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Newspaper Page TextVOL. XXXIV. CORVALL1S, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL, 23, 1897. NO. 6. THE NEWSOFTHE WEEK From All Parts of the New World and the Old. OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS tnkuilT ReTlew of tho Import- ut Happening! of the FHt Week Culled From the Telegraph Columns. A number of Japanese have left San Francisco for Mexico, where a colony will be formed on land granted, them by j. - tHe Mexican government. The body of Captain Evan Davies, of the British four-masted shipDelcairnie, .who drowned over, four months ago in . the harbor at Astoria, has been picked up by a fisherman. The remains were positively identified by papers found in the pocket. The great coon and varmint hunt on Fox island, AVashington, in which sev- eral hundred hunters participated, was anything but a success as a varmint killing bee, though all who- attended were well satisfied, as the courtesies of the islanders made the outing a most enjoyable one. ' Seth Li. Milliken, representing irfthe house of representatives Jhe third&is trict of Maine', died :at ;. Washington. For some time he had suffered from a serious affection of the bronchial tubes, which last week developed alarmingly, and was accompanied by kidney and liver complications. Bernardino Asseuro, a Mexican set tler on tho tract of land near Hoi lister, Cal., claimed by a Portuguese, was found murdered in the charred re mains of his hut. Investigation shows thatAsseuro was murdered wjth an ax, after which the body was laid on the - bed, and the but fired, to conceal the crime.- The first wool of the season has been delivered to a warehouse in Heppner, Or. It is said the wool is lighter and of better staple and brighter than the clip from the same sheep last season. The rain has greatly delayed the shear ing in that section. Few sheep are be ing sold, owners holding firmly for a small advance, about lO-'Cents a head, more than buyers are willing to pay. A dispatch from Baker City, Or., says that Powder river is higher than it has ever been known to be, and is doing great damage. Only one bridge remains in the city, and if the warm . t . !i mi A weainer continues, it win go out. me Sumpter Valley railroad, is flooded for miles, and trains will not be running for weeks. The northern residence por tion of the city is inundated Cliief Justice Fuller; of the United States supreme court, has refused a writ of habeas ocrpus in the case of El verton. R. Chapman, a broker, who re fused to testify in the sugar speculation investigation as to -whether -senators had speculated in sugar stocks while the Wilson tariff bill was before that body. The sentence of the supreme court of the District of Columbia to 30 days in jail and $100 fine was affirmed, and Chapman's application for writs of cer . tiorari and habeas corpus were denied. The Yreka stage was robbed near Yreka, CaL, by a lone highwayman. The passengers were not molested, and the express box which was broken open by the highwayman, contained only $50. - The members of the Washington state board of horticulture which met in Tacoma recently.-say that the reports of damage to fruit trees by the severe cold weather last winter are greatly ex aggerated. An abundant yield is now predicted. Answering a question regarding the prospects of the government 'sending out invitations for a bimetallic confer ence, Mr. Balfour reiterated, in the house of commons, that there was nothing in the situation which would lead him to suppose that anything could be gained by Great Britain tak ing the initiative in promoting an in ternational bimetallic conference. The steamer Edith, chartered by the Alaska Steamship Company to take passengers and freight from the wrecked Willapa to Juneau and Dyea, has re turned to Port Townsend. The "Wil lapa is reported as being a total wreck. Her hull broke on the rocks and sank to the bottom of the sea. The loss on the Willapa and cargo is estimated at $60,000; insurance on the boat, $28, 000. Representative -Tongue of Oregon is making an effort to have anthracite, coal placed on the dutiable list, because it comes in competition with the coal produced in Oregon and Washington. He prepared' and had circulated a peti tion to the finance committee of the senate, asking that this be done, and setting forth the reasons. This peti tion was signed by. nearly all the Pa cific coast senators.? . , .J The following proclamation has been issued by the Greek irregulars, who have begun the invasion of Macedonia at Baltino: "Brothers and Soldiers of Christ and Liberty: . - We hoist the .flag. oi liberty, the fci reek? flagi U-nder its shadows let us unite, with the watch word, 'Liberty or Death.' The justice of our cause is recognized by all" free people blessed by God. Let us push onward, brother . Greeks; God ra with us." : A cablegram received at the state de partment in Washington from "Cotisur Vifquain, at Panama, announces that yellow fever has made its appearance at that port. Michael Davitt, M. P., in an inter view at Oakland, Cal., expressed the opinion that home rule will soon be' won for Ireland. He thinks that the liberals will carry the country at the - next general election, and that the Irish party will have the balance of 'power,, thus being in a position to dictate terms to the liberals. A snowslide at the Baltimore mine, near Ketcham, Utah, resulted in the death of a man named ' White, Fred Tulford and his 6-year-old stepson. They were caught in the slide while on the way to their cabin, and covered to a depth of fifty, or sixty feet. The body of White has not been recovered. - President and Mrs. McKinley say they were greatly benefited in health by their five days' outing on the Poto mac and Chesapeake bay, from which they have returned to the White House. This vacation was the, first the presi dent had had for several years, and the first trip of the kind be had ever taken. TORE THROUGH LEVEE. Serious Break Occurs lu the Louis iana System. Natchez, Miss., April 21. The first break in the Concordia parish front oc curred yesterday morning, when the Glasscock levee gave way. This levee is located about twenty-eight miles be Low Natchez and is near the lower end of the levee system of the parish. A large force' of men were at work on the levee yesterday morning, raising and strengthening it, when suddenly the laborers saw the muddy water begin to bubble up at the lower end. Almost instantly, the seething water tore a great hole through the . embankment. Th'e 'wafer rushed through at a great rate and began spreading out in the lowlands adjacent. The water from this break will inun date the lower part of the parish, from Morville down to Brabston, covering a nunjber of fine plantations. The flood from this crevasse will be met by the waters from the Biggs break, north of here, covering a vast area. It will en tail a vast amount of suffering to the people of the neighborhood, and relief will have to be extended to them. Tonight the crevasse is reported to be from 800 to 1,000 feet wide and still caving. Major J. H. Willard, United States engineer, tonight received a dispatch from the master of the steamer Flor ence, ordered last night to Coon's land ing. La., to rescue flood sufferers, ask ing him to send all skiffs obtainable by first steamer, as people are drowning and cannot be reached ' except by skiff. Coon's landing is about thirty-five miles from this city. A dispatch arrived at midnight from Ash wood, La., saying the water is rush ing rapidly into the swamps of Tensas parish, which are inaccessible by steamer, and this dispatch aroused many apprehensions. ' - Skiffs cannot be sent tonight. - . A -dispatch from the Valley route operator at Hays, Miss., referring to the foregoing, says the calamity at Coon's landing is due to a break in the levee there and that another has oc curred opposite Rodney. SITUATION BIGGS. Flood Destroying; Thousands of Acres of Newly Planted Crop. Memphis, April 21. Another break in the levee on the Louisana side is re ported from a point twenty miles be low Natchez, Miss. The details at this writing are meager, an,d the extent of the break cannot be learned. . The situation at Biggs, where the water is rushing through the crevasse in tor rents, is growing worse. Madison par ish is fast becoming inundated, and the water will extend to other parishes, destroying thousands of acres of newly planted crops. Vicksburg, Natchez and other river points are crowded with refugees, and everything possible is be ing done to alleviate the sufferings of the poorer classes. The- situation throughout the delta tonight is about the same as yesterday. It was a beau tiful day in the flood-stricken section, and the planters hope that the water will be carried away in time to make good crops.-- At Memphis, the river is 3lowly falling, and at Cairo a decided fall is reported. Relief Work at Vicksburg. Vicksburg, Miss., April 21. Relief work is the feature of the flood situation' here.-. It' is reported today that the Louisana levees are black with people waiting to be ferried over to the city. Lieutenant Crowley, of the quarter master's department, is here buying supplies for the flooded region in gen eral,' and handsome donations are com ing in by mail and wire. DUEL TO THE DEATH. Two Nez Perces . Indians, Brothers, Fought Near Lewiston. ''- Lew is ton, Idaho, April 21. Tom and Mike Wilson, two brothers, Ne Perces Indians from the reservation, fought a deadly duel eight miles from this place, yesterday. The fight oc curred on the Lapwai road in Soldier canyon,' and was witnessed by a set tler's wife from a distance. They first fought on horseback; then dismounted and fought on foot. The attention of the settlor's wife was attracted by the angry screams of the combatants. When her husband returned in the evening, he went to the scene and found the dead body of Tom Wilson. Both brothers had been drinking. Until a short time ago they were highly re spected by the whites and Indians alike, but could not stand the prosper ity due to the distribution by the gov ernment of large sums in payment of ceded lands. Mjke is in jail here. He claims his brother's horse fell upon him. ' An Ohio Town Burned. Cleveland, April 21. The. business portion of Berea was nearly wiped out by fire this morning. The high wind prevailing made it almost impossible, to check the flames, which seemed likely to encompass the entire town. The total loss will reach $80,000. Berea has no waterworks, and there was small hope of saving the town. A detach ment ofTtbe Cleveland fire department, with fourteen men, secured -water from a branch of the river, about a quarter of a mile from the . town. - -The cause of . the fire was attributed to tramps, and Deputy Sheriff Asling' escorted three of them out Of town. To add to the excitement a dog went mad and -hit several people before it was shot. Short Line Will Not Consolidate. . Salt Lake; April ' 18. E; McNeil, president of the O. R. & N. Co., ar rived here from the East this morning, accompanied by several officials of the road. The party left for Portland this evening. Mr. McNeill denies the ru mor that negotiations are in progress for the consolidation of the Oregon Short Line and O. R. & N. Co. Corey's Outfit Sent to Idaho. Astoria, Or., April 21. The local agents' of the firm of Corey. Bros., rail road contractors, received notice last night to immediately ship the entire outfit to Blackfoot, Idaho, where the firm ; has secured a large government contract. . A Place for Goldsmith. Washington, April 21. The presi dent today informed Representative Bartboldt, of Missouri, that Julius Goldsmith, of Milwaukee; Wis., had been selected consul-general to Berlin. HARD FIGHTiHQ IN THE EAST Turks Are Pushing Their Way Into Greece. BATTLE IN MILOUNA PASS Greeks Are Stubbornly Resisting the Invasion The Bombardment of Pre vesa Warships Silenced the Porta. Foot of Milouna Pass, April 20. A fierce battle raged in the pass all night long. The Greeks entered and descend ed toward the valley, encountered four battalions of Turkish troops, who drove them back, and at the point of the bay onet rescued the force garrisoning the Turkish blockhouses, which the Greeks had encircled before entering the pass. Neshad Pasha, commanding the Fifth division, occupied Mount Harnia, with a great force, while Hairi Pasha, com manding the Sixth division, prepared to enter the Tschaisahn pass, and Haida Pasha, with the Fourth divi sion, occupied Milouna pass. Before dawn, Edhim Pasha "rode out to direct the disposition of - the divi sions. A general engagement ensued. The battle still continues along the en tire pass, over 20,000 men being en gaged. The combat turned on the pos session of the Greek blockhouse, which was most obstinately defended. , Sev eral vigorous attacks were made by the Turks, without success, but, finally, about 9 o'clock, by a magnificent dash, they took the blockhouse at the point of the bayonet. The Greeks are still defending their positions on the summit of the hill. At the present moment four battalions of Mendukh Pasha's division are ad vancing to the frontier positions already taken. The Turks are fighting like demons. The Turkish artillery is doing splendid work under the command of Riza Pasha. The correspondent says: "I regret to have to announce the death of Hafiz Pasha at Milouna. The battle is still undecided, but the Turks, without call ing up the reserves, have taken almost the wHole pass. It is impossible to give details as to losses. I saw many groups of wounded men, but they were mostly on the heights. Ambulances have been sent to bring them in. I cannot say whether the Turks intend to advance on Larissa. " High Greek Officers Killed. Athens, April 20. In the fighting on the frontier, the Turks have occupied Ana and Milouna, but they have not succeeded in taking Kama. The en gagement at Milouna pass was of the fiercest character, and the losses were heavy on both sides. The Turkish sol diers destroyed two pieces of Greek ar tillery.: .The Greeks captured an en- tire battery from the Turks. The Greek officers of high rank were killed. A large body of ' Greek troops is now marching against Menexe, and brisk firing is going on along the whole line as far west as Arta. GREEKS BOMBARD PREVESA. Turkish Fort Had Fired on and Sunk a Greek Steamer. Athens, April 20. The Greek com mander at Actium, opposite Prevesa, telegraphs that the Greek steamer Macedonia, which was fired upon this morning. by the Turkish batteries while leaving the gulf of Ambraoia, did not sink in deep water, but was able to run ashore near the entrance of the gulf.' It appears that the bombardment of i Prevesa did not begin until 11:30 A. M., whereas the Turkish forces there opened a hot fire upon Actium at 5:80 A. M.J J'i. ;-'"" : " . A column was formed at the tele graph' station, but the buildipg ' was converted into a fort and was gar risoned by 500 men. "The i Turkish fire completely destroyed it, several of tho garrison being killed and wounded, al-' though the Turkish aim was often wide. The Greek . commander requested in structions by telegraph, and the min ister of war ordered him to bombard Prevesa immediately. At 10 A. M., the Sh and aki fort fired a few shots on a Greek gunboat, which replied, effectually silencing the Turk ish battery. At 11 o'clock the Greeks began to attack the Turkish forts out side the entrance of the gulf, partly to divert the enemy's attention, and part ly in order to prevent, the massacre of Greeks at Prevesa. -The Greek iron clad. Spelzai has arrived to 'assist in bombarding Prevesa, and the gunboats continue to bombard from - inside the gulf- v -;S ;.,'.' ;'. i - According to the latest telegrams from Actium, 2,000 Greeks have crossed the gulf of Arta from Vonitza to Sala gora, and are now marching on Prevesa. Various reports are current, as to the landing of the insurgent bands on the Cbalkis peninsula. '; Bugles are sound ing in the various parts of the city; L soldiers are hastening to their tarrocks, and bodies of troops, hurriedly equipped are being dispatched to the. front, amid' enthusiastic ovations" from' the orowds that fill the streets. Numerous con ferences have taken place today be tween the king and the cabinet, and' as the result of them, the two last classes of 1886 reserves have been called out. - Weather Good for Fighting. ' London, April 20. The latest ad vices from Arta show that rains have been followed - by . three days of fine, weather, .and the Arakphos, which alone separates the progress of the armies, is rapidly shrinking. ... The hill roads are rapidly improving in condii tion. - It. is at this point that the sever est and deadliest fighting may be ex pected. . Another question, is whether the Greeks can engineer an Uprising in Macedonia. Russia and Germany are menawhile content to see Greece and Turkey cripple each other for many years to come, so long as the -Other Bal kan .states are kept quite. . Positions of Turkish Troops. Elassona, April 20. The first divi sion of the troops is at Didmik. the. sec ond at. Elassona, the fifth .at Skompa and the sixth at Karya. The last two are engaged in defensive operations. The Greeks, who have invaded tho dis trict of Mount Godoman, have been re pulsed. ' -. " The wild buffalo is often .more than a mach for the lion. - v - :. " INDIAN BILL PASSED Other Business Transacted by the'. Sen . Senate The House. ". t Washington," April. 21. The ajenate passed the Indian appropriation bill to day. It is substantially the same as it passed the house, and can occasion lit tle division, save on the amendment opening the Uncompahgre Indian reser vation. Resolutions of inauiry were agreed to asking the secretary, of state as to the operation of the reciprocity treaties made under the McKinley act. Mr. Vest introduced his resolution declaring illegal the recent order of the secretary of the treasury relative to im ports arriving after April 1.- The sen ator gave notice of pressing the resolu tion tomorrow, and it may afford an other test on the tariff. After the executive session, the sen ate adjourned, as a mark of respect to' Representative Milliken, deceased. ' - Rev. Hugh Johnson, in his openingl prayer, invoKea aivine messing -on those nations struggling for civil and religious liberty, and prayed for the speedy termination of all wars. He re ferred also to the suffering along the Mississippi river. .'-'. . A resolution for a committee of five senators to inquire into the circum stances of land patents to' the Pacific railroads and to the Oregon & Califor nia railroad, and the amounts of subsi dies paid to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, was favorably reported,' but, on suggestion of Stewart, went over. During the debate on the Indian bill, Allen offered an amendment for the es tablishment of an Indian supply ware house at' Omaha. '. ' Gear said this was designed to take the warehouse away from Chicago. If this was to be done, he would propose Sioux City, la., as well as Omaha, as an Indian supply point. It led. to ex tended debate as to the' relative' merits of various cities as supply points- for the Indians, whioh resulted ' in the Allen amendment being agreed to . An amendment by Hoar for two ad ditional federal judges in Indian terri tory was adopted. . After a contest, an amendment by Berry was agreed to, limiting the rolls of tribes to certain designated classes. At 1:50 P. M. the senate went into executive session on the arbitration treaty, and at 2:15 adjourned. The House Polng Nothing. Washington, April 21. The policy of doing nothing in the house seems to be satisfactory with the Republicans, or at least they do not complain about the matter, except on rare occasions. It is claimed on the Democratic side that if the committees were appointed that there would be quite a revolt from the subjugation in which the speaker holds the house. Considerable com plaint is heard among those who want to get some legislation through the house, but the fear of the Republicans is that, in case any legislation is al lowed, to. pass-other than the tariff- hilt, the senate will take occasion to take up and pass bills rather than consider the tariff. ' If it is understood that the house will not consider any legislation, the senate may not devote any of its' time to considering bills. - GOVERNMENT HEARS OF IT. - Secretary Sherman Notified of Outbreak of Hostilities. - - Washington, April 21. The Turkish minister, - Mnstapha Bey, - has com municated with ' Secretary Sherman on the status of the , Turko-Grecian con flict, r He officially informed, the America': secretary of the termination of : diplomatic relations between Tur key and Greece, and the attitude of offense which Turkey has been com pelled to take by reason of the aggrea si ve course of Greece. : It was expressly made known, however, that no declara tion of war had 'been Issued. Until this declaration r is made the United States government is not .likely to give official recognition of the existing state of affairs. 1. . . . . - Washington, : April 21. The follow ing official statement has been made at the state'department: - ;. .. "The department of state has received a dispatch from the United States min ister to Turkey relating to the situation between that country and Greece and the Turkish declaration of war. Terrell states the minister from Greece has. been informed he must leave before next Wednesday, - He is not permitted to communicate; by telegraph with the Greek government. There are, per haps, 40,000 men subject to Greece in Turkey. All subjects of Greece are re quired to leave Constantinople within fifteen days. S- . ... .''The note of the porte to the foreign powers . disclaims any desire for terri torial acquisition. The Greek minister -informs Terrell the Greek government requires all subjects of Greece of .mili tary age reserved for military duty. " "The Turkish government claims the regular' Greek troops had seized and were fortifying Analypos, in violation of an agreement prohibiting it. Hence, the attack, .there by Turks on the '16th. The Turkish troops are scattered along the --border ; of- Thessaly, - and cannot quickly- concentrate for a decisive bat tle. This may enable the Greek army to fight them in detail." -f ...-' Sunk by a Torpedo-Boat. Salonica, April 21. A Turkish torpedo-boat has sunk .the Greek steamer Athens in the gulf of - Salonica.- , ..On board were insurgents and members of various secret societies.- A - general panic, prevails here. -All' the vessels are prohibited from leaving ' the port. " The Turks have, seized the Greek, steamer Kophaloion. , . ' . Rumor That War Was' Declared. Brussels, April .20. The Independ ence Beige today ahnouces that Turkey has officially declared war against Greece and that a notification to this effect was sent to the powers this morn ing. , ' - ' - Terrell Will Protect Them. ' ." . London, April 20. A dispatch to the Times from Constantinople says the Greek subjects there Will probably re main under the portection of Mr. Ter rell, the American minister: It is be lieved the hostilities will break the deadlock and lead to an' arrangement between Greece and Turkey ,. . ; Athens, April 21. At the second sitting of the legislative assembly last night,, the honse voted on various meas ures proposed by the government, and then adjourned sine die. The session lasted until 3 o'clock this morning. to M'KINLEY'S CUBAN POLICY. An American Flag Was Destroyed by Spanish ' Soldiers in Santa Clara Gen. Weyler's Latest Order. Philadelphia, April 19. A private meeting of Cubans and Cuban sympa thizers was held in this city today, at which it was decided to take steps to frustrate what the Cubans claim is the real object of. Major Luno Sandoval's visit to this city. This is said to be the arrest of the members of the Cuban junta in this country. .- It has been stated that Major Sandoval came to Philadelphia to purchase munitions of war to be shipped in the general way to General Weyler in Cuba. Leading Cubans, however, assert that it is to gather information that will culminate in the arrest of General Estrada Pal ma and General Quesada in Washington. The former is the minister of the Cuban republic, and the latter Charge d'affaires at the capital. It is asserted that Major Sandoval has been commissioned by General Weyler for this express pur pose, and is known to have in his pos session documents found on the steamer Laurada on one of her trips to Cuba, showing the parts played by Generals Palma and Quesada in her movements. Should the arrest of the junta lead ers, result, and the issue be made in court as to the liability of such a pol icy, there will be a question of juris diction that will not only involve the interstate commerce laws, but also ques tions of belligerency and the customs comity of nations. - M'KINLEY'S CUBAN POLIO The War Must Be Fought, on Civil ised lines. New York, April 19. A Tribune dispatch from Washington says: The policy of the administration in reference to Cuba is not likely to be criticised as was that of its predecessor on the score of indifference to the rights of American citizens. Secretary Sherman will see to it that imprison ment of suspects entitled to the pro tection of the United States for, an in definite period is no longer indulged in by Spanish officials in Cuba. He will even go further and make it plain to the Spanish authorities that they can not, in the closing of the 19th century, be permitted to carry on war on princi ples widely divergent from modern civ ilization. In short, notice has been served- on the Spanish government informally as yet, but still in unmis takable terms that this government recognizes a state of civil war on the island of Cuba which demands a treat, ment of prisoners taken in action by either side somewhat different from that which seems to have been accorded them thus far. The immediate cause of this notice being served on the Spanish govern ment was, of course, the capture of Cuban General Rivera and the rumor that he would be forthwith tried by drumhead court-martial and shot. The president, immediately after the news of the fate in store for the pris oner was received, ordered the secretary to draw up a protest against the con templated action of General Weyler. Upon second consideartion, however; the protest took a less formal shape. Instead of being diverted to the Spanish minister in writing, Senor de Lome was sent for by the secretary of state and informed as to the views of the admin istration in the matter. This protest, it is assumed, was no less explicit than that which Secretary Sherman had pre viously drafted. At any rate it had its effect, for General Rivera is still living. TORE UP AN AMERICAN FLAG. An Outrage by Spanish Soldiers' in - Santa Clara. r New York, April 19. A Herald dis patch from Sagua Grande via Key West says a report has just reached there of an outrage perpetrated near the town of Encircujada, by Spanish troops, who destroyed the property owned by .the wife of the British vice-consul, Mr. Harris, of Sagua Grande, and tore up an American flag which the manager of the estate, George Harris, who is an American citizen, had draped over his bed. i The estate of Mrs. Harris, called La Palma, is about two miles from Encir crujada. .The troops broke open the doors and removed articles of value. Finding the flag in the manager's bed room, the soldiers carried it out with many epithets and tore . it into bits. Being satisfied with their vengeance on the bit of bunting, in the absence of its owner, they departed. ' ' The matter was reported to Mr. Har ris on his return, and he promptly, laid it before the British and American conaular officials in Sagua, who will cause a thorough investigation.' ; It is said the Spanish assert that they had -seen insurgents . leaving the estate, Jbu't this is denied by the mana ger.. The American consul at Sagua, his friends say, will make a full report on the flag incident. He' is Mr. Bar- kef, 6he of the most vigorous American representatives on the island. ' War of Devastation. - Havana, April 19. In view of the approach of the rainy season, Captain General Weyler has ordered the erec tion of an infirmary .on the trocha and the extension of the military hospitals. New hospitals will be constructed at Trinidad, Casilda, Isabella and Sagua. The captain-general has . ordered the demolition of all houses inside the cul tivated zone. . This, is on the theory that the peasants will remain at night in the blockhouses and remove their families to the towns. In this way, says General Weyler, the regulars will not be exposed to the risk, in case of insurgent aggression, of . shooting women and children, r Five well-known merchants have been fined $500 each for issuing frac tional scrip without authority. -. -Accidentally Killed Himself. - New York, April 19. Wells Finch, a Sour broker and member of the prod uce exchange for more than - thirty years, . accidentally shot and killed himself this afternoon, while cleaning a revolver in his office, in tho Produce Exchange building. Cubans Will Take Steps ' Frustrate It. FOR CZAR'S WARSHIPS. Illinois Steel Company to Bid on a Big' , .. Contract for Armor Plate. Chicago, April 20. The Illinois Steel Company has received through the Russian minister at Washington a proposition looking to the company bidding on armor-plate for , the two Russian war ships. The contract is to be for 8,000 tons, and in case of award the Chicago concern would turn into its treasury in the neighborhood of $3, 000,000. It is said the offers of the Illinois Steel Company to furnish the United States government with armor-plate at the remarkably low figure of $240 a ton has startled the war departments the world over. For the past two years the Russian government has been com ing to the United States for nearly all the armor-plate used in constructing its new ships of war, but the contracts have heretofore been awarded to either the ' Carnegie or the Bethlehem com pany, each of which have supplied the armor for a Russian man-of-war. The war scare in the far East has evidently started the most active preparations in the czar's naval department. The contract which the Illinois Steel Company is asked to bid on is the largest ever awarded by the Russian government. It is hinted that it is the purpose of the latter to get in its con tract ahead of the United States. President Gates was seen today, but he refused to discuss the matter further than to say the report was correct, and that he had written the Russian minis ter at Washington, to whom the offer was made, for all necessary particulars for proceeding with the bids. The matter will be laid before the directors of the company next Wednesday in New York. " HOHENLOHE RESIGNS. Tho German Empire Will Have a Change of Chancellors. Berlin, April 20. Prince Hohenlohe, the imperial chancellor, a press corre spondent understands, in a letter dated from Baden Baden, April 13, forwarded his resignation to the emperor. A brisk exchange of telegraph messages followed. His majesty insisted upon the chancellor retaining office for the present, in spite of the cogent reasons cited in Prince Hohenlohe's letter, urg ing that his resignation at this juncture would seriously embarrass the emperor. Prince Hohenlohe again and again in sisted that, apart from other serious reasons, his health just now is of the worst. The prince subsequently went to Paris, where his wife had preceded him. As reasons animating him to resign," Prince Hohenlohe urges his inability to carry out his solemn promise to sub mit to the reichstag and to the diet two bills, one placing the Prussian law reg ulating political meetings upon a more liberal and modern basis, and the other reforming . the procedure of military trials. The prince's inability to carry out his promise is said to be due to the ex treme reactionary, attitude of Baron von der Horst, Prussian minister of the interior. At this moment it is impos sible to say how the crisis will end, but in the critical situation of Europe a change of chancellors would be danger ous. , WHEAT TAKES A JUMP. New York Goes Up Pour Cents' on Re ports of War in the East. New York, April 20. There was tremendous excitement in the wheat market today. Prices advanced 4 cents a bushel in a little over two hours. Dealings ran up into the millions. The shorts were completely stampeded, and their orders to buy flooded the market from start to finish. War news and foreign buying were the factors which occasioned the tumult. The foreign buying was by far the heaviest seen in a long time.: No limit was set on the execution of foreign orders, which read "Buy wheat," and it was bought in at any figure. During the regular session May went from 78) to 78 , cents, and later on the curb to 79) cents. To other influenes was added the export de mand at the close. Liverpool taking tirty-five loads. The market was at. a fever heat all day, and left ' off at its wildest point. Total sales were be tween 6,000,000 and 6,500,000 bushels. Hopes to Be Pardoned. Havana, April 20. A press corre spondent went to Cabanas today and. saw General Rivera and Colonel Baca-' loa. He found Rivera in a large, dry and well-ventilated cell. At the ' mo ment of the visifr the general was lying down, but he had been able to leave his bed the day before. His wounds are healing rapidly, and he is ' hoping to be pardoned as a special favor of 'the crown. Colonel Bacalloa is similarly situated, and the two- officers have a servant who attends them. They have comfortable beds and good meals sent in daily from a restaurant near - by. Neither has any special complaint to make. Colonel Bacalloa is also confi dent of a' pardon. The correspondent today saw Owen' Melton and Alfred La borde, of the Competitor crew. They arie loking well. ' -""- ' -Brigadier-General Moncada has been promoted to be - second in. command under the chief of staff of Captain-General Weyler. '- " T San Francisco, April - 20. Two 12 inch gons for bay defense,- one to. be mounted at Lime point and - the other at Fort point, have reached this city. They are practically duplicates, differ ing only in the nature of their mount ing. Both were made at . the Water vliet arsenal, and .were shipped . from Highland beach, Sandy Hook,, after be ing tested. Each gun weighs 115,830 pounds, measures 45 "feet in; length, and will throw a shot weighing 1,000 pounds. .. ... - u .? American Guns for Turkey. London, April 20. A Standard dis patch from Constantinople says ' that a battery of American machine guns, of the latest pattern, arrived there lately, and were secretly conveyed to the Yil- diz Kiosk, where it had been .placed in position. , . r v "' A Priest Killed. '' -:'-r:- ' : ; St Johns, N. B., April 20. Rev.-D. Corbett,.a Catholic priest .attached to the cathedral parish, fell from the third tory window of the bishop's residence this morning -and was instantly killed. THE COAST VICTORIES TARIFF BILL GRATIFYING TO : WESTERN REPUBLICANS. Fruits, Wool and Other Farm Products Being Especially Cared For Japan's -New -Financial Departure. ' . F. Parsons, Special Correspondent. a ... Washington, D. C. Pacific coast representatives are generally well pleased with the new tariff bill. " It gives to the products of their! section such full protection that they feel well satisfied with the work thus far, though they will ask for an" increase in one or two features of the fruit schedules, and are very hopeful of success. They find the agricultural element of,, the coun try and the employes of the - manufac turing establishments generally de lighted with the bill, and that the only serious opposition comes from the for eigners who .want to send goods into this country, and the importers who want to make money by biinging them in. - Mad as "Wet Hens." The importers of the country are mad as so many wet hens. They expected to make millions out of their excessive importations prior to the final enact ment of the Dingley bill, but the retro spective clause introduced at the last moment and passed by the house has" upset their plans completely. Their hope of being able to import hundreds of millions of dollars worth of goods during the discussion of the bill in the senate is gone, and they will not be likely to add materially to the enormous stocks of goods which they had already brought in to escape payments of in creased rates of duties. Pushing for Prompt Action. The demand for prompt action by the senate on the tariff ' bill gtows apace. Members of that body are re ceiving communications from Republi cans and Democrats alike urging prompt action. The finance committee, which expected to put a couple of months on the bill, expects to finish it in a couple of weeks, and the plans for elaborate discussion in the senate are being ma terially reduced. Earmers and Workingmen Frame Tan". "The farmers and workingmen have had their way," said one of the fram ers of the tariff bill, talking to your correspondent about that measure re cently. "People who assume that the workingmen and women of the United States are not pleased with the Dingley bill show that they known very little about what has been "happening in this country in the past few weeks and months.. No class of citizens was so widely represented and so fully heard by individuals or representatives before the ways and means commmittee as the workingmen, unless perhaps it may be the farmers. Those two classes of the community not only had their say but had their way, and the free traders who are throwing stones at the bill now, in the attempt to create dissatisfaction with it among the voters of the coun try, show yery poor judgment, and are paying anything but a compliment to that class of citizens. " "Do you find any opposition or pro tests against the bill, now that it has been thorougly digested by the pub lic?" . "Yes. Solemn protests are being filed with both committees by the im porters and such other people as the importers can influence. And that ia alL The importers are against the bill, for it will cut down their business and start the factories of this country to work. As a result of this they are fighting it by every process. Each sep arate interest is working its separate class of citizens. The tobacco import ers for instance, have sent out ready made protests to the' manufacturers of the country, and in this way are get ting certain workingmen who have had an opportunity to personally examine the situation, to sign these formal pro tests. It is so apparent, however, that these people ara being "worked' for the benefit of the importers that the effect is not appreciable and there is little prospect that the bill is going to be materially changed. Of course there will be minor changes, but the thor oughly protective features of the bill for which the workingmen in the man ufactories and fields have asked are go ing to be retained and even strengthen ed." Two Classes Who Do Not Prosper. Two classes of people have failed to prosper since the election of McKinley. One of these classes is composed of sil ver advocates, the other the trusts. The election of McKinley and the re jection of the free silver proposition started similar action by some other na tions which had been looked to as sup porters of the silver theory, and the friends of free coinage have witnessed with dismay the transfer of Japan, Russia and China to the gold standard column. . . The trusts have also fared as badly. " The '.railroad combinations, the sugar trust, the Standard oil trust, and many minor organizations of this character have received stunning blows within the few months since the elec tion of 1896, and will suffer still more when the new tariff law goes into effect and deprives them of the advantages which - they have, enjoyed under the Wilson law The South Joins Hands With the West : ; No tariff bill ever passed in congress received as many Southern votes, as did the .one which has'' just passed the house. . Twenty-five Republicans, five Democrats and' one?' Populist,- from the South, - supported--the -Dingley bill in the house, and the other Populists from that section declined to vote against it. Protection in the South has made won derful strides in the last few years and will continue in the same line, j Bryan and Bailey. . Ex-Candidate Bryan has been here, but it is observed that he and Bailey did not hasten to call upon each other during the recent visit of the popocratic candidate at -.Washington., Congress-., man Bailey, in the autumn of .18967 at first declined to be a candidate for re election - because he did not want to take . any. .chances upon being "em broiled with another Democratic presi dent," since he could not agree with Mr., Bryan. Will Mr.; Bryan decline a nomination for congress in 1900 to pre vent the possibility of Ibeing "em broiled" with President Bailey? - ' WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. 4r - ;'. . Do wliing, Hopkins A Company's Beview of Trade. There was a good trade and active market in wheat during the past week, fluctuations covering T range. Oper ations . were somewhat enlarged, and towards the end of the week orders from the.oountry more numerous. The feeling developed was stronger - and higher prices ruled, all of which was maintained, and the close shows an ad vance of 7 c, with final trades in May at 1Zs and July 73o. The holiday on Friday had a tendency to. curtail operations during the middle of .the week, but commencing with the first tap of the bell on Saturday there was a good general trade and the largest gain for a single day in the week was scored on that day, May advancing from ' 9 3-8c at the opening, to 73o at the close. Heavy short traders were .the prinoipal buyers, . but they were first goaded into action by some energetic buying for long and foreign accounts. In the midst of rejoicings over their recent series of brilliant victories, the bears seemed to forget their experience of only two years ago. On April 9 of that year, May wheat sold at 64c, but -then began to climb, and the market scarcely halted until 85 3-8c was reach ed on May 29 the same year. A great many bruins were hurt in that 30 5-8c rise. The visible supply was in that year, on March 1, 78,762,000; April 1, 74,308,000 bushels against 37,706,000 bushels at present. Chicago stocks April 1, 1895, were 26,454,000 bushels against present stock of 10,000,000 bushels. Nor was there at that time any shortage in the wheat crops of other countries, and no one was reading a column a day about "the war in Crete." The 80c rise came "just the same." We are not called upon: to state whether or not such an advance will occur during the same period this year. We do know, however, that it has been many years since domestic supply has been so low as at present, and about as long since the world's sup ply has been down before where it is now. ' -. Market Quotations. Portland, Or., April 20, 1897. Flour- Portland, Salem, Cascadia and Dayton, $4.00; Benton county and White Lily, $4.00; graham, $3.40; su perfine, $2.75 per barrel. Wheat Walla Walla, 74 75c; Val ley, 76c per bushel. Oats Choice white, 8840o per bushel; choice gray, 87 39c. Hay Timothy, $14.0015.00 per ton; clover, $11.5012.50; wheat and oat, $10. 00 11.00 per ton. Barley Feed barley, $17.50 per ton; brewing, $1819. Millstuffs Bran, $14.50; shorts,' $16.50; middlings, $26. Butter Creamery, 85c; dairy, 25 27c; store, 17)80o per roll. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 55 65c; Garnet Chilies, 6575o; Early Rose, 80 85c per sack; sweets, $2.75 per cental . for Merced; new potatoes 3d per pound. ' 7 Onions $2. 50 3. 00 per cental. " Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.75 3.25; geese, $4.005.00; turkeys, live, 11 19!n; rlimlra. tfi 007.00 nfir dozen. Eggs Oregon, lie per dozen. Cheese Oregon, 10c; Young America, 12o per pound. Wool Valley, 12c per pound; Eastern Oregon, 68o. Hops 9 10c per pound. ' Beef Gross, top steers, $2.003.50; cows, $2. 25 8. 00; dressed beef, 4 6c per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, $3. 50 3. 75; dressed mut ton, 6o per pound. Hogs Gross, choice, heavy, $4.00 4.25; light and feeders', $2.503.00; dressed $4.505.25 per cwt. Veal Large, 65c; small, 6 t per pound. Seattle, Wash., April 20, 1897. Wheat Chicken feed, $27 per ton. Oats Choice, $2324 per ton. Barley Rolled or ground, $20 per ton. Corn Whole, $20 per ton; cracked, $2021; feed meal, $1920. f Flour (Jobbing) Patent excellent, $4.80; Novelty A, $4.50; California brands, $4.90; Dakota, $5.65; patent, $6.40. Millstuffs Bran, $14.00 per ton; shorts, $18. Feed Chopped feed, $18.00 per ton; middlings, $22; oilcake meal, $30. Hay Puget sound, per ton, $11.00; Eastern Washington, $15. Butter Fancv native creamery, brick, 22c; select, 22c; tubs, 23c; ranch, 15 17. Cheese Native Washington, 12o. Vegetables Potatoes, per ton, $16.50 18; parsnips, per sack, 75c; beets, per sack, 60c; turnips, per sack, 60c; rutabagas, per sack, 50o; carrots, per $1.60; onions, per 100 lbs, $3.25. Sweet potatoes Per 100 lbs, $4.00. Poultry Chickens, live, per pound, hens, 10 10c; ducks, $6 6. 50; dressed turkeys, 16c. . Eggii Fresh ranch, 13o. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef, steers, 7c; cows, 6c; mutton, sheep, 8jo per pound; lamb, 5o; pork, 6c per pound; veal, small, 8c. - Fresh Fish Halibut, 4J6o; salmon, 6 8c; salmon trout, 7 10c; flounders and soles, 8 4c. Provisions Hams, large, 11; hams, small, 11 c; breakfast bacon, 10c; dry salt sides, 6c per pound. San Francisco, April 20, 1897. Potatoes Salinas Burbanks, 90c $1.10; Early Rose, 65 80c; River Bur banks, 60 70c; sweets, $1.501.75 per cental. Onions $3.258.75 per cental. Eggs Ranch.10 12c per dozen. Butter Fancy, creamery, 13)c; do seconds, 1212c; fancy dairy, 12o; seconds, 10llc Cheese Fancy mild, new, 6)7o; fair to good, 56o; Young America, 7 8c; Eastern, 14 14o. Wool Choice foothill, 10 18o; San Joaquin plains, 8 11c; do 12 months,' 810o per pound. Hay Wheat and oat, $810;-best barley, $6.508.-O0; alfalfa,. .'$5S; clover, $6 8; compressed, wheat., $7 j:j50; do oat, $6 7 per tonT " ' iropicai f rail dhuiuuui, f i.vuiji 8.06 per bunch; pineapples, $2 4 - i to !i 1 L on a "' W1- - "1 Tn fx T- a. AA A vitrus jc run vnuigee, uuvci, ta i . 8.60; seedlings, do, -75c$l. 60; com mon lemons, 76o$l, 00; good to choice, $ 1.601.75; fancy, $2.26 per box. Apples Good to choice, $1.25 2; fancy, $22.65 per box. - Hopi 812o per poind.