all u n traceab le. H a m ley H a ck le y e , too, the stra n g e lessee o f 94 Itriarsw eet place, w as n ot to be fou nd . T h e m ilk ­ man, w'ho c la im ed he had been paid for a m o n th ’s w ares In a d v a n ce, con tin u ed to leav e a d aily a llo w a n c e o f frillk and crea m on the ba ck stoop , an d the a c c u ­ m u lation o f b o ttle s on the F la n d ers d o o rs te p w as w a x in g large. C ables from L on d on b ro u g h t w ord that H a c k ­ leye w as a y o u n g e r son o f the late Sir W a lter H a ck le y e ; that fo r fou r years past he had been c o n d u c tin g tro p ica l e x p lo ra tio n s , and that he w as p o s s e s s ­ ed o f an Im m en se p riv a te fortu n e. T h e im m ed iate fa m ily , an a g ed m oth er and w id ow ed sister, and tw o broth ers, both u n m arried, lived In E n glan d fo r years, and had heard n oth in g o f H a m ley that bore upon his life w ith a n y d e g re e o f definiteness. H e w a s a b o o k ish s o r t o f fe llo w ; im a g in a tiv e an d fon d o f o r ig i­ nal research , qu iet, an d o f no bad h a b ­ its s o fa r as they knew , a g reed all r e ­ ports. N o p h o to g r a p h s o f him sin ce lie w a s a plu m p little c o d g e r o f six w ere to be had. A c o p y o f on e o f these h o ran the m essag e, w a s b e in g m ad e in L on d on , and w ou ld be fo r w a r d e d im ­ m ed iately upon co m p le tio n . J oh n n y J oh n son fe lj that he had d ra w n a blank In his sle u th in g e x p e d i­ tion th rou g h the h ou se at 94 H riar- sw eet P lace, w h ere the death ch a m b e r v isito r had van ish ed . T h e room s sm e ll­ ed m u sty and the h ou se b ore the sta m p o f the u n o ccu p ie d sav e fo r sev era l su its o f cloth es, w ea rin g the Im print o f a P ic a d llly tailor, h a n g in g In the clo s e t o f on e o f the bed room s. T h ese m ust h ave fitted a m an o f m ediu m h eig h t and bu ild. T h ere w ere n o p e r ­ son al m em ora n d a a rou n d , and to all Intents the h ou se w as the sa m e as w hen A tto r n e y F la n d ers had let It, n ea rly a w eek p rev iou s. T h e g a rte r Joh n n y had fou n d on the th resh old w as a w oefu l a g g ra v a tio n . “ I f the o w n e r had o n ly lost on e o f th em ,” so liloq u ized Joh n n y, “ I m igh t h ave tra ced him by m a tc h in g the pair. As it is now , th ere’s no ch a n c e at a l l ! ” Mr. F ranz, w h o w as a p lu m p little G erm a n , u sh ad e too w e ll-ta ilo r e d , a w hit too urbane, bad fe tch e d w ith him a p ictu r e o f C erisse W a y n e that tallied e x a c tly with the p o rtr a it that had b low n from H u rc o u rt’s w in d ow . T h a t the sam e n e g a tiv e had p erm itted both p rin ts w as m an ifest. C H A P T E R V III. T h e w a rra n t wag serv ed on the H a r- eourts that m o rn in g at six o ’clock . O ut o f c o n sid e r a tio n fo r Mrs. H a r- cou rt, w h om h er h u sba n d cla im e d w as d elica te, an d w h o really lo o k e d as fra g ile as a p ie ce o f p o rce la in , the H a rco u rts w ere n ot re m o v e d to the Jail but a co rd o n o f sleu th s w as ap p oin ted to patrol th e ir apartm ents* T h e hotel m an a gem en t w as so re ly w roth , and tried to Insist upon the d e p a rtu re o f the H a rcou rts, but H a rco u rt ca m e d ow n h a n d som ely w ith an en o rm o u s am ou n t o f cash , and the m ollified m a n ­ ag em en t b e ca m e less ce n so rio u s . E a r ­ ly that a fte rn oon , M rs. H a rco u rt fell v e ry 111 w ith a se e m in g ly m alig n a n t fe v e r — an o u tg r o w th o f th eir lo n g r e s i­ d en ce In India, so her h u sba n d said. T h e re w as a b r ie f p re lim in a ry h ea rin g at 2:30 in the H a rco u rt ap artm en ts. “ M y na m e is H a ro ld H a rco u rt, and I live In the H ill d istrict, in In d ia,” a t ­ tested the w itn ess, w h en called . I am 35 y e a rs o f a g e an d h ave been m a r ­ ried to m y w ife fo r the p ast six years. S he is 24, and w e h ave been tra v e lin g fo r her h ealth d u rin g the p ast tw o years, fo llo w in g the a cc id e n ta l d r o w n ­ in g o f ou r b a b y son. M y w ife 's m ind has n ev er been p e rfe ctly c le a r sin ce the h a rro w in g m om en t w hen she pulled o u r dead son ou t o f the c lu tch e s o f a tre a ch e ro u s p ool, not fifty fe e t from her bed room w in d o w . A t the a d v ice o f p h y sicia n s, we h a v e g o n e fro m co u n try to co u n try , se e k in g n o v e lty and chan ge, h o p in g to re sto re her to her norm al state. M y o c c u p a tio n ? W h y , I h ave none. I r e ce iv e a large in co m e from Inherited p ro p e rtie s, so d o e s m y w ife, and Jointly w e ow n se v e ra l rich d ia ­ m on d m ines. W e n ev er saw the y o u n g w om an , M iss L a n c e y , I belie v e her nam e is, at all. I am p o sitiv e m y w ife n e v e r did until last ev en in g. W h y we sh ou ld be held like this is in c o m p r e ­ h en sible to me. On this card you will find the n a m es o f a n u m b e r o f L on d on , an d C a lcu tta firm s, w h o w ill g iv e you a n y re fe r e n c e s o f m e y o u m a y desire. “ T h e nigh t o f the m u rd e r o f C erisse W a y n e we w ere in M ilw a u k e e as our h otel bills and re ce ip ts w ill sh ow . T h e fo llo w in g a fte r n o o n late w e a rriv e d and w en t to the D ir e cto r y H otel. T h at • ven in g I w as try in g to e x p la in to my w ife so m e c h a n g e s I w as c o n te m p la t­ in g in m y Ind ian e sta te an d was sk e tc h in g the p lan s w ith the idea o f T h en they led him Into the p resen ce k e e p in g her am u sed , as sh e had been o f M rs. H a rcou rt. S he w as sittin g In p a rticu la rly fr e tfu l and n e rv o u s all the sh a d ow o f the w in d ow w rupped in day. T h e room w as clo se , an d in s u f­ a w ad d ed g ow n o ' ;*op| y *•••» h.- fe r a b le w ith the sm ell o f steam pipes, w as v ery listless a n d had not ep ok en a so w e had raised the w in d o w w id e and w ord fo r hours. H a rc o u r t d ecla red that flu n g high the shade. I d re w ou t m y this had been her w on t a t Intervals w a llet to g et a m e m o ra n d u m and In sin ce the death o f the ba by. d o in g so p u lled o u t by a c c id e n t a little T h e y sent F ra n z in to the room a lit ­ p h o to g ra p h o f m y w ife that I a lw a y s tle ah ead o f h is escort. “ Mrs. W a y n e ,” c a r ry w ith me, and so m e Im porta n t e ja cu la te d the banker, lettin g fa ll his p assp orts. T h e w ind sen t the cu rta in little b la ck valise. “ W h y , they told fly in g ap d w h isk ed th ese p a p ers out m e y ou w ere d e a d !” o f m y hand. I hu rried to the w in d ow H e a d v a n ced a fe w steps, and re a c h - and sa w them lig h t on an o p p o s ite fire i d forth his hand, but the m om en t he e sca p e and tried to r e c o v e r them . As g lim p sed Mrs. H a rc o u r t’* ey es he d r o p ­ the hotel cle rk has p ro b a b ly to ld you ped h is ou tstre tch e d arm and step p ed the p ap ers w ere not r e co v e r e d .” back. “ N ow , I tru st, g en tlem en , that my “ It— Is— It— Is— n o t— the— S a m e ,” he w ife an d I w ill be a llo w e d to p roceed m u rm u red , stu d y in g c lo s e ly the fa ce w ith o u t a n y fu rth e r re fe r e n c e o r e n ­ an d fig u re b e fo re him . M rs. H a rcou rt ta n g le m e n t In th is m o st u n d esira ble d ro p p e d her ey es in a terrified fa s h ­ afTalr.” ion and rulsed them ag ain to find the “ W a sn ’ t th ere a letter d ro p p e d out soft, ca lm g a ze o f P h ilip H a rtley fixed o f y o u r w a lle t? ” ask ed L a rry M orris, ste a d ily u p on her. F or a full m om en t s te p p in g fo rw a rd . “ I f y o u p lease, I’d sh e look ed sh a rp ly , c o m p o s e d ly at like to su b m it tw o e x h ib its In e v i­ H a rtley , then fro m him to her h u s ­ d e n ce .” H e p ro d u ce d the p ictu r e and band. an d then ag ain to F ranz. S p r in g ­ the letter that had been fished from in g fr o m her ch a ir, w ith the terror o f a the fire e sca p e an d p ro ce e d e d to relate ch ild , she flung a sid e her w rap p in g s, h ow they had been a cq u ire d . an d th r o w in g h e rse lf upon H a rtley, H a r c o u r t’s fa ce flushed w ith p le a s ­ c lu n g to him . s c r e a m in g : ure at sig h t o f the p h o to g ra p h . W hen ••oh. c a n ’t you sa v e m e from th em ; the letter w as handed to him he paled, sav e m e, take m e a w a y ; they kill m e w h e th e r with fr ig h t o r w ith an ger, w as w ith th ose a w fu l d r u g s !” in d istin g u ish a b le . F ra n * p aled and turned his h o r r i­ “ T h is Is an in su lt,” he hissed. fied g a ze ou t o f the w in d ow . “ W h a t ’s y o u r w ife ’s nam e, Mr. H a r- “ T h e d eliriu m a g a in !” cried H ar. c o u r t ? " ask ed the cou rt. cou rt. “ P o o r g irl, p o o r g irl.” “ M y w ife ? H er n a m e ? M rs. H a r ­ H a rc o u r t str o v e to take his w ife c o u rt, o f c o u r se .” a w a y , bu t sh e w ou ld not loose her “ H er first nam e?* g ru sp upon the urm o f the rep orter, •’N a r c isse .” and th ere w as no g a in s a y in g the cla sp “ Did y ou e v e r see this le tte r b e ­ o f th o se c o ld an d ta u tly In terlocked fo r e ?’ fingers. H a rtley , the ten d er, coaxed the T h e hotel re g is te r w as b rou g h t Into the room , an d as e x p e r t testim on y fr ig h ten ed w om an Into the bed room , w en t to the e ffe ct that the sig n a tu re on an d d esp ite H a rc o u r t’ s ex p o s tu la tio n s the re g iste r tallied w ith the c o n fo r m a ­ sen t fo r a d o cto r . H a rcou rt sw o r e they tion o f the w ritin g not on ly on the le t ­ w ou ld kill her and d ecla re d h im se lf a ter that had been p ick e d up in th*‘ b etter m an o f m ed icin e than h a lf the c o u r t-r o o m , bu t w ith th ose fou n d In p ra ctitio n e r s In the tow n . E v e ry tim e the W a y n e death ch a m b e r, Mr. H a r ­ he a p p ro a ch e d h is w ife, h ow e v e r, she c o u rt w as req u ested to m ake c o p ie s o f b rok e Into fr ig h tfu l screa m s, an d kept the d o cu m e n ts and hand them to the her ey es c o n sta n tly a v erted fro m her T h e sig h t o f F ra n z co u rt. He did this w ith g reat tr e p id a ­ h u sb a n d 's gaze. tion , but the results w ere very unlike a p p ea red to h ave b rok en som e ch ain , h ave fo r g e d so m e link In her m ind the origin als. A m ovem en t w as begun to p ro v e thnt that b ore d ire c tly u p on this m y s te r y — M r. H a rco u rt had p a in fu lly d isg u ised u n fo ld in g m ystery . W h ile th ey a n tic ip a te d the d o c to r his w ritin g and the m atter w as throw n the ex a m in a tio n o f H en ry F ra n s w en t to the e x p e rts again. T h e m an’ s g a rte r J o h n n y Joh nson on. It w as d isa p p o in tin g In Its In In- d efin lten ess o f result. had picked up in the clo se t o f Mrs Hut the b o d y o f (V r ls s e W a y n e had W a y n e ’s room , and a se co n d one, o n h to o p lainly Its m ate, in the sa m e gold been taken fro m the v au lt w h ere It lay em era ld and a m e th y st d esig n , marked p en d in g Id en tifica tion by Mr. F rans, w ith the initial ” H ," that he had found so from Mrs. H a rc o u r t’* ro o m s they Inside the th resh old o f the F lan d ers led him to the bod y . T h en the coffin hou se at 94 H rlarsw eet place, were lid w as loosen ed an d the sh rou d ed fig ­ •Mown to H a rcou rt. He d iso w n e d these ure o f the dead w om an w a s revealed. e m p h a tica lly an d d ecla red he had She w as m ore the Im age o f Mrs. H a r ­ c o u rt than Mrs. H a rcou rt h erself. F or n e v e r seen eith er o f them before. I-arry M orris, sw orn next, told o f the Mrs H a rcou rt, w h en they left her, w as the reason s fo r H etty’s v isitin g the su nk In a d ea d ly com a , and the Itvor H a rco u rt a p a r tm e n ts d isp la y in g s e v ­ o f d eath seem ed reflected on her c o u n ­ C erisse W a y n e lay there, eral p h o to g ra p h s and sk e tch e s that tenan ce. hml been m ade o f the late Mrs. W ay n e, calm , qu iet an d all at ease, like s le e p ­ in g m arble. rem a rk in g on the great sim ila rity bs "W on derfu l, w o n d e r fu l! T h e lik e ­ tw een the a p p e a ra n ce s o f the tw o Mr. F ran*. He w om en, and b e g g in g the co u rt to see n ess,” c om m en ted sc r u tin ise d the fa ce and hand s o f the fo r Itself. c o r p s e c lo s e ly and said s lo w ly : W ith H a rcou rt In d ig n an tly fu m in g 1 a m p o sitiv e that this is the w o m ­ s co m p a riso n be tw e e n the livin g w o m ­ an that o u r firm kn ew us C erisse an and the p h o to g ra p h w as m ade. Mrs W h o the w om a n at th e D i­ H a rco u rt w e t In a c o m a to s e state anil W a y n e. s s she lay p ro s tra te on the w id e bed. re cto ry H otel m ay he, the w om an w h o death p ale and w ith her hair h a lf u n ­ so clo s e ly resem b le* ser. I ca n n ot say b ou n d , the Inquest o f the p re c e d in g day A ll I kn ow o f Mrs. W a y n e is that her ro se like a m ira g e ! T h e q u ick and d e p o sits w ith us h a v e been co m in g , the dead seem ed one. us I w rote you , fo r som e tim e. W h en H a rcou rt w as bou nd o v e r till the fall we had n o tic e o f her death we d e la y ­ tdrm o f co u rt. N o c o u n t w as fou nd ed o p e n in g h er s a fe ty d e p o sit b o x till ag a in st his w ife. we had a c o u r t ord er. W ith in w e fou n d the m ost g o r g e o u s c o lle c tio n s o f Jew els Im ag in ab le— here a re p h o to g r a p h s o f C H A P T E R IX. th em — n eck la ces, sto m a ch e rs , a ll o f W h en , tw o d a y s later. Mr. H en ry P F rans, o f F ra n s, D o u b le d a y At C o . them trin k ets fo r the a d o r n in g o f H ankers. Han F ra n cla co. C a lifo rn ia , a r ­ w om an. A lso c o p ie s c o n c e r n in g t r a n s ­ rived . the W a y n e m u rd e r m y s te r y and fers o f v a riou s p ro p e r ty In terests In th e u n a c c o u n ta b le d isa p p e a ra n c e o f C en tra l A fr ic a , p a rticu la rly In th e r e ­ B etty I*anaey w e re atlll In a ch a o tic g ion s m ap ped as u n ex p lored , fle re ra l and u n aolveable state. L lk ew lae the o f th ese m ak e m en tion . Indefin itely, o f M a n - A perllla. Hla g o in g w as like his d ia m on d m in es o f g rea t value, a p p a r ­ • o m t a f -u n se e n by m an, u n k n ow n * n d J e n t!* . O n* ty p e w r itte n letter w a e In CURRENT EVENTS OF THE WEEK the b o x , a d d reesed to M r*. W a y n e anfl sig n ed , 'Y o u r F on d Father.* H er* la e cop y o f i t ” “ M y D ea r D a u g h te r— It 4* w ith g re a t d e sp a ir th at I u rg e upon you a g a in , the n e c e ssity fo r fin din g y o u r b ro th e r F ra n cis, an d s e c u r in g fro m him the rou te to the T io u g a le y M ines H e la the o n ly liv in g eoul w h o ha* this k n ow led g e. H is refu sa l to d lv u lg o the In form a tion to me Is bu t an oth er p r o o f o f his u n n a tu ra l an d unfllial a t ­ titu de. I m u st Insist that y o u find F ra n cis an d m ak e him tell y ou the l o ­ ca tion o f the lost fields. C ea se seekin g y o u r w ill o ’ the w isp Ideal— y o u r f o o l ­ ish love. F in u F ra n c is Instead and h a v in g fou n d h im retu rn h om e to H a ck le y e as soon a s p ossible. H e Is fP S ty!n g u n c o n tro lla b ly Jealous o f you . an d n ot o n ly th re a te n in g y o u r life, b u i m ine, an d that, o f the ch ild ren , too. T h e y are both w ell, b u t P a u la h a s had m u ch trou b le w ith h er th roa t sin ce the rain s began. I’ m a fra id she w ill n ev er be w ell In this clim a te. D o n ot m is ­ u n d ersta n d me. H a ck le y e is w h ere y o u ca n n o t trifle w ith him a n y lon ger, an d the d em a n d s on o u r m o n e y s h ave been s o g reat th a t u n less we g et hold o f the n ew fields, w e w ill be p o v e r ty - strick en at the end o f the year. I w ish y ou w ou ld q u it y o u r g am in g . I d o not m ean less w ea lth y , m in d you , bu t p r a c ­ tica lly p oor. R e fle c t w h a t this m eans. C erisse, seek ou t F ra n cis, find him if p ossib le, an d by all m ea n s m ak e him d ra w y ou a ch a rt o r m ap o f th ose f a ­ m ou s an d a lm ost fo r g o tte n fields. T a k e ca re o f y o u r se lf, m y d au g h ter. W ith m u ch love, “ Y o u r F o n d O ld F a th er.” “ T h a t stra ig h te n s it all o u t fo r us n icely n o w ,” c h a tte re d H ank S m ith ’s v o ic e on the air. “ H a m le y H a ck le y e is C erisse W a y n e ’s h u sband , and W a y n e m u st h a v e been her m aiden nam e. E v id e n tly sh e d id n ’ t lo v e H a c k ­ leye, an d she ran a w a y to lov e s o m e ­ b o d y else an d to find h er b ro th e r F r a n ­ cis, an d to learn a b o u t th ose d iam on d m ines. N ow If the w h ole bu n ch o f them lived In A fr ic a , I'd b eliev e th at the M a n -A p e r llla is a tra in ed ape, a so rt of b od y serv a n t th at fo llo w e d a lo n g a fte r the h u sband . H e tra ced her here to the D esterle h ou se, leased the F la n d ers hom e, an d then called on h er s u r r e p ti­ tiou sly . I d o n ’t b eliev e H u b b y ever w ent to m u rd er h is little w ife, bu t they g ot Into a fa m ily row b eca u se W lfle d id n ’ t w an t to g o h om e w ith H u bby , and in the fr a c a s th at follo w e d wlfle got he w orst o f It, and, by the w a y ” — here H a n k ’s v o ic e san k to a w h isp er— "I w on d er If sh e rea lly w as d ead or on ly d r u g g e d ? A nd h a v e a n y o f you n oticed the sim ila rity betw een the nam es ’H a m ley H a c k le y ’ an d ’ H a rold H a r c o u r t? ’ ” " Y o u reason lik e a w om an . H a n k ,“ g ro w le d L a rry M orris. “ Y o u ’re c o n ­ tra d icto ry fro m the sta rt.” " P e r h a p s .” ( T o be continued.) Ooings of the World at Large Told in Brief. Jeneral Resume o f Im p o rta n t Events Presented in Condensed F orm fo r O u r Busy R eaders. Prohibition was defeated in Denver city elections. Henry Watterson says “ yellow jour­ nalism” is causing the press to loee its hold upon public opinion. Two dogs at Condon, Ore., were so badly injured in a fight with a porcu­ pine that they had to be killed. A Tacoma man, his wife and daugh­ ter, are critically ill from eating what they supposed were mushrooms. Millions of dollars were secured from cotton buyers all over the world by swindlers who used bogus bills of lading. A lieutenant and eight men from the regular army will spend the summer making maps of the coast about Sea­ side, Oregon. A millionaire gas manufacturer of Illinois has offered extensive financial aid to the bribery investigations now in progress there. Shippers from the Pacific coast to the East have challenged the railroads to prove that any necessity exists for increasing freight rates. Ignorant aud superstitious people all over the world are in mortal fear of the consequences when the tail of Hal­ ley’s comet sweeps the earth. The city jail at Portland is crowded with drunks who are celebrating their last days before the comet comes. All holiday records were broken Tuesday night. A California 5-year-old was burned to death while playing with matches. A tornado swept Texas and Oklaho­ ma, killing one man and injuring many. John W. Gates, famous New York stock market plunger, settles lawsuits by flipping a coin. Roosevelt was received quietly in London by an immense throng of peo­ ple, owing to his sad mission there. TO PRO TECT W ORKM EN. National M an u factu rers Association C onsiders Safety Appliances. New York, May 18.—The beginning of a new era in the safeguarding o f the country’s vast industrial army will be witnessed at the 15th annual conven­ tion of the National Association of Manufacturers, now in session. The absolutely vital necessity of pre­ venting accidents in industrial estab­ lishments has forcibly been brought home to the 3,000 manufacturers form­ ing the association by the fact that 500,000 persons suffer from accidents each year in the United States. Two hundred and fifty million dollars is the estimated economic loss annually, in this country, due to accidents. At least half the accidents are considered preventable. A comprehensive report of a com­ mittee appointed some time ago by John Kirby, Jr., president of the na­ tional association, will be made, and the convention will be addressed by Professor Frederick Remsen Hutten, of the American Museum o f Safety; Miles M. Dawson, who has studied ac­ cident prevention abroad for the Rus­ sell Sage Foundation, and by other eminent speakers. President Kirby said on the subject: “ The question of appliances for pre­ venting accidents to workmen, and acci­ dent indemnity, are at present receiv­ ing more attention than any other is­ sues which attract public interest in the field o f industry. They are live questions of vital importance to mem­ bers from an economic as well as hu­ manitarian standpoint. “ In preparing its report, the com­ mittee has communicated with 25,000 employers in all parts of the United States, as well as 250 national, state and local organizations of employers. Every state legislator of every state in the Union was also written to. Spe­ cial correspondence was carried on with American and European experts. “ A little more than 10,000 replies to the various communications have been received. There were only three pro­ testing, even in a mild manner, against taking up the questions of em­ ployers’ liability and workmen’s in­ demnity. It was disclosed that 99 per­ cent o f the membership of the associa­ tion favors a constructive, progressive policy of dealing with this difficult question.” S E V E N B O IL E R S B L O W U P . Instant Death to 13 Men and to T h irty M o re. Injuries INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE B E R R IE S N E E D P IC K IN G . C ro p Abundant and Prices G ood, but J . Johnson Buys F arm fo r $ 1 5 ,0 0 0 ; C lears $ 4 1 ,0 0 0 in 2 Years. Indians Have Failed. Hood River— The berry season has commenced in earnest with a shipment of 150 crates. It is now expected that the shipments will double rapidly and that by the first of the week the season will be on in full force. Prices for berries are good, but pickers scarce. It is believed that growers are up against the most serious shortage of labor this year ever known, and that unless it is obtained quickly consider­ able loss will be sustained. The large number of Indians who unsually come into the valley, it is said by Joseph Tayhi, the Indian foreman who hi.a fi r several years supplied hundreds of his fellow tribesmen and their squaws, will not be here this year, as they have found employment looking after their places on the reservation. This has thrown a big scare into the growers, who are making every effort to secure pickers from Portland, the Willamette valley and Eastern Oregon. The highest prices ever paid for picking berries prevail, but it is feared that not half enough will come into the valley to gather the crop. Many of the school children are being asked to help out the ranchers as soon as school closes, May 20, and everyone who can be spared will take a hand at berry picking . A number of orchard- owners who are living in town and hav­ ing their places looked after by hired help announce that they will give their friends a lift, but it is estimated that the valley must secure 2,000 outsiders to get the crop to market. G R A N G E T O F IG H T A S S E M B L Y . Ringing Resolutions Passed in ing Hours o f M eeting. C lo s­ Oregon City — The Oregon State Grange went on record as opposed to the assembly. A ringing resolution was adoped practically unanimously, condemning the effort to remove polit­ ical power from the people, and sup­ porting the idea of government by the people directly. Without discussion the resolution was passed, it having been considered by the committee and reported for adoption. Two problems of overwhelming im­ portance were before the grange—good roads and the advancement of govern­ ment by the people. On the good roads proposition the grange took an advanced position, recommending that the legislature abolish all restrictions against indebtedness as to such im­ provements, leaving the people as the sole judges of the work to be done and the manner of payment for it. The grange was opposed to the re­ turn of the assembly, and at no time was there in evidence any indication of defeat of the resolution condemning it. The work of the grange occupied a great deal of time and the important resolutions were leit until the last day. After making every effort to clear the secretary’s desk of accumulated busi­ ness and laboring until after the time set for adjournment, a number of im­ portant resolutions were still on the table. A resolution was passed laying on the table for lack of time the pro­ posed tax amendment, with others, leaving the matters to the action of the people at the polls. Canton, Ohio, May 18.—Quick death to 13 men, serious injury to 30 other A Chicago club man committed sui­ employes of the plant, and damage to S y r ia n G ir l L eu ru a to W e a r C ornet* cide by jumping from a 13th-story win­ the buildings amounting to many thou­ dow and landing on a marble pave­ a n d H a t A f t e r S e v e r e T r ia l. sands o f dollars— these are the results B etro th e d sev en y e a r s a g o in h er ment. of the explosion of a battery of seven S y ria n h om e to W illia m B o fy s ll, n ow Dr. Hyde, of Kansas City, has been boilers this afternoon at the American o f th is c ity , 18-year-old M ary A b ra h a m convicted of murdering his wealthy pa­ Sheet & Tin Plate company. Among has a r r iv e d h ere fr o m o v e r seas to tient, Col. Swope, by giving him cyan­ the injured are half a dozen who prob­ m a rry h im , th e O w osso (M ic h .) c o r r e ­ ide of potassium. ably will die before morning. sp o n d e n t o f th e D e tro it N ew s says. B ut The force o f the explosion was ter­ A negro convict in Alabama set fire m a r ria g e Is a s e r io u s b u sin ess in to the stockade in which the convicts rific. The big plant is practically a S y ria . “ W h o m G od hath jo in e d to­ were kept at a coal mine, and 36 con­ total loss. A mere shell of the build­ ing is left. g e th e r let no m an put a su n d er,” is in ­ victs were burned to death. Identification of the men was diffi­ terp reted lite r a lly th ere. S o W illia m To prove that she was married for cult. Arms were blown from bodies, an d M ary are s e n s ib ly p re p a r in g th e m ­ selv es fo r m a tr im o n y so th at n o m is­ love alone a California girl deeded to and fragments of the bodies were 'her brother every cent of her $100,000 blown blocks away. Bits of human take sh a ll be m a d e an d th eir liv e s estate just before her marriage. flesh have been picked up on porches ru in ed . Albert J. Hopkins, an attorney of and roofs of houses and in trees. It is r ea lly a tria l b etroth a l. W ill­ One hundred men were at work in iam is fon d o f A m e r i c a ; he w ill n e v e r Chicago, will get $14,219 as his fee in the plant at the time of the accident. g o ba ck to the “ o ld c o u n tr y ” to liv e ; settling the estate of Charles T. Yer- Only a dozen or so escaped some in­ so it is n e c e ssa ry th a t h is w ife be­ kes. He sued the estate for $50,000. j jury, and these worked heroically to c o m e a cq u a in ted w ith A m e rica n w ays, E. B. Garriott, chief forecaster of rescue their fellow workmen from the an d a ls o b e g iv e n tim e to d e cid e the United States weather bureau, is burning ruins. Lebanon F air dune 15, 16, 17. w h eth er sh e w ill be satisfied here. dead. The body o f one man was blown Lebanon—The Strawberry Fair and W ith fo r e th o u g h t B o fy s ll h a s a r r a n g ­ The Herschel Parker Mt. McKinley through a house 700 feet from the Festival committee held a meeting this ed th at the g ir l be g iv e n a p ra ctica l plant. The body entered the house expedition has sailed from Valdez for week, at which the dates for the fair c o u r s e in d a m e stic sc ien ce. H is plan from the east side and continued in a were set for June 15, 16 and 17, when Seldovia. is p ro v in g su cce ssfu l, an d the w e d d in g straight line through a bedroom and the growers say the berries will be at Mourning over the death of King Ed­ out the west side. w ill u n d o u b te d ly tak e p la ce w ith in a their best. Last year the fair was ward has hushed all political troubles few w eeks. The torso of another man was found held on June 5 and was two weeks too M ary a r r iv e d a b ou t th ree w eek s ago. in England. in a garden 500 feet away. One in­ early to get the best berries in the ex­ S he w a s s till cla d in the p ictu re sq u e It is announced that California’s new jured man begged to be killed. He hibits. This year the delicious fruit g a r m e n ts o f th e fa th e rla n d . S he w ore primary law is a piece of patchwork had an arm torn off and a great hole will ripen at least a week earlier, and gaped in his side. b r ig h t-c o lo re d b o d ic e an d s k ir t, and and woefully inefficient. the fair is set for nearly a week later, The plant had five mills. All the which should bring the fair on at the w ood en san d als. H er c r in k ly , a b u n d ­ Remarkable attentions paid to an t b la ck h a ir w as ba re. S he had Roosevelt in Germany are causing employes working at mills 1, 2, 3 and very height of the berry season. 4 were either killed or injured, while n ev er w orn a hat. much comment in Europe. the men in mill No. 5, farthest from B o fy s ll has r e la tiv e s h ere In the d ry Lostine to M ove N e a r D epot. A woman who had been bitten by a the boilers, escaped serious injury. g o o d s b u sin ess, an d the w ife o f on e o f Wallowa— After more than two years rattlesnake was taken 80 miles in an th ese re la tiv e s u n d e r to o k the task o f of negotiating, the George W. Wood auto to a doctor by the Louis W. Hill Navy N ext to Britain’s. g e tt in g the n e w co m e r Into A m erica n property, containing 40 acres, sur­ party, now touring Eastern Oregon. clo th in g - M ary had n e v e r seen a c o r Washington, May 18.— The United rounding the Lostine depot, has been set, m u ch le ss w orn on e, an d she Roosevelt arrived in London as spe­ States leads the world in the total dis­ secured by an option and real estate scre a m e d w ith pain an d fr ig h t w hen cial American ambassador to attend placement of completed warships, with dealers of this city will manage the the la d y an d a g ir l c le r k began la cin g the funeral of King Edward, which the single exception of Great Britain, platting of the new townsite and the but is behind five other countries in marketing of the lots. up the s ta y s: “ O o h ! It Is h u r tin g m y will entitle him to the highest honors. This will be the number of such vessels. Reckon­ placed on the market as soon as the h e a r t !” In a fev. d a y s sh e b eca m e The flood of emigration from the ing the war vessels built and building, services of the county surveyor can r e co n c ile d to It, as sh e h a s to a be­ United States to Canada is beginning c o m in g hat w h ic h w a s p u rch a sed fo r to worry officials of the departments America and Germany are running on be secured. As Lostine is one and a her. At first sh e said w ith a w ilfu l of agriculture and commerce and labor. equal terms, but the former is leading half miles from the depot the business in displacement when the ships provid- ' men began to realize that their future p ou t: “ I h a v e n e v e r w orn a hat, and Advices from Changsha, China, the ed for in the pending naval appropria­ success depended upon moving. I w o n ’t w e a r o n e n o w ! I hate a n y ­ capital of the disturbed province of tion bills are added to the calculation. th in g on m y h e a d !” Hunan, state that the Yale mission in Great Britain, the United States and Build Road to M arshfield. M iss A b ra h a m Is stu d y in g the A m e r­ that city has been placarded for de­ Germany remain the leading powers. ican w ay o f k ee p in g h ou se in the homtl Marshfield— The Coos Bay Rapid struction by fire. The foreigners, who Transit company, the proposed electric o f an A m e r ic a n fa m ily In th is city* were beginning to return to Changsha, Denver Will Remain W et. railway being .promoted by Major Kin­ She sp ea k s n o E n g lish , an d th ey do are again living on boats in the river, | Denver, May 18.—The anti-saloon ney, is negotiating with the Marshfield n ot, o f c o u r s e , u n d ersta n d h e r lan- j Harry F. Waugh, of Seattle, a min­ element was beaten in the elections city council for a franchise. The com­ g u a g o, bu t by m ea n s o f s ig n s and a yesterday by a majority of from 5,000 pany agrees to have the road completed few p h ra ses w h ic h e a ch has ad d ed to ing prospector, member of the Arctic to 10,000. The extension of the fran­ within five months after franchises the co m m o n v o c a b u la r y , th ey get a lo n g j club and leader of the Waugh sledge chise from the Denver Union Water are granted in North Bend and Marsh­ fa m o u sly . T h e g ir l c a lls the m an o f j expedition to the delta of the Macken­ company, and which was to run for 20 field. W. P. Evans, o f North Bend, zie river, committed suicide by hang­ the h ou se “ p a p a ,” as sh e h a s h ea rd j years, was decisively beaten. It is president of the company, states that ing himself. Failure to interest cap­ h is d a u g h te r d o, and c a lls h is w ife italists in his mining project when suc­ claimed by the chairman of the Citi­ the street car line will be built. Work "jn a m n m .” T h e g r o o m -e le c t oonves cess seemed within his grasp is be­ zens, party, which placed a ticket in is being done at the terminal grounds. each e v e n in g an d Is d e lig h te d at th e | the field against Republicans and Dem­ lieved to have been the caflse. p r o g r e s s w h ic h sh e p r o u d ly re co u n ts I ocrats. that they have elected at least Big New M ill Will S ta rt. Forest fires in Wisconsin have des­ to him . one of their candidates for the election Wallowa—-The first trainicad of logs T h e c o llo q u ia l n a m e fo r the a r ls t o o I troyed six farm houses. commission, three of the four super­ for the big Nibley-Mimnaugh Lumber r a c y In M a r y ’s h om e to w n — w h ic h Is An alleged combine in the fish trade visors and nine of the 16 aldermen. company’s mill has arrived at the mill. A n d a ra . L e b a n o n — Is “ T u r k e y .” So 1 at San Francisco is under probe. A large number of logs are banked out, M any Burned W ith Hotel. h er sta te o f m in d ca n be d im ly Im­ ready to be delivered. The mill is Eight high school students at Wilkes- ag in ed w h en Mr. B o fy s ll ch a n ce d to I Phoenix, Ariz., May 18.—Only 71 i ready. The mill has a capacity of 50,- re m a rk th e o th e r d ay th at th ey w ou ld i barre. Pa., were drowned while boat out of more than 100 patrons who were 000 feet per day and is the largest of riding. h a v e “ tu r k e y ” fo r C h r istm a s d in n e r in the Hotel Adams, which was de­ ten mills which will market a total o f E arn est and rep ea ted ex p la n a tio n , in It is rumored at Washington that stroyed by fire today, have been ac­ 30,000,000 feet o f lumber here an­ w h ic h e v e r y b o d y In th e h ou se to o k i Peru and Ecuador will come to open counted for tonight, and fears are ex­ nually. pressed that many may have been j p art, w as n e c e ssa ry b e fo r e M ary g ra sp war soon. burned to death. The register of the [ ed th e fa ct thnt A m e r ic a n s are not ad Planning C h e rry O rc h a rd . Three hundred pounds of powder ex­ hotel was destroyed by the flames, d ieted to c a n n ib a lis m . In fa ct, o n ly ; ploded in a magazine near Logansport, which caused damage estimated a t 1 Eugene— E. M. Warren, who owns a sig h t o f th e b ird w h ich w as to g ra ce Indiana, killing one man and injuring more than $275,000. but many whose ' the tract of land on Bailey hill on th e b oa rd on th e feast d a y c o u .u a lla y which was located the old Tom Segar about 20. names are remembered by the clerk prune orchard, has grubbed up every th e la st lin g e r in g su sp icio n . An explosion in the Wellington coal j are missing. The search continues. tree in the orchard, 16 acres, and may K l t a l a s I’ r h l l f f M B u rre d . mine in England has entombed 137! plant the tract to Royal Ann cherries Political Riot is Fatal. Fire has broken out and there n the near future. G e o rg e S h u ts o f N ew J e r se y , has miners. Madrid. May 18.— A collision be- j ju st been b ou n d o v e r u n d er a heavy ia no hope of saving any of the men. tween Republicans and gendarmes is j S tam p M ills to S ta rt. p en a lty fo r k is s in g h i* w ife again** A carload o f dynamite near Tacoma reported from Valencia, in connection Gold Hill—A new 10-stamp mill at h er w ill. J u s tic e W a r e w a rn ed the jumped the track ami exploded, blow­ with a manifestation in honor of the the Grey Eagle mine on Sardine creek m an n o t to k iss hi* w ife ag ain r it h ing two brakemen to bits and tearing arrival there of the Republican deputy, 1 is now in operation, and the stamp mill up the track for a considerable dis­ ou t flrst o b ta in in g h e r con sen t. Senor Seriano. The gendarmes charged at the Kubli mine will be started Mon­ tance. and the Republicans rsed knives and day, n a t i o n a l D iffe re n c e *. That the four great express oompan-1 stones. An officer was stabbed and “ C h in a m en ar* v e r y d iffe re n t fro m ies get net returns of from 43 to 115 4 0 Acres Sell fo r * 7 , 0 0 0 . killed and many persons were wound­ u s In o n e th in g , a in 't th e y , p o p ? ” " I n per cent more, on the capital employed ed. Fifty arrests were made and or­ Freewater— H. M . Williams has sold a g rea t m a n y , bu t w h a t’* y o u r o n e ? ' in actual express operations, was der was finally restored after the man- his alfalfa ranch o f 40 acres in the “ W h y , If a C h in a m a n d o n 't g e t a y*i Stated in a report ias'ted by the Mer- i ifestants had sought refuge at the Re­ Hudson Bay country to J . W . Foster of lo w -ja c k e t on h im , he a stung.- chants' association of New York. publican club. Idaho, consideration $7,000. STU D IES A M E R IC A N W A Y S . J F A R M B R IN G S $ 5 6 ,9 0 0 . Eugene— One of the largest deals in real estate made in Eugene for some time is the sale of the Jonathan John­ son farm, known as the old B. F. Dunn place, half mile north of the city limits of Eugene and containing 1,138 acres., to W. B. Holeman, of Puyallup, Wash. The prire.paid for the tract was $50 an acre, or $56,900. Two years ago Mr. Johnson paid $15,000 for the place. Mr. Holeman, who is cashier of the First National bank of Puyallup, will move to Eugene to reside and will erect a fine residence on a hill on the tract which he has just purchased. A part of the farm lies on a sloping hill and a part in a beautiful valley ex­ tending from Spencer’s Butte six miles to the city of Eugene. Mr. Holeman will divide the farm into smaller tracts and will plant most of it to fruit, as it is admirably adapted to that culture. As a further example of the rise in land values in this vicinity, Mr. John­ son, the seller of this tract, two years and a half ago bought the Whitney farm of 200 acres, which has recently been bought by Seattle capitalists, for $37.50 an acre, and six months later sold it to J. O. Storey, of Portland, for $60 an acre. Two years later, only a few days ago, Mr. Storey sold the tract to J. P. Howe and others, of Seatlte, for $250 an acre. Roadway to Josephine's Caves. Grants Pass—To make more pleas­ ant the trip to the caves this summer the great limestone labyrinths of Gray- back mountain, known as Oregon’s Marble Halls, will be put in shape to receive visitors at an early date. These caves are said to be the largest marble halls in the world, and every year are visited by tourists from all sections of the United States. Form­ erly the caves were controlled by pri­ vate individuals, but are now within the confines of the Siskiyou forest re­ serve, and much the same as a national park. They will be protected and cared for by rangers of the forset serv­ ice, in fact, one of the main camps of the rangers is near the entrance to the labyrinths. Thousands of people would visit the caves but for the hard journey. Lo­ cated 55 miles south of Grants Pass and with the last 22 miles of the dis­ tance covered only by a narrow, rough and tortuous mountain trail, the trip to the marble halls is anything but pleasant, and can only be made by the aid of pack animals. The government, through its appropriations for such purposes, will construct a road to the caves from the main highway at Wil­ liams valley, and will provide suitable shelter at the caves. C h e rrie s Ripening in Um atilla. Stanfield— Ripe strawberries about Stanfield, Hermiston and Umatilla at­ test the earliness o f Umatilla and Mor­ row counties in fruit production. Cher­ ries are nearly full grown. Last year at Stanfield the first ripe cherries were picked May 12. The early season ap­ plies as well to peaches and apricots as to the varieties named. This extreme earliness is one of the best possible features of a fruit producing district and may explain in part a recent sale of Northern Umatilla county unim­ proved land at $1,000 per acre. Live L obsters C o m in g. Boston— A specially constructed gov­ ernment car filled with lobsters has left the Maine coast for Portland, Or. But they are not to be eaten, at least for a while. They are going to the United States hatchery, where they will be given their liberty. While on the way the temperature will be maintained at 42 degrees, and salt water will be sprayed upon them at intervals. These are probably the lobsters which are to be planted in Yaquina bay. PO RTLAND M ARKETS, Wheat—Track prices: Bluestem, 88 (390c; club, 84@86c; red Russian, 82c; valley, 87c. Barley— Feed and brewing, $22(323 per ton. Corn— Whole, $33; cracked, $34 ton. Hay— Track prices: Timothy, Wil­ lamette valley, $20(321; Eastern Ore­ gon, $22(325; alfalfa, $16.50(3;17.50; grain hay, $17@18. Oats—No. 1 white, $26(5>27 ton. Fresh Fruits— Strawberries, Oregon, $1.75(i/2.25 per crate; apples, $1.60(3:3 per box; gooseberries, 6(3 7c per pound. Potatoes—Carload buying prices: Oregon, 40(3 50c per hundred; sweet potatoes, 4c per pound. Vegetables— Artichokes. 60(3:70c per dozen; asparagus, $1(3)1.25 per box; cabbage, 3 ’ ec per pound; celery, $3.50 <5 4 per crate; hothouse lettuce, 50c(3) $1 per box; green onions, 15c per doz­ en; radishes, 15(320c; rhubarb, 2 0 /2 ',c per pound; spinach, 8