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TBI OFFICIAL AKD LEADINO PAFE1 OF GILLIAM COUNTY. x 113 tt sis nrr3 Trsc-mir:. Of AST PAPI3 H ITSC". IT. niLMiii nut rauauuv ft ..M9. A. PA1TISON..., Editor ltd frec-rbiee, .41 f IS5 One mum , 41 1 ! Hi 1 Oa- nu we miu. rif eolaata.. CSRONIrTIOir RATKIl I'm tear (In aene)....-. .......,.. ft N I tot la dTlli...,............... I Co IHO ft t ' l.t WMIMtmtMI I IMWMt W 111 I l Opltt,,(tMHwiWIW tHNMNIMNHUIIMIMtll W iMUmltMlttffiltiuitalMiiM Sae 1st lm iaaaftlaa eav4 eaalt t iLae vta at a km k VOL. XI. CONDON, GILLIAM CO., OREGON, THURSDAY, J UNE 20, 1901. NO. 15. i fa7 ertetaf Ueaa, m faai GONDO GLOBE. Poivr 1 pOOnilOUSE TBpALAGE 1 CHAPTKIt xt. lu tin) olil brown clio(i honno, over shadowed by apple Irt-fn mid ahiltir'd, on the tfi by a long, etwp hill, where the acorn mil wild ,itrntr grw, Mary Howard 4 a UK It t a Hitln "ink of tweuiy live, roan In wmie, irtfln other muI teaching tlii'iii all by br klul word and wlnoiii wny tn lore her as thy had ocvrr before lowd an limtrm-tor. When flml nil waa propiHwd aa a trarher In Mi- Cowr. Widow IVrklua. and a few oilier who had no rhildrvn to acud, hold Ui Ihclr band In aintiim'iit. wou'lcrinu "what thu world waa eomln' to, and if the nmiiiilitwiiiHU, Mr. Knight, 'pom'd t!ijr waa goln' to be rid ovi-r roiiKhxhtiiJ by a town ptipir; but ahe rouhlii't gi't a '!T''"'S fr the rthd"X mlnUter wouldn't give h"r one; and If he did, the rniiarliiu uiltiUter wuiildn't!" Accordingly. whu It waa known that the ordeal had bii panavtl and that Mary had in her piMwiwIon a pier of pa per alHiut tbre im lua square, authoris ing hrr ta tcech rommou ilintrlct echuol, thla worthy conclave concluded that "either everybody bad lout thi'lr fue or Iim Mlaa Maaon, who waa preaviit at the examination, bad aat by and wbla IMTed In hi-r r.ir tba anawcra to all bani jiiptloii." ' ' ' " "In all my horn daya I otrr h-o any thin like It," aald tba widow, aa aha dLlrllmted her givtn tea, weeiPiied wlih brown auitar, to a party of lad lea. which ah. waa rntertalning. "Hut you'll w, aht won't krvn hrr tlma mor'n half out Rally Aon, aa theiu nutcakea. No body'a goln' to aend their rblldren to a p niter. Thvrc'a Mlaa Itradley aaya ahv'll txk hvr'u out the firt time tbey get IVked. llara aoma more aaaa, Mlaa )odge. I want It eat up, for I U'lleva Jt'a a workln'-hiit I telled her that wars't the trouble, Mary'a too auftly to hurt mlakevter. And ao young, too. Jt'a government ahe'll lack in. If any Wy'll have a piece of thla dried apple pie, I'll cut It.' Kurtunatoly, Mary knew nothing of Mra. I'erklna' iliapleaaure, and never dreamed that any feeling eiinled toward her aavo that of perfect friendship. Hint w lat aaw her, aha bad grown Into fine, healthy looking girl, lier face and figure were round and full, and her com plexion, though atlll rather pate, waa dear aa marble, eon trout In welt with her dark-brown hair and eyea, which no longer eeenied unnaturally larjt. Billl, ahe waa not beautiful. It la true, and yet Billy waa not far from right when ha called her the fineat looking girl In Chiro pee; and It waa for thla reaaon, per ha pa, that Mra. Campbell watched with jeal ouay. Every pnaallile palna had been taken with Klla'a education. The heat teach era had n-a hired to Inatnict her, and ha waa uow at a faahlonable seminary, but atlll ahe did not poaaeaa one-half the. e and gracefulneaa of manner which teemed natural to her alater. The two glrla had aeen but little of each other; and oftentlmea when Ella met her aiater aha merely acknowledged her preaenco by a nod or a simple "how d'ye dot" When aba beard that Mary waa to be teacher ahe aald "aha waa glad, for It waa mora reapectable than going Into a factory or working out." Mra. Campbell. too, felt In duty bound to axpreaa her pleasure, adding that "aha hoped Maryl trould give aatlafactlon, but 'twas ex-,, tremeiy doubtful, aha waa to young, and ponacsNed of ao little riigulty!" Unfortunately Widow Perkins' red cot tage stood directly oppcalte the school bouse; and aa the widow belonged to that atirrlng few who always "wnxh tho breakfast dishes and make the beds be fore anyone is up In tba house," she had ample leisure to watch and report on the proceedings of the now toucher. Now, Mrs. Perkins' clock was like Its mla tress, always hnlf an hour In advance of the true time, and. Mary hsd scarcely taught a week ere Mr. Knight, "the com mitteeman," was duly hailed in the street and told that the "schoolmnnn wanted lookin' to, for she didn't begin no morn In' till half-past nine, nor no afternoon till half-past onel Besides that," sho added, "I think she gives 'em too long a pluy spell. Anyways, seems cf some on 'cm was out o' doora the hull time." Mr. Knight bad too much good sense to heed the widow's complaints, and he merely replied: "I'm glad ou't. Five hours Is enough to keep little shavers cramped up in tho house glad ou't." The widow, thus foiled In her attempts at nuking disturbance, finally gave up the strife, contenting herself with qulx clng the older girls, and asking them if Mary could do all the hard sums In arith metic, or whether ahe took them home for Mra. Mason to solve! In spite, however, of these little an noyances, Mary was contented and hap py. : She knew that her pupils loved her, aud thnt the greater part of the district were satisfied, so ahe greeted the widow with her pleasnntest smile, and by al ways being particularly polite, finally overcame her prejudice to a considerable extent. One afternoon about the middle of July, as Mrs. Perkins waa seated by her front window engaged In "stitching ahoes," a very common employment In some parts of New England, her atten tion was suddenly diverted by a tall, tyllHh-looklng young man, who, driving bis handsome horse and buggy under the shadow of the, apple trees, alighted and entered into conversation with group of little girls who were taking their usual recess. Mrs.. Perkins' curiosity waa aroused, and Sally Ann was called to ee who the stranger was. But for a wonder Sally Aon didn't know, though be "guessed the boss was one of the East Chicopee livery." "He's talkln' to Llddy Knight," said he, at the same time holding back the curtain and stepping aside so as not to be visible nerseir. ? "Try If you can hear what he' sayln," whispered Mra. Perkins; but a class of boys in the school bouse just then struck Into the multiplication table, thus effec tually drowning anything which Sally Aon might otherwise have heard. "1 know them children will split their throats. Can't they bold up a minute," exclaimed Mrs. Perkins, greatly annoyed at being thus prevented from overhearing a conversation the nature of which ahe could not even gneaa. The at ranger waa at that moment smil ingly saving: "Tell me nnr about her. !ms she ever 'wold, or has she too pretty a mouth for thatt" "No, ahe never wolda," said Pella Frost, "and she's got the nicest white teefh, and I guess she knows it, too, for she shows them a grest deal." "Hhe's real whit, too," rejoined Lydia Knight, "though pa aaya ahe used to be yaller as saffron." Here there was a gentle rsp upon the window, find tbs girls, starting off, tx claimed: "There, we must go In." "May I go, too?" asked the stranger, following them to the door. "Introduce me as Mr. Stuart." Lydia bad never Introduced anybody in her life, and, following her companions to her wat, ahe left Mr. Stuart aiandlng In the doorway. With ber usual polit?neas, Mary rame forward and received the atranger, who gave his name Mr. Stu art, aaylng "ha felt much lutereatad In common schools, and therefore had ven tured to call." Offering the wat of bonor, Mary re sumed her naual dutlea, occasionally casting a look of cariosity at the stranger, whose eyea seemed conatantly upon ber, It was rather warm that day, and when Mary returned from ber dinner Widow Perklna waa greatly shocked at seeing her attired In a light pink muslin dress, the short sleeves of which showed to good advantage ber round, white arms'. A nar row velvet ribbon confined by a small brooch and a black silk apron, completed ber toilet, with the exception of a tin locket, which wat suspended from her neck by a slender gold chain. This laat ornament Immediately riveted Mr. Stu art's attention, and from tome atrange cause wnt the color quickly to hit face. After a lime, at If to ascertain whether It were really a locket or a watch, ba ask ed "If Miss Howard could tall him the hourr "Certainly, sir," said she, and stepping to the desk and consulting a silver time piece about the tlse of a dining plate, she told him that It was half past three. When school was out Mr. Stuart, who seemed in no baste whatever, entered In to a lively diacuaaion with Mary concern ing aehoola and book a, adroitly managing to draw ber out npon all the leading top lea of the day. At laat the conversation turned upon flowers: and whea Mary chanced to mention Mra. Maaon'a beauti ful garden be Inatantly expressed a great desire to we It, and finally offered to ac company Mary homo, provided she hsd no objections. She could not, of course, say no, and the Widow I'erklna came very near letting her buttermilk biscuit burn to a cinder when ahe aaw the young man walking down the road with Mary. Arrived at Mra. Mason's, the stranger managed to make himself ao agreeable that Mra. Mason Invited him to stay to tea, Whoever be waa, he seemed to un derstand exactly how to find out what ever he wished to know; and before tea waa over be had learned of Mary'a In tention to attend the academy in Wil braham the next autumn. Finally he tald good-night, leaving Mary and Mra. Mason to wonder the one what he came there for, and the oth er whether he would ever come again. The widow, too, wondered and fidgeted as the sun went down behind the long hill. . . "It beats all nater what'a kept him so long," aald she, when he at last appear ed and, unfastening his horse, drove off at a furious rate; "but If I live I'll know all about It to-morrow;" and with this Consolatory remark , ahe returned to the best room and for the .emaluder of the evening devoted herself to tha entertain ment of Uncle Jim and hia wife, Aunt Dolly. That evening Mr. Knight, who had been to the ppstofflce, called at Mrs. Ma son's, bringing with him a letter which bore the Boston postmark. Passing it to Mary, he winked at Mrs. Mason, saying, "I kinder guess how all this writiu' works will end; but hain't there been a young chap to aee the school 7" "Yes; how did you know it?" returned Mrs. Maaon, while Mary flushed more deeply than ahe did when Billy's letter was handed her. "Why, you see," answered Mr. Knight, "I wat about at the foot of the Blanch ard hill, when I aee a buggy coming like Jebu. Just as It got agin me it kinder alackened and the fore wheel ran off smack and scissors." "Waa he hurt?" quickly asked Mary. "Not a bit on't," aald Mr. Knight, "but he waa scared aome, I guess. I got out and helped him, and when be heard Pa from Rice Corner he aald he'd been into school. Then he asked forty-'leven ques tions about you, and jest as I waa tettln' you up high, who should come a-canteriu' up, with their long-tailed gowns, and hats like men, but Ella Campbell and a great white-eyed pucker, that came home with her from school? Either, Ella's horse was scary or she did it a purpose, for tho mlnlt she got near It began to rare, and ahe would have fell off If that man hadn't catched it by the bit and held her on with t'other hand. I allua was the most sanguinary of nien, and I was building castles about him and our little school marm, when Ella came along, and I gin it up, for I see that he was took, and she did look handsome, with her curls a flyin' Wall, as I wasn't of no more use, I whipped up old Charlotte and come on." "When did Ella return?" asked Mary, who had not before heard of her slater's arrival. -. "I don't know," said Mr. Knight. "The first I aee of her waa cut tin' through the atreets on the dead run; but I mustu't stay here gabbin', ao good-night, MIbs Mason good-night, Mary hope - you've got good newt in that ar letter." The moment he was gone Mary ran up to ber room to read her letter, from which we give the following extract: "You must have forgotten George More- land, or you would have mentioned fclot to me. I like him very much. Indeed, tad yet I could not help feel lug a little jealout when he manifested ao much interest lu jou. Hometlmea, Mary, I think that for a brother, I am getting too telflsh, tod I do not wish anyone to like you except myself, bilt I surely need not feel so to ward George, the best friend I have la Boston. He Is very kind, lending me books, and bat even offered to use bit in fluence In getting me a situation In one of the best law offleet lu the city." After reading thla letter Mary tat for a long tlina thinking oi fteorge Moreland of the time when ahe first knew blm of all that William Bender had been to ber since and wondering, at girls some times will, which she liked the best. BUI; unquestionably bad the strongest claim to her love, but could he have knows bow much satisfaction the felt In think ing that George atlll remembered and felt interested In ber be would have had tome reason for fearing, aa he occasionally did. that she would never be to him aught aave a sister, CIIAPTEU XII. The summer wat drawing to a close, and with It Mary's whool. She had suc ceeded In giving satisfaction to the en tire district. Mr. Knight, with whom Mary was a great favorite, offered ber the school for the coming winter, but the had decided upon attending school her self, and after modestly declining hit of fer, told hi in of ber Intention. "But where's the money coming from?" tald he. Mary laughingly asked blm bow many bag of shoes he supposed ahe bad atltch d during the last two years. "More'n two hundred, I'll bet," said he. "Not quite as many aa that," answered Mary; "but atlll I have managed to earn my clothes and thirty dollars besides; and this, together with my school wages, will pay for one term and part of another." "Well, go ahead," returned Mr. Knight. "I'd help you If I could. Go ahead; and who knows but you'll one day be the presldent'a wife." When Widow Perkins beard that Mary waa going away to achool ahe forgot to put any yeast in the bread which ab waa making, and, bidding Sally Ann "watch it until It ris," ahe posted off to Mra. Ma ton't to Inquire the particulars, reckoning np at the went along how much fourteen weeks' wtget would come to at nine shil ling per week. But with all her qnissing and "pump ing," at Judith called it, ahe waa un able to ascertain anything of Importance, and. menially styling Mrs. Maaon. Mary, Judith. and all "great gumpheada," ahe returned home and relieved Sally Ann from her watch over unleavened bread. Both Mrs. Mason and Mary laughed heartily at the widow'a curiosity, though, aa Mary aald, "It wat no laughing mat ter where the money wus to come from which ahe needed for her books and cloth ing." Everything which Mra. Mason conld do for her the did, and even Judith, who wat never famous for generosity, brought In one Saturday morning a half-worn merino, which ahe thought "mebby could be turned and sponged, and made Into sometlilu' decent," adding, In an under tone, that "she'd had It out alrin' on the clothea boss for more'n two hours!" A few daya afterward Jenny Lincoln came galloping up to the whool house door, declaring her Intention of staying until school waa out. and having a good time. "I hear you are going to Wilbraham," said she, "but I want you to go to Mount Holyoke. We are going, a whole lot of ua that la, If we can paaa examination. Rose Isn't pleased with the Idea, but I am. I think 'twill be fun to wash po tatoes and scour knives. I don't believe that mother would ever have tent nt there if It were not that Ida Selden la going. Her father and ber Aunt Mar tha used to be schoolmates with Mist Lyon, and they have always intended that Ida should graduate at Mount Hol yoke. Now, why can't you go, too?" "I wish I could," aald Mary, "but I can't. I haven't money enough, and there is no one to give It to me." "It wouldn't hurt Mrs. Campbell to help you a little," returned Jenny. "Why, last term Ella spent almost enough for candles and gutta percha toys to pay the expense of -half a year's schooling at Mount Holyoke. It's too bad that she ahould have everything and you nothing." (To be continued.) Cures Victim of Drain. A church nnlon now exists in New York for the most remarkable purpose on record. Its avowed object la. to cure the victims of the morphine and other drug habits and a most Impres sive list of well-known clergymen have registered themselves In support of the scheme, which It conducted by Dr. W. N. Richie. . The plans of Dr. Richie's work and the means by which be hopes to make it effectual are to be made public as soon as possible. AU that Is withheld from the public Is the elements of the mysterious compound, which Is, Dr. Richie alleges, an absolutely Infallible panacea. Men and women who have sunk to the lowest levels of degradation have, It Is claimed, by the use of this cure become perfectly regenerated. Physi cians of established reputation private ly Indorse the cure, and the testimonials appear so convincing that the clergy men who have formed a union on the strength of It feel absolutely sure of its efficacy. Dr. Richie says that he obtained the cure from a friend of his, who In turn obtained It from a German savant. The friend referred to, having once become the slave of morphine nnd having but 5 cents left In the world, converted it Into a 5-cent stamp to address a letter to the German who had originated the cure. The recipe came, was made use of, and the man, when Dr. Richie knew him, was enjoying an honored old age. A committee baa been formed to re ceive donations for the cure of such pa tients as are not able to pay. Could Not Be lie pea ted. "I met Hlgginbee and be stopped me to tell me what his little boy said, but I'll bet one thing." "Hub! What's that?" "I'll bet he didn't tell his boy what I said." Indianapolis Press. If Satan ever gets short of fuel be ought to be able to use excuses. EVENTS OP THE DAY FROMTHE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE WORLD. a Comprehensive Review of (he impor'sn Happenings ef the Pit Waft Prat rf m C4ed Pom Which it Most L&ety te Preve ef interui tn Our Many Reader. Philippine euatoms rn'mue are increasing. Six frame buildings were burned at Monmouth. Caillea will surrender his entire force at Santa Crux. U Incoming; ship rejwir.t- j,iii,g quantities of wreckage on the ocean. Boers surprised force of Victoria mounted rifles near" Middle burg and captured two pompons. It is exepcted that negotiations at Pckin will be settled this mouth. Ten persons were injured by a tor nado in 8oth Dakota. Two Indiana tried to murder the Umatilla chief of police. Von Waldersee will ,lie created a prince on his return to Germany. Only one body has been recovered from the wreck of the ferry boat North field. - - The Harriman interests have se cured control of the Chicago, Mil waukee & 8 1. Paul road. Lulu Prince-Kennedy was convict ed of murder in the second dovwa and punishment was fixed at ten ycras' imprisonment. An extensive syndicate is buying up eastern street car lines with the intention of forming a complete mon opoly. The Chief of the forestry bureau of the Philippines has issued s circular in which it is stated that the timber supply in the Philippines is almost unlimited. Negroes about Leavenworth, Kan sas, are arming themselves with re volvers purchased from the troops at Fort Leavenworth, and it is thought they intended to avenge the recent burning of a Negro. Eleven hundred butchers are on a strike in San Francisco. The Cuban convention has accepted the original Piatt amendment. ; The new battle ship Illinois is the fastest vessel of her class afloat. ...... Americans were again successful in the international trap shoot. Extensive commissary frauds have been dicovered at San Franc ico. Another name has been added to the Port Royal, Pa., coal mine horror. : Thirty-four students graduated from the Oregon Agricultural college. Insurgent general Caillea refuses to surrender, except on his own terms. Extensive German. influence in the Yangtse district alarms the British press...' ... . Donald ; McPhial, a, prominent Eastern Oregon sheepman, was found dead by the roadside. " : The Washigton legislature Laa ad journed after amending the capital punishment law and passing three vetoed Wills. i. The governmnet is preparing to fire three and one half tons of dyna mite under the Narorws between Forts Hamilton and Wadsworth. The war department has issued a set of regulations clearly denning hazing and strictly prohibiting the same. Any cadet found guilty of infraction will be dismissed from the academy. ., :. ..... .......... . ... . Many Filipinos have applied for civil service positions. Kruger claims to know nothing of the peace negotiations. Washington senate has repealed the Bands capital punishment law. A rich ledge of gold has been dis covered near La Grande, Oregon. A small town in Minnesota was almost entirely destroyed by a tor nado. Officers of the Forty-third regiment, in the Philippines, are accused of bribery. The battle ship Oregon haa arrived at Honolulu on her way home from the Orient. Zurbano has proclaimed himself governor of the Philippines as succes sor to Aguinaldo. President McKinley has stated that it is his intention to visit Hawaii in the near future. Three women were injured in Chi cago, two probably fatally, by the col lapsing of a stairway. Owing to fear of fresh trouble in Corea for Americans, the cruiser New Orleans has been ordered there. McKinley announces that he would refuse to accept the nomination for a third term if it were offered him. The date of the Rough Riders' Association convention has been changed from August 1 to August 3. There are 14,0(X) oysters to a ton. River Jordan water is now exported regularly for baptismal purposes. . In Georgia it is estimated that 30, 000 Negroes have been graduated at a cost of 1100,000,000, which colleges are supported by Northen money. The first mention of stamps is in the letters of the old Bishop Synesius of Cyrene, bn the Greek coast of Africa, 400 years after the Christian era. ' :" .. A WONDERFUL MATHMEATICAN, Death ef Prof. Taumsn If Salferd, ef Wil liamt College. New York, June 17. President Tru man Henry 8 afford, the mathematic ian and astronomer, whose death baa just been announced, wilt be burled In the college burying ground at Wil liaraatown, Mass. He waa born at Royalton, Vt., 65 years ago. At an early age he attract ed attention by bis powers of calcula tion. He could mentally extract the square and cube root of numbers of nine and ten placet of figures, and could multiply four figures as rapidly as It could be done upon paper. In 1845, when he was 9 year old, and nine years before he waa graduated from Harvard college, he prepared an almanac, and at the age of 14 he cal culated the ellptic elements of the first comet of 1849. By a method of hit own he abridged by one-fourth the labor of calculating the rising and set ting of the moon. After long: and dif ficult problems bad ben read to him once, he could give their result with out effort. THREE MEN IN A BOAT. British Seamen Make Long but Useless Voy age ( Secure Help. Halifax, N. S, June 15. After sail ing nearly 700 miles fn an open boat to take relief to their ship, the Bor der Knight, Mr. Mathie, chief officer, and two of the crew, arrived at Sheet Harbor, the end of their 15 days Jour ney, to find that their steamer had just been towed in, a distance of 450 miles, by the Spanish steamship Dur anco, from Philadelphia for Bilboa. Captain W. F. Splatt, of the Border Knight, and his crew were landed here, while the brave little rescue par ty found a haven 40 miles to the east ward. When the Border Knight's tail shaft broke, in latitude 34:10 north and lon gitude 59:44 west,, 300 miles north east of Bermuda, sails were rigged and she began to make her way slow ly northward. Provisions were scarce, for she had made an unusually slow voyage from Africa and the situation seemed to be desperate, as she was far out of the track of commerce. Mr. Mathie and the two men vol unteered to set out in the lifeboat with a flimsy bit of sail to bring as sistance to the British steamer. This was May 29, and June 7 the Duranco, outward bound, responded to the sig nals of distress on the Border Knight They were sighted by the Trave on Saturday. The Border Knight was bound from Cape Verde Islands to New York. FIRE AT A HEALTH RESORT. Hotel at West Baden, Ind.. Burned Several Reported Lost Indianapolis, June 15. Telephone messages from Salem and Bedford, to the Journal received thla morning say: The West Baden Springs Hotel, at West Baden, one of Indiana's most famous health and pleasure resorts, burned early this morning. It could not be learned how the fire started. Everything in connection with the hotel building was destroyed, and it was rumored that several lives were lost, but this could not be confirmed. Telephone and telegraph communica tion with Indianapolis was destroyed while the story of the fire was being told. The hotel is said to have had sev eral hundred guests, and all of theii belongings were destroyed, there having been no time to save anything. Assistance was asked of the fire de partments of near-by towns, but on account of the lack of transportation facilities no aid could be rendered. One of the proprietors said that part of the building was erected 12 years ago, and they had been adding to it ever since, until the vah e of the property was about $1,000,000 this in cluding the grounds and buildings. There is only insurance of $100,000. FOUR LIVES LOST. Schooner . Wrecked in a Fog on Newfound, land Coast' St. Johns, N. F, June 15. The schooner , Czar, bound to Labrador with fishermen and their families, 70 persons altogether, was driven ashore on Cabot Island on the north coast of New Foundland in a dense fog and gale. Four men were drowned and six others were injured, but the wo men and children, all landed safely. The survivors were on the Island two days without food or shelter. Then another vessel, passing toward Labrador, sighted their distress sig nals, rescued them and landed them on the mainland, whence they will re turn home on board 'a mail steamer, The Czar became a total wreck, and those on board of her lost their be longings. The women and children were in a pitiable plight when they reached the island, being aroused at midnight, and being able to secure only a little of their clothing. . For a Chinese Republic Honolulu, June 9, via San Francis co, June 15. San Yet Sen, the Chi nese reformer, left on the America Maru June 5 for-China, for the pur pose of starting a revolution. His intention is to overthrow the Empress Dowager and the mandarins. His idea Is to have China ruled by a presi dent on the lines of the Government of America. He says that there will be a strong force at his back, and he has the support of many prominent white men in China, as well as thous ands of natives. This is the third revolution which he has attempted in China. . His Life a Failure. New York, June 17. William Her ford, an aged German of Williams burg, is dead by his own hand, hav ing shot himself by tne side of a work bench in his carpenter shop after re allzing that at the end of 30 years struggle to find the secret of perpetu al motion he was as far as ever from the goal he sought. He was found with a bullet through his brain, his pipe clenched between his set teeth, and his head resting upon a piece of planking. NEWS OF THE STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL OVER OREGON. Commercial and Fbuacial Happenings ef Inv pertanc A Brief Review of ef the - Growth and Improvements f the Many Industries Throujhoot Onr Thriving Ceow monwtalth Latest Market Report Eugene will have a two days' Fourth of July celebration. The Whitney council now meets twice a month instead of once as heretofore. Fourth regiment, O. N. O., will go into camp at Eugene June 27, , and remain until after the Fourth. Reports from along the Columbia river show a much better run of salmon than in the past few weeks. Commencement exercises are in progress or about to begin in most of the colleges and universities of the state. The Rogue River Mining A Milling Company has about finished cleaning up at its mine on the left hand fork of Foots creek. A new electirc light company has been formed in Salem. It will also operate a system of street railways. Capital stock, $130,000. The new military code regulating the O. N. G. will be ready for distri bution in a few days. The new set is much stricter than the one now in use. The Lakeview Water Company has a crew of men working on the im provement which will convey the company's water in tiling direct from the spring to the summit of ftthe hill overlooking Lakeview. Smallpox at Westfall has been radicated. Ontario has arranged to observe the Fourth of July. Athena streets are being improved with crushed rock. People of Quartzburg have peti tioned for a daily mail. Coquille City is preparing for a Fourth of July celebration. The treasurer of Marion county had on hand June 1 the sum of $24,959.23. The Linn County W. C. T. U. con vention will be held the first week in August. It is reported at Prairie City that "rustlers" are stealing stock in the vicinity of Grub creek range. The question of bonding school dis trict No. 8,. Malheur county, in the sum of $3,000, to improve the school building, will come before the voters June 15. J. II. Timon has discovered a 14 foot vein of coal where he has been opening up a mine on Lampey creek, Coos county. The mine is located within 200 yards of the river. There is Bome talk of moving the school house in district 92, Umatilla county, to Missouri gulch or Stage gulch. The district is nine miles long and a number of the children live so far from the school building that they either stay at home or are put to great inconvenience during bad weather. There is also a sentiment for dividing the district. Portland Markets. Wheat Walla Walla, 6162c. gal ley, nominal; bluestem, 6162c. per bushel. Flour Best grades, 2.903.40 per barrel; graham, $2.60. Oats White, $1.32135 percen tal; gray, $1.30 1.32 per cental. Barley Feed, $17 17.50; brewing, $17a 17.50 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $17 per ton; midd lings, $21.50; shorts, $20.00; chop, $16. Hay Timothy, $12.5014; clover, $79.50; Oregon wild "hay, $67 per ton. Hops 1214c. per lb. Wool Valley, ll13c; Eastern Oregon, 7llc; mohair, 2021c. per pound. Butter Fancy creamery, 15 17 He, dairy, 13 14c.; store, 11 12 c. per pound. " Eggs Oregon ranch, 1212c per dozen. . . , , Cheese Full cream, twins, 12&C; Young America, 13gl3c. per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.00; hens, $3$3.50; dressed, 810c. per pound; springs, $1.503 per dozen; ducks, $33.50; geese, $45. 50; tur keys, live, 810c;- dressed, 910o. per pound. Potatoes Old, $11.20 per sack; new, 1 2c. per pound. Mutton Lambs 4c. per pound gross ; best sheep, wethers, with wool, $4.254.50; dressed, 6K7c per pound. Hogs Gross, heavy, $5.756; light, $4.755; dressed, 7c. per pound. Veal Large, 6K7c. per pound; small, 7K8c per pound. Beef Gross, top steers, 54.25 4. 60: cows and heifers, $3.754.00; dressed beef, 778'c. per pound. Since Mexico's mining law of 1892 went into effect, more than 9,000 mining titles have been issued. In Atchison county, Kansas, a farmer's wife sold $1,000 worth of butter last year. Another one sold $564 worth of butter and eggs. The United States leads all other nations in the matter of fruit grow ing, btrawbemes were valued at $80,000,000 last year and grapes at 1100,000,000. 8URPRISED BY BOERS. ftcteria Mounted Rifles Overcome By a Su perior Perce. London, June 18. Lord Kitchener has cabled from Pretoria under today's late aa follows : Near Welmansruat, 20 miles north it MidcHeburg, 250 Victoria mounted rifles from General Beaston's com mand were surprised in camp at Steenkoolspruit by a superior force of Boers at 7 :30 p. m. June 12. The jnemy crept up to within short range nd poured a deadly fire into the lamp, killing two officers and 18 men and wounding four officers and 38 men, of whom 28 were only slightly wounded. Only two officers and 60 men escaped to General Beaston's :amp. The remainder were taken prisoners and released. Two pom pos were captured by the "enemy. Full details have not yet been re :eived. The serious reverse which Lord Kitchener reports is the first accident -( the kind that has happened to the Australian contingent, and it is sup posed to be due to neglect of proper picketing. Although it is offset by the defeat inflicted upon Dewet, the loss of the guns is regarded as a serious matter, which will encourage the Boers to continue the struggle. More or less fanciful accounts are published on the continent of alleged peace negotiations, but there is nothing in them and nothing has come of the interview between 5fr. Botha and Mr. Kruger, beyond re vealing the fact that Mr. Kruger will listen to no proposals unless they are iccompanied with a guarantee of in dependence of the republics. " The Daily Mail's Capo Town cor respondent says that Cecil Rhodes, speaking at Buluwayo Saturday, predicted that a federation of South African states would come in three or four years, but he contended that to grant self-government to the repub lics before' federation would render federation impossible. ; JAPAN'S WAR ON RATS. Eaerjctic Measures Takes te Suppress the ., ; Plague :. Yokohama, . June 1, via Victoria, B. C. June 18. Much consternation baa been awakened by the escape of a rat at Tokic. The medical authori ties of the Imperial university were jngaged in experimenting on some rodents in the introduction of plage bacilli into their veins, when one of the animals eluded their vigilance, and as a consequence several have recently been discovered in the hos pital infected with the disease. As a result the war against them has assumed huge proportions. The Tokio municipality has voted 30,000 yen, rat traps by the thousand are distributed among the people, and a bounty of 5 sen each is offered for their capture. With all this evi dence of consternation there is no need of fear that the the disease can gain a foothold in the country in which such measures for prevention have been taken. While sporadic cases appear here and there, they are instantly isolated, and the spread of the contagion is rendered practi cally impossible. The authorities do not hesitate to adopt the most drastic measures in each instance, and as a result the empire is today in a better sanitary condition than any other nation in the world. The cabinet muddle is not only still unsettled, but it becomes every day more complicated and hopeless of solution. The source of trouble, while dignified as a strife between the principle of a party minsitry and that of an independent cabinet, responsible only to the sovereign, is almost lost sight of in the pettiness At ,1.. . lui v : i. v . ui bUQ pvrubiai equiiuuico Mitivu Jlav6' come to the surface, making it im possible for any statesman without complete lo8s of self-respect, to un dertake the task of forming a minis try. . ..' J' -. STRIKE OF TRACKMEN. Employes of the Canadian Pacific Will Ge - Out In a Body. Vancouver, B. C, June 18. AH of the Canadian Pacific trackmen will go out tomorrow morning at 6 o'clock, the demand of those in the eastern division for an increase in wages of 20 cents per day not having been ac ceded to. Officials of the road state that the granting of this demand would mean an additional annual expenditure of $400,000. Men are being secured to take charge of bridges and portions of track where surveillance is necessary, and it is announced that all trains will be run tomorrow as usual. California Train Wreck. Santa Cruz, Cal., June 15. The narrow gauge Southern Pacific pas senger train from San Francisco was wrecked today near Rincon. Engi neer James Stanley and Fireman Henry Coyle were seriously injured. The locomotive, tender and baggage car were badly smashed. The wreck occurred on a curve. The passenger car, containing 40 people, did not leave the track. Battle on the Tonkin Frontier. Tacoma, June 18. The steamship Tacoma brings news from Hong Kong that the French forces in Ton kin lost four officers and 17 soldiers in a fight along the Tonkin frontier with marauding bands of Chinese, aggregating over 600. The Chinese forces include 1,000 regulars who preferred robbery to soldiering. Many Chinese women were killed and the Chinese were driven into Kwang Se province,