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Newspaper Page Textt 7 ITT M -J-LL nn 1 KJ JL JUJ VJi W JL N J . f vol. xviij. " ": t -t : , '"; ,-, ; ' - 8T. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1901. ' . ., NO. 28. WHITE COLLAR LINE ! PORTUND-ASTDHIUOUTE. STEAMER "TAHOMA." : Pally I'11""1' Trip Kutwpt Monday, TIMK CARD. Atlorl .... . 7 I. M. The Dalles-Portland Route. 8TR. "BAILEY QATZERT." DAILY BOUNO Til" gXOCPT MONDAY, CASCADE LOCKS, KOOO RIVER, WHITE SALMON AND TBI DALIES. TIME CARD tial The I'ulliw.,-. .,. I'. M l.... I'll lll" ,.... 4 P, M AtrKt at f cl-l ..... . . 11 1'. M mcais thc vcftv Bcrr, nvHuiKlay Trim l.dln Feature. jr hi. K" I'M Utaaileat Nieuie Altrae limit u r.an. Through Portland eounaellon villi Kteamei tt.liruiia inim llajaeo and ! Bcwh I'nini.. fchli'i llr 1 In Tl tntvrcha.iMet.lt alili 0, A. A N " v. J iiniiiy i icseu. LANDINC ANOOKKK K; raol "I AM' M Main Ml. riiari.aati, uatwuN, B. W. CR1CHT0N. Aft., Portland. JOHN M. I-ILLOON, Agt., Tht Dalle, A. J. TAYLOR. Agent, Astoria. 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TraiM. trill ato in ll ha. a,nii.ii nit at Huii'liMt h.nromiti Irivm iHilitta m vl UuU. J. V. Mmjm, Urn, !'a. Am.. A.u.rla, Or Clatskanie and Portland ROUTE STEAMER C. W. SHAVER. laVM I'lirllund TiifmUy cmt Tlinrmliiv At 6 p. 111., lor Cltliiiln Ami wav liimf Ingo; Humlriy at 5 p. iti. for Oiik J'utut. ) AKTIANINO lnt ClAliikAnl We.!niUy ami Fri day at 4 p. in,, til prruiittiiig ; leave Uik J'oinl MontlAy At p. in, Hhaver TraaporUUB ('. OREGON S:ior(rJiiF.E in union Pacific fill. HnT TIHtR IK IlFni'l.KA Aaaiva ro rmiM I'dKli.ANIi. . raoai f'hlrairiv 1','ill.nJ Hall l.aka, Dfiivnr, n iclal Worth, Omaha.Kaii- it,- . i. m. CHV, M. l.oiil. via Hunt- Chicago ana Kaat. , liilinii. Kt'l'rwS 8" IaIia. 7tr, Ft. OOp.m. nh. Omaha, Kan- la ifunT am Clly. tH, Uilm A. M. Iiilliin. t'hitiagu tiuu A.uat, At. Pal Walla Walla, twl-r-MtMail "' r"pnlini, WhI- Otin.ia, lai. 1'iiHir.itii, Mln- 7;oo.m. v( itmpulla. W. Kaul, Hpukana ln lt . Xllwaiikr,, ChlcHKO Mil'l Kaal, ron ro iTi.AKii. All aallltlll datM tub Jui't to phanire. . ' p. m. Forfflin rraiiclwii P- m' Hall ayarjr Hva d). " KilrimiTlay Ootumbla Blyar f , m u.'.K.i"-- To Aatorla nd Way- Kiiiindaj lOp. ST "" - WHIamalU Rlv, 4 so p.m. K. H,',n,i. ('r"itiiiH:ity,Nwlirrt, Ki.Buuaar Kt.Miiiiilay Ssfn A y liurn '' ' a, m. 4 p. m, Tiwa. Thar, Cornlll. anil War- Mtm. Wl. nl fat. I.auilluk's anil Frl. . WlliamaMa and Yam- V.,7,',.n "'""T-, M,m.PWd. ana u.t, Orenon Oily, Thiyron, ud rri. ami Way Uiiilluaa, l.v. Hlparla Anaaa Blyar-. Ly.lxiw'toa mOa. m. d.lly at llJRIirla 10 Ijiwlalon. :HU a. in, A.L. CRAIO, General rawenger Agt., Pobtiano, Oh. Steamer JOSEPH KELLOGG lv I'orUnna nn Tti'mtav. Thiimlar and t unlay al 7 a. m, lor W. Htltni, Katama, Carroll' Point, Halm'xr and Kilto, Arrlvinaat Portland Monday, Wd UKtilay and Knduj- at 2 p. in, Wharf loot of Sal.nou 8L II, HOLMAK. AfnL CWAPTEn xii (rninn.A t llnra Jenny'i ramirki wart lotarrupt. l th loud rattling of wheala, and th. halloo of many yolMa (l,iln to h. 'loor, aha and MAry taw coming down ma roau at a furloua rata tht old bay tart, ladro with young paoplt from Chic Pt, who had beta berrying In Btur brldgt tod wan bow rttnrnlng homa la ulgb glat. Tht horaoa wart (antaatU-ally trimmed with farna and trergrMna, whllt aartral of tht glrla wara oraanitntad la tht aamt way. Conaplruout among tha notay group waa Klla Campbtll. llmry Llnroln'a broad brlmmad hat waa rcat Ing on hnr long purl a, wblla her whlta ttiii-!ionDit waa Had under Hanry't ?hin. Tha momrnt Jenuy appeared Utt whole party ael up a About ao deafening that tha Widow I'erklna rama out In a trlct to tee "If tht Old Htrry waa to pAy, or what." No aoonerdld Henry Unrotn get 1111 or Mary than aprlnglng to bia feet, and awlnglug hi arm aroiiud hla head, be eereamtd out: "Thrat i-heere for the at'hoolina am and her btn.laoni (oyer, Hinyi llurrabl" "Waan't that amartr aald Jenny, when At la at tht bay rart dlaapoared from view, and tbt nnlat and dttat had onitwhat eiiliiled. Thi-n aa aha aaw tbt liar a la Mary'a tree aba added, "Oh. I wouldn't rare If they did teaat me about Hilly Beader. I'd at lief bt teaaed about lilin aa not." It lan't that." aald Mar, amlllnc In ilte of heraelr, at Jeuny'a rrAnknetn. "It lan't that. I didn't Ilka to hear Klla Alng with your brother, when Aha mutt bare known bt meant to annoy tna." "That eertalnly waa wrong," retained Jenny, "but Klla lan't au much to blame aa Henry, who aeetna to hart acquired A treat Intluenca over her during tht few weeke he baa been at home. Vou know he la taally flattered, and I dart ear Henry baa fully gratified her vanity lu that reaper!, for he aaya aha la tht only d went looking girl In tihlcopet. But ate, there cornea Mra. Maaoa; I gueea Aha wonder what la keeping you ao long." The moment Mra. Maaou entered the aehool room, Jenny commenced talking about Mount Holyoke, her tongue run ning ao fat that It entirely prevented anyont elae from epeaking nnlil aha atop ped for a moment to take breath. Then Mra. Maaoa very quietly remarked that If Mary wlabed to go to Mount Holyoke ahe could no ao, Mary looked op Inqulr itiffly, wondering what mine bad opened ao anddenly at her feet: but ahe received no eiplauatlon until Jenny had bidden her gond-by and gone. Then aba learn ed that Mra. Maaoa had uat received one hundred dollar from a man Io Boaton, who had year before owed It to her hue band, and waa unnbla to pay It aooner. "And tow," aald Mm. Maaoa, "there la no reaaon why yon ahnuld not go to Monnt Holyoke, if yon wlah to." '.a e e e e 't. "Ob, what A forlorn-looking placer' exclaimed Itoae Lincoln, aa from tbt win Iowa of tha crowded vehicle lu which they had come f.-om tha car ahe flrat ob tained a view of the not very baadaome rlllac of South Hadley. Kuae waa la the woret of hiimore, for by aomt mlwhanct Mary waa on tht itime teat with ncreelf, and consequently ahe waa very much diatreaaed and crowd- ed, Hhe, however, felt A little Afraid of Auat Martha, who ahe aaw waa Inclined to favor the object of her wrath, ao aha restrained her fault-finding aplrlt until he arrived at South Hadley, where ev erything cAtoA la for a ehArt of ber die- pleaaiirt. That tht aomlnaryr aald tht coa temiiiuoualy, at they drew up before the building. "Why, It lea't bAlf aa large or handeoma aa I tuppoaed. Oh, horror! 1 know I ahan't atay here long." The furniture of the parlor waa alio vary offenlve to the young lady. And when M1A Lyoa CAmt Io to meet them ahe, too, waa Aecretly Atyled "A prim, fuMy, allppery-tongued old maid." Jenny, however, who alwaya aaw the bright Aid of everything, waa completely chArmed with the eweet Atulle and placid face. After anm conversation between MlM Lyon and Aunt Martha It waa decided that Boae and Jenny ahould room toireth er, aa a matter of courae, and thAt Mary ahould room with Ida. Boae had fully Intended to room with Ida heraelf, and till declalon made her very angry; but there waa no help for It, and ahe waa obliged to aubntlt. . ' A.i now In a few day Ufa At Mount Holyoke commenced In oa meat. Although perfectly healthy, wary looaea riuer ,iil.t. and It waa for thla reaaon, per- knn. that th aweoDlua- and dilating of several rooma wtn aaineu iu um her portion of tht lauor. kia anu o. n.n.h worae. and wert greatly ahocked when told that they both belong ed to the wa.h circle! t,r ..Mttra." aalil lineo. 11 wv uau, ,.11 ..11. home before I'll do It;" and ahe glanced at her white handa. to make euro thoy were not aircauy uiv.-oiviu . dreadful aopudat Jenny wa delighted with her allot ment, which waa dlh-waahlng. "I'm gUd I took A leoa At the poor hou.e year Ago," Aald the one day to Itoe, who anappUhly replied! "I'd ahut up about the poorhonae, or they'll think you tht pauper Inatead of Madam Howard." , . "I'anpert Who'a pauperr aaked Lucy Duwaa, eager to hear to dealrahle , piece of new. j Ida Beiticn ira ui " reprovingly upoo Boe, who nodded to ward Miry, and forthwith Mia. Bow" departed with the information, m.. waa not long in roacuiug "V" k. "Why, Mary, whafa the matter? ask ed Ma, when, toward in no . day, .he found her companion weeping rusher room. Wlthout llft ng her he.d Mary replied, "Jt a jooh.u ,u t,.w. but why need I AlwayA be re- .lit lived, and If ahe went to the poor Uou.e I bad to go top. "And who waa mm "' ' taking Mary' hot handa between her own. . In a few word Mary related her blf tory, omitting her acquaintance with Ueorge Moreiand, and commencing at the night when her mother died. Ida waa warm-hearted and affectionate, and cared but little whether one were rich or poor ir an liked them. From the tint h had been intereattd la Mary, and now wind Inn bar arm about her neck, and klaaing away her tear, ahe proinlaed to love hi and to be to her aa true and faithful friend aa Jenny. Thla Dromlae, which waa never broken, wa of great benefit to Mary, drawing to her aid many of the beat glrla In tchool, who noon learned to love her for heraelf, and not because the wealthy Mlaa golden teemed ao fond of her. Boon after Mary went to Mount Hol yoke she bad received a letter from Billy, In which he txpreued bl pleasure that he wa at Acbool, but Added that the fact of her being there interfered great ly with hla plan of educating her hltn- eir. "Mother a 111 health, aald be, "pre vented me from doing anything until now, and Juat aa I am io a fair way to accora pliah my object someone elae baa atepped la before me. But It la al! right. And a you do not eeem to need my aervlcea at preaent I ball next week leave Mr. r!el den'A employment, and go Into Mr. Wor- thlngton't law office aa clerk, hoping that when tha proper time arrlvea I euall not be defeated in another plan which wa formed In boyhood, and which baa become tbt great object of my life. Mary felt perplexed and troubled. Bllly'a letter of late had been more like thoet of lover tbaa a brother, and aba could not help tueeslng the nature of "the plan formed in boyhood." She knew ahe ahould never love him except with a AlterA love, tod though she could not tell bim so ber next letter lacked the tone of affection with which ahe waa accus tomed to write, tod waa on tht whole t rather formal affair. Billy, who readily perceived tht change, attributed it to the right cause, and from that time bis let tera became tar leaa cheerful than naual. Mary uanally cried over tbem, wishing more than once that Billy would trana- fer hla affection from heraelf to Jenny, and It waa for thla reason, perhapa, that without ttopplng to couslder the propri ety of the matter, ahe first aaked Jenny to writ to him, and then encouraged her in answering hla notea, which became gradually longer and longer, until at lt hla letter wert addressed to Jenny, while the notea they contained wert directed to Maryl CIIAPTEIt XIII. Rapidly the daya paaaed on at Mount Holyoke. Autumn faded Into winter, whoa Icy breath floated for a time over tht mountain tope, and then melted away at tht approach of apring, which, with tta swelling buds aad early flowers, gave way in Us torp to the long bright daya of summer. And bow only a few week re mained ere the Annual examination at which Ida waa to be graduated. Neither Boae nor Jenny were to return tha next year, aad nothing but Mr. Lin coln's firmneaa and good aense had pre vented tbelr being aent for when their mother flrat beard that they bad failed to enter the middle class. Mra. Lincoln' mortification waa undoubtedly greatly In creased from the fact that the despised Mary bad entered ia advance of her daughter. "Things are coming to a pret ty pas," ald ahe. "Yea, a pretty paMi but I might have known better than to aend my children to auch a eehool." She Insisted tinea tending for Rose and Jenny, but Mr. Lincoln promptly re plied that they abould not come borne. Still, aa Boae eeemed discontented, com plaining that ao much exercise made her aide and shoulder ache, and Aa Jenny did not wish to remain another year tin leaa Mary did, ht contented that they abould leart eehool at th close of the term, on condition that they went ome where else. "I shall never make anything of Hen ry," aaid he, "but my daughtera ahall receive every advantage, and perhapa one or the other of them will comfort my old age. lie bad ipoken truly with regard to Henry, who waa studying, or pretending to atudy, law in the aame office with Billy Bender. But hi father heard ao favor able account of him, and from time to time large billa were preaented. 80 It ia no wondor the disappointed father sighed, and tamed to hla daughtera for the oomfort hia only eon refused to give. For the examination at Mount Holyoke great preparation were being made. Hose, knowing she wa not to return, teemed to think all further effort on her part unnecessary: and numcroua were th reprimands, to ay nothing of the black mark which ahe received. Jenny, on the contrary, aald ahe wished to retrieve her reputation for tnslneas, and leave behind a good linpreaslon. Bo, never before in her whole life had she behaved ao well, or atudled a hard a ahe did during the lust few weeka of her atay at Mount Hol yoke. Ida, who wa expecting her fath er, aunt aud cousin to bt present at th anniversary, wa o engrossed with her atudle that ah did not observe now aad and low-spirited Mary seemed, cue had tasted of knowledge and now thirst ed for more: but It could not t; tne fund were txhaustcd, and ahe must leave tht achool, never perhnpa to return again. "How much I ahall mlaa my music, and how much I ahall miss yon," aht aald one day to Ida, who waa giving ber a lesson. "It's too bad you haven't A piano," re turned Ida, "you are au fond of it, aud imnrove o fast I" Then after a moment, ahe added, "I have a plan to propose, and may aa well do It now aa at any time. Next winter yon must apend with me In Rnaton. Annt Martha and I arranged It the last time I waa at home, and we even selected your room, which la next to mine, and opposite to Aunt Martha'a. Now. what doea your ladyship tay to It?" "She saya aha can t go, anawerea Mary. ... .. ... Can't go!" repeated Ida. - nny now Jenny will be In the city, and you Are alwny happy where tht it; besides, you j will hart rart chance tor taking muala teaeon of our beat teachers; and thea, too, you will be in the aamt house with George, and that alona I worth going t Boston for, I think," Ida little auspected that her Inst argu ment wa tbt strongest objection to Mary't going, for, much aht wished to meet ti forge again, ah felt that aht would not on any account go to hla home, leat be abould think ahe eamt on pur pose to pet him. Tbert wert other rea son, too, why ha did not wish to go, Henry and Itose Lincoln would both be io the city, and abe, knew that neither of tbem would scruple to do or say any thing which tbey thought would annoy ber, Mra. Mason, too, missed her, and longed to have ber at home; ao ahe resist ed all Ida'a entreaties, and tbt next let ter which went to Aunt Martha carried her refuaal. In a day or two Mary received two let ten, one from Billy and one from Mrt. Mason, tbt latter of which contained money for the payment of ber bills; but, on offering It to tbe principal, how waa he atirprlsed to learn that her bill had not ouly been regularly paid and receipt ed, but that ample fund wert provided for tbe defraying of her expenaea during tht coming year. A faint alckness atole over Mary, for the Instantly thought of Billy Bender, aad tbe obligation ab would now bt under to him forever. Then it occurred to her bow impossible it waa that he ahould have tamed ao much In to short a time; and at toon aa abt could trust her voice to Apeak, ahe aaked who it waa that had thua befriended her. Tbe preceptress waa not at liberty to tell, and with a aecret suspicion of Aunt Martha, Mary returned to her room to read the other letter, which waa atill un opened. Her bead grew dizzy, and her spirit faint, as ahe read the passionate outpouring of a heart which bad cherish ed her image for year, and which, though fearful of rejection, would atill tell her how much he waa beloved. "It I no udden fancy," aaid he. "Once, Mary, I believed my affection for yon returned, but now yon are changed. Your letters are brief and cold, and when I look around for the cause I am led to fear that I waa deceived in thinking 70a ever loved me. If I am mistaken, tell me o; but If I am cot, if yon can never be my wife, I will acbool myself to think of you at a brother would think of aa only and darling sinter." For aeveral daya Mary bad not been well, and the excitement produced by Billy'a letter tended to Increase her 111 neaa. During the hours In which ahe waa lone that day abe had ample time for reflection, and before night abe wrott a letter to Billy, la which ahe told him how Impossible It waa for her to be the wife of one whom she had alwaya lortd aa an own and dear brother. Thla letter cauaed Mary so much effort, and ao many bitter tears, that for several daya ahe continued worse, and at last gave up all hope of be ing present at the examination. "Oh, It'a too badr aaid Ida, "for I do want you to tee Cousin George, and I know he'll be disappointed, too, for I never aaw anything like tht intereat bt takes in you." A few daya afterward, aa Mary waa lying thinking of Billy, and wondering if she bad done right In writing to mm aa ahe did, Jenny came rushing in, wild with delight. Her father wa downstair, together with Ida' father, Ueorge and Aunt Mar tha. "Most the first thing I did," aaid the, "waa to Inquire after Billy Benderl I gueaa Aunt Martha -waa ahocked, for she looked so queer. George laughed. and Mr. Selden aaid he was doing well. aud waa one of the finest young men la Boaton." , ' During tha whole of George'a atay at Mount Holyoke Boat managed to keep him at her aide, entertaining htm occa sionally with nnklnd remarks concerning Mary, who, abe aald, wa undoubtedly feigning her sickness ao aa not to appear In ber classea where ahe knew ahe could do heraelf no credit; "but," aaid Ahe, "aa soon aa the examination la over she'll get well faat enough and bother na with her company at Chicopee." In this Bose waa mistaken, for whea the exercises cloaed Mary waa atill too ill to ride, and It waa decided that aha should remain a few day until Mra. Ma son could come for her. With many teara Ida and Jenny bade their young friend good-hy, but Hose, when asked to go np and aee her, turned away disdainfully, amusing herself during their absence by talking and laughing with George More land. Tbe room In which Mary lay command ed a view of tha yard and gateway; and after Aunt Martha, Ida And Jenny had left, ahe arose, and stealing to the win dow, looked out upoo the company aa they departed. She could readily divine which waa Ueorge Moreiand, tor Koat Lincoln's ahawl and satchel were thrown over hla arm, while Boae hermit walked close to his elbow, apparently engrossing hia whole attention. Once ht- turned around, but fearful of being observed. Mary drew back behind the window cur tain, and tbua lost a view of his face. (To be continued.) , Zulu of the Hailroads. 'Do you know wbat a Zulu Is?" said an old railroad man. Tbe traveling man who waa waiting for his train smiled In a way that waa meant to Indicate he knew all tbe species of Zulus that ever existed, and told the railroad man about the Africans, called Zulus,, who maintained that continent's reputation for fighting before tha Boers stepped In. Little was doing In the railroad man's line lust then, so he listened. "Well, they may be Zulus all right enough," he remarked, "but they art not the sort of Zulus that travel on railroads. There Is the kind that runs Into these yards," and be pointed down tbe track, where a box car stood. A atone pipe protruded through a hole In the door. The pipe was at an angle of about 89 degrees. A cloud of smoke waa coming from It. Four blooded horses and a man were the oc cupants of that. Tht man was the Zulu. Taking care of valuable stock en route from one market to another was his business. He was a type of class that railroad men 00 every lint haev named the Zulus. They fit up the center of tbe cars for sort of living room, and there In the midst of their animals live as happily aa the road's president who passes them in hi pri vate car. Chicago Inter Ocean. . Caution is often tossed to tht winds. but never brought back by them. : Prom Ail Parts of the New World and the Old. Or INTEREST TO OUR MANY READERS ComprtheatuVt Review el th Important ttap- - ptninf of the Patt Week m A : Ctadtnstd form. Three lives were lost in a storm at Fittsburg. . All insurgent prisoners on Luzon will be released, Arollio's force in Batangas is ex pec ted to surrender. President McKinle will visit tha northwest next year. Heveral striker were wounded in riots at Columbia, 8, C. Earl Russell will be tried by tha house ol lords for bigamy. The transport Indiana tailed from Manila with coast artillery. Holland will reclaim a whole pro vince from the Znyder Zee. , Cortez, the Texas assassin, is sup posed to have been captured. The Prussian crop shortage ia the most serious in recent years. Cailles, the Filipino leader, surren dered his force at Santa Cruz. General Chaffee has been appointed military governor of tbe Philippines. Public buildings at Manila are to be turned over to the civil authorities. The secretary of state has addressed the Russian government on the tariff question. . . Adelbert 8. Hay, son of secretary of State Hay, fell from a Hew Haven, Conn., hotel window and was killed. State of Oregon has begun a suit to collect bond of ex-School Clerk Davis, who embezzled about $31,000. At least 200 perished by floods in the Pocahontas, West Virginia, coal region. Tbe property loss will reach 12,000,000. General Corbin has started for the Philippines. A new political party has been launched in Kansas City. A pro-Boer meeting in London was the scene of much disorder. Under the new ruling no duty has been collected on Russian oil.:. One hundred thousand persons are anxious to file on Oklahoma lands, ' All the volunteers are expected to arrive from the Philippines by June ZB. ... The American ship John McDon ald, of New York, has been given up for lost. Forest fire near Olympia, Wash., destroyed a $16,000 logging camp equipment. The United States is said to have notified Denmark to sell its West Indies or fortify them. A Cuban committed suicide in New York because of the difficulty of learn ing the English language. The sale of postage stamps for the fiscal year just closing has increased greatly over any previous year. , P. C. Cheney, of Manchester, N. H., ex-governor of that state and also ex-United States senator, is dead. Tbe steamer Deutschland crossed the ocean at an average speed of 23.38 knots per hour, breaking all previous records. Nome lost $126,000 worth of prop erty by ore. Gold has been discovered near Spo kane, W ash. Fire destroyed a ' large portion of ureenvuie, south Carolina. Fire in Buffalo, N. Y., consumed $300,000 worth of property. Russia has imposed a retaliatory duty on American resin and bicycles. The treasury department has put a countervailing duty on Italian beet sugar. , 1 V", ":. ' f 1 ' . Telegraph operators on the Lacka wanna railroad are preparing to go on a strike. France has made a treaty with China for the protection of the Ton quin railway. Five hundred citizens of Texas are engaged in a hunt for a band of Mex ican outlaws. . Mrs, McKinley has been pro nounced out of danger, but doctors say her ailment may return. Governor Allen has reported that Porto Rico ia self supporting. II. S. Pingree, ex-governor of Mich igan, died in London. If it is possible for President Mc Kinley to be present at the com mencement of Harvard univereity,the degree of LL. D. will be conferred upon him. A servant girls' anion is being formed in Chicago, The United States may establish a clearing house at Manila. The southern states plantd 27,633,. 000 acres of cotton this year, an in crease of 2,111,000 acres. Texas fever has been discovered among native cattle of northern Ger many, and is said to have existed more than 100 years. The Berlin city mission, headed by A Stocker, issues each week 108, 000 sermons for those who cannot attend church, 20,000 of which art distributed in the city. SWEPT TO DEATH, Twt Hundred Live Lett bt a West Virginia Rala Storm and Flood. Blueflelds, W, Va., June 24. This section has just been visited by a flood, the extent of which in all prob ability will equal or exceed that of Johnstown in 1889, so far. as the loss of property is concerned. Early yes terday morning, shortly after mid night, heavy downpour of rain be gan, accompanied by a severe electric storm, which increased ia volume, continuing for several hours. The storm continued throughout the entire night and day and at 10 A. M., though the storm had abated, the lowering clouds threatened another terrific downpour at any moment. Many miles of the Norfolk & West ern railroad track, bridges and tele graph lines are entirely destroyed and communication is entirely cut off west of Elkhorn, so that it is im possible to learn the full extent of the loss of life and property, but officials of the coal companies located in the district have sent out messengers to Elkhorn, the terminus of both tele graphic and railroad communication, and have received a report that a con servative estimate as to the loss of life will easily reach 200. Some of the drowned are among the most prominent citizens of the coal fields. The little town of Keystone, with a , population of 2,000, seems the greatest sufferer, practically the entire town being washed away. This town is the principal one in the Pocahon tas coal fields, and is located near its center. It was to a great extent the headquarters from which the mining population purchased supplies. A great . number of the coal and coke plants throughout the Pc?abon tas district are reported practically destroyed and are in some instances entirely washed away. Owing to the high water which has flooded the dis trict and prevents communication, anything like a correct estimate of the loss of property is impossible, but from the best information obtainable the loss to the property will easily reach $2,000,000. A rough estimate places the num ber of bridges washed away between Blueflelds and Vivian Yards, a dis tance of 28 miles, at from 15 to 20, and from present indications it will be impossible to run trains through to Vivian and points west of there under a week or 10 days. This will render it impossible to get relief into the stricken districts, and with those who escaped -with their lives, home less and without food, indescribable suffering is inevitable. FIGHTING IN THE SOUTH. ferry liuurtenb Killed or Wounded la Alhay. . 7 Manila, June 22. It is estimated that 4U insurgents were killed or wounded during the recent engage ments which occurred near Sorsogon- in Albay province. Many insurgents are returning to their homes. Charges of theft and sale of prop erty are made against a number of the witnesses in the commissary cases. Provost General Davis has submit ted a plan for the municipal govern ment of Manila. The United States Philippine commission is modifying it. Washington has been asked for an appropriation of $10,000 to defray the expenses of 60 tilipino teachers who are to study for a year in normal schools in the United States, these schools having offered thesx free tui tion. Two hundred soldier prisoners will be sent to the United States on the transport Indiana. r VICTIMS OF EXPLOSION. Thrtt Man War Killed and Fivt Others ..... InfurtaV ' Kalama, Wash., June 21, Three men were killed and five others in jured by the premature explosion of a blast on the Oregon dc Washington Railroad. The scene of the accident was in a deep cut about half a mile south of this place. - The cause of the explosion will per haps never be known, as the men who were working at the drill hole were instantly killed. About 25 men were working in the cut, and from the sur vivors it was learned that two men were loading a 12 foot drill hole with No. 2 giant powder, and had put in about 100 sticks. - It is supposed that they had just been tamping the powder with an iron bar, as they had sometimes done before, when the ex plosion occurred. Americans Invade th Rand. London, June 25. -The Johannes burg correspondent of the Daily Mail contributes a long letter to his paper, in which he describes the American trade inavsion of the Rand, aided, he alleges, by British apathy. The cor respondent asserts that Americans are quietly buying up shares and pushing their efforts in every direc tion. He saya that practically all the mining machinery is already American and refers to a rumor to the effect that there is an American movement to capture all the poorer Rand mines. Invasion of Cap Colony. London, June 25. Lord Kitchener has sent no report of the Waterkloopf mishap. Recent events in Cape Colony seem to prove the Boer inva sion of that country to be serious. A letter to the Dmly Mail, dated Cape Town. June 5, confirms the pro-Boer report and says the invaders number anything from 7,000 to 10, 000 ; that they are swarming all over the eastern and midland districts and ' getting rocruits'and horses, J I0BEQ011 STATE liEV5 Items of Interest From All Parti of the State. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL HAPPENINGS A Brief Review W th Growth and hnprtvt. merits M th Many Industries Through out Our Thriving Cemnwawtalth. Two Benton county farmers ha've purchased a clover huller. Sherman county will have an extra large wheat yield this year. A number of mines in the Robin sonville district have been bonded. Four hundred head of cattle were purchased near Eugene at an average price of $17 per head. Ore from the Badger mine, Eastern Oregon, is shipped to San Francisco at the rate of two carloads every five days. ,7 Work is well under way on the new road from Whitney to Alamo. When completed this road will decrease the distance very materially and bring more mines into the shipping list. A new steam laundry will be start ed at Eugene. The Southern Pacific has opened a down-town ticket office in Salem. It is reported that the fruit in Eagle and Pine valleys has been killed by the late frosts. Much grain is also killed, and the clover and al falfa injured. Rich quartz claims on Quartz gulch, near Alamo, were sold last week to a mining man from Iowa for $25,000. It is the intention of the new owner to put a mill on the property. Taxes collected in Baker county for the year 1900 have been turned over to the treasurer. They amount to nearly $50,000, and the entire amount was collected in about 60 days. PORTLAND WILL CELEBRATE. President Did Not Com But -Tht Fourth" 1 Cemint; and There Will Bt a Big Tim. The enthusiasm which Portland ex pected to expend in the entertain ment of the president and party has been bottled up and will be let loose in the celebration of the Fourth of July. While the committee which is engaged in arranging for the cele bration is not doing much talking, it is earnestly and energetically at work on its plans, and will have several very large surprises in store for Port landers and visitors on Independence Day. The fact that cheap railroad fares will be provided on all lines into the city will doubtless prove an incentive to many residents of the neighboring cities to come in and help celebrate, and they are promised a reception which they will long re member. Bands from various outside towns will help to furnish the music, and all societies of whatever character are invited to take part in the parade. L. D. Cole, chairman of the adver tising committee is working hard to let the residents of sister cities know that they will be welcome, and he t gays that the city will probably enter tain more guests during the celebra tion than at any time in her history. Portland Markets, Wheat Walla Walla, 6162o. ;val ley, nominal ; bluestem, 6162c. per bushel. Flour Best grades, $2.903.40 per barrel; graham, $2.60. Oat White, $1.32X01.85 percen tal; gray, $1.30 1.32 percental. , Barley Feed, $1717.50; brewing, $17 (S 17.60 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $17 per ton; midd lings, $21.50; shorts, $20.00; chop, $16.'.. Hay Timothy, $12.603l4; clover, $79.60; Oregon wild hay, $67 per ton. . , Hops 12 14c. per lb. W'ool Valley, , 11 13c; Eastern Oregon, 7llc; mohair, 2021o. per pound. Butter Fancy creamery, 153 YIc. ; dairy, 1314c. ; store, 11 12X'c per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, . 1212o. per dozen. Cheese Full cream, twins, 12i'o; Young America, . 1313c. per pound. : ".' ' ' . Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.00; hens, $33.60; dressed, 810c. per pound; springs, $1.50($3 per dozen; ducks, $33.50; geese, $4635.60; tur keys, live, 810c; dressed, 910o. per pound. Potatoes Old, $1I.ZU per sack; new, l2c. per pound. Mutton Lambs 4o. per pound gross: best Bheeo, .wethers, with wool. $4.254.50; dressed, 6X7o per pound. ..... Hogs Gross, heavy, $5.7a6; light, $1.75(8 5; dressed, 7c. per pound. - Veal Large, 6M870. per pound; small, 7K8c. per pound. Beef Gross, top steers, S'1.2d4.60: cows and heifers, $3. 75 4. 00; dressed beef, 77Xo. per pound.1 Admiral Rogers will represent the ITnited St.nt.Aa At. t.hft mivaillnir rif fhA Ferry monument in Japan, It is reported that the head of Rear Admiral Snmiwm will annear on medals commemorating the battle of Batiago bay. Rice, raw eirca and lx)ileil venison require onlj one hour to digest. At ' the other end are pork, roast beef, cabbage and hard eggs, which re quire four to five hours. 1