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The Roupell Mystery
By
Austyn
CHAPTER XVIII.
Alfred < ««aagiM re.u*lu»d in 'wroeet
eanvaraaUon with Mtue <'reaaon for up
ward of two hour»
Paring that period
tbe young woman aevwral timaa retired
to th* privacy of her bed chamber and ••
many tlmra •merged tharefrum. rrapprar
Ing up>a tba laat orraalon drraaed In full
•'r-et roatmne. and having her dark hair
entirely .»ncealed art th a profuslun of
blonde, fluffy ringlet*
Hbe Lad on a ratbar loud, plaid dreaa.
a traveling rape of Scotch woolen, and
a Ix.nuet very plainly trimmed.
1‘laln
gold earring* a*ra to ber aera, and la
her hand »he carrle.1 a ai Ih umbrella and
a «mall traveling bag
<*a bar feet ware
a paid of broad, larg*-he*tod »toe« and
over thoa* whlta gallar* which twinkled
In and out from under ber pottimat* a*
o
•ba wa!k*d up and down the room
to»*' look'd on w.mdratogly and ala her
bonbon*
M I'anagn» eiamlnad b*r
mother with th* ey* of a critic.
>••11'11 ta." h' aai.l jirrorntly, "»11 but
th* galtera.
I don't think th»«* whit*
gaiter» hav* reach'd Iziri l. n y*».“
"Oh, monsieur to n>i»iakrn, ! am aura,"
replied Mme <'reaaon. with rnthuataam
“I waa on ll'grot atrrat not two
**k*
ago You know I went over ther* <>o tbe
Peter Rohl neon rare
They wer« very
g'ti'rally worn."
“You er« wrong, all tba earn'
I wa«
•ver ther* mjrelf lately
Gelrer» were
worn. It to true, but In much darker
elialra.
Iximion la alway» •!> month*
behind Faris, and New York ata month*
behind Lon-Ion In »uch matters
Now,
don't con Ira dirt me, child
The EngUah
ladlra ar* not yet wearing them
Mm* t'r'Mon urg'd th* point no fur
them. Turning to her maid, she aald
"Bring tna my dark gray galtera, Na
Don . they era a year, at least, out of
faahlon In Parla, m-mslaur. I hope they
will satisfy you."
"You think I am very hard to plreae."
"I may be ao
I
(«marked Caaaagn*.
know tbe hind of man I have to deal with
In t let or Itoblancba. tha prefect of po-
Ilea
I will call for you tomorrow at
t*n o’clock.
In tha meantlma I hava
quit* a deal to attend to."
Ha took bto hat, kla*ed little ('*l**t•
good-by, and, dearendtog by tb* atairway.
opened tb* black door and paaa'd out on
to thw alreet.
"I love I'apa Caaaagua," cried little
Cei'atv, aa aha atood by tha window
wati-binj tha rerrwatlug form of th* f*n
tieman who bought tha boo bona
Then
looking up at bar mother, ab* add*!
"You
lov*
him,
too,
don't
you.
mamma T'
“Ca.'aet* to a goo*«," aald Mme. Or*«
•on. her «harming cheek
tinged
with
color, "and <«<ra* muatn't aak fooltah
quretlona "
M l aaaagne puraued bto way atill fur
them Into tha lotrtaactoa of tba t-alln
Quarter.
At laat ba «topped bafur* ■
mall «hop, puah*d up tb* latrh of th*
door and »ut*r*d.
A larga, »tout man.
with a pro behind hla ear, waa «rated at
« high deak. with a pile of proof tn front
of him. He n-wt<to<l familiarly to tha de
tective, gut off hto «tool and at one* con
ducted him into • prlvata office.
“Ha ! M»n»l»ur Caaaagn*,' 'h* «xclatm
ed
"What can I do for you to-lay T'
"1 ba>* two etna 11 Job« tor you. It'«
•Imply to aet two Un*» of typ*. and print
tue half a du**u abevta of not a pap«r ; alao
a couple of card« I «rill pay you well
for It. Gan you do It pvreonally, *o that
no on* *la* will know what you *r* Ao-
Ingt and can you do It right away?"
“I ran
Writ« out what you wtoh
printed
Here to a pro and aoma paper."
"I want you to •>*< up tbto." aald Caa
•agna. aa be Landed hto ropy to tbe
printer
"Bet It up to English typ*. aad
•trtka It off on Engltoh paper
I will
w*lt here for It“
Twenty tntouta* later M
Caaaagn*
waa on th* »treat In bto pocket, neatly
packed between aheela of t!»«no paper to
prevent tb*lr "aettlog off." were all
ahrat» of not* paper, and on th* top
right hand corner of each wa* printed
tb* word*. In bold Eng! lab typ* t
"< »flic* of
“Bl I'EBINTENHENT OF POLICB
“Scotland Yard.
Teondo«, W C."
n* alao bore two card« which readr
"MR GEORGE Rt'BBEl.U
"flfl Eaton Square "
(taeagne Jumped Into a cab and drove
home. Arrived there ha took off hto hat
• nd coat aad waah*d bto Lanta carefully.
Then ba took down from a* -pp«r abaif
an old latter flla. and turning t« to«
lettar "II." drew out a totter addreaeed to
bbnaelf, which waa written In a large
English hand.
Neat be took from tha
pocket of bto coat tba *tx ahe*a of paper
and the two carta
Th* latter ao put
Into a card raa« by thanaaalvea, tba for
mer he pvt on tba tabla.
Then he got a pen and eoma Ink and
went to work, laboriously but skillfully
After »polling three sheets of paper he
pr-w|ur*d
rig be
• t -d ..-ad aotntah
» •ineth'ng
ha w
vu aatlaflad with
I
Taking tb* latter to tbe window bo
ft to tho light, a* if admiring hto
handiwork, and read aa follow* 1
“Ofltaw of
“SUFERINTENHENT OF POLICE.
!
k
"Scotland Yard,
"Tendon. W C, Joly fl, IS—
"Victor lAblancba, Eeq, Prefect •t Tw
lire. Parte. Franc«:
"Iwar Sir Thia will introduca to you
Mr. George Ruarall. * frtond ef miao,
who wltk hla wife Intenta making a
pleeaur* trip oa tha rentlaeot
I
"A a .”
i»*nw that yeu caa axtan-J to
Granville
Mr Ruaaell dur rig hi* vtoit In Part« wlU
lw highly appreciated by me.
"Your* very truly.
"J ames t hkni » ehiion
"Sapt. Polic*. “
"That • about perfect," aoliloquiaed th*
detective, "bernuae it tranagre**'* «very
known rule of French totter writing, and
that alone atamp« It aa l.ng.tob
Th*
'EnquiP*' 1» particularly good
EngUah
men. even of edm-alkm, are perpetually
uiah.ng that mratak* when addreaaing
letter* to thia country.
Parla Franc«.'
alao to not bad.
M Header«»« would
doubtleaa b« careful le*t bto friend Mr.
Hiwwll ahould ¡erwent It al Parla Ken
tuchy, or Parla Texa* "
The prefect of poll.-« had hardly tlm*
to ptoce blmaelf to the dlgnlfled attltud*
to which It waa hla ruetom to recolv« hto
caller* next morning, when th«
i-r
■wung open, and a gentleanan, u tun lai a*
ably Eugllah and carrying to hla giovar!
baud* a tall allk hat. and th* loarltabla
umbrella of th* ralu a filleted Briton, en
tered th* apartmant
II* waa acrutw
panied by a lady whoa« grac* of cacrlag*.
• nd really hand»>:ne face, accentuated If
anything in the eye« of five Frenchman
th* villain«»* fit of all her garment«.
"There ahould be a law paeaed to mm
l>el auch people to employ Pariaian dree*
ntaher* But even then they would never
look Ilk* our women," waa hto toward
cvanmenL •» he aroee. and with th* po
llteue** of hto race bowed low aa he r*
cel red hto Vtoitora
"Motuleur to prefect. I pre*uu»e," aald
tbe gentleman, to Frvm-h whl< h waa aim
ply ei*cr»ble
"I have tbe honur of *d
drraalng Monvtour lab'anche, the prefect
of th* I‘arla>an poll.-et"
“I am be, mouaieur."
"Permit me to pre«»nt you to my wtf*.
Madam* Ruaaell M-naleur Victor l-a
blanche." *
Th* Frenchman bowed more gallantly
thau ever. Realty, not withstanding their
gauiherle*. the»« Engltoh women were
quite charming
Io fact, th* prefect waa
agreeably »urpriaed with hto vtoitor* Tbe
Englishman’» manner waa perfect. With
hto native dignity was blended a delight
fuJ air of deference and politeue«» Not
witlutandlng hto vlllatooua pronouncla
lion of th* French language, he manag'd
to make hlmeelf clearly umtoretood. Th*
evident cordiality of hto mannei tbawad
whatever reecrve th* prefect had »ought
to hedge himaelf to with.
Hto heart
quit* warmed to th* totelligrnt Ix>n
douer.
"I bar* th* great fortun* to b* the
bearer of a letter to you. monatour,” b*
•aid, "from tbe auperlntendent of police
at Hcotland Yard, our mutual frtood.
Mr Jam'* T. Hrudcreon "
"I am delighted to ae« anyone who
crane* to m* Introduced by Monaraur H'O
dereon." replied the prefect
He acarcaly gtouc*d at the totter
II«
wa* afraid be had but little to »how them
after the magnificent department of hla
fr.'t I. M Hcnde-- n. In levndon Still
ha ahould b« happy to place himaelf at
thalr diapoaal. What would they like to
•ee firetl
“Oh. the rogue«’ gallery, by all mean»,"
•ugg-rated Mme Ruaaell. aulhualaatlcally.
“Or your aplendld Bertlllon »y»t«m of
measurement for priauner*. which you
Lave brought to *uch perfection to Part*,"
added her huaband.
It waa a telling compliment, becauaa
It waa true. M teabtonebe bad been to
deed tha flrot to adopt the Bertlllon *ya
tam. aud under hto «upervlaloa It bad
attained a marveloua degree of accuracy
and parfetrtloo
He had taken tbe raw
theory of a priw.n reformer, and reduced
It to a practical aclence.
“Our rogue«' gallary la not aa '(ten
elve •• It ueed to b«.'* ha explained
"Bine« tha adoption of tha ayatem of
maaaurementa we hav* not photographed
any but the moat notorioua crimto»!« You
can proiwbly ae* mor* picture« la Ix>n-
d»n
However. I will ahow you eoma of
th* moat Important."
H* led tha way into a equar*. high
ceiled chamber, lighted from the roof only,
the walla of which were literally rov*red
with portrait« of th*
d»*p«rado**
of
Franc*.
“You •** wa hav* them arranged •>
phatratlcally, and bar* to ao Index booh
on th* table for inatant referenca, Oppo
•It* ea- h name, you ara. I bav* placed
th* Bertlllon me«aurem*nt of all thoae
prteonere who hav* com* here aloe* tha
adoption of that «yatem
There they are.
men and women, from al) claaaa* of ao
el*ty, and of every degree of crim* and
mtofortune."
Tha fair
Engltoh
woman
aeamed
•trangely moved
“Poor creature«," ahe murmured, »oft
ly, aa bar little hand rested Involuntarily
on th* olB»«r'« coat aleev«.
Th« prafeet regarded her admiringly
Taare of genuine pity were la bar bright,
laughing aye*
"But It to atrangely latereafIng." ah*
added. “Oh! mouvleur. piaeae ah-vw m«
ana or two of the moat daaperat* and
relate their hlatory."
TTie prefert turned to M lb>**»ll Th*
Engltohman wa* evidently deeply engroea
ed In th* total, hunting up tha cha rac
tere for hlmaalf, la hi» todrqwntant Eng
llah faahlon.
“No. I don't »ant to haar !ha hla
toriea," ha aald. looking up from tha bouh.
with a cordial «mil«.
"I'u> p»rf*et)y
happy.
But Mr«. Ruaaall I* an enthn-
•laat on criminal hero«* (the wouM b*
far ralatog a monument to Jack Rhep
pa rd and Hick Turpin. If 1 would allow
her "
"It to ■ aad thing to
huaband." cried madam*,
pout, aa aha want acroaa t
*•
•7-- ’
COL XTY. OREGON
«na of th* pr-v'e-t. “let na )•».« Um
I« bl» own itavi.
mondeur, »lac« b*
•ay* bw I* happy, and amu»« ouraelv**."
Tb« «imrepllbl* M. labiato b« waa la
th* »«entb heaven.
II* wa* entirely at
th* aervlc* of tua.tam*
Mo h* protveeded
to regal« her with »hort «ket.-be« of hla
fawir.t* nvalef*. tue«, and ma<tame looh*d
on and laughed or becaw* «ad. Ju«c ••
ib* proper time
They had compieteli the circuit of thw
riHwn and w»r* near th« door again. M.
Ruaaell wa» »till Inveatlgating on hl* own
account
Mme Ruaaell. th* prewaur« of
her little hand «till upon th* arm of her
gallant conduelo*, look'd up Imploringly
al hliu with thoa« fatal *ye«.
R**um« of th* La** Important but
"tlh ! tnonaleur." »be »a Id, "do ahow tn*
•utne of th« priauner«."
Not Laa- Intaraatlng Evant*
“It I* not a plraalng sight for mad
vf th« Past Wa«k.
It
ame," feebly protevled the prefect
wa* a ruto of hi* never to leave a «Iran-
ger alott* In th* rogire«' gallery
I’lc-
turra had taea al»tra.t*d befur* i»>w by
Bl».-k Hand oí uniera continua in
rale hunter*
Still a friend of th* leva Chicago
don *iipertntendeni of police, and a tnaa
Japan la diverting inany emigrant»
w> «videntiy tu be truated; It would ha
all right
lle»ldea It would glv* him an to South Atnetka.
other flr» minute* of the aoctoty of mad
A now cabinet opp-wed to Fianco baa
am'
Aa many another man in bla placa
taken office in Portugal.
would bar* don*, be look Mine Ru*a*ll
A plotter againat Prince Nioholaa of
to *ee th* prlaoMV*
’'•u minili** lat*r,
with a thouMod thanl
th* cordial Eng Montenegro ha* been captured.
tlaimaa and i>;« wife . e>k tbelr le«v*.
The (trainer St. Cuthbert waa burn«.!
■ fl the coast of Nova Scotia an<i 16 of
CHAPTER XIX
liar crew dpuwnol.
“A compartoon of thl» portrait with
the tniuiatur* In th* locket." remarked
Th« higher officer* of the battlealiip
M I'aaaagn*, "now convin --* m* beyond fleet have l-ven given a bauquet by offi
a doubt that Philip la Heur and Philip cer* of the Chilean fleet.
lira ham ar* on* and tbe *am* persoo.
Heinae liaa l>een «tied for |U7,6OO on
Ill» ll -rtilloii ii eaeiimnent*. whl. h I
Ira re carefully aotevl iluwn, *r* at pre« acoonnt of alleged Irregularitle* in the
'nt of but lilt!* ua* to u*. but a» a mean* management of the Butte bank.
at Identlfl.ntloa ahould w* b'r*afl*r *uc-
Japanese militariat* are raid to be
reed In rutin ng him to *arth. they may loamg power, *a the middle ria** i* re
prov* Invaluable.
Iteyund any qu*«ttea
belling at the Increaaed taxation.
whatever, w* may now *»*un>* that Philip
Dynamite l>a* liven found In the coal
Graham I* In «ran* way cwnn*ct*d with
th* murder of Madam* Roupall.'*
ol one of the war»hip*
It I* believed
1 bar!»» Ii'Auburou atarwd at hl* friend Io tiave been left there by the miner«.
ia »peerbl*»* aurprla» a* h* uttvrwl the**
It la ctelme.1 by officer» of the Ohio
word».
"I think your »xperlenc* of yaetarday National guard that Inquiries have l>een
mini her* turned your brad," h* *abL made regarding the numlw-r of militia
at laat. "There ha* been no commuta men that could !>« dto|«t*h«d to the
tion of Philip la Seur'* aentenca. Being Pacific <x«at on four hour«* notice.
•till ■ prisoner at Toulon, how to It po«
Bryan *ay* Rooaevelt 1» an honeat re
■ibto for him to hare hern <x>nne.-ted with
former.
the myatery of Vltoneuv*?
My dear
frtond, I i>eg of you not Io think any
The entire middle Writ i* «offering
You ue*| • from a biliaaard.
mor* of thi* caa* to day
r**f. You bar* been tailng your brale
The llrinte raving« bank at Butte
too much."
"And you, my dear Charlea," retorted will l>e reopened
I'aaaague, "hav* been taxing your brain
Senator Foraker *ar* Ibxwevelt ia the
too little. Tao tblnk that becauaa there ctiAmpion muckraker.
to no .- inimutailon of eenteo*-« rwcririied Io
The new battleehip Mi**i*aippi haa
the caae of thia Philip la H*ur that h*
I* «till In th* cu»!ody of th* prlaoo o® been placed in commiaaion.
clato at ToulonV
The government ha* brought «nil to
"Moat deculedly "
di**olve the Harriman merger.
"Well, Philip La Heur brok« prison
The Engltoh expect a vtoit from
nearly fit* yeara ago, and h. baa narrar
yet been retaken.”
Rooaevell •* soon a* til* term I* ended.
“Impowalble. *«i-ap« from Toulon pria
Two of the «mailer street car «yateina
on! I will not b*ll*v* h. it to th* wot
>1 New York tiave gone into th« hamla
•trougly for titled of any panal eatabllab
of a receiver.
meat In Franc«."
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form lor Our
Busy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
*
'Terbap*. but bar. la a convincing
proof of It look at thia foot nota, copiad
from tbe r*gl*ter of M maraur lablan- b*:
'Eacaped from Toulon,' and under It *v-
•ry year ■Ini-w I* mai«»d Thto prtaouer
I* «1111 at large.'
lira Idee that,” add'd
M ('••»agne, laughing, “th* prwfect re
lated th' bietory of thl* particular pris
oner to my *uppo*ed wife. Madam* Pre«
•on, •• on* of the moat liarlug a»apaa
on record."
“Well, of mure* that aattlea It,'* at-
"No, I don't want
claimed P'Auburon
any mor* proof.
You overwhelm m* a*
It 1»
Hut what to tbe next etep which
you propoee to takeT'
"I now Inteud to find," raplled M.
t'anaagne, with th* utmo«t deliberation.
"Philip I a Heur, alia* Philip Grabaro,
lata of Toulon, and who may b*. wbll*
wa ar* talking, at th* prewent mum ent. In
Parla. and ouly waiting for tbto murder
to blow over to <om* forward and claim
hla abar* of hla aunt'a fortun*."
"Hut who." remarked Ii'Auburoa, "may
not b* in Parla al all; but may perbape
tie In IIIo Janeiro, for all w* know to th*
contrary. You muat not forget that In
th»*« day* of llghtolng exprea* train*,
■ nd ocean greybouuda, one .-an travel a
good way in tbrra week* eapeclally If
one ha* money Io ona'* pocket."
"Philip Graham never toft Parla,' an
•wered th* del art Iva, “of that I f*«l eon-
vlnced.
A man who could recap« from
Touton I* too amari a fallow not to
know be 1« aafaat when ha remain* right
llratdra. when ha committed
at home.
thi* murder he wa* Io a condition of
Snaaclal draperatlon.
He did not hav*
plenty of money. •• you aeern to auppooa."
“How do you know thatT’
"It haa »Im-« rranaplred that Madam*
Ronpell bad, bealdea th* h>o** bank
*otea found In her ewretolr«. a conald-
erabi* aum of money In her chamber.
That aum of money dlaappearod 00 th*
night of tbe murder
1 beltove that mur
derer waa Philip Graham. I b*lleva ha
took that money.
I b*lieva, if we wait
long enough, bo will com* forward and
declare hlrnaelf, for the puri'ia* of claim
ing hla ahar* of Madam* Roupall'* prop-
•rty "
"Well, why not wait • bit and giv* hit*
a chauc*T'
“ttocaue*,
almptoton.
just Ire
won't
wait. If w* don't prova aha'* altogether
wmng. abe'll haca Charlea Van Uth'a
head under th* ax of her guillotine b*-
for* two more month* ar* paaaed.
It
would be a poor aat'afactlon
for hto
friend* If we fa led to avarv encla a ealarn
Ity. and brought In our evldenc* la tlm*
only to prove that the government had
killed an Innocent man. Tha next *t*p
will be to call on Madam* la Heur. It
I* not unlikely that Philip Graham, after
hl* »«cape from Toulon, went to re* b«r.*
(Ta b* continued.)
Tim way to b« aaf* I* nevar to fe*l
«•cure—Frau- &
A New York newspaper man claim*
William A. Rockefeller, father of John
l>., died in HMM).
Mat French newspaper» commend
the recent apecial uieaeag« of the preal«
dent to cungrcwa.
A Kanaaa City jury grand
returned 200 indictment* for
of the Sunday eloeing law.
lia« jutt
violation
It ia believed the talk of war with
Japan will bring increaacd appropria
tion« for the detenae of the I'naclflc
c> amt
Hawaii
coolie*
fear*
a fl >od
of Japani-ee
Bryan praise« the preeident'» ipeclal
mcaaage to oongreaa.
The Iwttleehlp fleet
haa
through Magellan atraito.
(tai tod
NEW LAND POLICY.
Secretary Qartield Aid* Entryman
»load of Hindering.
Waahitigton, Feb. 4.—Il
Physician ^Surgeon
Tvlephon* Xxohaage No. n
I* Hie ptir-
p>«M> of S-civtary Getfleld to ao conduct
•<■»0,
■
it
111
iiggooa
the Interior >lr|«rtiu*nt and *o inU rptrl
th« public land law* aa to actually aid
•very bona tide rntrytiian who I*
J
0. UILL, HMD
en-
Dentist
ilMVOtiag to reiabllah ■ homo on tb*
public domain.
Secretary
Garfield
hold« that the land lawa were onactad
Hu claw nuk tn all brait etra oí 4rn dairy
tor a pur|>-<ae, and »o long a* Hi* law i*
itti
cuculia
not al> i«cd, he Intend« that the rntry- N'iti.
man «hall enjoy It* provision*, ami ao
». MONTANTI
long aa he acta in gixxl faith, al-all liava
the encouragement and aid of repre
•enlativra <>f the department. In oilier
word«, Secretary Garfield la proceeding
Nntftry t’ubllc «tut MadkUtor
on the theory that every man ia honeat
of 1’atnnl« and I wn lntu.
until proven guilty: ha ia human
MpfllllUt».» ALllANTg oRKUOa
enough to rerognixe that honeet men
may tuak* error* winch do not lay
th-n , o ahould not lay them liable to H. Hryanl
C. 0. Bryaa/
the law
A trading ->( Mr Garflel-I'*
MBYAMT
*
«ON
annual report, made public yrwler<lay,
will convince any man that there I aa
bven a phenomenal—an almoat Inoom-
prehenaihie—change in the manner cl
lloi.lwin lllwk
ALBANY. OHM
oondoeting the Interior de|i*rtment.
Under Secretary llitcheook, th« en
tire force ol the Ini« r-or department V’ ATIIKKVOKD A WYATT
■ nd general land office, on *pecial In-
■truction« from the »veretary, proceetl
cd on the thgory that the public land
Oltlve lu ttiumbera Muck
law* were enacted to prevent men Ac
lilt
OBBUOS
quiring public land«; every tevhtilcal ALBANY I
failure to comply with the law wa« re
w a rwtwo,
garded aa ground fur criminal proeecu- T. Jf. Mt'NKKRA,
Cash tor.
rraatUanl.
lion: «very olaiacle w«« pl act* I in the
path of the honrat, a« well *• the di«-
honeat entryman, and Mr. Htlclirevk
retire«! from office with tha aatoumling
tec >n! of having actually deprived liun-
Oregoa
Scio
dre-l« of honeet »eltier« of tlirlr land«,
while lie |M>rmltte-l ahrewd thieve« to
t—e* * (.«eral lanktny and airhanae total
gobble up large trade under hla very ne«* baro nr* Ir «i .-»reni rale* aal dnUta
n-«r. The rep rt of Secretary Garfleld lMrie-1 OU pt lori pal eitle«
will carry encouragement U» every en
tryman who 1« atriving to aoquire pub
lic Ian I for an ho<ie»t purpoae.
It ia
a tnoat cheering document.
u.
Attorncy-at-La®
Attorncijs-ut-Lüit)
Attorneys-at-Lai®
THE SCIO STATE BANK
Pup’s Coffee House
IMPERIAL VALLEY CONftBTS
At We*! Fi» .Idi ih» Moffritoa Mrwl Hit If •
CHARLX3 j. M äher
(B ua ' cmnot Io Hiner
Proprietor.
Fifty Improved Claims of Non-Ra*i-
dent* Ara Jumped.
Imperial, Cal., Feb. 4 —Out of 1,600
land claims in the Imperial valley,
alMxit 6T> improvr-l claim* belonging to
nonreeidenta have been jiiin|>ed on th'
ground ol failure to comply with the
law. A rra-ent d«-i»ion of the comini«
■loner of the general land otllee« rt-vera-
rw the practice that office ha« livid here-
lofote that any per«on could take a
number of aaaignment« from claimant«
ao long a* the total doe« not exceed 320
acre*.
It 1» now held that a pvtaon
can take but one aaalgnment.
Many claim«, including eeore* ot
well developed farrmi, are aff-cted by
tbe reversal, and a niimlwr ot cont-wt«
are flle-l
Tbe mutual water coinpan-
itw have combined to «end representa
tives to Washington and lay the matter
before Secretary Garfleld. An appeal
will 1« taken from the d«cl*ion ot Coin-
mitoloner Itannet on the ground that
the Supreme court hold« I hat an eatab-
liahe-l ruling of ■ dejmrtment of the
government cannot l>e annulle-l by a re-
teraal of the ruling.
No apprehension ia felt by claimant«
■a to the outcome, but it ia conaldcred
neoeoeary to present Hie maltct to Ser-
rotary Garfield.
WOOD CHIEF MATERIAL.
Small
Percentage of Building* Built
of Camant or Brie«.
Washington, Feb. 4.—In a report
The houae committee on cenau* want*
today rcgatdlng building operation*
* cenau* of all «lauding tlmlwr in the
and the limber «tipply the geological
United Slate*.
aurvey *ay* tiiat tiie Increaaing price of
Praaident Ripley, of the Santa Fe, lumber and a rapidly inetea»lng uae ol
demea the charge* of Rooeevelt that hi* ¡rerfr'cted Are proof «yitma ct conttruc-
road ha* granted rebates on oil.
tion ahould d<> much In holding down
the amount which for rat* are cal 1*1
Senator Boome «av* Rooaevell*« ape-
up>n to yield *ach year, but *o far the**
cial mreaage i* bound to carry him to
more a-ib'tantial ntotrrial* have not da-
the White House fur another term.
ctermed tha luml-cr cut of the nation.
A tornado jn*t north of We«*<>n, Notwithatan-iing the ln< rea«*i n«e of
Mi«a, laid wa»te a «trip three-quartet* cement ami other flre|rr<»>f material«,
of • mile wide and aeveral mile* long. the laat report« of the building opera
Hix persona were killed and a number tion« In 41 of the leading citlea of th*
injured.
Unit*) State« tor the year collected by
Official* of the Japaneee government th« geological rarvay, ahow that 6V
■ay that they, like other nation*, are per cent were of wooden conatructlon.
intermted in the fleet'* trip from the Thl« dora not include the large quan
Atlantic to the Panfle, a« they want 60 tity of lam her tux-1 for the mnatrucl ion
of dwelling«, «torre and other building«
know bow the »hips aland the «train.
in the tliou«an<i« of email citlea and
Ruel ha* pleaded not guilty to 14 town«, aratterr-d over the country and
eliatgra of offering a bribe. Theca««« not included In tbe 41* citlea on which
will be ewt for trial February 14. a reckoning waa made.
Hchmitx, who 1« alao indicted on the**
■am« eouuto, ha* already pleaded not
Filipino Lad* Stowaway*.
guilty.
San Franeiaoo. Feb. 4.—Tetlro Jajo
China look« on lb« movement of the in* ra and I»aac Villannewa, Filipino
Atlantic fleet a« more than a pleaaute »Iowaway*, after having hidden In the
ertxi**.
coal banket* for three day* 00 tha
Terror reign* *upr«me in I.i*bon due transport Crook, which arrived today,
to the arreat of cooeplrab>r* again«! were dtiven by hnngi-r from conceal
ment.
They came on de> k and an-
the government.
nonneed their willlngnewa to be put to
Raef aay* be did not negotiate with Work. Bo'h were bright la<l*, having
th« graft defemlanta and that langdon gone to the public erhool at Honolnln
broke hla immunity contract.
and they paid for their voyage by chin
ing »hoe*, cleaning deck* and waiting
Japaneee who are euppraaed to !•
on tabla. The Filiptni* «neaked on
•plra have been at every port where
b«rd tbe transport at II nolulu.
the battleship fleet or torpedo equadr->n
ha* «topped.
Mail From Fleet.
New York, Feb. 4 —The ateamer
Chlneae printer* have been excluded
under the alien contract lal«>r law*, Theapla which arrived today from Rio
and New York Chlneee paper* are tom- Janeiro brought 20 «ark* of mail from
the American battkahipa.
perarily tied up.
G. M.
T i ’ mnkk
M. Me A lvi *
ROYAL RESTAURANT
orn liti OUI HIUKT
Nt'wlr r» fl«*»* 1 1 I ••
tIm u»af bel urti»«.U
h«'<t with th» b<Mrt
both pUu«to«tk.
Albany
Orsgo*
L DUGGER
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Notary
Dee-l». Mortgage* and 1‘- naion Vouch
ara carefully written and «cknowlc-lg« I
leaara, l'outrai ta, <-t<' picpaml South
<>( bridge, al bantiain New* oil co.
N'KI, OttKG<>!f
Dr. J. Mon Foo
An
Exporloncvd
Coiiipoun<lor
ui
CHINESE MIDKINES
Hucceaoir to the late Hong Wo Tong, ol
Albany, Oregon, ia now prepared to
furniali Chine»« meilirino- to all.
Th«
underaigtied
recommend« him
and
■ aarantoe« ««ttofactlon. Call or write
him nt 11 W . «I
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