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Newspaper Page Text- f n Uz. The ew Age. ' i ii,jC"J I -11, j I VOL. VII. POKTLAND, OREGON, SATUHDA.Y, JUNE 21, 1902. NO. 12. I & N fc I w i M FIRST NATIONAL BANK OFS!?Kfca?D' Dealgnnted Depositary mtil JMiihiicIiiI Agent of the United Stntes. Treatdent, H. V. Cotbcttj cashier, E. O. Withlngtonj assistant cashier, J. V. Kcwklrk; second assistant cushlcr, W. C. Alvord. Letters of credit Issued, available In Europe and tho Eastern atatoi. Sight exchange and telegraphic translers sold on New York, Boston, Chicago, Omaha, 8t. l'oul, San hranclsco and the principal points In the Northwest. Sight and time bills drawn In sums to suit on London, Paris, Berlin, Franklort-on-the-Maln, Hon6 Kong. Collections mad on favorable terms at all accessible points. LADD TILTON, Established In 18B8. TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. Interest allowed on time deposits. Collections made at all points on favorable terms. Letters of credit issued Yallable in Europe and the Eastern states. Sight exchange and Telegraphic Transfers sold on New York, Washington, Chicago, St. Louis, 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. BAINK OF COMMERCE. V BOISE, IDAHO. OFKICKItSt I). F. OI.DKK, President; M.AI.KXANDKK, Vice President; II. N. COP. FIN, Cushlcr; J. M. 11 AINEH, Assistant Cashier. milKOTOltMt Itobt. Noblo, Tito. Davis. It. F. Olden, J. M. Haines, J. K. Yates, J. II. Morrow, T. Kcgan, M. Alexander, F. K. Collin. .Aeeotmtm of Bmttkm. Flrmm, Oorpormtlonm mntl IndMdumlm Room trod on thm Moot Llhorml farms Oonmlmtmnt With Sound Bmnklng. LACK & SCHMITZ, Brokers. BAKER CITY, OREGON. TEN YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE EASTERN OREGON GOLD FIELDS. EXAMINATIONS AND REPORTS A SPECIALTY. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. FIRST NATIONAL BANK alia Walla, Washington. (First National Bank In tho Htatu.) Transacts a General Banking Business. CAPITAL 1100,000. BUKPI.U8 1100,000. XKVI ANKENY, President. A. II. KKYNOLDS. vice President. A. K. IlUltFOItl), Cashier THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. Pendleton, Oregon. Capital, $70,000.00. Surplus and Undivided Proflto, $60,000.00. RESERVE AGENTS First National Bank. Chicago. Ill,; First National Sank, Portland, Oregon; Chemical National Bank, New York, N. Y. OFFICERS AND DIRE0T0R8 Lwi Ankenjr, President; W. F.Matlock, Vice President: 0. B. Wade, Cashier; II. C. liuereusy, Assistant Cashier; J. 8. McLeod, W. S. Dyers, W. F. Matlock, II. F. Johnson. THE PENDLETON SAVINGS BANK PENDLETON, OREGON. Organized March I, 1880. Capital, $50,000. Surplus, $55,000. Interest allowed on timo deposits. Exchange bought and sold on all prla ,lpal points. Special attention given To collections. W. J. Furnish, President; J. N. Teal, Vice-President; T. J. Morris, Cashier. Throw away your eyeglasses If they do not fit ; or, if tho frames nro good, bring them in to us and lot ua test your eyes (free of charge). Wo will replaco tho glasseH with tho best PERISCOP1C LENSES nt a very reasonable price, and glvo you n thorough examination with our now scientific instrument. You will receive courteous treatment. Itomombcr tho place, JAEGER BROS., Jewelers and Opticians. - 290 Morrison St., South Sldo of Street. Willamette Iron and Steel Works. Founders, Machinists and Boiler Makers, PORTLAND, OREGON. DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS OP... Marin and Stationary Engines and Boilers, Saw Mill, Logging and Mining Machinery, Rol Grinding and Corrugating Machinery, rower Transmission Machinery. We ere constantly developing Modern Machinery for special purposes, which up to-date plant enaoie u w CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. -s NEW LIFE TO fo't1 V&ouf Anchor Sraat Combination oiStienrtk and Beauty. Taa Tib That 1011-" bee uur Alienor ciamp You would be snrprlicd It you knew how little it would cost you to fix up that old lence. JSetter send (or some Anchor Clamps and Uprights, and pair ol our pinchers, and amice your old wire fence look like a new one, ANCHOR FENCE looks so nice and la so strong that Isrmtrs sometime think that It must be bi-b priced. It isn't, though. HF CiaJfr Betom Uswo. vatue, sneep anu iiok sign. 11 nni bum alter closing. FARM, RAILROAD AND LAWN FENCE. vrit tor nUa and cataiosu. The Portland Anchor Fence Co. A.au warned jn 74J j st PORTLAND, Oregoa. BANKERS PORTLAND ORECON.... LIMITED. GOLD MINES AND INVESTMENTS uuuu i...u...i,r ,. ....,......,. OLD FENCESI Clamps and Uprights. Tus Old Fxnci. Tub Anchok Fmica. . . - EVENTS OP THE DAY FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE WORLD. A Comprtherulvc Review of the Important Happenings of the Put Week, Presented In a Condensed Form, Which Is Most Likely to lVove or Interest to Our Many Ruder Tho house hits passo'd tho general de ficiency bill. King Edward's physicians a.iy ho must liavo absolute rest for u few days. A crenk cnlud at tho Whito Houeo, but wits arrested before any damugo could bo'dono. India has boon warned to prepare for n ,evcro drouth this year through out tho Bombay province. Tliirty-ono persons wero injured in a Guthrie, O. T., flro which was (started by an explosion of gasoline. It ifl paid that the National Demo crats will offer tho 11)04 presidential nomination to Grover Cleveland. A Brighum, t'trih boy lias been kid naped. Ills abductors pay that if thoy do not get $5,000 rowutd for bin return iliuy will cut off nia limbH. Patterson, N. J., is experiencing much difliculty from rioting strikers led by anarchists. They have wrecked nevoral millH and it lina boon necessary to dechtro martial law. Four men wore struck by lightning and killed noar Sherman, Tex. It is rumored that a plot has been discovered to assassinate King Edward. John D. Rockefeller has donated thrco-quarters of a million dollars to tho University of Chicago. Unprecedented cold weathor prevails throughout Europe and it is feared tliat crops will bo ruined. Venezuelan rebels fired on a Nor wegian ship, killing tho captain and wounding a pnssongor. American war ships have been sent to tho bcoiio. A disgraceful Bcono occurred in tho French chamber of deputios. Violent ttlk and numorous threats lod to ar rangements for n duel, which will bo fought in a day or two. A resolution has boon introduced into tho house looking to tho suttlement of tho coal miners striko by arbitration. It is uIpo intended to sottlo all disputes in tho future. Indian war veterans of tho Northwest can Hecuro thoir pent ions under tho new law through their stato dologatioiiH without going to tho neodloes oxponso of hiring pension attorneys. Tho Indian war veterans pension bill has been passed by the houeo. Tho Spanish government has docided to appoint a minister 'to Cuba. At tho end of six weeks tho striko situation In tho anthracito region shows no change The president has sent to'tho senate the nomination of Captain Clarko to bo rear admiral. Two convicts at Folpom, California, penitentiary quarreled over a cigarette and one of them is dead. Tho Cuban senate has opproved tho bill fixing tho president's salary at $25,000 and tho vlco president's at $6,00C. It is estimated that 1,000 delegates will attond tho meeting of tho Interna tional Mining Congress at Butte, Mont., in September. Naval Constructor Hobson did not succeed In being retired on account of his eyes, but was given a threo montliH leavo of absence. At tho expiration of that tlaio, if his sight showd no im provement, ho will be ordered before another retiring board. Senator Elklns has ofTercd a resolu tion for tho annexation of Cuba. Tho president will start on Jiis West ern trip tho latter part of September. A storm which swept over Central Michigan killed six porsons and dam aged much property. Chinese rebels bombarded Nan Ning Land killed between 300 and 400. They have many modern arms. The senate has agreed to the irriga tion bill, which now goes to tne presi dent foi his approval and signature. Unprecedented snow storms are of daily occurrence in Cape Colony. Drifte six and eight feet deep greatly hinder railroad traffic. A special convention of coal miners will be called to decide whether or not the strike will bo extended so as to in clude all soft coal miners. Colonel Lynch, an English member of parliament, is on trial for treason against the British in South Africa. He is charged with having fought with the Boers and then returning to England and being elected to parliament. Tho house has passed tho irrigation bill. Congress has been asked for an ap propriation of $600,000 to cover the deficiency of the Buffalo exposition. RULES WERE SUSPENDED. House Transacted Much Miscellaneous Bust, nets The Taylor Case. Washington, Juno 10. Tho houso today transacted some miscellaneous business under suspension of the rules. It included tho adoption of a resolu tion appropriating $25,000 for the preparation of plans for a memorial in this city to Abraham Lincoln, $100,000 towards tho erection of a mouumont to tho prison-ship martyrs who dlod off Brooklyn as a result of tho cruelties to which thoy wero subjected by tho Brit ish during tho revolutionary wcr, and $10,000 for the erection of a monument at Fredericksburg, Va., to the mem ory of General Hugh Mercer, who was killed during tho Revolutionary war. Tho resolution a'doptcd today wr.8 to carry out an authorization mado for this purposo in 1777 by tho continental congtcs. Two bills wero pasecd to amend tho general pension lawH, ono to provide for tho restoration to tho pension rolls of tho widows of soldiers who subse quently married and wero again wid owed, and ono to inrroaro the pension of thoso who have lost a limb or wuru totally disabled while in tho military or nnvul nerviru. The latter bill also carried an important provision to in croat:" tho pension of a Fnldier undor thodepondent net of 1800 from $12 to $30 per month, if such a pensioner re quires frequent or periodical attend ance. Tho resolution calling on tho pecre tary of war for his reasons fordismlssal of Itobecca J. Taylor, a clerk in tho war department, was laid on tho table, 100 to 84. Threo Republicans voted on this question with tho Democrats. A bill to authorize the secretary of war in his discretion to favor American built ships in tho transportation of gov ernment supplies to tho Philippines was defeated. CUNVICT8 KEEP (MOVING. Tracy and Merrill Continue North Last Seen Near U Center, Wash. La CenterWash., Juno 18: In its theatrical progress north tho man hunt has reached this ordinarily poacoful village. Sheriff Maruh, Sheriff Totteu, Guard Carson, the bloodhounds mid various members of tho numerous posses spent tho niqht here niter a day of alarms and bloodless pursuit of the convict murdorors. Tracy and Morrill aro not here, but they aro supposed to bo Bomowheio within a radius of 0110 or two or three miles of La Center. Just wlioro they will bu by night tho day only will bring foith. From past experiences with thom) export and in teresting fugitives, it 1h pretty safo to guess that distanco will lend Its mora or less enchanting charms to the view tho ofllcera will then get of their quarry. After a stern cliato, lasting throughout the entire day yesterday, tho officers adopted the scheme of get ting to a point ahead and thus inter cepting tho rogues' progress, and it looked for awhile lust evening as if tho echemo would be highly success ful. Tracy and Morrill wero heard from, making their mysterious way to ward tho town, and after bobbing up wrenily for a few moments they again took an opportuno timo for disappear ing. Tho wholo posse rushed out aftei them, loaving tho little town in a stato of unprecedented excitement; but thoy came back in due time oiipty handed. MUTILATED BY TAGAL8. Bodies of Seven Massacred Cavalryman Have Been Recovered. Manila. Juno 10. Tho bodies of tho porgeunt, two corporals and four pri vates of tho Fifth cavlry, who wero cap tured Muy 30 by ladrones at Biiian- gonun, Itlzal province, this Island, liavo been recovered. Most of tho bodies had Leon hewn limb from limb, and it was impossible to recogutzo lour of the dead. A number of arroftH in tho matter liavo been mado, and nine mon have been identified as belonging to the band of ladronea which ruptured tho Americans. .Tho Identified men in cluded two members of the police force at Teresa, Morong province The American soldiers Imo been buried to gether, It was impossible to make separate interment. War in Vcnszuela. Washington,, June 10. In welb informed diplomatic circles hero the impression prevails that the revolu tion which is at present threatening President Castro, of Venezuela, is er haps tho most formidable of any that have arisen thore during the past fow years. Nevertheless, as long as the revolutionists ran bo confined in thoir movements to outlying towns and can be kept from tho central points of ad ministration, such as Caracas or the city of Valencia, it is thought hero that there is no possibility of final success of the opponents of the Castro administration. MEWS OP THE STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS OF OREGON. Commercial and Financial Happenings of lm. portance A Brief Review of the Growth and Improvements of the Many Industries Throughout Our thriving Commonwealth Latest Market Report. Tho mlmon pack on tho Columbia river 1h much turgor than at tlila timo last year. , Tho str.iwbrery crop around Salem will be a third less this year than an nverngo yield. The sawmill at Waldport has closed a contract for the full output of that mill, aggregating 5,000,000 feet. Steps have been taken to interest Andrew Carnegie in tho library of tho University of Oregon at Eugene. About 300 delegatoH attended tho district (onvontloii, Woodmen of the World, held in Wood burn. Represen tatives to the supremo camp wore elected. A hill has been passed by tho houso authorizing tho sale of the unsold por tion of the Umatilla rcporvation. It is thought the somite will alt-o take up and pass the measure before adjourn- ,ment. One of the Bpcclal features of com mencement exorcises at the Oregon Agricultural College wuh the unveiling of a tablot to the memory of Captain Geary, ex-commandant at the college, who lost his life in the Philippines. The Southorn Oregon district con vention, Woodmen of the World, mot in Grants Puss last Wednesday. About 75 dolcgatos wore in attendance and representatives to tho supremo camp, which meets in Cripple Creek in Au gust, were olocted. Tho Oregon Pionoer Association held its 30th annual session in Portland Juno 18. Thoro wore fully 1,000 in tho procession. J. O. Moreland, of Multnomah county, was elected presi dent, and Silas B. Smith, of Clatsop county, corresponding secretary. ,f a An unknown metal, occurring in nug gols, is found in quantities in tho placer mines in tho Waldo district. Southern Oregon. In luster and weight it resembles uickol. It also rei-embleH platinum. Eastern mineralogists liavo become much interested in the un known metal. Two sharp earthquake shocks wero felt at Newport lust week. Tho North Polo miuo, in Eusternw Oregon is to bo supplied with a new 20-stump mill at an curly date. Joel Wore, ono of the best known pioneers of Lane county, is dead. Ho was born in 1U32 and camo West in 1852. Two droves of cattle, ono of 320 head and tho other of 750 head, left Douglas county last week for Klumuth county, for range during tho summer. Fruitgrowers of Marion county now estimate that they will hitve half a crop of prunes, Other fruits do not seem to have been injured so much by the Into cold spring rains. Tho Undo Dun mine, Eastern Oro gou, while not likely to prove it bonan za, there Is every reason to believe that it will bo 11 modorutu and steady pro ducer. Extensive improvements will be commenced at once. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, (I5X60o; blues tern, 0708e; valley, 6007u. Barloy Feed, $2222.60; browing, $23 per ton. Flour Bost grades, $2.003.40 per barrel; graham, $2.50Q2.80. Millstuffs Bran, $1610 per ton; middlings, $1020; shorts, $1718; chop, $10. Oats No.l white, $1.201.35;gray, $1.1501.25. Hay Timothy, $1216; clover, $7.5010; Oregon wild hay, $60 per ton. Potatoes BeBt Burbanks, 75o per cental; ordinary, 50u por cental, growers prices; sweets, $2.25(32.60 per cental; new potatoes, U-lc. Butter Creamery, 17K18cjdalry 1410o; store, 1315c. Eggs 1818c for Oregon. Cheese Full cream, twins, 12$ 13c;YoungAinerica, 13K14$c; fac tory prices, 10 liit. less. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $4.00 5.00; hens, $4.605.50 per dozen, llHSc per ponnd; springs, 11 Hooper pound, $2.004.00 per doz en; ducks, $4.5005.00 per dozen; tur keys, live, 13 14c, dressed, 1510c per pound; geese, $0.007.00 per dozen, Mutton Gross, 4Kc per pound; sheared, 3?,tc; dressed, 1q per pound. Hogs Gross, Gjc; Jressed, 77c per pound. ' Veal 07c for small; 0K7o for large. Beef Groiw, cows, c steers. 6ic; dressed, 88o per pound. Hops 141G cents per pound. Wool Valley,12K14;Kstern Ore gon, 813&c; sjohair. 96920c pound. BOERS ALL YIELD. Surrenders Are Proceeding With the Greatest Oond Will Scouts Rewarded. London, June coived hero from 18. Dispatches re South Africa show that tho surrenders of Boers aro pro ceeding with tho greatest good will. Tho total of thoso who havo nlready surrondoiod numbers 10,500, and tho British are extending every pc sal bio kindness to tho mon whocomo in. The appearanco of General Do Wet at the camp at Wynbttrg was tho signal for a great display of enthusiasm. When ho arrivod at camp General Do Wot was at onco surrounded by thousands of Boor men, woir.on and children, who clam ored and struggled to shako tho hand of thoir hero. Ho warmly applauded tho stnunch support that tho women had given tho burghors during tho war, which ho paid had greatly encouraged tho mon in tho field. Continuing he recommended ills lieurerB to ho loyal to tho now government and said: "Perhaps it is hard for you to hear this from my mouth, bid God has de cided thus. I fought until thoro was no more hope of upholding our cause, and however it may be, tho timo lias now como to lay down our arms. Ab' Christians, God now demands that wo bo faithful to our now government. Lot us submit to his decision." Neither General Do Wet nor General S toy 11, ex-president 0MI10 Orange Freo Stato, was wounded during tho war. General Do Wet has not scon his wifo for two years. Tho concentration camp will bo con- vetted into supply depots to providotho returning burghors with the means to rebuild and restock their farms. Tho wives and families of tho Boers will, if dosired, bo maintained at tho expense of tho government whilo tho burghors aro preparing thoir farms for thoir re ception. Two thousand of tho native scouts who fought upon tho British side during tho war will immediately be disbanded, and each scout will bo pro vided witli n pony and enabled to re turn to his farm. 8ALARIE8 READJUSTED. More Pay Will Be Given to 2,030 Postmas ters, and 219 Will Be Reduced. Washington, Juno 18, In the read justment of salaries of postmasters at. ., presidential 6lllcer,Ju8t'conTtWctr)H'v',,,r v,jm) postmasters July 1 next will re ceive increased salaries aggregating $252,200. Tho number of increases. this year is 250 in oxcops of last year, and is tho largest in the history of tho postal service. There will bo 210 re ductions aggregating $25,800. Thls number is larger than for ethor 1800 or 1000, but is below tho average. Twenty-four ollhesof tho second chisa will bo advanced to tnu first class, ami 110 from tho third to tho second class. Two offices, Nevada, Mo., and Floral Park. N. Y.) will be relegated from tho first to tho second class; throe from tho second to tho third class, and 12 from tho third to the fourth class. Threo hundred and twenty-one ollices havo been advanced from tho fourth to tho third class during tho year, tho largost number in the history of tho service. Fifteen third class and one second class offices havo been discontinued during the year and made stations of other offices. Tho number of offices in each class at present is: First class, 220; second class, 1,025. Tho average salary of postmasters will bo increased tills year from $1,742 to $1,740, 1 , , , 1, 1 L t MILITIA AT PAWTUCKET. Will Not Be Withdrawn Until Tranquility It Entirely Restored. Pawtucket, R. I., June 18. Wjion in tho opinion of 10 prominont citizens, Including Mayor Flt7gorald and Chief of Police Rico, tranquility has been rostored In placo of mob rule, the militia ordored hero last week by Gov ernor Kimball in connection with tho street car striko will bo withdrawn. Tills conclusion was reached ut 11 meet ing between Governor Kimball, Briga dier General Tanner uud 50 business men at tho state armory today. With the exception of three cases ot stone throwing, tho day was quiet. Cars were operated 011 all loiul lines in this city during the dav mid in Central Fulls as umiuI, but wero withdrawn to night. . 1 L 1 Paris Swindlers Arrested. Paris, June 18. The polico hero have been notified of the arrest at Spa, Ilelgium, of two of the men who are al leged to havo recently swindled la Paris a New Yoiker named Buchanan out of $40,000, The swindle was per petrated by three Americans, who bought for Buchanan a number ot shares in a copper mine. After tho-piircaln-o of the shares In question, Buchanan returned to New York and tried to soli thom in Willi street, where ho found thom to be worthless. Paris Contribution to McKlnley Pund. Cleveland, June 18. Myron T. Her rick, treasurer of tho McKlnley Nation al Memorial Association, has received through tho banking house of Morgan, Hurgls fi Co., Paris, their draft for $7,140, forwarded in behalf of tho Paris committeo of tho memorial association, principally tho receipts of tho benefit concert given in Purls in aid of the MuKinley national memorial fund. i ' t. f y f. m iyto. ts tr ima Ulf y. ui,