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VOL. XIX.
8T. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1902.
NO. 37.
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MISS MILNE AND I.
CU AFTER 11-Contliiued.
"My Ufa. aa you knew, waa wrecked
when I waa a llttla mora than a child,
Md t and my boy war left high and
dry, away from tha world and all It
Mtnpathlee and low; and all I car
ried wltb ma Into thl deanrt of demo
lition waa my poverty and a feeling of
roiontment agalnit a world that
' nrked ma out for no fault of my own,
I WM growing contented with my lot
tod willing to aniua oy u, wnen aim
rfnlv fellow-being croaaed my path
willing and anxloua to sympathize
with ma. He doea armpathlxa. and
mora than that, ha awakene feeling
nd longing I thought dead, bnt
which Instead of being daad, had but
fcon Ilka amoldering dra gathering
lift and vigor; and ao In tba apace of
ens ihort month I Bnd that I am down
imong tha world again, tld by a bond
that I cannot break to a man who la
II unconclou of tha fact that wher-
erer he goe a woman a heart and aoui
go wltb him.
"Now. what am I to dot Am I to ba
born again, aa It ware, but to dla
i.InT Am I to auffsr calmly and el
lntlr when I know that the aenond
state of thla woman muat ba worae
than tha nrat or. rawer, ma tniro
worne than tha aecondt Tell ma that.
Dr. Klgly!H aha aprang to bar feet,
d before I could reply, continued:
'That entraordlnary race of people
known at the rellgloua world aay that
materiel are made In heaven, and I
uppoae they would aay that tha evi
dence of aurh a heavenmde match
would ba In the yearning of one heart
after another: but auppoaa that the
teaming la all on tha one aide, and
that on tha alda of the woman, whoee
tongue aoclety and eoclal lawg bave
tied; what, then. I ahe to do: la abe
to yarn on until death rellevea her?"
"I fear ao." waa tha only reply !
rotild make, and after a moment
added. "There eeema no other course
open for her, and after all. Mint Milne,
men have the name thing to rear ana
ometlmea auffer."
She (topped before me and said
Vftv dladalnfully. "Men! Ment"
"'Love of man'e llfe'a a thing apart.
Tla wonan'a whole existence."
"But the cruel Injustice of It to the
woman la not the only mlaerable pert
of the ljualneaa: there' tha man to be
thought of. I ba to be allowed to
throw away unknowingly tba treaanre
of aurh love without a proteatt He
hi aown aeed of klndnea on good
anil, and ahall the frolt be ungathercd
tlmplv because the man doea not know
It 1 therer
Mlaa Milne, a aha flnlahed thl
Question, "topped her angry, etctted
wlk Jut In front of ma, and I looked
tin at her and aaw her large eye
bloodshot and angry, her face carrying
tn expression of filed determination
nd rapacity for anything;, good or
bnd. aa the caae might be. I would
hv plttled her If t could but I could
net That he wa Buffering aevereiy
Oire could ba no doubt, but there waa
an entire abaenca of that aorrowftil ap
preciation of aorrow that call rortn
pity,
I longed for the Interview to close.
Suddenly the thought flashed aero
' mymlnd: "Doea ahe expect me to do
anything, and If ao. what? Am I to
go and plead with thla man. who ha
reawakened her love; and then, who
I her
"I understand. M1 Milne. tht thl
man of whom you have been apeaklng
I unconaclou of the fact that you love
him?"
She had walked to tha table now
nd eat down and burled her head In
her arm folded before her. Without
looking up, ana repuea: aii bdiw
clou."
"I don't quite understand what you
expert of me. I cannot go and plead
with thl man. Do you ee anything I
can do for you?"
"No. you can do nothing. I auppoe:
none but the Almighty can, and He
wont."
"nut do you think yon are Justified
n taking It ao much to heart! Other
women hrve "
"Other women! I am not a pther
women are,. Dr. Rlgby. Tha amount
of a woman'a devotion la the meaaure
ef her aorrow: they cannot love a 1
do, nor artifice themselve aa I
would, and therefore they can not feel
I do."
8he roae from her chair to go, and !
wan heartily glad. A h drew on her
liabby glove. I ald. by way of break
ing a alienee that waa eiceedlngly un
comfortable: "Such a power of mak
ing or marring Uvea ought not to ba
given to men: there are few of u cap
able of using It aright, none of ua, per
hana. if i ,
"Ye," aha broke In with lntene In
terest, "what would you do If you were
In hi position?"
"(lod forbid that I ahould aver he!
W I did And myself there, I think I
should conclude that It waa better that
woman' suffered for a time, for sor
row of that -order never lasts, than
that two Uvea ahould ba ruined by
nch a union." . '
"And inch ipeech would ba quit
character! tlc. not of you In paTtlcu
'r, porhapa, but of all yeur noble
ft," ah replied. In a hard metallic
voice, and looking atralght at me aa
he walked to the mantle piece. "And
a for whaj you aay about such sor
fw being only temporary, you are
inlte mistaken, and you may some day
lmve aome proof of It I don't aay that
this aorrow lasts forever, any more
than a man that loae hla foothold on
the mountalnalde la forever falling. but
the effect of that aorrow lasts forever,
tha man' broken neck doe. You
fnnk of a woman'a fall aa though It
r slow and continuous. lntead of
"dden and certain. You'll see," he
"nld, as she walked determinedly to
the door and speaking with her back
lo me. "I'll not be the shuttlecock of
circumstance twloa without doing my
wst to upset what you call the divine
pfder of thing." When he reached
the door she turned round and aald
Main with terrlbla aatlra, "Tha dl-
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vlna order of things!
waa gone.
Ha! Hal" and
CHAPTER III.
"How well you're looking, sir, an
nun rat, tool" aald my good old
housekeeper, a abe put down the
iat parcel In the ball, si week sub
aeouent to the events last recorrtnil
I had Just returned from my holiday
no siooa oy tne side of my "locum
tenena," who appeared aulte aa hamtv
to relinquish her charge as Ann wall
10 aee me back.
Two hours after I closed the door on
poor Lark, who loft tha house, aa he
said, without a regret, and then I went
into tbe dining room again and rang
ior Ann.
well, Ann. and what news have
youT how did you Ilka Mr. Lark?'
"Pretty well, sir: he waa very funnv
ttoout ma rood."
"Did the patient like him?"
"Home of them. air. He wasn't oulte
iiko a ooctor; he waa too big and too
merry; he used to laugh ao loud and
sit on the aide of the bed Instead of
In a chair. One woman told me be
whistled aa he went upstairs,"
What very wicked thing to do!
Ha any one left?"
"Ye; that woman with the broken
leg aent for another doctor, because
Di. Lark called twice without looking
at her tongue or feellna- her Dulse
eitner time."
Old fool! nut have you seen much
or Miae MIlneT"
"I have only aeen her twice." Bhe
came a fortnight ago, the night your
letter came, In which you told me
about the young lady. I read that last
sentence to her, and ahe got up and
went away at once, quite altered like
just aa thoitKh you had no right to fall
In love! Then abe came In a week
afterward and Ixir, air, you never aaw
such a change!"
"What sort of change?"
"Her dress waa quite different not
s bit Ilk her all bright ribbons, and
flowers tn her hnt; she laughted all
the time and talked so loud aa never
was. Bhe said ahe had a young man
outside, and wrs going to a music hall.
She aald she bad wasted all her life
nqd had no fun, but now she waa go
ing to be quite different, and enjoy
herself. She waa exceedingly rude to
me. sir"
How do you mean rude?"
Well, ahe said I was an old fool to
hang around here and make my life
miserable; and she said a great many
other things which I prefer not .to re
peat, sir. and Ann drew herself up
Ith dignity. "When she left I ran to
the kitchen window and watched her
going up the street with her young
man, and It wa dreadful! Bhe
laughed and talked that wild every
body was a-tarlng '
It la Indeed very strange Ann, after
what we know of her almost Incredl
hie"
Yes. sir." broke In Ann: "and after
the way she nursed you" The bell
rang and Ann left me to my content'
platlona of thla new and strange de
parture of my whilom nurse,, friend
and constant mystery.
In a week I had settled down to
work again, and had not seen Miss
Milne, nor bad I thought much of her.
Men are proverbially selfish, and Just
at thla time I had abundant reason for
cultivating that unchristian tendency.
I had left my heart In the country: It
was stolen there, or rather, found Its
altar, and stnyed to worship: I came
back but halt myself, and that tbe
lesser half.
One evening I had walked past Miss
Milne's shop to ace a patient, and on
y way home I went In to see her.
There waa no one In the shop when
I entered, and I had time to glance
around: In a moment I saw that the
whole appearance of the place had
hanged. Untidiness reignea every
where, papers were lying all over the
counter, the shelve, where of old the
stork of tobacco and cigars had been
aranaed so neatly and tidily were
now. but for dust ana runoisn, empry.
Presently the door opened very slight
ly and through tne cram, out wunoui
Inaklnc some one shouted:
"Who'e there? What no you wantr
Twaa the voice of Miss Milne, bnt
terribly changed. It had been a soft
voice; now It waa narsn ana unmusical.-
.
It's I, Doctor Rlgby. out aoni let
m rflaturh vnn "
"Oh vou. 1 It? Will you come in. i
am quite alone."
And I went in, ana tne room i iuu"
had shared the fata of the shop. It
had always been barely furnished, but
never untidy; now to tne poverty w
.Mail dirt and disorder: soiled cups
nd o ate covered tne taoie; in me
fenriar there stood unwashed- sauce-
nana, a frvlng pan. and othpr cooking
utensils. The room had evidently been
neither swept nor dustea tor many
a8MlM Milne herself was a striking
contrast to her former self. There waa
about her person an air or wnun. u.n
It was vulgar wrath: ber dres waa of
ta.hinnnhi cut. but the colors were
loud, and there was the uperabund
ance of ribbon that Ann had noticed.
She wore much jewelry of questionable
value. From the fact that her hat
waa on and one glove, I gathered that
she waa going out.
"I am afraid that I have come In at
an Inconvenient time." I aald, after
shaking hand with her.
"Oh, no, tnanK your i am
. iron May I offer you aomo-
thlng? Thera la wine or brandy In the
cupboard." . . -,H
Mechanically T'Tl
was too aDBoroeu iu
was doing or saying. .....
"I oe you are a on mvdu.
"Indeed I am." ' ' .
"nut I told you I had Been shuttle
cock long enough, and wa going w
join tha battledore brigade .
"I know you did; but I did
It aerlously. I had marked out a dif
ferent career for you
Everyboay nss me uom.-, i w
erve." ...
"Then you win rigm
"H I am wrong."
MISS Milne. l'o VOU Arln,,ot. hln1
mom in any aouot or that? Are you
happy tell ma that?" ,
Which me do you mean the new
ona I am cultlyalng, or tha remnants
of the old not aulte deed?"
"I mean tha old one, tha Ills Mlln
i anew.
"Oh, I don't trouhle much about
her; she wo a decided failure a mis-
taga an round."
"I did not flDl her ao; I respected
and looked up to ber,"
"That may be, but you had not her
life to put up with. No, Doctor Rlgby,
i am anerea. in a wore aerlous, less
bantering tone, she continued: "I do
not want to dlscuas the matter, I an
romaklng my bed, and I shall have to
lie in it, and no ona else."
"nut If that bed should Drove a nn
comfortible as I think It will, dont
you think your friend will share tha
orrow of It?"
They'll get Just the reflection, nee.
naps, out no more, and that they'll
aoon get over. You will, certainly,
now you have something else to think
ADOUt.
I guessed to what she referred, and
regretted the allusion, knowing how
dangerous the topic of ona woman's
engagement Is to another,
Nothing can happen to me that will
o absorb my thought as to render
your prospects other than a matter of
great an let r.
Indeed! What a good hand you are
at making set speeches! When did yon
return rrom the country?
"About a week since: but my time
naa ueen runy occupied.
"Tie too bad to dwell upon that:
there was a time when you would not'
I was younger then, much younger.
nut, seriously, I did not mean any
thing. Would It Be very rude to ask
you whera you are going?"
"Not at all: I am going to tha the
ater with a friend."
It wa obvious that no good could ha
dona by remaining, so I took my hat
and turned to go,
Then I altered -by mind and went
beck to ber and held out my band. A
hook hers, I said ' ocod-by; I do
hope you will stop thl before It I too
late. You can't think how anxloua I
am about you
"You need not be, Doctor Rlgby: I
am not one to be very raah in my
movements, and things done deliber
ately are not easily undone. Good
ulght"
Aa I turned the handle of the door I
heard from the pavement outside the
sound of hurrying feet, and as I opened
It some one said: "At last! at last!
I began to think you were never '
He did not finish the aentence, but
upon aeelng me turned and walked
sway, evidently a good deal disgusted
He waa young and well dressed, not
exactly of the "elegant vacuum" order,
although there was more than a trace
of that strain In him.
'Oh! you are the victim are you?
And I dare aay you think you are lead
ing her. Instead of being led yourself
by the nose, young man," I thought to
myself aa I wandered sadly homeward
Ah! well. I only hope aha will bo a
little merciful to you
(To b ccuunued.)
! Thing That May
! Intareat Vast
Madame Janauscheck, the actress, i
very ill at Saratoga, tba result of a sec
ond stroke of paralysis.which ha affec
ted ber whole left aide.
Ex-Congressman Stephenson of Mich
igan has dropped out of politic and
employ all hi time on hi farm of
1,000 acres, which is one of tba finest
In the state. ,
Mrs. Carter H. Harrison, wife of the
mayor of Chicago baa written a book of
fairy tales.
M. Raffaelli, an impressionist artist
of Paris, rays he baa discovered a ays-
tern of painting with solid sticks of oil
color, giving all tha effect of pastel
drawings and aim solidarity of texture
He claims that it will revolutionise the
whole system of painting and greatly
impiiiy me ar.
Steps are being taken in Dumfries to
commemorate tbe centenary o( Thomas
Aird, tbe Scottish writer of prose and
verra. Aird was a fellow student and
lifelong friend of Carlyle, and during
bis life lie wa intimately associated
with many other notable men of letters.
Among other arrangements in connec
tion with the centenary a bust of tha
poet by John Hutchinson, R. 8. A
will be placed in tne vettioui or the
Dumfries library.
Rev. Frank H. Rosa, a chaplain in
tha United Ktatai navy, bears a strong
semblance to Admiral - Dewey. Ha
and bis wifa were in Wilkesbarre, fa.,
recently and tha rumor got abroad that
the admiral wa in town. Mr. and Mr.
Roae took a trolley ride in tbe after
noon and were foil lowed by such a
crowd that it wa necessary for aome
one to announce that he waa not the
dmiral, and that the demonstration
waa annoying, men me visitors were
left in peace.
Juit Around th Cemtr.
A tall, green sort of well-dressed in
dividual walked into an East End place
the other day, where they were talking
oolitic in a high key, and, stretching
h iin eel f np to hi full height, exclaimed
in a loud voice:
"Whera are the Socialists? Show
,. . ii.. 3 r.ii
me a socialist, geniiemen, aau x n
how yon a liarl"
In an instant a man atood before tha
inquirer in a warlike attitude and ex
claimed: .
"I am a Socialist, Birr
'You are?"
"Yee, ir; I am."
"Well, sir, lust step around the cor
ner with me, and I'll show you fel
low who said I couldn't find a Social
ist. Ain't he a liar, I should like ta
know?" '
Tw feints ef Vltw.
She How terrible it must ba for a
great linger to realise that ahe has lost
ber voice.
Ua Ye. And how much more ta-
rlble for her audience when aha doesn't
realise it.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import
' ant Happenings of tbe past Week.
' Presented la Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Readers.
M, Combe, tbe French premii
is to
resign.
Rossland, B, C, baa been visited by
a so.uuu nre.
Third district California Republicans
have renominated Coombs lor congress.
King Edward has gone on a cruise to
Hcotland. Tbe time of bia return i in
definite.
Parcel post arrangement have been
concluded between thtip country and
bngmnd.
John C. Bullitt, a prominent Phila
delphia attorney, closely identified
with public affairs, i dead,
Great vein of rich iron ore are re
ported to have been discovered at
Vadso, in the province ofTromaoe,
Norway.
Experiments in wireless telephoning
bave been suoceselully carried on be
tween eassnitz and Kolberg, Germany,
a distance of 105 miles.
The funeral of General Frans Sigel
waa held in New York Sunday, For
three hours the body lay in state, and
fully 10,000 people filed past and
viewed the ionising.
. The Ohio leigslature baa convened in
special session to enact law to pro
vide for the government of municipal
itie and to restore lost jurisdiction to
the supreme court, these matters hay
ing been rendered chaotic by the action
of that court during tbe early summer.
An edict has been issued in China
ordering that the murder of an English
missionary named Lewie and an Aus
tralian missionary named Bruce, be
punished. Tbe government expresses
great regret at tbe occurrences and
promises to make reparation. - ,-
Practically all the coronation visitors
have left London. j
Insurgents are reported to be still
making progresajn Colombia
The American Can company will
erect a great plant in Portland. ,
Professor Jenka, tbe special commis
sioner, aay our trade standing in tbe
Orient is excellent.
The rumor that Archbishop Ireland
will be made a cardinal in the near fu
ture has been revived.
rive gubernatorial candidates are
striving for lavor of the Republican
state convention of California.
The sultan has issued an imperial
order commanding that tha demanda
made by tbe United States be conceded
In the naval maneuver off tbe Mas
sachusetts coast tha attacking squadron
was "destroyed" by the defending
fleet.
Cbsrle L. Fay ha been arrested at
Portland and taken to Wisconsin,
charged with obtaining money under
false pretenses.
Chicago messenger boy are on a
strike.
A thousand more Boer prisoners have
just sailed from 8t. Helena to South Af
rica.
E. H. Harriman, president of tbe
Southern Pacific road, is to be elected
president of the Wells Fargo Express
company.
Reports from Simla, British India,
state that the plague mortality in that
country is increasing at the rate of
1,000 weekly.
The Staakburger Zeitung says Gen
eral Von Goesler, Prussian minister of
war, ha resigned his post. He was ap
pointed in 1896.
Nin men were killed at Wilmington',
Del., by a pulp mill explosion.
The anthracite coal mine operators
declare they will not give in ' or make
any concessions. . .
Five non-union, workmen were shot
from ambush at Scranton, Pa. No
one wa fatally hurt.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw, in
a speech at Morrisville, Vt., alleged
that he was not opposed to tariff revis
ion in moderation. -
Judge Jackson of Parkersburg, W.
Va., haa released John I. Gehr of
Coloiado, the last of the miner serving
sentences for contempt of court.
Japan will not claim the Midway
Inlands, but will turn them over to the
United States: she disclaim an; in
terest further than the . protection of
Japanese Inhabitants.
Vancouver, B. C, is having a sugar
war, tbe beet sugar people of Germany
having put sugar on the market in
competition with the local refinery, and
cut the price nearly half a cent. ,
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
haa just celebrated bia 72d birthday. '
Patrick Sharp, a striking miner, wa
hot and killed at Nesquehonlng, Pa.
R. Remington, a prominent society
man, suicided at Newport, taking the
pistol route.
Cholera continue to spread in Man
churia, China, and isolated cases have
been reported in Siberia.
Large number of Chinese are arriv
ing in Mexico, and the majority will
probably find their way into this country-
BEEP TO Bfj CHEAPER.
Banner Cora Crop of Country will Lower
Prices, Wilson Think.
Washington, Aug. 27. "If no dam
aging frost occnr during the next 80
day," aaid Secretary Wilson of tba ag
ricultural 'department, "there will be
the greatest corn crop harvested tbis
country ever saw. With this crop ma
tured within the next month, and feed
ing to begin about tbe first of Septem
ber, I feel confident that within three
month you will aee some reduction in
the price el beef." Secretrsy Wilson
explain that the loss of Australian
mutton ha increased the demand for
American beef, and that the Americans
themselves are becoming the greatest
beef eaters In tbe world. He adds:
"Despite this increased consumption
and foreign demand, I still believe that
our large corn crop turned into beef
will bring down tbe price of that article
of food."
VISIT PORTLAND NEXT FALL.
Preparations Now Under Way for Presi
dential Trip to the Coast.
San Francisco, Aug. 27. United
State Senator A. G. Foster, of Wash
ington, who is in this city, i authority
for the statement that President Roose
velt and family will visit the Coast
next fall, and will remain in San Fran
cisco for at least three days. Senator
Foster is here on his way to Honolulu,
where he will meet other member of a
committee appointed to look into affair
of tbe crown lands. He expects the
arrival of Senator Mitchell today.
In speaking of the intended visit of
the president to San Francisco and
tbe coast in general, Senator Foster
stated that affairs are at present being
arranged for the proposed trip. The
president will visit, during bis tour,
all cities by the way of Washington
and Montana, aud will return via the
Union Pacific.
Hunt Bear In North Carolina.
Ashevilie, N. C, Aug. 27 When
President Roosevelt visits Ashevilie in
September he will be given a bear hunt
in the mountains under tbe leadership
of "Big Tom" Wilson, who is said to
be the champion bear hunter of the
state. :
OUR ARMY BEST IN THE WORLD.
Lord Wolsclcy, of England, Compliments
America! Boya la Bloc.
London, Ang. 27. Replying to
correspondent who asks Field Marshal
Lord Woleeley if the report was correct
that he had described "the American
army aa the best in the world," the
Field Marshal writes that he believes
the quotation accurately describes that
army. -
Trying to Quit the Trust.
Spokane, Wash., Ang. 27. A com
mittee of lead mine owners has been
appointed to investigate the practica
bility of erecting independent smelters
at Spokane and Denver It is said tbe
western lead miners bave been unable
to get fair dealing from the lead trust,
and now propose to manufacture their
own product aud market it. The men
in the new deal produce 45 per cent of
tbe lead mined in the United States
The Spokane smelter would use ores
from Republic and the Couer d'Alenea.
Oood Haul for Amateurs.
Aberdeen, S. D., Aug. 27. Consid
erable excitement haa been caused here
over the robbery of the First National
bank of this city during the night. It
is evident that there were several men
in the gang, as the amount taken, 3,
800, was all in silver coin. . The safe
containing most of the bank's cash was
untouched. From the appearance of
the work done by the cracksmen it is
conclusive that tbey were amateurs.
Will Name Archbishops.
Rome, Aug. 27. Cardinal Gotti, the
new prelect ot tne propaganda, nas
convoked the congregation of the prop
aganda for Sept. 1, when among other
business to come up will be the ap
pointment ol a coadjutor with the right
ot succession to the Archbishop of San
FrancifCO, and the nomination of an
Archbishop of New York.
The Mollneaux Case Again.
New York, Aug. 27 General Edward
Molineaux, father of young Mollneaux,
who was convicted of the murder of
Mr. Kate Adams, say he baa absolute
proof of the innocence of hia son The
general declines to say what his de
tective werk to save his son from the
gallows has brought forth. -
Successor to Cambon.
Paris, Aug. 25. The correspondent
ot the Associated Press was informed
at the foreign office that the successor
of Jules Cambon as French ambassador
at Washington haa not yet been ap
pointed, but that M. Jusserand, the
French minister at Copenhagen, has
been selected for the place.
Pelee In Action Again. ,
Castries, Island of St. Lucia, Aug.
25. Officers of the steamer Dahome,
which haa just arrived here, report a
severe eruption of Mount Pelee at noon
Friday. The eruption waa followed by
total darkness five miles away from the
volcano. It was 20 minute before it
again became light.
, To Kill Abdul Hamld.
Vienna, Aug. 25. A newspaper pub
lished in Bucharest, Ronmania, al
lege It has learned that M. Savaroff,
ex-leader of tbe Macedonian revolu
tionary committee, has organized an
other committee, the object of which is
to effect the assassination oi the sultan
of Turkey.
BIG GAIN IN GOLD
OREdON'S MINERAL OUTPUT SHOWS
INCREASE FOR YEAR.
Baker County Still Hold First Place la
Production) Alaskan Output waa One
-Million Leas Thau la 1900 Industry
in Washington U Picking Up-PUcer
around Still Holds Out.
Washington, Aug. 27. The gold pro
duction of Oregon in 1901, according to
the director of the mint, jnst made
public, waa greater than in any pre
vious year, being of tha value of $V
834,821. The preceding year it wa
valued at (1,727,892. This substan
tial increase occurred notwithstanding
tha fact that many of tbe best devel
oped and usually producing mlnea were
closed down a great portion or all tbe
year, for various reasons. The silver
product of Oregon waa $211,870 in
1901, a against (170,721 the year
before.
Baker county still holds first rank
among the mineial producer of the
state, and bid fair to increase ita
lead very materially from the fact
that ihe ores appear to be increasing
in value a they attain greater depth.
Fifty year ba not exhausted tbe
placers of Oregon, and there is ground
enough that will pay to work for fifty
year more, while the quarts ledges are
practically untouched. "A great fu
ture awaite this grand state in point of
mineral wealth," ia the concluding
paragraph of the report regarding Ore
gon, v- ' .
In Washington.
' Mining in Washington is slowly re
covering from the depiessing effect of
tbe temporary diversion of capital lo
Alaska. There ' has been a alight in
crease in tbe output, and the industry
may be considered aa improving, and
tbe close of tbe present year is expected
to show a betterment in development
and production.
During the past year the Seattle as
say office has received the following
quantities of gold and silver from neigh
boring fields:
British Colombia......,
xufcoa lerntory..,
Alaska Falling Off. ,
The gold output of Alaska in 1901
was (1,000,000 lees than the year pre
ceding, due largely to tbe decrease in
the output from the Nome field. Not
only was the Nome season exceptionally
short, but apprehensive uncertainty
was universally felt on account of the
immense amount of litigation that
followed the advent of the judieiary in
the summer of 1900. Many rich claims
were not worked at all, and others but
slightly. Rulings of Jndge Wicker-
sham, who arrived in September, to
the effect that original holders of min
ing ground would' be permitted to
work their claims, and that "jumpers"
would receive no consideration, restored
confidence and gave back to the rightful
owner possession of many good prop
erties. But relief came too late to
have any appreciable effect cpoe the
output for the season.
In this connection it is interesting to
state that during 1901 United SUtes
mines, assay offices, refineries and
smelters received (17,752,463 in Klon
dike gold, besides much silver.'
MILES OOES TO PHILIPPINES.
The deneral Refuses, However, te State
What He Win Do There.
New York, Aug. 27. General Nelson
A. Miles will sail for the Philippines
within a few weeks, says a Herald
dispatch from Boston. He is reticent
as to the object of his trip and refused
to discuss .. the matter further than to
say that he was not going as a tourist,
nor for his health.
By Permission of the President.
Boston, Aug. 27. With reference to
the statement that General Milee Is
going to the Philippines, secretary
Cortelyou said : "General Mile is
going to tbe Philippines with the per
mission of the president, to inspect
army conditions."
BOTHA SUCCEEDS KRUOER.
Designated aa the Future Leader of the
Boers Kruger to Resign.
London, Aug. 27. Cabling from
Brussels the correspondent of the
daily Telegraph sayB he hears that as a
result of the conference between ex
President Kruger and the Boer gener
als, Mr. Kruger is to resign the lead
ership of the Boers. General Botha,
the correspondent adds, was unani
mously chosen tbe future leader of the
Boers.
First Pears of the Season at Salem.
Salem, Or., Aug. 27. The first load
of Bartlett pear of the season has
been received at the Salem cannery for
shipment to Portland for canning
purposes. The yield in this vicinity is
estimated at from one-half to two
third of a crop. The cannery is pay
ing (20 a ton for the best quality of
pears. The yield In this section will
not be great enough to justify operating
the Salem cannery, so the fruit will be
shipped to Portland to be canned. . 1
Bank-Wrecker DIx Sentenced. '
Whatcom, Aug. 27. Judge Neterer
has overruled a motion to grant a new
trial for H. St. John Dix, and sen
tenced him to 10 year in the peniten
tiary, the limit under the laws of this
state for bank-wrecking.
Alaeka I M76.75
Idaho 5,670
Oregon..... . . 4,604
W8hiiiirton ... 68.6m
NEWS OF QREG0N
i
ITFV.S OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
OP THE STATE
Commercial and Financial Happening of
tba Past Week-Brief Review of the
drowth and Development of Various
Industries Throughout Our Com mo n
" wealth Latest Market Report.
Andrew White, charged with the kill
ing of J eter Beaucbene at Portland, ba
been arrested at Vancouver. ,
Several heavy shipments of sheep
are being sent from the vicinity of
Baker City Xr, California for the winter.
A tract of land comprising 60,000
acre in Benton and Lincoln counties
has been porchased by an Eastern syn
dicate. The price paid is not known.
The supreme court has decided that
the State pf Oregon has no right to the
water it is using at the penitentiary,
so that different arrangements will be
necessary.
State Senator John L. Rand, of Ba
ker City, will make an effort to havea
bill passed at the next session of the
Oregon legislature giving Baker county
a separate judicial district.
A -contract ha been let at Baker City
for 1,000,000 feet of lumber by the Or
egon Electric Power company. The
lumber is to be used in constructing a
flume and power plant on Eagle creek.
Charles S. Wilkinson, who was ar
rested at Ashland two weeks ago for
stealing horses in Minnesota, has been
taken back to that state by Deputy
Sheriff C. T. Hurst, of Polk county,
Minn. - . l
The Iowa Lumber company, which
has purchased 1,500 acres of pine tim
ber land near Med ford, ia making prep- .
aration to put in a large mill and box
factory at that place.. The first carload
of machinery haa already arrived.
Negotiations are pending between the
Portland City Railway company and
the City and Suburban Railway com
pany with a view of the purchase of
the latter by tbe former, and the con
solidation of both systems under one
head.
Near Huntington, Malheur county, a
ledge of gold-bearing ore ha been dis
covered that assays ar high as (2,000
per ton. The ledge averages about
eight feet in width, and cropping have
been traced on both sides of the moun
tain on which the find is located.
The Willamette Valley Land, Co.
ha shipped a large box of grasses,
grains and fruits to be exhibited at tha
Nebraska state fair. '
A decision of considerable interest
haa been received at the United States
land office at Oregon City in the case
of George L. Derrick against Arthur T.
Merwin, involving a tract in section 3,
township 9 south, range 8 west. The
decision knocks out both parties on the
ground that the entry conflicts with
the Corvallis & Yaquina Bay wagon
road grant.
The Rev. J. J. Walter, formerly
Methodist binhon of ' Alaska onit m.
centiy in the service -of the leading
juewoaisi cnurcn at ttpokane, has
been aDDointed colonization amtnt. nf
the Great Central railroad, projected
between Uoos Bay and Salt Lake City.
He will at once enter upon his duties,
which are to arranire the anttlnmant nf
colonies along tbe projected line.
A 125.000 hotel and hathnnnan.
to ba erected at once at Hot Lake.
Fire at Pendleton, which started in
William Hickey'a paint shop, did dam
age to the amount of (3,000.
Officers uade a raid on an opium
joint at Salem and captured two men
and the proprietor. All were fined. '
Fred Bees, an 18 year old hn. ham
been arrested at ftalnnt. TTa ia r-Kamwl
with stealing some clothing in Uma-
iuia county.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 6061c; blue-
stem, 620 8Sc; valley, 6364c.
Barley Feed, (19.00 per ton.
Flour Beet grades, (3.06(33.60 Dei-
barrel; graham, (2.96(13.20.
Millstuffs Bran, (1617 per ton;
middlings, 421.60; shorts. (18:
chop, (17.-
Oats No. 1 white, (1.00(31.06 :rav.
95c. (1.00.
Hay Timothy,- (11912; clover.
(7.60(310; Oregon wild hay, (56 per
ton.
Potatoes Beat Burbank. 60a70o
per cental ; ordinary, 60 ?5o per cen
tal, grower prices! sweets. (2.00
par cental ; new potatoes, 5060c for
Oregon; $1.00 for California. ,
Butter Creamery, 22K325c: dairy
16S16Xc; store, 12X15c
Eggs 19 SOo for Oregon.
Cheese Full cream, twins. 12K
0 13c ;Yonng America, 13K14c; fac
tory prices, Italic less.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, (3.00(9
4.60; hens, (4.005.60 per dosen,
UdllHc per pound; springs, 119
llKc per pound, (2.5094.00 per doc
en; ducks, 12. 6UH. 00 per doaen; tur
keys, live, 1 3 1 4o, dressed, 169 16c per
pound; geese, (4.0096.00 per dosen.
Mutton Gross, 2K93o per pound:
dressed, 6o per pound. '.
Hog Gross, 6 )ic: dressed. 797Xe
per pound.
Veal 78c per pound. .
Beef Gross, cow, 393Kr; steers! .
3XlMc; dressed, 78o per pound. .
Hops 18917c; new crop 17918c.
Wool Va)ley,12K915;Eastern Ore
gon, 89143io: mohaii, 26(g26o pound,