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Newspaper Page TextM. V X 1 JLLi V VOL. XVIII. 8T. 1XELEK8, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1001. NO. 25. A1P J? nAK "JL. -iljljDj JnOF!WOMLL S. H. GRUBER, . omc will. Quick. (IT. IIK'.KNKi I I OttKOOkV" m.i.. boat p.nnel attention wall lata! "Th7p)well, 0TORXEY-dT-LAW. PSI'IITY ilTIU AWOItNgV. tr.HKI.KNII, I T OHKIIOS. g, P, (iHAIUM. T. J. CUKTOK, Attorncys-at-Law. - Mru,iiera Building, Portland Oregon. OliimMa-OraMlr biuluew Will ritlv prompt liwatlo. ' ';" i j"w7pAY w 1'LLAD DILLAUD & DAY, ATTQUXEYS-AT-lAW onto ! door (o Oonrtliiiui. HT. Hiil.aN. UHKUUM. Giti.r.l practloe in court of (lrau of Wt loimii. Ali.ir.ru ui-te directly treat eouuiy Dr. Edwlirltoss, Physician and Surgeon. 8T. HELEN'S. OREGON. ?; Dr. U.K. Cliff, Physician and Surgeon. ST. HELENS, OREGON. Dr. J. E. Hall, Physician and Surgeon, CLAT8KANIE, OREGON. mii J .i.!,". ..JL..J .,...J1 ,XUU -" J STOMA COLOMBIA RIVER I RAILROAD COMPANY. BaL OAILV. TATIOA OAILV. I r a r tm I v HI tat 197: I 4 IV I a at .! 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WHITE COLLAR LINE TBI COLUMBIA WVa AND FOQIT fOONB SAV1QATION CO. PORTLAND-ASTORIA ROUTE. Steamer Hercules Io placs ct Ballsy Gatzert . Undlnr Foot ol Alder Btratrt, Portland. a PoriUud dall, (('ainMiiii(lay)at7 A. M , Landing TtilBphono dunk, A.toria. LaaTa A.toria dully (au-ept Hiinday) 7 P. M JC. W. CKICIITON, Agent. Portland.. A. i. TAVLOU, Aneuti A.tofla. - - 1 BY MARY J. HOLMES 1 CIIAPTKH VU!.-(Contlntitl.l ...... h,,. ..U1 twv vtvrni inpr tA'ftril Ulatptr bkaal lit n...-.il.. .... il..i .... " " in v. " uinau'in nil iiicri 1MH CflWulIllM fitH illMtti.a. U-lt..t. aalt l...a.,l " m-.rw i.i.iaaic n tf'U FIM7 - U HU1I1V one chIMiii. i.T nnino; and tunklng up. aj.rai.aj UWBrU UVf, HT llllluilttltat htllltrlV lotarM how hanl Mm umiihI, kihI her ch(Hfk fluNhvl with via- hui rv'ffift'. ah noun an miff came up tllM kuifon with Wit. .... itat 1 !... tln-tl, unit 1 coii't may minute, elihur. ntr i run nwtiy. nut i ua sum kuuci noWM to Ml you, that I would come. You ar ffultitf to Imv t grnt J'-al U-ttr Corner In, th district ovrr font? Ainry rppud thut tnu aid, nd Jnuy Viiltlituaul- VL' mH yimit nM thuM v..at. t-rday to tnt Mm. .Matvm. Khs'i reul uif may, who uiMa to uv m ifontou, four year ko wb'u Mr. Manoa died. .lt.l'A .... IK... .... ......... !.. an.l f J Mlllll I V lIUFIfj p. Iff UIVIV IU' U MU t a..L.I rkM tt.o .. Mttil nan. iinni r ataa i liar ai wiaa t li laid Mr. Maaon waa poor now, and ma naa -cut n.r, inn wurn i aru orr what aha rat her wllh. alio onr laughed, and aalil all bvliKvad I rlltlu't know any tbitilt. Hut ainca thi-n Vt It-arned what It mi-aua." "What dura Itr aakfd Mar and Jt-iiny rppiimi: ' It a prraoa dim and li-afra no money, no matlff how iwmI bla fulka in. or bow Ht..-h w.ii. I1L. thmn ni. mii.tn't know thorn whi-ti you mnrt tbrm In tha atmt, or you mttat enma orvr the oiIkt aide If .m. -u i t.u.n A..intntf .n.t thin vlljin la. dloa rati and aiwnk aliottt llifin, you IIIU.I araw a great, iouk urrain. anu won-d.-r 'how tha poor thing will get along, aba waa ao divmlfully extraragnnt.' I poallirciy ni-arn uimner aay tnoao rvry nr.1. .Iwmt Mr.. M.uin; and what ta ao fiiuny, tha waah woman tha aama day apoka of her, and rrivd when aha told bow kind aha waa, and bow aha would go without tiling. In-nu'lf for the lake of giv ing to tb poor." After a niomrnt'a paua Ji-nny procerd ihI: "'riila Slra. Moaon cam. Into tha country and bought tba prvtticat Uttl rottaga you arar aaw. Kbe haa lota of nk-o fruit, and for all motat-r protcnaa to lloaton that aha do not Tlalt bar, jttat aa aoon aa tha fruit la ripe aba alwaya tw. there. 1'a aaya It'a real mean, and bo ahould think Mr. Maaoo would aea thnrngb It." "Il.l yon go there for fruit yeaterdayf ' aked Mary. 'Oh. no," returned Jenny. "Mother aald aha waa tired to death with ataylng at home. Ileaiilva that, aha heard aome- thing In Boaton alNitit large eata'a In Kngland. which poaaibly would fall to Mra. Maaon, and aha thought It would t real kind to go and tell ber. Mra. Maaon i... l..nh ami while wa were there abe aaked mother If aha knew of any good little girl aha coutu get to coma ano m with her: 'one.' aha aald. 'who could be quiet when ber head acbed, aud who would read to her aud wait on her at other tluiea,' Mother aald aha did not know of any, but when sira. aiaaon ...i ,it to .et (a. 1 followed and told ber of you, and tba teara came Into her t yea when I aald your folka were all dead, and yon were alona ana aorry. one anm right off that aba would coma round and a you eonn. and If aba liked yon you ahould lira with her." I Ho anylng, aba ran off; Mary, baring ...i..,.i h..r enw.llna. ant down to think of Mra. Maaon. and wonder If aha ahould over her. That afternoon, when the diahea were all waabed, ahe, aa nauai, tole away to her hooka. Bite hud not been long occupied era amue one cm. her. aaylug Mr. Kulght waa downstair and wanted to aee her, and that there. waa a lady with him. .. -...in. miiui1 that the lady tnuat lie Mra. Maaon, and carefully brush ing her hair and tying on a cienn apnm. aha descended to the kitchen, where alio waa met by Mr. Knight, wuo '"' itnlln! mr child, how do you do? Peitra to me you've grown handaome. It . Brrer with you to live Here, l recaou, uui venture you'll be glad enough to leave and go and live with her, won't yoitV pointing toward a lady who waa Juat ' . . tr. P.rker'a room and to ward whom Mary'a boart iuntnutly warm ed. "You aee," continued Mr. Kulght, one of the Mucoln glrla haa taken a mighty ahine to yon, and It'a queer, too, for they'ra dreadful atuck-up folka. "If yon pleaae, air, aum mm,, rtiptlng htm. "J'-nny Ian", a bit twk-tP. "Umph!" returned Mr. Knight. She doea not belong to tha Lincoln race, then, I gneaa. I know them, root and branch. Mncoln'a wife uaed to work in the fac tory at Boiithbrldge, but .h.'a forgot al about that, and holda her to' "MdM high whenever aha aeea ,h"t nelthar her. nor there. Thla woman wautryou to liv. with her. Mlaa Maaon, rhla t. Mary. Mary, thla la Mlaa Maaon." W Introduction being Ibua happily over, Mra. Maaon proceeded to aak Mary a variety of qneatlona, ";. g ah. thought aha would take her, al .ther not have her come for a few day.. a he ol to In, abaent. Mlaa Urundy wna now Inter rognted concerning hor o work, ana w tn quue a ---worn, .,t,fc.. ".m. It ooka alia repiieu: , , too much like pralalng myael . Wf that I've had the mnnngin oi u. but I muat confe.. that ahe'a lived with tna ao long, and got my wa,. -v . . . . - ... mannered, good- rhat ana a aa in.-u.nufc - '. , . I'mpered child, and will acour a. bright , knife a. you could w ah to acel - Bnturdny cams at " -v.... ,he . "r the n' J Mary wna up dreaeed. Juat aa ahe .viary heard waa refluy io icarr u: B8,', alnglng In a low tone. "OIL re H bo mourning - mourning - mou Ing mourning; Oh, there u te - - here aooner, an Id be, "but tba roada ia awful rough, and old Charlotte baa got a . attib or aomethln' In ber foot But where', the gal? Ain't ahe ready?" Ha waa onawered by Mary beraelf, who made her appearance, followed by Billy hearing tba box. And now commenced the leave taking, Mlaa Unindy'a turn coming Drat. ' "May I klaa yon, Mlaa Grundy?' aaid Mary. Mlaa Grundy bent down and re ceived tba child'a klaa, and then darting oft Into the pnutry, went to akimming pana of milk already aklmmed. Uncle Peter between tlnica kept ejaculating: "Ob, Lord; oh, loamy Bake! oh, for land!" Hilly knew it would be lonely without Mary, but be wti glad to have her go to a better home, ao he tried to be cheerful. Aalda from him, Bally waa tha only composed one. It (a true her eye, wera very bright, and there waa a compreealon about her mouth aeldom aeen, except juat before one of ber freuxied attacka. " Oc caaionally, too, ahe preaaed her hand up on ber head, and walking to the aink, bathed It In water, aa It to cool lu In ward beat. ir. CHAPTER IX. Very different thla time waa Mary'i rlda with Mr. Knight from what it had lieen aotn moutha before, and after bruahing away a few natural tear, and Bending back a few heart-aigha to the lov ed onea left behind, ber apirit rallied, and by the time they reached the border of Rica Cornera there wa auch a look of quiet bapplneaa on her face that even Mr. Knight noticed It. Aa they rode on Mary fancied that tha country looked pleaaanter and tha houaea better than lu the region of tbe poorhoti; and when audden turn of the road brought into view a beautiful blue aheet of water, em boeomed by bright green billa, her delight knew no bound. Springing np and point ing toward It, aba exclaimed: "Oh, pleaae atop moment and look. Ian't it lovely? What ia It?" "That? Oh, that'a nothing but 'Por dunk Pond,' or aa folki moat generally rail 'em, aeeln' there' two, North and South Pond." "How far la tho pood from Mra. Ma aon'a?" aaked Mary, canting longing glancea toward the dlatant aandy beach and the graceful treee which drooped over ffi water'a edge. "It'a farther back than 'tie there, Vauae It'a uphill all the way," ald Mr. Knight, "but hvra wa b at Mlaa Maaon'a this houae right here," and ha pointed to a neat, haodaome cottage, aluioat bidden from view by tba deuae foliage which urroundcd It. There waa A long lawn In front, and Into tha carriage road on the right of it Mr. Knieht turned, and driving np to a aid door, aaid to Mary, "Come, Jump down, tor my foot ia ao lama I don t be lieve I'll get out But there'a your chet. You can't lift that. Halloo! Judith, coma 'ere." In anawer to thia call a rat, pleaaant Innktnir mlnenil wnm.it anneared In the doorway, and aa If freah from the region of cookdom wiped tna uropa or perapira- tl.,i r.it li.. mnnil Inllv fats. "Here. Judith." aald Mr. Knight, "help thla gal lift ber trap out. Judith eoninlied. and then bidding old Charlotte to "get up," Mr. Knight drove awav. leaving Mary atanding by the lr!t..hAn Hmtp. "I tn .n.t air down." aald Judith. puahing a chair toward Mary with her foot, "it a aa not oere a an oven, out I hmt emiiihrv and alnser enaus. aud maaay knowa what, to make thin morning and I got belated: out act uown ami in.lf. voneatdf to home." Mary took the proffered neat, and then Judith left the room for a few momenta. allying wneu alio returneu mat, aa airs titin ..-a,. .Hit aiirTorlnir from a hend ache, ahe could not aee Mary nntil after ,lir,r..,r "And." MUltlntiea JUlllttl. "sue told me to entertain you, but I don't know what to aay nor do Hrst. Harry aiea Jtit a week to a day before he waa to be ,.rrle,l. and ao I never had any little .i-io in i,,IL- in Can't von think of aome thing to talk about? What have you been uaed to doing?" tv .hinir dl.hoa." waa Mhtv'b renlv. "Wall." answered Judith, "I gucaa you won t have that to do nere tor one nignt; when aome of the neighbors were in I heard Mlaa Maaon tell 'em that ahe got you to read to her and wait on ber. And then ahe aaid aometbing about your not having an equal chance with your Bister. You han't but one, now t'other'a dead. have yon?" ir. ..,.,!la.t In the nesntlve. and Ju dlth contluued: "Wall, now you ve got over the Brat on t, I rccaon you a giaa the baby'a dead, for ahe muat hav. been - . k..kap w.m't ahe?" Inatautly Mary'a thoughta flew back to an empty cradle, and again a little golden head waa pillowed upon her breast, aa i t,,m. itu.t tr had been, and as It would uever be again. Covering her fa with her hand, aha Bobbed, "Oh, nil. Ain.t I wish ahe hudn't died!" Judith looked on in amaaetnent, and for want of aomething better to do placed a freah tlck of wood In tha atove, mutter ing to herself, "Now, I never! I might of knew I didn't know what to aay. What . n. ii.m .t i,.,!. I'll elve her that big (rtittr.P .n.n the minute it'a baked. Bee if i,.iiiMi. heg the snan waa done. Judith placed It in Mary'a handa, bidding her eat it quick, ana men go up buu sea the nice chamber Mr. Mason had ar- "Come," uid Judith; and leading the way, ah conducted Mary up the stair case, and through a light, airy hall to the door of a email room, wntcn sne opeueu, i- t.n.tb. ain't It nrettv?" xr. k..rt was too full to sneak, and for aeveral minutes ahe atood silent With tha exception of her motner a pteaaaui ... i- t, irninnil. ahe had never be- ....... .norhin which seemed to her ao -coay and cheerful aa did that little room, with Its single oeu, auowy cu-i pane, muslin curtalna, clean uniting, esn- j venicnt toilet table, and what to ber vim fairer than all tbe reat, upon tbe mantel piece there atood two amall tasea, illled with aweet flower, whose fragrance fill ed tha apartment with delicious perfume. All tbl was so different from tbe bare walla, uncovered floors aud rickety furni ture of tha poorbouse that Mary trem bled lest It ahould prove a dream rrom which era long ahe wonld awake. When Mary wa finally aeut for tiy Mra. Maaon she had been so much accus tomed to alck personal that she knew in tuitively Just what to do and when to do it, and her step waa ao light, her voice so low. and tha hand which bathed the chlng head ao aoft and gentle in ita touch that Mra. Maaon Involuntarily drew Per to her bosom, and kisaing ber Hps, called ber ber child, and aaid she' abould never leave ber; then, laying back in ber easy chair, ahe remained perfectly still, whiln Mary alternately fixed her hair end smoothed her forehead, until aba fell Into aulet dumber, from which he did not nwaka until Judith rang the bell for np ner. which waa neatly laid out ,'n a littlo dining parlor, opening into the flower gar den. There waa aometbing ao very social and cheering In the appearance of tho rMn, and tba arrangement of tho table, with Its glossy white cloth, and diaht-s of tho aama hue. that Mary felt alnioit a much Ilk. weeping aa ahe did on the u'hht of her arrival at the poorbouae. Bu: aire. Maaon aeemed to know exactly bow to entertain her; and by tbe time that flnrt tea waa over there was hardly a happier child in tba world than waa Mary. Mr. Maaon aoon dismissed her to ber own room, where she for aome time amuaed beraelf with watching tba day- lieht aa It gradually disappeared from the bill which lay beyond the pood. Then when it all waa gone, and tbe aura be gan to coma out. ane turneo. oer eye. toward one which had alwaya aeemed to ber to be ber mother'a aoul looking down npon ber from the windowa of heaven. Now to-night there euone beside It smaller, feebler one, and In the fleecy clouda which floated around it she fan cied ahe could define the face of ber baby aister. Involuntarily stretching out ber hands, aha cried. "On. mother! Allle! I am ao hanpy bow:" and to the child'a im agination the atara smiled lovingly npon her. while the evening wind, aa it gently moved the bongha of the tall elm tree. eemed like the rustle of angel' wing. Who hall aay tha mother's apirit waa not there to rejoice with her daughter over tbe glad future opening ao brightly before her? (To be continued.) NO WONDER HE WAS BALKED. Difficulties tha Frencbm.il Experi enced la Learning Knsitan. A Frenchman thirsting tor linguistic superiority recently began a course of English leaaona with a teacher of Ian suages. After toning consctenuouBiy through a good many exercises the fol lowing dialogue between the pupil ana his waster waa overheard: I find tbe English very difficult. conitilalned the Frenchman. "How do you pronounce t-o-u-g-br' "It Is pronounced tun.' "... "EU, blen, 'tuff;' 'snuff,' then, Is spelt s-n-o-u-g b, Is it not?" 'Oh, no; snufr Is spelt s-n-u-n. as a matter or tact, woras enuing iu o-u-c-h are somewhat Irregular." I see: a superb language! 'l-o-u-g-n la 'tuff and c-o-u g-u is 'eurr.- i nave a very baa cun. "No: It Is 'coff.' uot 'cuff.' " "Ver well: cuff, tuff and coff. And d-o-u-g-b Is 'duff.' eh?" "No, not 'duff.'" "'Doff,' then?" "No: 'dob.'" "Well, then, what about b-o-u-g-h?" "That la pronounced 'hock.' " " 'Hock! Then 1 suppose the thing the farmer uses, the p-i-o-u-g-n, is ninir.' or Is It 'phlock,' or plo?' Fine lnnBuage-lo.' " ' "No, no; it is pronouncea -piow.' "I shall soou master English, I am sure. Mere vre go. mp I"". . , , .. t ...... . hock.' and now here la another r-o-u-g-u: that Is 'row,' I suppose T' Oh. no, my rxieuu; . mats tuh- agnln." . . And bo-u-g-n is nun t - No; that happens to be "bow." 'Yea. wonderful language. And have Just e-n-o-u-g-h of it; that's 'enou,' Is It notr "No; 'enuff.' Sheffield Weekly News. ' I,dy "BoIhi" and Her Trunks. There Is a story going around about Lady Roberts and her trunks, for the truth of which, says the Westminster Gaxette, a man returning from South Africa vouches. At the height of the transport difficul ties, Lady Roberts carried eight large trunks from Cape Town to Bloeuifon teln iu the very teeth of the officers. Everybody woudered, everybody grumbled. No one but Lady Roberts could have taheu the things through. The transport of stores bad been stop ped for the time, the Blck lacked every comfort, and those who were not sick were half-starved and only half-clad. Therefore, when a fatigue party was told off to fetch those eight trunks from Bloemfonteln ntntlou, some rather un complimentary things were said about women travelers In general and this latest transgressor In particular. Next day seven of tbe eight trunks were unpacked, and their contents dis tributed among the soldiers. The clever lady had snapped her lingers at red tape, and bad smuggled through com forts for the men. One small trunk con tained her personal belongings. . Sea, Fish In Lake Ontario. The deepening of the St. Lawrence canal system has had other results than to allow the passage of .ocean going freightage. Following In the wake of the vessels sea herrings have made their appearance In Lake On tario, and are being eagerly captured by tbe fishermen. Preliminary Ptep "Are you educating your child with a rlew to his future college career?" "Oh, yes; he's got to begin next week and take a drop of tabasco sauce three times a day." PTTlMTQ CiJ? WITI? "HAV VJ V JCili IO UJD lllTJ JLil 1 FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE WORLD. K Cacanntnalv Review trvc bnpori Mappenuija of tha Part Wctk Prut M in a CondcAMd Porra Which li Moat Likely to Prove of Interest to Our Mare Rtadera. Intense heat prevails over Europe. The birth of a royal princess causes much joy in Italy. Oenerat Chaffee's army has arrived it Nagasaki from China. London has rumor of a severe British defeat near Pretoria. The duke of York's visit to Canada haa been officially announced. The Philippine commission has begun its final provincial tour. Mrs. McKinley's condition causes the doctors much apprehension. Minister Conger expects to return to his post in China about July 17. A 110,000 fruit packing house will be established at Vancouver, Wash. The Ohio state board of arbitration prevented a street car strike at Day ton. American exports to Scandinavia have more than trebled in the past 10 years. James A. Heme, the well known actor, passed away at nis borne in New York. All the volunteers cannot be brought home from the Philippines within the time limit. John D. Rockefeller has given 1200.000 for the founding of an asso ciation of medical research. Laborers engaged in excavation for a new building in Ottawa have un earthed the long lost stone which marked the scene of the assassination of T. d'Arcy McGee. There is general regret throughout the country that the irrigation con gress, which was to have held a ses sion at Colorado Springs in July, has been postponed for a year. The allied troops are preparing to leave Chinese territory. A plague case has been discovered in a suburb of London. Another Negro fiend has been burned at the stake in Florida. The battleships fired a salute off Grants' tomb on Memorial day. Bobbers blew an Ohio bank vault and secured f 4,000. They escaped. Mrs. Eddy, the Christian Science leader, has been sued for $150,000 damages. Governor of Washington has been asked to call a special session of the legislature. - Lieutenant Townley's connection with the Manila frauds ia being in vestigated. Colonel Michler, military secretary to General Miles, died at his home in Washington. ; A rich strike of oil has been made near Olypmia. It is said to be of first class lubricating quality. A commissary sergeant in Manila, convicted of stealing supplies, haa been sentenced to three years' im prisonment. A Missouri river freight boat con taining a ton of dynamite was blown to pieces by the explosion of the powder. Two men lost their lives. The property loss will te very heavy. President Castro, of the Venezuelan republic, has addressed a message to the people of the United States and takes occasion to score Minister Loomis, whom he accuses of accepting large bribes from the asphalt com pany. Girl strikers in New York made a riotous demonstration. They handled non striking girls roughly, and stoned the building, breaking glass whhiows. The notice arrested four of the lead ers, but lost one oi tnem in cnai j;" from the strikers, . The plague is reported to be spread ing in India. The Cuban convention haa accept ed the Piatt amendment, i Another Jack the Kipper case has been discovered in London. Porto Bicans are dissatisfied with the Supreme court decision The Confederate Veterans' reunion has been opened at Memphis, Tenn. Duties collected on goods from the Philippines may have to be refunded, Corner stone for the new federal building at Salem, Or., will be laid May 31. China has agreed to the amount of indemnity demanded by tne powers, but obiects to the interest. The 10 hour day law, enactod by the last Washington legislature, for fomales may not affect the telephone girls. At a Nashville, Tonn., university, a native of China won the medal pre sented to the best c rator in the uni versity.' , It is understood in Borne that Pope Leo XIII haa made a will naming his successor. Northwestern Iowa has begun ship- pine choice butter to Porto Kico. The first consignment left Sioux Falls a few days ago. The Austro Hungarian census just completed shows the total population to be 47.000,000, an increase, since 1890 of 9 per cent. The population of Budapest has increased 4a per cent, HER CA8E CRITICAL. Mr. McKinlty's Condltioa Cause Much Oneera. Washington June 4. Mrs. Mc Kinley continues very weak, iter condition is not greatly changed from that of yesterday, but each day that elapses without ft gain in strength lessens her power of recuperation. The complaint which came near end ing her life in San Francisco i . still present. It is in a slightly less aggravated form, but gives the phy sicians and president much concern. Mrs. McKinley has shown remarkable vitality, but her illness has so re duced her strength as to leave her very feeble indeed. It is feared that unless a change for the better soon manifests itself, her strength may become so near exhausted as to leave her without rallying power. The news given out by the physi cians in attendance today was not reassuring, though hope of better tihngs still continues. After a con sultation between the . doctors the following bulletin was issued : "Mrs. McKinley passed a comfort able night, but ber condition has not materially changed since tne report of yesterday." , MOST UNIQUE CLAIMS. Government WIN B Aikcd to Rotor Valu f Bands Burned. Washington, June 4. A most unique claim will be presented at the next congress. - It is that of certain heirs of Joseph L. Lewis, who was a millionaire of Trenton, N. J. Lewis was a bachelor crank. His will pro vided bequests of from $75,000 to $100,000 to various relatives and directed that after these bequests should be naid the residue of his -estate should be invested in govern ment bonds, and as he expressed it, "in order to reduce the public debt, the bonds -should btr-Wned. . Hi wishes were carried out, $996,000 in government bonds were purchased and burned. Thia occurred 25 years ago. Now certain distant relatives who were not beneficiaries of the will are aeekinir to have the government restore to the Lewi estate the value of the bonds burned, and a bill pro viding that this shall be done will be introduced in the next congress. IN A RUSSIAN JAIL. Prominent American Confined Arbitrarily ia Neva Fortrti. New York, June 3. The Press this morning publishes a statement that L, James Gordon, sale and con tracting agent in Bussia of the Bald win Locomotiv e Works, disappear- 1 in St. Petersburg last January, and that his disappearance was caused hv his arrest by the Kussian authori ties on charges unknown to the pub lic. On the day succeeding the arrest a St. Petersburg paper contained the following notice: JHr. 1 J. Lt.- a prominent business man, wa ar rested yesteroay." inose wno anon Gordon knew that it referred to him. but that ended the matter in tit. f te- ersburg. It is only within a few weeae that it nas oecorae Known in he is confined arbitrarily in the fort ress of the Neva. The American ambassador has been asked to inter est himself in the affair by a brother and two sisters of Gordon, who are in this city at the present time, but without result. Fr Raged Tea Days. Oaxaca, Mexico, June 4. Details of the great fire which raged on tbe isthmus of Tehauntepec for several days have been received here. Ovei 70 people were unable to escape the rapid progress ot tne names anu were burned to death. The fire started on a coffee plantation, and owing to the dryness of the vegation it waa soon beyond control and wrought great destruction to growing crops Many thousands Ot acres oi com trees, bananas, orange trees and othe. troDical Drjducts were destroyed. The fire burned for 10 days and was finally quenched by a heavy tropical rain. - Import from Philippine. Washington, May 31.- A statement prepared at the treasury department shows that the receipts from custoett duties collected upon articles im nnrted into the United Btates Irom the Philippine islands from April 1, 1899. to March 31. 1901, were i,uim,- 917. Of this amount $866,942 came for sugar. $119,539 for cigars, and tha remainder for miscellaneous articles. DiKovcriet f Argentina Scientist New York June 3. A dispatch to the Herald from Buenos Ayres saye 8enor Ricaldoni, an engineer, has just made experiments with an improved system of wireless telegraphy. Tht results Ot tne experiment were very satisfactory. He will soon try a sub marine boat of his own invention, which he believes is superior to any others. , - . Demlnlcaa Revolution Crushed. Kingston Jamaica, June 4. It if reported that the revolution in Santo Domingo has been compctelly crushed at its inception and a number of the prominent rebels shot or imprisoned. Among the latter is a son of the late president. There is little cargo offering from Colombian porta in consequence of the heavy export duties i in nosed bv the Colombian mvernment to meet expenses inoi dent to the revolution. NEWS OF THE STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL OVER OREGON. Cemmtrtial aaid Financial Happsniwp at ha porta A Brief Review al tht Growth and ImprovemeuU at tha Many Industrie Throughout One Thriving Cam. monwealth LaUit Market Report Four whales in Yaquina bay were reported one day last week. Arrangemnets are being made for a Fourth of July celebration at Durkee. The O. B. & N. Co. has a heavy new switch engine in the Pendleton yards, , The movement of cattle from Har- . ney county for tbe summer ia now under way. v A severe frost near Vale a few nights ago is reported to have injured crop considerably.- ' Two car loads of one and two year . old steers were shipped from Yaquina bay last week. The contract for carrying tbe mail between Marsh field and North Bend will be let July 1. Oliver P. Kaubb, aged 78, an old pioneer, died at his home near Col burg the other day. The bridge at Nashville has col lapsed. Some live stock went down with it, but none were killed. The new superintendent of the Badger mine in Susanville district has laid off a number of men,, pend ing the making of improvement. The Lincoln county court will repair the bridge across the Big Elk river at Elk City and will construct a bridge across the Yau inari - " Pioneer. . ; " " The machinery for the additional five stamps for the Lucky Boy mill in the Blue Biver district ha arrived at Springfield and will be hauled to the mine as soon as possilbe. Philomath will celebrate the Fourth of July. The Hillaboro council has ordered 500 feet of hose. Sufficient funds have been pledged for a Fourth of July celebration at Boseburg. ; Last week there was 60,000 pound of wool sold at Blalock for 10 cent per pound. Two carloads of horses were shipped from Baker City to the East thia week by Susanville people. , S L. Brooks, a stockraiser of the Sandridge, north of Imber, lost hi large barn by fir last week. The board of directors of the Hunt-' ington high school have decided to have nine months' school this year. The 12th annual convention of the Washington County Sunday School Association will be held June 6 at Forest Grove. The Inland Telephone Company haa a crew of men engaged in stringing 3xtra wires between La Grande and Wallowa county point. The DeeD Gravel Mining Company. incorporated, has assumed control of all the mining property heretofore owned by Wimer Bros, a U, at Waldo. Portland Markets. Wheat Walla Walla, 60c; va.1- ley, , nominal; bluestem, 61 62c. per bushel. Flour Best grades, $2.903.40 pet ban-el ; graham, $2.60. Oats White,$1.351.40 percental ; gray, $1.301.32K per cental. Barley Feed, $1717.50; brewing, $1717.50 per ton. Millst ufls'- Bran, 517 per ton ; miaa- linmi. S21.60: shorts. $20.00; chop. . $16. Hay Timothy, Jiz.outgi,; clover, $79.50; Oregon wild hay, $67 per ton. Hops JZGM40. per id. Wool Valley, ll13o; Eastern Oregon, 710c; mohair, Zl2ic. per pound. Butter Fancy creamery, 159 i 17 Jfc. ; dairy, 1314c.; store, 119 per pound. . jvgs Oregon ranch, 12(3l2Xo. ., per dozen. UUeese r uu -cream, twins,. 13 Wc; Young America, 13X65 14c per pound. , roultry nicKens,mieu,j.s-i hens, $45.00; dressed, U3l2e. per pound; springs,' $35 per doxen;' ducks, $56; geese, $87; turkeys, ( live, 1012c; dressed, 14(3 16o. per pound. Potatoes Old, $11.15 per sack; new, tXic. per pound. Mutton Lambs 4Ji5o. per, 1 raB . 'Ka.fr aLiwn wAthera. with wool. $4.254.50; aressed, 67c per pound. Hogs Gross, heavy, $5.756; light, $4.755; dressed, 787)'ts. per pound. Veal Large, 6 7o. per pound; small, 7j8c- I pound. Beef Gross, top steers, $5$5.2o; cows and heifeis, $4.504.75; dressed beef, UK- V Pund Senator Hawley is in favor of pro tecting the Nicaraguan canal, no matter what kind of an interna tional agreement is made. It was held recently in a London , noliee court that no one has any right I faroa hi wav into a railway car riage aireatiy tun. San Francisco has 130, Pittsburg 385, Providence Z.W, Washington ow, - 1 Lnninvilla 325. Cincinnati 616 and J Cleveland 400 policemen.