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OOiliJOUSE
BY MARY
; 1 rilAl'TKU XI.
In tlia old drown acliool limur,' over-bailowi-il
liy apiilo tnw ami alitfllcred,
on thw went by a Iuiik. twp hill, where
tin team ami wild nr- ATi-w. Mary
Howaril tAiittht a llttln Mwk of twmty
Ave. uoaalnif tiimc, nridnu othera ami
tarhin tlii'in all by bar kind wnrda ami
wliia.mii. waya to love her a tlu-y bad
Bir Iwfiiro loved m liiatructnr.
When Hrat aha waa pniiioacil aa a
twiehur In Illi-a Ciiriirr, Widow Tt-rkina.
and a li-w oiIht. who had no children to
artid, held ni their hnnda In Ainaaeutettt,
woudiTlnif "what tha world u comln'
to, and If tlia eomuililei'iiiiin, Mr. Knight,
I'poaed they waa (culu' to b rid oter
tiHtxbabod by a town paupar; but . ahe
couldn't get a atlftYiit, tut tb orthodox
mliiiater wmitiln't ttlra her one; and If
ha did, Ilia t'nllnrlnu mlnlater wouldn't!"
AtH-onlinKly. when it waa known that
th ordeal bad bwn pHaaml and that
Mary bad la her paeaioo a pier of pa
per about tbroa liu lu'i aquarv, authorla
ln her to tearh a pommon dlairiet aebool,
Ihla worthy rmii lava ronrlnried that
"Ither everrlmdy had tout their acmea
or la Mla Moaon, who waa ptwaeut at
the aianilnatlon, had ant by and ma
nured In her car tha auawera to All hard
qneatlona."
'In all my burn daya I never amn any-
thlnf like It," aald tha widow, aa aha
dla'.rlliuled her frrtn tea, awoeteued with
browu aiixar, to A party of ladlea, wbk'b
aha waa enterialiilnii. "But you'll ae,
aha won't keep her tlin niof'n half out
Sally Ann, paaa them nutrakea. So
body 'a loin' to aeiid their ehitdren to a
pauper. 'I'hero'a Miaa Kradley an.va ahe'H
take har'n out the Drat tlmi they get
licked. Ilrtva aome aiorc aaaa, Sll
odfa. I want It eat up, for I believe
Ifa A-worklu' but I teiled ber that
wara't tba trouble, Mary'a too aoftly to
hurt a mlakeeter. Anil ao young, too.
It'a KorernmriH ahe'll Inek in. It any
body'll bave a pleo of tbla dried apple
pie, I'll cut It."
Fortunately, Alary knew nothing of
Mra. I'erklot' iliapleaaure, and never
dreamed that any feeling exluled toward
ber aav that of perfeet frlenilahip, Hineo
wa laat aaw her, ah bad grows Into A
Rue, health? looking girl. Her far and
figure were round and full. And ber com
pletion, though still rather pale, waa
clear aa marble, eontraaling well with
her dark-brown hair and eyea, which no
lunger aermed unnaturally lame. Ht 111.
aha was not beautiful, it la true, and yet
Billy waa not far from right when b
failed her tha Aneat looking girt In Chiro
pi and It v na for thla reaaon, perhapa,
that Mra. Campbell watched with jeal
nay. Krerr noaailda palna bad been taken
with Kila'a education. The beat teach
era had been hired to inatruct her, and
ahe waa now at a faahfonabla aeniinary,
but atill ahe did Dot poaaeaa one-half the
eaae and gracrfuiiieae of manner which
eeetned natural to ber alater. The two
glrla had aeen but little of each other;
and oflentliuea when Klla mot Dor alater
ah merely acknowledged her preaence
by a nod or a alrople "bow d ye tloi'
When abe beanl thAt Mary waa to be
teacher abe aald "ahe waa glad, for It
wee more respectable than going into a
faetorr or working out." Mra. Campbell,
too, fejt In duty bound to expreaa her
plenanre, adding that "abe hoped Mary
would give aetiafaetioa, but 'twaa ex
tremely doubtful, ahe waa ao young, and
poaaeaaed of ao little dignity!"
I'nfortunately Widow I'erklua' red cot
tage alood directly oppcalte the ecbool
house; and aa the widow belonged to that
atlrring few who alwaya "waah the
breakfast dlahea and make the beds be
fore Anyone la up In the house," ahe hud
ample leisure to watch And report on
the proceedings of the new teachvr. Now,
Mrs. Pcrklne" clock waa like Ita mla
tress, always balf an hour In advance
f the trua time, nd Mary had acarcclj
taught A week era Mr. Knight, "the com
mitteeman," waa duly hailed in the atreet
and told that the "echoolmarm wanted
lookln' to, for ahe didn't begin no morn
In' till half-paat nine, nor no Afternoon
till bAlf-pnst one! Besidea that," ahu
Added. "I think ahe given 'em too long a
play apell. AnywAve, aeema ef aome on
'em was out o' doora the hull time."
Mr. Knight had too much good sense
to heed the widow's coniplalnta, and be
merely replied: "I'm glad on't. Five
hours la enough to keep little ahavera
cramped up In the house glad on't."
The widow, thin foiled In her attempt!
at making disturbance, finally gave up
the atrlfo, contenting herself with qulx
slug the older girls, and Asking them If
MAry could do all the hard aumi in arith
metic, or whether ahe took them home
for Mrs. Maaon to aolvel
Io spite, however, of these little an
noyances, Mary waa contented and hap
py Hhe knew thAt her pupils loved her,
and that the greater part of the district
were satisfied, ao she greeted the widow
with her pleasantest smile, And by al
ways being particularly polite, Anally
verceiu her prejudice to a conaldcrable
extent. ' . 1 1 n .
One Afternoon About the middle or
July, Al Mrs. I'erklua wsi seated by her
front window engaged lu "stitching
shoes." A very, common employment in
some pert! of New Kngland, her atten
tion was suddenly diverted by A tall,
stylish-looking young man, who, driving
bis handsome borse and buggy under
the shadow of the apple treee. a! gated
mid entered Into conversation with A
group of little girls who were taking their
usual recess. Mr.. IVrkl...' curiosity wa.
housed, .ud Bally Ann wa. called to
ve who the itranger wa.. But for s
wonL Sally Ann didn't know though
.be "guessed tha boss was on. of the
B."S":;ddy Knight." .aid
.he, .t the .nine time holding back the
Surtaln and .teuplng asUam .. not to
be visible herself. , . ,
"Trv if you can hear what he . .aym ,
whispered Mrs. IVrklus; but A class of
C, IZ the school house Just then struck
luto th. multiplication table, tbus effec
uaMy drowning auytldng which Sally
Ann might otherwise have beArd. ,
1 1 tgsgr
fo PALACE
J. HOLMES
"I know there children will apllt their
throats. Can't they hold up a minute,"
pxclulmed Mra. I'erkinA, greatly annoyed
at being tbua prevented from overhearing
A conversation the natu.s of which she
could not even guess.
The atrauger was at that moment amll
Ingly saying: "Tell me more about her.
Hon .ha ever scold, or baa abe too
pretty a mouth for that?"
"No, .he never scolds," .aid DellA
frost, "aiiiI she', got tha nicest white
toetli, and I guess she knows It, too, for
she shows them . great deoA." ;
, "Hhe' real white, too." rejoined Lydla
Knight, "though p. say a ahe uaed to be
yaller aa saffron."
Here there was a gentle rap upon the
window, and the girla, starting off, ex
claimed: "There, we muat go In."
"May I go, too?" aaked the atranger,
following them to the door. "Introduce
me aa Mr. Stuart."
, Lydla bad never Introduced anybody In
her life, and, following her companion, to
tier sest, .he left Mr. Stuart standing In
the doorway. With her naual politeness,
Mary came forward and received the
stranger, who gave fail nana a. Mr. Stu
art, saying "he felt much Interested In
common school, and therefore bad ven
tured to call."
Offering tha seat of honor, Msry re
sumed ber usual diitlea, occasionally
casting a look of curiosity at the atranger,
wboae eyes seemed constantly upon ber.
It waa rather warm that day, And when
Mary returned from her dinner Widow
rerkina waa greatly shocked At aeeing
her Attired la a light pink muslin dress,
the short sleeve, of which .bowed to good
Advantage ber round, white anna. A nar
row velvet ribbon confined by a amall
brooch and a black .Ilk apron, completed
her toilet, with the exception of a tin
locket, which wa. .uapended from her
neck by a alender gold chain. This laat
ornament Immediately riveted Mr. Sm
art', attention, and from some strsnge
cause sent the color quickly to bis f Ace.
After a time, as If to sscertaln whether
It were really a locket or a wstch, he Ask
ed "If Miss Howard could tell him the
bourr
"Certainly, air," aald she, and stepping
to the desk And consulting a silver time
piece About the site of a dining plate,
she told him that It waa half-past three.
When achool was out Mr. Stuart, who
seemed in no baate whatever, entered In
to A lively discussion with Mary concern
ing achoola and book a, adroitly managing
to draw ber out upon all the leading top
ics of the day. At last the conversation
turned upon Bowers; And when Mary
chanced to mention Mra. Maaon'. beauti
ful garden be Instantly expressed great
desire to see It, and finally offered to Ac
company MAry borne, provided she bad
no objections. She could not, of course,
say no, and the Widow Perkins came
very near letting ber buttermilk biscuit
bum to a cinder when she aaw the young
man walking down the road with Mary.
Arrived at Mra. Mason's, the atranger
managed to make himself so agreeable
that Mrs. Maaon Invited him to atay to
tea. Whoever he was, be seemed to un
derstand exnctly haw to And out what
ever he wished to know; And before teu
was over be bed learned of Mary a in-
tintloo to attend the acAdemy In Wtl-
brnham the next autumn.
Finally he aald good-night, leaving
, Mary and Mrs. Mason to wonderthe
one what he came there for, nod the oth
I er whether he would ever come Again.
J The widow, too, wondered And fidgeted
aa the sun went down behind the long
! hill.
"It beats all nater what' kept him ao
long," aald she, when he at last appear-
mi an.t. iinraatnntna Ma hnram. Hl-nVA nff
1 at a furloue rate; "but If I lire I'll know
all About it to-morrow;" And with thla
conaolatory remark abe returned to the
beat room And for the .emainder of the
evening devoted herself to the entertain
ment of Uncle Jim and his wife, Aunt
Dolly.
That evening Mr. Knight, who had
been to the poatottlee, called At Mra. Ma
son's, bringing with him a letter which
bore the Boston postmark. Paasing it to
Mary, he winked at Mrs. Mason, saying,'
"I kinder gueaa bow all thi. writin'
works will end; but hain't there been a
young chap to see the ichoolT"
"Yes; how did you know Itf returned
Mrs. Maaon, while Mary flushed mora
deeply than .he did when Billy'i letter
was handed her,
"Why, you ace," answered Mr. Knight,
"I waa about at the foot of the Ulauch
ard hilt, when I sea a buggy coming like
Jehu. Just as it got agin me it kinder
slackened and the for wheel ran off
amnck and aclasora."
"Was he hurt?" quickly Asked MAry.
"Not A bit on't," AAld Mr. Knight, "but
be was Beared aome, I gueaa. I got out
and helped him, and when he heard I'a
from Itice Corner he aald he'd been Into
achool. Then he asked forty-'leven ques
tions About you, And jest as I waa settln
yon up high, who should come a-ranterln'
up, with their long-tailed gowna, and hats
like men, but Klla Campbell And a great
white-eyed pucker, that came home with
her from school Either, Ella', horae was
acary or .be did It a jiurpoae, for the
intuit ahe got near It began to rare, and
she would have fell off If that man hadn't
catched It by the bit and held her on
with t'other hond. I Alius waa the moat
eanguinary of men, and I was building
caatle. about him And our little .chool
mnrm, when Klla came along, end I gin
it up, for I see that he waa took, and
ahe did look hsndaomo, with her curia A
Hylu' Wall, aa I wasn't of no more use,
I whipped up old Charlotte And come on."
"When did EUa return V Asked MAry,
who had not before heArd of her aiater'a
"Ydon't know," nid Mr. Knight. "The
ftrat I lea of her wa. cuttln" through
the street, on the dead run; but I muatu't
atay here gabbln', so good-night, Miss
Mason good-night, Mary hope you've
got good newa In that ar letter."
. The moment he was gone Mary ran up
to her room 'to read her letter, from
which we give the following extract:
"Vou must have forgotten George More-
ST. HELENS, OREGON, JTKIDAY,
land, or yon would have mentioned him
to me. I like him very much, Indeed, and
yet I could not help feeling A little Jealous
when he manifested so much Interest In
you. Sometimes, Mary, I think that for
A brother, I Am getting too selfish, and I
do not wish anyone to like you except
myself, but I surely need not feel ao to
ward George, tbe best friend I have In
Boston, He Is very kind, lending me
books, and has even offered to use bia In
fluence In getting me a aituatlon In one
of tha beat law offices In the city'
After reading this letter Mary .at for
A long time thinking of George Moreland
of the time when she first knew him
of all that William Bender bad been to
her since end wondering, a. glrla some
times will, which she liked tbe best. Bill
unquestionably bad the strongest claim
to ber love, but could he have knowr
how much satisfaction ahe felt In think
ing that George .till remembered And felt
Interested In ber be would have had soma
reason for fearing, aa be occasionally did.
that she would never be to him aught
aire a .later. . " , .
CHAPTER XII.
The summer was drawing to a close,
and with it Mary's achool. Shs had suc
ceeded In giving satisfaction to tbe en
tire district. Mr. Knight, with whom
Mary waa a great favorite, offered her
the school for the coming winter, but she
had decided upon attending school her
self, and after modestly declining bis of
fer, told him of ber Intention,
"But where', the money coming from!"
aid b.
- Mary laughingly asked him how many
bags of ahoei he supposed she bad stitch
ed during the laat two year.
"More'n two hundred, I'll bet," aald be.
"Not quite aa many is that," answered
Mary; "but .till I have managed to earn
my clothes and thirty dollar beside.; and
this, together with my school wages, will
pay for one term and part of another."
"Woll, go Ahead," returned Mr. Knight
"I'd help yon If I could. Go ahead; and
who know, bat you'll one day be the
president', wife."
When Widow Perkins heard that Mary
wss going sway to school ihe forgot to
put Any yeast In th bread which ahe wa.
making. And, bidding Sally Ann "watch It
until It rlx." .he posted off to Mrs. Ma
son', to Inquire th particulars, reckoning
np i. she went along how much fourteen
weeks' wage, would com to at nine .hil
lings per week.
But with all her qulzsing and "pump
ing," ai Judith called It, she was un
ibte to ascertain anything of Importance,
and, mentally styling Mm. Maaon, Mary,
Jndith and ail "great gompheada," ah
returned borne And relieved Sally Ann
from her watch over unleavened bread.
Both Mr. Mason And Mary laughed
heartily at the widow's curiosity, though,
a Msry said, "It was no laughing mat
ter where the money wss to come from
which she needed for ber books and cloth
ing." Everything which Mra. Mason could
do for her she did. And even Judith, who
was never famous for generosity, brought
In on Ssturdsy morning balf-worn
merino, which she thought "mebby could
be turned And sponged, and made into
somethin' decent," addiug, in an under
tone, that "she'd had It out alrin' on tbe
clothes boss for more'n two hours'"
A few days afterward Jenny Lincoln
cam galloping up to th school house
door, declaring ber Intention of staying
until achool was out, snd hiring A good
time.
"I heer you sr going to Wleban
said she, "bnt I went you to go to Mount
liolyoke. We nre going, a whole lot of
us that la. If we can paaa examination.
Boa lan't pleaaed with th Idea, but I
am. I think 'twill be fun to waah po
tatoea and scour knlvea.- I don't believe
that mother would ever have aent ns
there If It were not that Ida Selden ia
going. HecfAther And her Aunt Mar
tha nsed to be schoolmate with Mioa
Lyon, and they bar lwys intended
that Ida abould graduate at Mount Hoi
yoke. Now, why can't yon go, too?"
"I wish I could." said Msry, "but I
can't. I haven't money enough, and there
la no on to give It to me."
"It wouldn't hurt Mra. Campbell to
help yon a little," returned Jenny. "Why,
laat term Ella spent Almost enough for
candles and gutta percha toya to pay the
expenaa of. halt a year's achooling at
Mount liolyoke. It'a too bad that Ahe
abould have everything and you nothing."
(To b continued.)
Cum Vlotlni of Drug. '
A church anion now exists In New
York for the moat remarkable purpose
on record. Its avowed: object 1. to
cure tba victims of the morphine and
other drug ha bit a and a moat Impres
sive Hat of well-known clergymen bave
registered themselves la support of the
scheme, whlcb Is conducted by Dr. W.
N. Richie.
Tbe plans of Dr. Richie's work and
the means by which he hopes to make
it effectual are to be made public as
soon as possible.' All that is withheld
from tbe public Is tbe elements of the
mysterious compound, which Is, Dr.
Richie alleges, an absolutely Infallible
panacea.
Men and women who hive sunk to
the loweBt levels of degradation have,
It is claimed, by the use of this cure
become perfectly regenerated. Physi
cians of established reputation private
ly indorse the cure, and the testimonials
appear so convincing flint the clergy
men who have formed a union on the
strength of It feel absolutely sure of
Its efficacy.
Dr. Richie says that he obtained the
cure from a friend of his, who In turn
obtained It from a German savant. The
friend referred to. having once become
the slave of morphine nnd having but
5 cents left In the world, converted It
into a 6-cent stamp to address a letter
to the German who bad originated the
cure. The recipe came, was made use
of, and the man, when Dr. Richie knew
him, was enjoying an nonorea om age.
A committee has been formed to re
ceive donations for the cure of such pa
tients as are not able to pay. -
"Could Not Be Repeated.
"I met Hlgglnbee and be stopped me
to tell me wbat bis little boy said, but
I'll bet one thing."
"Huht What's that?"
"I'll bet he didn't tell his boy what I
snld.' Indianapolis Press.
If Satan ever gets short of fuel be
ought to be able to use excuses.
JUNE 21, 1001.
EVCI1TS OTJIIC DAI
From All Parts of the New World
and the Old.
Of INTEREST TO OUR MANY READERS
Comprthtaiivs Review of th Important flap
poikift f th Past Week la A
Condtnted Form.
Philippine customs revenues ar
increasing.
Six frame buildings were burned at
Monmouth.
Cullies will surrender liis entire
force at Santa Cruz.
Incoming ships report passing
quantities of wreckage on the ocean.
Boers surprised a force of Victoria
mounted rifles near Middlesburg. and
captured two pompon. r
It is exepcted that negotiations at
Pckin will be settled this mouth.
Ten persons were injured by a tor
nado in Soath Dakota.
Two Indians tried to murder the
Umatilla chief of police.
Von Waldersee will be created a
prince on his return to Germany.
Only one body has been recovered
from the wreck of the ferry boat North-field.-
. . - : '. '-; ' ';
i Tbe Harriman interests have se
cured control of the Chicago, Mil
waukee St. Paul road, ,
Lulu Prince-Kennedy was convict
ed of murder in theaecond degree and
puniBltment was fixed at ten yeras'
imprisonment.
An extensive syndicate is buying
up eastern street car lines with the
intention of forming a complete mon
opoly. The Chief of the forestry bureau of
the Philippines has issued a circular
in which it is stated that the timber
supply in the Philippines is almost
unlimited. , ,
Negroes about Leavenworth, Kan
sas, are arming themselves with re
volvers purchased from the troops at
Fort Leavenworth, and it is thought
they intended to avenge the recent
burning of a Negro.
Eleven hundred butchers are on a
strike in San Francisco.
The Cuban convention has accepted
the original Piatt amendment.
The new battle ship Illinois , is the
fastest vessel of her class afloat.
Americans were again successful
in the international trap shoot. '
Extensive commissary frauds have
been dicovered at San Francico. -
Another name has been added to the
Port Royal, Pa., coal mine horror.
Thirty-four students graduated
from the Oregon Agricultural college.
Insurgent general Cailles refuses to
surrender, except on his own terms.
Extensive German influence In the
Yangtse district alarms the British
press. ,.',.''-' . : ..'..,"''. :
Donald McPhial, a prominent
Eastern Oregon Bheepman, was found
dead by the roadside. . ,
The Washigton legislature has ad
journed after amending the capital
punishment law and passing three
vetoed biiils. .
The governmnet is preparing to
fire three and one half tons of dyna
mite under the Narorws between Forts
Hamilton and Wadsworth. ' v v
The war department has issued a
set of regulations clearly defining
hazing and strictly prohibiting the
same. Any cadet found guilty ol
infraction will be dismissed from the
academy.
Many Filipinos have applied for
civil service positions.
Sruger claims to know nothing of
the peace negotiations.
Washington senate has repealed the
Sands capital punishment law. ,
A rich ledge of gold has been dis
covered near La Grande, Oregon.
A small town in Minnesota was
almost entirely destroyed by a tor
nado.. . . .
Officers of the Forty-third regiment,
in the Philippines, are accused of
bribery.
The battle ship Oregon has arrived
at Honolulu on her way hoine from
the Orient.
Zurbano has proclaimed himself
governor of the Philippines as succes
sor to Aguinaldo.
President McKinley has stated that
it is his intention to visit Hawaii in
the near future.
Three women were injured in Chi
cago, two probably fatally, by the col
lapsing of a stairway.
. Owing to fear of fresh trouble in
Corea for Americans, the cruiser New
Orleans has been ordered there.
McKinley announces that he would
refuse to accept the nomination for a
third term if it were offered him.
The date of the Rough Eiders'
Association convention has been
changed from August I to August 3.
There are 14,000 oysters to a ton.
River Jordan water is now exported
regularly for baptismal purposes.
In Georgia it is estimated that 30,
000 Negroes have boon graduated at a
cost of 1100,000,000, which colleges
are supported by Northern money.
The first mention of stamps , is in
the letters of the old Bishop Syuesius
of Cyrene, on the Greek coast of
Africa, 400 years after the Christian
ra.
SURPRISED BY BOERS.
rlctoria M ousted Rifles Overcome By a Su-
perl or force..
London, June 18. Lord Kitchener
has cabled from Pretoria under today's
late aa follow: ' .
Near Welmansrust, 20 miles north
af Middleburg, 250 Victoria mounted
rifles from General Beaston'l com
mand were surprised in camp at
steenkoolspruit by a superior force of
Boers at 7 :30 p. m. June 12. Tbe
jnemy crept up to within short range
and poured, a deadly fire into the
camp, killing two officers and 16 men
ind wounding: four officers and 38
men, of whom 28 were only slightly
wounded. Only two officers and bu
men escaped to General Beaston's
;amp. xne remainder were laaen
prisoners and released. Two pom
pos were captured by the f enemy.
Full details have not yet been re
vived. The serious reverse which Lord
Kitchener reports is tbe first accident
ol the kind that has happened to tbe
Australian contingent, and it is sup
posed to be due to neglect of proper
picketing. Although it is offset by
the defeat inflicted upon Dewet, the
losa of the guns is regarded as a serious
matter, which will encourage the
Boers to continue the struggle.
More or less fanciful accounts are
published on the continent of alleged
peace ' negotiations, but there is
nothing in them and nothing has
come of the interview between Mr.
Botha and Mr. Kruger. beyond re
vealing the fact that Mr. Kruger will
listen to no proposals unless they are
accompanied with a guarantee of in
dependence of the republics.
The Daily Mail's Cape Town cor
respondent says that Cecil Rhodes,
jpeaking at Buluwayo (Saturday,
predicted that a federation of South
African states would come in three or
four years, but he contended that
rto grant self-government to the repub
lics before federation would render
federation impossible.
JAPAN'S WAR ON RATS.
Energetic Measures Takca to Suppress th
' Plague..
Yokohama, June 1, via Victoria,
B. C. June 18. Much consternation
baa been awakened by the escape of a
rat at Tokio. The medical authori
ties of the Imperial university were
;ngaged in experimenting on some
rodents in the introduction of plage
bacilli into their veins, when one of
the animals eluded their vigilance,
ind aa a consequence several have
recently been discovered in the hos
pital infected with the disease. As a
result the war against . inem nas
assumed huge proportion. The
Tokio municipality haa voted 30,000
yen, rat traps by the thousand are
distributed among the people, and
a bounty of 5 sen each is offered for
their capture. With all this evi
dence of consternation there is no
need of fear that the the disease can
gain a foothold . in the country in
which such measures for prevention
have been taken. While sporadic
cases : appear here and there, they
are instantly isolated, and the spread
of the contagion is rendered practi
cally impossible. The authorities
do not hesitate to adopt tne moat
drastic measures in each instance,
and as a result the empire is today in
a better sanitary condition than any
other nation in the world. '
The cabinet muddle is not only
still unsettled, but it becomes every
day more complicated and hopeless of
solution. The source of trouble,
while dignified as ' a strife between
the principle of a party minsitry
and that of an independent cabinet,
responsible only to the sovereign, is
almost lost sight of in the pettiness
of the political squabbles which have
come to the surface, making it im
possible for . any statesman without
complete loss ot selt-respeoi, to un
dertake the task of forming a minis
try, ;y: - ,.
STRIKE OF TRACKMEN.
Employe. f th Canadian Pacific will Co
"' Out la a Body. " ';''.
Vancouver, B. C, June 18.A11 of
the Canadian Pacific trackmen will go
out tomorrow morning at 6 o'clock,
the demand of those in the eastern
division for an increase in wages of 20
cents rer day not having been ac
ceded to. Officials of the road state
that the granting of this demand
would mean an additional annual
expenditure of $400,000. Men are
being secured to take charge ol
bridges and portions of track where
surveillance is necessary, and it is
announced that all trains will be run
tomorrow as usual.
CaliforalA Trala Wrtck.
Santa Cruav Cal., June 15. The
narrow gauge Southern Pacific pas
senger train from San Francisco was
wrecked today near Kincon. tungv
neer James Stanley and Fireman
Henrv Coyle were seriously injured.
The locomotive, tender and baggage
car were badly smashed. The wreck
occurred on a curve. Th passenger
car, containing 40 people, did not
leave the track.
Battla on th Tonkin Frontier.
' Tacoina, June 18. The steamship
Tacoma brings news from Hong
Kong that the French forces in lon
kin lost four officers and 17 soldiers
in a fight along the Tonkin fiontier
with marauding bands of Chinese,
aggregating over 500, The Chinese
forces include 1,000 regulars who
preferred robbery to soldiering.
Many Chinese women were killed and
the Chinese were driven into Kwang
Se province.
NO. 27.
oioiispitw
Items of Interest From All Parts
of the State. .
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL HAPPENINGS
A Brief Review f th Growth d Improve-
asente ef the Many Industrie Through.
r Mil Our Thriving Commonwealth.
Eugene will have a two days' Fourth
of July celebration, - , :f
Tbe Whitney council now meets
twice a month instead of once a
heretofore.
Fourth regiment. O. N. G.. will go ,
into camp at Eugene June 27, and
remain until after the Fourth.
Reports from along the Columbia
river show a - much better run of
salmon than in the past few weeks.
Commencement exercises are in
progress or about to begin in most of .
the colleges and universities of the
state. ,, .'
The Rogue River Mining A Milling ,
Company ha about finished cleaning
up at its mine on the left hand fork
of Foots creek. -
A new electirc light company haa
been formed in Salem. It will also
operate a system of street railways,
Capital stock, $130,000.
The new military code regulating '
the 0. N. G. will be ready for distri
bution in a few days. The new set is
much stricter than the one now in
use. ''' "
The Lakeview Water Company has
a crew of men working on. the im
provement which , will convey the
company's water in tiling direct.,
from the spring to the summit of .the
hill overlooking; Lakeview.
Smallpox at Westfall haa been
eradicated.
Ontario has arranged to observe the
Fourth of July.
Athena streets are being improved
with crushed rock.
People of Quartzburg have peti
tioned for a daily mail.
Coquille City is preparing for a
Fourth of July celebration.
The treasurer of Marion county had
on hand June 1 the sum of $24,959.23.
The Linn County "W. C. T. U. con-.
mention will be held the first week in
August. ' .
It is reported at Prairie ; City that
"rustlers" are stealing stock in the
vicinity of Grub creek range.
' The question of bonding n-shool dis
trict No. 8, Malheur county, in the
sum of $3,000, to improve the school '
building, will come before the voters
June 15. .
J. H. Timon has discovered a 14-'
foot vein of coal where he has been
opening, up a mine on Lampey creek.
Coos county. The mine is located
within 200 yards of the river.
There is some talk of moving the
school house in district 92, Umatilla
county, to Missouri gulch or Stage
gulch. The district is nine miles long
and a number of the children live so
far from the school building that they
either stay at home or are put to great
inconvenience during bad weather.
There is also a sentiment for dividing
the district. -
. Portland Markets.
Wheat Walla Walla, 6162c. ;val
ley, nominal; bluestem, 6162c.
per bushel. "...
Flour Best grades, $2.903.40 per
barrel; graham, $2.60.
Oats White, $1.321.35 percen
tal; gray, $1. 301. 32 M per cental. ,
Barlev Feed, $17 17.50; brewing,
$1717.50perton.
Millstuffs Bran, $17 per ton ; midd
lings, $21.50; shorts, $20.00; chop,
$16.
Hay Timothy, $12.50 14; clover,
$79.50; Oregon wild . hay, $67
per ton.
Hops 12(9 J4c. per lb.
Wool Valley, 11 13c; Eastern
Oregon, 7llc; mohair, ' 20(3 21c.
per pound.
Butter Fancy" creamery, 15(3
17 Xo.; dairy, 1314o. ; store, 11
12H'c. per pound.1;, . ,
Eggs Oregon ranch, 12 120,
per doxen.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 12e;
Young ' America, 1313ic. per
pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.00;
hens, $33.50; dressed, 810c. per
pound; springs, $1.50 3 per dozen;
ducks, $33.50; geese, $45.50; tur
keys, live, 810c; dressed, 910c.
per pound.
Potatoes Old, $11.2Q per sack;
new, l?2e. per pound.
Mutton Lambs 4c. per pound .
gross ; best sheep, wethers, with wool,
$4.254.50; dressed, 6!7o per
pound. - 1
Hogs Gross, heavy, $5.75 6;
light, $4.755; dressed, 7c. per
pound. .
Veal Large, 6X7c per pound;
small, 7)8o. per pound.
Beef 43iros8,top steers, $4. 25 4. 60;
cows and heifers, $3.754.00; dressed
beef, 77Js'o. per pound.
Since Mexico's mining law of 1892
went into effect, more than 9,000
mining titles have been issued.
In Atchison county, Kansas, a
farmer's wife sold $1,000, worth of
butter InBt year. Another one sold ,
$564 worth of butter and eggs, ,
The United States leads all other
nations in the matter of fruit grow
ing. Strawberries were valued at
180,000,000 last year And grapes at
,100.000,000.