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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-22

Deaf and Dumb Man Knocked or Il
!, Track Near Hood River.

Deaf and Dumb Man Knocked OF the
TRACK Near Hood River
On Wednesday as Engineer Evans
was pulling No. 4, and when he had
got under good Roadway after leaving
Hood River, he rounded curve aud
looking ahead few hundred feet, saw
. man in the center Of the track. He
whistled and rang the bell, but the
man ahead paid no attention to the
warning. Evans applied the air
orskes, but was too near the man to
stop the train before the engine struck
him. The train was going at the rate
of 40 miles an hour. and when the COW
catcher struck the fellow, he was
hurled high on the bank, and Mr..
Evans had no idea but that the pedes-
trisn had been killed.
The engineer stopped the train as
soon IS he could, and going back TO
where the man lay was surprised to
find him alive.
The man whose name is VIM. Gil
lette, and says his residence is 81 North
First street, Portland, proved to be .
deaf mute, which accounted for his not
having needed the whistle when the
train approached him. He was
brought to The Dalles, and the agent
at Mosier telegrsphsd to Mr.. Ireland
to look after him here. DR.. Logan,
the company's doctor, was summoned,
but when they began looking for the
man be could not be found. He had
stepped of the train when 1t arrived
and had started out on his own re-
sources, and was not found until
Nightwstchmsn Phirman picked him
up during the night.
Thursday DR.. Logan attended to his
injuries, and It was found that they
consisted <of strained ankle and .
few flesh wounds ON his right arm
How he escaped instant death Is Q
mystery. Gillette, though . mute. is
able to read and write and appears 70
be quite an intelligent fellow. he
says he Is laborer and fisherman and
was out in search Of employment.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-22
o. tho Battle r,sla.

Sergeant Max Bartel, of Co. L,
Second Oregon. and one Of the boys
from The Dslles, wrote letter 70 his
mother from Pasiq, P. l., dated March
l6, In which he gives . brief account
!of the battles from the 18th to the date
OF writing. He says At that time the
Oregon regiment was attached to the
'Flying Column" consisting Of 5000
men, detailed to move along the foot
hills and destroy the Filipino's sup'
plies. On the 18th they had . shsrr
skirmish with the enemy, but after Z
whole days lighting and they had
clesned the Filippinos out, their en-
tire loss was one killed and Ave
wounded.
On the 18th the enemy began firing
on the them 1t 5 o'clock In the morn
ing, but their Workmanship was bad
The Americans took up . position n
Pasig on the Is, and the Filipinos, from
cover on the opposite side Of the river
kept firing on them for some time
dropping bullets uncomfortably Gloss
to them, often throwing dirt all ove'
the Americans, but finally the euem,
was disloged after being shelled for {
short time. About noon the Secont
batallion OF the Oregon regimen
crossed the river and drove the enem,
away with slight loss, though th'
Filipinos' loss was 10 killed.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-22
Board of aortiool.urs Report.

A copy of the fifth biennial report Of
the state board of horticulture has
been received at this Office, and Is
certainly . valuable work for the
guidance Of any one engaged in fruit
raising. It is q volume of $50 pages,
containing papers from the most sue.
cessful fruit growess on the coast. also
q description Of fruit pests and the
best methods for destroying them.
An edition of 1900 Of these reports
was published and they are for free
distribution. Any person desiring u
copy may procure one by calling on
e. Schsnno, member Of the state
board, or by sending him q card re-
questing one of the books. Where
three or four neighbors in one vicinity
want copies OF the book, II they will
notify Mr.. Schanno he Win send them
in bulk, ss it Is less expensive than
sending them by mail, the postage
being Is cents on each copy.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-22
MYsrERIOUs RUMORs.
Railroad Enginssrs Fitting About In

Rsilroad Enginssrs Fitting About 4,
; Various Dirsctiens.
Yesterdays Portland Telegram CON
tanned the following article about
railroad surveys:
Adyices from The Dalles and Wal
lula state that surveying parties start
ed from those places this morning,
and 1t is supposed they are going to
run line for the Columbis Valley
railroad. One party started from a
point opposite The Dslles and is work.
toward Vancouver: the other will
probably work from Wallula in west
erly direction to the point where the
other expedition started.
"The exact course that the line will
take 10 not known, but IL Is supposed
that, it will follow very closely the
course OF the river. The lay Of
the land on the north bank of the
Columbia is such that it will be
comparatively easy matter to run .
railroad down that shore, the only bad
place being Cape Horn.
Lewis Shelton and A. J. Gillis are
surveying the route from Tacoma In
the'direction Of Vancouver. There is
some mystery surrounding their
movements, but It Is supposed that
they are in the employ Of the Northern
Pacific, as they are using the maps Of
that company in their work. Shelton
and Gillis made their survey by way
of Mineral, Morton and the Tilden
river to Messy Rock.
During the last session of congress
franchise was granted to parties to
bridge the Columbia river at Van.
couver. In the franchise il was stip-
ulated that work should be commenced
within two years and completed within
four years of the date Of the franchise.
The Columbia Valley railroad from
Wallula to Vancouver, and the North.
ern Pacific railroad. to Portland, via
Vancouver, and the Portland, Van.
couver & Yakima railroad, from the |
Yakima country, would give the
Northwest. provided the Northern
Pacific is behind all these movements.
They would be able to compete with
the o. r. & N. Co. for portion of the
freight from the great grain fields of
Eastern Washington and Oregon.
Another theory advanced is that
the British Columbia & Coast railroad
has something to do with the survey
being lmsde by Shelton and Gillis.
Several years ago this company secur-
I'd g franchise carrying with it vslu-
lble waterfront property in Seattle.
They agree to cross the Columbia at
Vancouver either by bridge or ferry.
Some persona seem to think that it IL
his company that Is now working TO-
Eard Vancouver from .Tacoma. This
heory is very plausible, as the com.
ANY will forfeit valuable properties 1t
york Is not commenced In . certain
ime."
To, add to all this mystery about
projected railroads, party offourteen
urveyors under Frank Gillian ar.
ived here last night and this morning
rossed over to the Washington side.
hey did not state their business or
there they intend beginning opera
ions, but it is presumed they are to
egin surveying line for portage [
DAD on the north side Of the river
-om Rockland to . point opposite
,elilo.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-22
TO ENCOURAGE MANUFACTURING.

TO ENCOURAGE MANUFACTURING.
J. O. Farley Mak.. !. Pracsisahis sag
gestlon.
| For years the question Of encourag-
ing manufacturing in The Dalles has
been discussed at length, but nothing
tangible has come out of the talk. In
reality all were willing to talk, but ap-
psrently nobody seemed prepared to
take hold of the proposition, or knew
what to do in order to get msnufactur.
ing industries inaugurated here. II
has become such custom to offer in
ducements to manufactures. that the
place that does not is overlooked by
those who have capital to invest in
manufacturing, hence as The Dalles
has in the past had no bonus to offer,
people looking for factory sites have
passed US by.
J.G g. Farley suggests plan for rails.
Ing bonus to be offered for the in
vestment OF capital here that will com. |
mend itself to all who have an interest
in seeing the town move 'ahead, and it |
is one that would not be burdensome
to anybody. His plan is this. He |
would levy an assessment OF one dollar |
q foot on the owners Of real estate on |
Second street, that is q party owning
SO feet would be expected to donate
$50; then he would call on every bust.
ness house in the city to donate $40
and every householder one dollar.
This. he estimates, would raise fund
Of l4,000. He would place this
amount In the hands of committee to
be named by the citizens, aud en-.
power the committee to hold out cash
Inducements to people who desired to
ocate here with manufacturing plants.
For instances q person having sl0, 900
% invest and would agree to put In q
49, 900 plant should be given . bonus
II $1,000. EE
Every property owner and every
BUSINESS establishment in the city ia
Interested in the upbuilding of The
)alles, and attracting here industries
hat will create payroll. Now If they
re Interested to the extent that they
ppear to be, let them show their en-.
erprise by donating something TO- {
'ard concerns that will be OF ad. /.
antage to all. The columns of the /
lines Mountaineer are open to the {
iscussiOn Of this or any other propo-
ltion that has tendency to put new {
fe into the community or build up (,
ew industries. ia
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-22
IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Drink and Oebauchery arc Prevalent In
the Islands

Drink and OebAuchery are Prevalent In
the Islands
Under recent date, correspondent
writing from Manila has something to
say about some phases Of life in the
Philippines not touched upon in :he
| official dispatches. Speaking Of the
arrival of one Of our transport ships st
Manila he says: The Twentieth in.
fantry is here, but it is passing through
its initiatory period of "beeno jags,"
and will not be worth its salt until it
has Its drunk out, with q good harvest
Of delirium-tremens as q consequence.
The drink known to our 'men as
"beeno," corruption of "Vino," 10
an alcohol made from sugar-cane and
flayored with anise, and is called anis-
ado by the Spaniards. For ten cents
Mexican (equal to five cents American)
one can get Drink of this brain-de-
stroying stuff in any of the multitude
OF little Filipino joints that are to be
found in all parts of the city. Not
only is this alcohol used in snisado,
but II Is the base OF limitations Of cog
mac. Scotch whiskey, and other drinks,
secondhand bottles being used to aid
the fraud. 1t only takes two or three
drinks of this stuff to paralyze the To-
comotion Of the imbiber. and to render
him temporary maniac. When our
troops first entered Manila every regi.
ment had several cases of delirium
from this stuff, until the men them.
selves recognized it's deadly nature.
Quite ndmber Of deaths and a great
deal Of the sickness Of the command
are directly chargeable to 1t. At last
its sale was prohibited, but none the
less 1t can be had at any joint, the
visits of the patrols being few and far |
between.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-22

pictured in their vision thriving me-
tropolis on the north bank of the river,
the big shoe factory running at full
blast, and the box factory turning out
boxes somewhat less than Mt. Hood.
But soon their picture vanished, for
the train that arrived from Goldendale
proved to be only traction engine
drawing q big red wagon.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-22
The First Tr.la Arrives.

OF late there has been more or less
talk about railroad from some point
on the Columbia leading TO Goldeudaie
and Dallesites who were up bright and
early this mosning saw the frst train
Of the "sir line" sfrive. II steamed
up to the ferry landing on the Wash.
ington side and stopped. Really II
was pretty sight 70 see the loc0mo-
tive and car pufing into Rockland.
and those Of ~ imaginative miad
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-22
Appor..onnsn. Of sehoe, r.pa..

School Superintendent Gilbert has
made the April apportionment OF
school funds among the several dts
tricts of the county. and has issued
warrants to the different clerks. The
total amount apportioned was s8950. 40,
leaving 8 surplus of Sl02.1l In the
treasury. The spportionment was $50
to 81 districts and S25 to one joint
district; s3O75: 30 cents per capita to
1905 persons of school age, 1885, 40.
The amount apportioned to each dis
tricts Was:
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-22

What Can be Done to Furnish Reliable
Market for Frait?
Mr.. EDIToR:
We believe the time is fully ripe for
q move TO be made in the direction OF
saving portion OF the hundreds Of
tons Of fruit In and about The Dalles
that annually 60 to waste. A con-
servative estimate would not place the
amount either wasted upon q glutted
market or never gathered for want of
market At somewhere, from 5000 to
$4,000. This sum distributed among
the producers and wage earners Of this
community would be Of benefit to all
the people Of this municipality. What
We need is an institution that can take
the raw material and make Of 1t .
finished article that can wait until the
market is ready to receive it, thereby
tending to enhance the price Of green
fruit to q paying figure.
How this is to be brought about 10
the question of the hour.
AS for u we believe 1t needs the
thrift, foresight, determination, and
experience Of the man OF business.
hence we would suggest that the pro.
ducers and business men of The Dslles
and Vicinity come together and for.
mulate plans. II this can be done II
will be q step towards prosperity. Can
We hear from the business man9 What
cay your PRoDucER.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-22

shsir mother encouraged them in
stealing. Their father Was killed
three years ago while attempting to
rob bank in Spokane, hence their
thisvishness il probably inherited.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-22
G. c. COOPER, Sr. 1t. r.
SERIOUS RUsAwAY ACCIDENT.

George McKenon Almost Killed By
Being Thrown From . Buggy,
About 5 o'clock Tuesday George
McKenon met with an accident that
came near costing him his life. He
was somewhat under the influence Of
hquor and hired q team at Wilson &
stable to take drive. He went ont
the road along the railroad track
above town, and when near the oil
tank the horses become frightened and
ran away. He WAS thrown ous Of ths
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-22
Great UoIt1eIl FuIl)iluIe Store
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

Owing to opening Furniture Warehouse in Port
land 16616S First Street. have bought eight
assorted furniture from the best factories in the
loads of which intended for Daes We
fore concluded make clearance sale of the
make for the goods arrive The
comprises very choice makes of Bedroom Suits Paor Suits Up
holstered Leather Cane Reed and Rattan Rockers
kinds styles and grades Carpets, Lnoliu Window Shades
Baby Carriages the Celebrated Charter Oak Stoves Ranges
Crockery Glassware All of these articles will be sold at
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-22

buggy and his head struck against .
rock with such violence that the skull
was fractured above the left ear.
McKenon was brought to the Obsr
hotel where DR.. Geisendorffer dressed
his wouads, and he was put In charge
OF Mrs. Ida Crawford, q trained nurse.
The doctor does not consider his In.
juries necessarily fatal, though he had .
very close call. McKenon had been en-
ployed for some time caring for the
late horace Knight prior to his death.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-22
tn. sauIld Entert.,usa.

Wednesday afternoon about 20 ladies,
members Of st. Pauls Episcopal Guild,
were handsomely entertained by Mrs.
W. s. Myers at her pleasant home on
Third street. The meeting of the
Guild at Mrs. Myers was intended as
surprise to Mrs. DR.. Eshelman, Of
Dufur, who Is visiting her mother,
and she knew nothing Of the plsns Of
the ladies 20 meet with Mrs. Myers
until they began arriving. An ele-
rant lunch was served, aud the ladies
Of the society spent the afternoon de-
lightfully.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-22
..ASI0NISHlNGLY LOW PRICES.

such before heard of in The Daes call
will convince and if you contemplating reurnis
ing home In any of the lines carry you
miss this opportunity We quote few of clearance sale
prices below Sale April 25th and will connne
til further notice. j8eA
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-22

Sir Knights: Take notice that after
April Let to October lst The Dalles
Tent No. 20,wili open It's reviews at
$50 prompt the ID and4th Wednesdays
Of each month. G. 8. SCHMIDT,
Sr. Xt. Com.
&C. COOPER. Sr. Kt. r. Z.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-22
A Husy Place.

DuBoise 10 too busy selling and
shipping furnisure, carpets, linoelium,
and last, but not least, Bridge &
Beach superior stoves and ranges, to
stand on the street and argue about
buying In car load lots. But II you
are In need Of anything In our line call
aud get prices, as we have now one Of
the best selected stocks In town. We
do not ask you to buy, but promise to
saye you money on any purchase you
may make. Our stove department ID
complete. 30 different sizes to select
from. DUBoIsE Furniture Co.
l9.2d.w2.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-22

The Baker City Republican speak
ing Of the Golden Eagle Mine. In the
Greenhorn district, which is owned
by parties in The Dalies and being
operated by ], q. CradlebauRh, says;
1.-THE ledge is small but IL has produced
the richest ore eyer taken from the
Greenhorn district, and its PROPRIETOR
have faith In getting more Of - and
thst coon 40 they are now crosscuttine
and ere near the LEDGE"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-22
AN lMrosrANr MATTER.

What Can be Done to Furnish Reliable
Market for Frait?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-25
CHEAPER OCEAN rosrAL RATES.

The discussion regarding q cheaper
transatlantic postal rate for the United
suites has recently been revived with
considerable vlgor owing 10 the innu-
guration of 2 cent postage between
England and Canada. Many Of our pub
Tie spirited citizens have urgently held
that such n system should BE- adopted
between the United states and Euro
p.an countries. They claim that an Inn
mediate result Of the cheaper postage
would be an Immense Increase In the
number OF letters mailed to and from
the countries included In the reduced
tarlff. whether or not. however. this
Increase viii lessen the annual dcnclen-
cy the posiofilce department has TO con-
tend with now II another question.
The officials In Washington are watch
ing Oreat iirltaln'a experiment with In
tereHt. but they do not favor a reduction
In ocean postal rates for this country.
Those who are In favor II lower rates
hold that the government would not
lose anything by the change. inasmuch
M the carrying lines get the postage
anyway, and say that the ocean compn-
nleS would make up what they lost In
the reduced rate by the Increased NUM-
bor Of letters sent.
As no nation OF Europe would. how
or, look with favor on an international
postal arrangement In which II was
not included. In case the United states
should make the change II would re-
qulre special arrangement with eneh
nation before the cheaper rate could be
put into effect In view OF present inter-
national relations this In not likely TO
take place In the immediate future.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-25
THE EASTER
LILY ISLAND,

Fields and fields Of Easter lilies all In
bioom--only imagine the sweetness OF
the air. the tall, stately clistera Of pure
white blossomsl Ino lilies that come
to US arc usually gathered when buds
ana open on the way, or after they ar
rive.
Their island home. Bermuda. II about
as far from New York m Chicago. and
IL reached by voyage over waters 80
esduisitely clear. so wonderful In color.
with the green OF the mnlaohitc or tho
bcryl. the splendor Of the opal. that 1t
seems like faifyiand.
The island itself and the cluster Of
smaller islands near by are Of coral
formation. u we could look down into
the sea. we should fnd these Islands the
tops OF great coral mountains or peaks.
They have very little soil. almost noth-
ing but powdered coral. but there must
be richness about II from the wealth
Of flowers Some Of the lily ncids are 30
or 40 acres large. Then. In the forests
are marvellous orchids. looking almost
as much alive as the eiittcring butter
flies that poisc themselves on gauzy or
velvety wings above them. air plants.
palms. ferns. begonlas. the wonderful
mossea that drapc the trees and all
kinds Of rare fruit trees as weli as blos-
somlng shrubs and vines.
Everything that blooms and grows In
these islands is partly an air plant In
the sense Of drawing large part of ita
food from the delicious warm. moist sea
air Even our lilies drink II In and
thrive and feed upon II. Air plants are.
after all. only accidental. The roots are
stlflcd In the dark Of the tropical Jungle
and It's thick growth. II climbs higher
and higher 60 reach air and sunshine.
Meanwhile Its stemietH and tcndtiir
take In nutrnent and moisture from
crcvlcea Of rotting tree trunks. and the
lower part. grown useless. dies away.
In time these plants. thus growing. get
fixed habit Of air nurture and are
then truly air plants.
Lily raising IL one Of the largest In
dustrics In bermuda. The long, White
buds on the stately stems are most
carefully packed for the ocean voyage.
and then. on Easter sunday. how many
churches are made beautiful by their
whit. and fragrant prescncel
Islands make good homes for flowers.
Not only the tropical Islands. but scilly
and other islands near the English
coast. are full OF little farms for raising
the early spring blossoms --daffodils.
Jonquils. ctc.-for the London market
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-25
mn rIn.r ALf,n FLOWERS.

II would indeed have been a bold
Puritan maiden that would have ven
tured to fasten d noseGay In her gown
on Easter day ~ she was going to
church. nut sometimes. for months be-
fore. hidden away In the darkness Of n
closet. she would cherish few bulbs or
perhaps one bulb that toward Easter
would be- brought out and shown TO her
friends as the spring n.y." The Pufi-
tan maiden excused this weakness 10
her grave ntishbufr. The bulb had been
given to her. she said. she couldn't let
the thing die. Probably she would have
blushed herself at the thought Of bring
ing II out In its fullncss exactly on
Easter day. for while Easter should be