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ST. HELENS, OREGON, FKIDAY, NOVEMBEK 22, 1901
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' CITAI'TKR VIII. "
At ten o'clock carriage drew up before
tin- residence of IliH lute banker, and froi
It dear-ended Flieritf ohb, Deputies I.ai)
nliiu mi J Kiienr ami their prisoner.
The mrotwr mill bla Jury of atx chosen
nii'H wore already convened In Mitt library,
anil to (lint room the officer at one re
paired with llii'lr primmer.
A number of person were already pre
rnt In Hie apaclnu rooms, among them
Ih'Iiik Attorney Dotil.i am) til anil Arthur,
a rUlntt young luwyer of near Hubert's
sue. Ir. Nurcmn wit present, aud He
tectlv Kellar ant near uun of tba library
windows, gaiiug npiMircdily out ou the
lawn. ,. .
Th prlaonpr'a slater a ml a number 6t
other ladle were on Ilia Moor above with
Hit bereaved dimKUter of the murdered
uian. : -
Hherlff Cobb stationed Lanntng at the
front door of tbe residence, with order
tu admit no one to th house without
hla approval, "Why," be observed, "curl'
oalty r litlng mi many that they will
overrii) the bouse."
Attorney lMih bad vlalted Hubert In
jail and amnri H lilin that he had faltb lu
hi Innocence. II alao bore UipK
from hla mm to (he effect that b would
: undertake hla defeiiw, r ;
Whcii all won In readliieaa the sheriff
thrrw oticn the door leading to the cham
ber of the murdered man and lb jury
viewed the remain. ,
Ir. Nor. iim aa duly awum aud depoa
rd thai Ibi' baukrr'a diatb waa rauard by
the blade of a anifp or aharp limtrimiciit,
hlcb hud bcR tbriixt lu hi brvaat with
mil fur that lb luart waa untti'tlou-
a lily p:rrrd. 1 - ' v '
Would bla dfath bara m-waaarlly lf n
linlnnlauwiiiT' a.kisl Arthur iKddia.
"Xarly a." waa th ri'ply; "there
might hara bfii a cran, twrhatia a rry
of ln-lp. but liothinit mori-,"
"Tbir waa, for 1 ht-ard dlatluctly th
lnt worda h iiitcirtl. Thiry wrr iIimm):
H.lp! Murder!'"
Tba out- who moilc llila aaavrtlon waa
Ilvrman Cravi-ii, who had fiitn-d the
room uiioUiTTvil and atwHl uiolloiilc.i
nrar the diwr.
"You will lx raamlncd Inter, Mr, Cra
Tin," aaid th rurunwr. Thru turulnit to
the Jury, he aaid; "Uentli-iuen of the Jury,
ar you aatlnlltd aa tu tha cauw of
death r
All pxpreaMHl themaelrea aa thurouxhly
ao, and after viewing tha orlHoa laft by
the kewi blade of tba kuife, the party re
paired to the library,
"yr. Ilermau Oraren, If you will be
awnrn. we will hear your teatlmony."
The corouer adiiiiiilalered the oath, and
aa llerumn'i alateiuetit waa merely a
repetition of the worda he uaed on the
nlxht of the murder, in the prinence of
the aherltr, Itr. Norcuin and iMeetlve
Cellars, it ia uaeleaa to ibroiilile it fully
her,- - , '
"Ar. you eertaln,- Mr, Craren," anked
Arthur lolba, "that the crlea you beard
emanated from tha Hp of your mirier
"Abaulutely certain," waa the reply. "It
ta Impoealble that I could be miataken
there. And those two worda I eupposed
ludicated that he bad been aelsvd with a
audden attaek of acute paiu from which
be aonietiinea Buffered. Ilia rheumatiain
waa of the inflammatory order. When my
couaia and I entered the room be waa
gasping- bi lat. Ilia murderer atood be
fore aa with that bloody ahenth knife that
Coroner field hat, elulihed In hi hand."
"Did you not kuuw before you defend
ed the atair, Mr. Crareu, that Hubert
Campbell waa l-low Y'
"I did not, air." '
"Had not your unele Informed you that
he waa expeilng him, and with money
with whlrh to take up a certain unto?"
"He bad not r
"What do yon know of a bug of cola
that tha priaouer has Informed me be
brought with him to redeem thia note?"
"Nothing, air; nothing whatever. I
know that after the murder he had poa
aeaaion of that note, and that the unt
bore tha Inducement, -raid thia eight
eenth of Auguat, eighteen hundred and
Bfty-aeven,' to which my uucle'a algnature
waa attached. I kuow not how he ob
tained It."
"Do you know of any reason why the
prlaoner ahoiild hare aought the life of
your niiclc?" .
"I know, air, that he baa poaaeaalnn of
that note of ten thoiiHniid dollar, and that
there waa no bag of coin hero when my
eouain and I entered thia room. 1 know
alio that he aought Mlaa l.eIioaette'a
hand in marriage. I know further that
be aought It in vain, fur the reaaon that
my uiide bad often muted to me that hia
ardent wlah waa to ae hia daughter and
myaelf milted."
Here aharp, quirk cry drew all eyes
lu the direction of tha door. ... .,
Mlaa Mattie hud entered the room, lean
ing oil the arm of the prlaoner'a alater,
aud the cry emanated from ber white lipa.
Itobert Campbell waa on the point of
denouncing Herman' statement aa false
when be caught a awlft, meaning glance
from the eyia of tha detective, who had
not left hla aeat near the window, and
he aaid nothing,
"Dld you not hear the door bell Bounded
twivw wiring lue -eyt-uiMB, ,n-p ,".
minute berore you descended the stairs?"
"The door bell waa not Bounded after I
retired, 01 I should have heard It. I had
not long retired and am a light sleeper."
"You found the front door locked when
you ran from the library and down the
street, a you hnv described, crying 'mur
der?' " 1
"I did."
"Tho window of this room and of your
uncle's chamber, you say, were raised V"
'They were. My uncle, presumably, bad
left them ao to admit the breeae."
tllfl..!.. ... . . . . . t. . L .1 h.H. tllOOMt
aiigui not aoiiia oiner uimu n
lhat blade to your uncle'a heart, and the
prisoner here but have drawn It forth?"
"That la for the Jury to determine. I
hare no wish that any other than tho mur
derer of my uncle should suffer for bla
Untimely taking off. Mft Bellara and my
aelf made a thorough aearch of th prem
ise, a bo will Inform you. 3'her wo
literally nothing fouud t lnliuUt. any
M , : v-v I mi' I I 1 II J I J II I
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on else. I ihmht not that lf Mis De
lUwctte and myself hai. not hnsteiiod
down stairs Hubert Campbell would lu a
moment mure hare fled, probably bearing
ma ufoony weapon with bliu. Aa I have
stated, be would have uttiirkwl me. I ac
cused him of committing the crime. Who
eiso eonlil I have accused? There he
atooit, tils roiiiiteunnce the Diet lire of
enraged hVnd, and at 111 bent over my un
cle' body, the dripping bladu Juat with
drawn from his heart, blood covering his
hamla aud clothing, u flM the life blood
or my dear old uncle. Oentletneii, 1 know
no more."
"You know you have lled-Ued like
i"I aulmilt, coroner." aiHike mi the loud
role of the detective, "that the prisoner
milium mil tie allowed to denounce a Wil
lie tn Hint niunner. It is outraxeous,
You should protect your witnesses!"
(tellara bad arisen to bis feet, and he
etrode forward aa be uttered the words.
Wltn Ills eyea hied on Hubert, who; with
a hioan, aauk lulu a ebair.
"I should have admonished u'm in a
moment more. Mr. Hellnrs. I asaure vou,
I am conducting thia Investigation. The
prisoner must not again presume to Inter
nipt the proceedings, much less denuuuee
a raise the testliuuny of a witness. You
seem to he nuiwtioulng the whites lu the
Interest of the prisoner. Sir. Dobbs. Are
there any further ijuestlons you desire
to ssT"
"No, no! I think not. I merely comid
ereil it my duty to see that Holier! Camp
bell stiould not be IieUI to court unless
there waa probable cause to believe thai
he committed tills fearful crime."
That ia all, Mr. C'raveu," said the cor
oner.
Mia Ilattie was next awnrn, but alio
was ao agitated that hardly could she
aiH'ak a word.
Hubert longed to take ber in bla arms
aud whisper words of consolation in her
ear, but the keen eye of the detective
were on bliu and they held ulra in bis
chair.
Tho testimony of Mlaa DcUonette cor
roborated that of Herman Craven in ao
far aa she atated that ehe also waa arous
ed by what she suptHMcd her father'a
erica, and that Herman knocked on her
door, ud that with bliu ahe descended the
stairs. Of the fearful scene that met her
eyea when ahe entered the library ahe
could hardly aieak.
"My poor father waa gasping his last.
she moaned, "and Itobert atood beside bliu
with a bloody knife in bia hand. My
father atld from hia chair to the Boor. 1
believe I knelt beside him. 1 remember
hearing Herman charge Itobert with bar
ing killed him, and then I fainted. I know
no more. ,
Do you know, Mia IXrHoaette, in
what esteem your father beld Itobert
Campbelir -
I know, was the reply, "that he ea-
teemed him highly, for I bare often heard
him pronounce bim a young man of integ
rity, worth and a high sense of honor."
"Kxcuse me. Miss Deltosette," said the
attorney, "tint in what relation did you
atand to the priaouer?"
"We were engaged, and with my fath
er'a consent I ihould bare become hia
wife.". .
A murmur of surprise followed these
words.
"Had that sanction been obtained?"
a iked the coroner. . ?
"I think not, unless Hubert had asked
hia consent last night."
"Had your father erer aaid aught to
yon about a desire on hi part to ace you
the wife of Herman Craveu?" asked the
attorney.
"Never, air I Never!" "': '
"I could have Informed the Jury of that
fact," aaid Herman, "but I did not deem
It material."
- "Has your cousin ever asked your hand
In marriage?"
"He never baa."
"You looked uponthe prisoner aa your
future husband?"
"I did, and do now if-lf "
"I underataud. Miss PcRosette. Had
your father full coulidence In Herman
Craven?" , , , ' '
"Why, hla being cashier of his bank
ahonld answer that question,", calmly ob
served the detective.
"My novation was directed to Miss De
ltosette," aaid th attorney. ,,, ,
Hattle was by thia time completely
overcome, and it waa evident that ahe
could atimd no further questioning, so
when she replied faintly; "As Mr. 8el
Uira has stated, he la cashier of my fath
er'a bank," the Attorney atated that there
waa nothing more.
Next Sheriff Cobb was examined, and
the reader knows what his testimony must
have been. ''' '
Angel, the express atent, testified aa to
Koliert'a having left th express ofne
with the bag of coin tb night before,
shortly after ten o'clock.
The detective waa next examined.
"I can only aay," he said, "that in com
pany with Mr. Craven I made a thorough
examination of these premlsee after Sher
iff Cobb had left the bouse with his pris
oner last night. We eearched all rooma
above, aa well aa these below, Mr. Cra
ven a Included. 'Indeed, every room in the
house save Mlaa Delioaette'a, which, un
der the circumstances, would have been
useleaa. We were unable to unearth a bag
of coin. There was certainly no one ac
creted in the house, nor waa there auy
evidence discovered by me while In the
house tending to Incriminate any other
than the prisoner. If tho blow waa strick
en by other than Hubert Cauipliell, the
criminal made hia eaeape from the honsc.
I had th ground examined beneath the
window by oue who haa a keen and ex
perienced eye. No one leaped from either
of the wludowa."
"Calban, I aupposc?" remarked the cor
oner. ? -
"Yea," waa the reply. "Hannah atateB
that no one cduld have pasaed out the rear
dnor without attracting her attention. Mr.
Craven haa testified that he found the
front door locked. Of courae, something
further may develop before court coa
Tenca, I can state no mora,"
"Did not the prisoner himself call you
Into this case, Mr. Hellars?"
"Yes. t'liclu Duke brought ma a not
from him requesting my presence here and
Bfatiug that the murder had been commit
ted." "I believe Ward Taylor, or Lennox, call
ed you Into the Mullierry case, Mr. Hel
lars?" remarked the sheriff.
"True." said Bellars, "he did, and in the
end I fastened the crime on hint."
A low wail burst from the lips of the
two til ils, who sat side by side near the
door. .
The prisoner waa next allowed to make
a atatenient, which did not vary from that
he bad made the tilglit before, in the pres
ence of Sheriff Cobb, the doctor aud the
detective. '
"Th iit concludes the testimony aa far as
I kuuw, gentlemen." said the coroner.
uuless you desire to question tb ser
rants.'!
"Of whnt use?" said Bellars; "their
statements would not be evidence. Here
Is Uncle-lMike. He had been in bed two
hours or more and knows nothing about
tn matter Hint has not already been told.
Adam sleep In the burn. Millie waa sleep
ing 011 the floor above. Huiiuah did not
even know Hubert Cumpliell waa in the
bouse.
"No use questioning them," said one of
tlie Jurors,
"I take It," said the foreman, "that we
have heard enough to Justify our holding
tlie prisoner to court."
"Well, take the ease, gentlemen," aaid
tbe coroner, , ' "
The six men withdrew to one aide, and
there was a whispered consultation of per
haps Bve 111 Inn les- duritlnii, at the end of
witlch lime the foreman announced tluit
they hud arrived at a decision.
"What say you?" asked the coroner.
"That we bi've reason to believe, and do
belitfve, that Alvin Ie!(osette came to his
death at the bauds of Hubert Campbell,
now lu custody, and wn direct that be be
held for trial for suid offense at the Sep
tember term of the criminal court, and
without ball,"
The banker's daughter had arisen fo her
feet. Her face was ghastly white, and
only tbe casing of the door kept ber from
sinking to the floor, far Jennie bad left her
aide ami ber arms were twined about tlie
form of her brother.
The coroner drew up in legal form the
finding of the Jury of inquest, each mem
ber of the jury signed the aume, and Sher
iff Cobb conveyed back to the county jail
hla priaouer, who had imprinted a kisa on
the pale cheek of bis sister, and raised
the hand of the banker'a daughter to his
lips, while be whispered in ber car tbe one
word Hope.
(To lie continued.)
FACT8ABbuff OWAVVAYS.
Person Who Steal Their PsianeOffr
tb Atlantic Ocean.
"I am not given to losing my tem
per," said one captain to the writer,
"but I confess that when on one voy
age we found no fewer than fourteen
men bud umtmst'tfto stow thcmselve
away below I folt Inclined to give then
all a ducking, aud wild so." Thia was
tba captain of an Aliunde, liner, a ma 11
to whom tbe stowaway la a perpetual
nuiaattce. , ' -
Though tho strictest watch Is kept
to prevent his getting on board, tt is
rare for a trip to be made without one
or two specimens of the dead-head fra
ternity being carried, willy nllly, free.
Of courae, this la not done entirely
without c-ouulVBDce on tbe part of
somebody on board tbe ship. The stok
ers are not Infrequently the guilty par
ties. With their or others' aid the
stowaway gets down Into the bold and
finds a dark corner In which to secrete
himself until tbe vesacl In at sea. If
then he is discovered, aud set to work,
he does not mind. It Is not work be la
afraid of, but the being without work,
and the bread that accouipiinles It. ,
When It la considered what an enor
mous thing an Atlantic liner Is, and
how many dark places there are In her
vast interior, tt ta not surprising to
hear that scores of men during tbe
course of a year get free pasaage
across tho herring pond in one ship or
another nnd thia though the steamer
never leaves port without a aearch he-
lug' made to see, that no unauthorized
person ia on board. Many are discov
ered, in bunkers and other such places,
and, of courae, carefully conducted
ashore, but not a few manage to elude
detection, and, of course, ouce away
from land little la to be feared from
discovery.
There la a curtoua notion prevalent
among some sailors. It la that a stow
away Is a lucky passeuger to carry.
Aakvd once why It was, an old salt an
swered that he never heard of a ship
being lost that bad a stowaway on
board. Of course, he had an Instance
lu polut to relate. It woa to the effect
that a stowaway was discovered In hid
ing ou an outgoing vessel at the last
moment and ejected, Shaking his fist
at the captain, the would-be voyager
crliid: "I'm glad you've turned me out
of your rotten ship; neither she nor
you will live to nee Christmas Day,
while I shall." The propnecy proved a
true one. The vessel went down with
in a week of sailing, and only the sec
ond officer and a few men were saved.
Cassell's Magaalue.
Without Ceremony.
More or less ceremony usually ac
companies the laying of a corner-stone,
but the Chlengo Tribune records an In
stance where one was htld quite simply.
Two men were talking of the fortune
of a third. "Yes," said ope, "he made
hla first lucky stvlke In egg, lie bought
ten thousand doasen at a low figure, put
them In cold storage, and sold them at
a prollt of more than 200 per cent. That
waa tbe corner-stone or nis enormous
fortune." '
,"Ah," Bald the other, "tnen tne ben
laid It!"
How He Did It.
"Oh, yea; my husband has been un
der Are,"
"When and where T'
"It waa last night Burglars broke
Into the house next door, and the man
who live there exchanged ahota with
them. When Jeremiah heard the rack
et he hid In his cellar. Wouldn't you
call that being under Are?" Chicago
Dally New.
EVENTS OF TIIE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD,
A Comprchentlv Review of th Important
Happenings of the Pait Week Presented
In a Condensed Form Which Is Moat
Likely to Prov of Interest to Our Many
Readers.
Two plague death ara reported
rrom Odessa.
linlomen tried to rush an American
force la Sumar.
OnRon win 232 prize at Pan
American Exposition.
Many accident In the United King
dom were due to fog.
An Aberdeen editor attacked tbe
character of Judge Irwlo.'
' Scouts fought engagement with
rebels In Southern Luzon.
OU prospects are good in Idaho and
in Malheur County, Oregon.
The demand for raw material from
abroad show a steady Increase.
Japanese and Russian are assum
ing closer commercial relations.
K Mississippi moonshiner killed
two deputies and burned their re
mains.
A native priest, convicted of mur
der, ha been sentenced to 20 years'
imprisonment.
An alleged conspiracy to proclaim
a republic at Dawson J reported
from Skagway.
- B. F. Lowenthal, of New York,
robbed of 110,000. In diamonds in
Portland Hotel.
WHY LIPTOH 3VOCDEDS.
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mntmrprtmlnm, awarete oarmful
immlmmmmt, mdnrttmm frmmlj mmt
JatHohmmlr."-Slr ThmmmmUm
Imn, Im Mmlunlat Crmmlnm Pmrni.
The transport Hancock Is ashore In
Japanese waters.
More shipwreck are reported on
the English coast. .
A mounted force of Cape Dutch sur
rendered to tha Boer.
Twenty person were killed by the
earthquakes In Brzroum.
The President's Thanksgiving proc
lamation was cabled to Manila.
Merit and not political influence will
be recognised In army promotions. ,
Ways and means committeemen are
divided on the subject of reducing war
taxes.
Aguinaldo declines the offer of an
American lawyer to work for hi re
lease.
State of Oregon will make a sur
rey of arid lands In eastern part of
state. . -
Insane man killed an officer at Coa-
mopolls. Wash., shot a friend, and was
seriously wounded himself.
Tom Conaldlne broke down while
testifying in behalf of his brother, on
trial for murder at Seattle.
Fire in Boston dostroyed property
valued at 100,000.
The secretary of the interior haa
0 rested a bureau of forestry.
President Roosevelt has pledged
the Lewis and Clark Centennnial hi
hearty support.
Virn itoufrftvAii nvArv mercantile
and several fine houses in Pucwash,
N. d. um, fiu,uw.
Latest advices from Miss Stone's
place of confinement state that her
imprisonment ia affecting Jier reason.
Burglars blew open the safe of the
bank of Chatham, 111., and secured
$1,600. The burglars escaped on a
handcar. v
Three persons were killed and 25
others iniured in a mining accident
at Stassure, Prussia. Thirteen are
still entombed.
Ttio nwnpra rf the twtrnleum works
in fJoltieiii Austro-Hunearv. have
decided to form a trust to end the
reckless competition.
A flnnr nl nil ho hnnn struck in a
well at Debeque, Colo., depth of
200 feet. A gusmng ou neia is ex
pected to be developed.
King Edward has decided to have
bratnd Knh-I-Noor diamond
mounted in the crown of Queen Alex
andra for the coronation.
Thn nreaidente of Taoloban. Leyte,
has been arrested for treason.
rnunt von Hatsfeldt. German am
bassador to England has retired. ;
Wind, rain and snow are nlaytng
havoc with the shipping of the Brit
ish islos. ,
Plagu Deaths In Odessa.
Orinaaa. Nov. 19. Two deaths were
recently certlfled to In Odessa as due
to the bubonic plague. The health
authorities took vigorous precaution
against the spread of th0 disease,!
and no further cases have been re
ported. ''.!
The leading sugar refining company j
is now turning out 25,000 barrels of
sugar per day.
A cast bronze atatue. weighing 110
tons, ia one of the curiosities of St.
Petersburg, Russia.
u. la almoin method of making
t.1 r rnfi 1 rn mm far SB fifteen
hundredweight. The plan Is to place
a quantity or cnaig in me gric.
Once heated, this ia practically inex
haustible from combustion, and give
out great heat.
A88AULTED BY MINERS.
Non-Union Men Art Attacked at Mlaa Near
Vincenncs, Indiana,
Vincenncs, Ind 't Nov. 21, Four
hundred union coal miners from
Washington, Connelburg, Petersburg,
Frincetoii and Montgomery arrived
here at an early hour this morning
and at 6 o'clock made an attack upon
the non-union miner employed at
the Prospect Hill mines near this
city. , As a result two men are fatally
hurt and a half dozen more seriously
injured.
The union miners formed at the
union stution and marched : to the
mines. Just as the men on the day
shift were going on duty they were
attacked. The union men asked for
the foreman and when told that he
was in bed said : "All right; we
will get him." They started after
Scott, the foreman, and in the melee
that followed bcott and his family
defended themselves as - best they
could but were powerless. Scott waa
badly beaten and W, P. Collins, an
attorney of Washington, a brother-in-law
of Scott, who was visiting with
the family, sustained injuries that may
prove fatal.
VALUABLE CARGO.
Sttamthlp Brought Products From Alaska
Valued a $200,000.
Seattle, Nov. 20. Products of Alas
ka valued at $200,000 were brought to
Seattla as the cargo of a single vessel,
the Senator, Captain James B. Patter
son, which arrived from the North to
day. Fish and fish products made up
the entire shipment. There were 37,
216 cases of salmon from Petersburg,
Glrard Point and Sitka Bay canneries,
and 2500 cases of fish guano and 650
barrels of fish oil from tbe Kilasnoo
fisheries.
On the return the Senator got
aground on a rocky bottom at the
north entrance to Wrangel Narrows,
bending several plates on the star
board side forward. She hung fast
about 20 minutes and then hauled her
self off. While the springing of the
plates did not cause a leak, It may lat
er be necessary for the vessel to go
Into drydock.
, The Senator brought 89 pasengers
from various Southeastern Alaska
points, prominent among whom were
Professor C. C. Georgeson, special
agent of the United States Agricul
tural Department; W. T. Summers,
president of the First National Bank
of Juneau, and Dr. B. K. Wilbur, of
Sitka.. - :
BIG GOLD SHIPMENT.
Largest Sum Ever Sent to Europe hi s Sire
: gle ShipmenL
New York, Nov. 21. Ladenburg,
Thalman & Co. today engaged $500,
000 in gold for export.. The big
Lloyd German liner , Kaiser William
dcr' Grouse, which sailed for Europe
today, carried in her treasure room
coin nnd bar gold valued at more
than $7,000,000. It was carefully
stowed away in oak casks and iron
bound boxes and was under seal in
the specie room. It was the largest
sum ever sent across the Atlantic in
a single steamship and represented
the engagements made by the larger
financial houses of New York since
the final shipment of last week.
Most of the gold goes to meet foreign
obligations not paid by balances.
' TEN JAPANESE KILLED.
Twenty-eight' Others Were Injured in a
' Montana Train Collision.
Great Falls. Mont, Nov. 20. Ten
Japanese laborers were killed and 28
Iniured. three probably fatally, ana
tbe others more or less seriously, tn
a collision between a freight train
and a work train on the Great North
ern Railroad near Culbertson, a sta
tion close to the Eastern boundtry line
of the state, Sunday morning. The
freight train was running at a rate of
speed estimated at 25 miles per hour;
tbe work train was stationary. Round
a curve, the freight crashed into the
work train, and sad havoc foJlowea.
One of the cars In the work train was
a bunk or sleeping car. In this there
were 41 Japanese laborers. But three
of them escaped death or Injury.
Roosevelt's Message Is Long. '
Wahsineton, Nov. 21. The cabinet
meeting today lasted about two and a
half hours. The whole time was
spent in the reading of the president's
message and in commenting upon its
various features. The message is
long, and is said to lie vigorous in
tone, in that respect at least quite
characteristic of Roosevelt No other
business was transacted.
Student Riots in Spain. ,
Madrid, Nov. 21. Students' riots
have begun in Madrid. Yesterday
tho tramways were , attacked, and
ttempts were made to set the cars on
ire. Over 20 persons were iniured.
Students disorders were also reported
n TWcclnna and Valencia.. In the
senate several senators referred to the
serious nature of the student disturti
ances and the minister of education
eenlied that the covernment waa re
solved upon acting with the greatest
energy.
Shot by a Woman.
CreRtnn. Ia.. Nov. 21. Mrs. Charles
Edwards, a widow, living three miles
"west of here, today shot Andy Narly
and Herman James, white, who "she
claims were trying; ..to prevent ner
from occupying a leased farm where
the
shooting occurred. .Hearty may
die,
but James is not seriously hurt.
Mrs. Edwards and her children wore
ejected last week.
NEWS 0FTHE STATE
TEM8 OF INTERE8T FROM ALL
PART8 OF OREGON.
Commercial and Financial Happenings of Im
portanceA Brief Review of the Growth
and Improvements of the Many Industrie
Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth
latest Market Report,
The Astoria Canning Company will
not sell its Alaska cannery to the
trust,
A dally mall service will at once be
instituted between North Yamhill and
Tillamook. . .
The 10-stamp mill on the FlagsstaS
mine at Baker City is again running
day and night.
Tha Astoria City Council has or
dered tbe improvement of tire block
of city streets. ,
Seattle capitalists have purchased
the Little Chieftain mine, in the Myr
tle Creek district, for $20,000.
Portland parties have bonded three
claims in the Myrtle Creek district
for $12,000, and another for $10,000.
Stock In all parts of the Stat Is
reported as being In better condition
now than ever before. Stockmen are
sanguine that the hisses this winter
will be very small.
The amount of scalp bounty war
rants Issued by Wasco County dur
ing the two months ending October
31 la $502. This is less than the two
corresponding months of last year.
T. L. Gilliam has 6,500,000 feet of
sawlogs ready on the Upper Mohawk
to deliver on his 10,000,000 contract
with, tbe Booth-Kelly company as
soon as there Is sufficient water to
run them. .
Lewis C. Pooler, a pioneer ot 1852,
died at Wlllard, in the Waldo Hills,
November 8, aged 69 years. He was
a native of New York. He crossed
the plains to Oreogn with an ox
team and settled In the district where
he died.
Gold worth SO cents was taken
from the craw of a duck raised at
Scotts Mills.
Thieves broke into a Eugene store
and stole a number of small articles
of little value. ' .
A recevier has been appointed for
the Columbia Logging Company,
near St. Helens. r .
Superintendent Brown, of tbe Falls
River hah hatchery, says the outlook
there is very favorable. "
Practicallv all the hona about
Dallas have been shipped. - Prices
were from e to 18 cents per pound.
Senator Mitchell has announced
that be will endeavor to have s new
federal court district established in
Eastern Oregon. v . '
Roseburg'a city council has let the
contract of grading and surfacing
with crushed rock about 10 blocks of
the principal streets. ,
Thirty dwelling houses have been
built in Dallas since January 1.
Every dwelling and business house in
the town ia occupied.
Nine carloads of wool left Harria
burg tbe other day for the East. The
shipment weighs 103,000 pounds and
is one of the largest individual sales
ever made in that valley. ....., ;
The Indian war veterans of Lane
county met at the court house in
Albany and began arrangements to
ward securing legislation by the iext
congress granting pensions to all
veterans entitled to them.
Portland Markets.
Wheat Walla Walla, 57:
blue-
stem, 58o; Valley, 5657o.
Flour Best" grades, $2.65(33.50
per barrel; graham, $2.50.
Oats Nominal 05(2; $1.00 pr cental.
Barley Feed, $15.5016; brewing,
$16 16. 75 per ton.
Millatuffa Bran, $15. 50 17; mid
dling, $19(390.50; shorts, 16 17. 50;
chop, $15916.60.
Hay Timothy. . $11 12; clover,
$7(97.50; Oregon wild hay, $56 per
ton.
. Butter Fancy creamery,2526c;
dairy, 1822o; store, 12Ho per
pound. ,.. .. .,. .
Eggs Storage, 20 22)$; fresh, 28
30o, Eastern 2225c.
Cheese Full oream, twins, 13(3
13o-, Young Amerioa, 14 15c.
PoultryChickens, mixed, $2.50(9
3.50; hens, $4.00; dressed, 10llo
per pound springs, $2.50(3) 3.00,
per dozen ; ducks, $3 for old $3,000
4.00 for young; geese, $67 per do
en; turkoys, live, ll12o; dressed,
12 14o per pound.
Mutton Lambs, SJo gross; dressed
66Ko per pound; sheep, $3.25 gross;
dressed, 66e per pound.
Hogs Gross,heavy,$66.25; light,
$4.755; dressed, 77,o per pound.
Veal Small, 88Xo; large, 77)o
per pound. -.-., . ,
Beef Gross ton steers, $3.504.00i
cows and heifers, $3.O03.50; dressed
beef, b)4Qs per pound.
Hops 810"jo per pound. 1
Wool Valley,ll13Kc per pound ;
Eastern Oregon, 8t12);o; mohair,
2021o per pound.
Potatoes 65 85 per sack.
TK. flrot TCncltah nrmtikffA Rtamn was
black, but the postmarks were hardly
visible on it, and tnis tone was ioi
lowed by red, with the familiar por
trait of Queen Victoria.
Vibration caused by the under
ground electrio road has Injured the
tower of St. Mary-le-Bow on Cheap
side, London, a famous church built
by Sir Christopher Wren. The com
pany has agreed to pay $5000 In oruer
that the tower might be straightened.
It is now 23 inches out of perpendicu
lar.
HYDROGEN A COMPOUND.
Discovery of a Harvard Professor Supports
th Theory.
Boston, Nov. 20. Professor B. C.
Pickering, director of the Harvard Ob
servatory, has made a discovery that
be regards as important. In a state
ment just out, he says: ,
"The spectrum of a streak of light
ning was photographed last July. From
such a small beginning two discover
ies have developed. Not only are the
chemical . elements, so-called, com
pound, but it is likely that hydrogen
Itself, which chemical theorists have
thought to be one element of which
the others would sooner or later prove
to be compounds, seems to be of corn
posit nature." -
Other photographs made at about
the same time show the curious fact
that the spectrum of lightning is not
always tbe same. Some of the photo
graphs show a doubling of the bright
lines. Professor Pickering was at
first inclined to believe that this was
a sort of composite photo, but he now
concludes that the doubling looks a
though hydrogen, the 'only element
studied in the lightning spectrum, and
hitherto believed to be least likely
ever to be proved a compound body,
is made up of at least three compon
ents. This conclusion he bases upon
the fact that there were 30 lines In
the hydrogen spectrum on one photo,
three In another and one In the third,
the different flashes havnig been pho
tographed under different circum
stances. Another remarkable circumstance
In connection with the study of pic
turing of spectra of lightning flashes
is that they are similar to that of the
second new star in the constellation
Perseus, known as Nova Persel No. 2,
which were taken on March 23, 1901.
LETTERS FROM MISS STONE.
Long Captivity Has Affected Her Health -.
Brigands Hold Out for Big Ransom.
Sofia, Nov. 20. Another letter has
been received from Miss Ellen M.
Stone. Her health haa been some
what affected by her confinement and
hard fare, but she expresses herself
as still confident of ultimate release.
A letter to Mr. Dickinson, diplomat
ic agent of the United States at Sofia,
replying to his proposals concerning
a ransom, says the brigands will hold
out for a figure very much above the
sum at Mr. Dickinson's command. The
brigands interpret Mr. Dickinson's
note having fixed on the sum he is
willing to pay, and on a time limit, as
being indicative that he can get more
money. They also demand Immunity
from prosecution. But it is impossi
ble for the diplomatic agent of the
United States to have power to bind
the governments of Bulgaria and Tur
key. This point, however, is not likely
to be a serious obstacle in the way of
negotiations.
Reason to B HopefuL
Washington, Nov. 20. Another ca
blegram received from United States
Consul-General Dickinson at Sofia,
today Indicates that, while Miss Stone
has not yet been ransomed, there ia
reason to feel assured as to her fu
ture. The dispatch furnished evi
dence that Mr. Dickinson remains in
direct communication with the bri
gands or their agents.
MINER RELEASED.
Work of Removing Debris at the Baby
Mine Continncs.
Pocahontas, Va., Nov. 20. The
work of removing fallen slate and deb
ris from the Baby mine continues.
This morning . Fritz Moulton was
found entombed in a room on tho
west side. He waa living, but a few
hours more would, no doubt, have
brought death. For six hours phy
sicians worked with him before he
waa restored to consciousness. He Is
yet feeble, but will likely recover.
There waa great rejoicing when the
news spread that he had been recov
ered alive. Moulton says all within
the mine Thursday night commented
on the heaviness of the atmosphere,
and that a number of the men left
their work ahead of him. He soon
found that danger was Imminent, and,
along with several others, , started
running from the drilft A heavy re
port that shook the mountain was
heard, and an instant later a huge
cloud of smoke and flame was seen
coming. He lost sight of his compan
ions, but he turned into a side room
as quickly as possible, and was shut
off by falling slate. Probably two
days passed before he succumbed to
the foul air. . ;' '
Founder Not Satisfied,
New York, Nov. 20. Henry Four
nler, who on Saturday broke all auto
mobile records, by going a mile in 51
4-6 seconds, on the Ocean Parkway, ta
A Imm Katno, aattaflad that triA limit
of automobile speed has been made.
In fact, he says the gasoline machine
haa just begun to demonstrate its
power, and declares next year he will
make a mile in 32 seconds.
Not Aa Iceberg.
Port Tnwnaend. Nov. 20. Arrivals
from the north on the steamship Sena
tor report that the steam ship Topeka
struck a rock In Taku Inlet instead of
an iceberg aa- previously reported. A
numamBor nn the Senator was on the
Topeka when the accident occurred
and was on deck, a ounaing buow
storm prevailed at the time of the ac
cident and the Topeka struck square
against an overhanging cliff on the
shore of Taku Inlet. Seafaring men
familiar with IcebergB say that when
vcmani collides with one the punc
ture Is always below the water line,
and the Topeka's injuries were aoove.
Peitoffic Robbed nd Burned.
Tx7a,t,o4ft Wnv an. A dlsnatch.
received here announces that the)
postofflce at Freemansburg, W. Va, ,
waa robbed and burned Sunday morn
ing. No loss la atated. '
Warrant lor Murderer.
' G T-nnln NnV. 20. Chief Of De-
taxtivaui Ttanmnmt received a capias
today for Ben Kilpatrlck, from Sheriff
Howze, of Faint, ttoca, iex., wubib
Kllnatrlck Is wanted for the murder
of William Thornton.