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KLAMATH VOL VI. KLAMATH ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ I f be Doctor’s dilemma By Hcsba Stretton CIIAlTKlt X.-lContlaued » Without a light I went up to my own room. where th. m.n»« that had shoo. m. Io my rta** .w“ alremlug brightly through tho window. | latend«»! to refle»t and deliberate. but I was woin out. I Bung myoelf down ou tbs bed. but could uot bars remained • wake fur • »Ingla moment. I fell lutu a gssp sleep. Which lastod till morning Wb.u I ewoke my p«»or mother waa sitting tosido mo. looking very ill and sorrowful Mb. had slipped a pillow un dsr my head, and thrown a ahawl »cron» | gm up with a bewildered brain. ,Bj a general sense of calamity, which | could not ■ -learly drline. “Captain Carey’s man brought a letter frusn Julia Just now," she said, taking H from h.r pocket; “he said there was au answer '* llsr elide were still red from weep Ing. and her vole« faltered as If she night break out Into oobo any moment. »a soon ao my mother was gone I began spsue-t Julia's letter. It begsu “My 1'est Martin I kuow all now When Johan»« has ("Id m<- Wb.n you >•■>> a|>oke spoke to ms so hurriedly end uoe«pectrdly. this »ftsrn o«. I could not bear to boar ao other word. Hut now I am calm, and I Ma think It all over quite quietly. “It la an lnf<i latlua. Martin Johanna says SO as we.I aa I. and ah. Io never wr<>ag It is • «beer Impossibility that you. In your sober senses, should love a rtrang» person, whoso very name you go not know A I io tires could not maha aa adventurvoo bio wife. Then you have aeva au little of her. Three times, slme ths week you were there in March! Wha* la that compared to the years wo bav» Spent together? It la Impossible that In your heart of hearts you ehould love her ■lore than me. “1 cannot giro up tbs thought of our bom». Juat fiulahe.1 and ou pretty, it wee 0O pleasant thio afternoon, before you cam» in with your dreadful thunder bolt I was thinking «bet a good wife I would ba to you. ami how. In my own bouoo. I should uever bs fem;Awl tulo those tiresome tempera you have seen In mo sometluu-s You could not hnow how much I lovs you. buw my Ilfs Io bound ■p In you, or you would hove bseu proof «gainst (hat pera-ut lu Hark. "I think II right to tell you «11 thio lew, though It la not In my nature to make pr Aeeal'ina ami demonstrations of my lore. Think of ms. of yourself, of your poor mother You were never self lah. aiil > "i « ii ! • Mbit thing« I do hot say It would be nobta to marry me. but It would be a Uulile thing to conquer aa Ignoble love How could Martin Do bre. fall In love with an unknown adven tureea? “I ehell remain In the bouse all day to morrow, and If you can coms to see me. fasting that this baa boeo a dream of tolly from which you baro awakened. I will not ask you to own It. That you coms at all will bo a algn to tuo that you wish II forgotten and blotted out be tweea us. ao If It bad never been "With true, deop love for you, Martin, bailees ma etill "Your affections!« “JUI.IA." I ponfi»re»l over Julia's letter •• I 4rsas*1 There was aot a w.,rd of re sraliusnt In It. It was full of »ffelb« ats thought f»»r us all. Hut «bat roa •otiing' I bad nut known Olirla ao long ao 1 bad known her. tbsrefuro I eouhl not love bsr ao truly! There waa 00 longer any hesitation in ny mln! ao to what I must do Julia knew all now. I bad toM her dlstln»-tly of my love for Olivia, au I she would t»«t believe It. Hbo appeared wishful to hold mo to my rngagement In spite of It. at any rets, so I Interpreted her letter. I did not euppoee that I should not live It down, this Infatuation, as they rhoee to rail H. I might hunger sod tblraL sal be on tbe point of perieiiltig; then my nature would turn to other nutrlmeut. and aMlmllato It to Its contracte»! end •tultills.i rapacities. I wont mocbanlcnlly through the rout l»o of uiy morning s work, aod It was lata In tbs afternoon before 1 could get •way to rids to (be Vale. My mother knew where I waa and faa<*<1 wist fully Into ruy fare, but without othrrwier asking mo any queotloua. At ths last moment, as I touched Madam's bri.llo, I looked down at her standing on the door- •t»P- "Cheer up, mother!” I aald, al moot gaily, “H will all eomo right.” I found Julia standing by the fireplace, • ad loaning agaluat It, ao If she couhl •ut stand slono. When I weut up to bsr and took her hand, she Dung her arms • round my n»ck. sud clung to ms, In • piaslon of teara. It waa sum« minutes before oho could recover her self com m«nd. I had never seen her abandon ,o •<«ch a paroxysm before. "Julls, tny poor girl!' I said, "I did not think you would take It so much to heart i! ihal1 1,11 ri«h‘ <!lrt>ctly,” she •obbed, rittlng down, and trembling from bead to foot. “Johanna said you woulii com«, but I was not auro." Ys», I sm hors," I answered, with a ’*.2 ■’"’"T f««llug about mo. "I'hat Is enough," said Julia; "you •(uni not say a word more. I«t ue forget IL both of ua. You will only ghe mo Jour promise never to see her or speak to »•r «gain." Olivia quits understands about my on- fngetnent to you,” | said. "I told her at 'h*,.w* w»r* «»Ing to lie married, • n<l that I hoped aho would find a friend In you." A friend In me, Martin!" ahs exclaim •». In a tone of indignant snrpriae; "you could not aak ma to be that!" Not now. I euppoae,“ I replied; "the « r 1« as Innocent and blameless ao any «fl living; but I dare say yon would •"■•nor befriend the moot good for nothing "’••bsl In the Channel lolanda." '»*». I would," ehe aald. “'An Inno^ rent g|r| Indeed! I only wlah she ha<l ***" kffiad when she fell from the cliff." Huah!” I crie»1, shuddering at the bare mention of Olivia's death; "you do not know what you say. It io worse than nseloaa to talk about har. 1 came to ask you to think no more of what passed be tween ua yastarday.” But you arv g.,jhg to persist In your infaluatloQ,** aa|<| Julia; ••you run novor d- “I’S ms. I know you too well. Oh. I •«• 'bat you still think tho eauw of her!" You kuow uotblng about bev,” 1 ro- plled. An l I shall take care 1 never do," she Interrupts»! «ph.fully. 8<> It ta of no use to go on quarreling • tout her," I continued. "1 mada up my mind before I come boro that 1 must see as little aa puosibl« of her foe tho future Yon must understand, Julia, eh« baa never given me n particle of reason to euppoae abe loves me." "But you are still lu lovs with her? Martin." abe continued, with flashing eyre, and a rising tone In her voice, whi» h. like the flrat shrill moan of tbs wind, presage») a storm. "1 wUl naver ' msrry you uotll you can any, on your wor»l of honor, that you luvo that psreou longer, and are ready to promiee to bold no further communication with bee. <>h! I know what my pour aunt has had to endure, and I will uot put up with It.” "Very well, Julia,” I answered, con trolling myself as well aa I could. "1 hets only me umre word to e«y 00 thia •ubjert. I |uve Olivia, and as far aa 1 know myeolf, I shall love bar as lung ae I live I gid not com« here to give you any reason fur «opposing my mind Is change.I a« to her. If you consent to bo my wife, I will do my beet to be most true, moot faithful to you. But my mo live for coming tww la Io toll you s»m>s particular« about your property. whl»h my father made kuown to me only last night." Il wee a miserable task foe me; but 1 told her simply tbe painful discovery I bed made Hhe eat listening with a dark and sullen face, but betraying not a apark of reeentuenL «•* far ae her looa of for tune was ■ oocernod. "Yee,” ehe e«ld bitterly, when I had flnlahed, "robbed by tbs father and Jilt ed by the ana.” "1 would g1»e my life to cancel th. wrong," I said. ' ll la eo easy to talk," ehe replied, with a deadly coldu»-ee of tone and manner. "I am ready to do whatever you cbooee." I urge! "It la true my father has rub)»*! you, but It le not true that I have Jilte»l you. I did not know my own beer« till a word from Captain Carey revealed it to me; an»l I told you frankly, partly l-ecauee Johanna Inalat e-l upon It. and partly bocauae 1 be lleved It right to do so. If you demand It. I will even promise not to see Olivia again, or to bold direct cotumunlcatlon with her Hurely that la all you ought to require from me.” "No." abe replied vehemently; "do you suppose I coul»l become your wife while you in«(ni«in that you love another worn an le-lter than me? You must have a very low opinion of me." “Would you have me tell you a falee h'u»1?“ I rvJolne«L with vehemence equal to here "You had totter leave me," oho said, "before we hate one another. 1 tell you I bate l»evn robbed by tbe father and Jilted by the em Good bye. Martin." "Good bye. Julia,” I replied; but I »till lingered, hoping «he would apeak to me • gain I wee anxious to bear what ahe would do against my father. Hhe looke»l st me fully end angrily, am) •• 1 dl»l not more, she swept out of the room, with a dignity which I ha»l never seen In ber be fore. I retreat»*»! towarda the houao door, but co»tl»l not make good my eacape with out encountering Johanna. “Well, Martin?" ahe aald. "It la all wrong." 1 snewered. "Julia persists In It that I am Jilting her." "All the world will think you have be have»! very badly," ehe said. I rode home again. Hark lying In full view before uie. and. In apite of the dark neas of my proapecta, 1 felt Inteneely glad to to free to win my OHvla. Four days paaeed without any algn from Julia My father had gone off on a vlalt an»l my mother and 1 hail the houe«- to oureelves, «nd, in spite of her fret tings, we rnjoye«l considerable pleasure during the tiunporary lull. There were, however, sundry warnings out of doore which foretohl tempest. I met col»i glsm-ro anil sharp luqnlrlea from ol»l friends, among whom acme rumor» of our separation were floating. There was sufficient to Justify auaplcion my fath er a sbsence. Julla'e prolonged Sojourn with the Careys, and the postponement of my voyage to England. I began to fancy that wen tbs women servants flou tad at me. CHAPTER XI. One morning wo received word that my father was lying III at a hotel In Jer Carey nt once went with ■ Ujf. Captain r--- me In respotiaa to the message. Julia, too, ha»! been a<*nt for, but ahe reached the hotel in » separate car. The landlaily recelve.l ua with a por tantous face. Dr. Collaa hsd spoken very seriously lnde»*»l of hie patient, ami aa for herself, ahe had not the anialleat hope. I heard Julia aob, and saw her lift her handkerchief to her eyea behind her veil. Captain Carey looked very much fright- en»*d. He was a man of quick sympa thlca. and nervous »tout hla owu life Into the bargain. •<> that auy aarloua illness alarma»! him Aa for myaelf, I waa In a miserable condition of mind. Wa were not admlttad Into my father's room for half an hour, as ho sant wor.l he uniat X<*t uP **ls strength for the Inter view J tills »nJ myaelf alone were al lowed to see him. He waa propped UP In b«»<l with a number of pillows; with the room darkened by Venetian blinds, an<l a <!•"> twilight prevailing, which caat * "l<’k,T h,,e OT,r hl* r**lljr palll.1 fa<» »“• rh‘,e •‘“‘I fell lankly about hla head. Instead of being In crlap curia aa lienal. I waa «tout to feel hla pula« for him, but he wave»l ma off. •■No my ««n," he said, my recovery la not’ to !>• deaired. I feel that I have nothing now to do but to die. It la the onlv reparation in my powar. I woul»! ?"r rather »11« than recover1 I hml nothing to aay to that; Indeed, 1 had really no auawer ready, so amased REPUBLICAN FALLS, KLAMATH COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 10, 1901 NO. «7 was I at th« tun« h« had taka*. Bui PRO-BOER8 IN BERMUDA. A MONTANA LYNCHING. Julia b«gau to «ob again, and yresud past ms, slukiug down uu tba chair by bls aids and laying bsr hand upuu uns of Aided Dutch Pneonars •» War Earapa fr»1 Masked Men Took a Brut« Out of Jail and bla pillows. th« British C lips. Hung Him to a Telegraph Pol«. “Julia, my lovs,” ha continuad fasbly, FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF TEM8 OF INTEREST FROM ALL '¡Hamilton, Bermuda, Oct. 3.—The “you know bow I bava wruugad you; but Helena, Mont., Oct. 4.—-Janie» THE WORLD. PART8 OF OREGON. you are a true Christian. Yuu will fur pro-Boers in Bermuda are excelling Ed war«) Brady, the man who com give your uncía wb.u lie la dead and themselves over the e«cape of «oine mitted an unusually brutal assault gone. I should Ilka to be burled In 4 Co«nprah«n»lv< Ravlaw at the Important upon 5-year-old Ida Pugsley, in Hel- Commercial and Financial Happening» of Im. prisoners of war whom they made Guarnaey with the other Debreee.” Neither did Julia auewer, eave by very effort to aid in their attempts Happening» of the Peat Weak Presented j ena, was taken from the jail and portance A Brief Review of the Growth soba I steppad toward» the window to to regain their freedom. Laat Satur ! hanged to'a telegraph pole in the hay- la a Condensed form Which Is Mesi draw up the blinds, but bo «topped me, and Improvement» of the Many Industrie» day night three men—a nephew of j market square, about three blocks apeak lug In ■ much strouger vulve than Likely to Prove of Interest to Our Many Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth the late Commandant Joubert, Alfred before. from the jail. The crowd was orderly Martinas Joubert, and two brothers, Readers. “Leave them alone," be said. "I bav« -Latest Market Report anti after the man had lieen hanger! named Indemar—made their escape no wlah to see the light of day. A die- <iuietly disperse«!. There were about from the prison at Darrell’» Island honore») man dosa not cars to abow bis Hecretary Huy may yeeign. 2<M) men engaged in the affair, an«l Three prisoners escaped from the and swam over to the Princes» hotel, fare. I have aeon no one aim-e I left they were all masked. They at Lane county jail. Martiul law will In (leclaretl ut C»|x> where they dressed themselves in Guarnaey, except Oollae.” tacked the jail door with a battering "1 think you are alarming youraelf port«. General prosperity is reporUd from clothing carried over, tied in bundles, ram and it nxrn yielded. On gaining needleeely,” I answered. "You know on a plank. Then, making their In attacks on two British forts 250 admittance, they demanded the keys the Grand Konde valley. you are 8d<»Uy about your own health. way to a livery stable in Hamilton, B»e*ra were killed. Chinese pheasants arc unusually of the jailer at the point of a gun, I .et mo prescribe fur you. Hurely 1 they hired a trap and drove to the plentiful in Linn county. and threatened that if he did not Anarchist Johann Most wm <lia- know aa tmudi aa Collas.” residence of Dr. Outerbridge, at yield tbeinan up they would kill him. “No, 00, let me die,” he said plain i hargi-d from custody. Farmers about Salem refuse t o'sell Bailey’s toy, and then retired to a tively; “then you can all be happy. I President appointed Col. Wm. H. The jailer then got the man out of wheat at 45 cents a bushel. place of conc««alment in the neighlor- have robbed mv only brother’s only child, Bisbee a brigadier general of the regu his cell and he was given to the mob. The business portion of Gresham hood. The search continued for two who was dear to mo ae my own daugh When they first took him, Brady lar army. was almost wiped out by fire. days and nights, soldiers, sailors, mil ter, I canB<A bold up my brad after asked: "What is it gentlemen?” itary and civilians taking part in it, that. I should dis gladly If you two Th«* 7'eamstcra’ ami Longshore- Rich strikes are becoming frequent The march to the hanging place tofore the men were captured. The were but reconciled to one another.” nwn's strike at San Francisco haa was quiet. Brady was given a chance in the Cable Cove district. affair haa caused great excitement By ibi» time Julia's band bad reached : laa*n settled. to say a word. He declare«! that they A Roseburg Chinaman has had hla, and waa reeling In It fondly, I here, not merely because the men The Industrial commiosion baa is- had the wrong man, although be had both legs amputated below the knee. succeed«*! in making an escape, but never know a man gifted wirb ouch pow i»u«-»l a r«*,M»rt on lalmr h gislntion at l*« , n jamitively identified by bis vic er over women and their ausceptlbllltlea A drunken man was roblasl of $400 Isx’ause of the apparent exhibition of tiin and a score of other people who in the depot waiting room at Rose the pro Boer spirit here. aa bo had. My mother herself would hóme and abroad. appear to forget all her unhapplneas, If Boers attacked Kekewich’e camp j had e'en him with the child. He burg. bo only smiled upon her. m ar Pretoria and were repulsed, with also asked that some money that was CABLE TO PHILIPPINES. Hops about Woodburn are begin “My poor, dear Julia!” be murmured; due him from the Montana Central heavy losa on la>th sides. "my poor chlhi!" railroad be sent to a ni«;ce, and then ning to move freely at about 10 cents Harrowing details were connected ; he was pulled up. The end of the per jsiund. "Uncle," aho said, checking her «ob« Proposed Scheme of John W. Mackay Is Ota- by a great effort, "If you Imagine I should with the slaughter oí Americana in rope was tie«! to the pole and the Astoria has not school room enough cussed at a Cabinet Masting. tell any one Jubanua Carey even what Hamar. The president of Balangiga crowd dis[>erBe<l. latter Hheriff Mc to accommodate her increased school you have done, you wrong mo. The name le«l the assault in | mthoii . Waahington, Oct. 3.—Five of eight A heavy Connell ______ ___ cut the laxly down and placed population. of Dob ree la ae dear to me as to Mar- force is being sent to punish the 1 ¡j jn a coffin, members of the cabinet were present ~ . There will be an in- Placer miners on Hungry creek tin. sn<J ha was willing to marry ■ relíela. ' i vest igation today. at today's meeting. The principal woman ba detested In order to shield IL near Grants Pass umake from $5 to The Turks are preparing to attack subject discussed was that of a cable No, you are quite safe from die«race «• $10 ¡«r day. MORE LAND FOR SETTLERS. Koweit. far aa I am I'oncerurd." Great interest is manifested by Um to Hawaii, Guam and the Philip “Heaven bleoe you. my own Julia 1" ba The cabinet diacuased Mckay’a Pa atilla farmers in the fair to be held pines. A proposal has been made to ejaculated fervently. “1 knew your no cific cable scheme. lay a commercial cable from San Fort Hall Reservation Soon to Be Opened— at Pendleton. ble nature. But will you nut be equally Francisco to connect these islands, Quinalt Reserve Will Be Next tr<K>|M Venezuela is sending more generous to Martin? Cannot you for The men who robl>ed the dining and the question under discussion give blm as you do me?" to tlm Goajira frontier. Washington, Oct. 4.—The interior car at Roseburg have t«en arrested was whether, under our peace treaty “Uncle,“ abe cried, "I could never, Pro-Boers in Bermuda aide«l Dutch departmet is rapidly completing in Han Francisco. with Spain, the United States could never marry a man who eaya bo love« war prisoner« to eacaja*. plans for the opening of Fort Hall, At the government fish hatchery on authorize or in any way encourage some one elee more than me." Duk<* and Duches« of York began 1 Idaho, Indian reservation. The date the Clackamas over 240,000 salmon the laying of such a cable by private "I should think not, my girl!” be said. persons. The question now at issue In a soothing tune, “but Martin will very their homeward journey. j for th«* opening has not lieen fixed, as eggs were taken in one day. soon repent. He la a fool Juat now, but A 4-year-old child was kicked on is whether permission to land the pro Prominent naimat are mentioned in the preliminary work has not lieen he wUl be wise again presently. He ba« posed cable at Manila or some other completed, hut it is expected that the the head by a horse near Switzerland, Philippine port would be a violation known you too lung not to know your connection with th«* Heistano affair. Marion county, and instantly killed. worth " German owners christon their ship» reservation, which contains 400,000 of the terms of the Paris treaty. “Julia,'* 1 aald. “I do know how good in honor of Oregon and the Colum acres, will l>e thrown open to settle The Harney County Stockmen’s The attorney general will prepare a you are. You have always been gener bia. ment within a few weeks. The Quin- association has passed strong resolu statement for the president oovering ous. and you are ao now. I owe you ao alt reservation in Washington, com tions condemning the leasing of all the queationa involved. 1’lana are alamt complete«! for the mu<-h gratitude as my father doea, and prising 300.000 acres, will probably ranges. anything I can do to prove It I am ready opening of the Fort Hall, Idaho, lie thrown open to settlement next Several teams are busy hauling the 8TRIKE ON 8CRANTON ROAD. Indian reservation. to do thia day.” spring. The contract for surveying “Will you marry her before wo leav« !m|s>rtant decision regarding the the reservation is about to be award new machinery to the Maiden's Jersey T' asked my father. sale of lands, on which payments ed. Commissioner Hermann, of the Dream mine, seven mil«« northwest Un« Covering th« Entire Lackawanaa Valley “Ye«,” 1 answered. ar«* overdue, by the Oregon State general land office, said today that it of Sumpter. 1» Coenplataly Tied Up. The word slipped from me almost un A 12-year-old boy near Woodburn laind Board. waB probable the old “sooner” sys awares. yet I did not wish to retract It. Scranton, Pa., Oct. 3.— The »trike accidentally shot and probably fatally Atnerican'ship Iroquois dismasted. tem would be adopted at the o|>ening Hbo wsa behaving ao nobly and gener wounded his 1-year-old brother with of the employe» of the Scranton rail ously towards us both that I was willing Dining car robla*«! of $4lM) at Ash of both these reservations. road company ia now on, oovering the a gopher gun. to do anything to make her happy. entire Lackawanna Valley from Pitta land. MORE KLONDIKE GOLD. "Thm. my love," be sold, “you hear The steamer Altona made her first burg to Forrest City. Not a car what Martin promisee. All s well that Colombia has a cabinet crisis on trip of the season to Independence. started. The men rcfustxl to accept ends well. Only make up your mind to hand. Steamer Humboldt Bring» the Second Larqrst The Golden Standard mine on Galls the offer of Gen. Manager Stillman to pnt your proper pride away, and we shall Heavy increase in visible grain Shipment of th« Season. creek near Ashland has been sold leave the question involved in the di«- all be aa happy as wo were t*efore." cbarge of the two Carbondale conduc “Never!” she cried Indignantly. "1 supply. Seattle, Oct. 4.—The steamer Hum for $40.000. would not marry Martin bore, hurriedly Several miners killed in a mine ex- bolt arrived from Skagway today with Machinery is on the ground for a tors to the arbitration of Bishop Ho and furtively; no, not If you were dying. plosion near Victoria, B . C. 10-stamp mill for the Gem mine, ban, or one of the priest» of the dio EVENTS OF THE DAY under "But. Julia, If I were dying, and wish- ed to see you united before my death!" he Insinuated, A audden light broke up- on me. It was an lugenioua plot one at which I could not help laughing, mad as I was. Julia's pride was to be saved, and an Immediate marriage between us effected, under cover of my father's dan gerous illneea. I did smile, In spite of my anger, and ho caught IL and smiled back again. I think Julia became auaplciou», too. "Martin," she said, sharpening her voice to address ms. “do you think your father la lu any daoger?" "No, I do not." 1 answered, notwith standing his gestures and frowns. "Then that Is at an end," she said. “I was almost foolish enough to think that I would yield. You don't know what this disappointment Is to mo. Everybody will be talking of It. and some of them will pity me. and the reot laugh at me. 1 am ashamed of going out of doors any where. Oh. It Is too bsd; I cannot bear It." She was positively writhing with agl- tatlon. and teara, real tears I sm sure, starlet! Into my father's eye». “My poor little Julia!" he aald; “my darling! But what can bo done if you will not tnarry Martin?" "He ought to go away from Guernsey," she nobbed. "I should feel better If I was quite sure 1 should never see him. or hear of other people seeing him.” “I will go," I said. “Guernsey will be too hot for me when all this la known .” "And. uncle," she pursued, speaking to hhn. not me. “he ought to promise me to give up that girl. I cannot set hint free to go and marry her—a stranger and adventureaa. She will be hie ruin. I think, for my sake, he ought to give her up." “Bo he ought, and so he will, my love," answered my father. “When he thinks of all wo owe to you. he will promise you that.” I pondered over what our family owed to Julia for some minutes. It was truly a very great debt. Though I had brought her Into perhaps the most painful posi tion a woman could be placed lu. she was generously sacrificing her Juat re sentment and revenge against my fath er's dishonesty, in order to secure our name from blot. On the other hand, 1 had no reason to suppose Olivia loved me. and I should do her no wrong. I felt that, whutever It might cost me, I must consent to Julia's stipulation. “It Is the hardest thing you could ask me,” I said, "but I will give her up. On one condition, however; for I must not I shall tell leave her without friends. Tardif If he ever needa help for Olivia he must apply to I ma through my moth- er." "There could be no harm In that,” oh- served my father. "How soon shall I leave Guernsey 7" 1 asked. "He cannot go until you are well again, uncle," she answered. "I will stay here to nurse you, and Martin must take care of your patients. We will send him word a day or two before we return, and I should like hint to be gone before we reach home." (To be continued.) The bird on a woman's hut has the wings of riche«. Official investigation la*gun of the alleged Manila hemp combination. Th«* Duke and Duchess of York were royally entertained by Vancou ver, B. C. Sentinel was deceived in thinking there were intruders at the tomb of McKinley. A new branch of a »«x-iety to slaughter whit«*» discover«! in the Philippines. Venezuela’s finance« are in lmd shape,and the feeling against Presi dent Castro is growing. Benjamin J. Goe conf««se« the murder of Edward McIntyre, in Cow litz county, Wash., last week. Admiral Evans, Captain Jewell and Commander Miller were the new wit nesses before the Schley court. Officers did not recape in the dis aster at Samar, as at first reported. Two soldiers from the fight bring the news. Prince Chun has started for home. Roosevelt was brevetted a brigadier general. The London autumn season is in full swing. The Chicago elevate«! railroad strike was a failure. American theatres in London are do ing a good business. Prowlers attempted to stab the guard at the McKinley vault. English yachtsmen admit that the American yacht is a marvelously go«xl one. A bloody, fight occurcd at Beirut, Syria, between Mussulmans and Christians. The secretary of the American eni- bassy at Paris has written a work on Columbus. Police ami strikers fought a pitched battle in San Francisco, and seven men were wounded. Forty-eight Americans were kill«! by insurgents in Southern Samar. The troops were attacked while at breakfast, and lost their ammunition and stores. United States transport Rosecrans arrived from St. Michaels with 427 soldiers. Stowawav on the Roawrans gives gloomy account of conditions at Cape Nome. Treasury officials figure out an accu mulation of $540,000,000 of gold within a year. Th«' river Dec in Scotland has had more poems written in its honor than any other stream on the British isle. The English bought $300,000 worth of American shoes in 1898 and in creased their purchases last year to $1,150,000. English shoe firms are trying to save themselves by putting in American machinery. NEWS OF THE STATE 216 passengers and about $1,000,000 in gold, half of it in care of the Alaska Express Company. It is the swond largest shipment of the sea- on from the Klondike. Among the Itassengers were well-known Klondike claim-owners, and Lieutenants Cam- ding and Blake, of the revenue service. The Humbolt brings the news that Sept. 25, the first day on which the press dispatches reache«! Skagway from the States, was regarded as an ejKM'h in Alaskan history. All the telegraphic news was strongly feat ured. The story is also tol«i of a fabulously rich quartz strike in the Atlin district, assaying $25,(KM) in gold to the ton. DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRATION. Causes a Lou of Nearly Half a Million Dol lars—Entire Business Section Threatened. St. Louis, Oct. 4. — Fire that broke out at 10 a. m. in the plant of the Standard Milling company, on the river front at Alton, Ill., destroyed that and several other buildings, castling a loss of alxiut $400,000. A high wind blew the sparks broad cast, threatening the destruction of the business section of Alton, and 8t. Louis was appealed to for help. A special train carried two engines from here, and they, with the local depart ment, got the fire under control at 1 o’clock. Five Bluff Line freight cars loaded with wheat, the freight house of the Diamond Jo steamship line, and seven buildings of minor importance were also destroyed. Million Burned By Boxer». Ixtndon, Oct. 4.—A cablegram to the Times from Hong Kong says the Basel Mission at 1’iang Tong, north ern Kwang Tung, has lx*cn burned by members of the Triad Society of Rebels. The Missionaries escaped and hav<> arrived at Kia Ying Chow. London, Oct. 4.— “Thousands of reltel«," says a dispatoh to the Daily Mail from Hong Kong, "after sacking the German Mission at l’iang Tong, attacked Hin Nan, a city near Cochin. They were repulse«!, but they then attacked Simkina, where they were again repuls«*«!. Two thousand Chi nese troops have lieen sent to suppress them. Gold Commissioner Suspended. Seattle, Oct. 4.—Dawson dispatches state that J. Langlois Bell, assistant gol«l commissioner for the Klondike district, has been suspendetl from office. No reason has been given for the change. Dufferin l’atullo, chief clerk for the office, is taking his place for the time. Mr. Bell has been in Dawson holding this office for 18 months. It is state« I his official affairs will l>e investigated. cese whom he might name, because the offer did not give the employe« the representation they demanded. Nearly 600 men are involved in the strike. B«wides the reinstatement of the men discharged, the men demand the forming of a new agreement in place of the one they claim haa been violated by the company, and a uni Oil prospectors in Southeastern form scale of 20 cents per hour. Oregon report unmistakable evidences of oil in abundance. Defeat of Invaders Confirmed. The total assess«*«! valuation of Polk Colon, Oct. 3.—Arrivals here from county is $3,771,447, or $641,656 the coast bring no news from Rio greater than last year. Hacha, but they confirm the news Close investigations reveal that the previously cabled to the Associated feed prospects for the interior stock Press of the defeate of the Venea- uelian invaders at the peninsula of districts are very poor. Goajira by Colombian troops,unassist 8ev- ed by Venezuelian invaders. ~ Portland Markets. oral guns, some mitrailleuses and Wheat — Walla Walla, nominal rifles and a large quantity of »in 53^53 4c; blueutem, 54c; valley, 54. munition were captured. After this Flour—beet grade», $2.65@3.5O per defeat, the Indians who inhabited barrel: graham, $2.60. Goajira captured the returning Ven Oat»—Old, 90(A$l percental. ezuelans, among the prisoners being Barley—Feed, $15015.50; brewing, three Venezuelian rebel chiefs. Th« $16.00 per ton. invaders lost many killed. Genera Millstuff»—Bran, $17 (d 18; mid Orbis, who formerly served unde dlings, $20(<f21; short», $19(<t2O; chop, General Alban, was also killed. $16. Hay—Timothy, $11(213; clover, Costa Rica'» Neutrality. $7£9.50; Oregon wild hay, $5(26 per Washington, Oct. 2.— Referring t ton. news in regard to the Colombian r< Butter—Fancy creamery,25027 J^c; volution in which it is said that tl dairy, 18@20c; store, 12SO15c per liberal party has organized in 8s pound. Jose, Costa Rica, for the purpose Eggs—Storage 20c ; fresh 23(<t25c. carrying on the revolution now Chcetu"—Full cream, twins, 12^0 progress in Colombia, the Costa Rici 13c; Young America, 13 14c per minister states that his goverment b pound. observe«! and will strictly observe t Poultry—Chickens, mixed, $3.000 laws of neutrality. 4.00; hen», $4.0004.50; dresse*«!, 10O 11c per pound; springs, $2.0003.50 Oil In Uw Kitchen Steve. per dozen ; ducks, $3 for old; $3.00 Pittsburg, Oct. 3.—As a result 04.00 for young; geese, $609 per dozen ; turkeys, live, 12015c; dressed, using oil to hurry along the kite! fire. Mrs. Barbara Sturgent is de 10O13M« I*r pound. Mutton — ljtnibs, 3I4C. gross; her husband and their son are dyi dresse«!, 606^0 per pound; sheep, and two other children are very ba burned. The Sturgents lived ii $3.25, gros»; dressed, 6c per lb. The build Hogs — Gross, heavy, $606.25; tenement house. light, $4.7nO5; dressed, 707J^c per caught fire and other families ha< lie rescued by firemen. pound. Veal — Small. 8O0c; large, 7 Textile Workers May Strike. 07 %c per poumL Beef—Gross top steers, $3.5004.00; Fall River,Mass.,Oct. 3.—At air cow» and heifers, $3.0003.50; dreseed ing here today of the textile cou at which every union in this city beef, 6406)40 per pound. Hops—8ljO9 4c per pound. represented it was unanmously ay Wool—Valley, 110134c ; Eastern to order a strike effeetve Octob Oregon, 80124c; mohair, 20o21c per if the manufacturers refused to p pound. the 5 per cent increase in wage Potatoes—$1O$1.15 per sack. manded recently. neat Sparta. John Hart, aged 22 years, was killed by his horse falling on him near Ashland. The Aurora flouring milla were to- tally destroyed^!.)- fire, supposed to la* incendiary. Keats commonly wrote a short poem in a single day, taking two or three more to polish and complete it. A South Orange, N. J., man, who has just succeeded in eating 421) clams at a sitting, now otTere to eat 500 on a wager. Oliver Stevens, of Boston, has been the county district attorney for 27 consecutive years. He is a democrat, but has been twice re-elected by the republicans. Dhordcr» In Yaagtas Previses. London, Oct. 3.—“Disorders! arisen in the Yangtse province1' ing to the ravages of the flood»} the diversion of the relief fury corrupt officials, ’’ says the 8ha'* correspondent of the Star' “These threaten to culmin^j rebellion. Th situation is very., and the local authorities have,,, ordered to raise troop« and pltt«f district« in a state of defense. ’* D !