Bohemia Nugget
Nan Fafc. C.
COTTAGH GROVE. . . OREGON.
NEWS 0HI1E WEEK
In a Condensed Form for Oar
Busy Readers.
A Resume of the Let Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
King Edward is ill.
Six men hue been killed by snow
t Tides in Utah.
The Moroccan conference has so far
codjed the dangerous points.
Few invitations will be issued to the
Longworth-Roosevelt wedding.
Beet tngar men have planned a fight
on the Philippine bill in the senate.
Several midshipmen at the Newport
navy yard have been attacked with
spotted fever.
Jacob Riis has stirred up some sena
tors by declaring it possible that Roose
velt may run again.
The Liberal victory in the recent
British elections assures Irish home
rule and radical labor laws.
A soldier from Fort Lawton was sen
tenced to one minute's imprisonment
by the Seattle municipal judge.
France is acting cautiously in the
Venesuelan affair, not wiehing to gain
the ill will of the United States.
Two French scientists will go as far
south as poeeible by boat and then en
deavor to reach the pole by balloon.
Canal zone medical authorities have
imposed a Eix days quarantine on Co
lombian and Venezuelan ports, as the
tone is now free from disease.
Judge Hunt, of the Montana United
States court, says cutting of govern
ment timber must tvip. He ha9 just
fined a man $200 and says each suc
ceeding conviction will bring a heavier
fine.
Senator Depew's health has broken
down.
Ileyburn's pure food bill is likely to
be come a law.
It is said the United States will offer
to sell the Philippine islands to Japan.
Berlin tears further Socialist riots
and troops are being held in readiness.
Secretary Taft is investigating affairs
in the Philippines for a possible graft
ujr uiuumio LUCID.
Chiel Engineer Stevens, of the canal,
has been elected vice president of the
Panama railroad.
Luke Wright has been appointed am
bassador to Japan. General Smith will
succeed him as Philippine governor.
Admiral Endicott, chief of the bu
reau of yards and docks, wants a new
dry dock at the Puget Sound navy
yard.
Porto Ricans are making a strong
plea for home government. ' They
claim the American officials ignore
their wishes.
Brown University, New York, will
build a $400,000 library in memory of
John Hay. Carnegie has given $150,
000 toward the fund.
Jacob Riis, a close friend of the pres
ident, predicts a long war of the people
against special privileges, with Roose
velt as the people's champion.
Taft wants the government to lay a
cable to Panama.
Roosevelt has been asked to bring
about peace in Turkey.
France baa expelled the Venezuelan
envoy and will make a naval attack on
Castro.
Hamburg Socialists and police
clashed and a number of the latter are
wounded.
An American has been arrested in
Russia for aiding the revolutionary
movement.
Eighteen men were killed by an ex
plosion in a coal mine 25 miles from
Charleston, W. Va.
A scandal has broken out in England
over the recent election. A number of
prominent persons are involved.
The house will pass a bill suspend
ing the eight-hour law on the isthmus
during construction of the canal.
The signatures of American women
who desire to see Smoot ousted from
the senate fill 80 volumes and will be
distributed among the senators.
An attempt has been made to kill
ex-Governor Peabody, of Colorado, by
placing poison in his food. His daugh
ter is seriously ill, but will recover.
The price of glass will be increased
10 per cent by the trust within the
next two weeks, and another advance
of 6 per cent will be made a week
later.
Fire almost destroyed Convoy, a
email Ohio town.
Another American miner hat been
killed by Indians in Mexico.
Jaepar Jennings, the Grants Pass boy
on trial for killing bis father, has been
iound guilty,
A new gas company has been formed
in Portland and will ask the city coun
cil for a franchise.
RusBcllville, a small Arkansas town,
has had its entire business section wip
ed out by fire. The loss will reach
$300,000.
CONTROL THE CASH.
Senators Want Hand In the Allotment
of Reclamation Funds.
Washington, Jan. 22. The senate
committee on irrigation today discussed
the proposition to amend the national
irrigation law by placing the distribu
tion of the reclamation fund in the
bands of congress, instead of the secre
tary of the interior, as at present.
Strong sentiment in favor of the change
developed. Several senators on the
committee believe it unwise to permit
the secretary of the interior to have
undisputed control of this fund, now
aggregating $32,000,000. No bill for
this purpose was pending, but probably
such a bill will be introduced and
passed this sesikn.
The discussion today was incident to
a debate on Ileyburn's townsite bill,
which authorizes the withdrawal of
land for townsite purposes on govern
ment irrigation tracts, and provides
that monev derived from the eal of
town lots shall be turned into the re
clamation fund for expenditure on town
improvements. This bill was refened
to a sub-committee for report.
The committee also gave attention
todav to Fulton's bill authorising the
condemnation of land needed as part of
national irrigation projects. o action
was taken, but members expressed the
opinion that such a law would be un
constitutional. This bill was drawn
particularly with a view to enabling
the government to acquire prvate land
under the Malheur irrigation project.
It will be acted upon later.
SLAY WORKMEN IN THREES.
How Soldiers Strike Terror Enraged
Reds Plan Reprisals.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 22. It is be
lieved that workmen employed in the
government works are being shot after
brief trials by courts martial. It is re
ported that the victims selected for
slaughter are ltd out three at a time
and executed before the eyes of their
comrades, who are awaiting their turn
to face the soldiers. As eoon as one
batch has been dispatched, three other
prisonets are lined up in the eame spot
and shot. Firing has been heard at
the scenes of execution, continuing
without cessation. The military has
also resorted to bea.ing girls brutally
as a means of punishment.
Stories of the cruelties that are being
practiced have become noised about,
and they have entirely inflamed the
revolutionihts, who are planning re
prisals. In the south of Hussia there is a
great congestion of grain, as it has been
accumulated for some time, and there
is no means of transporting it, as the
authorities are too busy with their
campaign of repression against the re
volutionists to think of the administra
iion of every day affairs.
BUDS SWELL IN CHICAGO.
Warmest Winter Day in History May
Injure Growing Things.
Chicago, Jan. 22. Something has
gone wrong with the weather machine.
All residents of this city are willing to
swear to this lact. ine mercury
reached 63 at 4 p. m. today, breaking
all records s'nee New Year's day of
1876, when it stood at 65 above. Gar-
dentrs at the parks and along the
boulevards have become greatly wor
ried The mild rains, light snows
and general springlike weather of the
past two weeks have brought trie eap
into motion and buds are beginning to
swell. Maole trees are said to be as
far advanced as they should be on
March 1, and many of the more or less
delicate vines are well along toward the
spring rejuvenation. Now that a cold
wave is predicted for tomorrow, with a
drop of nearly 40 degrees, great fears
are pzrressed lest all vegetation now
started may suffer such a set-back as
will cause great Iocs in the Moral and
shrubbery display of the many miles of
park and boulevards in the spring.
More for National Guard.
Washineton. Jan. 22. Adjutant
General J. A. Drain, of the Washing
ton National Guard, will this week at
tend the meetings of the executive com
mittee of the National Guard associa
tion and later attend the sessions of the
national board for the promotion of
rifle practice. General Drain, with
other National Guard officers, is work
ing to secure an increase in the appro
priation lor the national uuara irom
$1,000,000 to $2,000,000 per annum,
but there is slight prospect that
the increase can be secured this session.
Stevens for Lock Canal.
Washington. Jan. 22. Secretary
Taft called at the white house tonight
and furnished to the president the mi
nority renort of the board of consulting'
engineers of the, Isthmian Canal com
mission. This report was prepared by
Chief Engineer Stevens, who, it is
stated. Im in favor of a lock canal. The
secretary stated that his visit had noth
ing to do with the v eneziieian ques
tion, which is entirely in the hands of
the officials of the State department.
Cruiser Denver to Watch Castro.
Washington, Jan. 22. The protected
cruiser Denver, which has been tempo
rarily detached from the fifth division
of the Atlantic fleet, has sailed from
Culebra lor San Juan. The Denver
will be detained in West Indian waters
for the present, awaiting the turn of
events in Venezuela. '
I OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST I
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WANT HOP INSPECTOR.
Lane County Growers Are Tiring of
Numerous Rejections.
Eugene A number of hopgrowers of
this vicinity are agitating the matter
of scenting legislation to better some ot
the troubles of hopgrowers. A meeting
will be held here soon and an attempt
made at organising an association for
the benefit of the industry.
One of the worst complaints against
the dealers, for which it is believed re
lief might be had by legislation, is in
the matter of rejections upon inspec
tion. On this point the plan is to se
cure a law providing for a state inspect
or, whose duty it would le to Inspect
and grade all hops and brand the grade
on each bale, so that sales would be
made upon this inspection and the
common complaints of dealers, after
they have bargained for a purchase,
would be wiped out.
It has been a cause of much provoca
tion to the growers the way the inspec
tors usually act when "going through"
a lot of hops. The) will throw out a
number of bales from some lots with
out cause and make all kinds of com
plaints; and, if the market has weak
ened since the bargain was made the
grower confidently expects that the
hops will be called "broken," "high
dried," "slack dried," "mouldy," etc.,
and if nothing else is complained of
then "not up to sample" is the charge
that turns down many bales. The
growers think this one of the first
things that should be corrected by leg
islation. It is proposed to hav6 similar organ
izations in other parts of the state and
to form a state federation for mutual
good and to accomplish unity of effort
on all important matters.
t
Fine Hospital for Albany.
Albany What will perhaps be the
best hospital in the state, outside of
Portland, will be established in Albany
soon. The announcement put an erxl
to speculation as to what would become
of the palatial residence of the late
Father Louis Metaver, of the Albany
Catholic church, who willed all bis
property to his private secretary, F. C
Devine, of Portland. Mr. IVvine has
sold the property to Rev. Father I.ane,
Mr. Metayer's successor, who will turn
the structure into a hospital. It is by
far the finest building of its kind in
Albany.
Yamhill to Raise Stock.
McMinnville Yamhill county farm
ers will devote more time and land
hereafter to stockraising, says an au
thority. He deduces this from the fact
that, although the most of the ground
devoted to grain this year has been
sown, a great deal of land has been
seeded to meadow and forage crops.
Thi has been done to keep pace with
the increasing livestock industry.
"Lean yeare" have been one Incentive
to the farmer to turn his attention to
diversified agriculture.
Heavy Rains in South.
Grants Pass Southern Oregon is be
ing visited bv the heaviest rains of this
season. Prospects are bright for their
continuance, insuring big cleanups of
placer gold. Two carloads of machin
ery was taken to the Granite Hill mine
last week. The mine haj electric mo
tors, an electric pump, hoist, etc. The
pump will throw a four-inch stream of
watwr. Property is being bonded on
all sides here on account of .he new
railroad. One man made $2,000 profit
on 40 acres adjoining the town, which
he bought two months ago.
Grant County is Prosperous.
Canyon City The sheriff reports the
Grant county tax collections for 1908
as about $70,000. The heaviest collec
tion in any previous year was slightly
under $60,000. Notwithstanding the
drain from the general attendance at
the Lewis and Clark exposition, times
are better and money easier than for
years. Stockmen are gaining confi
dence in the market outlook, and the
price of good range cattle is steady or
advancing.
Plan Lumber Railroad.
Coqtr.lle Plans are completed by
John Yoakam and John Peart for a
railroad up Cunningham's creek road
to tap Peart'a coal properties. The
road will be ten miles, uesnies spurs 10
iho KirnTiHi-in fomunnv's large body of
i "
timber. The work commences soon.
It will open up some of the finest tim
ber in Oregon.
Wasco Grain Protected.
TL e Dalles All of Wasco county is
covered with from six to ten inches of
snow. Know is most welcome at this
time, since it affords protection to
orow'n train from frost. The temper
ature is a little below freezing and in
dications are that the snow will con
tinue, i
Must Rewire Roseburg.
Roceburg The Circuit court for
Douglas county is in session in this
city. All owners of business houses in
this city have received notice from the
board of fire underwriters that their
electric wiring is defective and must be
done again. Considerable indignation
is expressed, and it is claimed that
much of the wiring condemned is of
the best quality and workmanship.
Coal Prices Doubled.
Baker City The coal famine still
exists. Dealers here hope to receive a
few cars of coal within the next week,
but the prices will be advanced from
I $7 and $8 to $10 and $lo.
WILL IRRIGATE LAND.
Enthusiastic Citizens at Echo Form
Waterusers' Association.
Echo A HirtMB inci ting of thecitirena
was hold here last week. The commit
tee appointed to Incorporate the Water
users' association reported that the ar
ticles of Incorporation and by laws
adopted by the committee hail been ap
proved by the secretary of the interior
and the articles of incorporation had
been filed with the secretary of state.
The rejH)rt of the committee was ap
ptoved. A stockholders' meeting wss then
held and 8,4'- shares at $t0 a share
were sulwcribed. The following named
stockholders were elected directors:
II. T. Irvin, J. F. McNaught, A. C.
Crawford, H. G. Newport and W. H.
Skinner. The directors elected II. T.
Irwin president, J. F. McNaught vice
president, A. C. Crawford secretary and
II. G. Newport treasurer.
The city was crowded with delegates
and much enthusiasm wasjshown. The
government was represented by J. T.
Whistler, engineer, and HolgateA Wil
liamson, reclamation attorneys. The
Echo irrigation project is now a reality
and work wilt go forward at once.
Riley Chosen College President.
McMinnville At the semi-annual
meeting of the board of trustees of Mc
Minnville college Rev. I.. W. Riley
was appointed president. Mr. Riley
was appointed mis tor of the Raptist
church in this city from 1 501 to lt'0.1,
and since that time has been general
missionary of the Oregon State conven
tion. McMinnville college bus been
without an oll'icia! head all the pre-ent
school year, Professor Northup acting
in that capacity. lie new president
will assume his duties as soon as he
can adjust his present work.
Power From River.
S:i!em The Interior Development
company has made a filing on ltf.noo
cubic inches of water per second on toe
Deschutes river, at a xint about .11
miles south of the Columbia river.
The company proposes to take the water
from the river a short distance south of
Shears' bridge, a well known crossing,
and convey it through a flume down
the river several miles, where it w ill be
need to furnish power for the genera
tion of electricity.
Regarding the Opticians.
Salem The state Iniard of optometry
has filed its annual report with the
governor. The financial statement
shows receipts from all sources for the
year $1,244.10; expenses, $W0.13.
There were 200 optometrists In the
state January 1, WOtl. The members
of the board are C. W. Iwe, presi
dent; Herman W. Barsey and K. O.
Mattern.
Asks Oregon to Show in Florida.
Salem Governor Chamberlain has
received a proclamation, accompanied
by an invitation from the governor of
Florida, asking Oregon to articipate in
the proposed International Isthmian
exposition, to be held in Tallahasse in
1908. Governor Chamberlain will call
the attention of the next legislature to
the invitation.
Ship Flour to Japan.
McMinnville The Houck Milling
company, of this city, hat sent 9,400
barrels of flour to Japan since last
August, besides supplying the local
demand.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 73c per bushel; blue
stem, 7475c; red, 70c; valley, 73c.
Oats No. 1 white feed, $27.6028 60;
gray, $272$ per ton.
Barley Feed, $23.50(324 P" ton;
brewing, $23.60(324; rolled, $2425.
Buckwheat $2.50 per cental.
Hay Eastern Oregen timothy,
$13"5014.o0 per ton; valley timothy.
$9f$10; clover, $9(310; cheat, $8.60
9 50; grain hay, $89.
Fruits Apples, common, 76c(3$l
per box; choice, $1.25 1. 60; fancy,
$2(32.60; pears, $1.25(31 50 per box;
cranberries, $13(313.50 per barrel.
Vegetables Beans, 20c per pound;
cabbage, l(32c per pound; cauliflower,
$1.25 per dozen; Cilery, $3(33.60 per
crate; bell peppers, 86c per pound;
pumpkins, per pound; sprouts,
67c per pound; squash,
per pound; turnips, 90c(3$l per sack;
carrots, 65(3 75c per sack; beets, 85c3
$1 per sack.
Onions Oregon, No. 1, $1(31.25 per
sack; No. 2, 75390c.
Potatoes Fancy graded Burbanks,
7075c per hundred; ordinary, 60(3
60c; sweet potatoes, 2&2Hc per pound.
Butter Fancy creamery, 27 32 c
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 27g2flc per
dozen.
Poultry Average old hens, 2
WAc per pound; springs, 12u'313c;
mixed chickens, 1212sc; broilrs,15
(316c; dressed chickens, 1415o; tur
keys, live, 16c; turkeys, dressed,
choice, 17(3 20c; geese, live, 9(3 He;
geese, dressed 12(3 13c; ducks, 15 (3 16c.
HopH Oregon, 1905, choice, 10(3 11c
per pound: prime, 8VjJ9cj medium,
78c; olds, 57c.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
16(321c; valley, 2426c per pound;
mohair, choice, 80c.
Beef Dressed bulls, l2c pound;
cows, 3(34c; country steers, 45o.
Veal Dressed, 88c per pound.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 77c per
pound; ordinary, 45c; lambs, 7
37c.
Pork Dressed, 6(37)0 per pound.
BURTON WILL HELP.
Many Obstacles In Way of Appropr ia
tion for Colombia Jetty.
Washington, Jan. 19. Chairman
Itnrt.m. id the house committee on riv
ers and harbi.ru, today gave a hearing
to Senators Fulton and Weatln,
Scott and J. N. Teal, of Portland, on
the Columbia river jetty pioject. Rep
resentative Jones, ol Washington, who
Is n member of the committee, was
also j. resent and took part in the dis
cussion. Mr. Burton is thoroughly familiar
with the situation at the month of the
Columbia and Is fully aware ol the fact
that it would be good business policy to
make an appropriation this session, not
so much to extend the jetty as to pro
tect the work that has been done dur
ing the past season, lie lealire that,
unless an appropriation is made, the
sea end of the Jelly, and particularly
the unprotected tramway, will be left
at the mercy of the heavy sens and lia
ble to be damaged to the extent ol sev
eral hundred thousand dollars.
lint, while Mr. Rurton is in sym
pathy with the Oiegon men and while
he recognise! the wisdom of an appro
priation to protect the new portion of
the Jetty, he Is not willing to give any
assurances that such an appropriation
will lie made.' There Is no geneial
river and harlmr bill this session, and
it is a serious question in Mr. Burton's
mind whether it will be possible to
put through special legislation in the
interest of only a few emergency pro
jects. Mr. Iturton slated, and the Oregon
delegation agreed with him, that it
would be utterly Impossible to pass a
special bill making an appropriation
(or this one project. Such a bill would
be amended in the house ami senate by
the addition of appropriations (or in
numerable projects until in the eml it
would become a regular river and bar
Uir bill, and under existing conditions
a bill of that character would stand no
show o' passage.
But there are three or (our other pro
j.vts of importance, where emergencies
exist similar to that at the mouth o(
the Columbia. Unless appropriations
are made this session for the preserxa
lion of these works, the government
will sustain a heavy los. Mr, Iturton
is considering the advisability of re
porting an emergency bill making ap
propriations for these specific projects
only, but he is riot vet satisfied that
sm-h a bill could get through without
being amended to embrace many other
projects.
Mr. Iturton, because of th condi
tion that exists in congress and because
o( the dillictillirs thut stand in the way
of special river and barlsir legislation,
will hold out no promises to the Ore.
gm representatives, though he (reely
admits his interest in Columbia river
improvement and expresses bis per
sonal belief that an appropriation
tdiould be made.
An appropriation of $ 1 ,800,000 can
not be had, but it is possible that
$400,000 may be procured. Mr. Bur
ton explains that it would le impossi
ble to pass any bill which did more
than provide funds to protect work al
ready done.
EACH ISLET A REPUBLIC.
Russian Revolution Spreads to Dots
of Land in Baltic.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 18. In addition
to the Caucasus and a few localities in
Siberia, the (.pen revolt is now chiefly
confined to small islands off the Baltic
coast, where the difliculty of landing
troops hampers the subjugation of the
revolutionists. The icebreaker Tcrrnak,
carrying detachcmcnla of murines and
infantry, has been unable to reach the
principal island, Osel, at the entrance
to the (lull of Riga, and is now await
'ng a light-draft steamer to land the
troops.
Following the example of their
brothers on the mainland, the peasan
try ot even the tiniest islands in the
Baltic have Instituted independent re
publics. One of these, on the islet of
Linsuitt, probably the smallest state in
the world, already boasts of a second
revolution and a second president, the
citixens having risen and overthrown
the first president. The present chief
magistrate, Jamneenson, is addressing
them in proclamations as "my faithful
subjects."
Petition to Save Constitution.
Boston, Jan. 19. Eric Pape, the
artist, left Boston yesterday for Wash
ington with the "Constitution peti
tion," which he expects to present to
congress. While in Washington Mr.
Pape will try to secure th? signatures
to the petition of many men prominent
In national life, who have expressed
themselves as favorable to the move
ment to save "Old Ironsides." The
petition is an immense affair, and re
quires four men to carry it. It is esti
mated that over 20,000 persons have
signed it.
New Governor for Alaska.
Washington, Jan. 19. Assuming
that J. O. Brady, governor of Alaska,
proposes to resign his position, M. II.
Perkins, of Nome, has been recom
mended strongly for that office. Sen
ators Allison, Lodge and Piles called
on the president yesterday, with ex
Governor Swineford and H. S, Ryan, of
Alaska, to recommend Perkins' ap
pointment. It la not known absolutely
that Governor Braday intends to re
sign. Peace With Insurgents.
San Domingo, Jan. 19. A treaty of
peace between the insurgent generals at
Monte Cristi and the government was
signed today on board the American
cruiser Yankee. This assures perfect
tranquility throughout the republic.
Monte Cristi is now in the hands of the
constitutional government forces.
INSULT TO AMERICA
Castro Not Satisfied With Trouble
With Trance.
HUNCH WARSHIPS ARC AT HAND
Failing Instant Apology, "Their Guns
Will Talk- United States
May Take a Hand.
Washington, Jan. 20. Three Frrnrh
warships are now off the Vf iirsuelau
roast preparing to deliver the answer
of Franco to President Castro's treat
metit of M. Talgny, the Flench repre
sentative at Caracas, by a naval demon
sttatlon in Vemr-uelan waters. Two
additional warships w ill join them a
soon as they can make the trip across
the Atlantic. I'ntil the demonstration
has liecn Initiated, the trench govern
lueut will share with the president and
Secretary Hoot the knowledge of the
exact In in which this expression o( her
displeasure at President Castro's action
will take.
Meantime the delicacy of the situa
tion at Caracas is greatly Increased by
news which has recently reached here
from that city regarding the aliunde
President Castro nw appears to bo
assuming toward Mr. Russell, tin
American minister. I'nless this atti
tude is radically modified, it may be
necessary to dispatch an American war
ship even nearer the Venexuelan coat
than has already been planned. Presi
dent Castro, it is said, will l e given t.
understand that any treat mint of mi
American representative such as thai
accorded to M. Taigny will not be td
crated. The cau" which ( art l
ascribed here (or Mr. Castro's atliludu
toward Mr. Rnsell Is that the former
iin'isls upon regarding as personal
rather than ollicial the i (T tits w hich
Mr. Russell hr mad.' to hsmsI a peace
(ill settlement of the I'r.inco-Vein x'lelan
trouble. The request of ti e French
g ivcrnmrnl thai its interests in Vine
Ktlela be looked after by Mr. Russell
was immediately granted (or the reason
that such a rcijuvHi is invariably grant
ed by a friendly jiwer however dillu iill
the task.
France has adopted a simple pro
gram for her treatment of the Venerue
Ian situation. It provides for an im
mediate ami comprehensive apology by
Castro for his treatment of M. Taigny,
which treatment the Paris officials re
gard as Insulting and Intolerable.
One dispatch sent to Mr. Russell
last Sunday had not been delivered l
him up to the time the last dispatch
was sent by him to the State depart
ment. This is being inquired into by
the department.
FUNDS FOR SEA WALL.
California Supreme Court Gives Fa
vorable Decision.
San Francisco, Jan. 20. The Su
preme court this afternoon handed
down a decision by which funds will
soon be available for the completion of
the San Francisco sea wall. The court
sustained the validity of the so-called
sea wall act, passed by the legislature
in March, llHKi, which authorix.d the
state board of barlsir commissioners to
issue $2,000,000 in bonds to complete
the San Francisco sea wall.
The harbor commissioners proceeded
to issue bonds under this act, but Stato
Treasurer Reeves refused to approvo
the issue. The commissionera there
upon applied to the Supreme court for
a writ of mandamus to compel the
state treasurer to sign the bond hn:q,e.
The court by Its decision today di-'
reets the state treasurer to sign the
lamds. The harbor commission, it in
understood, will now issue bonds under
the act from time to time until the full
$2,000 000 worth are on the market.
Afraid to Show His Face.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 20. Distrustful
of the spirit of his capital and perhaps
remembering the Incident of last Janu
ary, when one of the saluting guns)
showered grape on the imperial chapel,
the emperor will not come to St.
Petersburg for the ceremony of the
blessing of the waters of the Neva to
morrow. For the first time since the
Empress Anna laid the foundations of
the winter palace in 17II2, the great
church festival of the Epiphany will
pass without the presence of the sov
ereign. Big Grain Firm Fails.
Chicago, Jan. 20. Announcement
was made this aitentoon of the suspen
sion of the grain and commission firm
of McReynolds A Co,, of this city, ono
of the boit known firms on the board of
trade. The affairs of the Arm will be
wound up and It will go out of busU
ness, but the creditors will be paid in
full and the assets are fully equal to
the liabilities. The house has been
a large handler of cash grain and con
trols three large elevators.
Funston May Go to China.
San Francisco, Jan. 20. The Call
will say tomorrow that Brigadier Gen
eral Frederick Funston will soon be
relieved from the command of the de
partment of California and ordered to
the Philippines, where he will be
placed in charge of one of the brigades
which is being formed In Luzon with a
view to their possible utilization im
connection with any move which may
be made against China,