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COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL HAPPENINGS
A Brief Review of the Growth and Improve
ment! of the Many Industries Through
out Our Thriving Commonwealth.
Hudson A $10,000 sawmill is to bo
cstnbllshoil near tho mouth of Rock
crcok just north of Hudson.
Cable Cove Work has been re
sumed nt the Qoldbug mlno, In Cablo
Cove district. Two shifts aro em
ployed, Qranta Pass ProspectB nro favora
ble for tho resumption of actlvo work
nt tho Pnclflc plno ncedlo factory at
Grants Pass.
Paisley Tho Lnko County Tolo
phono & Telegraph Company Is tho
nnme of a now company Just organ
ized at Paisley.
Coos City Tho shaft at tho Coos
City mlno is now down over 300 feet.
and it Is expected coal will bo found
In tho next 100 foot.
Coot County Work has stopped in
ono ef tho tunnels In tho Beaver hill
mlno, Coos county, pending Installa
tion of now machinery.
I Baker City Tho Bonanza mlno, In
Bakor county, Is making preparations
to install considerable now machinery.
Somo of tho buildings will bo ro-
modeled.
Arlington Tho Arlington Ware
house Company liaa made tho pur
chase of about 7000 sacks of whoat
stored on the Heppnor branch at
prices ranging from 43 to 45 cents
per bushel.
Grants Pass The Grants Pass
Wator, Light & Power Company has
rocolved 700 foot of sovonteon-lnch
, steel pjpo, for an extension to a point
Jnbovo tho placo whore tho wator la
now taken out of tho river.
Union Tho Oregon Sugar Company
J lZnZ?"ZoZ Turing
thlnnlne and snaclne time boys and
glrlB will bo employed .to do Jnost of
tno worK. uix uoitars an aero win
bo paid for this work; It lu said good
wages can bo made.
Galls Creek Operations have been
rcBumed at Kubll & Co.'s quartz mlno,
in Gall's'creok district.
Weston This town, will Issue $50001
than evor boforo kuown.
Grants Pass Work hna commonced
on tho GrantB Pasa-Wllllams tolophono
lino, and will soon bo in oporatlon.
Baker City During March, 08 coy
oto scalps wero turned fit nt Bakor
City at tha offlco of tho county cleric
Wendlinn Smallpox Is vory prova
lent at this placo, and county author
ities havo bcon nppealod to. So far
It Is only In a mild form.
Corvallls Benton county has Issued
a call for all warrants outstanding
up to August 10, 1900, and same will
bo paid upon presentation.
Brownsville Thero aro now two
brass bands in Brownsville. A now
ono has Just been organized, known
as tho Brownsvlllo Independent band.
Glcndale Thero havo been 41 cases
of smallpox In and about this placo,
but no deaths aa yet. Sevoral cases
are now in a very critical condition.
Athena A man arrived at Athena
on a now blcycla and was Immediately
arrested by request of Pendleton au
thorities. Ho had stolen tho wheel
from a atoro at that placo.
PORTLAND MARKET8.
Wheat Walla
valley, nominal;
Walla, 5057c:
bluostom, 59c por
bushel.
Flour Best grades, 2 7003 40 por
barrel; graham, 12 CO,
Oats White, fl 25 por cental;
gray, fl 2001 22 por cental.
Barley Feed, 16 50017; browingi
16 50017 per ton.
Mlllstuffs Bran, $1G por ton; mid
dlings, 21 50; shorts, 17 50; chop,
116.
Hay Timothy, J12012 60; clovor,
1709 50; Oregon wild bay, $007 per
ton.
Hops 12014c por pound; 899 crop,
607c.
Wool Valley, 13014c; Eastorn Ora
gon, 9012c; mohulr, 20021c per
pound.
Butter Fancy creamery, 2002216c;
dairy. 15018c; atoro, lO012c per
pound,
Eggs Oregon ranch, 13013V&C per
dozen.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, )3 50
5; hens, 50C; dressed, 11012c por
pound; springs,. $405 per dozen:
ducks, $500; geese, $008 per dozen;
turkeys, live, 10012c; dressed, 13014c
pet pound.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 13 Q
13Mtc; Young America, 131&014C per
pound.
Potatoes 5O0COc por sack,
Mutton Lambs, 10011c per pound
gross; best sheep, $8; wethers, $5;
owes, 4 50; dressed, 7V407,4c per
pound.
Hogs Gross, heavy, 5 7506; light,
f4 7505; dressed, 7c per pound.
Veal Largo, 707'4c per pound;
small, 8'609c per pound.
Beef Gross, top steers, $505 25;
cowb and heifers, $4 5004 75; dressod
beef, 7084c per pound.
TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS.
The American Claim for Indemnity
May Be Cut In Half.
WASHINGTON, April 11. Tho
stato department has heard further
from Mr. Rockhlll, our special com
missioner at Pokln, touching tho ef
fort making there to reach an agree
ment respecting tho Indemnity to bo
demanded trom'a Chinese government."
Mr. Rockhlll's principal effort, acting
untlor dlroct Instructions from Sec
retary Hay, la to Induco the ministers
of other powers to keep down tho
total of tholr claims to tho amount
Which tho financial oxperts, headed
by Sir Robert Hart, havo docldcd to
ba within tho ability of China to pay.
Tho United States government has
felt that tho total indemnity claimed
should not oxcoed 40,000,000, and
haB steadfastly sought to mako that
figure tho outsldo limit of tho claim.
For Itself, tho state department claims
$25,000,000 Indemnity, and It has sup
plied Mr. Rockhlll with data for tho
presentation of an itemized account
showing tho expenditures mado by tho
government for transportation of our
military contingent in China, Its
maintenance thero nnd tho just
claims of tho missionaries who wero
American citizens and suffered in
property and person from tho Boxer
outbrcnK. In its nnxloty to avoid op
pressing China nnd to socuro a speedy
settlement of tho Chlncso question,
tho United States 'government stands
willing to mako a heavy cut in its
claim, provided tho other nations rep
resented nt Pokln will also nbato tholr
claims lr proportion. It Is cntlroly
posslblo, li Mr. Rockhlll can Induco
tho othor ministers to mnko a cut
of 60 por cont in tholr indemnity ho
will do so, though tho apparent result
bo tho loss to tho United States of
$12,500,000.
The administration Is satisfied that
tho great danger of tho situation nt
Pokln lies In dolny. Had tho present
representations of Mr. Rockhlll boon
heeded, tho ofllclals nro conudont that
tho formidable rebellion which has
broken out under tho leadership of
General Tung Fit Stan In Shon SI
provlnco would never havo occurred.
Mr. Rockhlll had satisfied himself
that tho ChlnoBo government wnB ab
solutely sincero when it plondod ina
bility to punish this gront general and
Frlnco Tunn in tho, full moasuro de
manded by tho powers. It Is thought
horo that modest demands could have
been mot by tho Chlnoso government
8ndi.trje,rebelllon avortod. Tho In
depaMty question has also consumed
atv'untiBual length of time, and If it
had' been sottlod sovornl wookB or
oven months ago, tho prosont diffi
culty, It Is bolloved, would havo boon
Impossible
THE REBELLION FAILED.
Negros Governor Tried to Start an
Uprising.
DUMGUATB, Island of Nogros, P.
I., April U.--Slnco tho United States
Phlllmilnn rnnnnlHRlnn U'nn nt li.lCO-
lot, tho capital of tills Island, March
21, tho nntlvo civil govomor of tho
Island, Sonor 'Sovorono, has attempted
to Btart a nlnBurroctlon ngnlnst tho
establishment of tho commission's
now system ot civil government. Ho
failed to socuro a following.
Tho Bontlmont of tho provincial
government Ib almost unanlmouB In
favor of tho division of tho fund ot
$70,000 Mexican currency, now in tho
hnntls of tho present govornmont of
NegroB, uotweeu mo proposcu prov
inces of Occidental and Oriental No
gros. Tho bono of contention litis
been that tho commission act apart
two-thlrdc of this fund for Occidental
and one-third for Orlontal Nogros,
tho dlfforoKce In tho amountB to bo
offset by taxes atlll unpaid nt Baco
lto. A resolution In favor of tho re
organization of tho two provinces has
bcon ndopted. PotallB havo been em
bodied providing for tho obligations
of tho prosont government. Tho
provinces will bo crentod lator.
FEAR PUNISHMENT.
Cause of the Rebellion In Northern
China,
PEKIN. April 11. Tho RusBlan min
ister to China, M. do Glors, respond
ing to tho lottor from Princo Ching
and LI Hung Chang regarding Man
churia, moroly refuses to hold further
communication with thoin upon tto
subject. , ,
Tho Mongolian Princo Olaskan,
father-ln-lnw of Princo Tuan, proves
to bo an Important factor lu tho re
bellion now In progress. Ho urgos
tho rebellious troops to march on
SIngan Fit. Chlnoso knowing Con
ornl Tung Fu Slan say tho omporor
brought, tho rebellion upon hla own
head when ho published tho odlct
threatening the goneral with futuro
punishment. On account of his pa-Bent
power nnd Influence Goneral
Tung Fu Slan would not pormlt this,
ond naturnlly desired to provo thnt
power. Ho has tho entlro Moham
medan population with' him. Princo
Tunn also haB a largo following, while
Princo Olaskan controls tho ontlro
provlnco of Mongolia.
FILIPINO CASUALTIES.
From 25,000 to 50,000 Killed Since
the War Began.
NEW YOHK, April 11. According
to a Herald special from Washington,
since tno reuetuon in iuu i-huiiuhhvb
V.nnnn mn in tho lowest estimate of
the war department of tho casualties
sustained by the Filipino forces; 7007
rllles bavo beon captured or rurren
dored, nnd C5.142 rounds of ammuni
tion have been seized. Tho number of
Filipinos killed cannot bo accurately
determined, as General' MacArthur In
his dispatches states that it Is Im
possible to be accurate on this point.
It would not surprise offlclalB should,
tho Filipino fatalities reach 25.000, and
some say that 60,000 Ib closer to the
real figures,
ma
Has Reopened Negotiations With
the British.
DEWET HAS NOT BEEN CONSULTED
The Boer General, Learning That the Free
Stater's Intellect Had Weakened, At-
turned Full Responsibility.
CAPE TOWN, April 12. Gonoral
Botha has rcoponcd negotiations with
tho British for penco. It Is understood
horo that although Gonoral Dowot, In
his rccont lntervlow with Gonoral
Botha, roftiBcd to surrender, Gonoral
Botha regarding htm as Irresponsible,
undertakes to nogotlato In bohnlf of
tho ontlro Boor forces. Tho British
authorities horo conBldor that if Gon
eral Bothn surrenders, Dowct's fol
lowing can bo easily taken.
As explained horo, this action was
dotormlned In part by Gonoral Botha's
dlscovory at a recont mooting that
Gonoral Dowot'a tntolloct had weak
ened, that his Influcnco with hla fol
lowers was diminishing and that con
tinuance of the campaign, In vlow of
Gonoral Dowot'a Irresponsibility, rest
ed with Gonoral Botha alone.
FRENCH ARE HAPPY.
Russia Gives Another Proof of Her
Friendship.
PARIS, April 12. Tho Important
foBtlvltloB attending President Lou
hot's visit to tho Rlvlorn woro
brought to a climax today in tho
double naval demonstration nt Villo
francho nnd Toulon. Both proved
splondld spectacles. Tho profuso dec
orations at Toulon, tho llotlllas of
plcasuro boats flitting nbout tho har
bor, the gaily dressod warahlpa lying
In tho roadstead and tho animation of
tho ImmenBo crowds of strangers Jost
ling ono anothor In tho Btreots and
along the wharves imparted a color
and plcturcaquoncBs ,to tho Bcono
which outvied tho situation at Vlllo-
francho. Tho Fronch people, howovor,
dorivo as much plonsuro from tho In
cldouts nt Vlllofrnncho as from tho
mooting of M. Loubot and tho Duke
of Gonoa nt Toulon.
"Tho Ilusslnn squndron," saya Lo
Journal (Iob Dobnts, "saluted tho pros
Idont on his dopiirturo for Toulon ho
that HuHsIa will bo associated aa com
pletely as could bo deslrod with tho
fetes on tho Itlvlurn. Thoso who havo
spoken about tho coolness of two
frlondly nnd nlllod countries nro now
compelled to admit that they took tho
desire for tho reality, TIioho who con'
tended that UusbIii wlshod to mnnlfesl.
hostility toward tho Franco-Italian
rapprochement now havo proof to tho
contrary In tho fnct that tho ItiiHHlaua
camo to snluto tho prcHldunt at tho
vory momont when tho fotes lit Tou
lon, scaling this rapprochement, woro
about to tako placo."
VETERAN IS INSANE.
Brigadier-General John B. Turchln
Must Go to Asylum.
CHICAGO, April 12. A apodal to
tho Trlbuno from Nashville 111., says;
Brlgadlor-Goneral John B. Turchln,
soldier, scholar and nuthor, Ib Insane,
and confined In tho county Jail In this
city, whonco ho will bo transform!
to tho Anna asylum tomorrow. '
Gonoral Turchln waa born in Huh
sla, and received n military training,
Ho was commissioned colonol of tho
Nineteenth Illinois Infantry by Gov
ernor YatcH, In 1801. Ho organized
his roglmont ut Chicago, and loft for
Tennessee, whero Genorul Buoll
placed him at tho head of n brigade.
Horo Turchln offered a plan to his
superior ofllcorH for capturing Hunts
vlllo, which was accepted nnd provod
successful. In recognition of thin Hor
vice, ha was appointed brlgndlor-gon-era).
In 1803 Turchln organized tho
Chicago Board of Trado Mattery Into
a battery of homo artillery. Ho com
manded this, division throughout tho
Tullahoma campaign. ,
During tho Chlcknmauga cam
paign, with his command ho distin
guished himself upon novoral occa
sions. During tho Atlanta campaign
In 1864 Turchln participated In tho
engagements of Itesnca, Kenesuw
Mountain and others. Hero ho was
forced to lcavo tho army, and lutor
resigned.
MOVE TO NEW CAPITOL.
Governor Rogers Says It Will Prob
ably Be Made in Summer.
OLYMPIA, Wash., April 12. lto
gardlng when tho stato will take pos
session of IIh now capltol building,
Governor Rogers today said;
"Thero was a tacit understanding
between tho capltol commiHHlon and
tho board of county commissioners
that, InuBinuch us the county will
probably rent part ot tho present stato
building for a time, at least, tho two
boards would work in harmony, ho
far as posslblo, in making tho ox
change of offices, without discommod
ing' either party to the transaction.
In tho suinmor months, during which
tho supremo court Is not In bohhIou,
will, no doubt, bo the bost tlmo at
which this exchange could bo mado
with tho least possible Inconvonlouco.
As tho county will only have need of
two floors of tho present stato build
ing, tho exchango can be made without
serious dlfllcultleH."
COMBINE FORMED.
Four Alaska Transportation Compan
ies Now In Two.
SAN FRAtfCISCO, April 12. Tho
details of tho combination of a num
bor of Alaska commercial and trans
portation compnnics, which has been
pending for sovornl weeks, havo been
completed, Tho Alaskan Commercial
Company, tho Alaska Exploration Com
pany, tho Seattlo-Yukon Transporta
tion Company and tho Emplro Trans
portation Company havo bcon morged
Ird) two corporations tho Northern
Navigation Company, with a capital of
$3,250,000, and tho Northern Commer
cial Company, with a capital of $7,
000,000. Tho following official announcement
haB bcon mado:
"For somo weeks past tho repre
sentatives of tho principal transporta
tion and trading compnnics doing bus
iness on tho Yukon havo been In con
ference, tho original purposo bolng to
arrlvo nt Bomo understanding whoroby
rensonnblo transportation ratos might
bo maintained and n remedy found for
tho evils resulting from conflict
cnuscd by divided Interests. Ab this
discussion progressed, tho schomo en
larged upon Itself-so that it was fi
nally found thnt tho bost roBults could
bo obtained only by a unity of tholr
interests In tho Yukon, St. Michael,
Bohrlng sea and Port Claronco dis
tricts, As n result of this decision,
two now companies hnvo beon Incor
porated undor tho laws of tho stnto
of Now Jorsoy, and tho nsBotn nnd
business of tho following companies
hnvo boon transferred to tho now In
corporations: Alaska Commercial
Compnny, Alaska Exploration Com
pany, Sonttlo-Yukon Transportation
Compnny, Emplro Transportation Com
pany. "Tho Northorn Navigation Compnny
will tnko over all tho aBBotB of tho
abovo compnnics which nro connected
with tho transportation In that coun
try, and will bo handled as a Boparata
corporation doing a purely transporta
tion business. It is capitalized at
$3,250,000.
"Tho Northorn Commercial Com
pany, cnpltaltzod at $7,000,000, will
tnko ovor all tho plants and stocks or
merchandise now undor tho control
of tho abovo-montlonod companies lu
tho territory described.
"Tho now companies oxpoct to re
duco tho price of supplies; to avoid
In futuro any posslblo shortngo of
necessities in tho North, and to make
Its legltlmnto profit in tho reduction
of oxpensea, which tho conditions or
Into years havo mado abnormally
largo.
"Tho principal offlcoa of tho now
companies will bo nt San FranclBco,
Sunttlo, Victoria and Vancouver.
"Tho ofllcers of tho companion, hnvo
not boon nolccted iib yut, but will bo
choHon nt tha llrat mooting of tho
bonrd of directors,"
PROTECTION OF 8EAL8.
United States Will Have Cutter In
Behrlng Sea.
WASHINGTON, April 12. Tho Boh
rlng sen seal grounds will bo pit
trollod by rovonue cuttera thin Bum
mer, as In past Reasons, In co-operation
with Brltlah warships, which
havo taken a hand In this special duty
for tho pnst two seaaonH. Tho treas
ury dopartmont, which Iiiib dlroct su
fiervlBlon In bucIi cusoh, flattora Itself
that In tho coursu of tho last ftvu
yoara thero has boon Iobb Illegal sum I
Ashing In Alnskan watara than before,
especially during that porlod when tho
question of Jurisdiction was In dispute,
botwoon tho United States aud Can
ada. Slnco an agreement has bcon
reached, tho two governments havu
entorod Into n hearty cooperation, and
established a Hiilllclent patrol to Htnmp
out tho unlawful practice. This sua
son tho United Status will havu flvu
rovenuo cutters In Bohrlng Hon, which
will bo ahlod by aoveral of tho umallor
BrltlHh guubontH. Tho cutters to lio
assigned to thlu duty are tho Hear.
ThetlH, Manning, Grant aud Rush. It
Is to bo understood, of counto, tint
their ontlro tlmo will not bo devoted
to tho protection of hoiiIb, but whllo
on othor duty In AhtHkan watern. will
look out for Hoal protection. Thu Hoar
will go to tho Point Harrow roglo:i.
whero she will remain throughout tho
open Heason, and tho Rush will bo sta
tioned nt Sitka, for duty particularly
In tho Southern AlaHkan waters. Tho
sovornl cuttera nro expected to start
for Alaska between tho lat and 20th
of May, next,
NEW PROCE88 DISCOVERED.
Armor Plate May Now be Furnished
Cheap.
NEW YORK, April 12. A special
to tho Herald says: Armor plate for
naval vcbhoIb may bo sold to tho gov
ernment for only $150 a ton and tho
manufacturers may .mnko a fair profit
at that price. An experimental pinto,
manufactured by an entirely now pio
cess, has recently been shipped from
Pittsburg to the naval ordnance prov
ing ground ut Indian Head to bo sub
jected to the regulation ballistic toHt.
Upon tho result of thla test will de
pend further experiments which may
rcault In tho adoption by tho govern
ment of this new armor Instead of
that for which tho navy department
Is now paying ut tho rute of $456 it
ton.
If tho new armor Is a success und
can bo sold for $160 a ton It will mean
a saving to tho govornmont of ?30r,
on each ton of armor. On a battle
ship of tho Alabama class, carrylu;;
2,000 tons of armor, this would meait
a clear saving to tho government of
$793,000.
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