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ST. HELENS, OBUeON, imDAT, AUGUST S3, 1001.
no. 36.
CHAPTER I.
The gentlemen of th Jury retired to
mssiuYr their verdlet. Tbe foreman tnnk
hi place at til-nil of the table. Ul
MlkHUM sealed themselves on either
M, of him. Thru, there f-H upon that
tnrmUr of men silent-, never known
imiiiK " assembly of women-th IImim
winch proeeeds from a a:-nerl relutuuc
Is b the imt"1 who speak lint.
-Ueiith-uim." ben, "hv yon
formed ny decided opltilou on the case--tbus
far? The prisoner waltln; our vr
j(rt u tho IlimomWo Roderick Wmtw.
(,,, rmiiiK-r brother of the prew-ut Lord
U liaaiie. He l charged wlih fully east
iu "'" British bark Juhn Jeruiluau
(or the purpose of fraudulently ubtalnlug
ban of Hie Insurance money; aud for
iker. of poMwln himself of certain Hra
,lliin dumuniU, which formed part of Hit
urge. In plain word here It iteutlo
man born In tbe higher rank of lifo ac
rami of being thief. He further ap
mra to have outraged the feeling of bin
family by marrying barmaid t a public
sous. From that moment bin pun-lit
luml their back on dim, with the one
nrHful eaceptlon of the bead of the ftu
Ur, IauJ I Bnstiue exerted bin Influence
with the Adml nlty and obtained for hi
brother no aiiiu.iitmliit to hlp. AH the
witm-aac grc thai Mr. Westorfield
tkvrouxhly understood hi proti-ssloa. If
kt rouM bar controlled hlmw-lf, be might
kite rlm-u to very high rank in the navy,
lie quarri'lix! with one of bi aupt-rlor
oltlct-ra "
"I'mlcr strong profofatlon,' said
ewoilx r uf tin-Jury.
"Under strong provocation," the fore
man admitted, "Tho prisuner challenged
tbr ofllcer on duty to light a ilw-i, anil, re
rrirlng a rriili-uiittioii refunal, atrurk
kim on the quarter ilwk. Aa a matter of
course, Mr. Wenturttebl waa tried by
rourt martini and waa dlamliuml from the
mire. At my bml'a earneet rr-.et the
wni-ni of the Juhn Jermiuan, trading be
twei'n IJeerpuol and ltlo, took Mr. Went
reltl on trial aa flrat mate, lu a teui(Mt
off I hf iat of Africa the raptafn waa
waahnl oTerlHianl, and tbe It rut mate u
emlnl to the coniniand. Ilia aeamanabip
and murage aared the ireiwel, nuder elr-rumatann-a
of daiwr wbb-h paralyaed the
rrTurta of the other ontifr. lie waa con
firmed In tbe command of the alilp."
Thi re the foreman pauw-d to collect bla
IdVaa.
"After a rertaln terin of aervlt-e, gentle
aien," be Dually reaumed, "the prlaoner'a
anerita appear to bare reeelrnl their re
ward, lie waa preaented with a share in
the alilp. With Improred prtierta he
ailed fmra Urerimul on hi lt Yoyage
to Uraiil; and no one, hla wife included,
bad the faliiteat aimplcion that be left
Kngland under clrcuuiatancea of aerioua
pecuniary cuibarraiumipiit. the result of
Wtltng on home racing. When be left
Itio on the homeward voyage, there la no
aort of duubt that be waa returning to
England to face creditor whom bo waa
anatile to pay."
"In plain EiiaiUh," aald a Juryman,
"you are for finding tbe priaouer guilty,"
"In plain English," tbe foremau rejoin
id, "I refuse to answer that question."
"WhyT" -
"Ilecause It la no part of my duty to at
tempt to Influence the verdict.'
"Von bar been trying to influence the
rerdlrt, air, aver aince yon entered this
room. I appeal to all tbe gentlemen prea
ent." The patience of the long-auffering fore
man failed him at laat. "Not another word
atialt pna my lips," he aald, "until you
Had the priauner guilty -or not guilty
among yutirselvca and then I'll tell you If
I agree to your verdict"
He folded hi arms and looked ilk the
image of a man who intended to keep hla
word.
In the meantime nothing waa aald or
done. Ildplcaa alienee prevailed in every
part of the room.
"Why doesn't somebody begin?" cried
an Impatient Juryman. "Have you all
forgotten the evidence T'
This atartllng question ronerd tbe Jury
to a sena of what waa due to their oaths,
If not to themselves. Horn of them recol
lected the evidence In ona way and some
of them recollected It id auother. Tbe
trat man wbo spoke began at the middle
of the atory told by the witnesses in court.
"I am for acquitting the captain, gentle
men; he ordered out the boat and saved
the live of the crew." "And I am for
tiding him guilty, because the ship struck
a rock in broad daylight, and in nioderate
weather," "I agree with yon, air. The
evidence show that the vessel was steer
ed dangerously near to tbe land, by direc
tion of the caotaln who nave the course."
"Come, come, gentlemen! let ua do the
eaptaln justice. The de'enae declare that
nt gar the customary course, and that It
waa not followed when he left the deck.
Aa for hla leaving tbe hlp in moderate
weather, the evidence prove that he be
Ijeved be law sign of a storm brewing."
"e, yes, all very well; but what were
the facts? When the loss of the ahlp wa
reported, the Hraailian authorities lent
me to the wreck, on the chance of anvlng
the cargo; and, day afterward, there the
nip wa found, just aa the captain ami
crew had left her." "Don't forget, sir,
that the dlamonda were missing when the
salvor examined the wreck." "All right.
but that' do proof that the captain stole
the diamonds; and, before they had eaved
balf the car. alarm did come ou. and
break the vessel up, ao the poor man was
only wrong In tho matter of time after
all." "Allow ma to remind you, gi-ntle-meo,
that the prisoner wa deeply In debt,
and, therefore, bad an Interest in stealing
the diamonds," "Walt little, air. Kalr
P'ay'a a Jewel. Who waa In charge of
the deck when tho ahlp atruckT Tbe aee
ond mate. And what did the second mate
do, when he heard that hla owners bad de
cided to proaecnteT He committed aui
'de! I there no proof of guilt in that
actr "You are going a llttlo too fast,
'r. The eoroner'a jury declared that the
eecond mat killed himself In state of
temporary Insanity."
"Suppose we try a show of hands?" waa
uggeated. "Gentlemen who find tbe pris
oner guilty will ultase hold up their
Vote were at once registered, Including
the vote of the foreman. Oue Incoinpra
henlbl man abstained from expressing
bl sentiments even by a sign. He aut Im
movable, with cloned evt-s. The quick
witted foreman had long since uected
him of being simply the stupidest person
present with Just cunning enough to con
ceal bl own diillucs by holding his
tongue. After heated conference among
thcnuelrc they decided on securing unan
imity of opinion hy submitting to the ar
bitration of this one independent member
present. "Which way does your view of
the verdict Incline, sir? (Jullty or not
guilty V
Tbe eye of the slleut Juryman opened
with the slow and solemn dilation of the
eye of an owl. "dullty," he answered,
aud abut bi eye agaiu.
An unutterable sense of relief pervaded
tbe meeting. Knmltlea were forgotten;!
aud friendly looks were exchanged. With
on accord, the jury rose to return to
court. The prisoner's fate was scaled.
The verdict w guilty.
The low bum of talk among tbe person
In court ceased when tbe Jury returned
to their places. Curiosity now found its
center of attraction In tbe prisoner's wife
who bad bven present throughout the
trial.
Mr. Westerfleld waa a showy woman.
Her commanding figure wa finely rolted
In drk colors; her profuse light hslr hung
over her forehead In little clusters of ring
lets; ber features, firmly but not delicately
shaped, were on a large scale. No out
ward betrayal of the wlfe'a emotion re
warded the public curiosity; ber bold light
gray eyea sustained tbe general gate with
out flinching. To the surprise of the
Women present, she had brought her two
young children with ber to the trial. The
elihat wa a pretty little girl of ten year
old; tbe second child, a boy, sat on bis
mother' knee, It was generally observed
that Mrs. Westcrlield took no notice of
ber eldest child.
The Judge took hla seat, and tbe order
wa given to bring the prisoucr up for
judgment, Tbe surgeon of the prison en
tered the witness box, and, being duly
sworn, made his medical statement.
The prisoner's heart bad been diseased
for some time past, and tbe malady had
been neglected. He bad fainted under the
prolonged suspense of waiting for the ver
dict. Tbe swoon bsd proved to be of such
a serloii nature that the witnes refused
to inawer for cousequence If a ocond
fainting tit was produced by the excite
ment of facing the court and the Jury.
Under these circumstance the verdict
wa formally recorded. Once more the
aiwctator looked at the prisoner' wife.
Hhe hd risen to leave the court. It waa
observed, when she retired, that abe held
hr Imiv bv the hand, and left the girl to
follow. A compassionate lady near ber
offered to take care or the children wntte
.I,. n absent. Mr. Weaterfield answer-
.,i nnletlv and coldly: "Thank you their
father wlslie to e mem.
The prisoner was dying: nobody could
look at him and doubt it. Hla eyea opened
erllv when his wife ana cniwren ap
proached the led on which be lay helpless
wm-k of a arsudly made man. The
girl stood nearest to him; he looked at her
with a faint amue.
The poor child understood him. Crying
olteously, she put ber arma round bia neck
snd kissed him. "Dear papa," ehe aald,
home and lei me nurse you
Th aurireon. watching the father'a face,
saw a change in him which the other per
son present had not ooserveu. nis
wife brought the child to him, the surgeon
..i.!...! her. "If yon have anything
to say to him. be quick aboutjtl" She
shuddered: she look hi cold hand. Her
......h .,mwi to nerve mm wiia new
strength; be asked her to atoop over him,
......'t let me write here, he whl
, i -..idess tbev see my letter. Lift
... ...I i..r. mi. Ooen the wristband.'
up . ------.. . fc ,.l ,!.
Hhe uctncucu me siuu
of the shirt. On the Inner ide
. .i. n,,n wss a line written In red let
l era-rod of the color of blood. Bhe aw
these words: "Look In the lining of my
trunk."
,.t-k trY Hhe asked
The fading light In hi eye flashed on
k.. . dreadful look of doubt. HI "pa
.-i in the vain effort to answer,
Hi last lgh fluttered the light ringlota
of her hair a she bent over blm.
Tho surgeon pointed to her children.
"Take the poor thing home," he ald:
"the have seen the last of their father.
Mrs. Westerlleld obeyed in silence. Bhe
had her own reasons for being in a hurry
,o get ho.e. U-avlug the children under
he servant', care she locked herself up
the dead man' room, and emptied hi
truuk of the few clothea that had been
i . i. u
The lining which she wa now to exam
le was of the customary material, and of
the usual atrial pattern in o. .
white. Her finger were not sufficiently
sensitive to feel anyttiing unuer io ....
. ' .h. tried It w th her hand,
Turning he empty trunk with the Inner
V rni.".K. n.i tnw.rd the light, she dla-
H,c V"r "V; hlue .trine of the
liulng a thin little shlnlnK
" hi,. .i.i.. of dried gum. After a
ur. conald craUon. she cut he gu n
u ed line with a penknife. Bomethlng of a
white colo" appeared through the .par
JZ Hhe drew out a folded .beet of
paper,
i. nrnved to be a letter in ner u':
. "r a i,.i,mii.u dropped 10 in
An Inclosur drop;ed to the
handwriun. -, ,', , . h.,w 0f
Boor wli
hen she oneueu u, -o
.... 1. ,.n
The moraei oi pai. . gnj
nre. and croaae. arranged ta ' ' " -
ndneled together in wnai
lesa confusion,
CHAPTER II.
m Weaterfield laid the Incomprchen-
.U vSi
"I writ to you before m trial take
place. If the verdict goe in my favor.
hall dnatrov what 1 hava written If
I am found guilty, I must leave It for rou
to do what I should otherwise have dona
for myself.
"The undeserved mlafortune that ha.
overtaken m began with tbe arrival of
my ship In the port of IUo. Our aecoiid
mate asked leave to go on ihore and
never returned. What motive determined
blm on deserting I am not able to say. It
wa my own wish to supply hi place by
promoting tbe best leaman on board. My
owuerv' (gent overruled me, aud appoint
ed a man of their own choosing.
What nation be d belonged to I don't
know. The name he gave wa IMJamcs,
and he wa. reported to be a broken-down
gentleman. Whoever h might be, bl
manner and bla talk were captivating.
Everybody liked him.
"After the two calamities of the loss of
the ship and the disappearance of tbe dia
mondsthese last being valued at Dve
thousand pounds I returned to. England
hy the first opportunity that offered, hav
ing Reljamea for a companion.
Hhortly after getting back to my house
In Loudon, I waa privately warned by a
good friend that my ownera bsd decided
to prosecute me for willfully casting away
tbe ship, and for having stolen th miming
diamond. The second mate, who had
been In command of the vessel when she
.truck on the rock, wa .iinilarly charged
along with me. Knowing myself to be in
nocent, I determined, of course, to nana
my trial. My wonder wa, what Bel-
jamea would do. We had separated lo
Cornwall, and had not met since.
"On the voyage home lieljami-s told me
that a legllcy had been left to him; being
a small freehold bouse and garden In Ht.
John'a Wood, London. While my mind
was runuing on this recollection I was
told that a decent elderly woman wanted
to aee me. Bhe proved to be tbe landlady
of the houae in which Beljamea lodged;
and sbe brought an alarming message.
The man waa dying, and desired to see
me. I weut to him immediately.
Beljamea had heard of the intended
prosecution. How he hd been made
aware of it death left bim no time to tell
me. Tbe miserable wretch had poisoned
himself whether In terror of standing hi
trial or in remorse of conscience, It i not
any business of mine to decide. Most un
luckily for me, he first ordered tbe doc
tor and tbe landlady out of the room
and then, when we two were alone, owned
that be had purposely altered the course
of the ahlp, and bad stolen the diamonds.
"Having eased his mind ny conresiion,
be gave me the slip of paper which you
will find inclosed in Ibis. There 1 my
note of the place where tbe dlamonda are
hidden,' he said. Among tne many ignor
ant Deoole who know nothing of ciphers,
1 am one, and I told him so. 'That's how
1 keen my secret,' be sld; 'write from
my dictation, and you bsll know what it
means. Lift me up first.' As I did it he
rolled his head to aud fro, evidently in
pain. But he managed to point to pen.
ink and paper ou a taoie nara oy, on
which his doctor bad been writing. I left
him for a moment to pull the table nearer
to the bed. and in that moment he groan
ed and cried out for help. I ran to the
room downstairs where tne doctor wss
waiting. When we got back to him be
wa In convulsions. It waa all over wttn
Beljamea.
"The lawvera who are to defend me
have tried to get expert, a they cal
. i " . .... . . L. .. -Int... 1-Ka a
ii
them, to Interpret the cipher. The ex-
ncrt have all failed. They will declare,
If they are called a witnesses, that the
sign on the paper are not according to
any known rule, and are mars maae ai
random meaning nothing.
"Aa for any statement on my part of the
confession made to me. the law refuse to
hear It except from tbe mouth of wit
nes. 1 mlgni prove mai me snip s course
was changed, contrary to my directions.
after I had gone below to rest, if I could
find tbe man wbo was steering at tne time,
Heaven knows where that man la.
"On the other hand, the errors of my
past life, and my being In debt, are cir
cumstance acaa agaiusi me. xne iaw
vera aeem to trust almost entirely In
famoua counsel, wnom mey nave eugugeo.
to defend me. For my own part, I go to
mt trial with little or no nope,
"If you are now my widow, and If you
may have any love left for my memory,
never rest until you have found somebody
wbo can interpret these curious aigna. Do
for me, I Bay, what I cannot do for my
self. Recover the diamonds; and, when
you restore them, show my owner this
letter.
"Kiss the children for me. I wish them,
when they are old enough, to read this
defense of myself and to know that their
father, who loved them dearly, died an
Innocent man. My good brother will take
care of you, for my sake. I have done.
Mr. W caterneld took up we cipner once
. . i . , . : i . u,.im
more, one iookcu si n n
thing that defied her. "If I am ever able
to read thla gibberish," he decided, "I
know what I'll do with tbe diamond!"
CHAPTER III.
On year exactly after the fatal day of
the trial, Mra. Weaterfield celebrated her
release from the obligation of wearing
widow' weeds. ' ...
The conventional gradations in the out
ward expression of grief which led from
black to gray, formed no part of this af
flicted lady' system of mourning. Bhe
laid her best blue walking dress and her
new bonnet to match on the tied, and ad
.k.., tn her heart' content. Her
discarded garments were left on the floor.
"Thank heaven, I've done with you! sue
aid, and kicked her rusty monrning out
of the way aa he advanced to the fire
place to ring tbe bell. ,
"Where Is my little boy?" she asked,
when the landlady entered the room
"He'a down with me in the kitchen,
ma'am: I'm tenehlug him to make a plum
cake for himself." .
"I want yon to take care of him while l
am away. By the bye, where'. Syd?'
The eldest child had been christened
Svdiiey, In compliment to one of her fnth
n', remale relatives. With a look at
Mr. Weaterfield which expressed ill-concealed
aversion, the landlady answered:
"She' up in the lumber room, poor child.
She n.v you scut her there to be out of
the way." , ,
"Ah, to be sure, .0 I did.
"There', no fireplace In the garret,
ma'am. I'm afraid the little girl must be
cold and lonely." . .
It was useless to plead for Syd-Mrs.
Westerfleld wa. not listening. Her habit
ual neglect of her eldest child was known
to every person In the house.
Mr. Weaterfield'. destination wa. the
public house. In which .he had been once
r" 1 a .. m harmald. Entering th
place without hesitation, ahe aent in her
. . .. , Jl J II r.nan,l th Mr-
card to me laumuiu. - -
lor door himself, and invited her to walk
"Ton wear well," be .aid, admiring her.
"Have you come ber to be my barmaid
again?" .
Do you think I am reduced to that?"
ha answered.
Well, my dear, more unlikely tblnga
have happened. They tell tne you depend
for your income on Lord L Basque and
bia lordsblp'a death was In the newspapers
last week."
"And bla lordship's lawyer continue my
allowance."
Having smartly set the landlord right
In those words, she bad not thought it
necessary to add that Lady Le Basque,
continuing the allowance at her husband's
request, had also notified that It would
cease if Mra. Weaterfield married again.
You're a lucky woman, the landlord
remarked. "Well, I'm glad to see you.
What will you take to drink?"
"Nothing, thank you. I want to know
If you have heard anything lately of
Jamea Bellbridge."
Tbe landlord wa a popular person In
bl own circle; not accustomed to restrain
himself when he saw bis way to joke.
Here', conatancy!" he said. "Bhe' aweet
on James after having jilted him twelve
yeara ago!"
Mrs. Westerfleld rose witn dignity. 1
am accustomed to be treated respectful
ly," she replied. "I wish yon good-morn
ing."
The easy landlord pressed ber back Into
her chair. "Don't be a fool," he aald.
James is in London; Jamea I. staying in
my house."
Mrs. Westerner's bold gray eye ex-
nressed eaaer curiosity aud interest. "loo
don't mean that be ia going to be bar
man here again?"
"No such luck, my dear; he Is a gentle
man at large, who patronize my house.
Mr. Weterfleld went on with her ques
tion.
"Ha he left America for good?"
"Not bet Jamea Bellbridge la going
back to New York, to open a saloon. He'a
In England,- be says, on business. It's
my belief that he wanta money for thi
new venture, on bad security, ills only
chance of getting hi bill discounted Is
to humbug his relatione down in tbe coun
try."
"When doe he come back .'"
"He comes back to-morrow."
"Will you give a menage to James?"
"I'll do anything for a lady of fortune."
"Tell him to come and drink tea with hla
old weetheart to-morrow at aix o clock.'
"He won't do it."
"He will.
With that difference of opinion they
parted. .
(To be continued.)
Not aa tstwpld Ha Seemed.
It waa an old man In Sweden so
run the tale as told in Short Stories
who gave to a stranger an answer that
waa wiser than it appeared. The gtrau
ger, one of a prospecting party search
ing for gold, had wandered away from
the rest, to find himself at last with a
fair piece of quartz aa a reward for bla
pains. In a region be knew nothing of,
with no guide, and night coming on.
"Friend," he asked of an old man
auioklng In his doorway, "how long will
It take me to walk to the next town?"
The old man eyed the speaker qulzzl
cally. .
"Walk on." he aald, with a wave of
hla hand In the right direction.
"Yea, I know which road; but bow
ioug will It take me to wnlk there r
aaked the stranger again.
"Walk on," repeated the smoker,
stolidly.
"But can't you tell me how long It
will take me to reach the town?" per
sisted the other, Impatiently.
"Walk on," a third time directed the
old man. and the strauger did walk on,
Inwardly anathematizing the stupidity
of the smoker.
"Young man," called the resident,
when the stranger had gone a few
yards.
He turned Impatiently.
"I Just wanted to tell you, that If you
keep up that gait you'll get there tn
half an hour."
"Why couldn't you say so before?"
demanded tbe stranger, hotly.
The old man removed the pipe from
hla mouth, blew a volume of smoke
Hkvwurtl. and answered, coolly:
"How did I know how fast you could
walk?"
Treating H ruaelf.
The Parisian critic, M. Jules Claretie,
narrates lu the Atheuaeum an amusing
atorv of the elder Dumas:
At the height of the great novelist's
vogue he could not turn out books fast
enough to satisfy hla clamoring pub
lishers, and it became necessary for
him to employ collaborators, to whom
he sketched the plot, perhaps, leaving
tbeiu to do tho rest. Among the moat
distinguished was M. Paul Meurlcei
who is still living and writing la Paris
at an advanced age.
Thus It came about that Monsieur
Meurlce was the author of one of thi
mnat utilising novels of Dumas, "Lea
neni Dlanes." Duniaa when travel
ing found this novel Id: a hotel and
mwnoii it to tuiss away the time. He
heo-sn reading It seriously, got interest
ed In it and was amuseu. rresenuy
Mime one enme to his room and found
him with "Les Deux Dlauea" In hlB
hnnd.
"What are you doing there, dear mas-
tir?"
"I am rending," said Dumas, "a novel
of my own which I did not know, and
which tileases me vastly!"
It waa Dumaa who said when left to
himself. "I am never bored when
have my own company." It Is easy to
see that he was not more so when he
bad that of others and did not know It.
Couldn't Be I'osttlve.
Boggy (indignantly) So your fattier
said I didn't know enough to go tn
when It rained. I hope you contradict
ed hlm? .
Dolly Oh, yes. But, of course, I
couldn't say for certain, Rebby, be
cause I have never seen you out In a
gtorm. Judge.
The American people have much to
be thankful for. No other country on
the globe can produce six varieties of
weather lu ten minutes.
AU men are born Ignorant and lots of
them never succeed In outgrowing It
EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS
Of
THE WORLD.
A Comprthcmiv Review of th Important
Happening of th Past Week Presented
In a Condirutd Form Which I Most
Likely to Provs of Interest to Our Many
Reader.
Chinese officials are much dissatis
fied with terms of the treaty.
Ohio river steamer overturned in
squall and 16 passengers were
drowned.
Rebels in Colombia and Venezuela
continue operations in hopes of get
ting help.
Latest passengers from Nome bring
stories of threatened destitution there
this winter.
Constitution-Columbia race was de
clared off temporarily on account of
heavy winds.
Latest estimate of visible wheat in
the United States shows a decrease of
1,449,000 bushels.
Steel trust has started up several
plants, but strikers contend that they
lave lost no ground.
Colombian minister assures Secre
tary Hay that traffic is entirely un
disturbed in that country.
British surprised two Boer laagers
and killed 23 men, but were unable
to follow up their success.
England demands prompt punish
ment of authors of Chinese massacre
or she will not withdraw her troops).
Cervera, the Spanish admiral, is to
be presented with a loving cup for
kindness shown American prisoners
during the Spanish-American war.
Germany will soon establish a col
onial army.
Tbe United States may send more
warships to Colon.
An Ecuadorean force is preparing
to invade Colombia.
Von Waltlersee hopes to become
chancellor of Germany.
General MacArthur has arrived at
San Francisco from Manila.
The results of the gulf storm were
not so bad as at first reported.
Hayden. the embezzling treasurer
of Swift & Co., cannot be found.
A force of Colombians invaded
Venezuela, but were driven back.
San Francisco retailers have made
a move towards ending the strike.
Krucer urges the British National
ists to continue their efforts to secure
peace-
Venezuelan officials blame the Co
lombian government for the present
trouble.
Tho steel trust is landing non
union men at Monessen and will start
up the mills there.
A Chicago trolley car oolided with
a passenger train, Killing tour ana
injuring 11 people. ,
Explosion of two cars of powder
wrecked an ' entire train on the
Southern Pacfiio near Glendale, Or.
The Alaska steamer Islander struck
an iceberg and sang immediately,
carrying down about 60 of the passen
gers and crew and fsou.uw in gold
Both sides are making gains in the
steel strike.
The Shamrock II is being put in
order for racing.
There is little change in the San
Francisco strike situation.
Crispi's remains were taken by a
warship from Naples to Palermo.
A. J. Montague was nominated for
governor by Virginia Democrats.
The gunboat Machias has been
ordered to Panama immediately.
The German Crown Prince may be
en traced to the Princess of Batten
berg. . ' :' .:. .,
The fishing season on the Columbia
has closed and the pack will be about
337,000 cases
Over a dozen lives were lost by the
burning of the waterworks crib in
the lake at Cleveland, Ohio.
Chicago steelworkers who would
not obey the strike order were put
out of the Amalgamated Association
River and harbor reccommenda
tions for the coming year are about
the same as in the bill that failed to
pass last winter.
Burglars who attempted to rob an
Ohio bank were frightened away be
fore they aecured anything and are
now surrounded in the woods near
the town.
The Union Paoiflc Railroad has
notified its emnoves that habitual
drinking or even the mere frequent
ing of saloons will in future be consid
ered cause for discharge.
A coal famine, in San Francisco is
imminent because of the strike.
Two men were asphyxiated and
others nearly so in a Montana mine,
An advance of from one to two dol
lars a ton has been made in all fin
ished steel products. ;
Knnip, the German gun maker,
has a fortune of nearly 150,000,000,
an income of nearly ?14,0U0,UUU ana
pay toll of 80,000 persons.
Mrs, William E. English presented
to the state museum a dead Jersey
nig with one head and two bodioa
joined at the shoulders.
WRECKED BY WAR.
MacArthur Says Philippine! Am Pacified but
Nod Tranquillzed.
Chicago, Aug. 21. The following is
statement of General MacArthur
as regards the Philippines:
"War ha wrecked the Philippines
and laid waste whole distriats. The
people in many districts have relapsed
Into barbarism. The best conditions
prevail In Northern Luzon. You
may say that the whole territory is
pacihed, but not tranquillzed, but it
will not be many months before iaw
and order are observed everywhere.
"While the conditions are not per
fect, they are gratifying. A few
groups of armed insurgents are still
at large, but they will soon surrender,
as their power is broken and they are
not being aided by the natives. These
natives have come to see that surren
der does not mean death and they are
coming in every week with their
rifles. .
"Throughout Northern Luzon the
insurrection has been dead for some
time, and there is freedom of move
ment. Still, a large criminal class
there commits depredations on Amer
icans and natives, though the latter
suffer the most severely. The natives
are earnestly seeking the establish
ment of civil government that they
may root out these bands of criminals.
There is every reason to believe that
the whole country will soon be per
fectly safe for travelers.
'At present there ia some trouble
in Samar, but General Hughes, with
I
large and effective force, has gone
after them and will soon bring the in
surgents to their senses. That is the
worst place, but it is not interfering
with the coast business. In Uetm ana
Bohul. and occasionally in Southern
Luzon, there is a slight outbreak, but
it is caused by the criminal element.
"The civil commission was about
to put into force some excellent ideas
for the municipal government of the
City of Manila when I left. The city
in excellent condition, especially
in its sanitary department, and its
growth in business has been enorm
ous." CHINA WILL NOT RATIFY IT.
Earl U Say th Prcpoied' Manchurian Treaty
. b Not Acceptable.
London. Aug. 21. -According to a
dispatch from Pekin, Li Hung Chang
recently called upon ai. ae uiers,
the Russian minister and urged a
settlement of the Manchurian ques
tion. The Russian minister replied
that the indemnity bad been settled
and all were ready to sign the proto
col. The two governments, he said,
ought to determine the question in
the interests ot permanent narmony.
Li Hung Chang asked that Russia
give the matter immediate considera
tion in order 10 avoid exciting suspi
cion on tne pan 01 tne otner puitmt
and thus hindeirng other important
matters.
M. de Giers said that the Chinese
minister at St. Petersburg had already
arranged the terms of a treaty which,
out of consideration for the long
friendly relations between the tsro
governments, Russia was satisfied to
accept, but China was not satisnea
with it. lnis, ne auaea, was no
Russia's fault. Li Hung Chang said
it was certain that China would dot
ratify the treaty that was previosly
nronosed. to which other nations
made Btrenuous objections. Mutual
consultation and a radical change in
the terms of the treaty were necessary.
Pioneer Train Dispatcher.
New York, Aug. 21. Samuel J.
Gifford, who was the first telegraph
operator on the Lake Shore & Mich
igan Southern Kaiiway ana aespuiciieu
the first train ever tuii over" it on tel
egraph orders, is dead at his home in
Dunkirk, N. Y. After filling posi
tions on the Erie Late snore as
operator and despatcher, tie necame
a partner in the firm of Skinner &
Gifford, which built large shops in
Dunkirk for constructing , engines
and railroad fixtures, and also built
in 1875 and 1876 the Texas & JNew
Orleans Railroad, now the Southern
Pacific.
Iowa Is Ready to Sail
San Francisco, Aug. 21. The bat
tleship Iowa has taken on coal and
ammunition and is expected to sail
at once direct for Panama. The
Ranger is now en route to the same
port, but on account of her slowness,
she will not reaoh Panama until after
the Iowa arrives there. . These vessels
will nrnteot American interests on
the western side of the isthmus.
Killed While Fighting a Fire.
Little Falls, N. Y., Aug. 21 The
Mohawk and Malone roundhouse at
Herkimer was discovered to be on
fire at 10:30 . tonight. ' Watchman
Gilbert and an engine tender named
Deck, assisted by residents of the
vicinity and members of the bridge
building gang, attempted to extin
guish the flames. While they were
htttline- with tho fire, a large quan-
tity of dynamite stored in the build
ing expioaea wun lernuu iuivj, fin
ing Gilbert and Deck and four others.
Shells in Mail Went From Panama.
Colon, Aug. 21. The postal au
thorities here say regarding the ex
plosion on board the German steam
ship Croatia that the mail bag con
taining the two gun shells was mailed
in Panama, and that the bag was
admitted, in view of the formal de
claration of German merchant that
there were no explosives therein.
No one was injured by the explosion,
but oontiderable mail was destroyed.
NEWS OF THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTERE8T FROM ALL
PARTS OF OREGON.
Commercial and Financial Happening of Im
portanceA Brief Review of the Growth
and Improvements of the Many Industrie
Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth
Latest Market Report
The water agate crop at Newport is
of good size and quality.
The fruit driers around Albany will
have their hands full this season.
A 30 foot steel tower has been
ordered for the 400 pound firebell
which was presented to the Athena
hose company.
Jake Smith, who lives near Laylock
creek, in Grant county, recently killed
two rattle snakes, one three and one
half feet and the other three leet long.
Big forest fires are reported in the
Flounce Bock, Trail creek and Big
Butte sections, of Josephine county.
Some damage is being done to the
timber.
The Owl and Elephant mines, in
the Cable Cove district, have been
sold to a Maryland syndicate for f 11,
000. The new owners are going to
run a tunnel in 500 feet on the vein.
Tbe La Grande-Cove motor line is
now assured and will be under con
struction this fall. It will extend
' A 1 1. T . 1 A Anrnm tlio ftramd
Rounde river, direct to Cove. Its ob
ject is to further the interests of beet
growing in a section believed to be
especially adapted to it.
The new 90 horse power boiler is in
place at the plant of the Athena
Flouring Mill company. jt is a
huce affair, made entirely of steel,
and is composed of two plates, tubes
and ends. It is encased in brick and
will add materially to the value of
the plant, which is up-to-date in every
respect. : .
Threshing is now well under way
throughout the Rogue river valley,
and from all information that can be
gathered the product of this year
will be about one half a crop. The
lightness of the yield this year is at
tributed to the lack of rain early in
the season, considerable of the acreage
having been cut for grain hay.
This is the dryest season the Blue
mountains have experienced for
many seasons. An unusually heavy
snow fell during tho past winter,
and it was hoped the water supply
would be ample; but the intense
heat of early July melted it all very
radidly, and now the mountain
streams are fed by springs alone.
A case of smallpox has been re
ported at Howell, in Marion county.
Panthers attacked a band of sheep
on the North Coos river and killed
over 20.
A good sized porcupine, which had
been killing numerous chickens, was
slain in Moro, Sherman county.
Owing to the great number of build
ings being constructed in Pendleton,
contractors are having difficulty in
securing enough carpenters to do the
work. -
Am an example of how the old dona
tion laud claims in Polk county are
being divided into small farms, the
Grant 640 acre claim, which for
many years , yielded a living for a
family of only nve, now anorus
homes for over 60 people, and there is
yet much waste land in the tract.
Portland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla, export value,
5556c per bushel ;blucstem, 5758c ;
valley, nominal.
Flour best grades, $2.003. 40 per
barrel; graham, $2.60.
Oats 1.15(3l.20 per cental.
Barley Feed, 16 16.50; brewing,
$16.50 17 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $27 per ton; mid
dlings, $21.50; shorts, $20; chop, $16.
Hay Timothy, $1113; clover,
$79.60; Oregon wild hay, $56 per
ton. -' ' ",
Butter Fancv creamcry,17K20o;
dairy, 1415c)i; store, ll12o per
pound.
EggsHo Per dozen.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 11
HMc; Young America, 1212Jo per
pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.00
3.75; hens, $3.754.75; dressed. 10(
11c per pound; springs, $2.50(84.00
per dozen; ducks, $3 for old; $2.50
3.50 for young; geese, $44 50 per
dozen ; turkeys, live 810c; dressed,
10 12 Ko per pound.
Mutton Lambs, 3,c, gross;
dressed, 67c per pound ; sheep,
$3.25, gross; dressed,' btgDe per 10.
Hogs Gross, heavy, $5.756;
light, $4.755j dressed, 6J7c per
pound. '
Veal Small, 89o; targe, 7
per pound.
Beef Gross top steers, $3. 504. 00;
cows and heifers, $3.253.50; dressed
beef, 6i7Vio per pound.
Hops 1214c per pound.
Word Vallev. 11(313 Ve ; Eastern
Oregon, 8 1 2 mohair, 2021o per
pound.
Potatoes 90c$1.00 per sack.
The present Kansas wheat crop is
the highest grade ever known.
A ship load of Filipinos are to be
tried on Hawaiian sugar fields.
The average net consumption of
tea per head of population is 1.11
pounds ; in England, 6 pounds per
head. .
A woman has just published a di
rectory and gazetteer of the Yukon
valley, Alaska, showing 16,000 names
of residents,
band."