put Tim - JV JL JLkj JL . vol. xvi 1 1. . .," : . . : . . . . . ' ' , ; ST. TTiST.urws. onicnnw. puttiav. AnmrsT 1 inni. wn .1.1 I jpoonjigusE ra palace CH.tl'TEU XXII.-lContlnued.l While the f uilly were making arrange ment lu mo fr .m (llenwood tit liU) pee, Henry for lh flint time la hi life 1 Ih-kuii to ' bow little Ue lll Will to himself or my on tin. Nothing wi ex-bw-UiJ of III 111, conaequenlly nothing u mktxl of blm. In- began to wonder how h himself w ueiioeforib to exist. 111! father would I In California, and he and too miii'li pride to loimze around the old homestead, whh'h hd eom to Ihem tbniHKli Ueorge .Moreland' generosity. Muddeiiiy It oectirred to lilm that be, ' too. would tfo with bin father h would help him renal' tMr fortunesbe would b t nmii. and when b returned horn, Imp palmed Joyful meetlug with hie mother mid Jmiiy, who ahould be proud to sckuowledge him a a mid broth er. Mr. Lincoln wurnily eronded hi reeolution, which tooaalbly would hv lever been carried out bud not Henry beard vf Mix Herndon' engasement with rich old barhelor. whom bt had erten heard her ri ll -ule. Cuming th Brklenes of th flr Udy. and hIf-wUh-log tbit h bud not broken with Kll, bo fortune, though not whit he hud r ipeeted, w ( onaiderabl, be bd adieu to hi utiv .y, mid two week sfter th fmlly removed to Chlronee, he sell d wlih bl father for th liind of gold. Hut !! The tempter w ther b (or blm, ind la n unguarded nioment a fll. Tb newly nmde grave, tb nar row coflla, lb ple. deed deter end tb tolenia vow wer ill forgotten tnd de baueb of tbr week w followed by violent fever, which in few diy cat bort hl mortal career. II died alone, with non but hi father to wlinoe bl wild raving. In whbb b talked of hla distant home, of Jenny and Hose. Mary Howard and Kit, th laat of whom be teemed now to lor with a niadnew amounting a I moat to frenay. Tearing out handfula of hla rlh brown bair, he thruat It Into hi father band, bidding bin to earry It to Klla and tell her that tb heart ah bad o eameatly roveted wa her In death. And th father, far nior wretch ed now than when bia Aml-bont daugh ter died, promleed everything, and when bia only n waa dead, he laid him down to aleep beneath th blue aky of Califor nia, wher not on of th many bitter tear ahd for blm. lit hi far-off borne could fall upon hla lonely grit. CHAPTKIt XXIII. Great waa tb excitement In Itlr Cor ner when It w known that oo tb even lug of th 10th of September a graud wedding would take place In th houa of Mr. Maaoa. Mary wa to be married to th "rUhest man In .Boston." o the atory ran, and, what waa better yet, many of lb neighbor were to b Invll d. A linnet every day, whether pleaeunt or not. Jenny Lincoln came over to die ma th matter, and to auk If It were not time to nd for William, who wa to be on of th grooiimucn, while he, to gether with Ida. wer to official brldeimalda. In tbla laat rapacity Ella bad been reqneated to act, but th teara ram quickly to her large mournful eye, and turning away, aha wondered bow Mary could thui mock her grief) Front on fiihlonable watering pile to mother Mr. Campbell had taken ber, and Hading that nothing thee had power to roue her dimming rnergiea, ah had. toward th rloa of th lummer, brought ber back to Chlcope. hoping that old tcene ind familiar fieea would effect whit noelty ind excitement hid filled to do. All unworthy ia Henrjr Lincoln bad been, bl aid death bad rait a dark hadow acroee Klla'a pathway. Hour after hour would ah ill. gaalug upon tb locka of ihlulng hair, which over land and aea had com to her In letter from hr fither, who told her of th cloalug acene, when Henry called for her to cool th belt of hi fetered brow. Kvery word ind look of tenderneai wi treia ared up. and th belief fondly cherished that h had ilwayi loved her thii. elee why In the laat foarful itruggl was ahe alone remeniliered of all th dear oue In hi dlataot horn Th bridal day wa bright, beautiful ind bilmy, aa th tint dia of Hcptem ber often are, and when th aun went down tb full illvery moon came 6ftly up, aa If to ahower her bleaalnga ttion lb nuptial about to b celebrated, Muny and brilliant light were Hushing from th window of Mr. Maaon'i cottage. And now guet after guct Hitted down th narrow itnlrcia and entered -the par lor, which, with the bedroom adjoliilnx. waa loon filled. Kr long Mr. Heldon who aeemed to b miter of ceremonies, ppired. Immediately th crowd fell back, leaving a vacant apace In front of th mirror. The bnay hum of voice died iwiy, ind only a few auppreaacd whla per of, "There!-Look! Hee! Oh. my!" wer beard, aa th bridal party took their place. Among th firat to eongraliilnt "Mia. Moreland" waa Bally Kurbimh. followed by Mia. Perkln. who wtilxpored to Ocorgo that "ah klm'er had I nollon how 'twould end when ah Brat aaw him In the achool hona; but I'm glad you'v got him." turning to Mary, "for It mttat be (tilt llvln' in the city thnn keepln' a- hool. Vou'll have a hired girl, I 'poae" Whin aiipper wna announced the widow made hcraelf very uaeful In waitlu upon Hie table and aaking lome of the Hoaton ludlea "If they'd b helped to anything In them' rtlnhea," pointing to the linger gluaiea, which now for the flmt time ap peared In Ulc Corner! The half-aup-preaaml mirth of th ladlea convinced th widow that ahe'd mid a blander, and perfectly diagnated with "new-fangled faahlona," ah retreated Into the kitchen, where ah found tiling more to her taate, and "thnnkcit tit, atara aha could. If ahe liked, eat with her Bngera, and wlp I them on ber pocket handkerrhier. Boon after her engagement Mary had asked Chat Bally ahould go with her to her city home. To thia Oeorge willingly aaaented. ami It waa decided that ah ahould remain with Mr. Maaon until th bridal party rtumd from tb weatern tour they wr Intending to tak. rJally knew lathing of thl arrinfnnt uoul the morning of tb wedding, when ah wa told that ah wa not to rturn to the poorhouae again, "And v,.rllr. 1 b,r, thl day met with a great dellvennce," atld ahe, and teara, the drat shed In many a year, mingled with th old creature,' thank for tbla nneiperted bnppluea. A Mary wa leav lug h whlapred la ber er, "If your travel lead you near my Willi' grav drap a tear on It for my aak. Xou'll Bnd It under tb buckeye tree, wher th till graa and wild flower grow." tleorge bail relative In Chicago, and, after apemling a short tlm In that city Mary, remvmlieriiig Sally' requeat, pressed a deaire to visit th apot renowu el aa th burial plac of "Willi and Willie' father." Krer ready to gratify ber illghtest wish, Ueorge consented, and toward th cloae of a mild autumnal day ibey itopped at a mall public house on the border of a vast prairie, Tb arrival of so distinguished looking people caus ed quit a commotion, and after duly In- apectlug Mary'a handaom traveling dres and rilculatlng It probabl cost, tb boatesa departed to prepar th even ing meal, 1il. h waa aooa forthcoming. When supper wna over and th family bad gathered Into th pleasant aittiug room, Ueurg aaked If there waa ever a man la those parte by th nam of Fur bush. "What! Bill Furbuahr aaked the land lord. Ueorge did not know, but thought like ly that might have beeo bl nam, a hla son wa called William. "Lud, yea!" returned th landlord. "I knowed lull Purbnah well h cam her from Massacbuaetta, and I from Var mniit; but, poor feller, he waa too weakly to bear much, and th first fever he took niushed Un up. lit old woman wa aa clever a creature a ever was, but ah bad aome high notion." "lld ah die, loot' aaked George. "No, but If a pity ah didn't, for when Hill and th boy died b went ravin' uiad, and I never fell so Ilk cryln' a I did when I ace her a tearin' her hair and gln' on e. W kept ber a spell, and then her old nisn'a brother' girl cam for her and took ber off; ind the list I heard the girl waa dead, and ahe wia In the poorboua somewhere East. Hb waa born there, I b'llcve." "No, h worn'!, either," said the land lady, who for aome minute had beeo aching to apeak. "No. ahe warn't, either; I know all about It. till waa born In England, and got to be quite a girl be fore ahe rime over. Her name waa Harah Fletcher, and Teter Fletcher, who died with th cholera, wa ber owo un cle, and all the connection ah had In thia country; but goodneaa, ana, what all you?" h added, aa Mary turned white, while Ueorge passed hi arm around her to keep her from falling. "Hers, 80 phrony, fetch tb ramphir; aue'a goin' lo faint." But Mary did not faint, and after smelling th camphor, aha ald, "Go on, madam, and tell me mar of Harsh Fletcher." "Hb can do It," wblapered th land lord, with a ily wink. "Hh know ev erybody' hltory from Dan to Ber beby." "Thl Intimation wa wholly lost on th good-humored hoateaa, who continued, "Mr. Fletcher died when Sarah waa email, and ber mother married a Mr. , 1 don't Justly remember bia nam H 'Tempi V suggested Mary. "Ve. Temple, that' It. H waa rich and croea, and brok her hert by th tlm he had her aecond Paby, Naran waa adopted by her Grandmother Fletch er, who died, and aba cam with her unci to America." "Old li ever apeak of her alateraf aaked Mary, and tb woman replied: ltefore h got craay ah did. On of 'cm. ah (aid, waa In tbla country oincw here, and t'other, th one ahe re membered the best, and talked the moat about, lived In England. 8h aald ah wauled to writ to 'em, but her ancle, h bated the Temple, o he wouldn't let her, and a time went on ahe kinder forgot Vin, and didn't know whor to direct, anil after ahe took craay h never would apeak of ber slater, or own that ah hid any." "I Mr. Kurbush buried near here?" asked George, and the landlord anwered: "Little better than a atono'a throw, i ran see the veay tree from here, and miy be your yonuger eyea can make out the grevee. He ought to have a graveatun, for he wo a good feller." The new moon waa shining, and Mary, who came to her hualnnd a aide, could plainly dlecern the buckeye tree, and the two rave. where "Willie and Willie' father" had long been aleeplng. The neat morning before the aim waa up Mnry Hood by the iiionnd where often in year gone by Sally Furbush had seen the moon go down, and the atara grow palo In the coming day. aa ah kept her tire lea watch over her loved and lost. "Willie waa my eouain jour cousin, anid Mary, reatlng her hand upon the bit of board 'which atood at the head of the little gravea. George understood her wUhc, and when they left the . place a hnndsomo marble alnb marked the pot where the father and hi Infant aon were burled. . i OIIAITKK XXIV. ' Bewildered, and unable to comprehend a word. Sully HateUeil while Mary told her of the relationship between them; hut the mist, which for yeara had .hrouded her reason were too den to be a ddenly cleared away, aud when Mary wept, winding her armj 1 .round her neck and calling her "aunt;" "Vhp thl elegant Mra. CampMI. .c.rcely lea. hewllde" d than Sally heraelf cam. for ward, ddre..l..g her a. " Tuned ..Id to Mra. Maaon, ..king In . whUper "what had made them erj Wu when Mary pok. of little WlUb 1 .rave, and the tree, which overshadowed ft. o?tb. reen prairie and cott.g. by ha brook.'ur. her we.t.rn horn S.Hy li.tenedL ind at last, one day, a week or lTXr arrival In Bo.ton ah. aud oeal claip.d her hand. clo..ly over her temples, exclaiming) "ItVeome! Ifg tumoi 1 rememner now tne large gar denthe croa old man th dead mother th rruiv.hmulfuH L I ! 1 ... M "That wi my mother my mother," In terrupted Mary. For a moment Rally regarded ber In tently, and then catching ber in ber arms, cried over her, celling her "her prcciou child," and wonderlug ahe had never no ticed how much ah wa like Ella. "And don't you remember tbe baby Jane?" aaked Mr. Campbell, who wa present. . "Perfectly perfectly," answered Sally. "He died and yon came In a carriage, but didn't cry nobody cried but Mary." It wa. In vain that Mary tried to ex plain to her that Mra. Campbell wa ber later one the baby June, Sally waa not to be convinced. To her Jane aud the little Alice were the siime. There wa non of her blood in Mr. Campbell' vein, "or why," anld ahe, "did ahe leave ua o long In obscurity, me and my niece, Mrs. George Moreland, Eaq.?" Thl wa th titles which ahe alway gave Mary when apeaking of ber, while to Klla, who occasionally apent I week In ber alater'a pleaaant borne, she gave the name of "little cipher," aa expreaaing exactly ber opinion of ber, Nothing o much excited Hilly, or threw her into o violent a paaslou, a to have Ella call ber aunt. "If I wasn't ber kin when I wore a lx penny calico," aald ahe, "1 certainly am not now that I dress in purple and flu linen." When Sally tint went to Boston Oeorge procured for her tbe beat poasi ble medical advice, but her caae waa of o long standing that but little hope wa entertained of her entire recovery. Still, everything wee done for ber that could be done, and after a time h became far less boisterous than formerly, and aome tlme appeared perfectly rational for days. True to her prom!, on Mry'a twenty flrt birthday, Mra. Campbell made over to her one-fourth of her property, and Mary, remembering her Intentions to ward William Bender, Immediately offer ed blm one-half of It. Bnt he declined accepting It, laying that hla profession wi aufllcient to aupport Ivoth himself and Jenny, for In a few weeks Jenny, whose rather had returned from California, waa earning and already a neat little cottage, mil from tb city, waa being prepar ed for ber reception. Mary did not urge the matter, but many an article of fur niture more costly tbio William waa able to purchase found It war Into the eot tige, which, with tta overhanging vine, climbing rose and profusion of flowers, teemed Juat tbe borne for Jenny Lincoln. And when tbe flower were in full bloom, when the bird aang amid th treee, and tbe summer aky waa bright and blue, Jenny came to the cottage, a Joyous, loving bride, believing her own husband th best in th world, and won dering if there waa ever any one aa hap py aa heraelf. And Jenny waa very happy. Blithe a a bee, ahe flitted about the house and garden, and If In the morn ing a tear gliatened In her laughing eye aa William bad her adieu. It waa quick ly dried, and all day long she busied her self In her household matter, studying eome agreeable urprlee for ber huaband, and trying for bi aka to be very neat and orderly. Then was no place which Ella loved io well to visit, or where ahe aeemed o happy, a at th "Cottage." aud aa ah waa of but little nae at home, she fre quently apent whole week with Jenny, becoming gradually more cheerful more like herself, but alwaya inaiatlng that abe ahould never be married. The spring following Mary'a removal to Bo.ton. Mr. M.aon came down to the city to live with her adopted daughter, greatly to th delight of Aunt Martha, who horn waa lonelier than It waa want to be. for George wa gone, and Ida, too, had recently been married to Mr. Elwood and removed to Islington, Kr. And now a glance at Chicopee, and our atory I don. Mr. Lincoln Call.ornia adventure had been a aueceaaful one. aud not long after bia return be received from Ueorge Moreland a conveyance of the farm, which, under Mr. I'arker' effi cient management, wa In a high atate of cultivation. Among the Inmates of th noorhouse but few change have taken place. Mi. Grundy, who continue, at tbe helm, ha. grown aomewhat older and croaaer, whll Uncle Peter lalwra Indua trlouely at a new flddle, the gift of Mary, who la atlll remembered with much af fection. . ' . Lydla Knight, how a young lady of alxteen, la a pnpll at Mount Ilolyoke. and Mra. Perklna, after wondering and wondering where the money came from, ha. flually concluded that 'aome ot George' folk must have scut It!" (Tbe end.l Man Who Chaao Aftr Klrew. The latest thing for tire Insurant-; gents to do l to be on the apot look ing for new bitalneas w hile the old biwl ncsa la burning up. One of tbe cnu vaaaern of a New England compauy be gan to make money no nipldly n few montha ago that some of Ills oonietl tora tried to find out how he did It. They learned that he made a np clalty of following the fire engines, niid If the tire happened to tie in a ten input bouse or flat he waited until the flames were sulMlued and reaped a har vest by Insuring the other teunnta nnd neighbor. Hosts of people are apt to be so badly scared by a Are neur their home that If uot lUBuml tliey are glad to take out policies oil the spot. It didn't take the other agents Ions to catch on. and It la anld that the other day after a tire twenty-one agent wrote seventy policies lu the Immediate neighborhood. - "It la a great scheme," aald one of those agent yesterday. "All one 1ms to do Is to hit the Iron while It la hot. Don't talk Insurance to any of the ten ants or nolghbora while the fire la go ing on, because they are likely to be loo excited to think of anything but their personnl safety. When every thing la quieted down and the fire en gine are going away la the time to Jump In with your propositions-Chicago Inter Ocean. , ." ; A Prcfltabl P silb Hty. Soloraon-Bball we pay that bill to day, Ikey? Isaae-Not to-day, Solomon. We may die before to-morrow.-SomerTlll Jour EVENTS OF THE DAY FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS Of THE WORLD. A Comprehensive Review of the Important Happening, of the Past Wttk Prescntcs In a Conoemtd Form Which I. Most Likely to Prov of InUrtrt to Our Many Reader. Turkey has given in to the demand of France. 1 , Colombia bas severed relations with Venezuela. Flour and cereals will be on the Chinese free list. The plants of the Carnegie group are till working. New York police methods are to be investigated again. A Cotton Belt train was wrecked in Arkansas and two men killed. Great forest fires are raging along the coast of British Columbia. Fourteen thousand steel workers obeyed Shaffer' general strike order. Eastern wheat market ia booming on the strength of unfavorable crop reports. : Lipton'g yachtmen believe the Co lumbia is a better boat than the Con stitution. A freight locomotive on the Denver & Rio Urande exploded, killing the engineer and fireman. ' Germany and France are both after American islands of great at rage tic value lying juat north of Cuba, Bear Admiral Johnson has been selected by the navy departnu nt to succeed Admiral Sampson, in com mand of the Boston navy yard, when the latter retires. Ex-Premier Crispi is dead at Naples. The United Mineworkers indorsed the steel strike. Forest fires are beginning in West ern Washington. Another Negro was burned at the stake in the South. Steel workers in Western mills of the trust refused to atrike. Engagements with insurgents were fought recently near Panama. Business men of San Francisco are working hard to end the atrike. Civil government will be established in northern Philippine provinces. The funeral service over the late Empress Frederick occurred at Cron breg. The Fhiippine commission granted 25,000 to each rinderpest stricken province. Shamrock II has arrived at Sandy Hook, after a 14 days' passage across the ocean. John Winters, the man under ar rest, has confessed to the robbery of the Selby smelter. Admiral Evans was censured by the navy department because of state ments in his book. Governor Taft, of the Philippines, says tariff legislation is necessary to develop the islands. An attempt was made by Boer sym pathizers to blow up a British trans port at New Orleans. The steel trust is preparing to start up its idle mills. Another Negro was burned at the take by an Alabama mob. Thousands were drowned by th overflowing of the Yangtse river. Polico working on the Selby smelter robliery have made one .arrest on sus picion. The gunboat Machiaa has been or dered to Colon to protect American interests., The German army has been ordered to go into mourning for six weeks for the late empress. . France has warned Turkey that the porte must settle claims or France's minister will be recalled. Foreign men on warships of Colom bia quit and have left the country, being afraid of being murdered. Patterson, N. J., anarchists will produce a play depicting the tragedy connected with the assassination of Humbert I, of Italy. A bad wreck was caused on the Great Northern in Washington. A burnt tree foil across the track, wreck ing the engine and killing the en gineer. Several others were injured. Two hundred sand teamsters at San Francisco have joined the strikers. Admiral Howison will be the third member of the Schley court of in quiry. Governor Gage will be asked to mediate between the contestants in the San Francisco atrike. St. Paul's cathedral, in London, is settling from the vibrations caused by passing underground trains. Thirty Turks were killed in a bat tle between Bulgarian bandits and Turkish government troops. . Colorado leads all the states in the production of both gold and silver. English opponents of ostentation at funerals will extend their propa ganda to the United States., The United States will not prevent Cuba assuming payment of bonds is sued by the New York junta. ' Lord Paunoefote's talk about new eanal treaty is taken to mean that England will make concessions to ad just differences. RUSHED A BLOCKHOUSE. Captured by Boer. After Sever Fighting Dewet Intend to Attack Cap Town, . London, Aug. 13. A dispatch from Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria,-saya: "A blocahouse near Brad tort, Orange River colony, was rushed and captured by the Boers, after severe fighting, the night of August 7. "Elliot has captured 70 prisoners and large quantities of stock and wagons, which he is sending in. No detail have been received. " Mail dispatches from Lord Kitch ener issued today in a parliamentary paper, say his constant endeavor is to improve the fortifications along the lines' of communications, thus re leasing men from active service. The garrisons off the railways have mostly been withdrawn. Lord Kitchener received certain in formation that Dewet intends to at tack Cape Town, while General Botha, aa soon as he hear that the concen tration in Cape Colony is effected, is to enter Natal with 5,000 picked horsemen and make for Durban. IOWA MAY GO SOUTH. Will Probably Be Substituted for th Wbv com la at Panama. Washington, Aug. 13. The state department was without additional information today concerning the Venezuela-Colombia aituation, or of the revolutionary outbreak on the Isthmus. These two troubles are dis tinct, one being on the west and the other on the east coast of Colombia. The Ranger, which has been ordered to get in readiness at San Diego, Cat., for a trip to Panama, is a small cruis er of 1,020 tons displacement, and has been engaged for some time past in survey work on tbe Pacific coast and in Central American waters. It is possible that her services at the seat of trouble will suffice and that a bat tle ship will not be needed to make the long trip from the north. Tbe Ranger has a main battery of six four inch rapid-fire guns and secondary battery of four six-pounders and a Colt gun. She has a complement of 21 officers and 127 men. - As the battleship Iowa has report ed her arrival at Bremerton, while the Winconsin has not yet been beard from, it is probable thit the former may be substituted for the prospect ive trip to the Pacific side of the Isth mus, if it is decided to send a battle ship, although the formal announce ment of the change has not yet been made. . . ,. ' TRAFFIC BECOMING UNSAFE. Pressure h) Being Brought to Beat ea the Panama Railroad Company. NEW YORK, Aug. 12. P. A. Drake, secretary of the Panama Railroad Company, says that the communica tion which J. Edward Simmons, pres. ident of the company, sent to the State Department suggesting that an American warship go to the Paciflo side at Panama, as well aa to the At lantic side at Colon, was sent largely as the result of the pressure which residents of the isthmus have brought to bear on the company. Since Wednesday night officers of the com pany in New York have received mail advices from the isthmus showing in creased activity on the part of the Insurgents in the shape ot depreda tions by bands of from 40 to 60 guerrillas, who have raided outlying towns, looting property and captur ing citizens for ransom. Traffic, however, even in the ab sence of any reported depredations along the railroad line, is clearly tend ing, in the opinion ot the officers, to become unsafe and the significance of the movements of the rebels,. they think, it that it appears to be a re vival of the insurrection that was supposed to have been suppressed last year. Storms on the Southern Border. Tucson, Arix., Aug. 13. Rain storms continue to rage in Southeast ern Arizona and Northern Sonora. The road from Benson to Guaymas was badly washed out last night and this afternoon again, stopping trains. A hurricane rain storm visited Tucson this afternoon, totally destroying the gas works, leaving the city without light. Several large smokestacks and buildings were blown down and a large number of trees destroyed. The destruction is considerable. AnarcMit Play Prohibited, NEW YORK. Aug. 12. Mayor Hin cliffe, of Patterson, N. J., has issued orders to the ' Right of Existence" group of anarchists that he will not permit the performance In the city of the advertised play depicting the murder of King Humbert. The Mayor says he will, in future, take steps to prevent meeting of anarchists such as the one held recently to glorify Bread. ; German Punltlv Expedition. BRISBANE, Queensland. Aug. 12. The German punitive expedition sent to avenge the massacre ot Dr. Menc ken and other members of the first German South Sea expedition on the cannibal Island of St Matheas. land ed from the German cruiser Connor ant, near the scene of the massacre, killed 80 natives and captured 17. . I : Damaged Ins Collision, Tendon. Anir. 13. A dispatch from Nagasaki aays the British steamer Ching Wo, from Seattle July 21 lor London, is at Nagasaki with a hole in her port bow, her bridge damaged, and with the loss of her anchor and 105 fathoms of chain. Repairs will be made temporarily in a few days. The injuries were sustained in a col lision with the Hoyoku Maru, which was also damaged. . I NEWS OF THE STATE ITEM 8 OF INTEREST FROM ALL PART8 OF OREGON. Commercial ana) Financial MappeaJng. of Im portance A Brief Review of th Grwth and Improvsmeatt of th Many Industrie. Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth Latest Market Report Cherries are just coming to market around Enterprise, Wallowa county. A street fair promoter is in Eugene trying to work up a carnival there for September. There are five Ed Millers in Baker City, and each gets the mail of all the others, so it is said. Between hot weather and harvest the valley towns are almost deserted and business is very dull. It is estimated that 1,000,000 pounds of prunes will be dried in the vicinity of Dallas this fall. A big prairie fire raged at JElla, in Morrow county, caused by small boys playing with matches. It burned several sections of bunchgrass. . A submarine diver has been engag ed for about two months in placing blasts to blow up a reef outside the entrance to the Umpqua harbor. Rabbit killing is the leading sport now around Paisley, Lake county. The pests are thick and do damage, when able, in the grain and alfalfa fields. There is no apparent rcarcity ol harvest hands in the Weston neigh borhood ; neither is there a surplus, and those in search of work are not disappointed. - W. H. Brummond, of Conuell, Grant county recently killed two coy otes with one rifle shot. One of the varimnts was standing 10 feet to one side of the one he aimed at. Grasshoppers are present in great numbers on both Birch creeks, above Pilot rock, in Umatilla county, and are doing considerable damage both to grain and gardens, the latter par ticularly. Great activity is reported in the Galice mining district, 25 miles west of Grants Pass. Quartz mines are working steadily and placers are pre paring for the work of- next season. More miners and prospectors are now at work than at any time for 15 years. A big natatorium has been finished at Baker City, with two large tanks, 30x90 and 15x30 feet. Buyers are offering Hood River apple growers $1.25 a box for apples, to be delivered in the fall. . A rattlesnake was killed near Ash land rceently. It measured seven feet one inch in length and had 27 rattles. A German farmer residing on the Necanicum is reported to have discov ered a three foot vein of gold bearing quartz. " Douglas county growers are already looking for labor to pick their prunes. Wages to be paid are not yet an nounced. Threshing machine operators of the Powder valley have formed a thresh ers' union, and fixed the prices to be paid for this work." A large gray timber wolf, of the genuine tpye, was killed near Elgin recently. It measured 65 inches from tip to tip and 38 in height. Portland Markets, Wheat Walla Walla, export value, 5556c per bushel jbluestem, 5758c; valley, nominal. Flour best grades, 2.903.40 per barrel; graham, $2.60. Oats $1.15 1.20 per cental. Barley Feed, $16 16.50; brewing, $16.50(317 per ton. Millstuffa Bran, $27 per ton; mid dlings, $21.50; shorts, $20; chop, $16. Hay Timothy, $11(313; clover, $79.50; Oregon wild hay, $56 per ton. Butter Fancy creamery,1720c; dairy, 1415c j store, ll(gl2c per pound. Eggs 17c per dozen. Cheese Full cream, twins, 11 llc; Young America, 1212ic per pound. Pnultrv Chickens, mixed. $3.00 3.75; hens, $3.7584.75; dressed. 10(8 llo per pound; springs, $z.DU(94.UU per dozen ; ducks, $3 for old ; $2 50 fin fnr vnnntr peese. S4(34 50 uer dozen ; turkeys, live, 810c; dressed, 1012$c per pouna. Mutton Lambs, 3Wc. gross; dressed, 67o per pound; sheep, $3.25, gross; dressed, 66gO per lb. Hogs uroes, neavy, eo.otgD; light, $4755; dressed, 6i(87c per pound. Veal Small. 89c; iarge, 7 7io per pound. Beef Gross top steers, $3.504.00; cows and heifers, $3. 25 3. 60; dressed beef, 67o per pound. Hops 12 14o per pound. Wool Valley, U13c; Eastern Oregon, 8 1 2 o; mohair, 2021o per pound. Potatoes 90c$1.00 per sack. Senator Clark, of Montana, owns about 40 gold silver,and copper mines. A species of wood that expands like rubber is one of the newly discovered products of the Philippines. Anitraw Carnpirie has offered the city of Portsmouth, O., $50,000 for a public library. It has been judicially decided that women who pay rent directly to a landlord in Toronto are entitled U vote for aldermen. V OBEYED BY 14,000. Answer to Shaffer- General Strike Order Sixty Thasuand Men New Out, Pittsburg, Aug. 14 The atruggle for mastery between manufacturers and men in the steel strike is now fairly launched, and on the firat show of strength advantage is with the former. The general strike order issued by President Shaffer, of the Amalgamated Association, has so far been obeyed by only about 14,000 men, according to the best figures ob tainable here. The first two calls were answered by about 45,000 men, so that the total number now out is in the neighborhood of 60,000. The strikers made gains here today over the showing of last night, and their prospects for further accessions at both McKeesport and Wheeling dur ing the week are very favorable. The action of the A malgamated men at Chicago, Joilet and Bayview in re fusing to come out, and their failure to secure any recruits in the Carnegie group throughout the Kiskiminetas valley, and in the big plants at Youngstown and Columbus, O., have been marked by disappoitment to them. They are keeping up the fight, however, in a spirited manner, and claim that they have strength in reserve which will surprise their op ponents. They assert that they have gained a foothold in the Carnegie mills in this city, and at the time do sired the men will come out. They are pressing their advantage at Mc Keesport and Wheeling and their or ganizers are still at work in those towns. President Shaffer has decided to visit Wheeling, and will address a mass meeting of his followers. He plana to spend tomorrow here direct ing the fight and conferring with his associates as to plans for the future. An appeal for financial aid has been made to organized labor and to the general public, and it is expected the responses to it will be liberal. CHINESE ON THE ISTHMUS. United States Consul Gudger Win Protect ... Them. .' Colon, Colombia, via Galveston, Aug 13. United States Consul Gen eral Hezekiah A. Gudger has publicly notified the Chinese that they are en titled to tbe protection of the United States consulate. He draws attention to the acts of violence committed against them in the recent insurgent raid along the railroad line, and ex presses the hope that their rights as foreigners will in future be recognized and respected. Washington, Aug. 13. In assuring the Chinese on the isthmus that they are entitled to the protection of the United States consulate, Consul Gen eral Gudger is, in all probability, act ing simply as a matter of comity to citizens of China resident there. There being no traety between Colom bia and China, the latter has no dip lomatic or consular representative in that country. Several years ago the Chinese requested that the United States officers be authorized to look out for the interests of Chinese resi dents on the isthmus, and Consul General Gudger is doubtless, acting in accordance with that precept. THE CUBAN PRESIDENCY. General Gomez Suggest, th Name f Pal ma and Mass. Havana, Aug. 14. General Maxi mo Gome has addressed a letter to the local committee of tbe National party, in Havana, declining to be a candi date for the presidency of Cuba, and suggesting the name of Senor Estrada Palma and Senor Maaso as the beat selections that could be made for the presidency and vice presidency. "Let all Cubans agree upon this important matter, " says General Go mes in his communication, "and Cuba - will have a strong and stable government, entirely . fitted to deal with the external relations in which Cuba will have to exist as a republic." A movement backed by a number of revolutionary generals was started some time go to endeavor to make Senor Palma the unanimous choice of tbe people for president. It is asserted that thus far Masso bas de clined to fall in with the plan as sug gested by Gomez, aa he relies upon the Negro vote to elect him president. Kntgcr Intends to Com. BRUSSELS. Aug. 12. Mr. Kruger has received at Halversum a repre sentative of the Holland Society of Chicago. He confirmed the rumor of his Intention to visit : the . United States, but said he had not yet fixed the date, on account of possible events in Europe. - Death of Premier Christ. Naples, Aug. 14. Signor Crispi died at 7 :45 o'clock last evening. He was surrounded by the member of his family and several intimate friends. The news was immediately tele graphed to King Emmanuel and Queen Helena. The evening papers assert that the body wnr be conveyed to Palermo, where the. municipality will arrange for a great public funeral. It is rumored that Signor. Crispi's will authorizes a prominent Italian politician to examine his papers and to publish his memoirs. Bomb Outrage at Troys. Pari. Aucr. 14. A bomb was ex ploded this afternoon near the alter of the Church of St. Nizier at Troys, doing considerable damage to the 13th century winuows, uv. uu ihjumuj I any of the 100 children whe, together ' a .volant. WAM T tflA JtHPrpd ftl t nivu i'. " " -- - ---- fice at the time. A Spaniard ha been arrested on suspicion of beiuy I the author of the outrage. ,