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    OREGON
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VOL. XVIII.
ST. IIELENS, OIIEGON, FHIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1001,
NO. 52.
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CHAPTER Xll.-ICnutinued.l
"The tiiiliii'MfiiKiit mi the buck of till
Imttruiiicnt," milil t ! lawyer, "I I him
'l.nt Will ami TcHtuiiieiit of Alvlii Me
llimcllt',' "
11b carefully unfolded llii' puiior, read
Justed his kIuhhi'D nifU ruined the ilo. u
lucnt before Iilm,
"WlliiiliiKtim, North Carolina, New
Hanover ( Toiiiity, March third, eighteen
hundred nml liriy.ncven,
"TIiIb la lit certify that 1. Alvlii I'oKo
tolli', lielnii of sound mliiil mill viiforoun,
but tiin.criulii hi m when lb-nth may ovcr-rumt-
me, ill- hereby, mi this, the tiny ami
(lull- above iiii'iitliiiu-il, namely, the third
lny of March, i-IkIhi-i'u hundred nml lifty
novcn. pen I llii S nt iti uii'ii I . ii ml 1 tlo fur
ther declare ll to bp my taut will Mini ten-tiiiiii-nr,
aiiliji-i't, however, In muh. if any,
codicils) k 1 limy hereafter see nroiicr to
di-viw.
"1 ibi hereby dcchire my Ix-loved ibuiKh-ti-r,
lliirrli-t M. Di tliMi-tlf-, my only livlnit
rliilil, tn In- my mile lu-lr ami leKutce, and
to her I iln jil nml bci0fiith my entire
estate, Imtli mil Mini ieroniil, IiihiIh,
ImiiM-a, money, IioiuIh, stork. chalti'U anil
alavi-a. In fm t. nil property of whatever
nature of wh'i Ii I limy ilii- urnm-mM-d. Willi
I hi- I'irvpliun. honcvcr, nf 1 ho following1
bi-iiii-aia nml fminuuil-oiloui, which I dc-In-
my Im-IuvimI ilmiulilrr Hint ailiiilnlHlra-
lor to net- fnltllli-il Iln Ilnlely, or iu noon
mny Ih after my ib'inUi-.
"I'lml I tlmiro that l!ik, my trusted
servant for thce ninny yearn, inn niniiu-liilllt-il,
nml t lx-iiiih him the Hunt uf
two llimiaiiiiil ilnllura with which In pro
vide for lila ticceimlllcs In hla declining
yearn."
"tjuil hit- my iilu numlcr," groaned
t'nclc Duke; "lint 1 earii h-av- tin- bank
1 earn leave my M ix Untile!"
"Nor ahull yon, I'm-le Idike," nolda-d
Until.-.
"Second," rend lhi lawyer, "to llatiiuih,
who haa ever been Imp ami falilifnl, I .It
vine hrr freedom fmni m-rvlluile nml direct
that I In- mini of one iutiniiiil dollar bp
paid."
"He good l.or'l!" anlibpil llanunli, "Ink
ilig nil IliT kllii'M.
"Thlnl-To Millie and Attain I tb'vUn
flvp bumlrt-tl iliillara i-arh, nml Ipiiip with
my tb'ur tlaiiiihtt-r tin- mniti-r of llit-ir ninii
umiaaliiu, rv(ui-ilnK lur, hoi-vi-r, to at
tin t-arly ilnu- tlraw a wrllii-n iiiHlriiini-nl
Ui-rliiiiiK tht'iii llu-lr fn-ciloni In cam- of Iht
Uralh."
"IIimI blt'aa Mara Alvliil" i-xt-lnliiinl
Atlam, whili- Mllllp rtinlil only alnk on
ht-r kin-i-a at tin- aiilt- of lu-r mUlrt'sa ami
Rub. "I lat-u tiwlnc. Mlaa 1 1 nil it-! 1 iat-n
giiu!"
"I fiirlhtT," rt-nd the attorney, "tlealre
my diiiiKhter to we that above auina of
money to la- niid my nt'icrnea, be mil
Biiaiiili-rt'd, ami I illreti lo r lo pi-monaHy
Iwik after the inn mi ui-tnt-ii t of tht'ir mone
tary ulTnlra.
"To my old friend, Jerry llnbba, the
trualed attorney of 'The Cai- 1'ear ttnnk,'
a. a "lik'ht lealimonltil of my ri'iinnl, I lit
qiientli the atini of live Ihoiiaiiml ttollura,
aliimlil he anrvivu me; olheruiae I illrei'l
that the aforeaiild aniu Ik- piild to hla aim
Arthur by my ailmlniatrainr."
Here the old attorney nearly broke
down. Ilia voice and manner allowed
(rent aiiltatioli.
"To Herman Craven, my nephew, and
at thla time Ihe cnahler of my bank, I Kivc
ami ln-nnenth the aniu of "
The attorney licailnted, removed hla
glilaaea, earef nlly run Ilia ailk handkerchief
over them, and with a at-eininitly nervona
band replaced them.
"To Herman Craren, my nephew, at
till time eaahler of my bunk, I do (five
ami beqnentli the anm of "
The atlorney'a eyea left tlip written In
atrnmeiit and rested on the fenturea of the
giiHhler.
'1'liere were (lit- eyea nf one other In tlje
room fixed on Herman C'rnreu nlito the
eyea of Ihe ureal Houthern detet'live.
Hermnn nut aa though wouderliiK at the
delny.
"Tl-e anm of fiftjr-Ove thouannd dollars,"
rend the lawyer.
The bank tllrei'tora eertnlnly looked anr
prlMcd, ami u allitht exeliimatlon fell from
the llpa of aonie of tliem.
Ilerimiil Craven raiaed hla hnndkerchlef
to Ilia eyea and moaned: "My denr, dear
linelel I hnd no dreiim tluit you would
remember me to that extent."
"Which tan in." roiilliiiled the lawyer,
aa be reauined readliiK tbe will, "la aulll
elent to form the micleiia of a fortune, mid
will enable him to engiiKe In nlmoat any
voeatloii."
"1 aliould think It would," tliounht Bet
lara. "That aum la a fortune. Ilaelf not
the lineleiia of one, I wonder I do won
der," he thoiiicht, "if Hiinuah wna not
mini ii ken on the night of the murder, and
If It wna not the hand of oilier than Her
oin n Craven that pulled the wire aonie
one who hnd Kalned uilmiaaltin to the
lioune and but no, ahe atnted that the
form ahe rniw wna elad only in a nlKht
ahlrt. That aruiiea notliinn. Itcnenth
that nlilhlHhlrt there iiiIkIU have been all
of the uiifiiiciila of mnn a alnle mo
nietit would have aulllced to don a iiljsht
ahlrt. Walt."
"I leave my dniiuhter and my admliila
trntor to det'lde aa to whether my vaat In
tereala ahull be witliilrnwn from 'The
Ciipe l'Var ltnnk' and the Cumin Invented
In other aeciirillea, Aa I founded the
bank, I should prefer that my lulereala be
continued In the aaine. However, nfter
my daughter ahnll hnve nttnliied her twen
tieth yeur. It will be for her nlone to de
termine, na my ndnilulatrntor'a dutlea
ahull cense nt that time,
"I do hereby appoint na my aforeaiild
admlulatrator, my friend "
Here the attorney's hiiuda ahook bo luid
ly that the liiHtniment fell to the floor.
He atooped, tremblliiKly, and recovered It.
IHreclor Cliiidliouin of the bunk turned
a glaaa of water mid handed It to him,
The old attorney rulaed It to Ida llpa, but
Ida eyea were again tlxed on the body of
the will.
"He linn found another aurprlHe,"
thought Selliii'H.
"I do hereby nppolut ni my aforeaiild
ailmlnlalrntnr," rend tho lawyer, "my
Xrlend, Herman Cravcu,"
I l I v l ii u I I a
Thla lime Ihere were uiiiiiiatiiken ex
prcaHiima of aurprlne,
"In whom," rt'Hiimed Ihe lawyer, "I
have Implicit eontlilcnce, and I direct that
he he required to give no bond for the
faithful performance of Ihe dullea eu
titiied." To any I lint there waa conaternntlnn on
the fncea of the illreclorH would be to
draw It mildly. riiiiicalloimlily, the
buuker'a ilauglitpr wna not leaa aurpriai'd,
and Sell n ih'.' What ahull we any of himV
He waa dumbfounded.
"Hnniiuh waa clearly nilalaken," he
thought.
"1 do iilao nppnliit my nforeaalil admin
latralor na giiiirdliui of my beloved dnugh
ler, and by rciiHou of my vatate'a being
large and my liiien-at miiiiy, 1 direct that
hia diitlcH aa auch guardian ahull nut
ct'iiae until my daughter ahull reach her
twentieth birthday. 'J'hia provialon, how
ever, to be void in enae of Ihe mnrriuge of
my aforeaiild danglitcr before ahe mIiiiII
reach Ihe nge of twenty, nud In which
event her Imxlmud ahull auppliiut her
Kiuirdiii(."
A cry of pain and iiiigniKh eacnped the
white llpa of Miaa llcldiaetle, mid her
head fell fnrwnrd upon Ihe ahoulder of
her companion.
All eyea were directed to her moaning
form.
The director Ihe friend of the dead
banker of lifly year' atanding ant pule,
allcul, mule.
Hclliira, overeome t bough he waa with
aatouUhiiicnt, yet had hla keen eye fixed
on the fenturea of the cnvhlcr. Hut miught
but a placid coiiutcliiiuce did he Nee no
evidence of aurprim- there un twitching
of the muat'lea of the face tieillier a ltMik
of exiiltiitliui, merely n dead culm face,
allghlly llu-dicd, and a pair of inquiring
eyea looking up at the lawyer.
"Ie Lord tied!" wna the exclninatloii
Ilmt fell from iln- lip of old I'uclv Duke,
llcriniiu Craven did nut inat a glance
in hia direction.
"In wilucaa whereof," continued the
lawyer, "1 hnve hereunto act my hand ami
aeiil In thla. the city of Wilmington, State
of North Carolina, III!, Ihe third day of
March, eighteen hundred and Hfly-aeven.
"A1.V1N 1K ltOHKTTK.
"Wltneaaca John I, l.lovd, l-'rveuian
Klliotl."
"Thla enda the rending of (lie iiiatru
nieiit." unit! the attorney. Kinking into a
chair.
"The eouelualou totuea aa a aurpriae,"
obaerved lirector Iliiiiimoud. "That la
umlerataiid me, Mr. Crnveti of i-uurae
death came an auddciily to our friend that
none of tia, I think, hnd given the matter
a thought. Hut, exeunt- me, there are ao
many old and tried friend men of great
er experience than yourself that it seem
atruilge tluit lie ahould have deaiguntctl
you na Ihe nduiiiilatrator nf his cstu'.e and
guardian of hi daughter."
"Very, very atruiige!" echoed the other
director.
"I am not aiirpriaed at thai, gentlemen."
Herman anld bliimlly. "ll w iin bct-miac of
your age that my uncle tlid nut name Home
one of you. Kcmcmber, a week ago he
hade fair to live aa long na any of you.
He would hnve iiamcd Mr. lMibn but for
hia age."
"Strange Ihe will tinea not rend 'my
nephew, Herman Craven, instead of 'my
friend. Herman Craven,'" remarked Hi
rector Cliaillinuru.
"It would aeem an." anld Herman; "but
my uncle often tmed to term me "friend
Herman.' Yea, more often than he did
'nephew' In our private eium-million. He
had not i tied me tluit he had mimed me nt
uiliiiiulatriitiir of hia will, but he hud not
Informed me how liberiilly he hnd remem
bered me In the aiime. ll quite overpow
er me." mid Hcrmiin raiaed hi huinl
kerchief to hia eyea.
"Tho witneaac lo thla will Y". observed
the detective.
"Went down with the Ill-fated (loainore,
mid within aiglit ot the Hritixh cons!,"
aaid the attorney.
"Then," remarked Scllara, "there are
no living wltncKaeaV"
"None," the attorney aaid; "but their
signature are here, and there la no quea
lion but. what they are genuine. You all
know them, gentlemen."
"Yea," observed Director Hammond,
"and I wna aware they hail witnessed
our old friend' signature lo Ilia will. Af
ter their death 1 think he intended getting
other signature, but he deferred it too
long."
Hellnr had advanced, and the attorney
handed him the will, which lie closely
aeriitluii'.ed.
"Yea," he said presently, "Ihe signn
lurea are genuine beyond a doubt, but "
"Hut what, Mr. Bcllar?'' asked Law
yer I ltd ihs.
"I na about to aay that Ihe signature
me genuine, but the wltnessea themselves
are somewhere rocking to mid fro, deep
down In the boaoni of the ocean," answer
ed Sella rs.
"And the sea," thought Heiuinn Cra
ven, "will not give up its dead."
"Whnt step 1 Hi's' necessary?" he ask
ed. "The anbiuisslmi ot the will for pro
bate," aaltl the attorney, "and Immediate
ly thereafter you must enter at once on
the discharge of your duties. Yon will
Hnd them such as to require great care and
discretion, hut both myself ami the direc
tors of the hank at and ready to leud you
every possible aid," "
"I shall enter upon them, gentlemen, de
pending largely on your advice," remarked
Herman, "and every provision of my un
cle's will shall be curried out faithfully.
To my cousin I shall endeavor to prove a
faithful guiirillau."
A groin hurst from the quivering lips of
the young heiress na slip arose to her feet.
"There I aoniMhinu "
She eniight thn warning glance of the
detective, and leaning heavily on her com
panion's arm, left the room.
"My cousin Is quite overcome," observed
Ilerniiin.
"Very naturally so," said Sellaia. 'She
i.. in.i listened to the rending of the last
will and ti-Ktnuient of uer murdered fath
er."
CHAPTKH XIII.
The day following the reading of the
will Ihe instrument was admitted to pro
bate, and Herman Ciuvcu hud the hand
ling of a vaat estate In hia hand.
He held also III those an me white huuila,
or thought lie diil, the destiny of u charm
ing young heiress.
"Ere two year roll by," he thought,
as he sat In hla private oltlce at the bank,
"Ihe husband must auppluut the guardian
1 ahull have bi-conic that husband. It
will not be dilllcull after Hubert Is in a
felon's gi-nve to win the heurt of my ward,
ut leust to niiike her my wire. She clearly
does not believe that Hubert Campbell
murdered her father, Jennie's presence
in the house so much 1 do not like. It
must hu checked. Clearly, I must tulk to
thla ward of mine. It Is not seemly for
tho daughter of a murdered iiiati to he on
terms of Iniiimicy with the sister of Ihe
wretch who who ilea In Jail under the
charge of having murdered him. Under
the charge or huvlug murdered him? Hu!
bal Was he mil caught red handed In the
act? As for the funds In the bunk, I
must leave everything a It la until Hat
tle shnll hnve become my wife. I must
win the eonlidence of the bank director.
Hut above nil I must become Ihe president
of 'The Cape I-Vur Hunk." There is noth
ing easier, now Hint I represent a majority
of Ihe aitn k, aa my cousin's guardian, and
miii the adiiiinislralor of my uncle's es
tate. The directors meet this evening to
chmme a successor lo Ihe lute president,
and III Ihe Interest of the late president's
daiighier, 1, llernmn Craven, must be
that president. What Is It. Duke?"
"Attorney IMiha, Mar Herniau."
"Admit him. t'neie Duke, you hare
been a faithful mau for a negro. To-morrow
you will be free. You will have no
muster ami will have two thousand dol
lar lo your credit In the bunk."
"I will huvt- n yniiti misiri-ss, Mors
Herman." said the old mini, "w ho I'd die
die to serve. Aa for freedom, l's too old
for tint; 1 la-longs to Mora Alvin's bunk
and Miss Hnttie, nml always will, but
I od bless old master Jus' de same for
strikiu' off de shackle. Not de body for
tlar wnn't none dur but from de soul. 1
ken die a free man. (ilnry to od!"
"You will be right here just the samp,
Iluke. .Now admit the attorney.
"I was in hopes you would cull In this
morning, Mr. IMihs," he said, arising
from hia sent and extending his hniid a
Hit- attorney nppronclicd him, "na there Is
a matter I wi.hi-d to see you about. I'ray
be seated."
"In that event I mn glad I called," ob
served the lawyer, seating himself, "but
I think I ran guess the subject. It is of
the directory uncling to-night, nt which a
successor to Alviu Dcltosette must be
named as Ihe bank's president, is It not?"
"The same, Mr. Doldis. The same."
"I had u conference with I iiectors
Chuillioiim, Hammond nml Iloyl this
morning," said the attorney, "and the two
bitter favor Mr. Chndbourii for the pres
idency. You we, he is a man who has al
ways been ideinilieil with the lunik and
has hud u vast experience ill monetary af
fair. The public have full confidence in
him, mid 1 think you mny stiffly cast the
vote you represent as your liucle'a admin
istrator for him. lu fact, the mutter lays
entirely with you. Your action decides
Ihe presidency nml largely the future of
the bank. Of course, you will remain
cashier."
"Such Is uot my Intention, Mr. Ibibbs,"
said Herman.
"What, you will sever your connection
with Ihe bunk;"
"(III. no, Mr. I'oddn, not I lint ! Now, un
derstand me. 1 have the most implicit
cnulitlciice in Director Cliadboiirn. As
the setoml largest stockholder, he Is Ihe
bank's vice-president, ami as such 1 am
content that he remain. As the represent
ative of the stock that uiiule my uncle the
president, and as his udiniiiistratnr mid
the guardian of his danglitcr, 1 conceive
it to Ik- my duty to take hia place as nearly
us I cam in all that pertains lo his busi
ness affairs. I feel, indeed, thnt he would
hnve it ao or he would not hnve mimed me
his administrator. Yes, 1 feci in duty
bound to make Herman Craven the presi
dent of the bank, and I nsk your co-operation
and aid."
The old attorney's face paled, and for
ll moment he ant speechless.
"I beg you." he suid, when he had mas
tered hi (-million, "think well of this mat
ter. You have had but two years' ex
perience in bunking nlTuirs. Director
Chndiioiii ii has hud that of hnlf n lifetime.
His inline w ould inspire ronfid 'in-e and the
bank would not lose a customer. With
you as its president I fear Ihe result would
not be 'he same. You nre young and can
wait. You have.every cnulldence in Mr.
Cluulboiirn nud nuiild he here just a yon
have been In the past, l'liblie confidence
must not be shaken by mi unwise liiov
at this time."
(To bo continued.)
FEAT OF JUGGLER.
Wliitinwlnx Kico from tlrnla ly
Ktiplilly Whlrliim lllinajlf About.
"One ilny in the market of un Inland
village I now it curious perfoniiiineo,"
writes tin East Imllnu traveler lu the
Cliicliinntl Enquirer. "It wna conduct
ml by two men -one old and cumcliiteil,
enrryltiK n unlive drum; the other
.voting uml well fed, ftiiitiistciill.v gown
ed w lib nu oversklrt of colored hand
kerchiefs nml it multitude of bells,
which Jangled noisily nt bis slightest
movement; hum. ragged hall' ultogetu-t-r
a hideous ciealui'i-.
"The drummer begun a weird torn
toiiilug liiul the oilier mini uu Incanta
tion. Then bo exlemli'i! n 'supra' a
bamboo tiny used by till natives ou
which anyone who pleases places a
large biiutll'ut of rice nud tin siuiio
iltiniilltj' of Kinlu. The two Ingredi
ents nre thoroughly iiinnlgaiiiulcd, so
that It would In the ortlinnry way take
hours to sepiuate lliem.
"Now the fantastic mini with bis tray
begins, lie turns around slowly, gradu
ally quickening his puce (the ilrummi'r
lilso keeping time), faster ami faster.
In a giddy vortex, the tray nt time al
most out of bis hands, yet so cleverly
handled tbnt not a tralii fulls out. It
Is very trying to watch, but lu a couple
of minutes both stop simultaneously,
nud the hum shows to the wondering
spectators two lltlo heaps, one of the
rice ami the other grain, at different
ends of the tray .which In Ills sicken
ing gyrations bo has been uble to sep
nrate'by sumo extraordinary manipula
tion." A mnu enn marry money without, get
ting o capital wife.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE F'JUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
4 Comprthtmlvt Review of th Important
Happenings of the Put Week Preieattd
In a Condensed Form Which Is Mod
Likely to Prove of Interest to OurMsny
Readers.
Frye introduced a new ship subsidy
bill in congress.
England will improve sanitary
condition of concentration camps.
Jiepublicuna in tho senate are deter
mined to have a tariff on Philippine
products.
Tillman challenged McLaurin to
resign with him from the senate, but
the latter would not.
A Bt. Louis negro who had several
Blitchos'taken in his heart is well on
thoroud to recovery.
The entire business portion of
Gobies, Mich., was destroyed by fire.
Loss, about $100,000.
Tho Wabash Screen Door Com
pany's plant at Ithinelander, Wis.,
was burned ; loss $200,000.
Manager Johnson, of the Postal
Telegraph Company, his son and a
negro driver were killed near Newton,
Miss., by a fulling tree,
Tho Newton county safe, at Deca
tur, Miss., was robbed of $4,000 in
pension warrants, a large quantity
of school teachers' warrants, $2,250
in checks, a number of jM-istoflice
money orders and a quantity of
stamps, and over $900 in cash.
Famine conditions in Russia are
worse than the government reports.
It is reported that 3,000 Boers in
tend to establish a colony in Chile.
Tho National Starch Works, Dea
Moines, la., burned. Loss, $400,000.
Native scouts killed Fagin, the
American negro deserter in the Philip
pines. In a fire at Bayou des Allemandes,
La., two perions were burned to
death.
Robbers stole $2,000 from the Arch
ibald Banking Company, of Archi
bald, O.
Fire destroyed a wholesale dry goods
store nt Wilkesbarre, Pa. Loss,
$135,000.
Another ship has venturedHoo close
to the Washington shore and is on
the rocks.
A reciprocity feature may be incor
porated in tho forthcoming Philippine
tariff bill.
Refugees in South African concen
tration camps will be sent to the set
tled district.
The Douglasville, Ga., bank was
robbed of $2,500. The robbers escaped
on a handcar.
France's Chinese loan of 265,000,000
francs, at 3 per cent, will be issued
December 21.
Two more of the convicts who
escaped from the Leavenworth, Kas.,
prison have been captured.
The St. Louis Oil Company sold
5,000,000 barrels of Beaumont oil to
St. Louis men at 20 cents a barrel at
the wells.
Sixty-five persons were poisoned at
a wedding feast at West Point, Wis.,
by poison in the coffee. All will
probably recover.
A heavy snow storm oovers the en
tire eastern half of Kansas.
Ex-Congressman I. N. Evans, of
Philadelphia, is dead, aged 64.
Dr. David McDill, surgeon at Fort
Leavenworth, died from apoplexy.
Foreign papers generally comment
favorably on the president's message.
Negotiations for a Russian loan of
$40,000,000 have been resumed at
Talis.
The British snip Nolson is reported
lost off Gray's harbor. Wash., with
all on board.
The transport McClellan left Ma
nila for New York with the' First bat
talion of engineers.
The Hay-Paunoefote treaty and the
Isthmian canal report have been sub
mitted to the senate.
In November 3,708,766 pounds of
cofleo were exported from Porto Rico,
most of which went to Europe.
Chile lias purchased two torpedo
boat destroyers in England. Argen
tina has decided to purchase a battle
ship of 11,000 tons.
The enrollment of Harvard univer
sity, including students of all clussos,
teachers and administrative officers,
is 6,158, against 6,317 last year.
The Chinese empress ia favorable to
reforms.
Stranded bark Baroda waa Boated
Saturday.
Foreign press comment on Roose
velt's message.
The tariff bill was debated in the
Gorman reichstag.
The campaign In Samar Is being
carried on energetically.
Four steam canal boats and 15 eon
sorts plying on the Erie canal are to
be sent to the Philippines.
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani, of Hawaii,
has sent to Father McGee, of Wash
ington, an altar cloth worked in gold,
with lace trimmings.
Count von Moltke left for Germany
after a study of engineering methods
of the United States, in which he was
much improssed with American enterprise.
INDIAN WAR VETERAN BILL.
Pension Measure Which Hat Been Introduced
by Senator Mitchell.
Washington, Dee. 12. Senator
Mitchell's Indian war veteran bill,
recently introduced, reads as follows:
"That the provisions, limitations
and benefits of an act entitled 'An
act granting pensions to the surviv
ors of the Indian wars of 1832 and
1842, inclusive, known as the Black
Hawk war, Creek war, Cherokee dis
turbances, and the Seminole war,'
approved July 27, 18i)2, be and the
same are hereby extended, from
the dute of the passage of this act,
to the surviving officers und enlisted
men, including marines, and also
tho volunteers of the military and
nava service of the United States
who served for 30 days in the Florida
and Georgia Seminole Indian war of
1817 to 1818; the Fevre river Indian
war, of Illinois, of 1827; the Sac and
Fox Indian war of 1831 ; the Sabine
Indian disturbances of 1830 and 1837;
the Cayuse Indian war of 1847 and
1848 on the Pacific coast; tlfe Florida
wars with the Seminole Indians from
1842 to 1858, inclusive; the Texas
and New Mexico Indian war of 1819
to 1856; the California Indian disturb
ances of 1851 and 1852; the Utah In
dian disturbances of 1850 to 1853,
inclusive, and the Oregon and Wash
ington territory Indian wars of 1851
to 1856, inclusive; and also to in
clude the surviving widows of such
officers and enlisted men, provided,
that such widows have not remarried,
and provided fuitiier, that where
there is no record of enlistment or
muster into the service, in any of the
wars mentioned in this act, the re
cord of pay by the United States shall
be accepted as full and satisfactory
proof of such enlistment and service."
STILL HAVE RATE TROUBLES.
Violent Disturbance in the Rocky Mountain
Region All lines Concerned.
Salt Lake, Utah, Dec. 12. Every
railroad doing business in Utah, ac
cording to the Herald, is engaged in
a rate war, tha slashing being prin
cipally on west bound traiiic, for
which there is a wild scramble, re
gardless of rates. The Rio Grande
road and the Missouri Pacific, com
prising the western part of the Gould
system, are said to have been active
in starting the fight. The Oregon
Short Line and the Union Pacific,
says tho Herald, held well aloof on
Chicago and Missouri river west
bound business until yesterday, when
snippers over that system were in
formed that they would be "taken
care of," no matter what might come
up.
With the Union Pacific in the fray,
all the roads are now mixed up in it,
and westbound business from the At
lantic seaboard is being moved in
many instances at 50 per cent of the
regular tariff rates. Business from
Chicago and Missouri river was taken
yesterday at 30 to 35 per cent reduc
tion on the regular tariff.
The trouble originated, according
to the Herald, about a month ago,
when the Mallory and Morgan steam
ship lines became engaged in active
competition on shipments from New
York via New Orleans and Galveston
to points in the Rocky muontain ter
ritory. DOLE DENIES REPORT.
Hawaiian Governor Has No Thought of Re
signing Foreign Physicians Excluded.
Honolulu, Dec. 3, via San Fran
cisco, Dee. 12. Governor Dole has
given another statement in an inter
view that he had no thought of re
signing. The board of health has adopted a
rule requiring that all examinations
of physicians who apply for licenses
to practice here shall be in the Eng
lish language hereafter. The rule
may exclude many Japanese and
other foreign physicians.
The steamer fampico, of the new
line between Honolulu and Seattle,
arrived here today from the Sound
port, after a stormy trip. She was 16
days covering the distance, owing to
the fearful storms encountered.
During one of the gales her forecastle
rail was carried away.
The transport Kosecrans arrived
here on November 27 from Portland,
en route to Manila. She took on
coal and left December 3, continuing
on her journey.
The battleship Wisconsin is in port
here, having arrived from Tago Pago
on December 1. She will take 1,000
tons of coal and leave in about a
week for Acupuleo, Mexico.
Molten Metal Exploded.
Sharon, Pa., Dec., 12. An explo
sion thnt shook the earth for miles
around, shattered windows in hun
dreds of houses at South Sharon,
moved adjacent buildings from their
foundations, and caused the injury of
nine mon, two perhaps fatally, oc
curred at tho Sharon Steel Company's
plant today. The explosion occurred
in the casting department of the pig
mill. The metal was being poured
from the ladle into the casting ma
chine when it came in contact with
some water, causing tho explosion.
Kitchener's Weekly Report
London, Deo. 12. Lord Kitchener,
in a dispatch from P rotoria, reports
that the result of last week's work is
31 Boers killed, 17 wounded, 352
made prisoners, 33 surrendered and
quantities of supplies captured. By
advancing the line of blockhouses in
the eastern part of the Transvaal,
Lord Kitchener is now auto, lor ine
first time, to carry out systematic atid
continuous patrol of that section.
NEWS OP THE STATE
TEM8 OF INTERE8T FROM ALL
PART8 OF OREGON,
Commercial snd Financial Happening of Im
portanceA ftrief Review of the Growth
and Improvement of the Many Industries
Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth
Latest Market Report
A new bank is to be opened in
Grants Pass in the near future.
One hundred thousand bushels of
wheat sold in Pendleton the other
day for 50 cents per bushel.
The first heavy frost of the season
visited The Dalles the latter part of
last week. As yet there has been no
snow fall.
The first regular oil driving outfit
to be put in operation in Eastern Ore
gon will be set up near Vale within a
few days.
The Listen Lake Gold Mining Com
pany, with headquarters at Sumpter,
lias been incorporated with $500,000
capital stock.
The first consignment of coal from
the mines of the Nehalem Coal Min
ing Company, at Nehalem, was ship
ped to Astoria and proves to be very
good fuel.
The Lowell copper mine, of Waldo,
adjoining the celebrated Waldo,
Strong and Cass copper properties,
Southern Oregon, has been sold to
San Francisco capitalists for $30,000.
The property will be opened and
developed on a large scale.
There ia one case of smallpox at
Weston.
The O. R. A N, is erecting a new
depot at Hot Lake.
There are at present 1,232 inmates
in the state insane asylum at Salem.
The Japanese section- house at
Union was burglarized but the theives
were caught.
At La Grande the other day 4,000
bushels of wheat was purchased for
the retail trade.
A number of farmers around Salem
have received as high as 48 cents
for their wheat.
An organization has been effected
in Baker City for the purpose of
maintaining a free public library.
The drill and machinery for the oil
well to be drilled at Springfield has
arrived and work will be commenced
at once.
Nearly all the Polk county prune
crop has been shipped. Most of the
fruit went to the East. Good ad
vances were made-
A painter of The Dalles was bound
and gagged by robbers who secured
$50. The robbery took place in the
man's shop in the business portion of
town.
Union county lost the case against
Baker county, in which the former
contested the annexation to the latter
of a strip of land known as the Pan
handle. Portland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla, 5960;
bluestem, 6061o; Valley, 59o.
Flour Best grades, $2.65 3.20
per barrel ;t graham, $2.50.
Oats Nominal 95$L0O pr cental.
Barley Feed, $1616.50; brewing,
$16 16.50 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $16.5017; mid
dling, $20; shorts, $17; chop, $16.50.
Hay Timothy. $1112; clover,
$77.50; Oregon wild hay, $56 per
ton.
Butter Fancy creamery,22 K25c ;
dairy, 1820c; store, 12)14c per
pound.
Eggs Storage, 2022X; fresh, 27
28c, Eastern 2225o.
Cheese FulW cream, twins, 13
13Kc; Young America, 1415c.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.50
3.50; hens, $4.00; dressed, 910c
per "pound; springs, $2.50u3 3.00,
per dozen; ducks, $3 for old ; $4.50(9
5.50 for young; geese, $66.50 pr dot
en; turkeys, live, 11 12c; dressed,
1215o per pound.
Mutton Lambs, SJc gross; dressed
8j'c per pound; sheep, $3.253.50
gross ; dressed, 6 (g 6c per pound.
Hogs Gross, heavy, $5.12$; light,
$4.755; dressed, 67c per pound.
Veal Small, 88Jc;1arge,77Jic
per pound.
Beef Gross top steers, $3.504.00;
cows and heifers, $3.50; dressed
beef, 37o per pound.
Hops 810o per pound.
Wool Valley, ll14o per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 812)io; mohair,
2121o per pound.
Potatoes 8595 per sack.
Prof. Ritchey, of the Yerkes obser
vatory at Williams Bay, Wis., has
made a momentous discovery in
astronomy, proving the nebular theo
ry and furnishing photographio evi
dence of evolution among planetary
bodies,
Sweden is to establieh a wireless
telegraphy system all along her
coast.
A new process of extracting gold
from low grade ores showed satisfac
tory tests at Colorado mines.
Judge Eli P. Evans, of Columbus,
O., has served as judge of the com
mon pleas court for 25 consecutive
years.
Vast nickel deposits, the largest in
tho world, have been located in South
ern Oregon. ,
PNEUMATIC DYNAMITE GUN.
Satisfactory Test of a New Weapon at Hil
ton Head S. C
Savanah, Ga., Dec. 11. The test
of the new pneumatic gun at Hilton
Head, S. C, yesterday, under the
auspices of a board of army officers, is
believed to have been satisfactory.
Major Ira McNutt, of the ordnance
department, was chief officer of the
board. The gun is at the entrance
to Port Royal harbor, which it com
mands. ; It was shown that the gun
has a range of 6,000 yards. Eight
projectiles loaded with explosive
gelatine were fired. Six of them ex
ploded upon impact and threw vol
umes of water into the air. Two
were fixed with time fuses. If they
exploded, it was at such a depth un
der water that no disturbance was
discernible. The explosive charges
ranged from 50 to 200 pounds of ni
trogelatine. Five dummies were fired
to teat the speed. The government
required that they should be, dis
charged iu 20 minutes. The time
taken to fire them was 10 minutes.
Forty dummies of 1,180 pounds each
were then fired as an endurance test.
There was no hitch.
FORGED JAPANESE BONDS.
Charge Against a Traveler Arrested in Min
neapolis Will Contest the Case.
Minneapolis, Dec. 11. Acting on
telegraphic instructions sent from
Washington by Attorney General
Knox, United States Marshal Grim
shaw today arrested Francis C. May
er, charged with having committed
forgery in Japan. The arrest was
made upon the Great Northern over
land train as it pulled into Minneap
olis union station. Mayer was ac
companied by his wife, his two child
ren and a Japanese servant. Mayer
said that he had been in the news
paper business at Yokohama for a
number of yean. The charge against
him is that he forged signatures on
debenture bonds, but the exact nature
of the crime or the amount of money
involved is not known. He quitted
Yokohama November 19, sailing
upon the Japanese Shinano Maru.
Ever since then the authorities have
been on the lookout for him. In
some manner he managed to evade
the officers at Seattle.
MINERS ON A STRIKE.
Disagreement Between the Management and
the Mer.
Vancouver, B. C, Dec. 11. A
special from Nanaimo says that the
mines at Alexandra, owned by the
Dunsmuirs, were closed down today
because of a disagreement between
the management and the men. The
unions of mineworkers at Nanaimo,
Alexandra and Extension formed a
general federaion on Saturday. These
mines are not all owned by the same
company, and it was stated that,
while the Dunsmuir interests were
willing that all the men in their
mines should federate, consent was
lacking to an association between
Dunsmuir miners and those employed
by other companies. It is announced
that negotiations are now in progress
between the management and the
men looking to the reopening of the
Alexandra mines. The lockout at
Alexandra affects 600 men. The
Extension mines, under the same
ownership, employ a larger number.
MISS STONE HEARD FROM.
American Officers Will Dispatch Agent to
Deal With the Bandit.
Sofia, Dec. 11. Acoording to infor
mation received from Salonica, Miss
Ellen M. Stone and Mme Tsilka, her
companion, are concealed in the vi
cinity of Rilo, about five miles south
of Dubnitza, in Bulgarian territory.
The news was brought by a Mace
donian, who left there December 1,
and who furnished precise informa
tion regardiing the hiding place and
the names of the agents supplying
food for the brigands and their cap
tives. It is understood that the informa
tion is considered reliable enough to
justify the American officers in Tur
key to dispatch agents to treat with
the bandits, and application basal
ready been made to the Turkish gov
ernment for the free passage of the
emissaries across the Turkish fron
tier, which is vigorously guarded by
troops at every hundred yards.
Officer Fight With Robbers.
Lead, S. D., Dec. 11. The store of
Edward Wood, at Galena, S. D., was
robbed of some merchandise and $40
in money last night, and Sheriff
Doten, of Deadwood, and Deputy Pat
rick Patereon, of this city, pursued
the robbers, came up to them and a
fight ensued. One of the robbers
was killed, and the driver, who
escaped, was wounded. The third
was captured. Neither of the officers
was hurt.
Kearsargc Join Ihe Squadron.
New York, Dec. 11. The United
States first class battleship Kearsarge
left port today to join the North
Atlantio squadron. It is thought
that she will proceed directly to Ha
vana, where the other vessels of the
squadron are due to arrive on tho ,
17th. At the request of General
Wood, the squadron will remain in
Havana for Christmas.