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r-: MywwyuiA -r 'mm m An Advertisement Whiob bring retort) 1 proof that ilk in the rigtl place. Tha WEST HIDE bring n were. The Best Newspaper la the one that give the most and freebaet mi. Compare Ihe WEHT SIDE with an paper la Polk county. VOL. XVIII. $1.50 PER YEAR. IN1)KIENDKNCJ2, POLK COUNT V, OKEGON, If III DAY, MAY 2., 11)1. Five CenU Per Copy. NO. 04. i ii i j i i . KVKNTSOFTUKDAY FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE WORLD. A Comprehensive Review th Important happenings of tht Past Wk Prtttnttd tnt Condensed form Which It Most Likely to Ptov of Interest to Our Man) Rtader. Mrs. McKinley oont iuuos to Im- prove slowly. Ex-Congressman Maine, is dead. I'oitel'e, of Nearly 1,000 firm have signed tho P,( avowing to the uncleanly eon new machinists scale, j dition of the ronoh, combating the The old Shamrock I mat tho new l y jaickneaa will Je a difficult matter, halt a minute in tho last trial. I In Kuaaion town there were hut -two lint striking machinists have j gained many recruits to their rank a. The coal tux in England ia injur ing the manufacturing interest of the nation. The recent punitive expedition of (Icrmany in China are now pleasing to the Russian ruler. Nearly 2,000 mora United i,A,s volunteer are now on the wav home from the riiilipninra. ' , ... Interior tt'Kiona of ltntiah Coluni- hia are threatened with aerioua IIihhI ly rcaaon of tho late apnng. . A Mild of fifty-seven Rypaieaaivking adinksion to the t'nited States from Germany have le'ii depoitinl. A clerk in the adjutant general' j Vancouver, H, C. May 20, IVtaila ortice at Manila ia charged with forg-; have bivn hrvuiKhl by the ateanier ing General MacArtlnir'a name. j Moana from Sydney ivf the iimsaore The party of Ohio eonRieaamnen i of ,he i'o"aiy rty in New wIioacconipaniwUVMdentMcKiiileyit!ui,nB' The re'it to the govern to the West are now in Portland. ment resident of Thursday lalaud U , . , . , i aa followar Admiral Roger ,a arr.ved n, t . ,.Tw fWW of ,he 1M(o rt K, vite to auceiMHl Admiral KemptT aa muriU,rofthp ,,.Vi UmM lalnier comamnder of the Aaiatio a-piadron. j U, jUVi 0Hm Tmkilllli tl( lhl. Fiev cadets have leen c.va"lleil and j IauuIoh Miaaionary Stadoty, ly New six others nuapemlcd at West Point j Guiena natives at IVIw, near the aa the result of the invest igut ions' mouth of the Fly river. It ntvnn into the recent haiings, j they went ashore' after friendly na- J. P. Morgan has purchased the ! tivea had warmnl them that 'tribal celebratnl .Mannheim art collection ! r:,kr " '!' . P.'K"'. 'd '' of Paris. Owing to high import du. ,!'" "M In; endangetvd. !eptc ties it will la- kept in England for the! M ., miaaionartw, with nn-scnt. j six native converts, went ashore ami ' . , i attempted to hold a religious service, Mrs. Mckinley continues to im-; The Htive hluiucnl the missionarie prow slowly. for 4 rcv,.wo in battle, and killed the Carnegie gave 2,000,000 to Scotch two white men and all their school universities. j boys. 1'nrt of their Ixnliei were The Ohio congressional mrty ia in hwuwl by the cannibal Oregon on their trip home. I 1 he captain o the m.ssion- , ... , , ary achooner N lue, from lna vesai l, saw In a second trial raceMmmrock II the Ixxliea lying on the bench with oeai MamitK'K l one nuniiie. President McKinley reviewed the ; school children of Sr.n Francisco. The University of Oregon defeated the University of Washington in ath-: let ics. . An extra session of the Hawaiian ; legislature cut the salaries of a great many of the officials. j The Pan-American exposition 1ms': lieen dedicated. ice I resKleiit Itooaevelt made the address of the day. An American company has con cluded arrangements with the Mexi can government for the construction of a new railroad in Yucatan, Mexico. A laxly of Filipino rels-ls under Angells uttackod a detachment ol American troojw, killing two soldier! and one native scout and taking one soldier prisoner. A New York syndicate has am formed for tho purpose of securing the trade of the Orient. I Manzanillo, on the aouthwest coast of Mexico, will lie developed aa the chief port. The general strike of the employee in the machinery and allied metal trades throughout the country to en force the nine hour day, with an in crease in wages, was estimated tc effect at least 150,000 men, but many employers signed the acale at the last moment, thus reducing the numlet considerably. King Alexander of Hcrvia will not alalicate. The Albany, N. Y street car strike lias been settled. King Edward has ordered reforms at Windsor. many i.awsous yacni i..uesmicnno tried to obtain work with other firms, being hurried to completion. j but their ,p,,ji,.Btiong wcre rejected Germany is much afraid of Amer- on account of their having been strik ica's commercial supremacy. era. Miss Condon brought suit as a Turkey refuses to permit tho'entry 1 ?nd the f"r.t 'h,',t tllft v"'" of tyiiewritcm into tbr.t country. j !ous fitms 1,11,1 a f' ,l tttlt0 Iret:t; The battle ship Ohio was launched at San Iranciaco in the presence ol President McKinley. j A fund is leing raised for the de struction of sea lions at the mouth of the Columbia river. The president told Governor Goer that he might visit Oregon before' the expiration of his term. Mrs. McKinley ia now able to sit up. No date has yet lieen fixed for the return of the presidential party to Washington. Orders have been issued for n strike of fifty thousand machinists through out the country. A prolonged strug gle is exjiected in the Pacific coast shops. Two missionaries who made for tunes in the Nome district are to build a hospital in Chicago. Recent census statistics in Italy show that the proportion of popula tion not able to read or write has de creased to 3!) per cent. ,; The faculty of Stanford University in California has directed that saloon and cafe advertisements must be omitted from the Daily Palo Alto, the college paper. I The Vicksburg national park will soon lie complete as far as the ac quisition of land is concerned. It will comprise in all 1,231 acres. A Paris newspaper favors newspaper favors loint Franco-American control of tho Pan-' ama canal. The waterway can be completed in six years for f 100,000, OOO, Liquor drummers report that the sale of keg beer in Kansas has do creased 75 per cent since January 1, and the sale of case beer, for use in private houses, has increased nearly proportionately. 8MAL.LPOX AT SKAQVvAY. No Doubt About It, Syat Physkan Wht Med tht Invtstleatlon, Seattle, May SO. following are private advice received ly mail from Sitka, Alaska, dated May 11: Doctor Moore o( Skagway, ami Linhart, of Juneau, have lamn Inves tigating t ho small tmx epidemic at thi place, and the former y there in no doubt ol the -prevalence of the disease, despite nMrU to tho con trary. Tim doctor visited all the in fected district, and the Indian ranch, Russian town and tlio Indian mis sion. Dr. Moore wa outmken re Carding existing conditiona. Ho said there ran Im no question of tho teri oiiMion.1 of tlio aitnation. Smallpox, generally in a mild form, ia preval- 1 aAtltuXal mtifc atattiaiiits A liaa li lotuti tit I V 'IIV srfl'lllRl 1 t ItV tt iniT'll j there fere found over 30 children suf fering from amall pox. lliey have been treated in tho hospital which ia located ennaidcratdo distance from the dormatoriea. Up to tho present time j there have been seven fatilitiea, all j confined to tho Indiana A rigid ; quarantine haa lan placetl on tho ranch, Indian H.lieein..i nuanlii.R all Mtrycef to J,w q"rtera. ?mtAt ,,,v kol'' v,?,,"n, trm lh i Immea ol the two Ituaaiana who are j gjk, j . i VICTIMS OF CANIBAL8 ; Particulars of thi Murder el Missionaries N Nw Guinea. th(,ir ,., ,Ti ,,ul ,l0 w ahM to land. This remirt of the IMdnV crew has lieen cotintlrmod by a well known native missionary named Isai, WONT JOIN THE COMBINE. Aluka Packti Aiiocitloa Will Stay Oat tht Stlmoa Truit San Francisco, May 20. The big salmon combine is olT, o fur aa tb Alaska Packers' Association is con cerned. After days of negotiation between the promoters of the Pacific Packing tie Navigation Company and the association's ollicers, a halt we called. President Portiuaii and Vice President Hirseh of the Alaska Pack era' AsK,'iation, say that they havr refused to sell to the promoters except for cash, and that not being offered they terminated the negotiations. T. H. McGovern, one of the promoters, in an interview, said : "We shall put thisconibinethrough without the Alaska Packers' Associs. tion. We had figured that with the options we have, if we could secure tho association, we would control practically all the salmon in the world. There are, roughly shaking, 3,200,000 cases of salmon packed every year. Of this total the Alaska people put out alout 1,000,000 cases." Lugalty of the Blacklist. Chicago, May 20.-Judge Baker has decided that it is legal for em ployers to maintain a blacklist. The plaintiff was a labolcr and can painter in the employ of the Libby Packing company and in February, in company with a numlicr ol other young women, I went on strike because of reiientcd re- 1ni-tinna in u-rlfr! l.iiff!- tUt U'nnlnli quit tho employment of other firms without valid reasons. Conger Fivon Ship Subsidy. New York, May ' 20. Edwin H. Conger, minister to China, was the gmt of honor at tho third annual banquet of the American Asiatic Association, given nt Delmonico's, In his address he dwelt upon the great possibilities in China, advo cated the subsidizing of American ships as a patriotic measure, and re gretted that our new possessions in the Pacific were not connected hy American cables, Refused Medical Aid. Chicago, May 20. After lingering 12 days, during which time she suffer ed much pain, Mrs. Josephine Chris tensen, wife of Louie Christcnsen, both "Powieites," and who with her 2-year old baby was frightfully burned in the Marquette avenue fire in South f!1iinnrm tlin (iwirmmr tit Mutr A illil J(lgt nigtlt. Mrs. Christcnsen refused medical aid to the last, and was the only one of those injured in tho fire (jjeji To Remove Barrier From River. Hong Kong, May 20. The viceroy j of Conton has signed a contract for the removal ol trio Macao barrier in tho Canton river, constructed during tho Franco-Chinese war, which has been a great obstacle to navigation. The viceroy has also squelched the native opposition to the construction of new wharves, pointing out that they are necessary to the interests of trade. The viceroy's action is creat ing a good impression. NEWS OF THE STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL OVER OREGON. Commercial sad FummUI Happenlnfi ol Im portanceA Brief Review of at the Growth and Improvements of the Many Industries Throughout Onr Thriving. Com. monweelih-Latest Market Report The cost of repairing the Albany bridge amounted to ltb.i7.&7, The new ice plant at linker City mill Ih in operation by July 1. The annual meeting and harlcouo of Wheeler County Pioneers will 1 held at Itiehmond on June IS and 1J. The advance in the price of imta- toes has caused the planting of more Htatoe than ever before in the victu ity of l.a Grande. The Albany council lias resolved to turn over tho bridge across the. Wil lamette at that place to Linn and Ueuton counties or to l.lnn county, when the city shall I reimbursed for the recent improvements. A rural mail delivery route from Eugene will Im recommended to the ntal department. The route will im as follows: From Eugene north fii river rwd to the Miller fruit dryer and return to Santa Clara school house, thence west to Irving road, thence southeast to Siiislaw stage road, thence west to Kemp school house thence south to fiaif hill by way of Martin brick yard and return to Eugene via Hawkins road. The trip will Im made six tune a week. Service will not Im established before July. Bear creek cattlemen thinned front Pendleton HO head of cattle to Puget sound. Tli J annual field day athletic con tests of the Pendleton public achtad will take place May 27, Henry Prune from Jtockland, sold 30 sheared yearling wether at Tho Oalles for ?:l 10 a heat;, A bridge ha Wn completed aeros the SkihIj' river near la-ona, It is 233 feet long and 10 feet wide. It is repotted that the Golconda mine, situated in William crock dis trict, ha lieen sold for a gissl figure. Jack Gordon and Pete Gagnon re cently sold several quarts mining claims in the Greenhorn mountain to Gihb Iavitt for f3,XX). l'ecently a piece of quart Weigh ing 25 Hiuiida was picked up at tho Mule Gulch placer mine, near An toiue. It is estimated to be worth 2,000. A clean up from 100 tons of Mam moth mine ore treated at the Virtun mill wa taken to Baker City lust week. The clean up amounted to i,lOO two bars, one of the value of $800 and another of 3, an average of ll to the ton, The North Powder Irrigation Com pany, which recently purchased the big (irayson ditch, south cast of Baker City, has completed survey for the extension of the ditch into the lower valley. The work of construction of the ditch will la'gin this week. Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla, GOV.; val ley, nominal; bluestem, til (4112c. mr bushel. Flour Best grades, f2.1H)43.40 per hi r re ; graham, OMt-Vhite.l.35(ill.40er cental; .-ray, $1.30(4 1.32 lt' jmr cental. Bailey Feed, $17( 17.50; brewing, T17( 17.60 ja r ton. Millstnffs Bran, $17 ar ton; midd lings, $21.50; shorts, $20.00; chop, I0. Hay Timothy, $12,50i)ll; clover, 7(iilt,50; Oregon wild hay, $'5f((7 per ton. Hops 12(4 1 b'. jsir lb. Wcad Valley, lift 13c; Eastern Oregon, 7fM0e; mohair, 20(321 c. st pound. Butter Fancy creamery, 15$ I7n'e. ; dairy, 1 3(a) Me. ; store, UrJ 12tic. imr pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 12(jl2tjO. per dozen. Cheese Full cream, twins, 13(4 13,'gC. ; Young America, IS.'faMe, per jaxind. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3. 50(4 4; hens, $1(45.00; dressed, 11(4 12c. per poi'tnd ; springs, $3(45 per dozen ;, ducks, $5((1; geese, $(1(47; turkeys, live, 10(4 12c; dressed, Mll)o. per pound. Potatoes Obi, $1(41.15 per sack; new, 2!(42!d'c. per pound. Mai'tton Lambs 4?i(45c. per pound gross; lsst sheep, wethers, with wool, $4.254.50; dressed, IJ(47c per pound. Hogs Gross, heavy, $5.75(40; light, $1.75(45; dressed, 77tfc. per pound. Veal Large, 67o. por pound; small, 78c. per pound. Beef Gross, top steers, $5(45.25; cows and heifers, $150(44.75; dressed beef, 9)i)io. per pound A telegram of 12 words is sent to any part of New Zealand by simply aflixing to it a 6d stamp 12 cents. Improvements already authorized or contemplated in Now York city will cost tho . tremendous sum of $277,800,000. Tho United States loads all othet nations in the matter of fruit grow ing. Strawberries were' valued at $80,000,000 hist yeur and grapes at $100,000,000. St, Paul and Minneapolis, it is said, have tho lowest death rates of any cities in tho United States. The government finds it exceeding ly difficult to find properly qualified carpenters for tho navy. The Austro-Ifungarian census just completed shows tho total population to Im 47,000,000 an increase since 1890 of nine per cent. Thomas A. Edison, preparing to manufacture and sell a new storage battery, says: "I have made many fortunes for others; this invention will make one for Edison." LAUNCHING! OF THE OHIO. Tht Blf M.OOO-Tea Hull Slid Into the Bay With Psrl.ct Weil. San Francisco, May 20, On a plat form, decorated with the national colors, which had Imen built around the prow of the big battleship Ohio at the Union Iron Works, hi this city Saturday, were gathered the preab dent and inemlara of the cabinet, Governor Nash, of Ohio; Mis Dealt ler, hla niece, who wa to christen the ship; Mis Barlmr, who wa to act for Mr. McKinley, and many uniformed otllcor of the army and navy waiting (or the signal to Mart His big iron monster down the way into Sail Francisco bay. Mis Barber, with her linger on the button, waa looking intently at tho indicator, At 12:2211 two and a half minute More tho tide was at it highest, tho time act for the launching, there tvid ;lenly .hot into the face of the ndU amor mo ra n-mijr. pressed the button. The last block fell away. At the tame time, Mia Deshler, a young lady of 17 year, let go the kittle o champagne sumud.Hl st the side o the bow by a red, white and blue riblMiii, and aa it oraahed against the tide the uttered the ord, "I christen thee Ohm." Iteleased from it bond the heavy hull of 14,000 ton of steel went plow-. ing through the thick grease of it (nolle, Slowly at first, then faster and faster, the slid down tho way, ' San Francisco, May 17. President taking the llmal majestically and pil McKinley described the marked lin ing up tho water in great wave ia provement in Mr. McKinley' eondi front of her. Tho band crashed, tion today a transformation. But whistle blew, and the multitude perhat even tho president of the shouted. No shin ever given to tho United State may overstate the case American navy ha taken her Initial in hi elation at tho promct of hi plunge into the c under more favor- wife'i recovery. Certain it is, how able auspice or in tho presence of a ever, that Mr. McKinley' condition more distinguished company. last night improved to an extent that The workii gmen of the thin yard, fairly nonplused the doctors, hi ight whom President McKinley addressed, eucd tho anx ion and devoted hu presented him wth a plate of burn- band and filled tho city with joy and inlied gold five by live inches in di- thanksgiving. The sinking scll thst meusions, surmounted by the eagle w feared in the early hour More and shield of tho American teal. The shield in the center i of California gold-bearing quart and is Hanked on either side by the American and California rcpuhllo nags. At one corner of the plate it the seal of Cali- Ijirntii and at the other the seal Ol Ohio, In the center ia a miniature Of the battleship Ohio and the follow- ing inscription: "To commemorate the launching of the United State battleship Ohio, Presented to Hon. illiam McKinley, president of the United State, by the employe of the Union Iron Work, San Francisco, California." ; The decoration around the border ot the plate are of oak leave, inter- twined with California poppic. . j ,,. i THE CRISIS 13 PASSED. Mn McKlney Wat Able to Sit Up-No Deft ' altt Date fixed for the Start Horned ! San Francisco, May 20, Mrs. Mc Kinley' condition was o far Im proved yesterday evening that she wa able to sit up for a while. Thi welcome new was given out shortly fter 5 oYlia'k There were many caller at the rmun n-niueii jisi.-roay. t imrq was t)l(, gyvemment they represent, a general feeling that the crisis had I launching of the Ohio tomor- Urn passed, and that Mr, McKin- row WM t0 n,vo (men a notable oeca ley would continue to gain in iion Gret preparation had been fircngui. iu ueimno uaiu iiss jci been decided upon as to when the president win siari lor me national capital, inn ii is iioinu wini airs McKinley will Im able to travel with in a few day. iitiui-i. i nun. in in nT.jiia- ui :ablcgrain from the king and queen af England, President Loulmt of 1. . i. ia. aa.A i.l w rtiiiasn eaiiii inunu an iistr e.nnirinnss ' potentates, inquiring aa to Mr. Mo K inley condition. Among the callers on tho president was Calvin S. Titus, tho first Ameri can soldier to mount the walls of Ii kin. who returned with the trans port Sheridan, just arrived, ANOTHER PROVINCE CLEARED. Admiral Kempff Report the Surrender of the Insurgent Mascardo tnd Mis Force. Washington, May 21. Tho navy department has received the following cablegram from Admiral Kempff at Cavite: "Captain Owen advise that the Urdanetta and Oardoquil received on hoard May 17 General Mascardo, 20 officers, 184 men, 2(1(1 rifles, at Binong bay and Morong. They aro now in arsenal bound for Marciso, where the majority desiro to surrender to tho army, Others surrendered to Draper, marine ollicer at Olongapo. This is the last insurgent force in Zambales province. Ounboats resumed survey work." Dangerous Derelict Reported. New York May 21. Two liners which camo into port today, reported they passed dangerous derelicts, which, if met with in tho night time, would certainly have resulted in dis aster. These wreck are drifting in the ocean lanes, which ore now being daily traversed by liners. The gov ernment will he asked to send out one of the small gunboats to hunt fotvand destroy tho doroltcts. Wrecked by a Washout, Ellis, Kan., May 20. Union Pa cific west-bound freight train No. 11 was wrecked by a washed out bridge throe miles west of Sharon Springs Early this morning. Both tho en gineer and fireman were instantly killed. 1 wo trackwalker who were atthe bridge have disappeared and it is believed they lost their Jives. 'Hie, engino and several cars went into tne river, tho engine and one car of cattle being entirely submerged. Fatal SL Loult Fire. St. Louis, May 21. While fighting a fire which threatened destruction of a five story building this afternoon, I Edward Green, assistant foreman ol.be sold at publio auction about July one of tho companies, slipped from a line of hose upon which he was do- scending from the roof to a huldor a transportation lino by the govern and dashed was to doath on the stone ' mcnt between New York and Mauila. pavement GO feet below. The acci- dent was witnessed by several thou sand people, who had gathered to watch the fire. Half a dozen firms occupied the building and they sus tained a loss of $100,000. MRS. GAGE IS DEAD AFTER NINE WEEKS' 8TRUQQLE WITH HEART TROUBLE. ' WMa of Secretary of the Treasury Lyme J, G-Hrt Trouble wa the Result at ' Severe Attack of Crip-Mrs. McKinley It - Slightly Improved, out ay so Means Out af Danger. Washington, May 18. Mm. Lyman J. Gage, wife of the aecretary of the tteasurv, died at her residence, 1710 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, at 9:30 o'clock last night, after an ill new of nine week' duration. With her when the end came were Iter hu hand bur marrlul ilmiutiSns ami tint tending physician, for a tima u-tow icr death Mr, Gage ufftired luv,, but the maintained her brs,, tuA cheerful demeanor and e0noioiii to the last. Heart trmil,e, the result of grip complica- iMUti WM thfl l,,,,,,,. of death A DAY OF IMPROVEMENT. - Mrs. McKinley Was Better, but the Crisis It Not Passed. dawn, when the tide flow out and the vitality of the world is at lowest ebb, did not come. There wa a slight tendency in that direction, but that wa all. But it must not he assumed from all tin that Mr. Mckinley has imased the crisi and is out of danger. The elation of today may have Imen only the crest ol the wave alter the trough ol the tea, Mrs. McKinley is still dangerously ill, and it will 1st at least 48 hour U-fore it will Im safe to tay the crisis ha Imen passed. Her vitality i o low and she is to weak that a change for the worse would not Im unexpected at any mo incut, and it i feared that the would not have the reserve trength to weather another sinking sisdl tuch as she experiences! yesterday mom j ing. Her mind was clear during hef : waking moments. Telegram continue to pour in from H lmTi country esgeily asking for news from tne sickroom, and to- day the president received many me' age congratulating him Usin the rcort of the improvement in Mrs, McKinley' Condition. AU the for eign amUssailors and minister at Washington have sent message of sympathy, doubtless by direction, ol ,, - .,,,1 elaborate m, KN,n planned. programme Much of the pro will now Im cur Kritlini(, however, tailed. Mis Barber, a niece of Mr. McKinley, in the absence of the mis tress of the White House, will press . . . , . ... .ho electric button winch will sever tne cort Mj,.h holds the last slay, nd B4 t,e ship begin to glide down tho way Miss Helen Deshler, a rela tive of Uovernor .Nusii, will christen the ship with a bottle of champagne. TUBERCULOSIS CONQRE8S. Assertion That Art No Infectious Diseases Created a Sensation. New, York, May .20. The Ameri can congress of TulH-rciulosis.and the Madico aocicty.opened the second day of their joint session with the reading of a number of addresses on topics connected with the general subject of tulmrculosis. During the afternoon session one prominient physician read a paper in which ho denied that there were any infectious diseases; smallKx was not contagious and certainly not tuts'iru losis. He argued that tho real cause of tho spread of diseasae was not in fection, but fear, and scowl the doct ors. It was announced that a free annex for consumptives would soon be oienod at the Home for incura bles In thj city. The Father Rle'cl Murder Case- Philadelphia, May 20. Tho jury in the case of Jacob YVynn, charged with the murder of Kev. Father Kiegel brought in a verdict of murder in tho second degree. Father Kiegel, who bad chargo of the Catholic church at Cheltenham, Pa., was found dead on a doorstep in the tenderloin district. Death was due to "knockout drops." Wynn and eight other who had been drinking with tho priest wcre indicted. It was testified that Wynn bought tho poison and placed it in Father Biegel's glass of beer. Edwin F. Uhl Dead. Grand Itapids, Mich., May 18. Hon. Edwin F, Uhl, ex-assistant sec retary of stato and ambassador to Germany, under thi Cleveland ad ministration, died shortly after noon yesterday. He had been il near v a year, suffering front a complication of diseases, among them Bright a dis- case. Edwin F. Uhl was bom in 1841 near Avon Springs, N, Y. y . Transprtt at Auction. Washington, May 20. The trans- ports that have beon used between New York and tho West Indies will jl. Many business men of New York lmvo urged tho establishment of This will not be done, but it is prob- able that some of tho transports now on the Pacific will make trips .from Manila from time to time to New York and return, if the need o' the government seem to demand It CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAMME, Arrngmcntt finished for Cxerclsei at Clad. Hon Park. ; r Oregon City May 22. Ararngo ment have been completed for the ex ercise at Gladstone Park, July 813. Thorns J. Morgan, of Now York city, will be the orator on the Fourth of July, and will later give a lecture on tho "Negro Problem.'' Other who will deliver two lecture are ' Dr. Chalrc Bayard Mitchell, of the Hen nepin avenue Methodist Episcopal church of Minneapolis; Dr. J. M. Bashford president of the Ohio Wet lyan university. Lecture will be de livered by Dr. Alexander Blackburn of Portland and Dr, A. J. Frost of Loa Angole. The Parke Sister of New York city will give two instrumental concert and Polk Miller wjll give two evening of entertainment on "South ern Life." Musical concert will lie under the direction of Prof. Boyer and the Cho mawa Indian band will give daily programme. Tho class instruction will be a special feature and the in structors will be the tame aa last year except that Mis May Ncal, of North west Univeraity, Chicago, will have charge of reading and elocution, and Prof. J. Ivey, of Loa Angt-le will have charge of the art c lasso. RICH HAY DISTRICT. Meadow Lands la Idaho Which Produce Heavy Vkld. Washington, May 21. A report haa been received by the department of agriculture from a special statis tical agent who has recently traversed the great hay district of Northern Idaho, Along the St. Joseph and the St. Mary' river, and subject to overflow during the spring, are thou- and of acre of rich meadow laud which produce heavy yield of wild hay. Timothy, ' where town, will yield from two to three ton per acre. In tho Indian reservation tho land it practically given over to wild hay, but elsewhere timothy it usually cultivated. Firmer near the navi gable part of tho riven bale their hay and ship it down" tho stream to the markeia of the liver or lako towns. The larger put, however of the hay raised in the district is da voted to stock feeding, a thriving industry. Much of this district is heavily timbered, the principal varietie 1 ing white pine, red fir, cedar, yellow pine and tamarac. Timber cutting is carried on extensively and the cleared land converted into farms. Strawberries aro a profitable crop. High price are obtainable because berrie from this district come mam the market a week after those from other sections are spent. .i. ECLIPSE OF THE SUN. Clouds la the Sky Inferefered With the 0b. Mvatorie. San Francisco, May" 22. A' cable gram received from Pad. nig. Sumatra, from Professor CD. Perirnc. in charge of the Crocker eclipse cxjmdition from the Lick observatory, stated that the sky was partially clouded at the time of the eclipse. . Tho programme was considerably interferrvd with,- but it is hoped that -results of value have Imen secured on a art of tho pro gramme. The form of the corona was similar to that observed at the eclipses of 1SU8 and PJOO in thlit'the equatorial extension of the corona were prominent. " The tky was con siderable darker than on the occasion of tho cclipso. last year,' but still was hardly to dark as eximeted. 0De tailed result of the expeditiojn will be cabled a far as possible, in two or three day after the photographic plate have Ismn devolojmd. The health of 'all the members of tho ex pedition, is very good, o " WITHDRAWAL, OF AMERICANS. Jenertl Chaff Issues an Order Ending tht Relief Expedition. ; ' rckln, May 22. General Chaffee at midnight last night issued a farewell order terminating the American reliel expedition in China. Thea- American troopa will Isiard the transports Wed nesday at Taku Wl Thursday will leavo direct for Manila. M. Pichon, the French , minld'cr, left hero for home this morning, A meeting of tho foreign ministers will be held tomorrow, but it is not likely that much will lm accomplish ed, as some of tho ministers have not yet received instructions from their home governments. Remey Goes to Auckland ' Washington, May 21. A cablegram received from Admiral Remey at the navy department announces that ho will leave Melbourne next' Sunday for Auckland, N. Z., where tho Brooklyn goes at tho invitation of the colonial government. . Japan't New War Loan. Yokohama, May 21. Tho ' govern ment has announced tho issuo of 6,000,000 yen in exchequer bills nt. 1 per cent, repayable in six months, to defray the expenses of tho China campaign. : The Concord Orderd to Alaska. Washington, May 21. The navy department has ordered the gunboat Concord, now on l.ho Asiatic station, to proceed to this country for duty in Alaska. Sho will assist in tho strict enforcement of tho liq aor laws of tho gold country. Newloaadland Seal Fishery The Newfoundland seal fishery this year will bo one of tho mosttuooetisful m years. . , Pacific Coast Powder Deal. ' , San FrancisoO, ' May 21. The Chronicle says; "Signa are apparent of a great local powder deal being un: dor way, It probably has an Eastern end, but the term local is used to in cludo the companies doing business from this city. Their territory is an extensive one. It covers the entire territory west of Colorado and on tho Pacific coast from British Colum bia and Alaska on the north to Mex ico and Central America on the eolith." . - t. . I'lIE :BTIUKB IS ON FIFTY THOU8AND MACHINISTS QUIT WORK YESTERDAY, Machine Shops Art Tied Up From Atlantic to ' Pacific-Slrlkl Doe Nut Include Me Is jjmploy of Government - Allied Trades In I Sympathy, and Some Have Already Gone Out With Machinists. -. ' . Washington, May 21. Approxi mately 50,000 machinists through out tho Country struck yesterday for a nine-hour dsy, , a wale of wage equal to the present 10-hour day leale, and other demands.' This is a rough estimate of President O'Con nell, of the national association of machinists, based on telegraphic ad vices that have reached him today from tho machinists headquarters in the various cities. The strike thus far haa not en tended to the allied trades, save in one or two instances, as at Scranloii, Pa., where men in a part of the alliisl trade are out. No machinist engaged in government work are affected. This is due to the fact that on such work an eight-hour day schedule already prevails. ItailriMid machinists, as a rule, are not engaged in thestrke, though the men on several roads are out. Mr. O'Conncll said last night that up to f o'clock n-jsirts show that 004 firms, employing approximately 30, 000 men, had sigm-d agreements for tho nine hour day or made satisfactory arrangement with the local orgsuita tiont. The Strlkt it San Francisco. San Francisco, May 21 Sixty five hundred union machinist and othei iron trade workers affiliated with them quit work in this city yesterday. It it expected that about 1,000 more men will join tho strike as si sin as they are ordered to do so by their re sictive national directors. Among the bitter are the iron molders and core makers. The other crafts affect ed include almost t very branch of the iron shipbuilding and boiler making trades. Of tho 4,000 men employed at the Union Irom Work, 3,700 went out. At the Bisden Iron Works, 1550 men started to work yesterday morning and only 00 of them remain there. On the pay roll of the Fulton Iron Works there aro about 000 names and 500 of them voluntarily quit work to day. From those three establish ment alone 4,'JOO men have walked out. In the local industry there are 99 shop and of these there are only 10 that employ more than 100 men. Eight of the smaller concerns acceded to the demands of their men prior to yesterday morning. All the others refused to sign the agreement submit ted by their union employes. A StrueOe at Cincinnati. Cincinnati, O., May 21 At t mis ting late yesterday afternoon ol the employing machinists, they de cided to close down their plants in definitely as a result of the strike. A numls-r of the' larger firms declan they havo enough finished product on hand to tide them over a strike with out inconvenience. At a inMing of ' the strikers last nigbt( Business Agent Schilling, of the combined machinists unions, ol this city, announced that tho lie ut in Cincinnati is the most complete in the country. He said there were but 100 union machinist at work today, aside from the 000 who have already been conceded their terms. Thesi 100 he pledged would not work to morrow. t . 1 1 THE TURKISH APPOLQGY. Effort, to Cote tht Mail Bag Incident tl Constantinople! : Constantinople, May 21. Ahmed Tewtik Pasha, Ottoman minister ol foreign affairs, called upon the am bassadors today and, notified them ol Turkey' desiro' 'to' re-establish tin status quo ante in tho postal ques tion and the intention to send high functionary to apo'ogize for the vio latibna of the foreign mail bags. Tin ambassadors met yesterday at th residence of the German ambassndot to determine what attitude to adopt in view of tho complete submission of tho sublime portc. It is under stood that tho German ambassadoi considers the incident closed. The other powers,' however, decline to regard a -return to the status quo ante as an adequate settlement; and the British, French and Austrian em bassies have even declined to transmit tho explanations of Tewfik Fasha to their governnmets. Burned By Molten Lead. Jfomigstown, 0., May 21. Two' men aro dead and three aro expected to die as a result of an accident in the Bessemer department of tho Na tional Steel , Company's plant today. Tho accident was caused by the cover of a mammoth converter be coming detached and allowing several tons of molten metal to flow over the mill. Tho dead are two unknown Hungarians." The body of one of the Hungnrians was literally burned to a1 cinder, while that of the other was nearly as badly burned. Caldsboro Disabled. Seattle, May 21. Tho torpedo boat destroyer Goldsboro broke her star board engine eccentric rod today dur ing a trial run, necessitating the ves sel's roturn to her dock. It was stated that, the rod was made of de fective steel, The Goldsboro had Imen but 10 minutes on her course. Another run will not be made before tho last of the week,' Draft of New Treaty. London, May 21. The draft of Sec retary Hay's proposal for a new Nica ragua treaty was received from Lord Pauncofoto by tho last mail. It is a voluminous document and is being printed previous to examination and discission. It is described as a re draft of tho Hay-1'uuncefoto treaty, with what appears from a casual pe rusal to be extensive annotations, Several weeks are. likely to elapse boforo tho cabinet can commence its preliminary discussions. WASHINGTON G08SIP. Serious Condition of Affairs In Alaska -Na, tlonal Home for Disabled Soldiers, A serious condition of affairs is r ported in Alaska In letter which come from army officer on duty in that territory, and especially from those stationed at port Davis.. The forage at hist accounts was nearly ex hausted. The price of supplies which must Im shared by civilians as well as the army, ha greutly increased, and there wa every indication that those who had made money in Alaska would have every opiairtunity to spend it f-r the necessities of life. Coal, for in stance, brought as much a $'50 j r ton. The national home for disabled voluntcr soldiers are open to regulars and volunteer alike who have served in any war, the hoard of management, in the discretion allowed by law, con struing service in the Philippines as equivalent to service in a war. Tho protawitkin haa tmn several times ad vanced to throw the volunteer horn- open to regular w ithout regard to war service, and an amendment was offer ed during the last session of congress with that object in veiw. But it was defeated Imcause of strong opositioii to endangering the rights of the vol unteers, and also la-cause the regulars have a national home at Washington, surrounded by beautiful grounds, an ideal place, which is in part support ed by contribution of 13 cent de ducted from the monthly pay. There are in addition to these? 30 state homes where the volunteer of- the various states may find shelter in their old age. Commissioner Powderly want the head tax on immiirranta com in IT into the country increased to not less than $2. At present thi tax is $1. He nmoninic tided to congress that the increase be made, not with a view of immatine hardship noon the new comers, but really to help them. He says the increase impose no severe burden upon those seeking home in this country, and it would insure the accumulation of a fund sufficient to construct suitablo and comfortable 'mil, (inns believer needed for the comfort and safety of those awaiting inspection, as welt as lor tne adminis tration of the law relating to immi gration. The tax of $1 ujam each im migrant makes up a fund used in ad ministering tho immigration laws. Last year this amouuted to f.jib,b. Admiral Dewey favors a neutral isthmian canal, being opposed to it fortification. The neutrality of the canal can Im guaranteed by our fleet. The canal is to Im a commercial water way, and neutralization, therefore, will mean it preservation. Mr. Jessie Benton Fremont, widow of the "Pathfinder," has a claim against the United States government for lands taken from her in Califor nia. Thosejands wcre appropriated as far back as 1S03 for military pur poses. They had cost her more than $50. 000, to say nothing of the interest since, and she has never been paid for them. Gen. Miles made an investi gation, and he promises her right tc restitution to Im unqusetionable. P. C. Knox is the eighth attorney general of the United States taken from Pennsylvania. At the communion service in one ol the ProsbyU'rian churches in Wash ington recently, the breau ana wine were tinsstnl bv two admirals, a gen eral, two supreme court justices and a former secretary of state. The nrivate letter books of Robert Morris, the financier of the Revolu tion, were brought to light in Wash ington recently. " In order to economize time and physical effort, Secretary Root has re duced bis official signature from "Elihu Root" to "E. Root." Thn trade balances in favor of the United States in its foreign commerce during tho last. three years have amounted to more than all the go'd in all the banks and treasuries of Europe, including the British Isles. Wn Tine? Fane? was recently asked about tho status of tho legal profes sion in China. He replied, "Lawyers aro prohibited in China." Uncle Sam is making all the way from $10,000 to $ti0,000 a day in stamps upon stock bought and sold on the New York stock exchange. Every transaction has to pay whether it is a sale or pucbarse, so that Uncle Sam catehc-a the speculators "coming and going." .Tniltre fJeorca E. Baldwin. United StntM consul at Nuremberg. Ger many, ill 1868 nominated President McKinley for the first public omee ne ever held, that of prosecuting attor- 'v. : j .. ... One Thousand Fllipplnos Freed. Manila, May 23. General Mac Arthur celebrated the surrenders of tho insurgents Lascardo and Lacuna by releasing 1,000 Filipino prisoners. Tho insurgents are still in possession of the mining town of Paracole, North Camarincs. The nearest troops are at Indan, 30 miles away. Founder of Texas Sifting Dead. New Yew York, May 23. Alex under Edwin Sweet, founder of Texas Sittings, and a humorist of national reputation under tho pen names of "Colonel Bill Short" and "Rev. Whangdoodlc," died nt his home in this city of heart disease, from which ho had suetTi'cd fov several years. Ho was a native of Nova Scotia and 00 years of age. Boert In Cape Colony. Cape Town, May 23. Eight hun dred Boers have crossed the Grange river from the northwest and have re inforced the commandoes in. tho east ern district. The latest reliable re port located Dewet near Philippolis, ' in Orange River Colony, and not far from tho Capo line, with 'SO horse men. All the commandoes in the Orango River Colony have instruc tions to cross the Orango river. Sev eral British patrols have been am- i bushed. .