The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 10, 1897, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL MONDAY, MAY 10, 1897 WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, AND THE DALLES, HER CHIEF CITY. . Prepared Under the May 7.— the territory on the west, | River on the east, the the morih and Crook | southern por- 1ttes a River o v on the south, 1 of the ¢ xtending es d the I The about county erefore les in w -five miles north and f Wasco County is the mean eleva- e sea level along mbia River, her ibbed sides the summit in the ex- al deposit usually of | of a mineral char- it practically inex- ength, free from hardpan, absorb to its full ca melting snow mages 2 the average | S Auspices of the Commercial Club. tained by several denominations, and the social conditions are as good as may be in town: of similar size. The of The Dalles and Waseo County is_unexcelled in the Norihwest, being | mild in winter and not excessively warm | in summer. Spring and auiumn are| zhtful seasons and the summers nters ere not at all disagreeable on | tof the extreme changes in tem- | ures. The snowy peaks of the Cascades cool and purify the air, nd the altitude is such that there is not the least danger of ma- | laria. The commercial relations of The Dailes are vastly more extensive than would be expected of a place not exeslli it in population. It enjoys the disti tion of bLeing the largesi wool-recs point direct irom the growers in the U States. The receipts of the lust y about 8,000,000 pounds, muck received from the interior, from a of irom twenty to ity is brought i wit \ree wagons in trail, beari These the interior points | merchandise. Among t aai ile estabhish- ments of mentioned retarn to t 1al rains of winter, which ! liary attraction to the ason. | 2o County are as | i topography of 0 . Along her river and creek m lands, where irrig whose an the six ware and farm im I to, if not excel of a similar charac | Sinnott & Fish, are always accommodat- ing and ever on the watch to make their guests’ stay in The Dalles a pleasant one. It can rizhtfully be claimed that our re- sources afford, first, an opportunity for !homes with pleasant surroundings; sec- ond, a combination of capital will meet with success in the development of our water-powers as _affordea by the Co- |Tumbia River falls, the Deschuttes, Hood River or the Kiickitat on the Wash- { ington side, and the transmission of this | power by wire to The Dailes, which al- | fords an excellent opportunity ior more | extensive flouring-mills, wool _scouring and grading plant, woolen-mills, lum- bering-mills, fruit canneries and the re- duction of and product from the many Varieties of minerals trioutary to this is one enterprise of which we are proud. We refer to The Dalles, Portiand and Astoria Navigation Com- pany. popularly known as the Regulator o$e steamers, Regulator and Dal- les City, ply the Columbia River daily, except Sunday, between The Dailes, Cas- cade Locks and Portland. A trip by this line of strumers is unsurpassed for scenic beauty. Itaffords the best means of see- | ing the celebrated views which make the Middla Columbia so famous. Five snowclad peaks are visible at one | time at a point near Vancouver barracks. Salmon fisking in all methods can be seen and a stop of filteen minutes is made at one of the largest canneries, whers op- ortunity is given to tourists to_see the canning process in operation. You can- not afford to visit the Pacific Coast with- out a day’s outing on the Columbia. For information, rates, etc.. address the Regu- | lator Line, Oak-street !J)ck Portland, Or. FRIENDLY TO CALIFORNIA., Senator Davis Facors a High Tariff on 1 Citrus Fruits. SAN DIEGO, CAL, May 9.—John G. a well-known citizen of San i life he made an excuse to sena her to Saan HASTENS DEATH WITH DEADLY GAS Philanthropist Miller of Stockton Ends His Life. Was Slowly Dying From Dis- ease and in Constant Torment. The Sulcide a Leading Prohibition= ist and Ever a Friend of the Needy. STOCKTON, Cir, May 9.—William Payson Miller, 71 years old, a leading capitalist of Stockton and one of the most prominent pronibitionists in the State, committed suicide at an early hour this morning by turning on the gas in his apartments. He had been very ill fora long time with a complication ofailments, and his death wasnot far distant. His wile died some time ago and grief over her loss had aggrivated his iliness, Mr. Miller had a housekeeper, Mrs. Hunt, and when he decided to take his R SR o o . [ s . ] b . ° i mall fruits and vegetables, alfalfa | prolificly. | r crops are grown bench, or upland, fruits of the cter are perfectly adapted, plain, or plateau tracts, | e broad acres of wheat and The rough lands bor- olumbia and Deschuttes er with the tion of the county, too re- mote for the present means of transporta- tion he gra: , wou'd yieid in present used as or the many large n the sum mer | en’ pos- prizes awarded at the same ty vet bas an extensive area g thrifty horti them the same success that d by those aircady exten- 1 in_the production of the rawberries of e so well | rthwestern s favorably of not place it s in the produc- ruit orchar in this county rdure and extensive uncqualed in . Otuer fruit, apricots, peaches be extensively grown. In connection with the foregoing re- id be mentioned extensive cipally sheep ana lumbr and fishing The lumber industry Along the eastern siope of Cascade mountains are extensive of super quality of fir, pine and timber ment to gna The fisbi ntee successful results. of revenue to many residents of Wasco Cou fortunate locations at The Dalles Papids, Ce.lo Falls and other points suitable for the ereciion and maintenance of fish- wheels, which is the favorite process of catehing.the famous Columbtia River sal- mon. The chief city of Wasco County is The Dalles, which on account of its favorable location on the Columbia River, at the head of deep water navigation, makes it t ouly an 1mportant factor in the com- mercial interests of Wasco County, but it so enjoys the distinction of being the “Gateway to the Inland Empire,” on ac. count of t e recent completion of the Government locks at the Cascades. The Dalles now enjoys an open water- to Portland, the metropolis of the , and to the seaboard at Astoria. is also the terminus of the first division the Orezon Railway and Navigation | ¢, which gives it & connection n«continental lines, thus assuring chear, rates by reatoa of extensive compe- tition. The Dalles has a population of about 5000; Las good schools, churches main- lands in the | is vet in | 21ting reasonable invest- | g interests zlong the banks of | the Columbiz River are an annual source | and especially 1o those owning | U ~ 3™ (aseave Thpexs T i CoLUMBrA TRIVER || 1] coeeOovoe OecesTon ) o it it ) OesccQosscCane coOceeOoee | WASCO COUNFY¥—COURT HOVSE, THE DALLES, OREGON; COUNTY SEAT. o0 Oar-an aceal- CAPE HORN ON THE COLUMBIA. Mannfacturing is yet in its infancy. The | Davis of Minnesota, which shows that the Diamond Roller Miils, the properiy of A. H. Curtiss, manufa 1 al ity of flour. T e a capacity 01 100 varrels per day and are kept con- stantly moving 1o’ supply the interior | mivky and local demand. Among ihe various hofels of the eity | on e we have but to mention the fi 1he eye of t e tourist as the Oregor way and Navigation Company’s t Columbia River steamers approach The Dalles, the Umatilia House, one of the on the Pacific Coast. is hotel from the time when General U. 8. Grant was stationed here would be a history of the inland empire. In the *days of gold,” when the rush was made for the mines, the Umatilla House was the Mecca toward which miners turned when the storms of winter setin. It was there that the young and hopeful breakfasted before leaving civ ion to make their fortunes in the gold- ds. The miners’ hotel was destroyed 3 , but on its ruins arose the present edifice, which 1s one of the iargestand finest hostelries in the Northwest, con- taining over 20 rooms. The present buouse is equipped with all the modern improvements which go to make life in the hotel erjoyable. The | builaing is lighted throughout by elec- tricity, call bells are in evefy room and the table is furnished with all the dalica- cies that the market affords. Ail tourists who have traveled the Columbia know the Umatilla House and few have left without Learing Colonel Sinnott tell of ihe marvelous ran of salmon in the early More prominent people have regis- t this hotel than any other hotel in the Northwest. In looking over the register we can find such names as U. 8. Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Haves, Henry Ward Beecher, W. J. Bryan, Henry Villard and a host of other men who have helped to muke the history of the Uanited Siates. The office | of the Orezon Railway and Navigation | Company, the Western Union, and ail stage lines leaving The Dalles are in the lding. All steamers plying on the Coiumbia land in the same block in whica the hotel is situated. The hotel is the headquarters for tour- ists, stock and traveling men. When one is seeking a person the hotel is the first place to look. The proprietors, Messrs, t to greet Rail- ns a; | latter may be counted on to act with other iriends of California in securing protection for citrus fruits, The letter is as follow: John G. Hinkle, San_Diego Cal.: DEAR MR. em in full accord with tne Cali- elegation in the matter of protection us fruits. 1believe with Senator Per- k1ns that this 15 a special object for protection, Yours truly, C. K. Davis, MRS, Japanesa Claim That the Murderess 1s Granted 100 Many Farors. TACOMA, Wasn., May 9.—Advices from Yokohama state that the Japanese papers are much stirred up over the liberal treat- ment accorded Mrs, Carew, the murderess now confined in the British Consular jail at Yokohama. They say she is treated like a Queen and that she is being kept in the consular jail instead of being sent to Hongkong, as | the British law requires, in furtherance of a plan of berself and friends 10 secure her freedom. These friends believe, the Jap- anese claim, that she will be released in a few years when the new treaties take ef- fect, throuzh a general amnes!y being granted to prisoners detained in consular prisons. The favors granted the murderess are many. She has the largest room in the ji allowed to furnish it hersell, to re- ceive visitors and presents, to wear her own dresses, has not had her hair cut, has her room swept daily while she retires to the room of a prison officer and is per- mitted to order what she wants to eat and drink three times aday, including a bottle of stout for dinner. —_————— The “‘Drunk’” Was Polsoned, A man arrested and jalled es & arunk on the water front at midnight last night dicd within an hour, apparently from the effects of poison. He was F. Demardio, an Italian lavorer, 32 years old, and was arrested on East street and booked at the Harbor police station. When arrested he said that somebody had given nim poison, but wouid give no further miormation. His condition grew worse and Do was sent Lo the Receiving Hospital in the petrol wagon, but died before the hospital was reached. | tornia e CAREW’'s PRISON LIFE. The deepest mine shaft in the world is Francisco. Her son, Claude Hunt, wanted to sit up with Mller last night, but the invalid forbade this and guve the | youtn particular instructions not to light a | match in case he smelled escaping gas. Nothing was thought of this at the time, | but this morning when the members of the household were awakened tke odor of escaping gas attracted them to Miller's room. The door was locked but it was forced open and the body of the capitalist was found lying on the bed. When the room was aired so that the hocsehold was able o enter it was found that Miller had deliberately planned his death. A gas jet near the bed was turned n and two notes left on a stand were | evidence that he had arranged every de- | tail of the suicide. One of them read: Don’t light the gas untif it is all re- moved; open the windows first.” And the other: *I write this for my friends. 1 have been a great sufferer for three months and havedecided on this rash act, contrary to the wishes of dear friends.” Mr. Miller was one of the best known men in this part of the country, having settied here in the early fifties, and built up alucrative business in the manufac- ture of wagons and carriages. He was very charitable and a great worker in the cause of temperance and re- ligion. A short time ago he gave a large tract of land to the Women's Christian Temperance Union to aid its cause. His big carriage-factory and the ground it cov- ered were offered for the Wilmerding School, in case the regents of ihe Univer- sity of Californla decided to give the school to Stockton. When it was publicly announced in the Central Methodist Episcopal Church this morning that Mr. Miller was dead, the grief was great. He had peen a great friend of the church and of its many mem- bers. The deceased left a considerable for- tune, in spite of the fact that he gave much // Tty BifEs NEW TO-DAY—CLOTHING. e fi@f@y Two bites to a cherry, and awfully lusciows cherries to bite they are. Monday wshers in sev- eral very attractive spe- cials. and they will be kept on the boards as long as the quantities hold out. The doods will be so attrac- tive and the prices so cheap that the early comers will det the benefits, the tardy ones take chances. Special Features. STRAWS. Sailor Straws for boys, Monday; awfully pretty combinations; wide brims; just a lim= ited quantity only and for Monday only at -—-10c.— LADIES’ STRAWS. Some real swell things arrived late Eatur day afternoon in Straws ; they're real new, in the Dude and Sailor shape, in reds, navys and whites. LADIES’ NECKWEAR. The Ladies’ Neckwear Department is made doubly attractive by the addition of soms very new Scotch Plaid Stock Cravats, tepre senting all the Scottish clans, at --25¢c—- Ladies’ Collars and Cuffs. Of course you know that we are head- quarters on Ladies’ Collars and Cuffs, also the Dickey Shirt Front with coilar attached or detached. What brings the ladies to our popular department is the number of pretty styles and our much lower prices than other stores quote. tle Reefer Su handled and ina very artis ner. These of 8 and 10. a like number the ages of § made in the goods. tonch 'em i stores under $1.50 NOW Two Bites to a Cherry, —_— Some 600 lovely lit- Sully tastily trimmed; the sailor collar Loys between the ages Jor targer boys between breasted fashion. They're a swell lot of You can’t they're a'l gone they'tt " $1.50 its, aw- braided tic man- are for There's of them and 15, double- n other $. Tid $1.50 BITE. The C _er_w__Pinkers. Our Sailors are re- nowned. Thereisn'ta mother on all this Coast but what has heard of the excellent fittng and the ex- custveness and rich- ness of our Sailors. Some ‘more of ’'em. The Sailor Collar and Shield are handsomely trimmed; some with red soutache, black soutache, tan, white and cadet ; sizrousof soutache ; made with fly front,” which con- ceals the Luttons, and makes ita very dressy little affair, including lanyard and whistle and a sailor straw hat. $3 50 worth of mer chandise Monday for To make the Juvenile Department unusually attractive during the week we have made selec- tions from our very highest-class Juvenile ap- parel, taking our selections from goods that have sold up to $6 and $7,including that pretty little $3.95. _$3.95— Brownie Suit of ours, some of our very highest-class Middy Suits, some of our very richest Sailors, in all coloringds; some of our very finest Imported Suitings, all brand new stuff, all high-class goods. The Reefer Suits are beawtiful. Some Double- Breasted Suits for lads between the ages of 8 and, 15. The undivided pick from any of these high-class garments, and we defy the world to pro- duce their like for beauty in style, for their richness in tex- ture, and for their tininess in price. Your undivided selection Monday from this grand line of goods at $3.95. NOW PLUCK. away during his lifetime, FANBORN, VAIL & C0., 741 Market, have lots the Red Jacket of the Calumet and Hecla on Lake Superior. The depth is 4900 feet. of new things in carved Mexican leathe qocketbooks, belts, alligator bags and valises.* 9,11, 18 and 15 Kearny Street. AN ENTIRE FLOOR DEVOTED T0 JUVENILE APPAREL. A FLOOR BY ITSELF, PARLOR-LIKE AND HOME-LIKE,