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These wheels continue to be the favorite with riders this season. Ladles and Gent's Wheels. . . . .$25.00 (Equal to other makes selling at $35.) Ladles' and Gent's Wheels 35.00 Equal to other makes selling at $50.) Ladles' and Gent's Cushion Frame Wheel 50.00 Gent's Racing Model .. 50.00 Boys' and Girls Wheels 22.50 the Aeolian Company Hall. 353-355 Washington Street, cor. Park Range Tronble Feared. GREEN RIVER, Wyo., April IS. Trou ble is expected between the cattle and sheepmen in this county, as a result of the recent meeting of the cattlemen when they established a dead line and sent no tices to sheepmen to keep away. The sheepmen say they have been using the territory claimed by the cattlemen for many years, and they propose to stand by what they consider their rights. OMMESSARY FRAU Latest Developments in the Scandal at Manila. A COURT-MARTIAL CONVENED Colonel Woodruff Innocently Brawn Into the Deal Mascardo, the Rebel General, Expected to Surrender. MANILA, April 16. A court-martial has been convened and will meet tomorrow to try Lieutenant Frederick Boyer, charged with the embezzlement of commissary stores. Captain Frederick J.- Barrows, of the Thirtieth Volunteer Infantry, will be tried later. A civilian named Fletcher, accused of unlawful conversion of commis sary stores,, will be tried by the provost court tomorrow. Speaking of the commissary scandals, a prominent Army ofllcer said to the representative of the Associated Press that he had every reason to believe that Colonel "Woodruff, head of the Subsist ence Department at Manila, was not Im plicated. He said that Colonel Woodruff was one of the ablest men In the service, and that his honesty was unquestioned. He asserted that Colonel Woodruff was ignorant of the fact that Harold A. Pitt, manager of Evans & Co., the Army con tractors, was leasing him the house in which he lived for much less rental than Pitt had paid therefor. Upon discovering -this, Colonel Woodruff Immediately va cated the house. Pitt is alleged to have said that Captain Read, of the Commis sary Department, deceived Colonel Wood ruff, who thought Captain Read to be thoroughly honest. The Irregularities on commissary matters were first attributed to Captain Read's unfamlliarlty with com missary work. Colonel Woodruff was re luctant to believe that frauds were being perpetrated, but the facts disclosed caused him to give Captain Read a most severe reprimand and to begin an Investigation which may involve, according to the prominent Army ofllcer previously re ferred to, the examination of Major Da vis, who was the Depot Commissary be fore Captain Read, but who was sent home on sick leave. The chief of staff of the insurgent Gen eral Mascardo has surrendered at the town of Marlvals, In Bataan Province, Luzon. He said that Mascardo's band of followers, now greatly diminished, are in a bad way. It Is Impossible for them to elude the Americans, and they are unable to obtain food and want to surrender. It Is expected that General Mascardo himself will surrender shortly. It is Intimated that an official announce ment- rosaTlrig'3realttDnofgalnii', aldo will soon be made. INVESTIGATION DEMANDED. The Secretary of War's Instructions to General MacArthur. WASHINGTON, April 16. Secretary Root today cabled General MacArthur asking for additional information con cerning the reports of frauds in Manila. It is expected a reply will be received tomorrow. While definite instructions have not been given General MacArthur heretofore to make a searching and com plete investigation, it is understood that the requests for Information were of a character to imply that the department expected such an investigation shduld be made. Nothing definite has been received from General MacArthur about the al leged frauds, although reference has been made to the Investigation in cablegrams received. The first dlspattfh on the sub ject from General MacArthur said that there had been exaggeration In the press reports, but the persistence with which the reports hare been reiterated and the news dispatches today giving names and specific amounts, have indicated to the department officials that perhaps General MacArthur was not advised fully when he made his first report. It can be stated that the department Intends to have all the information possible on the subject, and General MacArthur will be expected to push the trials and make a complete repoit of any and all wrong doings. Major George B. Davis, whose name is mentioned in the dispatch from Manila as being credited upon the books of Evans & Co. as having received $1000, is in Wash ington. To an Associated Press reporter he would say nothing when asked If hn desired to reply to the assertion. He was called upon by the War Depart ment, however, for an explanation, and to one of the officers said he knew nothing about the matter. He was closely ques tioned and said he never had any money from the firm of contractors mentioned, had not borrowed and could not explain how any charge could be made. Although he Is In this country on sick leave, he wlll'return to Manila, and if the matter Is not cleared up when he arrives there, he will demand a court of Inquiry. Evans, of the firm of Evans & Co., is known to some Army officers in Washing ton. Evans was in this country a short time ago and may now be in New York, if he has not returned to Manila. It Is not known whether he is an English man, an American or a Canadian. He was from Niagara, though from which side of the river is not known. At the Commissary Department, Gener al Weston spoke of his subordinate, Col onel Woodruff, in the highest terms. He said: "Colonel Woodruff always has borne the highest reputation in the Army as a splen did officer and thoroughly honest man. There might be opportunities for small frauds in a great depot such as that at Manila, but there would have to be collu sion among the officers and the Sergeants In charge if frauds were carried on to any rreat extent. It depends largely upon the honesty of the Commissary in charge to prevent any wrongdoing, and he would bo very likely to know If there was any thing crooked going on in a large way. There so much business is done that it is almost impossible to make an inventory of goods on hand. Before such an inven tory Is completed, half of the goods may have been taken away. The usual method is for the commanding General and the Commissary officer In charge to go through the warehouse and inspect stores and make a statement as to the stores on hand at a given time. It Is recog nized that such a busy man as General MacArthur would not be able to make any inspection, and If he did he would have to take the word of the Commissary for nearly everything, so, as a matter of fact, the Chief Commissary has almost ex clusive control and is the man held re sponsible. It Is for this reason that a man of experience and rank Is selected to be Chief Commissary of an Important point like Manila, which Is the distrib uting point for. 60.000 troops." Colonel Woodruff has made allusions to the arrest of the Commissary Sergeant in telegrams to General Weston, but nothing like a report has been made by him. FRIAR QUESTIONDISPOSED OF. The Philippine Commission Visits the Island of Cebn. CEBTJ, Island of Cebu, P. I., April 16. Judge Taft, president of the Philippine) Commission, says that Monsignor Chap elle, the papal delegate to the Philippines, told him the friars were not to return to the province and that only a sufficient number of these were now in Manila to act as Instructors In the colleges. This disposes of the troublesome "friar" ques tion. Cebu is the first island to be visited by the commission upon which the Insurrec tion is stll' active. It Is unsafe to leave the city of Cebu Without on armed escort. The delegates from the towns of the Isl and, who are now here, are anxious for the establishment of a provincial govern ment, which, they believe, would assist in ending the insurrection in Cebu. Colonel DoHgrssrty Oflt for Manila. VANCOUVER,. Wash., April 16. Colo nel William Dougherty, "formerly in com mand of the Seventh Infantry, at Van couver Barracks, recently assigned to the Eighth Infantry, Till leave here tomorrow for San Francisco, from which point he will sail on the transport Thomas for Ma nila, April 25. The Eighth Infantry, with the exception of one battalion, will be stationed at Manila, Malolos and vicinity, Island of Luzon. The home battalion of the regiment Is now occupying different posts In the United States, but it Is ex pected that it will soon be ordered to take a station in the Philippines. Corbin's Philippine Trip. NEW YORK, April 6. A special to the Times from. Washington says: Adjutant General Corbln hie definitely made up his mind to take a trip to the Philippines this Summer. It has long been known that the General was anxious to go there and take a look at the way things are run In the Islands, but hitherto It has been assumed that his visit to the Philippines was dependent upon that of Secretary Root, but Mr. Root has announced that he will not go. Troops for the Phlippines. SAN FRANCISCO, April 16. The trans port Ohio sailed this afternoon for Ma nila, via Honolulu, with a battalion of the Thirtieth Infantry, numbering 600 men, 80 casuals and recruits, 19 signal corps men and a detachment of the hos pital corps. Indiana Arrives at Manila. WASHINGTON. April 16. General Mac Arthur reports the arrival of the trans port Indiana at Maplla. She had on board 145 men of the Tenth Infantry and 585 of the Twenty-eighth Infantry. THE RIPLEY CASE. State Promises Important Rebuttal Testimony. FRANKFORT, Ky7, April 16. When court, cnnvpnp1 tninv it -nrnin thmifht nrnh. fjabterthatfcerence ih the RlejfyoaseT might he concluded "late thisafterhoOn. Thedevelopments on cross-examination of the defendant, however, regarding1 an alleged conversation with ex-Assistant Secretary of State J. B. Matthews, indi cated that the prosecution has some im portant rebuttal testimony and may taKe ail of tomorrow to get to the argument. The line of Interrogation pursued by the prosecution as to the conversation with Matthews indicates that the latter is near ly as important a witness against Ripley as ex-Governor Bradley and Judge Yost were. The defendant, in response to questions, told of his movements after the arrival of his company here the morning of Jan uary 31. His company was stationed near the executive mansion and penitentiary, and had nothing to do with preventing the meeting of the Legislature. The prosecution asked If he had not, in April, last year, admitted In substance, to J B. Matthews, that he could clear Powers, but it was not then the proper time, and that he was going to New York, thence to California? An objection by defense was overruled and the witness said he was not positive of having said this to Matthews, but if he did he had in mind the things he had heard Implicating Henry Youtsey. The witness admitted he had asked Matthews to go away with him and suggested that their wives go to his home In Henry County. The cross examination was completed at 11:30, and redirect examination developed nothing new in the defendant's testimony. Hayden Smith and Henry Moody con tradicted the testimony of Witnesses Fer guson and Crawford, who testified that while husking corn for Ripley in January, 1900, the latter emphatically denounced Goebel. Moody testified that the corn was husked In September. Ross McGInnis also testified that the work was done in September and that he and Ripley had discussed the proposition of going to Cen tral America just,prlor to Ripley's arrest last Winter. James Bradley, a member of Ripley's company, testified that the military com pany had been talked of for a year or so. The company was engaged In its first drill when word came that Goebel had been killed and calling out the troops. "Can you tell us," said Attorney Wil liams, of the prosecution, "why It was so much easier for you all to get this company organized on the eve of the as sassination of Governor Goebel than it had been In the two or three years pre ceding It?" "I can not," responded the witness. o L00MIS DID NOT SAY IT. Denies the Statement Credited to Him Concerning Castro. NEW YORK, April 16. F. B. Loomis, United States Minister to Venezuela, was a passenger on the Red D line steamer Caracas, which arrived tonight from San Juan. When seen on board the vessel, Mr. Loomis refused to say anything regard ing Venezuelan matters, except that Pres ident Castro seemed to be firmly seated when he left Venezuela. When asked if he intended to return to Venezuela, he salcKhe did not know, as he had not given the matter a thought. Mr. Loomis, how ever, In reply to questions, said that It was untrue that he had expressed himself regarding General Castro's attitude toward Americans, nor had he said any thing about General Andrade. Mr. Loomis will remain in New York for a few days, and will then go to Washington. ToTvne Becomes a Stockholder. DULUTH, Minn., April 16,Charles A. Towne. the Populist nominee for Vice President last year, Is president of a company just formed here to work what is said to be a vast deposit of corundum, an abrasive mineral similar to emery. Two Democratic' friends of Mr. Towne, E. E. and B. Lewis, discovered the depos its, consisting of two hills, practically all composed of corundum, on the north shore of Lake Superior, about 20 miles from here. They made the Populist leader president of the company, which is stocked for $1,000,000. It is the intention to establish a plant in Duiuth. BITTER FIGHT IS ON Strike at United States Steel Plant Is Growing. SITUATION AT M'KEESPORT Amalgamated Association of Metal Workers Threatens to Shut Down Every Union Plant of the Company. PITTSBURG, April 16. The close of the second day of the strike of the W. Dewees Wood plant of the American Sheet Steel Company at McKeesport shows a condi tion of affairs that forebodes a stubborn fight between the company and the Amal gamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, Involving the possible shut down of every union plant In the country controlled by the company. The fight Is being made by the Amalgamated Asoscla tlon for the recognition of the union, and President Shaffer's announcement that alL the company's mills would be called out may receive sanction at the meeting or the advisory board which has been called for tomorrow. Secretary Jarrell, in charge of the labor bureau of the com pany, will be present at this meeting to present the company's 'side, and may use every endeavor to avert a general strike. If the statement credited to the com pany that the McKeesport plant will be cloaed Indefinitely rather than recognize the union is adhered to, President Shaf fer's attitude will demand that the en tire strength of the Amalgamated Asso ciation be pitted against the Sheet Steel Company as a whole. The status of the strike tonight is that only two depart ments Of the mill are In operation the steel mill and hammer shop. The knobling mill was working today, but ita workmen to the number of 125 Joined the strikers, and tomorrow It will be Idle. TheJMayor of McKeesport has taken the precaution to have the mill and town po liced with an extra large force, but up to the present not the slightest disturb ance has taken place. The company ap parently has no Intention of trying to fill the strikers' places, and the men seem content to allow their leaders to manage their campaign, and not go near the com pany property. President Shaffer, in speaking of the meeting of the board, said with great em phasis: "I shall advise" and urge all the mem bers of the board to vote for an Imme diate closing of all the plants of the American Sheet Steel Company In. this country. This would be the beginning of the fight, and I will say nothing further pn the; subject." Ja0fflJaWwOt the American Sheet 3teel Company stateuToday that' about 11 fires were at work, and that applica tions for employment were coming in rap idly. It was stated that 73 applications were received yesterday, but 'the appli cants for employment were Informed that no 'definite answer would be given them for several days. An official very close to the manage ment of the Sheet Steel Company said today that It Is the intention of the com pany' to close down the McKeesport plant for an Indefinite period. It was further stated that the non-union plants of the company were producing 45 per cent of the tonnage of the combination, and that no serious inconvenience would result to the trade by the suspension of the union sheet mills. President Shaffer, of the Amalgamated Association, stated today that the work ers were driven to the stand they have taken by not one, but many, acts of bad faith on the part of the Sheet Steel Com pany. He said: "The affair at McKeesport is not the only trouble existing between the Ameri can Sheet Steel Company and the Amal gamated Association. At the last general conference, when the scale was siignea for this year, we tried to secure the signing of the scale for all the mills they control, and pointed out to them that It they refused to sign for all, great losses would be entailed and trouble ensue on our attempt to organize non-union mills." Causes Morgan No Alarm. LONDON, April 16. J. Plerpont Mor gan Informed a representative of the As sociated Press today that he has not re ceived any word regarding the strike at McKeesport, and does not believe it is likely to assume serious proportions. Mr. Morgan characterized as absurd the cabled reports that he Is working for the re-establishment of the gold standard In Mexico. SWITCHMEN GO OUT. May Tie Up the Entire Lackawanna System. SCRANTON, Pa., April 16. About 100 switchmen employed in the Lackawanna Railroad yard in this city quit work at noon today because two of their number, Michael Herrity and Patrick Toomey, were discharged. Yardmaster B. E. ;Knowles dismissed the two men and placed two men from Hoboken In their positions. When John Murray refused to instruct the new men he was discharged. Thomas Timlin, of the Switchmen's Brotherhood Grievance Committee, waited on General Superintendent Clark later in the day and asked for a reason for Her rity and Toomey's discharge. He was in formed that their services were unsatis factory to the company and' that their discharge did not affect' the others. Su perintendent Clark states that the men will not be reinstated and that the ques tion of their membership In the Brother hood did not enter into the case at all. Three hundred switchmen from Scranton and vicinity were in session tonight in Carpenter's Hall until 11 o'clock, discuss ing the proposition of calling out the switchmen on the whole system from Ho boken to Buffalo. The officers would not give out anything that was done at the meeting and the members who were ap proached declared they were sworn to secrecy. Breaker Boys Strike. WILKESBARRB,- April 16. The breaker boys employed at Jthe Prospect mine of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company went out on a strike this morning, be cause one.of their number was discharged. This . necessitated the shutting down Jit the breaker and also the Oakwood, Mid vale, Wyoming and Port Bowkley mines, the coal from which is sent through the Prospect breaker. The Jersey Central Dispute. NEW YORK, April 16. It is stated that the trainmen employed on the Central Railroad of - Ne.w Jersey will have, a hearing on giving two days' notice to the officials, and that the settlement of the demands of the engineers and firemen last wrek will pave the way to a speedy settlement of the trainmen's demands. The yardmen, who are members of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, have already received an advance of wages so that only a section of the trainmen are dissatisfied with present conditions. No action of any kind has been taken by the company as far as could be learned yesterday regarding the telegraphers, and when the trainmen settle their difficul ties with the company it will wind up the conferences between the labor men and the officials for the present. ELECTION IN PEORIA. Entire Democratic City Ticket Was Successful. PEORIA, 111., ApriHe. The hottest city election In the history of Peoria ended tonight by the election of the entire Democratic city ticket by majorities rang ing from 800 to 3000, and the election of six out of eight Democratic nominees for Councilmen. W. F. Bryan, Dem., dis lodged H. W. Lynch, Rep., the present Mayor, by a plurality of 2910. Vetoed Compulsory School Bill. JEFFERSON CITY, April 16. Governor Dockery vetoed the compulsory educa tional bill, entitled "An act to enforce the constitutional right of every child In the state to an education, to provide for truant or parental school and attendance of officers In cities of 10.000 population or more, and to prohibit the employment of children during school hours." Governor Dockery declared that the act Interfered with the personal rights of parents, and savored of paternalism on the part of the state. He said: "The bill violates the constitutional re quirement of uniformity In legislating. In asmuch as it makes Improper classifica tions and arbitrary distinctions between children o the same age residing in the same district, and, therefore, obnoxious to the constitutional prohibition against class legislation." Topeka Mayoralty Contest. TOPEKA, Kan., April 16. Judge Hazen In the District Court today decided the preliminary motion In the Parker-Hughes contest for Mayor In favor of Parker. Dem., by overruling the motion to quash the writ of mandamus. The case will now be heard on its merits, the question being whether the council must grant a certifi cate of election to Parker. This will be determined on the hearing of the case on its merits Saturday. ANN ARBOR PLAGUE CASE. Dr. Novoy Now Acknowledges It Is the Real Thing. ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 16. Drs. Dock and Arenila. who have been in jected with the bubonic plague serum as a preventive for the disease. In view of their supervision of Student Hare's case, are sick in bed, although their con dition is nothing more serious than an ag gravated condition resulting from vacci nation. Dr. Novoy, who has the case of Hare In direction, said tonight: "Although 10 days have passed since the animal experiments have been un dergone, they have not died, but every view taken of the microscopical line of Investigation indicates that Hare had bubonic, plague--He is now slttingNup,' and it is certain that there has been no Infection." Colorado "War on Rats. DENVER, April 16. The war on rat3 is to be instituted by the State Board or Health. The board has taken Its cue from the health organization in the Orient which has begun a crusade on the ro dents on the ground that they assist in disseminating the bubonic plague germ. About six months ago Dr. George E. Tyler, secretary of the state board, issued a bulletin declaring rats responsible for much of the contagious disease that ex isted In the state at that time. He ad vised every community that had rats to get rid. of them. But the board has reached he conclusion that drastic meas ures will have to be taken to extermi nate the rats. Several methods are under consideration, but none has been decided upon. As soon as a plan of action Is arranged a bulletin will be Issued, and the assistance of the county and city au thorities will be asked. POSTMEN IN SHIRT-WAISTS. HotWenther Uniform for the Letter Carriers. WASHINGTON, April 16. The follow ing order drafted by Superintendent Machen, of the free delivery service, with a view tq relieving letter-carriers throughout the country of wearing the heavy uniform coats and vests during the Summer, was" signed by Postmaster-General Smith: ."Ordered that section 631 of the amended postal laws and regulations in relation to the free delivery service be and the same hereby Is amended by adding the follow ing: "Shirt waist During the heated term Postmasters may permit lettqr-carrlers to near a neat shirt waist or loose-fitting blouse, Instead of coat and vest, the same to be made of light gray chambray ging ham, light gray cheviot of other light gray,-washable, durable cloth, to he worn with turn-down collar, dark tie and a neat belt; all to be uniform at each office." ROUGH RIDERS' ENCAMPMENT Incorporated in New Jersey Transferred to Wyoming. and NEW YORK, April 16, It was an nounced here today that the National Rough Riders' Military Encampment, which was originally projected to Colo rado, has iow been transferred to Wyo ming, having been Incorporated under the laws of the State if New Jersey with ample capital and with Colonel W. F. Cody as Its president. It Is also an nounced that the school will hereafter be known as the Cody Military College and Industrial Academy of Rough Riders. Brigadier-General E. V. Sumner, U. S. A.. retired. Is one of the incorporators and commanding general and treasurer of the college. Colonel Schuyler Crosby, of New York, an ex-Governor of Montana and member of General Sheridan's staff. Is first vice-president, and C. D. Curley Is second vice-president. JEWS IN PALESTINE. Mr. Hirsch's Protest Against the Tnrkish Law "Was Anticipated. WASHINGTON, April 16. Senator Mitchell, .of Oregon, recently presented to Secretary Hay a communication from Solomon Hlrsch, of Portland, Or., request ing that the- United States Minister to Turkey might be instructed to protest to the Turkish Government against the regulations promulgated by that govern ment to Insure the carrying out of the measures ' adopted ' by It to prevent the sojourn In Palestine for a longer Rerlod than three months of any foreigner of the Jewish faith. In reply Secretary Hay In formed Senator Mitchell that Mr. Hirsch's request was anticipated by an Instruction on the subject sent to the United States Charge d'Affalres at Constantinople Feb ruary 28, 19vL TOOK HIS OWN LIFE Ex - Congressman Baldwin Shot Himself at Seattle. DONE IN A FIT OF DESPONDENCY This Was Brought On by Butlneii Reverses and Siekneis He Also Served Minnesota as Superin tendent of Imllim Affairs. SEAfTTLE, "Wash., April 16. In a fit of despondency over business reverses, ag gravated by "the depressing effects of aa attack of la gripper Melvln R. Baldwin, ex-Congressman from Minnesota, and ex State Superintendent of Indian Affairs un der President Cleveland, this afternoon ended his life by self-destruction. The ex-Congressman's body was found lyinsr on his bed in his apartments at 201S Fourtn avenue, with a bullet hole through hia brain at 7:30 o'clock tonight, and from the condition of the body It Is estimated that death had occurred fully two hours be fore. Tightly gripped In his hand was a 38-caliber Smith & Wedson revolver. D. McKInley, a friend and a former busi ness associate of deceased, discovered the body as a result of a visit paid to the tx Congressman's apartments to ascertain his condition. Entering the room, Mc KInley spoke to his friend, the outline of whose body could be seen In the darkened chamber. Receiving no response, he sum moned assistance, only to find that Bald win had sent a bullet crashing through his brain, and lay In a pool of blood, which had accumulated upon the bed clothing, and which was yet flowing free ly from the wound In his right temple Melvln R. Baldwin, who was 92 years of age, came to this city about three years ago from Duiuth. Minn., after having ra Hnqulshed his position as Minnesota Su perintendent of Indian Affairs, to which office he was appointed by President Cleveland after the expiration of his term In Congress. He was elected to the lower House from the Duiuth district aa a Democrat, in 1892. and served one term. He secured the position of Superintendent of Indian Affairs a few months later, and was one of the few Cleveland appointees who refused to resign, necessitating hia removal by President McKInley. Immediately after his arrival here, Mr. Baldwin became Interested ln Alaska en terprises, and spent a considerable portion of his time in that country. He acquired an Interest in the schooner Abbie Morrte. which came near foundering In a storm at Nome last Summer. The vessel was rescued by a tug. which seized her for salvage, and the resulting litigation. "rwhictna yet pending in the courts, wa one of the matters which it is supposed contributed to the despondency Under which Mr. Baldwin was laboring. During the past Winter deceased had Invested in considerable local real estate, and erected several houses upon his holdings. Mi. Baldwin left a wife and two stons, all of whom reside in Duiuth, Minn. They were notified of his death. CONDITIONS IN PORTO RICO Ponce Chamber of Commerce Denies Governor Allen's Statements. PONCE, Porto Rico, April 16.-The Chamber of Commerce met yesterday in response to a special call and discussed the commercial and general conditions of the Island. The administration of Porto Rtco was criticised and It was resovled to cable to Washington, denying the state ments of Governor Allen and Secretary Hunt In regard to the prosperity of Porto Rico. The Chamber of Commerce of Ponce also telegraphed to the Chambers of Com merce of San Juan and Mayaguez to co operate on similar lines. Customs Business Increasing. SAN JUAN, April 16. G. W. Whitehead, Collector of Customs for Porto Rico, pub lished today his March report, which shows a decided increase upon the Feb ruary figures. The receipts for the 1 ct month were JS7.75S, as compared with ?62, 7S3 for February, while the exports tor March were $1,113,574. aa against $737,222 in February The difference was chiefly In sugar. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS. Philippines. Colonel Woodruff may clear himself of the commissary scandal. Page L Mascardo. the Insurgent, Is expected to surrender. Page 1. An announcement regarding the dispo sition of Agulnaldo will be made soon. Page 1. China. An expedition leaves Pekln to chastise a Boxer chief. Page 3. Russia and Japan may come to an agree ment on Corea. Page 3. The powers are reducing their Indsmnlty demands. Page 3. Foreign. J. P. Morgan has bought the Gainsbor ough picture. Page 2. fMilner will return to London. Page 2. Roberts praises wagons- of American make. Page 2. Domestic. The strike at the American sheet steel plant Is becoming serious. Pago 1. The Holland Society, of Chicago, gave a banquet. Page 2. The Solicitor-General filed a brief In op position to Captain Carter's application for bail. Page 3. The Morgan syndicate assumed control of the Carnegie Companies. Page 3. Puciflc Const. Ex-Congressman Baldwin, of Minnesota. committed suicide at Seattle. Page 1. Alaska Packers' Association declares a cut In price of canned salmon. Page 4. Salem, Or., Is to have another flouring mill. Page 4. Idaho company will develop oil Orospecta In Malheur County. Orogon. Page 4. Marine. Warflcld completes a record-breaking cargo for the West Coast. Page 5. Nearly all of the ships provided with sail ors. Page 5. Ship Gertrud makes a fast run. Page 5. Insurance companies refuse to pay losses on Cape Wrath and Rathdown. Page 3. Portland nnd Vicinity. Report of Taxpayers" League. Page 10. Multnomah County will lose, at least 5100,- CC0 by the new redemption law. Page 8. Programme for the reception to President McKInley. Page 12, Engineer of water committee reports slid ing lands almost stationary. Page 7, Bench show of thePortland Kennel Club opens today. Page 12.