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Oregon City Enterprise. SCHEDULES OF TIME fiOUTHKUN 1'ACIKIU RAILWAY MONTH SOUND, 'llleriil Kmrn.a (tliriiuiili) irg UiokI (way lUlloin) iuiitu mil) no. Hiwnimrif l.ool (way latlnnii) California (lliruuifli) l.mi p. iu. 9:77 a. tn fl:Ulp. m POSTAL H(!IIH'UI,K. Y SOUTIISaN r( iriO HAII.KOAD, Mull oIimm lolni North, 1:00 p.m. lllol"uin'iliii Hoitlli.V U. m. na i Vii p. in. M I i1ilnhini ln'tn North 7 mi i m 1 l&i.m, aUliduiiluiiUd (rum Sowli iMOa.ni., l.0p, m. v rr aim slsotsio una. Mull ! lor t'urtl.nd ai.d t)iiirlLulln BOlMll, I7UOOII, miu w i. in, Mullalo-ii (or Miluk ouljr, l:(S a. m.. I 48 p. in. Mail nlvss (rum foitUnd, 11:80 a. in. and 4:1ft p. iu, 11)1 HOl'TM. Orpiou CltjrloKly.t'unn, Mtillrio, Liberal and Mulalla leavvi al li tu. and arrlfea alii in. dally. OrKiin Oily to Itnuvnr Crack, Mink, Clark. Meadow llrwa, I'nluii Ullla, mid Culuni,leae I t . Ml. Monday, WedniwUy mid rridajr, ud return mi IiiIIiiwIiik dava t 4 Hi p. m Drrjnn Cllr to Vliil, laii nd Kedland lwi Orrgnii City MuiuUy, Wednesday end VrliUyat l.uu p. m., leaving V lull miu dy I 7:11 m. (ruiii Clly lo Willamette, Hm(T..r I and Wil.oiKtlle, itrrlvus at lu.WJ a. mi. aiidWava at II tu a. in. ilauy. Ovtirral iiuliwry window la opn nn miliar from lutu II a. in. AH ltu-r Unippwl mi'i itia Ixn al ilia iiiiur la piumptly ael ulT MuU'ley, aa mi ulhai dr. All Kaalxrn mall thai Is delayed an I Mia to arrive uu Ml a. in., a. I'. lilu will O-lue uu U o'elock or Itiaiwuic oar, HIi.UMK'ITK tklAM ICY. iirxioK sattiua wilumitti mix S.ffl a m. a ara. m. R:iu " 7 " 9 au ' a no " 10 uu " w " 11 10 " 1:116 p.m. U iu ' J.l " Mo p.m. 4 " HI ' IU " I l 6 . t iu 1 a. " 7:15 " " .lu Sunday Bare leave every hour until t o'clock p.m. Iu vflwl oil and aliar January 5, I "A C, A, etll.l.r.K, mirr. FRIDAY, FKUKUAKY 11, 181(8. IU11.HOAD Won.. Tbe Albany Her ald saya tliat work on the Oretton Con tra! A Kaalein railroad from Yaipiina bay into Kaatern Oregon will Iwjjln parly in the spring. The road will be hnilt to finale river, near Ontario, in Malheur county, along the route originally pro posed by the old Oregon l'ariflo Com. pany ; also the construction of a brunch line from a oiiit near 1'rlnovllle touth ward tbrungb Lake and other sotilbeast ern counties to the California line. The plans of the company, it la understood will berratter be extended to cover the constrtirtlon of a line between 1'rlneville and l'endleton, and also a line from aome point near Albany to connect with Aatorla. CoNDt'iToH I'homotku. Jack McUtilre, the genial K, I. conductor, who lor some time hea Ik-cm on the overland run out of 1'ortland, hat tMen promoted and hln many friend will rejoice In hla prefer miint. He made hlalnut trip on Friday and on the follow inn duy aaaumed i lmrvo of the Aatorla and Columbia liivcr road in the capacity of iierintcndcnt. Mr. Mcliuire liita been a taiiroudur dor Iiik all hie mature ycara. He wna euper Intemient of the nurruw ((iiiie aVHteme of the Willamette Valley when they were acquired by the 8. P. and then be came aaaiatant aiiNirititi)ndunt of the line In Oictfiin. When huainuaa Wamo bud and that cilice aa alioliahed he tixik a conductor' run, and now he ia attain aiipuriiittindunt. He will be a competent and accommodatinu ofllcial. ,8omk Anvica To run a newspajter Viiiliotit occHHlonally publiahliitf an Item that ia inexact or ((ivlng ollenae, re market an exchanttu, is like ruuniiiK a railroad without Imvinif uucldenta or amaMhupi, It can't m ilnnn. No man on eartli In ao much imioHuil tiioii aa tho editor of a nnwnpapcr. I'iihIioiI with work continually, he mut ruly on aeoond and third pnrtiua for Inlorination an to tho events that tranaplro. Frequently atalementa are recioved from reliable peo pie, but which are itiliHeipiently din covered to be without foundation. If, therefore, kind reader you find yourself afr,rloved by aome atutement in your home paper, keep the fact tu your own mind. Do not fly off the handlo, but go to the editor and auk for a correction, and take our word for it, nine caaea out of ton, if your carta is a just one, you will bo received politely and the correction made with pleasure. Good Dkmand fob Laiiok. The hun dreds of men going to Alaska from all parts of Oregon will cnuso watres to be good here the coming summer, In fact the demand for laborer will probably exceed the supply, especially as the harvest season draws near. The Alas kan rush will work to the advantage of both the farmer and the wage-earner, in that the farmer will trut hotter prices lor his products which will cuublo him to pay better wsges for labor. Should, however, the future of Alsska not prove whnt Is expected and a reaction set in, Oregon's supply ol laborers would greatly exceed the demnnd and the crash would prove serious. Lot us hope this will not come lo puss, and that the gold fields of the far north will furnish employment for the thousands that will seek fortunes there. Bankrupt We offer for sale our entire stock of groceries and fixtures at less than wholesale prices. If you want to lay in a supply now is your timo to buy yourself rich. Ail goods sold at private salo for cash only. E. F-. Williams, the grocer; T. F. ltyan, absignoe. What Tim IVm Nxien. Restaurants and lodging house have been established In New York and London at which au commodutlons are provided at the low est cash cost. The New York palace for the poor oxlond its hospitality to the thrifty as well as to tho impoverished. The London restaurant Is less broad In its scope, but no less rigid in lis econ omy. The proprietor proposes to sink $500,000, If need be, in demonstrating hi ability to serve a substantial meal for 8 cents. While there Is more phil anthropy than business In these schemes, one cannot but ask the question If more good would not como to the poor by en abling them to earn more than 8 cents with which to procure a meal than in competing with bulging keeper and res taurants who are trying to earn a Hying by providing lodgings and serving meal at a little higher price theu the aemi charitable Institutions establish. When one man ha to pay interest on his capi tal and another can spare from his abun dance the capital needed, the former can see only bankruptcy in tho end. The fact that the millionaire's motive was charitable, anil the fact that the poor prollted by his IHniralily, doe not im pair the force of his t-nterprlse In what should be the fluid of legitimate compe tition. Whnt the poor need I not cheier living, but greater earning ability. Judgnico To' I'lulntlfT. Attorney Hedge & Urifllih were In I'ortland last (Saturday a counsel for the plaintiff In tho suit of W. T. Allen against James Lyons, A L. Haker and II. H. Htone, to recover 10O0on a nolo, and Judge Hear Instructed the Jury lo return a verdict In (avor of the plaintiff The note was executed July 18, 1H!)5. payable In one year, and Interest to July, 1800, amounting to $100, was paid, Lyon In his answer, alleged that be alone was responsible for the payment of the note. Htone and Dakar set up that when the note became due, the plaintiff ex tended the time of payment without their knowledge, and that they were only sureties, and but for one year, and were not liable on the extension. They futher alleged that when the note was due, Lyons was able to pay It, and if pay ment had boon urged he could have been made to pay, but since and during the timi of the extension he bad become fin ancially embarrassed, so that he cannot liquidate. The plaintiff's contention was that the allegud extension carried with it no valuable consideration and therefore wus of no force and effect, uion which point the court Instructed the Jury. 8end the Kkthhi-hisx to your friend in the Fast and thus give him an Idea of what I going on In Clackamas county, It may Induce him to locate with us. EABLY HI1T0KY. WHO THE DISTURBERS ARE The following remarks woro niarlo at Portland last week before tho mate lenguo by loaders of the alleged factions in Oregon, which demonstrates who tho-diHturlxirs aro beyond any doubt. Contrast the sentiment exprcsHud by McCamant and McGinn with that of Cake and Fulton: Mr. Dunlway, at 3 o'clock, asked if any word bad been received from the committee, and being answered In the negative, suggested that it be the sense of the convention that the committee on credential be discharged, and the con vention pass Itself on the credentials of the members. Wallace MjCamaiil In view of the fact that the com nittee on credential had refused to obey the mandate of the convention, I move that a new commitee on credentials be appolnled.coiiRUtlng of J. W. Ilobbs.of Yamhill. auti Mitchell; F. J. Taylor, of Clatsop, Mitchell repub lican; 8. D. Aiken, of Lane, anti- Mitchell, and Kolert Mays, of Wasco, Mitchell republican. I move that these men be appointed to act with the secre tary and do tlielr duty a a committee. Henry Mctlinn I listened with a great deal of kind feeling to ' the words from the chair this morning. The chair said that this meeting of republican clubs waa Intended to re unite the republican party In this great state of ours; that we were assembled here for the sole purpose of reaffirming the principles of the repub lican party, as they were announced in the St. Louis platform, so thut it might I hi known by the republicans of the en tire nation that the republicans of Ore gon were entirely In accord with the sen timents of the republican party of this nation. Hut how does this expression, coming from him, of a desire upon the part of the republicans ot Oregon to see a re-united party, harmonise with bis appointment on the committee of cre dentials of men alio are known to tie bluck-leg and who are known to be scoundrels. 1 do not moan to impugn our chairman for one moment. I have known him for years. We were at the bar of the supremo court of the state of Oregon at the same time to be admitted to the legal profession. I know bis ability as a lawyer and I know his Integrity as a man, but I cannot believe that the ap pointments be bus made of a man as a member of this committee of a man who Is known to be without character, who 1 known to have doue nothing in this community for a long time but traf fic In politics I sm certainly compelled to say that I cannot agree with the chair, that I cannot agree with bis advisors, in selecting this man on the credentials committee to represent this county. II. M. Cake Such proKsed action meets with my hearty condemnation. I do not see why the committee appointed by the presldentcannot perfoim its duty. (Jumping on a chair) I am a republican. When I look upon this great aggregation, I feel certain that good-will will prevail. There should be no factional fight, and the action of our president should not be Impeached. C. W. Fulton It seems to me that it is about time that we stop this wrangling, this talking about faction, and turn our faces to the front and look at the enemy there. I never expected to hear in a re publican convention what J, have heard here today proposals to nominate a committee from this faction and that faction. Gentlemen, when the republi can party shall have a single person aa its champion, then I am willing to admit that it la but an aggregation, a congrega tion, of factions. It will then have lost Its usefulness, it will have lost its place In history and I shall feel that duty does not call me to its ranks any longer, Gentlemen of the convention, can we not rise above this feeling, this factional feeling, this personal fueling? I say that there is no one man that represents the republican party, either in I'ortland or elsewhere. Generations shall come and go, with their individuals, but the eternal principles for which the republi can party stands will live forever. I want to see the republican party of the state of Oregon rise above all feelings of this character. I want the republican party to remember, I want the republi cans of Oregon to not forget, that they stand for principles and not for men Now, gentlemen of the convention, let us not hear the voice of faction lifted aloft here again. I believe that the peo ple of the state of Oregon will rise up with one voice and say, 'Down with fac tions I We stand for principle.' Let ns all get under one banner, not the dirty flag of any faction. I cannot march un dor the (big of any faction ; it is not clean enough. There are but two flags under which I can march. The first is the grandest and noblest of all that floats on the breezes of the air, which is the Stars and Stripes. And there is but one other flag beneath which I can march, which is the flag of the whole republican party. A Puisunicb or Ability . The Lane county jail now posesees three occupants, says the Eugene Register. One of these occupants possesses extraordinary ability in the lino of the art of painting, frescoing and decorative work. The man, who 1b in Jail on a trivial charge, owes bis downfall to the opium and morphine habits. He is master of the pen and passe away bis time In his iron cage doing sketch work. Two of his pieces lie before the writer and bear evidence to his skill. The lettering is perfect and the decorative work, in colors, Is artistic. Tho man is a stranger to this city, but claims to be trying to overcome hie evil habits, and will endeayor to apply him self to his trade as soon as released from prison. The Modern Way Commends itself to tho well-informed, to do pleasantly and effectually what was formerly done in the crudest manner and disagreeably as well. To cleanse the system and break up colds, headaches and fevers without unpleasant after ef fects use the delightful liquid laxatiye remedy, Syrup of Figs. Manufactured by California Fig Syrup Co. Tlmt. latne Park enn be rtire With Dr. MUea' NLUVii PLA8IEB. OnljJBc Altoua Time Table. O. O. T. Co's. Steamer Altona leaves Portland for Salem and way landings daily at 6:45 a. m. Leaves Oregon City for Salem at 8 a. m. Returning to Port land about 3 p. m. Pioneer Judge In Oregon Judge Without Admission to the liar. (one to Skagnuy. The rush to Alaska continues and Ore gon City furnishes a good share of those whom it takes to make up the thousands that are going north in quest of fortune. The steamer Elder sailed from Portland last Saturday night with a full cargo ot freight and passengers, including the government relief expedition. The fol lowing persons lrom Oregon City were passengers on the Elder : L. 11. Dool it tie, George Redaway, I. L. Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. George Bittner, Harry Allen, George Batdorf, L. Batdorf, James Cox, W. Arthur, II. II, Eastman, George Tucker, D. E. Henderson. The last trip of the Oregon took about the same number from this city. What pleasure is there in life with a headache, constipation and biliousness? Thousands experience them who could become perfectly healthy by using DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the famous little pills. Geo. A. Harding. John T. Morgan, of Idaho, after prac ticing in the courts of that state for many years and acting as judge for six years, was only recently admitted to the bar. The Incident attracted a great deal of at tention at the time, his case being gener ally referred to by newspapers as an ex ceptional one. J. II. Upton, ofLanglois, Or., writes to the Oregonlan to say that there have been many similar cases In Oregon, a number ot well-known men having acted as Judges without having been admitted to the bar. At such Mr. Upton names Wm. J. Bryant, Peter G. Burnett, Geo. II. Williamt (not admit ted until 1883), P. P. Prim, 0. J. Mc Fadden L. L. McArtbur, B. F. Bonham, Judge Olmstead, Orvllle Piatt, William Strong, John Kelsay, A. J. Thayer. The four last named had been circuit Judges of the second Judicial district, and were at the same time Justices of the supreme court of Oregon, being elected a such. The statement that these men had not been admitted lo the bar it tech nically correct and might be taken as a reflection upon their standing as attor neys, but It ought to be viewed in that light. Under the law a it existed at one time in Oregon, attorneys were, upon satisfactory exmination, admitted to prac tice in a certain circuit by the Judge of that circuit or district, and according to the custom, at least, were allowed to practice before the supreme court. All these men referred to by Mr. Upton had been admitted to practice in the court cir cuit, in which tbey bad applied for such privilege. Upon application to the su preme court and presentation of bis cer tificate from the circuit Judge the attor ney was admitted without further ex amination to all the privileges of the state bar. Therefore the application to the supreme court was, in early times, merely a matter of form, and it is not surprising that many attorneys dis regarded that step in their progress to ward the summit of judicial fame. Items la TIU Draining. There are two extreme in tile drain ing. The beginner is apt to think tile drains are only needed where water stands ou the surface iu hollows and boa to be drawn off, bnt when this ia done it leave the soil in these hollows so much dryer and better fitted for crop ping that the farmer sees that even the uplands, that bad been supposed dry enough, need draining also. Usually the first drains are put in too shallow. That, if continued, means a large, use less expenditure for tile. Nowhere should nnderdraina be dug lea than I feet deep. They will then drain perfectly I to 1! rods on each tide of tbt onderdrain. The soil will bold ao much more water with a deep drain that it will not require larger tize than will shallow one. American Culti tor. I Tor kxfr ELY'S CREAM BALM laapoaltiTCenre, Apply Into the nostril. It is quickly atworbed. M am u at Pnnrclit or bjr mall ; sample 10c by mall. KLV DIlOTlltUS, M V amo bu, ftaW ioik til, Young, FuegJ, Unfiled Is the new year. Our stock is like this youngster. No dust in our tea, no specks on our fruit, no "bad eggs" in our stock anywhere. We gursntee every thing to be the best of its kind. The grade of goods that no new year is ashamed to stand sponsor for. Call and leave your order and look things over. A. ROBERTSON. The 7th St. Crocer. IAJIII1M 1SI.1..A.. BSII F M William 9 rviui ic y t-nia lias no equal in diseases of thef Kidneys aLd Urinary organs. Have vou neirlected vour Kidneva? Have T C vou overworked vour nervous rvs- W you overworked your nervous sys- a T rains in the loins, side. back, oroins M 1 1.1.. ,1 1 A II . il 1 1 T m uuu uiuuuurr uuva you a uuouy air k pearance of the face, especially r under the eyes? Too frequent de-M A Him TlnKQ 11 lill a 9 V ! 1 H r. 1 I."!;lt.OO 1 Pills will import new life to the dis- a? eaaed organs, tone up the system ) and muke a new man of you. By mail 60 cents per box. w i, illunii airo. lo., rrops., Cleveland, O. w w w w -V For sale by C. G. Huntley. KLONDIKE SUPPLIES ...Send for Klondike Catalogue Free... If you are going to Klondike or even thinking about it, we invite you to call and inspect our immense Btock. We have an entire floor, 100x75 feet, devoted exclusively to Klondike supplies, where you will find fuels. Mactos, For Im, Gloves, Underwear, Shoes, Tents, Sweaters, Rubber Goods, Etc., Groceries and Provisions. of all kinds at lowest prices. We pack and deliver everything free of charge at the wharf either in Portland, Tacoma or Seattle. IUI0YER CLOTHING CO. BEN SELLINC, Manager. 3rd and Oak Sts. Portland. Sl.00 -the- $1.00 Weekly IfwTejj OceaN. 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ISOO per year tiie best of tnelr kind a The Marketing Point OF CLACKAMAS COUNTY The factory towns of the East are notei for affording the best market to the neigh boring farmers and gardeners in proportion to the population of any of the towns in that section. The reason for this is that the people of these towns have a fixed in come upon which they can always depend, and, as a consequence, they are liberal buy ers, paying cash for all their purchases. As the Great Manufacturing Center of the Pacific Coast OREGON CITY Is Coming to be One of the Bet Marketing Town in the Stat This is proven every day by the numbe of farmers, who are to be seen on its strert selling their produce, who, until just t.l last few years, sought the markets of otuf towns. The system of macadamized roac that is being built into all parts of Clacl amas county, will enable all the people this county to share in the profitable ma ket that Oregon City affords. If, as it , sure to do, the demands of Oregon City it crease in the next five years as it has in tl. past five years, this city will rank next t Portland as a market place for . THE PRODUCE of the Farmer