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CONDON, 01LLIA3I CO., OREO ON, THURSDAY, FERRUARV '. 19, 190X NQ. 50.
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i ol Louisiana. i
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; i nCIIAlTlitt VIA 5
! "
Tl two i-puipitHiiii ,wlk'4 on for
Aint diMtinti-w l(bour P"'klBtf, for thry
IkiM ltJ i'k'Qtjr tt .think vft iud t'l
i . rciuvd (a have (IidiikIiIh whith h winli.
V ii" ntf nrm to iinnit inu niii'n' p,
s ,)) itke(I, lu 1 Imlf tarfl
(nni, "ilini MliM l love 1h
r torr . . r.. 'I
Jwmli fairly ninrtpij at (he utratitfp
jiu(uu. mil af(r vBurJltn hU 4miu
inulu for iiiDim ut, a If to ur)
lmf nlur hf hu'l ht-rJ aright, he re-
-Jvf jifr.T Simon th UuUet Yhnt
rfo)Wi iiii'kuY" 1
i miaa itbnt I ak
Itna Kiniun I.o
liula cvr thought of
Uiurr)lii with
1 lMM-r'.-i .
f Why. .what a qiiuathm! Aro yijur win
turni-ilif Jtut why do ymi. hUV"
"Slmpfy hxaiuf II wlubml to know."
"HaJ Ooupnrt. y"6u aHnM'f omi'lhliitf.
.No, out with It. If you love w, Ml
t all. Aflt l ut rlht'"
"I tan not aay that I really aunjx ct.
JMln, ,ht I tun sec aouic amall atruws
jit tliu wind, ami Julumlil llko to llml
flvbWi way tJiHf.". , v
't!o hltrad. .uiik 011.'' - - '
'Th IUt,.n, Itmla. 6ii Tlfard th
answer that rvl villain tuado whm f)
akrd hi 111 whivUit M1" 'V kill u? 1I
aid tlii'y did nt tiH-nn to kill you. lo
yd hfNi've h imli-th6 tnttbthH?"
. "Vex, Ooup; thi-y nu-aiit to kill 011a of
na, and only one, Tba arrow that ram
licar your hoad wa (ucaut tor you, uly
)ol Ututft .linvt! moved after. th ahaft
lrii'i. jjiici tney incntii ui-aia ror uoiu
of im, wv ahmild hardly have knowu
, what, kjlli'd un for tln u thi-y would havu
Jmu at'homa fa thi'Jr work, Wn '
UrtoU iil, .thi'K fouldliol wll ahoof rau
without I'lidunKiriUK my life, and thua
tlny tut hiHlii-nd. Tlwy nilatakcn
iu thijr vatluiuto ut lay character, for
they rt'iilly w-liavml, whfii ti7 ilr-w
,y JlU'lr tomnlvtwka, uuJ tutttwiiicoj thiir
v.. di'ath-howl and diiiHf, that w ahoiild bo
, V vMjihn-ntfd out of our wit."
' 1 '"J'hiy wtTt mUtaki'ii. in truth," rotum
id Ooupnrt. And thiO, In a cbutwd
oim', ho addml, "Itut you a they laoiint
ko kll mo. and oijlr rapture you. Now,
Vwliat doi' It meanf 'Catt y) iuforw tue
- of aq.v px'J ptp'urljfri'u t ing a
. thoiiiihtV" v '"
" l'or ioiuo illxtnu.o I.ola walked
,V thouphl fully. on, and who ho noke, bU
foloo waa vrrr low and diatliict.
. "You nakod mo If Hjimm Lolml lovt'd
itiy nlHtrT Hail you nny rt-aauu for aua
iicctliiir Miii'h a thing V"
' It waa now Uoupart'a tnra to hcaltato,
but It waa nut for a long time
t, ' "I have ruaaon to Im-Ui-v that he hatea
we.. Now, why ahould hu bo ao? .WbUo
I knew him in Franca, wo wrro on tho
- moat friendly term,. .Tib" ha art-, I un-d
more thiiu mmlo up tor It 111 tno HWor i
. ' tlay. Itut wo ww ha belt fnoii ini',
agiDablt. Now, however, h hto or
fi'ura me, and tho more lie trit-a to hide
It. the more plainly cau I aoe It. Now,
wheiioe eonna It, IT not from hi fear of
lonlnit LotliaeV"
. "(Joupitrt, rhera'a a ahow of auhstame
there! V'ef I never thoiiht that Ninon
win a mun to love uWjdy."
"To love what?" "
''Wbr an female''
'Ah." returned Ooupnrt, "he. may b'vc
" a atrontt affeetloii, however,' for ; aoiuo
tlioiimmd piece of hard, yellow pod
The dyluir man unl I." If yon rrmouiber.
that tluTo wua a atvaiiue bird in the
tiairle? lifHtrV ;
"I mk'ht hnVp feared that uil!on
. would fair 011 pie, had not I been one of
the Intended vLtiiu. ltjt toil uie, lioui.
what you think of It.
"I kuow not whiit to think nowl But
you have touched n alraugo puiuU Ye
will watch SlmSii Loliola ..when we: reach
.home."
"Wo wlir," uttered Ooupart, ongerly.
."We will watch him."
"Ay," rcHitmed Loitli, upon whose
mind the' atartling kHjiIcIoii Keemud to
. work now, "wo will Work It ho that we
.will eouio upon him auddeiily; nnd wlillo
; we tell, of ohr 'adventure, yc will nolo
iila face. I hnvo loved tlint man In (lays
' jrono by, ,for Juvha been faithful to nie,
.jcf I havo found him w-owUiR aomWhat
... tmiiK0 of Into, 1 1W! whatV thuti
.l.oulao, n I'm a alnnerl (oup, I'll, aali
lier a. (iiieatloh now, ero we reach the
. houae!"
' The two hunters had now renehed the
field' next to the dwelling, nnd theyanw
I.oniae, nccomjtnnled by Tony nnd Duo
".femiila slave. Homing to nieet thetu. Ag
aoon aa the first merry if iec tiuRs wcrp
over, nnd Tony had taken the veulaon.
I.oiila drew hi aiHter naidtv-
"Loulae," he anld,-nssnining a smllp,
thonith ho felt it not, "x Kiiow you will
nnrdon me If I nak ya'ii.-a" very' foollsli
(juentioii, but yet I houo you will answer
We "truly. . Has Simon' IoliolS' ever, said
jythlntfto..yoii wbefeby you could an
p'ee; that th vviahiid, to possess, .yoji . for
Mhir.. . .... . ,t'
t "Why.u.Louia, .what hns put aucK
thinit into J'our heitd ' .uttered the beau-
tff ui frl, Jiwking her brothea rn the'iftreo'
.with a'smlllns cxpreaslon. .. V! ! ''
' TThd thou'jfht hns' como to bp, nnd It U
really for my Juterest to knov. Now toll
me If he baa eter 'let drip- riUy1? word' to
; that effect.. ; .. ; . i .
". 1 '"Jipu'lly,. LoiJlsi I ought, not to
7 'tAna ! you've etposed youraelf. Now
3t.withit.-' ;h. , ,' : .
' 'Well,)theft he hnis." .
' c 'T thoright ao." . ' " ,' ;;..'
v .. "I tbld him I ahould fear he-waa'crnay
.- If lie pver, spoke ao-again..' ...
(.. "Then he spoke plrtinly h
"I'll tell you.VLoula. : lie awore h
, . ahould die If I did not wed him; nnd. I
lirttghad iat "him, and told him he waa
?; raxy. . I. never -dreamed of auch a thing
', before."
"And when wits this?"
,, "Qn the very neat night after Qoonnrt'a
- ; 1 arrivali"-.- - ....
' .'---Wroft'after" thla, jthebrolher and 'Si-
. .ter rtUbwea lst. Denis to rejoin them,
.' ami Lqiilfl. tra not long Hv. ulng faini
rt "-"
underatana tha troth. - They too tha
way around back of tba barn, ao that no
one could ae them from tha bouaa until
they arrivtd. and thu th'y ntewl by
tlm poater;;anfljwhn tltey" cached the
ball, I-oul Jut caught a aight of Iubola
atandlug upen tha iilaxza, and looking
earueatly off in tha dirwtion of tha rlrer
path. Tho youth bade (Joupart remain
behind, and then ha walked out noon tliu
laaaa. Ixibola atarted wb'B 2 M . auw
blm.
"Ah, afa backT uttered , Biuion.
"Wbera'a Ht. Denlar
"Alaa, I fear be'a prtaonexj' return
ed loulu, aadly. J n
"A prlaouer! HowT Irtienlatod m-
. . .. ...t. 1 1
num. Ami ea na apoue, tna youin iooe
In vain for the firat exprealon of a;r-
row. , , ft , . 1 r t
"Why. Huft klnfiitist now with Ju!c,
and upon my aoul, I think tha poor fel
low' captlvatedl Itut wbat'a tba mat
ter. Kimonr !''' --fin
"Nothliig-notbiug; only yon trtie'
me aomewhnt when yon aatd St. Denl
waa a priaorter, for 1 knew pot but that
aome roving band of Indian might have
fallen upon you. Jeallug upou auch mat
ter la rather out of placw." And with
thi Hiuion Ixibola walked away. 1
"Aha, rilmon Ibola!" muttered Ixmla.
to hlnmelf, afler the mnn bad gone, "you
were at art led In the wrong place. Twa
the truth that vtartled you, and. not the
J''"!" '.. .
Ittol ii d pot ahow nuicb or hi reai
feelluga when he auf down to tba table,
for he ciiimt lu amlllng to the aupper
room, and hardly bad ba taken hia arat
era ha tumtd to Goupart and aald; I
't. Tn-ni, niaater I.oui rame uign
frightening me a short time aluce. lie
told m you were a prUoner, and, for tha
moment, I feared you had really fallen
into tU baud of tha latlian."
'Well." returned tioutiari, "we both
of ua came within an ace of k; ao I.oula
hail aome foundation for hia report."
How? What?", uttered the manjul.
"Did ye pieet with any danger?"
Ullly SU Hoilt lliwlans, woo ineu iu
kitl tJoupart, and take me prisoner," re
turned I.011I.
HIiiiod Lolmla did not appear aurprlaed,
but he trembled, and the -ilor foraooit
hlwcbfek. Sharp eyea were wath ni
hint. Louiae looked up with a atartled,
ncreduloua rmireaalon, while the old man
made three Ineffectual attempta to aak a
iueatun. .Hut Ixml relieves nun ny
eoinmirtc bg with tho brat sight or tno
deer, at(d ending with tlie itwith of tho
fellow who dltfd iy tile tree.
They were Natchea," aald the pinr-
(ula. breathlely. " .- . ' f r .
"No, " They 'were l'hlcliaaW ail or
them,' ! ... ... . "wwiwfMMMiit
I'or the-next few moment, varlou
were the qucatlon aaked and answered,
anil (lie old man seemed about equally
balanced betweenstonlshmont and pride
in his brave boy. . ;.
"Itut what could it mean" uttered bl-
man, who felt It necearj t aay some-
tklnav; -i . "1 t
"Ay, what eould ItT" repeated liuiaa.
triut.ltni With i.tlMHlojti-wrT
strantsel Indeed, looking oftener and
louKor upon Cjoupart than upon Ionla.
"Ve that a Itl" fried tue . old man,
fWhat could they lueBi)?"
"Why," returned Loiila. "I ran Ining'
Ine but one cause. Tby'know jour
wealth, father. anl they must have hon
ed that If they could aeruro me, they
would havo received a great ransom lor
me. They probably saw that tioupart
waa a atrahger. and so they meant to
put him out of the way,' lu order that he
plight not expose fliem.
Hlinon lireatnad very ireeiy now; an
the marquis loaked upon thi a a very
probable explanation of the mystery,
After stlpper, IaxiU and Uoupnrt om
braced the first opportunity to be alone
together.
"What think" you now?" aked Oou
nart
"0,.Goupnrt, I know not what to think!
1 cannot believe it possible that Mmon
would do auch a thing, ami. yet tilings
look dark ngalugt him, Ite ha asked
Umlset for her hand asked her earnest
ly oud iierseverlngiy.
"And she-T-whnt waa her nnawerT "1
"Why. a you may auppose, she laugh
ed at hi folly."- . ?
.? "t liru 1 fenr he la at the bottom of
X But let ua watoh htm.' We will
keep our auspl.lona a secret for a while
at least, and while we exercise tue ut
moat care for ouraelvos, wo will watch
him also." -
'Yw are-right, Goupart f I will only
mnk "ontf eonfldantf and that shall le old
Timv. lie Is a keen, anick-wltted rei'
low. and I cannot only trust Jilm, TTut I
can depend much upon hia aagaclty. lie
hua been with my father ever alnee I
waa born, na you know. He waa ono of
the noor fellows who were'tirken from
the wreck of the slaver at the Capo do
Verde, and he went to France with my
father feoin choice. ' He alone shall hell1
us now."
Aud thus the ranttcr waa lft for the
present. - p
.. CIUPTEH VII.
Another week passed away, and noth'
lug further occurred to mar tho pleas
ures of the young people at the chateau,
Of course, a dark auspUon sometimes
threw u cloud over their agifU, but then
they saw nothing new to worry tncn,
nnd they had begun to hope that, after
all. their dagger had Its rise In the cu
pidity of (he Chlckasawg. And during
this week. too. Simon 'Loboia hnd beeu
more fcocfuble nnd agreeable than, before,
nnd pet hnpa he wna not an evil mnn at
al. At any rate, they tried to hope ao.
Tony bnd seen nothing yet, though he al
ways' shook hig'Ulend very dubiously
...LuiVftl.. TuJl.' ...!..' - Mnn.
la'ill.Utf 'UllK i:UUSil4 B I1HII1U n3
U.wna, a pleasant afternoon, and Gou
parlf had wnndered off to where aomo
beautiful, wild. flowera were just peeping
into' blossom , down by the river's baK
in the front garden. But he was not
atone.- Loulso vva8 with him. He had
nefensked her to come with him, nor had
she asked, him where, he waa going. They
walked on and cnriia ta'-a seat where a
huge grapevine had been trailod up over
and about It. They atopped here ani
sat down. The sun waa already hearing
the" distant tree- tops,' and the air wah
Soft and' balmy, ' 1
"Louise." spoke the young man, at
length, and bis voice wna very low and
tremulous, "do you remember the greitt
garden back of the old chateau In Cler
mont?" ..';:. .'."v. ,n '' v
; O, yes; J. rememoor it wen, . returnei
the niniacn, wun a sparanng eye.
'. "And do you remember how wa use
to co out there and spick flowers, fend
how you used to weave long 'garlands
with your tiny fingers, and throw them
over my head?" - - -N
Tea, Ootfplrt; I temember vry wfl.
"Ah, tbo were happy time, loulae!'
" "Yea yi. AnJ yet, in all, they were
no bappur than,wo find them hr now.
'of- tuy fairr waa not happy tuare.
"I know I know. And, after all, what
U hannlneaa.-Lot the offrmrlaz of con
tents Those (went happy hour there In
the old garden at Clermont, aud I have
aeen some happy one bera.''
r Oa? 1 we II tee a grout many mare "
"I hope so I believe so. Itut tell me,
lionise, do you remembor bow we uaed
to laugh aud talk there, in that old gar
den, ?;UJa tha WH'hteanrtBl ho
fo oaeu to platmo' and paster user
"Te. 1 remcnAajr very well.
An J
how well yon used to txar It"
"And do you remember how you used
it pinch my cheek, and box my ears?"
-w."i ji ty, -;iv n. ?t ; or
"And why waa lit Why did yon do
those thing?" . -
jl'ecauio because you uped to.pe
er tue,"
"How did I pester you? Come now
tell me." And Hpapart thu spoUo,
be reached out and took the fair girl'a
bund, . .
But she wade no reply. Her eyea were
bent upon the ground,' and the Warm,
rich blood mounted to her cheek aud
temple.
"If yon will not tell tna, may 1 tell
you?" whispered the youug niifn, tremu
loualy. "lint I mar nova forgotten what you
mean,"; aaid , ton), casting ' a furtive
gin tic up into her companion' face, but
dropping her eye again whi n he found
how vagerly hi guxe waa fastened upon
ber. "Von ucd to pettr me iu tnany
way."
. "Yet I cau-j-cmeuiber of but one. Snail
I apeak WV
'Cortaluly you may peak.,,. v,
"Then 'twas for calling you my little
wife that yon used to' do the things.
And more, too; yoti uswl.to assure, me
ihnf ulnn von bei-ame my wife in cara-
tat, you ahould be strong enough to pinch
and box me a deserved. - Don't you
rfmemborr . . : ; ..
Hut-but I waa a 4 tncn. mur-
mured IOiile, trembliog. . . . ,
;"Ay and we were both chldten.iioo
were then a laughing.. buoyant gin or
ten, and 1 a wild youth of seventeen.
Those were time hen the heart bid
uoue of it emotion. Ah, Louise, many
a time nioce then have I looked back
upon those houra, and triej to analyse
the emotion thst moved m then, s It
seemed strange that I should have then
taken aq linage upon my heart that the
hand of time could never efface -and
thaw too,.lbe image of a mere child. But
do you remember when the painter, I
aui, came to the old chateau, aud I hired
him to paint your mlnlatnra on ivory f
"Ye," murmured Louise, now lootiug
8L Den a oDcfteJ hi, veat, ann irora
beueath it he drew a golden locket that
mienpd bV means of a spring. He press
ed it, and the case separated, revealing
a aweet face a childlike countenance,
yttrtfrtt-tit a(fnl atidnf.w:Jre goiflfu
hair hung in w(;d prorusion aooui ioe
dimpled cheeks, and a henniing aume
dwelt in the deep blue e?e.. and upon
ilm iiiirilnir lios.
"Do you know whom tbnt waa taken
for?' Uounart whispered. . ,,. , ...
"O. yea 'tis me; 'tis mine.., I. remem
ber It well. O, how like LoubJ It tooksl"
"Because It looks even now IIe you.
But listen. Louise. Seven , years-yea,
eight years I. have owned this aweet
transcript, and n,ot for one moment, aur
ng all that time, Ms t left my posses
sion,- Never hve my eyes ctoseu to
sleen but t haa rested npon my oononi,
and never a waking hour but I have worn
It neat my heart. ThmK you 1 nav
forgotten the aweet love of my boyhood'"
ISradunliy the fair girl'a head a.ink upon
her companlon'a bosom, and w-hen ahe
looked up again, her eyea were filled with
tears. ., .,, " '
' (To be continued.)
Brlu sin a Him to Tern.
"I would like to have your photo?
graph for an article to be pubiisiied in.
our Sunday paper." S!d the rcpresen
tfttive of the sensational Journal"
Couldn't think of It," said the man
whoso sudden fame wna due to tbe
fact that hi son had eloped with a
variety across. "I have no desire for
notoriety,"
"Of course," was tbe reply, Mlf yon
prefer to have nie sketch you from
memory after I get back to the of
flee "
"Take lt!V cried the man, hastily ten
dering the photograph. "I've seen
some of those memory sketches," Cht
engo Evening Post.
Looking Forward.
Old Gotrox So you want to marry
tny daughter, eh? What are your fi
uauclnl prospects?
youpir BvoHeU'lgh First.ra.te, thank
you especially If I succeed In getting
the posltlou I am after. .. .
"Old Gotrox And what, may I In
qiilre,"is tbe position you speak of ?
Young Brokelolgh That of son-in
law tp your daughter's father,
IUtrntfnl.
Stlekney don't trust that new book
keeper. . , . -- ...
Pickney Jtieave your umbrella
where he can get' tj then If he steals
your rimbrella youlLknpw he is a
tnier.
Stiekney Good schemel. Er do you
mmd stepping out a moment while I
put the umbrella Into position? Ohio
State Journal,' "
Wing: Sprouted.
. "Mamma," asked little Nellie, "what
Is an angel f i,
"An angel? Well, an nngel Is a beau
tiful young girl that files.'.' "
"But, mamma, why does pnpa al
ways cnll my nursle an nugel?" :
; "Hum," responded the mother, after
a.mouient of thought. "Your nursle Is
going to fly immedlateiy." Kansas
City Star, i
.' A Median! ti sr.
. . Resident Think of opening -an office
In this neighborhood eh? S.eetus to me
you are rather young for a fnnilly phy
"Young Doctor Y-e-s, but er I shall
only doctor children at first, New York
Weekly ' : ;---w-w-i t-u
There Is a great difference befrwn
being buoyant and fJamboyaut
EVENTS OFTHE DAY
QATJIEKEO FKM ALL PARTS OP THE
t
iwu -.
tinrncRs.
Comprchonalvo, Review of the Import
ant Happening of tbe Past Week,
Pre Miited In Condensed Form. Moe
tritely to frovt Interesting to Our
Dt. Rocco Brlndisl, lor 11 yer the
Italian conalnar agont at Boston, baa
beeri appoint by tU king ol Italy
vico conanl for e England.
Pather Edumnd Ooetx, a famooi
South Airican astronomer, ' after 14
monthe in . America, baa sailed for
France, whore be wilt eeunre astronom
ical Instruments for tbe first observa
tory in South Africa.
Reciprocity with Italy aud no restric
tion of immigration to this country were
tbe ktyontea struck by the speakers at
the third annoal banquet of the Italian
chamber of commerce in New York city.
The greatprevalence of smallpox in
the ConnellaVjlle, Pa., ooke region haa
prompted the officials of the II. C.
r rick coke company to issue an order
calling for the free vaccination of all
itt employee and their families.
Andrew Carnegie has a trust com
pany of hia own in New York to aid
him in making douatioua.,... Wb.ua be
wants to make a gift he merely notifies
tho head of bis private trnta company
to credit ao-and-eo the required amount,
and the whole matter feoff, big mind.
Frofeaeor 11. W. Jen.ke, 0f Cornell
university, hag been invited by the
Meilcan government to go to Mexico to
consult with the antboritiea there re
garding the eatabliebment of a new
monetary system. . The Cornell trnateea
have granted Professor Jenka leave of
absence for one month, and he will
leave for Mexico in March. . d
Tbe cqllier Ajax, which arrived in
New York from dan Jugn de Porto
Rico, baa on hoard the remains of the
nine tailors of the battleship Maieachn
setts, who were killed in an explosion
in the It-inch gun turret on tbat ves
sel. Eight of the bodies will be for
warded to relatives. The other body.
that of oa twain Hendrickson. who
had no relatives in the United States,
will be buried at tbe naval cemetery at
the navy yard at Brooklyn.,. .-
1 The Nemtfr
Why ehOQld people ask far free
newspapers, asks thw Toronto
Kveuing Telegram, any more than
they look for free cigars, free am-,
brellus, free walking sticks, free
collars, free coffa or free, beef
steaks?. Every copy of a news
paper is a product which costs
money. The tailor, tfee tohae--Cont,
the gents,' furnisher or the
grocer is not called upon to sup
ply free copies, of the products
which they handle. The people
who are aggrieved if they cannot
get a free copy of a newspaper
would not think of struggling for
a place on the free list of a groc
ery store, a dry goods store, or
butcher's shop. . - - ;
It is h$ principle 'more than
tbe eo'ps of the free newspaper
idea which ia repugnant (q l
eonna business notic-na,
The senate has ratified the Alaskan
boundary treaty. - v t $ eL r-.
East St, Louis will erect a separate
building at the St. Louis fair. ' ' '
Germany bae repudiated her agree
ment in the Venezuelan negotiations.
The - Washington legislature has in
definitely postponed action on McBride's
railroad bill.
Many states have petitioned for pop
ular election of senators, hut the senate
refuses to acf.
The agreement for an increaEe of
wages for trainmen and conductors on
the Southwestern railrcads haa been
signed at Bt. Lou,U, " . ; . - -: 'H-
The Park hotel " at Coshocton," O.,
suffered a $35,000 fire loss. Forty
guests had narrow escapes, all getting
out in their night clothes.
The British torpedo, boat destroyer
Quail went ashore a week ago near
Point Barin, says a Herald, dispatch
from Port of Spain, Trinidad.
The resignation of midshipman Pear
son from the Naval academy at Annap
olis because he was hazed has been re
jected by Superintendent Brownson.
. In the private collection of George
Frederick Kunz, now on exhibition in
New York, is a pure diamond imbedded
in the center of a 40pound meteorite.
' All the cotton mills of the Cocheo
manufacturing company at Dover, N,
II., have been shut down, owing to a
strike of 250 spinners and ' carders to
enforce pay for 20 minutes' overtime.
A syndicate has been formed, in
eluding practically all the French navi
gation companies and representing a
tonnage of 1,500,000 tons. It ia head
ed by M, Lebon, ex-minister ot com
merce.
A fire almost destroyed the town of
Bremen, 45 miles south of Columbus,
Ohio.
Burglars rifled Grace Episcopal
church at Newark, N. J., of . vestments
valued at $10,000.
, The bouse committee on census rec
ommends that the census bureau collect
municipal statistics every two years.
The condition of Dr. Curry, ex-min
ister to Spain, shows no improvement,
It is thought he is slowly sinking.
.NORTHWEST IN COMORESS.
Public Building for Oregon City Light.
houses for Pacific Coast. (
Washington, fob. 14.-rSenator Simon
today reported to the aenato . bii, bill
authorixing the purchase of a: site and
the erection of a public bnilding at
Oregon City, site and building to cost
not over $100,000. ' " ' ' ' " , '
The senate commerce committeee to
day' reported aa amendments to the
sundry civil lilt several bills that Lave
previously passed the. senate, among
them being bills appropriating $1,000
for a new . building at tbe Yaquina
ligbt station, $ 100 for Cape BUnco
light station, $359,000 for a new light
house in Alaska, and tbe bills , estab
lishing life-saving stations at Cape
Flattery. Wash., and Nome, Alaska.
Senator Foster Intends to offer as an
amendment to this same measure his
bill, rec-ntly reported, appropriating
$70,000 for additional buildings, work
shops, walls, etc., at McNeill's island
pententiary, Wash., to increase its
capacity to 600. He may not succeed,
aa the department of justice does not
approve the expenditures.
A contract was today awarded to
Raymond A. Perry, of ran Franicsoc,
for dredging Tacoma harbor, the amount
of the award twlng $13,524. ' '
IMPRISONED !N THE ICE.
.Many American and Canadian Fishermen
. la Deadly Peril.
Channel, N. F.f Feb, 14. The rev
enue cutter Seminole, from Boston, has
arrived safely at Port Basque, after a
terrific battle lasting 18 hours with
heavy Arctic ice. The f-eminoleis now
100 miles from the imprisoned 'fisher
men In the Bay of Islands. Between
this point and where a dozen or more
schooners, some American, are 'held
fast in the frozen sea, still heavier ice
must be encountered before the Semin
ole can succeed in reaching her destin-
Tbe Canadians, who for more .than a
month have endeavored in vain to pen
etrate the icefield, have given up hope
of reaching their 'countrymen ' in the
Bay of islanhds. They think it impos
sible for the Eeminole to force her way
through the pack of ice, but the Ameri
cans will make the effort after coal and
more previsions are added to the reven
nue cutter's stores,, ; ; ? ;
No word, has been received from the
fishermen since one of tbe fleet which
1 escaped the ice stopped ajtlhia Dort jmd
reported iu pugut 01 me ovutrs. it is
believed the men on tbe ill-fated ships
are in danger of staivation. and grave
fears are entertained" that' many have
succumbed to the cold. The Seminole
carries an extra supply oi clothing
blankets and medicines. She will at
tempt to break up the ice, about the
fleet, but if unable to do this will try
to get near enough to the vessels to re
move the crews. " 1 r ' '
BLIZZARD IN WYOMING.
Bitter Cold, Deep Drifting Snow and No
Feed for Cattle or Sheep.
.Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 14. The
storm that has been raging for several
days has assumed the proportions of a
blizzard throughout Southern and West
ern Wyoming, and stockmen who are
ranging herds and nocks in regions
where there la little or no feed are now
greatly alarmed. - ;
In the western portions of the state
snow has fallen to a great depth, bat
from Evgnston east to tho Nebraska
ine the snowfall has gradually dimin
ished. High winds have accompanied
the stofm, and the snow has been piled
up in railroad cuts, greatly to the delay
of traffic. The weather has been bit
terly cold, and the indications are' for
even colder weather.
In the Red Desert! country between
Rawlins and Evanston, which ia the
most favored of all the, winter ranges in
the state, sheep are .dying, the grass
being covered up, ' and the supply of
sagebrush snort. ' Cattle are in poor
condition, owing to the long string ol
severe storms, and in sections where
there is no hay to fed the loss ..will be
considerable. - . . . , . ,
" Stifled by Oas. "
Chicago. Feb. ' 14. Five men met
death aud 10 were overcome tonight by
the fumes of gas escaping from the pur
ifying box in the plant of the. North
western gas light and coke company at
Blue ilsand. The men bad been en
gaged in changing the purifying box
According to tbe statements of the men
at the plant, when the men finished the
work of changing the substance in the
box, they did not c.ose the covers of the
box. When the gas was turned into
the box for the .purifying, process it
overwhelmed the men. '
t mil 1 -a , , . .
. Planned a Massacre,
Salt Lake, Feb. 14. A sptteial'tc the
Herald from Ogden savs that as the re
sult of the' general investigation brought
about by the recent attempt of certain
inmates of the state reform school at
Ogden to burn the buildings, the offi
cials have unearthed , conspiracy
amongs ome of the girl inmates to poi
son the teachers and others in author
ity atthe school.. The superintendent
will not disclose the names of those
involved. T.-1 -
. . Finish Fight, for SUtehoodir : "
. Washington,' Feb. 13. The "friends
of Btatehood tod,ay reached a definite de
cision to have the omnibus statenood
bill reported as a rider to the postoffice
appropriation bill." It is expected that
this action will be taken tomorrow. It
is the purpose to make a fight in the
senate to have the statehood bill tacked
on to one of the appropriation bills;
passage of which is absolutely neces'ary
to the running of the government..
THE LEGISLATURE
WHAT TOE LAWMAKERS CP OREGON
" ' ARB DOING AT SALEM' '
BUls et Importaflca That are Being intra
dticed aad Acted Upon la Botk Hoaaee
j Meaanrea Signed y tbe Oovcrner
Progreas of the Balloting for United
States Senator.
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Friday.
The vote Fulton 33, Geer 16, Wood
16, WiUiama 17, scattering 3, absent 6.
The Senate To dec' a re pressassocia.
tions common carriers, defeated To
provide a matron at the penitentiary',
paajed. ' To repeal law granting rebates
to owners of wide tired wagons, passed.
Tbe Hooee-To use convict labor on
public roads, pasted. A measure was
introduced to regulate railroad rates.
To provide a great seal for the state, re
ferred to a special committee.
Thursday. ,
The vote Fulton 34, Geer 15, Wood
15, George 13, scattering 6, absent or
paired 7, -t , ,s v ; ;, ,; ....
The Senate To require district at
torneys i to render, legal services for
school districts without ' additional
compensation, passed. To create Baker
county the Eighth judicial district,
passed. , To regulate sale of explosives
to children, passed. I
The Ilouse To appropriate $20,000
for experiment station at Union, passed.
To regulate chid labor, passed. A reso
lution that' no bills be introduced
after February 13, except by commit
tees, adopted.
Wednesday.. , fv. , Ijf .
The vote Fulton 33, Geer 15, Wood
16, George 15, scattering 3,T absent and
paired 8. " ' " "
; The-Senate Jo authori-se ti$& con
struction of a portage railway between
CeliTbandThe Dalles, passed!" To in
crease term of office of . assessor to four
years, passed, i To make eight hours'
labor a day's work, indefinitely post-
The House To . create the office of
commissioner of labor statistics,' failed
to pass- To extend Australian ballot
Ito r.ituH of .nno i,u w wmmjxmim
lo authorize Portland to constuct an
additional ferry, referred , to Multno
mah delegation. , . , ,. .
A concurrent resolution was adopted
by both houses asking the historical
society to preserve the old blockhouse
on tbe Giand Ronde reservation. " 4
' Tuesday.
The vote Fulton 31, Geer 15, Wood
16, George II ; scattering 9, absent and
paired 8. . v s ;A f".-;--i
Tbe Senate To require sheriffs to
make monthly settlements with county
treasurers, passed. To relocate coun
ty seat oi Wallowa county, passed. To
create county of Stockman, defeated.'
The House For a portage s road
above The Dalles, passed, 45 to 7. For
a matron at the penitentiary, passed.
To repeal scalp bounty, passed.
t Monday. ; ,
The vote Fulton 31, Geer 15, Wood
15, Mills 11, scattering 11, absent and
paired 10., , u
The Senate A bill to create Stock
man county was introduced. House
bill to require fenders on street ' cars,
passed.' District primary nomination
bill was reconsidered and "referred to
the-judiciary committee. ; 5
"'TheHoustf For portage 'railroad
above The Dalles was amended so as
to allow no more . than $165,000 to be
expended ' and . sent ' to the engrossing
committee. ' Relative to rebate of taxes
for uee of wide tires on wagons, passed!
' PORTLAND MARKETS. 4
, , ,, , "' ti h ...
'Wheat Walla ' Walla, 76c; blue
stem, 88c; valley, 78Me. ; ' ' -
Barley Feed, $23.50 per ton; brew-
ing, $24. , t
Flour Best grade, $4.304.85 ; grah
am, $3.453.85.
Millstuffa Bran, $1819 per ton;
middlings, $23 24; shorts, $1920.
chop, $18. V -
Oats No!' 1 white, $f.l5 1.20;
gray, $1.12s1.15 per cental. '
; Hay Timothy, $11912;' ; clover',
$89; cheat, $910 per ton. J
j 'Pdtatoes-eflllpurbanksl 6075c per
sacx; ordmaryf 4UCS0UC per cental,
growerB prlcesf lierced sweets, $2
2.25 pf eehtel. v. : ;. T,. 7"
..Pofjltry .Clilckehe, mixed 12c;
young; liQlSb; hens, I2Jc; turkeys,
live, 1516c'i dressed, 1820c; ducks,
$77.60 per.,:d6jpeli; geese, $78.50.
: Cheese Full.;;cream, .twins, TOKQ
17X6; ffpttng Imerica, l7.j18Kc;
ftpy prices, llHc leap. ir,.; s
. Butter Fancy creamery", 3032e
per pound; extras, 30c; dairy, 20
226c; store, 1518c" - "
Eggs 2325 per dozen. 7 '
Hops Choice,- 2227c per pound.
: Wool Valley, tl215cr, Eastern
Oregon, 814Kc; mohair, 2628c.
Beel oross, cows, ' 33?ic per
pound "kteers, 4(4Jic; dressed,' 7t4C,
,Veal4-7ia8:)ioC. ,yV
Jdujtton i Gross; - 4c per " pound
.dressed, 7)c. . ;. -,'v . .. ': :
'Lambs.' ' ' Gross, .4c per' pound
dressed, 7 Jtc. . ;.
- Hogs '"Grossi 6Jic per' pound
dresse,77c.
, RL'N-AWAY CARS.
Device to Catch Them am Make Them'
JSi , Harmleaa lavcatad py fJarflag. . .
, loo Official. . .
Omaha, Veb. . Feb. 1 2. w.. lt C.,
Kenyon, ( general, manager of the)
Union ' stock yards af Omaha, and
ormerly general passenger 'agnnt of
the Chicago; Burlington & NorUiem
railway, has patented a device for the
blocking and derailingof cars to t pre
vent accideute on the main lines of
railroads. This new" device consists of
a a trong steel block that may beJ at-
tached 'securely to the raiia at the bot
tom of any steep grade. It haa a
channel in the Utrper anrfacf. - thut
. v. - a t .
"" os xt-e car wiu-.tr. k. t,m
it and thereby derail awiidor yun-nway
car. It sometimes hatrof-na that
heavy train of freight cars will hrpak
in two while roinar no a aten c?rad
and that portion of the , train not at
tached to the engine starts bark ,Wr,"
tho grade at terrific speed, andnanall'
crashes into other care back . down the
road, doing immense damage to , tiie.
run-away cars and. to those standing",
still. - The road bed is also badl dam-4
eged in inch cases and both-freight and5
passenger traffic delayed until the, track!
is cleared at great expense and loss ol
time." " .- ''-! -
All tbis damage and lots of
besides serious danger to lifet jcah be
avoided by the nse of Mr. Kenyon'e de
railing block, because the run-away car
is thrown from the track ou'icklv and "
cleanly, before any damgae can be done1.
to tue road bed or to other freight and
Mr, Kenyon'e device ia " destined ' in
become of great benefit to railroad traf
fic all over tbe world, but more esoeci-
ally in thel. mountainous portions.-
where heavy grades cannot be avoided.
on which trains frequently part onder
the great strain necessary to carry
them on their way. Experienced rail.?
road men recognize this dreailing block
as simple, strong and effective.
GREAT ARSENAL BURNED.
Storehouse of Anns and Ammtmitlon at
J Rock Island Destroyed., '
Rock Island, III, Feb. 13.1-ShoD if.
the principal ' storehouse of the Rock 1
Island arsenal, was destroyed ; bytfire
last night, together with jts contents, ,
which included cavalry and infantry '
equipments of every description, and 1
1,000,000 rounds of Krae-Jorgeneenl
smokleses ammunition. The contents .
were worth $1,500,000. '.'The building .
waa a massive structure, ' three stories
in, , height,, . and waa erected 20 yeara t
ago at a cost of $400,000. , , , ,
The flames in the great institution
endangered property worth many times
the amount lost. The fire was under
control by 1 o'clock .this morning, at ,
which hour Major Blunt, the com
mandant, estimated the loss at $ 1.900.--
000.. There were no casualties so far .
as known. . ' -
Thousands of people stood on i the '
sides of the river and watched the fire.
When tbe flames got beyond the con
trol of the arsenal fire brigade, an ap
peal for help was sent to Davenport,
Rock Island, Moline andJDes Moines.
Two companies from each of these near
by cities responded, but by r the time
they arrived the storehouse was a mass
of fiames, and owing tc the large amount
of ammunition in tho building it was
considered dangerous to permit them to
approach the building. Accordingly
all their efforts were directed toward
preventing the destruction of other
buildings of the plant. In this they .
were successful. - -
COALINQ STATIONS IN CUBA,
Palma Agrees with His Congress on Cos-
- ' aiona to tho United States.'
Havana, Feb. 12. Although aTairlvI
definite understanding has been reach-;
ed with the United States, reprenta-
tives In regard to coaling' "stations ony
this island, President Palma fs inclined
to further feel the public pu.lse before ;
committing his government- to the
agreement. Accordingly, he held a
conference wi th the leading senators '
and representatives at the palace today .
and the matter was discussed Jwith tbe?
rejult that no opposition to the agree
ment developed except in minor points. 1
It is understood that the naval sta-
tion treaty is not dependent in any de
gree on the confirmation of the recipro
city treaty si nee the coaling station ar-;
rangement ia explicitly , provided for
by the Piatt amendments i .,
: Smoot WW Demand Scat. -Salt
Lake, Feb. 13. Senator-elect
Reed Smoot, of Utah, will; it is an-
nounced, go to Washington next week. .
His credentials as senator to succeed
Senator Rawlins will then be presented.
."The protests against my being seat-;
ed in the Senate will make no differ-.
ence in my plans," said ; Mr." ''Smoot.
I expect to take my seat, and do not -
anticipate any serious interference. I
see no reason why there ihould be.
Nothing can be brought ' afMnst me
except that I am a member of the Mor-
mon church.' , .,, ..; ''! J-
Woman Suffrage Dcfeattdj;-" 1
Butte. Mon.t'., 'Feb. .-Mr Helena '
special says the house today., killed, the '
woman suffrage bill by a vofe'bf 41 to
24. This' effectively . disposes of theT
measure at this session- The report of
the committee recommending for pas
sage the appropriation carrying $35,-"
000 for the St. Louie fair was a feature
of the morning session of ' the house.
Another bHl favorably reported and
which was adopted was the election bill
introduced by Schwend. :I
To Raise Minimum Pension.
.Washington, Feb. A bill was
introduced Soday-.. by Senator Burton
providing (that heucoforth the minimum,
pension shall be $12? ""It" povfdes for,
an increase-td that figure "bf 11 pen-
8iohs now below that sum,
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