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,