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Newspaper Page Textrrtxtm&?mvty tsk Cfy , . -- J SW . A- 7 sttfW-l .v, :( ii The New Age. X 2 tt&W i MfLSti VV'f zf- t-- VOL. VII. POUTLAND, OBEGON, SATURDAY, APKIL 5, 1902. NO. 1. J C . FIRST NATIONAL BANK OTlll' DcilgnnWd Depositary and VlnonoUl Agent of the United States. r.-Ultntl.lf.T'. r r -1't cMbter.E.O. Wlthlngtont assistant caahUr, J. W. Newkirk; second assistant cashier, V. C. Alvord. aVsttars or credit iuued. available in Europe and the Eastern states. Bight exchapce and teletraphto transfers sold on New York, Boston, Chicago, Omaha, at. Paul, San Francisco and ta principal points In the Northwest. 8lght and time bills drawn In sums to suit on London, ratfi, Berlin, Franklort-on-the-Maln, Hong Kong. motions made on larorable terms at all accessible points. LADD TILTON, Established la X8B9. TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. Interest allowed on time deposits. Collections made at all points on favorable terms. Letters of credit loaned tHjilable in Europe and the Eastern states. fight exchange and Telegraphic Transform sold on Mew York, Washington, Otskago, 8t. Louis, Denve, Omaha, Ban Francisco and varions points in Ore foa, Washington, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia. Exchange sold on London, Paris, Berlin, Frankfort and Hong Kong. ; : n BA1NK OP COMMERCE, LIMITED. BOISE, IDAHO. FKIORUHi n. F. Ot.DKN, I'rmlilant: M. AI.KXAKIiKIt, Vlro President; II. N. OOF. FIN, CiMlilcrl J. M. II AINKH, Assistant Ruslilcr. BIRKUlOItS: Itobt. Nnbte, Tho. Davis. II. F. Olden, J. M( llnlnis, J. K. Yates, J. II. Morrow, T. Kcrkii, M. Alexander, F. it. Collin. Jtmemmrtm mf Bmnkm. Ftrmm, Oorpormtlonm and littlMduml ftnemlvmtl evi thm Llbmral Tmrmm Conmlmtmnt With BaunH Banking. LACK & SCHMITZ, Brokers. BAKER OITY, TEN YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE EASTERN OREGON GOLD FIELDS. EXAMINATIONS AND REPORTS A SPECIALTY. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. FIRST NATIONAL BANK Walla Walla, Washington. (First National llaulc In thu Slate.) Transacts a General Banking Business. CAI'lTAI, $100,000. I,HTI ANKENY, President. A. If. HKYNOI.PS. ' THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. Pendleton, Oregon. Capital, $70,000.00. Surplus and Undivided Profits, $00,000.00. RESERVE AGENTS First National Bank. Ohirago, III.; First National Baak, Portland, Oregon; Chemical National Bank, New York, N. Y. , OFFICERS AND-DIREOTOR8 Lvl Ankeny, President; W. F.Matlock, Ties President: O. B. Wade, Cashier; H. O. tinerensy, Assistant Cashier; J. 8. McLeod, W. S. Byera, W. K. Matlock, H. F. Johnson. THE PENDLETON IV PENDLETON, OREGON. Organized March I, 1880. Capital, $50,000. Surplus, S66.000. Interest allowed on time deposits. Exchange bought and sold on all pria ipal points. Special attention given to collections. W. J. Furnish, President; J. N. Toal, Vice-President; T. J. Morris, Cashier. DR. B. E. WRIGHT DENTIST. S42 Washington Street, corner Seventh, Ofilco Phono North 2101. Resldenco Phono Pink 571. Narrow Think thov can me I tarry a largo stock of Emblem Goods. MB Willamette Iron and Steel Works. Founders, Machinists and Boiler Makers, PORTLAND, OREGON. DESIGNER AND EUILDERS OF... Marin and Stationary Ertglnas and Boilers, aw Mill, Logging and Mining Machinery, Roll Grinding and Corrugating Machinery, Power Tranamisaion Machinery. w .r constantly developing Modem Machinery for special purposes, which SJ teSditi plant in.fcle. ua to build accurately and economically. BW CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. - BANKERS PORTLAND OREGON.... GOLD MINES AND INVESTMENTS OREOON. BUM'LUS SKX.t.WX). Vlco 1'rcsldent. A. It. IlUHKOItl), Cashier SAVINCS BANK Don't Ask Us About the merits of our warcH nml work let them do tlto talking. Tlioy nro good campaign speakers, by tho way, nml lutvo Hindu uh many now frionds. Won't you join tho ranks? Everything electric, from a push button to a giant dynamo. Orders filled with electric speed. Wire and wiring ; telephone and telegraph instruments. Western Electric Works, 305 Washington St., PORTLAND, OREOON POATLAND, OREOON. Minded People control tho entire city trado. Not so with I nm satisfied with my share, and endeavor to treat people accordingly. My stock of Jowelry is second to none, with prices that sell. Fine Watch and Jewelry Re pairing a specialty. Old Jowelry made over Into new. Highest priceH paid for Old Gold. E. J. JAEGER, Jeweler. 290 MORRISON ST. South side of St., bet. 6th and Cth. .vMTSOJi'THBDAY FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE WORLD. A Comprehensive Review of the Important Happenings of tne Past Week, Presented In a Condensed Form, Which Is Most Likely to Prove of Interest to Our Many Readers. Tho eonnto lias passod tho oleomar garino bill. Tho house has panted tho sundry civil appropriation bill. Socrotaryjof tho Interior Hitchcock will boon retiro from tho cabinet. Abnor McKinloy donlcs that ho was connected with tho Danish Wost Indies scandal. Twelvo hotels and many smn lor buildings wero burned at Atlantic City, N. J. Loss, $750,000. It is hardly probable that tho bill admitting Oklahoma, Arizona nml Now Mexico will bo passed by tho present session of congress. The president hns appointed Prig ndlor General Hughes a major general and Colonels Hurt, Do Hussy ami Slier Idan to be brigadier generals. Six persons wero burned to death in a fire at Johnstown, Pn. Tho senato will voto on tho oleomar garine bill in a few days. Tho Northern Pacific blockado in North Dakota is being raised. The sonato considered tho Danish purchase scandal in secret session. Sixty thousand Chineso nro in re bellion in southern China provinces. Tho Gorman emperor's American built yacht Motoor III has sailod for Southampton. Acting President Schalkburgor will moot tho Poor leadors soon and discuss peaco terms. Republicans and Democrats each gained ono alderman in tho Chicago city cloction. Tho transport Sheridan has sailed from San Francisco for Manila with 1,285 soldiers tff tho Twenty-ninth in fantry. Flood stiuatlon in Mississippi is again becoming serious. f--np.:;.'tT.ti.-t.-r.u-..ri'H11ayl1 - in an explosion in a Tennessee coal mine. A nuiikj-nrw ..iv.. t.v.w ...wb. A fix story building in Philadelphia was entiroly destroyed by flro. Tx)ss, 1110,000. Dr. Thomas Dunn English iH nlivo, but M physicians say ho may dio at any moment. Slnco tho outbreak of cholora at Manila tlioro havo been 00 cases and 70 deaths reported. Tho hoiiBo committee favorably re ported the bill for 20 por cent Cuban tariff reduction. Tho plairuo situation in India is grow- Inc won-o. Over 70.000 doaths aro ro ported monthly. Tho senato will take up tho Nicara gua canal bill as soon as it has disposed of tho Chinese exclusion moasure. Floods in tho South caused immonso damage to proporty. Tho loss in Tennosseo by tho rocent Hood is estimatod at $4,000,000. Roosevelt declares hlmFolf In favor of a moro stringent Chinobo exclublon luw. A generol uprising is being plonnod in Macedonia to throw off tho Turkish yoke. Firo partinlly destroyed a Cincinnati theater, but the audienco escaped un harmed. Pension Commissioner Evans has been given to understand that his resig nation was desired. Utah wind at Pittsourg resulted in injuries to many persons In churches and a heavy property loss. James R. Garfield, son of the late President Garfield, has accepted tho position of civil service commifsioner. The house has passed the army ap propriation bill. Germany will not oppose Russia's policy in the far East. The naval appropriation bill carries $025,000 for tho Puget Sound navy yard. Cecil Rhodes left most of his fortune to the promotion of Jiia educational scheme. Heavy rains in the South have caused tho Mississippi to overflow its banks, flooding many miles of territory. Resolutions to investigate an alleged bribery scandal in connection with the sale of the Danish islands wero adopted by tho house. Senator Mitchell has asked the com metce committee to increase the anpro- priation for the Columbia river and its I tributaries $1,000,000. BIG HOTEL8 BURNED. Fire at Atlantic City Destroys Over $750,000 Worth of Property. AtlanticCity, N. J., April 4. Twolvo hotels and moro than a scoro of small buildings adjoining tho board walk, odgo, which is built along tho ocean woro doitroyod by a flro which awopt blocks, exceed tho boach front for two Tho loss it is bolioved, long will $750,000. In this rospoct tho confla gration 1b tho most disastrous that has over visited this city. Tho loss will bo only partly covered by Insuranco, oh tho rata of 0 per cent chaigcd by insuranco companies on property hero is regarded as almost prohibitive. Fortunately no llvos woro sacrificed, though probably n dozen persons woro slightly injured nnd burned during tho progress of tho flro. Tho origin of tho flro is unknown. Tho city tonight is guarded by a com any of militia, which was requested by the municipal authorities to aid tho police in tin, prevention of looting. About a dozen men wero arrested dur ing tho day for robbery. The firo was discovorod shortly nftcr () o'clock this morning, nnd for nearly flvo hours tho flamos raged with tuch violonce as to threaten tho city with destruction. All of tho burned build ings wero framo structures, and tho flninoH, fanned by n strong woet wind, swept along the beach front with u maz ing rapidity. Tho Tarlton was soon u pilo of smoldering debris, and the flames fed on tho pmnll stores and booths between Illinois nnd Kentucky avenuos, until thoy reached tho Strat ford hotel, which was soon onvalopod. Tho fiery tongues leaped to tho Berk eley, adjoining, and In a fow minutes tho Now Holland, tho Pryn Mnwr, tho Evard and tho 8ticknoy, all located on Kentucky nveuuo, near tho beach, woro doomed. Tho local flro department workod well and willingly, but worn uuablo to copo with tho flames, and it was found necoscary to pond to Phila delphia and Camden for aid. Tho for mer city sent three engines, and two came down from Cnmdon. Tho engines wero brought bore on two special trains and they mado tho run of nearly 00 miles in 55 minutes. Their piesenco hero was of vast oBsistanco to tho local firemen, hut it was not until an hour after their urrlval that tho tiro could be said to bo thoroughly under control. The local board of insuranco undor- iiolinm altnr a montltlCP tntllallt. nil- aZboW.iMd that tho total loss would not 'oxceeT$7(rjfr&Tdih.liM9 nnco companies would do aooui 100 ' 000. GOVERNMENT-BUILT WAR8HIP8. Representatives of Labor at the Hearing of the House Committee. Washington, April 3. -Tho plan of building wnrslilps in government yards was considered by tho Iioubo committeo on naval nffairs during tho day, n largo dologutlon of labor reprocontatives bo Ing present in support of it. Tho dele gation included James O'Connoll, pres ident of tho Machinists' association, and several shipbuilding oxports from Norfolk, Prooklyn nnd other points having govornmont yards. Mr. O'Connoll mado tho main pres entation, urging that tho govornmont had millions inverted In plants which should bo mod for construction ns woll as for repair of warships. When Pop resentntivo Dayton suggested that A -miral Howies, chief of tho naval bu reau of construction, had stated that ho would not rocommond tho building of shins In covernment yard a unless tho navy yard wages wero equalized with tlioso of private yards. Mr. O'Connoll said tho Idea of lower wages could not havo been mndo forlously, at a tlmo when tho tendencies woro toward higher wages. Ho argued inai in mo interest of tho public government conrtruction would 1)0 bonofielal and that inciden tally tho labor Interests would bo much benefitted. BRITI8H CAMP IN LOUI8IANA. So the Governor of that State Reports to the Department at Washington. Chicago, April 3. A special to tho Tribuno from Now Orleans ays: Governor Hoard, of Louisiana, hns reported to tho stato department at Washington that, in his opinion, the British govornmont Is maintninim.' n military camp within tho territory of tho Unitod States. The ramp in ques tion is the ono located a fow miles lc low this city for tho trans-shipment of liorses and mules to South Africa, there to lo lined by British soldiors in tho war agninBt tlto Rners. Severn I weeks ago General Picson, the B'er lender, vMted tho city nnd hold a conference with the Lnnhdana stato officials Ho (-rented no littlo comment by his public do'daratlnn that ho was ready to lead a forco of armed men tn attack tho camp. Ho was de nied pormbsion to do thN Several months ao a Uritidi steamer was badly diimaired by an explosion while it was lieintt loaded wbh supplies for the Prittrti army in Foutli Africa. It wn declared in many quarters at tho time tl at tho oxphmion wns the work of finer t-ymp'thiz'TH, but tho matter was never investigated. NEWS0FTHESTAT1 ITEM8 OF INTEREST FROM ALL PART8 OF OREGON. Commercial and Financial Happenings ol Im portance A Brief Review of the Growth and Improvements of the Many Industries Throughout Our thriving Commonwealth Latest Market Report. Salom hns taken tho preliminary steps to installation of city light plant. Tho farmers' cc-oporntivo telephono lino from Echo to Pendleton will bo completed about May 1. About half tho telephones in Oregon City aro out of business ns tho result of a live electric light jvlro dropping on thorn. Tho receipts of stato land rofllco for March wero $30,885,44, or tho Inrgont amount received by tho present clerk for any one month. A contract for 12,000 pounds of tho 1002 hop crop is tho top record in con tracts at Salem. Quito a number nro reported at 12 cents. Marion Cunningham, an Oregon pioneer of 1853, nnd onu of thu most prominent citizens of Harribburg, has pasted uwuy, aged 00 years. While no prlco lias yet been fixed by oithci tho fhhermon or cannurymon it is generally understood that the prlco will open tho Mime uslurtyoar 5 cents per pound for tho smaller fish and 0 cents por pound for nil over 25 pounds. Tho clnm cannery at Skipnnon has started up for tho season nnd will bo kept in operation until lato in the fall, packing about 60 eases per day. Indi cations nro that tho clams on Giatnop beach nro as plentiful as ever before, if not moro so. Itoguo river valley orchard Is ts havo begun a united and determined cam paign against tho codling moth. Thousands of gallons of poison have been sprayed upon Southern Oregon trees with tho hope of destroying tho much dreaded diseaso, or at least pro venting it from doing so much harm tills year ns it has in tho past. The supremo lodgo of Oregon, A. O. U. W., will meet in Portland Juno 10 to 20. Oliver Grace, a pioneer of 1843, died at'hls homo at Silverton last week. Ho ,.. knrR in 1 UQIl pany has subscribed TT)oWWjwif ami ujnrK exposition. r The Prohibitionists of Portland and Multnomah county havo nominated a city and county ticket. About 70 teachors from nil parts of Clackamas county attended tho teach ers' instituto in Oregon City last week. Tho Tillamook County Hank, of Till amook, has filed articles of Incorpora tion with tho Bocrotary of state. Capi tal, $10,000. Preparations nro being mndo to in crease tho water supply of Tho Dalles. Durlmr tho summer mouths tho reser voirs teach a very low stage. Tho retail clerks of Paker City aro trying to secure an agreement among tho merchants to closo their places of business on Sunday. Most of tho merchants aro willing to ngreo to such a proposition, provided it is generally observed. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 04c; bluestem, 05u; Valley, 045c. Parley Feed, $2021.; browing, $X121.60 per ton. Oats No. 1 white, $1.161.22M; gray, $1.101,20. FlourPent grades, $2.803.40 per barrel; graham, $2.50(32.80. Millstuffs llran, $18 per ton; mid dlings, $20; shorts, $20; chop, $10,50. Hay Timothy, $12 13; clover, $7.508; Oregon wild hay, $50 per ton. Potatoes Pest Purbanks, $1.101.25 per cental ; ordinary, 7080c per cen tal; Early Itot-a, $ 1.250150 per cen tal, growers' prices jsweets, $2.252.50 per cental. Putter Creamery, 2226c; dairy, 1820c; store, 1315c, Eggs 13l4o for Oregon. Cheese Full cream, twins, 13 13c; Young America, 1415c; fac tory prices, llc less, Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.50 4.50; liens, $4,f05.n0 per dozen, 11 llKc pur pound; springs, ll11o per (Kiund $34 per dozen; dueke, $57 per dozen; turkeys, live, 1213o, dressed, 1410c per pound; geese, U 7 er dozen. Mutton Gross, 4c per pound; dress ed, 77c per pound. Hogs Gross, 5c; dressed, &lc per pound, Veal 88K for small; 77 for large. Iteuf Gross, cows, 344c; Bteers, 44,c; dressed, QXi7Me per pound, Hops 12(1 3u per pound, Wool Valley, 1315o; Eastern Ore- gon, K12Jc; mohair, 2l(($21$c per I pound. 80UTH CHINA REBELLION. Insurgents Now Number About 60,000 Mea Many Armed with Modern Rifles. Victoria, P. 0., April 3. With re gard to tho disturbances in Kwnng Si, tho North China Daily Nows, copies of which wero received by tho steamer Empress of Japan today, says: "Tho central government In Pekin, according to a telegram received by the local mandarins, aro in a moBt per turbed stato, owing to the serious news simultaneously received lately from Canton and Kuellln, tho capitals of the two Kwang provinces. Tho high au thorities of tho two provinces report that tho disbanded noldlors of Gonoral Feng Tzo Tsaln, numbering nearly 4,000 men, havo joined tho insurgents of Kwang Si, which has rendered the situation lu tho south very precarious nnd the crisis a dungorous ono. These mon wero all armed with modern fire arms in 1000, which thoy refused to give up when disbandod. Tho insur gents now number somo 00,000 men, and when enough supplies in food have been gathered In by them, wo may ex pect to hear Bomo serious news about thorn." Tho Chineso appear to believe that a Mohammedan rebellion in Kansu, headed by ox-Princu Tuiin, is really im minent, ns various rumors of that na ture havo been telegraphed nnd linvo created an impression that insurgents aro already in thu field, but tho fact seems to bo that preparations alone are rumored to bo on foot. Tung Full Sliang would bo tho general lu com mand of tho rebels, and by all accounts no movement under It Ih direction is likely to prove very formidable. GAME WARDEN8 TO MEET. Officials of Eight Statu Likely to Hold a Conference Soon. Holona, Mont., April 3. Thore is an excellent prospect that tho gnmo war dens of eight Northwestern state will hold a meeting early in the summer, either in tho National Park or at some other convenient place, and exchange views looking to co-operation in the work of protecting the game of the Northwort. Tho states that aro ox pectod to bo represented at the meeting nro Montana, Idaho, Washington, Ore gon, Utah, Wyoming, North Dakota and Minnesota. South Dakota would bo included, but there is no gamn war don in that state. An effort will also ue made to Have a representative pres sWUh.MHtli wak Territory. t , . tendent of tho Yellowstono National ' Park, is hoartily in favor of the meet ing, mid ho has written to State Game Warden Scott, of Montana, suggesting . that thu meeting bo hold in the Na tional Park about Juno 15, PERRY EXPLAIN8 TO LONG. Did Not Make Indiscreet Remarks In Chits Credited to Him. Washington, April 3. Secretary Long lias received from Captain Perry, commanding tho battleship Iowa, a re ply to tho department's inquiry regard ing curtain indiscreet remarks which wero said to havo been mado by that officer at a Chilean banquet. Captain Perry declares that while In Chile he was not nt any tlmo present at any din ner or other meal where any toast or speech was made by him or others; nor did ho nt any tlmo fay anything, either In public or in private, that could bo construed to mean that ho favored either Argentina or Chile in tho event of war. Captain Perry says ho is also innocent of making tho alleged indis creet remarks of offering to sell the Iowa, which were currently reported in Chilean nowspapois, Secretary I.onf bus replied to Cuptulu Perry, inform ing him that his explanation is perfect ly satisfactory. Fine Monument for Rhodes' Grave Now York, April 3. Gardner Will iams, manager of tho Do lieorH mines, has left London for South Africa. II says ho will arrivo in timo to attend the hiht stago of tho funeral of Cecil Rhodes, Tho grave will bo marked by a fine iiioniiment, to Imi erected by the dead statesman's imrsonal friends and business colleagues. It Ih proposed that tho gun carriage which bore "Long Cecil" during tho siege of Klm borloy, and which will convoy the body up tho steep sldo of Matoppo, shall b stationed on thu summit of the hill ac part of the memorial. Wireless Telegraphy's Latest. New York, April 3. Wireless com munication wns maintained on the ocean between the Umbria, which has jiiht arrived hero, and tho Campania, outward bound, while thu former's ap paratus was down. While tho operator ahoard tho Umbria was exchanging; dispatches with tho Campunin, the chief officer informed him that th rugged rigging attached to tho main mast had fallen overborad, Tho appar atus continmd to uork, nevertheless, for somo tlmo. Signor Marconi, who is in this city, was informed of the occurrence. et :