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i Professional Directory of Wallowa County X THOS. M. DILL ATTORXEY-AUAW Office first dour south of. New 'riein&i 131dg, Enterprise, Ore. I BURLEIGH & BOYD ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Practice In all State Courts and I Interior Department. Careful at- T tention to all business. vr iKjhjH5MMiiJ- D. W. SHEAHAN f 1 1 LAMER ENTERPRISE PracUce . in State and Federal $ X Courts and Interior Department. 4$ifct.4Hte,v T r T HOCKETT. m. u. t ...it.imi hi i ,'T nmrrAU T t rnlMUAM AMI 3lKUr.ua J Office uDstalra In Bank Build- ing. Ind. Home phone in office J and residence. HtMHM4,, WORK OF THE FLAME. .Continued from second page.) APRIL. 12. Fire destroyed 20 blocks in Chelsea. Mass; 13 deaths and a property loss of 110,000.000. . HAT. . Lass of il.6OO.O0O by fire In the business district of Atlanta. 16. Loss of U. 250,000 by fire In the Omaha. Packing; Co.'s plant at South Omaha. JUKI. U. Plant of the Bhelby Steel Tube Co. burned at Shelby, O.; logs $2,000,000. XL Loss of H.000.0U0 by the burning- of a grain elevator at Dulutn. Jtn-T. C Fire on the Boston piers caused a loss Of (1,600.000. AUGUST. X. Bush fires started a conflagration which swept over 100 square miles of territory In British Columbia; loss 17, 4)00,000, and many deaths reported. SB. Fire In the business district of New Orleans caused a loss of 11,600,000. SEPTEMBER. i Forest fires wrought destruction to towns and villages in Minnesota and Wisconsin; damage estimated at up ward of J5.000.000. 4. Fire destroyed the business section of Rawhide, Kev., causing a loss of $750, 000. 12. Fire destroyed the plant of the Cos modale Cement Co. near LoulsvUte, JCy.; loss $2,000,000. OCTOBER. M. IMS of $000,000 by fire which nearly destregrcd the town of Bisbee, Ariz. Loss of fcxtf.ouO by the burning- of the Jenkins lumber mill plant at Blaine, Hash. 16. Fire in a lumber plant at Rock Is land. 111., caused a loss of $500,000. IS. The Colonnade and other buildings oa , the Chautauqua assembly grounds at Jamestown, N. r., destroyed by firaj loss $126,000. NOVEMBER. gf. The Park theater, Brooklyn's oldest playhouse, burned, gt. Firs In tba Tom Moore distillery ware bouse at Bardstown, Ky., caused a loss of $400,000 on stock and $760,000 government tax. PCC'CMEBR. 4. Malvsrn Hill, historic mansion on the ite of the battlefield of July L 1K2, . t destroyed. Loss of $500,000 by flames at the Grand Trunk railway docks, Portland, Me. MARCS. 10. The International Congress of Moth era convened in Washington. APRIL. Is. Toe National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, met in an nual convention in Washington. SL The general society. Daughters of the Revolution, met in New York city. K). The national congress. Son of the American Revolution, openefl in tivl tolo. MAT. C. The National Society of Colonial Dames met in Washington. The general conference of the Metho dist Episcopal church met in Balti more. JX Congress of governors met in Wash ington. 19. The Southern Baptists met in conven tion at Hot Springs, Ark. 2L The general assembly of the Presby terian Church in the United states met in Kansas City, Mo. ML International congress of aeronauts met in London. JUNE. t Eighth biennial convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers at Columbus, O. . Reunion of United Confederate Vet erans at Birmingham, Ala. It. World's temperance congress met at Saratoga Springs. International Woman's Suffrage alliance met in Amsterdam. IS. International Sunday school conven tion in Louisville. 22. The general Federation of Women's Clubs met In Boston. 32. National Educational association met Jn Cleveland. JOLT. 1. National good roads convention met in Buffalo. 12. Federation of American Zionists met at Atlantic City. 14. Convention of the Western Federation of Miners opened at Denver. 17. Universal peace congress met in Lon don. 19L National congress of Eaperantists met at Chautauqua, N. Y. 1 AUOUBT. SO. Annual conventions of the Interna tional Typographical and of the Stereotypers and Electrotypers' un ions, also the American Federation of Catholic Societies, opened in Boston. li. The 33d annual convention of the Na tional Editorial association opened at St. Paul. , IT. International Esperanto congress met in Dresden, Saxony. . C National society. Sons of Veterans, met at Niagara Falls. -X Annual epcanipineut of the United CONVENTIONS. R. L LONG COUNTY SURVEYOR J Civil. Hydraulic and Irrigation J 4 .eiejrmg. Enterprise, Ore. Expect Rural Route Soon. N. W. Ownbey of Leap was In town last week and stated they were expecting the rural mall route in that section to be started soon. The ser vice will be a greatconvenlence to the people a'.ong the route and will well repay the small investment in a regulation mail box that the gov ernment requires. Oscar Victor Arrested. Oscar Victor was arrested last waek by Sheriff Marvin on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon, up on an Indictment found by the grand Jury. Victor is in jail in default of CHAS." A. AULT PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Residence 1 block east of Pres $ oyterian Church. Office in Ber- land Building. Enterpries. Spanish War Veterans opened in Bos ton. 2L 42d annual encampment of the G. A. R. opened in Toledo. BCPT EMBER. t. 18th annual International eucharistic congress convened In London. 24. 28th annual meeting of the farmers' national congress opened at Madison, . Wis. I 28. Triennial International congress on ' tuberculosis opened in Washington. j Convention of the American Bankers' association opened in Denver. St. lGlh session of the national irrigation congress opened In Albuquerque, H. M. OCTOBER. i C 19th transmississippl commercial con gress met in San Francisco. 7. The national inland waterways con- vention opened in Chicago. U. First international congress of road builders opened in Paris. IS. loth annual convention of the Nation al American Woman Suffrage associa tion opened In Buffalo. 28. Convention of the National Woman's Christian Temperance union met in - Penver. NOVEMBER. I. 28th annual session of the American Federation pf Labor opened In Den ver. 11. loth annual convention United Daugh ters of the Confederacy met at At lanta. IS. The first American Catholic mission ary congress opened in Chicago. 17. The Atlantic deep waterways conven tion met in Baltimore. 23. Conference of New England govern ors at Boston. 2ft. American Association For the Ad vancement of Science met in Baltimore. DECEMBER. 1 American mining congress opened in Pittsburg. 11 American Clvie Federation met In New York. 28. American Association For the Ad vancement of Science opened in Balti more. 1 ( . FINANCIAL TROUBLES JAKPART. 8. Receivers appointed for the Chicago and Great Western railway. MARCH. ZL Knickerbocker Trust company in New York opened Its doors after a suspen sion vt 6 months. APRIL- & The New York Stock Exchange firm of Coster, Knapp & Co. failed for nearly $4,000,000. MAT. L W. A. Stetson, leather dealer, failed - in Boston; liabilities about $3,000,000. 4. Inman & Co., cotton brokers, failed in Augusta, Ga.; liabilities $1,260,000. 1 The Euclid Avenue Trust Co. of Cleveland assigned with liabilities of $1,700,000. tt. The Amador Mining and Develop ment Co. of Montana failed in Chicago. JULY. la, Cameron, Currie & Co. of Detroit, members of the New York Stock Ex change, placed in hands of a receiver, owing $1,000,000. AUGUST. , i I. The Plllsbury-Washburn Flour Mills Co. In Minneapolis placed In receiver's hands; liabllitias $9,000,000. & A. O. Brown & Co.. Stock Exchange brokers in New York, failed with heavy liabilities. SEPTEMBER. M. A- Booth Co., fish and oyster firm. placed In receiver's hands in Chica go; liabilities $6,600,000. OCTOBER. tt K. H. Gray ft Co., stockbrokers in Boston, thrown Into bankruptcy. Ow ing nearly $8,000,000. NOVEMBER. Ul A. Boardman & Co., brokers, failai la Philadelphia; liabilities $1,000,001). JAHCART. 4 Charles Augustus Young, noted Amer ican astronomer, at Hanover, N. U.; aged 74. 14. James Ryder Randall, author ef the famous war song "My Maryland," at Augusta, tia. ; aged 68. 18. Edmund Clarence S ted man, Ameri can author and critic known as the "banker poet,", In New York city; aged 74. 2$. Dr. Edward A. MacDowell, noted American compos er and pianist. In New York city; aged 48. V I E. C. Stedmas. 24. August WllhelmJ, noted violinist, in London; aged 62. Mrs. Antonio Yznaga, noted, for her beauty, wealth and noble connections. In Natchez, Miss. 26. Louise de la Ramee (Oulda), the nov elist, at .Florence, Italy, . . X ; H. K. MEURYMAN SURVEYOR AND ENGINEER I. 1 revor, E.igi- T U. S. Deputy Mineral Survey. X Aiming and Meuillurgical E neer. . tauerpme. Oregon. ! . v- W. C. KETCHUM DENTIST - ENTERPRISE i.e Eer'and Building. Independent Phone. Home T g uiQepeuueni rnone. fjitwt4wl, f i COLON R. EBERHARD $ ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR Practices in all Courts and In- terior Dept. Notary Public. f Ind. Home phoae. Joseph. X iC"l ! E. T. ANDERSON, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Calls attended to day or night. J Home phone. Enterprise, Ore. 4 : 4-$H3A4J4,Kt. SO. David Johnson, American landscape painter, at Waldon, N. Y.; aged SL FEBRUART. XL Crosby S. Noyes, editor of the Wash ington Star, at Los Angeles; aged S3. Harriet Hosmer, noted American sculp tor, at Watertown, Mass.; aged 77. 88. Pauline Lucca (Baroness Wallhofen), the opera singer, in Vienna; aged 6S. MARCH. 4. Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont, in Washington; aged 77. 17. Senator William Pinkney Whyte of Maryland, at Baltimore; aged 64. 80. Joseph Howard, Jr., noted newspaper man, in New York city; aged 75. APRIL- g. James Jeffrey. Roche, noted Americas poet, at Berne, Switzerland; aged 61. 12. Lieut. Charles A. L. Totten, U. 8. A., retired, noted for his prophecies of the coming of the end of the world, at MUford, Conn.; aged 7. Gen. Byron M. Cutcheon, noted veteran of the civil war, at YpailantL Mich.; aged 72. 20. Henry' Chadwlck, writer on field sports and known as the "father of baseball," in Brooklyn; aged 84. 22. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, who resigned the premiership of England April 4, in London; aged 72. Bishop Ellison Capers, noted civil war veteran, at Columbia. S. C; aged 70. 23. Gen. Nikolai Llnevltch, who was suc cessor to Kuropatkin in command Of the Russian army In Manchuria in 1905, at St. Petersburg; aged 69. 28. Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix, son of the late Gen. John A. Dlx and rector of Trin ity parish. New York, over 46 years, in that city; aged 8L MAT. f. Ludovlo Halevy, French dramatie au thor and novelist. In Paris: aged 74. 27. Rear Admiral A. B. Crowninshield, U. IS. M., retired, in Pbllaedlphla; aged 66. 28. Lieut. Gen. Stephen D. Lee. noted Confederate veteran, in Vicksburs. Miss.; aged 76, 2. Gen. Sir Henry Redvers Buller, Brit ish commander at the siege of Lady- smith in the Boer war, in London; aged 69. 14. Frank C. Bangs, an actor associat ed with Edwin Booth, Charlotte Cusbman and Laura Keene, in Philadelphia ; aged 7 22. Ellen M. Ames, an author known as Eleanor Kirk, at WMkanaiiv I . Grover Cleveland. T . ageli , 2S. Grover Cleveland, president of the United States from 1886 to 1889 and from 1898 to 1897. at Princeton, N. J.; aged 7L 3WJ- 2. Murat Halstead, veteran newspaper editor and magazine writer, in Cincin nati; aged 79. 8. Rear Admiral Charles M. Thomas, U. S. N-, retired, second in command of the battleship fleet on the Pacific cruise, at Monterey, Cal. ; aged 63. 4, Joel Chandler Harris, author of "Un cle Remus" and other stories, In At lanta; aged 60. A. Bishop Henry C. Potter of the dlo- ' cese of New York, at Cooperstown, N, Y.; aged 78. AUGUST. 4. Bronson Howard, American play wright, author of "Saratoga," "Shen andoah" and other popular plays, at AVon-by-the-Sea, N. J.; aged 66. William Boyd Allison of Iowa, "father of the senate," at Dubuque; aged 79. $. Elizabeth M. Stewart, founder of the W. C. T. U., at Hicksville, O.; aged 92. 10. Louise Chandler Moulton, well known author, Hi Boston; aged 73. XL Ira D. Sankey, singing evangelist and author of hymns, in Brooklyn; aged 68. 24. Baron Speck von Sternburg, -Gorman ambassador to the United States, at Heidelberg. Germany; ,aged 66. 87. Tony Pastor, popular theatrical man ager, at Eltnhurst, N. Y.; aged 72. Ex-United States Senator William F. Vilas of Wisconsin, who served in Cleveland's first cabinet, at Madison; - aged 6S. 28. Lieut. Gen. Alexander P. 6 u. wart, noted Confederate leader, at BUoxi, Miss.; aged 87. George P. Rowell. prominent newspaper advertising agent, publisher of Amer lean Newspaper Directory, at Poland Springs, Me.; aged 70. SEPTEMBER. 1 Sir Lionel Backville-West, former British ambassador to the United States, In London; aged 81. 4 Frank P. Sargent, United States com missioner of Immigration, In Washing ton ; aged 64. 88. Joseph Wheelock, well known Ameri can actor, at Naveslnk Highlands, N. J.; aged 66. Alfred Thompson Bricher, American painter of marine pictures, at New uorp, N. t.; aged 71. OCTOBER. V Gen. Eppa Hunton, noted Confederate veteran long distinguished In Virginia pobilc lile, at Richmond; aged 84. IS, Dr. Daniel Colt Gilman, emlnsnt American educator, at Norwich, Conn.; aged 77. 16. Mrs. George C. Howard, an old time actress - and the original Topsy in I "Uncle Tom's Cabin," in Cambridge, Mass.; aged 79. 1 18. Count Michltsura Nodzu, a prominent "jpanese leader In Ihe late "war with Russia, at Tokyo; aged s. 3. lr. Charles Eliot Norton, well known Harvard lecturer and critic. In Uo lriUv. Mass.; aged U. 29. John Wallace Hutchinson, last of the "Hutchinron fimily" of singers, at Lynn. Mass.; aged St. Mrs. W illiam Astor. formerly a social ItKuier in New kork society. In New York city; aged 7K KOVCKBCR. 4. Tomas Estrada Palma. first president of the cuuan republic, at Stuitiago; aged 72. 8. Yictorien Sardou. French dramatist, author of numerous pouuiur plays seen on the American siatte. In Parks; aged UV Tsse Hsl An, dowager empi-ess of Chi na, In Pekin; aged 74. DECEMBER. 8. Rear Admiral Joseph Bullock Cogh- lan. U. fci. N., retired, at New to- xrhelle. N. Y.; aged 64. li. Donald G. Mitchell tik Marvel), noted essayist and novelist, at Edgewood, Conn.; aged 86. JISELLW JANUART. t. Conviction of Mayor Schmlts set aside tn San Francisco. U. Henry Kenny. ni-Mldent nf h rti.- are railway, who attended to the se cret Journey of President Elect A bra bam Lincoln on his way to Washing ton in ISO, died at Ridley Park, Pa. FEBRUARY. . Gen. Stoessel, Russian commander la the defense of Port Arthur, sentenced to death by a military court at St. Petersburg, with a recommendation of mercy. . Trolley tunnel under the Hudson from Hoboken, N. J., to New York opened. MARCH. . Germany launched her biggest battle- ShlD. the Nassau At Wllhulm,h.an is. The death sentence of Gen. Stoessel ior we surrender of Port Arthur com muted to imprisonment for ten years. ap mi Beginning of the Roman Catholic cen tennial celebration In New York city. MAT. 4. The Atlantic battleship fleet entered the Golden Gate Knn 12. Successful flight of the Wright broth ers' aerODlane at Mwripn V i ' 15. Prof. Walter A. Wyckoff. sociologist stuaent and author, died at Princeton. N. J. United States battleship Michigan launched at Camden, N. J. JUKE. 8. Dr. Williamson Boyakln, a protege of Andrew JacUson and at one lime on the staff of Gen. U. S. Grant in Lie civil war, died at MarysvUle. leiiu.; aged 102. 18. Thomas Wiggins (Blind Tom), noied negro piano player, died in Houoen, N. J.; aged about 60. JULY. L Count Zeppelin made a new world rec ord by a 220 mile airsmp Cum over Switzerland. 7. The battleship fleet sailed from San Francisco bound for the orwm 14. Opening of the celeoraiion 01 uie &siii anniversary 01 we lounams of me citv of Uuebec 22. Decision of the United 8tates court of appeals overruled tre fcautC.OOO bland aid OU tine Imposed by Judge Laudis. ACOUST. 4 Count Zeppelin traveled 2a miles over southern Germany in a dirigible bal loon, which was afterward destroyed by fire. U. Tbe battleship fleet arrived at Syd ney, N. S. W. 2L Fiftieth anniversary of the opening wi we great aeuate between Abraiiam Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas cele brated at Otiivi III 29, The battleship fleet reached Mel- vuuruc SEPTEMBER. 12. Orvllie Wright made an aeroplane oigm 01 1 hour 14 mmutes at Fort Myer. Va. a. Wilbur Wright made a flight of 1 oour u minutes a seconds In his , American aeroplane at Le Mans. I France. I 28, 160th anniversary of the founding of ' umuurg ceieoraieo. OCTOBER. & Tbe batUesblp fleet entered Manila bay. 4. Philadelphia celebrated the 220th an- i nlversary of the founding of the city 1 by William Penn. ! C. Sao.000 acres of government land open ed for settlement on the Rosebud In dian reservation. South linkotn U. 23 balloons started In the Interna-. ngnai uauooo race at Berlin, the Brit- i lh Banshee winning 1 18. The American battleship fleet wel comed witn salutes by the Japanese fleet at Yokohama. 28. The battleship fleet welcomed by the i;ninese at Amoy. NOVEMBER. L Julia A. F. Carney, author of the scbOQlhouse classlo "Little Crops of Water" and other poems, died at Galesburg, 111.; aged 86. . United States battleship North Dako ta, the largest warship In the world to date, launched at Qulncy, Mass. 10. Government's appeal for a rehearing in the Standard Oil fine case denied by the federal circuit court in Chicago. Former United States Senator Edward W. Carmack of Tennesnee shot and killed in Nashville by Robin Cooper. U, Special prosecutor Francis J. Heney not vy jh orris Haas in San Fran cisco. It Monument to the prison ship mar tyrs of tbe Rev olution in Brook lyn dedicated In ' the presence of President Elect W. H. Taft. 16. Fiftieth anniver sary of Pope Plus' ordination as priest celebrat ed In Rome. 17. Lydla Thompson, famous as a bur lesque actress 80 W. H. Taft. years ago, died In London; aged 70. 26. Statue to Gen. P. li. Sheridan un veiled In Washington, 80. Identical noies regarding the far east exchanged by United States and Ja pau at Washington and Tokyo. DECEMBER. L Battleship fleet sailed from Manila, homeward bound. 81 Tercentenary of the birth of John Mil ton, author of "Paradise Lost," cele brated In England and America. 10. Abraham Hunt convicted of bribery In San Francisco. 14. The Dutch cruiser Gelderland cap tured the Venezuelan coast guard ship Allx off Puerto Cabello. 17. Gen. Simon elected president of Haiti. 18. Wilbur Wright made a new aeroplane record by remaining In the air 1 hour 84 minutes at Le Mf-jis, France. The Advertiser la a homemade cigar, and the beat judges of the weed say it is the best 5 cent cigar I they ever smoked. 4r SECOND-HAND 8T0RE RODGERS BROS., Proprietors Ivaler in new and Fpoond-hamt gooiln. Bicycles and Bicycle Supplies. ' Bicycle and Uun Repair Shop. Furniture made or Repaired, Screen Doors and Windows made to order. Give us a trial. Our prices are right and all work guaranteed. I MAIL AND .PASSENGER STAGE LINE Wallowa. Appleton, Flora lo Paradise, MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS and FRIDAYS; and From Paradise, Flora .ni Appleton lo Wallowa, TUESDAYS, THURSDAY'S and SATURDAYS. Good aepomniniliitlniiH, cnurhous treatment and reasonable rates, leaves Wallowa at 0 a. 111. E. W. SOUTHWICK, Proprietor. The Mystery of the Yellow Room BY GASTON LEROUX . ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN SLOAN 1 A Genuinely New Sensation in a Detective Story to Be Published in This Paper For sheer originality and ingenuity we reckon this tbe best detective story published for some time ... as original as it is fascinating. Nor often does a detective story end with so to tal a surprise, which, nevertheless, when known ' seems logical and natural. N. Y, Evening Tost. The Foregoing from High Literary Authority Assures Our Readers that We Continue to Give Them the Best in Fiction First Installment Thursday, January 14