Klamath republican., May 21, 1903, Image 1

REPUBLICAN
KLAMATH
VOL. Vili.
uhh
KLAMATH FALLS, KLAMATH COUNTY, OREGON, MAY
n^'“***•""*“* ;
White Hand
1 Tali ot the Early Settlers
of Louisiana.
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CHAPTER XXII. (Continued >
For s»m« moim-uta after thia recKsl.
*<>t a word wua spoken, an-l tb« only
Bound* that b»'«ke th« stilln«»» w«r* th«
•obs of th* marquis.
‘•Khali aui-li a foul mockery atamlf at
longib »«Id *'■
"• l,‘ U«U"F
“
b, lorn In »under ami «'•»•
”»
law af juatic* or right can
•'Hold!' Interrupted l-obol*. wtio had
BOW uerrwl hiuiaelf up to rh« c«iitl|.U
•You hut make a u»«l«»a dtsturbam«
wbi'U you thus give thought to the idea of
aimullliu th* burnt of marring, between
my wit* and myself Er« I took the Uu-i.
atrp I consulted with th« governor, ami
hr badr in« «-> ••". «'"• 1 *'»»• bl* pledge
of auatainlug me. k ou have beard uiy
wife's story. That I used »trains- m to
galu b*r hand, I admit, for 1 a«w an in­
terloper WS* about lu snatch the pil e
from urn Ami u-.w you ku -w all ll< m
forth I trust nothing may oc.-ur to m.r
the haruiouy of our so. lal Interiour»»-
Turulug to Ht Dcula. be added, a tri-
umpbaut l<«»k Battling ou hla -harp fea­
tures: "And a* (or you, air, I trust you
will »•* tbe necessity of removing your
self front th* so. Icly of tb'»e wbo n.«
ouly b* made unhappy by your pn »«nee.
If you bars th* common »<•»»« I auppos*
you bar*, you will •«« th« n*cee»lty of
tbit; and If you have th* fee tugs of a
gentleman, you will mil h.**ltnl«
Goupart rais*d hla el»«pd hand* to­
wards beav.u. «»claiming
•'ll»» It <unis to thia? Must all my
hopes thus fall back upon my l.ruk. u
heart, and tbs sweet dresm of yesrs ml
In black despair? laxitac. beloved of my
soul, lust, but still - berlsbevl <>m-
Ilia wards failed bun. and be bowed ha
h s i In a pavaiutiat« • burst of tears, lu
a moment more h* heard a low cry of
hopeful tone, and a pair of arms w ■ ra
Hr looked up.
twined about bis neck,
but It was not Louise, Il was tbr tlowr-
log rym of Whits Hand that met bls
own, and darkly »tallied arms were eu
twtoed about hla mu k
A vote* of
thankagliiog neat fell on hl* ear, an ) he
aa* th* Indian girl on her kne. a, with
her hand* rlasp.sl. her streaming eye*
raised heavenward, and giving thank* to
tb* Groat Mpirit. Kt llenla started aa
he gaaeil into th* deep blue eyes fasten* I
on him
A moment im>r*. be h<-ard his
name pronounced m a tone sweet ant
fainiUar, that nia.lv- hi* b-arl bound wild
ly Io hit bosom
"Thia aceas
ha*
progrcaac-l
far
roougb.” nnw spoke the ooe Hilu-.n l-e
llevcd to l-e bis wife
"Himou le>b->l»a
your wickedness haa c->me to a vlimag,
an-l back on your own head shall fall ths
,
tvrrlbls ruuaeqoruiea of your mu-lilua
tlona!”
"Ila ha. lionise, you have g-«e too far
now!” Ixdiois uttered, ■ outldeiil ly. "If
y«u Imagluril your marriage was but a
jest, you Wer* mistaken. You'll Im I th*
knot too alruogly tied to be cast off at
Will."
“Poor fool! Cannot you open your
ayes? Htrm-n 1<oboi*. did you think I «ml»*
Ht Deni* would have marriiil you while
Ilf* remained T ~ Dll you think _
she would
have stooped to mat* with yv.u when the
grave waa open to beri”
"A -and ar* you not married to me?
Ar* you not my wife?"
"I think you'd find nt* a hard one to
manage, for at this very motm ut. Were
you not tiencath my notice, I would chai
Irnge you to mortal combat, and I'd acri*
yon Worse than Goupart did. IxHik. Kl­
mon! Don’t you a*« thnt in-Ilan youth
resting In Goupart * arms? llow I hnv.
longed for this moment!
Up up. my
father! Thy children ar* ■afr, anil If
they have returned to the* _
_________
In
exchanged
guise», Im assured they h-ft the» tu th*
Banu- way!"
llow? gasped Himon. starting back
■ nd turning pal*. •'You you —”
"Why, 1 am your wife, Himon. If you
aay so; but if >ou keep me, you shall fight
a duel with me every morning, an-l we ll
alternate till one of ua fall*; first morn
lnX. piatol» next morning, awurda. You
urvw BceQ m® ahiMd •ollie.'*
Al th!» Juncture the truth had forced
Itav-lf to the old marquis' mind.
It must Im!” he whispered, aclring h's
nobl« ,on |ljr lll(, hnlll)
ni||(|t ........
own noble I<oula! Assure me I do not
dream.'
You do not, father, for I am your own
Utah. But »»,. hero conu-a
Loulae.
duaVp**1 *1,r
akin ia
"I* It possible!” gnspiil Lobols. ae ha
MW Loulsi- sink on |„.r father * l o«>m.
thera, lm.-n Mm» foul witchery here-
•Oine deep, Infernal nun hlnntion! Louia!
•I,*'11’
'• •',* daughter, »ml
X K-i"..... ........ .
«.mu.7 I <rlW'
'•>« Hch
mi >* ,t w::r: r"‘i"hu
,"*’1 ■*-
finer *,
f "
<>f » French of
>ou can
b*,'n “ fOUl I’101' ",ld
<»n well explain It!”
"‘“"""'•red the villain,
' 1* ,ull,h *11*'
«<
“Who ■
wards it
th.'
her Indian drone,
-v‘‘!
y°U
*.....
«"*1”''L *tDrilng to-
'»'"-in. an-l aclzlmf
'•I .my*ri“L
wifaP
Whom ,ou
Who are yer"
sought fur a
"Louise St. Jull.-n?”
Yas."
• pfotP
But
there a
thitw„’.n,?,n'"" -n,or’ h”
g a r ed upon
Utterly
a,“<»n>ho«v<| (>QeBt Hn<| (||eIh
•»ok down. r °*'* fn>UI Ul1^ ^»‘Dnuin, he
on* in 'tii',l, "i' I'"*’"'" w“* not the only
»••nl*"wer. I .
Th” °,d m«n »"-1
,tr bad id.. ""
'■omi'n and .7
Mr the In. .
l°T*'1
The l*t-
hl«
,'"'1 *h'"l’"n <l into hl*
Tri lie coui'i pr,,m'«e of love once more,
"I ....
1-oul,
of thi, J,
W Dnt u»‘'"t»»«nd It.
"r?, •" «Monished," sai l
«■"«« I know
close tiv lo r 1111 y "*/' .f!o,l,,l,llil kci'iilni:
m a* the real of the hnp.-y
conitncncod Louie.
"You
EVENTS OF THE DAY
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
BY AUSTIN O. BURDICK Ö
gaxin»
hialdmi
I remember on that night when ws played morning found Chaînai!
I* > tears, and tv
"bld* and llnl ><■•' in th« yard, Ixmlau pour priiKiMw ha<| i------
SAD PLIGHT OF COLOMBIA.
rnuriuiircil th* thought
, ami I went off Inis tin- b'-uao befors w-
ui "f.k,
" of *" r fklbrr*
bill. We lied planned to have some sport to II* down by tlielr graves
She Find* Herself In a State of Practical
ra. Hut wbst
1 with Goupart. Louise and I never real­ Louia* ..Id 10 |„.r brother
Bankruptcy from Rebellion.
i*r uuy ............
not I»-
ised how much we resembled each olln r known only, au hour laier, l.-mls a ,d ‘lATHI.REb FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
! until we exchanged garbs. When I saw t'iH|U»lla walked away d„
Washington, May 15.— A gloomy
M
lowu iti ih*- gar-
her In my clothes, aba looked juat like den.
picture of the terrible plight in which
TWO HEMISPHERES.
my own self lu a mirror; an I wb n I
At Irnaih th.- old <-ur«, Fath.-r Langust.
Colombia finds herself as the result of
had put on her dreea, which bad to lie let made In. visit Io tin. chateau, and II.«,.
FRLIT PROSPECTS IN LINN.
CROP PROSPECTS OOOD.
out but very little, »he assured sie I was Was Work for him to do. Goupart and ,'oniprchcnalve Review of the Import. the exhausting four years of rebellion
lo r counterpart, ami when I looked in tbe Louis« were made on« f, r life, allq ,4,.,
is contained in a communication which Prunes Will Yield Big, but Peaches and Eastern Oregon Grain Orower* and F
ant Happenings ot the Past Week,
mirror, I could have sworn »he aossl be­ tune the blushing girl was fasten-d.
has re-child this city from a aoorce of
Pears are B.lghted.
Raisers are Jubilant.
Presented In Condensed Form, Mos*
fore iue. Ws bad readied lhe coiner of
lint the work ended not here. Lou!*
unquestionable reliability. These ad­
the barn, and I waa «bowing Louis« Mt. Julien ha-l «pent nuuy hour* with
Emit men report that the prune
Ho far the fruit and grain proept
l.lkely to Prove Interesting to Our
where to Idle, Inienllng tbeu to la » < ‘»|iiall*. for he had become her teacher,
vices state that on March 1 last the yield in Linn county this year will for thie season’* crop are exceedin
Many Readers.
gone myself to the stable, when a party and he had opened to her mind the
government gave notice that it had exceed that of any previous season. good in the eastern part of the ata
■>f Indians rushed an-l seized upou ns. riches Of th« Great Book. A11I win)«
s opped the issue of paper money that Tbe nu.-nerous large orchards around The backward iieaaon has kept tbe fr
snil having gagged
ua,
hurried
out »II« bad studied that, lie had atudied her.
Albany have been covered with blos­ back, bo that the late froeta have t
Richard Henry Ktisiilard, the well
through th« postern.
Away they to k At first In- si. surprised at the w. n known poet, in draff.
was flooding the country and had soms, and now the fruit basset success­ done any serioua damage.
Grain, *
us, and all night they kept ou through drolls depth of her mind, but he was ns
turned the lithographic plates, from fully.
The weather has been just the pucially wheat, is looking fine, eave f
1 W. Holin ffeclinen to act aa umpire
III« deep forest. title of them spoke to li sa awed by ita sublime purity and gran­
which it was made, over to a commit­ kind needed, and nothing but a freeze the neel of rain, which would W
me lu tin- I'hliknsnw tongue, and I w»i deur of conception. An I thus be prabed in the Venezuelan ffiapute.
tee composed of prominent members of could now destroy it. The young fruit greatly appreciated by the dry lun.j
upon the point of answering him, wh u her heart to ita Inmost depths, mid he
Armenime are again on the inarch
is too far advanced to be injured by farmers
farmer* just now.
K?
the thought struck me that he <>nly wish­ found It as tiol.lv and pure as it waa gi n-
different political paitier.
Conse­ frosts, unless they were very heavy
«tiff more mansacrea are ex|ie<:t>xl.
Fruit growers have late frosts to 1
ed to try If 1 knew the language; so I eroua ami loving
Hr* be knew it. be
quently the government early in April and continned for some time.
always, in the immediate vicinity
pretended to know nothing of it.
You had loved her. and alinovt un-'ons lou» y
The Uniteff Httaea may reopen nego- was almost entirely without funds. It
There will he no peaches around here. Baker City, but in Pine and Eagle vaijj
know 1 learned « great deal of it from tb* story of his love dropped from his tiationa to secure the Nicaragua canal
had not enough to pay running ex­ Of the fruits which may be consid­
old Oakbow.
After I had listened to lipa.
leys the season is from two to foof
route.
penses, to say nothing of foreign claims ered a crop the yield in pear* will prob­ weeks ahead of the former neighbor^
their conversation, aud i found that I
"Coqualla,” he whispered, "thou didst
and
di-mands.
Not
a
cent
of
interei-t
Forest fire» in Pennsylvania are de­
the girl waa to I«- carried to New Or
ably ba the lightest.
The pear trees hood and late frosts, owing to the lower
love my slater for her fee*. .Mine is like
leans, while the boy was to I m - taken up It. l-ure me, then, ami l-e mine for life. stroying thou sand« ol dollnta worth of had been paid on tbe national debt seem to lie blighted.
L'arly in tbe altitude, are not so much to be feared.
since the war commenced in 1899. The reason the trees were covered with
to the Natch«». Of course, I then knew j I low thee, for tbuu art all Io e • nd fine timber.
Farmers and fruitgrowers, wlio are
. claims growing out of the recent revo-
that Himou Ixilxila had a hand In thia, purity to me.”
The recent British ^victories add ! |otion were assuming tremendous pro­ blossoms, but just about the time for prepared to irrigate, are in clover this
for lie had gone to New Orleans, where
And t'oquulla placed one of her •oft
the fruit to set tbe blosroms withered season, Irecanse there never was such
lie meant to have Ixmlac taken, aud Irin la In Ina, ami then resteJ her head 100,090 square miles of territory to portions, and as there were no other and died. It does not look like the
an abundance of snow in the moun­
there force her tu marry him, while I upon his bosom, and ns her dark tre«».-* King Edward's poBHetirions.
, means of relief it was apparent that work of frost, but is pronounced blight tains as there is this year.
Waa carried off another way. perhaps to fell over hla shoulders, hi ling her face
A committee from the f.ick observa­ i tne government must again have re by orchardists.
I m - killed nnd tbua he would have ail ami th« tears that shoue there, she am tory in California has m-lected a nite for 'course to the lithographic t-tones and
Nothing bnt prolonge 1 co’d weather
our father’s wealth. Before morning, »» awered him:
LANE COUNTY’S ROADS.
an observatory near Hantiago de Chile. start the presses running again. More­ can prevent tbe largest fruit yield ia
came to th« place where we were to aep
"t'oqualla can give thee all her heart,
over. it was the general opini n that the history of Linn county
arnte. 1 did once foci like giving battle and l»e to thee a slave for life. But if
Work on th« new (20,000.000 term­ even the small measure of relief which
Much Labor and Money Has Made Them
tu lhe whole pack; but I waa w holly un
you make her your wife, O be sure >on inal grounds of the New York Central
Finest In the State.
might
follow
the
receipt
of
the
(10,-
HEADED
TOWARDS
BURNS.
armed, and the thought waa dropped
I will never regret It; for Coqualla’» heart will l-e begun June 12, and 100 ad­
000,000
from
the
United
Stater
on
ac
­
The
matter
of improvement
.
_____ of
______
road*
begged to lie allowed to apeak a few would break If you loved her 110 more!'*
jacent New- York residence* will be va­ count of the Panama canal could not lie
parting word» with my companion, and
For a l<>uit time the pnnlc caused hr cated by that time.
Surveyors for Electric Road Start Out has received more attention in Lane
obtained,
as
it
was
not
expected
that
county than in any other county in the
they granted my request, I told Ixuiluv the fearful plot of the Indiana laated
from Baker City.
The Cuban wnate ia considering a congress would ratify the treaty.
state, and the interest which is now
wliat I bad heard, ’Now,’ said I. Th«'? among the colonials, but they gradually
A
surveying
party
of
12
people
under
At one time last year the exchange
don't mistrust the ■ hang« w*'v» ui da. waded uut of the danger, though th.lr priqsisition for a government lottery as
manifest in other counties ia to a large
I will let them atill tiiluk I am the girl, way was through much blood. Th« Nat­ a substitute for tbe taxes levied on on New York was 22,000; that is to Chief Engineer Howe started from extent attributable to the résulta that
and thus you will Iw free of Hlmutr; chez had sealed their own doom, an I a sugar, tobacco, etc., under the new ray. 22,000 Colombian dollars were re­ Baker city recently to mrvey a route have attended the effoita in
Lane
while, if you go to the Natchez, atill few abort years sufflcr-l to sweep th.-tn “soldiers’ pay” law.
quired to pnrehase (1 worth of goods for an electric railway from that place county for years past. Observing via-
to
the
John
Day
valley
and
Prairie
retaining your male dnlgulse, you can at from the list of Indian tribes, ami ths
It was feared
itors have remarked repeatedly about
Union men in Omaha have eecureii in the United States,
any moment save yourself from death by ■Mice powerful iisti-.n waa known no rm-re
ttiat the rate would go even higher city. Major J. W. Bonta is having the the condition of the I.ane county roads
reveal.ng yourself,'
At all events, we on earth but lu num« and the history of a sweeping injunction over the bu-inean this summer, for there
was over (l,- survey made in tbe interest of the as compared with roada in other places,
both concluded that It would I m - beat for the past. Mitn-iu L<itxiis jo ned tbe Frem b men. Thev are prevented from declar­
000,000 worth of this paper money Oregon Wonder mine. The promoters and these remarks have resulted in
ing
Isiyixtttn,
meeting
to
conspire
ea< h of us to continue the deception, and fore*, having received a lle-it- u iut a com
afloat, an<l it was expected that 1500,- say that the road will eventually pene­ others taking up with the work that
we did so And now for Louis«'* story.” Mission from I’erlrr, an-l lie fell at tbs against strikers or from diacriminating
000,000 more would tie issued immedi­ trate Harney county as far as Burns.
has proven so successful.
Thus called upon. Ixiulse common el. • lege of one of the Nat- h--z forts. Ho a against dealers selling them goods.
ately
tn pay war expenses. The foreign
Nile told how she was taken to the vil­ Vetch.a bullet found the life of him who
Automobile Line at Union.
Clean-Up on Hydraulic Placers.
The powers have warned Turkey not debt of 1896 amounted to (12,700,000,
lage of th« White Apple by Htuiig Ser­ bail thought to barter away tb>- life of
The preliminary work is being done
on which the inteiest rate was first 2'a,
pent; how they meant to kill her, aud another through tbe bund* of tbe Nat- to ruoleal Bulgaria.
Some (700 in gold dust and nuggets,
at
Union
looking
td
the
establishment
and then three per cent., I ut this in­
for what strange purpose; how t'oqualla cbe*.
Employe, of the Great Northern rail­ terest has not been paid for several of an automobile omnibus line between the regular monthly clcan-up of the
lulerci'ded for her, sul b»w It was ar­
Trouble* came now tbl-k am! fast u; on
way
have
voted
to
strike.
ranged that abv should marry tbe prln
th.- hardy settlers, ami uu-e the marquis
years. It was the general opinion, ac- that city and the Hot Ijtke, a distance St. Hwlens A Galice hydraulic placer
<’(•■•
told his cblldrvu that if they wished, hr
China l>*s broken off dircuMiion with cording to the report, that the Colom­ of aliout four miles. The patronage mines, of the Galice district, was
I wai piiRi’ml/' «aid Igoolte; would sell out an-l return to Fran e. But America ol treaty opening Manchurian bian government could not pay ita j of the Hot Lake is being rapidly in­
brought into Grants Pass a few days
I drtrni lined to throw in)»elf upon they did not wish it. Ht. Deni* was bnp- ports.
debts, and apprehension was expressed creased, and as Uinon is a most de­ ago These placers have enjoyed a fine
py enough where be was, for Loll a.- wua
<'< m | iim II r ' n frlvudahlp. I told b«*r the
lightful place in summer for those
Suit for (1,600 000 Lack taxes has as to what might happen in case the seeking rest, recreation and health, it run this searon, and bare yet several
errt of my •••!. aud aakrd her to mv « a sufficient shield ag.ilnat every ill from
foreign creditors pushed for a final set-
weeks of work ahead of them before
been
filed
against
the
Southern
Pacific
tn«*
She threw her arnm at »out mjr n«*< k within, and bis own bravery and fo.-ti-
is believed the line would be well pat­ their water gives out. They are build­
tlement of their claims.
Riitl protDiaed to keep tn;
and I m « tude swept away all oiher fear. An I by the state ol Kentucky.
ronized, and be of mutual benefit to the
ing a huge reservoir and enlarging their
to tu« r alatrf, while »hr pa««e<l for mjr Louia foiin-l hiuiaelf in pome-sion of a
two places.
Scarlet fever has broken out among
FLOODS IN FLORIDA.
wife Ko mjr secret waa «afr. Only «hr treasure tbe intrinsic merits of whi-b
ditches, with the intention of deriving
the
12,00
tneu
on
the
receiving
ship
were every day developing th-ma-lvea
told h«*r fuller when he wua on hi« death
a water supply whereby their giants
Farm Hands Wanted.
I•«•<!, an«l thuw he wn led to abaolre me to hi* understand ng; aud after a few Columbia at the New York navy yard. Jacksonville Streets Navigable and Rail-
can be operated the whole year through.
Farm
hanJs
in
Eastern
Oregon
are
from my ptomia* to remain with them.** abort months of w*ddel life, all doubts
road Traffic Blocked.
Two persons wore killed and one eer-
scarce
and
farmers
are
applying
to
em
­
vanished from Coqualla'» tnln-l. for she | innsly injured at Hartford, Conn., by an
Contestants are Keen.
Jacksonville, Fla.. May 15.— A bvavy ployment agencies at Portland for mer.
waa assured that a love like her bus
CIIAI’THII XXIII.
explosion resulting from tbe boiling northeaster has !>een blowing for the There will be steady employment
The number of contests over the set­
I .»-ilse »rill ou and told her atartling band's could never grow- cold while ah* I over of whale oil.
past few days, accompanied by driving throughout the wheat and fruit belt lor tlement and proving up of public lands
story. an-l as slir illii so, more than on* remained true an-l faithful.
rains.
Last night and this morning it a great many more men than are there at tbe Oregon City land office multi­
"No.
”
raid
Ht.
Deni*,
"we
will
not
re
­
Tbe
monitor
Arkansas
will
lie
unable
bright look of holy gratitude was cast
Reports from now, until after the crops are gar­ plies as these government lands become
turn. for in thia colooy, now surrounded to proceed on her trip down the Missis­ waa unusually heavy.
upon th« licnutlful Coqualla.
more scarce. Scarcely a day passes but
“An>l n->w,” said oh*. Io con luslon, ”1 by dangers ami gl-xtm. 1 can see the germ sippi until next spring, unless there ia the state say that much damage has nered.
tbe contest department of the local land
been done to turpentine camps and
am able to give you oom« clue to the great of a nation. A soil so productive, with an unexpected rise in the river.
Marion Crops Look Well.
office bears one or more contests. Per­
phosphate plants.
mystery which underlies the whole. reaouri-ea and natural advantages *0
A heavy shower of warm rain fell in sons filing on lands now find that they
The secretary of agriculture has
When Stung H.rpent was upon his death- mighty, must one day I m - re I iime-1 to civ­
Big tides and heavy rains have
lied. he sent for me, and he told me <11. ilization of the highest order. Tin re Is raised the stock quarantine, declared flooded the lower portions of Jackson- Marion county last Saturday and great must comply in the strictest sense with
and he gave me ihio paper in token of no reaa«n why tb • great valley of th» (or fr ot and mouth disease, which has viPe, and boats are being us d on seve­ good will result to all growing crops the provisions of the law under which
Ilia truth
Head It. father, and know Father ot Water» should not. at no very been in effect since November 27.
ral streets. The terminal station and Farmers report crops generally in an the filing is made, or they are sure to
vvhst a villain you ha vs ks-pt beueatb distant time, bcotne literally the Gar­
be involved in contest proceedings.
ull
appioaches are three to five feet excellent condition.
St.
Peter
’
s
Catholic
church,
at
den of the World. Ami," he added, while
yeur room.”
under
water. In the railroad yards the
Lowell,
Mass.,
12
years
in
building,
Smallpox Under Control.
As Louise han led her father the paper. his dark eye burned, and his loaoin swell­
Wood Supply is Short.
ed with deep emotion, "may not th- a* has been dedicated. It ia one of the waters are ruvhit g through at six miles
For some time past the board of
Minion I-obols started la his feat.
There
is
a very serious shortage in
an
hour.
Tbe
total
rainfall
for
the
most
inagnifiecnt
churches
in
the
state.
who
have
already
suli-liic-l
the
wilder
“Back!” shouted Ixiuio. springing fur
health of the county of Crook and city
the
supply
of firewood in Salem, and
past
24
hours
was
8.4
inches.
neaa
In
the
East,
al
some
time
un
et
us
want and pushing him back into Ills
of Prineville have been issuing bulle­
The largest contract ever undertaken
No trains have arrived today,
Re tins daily giving the facts in regard to prices are certain to be high this sum­
chair. "Tony, watch thia men. nnd ace of the West, and. aa one family in the to prevent the pollution of New York’s
\. * W .-I I. M l-l ng - li u I-- tbe throina
mer and next winter. There is a possi­
porta from the state say all railroads
that he does not leave the room.”
city watershed is now under way, and are in bad shape from the flooding of the persons affected with smallpox in bility ot what may almost be a wood
I lid Tony, w ho had stood by aud heart of the Old, raise the atan lard ot a united
that
city.
Now
all
those
having
it
are
oonsists of removing more than 10,000 tracks.
famine, for the amount of wood that
The storm is the worst for practiia ly well of the dieeare.
nil, now moved to Minion’• aide, and ns nation, with a government commensurate
It has
bodies front three cemeteries.
the villain gaaed upon th« huge bulk of with the grandeur of the result, ami with
years.
Many houses in the negro been concluded by the board that no has been cut is far short of tbe quan­
a
perpetuity
*f
purpose
worthy
the
mem
­
the negro, he uttered a stilled groan, aud
tity that will be needed for home nee.
The situation in the Balkan states section were washed away.
necessity exists for the further issuance
ory of those noble pioneers who first
settled back.
Tbe city is in total darkness tonight, of the bulletins. The board fully be­ As a consequence of thia condition of
grows more serious.
grappled
the
dark
terrors
of
the
wilder
­
Thr marquis read th* paper aloud. It
affairs there will be good money in the
ness, and ol*ened the way to the sr.bi
Admiral Cervera. of Spain, has been the water lieing a foot deep in the elec­ lieves that the town is now entirely tree
was as follows:
wood business for farmers who have
tric
light
power
house.
-Many
oridges
frem the disease, having had no new
"This la my bond, that I will pay to tecta of a new an-l more glorious realm?” gazetted a life senator.
in the country were washed away. The cases since April 27, although there are timber they can cut.
(The end.)
Htung Herpetit one hundred large pieces
I
of gold. Io French coin, when be shall
have removed Ixvuio ami I xtu I m Mt. Ju­
lien from tlielr home. And he. on hla
part, promises that said l«>uia shall b*
killed, nnd thnt lxmlae ahull lie a-nt safe­
ly tn the middle trail on Lake Pontchar-
train.
Hl MON lAIHOIM."
Thnt wnn enough. Simon denied It all.
ths» nwore, then drew hla nwonl, aud
then Tony knocked him down; and ere
long afterwards he was taken from the
room.
Before noon, Louis* had contrived,
with t'oqualla'* assistance, to remove tbe
Inat atain from her akin, and when she
stood, all white aud pure, she saw a tear
on <’oqiinlla'a dark cheek.
“What la It?" «he asked.
"Nothing.” waa th* «vply.
"Ah, tell me the troth. Coqualla will
not deceive her slater.”
”N<>—no.” murtnurod the noble girl,
throwing her arms about Louise's nock,
and pillowing her head upon her bosom.
"But you n III forgive me. Coqualla h.is
left her people forever, but ahe haa uut
left her akin.”
"But tell me nil. my slater.”
"Coqualla loved the White Hand, an<l
ah* waa only a sinter. Now Coqualla hm
aeen another with the same beautiful
face. But ah* does not murmur. Hlie la
content; only----- ’’
“Go on. my slater. Tell me all."
"If Coqitalln waa white, she could love;
O, my slater doe* not know how ahe
could have been loved had ahe not been
Coqualla’* slater!"
Loulae bail rend the girl's secret, nnd
ns she gazed lute those soft, mild fea­
tures, she uttered, with all the truth of
her soul:
"Coqualla does not need a whiter akin
Sho la beautiful enough.
1 know Co-
quulla’a heart, and her face ia aa pure us
thnt.”
The maiden princess blessed her elater,
nnd wiped away her tenia, for she hoard
some ouo coming.
»*••••
On the next morning the room where
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Himou ______
Lobols had been put was fouad
empty,
empty and the slave Peter was also
found to bo missing; but no search wna
made for them, for the one was worth­
less nnd the other curried guilt enough
to punish him with ita ahntae and bur­
den.
And now joy WBS oni • n’or'' 'n “*•
Heil's household.
Goupart nti-l Louise
wandered about together, nnd for n while
Louis wns left alone, for the only other
young person with whom he could nsso-
clnte seemed to shun hint.
One dny
Louise drew her brother one able, nnd
whispered with him, for »ho bad U--t
The Wisconsin assembly has passed
a bill to prohibit bucket shops in that
Stories of Yankee shrewdness hav. state.
always been widely circulated, but
A diplomatic rupture between the
w hen one gi t* ahead of a Yankee there United States and Turkey has been
la very little said nlaiut It. e*|ieclally
narrowly averted.
on the part of tbe man from the North. I
Owing to the discovery of bubonic
Several days ago a hotelkeeper at a
■ mall station on one of the road* run­ plague at Callao, the princiapl markets
ning out of Memphis put the Inugb on of Lima have been dosed.
n drummer from the North In a very
Twenty-seven letters from William
good way. and the traveling man was Penn’s voluminous correspondence sold
compelled to beat n hasty retreat The j st auction brought (2,882.50.
drummer arrlved at the hotel about S
The yacht America, the first winner
o'clock In the evening, and fearing that of the America's cup, is to be broken
not
be
able
to
get
any
supper
he would
np because ahe is no longer seaworthy.
he asked the landlord what be could She was built in 1851.
get to eat.
The Western insurance cotni-any,
"My friend," said the hotelkeeper, ”1
can give you anything from a pickled j with headquarters at Txruisville, Ken­
elephant to a broiled ennary bird's tucky, will go out of busineaa on ac­
count of oppressive taxation.
tongue for supper to-night.”
The drummer looked lit the ntan, nnd.
George Walls, a missing Tittsburg
thinking Hint he wns Jesting, decided boy. is now alleged to have been kid­
napped, and a reward of (20,000 for in-
to cull III* bluff.
“All right, nty friend." »aid the drum­ formation aDottt him is offered.
mer; "I’ll take Bottle pickled elephnnt."
The plant of thee Mill Creek valley
"Very well,” snld the host; "1'11 go distilling company at Cincinnati was
nnd get It.”
damaged (75,000 by tire and an em­
He wit* gone nbout five minutes, nnd ploy* probably fatally injured.
when lie returned wild:
lhe theft of (10,000 in jewelry and
"All right, air; supper will l>e ready
silver
from August Belmont has been
In n moment. You'll have to take a
at the ilnor
Ins terv-
door of one of his
whole one. it* we don't carve them ni­ placed
r
—
>»
__ .1.1..
Tho
ants,
George
Reynolds.
The nr
property
ter dark.”
The drummer decided thnt he wns was tecovereil.
not very hungry, nnd took some cheese
The board of agriculture ''«" Pro­
sandwiches. Memphis Scimitar.
hibited the importation into Great
Britain of animals from Argentina and
Tat* of a Temtvr Itnirt.
The boy In tears naturally attracted Uruguay on and after May 12 owing
the attention «f the sympathetic man. to the existence of foot sud month die-
"What's hnppetietl, nty boy?" the ease in thoae republics.
hitter uaked. "Perhaps I can help
Tho new French airship has proven s
you."
great
success.
"I h.Ht a quarter,” answered tlie boy,
Japan
is all
for war with Rue-
"and when 1 go home 1'11 get licked
.Ilal’nll 10
•• ready
1_ * sv. 1 sa . it it.
for It.”
sia.if necessity demands
"Oh, well, don't cr.v.” returned the
John Czolgesz, brother of the mur­
sympathetic num. "Here's another
quarter. How did you lose the first derer of McKinley, was ptaeei under
arrest at l-c* Angeles and kept
one?”
"Matching.” promptly replied the while President Roosevelt remained tn
town.
boy.—Chictigo Evening Post.
HI* Bluff IMil Not Work.
Ilal to t'o It.
Honk Do you always pay its you go 7
Frcsliby—Always.
Honk -Why?
Freahby Because If 1 don’t they
won’t lei me go.
F.timatee of the 1903 wheat crop
A«««...... - - far 10.
ioll, Washington and Idaho. There is
a targe increase in the acreage of barley
and oats.
total loss will probably not be less now several cases in quarantine who
than (400,000.
were exposed prior to that time, and a
few of them may yet be stricken down.
STRENGTHENS AMERICAN CLAIM.
Dredges for Oregon Rivers
Ex-Alaskan Official Gives Testimony In
The war department has awarded to
Boundary' Dispute.
the Featherstone foundry and machine
Honolulu, May 8, via Victoria, May
15.— An important affidavit in the
matter of the AlaBkan boundary dis­
pute has lieen obtained by the Ameri­
can government from J. U. Smith, of
Hilo, Hawaii, who was United States
commissioner (or the district of Alaska
in 1897.
Smith states bis legal resi­
dence, by order of tbe president of the
United States, was Dyea, which is
within the disputed territory , and that
he exercised jurisdiction with the
knowledge and consent of the Canadian
officials both in Dyea and Skagway.
In an interview published here he
stated that his authority was recog­
nized by the Canadians, and with his
affidavit is submitted a map which was
made by him and a Canadian official,
marking the boundary line of British
and American jurisdiction in accordance
with the American contentions.
Oversteps Its Authority.
Washington, May 15. — Friction be­
tween the war and navy departments
may result from the action of the gen­
eral lioard, of which Admiral Dewey is
president, in preparing plans for the
defense of Manila, the new naval sta­
tions at Bahia Honda and Guantanamo
and other naval property.
According
to the law, the secretary of war is
“charged with all matters relating to
the national defense and seacoast forti­
fications.*’ His authority in this re­
gard has been recognized by both tile
navy department and congress.
company, of Chicago, a contract for
building two dredges for use in Oregon
rivers. Thev will build one dredge for
the Upper Willamette and Yamhill
rivers for (25,000, and another for the
Upper Columbia and Snake to cost
(22,500. Both dredges are to be ready
for use within six months.
Preparing for Log-Rolling.
The Woodmen of the World are pre­
paring to have a big log rolling in La
Grande May 18 and 19. One hundred
and twenty-five candidates will be in­
itiated into the order at that time.
The program comprises a parade of
fraternal societies, com;>etitive drill
for a trophy, log chopping and sawing
contest. Reduced rates have been se­
cured on the railroads.
Brick Yard at Weston Rushed.
The Weston brickyard is working its
full capacity, turning out 40,000 brick
per day, with more orders than it can
till this summer and fall. Lumber and
all kinds of building material is abort
in this section on account of the un­
usual nnntlier of new houses lieing built
at Walla Walla, Pendleton and towns
in this section of Umatilla county.
Union Depot Exhibit.
Eastern Oregon Normal Graduates.
Tbe graduating class of the Weston
state normal school next month will
consist of 12 young ladies and gentle­
men.
Extensive preparations are
being made for the commencement ex­
ercises. The Weston college is one of
tbe largest, most imposing and com­
plete school plants in the state. Pres­
ident French will spend his vacation
campaigning for an increased scholar­
ship for next term.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat—Walla Walla, 70®71c; val­
ley, 75® 76c.
Barley—Feed, «21.50 per ton; brew­
ing, (23.
,
Flout— Best grades, (3.95®4.25; gra­
ham, (3.45®3.85.
Millstuff»—Bran, (19 per ton; mid­
dlings, (24; shorts, (19.50®20; chop.
(18.
Oats - No. 1 white, |1.51®1.20;
grar, (1L2^®1.15 per cental.
Hay—Timothy, (13® 13.50; clover,
(10® 11; cheat, (U®12 per ton.
Potatoes— Best Burbanks, 50c par
rack; ordinary, 25@»0c per cental,
growers' prices; Merced sweets, (3®
3.50 per cental.
Poultry—Chickens, mixed, 'll®12c;
young, 13® 14c; hens, 12c; turkeys,
live, 16® 17c; dressed, 20® 22c; ducks,
(7.00®7.50 per dozen; geese, |6®6.50.
Cheese—Full cream, twine, 16^®
17c; Young America, 17@175ic; fact­
ory prices, 1®1K c ; less.
Butter— Fancy creamery, 22c * per
The board of trade of Dallas has
taken steps to collect material for an
exhibit to be forwarded to the Oregon
information bureau at the Union depot pound; extras, 21c; dairy, 20®22^e;
in Portland. The board has contributed store, 16® 18c.
a good sum of money for the purpsoe, | Eggs—16® 17c per dozen.
and the county court has contributed
Hops—Choice, 18®20c per pound.
Cannot Bring Briber Home.
(50 for the purpose of acting in concert
Washington, May 15. — The state with the Foard of trade.
Woll— Valiev 125$® 15; Eaetern Ore­
gon, 8® 14; mobair, 35®36c.
department has informed Governor
Offers Fine Library Building.
Dockery, of Missouri, that it cannot
Beef — Groce, cowe, 3Ji®4c per
grant his request to secure the extra­
The ladies of the Granta Pass pound; steers, 4^®5c; dressed, 7J<c.
dition of Ellis Wainwright, a million­ woman’s club have succeeded in getting
Veal—8® 8 Ke.
aire brewer of St. Louis, who is Mr. Carnegie to change the amount of
Mutton— Groce, 7®7Mc per pound;
wanted in connection with the muni­ his proposed donation for a library in
cipal bribery charges, and who is sup­ that city from (5,000 to (10,000. The dressed, 8®9c.
Iambs—Gross, 4c per pound ¡(dreoaed,
posed to have lied to France. The ob­ citizens felt that they would rather
stacle lies in the fact that the French erect a creditable building, even
extradition treaty does not enumerate though the coat of maintaining the
library ia greater.
bribery as an extraditable offense.
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