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-Stf E E K 2L -j- WEEKLY GAZETTE Subscription price. $1.50 Leads In Prestige Leads In Circulation Leads in Mews Is the Official and Recognized Represent ative Journal of the County. OFFICIAL PAPER I WEEKLY GAZETTE- Subscription Price, $1.50 The Paper Is Published Strictly In the interests of Morrow County and Its Taxpayers. . SEVENTEENTH YEAR HEPPNER, MORROW COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1899, NO. C E Redfield ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office In First National Bank building. Heppner, Oregon. Ellis & Phelps ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Ail business attended to in a prompt and satisfactory manner. Notaries Pub lic and Collectors. Office in Natter's Building. Heppner, Oregon. J. W. Morrow ATTORNEY AT LAW and U. S. COMMISSIONER. Office In Palace hotel building, Heppner, Or. A. Mallory, f7. S. COMMISSIONER NOTARY PUBLIC Is authorized to take all kinds of LAND PROOF8 and LAND FILINU8 Collections made on reasonable terms. Office at residence on Chase street. Government land script for sale. D. E Gilman GENERAL COLLECTOR. Put your old books and notes in his 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 Teetlj Extracted and Filled. Bridging a specialty Painless Extraction. ... 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 his friends to call and try his first-class accommodations, Flaxxty of H-y and 3-rain fox Sala Stable located on west side of Main street between Win, Scrlvner's and A. M. Gunn's blacksmith shops. For the ladies A fine horse and lady's saidle. HEPPNER-CANYON CITY Stage Line B. F. MILLER, Prop. Cheapest and most direct route to John Day valley, Canyon City mining district. Burns auu other interior points. Stages leave Heppner Daily, Sunday ex cepted, at 8:30 a. m. Arrive at Canyon City in 24 hours. Leave Canyon City at 4 p m., arrive at Hepp ner in 21 hours connecting with trains. Hbffnck to MILKS FAR! 20 11.60 65 4. 00 65 4.75 75 5.50 83 6.00 102 800 104 8.00 Hardman Monument . . Hamilton Long Creek.. Fox Valley... John Day . . . Canyon City. Stages connect with trains at Heppner. Note. Having stocked np this line wkh new covered coaches and good teams I am prepared give first-class service to the public. ARLINGTON-FOSSIL Stage Line GEOGILVIEjPfP"etor- FARE FROM ARLINGTON TO Fossil (60 miles). ..1500 Round trip 1900 Mayville (53 miles). 400 Round trip 700 Condon (39 miles).. S 00 ..Round trip 600 Clem (28 miles).... 200 Round trip 850 Olex (IS) miles) 1 50 Round trip 350 Stage leaves Arlington every morning (Sunday excepted) at 6 o'clock; it due at Condon at 3 p. m. and arrive at Fos eil at 7 p. m. Comfortable covered coaches and eare Til, experienced drivers. SPOKANE FALLS i NORTHERS NELSON 4 FORT SHEPPARD RED MOUNTAIN RAILWAYS The Only All-Bail Route Without Change of Cam Between Spokane, Rowland end Nelson. Also between Nelson and Rowland, daily except Bandar : Ltq. Arrive. 800 A. M Bpokane M P. M. 111)0 A. M Boa. land . ea0A.lt M. Close eoanwittoos at Nslsnn with ateaauw tot guio, and all Kootenai point. Pr-nii for Rettl River and Boos dan mt ouaotct it turn with itaie d&ii, vmmij AVcgetablePreparationfor As similating theTood and Reg ula-tingthcStcaiiachsaiicLBowelsof PromotesDigestion,Checrful ness andRcst.Contains neither Opium.Morphine nor Mineral. Not Narc otic. Xtape efOldUtSAMUZLBIKHEIl PumpAin SmJ' jttxJauia Anist Setd Jtnpemunt -J)i CarionatiSti Sugar . h'ritiyrtiai Flanr. A perfect Remedy for Constipa tion, Sour Stontach.Diarrhoea, Worms .Convulsions .Feverish? mess and Loss OF SLEEP. facsimile Signature of NEW YORK. fliSto Jiff EXACT COPV.OFlWHAPPEB. plBST JaTIONAL ANK OF HEPPNER. O. A. RHEA President I . W. CON8ER t Cashier T. A. RHEA VioPresident E. L. FREEL AND. . Assistant Cashier Transact a General Banking Business. EXCHANGE ON ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD BOUGHT AND SOLD Collections made on all points on reasonable terms. Surplus and undivided profits 35,0C0. il Palace 'fill Hotel. mam- A Leading Eastern Oregon Hotel Every Modern Convenience. Drummers' Resort. Stockmen's Headquarters. One of the finest equipped Bars and Clubrooms ' in the state in connection. ... First-CIass Sample Rooms. For Business Heppner is one of the Leading Towns of the West. THE ART OF BREWING. HOJP And now the entire world Knows thin perfect product As the Star Brewery beer..... On draught at all popular saloons STAR BREWERY CO. 203 Washington St., Portland, Or. Good Goods.... Fair Prices. l -AT T. R. HOWARD'S. c--! Groceries, Provisions, Glassware, ,1 Tinware and Furnishing Goods. Staple and Fancy Groceries. Fine Teas and Coffees. X, . HOWARD, UovptivVi in For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signati of The Kind You Have Always Bought. Ill TMC CENT UN COMPANY. NEW YORK OITV. J. W. MORROW, Proprietor. Strictly First-Class Was Perfected by the Production of.... GOID ire t m it AW M'KINlK V8 MESSAGE. A Comprehensive National Document Muney Trusts and Philippines. The president's message was read Tuesday morning the 7th, in the balls o: oongress. It was listened to be an im mense gathering of people, who were anxious to bear what MoKinley had to say on the important subjects of the hour. Two boars and a balf were used ib the reading. The message is one of the moat comprehensive and carefully prepared state dooameots that has ever been given to oongress and; will be im portant in influencing tbe deliberations of that body daring its present session It covers 24 columns of usual newspaper length. We give a digest of what it contains on the three most important sabjeots now at issue in the United States. These are tbe Philiptioes, tbe trusts and tbe money question. I urgeotly recommend that to support the existing sold standard aud to main tain the parity in value of, tbe coins of tbe two metals (gold and silver) and tbe equal power of every dollar at all times in the market and in the payment of debts, the secretary of tbe treasury be given additional power and charged with tbe duty to sell United St ttes bands aud to employ snob other eff --olive means as may be necessary to these ends. Tbe authority should include tbe power to sell bonds on long and short time, as conditions may require, and should provide for a rate of interest lower than that fixed by. tbe aot of Janu ary 14, 1876. While there is now no commercial fright which withdraws gold from tue government, but on tbe ooo trary such widespread ooufideuoe th it gold seeks the treasury, demanding paper money in exchange, yet tbe very situation points to the present as tbe most fitting time to make adequate pro visions to insure the oontiouanoe of the gold standard and of public confidence in tbe ability and purpose of tbe govern ment to meet all its obligations in tbe money which the civilized world recog nizes as tbe best. Tbe financial trans actions of tbe government are cooduoted upon a gold basis. Happily at tbe pres ent time we are not compelled to resort to loans to supply gold. ' It bag been done in tbe past, however, and may have to be done in tbe future. It behooves us therefore to provide at one a the best means to meet tbe emer gency when it arises and tbe best means are those wbioh are tbe most certain and eoonomioal. Those now authorized have tbe virtue ' neither of dir'ectuees ' nur economical. We have already eliminated one of tbe oauses of our financial plight and embarrassment during the years 1893, 1894, 1895 and 1896. Our receipts now equal our expenditures; deficient revenues no longer create alarm. htt us remove tbe only remaining cause by conferring full and neoessary power oo tbe secretary of the treasury and impose upon him theduly to uphold tbe present gold standard and preserve Ibe ooios of the two metals on a parity with eaoh other, whiob is tbe repeatedly deolared policy of tbe United States. In Ibis oonneotion, I repeat my former recommendations that a portion of tbe gold holdings shall be placed in a trust fund from wbioh greenbacks shall be redeemed upon presentation, but when onoe redeemed sbali not thereafter b paid out, except for gold. Combinations of capit il organized in to trusts to control tbe conditions of trade among our oiVisun, to stifle com petition, limit production and determine the prices of produots consumed by tbe people are provoking public discussion and should early olaim tbe attention ot congress. Tbe subject is one giving ri.e to many divergent views as to tbe nature aud variety or cause and extent ot tbe injuries to tbe poblio wbiob may arise from large combinations concentrating mors or less numerous enterprises and establishments wbiob previous t tbe formation of the combination were carried oo separately. It is universally conceded that combi nations which engross or control tbe market'of any particular kind ot mer chandise or commodity neoessary to the general community by suppressing oalural and ordinary competition where by prioes are unduly enhanced to tbe general consumer, are obnoxious not only to tbe ooramon law but also to tbe public welfare. There must be a remedy for the evils involved In suob organiza tions. It tbe present law oan be ex tended more certainly to control or olieok these monopoly or trusts, it should be done wituout delay. What ever power tbe congress possesses over this most important subject should be tsoertained aud asserted. An act to protect trade and commerce against on lawful restraints and monopolies was passed by congress July 2, 189a. Presi dent MoKinley quotes from President Cleveland's message ot December 1896, which says: 'Even though it may be found tbat federal authority is not broad enough to fully reach tbe case there cm bi oo doubt of tbe power of tb several states to aot effectively in their premises and there should bs no reason to d mbt tbeir willingness to jidiciously ex'reiss socb, power." Continuing President M:Kioly said: Tbs state legislation to which President Cleveland looked for relief from tbeevils ot trusts has failed to accomplish fully tbat object This is probably d na to a great extent to tbe fact thai different flutes Mi 3flVeQt vii m to tb proper way to discriminate between evil end injiriou combinations and those associations wbioh are benefioial and neoessary to tbe business prosperity of the oouotry. It is apparent that uoi fortuity of legislation upon this subject in the several states is much to be desired. On June 30, 1898, there were 30 forest reservations (exolusive of tbe Afogoak forest and fish oolture reserve in Alaska) embracing an estimated area of 40,719,174 aores. Duriug the .past year two of tbe existing forest reserves, the Trabuoa oanyon, California, and Black Hills, South D.ikota and Wyoming, have been considerably enlarged ; the area of the Mount B tinier reeerve, in the state of Washington, baa been somewhat reduoed and six additioual reserves have been established, namely, the San Francisco mountain, Arizona; the Black Mesa, Arizona; Lake Tahoe, California; Qalla- tin, Montana; Gila river, New Mexico; and Fish Lake, Utah, tbe total estimated area of wbioh is 5.025,772 aores. This makes at the present time a total ot 36 forestry ' reservations, ' embraoing an estimated area of 46,021,899 aores. Tbis estimated area in the aggregated areas within the boundaries of tbe reuerves. The lands aotually reserved are, bow- ever, only the vaoant public lauds therein and these bava been set aside and re served for sale or settlemen in order that tbey may be of tbe greatest use to the people. Tbe future government of the Philip pines rests with tbe congress ot the United States. Few graver responsi bilities have ever been confided to us. If we aooept them in a spirit worthy of our race and our traditions a great opportunity cornea with them. The is lands lie under tbe shelter of our flag. They are ours by every title ot law and equity. Tbey oannot be abandoned. If we desert tbem we leave them at onoe to aoarohy and flually to barbarism. We fling tbem a golden apple of diaoord, among tbe rival powers, no one ot wbiob could permit another to eeizs tbem un questioned. Their rich plains and valleys would be the scene of endless strife aud bloodshed. Tbe advent of Dewey's fleet in Manila bay instead of being, as "we hoped, the dawn of a new day of freedom and progress, will have before it tbe beginning of an era ot misery and vio lence worse than any whiob has dark ened their unhappy past. Tbe sugges tion has been made tbat we could re nounce our authority over the islands and, . giving Jhem independence, could in a proteotorate"verVfim retain a protectors proposition will not be found, I am sure, worthy ot your serious attention. 8 nob an arrangement would involve at tbe outset a ornsi breach of faith. It would plaoe tbe peaceable uud loyi! majority who ask nothing better than to aooept our authority, at tbe nieroy of armed insurgents It would make us responsible for tbe acts of the Insurgent leaders at,d give as no power to control tbem. It would charge us with the task of protecting tbem against eaoh other and defending them against any foreign power with wbioh they ohose to quarrel. In short.it would take from the congress of tbe United States tbe power of de claring war and vest that tremendous prerogative in the Tagalo leader ot tbe hour. It does not seem desirable tbat I should recommend at this time a specifio and final form of government for these islands. Wben peaoe shall be restored it will be the duty of o mgreas to construct a plan ot government whiob shall establish and maintain freedom and order and peaoe in tbe Philippines. The insurrection is still existing and when it terminates former information will be required as to tbe actual condition of affiirs before inaugurating a permanent sobeme ot oivil government. Tbe full report of tbe commission now in preparation will con tain information aud suggestions which will be of value to congress and wbiob I will transmit as soon as it is completed. As long as tbe insurrection continues tbe military arm must necessarily be supreme. But there is no reason why steps should not be taken from time to time to inaugurate governments essen tially popular in tbeir form as fast as territory is held or controlled by our troops. AT THE LAND OFFICE. A Notable Increase of Bnslness During; the Past Year, Tbe La Grande Chroniole says: Tbe business ot tbs Uoited States land oOios at La GranJe has praotioally doubled during tbe past year and is rapidly on tbe inorease. Tbe homestead entries last year averaged about 30 to tbe month, while tbis year tbey have run about 50 and for tbe present month up to date 90 entries have been made. Reg inter Bartletl says tbe receipts of other entries have b;en proportionate. Take tbe last two years and tbe receipts show immense increases over previous years. From Joly 189S to Jaly WHO tbe pro ceeds ot Ibe office were over $40,000, wbile the proceeds of tbe previous year were 21,000. From an exhaustive re sume ot tbe office, made by Mr. Barllett, it is shown that tberf are yet in Union county 138.274 aores ot land open for settlement, ot -wbiob 13,827 acres is farming bind. Embracing tbe period from July 1898 to Joly 1899 the follow ing camber of aores io tbe various coon tics have ben appropriated: Baker, 8, 54ij Urant. 11.71; Morrow, 9,890; Uma UM 23 StfjUqirm 13,802; WbIo43j6. A HOKK1BLE DEATH. Murderer Burned at the Stake by Infuriated Citizens. By the Associated Press. Maysville. Ky., Deo. 6 Diok Cole man, the negro murderer, was taken from the officers by a mob ot 1000 men today and burned at the stake. The mob was led by tbe husband of tbe negro's victim, who dragged the shriek ing oriminal through tbe prinoipal streets of the town, bound him to a small tree and then set fire to the brush heaped about him and stood guard outil be was dead. Tbe crime for wbiob Coleman was burned was tbe murder of Mrs. Jamer Lasbbrook, who bad given him a home and food. Coleman arrived at Maysville from Covington this morning under a epeoial guard to be put oo trial. When they arrived at the oourt bouse tbey were met by a mob of fully 1000 people, beaded by James Lsshbrook, tbe husband ot tbe murdered woman, and went immediately up Seoocd street through tbe oentral portion of the oity to a hill followed by a mob of fully 5000 persons. Tbe mob grabbed Coleman and threw a rope over bis head and took him above the oity. Coleman could be beard above the cries of tbe mob pleading for his life. The place ot exeoution had been se lected weeks ago in aooordanoe with all other arranged details of tbe program mapped out by leaders of the mob. The prisoner was dragged toasappling and strapped against the tree faoing the husband ot the victim. Large quantities of dry brush and large bits of wood were piled around him wbile be was praying for speedy death. James Lasbbrook, husband of tbe victim, applied the first match to the brushwood. A brother of tbe victim struok the second match. Some one with a knife was viciously slashing at the prisoner's ohest. As the flnmes arose bis horrors in creased. He made vain efforts to witb- iraw his limbs from tbe enoroaching fire, his eyes rolled in a frenzy of suffer ing, the ropes securing him to the tree were burned and his body finally tell forward on tbe burning pile. Even then, although it was not certain whether be was living or dead, tbe vengeful purpose of tbe orowd led them to use rails and long polls to push tbe body back into tbe flames. At tbe end of three hours the body was praotioally oremated.-During all that time members uif ; lbs. family ..of Mrs. Lasbbrook had remained to keep up tbe fire and to keep the body in a position where it would oontioue to burn. - In all tbe thousands who constituted the mob there was not a single effort to disguise or conceal identity. No man wore a mask. All the leaders ot tbe mob are well known. Tbey ioolade leading citizens in all lines of business and many are members ot tbe oburoh. Tbe statement from Frankfort tbat tbe governor proposes to offdr a reward for the apprehension of the members ot tbe mob does not excite muoh fear tbat tbe reward will be claimed. Relic banters took away tbe teeth and bones and flesh and every fragment of the body that they oould lay hands on. All afternooo obildren.some of tbem not mors than six years old, kept up tbs fires oa the blackened body by throwing on grass, kindling wood and everything combustible tbat tbey oould gather. LIVE STUCK EXPOSITION. Will Kmbrane a Larue Number of Important Features. Chicago, Deo. 5 Tbe international live stook exposition to bs held at Obi oago from December 1 to 8 1900, will embrace among its maiu features, the following: A grand breedets prize exhibition of oattle, hogs and sbeep. A great fat stook show on the order of tbe renowned annual Smithfleld show of England. A display of draft borses and horses for general use, not as a sooiety show, but as a utility show. An exhibition of dressed meits and meat food pro! nets of all kinds and re frigerator appliances for preserving tbem. Animal by-products, showing the complete utilization of all parts of tbe slaughtered animals not directly used as meat foods. An exhibition ot packing bouse meth ods and appliances for government in. spection of meatf. Appliances of all kinds for transpor tation of animals and meats. Meeting of breeders and stockmen's associations. A Narrow Escape. Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada E.IIart, ofGrotoo, S. D "Was taken with a bad cold which settled on my lungs, cough set in and finally termi nated io consumption. Four doctors gave me up saying J oould live but a short time, I gave myself up to my Bavior, determined it I oould not stay with my friends on earth, I would meet my absent ones above. My biiHbind wag advised to get Dr.- King's New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds. I gave it a trial, took in all eight bottles. It bas oured me, and, thank God, I am saved and now a well and beulthy wo man." Trial bottles free at E.J.810 enm's drug store. Itegular ;z 50a sod if 1,00 fc-narsnteed or price refaned,, AGCINALDO'S LAST CARD. Trying to Use American Prisoners as a Means of Securing Recognition. Nfw York, Deo. 11 A speoial to the Hearld from Washington says: Consid erable concern has been felt in offioial oircles tor some time respecting the fat of American prisoners still held by tbe Filipino insurgents. Tbis is due to an intimation made by Aguioaldo in a note to General Otis, delivered a month ago, tbat grave injury might befall tbe pris oners if recognition of the so-called Filipino republic by the tJnlted States were longer delayed. It was in answer to this threat tbat the president sent a message to General Otis for transmis sion to AoninnlHn. unnnnnnino that, it the prisoners were maltreated In any manner be and his subordinates would be beld personally responsible. At that time Aguinaldo was believed to be within tbe cordon established by the Amerioan troops reaohing from San t'abiao to San Isidor. While it cannot be learned that Aguinnldo reoeived tbe communication, General Otis undoubt elly suooeeeded in apprising bim of its contents, and, knowing tbe result ot wanton injury either to tbe Amerioan or Spanish prisoners, it is hoped here that Aguioaldo will see that tbey are protected from barm. Aguinaldo's effort to secure recogni tion by threatening injury to tbe prison ers is considered by tbe officials as the last oard to be played by tbe insurgent leader. It has been notioed that, al though tbe Insurgents have permitted many Spanish prisoners to escape, they have oarefully held tbe American pris oners. Tbis leads the offioials to believe tbat Aguinaldo hopes, if finally captured, to make terms advantageous to himself, Tbis would be impossible if the prison ers were found to have suffered any barm. SWALLOWED BY THE LAKE. A Huge Slice of Kelso, British Columbia, Vanishes Like Single. Spokane Chronicle, Ealso is in a whirl of worry and anmze ment town lots vanishing like magic big wharf engulfed wbile one oould rub his eye twenty fathoms of water surg ing over the spot wbere men stood on dry land net an hour ago That is the startling story whiob last evening's train brought to Spokane. "The two wharves were being built side by side, that of the Canadian Pacific having abofit 100 feet ot work done upon it, while tbe Keiso & Slooan Company'! was all but oompleted, the last pile being driven when tbe collapse occurred. James McDonald, of Nelson, the con tractor, who was at the extreme end of tbe wharf, wben, looking shoreward, be was amazed to see tbe whole oonetruo tion quietly and gently slide down into tbe lake. A moment afterward all the workmen on tha eiiflce commenced to scurry shoreward, and tbe wharf gave another worming movement. Tbe con tractor rubbed bis eyes and tried to grasp tbe situation, and it gradually dawned upon him tbat tbe wharf wasn't resting oo a solid foundation, A yell of warning from those on shore reached bim and with a bound tbat would win him tbe championship on any athletic arena be started on a rush tor terra firms, and Jim got there, but only jusl io lime, as a moment after be landed the whole structure slid into tbe lake. Gaz ing at tbe eddying waters, over wbioh moment before had stretohed tbe result of many days of good, hard, high-priced labor, Jim could only ejaculate: 'Well, I'll be blanked.' "Mr. Christie states that as far as he oould learn the shoreward bed ot tbe lake was resting upon a slanting shelf of rook, aud that the piles of Ibe two wharves being driven into this bed, and combining with the action ot Ibe water, bad loosened it, with the consequence tbat, with scarcely any warning, a slide aoourred and both edifices were as if tbey bad never been." Uermlnatlon Test For tiraln, Oregon Agricultural College. Every farmer should test bis grain be fore sowing, either in fall or spring, to ascertain tbe amount that will germinate under ordinary conditions; he could tell preoisely then the amount requisite per sere. No elaborate requirements are neoessary and but little time and skill. Procure four or six soft burned bricks, and In eaoh dig out six boles about an inob in diameter and half an bioh deep; tbe boles will be easily out it tbe brick be allowed to stand io water an hour or two. Now count out twenty grams ot wheat, and place tbem In the boles, ooveriog with another brick or piece ot wood to exclude light. Plaoe tbe bricks io water about an inch deep, bul not deep euougb to ootne to the top, and allow to stand in a fairly warm place for about 24 bonrs. Then count tbe number germinated and determine tbe per cent and from the result calcu late the amount necessary per aore. Tbis entirely removes all element ot obance, and will tell yoa exactly wbal gour grain is worth for seeding purposes. A Frightful Blunder Will often cause a horrible burn, so aM out or bruise. Bucklln's Arnica Salve, the best io Ibe world, will kill the pain and promptly beal it. Cures old sores, fever sores, ulcers, boils, felons, corns, all skin eruptions. Best pile cure oa earth. Only 25u a box. Our guaraa teed, Sold by tilocam Drag Co,