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CONDON, GILLIAM CO., ORISON, THURSDAY, MAI1CII 13, .1902.
NO. 1.
CnAPTEUXVI.-(CootluuJ.)
That ulitbt U ttlli d.atb ltlf, nd
tht !: ktiu brlUUar. of th. ilow mor
log watora ciutrat with It In trndrr
faiblon. triui'ly attracts by It, Vera
Iea forward, morea dowo tht aton.
atvpa tbat lead to tba urdrp, and with
tacor ftxitaivp alo tht little pathway.
atp and auddvit, that Ivada to tht Iwocli.
Buddrnly h draw lu b.r aruu. and
hlr run through h.r; aht tuina brr
brad to lyart.
"Vou ar joint to marry I-ord Bhl
tollT', ho aayn, hit tona iuor awrtlt
than quiktlouln(.
"It la an Iniptrtlurnt quwtlon," aaya
MIm Dyaart, ralmly.
, wYoa are dlalucvnuoua. If be baa not
et avked you. you kuow be only wait
the o)Kitiiiilty tn do ao. When be
doea " He ehecka hlmwlf abruptly,
knowini he haa gone too far.
A little flame leape Into Vera'e eyea.
"Has It ewurred to you tbat I am eery
forbeariugr be ak. with a curioua
entile, "poea It not atrlke you aa ?ery
remarkable tbat 1 do not on my part
juration you Will again? that I do not
k yon whom you are going to marry t"
He look aa If be waa about to make
her an angry rejoinder, but ahe cherka
him.
"Nfodon't be afraid, I am not going
to put the Quentton," ahe aaya, coldly;
"and after all, why ahould IT
"Ih you mean," he goea on. "tbat you
know of aomeone I want to marry?"
"Let there be an end to thla hateful
hypoerbiy," crlea ahe, turning to him with
a burnt of paolonate anger. "You acted
your part for Uriaelda thla morning moat
admirably."
"Vera!" crlea he, hoaraely.
8be turna aa If atartled by that iinpaa
atoned cry, and then, be hardly knowa
how It la. he hardly darea remember af
terward, but aomehow ahe la la hla arute,
and he la looking down Into her frighten
ed eyea with a terrible entreaty In hla
own.
"Do you know what you are doing?"
he aaya, hla niUerable voice ecarcely
above a whUper. "My darling, my eoul,
'ttava pity!" More cloaely hla arma bind
her. He benda hla fare to hert nearer,
nearer atlll, and then, auddeuly, a great
loathing 4( hluieelf film hiut. He drawa
back with a aharp ahuddrr, and almost
puht-a her from him. "(Jo!" be aaya, ve
hemently; aud In another moment ahe
haa turned the corner of the winding
ataira, and la gone.
Gone!
With a heavy groan he flinga hlnmelf
face downward on the cool aweet, ah I ft
Ing aanda, that moon-amllten lie trem
bling, waiting for the dawn.
CHAPTER XVII.
Aa Mr. Dyaart takea hla way alowly
around the houte, the aound of running
footatepa coming toward him from a
aide walk V-racta hla attention. It la
Gruneh, wild-eyed, haggard, her thin
gray locka, unbound through her unuaual
haite, flying at each aide of her lean, for
bidding face.
"More haate, wore apeed," aaya he,
aarcaatlcally. "Is the house afire, or my
precious nieces dead, that you rush upon
me with such indecoroua abandon?"
"Hush," saya ahe, sternly, with a
glance behind her, "this la no time for
words like those. Think only of this,
Dysart," pausing and panting for breath,
"that I have seen a ghost."
The old man laughs.
"Be silent!" hlssea the woman savage
ly; "cease your glbee, I tell you. 'Alio
ghost 1 have aeen Is la "
"My worthy father, for example," aug
gesta be, with a sneer. "No? . Well,
come, who, then?"
"Michael Sedley!" The worda fall from
her aa though they burn her lipa In pass
ing. .
The aneer dies from Mr, Dysart'a Hps;
dark flush suffuses his face, turning it
almost black for the moment, to fade
presently beneath the ashen hue that
makes him look like a corpse a corpse
with eyea of fire! lie staggera back
gainst ,trce, and nia banda catch con
vulsively at the bark of it
"You are mad, woman!" he aaya, In a
terrible voice.
"Ay, may be. So I say. Mad I am,
if It waa hla ghost I saw. But (T I saw
him In the flesh, how then, Dysart? Why,
aane. Well," with growing excitement,
"shall It be mad or aane?"
"Mad, mad, mad!" shrieks he, furious
ly. "Ail my life you have been my bane,
my curse, and now, now .what la thla
news you would tell me? Scdley! Why,
he la dead, woman dead, I tell you!
Where have you seen him? Speak, I
command you," cries he, seising her arm
and ahaklng her violently.
"On the avenue. I waa there watching
Mix Grlselda, aa you told me to, lest she
ahould go Into the woods again, when he
came alowly toward me through the
. trees, prowling about. "He's changed,
he'a gone to bone a deal; but I'd know
him atlll among a thousand. Ay, and
you'll know him, too."
It la characteristic of the Iron nature
of the man that rose above all petty
cringings to a miserly fear that as he
enters the presence of the one creature
whom on earth he dreads, he does so
: with a calm visage and one expression
less. Ills step la alow, methodical as
usual; his face, gray In its pallor, a very
mask, Hla brilliant eyea alone betray
the keen life that still lingers In the
gannt old frame, and they look through
and through the unwelcome visitor with
an unblinking gasc.
. "You!", he says, softly, nay smilingly,
extending a graceful hand, with a good
deal of languid Indifference.
"Just tbat," says Sedley, In a tone ao
loud and common as to contrast painfully
with the polished accent that bad gone
before. "Yeara since we met, mate."
"Many," says Mr. Dysart, sinking care
fully Into a rickety old chair near him.
"And yet It seems like yesterday that
we parted."
"Take It like that! it ahowa what a
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downy ii.-nl y.u've been-' lln' in," say
the large, cosine-looking man, with a
dlntlni'tly aggrieved air. "There's the In
justice of It. You've as much right to
this plr aa I have, when all's told. And
If I can't get my ahare "
."Sh-!" breathes Mr. Dysart, aoftly,
lifting one hand. "And well, so you
have come back? Tlnlng for the old
country, eh?"
"To look you up." doggedly. "To see
whtttber you were in the grave or out
of It, partner."
"I'artwrr repeats Dysart, as It In
gentle Interrogation.
"In crime I" roughly, aa If angered by
the other's tone, "l'bafa what they'd
call It, Dyssrt, at the Old Bailey, or
whatever court It might come before. I'm
not particular."
"No-no," assenta Mr. Dysart, with
gentle encouragement.
"I never blamed yon, mind yon that.
But a lawyer! a worriting sort q var
mint A man should stick to his word,
aes I, and when the old gov-ner refused
to stick to hia, after all his promises to
you, why, If you kept him to It. In spite
of him, when he had no longer power
to kick well, who'e to aay yon were
wrong, eh?"
"Yon are very good; very sustaining,"
saya Mr, Dysart, slowly. His tone la,
perhaps, a little fslnter.
"Ay, tbat'a what I am to them aa
stsnds by me. And you and I are In the
same boat, Dysart; never lose eight of
tbat. I don't. I'll back you up aa fresh
as though It wss only jresterdsy we'd
s greed on on you know what Ha, ha,
ha!"
The old man suddenly stiffens himself,
aud looks strslght at 8edley.
"Aud now what is It yon want?" he
asks, tersety, his tone ringing cold and
clear through the room, though very low.
"Now, I like that. I want part o' the
swag. Five thousand pounds," aaya the
other, coolly.
"rive thousand pounds! You must be
mad."
".Not one penny less. My silence Is
worth that and more. Come, don't Im
agine you can Impose on me. I tell you.
I would think aa little of going Into that
room ont there end. telling yaur ulft
or tbat Brat wtil. as -"
"lliuh hush!" says Dyaart, In a aharp
tone, wiM with fear. "Not another
word, not a breath on that aubject here.
Walla have ears. You know the old ruin
at the end of the far garden? Meet me
there to-night, and I aball aee If we can
come to terms."
With a last word or two he succeeded
In getting Hetlley to the door, and there
summons Grouch, who In troth is mar-
velously bsndy.
"Crunch! Will you see to Sedley? He
Is aa old friend of your as of mine, I
think," says Mr. Dysart, In ao genial a
tone for him that Gruneh Involuntarily
glances at him. "He la tired, and no
doubt hungry. Make him comfortable in
every way.
"Yes, sir," saya Crunch, respectfully.
She leads Scdley down the pannage, and
then, with a muttered word to him that
she ahould get the keya of the cellar, runs
back to Dysart. who stsnds staring after
them with an unfathomable expression In
bis eyes.
"Your will quick!" she saya, in a low
tone.
"Keep bim out of sight. Let no one
see him, or guess at hia presence In this
house," whispers Dysart, fiercely, after
which he steps back Into hla room and
slams the door, and locka It behind him
In a frensird fashion. v
CHAPTEIt XVIII.
It Is ten o'clock, and night, like a heavy
shroud, lies over wood aud garden. Tom
Peyton la treading with cautloua ateps
the upper part of the garden on hla way
to the ruin.
Safely he makea his- way to the old
house, to get the letter he knowa will
await him there. Poor darling, what
will be In it? Further vexations? With
a desire to avoid all rlska, he electa to
enter by the back, where a large rent
in the dilapidated walla will enable him
to squeeze through the room where the
letter from Griselda will be.
Volcea decidedly, and- tn the next room,
The apeaker at thla Instant la Mr. Dr
sart. The second voice Is strange to him
coarse, vulgar and dictatorial, and
very threatening.
The volcea grow In wrath; the un
known one being loud in vituperation,
And now, all suddenly as It were, the
voices cease; there la a strained alienee,
aa If each man walta with drawn sword
for the other's next word, and then a
sickening sound. A dull, awful blow, aa
of oak meeting flesh and blood, a ghastly
groan, and thensilence.
Great heaven! What haa happened?
Has he killed that old man? Peyton
springs forward, looks upon the Inner
room, he stops short, aa if shot, to stare
aghast upon the scene before him. '
Upon the earthen floor Ilea a huge fig
ure, apparently dead, while standing over
It Is Mr. Dysart, hla face alight with a
ghastly hope, his wild eyes gleaming. A
heavy oaken stick Is in his hand. :, The
murderous bludgeon Is uplifted to com'
plcte crime already begun to finish his
work, to make sure of the helpless vie
tlm at his feet, when Peyton, uttering a
loud cry, rushes from the spot where
until now he lay concealed.
There la an Instant's hush, a strange
hush, and then a convulsive shiver rune
through the old man. An ashen graynesa
has risen from chin to brow. He flings
up his arms, for a second or two, clutches
foolishly at the air, and then falls with
a dull thud across the body of his enemy.
Peyton runs through the garden, never
pausing or drawing breath , until the
house la reached. Knocking Impatiently
with bis knuckles and receiving no an
swerhe so far gives way to the agl
tation that la consuming him aa to smash
a pane with a stone. This brings Seaton
to the window la t minute or two. par
tially dressed.
"It U I, Dysart Tom Teyton. Come
oat, oome out quickly. Your father,"
panting, "Is hurt Is very 111!"
'My fsthvr!" ssys Bt-ston, aa If not
bell.vlng, "But where how?"
"In the garden up there In the old
ruin. Oh, hurry, man, hurry; you can
bar all afterward!"
Meaton hardly darea to venture a re
mark, but, having with trembling fingers
clothed himself, follows Peyton out
through the window In the chill night
air, aud soon the two young men are
tearing like bunted things through the
gsrdrus to tbst fatal old ruin at the end
of them. ,
Her everything la Just as Peyton left
It. The old man lying dead, with a more
peaceful expresoton on bis face than bad
ever been there white be lived the oth
er, the strsnger, almost aa motionless ss
his enemy, save for a faint quiver of tne
Hps and nostril every now and then.
Who was bs? What bad brought him
here? Peyton turna to Seaton with these
questions on bis lips. It Is Imperative
that something about the stranger be dis
coveredand at once.
Seaton Is still holding bis father body
In hi arma. Inexpressible grief upon bis
countensnce. The old man bad been
stern, bsrd, begrudging, but he had loved
hla sou well, and the son knew It Pey
ton touches bim lightly on the shoulder.
"House yourself," be aaya, in a low,
earnest tone. "Yon know this manr
"No not at all. I never aaw him be
fore."
'What! you ran tell me nothing? Oh,
think, Dysart!" says Peyton, with In
creasing anxiety. "If yon know nothing
we shall scarcely be able to see how to
act. Exert your memory, man."
'It Is useless. I swear I never aaw
bim before." He compels himself to look
again at Sedley, and a ahlrer of disgust
shake him. "1 know only this that he
has killed my father."
You forget," aaya Peyton, very quiet
ly, lie would have been thankful, glad,
to be able to leave bla friend In this be
lief, but he knew It would be Impossible.
I saw the whole thing. There waa a
quarrel, about what I did not hear, but
it waa your father who knocked that
fellow down."
"Well, It killed him," aaya Beaton, ex
citedly. "The excitement of tbst quar
rel waa too much for him. I atlll main
tain that tbat man caused his death."
He covera hia face with hia handa.
"Nevertheless, w cannot leave bim
here to die. Uome, Beaton, take your
courage In your hands. Think If there
be no way to avoid the scandal that must
necessarily arise out of all this. For-.
for the sake of your poor father'a mem.
ory, bestir youreelf."
It la a potent argument Seaton flushes
hotly, and the old touch of power returns
to bla face.
Together they carry the two bodies Into
the bouse, nnder cover of the silent
night Mr. Dysart to hla own room, and
then up the ataira, and through the end-
less corridors, that other groaning,
scarcely living harden; up always nntil
a disused chamber in a remote corner ot
the old tower la reached, where It U be
yond probability that any one In th
house ssve these three who know, will
ever seek to penetrate.
(To be continued.)
HAT8 OF OUR ANCESTOR3.
Chang tbat lUvo Takea Place
tat
Manufacturing Headgear.
"Speaking of the hat business," eald
a veteran of the bualneea to the local
historian, "most wonderful change
have taken place since 1850. In olden
time soft Mt and derby hats were not
known, and It was aa late as 1843 when
allk dres hat were first Introduced In
thla country, thla being a French in
vention, and all silk plush used tor
hat tn the world was, up to thla time,
made in France. When Kossuth came
to America be Introduced the soft felt
hata, wearing one himself. It did not
take American hatters long to take up
the Idea, and In less than one year old
and young Americana covered their
heads with Kossuth bats. They were
In ahape nearly the same a tourist
hats now, only being trimmed up with
a nice, long ostrich plume. Along about
1858 an English tourist came along
with the derby bat, and in a very few
yeara they became the general head
gear In the country, and up to the pres
ent date the demand for soft hats aod
derby hat I nearly evenly divided.
"In those days all the beet class of
soft hats were Imported from France,
and stiff derbies from England. This,
however, has taken a material change,
aa American hats are now sold In all
parts of the globe, and It Is a known
fact that we produce the most tasty
and best hats made. Before the arrival
of Kossuth and the English tourist,
however, the Americans did not go
bareheaded, but contented themselves
with napped otter and napped beaver
hata, for the more expensive, and the
so-called scratch-up or brush hats for
the cheaper. Brush or scratch-up de
rive their name from the fact that nap
was raised on them by means of a stiff
brush constructed of whalebones. The
first manufacturers who made Amerl
can production tn those goods popular
and world-renowned, and who forced
French aud English hats out of this
market, were Rlnaldo M. Waters, John
B. Stetson, J. D. Bird and B. J. Brown.
"During the early periods of 1840
and 1800 a dealer was a hatter In fact,
else there would have been no room for
hlm, as all made the hats they sold, all
handwork, no machines of any kind,
and one who knew how to make a nap
ped otter or beaver hat was an artist,
earning (40 to (00 per week being
nothing unusual, many making from
$75 to $100."-St. Louis Globe-Demo
crat. . . .
Hardly So.
In no situation, probably, Is the stam
mering Infirmity more calamitous than
In making a proposition of mgrrlage,
An exchange gives us this dialogue:
Mr. Stutterly to Miss Grace :
"M-m-m-tss G-G-G-G-G G-Grace, M-I
I w-w-w-w-w-want you to b-b-b-b-b
m-m-m-m-my "
"What did you say, Mr. Stutterly?"
"W-W-W-W-W-W-Won't you b-b-b-b-
b my wu-wu-wu-wu-wlfe, I-I-I-M-I
a--s-s-s-sa!d!"
"O, George, this Is so s ldden!"
EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WCHLD.
k CemprchyMlv Revkw of tht Important
HppcaiflfS of (he "t Vk, PrtKnted
ks Condensed JVm, Which I Moit
' Uktry to Prove of h '.stut to itw Mny
- Rsatfsn.
The revolutionary tisovement in Kus
U if spreading.
Prince) Henry vi ;J tLo mlHtarj
academy at Wt VuU t.
Fifteen persons were killed and may
Injured In train wreck in Texaa.
Tbo Spanish regency may be pro
longed, owing to the incapacity of King
Alfonso.
The preaident will not permit hia
daughter to attend the coronation of
King Ldward. ' s
Five men were killed and several in
jured in coal mine explosion in
Pennsylvania.
The iteamer on which Prince Henry
will return home ia being fitted op for
the royal party.
8ix firemen were seriously injured
by coming in contact with live wires at
a fire in Beatrice, Neb.
The power generated by one ad
vertising campaign imparts a mo
mentum to tra.de) but ft must be
remembered thai such mommhim b
only temporary. The success of an
advertising campaign depends on the
care with which tt is planned and
the vigor with which it la executed.
Profitable Advertising.
The street car strike atKorfolk, Va.,
remains unbroken.
The Eastern states are in the midst
of another snow storm.
A candy trust, with a capital of $5,
000,000, ia the latest combine. s
. Miss Alice Roosevelt will go to Cuba
to visit General and Mrs. Wood.
Boer envoys called on the president,
but were told by him that he was una
ble to help them.
Canada will pass a Chinese exclusion
law similar to that before the. United
States senate i jtb. - -
The house is considering a bill
authorising the purchase of the Giant
Tree tract in California for a national
park.
Bear Admiral 3. A. Howell will be
retired the 16th inst. Next to Admiral
Dewey, he is the ranking officer of the
navy.
Prince Henry visited Niagara Falls
and crossed over to the Canadian side,
where he waa welcomed by representa
tives ot Lord Minto.
A number of the leaders in the Bar
celona, Spain, riots have been executed.
Thomas J. Humes, Republican, was
elected to succeed himself as mayor of
Seattle.
Santos-Dumont will visit the United
States and give an exhibition of his fly
ing machine.
The difficulties between the National
Cash Register Company and its em
ployes have been settled.
William H. Moody, of Massachusetts,
has been mentioned as a successor for
Seoretary of the Navy Long.
Mob of strikers in Norfolk,
Vs.,
held
gained possession of streets and
them against police and militia.
Prince Henry, before he leaves the
United States, will be presented with a
Masonic emblem valued at (10,000.
Maryland legislature has passed a
law authorizing the admission of wo
men as practicing lawyers in the state
court.
The worst of the flood in the East is
over.
Boers killed, wounded and captured
(32 British in a recent fight.
Z Pope Leo XIII celebrated the 24th
anniversaryof his coronation with great
pomp.
American horses were praised in a
parliament paper on remount service in
South Africa.
President Roosevelt will visit the
Charleston exposition to show that his
action in the Tillman case had nothing
to do with feeling toward the state.
The work of rescuing snowslide vic
tims at Telluride, Col., had to be sua
pended. Many new slides nave oc
curred and heavy snow fall continues.
As a result oi experimenting near
Chicago, it has been demonstrated that
telegraph wires may be used for tele
phoning." It makes no difference if a
telegraph message is going over the
wire at the same time.
The end of the Boer war is again said
to be in sight.
.A tornado at New Vienna, O., de
stroyed much property.
The pope told an American visitor
that there are 20,000,000 Catholics in
the United States.
Prince Ching says the Chinese gov
ernment will protect rights of Amer
icans in the Canton-Hankow railroad
concession. , v
. Colonel John A. Polk, aged 82 yearsj
a cousin oi rresiaeni dames K. .folk
and doorkeeper of the house during
President Cleveland a nm admimstra
ion, died at Kansas City,
8ANK IN COLLISION.
Patttnger Steamer Run Down Off the Wtlih
Coait All Saved.
Liverpool, March 8, The Ameri
can Line steamer Waesiami, from Liv
erpool, March 5, tor Philadelphia, and
the Brttitih Ktarulilp f larmonides, from
Para, February 13, for Liverpool, met
in collision Wednesday night off Holy
head, Wales. The Waesland sank.
The Ifarmonlde rescued the passengers
ami crew and brought them - to Liver
pool. The Waewland carried 32 cabin
and 82 steerage passengers. The loss
of the WacHland was due to the dense
fug which enveloped the Irihh channel,
sertotjMly delaying all vesKils.
Fifty-three of the pfte!nr and
crew 4 i! Winl arrived at liver
pooljoa board tho liarmonUles at 3:33
this morning. They were received by
the agents of the American line here
and were quartered at various hotels.
The collision occurred in a thick fog!
at 1 1 :30 o'clock Wednesday night, when
the Waesiand was about 40 miles
southwest of Holyhead. The Ilarmoo-
ides struck the Waesiand amidships,
and there was a terrible shock. Most
of the Waesiand' passenger had re
tired for the night. Perfect order and
discipline prevailed. The crew of the
steamer rapidly turned out the pas
sengers and succeeded in assuringthem
tbat their lives were safe. The pas
senger were greatly influenced by the
coolness of the crew, and obeyed in
structions willingly and qnickly.
The Waesiand' boats were speedily
gotten out, and in less than half an hour
the entire ship s company had been
transferred to the Ilarmonides. Un
fortunately, two lives were lost. The
dead are a steerage passenger and a
child, the daughter of a cabin passen
ger. The Waesiand sank in 35 minutes
after the collision. The passengers and
crew lost all their belongings. The ves
sel carried no mails.
The Ilarmonides has a great hole in
her bows. One of the rescued passen
gers states that the Waesland's boiler
bureted, owing to breakage from the
force of the collision.
AMERICAN TOUR 18 ENDED.
Prince Henry and Party Return to New York
Highly Pkased with the Trip.
New York, March 10. Prince Henry
of Prussia completed his tour, and is
once more iu New York, where he will
remain until he goes to Philadelphia
He was absent from the city for nine
days, during which time his special
train was within the territory of 13
states, and logged a total distance of
4,358 miles! He was greatly pleased
with his trip, and through bis aide,
Captain von Mueller, issued a state
ment expressing his satisfaction at
the opportunity which came to him and
his gratification at the cordiality with
which he was received throughout the
country.
Prince Henry s last day on the spec
ial train which carried him to the
South, West and East rivalled in in
terest any of the ethers spent by the
prince on the tour, for it began with a
visit to Albany, included a run in
bright sunlight down the west shore of
the Hudson river, and closed with a
reception at the United States military
academy at West Point. It was 2
o'clock when the special trian departed
from Boston, and daylight when it was
climbing through the range of hills
that divide Massachusetts and New
York.
TO IMPORT PURE STOCK
National Hertford Breeders' Association Will
Bring High Bred Cattle to Oregon.
Portland, March 10.- R. C. Judson,
industrial agent, has arranged for 10
carloads of high bred Hereford bulls to
be sold at public auction at points
along the O. R. & N., as the company
will designate. This is the first un
dertaking of its kind in America, where
a railroad company assumes the risk of
inducing breeders of high grade stock
to offer stockmen the advantage of se
lecting their cattle at their very doors,
and for that reason will excite no little
comment.
The cattle to be shipped here will be
from the principal herds in America,
and will be the finest ever placed nn
der the hammer. Secretary R. C.
Thomas will personally superintend
the sales, and illustrated catalogues,
giving the breeding of the stock to be
imported, will be issued and distrib
uted among stockmen.
Montana Town Nearly Destroyed.
Twin Bridges, Mont., March 0. A
conflagration early this morning wiped
out the business portion of the town
and for a while threatened the whole
place with destruction. The fire orig
inated in a saloon and quickly spread to
the frame buildings adjoining. The
cause of the fire is not known, but it is
believed to be the work of firebugs.
The property loss is estimated at
(35,000.
Territory ol Jefferson.
Washington, March lO.The house
committee on territories has decided to
report the bill giving Indian Terriory a
territorial form of government, to be
known as the Territory of Jefferson,
with a legislature similar to the other
territories, a governor and a delegate
in congress.
Capture of Desperadoes.
El Paso, , Tex., March 8. George
Musgrove, said to be the leader of a
band of Soutwestern desperadoes, and a
brother of the noted "Black Jack," who
was hanged at Clayton, N. M., a year
ago, has been captured near Alamo
Gordo, N. M., by Postoffice Inspector
C. L. Doran, of Denver, aided by the
sheriff's men. Mufgrove is wanted in
New Mexico for murder, postoffice rob
bery and tram robbery.
NEWS OF THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
PARTS OF OREGON.
Commercicf and Fifttnckl fUppmlnt ef !.
portsnce A Brief fkvkw of the Growl
and Improvements of the lUry bdoifa-ks
Thrwjtssot Our thriving Cmmmmtdik
-. tUit Msrkct Rejrt.
A large cold storage building and k
plant will be erected at The Dailwi.
Bandon, in Coon eooaty, I. a r!!
iU quarantine aeair.-st f4 s t,id of
the city." ': ;. " " - -
During February S2.800 acre of
state land waa sold. Most of it wss in
the eastern part of the state.
Complete return from Wasco county
Republican primaries show that Moody
supporters received 72 vote and Will
iamson 34.
The Democratic convention for Doug-
laa county ba been called to meet in
Rosebnrg April 8. The primaries will
be held March 29.
Fish Warden Van Dnsen aaya the
legislature will be obliged to make
some provision at its next session for
increasing the revenues of the fisheries
department if the proposed work in
connection with artificial propagation is
continued. - m. i
The new tax law is having a good
effect in Lino county on payment of
taxes. There is a universal desire
among taxpayer to secure the 3 per
cent redaction. A laree force in the
sheriff' office is kept bnsy day and
night. At the close of the first five
day of collations almost (25,000 was
taken in.
Several new oil well are being bored
in Malheur county.
The business men of Harrieborg have
formed a board of trade.
The new Catholic church at Hubbard
will be dedicated March 9.
Two new one story brick buildings
are in coarse of construction at Athena.
The first 11 days the Clackamas
county sheriff collected (20,610.68 of
the 1901 taxes.
Samuel Engle, a Clackamas county
pioneer of 1847, died at his home at
Molalla, aged 70 years.
The Milton Creamery Company has
declared its second dividend. The
stockholder were paid 5 per cent.
The next meeting of the Union
County Teachers' Association will be
held in Union some time this month.
The county convention of the Union
county Democrats will be held April 3
in Union. Primaries will be held
March 27.
Secretary of State Dnnbar is ia re
ceipt of many letters daily from persons
in the East, writing for information
concerning Oregon.
Prospecting of the vein of coal on
Lower Powder river, near Baker City,
which was recently discovered, will be
gin in a short time. Samples taken
near the surface show a good value.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 6565Kc;
bluestem, 6666&c; Valley, 6465c
Barley Feed, (1919.60; brewing,
(020.50 per ton.
Oats No. 1 white, (1.151. 25;
gray, (1.101.20.
Flour Best grades, (2.80(33.40 per
barrel; graham, (2.50(32.80.
Millstnffs Bran, (19 per ton; mid
dlings, (21; shorts, (21.50; chop,
(17.50.
Hay' Timothy, (1215; clover,
(7.508; Oregon wild hay, (58 per
ton.
Potatoes Best Bnrbanks, (1.101.S5
per cental ; ordinary, 70boc per cen
tal, growers' prices; sweets, (22.60
per cental.
Butter Creamery, 2527e; dairy,
1820c; store, 1315c.
Eggs 22X25c for Oregon.
Cheese Full cream,' twins, 13
13Kci Young America, 1415c; fac
tory prices, llKc lees.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, (3.50
4.50; hens, (4.605.50 per dosen, 10
12c per pound; springs, 11c per pound.
(S4 per dozen; ducks, (56 per dos
en; turkeys, live, 12K13c; dressed,
1516c per pound; geese, (67 per
dosen. -
MuttonGross, 4c per pound; dress
ed, 77&c per pound.
Hogs Gross, 5jc; dressed, 6K7c
per pound.
Veal S8X for small; 77K for
large.
, Beef Gross, cows, 3?44cj steers,
44c; dressed, 6K7fc per pound.
Hops ll13c per pound.
Wool Valley, 13 15c; Eastern Ore
gon, 812Kc; mohair, 212lKo per
pound. ;
Prince Henry, soon after returning
from the United States, will celebrate
the quarter centenary of his service in
the navy.
A Kansas City judge granted Frank
James' request to enjoin the play in
which he and his brother are exploited
as train robbers. ,
A New York court has ordered George
J. and Helen Gould to pay (54,485
judgment obtained in Pari court
against Countess de Castellan.
SNOW FOLLOWS FLOOD Z.
Esttera States In th ; of Athr De-
mors!;zieg Storm.
New York, March 7. The ht
storm which tsr-'xI this afternoon was
succeed! tonight, altar a In.-I int.-r-niisaion,
by another fU of mow. The
snow is dry and threatens to drift bad
ly. A force of about 5,000 men in at
work on the streets, which are glutted.
A heavy mist which bung over the
river daring the ru'h hours toiiLht
made navigation for tS.e fs rri-8 some
what hazardous and il- for was a U rrif.c
crash on the BrooUyn
hri!.-i
WlJed
, which
by any
fortunately was not at.
acei.lent.
The situation at t" t
station had sot 1 , ; - . j
Ail traiaa ar srriv.. It
.) Ij H.i.
hours behind time.
Telegraph serice was further demor
alized by the storm. ' The Western
Union Company reported that it was
losing wires in all directions on account
of the heavy snow which in some local
ities was followed by sleet. Between
Willtamsport and E as ton, Pa., 20 miles
of the Western Union poles are down.
The train service on the Kew York
Central Railroad, which was disorgan
ized by the floods, was farther impeded
by the snow. The trains , from the
West and North were in bad shape.
No attempt was made to run the Ad
irondack Express. The Chicago Ex
press, due at 10 A. M., is stalled some
where along the line, with no means of
reporting it condition or whereabouts.
The snow stopped shortly before noon
and waa followed by sleet, A total
depth of six inches of snow has fallen.
The Erie roadbed is washed out in
many place between Paterson and
Middletown. All through train on
railroad having terminal in Jersey
City were very late in arriving owing
to the storm. Many coal trains on the
Pennsylvania are stalled ana there is
likely to be a scarcity ef coal.
CORONATION PLANS.
Services at Westminster Abbey Win Be Can,
. sidersbly Shortened
New York, March 7, Details of the
coronation are gradually coming Up for
royal decision, say the London corre
spondent of the Tribune, and nearly all
the essential points will be decided be
fore the departure of the king for Paris
and the Riviera. Great efforts have
been made to shorten the service at
Westminster Abbey. If the ecclesias
tical authorities were allowed to have
their way, the service would occupy five
or six hoars, with an official require
ment that the spectators . should be in
their places an hoar or two in advance.
The Litany will certainly be dropped
and the musical part of the service will
probably be curtailed.
- Other changes are , proposed, but
there is a tendency to magnify the im
portance of every detail. ' The abbey
service and the royal drive through the
metropolis are the only fixtures. The
day for the naval review has not been
announced, nor that of the gala night
at Covent garden, nor the day's func
tions at Buckingham palace.
USE NITRO GLYCERIN.
Burglars Loot a Bank la aa Indiana Towa of
Cash and Bonds ,
Washington, Ind., March 7. While
two citizens were watching them, bur
glars looted the First National Bank at
Montgomery, seven miles east of here,
early this . morning, and escaped with
(3,500 in money and (3,600 worth of
government bonds. Five explosions of
nitro glycerin were required to blow
open the safe, and many people were
awakened by the concussion. Two
men, who reside opposite the ban,
both watched the burglars work, but
gave no alarm for fear of being shot
down by two of the cracksmen, who
were patrolling the streets with revol
vers in their hands. . ' v.
The fifth explosion tore the doors
from the safe, and the men quickly
gathered up the money and bonds and
ran to the Baltimore A Ohio Southwest
ern Railroad, where they boarded a
handcar, abandoning it a mile west of
the town. After that no trace'of them
could be found. The stolen bonds are
of the coupon variety payable to bearer,
and can easily be cashed by the rob
bers. ' The bank ia protected by (5,000
burglar insurance.
LONG STRIKE ENDS.
San Francisco Ironworkers Make Slight Con
cessions to Employes. .
San Francisco, March 7. After con
tinuing for 9g months, the strike of
the ironworkers of this city, inaugurated
May 20 of last year, to enforce a de
mand for a nine hour day, came to a
formal end today. Two thirds of the
unions composing the"' Iron Trades
Council have acted upon a recommen
dation made by that body advising that
the strike be prosecuted no longer, and
have voted to allow their members to
return to work. Within the next
week, between 2,500 and 3,000 men
will be employed. , From good authori
ty the intimation comes thai the men
accept slight concessions and complete
a temporary settlement on the condi
tion that the National Federation will
soon adjust working conditions in the
iron trades generally throughout the
country-
: Strikes In Peterson.
New York, March 7. All the union
plumbers, tinsmiths and sheet metal
workers are on strike at Paterson, N.
J., because their employers refuse to
grant their demand for an increase of
50 cents per day of eight hours. The
carpenters have also asked for an in
crease. The painters have served no
tice on tneir employers that they want .
an advance of 50 cents a day of eight
hours on April 1. - '