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ASHLAND TIDINGS. 4 A SHLAND ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING. ( w. H. LEEDS. Editor and Publiehnt. Terms of Subscription: J-m copy, one year...........................$ . 3 •• •• six months........................ 1 •• “ three months................... L’.ub Kates, six copies for............. 12 Terms in advance. Tornta of Msofttoutp: 50 50 75 50 ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1886 PROFESSIONAL CARDS. Geo. B. Cumy, Attorney and Counsellor at Law. ASHLAND, OREGON. Will attend to css.-» In the courts of Ore gon, render advice and prepare paper» in the Helth tr.ent of estate«, make appli cations for patent.« tinder the U. 8. rain ing law», and may be <oii»ulled on al) ui.tiers p. raining to Government lands, School and S- amp lands, and claim, aguinst the U. S. for service, or losses. OFFICE—Main street. [10-W Tow nship plats on file in the office. -4* AT O. H. BLOUNT’S, I J. 7. Bewditdi, Attorney and Counsellor at Law ASHLtND, OREGON. I 1 Leading Clothier and Hatter, Ashland, Oregon. Will practice it all courts ni the State. Co.lvctiom promptly made and remitted * - T. B. Itat, Attorney Being cvjrstocked with heavy winter Overcoats, and not desiring to carry them over, I will offer them for less than cost. Coiusel.or at Law. and J acksonville , or . C^-U'iU pra lice in ill courts of OreXun Office hi the court house. [L0-3 Albert Haaunoni, $IO CIV IL t> 2i Gx N xj LK and olJ A V oYOR, oo 9 oo ASHLAND, OREGON. Will attend promptly to any bu-ineM in the i.ue ui Uuu survey tug. hasting ditch e*. etc..ana every tbiua pertaining to civil engiueerin*. Oau.ii.ctloti guaranteed >t!lce at the po-lodlee. 10-1. 12 $6 oo CHINCHILLA overcoats reduced to a U CASSIMERE 5 oo 7 oo H oo j j : I I i j Large Line of Men’s Light Weight Overcoats at Bottom Prices J. 3. Ho^raxcL, Notary Public and Conveyancer MEDFORD, OREGON. Boys’ Heavy Overcoats from $5.00 Up. AU kinds of real estate ou-iura*given care ful attention, auu inforn atiou furni.he cotHerning pn>pxri> in the new town Men’s and Boys’ Nobby Suits in almost endless variety and new ones being received every week at 0. H. Blount's F. E. Youag, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Another shipment of New and Stylish Hats just opened at 0. H. Blounts. Boss for holidays, Specialty: Diseases of Women ana Children. Office at Ashland House. ,1-1« All kinds of heavy Woolen and Cotton Underwear at Dr. S. T. Sondar, PHYSICIAN O. II. Blount’s. at 0. H. Blount’s, AND SURGEON. Offit-e one «tour ir south of Ashland lion* ou Mum »tnetl 111-12 C. J. 40 different patterns in Fine Shirts, 75c to $1.50, at O. H. Blounts christ, M. D., Men s Bootsand Shoes a specialty—any price you want—at 0. H. Blounts. I’Htl^lX, OREGON. Ottico nt resinine«:—slnte at Engle bros. drug store. ilu-10 3000 Fine Cigars just received at O. H. Blount’s. J. S. Wai tor, M. D. S., All kinds Smoking and Chewing Tobacco may be found at 0. H. Blount’s, " ill procree his profession • f Dentist n , —AT — Elegant Line of Jewelry just opened at O. H. Blount’s. A shland , O regon . Ofhcc in i’oilffcTP R ght -I í »»'* Pnivne». 11- n lczxa «• wwd.', 2Ciss We carry the largest assortment of Men’s and Boys’ Goods in Teacher of niii»i^ at Ashland College, wll glv. in-t Tui tions in ‘PLANO, ORfcAN and GUITAR T. SOUTHERN To ail ..lied tiuB.txruf pupil, outside h< college class. R-'dd«nev st Mr A. V. Rocklel'ow'« m Church street. OREGON All we ask is for you to call and see for yourself. A. L. Willey, No one asked to buy. Y ours Respectfully, CONTRACTOR & BUILDER 0. H. BLOUNT. N. B. All sales strictly cash. A shland , O keoon . 1* prepared -tn give evtlmate*. to turn!*! tiiaieriul. and l onipk te all kinds of buil inc* IN OK <>l T OF TOWN on reasonable terms. All work warraute. to gite satisfaction. SHOP—on Mechanic street, over Youle , Gilroy's store house and office’ [10-10 M. !.. M CALI A. P. HAMMOND, Paient, Hopkins & Co., Haamoni & McCall, REAL - ESTATE - AGENTS — AND— CONVEY NCERS, Hereby inform the public that they have just opened and are displaying at their store in Reeser's block a tin>t-class stock of Oreg«*», La.ua negotiated, Property bought an< ».Id; I'ollecliotiK utteudeil to; Abstract* < title furnished J £|^*surveyi>ig <>f ..11 kinds satisfacioril and promptly done. W e oiler for sale the following desi-rlbi« rei.l property. [7-52. ( GEN’LMERCHANDISE The tlargtuliue property, coniu.tiii of very d< s.ruble town bits, improv, an-’ unimproved; and farming lai;, 'and stock ranoltea tn xises to suit pn- cbaaera. up to Mluu acres: also. A G ood S t . k R anch . 960 acres, w miles East of Ashland—good for sui tner or winter range. Twarn Ac KUS of good wood land ne. town. Whi< b they new offer at the very lowest living prices to cash customers and they feel Manned that all «ho favor them with their patron age will be well satisfied with the prieee and quality of their goods ------ These Meek consists of .• •••••••••••••••••«« • * Architectiand Builder. US W300 *3Rn>. MrA LXRGE LOT OF LADIES’ CLOAKS AND WRAPS OF FINE quality and exquisite tit at greatly reduced prices; cu.ll and lie convinced. ALSO, JUST RECEIVED, A Fine Assortment of Ladies’ Dress Goods of Latest Styles X .................. .................... ........................... .. STAPLE AÎTD FANCY G33D3, NOTION3, BOOTS, SS0SS. EATS. GROCERIES, STC. *J • XI. XIcC X X/T* . As hl a XD, O regon , November 19, 1888 t ' i Will i.nke «'Stimale* nn,l btdg •< all biuldiugs, public aw private. furnish at) maten* , pUtts mid i entions fur the coustructi >n ol ■use. And everything usually found in a first class General Merchandise storo Caafc nuyera will find it to be to their interest to call and examine our goods anti get our prices liefere purchasing elsewhere. UrtirTÌfct, Ashland. tüT'Saeh, TX«*r-i and Mvu'drisog-tm hand and for aale at lowest ratea. ‘ 7 I-vf *Gt liera) shop work done in short order. « i TALENT HOPKINS & CO. CLAYTON E. K. ANDERSON I AMES THORNTON, Vice President. Preaident. iví'Stait bniitling a Spesra’ty. 7^Al) work guaranteed to be firW. Ashland Woolen Mills, clan*, and of latest designs. ». H JkTKINsOX Preiblect. AT J. M. McCALL’S Fall and Winter wear—marked away down. •> .............................................................................. .. «**^3 ffib* Shop on First Avenue, near Main S . ----------- . •' BARGAINS! barca,ns' V Jry GoodSyStaple andfancy Groceries,Provisions, Ladies’ and Gents’ Furnishing Goods,Hats & Caps, Boots and Shoes, Notions, &c. C. W. AYERS, MMilHCTIIIItR BARGAINS I FOR CASH! 4 \ siila ml, sms sqtatis, tn<rt insertion . Each Additional insertion....... Mak*. Looal Notices, per line............ . Keguiftf advortisemetita inserted liberal terms. Job Printing Of all descriptions done on shot it or. Legal Blanks, Circulars. Ban- ne« Card. Billheads. Letterheads, Pon te re. etc., gotten up iu good style sf living prices. E. V. CARTE« & CORE GROCERY STORE ! In Johnson’s block, Ashland, Oregon VV0 keep constantly on hand a full araortment of staple and fancy goods, Caahict TheBankof Ashlant' PLAIN & DECORATED WARE, IN GLASS ASHLAND, OGN. AND STONE CUTLERY AND SIL VAN!FACTUREME Or i Transacts a General Banking Business. I Interest allowed < n Time Deposits. Collection» mm le at all accessible points on i favorable terms. Sight exchange and telegraphic transfer» on Portland, »an Francisco ami New York. QM dust bouyht at standard price*. WHITES COLORED BLANKETS. Plain & Fancy Cassimeres. Flannels, Hosiery, Etc., OVER and UNDERWEAR, - CLOTHING made to ORDER. Office and Sales Rooms in Masonic Building, W. u A tkinson , &tecretajrjr GsHsrs) M ahsr ««. t ♦ ' COFFEES, ROAST & GREEN. * * ■ ■ 4» Î TEAS, IN PAPERS, CANS & 4 4> ■ ■ ♦ •A I JARS. SPICES & ALL I STOCK CRAKE IN SAM FRANCISCO. TU STATS BAOU SETT TEAR. ___ , Dec. 2.—The excite ment whiclyprevailed to-day in mining shares has not been equaled since 1878. Old stock speculators who thought the glory of the Golden state had departed with the new ~ ' 42 braced —L“'— up, ' and looked in t at the crowds that Mi the brokers’ of- fires. The _____ __ _ . „ lidated Vìr- gjnia bad reached nearly fifty seemed only to whet their appetite for more, and when the more prudent « dm said the tide was about to turn, they only laughed in f " ‘ ~ “Na ibis go Wlien Ophir wi reached since the Sierra Nevitda deal, when it sold for $RM). Gould 4 Ctirry rose to $18.75, and Con. Virginia, which dosed Ja at $49.60, opened ■ The State Board of "Agriculture” met at Salem last week to arrange for the next raoM. The committee ou «peed programme reported as follows: Trotting - Race Na 1, 250 class, 3 in nrse $500. Na 2, 2-year-old class. 5, pane 2 ia 8, puree $500. No. 3, 2:45 class, 3 in 5, purse tfiOO. Na 4, 8-ysar-old elabs, 3 in 5, pnree$500. No. 5, free for all, 3 in 5, puree $700. Na 6. 2:35 class, 3 in 5, puree $600. Four full en tries to lie made in all classes, and two to starL Sixty per cent, to first, 30 to second, and 10 per oenL to third. Two and three year x»l Is to be bred and owned in Oregon, Washington, Mon tana, Idaho are! Utah. Ten per cont. eutiftnee in each ease. Jay Beach having offered a purse of $500 to the N*t get of Altamont, and Van DeLuhm>itt baling offered $300 The session ha—......,---------- ---------- - when news arrived from Virginia thri, I the Frankels had gone up for a million. This wa« a staggerer, and the weaker ones hauled off. Hardly bad thoy re- covered from the blow, when it was ;in- nouneed that R. C. Hooker, one of the staunchest brokers of Pine street, and son-in-law of ex-Sen itor Stewart of Nevada, had pulled down his blinds, with liabilities of hundreds of thous- ands. No more failures were reported, and so a general stampede was pre vented, and a short breathing time ivas given Ix'fore worse overtook those who were playing for their all. When the second session opened Con. Virginia dropped to $42. The news was quickly communicated to the street, and for the second time during the day a serious panic seemed immi nent. The agony was rendered still more acute when the <inn<nin?ein mt went forth that Greenbturn 4 Strauss had suspended for nearly a million. They were eorres|»ondent.s of the Frankels of Virginia, whose failure had been nnnounceil in the morning. When, on the top of all this, it was stated that two other prominent specu lators— R. F. Morrow and Marcus Schmidt—had gone to the wall, it was generally believed that tho beginning of the end had com*, and things were by no means improved when it was learned tint Con. Virginia, after rally ing a |>oint. had dosed at $40, the low est touched during the day. The state ments that Morrow and Schmidt are embarrassed «are positively denied, and as far as can lie learned the liabilities of each have been promptly met. Virginia, Nev., Dec. 2. L. B. Frankel 4 Co., the oldest stock broker firm in Storey county, filed a petition in insol vency this morning. The assets are nominal. The liabilities foot up $915,- 000. The list of creditors includes the most prominent men an l operators ou the Comstock. Following are the nami s of the heaviest sufferer« through the suspension. 8. L. Jones, superin tendent of Crown Point and Belcher, $205.(XX); Gen. Keating, superintendent of Savttge and Hale <fe Norcross, $50,- 0G0; Col. E. D. Boyle, of the Alta, $20,- 0.50. The list includes the names of scores of miners and clerks, with a liberal sprinkling of young ladies and matrons. Stm Francisco, Dee. 3.—Long before the time for the opening of the stock boards this morning Pine street. Pau per alley and Montgomery street, be tween Pine and California streets, were crowded with jieople in all stations of life, every one of whom was in a state of feverish anxiety. A throng of women tilled the lobby of the Pacific stock exchange, and in wild-eyed ex citement htiranged all who would listen to their tak*« of woe. The heavy in vestors, whose losses fixited up into thousands were of course all men, and were generally gloomy and silent; but the women, whose investment ranged from $-50 down, were promised in their promises of dire revenge on the brokers who had been unkin I enough to clow their doors and ann.mnce that they could not meet their liabilities. The market was kept up fairly at the 8<in Francisco board at its only session of to-tlay. The omissiou of the after noon session or this board was ac counted for by brokers on the ground I that they had not time to catch np with office business if they had two sessions, which statement if accepted, would «'em to indicate something con cerning the extent of the craze. It was easily apparent that the pub lic were the stock dealers. They < a ne from all the allies and streets, from brokers’ offices, below ground an l above ground, and swarmed the ap proaches to Ixith Ixiards. Every broker in tho city is perfectly overwhelmed with business. Shortly before noon announcement was made of the susi»ension of R. F. MorroW. Morrow is not a broker, but had made many contracts to deliver stocks at a given figure much below present quotations. He claims to be worth a million dollars over his liabil ities, and his embarassment will only be temporary. Immediately after this came an nouncement of the failure of J. Mackenzie, stock broker. His liabili ties are not known. A month ago he was worth a clean $100,003, but to-day he stands stepped of everything. Over $4,000,(XX) havelieen withdrawn from the city savings bank during the last ten days, every cent of which has gone into stocks. This shows that the laboring classes are taking a hand in the deal. 'TÄ.KE SD LIVER REGULATOR For all D» c * m . of the Liver, Kidneys, Stomach and Spleen. Thi< purely vegetable pre paration, now ,o celebrated as a Family Medicine, originated in the South in 18t8. It act* Ently on the Bowel* and dneys and correct* the action of the Liver, and is, there fore, the beat preparatory medicine, whatever the sick ness may prove to be In all »common diseases it will, an- an’datert by any other medi cine, effect a speedy cure. The Regulator it safe to administer in any condition of the system, and uudcr no circum stance* can It do harm. It *iU Invigorate like a glass of wine, but 1. no intoxicating b- ver- age to lead to intemperance; will promote di Ssme Impartant The Prune Question. iSan Jose (Csl) Mercury.] The importation of prun<*< for the year ending June 36th 1885 was 57.- 631,820 pounds, and for the year end ing June 30th 1886, amounted to 64,- 995,547 pounds, an increase of over 7,- 000,000 [xiun'lH. The cause of this in crease was, that the old vineyard lands, in the phyloxera infested districts of France, have lieen planted in prunes, to the amount of thousands of acres. These new orchards are just coming into bearing, and the imjHirtere expect to make America the great prune m tr- ket for the immense product coming on in France. The prune product of California, for the year en ling Juno 30th 1886, hut been estimated at 1,550,000 ponu Is and for the present vear it will reach 2^X1«),- 000 pounds. The product in the fu ture will under right conditions be in an increasing ratio. The conditions of soil and climate required for success ful prune culture exist in California to a yet unknown extent. The quality of the California prune equals that of the imported article, and its excellence is assured when the proper methods of curing and packing are applied. These facts are in the possession of New York importers and their deduc tion from them is natural. If the prune in lustry of California is per mitted to grow, and is encouraged by a sufficient tariff, the imported prune must retire from at least a [xirtion of its expected market. This, in view of the immense production of prunes, of which the present increase is only a foretaste, cannot be permitted, and hence the destruction of the California prune industry has been resolved upon. There are two methois in course of employment for this destruction: First, the lowering of the price beyond the point of profitable production with our high priced labor and new plant; and second, the defeating of the pas sage of a tariff bill protecting the in dustry. Will the patriotic and gener ous people of the East jiermit this spoliation to succeed? Profits from a Fish Wheel. f Oregonian, i Fbcu Fi rare* i Gfcraaed troni the liunilgrall«.n Boartl , Oregon La« the credit of havi I a newspaper six month* before 1 Tciogmui.] The material or etudi value of the uew-oon»er. v bile one of the chief in terests about him, is at the same time ope of the difficult thing« to deter* mine by those cngagetl in immigration work But while it is a difficult mat ter to ojxsn up a debit and credit ac- count of this nature, and too barren ot definite results to undertake, it bis been found practical to institute and oarry out a system of direct or indirect inquiry at the rooms of th« state board of imtuigratiou, as results in ohtnigir)» a very near approximation of the value in cash of each applieant. Thia plan has been followed out sii«'e the organ- .i&ition of the iiom-d. and with gratify- T g .- reaults in« these stakes. Running—Race No. 7, salutation stake, mile, handicap, $150 added to a sweepstakes of $30 each for starters, $10 to be paid May 1.1887; weights to be published July 1, ’87; acceptance, I and 820 to tie paid, Aug. 1, ’87. Rttce No. 8. Oregon Derby, swt<ep- stakes $11X1 for starters, $40 to lie paid May 1, ’87, $60 Aug. 1, % mile. Horses brought from California since Feb. 1. ’87, to carry seven pounds ext nt, $3(X) added. Race No. 9—Juvenile stake«, two- year-olds, mile, 8250 added to sweepstakes 8.V) each; $20 due May 1, $30 tine Aug. 1. Oregon and Wash ington bred and raised allowed five [louiids; non-thoroughbretls allowed seven pounds; colts and fillies brought from California since Feb. 1 to carry seven pounds. Rice No. 10—Purse $.500; 1 1-16 mile; 10 per cent, entrance, due May 1 ami Aug. 1. Race 11 -Same day; puree $100; ?4' mile: 10 per cent, entrance, to nam > and close by 10 o’clock second day of fair. Race 12 —Purse $600; 1 mile and re po; t, free for all; same conditions as 1 1-16 race; winner of 1 1-16 race to carry 5 pounds extra Race 13 —Farewell stakes, 2 year olds. mile; same conditions as ju venile stakes; winner of latter stakes i to carry 5 pounds extra; $‘250 added. Race 14 flood bye handicap, l’j mile; $150 added to a sweepstake of . $30 each; entries to name and close by 6 o'clock p. M. first day of fair; weight to lie published bv posting in the stand at 10 o’clock Friday, and $20 to be paid by 6 o’clock of said day. Seventy per cent, to first, 20 per cent, to second, and 10 per cent, to third, in all races. In purse races four complete 10 j»er cent, entries to till. No added money for walk over in stake races. Board reserves the right to postpone in eases of inclement weather. Division A, B. C. and D, up to class 9. in premium lists, were re-adopted, and the rest of the list was referred to a s[iecial committee consisting of Messrs. Appereon, DeLashmutt and Buick, to report in time for the revised list to be published before the fair. Season tickets for meu fixed at $2.50, that LUug tho orJ.y change, except there will be fair on Monday and Sat urday, with regular admission rate« at all gates. The board then elected the following officers: President, D. S. K. Buick, of Roseburg; vice president, M. Wilkins, of Eugene; Hon. J. T. Gregg, of Sa lem, Wits elected secretary; A. Bush, o:’ Salem, was elected treasurer; John Q. Wilson, of Salem, was elected chiet marshal; A. F. Miller, of Willsburg, CLtckam is connty, was elected chief marshal of the pavilion. Members of the executive committee: D. S. K. Buick, chairm in ex-officio; and J. G. Wright, J. Q. Wilson, J. T. Appereon an.l B. F. Smith. F w people outside of those directly VERWARE. -Ui : KINDS OF interested in the business have any ■* ■ 4- idea of the amount of fish taken by HANGING A STAND CANNED GOODS. the fish wheels in the rapids of the Columbia river. The most successful LAMPS. BOOKS AND STA wheel hist season was McLeod’s at FRUITS, MEATS, AC., AC. Celilo, just above Tumwater falls. : TIONERY, PENS AND PENCILS. OILS. PAINTS AND BRUSHES, gestion, diaaipate headache, and gener Late in the season the catch was un t: ............... ••••.......................................... ally tone up the system. The dose is small, precedented, one day their being caught no lees than fourteen tons of salmon. All yuods in uttr line we trill furnish at the lowest cash rates. Call and not unpleasant, and its virtues undoubted. Most of them were shipped East in No loss of time, no Inter see for yourselves. ruption or stoppage of ice. The net profits of the wheel were business while taking the something like $¡32.000. which, consid Regulator ering the investment, is remarkable to Children complaining of say the least. It is understood that Colic, Headache, or Bick Stomach, a teaspocnful cr the coming legislature will take some more will give relief. action to prevent the catching of sal If taken occasionally by pa mon in wheels, on the ground that so tient* exposed to MALARIA, many small fish are destroyed. No Made by the Gelatino-Bromide, or will exp«.l the poison and protect them from stuck. p >m>anent remedy can be had unless a similar law is passed by the W.tshing- A PHYSICIAN'S OPINION. E>1<Y PEATE PROCESS, I have been practicing medicine for twenty years, ton territory legislature. Between the and have never been able to pul np a vegt-L*b> wheels and the trajis, to say nothing of compound that would, like Simm >ns Liver Regu Are now taken by the Leading Photographers in al) the Cities, and for Groups, i the tbousan 1 nets a quarter of a mile lator, promptly and effectively move the Liver to pictures of children,etc., are far «nperiur to the old so-called "wet-plate” process. action, and at the same time aid (instead of weak- long stretched every night in the ening the digestive and assimilative powera of ihe Lower Columbia for aefistance of forty system. L.M. H ihtom , M. D..Washington, Ark mile«, it look« as ilftyerything was SEE THAT TOC OET THE OENTINE. done to secure a hara I. an 1 every rxsraaxD sv thing left undone in^l way of seed- And examine work made exclusively by the new process. Photographs made by the toading artiM# <4 »be cowt o© wbitotjou fox cowperaoc. 18 44 «/. if. ¿ailin & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. in#. PHOTOGRAPHS OREGON'S FIRST PAPER. nia. Below we give ite history / wnar- rated in Bancroft’s T~ ’ Historyof Oregon. f n«»«’ ' ’ lieing wing’ delivered: The Sfiectutov » as a semi-uiCHtbly journal of 4 pages, 15 by 11 inches in size, containing 4 columns each, print ed in clear type ami a tasteful style, by John Flemming, a practical potter, and an immigrant of 1844. Tlie paper was first mlited by the premdeoi fff the Oregon Printing Association. W. G. T’V ault, after whom several other adi- tore were employed od removed in quick suix*wsion for bolding opinions adverse to the controlling power in the aasoeiation. The general aim of the Spectator was. while advocating good morals, temperance and educa tion, to pursue the Hudson Bay Com pany with unremitting, if often covert, TH-a TJl'T.-Sr-'ltgH___ w_________ e;‘n ‘ !■ . these i,-— interesting J facts and figures. In order that the figures of the record here might have the austaimuent of strong corroborative testimony, a cir cular letter was sent, out to bankers and business men throughout the state asking for 6uch tin racial datn as would in iicate a growth of population trad a roeent increase in the money vultie and volume of the state. Quite a number of replies have lieen received, trad, without exception, the information thus obtaiued advances the average ot the sum held by the new comer, as reported by the board, and is all in support of t he statements of tlw increase in population, location of im migration and general improvement on this account throughout the state. This evideuce shows that during the past year upwards of one hundred uew-coinera have located about Albany, in Linn county, and that, something like $280,000 has l>een paid on cheeks, drafts and the like. Ono firm at Eu^eue reports tit3 loca tion of forty odd immigrant families, to whom was paid $110,000. In the eastern portion of the state one firm reports exchange to the amount of $250,(X HJ paid to new -comers, and adds: County settling up rapidly, new and thriving places springing up; increase in population for tho past year 25 per cent: increase in real estate 15 per cent.” In Southern Oregon the increase in both population .nd money value and volume is very marked and verv grati fying. In this city, one banking house, in giving the amount of exchange for the p;ist eighteen months, as indicating this growth, notes an increase of 14,- 277 pieces of exchange; or 44.027 pieoee for this period a« against 29,7.50 for th- prior eighteen months; and involving the sum tor this 44.027 pieceg of $20,- 228,299.75. A considerable portion o' this sum must )>e credited to the new comers who have made pureh.tses. During the last month a number of additions h tve been made to the total of capital invested by immigrants, as shown over their own signatures, on a postal card pre|>ared for that purpos«' and sent out lash June. The total is now 81,010,95ft These are some of the facts gleaned from the records of the board, an.l cer tainly they are all in favor wf the cbiim that this department is doing good work for the state. 'he Brio^!. m-.- chants. TVault was distnfesed at the end of 10 weeks for lieing too lenient. H. A. G. Lee then issued nine num bers, and was dismissed for publishing wmie aril«•It* reflecting with g<x»d rea son on the coarse of the American merchant« toward the i-olonists; and several nutnliera appeared without any ostensible editor, when in October, 1846, George L. Curry, sn immigrant of that year, took t he chair. He pur sued the plan of allowing both sides a fair hearing and after successfully con ducting the p»)>er a longer time than my of his prodeceesora. was dismissed for publishing some resolutions of the bouse of representative« ot 1849, re flecting ou the Methodist candidate for the important office of Oregon delegate to (“ongrees. He was succeeded by A, E. Wait, and snbicquently by Wilson Blain. In 1850 the paper and press were told to Robert. Moore, who em ployed Blain for a time to edit it, but «lisplaced him by D. J. Schnebley, who soon became proprietor, and associated with himself C. P. Culver as editor. In March. 1854, the paper was again sold to C. L. Goodrich, and by him dis continued in March, 1855. It was pub lished eemi-monthly until September, 1850, when it changed to a weekly, and was printed on one of Hoe's Washing ton presses. Having outlived colonial times and seen Oregon City dwindle from the first town m Oregon to the rank of second or third, the press and material of the Spectator were sold in 1855 to publish a paper under another name and political purposes. That pa per became finally merged in another it Salem. an«l the old Spectator pres» •vas taken to Roseburg to start a pap: r it that place, and finally to Eugeni City, where it remains. Lorillard on the Labor Question. In th” D«Acembor number of th« Vorth American Review Pierre Loril l irdh tsan article on labor, in whici te» says: "Capital is merely accnmu kited tokens of past labor, saved lr thrifty an«l prudent men, for the use o the present army of those who toil fo their brettd. For many years I hav. employed large numbers of persout and have carefully considered tbei' «xmditions and prospects. I have trie, tp devise some way of benefiting tbo* hard-worked persons who thoroaghl represent the interests of labor. I have a plan, which I believe ia origina. or securing in their behalf perfsc' justice and political equality, so tha they cannot say justice is all on th side of capital. In each congresaiona district I would have trades send dele <atee to a meeting for a labor congree for one year. These chosen represen taUves should nominate two senator to represent their state in a nations labor senate—one senator elected for two years and the other for five yean This body of labor senators an 1 repre- eentativro could hold an annual labo congress one month in each year There might also be a small body o* experienced men chosen by the sena tors, these men forming an advisor; body, similar to the United States su preme court, their number being lim ited to seven judges. This court should lecide all labor questions, trades to submit to their decisions. This organ ized labor oou^ress could direct and promptly decide on all questions of nominating and indorsing proper per sons for all offices—local, state and na tional. Rights of personal property should be respected. A man’s earn ings. whether by ability, pluck or wit, should lie his entirely and without re straint during his life. There should be no income tax, but a legacy tax should be levied to the extent of say 10 per eent. on all fortunes in exetwe of $21X1,000. This would give handsome returns to the state, and cause consid erable redujtion of taxes. It would render the perpetuation of immense fortunes in a few families impossible, and would thus obviate that grave im pending danger of concentration of wealth in single families, which wrecked the Rom.m empire.” The New State Officers. It is stated on reliable authority that Governor-elect Pennoy er has ten dered the clerkship of the new state bo trd of commissioners for the sale of school and university lands, to Napo leon Davis, of Forest Grove, who suf fered defeat on the democratic ticket for the office of superintendent of pub lic instruction, and that Mr. Davis has accepted the position. It is eaid the clerkship was first offered to R. F. Gibbons, of The Dalles, who was the democratic nominee for secretary of state, but Mr. Gibbons declined the appointment It is not known who will succeed Chas. B. Moore«, as the governor's private secretary, nor who will be chief clerk to the secretary of state, after Major Ho Igkin. It is stated by ¡lentcns who claim to know, however, that Pennoyer offered th i [wsition of private sjaret irv, to on, Skipworth, a yo.mg 1 iwyer an I dem »- crat, of Corvallis, which offer Mr. Skipworth hastened to gratefully ac knowledge, and to accept What must have been Mr. Skipworth’s surprise, however, a few days later, at receiving a “private" letter from Gov. Pennoyer, withdrawing the tender of that office m ade to Mr. Skipworth, excusing him self (Pennoyer) by saying that he had been a little too b isty in tendering the ap[>ointm -nt. There still remains the supennten iency of the penitentiary, the poet of private secretary to the governor, chief clerk to secretary of state, sti perm tendency of t he tisylum, three pilot commissioners, a health of- fijer at Astoria, and janitor of the eap- itol building, to be provided for by the new administration. In some of these positions, tin early change is not looked for.— ¡Statesman. Cattlemen .Ask Legislation against Plenro- Pneumonia. K. of L. in a Critical Mtoatiou. The Philadelphia Press publisher a mv ret circular issued by the general office» of Knights of Labor, in which the following are tho principal points of general interest. The address opens with reference to tin appeal issued for funds to assist victimized an 1 locked- out members in various part« of the country, and to the satisfactory res ponse, which left m toy thousand tnjm- Oera thrown upon tho order by the lock-out ill-prorided ior, crippling the power and usetulnees of the order. Powderly then says the order has reached the most critical period in ite history. He refers to the contract which employees were made to sign. comjxjUing them to leave the K. of L., anl says: "Every man who has joined the K. of L.. has pledged himself to do his duty in the cause of mankind. No oaths bind him to any act contrary to the duty he owes to Go 1 or his coun try, but something even more sacred than an oath -his pledge of honor— binds him to loyally defend principles of truth, honor, justice, anil citizen ship. Two alternatives present them selves: conditional surrender, or man ly defense. Which should it be?” In order to alleviate the distress of many Knights thrown out of employment, the address says, the general executive board has resolved to levy an assess ment of twenty-five cents per member from all local assembhes of the order. The assessment will be called a special defense assessment. Clearancc« Bunns November. i During November twenty-three ves- 6els cleared foreign from the Columbia and promptly «ailed, all receiving quick I dispatch. Of that number thirteen sailed for Queenstown, three to Ant werp. one to Liverpool, one to London, ono to Hong Kong, one to Buenos Ayres, one to Bristol, one to Dunkirk and one to Gloucester. The Novem ber fleet carried away 935,042 bushels wheat, valujd at $679.787; 83,479 bar rels Hour, valued at $310,108; 2800 cases of salmon, valued at $14.00 ), and 210 M teet lumber, valued at $2100—a total tor tae mouth of $1,106495. J The international Rango Associa tion sent tha following letter to the President from Denver, CoL, last week: I ntehnational R ange A ss ’ n , / D enver , C ou , Nov. 30, 1886. To His Excellently, Grover Cleve land, President of the United State«. The time has come wlwn that branch of the commercial interests of our country represented by the live stock industry feels that it should no longer plead for but doman J justice. I am emplowered bj live stock men of the plants, who have more than $600,000,- 000 invested m cattle alone, to respect fully invite the attention of your ex cellency to the eminent danger threatening our hen is by the existence of contagious bovine diseases, which, if once introduced to open ranges of the West, will sweep our entire inter ests from the earth. I feel that I am justified in asking that in your forth coming message to txmgrees some sug gestions may lie made in the interests of legislation looking to the extermina tion of the contagious cattle diMaeu known as pleuro-pnenmonia, and such sanitary regulations as will protect the cattle interests of the United States against the imDortation of cattle from known diseased centers of other coun tries. I would further respectfully submit that under the pooling system entered into hy the transportation companies of the United States, and the iniquitous favoritism of the rebate system, griev- ious wrongs are perpetrated on the producer of beef, and the consumer as well; that the same combination which compel the millions who toil to pay an exorbitant price for one of the prime necessities of lite, compels the pro ducer to accept for his products a price which has pressed the cattle growers to the verge of ruin. The bill now pending before cougrees for the regulation of the intenor-state com merce. known as the “Reagan bill,” is in the interest of justice and equity, and the cattle industry bespeaks for it such attention in your message as may meet your commendation. Respectfully. R. G. H ead . Free. lAteuatioaal Raufe