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Like all other arte, the science of deduction and analyala la one which can only Ue acquired' by long and pa tient study, nor la life long enough to allow any one mortal to attain the hlgheet possible perfection In It. De fore turning to thou moral and tnentat aspect of the matter which present the greatest difficulties, M the Inquirer begin by mastering more elementary problems. Let him, on meeting a fel low mortal, learn at a glance to dis tinguish the history of the man, and the trade or profession to which he be longs. Peurlle as such an eserclae may seem. It sharpens the facultlea of ob aervatlon and teaches one where to look and what to look for. By a man'a finger nails, by bla coat aleeve, by his boot, by his trouser knees, by the cal losities of hla forefinger and thumb, by hla expression, by hla shirt cuffs by each of these things a man'a rail ing Is plainly revealed. That all unit ed should fall to enlighten the com petent Inquirer In any caae la almost Inconceivable." . . "What Ineffable twaddle!" I cried, alapplng the magazine down on the table. "I never read such rubbish In my life." "What Is Itr asked Sherlock Holmes. "Why, this article." I said, pointing at It with my egg spoon as I sat down to my breakfast. "I see that you have read It, since you have marked it. I don't deny that It Is smartly written. It Irritates me though. It is evidently the theory of some armchair lounger who evolved all theae neat little para doxes in the aecluslon of his own study,. It Is not practical. I should like to aee him clapped down In a third-class carriage on the Under ground, and asked to give the trades of all of bla fellow travelers. I would lay a thousand to one against hlrn." "You would lobe your money," Sher lock Holmes remarked calmly. "As for the article, I wrote It myself." "You!" "Yes; I have a turn both for obser vation and for deduction. The theories which I have espreased there, and whirl) appear to you to be bo chimeri cal, are really extremely practical so practical that I depend upon them for my bread and cheeae." "And howr I asked involuntarily. "Well, I have a trade of my own. I suppose I am the only one In the world. I'm a consulting detective. If you can understand what that is. Here In Ixmdon we have lota of government detectlvea, and lots of private ones. When these fellows are at fault they come to me, and I manage to put . them on the right scent They lay all the evidence before me, and I am gen erally able, by the help of my knowl edge of the history of crime to set them straight. There Is a strong fam ily resemblance about misdeeds, and if you have all the details of a thousand. at your finger ends, it Is odd If you can't unravel the thousand and first. Lestrade la a well-known detective. He got himself . Into a fog recently over a forgery case', and that was what brought him here." "And these other people?" "They are mostly sent out by private indnlry agencies. They are all people who are In trouble about something, and want a little enlightening. I listen to their story, they listen to my com ments.' and then I pocket my fee." "Rut do you mean to say," I said, "that without leaving your room you" can unravel some knot which other men can make nothing of, although they have seen every detail for them selves?" - . . "Quite so. I have a kind of intuition that way. Now and again a case turns up which is a little more' complex, Then I have to bustle about and see things with my own eyes.. You see, I have a, lot of special knowledge which I apply to the problems, and which fa cilitatea matters 'wonderfully. Those rules of deduction laid down in that article which aroused your scorn, are Invaluable to me In practical work. Observation, with me, Is second na ture. You appeared to be surprised when I told you, on our first meeting, that you had come Trdrtr Afghanistan "You were told, no doubti" ' ' ' "Nothing of the Bort. -I knew you came from Afghanistan.. From long habit the train of thought ran bo swift ly tnrougn my mina mat i arrived at the conclusion without being conscious 9 ln(Anm allarA ttvAt-iel TBaA wasa sitti steps, however. The train of reason ing ran: ... 'Here Is a gentleman of a medical type, but with the air of a mil itary man. Clearly an arm; doctor, then. He has Just come fram the tropics, for his face is dark, and that Is not the natural tint of his skirt, for his wrists are fair. He has undergone hardship and sickness, as his" haggard face says clearly.. His left arm has been injured. - He holds ft 'Jft a stiff and unnatural manner. Where in the tropics could an English, army" doctor seen much hardship and got his arm wounded T Clearly la Afghanistan.?, The whole train of thought did not occupy a second. . I then remarked that you . came from Afghanistan, and you were astonished," -"It is simple enough as you explain It," I said, smiling. "You remind me of Edgar Allen Poe's Dupln. I had no Idea that such individuals did exist outside of BtorieB." " . ' Sherlock Holmes, rose and lighted ms pipe. -.. ,. "No doubt you think that you are complimenting me in comparing me to Dupln," he observed.. 'Now, in my ( opinion Dupln was a. very Inferior fel ' low; That trick of his of breaking, in on bla friend's thoughts with an apro pos remark after a quarter of an hour's silence Is really very showy and super ficial. He bad some analytical genius. SCARLET. no doubt; but be was by no means such a phenomenon as Foe appeared to Imagine." "Have you read Oaborlau's works?" I asked. "Does Lecoq com up to your idea of a detective T" Sherlock Holmes sniffed sardonical ly. "Lecoq was a miserable blunderer," he said in an angry voice; "he bad only one thing to recommend him, and that was his -energy. That book made me positively ill." "The question was how to Identify an unknown prisoner. I could have done It in twenty-four hours. Lecoq took six months or so. It might be made a text book for detectives to teach them what to avoid." I felt rather Indignant at having two characters whom I bad admired treat ed In this cavalier style. I walked over to the window and stood looking out Into the busy street. "This fellow may be very clever. I said to myself, "but he Is certainly very conceited." "There are no crimes and no crim inals In these days." be said, queru lously. "What la the use of having brains In our profession? I know well that I have It In me to make my name famous. No man lives or has ever lived who has brought the same amount of study and of natural talent to the detection of crime which I have done. And what Is the result? There is no crime to detect, or, at most. some bungling vlllany with a motive so transparent that even a Scotland Yard official can aee through It." I waa still annoyed at his bumptious style of conversation. I thought it best to rhsnge the topic. "I wonder what that fellow Is look ing for?" I asked, pointing to a stal wart, plainly dressed Individual who wss walking slowly down the other side of the street, looking anxiously at the numbers. He had a large blue en velope In hla hand, and waa evidently the bearer of a message. "You mean the retired sergeant of marines." said Sherlock Holmes. "Drag and bounce!" thought I to my self "He knows that I cannot verify hla guess." The thought had hardly passed through my mind when the man whom we were watching caught sight of the number on our door and ran rapidly across the roadway. We beard a loud knock, a deep voice below and heavy steps ascending the stair. "For Mr. Sherlock Holmes," he said, stepping into the room and handing my friend the letter. Here waa an opportunity of taking the conceit out of him. He little thought of this when he made that ran dom shot. "May I ask. my lad." I said, blandly, "what your trade may be?" " "Commissionaire, sir," he said, gruff ly. "Uniform away for repairs." "And you were," I asked, with a slightly malicious glance at my com panion. "A sergeant, sir; Royal Marine Light Infantry, sir. No answer? Right sir." He clicked his heels together, raised his hand in a salute and was gone. CHAPTER III. I confess that I was considerably startled by this fresh proof of the practical nature of my companion's theories. My respect for his' powers of anal ysis Increased wondrouBly, There still remained some lurking suspicion In my mind, however, that the whole thing was a prearranged episode, in tended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have In taking me In was past my comprehension. - When I looked at him he had fin ished reading the note, and his eyes assumed the vacant, lack luster ex pression which showed mental ab straction. "How In the world did you deduce that?" I asked. . "Deduce what?" said he, petulantly. "Why, that he was a retired ser geant of marines." "I have no time for trifles," he re plied brusquely; then, with a amtle, "Excuse ray rudeness. You broke the thread of my thoughts; ' but perhaps It is Just as well. So you actually were not able to see that the man was a sergeant of marines." "No, Indeed." , "It was easier to know it than to explain why I know It. If you were asked to prove that two and two made four, you might find some difficulty, and yet you are quite sure of .that fact. 'Even across the street I could see a great blue anchor tattooed on the back of the fellow's hand. That smacked of the sea. He had a mili tary carriage, however, and regulation side whiskers. - There we have the marine. He was a man with Borne amount of self-importance and a' cer tain air of command. You must have observed the way in which he held his head and swung his cane. A steady, respectable, middle-aged man, too, on the face of him all facts which led me to believe, that be had been a ser geant," " ' -'Wonderful! " I ejaculated. ""Commonplace," said Holmes, though I thought from his expression that he was pleased at my evident surprise and admiration." "I .said Just now that there were no criminals. It appears that I am wrong look at this!" He threw me over the note which the ' commissionaire : had brought. . ' . "Why," I cried as I cast my eye over It, "this 1b terrible I" "It does seem to be a little out of the common," he remarked calmly. "Would you mind reading it to me aloud?" . This' is the letter which I read to him: . "My Dear Mr. Sherlock Holmes There has been a bad business during the night at S Laurlston Gardens, off the Brixton ' road. Our 'man on the best saw a light there about 2 'a ths morning, and as the house was an empty one, suspocted something was amiss. He found the door open and In the front room, which Is bare of fur ture, discovered the body of a gentle man, well dressed and having cards In his pocket bearing the name of 'Enoch J. Drebber. Cleveland, Ohio, U. S. A.' There had been no robbery, nor Is there any evidence as to how the man met his death. There are marks of blood in the room, but there is no wound upon bis person. We are at a loss as to how be came Into the empty house; indeed, the whole affair Is a punier. If you can come round to the bouse any time before 12 you will find me there. I have left everything in statu quo until I hear from you. If you are unable to come I shall give you fuller details, and would esteem it a great kindness If you would fsvor me with your opinion. Yours faithful ly, TODIA8 OREO SON." "Oregson Is the smartest of the 8cotfand Yarders," my friend re marked. "He and Lestrade are the pick of a bad lot. They are both quick and energetic, but conventional shocking ly so. They have their knives Into each other, too, Tbey are as Jealous as a pair of professional beauties. There will be some fun over this case If they are both put upon the scent" I was amazed at the calm way In which he rippled on. "Surely there Is not a moment to be lost," I cried; "shall I go and order you a cab?" "I am not sure about whether I shall go. I am the most incurably lazy dev il that ever stood in shoe leather that is! when the fit is on me, for I can be spry enough at times." "Why. it Is Just such a chance as you have been longing for." "My dear fellow, what does It mat ter to me? Suppose I unravel the whole matter, you may be sure that Gregson, Lestrade ft Co. will pocket all the credit That comes of being an unofficial personage." "Out he bega you to help him." "Yes. He knows that I am bis su perior, and acknowledges it to me; but he would cut his tongue out before he would own It 'to any third person. However, we may as well go and bave a look. 1 shall work it out on my own hook. I may have a laugh at tbem, If I have nothing else. Come on!" He hustled on bis overcoat and bus tled about in a way that showed that an energetic fit had superseded the apathetic one. "Get your hat," he said. "You wish me to come?" "Yes, If you have nothing better to do." A minute later we were both in a hansom, driving furiously . for the Brixton road. It was a foggy, cloudy morning, and a dun-colored veil hung over the house tops, looking like the reflection of the mud colored streets beneath. My companion was In the best of spirits, and prattled away about' Cre mona fiddles, and the difference be tween a StradivarlUB and an A mat!. As for myself, I was silent for the dull weather and the melancholy busi ness upon which we were engaged de pressed my spirits. "You don't seem to give ' much thought to the matter In hand," I said at last Interraptlng Holmes' musical disquisition. , "No data yet." he answered. "It is a capital mistaite to tneorue ueiuro you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment" "You will have your data soon." I remaaked, pointing with my finger, "this is the Brixton road, and that is the house, if I am not very much mis taken." "So it is. Stop, driver, stop!" We were still a hundred yards or so from it. but he insisted upon our alighting, and we finished our Journey upon foot x . (To b. continued.) A Cruthlnt Reply. Referring to the 'Tutpit and Tew" .question raised by Dr. Horton's in teresting experiment, a North London minister writes: "I think we ministers rather relish criticism, but we get too little of it." One rcalls in this connection the. story of the young minister walking home with one of the elders after the deliverance of his first sermon. After some moments' silence the latter ob served: ; "You were not long." "I am very glad to hear you say so," replied the youthful cleric; "I was afraid I was tedious." . - "Oh," waa the crushing reply, "you were tedious." Westminster Gazette, -i , Spttklng of Royalty. ; , Damocles had been invited to dine with the King of Syracuse.- On taking his seat he instantly saw the sword hanging by a hair above his head. "1 suppose," he said to the king, Dionysius, pretending- to see no humor in the remark, replied: "I don't know about that, my boy; but if it falls upon your head ' it - will make some crown prints." This shows that the ancients weie not aver: e to, joking, even nrtder trying circumstances. New York Times. . ., Unification. "Sectional lines are vanishing. Soon there will be no north, no south, no eaft, no west!"' . "Yes; I suppose itks only a' question of time until they get up a lorporation big enough to own the whole country." Puck. " s Ths Largest Dome. r The largost dome in the world is that of the Lutheran church at Waisaw. Its interior diameter is 200 feet. That of the British museum library U ISO feet. Oa thtMove. "They have two sorvants." "Huh! ' ThafB nothing. "We usually have two in our house one going and one coming." Philadelphia Press. - ; EVENTS OP THE DAY FROM THE FOUR QUARTER8 OF THE WORLD. A Cemprcheaslva Rsvtcw ef ths mporUM fhppcalftgi af tht Fft Week, Prtwnled la a Ceadcaatg Fera. Which li Mott Ltiuly la Prevs f Interest to Oar Many There' is strong talk in Jamaica of annexation to the United fitates. .Robbers at Astoria bound and gagged a man on a fishing scow and secured M00. ' The Vatican proposes a gradual with drawal of the friars from the Philip pines. j A Salt; Lake mining man shot and fatally wounded two persons sod then killed himself. The Seattle steamer Jessie Benning has been sold to the Colombian govern ment for 08,000. Troops will remain in Shenandoah, Pa., where the recent riota occurred, until t!e strike is ended. A secret organization in Taysbas pro vince, Philippine islands, has been up rooted by the constabulary. The cruiser Brooklyn, which con veyed the remains of the late Lord Pauncefote to England, has returned. An explosion In a colliery in New South Wales resulted in the death ol at lea jt 100 persons. The Louisiana Purchase Exposition company has secured an additional 60 acres of land for use in the St. Louis fair. A tidal wave in Costa Rica, following severe earthquakes, frightened hun dreds of residents and caused consider- Lable damage. - , Cholera is spreading with terrible rapidity throughout Manchuria. The epidemic now claims hundreds of victims a day, mostly Chinese. - OutIaWtlarry Tracy appeared at a Wenatehee, Wash., ranch, and after obtaining food and fresh horses, con tinued his journey in a southerly direc tion. The navy department has extended the time for the completion of the seven submarine boats authorised . by .he naval appropriation act of 1899, from two to seven months. r'ire at Pittsburg destroyed J property valued at 1318,600. , King Edward is able" towalk about the deck of bis yacht. The German gunboat Panther has been oidered to Caiibbean waters. A policeman at Shenandoah, Pa was attacked by Btrikera and severely beaten. ' Natives of Portugese West Africa are causing the ; authorities much trouble and a general uprising is feared. Rioting and demonstrations in France are subsiding, and a peaceful solution of the relizious question is looked for. Another explosion in the New York subway resulted in the fatal injury of two men and . the serious injury of two others. The president of Peru, in a message to congress, points out the great benefit of the Panama canal to that country and urges his people to prepare for it. The battleship Illinois is in drydock in England. ' Examination discloses that considerable damage had been sus tained when she struck the obstruction. A German electrician has invented a wireless telephone. '. It is believed that the disturbances in, Panama are neatly at an end. More injunctions have been issued against the striking West Virginia coal miners. v Fire at the Leavenworth, Kan., pen itentiary destroyed $20,000 worth of property. Seven firemen were seriously Injured by an explosion while fighting fire at Pittsburg. One of the tribes of Indiana in Indian Territory is giving the authorities much trouble. The Nicaraguan government has com muted the sentence of Russell Wilson, the Ohio doctor who was captured with a revolutionary party. . t . Serious rioting occurred at a New. Jersey primary election. One man was killed and a number seriously wounded, besides many minor injuries. $400 Gift for Children at Portland Carnival. Children's. Day at the Portland Elks' Carnival will be Sept. 12, the last day but one of the great street fair. On that occasion a pretty Shetland pony with an up-to-date cart and harness will be given to some lucky boy or girl who is present. The pony has been eiven bv Dr. W. A. W ise and the cart is from Studebaker's. Besides this equipment, it is probable that a saddle, together with a handsomely embroid ered saddle cloth will be given with the pony. Prize lby day will be Sept. 6. - Capt. M. I. Smith, the first man who stretched wires across tne state ot Wis consin, is still living in Topeka, Kan Chicago chemists nave invented a process for making wall paper stronger that promises to revolutionize me in dustry." ' The largest stockholder 'n the United States Steel Company, "Mr. Cutler," is John D. Rockefeller, not Andrew Carnegie; his dividend ia 11,000,000 annually. , ' EARTH IS SHAKEN. Violent Seismic Shock In California People Warned to Move. Santa Barbara, Cal., Ang. 2 The inhabitants of the little town of Los Alamos, which has been the center ol seismic disturbances during the past four days, are tonight huddled around a huge oonfire, waiting for daylight to come. Many of the residents have left for places outside the tremor belt. Those who have remained could not well abandon their business. The town of Los Alamos is situated on the Pacific Coast railway, midway between Santa Ynes and Santa Maria, in the long, narrow valley of the Los Alamos, 15 miles from the coast. It has about 300 population. The Los Alamos valley is from one-half to one mile wide. Its population is about 800. There are no brick buildings in the little village, and the damage thus far is limited to the ruin of piaster, the collapse of chimneys, the breaking of crockery and glassware, the falling of the walls of the Piesbyterian church and two store buildings and the demolishing of an old adobe building which was seriously damaged by the first quake. The dam age will sot exceed f 10,000 in the opinion of conservative residents of the place. There is not a chimney left standing in the town. One residence was moved four inches and split in opposite corners. " Not a building escaped some injury, and it is consul ered miraculous that no one waa hurt. There was a series of light vibrations during the day, which culminated in quite a severe shock at 7:30 P. M ruther shocks are anticipated. The most severe shock of the entire series occurred at 1:20 this morning,-when the hils were shaken and tw luted to their foundations and the valley trem bled and rolled like the surface of the ocean. Great fissures were run in the earth, hills appeared in level valleys, springs of water opened up in places that htd been dry, ai d the general to pography of the valley: was greatly changed in many respects.. The disturbance had no general direc tion, but was what is known as a "twister," It was preceded by a rumbling like that of distant thunder, which increased nntil the earth began to rock and twist and the hills began to tremble. With the first warning of the sound of the approaching disaster the terror-stricken people rushed into the streets and sought places of safety in vacant lots and fields, while many hastened toward the neighboring hills. The first vibrations were similar to the preceding disturbances in direction and, effect, but they were immediately fol lowed by the most terrific shock ever experienced in this section of the state. The earth tiemhled and rolled arid twisted until it was impossible to stand erect, and the terror-stricken people crouched together in the darkness, fear ful that the earth beneath them might open and swallow them up. SOLDIERS ARE IDLE. Nothing for Them to Do at Shenandoah Strikers arc Orderly. Shenandoah, Pa., Aug. 2. Twelve hundred state troops are encamped to night on a hill overlooking Shenan doah. Down in the town, where riot era and policemen iought the bloody battle last nigbt, all is quiet, and the indications are that so long as the militia remains the peace of the com munity will not again be broken. The riot which caused the soldiers to be Fent here came like a flash and was over almost as quickly as it had started, and not a single case of violence has been reported since. The tens of -thousands of idle men and boys in this vicinity who have been gathering in large num bers and marching from place to place, did not repeat their demonstrations to day, and the authorities consequently had little or nothing to do. , The arrival of the citizen soldiery proved to be a gre U attraction . for the large army of unemployed, and hun dreds of men and boys came to town to see the troops. Most ot the commands were on the ground by 10:30 o'clock. Brigadier General Gobin, of the Third brigade, in command of the. troops here, and bis etatf were on the scene early. The camp ia located on a high hill just outside of the town, and commands a full view of the town. . Beyond the presence of a group of soldiers here and there on the princi pal streets, Shenandoah does not show any evidence of having passed - through a trying ordeal. The large numer of persons who had been attracted to the place by the coming of the militia left during the afternoon, and tonight the town presents its normal appearance. French Official Greets Root Havre, Aug. 2. General Pistor, of the French army, boarded the steam ship Savoie, on her arrival he.re today, and officially greeted Elihu Root, the American secretary of war, on behalf of the French government. Secretary Root thanked General Pistor. Ho pro ceeded at once to Paris." General Horace Porter, United States ambassa dor to France, and General Leonard Wood arrived on the Savoie with Secre tary Root. Russians Hold on to Manchuria. London, Aug. 2. In a dispatch' from St. Petersburg, the correspondent of the Daily Mail says the order fur the withdrawal of Russian troops from Manchuria has been rescinded, 43 that country is overrun with Chinese robber bands. Quantities of Russian goods in transit have been looted, says the cor respondent, and two Russian merchants in Manchuria were recently burned alive. ' - NEWS OF THE STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PART8 OF OREGON. CmrrreUJ and Financial happenings f Im portance A Britf Review of the Growth and Improvements ef the Many Industries Throughout Our thriving CommoawuiUi latest Market Report. The first car of 1002 wheat has been received in Portland. The wheat crop -of Umatilla county will be 15 per cent less than the usual yield. v fire at Elgin destroyed $25,00 worth of property. Eleven horses . were barned to death. The run of fifh on the Lower Colom bia continues exceptionally heavy and the fish of good size. The report of the superintendent of Columbia county schools shows 64 more children than last year. The Elks' carnival to be held in Portland promises to surpass anything of the kind ever before attempted. The Southern Pacific will form a fire patrol t protect its large timber hold ings in Southern Oregon from fire. Many small fires have been reported in Eastern Oregon grain fields, but so far no great amount of damage has been done. Harry Wright, who is believed to nave assisted 1 racy and Merrill in es caping from the penitentiary, has bten located in Laue county. One of the tunnels at the Lucky Boy mine, in Lane county, collated. Sev eral men narrowly escaped death. It ill take some time to repair the dam age. Attorney General Blackburn has taken an appeal to the supreme couit in the ca?e of the state a&rainRt ex-Herk of the school lacd board George W. favis and bis bondsmen. The Crown Paper company, of Oregon City, will in a short time begin the construction of a pulp mill on the east side of the river at that city. This will make the output of the company 20,000 pounds of pulp a day. About 50 Indian war veterans of Southern Oregon held a reunion at Medford last week. A postoffiie has been established at Cecil, Morrow county, on the route from Douglas to Ella. The fa nd taken ont bv the drArira on the lowei Columbia baa been proven to be rich enough to more than Dav the expens of handling'it. The timbermen of Dallas and vicin ity have organized an association for the purpose of mutual protection and defense ot the timber claims filed on by them at Oregon City last week, when a tow n&hip was thrown open. A coal strike that promises to make no little stir in that section has been made near Asbestos, in the northern part of Jackson county, where the Southern Pacific has been developing a prospect. The vein is six feet wide. The postoffice at An tone. Wheeler county, has been moved one mile to the southwest. The office at Crov. Gilliam county, has been moved six miles to the southwest, and the office at Olene, Klamath connty, Is moved a short distance to the south. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat-rWalla Walla, 6263c for n-w crop; 6465c for old; valley, 65c; bluestem, 65(g66c. ' Barley-17.75 for old, $16.50 for new crop; Flour- Best grades, $3.053.60 per barrel; graham, $2.953.20. Millatuffs Bran. $15316 ner ton: middlings, $21.50; ahorta, $18; chop, $lb. . . Oats No.l white, $1.051.10;gray, $1.001.05. . :, .- Hay Timothy, $1215; clover, $7.5010; Oregon wild hay, $56 per ton. Potatoes Best Burbanks, 7585c percental; ordinary, 50c per cental, growers prices; sweets, $2.252.50 per cental ; new potatoes, lc. Butter Creamery, 2021c; dairy ltxgiac; store, i&i6c. Eggs 2021c for Oregon.' Cheese Full cream, twine, 12)4 13c ;Young America, 1314)c; fac tory prices, l lc less. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.50 4.50; hens, $4.005.50 per dozen, llllc per pound; springs, 11(3 llc per pound, $2.504.50 per dc en; docks, $2.503.00 per dozen; tur keys, live, 1314c, dressed, 1516c per pound; geese, $4.005.00 per dozen. Mutton Gross, 23c per pound; dressed, 6c pec pound. Hogs Gross, 6 He, dressed, 77&c per pound. Veal 78c per pound! Beef Gross,, cows, . 33p; steers, 3stKc; dressed, 78c per pound. Hops 1617c; rew crop 17 18c' Wool Valley,1215;Eastern Ore gon, 81 4 ac: mohaii. 2526c pound. Yale university gave degrees to a class of 650. Plans for a Chinese vol unteer mission were announced.' A Chicago dispatch says tHat the fear of a bituminous miners' strike is caus ing coal dealers and railroads to store thousands of tons as a reserve supply. The will of very Bev. E. A. Hoffman, dean of the general theological Eemi- ' nary of New York, disposes of an estate estimated at $12,000,000 to $15,000,- looo. WOULD PAY FULL REWARD. Warden Janes Thinks the $1,500 Should be Paid for Return ol Merrill's Body. Salem, Or., Aogust l.First Warden T. Janes, of the Oregon penitentiary, has created a stir in ollicial circles by giving out an interview in . which he differed radically from bis superior offi cer regarding the payment of the re ward for the return of Merrill's body. He contends that the whole amount offered for the capture and return of Merrill, fl.500, should be paid. Sup erintendent Lee offered Mrs. Waggoner 300. Superintendent Lee declines to say anything regarding Mr. Janes statement, which is as follow s:- "Since there is no doubt that the re covered remains are those of Merrill, there should not be the slightest hesi tation on the part of the state in the prompt payment to Mrs. Waggoner of the entire-amount named in the reward. The state cannot afford to be niggardly in this matter, because of the unpleas ant reputation it wiil receive, in fact. has already received throughout the . country in relation to its treatment of me criminal clave, lneenect on the discipline of the penitentiary that re sulted in the return to the institution and the burial of the remains of one of the escaped desperadoes has in iuelf been worth more than the amount of the leward. "There is a second, and even greater, reason why the reward should be paid Mrs. Waggoner the failuieof the state of Oregon to promptly and liberally re ward the return of Merrill's body has discouraged many who have been pur suing Tracy, ami the result is that large numbers have entirely abandoned the search for the remaining bandit, 'since the hope of adequate reward has been largely itmoved by the state's tardy, action in the consideration of the claim presented for the return of Merrill's body. "Hence, for two distinct reasons. I think Mrs. Waggoner is entitled to the full reward First, because she re turned Merrill's body, and because of the beneficial effect resulting in the gen eral discipline of the institution; w ond, for the reason that by its action in the matter the state is retarding the search for Tracy. I do not wish to be understood as" particularly criticising the judgment of mv superiors, but at the same time I have my own opinions, and 1 do not Hesitate to express myself in the matter. MINERS AND POLICE. One Killed and Many Wounded in a Riot on the Streets of Shenandoah. ' Shenandoah, August 1. In ttreet fightingtonight between a mot of strik ing miners on one side and deputy sheriffs and police'on the other Jos eph Beddal), a leading merchant,-was beaten to death, two borough police men were shot, one fatally, and more than" a score of strikers were shot by policemen and deputy sheriffs. Sheriff Beddall si rived at 7:15 P. M. from Pottsville w ith a posse of deputies. He has taken up his headquarters at the Ferguson hotel. To an Associated Press reporter he said he had asked Governor Stone to send the militia. The governor wired that if the citizens of the town petitioned for troops he would send them. The trouble - started about 6 oclock tonight, when Deputy Sheriff Thomas Beddall attempted to escort two non union workers through the strikers' line of pickets. The workmen were dressed in their street clothes, but one of them carried a bundle under his arm and this aroused the suspicions of the strikers. The bundle wastorn from him, and when it was found to contain a blouse and overalls, the man was taken from the deputy and Tbeaten almost to death. ' In the meantime, Beddall opened fire on the mob which had gathered, and emptied his revolver. Two of the shots took effect, one man being shot in the leg and another in -the foot. The dep uty and the other strike-breaker were now compelled to fly foi their lives, and took refuge in the Philadelphia & Reading railroad station. The station was soon surrounded by an angry mob of 5,000, which was becoming more threatening and demonstrative every moment. . , ; Joseph Beddall, a hardware merch ant and brother of the deputy sheriff, was seen making his way through the crowd in an effort to reach his brother, and the mob, divining that he was car rying ammunition to those inside the station, struck and. beat him with clubs and billies into insensibility. He died en route to the Miners' hospital. Collision in Wisconsin. Elm Grove, Wis., August 1. In . a collision here today between a pas senger train from Waukesha known as the "Scoot" and a west bound freight train, Dennis Connell, the engineer of the passenger train, was killed, and . Fireman Chamberlain was badly in jured. Several passengers on the Wau kesha train were slightly injured. Engineer Connell was powerless to avoid the crash. He dUd at his post, sacrificing his life to save his train. forty Lives Lost Singapore, August 1. In a collision off Malacca, Straits Settlements, be tween the British sohoners Prince Alex ander and Ban-IIin-Guan, the former vessel was sunk and 40 lives lost. High Prices for Rare Books. London, August 1. An auction sale of rare books this afternoon brought Isold for 1,400 pounds, and a second ! folio Shakespeare brought 615 pounds,