'Mb-:
SIXTH YEAR.
HEPPNER, MORROW COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1888.
NO. 295.
5
THE GAZETTE
ISBWSB ETKHy THUKSDAT AFTERNOOH. DT
OTIS PATTERSON,
At $8.00 per year, $1.3S for six months, $0.7S
or Oirss months; in advance. If paid for nt tie
d of si months, fi.M) a year will be charged.
ADVERTISING RATES.
1 in.ih. single column, per month, t l.W
i 2.50
u 8.U)
2 50
1 15.00
DOUBLE OOLVMH.
14 nlmn.rE...i 8.5;
- Loral auWtisiwi lc per line. Each subse
' qiisat insertion at half rates. 8nal rates will
I chargod for personal ilitffl and political slnsh.
OEBSOK OFPIOIALS.
tio.emor H,!irIiSn5,ff?r"
Bee. of State.... Q- W. MoBnite.
Treasurer ., 0. W. Webb.
Bupt. Instruction.... E. B. Mcltlroj.
.liulgs Seventh District .J. J- Bird.
Uistrict Attorney W. K. Ellis.
MORBOW CODNTT.
Joint Senator J- P- J'"?-
Kepreeentatiie f
tuuutj Judge ,Wff-BiltCT i'
Commissioners J. 11. U.1J, J A.
Thompson, j
Clerk Ii;?,1T
" Sheriff.. T-,?-UXhS-
" Treasurer i0Teo-.fi';?l'-
' Assessor - J- ,v"'0,ir-
' Surveyor Julius Keith ey.
' School Bup't J'1HV8it.nl.ey-
' Coroner A.J.Shobe.
HEPPNER TOWN OFFIOIBB.
M jor Henry Blackmail.
t'ounciimen K. It. Swinburne, Ills
Minor, 8. P. (iarriiruos, George Noble, J. U.
Natter and W.J. Mcltee.
Iteoorder ' ' H' "
Tressiirer McUougal.
Marshal J' !'"'
Don. Lodge No. 30 K. of P. meets ev
ory Tuesday evening at V.SO o clock in 1.
O. O. F. Hall. Sojourning brothers oor-
BifOSfl diallyinviteatoaweno.
E. R. Swihburni, K. of K. & 8.
...... . .i k ks i n n. F.
k. willow utiujiu. '' . ,
. meets every Wednesday evoning at
S u..' Visititiar brothers cunli-
..ii.. i,. n,o,l (iKo. Noble. N. ti.
V. W. Younqoren. ltoo Bec'y.
SansSonoi HebokahDeg. No S3 1. O. O. F.
meets seoond and f.mrth Saturdays of each
month. Members of the Uc'greo cordially wel
comed. Mna.li.E. Mimtom.N.U.
e Heppner Lodge. No Ml A. F. 4 A. M.
VV meets every tirst and third Saturdays ol
Nr each month. .. . .
Frank Gilliam MaBter.
Will A. Kirk, Secretary.
ery Saturday evening ai 1 o'clock at the usual
place of meeting. Visiting brothers welcomed.
J. J. AlcGee,N. u.
8. W. Miles, 11. Bee.
Mistletoe Kebekah Dogrco Lodiio No. 25. meets
tret and third Wedueeday of each mouth.
t ame Stanley, n. U.
I). N. Uarduian. Sec. f
' "r'lsbx'EssiOxL.Xi.
A. L. FOX, Pli. C. AND M. D.
Graduate ct the University or Michigan.
CLASS 01; '69-70
FKANK KBlil.OCG.
ATTORNEY
' LAW.
Office in ' First Rational
Hank. .
Ilcppner, Oteaa.
Gr. W. RF.A.
A I tor d e y-a t-L a w,
0" -Notary Public and
Justice of tlie Peatte.
HEPFNEB, . OGN.
OFFICE OPKN AT ALL tlOCBS
GEO. WM. WRIGHT,
ATTOHXEY AT LAW AND N0TAI1Y l'L'BUC.
Opposite Gazette Office, lleppncr.
LAN FILINGS. Contested Entries, Reliable
lt.Siiranoe.- l-oatis made und collections
proinptly attended to.
W. B. ELLIS,
Attorney - a t-Law
AND -
Notary - - - Public,
IIEPPNEB, OBEGON.
rroseeuting Attorney for Seventh Ju
dicial District.
Will give prompt attention to an J und
all buinesn entrusted to hint.
OFFICE 011 Main Street, over Liberty Mar.
ket
H. B. LE FEVBE,
Professional Herder of Bucks
and Billieqoats'
Lone Rook, : : : Oregon.
Trades, sales and purchases negotiated at low
commission, and a general line of ram brokerage
transacted. Gathers from the ranges at. shearing
time, takes no bucks that have been exposed to
cab. dips, feeds salt and sulphur, pays for bucks
not accounted for. and makes general deliveries
at convenient places between the middle and last
of October.
All for a Dollar and Ten Cents a Head.
C-A.tEiX'ElTTEaiS, ETC.
k. C. JOHNSON. . W. M. HAK1UBON.
JOHNBONAHAHHISON,
Contractors and
Builders.
Call on them at the Morrow Building, Corner
Main and May streets, and get their figures on
building before contracting elsewhere.
eT nordyke,
THE WAGON AETIST,
Announces that he is fully prepared todo Wag
on Work and all kinds of Wood Butchering in a
nrst-class manner at short notice. Office on
Main Street Hcppner, opposite LeewraThomp
u's hardware store.
MONEY SAVED! "
By Getting yonr Painting and Papering Done by
! R. A. FORD.
SIGN 7 ' -Ml
g- PATN-TTNG
A Specialty Shop. First Do ir South of Brewery
TClTSOm A Xj.
CHAS. M. JONES'
leppner Barber Shop !
In the
ilatlock Building. Main St., Heppner.
I now turning oat Saavoe, Shampoos and Ilair.
cuts in the highest style of the art.
LIBERTY
MEAT MARKET,
McATSB dt SPRAY', Proprietor.
L-MIKSH BEEF. MUTTON AND POliK CON.
T stautly on hand at reneon-ble prices; alao
,,lona and pork sausage head chat., etc.
fciwKl Front, Main strwt. Hoppner. In
J. G. Maddocx. Louis Madooce. Uuqh Fields
Maddcck & Fields,
Heppner Oreuooi
egan Husiness Nor Int. 1SSS.
OFFICE O P P O S I T E O A Z E T T E.
TRANSACT A GENERAL DAXKIXtl BUSINESS
KXCHAXGE
On all parts of tho world bought and Bold.
Collections Made at all Points
On Reasonable Terms.
J. O Maddock Manager.
First National Bank
OF HEPPNER,
C.A. HllliA. HUGH FIELDS,
President. Vice-President.
George IV. Consor, Cashier,
Trunsnota a General Banking Business
EXCHANGE
On all piu tfl of the world
Bought and Sold,
Collections made at all points on Rea
sonable Terms.
PETER O. BORG,
Hkppnkii,
Okeqon
-DEAI.KR IN
Watches and Clocks,
Jewelry, Etc.
ALSO
GOLD PENS,
AmeViysl, Cameo and Diamond
Gold Rings, Gold and Silver
W aiches.
All other aitioles usually kept in a Jew
elry Store.
REPAIRING A SPECIALTY,
AND ALL WORK WAR.
RANTED.
STOUK opposite Minor, Dodeon It Co's May Bt.
CALL ON
Jons Davidson,
AT THE
BELVEDERE
SxVLOON
OpiMwito Livery Stable,
Heppner, Oregon.
At tliia favorite resort will always -be
found the best brands of
WINES, LIQUORS
AND CIGARS.
A.
FIKST-fXAHS BILLIARD TABLIi
for tho ymuRPimuit of Krauts.
California, Oregon and
STAGE COMPANY.
X
J. B. keeney, Supt.
Arlington Stage leaves Heppner, 6:80 A. M
" arrives " 4l P. M.
Pendleton " leaves " . fi:30 A. M
" arrives " 1:30 P. M.
Fare to Arlington, - - 4 00.
Fare to Pendleton, - $5.00.
Freight 2 ocnts per pound.
ED. E. BISHOP, Ag't.,
Heppner, Ogn
Arlingtoh Meat
Market.
Beef,
Pork,
Fish,
Sausage,
Etc.
Varney & Putnum
Arlington Or.
. r. rXOHINCI. FLOBINO
FLOBENCE BROTHERS,
STOCKRAISERS !
HEPPNER. - - - OKEGO.N.
Vatti branded and ear-marked as shown above.
Hornee For right ehonlder.
Our cattle range in Morrow. Gillian. Umatilla
and Wawoconnties. We will pay 100.00 re
ward for the arrest and aonviction of any person
stealing our stock.
Th BTTTEHS' GUIDE U
issued Mar on ana Dept.,
I aach year.4- It is on ency
Iclopedia of useful infor.
F matioa for all wno pur.
chase the luxuries or the
nuu.iiiaa nf lifn. W
sa olotbe you and furnish you with
all the necessary and unnecessary
appliances to rida, walk, dance, sleep,
at, fish, hunt, work, t to church,
or stay at home, and In various aizes,
styles and quantities. Just figure out
what is required to d all these things
COMFOHTilBLT. and you can make a fair
atimate of the value of the BUYERS'
OCTIDK, which will be aent upon
receipt of 10 oente to pay poatace,
MONTGOMERY WARD & CO.
Ul-114 Mwhiaa Avsnoa. Chicago, 111.
I ujTnyrrvj
Absolutely Pure.
ThiB powdnr nevervarioa. A marvel of purity
strength and wholfsomeness. More ecunomicu)
tlian tlie ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in
competition with the multitude of low test, ehort
weiclit, ftium or phoKphate powdere. Bold only
in cans. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO..
284-82 lt)ti .Wall Street. N. Y.
ALMOST GIVEN AWAY !
The Heppner Gazette
Ib one of the best weekly papers publiahed in
tliis county.- We desire and endeavor to make it
a welcome visitor each week. It is in fact a pa
per that ought to be found in the home of every
resident of this county. At the same time, in
this progressive aRe. every farmer should have at
his fireside at leant one good, clean, pure, non?
sectional agricultural juurnnl, in addition to hi
home paper; one devoted to nil the pursaits in
which he is engaged. He needs it for himself.
He needs it for his sons and daughters who are
growing into manhood and womanhood, and to
whom a paper of this charactei is of incalcula
ble benefit.
3D s lM it?
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To all subscribers who are in arroare on sub
scription who will pay all due us and one year in
advance and twenty-five cents in addition, and to
ail now subscribers who will pay one yoar in ad
vance and twenty-five cents in addition, we will
make a present of one year's subscription to such
an agricultural paper. It is none other than
A large 16-page monthly magazine, handsome
ly illustrated, neatly printed, folded, pasted and
trimmM. It is published at Fort Wayne, Ind.,
and lias for its object the betterment of the con
dition of tho Farmer, the Gardener, the Horse
breeder, the Dairynmn. the Hhenherd. the Poul-
tiynmu, and their households, no matter where
they live, whether in the east, west, north or
south. It is a paper of national circulation, go
ing into every m,ut,o aim territory as woji as in all
tho Provinces of the Dominion of Canada. This
is the opportunity of a lifetime.
The rt gnlar snpscription price of The Ameri
ran Karmei' is $!.U0 per year, but both papers
will be Ht't for a little mere than tho price of
one. ('all at thin oHieeand see sample copies of
tliis popular agricultural naner and you will be
sure to lake ad van luge of this magnificent offer.
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vance. For 2.21"! you can net both papers.
NOTICE OP INTENTION.
Lnrnl Oilice at La fimnde. Or., Oct. 4, '88.
Notice is hereby irivon thnt the followinar-nained
settler has filed notice of li is intention U make
final proof in sniinort of hiw claim, and that Haid
proof will be inmlo before the county clerk of
iIoitow county, Oregon, at Heppner. Oregon, on
Nov. 21, 1SH8. viz:
Frank W. Roberts;
DS No. 8307. for tin- B H BW W and 8W U 8W M
Sec. .Ill, Tp 3 ti. and Nli '4 NW Bsc. 4, Tp 4 8,
it 27 IS, W. i.
HenamcB the following witneHPes to prove
his continuous r-sfiidence uuon, anrl cultivation
of, Hnid land, viz:
E.C. Walkins, 11. .J. Howard. E. A. Morgan
and H. F. Watkine, all of lleppnor, OrcKon.
Any pers')n who diwii-t'o to protest against, the
flllowunce of Hiit'h proof, or who knows of any
substantial reaon, u idjr the law and tho reguta.
tioitfl of tlie interior donai-tinent, why Buch proof
should not be allowed, will he ivon an opportu
niry at ine auovi' iiii'jn loiii-i umo uou oiiuso ia.
crcuH-eximune the witni'usi'H or Haul ciaimanc,
and to oft'T evidence in rebuttal of that submits
ted by chiimanl.
. llKNRY 111 NEHART, iteglSter.
NOTICE OF INTENTION
Land Office al I,a(in.nde, Or., Oct. 18, '88.
Notice is hereby given thai the following-named
ettler haw tiled notice of his intention to make
iiuil proof in eupport of liisclaim, anrl that Haid
iroof will be niitile before the county clerk of
rlorrow county at Heppner, Or., on December 8,
1888, viz: -
(Jeorge n . rage,
Vt. S. No. 75107. for the HK M of See. 27, Tp. S B, R
28 K. VV. M.
He nainee the following witnesHOS to prove
tiisoontiuiious residence upon, and cultivation
of, said land, viz:
t;has. Long, Y. V. i resswen. ancuonn ciarK.oi
Heppner, and Joliu W. Liewallen, of Lexington
Oregon .
Any person who desires to protest against the
allowance of such proof, or who knows of any
substantial reason under the law and the regula
tions of the Interior Department, why such proof
should not be allowed, will be given an opportu
nityatthe above mentioned time and place to
cross-examine the witnesses of said claimant, and
to offer evidence in rebuttal of tlmt submitted by
claimant. .
ZHz-y7 .ti EN BY utNEHABT. uegisier
N0TI0EOF INTENTION.
Ind Office at La Grande. Or., Oct 20, '88.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of her intention to
nmlte final nmnf in snnnort of her otr.im. and
that said proof will he made before the county
judge of Morrow county. Or., or iu hie absence
bef .ire tho clerk of Maid county, at Heppner Or.,
on Dec. 15. 1888. viz:
Kat' Hurd, nee Hagler,
Hd No. 3320, for the BE Vt of Sec. 6, Tp 1 N K
27 E, W. M,
She names the fol lowing witnesses to prove her
continuous residence upon and cultivation of.
said land, via:
Henry t'arr. Heni. Mathews, ijharles ilaie ana
Frank Jackson, nil of Galloway. Or.
Any person who desires to protest against
the allowance of such proof, or who knows of
any substantial reason, under the law and (he
regulations of the Interior Department, why
auch proof Bhould not be allowed, will be given
an opportunity at the above mentioned time and
place to cross-examine the witnesses of said
claimant, and to offer evidence in rebuttal of
that submitted by claimant.
2:.U8 llENBY ltlNKBART. Itegister.
NOTICE OF INTENTION. .
lnd Office at La Grand". Or., Oct. 10, '88.
Notice is hereby given that the following,
named settler has hied notice of his intention to
mskennal prrtof in support of his rluiin andthat
said proof will be made before the county Judge
or in his absence befom the county Tlerk
of Morrow county. Or., at Heppner, Oregon, on
Dec. 5, 188, viz:
Joseph J. McKenzie,
Hd. No . 34M. for the S V4 SW h and 8 Vt SE H
gee 22 Tp 1 8 K 27 K.
He names the following 'witnesses to prove
his cent inuous residence upon, and cultivation
of. said land, viz:
W. M. Douglas, Mil John-on, Mike Kenny
and Andrew Xillard. all of U-na, Or.
Any person who desires to protest against the
allowance of such proof, or who knows of any
substantial reason, underthe Inw and the regula
tions of the Interior Department, whysnch proof
should not be allowed, will lie given an oppor
tunity at the above mentioned time and place to
cross-examine the witnesses of said claimant, and
to offer evidencin rebuttal of lb .t submitted by
claimant.
He.vb.1 Uixkdabt. Register
NOTICE OF INTENTION.
tnH!)fficetTl,e Dalles. Or.. Oct. 1L ISMS
Notice is hereby gwen that the following
named nettler has fiil notice of his intention
to mak ftnal prw.f in support nl his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the judge
ol Morrow county, ur., at neppuer,
Tcmher 24, l-vs, viz:
Glare Pearsrm,
Hrl ISks. for the W 'i SW 4 8E NW V, BW St
V s' I,. SLw 11 To 3 H of il K.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, ana cauivsiiow
..t inn.l
A B. Hsines. Charlei Anderson. J . W. Alstott
and O. u Holme, all ot r.igui jh-. or. .
St-W J". A. ili'DrWALD.sUgistsr.
PORTLAND VS. TACOMA.
Reasons Why Commeroe is Diverted
from the Columbia River and the
State of Oregon.
Portland. Or., Oct. 27. 1888.
Not long since there appeared an ar
artiole in the East Oregonian
entitled "Portland vs. Taooma," in
whioh an experienced business man of
Portland, in answer to questions put by
your correspondent, went on to show
that vessels oould be chartered to load
on Piiget Sound oheaper than in Port
land, and that as a consequence wheat
in Eastern Oregon , delivered anywhere
along the lines of the Northern Paciuo,
was worth considerable more per bush
el than the grain aooessible only by the
lines of the O. B. & Co. The gentlemau
interviewed proved conclusively by
showing the result of actttul transactions
that such a aondition of things existed,
and asserted that the O. R t N, Co.
were wholly responsible, inasmuoh as
that company held in their hands the
remedy but obstinately refused to apply
it. The following, quoted from the arti
ole alluded tn, explains what, in his opin
ion, that remedy is:
"The only corrective for suoh a state
of affairs that now exist, in order to save
its share of tho freightage of that seoticn,
is for the managers of the O. R. & N. Co.
to do that whioh they in lip service pro
fess to do, put freight to the ocean as
oheaply via the Columbia as the cost via
Puget Sound. To do that will necessi
tate its carriage, including towage, pi
lotage and lighterage to Astoria from
Portland for nothing."
To one not oonversant with the facts
in relation to this matter, this seemed to
be the only alternative, and quite the
proper thing for the O. K. & Co. to do,
inasmuch as it was explained (o your
reporter by the gentleman, that while it
weuld oost the oompauy abuut 875,000
per year to do the work suggested, it
would save them probably three hun
dred thousand in freight on wheat that
would otherwise go io the Sonud.
Considering this question as one of
muoh interest and great importance to
the people of Eastern Oregon, your re
porter has givon the subject thorough
investigation, and finds that there are
several sides to the question.
Iu the first place it is found by esti
mating the extra amount of grain the 0.
R. & N. company would oarry out pf
Eastern Oregon should that oompany
undertake free transportation to the
ocean from Portland, aud comparing the
net earnings therefor with what suoh an
undertaking would oost, the faot is made
plain that they would bo losers by the
operation. Iu the next place, is it more
reasonable to expect a corporation to
render a public service without compen
sation thuu a private individual?
However, the grain growers of that
territory have a grievauoe there is no
doubt about that. The farmer who oau
duliver his grain along the lines of the
Northern Paoifio can realize from one
and a half to two cents more pef bushel
than the one who has to ship by the O.
R. & N. company's road, although the
conditions of the country and the dis
tance to navigable waters are decidedly
in favor ol the latter route. The reason
for thiB is that the rate of grain from
any point in Eastern Oregon, where
there are competing lines, is the same to
Portland as Taooma. Uenoe the differ
ence in the price of wheat between the
places must be due to the difference of
oost iu ge'ting it from the railroad ter
minals to the ocean. This difference is
easily aooouuted for.
In the slate of Oregon there exists
what is known as the compulsory pilot
age law, while iu Wash ngton territory
the potts are free. Here is where the
trouble comes iu, nnd it is not hard to
see where the remedy lies. The 0. R. &
N. Co. are uot responsible for the exis
teuoe of this unfortunate state of affairs.
Fully realizing the situation, that com
pany established tug service on tho Co
lumbia bar at a cost ot nearly one hun
dred thousand dollars, nnd established a
towage rate from the sea to Portlnnd
and return, which is far below the oost
to them of performing the service, that
is very little in excess of what it costs
for the same service from Cape Flattery
to Tacoma and return. TJuder this com
pulsory pilotage law the pilots at the
mouth of the Columbia have been and
still are able to practice a systom of le
galized extortion whioh annually takes
thousands of dollars out of the pockets
of the producers of this state and at the
same time is slowly and surely destroy
ing the commerce of the state by driving
vessels to Pnget Sound ports.
In order to show the compensation of
pilots as provided by law the following
is quoted from the code of 18S7:
sec. a'dlo. Tlie compensation al
lowed for piloting a vessel upon or over
the bar pilot grounds per foot draught
of slid vessel is as follows: For piloting
an inward or ontward bound vessel to or
from Astoria over the bar or from with
in the bar to the open sea, eight (8) dol
lars for each foot for the first twelve feet,
and ten (10) dollars for each additional
foot; from or within the bar, and below
Sand Island, one-half that rate; and
from or above Sand Island, one-quarter
of the same."
Now Jet us see what the U. It Ic ft. Oo.
have done and what they may do,
should this grossly unjust law be prop
erly amended. Ihe following is a com
parative statement of pilotage and tow
age actually paid on nine vessels on the
Columbia river and bar last season, that
will be paid this season under tbeU. ti.
N. Co's towace tarff on the same ves
sels, and rates from Cape Flattery to Ta
coma and return to the sea:
COMPlBATrVB STATEMENT
Of ttat. pilotage and towage paid on the
Columbia river and bar last season, what
will he naid thu season under the U. K.
A N. company's tariff, and the rates from
Cape Flattery to Tacoma ana return to
sea:
11;
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6 6
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1047
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By referring to thii t.ih't it will b
seen that the smallest ship paid for pi
lotage and towage $1,219, while the lar
gest paid 2,556, making an average of
about $1,637 per ship. These were the
charges shippers were oompelled to pay
before the 0. R. & N. Co. inaugurated
its system of towage. The rates put in
to effeot by the O. R. & N. Co. will save
to the smallest ship $319, and to the
largest $906, or an average of $604 per
ship. The fleet of 1837-8 numbered over
one hundred vessels. Data carefully
compiled shows that 69 ot these vessels
aotually paid $101,772 for pilotage and
towage. Under the towage tariff of the
O. R. & Co. the total oost to the same 69
vessels this season would be $68,050 a
saving of $37,722 to the prodnoer in the
single item of to .v age. So muoh for the
O.R4N. Co. The saving effeoted by
this new tarifj ts exclusive of pilotage.
Some idea of the extortionate rates
oharged prior to the time the 0. R. & N.
Co. took a hand in the towage business
may be formed when it is remembered
thariiraBr'the new tariff a saving of $319
was effeoted on a ship of only 994 tons
burden. The total pilotage on tho 69
vessels above referred to that came into
this port during 1887-8 amounted to
$29,441. This nmount the owners of the
ships wore compelled to pay or '"keep
out," at this Oregon pilotage law ex
pressly provides that "if a river pilot
speaks a vessel, and his services shall be
rejected by the master of the vessel, the
pilot so speaking shall be entitled to full
pilotage." (Sec 3919, Vol. 2, Codo 1887.)
If the master ot a tug b at was empow
ered by law to tow vessels aoross the bar
or up the river without the services of a
pilot; the total oost of $104,772 to GO ves
sels last season would be rodnoed to
$38,609 this season.
Your correspondent believes that the
above faots plainly shew the principal
reason why wheat is worth more upon
railway lines tributary to Taooma tlmn
upon lines leading to Portland. As to
other items of expense whioh go to make
up the aggregate harbor charges, the
ohief difference is iu the matter ot dis
charging ballast. Hare iu Portlaud all
ballast must be put ashore aud carted
away, while at the Sound vessels are
free to throw the same overboard any
where in not less than twentv fathoms
of water.
It is quite apparent that the state ot
Oregon is responsible for the lamenta
ble ooudition ot affairs that now exists
at tile month of the Columbia river. The
legislature whioh will convene at Salem
in January oan apply the remedy. What
is the remedy? Simply amend the pilot
age law so as to reduoe the rates one
half, aud wholly remove its oompulsory
features. The nature of the Columbia
bar is such that all deep water sailing
vessels must nooessarily take tow boats,
whioh boats are operated by skilled aud
oareful seamen, poisessinir complote
knowjejjge of the channels, ourrents and
tides. Then why impose the extra oost
ot pilotage upou tho ship, viTf-i no ser
vice is performed? Return to the table
above and take for instance the smaller
vessels of 991 tons, whioh last year paid
$1,219 for pilotage and towage. This
year the same ve.tsal would pay $900 for
the same sorvioe. The reduction is en
tirely iu towage. Pilotage is the same,
viz: $414, whether the pilot goes aboard
the vessel or not. If he does board the
vessel he can render no possible service
for tlie ship follows the tug boat.
If the state does not amend this law
so as to protect its own commercial in
terests, what will be the result? What
the effoot ot this law has heou upou the
oommerce of Oregon is ' quite evident.
The fleet of 1885-0 numbered 139 vessels;
in 1886-7, 123; in 1887-8, 103, a tailing ofl
in three years ot thirty-six vessels, uot-
Hithstandiug the fact that the popula
tion of Oregon has increased during that
time nearly one hundred thousand. If
this law is not amended will not the rail
way lines terminating here, he oompell
ed to build to Puget Sound iu order to
reap the advantages now enjoyed by
their competitor, the Northern Paoilio?
Homer 11. Hallook in U.
A REMINDER OF OLD DAYS.
Over the door of the postolHoe at Hong
Kong, China, are inscribed the words:
"A9 cool water is to the thirsty, so is
good news from home." Not so preten
tious, but equally as attracting, are the
words on a shingle that hangs over the
door of a Nevada shanty:
come in An git
a tquar mele sioh
as Your mother Use
t j Kuk
for a Quarter.
STOP KICKING.
For pity sak don't be a chronic kick
er, always running down the town aud
the people in it, and talking about going
away. If you don't like the town, go
away. If you haven't money enough to
go on, make it kuo vn aud a subscription
will be raised by the workers to get rid
of you.
SEVERELY BURNED.
A few days ago, Engineer Moon, one
of tho oldest aud most trustworthy pas
senger engineers on the O. R. & N. Com
pany's load, was severely burned on his
run fron) La Grande to Umatilla by the
bursting of the lubricator ot his locomo
tive, lie whs brought to his home nt La
Oraude and at last accounts was resting
easy, niih hopes that he would soon be
all right again. Fireman Opill was al
so severely injured, perhaps worse than
the engine. The cab became ablaze
with tin burniug oil from the luprioator
and it was with the greatest difficulty that
tho flaties were subdued - E. 0. Ropub
licin. KOW IT FOOTS UP.
The Ling Creek Eagle man takes an
inventory of bis outfit and sums it up an
follows: One press and inking appara
tus, 26 tints of type, 1 stove, 3 stools, 1
chair, a yorld almanac, one red-headed
editor, a spittoon, one single-barrelled
bootjack and a pair of sensors. The
liist-riuniid i tn li'H are the accumulation
nf but Wi years efforts.
Hacks tinii'hed for
Mills. ,
vheat i.t S ry
DUG UP.'FROM ALL OVER.
Club wheat is selling at frvu 71 to 72
cents, incluJijj tho sacks, in the Walla
Walla country.
The E. 0. bemoans the fact that fresh
country butter is a rather scarce article
in tlie IVnd'.oton market.
The end of the passenger division of
thT) (). R. & N. has a?ain been moved to
Cniaaih, the ehango taking la.-e last
Monday. The train men are not "stuck"
on the change. Pendleton Tribune.
Iron tmU have been replaced by steel
along the O. It. & N. Co.'s lino from
Umatilla to Huntington, with tho ex
ception of a four-mile gap between Pen
dleton nnd Cayuse, which is rapidly be
ing closed. E. O.
Koatls are in good condition in Uma
tilla county, says the E. ()., and travel
ing by teani has become a pleasure in
stead of a disagreeable duty. All this is
due to Hip recent ruins, which have
brought with them manifold blessings.
LaGrande and Heppnor will be illus
trated in tho "Pacific Coast History"
which will shortly bo ready for the peo
ple, but the high prtce nt which this
work will be sold, precludes it doing
much good where advertising is most
needed.
More wheat will be sown this full iu
the Walla Walla valley than ever before.
A certainty of a paying price next f. 11
has stimulated every farmer to greater
exertions. The surplus of the valley
will keep hotii lailr Mtds employed this
winter. Pendleton Tribune.
The iuhubiiams of Baker Cit proba
bly have never before witnessed with
in the toiilines of this city so extensive a
building boom as now. Besides the
business block that is being rebuilt there
are dwelling houses going up in all parts
of the cfty, and still there are no vacant
houses to be had. Blade.
Charles Blair met wilh a severe acci
dent on Tuesday evening, about seven
o'clock. Ho left the democratic club
rooms, and going down the dark hall,
stepped off the stair and foil to the bot
tom. His left wrist was broken below
the joint and one ot the bonos dislocated.
Dr. Y. C. Blalock dressed the hurt W.
V. Union.
Old Squire Dcptiy, who has just re
turned from a trip through portions of
Morrow county, Bays thnt it is only a
question of a short time when Heppner
will have the much-courted honor of he
ihg a railroad terminus. Grading is be
ing done and necessary bridges construct
ed beyond Lexington, although because
of lack of iron, track has been laid no
further than that place E. O.
The wife of the tailor nt the fort came up
tow n Tuesday morning at 1 o'clock, to
find her husband', be having the key to
their house, when she arrived opposite
Judge Lasater's residence on Birch street
she was assaulted by a soldier; who
knocked.her...dowo Her . seroaina
brought another 5 yt and Harry Win
tler to the scene, and1 search was made
for tho assailant but without success.
W.W. Union.
F1LAREE.
A few articles have appeared in the
Portland Oregonian of late relating to fil
aree, hut more of an inquiry than infor
mation. Filaree is a forage plant that is
becoming quite prevalent in Eastern Or
egon. It flourishes even in dry places
and is an excellent substitute for bunch
grass, which does not seem to be able to
stand the close pasturing of the rapidly
diminishing ranges of what was the
great liunchgrass region. It' our infor
mation is correct filaree was first noticed in
this section at Cross Hollows, in Wasco
county. Some years ago a flock of sheep
were driven through Eastern Oregon
from California and they made a camp
of three or four days at Cross Hollows
and the next season a new plant was dis
covered quite thick about the vicinity of
the camp, which was pronounced to be
specimens of tho veritable California fil
aree. Further investigation showed that
at all the camps mado by that flock of
sheep lilaree could be found. It comes
up early in the spring and the growth
depends on the condition of tho soil anil
the season. On good ground in moist soil
it grows very rank. Wo have seen it as
high as 18 inches or two feet. On dry
hard ground its growth is limited to an
inch or two. The more it is tramped
and fed the more it spreads. The divide
between McKay and Birch creeks is lit
erally covered wilh filurce for miles anil
various bands or sheep subsist on it in
the spring and full. It has a small pink
flower and produces its seed in a p il
that when dry, lias a lfttlo ofl'slioot
which adheres to the wool of the sheep
and is carried from place to place. The
seed is also eaten by cattle and horses
and scattrred- over the country in tic
voiding. Kilaree is a welcome guest ti
the Eastern Oregon ranges. Pendletoi.
Tribune.
DON'T BANK MUCH ON EITHfin.
The Ottawa, Canada, Journal of the
8th inst. says: It may bo thnt tho Re
publican victory saves Canada frnrn un
mediate trouble The Democrats wer
committed to the retaliation principle, t
say nothing of the embroilment of tin
Democratic executive with (Iron
Britain by reason of the Haokvill'
business Thnt very littlo friction
might hnve necessitated Cleveland's en
forcement of his retaliation boast. We
do not think that the Republicans are
any more friendly that the Democrat',
nor even so much bo, but they can at
least enter in fresh negotiations with
Great Britain without going b ok om
any official record.
FINDING IT OUT.
A man never rightly realizes what par
ticular groove he was born to fill until,
in a conversation on matrimony, be re
marks that if one and one make cne, he
can't see why Robinson's bad to have two
names fur their twins. Then, whn his
wife tells the company that he is always
making a fool ot himself H.e truth of
i the mattur fl ml over him in rayi of
'golden glory like tbo ie tin, 'tun gilding
: the western olopo ot a Morrow county
' farmer' bar i.
0-OI2T3- WEST.
In the oounting room of a New York
wholesale putty house at the olose of
business on a oold, cloudy day in No
vember; look over in the corner and at
a desk near where a window with sev
eral of its panes broken out and no par
ticular pains takeu to keep the remain
ing ones clean, is wasting its life in a
vain effort to flood the compartment
with light by using material that comes
second-hand from a taffy factory that
hangs over the street from the opposite
side in suoh proximity that the mana
gers of the two concerns had often
thought of consolidating them into one
in a way tbat would st'ck by each one
using a uaudfull of bis ware as a white
kid glove and engaging in a ootdinl
hand-shake between the windows. Am
ple time has been allowed for a look,
and nothing has mot the eye but the
speotaole of a youug man casting up a
column ot figures, the result of which he
will subtract from the sum total of an
other column, only to find thnt his net
earnings for the month amount to $7.42.
With a sorrowful look at the result bt
slides down off his stool wondering how
much a soalper's ticket to the west
would cost, and the breeze blows coldly
about his ohin as he hears one of his
brother olerks mutter, "Railway fare
one hundred dollars," as he reads off the
items from a bill of expenses sent iu by
a traveling ngetit.
"But I won't give up," he mutters in
a tone that disclosed a heroism that
would carry the United States mail safe
ly through a Clarke's oauyou flood, "I
won't give up; I'll got there yet. Even
as the pole-cat lurks long by tho road
side to get iu its work ou a man going
to a wedding, so will I ooil myself about
the brake-beam of a New York Central
palace car and lnnd with a fell swoop
just outside the boundary line of the
broad mid ample reservation of the Cfai
ongos. No m ire ink-spreading for mo.
Not much. My life shall sok its level.
"A brief resting spell, during which I
hall learn tlie language ot tho Dakota
prairies and soek iu the placid waters of
the Sacramento to see when Mm warlike
ioux are near, and then sh ill bigin my
ascension to a tiira ns far beyond the
roach of ordinary mortals as drb.l beat
hung to the raftors is distant from the
rrasp of a throe year old kid. I'll gat
in and drill, and my nir.ni, thnt now on
ly leuds a littlo value to on snvtll slip
ot paper, drawn up al sixty days aud 12
per oont , shall appear in two line pica
leltoi'.s over a story iu the New York
Ledger.
"Indeed, my fain ; shall spread through
out the laud; it ahull haa a wider oir
eulatio'i t'nn James Gordon Bsuuett's
Herald, and my face shall bo known to
every, freight-train conductor in the land
My presence shall be the signal for peace
in tho west, aud the war like tribes will
Tliuke with fear when tho sliuduw uf my
ttalwnrt frame shall fall unon thir
tureniioin; .(very dogs shall ho.vl
ind the ulue ism oke curling up from
their lodges will blanch with terror.
'But enough ot rumination. I must
iway to my Estolla and inform her of
ny new resolution. I shall also ask her
not to feci abuve nor uoighbors when the
laily papers begin to contain such
itartling heads as: 'Murder on the
Missouri. An emigrant (rain iu tho far
iff and unsettled west is uttaoked by five
euudred savages. Soven men killed and
i yoke of oxon blinded by being powder
jurncd. Red Reynolds, tho ranger, to
ihe rescue; he talcos refuge behind a
ihock ot com and disporses tlio rene
;ads. Tronps not needed.' And she
nust also be proparo.l leit she faint
.vheu I return in a few. short years oov
ired with glory, buckskin breeches nnd
a complexion like a copper oenl."
Three weeks later and the wind howls
dismally throiiglithe sagebrush that studs
he great plain of Idaho. The tall Imuch
'4ras wavas its yollow-bmwn tops to
the southvvanl and section men on the
Oregon Short Line are beginning to
think of the long cold walks to be made
luring the winter in search of broken
joints. The night is far advanced nnd
i freight train causes tho flight of a
thousand jack-rabbits au it rumbles
thing on its way to Shoshono. Inside
it one of the oars is a young man from
Now York. His brain is no longer por
pluxij 1 by b'lHiuoss cares, b it rather ro
rerts to tho thought of how niuo'i far
ther it is ta tlie hurl of tho Chicagos.
.Ii also thinks ot E-itella and wonders
it wil -row col .lor toward morning.
,'ju ldonly tho littlo door in the end of
l ho car opens nnd the rays of a lanturn
penetrate to where he reclinos between
t s i win : ra ichin an 1 a b trrel of sul
,i!i:ir. Now is hit dream to bo realized,
ind yet In hesitates. Iu faot he rather
vislie. tho freight-train man would pass
in without s eing him, as ho has not yot
tjni r.'.iyl'iiiig tc outitle him to his re
opeet. Bat liu of tho lanturn soes the
ew Yorker. His mind's eye takes in the
o illiant futur in store for him, and he
; :Con.t to get acquainted by Bhouting:
"Wi; it you doin' there?" to which the
' .'ii.'u ranker replies iti a voice well cal-
liuteJ to show the train man what sort
T a person he is fooling with:
"Well,- I -I on-Iy intended t -go as
-far as the next station."
i "Got any stuff?"
j ' N-o-o; haven't beon stuffed since diu
! r day before yesterday."
Didn't s ay you hail. I menu have
I ,i got nny tiintis) V"
: "No.
'Gimme thai ring and you can rid to
1 lioshoue."
I A dark shadow Hits over the ranger's
.'ceo, but the railroad man is not alarmed
, it he knows it is only becnus-i hu had
' ,,'ived his lantern.
! -I oa i't do th.it; ils a sacred "
"Got a good knife?"
"No."
"How'll you s-vap shoes?"
"Hwap if you'll 1st me ride."
"Gue-is your (hoes are too little; f!an-
! undershirt?"
-Yes; bil but -" and the train be
.'..ii t ) whistle and t'lC ranger begun to
scralnh.
right; yon g t off whei tti train
stops."
Next morning the landlady at the sec
tion house teld a young man from New
York that she didn't want any wood
sawed, and besides that breakfast had
been over for an hour. The wind still
blows and it seems to whistle "Home
Sweet Home," as it playfully blows abont
his chin in search of bis whiskers, th
youug man strikes out for Shoshone and
the landlady mutters, "So young and
stout and yet so ornery." Ohn Busbt.
CABOL1C ACID.
It is Sprinkled upon the Victuals of
t-a. uiurr, or lone.
A cowardly attempt upon th lite of
Ed. Cluff, an inoffensive citizen of lone
was made last Sunday. On returning
from a trip up the creek he found evi-
deuoe in the disordered condition ot bis
various belongings that his hous had
been eutored while he was ahielit. Yis
itiug the store soon afterward, be men
tioned th fact to Mr. Wills, the pro
prietor, aud returned, to prepar sapper,
During the meal he was taken with vio
lent symptoms of poisoning, and neigh
bors were called in, who did all in their
power for his relief. Au investigation
showed that carbolic acid had been
sprinkled upou various articles of food
and that a vial of the drug whih Mr.
Cltiff kept iu tb.8 house had been about
half emptied. In the meantimo R. C
Wills, with characteristic promptness
had saddled his horse and was far on his
way to Lexiugtou. Upou his arrival
her be summined Dr, Fell, who imme
diately prooeeded to lone and took
msasurns for tho relief ot ihi poisoued
mau, who has since recoverd from the
effects ol tho drug. No reason is known
why anyone should try to poison Mr.
Cluff, who is well liked in his neighbor
hood and is not known to have any en
emies capable of the deed. Budget.
PERHAPS.
From Tims. Warren, who was down
from Cuniits Prairie, we learn that it is
possible that a tragedy occurred near
George Ellis' on the North Fork of the
John Day on Monday last. Herbert Pat
ten has been herding sheep in thnt local
ity and hih ti little money about the
camp and on the day in question two
men came to the camp nnd undertook to
rob the hoy. Ho did not propose to sub
mit to bo quietly deprived of his hard- 1
earned dollars and defended himself w ith
his gum One of the would-be robbers
carried a rillc which he held in front, di
agonally across tho body. At this msq
Patton shot and he fell; but whether the
ball struck the stock of (he gun
or the man he could not tell as at that
moment tho accomplice made a couple of
thrusts at him with a knifo which pene
trated to the skin in two places, but no
further. This man received a blow from
the butt of Button's gun and fell to tbo
gwounil, wrLM.tlM LU4XMM1 w.,wJl 1J..
escape. Parties from Camus vcro in
pursuit of the robbers when our inform .
mailt left. Pendleton Tribune, -
DOWN ON SLANG.
It is said that a sosial club in this
town has entered upon a warfare ou
slang, and at a recent meetiug the pres
ident, upon taking his seat, said in a
calm voict: "itaally, now, I'm to bad
ly rattled by tho honor ooufrrad upou
me to give you muoh of ay guff. It's
the first time I over tumbled to a raoke t
of this kind, and I hardly know just
how to catch ou. However, I'll try to be
sufficiently up to snuff not to let any
lues light ou ma whil doing the presi-dent-of-lliis-society-ant.
I'm solid for
this move, and don't any of you forgot
it. All over our ltiud slang words and
phrases are multiplying lik flies in sor
ghum time, and it is our duty to kuook
this crying evil as silly as possible. Lot
thi be our motto: "Shoot tlie slangist "
Paralyze the lir.it daisy dud that is so
flip as to sling slung iu your presence.
Aud it thu other ohaps don't hiutlo
they'll bo left when it comes to keepiug
up with tho procession."
PECULIAR PEOPLE.
I t is an odd freak of human nature
that many persons who pay otlior bills
promptly and rognrd themselves as hon
est aud hnuorubl financially, will neg
lect the pavmeut of newspaper sub
scriptions, sometimes even for years, and
pay no attention to slatemuuts aud ur
gent requests for payments. Ytt most
ot them know that the publisher of a
newspaper works as nam to earn uio
iliiM en siihinriptinn, as does the groourv
man. hnicliAr or otlitir business men
P. S. Ihos who don t uav the ub if
m intioneil, are dead sure to hear
printer. f'
Tiri Nvrina J. 'Vi.ii..si'm M"
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fuel's Hnil ntlierH wunUid In Mull liv Kltti-
scriotion an Educational Novelty for tho
young folks. Something that takes. A
bonanza for Christmas work, -if per
week easily made. Mention this paper.
t'or particulars address, for limited time
W. P. GltANT. Hetmner. Or., euro 'nf
IIbi'I'nisk Gazkttb.
When you go to Arlington stop with
Billy Theodore, at tbeSuuford house.
JACOBS oil
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TOOTHACHE AND .HEADACHE.
Ool. A. 0, ALF0ED, 129 W tUltlnort it.,vrUM:
"Ruffrd Urrlblj with nlceri-Ud tootH. A. JmoM
Oil eared tut fclmoit loiUnUBMuly."
Mr. JOHJf 0UTU0K, Sharniva, K.nUcky, wrltMt
"Bt. Jtvcohi 011 eurm at tioth&filM In Mb m.nttue.
H nud It Un jraara."
Mr. VAL FTEIN3ACH, 1811 2d It Hw Tork City,
writ!: "MjrwHa triffflrvd wlta too Dutch. Kothtnf
fT ktr rtiW. Bit tri4 Bt. Jkoobt Oil fced wu
:irt d a k nin,"
Mr. WESLETVOWB, Bicfttunnt, Wftjra Co., Mitt.,
w..ifl: "Mf nU.uJIbmiHd St. JmoIm 0U tor
tvdiriiMdtoott,cho; ftlwayi wlta frtt tfaot."
Mr. HEIftT IAMUSL, Jr. , Alllnfiwood, M.T., wrlui:
ncitrlr enr.j wit?, 'ontliachs). Triad St, Jaeoba
OU. TbeipfcialiftoM."
Mr. 0E0R01 W. HAP.KXS, HstftntowB, Md., writ:
"rr tooth .veb triad Bt. Jacobs OU. II gav IntU
ttowvi rallaf. Oouldar It a wondarfel ramady. "
Ro''l 'y Drufjgi$t$ and Dealer Krerthfit.
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