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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.
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Tow nship plats on file in the office.
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O. H. BLOUNT’S,
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J. 7. Bewditdi,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
ASHLtND, OREGON.
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Leading Clothier and Hatter, Ashland, Oregon.
Will practice it all courts ni the State.
Co.lvctiom promptly made and remitted
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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.
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Albert Haaunoni,
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CIV IL t> 2i Gx N xj LK and olJ A V oYOR,
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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.
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$6 oo
CHINCHILLA overcoats reduced to
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5 oo
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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Elegant Line of Jewelry just opened at O. H. Blount’s.
A shland , O regon .
Ofhcc in i’oilffcTP
R ght -I í »»'*
Pnivne».
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lczxa «• wwd.',
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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’
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M. !.. M CALI
A. P. HAMMOND,
Paient, Hopkins & Co.,
Haamoni & McCall,
REAL - ESTATE - AGENTS
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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.
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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
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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
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STAPLE AÎTD FANCY G33D3, NOTION3,
BOOTS, SS0SS. EATS. GROCERIES, STC.
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As hl a XD, O regon , November 19, 1888
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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.
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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.
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Preiblect.
AT J. M. McCALL’S
Fall and Winter wear—marked away down.
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Shop on First Avenue, near Main S .
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BARGAINS! barca,ns'
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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!
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sms sqtatis, tn<rt insertion .
Each Additional insertion.......
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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
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Transacts a General Banking Business.
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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 ««.
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♦ ' COFFEES, ROAST & GREEN.
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SPICES & ALL
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STOCK CRAKE IN SAM FRANCISCO.
TU STATS BAOU SETT TEAR.
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, 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
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42 braced
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up, '
and looked in
t at the
crowds that
Mi the brokers’ of-
fires. The
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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
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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,
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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
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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