The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, October 07, 1900, PART THREE, Image 31

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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OBEGQBrIATSr$ PORTLAND,' OCTOBER- 7, 1900. 31 ' &4Hfl . -r- lAl l( Uf K HTOIEHDM kr J &mvQi Af erstin Atthar 7&e$hortlmeM&r Synopsis of Prtocdlnsr Chapter. Hunch BaJoau la th rough captain of a Lake Michigan frplpht schooner, and ruqe Coniidlno Uf hU first mate and Irjend. Con s'dln falls In love with a. Manlstogee girl. Hunch lcecjis Consldlne straight, . and brings Mm bac); through a storm on the l&e In time for his. weddjnc. thouch Hunj loves the fftrl himself. Se.veral 4nonth8 later Consldlne Intro duces Bujjpu to Jeis JJartlott. Jess falls In Jovo with ljunch, and he seems to reciprocate. Consldlno continues hlfj drlnklnc habits. CHAPTER TUT. Hxmcb took ohargo of th.e funeral. After It was over and while the man was clos ing the casket, he stepped to the front porch for a. breath of air, Jess Bartlett "had lingered after the service, and now 'Stood alone on the steps. Hunch hesrtated In the doorway. He had not thought of Jess during; the last few days, and now ho did not know what to say. But she was determined that he should speak first, so after an embarrassing silence, fcd said: "Hello, Jess." ' She turned away. 'Ain't you going to speak to rne, Jess?" 'I don't see as I ought to apeak to you." Hunch looked at her helplessly, and when, after a minute, she turned and saw his expression, she partly relented. "When are you coming to see me SSain?" "You know why I ain't been around, Jess." "I waited for you the other night, Tou said you was coming.' "I know It, Jess. I'm sorry- Can't I come tonight?" "J. s'pose you can if you want to." They could not say any more, for It was time to start the carriages. But early In the evening Hunch went to her house, and they walked to the lake. They found It hard to talk. Hunch finally blurted out: 'I'm going to get the ring next week. It's a pretty one. I think." He felt her arm tremble, but she said nothing. "I guess you are mad at roe, ain't you?" "No, I ain't road." "why don't you say something, Jess?" Sho came closer to him as they walked. "John, I wish I wish we could get mar ried. Somehow I don't feel as If you be longed to roe. I know it's silly, but I cin't help iL" 4How soon can you set ready?" ""I T wasn't thinking of it just that way I " "Is next month, too soon?" She looked up at him and laughed soft ly. Their eyes met and they under stood each other better. They walked ddwn the beach and looked out over the "flat lake. ""I'm afraid we'll have to live kind of slm.pl o for awhile," Hunch said. "I ain't very rich, 3ou know." "Io you think I care ahout that, John? Don't you know I love you because you're so strong, and good, and you can do so much. Everybody knows you're going to bo rich somo day. Jim, he says there ain't another man In town that's. got as mu.ch sand as you have, John." So they talked all through the long evening, telling each other their thoughts and plans and hopes; and her trust In him gave Hunch a sense of strength and responsibility. "When he left her, very late, at the front steps, he had thought of a plan which he did not tell her. In the morning, directly after break fast, Hunch went to see the foreman of the elevator gang. "Where're you, getting your timber. Murphy?" he agked. 'Getting most of it up at Manistee." "Got it in yet?"- "Moren'n half of it. The rest of it's a lato order." "How much Is there to come?" "About 50.000." "How's It delivered?" "F O B on the dock here. Why, you looking for a job delivering?" "Yes, wouldn't mind. I could get it down here eheaper'n the railroad, and pretty near as quick." "Navigation's closed, though. I don't know as the Manistee, folks d want to risk it." "TeTs, but look at that." Hunch mo tioned toward the lake, which lay blue and sparkling beyond the Buttervlllo sandsplt. "Quiet as August. There ain't hardly any ice, either." "Well", you might talk to 'em up at Manlsteo, Hunch. Of course they can deliver anyhow they like, but I can't run chances of delay." Hunch picked up a man at Herve's sa loon an set to work overhauling the Dean, which was lying up for tho Winter, The next morning, with the new man up forward, he sailed for Manistee. The dealer at Manistee a.ccepte-1 Hunch's offer to deliver the timber on the Manistee dock sx half the railroad qharges. Hunch had figured that thU would make tip the cost of the ring, with a slight maigjn ov6r. It took a day to load thp schooner, and when they set out on the return trip, the thermometer was dropping, and the lake showed a, few ugly signs. The schooner was loaded down so close to the water that Hunch took extra precautions, lashing the cargo with all the spare rope on board, and. Carrying little sail. Tho storm broke early, and Hunch put out Into tha lake. All of one night they struggled to keep tho overloaded schooner headed to the wind, but morning found them close to the breakers and the shore Ice oft the deserted Clinton village, three miles north of Manlstogee Harbor. The llghtkeepor sighted them, and th&ugh t!.e llfesavinjr station had heen closed for ihcs Winter, a crew made up partly of volun teers, put out In the big English lifeboat But Hunh, through his glass, saw them caps! nod and thrown upon the brcalrwa tor almost before they had cleared the harbor. The schooner struck a little before noon, and began to pound herself to pieces in the breakers. The crew brought their beach cart up the road and shot a lino over, and Hunch and his man slid ashore In the breeches buoy. All the rest of tho day Hunch paced up and down on the shore ice, watching the schooner until the masts VKxt over, and the timber was strewn for a mile along the beach. At dusk two of the crew men came tip and made Hunch go home. He spent the evening stretched out on the bed, trying to think. Later he fell asleep, and in tho morning, when he awoke, bis clothes felt heavy and stiff. After breakfast he went tip tho boaoh. The Dean was battered out of shape. Two fragments of tho foremast had ben cast up on the ino, but the maiifmnst had dJsnnpoateJ. Xo cloyed uptil be was jsui-o that, tho 4r i schooner was a total loss, then he re turned to hlB room. A few years earlier lnHunch's life such a catastrophe would have set him, drink ing; but new, while he thought of it for a moment, the idea, of a bout In Herve'B barroom with the old crowd of loafers, who would know exactly why he had come, and would before the night was over, probably know ah about his stale of mbid, did not appeal to. him. . He could not bring himself to go to Bartlett's; he did not want Jess to see him when he was weak and unable to help himself. But on the second evening after tho wreck, Jim Bartlett came up and found Hunch lying on the bed with his clothes on. "Good evening, Hunch," he said. "Kind of hard luck, ain't it?" "Sit down," said Hunch. "Thanks, can't stay but & minute- Just wanted to talk to you you see I been talking with Jess. She's all broke up about the schooner. Most as bad as you are. She thinks a lot of you, Hunch. She says you ain't been round." "No, I ain't, yet," "She said she dldn't Know whether you was coming or not." "I dunno's there's much good In see ing her." "You rnean things is different?" 'It don't make much difference what I mean." Jim's face was not very sympa thetic, and Hunch was not In a mood to open his heart. "Well Til be square. Hunch, it's as much what I think as what sho thinks but she can't help thinking well, you j see how It Is yourself. Hunch. You ain't in Just the position you was In before. J Its different It can't help being differ ent." "What's she want to do?" "Now, don't take It mean, Hunch, but she don't see-and I must say' I don't either tht things ought to be Just as they was." "No, I .don't s'pose so." "But you'll come around and see us, anyhow. Hunch, won't you, and talk It over. Mcbbe Jess won't feel this way." "No," said Hunch, "that ain't no use." Bartlett stood at the door. "I'm sorry. you feel this way. Hunch, I well, I guess there ain't mueh else to say." "No, I guess there ain't." Bartlett went out arid closed the door. Hunch lay still for a long time, woiDdor Jng over' the turn of events. Now that it was settled, and In spite of the hurt a strong man feels when -the control of his actions Is taken away from him, ho be gan to feel a slight sense of relief. Any way, he had his strength left, and ho wias free to begin again. dHAPTER IX. B-adeau lost hla schooner before Christ- mas. The day after New Year's he went to Manistee to see Mr. Jackson, the head of the lumber company. Mr. Jackson wus in his office, "Well, Badeau," ho soldi "what can I do for you?" "I want & Job. "What can you dor' "Anything." What's tho matter? Up against it?" "You know my schooner's gone." "Yes, I know." And Mr. Jackson also knew that Hunch wa a good roan. "Tell you what I'll do. JJadeauj Til make a place for you, How are you on logs?" "I was boss, of Demnsoy'a gang up to CaxLIlloB four years afio." ?...'5gw-,l .ii;.!.i "How much money do you want?" " 'Nough to keep me going; You'll find out what I'm worth fast enough." Badeau went to work the next morning. He took a cheap room near the lumber yard, and foupd before the week was. out that he could live on two-thirds of lxls salary. At the beginning of tho second week, Mr. Jackson put him in charge of the river gang, driving logs. Hunch took advantage of the mild weath er to get all the logs In, the river to tho mill before the river phould freeze up solid for the Winter H$ got along well With the men, excepting a feljow named McGulre, who was Inclined to grumble at the hard wqrki But one noon at the mill, when tha men. were matching their strength. Hunch Jifted a COO-pound pile driver weight and swung It easily clear of the ground. That quieted McGulre. One day toward the close of his second week, Badeau found Bruce Cbngldlne hanging around, at closing time, outside the mfll. "Hello, Bruce," he said. "What you do ing ua here?" "Come to see you, Hunch." "What1? the matter?" The old man come down on me last week." "Fire you?" "Yes. rnv lck of working for him anyway. He'll never let a fellow alone," "What are you going to -do? You ain't likely to get another Job like that." "I don't know. I thought roebbe you'd know of something up here, Hunoh," "I Just went on the Job my&elf." "X knqw It; but I can't starve. Hunch, I ain't had any money for a couplo of days." ' "Htw about your " "Mame? She's dosvn at the house. I told her to go 'jto the old man, but he's kind of ugly, and she won't do It. G-uesa she'll get over being proud one of tliese da:rs;U "What's she living on?" "I thought mebbe I could send her something If I oould get a Job up here," "I dunno, Bruce. I'll ask the boss. Come around tomorrow noon." The fallowing afternoon Bruce Joined Hunoh's gang as a day laborer. His muscles were soft, and It wias several days before he could do a man's1 work. One, day the gang was" carrying heavy timbers at the mill, and Hunch noticed that Bruce's partner on one of the double timber hooks was muttering. He kept and eye on the pair, and saw that Bruce's handle sagged at every fe?? steps. When the day's work was done, he waited out side the mill for Bruce. "Look here, Bruce," he said, "I'm on to you." "What you talking about?" "You know what I'm talking about. I seen you soldiering. I Just want to tell you that It won't go." Bruce was silent for a moment. Then he said: "Think you've got me down, don't you?" "What I think ain't got nothing to .do with It. I got you the Job, but I can't keep you if you don't take a brace. The J boss wouldn't stand for It. You got to earn your pay." "It's easy for you to talk. You're getting good money. m working hard for "every cent I get." "None o your talk, now, Bruce. You c-m't bluff me. You Just quit loafing and get down to business. You're going to do It, too. If I have to knock it Into you. Understand?" Bruce walked away lr a surly mood, hut for a few doyg Hunch saw a slight Improvement In bis work. Then there oarao a slump. Hunoh said nothing- until one noon he overheard Bruce and Mc Gulre grumbling 'together. Ho oalle'd Bruce away. "Look here, Bruce," he said, "you know what I told you?" "Wha,t you got to kick. abou?" . "Ktono o' your lip. You Just keep awqy from McGulre,!' "I don't see what you got to say about a. friend ol mine." AUTUMN'S JOYOUS REIGN. WPyy! "" .J'' ' " Friendf of yours;, ieh? J, a'pVjse yqu,'re bunklne with hlity too?" "Well, whose business Is it If" "You Jeave him tonight. Understand?" B,rucet. sulked for the rest, of, the day and avoided Hunch- After supper Hunch went to McGulres room in the square frame hotel by .the tracks. No one was there: but Bruce's patent leather valise lay n the copper. Hunch, .w-ftlted until they came in." "Hello.1' said Bruoe. a little startled. "Pack .up ypur stuff 'and come along with me, Bruce" "Bruco Is rooming with me," said Mo Gulre, looking at Hunch out of the ,cor ners o his eyes." "No he ain't," said Hunch; ,1hQ'B mnmlTie? xoith m. Stao llvelv. Bruce. I rbeen waiting half an hour." Bruco ana Mcuutre. joojtea. at eaan .pthey, and Hunch, sat grimly on the bed. Tpen. Bruce tiimea q tne Dureau ana began nervously gathering his things and throwlpg them Into the Yaljse. McOnlro helped hjtn without a word. Then Bruce shook hands' with McGulre, a little stiff ly, and went away with Hunch. Now that ho was directly under" Hunch's eye, Bruce Improved slightly. He fell Into tho habit of" confiding in Hunch, and relying, as In the old days, upon his advice. But one day a letter came for Bruce, addressed In a hand which Hunch recognized. Bruce was quiet and serious for hours, find when Hunch asked him what was the matter he tried to pass It ovr with a laugh. It was not until af ter supper, when they were up lh the room together, that Bruce gave way. Hunch was shaving, and Bruce sat watch ing him for some time before he said: "Hunch, I got a letter from Mamo," Hunch could see him In the mirror leaning forward In his chair, with hla el bows on his knees. "She she's coming down kind of hard l an me. I ain t naa a cnance to eira anything yet It's all I can do to take care of myself." ' "Ain't you sent her anything?" 'WRy, how could I? You know what I'm getting, Hunch. 'What's the matter?" "She says they're sticking her for the 'house rent. I don't know what to do. I wlBh she'd go back to her old man." "How much are you stuck for?" "I don't know. You read It. Mebbe yoU. can tell me what to. Seems if she ought to, help allttlo, somehow." Hunch leaned against the wall, under the bracket lamp, and read the letter. Then he laid it on the bureau and stood stropping his raaor on the palm of his hopd. Finally he turned to the mirror and went on shaving. "What do you think, Hunch?" asked Bruce, after a long silence- "I dunno." "Tell me something, Hunch. I've got to do something." "Shut up a while. Iemme think." When he had finished shaving Hunch said; "Today's .Thursday, ain't It?" "Guess so." "Look here, Bruce, you write her a let ter. Tell her I'm coming down Sunday." "You, Hunch?" "Yes, I'm going down. Tell her we'll see If we can't fix It up somehow." Bruce looked up at him, "Seems to me you're kind of anxious to see my wife." Hunch turned on him. "Look here, Bruce, Do you want to know why I'm going?" Bruco nodded slowly. "Its 'cause If I gave you any money to go down there you'd blow It In and make a fool of yourself. You ain't fit to hae a wife, that's why. You owe me money now that I gave you for your wife, and you soaked It in op Jags. Don't you talk to me. Understand?," Bruce stood by the window looking out Into tbe dark. Hunch was bending over the wash bowl and splashing water on the floor. He groped for the towel. Bruce said: "What you got mad about al of a sud den?" Hunch's face was burled in the towel. Bruce watched him. "What you going to say to her, Hunch?" "I dunno." "Say. you ain't going to say nothing about me, ar you?" Hunch glanced at him contemptuously and began to hone his razor. Bruoe stood around for awhile, then moved, slowly to ward the door, . "Where're you going?" "I dunno. Thought I might go up town. Guess there ain't much o anything golnj? pn." "You come hack," Bruce lRughed nervously. "Ain't mad, are you, Hunch?" "pro, I ain't mad. Better write that let ter, J g-uegs." "That's so. I was gains tp do tht, wasn't I. I kind of forgot It." He sat at the, table and. took up the pen ciumsi.y. 'I don.'t know Juat what to say. Hunch." "Tha-t's yowr business.1 "Don't be mean. Hunch." "You shut up and write that letter. I don't care wimt you pay.'' When. .lie. had. written U, and. before sealing the envelope, Bruce hesitated and looked around, at Hunch. But Hunch had turned his back and was honing without a word, so Bruce sealed It." "It's wtote, Hunch. I told her" "Give It to me. I'll mall it In a minute. You be, hero now when I get back." CHAPTER X. Hunoh went down to Manistee Sunday mbrnlng on the combination freight and passenger train. Bruce had come to the Station with htm, and Btood looking after "the train 'for a long time after it had pulled away. Hunch saw him through the rear window. It waB a crlso. January morning. The sn.owv had come and 'the train rattled through a flajt white, country, cut in.to strips as far as one" could see by the straight up and down lines of the black .pine BturaPB. At Manlstogee Hunch went up to the whlfe brick hotel on the mam street and ato his dlnn.er alone. He walked Up and down for an hour after dinner, trying to think clearly about klamlp and .Bruce. Now that he was on the grouna he was not sure why he had come, .out Jt drew near 3 o'cloqk, and he walked out to Brume's cottage. At first there, was no answer to his knock, The. curtains were down, and the snow had not heeij cleared away from the steps. He knocked a.galn and rattled the knob.- He heard some one moving. A lit tle later at inside door opened, and then, after some fumbljpg with tho lock, Mamie opened, the dopr." She was pale and thin. A shawl was drawn over her head and shoulders. "Oh," she gald. then, smiled. "How. do you do ,Mister Badeau." Hunoh stopped In and closed the door. "What's the matter?" he said. "You ain't sick?" "No. Just a little under the wither. Come In and sit down," The front room was cold. "Ain't you got no fire?" Hunch asked. "Yes, I made a little fire in the kitchen this morning. -I can sit out there, you know, I don't neeel any In here. Guess We'd, .better go out there anyhow, where It's warmer." "Yqu go ahead," said Hunch. "Where's your wood? I'll make a fire here." "Oh; no; you mustn't." "Now you Just 'leave me bo, Miss Con sldlne. You set down. In the kitchen and lemma flx you up. .Where's the wood?" "It's out here In the box," said Mamie, opening the kitchen door. - Hunch saw why she wa3 sparing of wood. There was only a few armfuls. But he bult a roaring Are In the front room, and then took the ax out Into the back yard and split up a heap of boards and timber waste that lay under the snow. Mamie watched him through the window. After a few strokes he grew warm from the exercise, and, taking off his coat, he handed it through the door to Mamie, and said: "Warm weather, ain't it," Mamie was smiling when, she reappeared at the window. Hunch filled the wood box and laid a large pile on the floor at each end. Then h put on his coat. ''Well," he said, "that's more like. Pull up a chair, Mis' Consldlne." "You roust be hungry, Mr. Badeau, a& er all that work. I'm going to make you some coffee, anyway." "Now, don't you do nothing of the sort. That" ain't work. That's Just fun." Un consciously he expanded his chest as he spoke. In spite of his bent shqulders It was a deep-rounded chest, different from Bruce's. Mamie did not know that there was admlratioa In her eyes as she watched htm. "Now, you've got to let me, Mr. Badeau. I don't have company very often. Ycu Just sit still and let me work awhile. I'm not doing my share," 1 So Hunch sat by the stove and watched her as she stepped about the kitchen,. Her manner had brightened and there was a flush on her cheeks. She took pains to keep the pantry door closed, but once Hunch caught a glimpse Inside and saw that the shelves' were nearly bare. While drinking the coffee they both felt a slight restraint. Occasionally, When their eyes met, Mamie would lower hers and laugh nervously. They talked of old times, and Hunch, recalled, somewhat awkward ly, the day he had first met her on the beach by the life-saving station. Then there was a long pause, and L Hunch said: "Look hero, Mis' Consldlne, there ain't no use trying to make me think things that alp't so Is', so I'm going down town and bring up something to eat." Mamie flushed. "Now don't say nothing. You Just leave me bo and we'll flx things up in great shape." Mamie started to protest, but Hunch put on his ulster and started up the stree't, saying over his shoulder as he went down the steps: "I'll be back In no time," He found Joe Carter, who kept the grocery and meat market across from the hotel, at his house, and made him open up his store and put up a large bundle of provisions. When he returned. Mamie was at the front window. Sho hurried to open, the door. "Come on and we'll have a blowout," said Hunoh, as he cut the string and ppread the packages over the kitchen tatye. "There's a good many of tho things that don't haye to be cooked at all. I got some preserve, thought you might like It. Do you? It's a peach." Mamie's eyes were hesitating between laughter and tears, but she nodded quickly and the laugh triumphed. Then they both set to work. Hunch laid the tablecloth, and puttered about clumsily, while Mamie prepared the meal. Mamie laughed at his awkwardness, and after .a time grew so cheerful that she Joked him and made him blush through the bronze on his face. And they sat facing each other across the table wfth all the lively chatter of two foolish young peo ple. Afterward sho washed the dishes xand he wiped them. But when it was -finished, and they sat before the stove In the front room, the sense of restraint returned. For a long time neither spoke. They looked at the two cracked mica windows in the stove door, which glowed redly when the flames leaped up behind them. It wa9 Mamie who finally broko tha si lence. "Is Bruce well?" "He's he's pretty well. He didn't feel quite able to come down today. You know we're bunking together. You see, I know about now you musn't think I'm poking my nose into none of my business. I and Bruce was together a good while, and we coma to know a good deal about each other, o. course." ' Mamie was looking at the stove win dows. The wood In tho stove had fallen, pending up sparks and shoots of flame that danced grotesquely on the mica. "You see, if there s anything I can do, 'taint's if I was doing a favor. It's Just ,tho,t mebbe I was lucky in getting a place at paysj a little more'n Bruce's. And, you , see, he'd do Just the same by mo if It coroo that I was kind of on mv uppers." Mamie was still silent, -i'Now, you Just be sensible 'cause It's all sort of in the family, you know and tell me how it is, anyhow, about the rent, and mebbe wo can kind of patch things up, because throe heads is petter'n two. Understand?" Mamie leaned back in her chair and rested ' hor facq in her hands. When Hunch looked at her he aaw that she was crying, and he waited till she should speak. Finally she said: "I don't know Just what we're going to do. It lt'3 only that the acme one else wants the house, and we-ot course" "Yes, of course," said Hunch. 'T' thought maybe I ought to take a room somewhere." "That'n so. Something smaller. I dunno-but what's like as not you'd feel bettor, anyhow. This Is a pretty big house. for a little b(t of a thing like you. Mebbe's' long as Bruce Is working up to Manistee you oould set a room and sort of keep house by yourself. Bo kind or snuff, don't you think so?" "Tell you what," he said, after they had sat for several minutes without talk ing, 'Til see what we can do." Ho, arose and put on hlB coat. Mamie watched him, but geemed unable to reply, and let him go out without a word. He returned on hour later. Mamie was still sitting by the stove. "It's all flxed up," he said, shaking the snow from his coat. "You're going over to Cartlers. They've got a big room for you and he's going to see that you get moved all right. You can take your meals right in the house. And 'twon't cost you hardly anything. Now you just drop them blues and we'll see if we can't get you fatter'n than you ever was. You're a going to have a good time yet this Winter. And Bruce'll come down Sundaj's. I've got to get the train. Guess I might's well start along." She got up slowly and followed Hunch to the door. Neither knew what to say. Hunch buttoned his ulster and drew on one of his big fur mittens. He looked, at his hand, big and freckled, with hard, knotted Angers and broken nails. He held it out hurriedly, and said: "Well good-bye." She took his hand shyly. Suddenly she bent down and kissed It, and a tear dropped on it. Hunch pulled his hand away. "Oh, don't do that" She looked up into his face. Sho did not seem to care now Jf he saw her crying. Hunch forgot that he had shaken nands, and he took hers again, thl time wjth his mitten on. Then he opened the door and hurried out. She stodd at the window looking after him as he walked down the street, but he did not turn around. (To be continued.) A Handful of Marines. The author of "China the Long-Lived Empire," describes a crisis at Pekln less thap two years ago that reads as. If It wore a part of .yesterday's cable news. "During recent years Pekin has been such a hot-bed of intrigue, secret con ventions and concession-seeking, of high handed and under-handed proceedings that a diplomat's life has not been a haRpy ope, nor his position a sinecure. With coups de'etat before breakfast, ex ecutions overnight, rioting soldiers at the railroad station, mobe stoning lega tion carts apd chairs at will, and tele graphlq communication broken whenever the soldiers could use the wres, the le gations called for guards of their own marines In the Autumn of 1803. Thlrty or forty guards were sent to different European legations, hut tha Russian le gation required 70 men-at-arms and Cossacks to protect it. Last to arrive were nine marines to aerend the modest premises rented to the great republic of the United States of North America, the want of actual roof-area tq shelter more guards obliging the American Minister to ask that the other marines should re main at Tien Tsln, 80 mlloa away. By renting a Chinese house 18 marines were Anally quartered near the legation. "This would have been farcical and laughable, humiliating to American pride only, If there had not been real danger and need for guards for the little com -munlty of foreign diplomats, shut like rata in a trap In a double-walled city of an estimated 1,300,000 fanatic, foreign-hating Chinese, with a more hostile and lawless army of 60,000 vicious Chinese soldiers without the walls and scatered over the country toward Tien Tsln." TJIAVELBBS' GUIDE. lAuI m SOUTH Leave Depot Fifth nhd I Street. Arrive OVKRLAND EX PRESS TKAIN3, for Salem, Boaa burtr. Ashland, Sac ramento, Ogden, San Francisco. 2ic Jave. Im Angeles, EI Paso, New Or leans and the Vaau At "Woodburn (dally except Sun day), morning train connect with train for lit. Angel. Sll verton, Browns ville. Sprlnsfleld. and Natron, and evenlns train for Ml. Ansel and 311 Yerton. Albany passenger Corvallls passenger. Sheridan paa'gr 8:30 P.M. 8:30 A.M. 7:45 A.M. 6:30 P. M. 4:C0 P. M. JJ7:30 A. M. :50 P. M. 10;10A.M. 115:50 P. M. 118:25 A.M. Dally. Eally exoept Sunday. Rebate tickets on sals between Portland. Sac ramento and San Francisco. Net rates $17 Hrst clasb and $11 second class, including sleeper. Rates and tickets to Eastern points and Eu rope, Alo JAPAN, CHINA, HONOLULU and AUSTRALIA. Can ba obtained from J. B. KIRKLAND, Ticket Agent, 1-40 Third streaL YAMHILL DIVISION. Passenger Depot, foot of Jefferson street. Leave for Oswego dally at 7:20, 9:40 A. M.t 12:30. 1:55. 3:25. 4:40. 0:20, 8:30. 11:30 P. M.; and 9.00 A. M. on Sundayi only. Arrive at Portland dally at 6:35. 8.30. 10:00 A. M.i 1:35. 3:10, 4:30. G:1C. 7;40, 10.00 P. M.; 12:40 A. M. dally, except Monday. 8:30 and 1O.03 A. M. on Sundays only. Leave for Dallas dnliy. except Sunday, at 5.05 P. M. Arrive at Portland at 0:30 A. M. Passenger train leaves Dallas for Alrlle Mon days. Wednesdays and Fridays at 2:45 P. M. Returns Tuesdays, Thursdays anil Saturdays. 'Except Sunday. R. KOEHLER. Manager. C. H. MARKHAM, Gen. Frt. & Pass. Agt. O OGDEN&SHASTAJ-J l(fl ROtfrES JQI Tic'lel Olflcc, 25S Morrhoa Slrerl, 'Phone 41) LEAVE. No.4 0:00 P. M. Th riyoc, djilljr to u4 from 3U Paul. Mlnn pollj, Dulnth. Cbtcajt' anal all points XisL ARRIVE. Ne. a. Otj A. M Through Palace and Tourlat Sleeven, Dlnlnj and Buffet Emoklng-Llbrary Cara. JAPAN -, AMERICAN LINE STEAMSHIP RIOJUN MARU For Japan, China, and all Ailatlo points nlS leave 8eattl About October 10th Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. LEAVES For JJayrar. Rainier. ARRIVES UNION ClauljAflU, Wotport. UNION DEPOT. Clifton. Aitoria. War- DEPOT, renton. Flarel, Ham mond. Fort SUreru, Go&rhnrt Park. Scssldo, 8:00 A, M. Ator!a and dunvr 11:10 A. II Exprec, Dally. 0:53 P, M, AJtorla. Exprwa, 0:40 P. M. Dally. J Slektt office. 255 Morrison t. and Union dtpou J. C UATO. Gen. Fau. Act.. AatorU. Or. WASHINGTON & ALASKA ' STEAMSHIP CO. The fast mall steamship "CITY OF SEAT TLE." sailing from Seattle every 10 dayb for Skagway, calling at Port Townaend, Ketchikan and Juneau. Stoamers "ABERDEEN" and "RUTH." Se attle to Skagway, and Intermediate, points, every seven das. Through tickets to Dawson. $75, flrst-clasat and $56 second-class. DODWELL & CO.. Ltd.. 2T.2 Oalc St. Telephone Main OO. TRAVBLEKS' GUIDE. Union Depot, Sixth and Streets. THREE TRAINS DAILY FOR ALL POINTS EAST "CHIC.VGO-VORTI.AVD SPECIAL." Leaves for tho East, via Huntington, at 0:00 A, M.; arrives at 4:30 P. M. SrOKAJiE FI.YEXI, For Spokano. Eastern Washington, and Great Northern points, leaves at U V. M.; arrives at 7 A, M. ATLANTIC EXPUES3. Leaves for the East, via Huntington, at OlOO P. M.; arrives at 8.40 A. M. THROUGH P.ULLMAN AND TOURIST SLEEPERS. OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDUIjE. Water lines schedule subject to change with out notice. OCEAN DIVISION Steamships sail from Alnsworth Dock at 8 P. M. Leave Portland Columbia. Tuea., Oct. 0; Frt.. Oat. 19: Mon.. Oct. 20; Thur3.. Nov. 8. State of California, Thurs.. Oct. 4: Sun.. Oct. 1; Wed.. Oct. 24; Sat., Nov. 3. From San Francisco Leavtai Spear-Street Pier Ho. 24, San Francisco, at 11 A. !$. " follows; Co.umbla. Frl.. Oct. 5; Mon., Oct. 15; Thurs.. Oct. 23; Sun.. Nov. 4;rtVed.. Nov. 14. State of California. Wod.. Oct. 10; Sat., Oct. 20; Tues., Oct. do; Frl.. Nov. 0. COLUMBIA IlIVER DIVISION. PORTLAND AND ASTORIA. Steamer Hassalo leaves Portland dally, ex cept Sunday, at 8:00 P. M.; on Saturday at 10.00 P. M. Returning, leaves Astoria dally, except Sunday, at 7:00 A. M. WILLAMETTE RIVER DIVISION. PORTLAND AND SALEM, OR. Owing to the low water In the WMametta the boats are unable to ascend further than the mouth of the Yamhill. For schedule so below: YAMIIILI, RIVER ROUTE. PORTLAND AND DAYTON, OR. Steamer Ruth, for Oregon City. Buttevllle. Champoeff, Dayton and way landings, leaves Portland Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 7.00 A. M. Leaves Dayton for Portland and way points Mondays, Wednesdays and. Fridays at 0.00 A. M. SNAKE RIVER ROUTE. RIPARIA.WASH., AND LEWISTON, IDAHO. Steamer Spokane or steamer Lewlston leaves Rlparla dally at 3:40 A. M., arriving at Lew lston about 3 P. M. Returning, the Spokane or Lewlston leaves Lewlston dally at 7 A. M ar riving at Rlparla same evening. W. H. HURLBCRT, General Passenger Agent. V. A. SCHILLING. City Ticket Agent. Telephone Main 712. 80 Third St., cor. Oak. Ne wSteamshlp Line to the Orient CHINA AND JAPAN. FROM PORTLAND. In connection with THE OREGON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION CO. Schedule, 100O (subject to change) : Steamer. Sua to leava Portland. SKARPSNO ,..., Oct. 31 For rates, accommodations, etc., apply to OREGON RAILROAD- & NAV. CO.. Agents, Portland, Or. To principal points la Japan and China. POSSIBLY YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF THE FAST TIME AMD SUPERB SERVICE Mow offered by tha emTmTK r ?o 5 5 pCT0 WE HAVE DAILY FAST TRAINS TO THE EAST 2 2 If you cannot take tho nioratng trajn, travel via the evening train. Both aro finely equipped. "Our Specialties" Fast Time Through Service PULIiMAN PALACE SLiEEPERS, PULLMAN TOURIST SLEEPERS. PULLMAN DINERS. LIBRARY (CAFB) CAR AND FRHQ RECLINING CHAIR CARS. Qoqm in Time Saved to Omaha, Chicago, Kansas CUT. St. Lonlsi, Nevr Yorlc, Boston, And Other Eastern Points. Tickets good via Salt Lake City and Denver. It Is to your Interest to uso THE OVER LAND ROUTE. Tickets and alceplng-car bertha can be secured front GEO. LANG, City Pasg. and Ticket Agent, J. H. LOTHROP. General Agent, 135 Third St.. Portland. Or, 4 Colorado In September. . September lt tho pleasanteat month in tho Colorado year. The days are brisht, but not enervating. The nights are cooL The mountains look their grandest. Best of afl, the Summor's rush la over and thu ntte!t at Ulenwood. Colorado Spring. Man I tou ami Denver are jiol overcrowded. Good idea to vary things urn! 50 East thro Colorado. You'll en Joy it 'HpeciaU.v th t0-mii8-HnlKur ride on the Burlington's Chicago Special. Only m night ou th? road. Denver to Chicago and St. Louis. . TICICET OFFICE Cor. Third and Stark Sts. 1? WSiW r . W. FOSTER. '"ft? ,? " City TJclt Asant. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. FOR ALASKA. THE COMPANY'S elegant steamship CoUaije City. City ot Toyettn. and Al-Kl leave TACUMA 11 A. it., 3EATTIa 0 P. AT.. Oct. 2. 7. 12. 17. 22. 27; Nov. 1. 0, 11, 10, Jl. 20; Dec. 1. and every Attn day thcr-afUr. Further lmorma tion btaln ronH.anv" f.Mrim- Tho company r"seriu th n t to chanco ateamera. sarins iitB and hira of saUlnjr. without prev.cus .vtt'a. AGEN'lt-X. POSTQN S-tf t aahlngton at. Portland. Or.; F. V. CAKX-ETON. N. P. R. R. Dock. Tacoma. TICKKT OFFICE. 613 First ave Seattle. E. W. AtSLSE, Ticket AaU: H. H. LLOYD, Pugot Sound Supt, Ocean Doak. Seattlo; C. "W. MILLER. Aast. Pugot Sound Suet.. Ocean Doclc. Seattle. liOoiAU E-vK.Mi a- CO.. Gen. Ajjfcj., 9. y.