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V Bohemia Nugget HOWAttI) IIISNKY, riibtlaliera. COTTAGE GROVE . . OREGON. EVENTS OFTIIE DAY A Comprehensive Review ot Iht Important Happenings ol Iht Past Week, Presented in i Condensed Form, Which li Moll Likely to Intertit Our Many Readers. Tlio streetcar men of Pan Francisco nro on strike. Brussels Is quieting down and as suming normal conditions. Frank II. Stockton, tlio well known novelist, In dead nt Washington. OREGON NATIONAL PARK. The Bill Creating One at Cralcr Lake Passes Iht House. Washington, April 22. -Rcpresenta-tlvo Tongue tins eocured tlio passage f his Mil for tlio creation of tlio Crater UU National Park In Southern Ore- ti.a I. 1 till h.lrawa iroin sciti. pin. ..,.. nnirv or occupancy, Hy fnAK miles, Including and sur rounding Crater lake. lVntr.il of the park Is to rest with the secretary of the Interior, who "ha" provide rules for the protection nn.l preservation of the natural objects, gumo nn.l fish, an.l proiierly guard against trespassers, nnd. with an adequate force ot ward ens, prevent an.l extinguish fwesl fire. Settlement In not to Iw allowed in the park nor ran lumbering or other busi- ATTORNEY GENERAL W B. STKATTON Company on behalf of the statoof Washington. The briefs win ncctptci n) mo supreme court. Guantanamo has been decided upon as tho American naval station in Cuba. J. P. Morgan is said to have com pleted a plan to combino all the great trans-Atlantic lines. Tho steamer Cityof rittsbnfg burned near Cairo, III., and "5 people are sup posed to have perished. t mines within tho park, ah new lie therein conducted, although tourists, pleasure seekers and scien tists will at all times have free access. Authority is granted for issuing li mits for the erection and maintenance of restaurants and hotels for the ac commodation of visitors. I In order to secure the passage ot the hill by unanimous consent .Mr. Tongue null III linr I L PCiriill huivihhiivihc There is considerable uneasiness . . ,,, wa9 intCrte.l permitting the resin over tiw iuiiiiiin.-uy location of i ueiwcen uiunese unu sun-igu "wp. Bocas, Colombia, has surrendered to tho rebels. The United States gunboat .JIachlas has landed a force to protect American Interests. In tho presence of a distinguished as semblage, including President Roose velt, Juovarnor U JByi pliroibiil ' Most ot the Mhc exiled to Siberia. Chinajhas protested against the ex tcnison of the exclusion law. The house passed tho Cuban bill re moving the differential on sugar. Diplomatic relations have been re sumed between France and Venezuela. Moro time has been given the Boers in tho peace negotiations in South Africa. Colombia is massing troops to put down the insurrection of the Isthmus of Panama. Oueen Wilhelmina, of Holland, has typhoid fever, but her condition is not j AGAINST .REVISION BELGIAN DEPUTIES REJECT THE SOCIALIST PROPOSAL No Spcciric Promises Art Made. Hut Partial Rtformt May 11 Ornnted-Serious Riots Occur Throughout the Country In Which Many art Killed and Wounded Agitation Depresses Trade. Brussels, April 21. The chamber ol representatives by .St to IU votes, ro i.vteil tho proiHwil to revl.-o tho H.1 gian constitution si as to provide for universal suffrage. Mr. Snuvti, Soleallst, accused tho government of being anxious to Ihommi (UI.UOU ssilillorsiagainst uioir oremrcii Itut thev would be unable to oxtormin into Socialism, he added, and enough i Socialists: would remain to continue (he struggle. As tho gotermnent win not willing to counsel tho king to do hi duty, nothing was left but for tho Socialists to address his majesty direct ly and plead fur his intervention. If lie but said the word, Jieaee wouhl Iw re-established. M. Woosto, leader of tho Right party in the chamber, when summing up the debate for the gotornment, pointed out that a vote hositle to revision did not ply absolute hostility to reform, if tl.i was discussed in peaeefiil times. "The government supporters are pre lured," said M. WiH-ste, "to ivnider lronHls for reform in plural voting, although they could not go ns f.ir as universal suffrage pure and simple." This spotvh is regarded as show ing the willingness of the government to I grant partial reform in the future. I lireut excitement followed the vote ' in the chamber. The Socialists held a ! meeting in the Maison tin People, at which M. Vanderveld, the leader of the Socialists in ltolgiiim, urged his hearers to lie mint and said he hoped Mug Leopold would still intervene. The meeting passed a resolution to continue to strike and dispersed with out disorder. The people of this city are generally imnatient with the agitation, which greatly Impedes trade and business. It is rumored here that King Leopold has decided to take tho inltiatie and dissolve parliament. A serious not has occurre.1 at Lou vain, near Brussels. Tho Socialists held a demonstration in front of the residence of M. Schollaert, president of the chamber of deputies. Tho police, in attempting to disperse them, were received with a shower of stones. Tho civic guard then fired on tho mob. A similar riot occurred in another part of Louvaiu an.l altogether five persona were killed and 12 wounded. Another riot is reported to have occurred at LjflfANAL. F'QHT ON DAL drtT:idrtliun bo t alarming. II..... is . """" v-""i Want Matter belayed Until New SurvlVfli Madt. v Washington, April 21 Tho.ro nro renewed indication that a strong light will Imj made n th .Miifereneo itini- "'' against tl,u nmendiiu-nt to tho river and luubor bill nuthorUIng tho ci'listruetlon o A nm t The Dalles and CelUo, pruTliled tho senate accepts. '"'"iinetit ina.l.i by tlio c,iinmlt e h.mso ninfem-s, anil Intact practically thoVholo houso ixmunltt entertain the Wlu.f that this canal can Ihi built for mud, loss tlmtt tho est I mate of Captain Harts, and they assert that they do not want to undertake the work until the, know what it is going to cost. At th tutmt tltllO. tltimt la ft J''luK among tho friends of tho canal tllilt this CXCUnt l ,n,K. . and that tho committm in fact thvs not it.nn in auttmrito the construction of n canal, merely putting forward the new survey prtiixislthm ns a tueaua of delay. "ere mis Ix-cii ,,onie Iiohi that a win pnniilNO might u, immgh nmt where by the houti .Mnfcnvs would consent to allow tho aiithorlBtlon of work on the canal, and tho immediate uxpeuili. Jure of the railwwf lwilanco nown "ami, cuitlRgiflftjio,,,,! imli,or. Imt on of Umo. TKly say they are w-orking for ajriueiple.iiml.not to save the amount money liiftnedlntoly In volved. Thtrfrhmda of tho lmituiMllinii have not glwn up, but are endeavoring to show their conferees that the uutlior iiatinn of the work does not itimi-el the .xin nunuro ot the (till amount of Cap tain Harts' estimate: that if tho work can Iw done fpr loss, as they believe, a iest amount wi(l l exHndetl. STEAMER BURNED. M Big Paucnjtr Boat Ion the Mississippi Totally M . . . W-" ... .. . . utiiroyta. ana many uvea Lost. . Cairo, IIIJLAprll 22. Onu ot th worst illsosterslfh the history of river navigation occurre.1 shortly After 4 A M. nenr Ogden1 landing, near tlU city. Whilo alpiost all on lioar.1 were, asleep, tho straVaer City of Pittsburg, from Cinciunalfi'to Jtemphis, was dis covered to baffin Are, and in a low moments wjQTCurncd to tho water's edge. Tho joss of over tSO.OQd on thi steamer doeiBiot include tho cargo? Iwth being 'aTThtal loss. The latesf estimates arojtliat there were 150 per sons on linlMin.l that not more than half of them wc,re sated, many of the latter being burned or injured. As tho register of tho steamer was burned, no list can bo given either of the victims or tho survivors, an.l in tho confusion it has been impossible to get complete lists. Captain Phillips admits that tho death list mav reach 00. . The fire was discovered in tho foi trh at 4:05 A. M, DEFEAT EXCLUSION SENATORS KILLED THE MITCH- ELL'KAHN MEASURE. The Piatt Substitute Is Adopted In Its Place hy Maorlly ol f ifteen It Continues the Present Law and Applies the Exclu sion Regulations to All Insular Territory ot the United Statei. IRISH CRIMES ACT. Washington, April 17. Tho drastic Chinese exclusion bill, originally framed by the senators and representa tives from tho Pacific) coasI status, met tlefeat in the senate yesterday, ami its place was substituted a measure offered by Piatt of Connecticut, extending the ., ,,...' ,. ,ym,111,i ... u, provlslons of tho present exclusion law, , W1W, ,,H,t him fnoo to face and glvo mid also annlj Ing that exclusion to all ; 1 1 1 tit blow for blow. Their answer to Insular territory under the jurisdiction of the United Statst. Tho toto by which tho substitute took the place of the original wai ayes to noon 33. Onro tho substitution had Iweu made all tho senators joined in Its sup Redmond Appeals lor Chanje ol Policy In the Emerald Isle. IaiiuIou, April ID. In the houso ot commons John Redmond, the Irish Nationalist leader, speaking ( tho Crimea act proclamation Issued hy tlio lord lieutenant of Ireland, Earl Ondo gau, declared that an Infamous con spiracy was on foot In Kngiand to fo ment crime In Ireland where nono ex isted. The stories of outrage and vio lence In Ireland worn infamous ralunw ilea, Tho Nationalists In Ireland wore only governed by a contemptible minor ity. A hundred men, continued Mr, Itodmnnil, stood ready to replace every man scut to prison In this struggle, Tlio Irish entreated Mr. Wyndlmm, tho hlef secretary Inr Ireland, to cliangolii" his ctHirclon of Ireland would bo to bar den their hearts, strengthen their organization and comind rtotrca. Mr. Wyndlmm replied that while it was true that while there was a com iiarativo absence of crime against tho person, tho liven ot Hsipln were made 1 I ... 1 .!.. I... 1. ..!... 1. 1... t 1. i ..i .i . , ... ..,, ... ... llllPcrH.no.il i.....iiiui.tii.u nil.. ..iT.ii port, wmi im. s.og.e ...... .,. ...,.,, tn)? ,nio Kvtriumllt wn ncUIK tho eubstituto being iuissc.1, ,tl to 1. (ro ,M,utti-atl motives, but as thn rtw Somo minor conditions were made suit of Information Inlxirlouidy collect- ndmlttlng Chinese persons ctiuntctetl l ami careliilly exaniln.si NEWS OF TILE STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS OF OREGON. Cattlo and hogs are selling in Chi-, cago at the highest rate in years, and the receipts are the smallest. Tho cholera epidemic at -Manila is unabated. There have been 332 cases and 253 deaths in that city alone. n.1 . , , r ttlll.nl.I.. csVis 1 OREGON ODD FELLOWS' HOME, AT PORTLAND, Tho entire business portion of Bar- ( To he dedicated April 26, the eighty-third anniversary of the founding ton, Ala., has been destroyed by fire. of the order. Chinese rebels are said to be armed ward larboard and burned fleMjly. Most of tho sengers wenvjinbed when! CI, tho hoMIHIainid tho streams of water oiYMPuch, tho flames from the lower ipclT and dense clouds of smoke, thj Jissengers rushed from their st:iten)oriN and a frightful panic ensued Tie appeals of the officers and crew niiM not aps-:iso tho terror stricken crKtils that interfered with those who threw water on tho flames, as well as time working with tho lifo lioats. Boats from the shore took off numerous pasR-ngers. The burning steamer was quickly headed for the bunk. A numlx'r of passengers who juniK.-d off the stern and tried to stim ashore through the swift current were drowned. Many also jrished In the flames. Help, ex cept from oplo living near hy, did not arrive until 2:30 in tho -afternoon, and passenticm with only night clothes an.l without foisl suffered terribly. tlio steamer Maud Kilgoro brought the survivors to this iilaco and the sev eral societies of tho city rendered all possible assintanco in tho way of cloth ing, etc. with national expositions and provid ing for certificates of identification ot Chinese ill our insular possessions. Otherwise, however, the substitute was adopted substantially in tho form that Plsttt presented It. The sennto failed to substitute tho enacting clause ot tho houso bill for the senate measure, so that the bill will now go to the houso as nn original. measure, and, from a parliamentary standKi!nt, will have to lie acted on ami treated tho samo as though the houso had not passed a Chinese bill already. Tlio 8iccial Piatt amendment is substitute for tho entire bill. Iho amundment reads: 'i oocuon l. mat mi mwn now ... . sa , ..... Jorco promiming anu regulating me coming of Chinese jiersons and persona ot Chinese descent Into tne uniieu States, ami thu residence id such 't- sons therein lioTind thu same aro liere b,y extendod and continued, including tho act entitled 'An act to prevent the coming dfjQhlneso laborers to the United Stales annrottxl Sentemlwr 13, nSSS, so far as, the same Is not incon sistent wlti treaty omigauous now ex isting in full lorro anil ollect until mo 7th day of December, 11101, and so long as the treaty between China and thu United States, concluded on Jlareli w, 1801, and proclaimed by tho president on tho 8th of December, 1804, shall continue in force, and said laws shall annlv to all territory under tho juris- dlcttoiiol the rnileti rsiatca ami to an immigration ot Chineso laborers from fio Islnmls to the mainland territory ol tho United States, cr irom one por tion of tho island territory of the United States to another portion of said Island territory; provided, however. this shall not apply to the transit linese lalsirers from one Island to another of the same gioup or to any Islands within tho Jurisdiction of any state or tho District of Alaska. "Section -. That in case said treaty lie terminated ns provided in Article (1 thereof, this act and the acts hereby extended and continued shall remain in force until there shall Iw concluded between the United States and China a new treaty respecting tho coming of Chineso persons into tho United States, and until appropriate laws shall bo passed to carry into effect tho provis ions thereof. ROOT QOE8 TO CUDA. Will Oversee Withdrawal of American Troops Prom the Island. New York, April 10. Secretary Root has gone ot Culm. Regarding his trip, he said: "I am going down to look over the field and lay plans for the withdrawal of our troop from tho Island. There is no great siguitlcaniv In my trip, 1 want to Is. on the ground and sett for myself Just what the situation needs." Tho seorotary would not discuss the prosiectM of tho new government. ".My function," he said, "ends with carrying out tho orders nt the govern ment to withdraw our troops, nn.l leave everything in us good a condition as IHissiblo tor the new Cuban goveiiment to take control." A Disastrous Collision. San Francisco, April 21. Tho steam ers San Pedro and Nnyti collided a short distance on port during the night through the misunderstanding of slg mils, and Isitli vessels were badly dam aged. Tho Han Pedro, which milled from Kurekit April 17 with a cargo of lumls'r and shingles, bad her stem carried away, and was cut below thn water line. Tho vessel start.il to leak. and 12,000,000 shingles had to lie Jet tisoned to save tlio vessel from sinking. The Noyo had her stem carried away and was badly stotn In on tho star Is ran I bow. with Mauser rifles French territory. smuggled from minerals are to though he contends no bo found there. Tho Taciflc coast representatives will j .Jf! a ront'"ua' "f, !' accept the Piatt substitute for the ex- W nt , s bill ever since Mr Tongi e rlnslnn bill "rst introduced it. V ithln tho past elusion uni. j 10 days however, ho has U-en at work Canada has modified the Trcadgold with the several departments, and concession to the satisfaction of the finally secured tho approval of tho pres- Yukon delegation. Going to Thunder Mountain. Tho Northern Pacific Railroad has published a map of the Thunder Moun tain country in Idaho, with a good de scription of that great mining camp, also complete information about reach ing Thunder Mountain by railroad and stage routes. Also the cost of getting there. This map will bo mailed on application to A. D. Charlton, Port land, Oregon, or Chas. S. Fee, St. Paul, Minn,, or to any agent of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. Enriquo Santlbanez, second secretary ot tho Mexican embassy in Washing ton, dropped dead on the street. A Now York girl knocked down by tho fender of a street car escaped death, but baa her hair cut oft by tho car wheels. Commodore Howell, ol the navy, has porfoctod a method of transforming soft coal into a smokeless product. The coal is reduced to powdor and mado Into bricks. A census ol Berlin, Gormany, gives tho population as ,001,607. Thlrty-sovon doslgnB have been sub mitted for tho proposed Grant statue In Washlntgon. Tho official copy ol the Farrls elec tion bill, passed by the Kentucky legis lature, lias boon stolen at Franktort, and tho measure cannot become law. Governor Beckham, of Kentucky, ve toed tlio bill to prohibit tho docking of horsos' tails, doclaring legislation should be directed at those who buy such honsi, not tha iilUri. (font and wcretiirv of agriculture to tho pending bill. At tho request of the president the eeakcr allowed tho bill to bu considered, a thing never lie fore done, and its passage followed. It Is not believed there will bo any diffi culty Jin securing its passage through tho senate. The German army reserves aro great ly increasing in number. For next year's 13 days of drill, 5,350 non-commissioned officers, and 48,111 privates will nut in an appearance. This is nearly double last year's numbers. Great Northern Flyer Wrecked. St. Cloud, Minn., April 22. Tho Great Northern flyer, west bound, col lided with an east bound freight train near Watab, a few miles from hero. Both englnos and several cars on tho freight train were demolished. Ono lady passenger on the flyer and four of tho train crew wore injured, hut none of them seriously. Tlio wreck blocked tho tracks and dolaycd traffic for sev eral hours. Tho freight should havo sidetracked at Watab, Accused of Murdering Nora Puller. San Francisco, April 22. Chief of Police Wittman officially announces that tho murderer of Nora Fuller was C. B. Hartley, for 14 years accountant in the business ofllco of tho Examiner. On January 10, the day of tho disap pearance of Nora Fuller, 0. B. Hadley disappeared, and has not been seen since. Theodore Kytka, tho handwrit ing expert, delcares that tho man who wrote tho name of 0, B. Hawkins to tho advertisement luring Nora Fuller havo not paid, wilt also bo proceeded to her death was 0. B. Hadley. against. The state's loss was flR,500. Bruges, in Flanders. Here the licc charged the Socialists with drawn swords, and 10 of the latter were wounded. Tho German Socialists havu sub scribed 10,000 murks for the Socialist movement in Belgium. Shot by Major Glenn's Orders. Manila, April 21. Lieutenant John H. A. Dav. of the Marino corps, testi fied at his trial by court martial on the charge of executing natives of Samar without trial, that tho president!) of Basey, Samar, and Ills follow plotters were shot, as bo believed, by the orders of Major Glenn. Hamilton's Round-up. " Klcrksdorp, Transvaal, April 21. General Ian Hamilton in a further drive has captured 01 Bisjrs. Three Daring Burglaries. Peoria, Ills., April 19. Professional burglars accomplished three of tho most daring robberies oter known in Illinois when three residences were entered anil upwards of 12,000 in monoy and jew elry was taken. Two of tho burglaries were committed after tho police had been notified of tho first and were In the vicinity. Wihlo going through tho housos tho burglurs were discovered but kept their victims nt bay with re volvers. State Sues Insurance Company, Salem, Or., April 21. Tho hoard of trustees of tho reform school has begun a suit against the Hartford Fire In surance Company on a policy on tho reform school industrial building, whlrh burned In December last. Tho stato contends the building burned was a part of tho reform school, honco was covered by tho iollcy insuring tho school. Nino other companies carry ing policies on tho school, and who To Dislodge Insurgents. Colon, Colombia, April 22. The government is taking active measures to dislodge from Ilocas del Toro tho Liberals, who captured that town Frl day. It has chartered tho German steamer Hercynia, which Is now sailing lor liocas with 600 government troops, The steamer is under contract to turn thu troops mer to tho Colombian gun' Imat General Pinzon, off Bocas. Gen' eral Ferrara is in commnnd of tho eX' pU'lition. No further news has been receited from Bocas. Two other bat talions, now on tho isthmus, will I sent there should they bo required. Is Not Mrs. Luelgcrl. S Chicago, April 19. -Tho demented woman who was at first thought to be Mrs. Louiso Luetgcrt, for whoso murder l.ll..l. r.... . ...t ""'"l"1 i'.icigert, a weiiuiiy shushu' maker, was convicted, Is not she, ac corning to w. A. Vincent, who was Luetgert's attorney. Ho sent two men who had known Mrs, Luetgcrt to sco tho demented woman and they reported sue was not Mrs. Luetgcrt. Boers Granted More Time. London, April 21. After two con fereneos between Lord Milner, tho Brit ish high commissioner in South Africa and Lord Kitchener, anil tho Boor del 'gates at Pretoria, Lord Kitchener, while refusing to grant an nrmistlco on military grounds, has nrgced to givo facilities for tho election and maintain ing of representatives of tho various Boer commands to consider tho position. The Boor leaders, havo, thorofoie, loft rruioriu to carry out this plan. Result of Conspiracy, London, April 19. Tho St. Peters, uurg correspondent of tho Times says that tho ussasslnatlon of M. Sipinguino Is considered to havo been tho result of a well organized conspiracy, and that anxiety prevails to know whether othor victims are marked for removal. Minister Slplagulne'a Successor. St. Petersburg April 21. Senator von Pichew. secrntnrv of state for Fin land, has been appointed minister for .no interior succeeding tno into as. Bipiagulno, uho was assassinated April 16, PHILIPPINE EXHIBIT. For Wireless Telegraphy In Alaska. Berlin. April 21. Profsseor Hlaby nnd Count Ami, of tho wlrelesa 'tele graphy system which bears their names, will send in a telegraphic bid to Brlga dioi General Oretdy, chief slgnal'oillcer of' the United States army', an ctttlnfato on the syetem which ho pniisiws to in stall In Alaska. This bid must neces sarily (hi sent by cable, as tho tenders open in Washington on April 32. Sla uy and Arco will forward a dctallc. proposition by mail. General Ureoly has informed t-alhy and Ami, tbrnugl frank II. Mason, United States consul gtsaernl here, that their cable tender will Is' considered. Commercial and financial Happenings of Im. porlance-A Uriel Kevlew of Ilia f.rowtli and Improvements ol the Many Induslrlei Throughout Our 1 driving Commonwealth Latest Market Report. Floyd Mathlas was iiceldonlnlly shot In an amateur performance at minor Oily. Mrs. George Wilcox, of ImleiHUi. encOiliieiuiiroiiiiui m. seinlum, taken by mlslano. Hherlft Durbln has paid Into tho treasury of Marlon county fit), 1811.87, collected recently on the lax mil of 1001. William Matldy, who escaped from tho Jail nt Canyon City last tall, was apprehended In Idaho and taken back to Canyon City. H. 1). Guild, who has lieon porprlolor ot tho Salem ludeH.iitlent, has pur chased tho Prosser Record. 11" will mnkn It a Republican paper. Tho Oregon conference of tho United Kvangellcal church, at Dallas, unun liimuslv iloeldcd to admit women dele gates to Isitli tho nunuiil nnd general conlorenii's. Tho Fishermen's Union held a meet ing at Astoria nnd decided to accept the rata ot tl cents t'r mhiuiI for llsli iilchlni 26 pounds nnd titer, nn.l cents for those Iwlow that weight offer ed by tho cannerymen. Pirn In a brick building mi Front treot. nt rim Dalles, occupied lay a Chineso merchant, destroyed atsiut 16,000 worth of property, and for a time endangered the whole, block. Tho blaeo originated in thetlwelling portion of tho building, where drying garments caught from a hot stote. Article of Incorisiratlon of thn Gem Mining Company hnvu Wn lllisl with the county clerk at linker City. Thn capital stock is placed at 1 1.1100,000, Itli shares Ht the par value oi i. This Is thu notitl mine from which u largo nuinlwr of very rich sinvlniens ere renvntly taken lor tho itregou ex hibit at tho Charleston exposition. I. O. O. F. grand lodgo of Oregon ill meet at Newport May 21. Tho clot-trie light plant at Gold Hill will soon ho in icriillnh. Tho Oregon (5. A. R. encampment will Ini held nt Astoria Juno I to II. Work has commenced al Grants Pass on a thrco story brick Mioonlc hall. The lambing season in Haker county is Droving ono ol thu In'st in yours and the prosiiects aro g.ssl for a largo wtsil clip. Ten stamps and a iuantity ol macli cry ami etiniiimeni nuvo nrrstcti Grants Pass lor tho l.ureKn mine. tho Brlggs district, Western JosenJiIno county. Islands Will Furnish the Main Feature of the St louls hair. St. Louis, April 19. As a result of Governor Taft's conference with the executive committee of the world's fair, ho induced that lssly to co-operato financially with tho Philippine govern merit in the mutter ot its exhibit. Ho declared to tho committee that its ac tion would havo a pronounced moral effect on tho Filipino h;oi1o, and would do more toward pacification than repressive military methods. The ex ecntlvo committee unanimously agreed to assume a jxirtion of thn exjienso en tailed by the governor general's plan. On his return to Washington ho will submit tho agreement to Secretary Root for approval. Thu exact sum appropri ated by the exposition company toward tho Insular exhibit will not bo known until after tho approval of tho secretary of war. Tho agreement means that the Philippine display is intended to lie tho supreme feature ot the world's fair. Cosily Packing Plant. Chicago, April 19. The G. H. Ham mom! Company has awarded the con tract for constructing its great plant at the Union stockyards, and work will begin at once. Tho contract provides for biiilidngs aggregating a cost ol f 2,' 000,000. Tho plans provide for flvo structures, embracing every department of tho packing business. It is to em ploy at least 3,000 men. Oregon Wheat in Germany. Bromon, April 18. Tho Gorman sail ing ship Nesni has arrived hero from Portland, Or., with n full cargo of Oregon wheat. This is the first ship mont of tho kind. A local mill has Instnllod madilnory for tho nurnoso of crindlng tho hard grain product of tho Amorican Northwest, which will hero' after bo used regularly in making flour for tho Gorman market. Tho cargo Is in excellent condition. Mrs. Stanley Acquitted ol Murder, Ottawa, Kan., April 18. The jury in tho cnBe of Mm, Mario Stanloy, 18 years of ago, who has been on trial hero for tho nast week, charged with having klllod and robbed James B, Booth, nn ngod war veteran, and throwing thn bodv Into a well, roturnod a vordlct of not guilty. Mother and Two Children Perish. Frankfort, Mich., April 18. Mrs. Wallace K. King antrt her two children wore burned to death at their homo In Wallin, a village 15 miles from hore, early In th day. Cannot Repudiate Its Debt ToM'kii, Kan., April 21 Tlio fed eral court has derided in favor ot thn Eastern lsmd holders against Kearney county. Years ago a county seat war existed between Ijiklu and Hartlaml ami (450,000 in bonds was voted to so cure money to employ men to work tin the roads and Is'como residents long enough to vote for ono or the other ol the towns. Tho county afterwards at' tempted to repudiate tho debt. Evidence Against Colonel Lynch. Isimlon, April 0. Although there I no Indication that Colonel Arthu Lynch, who fought on the Boer side in tno houtli Alricnn war, and who was elected to represent Galway City in parliament in November last, baa any intention of placing himself within reach nt tho British courts, tho govern mont Is bringing witnesses from flnuth Africa to testify in supjiort of charges oi ingn treason Drought against him Bank Notes Durncd. Mllos City, Mont., April 17. About 113,000 belonging to the First National Bank of this city were destrnyod in tho mall nurning of thu east bound North ern 1'aciuc passengor train, which was wrecked between Terry ami Fallon sta tions, east of this place. The burnln ot a bridge caused tho disaster. Duty on Dumont't Airship. Washington, April 10. Tho txeas. ury department has declined to artm M. Santos-Dumont's airship manhlnory free under bond as scientific apparatus, but will consldor any further proof he may oiler that tho apparatus Is entitled to such admission. Ex-King of Spain Dead. Kpinny, Department ol the floino Franco, April 10, Don Francisco d'Asslz, ox-king of Spain, died hore at tho ago of 80 yoars. Ho was evxllod from Spain In 1808. Don Francisco d'Asslz, Duko of Cadiz, wan born Aranjuez, Spain, In 1822, and October 10, 1840, was married at Madrid to his cousin, Queen Isabella II of Spain, and was tho samo day proclaimed king Spain. Presbyterian Creed Revised. Washington, April 19. The Prcsby, torlan creed revision committco has completed its labors ami adjourned Tho com in It too agreed upon a report to lio mado to tho general assembly, which will meet In flow York on May 15 The mombors reserved tho right to differ upon minor matters In tho report to ho mado to tho assembly, but tho final report, an authorized etatemont says, was unanimous and hearty, Tlio differences refer entirely to tho question of phraseology, and do not apply to any principle or doctrine). Thnnlem Ftilturiwera' Uiw ha voted to contract its 1902 crop of straw berries for 3 sn cents per ound for tho host canning Isirrles and '1H to 3 cents per pound for other varieties. The Oregon Lumlsr Company has purchased the entire plant and holdings of the Beaver Flume Lumber Company, In Beaver valley. Tho llumo ends nt ltunyon's station on the A. t C. R. R. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, II.KjtrUc; blue- stem, lMffll5c; valley, 4ell6c. Ilsrley Feed, 1 20(431; brewing, I2121.50 )H'r ton. Oats No. 1 white, tl.lGftl.'.'SH; gray, f l.HWl.20. Flour Host grades, iz.HOMii.-lu lor barrel; graham. 2.602.80. Mlllstuffs Ilrnn, 118 per ton; mid dlings, 20; shorts, (20; chop, f 111.50. Hay Timothy, I12M10; clover, 7.60(310; Oregon wild hay, Gn ior ton. Potatoes Best Ilurbanks, 1.10(31.40 nor rental; ordinary, H. 00(5(1. 10 per cental; Karly Rose, 1.G02.00 ir cental; growers prices; sweets. $2.25(ty 2.50 per cental. Buttor Creamery, 2022cj dairy, lOBlflo; store, 135151c. Kggs 15c for Oregon. Cheeso Full cream, twins, 13(4 13Kc. Young America, 14tH5c; fac tory prices, k lKc less. Poultry Chickens, mixed, fa.DOCfl 4.50; hens, f&.OOftO.OO jht dozen, U(311c per Knnd; springs, 11(9 UKc por pound, 3.50(35.00 per doz en; ducks, K. 00(37. 00 per dozen; tur keys, live, 12(ll3c, dressed, 10C.dc per pound; gooso, 0KO7.00 per dozen. Mutton Gross, 4c per pound; dressed, 77)c por ound. Hogs Gross, 5J4C; dressed, flK7o por pound. Veal K7Q8c for small; DKCi7c for largo. Beef Gross, cows, 3j44c; ntcors, 44Kcj dressed, flK7Hc per pound. Hops 12(313 cents per pound. Wool Valley, LI 15; Kistern Ore gon, 8(H12Kc; mohair, 21(i?21j;o por pound. F. B, Lyons, of Cuba, N. Y ban boon madu doorkeopor of tho houso of ropresontativeH to succeed the lato Door koopor Glenn. Germany will sonrt a commission to the United States to study cotton grow ing, and experiments will then bo tried in Kast Africa. Ono of tlio finest railroad stations in the world Is to bo oroctetl nt Washing ton at a cost of (5,000,000. It will bo built of marble. ' King Edward has revived tho old custom ot using snuff. Tho husband of Quoon Wilholmlna Is to bo given tho command of the Dutch army. Senator Halo, of Maine, expressed tho opinion that congress would ho prepared to adjourn for tho session by June 10. A crowd ot 5,000 Americans wit nessed a bull fight nt Juarez, noar tho Texas line. Two famous Spaniards wera the matadores, killing six bulls, Twtlva h ores 1 rre.ro gored to dtath.