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CONDON, GILLIAM CO., OltEGON, THUItSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1001.
NO. 2i
TCI OFFICIAL AKD L2ADINQ FAPCI
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CHAPTER XXI.-ContInud. .
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reached lilla that Henry was constant in1
hla attendance-unou the proml Houthern
lit'muy, wbuM fortune was valued by
hundred of HiiMi.tiUils. At first she re
fused to heller It, but when Mary ant
Jenny buth anretl b'r It was tnn, ul
when she herself ItMti woiar demotistra
tloil of the fart, ah ve wa to t'U
loug tit of wiH'pluir, and then, drying her
eyes, declared that Henry Lincoln should
see "that alio would not die for him,"
Htlll a minute olmerver could easily
have seen ibat ber gayety wsa feigned,
for she had loved Henry Lincoln a sin
cerely as she was csbl of In Ins, and
uot even UeorK Moreland, who treated
her wlia hla old boyish familiarity, could
make her fur a moment forget one who
now passed bar coldly by or listened pas
sively while the earrastU; Evron Hern
dou likened her to a waten image, tit
only for a glass can!
Toward th taat of April Mra. Maaon
and Mary rotiiruod to their old home In
tbt country. Un Hlla'a amount Mr.
Campbell bid dtH-ltlfd to remain In tb
city durlnit a part of tha iiuiiraw, and
aha labiuvd hard to k'p Mary aUo,
Mary prumU'il, howvr, to apond th
next winter w ith hor aunt, who wept at
pari lu with her moro than aba would
probably bavt done bad it bmi Klla.
Mary had partially cu(acd to tah the
a boul lo Wo Corner, but George, aa
auwluf a kind of authority over her, de
clared she should aat
"l don't want your cyca to grow dim
and your cheek pule lu that little, pent
up room," aald he. "You know I'va Ihnd
theru and iwi for myaelf."
Mary colored, for tSHrB'a unnner of
lat had piualed her, and Jenny had moro
than onca wbiapered lu ber ear, "I know
Ueorgo lovea you, for bo looka at you
juat aa William doea at me. only a little
wore ao!" .
Ida, too, had once ratachlevontly ad-drexm-d
ber aa "Couain," adding that
there waa no one amoug ber acquaint
antra whom abe would aa willingly call
by that name, "When I waa a little
girl," aald he, "they utd to teaao ni
about George, but I'd aa aoon think of
marrying my brother. Yon never aaw
Mr. ftlwood, George'a claMttiate, for be'a
lu Europe now, between you and me, 1
like him and
A loud call frmu Aunt Martha prevent
ed Ida from Bulidiing, and the eonvema
tion waa not again reaumed. The next
morning Mary wa to leave, an.t aa abe
atood In the parlor talking with Ida,
George came In with a traveling aatchel
in bia band, and a abawl thrown ore
leady over hla arm.
"Where are yon going!" aaked IJ.
"To Kprlnglleld. I have bulnee there,"
aid George.
"And when will you return?" continued
Ida, feeling that it would be doubly
lonely at home, -
"That depends on clreumatancea," aaid
he "1 ahull atop at Chlcopee on my way
back, provided Mary la willing."
Mary anawered that abe was always
glad to see ber friends, and as the car
riage juat then drove np, they started to
gether for the depot. Mary never re
membered of having had a more pleasant
ride than that from ltoston to Chlcopee.
George was a moat agreeable companlou,
and with him at ber aldo she aecmed
to discover new be, untitles In every ob
ject which they passed, and felt rather
sorry when the winding river and the
blue waters of I'ordotik I'ond warned
her that Chlcopee atation waa near at
hand.
"Oh! how pleasant to lie at home once
more, and alone," mild Mra. Mason, but
Mary did not reply. Her thoughts were
elsewhere, aud much as she liked being
alone, the presence of a certain individ
ual would not probably have marred her
happiness to any great extent But he
was coming soon, and with that in antici
pation she appeared cheerful and gay as
usual.
Among the first to call upon them was
Mrs. Perkins, who canio early in the
morning, bringing her knitting work and
staying alt day. She had taken to dress
making, she said, and thought mnybe she
could get some new ideas from Mary'a
dresses, which she very coolly asked to
see. With the utmost good humor Mary
opened her entire wardrobe to the inspec
tion of the widow. At lust the day was
over, and with It the visit of the widow,
who had gathered enough gossiping mate
rials to last her until the Monday fol
lowing, when the arrival in the neighbor
hood of George Moreland threw her upon
a fresh theme, causing her to wonder
"if 'twas Mary'a beau, and if he hadn't
been kinder conrtin' her ever since the
time be visited ber school."
She felt sure of It when, toward even
ing, she saw them enter the school house,
and nothing but the presence of a visitor
prevented her from stealing across the
road and listening under the window.
Khe would undoubtedly have been highly
editied could she have heard their con
versation. The interest which George
had felt in Mary when a little child was
greatly increased when he visited her
school lu Klce Corner, and, saw how
much she was improved in her manners
and appearance; and it was then that he
conceived the Idea of educating her, de
termining to marry her if she proved all
he hoped she would.
lie had asked her to accompany him to
the school house, because it was there
bis resolution had been formed, and it
was there he would make it known. Mary,
too, had something which she wished to
say to him. She would thank him for his
kindness to ber and her parents' memory;
but the moment she commenced talking
upon the subject George stopped her, and
for the first time since they were chil
dren, placed his arm around her waist
and, klssiug her smooth, white brow,
suld, "Shall I tell you, Mary, how you
can repay me?" ..
She did not reply, and he continued:
"Give me a husband's right to care for
you, and I shall be repaid a thousand
fold." Until the shadows of evening fell
gro'ind them they sat there, talking of
the future, which George aald should b
all one bright dream of happiness to the
young girl at bis side, who from the very
fullness of her joy wept as be thought
how ai range It wa that she should be
the wife of George Moreland, whom
many dashing belle bad tried in vain to
win. The neat morning George went
back to ltoston, promising to return In a
week or two, when be should expect
Mar in acivimtmnir tiltn la (Slonwood. SB
be wished to see ltose once more before
she died. .
CHAPTER XXII.
The window of Hose Lincoln's cham
ber were open, and the balmy air of May
came la, kissing the white brow of the
sick girl, and whispering to ber of swell
ing buds and fair young blossoms, which
ttis breath bad wakened into life, and
which abe would never see. ' "
"Has Henry comer abe asked of ber
fstber, and la the tones of her voice there
wss an unususl gentleness, for just as
she was dying Hose waa learning to live.
For a time she bad seemed ao indiffer
ent and obstinate that Mr. Howlaad had
almost despaired. Put night after night,
when her daughter thought she slept, she
prayed for the young girl, that ah might
not die until she had first learned the
way of eternal life. And, is If In an
swer to ber prayers, Hose gradually be
gan to listen, and as she listened, she
wept, wondering, though, why her grand
mother thought ber so much more wicked
than asyvsd .--'- ,
On her return from the city Jenny had
told her a gently as possible of Henry's
conduct toward Ella, and of her fear
that be was becoming more dissipated
than ever. For a time Hose lay perfect
ly still, and Jenny, thinking she was
asleep, waa about to leave the room,
when her sister called her back, and bid
ding her alt down by her aide, said, "Tell
me, Jenny, do you think Henry has sny
love for me?"
"He would be aa unnatural brother if
he had not," answered Jenny, her own
heart yearning more tenderly toward her
sister, whose gentle manner she could
not understand?
"Then," resumed Rose, "If be loves
me, he will be sorry when I am dead,
and perhaps It may save him from ruin."
The tears dropped slowly from ber long
eyelashes, while Jenny, laying her round,
rosy cheek against the" thin, pale fare
nesr her, sobbed out, "You must not die
dear Kse. You must not die, and
leave ua.""
From that time the failure was visible
and rapid, and though letters went fre
quently to Henry, telling him of his sis
ter's danger, he atiil lingered by the side
of the brilliant beauty, while east morn
ing Hose asked, "Will he come to-day ?'
and each night she wept that he was not
there.
Calmly and without a murmur she had
heard the story of their ruin from their
father, who could not let her die with
out undeceiving her. Before that time
she had asked to he taken back to Mount
Auburn, designating the spot where she
would be buried, but now she insisted up
on being laid by the running brood at the
foot of her grandmother's garden, and
near a green, mossy bank where the
spring blossoms were earliest found, and
where the flowers of autumn lingered
longest. The music of the falling water,
she said, would soothe her as she alept,
and its cool moisture keep the grass green
and fresh upon her early grave.
One day, when Mrs. Lincoln was sit
ting by her daughter and, as abe fre
quently did, uttering Invectives against
Mount Holyoke, etc., Hose aaid, "Don't
talk so, mother. Mount Holyoke Semi
nary had nothing to do with hastening
my death. I have done it myself by my
own carelessness;" and then she confess
ed bow many times she had deceived her
mother, and thoughtlessly exposed her
health, even when ber lungs and side
were throbbing with pain. "I know you
will forgive me," said she, "for most se
verely have I been punished."
Tht, as she beard Jenny's voice in tie
room below, she added, "There is one
other thing which I would say to you.
Ere. I die, you must promise that Jenuy
shall marry William Bender. He is poor,
I know, and so are we, but he has a no
ble heart, and now, for my sake, mother,
take back the bitter words you once
spoke to Jenny, and say that she may
wed him. She will soon be your only
daughter, and why should you destroy
her happiness. Promise me, mother,
promise that she shall marry him."
Mrs. Lincoln, though poor, was proud
and haughty still, and the struggle in her
bosom was long and severe, but love for
her dying child conquered at last.
"And, mother," continued Rose, "may
he not be sent for now? I cannot be here
long, and once more 1 would see him and
tell him that I gladly claim him as a
brother."
A brother! now heavily those words
HinntA nnon tha hArt nf tha Rii1r trltn
Ilenry was yet away, and though in Jen
ny's letter Rose herself had once feebly
traced the words, "Como, brother do
come," he still lingered, as if bound by
a spell he could not break. And so days
went by, and night succeeded night, until
the bright May morning dawned, the last
Rose ' could ever see. Slowly up the
eastern horizon came the warm spring
sun, and as Its red beams danced for a
time upon the wall of Rose's chamber,
she gazed wistfully upon it, murmuring.
"It is the last the last that will ever rise
for me." ; . ; .
William Bender was there. He had
come the night before, bringing word that
Ilenry would follow the next day. There
was a gay party to which he had prom
ised to attend Miss Ilerndon, and he
deemed that a sufficient reason why he
should neglect his dying sister.
"If Ilenry does not come," said Rose,
"tell hira it was my last request that he
turn away from the wine cup, and say
that the bitterest pang I feit In dying
was a fear that my only brother should
fill a drunkard s grave. He cannot look
upon me dead, nnd feel angry that I wish
ed him to reform. And as he stands over
my coflla, tell him to promts never again
to touch the deadly poison," , ;
Here she became too much exhausted
to say more, and soon after fell Into a
quiet sleep. When she awoke ber father
was sitting across the room, with his
head resting upon the window silt, while
ber own was pillowed upon the., strong
arm of George Moreland, who bent ten
derly over her, and soothed her as he
would a child. Quickly ber fading cheek
glowed, and ber eye sparkled with some
thing of Its olden light; but "George
George," was all she bad strength to ssy,
and when Mary, who bad accompanied
hi in, approached her she only knew that
she wss recognised by the pressure of the
little blue-veined hand, which soon drop
ped heavily upon the counterpane, while
the eyelids closed tsuguidly, and with
the words, "Ha will not come," she agsla
slept, but this time 'twas the long, deep
sleep from which she would never awak
en. (
Slowly the shades of night fell around
the cottage. Softly the hind hesrud
neighbors passed up aud dowa the nar
row staircase, ministering first to the
dead, and then turniug aside to weep as
they looked upon the bowed msn, who
with his head upon the window silt, till
at just as be did when they told him abe
waa dead. At hi feet on a little stool
was Jenny, pressing bis hands, and cov
ering them with the tears she for bis
sake tried In vain to repress.
At last, when It waa dark without, and
lights were burning upon the table, there
waa a sound of some one at the gate,
and In a moment Henry stepped across
the threshold, but started and turned
pale when he aaw bia mother In violent
hysterics upon the lounge, and Mary
Howard bathing ber bead and trying to
soothe her. Before he had time to ask
a question, Jenny's arms were wound
around hla neck, and she whispered,
"Rose la dead. Why were you so late?"
He could not answer. He had nothing
to ssy, and mechanically following his
elster he entered the room where Rose
had died. Very beautiful had she beea
in life, and now, far more beautiful in
death, she looked like a piece of sculp
tured marble, as ahe lay there so cold
and still, and &.U snccssciotts of the, sceJd-
ing team which felt upon ber face as
Henry bent over her, kissing her Hps and
calling upon ber to awake and speak to
him once more.
When she thought he could bear It
Jenny told him of alt Rose bad said, and
by the aide of her coffin, with his band
resting upon her white forehead, the con
science stricken young msn swore that
never again should ardent spirits of any
kind pass bis lips, and the father, who
stood by and heard that vow, felt that if
It were kept, his daughter had not died
In vain.
The day following the burial George
and Mary returned to Cbicopee, and as
the next dsy was the one appointed for
the aale or Mr. Lincoln's farm and coun
try house, he also accompanied them.
"Suppose you buy it," said he to
George aa they rode over the premises.
"I'd rather you'd own it than to see it
in the bands of strangers."
"I intended doing so," answered
George, and when at night he was the
owner of the farm, bouse and furniture,
be genet-qpsiy offered it to Mr, Lincoln
rent free, with the privilege of redeeming
It whenever he could. '
This was so unexpected that Mr. Lin
coln at first could hardly find words to
express his thanks, but when he did he
accepted the offer, saying, however, that
he could pay the rent, and adding that
he hoped two or three years of hard labor
in California, whither be intended going,
would enable him to purchase it back.
On bis return to Glen wood be. asked
William, who was still there, "how he
would like to turn farmer for awhile."
"Oh, that'll be nice," aaid Jenny, whose
love for the country was as strong aa
ever. "And then, Willie, when pa comes
back we'll go to Boston again aud prac
tice law, yon and 1!"
Jenny looked up In surprise while Wil
liam asked what he meant. Briefly then
Mr. Lincoln told of George's generosity
and stating his own iuteutions of going
to California, said that in his absence
somebody must look after the farm, and
he knew of no one whom he would as
soon trust as William.
William pressed the little fat hand
which had slid into his, and. replied that,
much as he would like to oblige Mr, Lin
coln, he could not willingly abandon his
profession in which he was succeeding
even beyond his most sanguine hopes.
"But." said he, "I think I can find a good
substitute in Mr. Parker, who is anxious
to leave the poorhouse. He is an honest,
thorough going man, and his wife, who is
an excellent housekeeper, will relieve
Mrs. Lincoln entirely from care."
"Mercy!" exclaimed the last-mentioned
lady, "I could ptver endure that vulgar
creature round me. First I'd know she'd
want to be eating at the same table, and
I couldn't survive that."
Mr. Lincoln looked sad. Jenny smiled,
and William replied that he presumed
Mrs. Parker herself would greatly prefer
taking her meals quietly with her hus
band in the kitchen. .
"We can at least try it," said Mr. Lin
coln in A manner so decided that hts wife
ventured no further remonstrance, though
she cried and fretted all the time, seem
ingly lamenting their fallen fortune more
than the vacancy which death had so re
cently made in their midst.
, (To tie continued.)
Proof Positive.
Brigga Bertler Is an uss, that's what
he Is. He la always ou the wrong side
of every question.
Ilarlelgh But he says the sniuo
thing of you.
Brlggs Well, nnd doesn't that prove
what I sny of him? Boston Transcript,
An ID-Kx ore se I Idea.
"How much Is that employe short?"
Inquired the commercial acquaintance.
"Short!" echoed the bank director,
"We're the oues .who are short. He Is
away ahead of the game." Washing
ton Star.
Not Her Way.
"I suppose that woman orator spoke
her mlud. freely on the subject?"
"Not much. She demanded half of
her $50 In advance before she Went on
the pIatform."-Phlladelphla Bulletin
V Gool He Pent.
Mr. Smart Well, you know you fish
ed for me.
Mrs. Smart Yes; and what did I
catch? A lobster! Philadelphia Bulk'
tlu.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD,
A ComprthcniSv Rvkw f th Import
Heppcitl$i af the Past Wtk Presents'
hi Condensed Form Which It Most
Ukely te Provt of InUrtit Ut Oar Many
Rudera.
The new government of Manila i
now in effect.
Liberia is afraid Germany want it
for a colony.
The lcRat ion defense at Fckin are
arprcmf.l!i:jj cotnpletiou.-
Insurgctta have been driven out of
tlireo more town in Miiukiro.
England approve the atern Boer
policy announced by Chamberlain.
Any settlement of the 8.i Francis
co labor troubles seema very remote.
The death of Dowager Empress
Frederick ia expected at any moment.
Austrian will resort to force to
keep out American ahoe store in
Vienna. '
Another Negro lias been lynched in
the Taliaferro neighborhood in
Mississippi.
Fruit failures by drouth in Eastern
state will create a good demand for
Northwestern fruit
Statistics for 1900 show the United
States to be by far the greatest coal
producing nation in the world.
Canners and fishermen on the Co
lumbia agree that the down river
salmon run i was caused by hatchery
work..,
Several pouches of moil were atoen
from the union depot at Portland.
Saturday. Some of the mail was re
covered, but no clew to the thief.
William Stcffen, ft laborer, of Mos
cow, Idaho, while violently insane
shot and killed Dr. W. W. Watkins,
and wounded two others before he
was shot by the posse which gathered.
An attempt was made to assassinate
the queen dowager ol Portugal.
Conferees on steel strike have come
to an agreement on peace terms.
Lord Roberts has been voted 100.-
000 for his services in South Africa.
Another revolt has been started
against President Castro, of Vene
zuela. :
The names of 4,200 people were
drawn in one day in the Oklahoma
land lottery.
An American 'anarchist on his way
to Russia to kill the Czar was arrested
in Switzerland.
The military affairs of Oregon and
Washington will be turned over to
General Randall, '
The strikes on both sides of the
continent continue with no prospect
of an immediate settlement.
The transport Egbert sailed from
Seatttle for St. Michaels with 130 re
cruits and a cargo of goods Tor the
military post there.
Five masked men held up a train
near Chicago, They secured no
treasure, although the express car
carried about $50,000.
Captain Diax Moreu, who com
manded one of the Spanish warships:
in the battle off Santiago is of the
opinion that Schley was both brave
and competent.
Boers got much the better of a hot
skirinish near Mauta.
English House voted $10,000,000
for the Pacific cable. .
The band of insurgents in Batangas
province ahs been captured.
The corn belt is getting less rain
and another hot wave is predicted.
A new South African policy is ex
pected to follow the return of Lord
Milner to Transvaal.
Admiral Kinibcrly has asked to be
excused from the Schley court of in
quiry. Ill health is given as his
reason. '.:-:-" i-
The 'pay chest stolen at Santa
Cruz, Philippine islands, has been
recovered, with the contents un
touched.
Two nonunion teamsters in San
Francisco fired into a body of strik
ers, wounding one man. The shoot
ers were arrested.
Although the drought has been
broken in tho southwest, the effect
has been to cause the price of all
products to raise.
A general strike ; comprising the
members of the City Front Federa
tion, San Francisco, has been order
ed. The strike affects 20,000 men.
Two men in a row boat upset in the
Btraita and were picked up and taken
to Seattle by a steamer. They had
been in the water 13 hours. One of
them died from the effects.-
The governor of Panay has asked
for aid in consequence of ravages of
locusts.
A new truss will have to be placed
in the Brooklyn bridge to replace the
broken one.
The population of the German em
pire includes 3,000,000 who use the
Polish language., ,
The world has two and a quarter
million acres under tobacco cultiva
tion, which produces 850,000 tons
each year. ;
The will of Pierre Lorillard, of New
York, disposes of an estate valued at
about $4,000,000; Twenty years ago
his wealth was estimated at $20,-
,000,000.
TRAIN WAS HELD UP.
f lv Matkti Men Stopped Passenger Near
CWcaje failed to find Treasure.
Chicago, Aug. 2. The Baltimore
A Ohio passenger train from the
East, which was due to arrive at the
Grand Central station, Chicago, at 9
o'clock last night; was held up by
five masked men at 8 o'clock last
night, between Edgen'iore and Grand
Calumet Heights, InL, 31 miles out
of Chicago, One of the mail cars,
which contained no money, was dy
namited and wrecked. The attempt
at robbery was made after the two
mail cars had been detached from that
train and run a Quarter of a mile
ahead. The failure of the robbers
to make a rich haul was due to the
fact that the express car, which con
tained th train's treasure, was in an
unusual place. After wrecking the
mail car and obtaining no booty the
men disappeared in the darkness
without attempting to rectify their
mistake. The only loot they carried
away with them as a result of their
adventure was the gold watch of the
engineer. The train was the New
York and Washington vestibule lim
ited. Most of the trainmen were shot
at and had narrow escapes from bul
lets. No person was injured, either
by firearms or dynamite.
REWARD FOR LORD ROBERTS.
English Meae el Lords Votes Him s Snag
ForiuM for Work In South Africa.
London, Aug. 2 In the house of
commons today, proposing a resolu
tion granting Field Marshal Lord
Roberts 100,000 for bis services in
South Africa, J. Balfour, the govern
ment leader, in the course of his eu
logy of the field marshal, said that
there was no doubt that but for T-rml
Roberts' daring and strategy, and the
rapidity with which his plans were
carried out, Kimberly and Mafeking
would have fallen, 11,000 British
would have been starved into submis
sion at Lady smith, and there would
have been a general rising of disloy
alists in South Africa. The Liberal
leader, Sir Henry Campbell-Banner-man,
concurred in the motion.
John Dillon, Irish Nationalist,
strongly opposed the vote. He de
clared Lord Roberts had shown the
greatest inhumanity in South Africa,
and said he had employed barbarous
methods and had proved himself a
dismal failure. Mr. Labouchere.
Radical, and Mr. Kier-Hardy, Social
ist and Independent Labor, also
strongly opposed the measure. .Swift
MacNeil, Irish Nationalist, said he
considered Lord Roberts' operations
were conducted with a maximum of
cruelty and a minimum of humanity.
and that his farewell speech at Cape
Town was horrible hypocrisy and
blasphemy. After further debate Mr.
Balfour moved the closure, which was
carried. The resolution was adopted
by a voteof 281 to 73.
GENERAL WOOD ON CUBA. -
fit Says the Americans Can Sett! Up and
Get Out Within Eight Months,
New York, Aug. 2. General Leon
ard Wood, military governor of Cuba,
who is now on board the dispatch
boat Kenawha preparing for a cruise
along the coast of New England, said
today, in discussing. Cuban affairs:
"Cuba - is a totally undeveloped
island, and has a great future before
it. Yellow fever, in another year,
will cease to be epidemic. We have
not had a single case of yellow iever
in Havana this summer, and none in
Eastern Cuba for two years past.
Cuba's resources require time for de
velopment. The last enormous sugar
crop was raised on 8 per cent of the
entire sugar producing lands Only
this small percentage is under culti
vation. ,.
"We have $1,500,000 in our reserve
fund, and can pay all our debts and
get out of Cuba within the next eight
months. We have established 3,600
flourishing schools. Two years ago we
were obliged to provide about 100
orphan asylums to protect the desti
tute children. Since then we have
abolished 60, and expect to be able to
close more before we retire from the
management of Cuban affairs. Our
health compares favorably with that
of the troops in this country, showing
that the island is healthy."
BATTLE WITH FILIPINOS.
Americans Killed Seven Rebels and Took 13
Prisoners.
Manila, Aug. 2. Lieutenant Croft,
of the Nineteenth infantry, with a
mounted detachment of Cebu scouts,
has had an encounter with 60 insur
gents. Seven of the rebels were killed
and 13 taken prisoners." Of Lieuten
tant Croft's force, two privates were
slightly wounded. '
The Philippine commission has
passed the Manila civil charter,
which will go into effect immediately.
The tax on real property has been
amended, it being fixed at 1 per cent
for the present, and 2 per cent after
1902.
Tomorrow all the military cable and
telegraph lines will be opened for com
mercial use. . :
Baldwin Arctic Exploring Party.
Vardo, Norway, Aug. 2. The
Arctic exploring ship America, with
Evelyn Baldwin, leader of the Bald-win-Zeigler
expedition on board, has
sailed from here. There were 426
dogs and 16 ponies aboard. The ves
sel's course was toward Cape Flora,
where Mr. Baldwin expects to join
the Frithjof and Belgica, the other
two vessels of the expedition, which
left several days ago. Mr. Baldwin
intends to push as far north as possible.
NEWS OP THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
PART8 OF OREGON.
CommereU and Fbuacia! tUpptnlnp ol Im.
port ate A Brief Review ef the Growth
and Improvement ef the Many Industries
Throughout Our Thriving Comrooswtalth
Litest Market Report
The town well in Lakeview has
gone dry ana is to be dug deeper.
Heavy timber fires are reported not
more than 10 or 12 miles from Baker
city. ".
A fine lot of 84 , bucks from the
Ladd farm have been taken to Gil
liam county for breeding puproees.
The Booth-Kelly Lumber Company
will have 20 five room cottages built
for its employes at Wendling, Lane
county. ''
The Modoc tribe baa dwindled to 77
members, mostly women and sick or
diseased children. There are only 13
able bodied warriors.
Some Gilliam county cattle were
dying of a disease thought to be black
leg, but veterinary diagnosis proved
it to be caused by eating rusty grass.
-Baker City is having lots of trouble
because her new gravity water system
is not completed. The streets are six
inches deep in dust and the sewerage
is bad.
The air is now somewhat hazy down
the Willamette valley, but not because
of forest fires. Numerous farmers
and ranchers are clearing land and
burning brush.
The Mule Gulch, Grant county
p!wCC.o, ewsed ?? Cazmcn John
son, have cleaned up $8,000 already
this season, and are expected to dou
ble the amount before snow flies this
autumn.
There are numerous parties out in
the mountains in Curry county, sev
eral being from San Francisco. " The
law requires a non resident hunter to
pay a $10 license for the privilege ol
hunting. .;
Sage hens are said to be very nu
merous in Baker county.
The postoffice at Emery, Crook
county has been discontmuea.
The Nehalem Coal Company ha?
filed articles of incorporation. Capi
tal, $150,000. v ; : "
The postoffice at Ophir, Curry
county, has been discontinued, mail
going to nedderburn.
Dry weather and horn flies are hav
ing an unfavorable effect on the dairy
business in Curry county.
. Volunteer wheat is said to be yield
ing 15 to 20 bushels to the acre in
some parts of Wasco county.
The first shipment of Marion
county peach plums was recently sent
from Salem to Puget sound points.
S. II. Haggard, one of the best
known attorneys in Southern Oregon,
died suddenly at his home in Marsh
field, aged 62 years.
Destructive wheat field fires ait
reported from near Pendleton. About
210 acres were burned and the losses
will aggregate $2,000 or more.
The Bonanza mine, in the Sumptei
district, Eastern Oregon, will make
improvements which will double th
present output of $30,000 per month.
Portland Markets.
Wheat Walla Walla, export value.
5556c per bushel; bluestem, 57c j
vftl lev. nominal.
Flour best grades, $2.903.40 per
barrel; graham, fz.bU.
Oats $1.151.20 per cental.
Barley Feed, $16 16.50; brewing,
$16.5017 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $27 per ton; mid
dlings, $21.50; shorts, $20; chop, $16.
Hav Timothy. $1113: clover.
$79.50; Oregon wild hay, $56 per
ton.
Butter Fancy creamery,1720c;
dairy, U15c ; store, ll12c per
pound.
Eggs 17(3i 17 c per dozen.
Cheese Full cream, twins. 11
ll)c; Young America, 1212c per
pound. '
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.00
4.75: hens. S3.750i4.75: dressed. 10(3
11c per pound; springs, $2.504.00
per dozen ; ducks, $d for old ; $ 2.50
3.50 for young; geese, $44 50 per
dozen ; turkeys, live, e10c; dressed,
1012Jc per pound.
Mutton Lambs, 3J4c, gross;
dressed, 67c per pound ; sheep,
S3.25. cross : dressed. 66Wc per lb.
Hogs Gross, heavy, $5.756;
light, $4.755; dressed, 67c per
pound.
Veal Small. 89c; iarge, 6
7Ms per pound.
Beef Gross ton steers. $3.50(34.00
cows and heifers, $3.253.50; dressed
beef, 647J4C per pound.
" Hons 126814c per pound.
Wool Vallev. ll13c : Eastern
Oregon, 8 1 2 o; mohair, 2021c per
pound.
Potatoes-$1.001.25 per sack;new
potatoes, 1J-4C per pound.
Holland has 10,100 windmills, each
of which drains on an average of 310
acres of land.
Capt. A. F. Lucas, the discoverer
of oil in Beaumont, Tex., who is said
to be worth $40,000,000, was practical
ly penniless a year ago.
It is reported in the Jacksonville,
Fla., papers that a company at St.
Cloud, that state, has succeeded in
making excellent paper from the
leaves of the palmetto.
TO UNITE ALASKA AND 8I&ERIA.
Report f Big Concern Barked v frsexh and
AmeHcM Capital
St. Paul, Aug. 6, The Pioneer
Press says : Robert Barbier, manager
of the Russo-Cbina bank, ef Pekin,
representative of the Russia govern
ment and manager of the Manchuria
railway, who is at present in St, Paul,
is said to be connected with a tremen
dous scheme of railway construction
destined to unite Alaska and Siberia
and furnish rail and water connec
tions between Circle City and Vladi
vostok, the eastern terminus of the
trans-Siberian railway, at a cost of
$200,000,000.. - -
The enterprise, it is stated, has the
backing of the Bank of France and
powerful money interest in the
United States. It is to be essentially
a French-American undertaking, for
which capital is already ; in sight
should it prove feasibls.
The length of the proposed railroad
from Circle City to Behring sea will
I about 2,000 milce, and on the
coast of Siberia to Vladivostok is
1,800 miles. If the concessions are
secured from the United States and
the protection afforded the property
of the company is adequate the pri
mary survey will commence shortly.
M. Barbier, it is stated, is In the
United States for the purpose of ob
taining information as to the prob
able attitude of the government to
wards the proposed line.
THE MOUNTED PATROL.
First Step en the Part of Chin tor the Pro
tection of Tnvelcrt,
Washington, Aug. 6. The state
department has received, through
Mr. Squieres, secretary of the legation
at Pekin, a bo froni Li Hhcjj -h-ni
describing the regulations for the
control of the mounted patrol, which
it is proposed to establish along the
road between Ching Ting and, Fao
Ting Fu. V'-"-"-: i;
air. nqu teres says in is is me nrss.
step on the part of the Chinese au-,
thorities toward the protection of for-
turbed districts of the provinces of
Shan Si and Chi Li. -The regulations
are quaintly expressed, but d sub
stance they provide for the establish
ment of military posts at nine sta
tions on the road, the commanders of
which are to furnish escorts for trav
elers. The escort is to keep within
12 feet of the traveler, whose pace
must set theirs. It is to disperse
people who gather about the traveler
and are boisterous, and its members
are not to accept any pay from a trav
eler under pain of dismissal. A post
will be forwarded every two days.
THIRD MAN NOT NAMED.
No News Given Out Regarding the Schley
Court of Inquiry.
Washington, Aug. 6. Acting Sec
retary Hackett had expected to be
able to announce the name of the
third member of the Schley court of
inquiry today, but could not do so up
to the time the department closed.
Nevertheless, it is surmised that he
has heard from at least one of the rear
admirals he has addressed on the sub
ject, and that he has communicated
the result to Secretary Long, and will
await his pleasure before making any
announcement. Secretary Long has
specially delegated the task of mak
ing a selection to Acting Secretary
Hackett, but as a matter of courtesy,
it is probable that he will be made
acquainted with the choice before it
is made public. '
GREATEST IN THE WORLD.
United States Mines Far More Coal Than Any
Other Nation.
Washington, Aug. 6. The report
of the coal product of the United
States for 1900 shows that the output
of Oregon was 58,864 short tons, as
compared with 86,888 tons in 1899.
The Washington product increased
from 2,029,881 tons in 1899, to 2,
474,093 tons in 1900.
The total output for the United
States in 1900 was 269,064,281 tons,
an increase of. 15,324,289 tons over
the year preceding. This makes the
United States by far the greatest coal
producing country in the world.
Postal Service on the Koyukuk.
Washington, Aug. 6. The post
office department has established a
steamboat mail service from St.
Michael, at the mouth of the Yukon
river, to Beetles, a new postoffice at
the head of navigation on the Koyu
kuk river. The distance is 900 miles,
and service including all intermediate
points is to be performed until the
close of navigation this year.
Fatal Smelter Explosion.
Phoenix, Ariz., Aug. 6. Advices
received from Morenci are to the
effect that the center converter of the
Detroit Copper Mining Company
blew up, killing two men and serious
ly injuring eight. The furnace and
centers were scattered for some dis
tance. -
Will Manufacture Arms and Ammunition.
Tien Tsin, Aug. 6. The governor
of Shan Shun, Yuan Shi Kai, ia con
structing arsenals in that province
for the manufacture of arms and
smokeless powder. He is engaging
experts who were formerly employed
in the arsenals here. The Chinese
are aho manufacturing arms and
ammunition at Pao Ting. Trade is
improving, but the attitude! of the
Chinese is sullen and defiant.