I hptt H JL A OREGON MIST. VOL. XVIII. PROFESSIONAL. S. H.GRUBER, ATTOHN E Y- AT- LA V. timet with K. K. Quick, ST. HKI.KNH, : t OUKiION. Wlllflva baal iiarannal miniitr.,n to all laa-nl mallrra antlii.li-J 1u me. Will pracllts In all Ilia matt and Hulled rltatae Courta, W.H.POWELL, ATTORNEY -AT- LA U HKFI'TV llIBTKH'T ATTOHNKy. NT. HKI.KKH, I ! OHBUON. BB Of I MI from All Parts of the New World . and the Old. ST. HELENS. OEEGON, FBIDAY, APRIL 19, 1901. NO. 18. It. P. (iHAHA. T. J. CUKTON Attorueys-ttt-Law. Ultt Marutiam IIiiIIiIIiih, Portland Ottxtin, t'nliimhla County tiualnau will rnoelve prompt aiuriltin". I, W. DAY W. B. Htl.l.AHU MLLAKI) & DAY, ATTORXE YS-AT-TjA W Offlm lira! dour to Cnilrthiillae, dT. llhl.KN'tt, OKfctloN. (lanaral nraolli'e In iimrla nl Oiaiinn or Waali Intinu. AUalrwU inula dlrtvtly from county raroru. Dr. Kdwin Ross, Physician and Surgeon. ST. HELENS, OREGON. Dr. II. K. Cliff, Physician and Surgeon. ST. HELENS, OKKUON, Dr. J. E. Hall, Physician and Surgeon. 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Or MR4 o ur OAILV. ill A STaiT "fTi". 1 1 III 0 40 10 ttt in a ao m no ) 7 M 30 1 4li HI.' 7 It" V! 1 -i m i ; R XI 7 IB It 17 4 S 07 M 1 m a. 7 41 II) OREGON Sl!OlrLllH and union Pacific lunar 11MK Hi HKlii i Kit Aaaiva ra,ilM '"KTLAMi. raow f'hlrago. I'nrilainl Mailt Lake, Oenvar. Kt Hiwial Worih. Omalia.Kan a liwa in, aa t.liy, HI l.mili., "' via Hunt- l.hkajuaml Ka.l. Iniion. Allanlla hi. "'il. Omaha. Kail- ... lallimv- " "v. M. laiitla. :40.m. Inmon. I lili aguand Kaat. HI. Pawl WalU Walla, Ijiwla fa.l Mall ". ffkalia, ttal- UOii. m. ', I'lillinan, Mln- a ma.m v(a licaimlla, St. Haul, ' rtHn iMiluih, Mllwallkat, t hlnam and Ka.t. OCEAN AflU HIVKH M IIKUI I.U I'KWIH POHI I.AI. All aalllnn daina tub Jwt In oliartKa. p.m. For Man Kranrlwo 1p.m. Kali OTery flvadaya. Dally - Kl Xiiii. lay Columbia Rlvar a. Wlllamalta tlar, . H Hiinday Hllmn A w,y.Un,r; Ki.Bunaay . , m' 4 :ii. in, Th i.rhnr. Corvallla and War- .Vlt.n. Wad. d Hat. Laudluia mid Frl. 7 a m Wlllamalla and Yam- ' ,.m' hill Rlaara DUO p. m. Tuaa.Th.iir. mvara. i and Hat. Orairon VMr. Dayton, , " .. nd Wy.Unilliii. U. Rlparla Snaka Rlvar. I.v.lw'ton ' m, dally at . dally Rlparla to Lcwlaton. n no n. in. 3f INTEREST TO OUR MANY READERS Somprthcrulv Revkw of th Imporiant tUp (wnlngi of th Put Weak ha Condciutd Form. The Tart coiiiniltwlon Is In Westorn Thtr will be no itrlko on tb Jcr ey Cuntrul. . Tlio allotment of Chlnoao Indemnity An Amorlcan pitrty mi nlmogt en trapped In lyto. All arranKemonts uro complete for ' fivaiui.iut.il ii'ip. It la evIiUmt thnt Japanese will ex pect war with Itumila. The trial of an army candal case una upuneti in Muniia. The crown prince of Germany will mil. -me Auairum court. Moral eruHHdo In Bunttlo la a riAp. onal war on Muyor lliimca. Twel olrrd for hopa it Suktm, Or. Japan dfniancla to know whether empnror will rnturir to vaplUl. The uiirnlnn of the nnirrn AlnvunHm. at U-avon worth la btlng lnveBtlgated. Mra. Nation wa arrosted for nh. tnictltin atrenta of Kanans City, Mo. Many nut I Yea Hixknd tn f'.,nl n hmr form of provincial government explained, A. Li. CRAIG. General IVwienger Agt., Tobtlano, Or. WHITE COLLAR LINE f6 afrfr' a i"iix r'w:"""" ' ;a ...... - -A TlIK COLUMBIA RIVER AND FUQKT BOUND NAVIGATION CO. PORTLAND-ASTORIA ROUTE. Steamer Hercules In place nt Bailey Gatzert U..l!""f '"tnf AldorHtraat, Pnnland. 4 Portland dallv (oJcoi.tHiinrta.vlal 7 A, M t. ".ihiiih lolon Antor a OhiIv M,.ot.i tfmiH.,1 1 p u K. W j:ltlOH TON, Aneilt, Pnrtlaild, ' A. J, TA VLOK, Aonl, Aatorla. OIltHlll clock, l Twtdvo thounand acroa In Douclaa county, Or., are to be uroanected fur oil and coal. Co-onoratlv method of markntlnff fruit waa ilealt a aevore blow by Cal ifornia court. Thrre Pennnvlvunla m-onlo wara run down by a train and killed, and an. oilier Injured. Conduct of nilnlMtera of power In poHtponlng mcctlnga cmmi'S much ad vorae ronimont. Ann Arbor imtvoinltr dpn.n of mud. Iclne at knowlnilgoa Student Hare hua bubonic plague. The Htoli-u cold bunt were found flttrlng the cleaning of the KaUer Wll helm der Oroaae. Cltptalrt J. G. Orlffln. a Columbia (H, (,:,) inllrond man. van ahot. nrob- Buty oy aiajor u. i. Evans. Commlaaloner Youni:. of 1905 cen tennial, would cull on the Orient for both fun i! and attractions. V.'iiBliltiKton Dttn-Amcrli'itn fair com- mlaalon turned down honorary mem bers of woman board of managers. One of three liluho men who fired on deputy aherltTs from ambush was killed. Trouble probably duo to abol ition of martial law. Charles M. IVuuer and Professor Edward M. lioaa were ' apeakera at the convention of the Academy of Polit ical and Social Science. Anton I'fimner. Forest drove. Or.. banker, who failed for 140.000. and then mysterloualy disappeared, has turned up In Swltjerland. The Taft commission has arrived at Ilo I to. Hotha reonenetl peace negotiations with the British. Agiilnntdo will not be released until he secures Tlno's surrender. The war department Is advised of tho coming of a Ciilmn committee. The United States will have cotters In llehrlng sea for protection of sealB. Tho transport Rawlins caught lire at llrooklyn, was tilled with water and aank. Governor Allen, of Porto Uieo, says the reports are not true that natives of that Island are starving. Attorney General Blackburn holda that the Oregon law requires fisher men to secure two licenses. An explosion In the Santa Cruz, Cal., powder works caused tho doath of one man and tho serious injury of another. Tho cause of the accldont Is unknown. A now process for making armor plate has been discovered whereby manufacturers may be able to furnish first-class material to the government for i!0 per ton. Thrno gold Ingots, worth $22,750, were stolen from the steamer Kaiser Wllhelm der Grosse during her pas sage from New York to Cherbourg. No clow to the perpetrators. One of a band of roving gypsies, near Monence, HI., sold two girls, of whom he was guardian, to another man of tho same band for $800. The girls objected to the sale, and a riot wua almost caused. Admiral Sampson receives $3330 prise money. J. P. Morgan organlies a depart ment store trust. The American claim for Chinese In demnity amounts to $25,000,000. Lord Kitchener reports the capture of Petersburg, tho Doer capital. The Russian fleet returned to the French coast and saluted Loubet. Four largo Alaska transportation companies have beon merged Into two. The Negros governor trlod to start rebellion, but could not secure a following. FIELD QUN TE8T8. Will ORCQOII STATf HEWS Be Mads at Sandy Hook Next Month, WASHINGTON, April 13. Prepara. tions are making for quite an exten- sive and important test of Hold guns items of Interest From All Parts " Dwiuy jiuua. aume time an May. At I present tho army le not well equipped 01 the State. with Held guns, compared with other nations, and the war department wishes to obtain the very best guns COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL HAPPENINGS iiunniom ror me equipment ol this Im portant oranch of the service. Tha tests will be under the direction of the I A Brkf Review of tna Growth and Improve, m v. vimiiuii;u ami luri.lllcaT.10ne. mtntt of the Many Induitrlet Through out Our Thriving Commonwealth. The board not only will test such mini us msy be presented by manufacturers and Inventors, but It Is expected that thn nAW trim mmlnlajl . I. l the French field ouiia aa eon.,,' Hudson-A $10,000 sawmill la to be undor the diiwrinn nf .h. u.a , established near the mouth of Rock ordnahco and fortifications will b. "eeg jusi nortn ot Hudson. tested. The plans for this eun were Cable Cove Work has been re- obtalned by an army officer who was turned at the Goldbug mine, In Cable sent abroad last summer, and who ove district. Two shifts are em cinnnod to have secured complete de- P'oyea, utua or mis gun, wincn artillery ex- ftr.r... d... DMn.rf. . t.imr.. ports have asserted Is the best In the ble for the resumption of active work world. The mechanism of thla a-unJ k. t..ih . n- ft a I , n i. . i, .. I .( BHj l . I . . . ' ui,..tan;u amu ,lB BOCrei UrantS PSBS. Clirnfllllv o-iiunai hv Iha !Ti.annl. I eminent. The report that the United kr"'"lY"Ii?e wumy teie- Otates army had obtained the plans phona TeleK-aph Company Is the oi uie r rencn gun caused considerable ; j , 7 comment at the time It was made nub- "cu t,D,cJr lie, and since then the procedure of I Coos City The shaft at the Coos me department with reference to the City mine Is now down over 800 feet, gun has been watched with Interest od It Is expected coal will be found by ordnance experts. The French n the next 100 feet. government nas not guarded more carefully the mechanism of Its gun than the board of ordnance has the making of the new field eun which Is to lie tested In May. P08TAL SERVICE IN PHILIPPINES. Auditor Lawshee Found c Poor 8ys- tem or Bookkeeping. WASHINGTON. April 13. A letter from A. Ij. Lawshee, auditor of the Philippines, has been received at the war department, and certain portions of it have been sent to the postmaster general for his Information. The let ter relates largely to the methods of keeping accounts, which are not ap proved by Mr. Lawshee. and which have not been In accordance with the forma prescribed, Mr. Lawshee took four expert clerks when he went to the Philippines, and these are going over the accounts. It is said at the department that there Is no Intimation of any fraud, but a system of book keeping Is in vogue which lacks the business methods necessary to secure the beat results. The accounts as tiled here." said Postmaster General Smith, "are cer tainly ample. They account satisfac torily for everything. As to Irregular ities, there ut absolutely no word of foundation for such a story. Not long ago one of the most experienced In spectors in Mie postal service was sent to the Philippines, and he made a thorough Inspection of every detail of the work there. His report paid a high tribute to the condition of affairs. The reports from there show a hand some surplus, a showing thnt I only wish the service In the United States could make. THE 8TOLEN GOLD BARS. f Steamer Officials Say They Were Taken In New York. BREMEN, April 13. In support of their belief that the gold bars reported mlBsIng from the specie room of the kaiser Wllhelm der 0 rosso In transit between New York and Cherbourg wero stolen at New York, the oRlclals of the North German Lloyd Steamship Company polntsout that the specie room on the Kaiser Wllhelm der Grosse Is situated behind the baggage room, and that tho trunks of hundreds of passengers are piled up against the Coos County Work has stopped in one or the tunnels In the Beaver bill mine, Coos county, pending Installa tion of new machinery. Baker City The Bonanza mine, in Baker county, Ib making preparations to Install considerable new machinery. some or the buildings will be re modeled. Arlington The Arlington Ware house Company has made the pur chase of about 7000 sacks of wheat stored on the Heppner branch at prices ranging from 43 to 45 cents per bushel. Grants Pass The Grants Pass Water, Light ft Power Company has received 700 feet of seventeen-lnch steel pipe, for an extension to a point above the place where the water Is now taken out of the river. Union The Oregon Sugar Company will have 300 acres in sugar beets near Union this aeason. During the thinning and spacing time boys and girls will be employed to do .most of the work. Six dollars an acre will be paid for this work. It Is said good wages can be made. Galls Creek Operations have been resumed at Kubll & Co.'s quartz mine, In Gall's creek district. Weston This town will Issue $5000 worth of bonds to raise money to im prove its water supply. Eugene Boy tramps are reported as being more numerous In Eugene than ever before known. Grants Pass Work has commenced on the Grants Pass-Wllllams telephone line, and will soon be in operation. Baker City During March, 98 coy ote scalps were turned in at Baker City at the office of the county clerk. Wendllng Smallpox is very preva lent at this place, and county author ities have been appealed to. So far it is only in a mild form. Corvallis Benton county has Issued a call for all warrants outstanding up to August 10, 1900, and same will be paid upon presentation. Brownsville There are now two brass bands in Brownsville. A sew one has Just been organized, known as the B.rownsville Independent band Glendale There have been 41 cases .1 iiiiro nf Ihtt ti.,-Ia rnflm Tho nffiplnla nf rhn rnniimnv ore ant Bflnd thnt the niimui.ua. m aim auuui. mis mace ,-ni.i w .hatraeinri between the after, but no deaths as yet. Several cases noon when the barrels containing the are now ln a verv critical condition 2.000.000 marks were placed In the Athena A man arrived at Athena strong room and the following morn- 0n a new bicycle and was Immediately ing, wnon me passeugera ""Ksuno arrested Dy request or Pendleton au- was stowed away, tne omciais are thoritles. He had stolen the wheel of the belief that the thief allowed himself to bo locked up in the bag aaee room after the gold was depos ited In the Btrong room, and managed to take the booty ashore during the confusion of nrrlvlng passengers and tho stowing away of the baggage. from a Btore at that place. PORTLAND MARKETS. TRANSPORT GOES DOWN. Rawlins Catches Fire at her Dock In New York and 8inks. NEW YORK, April 12. Fire was discovered ln the second hold of the trannport Rawlins early today. The Rawlins was at the government pier, Brooklyn, and was to have sailed for Cuba today. Tho fire was under control after about two hours' work by firemen, but the Rawlins listed to port from tho Immense quantity of water pumped through the port holes by the flrebonts. She finally sank In the mud at her nier. The cargo, a large portion of which consisted of horse feed for army use, will prove a total loss. The damage to the transport Is estimated at $30,- 000, and the cargo at isu.uuu. 8uiclde of New York Broker. New York. April 12. Forst consolidated exchange, committed sul cide today ln the Hoffman House. After a night of meditation, spent no one seems to Know wnere, ne went to the hotel at 5 o'clock" mis morning, A bottle which had contained carbolic acid was found ln the room. Mr. Forst had outstanding debts at the close of business on tna exchange yesteroay, and this Is believed to have been the canse of his suicide. Forst had lost more than $320,000 In his stock deal- In some quarters mere was an Wheat Walla Walla. 56V4fj)57c: valley, nominal; bluestem, 59c per Duuhel Flour Best grades. $2 703 40 Der oarrei; granam, iz tio. Oats White, $1 25 per cental gray, $1 Z01 22H per cental. Barley Feed, $16 5017: brewlnc iiti 60ii7 per ton. Mtllsturrs Bran. $16 per ton; mid dlings, $21 50; Bhorts, $17 50; chop $18. Hay Timothy, $1212 50; clover, $79 50; Oregon wild hay, $G7 per ton Hops 12l4c per pound; 1899 crop. 6(S7C. Wool Valley, 1314c; Eastern Ore gon, 9gi2c; mohair, 202ic per pound. Butter Fancy creamery, 2022V4c dairy. loigiiKc; store, luguzvic per pound. Eggs Oiegan ranch, 1313w.c per dozen. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3 50 6; hens, $56; dressed, ll)12c per pound; springs, 14 5 per dozen; n Tuwi T"M). H-" vntci, , Benjamin rnrkeva live 1fl(3!l9!f rtrnaonrl IS.fllll. a uroKer nuu iuuira per pound. Cheese Full cream, twins, 13 13V4c; Young America, 13V4(314c per pound. Potatoes 5060c per sack. Mutton Lambs, lOtffllc per pound gross; best sheep, $8; wethers, $5; ewes, $4 50; dressed, 7V47c per pound. Hogs Gross, heavy, $5 75(a,6; light, $4 755; dressed, 7c per pound. Veal Large, 77v4c per pound; small, 89c per pound. Beef Gross, top steers, $5(5)5 2"; In srs, Impression thnt Mr. Forst was worth -OWs and heifers. 14 B0i!J4 75: dressed at least iduu.uuu. beef, 78!4c per pound Tha "KMInlmreh Castle" public house, situated in the Strand, London, Is to be hauled down, and tho London county council haa to pay 22,600 as compensation. Pmhnlilv the smallest monarch In ih world relmis over the Hindu vas sal state of Dhopaul, and governs a people of more than a million souls. h e dwart is a woman, j"--- ..i.m tiv n ii in i, iiiil nuuvunu " about 60 years old, she does not ap pear larger than a child of 10. German Officer Killed. In 1800 Sweden had a population of Berlin. April 13. A dispatch from 2,350,000. and at tne present time, ln Pekln says thnt Captain flartscb, or spite of the large emigration which the Second Infantry (German), was found dead In the neighborhood of Pekln yesterday. An inquiry has been opened and the Information so far ob tained tends to show that the officer met with an accident. On tho other hand, a dlBpatch from Pekln to the Lokal Anzelger says Captain Bartsch mi shot while riding near the Sum mer palace, and that his horse dls- ruond Jubilee there were several sur- appeared. vivors of pre-Victorutn parliaments. has given 1,000,000 people to the United States, the population is 5,-150,000. But one person is alive who sat in the house of commons when Queen Victoria came to the throne. It Is Earl Fitzwilltam, who, when Viscount Milton, was elected a few months before William IV died. At the Dia- M'KINLEY ON WHEELS. Teur to Be Made by President and Hie Cabinet. Washington Correspondence. President McKinley's tour to the Pa cific coast and thence eastward to Buffalo, whence the return to Wash Ington will be made, will be one of splendor. The train upon which be will travel will be most gorgeous and costly. President McKinley will travel across the continent surrounded by his cabinet, with the exception of Sec retary uage, who remains In Wash Ington. It is proposed to transact im portant business while en route. The cabinet officers will keep ln close touch with the heads of bureaus of the respective departments. The pres ident will transact all of the vast routine which the chief executive must look after while in Washington. A corps of expert telegraph operators, representing the two big telegraph companies, will accompany the train to handle official messages, and every telegraph station along the lines of the railroads which are to be tra versed will be subject to their orders to the exclusion of all commercial and newspaper business. Cabinet .meet ings are to be held on Tuesdays and Fridays, Just as they are now held in Washington. The questions pertain ing to domestic and foreign policies will be discussed. Cipher dispatches from all over the world will be laid before the president, experts from the state department being in attendance to reduce them to English. The con clusions reached upon all public ques tions will be conveyed to the acting heads of the departments in this citv. and will by them be disseminated to all those concerned. Trip for Recreation. As this is to be a trip for recrea tion and pleasure, the president wants it understood that he will avoid formal receptions wherever possible and make speeches only where he cannot escape doing so. They want to see everything that will serve to eive them an Idea of the progress and ad vancement of the country, and its commercial growth and mercantile stability. They will pay a special visit to tne great cotton wharves of New Orleans to witness the loadine of steamers of all nations with the staple product of the fields of the South. The party is due in San Fran cisco, May 8, and will participate ln tne launching of the battleship Ohio, and will remain five days. The coast is to be followed north to Salem. Port land, Seattle and Spokane, and thence the party will .move eastward into Montana, where, after an inspection of the vast copper mines, they will pay a flying visit to the Yellowstone. Thence they will go to Ogden and Salt Lake and then eastward through Colorado, stopping at Denver' for a protracted visit. From -Denver the train goes to Topeka, Leavenworth and Kansas City. St. Louis will be honored by a visit of two days. The Mississippi valley will be traversed from that city to St. Paul, with stops at Keokuk, Burlington and Dubuque. From Train to Steamer. From St. Paul the party goes to Minneapolis and then to Duluth, where steamer of the Great Northern line will be waiting to convey them through Lake Superior, the famous Sault canal, with its wonderful locks, the Straits of Mackinaw. Lake Huron. the St. Clair and Detroit rivers, and Lake Erie to Buffalo. The trip down the lakes will possess novelty and Interest for every member of the party, even for those who. have al ready made It, and at the same time will constitute a recreation after nearly five weeks of travel by rail through plain and prairie, desert and mountain and valley. -The president will visit the Pan- American exposition at Buffalo. Then he is to go to Niagara Falls and .make a trip down the American rapid After he has done that he and his party will embark on a new special train for Washington, arriving there June 15. President McKinley will travel about 13,000 miles on the fastest, safest, most comfortable and best equipped train America can produce. He will visit 25 states and territor ies, and touch the southern, western and northern boundaries of the coun try. Mr. McKinley and the members of his cabinet are to be accompanied by their wives and several other ladies, well known in Washington society, will accompany the party. mill 11(1 England Wants China Opened to Commerce. WOULD GREATLY BENEFIT BOTH NATIONS INDEMNITY CLAIMS. Belter Than Denundins; 1 Cash Indemnity fo Boxer Outrage! Japan Satisfied with RuMia'e Backdown. ' LONDON, April 15. Great Britain has not yet deflntely estlmated'the money indemnity she desires China to pay. The government adheres to the belief that little can be gained by insisting upon cash payment from China, and though the government re grets this will possibly be a cause for delay, It continues to instruct Sir Er nest Satow to try to Induce the pow ers to argee to a demand for greater trading privileges instead of money. The government is of the opinion that the opening of those rich provinces hitherto closed to foreign commerce would result in much greater benefit to the nations concerned and to China herself than the extraction of lump sums of money. Regarding Japan's attitude toward Russia, opinion In Downlnr atreet In clines to the belief that Jap?n, in common with the other powers, ia sat isfied with what Is termed as Rus sia's backdown, but that Japan will continue to keep a sharp eye on Corea and have no hesitation in threatening hostilities should Russia menace that country. China's Resources. Pekln, April 15. The committee of ministers which is considering China's financial resources has reporteC the conclusion, based on what information Is thus far obtainable, that $300,000,- ouu in gold can be raised without in juring China's resources. The exami nation by the committee Into the sub ject Is thus far incomplete, and it will probably subsequently learn that other Chinese resources for indemni ties are available. The discussion of politics has this week given place to amusement, com mencing with the German races at the Hunting Park, Monday last. The re mainder of the week was devoted to International races, an assault at arms and tent pegging at the Temple of tieaven. ine Kusslans particularly are ceieorating tne Easter holidays. The ministers openly express theii desire that the foreign troops leave renin. They are seemingly as anx ious for the departure as were the be sieged ministers anxious for the arri val of the troops. , THE FLOW REDUCED. ASK FOR RECEIVER. Depositors Will Wait on Bank Which Failed No Longer. NEW WHATCOM, Wash., April 15. After waiting 45 days at the request of the bank officers to enable them to raise funds with which to reopen the Scandinavian-American bank In' this city, which failed February 27, the de positors today unanimously requested the court to appoint Robert Mulr per manent receiver, and he was request ed, if appointed, to take immediate steps to punish those responsible for the failure of the institution. Presi dent H. St John, of the institution, said to be ln London to secure funds from his family with which to pay de positors. His legal adviser is tn New York trying to dispose of some pic tures belonging to the St. John fam ily, with the same object in view. St. John was also president of the Bank of Biaine, of Blaine, Wash., which failed the same time as the Scandinavian-American. Tho liabili ties of the two institutions are said to be about $50,000. It is believed the assets are practically valuelses. The London Times was first printed by steam power on the morning of No vember 29, 1814. Current in the Chicago River Is Too Strong. CHICAGO, Apriri5. The Post to day says: "Federal authorities have ordered the flow in the Chicago river reduced from 300,000 to 200,000 cubic feet a minute. Word to this effect came from Washington to the sanitary board today. The board will act immediately upon receipt or tne official order, and the current will not be increased, as the channel has been widened and deepened and existing obstructiotii to navigation have been removed. Ac tion on the part of the war department was brought about by the protest of local river Interests and the Lake Car riers Association, which, since the opening of the big canal, have com plained that 300,000 cubic feet pro vided by law was dangerous to navi gation under present conditions. Lo cal authorities are apprehensive of the effect it may have upon the St. Louis litigation. With the full flow to dilute the sewage carried down the canal from the Chicago river, the board had no fear of the charge that Chicago was polluting the water supply of St Louis. In view of the action of the war department, the outcome of the St. Louis appeal to the courts is doubt ful. If the legislature passes the bill authorizing the commission to collect one-half of 1 per cent tax to be used for the improvement of the river. It is believed the current can be increased gradually after September, as the work of widening and deepening the channel progresses. Otherwise it will be four or five years before relief can be obtained." Russia Heads the List With Ninety Millions. BERLIN, April 16. The correspond ent of the Press hears tonight from an authoritative source that the Chinese indemnities for war expenses, exclu slve of claims of private individuals and missions, have been fixed as follows: Russia, 360.000,000 marks (about $90,000,000) ; France, 260.000.000 marks (about $65,000,000); Germany 240, 000,000 marks (about $60,000,0000); England, 90,000,000 marks (about $22. 000,000). France will also present claims for the Indemnity of the Italian mission. The Amount Too High. Washington, April 16. The last ad vices to the state department from Mr. Rockhill contain further details re specting the amount of indemnities claimed from China by the powers. It appears that these claims have been ' much exaggerated in some statements, : although the sum total is still far In excess of the amount of money It is believed here that China can raise. It is the belief of the state department that the total claims should not be allowed to exceed $150,000,000 or $200,-; 000,000. According to the information received here, the British claim, so far as formulated, is reasonable in amount, as compared with other claims. In fact, the United States and Japan represent. In these negotiations, the moderate element whose desire : Is to prevent the imposition of charges that shall dstroy the Chinese govern ment and result in the division of the empire. None of the claims exceeds $100,000,000, and even the largest is something less than this amount This ib Deneved to be the Russian claim, which is fixed at $90,000,000. The Ger man claim Is flexible, ranging between $60,000,000 and $80,000,000, but Is near er the former mark at present, though it doubtless, will grow. As already stated, the claim of the United States is $25,000,000, and, with these few to tals, it will be seen that if the remain ing powers are to be allowed a pro portionate share, the aggregate will be j beyond China's ability to pay, which has been tentatively placed at $300, 000,000. Nothing has yet been deter mined respecting the method of rais ing the indemnity fund, even after an agreement is reached. VERMONT BANK WRECKED. Cashier of a Vergennes Institution De ceived the Officers. VERGENNES, Vt, April 16. The Farmers' National bank went into the hands of John P. Sullivan as receiver at the close of business this afternoon.' The exact amount of the shortage is not made public here, but it Is Inti mated that the entire stock will be wiped out and In addition the stock holders will be heavily assessed. It is not thought likely the depositors will lose. Special Examiner Cunningham was asked for particulars tonight but he declined to say a great deal merely remarking that Cashier Lewis had de ceived the officers of the bank and that he alone was responsible for the wreck. Mr. Lewis is very well known throughout the state, has been a mem ber of both branches of the state leg islature, and in 1886 was a candidate for state treasurer. He remains at home and has turned over to the of ficers of the bank his entire holdings of stock and negotiable property. His sureties are equal to $30,000, and the men who have Bigned his bond .are believed to be good for the full amount A Mystery Cleared. Sedalia, Mo., April 13. The mystery surrounding the theft of $10,006 in greenbacks from the Bank of Com merce, of this city, August 1, 1898, has been cleared by a convict named Freeman, now in the Michigan City, Ind., penitentiary. According to Free man, the theft was committed by Irwin Gamble, who entered the vault of the Bank of Commerce at the noon hour, and got away with the money while he watched outside. Radicals on Top. Havana, April 15. The Cuban con stitutional convention placed itself upon record today against the Piatt amendment by a vote of 18 to 10 on a resolution that the convention should declare Itself opposed to the amend ment "on account of the terms of some of its clauses and the way in which they are drawn, and also on the con tents of the others, especially clauses 3, 6 and 7." The conservatives assert that this action is embarrassing, in asmuch as it practically ties the hands of any commission that might be sent 'o Washington. $350,000 Fire in Blower Works. Boston, April 16. The main build ing of the extensive blower works of the B. F. Stertevant Company. In the Jamaica Plain district, was burned early this morning, causing a loss of 5d ao.000. The concent manufactured various kinds of machinery and elec tric goods, as well as blowers. All pat terns and plans were destroyed. The company had recently added $75,000 worth of tools and machinery, and had a large amount of electrical . work ready for shipment It also had a big number of engines and blowers for the government for use on battleships and cruisers In course of construction, all of which were destroyed. Four Counterfeiters Sentenced. Spokane, Wash., April 15. Four counterfeiters were sentenced by Judge Hanford this morning in the federal court. James Moriarity was given 10 years, while Mike Williams and Mack McCleary got off with eight years each at hard labor in the United States penitentiary. Mrs. Ethel Wal lace, the last member of the gang, was sentenced to one year. Moriarity and McCleary were partners of Arthur Spencer, the bogus Chinese inspector, in the daring jailbnak a few weeks ago. George Q. Cannon Dead. Monterey, Cal., April 15. George Q. Cannon is dead. The end came early this morning. The patient breathed his last without a struggle. He slept considerably yesterday and the fore part of last night A bulletin was is sued near midnight stating that he rested easy, and the change for the worse came apparently without fore warning. The body was shipped to San Francisco to be embalmed and reshipped to Salt Lake City, where the Interment will take place. Russia Laying Mines. London, April 16. Joseph Chamber lain's organ, the Birmingham Post, learns that the Russian ministers of war and marine have Issued joint or ders for the laying of an extensive system of submarine mines at Port Arthur, Vladlvostock and elsewhere In tnose seas. The apparatus leaves Odessa early In May. Run Down by a Train. . Wilkesbarre, Pa.. April 16. A party of four people, while crossing the tracks of the Lehigh Valley railroad at South Wilkesbarre early this morning, were run down by the Buffalo express going north. Three of the party were killed, and one injured. Missionary Statements Exaggerated. Pekln, April 16. Prince Ching says all his reports go to show that the missionary statements regarding a re bellion in Mongolia are not supported by the facts. Neither does he believe that the rebellion of General Tun' Fun Siang amounts to much. "It is' the object of certain elements." he asserts, "to make It seem that China Is ln a condition of constant broil, ren dering it unsafe for the foreign troops to be withdrawn. Those who have; this in view will magnify a village quarrel Into a big rebellion.