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Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-11-27
FATAL WISCONSIN FIRE.



Aehland, Wis, Nov. rs. THE VIE.
consin Central ore dock was DESTROYED
by fire this afternoon, the ioss involved
being about 1926. 900. In falling the
dock carried with II number Of fire.
men and dockmsn and a number OF
lives were lost, jud how many will
probably not be known for several days.
A number Of badly injured firemen
were rescued from the burning ruins.
The fire caught about O'Clock, pre-
sumably from boat unloading lumber
across the slip, and before the fIremen
arrived the entire ore dock, half mile
long, was in flames. An engine was
run on the tramway as near % the ere
as possible, and half a hundred men
began tearing apart the timbers con-
Meeting the tramway and dock to keep
II from falling with the dock. Sud.
denly the dock gave way, falling with q
crash and carrying with 1t 200 feet OF
the tramway, the engine just barely
escaping the fall into the bay. Sever.
oil hundred people we're under the tram
way, but most Of them escaped with
slight Injuries. As the broken tram
way and the burning dock fell, fully
dozen men we're seen 10 20 down in the
rufus. The wreck fell into 90 feet of
water. The FIRE is still raging and
Murray's sawmill is In danger. The
dock was valued at $500, 900 and the
ore at 425. 900.
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CHAPTER VII.
A Woman's Scalp.

II is at another point In the lava
beds from that described In the last
chapter, While many walls join to-
gether here from different directions,
yet one point on the rimrocks com.
manded a view In all directions. up
on this point stands an Indian. His
arrow'like form sIlhoutted against the
horizon gave him the appearance Of
an inhnimate rather than an animate
body. The afternoon sun was not far
above the distant rimrocks. II was a
picture for an artist 10 draw. The
ragged rocks along the earth's sur.
face, the walls which converged from
many directions toward the pedestal
formed center. at the top OF which
projected the fiat rimroeks. and these
crowned by the statue,iIke form of the
Indian. whose gaudy war bonnet Indl
Gated that he was chief, made the
view q romantic one indeed
IF they disappoint me-" murmured
the Indian In his own tongue, 1T will
take many more white scalns to pay
the penalty" and at the same time he
toyed with a scalp OF long hair. that
OF woman. tossed by the wind at his
belt.
But his mind was soon relieved on
this point. From the shadow of the
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| tera. II was such a night as lovers
would walk In civilization. II was
such n night as would thrill the
hearts OF all people. II was such
q night as the Indian warrior
would venture upon deed Of daring
Il was such night as aroused the
deepest passions In tho bosom OF the
marauding chief.
He motioned his warriors. who were
on guard. 10 take their leave, and
then attempted conversation by
slgns and mods with Bertha. Hoping
that II might mean her escape abe
tried TO understand him. With this
encouragement he grew more bold
and approached her more closely. Wo.
mans intuition told her at once OF
this awful meaning and she rose up
In her woman's weakness TO defend
herself against thia giant chief, who
had long been the terror OF the desert
Fortunately for humanity 1.-THE ath-
letic form had gllded down the steep
walls OF the rimrocks In the darkness
long before the moon rose, and had
been waiting In hiding for an oppor.
tune time. Rushing forward like a
wildcat he seized the wicked old war.
rior by the throat. and there was at
once a Brapple between giants.
But In spite OF the silent prayers of
Bertha for the success of her unknown
rescuer and his determined grip on
the old chiefs throat, the latter gave
n cry that called to their feet the en-
tire detachment OF warriors. and they
came IKE a storm TO the aid OF their
chief,
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Japanese Engineer Here.

Seattle, Nov. 22.--s. Tada, chief con
structing engineer of the Japanese navy,
accompanied by M. Matsuaka and G
Higuehi, chief of the naval construc.
tion bureau of Japan, arrived here
tonight. on the Tosa Maru, and will
proceed to Pittsburg, where they will
place orders for armor plate, and spend
some time in eastern navy yards in
specting American methods OF ship
building. They will visit the Moran
Bros. ship yards and then proceed east.
They say their government will adopt
Anne lean methods extensively.
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SEPTEMBER FOREST FIRES.
Total Losses In Oregon and Washington
Amounted 70 I2,767,1OO.

Washington, Nov. 22.--The bureau
Of forestry, after careful examination BY
field agent, estimates that September
forest fires in Oregon and Washington
caused total loss Of t12, ,767 100, oil
which $3,9l0,000 fell In Oregon.
This includes the value Of timber, farm
property and sawmilIs and their pro-
ducts which we're destroyed. Owing "a
its nearness to market, however, much
OF the burned timber in Oregon will be
saved, reducing the total loss as above
set forth. II was found that SO Oregon
families we're rendered homeless.
while 200 others suffered partial losses.
In that state farm property worth
f3i5, 900 was burned, and eawmiIls
suffered losses aggregafing sl49, 900.
II Is estimated that 2,l24 600 900 feet
Of standing timber went up in smoke
in Oregon, largely Douglas fr, spruce,
cedar and hemlock. The total loss in
timber alone was over $4,000, 900. In
all, 10000 acres were burned over,
all Of which, save $4,000, were we'll
timbered.
In Washington 434 900 acres were
burned over. The timer was folly as
heavy as the Oregon timber, and OF
better quality. II is estimated that
5,026, 800, 900 feet of Douglas spruce
alone were killed, representing value
Of IS ,026 800. Other timber to the
value Of 1925 900 was destroyed. The
total loss in Cowiitz, Clark and Ska
mania counties, where the ires we're
the most disastrous, was 81. 900, 800,
and in the other burned areas, So
256 300.
A singular chain of circumstances
combined to make the fires 80 destrue-
tive. Not only was the summer very
dry, but the two preceding summers
were wet in May and June, thus inter
fering with the burning Of sIashings
and allowing an unusual amount Of
debris to accumulate. The most direct
cause was earelessnees. This is shown
distinctly by the fact that practically
no damage was done in the Cascade
forest reserve, which is patroIIed by
forest rangers.
In many instances the fires smold-
cred for considerable periods without
attracting attention, and this in the
face of the fact that the past season
was one particularly favorable for forest
fires. Many blazes started from the
unextinguished camp fires OF berry
pickers or hunters, others resulted from
careless burning OF slashings, and one
was known to have started from loco
motive sparks. With the exception OF
this case, reasonable precaution on the
pant Of Individuals would have pre-
vented the loss of millions OF dollars.
1t is the opinion of the bureau, after
tracing many OF the fires to their
origin, that most OF them could have
been extinguished before they became
serious.
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rimrocks In the distance. little
north OF west, he saw a lone horse
man coming in q swift trot. He be-
gan to descend to the same side upon
which the horseman was approaching.
taking care to examine his bow and
culver, tomahawk, and scalping knife
to see that all were intact. Seating
himself upon boulder that jetted
from the wall many feet above
tho level plain, he waited the
approach of his visitor. When the
latter came within hailing distance a
familiar salute from each showed the
mutual recognition.
The two men on the top OF the rim
rocks conversed Familiarity. While
the reader already knows that one was
Chief Egan he has also surmised that
the other was Dan Follett, which is
true. To look upon the eountenances of
these two men was an interesting
study. The old Indian chief, q ma
raudlng bandit, bore scars showing the
terrible episodes of his life, while the
Canadian Frenchman bore marks
placed there by time which showed
the villianous character of the man.
The one. robbed of his country,
forced to the barren rocks and lava
beds for existence, had become an
outlaw from necessity. The other
containing q mixture of blood Of the
exiled criminals of superior race
mixed with that of the most blood
thirsty and treacherous of an inferior
race. was a villain from choice and by
nature.
There we're bluffing looks and grim
smiles from each, but the arrival of
the band of horses caused them to rise
to their feet, and with shout from
old Egan's lips his warriors appeared
from recess In the rocks below,
heretofore unobserved, and took
charge of the band OF animals repre-
senting the prize money for the MUIR
der of Bertha Lyle.
Taking the woman's scalp, Dan Fol-
lett climbed down the rocks and Join
Ing his men they saluted the Indians
and rode away. The Indians drove
the horses into deep canyon pene-
trating the rimrocks. and the stiffness
of approaching night closed the scene.
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FIRE AT ALAMEDA MOLE.
Ferry Building and Passenger Coaches
Destroyed Loss ss0O.OOO.

Oakland, CAL. Nov. 22.-Fire de.
stroyed the ferry at the Alameda mole
yesterday, and nine men who were
asleep in the bunk house narrowly
escaped with their lives. The fire
started on the north side of the build
ing, and two hours later it had burned
to the water. A portion OF the floor
held up, evidently by the network OF
tracks, and still remains, but on these
tracks are the twisted and warped iron
work of the passenger coaches which
were destroyed. OF the AZ coaches
which we're destroyed, 16 we're broad
guage and 81 narrow guage.
The building was erected by the late
James g. Fair in 1888, and cost orig
inally $50,000. Three years later it
passed into the hands of the Southern
Pacific company with the entire road,
and since then many improvements
have been made. Within the last six
months the company has built another
slip and added improvements to the ex-
tent Of SIS, 900.
The origin of the blaze is mystery.
Superintendent Worthington says he
has not the slightest idea how it start
ed, but said the matter would be thor
oughly investigated. When asked for
sn opinion as to the origin, he said he
had no opinion to offer. He admitted
that coal oil lamp was left burning
on the north side of the building, near
whsre the flames were first seen. It is
the theory of the employees of the road
that this lamp exploded, thereby caus-
ing the disastrous conflagration.
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PosToFFIcE ROBBED.
Probably $4,000 Taken and Daring Thief
Got Safely Away.

Chicago, Nov. 25.-The Chicago post.
office was robbed OF probably SIO,O
today In q most daring manner. The
robber made his escape without leaving
any clew 10 his identity. Two regis.
tered mail sacks containing the money,
which had Just been picked up from
two OF the down town snbstations, were
left in an unprotected wagon in fiont Of
the Masonic Temple, while the mail
carrier went into the building to gather
mail that had accumulated there. The
carrier was gone only q moment, but
when he returned his horse and wagon
had disappeared. While the carrier
had been in the building the robber,
who had evidently been waiting his OPP
portunity, jumped into the rig and
drove away. The rified sacks and the
horss and rig were afterward found
where the thief had abandoned them.
The street was full of people at the
time OF the robbery, but not one seems
TO have noticed the thief.
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PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-WallaWalla, 70a71c; blue
stem 76@77c; valley, 72k@7Sc.
Barley-Feed, 2s.OO per ton; brew
ing, $23.50.
Flour-Best grade, S.5O@3. 20; grab
am, $S.0O@S.5O.
Millstuffs-Bran, $1,000 per ton:
middlings, $3.50; shorts, $3.50:
chop, SIT.
oats-No. l white, s1.12H@l. .15:
gray, $I.I0@1.1216 per GENITAL.
Hay - Timothy, s10@II; clover,
$500; cheat, ss@9 per ton.
Potatoes-Best Burbanks, 6O@sOc
per sack; ordinary, 5O@55c per GENITAL.
growers prices; Merced sweets. sl.75@
81 per GENITAL.
Poultry-C Chickens, mixed, SO. sea
4.25; per pound, 1Oc; hens, $4(a4 so per
dozen; per pound, lie; springs, $500
@S.50 per dozen; fryera, $2.50@3. 90:
broilers, s2.00@2.5O; ducks, $4.5O@
600 per dozen; turkeys, young, I2k
@1Sc; geese, s6.00@6.5 80 per dozen.
Cheese - Full cream, twins, I5N
16c; Young America, 161kaI61(: !:
factory prices, 1@l hc less.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 3OMs2I6e
per pound; extras, soc; dairy. 90
@2215c; store, l5@1S.
Eggs-25@30c per dozen.
Hops-New crop, 22@25c per pound.
Wool-Valley, 121s@15c; Eastern
Oregon, s@l418c; mohair, 26@2se.
Beef-Gross, cows, 3@31kc per
pound; steers, 4c; dressed, 6@7c.
veal-7k@skc.
Mutton - Gross, 80 per pound;
dressed, Sc.
Lambs Gross, skc per pound;
dressed. 65kc.
Hogs-GrOss, 65z@6 16c psr pound;
dressed. 7@71<C.
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United States TRANSPORT AGROUND.

Manila, Nov. 25.-The United States
transport Ingalls,, with General Miles
on board, struck on reel while enter
ing the harbor of Legaspi, Albay,
Southeast Luzon, today, and is still
aground. She is not in any danger,
however. The weather is calm and it
is expected the steamer will float at the
next high tide. Communication with
the shore is maintained. Ifthe Ingalls,
does not float at high tide, relief will
be dispatched to her from this city.
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After Train Robbers.

Trinidad, Colo, Nov. 25.--Word
reached this city tonight that Guy La
croix, the man who the officers believe
led the gang that attempted to hold up
the Colorado & Southern train near
here, had been seen in the vicinity oil
Clayton, N. M, and at $50 this even
ing posse LETT on the Colorado &
Southern train for the same locality.
Special Agent Reno and Division Sup
erintendent Rainey were in charge of
the posse. Efforts were made to keep
the departure of the officers secret.
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TWO DEAD IN MINE FIRE.
Were Overcome by Gas While Battling
with the Flames.

Were Overcome by Gas While Battling
with the Flames.
Trinidad, Colo, Nov. 24.-Two min
ers have lost their lives in fire which
started in the Colorado fuel and iron
company's mine at Engleville. Last
night q severe explosion OF gas occurred,
which epread the fire over consider
able area. No one vas in the workings
at the time. This morning a gang of
10 or 20 men were put to work some
distance from the FIRE, but the foul gas
drove them out. Four men were
overcome, one being brought out dead,
and one being carried 200 feet and left
behind dead. Two who were taken out
unconscious have since recovered.
Every available man is fighting the
fire, but 1t is probable the mine will
have to be closed indefinitely until the
flames are m ,thered.
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blow, fear that I impose upon your
good nature, my preserver. and tax
your patience"
! "oh, no. mol" replied the trapper. as
he stroked the pale forehead of the
invalid tenderly, without you life
would be truly monotonous to me, be-
sides, your counsel and company are
worth all the trouble, if your condi
tion could be construed to cause me
trouble; and outside of all this, your
cause has become my cause from an
interest in humanity and justice. You
have been grossly outraged, and |
look as anxiously to the day of rock
oning as yourself"
On the second night after the at
tack of the Indians on the pack train
and the capture of Bertha Lyle, the
t'apper brought in a large supply OF
prepared provisions and placed them
on a table beside the invalid's bed.
The latter knew what this meant.
$50 you are off for trip, my friend"
said the invalid. How long win 1t
be before you return?" ne continued.
He was interested, for the dificulty
in hobbling about and waiting upon
himself with his stubby hands and
feet In the trapper's absence was
great. and the lack of his companion
ship was greater.
Il viii only be gone for q few days"
replied the trapper. II am going to
visit the traps near the picture rocks
as am trying to catch a mountain
lion that frequents the place, and have
some hopes of getting a grizzly"
And 1t happened that at this time
Chief Egan and his warriors with
their captive were making for ths
same vicinity.
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STRIKES IN HAVANA
General Suspension Of Business Threat
ened by the Labor Unions.

ened by the Labor Unions.
Havana, Nov. 25. The coachmen oil
the city struck today, and the street
car men say they will go out this after
noon, thus tying up traffic generally.
Typesetters have struck also.
The street car conductors and motor
men refused to go ont this afternoon, in
spite OF the notice previously given of
their intention TO strike, and several
clashes occurred between them and the
strikers. Traffic was not suspended.
The manager of the street railway noti-
fed the mayor that the company's en-
ployes were willing to work, and de-
manded that they be protected by the
police. The company being an Ameri-
can organization, the manager intends
to appeal to Minister Squiers, If the
city authorities fail tc grant protection
to the men.
No newspapers were published today,
and 1t Is announced that the cooks and
walters will strike tomorrow.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-11-27
Two Men Held up the Town.

Denver, Nov. PA special to the
Republican from Rife, Colo, says
Charles Dykes and man named MUIR
ply terrorized that place for some time
this afternoon, shooting up the town, .
holding up saloons, capturing and dis
arming two deputy sheriffs, and shoot
ing q young ranehman named David
Morford in the leg. They then rode
out of town. The sheriff and posse
is in search of them, and a lively time
is expecred when they meet.
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CHAPTER VIII.
The Trapper of The Rimrocks.

The I'rapper OF The Rlmrocks.
He was known from one end OF the
desert to the other, as we'll by the red
men as the white. His life was spent
in solitude. When the SHOWS of win.
ter began to fly and others fled to
shelter he worked the more persist
ent. For eight months In the year his
solitude was complete. so far as the
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French Banks losing peposIts.

New York, Nov. 25.-T The quiet run
on French ordinary savings banks con-
tinues, says Paris dispatch to the
Times BY way of London. Withdraw.
ais since the beginning of the year
amount to $2l, 100000,
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New Monitor Nearly Done.

Boston, Nov. 22.-The single-turreted
monitor Nevada which has just been
completed by the Bath iron works for
the United States navy and is to have
her second trial the second week in
December, arrived at the Boston navy
yard today from Bath.
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NO b Continually
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-29

The recent discovery in Edinburgh
Of summons calling upon Sir Walter
Scott, advocate, TO attend and join
the Edinburgh army reserve during
the troubled period of 1903, has been
followed by the uneartning of Scott's
reply. Dated from Lasswade Cottage,
July %, 1903, and addressed to Mr..
James Laing, clerk to the lieutenancy
OF the city of Edinburgh, the letter
reads as follows: "Sir-As | observe
by the enclosed summons that / am
drawn a soldier of the army of re-
serve, | beg to inform you it is my
intention to claim the exemption pro-
vided in favor of volunteer cavalry,
having been for 12 years member
of the Edinburgh troop of the R. M.
Lothian V. Cavalry. | understand
from Col. Dundas that the adjutant,
Mr.. Adams, is to supply the lieuten-
ancy with list of the corps, in which
you will find my name regularly in
serted. If further verification of the
exemption is requisite, have the good
ness to acquaint Mr.. Adams for me.
| remain, sir, your obedient servant.
Walter Scott" In spite of ais lame.
ness, Scott was an enthuslastic-and
immensely popular-volunteer and
used to turn out to drill at five in the
morning.-London Chronicle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-29
A First Class Dairyman.

l have in my minds eye certain
man who is living example of what
study and care will do for the dairy
man. This man was going along with
few cows of common stock, like the
most of his neighbors. He made ends
meet, but that was about all he did
do. One day he made up his mind
that life was too short and time 100
valuable to be spent in slipsnod way.
Then he turned over a new leaf, and
he turned it clear over, too. He sold
every cow he had and began to build
up a dairy. His choice happened 10
fall on the Jerseys. At first he went
miles away from home to get a calf
from first class stock. If he heard
oil good COW of the breed he fancied
he went and bought her, no matter
If he did have to pay a good round
sum. This he kept up year after
year, until now he stands at the head
of his profession in the section where
he lives. Now men go to him for
stock. His cows two years ago
brought him in $65 each for the sea-
sen. l have not heard the figures
since. Now, what is the reason the
rest of us cannot do just as weli?-
New York Tribune Farmer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-29
Managing Swarming in Out A ApiarIes.

The great problem in running out
apiaries for comb honey is that of
managing swarming. 1t is too ex-
pensive to go out each day or to send
man. A western beekeeper, who
has several out-apiaries run for comb
honey, clips the queens wings during
willow or apple bloom and then equal
ICES all colonies so they are CT about
equal strength. This allows all colo
nies to be treated in the same way
and brings the swarming in a bunch
The supers are put on about week
before the main harvest and
rows Of sections are filled with bait
combs to get the bees started work
ing in them earlier. Plenty of sur
plus room is allowed. While the sec
tions are possibly not quite so we'll
flled, and there may be more unfn-
ished ones at the end of the season,
there will be less swarming and more
honey in the aggregate. Provide
shade for each hive, which is a great
help to keep the swarming down. He
visits each yard every alternate day.
When swarms emerge they soon re-
turn if the queen is clipped, and will
generally issue again the next day,
so if the yard is visited every second
day they can be hived. Treated in
this way he can, with the aid of a
15-year-old boy, take care of 400 colo
Dies.-American Agriculturist.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-29
Wild Barley u Bad Weed.

During the last 10 years wild bar
ley has spread with alarming rapidity
to nearly all sections of Iowa. | have
been familiar with it in Wisconsin
and Illinois for 16 years. 1t reached
western Wisconsin about 1887 but
was common near Madison in 1854.
1t now occurs across the continent.
being common in many western
states.
The weed is an annual, though
claimed by many to be a perennial.
1t forms compact punches from l to
3 feet high. The leaves are from 2 to
4 inches long and resemble those Of
blue grass, but are of a paler hue.
The flowers are in spikes to 4 inches
long, and are of pale green or pur-
pllsh color. When mature the spike
breaks into joints, each joint having
from 3 to 60 seeds, single seed CIV
ing rise to an enormous number of
plants, as wild barley has a gneac ca
pacity for stoolins. 1t is not difficult
to exterminate, if kept down. There
Is never any trouble in we'll titled
fields, because cultivation very readi-
ly destroys it. In pastures it is al
lowed in many cases to go to seed.
Here the remedy is a simple one. The
plant should be cut with a mower or
scythe before the seed ripens.
The awns are injurious to live
stock, especially to sheep, The awned
heads when taken into the mouth
break into numerous joints which ad-