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WOES OF THE MINERS.
Strike Commission Listening to Evidence
OF Men themselves.

Strike Commission Listening to Evidence
OF Men themselves.
Scranton, Pa, Dec. Sat yester-
days session of the Anthracite strike
commission the representatives of the
mineworkers continued to call witness
es, mostly practical mineworkers, who
told their story of conditions as they
exist in the Hazleton, or middle, coal
fields. The miners tried to show by
these witnesses that the Coke and other
companies had violated the agreement
entered into by both sides when the
commission was appointed, that the
strikers should return to work and be
given their old places back where they
had not already been filled. Some of
the witnesses called testified that they
were not given back their old places,
and maintained that the men promin-
ent in the union in the various localities
during the strike were Disseminated
against. The commission has decided
to invite the mine inspectors to appear
before them, because the miners assert
that the workmen fear to inform the
mine inspectors of dangerous or un-
healthy places in the mines, because
the inspectors are usually accompanied
in the mines by some representative of
the company, who may cause the man s
discharge. This is new point before
the commission.
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CHAPTER XIII.
Jim Lyle's story.


The cripple had told Hammersley
long before, and had repeated to his
daughter the plot into which he and
his brother had entered to defraud
the elder brother of his inheritance
and Of the Lord of The Deserts sub.
sequent attempt to put him out OF the
way. They had seen an advertise
ment In a New York paper stating
that William Lyle had inherited a
sortune and the legacy, which con.
sisted wholly in cash, was ready for
delivery upon proof OF the Identity
OF the person named. They went to
New York and Martin. who somewhat
resembled the legal neir, swore to the
rights of William Lyle and James
swore to his identity. the agreement
being that they should share the Ill
gotten gains equally They remained
In New York until communication
could be Ind with the courts of
Scotland. The evidence sent was so
accurate as to details that the money
was sent without hesitation.
During their stay In New York
they busted themselves looking up
the whereabouts OF the defrauded
brother, who was dissolute fellow
and who had become a physical
wreck at last accounts. He had mar
ried In New York and had one child
"a boy. and later had drlfted to
Chicago and then no trace had been
heard of him. But they learned that
there was sailor who was intimately
acquainted with the circumstances,
but who at the tine had gone on a
long voyage to sea. They had taken
the precaution to find the sailors ad.
dress and the cripple had remembered
It. It was the purpose in sending AL.
Beach to New York to find this sailor
II possible and then trace down the
rightful heirs to the property, hoping
by this means to bring the Lord OF
The Desert face to face with the Law
and mete out punishment to him.
This had been the sole desire of the
cripple and trapper for many years.
and they had been working together
to carry out the plan prompted by the
sole desire that justice be done.
But the part OF the story that made
tears come to the eyes of Bertha fol-
lowed this. On the return OF Jim and
The Lord of The Desert to their
ranch where now stands the great
Stone House the brothers grew
more distant from each other.
Scarcely civil word ever passed be-
tween them and Martin was continual
ly plotting with Dan Follett.
One cold winter day while James
and Follett were riding the range
they took shelter from a snow storm
in cavern in the rimrocks. Unex-
pected to James the Canadian ap-
preached him from the rear and gave
him a stunning blow across the head
with a branding iron which he had
carried into the cavern. He repeated
the blows until he thought his victim
was dead and dumped his body into
a crevasse by the wall Of the cavern.
1t was the following day before James
Lyle regained consciousness, and the
snow and sleet had blown in from
above almost covering his body. His
hands and feet were frozen, but not
withstanding this condition ne
climbed out of the crevasse and half
walking and half-dragging himself, he
started for the ranch to inform his
brother of the murderous assault OF
the Frenchman.
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PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat -WalIa Walla, 71@72c; blue.
stem 7a@S0c; valley, 74c.
Barley-Feed, s2s.5O per ton; brew
ing, $24.00.
Flour-Beat grade, s.sO@s, 90; grab.
am, $3.2O@3.60.
Millstuffs-Bran, 1890 per ton !;
middlings, $3.50; shorts, 1880;
chop, SIS.
Osts--No. / white, $1.15@1 .1716;
gray, $1.12M@I.15 per Genital.
Hay Timothy, slO@I1; clover,
SO. 90; cheat, $S@9 per ton.
Potatoes Best Burbanks, 0OmBOc
per sack; ordinary, 50@55c per centaI,
growers prices; Merced sweets, SI.75@
50 per GENITAL.
Poultry-Ch Chickens, mixed. $4,000
4.25; per pound, 10c; hens, $4@4.5 so per
dozen; per pound, 10c; springs. $500
$3.50 per dozen; fryers, s2.60@3. 90;
broilers, $2.0O@2.50; ducks, $4,000
800 per dozen; turkeys, live, lSc.
dressed, 15c; geese, $6.0O@6.6O.
Cheese - Full cream, twins, 1870
16kc; Young America, 161S@I7I(;
factory prices, l@1h less.
Butter-Fancy creamery, S0@3216c
per pound; extras, SOC; dairy, 20
@22Nc; store, 15@lS.
Eggs-25@3Oc per dozen.
Hops-New crop, 23@26c per pound.
Wool Valley, 121k@l5c; Eastern
Oregon, s@14kc; mohair, 26@2sc.
Beef-Gross, cows, 3@s1kc per
pound; steers, 4c; dressed, 6@7c.
Veal-7k@Skc.
Mutton Gross, So per pound;
dressed, &C..
Lambs Gross, S1fc per pound;
dressed. exc.
Hogs Gross, e1<@e 10 per poundj
dressed, 7@75fo,
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CHAPTER XIV.
Surprises.

Dan FolIett reached tho Warm
springs village and found the war.
riors OF this tribe anxious for a raid
On the Piute camp, They were large.
ly IN the minority, and Of q less war.
Ike spirit, but had suffered much
from the depredations OF the greater
tribe. When Dan told the chief thar
Old Egan had a large number Of
mules and horses In camp near Ash
Butte, and that there were only about
35 men In charge OF them. the leader
OF the Warm Springs band was elated
and lost no time in selecting so of HIS
braVest men and setting out with
them on the waTpath. Follett adopted
the Warm Springs head dress and, al
though he needed but little painting,
he also did this out OF an abundance
Of precaution that the Snake warriors
might not discover him and wreak
vengeance upon the Lord OF The Des-
crt for the betrayal.
As stated at the beginning Of this
story. the Snakes were the most cum
ming and most treacherous Indians OF
the desert. They were feared and
dreaded by all other tribes and were
rarely ever caught mapping on the
war trail. After recovering the adj
ditional band OF ponies for the sup
posed murder of Bertha Lyle. Old Egan
had only gone 80 miles away and de-
cided TO spend n few weeks on thu.
good grazing grounds at the foot Of
Ash Butte, where water and game
we're also abundant. .
He had played a clever ruse on the
Lord Of The Desert. When he FIRST
had to abandon hope OF recapturing
Bertha Lyle he was for time at u
loss what 10 do. But Indian sagacity
is as deep as Indian treachery and X
Snake was never known to stop at
anything short of accomplishing an
end. The Chief knew OF the es-
arrangement between the Lord of Tho
Desert and the trappr and rumo.
had gotten abroad among the Indians
that the Lord Of The Desert had com.
mitted some crime which was the
cause OF this estrangement. He con-
cluded after weighing matters care
fully. that II would be doubtful IL the
trapper would permit the girl to go
to her uncle and he decided to take his
chances at least In getting the re-
ward for putting her out of the way
before the Lord OF The Desert learned
of the escape, and then he would take
his chances on settling the matter
with the man of the Stone House.
who dared not push the matter too
far for fear Of exposure. Searching
among his large number OF scalps
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ly shrewd and had lad experience IN
business In the East, and II was there
fore agreed that he should make the
trip while one OF che other men, Oscar
Mctzger, should return to the Stone
House, report that all were killed ex-
cept himself. and at the same time do
q little detective work by pumping"
Iionidas Liggett, the cook at the Stone
House, whom IL was thought knew
more than he had ever divulged.
The third. Julian Byrd. was to re-
main about the place for an emerg.
ency, while Hammersiey should pur.
sue his vocation of trapping as IL
nothing out OF the ordinary had
transpired.
The following morning every per.
son set about to perform his re-
spectiye portion of the compact.
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He arrived late at night IN blind.
ing snow storm and was about 20 en-
tor the house when he saw the
Frenchman and his brother ia earnest
conversation, and heard tho French.
man give the details Of his own MUIR
der and saw his brother pay hIia
$500 for the deed.
He went 70 the stables, procured a
horse and rode away In the binding
storm. After this ha lost conscious
ness and did not regain II until he
found himself In the trapper's home.
who had found him and rescued him
from the storm on the plains.
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torn from the heads of immigrant
women he had found one that com.
pared with the color of Bertha Lyle's
hair and rushed on to meet his engage.
ment with Follett and received the
reward without question, as the read
er already knows.
While the Snakes felt reasonably
safe. yet they guarded their band Of
stock with care. The animals were
all driven to camp at night and pick
cts were kept on the watch to keep
them from wandering away or 60
keep the Lord OF The Deserts cow
boys from retaking them should he
discover the fraud OF the scalp. But
cautious as they had been the Warm
Springs warriors led by Follett.
dashed suddenly upon them In the
cover of the darkness OF the midnight
hour and drove the entire band of an.
imals away exchanging only a few
shots with the surprised guard.
Pretty easy work." remarked Fol
lett to the chief in the latter's tongue,
for the half breed knew all of the
Indian languages of the plains.
"Ugh!" replied the chief pointing
back toward Ash Butte.
"Old Egan has not been sleeping" !"
replied Follett, as he saw a rich
flame of fire rise from the summit of
the peak and then saw it smothered
and flash up alternately.
It was nearly noon the following
day before the raiders stopped for
rest and to prepare meal. They
had Just passed through a canyon and
had entered another plateau. A look
out was sent to the top of the RIM
tions. He had barely reached his
station when he made hurried sig
ais that put the whole camp in tur-
moil. Two bands >of mounted Piute
warriors were approaching from DIFF
ferent diretions at a rapid speed
one was coming from the southeast
and the other was coming from the
southwest and each OF these bands
outnumbered the raiders
All was hurly burly in the camp
and the meal was finished as they
moved along, every warrior taking a
piece of mule meat in his hand and
eating 1t as they hurried away.
The wary Egan had discovered the
route taken by the Warm Springs
warriors and had signaled his bands,
who were coming to join him accord.
irgly, and they were at once put upon
the trail of the raiders and Old EgaA
had already joined the band coming
from the southeast in person.
1To ha connnnea.,
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NEWS OF OREGON
nFMs or INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE STATE.
Prosperous Southern Oregon Mine . Real
Estate Transfers In Marion County In
creasIng Aged Man 50 Hours with
out Food or Shelter : Benton County
fio. Discovered with JaandIce.


A poultry show will be held in Al
banJ December 22, 2s and "a.
a masked man held up the post.
Office at Springwater, CIackamas
county, but secured only go cents.
The Northern mining and milling
company has been organized at Oregon
City with capital stock Of 81 900, 900.
The board Of trustees Of the Oregon
insane asylum have added DR.. A. e.
Tamiessie as physician to the medical
staff at the asylum.
The suspension Of timber land entries
until they can be investigated is much
broader than at first account given out.
II embraces all OF The Offices in Oregon.
Washington and California.
Notice has been received at Albany
from the postoffice department that the
site for the Albany postofice has been
leased for 10 years. The building will
be enlarged and remodeIed throughout.
D. a. Applegate has been awarded
the contract for carrying the mails
daily between Ashland and KLAMATH
Falls for $4,000. The contract begins
December 22, 1902, and runs until
June so. 1905.
A scheme has been foiled at Hunting
ton to secure several large tracts Of
public lands by fraud. The officers
were watching the case, and at the
appointed time Of hearing the prin-
cipals failed to show up, having re-
ceived notice that they were being
watched.
The Willamette paper and pulp COM
pany and the Grown paper company,
OF Oregon City, have practically COM
pleted arrangements for the establish
ment of apparatus permitting them
to use crude oil for fuel in their mills.
Contracts have been made with Cali
fornia company to supply oil.
Much local interest is being mani-
iested in the city elections throughout
the state, which occur from December
! to April l. Several cities have three
tickets in the field.
Hosea Stokes, aged rs years, became
lost in the woods at Looking Glass.
Southern Oregon, where be resides.
and when found had been 56 hours
without food or shelter.
A case of jaundice has been found in
a hog killed by Benton county farmer.
Mrs. Bride sinnott, widow Of the late
N. b. Sinnott, died at her home in The
Dalles Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Sinnott
was one Of the most widely known
pioneer residents Of that section Of the
state.
Prospects are very encouraging In the
gold mining district in the eantiam
country. Considerable development
Work is belng done and new machinery
installed, A smelter will be shipped
in early next summer.
The Greenbaek mine, on Grave creek,
Southern Oregon, has new 20-stamp
mill completed and ready to begin
much larger business that it has been
able to do in the past. Over SO tons Of
ore vill be crushed daily. Nearly 300
people are supported by the Greenback
mine, the houses Of which have made
thriving little town with store, hall
and schoolhouse, The town is known
as Greenbaek and has recently been
made postofice.
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A poultry show will be held in Al
bany December %, % and "a.
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AN ABLE DOCUMENT
SPEAKS OUT HIS VIEWS m FORCE.
FUL LANGUAGE.
Favors Revision Of Tariff on Some plan
Which VIII Not Disturb the Country
Heartily commends Action Taken
In Irrigation Matter Alaska Should
Be Given Needed Laws.
the MESSAGE AT A GLANCE.

Build isthmian canal.
Perfect public land laws.
Protect game on iortss reserves.
Give Alaska needed legislation.
Create secretary Of commerce
Extend free rural mail delivery.
Establish reciprocity with Cuba.
Irrigation act should receive attention
Organized capital aud organized labor
must work together for the good Of the
nation.
International arbitration should be
extended
A general staff should be at thS head
OF the army.
Filipinos are enjoying greater liberty
than ever before.
Control OF corporations should be in
the hands Of the government
Build up navy 70 as to he able 70 treat
Monroe doctrine as cardinal feature 0f
our foreign policy.
Revise tariff laws 70 the extent OF bus
iness demands, but do not jeopardize
the workingman or country III general.
All future financial Legislation should
look ~ an interchangeable currency,
Convertible into gold At the will Of the
holder.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-12-11
To Law Pacific cable.

San Francisco. Dec. 6.--The British
steamer Silvertown, which is to lay tha
cable between this city and Honolulu,
arrived here today from London, after
a voyage Of 80 days.
The Nome nugget., 1902-04-09

brave and the courageous have always in stock. Isolation, if we have taken proper advantage of it, has afforded us time opportunity for introspec- ton and retrospection. We have had the oppor tunity to look into ourselves and see the qualities which have lacked in order to achieve the greatest measure of in the battle for life which means the battle for living, comfortable if possible, at any rate existence. It has given time, if we have rightly applied it, to examine into our own ttleness our lack Of usefulness in the world and general worthlessness.
 Men, as rule, prone to be "puffed up;" they have an exaggerated sense of their own importance in community their intelligence, ability and power The average of mankind is nothing to boast of the wisest man, after al is. weak, falerng ard ineif- cient, if he have nothing to rely upon and help him but his own puny self. A breath can un- make him, as a breath made him. The insutfcrable idiot who magnes himself little tin god will soon find that he is only what the Scotch term "puifn glow" He shines brightly for the moment and then
 is gone forever, leaving no trace of memory behind
 Isolation may make men narrower but IS does not necessarily follow that their intellects became dulled and cobwebbed because of 1t. 1t may have the ten- dency to separate them from the balance of mankind, for practica" purposes, but it does not impair their responsibility as citizens lessen their duties as patriots. Isolrtion it to us, should broaden mans conceptions of his duties to his Creator and his fellow man. He has the opportunity to think and SO far are, locally, concerned 10 observe, and 1t is d blind man who cannot turn what he and observes to his own advantage and. incidentally, to that of his fellows.
The Nome nugget., 1902-04-09
THf GRAND JURY'S HARD TASK.

tt is understood that the grand jury, which is in session, is endeavoring to inquire into va riety of alleged evils which exist under the in Nome. Among these may be enumerated the con- inot of municipal affairs, of educational matters, sanitation of the city, mail service the sanity of .he people, public morals, public health, which in oudes the kind and quality of foodstufs sold sold us by the enterprisng trader and merchant; besides other subjects which an intelligent body of men con stituting grand jury have right to inquire into, that the ends of justice should be subseryed and that the community should be benefited
 Nome is fast passing from the stage of q mere mining hamlet chan gcd times bring changed cond lions and these must be metand faced. The wild and wooy days have gone, nevermore to return, when to be "tough" meant little and to be oblivious 70 yoar neghbor or his opinions taken a mat Ger Of course There time, in Nome well as in all new mining camps, when every man was law unto himself, but that era has passed. We might as we'll make up our minds to meet the new conditions in proper spirit. It is wise man who do so without murmuring.
 We have little doubt that the grand jury's work will De productive of good It may not be able to secure the necessary proof to discourage or abae ap parent evils, but its recommendations to be n line with popular sentiment ard this being the
 
 Vice should not be permitted to openly Haunt itself even i'll bizarre community; to be moral, or . sticl,ler for morality should not carry with it terms Of reproach j; to be anxious that community should be honestly and efficiently governed should not mean that you crank altrulst seek ing after the unattainable.
 Tke task that the grand jury has set for itself, nowever, ia endc.voring to fix the blame as 10 the mseraby inefficient mail service with which are afflicted is hard one When the ancient Israelites were bondmen in Egypt their taskm0sters compelled them to make bricks without straw. Therefore the grand jury of Nome will find itself doing similar stunt. The party primarily responsible for our lack of mail service is the United States government or that branch of it represented by the postollce de- partment. There IS something which it appears to lack-a little knowledge Of winter conditions in Northwestern Alaska and, possibly, some brains
The Nome nugget., 1902-04-09
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To B. C. Simmons. J. Harris, o. V. Davis, A.

To B. c. Simmons. J. Harris, O. V. Davis, A. A. Ieltur, c. Jormancr:
 You. and each of you. are hereby notified that the undersiined, your co-owners have per. formed si00 worth of hLor and ipproyeneits upon that certain placer mining claim know and called the Washington Piucer, situated in the Cape Nome Mining District in the DiStrt.5 of Alaska the location certificate of which is of said mining district.
 That said labor md improvements were Der. formed during the annual period ending Deccrn. Der 31 lVOi and for the purpose of holding said claim during said annual period as required by Section 2J@i Of The United States Statues md amendments thereto.
 That II within 70 days from tho personal ser Flcc or this notice upon you, or within go duVs after the expir;I ion Of the period Of Dubicati9n thereof, you fail or refuse to contribute. as co. owner, your proportion of the said eypenditurc your interest in said claim will become the property of these subscribers, your co.owners
 ". IL. BLuETT
 OTTO HALLA,
 By John A. Webb
 Attorney in Fact. Dated Nome, Alaska January 20 IgO3 First publication, February ly, I9Co " Last day Of period Of puLlicl tiou, May S6, 1902
The Nome nugget., 1902-04-09

In the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, Second Division.
 Anna Ross, plaintiff. vs. w. N, Carter. de- fcndant.
 Under end by virtue of special execution and order of suia issued cut of the above emitted court, in the Disttict of Alaska, on the 3ist day of March, 4. D. 1902 in the above entited ac- ton, wherein Anna Ross, the above ngmcd plaintiff. obtained Q judgment and decree against w ". Carter, thc defendant on said last corded in the roll Of judgments in the above cn- titled court, am commrndea to sell all th2t certain lot piece or parcel of land situate lying and being in the town Of Nome. in the Distrie t of Alaslla, and bounded and described US fol lows, tu-wit
 "Commencing at point On the north side of tEe alley way between Front ana Second streets directly north Cf the est line of the Grotto sc loon building, and running north liO feet: thence west 33l5 feet; thence south ll0 feet 1; thence cast 33H feet along the line Of said .Ilcy to the place of beginning
 Together with ell improvements thereon saving and excepting from this attachment three houses, Gnd the ground they actually occupy, Situo ted at the invest corner of sa i'd described tract; that is, the one directly on the corner, the one immediately north thereof and the one immediately east Of the corner"
 Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday. the thirtieth day of April, A. D. l.Ua at two o'clock ia the afternoon of said day in the city of Nome, in the District of Alaska. on the premises herein described, will, in obaGinnce to said order Of sale and decree. sell he noovc described property. or 50 much thereof as may with interest thereon and with costs, to the highest and best bidder for cash
 FRANK II. RICHARDs
 US. Marshal for Alas P. J CosToN,
 Attorney for Plaintiff. tc-5twW