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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".
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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.
CLAT8KANIE, OREGON.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.