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u n d e r h im , a n d f a i n t e d a s a w o m a n m i g h t — w h e n t h e t h i n g w a s done. THE QUICKENING S FRAN CIS LY N D E Copyright, 1906, by Franc!« Lynda V * s» CH A PTER XXVI. T h e blue a u tu m n n ig h t haze had a l m o s t t h e c o n s i s t e n c y ot a clo u d w h e n G o r d o n l e a p e d t h e wall a n d s e t h i s fa ce t o w a r d t h e I ro n - w o r k s . Or, r a t h e r , it w a s J l k e t h e d e p t h s of a t r a n s l u c e n t s e a In w h i c h t h e d i s t a n t e l e c t r i c l i g h t s o f M o u n t a i n View a v e n u e s h o n e as b l u r s of p h o s p h o r e s c e n t life on one h a n d , a n d t h e g r e a t d a r k b u l k of L e b a n o n lo o m ed a s t h e m a s s i v e f o u n d a t i o n s of a s h a d o w y I slan d on t h e o th er. 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A t t h e saune I n s t a n t a whiff of t h e a c r i d s m o k e f ro m t h e d i s t a n t f u r n a c e fires t i n g l e d In his n o s t r i l s , a n d he q u i c k e n e d h is pace. T h e h o u r f o r w h i c h all o t h e r h o u r s h a d been w aitin g h ad struck. Love had ca lled, a n d r elig io n h u d m a d e Its sil e n t p r o t e s t ; b q t t h e sm ell In his n o s t r i l s w a s t h e s m o k y b r e a t h of M a m m o n , t h e b r e a t h w h i c h hue m a d d e n e d a w o rld ; h e s t r o d e on d o g g ed ly , t h i n k i n g only of h is t r i u m p h a n d ho w he s h o u l d p r e s - e n t l y c o m p a s s It. T h e tw o g r e a t p o p l a r - t r e e s , s e n t i n e l i n g w h a t h a d o n ce b e e n t h e g a t e o f t h e old G o r d o n h o m e s te a d , h a d b een s p a r e d t h r o u g h a ll t h e Industrial changes. 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T h e n he, too, p a s s e d t h r o u jr h t h e w i c k et a n d w e n t to s t a n d In t h e s h a d o w of t h e s l a b -f l o o re d p o rch , r e d o l e n t of m e m o r ie s . H e h a d f o r g o t t e n t h e l e s s e r v e n g e a n c e In t h e t h i r s t f o r t h e g r a a t a r — t h a t he h a d c o m e t o flln* t h e i r m i s f o r t u n e s In to t h e f a c e s o f th e f a t h e r a n d t h e son, a n d to tell t h e m t h a t t h e w o r k w a s h l a H e h e a r d only t h e voloe o f t h e s a v a g e In h i s h e a r t , a n d t h a t w a s w h l s p e r t n r , “ Kill! kill!** # e e • • I I w a s clo se on m i d n i g h t w h e n t h e d o o r g i v i n g on t h e p o r c h o p e n e d a n d l h a t w o m e n st o o d on t h e th resh o ld . T h e y o u n g e r o f t h e t w o w a s sp e a k i n g . “I t ’s q u i e t e r thAn u s u a l to -night. T h a t w a s a good m o v a —g e t t i n g L u d low a n d t h e t w o H e l g e r s o n s Jaile d. 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H e l e f t t h e p o r c h on t h e sid e n e a r est the furnace, a n d Gordon sa w an a c t i v e f ig u re g lid e f r o m t h e s h e l t e r of a f l a s k - s h e d a n d g o In p u r s u i t He fo llo w ed a t a d i s t a n c e . I t w a s n e e d f u l o n ly t h a t he s h o u l d k n o w w h e r e to find Farley when K incaid should have s q u a re d his account. T h e l e i s u r e l y c h a s e led t h e r o u n d of t h e g r e a t g a t e s first, a n d t h e n c e th ro u g h the deserted an d ruined coke y a r d to t h e fo o t of t h e h u g e s l a g d u m p , cold n o w f ro m t h e lo n g s h u t - d o w n . T o m lo o k ed to se e F a r l e y t u r n b a c k f ro m t h e toe o f t h e d u m p . T h e r e w e r e no g a t e s o n t h a t si d e of t h e y a r d , a n d conseq u en tly no guards. B u t t h e s h o r t c u t to t h e office w a s u p t h e slo p e of t h e d u m p a n d a l o n g t h e railw ay tra c k over w hich the d raw in g s of m o l t e n s l a g w e r e r u n o u t to be «pilled d o w n t h e f a c e of t h e d e c l i v ity. T h e r e h a d b een no s l a g - d r a w i n g sin c e t h e n e w " b l o w - i n " e a r l i e r In t h e d a y ; b u t w h ile he w a s w a t c h i n g to k e e p F a r l e y in s i g h t In t h e I n t e r v a l s betw een th e gas-flares, Gordon was c o n s c i o u s of t h e n o t e o f p r e p a r a t i o n b e h in d h i m : t h e s l a c k e n i n g of t h e b la s t, t h o r a t t l e a n d c l a n k of t h e d i n k e y lo c o m o t i v e p u s h i n g t h e d u m p i n g la d l e Into p la c e u n d e r t h e f u r n a c e lip. F arley had taken tw o or three sc ra m b lin g ste ps up the r o u g h -s e a m e d d e c liv ity w h e n t h e w o r k m e n t a p p e d t h e furnace. 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In sta n tly th ere w as a s p u r t of fire f ro m a p isto l In F a r l e y ’s r i g h t h a n d , a b r ie f flash w ith t h e r e p o r t s w a l l o w e d u p In t h e r o a r f ro m t h e f u r n a c e lip. T h e n th o t w o m e n closed a n d ro lle d t o g e t h e r to t h e b o t t o m of th o slope, a n d G o r d o n t u r n e d h is back. W h e n h e lo o k ed a g a i n t h e t r a m p l i n g n o t e of t h e big b l a s t - e n g i n e s h ad q u i c k e n e d to Its n o r m a l b eat, t h e b l o w hole w a s p l u g g e d w ith Its s t o p p e r of d a m p clay, a n d a red t w i l i g h t b o m of t h e reflec tio n f ro m t h e s u r f a c e of the g r e a t p o t of s e e t h i n g s l a g h a d s u c c e e d ed to t h e b l i n d i n g glare. W h e r e t h e r e h a d b een t w o m e n lo c k e d In s t r u g g l e t h e r e w a s no w on ly one, a n d he w a s l y in g q u i e t l y w ith o n e leg troubled u n d e r him . G o r d o n s e t h i s t e e t h In a n gry disa p p o in tm en t. Had K incaid b r o k e n h is c o m p a c t ? T ho firs t-lo n g - d ra w n e x h a u s t of the d i n k e y e n g i n e m o v i n g th o s l a g k e t t l e o u t to its s p illin g p l a c e r i p p e d th e s i lence. G o r d o n h e a r d —a n d he did n o t h e a r : he w a s w a t c h i n g t h e p r o n e fig u r e a t t h e d u m p ’s toe. W h e n It s h o u l d rise, h e m e a n t to Are f ro m w h e r e he st o o d u n d e r t h e e a v e s of t h e o r e - s h e d . Tho m urder-thought contem plated n o th in g p icturesque or dram atic. It w a s m e r e l y t h e d r y t h i r s t for th o blood of a m o r t a l en em y . T h e puffing lo c o m o tiv e h a d p u s h e d th o s l a g - p o t h a l f - w a y to th o t r a c k - e n d before F arley sa t up a s one dased and s e e m e d t o be t r y i n g to g e t on h i s f e e t T w i c e a n d o n c e a g a i n he a s s a y e d 1», f a llin g b a c k e a c h t i m e u p o n t h e b e n t a n d d o u b l e d leg. T h e n he lo o k ed up a n d saw the s la g -c a r com ing; saw and c r i e d o u t a s m e n s c r e a m In t h e d e a t h a g o n y . T h e e n d m i l s of t h e d u m p i n g t r a c k w e r e fa i rl y a b o v e him. G o r d o n h e a r d t h e yell of t e r r o r a n d w i t n e s s e d t h e f re n z ie d e f fo r ts of t h a d o o m ed m a n to rise a n d g e t o u t of the p a th of the im pending to rren t. W h e r e u p o n t h e m u r d e r d e m o n w h i s p e r e d in Ids e a r a g a i n . F a r l e y ’s fo o t w a s c a u g h t In one of t h e m a n y s e a r s o r s e a m s In t h e l a v a bed. It w a s o m y n e c e s s a r y to w ait, to w i t h h o l d th o m e r c i f u l bullet, to go a w a y a n d l e a v e s t h e w r e t c h e d m a n to h is fate. L ik e a b olt f ro m t h e h e a v e n s . Ihto t h e v e r y m i d s t of t h e co ld -b lo o d ed , m u rd ero u s triu m p h , c am e a long-nog l ected f o rm of w o rd s, w r i t i n g Itself In fl a m in g l e t t e d s In his b r a i n : "Thou s h a l t do n o m u r d e r . " A n d a f t e r it a n o t h e r : " B u t I s a y u n t o you, love y o u r en e m ie s , b less t h e m t h a t c u r s e you, do g o o d to t h e m t h a t h a t e you." S o m e th in g g rip p ed him a n d b e fo re he r e a l i s e d w h a t he w a s d o in g ho w as r u n n i n g , g a s p i n g , t r i p p i n g a n d fallin g h ea d lo n g , on ly to s p r i n g u p a n d ru n a g a i n , w i t h all t h o u g h t s t r a m p l e d out a n d b e a t e n d o w n by o ne: wo u ld ho still be In t i m e ? T h e r e w a s s o m e t h i n g w r o n g w i t h the d u m p i n g m a c h i n e r y of t h e s l a g - c a r . a n d tw o m e n w ere w o r k i n g w i t h It on th e sid e a w a y f ro m t h e sp illin g slope G o r d o n h a d n o t b r e a t h w h e r e w i t h u> s h o u t , m o r e o v e r, t h e s a f e t y - v a l v e w a s still s c r e e c h i n g to g u l f all h u m a n c r ie s F a r l e y w a s l y in g face d o w n a n d m o tlonless, w i t h t h e t w i s t e d foot still hold f a s t in a w e d g e - s h a p e d c r a c k in t h e cooled slag. T o m b e n t a n d lifted h i m ; yelled, tu g g ed , s t r a i n e d , k ick ed fiercely a t t h e I m p r i s o n e d sh oeheol ®tiU t h e v i s e - g r i p held, a n d t h e g r e a t k e t t l e on t h e h e i g h t a b o v e w a s c r e a k Ihg a n d slo w ly c a r e e n i n g u n d e r th w i n c h i n g of t h e e n g i n e crew. If th m o l t e n t o r r e n t s h o u ld p l u n g e d o w n th slo p e now. t h e r e w o u ld b e tw o h u m a : , c i n d e r s I n s t e a d of one. ¡Suddenly t h e fren zy , so alien to tin G o r d o n blood, s p e n t Itself, l e a v in g him cool a n d d e t e r m i n e d . Quite m ethodi cully h e f o u n d h is p o c k e t - k n i f e , an d he r e m e m b e r e d a f t e r w a r d t h a t he h ad b een co lle c te d e n o u g h to ch o o s e a n d open the s h a r p e r of the tw o blades T h e r o w a s a q u ic k , s u r e s l a s h a t th. s h o e - l a c i n g a n d t h e c r i p p l e d foot wa* fre ed. W i t h a n o t h e r yell, t h i s t im e o.' g l a d t r i u m p h , he s n a t c h e d u p h i s b u r d en a n d b a c k e d a w a y w i t h tt In th. ti l t in g h a l f - s e c o n d w h e n t h e d e l u g e of slag, firin g t h e v e r y a i r w i t h shrivellr.u h e a t, w a s p o u r i n g d o w n t h e slop«. T h e n he fell In a h e a n . with C H A P T E R XXVIL Mr. V a n c o u r t H ennlker was no% g re a tly su rp rise d w hen T om Gordon a s k e d f o r a p r i v a t e i n t e r v i e w on th e m o r n i n g fo llo w in g t h e Anal clo sin g d o w n o f all t h e i n d u s t r i e s a t G o rd o n ia. W i t h o u t b e i n g In G o r d o n ’s confl- d en ce, o r in t h a t of A m e r i c a n A q u e d u c t , t h e b a n k e r h a d b een s h r e w d l y p u t t i n g t w o a n d tw o t o g e t h e r a n d u p - plying the r e su lt a s a healing p laste r to t h e s t o c k h e h a d t a k e n a s s e c u r i t y f o r t h e Anal loan to Colonel D u b b u r y . "I t h o u g h t , p e r h a p s , y o u m i g h t w ish to b u y t h i s sto c k , Mr. G o r d o n ," he sa id, w h e n T o m h a d s t a t e d h i s b u s i n e s s . "O f c o u r s e . It c a n be a r r a n g e d , w i t h Mr. F a r l e y ’s c o n s e n t to o u r a n t i c i p a t i n g the m a t u r i t y of h i s n otes. B u t " — w i t h a g e n i a l sm i l e a n d a g l a n c e o v e r h is e y e g l a s s e s — “I ’m n o t s u r e t h a t we c a r e to p a r t w i t h it. P e r h a p s s o m e of u s wou ld like to ho ld it a n d bid it in." "I r e c k o n y o u d o n ’t w a n t it, Mr. H e n n lk e r . Y o u ’ll u n d e r s t a n d t h a t it i s n ’t w o r t h t h e p a p e r it is p r i n t e d on w h e n I tell y o u t h a t I h a v e so ld m y p i p e - p i t p a t e n t s to A m e r i c a n A q u e d u c t . " " T h e n t h e p l a n t d o e s n ’t c a r r y t h e patents? Y o u ’ve k e p t this m ighty quiet, a m o n g you!" " H a v e n ’t w e ! " s a i d T o m , fatu o u sly , ly. "I k n o w j u s t ho w y ou feel— like a m a n w h o h a s b een lo o k in g o v e r th e e d g e of th o b o t t o m l e s s p i t w ithout k n o w i n g it. You'll le t m e h a v e th e s t o c k for t h e f a c e of t h e loan, w o n ’t y o u ?** B u t th e president was alread y p r e s s i n g t h e b u t t o n of t h e e l e c t r i c bell t h a t s u m m o n e d t h e c a s h ie r. T h p r e w a s no t i m e like t h e p r e s e n t w h e n t h e f a t e of a c o n s i d e r a b l e b a n k a s s e t h u n g on th e n o t i o n of a s m i l i n g y o u n g m a n w h o se m i n d m i g h t c h a n g e In t h e w i n k i n g of a n eye. W i t h t h e F a r l e y s t o c k In h is p o ck et T o m to o k a ro o m a t t h e M a r l b o r o a n d s p e n t t h e r e m a i n d e r of t h a t day, a n d all t h e d a y s of t h e f o r t n i g h t following, w r e s t l i n g m i g h t i l y w i t h t h e l a w y e r s In w i n d i n g u p t h e t a n g l e d s k e i n of C h l a - w a s s e e af fa ir s . P r o p p e d In h is bed a t W a r w i c k L o d g e, t h e b ed he h a d no t left s i n c e t h e n i g h t of violence, D u x - b u r y F a r l e y si g n e d e v e r y t h i n g th at w a s o ffered to h im , a n d t h e o b s t a c l e s to a s e t t l e m e n t w e r e v a n q u i s h e d , one b y one. W h e n It w a s all over , T o m b e g a n to d ra w checks on the sm all fo rtu n e r e a l ized f ro m t h e sa l e of t h e p a t e n t s . O n e w a s to M a j o r D a b n e y , r e d e e m i n g h is tw o h u n d re d sh a re s of C hiaw assee L i m i t e d a t p ar. A n o t h e r w as to t h e o r d e r of A r d e a D a b n e y , c o v e r i n g th e F a r l e y s h a r e s a t a v a l u a t i o n b a s e d on the p ro sp e ro u t period before the c rash of ’93. W i t h t h i s c h e c k In h is p o ck et he w e n t h o m e — f o r t h e A rst t i m e in t w o weeks. ( T o be c o n t i n u e d . ) CURRENT EVENTS OF THE WEEK ¿oings of the World at Large Told in BrieL Sanerai Resume o f Im portant Events Presented In Condensed F orm fo r O u r Busy Readers. WINTER HITS SOUTH. Record Broken in Texas—Chicago Strikers Suffering. Chicago—All doubts that winter of the old fashioned variety has settled down upon the country were dispelled Wednesday when dispatches from all points West and South told of temper atures near or below zero. In some instances cold is accompanied by fine snow frozen to the consistency and sharpness of glass, and which is drift ing badly, driven by high winds. In Chicago a new mark of four de grees above was reached, which means intensely cold weather because of the proximity of Lake Michigan, and the moisture, which penetrates the very marrow of one’s hones. Visitors from the extreme North west, British Columbia and the Upper Michigan peninsula, where 20 to 50 be low zero is not uncommon, suffer in tensely from the damp cold in Chicago. All the city, county and private charitable institutions are crowded to the limit. The garment workers’ strike has thrown 45,000 destitute per sons upon the bounty of the city and county, and this additional load, with the already large number of helpless inhabitants, is taxing the resources of charitable bodies. These thousands of dependent per sons are too poorly clothed and nourish ed to take advantage of any other work that is offered them, so they con stitute a constant drag upon the charit able institutions, and will continue so all winter. Work in comfortable fac tories at top wages is open to all the striking garment workers, but they prefer to remain dependent upon char ity rather than surrender their “ prin ciples.” The majority of them are not citizens of the country and have a very remote idea of what the row is all about, taking the word of inflamma tory orators for it. A feature of the present siege of cold weather is its penetration of the more or less Sunny South. Dispatches from San Antonio, Tex., say all re cords have been broken there, and all over Southern Texas, where early crops of garden truck have been de Btroyed. Similar conditions are re ported in New Orelans and vicinity, Texas reports two deaths from freez ing and the destruction of thousands of dollars’ worth of livestock. Snow fell in Texas, Arkansas, Ten nessee, Kentucky and northern parts of Mississippi and Alabama. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE $8,000,000 FRUIT CROP. Oregon Raised Vast Quantity Apples, Pears, Peaches and Other Fruits, Oregon’s fruit crop for 1910 had a value of close to $8,000,000, or almost double the amount of three years ago. Growth of the fruit industry of the state, while wonderful up to this time, gives promise of still further increase during the next five years. The acreage now planted—but not bearing—will within the space of a few years give the state a crop that will bring more than $20,000,003 to the growers and shippers. The greatest strides have been made in the production of apples and pears. These are the standard fruits, and naturally more growers go into those lines than in others. For in stance, while the total fruit crop of Oregon was valued at close to $8,000,- 000 the past season, the value of the apple crop alone was almost half of this, and with pears the aggregate was more than half of the state’s total pro duction of all other fruits. Oregon has an apple crop this season that is worth $3,500,000, as compared with $1,423,800 for 1907. The total production of apples in the state this season was 3,500,000 boxes, and the average price received was a dollar a box. The apple crop of 1907 was a fraction over 1,000,000 boxes. The great growth of the pear indus try can readily be understood when the figures are given, which show that the state’s total crop three years ago amounted to 247,760 boxes, of a value of $286,600, while this season the growth reached a grand total of 1,000,- 000 boxes of a value of $1.25. Even this great showing is scarcely repre sentative of the enormous strides made by the pear industry within recent years, for since 1897 the planting has been the greatest in the history of the state, and these trees will not be bear ing fruit for some years. Peaches grow to perfection in Ore gon. There are several districts wherein climatic conditions are almost ideal and the quality of the fruit is such that the product brings a'premium WOMAN TELLS JAP WAR SECRET of some extent over all other offer ings. In the territory tributary to The Dalles the greatest growth of the Letter Says Maps Made of Defenses peach industry of the state has been shown during recent years. on Pacific Coast. HARR1MAN ROAD IS LOSER. Fruit Shipper Gets $2,000; Supreme Court Gives Decision. Salem—The judgment of the lower court of Umatilla county for damages in the sum of $2,258.25 to F. V. Mar tin, a fruit shipper, against the Ore gon Railroad & Navigation company, was affirmed in an opinion written by Justice Slater, of the Supreme court. The action was brought by Martin to recover damages amounting to $6,- 316 50 and $1,000 attorney’s fees for the railroad's failure to furnish a num ber of refrigerator cars to ship apples from Milton, Or., to the East. Mar tin’s right to recover damages was based solely upon section 26 of the Oregon railroad commission’s laws, which provides that all transportation companies are compelled to furnish suitable shipping facilities for perish able goods. The Supreme court holds the railroad law covers the case cor rectly and the state’s right to exercise police power over the railroads cannot be questioned, in spite of the argument presented by defendant’s counsel, to the effect that the interstate shipping laws of this state conflict with the In terstate Commerce commission’s regu lations. William E. Corey, president of the United States Steel corporation, has resigned. The Supreme court upheld the bank guarantee laws of Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma. A Juvenile court official of Portland says picture shows and skating rinks are ail right for young folks. Seventeen persons were killed in a fire and panic at a religious New Year celebration near Mexico City. Western railroads have cut freight rates in response to orders of the In terstate Commerce commission. The government has lost its famous libel suit against the New York World in connection with the Panama canal. Speaker Cannon has been willed a Fear Too Many Railroads. fortune of $2,500,000 by the widow of Lebanon—A petition was filed with a client whom he befriended while practicing law. the city recorder of the city of Leba non a few days ago on a franchise re A blackmailer was caught in Seattle cently granted to the Albany Interur- just as he reached for ! a decoy pack ban Railway company, asking that it age, which had been placed where he be submitted to a vote of the people at had designated in a letter to his in the next general election which will tended victim. be held in December, 1911. This will The battleship Oregon, now being tie up the franchise of the proposed overhauled at the Bremerton navy new road for a year. One of the main yards, will soon be turned out a better objections to the franchise on Second vessel than when she participated in street is that it brings the two rail the Spanish war. roads too close together. A pitched battle was waged for sev Oil at Depth ot 700 Feet. eral hours between London police and Bandon —- With the shaft down less soldiers on one side, and a band 'of an than 700 feet, enough oil mixed with archists who were barricaded in a gas has been found in a test well house. The house was finally set on driven at Bear Creek, seven miles east fire and the anarchists perished in the of Bandon, to make almost certain the flames. existence of a paying oil field. The A Portland detective brought in a Miocene company of this city, which is prisoner, handcuffed to himself as a sinking the oil shaft, is confi lent of precaution, and found he had no key to success and has bought more than unlock the handcuffs, and was obliged 5,000 acres of land believed to contain to tow his prisoner about town until he oil. Should the first well prove the found a brother officer who had the bonanza expected, a dozen more will right key. be sunk as soon as the first is in work ing order. Masons of San Francisco will build a million dollar temple. Black Sand Mining Profitable. The street car system of Everett, Bandon — Coos and Curry county Wash., is tied up by strikers. Washington—-Warning from a new black sand mining is being exploited I n A p ril th e co ats of c a ttle become PROSPECT PLANT ON SOON. Central Montana points report a and unexpected source of activities of and successfully conducted under royal d u l l a n d d e a d , a n d w ill r u b off e a s ily , the secret service agents of the Japan ties paid to the Phelps Mineral Extrac d i s c l o s i n g t h e close n e w c o a t u n d e r temperature of 38 below zero. ese military establishment was re Rogue River Electric Company Starts tion company of 2201 South Main n e a t h . I n ‘’F a r m i n g I t , ” J u d g e H e n r y John W. Gates has given $250,000 Washington Wednesday. Work in Spring. street, Los Angeles. Charles A. A. S h u t e d e s c r i b e s h o w h e d i s c o v e r e d to a Methodist business college at Port ceived in From St. Joseph, Mo., there came to Phelps, promoter and head of this con th is fact. O n e m o r n i n g . In r u b b i n g Arthur, Tex. Medford—The Rogue River Electric Speaker Cannon a letter which created cern, has been in Bandon two days d o w n h i s J e r s e y cow , h e f o u n d t h a t The writer was a young company with headquarters at Med making all necessary arrangements A German balloon carrying four men surprise. w i t h h i s f i n g e r s h e c o u l d p u ll t h e ol d ford, will start work on its new plant c o a t off In t u f t s , a n d t h a t s h e a p p a r is missing and is believed to have been woman, who, through acquaintance at Prospect early in the spring. H. C. for installing his fourth in Oregon at with a Japanese of standing, came into Stoddard, secretary and consulting en Whiskey Run, eight miles north up the lost in the Baltic sea. e n t l y e n j o y e d h a v i n g It p u lled . W i t h o u t r e a l l y t h i n k i n g of w h a t I An Aisaka capitalist charges Pin- possession of embarrassing facts and gineer, is in the East at present con beach from this city. who had been carrying her secret for a w a s d o i n g , I w r o t e m y I n i t i a l s , H . A. chot and Roosevelt with blocking the with Colonel Frank Ray, the long time, but whose patriotism moved sulting Dock for Newport. S.. o n h e r b a c k b y p u l l i n g o u t t h e d e a d development of Alaska. * head of the company, concerning the her to write to Mr. Cannon. In her hair. S e e i n g h o w e a s i l y I c o u ld d o Newport—The Port of Newport com purchase of machinery for the new dam At St. Paul a million-dollar fire letter, after telling who she is, which t h i s , I d r e w , o r r a t h e r p u l l e d , o n h e r raged in the midst of a blizzard and and power plant on the Upper Rogue mission has been granted a lease on fact the Speaker gallantly concealed— 430 feet along the waterfront for dock s i d e n e a r t h e c u r v e of t h e be lly, a g r o one man was frozen to death. and explaining that she is in love with river. The plant at Prospect will be ing purposes. The lease will run for t e s q u e f i g u re of a s m a l l bo y, t h e n a one of the finest and largest of its kind Rockefeller has given the University the Japanese officer, she says: 40 years at a yearly rental of $100. c ircu lar b ra n d on h e r sh oulder, an d ‘I have just found out his mission in the West. Hydraulic engineers es Work must begin on the building of a t h r e e X ’s o n h e r flan k . T h e n I q u i e t l y of Vermont $100,000 on condition that timate that over 75,000 horse power in this country. While reading a dock within five years. The commis led h e r t o t h e h i t c h i n g p o s t a t t h e s i d e $400,000 more be raised elsewhere, newspaper the other day he came can be taxer from the waters of the sion has not yet signed the lease. of t h e h o u s e a n d a w a i t e d d e v e lo p which has been done. across something about what they are Rogue river at Prospect. The voltage m ents. A Pennsylvania locomotive engineer discussing in the house of represent carried in the wires from this point to PORTLAND MARKETS. I n a m o m e n t m y w i f e c a m e t o t h e had his skull fractured by striking a atives and said, ‘You have a fine lot of the cities in the valley will be 60,000 volts, whereas the present voltage is d o o r w i t h w id e - o p e n ey es. ’’F o r g r a water uipe as he leaned out of the cab, W heat— Track prices: Bluestem, fools there.’ I asked him what he c i o u s s a k e , w h a t h a v e y o u b e e n d o i n g but he ran his train 400 feet and 83(8 84c; club, 81c; red Russian, 79c; meant and he said: ‘They are as 20 000 The plant at Gold Ray, ten miles valley, 82c; 40-fold, 82c. to t h a t c o w ? ” s h e d e m a n d e d . brought it to a stop at the regular ignorant of what we are preparing to "O h , n o t h i n g . ” I r e p l i e d . " T h a t ’s t h e place before he fell unconscious. Barley—Feed, $23 per ton; brewing, do—’ then he caught himself, realizing from Medford, has been found inade quate to supply the needs of the cities $25(ff>25.50. way r a n g e ca ttle a re b ra n d e d . The Two masked robbers held up a that he was about to tell his secret. and industries in the valley. The cow h a d a good m a n y o w n e r s , a n d ev i Millstuffs—Bran, $23 50(324.50; per ‘While he was away I searched his Southern Pacific passenger train nine den tly each one b ran d e d her.” suitcase and found a secret pocket. In Rogue River Electric company lights ton; middlings, $31; shorts, $25.50(3) miles west of Odgen, killed a colored all the cities and towns in the valley, " I t ’s n o s u c h t h i n g ! ” s h e r e t o r t e d porter, injured two passengers, and t there were diagrams of parts of the which include Grants’ Pass, Medford 26.50; rolled barley, $25f<(26. hotly. "You did it yourself. T h a t ex Hay—Track prices: Timothy, Wil Pacific Coast. The weak points were got away with all the money and val p l a i n s w h y s h e b e llo w e d so t h i s w i n lamette valley, $19(3 20 per ton; East marked by arrows. I kept out a very and Ashland. uables of over a hundred passengers. ter." ern Oregon, $216322; alfalfa, $14; small diagram and have it still. It COWS AND POULTRY PAY. Killing of Hoxsey put a pall on the was some part of the coast of Wash S h e h a d b e l l o w e d a go od d e a l w h e n grain hay, $14.50(8; 15.50; clover, $13 I t o o k a w a y h e r calf, b u t I d i d n o t aviation meet at Los Angeles. @14. ington state. He does not know that I s a y so, f o r 1 a l w a y s l i k e t o g e t a r i s e Corn—Whole, $29; cracked, $30 ton. Reports say that the gold camp at have it, but I am expecting him to Farmer Nets $605.50 in Year From o u t of m y wife. Oats—No. 1 white, $28 per ton. 173 Hens; Butter Yields Big. miss it any time, and ask me for it. Iditarod, Alaska, is worked out. ” 1 t h i n k It Is J u s t h o r r i d In yo u. a n d Poultry—Live: Hens, 16c; springs, Please accept this from a patriotic wo Oregon City—R. L. Badger, who Pinchot advises Taft to cancel the man.” about the c r u d e s t th in g I ever heard 15(3;1516c; turkeys, $22(325c; ducks, lives on the Beaver Creek road, has il of. a n d y o u h a v e J u s t s p o i l e d h e r Cunningham coal claims in Alaska. $18(q20c; geese, $136314c. Dressed: lustrated what can be done with cows l o o k s." choice, 28c; ducks, 20@22c; Archbishop Glennon, of St. Louis, Hardware Business Good. and poultry in the Willamette valley. Turkeys, N o w o u t o f t h e c o r n e r of m y e y e I declares military men are but para geese, 18c. St. Louis — The Norvell-Shapleigh He has 50 acres, with 23 acres in cul c o u ld see old C y r u s , t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d sites. Eggs—Oregon ranch, candled, 37)4 Hardware company, St. Louis, Mo., tivation, and with 173 hens he has nuisance, p e e rin g over th e fence a n d @40c; California, 35(837 >^c. report a gain in sales for 1910 over netted $605.50, after p lying for the Ivy Baldwin, an aviator at Santa liste n in g to th e c o n v ersa tio n . A fter Butter—City creamery extra, 1 and 2 1909 of $1,450,000. In 1909 they feed of the poultry and allowing a cost g i v i n g h i m t i m e t o s a t i s f y h i m s e l f Barbara, fell 20 feet, but escaped ser pound prints, in boxes, 35c; less than gained more than $1,500,000 over 1908. of $1 a hen. Mr. Badger has four ious injury. t h o r o u g h l y , I led t h e cow b a c k t o t h e In two years they have therefore cows, from which he clears $60 a boxes, cartons and delivery extra. b a r n , f o llo w e d by m y w ife, a n d t h e r e The provisional government of Port gained over $3,000,000 in sales. The month, obtaining 36 pounds of butter Pork—Fancy, ll(q ll)$ c per pound. I l l u s t r a t e d t h e m a t t e r by d r a w i n g o n ugal is said to be tottering and its fall Veal—Fancy, 85 to 125 pounds, 13(3) company stated their gain in 1910 was a week, an average of nine pounds t h e off s i d e of t h e a n i m a l a s e r p e n t is expected at any time. made by the same number of salemen, from each cow. His hens are a cross 14c per pound. a n d a c ir c u la r b ra n d , w hile th e d e lig h t Apples — King, 40@75c per box; It is estimated that the gross earn- and without opening any new territory, between Brown Leghorns and Buff ed n n l n m l st o o d w i t h e y e s h alf -c lo s e d nings of the railroads of the United or making any changes in their lines Orpingtons, but he proposes later to Wolf River, 75c6o$l; Waxen, 75c@ in e c s t a s y . States for the past year ¡were $2,835,- of goods. There was no speculative have straight breeds. He has a heifer $1; Baldwin, 75c(8$1.25; Northern M u c h r e l i e v e d a n d a m u s e d , m y w ife buying of hardware in 1910, and mer 7 months old for which he has refused Spy, 75c6(($1.25; Winter Banana, $1.75 374,531. w e n t b a c k to t h e h o u se , l a u g h i n g o v e r @3 50; Red Cheek Pippin, 75c(3$1.25. chants only bought goods as needed. $150. the r id ic u lo u sly d eco rated a n im al. Sack Vegetables—Carrots. $1631.25 Berlin tailors are angry because the B u t t h e a f f a i r d i d n o t e n d t h e r e . Old kaiser has his clothes made in London, hundred; parsnips, $1(3.1.25; turnips, Rebels Capture Truxillo. Albany's Total Rainfall 37 Inches C y r u s b r o u g h t n c h a r g e fo r " C r u e l t y and all the German nobility follow his $1; beets, $1.25(81.50. New Orleans—A dispatch from Pu Albany—Albany’s total rainfall for In b u r n i n g , c u t t i n g , b r a n d i n g a n d o t h example. Greet* Fruits —Pears, $1.25@2 per erto Barrios under date of January 2 1910 was 37.66 inches. This is a little box; grapes, $1.75(8 2; cranberries, e r w i s e t o r t u r i n g a . c e r t a i n J e r s e y co w ,” announces the capture of Truxillo, lighter than the usual precipitation but An earthquake rocked the palace of $12@12.50 per barrel. a n d I w n s n r r e s t o d a n d b r o u g h t to the sultan of Turkey, and badly fright Honduras, by the revolutionary gun- the rain came at opportune times both Vegetables—Beans, 12Ljc per pound; trial. boat Hornet. The garrison in Ruatan for the development of crops and so as cabbage, Sl6«r 1.25 per hundred; cauli At t h e c lo s e o f t h e t r i a l 1 a s s u r e d ened the inhabitants near by, but no surrendered without firing a shot. The not to interfere with harvesting The flower, $2682.25 per crate; celery, t h e c o u r t t h a t t h e cow w a s t h e n a n d one was killed. dispatch says: “ After the Hornet left record of the rainfall by months fol t h e r e In t r a n s i t u , a n d t h a t I s h o u l d The report of the California fish and New Orleans, she picked up 100 men. lows: January, 6.54 inches; Febru $3.25; hothouse lettuce, $1631.25 per call h e r a s m y f irs t w i t n e s s , a n d a s k e d game warden recommends that no 1,000 rifles, two machine guns and a ary, 6.82 inches; March, 1.63 inches; box; pumpkins, ll>^c per pound; t h e c o u r t t o a d j o u r n to t h e s q u a r e . crabs bo taken in California waters large quantity of ammunition. The April 1.89 inches; May, 1.75 inches; sprouts, 7688c; squash, 1(<( 1 )4 e . Potatoes — Oregon, jobbing prices: I s t r i p p e d off t h e b l a n k e t , a n d t h e r e for two years. Hornet arrived in Laguna La Gracias j Junes 1.16 inches; July, no rainfall; $1.25681.35 per hundred. In p l a i n s i g h t w e r e t h e v a r i o u s m a r k s December 28, proceeded to the island Onions — Buying price: $1.25 per o n t h e c o w ’s h id e. A t m y r e q u e s t t h e England is surprised that the king of Ronacca, established a base and then August, .08 inch; September, 1.2 inch es; October, 2.64; inches November, hundred. c o u r t a n d t h e a t t o r n e y r a n t h e i r h a n d s created no new peers for New Years, captured the bay islands.” 10.04 inches; December, 3 89 inches. Cattle — Prime steers, $6.76@7.50; o v e r h e r a n d f o u n d n o s c a rs . which is contrary to custom. good to choice, $6686.50; fair to good, "N ow to show y o u r h o n o r how these A severe blizzard swept the Middle Gallagher Not Crazy. Linn County Hunting Licenses Many. $5.25685.75; common, $4.50@5.25; m a r k s w e r e m a d e -------” West and Eastern states, the thermo Jersey City — Allan McLane Hamil Albany- More than 500 more hunt choice to prime cows, $5 50635.75; ” I t Is u n n e c e s s a r y , ’’ s a i d t h e co u rt. meter at some points falling 46 de ton, a member of the board of alien ing licenses were issued in Linn county good to choice beef cows, $5@5.50; ” 1 h a v e o w n e d co w s m y s e lf , a n d p e r grees in eight hours. ists commissioned to examine Jnmes J. in 1910 than in any former year since fair to good, $4.50(8 5; common to fair, h a p s I c a n I l l u s t r a t e a s w ell a s y o u ; ’’ A movement is on foot to have a Gallagher, who shot Myaor Gaynor as the law requiring permits to hunt went $2(34: good to choice heifers, $4.75@ and ste p p in g forw ard, w ith rapid h a n d s h e f a s h i o n e d u p o n h e r s i d e t h e permanent tariff commision appointed. j the liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse into effect. The number issued here 5; fair to good, $4 30(84.75; common was about to sail for Europe last fall, | ea h vear is as follows: 1905, 1,457; word " S tu n g .” a t w hich th e re w as a The Pennsylvania railroad has de declared his belief that Gallagher was 1906,’ 1,369; 1907, 1.479; 1908, 1,508; to fair, $4684.25; choice to good fat roar of d elig h t fro m th e crow d. clared a dividend of 4 per cent, mak perfectly sane and should stand trial. 1909. 1,637; 1910, 2,152. The num bulls, $4.25(84.50; fair to good, $3.50 (34; common, $2.50(83 25; good to ’’R e s p o n d e n t d i s c h a r g e d . ” h e c o n t i n ing 7 per cent this year. ¡’’Gallagher is the picture of health,” ber of fishing licenses issued in this choice light calves, $768 7.50; fair to ued. " a n d c o u r t Is a d j o u r n e d . ” A stray bullet, thought to have been said Hamilton. “ He is as rstional as county in the year just closed was 1,- good. $6. 506? 7; good to choice heavy fired by New Year celebrators, in anyone, although tie tries hard all the 385. A total of 899 was issued in 1909, calves. $5.2568 6; common calves. $3.75 H a d T im e to S p are. the first year the law was in effect. 684.75; good to choice stags, $4.50@5; stantly killed an 18-year-old boy stand ' time to appear crazy.” P a s s e n g e r — I s a y . c o n d u c t o r , does fair to good, $4(34.50. ing on the street in Salt Lake City. y o u r b u s e v e r go t a s t e r t h a n t h i s ? Roosevelt to Visit Coast. Cheese Production is 4.500.000. Hogs—Choice, $8.75(39; good to C o n d u c t o r — If y e r a i n ’t sa t is f ie d y o u i President Lowell, of Harvard, de Washington — It is announced that Oregon’s fame as a cheese state is choice, $8.50688.75. c a n g i t a h t a n d w alk . nounces college yells and ragtime Colonel Roosevelt will visit Oregon nation wide. The produ tion during Sheep—Yearling wethers, grain-fed, P a s s e n g e r ( w i t h a t w e e t s m i l e ) — j music at students’ dinners. during the coming spring and make 1910 reached a total of 4 500,000 $4.75(35; old wethers, grain-fed, S4 25 Oh. I ’m n o t In s u c h a t e r r i b l e h u r r y a* A portrait of Julia Ward Howe has one speech in the state, probably in ! pounds, of which the Tillamo l 'ountry : m 4.50; choice ewes, grain-fed $3.75(84 th a t, you know .— Exchange. Thirteen other states. alone produced about 3,600,000. Coos goodito choice ewes, grain-fed. $3.50@ been refused a place beside other noted Portland. | among them Washington, California, Bay is another thriving section where 3.75; feeders, $2.25(33: choice lambs, Americans in Faneuil Hall, Boston. | Nevada. Idaho and Montana will be cheese is manufactured, and the indus grain-fed, $6.50(87; good to choice, T h i r t y e i g h t In e v e r y t h o u s a n d E n | A German inventor will attempt to visited in Colonel Roosevelt's speech try is growing there at a rapid rate. grain-fed, $6(86.50; poor lambs, $4.50 g l t s h m e n w h o m a r r y a r e o v e r SO y e a r s cross the Atlantic in a dirigible bal making tour, which is expected to ad Oregon cheese is in demand all along @5. of a loon, attached to a lifeboat, which it vance progressive Republicanism be- the Pacific slope, and brings a premium Hsy-fed sheep and lambs 50c lower will drag after it. ' tore the country, as he views it. wherever offered. than grain-fed. , .