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A IS Ml Trim IDA. .'VOL. ' XVIIL . . " . ' ' 1 ' . : . . . " , : ' . ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1901. NO. 37. CMAPTKR IU.Coiitlmied.) To-morrow caro-atid M in, Weator- IM'u faithful jame juatllteii ner eonn ' -ii.ui'O lu him. ' Klie 'If' '"'r ''I"1'' n"r llra when be ritilitl her by her ClirUtlun oatua for tbu Urxt time. - "Wlii-tt Wenterfield was rmtrtlii me, tie mmUI, "hli brother waa baehelor. A Inly -If one ni call aurb . creature . ladr -waa uvuia tinner nig protection, Ila. tulil WenierfMd Iik wan very fond of , lirr, mill hi hated the Idea uf gitin aiarried. 'If your wjfe'e firm rhlld turtle out lu tm a xin(' he aalil, 'there's is Mr to tlin 1 1 Hi' anil estates, ami I may go on I am iiiiw.' We were married a mouth jfterward-aud wheu my llrst child waa tarn II wa a girl. I leave you In judge alia! I If disappointment waa. My bird ran I In- rlfk of wsitifisT another year, and 1 rer aflerward, raihi-r than be married. fbrmiKli all thai time. I bad no other ill lid r pmpect of child. Ill lordahlp waa fal.-ly driven Into taking a wire. Ah, how I bain h. r! Their nrt child waa a boy t Mu. Ixmiirina:. healthy brute of a boy. And alt month afterward, my poor little Mluar waa burn, (Inly lliluk of It. : And It'll tin, Jemmy, dim't I deerr to ba harpy niminii, after suffering aui-h a rtrrailful disappointment aa thatf la It ' true tliat you're foing back to America?" "Q-iItt! true." "Take tne back with yon," "Willi a couple of children?" "Nil Only with one, I ran dispose of Ihr other lu Kugland. Wait little be fore yim aay no. ro you want money?" "You couldn't hidi nif. If I did." "Marry mi, and I ran help you fo a fortune." Hi- !) id her attentively, and uw thai he waa lu earnest. "What do you rail a fiirtunr?" he aaked. "Fire IhoiiHsnd pound. " ah answered, "When' I lie proof of It?" he aald, ati-rnly. Hln prodoeed ber buabaod'a letter. Ha liati'iird with I ho rloamt attfntion while ibn read. Tli i)iii'alln of attallwr tb dUmonda did not trouble either of tbra. It waa a willed qiifatlon, by tarlt cou K iii, on both aldia. They lookrd at each other, Tbey were made for eacb other, and they both felt It. At the an me time, J a me kept hi awn Inlereata ateadily In view. II atated the ohrloiia objertlon to the cipher. Kjt aerta bad already tried to Interpret the algna, and had failed. "Unit true," ah added, "but other peo ple may aueeeed." CHAPTER IV. An adrertlaemvnt In the newapapera, aililreed to peraona akllled lu the inter pr.iail.m of rlphera, now repreaeuted Mm. Weatertietd'a only ehamw of iIIikiit erlutr where the dianumda were hidden. The II rut anawer I bat ahe rereived made auuiv amend for previous dlnappointment. It offered refereneee to lentlruten. whoa aamea were In themaelirea attfHcfeut inarautee. 8he eerilled the reference ui'vcrili-lo., and paid elait to ber cor- reapouilent on tbg amiio day. Ilia iieraonal apiearanee w not in bta ravorn waa oia and illrty, iutirm and pnor. Ilia mean room waa littered with abaliby hooka. When Mr. Weaterfield attempted to enter Into eiplanatlona he ruiiriy interrnpted her. "Show me your Hpbor," he aaid; "I don't promlae to atudy It iinleaa I find it worth my while." .Mr. Wenterfield waa alarninf. "Ho you mean that you want large aura of limey ahe anked. "I mean that I don't waste my time on ray clphera invented by foola." . Hhe laid the alip of paper on Ilia desk. "Val your time on that," ahe aald ailrlcally, "and aee how yon like It!" He a in I ned II flrt with hla bleared ml riinined eyea; then with a magnifylnit (laa. Tlie only expreaaion of opinion that JH.d him waa Indicated by bia actiona. "' "hut up bia book, and floated over the Iviia and charactera befora blm. On a ml 'I'll he looked at Mra. Weaterfield. 'How did you com by tbiar he aaked. "I'bat'a no buaineaa of youra." 'In other worda yon hava reaaona of ymir own for not naweriuf my quea- UoiiV" "Ve." lrawln bia own Inferencea from that "lily, he allowed hia three laat-left yellow '"'ill In a horrid grin. 'Hhnll you be g i Sndin out What nieauar' ahe aaked. 'Unya may paaa before I can find the "''w; I won't attempt It unleaa you. give me a week." The week paiwod. Repeating her vtalt. Mf. Weaterfield found him atill aeated at la ili.k, (tilt attrrounded by bia booka, till tareleaa of the polite attention that he owed to a lady. 'Well?" ahe aaked, "hava you earned 7"ir money?" - "J hnr found the dew." hat ia It?" abe buret out. . "Tell we the aubatauee, I can't wait to read." He weut on ImiH'netrably with what he hu to aay. "But there are eomo minor fonililiiallona which 1 have atill to diacor ' to my own aatlafactlon. My work rnnut JJ well done or not done at all. Tlila Ih ""timlay, eleventh of the mouth. We will y the evening of Wednenday next." Mra. Weaterlield auttlclently controlled neraelf to be able to review her engage JJienla for the coming week. On Thura 0y. tho day exacted by the marriage II n'iio woulr expire, and the wedding J"lKht take place. On Friday, the exprena ruin conveyed paancugt'ra to Liverpool, to lie in time for the departure of the icainer for New Tork on Saturday morn '" Having made theao caiculationa, ahe i'd, with anlky kubmialon, It ahe waa xiH'ited to call again on the Wednesday vi-nlng. 'No. Leave me yonr name and addreaa, 1 will aend you the cipher, interpreted, at lRlit o'clock." . While waiting to bear from the expert, , " "cutertleld mode her arrangemeuta the deaertlou of poor little Byd. Jhe pi'raon on whoae amtiatnnce abe could rely waa au unmarried elder alater, ingniahed aa proprU'tor of a cheap '" achool in one of the auburba of Lon I'hla lady known to local fame aa Wlgger bad already propoaed to take Kyd Into training a a pupil teacher. i ii rone tne rlillil on," Ml Wlgger pronilned, "till he ,. ,.,. w.r bi)B,l aUfJ lodging by tNkltig my loweat claxa. When he geta older ahe will rnplnce my regu lar governca. and I aliall aave the anl- Aa the dour of eight drew nvnr on W.l nenday evening, Mr. Weaterfield' anx iety forced ber to Hnd relief in action or aome kind. Hbe oiriicd the door of ber anting room, ami llalened on the atulra, H ami wanted a few minutea to eight o'clock when there waa a rliia at id. hotiMi liell, Bhe ran dowu to open the noor. 'i lie acrvant liainM'iied to lie in the null ami answered the bell, The neu moment the door waa auddculy cloaed again. "Anybody there?" Mra. Weaterfifld aaked. - "No, ma'am." ' Thl ai-euied atrange. Had the old wretch deceived her, after all? "Ixxik in the letter box," ahe railed out. The eer- vaut obeyed, and found a letter. Mra Wenterfield tore It oien, atanding on the lair, it contained half a alieet of com mou note it. The interpretation of the cipher waa written on It In tbeae word: "Remember, No. 12, Pnrlierk Road, St. Jobn'a Wood. Uo to the milliliter bourne In the back garden. Count to the fourth plank In the floor, reckoulng from the aide wall on the right aa you enter the nmnier bonne. Try np the plnnk. Look under the mold and rublih. Find the diamond.' Mr. Marithtleid waa on the point of wilding for a rab and driving to bia lodg ing, wben J nine raiue in, eager to know If the interpretation had arrived. . Kreplug her aimilvion to bcmrlf, abe merely Informed him that the Interpreta tlon waa In ber band. "Put a chinel In your pocket when we go to church to morrow morning," waa the one hint ah gave hltu. At eleven o clock the next morning they were united lu the bond of wedlock. On leaving the church door, the married paif l'gan their honeymoon by driving to Mt. Julio' Wood. A dirty printed notice In a broken win dow announced that the boune waa to kit; and aoitr-leuipcred woman Informed them that they were free to look at the room. The bride waa In the beat of humor. She act tha, bridegroom the example of keep ing up appearance by examining the di lapidated bmi b find. Till done, ahe (aid aweetly to the person in charge: "May W look at the garden?" "The woman made a atrange anawcr to thla reoucat. "That a curloun," ahe aaid. Jaine interfered for the lirnt time. "What'a rurloua?" he aaked. roughly. "Among all the idle people who have come here, at one time or another, to aee thi botiae," the woman nld, "ouly two have wauled to look at the garden." J nine turned on bi heel and wade for the aummer bonne, leaving it to bia wife to niiraue the aublect or not aa ahe pleated. Hhe did punue the (iibjcct. "I am one of the pcron. of course," ahe aaid. "Who la the other?" "An old nmn came on Monday." The bride'a pleaant ainile vauinhed, "What aort of pereon waa he?" ahe aaked. The aour-teoipcrcd woman becami eourer than ever. "Oh, how can 1 tell 1' A brute! There!" "A brute!" The very worda which the new Mr, ttcllhridgo had hemelf need when the expert had Irritated her. With ecriou mlngivlnga, ahe, too, turned bet atepa In the direction of the garden. Jamea had already followed berinatrae liona and uaed bia rtilnel. The plank la;r looae on the door. With both hla big band he rapidly cleared away the mold and the rnbblah. In a few minutea the hiding place wa In id bare. They looked Into It. They looked at each other. There waa the empty hole, telling Ita own alory. The diamouOa were gone. CHAPTER V. i r vi..m.,.i,iiMk .vml liar hiiHband. nrr- nared for a furioua outbreak of rage. He atood allent, aianng aiupiuij fore blm. Tb ahock that bad fallen on hi dull brain had atuuued It. She took bia arm and led him out to the cab that wa waiting at the door. The driver, helping him to get In, r.o tlccd a piece of paper lying on the front aeat. He wa about to throw It away when Mra. Belibriilge took It out of hie baud. "It Un't print," nlie aaid. It a writing." A donor exami urn auowen that the writing w addreaaed to herai lf. Thla waa what ahe read: "Han't trouble youmelf, iitndnm, about the diamonds, yon have made mlatnke-you have t m ployed the wrong man.". ' .L .... ,ia UiM nn mnre. KnoiiB'h. aurely, to juatlfy the conclmdon that be bad atolen tne oianmnu. while to drive to hla lodging"? 1 ey tried the experiment. The export liad gone away on bunlncaa nobody knew where. , . , The ncwapnper came aa naiial on I rlilay n. it.h, Hsllhriilire'a aniilae- momma. - . . ment It ft the qneatloii of the theft, at reat, on the highest authority. An nriicle apjieared In a conaplcnoua position, ibua ,h. mnnv nrnnf that truth la atrnuger than flctlon hua Jtwt oecurred at Liverpool. A highly respected 8nn of .hip ownera In that city receive! a atrange etter at tne oegmuMis " ,k t'mtnl.lne that he had present aome remarkable clroumataneea to .:om- munlcate, me wrner m abruptly on the narrative which follow. A friend of hia connected with literi.ture . . ,. a ,.n.vwi 1,1,1 v'n viiitlng card left on hla deak, and hnd been re minded by it of a criminal cane , t .i i.i n..niitfi intnnHt at tne time-the trial of Cai-taln WpterMJ o willfully casting away a ahlp nniitr hia command. Never having heard o the trie., the writer, at ... ! conauiico a uip ui """F-i - L.fl,t the report-and became aware for V firat time that collection o ; -- monda, consigned to the Llvern, I 6rm. waa mliug from the wreck, vesael, a hen aha bad been boarded by tha ailvaga arty, and bad not been found since. lOventa which it waa impossible for him to mention had revealed to hla knowledge l biding place In which theae same dia mond In all probability wera-cooraled. Thl circumstance had left him no alter native, aa an honest man, but to ba be forehand with the persons, who contem plated ateallng the precious atones. Ha had accordingly taken them under hi protection until they were Identified and I'liilmed by the rightful owners. , In now appealing to these gentlemen, he stipu lated that the claim abould be set forth in writing, addreaaed to blm under initial, at a poatotnee in London. If tbe lost prop erty wu Identified to hia aatlafactlon he would meet at a specified place, and on a certain day and hour a person accredited by the firm, and would personally restore the diamond, without claiming a reward. The condition being complied with, thia remarkable Interview took place; the writ er of the letter, described a an lufirm old man very poorly dressed, fulfilled hia en gagement, took bl receipt, and walked away without even waiting to be thanked, it i only an act of Justice to add that the diamond were afterward counted, and not one of them waa musing." I Miserable, deservedly miserable, mar ried pair! Tbe stolen fortune, on which I hey had counted, had allppcd through Ihnlr tingera. The bertha in tha ateamer for New Vork had been taken and paid for. Jamea bad married a woman, with nothing besides herself to bestow on him, except an incumbrance In tbe ahatx of a boy. ' liy a refinement of cruelty, not one word had been ld to prepare little Byd for tbe dreary change that waa now clone at hand iu ber young life. Tbe poor child had aeen the preparations for departure, and tried to imitate her mother In packing up. (she had collected her few morsel of darned and ragged clothing, and had gone up stairs to put them into one of tbe dilapi dated old trunk In the great playground, when the aervant waa scut to bring ber back to tbe sitting room. There, enthron ed in an eaxy chair, aat . atrange lady; and there, hiding behind the chair In un disguised dislike of the visitor, waa ber little brother ltoderick. Byd looked timid ly at her mother and ber mother aald: "Here i your aunt.". "Make your courtesy, child," aald Mine Wlgger. Nature had o toned her voice a to make It worthy of the terrors of her face. Hut for her petticoat, it would have been certainly taken for the voice of a man. The child obeyed, trembling. "You are to go away with me," the achool mistress proceeded, "and to be taught to make yourself useful under my roof." Byd aeemed to be incapable of under standing the fate that waa in atore for her. Kb aheltered herself behind ber merciles mother. "I'm going away with you, mamma," she aald "with you and lUck." Her mother took her by the shoulders and pushed ber across the room to ber aunt. "Yon belong to me," aald Misa Wigger," and I have come to take you away." At those dreadful worda, terror shook little Byd from bead to foot. Bhe fell on her kueea with a cry of misery that might have melted tbe heart of a savage. "Oh, mamma, mamma, don t leave me behind! What have I done to deserve It? Oh, pray, pray, pray have aome pity on mo!" Her mother waa aa aelfish and aa cruel a woman a ever lived. But even her hard heart felt fuintly the Influence of the most intimate and most sncred of all hu man relationship. Her florid cheeka turned pale. She hesitated. Miss Wigger marked that moment of maternal Indecision and saw that It waa time to assert her experience aa an In- structresa of youth. "I-cave it to me," ahe said to her sister. You never did know, and you never will know, bow to manage children." She advanced. The child threw herself ibrlekingon the floor. Misa Wigger'a long arms caught her up held hershook her. "Be quiet, you Imp!" It was needlesa to tell her to be quiet. Syd'a little curly heud sank on the school mistress' shoul der. Bhe waa carried Into exile without a word or cry abe bad fainted.- CHAPTER VI. ..a' n,oroh nmvM slnwlv haM weary lives languish in dull places. Dat ing from one unkept and unacknowledged birthday to another, Sydney Weaterfield had attained the sixth year of ber mar tyrdom at school. In that long interval no new of her mother, her brother, or her stepfather had reached England. Roder ick Westertield'a daughter wus, in the sad dest sense of the word, alone In the world. O'I-a knnrU tt th llfflv nlll rlnplt ill tllA A MW ."-' - n-tf . achool room were approaching the time when the si nines in ine morning wouia route to an end. Wearily waiting for their release, the scholars saw an event happen which was a novelty In their domestic ex perience. The mald-of-all-work put her head In at the door, and Interrupted Misa Wigger conducting the education of the first clasB. ' ir vnu nlonne. mis, there'a a gentle man in the drawing room," she aaid. "And bore s hia card. Belug a mortal creature, the achool mis tress was accessible to the promptings ! curiosity, fslie anatcneo me caru oui ' the girl's hand. Mr. Herbert Llnley, Mount Morvcn, Perthshire. "I don't know this person," III.. Vl..rr.,r iWlaiwl. "YOU Wretch. hSVC yon let a thief into the house?" "A gentlcmau, If ever i see one yei, the aervant retorted, in-- Ti-.- w,r.,rrut In tha card strain. and discovered (faintly traced In pencil) thce words: "To aee MIbs S. W. The achool mistress instantly looked at ici... wa,av(lnlrl ftriati Wenterfield rose from her place at tbe head of her class. . At . loss to understand the audacity of her teacher In rising before the class was dismissed, Misa Wigger began by assert ing her authority, sue aid m two worus; "Bit down!" 'I wish to explnin, ma am. 'Svduey Westertleld, you are Betting the worst possible example to yonr class. I shnll see thia man myself. Will you sit down?" . , Pale already, Sydney turned paier aim. i, MiavmI tho word of command to the high delight of the girla of her class. Misa Wlgger entered ner drawing room. Wl 1th the slightest possible inclination oi her head, ahe eyed tne stranger inrongn .nwn spectacles. The eervant'a esti her i mate of him waa beyond dispute. Mr. Herbert Llnley'a good breeding waa even tapable of suppressing all outward exprea lion of the dismay that he felt on finding bimsclf face to face with the formidable person who had received him. -"What la your business, If you please? (lis Wigger began. "I have take, the liberty of calling," he aid, "Id anawer to a. advertisement." He paused and took a newspaper from .tha pocket of hia overcoat. He opened it and pointed to tha advertisement. "A young lady wishes to be employed In the education of a little girl. Possess ing but few accomplishment, and having been ouly a junior teacher at achool, aht offer her aervlee on trial, leaving it t her employer to pay whatever salary slu may ba considered to deeerve." "Moat Impertinent!" aaid Misa Wigger Mr. Llnley looked astonished. "I say, most impertinent!" Miss Wlgget repeated. "One of my teachers baa lssned an advertisement, and has referred to m addreaa, without first consulting ma Hare I made myself understood, sir?" She looked at tbe carriage when she call ed blm "air." But just bere tbe door was opened; l young lady entered the room. Waa thia the writer of the advertise ment? He felt sure of It, for no better reason than thla; The moment be looked at ber ahe Interested him. "What do you mean by coming here?" Mis Wigger Inquired. "I wish to know," abe aald, "if thia gen tleman deaires to see me, on the subject of my advertisement?" v "Your advertisement?" Miss Wlgger re peated. "Miss Weaterfield, how dare yoa beg for employment In a newspaper, with out asking my leave?" "I only waited to tell you what I had done, till I knew whether my advertise ment wonld be answered or not." Bhe spoke a calmly aa before, still sub mitting to the Insolent authority of the achool mistress with a steady fortitude, very remarkable in any girl and espe cially In . girl -whose face revealed . sensitive nature. Llnley approached her, and aaid his few kind words before Misa Wigger could assert herself for the third time. "I am afraid I have taken a liberty in anawering you personally, wben I ought to have answered by'ietter. My only ex cuse is that I have no time to arrange for an Interview, in London, by correspon dence. I live in Scotland, and I am oblig ed to return by the mail to-night." He paused. She was looking at him. Did abe understand him? Bhe understood him only too well. For the first time, poor soul, in the miserable yeara of ber achool life, Bhe saw eyea that rested on her with the sympathy that is too truly felt to be uttered in words. Her head sank; her waited figure trem bled; a few tears dropped alowly on the bosom of her shabby dress. She tried, desperately tried, to control herself. "I beg your pardon, sir," was all ahe could aay; "I am not very well." (To be continued.) Sold Ticket on Him. It Is good to be a celebrity, and It Ik sometimes profitable merely to recog nize one. While Cbauucey M. Depew was at the Omaha exposition, say. tbe New York Times, he and President Cal laway of the New York Central cbauced to go Into . booth on tbe Mid way Plalsauce. It was a tmue entertainment and there waa ouly a meagre attendance when MrJDepew and Mr. Callaway en tered. Their stay would have been very brief except for the fact that they had scarcely taken their seats before there began a steady lnpourlug of peo ple, which continued until the small au ditorium was crowded. Taking this extraordinary increase of spectators as an Indication that some thing of an interesting ' nature was about to be disclosed, the two New Yorkers concluded to sit It out Half an hour's waiting failed to reward their patient expectancy, however, and Mr. Callaway suggested that tbey move on. Just then ex-Secretary of Agriculture J. Sterling Morton pushed his way through tbe crowd, and extending his hand to Mr. Depew exclaimed: "Well, Doctor Depew, so you are real ly here! I thought that 'barker was lying." "What do you mean?" Inquired Mr. Depew. ' ' , "Why, the barker' for this Bbow Is standing outside and Inviting the crowd to 'step up lively and pay ten cents for the privilege of seeing the 'great and only Chduncey M. Depew.' " Ingenuity. In physics hnd natural history there are opportunities to direct and control the out-of-school activities of young people of which the enthusiastic teach er of science is not slow to avail him self. In describing the ingenuity of boys, a writer in the Atlantic Monthly gives the following: One of the most astonishing facts of the time Is the Ingenuity of boys In constructing electrical apparatus, with but a few hints nnd out of tbe most meagre material. I know boys who have belt-lines of electric tramway, circulating In their garrets; and a boy who, last year, was the despair of his teachers, now deserv ed recognition In the manual training exhibit as the clever Inventor of a most ingenious electrical "boat An Invitation to boys to bring to school products of their own Ingenuity or the natural history specimens that they have collected will result In au ex hibition which, in variety and quality, will be a revelation to one who Is not used to following them In these Inter ests. Question of Price. . "That woman tried to beat me down on the price of quinine." "What did she say?" "She said I ought to make It 10 cents cheaper because she had to pay her lit tle boy to take it." , No Argument. "I beg your pardon!" said the patient In ft haughty way; "it Isn't for a young physician like you to disagree with an old and experienced Invalid like me!" And he went out to look for another physician. Bllklus "Who was It wrote 'Actions spenk louder than words?' " Harper "I don't know, but I'll bet the thought occurred to' him while he was tryinif to sneak upstairs at three o'clock In the uornlng." Chicago New; EVENTS OF THE DAY FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS Of THE WORLD. A Comprehensive Review of the Important Happening! of the Past Week Prutnted In a Condensed Form Which I Most Likely to Prove of Intereit to Our Many Reader The United States gunboat Muchia is at Colon. - A large sugar beet crop is expected is Southern Washington. Michael Berry, a noted Colorado burglur has been arrested. Relations are still disturbed be tween France and Turkey. Two men were killed while trying to shut olf a new Texas oil gusher. Colombians generally expect the revolutionary movement to succeed. Shaffer says the move to settle the steel strike is without official sanc tion. Englishmen are confident that Sir Thomas Lipton is going to win the America's cup. Howard, who deserted the Amer icans to become a Filipino leader, has been captured. . . Cardinal Gibbons was given . royal welcome on bis return to Bal timore from Europe, By the explosion of a bomb in New Jersey three men were seriously in jured and several women and children slightly. A vessel was stolen from a dock in Maryland and the thieves tried to escape with her. They were over taken later. . ; Department of justice upholds the secretary of the navy in withholding the royalty on the Harvey steel-hard- ening patent. ; The overhauling to which the var ious royal palaces of King Edward is being subjected, has disclosed vast treasures that have been hidden for years. ' Lord Kitchener reports that a col umn sent into Cape Colony was at tacked by tbe Boers and three officers and 65 men captured. ; One man was killed and four wounded. Boers resumed activity in Cape Colony. - A German steamer and eight sailors were lost. A gale wrecked a number of build' ings in Jersey City. A Tennessee Negro "murderer wa burned at the stake. Turkey will not buy the quays of the i rench company. Steel workers are willing to make concessions to end strike. - United States Attorney Evans, of Minnesota, died suddenly. Nogales, Aria., officials are impli cated in a smuggling plot. Striking machinists in Chicago ignore an order against picketing. -One hundred Filipino insurgents surrendered during the past week. San Francisco iron workers' strike was settled in favor of the laborers. The military force at Manila will be increased to juevent a possible uprising. A movement is on foot for a gene ral shut down of all shingle mills in Washington. , Venezuela will lay its case before the Btate department in order to ward oft intervention. Castle Bock, on the Columbia ri ver has been scaled by a party of climbers from Portland. Sir Thomas Lipton has arrived in New York. The navy department has denied a request from Schley. A coast survey observatory will be established at Sitka, Alasak. Two men were arrested for passing the bills of a defunct New Jersey rank. Fifteen persons were drowned by the capsizing of a French coasting vessel. Murderer Nordstrom of Washing ton, has given up all hope of escaping the gallows. A Colombian gunboat sank imme diately after leaving Savanilla for Cartagena, A change of one point in the course of the steamer Islander caused her to strike the iceberg. The cable between Nome and St. Michaels is broken in several places and cannot be repaired. An explosion in the tunnel being bored in Lake Erie for Cleveland's water works system, cost five lives. The census bureau gives St. Joseph, Mo., as the healthiest city in tbe United States, and Portland, Oregon, as the second healthiest. , Winters, who stole the $330,000 in gold bullion from the Selby Smelting Co., of Vallejo, Cal., was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment. Birtish public expenses are running nearly $2,000,000 per week beyond last year. A New York judge decides that in surance companies cannot be com pelled to make good damages result-' ing from explosions. Henry B. Dean, of St. Louis, claims to have found the secret of perpetual motion. He has been , working on this great problem for li years. I AMERICAN, Captured a Deserter Who Was . Filippino Leader.;;," Manila, Aug. 28. Pilcher's first dispatch from Mindoro tells how Lieu tenant Hazzard, of the Third artil lery, commanding a troop of Maca bebe scouts, captured the American deserter, Howard, who, as leader of the Filipinos, had been annoying the Americans for many months. Fer guson, one of Lieutenant Hazzard'. civilian scouts, disguised as an in surgent, with eight Macabebes, pene trated into the camp of Colonel Atienza, commanding 240 riflemen and 200 bolomen, at night, located Howard, bound and gagged him and carried him away without disturbing the camp. Insurgent Force Captured. Manila, Aug. 23. Captain Harold L. Jackson, of tbe First infantry re cently surprised General Lukban at Pampubiken in the mountains of the island of Samar. Three of the gen eral', guards were killed, and Lukban f-was wounded, but escaped. His family was captured. A captain and a lieutenant were also made pris oners. ' Ovation for Governor Talt Manila, Aug. 28. Civil Governor Taft received at Aparri, province of Cagayan, the greatest ovation of bis trip. He announced that Aparri would be a port of entry, and receive s large appropriation for the improve ment of tbe harbor and Cagaycn river. BOERS IN CAPE COLONY. Tow. of Oudschera Threatcd Dchrney's Counter Proclamation. London, Ang. 28. South African dispatches show that the Boers con tinue active in Cape Colony, Sharp skirmishing has occurred near Union dale, a day's ride from the sea, while Commandant's Schepp's commando is threatening the important town of Oudschern, 30 miles from the Indian ocean. In Brussels it is asserted that Com mandant General Botha has ordered the Boer commanders in the future to retain all captured Britsh as host ages in case Lord Kitchener carries out the threats of his latest procla mation. The war office has received tbe fol lowing dispatch from Lord Kitchener dated at Pretroia today;: "Delarey has issued a counter proc lamation, warning all Boers against my latest proclamation, declaring that they will continue struggling. " ON THE SAFE SIDE. Military Forces at Manila Will Be Increased to Guard Against Uprising. Manila, Aug. 28. Word was .re ceived that the, insurgent colonel, Loreel, with 17 officers and 13 men, surrendered yesterday to Captain Brown, of the Fourth Infantry, at Talisa. The surrender of numerous other small contingents during the week brings the total up to more than 100. In the city of Manila there are now less than 1,000 effective soldiers, and it has been decided to increase this number by four companies of in fantry. , The official reason for tbe increase is that the guard -duty is too heavy for the present force. As a matter of fact, however, there is a feeling that, although there is no apparent prospect of trouble, never theless, in the event of an uprising in tbe future, such as is always possible among the Malays, it would be better to have a sufficient body of troops available. Another Touch ol Summer. Topeka, Kansas, Aug. 28. Kansai was given another touch of summer today after three weeks of very mod erate weather, accompanied by cool nights and occasional rains. The temperature in some places was re corded at 106, and at Topeka the mercury hovered around the 105 mark. Tbe rise in the temperature was not predicted, and came wholly unexpected. Wichita recorded 104; Salina 105; AtchisDn 102. At Leav enworth there were several prostra tions. ' The Danish Antilles. Copenhagen, Aug. 27. A promi nent politician in the counsels of the ministry today told a representative of the Associated Press that a sale of the Danish West Indies, it was confidently expected, would be con summated before the close of the pres ent, year.";. ' ' - Chaun'i lllnew a Pretext for Delay. Rome,- Aug. 28. The illness of Prince Chun, brother of the emperor of China, who with a Chinese mis sion has arrived at Basle, Switzer land, on his way to Berlin to apolo gize for the assassination of Baron von Ketteler, the German minister at Pekin, is, according to a dispatch received here today from Basle, a pre text for delay, Prince Chun having received orders from Pekin not to proceed, ns fresh complications have arisen with reference to the protocol. Decline in Indian Famine Relief List London, Aug. 28. The Indian office has received the following dis patch from Lord Curzon, .viceroy of India: "The rains are irregularly distributed. They are particularly deficient in the rice districts, while excessive rains have caused damage to crops in the northern and central provinces. Prices are generally fall ing. There is a slight decline in the number of persons on the famine re lief list, the total now being 507,000." BOLD NEWS OF THE STATE TEM3 OF INTEREST FROM ALL PART8 OF OREGON. Commercial and Financial Happenings of Im portanceA Brief Review of the Growth and Improvements of the Many Industries Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth Latest Market Report The Florence salmon cannery will start up next week. Prunes are beginning to move in earnest at The Dalles. The Jacksonville public school, will open September 2. A race meeting will probably be held in Pendleton this fall. The Klamath county wheat crop will not tie as large as it was last year. Hopgrower. at Woodburn complain Of a scarcity of help to harvest the crop. The wheat crop of Jackson county is turning out much better than ex pected. The Sherman county Horse Fair Association will hold a fair at Wasco some time this fall to encourage the breeding of good horses of all kinds. The flint crop of alfalfa in Klamath has been cut and cared for. The sec ond crop, which will be cut . next month, promises to be much larger than the first. The following schools in Polk coun ty are without teachers, and in each case a good one is wanted : Concord, Lincoln, Bridgeport, and the primary department at Falls City. The apple crop of the Rogue River valley promises to be a great income producer during the present year. Not only is the yield a full one, but the quality is finer than usual. From several sources comes the re-, port that Bartlett pears will be scarce this fall. In many orchards the tree, did not bear at all, while in others the trees seem to be drying up. Owing to the delay in the receipt of the new text books, it has been decid ed by the board of dircctojrs of the Ashland public schools to postpone the opening of the fall term one week, or until September 9. " It is expected that the Southern Oregon district will ship 275 car load, of apples during the present crop year, and the fruit will all be first class. ? The unusual demand for Oregon apples is created by the par tial failure of the crop in the middle states and by the long season of drought in Missouri. There is every prospect of a fair yield of hops in Polk county. ' The Ager-Klamatb Falls stage was held up and robbed of the treasure box.;. ' The postoffice at Ruby. Douglas county, will be discontinued on Aug ust 31. . ". The log raft is still stuck at the entrance to the Westport slough, near Astoria. Eugene has not had such a building boom in years as ia at present being experienced. . The Polk county grain crop this year will be the largest harvested in several years. The committees in charge of tbe Baker City street carnival, to be held September 3-7, report excellent suc- Portland Markets. Wheat Walla Walla, nomina 56 per bushel ; bluestem, 66) 57c; valley, 55 56. Flour best grades, $2.G53.50 per barrel; eraham, $2.60.- Oats Old, 9L10&1.15 percental. Barley Feed, $1515.50; brewing, 115.50 per ton. MillstufTs Bran, $27 per ton; mid dlings, $21.50; shorts, $20; chop, $16. ' Hay Timothy, $1113; clover, $7950; Oregon wild hay, $56 per ton. Butter Fancy ereamery,22)2.')c; dairy. 1820e;" store, ll12c per pound. Kings I717,ic per dozen. Cheese Full cream, , twins, 11 llJi'o; Young America, 12"o per pound. Pou I trv Chickens, mixed, $3.00(3 3.75; hens, $4.505.50; dressed. 10(3 11c per pound; springs, $2.50(93.50 per dozen ; ducks, $3 for old; $3.00 3.50 for young; geese, $56 per dozen ; turkeys, live, 810c; dressed, 10 12 )c per pound. : Mutton Lambs, 3.40, gross; dressed, 67c per pound; sheep, $3.25, gross; dressed, 66io per lb. Hogs Gross, heavy, $5.756; light, $4.755; dressed, 77o per pound. Veal Small. 89c; large, 7 7is0 per pound. Beef Gross top steers, $3.50(4.00; cows and heifers, $3.253.50; dressed beef, 6M7)c per pound. Hops 1214c per pound. Wool Valley, ll13c; Eastern Oregon, 8l2)c; mohair, 2021o per pound. Potatoes $1 $1.10 per sack. There are 649 1-3 millions of men and 633 2-3 millions of women in thia world, giving tbe men a majority of 15 1-3 millions. For the first time during his pon tificate of 23 years Pope Leo recently entertained eight guests at luncheon in the Vatican. . George W. Ranck. one of tbe best known literary men of Kontucky, was struck and killed by a louisvilie it Nashivlle train at Lexington.