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Bohemia Nugget OWAKI HltOWN, Pnh. - COTTAOH OROVH OREGON. EVENTS OFTHE DAY Comprehensive Review of tho Import, nt Happenings of the Vast Wccb. Presented In Condensed Form, Malt Likely to Prove Interesting. -Mnr.ntlnti, Mexico, la now ftco from tbo plague. All Mormons linvo been ordered to Joavo Germany. Socialists threaten to make trouble 11 tbo war visit Koine. Tho llooil nt 8t Louis has placed !00 peoplo In grave peril. ' Proslilont RooMvelt lias ordored n thorough investigation o tho postal scandals. Torrential rain at Pparlnnburg, S. C, caucsil 30 ilaatha and proper!; loseej ot millions. Secretary Hoot Is being boomed for tho Republican nomination for governor ot New York. The fore.it fires In the Adirondack mountains hare been subdued. The losses aro eetlmatoJ at 14,000,000. Two men were killed and two fatally injured on a hand oar that was run down by a tram near ijenna, .eu. A report from tha consul director of the Philippines places tho Christian population of the islands at 7,000,000. Tho Union Pa ifie boiler men at .Cheyenne, Wyo , have had their re quests granted and will return to work. Kins Edward and Queen Alexandra will pay a visit to Ireland June 21 Firo destroyed tho business portion of New Lisbon, Wis.; loss, $100,1)00. Fire in the plant of a Philadelphia dress suit cato lompany caused a Iossof foU.uuu. C Tho wheat Importers of Lisbon have formed a trust which takes in all the mills ot Portugal. Glasgow, Scotland, capitalists have formed a company to make shipments of bananas from Jamaica to New Orleans. Strlfo between the Baptitts and the Methodists at Rochester, .Minn., has resulted in the blowing up of the form er church. On tho charges of insolvency and mlsmanaegment, a receiver is asked for the Campeche lumber and development company, a $1,000,000 corporation dealing in Mexican timber lauds. Robbers rifled the safe of a bank at Vista, Minn., of $18,00. Roumanian is considering steps to xeep Americans out of its oil fields. The Lander-Rawlins, Wyo., stase was held up and the mail eacss rifled. The Acre rebellion is at an end and the chiefs havo promisod obedience to Brazil. Fire has destroyed tho $50,000 pftnt of the Midland manufacturing company at Tarkio, .Mo. The Mississippi capitol building, erected at a cost of $1,000,000, ha; been formally dedicated. A treaty will bo signed by the United MlBt'.1 1 I t. .. .1 . ! I States and Brazil for the admission oi American floiirMnto Brazil Tbe great state, pawrbroklng estab lishment at Rome has been gutted bj Are, and damage oi $2,400,000 done. The American consul at Canton re- ports 1,000,000 natives in Kwang SI as Two large whales which pursued I schools uf mackerel find tbemeelrea im prisoned In the Bras d'or lake, Cape urenton. Ottumwa, la., suffered a loss of $400,000 by fire. A large planing mill, I a printing establishment and ten rest dences were burned. The popo is suffsring greatly from uio intense beat. A storm which swept Valparaiso I wrecked four vessels in the bay, Water in Kansas Is falling and tbe situation is much improved A. K. Ames & Co., one of the largest anklng houses in Canada, has sus- ended payment. A nephew of John wKTkes Booth de ares that the assassin of President incoln did not die until 1901. The supreme court has decided that Whitabor Wright, the promoter, can be extradited for trial In ingland. I Chile Is negotiating a loan for $500.- 000 to rover the installments due on I Colorado, Is mentioned here as a prob two warships and meet debts to banks. able successoor of Judge Caldwell on A linrllnnfnn n..n, ,! r.. hn loot ululit nf nnd It I. t-t lias run into the flood along the Missis' slppl river. Eight hundred are homeless as the result pt tho Georgia tornado. One I hundred people wore killed and 150 others Injured, of whom at least 20 WIJI UJW. I Chicago policemen are seeklnz for throo Italians who killed a fellow man and then placed a revolver In his hand to raise the cry of suicide, I a ...i,i,i .ii- im. .... ii i i i) I , : . i , i 1WII'.M. WV.Vi, VAlWUUILfU iihb aiiuu jrum jmtuujuru wj explore irie Bahama islands Manv nntml !. ontlsts made up tbe party. The Japan hou-o of representative. has adopted tho appropriations for naval expansion hut has rejected the proposed oxpendituro for Formosan railroads and harLor works. Tbe Rollaneo has again 2efsated the Constitution and Columbia, Hlx thousand people are homeless In Iowa as the result of high ire tor. is lue liriusii aumirauy is iniii a suitable steamer to send to the relief of the English eclantlfio expedition In the Antarctic. The Guatamelan legislature Las Is sued a call for a constitutional asiam. ing oly for the purposo of changing the road. It was filled with machinery constitution so as to auow me president and to succeed hlmsoll. ' ing RAMMED AT SV.A. One Hundred Dead From Collision on the Coast ot France. Marseilles, Juno 10. Moro than 100 persons portshed today near Marseil les as tho result of a collision between tho lnsulalro and tho Llban passenger steamers, belonging to tho Frnlsscnct Steamship Company. Tho Llban left Marseilles this morning on Its regular pnsscngcr trip to Badtla, Corsica, and was run down and sunk by tho lnsu lalro oft the Malro Islands. Tho collision was witnessed from the pilot-boat Blechamp, which was about two miles distant. Tho Blechamp Im mediately repaired to tho spot to ren der assistance. The forco of tho colltslonn had cut a great hole In tho Llban's sldo, and it already was making water rapidly. Tho captain saw that tho only chance was to run tho steamer aground, and t,ho Llban was headed full speed for tho shore; but within 17 minutes after tho collision and whllo still In deep water, tho foro part of tho steamer plunged beneath tho waves, and a few minutes later had disappeared. In tho .meantime tho Blechamp, the steamer Balkan, also belonging to the Fralsscnct Company, and other vessels had drawn near tho sinking ship and wore making desperate efforts to res cue those on board. Tho Blechamr picked up 40 persons, many ot whom wore at tho point of exhaustion. The Balkan rescued 37 passengers and up to the present It Is known that In ad dltion to tho passengers, 17 of the crew were also saved. Officers of tho steamer Balkan des cribe the sccno Just before tho Llban disappeared as a terrible one. As tbe vessel was sinking it was inclined tc such an angel that tho masts struck the water, causing an eddy, making the work of rescue most difficult A mas of human beings was clinging to the foundering vessel and uttering despair Ing cries as It went down. At tho same time tho boilers ex ploded, Intensifying the horrors. For r. few .moments the victims were seen struggling In the sea, when the wj-ve closed over them and all was Bllent Of about 200 passengers who were tboard the Llban, It was feared that half were drowned. CHILE ROW ALARMS. United States Has Ordered Warsnlps to Valparaiso. Washington, June 10. Upon the re ceipt of reports from American agents In Chile to the effect that the situa tion at Valparaiso is unsatisfactory. owing to the recent Solclallst disturb ances there, the State Department this afternoon requested the Navy Depart ment to dispatch a ship to that point In order that American Interests may be fully protected In the event of an emergency. The Navy Department at first thought of sending the entire Pacific squadron from San Francisco, but as Rear-Admiral Glass has Just brought his ships to California waters for re pairs, it was decided to order Rear Admiral Sumner, commanding the North Atlantic station, to proceed at once with his squadron now at Monte video through the Straits to Valparai so. Cable orders to this effect were sent Admiral Sumner this afternoon Orders were also telegraphed to Ad t 1 ninoo n hn roliU- fni- 0fl flnil mlral Glass to be ready for sea, and In the event that Admiral sumncn fleet Is unable to Eet under way at once, the Pacific squadron may oe or dered to Chilean waters In Its stead Rear-Admiral Sumner's fleet consists of the protected cruiser Newark, flag' ship; protected cruiser Detroit and the gunboats Gloucester and Montgomery Fishermen Declare Strike, New Westminster, B. C June 10. The Fishermen's Union for British Co lumbia has decided to proclaim a strike commencing July 1. The sliding scale offered by the canners Is unsatisfac tory. Take the average number of fish caught last season per boat, 1142 at ICHrC cents per fish, Is $188.33, or 162.77 per man for the season a worK. The Indiana wanted 18 cents, and will tint flat. f,. laoa Thov 1 !1 Vn op-Tpri Dtl ,,,,mni nni tn loavn hlr hnmpi to fish for anything less than 18 cent The-white men want 18 cents and the Japs 16 cents per fish Quits the Bench, Denver, June 10. Relatives of Unit ed States Judge Caldwell confirm the report of his resignation, telegraphed from Little Rock, Ark. They say that his resignation became effective June 5. Judge Caldwell Is now In his moun- tain home. Aloha Lodgo, near Wagon Wheel Gap. Colo. Chief Justice John Campbell, of the Supreme Court of tne Dcncn or tno unir.ee, tsr.ar.es uircuii Wiun Ul ADUCUIB, Plague experiments Stopped, Berlin, June 10. In consequence ot the death from plague at the Berlin hospital of tbe young Vienna Physician' Dr. Milan Sachs, the government has Ar,AnA in lCDIta Anrretn fnrhMiHnn further experiments with plague perms, the risk of snreadinc infection being considered more dangerous to tho public health than the knowledge ?a,n.?a 'n swaying a aeaaiy microoo diet Haj KtM Were Routed, Coro, Venezuela, June 10. After two days' bard fighting the Venezuelan gov- crnmcnt troops, under the command of General Gomez, assaulted tbe camp ot tbe revolutionists, commanded by Gen eral Matos, General Rlerla and General Lara, and Inflicted a complete defeat on them. The rebels were encamped near red regal, 20 miles from this place. The capture of General Matos expected shortly, new Costly Fire at Buffalo. Buffalo, June 10. Fire early today destroyed the Buffalo Carting & Stor age Company's plant and contents, causing a loss of $400,000. The build was used by the Lake Shore Rail other goods stored for manufacture concerns or other cities, HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON LOOKING TOR LOST IMCKAUES. Baker City Receives a Visit by Postoflke Inspectors. Two sncclal Inspectors of the Post office Department are at ltakor City Investigating the mysterious disap pearance of two registered money packages, which have been mlssln since last March. Tho packages wore deposited In the poetoffico In tuts city by the First National Dank, on March 17 last. Ono was addressed to Brown it Pearce. at Cornucopia, and tho other was addressed to a Mr. Hun saker, at Pine. Neither package reached its destination nnd tho bank made Inquiries concerning them the office In Baker City. At first It wns claimed thnt the post' Master nt Keating, tho first way sta ilon on tho routo out from ltakor City, had receipted for then, but some time afterwards It wns discovered hat tho Keating postmaster had re ported tho packngos short wlion tn pouch reached there, and tho matter had been overlooked by the Baker Jlty office. Tho total amount of mon ey In the two. packages was $450. LAND ORDCRCD WITHDRAWN. La Oramle Otllce Receives Orders Con ccrnlng Urant and Morrow. A telegram has been received by the La Grnndo land office officials from Washington as follows: Withdraw from settlement, or any impropriation, townships 4. ranges ind 30; townships S, ranees 2S. 29 and !0: townships 0. range 27. 3S. Z9. 30 '.ownshlp 7, range 27; the north half 3f township 7, ranges 2S, 29, and 30 tho west half of township S, range 27 ill south and cast. J. II. FIMPLK, Assistant Secretary. The land lies in Grant and Morrow counties. MM for llarrlsburg. Hon. R. A. Booth, accompanied by Civil Engineer E. Klobdahl, havo been it llarrlsburg survoylng a site o which to erect a largo sawmill, work which will bo begun In the early part of next year. Lines will also bo run by which to increase tho capacity of tho llarrlsburg water ditch, now the property of. tho Booth-Kolloy Com pany. Mr. Booth said that the mill to be erected would be one of largo ca pacity. Experts say that there Is no bet ter site for a sawmill in uregon man at that point, and that moro logs can be congregated here by floating than any known place In tho world. Feur Days ot Celebration. The celebration to ko held at Union is announced to be one of the most elaborate ever held In Eastern Oregon It will continue for four days, July 1 2, 3 and 4, and will be under the man asement of the Eastern Oregon Vet eran Association, tho Woman's Relief Corps, the Union County Pioneer As soclatlon. and tho City of Union United States Senator Mitchell has been Invited to deliver an address here oa the Fourth ot July, which will be the big day ot the meetings, Star Company to Resume. Tbe Star Consolidation Mining Com pany fs planning to resume operations In a few days on an extensive scale. Superintendent V. H. Behne has Just returned from the east, having been successful in raising sufficient funds for all necedsary Improvements. This property Is located on Martin creek, In the Bohemia district. They have over 1000 feet ot tunnels, and also five-stamp mill on the ground. Many very rich specimens of ore have been found on tbls property. Against Sunday Ball Games. The antagonism to Sunday baseball has broken out afresh at Eugene, and a complaint has been made by a large number or citizens, wno went berore tbe County Court and secured a tem porary Injunction prohibiting bas ball on Sunday. This action Is only preliminary to a case that will come up at the June term of tbe Circuit Court, when It is the bope of the plaintiffs to havo tho restraining order made permanent. June Salmon In the Rluer. The regular June run of fish has evi dently arrived In the lower Columbia and for the first time In several weeks salmon are really plentiful, although there Is no big run. The fish are large and or One quality, those ranging rrom 40 to 60 pounds each predominating. As the best catches are being made in the lower harbor and around the mouth of the river, tbe Indications are that a new run Is entering tho Co lumbia, Latest Music for Chautauqua. Music will be made an especial fea ture of the meeting ef the Willamette Valley Chautauqua Association this year. Mrs. Walter Roed, of Portland, who has been placed In charge of this department, will organize a large chorus from among the slngerd of Oregon City. Six of the very latest musical productions will be selected for presentation during the Chau tauqua. Receipts of State Land Office. Tbe receipts of the State Land Of fice for the .month of May amounted to $66,647.74, This Is tho largest month's receipts In a period of 12 years, with the exception of one month In 1899, when holders of land certificates made payments of arrear ages In order to secure a reduction of he rate of Interest. Practically all the receipts this month came In dur ing the first 21 days of Uio month. President Olvcn Vacation. President II. Edwin McOrew, of Pa cific College, has been granted a year's leave of absence by tho board of .man agers, and will spend next year In special work at Harvard University Proressor (J. H. Lewis, ot uoiorauo has been elected as acting president of the college, which Insures gooi' management for next year. Made Large Additions to Lodge. A celebration by tho Women of Woodcraft was held at Roseburg, a few days ago, tho occasion being the close of a three months' campaign for members. During that period the lodge Increaded from a mpiborni' 60 to 175, and a mrgo numuor or appli cations are still on fllo. Weston Normal Commencement. Tho Eastern Oregon State Normal School at Weston, Id now busy with preparations for commencement. The week opens with tbo baccalaureate ex ercises Sunday, June 7. AI'I'IUL OP ORC00N. To Secretary of Interior From Land Commissioner. General W. II. Odell, ns nttornoy for tho Stato ot Oregon, has appealed to tho Secretary ot tho Interior from the decision ot the Commissioner ot the General Land Office In tho matter of lieu land selections upon mineral base In Southeastern Oregon. The Com missioner had rejected the selections of lieu land mado by Mr. Odell for tho state, assigning as n reason therefor that the stato had already sold the lands which It seeks to use ns base Another reason assigned for the re Jcctlon wna that tho mineral chnractei of tho land had not been proven. Tho Commissioner also held that the proceedings for tho adjudication ot the mineral character ot tho land wero Irregular for tho reason that the) were commenced boforo application had been made for the selection ot thr lndomnlty lands. Governor Chamberlain has written a letter to the Secretary ot the Inter lor advising that official that General dell has authority to rcprcsont thr Statu ot Oregon In this proceeding nnd that It Is his desire, as Chlot Kx ecutlve. that tho selections bo an proved, so that salcd mado by thi stato shall not bo rendered null and void. Klamath Lake Railroad Running, Trains are running regularly on tut new Klamath Lake Railroad frore l.alrd, on the Southern Pacific, to Pak egama, the temporary terminus In Klamath county, and Btnges and freight wagons are ablo to make their trips In half tho time thoy did when tho; went to Ashland and Ager. Mall stll comes by stage from Ashland, but It la expected tbe government wilt soor arrange to have It brought via the ne railroad, thus greatly Improving the service. Particularly In winter, wher mud and slush Impeded travel, thr railroad will facilitate tho carrying ol mall and gain tho appreciation of peo pie who hanker for letters and papers before they becomo ancient history. Jacksonville llox Factory. The machinery of the big plant anc" box factory at Jacksonville has start ed up and everything, as far as test ed, works like a charm. This Is th( largest and heaviest idant of the klnc ever shipped hero. The machinery Ii the latest nnd most approved. Tk plant will employ about 2G to 4r hands. About 300.000 boxes wilt b required to ship the fruit product from Jackson county this year. It Is not known whether this company will supply the local trade. Carnival at Salem. Salem wilt not celebrate the Fourth of July In the usual way, but will hold a street carnival from June 29 to July 4, Inclusive. All the plans have been perfected and a committee ot active and enterprising citizens have the work of carrying them out so well la hand that tho success of the carnival Is assured. City Recorder N. J. Judab Is general manager and has 11 assist- aits. Honor for Oregon Boy. Homer Martin, son of D. B. Martin. ot Mount Pleasant, near Oregon City who was recently graduated from Stanford University, has been elected to the chair of Latin and German In the Palo Alto High School. Professor Martin has accepted the offlco for year, and will begin his labors in the fail, Carrier Lumber for Mills. Tbe Benton County Lumber Com pany has completed a flume for the transportation of lumber from its sawmill In the woods on Greasy creek to Philomath on the line of the Cor- vallld & Eastern Railroad. Tbe length ot the flumo Is 6& miles, and Its ca pacity Is 25,000 feet of lumber per nour. Will Can Sardines. Tbo Hemlow Sardine Packing Com pany has been organized at Astoria, and articles of Incorporation filed The capital stock will bo $50,000. The object of the company Id to engage In the sardine, canning business in As toria. Tralnlng Department Exercises. Tbe closing exercises of tho training department ot tho southern Uregon Stato Normal School, at Asbland, took place at tbo opora-bouso last week under tho direction of the prin cipal, ur. Andrew u. wardo. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 7073c; vat- ley, 75c. Barley Feed, $20.00 per ton; brow Ing. $21. Flour Rest grades, $3.05 4.30; graham $3.453.85. Mlllstuffs Bran, $23 per ton; mid dlings, $27; shorts, 23; chop, $18, Oats Ko. i white, $1.10 1.15 gray, $1 05 per cental. Hay Timothy, $2021; clover, nnmtnnl- ilipftt. Slnf(21fl ner tin. Potatoes-Best Burpanks. 60a00o pereatk; o-dlnary, 35lSo per cental, lira' n.liua, Klnvnnil on-n.lTa t Q f7 I Kiunwa I'uvoo, b""i i 3,50 per contnl. Poultry Chickens, mixed, ll12c; young, 13Uc; liens, izc; turkeys, live, ICQ 17c; dressed, 20Q22c; ducks, '7.0037.50 per dozen; goose, $0,003 0.50. Cheese Full cream, twins, 15Ja ICc: Young America, 15Q15ic; fact ory pri es, Italic less. n , JUJJ,4o Rutter Fancy creamery. per pound; extras, 21c; dairy, 20 22c; store, UicftSia. Eggs '.0!tfl7ac por dozen. Hops Cholio, 1820o per pound, Wool Valley,1217o;Eaetern Or egon, 814r; mohair, 36373'o. Beef Gross, cows, 3j4c, per pound; steers, 55Jac dressed, 8$c. Veal 7K8c. Mutton Gross, $3.60 per pound; dressed, 77Jc. Lambs Gross, 4c per pound; dreeesd, 'He. Hog Gross, OQGJic per noun I; dressed , 78e. NAVV YARD OUTSTRII'PCI), Prlvnto Concern Proves That It Can llulld Warships raster. Washington, Jlino . Up to tho nroo int time the Newport News Shlpbulld Ing Company baa shown Itself more than ablo to capo with t ho Govern ment In tho construction nt wurshtps, and If tho shuwliig continues to tho end, Congress will be forced to con clude that, so fnr ns time la concerned, tt least, tho Government can best have Its Navy built by private shipyards rather than nt Government Navy yards. Under tho terms of the naval nppro prlntlou bill of n year iiko. the Govern ment navy-yard at Now Yoik wns au thorized to construct tho battleship Connecticut, nnd n contract wns mvnrd d to tho Now-port Nuws Cumpnuy to )ulM a Hlster ship, tho Loulatann. The mvy-ynrd and shipbuilding firm com menced operations nt the same time .ho purpose being to determine wheth 'r tho Government can get better re mits by building Its own shlpa or by having them built under contract. The Vow York nnvy-ynrd hns boon bandl apped. It Is truo, by labor troubles ut asldo from this tho Newport News Company baa taken nnd malutnlnoil 'ho lead to such nn extent as to call 'orth general comment. It Is truo this 'ompnny Is undoubtedly making units lai progress on tnc Connecticut, kirn-" ng It Is In competition with tho Gov irnmcnt, but tho experiment him also lemonstrnted that Government navy fards aro ns likely to suffer from itrlkos and labor ngltntlons ns nre tho hlpyards of private corporations Ino of tho great complaints mndc igainst Bomo or tho Bhlpynrda that 'invo had Government contracts hns leen that they wero hampered by abor troubles, whereas, tho Govern nent wns not bo affected. The export nent nt Now York proves tho fnllac) that nssupmptlon, FILL ORAVC WITH WATER. Cremation Turnsce Also Blown Up to Prevent Funerals. San Francisco, Juno 9. Tho boycott f tho Comctcry Employes' Unlot tgnlnst Cypress Lnwn Ccmetory cul nlnntcd today In two nets ot vandalism hat will result In Immodlato action by 'ho authorities of San Mntoo county Tho union men quit work today bo auso the cemetery manager refused o rclnstato three dlschnrgcd em ployes. A burial wns scheduled this morn (ng. nnd Superintendent K. H. McPher ion dug tho grave himself. He then vent to tho railroad station to meet ho funeral part. Upon returning to ho burial plot It was found thnt thr rravo had been half filled with water t garden hose hnvlng been used fot bo purpose. Tho wnter wns balled nit, and It wna then discovered that the handles had boon removed from the casket. The body was finally In tcrred, but others wero placed In the receiving vnult. Later In tho day n cremation wna to have taken place, and when tho fires wero started In tho furnaces nn cxnlos- on followed, blowing out tho back part r mo structure, investlcnt on re venled that a large nunntltv of crmlp on naa been poured Into tho flues Tho two workmen who started tbo fire narrowly edeaped death. FIRES REACH INQ OUT. New England Forests Are a Qrcat Mass of names. New York, Juno 8. The forest fires In tho Adlrondacks and Now England aro spreading at nn larmlng rate and destroying millions In timber and bun- urcaB ot """""i" of dollars worth of summer cottages and camnlng resorts Flro aro reported In Vermont. Now liampshlro. Massachusetts. Connect! cut and Maine. Long Island, to tbo east or ncro, has been swept for miles Over this city and nil tho region around tho amoko from tho forest tiros Is so denso that tho sun Is ob scurcd. Tho big ocean-going vessels felt their way In nnd out of tho barbor or else remained at ancnor to avoid r-nlllftlnnfl Tho situation Is grave. In splto of the efforts of tho hundreds of men the r,nm ,"xh Water, chirgod it tho Santa Fo olTIco hero to ured nre spreading. Tho most serious Kansas City Mo Juno 10 Kandnr nlg'11 t,iat tno crow on tho Chicago aro now In the vicinity of Long Lnke, has Buffered as ft result of tho recent lraln disregarded this Injunction, snd cast towards Newcomb Lako nnd floods moro than any other stato No "n a n,l,,u or mot past ,hp lnct'nK Mount Marcy. Farthor south flr.es nre oxnet figures of the loss sustained can plnee' No' 1 11111 "ot ",on nt Stllwell, raging alone tho Cedar river and nt Indian Lake. Mining Town Burned. Bakersflcld, Cal., Juno 9. Fire com pletcly destroped tho greater part of tho buslncsd portion of Randsburg to- lay. Firo started at noon In tho Orpho Mm Thnnlnr nmt .nron.l -nnl,ll 1 n,l. V iniV; miT. t ' nf .7; r,,ii,ii'::. ,V"' , a flimsy charactor. Tho town of I liUIIUDUUlK in UUU Ul lUU I'l lUCIlJUI IIIIIl- I Ing camps of Southern California. It Is In tho center of tho richest district In Korn county and Is in tho oxtrcme southeastern portion. Just Insldo the lino or Ban Bernardino county. Burghers Called to Meet, Pretoria, June 9. General Botha has called a meeting of tha burghers of Heltlelburg for June 20 for tho pur pose or discussing important matters, Tho volksteln, commenting upon Gen ml Tlntho'a nxtlnn i... ll.nl r.nsnt I events provo tho necessity for bc- nnnlnllnr- IliA flnvni-nmont wish llm opIniondVf tho peopli that measures aro being Introduced In flagrant con- trast to national feeling, though they "ed.V.OCJli0.,!,on h,a!f ll fjif KV"1 .1 , 1 1, ,1 pcr ,,,,, moro mcctlngs will bo con- . . . . vciiou eisewnere. Aid for Chinese Sufferers. Washington. Juno 9. Tho Christian Herald today transmitted to Assistant Secretary of State Loomln a check for $10,000 for the establishment of a ro- iter mini tor mo ramino sunorors in tno Chlneso provlnco of Kwang 81. Mr. Loomls deposltod tho money hero and notified United States Constil-Genoral McWndo at Canton thnt ho may draw ior mo amount or me ciicck, uvery report that comes to tho Stato Depart- mont contains patriotic stories of ex treme destitution. San I'ranclsco Firm Palls. San Francisco, Juno 9. Epplnger & Co., of this city, ono of tho largest I grain dealing firms In tho United States, went to the wall today. Tho crash camo suddenly and for a time throatoned to completely upsot tho Io- cal grain market. As It was, tho an-1 nouncement of tho falluro causod a big bobbing of prices on 'chango and I wrought up such oxcltemont as has not boon wltnessoed on tbo floor for many years. I KILL HARTS' PLAN flOVCKNUKNr nWIM'CRS IIAVU NGW Ctl.11.0 SCMKMU. They Favor n Ship Canat-Submergcd Dam la Held telle Impracticable -Work Wilt Now lie Held Up Until 1904 - Major Langlltt Ordered to Make 5urveys. Washington, Juno 10. Tho Board ol Army Engineers that recently visited tho obstructions In tho Columbia ltlver between Tim Dalles nnd Cclllo, hns de cided to abandon tho Harts plan foi opening of tho rlvn rat thnt point, and In lieu theioof will prnpnro plans nnd estimates for n eontlunus ship ch unl from tho foot ot tho dnlles rapids to the head of Colllo Fulls. Tho llnrtt plan, iib Iiiih been heretofore cxplntncd, contemplated tho construction of n sub merged dam In tbo Columbia, with a view to draining out Five Mllo Rapids Tho river wns then to ho opened nrnuud other obstructions by means of two or throo Bbort cnunla. Tho engineers, on their recent trl to Oregon, visited tho scene ot tho pro posed Improvement, nnd. nfter study lug the natural conditions and stir roundlngs, concluded, by unnnlmous vote, thnt tho dnm proposition wna nl together Impracticable. In tho first place, while Captain Harts proposed constructing this dam nt a point where tho river Is but 200 feet wide, lie sup ioied Its dept was only 40 or BO feet nnd so based the calculations. Mitlo Lnugtltt determined, after careful soundings, thnt tho depth wna over 1(10 feet, nnd the velocity of tho current so great thnt It would ho practically Imnosslblo to plnco In position tho mn terlnl for tho dnm. The members ot tbo board concluded thnt a stream nf jutllclcnt volume and groat enough current to cut n gorge 200 feet wldo and of nearly tho aamo depth througl villd rock, could not ho dammed nrtl flclally for anything short of nn unwnr -nntod sum. nnd they entertain grave fntihts whether n danl could over be nurressfiilly built there at nny cost. When they found thnt tho keystone -f Hnrta plan could not tin considered mil determined Hint oven n modlften Hon of tho Hnrta plan on n prnrtlcnl tinsls. could not be cnrrled out for the unount that has been nuthnrlzod fur thla Improvement, tho board detormln ed tn prepare rough plans and estl mates for tho construction of n con Minimis rnnnl. extontllnr nround all th' obstructions between Tho Dnlles and Colllo, In nernrdnneo with thla determine llon, tho board requested authority to the making of necessary surveys fo' such n cnnnl. nnd authority has boon trantoil. Hie work to bo carried out tin dor direction of Major Lnngfltt. At this tlm die board will venture no rough ostlmnto of tho cost of n con tuous cnnnl. nlthniiKh an ostlmnto mado hv an old board placed tho figure nt $10,000,000. whereas the Harts pro Jeet wns ontlmnted tn cost npproxl mntely $4,000,000. It Is by nn monnr nssuerod thnt the now eslmntes wll lie ns high nn the former figure, as tho hoard, before reporting, will have n comprehensive survey upon which to baso Its cstlmntos. nnd n fnlrly nccu rate ostlmnto nt tho cost of tho Im provements la expected. Tho honrd hns not reported to tho Chief of-Englnccrs. nnd probably will not do so until It tins completed the estimate for n continuous cnnal. Thlr dolnv moans that nn work will bo done looking to tho opening of tho river 'tiring tho present sonson. Should the war Department approve tho board s report In favor of n continuous cnnal. nnd this will unquestionably bo done, since there hns nlwnys boon doubt ns to tho thorough practicability of tho Hnrta plan, no work can bo undertaken until Congress has nuthorlzed tho now project. Tho Inst river and harbor bill authorized tho work, provided It could bo done within the ostlmnto on tbo Harts project, but not otherwise. KANSAS L.OSSR5 BSTiriATED. u"r ,wo "unarta iwne tuve Suffered nr r. i, ..i.. i,... a ,i0no In thn nrlnrlnni rliln nnrt m. is estimated ns follows: North Topekn, $500,000; Lawrence 1250 000; Snllnn. $200,000; Mnnhnttan. $160,000; Junction City. $100,000; Solo- mon, $50,000: Abllono. $250,000; Llnds- "org, xioo.ooo; Hutchinson. $100,000: imn.,?pollB' un.0?0; Emporia, $05,- ' ' -"" " " I-IOCUIII bonier. 9,t'uo; Atchison, $100,000; Argontlno $2,000,000; Kansas City. Knn and n tl:,Z.-J- ' T'V. 1. .4 ll i 11... . mado -I tha iMi 1 o 1 l tr nnnnnrf rt0 01 "10 ,0SB 10 crops ,H WW"- Pontoon Bridge Washed Away. Topekn, Kan., Juno 10. Tho pontoon bridge connecting North Topoka with tho north approach of tho big Melon uriusu, which inner spans tno river connecting both parts of tho town. WOnt Ollt nt 1 o'clock Imlnv Thl. severs nil connection with thn north BldO S8V0 by boat, nnd It In not lliniirlil I ViJl W.'JL 1i.po8?11' 0 ,0 rHnnlr "' IIUIIIUKO lor BOVOmi (inVB. 'HUB Will I 'I In Kreat hardships to the peoplo " "or.ih Topoka ns all tho boats f0," 'ro from tho outside havo been iiiiKi - niiwnv 1 .,.., , , , , I ..uiir ,-.mui sinus csr, I Now York, Juno 10. Rushing In from tho sea, a waterspout, trnvollnp at great speed, struck n train on tho Brooklyn olnvntod road, bound city- . Tl , , . wniu iium utii-nuwur uoncu. 'i no mo- torman saw tho spout Just aa tho train reached n trestle over Hrond Chnnncl juuimcu nay. no inrow on run power in nn effort to got past, but tho flood of wntor struck between tbo third and fourth card, Tho platforms woro I crowdod with persons unable to get into tno enra. i noso woro almost I swept off Into tho bay, but managed to hold fast to tho railings Levee dives Way. St. Louis. Mo.. Juno 10. Word has boon received horo nt 1 o'clock that n leveo near Mndlson, on which gangs of men wero working, gave way. and is mon, employes of tho American Car & Foundry Works, lost their lives, About 160 mon. It Is roportod. are Im. prisoned on a section ot the leveo, that Is slowly crumbling, and all moans ot escape has boon cut off. Word has boen sent to tho St. Louis sldo to rush tho prlvato yacht Annlo Russoll to the rescue. TURKS AWI'UI, UUI.Ii. Ilutlro Population nf Village la Masai crcd by Suhllera, Monnntlr, European Turkey, Juno 0, Horrible details nio arriving hero tit the slntightor of tho Inhabitant of the village of B'niurdiiHh, smith uf l.nko i'roshn, Miiy 21, by Hash! Iluzouks. it nppenrs thnt on the ar rival uf the llnslil llatoulih, Chnka larooff'i band uf Insurgents withdrew to tho mountains without sustaining my loss. As no rehelH wero left In the village, tho Inhabitants oxper lonccd no anxiety until suddenly at sunset thu Turks, who had completely surrounded the plnco, commenced n icgular bombardment, whereupon all (ho villagers assembled In tho streets. Though tbo artillery ceased tiring luring part of tho night, tho Turkish infantry fired nil night long. Thu nr cillery bombardment was recom menced at daybreak, but ns It wan In nffectlvo tho Turks net lire to tko vll ago on nil sides and commenced n icnornl massncru. About 300 houses were burned mill upward ot 200 per sons, mostly women nnd children, wore killed. Thu women and girls wero murdered while resisting outrage. Whole households woro slain. Not n living soul wns left In tho vlllago. Tim survivors, many uf them halt burned or otherwise Injured, flod. Homo of tho fleeing -vlllagurs wero captured, and had their tiurs nnd noses cut off boforo they worn butchered, Tho rciHiit adds that 1400 villagers were In tho mountains without food or clothing. One hand nt those, con listing nf 40 women and children, wero caught by soldiers In a ravine and wero killed after horrible treat ment. RUSSIA WILL SOON FKIIIT JAPAN. Officers Hue Advised Chinese to Leave Manchuria. Victoria, B. C Juno C Tho steam er Klojun Maru, which arrived today from tho Orient, brings additional tews regarding tho crisis. The North China Dally News tells ot tbo adop tion ot Russian tnctlca by Japan, which power Is gathering forces Into Corra In the guise of settlers. The Hhanghnl papers say. that while tho opinion of tbo best-Informed men is that there will be no war this iprlng between Japan and Russia, there la not thnt fooling of certainty, which Is Indispensable If com merer Is to ho uninterrupted. In Japan nnd Manchuria the most Infnmmabte mate rials are piled up ready for conflagra tion, and no one can lie sure thai some accidental spark will not start a fire whose extent It Is Imposlblo to forseo. The North China Dally News says also: "Reliable news has boon received by local mandarins of tho Croat In crease of Russian soldiery In Manchu rla. Port Arthur Is ono succession of large camps, bristling with field artil lery and armed men. Russians state In answer to Chlneso Inquiries without hesitation tint they expect war with Japan, whoso troops would be likely to try to enlor Manchuria through tho Western coast of I.lstotung. Russian offlcen friendly with Chinese have earnenstly advised thorn to remove their families and return to China, and not come back until after tho war. on tho ground that tho whole of l.luo- tung and Southern Manchuria will soon bo one .great battlefield." TRAINS MI-UT HEAD ON. Disregard of Orders Caused Fatal Collis ion In Kansas. Topoka, Kan., June C A disastrous collision bctwoon 8snta Fo passenger trains at Stllwell, this nftornoon. kill- eJ nlno PCP0 antl seriously Injurod six. Train No. 1 was going west at full speed and crashed Into tho Chi cago soctlon ot No. 8, east-bound. i no trains wero routed on tho M s. sourl Pacific tracks on account of tho floods which washed out tho Rnntn Fo tracks. Orders woro sent out hr tho train dispatcher today for both trains to meet nt Htllwoll. It Is lout on running slowly by the unci. !' "w no other train, nnd ns he had a clear track according to bis or- dcrs ho riishod ahead. No. 8 whistled boforo tho east-bound train had pro ceeded far, but too lato to avoid a col lision. One Thousand Men Fighting Plrc. Burlington. Vt.. Juno 6. A1 least 1000 men aro fighting forest Area In Vormont, yet thotisnnds of ncros of valuable, timber land havo boon burn ed over, and thoro Is little nrnsneet that tho fires can bo checked until rain shall fall. At Hardwlck two res idences woro destroyed. Tho most serious situation Is on Worcester Mountain, near thn towns of Worces ter nnd Elmoro, Tho firo there has burned over 1400 ncres of heavy tim ber land, valued nt $50 an ncro, and I. rnnlrtlv unrruilnrr Tho smoko In mat locality Is so donso objectd d'ck away cannot bo seen. China Is Oratcful to Britain, T.nn.Inn Tunn R Thn rri. ... respondent at Pokln notoa a erealnr .1 1 . r . I T .1. 7. . " Ministers to view with favor Great nrltaln's VoVsal tha China nay ho7 indemnity on n silver baaiJ Tfnr nin years and in gold thcroaftor, leaving thn nnnRtlnn nnnn wl.All.n. r. I .. - . - . - ------ . .. - " 1' - nilUlllKI Villi. Shall u t mntoiv nnv Ihn ,1 rrarnnna Ho says that oven If thn United flint. n1c,ccptB Pnymont of her Indemnity In silver It should bo romomborcd tho $25,000,000 which tho United States claimed oxcoedod her actunl lnsaoa nnd leaves a wldo margin In hor favor. ColomMi Again Has Peace. Washington. June 6. A nnliln rn. celvod today from United Rintpo Min. tutor Boaupro, datod Bogota, Juno 1, ronls: "A docroo Issued today do- vioros iiuiiiic oruor restored through. out "10 nation," This nnnouncomont Is believed to have an Imnnrtnnr lmnr. Ing upon tho ponding cnnal treaty, for It Is suppodod to Indlcato tho suspen sion of martial law and the removal of tho constitutional olfactions to tho as semblage of tho Colombian nnnrriui undor other than pcaco conditions. The Fastest Battleship Afloat. Vienna. Juno 6. Thn annnri Irlol. nf tho Austrian second-class battleship Arpud at Pola Droves her tn Im tha fastest battleship In tho world. Her maximum speod is 20.12 knots In a six-hour run. Sho was constructed by the Trlestcs Shipbuilding Company,