The Leader., December 12, 1902, Image 7

Rivers had an immense amount of tact,
KILLED IN F1RETRAP.
and was, beside», thoroughly conscious of
and grateful for the advantages which
Fire In a Chicago Hotel Causes Death of
her sister’s kindness gave June. Tom
Fourteen People.
might have been a stumbling block but
that Mrs. Bryan had a rooted aversion to
Chicago, Doc. 6.— Fourteen men met Items of General Interest Gathered
marriages between first cousins—a feeling death by suffocation this morning in a
which, as we know, was not shared by her fire which occurred at 6 o ’clock in the
From All Over the State.
eldest dulighter.
Lincoln hotel, 176 Madison Street
Tom arrived at the Rose Cottage, and, Thirteen of those who lost their lives
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL DOINGS
finding Mrs. Rivers alone, was for a mo­
were stifled while lyin g in their beds.
ment conscious of a pang of disappoint­
ment, when he suddenly bethought him­ One victim was taken from the build­
self how a tete-a-tete might be turned to ing before life was extinct, but died io Oregon City Paper Mills to Use Crude ($11
the ambulance on the way to the hos­
advantage.
for Fuel- Big Land Fraud Scheme
“ I want to say something to you—may pital.
Blocked at Huntington.
Coroner Treager, after inspecting the
I? " he asked; and Mrs. Rivers looked up
at him with the sweet smile which made building, united with Fire Chief Mush-
her sad face ten years younger all at once. am in declaring that the building was
Albany is making lmprovementa in
“ You may say anything you like.”
a veritable trap, and never should have its Ure fighting system.
Then Tom broke into his discourse:
been used for hotel purposes. Chief
Elks throughout the state Sunday
You k u o w -I m sure you know how I Muaham declared that there wore ,uch
love e June. Going away, and seeing all
■
..
______ . „ held memorial servicee.
wide cracks in the floors tli at the smoke
these other women o f whom my mother
A slight earthquake shock was ie it
thinks so much, has only made me love poured through the buildiDg in clouds,
at Grants Pass last Saturday.
and admire her ten times more; she is as rendering escape extremely difficult for
far beyond them as—as anything can be." thoee on the upper floors.
Local meat dealers of La Grande
There was no Are escape on the front
'That is indeed praiBe," said Mra. R iv­
ill establish
a first-class packing
ers, who, in her heart of hearts, thought of the buildiDg, although one was in house.
it no more than her darling's due.
process o ( construction.
The scaffold-
C H A P T E R I.
A colony of Minnesota farmers are
‘It's true! it’s gospel true!" cried Tom, 1 ing was np, and from it dangled several
“ Give my love to auntie,” Agnes called
“ June! June! where are you?*’
after her, sweetly.
with energy. Then he faltered a bit, but, ropes, down which a number of people negotiating for 30,000 acres of laDd in
“ I am hero,” answers a charming voice,
June did not reply or so much as turn fighting with his diffidence, half conquered slid to the pavement after all escape by Lane county.
and the owner of it trips out from behind her head, which she held very straight up It, aud went on. “ I am getting so unset­
The warm and heavy rains o f last
a rosebush, holding a cluster of half- in the air. She would not condescend to tled. I did not feel it so much before I the stairway had been cut off.
The hotel was four stories in height, week have raised the Rogue river to
blown crimson blossoms of which she has linger even when she got into the road, be­ went away, but now I feel as if I must
and
contained
an
unusual
number
of
des]>oiled it.
the highet stage it has known for years.
ing possessed of that strong instinct of have something to go upon. Do you—do
After
June, the month, links spring to sum­ self-respect which prevents a proud wom­ you," imploringly, "think she cares at all rooms for a hotel of its size.
A two days’ farmers institute was
mer; in June the birds sing their sweetest, an from seeming to make the smallest ad­ for me?—do you think she will marry me wards Chief Mushain declared that
they were the smallest rooms he had held at I<ewisvilie, Polk county, thin
the senses are keenest; June bears the vance to a man. She had not, however, some day ?”
hope and promise of the year. June has gone three hundred yards before she
Tom had the most sympathetic listener. ever seen in any building. Had there week. A good attendance was out and
hot fits and cold tits, summer skies and heard rapid steps behind her, and in an­ Mrs. Rivers felt for him, and knew what been fewer partitions, he declared, the deep interest manifested.
angry tears, balmy airs and chilling winds. other moment, Tom, flushed and breath­ he felt, but she would not say a word chances of life for thoee sleeping on the
Fire destroyed the planing m ill of
June is young and fresh, bright and hope­ less, was beside her.
more than she conscientiously could.
upper floors of the hotel would have
W. D. PJue, at Rainier.
Loss on
ful, gay and careless in the faith of good
"M y dear boy," she answered him, not been greatly increased.
“ Why did you go without saying good-
building and contents, $28,000, par­
days to come; June, when fair, is fairest by to me?” he asked, reproachfully.
without a certain amount of hesitation in
F. A . Nmih, proprietor of the hotel,
of the fair; and June the month is u tit
“ It is late, and mamma will be waiting,” her tone, “ I know exactly how you feel. declared that there were, as nearly as tia lly covered by insurance.
prototype o f June the smiling maiden who answered June; not that she desired to What you say is perfectly just and fair.
be could judge without hie books, about
Governor-elect Chamberlain is at
answers so promptly.
screen Agnes from Tom's displeasure, but I don't think I need tell you how glad I
I t was, in work on his inaugural address. It w ill
Madge, a hoyden o f sixteen, pounced because her dignity forbade her to tell him should be to have you for a son; there is 126 people in the hotel.
no man in the world to whom I would so fact, Ailed to its utmost, and many ap­ not be a long document, but w ill make
upon her cousin, thrust a vigorous hand how she had been hurried away.
through her \arin, and cried, in jubilant
He
“ I can’t tell you,” he said, with immense gladly give my darling. You have not plicants for rooms were turned away a general survey ol state affairs.
accents:
emphasis, “ how utterly delighted I am to said anything to June since you came last night with the information that favors protection for public lands, fiat
back, have you?"
“ Tom has come. O f course he asked get back.”
they could not be
accommodated. salaries and a liberal appropriation for
“ I tried to last night, but she wouldn’t Night Clerk Weber discovered the smoke the Lewis and Clark exposition.
for you at once, and Aggie said she
“ I am delighted,” answered June, smil­
have
it;
she
stopped
me
at
once.”
thought you had gone home; but I said I ing up in his face.
pouring through the halls shortly be
Mrs. Rivers paused a moment, then, fore fi o ’clock, and did his beet to alarm
knew you hadn’t, and that I would find
“ And have you thought,” trying to
The 60th anniversary of the organisa­
you; whereupon Tom beamed.”
check his eagerness—"have you thought looking up at him, said:
tiie guests, but the smoke was so dense tion of the first Odd Fellow lodge in
"W ill you leave it to me? Shall I try
lly this time they were half across the whether—whether you could give me
Oregon was held in Salem December 8.
anil find out what her feelings for you and increased so rapidly that he was
lawn, and a big, fair young man came hope?”
able to arouse only a small number, There was a large number of members
striding out o f the French windows to
“ You promised,” returned June, flush­ are? You know girls, especially girls who
from all parte o f the state present.
meet them. He looked, as Madge said, ing a little and affecting an air of dis­ huve been brought up quietly in the coun­ and he was then compelled to grope his
The exercises were presided over by
beaming. A joyous light shone in his blue pleasure, “ not to say another word about try like June, require ratbef delicate way to the street to avoid suffocation.
Silas
J. Day, past grand master, 1888.
The guests came down the one stair­
eyes as he took June’ s hand in an eager that for at least six months. Tell me treatment in the nature of their affec­
way of the building in ail stages of un
clasp. No one, seeing the expression of about London. I am sure you must have tions."
The high water caused considerable
“ Yes," replied Tem, ruefully.
dress, and several leaped from the
his face, would have entertained a mo­ seen plenty of lovely and charming women
"Then take my advice, and do not windows of the second story and escap damage to the woclen m ill in Eugene,
ment’s doubt as to his feelings for the there to make you forget all about me.”
and was sufficient to scare the propriet­
young lady whom he was greeting.
“ There was not one who could hold a breathe a word to her on the subject this ed without serious injury.
ors regarding the prospect of what
“ I am so glad you have come back, Tom. canule to you!” swore Tom, with fervor. nfteruoon. I will talk to her to-night,
The firemen, who arrived with great
By this time they had nearly reached and yon will come and see me to-morrow promptness, saved many lives by carry might happen if the water should go
It was so (lull without you.”
four feet higher, as it sometimes does.
June did not blush, nor look coy or em­ the rose-covered cottage where June and at twelve, when she will be away.”
ing people down ladders from
the
And here the form of Miss June was
The machinery has been thrown pretty
barrassed, which was, perhaps, rather an her mother lived.
windows. The smoke on the inside of
seen
tripping
by
the
window,
and
the
next
badly out of true.
unfavorable symptom for Tom.
“ May I come in and see Mrs. Rivers?
moment she came in like a flood o f sun­ the building was bo thick that the fire­
“ W as It?” he cried, eagerly. “ I ’ m aw­ he asked, and June gave permission.
men were unable to do more than to
Frank 8. Ingram , who was shot w h ile
Then they went into the house together. shine.
fully glad to hear you say that.”
“ Have you brought my present, Tom ?" take the people out of the windows Tracy and M errill were making their
“ W ell,” cried Madge, “ has aunt found A lady rose from a low chair as they en­
a duke’s daughter for you, and are we go­ tered the little drawing room—a lady she asked, as soou as she had greeted him Those who were not able to reach the escape from the penitentiary, and who
whom one had no difficulty in recognizing and kissed her mother. “ 1 have been windows in a few minutes after the lost his leg as a-result, and has since
ing to have a real swell cousin?*’
“ They won’t have me,” laughed Tom. as June’s mother, although her eyes and quite absent all the time of my singing fire broke out were suffocated. The fire been pardoned by the governor, is cir­
“ I don’ t suit theqi. 1 am not their sort. hair were several shades darker. She lesson, wondering and trying to guess itself amounted to very little.
A por­ culating a petition asking aid from the
Fashionable young ladies don’ t care for was rather tall, with an almost girlish fig­ what it could be.”
tion of the third and second floors was legislature to eetablisii him in a small
Then Tom, a little bit nervous how his
me. I can’t dance, and I can’ t talk their ure, but her face had a worn and suffer­
burned, aDd the blaze was extinguished business whereby he may be able to
ing look. For the moment, as she greeted offering would be received, produced a within 40 minutes after the first alarm.
jargon.”
make for him self a living,
“ Never mind, Tom,” uttered June, giv­ Tom, this died away in a smile, and, for small parcel from his pocket. Miss June, As soon as the smoke permitted the
ing him a friendly glance. “ You have his part, he looked almost as pleased to chattering all the time, deftly unfolded
firemen
to
live
inside
the
building,
a
(pou ltry show w ill be held in A l-
come back to people who appreciate you. see her as he had looked at sight of June. the various wrappers, and then brought
“ Is it you, Tom ?” she asked, in a voice her lips to a very round O, and looked careful search was made of all the banyjDecember 22, 23 and 24.
And I am sure you are happier here.”
rooms,
with
the
result
that
13
men
W hat! up with glistening eyes.
“ I should think I am!” returned Tom, that was own mother to June s.
A masked man held up the post-
Oh, Tom! oh, mamma!"—carrying it to were tound to have been stifled before
tired o f Londdn already?”
with emphasis.
at
Springwater,
Clackamas
“ Yes,” he answered, heartily. “ I have her mother. “ It is too handsome. I must they had been able to leave their beds. office
“ Poor aunt!” remarked Madge again,
A ll of the dead had rooms On the third county, but secured only 80 cents.
come back, and I never was so glad in all not have it, must I ?”
mischievously, pretending to sigh.
I do not know what to soy," answered and fourth floor».
“ M y mother had Dal,” answered Tom, my life to get away from a place.”
The Northern m ining snd m illin g
“ But, my dear boy, what does your Mrs. Rivers, smiling. She felt that It de­
laughing, “ and he is exactly after her own
pended
entirely on circumstances wheth­
company has been organized at Oregon
heart.”
mother say?”
WOES OF THE MINERS.
er
June
might
keep
and
wenr
so
valuable
C
ity
with a capital stock of $1,000,000.
“ She isn’t extra pleased, but she saw I
“ B\it he is not her son,” said June.
shouldn’t do any good, however long I a trinket.
“ W hat is he like?” asked Madge.
The present was a large gold locket, Strike Commission Listening to Evidence
The board of trustees of the Oregon
“ He's a very good-looking young chap, stayed. I ’m not fit for London life. I
insane asylum have added Dr. A. E.
of Men Themselves.
and very manly and plucky.
And he hate it! It makes me feel like a bird in a with a hieroglyph intended for Juue in
Tamiessie as a physician to the medical
dances ‘like a seraph,’ as some lady re­ cage. It is getting late,” remarked Tom, diamonds in the center.
Scranton, Pa., Dec. 5.— At yester
W hy not?" cried Tom, who had been
staff at the asylum.
marked, and looks at every pretty w oman though he was dreadfully loath to take
day's session of the Anthracite Btrike
expecting
a
remonstrance.
"
I
t
it
quite
his leave. “ I'm afraid I must be going.”
as if he loved her.”
commission the representatives of the
simple.
Besides,
you
must
have
it.
It
The suspension of tim ber Isnd entries
“
I
wish
we
could
ask
you
to
stay,”
said
“ H ow delightful!” cried Madge. “ Oh,
Tom, I wish you would have him dowu Mrs. Rivers, “ but our modest little tea wouldn't do for anyone else. It has got mineworkers continued to call witness­ until they can he investigated is much
would be a very poor substitute for your June' on it, and nobody else is called es, mostly practical mineworkers, who broader than at first account given out.
here!”
June but you."
told their story of conditions as they It embraces all of the offices in Oregon,
“ H e has promised to come. H e is real­ dinner.”
" I t is beautiful,” smiled Mra. Rivers, exist in the Hazleton, or middle, coal Washington and California.
Tom did not say how fain he would
ly tremendously fond of my mother. I
and
does
the
greatest
credit
to
Tom's
fields. The miners tried to Bhow by
even go without dinner to stay another
feel quite an outsider when he is there.”
A t this moment Agnes came out of the hour in the company that he loved; he taste."
these witnesses that the Coxe and other
Tom was looking at his heloved's eyes
PORTLAND MARKETS.
window, smiling, yet scarcely looking had delicate instincts; he was afraid of
companies had violated the agreement
putting these dear women, of whom he and lips; nothing could embellish her to entered into by both sides when the
pleased.
Wheat—
W allaW alla, 71 ® 7 3 c ; bias-
his mind.
“ Mamma says, Tom, will you stay and was so heartily fond, out of the way.
I suppose I must take it off again," commission was appointed, that the stem 70380c; valley, 74c.
“ I am coming in the afternoon,” he told
have high tea with us? She is afraid it
strikers should return to work and be
will not be a very good substitute for Mrs. Rivers, and added: “ I have brought said the girl, wistfully; but Tom cried,
Barley— Feed, $23.60 per ton; brew­
given their old places back where they
your dinner, but we shall be delighted if you and June a little reminder from Lon­ "N o, no, no!” nnd her mother said:
ing, $24.00.
You might, at all events, wear it a had not already been filled. Nome of
you will.”
don.”
Flour— Beet grade, 3.80(33.00; grah­
the witnesses called testified that they
little longer.”
Tom bade a lingering good-by and walk
Tom felt himself rather in a cloft stick.
“ And all this time,” uttered Tom, were not given back their old places, am, $3.20«3.60.
I f June wore going to stay, he would ac­ ed off with a buoyant step and a light
you," to Mrs. Rivers, "have not seen and maintained that the men promin­
Mjlletuffs— Bran, $19.00 per ton;
cept joyfully; if not, he wanted to walk heart.
your present" And he dashed out into ent in the nnion in the varions localities middlings,
$23.60; shorts, $10.60;
home with her, and he was not altogether
C H A P T E R II.
the little hall, and produced a good-siied during the strike were discriminated chop, $18.
indifferent to his dinner when there was
Tom was a trial to his mother, the Hon­ parcel this time. It was a pretty velvet
no object to be gained by going without
against. The commission has decided
Osta— No. 1 white, $1.15 3 1.17 )4 ;
it. Y e t he would not for the world be im­ orable Mrs. Ellesmere. I f Tom had been and gilt sc -een for photographs, nnd Mr*. to invite the mine inspectors to appear gray, $1.12)431.16 per cental.
a
brilliant, dashing scapegrace, she would Rivers was as much pleased with her
polite to Agnes and Madge, though they
before them, liecause the miners assert
Hay — Tim oth y, $10(311; clover,
offering as June had been.
were his cousins. H e hesitated for an hare idolised him, and could have forgiv
“ Now, T om ," cried the girl, with danc­ that the workmen fear to inform the $0.00; cheat, $8(39 per ton.
en him anything; but Tom was honest and
instant.
Potatoes— Best Burbanks,
80(380c
“ June is not going to stay to-night,” in­ mediocre, and she had nothin* to forgive. ing eyes, “ I want to hear all about Lon­ mine inspectors o f dangerous or un-
healthy pieces in the mines, because per sack ; ordinary, 60356c per cental,
terposed Madge, reading his thoughts H e was not in any way what she wanted don—all—everything.”
him to lie, not even In appearance. He
“ I tell you what it is, June, I hate Lon­ the inspectors are usually accompanied growers’ prices; Merced sweets, $1,769
with her sharp instinct.
Tom flushed crimson through his fair was a fine young fellow, with frank blue don society—there is so much sham and in the mines by some representative of |2 per cental.
maac-believe
about it; no one seems to be the company, who may cause the man’ s
eyes,
a
trifle
blunt
of
feature;
he
looked
skin; June tried to appear unconscious,
Poultry— Chickens, mixed, $3.0001
and Agnes closed her thin lips together, like a gentleman, but a country geutle- sincere, or to care to be real and honest; discharge. This is s new point before 4.25; per pound, 10c; hens, $4(34.50 per
H e made a capital squire, but they only want to take each other in by the commission.
and looked as if she would like to pinch man.
dozen; per pound, 10c; springs, $3.00
among the Rilded youth o f the cities he pretending."
her sister.
033.60 per dozen; fryers, $2.6033.00;
“ Thanks, awfully,” said Tom, after a did not shine.
“ And your cousin, Mr. Broke, is a most
Proceedings of the Senate.
broilers, $2.00(32.50; ducks, $ 6 .0 0 «
On the day after his return from town accomplished pretender ?"
moment’ s pause, “ but there are one or two
turkeys, liv e, 13c,
Washington, Dec. 6.— The senate was 8.00 per dozen;
people I ought to see to-night. 1 dare say Tom came to call at the Rose CottaRe
"M y mother says he's perfect.'
my nunt will let me come another night punctually at the time appointed. But
" I know I shall hate him," said June, in session today one honr and five min­ dressed, 15c; geeee, $8.00016.60.
Cheeee— Full cream, twins, 1614(3
utes. most of which tim e was spent be­
instead. Is she in the drawing room? I June was not there. She had been sent emphatically.
Young America, 1 8 )4 3 1 7 )4 ;
w ill go in and see her.” And he marched for to the rectory, as the sinRinR master
“ Oh, no, yon won't. H e’ s a thorough hind closed doors. A fte r the reception 18 H e ;
had unexpectedly chanRed his day. and good chap. Besides, it’s different with of a numer of bills and petitions, Mr. factory prices, 1(81 Me 1'
off.
30(832)4«
Agnes wanted to get June away before came over on the chance o f its behiR con him. He's a Guardsman, nnd goes in for Beveridge had read the
resolution
Mutter— Fancy creamery
Tom came ont again. She was eternally venlent to his pupils.
society, so he must make himself popular. adopted by the delegates to the Oklaho- per pound; extras, 30c; dairy, 20
June
wns
educated
with
her
cousins,
trying to separate this pair, although she
And, by George! he does, too. I only ma non-partisan convention favoring <8*2)4c; store, 15(318
knew that Tom was deeply in love with Mrs. Bryan Ellesmere, wife of Tom's un hope to goodness,” looking suddenly at the admission of Oklahoma and Indian
Eggs— 26(330c per dozen.
her cousin. But she had heard that, when cle. the Reverend Bryan Ellesmere, was June, “ that—that----”
Hops— New crop, 23(328c per pound.
Territory as one state, and opposing the
sister to Mrs. Rivera, and when Captnin
a woman is firmly purposed to marry
Then he flushed crimson, and turned
W ool— V alley, ll)4 <31 6c; Eastern
house omnibus statehood b ill.
The
man, she not unfrequently succeeds, and Rivers died, leavin* his widow indiffer away his face.
Oregon, 831434c; mohair, 28(328c.
she had long ago determined to marry ently provided for. Mrs. Bryan at once
"T h at what?” inquired June, with an senate then went into executive ses­
Beef— Groee,
cows,
3(83)4e
per
sion, and at 1:50 adjourned until
Tom, if there was any truth in the saying. sURRCsted that her sister should come to -innocent air.
pound; steers, 4c; dressed, 637c.
Monday.
June saw through this and was provoked the Rose CottaRe, then mean«, and that
Nothing," replied Tom.
V eel— 7)4 @8 He.
at it. She was not in love with Tom; but, June should have the benefit of her cons
(T o be continued.
To Lay Pacific Cable.
Mutton — Gross, 8c per
pound;
when any one attempted to put obstacles ins’ Rorerness and masters. And for fire
An Illinois man has patented a hoe
between him and her, her regard for him years the programme had been success­
Nan Francisco, Dec. 6.— The British dreeeed, 8c.
fully
carried
ont
with
few
er
differences,
which has a divided shank at the end steamer Silvertown, which is to lsy the
went up with amazing rapidity.
Lambs — Gross, S)4e per pound;
She particularly wanted him to walk jealousies and heart-burnings than miRht o f the handle to support tw o narrow csble between this city snd Honolulu, dreseed, 6 )4 «.
tfcue With her to-night, but, as she was have been expected, considerinR that blade*, the device being useful in weed­ arrived hers todsy from London, sfter
Hogs— Groee, 8 )4 3 6 14c per pound;
June so fa r outshone her companions In
*a.r.TV° Proud to run after him, she said:
ing both side* o f small plants at ° nc« | a voyage of 80 days,
73734a.
***st be going. I did not know it beauty and talent. But Mrs. Bryan was without interfering with the plant.
was so 1 *_ n
a placid, aasy tampered woman, and Mra.
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