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Mind Vol. XXX. IIILLSB0RO, WASHINGTON COUNTV, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1902. No. a4 PmH ESMtmt, t'AltlrS. THOU, u T )Mii r, . I. TOSUtl Xutury 1'ublic. Til OH II. K. U TOMilE, TTOKNEYS-AT-LA V, HIlXI-'HOIvO, OUKt N. . Orrus: U.i.no3,l, S, Uoryaa Hluok. M. .. HAKUETT, TOUNEYsIaT-LA W, HlLUiHOIiO. OuE'JOr,. Orvic: Central Worts. Koomt tod T, IIO ION' 1S0W MAS, TTORN ICY-AT- LAW. I11LLHUOKO, OKKUON. Ovrioa' itootut U Mid 7. Morgan block. JOHN M. M ALI., TTO R N I; Y-AT- LAW, II 1 LLSUOKO, OKEUON. A Bailey-Morgan Block, Kooms I & 2 H. T. MNKLATKK, M. K. ('. J. 11IYSICIAN AND SUKOEON IKLLHHOKO. OUlOiON. linns: at renidenoe, eaat of court Hunan, whure ha will Iw found at all noms when Dot viaitiug patients. J. T. TA.MIESIE, A, J., e r. K. K. SUKOEON, tllLuSHOItO, It Ki N. Orruts isn 1(ihiiknii : oornor Third aud Main Streets. Ollioe boors, HUM) to 12 n. ni., 1 to ft slid J K M p. ni. Tlibuue to r.,,l.m.,a from llroflk A Hels' lirtumlun all bourn. All anil promptly attended, uiiiut or day. f a. itui.KY, m. i:. 1 1 1 1 YSI ( I A N AN D SUHO KON UlI.LKuOltO, OKKGON. . Ollice Morgan-Mailcy I'.lmk, lip stairs, rooms 1", 1.1 and HeMdeuoe, H. W. Our. Kane l.me and beonud strain. lJutb 'I'hoitcs. J. K. AKklNS, Dentist, iiii.i.sr.ono, oiiF.c.ox. Orrits I lou at: 11 a. m. lo 4:.'I0 p. ni. Oll'uo in Union IIt-k over Pharmacy A. II. Itlll.r Y, I). It. N. EFTIST. llil.lr.uo, OKKUON. I) Kamis KIhiiiI II Morgan-Bailey llk, omcrt llotire: 0 0 12 and 1 to 4 . in. K.NIXON, KNTIST, FOUKnT (iKOVF., OKKilON 1) licit Hi l liul trot li"i.M1 per Oft. Cement "anil Aiii:il!iim rHIiiiK fm ceitis rwh. Uold fillings trout $1 up. Vital utM air lor pain less ex tract ion. Owes: throe doors north of Hriok Blore. ( litioe bourn from U a. m. tot p. iu. Eanitrit of access among hII the Cnniin el Colorado, Iwin siliiutfil on tlie iimlii linn of ll Hi'nvrrA Kin tJrnmU' ltw n ranon City find rialiiln in tin" fiont rano of I he Uoctic, U Hip nitwt HiM'ftilrtr, iwe inspiring Hint uiuKiiiflccnl. ' lMwn iUU ttiiilily ilt fi in tlio hcRrt of the lanite rct'i-lmrriiT rii.li I hi- ra WHtiTH of thi Arkrtiit lttvpr, Inalifil into foaming fury ttnil ilawhrd into m imniiiK Hpray liy it ifl loi'ivi through tin l.irluoiH (l. lllc, H i ar row Ih l hit I'lifxHM' xt oiih 'xiiiil thnl llit ro una no liHiafor Ixilh thf roHil anil river, niul thrti fori' a fur iously coiiNiriii-tt il t'rl.'di' of ntu'l had to ! Ilirovwi ItiitlhwiMt of the rilreain. Mi-ittiilt'd .from iiou niv iiorln inoili-H il Into tlu CHtion witll on facli f-iilo In the ri(ht and left. And rik'lit ln'iet'Hii I'f men the fli n.rix of ail I lie i'miioii'm Kramlinir, tliat wliii h Inis Ixh-ii aptly railed "The I loyal Oore." For two thousand hIx htindrt'd f'ft the aolid luonoliiha aoHr mtard Ave limea art lofly an the Washington Moniiiiient, the ai:hit laTiimni'iit xtrtu'lure niired liy the hand of itn. No wordi can mlt 4iiritily ih'-'crile lite ttKiiitli'enre of the wt'ite. Only those w ho have Ix-ln Id ita loii.H fail ar t'iatti tlieiit. Tlii ii hut one of the many won. tlera of tia'uri' revi'alnl lo the Iravfl tr on the I Oliver A Kio (iraude Kiilrortil, " The Sii'iiie Line of the World." For tli'taili'd information ahonl t It id 111 iv-1 delightful trip to Ihfl Flat, Ail.lr.a J. 1. Manafleld, y Kio Urande bystem, iVrt t,u, 0 '-''''t BLACK 0 tool By IS fi t RALPH CONNOR tool toooooooooooooooooooooi "I did you a wrong. Nixon, and It'a a aorry limn I am tills duy for It." limit aay a word, Hlavlu, answer ed Nixon hurriedly. "I know how you fttrl. I've Kt a baby too. I want to see It ait'ihi. Tluit'a why the break hurt me bo." "Ai GmVa oUive," replied Slavln ear neatly, "I'll hinder you no more." They aliouk banda, and we passed out. We lu Id the baby under the pines, not fur from Hilly ltrcen, and tho tweet uprlng wind blew tlirouuli the gap and eiinie softly down the valley, whisper ing to the pines and the grass and the biding flowers of the new life coming to the world. And the mother must have heard tho whisper In ber heart, for as the priest was saying the words of the service she stood with Mrs. Ma yor's arms lilxiiit her, find her eyes were looking fur away beyond the pur ple mountain tops, seeing what made ber smile. And Slavln, too, looked dif ferent. Ills very features sesmed finer. The coarseness was goue out of his fare. What had come to him I could not tell. But when the doctor came Into 81a- vtn's house that night "It was the old Slavln I saw, but wltb a loek of aucb deadly fury on his face that I tried to get the doctor out at once. But he was bulf drunk, and bis manner was hid eously humorous. "How do, ludles? ITow do, gentle men?" was his loud voiced salutation. "Quite a professional gathering, clergy predominating. I.lon and Inmb too! Ha, ha! Which Is the lumb, eh? Ha, bn! Very good! Awfully sorry to hear of your loss, Mrs. Slavln. Did our best, you know; can't help this sort of thing." Before any one could. move Craig was at his side and, saying In a clear, Oiui voice, "One moment, doctor," caught him by the arm and bad him out of the room before be knew It. Slavln, who hud been crouching In his chair, wltb hands twitching and eyes glaring, rose and followed, still crouching as he walked. 1 hurried after him, calling him back. Turning at my voice, the dia?tor saw S lit v I it approaching. There was some thing so terrifying In his swift, noise less, crouching motion that the doctor, crying out In feur, "Keep him off.'" fairly turned and tied. He was too lute. I.Ike a tiger Slavln leaped upon blin and without waiting to strike had him by the throat with both lunula and, bearing him to the ground, worried hi in there as a dog might a cat. Immediately Craig and I were upon him; but, though we lifted blni clear off the ground, we could not loosen that two bunded strangling grip. As we were struggling there a light hand touched my shoulder. It was Futher Uoulet "I'lease let hltu go and starlU away from us," he said, waving us back. We obeyed.. He leaned over Slavln and spoke a few words to him. Slavln started as If struck a heavy blow, looked up at the priest with fear In bis fin e, but still keeping bis grip. - "Let blin go," said the priest. Slavln hesitated. "I-ct him got Quick!" said the priest again, and Slavln, wltb a snarl, let go his hold and stood sullenly facing the priest. Father Goulet regarded him steadily for some seconds and then asked; "What wuttld you do?" His voice was gentle enough, even sweet, but there was something In It that chilled my marrow. "What would you do?" he repeated. "J 1 0 murdered my child," growled Slavln. "A hi How?" "He was drunk and poisoned him." "Ah! Who gave him drink? Who made him a drunkard two years ago? Who litis wrecked his life?" " There was no answert and the even toned voice went relentlessly on: "Who Is tho murderer of your child now?" Slavln groaned and shuddered. "!o!" And the voice grew stern. "Iieient of your sin and add not an other." Slavln turned his eyes upon the mo tionless figure on the ground and then nion the priest. Futher (ion let titok one step toward him and, stretching out his hand and pointing with his Anger, 'snld: "tlo!" And Slavln slowly backed away and went Into his house. It was an ex traordinary scene, and It Is often wltb me now the dark figure on the ground, the slight, erect form of the priest witi outatretcbed arm and finger, and Sla vln backing away, fear and fury strug gling In his face. It was a near thing for the doctor, however, and twit uiinutes more of thai grip would have done for blin. As It wan, we had the greatest dinVol ty In reviving him. Wbat the prlcat did with Slavln aft er getting him Inside I know not that has always been a myntwy to me but when we were pushing the saloon that night after taking Mrs. Mavor boiue we saw a light and heard strange sounds within. . Entering, we found another whisky raid la progress, Sis vln himself being the raider. We stood a X o o o 0 Ol some liniments Watching him knocking In the henda of casks and emptying bottles. 1 thought be bad gone mad and approached him cautiously. "Hello, Slavln!" I called out. "Wbat does this mean?" He panned In his strange work, and I aw that his fai-e, though resolute, was (julet enough. "It means I'm done with the bust ness, I am," be said In a determined voice. "I'll help no more to kill any man, or," in lower tone, "any man's baby." The priest's words bad struck home. "Thank God. Slavln!" said Craig, of fering his band. "You are much too good a man for the business." "liood or bad, I'm done with It," be replied, going on wltb bla work. "You age throwing away good uioa ey, Slavln," I said as the bead of a cask crashed In. "It's myself that knows It, for the price of whisky has gone up In town this week," he answered, giving me a look out of the corner of bit eye. "Be- dad. It was a rare clever Job," refer ring to our Black Kock hotel affair. ''But won't you be sorry for this?" asked Craig. "Belike I will, and that's why I'm doing It before I'm sorry for It," be re plied, with a delightful bull. "Look here, Slaviu," said Craig ear nestly, "If I can be of use to you In any way, count on me." "It's good to' me the both of you have been, and I'll not forget It to you," he replied, with like earnestness. As we told Mrs. Mavor that night, for Craig thought it too good to keep, her eyes seemed to grow deeper and the light in them to glow mure Intense as sue listened to Cralg pouring out bis tale. Tbeu she gave him ber baud and said: "You have your wan at last." "What manr . "The man you have been waiting for." "Slaviu?" "Why nutr. "I never thought of It "No mure did ho or any of us." Then, after a pause, she added gently, "He has been seut to us." ' !o you know, I believe you are right," t'rarg suid slowly and then add ed. "But you always are." "I fear nut," she answered, but I thought she liked to hear his words. The whole town was astounded next morning when Nlavlii went to work In the mines, and its astonishment only deepened ns the days went on and he stuck to his work. Before three weeks hud goue the league bod bought and remodeled the saloon and bad secured Slavln as resident manager. The evening of the reopening of 81a vln a saloon, as It was still called, was long remembered lu Black Rock. It was the occasion of the first appear mice of the League Minstrel and Dra uiatlc troupe In wbut was described as a "hair lifting tragedy, with appropri ate musical selections." Then there was a grand supper, with speeches and great euthUHlnam, which reached its climax wben Nixon rose to propose the toast of the evening, "Our saloon." Hla speech was simply a quiet, manly ac count of his long struggle with the deadly enemy. When he came to speak of his recent defeat, be said: -"Anu, wmie i am blamln no one but myself, I am glad tuulght this sa loon Is on our side, for my own sake and for the sake of those who have been walttn' long to see me. But be fore I sit down I want to say that while I live I shall not forget that I owe my lire to tne man mat took me that night to bis own shack and put me In his own bed and met me next mornln' wltb an open band, for I tell you I had sworn to God that mornln' would be lay last." Geordle's speech was characteristic. After a brief reference to the "myste rious ways o Providence," which h acknowledged be might sometimes fall to understand, be went on to exprest his unqualified approval of the new saloon. "It's a cozy place, an' there's nae sul phur a boot. Besides a' that," be went on enthusiastically, "It'll be a terrible savin'. I've julst been cooutlu'." "You bet!" ejaculated a voice, wltb great emphasis. "I've Julst l?en coontln'," went on Ceordle, Ignoring the remark and the laugh which followed, "an" It's an awfu' like money ye pit ower wl' the whusky. Yo see ye canna dae wl' ane bit glass. Ye in a nit hae twa or three at the verra least, fur It's uo verra forrlt ye get wl' ane glass. But wl' yon coffee ye Julst get a saxpence worth an' ye want na malr." There was another shout of laughter. which puzzled Geordie much. "I dinna see the Jowk. but I've slip pit ower In whusky mair nor a hnnnei dollars." Then be paused, looking bard before him and twitting his face Into extraor dinary shapes till the men looked at him In wonder. "I'm rale glad o' this saloon, but It's ower late for the lad that canna b tielplt the uoo. He'll Out be need In' help o' ours, 1 doot, but there are Ith ern." And he stopped abruptly and tat down, with no spplause fol'oTvlng;. CorU'isd on Fourth Pafff. KM. saM-ft X in ifv 7 rjr VIITOKUS AMI TllTUKUS. Quite a number .if comeutors bad been claiming great victory gained for organized labor In-the appoint- ling concern, wheresotuethlng entire aent of au arbitration etuuiultlee by I fy new lath line of steam machinery the I'reaident to settle the Aulhraitlte coal strike. IneCurvalitUaxettedia- cussing the matter arrive at this very logical conclusion 'It U a in intake to claim (hull n,a.nl.Al luKr.p ifdlmi.l m .t..l... through the action of the prettideut. Not one question at issue between the operators and the miner ha been passed upon. This la the function of of the com mission. The operators, who had already declared their will- ingueee to submit lo the decision of .ntnihl.jul .n,1liin.rli.l h.ul., , - hllratora, and had, Indeed, suggested a, iL..i . U .... i our uo uo .rv. ...at ... acceptance vi ttie ricv.t.c-ut muiutiaiiuu is Buy vri ui T.uu.y "in ti.c.u. So far, It Is but a reasonable vie .,.. t.t t.te ....I. II,. ...... r..l ,npuu v,u , uuruui, l:.l. l.l ft. I ... I.. . s...au,i-u.u-...o.Cui cottuue. ui luoae An,...v.l t 1.... a ..l.l'.A ty. In the abatract, the difference between the operator!! and their em- pioyesareor little moment. The public haa its own grievance against ne greant.aii-orpora.toua, anu ny laru.ore lujponani man any tue Minew, Uulon can have. It Is not prouaoieiiiecouiiDiSHioujUSi appoint- u 1. !-. i.i t..i t eti win couamer any or mese. great state of Pennsylvania did not amend her constitution until these coai owning, to ti carrying corpora. ...... . ... IU,. lr8,. ,,K,..,.. .,. their fraiu hlHt-s and properties. It was a case of locking the stable door sner me norse was stolen, let tney must ne, nnanciaiiy w ril tie, con- trolled. Mean-while, let there be no boasting of v. dory of either parly ver the other." Net Doomed Fr Life. "I was treated lor three year by good doctors," write W. A, Oreer Mcl'oiinellsviHc, )., "for pile and fistula, but, when all failed, Buck ling Arnica Halve curetr uie in two weeks'." Cures burns, bruises, cuts, soree, eruptiuus, salt ih.iiu, piles or no pay. 2rc at Hailey' Pharmacy. Nlopt the (euih uud Works Off the Cold, Laxative Bromo Quiniun Tablet cure a cold in one dav. No cure, no pty. Price 25 cent. Future improvements in farming must, to a large extent, be la their nature scientific, or involve a scien tific, knowledge of the subject. The thing that we all want Is to get the largent possible return for our labor. And more than that; we knowtbat we must keep up the ability of our toils to go on producing. To tlo this will surely require the aid ol science. We do not doubt that there is In nature, In some shape plant total sufUcietit to keep the whole surface of the earth fertile apd productive as long as the human race lives on the earth; but there Is uo way lo discover and uti! ize this without a scientific know ledge of ptauts and of all the ele- ments required I for their development ; t,n..( t,x mat t Ilia clnraj tW I anil how to get out of the stores of nature all that may be required in the future. These are the fact that no thoughtful person will controvert, aud, therefore, it is a matter of Ihe greatest importance that every one w ho Is concerned In (arming should get all the information be poesibly can on the scientific side of the ques tion. In the country schools is the place lo foim tho taste and lay founda tion for thl study in Ihe rising gen eration. So, by all means, let us do our best to get this subject taught in all our country schools. St. Loui Journal of Agriculture, If a Ma Ue to Yta And say some other salve, oint ment, lotion, oil or alleged healer Is a good as Iluckliiis Arnica Salve, tell him thirty year of marvelous cure of piles, burns, boils, corns, fel ons, ulcers, cuts, scalds, bruises and skin eruptions prove it's the best and cheapest. 25c at Bailey's Phar macy. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. Thi Kind Yon Halt Always Bought Bears th Signature of OA. ivoniA. fcantat Kfittaxt ilmNW iwnt I MAMTAC1 1'KlSiU 1 EM EMilSES. This city is toon to be the hotue ol another very Important manufactur la to be produoed. We were invited last Friday afternoon to visit the machine shop of Phillip Buckleln. to - Hoe the starting off of an entirely HAW enfcjilv hIuaiii nnoliiA o;kti.li liait I I ' 6'"M " v.. 1 tuuin kulll In l. 1 1 .... 1 I . . I ..I.. ...... I . I ' U auent, together, also, wltb the tubular holler, which supplied it with pjwer. K' B, Tree, of Portland, h the design I erof the unachiue, and stated for his reasons for coming to Oregon City to have hia work done, that besides having full confidence in Mr.Buck I It, in'., al.lllt., I.. -........ It... ..1. 1... I - would be in a place removed from 1 I "u ...uuu iu tue . mi.iiiro gatauiiBuuivilis iu J Ultnuu, " wurjo uo muiu inn inns, ll necessary ami work to better advan - l.i,. Mil u.,......l Tk ......U ..f Xlm -1 ... ...uu. lm wui. m IJ....bl..I .1 ft. ......! wu..,c.u wu m- iau.uu.ii t.iat t.irrr I I,-., a .IHtt....!!.. . . f u .. LI...1I..I overcome when the steam was turn- ed into ibu engine. Tl.U is the only icuini. rotary engine in exiatatu-e, tue principal point to recommend it be- ."a . .u....c..y ... uac. ..ao.a.u, .r wu...u. amount 01 in.wer u p for it slz, the small amount l.f,,.... u : 1 i. 1 .u. .. at.u me low prea- eiu wuicn u requires in order to do i la work. Air. Buckleln ha the right for this state to manu- u.. ... o. eugu.et. .aat i-au , , expected. The designer has several Pieuia on the machine already and o...s win im ooiaitieu as ue im- piovea uhui itsmecuaiiiaui. me new- engine is driving the lathe and all the other machinery In the shop, and Is a great success. - -Oregon City En- terprise. LOOK AT THIS. Have you looked at those iron beds, those beautiful couches, that fine line of rockt rs and bed room builee.at pri.ses that defy competi tion? Portiers, lace curtains, trunks ud wall paper. Will give you low et possible prices. II there i any thing iu the furniture line or in car- pets I do not carry in slock, will give you an order on tlriiti iu Port lnd aud pay freight and put It ib your house at Portland prices, lug you freight. Donelaon'a Furniture Store. t A'S FAMOUS HE A LI IE. Look with horror on skin erup- lions, blotches, sores, pimples. They don't have them, nor will anyone, who uses Bueklin's Arnica Sulve. It gloriUes the face, ecz-ma or salt rheum vanish befora It. It cure sore lip, charmed hands, chilblains. Infallible for piles. 2&c at Bailey's Pharmacy. POWER OFPlBI.lt 01MMOX. A more striking illustration of the nnoiufit nni.lln m.inini. in a iismn. cr,ey Wlls furniBheJ tha tl)at I which has just lieen given in the coal strike. Some of tho newspapers are wying that the victory in bringing the strike to a settlement on the pre- sent term belongs to the operatives, as they clung to their position of non- recognition of the miner union to the close, and no recognition has been given in the arbitration. Others contend that the miners'" were sue- cm fill, lor thev will nrobablv tret somewhat better term in the settle- ment than they had hitherto. Then, too. the principal credit for the settle- ment ha been accorded to President Rcorevelt, as he was the1 man who Orst brought the waring leaders t3- .ret her. Without his action an ad- Justnieut would probably not have been in sight yet. lit) not, only brought the heads of the miners and the employer face to face In hi own presence, but betook especial pains to impress upon Ihem the criminal folly of allowing the conflict to con- tinue, to the detriment of all tort of business and the discredit of the country. B it, while freely according to tl.e president ail Ihe credit which belongs to him, and thi Is much, tho princi pal fi rce in compelling the settle ment has been Ihe power of popular sentiment. The American people were determined that the conflict should be brought to an end, no mat ter which side to the controversy would he constrained to make the principal concessions. Something could be said for each side In Ihe ab- strsct. Fjtcl. had cae which ap pealed to many people, and tho cae was set forth by iw respective thatu piona with all th forceof w hich they ware capable. But fie large and dominant fact was that the con ti nu ance of the conflict was an assault on popular righlm, and this could nut be permitted In a society lu which the I I r. 1m urfl an rtrarrui PniiMn -. t I.xai drterniIned tha ,e Btrike ..j b0 rirf.,1,t1t 1,1 nitma tu.vt rf u ant lit, it I " I and this teutiiueut spoke through the president, as the representative of the people. President ltjoxevelt acted with effect because bo bad all the power of the people behind him. Tho miners represented only a uiin- uto section of the community, and the operators were a still smaller and fwjbIer element. The president ttood , -f AnilM,1Hflll l - . ,hU l4sue, anJ hit triumph WU the I yjjf(jy Qf people ..T, ft,,, of .ihli, I, ,n .-1,1 1,. . lhu Vl't hi- I ' If,, l I,.fa..,,0 .u nl lu,,latu,l I 1 ........v h ,1(ft,mlif fm.v In h e.,rK. 1 1 gub,llIUed to." This la th law and pf0 heta ,n aemocracy. In the cage of ,he g,rike the .K),,u lllce Hpoke 9 luInJ h 8lK.h frw, . . rollU.B,aI..H , .. . . . . ... . . . , I r , , , (luiliHH ,llB ri4!tp. K..,h at,emlrt, i,,,!.,.. tl,tberi the bar of public opinion. The other .....ii,.., , ,,. lir(.tPI1M,, nf ech pufy the con,rover8yi ,mt uo rltrhta which anv one was ImiuiuI to r f But there-was Htill another , y, whll.h had no hand in brine ,Q(J ,he ntett, and which, at the outset, was overlooked by each of the combatauts. This was the great mam of the American people, The peo ple were silent for many weeks, In the hope that some sort of an adjust ment would be reached by the belli gerents, but when the public inter est began to be seriously assailed the majesty of outraged public rights concentrated iu the president, and spoke through him in a voico which compelled the waring elements to de sist. Where publio opinion is free, as In the United States, it will fin J a means of asserting itself, and when it dors this it Is irresistible. This Is the decisive factor in democratic govern ment Once more, as often iu the past and under many different sorts of conditions, the might of American Ism has been proclaimed to 'the world. Gllolie Democrat. EXTKA MESSIOS The Eugene Journal is under the impression that tho lax-paycra league or foriiand Is not doing a '"e ,h'nff when It urges a special swion or the legislature. 1 lie organ up the creek sys: 'It is our opinion M1'"1 if epwlal session Is held and that if it has to be held before the in itiative and referendum Is made a law of the state, it would be wise to submit lo the ople of the state the question of how much shall be given or the Iewis anil Clarke fair, and not let the special session take out of the hands of the tiooole the vprv right the special propose to give them by making the initiative and referendum operative. If the special session is for the protection of the people by putting Into their hands the machinery of the law-making power it would be a big mistake to bar them from expression on so im portant a question as that of putting oOO,000 of the taxpayers money Into the Dig fair proj ct. ibis tchrme doe not look good to us. It smacks of this on the part of the Portland taxpayers' league 'We'll stand for a special session in behalf of (leer's sen- torlal ambitions If you will give us $500,600 for the big fair. In other words we'll give you the Initiative nd referendum in protection of Oeer method of getting beforo the people as senator in the laxt campaign if you will give us the t-iOO.OOO for Ihe fair without nmt giving the peo pie the right to the initsntive and re. ferendutn on this quts-tion.' If we're to have a special session let us make it square deal all around.' Charles Johnson a man of 00 years of age has been in the Clatsop county hospital lor a number of years. The authorities thought him of con ml body and able lo work when-fore they discharged him -turned him out to the cold mercies ol the world. He sought shelter at the pulico sta tion, but they did not kindly receive him . He would not work for bread, but sought a place on the water front and bang himself. StWS tF TUE STATE. The Dalle Mouutaiueer has heard a whHpir that minors under the age of 1 1 years are lo be sent home by nine o'clock each evening iu The Dalles. The Columbia Uiver Dovelopuietnt Company has been organized at Con don with a capital stock of 1500,000. The company intends to bore for oil along the Columbia Hiver and have purchased the necessary machinery. At tho schiIou of Ihe circuit court just closed in Union county, the grand jury found trite bill against live gamblers from La (iraude, who were limd 100 each. This is the result of tho anti-gambling crusade begun iu the city election in that place last December. Just us the Wilton, Umatilla Co. Eaglo went to press last week it learned of the death of the little a yr. old child ol Mr. D Taibott. Tho chi'd had swallowed a grain of com which in some manner poisoned the throat which swelled shut, aud the little one choked lo death Thursday night. " A recent discovery on Crane Creek, 40 mile east of Bums, Harney county, has aroused (but section to the tiigho.-t pitch of excitement. It is given out that diamonds are found there of almost the value of South African stones. Further test are making It is certain that stone are found hard enough to cut glass. If these shall be proven to he carbon ami not silica, then the fortune of tho pronpector is made. Tolo a mining center near Grants Pass is getting to la? quite a flourish ing little town since Dr. Kay's dam has gone in there, reports the Mining Journal. On last Saturday au elec tric light plant was installed and is operating finely. They have twelve arc lights end those are scattered about tho works making the place a light as day, and it thus enable the night shift of workmen to accomplish as good results' as those working in the day time. The Ashland, Jackson County, gold quartz mine has been closed down and all the men discharged except pump man. Tho mine has been opened to a depth of 935 feet and the public hits thought that It was a pay ing property.' It is capitalized at " $500,000. The controlling Interest ia owned by Montreal, Canada, capita lists, though quite large blocks ol stock are owned by Seattle and Spo kane, Washington, parties. It is be lieved that a freeze nut game is play ing. W. C. Brown, a large bop-grower, of Dallac, Polk county announced some time ago that if lie sold hi l'JOJ crop of hops for 25 cents per pound, he would buy (100 worth of 6-ccnt pieces, 2000 in number, and scatter lliem on the street of bis town to be scrambled for by children un der 13 years of ago. He sold for the 25 cents and last Saturday had the scramble. A section of the street in front of the cours bouse was chosen, the 2000 nitkles thrown into the air and the Hcramlile was on. No foot-- bull eeruiniiiagtt ever equaled it. William Oair has sold hi farm of 320 acres south or Salem for (10,000. The puichastrr was W, II. Oerben- horst, a recent arrival from Webster county, Iowa. The stock and machi nery on the place was sold for (3000. This farm is generally known as the Frank C. Baker farm. Mr. Oair bought it three years ago, paying 110,000 for Ihe farm, Htix'k and ma chinery. He has therefore cleared (3,000 on the investment, besides taking oft three crops. This "trans action shows something of the ad vance that bus takenplace in farm values in this section in the last three years. Woodbtirn Independent, Maine and Forest Warden (Juituby it. forms the Albany Herald that Douglas County has more big game than any live other counties in the state, but that it is being rapidly kill ed off by the many limber land and railroad lia-ator who are in that part of the state. Some hunting has been done with hounds but the cul prits have covered their tracks so skillfully that detection Is extremely diflicult. The open season for deer will clo(! Novemls-r 1st. King-necked phea-snts are scarce beyontl the Wlllauielln Valley. Native grouse are Increasing in Southern and East ern Oregon. King necked pheasants are lazing killed off to a most alarm ing degree, and Mr. (iuimby thinks the ox-n season will have to tie shor tened in order to save the birds from extinction.