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Newspaper Page TextTHE RE GO VOL. XVIII. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FHIDAY, MAY 10. 1001. NO. 21. 0 MIST. PROFESSIONAL. S. H. GRUI3ER, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Offlo with t. It. Quirk, RT. IIKI.KNH, I OHKdON, Will ! beat l"fwnl attenllou to all legal matl.re enti'ii.leu " Will uraolli! In all hi atels and Ultd State Courts. wTk POWELL, ATTORNEY -AT- LA W. PUPI'TV UIHTMIOT ATTOHNKY. IT. IIKI.KNH, I I OHKUOM. K, P. OnAHAM. T. J. Gl.CKT0M, Attoriioya-at-Luw. M Xarquawt Building, Portland Oregon. Columbia Cimiily titulunu will receive prompt HWnllon, ; i. w. ir w. u. dim. Hi) MLLAKD & DAY, ATTORNE YS-AT-LA W Olfice uval dmir loCniirthou, HT. IIKI.KNH. OKKI1UN. (leneral practice In court, ni Oregon or Wah Inilon. Aliatraci meal rilraclly lion euuuly record. Dr. Edwin Hons, Physician and Surgeon. ST. HELENS. ORKGON. Dr. II. K. Cliff, PklSieian (tTld SurgeOU,bl regular, wer imull and thin, her " enmnlaalnn anllnw. and h-r ivm thnntfh 8T. HELENS, ORKaON. l)r. J. K. Hall, Physician and Surgeon. 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(in. raa. Ad., A atari. Or OREGON Shout Line Union Pacific wOaLyo LiIo iJTff f Pan at TIHK (MIIKDI'IKS Aaaiva r fKOM I'DIUI.AM). raoti Chlcago- Pnrtland Salt l.ak. Denver. Ft P!lal Worth, Omaha Kan .... - l m. aaa City, HI. I.011H), "V-m' via Hum C hicago and Kaal. Ingiou. Atlautle . ' . Kiurwa "alt like, Denver, el. Oos.m. Worth, Omaha. -an- ..., via ifuBt. Wly. lla. ' Ington. Chluagoand Xaat. 4. Pa.l Wa Wall. 1wla raatMall ". r"'""i w"' too p.m. lac. I'ullinan, Mln- 700a.m. ,i ueH)la, Ht. I'aul, ' Rpokan 'Vl,lu,h Milwaukee. Clilc.au nd Kaal. OCKAH AI1 Ml VIC It h ll:Ut I.K ruonroBTLAsu, All tailing dates tub- Jecl to rhanae, . I p, m. Cor Han franclKW ' P- Hallvry flvdayi. Si.Sunday Oelumbla Rlvwr ulturd.y To ,ir';ll",, w" KaViinTliy 10 p. m. laudluga. a. Wlllamrtt a)lve. . a. m. 4:80p m, Tuet.Thur. Corvallla and Way- Nun. Wed. and Bat. La-dlnga and r?rl. v. - WllUmett and Yam- TuaaMur. ""' , MiKd. and Hat. Oregon city. IJavton, ,lld Vtl, and Way-landluga. , I'V. Rlfiarla gnak River. l,r.lw'lon 0a m. dAllyat dally I Hlparla tnTwlalon. a-IKia. m. A. L. CRAIG, General Pgaatnger Agt., Portland, Ohk. WHITE COLLAR LINE TBI COLUMBIA EIVIR AND 1'UOKT BOUND NAVIOAT10NCO. PORTLAND-ASTORIA ROUTE. Steamer Hercules lu place ot Bailey Gatzert Landing root of Alder Slreot, Portland. Lava Hontaiid dally (except Himiliiv)at7 A, M , Landing Teleplione dock, Aalorla. av A.torla dally (except Hundnv) 7 P. M. . W. CRIOHTON, Ageut, Portland. A. 1. TAYLOR, Ageut, A.torla. gawfJCj A'!' '.''""-t; FROM fPOORIIOUSE BY MARY CHAPTER I. "Whit nika you keep thit big blue tnnbonnet drwo 10 closely over your rtcor Ar you afraid of having It Been?" The pron addressed wn pain, ck. 1 looking child about nlo rnr of ., who on tb deck of th veaeel Winder mere, wa gating Intently toward tb die tint ihor of old England, fnat receding from Tlaw. Is ear bar a fine-looking boy of fourteen wu itainllng, trying In rain to gala a look at th features shaded by th gingham bonnet. At th sound of lil role th little girl atartaxl, and without turning her ht-ail. replied, "Nobody wanla to ae me, I am M ugly and dlaagrwabl." "I'gly. are you?" repeated th boy. lift ing her up and looking her fully In the fai-. " ell, yon are not rery hand. aouie, that'a a fni't, but I wouldn't be aul len about It. I'gly people ar alwaya am art, and prrbapa yuu are. Anyway, I Ilka Utile glrla, an luat let me ait hero and get acquainted." Mary Howard wu rertalnly not very handaoine. ltur fiahirfe. fliniiuli tnlra- bright and eipn-aalre, aeenied too large for her faee. Hh had frequently been told that ah waa homely, and often when alona had went, and wondered why ah, too, wa not hnndanm Ilk her alater Klla, on wbnae cheek the aofteat roe waa blooming, while her rich brown hair fell !n wavy inaa-a about her white neck and ehouMcre. . Hut If Klla waa mora beau tiful than Mary, there waa far lea In li-v r.h.u. f ,1 admlra Hit bn.v that w" P,,,t5, n', thl' m,,le h" pou,, u'l eiiuu, rapn-iiiiK aiiciiiiuii in,ui an, and growing aullcn if It waa withheld. Mr. Iluward, the mother of thee chil dren, had Incurred th dlapleaaur of her father, a wealthy Ktigllahinan, by mar rying her miialc teacher. Humbly at her fathor'a fret ah had knelt and aued for pardon, but th old mnn waa Ineioralile and turned her from hla houa. Late lu II r he had married a youthful widow, wbo, after the la pa of a few year died, tearing three little glrla, Sornh, Klla and 7 ftit'Jane, two of them hla own, and on a ' ' atepitaughter and a child of hla wife' ''yifirat marriage, Aa a laat requeat Mra. n Tempi bad aaked that her baby Jane M ahould b glren to the rare of bar alater, a ;0 ; Mr, Morrla, who waa on th era of em- 'Karbln ttir Amfkrla. Harah. Inn. waa ; ..,. ...i,.,-. i,P,l, .,) ,hn aotrHl by her father a brother ana ton 1 Mr. Temple waa left alone with hla eld- eat daughter, ICIIa. Occaaionally he beard from Jane, but time ami diatanc gradu ally weakened the tie of parental affec tion, which wound Itaelf more cloudy around Ella; aud now, when ahe, too, left him, ami worae than all, married a poor mualc teacher, th old man'a wrath knew o bound. "But we'll aee," anld he "we'll aee how they get ou. I ll ua all my Influence againat the dug, aud when Miaa Ella'a right cold and hungry ahe'll b glad to com back aud leare him." Hut b waa mlataken, for though right cold and bungry Gila oftentlmea waa, ahe only clung th rloaer to her huaband, happy to ahar hla fortune, whatever It might be. Two year after her marriage, hearlug that her father wait daugcroualy III, ah went to him, but the forglreneaa ah ao ardently deaired waa never gained, for th old man'a reaaon waa gone. Faith fully ah watched until ihe end, and then when ah heard read hla will and knew that hla property waa all bequeathed to bar alater In America, aba brualied the teara from her long eyelaabea and went back to ber humbl horn prepared to meet th worat. In courae of tint three children, Frank, Mary and Ella, were added to their num ber, and though their preaenc brought unahin and gladneaa, It brought also an Increaa of toll and care. Year after rar Mr. Howard atraggled on, while each day rumor reached him of th plenty to b had In the land beyond the ea; and at laat, when hope aeemed dying aut, b reaolved to try bia fortune la the far-famed home of th weary emigrant. Tb neceaaary preparatlona for their voy age wer made aa eoou aa poaalhle, mid when th Windermere left th harbor of Liverpool they atood upon her deck, waving a laat adieu to the few kind frlenda who on abort wer bidding them godapeed. Among th paaaengera waa Georg Moreland. whoa parent had died aome montlia before, leavlug him and a large fortune to the guardlanahlp of hla uncle. wealthy merchant residing in tsonton. Thlo uncle. Mr. Helden, bad written for hla nephew to Join him in America, and It waa for tills purpooe that Oeorge had taken paaaage lu th Windermere. H waa a frank, generouft-neartea dot, ami a favorite wllh all who knew him. He waa a naaalaiinte admirer of beauty, and th moment the Howard came on board and h caught aight of Ella, he felt Irre alatlbly attracted toward her. Mary, whoae aenalllve nature ahrank from the nhaervatlon of atrangera, eluded nil his afforta to look under her bonnet. Thia arouaed hla curiosity, aud when he fol Kiwd her addreaaed to her th remark with which w commenced thl chapter. At laat, gently amoothlng book her hair, which waa really bright and glossy, ho said, "Who told JjU that you wero ao ugly looking?" Tha tenra atnrted to fct-rv'a -vea. and her chin quivered, aa ah replied. "Father aaya ao, Klla aaya ao, and everybody aaya ao but mother nd Krnnky." .rr..vi,rl dnean't alwava tell tlio truth," aald Oeorge, wlahlng to admin later aa much comfort as posslliliv "You've got pretty blue eyes, nice brown hair, and your forehead, too, la broad and high: now If you hadn't anch a mud dy eomplevlon, bony cheeks, little nose, big ears and awful teeth, you wonldn t be audi a fright!" George propensity to toase had come upon him, and In enumerating the defect, in Mary'a face he purpoeely magnified them! but h. regretted It. when he saw the effect hla words produced. Bluing her fac. In her hands. Mary burst Into 1 paaaiouat. fit of weeping, then anatchlng TO PALACE .- -?-.r-.Tlf , J HOLMES th bonnet from George's lap, aha threw It ou her bead and wa hurrying away when George caught ber and pulling ber back, aald, "Forglr me, Mary. I could not help plaguing you a little, but I'll try and not do it again." For a time Georg keDt thla reaolution. hut he could not conceal th preference which he felt for Klla, whose doll-like face and childish waya were far more In keeping with bla taat than Mary'a old look. Whenever ha noticed her at all, he apoka kindly to her; but ah knew there waa a great difference between hla treatment of her and Ella, and ofttitnea, when saying ber evening prayer, ahe prayed that George Moreland might love her a little, luat a little. Two weeka had passed since tha laat vestige of land had disappeared from view, and then Georga was taken dan geroualy 111 with "fever. Mra. Howard herself vialted him frequently, but ah commanded her children to keep away, Icat they, too, ahould take th disease. For a day or two Mary obeyed her moth er, and then curioaity led ber near George'a berth. For aeveral minute ahe lingered, and waa about turning away when a low moan fell on her ear and ar rested her footsteps. Her mother's com tnanda were forgotten, and In a moment she stood by George'a bedside. Tender ly ah smoothed his tumbled pillow, moistened hla parched lipa and bathed hla feverish brow, and when an hour af terward, th physician entered, he found hla patient calmly Bleeping, with one hand claiped in that of Mury. "Mary! Mary Howard!" aald the phy sician, "this is no placs for you," and he endeavored to lead her away. Thla aroused George, who begged so hard for her to remain that the pbysi clan went Id quest of Mra. Howard, who rather unwillingly consented, and Mary was duty Installed aa nurse. Perfectly delighted with her new vocation, ahe would ait for hour by her charge, rihe posaeased a very sweet, clesr voice; and frequently, when all other means had failed to quiet him, ahe would bend her fac near hla, and taking bis bands In hers, would sing to him some simple song of horn, until lulled by the soft music lie would fall away to aleep. Buch un wearied kindness' waa not without ita ef fect upon George, and on day when Mary aa nsual waa aitting near him, be railed her to hla aide, and taking her fac between bla hands, kissed her forehead and lipa, eaying, "What can I ever do to pay my little nurae for ber kindness? Mary hesitated a moment, and then replied, "Lor me aa well aa you do Ellal" "A a well aa I do Ellar he repeated "I love you a great deal better. Bbe baa not been to ae me once. What la the reason?" Frank, whs moment before bad atol en to Mary'a aide, answered, saying, "Homeone told Ella that if ah should have the fever, her curia would all drop off; and ao ahe won t come near yon! Just then Mra. Howard appeared, and thia time ah waa accompanied by Ella, who clung closely to her mother's aklrta. George did not aa naual caress her, but he aaked ber mockingly, "if her hair bad commenced coming out!" while Ella only anawerad by grasping at her long curls. aa If to reassur herself of their safety. In a few daya George waa able to go on deck, and though he still petted and played with Ella, b never again alight ed Mary. At last, after many weary daya, there came the joyful newa that land waa in aight; and next morning Bos ton, with Ita numeroue domea and aplrea, waa before them. Toward noon a pleas ant looking, middle-aged man came on board, Inquiring for George Moreland, and announcing himself aa Mr. Selden. George Immediately atepped forward, and after greeting hia uncle, Introduced Mr. and Mra. Howard, apenking at the eame time of their kindness to him during hla illness. All waa now confusion, but In the hurry and bustle of going ashore George did not forget Mary. Taking her aside he threw .round her neck a small golden chain, to which waa attach ed a locket containing miniature like ness of himself painted a year before. "Keep It," aald he, "to remember me hy, or If you get tired of It, give It to Ella for a plaything." "I wish I had on for you," aald Mary, and George replied, "Never mind, I can remember your looka without a likeness." Then blddiug adieu to Mr. and Mra. Howard, Frank and Ella, he sprang Into hla uncle'a carriage and waa rapidly driven away. Mary looked after him aa long aa th heada of the white horses were In sight, and then taking Frank'a hand, followed her parent to the hotel, wher for a few daya they hnd deter mined to atop while Mra. Howard made Inquiries for her sister. Meantime from the wlndowa of a large, handaome building a little girl looked out, Impatiently waiting her father'a re turn, wondering why he was gone so long and if ah ahould like her cousin George. In tha center of the room the dinner table waa standing, and Ida Selden hnd twic changed the location of her cousin's plate, once placing It at her aide, and lastly putting It directly In front, so ahe could have a fair view of hia face. "Why don't tey come?" she had Bald for th twentieth time, when the aound of carriage wheela In the yard below mad her Btart up, and, running down atntia, ah waa soon Blinking the hands of her cousin, whom ahe decided to be liitndaome. Placing her arm affectionate ly around him, ahe led him Into the par lor, saying! "I am so glad that you hove come to live wllh me and be my brother. We'll have real nice times, but perhaps you diallk little glrle. Did you ever aee one thnt you loved?" "Yea, two," waa the answer. My cousin Ida and one other." "Oh. who la ahe?" asked Ida. "Tell me about her. Uow does she look? la ahe pretty?" .. ., " : Oeorge told her of . Mary, who had watched bo kindly over him during th weary daya of hla Illness. "J know I should Ilk her," Id -aald. "They ar poor, yon say, and Mr. How ard la a mualc teacher. Monsieur Du prea haa just left me, and wbo knowa but papa can get Mr. Howard to fill bia plac." When th aubject waa referred to her father be said that be had liked th ap pearance of Mr. Howard, and would, if possible, And him on th morrow and en gaga bia services. The next morning tbo aky waa dark with angry clouds, from which the rain was ateadlly falling. All thoughts ot Mr. Howard were given up for that day, and aa every moment of Mr. Helden'e time waa employed for aev eral auccessiv ones, It waa nearly a week after George'a arrival before any Inquiries were made for the family. The hotel at which they bad stopped waa then found, but Mr. Selden was told that the peraons whom b waa aeeklng had -left the day before for on of th Inland towns, though which on be could not as certain. CHAPTER II. It was th afternoon for the regular meeting of tbe I.adi.-s' Sewing Society in the little village of Chicopee, and at the usual hour groups of ladles were Bern wending their way toward th stately mansion of Mra. Campbell, the wealthi est and proudest lady In town. The spa cious sitting room, th mualc room ad joining, and tb wide, cool hall beyond were thrown open to all, and by three o'clock they wer nearly filled. At first there waa almost perfect al ienee, broken only by a whisper or un dertone, but gradually the hum of voices increased, until at last there waa a great deal more talking than working. Then for time there was again silence while Mr. Johnson, president of the society, told of the extreme destitution in which be bad that morning found a poor Eng lish Tamlly who had moved Into the vil lage two or three yeara before. They had managed to earn a comfortable liv ing until the husband and father sudden ly died, since which time the wife' health bad been very rapidly failing, and ahe waa no longer able to work, but waa wholly dependent for aubsistence upon the exertions of ber oldest child, Frank, and the charity of the villagers. The day before the sewing society Frank had been taken aerloualy ill with what threatened to b acarlet fever. The lck woman In whom Mra. John son waa ao much Intereated waa Mra. Howard. All Inquiries for her aisters had been fruitless. Since we laat saw them a sickly baby had been added to their number. With motherly care little Mary each day washed and dressed it, and then hour after hour carried it in her arma, trying to atill it feeble moans, which fell ao aadly on the ear of her in valid mother. It waa a email, low building which they Inhabited, containing but one room and a bedroom, which tbey had ceased to occupy, for one by one each article of furniture had been aold, until at last Mra. Howard lay upon a rude lounge, which Frank had made from aome rough boards. Until midnight the little fellow toiled, and then when hla work wua done crept soft ly to the cupboard, where lay one slice ot bread, tbe only article of food which the house contained. Long and wistfully he looked at it, thinking how good it would taste; but one glance at the pale faces near decided him. "They need It more than I," aald he, and turning reso lutely away, he prayed that he "might aleep pretty soon and forget how hungry he waa." One morning when he attempted to rise b felt oppressed with a languor he bad never experienced, and turning on bia trundle-bed and adjusting hi blue cotton jacket, hia only pillow, he again alept bo Boundly that Mary waa obliged to call him twice ere ahe aroused him. That night he came borne wild with de light "he had earned a whole dollar, and he knew how he could earn another half dollar to-morrow. Oh, I wish it would com quick," 'aald be, as he related hia success to his mother. But, alas! the morow round hint burn ing with fever, and when he attempted to atand be found it impossible to do ao. A caa of acarlet fever had appeared in the village, and it soon became evident that the disease had fastened upon Frank. The morning following the sew ing society Ella Campbell and aeveral other children showed symptoms of the same disease, and In the season of gen eral aickuesa which followed few were left to care for the poor widow. Daily little Frank grew worse. The dollar he had earned was gone, tbe basket of pro viaiona Mrs. Johnson had sent was gone, i and when for milk baby Alice cried, there waa none to giv her. (To be continued,) Down Mountain Slope. The descent from the easiest pass across the Blue Ridge mountains there abouts, known as Sulcker's gnp, to the Shenandoah river. Is long aud steady. At regular Intervals a little elevation of solid earth, also known as a brake, has been banked up across the road to keep It from being washed away by the heavy rains. A ferry, propelled by the river current, carries the stage coach across the Shenandoah, which flows at the foot of the mountain. One day tbe conch, well loaded with passengers and their baggage, had at tained a fair speed when an accident to the harness occu'red. The driver could not turn the vehicle to ugainst the high banks oil either side rithout upsetting It and perhaps maiming Its occupants. There was nothing to do but to "keep the horses on their feet and guide them." Every time he reached one of the mounds across the road he had to exer cise the greatest skill In steering over It squarely, but by coolness and pre sence of mind he brought his load safe ly, although at a tremendous speed, down the mountain. From long expe rience he knew where It wus possible to drive into the river without getting beyond his depth, and, as he boldly plunged his team Into the stream an effective brake upon Its speed begjtn to operate. It soon came to a standstill and the terroKstrieken passengers drew a long breath once more. Row boats came out after them, the harness and brakes were repaired and the Journey resumed. The poe' Campbell found that "Com ing eventa cast their shadows before" and " 'Tla distance lends eucUautuicut to tbe vlew,"'v EVENTS OF THE DAY FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE WORLD. A Comprehensive Review ot the Imporfwi Happening of the Past Week Prete ed ins Condensed Form Which It Most Likely to Prove of Interest to Our Marry Readers. Famino forced court to leave Sinan Fu. Bubonic plague has broken out in Honolulu. France has restored loot taken from the Chinese. German soldiers fired on British tug at Tien Tain. Seven people were burned to death in a Chicago fire. Ex-State Superintendent McElroy, of Oregon, is dead. The Shamrock II had her first trial spin at Southampton. About a dozen people were injured in a train wreck in Ohio. A commission has been appointed to, improve the Pci Ho river. Another battle has occurred be tween the Boers and British. Revolution in Colombia has degen erated into guerrilla warfare. Fire in Nashville, Tenn., did dam age to the amount of $100,000. Wholesale arrests resulted from re volutionary movement in Russia. China suggested to powers the open ing of Manchuria to all countries. Another oil gusher has been 'struck at Beaumont, Tex,, near the othei one. Mrs. McKinley has been given the honor of launching the battle ship Ohio at San Francisco. The homeless of Jacksonville, Fla., as a result of the recent fire, will be quartered at St. Augustine army bar racks. The force of soldiers in the Philip pines will be reduced to 40.0(H), and if improvement continues, still fur ther reduction will be made. President McKinley, while at El Paso, Tex., exchanged felicitations with President Diuz, of Mexico, and received delegations from that coun- try. Vanderbilt and Gould are buying heavily of Union Facihc stock. The merchants of New Orleans gave a banquet to the president. King Alfonso will assume the throne of Spain in one more year. Six thousand soldiers are needed in and around Tien Tsin to keep order. The man 'who robbed the American express office in Paris has been ar rested. Two masked men entered a resi dence at Springfield, Mich., and stole 18,000 in gold.. ; The report that 200 men had frozen to death in an Alaska stampede haa been confirmed. In a wreck on the Great Northern in Montana, one man was killed and several injured. The French are making prepara tions for a withdrawal of a portion of their troops in China. "Apache Kid," a leader of a band of Yaqui Indians has been executed by Mexican officials. Mrs. Carrie Nation, true to her word, has again returned to her cell in the Wichita, Kan., jail. A congressional committee has been appointed to inspect harbor im provements on the Pacific coast. The course of Minister Loom is has been sustained by the United States and Venezuela will be so notified. I The indemnity committee, com posed of representatives of the powers, tins decided that China must pay $273,000,000. An agreement has been reached whereby all the principal trans Atlantic steamship companies will form an immense trust. The gates of the Pan-American exposition at Buffalo have been thrown open to the public. Notwith standing the fact that the big fair is far from complete large crowds are constantly in attendance. Chinese officials have apologised to an insulted French consul. Much land in the Palouse, Wash ington country is being bonded for oil and gas. Two more prominent Filipino gen erals and several officers have surren dered with their forces. The transport fleet is on its way from Manila to transport Chaffee's army to the Philippines. A reuglar semi-monthly steamer service between Sun Francisco and Manila is to be established at once, two first-class steamers to be placed upon the route. During 1889 the total value of mules exported to all foreign, coun tries was $516,000, while during 1900 the figures reached $3,919,000. Mem phis used to be the great distributing point for mules, but Louisville has recently taken precedence. PITIFUL FATE OF A CHILD. Lost on the Desert, a Little Clrl Diet tf Hunger and Exposure. North Yakima, Wash., May C A S-year-old girl has been found on the lonely desert of the Horse Heaven country, 18 miles from her home, standing in a badger hole, where she died from starvation. The child was the daughter of Hon. W. B. Mat thews, ex-county commissioner of Yakima county. Searching parties had been scouring the country for five days and nights in an effort to locate the child alive. It was thought that she had been carried away by Indians and would be found on the reserva tion. She had been tracked 12 miles from her home when all traces of her were obliterated by the winds blowing the tracks from the sand. Two children, a boy aged eight years, and the girl, five, were sent out from home five days ago to look after some lost cattle. They walked away until 10 miles from home, when grow ing tired they fell asleep. A passing cowboy noticed them, and after arous ing the sleepers took them on bis pony and carried them almost home. The children then assured him that they could get home without further assistance, and he let them go alone. The night came on and it is supposed the boy ran faster than his sister and left her behind. When he reached home he was frightened and could not tell exactly what had happened. A search was made for the girl, but she could not be found that night. FOR A YANGTSE UPRISING. Report! of a Secret Combination of Disaffect ed Elements Arc Confirmed. London, May 6. "The reports of a secret combination of disaffected ele ments in the Yangtse province for the purpose of organizing general risings are receiving some connrmation, says the Shanghai correspondent of the Morning Post. The British consul at Nankin telegraphs Mr. Bren- nan, the British consul at Shanghai, that the JNankin viceroy is very anx ious about the Yangtse movement, and he asks Mr. Brennan to assist the Taoti to preserve order by holding troops in readiness. "It is announced from a German source teat the French have with lnu.ula.tka auul" WaWftOf THE mSTAWMCM WKHIrltCST MTKMClteJT MKMIZtl titHf TUSMTNaVtaw stnsonvgriK piaa;rstrMt! pfMASOTAIMUl ? HE HEItEMI 5HIIKD This monument was erected May 2, 1901, near Champoeg, Oregon, on the Willamette river, about 32 miles above Portland. It stands where 52 pioneers met on May 2, 1843, and or ganized the first government of Ore gon drawn their troops from Hwisti Lu to Pao Ting I u, thus leaving the Ger mans in sole possession of all the passes into Shan Si. " Dr. Morrison, wiring to the Times from rekm says : the indemnity committee favors a loan raised on the guarantee of all the powers. Its proposal to increase the maritime cutstoms to 5 per cent advalorem applies to import duties only and not export. . All the minis ters of the powers, except the British, American and Japanese, favor an im mediate increase to 10 per cent. The report, which is bused on somewhat imperfectly understood data, has been referred to the home governments." Battle-Ship Iowa Launched. Seattle, May 6. The battle ship Iowa was launched today from the Bremerton navy yard, after under going repairs and a thorough over hauling. Less than four weeks were occupied in the great undertaking, although six weeks had been allowed by the navy department. Admiral Casey, whose flagship the Iowa is, was loud in his praise of the equip ment and facilities of the big dry dock. The flooding of the dry dock and subsequent launching of the big vessel was witnessed by over 1,200 spectators. Northwest Postal Orders Washington, May 6. A postoffice has been established at Bock Creek, Baker county, Or., to be supplied by special service from Haines, and Ed ward P. Castor appointed postmaster. An office has also been established at llluellight, Yakima county, Washing ton, on the route from Bickelton to Mabton. Elbert L. Gravse has been commissioned postmaster at this office. oioiiMira items of Interest From All Parts of the State COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL HAPPENINGS a. Brief Review of the Growth and Improve ments of the Many Industries Throufh. out Our Thriving; Commonwealth. Work has started on the soldier' memorial monument at Eugene. Last week 15,150 bushels of wheat ;hanged hands at Weston. The price was 46 cents. , . A new pump has been put in at De Moss Springs for the benefit of farmers who haul water. 3. II. Eggert haa taken a contract to get out 2,000,000 feet of logs, a mile below Vient. About 12,006 bushels of wheat changed hands at DeMoss springs last week at 45 cents per bushel. The Bonanza mine, in Eastern Ore gon, has received a large new boiler, ft weighs 21,000 pounds, and it took 20 horses 9 days to haul it frcm Sumpter to the Bonanza, about 16 miles. The farmhouse of Thomas Seavey, on the north side of the McKenzie, a short distance below th emouth of the Mohawk, was totally destroyed by fire. This was one of the land marks of that country, having been built in 1868, at a cost of about $3500. Athena has secured a street rock crusher. Work of building a road to Blue river, on the Calapooia side, has be gun. Plans of a telephone line from Baker to the Panhandle is under considera tion. , A burglar proof safe arrived at Ash land last week for the First National Bank. The telephone line from Grant's Pass to Williams is complete and in operation. County roads between Baker City and John Day are said to be in very bad condition. The Hood B-iver Fruit Growers' Union is beginning to receive orders for strawberries. Fred J. Runmmel was killed at the Mammoth mine,' in Eastern Oregon recently by a snow elide. Thieves broke into a saddle shop at The Dalles several days ago and made . away with several pieces of harness. W. C. Peterson agrees to put an electric light plant in Brownsville il the city will pay $45 per month for six lights. Horse rustlers with two car loads of stolen horses are dodging the officer somewhere in the the eastern portion of Malheur county. Governor Geer will be asked to grant a pardon to J. G. Luhrman, who was sent to the penitentiary from Baker county in June, 1900, convicted of manslaughter. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 5960c. : valley, nominal; bluestem, 61c. per bushel. Flour Best grades, $2.703.40 per barrel; graham, $2.60. Oats White, $1.35 per cental; gray, ?l.oX.dO per cental. Barley Feed, S1717.Z5; brewing. $1717.25 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $16 per ton ; midd lings, $21.50; shorts, $17.50; chop, $16. '.- Hav Timothy, $12.50(814; clover, $79.50; Oregon wild hay, $67 per ton. Hops 12 14c. per lb. ; 1899 crop, 67c. Wool Valley, 12 13c. ; Eastern Oregon, 912c ; mohair, 2021c. per pound. Butter Fancy creamery, 15ai 17J.C. ; dairy, 12), 14c. ; store, 10 11c. per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 1414).c per dozen. Cheese Full cr?am, twins, 1!? 13.c. ; Young America, 133llo. per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.50; hens, $44.50; dressed, ll12c. per pound ; springs, $35 per dozen ; ducks, $56; geese, $67; turkeys, live, 10 12c; dressed, 13 15c. per pound. Potatoes Old, 75o. $1 per sack ; new, 2a2 J"4C. per pound. Mutton Lambs 4?4C per pound gross ; best sheep, $8 ; wethers, $5; ewes, $4.50; dressed, 7c. per pound. Hoses Gross, heavy, $5.75(36; light, $4.755; dressed, 77c. per pound. Veal Large, 6740. per pound; small, 81.C. per pound. Beef Gross, top steers, $55.25; tows and heifers, $4.504.75; dressed eef, 8c. per pound Forty-eight thousand Turks have been exiled during the last 11 years. Wolves are increasing rapidly in many ot the forest lands of northern Canada. A German savant points out that rural postmen were in existence in . Egypt 4,000 years ago. A company with a capital of $1,- 000,000 has been organized in Vine- land, N. J., for the making of uoui from sweet potatoes.