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ST. HELENS, OREGON, FBIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1001.
NO. 34.
I popnipusra pALACE I
CUAI'TKIl J.X1.--CoIIbu4.
Day iail on, tail at lot rumor
rvichnd Kiln that Ituurf wn constant In
lilt giti-mlnui'tt niMiu th proud BouUn-rn
branty, whoa furl una wa valued by
bumlri-da of tbouaaud. At flrat eh re
fusal to Mltv it, hut wbeo Jury snrt
Jenny Mil sure(l but It wil true, and
whpu lir horsnlf had oeular demoustra.
tluu of tliw fact, nil f av way to on
Km lit of wtwiluc. and thru, drying bur
cyee. ihi'lared Hut Henry Lincoln tliould
w "that ah would not din for him."
Htlll a in I mi In uhwirvsr could taally
bav amn that her ivty waa fvigDrd.
for alio had loved llrary Lincoln aa alii
wrrljr aa sh waa repaid of laving, and
not ?"'o (li'ori( Morvlaad. who tratd
btf wllb hla old Imlab familiarity, could
mak ber fur a ntoiimut fort on who
now paean bar coldly by, or llatannl oaa
iilvely wbil tba aarraatlu Kvron Hern
dan llkrnrd ber to a waxen luiufr, ))t
culy for a tries caan!
Toward the laat of April Mr. Maaon
and Mary returned to tbeir old boma la
tha country. On Ml' account Mra.
Campbell bad dtwldnd to romaia la tba
city during a part of tba aiioimar, and
s labored hnrd to kep Mary aiao.
Mary promlw-.l. howvvvr, to apend tba
neat winter wltb ber aunt, who wept at
parting with ber mora than aba would
probably bar dun bad It ben Kll.
Mary had partially engaged to teaeh tht
eobool In Mr Corner, but Ueorge, aa
aumlng a kind of authority ever ber, di
clnrvd aba aboutd lot
I don't want your to grow dim
and your cheek a pala In that little, pent
up room." aald be. "You know I ra been
there and aeen for myaelf." t
Mary colored, for Oeorga'a manner of
lata bad puaaled ber, and Jenny bad mora
than onee whlapered In her ear, "I know
Ueorge love you, for b look at you
uat aa William doea at me, only little
mora ao!"
Ida, too, had one mlschisvoualy ad
dreaaed ber a "Coueln," adding that
then waa no on among her acquaint
ancea whom aba would a willingly call
by that nam. "Whin I waa " Unit
girl," aaid ahe, "they used to teas me
about Ueorge, but I'd a aooa think of
uiarrylng my bmtbsr. Yon never aaw
Mr. KIwikhI, OorV claaamate, for bo'a
In Europ now. Betweeu you and me, I
Ilka him and "
A loud rail from Aunt Martha prevent
ed Ida from flniablng, and th ronreraa
tlon waa not again rcaumed. Tba next
morning Mary waa to leave, and a aha
atood la tha parlor talking with Ida,
Ueorge cam In with a traveling aatcbel
in bia band, and a abawl thrown care
leaaly over hi arm.
"Where ar you InfT" aaked Ida.
"To Hprlngfieid, I bav bnaineaa there,"
aald Ueorge,
"And when will yon return T continued
Ida, feeling that It would bt doubly
lonely at boma.
"That depend oa circumstance." aaid
ha "I ahall atop at Chlcope on my way
back, provided Mary ia willing,"
Mary answered that ah waa always
glad to ee her friend, and as the car
riage Juat then drove up. they atarted to
gether for th depot Mary never re
membered of having had a mora pleaaant
rid tbaa that from Boston to Cblcopeo.
Ueorge waa a moat agreeable companion,
and with Mm at her aid ah aeemed
to discover new beautlnea la every ob
ject which they pawed, and felt rather
sorry when th winding river and tb
bin watera of I'orduuk I'ond warned
ber that Chlcope atatioa waa near at
hand.
"Obi bow pleaaant to b at hom one
more, and alone," aaid Mr. Maaon, but
Mary did not reply. Her thoughta wer
elaewhere, and much a ahe liked being
alone, th presence of a certain individ
ual would not probably bar marred her
happlneaa to any great extent. But he
waa coming aooa, and with that la antici
pation ah appeared cheerful and gay aa
uaual.
Among th flrat to call upon them wa
Mra. I'erklna, who cam early in th
morning, bringing her knitting work and
ataylng all day. She had taken to dress
making, ah aald, and thought maybe ehe
could get aom new idcaa from Mary'a
dreaaea, which ab very coolly aked to
c. Wltb th utmost good humor Mary
opened her eutlr wanlrob to the tnapec
tiun of th widow. At laat th day waa
over, and with It tha vialt of th widow,
who bad gathered euough goaalplng inate
rlala to laat hr until tb Monday fol
lowing, wben th arrival la th neighbor
hood of George Moreland threw ber upon
a freak theme, caualng her to wonder
"If 'twaa Mary'a beau, and If h hadn't
been kinder courtln' her ever tine th
time he v lulled her achool."
Hhe felt aura of It when, toward even
ing, ah aaw them enter tha school house,
aud nothing but tb prcaence of a viaitor
prevented her from stealing acroaa th
road and listening under tha window.
Bho would undoubtedly bav been highly
edllleit could ah have beard their con
veraatlua. Th Interest which George
had felt In Mary whoa a llttlt child waa
greatly lucreaaed when b vlalted her
achool In Klc Corner, and aaw how
much ah waa Improved In her manner
and appearance; and It wa then that he
conceived the idea of educating her, de
termining to marry ber If aha proved all
ha hoped ah would.
Ha had aaked her to accompany him to
th achool houaa, became it wa there
hi resolution had been formed, and It
waa ther ha would mak It known. Mary,
too, had aomethlng which aha wlahed to
aay to blm. Hh would thank him for hla
kindneaa to her and her parent' memory;
but th moment ah commenced talking
upon tha subject George atopped her, and
for th flrat rim alnce they wor chil
dren, placed hi arm around ber walat
and, kissing her amootb, wait crow,
aald, "Shall I tell you, Mary, how you
can repay ni?"
Bha did not renlv. and h continued:
"Glv m a huaband's right to car for
you, and I ahall be repaid a thouaaaa
fold."
Until th shadow of evening 'oil
round thetn tbey aat there, talking f
th future, which George aald ahould b
all one bright dream of happlneaa to tha
young girl at bia aide, who from the very
fullueaa of her Joy wept aa aha thought
how atrange it waa that ahe ahould be
tb wlf of Ueorge Moreland, whom
many daubing bulla bad tried la rain to
win. Tha neit morning George went
back to Iloaton, promlalng to return lu a
week or two, when he ahould expect
Mary to accompany him to Ulenwood, aa
be wlabed to aee Hone one mora before
ah dlod.
'CHAPTER XXII.
Tha window of Roe Lincoln' cham
ber wer open, and tb balmy air of May
cam In, kiaalng tb whit brow of the
lick girl, and whispering to her of awell
log buda and fair youug bloaaoma, which
hi breath had wakened into Ufa, and
which aba would never see.
"Us Henry comer aha asked of her
father, and In th tone of her vole ther
wa an unusual gentleness, for juat a
aha waa dying Kos waa learning to live.
For a time ah bad seemed ao Indiffer
ent and obattnat that Mr, llowtand bad
almost deapalred. But nlgbt after night,
when her daughter thought ah alept, aha
prayed for th young girl, that ah might
not die uatll she had first learned tba
way of eternal life. And, aa If In an
swer to her prayers, Hose gradually be
gin to liaten, and aa ah liatened, aha
wept, wondering, though, why her grand
mother thought her so much mora wicked
than anyone else.
On her return from th city Jenny had
told her aa gently aa poealble of Henry'
conduct toward Ella, and of her fears
that ha wa becoming more dissipated
than ever. For a time Kos lay perfect
ly still, and Jenny, thinking aba wa
aaleep, wa about to leave the room,
when her aister called ber back, and bid
ding her ait down by ber aide, aaid, "Tell
me, Jenny, do you think Henry haa any
lov for ineT"
"lie would be aa unnatural brother if
he bad not," answered Jenny, her own
heart yearning more tenderly toward her
slater, whose gentle manner ahe could
not understand.
"Then," resumed Rose, "If he lovea
nie, he will be sorry wben I am dead,
and perhaps It may sav him from ruin."
The teara dropped alowly from ber long
eyelaahea, while Jenny, laying her round,
rosy cheek against the thin, pale face
near her. aobbed out, "You must not die
-dear Knee. You must not die, and
leave ua."
From that time tb failure waa visible
and rapid, and though letter went fre
quently to Henry, telling him of hi sls
ter'a danger, he atill lingered by tb aide
of the brilliant beauty, wbil east morn
ing Roa asked, "Will he com to-diyf
and each night ah wept that he wa not
there.
Calmly and without a murmur ahe bad
heard th atory of their ruin from their
father, who could not let her die with
out undeceiving her. Before that tim
ahe bad asked to bo taken back to Mount
Auburn, dcaignatlng tb apot where ahe
would be buried, but bow ibe insisted up
on being laid by the running brood at the
foot of her grandmother' a garden, and
near a green, mossy bank where the
aprlng bloasoma wer earliest found, and
th flowers of autumn lingered
longest. The muaic of the falling water,
she aald, would aoothe her aa ah alept,
and Ita cool uiolstur keep the gras green
and fresh upon her eany grave.
One day, wben Mra. Lincoln waa sit
ting by her daughter and, aa ahe fre
.,, w .11,1 ntterlns Invectives against
Mount Holyoke, etc.. Rose aald, "Don't
talk ao, mother. Mount Holyoke Serai
nary bad nothing to do with hastening
,iu.,h I have done it myself by my
own carelessness;" and then ahe confess-
ed how many tlmca she had aeceiveo ncr
.,ku and thonirhtleanlv exDOsed her
iimi," - -
health, even when her lungs and aide
were throbbing with pain, "i anow you
will forgive me," aald ahe, "for most ae
verely have I been punished."
The, aa ahe heard Jenny' voice in the
room below, ahe added. "There ia on
..k..- ,hi... whieh I would aay to you.
Er I die, you must promise that Jenny
ahall marry William uenner. is poor.
I know, and ao are we, but be haa a no
li. ...., .j nnw. for mv anke. mother.
UIO iWtH " ' -
take back the bitter worda you once
spoke to Jenny, and say tnai sne may
. i.i sh. illl anon be your only
weu u , i, , , -
daughter, and why ahould yon des roy
her happlneaa. i-ronua-promise
that ahe shall marry him.
. T l..1n thnllirh Door, waa proitil
and haughty atill. and the atruggl in her
boaom waa long auu aevere, uui
her dying child conuuered at last.
"And, mother," continued Rose, "may
he not be aent for now? I cannot be here
long, and once more I would aee him and
tell him that I gladly claim him as a
brother."
A brother! How heavily those worda
smote upon the heart of the ''
Henry waa yet away, and though in Jen
ny'a letter Rose herself bad once feeb y
traced th. words, "tme, brother-do
"... -- .,in nned. aa f bound by
CuTUe uJ bum ...--. v -
, .pell h. could not break. And ao day.
went by, and nignt auccrvu --
th. bright May morning dawned, the last
Rose could ever .ee. lowly up he
eastern boriaon cam. the warm spring
sun. and aa Ita red beams danced for a
Ubm upon the wall of Rae chamber.
" gaaed wistfully upon It. 'r
"it la the laat-the last that will ever rise
for me." . .
William Bender waa there. He had
come th. night before bring ',
Henry would follow the next day. mere
wa. a cay PW Meb 1,6 had PIT
Ued to attend Mis. Hcrndon, a-d ht
deemed that a aufflclcnt reuaon v. by he
ahould neglect his dying sister, .
"If Heury doea not come, aaid oae,
"tell hlm lt was my last request that he
tnli away frou, th. wine cP. l ut
mi a drunkard', grave. Ut cannot look
Spon m dead, and l,
,i him to reform. And as he ataada ov.r
my cofla, tell him to promise never again
to touch the deadly poison."
Here she became too much exhauated
to say more, and aooa after fell Into a
quiet aieep. When ah. awok. ber father
waa altting across the room, with hit
head resting upon the window alii, while
ber own waa pillowed upon th atrong
arm of George Moreland, who bent tea
derly over her, and toothed ber aa ha
would a child. Quickly ber fading cheek
glowed, and her eye sparkled wltb some
thing of Ita olden light; but "George
George," was all ahe bad strength to aay,
and when Mary, who had accompanied
him, approached ber she only knew that
she was recognised by th pressure of the
little blue-veined hand, which aooa drop
ped heavily upon the counterpane, while
the eyelids closed languidly, and with
the words, "He will not come," she again
slept, but this time 'twas the long, deep
aleep from which she would never awak
en. Hlowly the .bade of night fell arouud
th cottage. Hoftly the kind-hearted
neighbors paesed up and down the nar
row etalrcate, ministering first to the
dead, and then turning aalde to weep aa
they looked upon the bowed man, who
with hla bead npon the window alii, atill
aat Juat aa h. did wben they told him ah
waa dead. At his feet on a little atool
wa Jenny, pressing his hands, and cov
ering them with the tear ahe for hi
sake tried In vain to repress.
At laat, wben It waa dark without, and
light were burning npon the table, there
waa a sound of some one at the gate,
and In a moment Henry stepped acrose
the threshold, but started and turned
pale when he aaw hla mother In violent
hysterics upon the lounge, and Mary
Howard bathing ber head and trying to
aoothe her. Before he had time to ask
a question, Jenny' arm were wound
around hia neck, and ahe whispered,
"Rose la dead. Why were yon so lite?"
He could not answer. Ho hsd nothing
to aay, and mechanically following his
sister be entered the room where Rose
had died. Very beautiful bad ahe been
In lire, and now, far more beautiful In
death, ahe looked Ilk. a piece of sculp
tured marble, aa ahe lay there so cold
and atill, and all unconscious of the scald
ing tear which fell upon her face aa
Henry bent over her, kissing ber lipa and
calling upon her to awake and apeak to
him one more.
When ahe thought he could bear It
Jenny told blm of all Rose bad aaid, and
by the aide of her coffin, with hia band
reating upon her white forehead, the eon
science stricken youug man swore that
never again ahould ardent aplrit of any
kind pass hia llpa, and the father, who
atood by and heard that vow, felt that if
It 'were kept, hia daughter had not died
in vain.
Tha day following the burial George
and Mary returned to Chlcope. and aa
the next day waa the one appointed for
the aale of Mr. Lincoln's farm and coun
try house, he also accompauied them.
"Suppose you buy it," said be to
George aa they rode over the premlaea.
"I'd rather you'd own It than to aee It
In the banda of etrangcra."
"I Intended doing ao," anawered
George, and when at night he waa the
owner of the farm, bouse and furniture,
be generously offered it to Mr. Lincoln
rent free, with the privilege of redeeming
It whenever he could.
' This waa so unexpected that Mr. Lin
coln at first could hardly find words to
express his tbanka, but when he did he
accepted the offer, saying, however, that
he could pay the rent, and adding that
be hoped two or three yeara of hard labor
in California, whither he intended going,
would enable him to purchase it back.
Otr hia return to Ulenwood he aaked
William, who waa atill there, "how ha
would like to turn farmer for awhile."
"Oh, that'll be nice," aald Jenny, whoae
love for the country waa as strong aa
ever. "And then, Willie, when pa cornea
back we'll go to Boston again and prac
tice law. you aud I!"
Jenny looked up In surprise while W II
Hiiid asked what he meant. Briefly then
Mr. Lincoln told of George'a generosity
anA tf.tinz bia own Intentions of going
to California, aaid that in hia abaenea
somebody must look after the rarm, ami
he knew of no one whom he would aa
aoon trust aa William
William pressed the little fat hand
which had alld Into his, and replied that,
much aa he would like to oblige Mr. Lin
enln. he could not willingly abandon his
profession in which h was succeeding
even beyona nis most uu ui...
lint." aald he. "I think I can find a good
aubstltute in Mr. l'arkr, who ia anxious
to leave the poorbouse. He ia an honest,
thorough-going man, and his wife, who la
an excellent housekeeper, will relieve
Mrs. Lincoln entirely from care.
ir,.v!" exclaimed the last-mentioned
lady. "I could never endure that vulgar
creature rounu me. r iri -"" -want
to be eating at the same table, and
I couldn't aurviv that."
Mr. Lincoln looked sad. Jenny amiled,
...,i William renlied that he presumed
Mrs. Parker herself would greatly prefer
taking her meals quietly wun mr r
band In the kitchen.
v. em. at least trv It. said Mr. Ma
cula In a manner so decided that his wife
ventured no further remonstrance, though
ahe cried and fretted all the time, seem
ingly lametitiug their fallen fortune more
than the vacancy which death had so re
cently made lu their mwsr.
(To be continued.) ,
IrrMr Positive.
Brljtgs Bertler Is an as, that', what
he Is. He Is always on th wroug side
,.r Avnrv nllcstlou.
Harle!gh--But be says the samo
thing of you.
Briggs Well, aud doesn't that prove
what I sny of Mm '-Boston iniucnpi
An Jll-Kxoreisel Ides.
"How much Is that employe short?"
Inquired the commercial acquaintance.
"Short!" echoed the bank director.
"We're the ones who are short. He Is
away ahead of the game." Washing
ton Star. - ' .'
No. IT- VL'a v.
"I suppose that woman orator spoke
her mind freely on the subject?"
"Not much. She demanded half of
her $50 In advance before site went on
the platform."-rhiiadeipuia nuueuu
Ooot ai Ha Fnt.
Mr. Smart-Well, you know ou flab
nrf rta viA
vr-
Mrs. Smart-Yes; and what did I
catch? A lobsterl-Phlladelphla Bulle
tin.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
A Cemprthtailvi Review M th bnperttsi
rlapptmngs of th Past Wtck Presentee'
in a Condensed rna Which I Most
Likely to Prove of briefest to Our Many
' Reader.
Rockefeller ia going to build a pal
ace to cost $1,000,000.
The steel trust succeeded in opening
a mill at Leechburg, Pn.
Relations between France and Tur
key are somewhat strained.
Striking garment makers at New
ark, N. J., have won their strike. :
Over 600 national bank have been
organized under the law of March 4,
A company has been organized to
construct trolley system from New
York to Boston.
Colombian insurgents have been
successful in several engagements
against the government troops.
Quarantine officials at Victoria, B.
C, have been warned to guard
against possible introduction of bu
bonic plugue.
Empress Frederick, mother of em
peror of Germany and sister of King
Edward of England, died after a lin
gering illness.
The recent murders of miners on
Nunivak island are said to have been
committed by white deserters from a
fishing schooner.
Aa explosion of gasoline in a gro
cery store in Philadelphia caused a
destructive lire and resulted in the
death of about 20 persons.
Owing to a fire which has been rag
ing for months, the owners of the
Jersey coal mine at Plymouth, K. J.,
will be compelled to abandon the
mine.
The request of shipowners and mas
ters of vessels that foreign Chinese be
allowed to unload vessels at Han rran
cisco daring the strike has been de
nied by the treasury department.
The new government of Manila is
now in effect.
Liberia is afraid Germany wants it
for a colony.
The legation defenses at Pekin are
approaching completion.
Insurgetts have been driven out of
three more towns in Aiindoro.
England approves the stern Boer
policy announced by Chamberlain.
Any settlement of the Saa Francis
co labor troubles seems very remote.
The death of Dowager Empress
Frederick is expected at any moment.
Austrian will resort to force to
keep out American shoe stores in
Vienna.
Another Negro has been lynched in
the Taliaferro neighborhood in
Mississippi.
Fruit failure by drouth in Eastern
state will create a good demand for
Northwestern fruit.
Statistics for 1900 show the United
States to be by far the greatest coal
producing nation in the world.
Canners and fishermen on the Co
lumbia agree that the down river
salmon run was caused by hatchery
work.
Several pouches of mail were stoen
from the union depot at rorttanu,
Saturday. Some of the mail was re
covered, but no clew to the thief. '
William Steffen, a laborer, of Mcav
cow. Idaho, while violently insane
shot and killed Dr. VV. W. Watkins,
and wounded two others before he
was shot by the posse which gathered.
An attempt was made tonssassinate
the queen dowager of Portugal.
Conferees on steel strike have come
to an agreement on peace terms.
Another revolt has been started
against President Castro, of Vene-
tuela.
The names of 4,200 people were
drawn in one day in the Oklahoma
land lottery,
An American anarchist on his way
to Russia to kill the Czar was arrested
in Switxerland.
The military affairs of Oregon and
Washington will be turned over to
General Randall.
The strikes on both sides of the
continent continue with no prospect
of an immediate settlement.
Lord Roberts has been voted UO0,-
000 for his services in South Africa,
The transport Egbert sailed from
Seatttle for St. Michaels with 130 re
cruits and a cargo of goods for the
military post there.
Five masked men held ttp a train
aear Chicairo. They secured no
treasure, although the express car
carried about $50,000.
CaDtain Dial Moreu, who conv
manded one of the Spanish warships
in the battle off Santiago is of the
oninion that Schley was both bravo
and competent. -
The population of the German em
pire includes 8,000,000 who use the
Polish language.
The world has two and a quarter
million aores under tobacco cultiva
tion. which produces 850,000 tons
each year. -
The will of Pierre Lorillard, of New
York, disposes of an estate valued at
about $4,000,000. 1 wenty years ago
his wealth' was estimated at $0,
j 000,000.
TO UNITE ALA8KA AND SIBERIA.
Report f Big; Concern Backed by Preach and
American Capital.
St. Paul, Aug. 6. The Pioneer
Press gays: Robert Barbier, manager
of the Russo-China bank, of Pekin,
representative of the Russia govern
ment and manager of the Manchuria
railway, who is at present in Bt. Paul,
is said to be connected witn a tremen
dous scheme of railway construction
destined to unite Alaska and Siberia
and furnish rail and water connec
tion between Circle City and Vladi
vostock, the eastern terminus of the
trans-Siberian railway, at a cost ot
$200,000,000..
The enterprise, it is stated, bas the
backing of the Bank of France and
powerful money interest in the
United States, It is to be essentially
a French-American undertaking, for
which capital is already In sigh
should it prove feasible.
The length of the proposed railroad
from Circle City to Behring sea will
la about 2,000 miles, and on the
coast of Siberia to Vladivostock is
1.800 miles. If the concessions are
secured from the United States and
the protection afforded the property
of the company is adequate the pri
mary survey will commence shortly.
M. Barbier, It is stated, is in the
United States for the purpose of ob
taining intormation as to the prob
able attitude of the government to
wards the proposed line.
THE MOUNTED PATROL.
first Step os the Part of China lor the Pro
tection f Travelers.
Washington, Aug. 6. The state
department bos received, through
Mr. Squieres, secretary of the legation
at Pekin, a note from Li Hung Chang,
describing the regulations for the
control of the mounted patrol, which
it is proposed to establish along the
road between Ching Ting and Pao
Ting Fu.
Mr, Squieres says this is the first
step on the part of the Chinese au
thorities toward the protection of for
eigners traveling; through the dis
turbed districts of the provinces ot
Shan Si and Chi Li. The regulations
are quaintly expressed, but in sub-
atance they provide for the establish
ment of military posts at nine sta
tions on the road, the commanders of
which are to furnish escorts for trav
elers. The escort is to keep within
12 feet of the traveler, whose pace
must set theirs. It is to disperse
people who gather about the traveler
and are boisterous, and its members
are not to accept any pay from a trav
eler under pain of dismissal. A post
will be forwarded every two days.
THIRD MAN NOT NAMED.
N New Gives Out Retarding the Schley
Court of Inquiry.
Washington. Aug. 6. Acting Sec
retary Hackett had expected to be
able to announce the name of the
third member of the Schley court of
inquiry today, but could not do so up
in tha tin, ttiA ifofmrtmRnt closed.
J V -J V V....W - ,
Nevertheless, it is surmised that he
baa heard from at least one oi me rear
admirals h tiaa fidrlrpjued on the sub
ject, and that he has communicated
the result to Secretary .Long, ana win
wait hia nleaanre before mak in e anv
announcement. Secretary Long has
specially delegated the task ot malt
ing a selection to Acting Secretary
Hackett, but as a matter of courtesy,
it a nrntnMa that lift Will 1)B made
acquainted with the choice before It
is made public.
GREATEST IN THE WORLD.
United Statu Mine Far More Coal Than Any
Other Nation.
Washington, Aug. 6. The report
of the coal product of the United
States for 1900 shows that the output
of Oregon was 68,864 short tons, as
eomnared with 86.888 tons in 1899.
The Washington product increased
from 2,029,881 tons m 1B, to Z,
474.093 tons in 1900.
The total output for the United
States in 1900 was 2ti9,Oti4,28i tons,
an increase of 15,324,289 tons over
the year preceding. This makes the
United States by far the greatest coal
producing country in the world.
Postal Service on the Koyukuk.
ll-.l, A nor R Tia rmst
V, MllllJirvu, -
office department has established a
Steamboat mail service irum di,
m.f:Au..nl fr Ihi, mrnitli nf tlip Yiiirnn
juuiuiinui, - ... v. - - -
river, to Beetles, a new postoffice at
j , : l :
ine neau oi naviganuu mi ,
I...1, Tha rliatance ia 900 miles.
Buflk , , . v . . - y- ,
and service including all intermediate
points is to be periormeu unui me
close of navigation this year. ;-
, Fatal Smelter Explosion,
Phoenix, Am., Aug. 6. Advices
received from Morenci are to the
effect that the center converter of the
Detroit Copper Mining Company
blew up, killing two men and serious
ly injuring eight. The furnace and
centers were scattered for some dis
tance. "
Will Manufacture Amu and Ammunition.
Tien Tsin, Aug. 6. The governor
of Shan Shun, Yuan Shi Kai, is con
structing arsenals in that province
for the manufacture of arms and
smokeless powder. He is engaging
experts who were formerly employed
in the arsenals here. The Chinese
are also manufacturing arms and
ammunition at Pao Ting. Trade is
improving, but the attitude of the
Chinese ia sulle" ud defiant.
NEWS OF THE STATE
ITEM 8 OF INTERE8T FROM ALL
PART8 OF OREGON.
Commercial and Financial Happenings of Im
portance A Brief Review ot the Growth
and Improvements of the Many Industrie
Throughout Our Thriving Coounonwealtlt
La teat Market Report
The first shipment of Oregon early
potatoes to the East has been made.
Counterfeit S5 gold piece and half
dollars are in circulation in Baker
City.
The Eugene creamery turned out
over five and a half tons of butter dur
ing July.
Veteran farmers say' Lane county
will have more wheat this year than
ever before.
A large forest fire is reported to
be burning in the neighborhood of
Diamond Peak.
A large attendance of students is
expected at the Mt. Angel college dur
ing the coming year.
A postoffice has been established at
Luda, Coos county, to be supplied by
special service from Dora.
Wallowa stockmen are protesting
vigorously against tbe presence of
Umatilla county sheep herds on the
government ranges in the former
district.
J. Ball, a Seattle cattle buyer, was
in Camas valley last week, tie otter
ed $3.60 per bundled pounds for beef
cattle, but could not get anytmng at
that price.
An experimental prune dryer, now
being; built at the Oregon Agricultural
College farm, will have the trays laid
vertically in stacks after the Cun
ningham system.
The special government plat of the
abandoned Fort Klamath military
and hay reservation has been com
pleted. It covers an area of about
2.200 acres. Application for entry on
the lands will be received at the Lake
view land office on and after August
22. ','.:-.:.:
The town well in Lakeview has
gone dry and is to be dug deeper..
A fine lot of 84 bucks from the
Ladd farm have been taken to Gil
liam county for breeding puproeea.
The Booth-Kelly Lumber Company
will have 20 five room cottages built
for its employes at Wendling, Lane
county.
The Modoc tribe has dwindled to 77
members, mostly women and sick or
diseased children. There are only Id
able bodied warriors. : .
Some Gilliam county cattle were
dying of a disease thought to be black
leg, but veterinary diagnosis proved
it to be caused by eating rusty grass.
Baker City is having lots of trouble
because ber new gravity water system
is not completed. The streets are six
inches deep in dust and the sewerage
is bad. .
The air is now somewhat hazy down
the Willamette valley, but not because
of forest fires. Numerous farmers
and ranchers are clearing land and
burning brush.
The Mule Gulch, Grant county
placers, owned by Cannon John
son, have cleaned up $8,000 already
this season, and are expected to dou
ble the amount before snow flies this
autumn.
Portland Markets.
Wheat Walla Walla, exnort value.
55(3(560 per bushel jbluestfeu., 6758c;
Flour best grades, $2.903.40 per
barret ; graham, $z.ou.
, Oats $1.151.20 per cental..
BarleyFeed, $16 16.50; brewing,
Clft Kftr.17 nor ton.
Mil Is tuffs Bran, $27 per ton; mid
dlings, $21.60; shorts, $2U; chop, 16.
ITnv Tininthv- Jl lift 13: clover.
$79.50; Oregon wild hay, $5 6 per
ton.
Butter Fancy cwamery,17j520o;
dairy, 14 15c ; store, 11 12c per
nound.
Koirxna nfr dozen.
OB I ' .
flipwip Full (..ream, twins. 11 (n
llJi'c; Young America, 1212c per
pound.
Poultrv Chickens, mixed. $3.00(9
.1 75 r hens. X.1.7534.75 : dressed. lOffl
11c per pound; springs, $2.604.00
per dozen ; ducks, $3 tor om; fi.ov
a3 50 for vounsri ceese. $4a4 50 per
dozen ; turkeys, live, 019 iuc; aressea,
lOOlzjiC per pound.
Miitt.,111 Lambs. 3i!. Gross:
dressed, 67c per pound; sheep,
s:i.2n. cross : dressed. t(0!0 per id.
Jl,w.s firosis. hpvv. $5.7536:
light, $4.755; dressed, 67o per
pound.
Veat Small. 8ffi9c : large, 7
a7 Xeo. nr imund.
Beef Gross top steers, $3.50(34.00;
cows and heifers, $J.zod.ou; dressed
beef, 647)ic per pound.
Hmwl?ral4i nr nound.
Wnnl Vnllev. Ilal3 Mo : Eastern
Oregon, 8 1 2 c; mohair, 20 21c per
pound.
Potatoes 90c$1.00 per sack.
The odlest specimen of paper money
has turned up in China at the age ist
534 years.
American methods and manufact
Airs are displacing all others in Eng
land, where everybody studies the
"Yankee."
Gen. Wood has been made a mem
ber of the Academy of Science of
Havana, a most exclusive society
limited to 40 members, all elected
for life.
WASHINGTON GO8SIP.
War Tax Reciepts Increasing-Sampson-Schley
Investigation Will Cost $25,000.
Instead of falling off $3,300,000 a
month, as was figured would be the
result of the reduction of the war
taxes, the receipts for the first month
of the fiscal year will be a million
dollar mora than tha ootreaponding
month last year.
It is believed by those who have
been keeping in close touch with the
arrangements for the court of in
quiry in the Schley case that a series
of sensations will result as the out
come of the investigation. It is un-
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oerstooa pretty generally mm ji
ousy is rampant in the navy. There
is an undercurrent of opinion that
Admiral escniey realizes mis, mm
in view of his speedy retirement from
the navy purposes to open up to pub
lic gaze all the ins and outs of the
naval management in times of peace
and war, at home as well a abroad.
Up to date something like $4,000,-
000 has been withdrawn from New
York and sent West to move crops.
The withdrawal have been as fol
lows: To New Orleans. $2,23.5,000;
to Chicago, $1,300,000; to Cincin
nati, $100,000; to Bt. Louis, Ti:,-
000.
It is estimated that the cost of the
Sampson-Schley court of inquiry will
be about $25,000. This estimate i
based on what navy department offi
cials have now in sight,, but making
an allowance for an examination of
probably a third more witnesses than
ore now contemplated the expenses
would perhaps be $35,000 or $40,000.
Secretary Long has issued impera
tive orders prohibiting naval officers
publicly discussing the Sampson-
Schley controversy. It is the purpose
of the secretary to keep the case out
of the newspapers as much as possi
ble until the court ot inquiry meets.
With a view to showing the effect
of abolishing the army canteen. Sec
retary Boot Las called on tne otucers
of the army posts for reports on this
subject. It would not be surprising
if congress should repeal the anti-
canteen law. ;
On account of timber land frauds
discovered in Montana and Idaho,
Commissioner Hermann of the general
land office has suspended all proofs
made during the present year under
the timber and stone act pending the
conclusion of the full investigation
and inquiry begun some time ago
This action applies to all station,
where government timber land t
purchased and involves thousands of
cases. Many of the large companies
and speculators, who, it is alleged,
have had "dummies" as agents, make
purchases of these lands from the
government, as in Michigan, Wiscon
sin and Minnesota.
STARVATION IN ALASKA.
One Miner b Dead and Two More Are at
Death's Door.
Port Townsend, Wash., Aug. 7.
A story of death from starvation
at the mouth of the Agiapuk river,
in the, Agiapuk mining district was
brought from Nome today by passen
gers on the steamer Centennial, and
as a result of 43 days of unparalleled
hardship one man is dead and his two
companions cannot live.
The men had been in the Good
Hope country prospecting. June 7
they started for Nome by way of the
Agiapuk river. Traveling was hard
over the long stretches of tundra and
down streams filled with ice. Before
they reached Teller City their pro
visions gave out and, after wandering
along, hunger compelled them to eat
grass, snails, birds' eggs and anything
they could find, but they became so
weakened that further progress was
impossible. After reaching a deserted
igloo at the mouth of the Agiapuk
river they decided to remain in the
hope that assistance would arrive in
the shape of a prospecting party.
Summoning courage, they attempted
to build a boat, the frame being made
of willows, which they attempted to
cover with canvas taken from the
body of a dead Eskimo. A party of
miners, coining down the river heard
the cry, "Help, for God's sake; don't
leave us. " They proceeded to where
the cry came from and found the
unfortunates, one of whom was al
ready dead, and took them to Teller,
where the two are being cared lor by
the government officials.
Many New Woolen Mill.
New York, Aug. 7. The Times
says: Beports from textile indus
tries show thftt the number of woolen
mills undertaken to be built in the
first six months of 1901 was a gain of
250 per cent over the number built
in the last six months of 1900. Dur
ing the first half of 1901 the number
of mills constructed . or contracted
for waa 261, a gain of 37 over the 224
reported in all textile manufactories
for 1900. Of the 261 mills 143 are
devoted to cotton, 35 to wool. 58 to
knit goods, and 25 miscellaneous.
The Venezuelan Revolution.
Port of Spain, Trinidad, Aug. 7.
The revolutionary movement which
has been so long expected has broken
out. General Carlos Rangel Gerbiras,
formelry president of the senate under
the presidency of Dr. Rojas Paul,
rose against the government of Gen
eral Cipriano Castro. He is near San
Antonio del Tachira, a town 011 the
boundaries of Colombia, with 4,000
to 5,000 men who, the Vonenue ln
government admits, are well armed.