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DENTIST.
litis? purchased the office .and fixtures of
tki lato deceased W V Henderson, I am
w prepared to do anything in the line of
lifttiitrj- in the above aald o ffiee.
and bridge work a a stclalty.
f 8 LUCKEY,
deb, Watchee, Chaina, Jew
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.impairing promptly di me.
at All work warranted
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PHYSICIAN A ND SURGEON.
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ATTORNEY at uw.
8 f"! "tBtlo' to colleclio na and matters in
rotu Money to loan o n real eitaU.
!g AC Woodcock.
W K CHESHIRE, 1C, D.
W1YSICIAN AND SURGEON,
To Mr. anh Mhh. Jas. Horn:
The Lane County Volunteers ahw-
clatlon wish tn extend to you their
sincere oympullil e iu tills hour of
renewal of the DMSJa of diStlWS at your
grmt bereavement in the loss of your
son, Charles A. Horn. The low or
yon rson just at the beginning of a une
ful career is Irreparable. But while we
Malta the great eaorlflce you have
been called uuon to endure in the
giving of your linble "on for a great
caue In a diaUalil land, ho also we
rejoice with you that hi earthly l
mains have lieen returned to you to b-
teuaerly depotiited where loving hands
may show their devotion. We trust
the bereaved parents and relative, will
be comforted by the knowledge that
the sacrifice has been made for a noble
cause, and that the nation's gratitude
has prompted this return to loved ones
for final d i-posal.
Oko. O. Yoran,
Geo. A. Park,
B. K. Lawsom,
Committee.
Died Hear Crow.
Mrs. Robert Logan died at ber home
uear Crow February 9. (She was only
sick a few mi nut.-, and ber death was
a shock to the entire neighborhood.
Hhe was highly respected and tbote
who knew her beet loved her most. At
tbe time of her death she was aged 64
years, 4 months and 23 days. Hhe was
laid to rest in the Gates cemetery.
Funeral servlees were eouducted by
Elmer Jordan. She leaves an aged
husband and six children, as follows
Mrs Hattle Wyatt and Willis Logan :
of Eastern Oregon; Riley Logan, ot
Renton county, Oregon, Mrs Joe Gates,
Mrs Frank Cranshaw, and .Lee Logan
of this county.
A Friend.
i Blds.
Eugene, Oregon.
ALL SITTINGS.
.J',"tln(!ior orders must be made before
2y" it, as we yacate our present iiuejtora for
"non that date.
HI bills payable and receivable at once.
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Dally Guard, Fob 13
Hoi's Bold. W. P. Cheshire today
sold to Horst Bros., E. C. Smith,
agent, his crop of hops, 202 bale.
Terms, private.
LANE COUNTY BANK
.Eeiabl.ebett.in I88S.,
EUGENE,
OREGON.
COMPANY.
jHoro
Superior Fotoarafs
A General Banking'business in all branches
transacted on favorable', terms.
A. G. HOVEV, President
J. M. ARRAMH. Cashier,
FIRST
National Bank
Of Fugene.
Paid up Cash Capital $60,000
u'Plus . . 850,000
Eugene, Oregon.
A NERAL BANKING BUSINESS
Sk . ?fi, on toM terms. Sight
UOwKeago, San Frandaoo and Port-
m of eichange sold on fowiira countries.
eypiTfd subject to check or oertifi
pentrarted to ns will receive
T pI2?IV P. E. Ssonoaaas,
8 B 32 Cashier.
V lot PrssvWi. ' AasTcalniaf
EUGENE
LoaniiSavingsBank
Of Eugene, Oregon.
SMALLPOX REPORT
Paid Up Cash Capital
Surplus -
$50,000
2,500
A OCNCRAL BANKINO BUSINCBS TSANS
AOTIO ON FAVOBABLI TIBMS.
Drafts issued on the principal cities of tbe
fnlted Stales and foreign countries.
Interest allowed on Petsend Certificates oi
Deposit when left stated period.
Collections receive our prompt attention.
City and County Warrants Doniht.
w. t. BROWN,
Priiie(it.
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0. A. PIE.
Vies rreeMaat.
W. W. BTOWs.
Aset Caals.
Medical Gentlemen Give Tbeir
Opinion.
THE DOCUMENT
The following official report to the
county court speak for itself:
EUOKNK, Ore., Feb. 12, '00,
To the Hon. County Court of Lane Co.
Gentlemen : Having been requested
by your honorable body to determine
the nature of the eiuptlve disease now
prevaleut Id tbe vicinity of Crow, Pan
ther, Mound and Hadleyvllle, and ad
vise you regarding tbe nature of the
same, beg to submit tbe following
report:
Oo Sunday, Feb. lltb, 1900, we vis
Red the neighborhood of the epidemic,
examined several oases in different
stages of tlit diease, and enquired into
the history and nature of tbe epidemic.
Altogether about 100 persons have been
aneoted. Although none, with one
possible exception, have died with the
disease. It being iu a mild form,
several have been seriously ill. At
present time there are one or two cases
that are critical.
Alter a thorough examination we
unqualifiedly pronounce the disease to
be smallpox In tbe discreet, or mild
form, with no symptom lacking to
make the diagnosis absolutely certain.
Respectfully submitted,
W. li. CitlsuiRK, M. D.,
D. A. Paink, M. D.
For months a skin eruption disease
has been prevalent throughout Lane
county, and tbe Guard from tlru to
time has given notice of the same.
SPRINGFIELD.
Iu the neighborhood of bpringlleld
from 50 to 75 oases occurred last sum
mer and fall, tbe first knowu In the
county. Dr. John Harris, an able
practitioner, examined tbe disease by
order of tbe Commissioners Court and
pronounced it a low order of chicken
pox. No fatalities resulted and the
disease seemB to have at last "run out"
in that vicinity. Several of those
alllicted pioked hop under a glaring
sun.
IN KCwElfE.
It Is known that 15 or 20 cases of tbe
Bume disease has occurred in this city,
and three families were placed under
quarantine. Drs. Prentice, T. W.
Harris and Koykendall pronounced
the disease a mild form ot smallpox,
while Dr. L. W. Brown said It was
ehickenpox. In tbe last case here,
(Lm Hoeeltoo.) Dr. A. I. Nioklln also
pronounced it smallpox of a mild type.
AT MOUND.
The next place of attack was in
Mound precinct, about 20 miles west
of Eugene. A gentleman residing In
that precinct, a few days ago Informed
us that there bad been about 70 cases
of what they termed chlokenpox with
no fatalities. No doctors were called
and a great many of those afflicted
never went to bed.
CROW VICINITY.
Home 80 cases have occurred tn tbe
Crow neighborhood, and the Gates'
settlement, but most of them are now
well. Mrs. Frank Hadley, of Hadley
vllle, has the dliease, bat not seriously.
The school teacher In that neighbor
hood, Mr. Jordan, Is Bald to have
taught school right along while be bad
tbe disease.
BHOULD BE QUARANTINED.
Undoubtedly a quarantine should be
established and much oare taken to
prevent tbe spread of even a mild form
of smallpox, or alow order of ehick
enpox, for that matter, still we do
not believe people should become un
duly excited over a disease with no
fatalities.
Schools should not be stopped, as
some people on the streets have sug
gested. More people have died from
colds, ten times over, this winter,
than from this distase, and nothing
has been said about It, either.
VACCINATION.
Compulsory vaccination Is advocated
by some people. It is estimated that
at least three-fourths of those attend
ing schools In Eugene have never been
vaccinated. This ia a large per
centage, but probably is nearly correct.
NOT VARIOLOID.
This not varioloid, as hardly any of
these patients were ever vaccinated or
1 were inocculated with tbe smallpox
' previously. It seems Btrange that In
so many cases generally without
medical treatment, and with very
little care, no fatalities should occur.
Iu smallpox epidemics a large per
' cenlage of deaths is tbe result.
200 CASES.
At a low estimate at least 200 cases or
! this disease have ooourred In tbls
i county slnos beginning at Springfield,
July 1, 169.
ACTS QOEKBLY.
George Holland, who resides near
! ro- says that vaccination does not
keep a man from baring tb. disease
I and several who bav. previously bad
the smallpox take It also.
NO ACTION TAKEN.
The School Board baa takea no
action lo the matter and probably will
not.
CITY COUNCIL. 1 WILL EVACUATE
Bicycles to Be Taxed Proposed
Dog Law.
A PROTIST
Dally Guard, Feb 13
Council met in regular session last
evenlnc. Present, Mayor Harris and
Coiinollmeu Luckey, Osburn, Abrams
and White.
Minutes of January 8 and 25 read
and approved.
Finance committee reported favor
ably on a number of bills and they
were ordered paid.
Councilman Lucky read monthly
redort of street committee. It showed
2,510 feet of new lumber used durlug
month.
Street committee recommended the
grading and graveling of Jefferson
street from Eighth street north to the
railroad.
City attorney reported the collection
of delinquent sewer ifsessments as
progressing satisfactorily.
Protest of prnierty owners abutting
against grading and graveling Jeller
son street from Eighth street to H. K.
for the reason: "That the graveling ot
said street would BBUBS a heavy ex
pense to the said property owners, and
a number of the said property owners
are not Iu a financial position to pay
any of the said expenses, and the same
would place their property and houses
in jeopardy." This wa signed by I'.
O. Emerson, E. D. McKenny, I). M.
Drake, J. K. Starr, J. L. Gardner, J.
If, Rolierts, Mrs. L. T. Murr, Mrs. L.
Dless, Uev. K. Koerner, Miss Maggie
White, Mrs. Bessie Kttiklu, J. H.
Honlg, Geo. L. Dless, Susan Lowell,
B. J. Deadmond and J. H. Cbamlwrs.
Head and laid on table.
D. R. Lakiu presented a petition for
a sidewalk an the south side of Klghth
street from High sereet east to the west
line of the fouudry, said walk being
along the property of It. Mount. Re
ferred to street committee,
DOO PETITION.
A petition was presented by J. H.
Goodman and 117 others, making it
unlawful for any persou residing
within tbe limits of tbe city of Eugene
to keep or harbor any dog within said
city, unless said dog be kept at all
times upon tbe premises of the owner
thereof. Referred to judiciary com
mittee. Councilman Osburn from finance
committee reported that they had re
duced 1). Cherry's sewer assessment
140.40, on account of mistake, and the
balance was paid.
Committee on naming streets and
buildings asked for further time;
granted.
Ordinance regulating show lloensee
read third time and passed under sus
pension of rules unanimously. It pro
vides when tbe fee of admission is
under 50 oentsj the license shall be $3
for first exhibition and $1.00 tor each
other; when tbe fee Is 50 cents or over,
the first exhibition shall be $5, and
each other $2.50.
Bills read and referred to finance
committee.
City Attorney Stevens, on motion of
Councilman Osburn, directed to draft
an ordinance taxing bloyoles. A tie
vote resulted. Osburn and Abrams
vote aye and Luckey and White nay.
Tbe mayor voted aye, carrying tbe
motion.
Judge Potter read report of Drs. W,
L. Cheshire and D. A. Paine, to county
court, on smallpox. On motion of
Councilman Osburn, the Mayor and
health committee were directed to
eeufer with tbe school board in regard
to preventing (he spread of tbe disease.
Warrant for :- in favor of Dr. A. I.
Nlcklln for professional visit to Lee
Hoselton, a smallpox patient.
A. E. Wheeler offered his safe for
sale to the city. Councilman Luckey
moved to refer to finance committee,
A Runaway Steamer.
Florence West Feb. t.
It Is often said that minks are sly
creatures and John I. iiutterfleld real
ized the truth of the saying Tuesday
morning, when he searched an hour
or two for the steamer Mink, which
drifted away in tbe darkiuss when Mr.
Buttertleld left it for a few minutes
without being securely fastened. Tbe
boat had been beached in tbe upper
part of town a day or two before for
repairs and Mr. iiutterfleld weut out
about 4 o'clook in the morning to get
it off and bring It to Hurd's wharf.
Having got it afloat he left It inse
curely tied, and returning in a few
minutes found tbe Mink has disap
peared. Mr. Butterfleld obtained a
row boat and with a companion started
out in search of the runaway. They
found it above Rose Hill cannery,
floating down tbe stream, as tbe tide
bad turned. He will probably keep
close watch hereafter when be is handl
ing minks.
DB. WKLCH'ri OPIMIUM.
DtMtM Prevaleut Iu Uuny Site, but
Not Virulent.
to a dozen or more state, a disease
has for many mouths bssn epidemic,
v...,. af ...,. smallpox, and by many
chicken-pox. Cast have appeared In j
M 1 llwwl a .a
"J twii on me coast. Con
slderable Interest will be manfeeted, no
doubt, In tb - statement of Dr. Welch,
of Philadelphia, who treats the subject
thus;
He takes tbe ground that the present
disease now going the rounds of many
of the Northern states has Its source in
tbe very mild epidemic of smallpox
that nrevalled in n,,. m..,..i.
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British May Give Up Rensburg
Any Hour.
THI KIMBEILV
Special to the Uuasd.
Bourse state that it is expected hourly
that Rensburg will surrender, and that
the Uriti-di are prepared to evacuate If
the strain on their position continues.
London, Feb. 13. Another heavy
bombardment at Kimberly is reported.
It is further stated that projectile, for
the big guns are getting short in the
Hoer camp, and It is thought they
will be unable to pro. ore more easily.
London, Feb. 13. Advioes received
by the war department state that Geu
eral Wood has seized and holds Sou-
I pans Drift. Regarding Kimberly the
report says that the Bo rs bombarded
that city all day February 8, but with
out any appreciable damage resulting.
Rensbiho, Keb. 13. Tbe British
outposts at I.asiards Nk, Hobkirk,
and other points along the line of
battle havo been driven back by the
Roers, Ihe British retiring to Maeders
Farm. The Boers continued on the
aggressive and are pressing around
Rensburg.
The British force at Sllngerfontein
has also been compelled to fall back,
before the active lighting of the Boers.
by
Mure Trouble.
Special to the (Iuard.
Frankfort, Feb. 13. The feeling
that Kentucky trouble has ended is
not very strong, in spite of the fact
that this report has gone out from
prominent men of both parties. Tay
lor's refusal to withdraw troops Indi
cates a smouldering feeling which may
be fanned to a Maine at any moment,
by any event which may appear to
haye sinister motives back of It.
University Notes.
The Oregon Weekly.
The committee on ball and furnish,
ings of tbe corporation of the Laurean
and Eutaxlan Societies have reported
that preliminary arrangements have
made with Professor Glen for tbe stag
ing ot a play to be given at Vlllard
ball in the not distant future.
Dr. Schmidt, our professor .f modern
languages, Is' preparing for a trip to
Europe this oomlng summer. It Is
his Intention to leave as soon as bis
second semester's work is finished and
go direct to Paris, where he will attend
tbe world's fair. From here he will
proceed to Madrid, where be goes to
procure material for a Spanish text
book which he Is preparing for publi
cation. He contemplates then a trip
through Italy, Switzerland and to
Germany, where he will visit his home
and spend most of bis time at Leipzig.
While In Germany Dr. Schmidt ex
pects to visit Ober-Ammergau to seo
the Passion Play, which is given there
every ten years. The professor's Ger
man students are looking forward to
some Interesting articles descriptive of
this trip upon his return next fell.
Born. To tbe wife of Mr. Peterson,
Sonday, a daughter. Mr. Peterson Is
one of the proprietors of tbe excelsior
works.
A Military Funeral.
Dsllj Guard, FebU
Yesterday afternoon the remains of
the late Charles A. Horn, private in
Company C, Second Oregon Voluu
teers, were laid to rest in the I. O. O-
K. cemetery, by bis comrades. Tbe
funeral services were military in -bar
acter, Wlllard A. Elklns, of the com
pany, acting as chaplain, and the
volunteers as pallbearers, escort and
guard, performing the last rites in
memory of one whoae life has gone out
on the altar of humanity. Tbe attend
ance was large, and a large number of
people escorted the prooesalou from
Armory hall to the cemetery. The
O. A. R. and Company C, Third regi
ment, were in the Hue as a tribute of
soldierly respect.
Dallr Guard, Feb L3
Paralytic Stroke. Mrs. Nancy
J. Stowell, of this city, suflered
paralytio stroke tblB morning at tbi
Cottage Grove Southern Paolflo depot
as she was boarding the train en route
borne. She was promptly attended to
by the train men and passengers, and
wbb mucn better when the train
reached Eugene. The stroke Is, bow
ever, quite serious, and It I. not y.t
determined bow badly she is alllicted.
It was there verv
frequently diagnosed as chicken-pox,
in fact, the profession was about
equally divided on the point. But the
disease was ever of a mild type aud
rarely resulted fatally. Not Infre
quently patleute kept about their tasks
and youths at the quarantine hospitals
nrien would while away the time
playlug ball.
ihe disease followed much the sanu
course In the Northern states, physi-
- ...in . .
laun linen oiiiing into me error or
diagnosing It as chirkeu-ox, and con
sidering tne iinpreiviitcd inildi e . ot
the disease, Dr. Welch says be Is not
at all surprised at the disagreements iu
diagnosis. After a study of : vears in
Hospital work covering 5,.r00 eases, he
says he has never seen cases of uul-
formy so mild a type, nor can he find
a similar epidemic in this or any other
country. I'revlous to November 1 of
last year ho had 12a cases, without a
single death. Iu tbe smallpox
epidemic of 1804, iu Philadelphia, the
mortality was .18 iu the uuvacclnated
and there was an average of ,rH per cent
iu all other epidemics In the oity back
to 1870,
The average death rale during the
eighteenth century was about 40 per
cent. The mortality from the present
epidemic he d . lure. - practically nil.
Why the disease should present itself
In such an unprecedented mild form is
a question tiiat he will not undertake
to answer, but theru can be no doubt of
its being genuine smallpox, Dr.
Welch avers.
Dr. Welch Is accounted most emi
nent among the medical profession and
his views carry great weight.
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Bryan Wants the Democrats to
Meet First.
SUBSIDY SHIPPIMO
Special to the Guard.
Washington, Keb.
fereiiee of democratic
this city today It was
W. J. Hryan wants
ILL LOST.
13. In a con
leaders held In
develtqied that
the democratic
national oonveutlou held prior to that
of the republican aud populist parties,
believing that such a course will tend
to thoroughly outline Important Issue
In . .
unequivocal manner.
Work In (wiKres8 Is of a desultory
nature. Routine buslnea. and com
mittee reports occupy most of the time
In sessions. The public ownership
feature of the Pacific oable bill has
been shelved aud it Is thought will not
be again brought up Iu oonneotlon
with the matter. It Is generally con
ceded that th.re Is no hope for the
pSMBfS of the Payne-Hanna subsidy
shipping bill, as the opposition proves
to bo very strong and well organized.
St. Valentine's Day.
Tbe Portland Telegram calls atten
tion to the gradual change that has
taken place for the past few years In
the manner of St. Valentine's day
remembrances. It says:
"Wednesday la St. Valentine's day.
Many stores have windows full of cards
and monstrosities which are politely
called comics." The practice of send
ing valentines Is rapidly ceasing, at
least so far as sendlug cards Is con
cerned. Boxes ot candy are considered
more appropriate, and the donor
usually places bis name on the package
In older that the recipient will not
give the oredlt to some one else, no
much trouble has been caused by the
so-called oomins that they aregradually
belug tabooed.
Dallr Guard. Feb 18
Lou Drive. This morning a force
of eight men left Coburg for the Upper
Mohawk, where th y will start a log
drive for the Booth-Kelly Lumber
Co. They will first start the leader
drive, which contains about SOO.UOO
feel of logs which are needed for lm
uiediAte shipments. This will be fol
lowed by a second drive containing
3,000,000 leet. When th. Beoond drive
Is completed a third drive will com
mence nontainlng 4,000,000 feet. The
company has a large foroe of meu at
work at their Coburg mill and the
town now has an active appearance.
Jno. F. Kelly, the genial mausger,
says they have orders ahead to keep
them running steady fur several
months,
Who is a Citizen.
Kt oknr, Feb., 13, 1000.
To the Editor: In your issue of
yesterday you say, iu eflect, that two
youug woraeu were being mentioned
In oonneotlon with the republican
nomination for sunerlntendeiit nf
schools for Lao. county, but owing to
a recent declslou of the Oregon supreme
oourt (Slate ex. rel. vs. Stevens) a wo
man cannot bold an offloe "
the court holding that a woman Is not
a citizen.
It Is true that the court did hold
under Art. 0 sec. 8 and Art. 2 sec. 2 of
the constitution of Oregon that women
are ineligible to lbs oflir-o of superin
tendent of schools, for the reason that
that office at tbe time of the adoption
of the constitution was a constitutional
office and that under article 2 section 2
supra, only male citizens are eligible to
county offices.
To have held that a woman was not
a citizen would have been utterly ab
surd and made the court rldloulous In
the eyes of the whole world. No oourt
in this country ever pronounced any
suoh Judgment, no text writer ever
suggested a proposition so contrary to
all seuse of reason.
A oltlsen Is denned to be, "any native-born
or naturalized person of
either sex, who Is entitled to full pro
tection in tbe exerolse and enjoyment
of tbe ho eal led private rights." 8 Am
aud Eng Enoy of Law, 242.
Respectfully,
E. R. Skip worth.
To Build a ScHooNKR.-Florenos
West: I. B. Cusbman Informs us that
A. W. Beedle.ofSan Francisco will be
at Acme In a week or two for the pur
pose of making arrangements about
building a schooner. With the con
struction of more sawmills, shipbuild
ing Is almost certain to become an im
portant Industry on this river, as there
is an anon. hmee of the finest timber lo
the world for that purpose to be easily
obtained here, aud the mills can fur
nish steady employment for the vessels
to carry lumber.
Saturday
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Remnantsjwe are going to sell.
We want your attention.
TOMORROW.
Tht'KO arc a fow of tho things we will nhow you as wo
cannot mention all. Eugene has novor witnessed a large
salo of this kind.
HERE WE GO
Bed .Ticking,
Ginghams,
Muslins,
Sheetings,
Outing Flannel,
Canton Flannel,
Demina.
Shoe. always
Wrapper Goods,
All Wool Oress Goods'
Corsets,
Calicoes,
Purscoll
Silks,
Underwear,'
remember the Shoe Kusl-
to
ness is wide awake with us; as we mean
make It that way with Quality and Prices.
Sale will last until all these Hues are extlnot.
F E DUNN