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PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL G, 1901.
NO. 1.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OFZ$2lbtPD'
Deilgnatatl Depnaltitry nnd Financial Agent of ths United Stnt.a.
rreeldent, II. W. Corbettj cashier, E. O. Wlthlngton; aa-lMnnt cashier, J. W. Newklrk; second
aulitantcaahier, V. C. AlvorJ.
Letters of credit Issued, avallablo In Kuropo and tho Eastern itate. Blahl excharfce and
telegraphic transfers told on New York, Doiton, Chicago, Omaha, Ht. Paul, San Franoltco and
the principal pointi In the Northwest. Bight and time bills drawn In iudi to tutt on London,
Farls, Merlin, Vrankfort-on-the-Malii, Hong Kong,
Collections mado on lavurable lorini at alt accessible pointi,
LADD TILTON, BANKERS SSSSS1
. Established In 1809.
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS.
Interest allowed on tlmo deposits.
Collections mde at all points on favorable terms. Letters of credit issued
rallablo in Europe and the Eastern ttates.
Sight exchange and Telegraphic Transfers sold on Now York, Washington,
Chicago, St. J -on 1b, Denver, Omaha, San Francisco and various points in Ore
gon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia.
Exchange sold on London, Paris, Berlin, Frankfort and Hong Kong.
THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK
OF PORTLAND, OKEQON.
Traniacti a General Bank nuilnen.' Dralli Issued AraltabW In all cities of ths
United Etatei and Europe.
President .TYLER WOODWAHD
Vlce-Preildaut JACOB KAMM
Cashltr - r. C. MILLER
THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE
With Which i Amalgnr.iatcd
THE BANK OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Capital Pnld Up, $8,000,000 Reserve, $3,000,000
Transacts a Qcncral Banking Business.
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THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
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Capital, $70,000.00. Surplus and Undivided Profits, $60,000.00.
RESERVE AGENT8 First National Bank. Chicago. 111.; First National
Bask, Portland, Orrgon; Chemical National Bank, New York, N. Y.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Levi Ankeny, President; W. F. Matlock,
Vice President: O. B. Wade, Cashier II. C. (iuerensy. Assistant Cashier; J. S.
UcLeod, W. S. Byers, W. F. Matlock, II. F. Johnson.
THE PENDLETON SAVINGS BANK
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Organized March I, I860. Capital, $50,000; Surplus, $53,500.
Interest allowed on tlmo deposits. Exchange bought and sold on all prin
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Items of Interest From All Parts
of the State.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL HAPPENINGS
A Brief Review of the Growth and Improve
ment! of the Many Industries Through
out Our Thriving Commonwealth.
Grant County Grant county tateo
will become dcllnattcnt Juno 20.
Newport A number of minors hnvo
arrived to work in tho Newport
mine.
Weston Tho sito hns boon se
lected for tho new normal school nt
Wseton.
Grant's Pass H. A. need, of
Qrnnt's PnBB, hns sold tho Klondike
quartz mine, on Louso creek.
Alamo A forco of men has been
put to work on tho Gom group of
mines, ono mile south or Alamo.
Bandon It. H. Hosa will put In
tho nocessary mnchlncry to manufnc
I turo broom-handles nt his Baw mill
I nenr Bnndou.
8clo M. D. Wheeler visited Sclo
last week and purchased 81 head of
1 and 3-yonr-old steers from William
Uronncr, for $2100.
LaGrande-Prellmtnnry work has
for tho foundation of LaGramlo's $10,
000 cold storage plant.
A.illnuu.iTlin Wnllnwn. nendomv
will lncorp6rato. and an effort will bo
' mado to mnko It a promlnont oducn-
1 tloual Institution of Eastern Oregon.
Imnaha Messrs. John Rosb and
Joo Logoro, who hnvo been working In
tho Imnaha coppor mines laBt win
ter, hnvo returned Homo. Tlioy re
port having sold throe claims for u
total of 19300.
Lone Rock John Madden, of Lono
Rock, haB purchased a cnrload of
yearling steers. The stock will bo
ronge'd on his ranch near tho town
of Lono Itock, together with about
140 hend already at his home.
1 Canyon Creek Tho tunnel bolng
driven on tho Monarch quartz mlno,
on Lick Gulch, on Canyon Creek, hns
I boon completed to tho depth of about
I GO feet. Tho oro at this depth Is
much improved in appearance.
I Grant's Pass Tho Grant's Pass
Banking & Trust Co. will build n
ono-story brick structuro 50 feet deep
with n 24-foot front. Tho building
will bo used solely for tho banking
1 ouslness, and the compnny expects
'to occupy It by July 1. Tho cost of
tho now building has not yet beon
determined, but will probably bo
nbout $3000.
Coos River An 11-foot vein of coal
has beon discovered on tho lnnds ro-
contly purchased on Coos rlvor by.
L. J. Simpson, nntl furtnor develop
ment has proved It to bo ono of tho
I best discoveries In Coos county. Af
iter facing up tho vein, It was found
to bo 11 MS foot In thickness, nntl
tho amount of mining coal varied
from 10 to lOMi foot. Tho roof Is
hard and firm, nnd tho iloor Is re
markably solid, which will rendor
mining easy.
Athena Negotiations aro ponding
for a skimming plant nt Athona.
Susanvllle It Is roportcd that a
milling plant will soon bo Installed at
tho Uadgor mlno, near Susnnvlllo.
Philomath Two carloads of ma
chinery hnvo arrived for the now saw
mill, in course of construction no-ir
Philomath.
1 Duena Vista Tho steamer Modor
ran Into tho ferryboat nt Bucna VlHta
the other night. The company paid
the damage
Echo John L. Crawford, of Echo,
was Injured by a pile of rocks falllnu;
on him. Ho sustained n compound
fracture of his left leg.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 57c; Valley,
nominal; bluestem, C9c per bushel.
Flour Best grades. S2 703 JO per
barrel; graham, ?2 CO.
Oats White, 1 -'5 per cental,
gray, SI 20,1 22V4 per cental.
IJarloy Feed, $1G C0 17; browlnj;,
SIC GO017 per ton.
Mlllstuffs Brnn, SIC per ton; mid
dlings, $21 CO; shorts, $17 CO; chop.
$1C.
Hay Timothy, $1212 50; clover,
$7!) 50; Oregon wild hay, $G7 per
ton.
Hops 1214c per pound; 1899 crop,
G7c.
Wool Vnlloy, 1415c; Easto-n Ore
gon, 9 12c; mohair, 2021c per
pound.
I Butter Fancy creamery, 22,40'2Gc;
1 dairy. 17V420c; storo, 10012',-ic per
I pound.
I Eggs Oregon rnnch, 13V601IC per
dozen.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3 50if
5; hens, $5C; dressed, ll12c per
(pound; springs, $t5 por dozen;
ducks, $5i?(T; gcose, $C8 per dozen;
turkeys, live, 10611c; dressed, 13JHe
pei pound.
I Chees Full cream, twins, 13J
13Vc; Voting America, 130110 por
pound.
Potatoes 1555c per sack.
Mutton Iimbs, 124c per pound
.gross; best sheep, wethers, $5; ewes t
$1 CO; dressed, VAWAe Pr pound.
Hogs Gross, heavy, $5 75G; light,
$1 7505; dressed, 7c per pound.
Veal Largo, 77Vc per pound;
small, &il'Jc per pound.
Beef Gtobb, top steers, $5f?5 2r;
cows and heifers, $4 5004 76; dressed
beef, 708'4c por pound.
HER 3AILINQ PREVENTED.
Injunction Suit Against British Mule
Transport,
v NEW ORLEANS, April 4. Proceed
lngs wero brought In tho United States
court hero today by representatives
Of tho Boers to prevent tho sailing of
tho ship Anglo Australian, loaded with
mules, consigned to tho British In
outh Africa. Judge Parlangc, nftor
rending the petition, Issued an order
requiring tho defendants In tho caso to
show cnuse April G why a preliminary
Injunction should not bo granted.
" The petition sets forth that tho
United States and Its pcoplo aro at
peace with the South African repub
lic, and tho Grango Frco Stato and
their citizens; that Orcnt Britain is
at war with these republics, seeking
to destroy tho property rights nnd
credit of tho petitioners; that for tho
p'Urpobe of carrying on this wnr, tho
Anglo Australian Is now loading at this
pbrt with munitions of war, namely,
mules and horses to tho number of
1200, nnd to tho valuo of $150,000;
tjiat tho steamer is employed in tho
military servlco of tho king of Grout
Britain; that for somo tlmo defendants
hftvo been forwarding from this port
such munitions of wnr, knowing that
those munitions nnd tho ship wero In
tho mi'.'tnry service of Great Britain,
ntid thoy were to bo usod against the
pcoplo of tho South African republic,
nnd tho Ornngo Frco State; thnt de
fendants aro making use of Now Or
leans as a basis of tho military opera
tions of Great Britain In Its wnr in
South Africa, and to augment Its
military supplies and nrms; that by
tho uso of theso munitions tho armies
of Orcnt Britain aro laying wasto und
destroying the farms and homo of pe
titioners and holding as prisoners of
war tho wife nnd children of ono of
tho petitioners, Samuel Pearson; thnt
Snriiucl Pearson has nlrendy sufforcd
tho destruction nnd loss of property to
tho valuo of $90,000, nnd Is threatened
with tho loss of $150,00,0 more, and,
finally, that tho war can 'bo carried on
by Grout Britain only through tho ro
nowal of Its military supplies from
this port, nnd thnt when theso sup
plies cense, tho war must end. In con
sideration of these stntomonta nn In
junction 1b nBkod to prohibit tho ship
ment of military supplies out of the
prt. A temporary Injunction Is asked
In tho meantime
THE BOOZ INVESTIGATION.
Findings of the Military Court of
Inquiry.
(WASHINGTON, April 3. Tho find
Inks of tho military court of Inquiry
which" Investigated the treatment al
leged to hnvo been nccordod to tho
Into Oscar L. Booz, ax-cadet at tho
West Point mllltnry academy, havo
beon mado public at tho war depart
ment. Tho findings of tho mllltnry
court nro summed up In a lettor writ
ten to Secretary Root, which accom
panies tho report. Tho lottor snyH!
"The findings of this court of In
quiry, which uro sustained by thu uvl
donco, show thnt tho statements which
led to tho convening of tho couit to
tho effect thnt ex-Cadet Oscar L. Booz
came to his 'oath by lenson of in
juries received by hazing nt the acad
emy wore not truo. They show that
nt tho sumo tlmo Cadet Booz was a
member of tho academy hazing wns
prevalent thoro to a tleplorablo ox
tent; that tho present olllcorH of the
ncdemy hnvo shown commondnblo en
ergy, zeal and cfllclcncy In detecting
nnd punishing offonses of this char
acter, ami that thoy greatly decreased
tho practice. Tho testimony nnd
findings of tho court wero placed In
tho hands of tho committee of con
gress charged at about tho sumo tlmo
with tho Investigation of thu subjoct,
nnd the very efficient and beneficial
action of thnt committee, followod by
legislation upon tho subject, contained
In the act of March 2, 1901, renders
further nctlon by tho department un
necessary." THE MANCHURIAN TREATY.
Rumor at Pao Ting Fu That It Has
Been Signed.
LONDON, April 4. Tho Morning
Post publishes thu following dispatch
from Pao Ting Fu, dated March 31:
"Chinese olllcluls hero profess to
have received Information from LI
Hung Chang that tho Manchurluu con
vention has been signed."
"The Chlnoso expect ufter all that
tho Munchuriun convention will be
ratified In tho course of tho next five
days," says tho Tlen Tsln correspond
ent of the Standard, wiring Monday.
"Tho southern viceroys and governors
nro Incensed, und threaten rebellion
If thu court yields. Thu northern
Chinese uro more Ignorant and Indif
ferent. Tho Tartar gonornl at Feng
Tlen, Manchuria, has Issuetl a proc
lamation assuring tho pcoplo thnt tho
Russian occupation Is only temporary.
The Chinese troops at Feng Tlen uro
wearing Russian badges, and tho town
Is occupied by a strong Russian force."
Settlement With Turkey.
Washington. April 4. Thoro Is rea
son to believe that Lloyd C. Grlscnm.
secretary und charge, of tho United
States legutlon, at Constantinople, who
Is now on his way home, has earned
tho credit of effecting a flnul and sat
isfactory settlement of the American
missionary claims against Turkey
that have taxed tho abilities of no
less than three of the ablest ministers 1
over sent by tho United States to
Constantinople. It appears now that
Mr. Urlscom has finally succeeded In
arranging with the Turkish govern-!
ment the principle upon wtiicii these
long-standing claims shall be settled
and that tho pledge of tho Turkish gov
ernment Is in such binding form that
It is not doubted that payment will
soon be made.
(HILL IIOT III
Rejects Manchurian Treaty and
So Informs Russia.
WANTS TO CONTINUE ON GOOD TERMS
Out Says This Action Was Made Necessary by
Pressure from Other Powers -Earl
Li Was In Favor of the Treaty.
PEKIN, April G. Tho Chlnoso gov
ernment hns formally notified Russia
thnt Chlnn, owing to tho nttltudo of
the powers, Is not nblo to sign tho
Manchurian convention.
"If Is China's desire," says tho for
mal notification, "to keep on friendly
terms with nil nations. At present
slio Is going through n period which
Is tho most perilous In tho cmplro's
history, nnd It is necessary that feho
should hnvo tho friendship of all.
However much sho might bo willing
to grant any spcclnl prlvllogo to ono
powor, when others object It Is lm-,
posulblo, for tho Bnko of making ono
nation frlondly, thnt sho should alien
atu tho sympathies of all othors."
LI Hung Chnng says this lettor net
tles tho matter dollnltoly, and thnt
Russia wns informally notified to tho
sumo effect March 2U. Prince Chlng
snys thnt every Chinaman except LI
Hung Chnng wub against signing tho
convention.
AGREED TO DY COLOMBIA.
Will Lease Canal Territory to the 4
United 8tates. 1
NEW YORK, April 5. A special to
tho Herald from Washington snys: I
Olllclal denials greeted tho pub-!
Ilshod report that J. Plorpont Morgan,
having dlBcovorod n gold mtno'on-t'ho
Panama canal routo, would, bond n
syndicate to build n cnnuCund hud
secured President McKJklpy'a co-op-oration
and tho aid otvColombln. Do
nlnU enmo from tho whlto houso, tho
unto dopartmont, tho Colomblnn le
gation nnd tho Fronch ombassy. Mist
of thoso who denied tho report do
clared that It was started to make
difficult tho negotiation of canal
treaties by tho United States.
Tho big nows -development In tho
cnnnl situation Is that MlnUtor Sllvn,
who Is alro Colombian minister of for-
.!,... nttnliM Im 1.1m . . , r n n 1 1 . . r 4n
Ulftll c.llltll.1, ill Ilia lirumutixiuuiu vu
Socrotary Hay, has formally agreed on
behalf of his government to grant tho
Unltod Stntes n long lense of thu ter
ritory through which tho cnii'il passes,
Ho stntes emphatically, howover, flint
his government will not cods sover
eignty. Tho lenso Ib to bo granted
on theso terms:
Tho Unltod States shall pity to Co
lombia, lit half-yearly Installments,
during tho first 25 yours aftur tho
oponlug of thu canal to tho public ,
servlco, u share nmountlng to 5 per
cent of Its gross Income; during n
second period of 25 yours, C por cent;
during it third, 7 por cent, nnd during
11 fourth, 8 pur cent. This Is ou tho
hnsls of n 99-yonr lenso. Thu United
States shull guarantee thnt this share
shall ho In no caso loss than $250,000
annually. In enso of tho Issunncu of
stock, Colombln Is to receive a share
based upon that glvon It by tho Pan
uina Cnnnl Compnny, nmountlng to
one-thirteenth of tho number of shares
Issued, Colombln Is to receive $250,
000 annunlly for tho uso of tho rail
road. Colombia malls, troops and ef
fects belonging to tho republic, nnd
omlgrants to tho country up to ttio
number of 2000 must rocelvo railroad
transportation free of chnrgo. Co
lombian vessels uro to be allowed free
uso of tho canal. Finally, Colombia
binds horself to grant permission to
tho French Cnnnl Company to nego
tlato with tho United States for tho
sulo of Its concession. Tho conces
sion absolutely forbids tho company
"to cedo or mortgage- Its rights undor
any consideration whatever to an
othor nation or forolgu government,
under penalty of forfeiture,"
TRAINS IN THE FALL.
Washington & Oregon In Vancouver
In September.
VANCOUVER, Wash., April 5. Ed
mund Rico, Jr., secretary nntl man
ugor of tho Washington & Oregon
Railroad Compuny, which recently
purchased tho right of way of tho
Portland & Puget Sound Rullway Com
puny, Horn this city to Kahuna, said
tonight thnt thu company Is making
arrnngemonts to commence building
tho lino at onco. Tho company ex
ports to advertise for bids April 15,
and to hnvo thu line completed and
roudy to run trains Into Vancouver by
September, In tlmo to move this sea
son's fruit crop. Double crows of sur
veyors aro setting grade stukes end
crosB-sectlouIng, and It Is tho Inten
tion to hnvo this work finished this
week. Chief Englneor O'Nolll Is pro
paring plans for construction, and bids
will bo asked soon.
Tho (lite from Vancouver to Kalama
will bo a little over 30 miles long.
Tho gratlo. Mr. Rico Bays, Is In very
good condition, only requiring to bo
leveled In places und culverts and
bridges built. Tho rornalndor of tho
right of way bus been cleared. Thoro
aro no heavy grades, and the line will
bo comparatively easy to build. Reg
ular, trains, ho snys, will bo operated
to and from Vancouver aftor tho com
pletion of that portion of tho routl
until tho bridgo across the Columbia
and tho connecting lino across tho
peninsula te Portland hns been com
pleted. Mr. Rico estimates that It
will require 18 months to build tho
bridgo after tho right to construct It
kaa been obtained from couureaa.
A TRIP TO AMERICA.
Agulnaldo Wants to 8ee the United
States.
MANILA, April 5. Chief JuBtlca
Arollano, who ndmlnlstorod to Agula
nldo tho onth of allcglnnco to tho
United States government, described
today tho conditions leading up to
und attending tho coromony, which
wns Boml-prlvnto. Agulnnldo, still de
tained In nn npnrtmont of tho Mala
ennnn palace, and nwattlng orders
from Washington, had oxpressed him
self us anxious to lenrn moro regard
lng tho American system of govern
ment, and hud asked Chlof Justice
Arellano to enlighten him. Tho chief
Justice carefully oxplnlned tho various
measures passed by tho Phlllpplno
commission, and Bhowod him what
provisions wero mado for education
and progress and for municipal and
provincial self-government. Listening
with deep Interest. Agulnnldo finally
exclaimed: "I never bollovcd tho
Amorknns would bo bo fnlr nnd lib
oral." Beforo tho conversation had
ended, ho hud ngreed to tako tho oath
of alloglanco, nnd tills was Imme
diately administered. Sonor Arollano
says:
"Agutnnldo's nctlon will Induco nil
tho insurgents to surrender, nnd I
prodlct thnt tho Islands will bo com
pletely pnctflod by Juno. Agulnaldo
Is ongor to vIbR tho United Stntes.
but when I quusttouod him on tho
subjoct of holding olllco, ho replied
that ho had no desties lit thnt direc
tion nnd tntonded to retire to prlvnto
llfo nfter n trip to America,"
Constnucln Probloto, dnughtor of
tho ox-chief of tho Kallpunnn socloty,
.who Is president of tho woman's
penco Icnguo, wan permitted to hnvo
n long interview with Agulnnldo. Sho
reports having found him In n quart
tlnry, professodly doslrous of poaco.
yet rcluctnnt to nbnndou tho idea of
Filipino Independence.
"Ho seemed unnblo to mako up his
hind regarding tho oath of alloglanco
to tho United Stntes," sho Bays, "bo
causo ho had sworn eternal fealty to
tho Filipino flag and hud beon elected
louder of tho revolution. Ho showed
n disinclination to assist In ending
tho Insurrection, though ho bowed
somewhat to public sontlment. Ho
wnnted a conforonco In ordor to as
certain tho wishes of tho Filipino
pcoplo and suggested that a conven
tion consisting linlf of Insurgents nntl
half of Paclflcos nhould dccldo tho
mnttor.
"I told him thnt 00 por cent of tho
population wore in favor of poaco, nnd
ho responded: 'Even so, my lot la
yot with thoso upholding tho causa
of tho Insurgonta. With tholrt'cKi
sent, I would quit, but otherwise, how
can 17 By tho trlckory of tho Amer
icana I was enpturod. Now that I am
a prisouor I must consider what In
best. Liberty Is sweet, but thoso
whom I would desert would hutu me.
Hurt! Is my lot. If paroled I should
ruspeet my word, hut sometlmen I
think oxllo nntl Imprisonment would
bo iirofurublo.' "
8ALI8BURY WILL RETIRE.
1
I
Rumors That He Will Resign In at
Few Days.
NEW YORK. Api II 5. A dispatch
to tho Tribune from London says:
Parliament lias adjourned for tho
Easter let-esB, after a session moro
satisfactory to tho opposition thuu
to tho govornmont. Tho record of
business Is meuger, but that Is 11
small mutter In comparison with thu
luck of energy and judgment with
which tho house of commons has
been let).
Tho continuance of Lord Salisbury
In power for muny weeks Is doubted
by somo of the most experienced par
liamentary lieuds. There 1110 rtunoiH
that ho hits sought (o offer his rest
itution beforo his dopuittuo for Menu
lluu, and that A. J. Ilulfour would bn
foiiiM in tho upper houso when par
liament reuHHumblt'H. Another ver
sion Is thnt nothing will bo douo for
a fortnight and that Loid Salisbury
may consent to remain In olllco until
thu clone of tho session If his health
Improves In the Rlvloru. Thoro wuh
110 luck of gossip Iu tho smoking
room of tho house of commons dur
ing tho closing houiH, hut thu only
points on which there was a general
agi cement wuh that thu government
hud been on a downward giiulo since
tho king's speech was read, and that
a stronger leader than Mr, Hulfour
wus needed In the commons.
ARMY MOVING NORTHWARD.
Meaning of General Plumer's Occu
pation of Nylstroom.
NEW YORK, Apill C Tho nowa
from Lord Kitchener that Geuerul
Pliimer bus occupied Nylstioom, Is
taken to mean, the London cone
spoudent of the Tiibunu suys, that thu
British urmy Iu South Africa bus ut
lust resinned the northern udvuucu
towuid Pletermuiitsbuig. Nylstiooiu
Is situated a little way off thu rail
way, about 90 mllus not th of Pietorlti.
It wus held for it few dnyu by Geuerul
lludou-Powoll In August lust year, but
had to be evacuated because thu force
then at I.onl Robert's disposal wuh
Insufficient ut onco to provide a per
manent garilsou and to secuiu thu
railway line northward from I'retorltt,
Then can be little doubt that Lord
Kill-honor's latest lepoit Indicates tho
execution of u comprehensive plan
for tho conquest nntl pacillcutlou of
tho Northern Truusvuul.
With the occupation of Pletefmur
Rsbtirg thu main trunk lines of rail
way would be loist to tho llouis, but
there Is a heavy tusk In the protec
tion of itnother lino of communica
tion, 240 miles long, that would ho
added to tho burdons of tb British
army.
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