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VOL. XIX.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1902.
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IMPil HAPDELOT'S KDIATIOH
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CHAPTER IV-CONTINUED.
"My ludy bated Clara a much as
She girl hiitoU her, mid nought to i1e
her in the matter of marriage. There
lived in Sir John's neighborhood in hin
strong castle at Kturmere acortuln mid-die-aged
knight of prowess nnd renown
who hud mt hU eyes and Mi hourt on
tliu mettlesome Clara and liked the
lassjione the less forhor Intractable
spirit. " v.- '
"His nnme wan Richard Ralnham.
Hit war not of gentle birth by .the
uiother'a idde at least, but " he had
Jhined a band of Irw companions In
Aqiiltnliioand had prospered In the
French wara and received , knighthood
from the Ma' Trims on Iho field of
polctleni. There have been many com
plaints sgahn-t him by neighbor and
travellers, but ho Ih too sturdy and val
liable a knight to be lightly rallod In
question and it la bia boast to have
grown an fat under the eurse of the
church tha. he can hardly turn in hi
taddle. He baa Indued the look anil
strength of a bull, such a neck anl
back, audi a brawny shoulder and
dewlap. - '
"My pretty Clara loathed the match
and the maker of it, but what could the
poor daniwl d ? She waa all alone; ahe
hud no counsellor; ahe had kept Ralph
at a distance and made him four to
speak to her, ahe waa too proud to speak
to him. She knew her adversary to bo
spiteful and unrelenting aaonly asplte
f nl woman can be; and seeing that es
cape wan hopeless, he did not wait to
be reduced to submission by bread and
water, imprisonment and stripes.
I'riile counselled her not to endure the
indignity of a contest with my Lady
Cavendish. 'Let the brute marry me
at lila peril,' alio aid to heraelf ; ami
fortified by thla resolution, to tlie ad
miration of all. and not the leant of my
hidy, ahe agreed iweetly without a
murmur.
"Mot If Sir Richard had seen how
her eyes Hut-bed and every limb quiv
ered when ahe waa alone, or if be had
heard the oath she took on her brovinry
ami her dagger, even bia headatmng
folly might have hesitated to take audi
a viper tohla bosom. But not a soul
t favondish Hull waa in her confi
dence, nut a sign betrayed her deadly
hatred nnd secret resolution. ..
"The wedding day drew near, and Sir
John (pared no cost, for bia ward had
riches in abundance. He feasted the
bridegroom for three daya before the
ceremony. The cooks bad aweltored in
ho kitchen for weeks bi-fore, and the
tables were a rare eight, audi treea and
mat lea. birda and beasts of aweet atutl,
audi fhigona of wine, such linen of pagea
and yeomen bearing dishes fit for an
emperor, the minatrrla blowing all the
time from the gallery it waa like'
The canon'a reeollectlona were too
much for him. Ha buried hla head to
the three-hootd not.
"There waa a hawking party In the
morning, and aporta in the tilting-yard
at midduy after dinner, and juggling
nnd dancing In the hall after apuper by
vagabonds who had gathered from far
and near, and had no reason to repent
their coming.
"What happened in the tilting-yard
did not Improve Sir Kichard s temper.
Kither his horse awerved as he ran at
the ouintain. or he hit the board clum
sily, or something went w rong that I
cannot explain to you; anyhow, the
bag of sandswung round before he was
clear, and caught him such a whack on
the back that ho was almost thrown
from the saddle. Ralph Hardolot,
when it came .to bia turn, was more
fortunate or more skilful.
"Whether by good fortune or by skill,
this Ralph struck the board to shivers,
and rcxie lightly and safely on. Bir
Richard would fain have had a. wrest.
ling bout, but Sir John, seeing the
temper he was in, tornado It.
"At supper my wilful minx Clara
smiled so openly on her young favorite
that the bridegroom was beside himself
with fury; but he tried to swallow hi
rage and swallowed much liquor, and
luiighod loudly, and bragged of , lits ex
ploits, and, withal, made a brave show
as one who knew ' how to be master
when the time cumo. But to have seen
her cool, provoking face, you would have
said the knight had never undertaken, a
moro perilous adventure.
"Wine and anger soemod to have be
reft Sir Richard of bis wita, and be did
his diligence to make himself despicable.
and ridiculous. After supper the hall
was cleared for the antics of jugglers
and hired dancers. A tumbling wench,
with large, shapely limbs and a hideous
face, so charmed the good knight's
fancy that, to the deep disgust-, of the
ladies, he leered at hor, and held vill
(Uncus language to her, calling her Up
to him to drink her health and give her
largesse. Lady Cavendish alone looked
on with patience, and she even, smiled
on his outrageous behavior; whereupon,
to pleas bet more, he would oven have
a turn on the floor himself to show his
agility, and on the floor it was, for
there, after a few elephantine capers,
ho presently lay, sprawling with tho
ut nost good humor.
"In this motley world, anger , and
strife often follow fast on the heels of
mirth. While her bridegroom was thus
playing the buffoon, Clara had disap
peared. Hut Lady Cavendish, who had
been narrowly observing hor, had noted
where sji had withdrawn herself and
with whom. She had marked looks of
tender sympathy exchanged between
Clara and Ralph, and had Been them
Sidle off together into a window recess
protected by a curtain. ' She gave the
A j l I . k 1 a J 4 ! k ft i i" I "i k i 'a h" 8 fc I 'm i Yk i j h 1 jI
MINTO.
two lovers a little time, and then
passed the word through the tittering
throng, directed all eyes on the recess,
and sent one of her maids to suddenly
pull aside the curtain, and show tho
picture. A pretty picture it was, me
two figures standing very dose together
against the light, his left arm grasping
a chair behind her, while Willi Ills
right hand ha tenderly Jnnd respectful
ly guide! her forefinger in tracing let
era on the moistened pane. I conject
ure that ho had written something there
which she professed herself unable to
copy. Bo absorbed were, they In their
occupation that they were not aware of
the tittering acrowd ol , onlookers nil
the loud oaths of Kir Richard made
them turn their astonished faces.
"Bir Richard was the only man of
the company that did not laugh. To
8K'uk the truth of the young offenders,
they bore themselves with easy and
seemly self-possession. Ralph's color
heightened a little, but he came for
ward from the recess with a deftly as
sumed look of surprise and inquiry as
to the moaning of tho laughter, as u it
were the most natural thing in the
world that he should be found giving
the young demoiselle a lesson in prim
itive handwriting. What he would
have said by way of explanation I can
not tell you, for before he could utter
word the injured knight rushed on
him, shouting, 'Miserable scrivener!
I will write on the walla with your
brnlns!'
"There was a greut outcry and com.
motion. Hir John Cavendish cried
'Peace! Ho! For shame!' but his
voice could hardly lie heard aliove the
hubbub. The ladies scrosmed, ami
several knights ran to drag Hir Richard
away. Knipn at nrsi mane no aiiempi
at retaliation, but merely laid hold 01
his assailant's arms to steady himself
and keep his feet, and avoid being
dashed against the wall or through
the window. But when Sir Richard
lid not desist, but held on by his throat
and twisted and dragged him about,
the youth also lost his temper and put
forth his strength, laying Mr tucnaru
on the polished floor, flat on his back.
"Ralph was at once hurried on ny
Sir John Cavendish More Kir Richard
recovered his footing. Tho enraged
knight would have hustled after him,
hut the ladies threw themscles in bis
wav and he dared not thrust them aside
Then ho turned to his bride, and shook
his great fist at her. She, who had
stood all the timo In the recess, with
pale face and a soft, velvety gleam in
her eves, answered with a aisuaimui
smile.
" 'I will tame your proud spirit yet,
minx,' he gasped, hhe returned his
look w ithout quailing, the light in her
eves becoming darker with resolute
scorn. 'Marry me, if you dare,' she said,
in a ouiet voice. ,
"The foolish man did dare: he
married her, and carried hor to his
castle. But their wedded bllsa was not
of long duration. On the morning
after the marriage the bride rose long
before prime and walked out to taste
the niornina air. When It was near
midday and she had not returned, and
her lord had novor stirred from his
chamtier, they went in and found him
lying in a heavy sleep, from which they
had much ado in rousing him. The
crafty wench had drugged his evening
cup, and made hor escape in the morn
ing. Kir Richard broke the porter's
ribs and flung him into the moat, but
that did not recover the fugitive, who
waa traced at the last to the priory at
Dartford, where she had taken shelter,
and from which, as far as I know, her
husband has not yet succeeded in
dragging her. If he bvor should lay
hands on her he will tame her proud
spirit I make no douubt."
"Uod grant he never do," said the
host.
"Amen," said Simon dlVpres, who
had listened with courteous interest to
tho canon'a long-winded tale. "And
what became of Ralph Hardelot?"
The canon yawned. "I have heard
little of him," he said, "till he reap
peared here in the fool's dress of a
Wydimte."
"And you know not what led him to
this?" ;
"The Instigation of the fiend, I doubt
not," answered the canon, yawning
again. "Prithee, pardon me, I am
drowsy, which is a sign that nature will
have a little rest before vespers."
And, without more ceremony,, he
stretched himself at length' upon the
settle. lj- ' ,
CHAPTER V. '
Reginald Hardelot found hia brother,
in the place to which the host had di
rected him, St. Gregory's churchyard,
talking with the gaunt and dishevelled
old hermit who had built himself a
rough shelter among the graves. They
parted with anger on the one tide, and
deep sorrow and agitation but no change
of purpose on the other- . . - -
Later fn the day, when", the sun had
gone down, and the mists" Word rising
from the valley of the Stour, and the
still water gleamed softly in the dim
light, as Ralph was walking iu the
friarB' meadow .with . the soothing
charm of the scone and hour upon him,
he was accosted by, Simon d'Ypres.
The merchant spoke to him as a travel
ing stranger; and looking round on the
quiet meadow with the, priory on one
side, encircled by its high' garden wall,
its roofs overhung and half hidden by
shadowy masses of foliage, hardly dis
tinguishable In the twilight, he re
marked on the repose of the life of the
cloister, and thus led the younu man
on to contrast with it the life of action,
and to speak out his own burning
thoughts, disclosing, with the fearless
frankness of an enthusiast, hia imme
diate aims and plans. When It ap
peared that one of those plans waa to
visit , the Krat '"lr ' Stourbridge, .
where men would be gathered together
from all parts, the. merchant proposed
that Ralph should ride with his party
to Cambridge on the following day.
oxt morning, accordingly, Ralph
Hardelot Joined, the merchants' party
as they rode out of Kiidhury. He was
waiting for them on the wayside be
yond the bridge, no longer in the russet
garb of the xor priest, but in the dress
of a sobor clerk of Oxford. It waa a
warm KeptomW day, with a fine dry
ing wind, an Ideal husbandman's day
for the threshing out and winnowing of
corn. The blithesome beat of Hulls,
and the hum and laughter of busy
workmen, came from a threshing floor a
few fields off; and near at band a
plowman, with loose rein flowing in the
wind, was shouting with Joyful vigor to
his borses. ...
It was a day and a scene to inspire
young prophet, howevor deep his sense
of evils to be overcome, with certain
dolight in active existence, in move
ment for movement a sake; and Ralph
eauUtrod up to meet the company of
merchants as soon as they came in
sight. Kimon and his trusty lieuten
ant Lawrence rode first, in high peaked
hats of soft felt, and gowns and man
tles of good broadcloth, all of a brown
ish hue; Bnnou a fur trimmings and
the ornaments on the pouch at his gir
dle marking him out as the auperior in
rank Behind them rumbled the cum
brous four horsed wagon, piled high
with bales bearing the name of the
owner and the mark of the custom
house. The wagoner seated aloft
cracked hia long whip, and his two as
sistants, who had dismounted to lead
the Horses across the bridge, were
clambering up behind, to Journey at
their ease on the top of the cargo. In
the rear rode two young men in long
hose and doublets, and round loaf
shaped huts, their clonks strapped be
fore them on their horses. They
laiighod and talked together in the
manner of Jolly apprentices out for a
holiday.
A more peaceful scene could not have
been conceived. It was a vision of
happy and prosperous industry nature
smiling on the labors of man and back.
lug up his efforts with genial aid Pro
duction and Exchange vocal in the beat
of the flail and the rumble of the wag.
on, all sounding musical in the soft,
warm air. And yet that mysterious,
impalpable atmosphere, the common
thought of men, waa charged w i'b dan.
gurous electricity. A mighty storm was
gathering that would shake every tim
ber in tho framework of society. The
agents of revolution wore abroad.
Among these agents must bo reck
oned the disciples of Wycliffe, of whom
Rulph Hardelot was one of the most
ardont and enterprising. Not that
Wycliffe was a revolutionary in the sense
that be counselled the poor to rise in
armed rebellion against the rich. He
had no quarrel with the feudal system
except that lords and knighta did not
live up to the strict conception of their
duty in the commonwealth, which waa
to prevent wrongdoing and protect la
boring men in the exercise of their in
dustry, guarding thein against fraud
and robbery, against the subtleties of
knaves and the oppression of strong
handed enemies, foreign and domestic.
Ills aims were not directly political.
It was a religious reformation that be
labored after, with an ultimate view
to the banishment of dissention and
disorder and corruption from the realm,
and the establishment of a reign of
universal peace and charity, contented
labor of each in his appointed station,
an brotherly love among all. As a
means to this end he desired first of all
the purification of the Church and the
religious orders by a return to the sim
plicity of apostolic doctrine, and the
purity and poverty of apostolic life as
set forth in the New Testament.
(To be eoallnued)
Elderly Twin Much Alike.
Paniel and William Hutchins, twin
brothers of Pcipio, Ind., are so much
alike that only their wives and children
know them apart. A few years ago
Daniel sought admission into the Ma
sonic order, but the members, for what
they regarded as prudential reasons, in
sisted that William should also Join,
and the twins were put through to
gether. In their courtship days they
are now 63 years old they used to
spark each other's sweethearts and the
girls did not know the difference. Ex
change. The Blind of Philadelphia.
The police of Philadelphia have as
certained that there are 352 blind per
sons in that city. The Inquiry waa
made at the request of the Home Teach
ing Society and Free Circulating Li
brary for the Blind, a society whose
objects are to find out where the blind
reside, to send its teacher to Instruct
them in reading at their homes, and
afterward to supply them with a reg
ular exchange of embossed books from
its library.
Steel It Now King.
Charles M. Schwab, president of the
United States Steel corporation, is au
thority for the statement that steel has
supplanted cotton in industrial king
ship; that it exceeded the cotton in
dustry in 1900 by more than 1100,000,
000, and for 1901 will exceed it by
more than 250,000,000.
Body Preserved by Copper.
The discovery in a Chilean copper
mine of the body of an Indian work
man, who had died there many years
ago, and who had been preserved from
decay by the antiseptic action of cop
per, is reported in an American mining
journal.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
Comprthtailv Review of the Important
llapptalnjf of th Put Week, Pretested
la a Condensed Form, Which Ij Mot
likely to Prove of Interest to Our Many
. Reader. '
The worst of the flood in the East is
over.
Boers killed, wounded and captured
632 British in a recent fight.
Pope Leo XIII celebrated the 24th
anniversary his coronation with great
pomp.
American horses were praised in a
parliament paper on remount service in
Kouth Africa.
President Roosevelt will visit the
Charleston exposition to show that his
action in the Tillman case bad nothing
to do with feeling toward the state.
The work of rescuing snowslide vie.
tims at Telluride. Col., had to be sus
pended. Many new slides have oc
curred and heavy snow fall continues.
Aa result of experimenting near
Chicago, it has been demonstrated that
telegraph wires may be used for tele
phoning. It makes no difference if
telegraph message is going over the
wire at the same time.
The power generated by one ad
vertising campaign imparta a" mo
mentum to trade) but It mutt be
remembered that such momentum is
only temporary. The success of an
advertising campaign depend on the
care with which it is planned and
the vigor with which it is executed.
ProfiuWe Advertising.
The end of the Boer war is again said
to be in sight.
A tornado at New Vienna, O., de-
stroyedniuch property.
five persons were killed by the fall
ing of building at Cleveland, O.
The senate has agreed to the confer
ence report on the Philippine tariff
bill.
Three men were killed in a wreck on
the New York Central near Philmont,
N. Y.
Prince Henry is on hia Western and
Southern tour. He will visit the site
of the coming St. Louis exposition.
A rebellion has broken out in Kwang
Si province, China. Missionaries and
other foreigners have been taken away
under military escort.
Officials in the Philippines have cabled
(iovernor Taft that the 25 per cent re
duction in the tariff bill is not regarded
as sufficient and asking him to use his
endeavors to secure a more substantial
ncans of relief.
During the recent student riots at
Moscow, Russia, 763 arrests were
made.
Six hundred Boera were killed and
aptured in two days' fighting in Or
nge River colony.
Japan is quietly colonising Corea.
At least 14 miners were killed in
snows! ides near Telluride, Colo.
.The Tillman-McLanrin episode has
been ended by the senate censuring the
South Carolina senators.
Colombia has interrupted the Pan
ama canal deal. She insists! upon be
ing considered in the negotiations. .,
The National Educational Associa
tion, at ita recent Chicago convention,
condemned the teaching ol Latin and
Greek in the high schools of the coun
try. ; ;
Secretary Root has arranged for a
gradual reduction of the army in the
Philippines.
The New Jersey legislature has ap
propriated $10,000 for the extermina
tion of the mosquito.
Two men were hanged in North Car
olina for burglary, in which state that
Crime is a capital offense.
The Irouse sent the Philippine tariff
bill to conference, objecting to all the
amendments of, the senate.
Lukban. w ho has been the strength
of the rebellion in Saniar, Philippine
tslanda, has been captured.; 4.4 , '. .
The Columbia Valley Railway asks
conmreaa for riuht of way across the
Vancouver, Three Tree Point and Scar
boroughHead military reservations.
Blondon, the Boston wife murderer,
has been arrested in New York.
Fire at a Mace, Idaho, mine boarding
house resulted in the death of four men
and the injury of 12.
Tillman and McLaurin have been re
stored to the senate roll to await defin
ite action by that body.
Two New York . Central passenger
(rains collided near Auburn,- N. Y.
Five trainmen were killed.
London consumes eleven tone of salt
a day.
A Chinese dressed as a woman at
tempted to enter Ogdensburg, N. Y.,
roni Canada. " , . ;
The dowager queen, Marguerite of
Ital.f, will visi.t the United States un
der the name of Countess Stupinigi.
-Chevalier Victor Zeggio, who repre
sented Italy at the Columbian exposi
tion, has been appointed commissioner
to Italy for the St. Louis worm a iair.
EXTENSIVE BOER VICTORY.
British Lost 632 Men Killed, Wounded and
Prisoners Alio Lost Two Cunt.
London, March 6. A dispatch from
Pretoria contains details of the disaster
to the escort of the convoy . of empty
wagons at Vondonkop, southwest of
Klerksdorp, Transvaal Colony. The
British casualties in killed, wounded
and men made prisoners reach the total
of 632. Iii addition the Boers captured
two guns.
Lieutenant Colonel Anderson, who
commanded the British force and who
has returned to Kraaipan,Cape Colony,
with nine officers and 245 men, reports
that when his advance guard was with
in 10 miles of Klerksdorp, during the
morning of February 25, the Boers
opened a heavy rifle fire on the troops
from the shrub. Theso burghers were
driven off. and the convoy resumed ita
march, when a more determined attack
was made on the convoy's left flank,
the Boers getting within a hundred
yards and stampeding the mules bar
nessed to a number of wagons. . The
attacking forces were again driven off.
At about 0 :0 in the morning the rear
guard was attacked by a strong force of
Boers and simultaneously another Doay
of Boers boldlv charged the center of
the convoy and stampeded the mules in
all directions, throwing the escort into
confusion, during which the Boers
charged and recharged, riding down the
British units. The hghtiug ijbted lor
tw hours, during which the two Brit
ish guns and a pom-pom almost ex.
hausted their ammunition. A detach
ment of 200 mounted , infantry from
Klerksdorp attempted to reinforce the
British, but were held in check by the
Boers. :
Lieutenant Colonel Anderson adds
that the strength of the Boers was esti
mated at 1.200 to 1,600. Comman
dants Delarey, Kemps,' Celliers, Lem-
mer, Wolmarena and Potgieters were
all present. Commandant Lemmer is
said to have been killed.
CONSTABULARY ROUTED.
Filipino
Rebels Attack Force Near Manila
and Kill Eleven.
Manila, March 5. Twenty-five mem
bers of the constabulary of Morong, 10
miles from Manila, encountered 80
well armed insurgents during the day
The former fled, after expending all
their ammunition. Eleven of the con
stabulary are unaccounted for, and it is
believed they were killed or captured
The same band of insurgents turned
back a commissary wagon, but did not
molest the escort of three men.
Governor Flores. of the provine of
Rizal, says the members of the band
who recently captured Ampil, the presv
dente of Cainta, Morong province, were
neither lad rones nor insurgents. He
thinks a private feud was at the bottom
of the matter. ord has been re
ceived that Ampil is still alive, but
under torture and expecting death
Ampil was an enthusiastic American
sympathizer.
A force of constabulary and military
are scouring the country, and bands of
insurgents and ladronea are flocking to
the Island of Leyte. The constabulary
officials have been notified of the arri'
val of a band of malcontents from
Bohol and other places. They are well
armed, and are serving under Capilea
An extra force of constabulary will en
deavor to handle the malcontents.
General Lukban has offered to assist
in suppressing the insurgents if given a
certificate that he conducted his share
of the war according to civilized usages
His offer has not yet been considered
favorably.
EXPLOSION WRECKS OFFICE.
A Number of People Hurt by Jumping. Fire
.11 Immediately Follows.
New York, March 5. An explosion
wrecked the five story building at;210-12
Canal street occupied by the Aste Press
Printing Company. The building was
filled with employes, some of whom
were hurt by jumping. Half the Canal
street front was blown into the street
and the interior was almost instantly
roaring mass of flames. The printing
house backed up against a row of seven
story flat houses, occupied by Italians.
The rear wall of the I burning building
was blown against the tenements, cre
ating panic among the occupants
Many lumped from windows. Consuelo
Duranto leaped from a window and
alighted on the stone flagging of a court
yard. She was taken to a hospital
where she died.
The fire dtpartment estimated the
loss at 175.000. Reports were circu
lated that a number of persons known
to have been in the buildings have not
been accounted 'for. but the firemen
said they thought all had escaped
jury except those who jumped.
Mist Stone to Lecture.
Indianapolis, March 5. Miss Ellen
M. Stone, the missionary, who "was
captured by brigands and released re
cently, has contracted to lecture for the
Chautauqua societies of the country
during the larger part of the summer.
Philadelphia Leaves P trams.
New York, March 5. The United
States'cruiser Philadelphia left during
the day for Guayaquil, says a Panama
dispatch to the Herald. She will re
turn soon.
Riot Among Paris' Unemployed.
Faris, March 5. Following an exeit
ed meetins of the unemployed, held
this morning at the Labor Exchange
the agitators attempted to hold an out
door meeting In the Place de la Repub-
liaue. A fight with tbe police ensued
in which 11 policemen were severely
injured, and a score more sustained
bruises. A number of the rioters were
niured. and 20 were placed under
arrest.' ' ' ' ' ( 3
NEWS OF THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
PARTS OF OREGON.
Commercial and FlnincisJ Happening of Im
portance A Brief Review of the Growth
and Improvements of the Many Industries
Throughout Our Thriving Commoaweslth
latest Market Report
Several new oil wells are being bored
in Malheur county. ;
The business men of Harrisburg have
formed a board of trade.
The new Catholic church at Hubbard
will be dedicated March 9.
Two new one story brick buildings
are in course of construction at Athena.
The first 11 days' the Clackamas
county sheriff collected 20,610.68 of
the 1901 taxes.
Samuel Engle, Clackamas county
pioneer of 1847, died at his home at
Molalla, aged 70 years.
The Milton Creamery Company has
declared ita seoono dividend. The
stockholders were paid 5 per cent.
The next meeting of the Union
County Teachers Association will be
held in Union some time this month.
The county convention of tfie Union
county Democrats will be held April 3
in Union. Primaries will be held
March 27.
Secretary of. State Dunbar is in re;
ceipt of many letters daily from persons
in the East, writing for information
concerning Oregon.
Prospecting of the vein of coal on
Lower Powder river, near Baker City,
which was recently discovered, will be
gin in a short time. Samples taken
near the surface show a goou value.
Clatsop county delinquent tax
sale
will be held zt Astoria March 3.
Twenty-one bales of hops were sold at
Dayton a few days ago at 15 cents per
pound.
Last week 500,000 salmon fry, from
the Coos river hatchery, were placed
in the Coquille river.
A board of trade has been formed at
Hillsboro. Its purpose will be to ad
vertise Hillsboro and Washington
county.
At the recent Calckamaa county ex
amination for teachers' certificates, 22
applicants were successful.!
A thief broke into the City hall at
Portland and stole the historical socie
ty's collection of rare coins.
The members of the various granges
of Multnomah county will take steps
to secure a building in Portland lor a
market place.
The Prohibition party will have no
place on tbe Mnltnomah county ticket,
the vote at the last election not reach
ing 5 per cent. "
As the result of arousing dairy meet
ing at Dayton the establishment of a
creamery there in the near future is
made a certainty.
What few hops remain in the Will
amette valley are selling for 15 cents.
Contracts for next year s crops are be
ing made quite freely at 11 to 11$
cents.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Wulla, 6565c;
bluestem, 6666c; Valley, 6465c.
Barlev Feed, $1919.50; brewing,
$a020.50 per ton. :
Oats No. .1 white, $1.151.25;
gray, $1.101.20.
Flour Best grades, $2.803.40 per
barrel; graham, $2.502.80.
Millatuffs Bran, $19 per ton; mid
dlings, $21; shorts, $21.50; chop,
$17.50.
Hay Timothy, $1213; clover,
$7.508; Oregon wild hay, $56 per
ton.
Potatoes Best Burbanks, $1.101.35
per cental ;ordinary, 7585c per cen
tel. growers prices; sweets, $22.50
per cental.
Butter Creamery, 2527c; dairy,
1820c; store, 1315c.
Eggs 22J625c for Oregon.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 13
13Kc; Young America, 1415c; fa&
tory prices, 11 He less.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.50
4.50; hens, $4.505.50 per doien, 10
12c per pound; springs, 11c per pound,
34 per dozen; ducks, $56 per doz.
en turkeys, live, 12K13c; dressed,
1516c. per pound; geese, bZ per
dozen.
Mutton Gross, 4c per pound; dress
ed, 77sc per pound.
Hogs Gross, 6c; dressed, 6H7e
per pound.
Veal 88)s for small; 77 for
large. " "'
Beef Gross, cows, 344c; steers,
44c; dressed, 6H74c per pound
Hops 11 13c per pound. . ..
Wool Valley, 13 15c; Eastern Ore
gon, 812ic; mohair, 2121&e per
pound.
Trince Henry, soon ' after returning
from the United States, will celebrate
the quarter centenary of hia service in
the navy, -, ' .
A Kansas City judge granted Frank
James' request to enjoin the , play in
which he and hia brother are exploited
as train robbers.
A New York court has ordered George
J. and Helen Gould to pay $54,485
tudemeut obtained in Paris courts
against Countess de Castellane. '
RIVERS AND HARBOR8.
Orteon and Washington Both Fare Well
In
the Bill at Reported.
Washington, March 4. Oregon and
Washington both fare well in the riv
ers and harbors bill as reported to tbe
house. The mouth of the Columbia se- .
cures $100, 0Q0 more cash than last
year, and The Dalles and Seattle canals
are both granted greater recognition
than in the last bill. The following
are the appropriations for Oregon and
Washington: '
Mouth of Columbia, cash for contin
uing improvement, $550,000; for au
thorized contracts, $1,000,000; Lower
Willamette and Columbia below Port
land, for continuance, $50,000; for the
construction of a dredge, $175,000;
gauging Columbia river, $1,000; Tilli-
mook bay and bar, maintenance and
completing improvements, $27,000;
Coos bay, maintenance and continuing
improvements, $10,000; Couquille, con
tinuing improvements from Couquille
City to the mouth, $30,000; Coos river,
maintenance, $2,000; Siuslaw, contin
uing improvements, with re-examination
of existing project, -$26,000; Co
lumbia river at the Cascades, complet
ing locks, $30,000; Upper Columbia
and Snake rivers, $25,250.
To this latter item la added $12,750
transferred from unexpended funda for
the improvement of the Clearwater",
making a total of $37,754.82. Of this
$10,000 is to be expended for the im
provement of the Snake river above .
Lewiston. ,
The Willamette river above Portland
and Yamhill river get $68,000, of
which $37,600 is to be nsed in the con
struction of revetments opposite Cor
val lis and below Independence.
The appropriations for the Columbia
are to be for the continuing improve
ments according to the present approved
plan, with such modifications as may
be approved by tbe secretary of war,
the estimtaed cost of said improve
ments not to be increased.
Puget Sound and tributaries, $15,000;
Swinomish slough, $300,00; Cowlite
and Lewis rivers, $9,500; Okanogan
and Pend d'Orielle, $10,000; examina
tions and surveys, inspection bridges,
etc., in Washington, $250,000; emer
gency fund, $200,000; Oiympia harbor,
$25,000; Tacoma harbor, $75,000;
Whatcom harbor, $25,000; Grays har
bor and Chehalis river, $50,000.
The committee allows $160,000 for
the Seattle, Shilshole and Salmon bays,
along the route of the proposed Lake
Washington waterway, and authorizes a
survey to finally determine which route
shall be adopted for the canal, and an
estimate of the cost of such canal.
CAPTURED BY LADRONES.
Mayor of a Moron Town Is la the
Hands
of Hostile Filipinos.
Manila, .March 4. While Governor
Flores, of the province of Rizal, waa
chasing Felizardo and his band of lad-
rones over the hills of Cavito province,
Felizardo, at the head of 25 men, en
tered Cainta, in Morong province, and '
captured the presidente of the town,
Senor Ampil, and a majority of the lo
cal police. Senor Ampil has long been
known as an enthusiastic American
sympathizer, and it is feared that he
may he killed by the enraged ladronfeg.
A strong force of constabulary has been
sent to effect his release.
The correspondencei captured with ;
General Lukban is of the greatest val
ue. It implicates several - Filipino
who have not heretofore been suspected ;
of complicity with the insurgents.
The United States Philippine com
mission has received a cablegram from
the governor of Cebu, saying that a ;
violent assault had been committed by
the municipal police of that place upon
the Spanish consul there. The gov
ernor says the assault was , instigated
by the presidente of Cebu, Isenor Keyes, ..
who has been suspended, pending an
investigation, which was at once or
dered. The Spanish consul was pop- ..
ular and well liked.
The American, Spanish, British and
German merchants of Manila and the ,
local press held a meeting to remon
strate against the prohibitive tariff,
which they declared to be crippling the
industries and resources of the archi
pelago. . . ,,
Storm Damaged Mexican City.
Monterey, Mex., March 4. The
storm which swept over Mexico a few
days ago was unprecedented in Monter
ey and vicinity for severity. For hours
the wind blew at a velocity of from 50.
to 80 miles an hour, doing damage, to
the extent of more than $300,000. A
dozen or more persona were Injured by
falling walls. ' " .
' Morgan's Gift to a College.'
Nashville, Tenn., March 4. J. Pier
pont Morgan has given $2,000,000 to
the University of the 8outh, at Sewa
nee, Tenn. This is one of the foremost--institutions
in the South, having an ,
average attendance of 600 students, . , .
Venezuela Repels an Invasion. .
Willemstad, March 4. According to
advices from Caracas, the Mochiat lead
er Garbira, with 1,000 Colombians, at
tempted a new ' invasion of Venezuela '
near La Frias, February 24. After a
bloody fight at Las Cumbrea the insur
gents were completely routed and
obliged to retire across tbe frontier,
leaving a large number of dead on the .
field.
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