NO. 352. THE GAZETEE ISttLHD )V Ell Y THUItHDAT AFTKKNOON, EX OTIS PATTERSON, At. S')mi ' Twir. S1.2R for iix rrmnthH. 0.7I o r threw mou triH; in advance. If paid for at the q d of six luuntliB, 2.!i0 a year will be charged, ADYEHTIHINQ BATES. 1 inch, single column, per month $ 1.50 2 " " ' " u 5.00 s-so 1 ' - lEi.OU DOUBLl COLUMN. inches 3.00 4 " B.OII fct column H.iV K " 1fi-" Local advcrtiHini? 10o per line. Kach Bubai que.it i:irti(nj at half ralea. tSpecin.1 ratew will be clutrufni for personal JifB and DitliLical lush. Governor Bc. of Htate Trtwmwr Hupt. lnrifruet.nn JmlrfHHeveitth District... District Attorney H. P''nnoyer. ...(. W. McUri.ie. . W. Webb. .. .E. H. Mcfc.lro . MckJroy. J. H. liird. W. 11- KHi. MORROW COUNTY. Joint Honator J- Waer. Kepreeutative i ounty Judfce ' ComniiKHionerB Thompson. Clerk " Hi.eriir Traaaurer " AnwouHtr , 8nrvyr Hchool Hup't... T. r.. tun. . ,.Wm. Mitchell. ..J.tf. Ely. J. A. ..C. Ii. Andrews. ...T. R. Howard. Geo. Noble. .Juliun KeithJey. J. H. Stanley. Coroner. A. J. onooe. H BPPNER TOWN OFFICERS. .. Hnnrv Rlnrkmar. titijui - - r 1.7 Ci.imcilnieii Nfclson J,ie. J. W. Morrow. K. L. Matlock, George Noble, J. H. Nutter ami W. J. SlcAtee. Bownlw ;J-TY ltt4a' -I'-.... W. J. IjPOZIT. Harolial '. V. '.. George Bittern HBPP1TEB SOCIETIES. Doric IxKle No. 20 K. of P. meets ev ry'l'mdayevpninKat7.30o cIomLc m 1. (I O. b ilall. Hojonrning brolhert cor dially invited to ultend. P. O. Boko, C. C. E. tt. bwiNBTJBN. K. of It. & H. The W. T. U. of Heppner, moots every two wekn on Hfiturdiiy afternoon at 3 o'clock, in the bapliHL church. Mhh, W. K. Ki.LI8, Mua. Oris Pattebhon, President. Becrelary. PEOrEGSIOn-L. PKAXK KELIvOGG. ATTOK NE Y LAW. Ageut for Jaivis Coukliug Mortgage Trust Co. Office in First National Bank, Oregon. O. W. JlEA Attornev-at-Law, n Q Q- 1 Notary Tiiblic and JU! tiee of t.lio Ieace. -HEPPNElt, OGN. OFFICE OPEN AT AEL JiOUKS J.N.HUOWN, Attorney at Law, J.W.D. HAMILTON. Brown & Hamilton Pmctiow in nil coart of the shito. Insurance, lll MlHllI (.Ittl.w'ti.in Htlll llMill nLfmitj). Pnmpt attention given to all buines entrnst- ea to tmm. Opposite Gazette Office, Heppner. W. K. ELLIS, Attorney-at- Law Notary - Public, HEPPNEB, OREGON. Prosecuting Attorney for Seventh Ju dicial District. Will give prompt attention to an and all business entrusted to hint. OFFICE on Main Street, over Liberty Mar. ket N. A. COI1NIS1I. A. A. JAYNE. Cornish & Jayne, ARLINGTON, OREGON, !ri j i tit ,-" . TOMSOSI f T. OHAS. M. JONES' Heppner Barber SIiotd ! In the City Hotel. West Main St., Heppner. 1115 HOT AND COLD BATHS AT ALL HOURS. XWV. G. NELSON. The Tonsorial Artist, Js located next door to SALOON, IIeroner, Oregon. MTAT 1IA T?,1TETS. LIBERTY MEAT MARKET, JfcATEB BROS., Proprietors' lRKSH BKKF, MUTTON AND PORK CON I statitty on hand at reasonable prices; also boloirim and ptirk sausHe, head cheese, etc. New Red trout. Main street, Heppner. 178 NATIONAL BANK of HEPPNER I. P. THOMPSON, ED. R BISHOP. President, Cashier. TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. . COLLECTIONS Made oo Favorable Terms. EXCHANGE BOUGHT & SOLD. Opposite Minor's Hotel, HEPPNER, OREGON. First National -OF HEPPNER,- Bank C. A. KHEA. FRANK KELLOGG, President. Vice-President Oeorgt W. Conser, Casluer. , Transacts a Genera) Banking Business :k:xci i yg k On all parts of the world Bought and Sold, Collections made at 1 all points on Rea sonable Terms. $150,000 to loan on improved farms at 8 per cent. WHEN YOU WANT HJ3i mm DON'T FORGET That the best dace to get it is at tiie CrAZETTE SHOP. Heppner : ; ; Oregon. GEO. P. MOKGAN. Land Office Specialist, The Dalles, Oregon. Regulifrly admitted to practice berore the TJ. S. Land nfiice ami departments nt Washington, D. C. Attenbs to con tests and recovery of lost rights. Call ou, or write bim. Great English Remedy. MURRAY'S SPECIFIC. A Kurtrnntettd curt' for all nervous ditifatif'H, Hiich aft Wcnk Memory, Lomh of Brain power Hysteria. Headache, Pain in the Back, Ner vous Prostration, Wakefulness J jeucirrhu-a. Universal LdissiturJe 8emiual WeHknfH, Impoteney, Hiid generJil Iobh of pownr of the General Orans in either sex, caused by indiscretion or over exertion, a.jd which ultimately lends to Premature Old Aire. In- TmHe.Uart. sanity and consumption. .l.(N) a box or six boxes for ."i.(iO. Sent by mail on receipt of price. Full psrticnlars in pamphlet sent free to every applicant. We Guarantee 6 Boxes to care any case. For every $5 order received we send six boxes anda written traaninteeto refund .am After Taking;, the money if our 8jecitic does not ethntt a cure. Address all communications to tiie sole manu facturers, the MURRAY MEDICINE CO., Kansas Citv. Mo. Hold in Heppner by A. D JOHNSON &, CO., soie aien lb. STOCK BRANDS. While yon keep your subscription paid up yon enn keep your bmnd in free of charge. O K Adkiim, Hornen. j, ,n ritrht nhoulder: cat tle, C H on right hip Range in Grant and Mor row rountien. Adkiim. J J Horaoe. JA connected on left flunk; rattle, name on left hip. Mleabman. Oet.. Ji;irtiman Horses, ti nns on left shoulder; cuttle, same on ritrht .shoulder. ijennetl, t y JtorseH, a on left shoulder. Urown, J C liorafH. cirde C with dot in can teron left hip; cattle, name. hover. W It, Liena HorfOH. box brand or- -Ti ll in cattle, nil me. with Bfiltt in eaeh ear. Bora. P. O. Horses. P B on left nhouhler: car- tie. Kiime on left, hip. mien. 1 . r.. Ijoiio liock. Horses o with hnr under and over on riifht nhonhler. liartcm. Wp -itorweM..! If on r.t'ht tlua-1 ejtti. Bnrne on riht hip;split in each ear. Win. Ituttio. Monmnent. iirants hirea K on riht shoulder. Itange. (J rant and Morrow coun- Klmer Oentrv. It cho. Or. Horses hramWI H. 8. with ft quarter circle over it, on left stifle. ItnnuH in Morrow and Uniatill i counties. AlhrMm. O. 1). Cattle brand. O i) on left hio and horsf-a wime brand on riaht shoulder. llaiiKo, Kitrht Mile. I ook. A. J., ljena liorses. Itlton rirrtih',-n -tor- Cattle, same on rifiiit hio: earmark sim.iM nro ott left ami split in ritfiit. i urnn. it i- norseH, on left etine. Cuiiintrhan e, W B, Newton hnnch Horsea. C it I) tiaure U under it on left Bhouider: mfl saineon left hip an J 'hiwh. left ear square cut center: horH.n. CK on loft Sio. ( linner. H A-Hoiwa II I! on Uft sh.inldnrr cattle 11 ( on left side, swallow fork on riht ear. II. it. ( ochran. Monunienr. Grant '. Or. Horses branded circlti with bar beneath, on left. loukler: cattle same brand on botli hipa, mark liter sloue both oars ami dewlao. Win. Doonan. hornea branded Of with bar over them, on left Khonkler; ivittle same on left hip. OouelfiFH. W M Cattle. Ii 1 on ritrht side. swiu. low-rorK in eacn ear; tiorses, it ij on Jeft lno. Fleek, Jackson. Horses. 7F connected on riytit shoulder; caitle same on riht hip, Ear mark, hole in right and crop off left. Lieualien, John W. Horses brnuded half-cir cle i connecieti on iyrr. snouider. t at tie. same on It it lup. ianre, near liexmgton. Florence, L A Cattle. LFon riht hip; horses. F with biir unler on riht ehonider. Florence, H P Horses, F on right ahoidder cattle, F on ritrht hip or thitjh. Ai-instronv, J. C., Acton T with bar under it on left shaulder of horses; cattle same uu left hip. Giiy, Henry GAY on left shoulder. tiobh-.jKnuik Horses, 7 Fon left stifle; cattle, same ou right tup. Gamace, A. L. Horses, 31 on right, shoulder, Hnnsnker, If A Horses, 9 on left shoulder; oat tie, 9 on left hip Humphreys, J M. liardman Horses, H on left flank. Hayes, J M Horses, wineglass on left Bhonlder cattle, same on riK"t hip. Junkin. 8. M. Homes, horseshoe J on left, shoulder. Cattle, the tsaui3. Kunge on Eiht in lie. Johnson, Felix Horses, circle T on left stifl cattle, same on right hip, under half crop in rig and split in left ear. Kirk. J T Horses 6'J on left shoulder: catt 6 on left hip. Kirk, J C Horses, 17 on eithor flank; cattle on right side. Lurseu, Hasmus Horses, K L on left hip. 1 jew is, J K. Lena Horses, P with over it on loft shoulder. J. W. Leahey, horses branded LN on the left enouiuer; cattle orauued the same on left h wattle over ritrht eye. three slits in rirhfc wir. Minor, Oscar. Cattle, M 1) ou right hip; horses in on if ii ououiuer. Morgan, b N Horses, M ) on left shoulder cattle, same on left hip. McCnmbor, J as A, Atwood Horses, M with bar over on right shoulder. Morgan, Thog Hoies, circle T on left shoul der and left thigh; cattle, Z on right thigh. Mitchell, Oscar, Pettysvilte Horses, 77 on right hip; cattle, 77 on right side. McClaren, Dti Horses, Figure 5 on each shoul der; cattle, M'on hip. Neel, Andrew, Lone Rock Horses A N con nected on left shoulder: cattle same on both hiis Newman, W. K. Horses N with half circl over it on left shoulder. - Nordyke, E Horses, circle 7 on left thigh; cat tie. same on left hip. Oiler, Perry, Lone Rock V O or left shouMer Pearson, Ola ve. Horses, circle shield on left shoulder nnd 24 on left hip. Cattle, circle shield on left hip. Range on Eight Mile. Pearson, Jas., Pine City. Horses h2 on left hip low down. Parker & Gleason, Hardman Horses IP on left shoulder. Piper, J. H., Acton Hordes, JE connected on left shoulder; cattle, some on left hip. under bit in each ear. Henry Pat here, horses branded with a Roman cross on left shoulder; cattle branded with Ro man cross, bar at bottom, on leu hip. A. C. Pettys. Pettysville Horses, diamond P on left shoulder. Cattle, J HJ connected and in verted on left hip; crop oft left ear antl split in right wattle or inside of right fore leg above the knee. Rood. Andrew. Hardman Horses, snnare cross with quarter-circle over-it on left stifle. Rector. J W Horses. JO on left shoulder. Cat tle, O ou right hip. Suray. J. F. Horses branded SF connected on right shoulder; cattle same on both hips. cipray. J . t . Horses branded a on right shoul der, cattle branded 8 on the right hip and a smooth crop oft of the left ear. A. Ij. Eswaggart- Eda, horses Drandeu I on Jeft shoulder; cettle same on left hip. Crop on left ear, wattle on left hind leg. Straight W. E. Horsee shaded J S on left stitie; cattle J 3 on left hip, swallow fork in right ear, under! tit in left. Sayer. Robt Horses, S on right shoulder; cattle square ou right hip and 8 on right shoulder. 8waggart . L, Alpine Horses, 8 8 on righ shoulder. Kapp. Thos. Horses, S A P on left hip; cattle same on left hip. Shobe, Dr A J Horses. T)S on on left hip; cat tle, same on left side, wattle on left side of neck ears cut sharp at point. Stevenson, Mrs A J Cattle, 8 on right hip swallow-fork in left ear. Shelton & Son Horses. 8 on its side over an on left shoulder; cattle, same on left hip. Sperry, E G Cattle, W C on leff hip, crop oft right and underbit in left ear, diUap; horses, W C on left shoulder. Swagcurt. G W Horses, 44 on left shoulder; cattle, 44 on left hip. Stewart, Geo., Hardman Horses circle c on left shoulder. Smith, E. E. Lone Rock, Or. Horses branded a crossed seven on left shoulder; cattle same on left side, lianxe. Gilliam county. Thompson, J A Horses, g on left shoulder cattle, 2 on left shoulder. Tippets. 8 T Horses. C on left shoulder. Wade, Henry, Horses branded ace of spades on left shoulder and left hip. Cattle branded same on left side and left hip. Weils, A S Hrses, 0o on left ehouider; cattl same. Wyland. J H. Hardman Circle C on left thigh Woodward, John Horses, VP connected on left shoulder. Wallace, Charles battle, W on right thigh, hole in left ear: horses. W on right shoulder, some same on left shoulder. Wien, A A Cattle, running AA with bar across on riirht hip. J. 8. Young. Gooseberry, Or. Horses branded T S on the right shoulder. W. H. Crowley, Long creek Horses branded circle 5 on left shoulder. Whittier Bros., Drewy. Harney connty. Or. Hon branded W B. connected on left shoulder. Turner R. W., small capital T left shoulder, horses; cattle same on left hip with split in both ears. Smith Geo., horses branded G S on left hip. George Lord, horses branded double H con nected. Sometimes called a swing H, on left shoulder. Johnny Ayers, horses branded triangle on left hip; cattle same on right hip. also crop off right ear and upper bit on same. Mike Kenny, horses branded KNY on left hip; cattle same and crop off left oar; under slope on the right Mrs. C. A. Bene horses branded XB on left shoulder op stitie: cattle same on left side and split in left ear, upper half crop in right. 1al. Va-a, i IIP Sought th Splendid H5GH ARM BECAUSE IT WAS TH BEST. ' 'fit p n SOW THEY ALL WANT IT For It does such beautiful work. Ssmpla Machine at Factory Pries. EVERY IACHIHE WARRANTED FOB 5 YEARS. Azents Wanted in Unoccnrjied Territory. JUNE MANDFACTDMG CO. BEMHDERE, ILL. VOICE ! from Ohio. TI portrait of Mr- (iarri- Wm at work ou farm fur od. of Salem. month ; I now have an ipnry Hen h. Co 'a albums aud publl- u on niikt aisn a aav. Kline, lUrriHbunr. Pa., niyinmp 10 sell liKa youranium. 1 ecrday 1 muk ordi-ri enough to iwjr me ovcra36i. w. , n.re, Oanpor, Jle., write ;ke an order for your alL Imoat everv house I viit. J v profit is often as iiiucimsSUO iiur a ai ii c i e dnv 4; Others are doiop quite m tht'ir lettfrs. Everv wiio wnu mhi-h noia ormis grniut buinesa piles up grand pro tits. tiiuii k inn l tu in mis DUSlliess, rraucr.- Time to us ana leam Mil aDOUI it lor vourct-ir. are Btartmp-many; we will Mart yon if you don't delay another eels all cad of vou iu vour nnrt of th roiuitrv Ii Ink.-hold v On ntcouii will betibletopii k up cold fast. OiEeatl fl nllut- it .i a inrci'd manuiacturer a sale xr,UUU (en iiiniigra)ii Allium areto ie sum to tin ClianninKlv decor ted innide. IliiiiH.nipt nlhtnni; i each, ltouad in f.vi t rim.nn Silk V. U Id. Lara-eat Size. UreaUnt l.argnin ever known. Ae;en ited Liberal terms, liig mimev for asents. Any one ci nme a successful a'fiit. Sells it'solf on tiht little on :ing necessary. Wherever shown, everv one wnnl to pu se. Agents take thousands of orders with rapidity nsv ninkinfc fori Ladiet prontH atvatt every worker. Agents a ell a Yoi e. Full information an.i trrma fre", o thuse who wrila for :.ni!ly Bibles, Bnok t huuldyou cnuclude 10 AiUlrcu E. U. tiyo nm., wiin iianiouiar. and t, nd Periodicals. After you know all. ?o no luriher, way no liarni ia don, ALLEN CO., AUUfaTA, UA1KX- OUR NEW S(5 Solid FREE. ittUl Watch Worth SIOO.UU. li watch in the world. Pprfec nine Keeper. v arrant eI heavy. li'iaiLr LULU nun tin ft cases. Both ladies and trent s sizes. with works nnd cases of ach rocality can secure 01 eanai value, use pkkson , lopctner with our inrga lablc line of Ifionuh.lt the watch, axe fi"0. All the work vou a. inese Miiiiiics.au well need ao ts to show what we Rend yon to those who call your in valuable trade for us, which hold for year when once started, and thus w are repsi l. We pay all express, freight, etc After you kuow on, it you mui.i uKe to Ro to worn mr us. you can am irom U to iViiW per wren ana upwards. Address, tttimtun Co., liux Sl, 1'urtlM.uU, Jklalne. TiiS (y eErated F refuel Cure, to cure refunded. Is Sold on a POSITIVE GUARANTEE to cure any form of nervous disease, or any disorder of the SXfQRE geuerative or- AFTER gaus of cither sex whether arisiug from th excessive use of Stimulants, Tobacco or Opium, or through youthful indiscretion, over indulg ence, Jkc, such as Loss of Brain Power, Wakeful ness, Bearing down Pains in the Back, Seminal Weakness, Hysteria, Nervous Prostration Nocturn al Emission: , Leueorrbcea, Dizziness, Weak Mem ory, Loss of Power and Im potency, which if ne glected often lead to prematureld age and insan ity. Price 11.00 a box, 6 boxes for 95.00 Sent by mail on receipt of price. A WRITTEN GUARANTEE for every ?5.00 order, to refund the money if a rerminent cure is not effected. Thousands of testimonials from old and young, of both sexes, permanently t:ured by Apmroditihk. Circular free. Address THE APHRO MEDICINE CO. WESTERN BRANCH,, BOX 27 PORTLAND, OR Sold by A. D. Johnson & Co., Drug Kiat8, Heppner, Uregon. INTERNATIONAL TYPEWRITER! A strictly first-class machine. Fully war ranted. Made from very best material, by skilled workmen, and with the b'st tools that have ever oeen devised for the puriwse. Warranted to do all that can be reasonably expeted of the very best typewriter extant. Capable of writing 150 words per minute or more according to th. ability of the operator. Price - $100.00. If there is no agent in your town, ad dress the manufacturers, TIIE PARISH MFG. CO., Agents Wanted. FAIRISH, X. T. FREE. PTEXOG I? ATTTY and TYPEWRIT ING FREE. First class facilitiA. .nrl Dest ot ceacners. Anuress. witn stamp for ret lira postage, THE PARISH MFO. CO., , P.msH. H. T. Printers' Ink. A JOURNAL FOR ADVERTISERS. Is issued Q& the first asd fifteenth dayi of ch Eozth, ui i3 tha repretestative joaral th tda learsal ef Aasri:aa advertisers. It fcdlcatss ts the inexperienced aarertiser Lrw, vhen, acd There ha ihcnli advertise ; Ism tovrite u advertisement ; hc c display one ; That newspapers to tue ; hor anch cane? to expend ia fact, discourses on every joint that adxits of prcfitatla disenssion. Advertising la an art practised tv man? lmt understock Ij for. The unductcn of P2X27TE2S' IXX, understand 1 and their advice is fcased on an experience of mart than trenty-flva years is placing advertises contracts far many of the largest and most snccessfsl advertisers. A year's snts:ri?t'.gn ccsts fret One Cellar : sample copies Free. Address : CEO. P. ROW ELL & CO., Newspaper Advertising Bureau, to Spruce St., New York, 4 'f mmM Absolutely Pure. This powtler never varies. A marvel of purity, strength aod wholesomeness. More economical than the ordinnrv kinds, and cannot be sold in competition witn tiie multitude ot low test, short weight, alum or phosphate nowders. SOLD ONLY IN CANS. EOYAti BAKING POWDER CO.. 106 Wall Street. X. Y. ALL FOE THE PUBLIC GOOD. It is an undisputed fact that the hand somest vestibule trains that are now run on the American continent are ths on the "Burlington Roote," leaving the Union Depot in Denver, also St. Paul, immediately on arrival of all through trains from the west. The first and second class coache3 are magnifi cent, the Reclining chair cars snuerb. the Pullman sleepers extremely luxuri ant, ana as tor the meals that are serviwl in those Palace Burlington dining cars yimi-ynm. The next time you go east to Kansas City,Chieago or St. Louis, if you mention to the ticket ngent that you want your tioket to read from Den ver or St. Paul over the linrlinrrtnn Route, you will get it, and you will al ways De glad ot it. If you go via the riorthern or Canadi an Pacific, the elegant vestibule trains of "The Burlington Route," between St. Paul, Chicago and St. Louis will carrv you alon;s the eastern shore of the Miss issippi river for a distance of 850 miles, amidst scenery that cannot be surpass ed; or, if you go via the Oregon Short Line or Southern Pacific, and vonr ticket 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 of the Continent." For fur ther information ao:ly to A. C. Sheldon General Agent, 85 First Street, Portland THEY DETECTED A HORRIBLE ODOlt. Two Ladies Find a Dead Negro iu an Empty Washington House Washington, Dec. 13. Two ladiaa en gaged iu house himUng to-day went to examine the premises at 105. G street. which has been vacant for some time, I and in charge of a colored watchman. As they were about to enter they de tected a horrible cdor. . The proprietor was informed, and investigation result ed in finding the dead body of a young negro, and the watchman iu a dying condition. The young negro had prob ably been dead for three or four osys-" ihere is no solution of tiie mystery as yet. .... An Ex-Hiliiouaire Dies Penniless. San Fkancisco, Dec. 13. Special tele gram. Bailoy Sargent, former owner of the American Exchange hotel, died here yesterday. He amassed a fortune at one time estimated at 51,000,000, aud owned, besides the American -Exchange hotel, the old American theater aud much real estate. Nearly all of his wealth slipped away in stock transactions; and he died comparatively penniless. SUE BROUGHT Hill TO TIME. Prince Marat Accepts Miss CahlweHs Terms And They Will be Married. PARis,Deo.l5. Oregonian telegram ! The announcement is made that Prince Murat has capitulated and that he and Miss Caldwell are soon to be married. Prince Murat has promised to be satis fied with whatever Miss Caldwell might see fit to allow him. In an interview he expressed much admiration of her inde pendence of character, and said he was charmed to know that he had found a woman who knew enough to so carefully look after her own interests. Ho knew, he said, that once wedded, Miss Cald well would never permit her husband to be placed in any position, regarding fi nances, that would prove embarrassing to him or would reflect upon her liberal ity in anyway. A TERRIBLE DISASTER Over Ten Tons of Glyerine Explodes and Sets Fire to 50,000 Barrels of Oil. Titusville, Pa., Deo. 15. Oregonian Telegram. Three separate glycerine magaziues exploded this morning at North Clarendon, about seveu miles above Warren. The amount of glycerine exploded was over ten tons. The ex- plosion set fire to two 25,000-barre! tanks full of oil belonging to the National Tran sit Company. They are still burning and will be total losses. Several oil der ricks and small wooden houses were also burned. Nearly every window in Clarendon was broken and much damage was done to surrounding property. The loss is estimated at 100,000. OREGON. Gibbs, the colored car porter, who killed James McDevitt at Portland last July, was convicted Dec. 11, of murder in the second degree. In the circnit court of Baker county last week Ed. M. Mack was fined two hundred dollars for ille gal Yoting. A. L. Waterhouse, who claims to be a correspondent of the Chi cago Infer Ocean, was arrested Dec. 11, at Portland for passing fraudulent checks. He has also worked other places. He is prob ably the same fraud that has vic timized many through Eastern Oregon. From the Bedrock Democrat we learn that Judge Fee fined Frank Miller 8400 for au aggra vated assault on J. L. Raud. THE ROARING RIVERS. California Bridges Wrecked and Grain Fields Inundated. CREVASSES IN . THE LEVEES. VitMt Areas Flooded The Sacramento Never Kose So High -Tired Turkeys Falling off the Trees The Bain Ended. Cmco, Cal., Dec. 12. The Sacramento river near here is still overflowing. Great masses of debris are piled against the bridge, and the last report from there rrj-3 the entire structure has gone. The levees are broken near Durham and the surrounding country flooded. Barney Linn, while attempting to re move his wife and four children in a small boat, was caught in the current. The boat was swamped and two children, nnd a girl, drowned. The others escaped. . The last report to reach here is that the two ends of the Chico free bridge still stand, but that they are rap idly sinking from the great mass oi de bris collected agaiust them, the rush of water being over the top of the abutment. The draw of this bridge was washed away yesterday. Immensa quantities of fencing, log3, whole trees and debris of every kind is lodged against the piers, whioh the men in charge are powerless to prevent. It is simply impossible for human power, in such a current, to meet and ward off floating masses. Wheu once lodged there is still less chance to move them. It is feared the biidge, if parried down the river by way of Colusa, Till inflict damage ou the Butte City orijges. It may, however, float to Knight's landing or to Sacramento. The surrounding country is pretty gen erally under water. The loss of stock will reach up into the hundreds. AETIFIOTAL LAKES KEAB COLUSA. CoLUtiA, Cal., Dec. 12. The Sacramcn to river is 2i teet 7 inches above low wa ter mark to day, which is eight inches higher than ever before known. It is still rising slowly, but there is no pros pect of any more rain. The levees on the en&t side of the river are broken in a score of places, and the territory north and east of here is all under water. A number ot ranchers have moved their families and stock into town for safety. The latest reports to night state that tbe river is running over the levee at Sy camore and that Porter's warehouse at iSutte City ha3 been washed out. The levee broke at Todman's this after noon, and Colusa is now in danger from backwater. Reports to-night from towns north of here state that the water is two feet deep in the streets of Jacinto. Travel has stopped from here in every direction ex cept on the railroad. Chickens and turkeys that have roost ed iu trees and coops for two days are now falling into the water and perishing by hundreds. The Chico bridge, that washed out, is now lodged near Jacinto. THE YUBA AND FKATHEB FALLING. Maktsville, Cal., Dec. 12. Both the Yuba and Feather rivers at this point began to recede this morning. This evening indications are that they will not again rise unless another storm in the mountains should follow. The back water of the Sacramento river in the Tule basin of Sutter county, is causing much trouble and doiug much damage to grain crops. The levee at Bosson's ranch, the Humphrey's back levee and a small portion of the Knights Landing railroad grade in south-west Sutter have been broken, letting in water over lands that have been seeded. The loss here will probably amount to several thou sand dollars. Levees broke at Hudson's and Elder's and Park's places to-day, flooding con siderable country. Trains commenced running from this city north this afternoon. THE RAILROAD STILL BLOCKADED. Redding, Cal., Dec. 12. There have been no local trains since Tuesday night. The overland from the north is still here waiting repairs of the road between Cot tonwood and Red Bluff. Another train from the north came down this morning, deposited passengers and mail aud re turned. It is impossible to tell when the breaks will be repaired. There is a little rain and the weather is threaten ing. itrvEKS in los Angeles' stkeets. Los Angeles, Deo. 12. The heaviest continued rain for years set in early last evening aud fell steadily through the night and to-day, and there are still no signs of clearing weather. From 5 o'clock yesterday till 11 this morning the fail was nearly three .inches. Tbe streets are badly damaged on the hill sides, and the cable lines are stopped by the water flooding tue power houses. More serious damage is expected before the storm is over. Colusa's peeil. S oodland, Cal., Dec- 12. A Colusa man, who came here last evening, says tbe bacramento river is now running six teet mguer tlian the town, and if the levee breaks people will have to either Bwinj or drown. The great country around there is in a horrible condition, and travel in entirely impeded. The railroad near Willows has been washed away, ana tne inhabitants above the break are isolated. Hundreds of ranch ers in all parts of the country are shut off from any communication with the out side world. "When I left my place yes terday," he said, "the water had risen above the porch of my house and I had to make my escape in a rudely construct ed boat." THE SACEAMEXTO EAPIDLY SUBSIDING. Sacramento, Cal., Dec. 12. To-night the water in the Sacramento river is ra pidly falling, and it is thought all danger of flood has passed. There have been no less than five breaks in the levees, one above the city about twelve miles, at Elkhorn, and the others below, a distance of ten miles. These breaks allowed an immense volume of water to escape and spread over the country, thereby reduc ing the current in the main channel. IN THEM NIGHT ROBES. Narrow Escape of G nests From a Karning Ho tel. Nbw Orleans, Dec. 14, 2:10 a.m. Fire broke out at 2 a. m. in tbe Alien house, 7G0 St. Charles street. There were a number of boarders and lodgers in the house. They escaped in night olothini?. leaving everything behind them. They escaped by jumping out on the roof of an adjoining building. Some of those who esoaped were badly hurt. The fire is burning fiercely and it is feared all the inmates have not esoaped. Frederick Rand, an actor belonging to the Nellie McHeury theatrical company, escaped with a number of ladies of the troupe from the burning building, but was himself badly injured and sent to the hospital. Thomas O'Neil, colored, jumped from the burning building and was badly hurt and sent to the hospital. W. H. Leitel and wife were among the theatrical party who escaped. 2:23 a. m. The fire is gaining and it fs feared the whole block is in jeopardy. 3 a. m. Mr. Lietel savs he was arous ed from sleep by an explosion which oc curred on the second floor near the head of the stairs, cutting off their escape in that direction. They were therefore compelled to jump to the roof of an ad joining building, and cross over two other buildings, finally reaching a place I of safety. The people think now that all I the inmates of the burning building sue- ceeded in getting out. The fire is under control. THE FIRST AMERICAN BIG GUN. It Can Throw a Tliree-Hnndred-Pound Pro jectile Eight Miles. Washington, Dec. 13. Oregonian Tel egram. Secretary Procterjand Genera' Benet, chief of ordnance, are enthusiastic to-day over the successful trial of a new 8-inch gun manufactured at Watervliet arsenal and tested at the Sandy Hook, N. J., proving ground. It was fired fif teen times and the charge gradually in creased from seventy -six pounds of Ameri can powder to 140 pounds of German brown powder. With tbe latter charge a 300-pound solid shot was given a muzzle velocity of 1057 feet. This trial far ex ceeded any other 8-iuch gun ever tried. The gun weighs 14.1 tons, and is the first one ever produced of all American steel and forged by American mechanics, ine lorgings were obtained from the Midvale Steel Company, Pa. At a dis tance of 1000 yards the projectile, will penetrate twelve inehes of steel or sixteen inches of iron. At an elevation of twen ty-hve degrees the projectile can be thrown eight miles. The department is also preparing 10-inch and 12-iuch guns of tbe same pattern. STOLE NEAKLY A MILLION. Operations of a Merchant in Two States, uuring uver Twenty Years. WAsHiNGToN,Dec. 13. Oregonian tele gram, j Moses A. Shaw, for whom the authorities of Bradford and Tioga coun wen, as weii as several JNew iork mer chants, have been searching for the last three months, was arrested to-day on charge of swindling to the extent of sev eral Hundred thousand dollars. Aside from the large amount of money involv ed, it is saul several merchants of New York and elsewhere have been drawn to a state verging on bankruptcy by him fcuaw hrst became known as a lumber dealer in Towanda, Bradford, county, fa. .tie remained in that town nearly twenty years, llis credit rose to such a hight that over forty banks in -Pennsylvania are said to be sufferers through ao- oeptmg his notes. Several years ago Shaw moved to Plainfield, N. J., where he became more intimately connected with New York mer chants. In 1887 he failed, with liabilities oi ooo,ow. Among ms creditors was J. W. Butterfield, at Plainfield, for $100, 00U. bhaw arrived here Tuesday. Pro seouting Attorney Mather, of Tiogaooon ty, Pa., who is here with a 'requisition from Governor Beaver, states that the full amount Shaw obtained by worthless notes is nearly $800,000, but many of these notes are beyond the statute of limitations. MORE CRUEL THAN THE SAVAGE. A Portoguese Cortex Proposes to i'ollow the Trail Stanley Opened. Zanztbae, Dec. 13. Major Pintoi the Portuguese leader, has announced his intention to subdue the whole country to JNyassa, and has written to all Eng lish residents to place themselves under Portugucs protection or he will not be responsible for the consequences. Mozambique advices are to the effect that Pinto, after deceiving British Con sul Johnson by declaring peaceful inten tions, obtained reinforcements in Moz ambique and proceeded to the Makololo country. On the border of that country he formed a ' large entrenched camo, picked a qaarrel aud declared war on the Makololos, and slaughtered hundreds of them with his Gatling guns and oap- tured two English flags. HONORS FOR ZANZIBAR'S RULER. The Sultan of Zanzibar will on Monday be presented with the insiguia of the English order of St. Michael and St George, and the grand cross of the Ger man order of the Red Eagle. All the available British men-of-war are arriving here for the purpose of giving eclat to the occasion. HKLD BY THE TIDE. Hnndreds Search in Vain for Seattle's Lost Ones. Seattle, Dec. ia The seastillciaims its prey ; although search parties have scoured the beach of Whidby island along the water, searching the passage from one end to the other, the bodies of the unfortunate hunting party. Dr. Thomas Minor, G. Morris Haller and E. Louis Cox have not been found; yet with painful toil and unceasing vigil ance the search is prosecuted not only by those incited by hope of reward, but in the main by those whose only incen tives are love and respect for tbe unfor tunate trio and for their sorrowing friends. 1 A SAD DAY IN SEATTLE. Mourning: for the Good Men Whom the Tide Devoured. MEMORIAL MEETING CALLED. Organization of a Patrol to Pace the Beach Waiting Till the Sea Gives up the Dead Sorrow in Olympia. Seattle, Dec. 12. Practioally no new information has been reoeived to-day about the drowning -of Dr. Minor, G. Morris Haller andLouis Cox, except that a half a dozen deooy ducks and a gun cleaner and three eanoe paddleB had been picked upon the beach near the scene of the drowning. This much tes timony is accepted as cenolusive evi dence in establishing that the three gen tlemen are entombed beneath the waters. FLAGS DKOP AT HALF MAST. This morning Mayor Moran ordered all the flags of the city buildings placed at half-mast, and the city hall draped out of respect to the memory of Dr. Minoi whose suocessor in office Mayor Moran is. Flags were also placed at half-mast ou the county building, armory and oth er places, giving sad testimonial of the city s bereavement. A PUBLIC MEMORIAL SERVICE. A joint meeting of members of the bar association, chamber of commerce and King Connty medical association, was ueiu tnis atternpon. Appropriate reso lutions were adopted respecting the aeatu ot the deceased brethren, and committee was appointed to arrange for a large public memorial service to he held next Tuesday, in which all the or ganizations to which the deceased be longed will join, whether the bodies are found by that time or not. TO PATROL THE BEACH. At a popular citizen's meeting held to night it was decided to send a search party for the bodies of the men to tbe scene of the drowning. The party will patrol the shores for miles in every di rection, and will be relieved every day by relays. Sixteen prominent citizens have volunteered to aid in the search, and a large sum of money has been raised by popular subscription among business men to defray cost of the search. Cap tain ratt, in charge of the party, will start to-morrow for Coupeville and Ct- salady, where the search will commence. The bodies are expected to be within a short distauce of where the Indian ca noe was found, but they are not expeced to rise for sever al days yet. SORROW AT OLYMPIA. Olympia, Dee. 12. An intense feeliug of sorrow pervades the community over the report of the drowning of Dr. Minor and Mr. Haller, both of whom had lots of friends here. FOOLIsU CHROKEE COMMISSION. They Lose Their Temper and Enter a Trap tne Indians Prepared. Kansas City, Dec. 13. A -Journals Tahlequah, I. T., special says: The United States commission has failed in the negotiation with the Cherokees for the sale of the Cherokee outlet and will leave for Washington to-morrow. The committee appointed by the Cherokees met the commission Monday and asked the latter to request the government to treat with the Indians under the section of the law which allows them to offer more than 81.25 per aore for the land Several trivial questions were also asked Tlu rl.nnM.nl a ii.. .... DTOijKioFjn3r ui me commission re ported the interview, and in his tran script the commissioneis replied that the questions were trivial and did not de serve an answer. The Indians renlind tnat tne stenographic report of tke in. terview was incorreot and had been fal sified by the stenographer. lhe commission made answer that the charge was a deliberate falsbood and no tified the Indians that all negotiations were at an end as far as the present com mission was concerned. A personal note was sent to each member of the Indian committee, charging each with deliberate falsehood and informing each that theal- legation against the lady stenographer was as contemptible as it was false. This correspondence has caused great excitement. A delegation of full bloods oalled on the commission this evening and told them that all the full bloods were willing to sell at 81.25 per acre. NEWS FROM SALEM. Articles of Incorporation Filed Rails fop the Electric Road. Salem, Dec. 13. Oregonian telegram. -Articles of incorporation of the Weston Building & Loan Association were filed to-day. J. J. Crofutt, P. A. WorthingtoD, F. B. Prine, B. F. Jones, M. M. Johns and G. W. Proebstel are incorporators, in the sum of 850,000.: Also of the Salem, Astoria & Eastern Railway Company. H. W. Cottle, E. M. Waite, Squire Farrar, Wm. England. a.. J. Mlnthorn, J. H. Albert, J, A. Bak er and J. O. Wilson are incorporators, in tne sum ot ijauu.uuu. The object is to build a road from Salem to Astoria, via Tillamook oonnty, and Salem to Mill City. Shares of stock are S10. Rails have arrived for Salem's electrio street car line, ana work will begin at once. Benton county's tax roll shows total taxable p.-operty of $3,765,200; polls, 631. . Crocker Estate Saves Sutter Fort. Sacramento, Dec. 13. Governor Wa terman said to-day that a few days ago in San Francisco Colonel Fred Crocker informed him that the members of the Crocker Estate Company had decided to purchase the Sutter Fort property and present it to the city of Sacramento, with the understanding that it be made a public park. He Helped Draw Lafayette's Carriage. Washington, Dec. 13. Thomas Potter, well-known citizen, died yesterday. aged 83. He was one of those who drew Lafayette's carriage into Washington from Baltimore in 1824. THE FARMERS WERE ENTHUSIASTIC. Gigantic Dimensions and Partial Success of the Kansas Sugar Swindle, Kansas City, Deo. 12. The great su gar swindle planned by the American Sugar Company bas entirely collapsed, and the townships whioh voted bonds to foster the industry will lose nothing. All the bonds.800,000 in amount, voted in Meade county, have been canoeled, and the scrp issued lis the various townships in Clare connty have been destroyed ex cepting $15,000 voted by townships, and this cannot be negotiated, owing to the publicity given to the swindle. The su gar company's soheme was a gigantic one, and if it had been successfully ex ecuted a million dollars would not have covered the loss sustained by -the coun ties and townships where the company contemplated operations. Agents had been actively at work in Stanton, Haskell, Pratt, Grant and John son counties, and had suooeeded iu r rising such enthusiasm over the industry that they came to regard it as their sal vation from possible ruin caused by the uncertainty of the. yield from other crops than sorghum. The secretary of the state board of agriculture says that the eompany's plan included the prom ised erection of a hundred mills in Wes tern Kansas, for whioh a subsidy aggre gating over 31,000,000 was to have been asked. HUNG OVEE AH ABYSS. A wfnl Suspense of Passengers ou a Canadian Pacific Train. Winnipeg, Dec. 12. A citizen just ar rived from the Pacific coast tells of a thrilling acoident to the Canadian Pa cific through express in the mountains. A rail gave way on a mountain side high above the Columbia river. The engine passed over safely, but the two ooaches following swung ont and toppled over- The bank was almost perpendicular and the cars would have tumbled several hundred feet into the river had it "not been that the coupling twisted around and held the tremendous weight. There were the two cars, one with its load of passengers suspended over the abyss. The weight of the engine and balance of the cars prevented the whole train from being drawn down by the suspended cars. The suspense was terrible. The fright ened passengers were compelled to re main in their perilous position until the train hands could build a platform un derneath and around the hanging cars, enabling all to make their escape. The place where the accident occurred ia considered the most dangerous in the mountains. SO ALLIANCE WITH KNIGHTS. The Federation of Labor Ceases Negotiations Demands of Workinginen. Boston, Dec. 12. The first hour of tbe session of the Federation of Labor was occupied in routine business. The com mittee on report of the president reoort- ed in favor of the proposition to appoint a committee of seven to which all mat ters relating to the eight-hour movement should be referred ; of holding an inter national congress in the city in which the world's fair is held in 1892; of seek ing rigid enforcement of the cootraot la bor laws and Chinese exclusion act and agitation of ballot reform until all states adopt the Australian system. The re port was discussed and its recommenda tions referred. The report of the committee on organ ization recommends that the executive council try to bring about amalgamation of all dual organizations existine in anv one trade, in the case of unions affiliated wiin me ieaeration, and that hereafter all conferences of officers of the fdora. tion with officers of the Knights of Labor relating to trades union organization or mutual interchange or recognition of working cards cease. The first was of fered to a special committee, with in lnstruotions to prepare an address to the people of America stating plainly the trades union position of the federation, and the second adopted. Among the adopted reuolnfinn. these : Calling for a revival' of tLe labor press; urging passage by other states of tine -Massachusetts employers' liahilitv statute, and urging closer relations with central labor unions. A motion to in stitute a political party was defeated. THE FAB WEST UNITED. More States Seek to Get into the New As sociation. Washington, Deo. 12 The Northwest ern Association held another meeting to night, which was attended by Senators Moody, Pierce, Casey, Squire, Allen Hearst, Dol'ph, Stewart and Tllr Representatives Pickler, Carter. Morrow, Clume, Townsend, Dubois and Casev A committee was appointed to consider the advisability of inviting other states to join in the association, a plea being made by Senator Pierce for Minnesota, and by Senator Moody for Nebraska. It was claimed that considering her situa tion in the Northwest, Minnesota should oe surely recogmzed. A committee was appointed to consider and define the geo graphical lines and report. An adjourn ment was taken to next Wednesday, when permanent organization will be perfected. A committe was also appointed to pro. cure, if possible, better quarters, it being the desire of many to give the association many of the features of a club. Senator Taller, who attended the meeting for the first time, said he believed in it and that the very idea that this great section was working together would give the men of that section greater influence in oongress. It is probable that tbe Minnesota mem- ,. bers will be asked to join, and in all proba bility the North Star state will partici pate in the organization. MOUNTED WITH A FIRM STEP Murderer John Gilman, Hanged at Empire City Oregon. Empire City. Or.. Den. l3.Tr, Gilman, who murdered Mrs. Entenhover and child, was hanged to-dav in th i;i yard. He mounted the soaffold at 1 o'clock with a firm step, murmured a few indistinct wards, and bade the crowd farewell. Death was instanlnnflnna