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Bohemia Nugget Dolin NISt Pub. C. COTTAGB GROVE. . . OREGON. NEWS OFJHE WEEK Iq a Condensed Form lor Our Busy Readers. A Returns of tha Lest Important but Not Let Interesting Events of the Put Week. Joseph Jefferson, the eminent actor, is dead. Secretary Hay's health la steadily Improving. Abltratlon has been rejected In tho Chicago strike. Russia has Increased internal taxes for war purposes. Bryan predicts government owner ship of railroads. Tho New York building trades have adopted arbitration. Tho battleship Oregon is to be sent to tlio l'ugct sound navy yam iu uo overhauled. Tho transport Sheridan has arrived at Portland from Manila with tho Four teenth infantry. Tn nhlmim crand iurv has Sllbpoe nned a number of bank otllcials to testify against tho beef trust. Pacific and Santa Fo systems are fighting to secure control of tho California lruu ireigiu. Delcasse has finally agreed to remain nf llin French foreign ollice. which means resistance to Germany in Mo rocco. It has been officially confirmed that the Russian Beet lias left Kamranh bay, sailing northward, where Togo is awaiting it. Chicago teamsters threaten a general strike. Secretary Hay's health is much im proved. Tho Rock Island system is trying to obtain control ol the union racinc. n;t-vV has dismissed eicht ofll cials in tho Indian service for corrup tion. The Italian government is reported to have ordered a nmber of warships to Santo Domingo. The Chicago beef trust grand jury has turned its attention to the investi gation of the sausage business. Foreign Minister Delcassc, of France, threatens to resign because of the pol icy towards Germany and Japan. Senator 0. II. Piatt; of Connecticut, is dead. Although sick for some time, his death came rather unexpectedly. He was 78 years old. The Panama canal commission has purchased a number of big locomotives and cars for the railroad and will equip the line with new and modern rolling stock throughout. Japan boils with anger at the French violation of neutrality, claiming she has positive proof that tho Russian fleet uses Kamranh bay as a naval base. r:-oit Ttriinln mnv be called into the trouble, and her Hong Kong fleet is in readiess to go to sea. The Japanese army Is advancing northward, preceded by cavalry. The teamsters' strike In Chiciago may affect all department stores. A run on a New York trading stamp store has caused Its being cioseu. Irrigation committees of congress will tour the West and visit Portland. Senator O. II. Piatt is in a very seri ous condition, having had a relapse. The Union Pacific railway will build more gasoline motor cars and run them on all branch lines. The strike in the Arkansas Valley smelter at Leadvllle, Colo., has been settled and work resumed. Five miners were killed in an explo sion In the Cabin Creek mines 30 miles from Charleston, West Virginia. The beef trust has been caught in the act of sending witnesses away from Chicago who might ten too mucn, The Great Northern has let contracts for the extension of its lino from Sioux City, Iowa, to Ashland, ebraska The State department says it has not received Jlinister uarreiv rigiiwun. Ttnrwla hnvn txen sold for the exten sion of the Western Pacific railroad from the present terminus at Salt Lake City to Oakland. Kalteff. the assaBsin oi Grand Duke Serglus, has been condemned to death Trfinnu fired nn railroad strikers in an Italian town", killing and wounding many. Tho question of broken neutrality by the Russians lias aroused keen interest In Japan. rVintrncts have been closed for build ing an Immenso steel mill In China. The work will cost close to $3,000,000 The Japanese government has let onntrnrtu for tlm erection of Iiul'o steel plants and dther necessary machinery for the construction ot heavy orunance. . An American firm will do the wont. Portland In now officially recognized tlm lPAilIni; wheat exporting city of the United States. The department of Commerce and Labor accords Port.anU PASS INTERNATIONAL LAWS. Congressman Dartholdt Will Present Plan to Peace Conference. Knn.AH nitv. Mn.. Anril 24 Con gressman Richard ltartholdt, president ot tho Interparliamentary union, tho International body that seeks to bring about peace between nations through arbitration, spent today in Kansas City. Mr. ltartholdt left tonight for tho East nnd will stmt tomorrow for Brussels, where a meeting ol tho execu tive committee ol tho union win ihs held, May 18, to set tho date for tho international peace commission. A new Idea will ho presented ly air. Rartholdt. A resolution will bo offered to have formed an International as- -ntiil.lt utltloli will Im 0lv-1.11 tlio nnwpr by tho respective governments of the members to pass laws on international questions. The members of tho union am tiipmhpni nf parliaments and con gresses of tho various eignator powers ol Europe ami America. Threo propositions will ho prcsenieii In- (tin ilt-Vinto Irani tha United States. Tho first Is that an Invitation be extended to South and Central American governments to' send repre sentatives to tho peace congress: sec ond, that a general arbitration treaty Ixi drafted for submission to the vari ous governments that would cover all specific points so as to obviate tho lie- rraaltv In mir own country, for in stance, of tho president going to the senato for advice and consent In every instance in which international qucs- ftnna nm Invnlvptt nntl. third, to ar range a basis of representation for each of the nations taking pari. PERU AND CHILE MAY FIGHT. Territory of Tacna and Arlca Is Bone of Contention. nliini?tnn. Anril 24. News has lxxn r.x-oiviil nt the State denartmcii tii,1ir-rttim that the lone pending trouble between Chile nnd Peru over the ownership of the two provinces of Tacna and Arica, on the bonier line, is mnldlv reachlm; an acuto staee. it is fnnalilnml entirely probable that, un less one sido or tho other yields some ot its extreme demands, tho next few months may witness the outbreak ol linatltitl,! between thrso two republics Tl.n nmnrtppt nf trnllhln will tirobablv hasten the action of the president in filling' Ihn post of United States minis ter to Chile, which lias been vacant since last October, when Minister Hen r.t WHain u-na transferred to Greece A t nnunn l tlm interests nt the United States at Santiago are being looked oflor l,v fMinrirn d'AffalreB Allies. Recent dispatches from Peru declare tliot Pp. ia Imvlnc- warships and arms and ammunition in preparation for the coming struggle. At the same time Chile and Feru are endeavoring to iorm alliances. It they are successful in this, nmi trnllhln nrtnaiiT develops inio war. nn raw appina likelv. Loth Ilrazll and Argentine may be drawn into u. SEAT FOR ALASKAN NOW. Opposition by Late Senator Piatt was Only Obstacle. AVliimrinn. Anril 24. The death ot Senator Piatt, of Connecticut, prob ably means that next winter a bill will I m missed civinc Alaska a Uelegato in pnnt-rpfiB. Cushman's delegate bill would have passed the lost session had it not been far putt, when the senate committee was ready to report, Piatt served notice that it would be useless, for he would defeat the hill. Inasmuch as he had it In his power to carry out his threat. nn ni-linn u-m taken, thouch the bill had twice bassed tho house. As Piatt was the only senator seriously opposed to an A'aslca delegate, 11 is ucneveu aiiplt n mpABiirp nan pass next winter Tl 1.1(1. .Atl. ...ill alm'Bln Id tllfl Mlftlr. X Ittfck D UCaill " 111 Lin... manslilp of the judiciary committee Konntnr t; arlc. ot WVOmmiT. HUB IB Hip first time a Western man has held mtrli nn Imnortant chairmanship. The judiciary is the most important com' mlttee in the senate. Chinook Salmon In Fraser River Vancouver, B. C, April 24. Spring salmon ot a variety never ueiore Been In tho Fraser river are now running I 1 nttmluit. Titpv . nrn nrn. ill miua iiuiuwiipt - i - in ItA Pnlnmbla river chinook They aro supposed to have missed the Columbia river in meir uuihihwu im.mpv nml tn have come on north to the Fraser. They feed in tho vicinity nf Monterey L'al.. every winter. Their nnnnnrnnrn in me i-raser river iiuo .par (a linl nt. watched with much in terest bv canners and others in salmon fisheries on this coast. Poisoned Bullets for Police. Rt Ppipralmri?. Anril 24 In all re cent attacks on the pollco anu minimis trntlvn o cers n l'olanil. tneir assau ants havp used poisoned bullets and .lamrprn. At tlm nonular theaters and music lialls performcrB aro arousing great demonstrations by singing revo lntlnnarv vprpcB. These are Intro iluced as encores, wlilch must lio passed tlm tliKitrinal censor. Recently tho pertormers did not hesitate to lam 1 . - i it.. ' poon ine ruyui luiiin Slznal Men for Alaska, Washington, April 24. On May 16 (10 slimal corns men, under Captain Carl W. Hartmann, will be sent to Alaska to relieve tho men who have l. nn ilnlv tlinrn fnr two years Their principal work will bo In connec tion with government, teiegrupu imeo Good Loads on Schooners. WillcmBtcdt. Curacoa, April 24. flnlil Btlmated to amount to $1,400, 000 and sent by President Castro, of VAnniinla arrivml hern a few days at!0 In scliooncrs and -an Italian steamer for shipment to and deposit In Ijew York. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST I . . - STRIKE IN 1 HE MONUMENTAL. I New Discovery Made In a Well Known Old Mine. Granite A strlko has Just been made tho old Monumental mine, near hero.that bids lair to cause no little ex citement and prove ot great value to tho mining interests ot Kastern Ore gon. It was made In a wliuo being sunk from tho lower level of tho mine. Tho wlnio Is now down 100 feet and for some time Manager Allen has hadn crow drilling from tho bottom. Tho now discovery shows n vein i'u leci wide. On the hanging-wall tide ot tho ledge is two tect ot solid quarts, heav ily charged with antimontal ruby sli er, characteristic ol tno deposits oi silver oro formerly found In this old mine, while on tho opposite side ol tho mi is a strong seam ol goui oro carry ing threo ounces t gold per tun. Tho liver ore runs not less than out ounces pur ton. lietwecn uiese iwo ncn shoots tho entire vein is of a good mill- m? crude. This discovery was nuulo at a depth ot about COO feet below the apex of tho Monumental ledgo. For tho past lour years uie property has been owned by the Portland Min ing A Reduction company, of which C. J. Allen, ot Portland, la manager. Loggine Engine for Curtlss Road Albany An immense logging engino for use on tho new logging road ot tho Curtis Lumber company, In tho Cas cade mountains near .Mill City, has ar rived in Albany, and will bo put In operation on tho road this spring. Tli engino conies from tho Lima lHtimo- tlve works, in Uhlo, ana is tno nrsi oi Its sizo and kind to Ik- put Into use in tho lumber business in Oregon. It is ot a typo calculated to do very heavy, rather than speedy. worK. aim mams tlio boL'limliit: ot a new epoch In the lumbering Industry in I.tnneouniy. Will Have Special Car. , Independence The Independence Improvement league Is making arrange' incuts for a Bpeclal car to toko its mem hers to Portland to attend the State leacue convention April 20. The is nnd Clark club will lie asked to dec orato the car. and the "Illuo Itlbbon" conntv will be well represented by en tliusiastlc members ol the league, me leacuo is taking up the matter of beau tifying the town, anil a large commit tee of both ladies and gentlemen will be appointed to look after this work. Rogue River Fruit Unharmed. Medford Tho recent light Irosts In the Rmrue river valley have done com iMirntlvelv no harm: in fact, have been a benefit bv thinning out tho fruit somewhat on overloaded trees, and the beat apple and pear crop ever raised In the valley is now practically assured With tho exception of some apple or chards which were allowed to overlwar last vear. and In conseonenco whlcl could not set fruit buds for tho present season, the fruit bloom was neer bet ter locally than now. Heading Off the Standard Oil. Astoria The city attorney has been Instructed bv the public properly com mittee to prepare an ordinance tor In troduction at tho next meeting ot the council forbidding the storage of crude oil or other explosives in larger quanti ties than 100 L-aJIona at any one place inside the city limits. The reason for nreeentinu this ordinance is the an nounced Intention of the Standard Oil company to erect a largo storage tank rfn its property near the toot of Sixth street. New Opera House for Silverton, Sllverton Work has begun on the foundation ot the new opera house The building will occupy a halt block and will lie 210x140 feet and two stories high. The opera house will be on the lower floor, and will lie oOxUO feet. On the second floor will be a dance hall 00 feet square and two lodgi rooms. Besides tho opera house there will be three stores on the lower Iloor The building will bo ready for ubb by July 1. Fish Cannot Get Over Dam. Pindleton Complaints are coming from residents on the Walla Walla river that trout aro unablo to get over the Northwestern Gas & Klectrlc com nanv'a dam across the river and that above, tho dam there Is very littlo fish inc. Tho dam !b seven feet high and Is not fitted with fish ladders. Those who have visited that locality say that fish are constantly seen leaping in their endeavor to Scale the obstruction. Gives Roseburg a Chance. Eugene Tho local directors have de cided that tho Second Southern Oregon District fair shall not ha held in Eu gene this year and Roseburg has been given the privilege of giving It there. It was thought that thu Interest taken In the Lewis and Clark cxjiosltlon by Kugeno people would detract from tho success of a district (air, so tho matter of holding it hero this year was given up- , Orange Boxes for California. Marshfleld Oeneral Manager Vala gin, of tho Coos Hay Furniture factory at North Ilend, announces that he has made a contract with Southern Cali fornia shippers to manufacture 3,000, 000 orange boxes, and that his factory will bo kept running night and day for a year, Ho is Installing this week his own sawmill, which will cut 50,000 feet of spruce lumber dally, DEBTORS MUST GIVE UP HALF. After May 10 One-Half Their Wafjet May Be Taken by Creditors. Salem Oregon merchants will have ii good remedy against many ot their Imd debtors attor May 18, when tlio act ot tho last legislature regarding tho exemption ot wage from execution will go Into effect. This act amends the aw by making onolnvll the earnings ot the debtor subject to execution piweed- tigs It tho debt bo tor family expenses. Prior to 11103 all tho earnings ot a debt or tor 30 days next preceding thu serv ice ot an attachment, execution or garn ishment wero exempt It tho earnings were needed for tho support ot a tain ily. Under that law men with conald cntblu monthly Incomes would escape the payment ot their debts, the legis hitnre ot 1IK)3 amended tho law by llin Itlng tho amount ol earnings exempt to I "6, hut leaving tho law otherwise tho same. As there are comparatively lew men working tor wages who rtvclvo over (76 n month, this law still enabled men to avoid debts which they should Imi compelled to pay. and the Icglsln hire ot 11)03 amended the section still further by adding this clause: L."l.x cent when the debt Is Incurred for lam Ily expenses furnished within nix months ol the dato of tho service ot such attachment, execution or garnish ment, 80 per cent ot such earnings shall bu subject to such attachment, execution or garnishment. As construed by thu courts, thu term "family expenses" includes sniii Items us provisions, fuel, rent, furniture, wearing apparel, pianos, organs, jew elry, medical attendance, etc. Oregon Days at the Fair. Portland Oregon days, as set apart by the U'wis and Clark fair manage' ment aro ns follows: June 6, Monday Salem, Dallas; Juno tl, Tuesday Baker City, similiter: Juno 7, Wednes day Pendleton, lleppneti Juno 8, Thursday The Dalles, Prlneville, Moro; Juno U, rrlday uregon wiy McMinnville: Juno 10, Saturday Astoria, Illllsboro; Juno 12. Monday Albany, Corvullls; Juno III, luesday IjiGriinde. Union: June 14, Wednes day Ashland, Medford, Jacksonville; Juno 15, Thursday Grants Pass; June 10, Friday Itosehurg; Juno li, pat unlay Kugeno, Cottage Grove. Specialty of Fine Chickens. Milton W. C: Hopsoii, manager ot tho Milton Fruitgrowers' union, la rais ing chickens on a large scale on his farm four miles up on tho Walla Walla river. Ho has four large men bators and four brooder. Mr. Hoiison making a specialty ot raising flue chickens, keeping several varieties o puro bred fowls. At present ho hatching Rhode Island Reili and marketing tho tiny chickens at $3 per dozen, with a ready market for all he hatches. A nuiiilMjr of other resident ot the vicinity ot both .Milton nm Frccwatcr aro purchasing incubators and engaging in tho poultry business Arranging Clackamas' School Display Oregon City Having been assured by a member of the exectitivo committee ol thu Clackamas county Lewis and Clark exhibit that tho necessary fund tnr installlnir thu educational exhibit will lie forthcoming, the members of the educational committee in thii county met at tho courthouse to ar ran and classify this department (it tho Clackamas county display. This feature ot the exhibit will comprise all kinds ot papers and drawings, together with some manuel work, and will bo to tho credit ot the schools. Cancel Deeds If Fraudulent. 8alcm In reply to questions mltted by Governor Chamberlain, At tornev General Crawford has rendered an opinion holding in substance that tho state land board has authority cancel all deeds and certificates school lands wherein fraud appears on record, but that It is not within tho power ot tho board to take arbitrary ac tion in tho matter. In other words fraud must lio nllcged and proven lie foro tho board has authority to cancel certificates of sales. Vasco Land Brings $46. Tho Dalles One ot tho best laud sales ever mado in Wasco county has just been closed. It was thu suhi of 725 acres of wheat land adjacent to tho town ot Dutur, which brought tho owner, A. J. Duftir, 133,(125, or 145 an acre. The purchasers wero John stou Bros., tho well known merchant nnd land owners of Dutur. It Is all fine wheat land, and last year 40 bilsli els ot wheat to tho iicru wero harvested off tha entire tract. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 8087o por bushel b hiestcm, D2IHc: valluy, Hoc. Oats No. 1 white, 2820 per Urn urav. $276428. llav Timothy. $14010 por ton clover, $ll12j grain, $1112; cheat 1116512, Eggs Oregon ranch, 18K10odozon Butter Fancy creamery, I8uszzsc Potatoes Oregon fancy, $1(31.10 common. 8064U0C, Apples Fancy, $1,7502.50 per box choice. $l(31.zo. Hops Cholco 1004, 2325c per nnnnd. Wool Valley. 2024o per pound Eastern Oregon, 15 3 18c: mohair. choice, 3132$c per pound. RUSSIANS SEEKING TOGO, Baltic Hoet Joined by Third Squadron of Five Battleships. Purls, April 21. It tho French au thorities are In bo bulluvcd, news ot momentous Import may be expected from thu Far Kmt very soon, as, ao- irdlng In Foreign Mlnlsler Dolrnssa, the ltusslnn Meet under tho command I Vice Admiral Unjostvensky sailed arly on Thursday Irotii Kamranh hay. Its destination Is unknown, but It Is believed heie that It will now sail to endeavor to locate the Japanese licet and give battle. Naval experts hero bolluvo that tho Ird Pacific siiuadrnn ot tho Russian navy, which Is commanded by Admiral KelniiMtoft. has lolticd ltolertvennky, and that tho latter now has eight first- lass Imtlteshliw. threo second-class lattleshlps, threw armored cruisers and number ot other vessels ol not quite so good n type, lie Is also liollovcd to have received largo quantities ol am munition which Imd bteii shipped to him some, time hl-o. to have II lied the coal bunkers ot his ships, nnd generally to have placed his command In rondt Hon to give a good account ot Itself. It s believed hero that Admiral Uou pitcres, who is In command of thu French naval force In thu waters ol French Cochin China, agreed to get a message to thu ltusslnn commander to- lay, and that tho departure ol thu mis ilana followed. Siirii action has been expected, as tho French authorities consider that tho protest ol Japan against Hussla's using neutral walers to recouljiiid refill depleted ammuni tion miiguiinea was well founded, and, It Russia has been asked to move by the French commander in the Far Kast, a difficult situation has been cleared up. CHINA AGREES TO PAY UP. Will Make Good Deficit In Indemnity Duo to Fall in bllver. New York. April 21. After tw years' discussion, the powers and China will stun an aErcemint today, accord ing to a Herald dispatch from I'ekln ri-ctirdim; thu payment of the delicti tl the indemnity due to thu fall In the nrlco ot silver, and providing for the future payment of tho Indemnity in gold. Tho agreement comprises threo para' ...... 1.. ..,.1 I..1..IK- alnlivl aula fort 1 that China Is to pay 10 nays auer iiih signature ot the irbcument the sum ot $t),Uuo,uuu ami interosi at 1 cr ten nn this amount from January l. HHI'i ultlrh hiiiii Is tn Imi accented In full payments of all deficits duu to tho nlitt.ti.n Irnm Mlli'.tr Tfl L'filil. I ii the second paragraph China agrees . . .. . ... . . i. i ....i.i to sign immetiiaieiy iniciiuiiiii k"" . . . i. .1.... . each 'country In tho colnagu of that country. V I h-"l'-- takes In thu future to pay thu amount lit. lit.. Ilttrjl nnrni.mil I l lllllfl I1I1III due each your in 1. equal inouiiiiy m .lnll..t.,itfa i-r.t.llttt.1 nvi.rv alx months China will lw allowed Interest nt 4 per ctliv on tun mommy ttiyiiirnin mmiu m .l. llt.M.. l,1..nlitrtl liprllala. China will pay also in gold bullion, gold drafts or telegraphic transfer of silver at tho averagu unnthly 1-omlou raies, earn ionium guvt.-rinin.-in m.-iet-i- Ing tho method ll preicrs. PARDEE NAMES THE DAYS. National Irrigation Congreis Will Be Held August 21-24. Sacramento. Cnl April 21. ticver nor Pardee, as president of the National Irritation congress, has issued an an iiouncement that thu next session of Hi congress will bo held in Portland, frou Auirust 21 to 24. Tlm session is l follow shortly alter tho Trans-Jllssls sippl congress, which takes place from August in to in. Governor Pardee states that ho ex pecta this meeting to bo ono ot the most Interesting us well us thu most Imnortant. Tha .United States He clamatlon service will lio ono of tho sublects ot discussion. There Is some hope that President ItonsoveU will at tend tho session for ono day, and Presl dent Diaz, of Mexico, has also been In vltcd. An effort will bo mado to hav both dignitaries present on tho same day. Given Time to Fix Up Their Books Topcka, April 21. ltepresentntlves of the Swift. Armour and Dold packing companies and tlio McDowell Stock car company apiitnired before tho Statu Hoard ot Kallroad Assessors to oxpiai their failure to muko complete, reports ot their private car lines as required by tho law pasted at the recent eesslon nt tlio legislature. They said It was nn possible for them to comply with th law at once, as thoy had not been keep lute their records In n way to make tho obtaining ot Information easy. Tho board gave them until May 10 to report Japanese Accumulating Stores Ylnkow. April 111, via Tientsin, April 21, Few transport aro now arriving at Nluchwa.ig. Tills contrast with tl rush ot tralllc since tho oiienlng of tli Lluo river indicate that precautions are being taken against possible Interlcr enco by tho Itusslan l'acllio squadron Vast accumulations of stores have al ready been made, along tho Jupune lines nt communication, assuring full supplies to tho armies In thu field, even if tho transport service is interrupted. Stock Transfer Tax Law. Albany, April 21. Gov. Higglns to night sinned tho stock transfer bill im posing a stamp tux of 2 cents on each . f ,l 11 siuu 01 par vuiuu oi uu curpuriiiiuu stock securities sold or transferred. ERISH IN CONVENT onrlccn Women nnd filrls Ard Burned to Death. NO HELP WITHIN Tllhllt IttACll Sisters Give Up Their Lives In Effort to Save Children and Help lei Old Women, Montreal. April 22. Tho littlo vil lage ol Ht. (lenevievo Is In mourning tonight over thu loss ot 14 lives In a fire which destroyed thu convent ot Ht. Aniiii tlmru Killlv tlldnv. OlIO llllll. nine children, ranging In agu from 10 In 111, ami four uged women, pern-hen In tlio Hume. Two nuns were so so veroly burned that II Is feared they will die. In their grief over tho catastrophe, tho villagers llnd stuno comfort In relat ing thu heroism displayed by Klslei Murlit Aillnti-iir. who l-iivk un her life. nnd Sister Mario Theresu mid Marin Iliibertlue, who Hero perhaps latully burned In their efforts to save the liven ot thu children and helpless old women. llucket hrigudes were hurriedly iorm ed by thu villagers, but tho lire had inilmwl siirh headway that It UUS Sootk. apparent that (here was no chance to- siivu thu building from destruction. Sister Itiigettera, in her efforts to ravo tlio lives ot thu children III her charge, succumbed to the Hiioke unit HsmiHt. Thu pupils who perished wero in a iKirlloii of the building where tho lire hud obtained too much heudwny before the alarm was given to unablo thiHHi who riwpomle.1 to effect their res cue. An i-flort was made to vet Point fMiilr. lit- ti-leiiliiitie mi thut UMiUlnueo could Ihi had from Montreal, but for some reasi.ii no responsu was received from Point Clulre. The lire started about midnight In tho old laillcti' hospital, and the smokiv was so thick that the children on tho Iloor above were niiuhlo to get down. Thu movent won railed Hte. Anne's. ami was a brunch of tlm convent of tlio Sisters ot Ste. Alilio's ot ljiclilne. Tlm building wus a gray stone structure. REFUSE TO PAY TAXES. Igorrotes Cannot See Necessity for Helping to Support Government. Seattle, Wash., April 22. If tho Philippine commission attempts to en force tlm collection of tuxes among tho litorrotcs, trouble will Im experienced. Twice thu date for commencing the pay ment of luxe bus liven inistpniiiM, and each time the natives have i-oiiotuded that thu American government does not lare to attempt tho enforcement of tho commission's dec reu. During thu timu thu Islands were un der Spanish control no attempt was mado to collect taxes irom thu Igor rotes and other so-called nou-Christlati tribes. Spanish olllclals were unablo to penctrtitu very far Into the lgorroto country, and tiie wild tribesmen havit- never contributed toward thu exjieuseit of white government. Chief i-oincloey, thu Iwder of tho tgorrotu Hirty not in Seattle on tho way to tha Portland exposition, wIiimhv selection by his tribe fur the journey indicates his popularity, Is strongly opposed to the collection of taxes. Ho ls icgardctl as a rich man among the lgorroto tribes, owning nliout 200 head of cambno and a corresiHindliigly largo nmouiit ot land. Thu carabao of tho Igorrotes are- worth from $75 to $100 gold and u re raised more (or food purposes than as beasts ot burden. In thu lower pro vinces thu carnbao are trained to work, and aro worth twice as much as the lgorroto animals. It is Impossible to explain tho neces sity ot taxation to Fomeloey, who sturdily Insists his people never paid taxes and gain nothing by contributing: to the government. Denies Cruiser Acted as Spy. Iindon, April 22. Foreign Secre tary Ijunsdowno has taken occasion formally to deny to tho ltusslnn gov ernment tho statement nt the Novoo Vremyn In rcgnrd to tho llrltisli cruiser Iphigepla, which vessel, the newspa per, said, had transmitted by wirclc telegraphy thu Information that slid had panned Admiral Itojustveusky's squadron 140 miles from Saigon. This, tha Novoo Vremyn declared, was very Important nuws to thu Japanese, Inas much us itojestvensky had succeeded in slipping by thu Japanese scouts. Turning Russian Right. St. Petersburg, April 22. A ills patch from (luiishii pass says tho Itlis sinus liavo discovered a turning move ment 80 miles northeast nf Kiiun chcngtsti, about 30 miles northeast of Giiushii pass, hy two forces, each ot 3,000 Chineso bandits, several thmiB miil Japanese cavalry ami 22 guns. KuanchengtBii is identical with Chang chun, thu extreme right nf General I.inlevltcli's main front, which extend thencu toward Klrin, Gives Hints to Homesteaders. Washington, April 22, Commis sioner Kichnrds, of thu general laud olllcu, has prupured n circular to ha sunt to ontryinen under thu homestead law giving them minute Instructions as fo llow to proceed under tho law to perfect their claims. This never 'before liaa been donu nnd tho Ignorance of tho homostcuderB and their attorneys, ha caused much contusion, first place.