THK OREGON MIST.
VOL. XIX. ' '' ' : ' ' - - r - ' "' ' : : : '
.. - ST' OBEGoy rmDA JULY 8 " yo. 3i. "
RALPH
Mtion
BY wTLXIAM MINTCX
. in i iyrn
CIUPTF.lt XXVII.
Tli n ertarU-d on tht morning of
Friday wa on 01 tne most striking In
Kngiisn iniory, nut instead or being
II purported, the happy consumm
tion of a (root louUI Chang, It proved
to be only tli prologue to perplexed
ami uioouy tragedy.
neverm-ie the set , proceeded at
first with marvellou (mouth.
Th hill opposite th Tower was curly
astir. At th morning wore on the
crowd became larger and more nnlsv
and, knowing nothing ol the conclusion
arrived at within, began a contlnnoin
roar, demamllng that the king thould
come forth to (peak to tham. Thi wat
the burden of their erlet In o far at
they were articulate, but voice were
alio rained clamoring for the heart of
traitor and threatening to break In by
lore.
Prewntly, amid the appalling din,
two herald in tabard ol while and red
appeared on tit lad of the western
gale, and, blowing their trumpet,
made proclamation that the king would
go to Mil Knd Mn after prime to
apeak with hi faithful liego and hear
what they had to aay to hlra.
Tbore near enough to hour ran bark
with the new, and then the drawbridge
wa lowered, ana the herald rode out,
awompanled by a ulngle horseman, In
the garb of Wyclirtian nrlt. . Th
bridge waa quickly rained behind three
meaernger of per. and then (hey
role round by Mile Knd and tiuitth
field, where the bulk of the Insurgent
. lay ia g od order, and back by St.
Paul', halting now and then to repeat
with blast of trumpet the weleom
proclamation.
t goon after nine th drawbridge wa
flowered not to lie rnlwd thi time
and th royal party I sued forth. Be
sides the niemlier of th council, Rich
ard had Insisted on taking Kalph liar
debit with him, to ride on hi lft hand
In hi plain run! garb. It wa a dan
V.0 MW Ul UKtu, m -W
garb wa. popular, bnt the haughty
noble did nut Ilk tht irregular pro
motion. Horn danger a there mix hi
be to th ling from the lioontnted
prawn" waa shared by bi mother, the
pr!nca; Clara Woo accompanied hr
in her ount ige, ana tney rou nouwu
the council, attended by an escort of
men-alarm, (r'oisaart implies that
th prince remained behind in the
Totter, and waa there iiiaulted and
frightened by th mob; but th clly
record dtilinrtly state that aha croni
panled th king In chariot. Kiley'a
''Memorial," p. 449.)
Arrived at Mile Knd , where he waa
received with loud, hllariona welcome
from th rank of th sinbld peas
ant, th king repeated th formal
words of the wevkm dayi "Sirs, I am
your king. I am coin hither to apeak
with you at your reo.ue.ti what la your
will with met" .
He listened eith gr'av dignity while
Tyler in the name ol hi lellow spike
briefly of the hardhipa uffered by
eerta and villein from faiee and eacea
lv claim of ba.eorvii-. Untouched
also on th wat of treaaur wrnng
from poor men on wara from which
the realm derived no profit. "Thes
matters," he aald In conclusion, "we
humbly truat It will pleas your majea
ty to tak )n hand and cU to be In
quired into, lor w are persuaded thnt
your tax go to the enrichment of
greedy and worthier men; but In the
meantime it I our wlU that we be no
nor called bond nor reputed to.
Oii will." muttered t?allbury
ul.1i. tn Tta la Pol. "Th knave haa
do manner. "
'HI tongue may learn another lam
guage liefor many day areover,
whlapered the other, with a algniacant
look. ,
Kicliard anaweitNl with graclou con
descension, "Blr, your rwqueat if
unable, and we grant it freely- '
Tvt turned to hi follower and
raining hta aonoroo volo told them
the kina'a anwaer, whereupon rough
nf Inv ant the air.
Than Tyler turned again to th king,
and, In aa eonrteou phraa hi un
.MMh eonld find. Intimated
that they muat hav letUra secuted to
nnnMrm thn r new nrlvllecea, enu v'
those letter muat be delivered to them
hma and ahoW tO . their lei-
m "ntrlMl to convey tiiat
they did not mietrunt lb king, but
that hi minister did not pose- their
confidence. ,
vnr .1.1. aim the kin was prepared,
thank to the previous communications
through JRalph. II beckoned to
clerk income forward, and ordered him
to read form of patent letters wnien
hn Hrafu.1 in anticipation of
H.m.mt. This draft charter
uUui .it na.annal bond men from
thl. arvltiide. " commuted villeins'
m. ..... a runt not to eioeed fourpence
mA nnlA them liberty to
buy and sell In all markets.
The council had offered no orpoai'
ii.. tn ii.u mmniwhenatv emanclpiv
ti..n Ti.r nn harm in making
.l'......, .. nna.ihla what could be
nunb .. aa It had been granted
when the mutinous raacal had dis
cerned to their homes. Tb more com
plete the concession th mor likely
in u.n.l ihnm hnma contented.
A,l tl.U aa Iniloed it effect. The
.Int.. I. n..an. MNI anraDtured wltb
this formal document of freedom. The
.n..ro,i n.r.lman was carried from
luilnt in nnlnt and read aloud SO that
11 ml.il.fc l.ua
I o nr i nn with r.ivm.t venerfttion nd
abaorbed in tills
sudden exultation to mark th- einlster
iniTioii
. ' " '
exchange of meaning look among great
...., w.w Kmw ,ml4l, VBlll9 o( tit)
lan:iinifln(.
Wlitl) matter were in this amicable
. wine, me cimrior maklug it round
Ilk some adored Idol, tha kin. .l..ui
with the connaellors near him, and the
i'""1 hkbii witli intereat at the
ranks ol the Insurgents, and beckoning
"t naipn aaaea lilm to Ml hr the
name of any among them whom he
anew
As he ran bis eyes alomr In riimt.ll.
ami with this retiue-t his atuml,.,,
wna suddenly arrested bv the amiear.
anc of a knight In armor. 4io was
coming forward from among them to
wards tne royal train, bis feture com
posed in an exureanlon that n...,.i
to he deprecaUiry and ingratiating.
Heveral knighu and other gontlcmen
had lieen impremed with the immrgenUi
in th courae of tluiireathartna. v..r,
lik th gallant Robert de la Halle, of
norwict), had ontemptuooiily refused
w join, aim naa paid lor their hardi
boo.1 with their lives. But such oour.
age and loyalty war rare. Th major-
iik Pir jonn ewton, had oun
reuteil to march with the InnurKents.
Among them waa Mr Richard Raiuham,
whom Ralph now lecouiiluvl. takliw
advantage of thn amicable settiemeiit
to move out of th ranks of the pea-
ants, plnsd constraint as an apology for
hia apiwatanea, and try to make his
peace with the court.
The princess signifying a desire to
speak to the Karl of Arundel. Ralph
moved round to the other side of the
earring and directed Clara' attention
to another (inure standing next to the
space that the knight had just quitted.
"Thaf face la known to me," he
hlienx, "but I cannot remember
wher I aaw it."
Do you not remember?" she answ
ered. "I shall never foreet It." .
Then, aa he still looked nuxzled. aha
added, "The dungeon at Kturmere."
The misnlng link wa found. He r
whom he had with sui'KainrtnIPjMlUO j
vented from taking immediate venge
ance in th dungeon. Jannequiu's
face wore a patient, bait sleepy air, as
ha were - waiting contentedly lor
something and took little Interest in
the great business ol the hour.
Rot they had little time to onserve
him or to aneculate upon hi appear
ance In such curious proximity to the
knight.. The draft charter had made
Its round, and the toil-worn face of
the peasant ranks, turned now towanif
th king In expectation of the next
move, weie gleaming with satisfaction.
Th kins held ttie charter gayly aloft,
and Intimated that th whole staff ol
chancery clerka would at once be set to
work to write out tne aeairea ieuer
patent, and that they would be sealed
with the great real and delivered to
them by townships and villages as fast
as they were ready.
This gracious iniormaiion was pro
claimed In louder tone and greeted
with happy acclamation.
A kins and hi people reconciled.
Th galling abuses that bad bred mi,
rhlnt hot wren them swept away with a
word; score of Industrious pens reauv
to make the nromlse ol ireeaom go
forever. It was a Imppy scene, more in
keeping with the bright June day than
the ferocity . ana emmor m nnunui
ninha.
In th city thing wore less smiling
aspect. The great mass oine insurg
ents were steady, laborious men, who
ri...n am nat the law uecAuse me
law made their live a continuous mis
ery. They had no sympathy with dis
n..Ur with wanton riot and destruo-
Hon; homely, patient, long-auuuniig
thev desired relief from the
pinch that had become intolerable, and
ntndiunt and ti actable in the
bands of their leaders. But mixed up
with these slmuie, patient rustics, were
many of a more turbulent ort; born
lawbreaker, restive tinder any re
straint, ready for the wildest excesses
l..n Imeil authority gave iiiem
fre hand. And wnen tne leaoers oi
inaiirrection. and all who were
and law-abiding among their
followers, withdraw ouisioe sue i
... . . . i- .1.- ...ii
on th king ..Invitation, an control
over the riotous paction of these men
wa removed and a reign oi terror
ensued. . . ,
A large mob on Tower nui wiines-eu
the departure of the royal party fori
Mile End. They were expected to fol
low, and some did, but it soon, became
apparent that there was more exciting
work in liano. t
As the men-at-arms who formed at
.1,. mar of the rovsl procession rode
out over the drawbridge, a daring spirit
contrived, at the rink of being trampled
under the hoofs of trie norses, io m.y
past and gain the areliaay of the jnner
nate. Little was miouku.
warder. iookbu iio -""?'
The Insurgents were to be conciliated j
It seemed harsh In the hurry of the
moment, to thrust the madcap under
the horse, 'feet; a little good-humored
rough remonstrsnee and the hilarious
mfllan was allowed to shelter himself
in th porter's door within the arch
way. Another and another, dodging
nimbly and warily past the horfes, fol
lowed this daring lead, and a. they
passed Into the porter', door they were
low.d to pas. P the italr leading to
th upper chamber from which the
drawbridge wa worked.
Little w. thought of it In th lrnrry
of th. moment. A crowd 1 -Iwayn
".d, for such freaks. But the freak
assumed a mor serious P 'h
last mnn-at-arine was out and the order
was given to rale th bridge.
The drawbriilie rnnM nt uj
The rowdies had thrust the porter as Id
uu wnra in possession of the machin
ery. The entrance to the Tower wa
open. In a twinkling the situation wa
y "' mob. With frantio
rii, omy nan serious as yet. the
rnal.u.1 .1 4l. ..... i .v '
....... av uln KUUI lnu poure in.
Conspicuous in the Tower Hill crowd
from early morning had been burly
......u iii ins glaring continue of the
iioroa oi the Mystery Flays. These
plays hail not been Intermitted upon
Corpus Chris! i day, any more than th
solemn procession. The crowds, exciU
ed as they were, would hav been loath
to forego thi popular entertainment,
and it wa not every Corpua Christ!
oay mat the horny-handed players had
the chance of such sn audience. Some
of the players, and notabiy thi Herod
and the Devil and his Imps great
serio-comic characters did not lay
aside their dresses when the play wa
over; and Herod in especial had made
himself prominent in the crowd by the
violence of his language and his gest
ures, and the amazing power of hi
lungs. He waa a fellow nt otoantia
depth and breadth of chest, with a
huge black curlv head. and. takimr hla
stand opposite the Tower, be swaggered
with his wooden sword, beat bis breast
line a clilmpanr.ee. and veiled out an
enaiess stream of menaces and impre
cation. When this noisy ribald saw the crowd
running through the gates, he danhed
forward to Join the stream, doubling
the ferocity of his cries. "Now for
llie tiaitors!" h yelled. "Bring them
before me, that 1 may chop off their
neaus arns make footballs of them!
Out with the traitors! Beek them out)
The chancellor! The treasurer! Whei
are the traitor? Let me account lo
them! The chancellor! The treas
urer Bring them forth!"
His cries were taken np by the mob,
and whit was uttered at 6rst in coarse
sport was soon repeated in savago earn
est. The devilish suwreation quickly
matured It self In heated brains, alwav
spter for evil than for good, and the
sppetite of the human tier was roused.
It passed through the crowd like some
sort of contagious madness. Hundreds
who had ruxhed for the open gate on a
mad frolie impulse found themselves as
they purlted annd jostled along, gnash
ing their teeth and howling for the
chancellor, like a pack of hungry
wolves. Wolves In full cry but there
any SOlliitf 0ltjnra4-hlr jinUaH
leven of savage laughter that ran
through it and filled up the lulls in the
volume of their more brutish howling.
The officer of the garrison were
taken by surprise. No one dared to
take responsibility. The cry waa raised
by the rioters that they came in the
king's name, that the king had given
them the traitors to deal with at their
pleasure. There was no time to dclib
erste, no tlm to consult superior auth
ority. The outer gate was mastered
with a rush, and the mob poured along
by the aouth wall and around and
through the entrance in the bloody
Tower while the warders of the great
portcullia were still hearkening in be
wildered doubt to the clamor of the
sudden irruption. Their first ure
knowledge that th mob had broken In
to the fortress came from agile .ruffian
who leaped op the stairs with the cry
that they came in the king's nam, and
who brought with them the unques
tionable mandate of over powering num
bers. Within the square central keep the
four-turreted White lower quicxiy
surrounded br the bowling mob, Sud
bury beard the tierce oproar, and at
once divined its meaning. He was
prepared and calm calmer, he aid to
his terror-struck attendants, than he
had ever folt In his life. Never, cer
tainly, had he borne himself with such
meek and gracious dignity.
(To be continued.)
BHIEF BUT KILLING.
D.nudv Was Not Recommended, But
Was
Very Effective la Hi Wsy.
A .int West Philadelphia political
mmtlna- waa maraed by the tolling of
the following story as illustrative of the
evil of being too laconio in everyuay
speech. Brevity was the distinguish
i.. ,.hr, leristic of the village where
in lived Jim and Zach, farmers, and
each the owner of a horse. They met
Ann lav and snoke a follows, relate
the Philadelphia Times:
"Mornin', Jinil
"Mnmin. Zach!"
- "What did you give your horse lor
the botts?"
turpentine."
"Good mornin'."
1't'wi.vl mnrlllll'."
,They again encountered each other a
few dys later, with wis results
'Mornin', Jim!"
"Mornin', ZAch!"
"What did you say you gave your
horse for the botts?"
"Turpentine."
'Killed mine." .
"Wine, too."
"Good mornin'!""
"Good moriilu'l"
It Dependi.
"What Is a cantain of industry?"
a-ked the boy, who is going to be very
ariaa anmn dav.
"It is a term that, is applied to th
head of a great monopoly when he is at
a banquet." ' t
' And what is a robber baron?"
"It's the same m'an when he i
politics." Washington Star.
in
la Memory of Dr. Johnion,
Dr. Johnson's long association with
fttrnd. London, Is to De com'
mnmnratad bv placing a beautiful
atnlnod slass window ia Bt. Clement'
Dan chapel.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
A Cemprthsaslv lUvUw of th Important
Happtaingj Ux Pu Week, Prorate
In CoMkiwed Form. Which Is Most
- Uk1? rVev al Interest to Our Many
Jtudtr -
Two hundied miner at Leavenworth
Kan., have gone on atrike.
The Peary relief shin ha started on
ner trip to tne Arctic region.
- The president has appointed Director
Aierriam a permanent director of the
census.
The emperor of Core ha accented
an invitation lor that country to parti
cipate in the St. Louis exposition.
jsianas tor Indian war veterans have
been issued and application will soon
be going in to the pension department
at Washington.
The posse in pursuit of Tracy ha
turned to Seattle for a rest. The force
will be reorganized and a more deter.
mined campaign inaugurated.
General Chaffee has been relieved of
command in the Philippine and will
be assigned to duty in the United
States. He will be succeeded by Gen'
eral Davis. '
Masked men held np a Denver & Rio
Grande psasenget train in Colorado.
It is not known how much they
cured, but the train usually cariiea a
large amount of money.
By the finding of Merrill' body, the
tory told by Tracy ha ' proven to be
true. The body ha been found a few
miles from Chehalia, at the place Tracy
declared he fought with hia partner.
A boy passing through the canyon dis-
overed it lying in the brush.
Fixing of coronation date has
Londonasociety's plans.
upset
The flood situation at Topeka, Kan.,
is becoming more serious.
Chicago as threatened with a food
famine because if the atrike.
A number of violent earthquake
shocks have been reported from Vene-
OlpYOIIMUC niannmr
States. ,
Two men were killed and another
fatal! iniured in a train wreck at
Peoria, 111.
David P. Kronacher, assistant pay'
neuter United Btatea navy, was
drowned off Ocean View, Va.
Lord Kitchener has returned to Eng
land from South Africa and wa wei.
corned by the Prince of Wale.
A arand nenhew of the great German
Riamark is confined In the Tombs, New
vrir eliarsed with burglary in the
third degree.
A hot wave in France i. resulting in
many death.
Bain has checked the spread of cbol
era in the Philippines.
Rear Creek, a Wisconsin Tillage, has
been almost entirely destroyed by fire,
Loss, 1100,000.
The death list In the Johnstown
mini, horror continue to grow. There
ru rino men in the mine at me time
th. ar.lnaion. Onj hundred ana
forty-three bodies have been receive reu
A Portland bartendet hot and killed
hia mife. mothei-in-law. and anoiner
man. and seriously wounded nistatner
..aa; ami then cave himself up to
th inline and told them of his crime.
Hia only- regret wa that he did not
kill the rest of the family.
Traev and the nursuing posse engaged
In another bloodless battle in which 16
shot were fired by the officer and two
bv the outlaw. It is thought probable
that Tracy was wounueu, imuug"
- l-J -1. L.
it
wa. so dark at the time that it
was
m possible to see the fleeing man.
The Panama canal treaty may be
signed within a week. ;
Secretary Hay ha Induced the pow
er to vacate Tien lain.
The East ia suffering from extreme
One dav's record at rnnaaoi
nhL and New York ahow. aix ueauie
at each place.
Tracv continues to give the offli era in
onrsuit of him the slip. Every time
th nnam seta him about surrounded
he shows up in a new location
Member ol the posse .uid the people
in general in the section where Tracy
has been the past week, express the
opinion that the outlaw ia insane.
Th anorial board of engineers to In-
aatiuat the Hart project at The
Dalle will probably not meet until
fWember. which is much later tnan
at first proposed.
According to reports from various
section of the countiy surrounding
Peattle, Merrill, the -scaped convict
ha heen seen in seiveral places at the
same time, beside being at present
with Tracy. ' ' r ' .
Tho rinitAd Presbyterian Beneial as
sembly has received an overture pro
posing union with the reformed church
n. Tllinina 'Audubon society has
warned Chicago milliners that prosecu
Hon. will follow if bird are used on
tall hats.
The Missouri state university at
Columbia haa conferred the degree ol
doctor of law on Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain.)
8WEPT BY FLAMES.
Grants Put Yii ted by a $50,000 Fir Orlj.
meted ia Defective Flu.
Grant Pass, Oregon, July 15 A fir
which Is believed to have bad its origin
in a defective flue in a hotel yesterday
afternoon destroyed $50,000 worth ,of
property here. A southwest wind
that wan blowing a gale scattered the
flying ember over all parts of the city
and made it practicably impossible for
the firemen to keep the flames under
control, , The Are wa a most remark
able one in that it did not sweep every
thing as it went, but skipped here and
there, making the situation all the more
difficult for the firemen and the citi
zens, who fought heroically to quell the
destructive flames. Kearly all of the
residences and buildings burned were
Insured for one-half or two-third of
their value. , .
The fire originated in the old City
1 i t w . .
noiei, on front street, flame were
discovered breaking through the kitchen
roof about 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
ana probably caused by a defective flue,
banned by the tierce wind, the flames
had completely onveloned the Citv hotel
ana tne adjoining buildings before the
ure department could reach the scene,
notwithstanding their prompt response.
The Grant Pass brewery was next in
the path of the flames, and in a few
minute wa reduced to ashes.; The
blaze then leaped across the street to
the railroad yards of the Southern
Pacific, where are located the round
house, machine shops and wood yard.
These were soon a mass of flames.
Across the street were three residences,
and these were next to go. By this
time the whole city was in gieat alarm.
The wildest excitement prevailed, for
the solid business portion of the town
on Front street and all of the residences
of the city, comprising half of Grants
Pass, eeemed doomedV as they were di
rectly in the path of the flames. Every
available team, dray and truck in the
city weie brought into use in getting
the contents of stores and residence to
place of safety.
The mayor telephoned to Ashland for
assistance and the fire department of
that city waa loaded onto a special
train and hnrried to the scene of the
conflagration, where good service was
rendered in saving the remainder of
It Was Expected, but Not x Sooa Succeeded
by A. J. Balfour. '
London, July 16. The fact of the
resignation of the premiership of Great
Britain by Lord Salisbury has been offi
cially given out. The prime minister
laid down the responsibilities of his
office July 11.
Within 24 hours his majety elevated
A. J. Balfour, the government' chief
representative in the house of commons,
to the position of premier.
While - it was expected in political
and commercial circle that Lord,. Pal-
iabnry's retirement would be coincident
with the coronation of King Edward,
it was scarcely looked for prior to that
event.- Consequently about the only
surprise expressed a? the news spread
through London concerned the date,
rather than the fact of the resignation.
The real interest was not so much in
reference to Lord Salisbury's with
drawal as it was in the appointmeut of
his successor.
The liveliest speculation is rife aa to
the personnel ol the new cabinet The
moat discussed feature of the pending
changes is the position of Mr. Cham
berlain, the colonial secretary, who in
many quarters has been regarded as tne
most promising candidate for the pre
mierehin. '
A to Lord Salisbury's withdrawal,
the main reason is considered by prac
tically all well' informed persons to
have been a desire for a quiet life on
the part of a man advanced in years.
whose activities have been unusual and
whose scientific tastes predisposed him
to study and seclusion. .
Althounh Lord Salisbury's resigna
tion does not necessarily involve tne
reconstruction of the cabinet, it is be
lieved there will be some changes. It
is considered not unlikely that some of
the ministers will be made poors
order to make room for
new biood in
the cabinet.
Waien Art Falling.
Topeka, Kan., July 10. The flood
situation is beginning to show some
Improvement. The Kansas river has
fallen nearly four inches since 10
o'clock this morning, and the prospects
are that the 'all will be steady now
until the water has reached its usual
level. Railroad traffic on the Santa Fe
and Union Pacific is entirely shut off
between here and Kansas City on ac
count of washouts near Lawrence. It is
thonuht that the damage will be re
paired sometime tomorrow.
Collide in M.lecca.
Singapore, June 9, via San Francisco,
July 16. A collision took place the
niirht of June 6 in the Straits of Malac
ca, between the local steamer Teutonia
and a Chinese junk. Both vessels sank
almost immediately, and only 68 per
sons were saved out of 106 on board.
Preceutioni Agaiiut Cholera.
Tokio, June 28, via San Francisco
July 16. Owing to the prevalence ol
cholera in certain districts of Japan
the United States sanitary authorities
will allow no one to go to Hawaii or
America from the Infected places with
out undergoing five days' disinfection
at Yokohama. This order also applies
to any person coming by way of Tokio,
aa the disease has made its appearance
in the capital.
NEWS OF THE STATE
ITEM3 OF INTERE8T FROM ALL
- PARTS OF OREGON.
Commercial and Financial flappeainji of Ira.
portwee A Brief Review th Grwwth
and Improvement, of the Many ladiMc
Thraujhout Our I hrtvbi Commonwealth
latest Market Report.
A large box and basket factory i to
oe established at Eugene.
caiem nop ouyer are closing con
tracts for the 1902 crop at 20 cent per
pound.
Two Oregon poetoffiie were discon
tinued July 15 Irttia, Curry county,
ana waioron, v heeler conuty.
A blaze at Sheep Rock mine, four
miles from Sanger, Eastern" Oregon, de
stroyed the stamp mill, hoist and other
buildings. ; .
Citizens el Crook eonnty are consid
ering numerous plana of ridding the
county of rabbits, which are the worst
pest in Eastern Oregon.
MouniaiB cIltalwfB Ii.tc ntaittxl oil
their annual pilgrimage to the top of
Hood. One party ha already made
the ascent. They report much snow
and ice still oij the side of the peak.
The county bridge over Hubbard
creek, at Millwood, Douglas county,
collapsed while a team with a load of
lumber was crossing. The driver was
fatally injured and both horse killed.
Citizen of Hillsboro held a meeting
and a committee wa appointed to se
cure a right of way for the electric rail
way to the Multnomah county line,
the company having secured the right
of way from there into Portland.
The piopoeed railroad into Malheur
and Harney counties has caused timber
lands in th&t section to be taken up
rapidly. It is estimated that along the
line of the proposed road 20,000 to 25,-
000 acres of laud well covered by timber
have been located since March 1.
Oregon counties, for the past year,
have been paying out nearly $5,000 a
month for scalps of wild animals, prin-
cif ally coyotes. The county stands
one-third of this amount and the state
two-thirds. The 50,000 appropria
tion made by the legislature of 1901
Lane county, uoweton'"""- ' 1
order that no more scalp will be ac
cepted.
Hop buyers around Salem are offering
18 cents for the 1902 crop.
A sawmill with a capacity of 100,000
feet per day ia to be built at Astoria
at once.
Hod trrowers In Lane county antici
pate more trouble thi year than usual
with lice.
The prospects are good for a heavy
crop of both fall and spring wheat in
Linn county.
The recent rain have brightened the
prospects for the grain and hay crops
around Prineville.
Cold storage men at Astoria are now
paying 8 cents per pound for large fish,
an advance of 1 cent.
Several cars of Willamette valley
1902 prunes have been contracted lor
at $X cents in 25-j.-?und boxes.
A. J. Webster has been appointed
deputy fish warden at Astoria, to suc
ceed Henry BulUnan, resigned. .
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 65K66c;
bluestem, 6768c; valley, 66X67c.
Barley Feed, 122; brewingv
$23 per ton.
Floor Best grades, 3.053,eu per
barrel; graham, 2.95g3.20.
Millstuffa Bran, $15 16 per ton;
middlings, $21.60; abort, $18;
chop, $16. v
Oata No.1 white, $1.2091.25 ;gray,
tl.10ai.16.
Hay Timothy, fizcsio; ciover,
$7.60 10; Oregon wild hay, $56 per
ton.
Potatoes Beet Burbanks, 7585c
ner cental; ordinary, 40c per cental,
grower price; sweet. $2.252.50
neir cental : new potatoes, 1 Jic.
Butter ureamery, zutszic, aairy
16r9t8c; store, 15 16c.
Eggs 20 22 Me for Uregon.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 12 X
13c,YoungAmerica, 13X14Jc; fac
tory prices, 1 1.HC tea.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.60
4.60; hens, $4.005.50 per doxen.
llrallXc ner ponna; springs, iits
HMc per pound, $2.604.50 per do.
en: ducks, i.ouraa.uu per uuwu, eur-
keys, live, 13 14c, dressed, 15 16c per
pound; geese, i4.uuigo-"" per aoxan.
Mutton Gross, 2K3c per pound;
dressed, 6c per pound.
Hog Grose, 6J40; dressed, 77c
per pound.
Veal 7 8c per pound.
BeelGross, cow, 83); steer.
Mc; dressed, 78c per pound.
Hop 14 16 cent per pound.
Wool Valley,12M18;Eastern Ore
g6n, 814Mc: mohair. 526o pound.
The insurance of the lives of children
..forbidden in Montreal. ;, JS W-ttaSS
William McGoveru made the eighth jj0rthern railway system, who went on
suicide in Meriden, Conn., in two strjte for higher wages some six woek
months. A suicide club is believed to a(.0( retnrned to work yesterday morn
exist. I ing. The strike waa settled at a con
The congregation of the First Church ference between a committee of strikers
of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, unani- and official of the company. There
n.ouslv adopted a pledge to contribute were concessions on both sides. Under
any part of $2,000,000 that may be the new schedule, the men will receive
necessary to build an immense auditor- an advance of
ium at Boston. n wale ia effect before tb strike.
TO BE BIO POST.
Depertmeal Prepoaes to Mike Vancouver On
f th largest ia Country.
Washington, July 15 The action ol
the war department In allotting $142,.
000 for immediate expenditure in en
Urging the present quarter at Van
couver Barrack indicate that this post
ia not only to be retained a department
headquarters, but i to be a-radii!!
developed aa one of the largest perma
nent army stations. The money now
made available will be extended nnrier
the direction of the department and
constructing quartermasters In enlarg
ing and fitting np the 10 barrack
buildings now standing, making them
sufficiently large to accommodate a full
regiment of infantry. New quarter
will also be erected for the aocommoda.
tion of two large companies of field
artillery ol 120 men each. Such addi
tional officer' quarter will be erected
as are necessary to accommodate the
complement of officers in command of
the troop provided for. A large build'
ing for the "bachelors' me" will also
be erected, together with several smaller
bnildings not yet arranged for. .
The apportionment of fundi mala
doe not provide for sewer, w"'--
harme a,.rtaa, nr. which additional
fund will be allotted later. In th
construction of all builidnga, local tim
ber will be used, aa experience has
taught that on the Pacific coast frame
baiiding. are a great deal cheaper and
equally a satisfactory as brick. Plan
lor this new work are now being com
pleted, and will be advertised at an
early date, a most of the work will be
done by contract.
At Fort Lawton, $105,500 has been
apportioned for erecting new quarter
lor two additional companies of infantry
in addition to the two companies now
quartered there, while headquarters for
a regiment will also be bnilt, making
this the most important poet on Paget
sound. These bnildings will be frame. -
At Fort Wright the $27,000 allotted
will be expended in -erecting officer
quarter of brick, to replace the quai-
ier now provided. Work at the late
named poets will be done by contract,
under supervision cf the constructing
quartermaster now at these stations.
Plans for the work will be completed a
rapidly a possible.
MOVING SIDEWALKS-
Syndicate Farmtd Which Propose to Equip
ing sidewalks are men of great promin
ence in the railroad ana nnanciai
orld. They have.it is stated, perfected
a preliminary organization, and if their
proposition ia viewed favorably oy tne
officials of the city who have power to
act they will organize a corporation
under thia state and become practically
a local concern.
It has been agreed by the representa
tives of these men that they will with
in one year equip the bridge with mov
ing sidewalks at,theirown expense, and
will pay the city $150,000 a year for
the privilege ol operating them. They
have agreed to charge not more than l
cent a person for each crossing. There
will be no total suspension of traffic at
any time during the progress of the
work, they promise, and tnepuouc win
not even be inconvenienced for more
than four days, or certainly more than
a week, while the termiala are being
put in plare. It l proposed to operate
the moving sidewalk for about 10 out
of the 24 hours, during' the times of
the greatest crush of passengers, and to
operate the trolley car as at present
the remainder of the time, tnus giving
opportunity to inspec t the',aidewaik and
keep it in periecl operation.
WILL FIGHT TO A FINISH.
Union Pacific Strlk PromUtt to Be a Lenj
; Struggle Botn Sides Dcttmuacd.
Omaha, July. 15. At the end of the
fifth week of the Union Pacific shop
men's strike there appear to be little
hope for an immediate aettlement. -Both
side have shown themselves de
termined to fight to the end. The offi
cials of the road today made a brief re
same of the conditions, stating that' 65
per cent of the strikers' place in thia
city are filled. The company is not
hampered, according to the official state
ment, in the handling of motive power
by reason of the strike. . Strike leaders
declare that there has not been a sin
gle defection from their ranks; that
the new men at work are not generally
skilled mechanics, and that a long
fight ia in propsect which will eventu
ally force the company to their term.
Will Hold Their Cool .' -t
New York, July 15. At a meeting
of the coal operatora yeaterday, an
agreement was reached that . until the
meeting of the bituminous coal miners,
to be - held July 17, become known,
the coal operatora in the agreement
will hold their present stock of coal,
and that which they will receive thia
week, and not sell any in th open
market. The operator ray tbey are
impelled to protect themselves because
of the scarcity of eoft coal in or near
New York, which the consultation dis
closed yesterday. ,
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