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VOL. XVIII.
ST. HELENS, OEE&ON, FBIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1901
NO. 48.
IV!
f 1 I I I B li J I LI L I I 4-X a
CHAPTER Vt.-fContlnned.l
"1 tar luat left the rut of th tra-
trdy, mmlaut: but knowing the torture
jour nilotlH umt be under. I could not o
i. m bom until I bid aeen you. Your
mi ifituil out In Ihe slliiulest dsniter.
Herman Craven bad denounced th man
whom b founcl bent over bta nude's life-
Ira clajr with the blood knife la bi
band, bla tnnrderrr.
Ilermsn Craven wa the dead man's
nephew; the cashier of bla bank: the pro
"Tour brother la In the malt debtor!
room." aald Jailer Klljaw. "I did not like
the ides of confining him In a cell. The
debtor' room la bad enough."
"Oh, thank you."
In moment more the jailer bad singled
out key from hi bunch and unlocked
and opened the door.
A recumbent tiicure, lying on a low Iron
bedstead, aprang to ita feet, and Jennie
waa cliiapcd in ber brother' arme.
"1 will return lu flftevn minute," said
the jailer, aa be hurriedly withdrew and
loi'ki'd the door behind him.
Kllyaw bad been Wilmington' jailer
for twenty yeara; but teara atood in bia
eye aa he trudged bark to bi office.
"Komelhlng wrong aomewhere," be mat
tered. "Lang Seller ahould be called In
to thla caw. I can't bellcv a aon of Dun
can Campbell guilty nf murder."
Little did Kllysw know bow deeply tb
great detective waa already Interested In
the caae.
"I waa In aad deapatr all nlgbt, dear sla
ter," aald Itobert, perhaps St minute
after Kllyaw had taken his departure.
My reliance waa on Seller, and I
thought he had abandoned me. Your
goud new reawturee me. I am content to
lie In Jail until surb time ss be Is able
to place ber in my atead the murderer
of my dear old friend. It will take time.
but he will do It, and witb a network
arouud him from which he cannot escape.
Now let ua talk no more about this mat
ter. You kuow the Inqueet takes place
at ten o'clock. I do not wish mother to be
there. If necessary, promise me that
you yourself will remain borne and keep
ner from attending. It would be too much
EVENTS OF THE DAY
PROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
True, h may remain in custody for sum uecttv husband of his daughter. At least,
werka. The coroner's jury will to-morrow Herman had told htm that it was bis un-
doubtlea hold hint for trlsl, on certain cle'a wish that they lie united,
circumstantial vlilviu' (tint to tb inei- Herman had cashed thousands of cheeks
pcrlcm-vd juror will seem conclusive, for him, which checks he had accepted In
Your eon may even come 10 inn m iw iwjuirui w ina, n waa pmin 10 oner-
Insl court, but, ucllev me, tint a usir or in vxiun mat iiobert uampiieii bad sougbt
kla head shall lie Injured, and he shall re- that night to gain the banker' consent to
turn to yuu, bla entire Innocence of the bis nisrrlsg to bi daughter,
crime charged against him fully estsb- Tb bauker had utterly refused hi nc
ll.hcd, the honored nam be bear uutar- tlon. aud forbidden him to pay bis ad
slshed, and more, be shall on day present dresses to the girl. The girl loved, or fan
is vou ss his loving wife the fair girl who, cled she loved, him, but would not be-
even though she ssw bis bent form stand- come bis wife without ber father's con
ing over the lifeless body or ner ratuer seni. semap ne una omerea Kooert
uk ik. HMhine vitamin In bl bsnd that! from the bouse. Anyway, the banker re-
bereft hlni of life, yet baa full eon Hdenc moved, th young man hoped to make I ,UiM, ber the pain of seeing me conveyed
In his innocence, bis bonor and intrgmy, name nia wu ana ooisin me lonone sue to jsil again
the daughter of the murdered man. woma innerii.
"I'oor Ilattler eiclaimed th widow. "Nothing could be plainer," thought
You must go to ber, Jennie, with the Sheriff Cobb. "II wa prepared for
dawn of day. This Is terrible for tn poor ucn an emergency, tie naa me sneain
I imv wnu hiiu. it mmj umjv im iu mu
unguarded moment and In fit of passion
that he thrust It blad to th banker'a
heart, or the deed may have been coolly
and deliberately executed. One thing aure,
the blow fell quick and sudden, but In bl
anxiety to make certain that bla victim
waa dead the young man tarried too long.
4 Comprehenilv Review of in Important
Happening of th Past Week Presented
la a Condensed ran Which Is Moil
Likely to Prov of Interest to Our Mom
Readers.
The fFrcnch squadron lias with
drawn from the Turkish roits.
Board of visitors to naval obaerva
tory report in favor of civio contnl.
The Hague council of administra
tion will meet November 27 to con
aider Boers' appeal.
. Filipinos attempted to repeat the
Samur tactic, but were completely
routed by the Americans.
One more of the four Kansas escsp
ed convicta lias been taken, making
one-half of them recaptured.
Columbia university ha asked Wu
Tinir Fanir. Chinese minirter to the
United States, to fill the chair of Chi
nese literature.
William P. Sullivan, Jr., head of
h Han Franninco I ol ice. is dead from
for one of her years snd seusitlve nature. compjcatjon 0f diheasee caused by
I shsll surely be held to court, and II would over ,ork. .
Chan Yen Tung will be the new
"Hue thought yoo would feel so. Robert, Governor of Shau Tung province,
snd will remain at borne. Several ladles China, the position held by Li Hung
Will ne wnn ner. i sunn oe si me mqiirai, r-hanir at the time 01 HIS dealt).
girl. Why, Mr. Kellars, my son a so iwo
objects In visiting Mr. Jltosett's bom
to night. One, as yon doubtless know,
wss to tsk up bis not. Th other ws
to k bl sanction to th union of which
,.t hskWas MS r'air rut "
"He hsd obtained that ssnctlon." aald
rVllsm. "H had also tsken up bla note
m,tA h.J Iff In hi. twtaaeaaion.
'I know." th widow ssld. "II hd
Informed m. And then, tl bag of gold.
It seems Incredililer
im ,. mm ratnrn to th bouse, Disd
ain, after h had received th bag of coin.
sua neror going o i -
The cries of tb bsnker reached the ear
of bl nephew and those of his daughter.
who sped down the stair and confronted
Mm with the evidence of bis dsmnsul
crime clutched in bis bsnd.
"A moment more and he would have
been gone, the sbeatb knife with him. In
1 . 1 . . , . L , I. 1 t t J L.
"IU did not. He left o t nan arier in momma iur """ ""T,
...A k. raffurnad n WSS IB ueeo iwunu aim iiu mm.
.T ' ..." ".1 u -m.k Yon know I him T Robert Campbell would have uu
he eipected to leave for Baltlmor on th dertaken to fasten suspicion on the young
ne esicica v, bosl- cashier, as he doe now. and perhsp with
im'r"l'L-u::.;".iVh.mmi a greater prospect of success. But th.
, .i""' M bag of colnt He did not have It with h!u
.. . ..I ... k.... U,.l K., AlA
.... i . .. , " iuira. i warn uv ruirim n,v n"" ' w
lie BO miori-u - ... . : .t.. u- ... k.. k.A
"l. Mnll.n. I SIIUDOS W BJSy VISIl n omam nmi uoii '
V...ih. in ib. eonntf islir It aud secreted It somewnere arter ne
.Jfa'ltuEft blm la th. knife blade from theb.nker'a bcea.t.
r. . . " J i.ik i. mr eomuio- It may b discovered In tbe bouse. Agsin,
in oemors ronn, - . - u . ,.m whn fll
. . Mnii. i r nit mi d turn w uhtv hu m e - . ,
h,.l,l i, in.l. You bad best visit mm
Is-tween eight and nlue odocg ion morn-
rtg'ht tlm. come. irnll.r will eet.b- belong, to on. of tbe first f.mllle. In the
rUTnnZr d'tiock bl. pr.r Ik,.,,, but th MJ. ro,,. man' th .
with tbe coin. At all events, 1 have tb.
st.rt of Lsng Kellers on this esse. I bsve
i he man who struck tbe fatal mow. lie
my brother, and though you are returned
to jail, knowing what the future will bring
forth, I am content, and then I must be
with Hattie, your future wife."
llleaa yon, my sister: '
Tbe brother and sister est aide by aid.
on th. Iron cot when Fllyaw again opened
the door, aud tbe basket of edible bad
been very much depleted.
'Heady, Miss Campliell r be asked.
Yes, Mr. Hlyaw, and very thankful
to yon."
"Kulireiy welcome. I lust received a
messsge from Attorney Dobbs, and am
expecting him at the Jail .very moment.
He may try to worm a confession from
you, Koiiert. 1 would not see mm.
Xbsnfc you, rilyaw, but I am guilty
of no crime. Pleas, admit him."
"I don't believe yon are, but these law
yer are dangerous sometimes. Would
you not like to see Lang BellsrsT You
remember now be saved tbe lire or Her
bert Kussell at the last moment Poor
Herbert, he occupied tbla very room for
some time.
have no message for Bellsrs, aald
Iiobert. f,Of course. If he calls volufr
tarilv and wishes to see me, admit him
but be stated last night tbst he thought
A new dynamite gun baa been teat-
ed by the United State government.
It sliowa better power oi aesi.ruijnc-
nes than any previous gun triea.
The Nome steamer City of Seattle
struck an iceberg in Taku bay, atav.
ing a large hole in her side. The
loAmer waa not disabled to such an
extent tnat she could not proceed on
her voyage to Douglaa Island, one
returned to Seattle without passengers
or cargo. The damage will amount
to about $5,000.
The Franco-Turkish dispute ha
been settled.
All Russian cropa'are reported be
low tbe average.
General Smith say a the rebel leader
will aoon be captured.
Escaped convict in Kanaa cap
tured a sheriff and deputy,
The Federal party continues its tur
bulent meetings at Manila.
Tariff legislation is not probable at
tlm to find th. gold. Iiobert Campbell
Is a eandidat. for tb. gallows!"
Thus thought Hherlff Cobb as h. mane
bis way borne after seeing bis prisoner in
carcerated in Jsil.
Th. cries of th. widowed mother and
man.
He did He did!" exclaimed Fllyaw,
moving nervously toward the door. "Then
I would not give much for your lire, uoa
heln vou. sir!
Itobert snd his sister exensngea glances.
EXPRESS MESSENGER C. F. CHARLE8.
Who refused to open the express car for the robberg that recently held
an..h.ra o.eitie .vnraaa train near Eugene. Oregon. His action
vw - -. -
prevented the robber getting a large gum of money. Mr. Charles will
be transferred to 8an Francisco snd given substantial promotion by the
Wells, Fargo Express Company. c
NEWS OF THE STATE
TZMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
PARTS OF OREGON.
HAVANA 8 EWER CONTRACT.
el Jersey
"Neither tne orotner nor sister seem
...rthroken." thnueht Kllysw, as ne
wstched her lithe form psss from view,
Im fluff tirtft.
fssten this crime whsr. It belongs. There
Is double mystery here, at least. I bav.
the key to one. I shsll solve them all,
only It wl take tlm. And now. all that
1 hav. aald wa for your ears ..
.k .r.0J n, lei Camnbe l might doubly sister of the prisoner yet rsng iu bis ears; ..bllt lf Ung Sellar made that ststement
?ncXJtb.di ther wm ou" - tot h" ,o the ""a ot I)untr Cn,rM wlu d"
increase tn diracniura m " .ii.k. uih liit. I ... i.v ,l.ik nn the m Iowa "
befor. l ; JP 'Tt eight oVlok on the morning of the ,To be continued.,
panic w y- -, BBe,i.th Jennie Campbell entered th.
office of th. county jsil snd made known
ber dcalr. to see her brother.
"Follow m. Miss Campbell," said Jailer
FDyaw, an nndersiaed, corpulent littl.
man. "There are no order not to admit
ZLmS i:olih hsd sonrehended the right the coming session of congress.
A Lick observatory astronomer nnas
the new tar in Perseua ia moving.
fevral burelaries have occurred in
Pendleton, Oregon, the past few days.
a fut.l dual in the German army
He kissed ber good-by snd sh followed m lead , jeiobstag investigation,
the jailer back to bis offlce. I , ... ,
An American scnooner 7it
by Portuguese gunboat in the
Bid of McGlvney and Rockcby,
CHy, Accepted.
Havana, Not. 12. The municipal
council of Havana has decided by a
vote of 10 to 8 to accept the bid of S.
P. McGivney snd B. T. Kockeby, of
Jersey City, which is $10,393,015, for
the Havana sewering and paving con
tract. Considerable feeling was man
ifested during the sessioD over the
circulation of a pamphlet insinuating
that th Mo.Givnev-Kockeby bid was
really the bid of the engineers' de-
nartment.
The papers assert that 8enor Tam
ayo. secretary of state and govern
ment, has been challenged to fight a
duel bv a member of the Union Club
whom, it ia said, Senor Tamayo and
a friend assaulted at the close of the
recent banquet given by the Cuban
society to the visiting Chileans.
. , 7 1 I ...
Senor Tamayo was aetamea ny me
police but ultimately released bythe
civil governor. ,
The JJemooratio pariyjias auopu
General Bartolome Maso as its can
didate for the presidency of Cuba.
various links In ehsln of .vldenc that
will bring them to the gallow forged well
together, nd .end m. """ """
across tb. eontloeut: therefore
"Our lips shsll remsin sealed, Mr. Bel
Isrs, but our grautuae to you-
RAILWAYS OF ONE ENGINE.
Azores.
Surceon at Port Townsend, Wash.,
is ordered to Liverpool to inspect im
migrants. . .
Lukban says he will not surrender
until the Americans withdraw Jrom
Gandara valley.
Northern Pacific and Great North
Now
"Pi
'Kight,' Roger. And your maid hsreT"
"Oh. I will answer for Cbloe, saw
Jennie.
Ia England There A r. T Katlroad
i...Asaiiiiiiitw rrti rail i ----- -
orked with a single co-l One hundred and eleven soonoua i
. m i!n.nt Rrltaln luml in Malheur. Oreeon. oil district
"Don't swsk ot It. Mr. Kllysw, If you
nlesse." ssld Jennie. "W hsv. every
no fewer than ten railway companies
that manage to get through their wtwk
with nno Iron steed, ao
. ji.i h ..m vnAne that nf brother will be abl. I . t..,,. . nni io looo.
"I dunno . ting, son n. . -;r .-. hli rew.u ' .
B.rb.?ktbrbre. ft &UJZ On of the most Interesting of these
mliMJenV.hlndryr m U bXI, smaU line. 1. what Is known tb.
"Why. don't you e. Chloe. mother I. ' j (e ot navegls. & Eskdale Railway, altu-
amlllng now, and I-I m "other gin ai- h . , . Whltehaveu, tn Cumberland.
Well, -night. UdtaC W th. , 5 rrin;' m Td toid. ."
'.""Jrh'slet, "Bl rou." said' Flly.w. "I should
orison
whst prostrsted, did not accompany me,
tectlve,
not
which run from Ravenglass to Boot,
a distance of rather more than seven
miles.
The whole of the railway staff
"LTAT i!m Tr rW.d Ood feed Robert Campbell on prison fsre. Th. """t,V,v of Bve perwus-two plats-"aood-nlght.
Mr. tWI o f . . bl t(rord, honM b, nU, nw,,.on'yr',.,.!.r ,n nrt n
-1 .1 1. .mi, n1l.Tlli. in w .... I . .
aiu j - -
. . ,....r tk ..illiv wretch who mnr-
T'a: '"I kLiT.:i'. old friend. Oh. If
:r h.t . ahock thi.
would b. to him. And bl on-bl boy,
.,AA Ksh Flinr
"Hertiert Russell was held for tb mur
der of Dr. Tsylor, nuidsm."
"True," ssld th widow, as Bellars psss-
-J svttjt snnln .
Jennie accompanied him to tb. oor.
bad. him good-night, and watched his
form .. It disappeared 1 In , th. d.rkn.
tbst so often precedes th. dawn of day.
.wi... . ni.tatlnn that man bas ss
rim sh. thought, ss sh.
-.11,1 K.efc through th hall. "Through
out th South, at least, h tnds without
. vv.ll hn deserves to.
When sh Joined her mother h fonnd
her preparing to rettr In a chamber ad
i.,i,,in. th. alttlni room, teara coursing
,i..i. .... .i. her cheeks In profusion.
"Why. mother, dear, you ar. weeping
yet."
()h. thank vou. sir, but either my rnsld
or I will come every day whll my brother
la here In jsil."
They psssed from the omc tnrougn tne
hsll into the corridor oi tne pnaou. r u
... blew a abarn note on his whistle and
a turnkey came forwsrd snd unlocked and
.won. ODen the heavy Iron door of the
irortore. handing tn jauer a ouncn ot
ken aa he did SO.
The nsssed witnin ana iu urTj uoor
closed with s clang that grated on poor
Jennie's nerves.
Two rows of cells conironiea mem
... to th riuht. th other opposite with
a psssage between them and an Iron stsU-
wsy at tn runner eno oi i i..o
Hey, yOU jalieri t'OC. my ce cams
off at September court r- wss me nrsi
greeting that reached tneir ears as mey
flvenced.
"I think not, Wortell," wss the reply!
lmt don't worry about It. It will come
aS maii enouirh."
"Got any 'baccr, Mars jaiierr were
layers, engine-driver, fireman and one
iriiardof-oll work, If we may use such
a term. '
nn..n stations tne engiue wxa-
have been withdrawn from entry.
Tnrkev yielded to all of France's
demands. ,
Peter Maher knocked out Jim Jef
fords at Baltimore.
British trade In past ten months
has greatly fallen off.
LonebauKh has been positively
Identified at St. Louie.
Canal system planned for joining
Baltic and Black Seas.
Three missing soldiers from Second
Oregon probably muruerea.
Ramnsnv to drill for oil on Mensles
place in Eastern Muiinoman.
Spring salmon pack on the Colunv
.r:.7: ".T.. t M.n a sieed of alx bla River was 224.000 cases.
7. u. L hour, but the obliging drlrer Colombia Is levying on the steam
- i si .v mIsi. wav rutiria.
i- wii lintr to fitoD tne euftiue snip iuj w
nf nnv one who! nnmrnnn of neighboring states
may wish to euter or alight from the commend Lewis and Clark Expoal
tnnnlug nluces. tlon.
i,a vnHioirwnia tiaiiwur ii : rti VAnsion ounu io iuwb".
the smallest tn England. in i mi utterances
i..n amt tlm extent of Its rolling Wslker.
. n.ll InmnlntlvA find tWOi Tf Off Tnhn who WTSCked
StOCK is oue . v. --7 w. .-aated
l. . . i nnniTB in w unuiiiftivu. ns
The Hundred of Manhood and Selwy In London.
rth ware recaptured and
nf Chichester with Selsey Bill, two were killed,
UIC v.. J , .
mull nromontory to
"But now, my child, th tear ar. hsppy mit thlt grMtod th.m from another
the enst of
Portsmouth, Jutting out Into the En-
licK AtintkltM. "
This funny little railway boasts of
no slguallug apparatus whatever, and
w rnin.miilr begins a legal se-
tton against her son James, Premier
of British coiumoia.
Li Hung ChangJisMead.
The British cabinet
..... --. - M ... m . ... k,,. in
nine throunn tne iron ur oi uia vn. i . . . .
discusses
short repose. At eight o clocg you mu.i
lusas k aflusl tllllllt?! IU Tuur U1UIUVI 1
he is under th. watchful esr. of Lsng
Hellae. th. .rest Bouthern detective,
who has promised to restore him to ns.
VII.
'Tank vou. Msssa." and the negro grin
ned as though he wss nsppy. -
'Why do you keep negroes ucrip, t.
I' 1 1 7 " . . .. . . ...
"All, Miss Csinptieu, woo tioii hw
CHAPTER
Hherlff Cobb.
Ciiii.h.,11 Inln custody, was
..iuu..i .1.. aMiiiHtf man wss the
puiiMiieu umi . . i .,
bunker's murderer. Of that tner. can - . t.nth.i
U no doubt, but It Is also certain that ', t.,,.,.. da lies. X neb
lu his hssts to do so he wss . " ld 7.. hog, He corned to my tater
a fear thst Bellars would roo mm ."- ; . .. ... ..mtln' dem up. You reck
alne. .. k .i,i.el it. bv taking him F";- " w.
Into custody himself.
Blues the rescue of Herbert
from the very trsp of th gallow a year
... . ... t ...1.a.I Kv tllA
line, wnun nave u
Oremen or driver when necessary.
At one place the line mwsoa the cut
i...oe ,nnl hv means of a frail draw
cum,. - ...... k
whlnll IA linen lO lk
. . . . . I
Ten persons perished in tne ourii
ing of Wisconsin theatre,
mm mnnev for the ereat 1905 fair,
though stock lists are not reaay.
The Panama canal has been offered
Khkn Robert Uw7W
.. ,km.,hi. sre liaoie to iuiuiiuu.r... . weeks after tue opt.-uii. , . .j :
t . his onenae is noi i " . . ... i.....n, i rs.norai H. u. uonuu u
now - . . ., . . i . barge waa wu """'"""--1 .. j , w..h,
He merely sioib uo, ... - -- . . tn Edvti, ratten were uirri
in omer iu !,
brldgo gave wayl i '
k?i" 8"tPs."r.nd in ;of all English mail for Australia is delW
brldge got stuck, and l"0 .Lrfi ;8 si davs when sent by way of
Bussell n , doii.r, fer d
uiaea uai, . .
yar w :J --,. httif f It."
prevloua, Sheriff Cobb had been very Jeal- orr- iompv; I have engsged
ot uarouna great aei.". d twyer to defend you.
hsd no deslr. that h .hould hav th f ,.iier..
eredtt of havlnc annrehended the murder- " n t. ,t.rway and aa-
r of Bsnker DeUosette. . ?i t. u was much lighter on this
man
snd
rrom hi. lumUn at the oeaa nour ui - , ..,.. .nnma
..b' 'laeln': TL?.!.' Alrl.wirabl. spsc. at tb. rear.
5 Tf wint it someone elje's hog wsMer g M ot l)e lowered. As It.was J""
L: r.ters. sn' deu 'low him to go freer . ,m,mr.Hnt that the euglue should the United States, tne quiomer
he taken to the other side of the canal, jn j894 the TJntied Btatea senate
iieff1 n(T the line-and drawn j . Kill nxcludine anaiohists, but
round by road with a traction engine.- t ,ailed t0 IaM the house and did not
Pearson's. beoome a law,
. . O. N. Hartshorn, LL. D.
Levi Z. Lelter made nia un , . ,,m0.t 60 ye,,, preai
... 1 1 j : - .
t Union college, ui
after a long illness from
u. Ha was 78 years old
... . s uiaiiininii aiu' s " s nrivuiin u inuiauvi
Ing. xwo '-''"'-"' trusted.
OMNIBUS HELD UP.
North
Bold Robbery Wlthm th Limits of a
Dakota Town.
Valley City, N. D., Nov. 12.
While an omnibus was on its way to
North Valley City tonight it was held
in bv masked men. nail oi tne pas
sengers aboard were robbed, losing
money and other vaiuaoies m urn
amount of about 400. Lawyer
Combs, who was ridine with the driv
er, jumped from his seat in the dark
ness, ran back to tne nearest nouso
and telenhoned to the police. By the
time the officers . arrived, however,, the
robbers had escaped witn tneir oooiy.
There ia no clew to their identity.
The hold up took place within tne
itv limits and was a hold piece oi
work. '
Forgot to Close th Brtech.
Athena. Nov. 12. A terrible gun
actfl iHent occurred yesterday on the
British battle ship Royal Sovereign,
outside of the Ostoko harbor. n An
artilleryman forgot to close the breech
before the gun wa nred. une oracer
and six artillerymen were killed out-
rieht. the bodies being terribly mutil
td. and the captain and 13 sailors
were seriously mjureo.
American Schooner Stixed.
London. Nov. 12. The Exchange
Telegraph Company has received
dispatch from Lisbon announcing
hat a Portuguese gunboat has sexed
he American schooner Nettie and
Lottie at Horta, Island of Fayal, in
the Asores, for clandestinely convey
ing 26 emigrants who were trying to
svoid military service.
ORDER OF WASHINGTON.
Charges Against Supreme Officers Not Sus
tained and Everythinj is O. K.
Seattle, Nor. 7. Supreme Presi
dent W. YY. Terry, Supreme Secre
tary J. L. Mitchell, Supreme Cap
tain Paul Pferdner and T. B. Mc
Devitt, of the Order of Washington,
hare answered charges made by John
B. Parker, president of the local
union, regarding tbe organization.
The supreme officers were indorsed in
every possible manner by the members
of the union, and whatever distention
there might pave been, disappeared
when President Parker threw down
his badge and withdrew from the
meeting. A unanimous vote of con
fidence in the head officers was ex
pressed by the Seattle union, and
peace reigns, with tbe exception that
Parker is to be tried under impeach
ment proceedings.
.The Order ot Washington nas un
ions in Oregon, Washington, Idaho
and Montana, and has a membership
of over 12.000. The supreme officers
are leading citizens of Portland. It
is incorporated under the laws oi
Oregon, and was the first society
authorised to do insurance business
in Washington under the new law.
PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS.
Dowa
Th Several Committees Ar Getting
to Active Work.
Mexico City, Nor. 13. The several
committees of the Pan-America,"
congress are getting down to work.
The committee whose work is pernaps
the most advanced is that on fan-
American railways, of which Senator
Davis is chairman. Its,, work, how
ever, bas largely been preliminary.
Mr. Davis has received information
about the route of the projected rail
road from several countries through
their representatives now in this city,
and in oases where the delegates are
unable to supply the information
desired they have, at the senator's re
turns t. sent to their government tor it.
,: The committee on commerce ana
reciprocity has held a few informal
meetings, but nothing of importance
has developed. On Friday the dele
gates to the congress and their fami
lies will depart on their first excur
sion, going to Pueblo, where they
will be banqueted by the governor of
the state. - -, '
Stage Huting.
Miss Julia Marlowe, writing in th.
Dramatic Number of Collier's Weekly,
says that she was once asked lf an
actress did not sacrifice her finer na
ture by permitting "stage embraces."
In reply she declares with some spirit:
"Such a question demands the appli
cation ot only a fair degree of com
mon sense to ensure a negative an-swea."
Commercial and Financial Happenings of Im
portance A Brief Review of th Growth
and Improvements of the Many Induitrics
Throughout Our Thriving; Commonwealth
Latest Market Report ,
The La" Grande factory has made
about 25,000 bags of sugar this season.
The fall run of silverside salmon in
Rogue river is greater than for 10
years.
W. T. Grier has sold his fruit farm
of 10 ucres, two miles from La Grande,
for 13,000.
The Hodson farm of 225 acres,
three miles southeast of Salem, has
been sold for fl,500. ,
A railroad will be built to Lake
view, next summer, to develop the .
property of theOregon Potash Com
pany,' About 75 men of the coast artillery
will complete their terms at Fort
Stevens next month and will receive
their discharges.
A mysterious burglar got away
with a large amount of goods from
Pendleton cigar store and left all
fastenings undisturbed.
A receiver will be asked for the
Baisley-EIkhorn mine at Baker City,
so that it may be worked and made
to pay up ita indebtedness.
A movement is under way to or
ganize a company composed wholly
of Astoria business men to operate a
freight steamer between that city
and Portland, in consequence of ex
cessive freight charges by the trans
portation lines.
A syndicate, of which the principal
is a millionaire lumberman of Minne-
apolis, is about to acquire the im
mense lumber, railroad and sawmill
holdings of the Siskiyou Lumber A
Mercantile Company, including tne
McCloud Kiver Railroad, for a sum
reported to be $3,000,000.
The Boseburg water company's ex
tensive improvements are : nearing
completion.
The St. Helens school district will
issue $3,500 in school bonds to build
a new school house.
The roads of Wasco county are
vastly improved by reason of the
adoption of wide-tire wagons.
The Salem Automobile Co. has been
incorporated to operate automobile
lines between Salem and suburbs.
' Nineteen members of the Oregon
City militia company were court
martialed for neglect of duty. i
County Commissioner Young, of
Clatsop county, was in Astoria last
week, and reports that tne county saw
mill is in place and will at once be
gin operations. The break in the dike
is being repaired oy a iorce oi men.
The Sumoter Lumber company's
new 45 horsepower engine has been-
installed at the saw mill at Sumpter,
and all three engines started up last
week and are working satisfactorily,
both in the saw mill and the planing
mill.
The Chisholm logging camp near
Knappa, has closed down for the win
ter, after having cut the body of tim
ber it has been working on for several
months. It will start up again in the
early spring on a body of timber in
the same vicinity.
Te Divert American Traffic j
New York, Nov. 13. A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says : Ac
cording to the British correspondent
of the London Chronicle the German
railway authorities are arranging to
run a train in connection with the ar
rival of the North German Lloyd
steamers, which win leave xiamourg
and Bremen twice weekly, it is re
lieved that if this plan can bo earned
out it will divert much of the Amer
ican passenger traffic which at present
passes through .Liverpool anu ixmuou
for Southern Europe.
A heroic Elevator Man. '
New York, Nor. 13. Fire in the
carpet making plant ot tne rianet
Mills In Brooklyn tooay enaangereu
the lives of 800 women at work on the
upper floors of the building, but they
were all gotten out. William Stew
art, an elevator roan, kept his cage
going until the last woman had left
the building, and then fell uncon
scious Irom the smoke and fire fumes
he had inhaled. Three firemen were
overcome by smoke. Loss, $35,000.
Italy's New Battle-Ship.
New York, Nor. U.The battle
ship Brennetto Bren has been suc
cessfully launched at Castlemare, in
the presence of the King and Quoen.
says the Naples correspondent of the
Herald. On the arrival ot the Queen
she was oresented with a magnificent
bouquet. Her Majesty performed the
christening ceremony, and as the bat
tle-ship glided into the water the
ships ot the Mediterranean squadron
fired a royal salute. The Brennetto
Bren Is one of the largest ships of the
Italian Navy, having a displacement
of 13,000 tons. Her launching weight
was 7000 tons.
Gav th Officers th Slip.
Topeka, Kan., Nov. 12. Three of
the escaped federal convicts have been
located in a building in Shorey, a
suburb of Topeka, ever since Satur
day. The police were notified and
they made a hurried trip out. t How
ever, the men had become suspicious,
and eluded the police, by leaving
about 10 minutes before the police
arrived. A negro woman noticed the
convicts and her husband euve the
alarm. ,
a Portland Markets. ,
Wheat Walla Walla, nominal,
5555KcT; bluestem, 56o; Valley,
5555c.
Flour Best grades, $2. 653.50
per barrel; graham, $2.60.
Oats Nominal 90$1 00 pr cental.
Barley Feed, $15 15. 50; brewing,
$16.00 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $1718; mid
dling, $2021; shorts, 1920; chop,
$16.
Hav Timothy. $1113; clover,
$79.50; Oregon wild hay, $56 per
tton. "
Butter Fancy creamery,2527)ic;
dairy, 18920c; store, 1415o per
, .Eggs storage, zuo; iresu, misW
Eastern 2021.
Cheese Full cream, twins. HX
13c; Young America, 13lia.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.50
3.00; hens, $4.00; . dressed, 10llc
per pound springs, $2.50 3.00,
per dozen; ducks, $3 for old $3.00
4.00 for young; geese, $6 7 per dos
en ; turkeys, live, 10 lie ; dressed,
810o per pound.
Mutton Lambs, 3 Mo gross; dressed
66KJ per pound; sheep, $3. 25 gross;
dressed, 6c per pound.
Hogs Gross.heavySSS; light,
$4.755; dressed, 77Ko per pound.
Veal Small, 88Ko;large,77Ko
per pound.
lWf Gross ton steers. $3.604.00;
cows and heifers, $3.003.50; dressed
beef, 6mo per pound.
Hops 8 10 o per pound. .
Wool Valley.ll 13)6'c per pound ;
Eastern Oregon, 812o; mohair,
2021c per pound.
Potatoes 65 85 per sack. :
The assessed valuation of Idaho ha
increased $4,649,680 in a single year,
and the total now is $52,195,486.
Thirty-two additional warehouses
are to be provided In New York for
the storage of 600,000 to 600,000 bags
of coffee.
The total number of experiments on
living animals In the United Kingdom
tn 1900 was 10,839, 2370 more than iu
the previous year. It Is statea iiik
but few of these experiments were iu
any serious decree painful.
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