. The Gazette. Thursday, Dec. 21, 1899. Senatob McBeide, in the mat ter of commities, is the best placed man of all the senators on the Pacific coast, and of the en tire nation, for that matter. This is very complimentary for Oregon, as well as to oar senior senator. Bi'LLEit struck a 8D8g on bis march to the Pretoria Christmas dinoer, and had to "back off and grease." This homely smile ex presses the ultimate result of fight ing an underestimated enemy, every time. The British are brave, but the Boers are fighters from "way back." Senator Burrows has presented President McKinley, a petition signed by the Hollanders of Mich igan, asking that he use his good offices to bring about peace be tween the English and the Boers, and the petition has been filled in the department of state. The president can do nothing of this kind, except when requested by both parties to do it As will be seen elsewhere, our representatives and senators are satisfied with the committee as signments made for them. Well they should be. The people of Oregon are slso pleased that their representatives should be so ad mirably situated to do good work. All the members of the present session of members of congress from Oregon were not the choice of the Gazette, but they have been elected, and in their work for their state they should have the well wishes and help of all. It is plainly evident that the weight of responsibility for the coining republican campaign in Oregon will fall upon the shoulders of the country press. The com bined harmonious pulling together of the rural publications will be just as effective as if they were backed in their loyalty by the metropolitan journals. The re publican press will prove equal to the emergency, as will be fully proven when the campaign of 1900 in all its entirety has drawn to a close. It will require energy to accomplish the necessary results but we believe the country press are fully equal to the emergeucy. Eugene Itegiater. ANOTHKH RAILROAD. It is reported here that a railroad pro ject is on foot (or the construction of a lioe from lliliiard, on the O. R. k N. nihil) line, lo the upper waters of the John Day river, and on to Granite. Hi', gard is beyond the anmmit of toe Blue mountains east of Pendleton, and ia but way station, no town being there. The title of theoorapany ia tbeUilsgrd A Uriinite oreek railroad oouipany. The company has a general manager, John D. Caaey, aud one of the directors, John Milton, haa left La Grande osten sibly to ell'oot arrangements for the odd strnntion and rquipment of tbe road. Much the same can be said of the Hilgard plan as ean be said truthfully of the toheme for a brauoh line for Peudle ton to the John Day and Grauite oonntry. Timber lands would be lapped from whioh an enormous quantity of lumber may be out, aud tonnage from this item alone would be very heavy. The line would also run through the flue livestock countries of the interior region, from whii'h annually now immense amounts of at nil" are shipped. BuiUiug Btone, red, grey and white sandstone, lies within the belt, stone aeaond lo none lo Oreg n for quality and beauty. And the mining emntry at the inaide terminus of tbe road would be imqnes- tionably of character to add largely to the volume of trnfilo flowing over tbe rails. The quantity of tonnage coming to the main Hoe of the O. R. k N. company fr uu thst country ia doI a oriterion to judge what it would be with a line of railroad running through it. Suoh an enterprise would stimulate development wonderfully, and in all lines of industry the output would be augmented. Noth ing more ilt Onlte has been learned here conceriiing the company aud its plans East Uregonian. Nome thing for tin) New YVr. The world-renowoed sucoeea of Ilos letter's Stomach lUtters, and their con tinued popularity fur near half a century as a stouiHohio, ia scarcely more won derful than the welcome tbut greets Iloetetter's Almanac, Tula tuedioal treatise is published by the Hoetetter Company, Pittsburg I'a., under their own immediate supervision, employing aiity haudu iu that department. The ioeue of mime for 1M0 will be over eleven mil ium, printed in bine language. liefer to a oopy of it for valuable and interest ing reading concerning health, and num. erons testimonials as to tbe effleacy of Hostetter't Btomaoh Bitteia. The alma nac for WOO can be obtained, free of oost, from droggiita and genera cqnotry dealers in all part" of the country, INVESTIGATED TBE DISEASE. Dr. K. R. Swinburne, of Heppner, Had Pas Analyzed of Bopposrd Smallpox, East Oregonian Throughout tbe entire Inland Empire, comprising portions of Oregon, Wash ington and Idaho, have appeared a la-ge number of oases of disease which baa been commonly given diagnosis as smallpox. These oases have appeared al Pendleton, Heppner, Walla Walla, Milton, near La Grande, at several plaoea in Idaho, and very many in Washington. Id all, or nearly all, of tbe towns dis putes have arisen among pbysioians, as lo the exact obaraoter of tbe disease. Some have contended that it is typioal smallpox , others that it ia not. Io some instances, tbe disputes have led to al most undignified quarrels among Ibe medical gentlemen; in others, the in vestigations have bseo oonduoted io a spirit of professional inquiry, which was had for tbe sole purpose of arriving at tbe faots. Desiring to give to the publio, as well as to afford tbe medical gentlemen to interchange views on tbe subjeot in all cases in which aotual laboratory analysis have been made, and latest methods of soienoe employed, to arrive at the trutb , the East Oregonian has asked Dr. E. B. Swinburne, of Heppner, to submit tbe result of bis investigation, which has been occasioned by the appearance in bis town of Heppner of a number of oases of tbe disease in question. Dr. Swinburne kindly gives tbe matter im me Jinta attention, and sends a complete report so far as bis researches have gone. Dr. Swinburne treats it in a oommen dably professional spirit; and submits the matter for the consideration of tbe public and of tbe members of bis pro fession. His letter to tbe East Ore gonian, introduoing the BUjeot, reads: Heppner, Or., Deo. 12 To tbe Editor. Your valued favor at band. It is with pleasure I send you what information I have concerning this vexed question, for tbe laity ore as frightened over this skin disease as though it really weie demon strated to be smallpox. I enolose tbe original report from tbe liboratory, also a letter to tbe "Clinic,' a Chicago medioal journal, published by the sane people as they asked a history of tbe disease. Profs. Waugh and Abbott, tbe elitors, are very wide awake, reliable, up to date pbysioians, tbe former a professor of theory and praotioe in Chicago Medical oollege, and their labratory is coLOeded strictly re liab'e. I will say io passing, that tbe last party named in artiole, Spivey, in tbe last four days has developed a slig'jt eruption, but is nearly dried up, with no sydtematio affeotiou whatever. It is o irtuinly a strauge disease, and assimilates smollpox io miuy of its feutnrei, yet it cannot hi. E It. SWINBOKNE ANALYSIS OF FOB Dr. Swinburne sent to tbe Abbott Alkaloidal Company, of Chicago, recog 01Z3 1 baoteriolngionl experts, speoime :s of the pus from two patients in Heppner, and reocived reports as follows : CurcAUo, 111., Soieutitio Department, Luboratory, Deo. 1 To Dr. E K. Swin burne, Heppner, Oregon: The speci mens of two slides submitted by you bas been fouud to contain pus oells very numerous: no baoteria or oocol. II is characteristic of ekiu eruptions in gen e-al. (Signed) AmioTT Al.KALOIDAL Co., Per Clay. LKTTBll TO THIS "CLINIC." At the request of "Tbe Clinio," a well known medioal Journal published in Chicago, Dr, Swinburne sent them tbe following letter concerning tbe disease and bis obaeivations: Hepi'nrr, Ore., Deo. 8 To the Kditor of Tbe Ullnio: Your observation of specimen sent on November 26, received, and read as follows: "The specimen of two slides submitted by you oootalu pus oetls very numerous; uo baoteria or oocoi. It is oharaoteristio of skin eruptions in general." This specimen was taken from several of the largest pustules on the 8th day of eruption, they appearing at that time in their fullest aud most distended oou ditioo. This esse is m ire than tin average in severity, yet ooia ton may have been worse on acojunt of deraued oonditiou of system to start with. For the thermal CJuditiou.see iuoloeed diagram. Patient boy, 18 years; pre vious health and ooudition, good. Called evening of 17th; found temperature 104 degrees, severe bead and backaohe. Moroiug of 18lh temperature 102; slight papular eruption on forehead and face ; body free. 10th Temperature 101; eruption spreading on face; body free. 20th Boy oomfortable; free from fever; eruption thick on face and eoalp; begin ning on arms and legs. 2M Eruption spreading over limbs and scattering over tbe body; tempera ture 101 ; tout;ua oleariug and appetite returning. 2Jd Fifth day of eruption, taoe well Covered and the papules are becoming vessioular; a alight amount of swelling abmit the eyes; temperature, normal. 2ol Sixth day, temperature, 101.50; appetite ravenous; secretions good; faoe eruption peslulitr, but drying up and flattening dowu without rupturing. 24tb Seventh day, temperature 102; fsoe drying down; extremities pustular; begs for more to eat. 25:h Eighth day, opened a few of largest pustules on tbe arm and sent you for specimen; temperature normal; tongue clear ami moist; is sitting np. Jbth Muth day, pustules flattening dowu without ileseioation ; temperature normal and has remained so. This bas left a slight elovation ; do pitting. Family is of G; father vaccinated years ago, niother and childreu not protected ; vioeinated all with P. D. lymph on 19tb; all working, but all have the eruption la much lighter form, begimuiiug about 6 dayi ago, but no eyiteuialio affection whatever; all about tbe bouse with good appetites, normal temperatures and tongues olean; in faot, as they say, they are Dot sick. Another oase in a distant part of the town begun about same time; bigb fever, severe back end beadaobe; erup tion passing through its several stages in 6 days only , leaving tbe patient well and witb a ravenous appetite; never vacoi nated; has been a sailor and says be bad tbe same thing onoe in Manila, only of a severer type. Often times but one io a family will have it, but generally more, if not all. I bave bad a varied experience in variola in tbe past, io all three of its forms, and while I am picturing you a oase of varioloid, perhaps, and that too, in oases that bave never been vaccinated, I bave never believed it to be smallpox. I will mention, too, that another party bas slept with tbe eeoond oase all through and never vacoinated and bas escaped, I give you this at length, though it seems too trifling a malady, as it is tbe same all over tbe western states, soaroely a town esoaping, and often oalled small pox. E. R. SWINEBUBNE. ARE WELL PLACED. Oregon Senators Batixfled With Committee Arrangement. Morning Oregonian. Washington, Dec. 1& The Oregon senators are better fixed on committee! than almost any of the senators who have served the same length of time and are still classed as new men In the senate. McBrlde la chairman of coast defenses and a member of commerce, Indian depredations, public lands, forest reservations, interoceanlc canals and Philippines seven committees. They are better committee assign ments thai any other man serving but four years has secured, with the single exception of Senator Carter, of Montana, while McBrlde's committees are much better for Oregon and the Pacific coast than are Carter's for the same section of the country. Four of the seven committees are of very great importance to the Pacific coast: Com merce, Philippines, interoceanlc canals and public lands, while the other three may be made of considerable advantage should there be any legislation affecting tbe coast defenses, forest reservations or anv proposal to pay Ore gon and Washington Indian depredation claims. Compared to other senators who have served four years, McBrlde's committees stand out very prominently. Baker, of Kansas has but two good committees, District of Columbia and Indian affairs. Deboe, of Kentucky, has no good committee. Elkins, of West Virginia, is the only man that comes near to McBrlde in important committees, and his would not be so Important to Oregon as those held by the latter. Oeer, of Iowa; Thurston, of Nebraska, and Wetmore, of Rhode Island, all have committees inferior to the senior senator from Oregon. In fact, his committee places are much better than those of some men who are serving their second term. Senator Simon is a member of seven commit tees, the two important ones being Judiciary and public buildings and grounds. Next come the irrigation and reclamation of arid lands, of which he ia chairman; mines and mining, which will deal with legislation affecting not only Oregon, but Washington and Alaska, and the minor committies of revolutionary claims, Potomac river in front of Washington, and trespassers on Indian lands. Iu comparing the assignments of Senator Simon with the other men who are classed as new senators at the. beginning ol this congress, it is noticed that they are better than those of Beverldge, of Indiana, whose only good com mittees are Philippines and territories; better than Depew, of New York, who is on com merce; Kean.of New Jersey, who is on inter state commerce and public lands; Mc"omn, of Maryland, whose boat committee Is privileges and elections; McCumbcr, of North Dakota, whose best committee Is Indian affairs; Quartos of Wisconsin, who has Indian affairs and pub lic buildings and grounds; Koss, of Vermont, whose best eommittoe is that on territories, and Scott, of West Virginia, whoso best is public buildings and grounds. Senator Simon's committee assignments are also bettor than those of a number of men who have served longer than he, among whom may be mentioned Deboe, Mason, Prltchard, Shoup and Wellington. The positions ot both Oregon men are better than the corresponding positions of men on the democratic side. Senator Fostor, of Washington, Is chairman of the coast and Insular survey committee, and a member of agricultural, forestry, fisheries, manufacture, woman's suffrage and revolu tlonary claims committees. The new Washing ton senator has not been as fortunately placed as the men from Oregon. The coast ami Insular survey committee may develop into one of some importance, and the agricultural com mittee handles an appropriation bill ,yet,ln the classification of committees, none of those to which Senator Fostor has been assigned are considered among the first and second-class committies of the senate, for at least the rank of a dozen others Is considered hlghor. The democrats took very good care of Senator Tumor, of Washington, and he is a member of the oommittees on commerce, public buildings and grounds, tutcroceauie canals, coast de fenses, fisheries, Immigration, pensions and transportation routes to the seaboard, holding all of his old places with the addition of the interooeanto canals. The Oregon senators are particularly well satisfied with their assignments, and should be, for they are placed so as to do the greatest work for their constituents. Matters in which the people are most Interested are sure to come before these commit toes. A large delegation of Pacific coast senators and representatives called on the president and secretary of war today and urged the appoint ment of Colonel Long, chief quartermaster at San Francisco, to be brlgadeer-general of vol unteers. The Westom congressmen say that he has earned his promotion on account of the work he has done In the matter of arranging for the shipping of troops and supplies to the Philippines. KnglKb Plum Padding. Seed first one pound of raisins, when prepar ing to make an English plum pudding; mix thorn with a pound of currants and halt a pound of minced orange peel; dust over a quarter of a pound ol flour. Chop fine one pound of suet; add to It a quarter of a pound of brown sugar, half a uutmeg, grated, three- quarters of a pound of stale, dry bread crumbs. Mix all the Ingredients together. Beat the eggs, without separating, until light; add to them half a pint of grape or orange juice; pour over the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. The mixthue should not be wet, but each particle snould be moistened. Pack this Into small greased kettles or molds It will fill two three-pound kettles. Put on the covers, stand in the steamer, and steam steadily for 10 hours The easier way is to get the lngnxllents ready the night before; mix and put them on early tu the morning, allowing them to cook all day. Taks them from the steamer, remove the lids of the kettles or moulds, and allow the pud dings to cool; then replace the lids and put the puddings away. They will keep in a cool nlacs for H'veral months or a year. Volcanic Eruptions Are graud. but skiu eroptious rob I te of jiy. Backleu's Arnica Halve cares tbeai; also old, running and fever sores, ulcers, felons, boil, corns, warts, cuts, bruises, burns, scalds, chapped hands, chilblains. Boat pile cure on earth. Drives nnt paius s nd aches. Only 23 cent a box. Cur guarantied. Bold by olooum yrod Uo, vi .sfV sbsbjibs Hi I II ir I hirrl w vj I I 1 1 1 Hi to Special Our former Jackets and unexpectedly we supplement them with a Hi Special Mackintosh Sale ill . 4V We haven't a vfirv Tato-a stnrk tViia cooenn'o W Stuff, with the exception w toshes, and we are going to clean them out at Hi special bargain prices. yjfj A Misses' brown mackintosh with cape, ylf lengin iio ovmcnes, aouDie texture, velvet kt ii fto s-x ' Hi inlaid collar, $3, now " A ladies' mackintosh with cape and w velvet collar, solid colors, navy blue and j black, lengths, 58 to G2 inches, $3.50 ij) Men's black tricot mackintoshes with YJ) capes at the very low price of Men's heavy, tan colored, all wool, lined w mackintoshes, cut in box coat style, silk yj! velvet collar, were $5.50, now i ii 2 Our 'Xmas Stock ii ii il ii Is opened up and you will them all in the matter ot A- for askintr double nrices. w 1 ii You can ii ii Heppner, Highest price paid for fat rm, Heppner, Oregon. COUNCIL MEET1NU. City oonucil met in regular seseiorj last Monday night, with Mayor Oonser and ootiBoilmen Q irrigate, Noble, Rhf , U ilierts trnil Him )ds present. Proceedings of last meeting road and approved. Petitions of Mollis Heed, Ohbs Ma -lork and W. R. Reed were granted. Tbe following bills presented were re ferred to tbe linaoce oommittea and reported baok witb reoouiuieDdatiou tbat flame be allowed : T. R Howard J 4 00 Sam McBrlde 3 00 Win. Halrd 3 34 Geo. Voats 9 40 Geo Thornton 50 The bonds of treasurer aud recorder were submitted and appioved. The surveyor was ordered to survey tbe street running by Morgan's. Cl'Ktll. Mr. Editor: Dear Sir: I bave been troubled for over two years with ringing in my head and ears and deaf in one ear ao I could not bear a watch tiok; also bad pain and soreness in the glands of the neck, base of tbe brain, and di.iness. I oonsulted Dr. Darrin. He said he oould oure me. I took a few of his eleotrio treatments and will truly say he has entirely cured me of all those ailments. I oso bear the watch tiok plain, ringing aud soreness all gone, and willingly reoommend Dr Durrin to tha elllioted pnbhe. I can be referred to. I reside at Wapinitia, Ore. Thomas Batti. O insiltalion free. The ronr treated free except medicine. Write for qnes tion blanks, batteries and eleotrio belts. Dr. Darrin will visit Heppner, at tbe Palace hotel January 1st to 2hl. His Lifs Wat) Saved. Mr. J. E. Lilly, a promineol citizen of (Iauuibal, Mo., lately bad a wouderful deliverance from a frightful death. In telling of it be says: "I was taken with typhoid feer, that rao into pneumonia. My lungs beoame bardeued. I was so weak I couldn't sit op in bed. Nothing helped me. I ei peeled to soou die of couenmptiou, when I beard of Dr. King's New Discovery. Oo bottle gave great relief. I continued lo use it, and now am well and strong. I can't esy too much iu its praise." Tbia marvelous medicine is Ibe surest and quickest core in the world for all throat and lung trouble. Reg nlar tixt e 0 cents and $1 Trial bottles free at Slooqtn Drug Co. Every bottle uuarauteed. I il) VI il Sale special sales of Capes Hi Fascinators have proven jy popular and this week jjy Hi Hi ii il il) ii of a few men's mnrVkin- ii ii ii 2.75 ii 1.75 ft il ii 4 no ii ii ii ii il ii find it surpasses price. 11 Lnnk them nver v. vl Save Money, il il Oregon. il fresh Meats Salt and Smoked Meats Pure Rendered Leaf Lard Fish every Friday. Liberty Market Stock. RnrU & Alathews, Proprietors. JUDICIOUS ADVERTISING. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred the spas modlc advertiser, the man who advertises to day a little, one day next week a good deal, and then none at all for a long time, is the very fellow who claims that advertising does net I never heard of a man who advertised thoroughly, carefully, persistently and rezu larly for a whole year that was not afterwards an advocate of advertising. Advertise just as yoi eat regularly and In reasonable quantity, You don't wait until you are starved before you eat, but you goto your meals at a set time every day. One meal right after another, year, after year, makes you grow fat and keep well. Advertise jist as you drive a nail. Not one big blow and theu stop forever, but with reasonable blows, one following the other, Even if your one blow Is hard enough to drive the nail home, it Is likely to go crooked or slip the plauk and spoil your job. Advertise just as the farmer plants corn not a big sackfull at one time, in one place and then stop; but a few gralus at a time In regular time. In other words, advertise with business sense, just as you would do anything else. Keep at It week after week, month after month, and suc cess will surely come by and by. Printers' Ink. Bismarck's Iron Nerva Was the result ot bis splendid health. Indomitable will and tremendous energy are not found where stomach, liver, kid neys aud bowels are out of order. If yoo want these qualities and the suooess they bring, nee Dr. King's New Life Pills. They develop every power of brain and body. Only 25 ceut3 at 81o oara Drug Co's. Heppner Steam Laundry All kiuda of laundry work done first cIhbs. Special ratrs on family washing. White Shirts a Specialty Washing without ironing 3h cent per pound. Steady customers, 3 c'a per pound. Carpet washing 3 cU per found Casb on delivery. Paints, Oils and Glass A full stock. Kodaks Supplies of all kinds. CONSER GOLDOLDOLD You can save it by trading with Gilliam k Bisbee Who carry a COMPIvETE IINE Of Heavy and Shelf Hardware, Graniteware, Tinware, Agricultural Implements, Wagons, Hacks, Etc., Paints and Oils (the best in the world). Crockery aud GlaBsware. Give 11s the cash and you can get as good and as many goods from us as you can got laid dowu In Heppner from anywhere. This we guarantee. Robertson (Successors PROPRIETORS OF 6 Heppner Candy Factory. t We manufacture our V INut bandies. Ktc. They are always fresh. . Fresh Oysters served at all hours. I Full line of Lunch Goods, Fruits, Stationery, A Cla;cs.r find Tobaoooa. IP! "NAME ON EVERY PIECE." LOWNEY'S Chocolate Bonbons. FOR SALE BY Patterson & Son. FLOUR The Heppner' Flouring Mill Company Hhva peifeoted arrangements to ran tbe mill permanently. They have eeonrel tbe eervioea of a first olsss miller, and wheat sufficient to make and keep on band a permanent supply of Flour, Graham, Cerm Meal, Whole Wheat, Bran and Shorts Of the very best quality and guaranteed to give satisfaction. We are here to bay wheut and tueir patronage. When Wheat is depressed Trepare for a reaction by concentrating your grain with The Mutual Warehouse Co. at tidewater. If you are not fully posted about the advantage of the offer drop us a line and we will explain. THe Mutual WarefiousG Go. Office, 7 First Street, Portland- The largest and best selected stock in Morrow county. Jewelry A fine stock to select from. Stationery The very latest. & WARREN. & Co.,. to Mart Bros.) Taffies, Caromels, Creams. 5 Christmas Goods Find Hand Painted Chinaware Leather Goods Purses 'Xmas Candies 'Xmas Goods of all kinds Pocket Books Toilet Cases All kinds of leather goods Picture Frames PATTERSON & SON, Up-to-date Druggists. (? OS' FLOUR exobange witb the farmers, and solicit