MENELEK AGAINST SLAVERY
ibjislninii KiiiK Kurliidn His l'eople
to Make Slaves of the Uallu
Natives.
A ffw weeks ago King Menclek of
Abyssinia issued a decree against the
slave trade. It is couched in the lan
sruaire of potentates- who have unlim
ited jti.w-.T to enforce laws of their
own rjakiiit. The king says:
"ry a setter forwarded some time
ago to all the provinces, I forbade traffic
in men of the Galla tribe. I also inti
mated that those guilty of this offense
would be excommunicated from th
Christian Church of Abyssinia, but you
refuse to cease making slaves of the
Galla men.
"Now be ware. You who are taken in
the act of enslaving the (Jallas will no
lorcrr as heretofore, be fined or turned
cut ( f 'h: church; but you will be pun
is'd in your own persons, by which
I m you will be subjected to the
p r.ity of mutilation."
This, rn :arks the New York Sun,
is certain!'.- onc of the most dras
t? 'iten i'v yet taken against slave
trnding in Africa. The Gallas are a fine
ti . 'v spread over the country
sou'h c,' Abyssinia. A large part of
their territory, by agreement between
Menelek and Great Britain, now lies
wi'hin the king's domain.
" ' Abvssinians, with their guns and
sup' rior military skill, have regarded
GallaliT-d p s their poaching ground and
have infiif'"d great hardships upon the
natives, v. i orn. they robbed frequently,
rot onh i f their produce, but also of
their liberty.
The e il ha.s been increasing. Abvs
sinians have seemed to think that the
asi?st way to acquire wealth was to
ma' e a mid in Gallaland and carry
home a few scores of natives to sell as
Flares. The crimes committed against
"this superior tribe have been the scan
dal of Mrmelek's reign. The Gallas
have bt en powerless to make effective
defense, though they have lost no op
portunity of spearing individual Abvs
sinians or very small parties and speed
ily decamping to avoid detection.
Yf pro the Arabs were wont to in
vade the Galla country and take him
drod3 of the natives into slavery. In re- I
cent years, however, the Abyssinians
have been the onlv oppressors.
The injustice ('one them has been
the mere pitiful because as agricultur
ists ar .l herdsmen and in the industrial
arr, they are more advanced than any
other par5''! people in that part of
Africa. They are famous for fidelity
and frankness and are distinguished by
intense love of freedom and self-government.
Such is their horror of cap
tivity that they no longer regard as
Gallas those of their fellows who are
dragged away into bondage.
In setting his face against the Galla
slave trade Menelek has honored him
self; and the sympathy ard interest
with which the world has been watch
ing his effort to consolidate and develop
his country will be intensified.
TOMATOES IN WINTER.
In ronuajlvanla They Are Kiilawd to
Perfection I'niier (ilana ami nt
Good I'rotlt.
"The tomato season is nearly over,"
said a Washington market dealer, apol
ogizing for the peor quality of his to
matoes, says the New York Times.
"But it's just beginning in Philadel
phia," said the customer.
"I always heard they were slow down
there," replied the dealer, resurrecting
the moth-eaten joke.
"Slow in some tilings," said the for
mer I hiladelphian, "but able to show
New York a thing or two in tomatoes.
Down there only the poor people eat
tomatoes in summer. Then about
Thanksgiving day tho greenhouses of
Chester and Delaware counties begin
to produce tomatee3 such as you sel
dom see in this market.
"Tey are fine, smooth, perfectly
ripened, and without any core. They
are raised under glass, with scientific
care of the vines, all the superfluous
leaves h-ing plucked off o as to put
all the strength of the stalk Into the
fruit.
"Only two vines are allowed to grow
from a singlet root, and they are sup
ported on trellises. The vines last
about six months, and sometimes reach
a lencth of 40 or 50 feet and become
as thick as grapevines. Branches are
plucked off. and they are kept bare of
"leaves bark of the point at which the
fruit is forming.
"The earth around the roots is re
newed from time to lime, and the vines
are so trained that the fruit is exposed
to the s .n. The result is the produc
tion of tomatoes such as you don't
irearrj e-f here in New York, and the
supply is kept up until June, when the
outdoor crop begins to come in, and
people who a,:pr"fir.te really fine t-natot-s
.stop eating thorn.
Every day from November to June
these tomi'o'3 com1 in ear loads to
rhe Philadelphia markets, and they are
.!! di pesol of there at moderate
j.ri'f-p. Twenty eon's a pound is the
pn-vaiiini.' .-.
-' tomatoes never reae h your
;;- York commission houses, but your
l.et hotels and reetaurants buy them
in Philadelphia and have thm sent on
A PLATINUM FAMINE,
Very Small Amount Was Mined
Last Year.
Found Only la Small Glistening; Gran
ule at Hare Interval Interest
ing Facta from Ita
History.
Authorities disagree as to the correct
ime when platina was first discovered,
ts the News, Berlin, Conn. That it
vas known to the ancient nations there
.in be little doubt. Some authorities
clare that it figured in tl early his
;ry of the world and w ( of she.
liiponent parts us u in U i , t agecj -cr,
and that it contribt . to t'
htmascus b'acle th"' hash :h Hi i.
.f speculation for cei.turies. Ti e L"i..n--rtls
knew of its ,r. at uiiiitj ai.i. gae
r :.ame "Platina," f little silver) on ac
ain.t of its resemblance to .-ilver in ap
pearance and collor. For oral hun
dred ye::rs the Spanish alchemists
rowing its strong affinity to alloy with
old, and fearing its peculiar fusion
lualitL-s retarded its powers, and veiled
its value ar.d production in accordance
with the bigotry that ruled that nation
luring the centuries when its vessels
ploughed every sea and Us discoverers
left trails of disaster and ruin in the mad
eeareh for gold and conquest.
As time rocked the cradle of events
the sunlieht of truth dispelled the fogs
of ignorance and a new era began amid
:he ruins of the most lamentable fail
ure in history for Spanish supremacy
To the mo t careful reading of history
the authorities now generally agree that
platinum, as it is now called, had a
modern definite discovery as a useful
metal about the year 1741.
Sir Charles Wood, assay master at
Jamaica, in testing the ores obtained
from the abandoned Spanish mines of
Chor3 in Peru noted that strange pecul
iar metal. It was not fully described as
a distinct metal until 1746 and since that
time plantinum has occupied a position
as the noblest of the precious metals. It
is an astonishing fact that witball the
material advancement that has ben ac
complished in the world the supply of
platinum has remained obscure and
practically unknown to the general
public.
Platinum is associated with and com
posed of Iridium, rhodium, palladium,
osmium and ruthenium. These are
called the family group to platinum.
Iridium is a great medicine and ranks
with radium.
Wallaston separated the platinum
family and opened up the keen discov
ery that unearthed the rare qualities
of theee rare and precious metals.
Ninety-seven per cent, of all the plati
num sands mined in the world com
from the Ural mountains of Russia.
They are transported 42 miles by horse
and cart to the railroad, thence 2,200
miles by steam cars to St. Petersburg,
and there treated and smelted uncfer
the watchful eye of the Russian gov
ernment. It is worthy of especial attention to
lote that ltss than 5,000 pounds (troy
weight) was mined in the entire world
during the year 1902, and that a plati
num famine exists. The demand is
constantly increasing but the supply
is not increasing.
Platinum is only found in the native
?tate occurring in' small glistening
granules of a steel gray color, whicb
always contain an admixture in vary
ing proportions of the family group.
Platinum aMoys easily with other met
als, for U is the supreme king of all.
In proi'TJlcnl conditions it was cre
ated Ft the close of the Devonian era
anel outrnr'-a in age, splendor and com
mercial iH -s all other known metals of
earth. It? iridium and osmium are
destined to become the world's benefac
tors in medicinal properties. Is it any
wonder that platinum is worth more
than gold and that Russia selfishly veils
its production?
Stransr Visitor.
An English lady traveling with her
husband in Somaliland tells the follow
ing story of a thunder shower and the
visitors It brought: "Oscar Grat and
his men had come to the zeriba to pay
an afternoon call, and having on their
best togas, did not care to get wet, so
came and sat under the fly of our tent.
They each brought a handful of spears
and shields, and huddled together in the
cramped space, alternately prodded each
other or put a spearhead through the
canvas roof. The storm lasted nearly
an hour, and when the first gleam of
light appeared all ran with wild shouts
to the dusty track whence we had come, (
but which was now a rushing river. All
the casl-fi and skins were filled, to the
accompaniment of weird songs, and then
the ponies, sheep ami camels these
last had had no water for seven days
were brought down to drink."
lirnerini, lint
There was a worthy Irish member of
parliament who was so generous that
a request lor financial asis'ance was
never refused. But his checks had erne
iitt'e drawback thry were never hon
ored. The shortcoming naturally in
time became known, but it did not affect
his popularly. A v riior to the dis
tr'ct. Ir arir-'-; ? the n.crr ler's peculiar
ity. a! d ; ietif'ir.g polu-ian how it
was that public faith in the member was
not shaken. "Why. sure, it is because
WUrtDisliUL RESULTS.
j t"V7 ."L. GM
alar Fit.
A good story is being told at the ex
pense of an undergraduate at one of
our 'varsities. He wan attending the
chemical lectures of a certain distin
guished, If not popular, professor, who
had announced for his next lecture cer
tain experiments with laughing-gas,
The student, who knew that persons
under the influence of laughing-gas
were not responsible for their words
or actions, saw an opportunity of tell
ing the professor some home-truths
with impunity. On the afternoon of
the lecture the professor called for a
volunteer for the experiments to be
made, and our under-graduate prompt
ly came to his assistance, to the
imusement of the class, which had
been taken into his confidence. The
bag containing the hilarious gas was
duly affixed to the student's mouth,
and he commenced to Inhale vigorous
ly. The effect was magical, relates
London Tit-Bits. The student began
to abuse the professor in terms which
are unknown in Sunday schools.
The prof esse r lent a patient car to
this testimony to his character, and
then, turning to the class, said, with
the suspicion of a twinkle in his eye:
"You see, gentlemen, how powerful
this gas is, when even the anticipation
of it produces such strange effects. I
will now proceed to turn on the gas."
Trade Relation with Mexico.
The United States leads in furnishing
both the machinery and the raw ma
terial for the new industrial develop
ment in Mexico. The exports, outside
of metals, amounted to $69,721,730 in
gold, of which the United States took
81 per cent., while all Europe took but
15 per cent.
Couldn't Read Her Mind.
Maude They say that the young man
who has been calling on you for some
time is a mind reader.
Clara I don't believe it. If he was
he would either propose or quit call
ing. Chicago Dally News.
Fire which started in a saloon at
Havre, Mont., destroyed property
worth $190,000.
A total of 050 persons were ad
mitted to the Multnomah county
poor farm during the year 1903.
The North Pacific Fair Associa
tion is now ic session at Portland,
arranging dates for the circuit.
To avoid a second operation for
appendicitis, George Storm, presi
dent of the Owl Commercial Com
pany, of New York, committed
suicide.
The National liu-inesa Men'
League of Chicago indorses tLe
agitation for a presidential term
of six years, and prohibiting re
election. "Brick'' Johnson, wanted in
Wallowa county for attempting
to kill an officer, has been taken
from Helena to Enterprise, by the
sheriff of Wallowa county. He
was captured in Helena by the
police force.
JACKS FOR SALE.
I have on hand for sa'e six jacks from
two to six years old, Maltese and Mack
Warger breeds.
Forty he-id of good mules from three
to 5 years old.
One Norman Stallion, four years old,
coal b'ack, weight lt;00 pounds.
A larve number of finely matched
high bred driving teanrn and finale
drivers, also a large number of the
fluent br-d saddle bores i' Oregon.
I will sell OREGON GKOKGE, now
four yeirs old, that defeated the best
2 year olds in Oregon, Washington
Idaho and Uritish Columbu in lOu'2
Winner of the Hid ee stakes at Salem,
the argest pu-ee g v" for 2 year-olds.
Run second i the free for all, the
fecond time be was ever start d. I will
a!so sell Oregon George's full brother,
now two years old,Ia-ger and a finer
looker than George. Theee two I will
now offer for $ GOO.
J ch bred in Oregon re long lived,
but those brought from the East in
variably die in from one to three years
after beng brought I ere. They don't
Btand urdimate.
If you want horf-es or mules I can
suit you. Largest hrrse breeder in
Oregon.
For furtl or in'ortnation address
HEN SWAGGAUT,
Ileppner, Oregon.
The oldest bank in Arizona the
Internal Bank of Nogales has
closed its doorB, compelled to do
bo by too heavy withdrawals of
deposits,
A wrpnk was caused o the
'Owl" train of the Southern Pa
cific on Thursday night, by some
one placing a telegraph pole on
the tiack. The engine and tender
were derailed, but no one was
hurt, although there were 300
passengers on the train at the
time.
Sheriff's Sale.
Bv virtue of a warrant to mo directed, issued
by the County Clerk, commanding me to sell the
several parcels of real property upon which
taxes are levied and unpaid, as shown by tho tax
list accompanying the said warranto! the State,
County, Hchool and City taxes for the year 1902.
1 will beginning at 10 o'clock in the forenoon on
Saturday, the 13th dtiy of February, 1(104, and
continuing from day to day until the list is ex
hausted, otter for sale at public auction and sell
to the best bidder, the roal property situated in
Morrow County, Oregon, particularly described
in the following list:
Carlson. C. E., A. G. Jennings present own
erThe west half of th northeast quar
ter and the west half of the southeast
quarter "f section thirty in township
two south of range twenty-three e-st..$ 9 57
Coleman, L. W. The northeast quarter of
section seventeen in township five
south of range twenty-rive oast .-$ 6 26
Conaway, J. M.-Lot 9 in block U in Mt.
Vernov additiou to the town of Hepp
nsr Hinkle," Isaac The west half of the
northeast quarter, east half of the
northwest quarter of section thirty-live
in township one soutli of range tw nty .
nine east $ 5 64
Jennings. A. ft. The northwest quart, r of
section thirty in township two south of
range twenty-three east $ 9 8ii
Leach, Gertrude M., J. Williams present
owner The south half of the southwest
quarter of Hection twenty-two in town
ship two south of range twenty-three
ea8t, .- $ 8 19
Locke, A. " J. The north 40 acres of the
southwest quarter of section seven in
township one soutli of ra ge twenty
thro Hflt . . v "
Montgomery, Oscar An irregnlar tract of
one acre in section two in township five
nrntli of rRiitre twenty five east 82
McAlister, W. H., U. II. Htockard present
owner- Lots 6 and 7 in block 17 in the
town of Lexington 84
Smith, T. W.. M. L. Leach present owner
Lot 1 in block 18 in the town of Lexing
ton 85
Shepard, D. A. Lot 14 in block 19 in Mt.
Vernon add.tion to the town of Hepp
n r 2 83
Smith, Arthur The south half of the north
east quarter and the east half of the
southeast quarter of section twelve in
township three souh of range tweuty-i-ix
east. Also commencing at S. L.
corner let 1 block 2 town of Heppuer
N. hi feet W. 182 ft. S. lrt ft. E. t.V ft ..$lfl 14
Woolery. J. A.. J. M. Turner present own
erThe east 5 fof.t of li t H and the
west 11 feet, of lot 7 in block 15 in the
town of lone $6 00
Worthington. Core, B. McDovitt present
owner The northeast quarter of the
northeast quarter, tlu south half of the
nor hens' quarter and the west half of
the southeast qnarter of section thirty-fou-,
in towrsliip two north of range
twenty-five eaHt : S&0 81
Wiimot, W. H Wm. Laughrulgn present
owner '1 he northwo t quarter and the
southwest quarter of section thirty and
the northwest quurtorof section thirty
one in township one north of range
twenty-three east. 01
Sheriff's Assessment
H. Eldriilgf. Dan el Thomas present owner
The southeast quarter of section ten in
wi'sUi! one north of range twenty
three east til 1(5
The amount of taxes, interest to date of sale
and penalties due upon each parcel is set op
posite tho simn, and also tV p n me of the person
to whom such parcel i taxed, which in the mime
of the owner when known. The sale will be
held at the f '-out door of the Courthouse in tho
said Comty.in the manner and form as upon sale
of real propeity under execution. except as by law
other wi e especially provided. Each parcl will
bo sold to the person who offers to pay the taxes,
costs and accruing costs and penalties and take a
certificate at the lowest rate of interest.
The sa'e will be made subject to redemption
ai provide! by law. end is for the purpose of
satisfying the said warrant with lawful charges.
E. M. SHU 11,
Sheriff of Morrow County, Oregon.
Dated at Ileppner, OrtBon, this 7th day of
January, 1904. t?'"-70
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, LAND
Office at The Dalles Ore., December IS vm.
Notice is hertby given that the following
named settler has tiled notice of her intention
to make final proof in support of her claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Register ami Keceiver. at The Dalles, Oregon,
on Monday. February, 1, 1901, viz:
JANET PHIN HOCKETT,
Tnoonh I. Hnilptt.. of HppDner. Oro-
gon. H. K. No 11100, for the ne nwU nw4
ne'4 and s'-J neH sec tp ir zo earn. i.
She'names the following witnesses to prove
hpr continuous residence upou and cultivation
of said land, viz: ..... ,
S E. Willis, L. L. Hiatt, J. A. Pierson and
William E, Hiatt, all of Ileppner, Oregon.
70-75 JllCMAlLL. 1. flUliAO, iukibk;i.
CONTEST NOTICE.
r. -.nt nf tUa Tttrinr United States
Land Office. The Dalles, Oregon, January 1,
l'J04.
A niilJK 'vit - . ---n -
I .1 AtKnKw Miotiani V. fr vvrlHOIl Oil testa?' t.
against homestead entry No. 9HI2, made Octo
ber?. 1WU. for theswHswH sec. 12 and re" 4,
and seH sw sec. 11. tp. 5 e, range 20 e, by Rice
-n m. - 2.. V. -h I. I 4 a nltnirail that
j lavior, coiiiL'Hiuu. m hh.h ..v
said Lice L. Tavlor has wholly abandoned said
tract for more than a year last past and has
never made any residence thereon as an actual
settler under the homestead laws of the Cnitwl
ctot,.o- nnd thnt miiii filleced absence was not
due to employment in ihe army, navy or ma
rine corr of the I'ntted States during time
of war. Said parties are hereby notified
to appear, respond and otl'er evidence
touching said allegation at 10 o'clock a m., on
February 19"1. before Vawter Crawford,
County Clerk at bis oltice at Heppuer. Oregon,
and that tin.il bearing will beheld at 10 o'clock
a 111 . on March 11. l'.HU, before the Register
and Receiver at the I'nited States Land Office in
The Dalles, Oregon.
1 4 n,.,.t.i.Jt.t,t Viat'tniT In a nrftnpf nni-
davit ti'ed Dec. 21. Vm, set forth facts which
show tha' sfter due diligence personal service
of th's notice can not be made, it s hereby or
dered and directed that such notice be given by
due Hint proper publication.
. 1 1 ....... . ... rw -1' T . - I !.(..
Administrator's Notice.
Estate of William W. Lipsett. deceased.
Notice is hereby given that letters of admln-
1ST rail HI Oil uir iTin'f ti o!i.iu n,
decca'cd. were ernted ?o the undersigned od
- . I , . . ti.ll 1. .1,. .'.....nt,
. tt in;. ... tv f l..a..i
the
;T! II'IV Ol I Ml. Ml I HI , , .-V-. UU
rt of Mrrow County.
Con
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11 per. in iisvit e eirtiiti acHins: aM epTure
reM"ir,"1 ' e hiliit t hem to mo for allow
e. at the olhee of ;. W. Uen. mv nCorney In
are
sue
liei
inner. Orctoii. withi'i six months alter the
J.-t.. ,.f flio tii.t iiiidlu-nfio!! of this lii.tie or
thev shall be fircver 1 irred.
Hated this 21 1 dv of Ivcembcr. If
KKANf I". FA KN" Wo Kill, Ad ;n i 11 it rater.
G. V. REA. Attorney.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. (Isolated Tract.)
'public land salk.
NOTICE IS H K RE BY GIVEN THAT IN
pursuance of Instructions from the Com
missioner of the General land Otliee, under
authority vested in him by section 2155. U. 8.
Hev. 8tat.,as amended by a t of congress ap
proved February 2i. 1WI5, we will proceed to
offer at public sale at this otliee on Wednesday,
February 10, 1)4, at the hour of 10 a. m., the
following tracts of land to-wit :
Ne54 nvU of section 11, Ne'.J NeVi section 10,
si Vi HeJi section :i and sw' mvj section 2 tp. 3
south, range 25 east, W. Ai.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above-described lands are advised to file their
claims in this oll'ice on or before the day above
designated for the Commencement of said sale,
otherwise their rights will be forfeited.
MICHAEL T. NOLAN, Register.
71-76 Anne M. Lang, Receiver,
U. S. Land Office, The Dalles, Or., Dec. 20, 1903.
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