r -v DAILY. WANT ESID. RIP AT FAJttl 5000 TlllAt. SttnxcltlllKKH TO Till: KA8T tlllUIONIAN. U cny Scrip tae at par FjCI on Subscription, Adver L b Prints Account. ni:mi-wi:kki.v no. DAILY 78 Adilrei E. O. PUBLISHING CO., Pendleton ... Oregn. PENDLETON, UMATILLA CO., OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1838. NO 24G. O. V Odd Kel ,,0lHiBl)IUECTOUV. l! T. M. :nornecBKf ni rilAl'rKi: SO. 51. It. A. M. ItfS'rti Sfiionle fH.il.fr on the im wo. ij. - - - tiiimi: NO. H-t. A. K. A A. M. aS flbV Mfoiid ami fourth Mon month, at 7:W "'clock. II. J. 1.0D0E NO. JB. A. I'. A A.M. 'ffiihn Mnnnlo T.-mplu on the tiniidnm i'f fioli mniilli at Rotlich I i Bean, It. AL- . ii Mil 111. A. II. U. irWldV? nighi nt the Engine o'clock". J. I, "rcif I". ",rdt'r' W. Meets Lkahuhk, M. riLODOENO. .12. 1. O. O. K. Meets surdV evening at 7:30 o'clock. riLIA ENCAMPMENT NO. 17i I. o r Meet on the second und lint m'oI ewli month, nt 7:00 o'clock. ,U. I .! IS. r niiAiiun,iscriu jvritKBKiIOA LODGE No. 13, I. O, r VkU i "I" "l " ll,lrJ Thu month. lilllflK NM. U1. K. UK 1'. .lilntWu r el lows- linn errry iuw ilrf t 7i30oVlock. .1. C. I.KaSUHK, IWSITAKKU.IV. n( it.nuu n. itLOPOK NO. i. K. OK 1'. Meet In l'rfllo Hall every Wednesday il :M o'clock. M. Mohrhkad, C. Oinrutt), K. of 1L nnUH. CARSOJCPOST, O. A. It. meela nt 'IHltri J ini I every iiiunrniiy ingm. unit, Comnmndorj J. H. Howkn, ATTORNEYS. ttlUKNKlt A CRKWH. ATTOIt. miIUw. dooms InhiiiI 10, Asiiocla Irl.rrDdtcton, Oregon. J(U I'AIIMONH, ATTOrtNKV AT it. Oftlcc Itoom No. 11, ArmocIa i, Ptmtltton, Oregon. ETjTlUM.KIlAY. ATTO II MIS YH U. Jfllre Rooms 1, 2, 3 itlid 1 A- n:, rrnuieiou, urcgnn. M KITZOKRALl). ATTORNEY U. Hnoms No. S nil (I 6, Aocla. t, IviiJItton, Oregon, I BEAN. ATTORNEY AT LAW ;f:-Mln Hireet, in Thompimn rtBolIJIi.g.nvf r tho Pont-Olllc. JIMUIl. AI1U inKVH AJ jAW. i-0rrr Kind Nttttonnt ilnnH, J'nn- -DEALERS IN- .n il iir.ii.A ri iiicv i:v . a w . Oittrrlllu, Urt'KOii. Will lirnctlon (.Mtaptly attended . II WAOKU, ATTOHNEYHAT f. Kocm 3nnd 4 oMIio"Khi Ore. ' hitMlnr, corner of Main mid Webb Ptidltton, Oregon, IS WIIITK, ATTORNKYH AT , fiDilitton.urcKon. ItooniatlHnd uito Block. iMuAiSn AM) nUItUIAIiNn. ! WRTKH. IMIYIfltAN AND Mlllt. i,bUo, Oregon. Klvn yenrii ucve hUUodprlvute pructlcv. ume. Ill Irvllln'il ilrllff Htnr. '"pa. I M. rnifKTT. PHYBIOIAN AND ima. oitlctu-Over JIiKirhoiuo a 1'i itore, rorner of Joluuon hiki '"M-eiiilletou, Oregon . ris'fi r ii nvi'inn nvun fbo 4 Co.'h htore. Itealdenco, on mar Court ulret. Itenldeiice Cufinwl.,1 lv .ntnnltniiit ur.,1. VII. I lUpeclnl intention given to the 4 tomen and children. DENTISTS. ,TIK, HKNT18T. UAH ADMIN' "ml Oincei-Muln Htreet.lnThnmiv Building. I'endleton, Oregon. MKOHANICS. WJAY. I'AINTKH AND PAI'KH ..v.ork promptly done. Lenve ! Wheeler A Ureene, on Court Ptnulttnil. iirirnn- irnllHlrv btTI'ITttl ninnpu'rrfr ivr ;'.,ul1.T,lo'nPou itreeU, I'eudle. Ofilf m anlli.,H and nmmnllv IO. I n n 1 1 1 .. ...... V t . . V. -t.. ItOIvn iii.ftr.LPiui'pir i!Jn Maker. Alt and Uarden Hit., on glv- w.BRSWN HOU8B OAHKIAOE HO l'nlntrrv Lnmilulnn. ilreirnn. lucent itreet, near Court utreet. .V'lKlt BUd Chronometer ilu the above branches. All work SnJr1''81 Hfls'8 old iUind, Main jwiHon, Oregon. monument Kltlni..u anMlnllv Jluterlng, all kind of moiie Fir. ",l;u'eu reiwonaoiy. jiui' " r.vi., purillttlllK. SAI.tV'S "ld-i.KVKAU. PKOPKIETOIl OK ot Trade." Il.r. Mu.n'and reodletiiu, Oregon. Kreder ltrOn i nn..l.i' L i..T. l.tin. I a r lnt Wlne, IJq x . . r,iir.loon.' r 'nB wlnea, llqaors aim ill, tf "u uuiuru UCr "g' - General Merchandise. Main and Alta Sts. EVERYTHING NEW TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS. TIIK WIIKAT MAItKKT. Varlo.iK tlreat of -IN THE SHAI'K OK- Jewelry, Clocks, Watches and verware, "OF TIIK VKHY LATEST STYLES AND I IKS KINS. Sil- Wo uro now jiropitrotl to eiiKnivo nil work iih .MonoKnuuH on uvorytliltiR IwiiKht from uh, without clmrgo. lluylna our Gootf larga tutiHtltle from different factories, we are aoie io nr.il mem cneaper man at A'oruana ana inner plaettt, where JCjrpenne are hlyher. lteporU front the Knur Mart of th World. Ciiti'Adu, Deo. 15. Wheat linn j De cember eloseil nt 1.05 i Jniumrvll.OO1,, j May $1.11. N'kw YtuiK, Dee. 15. Wheat market to-day Ih llrm. Dercmber f 1.04? January fl.OftJi; February it.o; May $1.11?4'. Sax Fiiancisco, Dee. 15. Wheat firm. lluyer the year 1.474 ; buyer tho seaoon tl.5(l'; Deeemlier fl.554. I.tVKiii'ooi,, Dee. 15. Wheat tlull California 7b. 8," u d . FOREIGN NEWS. TIIK HITUATIOM AT HtlAKIM. Tho Kuglltli Parliament DUeumlnR w Hui penalon uf lliiatlllllrt Who Are Otin.n Dlgma' Prltonera7 LondoK. Dec. 15. Ill tho Hnuao CominotiH to-dav Ixiril llaiulnlnh Chureh hill uHked whether the announcement of the eapturo of huiln PuhIiu and Ilenr M. Stuillov bv Ofltuuu DlL'im kah wrl founded, uud If 11. e novermnent would uo Kotiuio lor tno rclcuao ot J-AironcatiH Im irIaoned ut Khartoum boforo beclunltig iioHtiiuieH. uoMcneu, repiyini; lor tno Kovernment, said It wan Imiioi'dlble to bumk)11(1 tho proiiOHcd meanureH for tho iclicfof Suakliii uurlnt; tho muny weekH neceHKiiry to imeerhiln tho futo of Kmln ranlianml htanlov. Morlev unted thu KtiHticiiHloit of oiicmtloiiH In Suaklni until itiomiay. tiotfcncn ilec ared that t iu Koveriimoiiteoiildnoteoiiii.lv with Mor- loy'rt renuect. but nrom xc( that I ho eov ernmcnt would refrain from u'lvlng in truetloiiH to hurry oH!ratIoim. Till! HKIItr IIIU.IKVKII AT CUAKIM. I HiiL'hHi:ijt, Dec. 16. Tho Ileluium eon Kill at Suaklni teleKriijiliH to liiri govern inent that Ihu military mid lull Ileal uu thorltlcH there believe tho ntory that Kmln l'liHiia wiih eantured and hlx foreu (Ii8ern'(l, but uro In doubt about tlioeiti turo of Stanloy. wt'AKiJi, Dec. ill. it ima Iven iineor- lalned that the date 1KU!) wiih i(uiiikhI upon curirniKiM wiiien aeeompiuiieii r man DIl'iiii'h letter, aniiouiielm: '(ho e.m tore of Kmln 1'hhIiu and a while traveler, und which were alleged to havo ttoen taken from the letter. EASTERN MEWS. OPIUM BMUUnt.llllS AltltKSTKIt. Wo havo Hecurod tho corvlccriof Mr. Hamlin, direct from the Kant, who comes vory hiulily recommended, ho wo uruablo to Kuamntco PERFECT SATISFACTION IN EVEKY l'AHTIOULAU. CALL AND EXAMINK OUH NEW DESIGNS IN SOLID AND COLD-PLATED GOODS. Cornor Main and Court Streets, F. J. DONALDSON. FURNITURE, CARPETS. B. 0. & B. M. WHEELER, -DEALERS IN- FURNITURE, CARPETS AND LINOLEUMS, OILCLOTHS, SHADES, MATTINGS, ETC ,A Complete Stock .of Furniture and Carpet - . . vV 1 Stock Covers 5,000 Feet 01 flooring. Our E. GOODS SOLD ON EASY PAYMENTS. C. and E. M. WHEELER SUCCCESSORS TO FORBES WHEELER, Awociatiou liulldlni: Venllleton, Or, ROBERT BOND -DEALER IN- BEEF, PORK, MUTTON, VEAL, SAU SAGE, DRIED MEATS, LARD. Court 8tret, oppolte J. H. Shoetnaier'i. Beer Garden and Gymnasium Hall Itarvrau Klue. Prupi. Stain fltreet NearPotofflco PENDLETON, OHEOON, Rowling Al'ey and Qywnanlnm Room In conncc lonr Ju'l the plica l ipend an hour In exercUIng your mUK.-le and utrengt henlng your frame. A cordial InvlUtlonto al . Uambrluui llcer 60, a gla. jy (II.AKSTONi: KPI2AKH. lie Crltlcliie Snll.lmry, anil Nayt th Al- tempt to .'oiiciiit Nimilaii U a llupele. London, nee. ui. n udHlone wun en- thiiHluNtieully received nt Lima IIoiiho town hall to-dav. wheru ho made 1111 ml lnHH to it laa;o nu.lloueo. Ho eoimnitu- luted tho liberal party on tho lenultot tho .MiiiuciiHioiu) election. wi en wuh Hold yoHivrdity, in wiiitii iho lory party wan, largely reduced, lie wild it mtowed tlmt their eatifo wiih advancing. Ho Htrongly eoiuleiucd SuliHlmry'H uIIiihIoii tu Dada lllml NuHroil tut" llluck man." and tuld thu unfoitunato 8eecli of the 1'rcmier gavo pnlu to mlllioiiHol Indian lullow eountry inen. (lludritono proteHted agulnnt 'ho at tempt to eonipier Soudan, und doHerlbed tho cane uh a hopolewt attempt to light nature. A l.atn Ilepurt Denied. Ottawa, Dec. 15. Sir John MacDonald ilonleH tho truth of thu I-oiulon diHiiutcli announcing that Iho Canadian I'acillo railway haa formally proponsd to the Do minion government to nelt itn tramortii tion riylilH in Manitoba for three million pomidH. Nu communication Iiuh been re ceived from tho Canadian l'ucillc tlueo tho liut HChHlon of parliament. AnneinlliiiiTjr IniUpenilenee. MoNTitKAi., Dec. 16. Ixi Club National, of Montreal, the leading liberal club of Canada, held u meeting luHt night to din cutis the bent Nyttem of government for Canada. Every mention of annexation or independence waa greeted with cheers, but no definite action wan taken. A Loaded Woman. QuKKNNTow.y, Doe. 16. Among the paweugern on tho Umbrla from Now York, which landed hero thin inoruiug, wan u woman numed Oallugher. Shu wuh urrentcd uud warehed. and fifty cart ridges wero found concealed In her dress. The Pnelpuiieuieut Dill Rejected. I'aiiih. Dec. 15. Tho committee i- tKilnted by thu chamber of deputies to consider the bill continuing the luyment of tho I'anamu Canal Company's liabili ties, has rejected tho measure. A Titled Kellovr Dead. Hehmn. Dec. 15. Prince Aloxander, tiucle of tho (irund Duko of Htose, who lias lieeu ill for somo time, is dead. Tho I'riuco was born in 1823. Another Pari Duel. I'abis, Dec. 15. Manuel und Clemen- ceau ol tno chambers 01 ueputies uavu fought a duol with swordn. t Icmenccaii was wounded in tho shoulder. Hopubllc siieeial from Mt. Heaiunt, Texas, fays: News Is received fiom Cookvillo to-nlglit that thu dwelling 01 John it. King was burned early this morning, und tho bodies of King, Ills wifo ami six children wero found In tho ruins. It Is believed that tho family was murdered and tho hotie fired to conceal tho eritno. Madame Iloulanger, In tin interview has denied that she had refused to Iho with her husband, Sho complained that ho was trying to play Najioleon, and muka Iter lU Josephine. Mie then burst Into tears and begged to lie excused from uriKwering further questions. A ttlg Coniplrncy Unearthed In Ht. Paul- Over 800 Pound. Melted In Ou Wagon on tho Dakota Mne-lllg Prnlltt or the Nmtigglrr". St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 15.-Tho United State Bocret sorvico otllccrs hero nro on track of u eiiranllc hiuul'im ni const) rnev They learned thnt nit organized, well equipped band of smugglers Iiuh for years been oieratlng ncrons tho Northwestern boundary, bringing into tho States tho costly, iilglftarillcd drug. One of Hit! gang was arrestod recently nt Denver, Colorado, and miido a full confession Acting on tho iniormatlon given by iiim tho Deputy Collector ut St. Vincent went west to a noun on mo Dakota uno Wednesday, and intercepted a wagon load of 800 pounds of opium in a crude form. The wholo outfit was seized, and the driver of tho wagon, a half-breed, was ttrrcsied. Authorities lioro maintain at' solute sllenco when naked for full details, but don't deny tho story of thonrrestam subsequent seizure. At St. Vincent they admitted tho smuggling conspiracy, but will go no further. Tho case Is In tho hands of otllcers detailed from Iho ticcrct service of tuo Treasury Department ut t hieago. On 800 ikmiikis already seized tho smugglers would havo defrauded tho government out of $8,000, and could havo jiockcicd that sum ns their prollt on tho transaction. noil r on;a tuaIn. Tit,, Itol.li.rt ltoli a Pa.Mtiger Train of nOOO-A Lhely Fight In Whleh a Young Man Wan Killed. Nkw (JitKNADA. III.. Dec. 17. A nas- Monger train on tho Illinois Central wi robbed lust night 0110 mllo north of Duck IIIII. When the train stopped at thnt point two men boarded Iho enulnoaiiil cominnnded tho engineer to pull out fast, covering Mm with it revolver. Ono mile north of tho station they compelled him to stop uud tho engineer and fireman were marched to the extiress car. One of tho robbers knocked 011 the door, which was oiieued by tho mesxemrer. und the robbers entered and look three thousand dollars. Tho tiring oll'of pistols hcfnro they entered the ear attracted Ihu attention ofjil.o conductor, who rushed nut, and was fired upon, when ho re turned to tho train. A passenger then ran out with 11 Winchester Mile, and us lie slopiH'd to tho ground from tho smoking ear ho was fired upon and fatally wounded. Thu death ot this young man, whoso namo is Hughes, Is very sad, us ho was the only suptiort of it widowed mother. Nine shots wero afterwards fired by tho conductor and a travelling passenger ugent. HPOICANK KAI.I.S NK1VH. Miiu.layar Convicted Letter Carrier! A Nate Hank. SroKANK Falls. Dee. 17. Tho lurv In thu cane of Frederick Klehm, who Iiuh been on trial for tho murder uf Osenr Gabriel fur tho past three days, rendered u verdict 01 manslaughter lo-day, Klohm stubbed (iabrlel iu the abdomen uu quarrel. Iheru wero 110 witnesses to tho stabbing, und thu prosecution hud to depend entirely on (Jubrlol'H dying rtntomout. Pour letter carriers will lraomnlovod when the froo delivery svstcm l-ih'h into effect, January first, 'fhero uro fifty-four applications for tho places. blHjktine rails is -to havo another bank, tho Citizens National, which will 011011 March first, with u capital stock of 150,000, all paid up. STATE AND COAST NEWS. A Touch Character. San Francisco. Dec. 17. Andrew Mnrtln is u young fellow who bucks up tho assertion that ho is real bad man, bj tho statement that ho slow n Swtsn ! Oregon somo timo ago uud was ucquittod the charge. To-day while In 11 saloon hn got into nu altercation with another Swiss upon whom ho drow a self cocking revolver, which ho would uudoudtcdly havo used with murderous ollcct If a olllcer had nut arrived In time to disarm him. A New 81 le of Itahliery, Sam Fiiancisco, Dee. 17. While James Monaghati was standing drinking a glass of ,l)ccr, two men approached him, on displaying a pollccmun'H star,nnd authori tatively demanded that ho bo searched, a they believed ho wuh an escaped prisoner from San Qucutin. Mouaghan, hcliovtax tho men to bo officers of thu law, threw tin lilt hands and tho thioves searched bin pockets and relieved him of two hun dred dollars. A Child Hurtled to Daath. Vancouvkii. W. T. Dec. 17. Yester day a three year old daughter of Wrn Stevens, living opiKvdto Vancouver. cuiiio too near it fire place while alone, and her clothes caught fire and sho waa burned to death. No Hope fur the Yaqtilim Itajr. Sak Fiiancisco. Dee. 16. A disiiatek from Yuuuinu liny to-day nays tho steamer Yaiiulnu I lay still remains on the rocks ulong sltlu tho Jetty. Sho is grudually breuklnu tin. Them seems to lie 110 further Iiomj for tho vessel. Charged Willi Murder. Han Josk. Dec. 16. Jack lmurho. who stabbed his seventeen-year-old stoi- Milliliter to death In a moment of loulous rago a fow days 111:0. has lieeu eliareed with murder by tho eoroner'a Jury. TWO IIKPOIITH. )ne That lfajtl U Nrararf, Another That She I. Preparing to fight, Nkw Yoiik, Dec. 15. A dispatch from Kingston. Jumuicu. suyn that tho Huvtlun government has becomu alarmed over the unno lucement tlmt thu United States war vessels uro on tho wuy to demand thu release of tho steamer Itaytiun liepublio, and has decided tosendthoftolzcdstcumor to Now York before their arrival, so ns to avoid trouble, Another reiiort from Port An Prince U of a decidedly dilroront na ture. It states that three gun lioats and one muu 01 war uro cquipiied loructlvo service there, und uro ready to receive tho American cruieers. . A IIAND.CAIt'H MISHAP. Mix Jl.ii Injured, It U Thought Purpo.eljr, Cincinnati, Dee. 15. This morning six mployees on the Narrow (iuugo railroad boarded u baud cur at Avoudulo Junction to come hero. When tho cur cumo IIvIiil' down tho truck in tho vicinity of Gilbert avenue, it sirucK u siono, throwing It low 11 an embankment, and four mon, o. Pheifler, Jos. Powers, Chas. Shelly und T, Sullivan, wero dangerously in ured. Pat Dimkoll und uu unknown muu wero slightly Injured, It Is siii liosed tho stoiio was put purtiohcly on thu track. NOT OCR JOHN. Th Itl.iourl Purlllo Itallroad DefaaUa K. i.r U St. Ixns. Dec. 15. Thu United States Circuit Court has overruled (ho motion for a new trial In tho case of John Me (lurry vs. tho Missouri Pucllio railroad, Mcliarry, who was master workman of u K. of L. uHsembly, seen red Judgment ugalnnt tho company for $16 000 for false Imprisonment during tho strike of 1886. Yellow Peer llelugro. Itelurnlug. Nkw Yoiik, Dec. 15. Tho etejmer Iroquois has railed for Jacksonville with threo hundred yellow fever refugees, who aru returning to their homes. moui: a nhw nits. a I'. Knight i:pre..p. Nome Character Ullc ami I'laln-Spiikeii OpIi.li.n.-IU Would Not In 1 Improvement, ou Ileal K.lnle. Aliia, Oregon, Dec. l'J, 1888. To the Kdltorof thu Kant Ori'KOiilun. 1. How can u full und fair usseMMinniit of ptoerty beseemed? ny gelling men of Integrity for asses sors, who uro ueiiuii uted with tint t...n ami proierty iu tho territory they uro as sessing. W hut sorts of nrouertv should lm tha subjects of taxation V If uny should b exempted, what, uud why? All sorts, except publlu projK-rly j tlmt should bo exempt becuuso It Is tho result of tuxes, Stute, county ntid school district. 3. Aru volt in favorof11Kl.dll I limn I ,,f K(iualiitmu? If so. wherein will it work a lienelltV 1 am not. It each county put a full ullin oil Its own resources, und Likn It ut Its own estimate of Itself. How often have wu been insulted with Ihesneerthut this is a locality of sago brush und rim rocks. Ixit each locality establish the jirit v of its egotism uud pay tho tuxes on 4. Aroyou In favor of precinct, Instead of county, assessors? I urn. John Edlugton might assess Cenlervlllo concelly and quickly; but ho could not do Iho sumo for Camas, while Col .llerkley could. 6. Aru you iu favor of r graduated iu come tax ; uud, if so, how can It Ihj as sessed und collected? I am not. A tax is not practical ou that which cannot bo sold at auction, and the goods transferred. I lenities t hut, in comes llku Mr. lllaluo'ri trusts "are mostly private alfalrs," und uu attempt to try to lux them would breed 11 new set of liars, us useless us thu old ones, and twice uh ugly. II, What urn your vIohtm upon tha "slnglo-lax" theory, or thu plaelng of taxation upon laud vulues only ? loitids of tho sumo quullty for farming purposes should bo ussesAed nt tho sarao price, regardless of freehold Improve ment. Apply Iho same rule to town lots so, and usso-s all imrsoual projierty. 7. Do you think Ihu bill lireiiarod hv tho tat commission of 1880 uu Improve ment uikjii our present law? In what ro- s.ect would you recommend a change la iu I am not posted on tho bill. H. Aro you in favor of deduction for in debtedness? 1 urn not. Shlftlessness, prodigality and laziness should not bo subsidized. Might deduct fl.OO or so for each buby in thu family ufter tho first six, Each precinct should elect Its own as sessor. Thu assessing should Im dona In somo ono month. Assessors should meet, or tho county court should muko a sched ule of iiroportv values for land and also tor stock for tno use of assessors, so they would work ullke. La F. Knkjht. On of the Ituodla llalneri. Mayor Fitler of Philadelphia talks freely of thu "boodle" rtilsed for tho llo iiublicans iu Quaker City, Ho says that liu called u meeting of business men ut his oliice. contributed $10,0 JO himself and upioiiited siib-committccH to collect sub sci Iptlons from various trades. Ho In nocently remarks that "it was repru-senb-d to thu man 11 fact 11 rent that the mo ney socxiiendcd would return to tliuui iu Iheir business." HuussertH that Thomas Dulau, John Wauumuker, A.J. Uroxel A Co , Harrison, Fruzlcr A Co., Hamilton DUtou, John und James Dobson uud H. V. Wllliamm guvo 410,000 each, und that altogether Philadelphia raised not lots than f-100,000 for tho Itejiublican National Committee.