Heppner gazette., January 25, 1906, Image 2

Heppner Gazette
Issued Thursday of tach Weak
HEPPNER OREGON
RESUME OF THE
WEEK'S DOINGS
General Review of Important Hap
penings Presented in a Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers National, Political, His
torical and Commercial.
King Edward ia ill.
Six men bate been killed by snow-
slides in Utah.
The Moroccan conference has bo far
dodged the dangerous points.
Few invitations will be issued to the
Longworth-Rooeevelt wedding.
Beet sugar men have planned a fight
on the Philippine bill in the senate
Several midshipmen at the Newport
Davy yard have been attacked with
spotted fever.
Jacob Riis has stirred up some sena
tors by declaring it poseible that Roosc'
velt may run again.
The Liberal victory in the recent
British elections assures Irish home
rule and radical labor laws.
A eoldier from Fort Lawton was een
tenced to one minute's imprisonment
by the Seattle municipal judge.
France is acting cautiously in the
Venezuelan affair, not wishing to gain
the ill will of the United States.
Two French scientists will go as far
south as possible by boat and then en
deavor to reach the pole by balloon.
Canal zone medical authorities have
imposed a six days quarantine on Co
lombian and Venezuelan ports, as the
zone is now free from disease.
Judge Hunt, of the Montana United
States court, says cutting of govern
ment timber must tup. He has just
fined a man $200 and says each suc
ceeding conviction will bring a heavier
fine.
Senator Depew'a health has broken
down.
Heyburn'f. pure food bill is likely to
be corne a law.
It is said the United States will offei
to cell the Philippine islands to Japan.
Berlin tears further Socialist riots
and troops are being held in readiness.
Secretary Taft is investigating affairs
in the Philippines for a possible graft
by officials thers.
Chiel Engineer Stevens, of the canal,
has been elected vice president of the
Panama railroad.
Luke Wright has been appointed am
bassador to Japan. Generul Smith will
succeed him as Philippine governor.
Admiral Endicott, chief of the bu
reau of yards and docks, wants a new
dry dock at the Paget Sound navy
yard.
Porto Ricans are making a etrong
plea for home government. They
claim the American officials ignore
their wiehes.
Brown University, New York, will
build a 1400,000 library in memory of
John Hay. Carnegie has given $150,
000 toward the fund.
Jacob Riis, a close friend cf the pres
ident, predicts a long war of the people
against special privileges, with Roose
velt as the people's champion.
Taft wants the government to lay a
cable to Panama.
Roosevelt has been asked to bring
about peace in Turkey.
France has expelled the Venezuelan
envoy and will make a naval attack on
Castro.
Hamburg Socialists and police
clashed and a number of the Utter are
wounded.
An American has been arrested in
Russia for aiding, the revolutionary
movement.
Eighteen men were killed by an ex
plosion in a coal mine 25 miles from
Charleston, W. Va.
A scandal has broken out in England
over the recent election. A number of
prominent persons are involved.
The houe will pass a bill suspend
ing the eight-hour law on the isthmus
during construction of the canal.
The signatures of American women
who desire to see Smo' ousted from
the senate fill 80 volumes and will be
distributed among the eenators.
An attempt has been madts to kill
ex-Governor Peabody, of Colorado, by
placing poison in his food. His daugh
ter is seriously ill, but will recover.
The price of glass will be increased
10 per cent by the trust within the
next two weeks, and another advance
of 5 per cent will be made a week
later.
Fire almost destroyed Convoy, a
small Ohio town.
Another American miner has been
killed by Indians in Mexico.
Jaspar Jennings, the Grants Fass boy
on trial for killing bis father, has been
found guilty.
A new gas company has been formed
in Portland and will ask the city coun
cil for a franchise.
Russellville, a small Arkansas town,
has had its entire business section wip
ed out by fire. The loes will reach
1300,000.
GIVEN FREE HAND.
France Assures United States She
Respects Monroe Doctrine.
Washington, Jan. 23. Convinced of
the sincerity of the assurances received
from France regarding her loyalty to
the Monroe doctrine and all that it in
volves, the Washington government
has given the Paris government a free
hand in the execution of the program
for the solution of the Venezuelan prob
lem. The conference on this phase of
the question occurred some time ago,
and M. Jusserand, the French ainbae
sador, has final assurances that the
efforts of France to obtain diplomatic
treatment for her charge d'affaires at
Caracas will not be interrupted at
Washington as in any violative of the
Monrore doctrine.
The first move in the execution of
the French program may be expected at
any time, but on this point the trench
government is observing the strictest
secrecy. M. Taigny, the retiring French
charge, who, it is believed, is now at
Curacoa, will come to this country on
his way home, and on bis arrival at
New York be will find an invitation
from the French ambassador at Wash
ington to spend several days here in
conference with M. Jusserand, on whom
the lurlen of an important phasejof
the enezuelan negotiation naturally
falls, that he may have the benefit of
the facts about the situation. It is
not unlikely that M. Taigny will also
see Secretary Root.
The whereabouts of the French ships
remain a mystery so far as the officials
of the State department and French
embassy are concerned, it is said. It
is assumed, however, that they are
daily in touch with the ministry of
marine at Paris, and are awaiting an
opportunity to take such action as
their instructions may prcvide for.
Great interest is felt in diplomatic
circlps here about the exact nature of a
sentence found objectionable in the
note of President Castro to M. Taigny
EUROPEAN CROPS IN DANGER.
Weather is Unseasonably Warm and
Excessively Humid.
Washington, Jan. 23. The foreign
crop report for Decern ier shows that
over large areas of Europe the prevail
ing characteristics were nnseaaonaoly
warm weather and excessive humidity.
Crops lightly sown have germinated
finely and entered on the winter in
strong, healthy condition. Late sowing
of crops, in Europe, however, were un
usually extensive, and some anxiety is
felt concerning them.
In Great Britain the winter wheat
area has been extended. The acreage,
however, is still believed to be dimin
ished, as compared with last year. The
growing crops have an improved ap
pearance. Iu France t!e wheat area is the aver
age. In Germany weather conditions were
unfavorable and there was no marked
improvement.
In Roumania the area under whe-.t
is 25 per cent short of last year. The
1905 crop is now estimated at from 50,
000,000 to 55,000,000 bushels. The
bulk of it is sai 1 to be out of condition,
hence no important export movement
to north of Europe points is expected
until spring.
No important definite news regarding
the condition of winter sown cereals in
Russia are reaching the outside world.
WHERE DID THE MONEY GO?
Colorado Propounds Searching Ques
tions to Insurance Companies.
Denver, Jan. 23. All of the 222 in
surance companies doing business in
this state have been asked, through
their head officials, to make oath to re
plies to a list of questions compiled
by the Colorado Insurance department
Some of the questions askeu are
whether money has ever been contrib
uted to campagin funds, particularly
during the last six years, and if eo,
whether or not it is proposed to con
tinue the practice, and also if the item
"legal expenses" in the report of 1905
included contribution to funds for cam
paign purposes or to influence legisla
tion. Trade with the Netherlands.
Washington,-Jan. 23. According to
a repcrt of the bureau of statistics of
the department of Agriculture exports
for the fiEcal year 1905 amounted to
$73,000,000 and our imports $22,000,
000 from the Netherlands. Our ex
ports to Belgium in the same year were
$28,000,000 and our imports from that
country $26,000,000. The Netherlands
and Belgium rank next to the United
Kingdom, Germany and France in im
portance as markets for products of the
United States. Copper exports to the
Netherlands aggregated $20,000,000.
Arms to Overthrow the Czar.
Baltimore, Jan. 23. At a meeting of
Hebrews held last night in celebration
of the anniversary of "Red Son lay,"
Jacob Pauker, of New York, aroused
the large audience to great enthusiasm
ly his appeal for funds with which to
purchase arms for the peasints and
working classes in Russia. "The revo
lution has begun," said Pauken, "and
will never stop. It would be accom
plishing more now, tut the people have
no guns."
Drydock Dewey Spoken.
Washington, Jan. 23. The drydotk
Dewey, on the way to the Philippine?,
has again been heard from. The com
mandant of the coaling station at San
Juan, P. K, reports that the Dewey wss
spoken Friday night by the cruiser
Maryland. The Dewey was in latitude
27.52 north and longitude 43.29 west.
She was traveling four knots an hour.
All were well.
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
WANT HOP INSPECTOR.
Lane County Growers Are Tiring of
Numerous Rejections.
Eugene A number of hopgrowers of
this vicinity are agitating the matter
of securing legislation to better some of
the troubles of hopgrowers. A meeting
will be held here soon and an attempt
made at organizing an association for
the benefic of the industry.
One of the worst complaints against
the dealers, for which it iB believed re
lief might be had by legislation, is in
the matter of rejections upon inepec
tion. On this point the plau is to se
cure a law providing for a state inspect
or, whose duty it would be to inspect
and grade all hops and brand the grade
on each bale, so that sales would be
made upon this inspection and the
common complaints of dealers, after
they have bargained for a purchase,
would be wiped out.
It has been a cause of much provoca
tion to the growers the way the inspec
tors usually aat when "going through"
a lot of hops. The) will throw out a
number of bales from some lots with
out cause and make all kinds of com
plaints; and, if the market has weak
ened since the bargain was made the
grower confidently expects that the
hops will be called "brcken," "high
dried," "slack dried," "mouldy," etc.,
and if nothing else is complained of
then "not up to sample" is the charge
that turns down many bales. The
growers think this one of the first
things that shcutd be corrected by leg
islation. It is proposed to have eimilar organ
izations in other parts of the state and
to form a state federation for mutual
good and to accomplish unity of tffort
on all important matters.
Fine Hospital for Albany.
Albany What will perhaps be the
best hospital in the state, outside of
Portland, will be established in Albany
soon, ihe announcement puis an cun
to speculation as to what would become
of the palatial residence of the late
Father Louis Metayer, of the Albany
Catholic church, who willed all his
property to his private secretary, F. C.
Devine, of Portland. Mr. Devine has
sold the property to Rev. Father Lane,
Mr. Metayer 8 successor, who will turn
the structure into a hospital. It is by
far the finest building of its kind in
Albany.
Yamhill to Raise Stock.
McMinnville Yamhill county farm
ers will devote more time ana ianu
hereafter to etockraising, says an au
thority. He deduces this from the fact
that, although the most of the ground
devoted to grain this year has been
sown, a great deal of land has been
seeded to meadow and forage crops.
Thu has been done to keep pace with
the increasing livestock itdustry.
Lean years" have been one incentive
to the farmer to turn his attention to
diversified agriculture.
Heavy Rains in South.
Grants Pass Southern Oregon is be
ing visited by the heaviest rams ot tins
season. Prospects are bright for their
continuance, insuring big cleanups ot
placer gold. Two carloads of machin
ery was taken to the Granite Mill mine
last week. The mine ha electric mo
tors, au electric pump, hoist, etc. The
pump will throw a four--nch stream of
water. Property is being bonded on
all sides here on account of -he new
railroad. One man made $2,000 p'ofit
on 40 acres aoioining the town, which
he bought two months ago.
Grant County is Prosperous.
Canycn City The sheriff reports the
Grant county tax collection for 1901
as about $70,000. The heaviest collec
tion in any previous year was slightly
under $00,000. Notwithstanding the
drain from the general attendance at
the Lewis and Clark exposition, times
are better and money easier than for
years. Stockmen are gaining confi
dence in the market cutlock, and the
price of good range cattle is steady or
advancing.
Plan Lumber Railroad.
Coqu:.lle Plans are completed by
John Yoakam and John Peart for a
railroad up Cunningham's creek road
to tap Peart's coal properties. The
road will be ten miles, besides spurs to
the Simpson company's large body of
timber. The work commences soon.
It will open up some of the finest tim
ber in Oregon.
Wasco Grain Protected.
Tie Dalles All of Wasco county is
covered with from six to ten inches of
snow. Snow is most welcome at this
time, since it affords protection to
grow'ng grain from frost. The temper
ature is a little below freezing and in
dications are that the enow will con
tinue. Must Rewire Roseburg.
Ropeburg The Circuit court for
Douglas county is in session in this
city. All owners of business houses in
this city have received notice from the
board of fire underwriters that their
electric wiring is defective and must be
done again. Considerable indignation
is expressed, and it is claimed that
much of the wiring condemned is of
the best quality and workmanship.
Coal Prices Doubled.
Baker City The coal famine still
exiets. Dealers here hope to receive a
few cars of coal within the next week,
but the prices will be advanced from
7 and $8 to $10 and $15.
WILL IRRIGATE LAND.
Enthusiastic Citizens at Echo Form
Waterusers' Association.
Echo A mass meeting of the citizens
was held here last week. The commit
tee appointed to incorporate the Water
users' association reported that the ar
ticles of incorporation and by laws
adopted by the committee had been ap
proved by the secretary of the interior
and the articles of incorporation had
been filed with the secretary of state.
The report of the committee was ap
proved. A stockholders' meeting was then
held and 8,482 shares at $60 a share
were subscribed. The following named
stockholders were elected directors:
H. T. Irvin, J. F. McNaught, A. C.
Crawford, H. G. Newport and W. H.
Skinner. The directors elected H. T.
Irwin president, J. F. McNaught vice
president, A. C. Crawford secretary and
H. G. Newport treasurer.
The city was crowded with delegates
and much enthusiasm wasshown. The
government was represented by J. T.
Whistler, engineer, and HoIgateA Wil
liamson, reclamation attorneys. The
Echo irrigation project is now a reality
and work will go forward at once.
Riley Chosen College President.
McMinnville At the semi-annual
meeting of the board of trustees of Mc
Minnville college Rev. L. W. Riley
was appointed president. Mr. Riley
was appointed pastor of the Baptist
church in this city from 1901 to 1903,
and since that time has been general
missionary of the Oregon State conven
tion. McMinnville college has been
without an official head all the present
school year, Professor Northup acting
in that capacity. The new president
will assume his duties as eoon as he
can adjust his present work.
Power From River.
Salem The Interior Development
company has made a filing on 10,000
cubic inches of water per second on the
Deschutes river, at a point about 31
miles south of the Columbia river.
The company proposes to take the water
from the river a short distance eouth of
S :ears' bridge, a well known crossing,
and convey it through a flume down
the river several miles, where it will be
used to furnish power for the genera
tion of electricity.
Regarding the Opticians.
Salem The state board of optoniotry
has filed its annual report with the
governor. The financial statement
shows receipts from all sources for the
year $1,244 10; expenses, $390.13.
-There were 200 optometrists in the
state January 1, 1906. The members
of the board are C. W. Lowe, presi
dent; Heiman W. Barsey and E. O.
Mattern.
Asks Oregon to Show in Florida.
Salem Governor Chamberlain has
received a proclamation, accompanied
by an invitation from the governor of
Florida, asking Oregon to participate in
the proposed International Isthmian
exposition, to be held in lallahasse in
1908. Governor Chamberlain will call
the attention of the next legislature to
the invitation.
Ship Flour to Japan.
McMinnville The Houck Milling
company, of this city, ha sent 9,400
barrels of flour to Japan since last
August, besides supplying the local
demand.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 73c per bushel; blue
stem, 7475c; red, 70c; valley, 73c,
Oats No lwhite feed, $27.5028 50;
gray, $272$ per ton.
Barley Feed, $23.50(324 per ton;
brewing, $23.5024; rolled, $2425.
Buckwheat $2.50 per cental.
Hay Eastern Oregwn timothy,
$13.5014.50 per ton; valley timothy,
$910; clover, $910; cheat, $8 50
9 50; grain hay, $89.
Fruits Apples, common, 75c$l
per box; choice, $1.251.50; fancy,
$22.50; pears, $1.25(31.50 per box;
cranberries, $13 13.50 per barrel.
Vegetables Beans, 20c per pound;
cabbage, I2cper pound; cauliflower,
$1.25 per dozen; calery, $33 50 per
crate; bell peppers, 35c per pound;
pumpkins, ?4lc per pound; sprouts,
6 7c per pound; squash, l4l$c
per pound; turnips, 90c$l per sp.ek;
carrots, 65375c per sack; beets, 85c
$1 per sack.
Onions Oregon , No. 1, $1 1.25 per
sack; No. 2, 75 90c.
Potatoes Fancy graded Burbanks,
7075c per hundred; ordinary, 50
60c; sweet potatoes, 22c per pound.
Butter Fancy creamery, 27g32c
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 27K28c per
dozen.
Poultry Average old hens, 12
l3Hc per pound; springs, 12313c;
mixed chickens, 1212c; broilers.15
16c; dressed chickens, 1415c; tur
keys, live, 15c; turkeys, dressed,
choice, 1720c; geese, live, flllc;
geese, dressed 1213c; ducks, 15al6c.
Hops Oregon, 1905, choice, 10llc
per pound: prime, 89s'c; medium,
78c; olds, 57c.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
1621c; valley. 2426c per pound;
mohair, choice, 30c. N
BeefDressed bulls, 1(32 c pound;
cows, 3&4c: country steers, 45c.
Veal Dre-wed, per pound.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 77c pr
pound; ordinary, 4(oc; lamos,
7c.
pork Dressed, 67c per pound.
CONTROL THE CASH.
Senators Want Hand in the Allotment
of Reclamation Funds.
Washington, Jan. 22. The senate
committee on irrigation today discussed
the proposition to amend the national
irrigation law by placing the distribu
tion of the reclamation fund in the
hands of congress, instead of the secre
tary of the interior, as at present.
Strong sentiment in favor of the change
developed. Several senators on the
committee believe it unwise to permit
the secretary of the interior to have
undisputed control of this fund, now
aggregating $32,000,000. No bill for
this purpose was pending, but probably
such a bill will be introduced and
passed this session.
The discussion today was incident to
a debate on Heyburn's townsite bir(
which authorizes the withdrawal of
land for townsite purposes on govern
ment irrigation tracts, and provides
that money derived from the salu of
town lots shall be turned into the re
clamation fund for expenditure on town
improvements. This bill was referied
to a sub-committee for report.
The committee also gave attention
today to Fulton's bill authorizing the
condemnation of land needed as part of
national irrigation projects. No action
was taken, but members expressed the
opinion that such a law would be un
constitutional. This bill was drawn
particularly with a view to enabling
the government to acquire private land
under the Malheur irrigation project
It will be acted upon later.
SLAY WORKMEN IN THREES.
How Soldiers Strike Terroi Enraged
Reds Plan Reprisals.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 22. It is be
lieved that workmen employed in th
government works aro being shot after
brief trials by courts martial. It is re
ported that the victims selected for
slaughter are led out three at a time
and executed before the eyes of their
comrades, who are awaiting their turn
to face ttie BOldiers. As toon as one
batch has been dispatched, three other
prisoners are lined up in the same spot
and shot. Firing has been heard at
the scenes of execution, continuing
without cessation. The military has
also resorted to beaming girls brutally
as a means of punishment.
Stories of the cruelties that are being
practiced have become noised about,
and they have entirely inflamed
revolutionists, who are planning
the
re-
prisals.
In the south of Russia there is
great congestion of grain, as it has been
accumulated for some time, and thero
is no means of transporting it, as the
authorities are too buBy with their
campaign of repression against the re
volutionists to think of the administra
tion of every day affairs.
BUDS SWELL IN CHICAGO.
Warmest Winter Day in History May
Injure Growing Things.
Chicago, Jan. 22. Something has
gone wrong with the weather machine.
All residents of this city are willing to
swear to this fact. The mercury
reached 63 at 4 p. m. today, breaking
all records since New Year's day of
1876, when it stood at 65 above. Gar
deners at the parks and along the
boulevards have become greatly wor
ried The mild rains, light snows
and general Fpringlike weather of the
past two weeks have brought the sap
into motion and buds are beginning to
swell. Maple trees are said to be as
far advanced as they should be on
March 1, and many of the more or less
delicate vines are well along toward the
epring rejuvenation. Now that a cold
wave is predicted for tomorrow, with a
drop of nearly 40 degrees, great fears
are expressed lest all vegetation now
started may suffer such a set-back as
will cause great loss in the floral and
shrubbery display of the many miles of
park and boulevards in the s,.ring.
More for National Guard.
Washington, Jan. 22. Adjutant
General J. A. Drain, of the Washing
ton National Guard, will this week at
tend the meetings of the executive com
mittee of the National Guard associa
tion and later attend the sessions of the
national board for the promotion of
rifle practice. General Drain, wi'h
other National Guard officers, is work
ing to secure an increase in the appro
priation for the National Guard from
$1,000,000 to $2,000,000 per annum,
but there is slight prospect that
the increase can be secured this session.
Stevens for Lock Canal.
Washington, Jan. 22. Secretary
Taft called at the white house tonight
and furnished to the president the mi
nority report of the board of consulting
engineers of the Isthmian Canal com
mission. This report was prepared by
Chief Engineer Stevens, who, it is
stated, is in favor of a lock canal. The
secretary stated that his visit had noth
ing to do with the Venezuelan ques
tion, which is entirely in the hands of
the officials of the State department.
Cruiser Denver to Watch Castro.
Washington, Jan. 22. The protected
cruiser Denver, which has leen tempo-
Irarily detached from the nfth division
of the Atlantic fleet, has sailed from
Culebra tor San Juan. The Denver
(will be detained in West Indian waters
for the present, awaiting the turn ot
events in Venezuela.
UNCLE SAM MAY
SPANK CASTRO
He Insults Russell, American Minis
ter, as well as Taigny.
French Warships Are at Hand, and
Failing Instant Apology Their Guns
Will Talk Venezuelan President
Resents Russell's Action as Agent
of France.
Washington, Jan. 20. Three Frenah
warships are now off the Veneauelan
coast preparing to deliver the answer
of France to President Castro's treat
ment of M. Taigny, the French repre
sentative at Caracas, by a naval demon
stration in Venezuelan waters. Two
additional warships will join them as
soon as they can make the trip across'
the Atlantic. Until the demonstration,
has been initiated, the French govern
ment will Bhare with the president and
Secretary Root the knowledge of the
exact form which this expression of her
displeasure at President Castro's action
will take.
Meantime the delicacy of the situa
tion at Caracas is greatly increased by
news which has recently reached here
from that city regarding the attitude
President Castro now appears to be
assuming toward Mr. Russell, the
American minister. Unless this atti
tude is radically modified, it may be
ueceseary to dispatch an American war
ship even nearer the Venezuelan coast
than has already been planned. Presi
dent Castro, it is said, will be given to
understand that any treatment of an
American representative euch as that
accorded to M. Taigny will not be tol
erated. The cause which can le
ascribed here for Mr. Castro's attitude
toward Mr. Russell is that the former
insists upon regarding as personal
rather than ollicial the efforts which
Mr. Kussell has made to assist a peace
ful settlement of the Franco-Ven aaelan
troubles. The request of ti e French
government that its interests in Vene
zuela be looked after by Mr. Russell
was immediately granted for the reason
that such a request is invariably grant
ed by a friendly power however dilticnlt
the task.
France has adopted a simple pro
gram for her treatment of the Venezue
lan situation. It provides fur an im
mediate and comprehensive apology by
Castro for his treatment of M. Taigny,
which treatment the Pari3 officials le-
gard as insulting and intolerable.
One dispatch sent to Mr. Russell
last Sunday had not been delivered to
him up to the time the last dispatch
was sent by him to the State depart
ment. This is being inquired into by
the department.
FUNDS FOR SEA WALL.
California Supreme Court Gives Fa--
vorable Decision.
San Francisco, Jan. 20. The Su
preme court this alternoon hanief
down a decision by which fnnds will
soon be available for the completion of
the San Francisco sea wall. The court
sustaiaed the validity of the so-called
sea wall act, rassed by the legislature
in March, 1 903, which authorized the
sta'e board of harbor commissioners to
issue $2,000,000 in bonds to complete
the San Francisco sea wall. "
The harbor commissioners proceeded
to issue bonds under this act, but Slate
Treasurer Reeves refused jo approve
the issue. The commissioners there
upon applied to the Supreme court for
a writ ot mandamus to comei me
state treasurer to sign the bond issue.
The court by its decision today di
rects the state treasurer to sign the
bonds. The harbor commission, it is.
understood, will now issue bonds under
the act from time to time until the full
$2,000 000 worth are on the market.
Afraid to Show His Face.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 20. Distrustful
of the ppirit of his capital and perhaps
remembering the incident of last Jann-
ary, when one oi wie paiunng guns
showered grape on the imperial chapel,
the emperor will not come to St.
Petersburg for the ceremony of the
blessing of the water of the Neva to
morrow. For the first time eincc the
Empress Anna laid the foundations of
the winter palace in 1732, the great
church festival of the Epiphany will
pass without the presence of the sov
ereign. Big Grain Firm Fails.
Chiiago, Jan. 20. Announcement
was made this aiternoon of the suspen
sion of the grain and commission firm
of M'-Reynolds & Co,, of this city, orto
of the best known firms on the board of
trade. The affaiis of the firm will be
wonnd up and it will go out of busi
ness, but the creditors w ill be paid in
full and the assets are fully equal to
the liah;litiee. The house
a large handler of cash grain
trols three large elevators.
has
been
and
con-
Funston May Go to China.
San Francisco, Jan.. 20. The Call
will say tomorrow that Brigadier Gen
eral Frederick Fnnston will soon be
relieved from the command of the ile
partment of California and ordered 1o
the Philippines, where he will re
placet! in charge of one of the brigades
which is being formed in Luzon with a
view to their possible utilization in
connection with any move which may
be made against China.