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COLLEGE FOOTBALL Tbf l'iiivrsitv kf OrifOD Will Hive Slar km Tin's S . IMeoe ol Marfci : MlllVe Phot ball will sunim km with tha Vartollt BellegM III i eanh ' 11 i" M-d'IMI lllHtl Utlltl, H'lll i bid. fil' '" hevegreater 00tbOdlll lb IWB, p I fel hi IIm Dolvoralty " 0 i Mrotdi t tit it fi.r n a it ii f ) an In fact prospecU WW i lit - when Hlnttuck, Ullleland. Bdiliufideti and Bwtwid fornift iih urn I'l IIm nml tlm two Teui ' and Blahop firinni Irloof i .1 1 . : ti'i m iron Ibalr potltloul btek of i Ih II a Time were the 1: h when I' fil MMl'a athletlo nalpbung hi iba tol i M ol Onga i bolt, uihI H y do - again I till ,n". In f iK tba an inuj obi a a fill the V nf 0 tioyH holding Iba lltla ! undisput ed chain ploni of Iba Ndrdi i it Dick Smith, Mpl .it . of lal ycai's team, Is already 00 tba rouud, Hi ll bard al work' on all neee irj pnllnl nary amngtmeilla, Knillll I h h lyantrkal pbyelque, la a bird worker umi iii H player and eellqaalltted to oaptaln tba taaui. Haholda wall Iba position as favorite of the abbrtle student imiiy, left veeaot ty Tad Boat tuck. He will piny ut laokla Iterry, a guard of last year, will lit- u oanrthlrMe for nnltr thli year, tni WIIhoi;, a Htcitily n il 'ile guard, wi'l re turn, while Wagner mid Hiding will gain work for the e iveied poult ton. Htarr, of P U, will ba ban Ibla ir, ami may illviilc bot ion wllh Captain Hinllli hh it t aek le. Ill- i I I lug i heady umi Iiuh the map to it. Mo Arthur will ill i win It fur the poaltlon with good ohanoea ii luooaaa Bad mood i another r U man win' bs a valuable 1'inii licliiinl tlio linn anil will plaj f half DOOk The Mwltlou will Im contested fur hy Knox, Fisher, Head umi Kuykendall a wi ll aj Blahop, hh uliI Una favorite, who was a Mtiir fur two i aaoui For audi there wii ba plenty of good miller u i Coleman, the red-beaded If iiion," miiy rt turn, w hilo .lg Young, Zelgler ami llnrnll are inch capable ofpnylng the poelUon for all there In In It. MeClanahan win pnbtbly play tlnricr, hut llrysoli the nhl-llme fa vorite, may OOOOlQda I ' iiain again, t he position Is H'lfe ill the hands ol either. ciuait, tliv brilllwtl fullback of tba o A 0 will attend hue thll year, nml in this pOHitinu will inhl H'rei gtll to the team. Hla plnyloi la npld, nml bla punting accurate The uthlellc olllb will okU tin II groB&de at Klneald Bald Inncdlataly after UM opening of Mhool next week, and on the receipt ol' new suits and the arrival of the ooaoh, baglfl active t mining. ODACfl si. Mrs: i.n Coach ttlnpaOOi of Berkeley, Callfor nla, cumin to the temn Willi a brllllaut reputation. Hla playing od tba I (emu al tackle fur tha pail foUl ynn hut bam of a ini'h ordt r, and laal yaai tliu IllteieHt of the r.elkeley-Stnuloid games centered in the eoutnt batWWO Blupeoa and Tboniaa, i iob ol wbon put up a faille thai w h the ildlliira- tlon of antbnaUata Blnpaon la a. peeled to arrive admit Oe'oler 1. I 'l UK A T LANCASTER, Floyd Howard'! Rophou and Cog tents )hI njatl tiiir unaid lapt II 1, ist in: lr ahoiit I o'clock the hep DOOM of Floyd I Inward at Lancaster, caught tire and htirmd to the ground) Ah Mr Howard Bollbed drying admit one week since mid no lire lind bat n in the lioiiHe fur that length of lime, the Hie wiih prohadly of incendiary origin, 111 Hie building were admit 'JtKKI pounds of UOpa, w hich had he n pur chased hy K C Smith of this city They w ere a total Ii s Tho building . Intoned lor 300i ami Hit) hops weie insured nNu a ItfanaCoui la at tha Utaob, They sat tOgftbai on the leach, The waves Wan tOlllDgblgbi Hhe obanoad W M , far out Of ic. u h, Outlined kgalnal tho sky, A liny nlL 'Tell me," .-he cried, "What can that white thing bat" Wlthatartllngt yn tba yontb npln d, "A Utile smacU at sea " He looked at her, she looked at dim, Hut not a Word wax said; vet even in tho twilight dim He saw her cheeks turn led, And then, as though he was afraid Hlie'd ipitHtlon lilm no nwio. He mded and showed the bloahlng tuald A little smack on ihote, Hues who they wen'.' Kitu, ate Your Bawau Mini rattarta caiitir cniimriic, oara ooatttpaUoo totataa WiW-v BOttfl mU anagtoia latiiaa memg. OVER THE PALLS. . iiunll river, tba IJouIm, heurati Franco from lliu ean'on of N'oUicliaUl, In Mwltzorluiid. Thl iircom forui In U Iraii'iull eourw ! i i! l..l wl. d.inl.n rlM' liimdniU of fi-et atsive their wntom, Willi i enii iiurlaii pine ln-rr , willi.it their KumalN Man i woai miiiiuduo am troubled "lily hy the aongaof the tln pherd and tba obnaab baD at ituwu-y, iilago htllll L'.WSlfn t IllsiVOtlle level of the river. A iln elful iioImi, wliich mlngli Itaelf i llli Iln bourne volri' of the wind imminK thruiixh the forest, In liiriinl mil. - around. rhh notea la nana by1 the Donna falling (run. an altitude "t HO feet down Into a Inittmnli uhyat. Krcry year, the '.'Hth of .lutie, lite young people of tho Hurniiindlnij , 1 1 , -h iI in their Ixmt clotbim, do- ieeoa In Mm ralley. anbarb in a fleet of ni-.ilv . .1 d mid tantefully di-orutnl I,,., I, i imitate tlieiimlven to tho cur pntoi ii. er, hut an Hsm rut the U-rrt-1,1,. i ,: I,,, i nliriialed and tho sound OMOiOR fnn the Ku'f Is heartl a gun In llr. tl i i. it t lMitn nciid away from tho ahvnn ami tli nlh. in tha trtUagn of Hrenete Joannette Morlot liM tl w ith her fat In r and mother. Shu v.a- ii- l.n'iil-ouie an the llinilstope of her natln plan end pan n the uir that Hhe dr. atlntl r-he hail a legion of lover, hot nlll b .1. aniiette wan 11 yelim of ago nie' bad it fnaad nit tba oftai of mr ring" fruiii her nuiueroii admirer. Among the dbmntafl wa a v.ali limnk er. who-" BOI 1 Dted fentiircn ami dam ItHik tadkntod rlolent anlnni Hbi rejection did not awn to ineol bbn m ry mm h, as, after twodaya glfn to Ida Wiwigbtai bo ri -iiiin ! hil occupation ui.d in t' d an If be bad fui gotten Jeannaataanttoalf. At tin' Mime lime a recently appointed hrljMUli r of iliiiiainn (-i rgmnt of eii.Ioni bOUn Mildier.) tamo to live In the village Whan JeaiuiotU) and her family renldtnl. The aplandw of the uniform and the per- Honal npin'arai of It-wearer did won- neH U na young girl's heart, ami an her ii.mii-iiiiie bin and g'"l rapuntlon did the Mimowlth tho brigadier they xnni tin dentoodaaab t tie r, and tha result of such all live I Ii'. W.f tl ,.t I In -''III of ime Mile JaaraaMa MorM m to ba- i, ne Mine, plena Pan Bnaadoa, 'J'hln day wan i lio-t ii In- ause they want ed Id add tho planum of the feast of St. jobs to than of tbeti wedding day, in or der to ifMit late with their happiness the young people of tba neighboring villages. More than any other the watchmaker apMivtlto d leu . d attbo Idea of tho promttNd good time, and an be bad bOBB nrlted prlTatefar, In order to show hi gratltuda for the kind inviiation extended to bbn nml alao to fuiiin a duty of pollte nan be ealledon the brigadier, offering lilm III- sen-Ins ami friendship, which wen accepted with thanks. 'Hie happy day oante at last. All the u wan panotaal to the wmiezvou, ami the d.i t opened nndartho miMt bopn- fill auapkaa After tha termination of the civil ami lellgtonl OTmiMinln the hrldn and brlilegrtniin, followed hy a joyful Crowd, iliMindetl 00 the luniks of tho Douba, whan a lunob wn wriedi after Whk h tba rt. nit mules on the river In'guli. The boata, waving iIm Vrebehand swin llagn. emend the water In every dlneilmi, end leaguing end singing resounded ev i ry win iv. The brigadier mid .teannette, olnylng tbeeeerel tbougbtoof their souN. tried to keep away from their imdy gm sin. Thejr narobad along the left Iwnkof the river hand In hand ijulte a dlntamv. At tho moment whan lhay beUered Ibay went coiupieieiy atone a vain aonlag fron tho DoUbBi singing a song of love, made them Hwera tbal they had n wltaan to tbetr bUav They approaehtd and saw the watch maker erecting a teuton hi Isiat made fast to a tree. , "Hey! my friend," said the brigadier. "Why are you nut joining the other at the dance and game?" "I expect my alllanceil," answered tho watchmaker, w ith a slraiige lullexlon In bin voice. "Your nlllnuecd will not come," replied tho brigadier, "as a young girl cannot ab sent hcr-elf from the fea-t." "That may ba true," said the watch maker. ' Then I shall go to mtvt her." And after a moment of silence bo eon- tlnni ii "Will yon become my traveling com panion? 1 offer you a place In my boat." BUBBjeDl and bis wife hail marched A long wav. .leannette was llrod. Thoyao icplcil the ofo Of the w atehliinker. Tho loving couple entered the boat. They sat id iw II at the stern and the tent protoeted them against the ray.-of a burn ing sun and bid fivm tin lu ttie slglit ol the banks of the liver. The watchmaker took the oar. With a si lung pull ho drought the boat in the middle of tlieeur rolit, then ho resumed his singing mid seeinetl to forget Ills previous freight. AppreolaUng bis tuaonttanj Jeannerta and tier bneheUd thtMlktd him waiinly, and sihiii they returned to their dreams of love, ami. In lug entirely absorU-d dy their supremo felicity, t hey saw anil hearkened nothing of the things of the world. The Unit glided gently, the watchmaker kept on singing, and they, arm In arm, rot ated WOlda Of love, exprcslng their i onlldi uce III a bright future. All of a Hidden the iit obeyed to a more npM linpulse, ami the watchmaker onnd to iug. Be 111111111011111 his hold on the 1 mis, vo-e to hi- full height, and, ml dressing the young couple, with a terrible voice exclaimed: "Shan Is my iillimicml, my own the mournful alllaiiced of those who have nothing to aspoet on this earth." And thruwlng the oars far away from him, he 000 tinned 1 " The heart loves only oneo, Jonnnetto. , and In onler to Ion JUU again In heaven I consign you tti death," Before Uu -ei.it and Jeuaaeatobad Una toreallro their situation the bnit, attract ed by the whirlpool! dlaeppaand in the Itvnnlng wave- of the cataract. A few days a! o r the OOOUirlngOf thin tntgtHiy a nhtannaa found in bla net a wreath of orange hloaauini it wan the Wadding eneata of Jniinetto New York I Now. (lid lit mis unit X tiling ltritrt. "Now, John," said hi- doting mother 1 "you are going tonOQMOf Mai nloct girls tonight that ever came to thl- tOWUi ; and 1 want to mnke a good Impiv imi. Now, the way In do thai la to show appri' I elation. As HUM One says, 'He a good I listener.' New tl. ml oil forget that . " "1 won't, mother, " answered the duti ful .lolin. At another house, the one to which John's feet were tentliiig. a loving aunt was saying to her l-ltlng nltve: "Now, If John tome-, ilmi'l you 1 hatter as If you hadn't any drain-. .In.-l veil kttptulet ami let nun do the tjeiklng. Bell like you all the bettw for ll." To this day tho: n matohinaklng wanaW ean't tingiiieleiid wb thoea two young It Ik despise itn hoi hi r IV.ir-oti'sWcvkly. 10,000 DAMAGES .1 II. IrVfdrinff Sues t lie Soothero Pidte Fur bjiriv Sustained. .v. asroH auTiostaimu ioiio .1 t nr Iinlrnf nelani menlnrr " the Oregon Portrait Company through j ins attorney)), inninpeoti ot 111 a ... 1 ll....,,. day llled with Clerk Ie, of lie cm in n mi of thin jutlilnl (lii-lrlr. rati unl imi m tr Inal tin. Hniitln rn I'aelflc - . ( opaiiy for damageu sUHtalmd 01. : about tba ttd day of May, It-, dy I plalntill while riding from l drove to IbH city on a freight train I'luintlll usks for a judgni-nt f"r I tin,(nM), and for Ib and disburse. menta of notion. For cauae ol action plalntill alletteHlhal while tidiig '"' I train of liefciulant near the Htnti'm Cnawell tba car In which he wu rid ing cuiue to a 1 uildeli atop through the negligence of the employee ol said de fendant, and that by reuaon of said sudden stop plaiullll was permanently Injured in hi shoulder, heart, ann, imck and other places, and that during the rest o hi life he will do ureal ly dbwbled; tin refore he prays for relief as above .Ii, ted. .1 w JOB Rati S WILL. it Bequeathe Itvarylblng lo MUWIi Helen BJobtteon. bully iiu.pl Bepl II The last will Of the late Prof J W J..1. 1, -1 n wuu probated in tba county eleik'a olflee this forenoon by EH dhlpwtirth, attorney It'e provtolcoa uie as follows: PI ret I dnire thut my body bade MOtly burled. Hecoiid Dit.eis that funeral expene e. exeiies o lust sicmss and ex penaa "f adnilnbtintlon be paid al OflOtf. Third I give and bequeathe to my wile, Helen K Johnson all t tie rest, res!- itti . und rrrualndar of ny penopal proptHj ami any real estate of every oane and natnn wbateoaeer, ow ned by no at the time T my death for bar Ma nod benefit "luring I er natural life, ami at her death, Hie residue and re Ualnder Of raid properly shall descend to my children, share ami share alike. However, If it should lie ne ucccseury for the stippoit i;i d maintenance of ny said wife, Helen E Johnson to mortgage or sell any of said real estate belonging to me at tic time of my death, title is In -reby completely Vested in In r in fee simple for either of said purposes, und likewise she shall have full use and delicti t of all snid personal property. Fourth Tho reason 1 make no im mediate provision for my said children, Herbert Bpencer, Eugenia K, Virgil v, Esther K, I-oris L and Wisler W, is in cause I have the utaiost confidence! In the inicgrii v of their mother, my suid wife Helen K Johnson, und lull OOOfidence In her love aud afleotlou lor said children, I trust her to do bat ever is right and just concerning each of I hem. Plfth1 appoint my wife, Helen E Johnson, sole executrix, without li mils. Tba will was signed Jnnuury 10, 1888, and the lust provision was made a Oodioll and wits signed August -I, 1898, The subscribing witnesses to the w were j H Hawthorne and E 1! Me- tClroyi to the codicil, B McKlroy and F. It sklpworth. oitUKUs mahk. InAmm Pmi.-r b.,.m,i..ip.i Helen ., - Johnson, so!e administratrix, without b mils. Tba probable value of Ihe estate is f l!,3."0 and $7,000 life insurance. "J lb a) Live Volcano ' Kroni a letter of Prof Sibbells of .1 unci ion , troi-.i Manila w e take the lol lowing bit of description of the voyage I the VOlUntW rs to the Philippines: 0 "Several days ago we sighted the T.a tlrouea anil at 7 . 111 passed w ithin J or .'! miles of a real live volcano. It loomed up 1 l.cOO or lo.lKJO feet out ol the sea. lound as a cone, huge volumes of fire going up In Hie sky and as i .,11 ilurk it sin. 111 it' as a grent llery red basin on t p. It seemed so oloie to us that we could I V0 sailed up to it In ten mlnutea." A leter received in Albany, by rela tlvn lion Lafayette states that the con dition of Dr J W Watts recently In jured in an aoddrnt at a railroad cross. Inr;, Is very setlous. Ills spine was In inn d In such a way that even If he re OO Veil It Is doubtful if he has the use of his Umbo, At Hie present time be Is entinly halplata, a tact his many ii leii. la will regnt learning. Kilty cords of wood wauled at this OtBloa mi subscription but this don't mean next winter after the wood has Urn water soaked with two or three months of wet weather. Dry wood K.H's at this shop and thosr w ho want t furnish WOOd must apply early. HI T f I OF VIKulK S.IOBBBilaV It Onan Ifwf a Attack olTy- nhuid Haft r UV...C ,, ' " J tretol ' Virginia Snodgra.s, Mrf4 a i " vouiigest datlgliler l I u,. Mary M-odgras-. ,,. , I b- I vearn. Ml of her tiareoU in the Wficn resioeou. at 4 o'clock this morning. "Her death c-uc'l hy acute bydtvetrpbahu Mparlndoaad y an ..-..1. . ,...,l.,.l,l fver. '" '......-uhllabad . ".virami 'i'" "- ,. .. ( Pandleton in tna of tUmml.r, IfnHOOd - . , . .... ...1,1 . . t..... u,iiti coming nrst mm. . 1 1 ,u III. le daughters, Ml.a anil , 1 1 . - ------ , ; d MrHnodeia-s folio nig an ' , 1.1 .. hi. cniincctiun 1 lip,.- f soon us tie uoum . . uIh , . , ,ir., ;lii,,ual daiiK 01 , . where H c)I)g u-en etn-1 ..Mre Bnodaran I a sister of Klmer umi Clifton leaver, of IbU) place, and t)f y w llowers of Huker t'lty. ' .. , , , . ,,( K,W(.d syinp-; ()nis of indisposition " . ..... u 1 ami airs r-oou-, Hi.. , l,i , ri n to In eucoa-i, K'"" " ... lioniug that ll e change would ne oeiie Qoialtothem and bamlf. Upon bar return ban Augual al with MrBooo ... . .... 11.1 grass ll was discovered mat "e unm leu, oeinK uiuiim Virginia had a fully developed attack ; crooked, so that It la readily dlstiu Oflypbold fever, and a few days later IgnJabOd from tho former variety when y Diploma Of hyiirocephaliH apt eared, young. Its close resemblance to the "Tha funeral will be held tomorrow Ilartb tt, Ita line llavor, good keeping morning 01 10 O'clock at the residence qualities and Its latemn nre iiualilles ol the family, the It v Mr QOtaon, pas- lor nftbe Christian ehiircli.offlolaUBif. The ten ai - will be hui b d iii Olney cemetery" B.M0UST0F WOOLUMtD. Oregon ami Washington Have Seven ' teen MHHona on iiami Pendleton K 0: Wcolnen, although lhay have la-. 11 lentiin : toAitrds advis IDS ginw. rs lo consign their clips, are not yet se uriiig any Urgv amount of wool. Practically no wool is moving, ami growera remain undecided ast theadvlnhllily of aooaptlng the oflaw made by boaaea that want oualgned wool. It is uuderattHid that neveral , deals ore bring Qgured on, and may fructiiy In lometblna deflntte bafon munvdava have gone I'V. Woolmen - j -j- - . wtic llgiiring today on the clips of (.., ,i.,,1 Wuhlnston. and tlcures obnlued for tba various points iu Ore- gnu were; The Dalles, .'..OOOtMKJ pounds. Arllogton, 1,600,000 p..uiids. Heppner, 8,000,000 pounds. Pendleton, j,otx,;oo pounds. Baker City, (i(J0,()(W pounda, Klgiu, l.tkKt.onO pounds. La Urande, 1 ,000,000 pounds. LawialOB, where is handled much 1 wool from Oregon sheep, COO.otO pounds. Willamette valley, OtXl.tJUO pounds. Total for Oregon, l(J,;t0O,0('O pounds. When Washington's clip is added, the total swells In about 20,U(K),UU0 pounds. It w,s thought that at least 17,W0 0O0 pumls were remaining n Oregon and Wii-hiugton from this year's clip E H Clarke, rei resenting BilUermnn Brothers, said today that absolutely nothing has been ilonc for weeks, be yond the consigning of booi" wool to the East. An AinciiciUi ('Hirer Mobhed. One of the exciting incidents winch occurred In Havana previous lo the withdrawal of Consul General Lee was a Spanish attempt lo mob the execu - live officer of thl gunboat Wilming - ton. The attempt was the result of a plot concocted by Don Louis Kudrid- 1 Kuies and He Leon Mantenello, a cap- tain lathe Bpanlab army, who a aa military commandant of Havana at the time ihe Maine was w ricked. It la believed, but cannot ba proven, that this mac, whose potter was unlimited 111 Havana, wus Iba principal in the Maine incident. It is said that Lieut Blank, of the Wilmington was the rival Of Capt Maiitem llo In the utlee UOOI of a dark ey d senorita of Havana whosha'lbe nameless The captain instructed one of bis subordinates, a lulllan, who lu.d a police record, to start a riotous 111 vt incut against (lie 1. aval olllcer. 'i lie cap aiu wus to ap l car wiih Quardia Civil tor civil guard) 111. tl 'hoot down the American in the eonfuaion of the riot. How this at. tempt was frnttratcd by Lieut Blank will be learned by those who ate lor- lunate enough to lion 01 tbe great patriotic play "The Ul. ... T I. ...II i.n'i'v. which iccuis at the Parker for en , n,iu, mem of one . .. ( 1.. ill .1. 1 .11 ... . " Makhikd At Junction city, ' Thursday even in ir, Sept 15, Vm H' Xewsbam to Lille t. Milllorn, Hev E A McAlister officiating. They left the: uer.t morning for Portland w here they I will reside. Mr Newshain Is a railroad employee. Dallas Observer: Mr Kllfeather, of Portland, failed to give bOBdatOUM c umy court tor nuiidtug the founda tiou of ihe court house, on bis so called I.I.I ... ft. 1 ClV .... 1 .1 . .MU.p,.uu i.,e contract was let,"", lu '"ueral occurred to Mr L N kitnu fi'i,. ,1 1 SUlldav at in ... in n. 1 - j . 1 iu. next lowest out of five bids at -v OBIBIWAI Fl IN PUOMlft Tko fWlnierliarileU" 1'oar In t'all- loi aldt ; ??e?Z!&w N Opted Successfully ". . ",,,.,,. ... 0eor C Roed-I . 1 I ..,. oxblbiteil "Z y . - . lowing me SUKKroiiuu- . -i-r ance be rull the "Winter Barllett." The fruit ibOWOUt Haeramento wbh plekad Iton tree growing on the D 'vv Lew la 1 Uce neur Hanger, now about six v ear-old. The tree III very Up ri..l t grower and it Is with difficulty Ml .iimuiilied from the Jjurtieu, me 1 iien it. 1 . ii,. 1 1 ml !) wood - ou.y umc.cn. -- It oi ins variety .....". v-. is an ex 1 ! lit bearer, a iii thM re - .. 1 .n .1,,. 11 iriii-i 1 Tha Hpect is 1 my etuu. ... .u.. fruit tears such a close resemblanee to the Hirtlett that It ia hard 10 distill- gulli the dlllereuce. Inllavorlt very mudi risnndh s the Winter iene. n Is very Juley and sweet, iiunai'i u.e ammaof the Hartl. it. It ripena In tba ....Il,.r s.,1 her It is III rau joi..uii. vwwj condition to i- picked fur shipment t-..l. o.l Vncnilier net ween wciouc. ...... .. 1st. The tree In the nursery rows don not grow ai straight as the liart- i-tt 1........ I....I1.....1 i., ........ uritnew hat which slroum piaca in 1110 ..u..t..u nl a lUlpplng peai. ine-winter Hartlett" is believed to buve originated In Eugene, Oregon. The original tree stands in a door yard of that city, and, with poadhly one or two exceptions, haa home a good crop for over twenty ycais. It Is said to br very vigorous, 1 foot in diameter and -hi feet high." Tha pear originated fTOm a needling in the yard owned at the tlma by the itte Matt Ilendrlaha ou Ninth street. It waa.lutroduccd Into CailfOTOUt by 1) W t ool idge of this city. ujLL PKOBATKD. The Late H R Hill Make DlipqalUon of Bu Pioparty. Tba but will and testament of the lite H N Hill deceased was filed for probate, and in accordaBOt With the same Judge l'otter Issued letters of admiiilstration to J It Hill and An drew I, Hill, who will qualify with. out bonds. The petition lor letters of odmlnlltntlon ruitis that deceased leavn 1 ntatc of the probable value offl'J.OOO. The will provides that the estate sli 11 be divided into nine niial pirts land distributed one part each to bli seven living children, viz Jesse H Hill, Margaret E McClure, KHHIII.GN Hill, 1) It Hill, J It Hill and Andrew L Hill; and one part to the heirs of W H Hill, deceased; also one part to tho heirs of Aley Jane Dai uellle, deceased. Several minor be iUests were made as well us providing (or the appointment of guardians lor minor heirs. AITKAISKHS. Judge Potter made an order oppoint iiis' a- appraisers of said estate, J C Jennings, It S Hylaud and Thos Bailey. Pianos Again. There is a ccrtalu irresponsible party going around telling that 1 get my pianos and orgins from a little wiudy firm lu Portland and therefore cannot ' sell cheap. I brand the whole thing 1 as a plain and unadulterated lie. For j the hibt four years I have been getliug my pianos and organs direct from the factory and have no middle man's profit to pay, consequently can sell as I obnp aa anyone and can usually save ' the buyer about J."0 on each piauo. Don't you believe these travellug jay- I hawkera, bot como to me and I will prove to you that assertions good. can make all my Yours for justice, F A Kanki.n. The Philippines. Spain bus Undoubtedly been notified that she must relinquish her sovereignty iu the Philippines. Tbe United States will probably re tain possession of Luzon, the luigts Island of the group Manila is iltuated on the western sitle ol Luzon. It may tie a matter of neces-l.y to ... . 1.1. or- depnve Spain oribe rest of the islands I,,, 1 !n'Vt0p!aCalellw "aUve8 witu their pos - iltiolic play "Ihe .k.i., Tki... , .. .. " "" irouoieat iviaiilla, umi i, .,... T i.m in . ! 1 , ".l-Al"" 1,88 v.f vrnvmiij liril U II. Japan favors the retention of the MMilU by the United States. 11 ls denied that there has been any troul,,,'t "r is prospect of trouble with llt' err"aiis at Manila, DlBD. Grandma BoWWB, widow of J"l Howeis. died at bar home near Irving Friday afternoon at 1 :30 o'clock, aKl'd 77 years. She was married to the late Jol,u Bo'OnUt 1840 and hermald oame wits iiarie burner. She ; lvnBnveral grown children to mourn ' ., 1 .... rnt ... vuo irvitig 31 je , Church. TDBVLE FARM III fiioiM r 1 1 mi ici:auv a.ti.i. Four mllee north ol Junction ou tb8 road runnlug between Monroe and Hairisburg Is a turtle, farm of which but IKtlo haa been eaid, yet fr(,m whose ponds there haa been ship,,, ,1 ... city markets a good many turth-M whose delicate llesh haa added to tle flavor of the muchly loved consomme The farm is owned and managed by O J Campbell, and ho lias been eu gaged In the enterprise forneaily three years. Ho has the various ponds In which the turtlt'B are reared, tightly boarded up, and watches the "aonpera" dowly through the various hUvh. One pond is devoted to hatchery iiur. piws, another where they may bask ou logs or in the shade, another to feed in, etc. I be turtles mature in ubout 7 years, and aside from w hat they pick up iu the pniitla, are fed on boiled potatoes, Mr Campbell raises the uative Ore gon turtle and I as ou ha, d at present aUiut :ijiK), of which liiOO may I e said to be young. Every year he sends men out to t'.e ponds ol Lane, I.iuu and Douglas counties armed with nets and other devices for catching; the turtles Last year in the ponds near Campbell & w'; liter's hop yard over 000 turtles were captured aud taken to this unique farm. Tho market shipped to at present in nan franclsco, and Mr Campbell is unai le to fill al o: ders received. The Oregon turtle it a delicacy that citizens 01 the Bay City eeem to be very fund of, and tlnai cially Una ''farmer" u said to bu dolnt nicely their appetites. lu catering to HEATH 01 HARK. STEVENS He WaH One of the Eugene. Pioneers ol LaOkandk, 8ept 10 Mark Stevens one ol La Oral) lu's oldeat and most re spected citizen-, died suddenly at his home in tbUoity this morning of heart failure. Had "Uncle Mark," as he was fumllinrly called, lived a few days longer, he wo lid have bean 77 years old. He WM horn iu Windham county, Vermont, and came to Oregon early in life. He flret settled at Eugene but came to this county many years ago. Mr Stevens is survived by four children-two sons, Earl, now at Chicago, and Jap of Cove, and two daughters, Misses Nellie and May of La Uraude. He was a brother of General Elevens, who is now lu bis tilth year. He will be buried at Cove beside his wife. He was proprietor of a variety store iu Kugeue for many years, aud was a (treat hunter. His many friends here will regret to learn of his demise Aim; her Junction Fire. Junction Times Sept 17: The dwel ling of Mrs N J Dick was destroyed by fire Saturday evening. The fire was discovered some time before the alarm was given for the reason that tho lire was taken for burning straw. Wueu the alarm wus souuded the whole In side of the dwelling was lu tlames and iu less than half an hour the building was in ashes. The fire department re sponded promptly but steam could not be gotten up iu time to be of aay .er vlce, although the dwelling could not have is eu saved as it wee too far gone when the alarm was given. The barn was also destroyed, together with some hay. j Mrs Dick and the children were ab sent from home, having gone several days previous to the hop fields. Ouly a few things from one room were saved. The origin of the fire is un known. Tho building aud contents were insured in the Oregon Fire Relief Association of McMlnuvllle for $900. Wheat l-old at Pendleton, Pendleton, S.-pt 15. F W HendUy manager of tho Western Warehouse Company In re today bought a pool of 1 wheat nircn n tintr 130.000 bushels of hluestem and 1 lub, paying 50 cents for : the club, antic l cents for bluest.m. . . . This was the l.rst sale of the season or 1 "' consequen 30, St. Viuceut Calls For Help. Kingston, Jamaica, Sept 15-Tbe governor of St Vincent cabled to the , governor of Jamaica, imploring the ' ltttir to send prompt assistance to the lUflenn from the hurricane. The island of St Lucia also suffered slight- Card of Thankt. We desire to express our gratitude to all the kind friends who extended , their aid and ymnatbv In our receut . ' auu sy mpaiuy iu uui liereavement. Mrs J w Johnson anp Family.