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IEDF1RD, JAGK30I CODITT, OBEQON, FRIDAY DECEMBER 31, 1897.
NO. 52.
5 Circulation 1900 ' ;.
mOVEBBXONAb OABDB.
PACIFIC COAST NEWS, NEWS OF THE WORLD! '
Jt M. KIC1CNE, D. D. 8.
....uii . tut if 1 tlVkytMUIill V A UtV.f!IAf,1V.
Twill oiiriOloU without puln.
im i.. A.lLli.M.ll.innl iilisiik. Ufltltcirtl. Uro.
W. H. J0N1S8,
I'llVHIUIAN AND BUKOKON.
Modforil, Oruun.
(VORIc'ti-OiHira HluvU.
QOLVIO t ItlCAMES,
VY.M.CoWlH A. K. HonuiM
LAWVKIW.
orih iiiiHik Jaitkwiiivlllo.OroKiin.
Will urmiiloo In all I lie '''" of Hi. mlo.
Careful iwuiimiI iitvcti In nil iimllorn.
J A. I'ALMKR,
AIIOHITrXT AND HUI'KUINTKNDK.NT
Ortlco Id Adklrui-Ucuiil tlk.
Mndlord, On.
l'nnipwilvo ilrwlii. nn.1 "l'""';" ,.u" .'."rS'
laliml ou all kliiilK ot iiuKlorii Uullilluilil. Own
or', liiuiro.l oon.luiirwl uaruuiuuiit.
J, 8. HOWAKD,
BUIIVKVOU ANI CIVIl BNUINEBK.
0. ft. Oouuiy Mlnrral Hurv.yor (ur Ibo Stale
olOronua. rlomo wldrtuu:
Mndfaid, Oreifan.
WM. 8. CROWELL.
ATTOHNEY AT LAW.
jMknoovlllo, Oregon.
W. H. PARKER.
ATTOKHKY At LAW.
M.A InrA OM
ciamim iiiiwi.
AMMOND & VAWTER,
' Aunltn B. Ilaauond. Wm. L Vawler,
ATTOKNMVH AT LAW
iiKM-i.O.O. V.bulldlDi. Mcdfo.d.Or
J.B. WAIT,
PHYSICIAN AND HUHOKON,
nm In chlldtr.- Block. MtJford. Ol
QEARY & PICKEL,
PHYSICIANS AND SUH0K0N8.
om hour-10 to 12 . m. and 2 to 4 p. m,
Huudajralllo I
Mojford, Or
ORct: lliukia Block
W. I. Vawtm. Pri... II. F. AliKiN.. V-Pret
J. B, EKTAHT, CMhlor.
Jackson County Bank
...Capital. $50.000...
MEDPORD.- - OREGON
feOUD money on iipnou ""i - "?"Z.
potltii nuhloot to ohcok d lrnnci iiinora
. (uiklai bunlneu. Your buslncmi lollollod...
Corrupondanw: Ladd ft nunh. Hlom. Anito
i ('lllornlm lull. Bm rnnclKO. Ladd
Tlllon, fortlud, Ootblo lUnklng Co., N. Y.
Chas. Perdue . . .
. Practical Gun anrl
LocksmiL.
Bicycles ripairod on short
notice at living prices....
Shop in J. A. Whitman's
warerooms..
Wilson & Hnnsaker.
.. ..Ill
Wo shoe horses with shoos that
fit and uso nail that don't prick.
Wo do plow work that la satis
factory in ovory lnstanco '.
Wo manufaoturo wagons and
bugglos wood shop In connec
tion .,
Market St. Ferry, S.F., Cal.
. . Klondyke Specials
l'okllng Bookers (nHk for olronlnr) 10. 12
Yukon Folding Stovoa (now) tt.0O, 7.B0
Yukon Oninp Btovoa, boat. . .$8.76, f5.0
Largo Fur Stooping lilnukots,.. . . .$12,00
Evnoorntod notutooa, wnrrnntod.lo tho
trade. Ounnod (rults and raouta of boat
juallty. Ilonvy wearing apparel. Nimu
ICaSIDlS
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GREAT BARGAINS
Oil
Hues, a lew of
ifc Bridge-Beach Co's.
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Rogers Bros. "1847" Silver Plated, Dinner and Dessert Knives and Forks ...
" Tea, Table and Dessert Spoons ...
" , " " Sugar Shells, Fruit and Butter Knives ...
Aluminum and Nickel Plated Tea and Coffee Pots
"Rome" Nickel Plated, and Granite Steelware Tea Kettle ...
Colts, Smith it Wessons and Ivor Johnsons Revolvers.
Miners' Gold Scales, Magnifying Glasses and Pccket
. Compasses. A large stock of Northfiuld Razors and
Pocket Cutlery. Our Elegant Silver Mounted
Carvers are awaiting the arrival of Christmas to
il
make a grand attack
SOME PEOPLE
Itou'tquito understand
many larmori' norvei with
HARNESS, ,s FALL-
Well, the soorot la omlly cuemed erery horse owner wants
a fl rut-clang artlolo in barnoaa, saddlos, etc., and that is just
wnat inoy una at my aioro.
J. 0. TAYLOR, Medford,
Onion IiiVeity Stables...
. . COMPTON & TERRILL, Prop'rs . ,
Having lately purohased this popular stable we are now pre
pared to furnish first-class rigs and safe and fast driving
. horses at reasonable rates. Horses boarded ....
Commercial . Travelers . Rigs .a. Specialty
jniLLE
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J. C. WHIPP, Propr. '!
Does General Contracting in all lines, v v.-.
GRANITE AND MARBLE WORKS.
. 0 r-7. r -7-r. CEMETERY WORK A SPECIALTY
Jacksonville,
DON'T
That I have the largest and best selected a took of furniture,
oarpets, wall paper and window shades to be found in South
orn Oregon .... .
Escape You r Attention.
If you are a prospective
the Digest in grade and
la connootlon
FRANK W. WAIT
... STONE YARD
Qonoral contraotlng in all lines of stono
Cemetery Work
a Specialty ...
All kinds of marble and granite monumonts
ordered direct from the quary... ,
Yard on Q streot
Commerlolal Hotat Dlook ,.
Presorixtions
Main Street;
Carefully
Lmrge Arrival! a4 Sweeping Reduction In Price of Oood are Our
Topic this Week. Anticipating an increased demand during the next fft
few weeks for certain olaanefl of goods we have bought
which are mentioned below :: :;
Steel Ranges and Cooking Stoves
"Soperior" and "Laurel" Base Burner Heating Stoves ... jf
"Yale" Air-Tieht. "Sonora" and Oil
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on Turkey ...
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how it is that I am fitting out so x
new , o
iwpairing promptly aone....
Oregon ...
- - Oregon.
LET THE FACT"
purohasor you will find my goods
the lowest in prloe. j Undertaking
.1. A.. "WEBB
work.
medfordoregTon
THE MORTAR
DtUG STOtE,
G. H. HASKINS, Prop'r. . .
Ha. anvthin. in thk link op .
. ..P'n Dl"Si Pntont Medlolncs, Books.
BUIIoucry,
PAINTS and OILS,
Tobaccos., Olprurn, Pcrfiimory, Toilet Article, and
KveryiniiiB; inni i. uurricii in nrai.
IRS. DRUli STORH
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Medford Oregon.
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very largely in those
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MEDFORD. OREGON S
According to the IWorldof 297,750
workers in New York, the records show
that 02,075 are out of work. Last year
at this time 125,375 were idle.
Chile's cabinet resigned some time
ago and two attempts to form a new
one have been failures, and the nation
is without a cabinet
William F. Wernes, president of the
Guaratiteo Loan and Mortgage coin
Dany of St. Louis, accused of embez
zlement, has been discharged.
The niitlonal legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill reported
to the house curries $21,562,423, being
$780, 801 less'tliau the estimates.
Reports from the southern part of
the state of Colorado show that the
sheen men are losing a number of
sheep by the rocont heavy falls of
snow.
W. E. Burr, Jr., ex-cashlor of the
St. Louis National-bank, at St. Louis,
now serving a sentence of five years
for embezzlement, has been pardoned
by the president
Louis P. Bowen, who has been con'
nectcd in various editorial capacities
with Montana newspapers the past ten
years, was killed at Sappington by be
ing run over by a train.
Notices have been posted at the cot
ton mills in Suncock, N. H., by the
makers of print cloths announcing
reduction of wagesJor about 10 por
cent January 1st
The city council of Indianapolis hna
passed a curfew ordinance prohibiting
children under 15 years from frequent
ing the streets after 9 p. m. in summer
and 8 p. m. in winter. ;
Trade unionists are requested by the
Chicago Labor Federation o leave the
National Guard at once, such .was
the decision reached by the delegates
at their weekly meehng. .
Two little children of George Coak-
ley, of.Titf City, Mo., climbed into a
Diirstvto catch one of 'the pigs. They
were set upon by hogs, which killed
and ate both children. -
The amount of business, both freight
and passenger, handled by the West
ern lines at. Chicago, thus far in the
holiday season has been at least 60 per
coat above that of last year.
The Central Labor Union of Boston
recently discussed and condemned the
proposed reduction of wages in Fall
River and other New England mill
towns. The alleged, reason for such
a cut-down, Southern competition, was
ridiculed.
In the United Slates circuit court of
New York, Mary E. Reynolds, who
had been for six years illegally draw
inn a pension, was fined $1000, which
she was unablo to pay. A similar
sentence was glvon to William F.
Wheeler. . -
Many veterans of the war in Indian
apolis are signing a petition to congress
asking that every man and woman on,
tho rolls be paid In the amount he
would receive if he continued to draw
a pension at the .'present rating for
twenty yoars. '. :
The number of people who have died
in Cuba from January I, 1897, to Octo
ber 1, 1897, reachod the appalling total
of 600,000 more than one-third the
population of tho Island.
The M. D. Hurter company's flour
ing mill at Fostoria, 0., ono of the
largest winter wheat mills in tho
country, was doslroycd by fire a fow
davs ago. 1-obs, $L50,000. It was in
sured. , : .
Bryon J. Ciilboit. 7 yoars old, has
boon admitted to tho bur by tho Btv
promo court of Kansas, lie was duly
examined aiuv found to possess a re'
markable knowledge of law. He bears
tho proud distinction of boing the
youngest lawyer In the world, ' though
he cannot practice until he is 21 years
of aito. . . ...
THE CREAM OF THE WEEK'S NEW8
PICKED FROM THE DI8PATCHES.
UrrW to Dmmth In Prtld A Bok.
hmr'B BulItOuMi ft Mortal Wound
T Yoaro for Mao ilmufh tor Jail for
Porjnrors.
The estimated value of the Orange
tounty (Csl) celery crop this year is
1126,000.
Over 10,000'acres will be planted to
beets the coming season by Ventura,
CaL, beet-growers.
A fire occurred at Randsburg, Cal.,
last week, destroying several buildings
ind causing heavy losses.
& A. Hofstra, a well-known capital
ist of San Jose, Cal., died, Sunday after
brief illness due to heart trouble.
The San Bernardino (Cal.) supervis
ors have decided to build a f.,uou
wood and steel bridge across tho Santa
Ana rtver. .
The jury In the case of Frank D.
Crandall, accused at Los Angeles of
killing Jack Bowman, failed to agree.
bey stood (eight .for conviction ;ana
four for acquittal.
Mary Castillo, a woman of the town
of San Francisco, was shot at by a
Japanese with whom she was living.
The bullets missed her but she was so
badly frightened that she died.
Extensive improvements will at
once made in the Pacific Coast Steam
ship company's wharf at Monterey to
accommodate the increased demands
of produce shippers.
The first carriage of the -ten-inch
rifles to be mounted on the defenses
San Diezo harbor reached there
from Hamilton. O.. Sunday. It will bo
assembled as soon as the cement in
emplacement, where it will be located,
becames thoroughly hardened.
Postmaster MV L Schuester of To
rn ales, CaL, was attacked by a highway
man, robbed and left in a dying con
dition. After he was picked up and
regained consciousness it was discover
ed that he was almost wholly paraly
zed from the blow he had received.
Senator J. H. Mahoney died in San
Francisco last Thursday. His death
was primarily due to a cancerous
growth, which first affected hiB lower
lip and later bis throat The deceased
has been prominently identified with
San Francisco politics for many years.
Lowell Maxwell, who was recently
convicted at Quincy, Cal., of burglary
in the first degree for robbing the ex
Dress office safe at thatlplace last Octo
ber of $3800, disemboweled nimsen
with a razor while in jail. Fear of
long term in Folsom prompted the
deed. He will die.
Lagora Moljno, a Chilean woodchop-j
per, met a norrime aeatn near xios
Gatos, Cal., Christmas fright While
iu toxica ted he started to carry a light
ed lamp across the yard, but stumbled
and fell on the lamp. The lamp ex
ploded, setting fire to Molina's clothes.
He was too drunk to get np or to ex
tinguish the fire,' and was burned to
death.'
The charred bones of Conrad Din-
nean, a hermit, who lived in a squalid
shack, 30 miles from Goldendale,
Klickitcat county, Wash., were recent
ly found. ' The hermitjhad been burn
ed alive in his cabin the night before,
being unable to leave it owing to a
severe attack of irheumatism. ' Near
the body was a pile of gold.coins of the
value of nearly $1000.
Mrs. 8. C Long and . her . daughter
Ida, are- under arrest at Riverside,
Cat.," as a result of two Indictments for
perjury placed againBt them by the
Brand jurv. During fa coroner's in
quest as to the cause oi 'ine cieatn oi
Lonit'B child, the women testinea tnat.
Long, killed, and at the trial of the
man in he. supreme court tney re
versed their testimony. . , ' , ;
The warehouses and 'plant' of the
Standard Oil company at San Jose,
Cal.. were totally destroyed by fire,
There wore eight tanks of oil, averag'
ing 13,000 gallons, and explosion after
explosion loiloweu - the nrst maze.
Jerrv O'Brien, a fireman, was bo
severely burnod by burning oil thrown
over him by an explosion of a tank
that he died. , The loss will reach $,i
000.: V
Stenhen R. Green, postmaster - at
Oregon City, Or., has been relieved of
all responsibility aa postmaster by his
bondsmen on the recommendation of
postofflce inspectors, and his resigna
tion has been telegraphed to Washing
ton. Gambling is said to be at the
bottom of the difficulty.. The shortage
has been made good by the bondsmen,
It is understood. -that tha .loss is not
great . ; : U ;. .
While driving cows at . his home 20
miles from Salinas, Cnl., Massina Pirz.
zoni, 24-yoars-old, was killed by being
thrown from tho horse be was riding.
The horse slipped hndjfell breaking his
nock and causing riasszoiu to break his.
Secretary Long of tho navy ' dopart-
mont hue finally accepted the proposi
tion of the Union Iron . works Of San
FranclBco to establish In the battle
ship Wisconsin an electric plant for the
operation of tho turrets and guns and
tho hoisting of ammunition, The work
will cost $11,300.,
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HAPPENINGS OF THE , PAST
DA Y8 FROM ALL QUARTERS.
Chief.'. C.llMM IW.tr. J.d bfli
Bl( Slrik. Thr..tal la' 1Imh.iv
MtU Bank rall.r. la ratte
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The Canadian parliament has bsei
tailed to meet on February 3d, .
The senate has set January 17 fori
consideration of the Immigration bUL.
The revenue cutter OnondaoawWaS .
launched recentlyat Cleveland, O. . '
Joe Hopkins, a negro, murdered Sam
Eskridge and John W. Luckle, whito'
farmers, of Glendora, Miss.,' in order to
rob a store of a small sum of monev. j
It . Is said that District Attorney
Young, of New ; York, has finally de
cided to allow Mrs. Nack to plead
guilty to manslaughter in the first de
tree. ,
The'TMoutgomery county . (N1. Y.)
board of supervisors has demanded tho
resignation of William Clark, county
treasuaer, in whose accounts a short
age of over $20,000 has been found. .
- It is reported that the makers 6f
book paper of Wisconsin, Michigan,,
Indiana and Ohio have formed an as
sociation to stop the cutting of price
in this product and to fix a minimum.
price. .! :;v i . : j ':'$;- I
Fires were put under the furnaces In. r
the Cohansey, Cumberland and Moor-'
Jones window-glass I factories . near
Brigeton, N. J., and it is expected that
20,000 persons now idle will be given
employment . ? .... , ,; :.-?
The state of Nebraska, by the At-,
torney-General, filed a civil suit against -ex-Treasurer
Hartley and his bonds
men for $335,000. This is the amount
which Hartley is .charged with embez-'
zling from the public school fund. . ,
A 1700-mile canal from Montana to (
Texas is the startling proposition to bo
formaliyrmade by Governor Leeds to'
the coming Irrigation Congress. Tho-.
governor mentions incidentally that
the cost would be only $360,000,000. -(
The result of the secret ballot of the.
Miners' union in progress for the pasfc
few day's at Ishpeming, Mich., wasv
overwhelmingly against a strike.;? ;' j
The soldiers' and. sailors' monument
to be erected by the city of iNew York
will be placed on Riverside drive, 100
feet from the tomb of General Grant '
A notice has . been placed in the)
Union Pacific railroad shops at Lara
mie, Wvo., stating that until further
notice shopmen will work only ' four
days per week, seven hours per day. . .
Charles Kunzmiller- Jr.,- assistant
cashier of the defunct German Nation
al bank of Denver, indicted for making
false reports to the controller of cur
rency, has been sentenced to 1 fiv
years' imprisonment i:i' er.awmsai.v
The Americans Window Glass com
pany, wnton controls ine..oaiput ,oi .
window-plate glass oi me country, win .
advance prices in proportion to the".
increase in wages recently granted the ;
workers...:
A whipping-post bill was introduced ;
in the state, senate of Virginia. ' The I
measure provides '"that all - persona t
convicted of petit larceny shall be pun- ,
ished with not less .than ten or mora- r
than thirty stripes, except females and
children. - - '.v j'.:; sc' ,iv.-.'i
The Chestnnt-'atreet National bank, ,
regarded as one of .the strongest instl-
tutions in Philadelphia; ' has failed.' ;
The suspension carried with it the cloa- I
ing of the Chestnut-street Trust and
Savings Fund company. Fully $3,000,-
000 is involved in the failure. , . "
Miss Leila Herbert, daughter of the-
ex-Secretary of the Navy,; committed -
suicide at Washmtton,, a. few 'days
ago. ' Suffering from melancholia and
fear that through an accident snn
would be crippled for life, i the girl
leaped to her death from a third-story
window of her home ,on New. Hamp
shire avenue. . i ,
Reuben Lane.' a rugged man,' walked
on crutcheB from Barnsborough, Pa.,
to Topeka, Kaa., a distance 597, miles,
to marry Mrs..; JSliza, Ann - rarxer.
When he arrived she refused to have
him.' ' He has employed a lawyer and
will commonce aotion for;. breach of
promise. , .(,v- fr; ?.- i-
It is reDorted that the lawless ele
ment among the Indians' has formed a
conspiracy ' to ' i up ' the-.United
States ceurthourse at Witcbita, Kaa.,
and all other United States court build
ings In the Indian .Territory, , The
burning of the United States court
house at Ardraore the other day, with
all its records,' is believed to be the
first attempt to enrry ouVthe plot
The cotton manufacturers of Massa
ehusetts are confronted with the pros
pect of a strike, as many of; the opera
tives are determined to oppose a re
duction of wages. A' section of tho
union officials and members favor a
strike of tho sevon mills on January
3d. - The mills t tliey suggest are the
Union, Sagamore, Border City, Shove,
Durfoe, C'hace and American Theso
mills employ about 11,000. operatives.
Another plan' of action proposes a
strike at all of the mills March 1st
Logal blanks at The Mail office.
or pnmpuiot on vuo iviouayKu hoc,