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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (June 9, 1910)
DOINGS OF THE WEEK Current Events Oi Interest Gathered From tfie World at Large. General Resume of Important Events Presented In Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. It is believed that sentiment in the South is turning against prohibition. President Taft views the increase of Socialism with considerable apprehen sion. , King George has called a conference of party leaders to settle the house of lords dispute. An equestrian statue of General Cus ter has been unveiled at Monroe, Mich igan, Custer's home. James M. Lynch has been re-elected president of the International Typo graphical union by 22,000 majority All union teamsters and 250 union machinists of Portland, Or., are strike for higher pay and shorter hours, A wealthy man of Ottawa, 111., has bequeathed $50,000 to aid worthy young men, provided they do not study theology. Mrs. Helen f lagg Young, superm tendent oi schools ot Chicago, was given a reception by five thousand teachers of that city. A suit for $100,000 damages for false imprisonment has been begun by a Los Angeles man against the Burns & Sheridan Detective agency. it is reported mat an American en gineer operating with the Estrada forces in Nicaragua has been captured by Madriz, and the government has been asked to procure his release. Excessive heat has injured the raisin grape crop of California. It is reported that Madriz has lost all his artillery'and 400 prisoners. Ex-governor Folk of Missouri, would like the Democratic nomination for president in 1912. A banker of Minneapolis has been fined $5,000 for smuggling two pearl necklaces at Hoboken, N. J. Taft would appoint Roosevelt chair man of a commission to tour the world in the interest of uiversal peace. A prisoner at San Quentin, Cal haunted by the face of his victim, has confessed to killing a man in a boxcar at Spokane. Interest is growing rapidly in the proposed long-distance aeroplane races in the United States, and many big purses will be offered. The trial of the "golden rule" chief of police of Cleveland, Ohio, on charges of immorality and drunkeness have failed almost entirely. A British army officer in an can aeroplane crossed the channel ! and then returned. alighting, in 90 minutes. Suit has been commenced aside railroad land grants in Oregon aggregating 3,000,000 acres, and now valued at about $50,000,000. East and Middle West railroads have filed notice of an increase in freight rates, nearly every road in the country now having given such notice. President Taft' told Bryn Mawr stu dents that educated women make: the best companions, also that unmarried women are not necessarily failures: Charles H. Treat, ex-treasurer of the United States, died of apoplexy. Four principal British colonies in South Africa have formed a union. A tidal wave swept the Oregon coast at Tillamook, damaging the tramway. of the life-saving station. j- ,. iwenty-nve Western railroads were enjoined from putting into force on ' June 1, a general advance in freight rates. 50,000 COME WEST. Ameri- English without to set Spring Colonist Travel Breaks All Previous Records. Chicago, June 6. During the brief period between March 1 and April 15, this spring, between 40,000 and 50,000 colonists, according to the various rail road managers, found new homes in the Pacific Northwest, in California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Colorado and Wyoming. The spring movement of 'colonists is regarded as having broken the record of the spring of 1909 by from 15 to 20 per cent With the exception of fig ures which were prepared by the man agement of the Harriman lines, all fig ures i of the colonist movement into the Northwest are estimates. The fig ures presented by the Harriman lines may be regarded as conservative and as being close to the actual movement. ' Corresponding figures over the Bur lington, the Northern . Pacific and the Great Northern could not be obtained, as no detailed account is made of such movement. The figures of the Har riman lines show that during the six weeks of the spring movement a "total of 16,542 persons found homes in the various states and territories . men tioned. During the same period of 1909 only 13,947 coionists moved through the various gateways fed by the Harriman roads. This is an in crease for the six weeks of 2,595 col onists, or approximately 16 per cent This comparison, however, does not tell the whole story, as the movement during 1909 continued 14 days longer than the present movement Reduced rates were in effect last year from March 1 to April 30. For some reason unexplained the railroads decided this year to reduce the colonist period from two months to six weeks. According ly, comparison can be made only be tween the entire period this year and the corresponding six weeks of the eight weeks' period of 1909. The in crease in the total movement of the entire period this year was not suffi cient, however, to make the move ment greater than that of last year. TRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE CONVICTS SOLVE PROBLEM. FARMERS GUIDED IN LOVE. Kansas Professor Issues 'Bulletin on Matrimonial Reform. Topeka, Kan., June 6. "Farmers know much more of a specific and re liable nature about preparing their hogs for the livestock market than they do about preparing their sons and daughters for the matrimonial market, All these important matters are left to chance and accident because we have been laboring under the foolish delu sion that love is blind and not to be in fluenced by instruction or reason." This is the text of an official "score card on matrimony," issued by W. A. McKeever, professor of philosophy at the Kansas Mate Agricultural college, in a bulletin just issued to farmers of the state. As a foundation for matrimonial re form which Professor McKeever will naugurate in Kansas, the qualifica tions of the young man and young wo man who apply for marriage licenses should be passed upon by the probate judge of each county, he says. This official, he contends, should be empow ered by state law to hold an examina tion and inquire into the fitness of men and women seeking marriage. Hundreds of Men Sent to Penitentiary in Washington Work on Roads. That convict labor on Oregon roads will solve the problem of building bet ter highways throughout the state is the conviction of A. L, Mills, president of the First National bank of Portland, after seeing the kinds of roads the convicts in. Washington are building. Mr. Mills was a member of a party of business men entertained by Sam uel Hill during an inspection of the ! state-roads being built from Vancouver to Walla Walla. "There were 80 convicts in the camp we saw," said Mr. Mills. "Fifty of them were serving 20-year sentences But they were quiet and orderly, and they were doing splendid work better than free labor would or could. ' All were in charge of Major Bowlby. The discipline was perfect. As we passed the convicts were eating. All arose in their places and saluted with a defer ence that was exceedingly gratifying, "Washington is building 1,100 miles of roads by ! convict labor. Men are obtained from the prisons to perform a task that most other laborers .turn away from. They are kept constantly under guard and prefer the life of work to the life of inaction in the pen itentiary." Every man of them looked healthy. I shall be very glad to see theday when Oregon will use its con victs in building roads. If there is one thing needed by Oregon above all other things it is roads that will make the resources of the state accessible and capable of development" 800,000 ACRES FOR MARKET. SHIP BRAKE IS REJECTED. Spokane police have arrested four boys, the oldest aged 18, who have robbed 25 houses and tents in the sub urbs during the past month. A Dand oi 4S Eastern Uregon cay- uses en route to Tillamook stampeded in Portland and spread terror in down town streets fgor several hours A rich New York Chinaman, about to embark for Cnina, was arrested in San Francisco for the murder of an other Chinaman in Sacramento four years ago. Dirt from the excavation for a bank building in Placerville, Cal., yields $1 to the pan. At that rate enough gold could be taken from the excavation to pay for the buildir.g. An effort is bir;g made to bring about a conference of representatives of the United States, Great Britain, Japan and Russia with a view of agree ing on the terms of a treaty for the protection of fur sea's m the North Pacific ocean. The thermometer reached 90 degrees at San Francisco and three persons were prostrated in one day. It is alleged that only a beginning is made in the legislative scandal in Illinois and the big sensations are yet to come. Edwin Gould Jr., grandson of the late Jay Gould, ran away from school, lived on 15-cent meals, spent a night on a board at the station house and was finally returned to his home by the police. Attachment Would Retard Vessel Also When Speed is Sought. Washington, June 6. Although it was demonstrated by trial on the bat tleship Indiana that what is known as the "ship brake" would undoubtedly stop a vessel in somewhat less time than where it was not empolyed, the device- has been found unsuitable for naval usage. The naval board which conducted the test holds that the brake, which re embles a barn door on either side of the ship, would soon become "clogged with b&rnacles unless constantly em ployed. It would also increase the danger from torpedo attack, be a grave menace in close evolutions and retard the speed of the ship. Central Oregon Auto Road. Bend Agreements have been drawn up between a number of homestead lo cating firms here for the building and clearing of 30 miles of highway which, when completed within a few weeks, will make Bend the radial point of a 275-mile automobile road, the equal of which is not to be found any place in the state. The work in contemplation embraces a strip 30 miles long in Northeastern Lake county, through which a roadway will be cut to connect the present Bend-Burns road with the road from Silver Lake to Burns. The road now being used by locators for a distance of 90 miles east of Bend is one of the finest auto highways in the state. With the completion of the new road, work on which has already been start ed, autos leaving Bend will be able to swing around a circuit totaling 275 miles. The route' lies east and south from here to the northwestern corne: of Harney county, thence south and west to Silver Lake, thencjg north and west to Bend. Agents of Oregon & Western Colon ization Co. Go to Inspect Lands Vale W. P. Davidson of the Oregon & Western Colonization company, has acquired 800,000 acres in interior Ore gon, accompanied by Curtis L. Mosher and Frank L. Reider, of Portland, left Vale last week 'in an automobile for Burns and interior Oregon. Cur tis L. Mosher stated that they are on a trip across the State to classify the land holdings tor the market. From Burns their way. Hes way of Prineville, Lebanon. and on to Portland, where they to arrive within 30 days. ' Mr, the ' by the Albany expect ' Mosh- company's er, who is manager of publicity department, stated' that he had already taken ' 40 views' 'in the Malheur valley, most of Which are to be used in the advertising campaign in bringing settlers into Oregon. NEW BERRY IS PRODUCED. Benson's Oregonian ' Strawberries Have Rich Mellow Flavor. Silverton After seven years, of. ex perimenting by C. A. Benson, of Sil verton, Or., a new strawberry has come into existence. It is known as "Benson's. Oregonians' .-The.- berry has a rich, mellowy flavor, which is very distinctive, entitling it to a name apart. The berry was produced by cross-.pollinating the native wild vari eties with some of the best Eastern tame ones. The berries have an unusuallv deli cious flavor for their size, or any other size, for that matter. They are large, oval shaped and a glossy red in color. There is an absence of the dry, pulpy taste so common in the large berries. Mr. Benson has shipped a few to Chi cago and has found them excellent for long hauls, though only a very few have been marketed. SIX STATES FAVOR INCOME TAX Fivo 820,000,000 In Stores. . Albany, N. Y., June 6. The May Department btores company, of New York, capitalized at $20,000,000, was incorporated today to conduct general department stores. Of the capital stock, $5,000,000 is to be 7 per cent cumulative preferred, and $15,000,000 common. lhe papers say that the company intends to take over the prop erty of the Schoenberg Mercantile com pany, of St Louis; the May Shoe and Clothing company, of Denver; and the May company, of Ohio. The company paid an organization tax of $10,000. Ecuador Recalls Army. Washington, June 6. The State de partment is officially advised that the movement of the Ecuadorean army from the Peruvian frontier began yes terday. President Alfaro, in his mes sage to the Ecuadorean congress, called n extraordinary session, stated that Ecuador warmly accepted the offer of mediation by the governments of the United States, Brazil and Argentina, and that he had expressed his apprecia tion to the mediating powers. First Nome Boat Arrives. Nome, Alaska, June 6. The steam ship Corwin, which left Seattle May 10, arrived yesterday after a hard bat tle with the Behring Sea ice, in which, however, she sustained no serious dam age. All were well on board. The usual demonstration was made, the en tire population of the camp going to the beach to greet the first boat Nome has been cut off from direct communi cation with the active world since last falL Berry Growers. Will Lose. Hood River The unusually warm weather of the past few days will re suit in great loss to the Perry growers of the Hood River valley. Th? num ber of pickers in the field are not able to cope with the situation and as a re sult hundreds of crates of strawberries are left on the vines and must be picked as overripe and sold at small figure. The crate shortage will also cause many to lose a portion of their crop, t ltty thousand crates have been distributed by the Hood River box fae tory to date, and the fact that the berry season is nearly two weeks ear lier than usual has crowded the factory to meet demands. Many of thegrow- ers refused to sign up for crates early in the season so as to give .the- local factory a basis to work on and these will be the heaviest losers. .Itisesti mated that the crop this year will be about 100,000 crates. Solid trains of strawberries will leave Hood River for the bast in a few days. State Bank Ready for Business. . Riddle The new state bank of Rid dle has just opened for business. The most modern safes and furniture have been installed. J. B. Ridddle, pioneer and founder of the town, is president. The bank is backed by Eastern capital. The Atkins Real Estate company has opened offices and is already doing a large business, as intending purchas ers are arriving on nearly every train. This usually quiet town is attracting much attention from Eastern people, who are looking for safe investments. The climate and soil at Riddle are not surpassed by any locality in the state. Oregon Lands on List, Washington It is estimated that more than a million acres of land have been restored to entry from the forest reserves of the Pinchot regime since Secretary of the Interior Ballinger in augurated his ideas of conservation and made them effective. Ballinger holds that many of the withdrawals were made without legal authority and that vast stretches that never could be available for forest were included in President Roosevelt's sweeping withdrawals of land from entry. Tl 1 ' . . ine ionowing restorations are an nounced: Pocatello, Idaho, 22,326 acres; ban Isabel, Colo., 100,065 acres; Wallowa, (Jr., 23,635 acres. Reject, Two PostponeFinal Result in Three Years, Washington, June 4. Six states thus far through their legislatures have ratified the income tax amend ment to the constitution, five have re jected it and two have postponed ac tion. Most of the states will act during the coming winter or the winter fol lowing, and the fate of the amendment will be definitely- known in two or three years at the very latest If 12 states vote adversely on the amend ment it will be defeated, but it re mains to be seen whether 12 states will venture into the opposition column. Friends of the income tax express the fullest confidence that the amend ment ultimately will be adopted, and believe that one or two of the states now on record against it will reverse their attitude when new legislatures are chosen. The six states that have voted to ratify this amendment are Alabama, South Carolina, Illinois, Maryland, Kentucky and Mississippi. The states Voting adversely are New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Virginia and Louisiana, while Georgia and New Jersey have postponed a vote until the next session of their legislatures. Senator Norris Brown, of Nebraska, who has kept close tab on the income tax fight, and who was one of the lore most advocates of the income tax while the tariff bill was before congress last session, predicts that the income tax amendment will be a part of the constitution within three years. He believes that more than three-fourths of the states will support it, and says it will be indorsed in every state where the income tax is made a politi cal issue in the legislative campaign, He concedes that Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and some of the New England states will be among the op position, but all of this was expected when the fight opened. New York however, he believes will in the end fall in line and vote to ratify the amendment. According to Senator Brown, all the states of the West without exception will ratify the income tax amendment, most of them during the coming Win ter. He predicts also that the South ern states will ratify it within two years. Virginia failed to ratify be cause the speaker of the Virginiajhouse was able to bring about an adverse vote. This vote, Brown believes, mav be reversed, particularly if the income tax is made an issue in Virginia. The same thing may be done in Massachu setts, though the chances there are not particularly favorable, he opines. HILL SAVE T IB Authorities, Railroads and Owners See Gravity of Situation. Disappearance ot Prospective Ton nage Stirs Roads to Action Big Increase in Values. INCREASE OF WAGES TO KAISER Huge Raft Goes to Sea. Astoria Containing between 5,000,- UUU and 6,000,000 feet of lumber, the first cigar-shaped log raft to go out of the Columbia river this season is in tow of the steamer George W. Fenwick for San Francisco. The raft was dis patched by the Hammond Lumber com pany. Two or three more of these mammoth rafts composed of piling will be sent to the Bay City by the Ham mond company this season. The sec ond one is under construction- Express Company Lowers Rate Hood River: After a loss of several hundred dollars in express shipments ot berries bast that have srone from Hood River by way of the North Bank line, the American Express company has met the rate of .the North Bank i j a i i roau anu tne . perries . are now some lorward irom here direct. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Track prices : Bluestem, 84 Fruit Prospects Good. Cottage Grove Never better were the promises for a large crop in Cot tage Grove territory than at present. Early in the season it was predicted by farmers and fruitgrowers that the crop would be of the bumper propor tions, and this prediction is becoming a certainty. The heavy and frequent spring rains, warm weather and sun shine have been as if especially ordered for this section, and the fruit crop will more than make up for last year. Berry Men Cry for Help. Salem The Mutual Canning com pany is deluged with strawberries, and ha3 called on City Superintendent of Schools Powers for help to handle the crop. Mr. Powers has arranged to ex cuse about 150 boys and girls whose standings are such that they will not be affected by the loss of two or three weeks of school. Breaking Much Sod. Enterprise Farmers report that more sod land has been broken this year than in the previous two seasons. Much of the work is being done by new settlers Twho have been arriving in large numbers for 12 months. 0785c; club, 800; 81c; red Russian. 78c: valley, e4c. Barley Feed and brewing, $210722 Corn Whole, $33; cracked, $34 ton. Hay Track prices: Timothv. Wil- amette valley, ,$200;,21 per ton; East ern Oregon, $22(25; alfalfa, $15(0,16; grain hay, $170; 18. Oats No. 1 white, $26(3,27 per ton. Fresh Fruits Strawberries, 9Qc0; i . m.l x- t - vA-i ti.ou per crate; apples, i.ou(';3 per box; cherries, 75c07$1.25; gooseber ries, 307,4c per pound.- Potatoes -Carload" buying prices: Oregon, 40c per hundred; sweet pota toes, 4c per pound. ... Vegetables Artichokes, 600;,75c per dozen; asparagus, $1.250;2 per box; head lettuce, 50c0;l per dozen; hot house lettuce, 50c (fflperbox; green onions. 15e per dozen; radishes, 150?; 20c; rhubarb, 2c per pound; spinach, 80il0c; rutabagas, $1.2507 1.50 per sack; carrots, 85c0j$l; fets, $1.50; parsnips, 75c0?$l. Butter City creamery, extras, 29c; fancy outside creamery, 2807 29c; store, 20c. Butter fat prices average l l'c per pound under regular butter prices. Eggs Current receipts, 230;23,'c; ordinary candled, 25c; extra, 26c. Pork Fancy, 120;. 13c per pound. Veal Fancy, 9J;JO;10c per pound. Lambs Fancy, 90; 12c per pound. Poultry Hens, 19c; broilers, 280;, 30c; ducks, 210; 25c; geese, 12'.;c; turkeys, live, 200; 22c; dressed, 25c; squabs, $3 per dozen. Cattle Beef steers, good to choice, $5.750;5.90; fair to medium, $4,500; 5; cows and heifers, good to choice. $4,500; 5; fair to medium, $40; 4.75; bulls, $30; 4; stags, $30; 5; calves, light, $60; 7; heavy, $40; 5.50. Hogs--Top, $10O;10.25; fair to me dium, $90U0;. Sheep Best wethers, $4,500; 4.75; fair to good, $40; 4.25; best ewes, $3.75074; Iambs, choice, $5.500; 6; fair, $4,7505.25. Hops 1909 crop, H014c; 0d8( nominal; 1910 contracts, nominal. Wool Eastern Oregon, 140il7c; val ley, 16gl8e; mohair, choice, 32ft,33c High of Cost Living Affects Imper ial Household. Berlin, June 4. A semi-official de claration was issued today explaining the causes of the financial stress under which the emperor finds himself and the requirement for an increase in the civil list of the king j of Prussia as agreed upon by the leaders of the Prus sian Diet yesterday. It has been decided to introduce a bill to bring His Majesty's allowance up to $5,000,000. The public is reminded that the Prussian crown surrendered! to the state in 1820 properties yielding at that time nearly $2,000,000 annually and the value of which has been great ly augmented since. The increased cost of living renders the present al lowance inadequate, the statement says; Each year his support of the cour theaters alone costs the emperor $700, 00.O, and in recent years ha has in creased the salaries of the middle and lower employes of the imperial house hold hy a total of $250,000. Portland, Ore., June 7. Realizing that , with the burning of every thou sand feet of standing timber there is a loss of labor amounting to $8, that stumpage values decrease $2, and the railroads see the vanishing of tonnage wnicn cannot be replaced for many years, the necessity of adopting safety measures for the prevention of the re petition of the fires of 1902 has led to the organization of several cooperative associations. Oregon and Washington in 1902 helplessly watched the gigantic confla grations which wiped out a large amount of the visible assets of the states, and also resulted in the destruc tion of two towns, Springwater, Or., and Brush Prairie, Wash., more than 20 lives being lost. That fire occurred in a dry season in the mountains, and was only one of the many which raged along the Cas cades and adjacent ranges. It is said by timber cruisers and millmen from the upper waters of the rivers of the two states that the year 1910 is thus far a duplicate of the conditions which made possible the losses of that sea son. Anticipating the danger which is. sure to exist an effective system of pa trol is being placed in operation, the railroads, timber owners, state and. county organizations joining with the forest service in an endeavor to pre vent the occurrence of fires and to con trol those which may be started. Many of the large railroads on the Coast have begun clearing their rights of way of all inflammable material for a distance of 100 feet on either side of the center of the track 'equipping their engines with spark arresters and in structing train crews and employes in fire fighting. Sparks from railroad en gines have proved the greatest cause of fires, and are followed by donkey en gines, hunters' and campers' fires, mil) smokestacks and Iightnirg. One of the destructive fires of the Coos Bay re gion was caused by a settler knocking the ashes from his pipe among the drv leaves and twigs beside a log on which he was resting. An effort will be made to keep in touch with slash burnings made bv settlers and to warn all persons enter ing the forests of this state of the ne cessity of exercising care in handling fire. The forest lands are now plaster ed with warning signs. In this manner it is hoped to save the tremendouus values which are be coming available with the development of railroads. Timber sections which at one time sold in Oregon for $500 have recently changed hands for a much as $160,000. On that basis the prevention of forest fi res becomes a matter of stern business. MISS MORGAN OBSERVER - Spring Clean-Up $1,175,000. Nbmfe, Alaska, June 4. The Spring gold clean-up of the Nome district is estimated at $1,175,000. A large por tion ot this will come from third beach mines. Candle creek will contribute $300,000 and the creeks of the Kou garok will yield $200,000. The first sluicing of the year began here yester day but telephone messages from points further from the ocean say the weather is still too cold for work. There will be no lack of water this summer. The Spring output of the Innoko and Idita- rod is estimated at $1,250,000. Conductor Takes Blame. Oakland, Cal., June 4. W. J. Hol- dorf, the Oakland traction conductor, in a signed statement to his employer, has taken all responsibility for the Leona Heights wreck on Memorial day, in which four persons were killed and a score of others seriously injured. He surrendered himself to the police and was today charged with manslaughter and released upon his own recogniz ance, pending the verdict of the cor oner's jury, which will meet June 7. Theft Covered by Storm. Salinas, Kan., June 4. During a thunder storm last night three men broke into the postoflice at Kanopolis, 30 miles west of here, loaded the safe on a truck and took it some distance away, where it was cracked open. Six hundred dollars in cash and $1,000 in stamps were taken. Italians Stone Princes. Detmold, Lippe, June 4. Prince Leopold IV, the reigning prince of Lippe, and his brother, Prince Julius, were stoned by a gang of Italian la borers while motoring yesterday. Prince Julius received a wound on the head. Later several of the assailants were arrested. Daughter of Financier Mingles With Aqueduct Laborers. New York, June 7. To see with her own eyes the conditions under which the men who are building the Catskill aqueduct to New York City are work ing, Miss Anne Morgan, daughter of J. P. Morgan, went 500 feet below the surface of Rondout valley today and talked for hours with gangs of Italians and negroes. Accompanying her were Miss Fran ces Keller, secretary of the State Im migration department, and Dr. David Flyrin, sanitary superintendent of the board of water supply. The trip was made as a result of a criticism publish ed by Miss Keller in a magazine article. Miss Morgan had little to sav of her observations, but she praised the en gineers and begged them to "be kind to the poor fellows." President Returns Home. Washington, June 7. President Taft returned to Washington tonight at 8:44 o'clock from his Western trip. He went directly to the White house, de claring he intended to see no one this evening. The president was hiehlv pleased with the enthusiasm shown bv th crowds that greeted him at the rail road station at which his train stopped today. Although there was a steadv downpour of rain, cheering crowds hailed Mr. Taft who spoke brieflv at several points. Steamer Brings $900,000. Dawson, Y. T., June 7 The steam er Schwatka arrived from Fairbanks yesterday, the first boat of the year from the lower Yukon. The Schwatka brought $900,000 of Tanana trold for Seattle. The gold is being shipped this year by express. The next steam . er will bring $1,000,000 of Fairbanks dust. The Schwatka sailed immedi ately for the Iditarod, carrying 35 pas sengers to that point and 15 to other points. $35.59 Each Man's Portion. Washington, June 7. Treasury offi cials figure that if all the money in circulation in the United States were divided equally, every man, woman and child would have $35.59. The total amount in general circulation is $319 -382,284, of which $298,076,537 was held in the treasury as assets of the government