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IEDF0RD, JACKSflN CODXTT, OREGON FHIDAY JANUARY, 28, .1898.
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OI'tiKATIVM DKNTIHTItY A SPKlilALTY.
)k ., Toeta ustraotad without uala,
dm la Adkuu-lMual black, Mndlord, Ora.
W'.r STONES,"
J ; lMIYHICIAK AND 8UII0KON. .
j j Madlord, Oroou,
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M LAWYKItH, t .
Mb. lllock, ' Jacksonville, Oroaoa.
Will praoilea In all tlio couria of Uia suta.
Caraful oounaol glv.a la Ml tnMUra.
J, 8. HOWARD,
HUHVKYOIl AND CIVIL UNO INK Ml.
V. H, Dapuljr Ulnrral Hurvoyor lor lUo Btata
of Oregon. PoaloSlos eddrosit; ., j
' ' Modford, Oregon.
VM, 8. CROWE LL,
. ATTOIINKY AT LAW.
Jacksonville. Oregon.
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W. H.
PARKER,
ATTOHNKY AT LAW,
Hamlin lllook.
Mrdund.Ora.
HAMMOND & VAWTER,
Aualla 8. Hammond. Wn. I. Vawter.
' ATTOttNKYU AT LAW '
OAca-l.O, O. V. building-, Medford, Oi
J. B. WAIT,
rllYHlClAN AND HUKOKON,
OAlce In Cbtldtra' Slack,
Medford, Of
QEARY & PICKKL,
rilYHICIANH AND aUHGlMJnh, '
Oltlne hour-10 (O 12 a.
Hundaya-Ulol.
ai.4 1 to 4 p. m.
Madford, Or
OAcai Ilnnkln Block.
W. I. Vawtkii. Prtw. ' ll.. AHKim, V Pa
J. K. Kkvakt, cbmr.
' ...CAPITAL, so,ooo...
MEDFORD, ' ORIX30N
Loan aonair on apprand aoourllj, mwlra da
noalta aublMt lo hiwk ami Inwaaot mnnra
biuiklni bualaaaa. Your baaiaoaa aatloliod...
CorrtpooilonU:-La4d A lltiatr, Halon. AUM
(jaiiiamia aana, wan rmoiiw.
Tlluui, rortland, Corbla llanklna Co., N. Y.
Chas. Perdue. . .
Practical Gi id
BLoyclei . ripulred on Bliort . .' .
notice at living priceB.... -
; k- 8hop in J. A. Whitman's
V' waroroomB....
Wo nhoo horHoa with shoos that
lit ana ue nail that don't prlok,
Wo ilo plow work that Is sntU
laotory In ovory Instauoo
Wo manufaoturo wagons and
buRRlos wood shop In oonnou
tion Market St. ferry, S.F., Cal.
Klondyke Specials
Folding Itookors (ask for circular) 10, 12
YukonFoldlng Stovos (now) O.OO, J7.50
x ukoii uamp oiovon, uosi. . .o.io, fn.w
Largo Fur Sleoplng Blankots,.. . . . 112.00
Evaporated potntoos, wnrrantod ,to tlio
tradn. Onnnod fruits and moats of bust
quality, Hoavy wonrlng apparol. Bond
lur piiinpinoi on iiiu jviuuuyau nuu.
A new olmrohi to ooat In (lio )uili:lv
liorhood of 17000 Is to biv built on tlio
property now ocouplod by tit. 1'aul'n
Kplsuopnl clmrcb, Oakland.
Wilson y
J. BEEK & CO.,
"""""I Hardware, Iron and Steel,
Stoves, Tihcuatfe
Guns, Hmriiunition, ffi
Paints, Oils
I
RATES PROn...'
l to t VHR DAV
V...
Medford.
The Naeh Is one of too most popular hotel In Southern
Oregon, and no pains are spared for the oomfort and
accommodation of kuobUi. .Everything about the bouse
Free Sample Rooms
THE HOTEL BAR is always supplied with the ery
best brands of wines, liquors and clears ....
SOME PEOPLE
Don't qulto understand how it is that I am
tniiny (armors' horses with now
HARNESS, s FALL-
Well, tho secret Is easily puossod evory horse owner wants
a first-class article in harness, saddles, etc., and that is just
what thoy find at my storo. Repairing promptly done....
J. Q. TAYLOR, Medford,
Union Lively Stables...
: COMPTON & TERRILL, Prop'rs
Having lately purohasod this popular stable wo are now pre
pared to furnish firat-olass rigs and safo and fast driving
horaoB at reasonable rates. Horses boarded ....
Commercial I . Travelers . Rigs . a . Specialty
JflCKSOIIVILLE inflBBLE WORKS
J. O. WHIPP, Propr.
Ooes General Contracting in all
GRANITE AND MARBLE WORKS.
Jacksonville,
QQjj'T LET
That I have the largost and best seleotod stock of furniture,
oarpota, wall paper and window shades to bo found in South
ern Oregon ... . H .
Escape Your Attention..
, If you are a prospective
the hlgest In grade and
in connection
FRANK W. WAIT
... STONE YARD
Genoral oontraotlng In all linos of stone
Cemetery Work
a Specialty ...
All kinds of nmrblo and granite monuments
ordered dlroot from tho quary... ; ;
Yard on O stroot-l . ' bh
Oommorlolal Hotol Blook
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Fresorirttons
1 Mala StTMi
and Glass.
MEDFORD, OREGON
I. L. HAfllLTON
...PH0PRJICTO4I ...
Oregon
mmmmm
"STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS
hob qommmkcial mkn
ID
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fitting out so
o
Oregon ...
Lines.
CEMETERY WORK A. SPECIALTY
v--' . Oregon. .
THE FACT'
purohasor you will find my goods
the lowest in price. . Undertaking
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.1. A. WEBB
work.
"MEDFORD,' OREGON
THE
MORTAR
DUG STOE,
; f G. H. RASKINS, 1'iop'r.
HA. ANVTHINA tN THt AtN. OP . ;
BUttwJo D!UR"' Pn,out Moilk-lnes,
PAINTS NO OILS.
Tobftccoofl.OIWM.Perfnmpry, Toilet Articles mat
lnaa DRUG 8T0HH .
twrrvi.iiuiu i.iinL ! niirririi in n. iii'aii.
Oarefullv ,!" Oorapoundod,
MAdzord Oregon.
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
'M , , . ,
HAPPENINGS
Of TH6 PAST PEW
DAYS
PROM ALL QUAftTERS.
akara of Chtaaa. M a StHko Trl4
"V.'BUIl a 'VlaalM A MrltLh 6Hu
aaador la' DlaraM A Oklea. wife.
Mr4.rar Miut Bug. .; - i
Chile ia preparing for war with Ar
lentlna. '
1 The Masonic Mutual Benefit society'
f Indiana has assigned. , ' ' ;
IA ourfow ordinance ,bas: gone into
sflect In Indlanoplla, ' ,
The island of Jamaica has been do
tlared free from yellow fevor.
' The National Fish.rv congress was
In session at Tampa, Fla., last week.
' General Nathan Kimball, famed as a
fighting general in the Mexican and
Civil wars, died at Ogden, Utah, last
Friday. ,. . , , ,; ,,
The National Cash Register company
has commenced suit against Qeorge P.
Malley of Cincinnati for infringmsnt of
paten te. , :.
George J. Gould, the millionaire,
earned $2 a few days ago by serving on
the United States graud jury at Tren
ton, N. J. , ,..
' The National Guard of Missouri will
collect monoy to aid in relieving the
suffering in Cuba.
' French manufacturers want increas
ed tariff protection against the com
petition of Americans. '
There ' were several bread riots in
Italy last week. It was with great
difficulty that the military and police
quieted the rioters.
Charles Lachnor of Washington shot
and seriously wounded his wife and
then shot himself. , His mind was
wrecked through drink.
Exports to America from North Ger
many showed a falling off during the
last quurtor of $3,331,813. The decrease
was principally in sugar.
The Northwestern Lumbermen's As
sociation haa elected John D. Young of
Fairmount, Milan., president. . .
Acting Attorney-General Richards
has decided that the president has the
power to prevent the landing of foreign
cables on United States territory. .
The directors of the Pullman Palace
Car company of New York, have de
clared the regular quarterly dividend
of two per cent, payable February 15.
- Political exiles of Ecuador are gath
ering . their forces on the Peruvian
frontier and preparing to invade and
overthrow the government of Ecuador.
The appellaute court of New York
has affirmed the right of the Salvation
Army to hold street meetings with
cornet music, in the streets of Green
port, L. I.
Fifty ' persons were killed - and 18
wounded by an explosion of gas in one
of the mines of the Donesater company
in the Tagonrog district, on the north
shore of the sea of Azov. . ( , )
Alarming news lias been received
concerning the fishermen residing in
villages along the ; western shore' of
Halifax county, N. S. Many of them
aro starving.
At a joint meeting of the' four dist
rict coal miners' unions held at Lafay
ette a schedule of prices was adopted.
All the men in all the mines extending
to the country banks have been ordered
out ., ; ;. . ;, , . . jr i
A class fight which ended in a bloody
riot took place among the students of
Franklin collego, the Baptist institu
tion of Indiana. V Hoails were broken,
faces out and blood flowed freely.
" The Metropolitan Iron and Land com
pany, operating the Norris group of
mines In'Mlchigan and employing 1000'
men, has announced a raise in wages
to go into effect February 1. -1 : i . .-
A section of the floor at the Cudahy
Packing company's plant at Omaha fell.
J. Novlak was killed and Chris Mont-.
gomery , and Mike O'Day wore badly
hurt. ,.
Minister RocklilU, at Athens, has
forwarded to tho department of state
an appeal of the Society of Greek Wo
men for tho return of the fugitive
Thessnlians to thoir homos.
In the criminal court of Kansas Ol'y
(Mo.) Judgo Woll'ord sustnined the de
cision finding. Mrs. A. Balrd, a leading
-Christian scientist, $50 and costs for
failing to report a case of diphtheria.
' Edward Duff,, at New Haven (Conn.)
aged 40, shot and killod his wife and
mothor-in-law, Marjr Maher, at; their
homo, after vainly trying to induce his
wifo tq live with him again, i . :.r . ,..
John McGowon, a young toaoher ' of
the Oauble school, in the northern por
tion of Alexander county, III., has died
from injurios reooi ved inflicted by two
pupils who waylaid and beat him be
canso tboy wore chastinod. .: ' 1 ' ;l' I
, Frank B, Johnson, managing agont,
and W. H. Johnson, enshior of the
dufuiict Midland Stato bunk of Omaha,
havo boon arrestod on a charge ol
fraudulent bankinj;. A warrant is out
for C. A. Sliarp, president of tho bank.
More I hull 30 unfaithful omployos of
tho Adams Express company of New
York, it is said recently succoodod In
stealing between 112000 and 11000 of
money for goods delivered C O. D, and
alleged to havo been oither mislaid or
lost.
I AT THB NATION'S CAPITOL.
Bfrief Mala. tanli Ika UoIdij of h.
I Vlflf-rnh sIob t Cngr. , .
The lmmlgrarn bill, whlob has just
passed the senate, will 'be pressed In
ib4koui' 'i''-i'-''i '.".' ti f, fi-riM
Barlow has introduced billStbatis
intended to keep fruit paefjfrom being
brought into the country.' " ' ' ;
' The first, official receptlon'of the' prea
tnt admliilhfi'utionf wa giv.a at tfc.
White lniuw ope evening laat week. .
Senator White haa introduced in the
lenate a bill' granting the right f
way over- public lands foe : tramways
ind aqueducts. - ', : '-irrwin c.) f.;- ;
The bouse " of representatives - of
Iowa,' has paused a joint resolution ln-
tructing United States Senator AIU
on and Gear to vote for the Hawaiian
inaexatlon treaty.' ,;
'Senator Frye was authorised by the
senate committee' on commerce to re
port the bill, for the construction of
eight new revenue casters. .
Senator Galllnger, from the senate
on public health, 'reported favorably
te the senate the bill authorising an
Investigation of leprosy .in the United
States.' t . .
Assistant Secretary Vanderllp 1 has
decided to require inspectors of hulls
and their aasistaols and inspectors of
boiler and their assistants to pass a
civil service examination; J
A favorable report has been made by
the house tinterstateand commerce
committeelfor the purchase or con
struction of a revenue cutter ser
vice on the Yukon river in Alaska. '
' The fate of the territories now press
ing forward for statehood baa been al
ready practically settled, and unless
the unexpected happens, there will be
no territorial legislation at this session.
The senate has confirmed the nomin
ation of : Joseph McKenna of Califor
nia to be associate justice ; of the su
preme court of tbe United States; John
S. Maybugh to be Indian agentj at the
Western bhohone agency, Siev.
The committee on. interstate , and
foreign commerce haa recommended a
favorable report upon the South wick
bill ; prohibiting : prison-made goods
from being taken from the state in
hich they are manufactured and
offered for sale. '.
" Senator Teller has introduced a bill
in! the senate regulating interstate
traffic in wild game, and making it
unlawful for any railroad company or
other common carrier to ship' game
from one state to another contrary to
the laws of the state from which ship
pod. .' ,U , .... ..
President Gompers and Vice-Presi
dent Duncan of the American Federa
tion of Labor, with a delegation of
other labor representatives, had' a
hearing before the house labor commit
tee on the proposed legislation lor the
execution of the eight-hour la w to in
clude all government work done by
sub-contractors, as well as that done
directly by the government.
LOOKS MUCH LIKE WAR.
Flaata of the Ear.pB' Fowara 0ther-
img la Cidawaa Water.
' The Oriental situation ia again being
stirred up, and rumors of war . are
thicker than ever. The latest move
ments reported are: Japan! hasfsent a
fleet of nine - warships toj.Chinese
waters. " Russia' has established two
new army corps on the German and
Austrian frontiers at Vilna and Kieff.
England has declared that all Chinese
porta open to one country must
be opened Vto 'i all, and., intimates
that Bhe will liavq it so if she
must go to. war. ; British ships of war
are being sent to China from Brit
ish Columbia. Britain has decided to
add 7000 men; to her navy. .Germany
claims Kiaochau, China, now belongs
to her and she will brook'- in interfer
ence in her management of thejport.
Germany or England twill ' have to
abandon the nosition they have taken
in order to avoid grave results. France
has ordered two more vessels to leave
for the far East Russia is vigorously
opposing England at Peking.
There is a growing demand In the
fast for California olives. .'
SL Helena, Cal., is Infested with
hard characters and tramps.
A committee has been appointed to
investigate tho. alleged attempts to
bribe Representative Otis of tbe Ohio
legislature to vote for, Marcus , A.
Hanna for senator. ;!'; i , Eu'
i James E. Borry, the so-called "mil
lionaire tramp," died at Paducab; Ky.,
died a few days ago from the effects of
a fall rocoiyed two. weeks previous. (
The United States supreme court
has handed down an opinion to the
offoct that heirs. of a man who commits
suicide cannot recover an insurance
'policy. .'.: '., V-..?.;.,; I', ; 'I ,. l .:.!.
.Tliellgbvernmont of Brazil has 1 de
clarod its ploasnro at. the appointment
of Charles Pago Bryan 'as' tlie United
Btatos minister to Brazil. '
James J. Hill of tho Groat Northern
railroad is to give Hnmllne uuiverslty
$20,000, and Mends of tho institution
will raiso 13,000 to llftithe debt.
Tho controversy ovor the use of fire
proof wood In'thu navy lias.becn sottlcd
by Secretary Long ordering the uso of
wood in all Interior parts of vessels
under construction.
PACIFIC COAST NEWS;
THe CREAM OF THE WEEK'S NEWS
! PICKED FROM THE DISPATCHES.
Maadar a' Skl giri-nM.
'" W XMaalad-aiM.
, ' Braikar Aa ' llaaaaa Maa'a DaaaV
. lM Aaaailaa Sekaai Baraa.
I,, .-- - . --'.
'August NlCkerson, a sailor, died re
srntly at Port townsend after living 11
aye with s broken neck.
The board of supervisors of Tuo
lumne county,. Cal., has accepted plans
lor a new courthouse to be built at
Bonora.. -' ' ,' ' '" ' '. ''.."" "
Rudolph Bollinger, 'a young rancher
sf San Joaquin county, Cal., fell from
a windmill and received injuries that
caused his death. ... . . .. .'.
The Ventura (Cal.) Land and Power
company's incandescent light and ice
plants were destroyed! by fire a few
days ' ago, leaving Ventura without
lighting facilities. .''. . ,
' Mrs. John. Hess of Tracy, Cat, shot
herself in the mouth wlth. a revolver
and. inflicted, a . wound, that proved
fatal, The deed was supposed to hare
been committed during a fit of insanity.
.. The British government ordered twe
warships to leave Vancouver last week
and proceed , with all haste to the
Orient Other vessels have beea
ordered to sail on short .notice. .,
Julian E. Epping, recently convicted
in the United States court of conspiracy
to rob tbe registry department of the
Portland post office, was sentenced to
pay a fine of (1000 and serve one day
In the county jail. .' ' !,
C W. Rnssel, a market hunter of. j
Fresno, Cal., while driving through
the .country in an intoxicated condi-
tion was thrown from his cart into a
ditch, and in falling his head sunk into
the mud, and as he was too drnnk to
get up he suffocated. : .. . - ;
8t Helena, Cal., is to1 have an ex-,
perimental agricultural station to be
put in operation by the University of
California. Three acres of land have
been leased for the purpose about one -mile
northwest of town. ,
Judge E. B. Hall, one of the found
ers of the State of West Virginia and
for the past 20 years a resident and
prominent attorney of Southern Cali
fornia, died at Santa Barbara a few
days tLZO- . ...
The town of Randsburg. Cal., was
almost entirely destroyed by fire last ;
week, only a lodging house and 'a few
cabins escaping the flames. A strong
wind was blowing and the fire depart
ment could not cope with the fire. Tho '
loss will reach $50,000." '"'.'
A west-bound overland train on the
Central . Pacific road was wrecked a
mile east of Colfax, Cal., one day last
week, by the. rails spreading.. Engineer
D. Z. Hackett was scalded to death
and Fireman Lightner was killed by
being crushed under the engine ':, Four
others were seriously injured. ,
Several Indians of Wallula, Wash.,
called at' the farm , house of W. F. de
Lops hear there and told him if be did
not vacate , the premises they would
burn his house and commit other depre- .
dations. De Long grabbed a 'gun and
killed one Indian and wounded anoth
er. ' The others disappeared before ha
could shoot again. ,
; The Pico Heights (Loa Angeles)
school house, an eight-room structure)
of .wood, caught fire, and in less than
half an hour was completely burned.
The 300 pupils in the building when .
the fire .started were . marched out in
good order, with nO panic or fear, and
not one of them was injured. The loss
is between 8000ahd S10,000. The
origin of the Are la unknown... ' ;.i '
' While " in a' fit of insanity : Georgo .
Bradjr set fire. to the residence of N. L.
Smith, his employer, near Mojave, Cal.
The building and contents were des
troyed;" Brady' was caught by Borne
falling timbers and pinned to the
ground. Both legs were badly burned
and when rescued he was a raving
maniac. ,. ; ,
William A. Chirk, an employe of tho
Southern . Pacific railroad, company, 1
residing at St Helena, Cal., : was shot
dead early one morning last week from
ambush, and George Clark, his brother," -has
been arrested on suspicion of being
the. murderer. Evidence- is strong,
against the. arrested man. Two
attempts to kill Clark by poisoning
were recently made. ... ; :t-.. .;ii-'.::'-i,,...
The., books and accounts of the Yo
semito Valley Commission, as kept by
General John F. Sheeha'n, who, up to.
January 1st, was secretary and treas
urer of that, body, are,, to be officially
investigated.' No formal charge has
yet been preferred, but Commissioner
W.. W. Foote has called" the attention
of Commissioners Clinch and Giveha
to certain allogud irregularities In the.
accounts of the retired secretary ,. and. .
tho three will hold a conference pre
liminary to the calling-of a special :
mouling of the commission. .
Buoklen's Arnica Salve. -. '
' Tho best salve In the world for outs
bruises? 9ores, ulocrs, salt rheum, fovor
sovob, tettor, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skiq eruptions, and posi
tively ouros piles, or no pay ' required. '
It is guaranteed to give, perfect satis
faction or money refunded. Prloe 26o
per box. For sate by Chat. Strang :