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PALPil llilHDlOrS HEDIIHIOII
BY V0.L1AM MINTO.
CHAPTER XI Continued.
It was Riirl.'y ' pulley to humor the
biy king with an appearance i( Inde
pendence, ami ofltiii he had to twin to
give way tn order to effect hit purpose.
Richard on thl occasion asserted hit
own opinion.
".-'tny one moment, good Burley,"
hit said, somewhat petuhtutly j "an In
quiry i nil that ha nk (or. There 1
no nipiiiiro or treason In tlmt."
"If tlmt I nil, iir," answered Bur
lev, "wo limy lay the matter before
full com cil, who will doubtless grant
the p xif commons iliir wiali.M
"II they do suffer wrong," said the
kin?, "it in our duty to hour their com
Iuiltt. Tim K'XUirCiiilnordd' Angle
lint often told me that clemency Ik a
king's highest virtue', If he acts with
the advice of hi councillor. "
"True, lre," ald i!urky, with a
bow of profound reepect.' "Much good
may come from an inquiry, end it In,
Iiesiile, ei your majnsty My, 'the duty
of a wle ruler.' ' .
"And a an earnest of our desire to
do justice to ell classes, might there not
lie commission to inquire into thie
business lit Sliirinere?"
"It wi.nld lie most proper, lro," Mid
the mppV Utonmn,
"Thin knight," continued .the king,
turning again to Ralph, "aver that hi
vassals will yield him neither rent nor
service, to that he i unable to proceed
to mtr want in franca)."
"II they cannot pay their due,
Ire," mid Ralph, "it I" because he
end hit retainers have pillaged them ao
b:ire tlmt they have nothing to pay."
"It I a Hut" (limited Kir Richard
lUinham.
"nuh," cried Hurley, sternly; "we
must have no loud wrangling in the
klng'a present." . ' . -
The king's even spur kiwi wljli excite
ment, lie hall roue from hla teat, cry
ing: -... . i
"Ho glvo the lie! I he prepared
to maintain the quarrel with hla body?"
The king glanced significantly tt Ox
ford, and whbpered that thl had
fallen out to a miruolo.
Sir Rkhsrd Kalnham lookel sgliaat
for a moment at this proposal. Thing!
had tiiken turn very different from
what he had etpected. Ai a rttlo he
wan not reluctant to light, but he wan
exasperated at the attention that had
been paid to hla despised antagonist.
The king engerly and peremptorily,
repeated hla question,
"I will fight," aaid Rainham at last,
in a surly tone, "only with men of my
own rank and dignity!"
"You will light," aaid Hurley, "with
w homsoever the king command you to
fight."
"What Is thia knight' origin?" de
manded the king.
"My knighthood," anawered Rain
ham, '"tiiken origin from the hand of
your gracious father, lie knighted me
on the field of Navaietta."
"1 will knight the clerk myself thl
Want," cried the king, "rather than
thia purpose ahould go annua."
"But, aire," whispered 0fird,"doee
the clerk know the use of arm?"
"Do you know the use of ar.ns?" de
manded the king. "lie i annul but be
expert," he continued undo to Oxford,
"ho cnpltired the giant so cleverly."
Clara, who was now In the gallery
waiting till the princes ahould be at
leiaure to ieak with her, wh m over
joyed at the turn thing had taken, and
ao confident of victory, that' ahe invol
untarily anawered the king' qi:eitlon
aloud.
The king clapped hi hand, and be
fore Itnlph could answer, exclaimed,
"He doenl Then I fix the combat for
tomorrow afternoon. If the knight
ahould rehire, hi spur w ill be hacked
from hla heel by the common execu
tioner. "
CHATTER XII.
"Woe to thee, O land, where the
king ia a child."
Thia rellection of the wheat of kings
wn often quoted during the minority
of Richard II. "Where the cat la but
a kitten," wrote the author of "Pier
the Plowman," "the court ia full
wictched."
The evil of having a boy on the
throne was negative rather than posi
tive. England needed at the time a
king of more than human strength and
wisdom a king with a ' boy'a warmth
of heart, and more than a mnn'a clear
ness of Intellect and inflexibility of
purpore.
HtippuM the young king, a generous
ami affectionate, if somewhat wayward
and capricious boy, could have been
humored by his saga adviser in his
natural pity for suffering and hla youth
ful benevolent ardor to be the champion ;
and protentor of the oppressed. Mile
upon mile of social quagmire and prec
ipice, of torrent to be bridged and
bill to lie tunnelled, of dilhcultiea for
which thephysieul world hardly affords
parallel, lay between deal re and fulfill
ment. Could any human engineer
have been found equal to uoh a road? j
Commission of Inquiry? Where could
honest commissioners have been found
in that age of bribery? Where judges
who.-e decisions would have commanded
confidence? Evon the money to pay
the barest expenses of the necessary
machinery was boyond the resource of
the king' exchequer. - Perhaps it
might have been found if the govern
ment could have abandoned all claim
upon France. Thl had to be done ul
timately, and England aurvived it, and
was the better for it, as we can all see
now. But at the time It would bave j
been denounced bj'&lua tenths of the
noble a cowardly, and a meaning the
extinction of England. They would
not give up the playground where they
had been ancustomed for year to enjoy
the exciting sport of war.
"TheM freak of the klng'a will get
us into trouble," said Michael de la
I'ole to Hurley a they left the hall.
"Kuch commission are Imposcible. The
council will never consent to them."
Burloy knew thia a well a De la
Pole, and had hi own view in humor
ing the king a far aa be bad done; but
he waa a wary man, and kept bi own
counsel. He wa too discreet even to
assent to d Upraise of the powerful
"For a brld of the air hall carry the
voice." ; '
The king' delight in a pitched com
bat wa worthy of the on of the Black
Prince and, the grandson of Kdward
III. It wa eminently a generous In
stinct in him; the mere love of excite
ment thoroughly qualified bychivalrou
sentiment. A his father' only sur
viving child, and the sole hope of a fac
tion, he bad been indulged and pain
peivd in bi caprice, but he had none
of the Keronlo excess of cruelty and un
qualified delight In bloodshed. A few
veara later, when he bad grown to
manhood, he proposed a characteristic
plan for settling a long standing fond
with France. To stay the effusion of
Christian blood and the horror of pro
tracted war, be proposed that the issue
should be decided once for all by single
combat between himself and the king
of France, or a single pitched battle be
tween two equal side, composed of the
two king and their uncle, or armies
of sucb six a might be agreed upon.
We have often beard such a method of
settling International quarrel proposed
in bitter jest ; here it wa proposed in
earnest by a chivalrous king, but over
ruled as a fantastic extravagance, which
perhaps it was.
Burley agreed with ready tact to the
combat between the knigbt and the
clerk. He thought he saw through it a
way aa good a any of the difficulty In
which the circumstances had placed hi
statesmanship.
Hi first care wa to put the combat
on a judicial footing. The ordeal by
combat was, a i doubtless known to
every reader, a recognised legal institu
tion for centuries after the date of our
story a regular method of deciding be
tween accuser and accused.
Ralph bad not brought a formal ac
cusation before the king against the
knigbt, but it wa an accusation that
could easily be put in form. In the
first year of Richard II a statute had
been revived forbidding subject to
maintain In their households brigands,
robbers, oppressor of the people, rav
isher of women, and such like lawless
ruffians. Ralph had virtually accused
Sir Richard Raluhara of the crime thus'
forbidden, and of being himself sucb a
one a the legislature wa trying to root
out. Ralnhsm had given the lie to his
accuser. It wa perfectly la order that
the question of truth or falsehood
should be decided by personal combat.
The place chosen for the combat waa
at some llttledintancefrom Castle tied
iugham, near the village now known as
Ciextingthorpe At Gestingthorpe was
the regular Jousting ground where the
young retainer ol the Oxford family
exercised themselves In arm, and
whore the country folk gathered on fes
tival day for their (port. Tourna
ment were a familiar spectacle in the
Fourteenth century aa race re now.
The royal party rode out in state.
The king, already a fancier of high bred
horns, rode on a white Arab, which bis
uncle of Lancaster had lately imported
for him from Kpain. But though he
was pleased with hi new acquisition,
and indulged the vain steed in a showy
exhibition of his graces, and waa eager
in hi anticipation of the combat, he
had already been schooled to wear a
certain air of royal gravity in public,
and roda silently beside his mother,
restraining a strong inclination to dis
cuss with hi favorite Oxford the
chance of the battle.
What the king would fain bave done,
the irresponsible vulgar did freely.
The sympathy of the crowd wa with
Ralph, and It was all the stronger that
It was the general belief that he was
overmatched, the knight was so much
larger in bulk, and was besides a war
rior of experience and repute. Com
plete armor wa so heavy, and its de
fence was so perfect, that a combatant
often succumbed to exhaustion without
receiving ft wound. Walslngbain re
cords a cae which happened about this
time of a duelist who died on the field
from sheer fatigue and want of air,
though he bad never received a scratch
or puncture. -
The combat wa with larfee, word
and dagger, and there wa more likeli
hood of a protracted contest than if bat
tle axes or maces had been permitted.
But it waa all over In a much rffiorter
time than had been anticipated. No
time waa lost in getting into action,
and yet the preliminary formalities
took longer than the fiaht
The royal party rode into the enclos
ure, dismounted, and took their seats
on the stand, which was covered with
red cloth. Behind the king's chair In
the center was a canopy richly hung
with silk and . cloth of gold, and the
banners of Oxford, Kent, De la Pole
and Burloy added to the richness of
the effect. - . '
A they took their seats, Clara Roos
was conspicuous in the brilliant com
pany by her black dress and the grav
ity of tier mien. , It wa no casual pas
time to her, tht solemn duel. Tbe
princes, who bad been warmly inter
ested In ber tale, bad brought her
there, and the buza went round the
crowd that the figure in black waa tbe
heroin of the adventure in the dun
geon. The king sealed in state, the com
batant rode Into the list, and with
lame lowered and head bent halted
opposite the throne, while loud voiced
herald read the accusation, and de
manded of Ralph whether he adhered
to it end wa prepared to defend It
with hi body. Then the herald read
it a second time, and demanded of
Ralnham whether be adhered to hi
declaration of it falsehood, and wa
prepared to maintain the same with bi
body. Then each combatant in turn
made oath that be had no charm or
spell about his person, and that he had
used no sorcery or enchautment to help
him, in getting the victory. '
The (quire In attendance then closed
their helmet, and they were mar
shalled to their station at opposite
end of the list.
Then there wa dead silence for a
few moments, the whole crowd taxing
In breath lea expectation, waiting for
the aignal to engage. The signal wa
given by the king in a distinct voice,
audible through tbe whole silent
throng:
"Laisse allerl Ood defend the
right!"
instantly two trumpeter sounded a
thrilling blast, and the combatant
dashed together, the thunder of their
galloping steed mingling with the
murmur of the aigtated crowd. -
The horses met like two flashes of
light, the spesr were delivered, and
the sound of the trumpet wa drowned
in a discordant roar at the sight of
what had been done.
Ralph, confident in hi skill, had at
tempted and accomplished the difficult
feat of hitting bi antagonist on tbe
helmet. This he had done with so true
an aim and with such force of arm
that hi (pear point had torn off the
vixor. The knigbt waa bent back by
the force of the blow and the vixor sent
flying behind him. Ralph himself
seemed to away little to the right, but
he recovered himself, and his horse
passed straight on.
At this unexpected feat on the part of
their favorite the alienee of the crowd
wa broken by a huge roar of delight,
but thl wa suddenly mixed with a
i yell of rage from one half when the
knight' spearhead wa seen sticking in
his opponent' thigh. To one half of
the pctatcn, of course, this result wa
not visible.
Tbe king baa seen tbe unknightly
blow delivered. He sprang to hi feet
in angry excitement, exclaiming, "A
foul tlow! A foul blow!" and with a
loud MHoo!" hurled hi baton into the
lists a a signal foi the combat to stop.
At this signal the men-at-arm in keep
ing of the list galloped between the
combatant.
The king held a harried consultation
with Burley and De la Pole, while from
the ring of excited people round the
list came a tumult of confused specu
lation, varied by volley of hooting and
crie for the punishment of the knight
a a recreant The king wa vehement
ly in sympathy with thia feeling.
"It was a foul blow," he eagerly re
petted. "The knight ahould have hi
spur hacked off and be banged on the
spot aa a commoa felon 1"
Burley tried to calm the excited boy.
He saw tbe way clear now for the plan
which he had conceived. While join
ing in, thereto, with the king's indig
nation at the unfairness of the blow,
he suggested that De la Pole should go
and make Inquiry as to the nature of
the wound which Ralph had received,
and ascertain whether the knight had
any explanation to offer. .
"He will say, of course, that it was
an accident," cried tbe king, "but I
saw him take deliberate aim."
(Tobsoontinnsd-)
WON A WIFE.
Charms ef sn Imported Oanusl Captured
fsrmsr.
Beside being asked a variety of non
sensical questions, the marriage license
clerk, eays ttie Detroit Journal, ia made
confidant of score of (dated groom,
who Insist upon telling how they came
to catch "her." Last Saturday a
farmer from Huron county and busi
ness man of this city, both Germans,
told Eddie Schults the following story i
The farmer was a widower, and one
day last summer, while at the houte of
the Detrolter, the latter asked him why
he did not get another wife. The farm
er replied that there wa no one in his
part of the state that he cared to marry
who would marry him, whereupon the
friend remarked that there was a girl
in the old country with whom he used
to keep company; that ahe wasn't mar
ried, and would make a good wife. It
wa arranged that the friend wa to
Write to her and dilate upon the attrac
tion of the Huronite. The reply was
favorable, and the farmer forwarded
money to pay her past-age and expenses.
"When she arrived," narrated the
friend, "she had such nice 'red cheeks
that, py chiminedder, I think I will
marry her myself. Of course that
wasn't right, because he had sent the
money, but we settled it by playing
three games of 60. He beat me two
times, and the girl is his. They will
be married tonight at my house, but I
vill dance at the veddlng."
Ths fretful Baby In an Omaibus.
A correspondent of the London Pall
Mull Gaxette vouches for thl incident:
' A young woman with a fretful baby
in a full omnibus (aloud): "Poor lit
tle nipper, I suppose I shall end by
avlng to take Mm to the 'orspital."
(Raising tbe child's veil and looking
around for sympathy.) "Donf get no
rest. 'E ia sufferin' so with small
pox.". Portable Bakeries In France.
The French arm? portable bakeries,
which make bread from g ain, will be
rut en automobi'ps.
.VENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QMARTER8 OF
THE WORLD.
K CempnhtMlv Review ef the Important
tlappcninp ef the Past Week, Preseated
la Caweeascd Perm, trhkh Is Moat
likely t Prove ef Interest t Out Many
Ruder.
fiol Smith Russell, the actor, i dead
at Washington.
Another revolution ha broken ont
in Santo Domingo.
The insurrection In the island of
Samar i practically at an end.
The storm in Wyoming of the past
week killed from 12,000 to 15,000
sheep,
A magnificent silver service wa pre
sented to Admiral Schley on the first
day of his visit to Memphis.
Three of the crew were drowned in
the wreck of the steamer Gribbe, of
Cleveland, off Point Pelee, Ohio.
The furnace men at the East Helena
smelter, at Helena, Mon., have gone on
strike for recognition of tbefr upion.
The attorney general of Missouri has
begun proceedings in the supreme court
of that state in an attempt to break up
the beet trust. ,
Five men of tbe constabulary were
ambushed near Manila and one of them
killed and another injured. The in
surgent were armed with Mauser
riries, :
Five were killed in a'powder explo
sion at Shenandoah, Pa.
Illegal recruiting is tbe cause of
much disorder in Finland.
Seven bodie have been recovered
from the Pittsburg wreck.
Senator Allison say some form of
reciprocity will be granted to Cuoa.
Haytl haa promised to give Germany
a naval station at Mole St. Nicholas.
Five men in jail at Salem, Or., se
cured a saw and nearly gained . their
freedom. ,.
The town of Herkimer, Kan., was
almost destroyed by fire, wbich en
tailed a lose of (100,000.
It is possible to send a message to a
vessel 200 utile from land by the new
Fesenden system of wirelev teleg-phy-
Chalmer E. Shuff haa been sentenced
to death at Wallace, Idaho, for the
murder of Eugene Klein, at Mace, in
that state.
The form of the coronation of King
Edward will consist of 26 sections and
will end with the crowning of Queen
Alexandra.
The trikers"of the Singer Sewing
Machine Company, at South Bend,
Ind., bave lost their strike and gone
back at the company' term.
The Marquis of Queenabury ha been
declared a bankrupt.
Congressman Cummingg, of New
York, ia seriously ill.
Saturday waa Oregon day at the
Charleston exposition.
Henry Schwab wa hanged at New
ark, N. J., for the murder of hi wife
and child.
The Boer agents in America are try
Ing to induce President Kruger to visit
this country. ;
With peace perhaps in sight, Eng
land ia (till sending men and muni
tions of war to South Africa.
A vigilance committee has been or
ganised in Chicago to drive the rougher
element from one of the ward.
The majority of the inhabitants of
the Danish West Indies are in favor of
their sale to the United States.
Two New Yorker bave been held for
trial under the new law against the dis
tribution of anarchistic literature.
The petition for an injunction against
Mis Stone lecturing under a certain
management waa denied at Boston.
Colombian insurgent bave captured
Rio Hacha after an engagement lasting
many hour. The losses sustained are
unknown.
Heavy rain have relieved the situa
tion in Kansas. .
Turkey has released all the suspects
in the Misa Stone case. .
The Northern Pacific machinist at
Brainard, Mont., are on strike.
The condition of Queen Wilbelmina
la changed slightly for the worse.
The Cuban congress will convene on
May 5 by order of Governor General
Wood.
" There bave been 1,217 cases of chol
era and 847 deaths to date in the Phil
ippines. .German nobility ia shocked at Em
peror William entertaining untitled
business men.
Great excitement prevail at Sand
Creek, Mont., over a. licit gold strike
made near that town.
A restaurant haa been openod in New
York where food will be furn shed at
one cent a plate. '
There are 13,9S8,622',acreof uncul
tivated land in Italy, which might be
developed and made productive by the
pplication of ordinaryenterprise.
Phenomenally mild weather is being
ixperieuced in Russia. At Kiev the
trees are budding, the river Dnieper is
clear of ice, while at Warsaw violet
are blooming.
TRADE REVIEW.
American Oeed la Great Demand la Smith
America Ceuatriea.
Washington, April 29. -American
coal find a steady and ever increasing
market in Brazil, but our export trade
to Brazil, it i said, will never reach
its proper development so long a our
merchandise haa to aeek foreign bot
toms. It i pointed out that if a tine
of modern steamer were operated be
tween New fork and Brazil, there
would be no lack of return freights in
coffee, rubber and like product.
American hardware, also, it is stated,
baa earned a reputation for quality and
finish wbich place it beyond competi
tion. :
It i a notable fact that many young
Brazilian are coming to this country to
complete their career ol learning,
whereas, until recent year, the better
class from that country were' sent to
Portugal, France or Germany to acquire
their literary, professional or scientific
training. Now also English is being
taught in some of tbe higher schools of
Brazil:
In tbe Argentine Republic the Amer
ican goods making the greatest headway
are tools, implements, cotton goods,
shoes and specialties. A banker of Ro
sario recently reported that for the half
year ended JuneJSO, 1001, the increase
of transactions between bis bouse and
the United States had heen 131 per
cent, and he understood that other
banks had had -similar experiences.
But while.we are materially increasing
the aggregate of our trade with Argen
tina, here, also, the absence of direct
steamship communication is a handi
cap. Jn Chile, where lumbering is the
chief industry in its southern pro
vinces, practically all of the wood is cut
by mills of American construction. Alt
of tbe machinery used in tbe produc
tion of flour also comes from the
United States.
On account of the political disturb
ances in Colombia, imports from the
United States have increased only
slightly. The imports from all other
countries bave remained stationary.
United States trade with Ecuador
shows a gratifying increase, due to pur
chases for tbe Guayaquil-Quito railroad,
better and quicker transportation, low
er freight rates and the coming of
Amercian commercial travelers.
FILIPINOS 8URRENDER.
Fierce lawn-gent ef Samar Capitulate by the
Hundred.
Manila, April 30. General Frederick
D. Grant's expedition in tbe gunboats
Baeeo and Florida, several steam
launches and native lighters, has
ascended the Gandara river in the
Island of Samar, and has brought tbe
insurgent leader Guevarra and his en
tire command down to the post. Guev
arra' command consisted of Rafel So
bastin, Abki and 38 other officers, 189
men and 161 rifles.
Three hundred insurgents with 131
rifle are expected at Catbalogan,
Samar to surrender formally to the
American authorities. - Three thousand
bolomen, 28 of them armed with rifles,
bave surrendered at Sulat, alto in
Samar. ,. 1 ... .
Surrenders in Negroa.
Captain Kennon, of the Sixth in
fantry, reports from the island of Ne
gro the surrender of the lad rone leader,
Rufo, with 158 officers and men of hi
command, together with 12 guns, 140
bolos, seven spears and a few revolvert
and daggers. Captain Kennon says
this surrender means tbe opening up. of
the whole of the southern coast of the
Island of Negros.
The cholera situation in the islands
doe not show any improvement. Chol
era cases are reported among the Amer
ican soldiers iu Carainea provinces of
South Luzon and elsewhere, but so far
few American bave been attacked and
the disease is confined to natives and
Chinamen. In Manila there bave been
655 caees and 445 deaths from the chol
era, while the province report 1,599
case and, 1,169 death.
JAILED IN ITALY.
Men from United States Cruller Chicago Get
Heavy Sentences.
Venice, Italy, April SO.-All the
members of the crew of the United
States cruiser Chicago, arrested for dis
orderly conduct here yesterday, have
been sentenced to terms of imprison
ment, ranging from three to four
months each. Captain Robert P.
Wynne, commanding the marine guard
of the Chicago; Robert E. Led bettor,
assistant surgeon of the Chicago; Lieu
tenant John S. Doddridge, of the Chi
cago, and a marine named Wilfred
Langley are the men sentenced.
At their trial in the San Marco po
lice court, the prisoners admitted that
they were Intoxicated when the disor
der occurred, and pleaded that they
acted in self defense when mobbed by
the crowd. The public prosecutor de
manded a sentence of seven months' im
prisonment for Assistant Surgeon Led
better, and sentences of six months'
imprisonment for tbe others.
It is understood that the prisoners
will pay tbe costs of the trial and com
pensate the persona who sustained in
juries as a reenlt of their disorderly
conduct. Two of the Injured persons
claim 160 pounds each.
Rlchardion Return from Alaska,
Seattle, April 30. Captain W. P.
Richardson, United States army, who,
according to reports from the national
capital, was dispatched to Alaska to in
vestigate, with Lieutenant R. P- Em
mons, the reported destruction of Rus
sian monuments defining the interna
tional line between Alaska and Canada,
has returned from the north. He
would neither affirm nor deny that his
duties were to investigate matters bear
ing on the boundary question,
NEWS OF THE STATJ
ITEM8 OF INTEREST FROM ALi
PARTS OF OREGON.
CsMmercial and financial flappemnjs of Ua
poHance A Brief Kevlcw of the Growth
and improvement of the Many Industrie
. - Throughout Our Ihrtvtaj Commonwealth
' ' Litest Market Report.
Wheeler and Lincoln counties bave
paid their 1901 state taxes in full.
Mr. Ann Bowen, a pioneer of Ore
gon, died iu Baker City, aged 73 year.
Cummings & Cole have sold their
sawmill at Sandy to two men of Orient.
The consideration was $1,624.85.
Sixty children were vaccinated at
Oswego in one day. So far only one
case of smallpox haa developed there.
The board of trustees of the state re
form school at Salem haa awarded con
tract tor supplying that institution
with 200 cords of fir wood.
Seven feet of snow is reported in
some places on the mountains between
Dallas and the Siletz Basin. Hundreds
of timber claimant, however, are
making their semi-annual trip.
Both sides to the strike at the woolen
mills in Oregon City continue firm.
The employes will not return to work
under the present wage scale, and the
company still refuses to make any con
cessions. Marion county hop contract repre
senting 19,000 pound of the 1902 crop
were recently tiled at Salem. Tbe con
tracting firm wra Lilienthal Bros., of
New York; Myrtle B. Cole will deliver
10,000 pounds at 12i cents, and Mr.
M. E. Arms wili receive 24 cents for
9,000 pound.
TbeNoith Pole mine near Baker
City is now said to be the richest mine
in Oregon. A few month ago the Eng
lish syndicate owning the mine would
have sold it for f 750,000, which wonld
have been equal to the cam expended
in buying the mine and improving it.
Today the mine could not be bought for
$10,000,000.
The superintendent of tbe Golconda
mine, in the Sumpter district, reports
the cutting of tliree feet oi ore running
over $70 to the ton. Also th&t he ba
tbe etrne rich shoots ol ore on the 300,
400 and 500-foot levels thi.t nude the
mine famous i.) few ye&rs tgo. The
working force tii.s been increased by an
addition of 25 miners.
- John Burke of Whatcom is under ar
rest, charged with embezzling $1,000.
The weavers of the Oregon City millc
are on strike for an increase in wages
City Attorney Chane of Sumpter re
signec after being reinstated by Mayo
Robbing.
A rich discovery of a copper ledge oi
Snake river, near the mouth of tht
Imnaha, is reported.
The Buxzini placer mines on Beavei
creek are attracting considerable atten
tion. A strata of very rich gravel har
been struck. ; -:. ":-
The state supreme court has decided
that when grain stored in warehouse
is sold without authority of depositor
they may recover from the purchasers.
Messenger H. Leighton Kelly, of the
Clackamas United States fish commis
sion station, is distributing 45,000
Eastern brook trout in the stream of
Eastern Oregon. .
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 6565c;
blueetem, 6666Kc; valley, 66c.
Barley Feed. $2021; brewing,
$2121.50 per ton.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.20; gray.
$1.10(81.15.
Flour Bent grades, $2.85(33.40 per
barrel; graham, $2.602.80.
Millstuffs Bran, $1617 per ton;
middlings, $19; shorts, $17.50(318.50;
chop, $16. v
Hay Timothy, $12 15; clover,
t7.6010; Oregon wild hay, $56 per
ton. .
Potatoes Beet Burbanks, 1.251-.6G
percental; ordinary,' $1.20(81.25 per
cental; Early Rose, $1.60 2.00 per
cental; growers prices; sweets. $2.25
2.60 per cental,
Butter Creamery, 17&20c dairy,
1516c; store, 1315c. ,
Eggs 15 16c for Oregon. ,
Cheese Full cream, twins, 13
13c; Young America, 1415c; fac
tory prices, 1 l)"c lees.
Poultry Cbickehs, mixed, $4.50
6.50; hens, $5.006.00 per dozen,
llHKe per poind; springs, 11
llic per pound, $4.005.60 per doz
en ; ducks, $5.007.00 per dozen ; tur
keys, live, 1213c, dressed, 1416c per
pound; geese, $8.607.OO per dozen.
Mutton Gross, 4c per pound;
dressed, 7Kc per pound. :
Hogs Gross, 6ic; dressed, 7X8c
per pound.
Veal 67tfc for small; 6i7o for
large.
Beef Gross, cows, 44o; steer.
6c; dressed, 88)o per pound.
Hops 12)14 cents per pound.
Wool Valley, 13 14; Eastern Ore-,
gon, 9llc; mohair, 23c per pound.
The steel vessel builders on the Great
Lakes are assured a year of great activ
ity. The contracts for 1902 aggregate
a carrying capacity of 3,000,000 ton.
This will be an addition of 10 per cent,
to tbe present lake tonnage.
An aerolite fell near Chatillens the
other day. The stone " was triai gular
in shape, of a dark gray color, about
eleven ounces in weight. This Is only
the second meteoric stone that is known
t have fallen in Switzerland.
THE 8TRIKE ENDS.
Saw Franc Ik Street Car Men Have Demands
', Granted. ;.
San Francisco, April 29. The strike
on the street railway system of the
United Railroads, which went into
effect a week ago, is officially declared
off. Victory rest with the employe,
who are conceded all their piiucipal
demand. Tbe United Railroads have
granted an advance in wages, a 10 hour
day and in a measure recognized the
carmen' union.
On the question of unionism the
agreement provides that tbe company
will maintain such regulations as will
enable full attention to all complaints
made directly by it employes; will
cause prompt Investigation to be made
of such complaints, and wben It discov
six the rams to be well founded will
rectify any wrongs found to eixst. It
wilt not, however, deal in matters In
volving the management of its own
affairs with other than it own' em
ployee or committee thereof. The
company recognizes the right of every
person to belong or to refuse to belong
to a labor union, and it will discharge
no employe because of his connection
with snch a union.
The company agrees to pay a flat rate
of 25 cents an boor, or 23)4 cents an
hour, together with a bonus for long
service aa the employe may elect. A
rate of 30 cents per hour will be paid
for overtime. All runs are to be fin
ished within 14 hours from the time of
commencement. The employes are to
be allowed full liberty wben off duty.
MORTON IS DEAD.
The Ex-Seottary ef Agriculture and Founder
of Arbor Day Paise Away.
' Chicago, April 29. Hon. J. Sterling
Morton, ex-aecretary of agriculture,
died at Lake Forest, at the home of his
son, Mark Morton. For several weeks
Mr. Morton ha been gradually failing.
The nature of hi sickness had not been
determined, and a week ago he waa
brought from bis home at Nebraska
City, Neb., to Lake Forest for medical
attention. The change brought no im
provement, and he declined gradually
until death came.
Death was due to cerebral thrombus.
Tbe illness f Secretary Morton date
from last November, hen he con
tracted a severe cold whi.e speaking at
the stock show in Chicago. The cold
run into an attack of la grippe, and
Mr. Morton was in a hospital for tome
time. Wben he wa able to do-so be
returned to hi home in this city, where
he suffered a relapse. After a paitiaf
recovery he left eaifyiii January for
the City of Mexico, accompanied I y bis
-on, Paul Morton, vice president of
die Santa Fe Railway. Mr. Mrt n
continued to grow worse in the South
. rn country, however, and fix weeks
igo he returned to his old home in
Nebraska. He then came to Chicago,
where it was believed be would have
(letter medical treatment. After he
arrived here he improved somewhat,
and it was believed for a time he would
xntirely recover from his ailment.
Last week he suffered a stroke of apo
plexy, from which he never recovered.
i second stroke proved fatal.
Hia three sons, Paul Morton, Joy
Morton and Mark Morton, were at the
hedside when the end came.
Spotted Fever Kills Eight
Missoula, Mont., April 29. The
spotted fever scourge in the Bitter Root
valley bas broken out with greater vio
lence than at any time known within
the history of the peculiar diwa-e.
Eight persons have already died of tbe
strange malady within a week, and the
deaths of several more are expected.
Today a number of cases were reported
to the authorities. The disease is un
known elsewhere, and thus far has
baffled tbe physicians. Nearly every
victim that contracts the fever dies.
The disease commences with a fever
like typhoid, and spots begin to show
all over the body. The spots increase
in size and at death the victim is
j spotted like a rattlesnake.
Bloody Rloti at Moscow.
Vienna, April 29. A dispatch to the
Atgemeine Zeitung from St. Petersburg,
published today, announces that six
riots of strikers have taken place at
Moscow, and that the military dis
persed the rioters with much bloodshed.
One report says that 50 persons were
killed or wounded. Revolts of peas
antry in the provinces of Southern
Russia, the dispatch adds, are causing
a more critical situation, particularly
at Kieff and Poltava, where the troops
were required to suppress the outbreak.
Peace Proiprcta Improving
London, April 29. Cabling from Jo
hannesburg, the correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph says that General De
larey, with his staff, arrived at Klerks
dorp, Transvaal, yesterday. Special
dispatches received here from Pretoria
show that General Delarey had been in
consultation with bis commando two
days previously, and that the other
Boer leaders are still conferring with
the bnrghers. From tbia it is inferred
.that the prospect for peace are improv
ing. ,
Law Rallreid DeaL .
St. Louis, Aptil 29. The Post Dis
patch says: It was stated on good au
thority in financial circles today that
the Mercantile Trust Company has
finally closed a deal by the terms of
which it pledges itself to finance the
Tennessee Central Railroad to the
amount of $15,000,000. This is the
largeet transaction of its kind that ban
been made by a St. Loui financial inj
titution.