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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1908)
K A Political Vendetta & WELDON J. COBB O HIS is a new and engaging work of fiction from the pen of a popular western author. It is a story of the hour an 1 deals with themes and ___ incidents of everv-dav national life as we find it about us. It is a story that goes into the depths of tragedy and rtses to the heights of strong emotion. It is sentient with powerful humanity. Its central figure is such a man as has been the model theme of many a timely pen. The heroine is a lovely girl whom circumstance and fate arm w.th the power to meet her destiny with a strong devotion that gi ds this great story with rare closeness to the truth and courage of a noble nature. The political element of the story is well devised and hand ed in a masterly manner, showing how the field of politics is one that can be used to advantage to themselves and disadvantage to others, by schemers who know how to control the voters of a community. The timeliness of the theme will appeal to all readers, who at the present time are int rested in the great national issues now so prominently before the public The reader will find this serial very entertaining in its details and its plot motive is strong and intensely dramatic. We commend the story for its peculiar originality of treat ment and the satisfactory ending, while true worth is rewarded and the plots of the schemer defeated. AU should read it It is a rare work of fiction T ClI uter 1. TTie great city *vas looking for a man —a mining man. The new«pai>ers» bad published columns con.vrning his my»?-*rioua evanishment and printed his picture time« without number. Friends and acquaintance* had searched everywhere for him, and the po lice deimrtmenf. powerful, on-pressing, had brought into play all its efficient ma chinery—for. back of the impelling mo tive were ‘.he mandate, th? direction, the Influence of the master-will of a great political “bom”—Gideon Hope. It was Gideon Hope’s brother. Everett Hope, aged 25. bright, buoyant, on the threshold of smiling yet majestic man hood. who had dropped from view as though abruptly blotted out of existence. He had left no trail—like a bird in the air. a stone in the water, a slmo«tfi- breath in desert wastes. In the midst of bustling activity, in the very heart of the mighty metropolis, in broad daylight, h? had walked to some mysterious doom that had buried, had obliterated him com pletely. From a certain public street cor ner. at a definite hour and lainate. he had been lost to the sight of mortal man. and there was no clue to motive, where abouts or fate, although a full week had pamsed by. They were men of strength, courage and character—these Hopes. Gideon had come to the city twelve years before, a brawny, bronzed son of toil—from the northern rolling mills district, it was said. Rumor had it tha*. the scion of a mill ionaire king of industry, he had dropped with falling fortunes into the pit of hard, manual labor. He had the air. the ap pearance. the dignity of a man. who with equal grace and deftn»***s, could deal an anvil stroke that would split a ten-inch steel beam, or clasp a diamond bracelet «bout the dainty wrist of a duchess. Gideon had become the timekeeper for a great iron shop in the city, then its superintendent, and then a man with a nameless position, but extravagant salary —the censor, the directing magnate, who hire«] or discharged all employes at will. One spring election he turned tbe politi cal tide of municipal affairs by marching eighteen hundred laborers to the polls and voting them as one man. Thence forth he held the dominant party in the hollow of his hand—a giant playing with an eggshell. The next year be was heart, soul, center, of the most formidable polit ical organization that ever controlled the destinies of a great commonwealth. Gideon Hope asked for no reward, seemingly; he demanded no office. With his strong, ruling fare and grim, set man ner, he was content to lurk sinister at th? core of every political movement, to hold the strings that controlled men and millions—his puppets. His word was law. his will supreme. This man. with his harsh, hard face and crisp, repellent manner, however, had one tender spot in his nature—his broth er. Everett. His fellows had noted bis cold eye flicker when he «poke of him When, later, he introduced among them a fair, delicate flaxed-hair»d youth, all gentleness and courtesy—a strange con trast to himself—there were pride in his eye and devotion in bis smile. It seemed impossible that they could be of kin, so widely dissimilar were they. And now. upon this fond brother, Gid eon centered every hope, lavished all the affection of a deep, repressive nature. He had “worked tWt- wires” for others—too well he knew the steps that would lead Everett Hope to the portals of suegeaa and the companionship of millionaires. He marked out his plan like setting the stakes for a political campaign -initially, familiarity with business m?n and busi ness methods, credit-man in a great trust establishment, where Gideon had “tbe pull” to place whom he would, a secre taryship, and then—care, cleverness, ma- nipulation, and Everett was a made man. It was in pursuance of this plan that, vn a fair first day of Jone, Everett Hope undertook the simple duties of a commer cial ref tor ter, entering the service of the great I tunstreet Agency. His routine would throw him among mighty and ■mall, the man of means and the one utruggli « to keep alive Che penny-abop big vault has not been opened yst. but of course those swindler« left nothing of value there. Receiver going to break the locks this afternoon.” The chief talked on. more to dhtract his visitor's attention from hi« main source of anxiety than anything else. Gidrou arose, with a sigh, “Well, if you find any trace at any time let tue know at once»” he said. “Trust me for that I” axsurvd the offi cial. Gideon Hope was a man to tie to, lUwides. his magnet is m really caught the chief. Hope went on to the political meeting a l>am. Soon he was the center of attention and I rxpret to build a daiu on a orrt'k pivot of action. Around hia table and for a aaw mill. I»aiii will lut alunit chair, on the right band side of the stage. fort long at top to «!»«• ttio watar I bussed and flitted the captains of pre ten Avt. 1. What woukl lu» the choap cincts, while the chairman rapidly rushed I huaiueaa along, and the masses In the eat way of building tba danif 2. Will you glvv a plan of aurh a damf 3. ! hall harangued, bickered aud perspired. The critical moment arrived. Masked What also of turbine would Iw mu-va- harmony had so far prevailed. Now came aary to run a 4H lnch circular anwf rhe putting of the motion that Gideon Ana.—The anvinimnylng aketch Hope must defeat, by a masterful strug •howa a eroaa-aretlon of the atylr of gle, w*ith opponent» howling, battling (or dam that would tu> rcpilrcd for thia existence. Ea«4i faction strove for the purpose. !»aina ar* aoiuct lux*a cou- floating vote, which, at the l»eck of caprice »truetod by a curbing of wood, maaon- or bribery, would turn the balance. Gideon sat watching for the instant to ry. or caatcuL th* Interior being till«! arrive when, with a gesture of hia power with dry atom**. Such a daui la called If atone la plentiful, ful arm. the enunciation of twenty im a rock tlll daiu. pressive sentences, be could carry tbe the dam may lie built entirely of ma- mob by storm. aonry. Th* top should be laid *ith*r He had superb confidence in his ability. with plank or cement. His rye was awake, every sense on the Aa th* llluatratlon ahowa. the dam keen alert. He sat waiting for hia cur. la laid on bed-rm'k. the bed rock being A loutdi caused him to turn. blasted out sultleletitly to secure a key “What?” hr «aid. sharply, as though a aixl a solid footing generally. With dagger-thrust had touched his vitals, for a ten-fbot dam th* baa* should be ten hr read disaster in the interruption. Hia hands trembled slightly, and a dull faet wide. On the upatrimm aide, the pallor wreathed his firm set lipa. It was batter or elope of th* dam la about 1 hia friend, the chief of police, who stood In 4. ami on the downatream aide the by his aide. upper part of th* batter la about I In 3 “You told me to come at any time, ami the lower part I In 1. Tb* dam you know,” he stammered apologetically throughout Its length should curve u|r “Yes ! vra !’’ half whispered Gideon, his stream. SO as to present n com-are aur- tone quite eager and harsh, cracked and dry- “We’ve found out something.** “What?” The query came with pistol-shot quick ness “Or. rather, we have found stwnebody.** “Whom?” The word was a hollow gasp. “Your brother,** Gideon Hope swayed—then, recover Ing. sat stiff, erect again. “Dead?” “Dead.” “When—where? Tell me!” The body of tbe ball was In riot. The chairman was pounding with bis gavel — what were they, the interests of politic*, the guidance of a commonwealth, to Gid eon Hope at that supreme moment? Some men were tumbling over chairs and tables tae* to th* pressure of the water. Tbe to reach their leader. “Tell me!” again said he, fixing bis masonry work should be constructed eyes on the grave-faced chief, with a of rubble with cemect mortar, and all the work should be very thoroughly shudder. The official bent over—whispered fen done. A necessary provision In connection words in Hope’s shrinking ear. Th? great political boss cowered like s child and with a dam Is suthclent waateway for hid his white fat's in his nerveless, pow water not utilized for power. Th* rom- rrless hands. num form of waateway Is a tunnel “Hops!” through the dam suffiHently large to “Quick—are you daft, man?” provide for the maximum amount of Political leaders had reached bis sld?. water that would tie required to paaa pouring into bis ear the vital announce through It. tn addition sluice gates roent that the question of the hour had been put. and the opposition were press should be provided, by which the flow of water would be controlled. Th* ing them sorely. “Check the stampede---up on your fret. | water to be utilized for power may be man—your old self!” panted a breathlew carries! to the wheel by means of a Congressman, ”or the day Is lost !” flume. A flfteen-lnch turbine wheel They tore away Gideon’s shielding would provide from fl to U* horse pow hands, revealing a face grown gray, and er. which would be aulflclent to run a dusky, and old in a moment. Hie gate saw of the size mentionol. — Montreal was vacant, unoomprrbending. He swept Star. out one hand and waved them aside. Foe Feedlen Stock. “He’s stricken, gentlemen.” explained A bucket of isvttllar construction, the chief, in a low tone—“he’s beard bad designed especlully to be used by farm news. and------- ” “What’s that to yonder mob!” bowled er» and dairymen In feeding slop to a palpitating aiderman. “Are we sold— stock ami tn the did h? self us? One word, and he could handling of fluid sub- have stayed the tide I And now !------- ” atam-ea la the Inven A yell like that of a pa«*k of hungry, tion of a Michigan victorious wolves rent tbe air. Tbe oppo . man. It serves In a sition had split the party. Gideon Hope’s sense as a dlptsT. power was gone—he was buried deep— The arrangement fathoms deep—in the oblirion of discredit • la such that It can and neglect, in a single moment. Never again to lift his face with its old proud ! tie Ailed l>y forcing It expression as king and leader--nrvsr bottom downward In again to raise his vou’e in eloquent de to a receptacle of fense of party principles. fluid substance, tbe He walked from tbe hall like a man hinged |s>rtlon of the in a dream, forevermore haunted with ‘ >ened to |s*rmlt the the horrible picture the whispered words bucket to tie Oiled and closed to hold of the chief of police had «■onjured up. For that official had told him that they i the contents until carried to the place had burst open the massive steel door of | of feeding. The contents can thus be the vault of the rotten, exploded Coosoli- j discharged Into a trough without dated Silver Company, to find one asset— wasting It and without tie- llnblllty of Ih*ad, murdered Everett Hope! spilling It upon the clothes of the (To b« continued.) operator. The hinge«! portion of the bottom of the can Is ofterated by a rod Where Prices Han Utah. extemllng alxive the top. which term “The late II. O. Haveineyer,” said a inates Into a handle. As the bucket sugar jobber of New Orleans. “¡?ms4«ar ! Is carried by th<> latter, pressure la ed in n marked degree tbe kindly vlr- , always maintained upon the bott«an to tue of charity. On my Inst visit to | ke**p It close«!. When It Is <l<-slr«'d to New York—It was some months before ' discharge the contents the handle Is the panto—I spoke harshly of a million- i pushe«l downward. alre who had been accused of double dealing In connection with a bank. I’ll, M«>n*y In Was«« l.nn«l. “‘Well now,’ said Mr. Havemeyer, Tl>e woven wire fence la revolution ’let us not (*ond«*mn this man unheard. | izing the bog Industry In the whole Remember that his guilt has not yet j country, and when farmers bairn to been proved, nor has he told his <»wn ! utilize every bit of waste Inn«! for pas aide of the story.’ Then Mr. Have- ■ ture for their hogs the herds will tie meyer laughed and said that In the | healthy nn«l the cost of production will most untoward conditions accused men i be de« reas«-d many dollars. It won't do were often able to clear themselves. to allow the pigs to lie In the shade of He said a young girl a week or so after the corn cribs or to nllow them only a Christmas complained bitterly to her ‘ run of pasture. Feed a little corn all mother: of the time that the pigs are running “ ’Mamma, I doubt If I shall I m » linp- In tbe pasture. The grass grown pig ¡»y with George. I fear he is d^ eptlve d<s*a not nppenr so attrn«-tlve with Ills and false.’ working clothes on, but when he la well “’Why, darling, what do you mean?* develofs'd nn«l ready to ls> fltt«-<| h? the mother asked. makes the pani|K-r«*d pets l«s>k like .10 “ ‘Well, mamma,* said the young girl cents. Ile maki-s n fine nppearan«*e and earnestly, 'you know that collarpin he ■a a credit to bls owner and feeder. gave me for Christmas? He swore to Portabl* (unnlnx Xfnrhlnr. me that he paid $25 for It, hut In Blf- ‘ A machine by which the farmer can fany’s to-day I saw Its exact counter prepare and enn his fruits, tomatoes, part for $5.' corn. Is-nns or any other fnrm produce “'Ab, but my child,' said the mother which ran Is* ranmsl. In the Helds or with true charity, 'you must remember orchards In which the vegetable or fruit how very religious George Is. Undoubt 1s growing. Is descrlls-d In Popular Me edly he bought the pin at a church chanlcs. Mounted on a wheelbarrow fair.’ ” arrangement the machine ran lie pushed Satt tM l.tvs Stweli. Wliy »alt ahoulil l» regularty aup- pll«*«l to sbs-k la tlius put by a famotis Kngllsh autltorlty: Heraus* In tbe blood of nnlmsls thcr* la als or geven tlmea mor* b « m II uui thaii poiaaalum. and tlint tlie conqsiallloii «>f tb* Id«»»! la Constant. T<> keep animal» In giss! health a deflnlt* amount of comnmu aalt muat ls» aaaliullatcd. Th* *xe*aa of |H>taaaluin aalta In vegetabl» Assis caiisra by ebemlckl exchaiig* an ab normal loaa of «'omrnon aalt. Till» la proved by th» fact tliat tli» cravlng of an animal A>r rouMtou aalt la moat no- tlceabl* w-ii*n th* Aas! cotitalna a large pro|s>rtlon of |s»taaaluiu aalta, au«'h a» wheat, trnrley, «stta, |sdatm<a. Issuiaaml issia. Th* aihlltlon of aalt to animal As>d harrase» th* apis-tlt*. promote« th* repalr of tlaau* by Ita searohlng dlfflt»l»n througti th* Issly. ats! stlmu latea th* rapid ualng up of lla wast« |>r.slueta Houaslngnult'a rxperllitents showtxl tliat aalt Incnase» mmamlar vlgor and a.tlvlty, and Improves th*lr general «|H»‘»ratic* and »mdltlou. THE WEEKLY iTfiB Riot In Bostim on account of tbt •lamp art. army un4ar Gon. If th* fruitgrower simply tuiublea 1775 < ’«mt inrntal Mtkntftimery arrived at Tlrottdarofn* hia aiqih-a Into th* barrel without aort •>>g and without arrangement, lu enter 177d -Itritiali drf«*atr«l th» Amarivana I» ball la of lam* latand. to get th* greaUwt tiuuitwr Into Ilia I a i rei, beads It up aud alil|>a to lu.u - 17HT» Ijord Goora« Germain, th«* IrracxMk cilabla tor of Amcrit'a In th* raldnot ket, lie will dlaeover wls-u h* g*ts Ills of l«ord North, daring tba llrvtdu« "le ck that hia fruit ba» Iswu su’d for tion. died. Burn Jan. t*l. 17IÜ. the kiweat |>rie*. Tb* only way to get th* top prices for fruit la to aort It 171)5 Frant'h directory aatabllahcd. aceurillng to grndea. arranging lu bar IMM- Britiah under Mir Arthur Wallaaley dateatad the French and Span lai» rels or boxes In layrrs. plan lug each forvra at Vlmiera, In Portugal. appi» In by baud, am! aelectlng for th* top layer fruit of tbs same color. Tb* ISH Brltlah evacuated the city oi Waahington. . . The city of Waah* top layer ahould ta> mad* up of apples IngttNi hurned by the Britiah. all of th* Min* ala* If (siaalble. amt th* |S|M The Maianiiah, the Aral »team v«»a fruit ahould <»uu* Just to th* top of a?l to t-roaa the ocMH, launrhetl at the atavea. Thaai th* bending ahould New York. ls> carefully placed on top and gently 1 HID The I hike of Ith hmond. governor pressed down until It all|>a Into th» general of < ’an ad a, dirtl of hydropho chin*. Thia can b* «Ione In-tier by tb* bia. uae of a blm-k pia--*«! under a Irrer. . IR2D < '»|»|»er dlamvrrrd at Gakna, III. . . . .Warfare brtwam Columbia and Nitrat« ot «oda. IVru ended.... Flrat t?n»|wmn<,e ao- Th* value of nitrate of s<sln ap|>lle<l ciety forntril In Irvland. Io bnrtiynrd millet nt the New Jersey experiment station wna statisi by the IK3.V Hlr John tlushwd. Kart of t'ol- borne, «worn In aa governor of (’an- *X|s*rlmeiitera aa follows: Amount air a<U piled, lint ¡siuiida par acre; yield uu- 1&ÜI Opening of the Buffalo and Nl- treated acre. Î.U3 tous; treste.1 aer*. I agara railroad. 1,1.,'W tona; gain by us* of nitrate. 3.73 tons; per cent of gnln, 73.4; value 1MUAnnexation of New Mexico to the failed Htatea. of gnln, nt 33 per tun, 317.33; coat of 1-M7 Republic of Liberia Inangnrutad. nitrate per acre. 33.tk>. net gnln par acre by use of nitrate over coat. 3I3.U3. 1MM Tríala of the Chartlet» liegan in l^ntlon. Ili* «rop was st-taha! on June hl on well fertllliual land at th* rate of Hire* ■ 1H51 Tbe yacht America w<»n th? new faiiMiu» cup at tbe International re fourtba buahela of »«aa! per acre, after gatta at Cuwea, England. a crop of oat am! |s-a forage had tn*eii 1M57 Port Huron, Mich . incorporated a harvest««!, which averagval six Iona |>er city... Beginning of a flnanrlal panic arn». Th* nitrate waa appll««l s»-on af In the I'nlted Mt atea, which culml- ter th* planta wer» well risiti«! and nat«! In an almost entire auapenaioo capable of absorbing Assi rapidly. of the banka. ■ IH5H First treaty signed l»etween Great C«w Stall. Britain and Japan. The stall as shown her* Is four feet over all, but can be made lean. Cow Im»» Victoria railway bridge at Mon treal o|M8ne<| by the Prince of Wales. when eating will aland with her bin«! (’handler Hallburton, A-et Juat lie hl mt the 3 by 4. lea ring th* IMI5 Thomas noted (’anadian writer, died. Boro droppings behind IL Tb» Hiah« Way 1a Paste PrwU. enterprise—it wan as an outcome of this same direct plan that, one bright after noon in July, Everett Hope met a mys terious and mountful fate. If Gideon Hope felt the terror and sus pense of that awful week, when police activity seemed ever on the verge of some hideous discovery, he showed it not. Ttie city was flaming with the passion and ardor of a great political issue. With in the limits of twenty-four hour* might lay the ruin of the dominant wing of the party. A schism had been provoked and intensified, and rhe eye of every “heeler.” as of every man of note, was fixed on tbe movements of his political opponents. But the adherents of the Hope faction were sanguine. An able general, never yet bathed or defeated, was at his post. they well knew, and there might be a bitter battle, but who could doubt the victory? It was the afternoon upon wbicb the When ah* Iles down sh* will tie com- vote was to be taken that would make Hope supreme in twenty-seven wards, or |ielle<! to II* In front of th* 2 by 4 master of none. He bad bis enemies, and be knew it. He laughed them to scorn, yet within the apparently cool, crafty man of politics, there flamed a volcano of hidden, consuming emotion. Above the Medusa-head of strife and faction there hovered to his fancy—hauntingly, contin ually—the sweet, pathetic face of missing Everett Hope. As he passed through the city hall on bis way to the place of convention. Gid eon rid himself of the servile throng st his side and heels. He turned into a corridor, and past a door, the “Open Sesame” to which was known to very few of lower position than a county com missioner. Gideon came Into the presence of the chief of police in his private office, im mobile and placid of face as wonted, yet his lips crushed a sob as he threw him self into a vacant chair. with her In-nd under ttu- fee«! rnck. It “No news,” said the official, promptly Is not m««nu«ary to have a gutter lu and sadly. a stall of thia kind. There ahould be “It is strange.” replied Hope. short partitions, however, to krop th* The chief shook bis head seriously. cows from turning around. “We are at a dead wall—no clew,** he For building, use 2 by 4 for bottom went on; “we have traced your brother’s A««l rnck ; bottom of rnck 3 feet ntsive movements down to three o’clock in the tlisir. Strlim of 1 by 4. tl Inches apart afternoon of the day of bis disappear ance.” form ttie ruck, and should slope back Gideon was shading his face, iron set, UO degree«. From 7 to,8 feet from front with one palm. of stall pin««* 2 by 4 on edge; If art In “Go on.” be said. In a tone strangely dirt use stakes. subdued, for him. “Your brother started out on bis work < la.mleal Aetlnn ot Masse*. at ten o’clock. He had bis ruwto«nary Although cultivation Is mn-esnary and grist, comprising eight inquiries as to the will Increase your crops, no matter bow credit standing of as many business firms. much you cultivate, or how you labor, He went to seven. It should t>* remembered that the plant “To seven,” murmured Gideon, mechan foot! In the roll Is the vital element of ically. “Yes,” bowed the chief; “we traced crop pr«»!uctIon. Th«- «Top removes thia him. found that out positively.” element, hut by applying mnnure It la “And the eighth?” put back again. Manure not only en “We do not know.” riches roll with the element» of fertil “How?” ity, -but also renders the stored pin nt Th? official repeated his declaration. Ass! of the roll mor* available, Im “Why do you not know—what was the proves the chemical conditions, makes eighth firm?” the roll warmer and enables It to re- “The Consolidated Silver Company,” tnln more moisture and to draw It tip Gideon looked up, shrewdly. “The rotten stock corporation that from below. dragged in half a million and went to the Farming N«>t*s, wall?” he quickly Inquired. Remember the Importance of the “The same— n stench in the nostrils of kitchen garden. every honest man ! Yon know the game? Home genius has flgiir««l out that a They hired a big vacant factory, fenced it in mysteriously, and proceeded, accord bee will <m a busy day drnw sugar ing to popular supposition, tn make silver from 120,000 different clover heads. to order. They were closed up the day When mustard 1» a serious peat th* after your brother had them on his list fields nr* sprayed with a solution that —next evening, officers and manual equip kills th* we««!, but does not harm th* ment disappeared, leaving a few useless crop. machines, some ’bogus* metal mixture*, Th* government S|>ent 310,000 thia and a big load of debts.” Inst spring planning ways to di-atroy Gideon moved wearily. The piibli? prints had derailed the giant failure in the green latg In Kansas, Oklahoma a spectacular way. and ths particulars nnd Texas. were still fresh in his mind. On* hundred and thirty-nine cows, “My brother went there that day?” he, ««imprising th* heat of thirty-six Illi half-consciously, murmured. nois herds, produced an average of 801 “We don’t know that,” explained the pounds of butter fat Inst year. chief; “and, perhaps. hardly. Yon see, it was «hut up tight—practically aban A cow owned by William Maher of doned. Rome of the officials were flitting Sheftleld, III., gnv* birth to three good- about the premises, off and on during that Vermont gets the credit of being the from one orchard to another or from a •lied nnd perfectly developrd calves. day, but we have no reason to think your tomato patch to a «'ornflcld as nerasalty Khe Is half Jersey, nnd rnln«-d th* brother really went there. I visited the granite Kt ate, but Pennsylvania leads requires. Water for the process Is heat calves th* first three weeks on her place. It’s empty enough. *Piey haven't In the production of stone, with nearly , own milk. I ed by a kerosene burner. found a thousand dollars In assets. The 14 per cent of the total to her credlh Flrat Confederate soldiers’ mono ment unveilnl at Griffin. Ga. The In'IejNtndence of Hervía, pro- claimed at Belgrade. HMD 1ANH William J Kendall* clothed In a cork vest, swam through the Niagara whirlpool raplda. 1RB» Maj. Gen Hlr F. D Middleton re tire«! from the command of the Ca nadian militia. 1SSH l>ecennlal renaus place«! the popo- latían of Canada st 4.823.30 1H9I A tornado awept the ahorca of the S?a of Asof and caua«*«| the Io«« of 1,(HM) Uvea. 1397 President Burda of I’ruguny a«aaa- alnated at Montevideo.., .Congress of Salvador adopted the gold stand ard....Gen. J. P. H. Gobin of Penn aylvanln elected commander-lti-chlef of th.- Q \ R V.MH —Battleship Ie>ulalana launched st New|x»rt News. 1007—Britiah Houae of I*orda |Misae<| the hill legalising marriages with a do» ceased wife’« elater, thus settling a long pending qu«*stiun. Owing to the failure to aecure advan tageous railroad ratea between Kalt Mlie, I’tah, ami Ely, Nev., rtie profxwied bout between Battling Nelson and Joe Gans, «chmluled for Labor Day at Ely, has been called off. Forty-three strikeouts is th? record which was eMaldishcd In a retnarkabls gam? at Buffalo Lak? between the home team and the fast Olivia team. The con- ’ teat was prolonged for twenty innings, during which Olivia used one lwirier, I while Buffalo I^ike us«*<l two. Olivia won. At a meeting of th? executive commlt- te? of ths Central States Rowing Asso- 1 elation It was decided to present ths | gran<l prize f.rr the highest merit to ths South Mid? Rowing Club of Quincy, 111., nnd the association will have a duplicate prix? made to present to the Mound City Club of St. Ix»ula. Th? original prix? la a handsome bronze plaque presented by the Burlington Boating association. The Mount City and the South Sid? rlul»a tied fur first honors. At th? close of the Olympic games In London, th? American athletes were cov ered with meilala. Queen Alifuidra hand ed out fifteen gold rn?«lAla to th? Yankees at the stadium. These with a tray full of silver and bronze emblems of victory, mad? bv far th? most irnjMHiing array of “jewelry” awarded to any nation, Amer ica's victory, 114 1-3 to England's 00 1*3 was by the biggest margin on record. At Athens two years sgo th? count was 7.5 1-10 to 41 In favor of America. Tha Americans cam? within ten points of scor ing as much as all th? other nations con» hlned.