y HEPPNER, MORROW COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER IS, 1889. NO. 344. SEVENTH YEAR. or . er I 11 StS 0 3h ( it, Of at, of of er a's of ite 17- ph to ti- G ,ph in re- re- a t- le r- i. . A v& E wrfc ce 3 is. XT m. tm $5 I ' ph 4k . 68' f ! THE GAZETTE IS-tTKD KTBEY THURSDAY AFTERNOON, BY OTIS PATTERSON, At 110 per yens, (1.2.1 rrnr six months, 10.15 for tiire month; la advanoe. IT paid for at the ead of six mouths, iiM a year will be charged. ADVRBTIRINO RATES. I inch, single column, per mouth, .1 1.50 .. 2.511 ,.. 5.00 .. B.50 ..15.00 H 1 DOUBLE COLUMN. 2 IncheB 4 " ii column... ...( 8.00 D.UU 8.51 15.00 LrtlCfll BU.C1UB1UH I - ... nuent insertion at half rates. Special rates will be oltarfted for personal dins andpoliticalslush. 1 I -.tm! lOn nai llflA TTRnh HIlbAS- ciasa-oar omcuxa Covernor.. x-kM' Sec. of State... G. W. McBride. treasurer Snpt. Instruction Judge Seventh District., District Attorney it. W. Webb. .E. B. McElrov. J. H. Bird. W. K.IilUs. MORROW COUNTY. JointSenator Representative I ounty Judge Commissioners . Thompson. Clerk . " Sheriff J. P. Wnirer. T. K. Fell. Wm. Mitchell. J. B. Kly. J. A. C. L. Andrews. T. R. Howard. Oeo. Noble. " Treasurer.. i t " 3. J. MclJee. Surveyor'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. Julius Keithley. , ..HBKPNKK IOWS OFFIOKR& --Matin- " .... ...Henry Blackmas. to,w."i.V.. V. ....... Nelson Jones J. W. Morrow. E. L. Matlock, George Noble, J. B. Natter ami w . o. ioe. ( w ,,ea , Treasurer rimSs Marshal ....George Bitters KEIT'iTJEIi SOCIETIES. Doric Lodge No. 20 K. of P. meets ev ery Tuesday evening at 7.80 o'clock in 1. p a O. O. V. Hall. Sojourning urutuei. v.- E. H. Swinbubnk. K. of B. & S. The W. C. T. U. of Heppner. meets every two weeks on Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, , in the Baptist church. Mas. W. K-B"8;. inns. Otis Pattirson. President. Secretary. PEOPESSiOiiAL. PRANK KE1,IOGO. LAW. Acrent for Jarvis Coukling Mortgage Trust Co. Office in First National Bank, Heppner, Oregon. Atlorney-at-Law,- H Q- -Notary Public 4di Justice of the Peace. HEPPNER, OGN.- OFFICE OPEN AT ALL HOCKS J. N. BROWN, Attorney at Law JAS. D. HAMILTON. Brown1 & Hamilton Practice in all oonrts of the state. Insurance, real estate oolleotijn and loan agents. Prompt attention given to all business entrust- d Opposite Gazette Office, Heppner. W. R. ELLIS, Attorney-at- Law Notary - - - Public, HEPPNER, OREGON ProsecuHn? Attorney for Seventh Ju dicial District. Will give prompt attention to anj and all business entrusted to him. OFFICE on Main Street, over Liberty Mar ket . , N. A. CORNISH. A. A. JAYNE. Cornish & Jayne, ARLINGTON, OREGON, Criminal Defenoe Specialty flHAS. M. JONES' Heppner naruci . City Hotel. West Xain St., Heppner. HOT AND COLD BATHS AT ALL HOURS. IRA.. O. NELSON. The Tonsorial Artist, Is located next door to SALOON, HeDotier. Oregon. HEAT XiAEKETS. LIBERTY MEAT MARKET, McATEE BR0S.t Proprietor TiKEBH BEEF, MUTTON AND POKK CON. Jl Btftutty on hand at reaBODnble prices; also bulnsna and Dork aanwige, head cheese, etc. New lied Front, Mam street, lieppner. ltt NATIONAL BANK of HEPPNER D. P. THOMPSON, ED. B BISHOP. Prmidrnt. Cashier. TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. COLLECTIONS Made on Favorable Terms. EXCHANGE BOUGHT & SOLD. : Opposite Minor's Hotel, HEPPNER, OREGON. First .National Bank '. OF HEPPNER, c!a.bhea. fbank kkllogo, Prwident. Vice-Preident George W. Conser, Cashier. Transacts a Oeneral Banking Business EXCHANGE . On 11 pt. of the world Bought and Sold, Collections made at all point on Rea sonable Terms. 1150,000 to loan on improved farms at 8 per cent WHEN YOU WANT OB PUf DON'T FORGET That the beet dace to jzet it in at the OASSBTTB SHOPi Heppner, ; : : Oregon, A. B. TYBOS. Ii. D. BOYD. Tyson & Boyd, Contractors, Builders and Arebi- tects. Special attention given to plans, designs and estimates for all kinds of buildings. OFFICE, UPPER MAIN ST., HEPPNER. - OREGON, GEO. P. MORGAN, Land Office Specialist, The Dalles, Oregon. Regularly admitted to praotice berore the U. S. Lund office and departments at Washington, D. 0. Attenbs to con tests and recovery of lost rights. Call on, or write him. Great English Remedy. MURRAY'S SPECIFIC. Trade Mel, A guaranteed onre for all nervous diBoaHtw, Buch as Weak Memory, ose of Ura.n power Hysteria, Heailaohe, Pain in the Back, Ner vous Prostration, WakefulneHS, ljeunorrhiea. Universal Lassitude (Seminal Weakness, Imitotency, and Keneral Iosb of power of the General OrRans-in either sex, caused by indiscretion or over exortion, aud which ultimately Dafort TtkinK. leads to Premature Old Age, In sanity and consumption, $1.00 a box or nix boxes for $5.1)0. Bent by mail on receiptof price. Fall Darticulars in pamphlet sent free Tde Hark. in every applicant. we Guarantee 6 Boxes to (;flve any case. For erory $5 BfiH n writfpn Hiiflrantoe to refund Afte. Tlkilfj the moil' y 'f our Bpecine does not effect a cure. Address ell communications to the soie mauu- facturere, tie . M ' iTTr,n a uuntOIVDriA ,UUMA1 UliLriv li-y j v v., Kansas City. Mo. Sold in Heppner by A. D. JOHNSON & CO., sole agents. STOCK BRANDS. While von kpep vonr subscription paid up yon can ktep your b. .1 id in free of charge, p It AH'ri.iR. Hoi'Ern t r.Ti riirht shoulder: cat tle, C R on 1 it hip Range in Grant and Mor- j row cuuui Ailkins, J J Hordes, JA connected on lefi flnnk: cattle, name on left hip. Hleakman. Geo., Haidman Horses, a flag on left shoulder; cattle, wime on right shoulder. Bennett, t 'y rlorses, a on lert, utiouJder. Brown. J C Horee. circle C with dot in ns.i teion left hip; cattle, name. Koyer, W i.r, Jjena norsea, oox nranu or n? ' hip cattle, samn, with split in each ear. Bom. P. O. Horses, P B on left shoulder; cat tle, same on left hip. , Biien, T. F., Lone Rock. Horses O with bar under and over on right shoulder. Harton, wp1 -Horses, j Hon r;gniinjga; came. same on right hip; spin, in earn ear. Wm, Undio, Monument. uranus nnrses n. on richt shoulder. Range. Grant and Morrow coun- tlEimer Gentry, Echo, 0r.-Horses branded H. 8. With a quarter circle oyer it, on left stifle. Range in Morrow ami umatuiacounties. Allison. O. D. Cattle brand. O D on left hip and hors es same brund on right shoulder. Range, Eight Mile. rnnk. A. .1. . Lena -Horses. 90on right shoulder; Cattle, same on right. Iitp: earmark sqnuve cro otf left and sui;t in .ibt. Currin. II 1- Hoi .. w on left stme. (.;uningnHD e, w n. rtewLon nniiuii -ixursw. ith figure under tt on left shoulder; cat;! aama nn Ipft "iin And thiih. left ear 80'iHre cut Cut & Enehsh. Hardinan liaitle, L with j: in center: horses. CE on left io. Cupper. H A Horses H C on left shoulder; eattte H C on left side, swallow fork on rightear. K. K, tJochran, Monument, orant to , ur. HorseB branded circle with bar beneath, on left shoulder: cattle same brand on both hips, mark under slope both earB and dewlap. 1 XfOUgiaHS, TV fli-uie,uuuu riBuiHiuDjBwui' low-fork in each ear: horBOB, R D on left hip. Meek. Jackson. Horses, in coonectea on right shoulder; cattle same on right hip. Ear mark, bole in right and crop off left. i.irniHi en. Jonn w norses Dranaeu nair-oir- cle J L connected on left shoulder. Cattle, same on left hip. Range, near Lexington, F with bar under on right shoulder. Florence. Lt a attie. uv on nirni nip; norses. Florence, a v norses. v on rieni snonjuer cattle, F on right hip or thigh. Armstronir. j. 1;.. Acton a witn rjar unaer 11 on left shoulder of horses; cattle same on left hip. Gay, Henry GAY on left shoulder. iinhi. FranK Horses. on leitaune: caiiie. same on right hip. Gamage. A. L. norses, 31 on ngnt snoniaer, Hiiiinnker. B A Horses. 9 on left shoulder: cat tie, 9 on left hip Humphreys, j m. a aTamannorses, a. on ion Bank, . .... Hrvab. j m Horses, wineeiass on lort tnouiaer cattle, same on right hip. Jon Kin, d. jh. norseB, norseBnt . i on leu ohoulder. Cattle, the sama. Range on Eight Mile. Johnson, FelixHorses, circle Ton left stifl-. nut tie. same on riirht hip. n ider half crop in rig) and split in left ear. Kirk, j r Horses ow on ion anouiaer: cam 69 on left hip. Kirk, J 1; Horses, u on enner nans; came on right side. Larsen, Basmas Horses, R L on left hip. Lewis, J R. Lena Horses, P with over It on j. W. Leahey, horses branded L N on the left shoulder; cattle brauaed the same on loit tup; wtttt 1 over riir.it eve. three slits in riht ear. Minor, Oscar. Cattle, MDod right hip; horses Man lertsnouiaer. Morgan, 8 N Horsos, M ) on left shoulder Aiittlo uitiA on left hiD. McCumber, Jas A, Atwoed Horses, M with bar over on right shoulder. Morgan, Thos Horees, circle T on leftshoul Aar nnrt In ft, ttiiirh: cattle. L on ritrht thiuh. Mitchell, Oscar, Pettysville Horses, 77 on right hip; cattle, 77 ou right Bide. McClaren. D G Horses, Figure 5 on each shoul der; cattle, Ml on hip. Neel, Andrew, Lone Rock Horses AN con nected on left shoulder; cattle same on both hipa Newman, W. R. Horses N with half circl over it on left shoulder. Nordyke, E Horses, oircle 7 on left thigh ; oat tin nanift nn left hin. nnr Pfirrv. Lone Rock P O or left shouMer Pearson, Olave. Horses, circle shield on left shoulder and 24 on left hip. Cattle, circle shield nn loft- hm. KADffA nn Kiffht Mile Pearson, Jas., Pine City. Horses h2 on left hip low dtwn. n , Parker & Gleason. Hurdman Horses IP on left shoulder. lit 1 U ln -U....U .TIP rumnaittwi left shoulder; 'cattle, same on left hip. niider bit in each ear. Honrv Pntherir. horses branded with a Roman cross on left shoulder; cattle branded with Ro man cross, uur i vmajw, uu iviv my. t on left shoulder. Cattle, JHJ connected and in- verted-on left hip; crop off left ear and split in right wattle or inside of right fore leg above the knee. ! Kood. Andrew, iiaraman norses, square cross , ith quart or-circie over it on left stifle. Rpninger, Chris Horses. J K on left shoulder. Hector. J W Horses, JO on left shoulder. Cat- tie. Qon right hip. Hi.rnv. J. F. Horses branded SF connected on right shoulder; cattle same on both hips. Spray, J . Hors branded B on right shoul der, cattle branded 8 on the right hip and a smooth crop off of the left ear. A. L. Swaggart, Ella, horses branded 2 on left shoulder; cettle tame on left hip. Crop on left ear, wattle on left hiad leg. Straight W. E. Horses shaded J 8 on left stifle; cattle J 8 on left hip, swallow fork in right ear, underbit in left. Bayer. Hobt Horsps, 8 on right shoulder; cattle square on right hip and B on right shoulder. bwaggan. Xj, Alpine .ncrses, b a on ngQ shoulder. Saoo. i hoe. nurses. H A f on left hio: cattle same on left hip. Shobo. Dr A J Horses. D8 on on lft him cat- tie. same on left side, wattle on left side of neck ears cut sharp at point Stevenson. Mrs A J Cattle. 8 on richt hiD wallow-fork in left ear. Hhelton a, Bon rlorses. 8 on its side over an on left shoulder; cattle, same on left hip, Bperry. K (i Cattle, W C on leff bip. crop 08 right and underbit in left ar,dalap; horses, W C on left shoulder. Hwaireart. O W iiorses. 44 on left shoulder: cattle, 44 on left hip. Htewart, treo., .tiara man Morse circle e on Left shoulder. Smith, E. E. Lone Rock, Or. Horsea branded a croeeod seven on left shoulder; cattle same on left side. Kange, Gilliam county. Thompson, J A Horses, on left ho older cattle, 2 on left shoulder. Tippeta. 8 T Horses. C on left shoulder. Wade, Henry, Horses branded ace of spade on left shoulder and left hip. Catti branded same on left side and left hip. Wells, A S-Horsea, on left shoulder; eatU same. Wyland, 3 H, Hard man Circle C on left thigl Woodward, John Hone, CP connected on left shoulder. t Wallace, diaries fattl. W on right thigh, hot in left ear; horses. v on right aoaidr, son same on left shrmlder. Wren, A A Cattl, running AA with bar across on right hip. J. H. Young, GooebrTT, Or. Horsea bras dad T B on the right shitalder. W. U. Crowiry. Long creek Hon braadad circle S on left shoulder. Whituer Bros., Irewy. Hamay county, Or. motm Dracdcsft w tt, oaaeta on in itumiatr. LAND NOTICES. NOTICE OF INTENTION. Land Office at The Dulles, Or., Oct. 9, '89. Noi ice is lirt fiby von t hat the f ollowinft-niuued spUev li.is lled imtice of his intention to make iinnlpionf in support of his claim, and that said & roof will l made before the county judge of lorrow county, Oregon at Hepp&er, Or.. oi Oct. 26, 1889. via: Elihu B. Stanton, Hd. 2003, for lots 3 and 4 and 8HNWJ4 Seo. 1, Tp.4 8.,R. 24, E. W. M. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cult:vation of, said land, viz: J. H. .loues, Fred Ashbanch, O. D, Allison and Wiley McBee. all of Uitfht M ile. Or. 43-48) F. A. McDonald, Keuister. NOTICE OF INTENTION. Land OfxiceatThe Dalles. Or., Oct. 9, '89. Notice is henby (riven that the following named settler 1ms tiled notice of his intention tt) make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the county jude of Morrow county, at Heppner, Or., on Nov. 21, 18$!!, viz: Edward Rood, Hd. 99(, for the Bli NE'4 and WH SE!4 S"0. 4, Tp. 4 8. B. 24, E. He names the foMownig wtnesees to prove his continuous resideuoe upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz: Jake WilliamB, J. H. Allen and Herman Neil son, f Eight Mile, Or., and . J. S- Young; of Gooseberry, Or. 43-48 F . A. McDonald. Register. NOTICE OF INTENTION. Lan3"j-1iueatriheDall 9, Or., 8op. 10, 18M. Notice is hereby Rivon that the following" numed settler hits tiled notice of hiB intention to mttke fie il proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will bo made before the county judge of Morrow county, at Heppuer Or.,J:on Nov. 12, 9, viz: Solomon May field. Hd. UTO, for tbo lots 3 and 4 and E! 8W4 Sec. 18, Ip. 2 8. B. 2ti E. He nauion the following witnrssee to prove his contr uuus lveidente upon and cultivation of, naid 1 "'d viz: Jol HngheHf Frank Goble, John Youut and Chits. j-nu, all of lieppner. Or. a-t'j-'' F. A. McDonald, Regieter. NOTICE OF INTENTION. Land Office at The Dalles, Or.JOct. 16, 'ftfl. Notice is hereby given that the follow ing-uamed settlor has riled notice of hie intention to make final proof iu support of his chum, aid that said proof will be made oefore th county judge of Morrow county, at Heppner, Or., on Deo. 9, 18S9 viz: Berend Poppenga, Hd. 17lfl, for the W 4 & BW4 WH Sec. 5. and lot I & BE (4, N EH See 8, Tp. 5 S. tt. 25, E, W. M. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, bJiid land, viz: Hermann Nelson, Geo. Bleakman, John T. Dick' ns md Dan Bice, all of Hardinan. Or. mi-49. F. A. McDonald, Register NOTICE OF INTENT1 ON. L:md Office at La Grande. Or., Oct. 11. '89. Notice is horeby given that the following iinnicd settler hah filed notice of his intention to make final proof ii tmoport of his claim and that said proof wil' be mat e before the county clerk of Morrow coving, O... at Heppner, Oregon, on i Nov. Ai, IW. viz: .James W . Leakey . D. 8. No. 8648, for the Wi4 E',i Sec. 10. Tp. a 8. R. 27 E. He names the foll.or.L13 wituesses to prove his continuous rosidoai.e upon, and cultivation of, said land viz: James Neville, Mat. Hughes, W.lr. Boyerand W. M. Batty, all of Heppnor, Or. 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 Dupart ineut, why such proof should not be allowed, will be given an oppor tunity at lie above mentioned time and place to cross-examine the witneBsesof said claimant, and to offer evidence in rebuttal of ( hat submitted by claimant. , &li-SH HENRY tllNEHART, tiPglBtOr NOTICE OF INTENTION Land Office. La Grande, Or., Sept. 2S, '89. Notice is hereby triven that the followinc-namod Bettler has tiled notice of hU intention to make final poof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made bef ire the county clerk of Morrow county, at Heppner, Oregon, on Nov, 12,1889, viz: Kooert jsurKnarat, D. 8. No. 8947 for the EV4 8WH & WW 8EH 8ec.23,Tp.5 8.R. 28 E. no names uie roiiowiug wiujpkhbb to. pruve hiscontinuous residence uuuu. and cultivation of, said land, viz: Wm. Warren, Joe Nelson, W. R. Casey ana 8. W. Floroon, all of Heppner, Or. Any person who desires to protect again Bt the allowance of such proof, or who knows of any substant ial reason, under the law and the regula tions of the Interior Department, why such proof should not be allowed, will be given an opportu nity at the above-mentioned time and place to U I UBB-Tjlrt LU lllO 1,11 U WIUUVDH9U1 buiu viiDiuiniku nuvi to offer evidence in rebuttal of that submitted by claimant. 03-A7. ilKNBT nINBHABT, Register. NOTICE OF INTENTION. Land Ofllce at LaGrande, Or., Sept. 25. IfWO. Notice is herebv given that the following named settler has d led notice of his intention to make find proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the county judge, or in his absence before the county clerk of Morrow county, at Heppner, Or., on Nov. 9, 187.), viz: Andrew J. Cookt Hd.No.8U2,fortheW',4 'K 8EH NEK & NE!i BEH Bee. 9. Tp, 8 B. R. 2 E. He names the following witnesses to prove hii continuo is residence upon and cultivation of, said land viz: B. B. fi ann, E. Padgett and James Daupherty, nf Lena, and Thos. Howard, of HeitDner. Or. Any person who desires to protest against the allowance of Buch proof , or who knows of any substantial reason , nader the law and the regula tions of the Interior Department, why such, proof should not be allowed, will be given an op portunity at the pbove mentioned time and place to crosp-examii e the witnesses of said claimant, and to offer evidence in rebuttal of that submit ted by claimant. 03-N7. Hen hi Kinkhabt Register NOTICE OF INTENTION. Land Office at The Dalles Or., Sep. 24. 'B9. Notice is hereby given that the following-named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will bo made before the county cletk of Morrow county, at Heppner, Oregon, on Nov. 12, 1889, viz: Albert J. Stuckey Ds. No. 6861, for thcSWH NWJ4 Bee. 18, and SEH NEH ana BE 14 Sec. 14, Tp. 4 B. R. 2ft E.W. M, He names the following witnesses to prove nis continuous residence upon, and cultivation of Hobt. Kniirhten. Theodore Tex. Frank Kramer id land, viz: and Wm. Keininger, all of Heppner, Or. Any person who desires w protest against ui a allowance of such proof, or who knows of any substantial reason, under the law and the regu lations of the Interior Department, why such proof should 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. 340-40 A. UULUiALU. IWUflBWfr. NOTICE OF INTENTION. Land Offioo t LaOrande, Or., Sept . 'M. N,twM in ViorHhv ffiven tliHl the fuUowinff-nHmed ettler has tiled notice of her intention to mnke tin nnwr in Hiitinoit or nercinim. ann mat wuo proof will be made before the coanty judge of Morrow comity or id hiB absence Derore the cleric of aaid county at Heppner, Or., on Oct. uj, 1868, tu: Annie Crump Hd. No. 1 for the N'i BE"i NWit 4 (iW!i Nfc ection JU IP 1 B, tt a n. w . n. Hh namM the following witneaM to Drove her continuous recidencupoD, and cultivation of, aid land, v: N. A. Kellry, John William.. W. Doonan, Andy Tillard, of Heppner. Or. Any peraon whodeeiree to proteat wainit the Jlnwance o'ttuch proof, or who knows of any anh.tantipl nnwo. under the law and the regula tions of the Intnri, Department, why such proof should not be allowed, will De given an opportu nity at tlie above mentioned time and place to OTYujkjtinminetli witnesses of said claimant, and to offer evidence in rebuttal of that submit ted by claimant. &-M Enn Rihkhabt. Beiter. NOTICE OF INTENTION. Land Office at Ths Dalles Or.. Sept. 13, 'W. Notice is hereby jriven that th. following named settler has nled notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be mad before the county clerk of Morrow county, at Heppner, Or., o Oct 28, 100. vis: Thomas L. Buckley D.q. SUM, for the NEK section 2s, Tp. IB, B S ILW.M. He i names the followinf witnesses to prave his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, aid land, vis: John Willing-harm. James Leahey, Dick How ard. K. EskeUuu, of Heppner. Or. ! The Presidential Bee for 1892 Is Already Humming. YILLARD GETS THERE WITH B0TII PED ALS AND BIDS FAIR TO STAY Little Dick, the Morrow County Horse, the Winner at Spo-fr kane General News and Useful In formation. PENSION KE-KATING. A Statement Supporting Secretary Recent Action. Noble Washington, Oct. 16. A etiiteuient prepared in tlie mterior dopartmeut, in support of the aotion of Secretary Noble in resoiudiun Commissioner Tin ner's order advanoiag pensions from $2 to $4 per month in certain cases, was ffiven out to-nigbt It oulls attention to section 46,981 of the rovised statutes, providing that except in cases of perma nent speoifio disabilities no inorease of pension be allowed to commence prior to the date of the examining surgeon's oertiflcato, etc., and enters at length into a consideration of the various de grees of disability, and the reason for having allowed the $2 pension. "If now, by the order of the commis sioner," s.iys the statement, ''without regard to medical examination, a man who has been reoeiving $2 is advanced to $4 without the man who is more disabled and has been rated at SI being himself advanced obvious injustice is done to the higher graded man. If, however, the allowance is made after an examination by a surgeon, erything has been done in due order and aooord ug to law. If arbitrary orders, of the commission are the basis, it must result that a few are made favorites, and the great mass who have to depend upon medical examination are put to a great disadvantage. Therefore, it was decided that there was no authority in law for an order arbitrarily increasing a great mass of pensions in the face of the statute, and which order is not extended to all oases." - Quotations are then made from Tan ner's recent letter to Dulzell, in which Tanner says that he issued the order with a view to putting theise 82 men up to at least 84, or drop them off the rolls, and in which he said that he. ordered them for examination before their home board. The statement says: "The or der as made Was arbitrary, unqualified, and required an advanoe without an ex aminat'on without the amount specified was 84 per mouth. Itdid not propose to drop any one, as the letter pretended it did, and it did not order anyone for ex amination, as the letter pretended it did. It was an unauthorized, unquali fied and illegal order for every pensioner to be,advanced to $4 who was receiving less. It was made n April 25, and it was proposed to have it take effect Muroh 25. A slight consideration of this matter will show that to give away 866,000 a month of public money on suoh an or der as this would be but the beginning of a system by which millions oould be expended uncontrolled by law, as it was unauthorized by precedent. There would be no more harm in giving to Senator Mandersou $4000, or more, than there would be in giving 83,000 men 866,000. In either oase it would be an unauthor ized distribution of publio moneys, and the door of the treasury might as well be open to actual invasion as to have Bach warrants drawn upon it, to be cashed without questioning. It is, also, obvious that suoh a course as this would not benefit the soldiers ultimately, as it is only intended to benefit those who are the least disabled. ' There is no expres sion and no disposition to prevent any deserving soldier from acquiring all the pension his disability entitles him to, either by original application or appll oation for inorease. All that is being done is to maintain the law, to be 'liber ally construed, but by no means to be disregarded, and to allow each in bis turn, without partiality, all be is enti tied to." pension Uommissioner Tanner was seen this evening regarding the above statement and made a lengthy reply in which he sharply oritioised Assistant Seoretary Bussey, and alleges that the judicial reasons of the latter are emun ation.s from the niiud of a member of the pension bourtl of appeals, who was ap pointed under thu Cleveland administra tion alter hnviug failed to pass a civil service examination. Tanner arraigns Bussey for undei taking to put him in false poxi'ion before the publio. The order iu que.itiou, he says, refers to the cases allowed on and after the date that he took oflico, March 29. lie had deter mined that he would not issue certif icates for less than 1)4 per month, if he had the power to prevent it. lie looked into the law and fotiud that he had the power, as it is broadly stated that the ratings fixed by tiie medioal boards are subject to a revision by the commission er. Ho savol a vsi umouut of time and trouble- b.7 ioauiog that order. "Then," fluid lie, "I gave verbal orders that those pensioned at lens than $4, who had nn application oa file for an in crease, accompanied by a certificate that a medical examination had been held within b year, should have their claims adjudicated oa that examination and go up to (4 or oft the roll. I. also ordered verbally that all others should be sent orders for medioal examination and abide the result on a like basis." Tanner contends that there is plenty of law for his action. TAN'NEU'S I-BiVaTR 8i;cBErAKT KlnntlSSIlD Geo. B. 8inirua, of Brooklyn, N. Y., pecial agent of the general land office, baa been dismissed. Bquires was for merly private seoretary to Pension Com missioner Tanner. RAILWAY DISASTER Two PasFtnser Train Collide -not far From Omaha. Omaha, Oct. 16. A wreck ooourred on the Burlington & Missouri at Qibson, a few miles from Omaha, last evening. About fifty passengers were injured. Two engines were completely demolish ed and a chair car and combination car were thrown from the track and reduced to atoms. Train No. 5, local, between Lincoln and Chicago, ran into No. 9. The for mer was east and the latter was west bound. Gibson re the meeting point, and the place where the orew of No. 9, which is the train that makes connections with the Kansas City express, stops to regis ter. Both trains are due at Gibson at 625 p. m., bnt last night No. 9 was slight ly behind time. When the accident oc curred the latter had just crossed the spur, and the engine on No. 6 struck the former, burling both engines and two ooaohes from the track. The com bination ooaoh and chair car were both crowded with passengers, all of whom were more or less injured, while l'eter Kenl'aud, proprietor of the Tretnont house, died shortly after being taken to the hospital.. The chair oar, alter being overturned, caught fire, and mauy of the passengers were burned in addition to their other injuries. Among the injured are: Engineer Gil- lispie, of Plattsmouth, badly bruised; H. J. Willie, of Omaha, badly out and bruised. Mary House, of Omaha, bad ountuBion of the skull and badly bruised about the hips, will probably die; Chos. Loure, ear cut off, face severely out and body and lower limbs badly bruised. He lies iu the hospital in an almost help less condition. The following injured are at the hotels : E. Mexer, of New York, shoulder dislo oated and lower limbs badly bruised; France Elder, of New York, braised and thought to have received internal inju ries; Fred Scbultz, of New York, slight lyjcut abont the head; J, Falkeuberg.of Chicago, lower limbs bruised and shoul der dislocated; J. MoCouuiff, of Osh- kosh, slightly injured, his faoe being lacerated by the fulling of a lamp. John W. French, of New York, faoe and legs bruised, injuries not serious; 0. W. Books, of Hartford Conn., injured about the body. Of the train men, Conduotor Loveriu, on No. 9, bad his right leg badly broken and amputation may be neoessary ; En gineer MoCoy, on No. 9, slightly bruised about the body. Two firemen, Hoskins and Martin, esoaped with but slight in- POLITICAL PROGNOSTICATIONS. What Cliauncey M. Depny Thinks of the Chancellor Hill and Others. Richmond, Vb., Oct. 16 Chaunoey M. Depny was here yesterday, and du riug his Btay a number of question about politics were asked him. How does Governor Hill stand ia New York?" " He is the ablest politician in New York. He is a man of remarkable abil ity." ' "Who will the democrats nominate for president in 1892?" "Grover Cleveland beyond a doubt." "Who will the republicans nominate?" "That is hard to suy. The man in thu White house has the best chance for a nomination, all things deing equal, but it is too far ahead to know. 'Who will be with Harrison? Blaine is shelved forever, is he not?" "By no means. Blaine is' not old enough to retire by a good deal." "Does the prohibition party amouut to anything?" 'No, it is going to pieoes. PRIZE FIGHTKHS ARRESTED. The Chief of Police of AnhlandTo Bo Appre hended. . Ashland, Wis., Oct. 10. Prize fight ers were arrested at the Casiuo liiBt night, and arraigned and held without bail this morning. Other arrests will be made, among them the ohief of police, who guaranteed that the fighters would not be molested. VILLARD ON TOP. His Blanket Mortgage Scheme Carried at the Directors' Meeting. Nbw York, Oct. 18. The direotors of the Northern Paoiflo Railroad Co., hold a meeting today. It is stated that Vil lard secured sufficient stock to enable him to carry out the blanket mortgage schomo. - The statement for the year shows a wonderful growth of traffic over the sys tem. The gross earnings for the past year wore A 19,707,4(57, an increase of 83,861,140, compared with tho previous year. Th9 operating expenses and taxes were 812,185,944, and the net earnings 87,5Ll,023,.whiah together with the otb- sr incomes, gives a balance of 88,0Si,849. Tho amount expended for rentals, the interest on the funded debt, etc, was 87,r72,37l, leaving a surplus of 8481,477. The report says: "The rapid develop nient of the business of the road mokes it of the utmost importance that some financial provision be made ou a scale commensurate with the company's pres ent and prospective needs. The direct ors have unanimously decided to recom mend to the preferred stockholders the authorization of the issue of $160,000,000 consolidated mortgage bonds. If the necessary authority is given, the com pany willjbe in a condition to proseoute with vigor the construction of the branch roads required for the proper develop ment ot business that can be made trib utary to the Northern l'aoifio and provide the necessary equipment and terminal facilities, and other additional improve ments, without nsing the net surplus of the company for these purposes. If the means are provided so that so equip ment oan be bought and improvements made without using the surplus, that will be available for dividends." The receipts of the land department in the year were: Cash, $1 ,269,861.60, preferred stock, $316,040.26; total, 81,585,401.86. THE PHOOBAMMB. Piiiladelpaia, Oct. 16. Concerning the coming Northern Pacifio meeting, the Pre predicts that Wright and Vil- lard will name the board of directors, Villard will continue at the head of the finance committee, Oaks will be re-elected president and Harris will be made president of the St. Paul aud Northern paoifie branch lines and the terminal oompany. KACINU AT 81'OKANK FALLS. Little Dick, the Morrow Coanty Horse, li Still on the Winning Side. Spokane Falls, Oct. 16. The second day of the Jookey Club meeting opened with inoreased attendance, perfect weath er, and the traok fast. Bonning, one half mile and repeat The starters were Little Dick, (Swag gart' s Morrow oounty horse) Eoly Boly, Daisy A, Lady Duffy and Fred H. The race was won by Little Diok in two straight heats; time, 0:50, 0:49. Special trotting raoe, mile heats, three in five, for Fantasie, Altao, Antelope, Bishop's Hero. The first two heats were won by Altao and the second two by Fantasie, when the race was post poned until tomorrow on acoount ' of darkness. Time, 2:28?, 2:27, 2:27, 231. " NARROW ESCAPK FROM DEATH. A Small Boy Falls Between the Wheel, of s Moving Train The Rescue. From tho Orojfonian, Oct. Id. Shortly after 12 o'clock yesterday noon, as the West Side O. & C. freight train was passing the Holton house, a small boy in attempting to steal a ride, lost his hold and fell between tho wheels. There was quite a crowd on the side walk waiting for the train to pass and everyone expected to see the boy crush ed to death beneath the wheels the next instant. Among the crowd was a tall, good-looking hotel runner, with a heavy blonde moustuohe. Quiok as a flash he shot between several standing in front of him, and grasped the boy by the coat just in tin.9 to save his life. Another second probably would have been too late. The boy's life was saved by the heroio act ot a hotel runner, who, when asked to give his name, modestly replied "Johu Smith," The crowd oheered the bravery displayed by the unknown hero, and the little boy soampered away, per haps not realizing how narrowly he had escaped a horrible death. TUB POPE'S TEMPORAL POWER. Com plaints or Throats Will Hnve No Effect ou the Italian Ooverninent. Rome, Oct. 15. A banquet was given at Palermo lost night to Prime Minister Crispi. In the oourse of his address he touched upon the temporal powor of the pope, and declared that complaints or threats, either from home or abroad, would have no effect cn the government's position. He deolured that the pope bad perfeot religious liborty and was only restricted from enoroaohing on the sphere of national rights. LA GRANDE'S PLUCK. The City Will Soon be Illuminated by Elec tric Lights. La Gkanuk, Or., Oot. 17. Another im portant step iu the advancement of La Grande vas secured todoy. At a meet ing of the oity council last evening an ordinanoe was passed under whioh the La Grande and Edison Eleotrio Light Co., bus secured a fracohise giving them the exclusive right for ten years to light the city by eleotrioity. This company, which is oomposed in the main by out side capital, will pro oeed to ereot build ings and to establish the plant at once; work is to be oommenoed within thirty days and the oity is to be fully lighted inside of four months. The plant when completed is to oost at least 815,000, and the Edison patents exclusively will be used. The company will put in 800 lights to start with. The stook of the company is divided into 150 shares of $100 per share, and all shares have been tok en and fully paid. As a result of this vastly important upward stride of L Grande, real estate has taken a sudden jump upward. It certainly shows confi dence in the future of this plooe for an outside oompany to oome into our midst and oomplete arrangements to expend 815,000 in eleotrio lights without asking or roquiriug the city to use a single light. Neither the city nor any private oitizen has pledged to use a light, and vet so strong is the desire for lights that moo res of business men and families are askinsr for lights to-day. That La Grande should feel proud to be tho city of ull the others in Eastern Oregon to have the banuor plant in her midst is not surprising. OHKHON SCHOOL LANDS. Decision in Favor of the Suite Regarding Indemnity 8lectlon. Washington, Oot. 10. Assistant Com missioner Stone to-day rendered a decis ion in a oase whioh involved the question of proof in the school indemnity selec tions in Oregon. Oregon was granted every sixteenth and thirty-Bixth section of land for school purposes. The law also provided that in case any of these lands had been en tered under the public land laws prior to the dote of the grant, the state should be entitled to indemnity' selections from any unooupied publio lands. In pursuanoe of this authority the state, it appears, se lected in the aggregate a large tract of laud upon whioh expired pre-emption filings wero on record. The question at issue was whether the burden of the proof of the fact that the filings hod ex pired rested with the state or with the parties who made the filings. The assist ant commissioner holds in favor of the state, and has directed that in all suoh cases the pre-emptor shall be required to appear before the local land office within twenty days after receipt of the notice and show cause why the entry has oot been canoeled, thus throwing ti e burden of proof upon the entrymaa. It is said that there are a large number of oases in the general land office whioh will be disposed of thus. THE BIRTH OF STATES. Washington and the Dakota. Soon to Be Ad mitted, Bat Montana'. Statehood May Be Delayed. San Fbanoisco, Oct. 17. A special from Washington lays: The belief is general that President Harrison is about to issue his proclamation admit ting the two Dakotas and Washington to statehood. The president makes no statement as to what he intends to do, but in offioial ciroles the impression pre vails that the proclamation will soon be issued without Montana, unless the re sult of the election there is very soon determined. Silver Coinage. New York, Oct. 11. The executive council of the Amerioan Banker's As sociation, after considering the propo sition submitted to the recent convention of the association by President St. John, of the Mercantile National Bank of New York, for increase of silver ooinage and a corresponding decrease ot greenbacks, adopted a resolution that the proposi tion could not be recommended to oon gress. SUFFERING IN SOOTH DAKOTA. The Crop, are an Entire Foliar, la Section. on Account of Drought. SlPaul, Minn., Oot 16, A. H. Trow, formerly a member of the Minnesota leg islature, but now. resident ot Miner county, S. Dak., appeared at the state oapitol today, soliciting aid for the Da kota sufferers. Trow tells a sad tale of desolation and want in Miner and the adjoining counties, and says emphatic ally that uuless aid is granted many families must inevitably freeze or starve before next spring. The crops in Miner and a portion of Kingsbury and Sanborn oounties were a oomplete failure on ao count of drought. BOISE CITY ELECTRIC LIGHTS. Cltiiens Furnish Th.lr Own Power nd Light the City cheaply. Boise City, Oot. 17. This oity is onoe again illuminated by eleotrioity. Du ring the enlargement ot the eleotrio light plant we went back to coal oil, simply ot necessity; and that the neces sity no longer exists causes universal congratulation. The electrio light company is peculiar a local affair. A few years ago the rep resentative of a gas oompany came here, and would have furnished us gaslight had our people been willing to put up the money for the entire plant, and then give halt the property to outsiders. This didn't work. Then an eleotrio light man oame along aud proposed to light our oity on similar terms a generous bonus to go into bis personal pooket, and another outsider to be well salaried to run the concern. Our business men took up the mutter on business principles; put themselves in communication with the holders of Edison patent ; found a seoretary aud manager among our own citizens who was willing to work for a sum which might leave something for stockholders; plaoed sufficient means with their treas urer; seonred sn ample motive power from the great Itidenbaugh irrigating oaual at South Boise, aud soon had in operation the best little electrio light system iu these mountains. Compari son of prioes and quality with all the oitios of the territories around us, show we are getting a better light for less money than onr neighbors, and during the second year of the existence ot the company the stockholders were surpris ed to receive 6 per oent dividends quar terly. But the demand far outgrew the ca pacity of the works, and a suspension ot operations was decreed, while a general enlargement and re-arrangement should take place. The first plant consisted ot two Edison dynamos of 1000-lights ca pacity, and such an arrangement of the works that a still further increase can at any time be readily made. The man agement is in the hands of Mr. J. W Cuninghnm, who is also assayer-in-chsrge of the United States assay office at this plaoe. This great success, economy and profit, is made possible by the water supply. The Ridenbaugb irrigating ditch was sold a year ago to the Central Canal and Land Company, whioh doubled the wa- ter-aarrying capacity of the ditch. The oanal runs along the plains south ot this oity, while the eleotric light plant is in the valley. Ths water is oonvey.d through two great cylinders to the brow of the hill, and then fulls sixty feet, to the mammoth turbins wheel. This power, so oomplete and economical, is sure to become the foundation of a great manufacturing system at no dis tant day. After being used as a motive power of such value, the water is return ed to Boise river; is again taken out by canals below the city, and irrigates rich farms stretching over miles ot the great plains. The business ot Boise City was never better than this tall, and our contractors are pushed to the uttermost with build ing orders. The question ot the adoption ot the constitution will be argued in mass meetings from this time till November 6, when we hope it will reoeiv. the hearty endorsement of the people. THE MARITIME CONFERENCE. Presentation of the Delegate to Blaine at Private Receptloa. WAKumciTori, Oot. 16. The diplomatic reoeption-room at the state department presented a scans ot unusual brilliancy this tnoroipg, when Secretary Blaine re ceived the delegates to the International Marine conference. The members are noble-looking men, arrayed in naval gold looe, and representing every prominent maritime nation of the world. The dele gates were accompanied by the ministers of their respoative countries. , The reception was private. The dele gates were presented to Blaine by their respective ministers, and each received, a oordial greeting. AODKEBSXD BY BLAINE. After all had been reoeived individual ly, Blaine addressed them oolleotiv.ly, and expressed his gratification at ths general response to the United States' call to this convention. He weloomed them to s deliberation npon subjects whose importance was growing with ths rapidly increasing intercourse between the nations. He touched upon the value ot making an unspoken language, to be understood by nations of all languages for their oommeroial safety on the high seas. ADMIRAL FKAN1CLIS CHOSBX PBKSrottTT. Admiral Franklin, U. S. N., was then chosen president, and an adjournment was taken till to-morrow. PRESENTED TO HABBISOX. The body was then photographed, and taken thence to the White house and presented to the president He made a brief address ot welcome, after the mem bers had been presented to him, and ex pressed the opinion that their delibera tions would result in much good to ths world. - All EXPENSIVE SPORT. ' Boeing Coat, the Anwrieaa People Nearly 13,000,000 Annually. From the N. Y. Tribune. The legal limit of racing in this state, that is to say, racing with betting and it is admitted that without betting there can be no raoing is from May 15 to Ootober 15. In these five months there are about 104 racing days, distributed among five associations the American, Coney Island, Brooklyn and New York Jookey Clubs, whioh are in the state, and Monmouth Park.' whioh, though beyond our jurisdiction, nevertheless olaims a large share of our dates. It is estimated that the average daily attend ance at the races in the metropolitan oir cuit is 5000. For transportation alone to and from the tracks these people pay -the several railroad companies 8325,000 in the season. Of the total average at tendance, 2000 may be classed as dead beads, so far as admission to the tracks is concerned. The other 3000 pay their -way, and the sum expended tor field, grand stand and paddock badges is in round numbers 8600,000. Of course no sane race-goer ever spends on afternoon at the track without helping the caterer; so for beers, oigars, sandwiches, clam ohqwders, etc, let us. set down an expen diture of 25 cents apiece, which rounds up nicely at the end of the season to $130, 000. Thns we see that the legitimate ex penses of our little community of race goers amount to mors than 81,000,000 in a single season. No one will question the statement that these 5000 racegoers go to the races to bet. They pay 81,055,000 for the privi lege of backing their judgment At least 8000 bet every day on the raoe, and as 85 is the least that will be taken in the ring, eaob speculator must be pre pared to wager 830 on the six races. This is the smallest estimate that oan be made. Still, it is no insignificant sum in the end, as it amounts to nearly 810,000, -000 before the close ot the season. But there are hundreds ot men who never bet less than f 50 on a race, scores who bet 8500, and a few who cannot become interested in a contest uoless they have from $1000 to 810,000 on. Therefore it seems entirely safe to say that the total amount of money distributed in the bet ting ring during the five months of legal racing is at least $30,000,000. It this 830,000,000 were collected on Ootober 15 and carefully oouoted it is doubtful if the sum total would be more than 810,- 000,000. A man wins to-day and loses to-morrow. The plunger plays at see saw ; up on Monday, down on Tuesday, up on Wednesday, down on Thursday, and at last down for food. When he loses his neighbor wins ; when be wins bis neighbor looses. Money goes from hand to band and pooket to pooket dur ing the season until it is nearly worn out with obanging before the leaves be gin to fall. It ia a common remark that race-track money is the filthiest in the world. Do not imagine for a moment that the bookmakers get all this money. Possi bly they do pooket the lion's share, but much of it finds its way into the treas uries ot the jockey clubs, all ot which pay handsome dividends, while ths rest is distributed among the owners of suc cessful horses sad a small baudful of suc cessful bettors. The average number of bookmakers doing business in the ring is eighty. Their expenses are about 811,000 a day, or $1,144,000 a season, rep resenting simply what they pay for Merk hire and the privilege of milking the pub lic. Their aggregate incomes amount to not less than SHOO.OOO a year, whioh, to gether with the 81,14,000 expenses, mak- ng a total or 91,944,000. is actually lost by the publio. Mo, in oruer to enjoy tue pastime ot raoing from year to year, the betting community is required to make an annual outlay ot $2,9.m,000. This sum is abso lutely neoessary to Keep alive tue jockey clubs and enoourage the bookmakers to do business. The amount ot stakes and purses distributed among owners ot win ning horses is about 8825,000, but much of this returns to the betting ring, where it is redistributed among tue book-makers, the clubs and the speculative publio. ALL FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD. - It is an undisputed foot that the hand somest vestibule trains that are now run on the Amerioan continent are those on the "Burlington Roots," leaving the Union Depot in Denver, also Ht. Paul, ' immediately on arrival of all through trains from the west The first and second class ooaohes are msgnifl oeot, the Reclining chair cars superb, the Pullman sleepers extremely luxuri ant, and as for the meals that are served in those Palace Burlington dining cart yum-yum. The next time you go east to Kansas City,Chicogo or St Louis, it you mention to the ticket agent that you want your tioket to read from Den ver or St' Paul over the Burlington Route, yon will get it, and you will al ways be glad ot it. If you go via the Northern or Canadi an Pacific, the elegant vestibule trains ot "Ths Burlington Route," between St Paul, Chicago and St Louis will carry you along tb. eastern shore of the Miss issippi river for a distance ot 850 miles, amidst scenery that cannot be surpass ed; or, if you go via the Oregon Short Line or Southern Pacifio, and your tiaket reads via "The Burlington Route," from Cheyenne or Denver, you will pass through all the thriving cities and towns located in what is popularly known as the "Heart ot tne Continent r or fur ther information apply to A. 0. Sheldon, General Agent, 85 First Street, Portland, Oregon. n