KLAMATH
VOL. Vili
KLAMATH FALLS, KLAMATH COUNTY, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 10
The Contrabandist;
One Life’s Secret!
OR
CHAPTER II.
It was. perbapa, at '!>■■ lilstanca ot half
a l.-aaui' from flm cotta»» of Hugh l.n-
moots rt'«t
Montauban
stood. It was situated ou a rocky aud
abrupt ruilm-mr, overlookin» th« valley
below, where a small village looked more
like the miniature group »f dolls' houses
which rhIMrvu play with than th« ordi­
nary baidtathma of ordinary men. white
the strram that wound Ita way along at
the foot of the hills was nothing mor»
than a mere thread of silver.
On the night of the attack on Count
bulls there were two persona seated In
the library of thia chateau; the oue a
lady, with lu-aullfiil ami somewhat strik­
ing features, a tall and graceful figure,
nml a bearing at once bauglity and capti­
vating. .Mademoiselle Montauban waa
a person of strong feelings, of deop en­
ergy. of quick yet firm reaolves, and de­
rided action. Nbe was pleasing to all;
yet with the very grace and noble beauty
which captivated oue. there waa au »Ir­
an etpreaalou of vrlted haughtiueas, of
lofty pride, of laalnuatlng command. All
the world admired mademoiselle, but fyw
lured her.
Her father, monakur k innrquk, on tin»
other Imnda wan mi eitretnely nffabk,
polite and offrorolik fmtkmon. lie woo
univerNAlly hind mid jpiod to the peasant
rjr around the country, and tbrn* wa«
no poor people who dhl not have collar to
thank him for many an art of generosity
He hs<l be*« married twice; to s In'auti
ful F'rem hwoman, after the death of La
Marquise (Jiinlrttr, and thia wife di««d
alao. He moiirne<l her loss long anti aiti
rerely; for they aay he loved her even
l»4*tter than he lived Glndotl«, who waa
very violent ami passionate. There wa«
one child a lovely, aunny-haired child,
with features like her fair iuother*a, aud
ere« like frenh violet«, by thia aerond
marriage, lint he haa only Helen to com
fort hla approaching «dd age uow; a lid
there I n a largv portrait In the saloon —
the portrait of a «miling Infant, painted
nearly alxteeu years ago, which he looks
at and algha.
The father and daughter amt in the U
brary; he by a large table in the center
of the apartment, reading, an was hk
ruatum In the evening«, abe bad drawn
her aeat forward near oue of the deep
window* overlooking the valley, and the
road by which I anti« wan expected to
coma. Both were aw siting his arrival,
but It wsn with far different degr«*4*n of
feeling The marquis, Indeed, looked for
ward with pleaatir* to th«* meeting with
hi» nephew, whom hr had uot received at
the chateau for some yeara, but yet hi«
ant1 ipatloA
moderated by «‘«^nraa,
f»r he no longer posnraa«*d th«* hurry auu
Impatience of youth. With Helen Moil
taubau it wa« not thus. Ikepor feeling«
than were warranted by that calm ami
hatiKhty exterior were busy In her heart.
“Father,” and her voice in calm ami
■livery aa uaual, deaplte th«* l>rating of
her heart, that throb« more violently ev*
ery moment “father, it is already quite
late. .My roualn, Mori«irur Ix>uln, must
aurely remember that he may pon«il>ly rx-
poae hiniwlf to some danger by travers­
ing the lonely road« in thia n«*ighl»orho<Ml
by night.”
1 he marquiff cl<»sed hla k>ok, hone from
hla N«>at and approached the window.
“Yea; you are right you are right.
Helen/* he returned; “but I hardly think
be will bs ao ra«h nn to undertske to
reach the chateau to-night with that ter
rible atorm gathering. An to the danger
from brigand«, however, I «Io not fear:
for, without «loiiht, he will have hk valet
with him, and he will have nko hk weap­
on«. And you mnat consider» Helen, that
our yotiog relative han Imtb strength of
limb and «kill in arm«, that might well
warrant him In netting nt dehnn<*e a good­
ly Qumber of besiegers.”
^ea I know, father. Ami there are
none more brave than lx>ula/* A proud
■mils shone In her aplendhl eyea nn ah«t
■poke, and then ahe aank back in her neat
■gain, and toyed with her fun. while th«*
marquia pk< ed himself by her side, ami
■l«o wutcheil for noin«- nign of bin nephew.
But the night fhepened. ami «till Ixmla
<lld hot come. While the storm, which had
«’en threatening, <<rv long broku over
the rhntean, and raged with terrible fury.
”1 do not think we nhall see him to
«“ght, Hekn.” Maid her father, an th«* old
work in tin* hall noimded on eleven; “and
I growa kte, my child. Perhaps you had
Mter retire.”
And Helen Montauban would not k*
r»> ier anxiety and reNtlensneNs, even
° or father; mo m I ii * obeyed hk nuggeK-
on «hortly. Hlu« did not seek her couch,
hut. after having dimninMe.l her
»hMw|f<>r ’i“*
R,le wrapped a rich
nawi ( areh-Mnly about her Mtntely figure,
nd <aat heraelf upon a pile of riiahionn
vi
r ? w*n,l°w which ('(»ininiinded a
wiihi
*n<l. Ih<- Unlit
R m
n
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™>-tein
""'I '’’«n-l forwsrd
Kill. «Ith her anxious »lance
.
,
th',.
f,,r "<>'<><• xllnqise of
yet expected »nest.
(T’ k
"hvtrJmH
1 •"■rnly on the
.!er ,"'"rl b,‘"' 'l"tentlv;
h. mnrmnred; “why. then, this del«;?
',r,,k" hl"
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■"'"•«leredf' snd
she
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texether I?,' hn"!:
l’l"y,nn,‘’ f"r weeks
l/nnht... . h
whon
hl,,,
'»•y h»v/'¡”‘r
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been So happy aa dur-
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mey W)
were the crowu
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,,V"r so ''
“I
never
happy
when
«» in
.
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in, ” o'11- Umelv ehntemi,
in recounting
«•«■ountlnic th
c ie wonderful storica of
h"”|’y iiniet
’•> mid ii n t lei p« 11 ng her
next visit.
,
le ^waa n fine, handsome,
o
mxl ........
inde ''pendent boy, and ahe
‘I'onxlit there
11 re conhi |„. nobody in the
Wl,rl|t like hci
7,eounln Louis. H|„ firm,
hin lull , 1 k’nring
-4 and manly spirit,
. * ""bl” Intelle,.
fui
.........
>'is tine, thought
.. '/’"«tenanee. with the Innocent en-
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,
to look
»st revere.
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REPUBLICAN.
i years, had always
esteem.
She had
h,m *"•' ‘*>f deep
Um nature, and to al
A
TRUE
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THE
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moat adore In him those qualities of heart
and mind which, alia observed with die
daln, few others possessed.
11» had never visited the chateau more
than twice, and those visits hail been
while stones In her life. Nte- had remem-
te-ri-d and recalled them constantly In the
secluded and dreamy life she led there,
and now wan it a mutter of wonder that,
after the pnasage of months without hav­
ing seen him, she should look forward
with aiii-li eager emotions to hi« coming?
let, even when alone, In the aolltude of
her own apartment, she did not entirely
lay aalde, even In the luteuse Intervet of
watchlug for him. that air of stately
pride, that guarded calmness of demean­
or which characterised her III society,
Nhe knelt there by the casement, It la
true, waitlug atlli, even till midnight; lint
a thousand fearful emotions struggled In
her breast, of which abe gave no outward
sign, or. st the moat, but a faint one.
A dark form Mftaad to catch her rye,
moving along rapidly through the path In
the valley, coming nearer and nearer,
while tlu- clouds, passing still across the
moon, veiled It ever ami anon In ahadow.
Draw lug nearer, till the soft silver radi­
ance of the night shone full upon both
horse and rider, and then there waa only
a alight start a quick, convulsive clasp
of the fair hand that rested on the cold
atone sill ii faint yet eager smile borer-
Ing about her beautiful lipa, and flash
mg In those splendid eyes, as, apftly mur­
muring. "It la he!" she rose from the
cushions on which ahe had knelt so long,
and closed the casement.
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"My dear uncle!" cried Ixiula, warmly
embracing the good marquis, as they met
lu the saloon, on the morning following
the storm, “I cannot egpreae half the
pleasure It gives me to meet you.”
The marquis smiled al Ills nephew's
warmth.
"My dear boy, I alio am delighted til
ace you. Let me welcome you to Uiy old
eyrie a thousand tluiea. But ait down —
alt down, lemls; I mint take a leisurely
look at yon. Why, you have grown a
full loch «luce we met last, ami all the
handsomer, too, for your wanderings!"
"Oh. uncle, I appreciate your flattery,
IWST KOSTAVnAM *Ht> RKt.BX
Awsirixo Lovis.
te-lieve me." laughed hl* nephew
I con-
. fess I had rather have It from you i than
any other, almost. Hut, now, how * have
things been going on here since I •aw
you? snd how In my fair cousin ?”
"For the first," answered the marquis,
1 ”1 can give a very satisfactory reply. My
affairs are III a state of prosperity, and
except, possibly, that Helen and 1 are a
little lonely at times for wsnt of com­
pany. we do very well. I need scarcely
say that 1 am sure we shall be all the
happier for your presence. For your oth
er question, Helen herself must tie ap­
plied to when you see her thia morning.
Hhe waa In excellent health yesterday,
at all events, and we watched together
a loug time last night by the library win
dow, for your appearance.
And now
tell me, my dear Louie, something more
concerning that adventure of yours in th--
forest; for your sketch of It Inst night
wan somewhat hasty. You were never
too much given to talking of yourself. I
hate an egotist as heartily as you enn;
but 1 desire to hear aomething relative
to your Journey and your general wel­
fare; ao let me hear It before our coffee la
ready."
The young man gave hla uncle a sketch
of Ids haps and mishaps, to which the
good marquis listened very attentively,
and which occupied some few minutes,
when, just ns he we» finishing by men­
tioning hla application at the cottage for
shelter. Helen Montauban entered.
She waa beautiful and self-possessed
ns ever. A calm smile parted her lips
nnd lighted her fine eyes, as she ap­
proached. and, saluting her father, gave
to Louis, «ho advanced to meet her, her
hand.
"My charming couaiu!" exclaimed tho
young man. warmly, taking th-i offered
hand ami kissing with deferential affec­
tion, the fair cheek of the Indy—“my dear
Helen, this In truly delightful. I am very
happy to behold you again. How do you
do?"
"Well, Monsieur Louis, I thuuk you.
And you?”
"Admirably, my dear friend." And ba
seated himself by her aide.
"You have, then, arrived at the chateau
nt length, Louin? It in some time since
we saw you," ahe said, regnrdiug him
with polite Interest.
"Yea; It Is a long time, I think, since
we met, nnd I could not deny myself the
pleasure of a visit to the chateau."
"Your journey, I trust, was a favora­
ble oue.”
"A few drawbacks, such as travelers
must meet with at times, bat nothing
very serious.”
ths marquis,
"Aly dear boy," said
“what, then, do you call serioua? An
8»
attack from robbers. In my time
"An attack!” Interrupted Mademoiselle
Montauban, turning a shade paler, as her
glance rented unquietly on tho face of
Louin—"an attack I how, Monsieur Louis?
You have been In actual danger?"
“No. my dear Helen—no, ' the count
hastened to any. ”1 was merely request­
ed to deliver my purse, a simple sffulr,
snrt, perhaps one with wbl< h I may meet
twenty times In Illy life."
At (list moment, however, the coffee
wns brought In, and the subject waa
abandoned. After the morniuz'e repast
wns concluded, Louis drew Ids fair cous­
in out upon the paved terrace Iwfore th«
windows of thy saloun, wher« they could
sit conversing, while the early sunshine
glided the lovely Isndscspe far slid near,
nnd resting sweetest of nil in the charm­
ing valley tlint lay beneath th» height
of the el,,iie„,i. |t Wus certainly a has»
tlful morning, aud Louis d'Artula eujhy-
ed It thoroughly. It was a most sincere
plciisur« thus lu meet with Ills old play­
mate ami companion, alter so long a sep­
aration.
I kiii I b regarded her with real
affection, mid bail ever done so; for
though with that calm mid stately de­
meanor still unchanged, yet there was
ever something gentler -kinder in her
mminer, when she addressed him, that
pleased ami won him.
Nhe acemed even unusually lovely, too,
this morning; for the cool, soft winds
came freshly from the nearer hills, touch­
ing her fair cheek with a rosy tinge, and
bringing a darker, clearer light to her
te-autlful eyes; mid when, turning her
face to him. ahe smiled, with more than
her accustomed air of animation and «n
joyinciil. saying, “Wliat a charming hour
this Is, Ixmla!" lie could not help express­
ing the thought that occupied him.
"Y'ea; but not half so charming as you
are," he returned, gaily, yet earnestly,
ns be kissed her fair hand. "1 was just
........
myself with the htea that you
were cheating me with a shadow. It was
only when you apoke that I wns unde­
ceived. I forgot that the goddess—"
"Ixiula, no compliments!" uttered his
coiislu. Imperatively. "Here comes iny
father.”
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EVENTS OF THE DAY
OLD COP IS SAPP.
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE
Reliance Wins Last Race of Series From
Shamrock III.
'
,
TWO HEMISPHERES,
Comprehensive Review of the
Import­
ant Happenings of the Past Week,
Presented In Condensed f orm, Most
l.lkely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Readers.
Rosevelt will change the policy of ap­
pointing consuls so it will be on a mer­
it basis.
I lie governor o! Colorado hit» ordered
troops to the scene of the mining strike
at Cripple creek.
A Kansas City negro drowned him-
self to escape lynching for an assault
on a white woman.
Legation guards at Constantinople
have been increased, and, if necessary,
marines will be landed.
lurkey is making strenuous efforts
to locate the assailant of Vico Conanl
Msgeleaen. Many arrests have been
made.
A South Carolina train went through
• bridge, killing six and injuring 47.
Senator Hanna has almost recovered
from his illness and is able to lie out.
At the Fort Riley, Kan.,* maneuvers
14,000 men will partici­
pate.
of the army,
CHAPTER III.
The Alaskan Isiundary commissioners
It win on th«* uiglit of the Adventure
and
of (’«niit Louin I hut two men might have have held their first meeting
organized.
I mm ’ ii ae*n emerging from the forest an<l
dirwtiug their ntepn in the road to the
An effort Io launch the !.anley air-
cottage of Hugh Lauionte, which Louin ship men with failure owing
to a
hud left Notm« ten luiniit«*« previously.
broken valve.
One of tbeae, the elder, wan a tall,
aturdy man, drcAMsF In the coarse garb of
Macedonian rebels have issued a pro­
a peaaant, and iii* features were by no clamation, in which they assert confi­
means <liffpl**iiNing. At prrnent. they wore dence of gaining their liberty.
ti look of deep thought, an air almost of
Chicago babies are saidjto acquire a
sternncNM, hn he walked rapidly, ami in
silence, liNtcning to his companion, who ta-te for liquor through milk rfom cows
was M|H*nkiiig in low, but bitter ami an­ fed on corn mash from distilleries.
gry tones, and evidently on some exciting
President Roosevelt has received
subject.
hundreds of telegrams congratulating
Thin man, whose dress was much the
Name nn that of the firnt. hud a lean pre- him on his narrow escape from awsasei-
poNNCMNin^ appearance than the other. nation.
Like that of I i I n companion, bin counte­
Seven prisoners in the Sesttle city
nance waa unahoru ami rude; but the ex- jail escaped. One, being unable to
preMwion of the feat urea waa nininter and obtain money for his breakfast, re­
forbidding,
the fraturva themsclvea, turned.
apart from their expression, anything
but agreeable.
You might have been
Rebels in Caviet, Philippine islands,
ANNured a thoUNund times that he was are again showing signs of activity and
nothing mote or leas than a wimple an«i troops have been sent to the scene from
honest peMNunt, nn lie waa generally un­ Manila.
derstood to I m *; but for nil that, you
Portland hold up men robbed a man
would have disliked to meet tills limn on
the highway at midnight, or in tlm under an electric light in the very
depths of the forest from which he lui J heart of the city a few evenings ago
just emerged.
while there were many people within a
“! tell you/* he waa aaxing, venge- short distance.
full»—“I tell you, if I have tint the pow­
Tim arbitrators in the Venezuelan
er, i will make him pay dear for tins;
I claims case is in session.
two of our best fellows disabled, an I my
own brains nearly knocked out by that
Surveyor General Eagleson, of Idaho,
arm of his. Who would tbiuk it had so is\o be removed from offi.e.
much strength?"
The commandant ot the Puget sound
"Chut, Gasparde!” said the other, a
navy yard asks for appropriations of
little sternly; "do you want to show your
claws? Better spi-ak a little lower, it nearly 83,000,000.
you don’t mint to put yuiir fieck ill dan­
The Columbia river bar shows much
ger. One can never tell how many ears improvement. There is nearly a foot
there may lie ill these bushes along here." more water now than this time last
"I can shut them up, unless they be­
year.
long to another like the one that dealt
with me to-niglita. I shnll feel Ills fist
A new disease similar to bubonic
for n little while to come.”
plugne has broken out in Cuba and ie
"I>o you want to put yourself in the puzzling doctors who are unable to do
way of feeling It agaln'fy
anything with it.
"Wait till I get
track the next
The third attempt to sail the third
time. I'll cure hull "of his Impudeiu-e!’’
"Better hold your tongue, comrade. race of the present series was a failure
Why didn't you cure him to night? three on acount of lack of wind. The boats
to <nie, aud beaten at that! A tine story did not even start.
to tell the men!"
A Japanese gunboat would not allow
"Who knew he had Ilia pistols? lie
must have found out before he started the American steamer Stanley Dollar
She was
that somebody bail drawn ilia teeth. Ah, to land at a Corean port.
he bit with them, I can tell yon! If we under charter by a Russian firm to load
had a dozen like him in the hnnd, it umber.
would be worth something, captain. As
A war is on between rival steamer
it la. I'll take care he doesu't do us any
harm, now that he has got off. If you Ines from Portland to The Dalles.
had bi-en there to night, instead of mind­ The passenger rate has been lowered to
ing something else, we might have sung 25 cents and freight ie carried for one
a different tune; but now nil the way to dollar a ton.
mend matters is to give him n little mu­
The negro suffrage association, of
sic to dance to.”
“Blockhead!" muttered the elder, with Boston, declares Booker T. Washington
is not a fit leader for the race and has
n frown.
"What do you say, then, captaiu?" asked Roosevelt not to take his counsel
if he would hold the colored vote.
asked his companion.
"Nothing, Gnaparde. But here we nre,
Ex-Mayor Ames, of Minneapolis, has
ami the light is burning in the window,”
been refused a new trial.
ns they reached the cottage.
#
"Ami Mademoiselle Rose waiting for
The present summer la the coldest
her father, no doubt,” added the other.
ever experienced in New York.
(To be continued.I
All teamsters in Seattle are on a
strike and other unions threaten to
He Was It.
Augustus Hu re tells nn amusing story join.
of one of bls charming peripatetic lec­
Philadelphia and Baltimore have
tures In Itoine. He had convoyed Ills combined in an effort to hold the ex­
little flock, which Included at least one port trade.
live prince, through the l’nlace of the
Peru will prohibit the immigration
Caesura ii ml had gii I tiered them near of memoers of the religious orders ex­
the l-’orum, when he observed a mys­
pelled from France.
terious stranger who had attached him­
Colombia ie facing a serious uprising
self to the party "looking more and
more nngry every minute." At length of tier subjects. The rejection of the
this Interloper could stand Mr. IIiire Panama canal treaty is ¿given as the
no longer, lie blind forth In de- cause.
Russo-Japanese negotiations are mak­
nunclatlviia. "All Hint this person Ims
been telling y< u. " he lnf< rmed the p:ir:y ing headway and there ie no doubt that
In a loud voice. "about the l'nlace of they will soon be brought Io a eatiefact-
the Caesar» he Ims had the effrontery ory issue.
to relate to you ns If It were Ills own.
The wind was again too light for a
You will be astonished, gentlemen mid race Monday, but the Reliance was
Indies, to hear that It Is taken word for farther ahead of Shainrock.than in any
word—word for word, without the previous race.
slightest iii-knowledgnient from Mr.
German socialists are in a lively
Hnre’s 'YVillks in Rome.' ’’ “All I I wrangle as to the policy they will pur­
said." says Mr. llttre, "wits: 'Oh, , I sue in the reiebstag.
mil so niuell obliged to .volt. I did not
The appointment of M. Witte by the
know there wns anybody In the world
who would defend my Interests ao ¿s»r to be president of the council ol
kindly. 1 nm Augustus Ifnre.' " It ministers is regarded by many »s a
wns it msgnlfleent moment. I’hllitdel- victory for the war party.
pliln Telegram.
Higli-N|M*c<l Electric Hallway.
One hundred mid sixty nillea mi hour
In the speed nlmed nt by n new electric
railway company in Germany under
the direct pntroimgo of the Emperor.
Cars with necomniodHtlons for fifty per­
sons ench nre now being built mid will
be tried on u 3U kilometer track.
The copyright of "Peaceful Henry,'J
a new musical hit, has been purchased
by the publishers of "Hiawatha" for
85,000.
Irishman’ e s demands on
Minister Irishman
Turkey tor »ttemempted assassination
ot the Tice consul bring quieting
answers.
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
New York, Sept. 4.—The Reliance,
the American cup defender, yesterday
won the third rod final race and the
IRRIGATION CONGRESS PRIZES.
nenes for that famous a>-a trophy, the
America's cup. In a dense fog, which Silver Loving Cups for Agricultural
prevented vision beyond 200 yardh, she
Exhibits.
finished the race at 5:30:02, amid the
Governor Chamberlain la In receipt
acclamations of the assembled fleet, of a letter from Chairman Fred J.
The Shamrock III, after tunning for Keiael, of the executive committee of
the National Irrigation congress, call-
more than an hour in the fog, missed i Ing attention to the four 8500 prizes
to
be awarded at the session of the
the finishing line, passed by it, and
(Congress In September. The prizes
returned to it from the opposite direc­
are silver loving cups, one for the
tion. As the Reliance was then being best exhibit of hops, one for the best
towed through the fleet, the yacht’s showing of barley, one for the finest
display of varied fresh fruits, and
ensign fluttering from her truck and one for the best showing of sugar
spreaders in celebration of her victory, beet«, with the highest percentage of
the Shamrock III did not cross the rugar. The cup to be given for the
best display of fruit is described as
finish line.
being 23 inches In height and weighs
As often said of the historic race, 270 ounces. It is of silver and repre­
alien America won the cup there was sents the Goddess Pomona distribut­
ing the kindly fruits of the earth.
no se-ond. Thia result was achieved
The letter urges Governor Chamber-
only after four futile attempts to sail lain to be present, if possible, and to
off the final race, and after the outcome see that Oregon is fittingly represent
cd, as the subjects discussed will be of
had been admitted by even Sir Thomas great importance to this Btate. It will
probobly not be convenient for Gov-
Lipton to i>e a foregone conclusion.
< nor Chamberlain to go to Ogden to
Yesterday’s was the eighth attempt
attend the Congress, which meets
to sail a race. After one fluke, the September 15.
Reliance won the two following races,
W arner valley controversy .
one by seven minutes and three sec­
onds, and the other by one minute and
Settlers Are Very Anxious Over the Out­
19 seconds. A week kgo the first at­
come of It.
tempt to sail the third race failed, and
A number of resident», of Warner
attempts have been made every day Valley. Lake County, were in Salem
this week. On theee occasions the Re­ recently to interview members of the
state land board regarding the out­
liance led the Shamrock to the finish come of the controversy over the pos­
line by two miles, but fai ed to reach session of their homes. The litigation
it before the expiration of the time before the federal land department re­
sulted in favor of the Warner Valley
limit of five and a half hours.
Stock company. The settlers claimed
Yesterday's victory means that the as homesteaders while the company
cup is destined to remain in America claimed under a purchase from the
state under the swamp land laws. The
until England is able to produce a gen­ settlers, having been defeated, asked
ius equal to Herreehoff in yacht design­ the board to aid them in retaining the
homes they had taken. The board list­
ing.
ened to arguments and has taken the
Rarely, if ever, lias there been a matter under advisement.
In the
mere spectacular finish than the Reli­ meantime. Governor Chamberlain tele
ance’s yesterday.
After racing for graphed the federal land department
more than an hour at terrific speed not to issue a patent conveying the
through a blinding fog, the Reliance land to the state until he requested it.
burst through the wall of mist upoa the The land company cannot secure title
vision of the spectators on the fleet to the land until a patent issues to the
assembled at the finish line and reel­ state.
ing under a bellying balloon jib top­
sail, with her lee rail awash, flew
across the finish line fully three miles
ahead oi the Shamrock, almost before
the spectators could determine for a
certainity that it waB her. Once more
the Yankee boat bad added to the long
string of victories in contests for the
honored old silver trophy that carried
with it the blue ribbon of the sea.
KILL AT WILL.
Turks Stop at Nothing In Macedonia —
Consuls Fear for Lives.
London, Sept. 5.—The Daily .Mail's
correspondent wires from Monastir,
under date of August 31, telling of an
ineffectual attempt be made to pene­
trate the Albanian cordon and reach
Armensko. He was threatened with
death and compelled to return under
guard. He gives numerous instances
of Turkish brutality and treachery.
The villagers of Armensko were massa­
cred before a single insurgent visited
the place. The inhabitants of the vil­
lage of N'evolkas, near Florina, were
butchered while on their way to Flor­
ina under guard, after having surren­
dered on a guarantee of immunity.
At Florina, continues the correspon­
dent, the Christians are in a state of
abject fear, and are handicapped by a
bigoted Greek metropolitan, who erd-
ers them to stay in tlie village and not
to flee, with the result that the savage
soldiers murder them by scores. The
European residents cf Monastir, includ­
ing the consuls, are in a state of great
anxiety. Many, including the Italian
consul, have recently been insulted by
soldiers.
Operations commence! last Thursday
on an organized scale against the insur­
gents, and bodies of troops are operat­
ing in all directions, out no details
have yet been received.
More Offices Than Voters.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 5.—The
approaching city election at Hobson
City, the negro colony near Anniston,
will disclose a peculiar state of affairs.
The town is run solely by negroes.
Under the new constitution nearly all
of the male adult inhabitants are dis­
franchised there now being about 20
voters, and the affaire of the town will
have to be conducted by tnese citizens
alone. • As there are nearly as manv
offices to be filled as there are voters,
the candidates will virtually elect
themselves.
Coming Events.
M. A. A. C. carnival, Portland, Sep­
tember 14-26.
Multnomah Fair Association races.
Irvington track. September 21-26.
Teachers’ institutes—Bevins. Sep­
tember 7-9; Salem. September 9-11;
Vale, September 10-12; Oregon City,
September 15-17: Klamath Falls, Sep­
tember 28-30; l^tkeview. October 1-3.
and Hillsboro. October 28-30.
Oregon National Guard encamp­
ment. September 3-12; Third Infantry
Gearhart Park; Separate Battalion.
Roseburg. September 3-12.
Carnival, Oregon City, September
5-8.
I-abor Day. Portland. September 7.
State convention of mining men,
Portland, September 7.
Joint concatenation of Hoo Hooe.
Portland. September 9.
Lincoln County Fair, Toledo, Sep­
tember 10-12.
State Fair. Salem. September 14-19.
Woolgrowers’ Association,
Baker
City. September 14-18.
Harney County Fair. Burns. Sep­
tember 14-20.
Races, Antelope. September 17-19.
Stock exhibit and race meet, Port­
land. September 21-26.
Fair. Toledo, September 22-24.
Second Eastern Oregon District
Fair, The Dalles. September 22-26.
Carnival. Pendleton, September 26-,
October 1.
Carnival. The Dalles, September 28-
October 3.
Second Southern Oregon District
Fair, Eugene, September 29-October 8.
Race meet, Sumpter. October 1-5.
Klamath County Fair, Klamath Falls,
October 6-9.
Crook County Jockey Club meet,
Prineville, October 27-29.
Scotch reunion, Fossil, October 27.
Five Contest Cases.
Five contest cases, involving 800
acres of valuable timber land, located
25 miles east of Albany, are engaging
the attention of the Oregon City land
office. The cases are of more than or­
dinary interest, since the lands upon
which a commuted proof and cash re­
ceipts were issued in January, 1902.
have since been sold to disinterested
parties. Contestants now appear be­
fore the land office officials and allege
that the persons making proof on the
lands failed to maintain a residence
on the premises and resorted to lr-
regular practices in making final
proof.
Looking for Dam Sites.
Civil Engineer F. H. Newell, chief of
the United States reclamation ser­
vice, with a party of advisers consist­
ing of Civil Engineers J. B. Lippincott,
of Los Angeles. Cal., who 1 b in charge
of the reclamation Burveys in Califor­
nia; H. N. Savage, consulting en­
gineer, and John T. Whistler, in charge
of the Oregon work, are in the neigh­
Postal Investigation Nearing End.
borhood of Westfall and Willow Creek,
Washington, Sept. 5.—Postmaster to investigate the proposed sites for
General Payne said today that when government reservoirs in Malheur
the federal grand jury in this city dis­ county.
poses of the postoflice cases now before
New Building for Ashland Normal.
it the investigation in Washington will
Th Southern Oregon state normal
be practically concluded, leaving mat­
ters in New York still to tie closed. school will open for the coming year
He said he hoped to have the entire on September 14. President Mulkey,
postoflice investigation ended and Mr. who has been traveling extensively
over the state in the Interest of the
Bristow's report in by the first of Octo­
Institution, says the prospects for at­
ber. The grand jury was in session n tendance are the brightest In its his­
short while today.
tory. The new academic and adminis­
tration building, provided for by the
Will Carry Exhibits Free.
last legislature. Is being rushed to
San Francisco, Sept. 5.—The South­ completion. It will be a fine structure
ern
Pacific and Wells-Fare express an­ and will cost about 88000.
1
nounce that they will carry free to
School District Bonds Bought.
Ogden all exhibits to lie shown in con­
The state land board has completed
nection with the national irrigation Its sixth purchase of school district
congress
The Southern Pacific today bonds, the last purchase being 88500
sent out notices to all county boards of of bonds of school district No. 1, Jack-
trade in the state in regard to its offer son county. The bonds bear 5 per
cent Interest.
of free transportation of exhibits.
BIO PLANT AT COTTAOE OROVB-
To Work the Largent Cinnabar Deposit
la America.
A 309-ton quicksilver plant Is going
up on the Black Butte mines near Cot­
tage Grove, In which G. B. Dennis, of
Spokane, is interested.
"Four years of uninterrupted devel
opment, said Mr. Dennla." has ex­
posed the most expansive Imbedding
of cinnibar ore on the American con­
tinent If not in the world. The work
represents an expenditure of nearly
8500.000.
"The Black Butte quicksilver mines
are located in Lane county, some 18
miles from Cottage Grove. During the
four years 12,000 feet of work has been
done, which includes a vertical shaft
to the 1000-foot level. At each 100-foot
station a drift running on the foot wall
has been driven either side of the shaft
the full length of the pay shoot, 227.
feet, and at each level the ledge has
been crosscut for its full width of 80
feet.
'The average of the ore is about 16
in quicksilver or 810 a ton, and there
is now blocked out more than 82,000.-
000 in quicksilver. The present 40-
ton smelting or distilling plant is be­
ing enlarged to a 300-ton capacity and
the mine equipped with a complete
electrical waterpower plant, furnish­
ing power and light, which places the
property in position for working upon
a very large scale.”
Brick Supply Equals Demand.
The force of workmen has complet­
ed the burning of a kiln of 300.000
bricks, and now the supply of material
is sufficient to keep construction work
in progress at the penitentiary, reform
school and aslyum. At each of these
places the new buildings and addi­
tions are under construction. Super­
intendent James says that although the
contract for the construction of an ex­
ecution chamber at the prison does not
require Its completion before January
1, the building will be ready for use
before that time, and, so far as he can
see now. it will be ready before the
date of any hanging now in prospect.
Heod River Apples Contracted.
Joseph A. Wilson, manager of the
Hood River Applegrowers’ Union, has
Just consummated a 820,000 apple sale.
The Davidson fruit company, of Hood
River, is the purchaser, and has de­
posited 81000 to bind the sale. The
price for fancy four-tier Spitzensberga
is 82 a box: yellow Newtons. 81.80. the
apples to be delivered at railway at
picking time. Before the recent or­
ganization of the union, buyers were
paying 81.45 a box for Spitzenbergs.
This is the largest fruit sale ever made
in Hood River.
Much Building at Ashland.
It Is estimated that the value of
buiiulr.g improvements Just completed,
or now under way. In Ashland wiu
reach 850,000. and the high tide of
building activity In that city for the
past two or three years promises to
be equaled before the close of the pres­
ent season. A number of new business
buildings have recently been complet­
ed and many new and substantial resi­
dences are now in course of construc­
tion throughout the city.
Sales of School Land.
Though sales of school land have
practically ceased, the receipts of the
land department, are undiminished.
The monthly statement, made by Clerk
George G. Brown. Bhows that for
August the collections were 830.036.11,
or over 81000 a day. This is equal to
the normal receipts while school land
was selling. The money now coming
In is composed chiefly of deferred pay­
ments on sales heretofore made.
Will Pack Meat on a Large Scale.
Rehor and Hulac of Omaha, Neb.,
have bought out Kerr & Housler’s
meat market and cold storage plant at
McMinnville.
They are making ar­
rangements to carry on an extensive
pork and meat packing business. Mc­
Minnville was their choice, due to ex­
tensive stock raising the farmers have
gone into this last four or five years.
Yamhill county has ten times the stock
today it had six years ago.
PORTLAN» MARKETS.
Wheat—Walla Walla, 780 79c; blue­
stew, 80013c; valley. 86c.
Flour—Valley, 83.6803.85 per bar­
rel; hard wheat straights, 83.6004.00;
bard wheat, patents, 84.1004.66;
graham, 83.3*03.75; whole wheat,
83.6604.001 rye wheat, 84.50.
Barley—Feed, 820.00021.00per ton;
brewing, 821; rolled, 821021.50.
Oats—No. 1 white, 81.O7K; gray,
11.0001.06 per cental.
Millatuffa—Bra», |22 per ton; mid­
dling!, 835; shorts, 822; chop, SIS;
linseed dairy food, 819.
Hay — Timothy, 814.00 per ten;
clover, nominal; grain, 810; cheat,
nominal.
Butter—Fancy creamery, 22X0 25c
per pound; dairy, 18020c; store, 16
016o.
Cheese—Full cream, twins, 14c;
Young America, 15c; factory prices,
101Xc lees.
Poultry—Chickens, mixed, 11X0
12c per pound; spring, 14014X*;
hens, 12012Xc; broilers, 82 00 per
dozen; turkeys, live, 10012c per
pouadpressed, 14015c; ducks, 8404.60
per dozen; geese, 8506.50.
Eggs—Oregon ranch, 19c.
Potatoes—Oregon, 75085c per seek;
sweet potatoes, 2Xc per pound.
Wheat Sacks—In lots of 100, 5Xc-
Beef — Gross steers, 83.7504,26;
dressed, 607c per pound.
Veal—8Xc per pound.
Mutton—Groce. 83; dreaeod, 50
5Xc; lambs, gross, 63.60; dressed, 6».
Hoge—Grose, 86.5005.75; dreaeod.
8c.
’
Hope—1902 crop, 20c per pound.
Tallow—Prime, per pound, 406e;
No. 2 and grease, 2H03c.
Wool - Valley, 17018c; Eastern
Oregon, 12015c; mohair, 350375fo.