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WIIHOT'HIHI BY VILXIAM MINTO. CHAPTER XXIX. ' Wliil thee Intrigue going on, Ralph Hardelot' presence nmir th kliin, d !' uectd share in defeat ing tlinlr pttrpo, made nun Increas ingly obnoxious to th party of ner miic action. H beeam marked man with themi they began to talk on with another about hlmj to curt hi meddlesomeness, n,l k who h I nil where h cum from. All uncoiisvlou of thl dangerous suspicion and irritation, Ralph had been Ineriwautiy active throughout the troubled day. Ha had th warmest of Inlerwui fur tho safety of th royal party, for with It wa bound up tha mfety of on wbn raa duartr to him than anything liw. Tlin new of th captor of the Tower and th murder of hi chancellor met the king at he reentered th city from Mil Kuil, riding hy th eld of hi mother in her wblrlicot, and exchang ' in cr congratuallon on th happy Issue ol the conference. , Kur a moment ther waa constarne tion. Tha Tower waa In th hand of l th mol), th king of England no longer mauler ol hi capital, no longer mnater of it central stronghold; rtibol with out and rebel within. After btlef coneultatlon th royal party derided to trutt Hi" people. They had hardly an alternative, exiepl to cp from Lon don altogether; and even that waa haz ardous, for th whole peasant popula- - tlon of England waa up in arm. Hot inatced of trusting to any of the minor fortreaae of lxnlon, they rode along to the unfortified residence of the prin en on H. Andrew' Hill, th house known aa th King' Wardrobe. Kalph eix-uinpanied them to th lionne, and then, seeing nbaign of die tttrbanc there, hurried off to the Towr. The prim, when ah heard of the archbishop' fate, had offered hi brother ahelter In her ewtvlce, but Italpb doubted if he ahould find him alive, and sought for him anxiously through tha pillaged building. At lent h found th wounded qulre in the hand of a barber, who had dreaeed hli broken head, and at hi own re quwt lent him a gown to cover hit liver. Thiin doctored and dlwrtilaNl. Kvglnald, la anawer to his brother' inquiries, confessed to being a little latnl, but announced hi Intention of going out to see the aport, Thar arranged to go different way and meet again in an hour , at the Wardrobe. Riot ran wild In the atreete. Terri fied wretches were flying for their Uvea, lirtiking for merry, with roaring mob at their heme, In loud enjoyment of their terror. Th bunted foreigner made for the churches, but no eanctu ary war reepectad; they were) draggod nut and butchered on the step or in Ihe utreta. Reginald counted forty beadle. bodie in the Vintry. There Miwlttlly, before the doora nt the KldnUh wine merchants, hellish con fualon anil ravagcry were rampant, and drunken rioter oometed In deed of ghastly brutality. Cask were rolled Irom th cellar and broached, and ruffian matdened with drink made mock auction of the contents, with gory heads for bush, and nicn and women creaming and scrambling round them, 1 hire end there fugitive gained the roofs. Whenever such a desperate wretch was aeon, paean of nenda gave cliani, threw stones, shot arrow and swarmed upon to th tile in pursuit On limited fugitive waa seen to spring like a wildcat on his nearest pursuer, and leap with him off the roof. Another, driven to frenay by the noise of the infernal chase, ravad and hissed and spat and burled tiles in mad fury on the erowd below, till a merciful ar row put an end to his agony. Through such sickening horror the two brothers made their several ways to the Wardrobe, Ralph hurried along with much ado to cape the prevailing madness and throw his life away in im potent interference. One or twice ha easayed to speak and pray tha madmen 'or the love of Christ to forbear, but the authority of his religious dress, though it saved hi in from violent r' sentment. waa power lens to atay the smallest fraction of the Infuriated rout. Heginald was of cooler temperament, but even ha, with all his cynicism, found it difficult to hold hi hand, and he was pal and silent when they met. The disorder was appalling enough, yet the two reconnolterera were able to '(insure the princes a to it acope and limits.' There was nothing a yet like general plunder of the shops, and none of the great houses had been at tacked. Further, there were few smock-frocks to be seen among the riot era; the active portion of the mob be. Ing composed mainly of the lower work' nin of the city. More than one in the course of the afternoon Kalph ventured out. and each nine brought buck etronger assurance f tha limitation of th riot. In th evening he waa employed on another mission. Th princes con sulted him about the meeting with Tyler that had been proposed for the following morning with a view to per suading him to withdraw at once from the neighborhood of London. Ralph rscognlied at once that Tyler' presence there whs a disturbing force, and, eager to prevent bloodshed, ha readily under took to see th captain of the commons and urge him to trust th king'a prom ise to send th charter. Ralph found him aa night began to 'all riding here and there through hie "amp, warning group after group of the danger of surprise. Th idea of withdrawing without the charter was not welcome to him. ife listened to Ralph giavely, hut his answers were short and Irritable. The charters might all be ready bv the fnl lowing night; It was only another duv to wait. If they had not attacked the city when all their strength was tire. nt, why should they le suspected now that half was gone There would be much nior serious danger If the char ters were withheld; they would ausiiect aome trick; he would not answer for their behavior if they had not their freedom given Into their hand to carry uom ii tneir brethren. Th captain of th commons would not be moved from thl conclusion. rtsipu saw mat it was vain to urge mm. and returned to the city opprerwd with a vague presentment of evil. Ho dared not tell the reliel leader of the pressure that waa being put upon the king for leave to break all promise and fall upon him at once. If Tyler had known this he would certainly have taken measure to be beforehand. It waa much to be feaied that his obstin ate determination to remain till the last charter waa completed would give thoa who wished for a collision th very opportunity they desired. They were early astir at the Wardrobe on the Haturday morning. Kalph re ported to th piincesa the obstinate mooi m which lis bad lonnd the cap tain of th commons, and the princess warned the king to be patient. Ily half-past eight the lords were assembled, and the party rode down to Westminster to hear mas. The king again commanded Ralph to accompany htm, and again there were muttering and disgueted looks, unknown to the subject of them, at this favor shown to a heretic meddlesome priest. Ralph still wore the russet garb at the desire Of t)i princes; she knew that it was popular, and that it presence near her son would he acceptable to the peasants aa a sign of sympathy with them. Th mayor, Walworth, rode with them at the head of a party of ten or a doaen horsemen, among whom Ralph recognized hi old enemy, Rainham. He saw that the horse wer well armed under their housings, and his heart sank aa he divined what thia meant. They were prepared to encounter the weapons of the peasant. Hi only hope lay in the patience and pacific disposition of the king. At the Pavoy they turned off to the left and rode through th lane toward Smithfleld. Presently they arrived at the wide open market field where the Insurgents lay, and after coasting along for a little aa if to ride past, thy sud denly halted in front of Tylot'a head quarters. Tyler, aeeing tha halt and recogniZ' ing the king, gave hurried orders to hii marshal to put the host In array, and rode forward to learn tha meaning of the visit. The king advanced a few paces to meet him, and, aa before agreed upon expressed aurprise to see so many of blesublects etill there. "What do yonder good people luck?" he asked "Have I notpromined them my letters? Wbv do they not proceed to their homed?" "filre," anwaered Tyler, "they await till the letters are delivered to them, as hath been don with their brethren of Essex." "They shall have them In good time." said th king. "The letters are ordained for them, and shall be sent to them each after' the other as lust as thev are ready. W herefore, irood follow, order them that they de part peaceably to incir nomes, lor i warrant you it is my Aim intent that thev shall have the letter by villages and township a I have promised. It la not meet that thev remain here. "They will not go peaceably, sire without having the letters." "Whorefore not?" cried the king, "Is it that they doubt my promise?" While they talked the royal party had drawn nearer; and a few undis ciollned atragglera on Tyler' side, mona them the wiera looaing janne- nolo Carter of Sturmere, who for some reaeon had lingered behind the men of his township, gathered closer to hear what waa said. H..fnr Tv er conld And words 10 answer the king'a last direct question tl Earl of Ha isbury struck in What!" he cried; "lewd fellow, hoar vou not what the king saye to yonT Will you he bo bold aa to aay that you doubt the king's plighted faith?" "I do not doubt the King laun," Tvler stoutly; "but I grlov iuoly mistrust his consellora, and that with reason." ... It was now Walworth' time to thrust forward. "Ah, you knave!" he shouted, riding In with a threatening gesture, "are you so hardy aa to speak " . I. I -I.- Ll. nnanM?" sucn worus in im Tyler reined his horse back a pace lal.l hla hand on his sword. "In God's name, air mayor," he cried con "what have I said to dis nluase vou? Are you of the king's council?'' . . , . , , '' W.lworth raid nothing, out suuuen- i.. ,i,.u,inr hla sword from under hit cloak, spurred hi horse forward and struck aoreoly at the hardy rebel. The blow took effect between the neck nd shoulder. Tyler was unarmeu, ..,. hit flOCD. OHll IW strength enough to draw and stood on the defensive. . , , .. "Hold!" crlea Uie King, ' v 'It Is not well done." But bla voice . . i... .... fnllnund this WO 10HI in sudden action; If it were liearu u w not heeded. Walworth' horsemen spurred in. and Tyler waa borne from it. hi horse mortally wounded. Kalph Hardelot Involuntarily echoed th king's cry of "Holdl" and motioned them back impetuously as they rushed on Tyler, shouting, "Back! Holdl Did you not hear th king forbid It?" "Ha, meddlesome priest I" cried one of the council, "what have you to do w rpeaxr i mn repeal me King order," re plied Ralph, hotly, "H iaa foul deed, and a perilous. This rash man hath put the king's life in Jeopardy!" "Have a care of your own, meddler!" cried another In a menacing voice. "Yes, truly," cried a third, "thl saucy priest taketh fur too much himself." "Look yonder," cried Ralph, "there they come! Defend the king!" Not more than forty yard off a band of bowmen who had formed Tyler's bodyguard were seen getting ready meir dows. The king meantime sat on hi horse with a perplexed air, lookina ruefully at Tyler and casting doubtful glances at his lord. But the boy had the happy daring of his rave. Hi mind waa quickly mad up. Ralph Harde lot had convinced him of the loyalty of the commons. lie was not ao certain of the fidelity of his noble. With a sudden change of look from indecision to proud command, he cried, "Lords, on your allegiance, none of you follow me! Let me alone!" and be galloped lorwara to the insurgent alone, am your king," he called to them he rode up. "Ye need no captain but me. Depart in ieace to your homes and your letters shall be sent to you." The action vas so unexpected that for a moment all on the king'a side stood still, looking on in wonder and admira tion of the boy' courage. Then when they saw that the rebels offered him no violence they began to move nearer. Ralph was moving with the rest when his arm was rudely grasped, and, turning, he saw the angry countenance of the lord mayor, Walworth, and Hit Richard Rainham behind him. "What I thl 1 hear, scurvy priest?" cried Walworth. "Dare you avow that tha punishment of a rebel is a foul deed" I dare avow," answered Ralph quietly, "that the murder of an un- guaided man in friendly and peaceable conference ia a foul deed in the sight of liod and man." ila! what say you? Have a care I will call yon to account for this.' And he touched hi dagger in angry menace. The irate mayor had ridden his horse near Ralph' aa he spoke. Suddenly Ralph felt another horse hustle rudely between them. Turning, be was aware of the sweep and flash of a (word, and heard the harsh vole of Rainham say, "Why wast words on such a varlet? Ho ia one of hem." The young priest fell to the ground without a word or a cry. His murder was not long unavenged. The horse reared and pranced, and as Rainham leaned over to see the effect of his blow, a wild figure seemed to leap out of the ground at hi horse' feet and a fearful blow from an axe crushed into hla open hemlet. It was Janne quln Caiter; the tatterderoalica bad found iuetice at last. The insurrection was at end. But for the king' prompt and daring action the peasant would undoubtedly have made an effort to avenge the death of their loader. Rut Richard' frank gal lantry disposed them to trust in hi promises, and while they stood irreso lute, and confused by the sudden loss of their bead, debated one with another what they should do, their opportunity wa gone. The royal party drewoff towards the fields, leaving them to de liberate on the king' offer; and mean time Walworth and hi companions galloped into the city for the assistance that had been organized over night, in half an hour they returned with Sir Robert Knolle and ten thousand armed men. The insurgent were still the more numerous body, but they were poorly armed and they had lost their captain. Resistance was useless; many of them threw down their arms at once and slunk away. A goodly number still remained in an attitude of defiance, and Knolles and Walworth were eager to fall upon them and slay, but this the king firmly forbade, and on his reiteiation of hi promises the whele gathering dispersed. How the king' promiiee, whatever his own feelings may have been when the crisis was past, were broken by hi government, how his charters ol man umission were revoked within a fort night and the revocation sanctioned by parliament, how commission were sent Into all of the counties to try all who had been concerned in the rebellion, in what merciless and bloody fashion these commissions were discharged, the particulars of all tlii we must leave the reader to gather from history The policy of pacifying the rebels with fair words and thereafter taking ample vengeance was triumphant. Tyler and Straw and Ball and Kirby, and the thousands of other leis prom inent who suffered the extreme penalty, seemed to have troubled the realm and lost their lives in vain. And yet the hopeof ultimate good which sustained Ralph Hardelot when he began to dis- nair of any fruit from his passionate desire to reach justice through peaceful paths was fulfilled. The charter of freedom were revoked, but the pressure of bondage was shaken loos by this convulsion, and the serfs won gradual ly from the indulgence of their intimi dated matters the freedom which they had tried in vain to achieve by a com prehensive act. The princess, with the faithful Clara Roos, was waiting anxiously for news when the young king burst into the room with flushed cheek and spark ling eye. "Away with your cares, dear moth er," he cried. "My heritage was well igh lost, but I have tins day recovered His mother embraced him fondly, and he began to recount th incident Wl HID UUJ. Among those incident the loss of his young favorite had made but slight impression. He had missed Ralph and had asked what had become of him and learned something of the circumstances, bnt the hurry and fever ol the day had quickly obliterated hi panning anger and regret. He had gone through the tale of his adventures and bis triumphs before the sight of Clara recalled 4his unp'eaMtnt circumstance. "Poor Ralph!" he cried, auddenly becoming grave, "foor Clura! It is a most unhappy chance. ... I would have caused the miscreant to be drawn by wild horses if justice had not been an ticipated." Clara looked up in wondet. "What has happened, fair son,," said the princeus, "to disturb you so?" , He told what he knew. Clara smiled. She was at work on a piece of embroidery and her hand nev-r paused. "Poor Clara," said the ' princess. But both she and her son were too overjoyed to have room in their hearts fer the tender consideration of true pity. "I rejoice," ihe added, "that his brother escaped." Clara still smiled. But suddenly her face became of a deadly pallor, and she threw up her arms with a moan and fell back dead. THE END. , A Cruthing Reply. Referring to the "Pulpit and Pew" question raised by Dr. Horton's In teresting experiment, a North London minister writes: t "I think we ministers rather relish criticism, but we get too little of it."' One rcalla in thia connection the story of the young minister walking home with one of the elders after the deliverance of his first sermon. After some momenta' silence the latter ob served t ' ' "You were not long." "I am very glad to bear yon say so," replied the youthful cleric; "I was afraid I was tedious." '"Oh," wa the crushing reply, "you were tedious." Westminster Gazette. Tht Marrying Age. Tl marrying age, according to eta tistics, i steadily advancing. This accounts, perhaps, for another fact, that women are beginning to look younger and more girlish in the shady twenties and the early thirties than they used to do. Twenty-five yeaie ago a woman of 82 who was unmarried would have been regarded aa a hopeless tld maid. Now she is quite a gitl at that age and her marriage is still thought of. If we continue to grow old in thl leisurely fashion the very name "old maid" will disappear from our vocabulary, if indeed it hag not done so alieady. Speaking of Royalty. Damocles had been invited to dine with the ing of Syracuse. On taking his seat he instantly saw the sword hanging by a hair above his head. "1 suppose," he said to the king, "you call that the hair apparent." Dionysius, pretending to see no humor in the remark, replied: "I don't know about that, my boy, but if it falls upon your head it will make some crown prints." This shows that the ancients weie not averse to joking, even under trying circumstances. New York Time. Trill Philosophy. Few men are better known in the dowa town district of New York than James Reiliy, the man who ia almost an exact counterpart of the late General Grant. Mr. Reilly waa long connected with a leading navigation company and is very wealthy. He is now arranging to buy three hearses, which will be for i the free use of the funerals of poor per sons, "for," says he, "nothing so .en rages me as to hear of an undertaker grabbing the last penny of a poor woman for the burial of her husband or child." ''' - Embarrassing, A Missouri editor ia responsible for the assertion that at a recent church entertainment in his town the master of ceremonies made the announcement that "Miss Bates will sing, 'O! That I Had an Angel's Wings That I Might Rise and Fly,' accooipanied by the minister." Chicago Chronicle. ' First Woman to Win Scholarship. Mies Helen E. Wallace, a brilliant student at the Melbourne, Australia, university, has been awarded the Shakespeare scholarship of 150 pounds. Thia is the most important scholar ship in the gift of fhe university, and it has never .before been won by a woman. Unification. "Sectional lines are vanishing. Soon there will be no north, no south, no eaet, no west!" "Yes; I suppose it only a question of time until they get up a corporation biir enough to own the whole country." Puck. Bath's Surprise, Beth was delighted with her aunt's now changeable spring gown. "Oh, mama I" she exclaimed, excitedly, "the color of Aunt Mary's new silk dree are all extemporaneous!" Judge. Th Largest Dome. The largest dome in the world is that of the Lutheran church at Warsaw. Its Interior diameter is 200 feet. That of the British museum library is 130 feet. The Vanishing Weight "This trunk Is overweight." "Now look here, let me give - you a tip" "On, very well, then, in that case it isn't." Indianapolis News. EVENTS OF THE DAY FROM THE FOUR QUARTER8 OF THE WORLD. A Comprehensive Review of the Important Happening of ihe Past Week, Presented In a Condensed Form, Which Is Most Likely U prove of Interest to Our Many Ruckr A- German electrician has invented a wireless telephone. It Is believed that the disturbances in Panama are neatly at an end. More injunctions have been issued against the striking West Virginia coal miners. ' Fire at the Leavenworth, Kan., pen itentiary destroyed 120,000 worth of property. Seven firemen were seriously injured by an explosion while fighting fire at Pittsburg. One of the tribes of Indians in Indian Territory Is giving the authorities much trouble. The Nicaraguan government has com muted the sentence of Russell Wilson, the Ohio doctor who was captured with a revolutionary party. Serious rioting occurred at a New Jersey primary election. One man was killed and a number seriously wounded, besides many minor injuries. In a riot at Pottsville, Pa., between non-union men i.nd strikers, one man was killed and five badly injured The dead man and all those injured were non-union. Demonstrations continue in France against the closing of Catholic schools. Automobile devotees in England find themselves badly handicapped by strin gent speed laws. Preparations for the coronation are in full swing' but there i a noticeable lack of enthusiasm. A fight with horsethieves in Okla homa resulted in the wounding and capture of several of the gang. .. Cholera in Egypt is spreading rapid ly. Many of the victims are attacked in the streets and die in a few minutes. A passenger and freight train collid ed in the yards at Cheyenne, Wyoming, resulting in the injury of half a dozen passengers. .. .. : .,,,. The president has approved the find ings of the court martial in the case of Major Glenn, but disapproves the ac tion in the Cook case. ' Three soldiers were seriously injured at Fort Douglas, Utah, by the horses attached to a gun which they were handling running away. Ten fishermen lofct their live in a gale on Fraser river, B. C. Cholera'basbroken out afresh in Manila, a number of new cases being reported. James Jeffries knocked out Bob Fitz simmons in the eighth round in a fight at San Francisco. ( . . . ' Chicago messenger went on strike for more pay. Telpgrams are being de livered through the mail. 2 Aix-la-Chappelle, a town in Ger many, will hereafter celebrate Ameri can independence day by hoisting the American flag. There is much anxiety among British cabinet officials over the king' con dition. Many believe he will not be able to stand the coronation. Acting Secretary Ryan has ordered a temporary withdrawal of the tract in Eastern Oregon recommended by 'com missioner Hermann and Superintendent Ormaby. Two hundred person were drowned by the capsizing of a steamer on West river, China. , , ; There is not a great deal of interest being taken in the coming coronation of King Edward. The bodies of the Cebu, Philippine teachers have been found, thus ion firm ing the fears that they bad been mas sacred. Extensive preparations are being made fot the joint navy and army ma neuvers at the entrance to Long Island sound. The secretary of the interior fhaa re ceived samples of an alleged cure for leprosy, which will be fowarded to Honolulu for a test. . Tracy has again disappeared and, as K result, reports are being sent to the officers from various, places as to his whereabouts. One repot t has him at Salem. , ' . From February 4, 1899, to April 30, 1902, there were 2,150 engagements, of more or less eerionuiieeB, between American troops and the enemy in the Philippines. The United States cruiser Albany has sailed for Stockholm, Sweden. v Serious religious riots are reported in several French cities. More trouble ia expected. Capt. M. I. Smith, the Bret man who stretched wires across the state of Wis consin, is still living in Topeka, Kan. Chicago chemists have Invented a process for making wall paper stronger that promises to revolutionize the in dustry. The largest stockholder nthe United States Steel Company, "Mr. Cutler," is John D. Rockefeller, not Andrew Carnegie; hi dividend is (1,000,000 annually. 8HAKEN BY EARTHQUAKE8. California Town Experience Violent Shocks and People arc Terror.Strfckea. Lompere, Cal., July 30.' Lompere valley experienced a severe earthquake ehockat 10:55 last night. At that time a violent shock wa felt which lasted fully 30 seconds, and waa so severe that dishes, clocks, bouse plants, etc., were thrown from shelves, and furnitnra and other article npset. The people were stricken with terror and ran from their houses, some feaiing to return, as other light shocks continued for several hour afterward. Another heavy shock waa felt at 5 i.. M., and one at 11 A. M. A large water tank wa knocked over, the earth cracked at many different place and tha Santa Yens river bed slightly changed at places. The direct disturbance seemed to be of local nature. . la Santa Barbara County. Santa Barbara, Cal., July 30. At 11:03 o'clock last night Santa Barbara county wa visited by the most severe earthquake shock experienced in years. Only a slight tremor waa felt here, but in other place considerable property was destroyed. The center of the dis turbance appear to have been at the Carreaga oil field near Los Alamos. Two 1 ,500-barrel tank containing 175,000 gallon of oil were completely wrecked and the contents became a total loss. Buildings were cracked and some minor damage suffered. The total loss sustained by the oil company will be about $20,000. At Harris station an old creek which has been dry for years began flowing a stream two feet deep and 18 feet wide. At Los Alamo furniture and dishes were broken but no lives loet. . Reports from Lompoc and Santa Maria state that several severe shocks were felt there at the same hour, but little damage waa done. A slight shock was felt here at half past five this evening. - Tanks of Oil Destroyed San Lftis Obispo. Cal., July 30 Two distinct earthquake shocks were experienced in this place last night. The first and heaviest of the two oc curred at 10:57 P. M. and had a dura tion of five seconds. The . second oc curred at 5 :19 this morning and lasted three seconds. The general direction of the disturbance was east and west. At the Western : Union Oil Company's wells on the Careaga ranch, two tanks containing 28,000 barrels of oil were de strayed by tbe first disturbance. Heaviest Strack Ever Felt Santa Maria, Cal.. July 30. A heavy shock of earthquake waa felt here at 10:50 last night. The vibration were from east to west and lasted 45 seconds. The waves were a steady sway. Old timers say it was the heaviest shock ever felt here. THREE 8TATES 8HAKEN. Extensive Earthquakes Felt fa Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota, Omaha, Neb., July 30, An earth qnake shock, which waa general over portions of Nebraska, Western Iowa and ' South Dakota, occurred shortly before 1 o'clock today. The seismic disturbances were felt at a Isrge nun ber of towns in the thrto state, and lasted from 10 to 15 seconds. No damage has been reported thus far, although tbe shock was sufficient to rattle dishes and affect bell tower in some places. Yankton, 8. D., report a shock ol 12 seconds' duration; Santoe agency, in Northern Nebraska, reports the occurrence of a quake, and Battle Creek, Neb., was shaken for 20 seconds. The disturbance was more plainly felt at tbe latter place than at any other which has thus far reported. In this city the shake was barely discernible, and few . people knew of such a thing. MARE ISLAND DRYDOCK. Dispute With Me Contractors Is Settled and Work Will Now treeed, Washington, July 30. The Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Company, which has the contract for building a drydock at the Mare Island navy yard, has decided to comply with certain requirements im posed by the government and will pro ceed with the work. Several month ago a controversy arose between the government and the company over cer tain shoring that the navy department insisted should be made by the com pany. The latter refused to perform the work and the matter waa. referred to the department of justice, which de cided that the demands of the depart ment were reasonable under the con tract. Today, Admiral Endicott, chief of the bureau of yards and docks, re ceived word from the company that it had decided to yield its contentions. For several montns during the dispute work was suspended upon the dock, which ia about one-fourth completed. Messenger Boys Win Their Strike. Chicago, July SO. The strike of the Illinios district messenger boys, which has hampered the telegraph companies in the delivery of their messages and caused great annoyance to brokers and business men throughout the city, was settled at a late hour tonight. By the settlement the boys will receive in creased wages and extra pay for over-' time. . Venice I Careful Now. Venice, July 29. A technical com mittee haa ordered the demolition of the Santo Stefano clock tower, which has shown sign of collapse. Several honees have also been ordered to be de molished and other precautionary meas ures have been taken. Three hundred thousand volumes of the library in the ducal 'palace are being removed, a danger is feared to the back facade of the palace. MWS OP THE STATE ITEM 8 OF INTEREST FROM ALL PART8 OF OREGON. Commercial and Financial Happenings of Inv portance A Brief Review f the Growth and Improvements of the Many Industries Tfirougheut Our thriving Commonwealth Uteet Market Report. About 60 Indian war ' veteran of Soothers Oregon held a reunion at Medford last week. r A postoffice ha been established at Cecil,, Morrow county, on the route from Douglas to Ella, The sand taken out by the dredge on the lower Columbia haa been proven to ne rich enough to more than pay the expense of handling it. Benton county's annual school report show that the school population of that county has increased from 2,438 to 2,580 during the past 'year.. The timbermen of Dallas and vicin ity have organized an association for the purpose of mutual protection and defense of the timber claim filed on by them at Oregon City last week, when a township was thrown open. A coal strike that promises to make no little stir in that section has been made near Asbestos, in -the northern part of Jackson county, where the Southern Pacific has been developing a prospect. The vein is six feet wide. The postoffice at Antone, Wheeler county, has been moved one mile to the southwest. The office at Croy, Gilliam county, haa,. been moved six miles to the southwest, and the office at Olene, Klamath county, is moved a short distance to the south. The annual report of the register bt the Oregon City land district, compris ing 14 counties, gives the total area of the land surface at 7,565,250 acres. Only 698,469 acres of unappropriated land remain in the district, and 161,190 acres of thia is not yet surveyed. The farmers of the Rock Point neigh borhood, in the Waldo Hills, have formed an association for the purpose of pooling their crops. The success of the grain pools the past two years, by which they received 4 to 6 cents per bushel more than those outside the pool, haa given them great confidence in this plan of disposing of their crops. ' A project ia on foot to put in a first class waterworks at Dallas. Marion and Umatilla countiee renoit a decrease in the school population. J. A. Beattie, president of the state normal school at Weston, has resigned to accept a position in the East. T, , I ' . n. i . . . . . i ..ill... u iiariTiMTK wn. i k. . ting their fall town grain. Both the fall and spring sown wheat will yield well. i The state fair this year promises to be one ot tbe most successful ever held. Many special features have been se cured. The French bark Aie, which cap sized at Portland last January, ha been completely repaired and has sailed from that port with a full cargo. The Annual rannrt tf thn nnhliA school of Yamhill conntv attAwa total school population of 4,775, as compares witn a year ago. Ihe average attendance also fell off. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla. eiaeSc for ni-w crop; 6465c for old ; valley, 65c; Diuestem, ootgottc. : . Barley-$17.75 for "old, 16.60 for new crop. ; Flour Best Erodes. 13.05(33.60 iter barrel; graham, 2. 95 3.20. Milletuff Bran, I616 per ton; middlings. 121.50: short. 18: chop, 16. Oats No.l white. 11.1501.20 :. 1.0591.10. Hay Timothy. 112(315: clow (7.50(310; Oregon wild hay, 66 per ton.'' Potatoes Beet Burbanka. 75(385c percental; ordinary, 50c per cental. grower prices; sweets, $2.252.60 per cental ; new potatoes, lc. Butter Creamery. 20021c: dairv 1618c; store, 15 16c. Eggs 2021)$c for Oregon. Cheese Full cream, twin. 18U (S13c;YoungAmerica, 1314c; fac tory prices, la iJicles. , i Poultry Chicken, mixed. I3.60O 4.60; hens, 4.005.60 per dozen, HOllMc per ponnd : spring's. 11(8 llXc per pound, $2.6004.60 per doz en; ducks, $2.600 3.00 per dozen: tur keys, live, 13014c, dressed, ISOlQc per ' pound; geese, $4.0005.00 per dozen. Mutton Urosa. 2(ddc cernonnri! dressed, 6c per pound. Hoes Gross; 6ic: dressed. 7071ie per pound. Veal 7 8c per pound. ' Beef Gross, cowa. 303Wr: steera. 3M4Kc; dressed, 78c per pound. Hop 16017c; new crop 17018c. Wool Vallev.l2W(aiS:Kiu,rrn fir. gon, 8014c: mohair, 26026c ponnd. Yale university gave degrees to a class of 650. Plans for a Chinese vol unteer mission were announced. A Chicago dispatch says that the fear of a bituminous miners' strike is caus ing coal dealers and railroads to store thousands of tons a a reserve supply. The will of very Eev. E. A. Hoffman, dean of the general theological cciiii nary of New York, disposes of an estate estimated at $12,000,000 to $15,000 -000,