
run wild; but because we cannot bear
to publish the names of girls whom we
have seen grow up in The Dalles, in
connection with SUCH diegracefu pro-
ceedinys
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-08
500 REWARD

A reward of $50 each will be paid by
the undereIgned for the recovery of the
bodies of Elmer and Bert Whitney,
drowned in the Snake river at Palouse
Rapids, near Lyons Ferry, on May %,
1899.
DESCRIPTION
Elmer Whitney was 26 years old;
height, 8 feet, 71a inches; weight 100 lbs.
He has dark mustache and was dressed
in overalls, wore either a dark or light
shirt; lace sportsman shoes, tan color.
Bert Whitney was 81 years old weight
about It's pounds; height 8 feet, II in.;
smooth shaved; dark brown hair. He
wore dark pants with light strips and
heavy laced shoes, and has tuft OF light
colored hair on the left, back side of
head; two burn scars on body.
The person finding either of these
bodies will please wire
G. f. WHITNEY
May 27-2w. ST. Helens, Oregon.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-08
The modern Beauty.

Thrives on good food and sunshine,
with plenty of exercise in the open air.
Her form glows with health and her face
blooms with its beauty. If her system
needs the cleaning action of a laxative
remedy. she uses the gentle aud pleasant
Syrup of Figs, made by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-08
Cool Clothing.

Crash suits for men, crash euit7 for
boys, crash suits for children, dresses
made of crash for little girls, and etp-
arate skirts made of crash, duck and.
white pique for ladies, at A. NJ. Williams
Il Co,a
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-08
Lost.

fine black sa,ir handkerchief bag,
containing linen EN- broidered handl1er-
chief. Finder please return to thfs
office.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-08
Keep Cool.
& Co.'S.

a. NJ. Williams & Co.. show an almost
endless variety OF crash hate, to fit boy
or man. Prices range from 25c to 75c.
To. see them is to buy.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-08

For the best results uee the vive
Camera. For sale by the Postoffice
Pharmacy. II
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-08
TAKE NOTICE.
TO OUR ADVERTISERS: /:

All Changes in Advertisements must
be handed in before 10 O'Clock A. NJ, ,'as
no changes will be accepted in the aft
ernOon. This rule will be positive
CHRONICLE PUBLISHING co.
The Dalles, January 10, 1899.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28

last till eternity. And look at Lucy S
doll-two arms gone instead of one!"
The cement man gazed at the doll
Lucy was holding out to him as though
it was a ghost. Then he began to back
down the steps. And suddenly dropped
the bag, but still kept on backing.
Mr.. Humbug, don't leave all that
precious cement. spoke Biddy, mock
ingly. Mr.. Great Parminyun, Mr..
Great Cory Natural, you ought to be
in the States Prison!"
The cement man had backed nearly
down the steps.
"The Great Parminyun cement, is
it?" went on Biddy, as she lunged with
the broom. And the Great Gory-Nat-
ural?" Sure, it's worth 25 cents to see
your eyes stick out, Mr.. Humbug."
The cement man had reached the bot
tom step.
Now. for your" And Biddy made as
though she was going after him. Then
she laughed in triumph. For the ce-
ment man was fleeing around the cor
ner-never to be seen again.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28

lea. This is it."
Then he held up a bottle exactly like
Biddys.
THE bag is the same, and the bot
tie is the same. And this is the bottles
twin" Here she held up her own.
Now, where is the % cents 1 paid you
for that worthless Great Parminyun
cement"
"I know nothing about any Great
Parmenian cement" faltered the man.
You pronounce it just as you did on
that day" said Tom, with chuckle.
Yes, you are the old Parmenian fraud,
sure. Lucy, get your china doll
This doll was dearer than ever to
Lucy, as now it had no arms. So off she
ran to get it from the sitting room
where she had just been dressing it in
a new frock.
I'D like to break every bottle in that
bag" said Biddy. as she raised the
broom. THE whole thing isn't worth
the 25 cents you got out of me on Grand
street for your old plate-breaking ce-
ment that was going to make things
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28

siding in another part of the city. One
saturday morning, just after Mrs Cal
vert had gone out, Ned saw something
from the sitting-room window that
caused him to run and open the front
door just as the bell rang.
is the lady of the house at homer"
resounded through the long hall, and
even to Biddy in the kitchen.
This time Biddy was certainly lifted
off her feet. Yes, she jumped for joy
Then she seized a broom and snatched
something from a shelf. In a few more
seconds she was standing before the
man eXclaiming: "Ah, see you again!
And the bag, tooi'
The man seemed surprised.
What have you now?" she asked,
grimly.
Il have some wonderful cement" an
sWered the man in weakened tones. TT
is called the Great Glori- n ational, and
has taken all the first prizes in Amer
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28
+o* 70 n *ototo +o+o+oto 70 70 o to+o+o+o+ "
ROLL OF HONOR.

Stewart o. Kendall, 1916 Fourth
: street, Oakland; Edith M.
} Shaver. Routiers, Sacramento
County; Jessie Ryan, Caliente,
! Kern County; James Calvert,
D 2719 n street, Sacramento; Bes-
sic Witty, 1104 Mission street;
D Clifford Lord, Grass Valley;
: Josephine Allen, 1907 Fourth
! street, San Diego; Hazel Allen,
) Lincoln, CAL; Emily Houston,
50 Silver street; William Norris
Cohn, Folsom, CAL; Raymond
de Same, Vallejo; Clinton Ben
? nett, Gilroy; Daffodil Daven-
, port, San Francisco; Roy V.
Bateman, 1888 Ellis street; Anna
: Schroeder, $40 Central avenue,
, Alameda; Caroline Herlitz, 3219
: Twentieth street; Willard Bas-
} sett, 72S Eighth street, Oakland:
+ Clarence Weislrod, 920 Oak
, street, San Francisco; Amy w.
!, Robinson, 1915 East Sixteenth
= street, East Oakland; Robert
Clark, 1418 Myrtle street. Oak
) land; Charles Levinson, SS Cum
+ berland street, San Francisco;
Edith Searle, 2115 Alameda ave-
nue., Alameda; Woodie Sawyer,
; 107 Collingwood street, San
Francisco; Ethel Vandervoort,
!, Sunol Glen, Alameda County:
; Pauline Young, Golden Gate;
Edna Prosek, Hermann street;
? Gertrude Klemm, Prosper street,
San Francisco; Otto Bach, 425
:. Greenwich street; Colonel Brier,
! 1116 Thirteenth street, Sacra-
, mento: Kate Manning, Sausa-
, Ito; Arthur Barry, 130 Pierce
street; George Barry, 100 Pierce
street; Edna Reimer, 271a Oak
: street; George Weber, 1905 Du-
pont; Edgar Randall. 1888 Nc
Allister; Grace Lloyd, 2507 Sut-
; ter street; Myrtle Kirkbride,
San Mateo.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28

And the bee or the fly that steps up to see
What this beautiful, glittering thing can
be
Will soon find itself, with the greatest
dsmay,
At the little dark door of the lady in
gray.
Who enters the door of the lady in gray
Must make up his mind with her ever to
stay,
And the bee or the fly that has stepped
on that net
Has never been known to return from
there yet.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28

lined with books, and fashioned
pictures hung on the wall. Busts of
musicians, authors and famous men
stared at you from all sides of the
room, looking down from their stands.
Large, old-fashioned chairs, a table
and writing desk, a piano and a violin
completed the furnishings of the room.
Ethel and Rose We're fast friends and
both being very fond of reading spent
many pleasant hours in the old study
They We're sitting before table, both
in one chair. Two manuscripts were
lying before them, tied with blue rib
bons, and they had been looking very
intently on them. They were stories
which the girls had written to send to
the paper and they were anticipating
the pleasure in seeing their stories
come out in print.
Just then Jessie did come, with her
curls bobbing up and down, and i'm
mediately seated herself, saying.
Hello, girls. I've brought my sewing.
I'll sew while you read.
Ethel was a blue-eyed girl of four
teen. brown hair, pink cheeks, very
quiet, sweet tempered, kind and happy.
and had altogether a very amiable dis
position.
Rose was a happy, jolly, active.
quick-tempered but kind girl of thir-
teen years of age and loved by every
one. She had bright black eyes, short
brown braids, round, chubby face,
rosy cheeks and a laughing mouth.
Jessie was also thirteen years of age.
She had yellow curls, which bobbed up
and down on all occasions. blue-gray
eyes, fair complexion, and dimpfes
played on either cheek rather distant.
very polite and lady-like.
AS Jessie entered the room the girls
quickly hid their manuscripts, for it
was to be secret, and a surprise to
Jessie. But being quick to perceive
Jessie saw that the girls were hiding
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28

many more lessons in California geog-
raphy that are pictorially possible, but
this morning you will see the names,
in pictures, of articles often found upon
your tables-very often in fact, al
though the first glance may make you
puzzle. Having given the names of the
perfect guessers of the week in the Roll
of Honor, the guessers who stand next
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28

r WILL write for the benefit of
some children who read the Boys
and Girls page, who do not live
in San Francisco, something about
the city. Suppose that you were
coming to the city for the first time
and came in by way of Oakland. After
you get off the ferry boat you find
yourself in large waiting-room and
after looking around it for few mo-
ments you are moved along by the
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28

VI TON'T it be fine to see our
n stories come out in the pa
NV per? really can't believe
v Y it." said Rose. and the dark
u eyes sparkled with pleasure.
'If they accept them it will" was
Ethel's quiet response. That's So
answered Rose, and the bright look
faded from her face, but instantly
lighted up again, as she said: We'll, if
they don't accept these we will write
some more Won't we? Now let us
read" And taking up a volume of
Dickens works she began to read, but
Ethel, interrupted her by saying, "Jes-
sic said she would come here to-day"
then looking at the clock, 'it is about
time she was coming"
It was a cold December day and the
girls were sitting in a large old-fash-
ioned library in Ethels home, which
her grandfather had used for his study
when he was living. The walls were
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28

1Ho to have good meand md the ely Xa
wv from the cities some will visit the cities from the
enjoying freedom from study How
Boys Girls Page
depend largely skill in descrp
But hold
Call hold all
crowded
providing the length
length There will
held
that the writers will have their portraits The Call
Boys and Girls Page
better than
all children Will vacation Full
Iatchst land GOMEZ
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28

crowd to the door of the depot, where,
after getting over your fright of be-
ing carried by the people, new trouble
awaits you. For you take only three
steps when you hear voice calling,
Get out of the way!" and you turn
around to see a horse nearly on top of
you. After you step out of the way
for that you see express wagons, hacks,
carriages and buses flying in every
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28

direction. Soon you get into a car, the
nearest one to you. Well suppose that
1t is Hai~ht-street car. After you
are seated you will no doubt look out
of the car windows If you were sit
ting on the north side of the car you
would see, looking through the south
windows, as you rode along, the tallest
building in the city, the Claus Spreckels
building. You will ride through miles
of streets, lined with stores and resi-
dences. FINALLY you will come to where
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28

are a number of live animals and
birds in the park and there are also a
great many other things in this park.
People living in San Francisco can
take the car and ride to the beach,
where there is great amusement in
bathing and wading. There are great
many other places of amusement in
San Francisco to which the city chill
dren and all visitors from abroad 60.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28

the car will stop. That is at the en-
trance to Golden Gate Park.
You can now walk along a gravel
path, with beautiful cultivated and
wild flowers on both sides. You come
upon All open space covered with grass
and fenced off with trees, which is the
baseball grounds, and there are amuse-
ments for men and boys. After leaving
this you see the children's playground,
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28
s+o+o<o+o%o+o +o+o+o%o+o+G

Dear Editor: This is my first letter and
would like to see It published. We take
The Call in our house. My grandmother
has been taking it for over twenty-five
great pleasure in guessing the puzzles
which come in the Childrens Page. I re-
main, your friend, MILTON WHITE.
1232 Pine street, San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28

where there is a merry -go-round,
swings, see-saws and various other
amusements for the children. After
leaving this you walk a short distance
and come upon large space covered
with benches. This is the music stand.
where the band plays every Sunday
and Thursday from o'clock until a.
There is also museum, where there
are stuffed birds and animals. num-
mics, swords, guns and a great many
other things used in olden times. There
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28

T HE hardest puzzles to solve last
week We're Nos. 3 and 5-Soquel
(soak-l and Pea-scad-ear-o) and
Pescadero. At least those were
Il the ones that caused the greater
number Of mistakes. The answers for
last Sunday are as follows: Halfmoon
Bay, Salinas, Sequel, Monterey. Pesca-
dero, Santa Cruz, Lodi. There are
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28
A Party Of Dolls Under the Red Rose Brer.

" children w OF Fresno, made
picture doll garden The dolls having good time
doll has hnd-bu that does matter! Perhaps that
the only doll the world having only hand What do
think about that? Is that bad gue After all Polly be jolly
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28

Dear Editor: take great interest in the
Boys and Girls page and in reading the
letters from other children AS l have
seen more this week than many of your
readers I will try to tell you what l have
SEEN / went to the Junior Christian En-
took part in a dialogue composed of eight
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28

Ma, what is the baby's name?"
The baby hasn't any name, Freddie" a."
Then how did he know he belonged
here?"
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28

4 DEAR little lady all dressed In gray
N Sits at her doorstep spinning
~ away,
n Her bright eyes a-spying all that
go by,
And noddIng with pleasure to bee
or to fly.
Under an ivy leaf glossy and green,
This fair little ladys home can be seen,
Everything in it as neat as a pin,
For none but My Lady goes out and
comes in.
She's a great little worker, this lady in
Spinning webs of fine silk both by night
Which she weaves into nets of figures so
Then hangs them to dry by her door on
In the morn's ruddy sunlight, each tiny
Seems strung with diamonds and rubies
And the delicate nets of our lady in
Entice all the flyers that fly that way.
e+o+o+o+o+ X 10 +o+o+o+o+,
children-one to. represent a leader and
one for each committee of junior Chris
tian Endeavor society ] represented the
of Berkeley. There were three little Chi
nese not over 6 years old from the Oak
land Chinese mission who sang a hymn
together. Then one sang solo and an
other played on the piano, and l think
they did great credit to their teacher. l
hope l have not written too long a letter
to find space In your letter column. Your
friend INEZ p. SCOTT,
.2143 Dwight way, Berkeley.
Dear Edtor-I would like to see my let
ter published in the Sunday paper. l go
to the Catholic school. Vacation will be
here soon and | hope to enjoy it. / have
four sisters and four brothers. l remain,
your little reader,
LEONORE PETERS,
225 Eleventh Street San Francisco.
Dear Editor: This is my first letter to
The Call. / am in the fifth grade in the
Hearst Grammar School. My father has
been taking The Call for many years.
and is pleased with 1t and so am 1 with
the children's page.
CLARENCE WEISLROD,
920 Oak street. San Francisco.
Dear Editor: am little girl, 10 years
old. / go to the Mission Grammar School.
l am in the fifth grade. My teachers
name is Miss Harvey. My chum is Jessie
Mckay. My aunt takes The Call and
like to guess the puzzles on the Boys
and Girls Page. AS this is my first letter
I wish you would publish it. Yours truly.
NELLIE OSTER,
211 Shotwell street. San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28
Ia honorary are named as follows:

10 hOHOTdTy are hd1neu as lOIIOWs:
Robert Edward Anderson, 1886 Twenty
fourth street, San Francisco; Jennie r.
Pulsifer, South Vallejo, Cal. Annie Fitz-
gerald, Gilroy; Nellie Sullivan. S19 Haight
street, San Francisco; Lucy Farrell. 271l
Castro street; Willie Park, 105 Andover
avenue, San Francisco; Nellie Oster 211
Shotwell street; Inez P. Scott, 2143 Dwight
way. Berkeley: Herbert Merrill. 405 East
Eleventh street, East Oakland; Isabelle
Wilkie, 433 Oak street.
A young friend sent in a correct list
of answers from 1852 Ninth avenue,
Oakland, but forgot to sign her name.
That explains why credit is not given.
The writer is entitled to appear as hon
orary. Send in the missing name.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28
THE WATERLOO OF THE
FUNNY OLD CEMENT MAN
By Elsa Hueg. San Francisco.

= +++*++++ $1,000
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-17
COOLIES FOR MENICO.
chinese Residents Say They Hay
Hccn Sold Into Sinyc,.v

~"s'' iSSStucN'S say Ihcy Have
Hcen Sold Into Slavery.
VANCOUVER. B. c., Jan. Is. Tho
steamship Empress OF Japan, from
Hong Kong. brought ioS As!atic steer
age passengers, many of whom were
low caste Chinese coolies. One hundred
and n!nety-one Of the men were des-
tined for Tampico, Mexico. 1t is stated
that ,hev have been engaged under con.
tfact to work on plantations and on
runway construction by men known as
MA Cullen and Ma Luke, both OF Hong
Kong. for one. Ma Cop, OF Mexico. AZ.
SSu1Laihe 70 the statement OF Vancouver
Cnihamen their wages are to be sent TO
theiF families In China through Ma Luke
ana Ma Cullen. and they are 10 be nor
mlt.ea 10 return to China after two
GEARS OF work. II Is stated that Mn
uop IS arranging 10 import !. 900 OF these
coolics from Hong Kong.
Nhllc the first contingent fhr Nav
eco were being loaded Into a specIai train
OIL coacnes which were lined IN along
inc steamer dock, some San Francisco
Shinese residents OF this city created n
pune among the newly arrived country
men ~ telling them they had been sold
INTO slavery and would never he per-
united 10 return 10 the Orient. A STAN
pede Immediately followed and the oiIl-
cfais were Obliged 10 resort to violence
IN order 10 check the rush OF the men
"a!oA was In the direction OF the water,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-17

"A score OF them were knocked down
with clubs and the crowd was only stop
ped IN time TO prevent IL plunslng over
the docks. = E, Is 4, N !, e
A number Of the Celestials got away
from the officials and were secreted ,!n
and about Vancouver. Searching par
ties were started out In pursuit OF them
and 1t was not until tonight that the
last were corraled.
The Chinese. here are circulating a
story that the men have been sold at
sums ranging from $500 to $1,000. and
that they win never be permitted TO re-
turn 10 China. ia
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-17
Live Stock.

CHICAGO - Cattle, fancy cattle
brought S. SO66 90; choice steers. So 40
as Is; medium steers. 81 1906 90: beef
steers, So S004 70; bulls. 81 5014 IS:
cows and he!rers, IS 1904 90; calves,
81 0007 10.
Hogs, fair 10 choice. 50 G594 so: pack
ing lots, s. 50G3 67,h: mixed. So 500
3 20: butchers. So 5:hGI3 Is: light,
So i5G3 70: pigs, So 1908 so.
Sheep and lambs. poor to prime sheep.
e. 00@i IL: heavy export sheep. 50 900
3 95; yearlings. 50 9014 80; lambs. So 10
as IL. with light weights selling much
higher than heavy lambs.
Receipts: Cattle. 1850 head; hogs,
10000 head: sheep, 10000 head.
EAST LIBERTY-Cattle active and
stronger: extra IS 5OG5 70: prime
IS 2595 40: common S. o593 90. Hogs
fair: prime heavies 50 SO93 SIS: heavy
Workers and mediums So IS; light
Workers and pigs So 65G3 70; sk!ps
81 50@3 80: roughs Sc 50G3 25. Sheep
steady: choice wethers 81 1904 80: COM
mon 50 5043 So; choice lambs S. ESQ
S 40; common to good 81 oo95 20: veal
calves 81 6097 %.
CINCINNATI : Hogs easy at $1,000
80.