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Newspaper Page TextTP TDl VOL. XVIII. 8T. HELENS, OREGON, FHIDAY, MAY 17, 1901. NO. 22. nnu H .1. 11 i Jl. PROFESSIONAL. s. H. grubkk; ATTORNEY-AT-MW. onto with E, K. Quick, (IT, IIKI.KNK, ! ! OHK'IOS, will.lv besi ptmoiial tllerillon to ill lririil " ' IT.... In ma. Will liruulii. Instil y "hi atal Ud UllllIH(tl'OUtt, W. H. POWELL, : ATTORNEY- AT-UIW, i)i't'TV pMTkfuT ArrciRasieY, : HT. IIKI.KN. i t OHEdOX. RTrTtiRAHAW. ,T. S, C'l.KKTOH. Attorneys-at-Law. jOft Uniiio Building, Portland Oregon. Oluitilil County uualiiea will remit prompt IIWIltloK' .... , ,. I, w. Dr W. B. WIZARD DILtiAUI) &DAY, ATTORN E YS-AT-LA W IIB ul dmirioConrtriOU, HT. MKI.KNl. OHKUtlS. (Irii.nl nrootlee In eimrla of Oregon or Wash- In.uui. Al Alnlrwu id iililly Itoui euiiuir ttrarU. . Dr. Edwin Koks, Physician and Surgeon. ST. HELENS, OREGON. I)r.H.U.aiR; Physician and Surgeon. 8T. HF.f.KNfl, OREGON.' Dr. J. K. Hall, Physician and Surgeon. CLATSKAME, OREGON. 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Corvatll and Wy- Moil. Weil, ml Hat. Lauding nn4 Krl, 1 a m WlllamattanTvim- , "T, Tui.vhur.n h"; i.'S'wa. 5 ""''' l.v. Rlparla Snak Rlyar. I.v.low'ton m, t.ny at i!ly I Rlfrl In ' T.wlloti. l . m. A. L. CRAIO, Generitl rsenger Agt., Portland, Ornt. WHITE COLLAR LINE ..J T8E COLUMBIA RtVKR AND l'UCIST SOUND NAV10ATI0H CO. PORTLAHD-ASTOEIA ROUTE. Steamer Hercules Iq place ct Bailey Gatzert Ttt ...... """s rim, n if n.r nirnQi. riiruaim, w Portland dally (xiiiHiindy)at7 A. M r ''niUii Tulfn.Miii. di,(.k, AMorla. MVM A.torla (.,xi pjit HihiiIkv) 7 P. M K. W. CRIOH'IXiN, Amut, Purtlaud. A. J. TAY LOR, Annul, Aaturln, l.ltfl Ha 1 1 .. r, . . .,( CHAPTER n.-(Con(lnu.d.i At lt Kmnli, pullln tb old bill Jmkt from undof 111 bead mil paltif It to Mry, Mid: "Taltat It to Bill Uonder bo otteni wo hilliif for It, tad hllliuf will but milk for AMI And crck or fur miithrr tak It." "No. Kriikjr," iDnwtrod Mrr, "yon would bT no pillow; bdtldcn, I t got fomfthltic nmr rluablo, which I cab ell. I kf.pt It lotif, but It muat go to ktwp u from lrlng" nd tho bold to rlow tb (dlilvii Iwkut which Uoorg ilor.l.ud had throws around bar nck. "You ahan't acll that," aald Frank. "Von moat krp It to rcroomtwr Oeoria: and thon, too, jrou way want It mora aom otbar tltna." Marjr Unallr jrlotjed tha point, and gathering up tha crumpled Jackrt atarted la quwt of bllljr Brndar. Ha waa a kind ha4 boy, two yaara oldar than 'rank, whom ha bad often bafrfonded and ah lldrd from ihr Jrara of their coin pauiotta. Ha did not want tha jackat, for It waa a raat deal too amall; and It waa onlr In rwply to I proptwal from Krank that ha ahould buy It that ha had caaual ly olTerml him a hilling. But now, whan b aaw tha garment, aud learned why It waa aent, ha Immediately draw from bla old leather, wallet a quarter, all tha money h had In tha world, and giving It l Mary, bade her keep It, a aba would need It all. Half an hour after a cooling oranga waa held to Krank'a parched Up, and Mary aald. "Drink, brother; I've got two more, bealdee aom milk and bread." but tha ear abe addreaaed waa deaf and tha ejre dim with tha faat-falllng ahadow of death. "Mother! moibpr!" cried the lit tle girl, "r'ranky won't drink, and hia forehead I all aweat." Mr. Howard bad been much worae that day, but aguny tuade ber atroag. Hprlnglng to hi aide, aha wined from bla brow the cold moisture which had m alarmed her daughter, chafed hi hand and fret, and bathed hia head, un til he aremed tetter and fell aaleep. Kt the ahadea of night came on, and when all waa dark in the alok rodni Mary aohbed out, "We hare no candle, moth er, and It I go fur otie, aud ha ahould die-" The eound of her voice arouaed Frank, and feeling fur bla alater'a band, be aald. "Don't go, Mary; don't Icara me the moon la ablnlug bright, and I gueaa I can fliid my way to (iod jut a well." N'lna ten eleven aud then through tha dingy window tha ailrery mooulight fell, aa It Indeed to light tha way of tha early loat to hraren. Mary had drawn her mother'a lounge to the aide of the trundle bed, and In a atata of almoat per fect exhauatlon Mr. Howard lay gap Ing for btvath, while 5117, aa l( con ai'loua of the dread reality about to oc cur, knelt by her aide. Once Mra. How ard laid bur handa on Mary'a head, and prayed that ahe might be preecrved and kept from harm by the God of the or phan, and that the ain of diaohedienca reeling on ber own head might not be flatted upon her child. After a time a troubled aleep came rip on her and aha alept until rouaed by a low aob. Ralalng hcraulf up, aha locked aaxloualy toward ber children. The moonbeama fell upon the white, placid far of Frank, who eeeincd calmly aleep lug, while over him Mary bent, puahing back from hia forehead tha thick cl" terlna curl, and atrlvlng hard to amoth- er her aoba, ao that they might not dis turb ber mother. "Doea be alcepr aked Mra. Howard, and Mary, covering with her hauda the face of him who alept, anweredr "Turn away, motherdon't hxik at him. Frauky la dead. H died with hia arroa around my neck, aud told me not to waka you." Mra. Howard waa in the laat atagea of eonaumptlon, and now ahe lay back, half fainting upon her pillow. Toward day light a vlolcnf coughing fit enued, aud aha knew that ha waa dying. Beckoning Mary to her aide, ahe whipered, "I am leaving you alona In the wide world. Be kind to Klla and our dear litllo A I lie, and go with her where ahe goe. May Ood keep and bleea yoa my precioua chil drenand reward you aa you dcaerve, my darling -" . , The eenteno waa nntiniahed, and la unapeakable awa the orphan girl knelt between her mother and brother ahud derlng In the preeence of death, and then weeping to think that aha waa alone. CHAPTER HI. Juat on the ."orner of Ohlcopee Com- - onilur the ahadow of the con- ttiry'hld elm which akirt the border of tha graaa plat caiteu n.v ine villager mo "Mall," aUnd the email red cottage of M-i.i UnniUr. who In her war waa quite a curloalty. All the "Ilia which fleah la heir to" Widow Beudcr, If aha could aecertaln the aymptoma, waa sure to have In the moat aggravant mm, a"!.. Kk nnr'iilliR fnllowlug the eventa narrated In the lat chapter Billy, whose k.it I.....H disturlied by thought of Frank, aroae early, determined to call at Mra. Howard and tee if tnry were In want of anything. But hia mother, who had heard rumor of the acarlet fe- . n hrr him. and on deacend- Ing'to the kitchen Billy found her alttlng before blaalng Bra her feet In hot watr a k.p i.o..t ihrnwn back in a manner plainly ahowliig that aomethlug new had taken Boia oi ner in "" ,. . nk tVllllan,." aaill he. "IV lived through & alKht, but my time ha come at laat. Such a pain In my head and atom ach. I do belleva I've got the acarlet fever, and you muat run for the doctor, ""Scarlet fever 1" repeated Billy! "why. you've had It once, and you can't have It Ellin, can you?" .,, "Oh, I don't know-I never wn like anybody ele and can have anything a . y ' J. v,.- h. anre and fetch the aoacn iunr. - - , doctor; but before you go hand me my nnft box and put tnu cauir ih ui ..... full of tea Into the teapot.'" Billy obeyed, and tueu, inmim . b green U-a would remove hi mother ailment ba hurried away toward Mra. Howard'a. The aun waa Juat rilng. Within the cottage there waa no eound or token of life, and, thinking It Inmate were aaleep, Billy pauaed aeveral min ute upon the threahold, fearing that ha ahould dlaturb their alumbera. At laat, with a vague preeentlment that all waa not right, he ralaed tha latch and enter ed, but Inatantly atarted back in aton lahment at tha ecene before him. On tha thundla bed lay Frank, cold and dead, and near him, In the earn long, dream lea aleep, waa bla mother, while between them, with one arm thrown lovingly aero her brother' neck, and her cheek preued againat bla, lay Mary her eyee lid molat with tear which, though aleep Ing, aha atlll abed. On tb other aide of Frank, and neatled ao cloaely to him that ber warm breath lifted tb brown carls from hia brow, waa Ella. But there were no Mar stalpa on her face, for aha did not yet know how bereaved aha waa. ' For r moment Billy stood Irreaolutav and than, as Mary moved nneaally in her alumbera, ba advanced a atep or two to ward her. Tha nolae arouaed her, and lntatly remembering and comprehend ing tha whole, ahe threw herself with a bitter cry Into Billy's extended arms, aa If ha alone war all the protector aha now had In the wide, wide world. Ere long Klla, too, awoke, and tb noisy outburst which followed tha knowledge of her loss mad Mary still tha agony of her own heart in order to soothe th mors violent grief of her excitable alater. Billy's tear were flowing, too, but st length rialng up, he aald to Mary, "Bomethlng mint be done. The villager muat know of It, and I ahall have to leave you alona while I tell them." In half an hour from that time tha cottage waa nearly filled with people, lomi of whom came out of Idl curioaity. But there were other who went there for the eake of comforting the orphan and attending to the dead, and by noon the bodlea were decently arranged for burial. "There will be no trouble," aald one, "In finding a place for Ella, ahe la so bright and handiome; but aa for Mary, I am afraid ahe'll have to go to the poorhouae." "Were I In a condition to take either," replied Mra. Johnaon, "I ahould prefer Mary, for In my estimation ahs Is much th best girl; but there la the baby, who muat go wherever Mary doe, unless she can be persuaded to leav her." Before anyone could reply to thla re mark Mary, who had overheard every word, came forward, and, laying her face on Mra. Johnaon'a lap, aobbed out, "Iet m go with Alice; I told mother I would." Billy Bender, who all thla while had been standing by the door, . atarted for borne, never once thinking, until he reached It, that hia mother more than aix hour before, had aent him in great haste for the phyaician. On entering the honae be found her, aa he expected, rolled up In bed, apparently In tha laat atage of acarlet feror; but before ah could re proach blm ha aald, "Mother, hav you beard the newa?" Mra. Bender had particular love for newa, and now forgetting "how near to death'a door" ahe had been, ahe eagerly demanded, "What newa? What baa hap pened?" When Billy told her of the sudden deaths of Mr. Howard and Frank, an I expression of "What? That all?" passed over ber race, ana aiie sain, "uear me, my anuff, Billy. Both died last night, did they? Hain't you nothin' el to tell?" "Yes, Mary Judsots and Ella Campbell, ton, are dead." Mrs. Bender, who, Ilka many others, courted the favor of the wealthy and tried to fancy herself on Intimate term with them, no looner heard of Mr. Canipbell'e a miction than her own dan gerous symptom were forgotten, and, springing up, he exclaimed, "Ella Camp bell dead! What'U her mother doT I must go to her right away. Hand me my double gown there tn th cloaet, and give me my lace cap in tha lower drawer, and mind you hav th teakettle biled agin I get back." "Before you go anywhere, euppoae you stop at Mrs. Howard'a and comfort poor Mary, who cries all tha time because ahe aud Alice have got to go to the poor house." "Of course they'll go there, and they ort to be thankful they've got ao good a place." "I want to ask you," said Billy, "can't we couldn't you take them for a few days, and perhapa aomethiug may turn up?" "William Bender," said the highly as tonished lady, "what can you mean? A poor, alck woman like me, with oue foot In the grave, tnke the charge of three pauper children! 1 aha'n't do It, and you needn't think of It." "Hut, mother," persisted Billy, who could generally coax her to do aa he liked, "It's only for a few daya, and they'll not be much trouble or expense, for 111 work enough harder to make it up." "I bavo aald no once, William Bender, and when I aay no, 1 niefn no," waa the answer. Billy knew she would be less decided the next time the aubject waa broached, o forth preaeut he dropped It, aud tak ing his cap he returned to Mrs. How ard's, while hia mother atarted for Mra. Campbell's. . Next morning between the houra of 9 and 10 tha tolling bell sent forth Ita sad aummons, and ere long a fow of the vll lagera were moving toward the brown cottage, where In the aame plain coffin alept the mother and her only boy. Near them sat Ella, occasionally looking with childish curiosity at the atranger around her, or leaniug forward to peep at the tips of the new morocco shoes which Mrs. Johnson had kindly given her; then, when her eyes fell upon the coffin, ahe would burst into such an agony of weeping that ninny of the village also wept In aym path.v, and as they stroked her soft hair, thought, "how much more she loved her mother than did Mary," who. without a tear upon ber cheek, sut there liumova-, hi, gaslng fixedly upota tha marble fse of ber mother, Alice waa not presest, for Billy had not only aocceedsd In win ning bi mother' coaaent to take the chil dren for. a few daya, but h had sis coaxed her to aay that Alice might com eefore the funeral, on condition that be would remain at bom and take ear of her. CHAPTER IV. . Scarcely three hour had passed since th dark, moist earth was heaped npon tb humble grav of the widow and her eon, when again, over the village of Cbic op, floated the note of the tolling bell, and immediately crowd of people, with leemlngly eager haste, hurried toward th Campbell manaion, which waa soon nearly filled. On marbl table In the ame room lay the handsome cotDn, and in It Slept yeung Ella. Uracefully her amall waxen handa were folded one over the other, while whit, balf-opened roaebuda were wreath ed among the carls of ber hair. "She 1 too beautiful to die, and th only child, too," thought more than one aa they look ed first st the sleeping cly snd then at the a'trlcken mother, who, draped in deep eat black, aobbed convulsively. And yet she waa not one-half ao desolate as wa th orphan Mary, who In Mrs. Bender's kitchen aat weeping over her alater Alice, and striving to form words of prayer which ahould reach the Cod of th f atber less. "My mother, oh! my mother," she cried, aa she atretcbed ber bande toward tha clear blue sky, now that mother'a home. "Why didn't I die, too T' There wa atep upon the grass, and looking up, Mary saw standing near her Mrs. Campbell'a English girl, Hannah. Bhe bad alwaya evinced a liking for Mrs. Howard'a family, aud now after finiehiog ber diahea, and trying In vain to apeak a word of consolation to her miatre, who refused to bs comforted, she had tolen away to Mra. Bender'e, ostensibly to see all th orphan, but in reality to ae Ella, who bad always been her favor It. Th alght of Mary'a grief touched Han aah'a heart, and aitttug down by the lit tle girl ah tried to comfort ber. Mary felt that ber word and manner wera prompted by real aympathy, and after a tim ah grew calm, and listened while Hannah told her that "aa soon a hei mlstre got ao anybody could go near her, aba meant to aak her to take Ella Howard to fill" th place of her own daughter." "They look aa much alike aa two beans." said ah, "and a'poain' Ells How ard ain't exactly her own flesh and blood, ahe would grow into liking her, I know." That night after her return borne Han nah lingered for a long time about th parlor door, glancing wlatfully toward ber miatre. who reclined upon the ofa with her face entirely hidden by her cambric handkerchief. "It'a moat too soon. I gur," thought Hannah. "I'll wait till to-morrow." Accordingly next morning, when, aa shs hsd expected, she waa told to carry her mlatreaa' tot and coffee to her room, ahe lingered for awhile, and aeemed o desirous of speaking that Mrs. Campbell aaked what ahe wanted. "Why, you aee, ma'am. I waa going to aay a word about about that youngest Howard girl. She'a got to go to the poor house aud It'a a pity, she'a so handsome. Why couldn't ahe come here and live I I'll take care of her, and 'twouldn't t nigh ao loueuome." At thia allmtion to ber bereavement Mrs. Campbell burst into tears, and mo tioned Hauuah from th room. Til keep at her till I fetch It about," thought Hannah. But further persuaaion from her waa rendered unnecessary, for Mrs. Lincoln called that afternoon, and after aauring her friend tht he nevei before aaw one who waa ao terribly af flicted, caaually mentioned the Howarda and the extreme poverty to which thej were reduced. Here Mr. Campllf commenced weep ing, and aa Mrs. Lincoln oon took hei leav she was left uluue for several houra. At the end of that time. Impelled by aomething she could not resist, she rang the bell and ordered Hannah to go to Mrs. Bender's aud bring Ella to bet room, a she wished to ace how ahe ap peared. .' (To he continued.) STRANGEST OF ALL FISH. GnlB of the Deep that Angtles "or th Kood It itevnnr-. Most remnrkable of strange fishes Is the angler fish, whose very uauie seems a paradox. The Bahiug fish is never theless s reality, and stern one to al) that approach those awful Jaws of hia. With a body the color of mud, he gen erally lies In the shadow of some rock on the bottom of the sea, waiting mo tionless for the approach of bis prey. He Is provided with an odd kind of fin Just over the mouth, and this Is held out in front of hint to give warning of the coming of something to be swal lowed. Oue taken alive was experi mented on and It wus found that If this projecting flu was touched with a stick, even though the stick did not come near the -mouth, the Jaws closed convulsively. This shows that the Bit, by some provision of nature, closes the jaws as aoon as It Is touched. The mouth Is tremendous, growing to the width of a foot, while the whole fish Is only three feet long. One of these anglers was caught not long since and, although It was only tweuty-flve inches long, a fish fifteen Inches long was found sticking In Its throat. The ang ler Is provided with a peculiar set of teeth, In double or treble rows aloug the Jaws and at the eutrance of the throat Some of these teeth are a foot long. He Is not a pretty fish to look at, but be attends strictly to business and will swallow anything that touches his warning fin, whether It lie meant for food or not. Alt kinds of things have beeu found In the utoninch of anglers, from bits of lead and stone to fish al most as large as'tlie angler Itself. This Is -without doubt one of the most pe culiar and Interesting fish In the whole ocean. . Clever Fnapmaker. " Friend Why do you dump all tb dirt Into your soap kettles.? Sonp Manufacturer If folks don't find the water dirty after washln' they think the soap Is no jood.-Nw York Weekly. EVENTS OF THE DAY FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE WORLD. A Comprehenilv Review of th impor'ant Happenings of ins Past Week Prat led In a Condensed rorm Which It Most Uktiy to Prove of Interut to Our Many Readers. A new RuMian loan of 424,000,000 franos is authorized. Fir in suburb of Detroit, Mich., did 1800,000 damage. General Dewet, the Boer leader, has resumed operations. Pennsylvania beat Annapolis in the intercollegiate boat race. National organization of machinists has ordered a general strike. Yale beat Harvard 67 to 47 in the annual track and field contest. The Porte has ordered all foreign postofBces removed from Turkey. The steamer Princess Louise wa wrecked in British Columbia water. An attempt was made to sell con fidential documents in the Keely case. Seattle men have bonded 1,000 acres near Willapa bay and will bore for oil. Eaterhazy ha made an affidavit that he was the author of the Dreyfus borderau. Embezzlement charged against ex School Land Clerk Davis, of Oregon, may be outlawed.. ' Trouble between the managers of the Buffalo exposition and union workmen for a time threatened a com plete tie-up of work, but the difficulty has been settled. A grip containing dynamite waa in procesa of fumigation at Port Town send, Wash., when owner told con tents, causing a panic among the steamer passengers. Mrs. McKinley is ill, and has been taken to San Farncisco for a rest. Her illness, while not serious, may cause curtailment of programme for the remainder of president's tour. Two lives were lost in a New York fire. . The presidential party is now in California. Eastern wool market shows no im provement. Martinelli has received the red be retta at Baltimore. The steel trust will close down the Everett nail works. English coal miners have decided not to strike at present. Fire in Augusta, Ga., destroyed $169,000 worth of cotton. A fire in Seattle destroyed property to the amount of 1200,000. A naval war college is to be estab lished for the naval officers. The Industrial commission is in vestigating rate discriminations. The steamer Tantillion Castle, wrecked near Cape Town, is a total loss, . ,- - - The contract plana for the cruiser St. Louia have mysterioulsy disap peared. Forest fires in Pennsylvania are destroying immense quantities of val uable timber. Much disturbance continue among the eduacated classes in Russia, and the police are kept busy. ; A woman of Baker City defended herself successfully with a pitchfork when attacked by a tramp. , Union Pacific has gained control of the Northern Tacific and will prevent the proposed Burlington deal. The sultan of Turkey has gotten himself in trouble with the ambassa dors to Constantinople by interfering with their mails. ,. , The United States Weather Service will be equipped at several points with wireless telegraphy outfits, in the hope of rendering aid to shipping. Those Porto Kicans who have im migrated from their native country to Hawaii are well pleased with the prospects and say they are doing bet ter there than iu Porto Rico. A new gun now nearing completion at the Watervliet arsenal is expected to throw a projectile weighing 2,370 poundes a distance of 21 miles. It will be on exhibition at the coming fair in Buffalo, N. Y. News has just arrived of a $75,000 fire at Dawson. The allies defeated the Chinese west of Kalgan. Secret societies at Nankin, China, have joined the reformers. A well of boiling hot water has been discovered at Yale, Or. China will ask powers to obtain for her a loan to pay the indemnity. . The Cuban constitutional conven tion adopted the Piatt amendment. It is said that 1,000 pounds of poultry will cost less to raise than 1,000 pounds of beef, and will sell for almost twice as much. While finding that the' seed trade of England, generally speaking, is well conducted, tha departmental committee appointed by the board of agriculture recommends the estab lishment of a central station tor the purpose of testing seeds sent to it for oliioial examination. . 800,000 FIRE. Suburb f Detrlot the Sf Blaze Started In Idl Mill. Detroit, May 14. Fanned by a 35-miles-an-liour wind, fire this after no n swept the west bank of the Kogtte river in Delray, a suburb to the south of Detroit, for three quar ters of a mile, and destroyed over $800,000 worth of property. The fire originated in the roof of a sawmill. The plant has not been running for several months, and the roof was as dry as tinder. The build ing was soon in anhes and the tire swept across a block to where a dredge was tied up.- Despite the efforts to save her, this craft was burned to the water's edge. Great embers were picked up by the wind and dropped in several directions, setting fire to buildings. Delray has a small fire department, which responded with three engines and the fire boat Battle. Even the greatest streams of the fireboat were powerless to check the flames which were rolling down the river bank for hundreds of feet. When darkness fell the glare from the burning poles il luminated the sky for miles.. The firemen worked on the fire almost all night to keep it from spreading to other property. A TRICKY BANK TELLER. til Scheme for Making Money Ud to Hi ' '' Arrest ' -' New Orleans, May 14. Samuel Flower, paying teller of the Hibernia National bank, has been arrested here charged with a shortage of $36,000. The Fidelity fc Deposit Company, of Baltimore, is on Flower's bond for $25,000. It is alleged that Flower, expecting an examination, sent tb an other bank in this city a government sealed package said to contain $40,000 and received in exchange for it $40, 000 gold clearing house certificates of the denomination of $5,000 each. His cash having been counted by the National bank examiner the evening before and found correct, it is alleged he returned the clearing house certifi cates to the bank from which he had received them and received in return his unbroken government package, said to contain $40,000. This pack age was received by the Hibernia National Bank from the sub. treasury, of this city, in March last, and con tained $4,000 in $1 bills. It is al leged that Flower had preserved . the label from an old government package that did contain $40,000 in denom inations of $10 each, which he pasted on the package, containing only $4,000 in $1 bills, thereby making it a $40,000 package to all appearances. This package was opened and counted after his departure from the bank. PHILIPPINE POLICE FORCE. Already Organized. Including Over Six Thott. sand Native. Washington, May 14 An exten sive resume of the organization and varied conditions of the Philippine native police force is contained in a statement made public by the divis ion of insular affairs of the war de partment. The reports recited that, because of the poverty of the munici palties, the Philippine commission appropirated the sum of $150,000 to provide increased pay for the body, and offered through General Mac Arthur, further incentive in "the way of increased compensation for cases of meritorious and faithful serv ice. Late reports received at the war department indicate that an efficient and loyal force of native police has now been organized, with prospects of farther extension and increased abili ty. The total force now numbers 6, 349 officers and men, a great many of whom are on the meritorious list and receive addt iional pay. The body at present is concentrated in Northern Luzon principally, although the Visayas, Mindanao, Jolo and South ern Luzon have police forces' of con siderable strength. In many of the towns the men are fully uniformed. KLONDIKERS IN LUCK. Miner Ar Enfoying Greatest Harvest Hi flv History of th District Port Townsend, Wash., May 14. Returning Dawson passengers on the Victorian, which arrived from Skag way report that the miners of the Klondike are enjoying thb greatest harvest in the history of the country, owing to the abundance of the surfuct water, which is being utilized in sluic ing the dirt taken out during the winter months, and the yield of yel low metal will exceed the best expec tations of the mine-owners. The Victoria reports considerable excitement in the north, caused by the smallpox epidemic, and various settlements are taking every precau tion to check and wipe out the dis ease. At Skagway a mass meeting was held, the Indians were driven out of the city, and a strong guard was placed around the town to prevent their return. Nearly all sections are in quarantine. Every stranger arriv ing is held up and inspected. Northwut Postal Orders. , Washington, May 14. The post office at Brinnin, Jefferson county, Wash., has been moved one mile to the south, without change ot post master. The office at Kaufman, Fre mont ennntv. Iilahn. hiis been moved two miles north, without change oi postmaster. The Minnesota game warden is hatching 100,000,000 wall eyed pike. NEWS OF THE STATE Items of interest from all over oregon. Commercial and Financial Happenings of Inv porUnct A Brief Review of al tha Growth and Improvcmeut of th Many Induitrie Throughout Onr Thriving Com monwtalth Latest Market Report A hotel will be built at Enterprise if citizens will give a bonus of $1,200. Strong indications of natural oil and gas have been found near Mil ton. The receipts of the Oregon state land office during April wera $23, 459.36. -.- - - . The contract has been let for build ing a school house at John Day. The pric is $3,466. Baker City wheelmen ' are having trouble with miscreants who steathily puncture their tires. - The Southern Pacific is putting in a 1,900-foot siding at Rice Hill. Other repairs are being made along the line in that vicinity. . Citizens of Enterprise have organ ized an immigration board, and will try to secure the co-operation of other towns in the same county. . All but eight or 10 men employed at the Mineral City smelter have been discharged and work has been suspended for a time. The stages between Canyon City and Burns are now traveling on the summer schedule, and the entire dis tance of 70 wiles is covered in one day instead of two as heretofore. Six case of small pox are reported near Athena. Columbia county will be entirely out of debt by September, 1901. The bond on the Republic mine, on Griffin creek, 'Jackson county, has been extended. Dr. D. F.f Lane, of Salem, haa been appointed county physician for Marion county. The Samuels creamery will be moved from La Grande to Baker City and the capacity doubled. The horse show at Pendleton this year eclipsed anything of the kind ever given in that city before. A new lumber company is to be opened up at Huntington by the Kel ley Lumber Co., of Weiser, Idaho. : It is reported that a rich strike has been made in the Roaring Gimlet mine, situated not far from Gold Hill. The Ashland mine is yielding more ore now than ever before. The mill is crushing about 25 tons of ore per day. "'. ... Reports from the Grand Rounde valley indicate that the prospects for this year' crop of sugar beets is better than ever before. .Mr. Wright, owner of the Big Foot mine, Gold Hill section, haa started a force of men at work on the Dougan mine on Sams creek. The state military board has decid ed on plans for the coming O. N. G. encampment. The Fourth regiment and First Separate batallion will go into camp, and the Third regiment will engage in a practice drill. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 5960c. ; valley, nominal; bluestem, 61(62c. per bushel. Flour Best grades, $2.9083.40 per barrel; graham, $2.60. Oats White, $1.30 1.35 percental ; grav, $1.251.30 per cental. Barley Feed, $1717.25; brewing, $17 17. 25 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $17 per ton; midd lings, $21.50; shorts, $20.00; chop, $16. Hav Timothy, $12. 50 14; clover, $79.50; Oregon wild hay, $67 per ton. v' , Hops 1214c. per lb. ; 1899 crop, ?67c. Wool Vallcy,124;13c; Eastern Oregon, 9gl2c; mohair, 20021c. per pound.- . - Butter Fancy creamery, 15 17 Me.; dairy, 12J14o. ; store, 10 12c. per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 1414)o. per dozen. ....... Cheese Full- cream, twins, 13 I3c; Young America, 13b'14c. per pound. - Poultry Chickens)mixed,$3. 50 ;4 hens, $44.50; dressed, ll12c. per pound; springs, $3 5 per dozen; ducks, $5 6; geese, $67; turkeys, live, 1012c; dressed, 1315c. per pound. Potatoes Old, $11.25 per sack; new, 2 2c. per pound. Mutton Lambs 4?i5c. per pound gross; best sheep, -wethers? with wool. $4.254.50; dressed, 7 4c. per pound. Hogs Gross, heavy, $5.756; light, $4.755; dressed, 77c. per pound. Veal Large, 78o. per pound ; small, 8o. per pound. . Beef Gross, top steers, $55.25; cows and heifers, $4.504.75; dressed beef, 88io. per pound It is reported that some of the Staten Island ferry boats are more than 40 years old. Count de Maquillu, the last surviv- n nl VinM Pltai-laa V" 'fl no mifl dlwl ' recently at Nantes, aged 88 years. . The United States navy department will exhiibt at Buffalo an 8x20 foot map of the world, on which will be placed 307 miniature lead models .vji resenting the war Beets of all nations and their locations from duy t ib,.