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: ' . ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1901. NO. 37.
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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;
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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.