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SEVENTEENTH YEAR
HEPPNER, MORROW COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY; MAY 25, 1899,
NO. 731
PKOPESSIOlTAIi CABIIS,
M'GOIRES BODY FOUND.
OREQON P10NEER9.
WEATHER AND CHOP BULLETIN.
WESTWARD TBE OCTOPUS.
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C E ... Redf ield
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office in First National Bank building.
Heppner, Oregon.
Ellis & Phe(s W
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
A 11 business attended to In a prompt
and entinfuctory manner. Notaries Pub
lic and Collectors.
Office In Natter's Building. Heppner, Oregon.
J. W. Morrow
ATTORNEY AT LAW
and
U. 8. COMMISSIONER.
Office in Palace hotel building, Heppner, Or.
C JW- Charlton
ATTORNEY AT LAW
NOTARY PUBLIC
, Collections promptly attended to.
Heppner, - - . Oregon.
S. A. D. Gurley,
A TTOB N E Y-A T-LA W.
Practicioner in
Federal Courts.
,:1 B ate and
ARLINGTON
- OREGON
A. Mallory,
U. S. COMMISSIONER
NOTARY PUBLIC
Is authorized to take all kinds of LAND
PKOOKri and LAND FILINurt
Collections made on reasonable terms.
Office at residence on Caase street.
Govt r imsnt land script for rale.
D- E. Gilman
GENERAL COLLECTOR.
Pat your old books and notes in Mb
hands and get your money out of them
them. Makes a specialty of hard collec
tions. Office In J. N. Brown's building, Heppner, Or
Dr. M. B. Metzler
DENTIST
Teeth Extracted and Filled.
Bridging a specialty
Painless Extraction...".". .
Heppner - - Oregon.
G. B. Hatt
T0NS0RIAL ARTIST.
Shaving,
Hair Cutting,
Shop, Matlock Corner,
15 Cents
25 "
Heppner, Oregon.
A Abrahamsick
Merchant Tailor
Pioneer Tailor of Heppner.
His work first-class
and satisfactory.
Give him a call May Street.
Gordon's
Feed and Sale Stable
Has just been opened to the
public and Mr. Gordon, the
proprietor, Kindly invites mi
rionds to call and try his
first-class accommodations.
Flaxxty of Ha.y sua.& Q-rain. fox Sail
Stable located on west side of Main
street between Wm. Bcrivner's and
A. M. Gunu's blacksmith shops.
LIBERTY MAHKltT
THE OLD SHOP!
Is the place to go to get your fine pork
and lama chops, steaks and roasts.
Fish Every Friday. 1
Fine sugar-cured hams and bacon. Pure leaf
lard, kettle-rendered, old style. Highest cash
price paid for at stock.
Bock & Mathews.
-CANYON CITY
Stage Line
B. F. MILLER, Prop.
Cheapest and most direct route to John Day
valley, Canyon City mining district. Burns anu
otner interior pom is.
ntiurns leave! HfDDuer Daily. Sunday ex.
cepted. at 6:30 a. m. Arrive at Canyon City
in 24 hours.
Leave Canyon City at 4 p m., arrive at Hepp
ner in H hours conuecting wun trains.
IlIPPKKB TO
MILES FARl
20 II. SO
ft5 4 00
65 4.75
',b 5.50
n .0O
102 8 00
104 8 00
Hardman
Monument
Hamilton
Long Creek
Fox Valley
John Day
Canyon City ...
Stages connect with trains at Heppner.
Nnb Bovine atnrked nn this line with new
covered coaches and good teams I am prepared
give nrst-class service to me puouc.
ARLINGTON-FOSSIL
STAG E LINE
J: S'oS.iv.Ejj"'"-
FARE FROM ARLINGTON TO
Poaail m milts) . . .15 Kound trip 9
. May viile (S3 mliee). 4 00 Ilound trip
Condon (M miles) .. 3 00 Bound trip
Clem (28 miles).... 200 Bound trip
Olex (19 miles) 1 M Bound trip
7
6
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150
Stage leaves Arlington every morning
(8anday excepted) at 6 o'clock; is due
t Condon at 3 p. m. Bd arrives at Fos
sil at 7 p. m.
Comfortable covered eoa"he; ()PJ (jar
pi, JP?ri?nr( (JriTeri,
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JegetablePreparationforAs- I
slmilatingUjeToodandRegula- I
lingthEStcunachsandBowelsof I
PromotesXigesUon,Checiful
ness andBestXontains neither
S)ium,Morpnine nor Mineral.
OT NARCOTIC.
XeapufOldO-SIMEELEmMn
Pumpkin Sad
Alx.Scnna
Anilt Seed
Jipperrmnt -Jh
Caritona&StJm
ftimSet d -flanfud
Sugar .
Wntnyrtai fttmr.
ADcrfecf Remedy for Constipa
tion, Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea,
Worms .Convulsions.Fcvensh
ness and LOSS OF SLEEP.
Tac Simile Signature of
NEW "YORK.
EXACT COPY OF WHAPPEB,
fmsT J
OF HEPPNER.
O. A RHEA. President
T. A. RHEA Vio President
Transact a General Banking Business.
EXCHANGE ON ALL PARTS OP THE WORLD BOUGHT AND 80LD
Collections made on all points on reasonable terms. Surplus and undivided profits 135,000.
GOLD GOLD
You can save it
Gilliam &
Who carry a
COMPLETE rIIVIS
Of Heavy aDd Shelf Haidware, Grauiteware, Tinware, Agricultural
Implements, Wagons, Hacks, Hito., ruin la and Oils (the best in
the world). Crockery aud Glassware.
Give us the cash and you can get as good and as many goods from ut as you
can get laid down in Heppner from anywhere. This we guarantee.
That 14-Year Old
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Kohn's Best,"
.... On Tap Down at The
TELEPHONE SALOON
IT IS HAWK GOODM 9
New Stand, City Hotel Building,
LOW TlLJvARD, Prop,
Good Goods....
Fair Prices.L-
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T. E. HOWARDS.
Staple and Fancy Groceries
Fine Teas and Coffees.
1 R. HOWARD,
WHOSE BUSINESS
It man's in love that's bis business;
If girl's in love that's ber business;
If tbey set married it's our business
to furnish their home from kitchen to parlor as we carry a most complete (took o
Furniture, Carpets, Mattings, Wall Paper,
And it,eyonr business to drop in, examine goods and get prices.
WELLS & CO., Heppner, Or.
Spring is 1rere
Purify your Blood and enjoy it.
Slocum's Sarsaparilla
With iodide of potassium will do it to perfection.
Largest bottle of Sarsaparilla on the market.
Price $1.00.
SlQCMm Drug Co,
AS
IM
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have
Always Bought
Bears the
Signature
The
Kind
You Have
Always Bought.
TMK CCNTAUft COMPANY, NEW YORK OITY.
ATIONAL HANK
W. CONSER Cashier
L. FREELAND. .Assistant Cashier
GOLD
by trading with
Stuff,
AT - -
Bisbee
Groceries, Provisions, Glassware,
Tinware and Furnishing Goods.
Heppner,
IS IT?
Stoves, Ranges, Grauiteware, Tlnww,
Elf.
OppOSit? fU 011158,
Recovered Not Par From Where He
Was Drowned. &
Kosbbubq, May 20-Tbe body ot Fish
Commissioner Hollister D. MoQuire,
who was drowned in the Norib Umpqus
river, below Wiooheater, April 8, was re
covered this morning by J. Chapman, T.
A. Qee and Creed Qillam. The body of
Stale Senator A. W. Reed, who was
drowned with MoQuire, has not beec
tonnd.
Mr. MoGoire's body had risen and
floated a short distance. The clothing
oanght in brash on the east side of the
river, about 400 yards below the point
where Commissioner MoGaire and Sen
ator Beed were drowned. Mr. Mod aire's
watob was stopped at 2:10.
The body was shipped to Portland in
a metallic oasket Saturday night.
The funeral of Mr. MoQnire took plaoe
from the Third Presbyterian church,
East Ninth and East Oak streets, at 2
p. m., May !42d. There were six honorary
pallbearers and six aotive ones from
Washington lodg-, A. F. & A. M. Inter
ment was in Riverview cemetery. The
Masons took charge ot the body at the
cemetery.
DAWSON CITY IM ASHES.
The Klondike Metropolis Swept by a Furious
Conflagration.
Skaoday, May 16, via Seattle, May 22
A dispatoh just reoeived from Lake
Bennets says:
The principle ' business portion ot
Dawson is in asbes. A most disastrous
fire oooarred there April 21. The news
was brought out by a man named T iklaa,
who arrived here late last night. The
fire oommanoed near tbs opara hmaoi
the water front destroying evarytbio
on that street down to anl Incluliujr
Donohngb & Smith's establish u mt, als
all the water front bjild in is abreast of
the same blocks. The fire spreil to
the Saoon J street and coiaoufd every
thing from Timnains Ryal cata dtrn to
opposite the Fairview hotel. To entire
business onnter was destroys!. A -nun
the prominent firms burned out ware
the Royal oafe, Djaohuib & Snitbs,
McClellan & MuFeely, Parsons ProJuie
Company, Aurora saloon, Bidegt Mid-
din bouse. Hotel Victoria, MiD nald
block, bank ot British North Aneriou
and scores ot smaller firms.
No estimate ot the loss U aivn, but
based on Klondike valuations it will
ran up into the haodreisof thousands.
The "ork of rebuilding will begin at
onoe. Building material has quadrupled
in price, doors selling at $35 eaoh, door
loo ts $3. Other material in proportion
8HEISHEAKING MACHINES.
Successfully Used on a lUnch Near
Pendleton.
Pendikton, Or., May 15 Twenty
sbeepsbeanng machines are in operation
on the ranch of N. H. Cottrell, on Birob
oreek, near this plaoa. These machines
are removing on the average 2000 fleeces
ot wool eaoli day, or about 100 to the
machine. Power is furnished by the
use ot six horses, This is tbe first sea
son these maobinea have ever been oper
ted in this county, and sheepmen are
inolined to believe that tbe days ot
shearing sheep by hand have passed,
and that all sheep in the future will be
sheared by machine. Tbe maobines are
operated on tbe dottrel ranch, and tbe
bands ot sheep are driven there for
shearing. . The advantage is not so
much in tbe shearing ot a large number
of sheep than by tbs old method, but in
tbe better manner in wbiob tbs fleece is
taken off the sheep's baok. By the
bandsbearing method, tbe shearer was
apt to out tbe fiber and thus iojars tbs
selling quality of tbe wool. By ma
ooioe-abearing, tbe fleeoe oomes from
tbe ebeep'a back in perfeot ooodition,
and it is claimed that each fleeoe is
worth 6 oents more on tbe average than
when sheared by band.
Charles Cunningham, tbe besviest
grower of sheep in E istern Oregon, is
having bis immense bands sheared by
tbe maobines, and ssys now that the
utility of tbe new method bss been dem
onstratsd, sbeepgrowers will refuse to
allow their sheep sheared by hand, even
though tbe shearer offers to do tbe work
for nothing. Mr. Cunoioghgm was the
man who was obiefly ioslrnmental in
bringing tbe maobines into this oonoty,
and feels satisfied that the innovation
will prove to be permanently beneficial
to tbe sbeep interests.
A visit to tbe Cottrell ranob reveals
a seen vastly difforiog from tbe old
time sbeepsbeanng soeoes, wben a small
army of men in the little pens osed then
were engaged in taking off fleeces,
Now, tbsre is a horsepower operating
aDd propelling 20 mtohioee, and tbs
bands sre turned out in oue dar, the
nverage band bring of 2000
His Ufa Was Saved.
Mr. 3. E. Lilly, a prominent oitiseo of
Baooibal, Mo., lately bad a wonderful
deliveranoe from a frightful death. In
telling ot it be says : "I was taken with
typboid fever, that ran into pneumonia,
My lungs beonroe banlenea. I was so
weak I cnnldo't sit no In tied. Nothing
helped dim. 1 xu ll to soon die of
cousumptiuo, wbn I beard of Dr. King'i
New Discovery, Oue bottle gave great
relief. I con tinned to osa it, aod now
am well aod strong. I ean't say too
moftb in its prsise." Thia marvelous
medicine is tbe surest and quickest ours
in the world tor all throat and inn
trioble. Regular sizes 50 cents and $1
Trial bottUa tree at Blooqn) (TQgCo
Every twitl guaraEleed,
Body
ARrangemsDta for tbe Meeting the Comlag
Gammer.
Morning Oregonian.
All matters relating to tbe 27'h annual
reunion ot tbe Oregon Pioneer Associa
tion are progressing very favorable, and
it is expected that there will be a larger
attendance than in any. previous year.
While maDy pioneers bava passed away
since tbe re o Dion ot 1898, the proportion
of those who have been members ot Ibe
association has been very small. And
there are still many in almost every
locality in tbe western part ot the state
whose names have never been enrolled
on the records of the association.
All who are not members ot the asso
ciation are urged to become so, as far as
praotiable, this year, the 50:h sinos the
United States auuund territorial' juris
diction over the Pacific Northwest, all
at that time being embraced within the
boundaries of Oregon.
Tbe seoretary of the association re
ceives inquiries from ths E uteru states
concerning the possible' whereabouts ot
relatives who coma to O eg n during tbe
early days of its settUnunt, and through
tbe rsoord of the sss iciation ha is ena
bled to give tbe iufjrmition desired.
Often, however, all efftrt ia fruitless,
owing. to tbe large number who have
never enrolled thtmielvds as members.
Tbe Woman's Auxiliary, as usual,
proposes that no'.biug shit I bs left un
done to make their part ot Pioneer day
entertainment a oomplereaucoess. Mrs.
II. Curtwrigbt, tbe ohairman, reports
an enthueastio meeting last Friday after
uoon, at wbiob time Mrs. J. R. Mo-
Oraken was appointed otiiirmea ot tbe
suboojamittie on tables, and Mrs. Robsrt
Marsh to reoaiv tuj oamsa of all
willing to send ia refreshments. Gen
eral plans were tormaUted to make tbe
(unotion a suoosss, and all the ladies
presdut were entbusastio over tbe flat
tering prospeots. Another meeting will
ba bsld at Mrs Csrtwright'a horns, 215
Seventh etreet, next Thursday, May 25,
at 2:30 p. m , anl as many' as possible of
thosa who will reoive notifications ara
urged to atteod.
As stated some time ago, Hon. James
Waymire, 1815, now of San Fran-
oisoo, Ual., will give Ihs annual address,
and Son. Charles E. Wolverton, of
Salem, one ot tbs supremo Judges ot ths
state, the occasional address..
Tbe Native Sods and Daughters pro
pose to be as helpfull aa possible in
making tbe day as eoj yable as oan bs,
by having a resting-place tor pioneers
aod serving sandwitohea and ooffse,
after tbe pioneers bays seoured their
badges from tbe seoretary ot the asso
ciation at 272 Oak street. This courtesy
will be highly appreciated, and it is
hoped that many will avail themselves
of it. Unless there ia some obange, tbe
procession will be formed at tbe Port
land hotel on Tnursdsy, June 15.
IT KILLS M EdTOCK.
David Casey Finds a FlMt That Gets la IU
Deadly Work Cattls nod Sbeep.
East Oregon Ian
David Casey, an sxpeneneed livestock
raiser here baa found a plaol which bs
dsolares bas been killing so many sbeep
hereabouts, wben all the time abeep men
thought it was soma other plant ot an
entirely different obaraoter. It also kills
bogs and oattle, horses not being iojursd
tor the reason that thsy mastioate what
tbey eat, aod the aotion of the glaodsis
to sxude tbe poisonous substance from
tbs mouth before it gets into tbe stom
ach. The plant resembles a wild onion,
tbe long green leaves, ho fever, droop
ing and not standing erect, aa in tbs
oase ef the onion. It bas alao a yellow
blossom. Tbe plant oomes up in tbs
spring before any other vegetation, says
Mr. Casey, aod tbe livestock eat it for
that reasoo. For some time there have
been numerous deaths ot livestock from
eating some plant, and it bas bsen laid
tbat tbe poisonous subHaaoe was in tbe
form of a grass. From bia observations,
Mr. Gassy believes be bas found tbe
most dangerous plant to livestock inter
ests tbat grows in this aeolion, ths one,
in fact, thit bss baso oausiog inch heavy
loss to ths livesluok Interests. It will
bs sent to tbe Oregon experiment station
for analysis.
Regarding tbs plant fauod by Mr.
Oasey, O. L. Patterson, of tbs B.ue
Mountain Eigle, who is ia tova today,
said, upon beinc shown ths sample
brought by Mr. Oisey, tbat H was idio
tically tbe same plant tbat -ceased tbe
death of W. T. Badir, near Aitiria, re
cently, when Badir, aud bia ooaoaoioas
oeme to their death by citing soon plsnt
containing poiioo. Its olose resembl
ance to tbe wild onion m ikes it possible
for anyone to mistake it for tbat plant.
Pendleton Kepabllesa Mold at Aietio's.
Tbe Pendleton Weekly Republican
was sold to Mrs. Mary A. Murphy by re
ceiver Lot Livertnor Tuesday at public
auotina for S950. Tbe sale was con
ducted under Jadrfe Lowell's order, and
began at 2 o'clock. The order was read
by tbe receiver, anJ bideoelled for. Col.
Baley bid, on Mrs Morpby'a aooouot,
S250. Frank Oloptoo W1 $ JM, ei E.
P. O op.ou bid tt 5 ft Mr. Chiptoa
then dftptd out, an i the bid from that
time oa wji ujJj -by 01. Baley aod
Mr. DrflJ, until the figure of 1950 was
isaobed, aod at that it was aold to Mrs.
Murphy. Taj pUut was inventoried
duriog tbe recent litigtiio at b ut
f !,iV). East O'egorjiao,
B. S. Pague furnishes us with the fol
lowing report for Eastern Oregon, under
date of May 22d:
Weather. Cool, cloudy weather con
tinues. Tbe mean temperature for the
week averaged 50 degrees, which is the
same as for tbe proceeding week and 8
lower than for the corresponding week
ot last rear. In the Columbia river
valley the maximum temparature ranged
from 58 to 72 degrees, and tbe mimimum
from 42 to 48 degrees. Frost oooarred
several mornings oo the higher eleva
tions. Over the plateau the maximum
temperatures ranged from 42 lo 08 de
grees and the minimum from 80 to 38.
Frosta and freezing temperatures Were
frequent. Biln tell on Tuesday and
Wednesday, the total beiog from 0.30 to
0.46 inch.
Crops There has been Utile progress
in the development of vegetation.' Spring
seeding ia praotioally finished. Barley
has made some little growth,' but the
wheat crop appears t j bj almoat at ' a
standstill. The stand is good aod with
seasonable weather tbe wheat Crop will
be fully up to tbe normal.' Tbe aoreage
ot spring grain is greater than usual. I In
tbe valley, garden produce has but little
growth. Tbe soil is cold and the absence
ot sunshine retardi development. DiU
ally, atrawberries and cherries are rips
from The Dalles to Blalooks at this Urns
of tbs year, but tbey are now aomj two
weeaa late. A few strawberries ara now
ripening. The strawberry orop promisea
to be the largest ever gathered ; it is
estimated that Hood River will ship
50,000 orates. The apple orop is more
promising than it was a tew weeks ago,
and a normal orop is now expected.
Peaches were injured by the winter
freer, e in some localities, while in others
they appear to be uninjured. Prunes
are ia better condition and there is much
Use dropping thaa west of tbe Cascades
Graas 1 is making a good growth aud a
large hay orop is indicated.
Over the plateau region there has been
little development iu vegetation. Buds
are swelling and treea are beginning to
blossom. Seeding oontinues in many
sections. The grain prop Is in good con
dition, but ot slow growth. Lambing
oootinues and shearing is ia ; active
operation. Ths wool dip is good,' bat
lambing is poor, not over 70 per cent ot
tbe lambs ara being saved. Usually
there is an increase ot 90 to 100 per cent
this year about 70 per cent increase will
be obtained. Grass is growing alowly
Stock baa been turned out on the range.
Warmer weather will bs of great benefit.
Crops, as a rule, will not be as good
Ibia year as tbey were last, but there
will be no general failure of any crop.
The weather conditions are now favor
able for an early change to fair, warmer
weather.
Good Horses In Demand.
H. J. Burrell bas returned from Cal
fornia, and reports a lively interest be
ing taken in tbe horse business there.
He says good horses are very soarce as
a large number have been shipped to
eastern ' markets, whioh has left tbe
state short ot good material. Good
horses, suob as well mannered roadsters
or prospective raoars, are in good de
mand at fair prioes. Tbe weather in
California bas been ideal for putting
boraes in oondilion tbia spring, and tbe
large stables being fitted for tbe Eastern
oironit are In prime oonditloo to race
now. He says the reports regarding
Mr. Keating'! horses working fast miles
are true, and be considers the Keating
stable tbe greatest aggregation of speed
ever gotten together in tbe United
States. Mr. Burrell is having trained a
small stable of trottera and paoers wbiob
be may campaign on the Oregon tiaots
tbla year, if purses are made to justify
tbe shipping bere, otherwise ba will raoe
on tbe California cirooit. Baral Spirit
A SUncb Farmer.
R. M. Olcorn. who lives across tbe
"dead line," in the direotion ot Eobo,
waa in the city Thursday. He deserves
more than a passing notios. For many
years be bas been tbe owner ot 820 acres
ot land whioh be bas systematically
farmed by summer-fallowing, eaob year
raising 100 acres ot wbest. A few years
ago all tbe land arouod him waa owned
and farmed, but when tbe time of de
pression came, one after another ot bia
neighbors gave up la despair aod aban
doned tbeir farms and Mr. Olooro waa
"lord of all be surveyed." Like Dewey,
be does not know suob a word as fail
He continued on tbe even tenor ot bis
way, never complaining and never eon
traotiag any indebtedness be was on
able to meet. He baa managed bis affairs
in such a wsy tbat bis credit bas always
been unquestioned. Experienoa haa
taught him bow to till tbe soil in bis
locality and wbsn tbe bard limes passed
over, be was found doing business at
the old stand. During tbe past three
years ba bas bad some profits to oouot
up, end bss lately added 160 acres more
to bis possessions. Umatilla county
wanta many more cltiaeos like R.' M
Oloorn. Pendleton Republican.
Volcanlo Eruptions
Are grand, but skin eruptions rob life
of lor. Bocklen's Arnios Salve cures
tbem; also old, running and fever sores
ulcers, feloos, boils, corns, warts, cuts
braiee, burns, scalds, chapped bands
chilblains. Best pile oure on eartb
Drives out pains and aohes. Only 25
cent a box. Cure guaranteed. Hold by
bboam Drag Co,
All Western Hallway Lines Will Boos be One
eigantle, Far-Reaching Combine.
A gigantic railroad trust or oombine
is on foot.
This news leaked out through a oipher
dispatch received in Portland. Tbe plan
is to pool the interests of the Great
Northern, Northern Pacific and Union
Pacific.
Theooly hitch, it is stated, is caused
by the Southern Paoiuc and Santa Fe
refusing to enter the oombine, but tbe
other roads may attempt to pool their
interests aud leave out the Southern
Paoifio.
The dispatch was for tbe purpose ot
posting a certain person in order that
Vital interests wbiob might be affeoted
by tbe oombine could be looked after.
Tbe original plan' was to take in all
the lines west of tbe Missouri river. Tbe
main Eastern lines between Obioago,
Boston and New York have already been
pooled, but the plan tor combining tbe
interests ot all the Western roads has
been delayed by the stubborness of tbe
Southern Paoifio.
Such a move is made necessary, those
back ot ths scheme claim, beoauae tbe
supreme court baa knocked out all traffic
associations. It ia contended the inter
ests ot tbe roads oan bs protected in no
other way, In faot, promoters assert
they are driven to it beoause tbe deoision
of the supreme oourt has opened the
door to "shopping praotioea" of shippers.
In other words, that shippers take ad
vantage ot weak lines for scouring re
bates and commissions on large ship
ments. While the freight rates are firm
er now tban for a long time, there ia
considerable ot this going on wbiob irri
tates the large lines and continuously
threatens demoralization.
In tbe event of the scheme's going
through, it ' will be far-reaohing in ita
effects. For one thing, it means that
sweeping reductions will be made in tbe
ranks of employes and officials as well.
All oommeroial agencies will be neces
sarily abolished and all interests will be
brought under one direct head, earnings
being divided pro rata. Tbe weaker lines
will be taken care ot by being granted
differentials. Iron-clad rate tariffs will
prevail. In faot it is impossible to esti
mote all tbe changes which will result.
Some years ago James Hill and Gould
endeavored to effeot a oombine ot East
ern railway interests, but after much
work tbe -plan bad to be abandoned.
Capital's partial feeling for combinations
has now made1 possible the Eastern
organization and tor tbe same reason it
is probable tbe Western lines will soon
bs doing business on tbe same soale.
1RV1NUTON PARK RACKS.
New Speed Association wilt (live a Seven-
Day Meeting,
Morning Oregonian.
Irvington Park traot, toe oeat-equipped
raoeoourss in tbe Paoifio Northwest, baa
again cbaoged management, Messrs.
Condon & Hughes, ot this oity, taking a
three years' lease on the grounds. With
tbs aid of a number ot tbe moat prom
inent horsemen in this oity, they have
organized tbe Irvington Park Speed As
sociation, whiob will give a seven days'
raoj meeting, commencing July 1.
There are more horses in training at
Irvington tract at tbe present time tban
at any similar period since ths traol.
was built, and a large number of breed
ers in different parts ot the state had
already sigoified tbeir intention ot send
ing tbeir horses here as soon it was set
tled, these outside horses will begin
ooming in at once.
There will be no harness races on the
Montana cirouit this year, and the Port
land meeting will undoubtedly draw a
targe number of borses from tbat slate,
as many ot them are entered for tbe
California raoes, and the owners will be
glsd of an opportunity to stop on tbe
way. The California runners bound tor
tbe Montana races oan also avail them
selves of tbe opportunity and enter here
before going to Montana. Tbe programe
provides for all classes ot harness borses.
There are $300 purses for the 2:18 pac
ers, 2:17 trotters, 2:13 paoers, 2:20 trot
ters, and free-for-alls, both trotting and
paoeing;9250 purses for tbs 2:40 trot
ters, 2:25 trottera, 2:20 psoers, 2:25 pao
ers and 2:30 trotters, while tbe 2 year-old
pacers and trotters are down for $300
purses. Tbe purses for the runners are
tbe mostly fl50 to $250, and the con
ditions are generous enough to invite a
large number of entries.
Tbe work of putting tbe tract in first
class oooditioo will commence at onoe,
and as entries to tbe harness events do
not close untillJune 20, there is ample
time to have a big field ot horses on tbe
traotby tbe lime tbe meeting opens.
Cbebalis,2:04; Doo H perry, 2:00; Ella
T.. 2:08); Altao, 2:09, and other sen
sational performers who carried tbe
ferns ot Oregon throughout tbe grand
oirouit, took some ot their first lessons
In raoing on Irvington Park track, and
a aeries of well oonduoted race meet.nga
like tbe ooming one promises to bs will
enable breeders to bring out plenty
more equally as good as Ibose mentioned.
II will also be tbe means ot etlraotiog a
large crowd of visitors from various
parts ot Ibe Northwest, all of whom will
oo ma prepared to pay well for tbs enter
tainment furnished them. With proper
eooouragement, Portland , Or,, in time,
will be able to give aa attractive and
costly a raoe meeting as Portland, Ms,
I.