IT Tr-73 IK ON WIST. VOL. XVIII. ST. HELENS, OUEOON, FRIDAY, NOVEltBEIt 8, 1001 NO. 47. 11(111 5 1 A I r ' J v., J u U I -I 4-k a IV ha ' " ' l w v 'w CHAPTER V. .---' "Who baa Hit key to the attl of tb koussT" ! 11m aetecttv. wuo tnjr L.J JdMMjuulaMl frttlfl tha iiIhum. jd uMiu Until, mastsr; bt aakrd me (or It jri-sli-ruajr morning. " tbr mow Ihita onT , ... 'No. uimli'r, nlr do on.M "Com 'round here on III east al of Ibr boiiM. la that yoit, Calban 7" uv.. Im t.tttiif II 1'itlhan " '-. "No one ha left iht house, sav those "No, Muni Lsiis. "Now. . llniiiinli, who murdered your glMlrJ" '. : , " ' "I don't know that, Mars Lio." ' "l'ou (to know who ran1 the door bll; but do you mean wbsa liobort Campbell ...,.n.i...i iir "No, Mira Lang, no. I dtden know Mr Robert in In d houM till after 1 hard dt bell; but be must bav been, for It was a that went to do door, nun not nv min utes after, when 1 went to da door of d library, dor he tood. with tie bloody knife la bla band, and Mar Herman 'cuslng him of Murderi)' Water." . "Waa that tin drat yea knew of bla be luf In th bor', ..' "Walt, Mara I.an. I bad been doiln' In d kitchen. Millie bad (on upatalra to bed, and wbu I wake up I thought I'd aee If ob inaater had (on to bed, ml put out de light IB dt ball, You aee, I know d, uao' luk had (on to bed, M I pawed through th dining mom and ont Into tb ball. How-how, 1 bsiuwn lw B- I apnea I waa lookln' at d hangln' lamp; but I need tomeou standi' on d Starrs, about ftv atept down. I bad on long while night gown. At first, I thought It waa Mian H.ltle; but then I aed It waa too Ull and big for her, and do balr on b bead waa too blark and abort. I waa Jeet about to aneak when de person on de ttalr bent ober, aldeway like, and reach ed out on arm, and wld de band aalaed kle of d wire dat lead to de bell at d lower end of de hall and pulled It. II pulled it aeveral tlmea, and aa b waa bent ober, I aaw bla face." "It waa tb face of Herman Craven r "Yea, Mara Ing, and be waa a whit aa death. I dlden know what to do. A trenibliu' aelaed me, and I waa that akeer ed 1 Ink to fell down. fSoddi-nljf, I heard ol master' Voice, and aouwon atarted for d door from d library. I thought It waa ole maatrr. Mara Herman bad dodg ed back upatalra, and 1 ran through de dining room and Into de kitchen." 'Then yon did not Herman Craven drarend tb atalraT" "No, Mara I.aug. Mara Herman waa In bla night ablrt, and h ran back after b bad pulled d bell wlr." "Old fa ae you, Hannahr "I can't b certain; but I dou't think he did. Mara Ijmg." "If b did, your life may b In peril, not tfcat h would fear your teatlmouy, but that you might glv m Information. Yob mot be on yottr guard, and watch him clowly. Yon nmat never be alone BTr War th bouae by yourwlf. He lnt bar committed tbi murder." "Hoar could he, Mr. Langf I haden bora back In da kitchen no time wheu I heard groan. I ran bark to d diuin' room door, and waa atandln' there trem blln", when Mara Robert pushed open de front door and run In. He w bare headed, and I dodged bark, aa be entered d library door. Th next thing I beard hi cry: 'Help! Munlerf then I hear Mara Herman knock on Mla Hattle'a door and call her, and aaw tbem com down atalr together."'- '' ; - " "Robert Campbell, you aay, puahed open th front door and ran In r It muat bar been unfaatened, then." "Th door waa atandln ajar, Mara Lang, lak he left It, when b went out to ae who waa dar." "Then yon do not think Herman de scended th atalra after you aaw him pulling tb wire, until after tb murder had been committed'" "No, Mara Lang, b hadn't time." "Do yon know when Herman entered the bouae tn-nlghtf "No, bat I know b waa In de library, and I waa In d dlnln' room, when b paee ed through de hall and went up to bed." "How long waa thl bofor b pulled th wirr ; . , v "Oh, a long time, Mara Lang, befor I waa doaln' perhapa an hour." "Did yon hear loud voice, aa though your maater and Herman war quarreling to-nlghtr ' t, "No, Mar Lang. Ole maater nebber quarrel. II aay what be mean, but be nebber quarrel, and I heard no loud voice until I beard Mart Robert's erica of 'Help! Murder!'" Tor a moment the detect! atood there in th darknesa, In thoughtful alienee. Suddenly he aald: "You know, Hannah, that It would not bv taken Herman Craven long to run down th atalra, trlk that blow and dash up them again." "I know, that, master; but be couldn't bar don It. If b bad already beeu down stairs when de bell sounded, and hid In master' room,, or In de library, lis nilght bav had time after Mar Uobcrt went to de door to hav killed ole master nd dashed up de stnlra before 1 beard that groan and got back to d dining room door. II didn't run np after that." "You forget," aald Bi-llara, "that If h la th murderer of your master he waa dowu lairs at th time you heard that groan." ,f. ...1.1... L. . I I.M T..1IU llff IWIIIUU I UITI UTVHI .-- Mars Herman Is not tb murderer of ole inamer." "Why' did b pull the wire and sound th.tu.il 1 ir k... bn.iun that Rob ert waa In th bouae, and It muat have own for the purpose of calling mm to we door." - . "' '" "' "Klther be or old maater, Mara Lang, "e muat have thought I had gone to bed." "Yea, either Campbell or your maater. Ynn - . I. .. . i . .. -11 .i Mjltfnilfipfl mnj lu.t WHU JOW Mile" to th library door Ilobert waa standing w the bloody knife lu bla bandr , "V.. . .. i .1. . t Kiiilv. as though ha I,.. 1 i.iut miileit the blade from his breast. There was blood on hla Jnd and sleeve, and horror on bis face. If UeriuHn deuomictid him M master's murderer, but Mar Ilobert did not kill ole master. He waa not in the house when that blade waa driven to bla heart and I beard that cry," "Did you tee anythlug of a bag of coin when you entered the library, Hannahr "Nothing. Mara Lang." "Haa Herman any personal friends, whom he sometimes bring to tb house? Young men, probably." . "No, Mar Lang; none hav ever ac companied him here." "Do you think your waster bad high regard foi1 hla nephew?" "He take him In when be oome to him. Mar Lang,' because he waa bla lister's son; but ole master bad no us for bla father, who led Mis Mattl a sorry life, and broke her heart before she died. I don't think he had much us for hla son." "Yon don't think he would have given him hi daughter' band in marriage?" "Never! He know Ml llsttl love Mar Hobert, nd I often hear him praise Mar Robert up." "Well, that is all to-night. Hannah. Not a word, you understand, to anyon of our conversation. If Herman speak to you, do not seem to doubt tbe guilt of Ilobert Campbell. To yonr mistress, say that I will see her to-morrow. Tell ber further, that It aht baa auaplciona, to keep tbem to herself. I do not think ehe believe Herman guilty; but abe muat not seem auspicious of him. Khe mnst try and act aa though ahe believed the right party had been apprehended. Tell her that Robert Campbell, though In custody, la under the protecting rare of Lang Bellar. Now can you return tp the bouse without your ab sence baring been noted by Herman?" "Kaally, Mare Lang." "Then do so, and watch closely. Do not sleep alone. Your young mlatreaa will have many lady frieude here In ber trou ble. Keep Millie aa near you aa yoa can. Goodnight." "Good night, Mar Lang," aald tb De crees, and she had started along th aid of the bouse for th rear entrance when the detectlv railed ber back. "Are Adam, tbe coachman, and Herman on friendly terma?" he asked. "Adam rather eee the devil than Mare. Herman," aald the negreaa. "Mar Her man 'spect more of ole master1 nlggera than he do hlsself." . 'I understand." aald Bellar. "That la all," and aa th negreaa again started off he Joined Calban, "You cb go hom now, Calban," he aid. "It muat be S o'clock In tb morn ing." "I 'epec It la. Mar Lang." aald tb ne gro, aa he made off In tbe darkness. "Another myatery to unravel," mutter ed tbe detective, a he paesed out tbe rale. "Herman Craren'a hand must have guided the keen blade of that sheath kntfe, notwithstanding tne tact tnat iiannao atatea that it could not have been be. Not a drop of blood on Ma apotleaa gsrments. Not a stain on bla white bands, but a damnable one on hla guilty conscience. Whether or not be struck the blow, his waa tbe head that planned the murder. He pulled the wire and sounded tb bell that for a moment left tbe coast clear. Campbell waa the one man be wished re moved from bis psth. But the bag of coin? Clearly he had a confederate, and that confederate ntruok tbe blow and es- caped with the coin. Why, Herman had no knowledge of the fart that Campbell ' wae to be there with the coin to pay that note to-night I mean laat night, now un til after he bad entered the bouae and the banker bad luformed him In the library and then he did not know that he would bear with him a bag of coin. Not a living soul witnessed that blow, save the one who struck it not even Herman Craven unices, perchance, be struck the blow. Hannah alone aaw bis biancncd rare when be pulled that wire, and her oath would not be admissible lu- a court of jus tice. Lang Bellara, you have anlved aome Intricate cases. Solve this, and bring the murderer or murderers of Ranker Ie- lloaette to justice. Humph! ISot a doubt of It!" the detective exclaimed aloud. Why." he thought, I can place my hand, any minute, on the fnrroulator of thla tragedy. Now for the evidence that will condemn him. Now for the unknown accomplice If be had one and the bag of coin. I wonder." he thought, auddeiily coming to a full halt, "if I have hi full motive. Waa thla murder planned after he had arrived at the house Inst night, and waa hi aole object to get possession or that money? If so. he hsd a confederate, aure. He might have abstracted a much larger sum from the bank. An, yea, but certain detection would have followed. One thing la certain: The object was to get rid of Banker Deltosette. I think that bad been determined In your mind be fore to-night, Herman Craven, and if be fore to-night, why, then the aecuriug of this bag of coin waa no part of your mo tire; but Robert being there with hla bag of coin waa a circumstance, though not counted on, yet to be taken advantage of, and ahrewdly the matter wae managed. The banker is murdered, the bag of coin diaappeared, and the man who atood In the nephew'a way la In the cuatody or Bberirt Cobb presumably a murderer. And I am luft to aulve the myatery that surrounds the taking off of a good man. I wonder If Mr. DeRosett left a will, and what that document will reveal? A little time will tell; and now for the grieving mother and alater of the lnuocent victim of clr cumatances, who Is pacing with anxloua atrldca the floor of a cell in tho county Jail." . ' Bellar bail reached the widow's real dence ou Walnut atroet. A bright light ahoue forth from the front windowe, and aa ha atepped on the piaasa a low moaning eound reached bla ears from within. "Poor souls," he thought "I will eoon dispel your agonising fears, and ere long, I trust, restore to you your son and broth er." - And he raug the door bell. CHAPTER VI. Roger, an old family servant, to whom the detective waa well known, opened the door, and aa be saw the tall form of Bel lara before him, the exclamation: "Thank Codl" felUrom bis lips. "Your mistress and her daughter know of the murder, and that Robert is held In custody of the sheriff V "Yes, Mar Lang, yes; Sheriff Cobb brought Man Robert here, before be take him to jail. There was a scene, Mara Lang, scene, and my old mistress and Miss Jennie is distracted. Dat boy ain't no murderer, Mar Lang. I trot him on my knee when be was a chile, and I ougbtnr know. Rascality don't run in de Campbell blood. Mar Lang." "Tell tbe ladle I am ber, Roger,' aud aak them--" t At thl moment the sitting room door opened and Jennie Campbell stepped Into the ball, with a handkerchief to her eyes. "What Is It, Roger?" she asked. . . "One who baa called to bid you banish all fear aa to any peril your brother may be In because of this aad case," said tbe detective, aa he advanced toward ber. "Lang Sella-.", , "Oh!" cried Jennie,' "The great detec tive. But but Robert ssid that even you believed him guilty of that terrible crime that you remarked that Bberlff Cobb bad apprehended tbe guilty man. Sure ly, an rely, sir" "It Is sometime necessary. Miss Jennie, to divert suspicion from th perpetrator of crime, In order that they may deem themselves secure, and In their fancied se curity to let them rest until they are thoroughly entangled In the network of their own crime, and a chain of evidence be woven about them that will leave no doubt aa to their guilt when they are ar raigned before a bar of justice. Such a case is thla. Bo, though seemingly I ac quiesced In Bherlff Cobb's opinion and ap proved of your brother's apprehension, I assure you tbst even then -I was fully aware that he bad an Innocent man In custody. Robert Campbell wss not the murderer of AMn DeRosette." "Bless you, sir! Bless youl Your as surance will give my mother comfort tbst tbe words of no other could. Not but that ahe knows Robert to be Innocent, but that you, a man whose fame a a detecter of crime, and who, It la ssid, reads men's lives, their motive and their thoughts, in their eyee and features, a w ordinary people wonld In a printed book, hav pro nounced him Innocent. Pie come to my mother, sir." "Yon flatter me. Miss Campbell," aald the detective, as he followed ber. - "I can scarce speak unmerited words of flattery, sir, of the men who saved the life of Herbert Russell."' The mother of Robert Campbell aat bowed In grief In a rocker near a table In the center of the room tbe most bitter grief she had ever known, for her loved son lsy Incarcerated In Wilmington jail, and the fonl crime of murder, waa charg ed against him. "Mother!" exclaimed ber daughter, "here la one who will drive away your agonising fears, on who will aeaur yon of my brother' Innocence." "If I could have the assurance of one man alone In all this broad land," said the widow, "that he believed my son Inno cent of a foul crime of which I know him to be not the perpetrator, my heart wonld be comforted. But alas, he also has con demned my boy. Yon know of whom I spesk, daughter tbe great Southern de tective." "Madam," aald Sellers, deeply moved; "he whom you Indicate, from motives now known to your daughter, or partly ao, It la true, did seemingly approve of th apprehension of your son, but let m as sure yoa that In his heart there rest not a single doubt of your son's Innocence. To assure yon of that fact, and in a measure relieve yoa of anxiety, be Is here." At tbe first sound of the detective's voice Mrs. Campbell had raised ber tear talned eye to hi face, and now a deep sob burst from ber breast, and for a mo ment she seemed choking with emotion; then recovering In a degree her composure, she extended one hand to the detective. "Tbe Lord be praised!" she exclaimed. "Lang BellarsI With him assured of my boy's Innocence, with Robert under bis protecting care, all I well. My daughter, we have nothing to fear. We will banish our tear and moan. God bless you, sir!" (To be continued.) i. . .' 1. f EDWARD THRINQ HEAD MASTER A to8msrksbl Maa in the Fcteace of M dcatlor. Boon after the death of Edward Thrlng. thirty-four year bead-master of Uppingham School, a member of Parliament aald to hla biographer: Thrlng waa the moat remarkable Christian man of thla generation.: Be cause he was tbe flrat man In England to assert openly that In tbe economy of Oort's world a dull boy had as much right to have hla power, such as It la, fully trained aa a boy of talent, and that no school did honest work which did not recngulze this truth aa the ba sis tf Its working arrangement." When Thrlng became head-master of Uppingham, a "faire, free grammar chool" founded In 1584, It bad twenty seven puplla. On hla departure from hi life-work the school numbered over four hundred puplla. The schoolmas ter, a be called himself, had a passion ate conviction that education was, In a special sense, a work of God. That conviction was bis starting-point for school work. . One night he bad the gratification of hearing a statement that cheered hint greatly because It disclosed tbe forma tive Influence of his teachings. A gen tleman, lecturing In the schoolroom on "Education" told an anecdote Illustra tive of the value of a teacher's Influ ence. A boy, traveling on foot In France, full of spirit aud life, had been asked by his companions to start early on Sunday to have a long day. The boy refused. Being pressed, he said: "No, I will not do it; the bead-master will not like It" The other boys laughed, and said that the bead-master was five hundred tulles away; bis excuse was nonsense. But their jeering did not change bla purpose. - Then the lecturer turned round toward Mr. Thrlng, and said; : "That boy was from Uppingham: that head-master was you, sir." The school cheered. The head-master, greatly moved, rose and said, "I am sure you will all thank the lecturer; you must feel what I feel deeply. I thank the school for giving one such boy. I think there are many such boys among you."- -Youth's Companion. EVENTS OP THE DAY FROM THE FOUR QUARTER8 OF THE WORLD. K Comprshsnsiv Review ol th Important Hsppcnlnjt ef th Put Weak Presented . In i Condensed form Which Is Mod Likely to Prove of Interest to Our Many . Readers Lord Pauncefote is ready to begin work on tho canal tteaty. A cargo of wheat and flour luft Portland for South Africa. - Coal or gas believed to be burning underground near Stevenson, Wash. Brigands have been employed to try and catch the abductors of Miss Stone. Seven regiments of British cavalry In India have been sent to the teat of war in South Africa. Trial has begun at Seattle of John Considine, charged with murdel ol Chief of Police Meredith. Four hundred cigarmakers are go ing from Havana to Tampa, Fla., to take the places of strikers. ; Admiral Gaillard, the French com mander, has arrived at Smyrna and seized the Turkish customs. - Germany believes that mismanage ment of affairs in South Africa is the cause of the war being prolonged. London and other ports of England have been enveloped with so thick a fag the last few days that all naviga tion is at a standstill. ' A large force pf Veneiuelans were crossing a bridge when a Colombian force attacked them and in the fight nearly all the Veneiuelan soldiers were drowned or shot. France has sent an ultimatum to Turkey. Carnegie is not a believer in the Nicaragua canal. Oregon hops took the first prize at the Pan-American. No fresh plague case have been re ported at Liverpool,,,, . . The Subig bay naval station will eost nearly $20,000,000. Ail navigation on the Yukon has stopped on acoouut of tbe ice. - An attempt was made to assassinate the dowager empress of China. President Roosevelt has issued his first Thanksgiving proclamation., Efforts are being made to prevent Samar rebels from receiving supplies. The acting governor of Hawaii asks that Oriental laborers be admit ted.' ... - The report is current in Washing ton that Chinese Minister Wu has been recalled. . ,J '.'"..' ; Commissioner Hermann reports nearly 35,000, 000 acres of unreserved land in Oregon. . u . ... . Botha personally led the attack on the British a few days ago which ended so disastrously for , the latter. A captive balloon containing nine persons broke lose at San Francisco and floated away. The occupants landed safely after a ride of 50 miles. The cross examination of Admiral Schley has been concluded. -i Canada opposes tbe abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. The postal estimates for the coming fiscal year call for $15,000,000. A French squadron sailed for Tur key to press France's demands. Six deaths from plague have oc curred at Liverpool sinoe September 2. New York city is flooded with light weight half dollars, which have been "sweated" A force of British soldiers surprised the Boers, capturing 22 men and two commanders. fTwo men have been arrested at Roseburg for' the Southern Pacific train hold-up Anarchists throughout the world have held dances and other demon strations in honor of Csolgoss. f Late steamers form Nome say thai a reign of terror is expected in Alaska this winter as there are hundreds there who have no means of support. Ten states will vote for state offi cers this fall., . It is believed at Sofia that Miss Stone is dead. Ten persons were killed in the Louisiana race war.; . , r? A heavy storm has been raging on Puget sound for two days. ' The Northern Pacific ha insured its property for $20,000,000. King Edward's physician attended him at an offioinl reception, y ' The Czolgoss autopsy proved that the murderer was perfectly sane. J ' Noyes has made application for a postponement of the hearing in his case..; , . . jv. - .i; a. f The administration1 will not sus pend the reduotion of the Philippine army, Franoe has a soldier to every 63 in habitants, Germany one to every 89, Italy ; one to every 14, Great Britain one to every 100. The Gans system of electrio trac tion uses 3,000 volts in each phase which is fed directly to two trolley wires, the track forming the third oon duotor. This system provides for hauling a 250-ton train of freight 20 miles an hour on a 10 per cent, grade by a 600-horse power locomotive. ' .... ........ '. . . .,. . '. . .... - : 'i 'J ? 1 I COLONEL R. Devote Himitll to Developing Agricultural Resource f Washington. Orejea and Idaho. The latest good work started by Colonel E. C. Hudson, of Portland, is the holding of exchange fairs at central business points at frequent inter vals. Farmers and stockmen attend these fairs and display their farm products, also cattle, horses and sheep, in the streets for a day or two. Sales are then made to local merchants. They in turn are patronized freely. Business moves briskly. Ideas are exchanged. The women folks enjoy shopping and a brief rest. ' Land sales are also made. Settlers are attracted by the newspaper publicity. Colonel Judson's efforts are always original, at tractive and substantial. He believes in amity rather than animosity, a principle that make friends and business for his railroad, the O. B. A N. The practical experiments conducted by Mr. Judson on the O. B. 4 N. Walla Walla farm, his broad viewe in encouraging diversified farming, and work of organizing farmer's institute meetings, have made him a familiar figure to all the progressive industrial workers of the United States.- The United States agricultural department haa been attracted by bis work and used his methods as object lessons in encouraging the same kind of work in other states. PRESIDENT' 8 PROCLAMATION. Seta Apart Thursday, November 28, ai a Day of Natioaal Thanksgiving. Washington, Nov. 2. President Roosevelt today issued his proclama tion fixing Thursday, November 28, as a day of national thanksgiving. It reads; ' . 'J "A Proclamation. The season is nigh when, according to the time hallowed custom of our people, the president appoints a day as the espe cial occasion for praise and thanks giving to God. "This Thanksgiving finds the peo ple still bowed with sorrow for the death of a great and good president. We mourn for President McKinley because we loved and honored him, and the manner of his death should awaken in the breasts of our people a keen anxiety and a resolute purpose not to be driven by any calamity from the path of strong, orderly, pop ular liberty, which, as a nation, we have thus far sately trod. '"Yet, in spite of this great disaster, it is nevertheless true that no people on earth have such abundant cause for thanksgiving as we have. The post year, in particular, has been one of peace and plenty. We have pros pered in things material, and have been. able to work for our own uplift ing ' in things intellectual and spirit ual. Let us remember that, as much fcas been given us, much will be ex pected from us; and that true hom age oomes from the heart as well as from the lips and shows itself in deeds. ; We can beet prove our thank fulness to the Almighty by the way in which, on this earth, and at this time, each of us does his duty to his fellow men. "Now, therefore, ' I, Theodore Roosevelt, . president of the United States, do hereby designate as a day of general thanksgiving, Thursday, the 28th of "this present November, and do recommend that throughout the land the people cease from their wonted ocouaptions and at their sev eral homes and places of worship thank the giver of all good for the countless blessings of our national life. . "In witness whereof I have here . Turkey Calls on England. Paris, Nov 6. "The porte asked Great Britain," says the Constanti nople correspondent ol the Echo de Paris, 'to fulfill the . terms of the convention of 1878, whereby, in ex change for the island of Cyprus, Great Britain guaranteed the integ rity of the sultan's Asiatio possess ions. The porte ' holds that under this convention Great Britain should protect Asiatio Turkey against attack by France, and suggests that Great Britain should send a squadron to the Levant for that purpose." , Veneiutlaa Pore Surprised. Maricaibo, Venezuela, N.ov. 6. Ad vices received here from Rubica say that a night attack of the Colombians has caused a general reorganisation of the Venezuelan plan of defense. The Venezuelans were caught cross ing a river near Rubica. The rope bridge broke and numbers of the Venezuelans were drowned. General Uribe-Uribe'a force, which was on the extreme left, has reinforced the cen ter. Tne general is entrenching. C. JUDSON. unto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. "Done at the City of Washington, this 2d day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hund red and one, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-sixth. (Seal.) THEODORE ROOSEVELT. "By the president. "JOHN HAY, Secretary of State." PACIFIC REGALIA COMPANY. Business of This Horn Industry Requires t : larger Factory and More Capital.: Portland, Nov. 6.--The Pacific Re galia Company, of Portland, has been re-incorporated by Paul Pferdner, 3. L. Mitchell, John S. Pinney, T. B. McDevitt and Muy Pferdner, with $50,000 capital stock. The company manufactures badges, buttons, regalia and lodge supplies of all kinds. The factory now operates 30 machines of various kinds and will be still further enlarged to accomodate its growing business. : ;.'..!- i SELL8 FOR MILLIONS. Colorado Mine Purchased' by Enters Capi talists for$,75,000. : Colorado Snrines. Colo.. Nov. 6. The control of the Elkton Consolidated Gold Mining Company on the proper ty of which a remarkably rich strike was made recently, . has passed into the hands of Eastern capitalists for a consideration based on a valuation of $6,875,000 for the entire capitaliza tion. The names of the buyers are withheld for the present by E. M. Delavergne, their local agent, himself a prominent stockholder. The deal is perhaps the largest in volving Colorado mining property since , Stratton's , Independence was sold in April, 1899, for $10,000,000. In local Tnining circles it is ' thought that the purchasers are New York capitalists,. , Rtar-End Cotlisio. Rosalia, Wash., Nov. 8. A rear end collision of freight trains oc curred in front of the depot here to day. The engines were badly smash ed, two freight cars and caboose were wrecked, the depot was wrecked and the building fired, and one tramp was slightly hurt. The local freight train was standing on the main track.' The engine was detached and was doing some switching. An .extra freight train,, with cars loaded with wheat, and pulled ,,by two engines, .came down the track. : , w . . .... .. : r -t r..:. Remains of Admiral VllUmlL New York," Nov. 8. The 'Spanish steamship Montserrat, on her. way home from Havana, came into port today with her flags at half-mast. In a mortuary apartment aboard the liner is the body of Admiral Villamil, who lost his life during the encounter with the American ships at Santiago. The body is on the way to Spain. Before the Montserrat leaves, the Spanish consul and Spanish residents pf this city hold memorial services...... NEWS OF THE STATE TEM8 OF INTEREST FROM ALL ' PARTS OF OREGON. Commercial aad Pkssaclal Happenings f Ira. portanc A Brief Review af th Growth and taprovemcats of the Many Industries Throughout Our Thriving Cosmo wealth Latsst Market Report The normal school building at Weston is nearing completion. Klamath Falls haa six eases of smallpox. The public schools, are closed. Grant Pass i considering the pro hibition of bicycle riding on the side walks within the city limits. George A. Forbes haa been engaged as physical director of the Monmouth normal school. . Prior to his joining to Oregon he waa at the Berea college, in Kentucky. , - A contract has been let by the school teachers and clerks who have filed on land in the south end of Umatilla county, to build 18 cottages and 10 mile of fence on their prop erty. ., . Cattle feeding has begun at "'Butter creek. About 4,200 are being feed, more than ever before in the history of that section. The condition of the cattle is much better than usual at this season. -. The congestion of railroad tie in the mill company's yards at Nicolai hie caused the mill to only . run half time, and consequently many , men have been thrown out of employment ' and have moved away. . - The cougar, lynx, wildcat, panther And ain waawnl Koi afa nt.ill Sa Ka . 'nund in Malheur valley. Coyotes, -jackrabbits and eottontailsare numer ous. Ducks, ' geese " sage hens and prairie chickens are plentiful. .There are a few bob white quail. Back in tbe hills there are still few deer and an occasional antelope. A few beaver are also found in the valley. ' Many improvements are con tern-. plated on the Golden Standard mine, on Galls creek. ... .. It is estimated that the ' Douglas county prune crop will approximate 5,000,000 pound. Hoboes broke the seal on the door of a ireignt car at Eugene ana took herefrom a box containing a large number of rifle cartridges. The coal bunkers at Riverton. Coos ' county, are filled with coal. The mine is now in position to got out a large amount of coal if the proper : arrangements for shippiing can be made. - ; A 30 foot steel tower, weighing be tween 500 and 600 pounds, will arrive at Athena this week for the new fire . bell. ' This bell was presented to tbe department by C." A. Barrett, of Athena, - " ' - Bailed timothy hay continues to be hauled to Athena by the ranchers of . Weston mountain. The hay i stored in warehouses and later will be ship ped to market. The price paid is $9 per ton, or $3 less than waa paid in Athena last season. " The city of Ontario haa let the con- . tract for a 500 foot artesian well. The material taken from the well will 6 assayed for gold. If oil indica tions are good it will be sunk to a much greater depth. The machinery is on the ground and haa started to wnrk-. - - . : . ' rVrtlaM MaHwt. ' Wheat Walla: Walla, nominal, 5555eT; bluestem, 56c; Valley, 5555c. - Flour Best grades,' $2. 65 3. 50 per barrel; graham, $2,60. Oats Nominal 90j$1.00 pr cental. - $16.00 per ton. - Millstuffs Bran, ' $17(818; mid- uiing. YatuiSsfiXj snorts. Am&j.vt nvyt $i... ' Hay Timothy. . $116)13; clover, $79.50; Oregon wild hay, $5 6 per ttOn. l r, ' . ..'-'I n '' : -l.:.' i;.'-.r.'i- Butter Fancy creamery,25(SJ7Ki dairy, 1820c; store, 14915c per pound. ' Eggs Storage, 20c; fresh, 23(8 24c; Eastern 202L Cheese Full cream, twins, 12 13c;. Young America, 13?ltc. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.50(3 s AWj neos, f.w, urwnwi, jivcgio per pound springs, $2.50(3 3.00, per dozen ; ducks, $3 for old $3.00(9 4.00 for young; geese, $S(97 per dos en; turkeys, live, 10 11c; dressed, : 810o per pound. Mutton Lambs, 3 M gross; dressed 66Xo per pound ; sheep, $3. 25 gross dressed, 6o per pound. - Hogs Gross, heavy,$66.J5; light, $4.755; dressed, 7a7K par pound. Veal Small, 88Ko; large, 77 tfo 1 per pound. Beef Gross top steers, $3.60(84.00; cows and heifers, $3.00(33.50; dressed beef, 5X6)ie per pound. ' Hops 8a 10ic per pound. ' Wool Valley,ll13ic per pound ; Eastern Oregon, 8(312 c; mohair, 2021oper pound. . , . Potatoes 6585 per sack. Kknsaa Citv is troubled with a gang of female footpad. , Senator' Hanna'a secretary ' says that since 1890 600 children have been named after the senator. Bankers and brokers unite in saying that Roosevelt's attitude bos inspired confidence. - ; : ' It is said that King Oscar will send one of his sons to represent Sweden and Norway at the St. Louis exposi tion.' ' ' ' :;;-