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SEVENTEENTH YEAR
HEPPNER, MORROW COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1900,
NO. 767
x:ro:f;sgxoxt.a.Xi caeds.
C E. Redfield
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office In First National Bank building.
Heppner, Oregon.
Ellis & Phelps
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
All 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. 8. COMMISSIONER.
Office in Palace hotel building, Heppner, Or.
A. Mallory,
17. S. COMMISSIONER
NOTARY PUBLIC
' Is authorized to take all kinds of LAND
PROOFS and LAND FILINU8.
Collections made on reasonable terms.
Office at residence on Cbase street.
Government laud 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
Teeth 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 JuBt been opened to the
public and Mr. Gordon, the
proprietor, kindly invites his
friends to call and try his
first-class accommodations. '
Pltnty of Hay a.n3. 3-ra.irL fox Sal
Stable located on west Bide of Main
street between Wm. Scrivner's and
A. M. Gunn's blacksmith shops.
For the ladies A fine horse and lady's saldle.
Stage Line
B. F. MILLER, Prop.
Cheapest and most direct ronte to John Day
valley, Canyon City mining district. Burns ami
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 24 hoars connecting with trains.
HxPfNEB TO
MILES PARI
20 $1.60
55 4.00
85 4.75
75 6.50
?3 6.00
102 8.00
104 8 00
Hardman
Monument ..
Hamilton...
Long Creek . .
Fox Valley..,
John Day ...
Canyon City.
Stages connect with trains at Heppner.
Note. daring stocked np this line with new
covered coaches and good teams I am prepared
give Unit-class service to the public.
ARLINGTON-FOSSIL
Stage Line
I aOOILVIE ProP"et0"-
FARE FROM ARLINGTON TO
Fossil (60 miles)... 5 00 Round trip $900
Mayville (53 miles) . 4 00 Round trip 7 00
Condon (39 miles) .. 8 00 Round trip 6 00
Clem (28 miles) .... 2 00 Round trip 8 50
Olex (19 miles) 1 50. ...... Round trip 8 50
Stage leaves Arlington every morning
(Snnday exoepted) at 6 o'clock; is due
at Condon at 3 p. m. and arrive at Fos
sil lit 7 p. n.
Comfortable covered eoaohes and care
il, experienced driver.
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fiRST ational Bank
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EXCHANGE ON ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD BOUGHT AND SOLD
Collections made on all points on reasonable terms. Surplus and undivided profits 15,000,
A Leading Eastern Oregon otel
Every Modern Convenience.
Drummers' Resort. Stockmen's Headquarters.
One of the finest equipped Bars and Clubrooms
in the state in connection. . . .
Iirst-Oifiss Sample Rooms.
For Business Heppner is one of the Leading
Towns of the West. -ta
FLOUR
The Heppner Flouring Mill Company
Hve peifeoted arrangements to run tbe mill permanently.
They have seourert (be eervioes of a first olass 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 ery beet quality atd guaranteed to give Bath-faction.
We are here to bny wheat and
their patronage.
Good Goods....
Fair Prices:: l
T. R. HOWARD'S.
VVstople and Fancy Groceries-
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1A. K. HOWARD, Heppner,
For Infants and Children.
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Always Bough!
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BOBEBT'8 NEXT MOVES.
The British Army Will Advance Through
tbe Free state.
London, Jan. 30, 4:30 a. m. History
pauses (or a time in south Africa. It is
one ot tboee unsatisfactory pauses that
are nearly as trying to British nerves as
a sequence of reverses, and apparently
It will terminate only when Lord Rob
erts gives tbe word for the forward
movement into tbe Free State, wbiob,
according to tbe moat cheerful view, be
will be unable to do for a fortnight
Whether be will permit General Buller
to make another attempt to relieve Lady
smith is quite outside the knowledge
even of those olosely oonneoted with tbe
war offioe. With the troops due to ar
rive next montb be may think himself
rtrong eooogh to try two large oper
ations. Combining the foroea under
Generals Mstbuen, Frenob and Gat
acre, and adding to them tbe arriving
troops, Lord Roberta would bave 70,000
for the invasion of tbe Free State, with
40,000 to 50,000 guarding communica
tions, and 40.0C3 trying to resoue Lady
smith. All hopes of the speedy relief of Lady-
smith have been abandoned, and the
consensus of expert opinion urged tbe
immediate shifting of tbe theater of war
from toe kopjes ot Natal to tbe open
veldt of tbe Free State. One thing is
certain another long pause is inevitablef
unless tbe Boers assume tbe offensive,
beoause iu tbe event of General Buller
further attempting to reaob Ladysmitb
tbe planning of a rew move will necet
earinly oconpy time. v '
Capb Town, Jan. 30. General ; Buller
still holds tbe Togela drifts and will
possibly renew bis attempt to foroe bis
way through tbe Boer defenses before
long. In any oase, Ladysmitb is capable
of holding out for a considerable time.
London, Jan. 31. W ben the nation
had almost resigoed itself to tbe tall of
Lady smith tbere comes from all quar
ters today an iodicntioo that Buller will
make another attempt to relieve tbe be
sieged plaoe. If the Diih Mail reports
of Bullet's statement that be hopes )o be
in Ladysmitb wituin a week oan be im
plicitly relied on, news of further seri
ous fighting would be expected shortly.
But tbe papers are loth to believe what
the St. Jame'a Gazette characterizes as
"unwarrantable boast.'ng" if true
Moreover the war i ffioe throws oold
water on the dispatob this afternoon by
issuing a statement that it has no news
confirmatory of euoh a move as Buller'e
reported speeoh indioates. Yet, today's
dispatohes from Ladstuith and Cape
Town give a strong impression that
tbere is something more than rumor in
all these reports. So, while all definite
opinion must await forther newt, it does
not seem at all unlikely that another
despt rate effort will ba made to succor
General White.
A dispatch from the Associated Press
representative at Spearman's farm
dated J an navy 25, deeoribiug tbe fight
and retirement from Hpionkop, says:
"We filed down sadly, but in perfect
order. Tbe king's ro.val rifles colonel
was struok down at the moment a helio
graph message ordering retirement was
handed to htm. The enemy is holding
a thanksgiving service toaigbt. Sur
geons who ascended the hill were allowed
to remove oar wounded. Tbe soeoe at
tbe top of tbe bill was fearful, and a ter
rible witness to tbe destructiveness of
artillery. All day our body-bearers
were busy carrying down men.''
KKTKEAT 80UTH.
Acconat of the Movement Bailer's Ofliclal
Dispatch to the War Office The Fighting
London, Jan. 28. General Bailer says
General Warren's troops have retreated
south f tbe TaiHa river. Tbe Boers
say the British lost 1,500 killed Wednes
day. It is believed bere this includes
the wounded. Tbe Boers also olaim
that 150 of the English troops surren
dered at Spinnki p.
London, Jau. 28. General buller's
dispatob to Ibe war offios states that
Spionkop was abandoned on account of
lack ot water, inability to bring artillery
there ajid tbe heavy Boer fire. General
Buller gives no list of oasoalties. His
whole foroe withdrew sontb ot the
Tngela river, with tbe evident intention
of reaching Ladysmitb by aootber route.
Following is Ibn tet of General Bui
ler's dispatch, dated Spearman's Gump,
Mat a rd ay, Jan. 27, 6:10 p. m.:
''On January 20 Warren drove back
the enemy and obtained possession of
the southern crests of tne bigb table,
land extending from tbe line of Acton
Homes end !iorignrn;oorf to tbe west
era Lwdyptn tti bills. From then to
Jan, 25 be remained in close contact
with tbe enemy.
"Tbe ebemy ui-ld a strong position on
a range of small koj -a stretching from
northwest to southwest aoross tba plat
eau from Acton Horn, through 8pin
kop, to tbe left bank of tbe Tngela.
Tbe bctua! position held was perfectly
tenable, but did not lend itself to au ad
vance, as the southern elopes were so
tt-ep that Wern-n conld not get au
effective artillery position, and water
sopphea wre a difuVolty.
"On Jannary 23 ( asueritpd to bis at
tacking Hpionknp, a Hrg bill, inded, a
moont'iio whiebwHS evkloutly the key
to tbe p'-tiitiiin, but wag fur more access
ible frota tb north than from the south
Ud the Digbt of Jtousry 2 be attacked
Spionkop, but found it very diffloult to
bold, as its perimeter was too large, and
water, which he bad been led to believe
existed, in this extraordinary dry season
was found very deficient.
"The o rests were held all that day
against severe attacks, and a heavy ebell
fire. Our men fought with great gal
lantry. I would especially mention tbe
conduct of tbe Seoond Oameronians and
tbe Third King's rifles, who supported
tbe attack on tbe mountain from tbe
steepest side, and in each case fought
their way to tbe top; and tbo Seoond
Lancashire fusilliers, and Seoond Mid
dlesex, who magnifioiently maintained
the beet traditions of tbe British army
tbronghout tbe trying day of January
24; BDd Thorneycroft's mounted in
fantry, who fought through the day
equally well alongside ot them.
"General Woodgote, who was in com
mand of tbe summit, having been
wounded, tbe officer who succeeded him
decided on the night of January 24 to
abandon tbe position, and did so before
dawn January 25.
"I reached Warren's camp at 5 a. m.
on January 25, and decided that a seo
ond attack upon Spionkop was useless,
and that the enemy's right was too
strong to allow me to foroe it.
"Accordingly, I deoided to withdraw
the force to tbe south of tbe Tugela. At
6 a. m. we onmmenoed withdrawing tbe
men, and by 8 a. m., January 27 (Satur
day), Warren's foroe was conoentreled
south of the Tngela without tbe loss of
a man or a pound of stores.
"The fact that tbe foroe should with
draw from aotual touch in some oases
the lines were less than 1,000 yards
apart with the enemy in the manner it
did, is, I think, sufficient evidenoe of tbe
morale of tbe troops, and that we were
permitted to withdraw our oumbrous ox
and mule transports aoross tbe rivar, 85
yards broad, witb 20-foot backs and a
very swift current, unmolested, is, I
tbink, proof that the enemy has been
taught to respect our soldiers' fighting
powers."
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.
Batter Coauty Fanner Under Arrest for
the Crime,
Frankfobp, Ky., Jai. 30. Senator
Goebel was shot aud seriously woundud
at 10 minutes after 11 o'olook this morn
ing. Tbe shooting was done by some
man at present uokoowo.
Goebel was wa'king up ths side
walk leading to tbe senate obanbar,
when a man in the seoond story of the
building immediately to the east of tbe
oapitol, fired upon him.
Fbankfobt, Ky., Jan. 30. Qjebelis
not fatally wounded. The bill struok
bim in the right side and pa ised through
the bodv, oomiog out bolow the shoul
der blade. At noon a rep irt from Goe
bel's room is tbat the wounded man ie
resting easily.
Harland Whittaksr, a farmer of But
ler county, was arrested on a charge of
shooting Goebel.
NioholasviTjLB, Ky., Jan. 30. Troops
tbat were here guarding tbe Kendalls
were ordered to Frankfort on a special
train, and left here at 1 o'clock, leaving
10 soldiers to guard tbe jail.
Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 30. 1:30 p. m.
Goebel's oondition is not so good, and
grave fears are entertained. lie, him
self, is oalm, and insists tbat be will not
die.
Fbankfobt, Ky, Jan. 81. It is not ex
pected that Goebel willsurvive tbe after
noon, He has been slowly sinking
throughout the morning. Tbe noise
and confusion in the streets and the
Oapitol bote) bave worried bim greatly.
His fever has increased and tbe dootors
bave about given npall hopes.
Report isourrent tbat Appellate judges
were to bave been assassinated yester
day, and court therefore refuses to sit.
Governor Taylor has oolled a meeting of
tbe legislature for London on Tuesday
next. Democrats are trying to meet in
a botel at Fraok'ort.
Fbankfobt, Ky., Jan. 81. Governor
Taylor at 10 o'olook this morning issued
the following proclamation:
"To the General Assembly, Common
wealth of Kentucky: Wberese, a state
of insurrection now prevails in tbe state
of Kentucky, and especially io Frank
fort, tbe oapitol thereof, by virtue of
authority vested in me by tbe constitu
tion of Kentucky, I do hereby by this
proclamation adjourn at once tbe gen
eral assembly ot the state of Kentuoky
to meet at London, Laurel oounty, Ky.,
Tuesday, tbe otb day of February, 19(i0,
at 12 o'olock.
"Given under my band at Frankfort,
Ky , this 3)1 h day of January, 1900, at 9
o'olock p. m. W. 8. Taylor,
"Governor of Kentuoky.
Tbe olaim ot other cough medioioes to
be as good as Chamberlain's are effectu
ally set at rest io tbe following testi
monial ot Mr. O. D. Glass, so employe of
Btirtlett k Dennis Co., Gardiner, Me. lie
says: "I bad kept adding to a oold and
cougb io tbe winter of 1H97, trying every
eouh medioioe I beard of without per
manent bull, until one day I was in tbe
drug store ot Mr. Hoolehaa sod be ad
viaed me to try Chamberlain's Cough
Kemedy and offered to pay hack my
money u i wm not onred. My luugx
ana oroocblal I noes were very sore at
tbis time, but I was completely cured by
this remedy, and have since always
turned to it wben I got a cold, aud soon
find relief. I also reoommxnd it to my
frieods aol am gUl to say it in tbe bt
ot all oongb medicines." For sale by
Corner & Warren.
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Everyone has absolute confi
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Pure and healthful food is a
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LAWTON'S LaST FIGHT.
Details of the Brilliant Capture ot Han Matoo
by Onneral Lawton.
Manila Freedom, Doe. 21.
Tbe details of the capture of San
Mateo, December 19, wbere General
Lawton was killed, has just been re
ceived. Tbe attaoktng forces consisted
of Hawtborne's battalion o! the Twenty-
ninth, two oompanies of Byron's battal
ion ot tbe Twenty-seventh, one die
mounted squadron of the Eleventh
oavalry, two mounted squadrons of tbe
same regiment and I troop o( tbe Fourth
oavalry, tbat formed tbe general's body
guard. Tbe oity was taken after two
hours' fighting, in which 20gugn bit tbe
dust and 28 were taken prisoners. A
large number of bolos and soma Mauser
and Remington ammunition were cap
tured.
Oolonel (I. H. Hargent, of tbe Twenty-
ninth Infantry, was in command of the
attaokiog forces. The troops arrived at
a position on tbe west bank of the Mari
quina river, about 2K) yards from the
rebel trenches aoross tbe river, in the
direotion of San Mateo, at 8 o'olock, after
an all-night's march through lbs rain.
The mounted oavalry, under Oolonel
Lookett, was sent north four miles, to
oross tbe river and engage tbe enemy in
tbe rear at Montalban. The dismounted
oavalry proceeded northward two miles
nd sucoeeded io crossing tbe river and
completing the flank movement. The
mounted oavalry met with great difli
culty in seonring a crossing, and did not
snooeed in completing tbe proposed
movement as planned.
In tbe meantime, Hawthorne's battal
ion ot the Tweaty-nioth were deployed
withio200yardi of the enemy's trenohes,
at 8 o'olook. Toe enemy hsl nit seen
tbe Amerioaos advance over the hills
and along tbi rios fields to the river.
Tbey had their rifles sighted for 500
yards, wbere the Americans were ex
pected to appear first, and when tbey
discovered bow oloae tbe foroes were,
they tumbled over Into their treoohes
and opened tire without changing their
sights.
There was a seoond row of trenohes, n
stone building and some wooden build
ings in tbe rar of the first trench, ami
they all opened fire on the Infautry t
8:10. Their ballets Hew high and did
litt!-? damage.
Byron's battalion ot tbe Twenty-
seventh came up and reinforced th
firing line, after Hawthorne's battallion
bad bad l!j boors' fighting. At tbh
time the dismounted oavalry had crossed
tne river and was cutting a wide swath
on the enemy's flank.
Hawthorne's men charged across tbe
river, followed by tbe Twenty-seventh
boys. During tbe engagement a com
pany and a half of Infautry gained au
ii'sud opposite tbe town, and from it
Colonel Hargent lei tbe charge Into
the oity.
Tba last shot wai fired at 11 o'clock.
During 2)4 hours' figbtinv, there wm
very little srainmil'ion wa tid. Thfhe
of tbe Amorioa:i was very accurate, Tt.
tops of the ttetiobes and tbe hkiii g
places of tbe enemy were ridillad wiib
Lallets, He van new made graves were
is a
guarantee
of
superior
worth
Powder."
There nre many imitation linking
powders, made from alum, mostly
sold cheap. Avoid tht-m, as they
make the food unwholesome.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. NEW YORK.
found in tbe cemetery south ot town,,
wbere either dead bodies or arms had
been buried but an hour before. Col.
Sargent, who bad the entire direction of
tbe attaok in band, was highly praised
by General Lawton just before he met
his death, The death of the gallant
geuoral was known by few before tbe
oity was oooupled. At the time tba
rebel bullet came, General Lawton was
standing near the oeoter, and 60 feet in
the rear of Hawthorne's battalion. Lieu
tenant Fuller was standing near tha
general at the time. A short time be
fore be hadbeen passing up and down
the line, talking to tbe men and joking
about what would happen to the enemy
wben tbe boys got at tbem.
He had been viewing tbe battle-field
from tbe position he was standing In
when killed, and admiring the manner in
wbiob Colonel Hargent bad planned and
carried out the attaok. "Sargent," be
said, "is asking one of tbe most beauti
ful attacks I bave evsr seen."
A moment afterward be was beard to
exclaim:
"Gee, I'm shot I"
"Where, sir?" asked Lieutenant Fuller.
"Ia the lungs, I think," was bis reply,
and tbey were the last Words be nttered.
As bs staggered, tbe offioers caught him,
and io three minutes bs breathed bis
last.
CIIANUU or CHINKSE RULK1UJ.
Interior at tbe Empire li (irtatly Kxcitti
Over tbe Change,
Shanghai, Jan. 20. Extraordinary
preoautioua have been taken at the vice
regal oapital to prevent risings. The
troops have been served witb ball cart
ridges. Tbe interior ot Cbloa is greatly
excited, and prngreseive Chinese are beg
ging tbe American, British and Japanese
miuisters to intervene and restore tbe
emperor to power. An official oom
rnunioation received from Faking says:
"Pu Chan, who has been appointed
heir apparent to the throne, has been
given tbe status of a son of tbe last
emperor. The statement tbat a new em
peror has aioendeof tbe tbrone is incor
reot, although it is likely the present
action is preparatory thereto.
MaKnolia Mine Dropping HUinpn.
Bakor City Democrat.
Tbe new 10 stamp mi'l on tbe Mag
nolia mine, in Oranite district, owned
by the Magnolia Mining Company, W.
L. Vinson, general manager, slatted
dropping stamps on Saturday morning
lust and from the first the machinery
worked as smoothly as a olovk, not a
single bitch ooourriog, bs it said to tbe
credit of Mr. William Potter, builder of
the mill. Mr. Vinson arrived io tbe oity
last evening direct from tbe mine aud
when seen by a Democrat representative
was highly pleased witb the osw plant
and as evidence that it was pounding out
tbe yellow stuff took from bis pocket a
mill brick made from the gold he
scraped from tbe plates a few boars after
the milt HluMoil and whiou be iutecdj
k'iiin a ni 'tneotd of the mill's ini
tial purfontaaoa. Tbe mill bus ran
coo"tnut'v ftom its fir.it stsrtiug aud will
continue droppiog stamps for an iodifl
nitu time on good ore and plenty of it.