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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
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fice at the time. A Spaniard ha
been arrested on suspicion of beiuy
I the author of the outrage. ,