GORVAJ
WEEKLY;
SIxi'L-eiriWiConsoUdated Feb., 1899.
COBVAIiLIS, BENTON COUNTY, -OREGON, FRIDAY, MABCH 21, 1902.
VOIi. XXXIXr NO. 13.
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EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
A Comprehensive Review of the Important
Happenings of the Past Week, Presented
in a Condensed Form, Which Is Most
Likely to Prove of Interest to Our Many
Readers.
Fire on the Hobokeri, N. J., water
' front caused a loss of (1,000,000.
Ex-President Cleveland celebrated
his 65th birthday on the 18th inst.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Johnson has resigned on acconut of poor
health.
Joseph 11. Manley has been offered
the position of first assistant postmaster
general.
The senate is working on the meas
ure for the protection of the president
against anarchists.
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SOLDIERS MONUMENT
Kin Edward has made arrangements
to feed 500,000 of the poor of London
during coronation week.
The state asylum for deaf and dumb
at Jackson, Miss., was totally destroyed
by fire. Loss, f 40,000.
Prince Henry has landed on German
soil.
The senate has passed the ship sub
sidy bill.
The house is working on the rivers
and harbors bill.
' In a collision at Milwaukee between
a passenger train and street car 10 per
sons were injured.
A life saving crew and seven men it
had rescued from a stranded vessel were
drowned at Cane Cod.
Two children were burned to death
in a fire at Galena, Kan.
Ten thousand people participated in
a students' riot at St. Petersburg.
The blizzard in the Dakotas has
spent its fury and the railroads are now
opening their lines.
Fire damaged the Trinity Episcopal
church at Portland to the extent of
112,000. Insurance, $16,000.
Pension Commissioner Evans is to be
given a more important office. His suc
cessor has not yet been chosen.
The worst blizzard in years is raging
in North Dakota.
Japan's foreign trade shows a sub
stantial increase.
The United States Brewers' associa
tion will hold its annual meetng at Sar
atoga June 10, 11 and 12.
A three-cent street car fare franchise
ordinance passed the Cleveland (O.)
city council without opposition.
An equestrian club of nine New York
girls has discarded the side saddle and
adopted the divided skirt.
British naval estimates for the pres
ent year provide for an expendituio of
1 7 ,000,000 for aw warthipa,.
REBELS VICTORIOUS.3
Chinese Government Troops Badly Defeated
in Kwang Si Province.
Hong Kong, March 20. General Ma
has been defeated by the Kwang Si
rebels, who have taken possession of
Fang Cheng. They have killed ot cap-
tared all the Mandarins and have loot
ed the town.
General Ma attacked the rebel strong
holds, bat after an engagement lasting
two days, was forced to retreat. The
rebels then established their head
quarters at Fang Cheng. The rebellion
is spreading rapidly in the provinces of
Kwang Si, Kwang Tang and inn Nan.
A letter received here from Tien Pai,
50 miles from Wang Cbou, says all
Business is suspended there, owing to
fear of the rebels.-
. Marshal Su is at Leui Chau, and Gen
eral Ma is at KaoChau (both in Kwang
Tungprovince). Both of these com
manders are awaiting reinforcements.
They wish to join their forces, but the
rebels are holding all the intervening
passes and prevent a junction of the
government troops.
Many of the imperial soldiers are
AT OLYMPIA, WASH.
joining the rebels, owing to superior
pay offeted them and the opportunity
of looting. The rebel leader is Hung
Ming, a relative of the celebrated Hung
Sou Chen, leader of theTai Hung Hung
rebel 11 ion.
GUEVARRA SURRENDERS.
Lukban's Influence Brings the War to an End
in the Island of Samar.
Manila, March 20. General Luk
ban's efforts in influencing Guevarra,
who recently issued a proclamation de
claring himself the successor of General
Lukban in the island of Samar, to sur
render, have been successful. Both
General Smith, in command of the
United States forces in Samar, and
Guevarra have agreed to an armistice
to facilitate the collection of Guevarra's
men with their rifles, when the formal
surrender will be made. The arms
will be paid in at the fort. General
Smith cables that Guevarra has 400
rifles, and that Guevarra guarantees
the absolute peacefulness of his men.
General Chaffee is greatly pleased
with what he considers as closing the
native insurrection. The resistance in
Datangas and Laguna provinces is prac
tically over. There are daily surrend
ers there of men and guns. The in
surgents have been completely starved
into submission by General Bell's ag
gressive tactics in preventing any ex
terior assistance from reaching them.
Some surprise is expressed at the num
ber of rifles to be turned in by the men
under Guevarra, as it was thought
there were but 200 in Samar.
Boston Strike Wiped Out
Boston, March 20. The great strike
of last week, involving 20,000 anion
men, was completely wiped out during
the day, when practically every man
went back to his work under conditions
but slightly changed from those exist
ing when the trouble began. Now the
only incident ia the labor situation is
the strike of 75 longshoremen at the
Clyde line wharves. This is an inde
pendent strike brought about by two
uigruntlad werkmaa.
NEWS OF THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
PARTS OF OREGON.
Commercial and Financial happenings of ha-
portance A Brief Review of the Growth
and Improvements of the Many Industries
Throughout Our thriving Commonwealth
- Latest Market Report.
The 1900 potato crop in Coos county
has been nearly all cleaned out.
The Lane county Democrats will hold
their county convention April 5.
The Baker City gas plant is to be
enlarged and improved to meet the de
mand for gas, which is steadily in
creasing. Primaries for Multnomah county
were held March 15. Very few Demo
crats voted, as there was no fight among
their forces. In the Republican ranks
the anti-Simon forces carried the" day.
The Polk county Republican conven
tion was held at Dallas March 15 and
delegates to the state and congressional
conventions named and county officers
nominated. No action was taken in
regard to the senatorship.
The Republicans of Morrow county
held their convention at Hennner
March 15 and elected delegates to the
state and congressional convention.
Resolutions were adopted indorsing.
Williamson as United States represen
tative and pledging its delegates to vota
against the return of Senator Simon.
Construction of a creamery has begun
near Myrtle Point.
The town of Haines. Union county,
has been incorporated.
A crusade against gambling has beon
inaugurated at Oregon City.
The Woodmen of tho Wond are
building a hall at Dusty, Benton
county.
Several men in Salem have been
found to have registered in more than
one precinct.
The regular election of officers for the
city of Florence for the ensuing, year
will be held April 1.
Nearly 13 inches of rain fell at
Grants Pass during February, which
breaks the record for anv one month.
The town council of Prairie City has
passed an ordinance prohibiting the use
of tobacco in all public meeting places.
Pnni if n i lam ir.nu o
1&02. tbnrA w'ai-a 19 fiftft nnrna '-nainnrnrl
from the government to Wasco county.
Representative Tongue condemns the
move to hamper improvement of Lower
Columbia by pitting it against the up
per river.
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Papers throughout the state report
that taxpayers are taking advantage of
the 3 per cent rebate for prompt pay
ment, and the new law is meeting gen
eral approval.
The market for Oregon prunes in the
East is improviong. Every pound
shipped this past year has been dis--posed
of, and dealers say the could
have sold more had they had them.
H. V. Gates, promoter of the pro
posed telegraph and telephone line from
Ashland to Lakeview and other points
has filed an application with the Lake
county court for a right of way along
tbe public highway.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 6565c;
bluestem,6666Kc; Valley, 65 65c.
Barley Feed, $2021. ; brewing,
( rsl21.50 per ton.
Oats No. 1 white, tl.1501.25:
gray, $1.10(31.20.
Flour Best grades, $2.8033.40 per
barrel; graham, $2.502.80.-
Millstuffs Bran, $19 per ton: mid
dlings, $21; shorts, $21.50; chop,
$17.50.
Hay Timothy, $1213; clover,
$7.508; Oregon wild hay, $56 per
ton.
Potatoes Best Burbanks, $1.101.25
per cental ; ordinary, 7080c per cen
tal, growers' prices; sweets, $22.25
per cental. '
Butter Creamery, 2530c; dairy,
1822)c; store, 1315c.
Eggs 14c for Oregon.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 13
13c; Young America, 14(3 15c; fac
tory prices, llc less.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $4.00(9)
5.00; hens, $5.006.00 per dozen, 11
12Hc per pound; springs, 11 12c per
pound. $34K per dozen ; ducks, $5 6
per dozen; turkeys, live, 12 13c,
dressed, 1416c per pound; geese, $6
7 per dozen.
Mutton Gross, 4c per pound ; dress
ed, 77c per pound.
Hogs Gross, 6?c; dressed, 67c
per pound.
Veal 88& for small; 77K for
large.
Beef Gross, cows, 34c; steers,
44c; dressed, 6K7c per pound.
Hops 1213c per pound.
Wool Valley, 13 15c; Eastern Ore
gon, 812Mc; mohair, 2121c per
pound.
Miss Shaw, of St. Louis, is to paint
tne portrait oi yneen Alexandra this
summer.
St. Louis fair managers are informed
that King Menelik of Abyssinia may
accept an invitation to visit the expo
sition. '
Joseph Devlin, now touring the
United States in the interest of the
United Irish League, has been elected
to the Britisk parliaaat fram North
Kilkaaay.
TESTS NOT SATISFACTORY.
Pacific Coast Lumbermen Da Not Agree With
Bibbs' Report. ..,j,.y:
Washington, March . 19. Senator
Foster has been notified by the Pacific
Coast Lumber Manufacturers' Associa
tion that the tests of fir -conducted on a
very extensive scale at the Puget Sound
navy yard during the pat summer are
not satisfactory. Secretary Vietor H
Beck man states that at" a meeting of
the association held at: Tacoma, Febru
ary 15, the report of Stfval Constructor
Hibbs at the Puget Sound navy yard on
the timber testa, particularly in Doug
las fir, was taken up. The association
directed the secretary to, notify Senator
Foster that the report was not satisfac
tory and did not do entire justice to fir.
Experience, it is stated, has proved
that Mr. Hibbs' statements with refer
ence to the lasting qualities of fir are
misleading. The association calls at
tention to railroad '' timbers on the
Northern Pacific railway which have
been in use 14 years and show little or
no signs of rot. Also that it is a well
known fact that consumers of lumber
purchase fir for porches and outdoor
work at a rery high price in preference
to yellow pine, which, it is claimed,
rots very quickly.
In order to secure a complete and au
thoritative test, the association urges
Senator Foster to introduce a bill ap
propriating a sufficient sum of money
to conduct the work in a thorough man
ner at some pint in the Pacific North
west, where exhaustive tests may be
made under government supervision.
Senator Foster states that while a
number of very important timber teste
have been conducted from time to time
by both the war and navy departments,
these reports are contained in volumes
that are not accessible to the general
public He is in favor of a condensed
report drawn from authorized govern
ment tests and under government su
pervision which will serve to show not
only the merits of fir but of American
woods generally, and such reports to be
available for distribution or sale, as is
the case with other government docu
ments of a like nature. As a rule, the
consumer is not wel Ei posted with refer
ence to the lasting qualities of Amer
ican woods, particularly so with refer
ence to the relative ttrength and dura
bility f b& cla ife compared with
another. - .." "
BIG STUDENTS' RIOT,'
10,000 People Join Them In St Petersburg-
Police and Military Busy.
St. Petersburg, March 19. A stu
dents' riot here, in which over 10.000
people engaged, kept- a large force of
police and cavalry busy throughout the
day. Probably 100 arrests were made,
but-the repressive measures were not so
strict as on the corresponding date of
1901. While many persons were in
jured, no fatalities were reported.
The students placarded the city last
night, announcing that they intended
to hold a grievance meeting, and the
authorities, taking the hint, made ex
tensive preparations. ' The whole po ice
was called out, and the military was
held ready for mobilization, cavalry
patrols supplementing the mounted po
lice. Additional squadrons of cavalry,
light batteries of artillery and detach
ments of infantry were packed in the
side streets. The crowds increased in
the main thoroughfares until noon,
when the cavalry officer in command of
a squad in front of the Hotel
d' Europe begged the crowd there to
disperse and go home. The demon
strators refused, and the mounted troops
began slowly clearing the streets. At
12:30 P. M., the students attempted to
organize a procession in front of the
hotel mentioned, singing revolutionary
songs and shouting "Free Russia,"
Down with the autocracy." The police
and cavalry then charged, but used only
their Cossack whips and the flats of
their sabers. Many persons were hurt,
but only a few were seriously injured.
The fighting continued daring the re
mainder of the afternoon, breaking out
in fresh places continuously. One of
the most severe fights of the day was
concluded only a few minutes before
the czarina, in an open sleigh, passed
the spot where it occurred. Carriages
of the nobility and members of the im
perial household were several times
mixed op in the melees. The author
ities made efforts to prevent bloodshed,
and in this they were remarkably suc
cessful, considering the magnitude of
the demonstration.
Americans' Indemnity Claim.
Pekin, March 19. the United States
minister, Mr. Conger, has commis
sioned Mr. Bainbridge and Mr. Rags
dale (the latter the United States con
sul at Tien TsinT to adjust the indem
nity claims of Americans, approximat
ing $2,000,000 in gold.
Record-Breaking Order for Horses.
St. Joseph, Mo., March 19. One of
the largest single orders for horses ever
given in the country has been closed
with a buyer at .the South St. Joseph
horse and mule market. The contract
calls for 12,000 horses, to be delivered
at the rate of 500 per month for 24
months. While the contract includes
many varieties of animals, it is believed
that the greater Dart of them are for
the use of tha British amy ia South
Afriam.
GREAT DOCK FIRE
HOBOKEN WATER FRONT HAS A
: DESTRUCTIVE BLAZE.
Property Loss Estimated at About a Mills
One Big Steamship and a Number of
Lighters Destroyed Docks Contained
Baled . Hay and Cotton Several Lives
Believed to Have Been Lost
New York March 20, A swift and
picturesque fire last night destroyed the
pier of the Phoenix Steamship Line on
the Hoboken, N. J., river front, with
many bales of cotton and bay; burned
that company's vessel, the British
Queen, to a ' hull ; consumed several
lighters and their cargoes; damaged a
dock belonging to the Baiber Steamship
Line and for a time threatened the
property of the Holland-American Line
and the Hugh Campbell stores.
The loss, according to conservative
estimates, will approximate $1,000,000.
Whether any lives were lost is diffi
cult to say. While the conflagration
was at its height, and after it had been
reduced by the firemen and fireboats,
rumors were rife that several men per
ished. It was tolerably certain at mid
night that Chief Engineer Scott, of the
British Queen, was burned to death on
her and that a sailor met the same fate.
One of the men who escaped says
that he saw several men jump into the
water when the steamer became envel
oped in fire and he saw few, if any, of
them rescued. The quartermaster cf
the burned ship said that the crew of
the vessel were in the forecastle and if
they escaped it was with difficulty.
Nevertheless, some of the British
Queen's officers say that they are quite
positive that all were safe, save En-:
gineer Scott, who, they simply said,
was missing. It is not unlikely that
some of the longshoremen and steve
dores who swarmed about the vessel
mav still have to be accounted for.
The scene of the fire was Seventh and
River streets, Hoboken. Together
there are docks and basins of the
Phoenix Line, the Holland-American
Line and the Barber Line. The Phoe
nix Line pier was a wooden structure
300 feet long, covered ' with 'a ' frame
shed In this were many bales of hay
and cotton, which burned with the ut
most rapidity.-
How the fire started is not known.
With but the barest warning the flames
burst out, quickly licking up the pier
and the cotton upon it and driving the
stevedores and crews to the street, for
the vessel was being unloaded, having
arrived here Friday from Antwerp.
The firfi flared nn from th stpnmAr
with as great suddenness as from the
pier and, since the vessel was made
fast to the pier and could not be backed
out, lighters and other water craft which
lay alongsidepher, some of them hold
ing such inflamable stuff as oil cake,
quickly caught fire too.
Tbe stiff wind which had blown all
day gave impetus to the fire, whose
glare reddened the North river for a
Jong distance.
From the Phoenix Line pier the
flames spread to the pier of the Barber
Line and then to the steamer Heath
burn, newly arrived from Hong Kong,
with a cargo of tea. Among the crew
of the steamer Heathburn were 32
Chinamen. When the flames began to
run over the vessel they all scrambled
to the pier for safety and began to make
their way to the streets of Hoboken.
There was a large force of customs offi
cers on hand guarding property. As
soon as these officials saw the fright
ened Chinamen they became alarmed
that the aliens would make an illegal
entry into the country, so with drawn
pistols they ordered the Chinese to
bait. The command was heeded and
then, surrounded by guards, the for
eigners were marched to a pier some
distance away, and there locked up,
under surveillance, for the night.
The Holland-American docks are be
low those of the Barber Line. They
caught fire but were only slightly dam
aged. The company's big steamer,
Maasdam, was towed out in the river as
soon as the danger became apparent.
Givera Succeeds Lukban.
Manila, March 19-Givera, the"" in
surgent leader, has issued a proclama
tion in the Island of Samar declaring
he has succeeded General Lukban, who
was captured by the Americans, and
that consequently all orders now stand
ing in the name of Lukban are void.
Givera also says he has been compelled
unwillingly to issue this proclamation.
Captured a Boer Laager.
Pretoria, March 20. General Brace
Hamilton has captuerd a small Boer
laager eastward of Vryheit, Southeast
ern Transvaal. Four Boers were killed.
six were wounded and 17" were made
prisoners. General Botha's brother-in
law, General Emmett, was among the
Boers captured.
Wireless 'Phone Demonstration.
Lexington, March 20. The inventor
of wireless telephony, Nathan Stub-
blefield, has gone to Washington,
where he will give a public demonstra
tion of his invention on the Potomac
river. The first demonstration given
by Stubblefield was six weeks ago, at
Murray. If successful in the Wash
ington experiment, Mr. Stubblefield
will attempt a longer distance by sea
SKYSCRAPERS IN DANGER.
Their Steel Framework, Says a Chicago Man,
b Rapidly Corroding.
Chicago, , March 18. "The steel
framework in many of the bis build
ings in the business district of Chicago
ia corroding, making them very danger
ous. It is only a question of a few
years when those buildings will fall to
the ground."
This statement was made by General
William S.Smith, at the 35th annual
dinner of the Chicago real estate board.
Ha added "that the steel framework of
some of the skyscrapers in the condi
tion stated is nothing short of a public
outrage."
. The speaker explained that his state
ments were based on personal observa
tions and investigations.
"The steel framework imbedded in
concrete will last 2,000 years," he said,
"bat the steel framework in -many of
the big buildings ia left free to the ac
tion of the air and gases which circu
late through the tile and a space about
the steel. The owners of these struc
tures have the steel painted with oil.
lms cii will withstand the corroding
process about three years. Then begins
the corroding of the steel and within
a few years your skyscraper will fall."
The speaker said that the elevated
road structures would not withstand
the corrosion. He asserted that within
10 years they would be dangerous and
within 20 years out of service. The
corrosion of one-fifth of the thickness of
the steel framework of the structure,
he said, would render them incapable
of bearing their own weight.
BOSTON CELEBRATES
To Commemorate Evacuation of the City by
British Troops.
Boston, March 19. The 126th anni
versary of the evacuation of Boston by
the British was celebrated in South
Boston by the unveiling of a monument
erected on the breastworks of the Colo
nial army on Dorchester heights. This
monument was erected by the state of
Massachusetts, as a memorial to the
valor of the New England militia and
the military genius of Washington. A
military parade preceded the ceremony,
and following it Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge delivered an eloquent historical
oration.
Rear Admiral Schley rode in the pro
cession with Mayor Collins. The mon
ument, which is of white granite, bears
the following inscription, written by
President Eliot, of Harvard :
"On these heights, daring the night
of March 4, 1776, the American troops
besieging Boston, built . two redoubts,
which made the harbor and town un
tenable bytho Br itiah - fleet and- garri
son. On March 17 tbe British fleet,
carrying 10,000 effective men and 1,000
refugees, dropped down to Nantucket
Roads, and thenceforth Boston was free.
A strong British force had been ex
pelled from one of the United Ameri
can colonies."
SAGASTA COMMISSIONED.
Queen Regent of Spain Calls Upon Him to
Porm a New Cabinet
Madrid, March 18. The queen regent
has commissioned Senor Sagasta to
form a new cabinet. The queen regent
only called upon Senor Sagasta to re
construct the ministry after she found
it impossible to induce the various sec
tional leaders to attempt the formation
of a coalition cabinet.
The pope has appealed to her majesty
not to permit the recent decree obliga
ting religious congregations to comply
with the law of associations to be put
in force. The decree becomes operative
March 21, so the new cabinet will be
early confronted with a question admit
ted to be extremely difficult to settle.
On account of various threats regard
ing the fomentation of disturbances,
the mininstry of war has directed the
soldiers who have recently completed
their terms of service to remain with
the colors.
Lyddite a Boomerang.
London, March 18. Tbe extraordin
ary effect of lyddite has been revealed
by the statement that daring the recent
experiments with the hulk of -the old
battleship Belle Isle, shells containing
that explosive refracted fragments upon
the attacking vessel 400 yards distant.
Other fragments dropped close to a gun
boat 2,000 yards abeam of the line of
fire. The deduction drawn is that
when lyddite ia used there is danger
for a friendly vessel at least 2,000
yards away. The Outlook compares
lyddite with a boomerang and points
out that to be of any service it must be
dropped right on board a hostile vessel,
as, "if the projectile does not hit the
right place, it will fly back and slay
the slayer."
Admiral Howell Retires.
Washington, March 18. Rear Ad
miral John A. Howell, president of the
naval retiring board, and, next to Ad
miral Dewey, the ranking officer of the
navy, has reached the age of 62, and,
in accordance with law, has been placed
on the retired list.
Commandant Celliers Captured.
Pretoria, March 18. Commandant
Celliers, of the Kroonstad, Orange Riv
er Colony, commando of the Boers, was
among the prisoners captured by the
British recently in the Heilbron dis
trict.
The Danish Treaty.
Copenhagen, March 18. The presi
dent of the landthing. Dr. Matsen, who
is opposed to the sale of the Danish
West Indies to the United States, seems
inclined to delay consideration of the
treaty. He has called the first meet
ing of the landthing for March 19.
The press criticises his attitude, on the
ground that the delay is considered dis
courteous to the United States. It is
thomght a few f the president's own
party will sappart tfca gavarameat.
FOR SHIP SUBSIDY
SENATE FINALLY DISPOSES OF
THE MEASURE
The Final Vote was 42 to 31 in Favor of the
Measure An Amendment Limiting' the
Expenditures to $9,000,000 a Year was
Lost Foreign Built Ships Shall Not Par.
tlcipate in the Benefits. '
Washington, March 19. After pro
longed debate, the senate has passed
the ship subsidy bill, the final vote
upon the measure being 42 to 31.
Four Republicans voted against the
measure and one ' Democrat for it.'
Some amendments to the bill were
adopted, but they were all agreeable to
those in charge of the measure, the
friends of the bill voting down all
other amendments. With the excep
tion of amendments offered by Allison
and accepted by Frye, limiting the time
of the operation of contracts made un
der the provisions of the bill to July 1,
1920, and providing that the amount
of the expenditure under the mail sub
sidy paragraph shall not at any time
exceed $8,000,000 annually, none of
the amendments agreed to materially
affected the bill as it was reported from
the commerce committee.
The vote unon the amend monta .
gan at 3 o'clock, and such a flood of
them was offered that a final vote upon
the bill, as amended, was not reached
until just before 6 o'clock. Amend.
ments offered by Vest, providing for
tree snips" and for the application of
the provisions of the anti-trust law to
the shinninff industry, were reWtnH
as was the amendment proposed by
raiterson, providing that no Chinese
person should be a member of t.hn maw
of a subsidized vessel. Pettus offered
an amendment providing that the, rnr.nl
expenditure under the bill should not
exceed $9,000,000 in any year. It was
adopted in committee of the whole,
but later in the senate was rejected by
a decisive vote.
The senate azreed to an ammiHmen);
offered by Spooner providing that con
gress should have power to amend or
repeal the act, without impairing any
contract made under its authority.
Hanna offered And thn snnnta nrInrWl
wt
three amendments applying directly to
the acquisition by J. P. Morgan and
his associates of the Leyland line of
British Bhins. Thev nrovide that n
foreign built ship shall participate in
tne proposed subsidy, that nothing in
the act shall be construed to nrevent
American citizens or corporations from
holding or operating foreign ships in
the ocean carrying trade, and that no
foreign built ship of any line thus ac
quired by American citizens 'shall be
admitted hereafter to American reg
istry.
PHILIPPINE COMMERCE. .
Imports and Fxports of the Islands Are Both
Showing Marked Increases.
Washington, March 19. The insular
division of the war department has
prepared for publication an ."extract
from its regular monthly bulletin of
the commerce of the Philippines, com
paring the eight months ended August
31, 1901, and 1900. .
It is shown that the total value of
merchandise imported during the eight
months ended August 31, 1901, was
$19,618,596, against $14,580,457 for the
same period of 1900 ; and the total
value of merchandise exported during
the eight months ended August 3, 1901,
was $16,935,405,against $15,928,015 for
the same period of 1900. '
The imports show an increase of 35
per cent during the period of 1901 as
compared with the same period f 1900.
In the exports there was a 6 per cent -increase
in favor of 1901. The imports
from the United States, exclusive of
gold and silver, during the eight
months of 1901, was $2,470,050, being
an increase of 64 per cent over the
same period of the preceding year,
while the export figures show $1,960.
687, or a slight increase in favor of
1901.
TheJmport figures show a gain of
nearly $1,000,000 on foodstuffs and in
manufactured articles of nearly $4,000,
000 for the eight months of 1901. Agri
cultural exports for the period men
tioned show a slight increase during
1901, the showing for this period being
$14,539,887, of which amount $9,436,
566 is accredited to hemp, the leading
article of export. The export figures of
$1,709,169 in manufactured articles for
the period of 1901 nearly doubled
those of 1900, while products of the
mines and forests show a decided in
crease over 1900.
Particulars of New Russian Loan.
Berlin, March 19. The particulars
of the new Russian roan were pub
lished here today. The loan amounts
to 933,000,000 marks, of which 300,
000,000 marks is issued now at 4 per
cent. The loan covers Russia's portion
of the Chinese indemnity. It is offered
for subscription in Germany, Holland
and Russia.
Plot to Destroy Warships.
Vienna, March 19. A sensation has
been caused here by the discovery of a
plot to destroy the Austro-Hungary
warships Habsburg and Arpad, which
are stationed at Pola. A large quantity
of dynamite ?as recently stolen at
Trieste, and the government has been
informed by an anonymous letter that
the Habsburg and Arpad were imper
iled. The vessala have siuea baan rig
idly guarded.