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., J TBI OmCIAL AMD LSADINO f APEX OF GILLIAM COUKTY. 13 TI2I3 Tim TZ1 CirCvLATli CP A XT FAFI3 H TT 3 CC'JXTT. Mfi rrr ; r- T"r--rr iitriiniitt.tiMt. OBE A. PATTISON.. KdlttM a Fraprtelei. fl4MtMMi MOT. DlMIUtKMlMl. r"""' ii SmImm tend. will ir?4 i Ms w lMitaltMKltalttltMUMllM caicmmon hatesi . .... yl- .. M II SOl I ; t.td la M in monun M kr iiionttit,. WtB tB ta MM bt tatB Cfcati, m b. SMrls faiafekaa VOL. XII. CONDON, GILLIAM CO., OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1002. NO. 115. to Ike forty Haft euplai.. CONDON GL A STUDY IM SCARLET BY Ai CONAN DOYLE. 1 - CHAPTER V. Our Advertisement Brings a Visitor. $ - Our morning's exertions had been too much fur my weak health, and I i waa tired out In the afternoon. After llulines' departure for the con- cert, I lay down upon the sofa and en deavored to gst a couple of hours' sleep, it waa a useless attempt. My jmlnd had been co much excited ,by all that had occurred and . the , atrauKit fauclua and surmises crowd ed Into It. Every time that I closed my eyet I ,eaw before me the distorted, baboon like countenance of the murdered man. So sinister waa the Impreaalon which . . that face produced upon me that I found It dlfflcult to feel anything but gratitude fof him who bad removed Ita owner from the world. If ever human fenturea bet-poke vlca of the most msllanaut type they were certainly thoae of ISttoch J. Drebber, of Cleveland. t Still, I 'wounded that Justice must be done, and that the depravity of the victim waa no condonement In the eyes of the law. , The more I thought of It the more extraordinary did my companion's by pottomla. that the man had been pot soned, appear. I remembered bow he had sniffed his i lips and had no doubt that he had de- tected something which had given rise to the Idea. Then, again. If not poison, what had caused the man's death, alnce there was neither wound nor marks of strangulation? nut. on the other hand, whose blood was that which lay ao thickly upon tbe . floor? There were no signs of a strug gle, nor had tbe victim any weapon with which he might have wounded an antagonist As long as all these questions were "unsolved I felt that Deep would be no easy matter, either for Holmes or my self. His quiet, self-confident manner con vinced mo that he had already formed theory which explained all the facta, though what It waa I could not for an mutant conjecture. He was very late In returning so late that I knew that the concert could not have detained him all the time. I'lnner waa on tbe table before he Bp peared. "It wag magnificent." he aald. aa he took hla eeat. "Do you remember what . Darwin says about music? He claims v. that the power of producing and appre ciating It existed among the human rnce long before the power of speech was arrived at. Perhaps that la why we are so subtly Influenced by It. ' There are vague memorlea In our aoula of those misty centuries when the world was In Ita childhood." That's rather a broad Idea," I re marked. "One's Ideas must be aa braod as Nature If they are to Interpret Nature. . ho answered. "What's the matter? -Your not looking quite yourself. This Brixton road affair haa upset you." "To tell the truth. It has," I said. "I ought to' be more case-hardened after my Afghan experiences. I saw my own .comrades hacked to pieces at Malwand without losing my nerve." "I can understand. There la a mys tery about thla which Stimulates the Imagination:- where there la no Imagi nation there Is no horror. Have you aeen the evening paper?" "No." - - -. - - "It gives a fairly good account of the affair. It does not mention the fact that when the man was. raised up a . woman's wedding ring fell upon the - floor. It la Just aa well It docs not." "Why?; . ' , , "Look at this advertisement," h-s -answered. "I had one sent to every paper this morning Immediately after the affair." He threw the paper across to me,' and I glanced at, the place Indicated. It waa the first advertisement In the "Found" column, i , "In Brixton road." It ran. "a plain gold wedding ring, found In the road way hetwepn the White Hart Tavern , and Holland Grove. Apply Dr. Wat ,' son, 221 B Baker street, between 8 and 9 thla evening; "Excuse my using your name," he said. "If I used my own some of these 'dunderheads would recognize It, and . want to meddle In the affair." "Tbnt Is all right," I answered. "But supposing any one applies, I have no ring." . . . . .... , . , - I'Oh, yea, you have," said he. hand ing .me one. "Thla will do very well. It. Is almost a fac-slmlle." "And who do you expect will answer this advertisement?" "Why. the man In the brown coat our florid friend with the square toes. If he does not come himself he will send an'accompllce." ' . '.'Would he not consider it as too dapgeroua?" ,. "Not at all. If my view of the case ' la correct, and I have every reason to believe that it Is, this man would rath er risk anything than lose the ring. .. -According to my notion he dropped It while stooping over Drebber'a body, and did not miss It at the time. After ' Heaving the house he discovered his .... loss and hurried back, but found the police already in possession, owing to his own folly In leaving the candle burning. He. had to pretend to hi drunk in order to allay the suspicions which might have been aroused by his appearance at the gate. Now put your self in thai man's place. On thinking '. the matter oyer, it must have occurred to him,, that it was possible that he had lost the ring In the road after leaving the house. What would be do then? He would eagerly look out tor , the evening papers, in the hope of see- . lng It among the articles found.- His . eye. of course, would light upon this. He would be overjoyed. Why should he lear a trap? There would be no reason, in hla eyes, why the finding of the ring should be connected with ( . the murder. He would come. He will j come. A You shall see him within an tour." ' - i : . "And then?" I asked. Xi, you can leave me to deal with )ARLET. 1$ him then. Have you any arms?" "I have my old service revolver and few cartridges." , "You had better clean It and load It. Ha will be a desperate man, and though I shall take him unawares It la ss well to be ready for anything." I went to my bedroom and followed bis advice. When I returned with the pistol th table had ben cleared, and Holmes was engaged In his favorite occupation of scraping upon his vio lin. "The plot thickens," he aald, as I en tered. "I have Just bad an answer to my American telegram. My view of the case Is the correct one." "And that Is?" I asked, eagerly. "My fiddle would be tbe better for new strings." he remarked. "Put your pistol In your pocket. When tbe fel low comes, speak to him in an ordinary way. Leave the reat to me. Dont frighten him by looking at bint too hard." "It la I o'clock now," I aald, glancing at my watch. "Yea: be will probably be here In a few minutes. Open the door slightly. That will do. Now put the key on the Inside. Thank you! This Is a queer old book I picked up at a stall yester day 'De Jure Inter Qentes' pub lished In Latin at Lelge In the Low landa In 1643. Charles' head waa still Arm on his shoulders when this little brown-backed volume was struck off." "Who Is the printer?" "Phlillppe de Croy, whoever be may have been. On the fly-leaf. In very faded Ink. Is written 'Ei llbrls Oullol ml Wbyte." I wonder who William Whyte was? Some pragmatical ecv enteenth century lawyer. I pre u me. His writing haa a legal twist about If. Here cornea our man, I think." Aa he spoke there waa a sharp ring at tho bell. Sherlock Holmes rose softly and moved hla chair In tbe di rection of the door. We beard the servant pass along tbe hall, and the sharp click of the latch as she opened It. "Doea Doctor Wason llva here?" aaked a clear but rather harsh voice. We could not hear the servant's re ply, but tbe door closed, and some one be an to asCcn- the steps. v The footfall waa an uncertain and shuffling one. A look of surprise passed over the fare of my companion aa he listened to It, It came slowly along the passage, and there wsa a feeble tap at the door. "Come In!" I cried. At my summons. Instead of the man of violence whom we expected, a very old and wrinkled woman hobbled Into the apartment. She appeared to be datxled by the sudden blsxe of Hunt, and after drop ping a courtesy, ahe stood blinking at us with her bleared eyes and fumbling In her pocket with nervous, shaky fin gers. , I glalnced at my comparison, and h's face had assumed auch a disconsolate expression that It was all I could do to keep my countenance. The old crone drew out an evening paper, and pointed at our advertise ment. -"It's this aa haa brought me, good gentlemen," she said, dropping another courtesy: "a gold wedding ring In the Brixton road. It belongs to my girl, Sally, sa waa married only this time twelvemonth, which her husband is steward aboard a Union boat, and what he'd say If he come 'ome and found her without her ring la more than I -can think he being short enough at the best o' times, but more especially when he has the drink. If It pleasea you, ahe went to the clrcua last night along with " Vis that her ring?". I asked. ' "The Lord be thanked!" cried the old woman. "Sally will be a glad woman thla night That's the ring." "And what may your address be?" I Inquired, taking up a pencil. "IS Duncan street, Houndsditch. A weary way from here." "The Brixton road does not lie be tween any clrcua and Houndsditch," said Sherlock Holmes, sharply. The old woman faced around and looked keenly at him from her little red-rlmmed eyesi 5 . "The gentleman asked me for my ad dress." she said. "Sally Uvea In lodg ings at S Mayfield place, Peckham." . "And your name la" "My name la Sawyer hera Is Den nis, which Tom. Dennis married her and a smart, clean lad, too, aa long as he's at sea, and no ateward in the company more thought of; but when on shore, what with tbe women and what with liquor shops " "Here Is your ring, Mrs. Sawyer," I Interrupted In obedience to a sign from my companion; "It clearly belongs to your daughter, and I am glad to be able to restore it to the rightful owner." , - . . . . With many mumbled blessings and protestations of gratitude, the old crone packed it away in her pocket and BhufRed off down the stairs. Sherlock Holmes sprang to his feet the moment she was gone and rushed Into his room. ; He returned in a few seconds en veloped in an ulster and a cravat. , "I'll follow her," he said, hurriedly; "she must be an accomplice, and will lead me to him. Wait up for .me." The hall door had hardly slammed behind our visitor before Holmes had descended the stair. Looking through the window, I could see her walking feebly along the other side, while her pursuer dogged her some little distance behind. . ' - "Either his whole theory la Incor rect," I thought to myself, "or else he will be led now to the heart of the mystery." There was no need for him to ask me to wait up for htm, for I felt that sleep was Impossible until I heard tho result of hla adventure. It was close upon nine when he set out. . I had no idea how long he might be, but I sat stolidly puffing at my pipe and skipping over the pages of Henri Murger's "Vie de Boheme." Ten o'clock passed, and I heard the footsteps of the maids as they pat- I tered off to bed. Eleven and the mora stately tread of the landlady passed ! my door, bound for the Bam destina .Uon. I It was close upon twelve before 1 heard the sharp sound of his latchkey. The Instant he entered I bbw by his . face that hs bad not been successful. I Amusement and chagrin aeemed to be straggling for ths mastery, until , tbe former suddenly carried tbe day, and he burst Into a hearty laugh. "I wouldn't have tbe Scotland Yard ers know It for ths world," he cried, dropping into a chair. "I hav chaffed them bo much that they would never have let me bear the end of It. 1 can afford to laugh, because I know that I will be even with them In the long run." , f "What Is It then r ! asked. "Oh, I don't mind telling a story against myself. That creature had gone a little way when she began to limp and showed every Btga of being footsore. Presently she came to a halt and hailed a four-wheeler which was passing. I managed to be so close to her as to hear tbe address, but I need not have been so anxious, for she snng it oat loud enough to be heard at tbe other side of the street 'Drive to 13 Duncan street Houndsditch.'. she cried. This "begins to look genuine. I thought, and having Been her safely Inside, I perched myself behind. That's an art which every detective should be an expert at Well, away we rattled, and never drew rein until we reached the street In question. I hopped off before we came to the door, and strolled down the street In an easy. lounging way. I saw the cab pull up. The driver Jumped down, and I bbw . him open the door and stand expect- ' antly.' Nothing came out. though. When I reached him he was groplnr about frantically In the empty cab. and giving vent to the finest saw ted col lection of oaths that ever I listened to. , There waa no algn or trace of hla pas senger, and I fear It Will be some time before be gets bla fare. On Inqulrln at No. 13. I found that the house be longed to a respectable paper hanger, numed Keswick, and that no one of tbe name of either Sawyer or Dennis hid ever been heard of there." j "You don t mean to Bsy." I cried,. In amaxnment'"that that tottering, feeble old woman was able to get out of the cab while It waa in motion, without tlther you or the driver seeing her?" I "Old woman be d d!" said Sber- !ok Holmes, sharply. "We were the old women to be so taken In. It must He saw that he waa followed, no doubt and used this means of giving me the slip. It shows thnt the man have been a young man. and an active one, too. besides being an incompara ble actor. The get-up was inimitable, we are after It not as lonely as I Imagined he waa. but has friends who are ready to risk something for him. , Now, doctor, you are looking done up. Take my advice and tarn In." I I was certainly feeling very weary. i so I obeyed his Injunction. - I I left Holmes aeated In front of the amoldering fire, and long Into the watches of the night I heard the low, i melancholy waitings of his violin, and knew that he waa still pondering over the strange problem which he had set . himself to unravel, (To bs Continued.) OBEYED ORDERS AND WON Incident ef ths Civil War That Shews ths Value if rjnquutiealnj. Discipline. As an illustration of the idea of obe dience and discipline inculcated in the West Point cadets, James Barnes tells a story full of significance, sayB the Chicago Chionlcle. During the war in the sixties a young officer once reported to a volunteer brigadier that he had or ders from division headquarters to take a battery that held the top of a sweep ing slope on the front of the Confeder ate line, the sheila from which were playing havoc with the Union infantry that weie deploying through a wooded ravine. . ."What!" exclaimed the volunteer brigadier, "are yon going to try fo take those guns with cavalry? Impossible! Yon can't do it." "Oh, yes, I can, sir," was the reply; "I've got the orders in my pocket." This West Pointer did not doubt in the least what he waa going to do, nor his capcaity, and, strange to say, he did it, for, advancing at a charge sud denly from the wood arcoss the open grouna be took the battery in the Hank before they could change effectually the position of the guns, and he brought them back with him. LAND OF MANY WONDERS Caltptge, hlaadt Contain Sttmlnjly Ne End ef Minerals. Captain Richard Nye, who was one of those on the steamer W. S. Phelps, tells of many wonders of the Galapagos Islands, which that vessel visited. In an interview at San Francisco he said: "The islands are aa full of minerals as a shad is of bones. On Albemarle there is an extinct 'crater, miles in di ameter, in which there is in sight 40, 000 tons of pure sulphur. Tbe crater is about. ten miles, inland and a tramway will be necessary for transportation to the coast, bnt thia should be a amall matter considering the possible profit. "One of the queer things in Albe marle Is that it is overrun with wild dogs. The animals are a mongrel breed and were left on the island by whalers. The dogs have become wild and ex tremely vicious. They are wolflike in their habits and run in droves." Captain Nye also tells of a remarka ble lake on the island of Chatham at an elevation of 3,000 feet above the level of the sea. This lake, according to the captain, rises and falls with the tide, and no sounding line has ever reached its bottom. Many relics of an ancient race were found. Conductor Scored. Conductor Let me see did I get vour ticket? 6mart Faseenger Yes, air; you took it n pat Montlavoand punched out of it. .:, '. Conductor I beg your pardon, air; hut it isn't customary on local tickets to punch out the passenger's destination. EVENTS OF THE DAY GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE TWO HLVJSPHERES. Comprcbealve kwkw of the Import ant Happenings tf the Put Week, Presented la Condensed Form, Most Likely to Prove Interesting to Our Many Router. Chicago messenger boys are on a strike. A thousand more Boer prisoners have Just .sailed from ft. Helena to South Af rica. . " E, II. Harrimaa, pretSdoot of tbe Southern Pacific road, is to be elected president of tbeJJWella Fargo Express company. , Reports from Simla, British India, state that the plague mortality in that country is increasing at the rats of 1,000 weekly. the 8Uakburger Zeitung says Gen eral Von Gosater, Prussian minister of war, has resigned his post. He was ap pointed in 1896. Nine men were killed at Wilmington, Del., by a palp mill explosion. The anthracite coal mine operators declare they will not give in or make any concessions. Five non-union workmen were shot from ambush at Scranton, Pa. No one was fatally hurt. - Secretary of the Treasury Shaw, in a speech at Morrisville,' Vt., alleged that he was not opposed to tariff revis ion in moderation. Judge Jackson of Parkersburg, W. Vs., has released John I. Gehr of Coloiado, the last of the miners serving sentences forjeon tempt of court. Japan wiU not claim the Midway islands, bnt will turn them over to the United States. She disclaims an in terest further than tho protection of Japanese inhabitants. , Vancouver, B. C, is having a sugar war, the beet sugar people of Germany having put sugar on tbe market in competition with the local refinery, and cut tbe price nearly half a cent. Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria has Just celebrated his "2d birthday. Patrick Sharp, a striking miner, was shot and killed at Nesqueboning, Pa. R. Remington, a prominent society man, suicided at Newport, taking the pistol routed . - Cholera continues to spread in Man churia, China, and isolated cases have been reported in Siberia. Large numbers of Chinese are arriv ing in Mexico, and the majority will probably find their way into this coun try. ' . - The New York Ship Building com pany has placed an order abroad for 80,000 tons of manufactured iron aud steel. . Reports from Victoria, B. C, show that the total salmon catch of the northern canneries for the season was only 145,300 cases. ' Two hundred carmen, including car penters, painters etc., employes at the Union Pacific Bhops at Omaha, have gone out on a strike. W. II. DiJ lard, wanted by United States authorities at San Francisco (or issuing 43 fraudulent Chinese certifi cates, haa been caught in Seattle and will be sent below. ., v An examination is being made .into the affairs Of the defunct 9riffin Liquid Air company of New York, in an effoit to locate several hundred thousand dol lars worth of stock. . " " T. 8. Sharretts, the treasury expert commissioned to negotiate a tariff treaty with China, reports the same signed. "3.. The run of fall salmon has begun and is very good. The fish caught in Bakers Bay are mostly silversideaof exception ally fine quality. Baron von Walterhausen, of Berlin, advocates the erection of a common tariff bairier against the United States by ail of Europe. 'v Arrangements are being made for establishing banks in the Philippines to loan money to farmers, the govern ment to guarantee S per cent interest. Prince Chen Tuen,- who has been in this country for several days, arrived in Vancouver, B. C, Sunday and sailed for home Monday on the steamship Empress of Japan. - The body of Mrs. Jessie Tuman was found near Muscatine, Iowa, the head split open with an ax. Her husband was mortally wounded and unconscious. They were killed for their money. Grand Master Fitzpatrick of the Brotherhood of Trainmen has com pleted his tour of the anthracite coal regions and has addressed the brother hood on their duties should the roads attempt to haul non-union coal. ColonelHemphill, founder of the At lanta Constitution, is dead.1 - The New York Republican state con vention will be held at Saratoga Sept. 23. ' In the athletic sports at Cliftonville, England, Marray, the Irish champion, defeated Duffy, of Georgetown, the WOfld'a champion, in the 100 yard dash. Murray's time was 10 seconds flat. . ' ' f . - . . The threatened strike of minets at San Juan, Colo., has been averted by compromise. MUST KEEP OFFICE HOCR5. Land DcclskM of Importance Rendered by Secretary of Interior. Lewiston, Idaho, Ang. 22. Word has been received from Washington that ths secretary of ths interior has reversed the commissioner's decision in the case of Robert J. Little vs. John W, Bradbury. This is ths case in which it was al leged that Mr. Bradbury made and filed a timber and stone entry in tbe local land office after tbe hour of clos ing on the 18th day of last January, which was Saturday. Monday morn ing S. J. McFarland offered scrip ap plication for the same land embraced in Bradbury's entry; the register of tbe local land office rejected the scrip application as being In conflict with the entry mull by Bradbury. , From this act ton" McFarland took an appeal to ths commirsioner, and filed affidavits that Bradbury's application was re ceived alter office hours. The commissioner -sustained tbe ac tion of the register. Commissioner is Reversed. An sppeal was taken to the secretary of the interior, who now reverses the commissioner and holds that the "general circular of July 11, 1899 (page 238) under the head of registers and receivers, directs that: 'They will be in attendance at their office, keeping the same open for the transac tion of business from 9 a. m. till 4 p. in. " 'Applications for entry cannot be received by the register or receiver out of office hours nor elsewhere than at their office.' " While there is no statute forbidding them so acting, there is no statute authorizing them to act. The regula tions for their conduct not in contra vention of statute have ail the force of law. If it is optional with local officers to receive or decline applications, there is given opportunity for them to exer cise favoritism and partiality, which might lead to grave mischiefs, the in jury of many, and give occasion for grave scandals against the integrity of the land department." The decision is an important one, in that it finally establishes tbe rule that applications for entry of land cannot be made out of office hours. SOUTH AFRICAN BLACKS. Upon Their Attitude Depends to a Oreajt Extent That Country's Future. London, Aug. 22. Mail advices re ceived from Johannesburg indicate that the negro problem is growing more acute and - is causing the authorities infinite worry. To quote the words of one of the foremost African authori ties: . "On the question of tbe natives de pends the whole future of the new colonies whether the Boers will loyally accept British rule or continue in a state of sullen resentment. Among the immediate dangers native attacks on Boers returning to their farms and attempts of the natives to assault white women are threatening serious conflicts between Boers and blacks. Under the old regime the crude but simple retribution for acsaults on; women was shooting on sight. Now, however, there is no legislation on the subject and the Eng lish authorities are hesitating to enact laws until all parties concerned can voice their opinions. The hesitancy to deal summarily with the natives is causing both Boers and Africanders in tense iiritation and encourages the blacks to truculent effrontery. ' - "Another phase of the problem is the unwillingness of the blacks to fore go their lazy existence in the concen tration camps, where thousands were gathered during the war, and far more serious is the fact that a great number of blacks in the country have managed to secure arms. There is, therefore, the anomalous situation of nnarmed whites and armed blacks living in proximity on outlying farms. Experi enced British colonials strongly favor universal disarmament of the natives and prompt legislation making assaults on women a capital offense." BOER LEADERS IN HOLLAND. Krugcr Said to Have Upbraided Generals , for Giving Up the War. Utrecht, Holland, Aug. 22. The Boer generals, Botha,. Dewet and Dela rey, accompanied by t)r. Leyds and Messrs. Fischer, Weesels, Wolmitrans and Reits and others, have arrived here from The Hague . to visit ex-President Kruger and consult with him on the South African situation. Large crowds warmly applauded the Boers. The spec tators at the station sang the Boer na tional anthem. The conference lasted for three hours. According to some reports it was rather stormy. At tbe end of an hour and a half the delegates withdrew, leaving generals Bctha, Dewet and Delarey, to gether with Mr. Kruger. Little is pub licly known as to what took place, but it is understood that the generals found the ex-president of the Transvaal in no way incliued to acquiesce in British dominion in South Africa and still clinging to the idea of a united South Africa under the Boer flag. Mr. Kruger is even said to have bitterly upbraided the generals for giving up Boer inde pendence. Later in the day the gene rals returned to the Hague. A Fever Stricken Ship. Port Townsend, Wash., Aug. 22. The Peruvian bark Santa Row has ar rived here and is in quarantine. She was 73 days from Buena Ventura, came into port with her rew down with that worst of all diseases, beri-beri. The horrors of the voyage, shut in with no hope of escape from the horrible fever, can hardly be imagined. Three men died on the voyage and were buried at sea. ., ' NEWS OF OREGON ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS OF THE STATE. Commercial ans Financial Happesingl of tbe Past Week-Brief Review ef the Growth and Development of Various Industries Tbrongboot Our Common wealth Latest Market Report. Hillsboro is to have a public fruit drying plant. . , k, A $25,000 hotel and bathhouses srs to be erected at once at Hot Lake. Fire at Pendleton, which started in William Hkkey's paint shop, did dam age to the amount of 3,000. ,. Officers made a raid on an opium joint at Salem and captured two men and the proprietor. Ail were fined. Fred Reese, an 18 year old boy, has been arrested at Salem. He is charged with stealing some clothing in Uma tilla county. The Willamette Valley Land Co. haa shipped a large box of grasses, grains and fruits to be exhibited st tbe Nebraska state fair. The federal authorities promise to lend all assistance possible to break up the practice of "crimping," which has become such an evil all along tbe coast. Rural free delivery service has been ordered established, to begin Oct. I, at Hsrrisbnrg, Linn county. There will be two routes, which will serve a pop ulation of 910. Charles Barclay of Oregon City, who went out last year as fourth officer of the transport La wton, haa been assigned to the command of the transport Tren ton, running between Philippine forte. A decision of considerable interest has been received at the United States land office at Oregon City in the ease of George L. Derrick against Arthur T. Merwin, involving a tract in section 3, township 9 south, range 8 west. The decision knocks out both parties oh the ground that the entry conflicts with the Corvallis & Yaquina Bay wagon road grant. The Rev. J. J. Walter, formerly Methodist bishop of Alaska and re cently in tbe service of the leading Methodist church at Spokane, has been appointed colonization agent of the .Great Central railroad, projected between Coos Bay and Salt Lake City. He will at once enter npon . bis duties, which are to arrange the settlement of colonies slong the projected line. Dallas is considering the question of waterworks. ' The Salem fruit cannery has closed for the season. Albany and Linn county will spend 1 1,000 in Eastern advertising. The Third Presbyterian church of Portland was dedicated Sunday. Grasshoppers in the vicinity of Wood burn have attacked the hop vines. . - La Grande is constructing $25,000 to $30,000 worth of business buildings. Miss May belle Douglas has been chosen queen of the Portland Elks' car nival. Clay Gordon of Milton was arrested at Huntington for drawing a check on himself at his home bank, and having it cashed at Pendleton. The' Loewenberg-Going company, of Portland, has paid into the state treas ury $1,239.60 for convict labor for May. ' Rev. Philo Fuller Phelps of Salinas, Cal., has accepted a call to the First Presbyterian church of Ashland, and will enter upon his pastorate about Oct. 1. - ' The remains of Harvey A. Hogue, the well known Oregon pioneer and - busi ness man who died at VT inthrop Beach, Mass., Friday, will be brought to Port land for burial. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 6061c; blue stem, 62 83c; valley, 6364c. Barley Feed, $19.00 per ton. Flour .Best grades, $3.053.60 per barrel; -graham, $2.953.20. . Millstuffs Bran, $1617 per ton; middlings, $21.50; shorts, $18; chop, $17. Oats No.l white, $1.00(91.05; gray, 95c.$1.00. M: Hay Timothy, . $ 1 1 12 ; clover, $7.50 10; Oregon wild hay, $56 per ton. . - - ; i Potatoes Best Burbanks, 6070c per cental ; ordinary, 60 75c per cen tal, growers prices; sweets, $2.00 per cental ; new potatoes, 5060c for Oregon; $1.00 for California: Butter Creamery, 2225c; dairy 1618Kc; store, 12K15c. Eggs 1920c for Oregon. . Cheese Full cream, twins, 12H 13c; Young America, 13K14c; fac tory prices, i ljc lees. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.00 4.50; hens, $4.005.60 per dozen, lllljc per pound; -springs, 11(3 llKc per pound, $2.504.00 per doz en; ducks, $2.60 5.00 per dozen; tur keys, live, 1314c, dressed, 1516c per pound; geese, $4.006.00 per dozen. Mutton Gross, 2H3c per pound; dressed, 6c per pound. ' . Hogs Gross, 8 Jc; dressed, 77Kc per pound. ' . Veal 78c per pound. Beef Gross, cows, - 33r; steers, 3K4bc; dressed, 78c per pound. "HopB 1817c; new crop 17l8cw , Wool Valley ,12 tf15 ;Eastern Ore gon, 814Kc: mohab, 2526o pound. USE COAST TIMBER OUR FOREST KINGS WILL EE USED IN ISTHMIAN CANAL WIU Mean a Great Deal te the l umber Interests of Oregon and Washington, Beside Providing Cargoes for Many Ships Atlantic Ships W ill Carry the Larger Part of General Supplies. New York. Aug. 25. Referring to the fact that the construction of the Panama canal will necessitate the trans portation of hundreds of cargoes of con struction material, food supplies for workmen, etc., the Journal of Com merce says: Psnama and Colon are foreign ports, and there is nothing, therefore, to pre vent foreign shipowners from compet ing at low rates for carrying material. It is said by a representative of the Panama canal interests' that tbe mate- , rial required in the construction of the anal will certainly exceed $10,000,000. In addition-to tbe food supplies. Thia material will consist very largely of cement, granite, lumber and machinery. The lumber will undoubtedly come largely from Oregon and Washington, and will not be a matter of much con- cern to shipowners on the Atlantic ocean, as it will be carried by the ships of the Pacific, but in the case of cement, stone and machinery, the items will be of great importance, and communica tions have already been sent to the gov ernment at Washington with a view of seeing if some way cannot be decided upon whereby this enormous carrying movement can be confined to American ships. RURAL DELIVERY. Oregon in tbe Lead In Number of Routes, Now Having Forty-Six. Washington, Aug. 25. On Sept. 1, there will be 48 rural free delivery routes in operation in Oregon, 37 in Washington and 12 in Idaho. Eleven ap plications from Oregon have been ad versely acted upon, while 66 applica tions are now awaiting consideration. There have been nine adverse reports in Washington, and 30 applications are now awaiting consideration. . Idaho has 17 requests yet to be considered. Rural free delivery will be inaugurated at Ontario, Or., on Oct. 1. Delay in establishing this route has been due to' the inability of the department to se cure consent for the discontinuance of the postoffiee at Arcadia, and the star route supplying the same. ANTI-TRUST RESOLUTIONS. Trans-Mississippi Congress on Record for More Stringent Laws. St. Paul, Aug. 25. The Trans-Mississippi congress, before adjournment, passed the following resolutions legard-ii-g trusts: " : . . "Whereas, the trust avatem haa been snd is a menace to our Republican in stitutions; and, "Whereas, if allowed to continue to form combinations in rmttraint nf tm,In and the elimination of competition, the wealth of the entire countrv will Ym concentrated in the hands of few; and, "Whereas, the said combinations are calculated to destrov the ambition nf the youth of the country, it being well understood tnat iie ambition and hope of the your.g men of this country have made it great, therefore be it "Resolved by this congress, that the president of the United States be urged to use all the power vested in his office to the end that the growing power and influence of the trusts may be de stroyed, and be it further "Resolved, that if, in the whdom of tbe national congress, the laws now on the statute books are insufficient to suppress this growing evil, that other more stringent and . efficient laws be speedily enacted." CHOLERA IN PHILIPPINES. , Health Authorities Attribute Its Spread to Eating of Raw Shellfish. Washington, Aug. 25. In their re port to the war department, the health authorities of Manila, attribute the spread of cholera largely to the eating ' of raw shell fish. . The number of deaths in the archipelago has already passed the ten thousand mark. Forest Reserve In Alaska. . Washington, ; Augi 25. President Roosevelt haa issued a proclamation creating the Alexander archipelago for est reserve in extreme Southeastern Alaska. The reserve comprises the Prince of Wales, Chichagof, Ktipreanof, Kula and Zarembo islands, together with numerous adjacent small islands lying to the seaward of those named. The islands are heavily timbered. As the islands have not been surveyed, their area is unknown. The New Shamrock. " v London, Aug. 25. The Associated Press learns that, according . to present arrangements, contracts for the build ing of Shamrcck III will be signed next week. The contract will provide for the early launching - of ; the next challenger for the America's cup, thus giving more time for tuning . than en joyed .by previous competitors German Admiral Resigns. " Berlin. Ansv 2S. "Admiral xtm Diedrichs has resigned bis post as chief of staff of the navy. He has been sue ceeded by Vice-Admiral- Buna eel. Ad miral von Diedricha is tb pSver who was in command,! tbaGernap squad ron in Manila.Bay attbe time Pawey was operating against tho Spaniards.