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NEWS OF THE In I Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A Resume of the Less Important but Not Less Interesting Events of the Past Week. The Pan-American congress session at Rio Janeiro, Brasil. is in Germany says she has no intention of interfering with Russia e affairs. The csar is bolding down t‘ e capital with an immense army and will form a provisional army. Russell Sage is dead. He leaves a fortune of about »100,000,000, most of which will go Jo charity. Ry order of the president the provis ions ol the eight-hour law have been extended to the Navy department. BALANCE FAVORS ISLANDS. DOUMA DISSOLVED. Philippine Exports Exceed Imports First Time Since Annexation. Czar Places Russia Back Under His Own Despotic Rule. Washington, July 24.—Tbe two most noteworthy featuree of the commercial returns of the Philippine islands for 1905 are a balance in favor of the is lands for the first calendar year period in the history ot the American occupa tion, and the advance of American goods to tbe first rank in the import trade. The favorable trade balance is duo to increased export values, which aggregated »83,454,744, or more than »4 000,000 in exceee of the exports for 1904. An increase of »500,000 in American trade in 1905 with the is lands, combined with a decline in rice imports, gives to the United States the lead, and in view of the anticipated further decline in the demand for for eign rice in the islands, the United States is expected to continue to in crease its lead. The increase ot »2,000,000 in the imports from the United States in the last five years is largely made up of imports ot iron and steel and their manufactures; cotton, raw and manu factured. and illuminating oil. The iron and steel trade approximated »3,- 000,000 in value. Great Britain gained most in the iron and steel trade with the islands, but the United States takes the leal, whereas Great Britain was formerly in the lead. There is still great room for improvement in the ex ports from the United States to the is lands. The state of Michigan has just won a suit against the Michigan Central rail way involving »4,000,000 in back taxes. The taxes covered the years from 185« to 1894. CANNED MEAT EXPORTS. A westbound passenger train on the Great Northern was wrecked 30 miles Japan Used Large Quantities During from Spokane at Diamond lake. Part War With Russia. of the train went into the lake and Washington, July 24.—Complete fig seven persons were drowned. ures of the experts of American canned A collision betweena freight and pas meats for the past fiscal year are ehowu senger on the Seaboard Airline near today in a statement issued by the de Raleigh, N. C., resulted in the death of partment of Commerce and Labor. The 20 persons and the injury of 24. Of value of canned meats exported from the killed 12 were colored, and 19 col the United States in June, 1906, was ored people were injured. »461,100, against »797,127 in June, A general strike has been ordered in 1905, and in the fiscal year 1906. »9,- 233,410, against »9,977,045 in 1905. Russia in August. The figures for the fiasel year 1906 Dreyfus has been decorated with a included: Canned beef, »6,430,446: cross of the Legion of Honor. canned pork, »1,215,85,7; and othe* There has been a wholesale slaughter canned meats, »1,587,107. The quan tity of canned beef exported in tbe fis of blacks by Germane in Africa cal year was 64,523,350 pounds, as Perpetual daylight in Alaska serious against 66,688,568 pounds in 1905. ly interferes with wireless telegraphy. The reduction in exports occurred al Another row has broken out in the most exclusively in the shipments to large government printing office at Washing Japan, which country took amounts of American beef during the ton, D. C. wai, but greatly decreased her imports AF rench woman has been arrested on the disbandment of the army. The in Paris for robbery. She concealed exports to Japan during the fiscal year her plunder in a wooden leg. 1906 were 2,306,583 pounds, against The warehouses of the International 14,687,165 pounds in 1905, and in the Harvester company at Sterling, Illinois, month of June, 1906, were 34,412 have been destroyed by fire. Loes, pounds, against 3,612,188 pounds in »100,000. June, 1905. The United Kingdom was the great Fire almost totally destroyed the plant of the United States Leather com est buyer of canned beef, exports to increasing 4 758,815 pany at Prentiss, Wisconsin. The lose that country pounds for the fi'cal year, but decreas is placed at »600,000. ing for the month of June, 1906, Henceforth the canal commission will pay all laborers in silver. The YEARN FOR OLD HOME. change was made on account of West Indian negroes, who would rather No Houses for Hundreds Who Would starve than spend gold. Return to San Francisco. Two Vienna doctors called in coneul tation on a case dieagreed and a duel followed. Both were wounded and sent to the hospital. In tne meantine the patient recovered without medical as sistance. It is believed the cxar will dissolve the douma. Suppression of newspapers caused a riot in St. Petersburg. Peace has been signed among the Central American republics. The last of the ladrone chiefs in the Philippines has surrendered. Germany proposes to exclude Ameri can canned meat of every description. A revolution in Mexico is threat ened. inspired by hostility to Ame.i cans. The National Livestock exchange de nounces the reports recently made on the meat packing industry. John D. Rockefeller will be arrested immediately on hie arrival in the United States. He has sailed for this country. The whole city of has been destroyed by flagration has rendered homelees, who are also Syzran. Russia, fire. The con 35,000 persons without food. Meager reports have been received of a fierce fire in Yokohama, Japan. More than a thousand houses were d. stroyed and some life is known to have beer- lost. The capital of Alaska has been moved from Sitka to Juneau. Scotland will try to induce parlia ment to grant home rule. A forest fire in Calaveras county threatns destruction to California’s big trees. The bishop of Zululand accuses the British troops of wantonly killing many natives. Santos Dumont has a new airship which he believes an improvement over anything yet built. The mayor of Socorro, Tex., says re ports of the recent earthquake wer» greatly overdrawn. Santo Domingo will borrow »20,000, 000 and pay all outstanding claims. Germany and Austria will help tbe cxir if another revolution breaks out. The National Pure Food convention endorsed the stand taken by President Roosevelt on tbe pure food law. General Stoessel, commander of Port Arthur, during the Russo-Japanes« war, has been sentenced to death by e military commission for surrendering to the Japanese. San Francisco, July 24. — San Fran cisco's greatest need is homes. The oeople who were driven from tbe city at the time of the disaster are eager to return, several thousand laborers are imperatively needed to aid in the work of rebuilding, but there are no houses (or them The rehabilitation commit tee has set to work to furnish relief, but the resources at its command will admit of only slight assistance. This committee will build some 3,000 homes for workmen, but this will not even serve to bouse the thousands still liv ing in tents. It is to individual initiative that the city must look. Evidences that this /Ill be forcthcoming are beginning to appear. In the Richmond district, tbe sec- 'ion located between Golden Ga'e park and the neck of the bay, several homes are being erected and have been rented in advance. Still it is to the stretch of land south if Market street that the people must look for the rebuilding of homes in suf ficient quantity to solve the problem. Here dwelt the thousands of tbe city’s poorest and it is to this section that they wish to return. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST GOOD WAGES IN HAYFIELDS. BEST IN UNION. Klamath Basin Farmers Pay $2 Per Iowa Expert Says Dairying Conditions Excel His State. Day and Board. Salem—That Oregon can produce Klamath Falla--Laboring men can do well in Klamath basin. Haying butter cheaper than any other state iu has liought on a tremendous demand the Union and that Oregon creamery for men of brawn, and wages started at men are nevertheleae figuring ou im »2 a day and Foard in the hayfields. porting cream from Minueaota, were Mason, Davis A Co , contractors on the startling assertions made at a dairy canal, promptly met the wage with tbe men's meeting here last week. Professor McKay, of the dairy de additional inducement of an eight-hour partment of Hie Iowa State Agricultural day, and farmers generally realise that college, was the principal speaker. He an eight-hour day in caring for a crop said that although hie state produces of alfalfa would hardly do. It is a more butter than any other state, he bumper crop of hay that is being cut in freely acknowledged that this is a more this county, too, and many randies re advantageous region for dairying, for port that tonnage of from (our to five the reason that ttie climate is less sub tons is not unusual. ject to such extreme conditions. He With all of this vast production, ap said Oregon should not import a pound pearances indicate that good prices will of butter, hut should bo an exporter lie rtallied, as there are more animals when tliat product can be ship|>ed to to be fed than ever before. Especially New York for 2 cents a pound and to will the demand for hay suitable for Liverpool for 2‘y cents. He urged tbe horses be called for in large quantity extension of dairying as a means of re for tlA* animals employed iu construct taining (arm fertility. ing canals, laterals and other portions Director James Withycombe, of the of the government work and building Oregon experiment station, said that the railroads reaching this way for the the dairy products in tiiis state, this tonnage the valley is to produce. The year will have a value of »8,000,01X1 government has decided to Luild the and in a few years dairying will sur second unit of its canal without asking pass lumtiering, which is now our foi further bids on tbe work and will greatest wealth producing industry. immediately proceed to equip the addi He said that one creamery operator is tional camps necessary for that work. figuring ou importing cream from Min The wages ol men at the government nesota. and deplored such a condition, camps has been increased to correspond when tire Willamette valley will pro with that offered by farmers and the dues 10 to 15 tout of green corn feed or contractors. 30 tons of green alfalfa per acre. Work on the canal system is now go Dairy Commissioner J. W. Bailey ing ahead rapidly. D C. Henny, su spoke in a similar »train, saying that pervising engineer, who succeeded J. B. he has seen hay offered for rale this l.ippincott on this project, is acquaint year at »2.50 a ton in the field and vat ing himself thoroughly with the work the farmer had no stoek to sell. that has been done and that is outlined for immediate construction. He has Higher Price for Hops. spent most of the time on the work Salem — On news that the English since his arrival from Portland. and German crops have been seriously injured transactions in futures have Barley Stands H at Best. been reported at 12 cents It is esti The Dalles—Headers are running all mated that about one-half of the Ore over the county in the farming sec gon crop for 1906 has been sold, and tions, and the grain is being stacked George L. R >*e predicts that the mar ready for threshing. As yet no finish ket will open at not lees than 15 centa. ing machines have started, but several Crop estimates vary from 95,000 to will begin this week. As harvest ad 125.000 bales for Oregon this year vances, it is shown that the wheat crop Latest local advices from England is better than wes thought a week ago. place the proliable English yield at The quality of spring grain is inferior. from 200 000 to 300,000 cwt., as None of the spring grain is No. 1. ajainst 700,000 cwt. last year. The fall wheat is of good quality, but meet farmers estimate that their fall Athena Needs Laborers. wheat will not yield over 15 bushels to Athena—There is a scarcity of labor tbe acre—about half a crop. Barley is ers in this vicinity. Farmers have ad the beet crop this season, having stood vertised for men. but few respond and the hot weather tietier than wheat or owing to the (act that the warm oats. weather has hastened the harvest many men are needed and good wages are Have 72 Per Cent of Offices. offered. Much wheat on light soil is Salem—Out of 342 county o fl ices in rained and will not be harvested. A the state the Republicans hold 249 and few weeks ago thia wheat was very the Democrats bold 88, while only two promising. John Bannister, a large are filler» by Independents, one by a farmer, says that his crop is damaged Prohibitionist and one by a woman who one half in many plaea. has no political party designation. One office is vacant. The Republicans hold Convicts Make Escape. 72.8 per cent of the county offices and Salem—A loss of 10 per cent of the the Eemocrate 25.7 per cent. Tbe In dependents elected secured the office of prisoners is the reeoid of the Oregon surveyor in two counties and tbe Pro penitentiary thus far this season in hibitionists elected a coroner. The working convicts on the public high woman elected is Mies Emma Warren, ways. About 60 men are kept at work who was elected school superintendent on the roai'x and at the stale fair of Clatsop county. No one was elected grounds. Six have escaped and are still at large. coroner of Wheeler county. For New Woman's Building. Albany—After holding a meeting ot the board of regents of the Oregon Agri cultural college at Corvallis, tbe mem bers of the board came to Albany last week and at an adjourned session in this city awarded the contract for the new woman's building, to Le erected on the campus, to H. Snook. The con tract price is »69,000, that tiring the lowest bid by »2,000. The building will be constructed of the granite from the quarries at Detroit, the eastern terminus of the Corvallis A Eastern railroad, and tbe building stone at Ya- qiina bay. Harvesting Begins in Linn Albany—Harvesting has begun in Linn county. While some damage to spring grain has been reported, as a re sult of unusually warm weather lasting for several days, these reports are the exception rather than the rule. Fall sown grain was damaged but little, and an excellent crop will be garnered. Late sown spring grain will improve considerably yet under the influence of the cool weather now prevailing. Hay ing is practically over, and the baler will add the finishing touches before the fall rains set in. Relic from River Bottom. Philadelphia, July 24 — Valuable relics o' the historic frigate Constitu tion have been dug from the bed of the Delaware river by a crew of a clam dredge off Newcastle, Del. D is a china urn, presented to tbe famous o d fighting ship of the American navy by cbe city of Philadelphia in 1797, and long ago lost and forgotten. How the urn came to be at the bottom of the river is a mystery. The Constitution, Pure Water for Agricultural College. although over a century old, is still in Corvallis—Htudents at the Agricul existence, and in a fair state of preser tural college are to have pure mountain water hereafter. At its last meeting vation. tbe board of regents made provision to have the water brought by the munici Kaiser as Czar's Evil Genius. St. Petersburg, July 24.— To Ight pality of Corvallis from Mary’s peak dories were indnstrioosly spread |tMk supplied in abundance for use at the the emperor’s final decieion to dissui.e college, and the president and secretary parliament was not taken until he had wer" r.'-’horized to contract with the communicated with Berlin. According city water board for 100,000 gallons or x> one story, a member of the German more at a rate of 15 cents per 1,000 gal »mbaasy engaged a wire for direct com lons per month. munication with Emperor William, New Combine Attracts Attention. «nd only after receiving and trans- nitting a 1,000-word dispatch from Athena— A combine harvester has Emperor William to Emperor Nicholas been purchased by John Walter which «as the ukase finally signed. will be the first of its kind to be used in this section. The machine is pro Cigarmakers May Establish Stores. pelled by a 20-boise power engine, Chicago, July 24.—The Cigarmakers’ which runs all of the machinery, tax inion, it is understood, has taken up ing only a sufficient number of horses 'eriously a proposal to establish fee- to draw the machine. The sepaiator .ories for the making of cigars in all and cutting ma< hinery is operated en he large cities in the United States, tirely independent of the draft. The ind also of steres under the control of feature that most interests farmers is the union, through which to get the that of doing away with many horses .manufactured goods to tbe consumers. required by other combines. PORTLAND MARKETS. 81. Petersburg, July 23 — Russia's first experiment in parliamentary gov ernment came to an ignominious end Saturday night with the promulgation of two imperial ukases, the first dis solving His present parliament and pro viding tor the convocation ot its sue- cveeor on March 5, 1907. more than six months hence, and the eocond pro claiming the capital of Ruaala end tbe surrounding province to be in a state ot extiaordlnary security, which Is only infinbeasimally different from full mar tial law. This measure of safety is to provide (or the outburst which un doubtedly will l>a provoked by this daring measure. Il le now but a step to dictatorship. There is little doubt that the order (o' the coacocation of the uew assem bly will still further poet pone the time, unless the new parliament promises to be more amenable than the present. The delay In fixing ths time for the new elections teems to indicate a de cision to change tne preeent liaeis ot suffrage to perhaps a basis of universal suffrage with which the advisers ol the emperor hope to swamp the educated liberals, the Boclallste and tire work men witli tbs vast mass ol peasantry. Tire ouly uncertainty le tne coming storm—wheu and where it will break. The advocates of the "mailed fist" lie- lieve that, by dissolving parliament and provoking a collision now, they will find the revolutionary leaders not prepared for an uprising al Moscow, whereas further delay would nearly give tire revolutionists the time needed to organize and to continue the corrup tion oi the army. There are no precedents in Russian history for the execution of an order of prorogation, hut today probably will 11 ud the palace in )or.<.eaaion of Hie mi lilia and the surrounding streets deiiv ered to the emperor** guards. WILL USE BOMB. Terrorists Mark Victims for Death— Trepoff is Warned. St. ’’etersburg, Juy 23. — Although the vicU ryot the reactionists seems at present to Ire complete, neither the Hi cialists nor the Terrorists have accepted the situation, and, while the per pie are apparently completely overawed l>y the display of force on the part of the an thoritiea, it will ire necessary to con tinue the use of the bayonet for some time. General Trepoff himself is au thority fur the statement that he has again been warned I hat ire is marked (or assassination. Despite thia fact, be continues actively at work, although at ail timee surrounded by a heavy guard. The Hociallst members ot the dooms have held a number of secret meetings, hut so far they have refrained from carrying out their avowed determine tion of issuing a proclamation attacking the csar, the reactionary element and more especially their former allies, the Constitutional Democrats. If they do so, trouble must come. ENTER LAND AT SHOSHONE. Boomers' Scene ol Operations Trans ferred From Lander. Washington, July 23.—In acordance with a supplemental proclamation is sued by the president, tne register and receiver of the land office for Lander, Wyo., district, shall receive entries (or lands in the ceded portion of the Hho- shone reservation at Shoshone, Wyo., from August 15 toOctolier .4, 1906, in stead ol at Lander, as provided in the proclamation of June 2. Thia action wax based on the fact that the railroad now building into the reservation will not be constructed from Klioahone to Lander until after August 15, ami the changn is made to accommodate pros pective entry men. All |iersonx who draw numbers at the drawing, which begins at lutuder, Wyo., on August 4, 1906, which num tiers entil le them to make entry be tween ths dates of Auguts 15 and ()c- torier 3, inclusive, must proceed to Sho shone, Wyo., and make their entries instead of going to I-ander, ax provided in the first proclamation. After Octo ber 3 entries will tie made at Ijrmler. Wheat — Club, 70c; bluestem, 72c; red, 68c; valiev, 71c; new club, 68c; new blueitem, 70c. Oats — No. 1 white feed, »32; gray, »31 p r ton. Bailey—Feed, »23 50 per ton; brew ing, »23.50 per ton ; roiled, »24®24 50. Rye—»1 50 per cwt. Hay—Valley timothy, No. l,»ll® 12 50 per ton; clover, »8 5l)®9; cheat, »6.50® 7; grain hay, »7(38; alfalfa, »11- Frnite—Apples, »1 50(32.25 per box; apricots, »1 25(31 35; cherries, 6® 10c per pound; currants. 9(310c; peach es, 75c®»l.l0 per box; plums, »1.25; Logan berries, »1.35(31.40 per crate; raspberries, »1.40® 1.5(1; blackberries, 8c per pound ; gooseberries, 8c. Vegetables—Beans, 5@7c per pound; cabbage, l?<®2c; corn, 25®35c pr» dozen; cucumbers, 75c®»l per box; Camps Will Soon Be Abolished. egg plant, 30(340c per pound; lettuce, Han Francisco, July 23. — Rudolph h»a l, 25c per dozen; onions, 10(3 1254c; peas, 4®5c per pound; radish Hpreckles and Allan Pollok, of the fi nance committee, investigated five of es, 10@l5c per dozen; rhubarb, 2® They 2ji,c per pound; spinach 2®3c; toma the refugee camps yesterday went to the speed a ay camp, to the toes, »1.26® 3 per lox; parsley, 25< ; squash, »1(31.25 per crate; turnips, Harbor View camp, to two in the Po trero an<l one south of Market street, 90c® »1 per seek ; carrots, »1(31.25 pir inspecting the tents, shacks ami soup »ack ; beets, »1 25® 1.60 per sack. kitchens. As a result of the tour Mr. Onion 1—New, red, 15ii®l)^c per Pollok states that the camps must be pound ; new yellow, 1 %®2c per pound abolished ss soon as possible and the Potatoes — Old Eurbanks, nominal; re.’ngees housed in permanent dwell new potatoes, 76c® »1.50. ings. He added that most uf the soup Butter—Fancy creamery, 17>4®20c kitchens will be discontinued August 1. per pound. Eggs—Oregon ranch, 2l®21^c per Guatemalans Shot All Prisoners. dozen. Fan Salvador, July 23. — The Salva Poultry—Average old hens, 13®14c l>er pound ; mixed chickens, 1.3® 1.354c; dorean newspapers accuse the Gnate springe, 16 ® 17; roosters, 9 ® 10c; malan troops of having killer] Salvador They say that General dressed chiikens, 14®15c; turkeys, an prisoner». live, ]5®17c; turkeys, dre-sed, choice, Cristslee, when the armistice wes 17(3225^c; geese, live, 8®9c; ducks, signer), returner! to the Guatemalan army all the imprisoned officers and 11® 13c. Hops—Oregon, 1905, 11 ® 12c; olds, soldiers of Guatemala, but the papers 8c; 1906 contracts, 12®13c per pound. assert the Guatemalans were unable to Wool—Eastern Oregon average beet, take a corresponding step because 17®20c per pound, according to shrink« all the prisoners they had captured age; valley, 20@22, according to fine were shot. ness; mohair, choice, 28@30c per Threaten Revolt of Fleet. pound. Sebastopol, July 23.—A meeting of Veal—Dressed, 554®He Per pound. Beef—Dressed '.mile, 3c per ponnd; 2,300 sailors from the varships here cows, 4)4@r,!4<'; country steers, 5®6c. today drew np economic demands tor Mutton—Dressed fancy, 7®8c per presentation tn Admiral Hkrydlofl. Un ponnd; ordinary, 5®«c; lambs, fancy, less these demands are fulfilled the men say the whole of the Black sea 8®8J^C. flset will revolt. Pork—Dieseed, 7@85ic per pound. BONDS SELI. WELL $30,000.000 lor Panama Canal More Than Subscribed. ALL BIDS ARE AT GOOD PREMIUM Average Premium of Nearly 4 Per Cent is Oftsred Interest at 2 Per Cent. Washington, July 21. — Bids were opened at the Treasury department late yesterday for the »30,(MIO.(M10 10.30 Panama Canal bonds, Ix-arlng > per ■•ent interest, under H»crotary Khaw's circular ol July 2 an I, although no awards will lie made until today or later, it Is evident that the riitlre Issue has lieen aulsH'Irlieil for at an average uf bum IM 94 to 1(13 9(1. Mr. Hbaw end other officials of the Treasury de partment expreesixl themselves as high- ly phased and »mtirely •ati.fietl with the figures obtained. Tbe total number and amounts of blds made will nut lie aeierlalard until today, hut It Is apparent that the whole Issue has been suliecrllxxl for seveial times over. The largest and best sin gle offer was that of Fisk A Robinson, of New Yuik, who made six bids of »5,000,000, each at an axerage of 103 86. Smaller hills at higher prices, however, will probably nduce the amount which w.ll likely lie awarded to .hem to ebout »16,000,000. One bid of 106 for the whole issue came from a man named Lindsay at New Orleans, but on account of conditions named and for other lessons the bid was not considered. H ivetal telegraph ic hills were received too late to tie eon« side red, but the prices named were too ■mall to lie successful. The secietary having state«! that the Ixmds would lie numliered sei tally lie- ginnlug with the highest bld, one offer was made at 125 for »1 000, thus «cur ing to the bidder bond No 1. An ex amination of the liest bids shows that offers of 104 1 • 16 and up aggregated ,16,3'r|.s<.il 104 to 104 I 16 aggregat ed »1,100,880, 103.75 to 104 aggregat ed »14,177,000. LOSS LOOMING BIG. San Francisco Insurance May Reach Total of 3300,000,000. Han Francisco, Cal., July 21.— It now locks as if the lusiirauce risks in the burned district of Ban Francisco will foot np considerably more than »250,000,000, ami the total may go up to nearly »300,000,(00. Ths esti mates of Insurance managers have lieen crawling upward all the time, and the figures given in reports tiled by the companies with the Nee York Insur- arcs department indicate that even the highest estimate which they have made is too low. Several weeks after the conflagration a de’ailel estimate ol the amount of •ach company's risks fixed the total insurance in the burned district at »252,363,000. Thirty-three companies which have made sworn returns to tbe New York Inanrame department, ad mit a liability of »102,499,000. The estimate of their liability was »1)6,063,- 000. Taking the same percentage of differencas for all the 108 companies which were included in the list, the total ot tiieir liabilities would tie placed at »269,271,000. An addition most lie made for Lloyds, for the "umlegrronnd" con cerns, and for the companies which hail some risks here but were not named with the 108. Thia addition inav lie estimated at »10,000.000, which brings the tutal up to abont »280,000 000. From this calculation the German, of Free|Hirt, and the German National are omitted, as their returns to the New York Insurance department have a pe culiar look. On the basis ot the re turns of the thirty-three companies above referred to, the German, ot Free port, and the German National, would lie involve«! to the extent of »6,213,000 in the disaster, but they admit a toes of only »2,817,000, Stoessel Must Die. fit. Petersburg, July 21.—The com mission appointed to Investigate the s irremler of Port Arthur has finished its labors, ami recommends that Lieu tenant General Htoexsel, the former commander of the Russian forces at Pirt Arthur, lie dismissed from tbe army and shot ; that Lieutenant Gene ral Fork, who commanded the Fourth Esst Hitierian division at Port Arthur, lie dismissed from the army and under go a year of hard labor; that General Reiss, chief of staff ol General Htoeeeel, be dismissed and banished. Foreign Trade #2.070,000,000. Washington, J.Jy 21. — A statement issued today by the department of Con me re and Labor rays the foreign commere of the United Blates in the fiscal year just ended aggregated »2,« 970,000,000. If the trade with Porto Rico and Hawaii, which was included in our foreign commerce prior to their annexation were added, the total would materially exceed »3,OOJ,COO.OOO. To tal Imports were »1226,000,000, and exports »1,744,000,000. Great Demand for Troops. O«lease, July 21.— General Kaulbars has been overwhelmed recently Jwith appeals for military assistance from landowners in the districts of Kherson, Yekaterinoslav and Poltava, against the peasantry, who are organised and led by revolutionists.