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About The Columbia register. (Houlton, Columbia County, Or.) 1904-1906 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 6, 1905)
COLUMBIA REGISTER HOULTON- OREGON NEWS 0FTI1E WE A Resume, of the, Lass Important but Not Less Intaraatlna; Extents f the Put WhL Japan will not hT to make a new loan. More cholera baa made iU appear ance In Poland. Texaa troop hare been ordered oat to prevent the lynching of a negro. The Virginia City, Nevada, mines aie to be pumped oat and worked again. The tnbercnloaia congress, represent ing all nations, is in session in Paris. John Mitchell, prsident ol the Unit ed Mine Workers, sajs he does not (ear strike.. Switxerland has accepted the invita tion for a second peace conference at The Hague. Witte has been offered the Chancel lorship of Russia. The title of count has also been conferred on him by the csar. Over 50,000 electrical workers are now on strike in Berlin and other trades involving more men are expect ed to join. Farther delay has occurred in the naming of a Federal judge for Oregon and the president says he may not ap point one until in December A mutual bank has been opened in Chicago. The depositors are to receive a share of the profits and the people are eagerly seixing the opportunity to make additional maney on their sav ings. Tbe Milwaukee grand jury baa in dicted more grafters. Tbe battleship Mississippi has been successfully launched. The emperor of Austro-IIungary is seeking conciliation of the two fac tions. William Randolph Hearst is to run for mayor in New York on a municipal ownership platform. Turks have massacred many Mace donian Christians under the eyes of European gendarmes Unless Williamson and nermann re sign Oregon will have no representa tives in the next congress. The steamship Alameda has piled upon the rocks in the bay while on the way to sea from San Francisco. Owing to the many evidences of graft among life insurance companies, Ger many may shut out Amecircan com panies It has been found that the boilers in the cruiser Marblehead are in as bad condition as those of the Bennington, and must be overhauled before the ship can go to sea. An 0. R. & N. freight train running in two sections was wrecked as it was coming into the Portland yards. The first section had stopped to take a switch and the second section was un able to stop. No one was hurt Two engines were badly damaged and eight cars smashed into kindling wood The Baldwin Locomotive works is building 140 engines for the Harriman lines. Leading Hungarians say Germany is the cause of tbe present trouble in their country. Peace has been restored at Baku, Rus sia, and workmen are returning to their occupations. A white woman of Missouri has been sent to the penitentiary for ten years for marrying and living with a negro. George Maxwell, a wealthy Canadi an, will sue the United States because he was denied admission to this coun try. At the Democratic state convention of Maryland a platform was adopted declaring in favor of disfranchising ne groes. Guam, the smallest island possession of the United States, now has a Su preme court and a system of wireless , telegraphy. The deadlock between Hungary and Austria may result in a revolution. General Stoessel, who commanded the Russian forces at Port Arthur, is suffering from a stroke of paralysis, which affects his entire left side. , United States Attorney Heney says he will push the remainder of the Ore gon land fraud cases and dispose of them as rapidly as possible, as he has other work commanding his attention. New Orleans Is steadily recovering from the disastrous epidemic of yellow ever. GUILTY AS CHARGED. Verdict In th Williamson, Gainer and Biggs Land Case. Portland, Sept. 23. "Guilty as charged in the Indictment." After three trials, extending over three months, John Newton Williamson, Representative in congress from Ore gon; Dr. Van Owner,' his partner, and Marlon R. Biggs, their friend and the United States commissioner for the general land office at Pilnevllle, bare been declared to be guilty of the crime of conspiracy to suborn perjury, and have been thrown upon the leniency ofthe court, by reason ot their prevl ous good character. The long and tiresome third trial ot the case baa passed into history, but nnlike the first and second, it has been productive of a decisive result. Once more the cause ol the government and the Indefatigable energy of United States District Attorney Heney have been triumphant, and conviction has come from the hands cf a jury selected and sworn to try the guilt or innocence of the defendants upon the law and the evidence. But it was not a question easily de cided or quick of settlement, for the jury wrestled with the decision from 5:20 in the afternoon until li at night, and U was eight minutes later before the sealed envelope containing tbe fate of the three men was banded to Judge Hunt tor his perusal. For many bal lots the jury stood 11 for conviction and 1 for acquittal. As soon as the verdict had been read Judge Hunt arose and thanked the jury for their patient attention aad uncom plaining service throughout the trial, lie then dismissed them. Turning then to the defendants and their attorney, Judge Hunt asked if there were any motions to be made, and Mr. Bennett, shaking off the spell which seemed to wrap him round, asked to be allowed on behalf of all the defendants to file notice of a motion for a new trial. Judge Hunt stated that he would like to have the motion filed as soon as possible, as he desired to leave the city within two weeks, but he allowed ten days in which to com plete the written transcript of the mo tion and place it before tbe court. Tbe court announced that pending the filing of the motion the defendants would be allowed to go on the same bonds under which they are now rest ing. Then the court adjourned, and without speaking the defendants filed silently from the room and into the night. They had no statements to make, they said. It was not their time to talk. FIRE SCORCHES COLON. Two Blocks Are Cleared and Govern ment Records Destroyed. Colon, Sept. 29. By sheer good luck the city of Colon was saved from com plete destruction by fire last nigbt. The fire broke out in a building next to the residence of the Spanish consul, and soon destroyed the Phoenix hotel, an American-owned building, and two other "hotels, several liquor saloons and several tenement buildings. Rowe's building, containing the poetoffice, tbe offices of the municipality, of Governor Melendes, the port inspectors, the ju diciary and other offices, together with the treasuy building, were also burned. A fire brigade from Panama bringing engines and equipment arrived at 1 o clock, but by that time the fire was under control. Nearly all the records and documents of the government were destroyed. The burned region comprises two blocks. The American residential quarter was not touched. The sanitary authorities are erecting tents in the fire sone to shelter the homeless. During the fire many harrowiong scenes were witnessed. Among these was tbe removal of tbe body of a 15 year old child. The child had died a few minutes before the fire started. Demand Reforms of Judiciary. Moscow, Sept. 29. The congress of the Zemsvtos and municipalities at its session yesterday, in addition to tbe program already celebrated, adopted a separate reso'ntion on the subject of judicature. It declares itself in favor of the complete separation of the de partment of Justice from the other branches of the administration, the re institution of the system providing for the election of judges, the trial of every case before a jury, the abolition of the capital penalty and punishment by ad ministrative process. Cannot Suppress Boycott. Seattle, Wash., Sept. 29. Chinese merchants in Seattle state that they have mail advices from Canton which declare the viceroy of that province has acknowledged his inability to put down the boycott. The viceroy insists that the merchants and people will buy as they see fit; He adds, though, that the sentiment is being ' resisted, and that some gains have been made by the government's efforts to suppress the boycott I tin Heart's Desire s Bj SIR WALTER BC3ANT CniPTCIt XVI. (Continued.) Very well." said David. "Bat too can't touch the money without the pa pers, can Tool Without talking of those coupons for the present, what should you say supposing I was to show you now this tuluute one ot the olhar papers that were In the box?" "Do yon mean It, David I do you mean ur "I mean buatnoeaa, unci. I meat sell inf. not living." "I suppose," said DsnleL trying to preserve a calm exterior, but trembling down to the tips of his fingers "I sup pose. David, that the man who has the box has communicated with you because he thinks you are my enemy T" "You may suppose so, uncle. If you like." "Papers stolen from me papers tht unlawful posaeealoa of which would la- sure him a long Imprisonment?" "Just as you like, uncle. Only Son t you tee I tt the first mention ot the word 'Imprisonment' all these papers would be dropped Into the fire." "Show me prove to me that yoe know soaTSthlng about the box." "I am going to prove it to you." Da vid left the door and came back to tho table, standing over his luncle. "What will you give me, I ask you fain, for only one paper out of the box. Just to prove that the other papers exist 1 "What paper la Itr "You shall see; one of the pspers that are worth nothing. I have actually tot It In this packet, and you shsll hsve It If yon five me ten pounds for It; not a penny lets ten pounds. If you refuse, and I have to take It back, ten pounds worth of the coupons shall be torn op and burned. To-morrow I ahall come back and make the asms proposal, snd the next day the same, and every day that you refuse you shall have ten pounds' worth of those coupons burned. When they are all foue you will be sorry. . "Oh! I don't know what this man mean!" the old man cried In distress. Nephew, I im getting tired of this. Show me the paper If yon have It with you, and I will tell you what I will do. Put It luto my hands." "Wall, I don't mind dolnf that. If you tear it up I shsll want the tea pounds just the same. It doesn't matter to me If you tear up all the papers. Now" be unfolded the brown paper pack "what do you think of this? Tbs aat will and testament of Daniel Lelf in.'" II placed It In his uncle's hands. "This Is a precious document, truly," ssld Daniel, "a valuable document. Why, man, I ve made another will since." "I don't care how many wills you have made. I don't care whether It Is valua ble to you or not To me It Is ten pounds. Tear It n'p or burn It, Just as you like. But ten pounds." "You sre a demon, David. You were only a fool when you went away. You have come back a demon." "Who made me, then? You. Com. don't let us talk any more. There la your paper. Give me my ten pounds and I will fo. To-morrow or next day, Just as I please, I shall come back." Daniel Lelghan e hands trembled and he hesitated. But he did not doubt his nephew's words. He knew that the box had been somehow recovered, snd thst the pspers were within Dsvld's reach, If not in his power. He opened his desk snd took out of It one of those little round boxes which sre made for bottles of marklnf Ink. A sovereign just fits Into those boxes. He kept one In bis desk filled with sover eigns. Mary went over to Moreton once a month to get the money for him. He held tbla box tightly In his left bsnd, snd began very slowly to c . it out ten pounds. "Here, Dsvld," bs said, with a heavy sigh; "here Is the money. If you hsd read this will you would have found yourself put down for something good. Well, so far I forgive you. But don't tempt me too much, or you msy find my real laat will and testament a very dif ferent thing. You are my nephew, Da vid my only nephew and I've fot a food deal to leave." , "As for my Inheritance, uncle, I sm g olng to take It out of you bit by bit a little to-day and a little to-morrow. 1 shsll enjoy It better that wsy. I think that's all. Oh, nol You may be Link ing to charge me with unlawful posses sion of your property. If you 'do, the whole of the papers will go Into tbe fire. Remember that! And now, uncle, I think I've done a good morning's work. Take care not to talk about this little matter to any one, or it will be the worse for you mind, not to Mary or to George or to anybody. If you breathe a word, all the papers go Into the fire." CHAPTER XVII. When Mary came in about one o'clock to clear the table and lay the cloth for dinner she found her uncle In a very surprising' condition. He wss In tears. Daniel's papers lay untouched upon the table, and he bad turned his head nnto his pillows, as Ahab turned his unto the walL .,, . . , ; "Why, uncle," cried Mary, "whatever Is the matter r' "I wish I wss dead, Mary I I wish I was dead and burled, and thst It wss all over! I would ratber be 11L I could bear any pain, I think, better than this." "Then what Is It? Ton sre trembling. Will you take a cup of tee?" "No, I can't afford It. I can't afford any luxury now, Mary. You win have to watch ever every penny for the fu ture." "What has happened, then?" "I am a miserable man. I have been miserable for six years, thlnklug over my papers; but I always hoped to Ind them. Now they are found that ta all. They are found, and I never really loat them till they were found." "Where were they, after all?" "I cannot tell you, Mary. I only Heard to-day by pott by a letter not by word of mouth that thay are found. And they are In the hands of a of a villain; a villain, Mary, who will rob me of I know mot what, before I get them bark. Don't atk me any more, don't tell any one what I have aald. I must hsve told some one, or I should have died. Don't speak to me about It; I mut think I must think. Oh! never la all my life before did I have to thluk so hard." He could eat no dinner; this morning's bualneaa had taken sway all desire for food. He made pathstlo allusions to the workhouae. "Come, uncle." said Mary, "you will make yourself 111 If you fret You have aald for all years thst you had loot this money, and now you find that you really have loot It, snd you cry over It ss If It wss a new thing. Nonaense about the workhouse; yon sre as rich ss you were yeaterdey." "Mary." ha ssld. "Dsvld hat been here again. lis says It Is all a Judgment" "All what unclsr "All the trouble that has fallen upon me the fall from the pony, tbe Iota of the papers, the very psralyats; he ssys It Is a judgment for my taking his land. Do you think that It Is a Judgment. Mary? Perhaps I was hsrd upon tho boy; but one couldn't stsnd by snd ses a beautiful piece of property folng to rack and ruin without stepping la to secure tt If I hadn't lent him the money on mortgsfe, another would; If I hadn't aold him up. another would and It la all In the family; tbat'e what David ought to think, and not to come here t wet ring and threatening. If It la a Judgment Mary " Ho paused for a word of comfort "Well, uncle." ahe ssld.. "we are taught thst ws bring our sufferings upon ouraelvee; snd be sure. If everybody was good, there would be a great deal lent suffering In the world. Nobody can deny that" "But not such a lot of Judgment Mary. All this fusa became David hsd to sell his farm, and I bought itl I can't be lieve that Why don't other people get Judgments, than?" "Patience, uncle. Think whatever happens now sbout thst money, thst It was lose six years ego." "Ahl vou keen oa Bavin that. Tnn don't understand what It is to nave the thins vou bad desnalred of ravti-in dangllng before your eyea and then taken awsy axaln. What does a womm nrwW stand about property? David laughed. mores sometulng come over David. He is jus. ss slow as ever In his speech, snd In his wsrs. but he's crown !- No one could have gueeaed that Dsvld could go on ss hs went on here this morn ing." "What has Dsvld to do with It. nn. cler "With tbe property? Nothlnir. Marv. nothing," he replied, haetlly. "Don't think that hs has snythlng to do with It" He froaned heavllr. rememherlnir how much, how very much. David had to do with it "Can I do any thine? Can Georira An anything?" "George would like to t-e me wrong ed. It Is sn envious world. There Is one thing he could do. It eeems a big thing, but It Is really a little thing. If George would do It I would I wmil.i I would no; because I ahould only loae the money another way." "xou mean you would give your con sent, uncleT "No no: I csn't do that T onuMri't yesterdsy; much leas to-day, Mary." "wen, what is this thing that George could do for you?" "A villain haa got my property, Mary. Georgo might go and take It from him. If I had the use of my llmba, I'd dog and watch the villain. I would find out where he had put tbe property. I would tear it out of his hsnds If I could get it no other wsy. Old ss I sm, I would tesr It from bis clutches." . "Qeorfte csn hardly do that for yon, uncle. Especially when you refuse your consent to our marriage, and are going to drive him out of Sldcote, as you drove David out of Berry." "It's butlneas, girl; It's business, now can I help Itr' "Well, then, ancle, If you are In resl trouble, send for George, and let him advise you." ' "George, advise me! Mary, my dear, when I begin to want advlcs of any man, ssnd for the doctor and order my colli n. I might use George's arms snd legs; but my own head Is enough for me, thank roii. There Is another wa v." ha iT "But I doubt whether you have sufficient affection tor your uncie to try that way, "Is K something that I could do? Of course I will do It. If I can." "Will you? It's this, glrL Hush I don't tell anybody.' it's tnia: David has got a secret that I want te find out Now. his voice sank te whtiptr. "Dsvld was always very fond of you, Mary; and he Is that sort of a man ss a woman can de what she pleatea with him. Pretend to let him make love to you pretend hat you are la love with him. Wheedle the secret oat of him, and then tall me what U la." "And what would George sty while I wss playing this psrt? 'Uncle, If yon hsve euca thoughts ss that you may aspect another Judgment" Us groaned, a s-xhI deal shaken and agitated. Thai Hs dropped asleep. Hut his slumber was unesay, probably by res eon of his sgltatloa In ths morning; hi heed rolled about ho moaned In hla sleep, and hla fingers fidgeted rettletaly, At tour o clock he woke uo with a start and a scream, glaring about blra with terror-etrickea eyes. Just as he hsd done once before. "Help!" he cried. "Ilalpl He will murder met Oh! villain, I know you now I will remember I will remember I will renumber!" Here tbe terror went suddenly out of hla eyea, and ha looked about him In bewilderment Mary! I remembered one uur. Oh I I saw so clear eo clear! and now I have forgotten stain. This la the see oud time that I have seen In my dream tbe man who took my papers and my gold the second time! Mary, If It cornea again. I ahall go mad. Oh! to be so near, and to have the villain In my train and to let him go sgalnl Mary, Mary (he loae of tbe money, and the dream. and your coualn David ell together wlU drive me tuadr CHAPTER XVIII. This wss truly an aunickus eventna for me te present myself with my newly recovered bag. However, Ignorant of the morning storm, I wslked along, thinking bow I would give tbe .old man an agreeable surprise. His room, when I called, about eight o'clock, wss gloomy snd dark. Mr. Lelghan was sitting still snd rigid, brooding, I suppose, over Darii s terrible threats. "Whst do you wsntT be cried, share. ly. "What do you come here for? I am In no mood for Idle prating" I am come on your bualueea, Mr. Lelghan. If you rail that Idle prating." "Tell It then, aud leave me. Yount man," he ssld, pitifully, "I am old now, and I am In grievous trouble, and I cannot aee my way out of It Don't mind If I am a little Impatient" "I won't mind. Mr. Lelghan. Mean time, I have come to pleaae you." "iou can't Nothing can please me now, unlets you can make me yount and strong, and sble to throttle a villain that would please me." Tbea I began, with the solemnity with which ons leads up to a dramatic situa tion. "His years sgo, Mr. Lrlghan. you aald that you had been robbed of a bag with twenty pounds In It" "A bundle of pipers and a bag with twenty sovereigns. I did. Good heav ena! one man cornea In the morning about tbe papera, and another In the evening about the money. Go on, go on I can bear It all." "There la nothing to bear, I sasure you. Mr. Lelghan," I aald, a little net tied. "Wss that bag of yours a brown canvss bag with your Inltlala D. L. on It?" "I thought so," hs replied, strangely. "Bo you, too, sre In the plot are you? And you are come to tell me that 1 shall have the bag back without the money, are you? George, I auppoae, will appear next with another piece or hla consplr acy. You are all In a tale." "I think I bad better finish what I have to aay ss quickly as possible. Yon are In a atrange mood to-night, Mr. Lelghan, with your plots and contpira elrs a very strsnge mood! Is this your bsgr I produced It and gave It to him. "Yea, It la the bag I lost I never lost but one bag, so that this must be the oue. As I said the bag without tbe money. Well, I don't care. I have had greater misfortunes much greater. You havo come to tell mo that tho bng waa put Into your bands." "Not at all. I found ths bag; I found It on ths top of Harull Down, hidden betide the Gray Wether Stone." "Very likely," He totted the bag atWe,' "Why not there ss well as suy other place, when tbe money was once out of itr "Mr. Lelghsn, ths money was not tak en out of the bag. It was hidden away at ths foot of ths Gray Wether Stone, where I found It by sccldent, and hero, Mr. Iielghsn, are your twenty sover eigns." I took thtom from my pocket end laid them on the table In a little pile. His long lean fingers cload over them, and he transferred them swiftly to his pocket without taking his eyes off my face, as If be feared that I might pounce, upon the money. "And what, young man, do you atk for your honesty In bringing me back my money?" "Nothing." . "You might have kept It. I should hsve been none tbe wiser. You sre rich, I suppose, or you would hsve kept It Many young men would hsve kept It .Con I offer you a pound yes, a pound! for your honesty?" "No, thank you, Mr. Lelghan; I do not want a reward for common honesty. Be sides, you must thsnk George Sldcote, not me. ' It wss George who discovered that It was your money." "As you ploase as you please. In London you sre so rich, I suppose, with your writing, that you csn afford to throw away a pound well earned." (To be continued.) , " ' Only One. , The Bachelor :Say what you please, but I don't believe there was ever a. man that could sice a woman up. Tho Benedict My brother can. ... Tho Bachelor Ha! How do you know? The Benedict Bocauae be la a le dies' taller.
