The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917, June 28, 1901, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextM SCIO, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, Fill 1)AY, JUNE 2s, 1‘MH. VOL. IV. . OO TO THE... Keystone Sharing Parlors C. L. VINCENT, Prop. Only First-Clasa Shop in the Qty ..... ......... Shaving Hair Cutting Shampooing Bath, All «orli IS cent. 25 " ..IS “ 25 “ ftt|fAral 0K J. W VOGEL Specialist for Refraction and Defects of the Eye. I•HMTl. IM>. UK. Will mali« regular tripe to beta U atrh hire I Oii'imn b>r «tale <*( vieti*. Commercial House -». .1. Bl'ARI), Prop. •% Nrwly Fumutad and Prlittrd Throughout. ->«-«.* Our tabk, an supplied with tta b»»t tta market, »Hord.«'a* South of Bndgv. SOO, OREGON General Blacksmiths and Wagonmakers.... Wr buy ••»»< te tert* «pianutlv« •«*<! Mrrp • full I t. of ■ «’»'Í «ag- t. BUlff lai *11 k»«»•!• <»f a«-rb ie our tir»«’ on •Lofi ftulir* ...Horseshoeing a Specialty... Mr op Op|M>*Ur I Iwrff »laMr SCIO, OR BANK.. OF.. SCIO CAPITAL. $20,000. OFFICERS: J. TT. Gain«, W. A. Ewing R. Stalt.m Pmtdent Vic« Prtudenl Cubivi I)«, a genet «I tanking and civbangc business loan» made at cunen! tale» and draft« issued on principal cinco A. W. HAGEY WATCIIMAKEK All binó» «»I »niHirt <}.-(*• and K««*lrj o |ta«rv«1 |*fo«m|4l)r - SOO OREGON. - Corvallis à Eastern R.R. T I Me < AHI» >•». f, far 1 Iraiti I«-«««** ** , t nrtaiH« _____ fiffl’t« \ •quina Nra. 1 . Telili nt r»g !«*•««*• 1 lar**r* < <•?»ailtfi AritY«* 4li*ini. 4, ftotfii l>«slr«>H if ee r M 1 » r M • .* p M . - ......... I.*«* «« AltriMtV Arri*« • • ■•»•.»• 1 «» P M > UU P M 3.®» A M 11 V A V 1; 13 r M N*. S, for l»r*r,»|* |*»*t r« « **ti*IU« r* A .«««.. Affi!»* >a» 13 » P. M 5.W A. 10 a il n p M w M Traitu 1 and I I«rt«ten *)t*anv and < «-rtalii* TWMla«% Thuv«tay« and Palufday« oaly. All tHhvr train» «letl| »icvpi . Train* land 4 ar rit e in Albany In time |<> fonftret »lift Ibr », I »< uth Umn l (toln. »• well aa •King two or tht»e b«»urt In AU mhi » l>efnrv J« |-arturr «1 a I’ tmrtb U«»n<l train h«r iMtlland Train No 3 mhn*rte »ilh (be .* I* Wr»| Ml4r train al • or* alite • rtoaina lor Jt««lr|<r t»«h nc*, M< Minnt i||r and alt !«•*<tit« nortti to Port and KHWIM rro.XR. Manager I. TVKMM. Agatil. Albany EAST AND SOUTH Shasta Route Tram« leave Weal Arm for Port land and way •lattone at IO V» • tn Idrate k*f Albany at »■’fln •’ P* » _________ I entra 1‘nriiand a *» a tn . ? p tn Albany I.’ »• t» m . H» l»a m Arri***« Aablaml 11 Ä a tn , II ■> a m *ar tammto 5h m ,i 15 a id •• Man Fr a «»clero . Mb tn. « Ba m •• i if «ten % <-’• a. m il V. a tn •• Itetatrr • a m . ta. at Kaneaa t fit 7.1ft a m . • S» a m. - I hlraittî iSa a . 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In high gl««. Th, borer, wore faataatlrally trtmnMo! with f,rn, and «vergrreua, wMI* •ev,r,l of tta girla wore ornomontod lu tta oamo way. t'.«oplcuoua among tta u .lay group waa Kila Camptali. Il'ory i l.lne-o:n • br*>ad brtmmod tat waa reat Ing <« hoe l>«ig eurla. • HIU tar whit, •un waa tlod under Henry*, rbla Th, moment Jennr appeared th, whole party oet op a ah.mt ao deafening that tta Widow Perkin, rem, out In a trtro tn are "If th, IH.I llarry waa to pay. or what ** Xo no.MM>r did Henry Idnc.hi get •Igbl of Mary than »prlnging to hl, feet, and ewlnging hl, arm around hta head, be » reamed out "Thrre rbrere foe th» w hoolma‘am and tar h,u l».*tno lover, Hilly* Harrah" ■ Waan't that amartF* a,Id Jenny, when at laet the hay eart dlaapeared from view, and tta noire and duet had ».nwwhat autald»l. Then aa ,ho aaw tta tear, la Mary'a eyre ata added. "Oh. I wouldn't rare If they did toaw mo about Hilly Render. I'd aa lief bo tea red about him a, not.'’ "It lan't that.** ,aid Mary, amlllug In •pit, of berrelf. at Jenny'a frankn.-o, "It l«n't that I didn't Ilk, to taar Kila otng «Ith ,our brother, when eta muat have known bo meant to annoy me." "That certainly wa, wrong." retaile<1 Jenny, "but Kila fon't au much to blame a, Henry, wbu reem, to have acquired a great Influence neer her during th, few ereka b, ha, twen at home. You know • be I, entity flattered, and I dare aay Henry baa fully gratified her tanity lu that rrepcct. for he aay, ,be I, the only d.-eent looking girl In Cbbi.pre Hut ree, there mine, Mr. M,«oO. I gure, ,he wonder, what la keeping you no long." The moment Mrs .Ma,on entered the reboot room. Jenny commenced talking about Mount Holyoke, her tongue run amg eo fa,t that It entirely prevented anyone elre from ,|>eaking until ahe atop |.rd for a moment to take breath Tb«n Mr, Maaon »<ry quietly remarked that If Stary ul,h«yl t.> go to Mount Holyoke ■he could do re. Mary kmked up Inquir ingly . wondering what mlno bad opcnel re auddenly al her feet, but aho received 1 no eaplanatlon uotll Jruuy had biJden ber good by and gone Then »ho learn ed that Mre Maaon bad ju,t received one hundred dotlare from a man tn Hunton, wbu bad year, before awed If to her hue band. and wa, unable tn pay It remrr. "And now." aald Mre Maren, "there I, ao reaoon why you ahould not go to Mount Holyoke. If you wl,h to.*’ • o o o o • a *1 lb. what a forlorn tanking placer* eaclalmod liooe I.lncoln. aa from tbo win Jow, of tbo crowded vehicle in which they had ..one f.om the car» »be first ob tamed a view of the not very haadoomo village of Month Hadley. Rooe wa, la the worst of humore. for by rem, mischance Mary waa on tta •am, real with bereelf. and consequently ■be wa, very much 4i»treared and crowd ed Mhe. however, felt a little afraid <>f Aunt Martha, who ata saw waa inclined to favor tta object of her wrath, an eta j restrained her fault finding spirit until she arrived at Mouth Hadley, where ev erything camo in for a share of tar dta pleasure. ' That the remlnaryV’ anld aho eon lemptuouely. aa they drew up before the building "Why, It isn't half aa large or handsome a, I anppored. Oh. horror! I know I »han't atay here long '* Th, furniture of the parlor waa also very offensive to tta young lady, and when Ml», I.yon came In to meet them •he, too, was secretly styled "a prim. fu»,y. slippery tongued old meld." Jenny, however, who aiway, aaw the bright aide of everything, waa completely charmed with tta sweet smile and placid face. After some renveraation between Ml»» I.yon and Aunt Martha It wa, derided that Roe, and Jenny should room togeth er. a» a matter of rouroe. anJ that Mary should room with Ida. Roe, bed fully Intended to room with Ida herself, and thia decision made bar very angry; but there waa no help for It, and she was obliged to submit. And now In a few days life at Mount Holyoke commenced In earnest. Although perfectly healthy. Mery looked rather delicate, aad It waa for thia reason, per haps. that tta sweeping and dusting of aeveral room, were ■•■Igned to her, a, tar portion of the labor. Ida and Rose fared much worse, and were greatly shocked when told that they both belong el to the wash circle! "I declare,” said li re, "It', too tad I’M walk hums tafore I'll do It;" and she glanced at tar white hands, to make aura they were not already dlaculored by tta dreadful ooapsude! Jenny was delighted with her allot m<nt, which waa diah-waahlng. "I'm glad I took a Ireem at th, poor house year, ago.” said eta one day to Rose, who snappishly replied: "t*d shut up abonl the poorboMa, or they'll tbink you tbo pauper Instead of Madam Howard." "raupwrf Who'a a panperF* askel l.uey In.wna, eager to bear eo deelraUe a piece of new,. Ida Selden’, large black eyes reetel reprovingly upon Rose, who uoddel to ward Mary, and forthwith Miss «towns departel with the Information, wblcb wee nut long In reaching Mary's ears. "Why, Mary, what's the matterF* Bak ed Ida. when, toward tta cloae of tta day, abe found tar companion weeping in ber room. Without lifting her bead Mary replied. "It's foollab In me Io cry, I know, but why need I always be re proached with having been a pauper? I couldn't help It. I promised mother I would taka rare of little Allie aa long as she Used, and if abe went to tta poor bone, I bad to go too." "AnJ whs was Little AlUaF* naked Ida. taking Mary's tat bands between her own. In a few words Mary relate»! tar hi, lory, omitting her acqualntanre with Georgs Moreland, ami commeoc ng at tta night when ber mother died. Ida wae warm hearted and affectionate, and cared but little whether one were rich or pour If ahe liked them. From tta first she had been Intereeted in Mary, and now wind Ing tar arms about her neck, and kieaing sway her tears, she promised Io love her. and to he to ber a, true and faithful a friend a, Jenny. Thi, promise, which «•■ never broken, was of great benefit to Mery, drawing to her able many of the beet girls In aebooi. who *.«.n lea rue. I to love her for herself, amt m»t tiecanoe th, wealthy Miao Melden eeemed ao fend of ber. Miion after Mary went to Mount Hol yoke abe had rereleed a letter from Hilly, In which he eipreaaed bi, pleasure that •be waa at school, but adde<l that tta fact of her being there interfered great ly with bie plan of educating her him- eel». "Mother's HI health," said be, "pre vented me fr>>m doing anything until now, and Just aa I am In a fair way to accntu pliah my object someone else baa stepped In before me. Hut It la all right, and a, you do not wein to need my service, nt present I ,ha)l neat week leave Mr Mel- den", employment, and go Into Mr. Wor- thington', law office as clerk, hoping that when tta proper time arrives I »hall not be defealad in another plan which wae lortned In boyhood, and which ba, become the at«« object of my life.“ Mary felt perpleaed and troubled RlUy'a letters of Ute bed been more like those of a lover than a brother, ami she could not help gueaolug the nature of “the plan formed In boyhood." Hta knew •be ahould never love him eacept with a niter's loir, and though abe could not tell him eo ber ne«t letter lacked tta tone of affection with which ,he waa accu» turned to write, and wa, nil the whole a rattar formal affair. Hilly, who readily pvrevlved the change, attributed it to the right rau,e, and from that time hi» let u-r» I h -< bi » o far' lew cheerful than usual Mary usually cried over them, wishing more then once that Hilly would trans for his affection from tareelf to Jenny, and It was for tbie reason, perhaps, that without stopping to consider the propri ety of the matter, ahe first aaked Jenny to write to him. and then em'our»g»l ber In answering hi, notea, which tie. a me gradually longer and longer, until at last hl, letters were addressed to Jenny, while tta notes they contained were directed to Mary! _ CIIAi'TKR Xllt. Rapidly the days paare.1 on at Mount Holyoke. Autumn faded Into winter, whose icy breath floated for a time over the mountain tops, and then melted away at the approach of spring, which, with It, »welling bnd, and early flowers, gate way In Its turn to tta long bright days of summer. And now only a few weeks re malned ere the annual examination at whh-h Ida waa to be graduated. Neither lloee nor Jenny were to return the next year, and nothing bnt Mr. toft coin's fir nine,» and good »-nw had pre vented their being sent for when their mother first heard that they bad faile.1 to enter tta middle class. Mr, Lincoln', mortification waa undoubtedly greatly In creased from the feet that the <le»pl»ed Mary bad entered in advance uf her daughters. "Thing, are coming to a pret ty pa»,." said ah». "Yea. a pretty pass: but I might hare known better than to aen l my children to ouch a ecbool." Hhe Insisted upon sending for Rose and Jenny, bnt Mr l.incola promptly re plied that they should not come home Still, aa R’>ae eeemed discontented, com plaining that so much exercise made tar slue anJ shoulder ache, and a, Jenny did not wish to remain another year un- leas Mary did. ho consented that they should leave school at tta dose of the term, on condition that they went some where else "I shall never make anything of Hen ry,*' said he, "hut my daughters shall receive every advantage, and perhaps one or the other of them will comfort my old age." He had spoken truly with regard tn Henry, who was studying, or pretending to study, law In the sama office with Hilly Header. Rut bla father heard no favor able accounts of him. and from time to time large bills were presented. Ho it la no wonder the disappointed father sighed, and turned to bia daughters for the comfort his only eon refuse! to five For tta examination at Mount Holyoke great preparation, were being made. Rose, knowing aho wae not to return, scetnad to think all further effort on tar part unneceMary; and numerous were tta reprimands, to aay nothing of tta black marks which eta received. Jenny, on tta contrary, said eta wished to retrieve her repntatlon for laalneea. and leave behind a good Impression. Hu. never before in tar whole life had abe behaved eu well, or studied as hard aa eta did during tta last few weeks of tar stay at Mount Hol yoke. Ida. wbu was expecting tar fath er. aunt and cousin Io be present at the anniversary, was eo engroeae.1 with tar studies that she did not otaerts how sad and low spirited Mary seemed Hbe had tasted of knowledge and now thiiat ed for more, but It could not be; the «nods were exhausted, and she muat leave tta acbool. never |*erha|>e to return egslti "How much I shall miss my musk, and how much I shall miae you." she said one day to Ida. who was giving ber a lesem "It's too bad you haven't a piano." re turned Ida, "you are eo fond of It. and improve so fa st I" Then after a moment, abe add«»!. '*« have a plan to propose, and may as well do It now ao at any time. Nett winter you must spend with me ia Huston. Aunt Msrtbs an<l I srrsngv.l It tta laet lima I waa at home, and we even eelvcted your room, which ia next to mine, and opposite to Aunt Martha's. Now, what dore your ladyship aay to itF' "Hhe aayo »he can't go," answered Mary “Can't go!” repeated Ida. “Why not? Jenny will ba la tta city, and you are always happy where she ia. beside«, you will bars s rare chsaes for taking must« leaaons of oar bret teachers, and then, loc, you Will hv in tta same bouse with Georg», sod that alona is worth going ta H-»«ton foe. I think." Ida llttla euspmded that her last argu ment was tta atrongret objection to Mary's going, for. much a, she wished to m~C Georg» again, ata felt that aba would a«t on aay account go to bia home. Iret ha »boaId think aba came <m pur- po»e to »»a him. Ttaee were other rea sons, too, why ah» did not wish to ga. Henry end Roe» Idncwln vosll both ba la tba city, and aba know that neither of them would aernpla to do or ••/ any thing which ttay thought would annoy tar. Mrs Ms» n. too. missed her. an>1 longed to hare tar at bovna. ao ata rvaist» ad all Ida's ent res lire, and tta next let ter wblcb went to Auol Martha carried tar refusal. In a day or two Mary receive.! two let- levs, one from Billy and m» from Mrs. Masm. tta latter of which contained m<»uey for tta payment <»f her MUs. but. <M> offering It to the principal, how wae sb» surprised to leorn that tar lulls had n»»t only been regularly paid and rereipt- •<L Imt that ample funds were provided for the defraying of her expenses during A faint elckneaa stole th« coming year over Mary, for »ta Instantly thought of Hilly Render, end Ita obtlgatlou *ba would now bo under to him forever Then It o-curred to her how impossible it was that he should bar» earned eo much In eo short a time, and aa »»'« *• ata could truet her vol»-« to apeak, ata asked who It «aa that had thus tafriende»l her. The preceptress waa not at liberty to tell, and with a »«H'rrt siiriph'iun of Aunt Martha, Stary return«*«! to her room to read th» Other letter, which waa still un- opened. Iler brail grew dltay. and her •pirita faint, a, »he read th» pa»« mat« outpouring of a hear* which ha.l »berlah- nl her Imag» for years, and which, though fearful of rejection, w»»uld eilll t«ll ber how much sta waa beloved. "It ia no eotlilen fancy." sail he. thn-e, Mary. I bell«ve«l my affc-tion for you returne.1. but now you are chauge l. Your letters are brief amt cold, eml when I look arouiel for tta cause I am l»d to fear that I waa «l.'ceired In thinking you ever hived me If I am mistaken, tell no* but if I sin not. if ,i'»u (■• never ta my wife. I «ill a«bool myself to think <>f you a, a brother would think of aa only and darling sister." For »«veral days Mary ha I not I t <» ii well, and tta excitement produced by Itilly'a letter tende.1 to Increase ber III- n»-,« lluring the hours in which she was alona that dny »he had ample time for reflection, anl tafore night »he wrote a letter to Hilly, in which abe told him h >w lmpo»«H»le it wa» for her to ta the wife of one whom ata ha»l sl<v.iy, l»*ve<l aa an own and dear brother Thi, letter cauaed Mary ao much effort, »nd »*» many bitter tears, that for several »lays »he continued i«t gave up ail hope o( be ing present at the examination. "Oh. It’s too bad!" »aid Ida. "for I do want you to ae«» Cousin George, and I know he'll ta disappointed, doo, for I never aaw anything like th« interval lie takes in you." A few days afterward, a, Mary w,e I)Ing thinking of Billy, »nd wondering if she ha t done right In writing to him aa •ho did. Jenny cam« rushing in, wild with delight. Iler father wa, downstairs, together with Ida’s father. George an l Aunt Mar tha. "Most the first thing I dl»l," »aid abe, "wa, to Inquire after Billy Hender! I guess Aunt Martha wn, ,h»*eke<l, for George laughed. she looke.1 ao queer. and Mr. Melden said lie was doing well, and wa, one of the fiucat young men ia Boston." of stay at During :h» Mount Holyoke Rose managcl to keep him at her aide, entertaining him occa sionally with unklti I remark, concerning Mary. who. »be aabl. wa, undoubte»lly feigning her aicknes, eo a, n»»t to appear In her »-IsMe» where sh« knew she could do herself no credit; "but." »all sta, "as s»e>n as tta examination I, over she’ll get well fast enough and tatber u, with her company at Chicopee " Io thi, R om » «•■ nd »taken, for when the exrrvises cloned Mary wa, still too III tn ride, ami It waa JecldeJ that aba should remain ■ few »lay, until Mrs. Ma aon coubl conic for her AA ith many tear, l.la ami Jenny bade their young friend g.MMl by, but lt»»»e. sbrn ask»-»! t»> go up and see her. turned away disdainfully. amusing h«-roelf during their al>»»»m*e by talking »nd laughing with Georg»» More land. The root» In which Alary ed a view of tta yard and after Aunt Martha. Ida and Jenny had left, she area«, and stealing to tta win dow. looked out upoo the company ag they departed. Hhe coniti readily divin« which waa George Mor« land, for Root I.lncoln’, shawl ao>! •atihrl were thrown over hie arm. while How her »elf walked clr*o« to hie elbow, apparently engroaatng his whole attention, time he turned around, but fearful of taiag observed, Mary drew bach tahin i the window cur tain, and thus lost a view of hie fac«. ITo ta continue»!.) " /.u n, og the 1tallre>a<!s. “I»o you know wliat a Zulu Is?" said au old railroad luau The traveling max who was waiting for bla iraln smiled In a nay that waa meant to Indlcats lie knew all Ibe specie« of Zulus that ever exlatci«, atal told th* railroad man alotii the Africans, called Zulus, who malnlalne»l that continent's rej>nt,ri»n for tiffining befor« tbs Boers stepped In. I.ltlls was doing In th« railroad mau'e Ila« just then, so he Helmed ■'Well, they may Iv Zulu, all right enough." be remarkiul. "but they are not tlie aort of Zulu, that travel on railroads. There la the kln<! that runs Into lb»-»»- yards. ' sod lie |>olnted »tons th« track, where a I kii ear stood. A atone pipe protrude.I through a hole In the door The pipe wae at an angle of about 35 degree« A cloud of smoke wae coming from It. Four blooded horse, ami a man were the oc cupant, of that. The man waa ths Zulu. Taking care ot value IM« stock en route from on« market to another was hie buslnere. He was a type of a clam that railroad men on every lino haev named tta Zulu*. They fit up the center of the cars for a sort of living room, ami there In the mhlat of their animal, live aa happily aa Ibe road's president who |*aa»es them In bls pri vate rar.-Chicago Inter Ocean. Cautloo Is often tossed Io tKe wlmla. but uer/r brought back by tbrm. NO. 35. SWEPT TO DEATH. NEWS OE THE STATE Twa Hwwdrsd Uva, toM la a toast Rain M«na aad flood FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE WORLD Three lives were lost in a storm at Pittsburg. All insurgent prisoners on l.uton will I* released. Arollio’a f»irre in Hatangas ia ex- peetvd to surrender. President McKinley will visit the northwest next year Hevcral strikers were ri»*la al Columbia, H. C. wounded in Karl Rusarll will I t tried by the house uf lords for bigamy. Th»- tran»|Mirt Indiana »ailed Manila with <-<mat artillery. from Holland will reclaim a whole pro vince from the Zuydcr Zoe Cortea, the T vxbji vuxuin, posed to have l«r«*n captured iv sup The Pnimian crop shortage ia the muat M*riouB in recent years. ^Caillra, the Filipino leader, eurren- derail hl, forae at Manta Crux General Chaffee ha, been appointed military governor of the Philippines. Public building, at Manila are to l>e turned over to the civil authorities. The wretary of stat«* lias addressed the Russian government on the tariff quest loll. Adclliert S Hay, eon of secretary of State Hay. fell from a New Haven, Conn . hotel window Md "*» lulled. State of Oregon has begun a amt to collect Ismd of ri School Clerk Hat is, who embcxxled about «31,1*10. At least il*> |a<riabed by floods in th*- 1‘re-ahonta«, West Virginia, coal region The property lose will reach |J,000,(l00. General Corbin has started for the Philippines. A new |x>litieal jMrty launch» »1 in Kansas City has I tch A pro-1!»a-r oiecting in London visa the acene of much disorder. I’nder the new ruling no duty has Is-» n collectrel on Kusxlan oil. Gnc hundred thousand |wraona are anxious to file on Oklahoma lauds. Hlnefielda. AA' Va June 24— This ww-tion has ju,t tarn vi,it»xi by a tl>»«!, the extent uf which in all proh- [ ability will equal or exceed that of Johnstown in l*»y. eo tar u the lore . of property is concerned Early yea- tcnlay morning, shortly after mid- . night, a heavy downpour of raiti be gan, acconi|iani«<d by a severe electric ! »tornv. which increased in volume, ¡continuing tor several hours The storm continue»! throughout the entire night and »lay and at 10 A A! , : though the storm had abated, the lowering clumia threatened another terriflc downjiour at any moment Alany nnl*~< ot the Norfolk AAd cm railroad track, bridge and tele- I graph lines are entirely destroyed and com tn ii n lent ion ia entirely cut »■fl weat of Elkhorn. •»> that it ia ini- jaMaihle to learn the full extent of the ¡»»•a of life and |>r»»|ierty, but officials i of the coal rómpanle» locate,! in the >!i»trict have rent out niewacngcrs to Elkhorn, the terniinu, of both tel»- graphic and railroad communication, and have receive»! u report that a Con rervalive retimat« as to the I»> m of life will easily reach 200. Some of the drowned are among the nuat prominent eilinna ot the coal flelil». The little town of Keystone, with a population of 2,000, acema the greatest sufferer, practically the entire town Iwiiig washed away Tins town i, the priiM'l|*al one in the Pm-ahon- las coal Heide, and I, located near Ita »-enter. it was to a great extent the lieaalquartcre from which the millihg population purchased supplies. A gr»«t nunilwr of the coal and coke plants throughout the I'ocahon- I,« district are re|«>rtcd practically deal roved and are in some instances entirely washed away. Owing to the high water which has flooded the dis trict and prevent, cemmunieation, anything like a correct estimate of th« I<>«a of projTrty is impvMuuble, luit from tlie !w»l information obtainable the I om to the priqw-rty will easily reach 17.000,000 A rough estimate places the num ber of bridge, aaslicvl away between Bluefield, ami Vivian Yanl,. a di» lance of 2H miles, at from 15 t*> 20. and from present indication, it will I t imp.»»«ibl»' to tun trama through to Vivian and pointe wret ot there under a week or 10 days. Thia wilt render it im|s*»,il*le to get relief into the atricki-n districts, and with th»<M* who escaped w ith their livre, home- leas and without food, indcacrilmble suffering i, inevitable. FIOHTING IN All the volunteer, are ex|uv:ted to arrive from the Philippines by Jun« ferty liuurgxnls THE Killed re SOUTH. Wuurukd la Altav- The .American ship John aid, of New York, has I tch for loat. McDon- Manila, June 22 — It i, estimated given up that 40 insurgents were killed or Forest tire near Olympia, Wash, destroyed a JIB,mil) I o RKH ir ramp v<|uipnieiit. The I'llited State, ia aai«l to have notilii-d fhuimark to wll it« Weal Indie, or fortify them. \ Cuban Committed suicide in New York Iweitii*«» of the dirtleulty of learn ing the English language. The »ale of |s»«tage stamps for th« fiscal year just closing ha, increased greatly over any previous jeer. I’ C Cheney, of Manchester, N. Il ex governor of that state and also t-x I'nitrel State, senator i, »lead. The steamer Ihmtachland croreed the ocean at an average >|>evd of 23 !W knot, |»-r hour, breaking all previous records. Nome lost flM.IMN) worth of prop erty by fire. Gold ha, iieeri discovered near Hpo- kane, W ash. Fire destrtvyed a large portion of Greenville, Month Carolina. Fire in Buffalo. N Y , consumed ».'ttwt tRMi worth of pro|>erty, Itusvia ha, imposed a retaliatory duty on American ream and bn-ycleg. The treasury de|atrtmriit has put a couiiti'ivailing duty on Italian > tv -1 sugar. Telegraph n|a>rstors on the |ju-ka- »anna railroad arc preparing to go un a strike. France has made a treaty with China f»*r tlw* pruteetiou of the Tun- quin railway. Fixe hundred citiicna of Texas are engagivl in a hunt fur a Land of Mex ican outlaw,. Mrs. McKinley has la-en pro nounced out <>f danger, but dortore say her ailment may return. Governor Allen has reported that Porto Rico ia self sup|w>rting II M. Pingree, >-x governor of Mich igan, died in I xhk I oii . If it in |»wail>|e fur President Mc Kinley to I t present at the com mencement of Harvard university.ths degree of I.K l>. will la* conferred ii|«m him. A servant girls* formed in Chicago. union ia being The I'nited Mln«ra may establish a clearing house at Manila. The nmitbern statre plant»! 17,531,- (MM) serre of cotton Inis year, an in crease of 1.111,0110 aerea. Texas fever has l>een discovered among native cattle of northern Ger many, and is said to have existed more than 100 years The Berlin city mission, headed by A. Htocker, iaauea each week I0H,- iwm sermons for threw* who cannot attend church JO,000 of which arg distributed in the city. ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL OVER OREGON. Crewman isl and ftaMwial Hap««n<*qa «4 Im prelam« A final Ravww «f st Uw tivowlh and ImpvwvanMMli •( Ita Many lnduWr«i Ttavuxhsul Owr TSmWvg <re» nMmxaltfi Ulot Arefiat Rspart. Two Benton county farmers purehaaol a »-lover huller. have Hherman county will have an extra large wheat yiehl thia year. A number of mines in Ilia Robin- souville district have Iren bolide«! Four bttndred head of cattle were purchased near Eugene at an average price of |17 |»-r head. <>re from th« Badger mine, Eaatern Oregon, i, shipjied to San Francisco at the rate of two car loads every five day,. Work ia well under way on tlie new rafid from Whitney to Alamo When completed thi, road will deercare the distance very materially and bring more n ines into the shipping list A new steam launvlry will Restart ed at Eugene. The Southern I’aciflc has opened a down town ticket ..Hi»-*- in Haleni It ia reported that the fruit in Eagle and Fine valleys has I tch killed by the late fr> «t. Much grain ia also killed, and thu clover and al (alfa injured. Rich quarts claima on tjuarts gulch, near Alamo, were add last w*ek to a mining man from Iowa lor |2»’>,l*M> It i, the intention of the new owner to put a mill on the property. Ta »••a collected in Baker county for the year 1IW0 have I tch turned over to the treasurer. They amount to nearly t.’*’ and the entire amount 'was v-i'lle«-te»l in al- ut tit) days. PORTLAND WILL CELEBRATE F-vodvst l>.d Not Com, fiut “The f owth li C»*«nin< and Thar, Aaill Ba , fiig T iom The enthusiasm which Portland ex- pected to « xjtiu I in the entertain- no nt <*l th»- |*r>-,i»lcnt »nd party has I tch l>»ttle»l up and will ta let loom» in the celebration of the Fourth of July. While the committee which ia engaged in arranging for the cele bration ia not doing much talking, it is earnestly ami energetically at work on its plans, and will have several very large surprises in store for Port lander« and visitors un Independence Day The fact that cheap railrorei farce will ta provided on all lines into the city will doubtle,, prove an incentive to many resident, of the neightairing citiea to come in ami help »elebratc. and they are promiarel a reception winch they will long re- mem bur. Band, front various out»uh- towns w ill help to furnish the muaie, and aii wa-ietiea of whatever character are invited to take part in the |>wra»ie I. D. Cole, chairman of the adver tising committee i, working hard to let the resident, of sister cities know that they will ta welcome, and he say, that th« city will probably enter tain more guests during the relchra- lion than at any time in her *iiiatory. woundisl during the recent engage ments which occurred near Hotsoguii- in Allutv province Many ni»iirgi-nta arc returning to their homes. Charge, of theft ami «ale of prop erty are made against a numtar of the witnerere in the commissary case». Provost General Davis ha, submit ted a plan for the municipal govern ment of Alan I la. Th« I*nited Mieles Philippine commiMion is modifying it. Washington ha. I tch a,k*-»l for an appropriation of fill) (XX) to defray the ex|« nre» of 50 Filipino teachers w ho are to study for a year in normal school, in the I'nited Blates, these school, having offered them free tui Portland Marksts. tion Wheat—Walla Walla, fll<4f>2.- ;val- Two hundre»l soldier prisoners will ley, nominal; biueatem, filiRfi-J»- ta rent to the I'nited States on the ju-r bushel. trana|,irt Indiana. Flour—Best gravies, |2 20*9 40 per barrel, graham, |2 SO VICTIMS OF EXPLOSION. Oat»—White |l :t2',<dl 15 |wrcen tal . gray. |l 3D«x I 32 S percental. Thrs, Mva toars Killed and five Ottarv Barley — F*»»l. fl7u»!7 50, brewing, 117« 17 50 |«*r ton. lajareri. At 111stiiff»— Bran, «17 |,-r ton , midd Kalama. Wash , June 24 —Threv- ling», «-‘1 60. aborts, 920.00; chop, men were killed ami five other, in »1’1 jured hy the premature explosion of llay—Timothy, *12 'aMt 14; clover, a blast on the Oregon A Washington |7 m V 50; Oregon wild hay, |»5<a7 Railroad The s»eue of th*-accident |wr ton. waa in a deep cut about half a mil» H<q»—I2id 14c per IK ninth of thia piare. Wool — Valley, lIiSll-; Eastern The catire of the explosion will prr Oregon, 7«t lie, mohair, 2lM2lc. hajw never be known, aa the men who |Tr pound. were working at the drill hole were Butter — Fancy creamery, i.'xfi Blatantly killed. Alwiut 25 inrn were 17 S* ' dairy. 13* lie ; store, 11* working in the cut, and from the sur 12 Sc l«»r pound. vivors it waa learned that two men Egg»—Oregon ranch, 12* 12 (40. were !i>a»ling a 12 foot drill hole with P» t dosv-n. .N>* 2 giant powder, and had put in Che»••»— Full cream, twin». It««! about IHH sticks. It is suppoanl Young America, I3*13(vc. jer that they had juat I tch tamping the pound. powder with an iron laar, aa they had Poultry—Chickens, mixed, |3 00; sometimes done tafore, alien the ex hens, $3*3.60; drewsrel, Hisllk- jer plosión occurred. pound; aiiringa, *1 50*3 per doten; duck», $3* 3 50; gerav *4*5 50. tur AiwarKMt lavad, th. Hand key, live H«sllW<; dr.-»««di 9*10t!. Ixmdon. June 2&.—Tlie Johannes- : jtt pound. burg correspondent of the Daily Mail PotatvTw—Old. *1*1 20 per sack; contributes a long letter to his |>a|>er, 1 new. l*g*2e. per |«>und. in which he dearribra the American ! Mutton — lamia fir jrr pound tra»le inavaion of the Itand, aided, lie gm»»; I t »1 sheep wethers, with wool, alleges, by British a|*atliy. The cor *4 25*4.50, vlreascd, 0^*70 pgr respondent asiwrta that Americana pound. are quietly buying up shares and — Grnas, heavy, *.'> 75*fl; puahing their efforts in every direc light, *4 75*5; drearest, 7c. per tion. He aay, that practically all pound. the mining machinery ia already Veal—I*rge, fl<v*7c. per pound; American and refers to a rumor to email, 7'i*Hc per pound. Reef—«irons,top steer, *4 26*fi 50. the effret that there is an American ■notament to capture all the poorer rnsi and heifers, *!l 75*4 00, dressed Rand minea beef, 7*7 <fic. per pound. lav »»low of Cape Colowv. London, June 26.—Lord Kitchener has rent no report of the Wotrrkloopf mishap. Recent events in <*a|>a Colony aeein to prove the Boer inva sion of that country to ta serious. A letter to the Dally Mail, dated Ca|>c Town. June 5, confirms the pro-Boer report and says the invader, number anything from 7,000 to 10,- 000. that they are swarming all over the eastern and midland districts and getting recruit, and horres. Admiral Rogrre will represent the I'nited Mt a tea at the unveiling of the Perry monument in Japan It ia reported that the head of Rear Admiral Nampfion will appear on n e<lala commemorating the battle of Hatiago lay. Rice, raw eggs ami lioilv-d venison require only one hour to digest. At the other end are pork, roast beef, cal.tag« am! hard eggs, which re quire four to five hours.