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VOL. XII.
CONDON, GILLIAM CO., OREGON, THURSDAY, FEMIUA It Y 2C, 1903.
NO. 51.
GLOBE
White Hand
A Tale of tiia Early Settlers
of Louisiana.
BY AUSTIN C. OURDICK
CIlAPTEIl Vll.-(Coutlnud.)
"Speak lo m, Ixml.M uttered Ooo
part, now speaking quickly and eagerly,
' ''and tell me If you bar forgotten thoso
. word I umI to pek, liar you for
gotten themT"
"No not on.M - " J"
"Then let nit apeak them glu. Let
n now apeak them a on who know
th way of lift; aud to on who can
judge for berself of the deep tnesulug
that plng year have given to all thos
motion that bar outlived the destroy-In-
wer of time. In th heart where
thin imag waa flmt enshrined, non oth
er baa ever coin. I bar cherished your
weet face, aud lit buinbl prayer bare I
begged that I might m- you on. mora
oa earth. And, at time, my mu! hua
been wild etmugh In Ita flight of bop
to pli tur that en uioirt holy thought of
II-life-union with th dearly lured one.
Wbeu my feet firat touched the ahorea,
I dreamed not that I waa near to thee.
Hut I found you, and her I aat m down
to pray with more of hope, and to hop
with more of prouila. And now, Louise,
lot m aak you, aa I bar aaked you
iiuudred Uuta tefor, will you b uy
wirr
"(ionpart. I hat father whoa every
earthly wUh la fur th good of hi chil
dren, and nH for world would I I"
"I understand," anld St. Deal, a th
maiden hesitated and stopped, "And b
a .mi red that I would not aak, even for
life Itself at thy hunda, agnltiat thy no
il father' wih. But suppose I aak
blin and he bid m take you 7"
"Then I am by bl pertnUalon only
what In heart I bar been for yeora."
A ahurt lint louder those two aat there,
and their word had a aolemu, prayerful
ra.t, auch aa mark Uie bolleat gralltud
of th human oul; and aa they walked
toward the house, they apok not of th
subject upon which their life joy buug.
It waa already duak when they reach
ed the ball, aud while Ixiuia went to re
mor her moccasin. St. Denis went to
aoek Brlon St, Jullen, II found him In
bla library.
"How now, Uoupart," cried th old
man, aa bla young friend took a eeat,
"What baa happened? Any more In
diana? What on eartb niakee you, look
o oter?"
"It I deep and aober subject which I
oa my mind," answered th youth. .
Then out with It, for I am father con"
f eor here."
St. Ienl know the marqul too well to
.hesitate, aud he apok boldly and to Hi
point.
-My frinid," he said, "thHt I lor ev
ery' member of your Immcill.ite family
muit be apparent to you; but you will
not b Jealoua If 1 alao Inform you that
my lor for Iotiia I rather atronger
than for any on els." .
St. Jullen arose and placed 111 band
upuu the youth' bead, and, while l
tear gathered In hi eye, he aald:
"tloupart, my noblo boy, you have
mad me th happlett of niou. O, I bare
prayed for thJe moment many time,
nd now It baa come. Among all my ac
quaintance, you were the only on to
whom my hope could turn. You ahull
take my child, and you ahall take me.
I am growing laay, If not old, and not
much longer will Simon remain with me."
"Ah," uttered the youth, with a look
of relief, "la Simon going?"
"Ye. II lint Jutt th man for mo.
I will not bar dlaacnalon, and ao we
keep peace; but yot much of ray nephew'
conduct makea me nerroua. I do not like
bla plana about the eatato, and yet ha
howa an abrupt, willful aplrlt If I offer
a word of expostulation. II aocro bunt
on realialng all th ready money he cad
from the place without the least regard
to It future worth aud Improvement. I
do not like It. Yea, yea Simon niuat
ek om other homo."
"Hark!" Interrupted Goupnrt. "What
waa that noU?" - ,
"1 heard nothing," aald the old man.
"Let me look a moment." And thu
peaking, th youth went to th door
nd looked out. But he aw nothing. He
tepped out Into the entry; ut there waa
no on there. "I mtut have been nils
taken," he anld, aa he returned to the
library and cloaed the door after him.
Ah I he did not look In the right place
Had he caat hi eye up to the celling,
b would have aeen a amall hole where
th hoat one had a copper pipe lead
down to feed ahowerlug bath. And had
he but gone up Into the amall lumber
room overhead, he would have found a
man there, lying flat, like a aerpent, with
bit eye to that amall aperture; and he
would have aeen nt a glance that the
watcher could both ee and hear All that
tranaplred In the library I . '
CHAPTER VIII.
Daya flew on now upon golden wings,
nd auspicion had ceaaed to work In even
Ooupart'a mind. Old Tony had watched
carefully, but he could find nothing to
excite fear. Onlyone thing came up to
help the doubts the young men had en
tertained, and that was a sudden visit
of Simon LoboU to New Orleans. He
proteased to have business there. He
aid he would see how much corn he
could And a market for, there belirg sev
eral hundred bushels now In the granary;
but the marquis informed him that be
need not trouble himself about the corn,
as he alroady had a use for It, meaning
to keep a large quantity on hand to serve
In caae of a failing crop. Yet Simon
must go,' for he hud aiusluosa of his own;
and one flue morning, down the river he
went,' In company with some men who
had come down from Fort Rosalie.
LoboU had been gone a week, and the
remaining members of the family were
having some Joyful times. In a few days
more, the priest would be there, and then
the two waking hands would be united.
Father Languet sometimes made It his
home at St. Jullen'a place, but he had
now been for some months upon a'nrls
sion among the Yazoos; but he had been
heard from, and he would soon be (here.
: It waa a bright, moonlight evening, and
the young people had been more gny than
usual. Goupnrt, and Louise, and Louis
had been playing at childish game, and
thry went out and inuffad p tht
sw.et, palmy lr of the beautiful even
ing, LoijIii clapped her baud and pro
P'HMd gam of "hid and teck," Tb
other thou ted . acquiescence, and v u
th old man wa bound to Ha In tb
sport. Lou In aud her brother knew all
the biding place within the ntloui,
and tlie former pulled Loula aside, and
whUpered merrily with blin.
"Now, none of tht," said Ueupart
"none of tbatl It la not fair for you to
cotuplr against m. If you two put
your head together I'll go and charier
old Tony to com and help me. Now
mlud!" f 1 ' i : i t
Hut the only answer he reeulved was a
joyous laugh aa Loul ran away to dre
herself fur th out-door aport.
Tit moon rode high In th heaves,
and her fuc wa but sllchtly turned
away from earth. In th wid courtyard
th merry voice rang tunefully out upon
tb calm night air, and the glad note
were caught up aud flung back by tbe
distant f oroal. , . . . i.
Away over the brow of gentle bill,
where copse of beautiful acacia tree
were left etandlng, moved many dark
I object. They were crouching la the
wood, ami listening to the snouts cnai
cam from th distant dwelling. Anon
they gathered together and conrered In
a etraug tongue, and then they mored
slowly up tb hillside, and crept down
toward tb corn field. On tbey moved,
Ilk specter la th moonlight, until they
neared th high barricade, and then set
tled lower down and crept on like huge
cata approachlnj their prey. Straight
they moved towards the postern, and
there they lay, beneath the wooden wall,
and listened to the merry voice from
within. Boon oue of them arose to bla
feet. H wa In th shade of the wall,
but yet the many colored paint upon hla
dark akin could be seen, and tb dusky
browed warrior waa no mr concealed.
They were all score of tbem painted
In the tame fantastic manner, and the
asm dnsky hue marked tb brow of
each. He who had risen to hi feet pro
duced something from hi poucV' and
applied It to th lock of tb heavy post
ern. It waa a key I And bow came that
child of the forest by th key of St. Ju
llen' gate?
The shout now come from the garden.
Hark! Yea tbey are all there upon tbe
other aide of the houae. They bare Just
found Uoupart, and are now dragging
him forth from bla hiding place. .
Carefully the Indian turn the key In
the lock, but the gate Is fastened within.
The heavy bolt baa been aurely fhrowu
back, and yet th gat open not. But
there 1 no time to be lost. The red men
whispered together a moment, and then
one of them beuda upon hla kneea, and
when aecond baa mounted upon hla
shoulders, he arises. They are both tall
men, but he who atande upon hi com
panion's shoulders cannot quit reach th
top of th ttout picket. Another man
taada firmly by th aid of th lower one
nd than he above places on foot upon
th second houldr thu offered him.
Now a third man springs nimbly up, and
having mounted upon th shoulder of
him who stand thu elevated, he gains
the top of the barricade, and In mo
ment more he drops upon the ground
within. Soon the postern Is opened and
aix men enter, leaving tbe remaining ones
without, and then the gate la almost
closed, and thua held, ao that it can b
opeued when need come.
. Away towarda the stable these specters
glide, and soon they are hidden; for they,
too, will play at the game that the pale
facea have act on foot
'" e
Many times bad Uoupart bidden, and
a many time had he been easily found.
And now he and the marquis chose to
hide together, and after a deal of shout
ing, the brother and alster pull them out
from behind the thick cluster of vines
that grow against the garden fence. Next
IvOuls and Louise acamper away, laugh
ing and clapping their hands, tor the
utter delight of th father, when they
purposoly let him find them, haa warmed
them Into almost t frenxy of Joy.
"Stop atop!" cried the marquis, aa hla
children, atart. "Isn't It becoming too
damp for you Louise?"
: "O, no! Never fear for meV
"But the dew Is now fah-ly wet upon
the grnaa, and I fear you'll take cold.
"No no, father!" cries the joyous girl.
"Don't let the first chill frighten you."
"Well go this once, and then we'll
go In. I'm growing chill and cold."
"Ay you shall have Job before you
find us. Now watch for the word."
Away they went towarda the barn,
and aa they turned the angle of the
house, and were thua lost to sight, Uou
part remarked:
"It Is growing cold."
"Ay." returned the oilman. "This dew
la falling fast, for I can feel the damp
ness on my feet. While we were excited
I did not feel It. But I can tan. it,
only I feared that Louise mlk'ht take
some cold; and you know that would not
be pleasant." -
"No," said Ooupart and the tone of
his voice showed that he, too, had enter
tained some fears. "Hark!" he added.
"I think I heard them call. Ah, they've
got aome docp hiding place this time, for
I heard the voice aa though It -were
stifled. But we'U find them. Come!"
And away they ran towards the point
from which the voice had proceeded.
They aearched all around the barn, under
the cart, tn the straw, behind the doors;
and then they went to the stable, and
bcre, too, they' overhauled everything
they could move, the old man even mov
ing a board that layaagainst the fence.
"They must have" slipped around into
the garden," said Ooupart.
And ao back to the garden they turned.
They hunted and hunted, but the hidera
could not be found.
"It's getting too late," aald tbe mar
quis, at length, "I think I must cull
them."
"I'll give op In welcome," returned
Ooupart; "for I'm aure I should never
find them. Shall I call to them?" ,
"Yes." . .
So Ooupart shouted that he gave up
the game. v ' -
"I give up!" he cried, at the top of hi
voice. "Come, Loula!"
Ho waited a few momenta, expecting to
be assailed with a buret of joking at his
want of success. The smile was already
on his face, and the exclamation with
which to meet the hidden onoa was upon
his Hps all ready for utterance. .. But no
one came.' v
"They could not heve heard," suggested
St. Jullen. -
"Ah," uttered Ooupart, "they must
have gone Into the houae."
"So they have," said the father. "That's
hardly sir. Thy ought to have spoken
to us. Hut we'll And sums way to pun
ish tbsm." ,
They then wat Into th house, but
neither waa there, f - . J : :
"Why, lt' funny-Un't If, Coupartr
"It I. rurely,"
4 "I'll atart np torn of the boy. i
And accordingly, half dosea of the
men wer ent out In different part of
the enclosure to Inform the bldr that
tb gitu waa up. But they returned
booties. It waa old Tony who announc
ed that they couldn't be found. The
marqul gazed upon Ooupart, and Oou
part fused upon to marquis, and thus
they stood for om moment. 4 v '
"Do yon think any danger can bar
befallen them?" whispered th youth,
.with trembling Up,
; "I don't think ther could,' returned
th old man, nervously. "But we must
search." -
In very few momenta the whole
household wa In alarm. The atarttlng
adventur with th Indian torn tlm
before bad prepared th minis' or th
people for an easy access of fear, and aa
aoon a It was known that Loula and
Lou! wer not to b found, consterna
tion wa depicted upon every face. Hug
bundle of pitch-wood wer alwaya kept
in readiness to b Died In ess of alarm
at night, and soma of tbe wer lighted,
and aoon tb whol household wer In th
wld court They divided at th barn,
and la fifteen minute tbey all met there
again. But they bad found nothing.
Tale and trembling, the old man turn
ed to tbe gate. It waa locked, but tbe
bolta were not ahot He called for the
key. Tony had It and the poatern was
aoon flung open, and tbe torches flashed
out opon the broad hillside back of tbe
buildings. Suddenly sharp, quick cry
from old Tony startled the party, and
-quick aa thought, Ooupart waa by hi
ide.- it:- a -nr.. y-'
"What la It?" the latter asked, f f
"See that foot!" the Hack ma a gasp
ed, trembling like an pen.' lf v
"What of ur
"It had no heel! It la the print of
moccasin !" ""I I j.r ?l " ? . ?
While the people were crowding about
tbe spot, one of the women found an
arrow, and In moment more a mocca
sin waa picked up.
. "The Cblckasaws!" exclaimed Tony,
a aoon as be ssw tbe moccasin.'
"O heavens!" gasped Brlon St Ju
llen. And with a deep groan he atag
gered back. But be quickly revived, for
the thought of pursuit cam to blm. Oou
part baatened tbe men to pursuit In wild,
frantic tones. -
Just aa the great old clock In the hall
told th hour of four In the morning, tbe
party returned to the house, pale and fa
tigued. Tbe firs' gray streaks of dawn
were pencilling th eastern horison aa th
marqul and Ooupart stood tn th dtting
room. On of th women brought In a
lamp, and th youth started when b ssw
how pal hi boat looked. And St. Ju
llen Started, too; for he looked Into hi
companion' face, and It looked terror
stricken even to death. .
They pok not a word. The old man
moved forward and extended hla hand,
and on the next moment hie bead wa
pillowed upon Ooupart'a shoulder, and
auch deep, mighty sobs broke forth from
hi lips that it seemed as though hi
heart were rent In sunder. ' And one by
one the eager aervanta came Into thai
room, for they dared not yet truat them
selves to sleep. , Tbey stood and witness
ed the great grief of their. loved master,
and with one accord they wept with him.
Truly that waa dark hourl
(To be continued.)
COULDN'T FOOL THESE GIRLS.
... 1 ; " -They
Had Beard of CItjr Fraad and
MTr Wary.
It was a brand-new and enterprising
advertising dodge that caused these
two young women to think they had
been "bunkoed" and likely to get Into
difficulties. The "dodge" consisted la
a 15-mluute vaudeville performance
which one of the big retail houses put
on In a room In Its building to amuse
customers and to make people talk
about the store.
The two young women wererfrom
ono of the suburbs of the city, and on
the lookout for traps and sharpers.
Having finished their shopping they
were In the elevator on their way out
when the elevator man called: , (t
"All out here to see the famous
show!"
With the other passengers the two
young women left the car, and found
themselves In a little theater, says the
New York Times. It was dimly light
ed, had a small stage, a smaller orches
tra aud chairs In which a number of
people hod seated themselves. Sud
denly an Idea occurred to one of the
young women.
"Helen," Bhe whispered to her com
panion, "this Is some trap that we have
fallen Into. , I know mamma told nut of
a similar case once. When she and
papa were spending their honeymoon
twenty-three years ago at Niagara
Falls they went into a show that was
all just as this la. On the. outside
there was a sign which said: 'Entrance
Free.' All went well until It came to
going out, when there was another
sign, 'Exit 1 That Is what this thing
Is, and I know It Let's get out before
the show begins."
They made at once for the door of
the elevator shaft. "The show1 will be
gin in an Instant," politely announced
the attendant at whom the young wo
man looked scornfully.
"You must think we are easy," said
one of the girls, falling Into slang to
show that she was no ordinary proposi
tion to be dealt with. "We know this
dodge, and have seen it before."
Then, both went down to the street
feeling sure that they had escaped one
of the shrewd "dodges" of a great ctty.
Paid the Freight.
"Your wife," remarked the old friend,
"tells me you are getting Into society
now."
, "No," replied the plain man, who had
to pay for his wife's ambitions, "society
is , getting into me." Philadelphia
Press. - "r.
Dead ancestors are said to occupy too
much of the areable land In China,
Famines would be less frequent if the
country was not one vast cemetery.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
QATKCSED FROM lALL PASTS OP THE
. . r; TWO KDUSPHERES.
Comprbolve Review of the Import
' ant Happenings of the Put Week,
PreMated la Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting to Oaf
f Many Reader.
Brigadier General G. W. Baird bat
bees placed on the retired Hat.
Tbe ran ma a canal company may not
accept tbe offer of tbe United States. ,
-
There il a disagreement between tbe
bouse and senate , over the Alaskan
.Wilt.- ;
' Pone Leo celebrated the 25th annl.
versary of bla accession with impoelrg
ceremonies, t r .
Two men are under arrest for hold
ing up tbe Los Angeles street car.
Tbey bare been identified.
A fierce battle occurred between
Turks and revolutionists. While tbe
rebels lost heavily, tfiey succeeded in
gaining tbe mountains. ;
Tbe California legislature appro
priated 125,000 to defray the expenses
of tbe national G. A. R. encampment
to be held at San Francisco in August.
Tbe United Mineworkers of Illinois
baa raised the aalariea of all , its offi
cer. The resolution favoring govern
ment ownership of mines d railroads
was lost r-. ' 'I
The resolution passed by tbe senate
providing that Rear Admiral Schley Le
given the pay and allowance of a rear
admiral on tbe active list was tabled
by tbe bouse.
Tbe only woman member of tbe Utah
legislature baa introduced a bill mak
ing it nnlayfol for a candidate to give
away or treat to cigars, drinks or other
refreshments or to furnish voters trans
portation to the polls.
The house passed the naval bill with
appropriations for more ships.
Provision has been made for a cadet
at Wert Point from Porto Rico."
The powers of Euro&e have all united
in demanding reforms in Turkey.
Brigadier General Morris C. Foote
has been placed on the retired list.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Tillman has
been refused bail in tbe Gonzales mur
der case.
Wyoming baa made an appropriation
for tbe 1905 fair. Colorado will soon
be beard from.
A btll appropriating $40,000 for the
Lewis and Clark fair is now before tbe
California legislature.
A bill bas been favorably reported in
the senate for a delegate fiom Alaska
to be appointed by the president.
A party of the North Dakota press
association visited Portland and while
there pledged their support for the
1905 fair.
A hotel at Cedar Ranids. Iowa.
burned. A number of persons lost
their lives and several others were seri
ously injured by jumping from windows.-
The president has announced the ap
pointment of Judge William R. Day to
be justice of the United States supreme
court in place of, JuBticeShiraa, re
signed. United States Minister Santera haa
sailed for New York from Havana.
Robert E. Peary thinks he can5 teach
the pole if be is given 'backing to the
extent of $200,000.
Ex-Senator C. H. Simth, of Jackson,
Mich., baa accepted the office of prose
cuting attorney at Manila.
Susan B. Anthonv haa lust aent ta
the congressional librarv at Washington
a large number of valuable books, auto
graph letters and scrapbooki.
A syndicate of New York capitalists,
headed by Charles Green, formerly with
the International naner mm nan v. will
build a big paper mill in Sew Hamp-
nire.
Hay is to be distributed on the Teton
Yellowstone forest reserves to rave from
starvation 10,000 elk, whose feeding
ground is covered with enow 10 feet
deep. ' i.-.. "
The Merchants' national bank, one
nf thn aIIao f natifntiM-? 1 Tk !ln J1
! phia, has gone out of existence and
transferred ita business to the Girard
national. v , '
A section of 200 seats in tbe Lakeside
auditorium, at Racine, Wis., gave way,
creating a panic among 1,000 specta
tors and injuring many neople, two
fatally.
Two bills bave been reported to the
Kansas legislature making it a crime
ior a raiiroaa to connecate anv coal con.
signed to a shipper, no matter how
great its need may be. As a penalty
, for violation, a fine of $1,000 is pro-
viued. ..-,..,. . .. f
A local passenger train on tbe 'Frisco
line waa wrecked near Pittsburg, JKan.,
ana nve passengers were injured.
I Memorial services for the late Presl
! dent Charles Kendall Adams, of the
, University of Wisconsin, were held at
j Madison, W is. ; , , , , . . , v
I The Standard oil company has de
clared a dividend of 120 per share, pay
i able March 16, which is $10 more than
the last dividend.
Nathan Doros, a diamond broker of
Philadelphia, was robbed of $7,000
worth of diamonds within 10 minutes
after stepping from a train at Cincin
nati.
CANNOT SHELVE TREATIES.
If Senate Decs Not Ratify Them aa Extra
Slofl la Assured.
Washington, Feb. 21. Some of the
opponents of the Cuban reciprocity
treaty thought that it could be shelved
along with other legislative matters to
which there was opposition, and bave
been claiming to themselves that the
president would never call the senate in
special tesslon simply for tbe Cnban
treaty. Mr. Roorevelt made it very
plain today that the senate could either
pas the Cuban treaty or come in spe
cial session to consider It. He did not
propose to have it lapse simply because
certain senators have made objections
and kegt it from being considered.
Under this threat it is probable that at
some time before tbe session ends the
senate will ratify tbe treaty in order to
avoid returning to Washington after
March 4.
Many senators wbo are going to vote
for tbe Colombian canal treaty admit
that it is loosely drawn and that it bas
some features which ere objectionable
to this government. Morgan, wbo is
trying to kill it, is doing so in tbe in
terest . of tbe Nicaiagua canal. ., He
thinks that if this treaty con Id be de
feated there would be a chance for Ni
caragua. - ' ' !.'
The friends of the Panama canal
treaty claim that the action of the
president in accepting tbe offer of tbe
Panama canal company closes tbe bar
gain, and that the canal must be con
structed at Panama. Only a small mi
nority of tbe senate is opposing the
Panama canal now, and it is doubtfnl
if it can be defeated, as a large majority
is determined to put it through.
CHILDREN ARE SLAIN.
Crowded Trolley Car and Passenger Train
Collide with Fatal Results.
Newark, N. J., Feb. 20. A . fast ex
press on tbe Lackawana railroad cut
through a trolley car crowded with
school children at the Clifton avenue
crossing today. Eight of tbe children
were killed and a score or more others
injured. The motorman, who stuck to
his post, will die, and tbe engineer of
tbe express was so badly ht that there
is little hope of bis recovery.
Both the express and the trolley
were on steep grades,' going at right
angles. The express was signalled and
the gates were lowered while the trol
ley car was yet half way down the hill.
The motorman shut off the power and
applied tbe brakes, but a' most imme
diately the car began to slip along the
icy rails. It gained tremendous mo
mentum and at the bottom of the hill
crashed through the gates, directly in
the track of tbe oncoming train. The
locomotive plowed its way through the
trolley, throwing the children in every
direction.
The accident hapnened within three
blocks of tbe high school building and
in the car at the time were nearly 100
pupils. As many as SO othere bad
managed to throw themselves from the
car before the crash came. The trolley
was one'of the specials which every day
bring the children to school. It had
more than its ordinary load today,
owing to cold weather. I. contained
every child that could squeeze inside,
and others stood on the rear platform.
The car bad been so crowded that many
who were waiting for it before the bill
waa reached could not get on, although
some climbed on the front platform
with the motorman. .
FXPLOSION IN FORT.
Shells u La Fayette Slay Four Men and
Work Awful Havoc.
New York, Feb. 21. Three men were
killed outright, one man bo seriously
injured that be died later, two men fa
tally and at least seven seriously hurt
in an explosion in the workroom of the
naval storage magazine at Fort La
Fayette, in New York bay, about 2
o'clock thiB afternoon.
Several were taken to their homes or
to Brooklyn hospitals. All the dead
and injured were workmen at the fort.
The explosion could be heard for
miles around. Accounts as to how the
fatal blast was set off differ. One re
port bas it that the men were filling a
13-inch shell, while another has it that
the men were removing a powder charge
from a Bhell and undertook to unwind
a fuse, connecting the powder chamber
with the percussion cap. ' This caused
sufficient friction to set off the cap and
thus explode the shell. , v
Pushing Work on Shamrock III.
Glasgow, Feb. 21. Large gangs of
workmen are rapidly pushing the com
pletion of the Shamrock III. The
challenger is designed to carry less sail
than any challenger since the Valkyrie
III. All efforts - have been turned to
the production of a yacht which will
drive easily in all weather, especially
in turning to windward through a head
sea, and lack of which quality proved
fatal to Shamrock II. All the hollow
Bteel spars are practically finished
The riggers are rearing the running and
standing gear.
Three Killed In Fire.
Springfield, O., Feb. 21. Three men
are dead as the result of a fire which
destroyed $325,000 worth of property
here today and another is probably
fatally injured. While they were try
ing to save the stock in a jewelry store,
the walls of the Fountain square theater
fell on the store, which was a small
building, and the men were buried be
neath the ruins. Their bodies were
recovered, disfigured and burned al
most beyond recognition.
THE -LEGISLATURE
WHAT THE LAWMAKERS OP OREGON
ARE DOING! AT SALEM.
Bills ol Importance That are Being letro
. disced Acted Upos la Both Houses
Measure Signed by tbe Covers-
Progress el the Balloting tor United
State Senator. .- .'
Friday.
Final ballot Fulton 48, Goer 3,
Wood 17, Scott 21, scattering and
absent 8. - ,
Tbe Senate To .appropriate $100.-
000 for Indian war veterans, passed.
To make taxes cavable in the fall.
passed. To require that the polls at
general election be kept open onti! 7 P
ai.. passed
The House For bureau of mine J
oassed. To nro.id erMt .! fn- th.
state, parsed. To provide for licensing
of plumbers, passed.
- Thursday.
-
The vote Fulton 33, Geer 27, Wood
17, W lliiama 6, scattering 5, absent 2
The Senate-To repeal scalp bounty
la
w, passed. To change name of Be-1
.
iorm SCnnoi in indnatrtal irhnnl maud
To create a bureau of labor, passed.
j, ... i
The House To change boundaries of
v aenington and Columbia counties,
reconsidered and naseed. To fix ealarv
of state printer, rassed. To extend
terms of assessors to four
-
years, passed.
Wednesday.
The vote Fulton 32. Geer 27. Wnnd
16, scattering 10, absent and paired 5.
The Senate To Dut initiative and
referendum into effect, passed, for
creation of a bureau of mines, pissed.
To appropriate $10,000 per year for
state fair, passed. For the construc
tion of a bridge across the Willamette
at Portland, passed.
The House A resolution waa adopted
allowing the widows of tbe three peni
tentiary guards killed by Tracy $1,000
each waa adopted. To fix boundary of
117- J a. a 1 1 ew
Wasnineton -count v. failed. To mm.
penaate Indian war veterans with $100.
000, passed.
Both houses adonted a reaolntion tn
adjourn Friday night at midnight.
Tneaday. . ' '
The vote--FuIton 33, Geer 25, Wood
15, Williams, 6, scattering 6, paired 5.
The eenstft Tn rroafu nffim nf state.
examiner of public lecords, passed. To
authorize Indian war veterans to bring
suit against the state upon their claims,
passed. To reDeal law exemntini? nnh-
lic officers from garnishment proceed
ings, passed. The senate adopted a
resolution to adjourn Friday, February
20, at 12 o'clock P. M.
The House To provide for fiat sal
ary, passed. To change name of Re
form school to , Industrial school,
passed. To fix boundary of Wallowa
county, passed. For new bridge across
Willamette at Portland, passed.
Monday.
The vote Fulton 32. Geer 15. Wood
14. Williams 17. scattering 3. absent
and paired 9.
Tbe Senate A inint msolntinn vna
adopted calling upon congress to order
a constitutional convention for the pur
pose of framing an amendment for the
election of United States senators bv
direct vote. To fix salary of superin
tendent of public instruction at $3,000,
passed. To regulate employment of fe
males, passed.
The House To pay Indian war Vet
erans, indefinitely postponed. The
greater part of the day was taken up in
introducing new Dins.
Appropriations already provided for
amount to $2,386,866.82.
Governor Chamberlain vetoed the
bHI classintr bievclea with home in the
statute defining larceny; also the one
to pronioit stock running at large in
Marion county.
? PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 7577c; blue-
stem, 88c; valley, 7880o.
Barley Feed, $23.50 per ton; brew
ing, $24.
flour Best crrade. $4.3034.85 : erah-
am, $3.4503.85...
Millstuffs Bran, $1819 per ton;
middlings, $23 24; shorts,. $1920.
chop, $18. f fcl
Oats No. 1 white, $1.15 1.20;
gray, $1.12K1.15 per cental.
Hay Timothy, $1112; clover,
$89; cheat, $910 per ton.
Potatoes Best Burbanka,60 75c per
sack; ordinary, 4050c per cental
"" -
growers prices; Merced
2.25 per cental. ,
awAta 93
' Poultry Chickens, mixed. 12Wc
young, ll12c; hens, 12)tc; turkeys
live, 16010c; dressed, 182uc; ducks,
$77.50 per dozen; geese, $78.50.
- - -
Cheese-full cream, twins, 16 J$
17Kc; Young America, 1718c
factory prices, llKc less.
Butter Fancy creamery, S032c
per pound; extras, 30c; dairy, 20
22Mc; store, 1518c.
Eggs 2224 per dozen.
Hops Choice, 22 27c per pound.
Wool Vallev. 123 15c: Eastern
Oregon, 814)c; mohair, 2628c.
Beef Gross, cows, : 33? c per
pound; steers, 44c; dressed, 7&c.
Veal 7K8Jic ,
Mutton GroBS, 4e per pound ;
dressed, 7o.
Lambs Gross, 4c
dressed, 7 He.
per pound ;
Hoes Gross. 60 ner
dressed,77c.
PACIFIC -WIRELESS LINE.
Company Will Establish Line Between
Coast and Hoaolulu. " '
San Francisco, Feb. 20. Wireless
messages to the Hawaiian " Islands are
to be sent from this coast, accord in to
hGeneral A. L. New, manager of the Pa
cific Wireless Telephone & Telegraph
company. , v; --. s t ..': t
We have theTroachlnerv nnd
way," declared Genera New, who bas
been In Southern California jot several
months, and is now searching for a
proper station from Jwhich to, send
aerograms to Hawaii. ,';it '. now' -only
remains to be decided wb.eth.er f eattle
v.. ..u iuuibvu Bnau do u.e terminus
of the system on this w,i. ii.t !.
will be decided before many day." '
-"Experts have agreed that the send
ing of messages a great dist.n V
r.-il " T . amDC b
'w' " T natter Of
power. W therefore have constructed
powerful dynamos, which Hi
quate to tend messages a dif.n
,000 miles. Th t r ,..T
I., " "vm v CWliJ IJiClJ US
the system will not reonlro mo K.n
. 1 1
raooia more. aht th.t
d',
tem is no more difficult nf (vmri!..
I.k.. . ..
. . vuunuucuua'
than two shore stations, and the last of
our outfit is already built. We bave
iucocb m uisiance Of l.ldO mile
with aDoaratna hirh ' ' .
i . uuw uwn ncj
comroi.
General New liftA nnf an h
Marconi is Interested In th p-i
,IT. ....v., m mo racinc
Wireless Telephone A Telegraph com-
:: 'n 7.T' Mrconi method,
i . , in memoa,
so-called, is to be used in despitching
RICH QOLD FIND.
New Discovery oa Tanana Viver Equals
' th Great Klondike Field.
Chicago, Feb. 20. Federal officer-.
on the Yukon river confirm the story
that a gold strike equaling that of the
Klondike has been made in Tanana
valley, says a disnatch to the Chron!-
I cle from Tacoma. , Washington. Two
I..
thousand miners are stampeding thither
from Nome, Dawson, Eagle and Ram
part. Some of them will probably per
ish," as the weather thronshnnt th
Yukon vallev has been mnst havai.
The etampeders are taking only enongh
supplies to last them on the journey.
This may endanger the lives of all,
since provisions are very short in the
new camp. ..-..:... . ?
United States Commissioner Clavnnnl
writes from Circle that 660 claims have
been recorded in- the hw WinVf
which is officially known as Fairbanks,'
being named after Senator Fair).r,v.
Bottles of coarse ? old burn Ln
to Commissioner Claypool. fully con
firming the richness of the strike.
Pedro, Cold Stream and fine creeks are
the richest streams, running 25 to 60
cents per pan.
NORTHWEST IN CONQRESS.
Public Building for Yakima-Power Dams
at Kettle Falls.
Washington, Feb . 20.' Senator
Foster today offered an amendment to
we omniDua pu&ue building bill an
thoriaing the purchase of a public build-
ing site at North Yakima, to cost $10,-
000."-
The house commerce cnmmi'ftiaa nA
favorably reported the senate bill au
thorizing the const rnct inn nf Hflma tn
the Columbia river at fCttln Falls
diverting the water for power purposes.
as reported tne bill stipulates that
dams mast be confined tn that atr,th
of river within three or four miles of
Kettle Falls, ihe full riehta accrnim tn
Jay P. Graves. 1
Tbe committee klsn rnnrtl tha Ban.
ate bill establishing a lifesaving station
at vape x iaxiery, w asn. '
Storm Holding On. .
Chicago, Feb. 20. The blizzard re-
newed its vigor today, and there is
hardly a place between the Atlantic
ocean and 4 the western slope of the
Rocky mountains where the tflmn..
ture is not below zero, with a gale to
aggravate the sufferings of those who
are exposed to it. Trains are every
where delayed, and in the mountains
are hopelessly snowbound. The wind
is a blessing in one respect, ior it has
cleared the enow off the range, so that
cattle can reach the grass, but on the
rivers it bas driven steamers ashore.
In St. Louis and many parts of Kansas
a fuel famine has come opon the peo
ple. In some places schools are closed
for a lack of fuel to beat them.
Major Qlenn Acquitted.
Manila, Feb. 20. General Davis has
!. 3 - . .. ;
approvea me nnaing oi tne court
mar-
- " T-WI.. , ... . , . ,
G.
Glenn, of the rifth infantry, who was
acquitted of the charge of unlawfully
killing prisoners of war, with the qual-.
iflcations that he disapproves of the
.- lv lfAf. 1 - m
inucio iooucu vj iuajur uiouu. ine
general says he recognizes the principle
tnat guides may be impressed and that
treacherous guides may be executed, but
he adds that Ma ior Glenn' ordam
showed a reckless disregard for human
life which the Cftnnra.1 mnrlnmni
i o -.tiuw iiuwau to issue tsonds.
Washington, Feb. 20. Representa
V . ... u .... a . .
tive Hamilton, of Michigan, today in
troduced .a bill to authorize the gover
nor and secretary of Hawaii to issue
bonds of ' that territory in such snms
not to exceed $500,000 as, together
with the money nlmndv annrnnriatmi
by congress, may be sufficient to pay all
me judgments growing out oi tne sup
pound; pression of the bubonic plague in the
, li. 3 lOAA J . t ,n