EVENTS OF THE DAY
Newsy Item s Gathered from All
Parts of the World.
PARLIAMENT A SSEM B L E S.
People C h e e r Loudly When L ibera
L ead ers Arrive at W estm inster.
London, Feb. 15.— A fte r the hardest
fought election England has ever
known, the third p arliam en t of King
E dw ard's reign assembled a t W est
m inster for the session's business a t 2
o'clock th is afternoon.
Business thus
fa r has been purely form al and four
days will be occupied in no thore sen
sational way than sw earing in members
and effecting the usual organization.
Although the house did not convene
until 2 o ’clock, the doors were opened
as usual a t m idnight and all through
the early hours o f the forenoon there
was the cuBtomary rush of the 670
m em bers of the commons for the best,
or, in fact, for any a t all, o f the 500
seats in th e ir cham ber.
This stam pede over, the yeomen of
the guard in th e ir gorgeous scarlet and
gold E lz a b e 'h a n
uinform s,
w ent
through th eir venerable farce of search
ing the p arliam en t hoUBe vaults for
explosives. The official police had,
of course, previously conducted a real
search.
Even they found nothing —
nor expected to.
As 2 o ’clock approached an enormous
crowd began to g a th er in the stre e ts of
W estm inster to w atch the m em bers’
arriv al.
N otable politicians w ere
eagerly looked for.
Chancelor of the
Exchequer Lloyd-George was so en
th u siastically greeted th a t it took a
strong squad o f policemen to g e t him
safely from his official residence a t No.
11 Downing stre e t, to the house.
P rim e M inister A squith, more ap p re
hensive concerning suffragettes, who
w ere prom inently in evidence in the
throng, took no such risk s as the chan
cellor, but w ent across from his official
residence by way of the underground
passage provided for such em ergencies.
W inston Churchill drove up in a cab
w ith his w ife and w as also w arm ly
welcomed. A rth u r J . B alfour, the
conservative leader, go t a decidedly
chilly reception, e ith e r because his
p arty was beaten a t the polls or be
cause the L iberals predom inated in the
crowd about the p a rliam en t house en
trance.
HAPPENINGS FROM AROUND OREGON
DRAIN 5 ,0 0 0 ACHES.
W OOL G RO W ERS O B JE C T .
then h er head fell forw ard, an d Hugh
sprang forw ard to lift her.
"She is quite overcome,” he exclaim
ed, alm ost Indignantly. "She Is but a
ghost of her form er self.
Ar.d ha
placed her In an easy-chalr, w here she
lay w ith closed eyes.
"H appiness will be a rapid resto ra
tive,” said Mrs. Savllle, kindly. "Now
w hat punishm ent Is to be dealt out to
you, traito r th a t you are?" she con
tinued, tu rning to Mr. Rawson. "To
en ter Into a conspiracy against your
tru stin g client! Shall I degrade you
from the high office of my chief ad
viser? I m ust hold a council, and tha
council-board shall be my dinner-table.
B ring your d aughter to dinner tht«
evening, and we shall Bettle many m at
ters. And, Hope, If you feel equal to
th e task, w rite to Richard, Inviting
him to dinner to meet his new sis te r
ln-law.”
"Very few fellows have so good a
rig h t to be proud of a wife as I have,"
cried Hugh, exultlngly. "O ur old na
val stories of desperate cuttlng-out »x
plolts are poor compared to the en d u r
lng courage th a t upheld Kate, as I al
ways call her. throvnh the long strain
of her bold undertak in g .”
"She has enlightened me, a t all
events.” said Mrs. Savllle. "Now gc
aw ay to the drawing-room and have
your talk out. The doctor ln^’sts thal
a complete change Is necessary foi
Hope’s recovery; so take your wife
aw ay to-morrow for your long-delayed
honeymoon. But. rem ember, whenevet
you are pursuing your profession on
th e high seas, I claim the companion
ship of Mr. R awson’s pleasant pro
tegee.”
"D ear Mrs. Savllle, I will be your
loving d aughter so long as you care to
have me n ear you,' cried Hope; and
no longer hesitating, she folded hei
form idable mother-in-law In her arm s
(T he end.)
Coquille Land O w n ers C o o p e ra te lo C h arg es a re M ade A gainst K
Reclaim M arsh es.
O 'B rien o f Wallowa R eserve.
C oquille—Five thousand acres of
B aker C ity —Trouble betw een the
rich Coquille valley land is being te- sheepm en of th is section and the fores
claim ed by drainage system s through try officials haB reached an acute stage
the c o o p e ra tiv e efforts of farm ers and there is every probability th a t , the
ow ning the land. This work has now grievance of the B aker-U nion Counties
L ass Im portant b u t N ot L ess In ter
been under way for over 12 m onths, W oolgrow ers’ association w i'l be ap
esting H appenings from P oints
though the actual work has been going pealed to the officials a t W ashington.
O utside th e S ta te .
on for a fa r less period of tim e. A t
A m eeting w as held in th is city
the presen t four reclam ation projects betw een K. H. O ’B rien, of the Wal
are under way.
Iowa reserve, and D istric t Foreste-
Commissioner general of im m igra
The first and oldest is the B eaver Chapm sn, and the woolgrowera of th ir
tion urges stric te r enforcem ent of the
Slough drain ag e p roject.
The first section. The grow ers allege th a t la/s
CHAPTER XXI.— (Continued.)
deserved your anger, and th is I regret,
im m igration laws.
move in th is plan fo* the reclam ation year the officials agreed to allow on
” 1 am dying to read my letters,” t only w ant you to let me come and
of
the
bottom
land
o
f
the
C
jquille
v
al
the
W
allowa
reserve
125,000
sheep
Roosevelt w ill spend th ree or four
cried Mrs. Savllle. “ H ere is a thlcu see you som etimes, and I w ill trouble
ley was begun, by petition, over five from W allowa county and 150,000 from one from Mr. Rawson.” She opened it.
days in P a ris on his retu rn trip , and
you no more. I can fight for my own
years
ago.
However,
the
first
petition
B
aker
and
Union
counties,
b
u
t
only
will be en tertained by P resid en t F al
and then, grow ing ra th e r w hite, ex hand; but you m ust accept my Inno
was killed by the opposition of cold 65,000 sheep w ere adm itted from
lieres.
claim ed, “Why, it encloses one from cent wife, too.”
footed property ow ners in the proposed W alla W alla and 69,000 from B aker
H ugh!” T his she read eagerly, and
Mrs. Speckels, widow of the late
“It will be a hard task, Hugh. I am
d istric t. A fte r a d is tric t w as form ed | and Union counties.
The sheepm en
Claus Speckels, is dead, and her hus
a prejudiced woman, and my p reju
which cu t off the g re a te r portion of now ask th a t the original lim it be es then reperused it.
Ah. If I could believe he cares for dices a re strong against h er.”
band’s will was declared invalid on the
these d issen ters and the petition c ar tablished again and the larg er num ber
m e!” she said, at length. “The letter
sam e day.
”1 th in k they will m elt when you
ried and the p roject was launched.
of sheep adm itted.
The B eaver Slough drainage d is tric t
Serious charges a re m ade a g ain st K. is like him self, tender yet obstinate. see her, m other.”
S enator Conger, in the New York
“I doubt It," Mrs. Savllle was be
includes 1740 acres of bottom land, H. O ’B rien, of the W allowa reserve, He will be here nearly as soon as
bribe inquiry, adm its th a t big bridge
which will be draiend, and the cost of the sheepm en believing and in tim atin g this," she w ent on, h er sm all, thin ginning. when th e door opened, and
company m aintained a big corruption
the com plete pro ject will be about th a t Mr. O ’B rie n ’s business interests, fingers closing tightly on the paplr. Hope Desmond walked Blowly into the
fund for th ree years.
$17,000. The com plete project will ir - his relatio n sh ip com m ercially, socially “He Implores me to let him see his room. She seemed very pale and fra
The m issing navy tu g N ina has been
elude over e ig h t m iles of drainage and financially are of Buch a nature m other's face once more— the m other gile in her sim ple black dress. No
seen near Boston, m aking headway
canals, the main canal being 50 feet th a t he is unduly influenced in m a tte rs he has been so near losing. Rawsor. sooner had she caught sight of Hngh
w ith • stay sail rigged to her derrick
wide and the la teral canalB over 25 feet p ertain in g to the range.
The sheep has evidently told him of my illness. than h er cheeks flushed, her great
post. She gave no sign of distress.
in w idth. In connection w ith the main men dem anded of Mr. Chapm an th a t He confesses I had a rig h t to be angry, brown eyes lit up with a look half joy,
Tt e su it to dissolve the m erger of
canBls lateral ditches will be dug they have a hearing on these alleg a but re iterates bis conviction th a t he half terror, and her lips parted with
the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
through the land, and these will be tions and th a t he give a decision.
All has done well and wisely In securing a slight cry.
has disclosed the fact th a t the combine
extended through th eir p riv ate holdings com plaints w ere reduced to w ritin g and the sw eetest wife man could have."
controls all A siatic fre ig h t W est of the
You will see him , dear Mrs. Sa
by th e individuals bo fa r as they see Mr. Chapman took the case under ad
CHAPTER XXII.
M issouri riv er.
visem ent. -it is generally believed ville?” cried Hope, w ith w hite, parched
fit.
Hugh Savllle sprang forw ard, ex-
A t the point w here the m ain canals th a t the m eeting is m erely the founda Ups. "You are so good as to th in k I claim ing, “My own love; ray own d ar
Two Union Pacific operators in Wy
flow into the riv e r tide g ates will be tion for an appeal by the sheepm en to was of use to you; if you would amply ling w ife!” and folded h er in a rap
oming celebrated Lincoln day by clos
installed which will allow the w a te r to W sshington.
repay me, see your son—let him plead turous embrace, kissing her hair, her
ing up th eir office and stopping all
drain from the land freely, but will pre
for his wife. They are m arried, you eyes, her lips, forgetful of everything
traffic on the main lines.
They have
TRANSFORMATION OF TEXAS.
vent the tides from overflowing over
Bend Will Be T erm inus,
cannot separate them, and 1' she Is a else.
been arrested for delaying the mails.
the lowlands, as has form erly been th e
P ortland— P resid en t John F . Stev- tru e woman It will break her h eart to
Mrs. Savllle again rose from her S p e c t a c u l a r P i o n e e r i n g o n tike R ta
J u s t to please the public, ostensibly,
case. These la teral canals are about enBi 0f th e Oregon T runk railw ay, con- know she has parted m other and son. chair, and stood petrified. At last Hope
G r a n d e , ••th e A m e r i c a n Si li e . '*
th e Mackay company will sell its in te r
30 fe e t in w idth and extend from the fjrma the inform ation given out recent- It Is In your power to confer such disentangled herself from her hus
Texas is beginning to come Into tti
ests in the A m erican Telephone & Tel
main canal to the foothills east.
|y th a t his company has filed maps happiness."
band’s arm s, and, crossing to where own, says H enry A. -Harwood In H ar
egraph company, thus doing aw ay w ith
The second of the projects is the I a t through governm ent lands as fa r south
I will receive my son. As to his her mother-in-law stood, said, broken per's Weekly. Ten years ago an im ml
the alleged telegraph and telephone
Elk drainage d istric t, w hich is located as the K lam ath Indian reservation and wife, I cannot say w hat I shall do. 1 ly, “Can you forgive me the deceit 1 gratlon Began w hich has steadily gain
combine.
JA PAN BUSY IN P H IL IP P IN E S .
on the south side of th e riv e r and ¡g m aking surveys in the reservation, gave Rawson directions to have her have practiced? Can you have pa
ed stren g th and breadth, u n til to-daj
which extends tw o or three m iles above P resident Stevens, how ever, indicates w atched; It was a shabby th in g to do, tlence to h ear my explanation?"
B. R. T illm an, J r ., of South C aro
a country nearly as large as New Eng
the
city
.
I
t
w
ill
en
tail
the
dredging
th
a
t
the
filing
of
m
aps
is
no
conclusive
lina. upon being sued for divorce deed Lands T h o u san d s of Rifles, E ither
but I did It. He has had her closely
“I am bew ildered," cried Mrs. Sa land Is feeling the im pact of vigoroui
for about m iles of canals and several proof Gf intention to build and th a t Bhadowed. but she has been absolutely
ed his tw o children to his fath e r, Sen
fo r S o ld iers o r N atives.
vllle. looking from one to the other. colonization. Land th a t had rem ained
m iles of lateral d itches. T his p ro ject therefore K lam ath Falls cannot a t th is well conducted. Still, If it Is In my
a to r Tillm an, bu t the courts held the
M anila, Feb. 16.—-Great in te re st em braces 2.273 acres of b o tto m lan d tim e be regarded officially as the com- power to confer much happiness, It "Is Hope Desmond your wife, H ugh.'-' for ages as n atu re m ade It Is feeling
deed invalid and ordered the children
“She Is' Can you forgive me now?” the touch of the plow. V ast stretchei
w as aroused in official circles today by and will m ake o f the section of the pany’s goal, b u t th a t Bend w ill retain was In hers to create much m isery,
returned to th e ir m other.
said Hugh, advancing to support of waste land w here only cattle roamed
the rep o rt th a t Beveral thousand J a p riv e r directly across from th is city a th a t distinction for the present.
and she did It! Why, Hope, w hat Is Hope’s trem bling form by passing his yesterday and buffalo the generation
Or. Cook and hiB w ife are in S a n ti anese rifles had been landed on the v eritab le paradise in the way of dairy
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the m atter? A re you 111?”
arm around her.
before are being opened up as farm i
ago, Chile.
T ayahas coast. I t is feared by some land. A bout four m iles of canals are I
S to ck m en Will O rganize,
Hope fell back In her c h a ir so dead
" It Is incredible! How did you come and settlers are coming In from ever)
L akeview — A m eeting has been call- ly w hite and m otionless th a t Mrs. Sa
Six w ere killed and e ig h t seriously th a t Jap an is planning to install an com plete and it ¡ b th ought th a t w ithout
S tate In th e Union, but especially from
injured by a tra in collision in G eorgia. arm ed force in the P hilippines, such as fu rth e r delay the work w ill not occupy ed for February 25, by the stockm en vllle was terror-struck. She ran g vio to Impose upon me In this w ay?”
“ I will tell you Ml,” -Hope began, the Middle West.
it is believed to have now in H aw aii.
more than tw o m onths longer. The of Lake county, to talk over th e pro
lently, and, rushing to the fainting when she was Interrupted by a mes
Census supervisors will favor men in
it Is another act in the g reat Am er
The cruiser C hattanooga was d is main canal follows th e channel of w hat
preference to women for census enum patched to Lamon hay to search for is supposed to have been the old riv er posed form ation of a stockm en's asso- girl, began to rub her cold hands.
sage
which
the
b
u
tler
Brought
from
ican
dram a of conquest. These farm
c iat on. T his m eeting w ill be held a t
“B ring w ater, wine! send Jessop! Mr. Rawson requesting to be adm itted. era played, too, in some of the earliei
erato rs.
the s h p in which the rifles were and will be fitted w ith the usual tide the court house in L akeview . One of
call
the
doctor!”
she
cried,
In
g
reat
"Show him up; he Is a p arty to the acts. They a re th e men who pushed
g ates.
Including the la st assessm ent, the speakers will be F o rest Supervisor
Trouble w ith the
m iners union brought here.
on Into the undeveloped W est. Bui
I t ¡ b believed by many th a t the rifles th is project has cost $28,423, and the Guy M. Ingram , of the F rem ont na agitation, to the astonished butler, frau d ,” said Mrs. Savllle, sternly.
threaten s to close all m ines a t B utte,
who had never before seen his Im peri
Hugh drew his wife closer to him as w hat a difference th ere is to-day!
w ere deliberately brought by Japanese end is not yet.
Montana.
tional forest. W hile Lake county has ous m istress so moved.
Mr. Rawson entered looking radiant. They do not come now In p ra lrlt
The third, the H arlocker project, is been one o f the best stock counties in
trad ers and turned over to the n atives
N orthern Idaho reports 18 inches of
“The doctor h as Just driven off, ’m;
“I tru s t you do not consider me an schooners, and the privations of those
in order to encourage them to rebel p ractically a p riv ate plan of increasing the W est, th ere has been little effort
snow, the heaviest of the season, and ag a in st the A m ericans.
but
I
will
send
Jessop."
the value and productiveness of a pro on the p a rt of stockm en to g e t together.
in tru d er,” he said.
days are unheard of. They come te
high winds.
Soon the lady’s-maid, the butler,
The au th o rities hove been having gressive fa rm e r's land. I t w as started
“You come Just when you a re w ant Texas In special railw ay coaches, with
and the housekeeper w ere try in g to ed. I feel my brain turnln-,” returned an a tte n d a n t who answ ers question»
Commander Peary was decorated for g re a t trouble recently w ith the sm ug by L. H arlo ’ker, of this city, fo r the
F ranchise to Lakeview C om pany.
his achievem ents and cursed by his op g lers and the Jap an ese seagoing m ar purpose of d rain in g his farm about
w ith a dining car for th e ir com fort
L akeview — The Lakeview & Pine brin g Miss Desmond back to life. Mrs. Savllle.
ponents the sam e day.
auders have been among th e m ost Ber- five m iles below town. He was joined Creek E lectric company has
“If you will listen,” urged Hope, w ith autom obiles to m eet them when
been W hen she did open h er eyes they
sought
Mrs.
Saville’s
;
she
sm
iled
and
by several neighbors, who have agreed granted a franchise by the common
w ith clasped hands.
they arriv e a t th e ir destination. 11
The Corean editor, In d ian Angan, ious offenders.
T h at Jap an
has alw ays had her to stand a portion of the expense.
"Yes, pray h ear Mrs. Hugh Savllle,” Is pipneering de luxe. W hat m ust the
council here, to run for 33 years. T his feebly put out her hand.
who assassinated M arquis Ito, has
“N qw she m ust go to bed,” said Mrs. said Mr. Rawson.
eye on the Philippines everyone here
T his p ro ject em braces 651 acres of is the second company th a t has been
old-tim ers think when they come into
been sentenced to death.
knows. The state m e n t th a t the J a p land and has cost $2,000. The cost of granted a franchise by the council since Savllle, holding the offered hand in
Mrs. Savllle turned a startled look th is new country to pick a farm U
A tube on the torpedo b o at destroyer anese could take M anila in short order d igging lateral d itches from the main N ovember 1.
both
her
own.
"She
had
b
etter
be
The form er company
upon him, and Hope went on: "W hen I th e ir thoughts go back only a single
Hopkins exploded a t San Diego, k illin g has been mude repeatedly and only this canal through the land will perhaps ag b u ilt many m iles of line and se t a con- carried up-stairs.”
came to this good friend, who offered generation to the days w hen they
one man and badly injuring seven.
w inter has resulted in the governm ent g reg ate $1,000 more, th e en tire system gj(j 3 f 8|j]e num ber of poles fc r fu rth er
“I can walk quite well; a t least In me the shelter of his house so soon as fought th e ir way ag ain st hardship
A /taf a L m i f
AflA
A'Ln
a r i l 1 K A u 1 v/\i l f 1
a few m inutes,” m urm ured Hope, ”!f he found I was the niece of his old th a t seem s now to be only tra d ltlo n l
A fte r spending $15,000 in tra in in g a t W ashington m aking provision for cost about $3,000. T here will be about extensions.
one mile of lateral ditches when the
Jessop will help me."
a prom ising young singer, Samuel extensive coast fo rrtifi-atio n s.
rector, I was In despair. I began to
The m ost spectacular boom of all ii
W hether the landing of the rifles p roject is com plete. The main ditch is
Big P rofit on F arm .
Thus Hope was relegated to her own realize the m istake, the dlsobedienca
K rau t haB been sued for $100,000 fur
going on In the gulf coast country.
was
n
a
rt
of
a
general
plot,
o
r
the
work
betw
een
26
and
30
fe
e
t
in
w
idth.
breacli of prom ise by the g irl he
Tillam ook — The 158-acre
farm room, w here Mrs. Savllle insisted she th a t H ugh had been guilty of. I >• id In the n orthern counties they a re mild
of d arin g sm ugglers who w ish to d is
educated.
known as the old M ills place on the m ust rem ain all the next day. Won yielded too readily to the tem ptation In th e ir claim s, they say they have
organize the constabulary as much as C om m ission O rd e rs R ates R educed WilBon riv e r w as sold la s t week by derful to relate, th a t lady spent most
of spending my life w ith him. I felt land th a t Is fully as good as the av
Marcel Rodel, sole survivor of the possible and keep them busy with in
Salem — H aving found th a t ra te s on Joseph D ürrer to Ben Jacobs for $22,- of It a t her bedside, reading or k n it th a t 1 was the cause of his troubles,
167 persons on board the General ternal m atters, the situ atio n is alm ost
erage and a t a much less price; bul
apples and g reen fru its in less than 000. Mr. D ürrer
urrer bought th is ranch ting. N either spoke much, yet they and I was overwhelmed. I wished that on the gulf coast they know no lim it
Chanzy, ssys th e steam er was blown to equally serious. If they can keep the | ^ rlo a d Tots as charged jointly
by
the
Mr.
had
a
certain
com
fort
In
the
com
pan
three
y
ears
ago
fo
r
$8,000.
I could die; an y th in g to be no longer a And they have good reason. No on«
pieces by a terrific explosion ju s t bh a n ativ e tribes in revolt, they evidently
Corvallis & E astern railroad and South Jacobs has been a re n te r of the ranch ionship.
Miss Rawson called, and
big wave carried him off.
think th e ir operations can be carried ern Pacific company betw een G ates and for the p ast three years, and knows w as adm itted during Mrs? Savllle's ab burden and an obstacle. Then I heard knows w hat the lim it w ill be. W hat
Mr. Rawson speak of finding a com
A noted observer a t F lagstaff, A ri on successfully.
Portland w ere unreasonable and un w hat it w ill produce.
T his speaks sence, when she went for a short a ir panion for Mrs. Savllle, and the ever has been tried has blossomed,
w ater Is plentiful and seem ingly In
T
ayabas
is
the
province
w
hich
bord
zona, declares he has w itnessed the
ju st, the railroad comm isison made an well fo r Tillamook county real esta te
ing, which she considered essential for thought came to me of being th a t com
exhaustible, the sun Is kind and ths
construction o f an extensive canal on e rs on the east coast of Luzon island.
order u n iversally reducing the ra te s ;
h er own health.
panion, and perhaps w inning her affec people are flocking In so fast th a t they
the plan et M ars, which irrig a te s a
Will Plow by S team .
2!4 cents on a 100 pounds. The ra te s ,
To her Hope explained th a t she m ust tion for m yself and resto ratio n for
■trip of land 1,000 m iles in length and
on the sam e com m odities betw een
A m ericans Route M oros.
Stanfield—M. A. M ills has ordered a for the present refuse her hospitable H ugh.” A sudden sob interrupted her, cannot be counted. Is It any wonder
20 miles wide.
Manila, Feb. 16.— News of a fight G ates and Salem w ere likew ise order 70-horse power tractio n engine, which invitation. Then they talked long and then, w ith an effort, she went on: "Mr. th a t they shout Instead of talk?
On the w estern end of the gulf coast
A B ritish steam er w ent ashore in betw een an A m erican scouting party ed reduce.!, the order to tak e effect he will use in farm in g his large ranch. confidentially, and Miss Rawson took Rawson was startled at the 'dea, but
country Is the Rio G rande valley. Un
w
ithin
20
days.
The
form
er
ra
te
be
ami
a
band
of
Moros,
in
which
two
charge
of
couple
of
letters
•"hen
she
the S tra its of M agellan, and 61 persons
his d aughter a t once took It up, and. til the St. Louis, B row nsville A Mex
PO RTLAN D M A RK ETS.
A m erican soldiers
w ere
seriously tw een P ortland and G ates on apples
bade her young friend good-by.
were losL
a fter some discussion. It was agreed ico road w as put through th is section
wounded, reached here today from the was 37 cents a 100 pounds and has been
J t w as now established th a t Miss th a t I should m ake the desperate .u-
E x-S ecretary of the T reasury Shaw province of f.anao, on the island of reduced to 34 l 4 cents.
The ra te on ap
W heat T rack prices
Bluestem ,
w as practically off the map, so fa r a t
says if a central bank w ere e sta b | Mindanao. The report sla te d th a t a pies betw een G ates and Salem w as re f 1.15; club, $1.07; red R ussian, $1.04 Desmond was not to appear till lunch- tempt. 1 was therefore Introduced to comm erce went. Now it is distinctly
eon-ttme,
Mrs.
Savllle
being
content
to
you by two of my names— Hope Des
lished the Standard Oil company would party was dispatched into th e montain duced from 35 cents to 32)^ cents a
L 0 6 ; valley, $1.05; 40-fold., $1.10,
read the papers herself. The doctor mond. I was called K atherine Hope on th e map. F or centuries th e Rio
control i t
B arley Feed and brew ing, $28@
country near Lake L m ao, w here a 100 pounds. The ra te on green fru its
was not quite satisfied; his young pa Desmond a fter my m other, who was G rande has been depositing a rich lot
Mrs. Sage denies report o f prom is hand of Moros w ere com m itting d e p re in less than car load lots from G ates to I 28.50 ton.
tie
n t did not recover stren g th or tone; Uncle Desmond's only sister. How I of m ud all over the delta, as If In a n
Corn Whole, $35; cracked, $36 ton.
cuous charity g ifts in the South, but dations. The nativ es fled fa rth e r into Portland was reduced from 43 to 4 0 ^
she
was depressed and nervous, averse had the courage to brave such au ex ticipation of a hungry lot of s e ttle n
betw een G ates
O ats No. 1 w hite, $31(</31.50 ton.
adm its giv in g aw ay large sum s during the m ountains, w here they w ere fol cpnts a 100 pounds and
from
food, sleepless. Some complete perim ent ! cannot now understand, for who would some day come Into th s
cents a 100
T rack prices—T im o th y ; W il
lowed by the troops.
The Moros and Salem from 42 to 39
land and call it the A m erican Nile.
her recent trip .
lam ette valley, $19<i/20 per to n ; E ast- change to a bracing place m ight be •my h e a rt”—she pressed her hands
pounds.
Irrig atio n canals are stretch in g out
A M innesota telegraph operator, made a n ig h t atta c k on the A m ericans.
The in vestigation w as made on com- ern Oregon, $2l(i722; alfa lfa , $ 176i'18; necessary. Mrs. Savllle, who was ag ain st her bosom, and. disengaging from th e riv er a t a half dozen points,
deeply
concerned,
went
eagerly
Into
w ith one foot c u t off and both legs
C
alifornia
a
lfalfa,
$16(rt'17;
clover,
herself,
made
a
step
n
earer
her
moth-
olaint of A. H. Hudson of G ates.
S m illpox on B oard C ru ise r.
the question cf localities, but Hope im er-ln-law— "seem s to flutter and fall giving drin k to thousands of acres of
broken, craw led h alf a mile and pre
$16; g rain hay, $17(ij)18.
P ort Townsend, W ash., Feb. 16.—
vented a collision.
plored, alm ost piteously, not to be sent me. B ut the desire to retrieve the fine land In th is newly-discovered
F
resh
F
ru
its
—
Apples,
$1.25(1/3
box;
Fish T ra p Q uestion S ettled .
The cru iser W ashington will reach Di
pears. $1.60((?1.76; cranberries, $8(</9 •w ay.
w rong I had w rought sustained me. I Eden, and farm ers by the hundred are
The French A n tarctic expedition amond P oint q u aran tin e statio n today
A sto ria— F ish W arden M cA llister,
I t was the end of Septem ber, and did not tell Hugh w hat I had under already taking from the rich soil the
under Charcot reached 70 degree, w ith five esses of sm allpox among the of O regon, and F ish C om m issioner per barrel.
P otatoes!— Carload buying p rices: London w as a t Its em ptiest; Mrs. Sa taken until I had been pome weeks h eritag e th a t centuries has brought t t
south latitude aond mapped many hun crew . A ssistan t Surgeon C arter, in Riseland, have signed an ag reem ent
The first straw berries, w aterm elons
Oregon,
70(</ 80c per s a c k ; sw eet pota vllle was therefore spared the visits w ith you. He was much alarm ed, and
dred miles of new country.
charge of this q u aran tin e d istric t, re which a d ju sts the controversy over the toes, 2 1;1(<7'2> sc per pound.
begged me not to risk too m uch—to and other vegetables th a t reach the
and
kind
Inquiries
of
her
kinsfolk
and
B
ak
ers’
bay
fish
tra
p
s
The
ag
re
e
Officials of the French tran s-A tlan tic ceived a w ireless m essage from the
V egetables— A rtichokes, $1.25 per acquaintance. She was 111 a t ease from leave as soon as I could. If the stra in N orthern m arkets come from th is re
m ent is th a t the channel designated by
steam ship company have no tidings oi W ashington last night siy in g she was j the U nited S ta te s goverm ent surveys dozen; cabbage, $2 per hundred; cauli anxiety concerning Hope. All th a t was was too great; but he did not forbid gion. T h at Is w hat m akes th e open
anyone being saved from the lost steam in g full speed ahead. Dr. C arter I for the passnge of boats plying to and flower. $1.76 per dozen; celery, $4 per kindly and grateful In her strong na me to stay. So I stayed. How dread ing up of the land so valuable; for
when the facts th a t It Is 1,500 m iles
steam er General Chanzy except the one w ent to the q u aran tin e s ta ’ ion this
c ra te ; sprouts, 9c per pound; squash,
morning to arran g e for the landing and ' from Iiwaco, no rth of Sand island, 2c; tom atoes., $8.26<i/i8.50 per c ra te ; tu re had been draw n forth by the des ful the beginning was! Yet, though n earer to St. Louis than Is C alifor
passenger picked up by fishermen.
isolation of the men
The W ashing shall be considered as the boundary turnips, $1.25 per sack ; rutabagas, olate orphan g irl who had the sp irit you were cold and stem , I could bear nia, and th a t it can supply the N orth
to w ithstand her h ith erto u n re-'-fed It, for you a re too strong to be suspi
N icaraguan rebels are p rep arin g to ton is on her way from Honolulu to the line betw een the tw o sta te s.
This
move on Managua, and the fall of the B rem erton drydocks.
ag reem en t giv es O regon jurisdiction $ 1C>< 1.25; carrots, $1; beets, $1.25; tyranny, and the perception to appeal cious. or petty, or narrow , and I dared ern m arkets w ith fresh vegetables In
parsnips,
$1.
to the better self which lay beneath t t not let myself fear you; and then— I the dead of w inter, are taken into con
city is considered certain.
over several disputed fish tra p s from
O nions—Oregon, $1.50 per sack.
So Mrs. Savllls sat by herself, th in k grew to know you had a heart. T hat sideration, It is plain th a t no one can
An Iowa man runs a deer farm, and G eneral W ood in C ritical Condition which it has never collected licenses.
B u tter—C ity craem ery e x tras. 37(if ing deeply of her past, her presenL Is w hat m akes th is mom ent so te rri estim ate w ith any degree of accuracy
B altim ore, Feb. 16.— I t was re p o rt
has a herd of about 100 deer, from
39c; fancy outside cream ery, 36(ft'37e and the possible future, one warm, ble; I fear your disapproval more than th e fu tu re th a t lies before I t
Tile C om pany to Im prove.
which he sells venison, hideB and ant ed th is afternoon th a t M ajor G eneral
per pound; store, 20(«'22>t.c
B u tter rainy m orning. “H orrid w eather for your displeasure. Now, can you. will
Salem
—The
Salem
Tile
A
M
erran
Leonard Wood, who was operated on
lers.
f a t prices average 1 S c per pound, un
H e r G rie v a n c e .
Hope,’’ she thought; "Im possible for you, forgive m e?”
tile
company
is
p
re
p
a
rin
g
for
an
utius
last week a t th e Johns Hopkins hos
der reg u lar b u tte r prices.
“Never m ind,” said Socrates, “yon
uerves to get rig h t under such skyey
Mrs. Savllle was silent; h er brows
In a speech in Dublin, Redmond de p ital, was in a ser ous condition. Fol ually busy season. The company will
E ggs Fresh Oregon yanch, 28(<i29c
Influence." Yes, she m ust get Hope were knit, her eyes dow ncast; yet may disapprove of me, but poaterity
manded th a t the house of lords veto lowing the operation G eneral Wood run its factory both sum m er and w in per dozen.
our of town. How desolate her life Hope dared to tak e the fine sm all hand will lend an atten tiv e ear to my teach
the F.nglish budget, and his a ttitu d e rallied, and the surgeons an ticipated te r and w ill en larg e on the present
P ork— Fancy, ll(>/12c per pound.
ings.”
•
may unite the Irish and R adicals under his early recovery.
The rep o rt today q u a rte rs so as to more than double the
Poultry— Hens, 17',(<718c; springs, would be w ithout th a t girl! and she which lay on the arm of the chair.
'T h a t's w hat exasperates m e!” r e
one banner, resu ltin g in th e complete is to the efTeet th a t the operation was previous output. F ive thousand dol
1 7 Lcf«718 c : ducks. 206723c; geese, IS would need com fort and support in Mrs. Savllle did not draw it away. The
overthrow of the house of lords.
Then plied X antlppe. “To th in k a m an
not so successful as was a t flrst sup lars w ill be a|>enl on the plant, m aking 6714c; tu tk ey s, live, 23(a24c; dressed, coming years. Even If she brought lookers-on held th e ir breath.
herself to accept H ugh's wife, she she drew Hope's to her. and gently would go to such lengths In order to
it th e b est in the s ta te , and capable of 27(1/30c; squabs, $3 per dozen.
posed,
and
tliat
his
condition
is
causing
Bandits looted the poetoffice, general
tak in g care of all orders as they are re
slow have the last word.”—W ashington
C a ttle —B est steers, $5.50; fa ir to would probably tu rn out a th o rn In stroked I t ” 1 th in k ," she i
■tore and hotel in Divide, MonL, an 1 the physicians much apprehension.
ceived.
E very th in g
m anufactured good steers, $4.59«/5; stric tly good th eir side and keep her and her sou ly. ' th at you are the only creatu re that Star.
eacaped to the m ountains.
from clay w ill be made.
ever understood me. I forgive your
cows, $4.50; fa ir to good cows, $3.76 a p are
S team sh ip Lines G rafting?
G e llin g W lM .
H ere the old butler, w ith a beaming husband, and accept you—not because
Society women in W ashington, D.
(if4; lig h t calves, $5(1/5.50; heavy
W ashington, Keb 16.— It developed
“ I w ant to be well Inform ed.” eat«
C o n c re te B locks at Alhtny.
C., are g e ttin g considerably worried today th a t the im m igration service has
calves,
$ l« /5 ;
bulls, $3.50673.76; face, announced. "Mr. Hugh, m a’am. ’ his disobedience Is pardonable, but be
and her son entered. How well, how cause. when I cam e back from the the am bitious girl. "I w ant to know
A lbany—M essrs. F rost and McGlash- stag s, $3(>i 4.
over the high cost of living.
bi en reporting from 130,000 to 400,000
distinguished, be looked! his strong jaw s of death, the flrst sight th a t met w hat's going on.”
on, m an u factu rers of concrete pro
Hogs
Top.
$9(i/9.25;
fa
ir
to
good
Stones hurled from the volcano P om , more im m igrants a y ear than it re ducts, have moved th eir business from
"W ell.” an sw ered,M iss Cayenne. "I
face deeply embrowned, his fine look ray eyes were your tears of Joy at my
hogs, $8.50((/8.76.
on the island of Coats Rica, have killed ports in the colli etion of the head tax Medford to A lbany. T heir new factory
recovery. Y et had I died Intestate, would suggeet th a t you get one of
Sheep B est w ethers. $5 50; fa ir to ing eyes eager yet s o ft
i
n
im
m
igrants.
The
steam
ship
com
many villagers who lived near the
"H u g h !" cried Mrs. Savllle. rising, you and your husband would have those telephones th a t will put you on
panies usually pay the heed ta x . There which is located im m ediately adjoin good w ethers, $4.50675; good ewes.
mountain.
and trem bling from head ‘o fo o t
been fa r better off th an you will bo; a line w ith five or ala other su b ecrlh
is a suspicion th s t the com ptnies have ing the O. R. A N. dock and the S. P. $4.75675; lam bs. $6(«6.50.
"My dear m other!" uj returned, ten and you knew I t You are ' ■» flrst srs."— Exchange.
One o f the g re a te st railroad builders b ten engaged in big frauds. The im aiding along the W illam ette riv er, is
Hops, 1909 crop, prim e and choice,
now com pleted, and foundation bU cks ZOe.M^I S « : 19u8s, 1 7t*e; 1907a, 11 He derly, w ith the slight hoarseness of th a t has ever given me what >.d can
of the present tim e says cem ent and m igration service refu ses to explain.
for new dw ellings are being made to per pound.
concrete w ill eventually
supersede
w arm emotion, and he clasped h er In not buy.”
A l i m a A ttach m en t.
supply th e local dem and.
brick for nearly all building purposes.
Wool -E astern Oregon. 16o/23c per his arm s, kissing her affectionately.
Jin k s —I called on your friend. Mian
"M other," cried Hugh Sa> lie. In a
"R e m e m b e r the M aine.”
"A re you Indeed safe and well?”
pound; m ohair, choice, 25c
ton« of wounded feeling. "1 alw ays Sw eetllps, last night and could h ard ly
A French lin er was wrecked in the
New Buildings at E ugsne.
C ascara b a rk —4 S * pound.
"My son! you have nearly broken loved you aa much as you would let te a r m yself away.
Havana, Keh. 16. In observance o f
M editerranean and 156 lives lost.
Hides — Dry hides. 18oi18 i»c per my h e a rt!" H er tones told him he me.”
Eugene The concrete blocks for
the tw e lfth anniversary of the destruc
Mlsa C harm ing—Was she so d e lig h t
J . P. Morgan in announced as the tion of the Maine, the American colony the new re s ta u ra n t w hich T. H. Klli* pound; dry kip, 186718)»«; dry calf was already h alf forgiven.
“Perhapa you did. I believe yoa ful as th at?
salted hides,
10wr
president of th e Pan-A m erican bank, yeeterday placed flag* and wr aths on will build for th e A. L. S m ith company skin, 19(>i 21c;
"Raw son told me th is m orning, Jnst did,” aald h it m other.
J in k s—Oh. It w asn't she I had ta
the g re a te st banking institu tio n in the the m asts of the subm erged b attlesh ip near the depot have been delivered. 10L,e; salted calfskin, 15c pound: now, th a t I m ight venture to call. You
Hope had sunk on her knees. and tear myself aw ay from ; It was the
green, lc leas.
world.
'in H avana harbor.
The foundation ia already in.
muat forgive ms. mot. sr. I know I k(aa~s the hands w hich held her». big dog.—illu stra te d fills.
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