The Gazette.
Thursday, Dec. 28, 1899.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Christmas morning dawned
bright and pleasant and many
were the comments on the spring
like day. In fact no day in May
could be farther away from mid
winter. Green grass and wild
flowers tinged the side hills, and
were it not for its observance
Christmes would have been furth
est from our thoughts. Exercises
were held at both the M. E. and
the M. E. church, South. Follow
ing delightful programs by the
Sunday school schollars presents
from the loaded Christmas trees
were distiibuted among the little
ones, to their delight The church
people had been active in their
preparations for these events and
no little one was overlooked.
There is no sentiment in the heart
nobler than that prompting the
spirit of giving the little tokens
which inspire love and affection
on the part of those who receive.
THE WHEAT TRADE.
The movement locally is small
indeed, both as to receipts and
shipments. The general features
of our market are wholly unal
tered. Exporters are only willing
buyers when grain can be purch
ased at or near its market value,
and, having no pressing need of
wheat nor any unfilled engage
ments, there is no competition,
and bids placed represent the act
ual basis of export values. Hold
ers, however, are not disposed to
Bell at present figures, The late
improvement io other markets has
encouraged holding, and any extra
firmness abroad stimulates sellers
in either holding aloof or asking
figures which if paid would repre
sent considerable of a loss in float
ing cargoos at present freight rates
and selling prices abroad. As in
timated in our last review, any
improvement in Europe must
necessarily be slow, and such has
proven to be the case. The late
advance of cargoes has to a certain
tent checked business. Cargo
buyers, whila willina n nnnnarlA
some nclvancp, are not prepared to
meet enhanced ideas of holders,
and their operations are of a
cautious character. The check to
the domaud, however, has uot as
yet had any effect upon valu?s,
which are a few pence per quarter
highfir than a week ago, and, as
holders show much firmness
against a recession of prices, it is
not likely that there will be much
yielding to quotations. Any ma
terial advance in cargoas abroad
will be swallowed up by ship,
owners, who are asking very
high prices for ship3. The
present quietness in our market
will bo only temporary, and bu) era
are expected to resume oporations
after the turn of the year, but
whether any advance in prices can
be looked for immediately is ex
tremely uncertain, owing to the
large stocks in European gran
aries, and a steadily increasing
visible supply. That the Conti
nental demanl in falling off is
clearly reflected in the steady de
crease of quantities on ocean
passage, and as a result a large pro
portion of our exports are directed
to the United Kingdom. Owing
to the firmness of the local freight
market, there has boon no material
advance in wheat values at this
port during the week, and last
quotations are continued, namely,
Wall Walla, 5'2o; valley, 51c;
bluestem 21o per bushel.
Good prices for live stock and
the products of animal husbandry
mean much more to Oregon thau
a good price for wheat. The
aggregate amount received by the
farmers of the state from the sale
of cattlt, sheep, wool, butter,
cheese, milk, hogs, poultry, eggs,
horses, goats and mohair, greatly
exceeds the amount received for
wheat. Good prices for domestic
animals and their products make
farming communities truly pros
perous and tend to improve the
character of farming. Ou the
other hand high prices for wheat,
continued for a few years, bring
about a demoratiion of farmers
at:d farming. If wheat should veil
at a dollar a busho) in Oregon for
the coming five years, while prices
of everything else remained at the
present figure, the end of that
time finds nearly eveiy farm in the
wheat-growing eeotious mortgaged
for two or three times its true
farming value, lor the peruaa.
nent good of the country it is de
sirable that prices of everything
sold from the farm should be so
balanced that all branches of farm
ing will be symmetrically devel
oped. The present market condi
tions in Oregon are euch as tend
to deuelop true farming:--Oregon
Agriculturist.
The choice of Philadelphia for
the republican convention city of
next year, by a majority of one
vote in the national committee, was
most fitting in view of the broth
erly love now existing in the re
publican party, which is more har
monious than At any time in its
history, and of the fact that the
ticket is likely to be nominated by
acclamation. Chicago lost the
convention by over-confidence, ac
cepting the belief that it was
bound to be chosen, instead of
hustling; New York was never
seriously considered.
SEEKING MISSING SOLDIBHO.
Handb llg Distributed by The Thousand
Among Brltlxb Regiments.
Io the whole copious realm of litera
ture dealing with our wars big and little,
it is rather surprising that there should
be only one passing mention made of
the fact that periodically tens of thoue
and of circulars and handbills are
issued by tbe relatives of supposedly
dead young soldiers in the ranks asking
for a detailed account of tbe slain, says
tbe LoDdoD Mail.
The writer has seen many of these oir
culars that have not only been oircalated
in the regiment to wuiob tbe dead or
missing man belonged, but bave io oer
tain cages, been given Io every surviviug
soldier of tbe pellicular campaign in
which be was engaged. One of these
latter handbills was periodically issued,
literally by tbe hundred thousand, over
a peri d covering 10 years It related
to a young private of bigh oonneotions
whose real name was Gordon, bat a ho
had enlisted in the name of Braseil
He was reported as "missing" and it is
an army tradition that something like
30,000 was spent by bis mother on ad
veitisements und inquiries in all parts of
the woHd,a regular army of noncom
missioned oflljers of oertain regiments
who never asked for aud some times
dttolined taking a penny receiving
"tips" for making strenuous inqniries
among Sepoys.
Home of these circulars that bave re
lated to men killed in a very early en
gagement of a Iodk continued oampaign
bave followed the dead man's oomradee
who participated in and survived tbe
sume action to the most outlandish
places, where our troops seemed out off
from tbe whole world; and in one oaee,
a slender and delioute looking middle
aged woman herself bore her circular of
inquiry into the very heart of Barrnah.
As to the handbills that go with tbe
tnrdy aud scanty mail to isolated bodies
of troops, bere is an actual one that in
1879, jast before the battle of Ulundi,
arrived at the camp of "Conference
Bill," in Z ilitud, whore our troops were
waiting to advunoe ou the savage King
Oetewayo. lu texture and printiug the
bill is only of the sort that h given
away by thousands iu our streets; io it
text it alTords a tragically clear view of
what many of these momentous and
really vivid oiroulars are like.
It is notuule that Io this handbill no
particular regiment tbe man really be
longed t) the Twenty-fourth or regi
mental number is speoiQed, nor does tbe
advertiser insult tbe dead mau's oom
rades by offjiiug any semblauoe of gra
tuity. But bow terribly tbe tragedy of
Isaudlwaua, where our brave fellows
mieoaloulated the strength of the teem
iug thousands of Zulus, who chased
tbem for miles, is indicated in such
graphic clauses as tbe seooudt "Did be
escape the oaroage aud get to that river
where so many were out down? Or was
he with tbe poor remnant whiou de
pended on the bayonet alone, and wuiob
fought to tbe lust gasp?"
These oiroulars are, iu all the seeming
simplicity of a few liuea of print, such
as we at home are aocustomed to associ
ate with a lost bracelet, most lurid re
minders of tbe horrors of war, for there
is a dreadful particularity of information
linked for. Tbe Soudan produced
whole Bbeiif of them, and iu eaou oue
ooours the dreadful question' "Was be
mutilated ?"
Tbe writer oau state on the bst array
authority that in tbe one of one of our
brave oues who died at Majuba Hill,
ud about whom tbe most explicit infor
mation was subsequently asked tbe re
ply of a comrade was that the dead man
bad shot himself rather than be tcken
or surrender. And bave uo t mauy alleged
that even General Sir Pomeroy Colley
himself died by his own band?
Of course, many such oiroulars are
issued to British troops everywhere
certain of them bave been repeated at
intervals for years -lo regard to missing
who bave never been in action io tbeir
lives, and one of these, wbiob baa again
nod again been repeated, and wbiob
palpably relates to some" ne'er-do-weel,"
states thai the supposed private is given
much lo drink wherever be is." A copy
ut it was lo be seen posted at Aldersbot
ouly lately.
Brave Men Fall
Viotims to stomaoh, liver aud kidney
trouble as well as women, aud all feel
the result in loss nf appetite, poisons in
the blood, barkaciie, nervotimmss, bead
ache and tired, listless, rnn-down feel
ing. But there's nn noed to feel like
tbt. Listen to J. W. Gardner. Idaville.
In.).
Lie says: "Kleolrio Bitters are itisl
the thing for a man when he is all ran
down, end don't oar whether he lives or '
dies. It did more lo give me new etreuittb
aui good appttite than anv thing I could
take. I oa'j now eat anything and have
new lease on life." Ouly 60oat8lo-i
cum Drug Co's. Every bottle guaranteed.
BON. W. K. ELLIS IN PORTLAND.
Interviewed, He Denied Being a Candidate
for Serneant-t-Arini.
Evening Telegram.
Ex Representative W. R. Ellis, of
Heppner, is in the oity for a few days.
He declares tbat the reports sent out
from time to time from Washington to
tbe effect tbat be is a candidate for ser
geant at-aims are without foundation,
so far as be is oonoerned.
He was asked it be would get soared
and take to tbe bills of Heppner should
tbe people of Washington notify him
tbat a dark borse was needel in this
partioular oase
' They will need no dark horse," he
replied without hesitancy.
'I do not know how these rumors ooa-
osrning myself got into circulation, but I
do know tbit it la without my sanction."
Mr. Ellis thioks tbe politioal pot is
slow in warming np io this part of tbe
country, but says be would not be sur
prised to see it boil over when it does
begin.
"I do not koow what the democrats
will do in Oregon this year," ho said.
"In fusing with the populists tbe party
has almost lost itself, and I look for little
trouble for t'ae republicans in snowing all
opposition under here. It fiat, it sesms
to me that fusion has left a mark on tbe
democratic party all over the West wbiob
it will find difficulty in rubbiag out.
'It is a mistake for any parly t think
it oan fuse with another whose prinoi
plee end purposes are so different. It
may bring ruccees temporarily, but nit
mately it must fail.
"Tbe republicans of tbe South are
finding out tbe same thing. Wbere'ver
tbey fused with tbe populists tbey aie
having trouble now."
Mr. Ellis thinks that it is almost o r
tasn to be McKinley and Bryan over
again next Tear; unless nomething nn
foreseen turns np between now and the
nominating conventions. He is of tbe
opinion tbat what tbe democrats any
gain in Massachusetts by declaring
against expansion, will be more than
Inst in tbe West, and he can Dot see that
it will gun tbem much in the Sooth.
ERNEST RUODKa' GOOU LUCK.
Those who are disposed to doubt Dr.
Darrin's cures, will bave tbeir doubts
shaken on reading the following cards
"Dr. Darrin: Your treatment for the
past eight moutbs bus oured me of kid
ney trouble, iufiammatiou at neok of the
blalder and diabetes. For years I have
been obliged to relieve my bladder many
times a day and night, rendering sleep
almost impossible. I now feel like
new man, I shall Dever fail to consult
you whenever I need medio;d aid. Tbe
treatment you gave me for debilitated
oonditton from the grippe was entirely
euouesstul. 1 ouu be referred to at any
time at Pendleton.
Eknkht Rhoubh."
To whom it may conoaro: This is to
oerlify that Dr. D trrin bag oured ma of
deafness of 15 years' standing. I bud
been very much annoyed for years with
(i buzziog tioUe in my ears to that ex
tent tbat I oould not Bleep nights, I
will add that Dr. Darrin bus o'ired my
son of a loathsome discharge of the ears
from tbe tffcts of measles. I am post
master io Bowden, Malheur county, aud
oan be referred to by letter or in person.
John B. Bowden.
To the Editor: For a long time I
have been getticg deaf, aooompaoied
with ringing noises in my ears. Dr.
Darrin treated me with eleotrioity and
with other mean?, and to my great satis
faction, 1 oan bear as well as ever. I
reside at North Yamhill, Or.
O. A. Vandebfobi).
Dr. Durriii Deivr Sir: Eiioloaed fiud
postal order for btlanoe owing you since
yon were in M'dford hut Sptemb)r.
I thank you a thousand times for ouring
me of dyspepsia, liver oomplaiat and
pain io etoniHoh I have been well ever
atuoe you treated me. Address Browns
ville, Or. Gratefully yours,
Cahih A. Elder.
Dr. Dirrio will stop at the Talsoe
hotel. Houis 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. ; even
iugs 7 to 8; Sundays 10 to 3. Consulta
tion free and confidential. Eyes teeted
aud glasses fitted. Oatarrb treated for
05 a mouth. Belts aud batteries furn
ished if necessary.
Republican Club Meeting.
The Morrow County Republican Club
will held a business meeting at the
oouncil obambers on January 5, 1900,
at 7 o'clock p ii). This meeting will be
tor the purpose of eleotion of officers for
a term of two years, and also for eleotii n
of delegates to tbe Htate Leagoe conven
tion to be beld at Forth od February 6,
1900. A full attendance is desired.
W. W. t-MKAn, President.
BomMhlng for the New Year.
Tbe world-renowoed success of II os
tetter's Stomach Bitters, and tbeir con
tinned popularity for near half a century
as a stomachic, is scarcely more won
derful than the welcome tbat greets
Ilostetter'e Almanac. This medical
treatise is published by the Hoetetter
Company, Fittebnrg I's., under their own
immediate supervision, employing sixty
bauds io that department. The mens of
same for 1M0 will be over eleven mil
ions, printed iu nine languages, R?fer
to a oopy of It for valuable and interact
ing readiug concerning health, and num
erous testimonials as to the ettioary of
Utxitetter'a Htomaob Bitteis. The alma
nac tor 1900 Oan be obtained, free of ooet,
from druggists and general ooui.try
de tiers in all parte of the cooutry.
PARKER'S
HAIR BALSAM
Ftvtuutvt a luittrtaMtt fnth.
Nfm Fmitt to Ucstore Ora
Hur to its Youthful Color
Cww tip i i hir UUuto.
Our Third
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stuff, with the exception of a few men's mackin
toshes, and we are going to clean them out at
special bargain prices.
A Misses' brown mackintosh with cape,
length 44 to 50 inches, double texture, velvet
inlaid collar, $3, now
A ladies' mackintosh with cape and
velvet collar, solid colors, navy blue and
black, lengths, 58 to 62 inches, $3.50
Men's black tricot mackintoshes with
capes at the very low price of
Men's heavy, tan colored, all wool, lined
mackintoshes, cut in box coat style, silk
velvet collar, were $5.50, now
Our 'Xmas Stock
Is opened up and you will find it surpasses
them all in the matter of price. Because they are
Christmas goods is not a good and sufficient reason
for asking double prices. Look them over.
You Ofi ix Save Money.
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Highest price paid for fat
Heppner, Oregon.
Stats News
Lane county's Indebtedness is nearly $100,000.
The Eugene Elks have just fitted up a hall
at the expense nf J 1800.
Bluo's hotel at Waplnltla, Wasoo county, was
destroyed by fire on the 12th.
A semi-annual dividend of 2 pur cent was
declared by the O. It. & N. C Jinpany ou the 14th.
Is.iao Bergmin wai la-elnotal mayor of
Astoria last week, with nearly all the non
partisan ticket.
It is now positively stated that the McNamer
brothers, of Forest Grove, were not drowned in
the Yukon or elsewhere.
A Ihlneso boy, 18 year old, has $1000 laid up
from a salary of ) a month from working In &
Prtuevllle hotel for 1 yours.
The Northwest Herald, of Portland, has sus
pended publication. It is announced that It
will appear January 1st as a dally.
The supreme court of the state will probably
use during the Year ouly $23V) o' the 17200 ap
propriated by the last legislature for clerk hire.
C. L. Shaw, an Albany dairyman, received
f 101.40 from the milk of 14 cows sold to the
Albany creamery during the 30 days of Novem
ber. A robber attempted to h ild up a real estate
man in Sumpter. He was knocked down and
Jailed. So disgusted he was with himself that
he committed sulcldo.
J. B. Huntington, known in Umatilla county
as the "cowboy lawyer," is In Sumpter with the
Intention of settling there to practicing law.
Blue Mountain Eagle.
The town site of Copper Butte, 21 miles north
east of Baker City, has been platted. The town
Is backed by the Oregon Copper and Smelting
Company, composed of SprtngfleM, Mass.,
capitalists.
John Gross, of Trail Forks, Gilliam county,
met with a serious if not fatal accident last
week. A horse jumped the fence, taking with
him the top rail, the end striking Mr. Uross on
the head aud fracturing the skull.
Baker City Democrat: Soon after January 1,
1!0, three more mines will be added to Baker
county's rapidly swelling list of mouthly gold
producer. These mines are the Little Giant
and May Queen, in the Red Boy district, and
the Magnolia in Granite district. The Little
Giant mill will have JO stamps; the May Queen
10 stampa and the Magnolia 10 stamps.
1 Grande Journal: Many believe that the
town of Granite is arranging to put up pretty
stitroppoaitlon to Sumpter about the time the
snow melts. All the large mills are near
Granite, and if the railroad Is extend? 1 it looks
sail Sumpter's tale will be told. Others, how
ever, maintain that there are quarts ledges
enough near Sumpter tomainUln a pomilation
nf from three to four thousand and until that
limit Is reached she will be a growing and
prospermia town. Time only will tell, aud very
often it doesn't take much time to record the
histor of a mining town.
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Fresh Meats
salt and Smoked Meats
Pure Rendered Leaf Lard
Fish every Friday.
Liberty Market
Stock
Rock & Mathews,
Proprietors.
OREGON NATIVE HON.
The dual November and December
number of the Oregon Native Son, an
illustrated monthly historical magaziue
has just been received. It is replete
with interesting and instructive articles
as follows: Willamette, poera, by Ste
phen May bell; United States Soldiers in
Yamhill ; The New Era, poem, by Geo
H. Chance; Robery of the Great Alask
Express Company; by C. H.. Sholes
Edwin Markham, author of the poem
"The Man With tbe Hoe," by John B
Horner, A. M. Litt; I). : A Desr Hunt in
the Coast Uanpe, by R. A. Harris ; The
Noah of the Indian, by F. H. Saylor
The blue-jay a Fortune Teller An
Indian Legend ; Indian War Recollec
tiohs by U.S. Lyman; After Turenly
Years, poem, by Abigal Scott Duniway
Oieon Historical Society, by Geo. II
Mimes, Asst. secretary, lliat the na
tive Son should bs welcome at every
family fireside iu this state, a glance at
its contents should convince anyone
Its pages are clean of everything of an
i in mo -al nature, and in its advertising
columns can be found nothing at all
calculated to war with the influences of
a happy home circle. Especial atten
tion is called to the fact that the Oregon
Historical Society propose j to occupy
space in each issue.
hjeppner
Steam Laundry
All kinds of laundry work done
first class.
Special ratrs on family washing.
White Shirts a Specialty
Washing without ironing 3 cents
per pound.
Steady cmtomerp, 3 o's per pound.
Carpet wasliug 3 cts yer pound
Caab on delivery.
Paints, Oils t
and Glass
A full stock.
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Kodaks
' Supplies of all kinds.
CONSER &
GOLD GOLD
You can save it by trading with
Gilliam & Bisbee
Who carry a
COMPLETE LUSTED
Of Heavy bd(J Shelf Hardware,
Implements, Wagons, Hacks, JBJtc, raints ana una ine oesi in
the world). Crockery and Glassware.
Give us the rash and you can get as good and as many goods from us as you
can get laid down in Heppner from anywhere. This we guarantee.
Robertson
(Successors
PROPRIETORS OF
neppner ianay raciory. g
We manufacture our
Nut Candies, Etc.
They are always fresh.
Fresh Oysters served at all hours.
I Full line of Lunch Goods, Fruits, Stationery, J
Cl ji re etiid ToiJtiooos.
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ilOltTIKEI
"NAME ON EVERY PIECE."
LOWNEY'S
Chocolate Bonbons.
FOR BALE BV
Patterson & Son.
Photographers' supplies of all kinds. Dark room lu rear ol store free to all amateur
photographers. Call and investigate. luawur
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FLOUR
The Heppner Flouring Mill Company
H'.va peifeoted Brrangemetita to run the mill permBDently.
They have seonred the services of a first class miUer, and
wheat eofficieut to make aod keep on baud a permanent
supply of
Flour, Graham, Cerm Meal, Whole Wheat,
Bran and Shorts
Of tbe very beet quality scd goaranteed to give eatifcfaotion.
We are bere to boy wheat and
their patronage.
When Wheat
Prepare for a reaction by concentratin
your grain with
fhe 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.
TUg Mutual Warehouse 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.
GOLD
Graniteware, Tinware, Agricultural
to.,- d
to Hart Bros.)
Taffies, Carornels, Creams, 3
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. (?
srs:
FLOUR
exobange with tbe farmers, and solioit
is depressed