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Bohemia Nugget COTTAGE GROV1 . . OREGON. NEWS OFTHE WEEK In a Condensed Form for Oar Easy Readers, A Return of the Less Important but Not Lest Interesting Events of the Past Week. Root is prepsring for reform in the consular service. Ambassador Wright received a rojal reception in Jtpan. Odell proposes Horace Forter for governor of New York. The Northern Pacific will add a new transcontinental train each way. F.ach day's investigations into the methods c-i the Standard Oil shows them to be blacker. North Dakota has just experienced a severe snow storm while a heavy frost visited the lake states. Presbyterian general assembly has given its doctrines a liberal interpreta tion to induce more mergers. A crank has been arrested in Wash ington armed with a walnut shell with which, he said, he intended to kill the president. Tl e Russian cabinet has refused the demands of the douma. Leaders of all parties denounce the action and a revo lution is threa'.end. By the middle of June San Francisco will have two theaters running, both under canvas. One of them will have a seating capacity of 7,000. A general strike threatens Russia. Graft exposure's are ii jaring Ameri can trade abroad. The Russian premier will refuse the demands of parliament. A number of aged Chinese made des titute by the San Francisco fire will be sent home by their countrymen. A severe wind and rain storm which has swept Texas resulted in seven deaths and great loss to wheat, cats, corn and other crops. The Standard Oil investigation at Cleveland, Ohio, ehowi that independ ent oil companies were driven to the wall with the help of railroads. Cold rain at San Francisco has made camp life disagreeable. It iB feared throat and lung trouble may develop among the lees robust as a result. Two men have been convicted in Kansas City of giving freight rebates. Georg H. Crosby, traffic manager of the Burlington, tried at the same time, was acquitted. The Interstate Commerce commission investigation at Philadelphia into al leged discriminations by railroads shows that those companies refusing to give stock to the railway officials had been practically ruined. Rival factions in Russia are brewing a revolution. Many Chineee are being smuggled onto the canal zone. Russia is sending hundreds of polit ical prisoners to Siberia. An American woman will climb the highest peak in the Andes. The Denver city election contest may be carried to the federal courts. Opponents of Smoot are seeking to drag Roosevelt into this quarrel. The union of the Cumberland and Presbyterian churches has been com pleted. Many gala day festivities have been arranged in Spain in connection with the wedding of King Alfonso. Great Britain denies that an agree ment exists with RuflHia affecting Per sia, Thibet and Afghanistan. Two young natives of India have entered the Oregon Agricultural col lege to study American scientific farm ing. Chairman Tawney of the house ap propriation committee, believes a large majority of the house favors a lock canal. The movement to expel Smoot from the senate has been abandoned for this session. The pope is greatly improved. He laughs at the idea of his life being en dangered. More bodies are being found by la borers clearing away the debris in San Francisco. Three Turks have been arrested on suspicion of having murdered Consul Stuart in Russia. Ban Francisco banks have opened for business and are receiving more money than they pay out. The injunction against the union of the Cumberland with the old Presbyte rian church has been denied. Miss Nance O'Neill, the actress, has become bankrupt through the San Francisco disaster. She lost all her scenery, costumes and stage effects. There is a rumored alliance of Rus sia, Austria and Germany. Forest reserve states are to get a share of the timber revenue. George F. Baer, president of the Reading road, says there is no grafting among the oflicials of his line, as they are above such things. TAKES FIRM STAND. President Will Allow No Changes in Beverid&e Bill. Washington, May Kepresents lives l.irimer and Madden and Speaker r.nnnn and Senator Cullom called at the White House Unlay to ascertain to what extent the president would permit the Beveridge meat inspection bill to be amended ?n conference. Represent atives Madden and Ixirimer did most of the talking and before they left the White House were given to understand while the president d. not insist up on the dotting of i's and the crossing of t's in the bill as it stands, if it is amended materially in a manner not to his liking, he will consider that the packers want a fight and will give it to them. Several point in the controversy over sanitation have roused the presi dent to unusual activity. One is the hesitancy with which the packers have submitted to regulations that will re quire them to furnish domestic meats of a standard of excellence required for their foreign shipments. The explicit laws governing the pack ing industry have not been abolished by the Beveridge bill for the reason they are already satisfactory to foreign nations. The B-veridge bill requires that meaU and meat products for do mestic consumption shall have the same standard, and while the law is ad mitted to'be somewhat a'ringent, it is said that it is no mora so than would be the case if ordinary sanitation pre cautions without government inspection were required at all times. The investigation of their sanitary arrangements was conducted bv two experts appointed by the president with secret instructions to visit the Chicago stockyards and report to him. W'jen they arrived in Chicago on April 9 one of them said tbey found conster nation reigning and an army engaged in wieldine the washras and polisher. The president, therefore, is not dis posed to give an inch on the Beveridge bill. All the influence of the adminis tration will be thrown to pass it at this session. , On leaving the White House today .Venator fnllom said that while he re garded the Beveridire bill somewhat strong in some lines, at the same time he thought a measure on theee lines should be rx.ade into law. RATES WILL INCREASE. Underwriters of the Pacific Coast Take Definite Action. Oakland, May 28. The board of un derwriters of the Pacific coast, which O'ganization fixes the insurance rates for the states of California, Nevada, Oregon, Montana, Idaho and Utah and the territories of Alaska and Aris -na, has decided to increase rates and the 5,000 insurance agents of the board companies in California will be notified thereof. The rules existing before the catas trophe of April 18, under which a board company was allowed permission in certain cases to meet the cut rate made by a nonboard company, have been abrogated, and no board company will, until further notice, be permitted to vary from the rates to be fixed by the board of underwriters. The matter of fixing increased and special rates for San Francieco has be9n discueeed by the board of underwriters, but so far no schedule has been adopt ed. The insurance men say that the crippled condition of the San- Francisco fire department and the lack of water supply makes the risks moie hazardous and justifies them in raising the rate. The return of H. F. Atwood, chair man of the general adjusting commit tee from the east, is awaited with in terest. Atwood, who came here from Rochester, N. Y., was summoned east two weeks ago to lay before the home offices of the big United States com panies the conditions as he found them in San Francisco. Upon the report that he makes to the home office, will depend in a great measure, it is said, the course to be followed by the insurance companies iu settling the claims in San Francisco and other places that suffered from fire following the earthquake. Nogi to Stoessel's Defense. London, May 28. A special dispatch to the Telegram from Tokiosays: In an interview with General Nogi in reference to the report that General Stoessel had been sentenced to death by courtix.artial for surrendering Port Ar thur, the general declared he doubted if the report was true, but he was con vinced, if it were so, that Stoessel would accept the sentence with soldier ly alacrity. Nogi warmly defended Stoessel against the attacks that had been made upon his conduct at Port Arthur. Prepares for Another War. Victoria, B. C, May 28. M. D. Aig neaux, who arrived here this morning by the steamer Monteagle. after a tour in Siberia, said in an interview that Russia is making preparations in Sibe ria for another war. While troops are being sent home, others are being transported from Russia over the Trans-Siberian line. The garrisons are being strengthened, particularly Harbin and Khabarovsk. The defense of Vlad ivostok was recently strengthened. Heyburn Now Improving. Washington, May 2. Senator Hey burn is improving rapidly today. His appetite is rt turning, and he has been put on an egir and toast diet. When sufliciently strong he will go to Atlan tic City. Heyburn will not he able ac tively to participate in the work of the senate this session, though lie hopes to go back to his seat before adjournment. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST j RE-ELECT OFFICERS. Boys' and Girls Aid Society of Ore gon in Good Condition. Portland At the annual meeting of the members of the Boys' and Girls' Aid Saietv, J C. Ainsworth, W. B. tiilliert and Hubert S. Farrell were re elected directors, and Miss Helen F. Spalding was chosen to fill the vacancy on the toard caused by the resignation of Mrs. W. A. Buchanan. The annual reports of the oflicers showed the institution in a flourishing condition. Superintendent W. T. Gardner's report gave a thorough re sume of the work accomplished by the society the past year. Under the sur veillance of the society in Oregon, Washington and Idaho there are 4D3 children. Of theee there are 7U girls who are in respectable homee in Port land. Assistant Superintendent Gard ner has been appointed to look after the children who have been placed iu private families to se that they are doing well. In addition to this assist ant the society now has county advis ory boards to look after lire childreu in the different counties of the state. OREGON STATE FAIR. Preparatinns Under Way at Salem for Greatest Ever Held. Salem The State Fair Board has be gun preparations for the greatest State Fair ever held in Oregon. A portion of the money that would have been ex pended for premiums last year, when there was no State Fair, was used to make numerous improvements ou the buildings and grounds in preparation for this year's fair. All mam build ings have been repainted, eltx-k sheds and race horse bams extended and im proved and ttie racetrack has been re graded. The board purchased a quantity of park seats and chairs from the lwis and Clark fair, together with exhibit cases, all ot which will be used this year to make the State Fair more at tractive and comfortable Many strik ing pieces of statuary and inside deco rations have been removed from the Lewis and Clark grounds to the State Fair grounds, where they have been carefully repaired. Epidemic Attacks School. Aurora A teacher at the public school recently discovered that one of the pupils had what she thought was chickenpox, aqd sent the boy home with a note to his parents to quaran tine him. It proved to be chickenpox, but the pupil would not stay quaran tined, and went back to school. The school directors consulted a physician. The doctor advised that the pupil be allowed to attend school, on the ground that be bad already infected the schol ars, and sure enough he had, and now half the childern in town are affected. Will Sentence Meldrum. Portland If Judge Wolverton im poses the maximum penalty on Henry Meldrum. former surveyor general for Oregon, he will go to jail with a sen tence of 210 years of imprisonment hanging over his head. If the court imposes the heaviest fine the law al lows, Meldrum will owe the govern ment f 21. 000. Judge Wolverton set Friday, June 8. as the day on which Meldrum will come before the court for sentence. A motion for a new trial is pending in the case. Registration Short in Baker. Baker City Registration at the county clerk's office has been brisk, and it is believed that names entered since the books were reopened after the pri maries will exceed 350, including those sent in from country districts. Time for registration has expired. It is esti mated that there are 700 voters in Ba ker county who have not registered. Some of these will be sworn in at the polls on election day, but there will be a shortage of 500 to 600. Berry Pickes Scarce. Portland Pouland employment agencies are not only besieged by rail road contractors for laborers, but calls are now coming in from Hood river and White Salmon strawberry fields for nickers. Thonsands of men and women are wanted for this work and the cry for help adds to the embarrassment of labor agents who are already trying with all their might to secure laborers for railroad and construction camps. Ackerman Resolves to Retire. Salem J. II. Ackerman. state super intendent of public instruction, has announced his intention to retire from politics at the end of his next term. Mr. Ackerman ban the distinction ot being the Republican and Democratic nominee, although he only accepted the Republican nomination, and his name will appear on the official ballot only as the Republican candidate. Klamath Land is Reopened. Washington During 1904 5 1.600.. 000 acres of public lands in the Klam ath region of Oregon and California were reserved, pending investigations to determine the feasibility of reclaim ing under the Klamath irrigation pro ject. Half of this area is now restored to entry, the balance being reserved as lands reclaimable for reservoir sites or rights of way. Hop Prospects Excellent. Aurora Hops In this section of the valley, the banner hop-raising district of Oregon, are further advanced this year than in former seasons at this time. There is a large acreage, and all the yards are showing well. MAY RETAIN LICENSE. If Solvent, Insurance Companies Will Not Be Ousted by State. Salem Secretary of State Dunbar, who is ex-otllclo insurance commission er of this slate, when shown the state in r nt that Calltonla and Nevada insur ance commissioners would drive out companies that quibble over the pay ment of San Francisco fire loaws, said that so far as Oregon is concerned he cannot tike any note of what the vari out companies do in California or any other state so long aa they comply with the Oregon law which entitle them to do bnsineas in this state. There is on deposit with the state treasurer $3, 100,000, in interest-bear itig securities, which the n0 companies doing business in this state have put up to secure the payment of any loss they may sustain and which has been finally adjudicated against them. Fifty-eight companies have put up 150,000 each and two companies $100, 000 each. Only one company has notified the commissioner that it cannot continue to do business in Oregon on account of California losses and that is the Trad ers' Insurance company, of Chicago All agents have been notified to cease writing insurance for that company. The $50,000 on deposit will be held to pay any losses sustained by Oregon policyholders in that company, or until all its policies have beeu legally can celed, when the deposit may be with drawn. Mr. Dunbar said that refusal or ina bility of an insurance company doing business in this state to pay any ot its California losses would not he snfllcient reason for him to cancel their Oregon license. All he is authorised to do is to loos out for the interest of Oregon policy holders, ami if the companies comply with the insurance statutes of this state they can continue to do hninc?s, as they are solvent. If any of them I- come insolvent they put thenselves out of business without any interference on the part of the commissioner of Oregon. Treasure Mine Sold. Eugene A mining deal of Import ance has been consummated in this city. Charlee Harding Park, residing here, has sold the Treasure mine in the Bine river district to J. Rowland Hans dale, of Manchester, Kngland. The purchase price is not made public, but is said to be the highest ever paid for a mine in the district. The Treasure mine has long been known to I one of the richest properties at Blue river Mr. Park bas spent much money in its development, and in the erection of a ten-stamp quarts mill on the property New Ditch Company. Baker City Articles of incorporation of the McCary Ditch cum piny have been filed with the county clerk. The incorporators of tho company are: G. J. rtowman. () C. Johnson and C. W. Fault. The capital stock of the com pany is (3,500 divided into 350 shares of a value of $10 each. The purpose of the company Is to handle, for the purpose of irrigation, the water from Powder river under the rights they I ave held for a number of years. Cherries Ripening Rapidly. Aurora Cherries are ripening fast and all kinds of fruits are ahead of for mer years. The sever cold snap of two days in March tiad no appreciable effect on fruit trees in northern Marion county. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 73c; bluestem, 740 75n; red, 7lc; va'ley, 70071c. Oats No. 1 white feed, $2i); gray, $28 50 per ton. Parley Feed, $23.60(324 per ton; brewing, $2424.50; rolled, $21.60(2 25 50. Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $12(3113 per ton : clover, $7.608; cheat, $(1 7; grain hay, $7($8; alfalfa, $12. Fruits Apples, $2 60(23 50 per box; cherries, $1.25(41.40 per box; straw berries, California, $1.25(31. 40; Ore gon. 10(31 ic per pound; gooseberries, SO'ic per pound. Vegetables Asrarngus, 75c$1.25 per box; beans, 8aHc per pound; cab bage, $1.762 per 100; green corn, 00c per dozen; onions, 1 01 6c per dozen; peas, S5c; .radishes, 15c per dozen ; rhubarb, 3c pound; spinach, WOe per box; turnips, $101.25 per rack; car rots, fl575c per tack; beets, 86c$l per sack. Onions Bermuda, 4c per pound. Potatoes Fancy graded Burbanks, 60f65c per hnndred; ordinary, nom inal; new California, 2c per pound. Butter Fancy creamery, 1720e per pound. Kggs Oregon ranch, 1920c per dozen. Poultry Average old hens, 13(9 14c per pound, mixed chickens, 12y(J 13c; broilers, 2022Kc; young roos ters, 1 2 Mi O 13c; ell roosters, 12 12c; dressed chickens, 15c; turkeys, live, 1518c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 2023e; geese, live, lOtailc; geese, dressed, old 10c, young 12c; ducks, old 17c, young 20c. Hop' Oregon, 1005, ltai2Kc Wool Eastern Oregon average best, 16ai21c; valley, coarse, 22323o; fine. 24 (325c per pound; mohair, choice, 28 30c per pound. Veal Dressed, 8Jc per pound. Peef Dressed bulls. Super pound; cows, 4'5c; country steer, 60o. Mutton trussed fancy, 7(38o per pound; ordinary, 60c; lambs, with pelt on, 8c. Pork Dressed, 70c per pound. ZULUS GAIN FORCE. British Fear That Anothrr Great War May Come in South Africa. Pretoria, May 25. The garrison here has leoii ordered to prepare to take the Held, ami it is tindcislood that similar orders have been sent to evoy com mandant of British troops in South Africa The situation in Natal is growing more and more serious dally and advices received from the troops that are operating against Bamhala show that he is receiving reinforce ments from nearly every tribe In Zulu land. Arms and amintitiUlou are also being sent to him, and all (Toils of the colo nial authorities to put a slop to this tratllc have proved (utile. Zulu spies are everywhere and are apparently able to keep the leaders posted as to Held plans, as no sooner is a trap ret for the rebels than they escape from It. They have also captured several convoys. The fact that the colonial troops have leen unable to make any headway against the rebels, and that British regulais are to be called on, Indicates how serious the situation is. The authorities are hardly in a position at present to enter into a great Zulu war, and it is understood that they will tiend every effort to crush Bamhatal within the next few days. All the regular troops that can be spared are to lake the field against him, while the cnlo nials will act with them and will also try to prevent any oilier Zulu triles from reaching Bambata until tie can be crushed. ADMIT THEY GOT REBATES. Favored Merchants Testify Against Burlington Road. Kansas City, May 25. Testimony of unusual interest was brought out this afternoon in the United States court in the trial of (Seorgn II. Crosby, trslln malinger of the Burlington railway; George I.. Thomas, of New York, a freight broker, ami I.. B. Taxgart, his clerk, on a charge of conspiracy in re bating railroad rate. The principal witnesses were George A. Barton, of Barton Hrnthers' Hlioe Company; lieorge W.Taylor, of Koberl Keith Furniture Company; K. W. Freyschlag. of the Freyschlag Mercan tile Company, all of this city, and Walter Kelby, of New York, clera iu 11)04 and 1105 for Thomas. The testimony showed that the firms mentioned received large sums of money from mysterious sources after freight bill had teen paid; sometimes in express package, always from New York, but none knew who sent It. On the stand Freyschlag frankly referred to an agreement with Thomas whereby his firm was to receive 25 per cent re bates on Ireight bills, and told tow (he money was deposited iu New York to toe firm a credit by one Juekscn, whom he did not know. He could not remember whether he or Thomas had suggested the use of the name. At first he said that the idea win his, but on cross examination lie changed and said that he could not re memter. He admitted that the name was used to hide "this business," a term all the witnesses to lay employed. EAQ1HQUAKE WRECKS CITY. Immense Loss of Life at Unianka, Mongolia. Victoria. B. C. .May 25. Mail ad vices from the Orient state that an earthquake causing great loss of life and considerable damage to property occurred at the beginning of May at Uniankal and vicinity, in Mongolia The Pekin Times reports that a chasm several feet wide was caused by the earthquake. The walled city of Uniankal was al most completely destroyed, the lot's of life being very heavy. Ollicials at Pekiii hud received news that the ca lamity was of exceptional severity and arrangments were being made for the relief of the people in distress. Severe shocks are also reported from Fokien province of China, the most disastrous in Chuen Chou prefecture, where many buildings were destroyed; the loss of life was unknown. Metcalf Gives Evidence. Washington, May 25. Secretary Metcalf, complying with a resolution of the house, has sent to that body a long report from Commisisoner General Sargent, of the Immigration bureau, giving the history of the enforcement of the Chinese exclusion law. The last chapter deals with the Chinese boycott of American goods and reproduces odi cial proclamations of Chinese oflicials, which, despite assertions to the con trary, show that the Chinese govern ment is at least not discouraging the Iwycott. Panama Election To Be Fair. Panama, May 25. Though no sp cial instructions nave been sent to the governors of the several provinces, Sec retary Guarda said today that the gov ernment will endeavor to guarantee complete freedom of act ion at the an proaehing election. (Jcneral Ouarda also -aid President Amadordeaired that no effort to this end hu omitted, and that all government employes must comply with his previous orders to re frain from interfering in the eleclionr, Hermann's Trial In June. Washington, Msy 25. The trial of Representative Hermann is now ached ubd to take place in this city between I oi, i 6 and 10, unless some unforeseen htacle should arise. Francis J. leut-y l s notified District Attorney linker that tie will come back to Wash- n 'on to conduct the prosecution. It is robahle the case will be disposed of in three or four days. WAS NOT STEALING Supreme Court Decides on Per kins' Alleged Misdeeds. WAS NOT EVtN MORALLY WRONG New York Life Company Money Ap proprUted Openly and Avowedly (or Campaign Purposes. New York, M ty 2H. The appellate) division of the Supreme court today hsuded down a decision discharging (rout custody George W. Perkins, whom the Supreme- court had held In await action of the grand Jury on a charge, ol grand larceny In connection with the campaign contributions of the Ne York l.i I" Insurance company to thn Kepuhllcan national committee. IHslrlct Attorney Jerome, upon hearing the court's drclslon discharg ing Mr. Perkins, said : "I shall appeal this case to thn court of appeals ami gel a decision there." Justice McLaughlin, who wrote thn prevailing opinion, said : "If llm facta eel nut In the dnposl tions upon which the warrant tier was Issued h construed in the most llloral way consistent with a Judialal deter muia'.lon, I am ol the opinion that such facts do not establish that the crime of grand larceny lias linen committed, aa the same Is defined by the penal code. The defendant had a right to give of his own funds to th chairman of the Kepuhlican national eommittn. Th relator made the contribution at thn reouent of the president of the insur ance company w ith thn express under standing that it would repay him. Thn money belonging to thn iiianraucn com pany was appropriated openly and avewndly by thn relator, alter all thn facts had been stated to the finalicn committee, to reimburse him for thn money which he had previously ad vanced." Justice Patterson, while agrnritg that Mr. Perkins cannot be found guilty of larceny, said that hn may bn compit led by a civil actiou to mskn restitution, inasmuch as thn ollicnrs of thn company hail no (woer to make thn contribution. Justice tngraham says it must ln umlertod the court is not now concerned with the civil respotisl bility of Mr. Perkins ato the company. He continues : "It was McCall who appropriate! the money of the corporation, and thn olllcers or employes of the company, who obeyed his direction in making that payment, without Intent to do more than carry out the instructions of the president of the corporation, were not, as I view it, responsible for the. act." Justice McIjiughMn says: "It cannot hn said that Mr. Perkins did not have a moral claim, even though, owing to the fact that thn pres ident doubtless exceeded his authority, be may have had no legal claim (or reimbursement." NEW BILL OF tXCEPTIONS. Defendants In Williamson Land Fraud Case File Revision. Portland. May 2(1. J. N. William son, Van (iesner and Marion K. Bigg Hind yesterday, through Judge Bennett, their attorney, a revised bill of excep tions with thn clerk of the Indent court- Thn bill Is a voluminous docu ment of 1,050 trypewritteii pages, and reproduces in a large measure the testi mony of the trial in which they were convicted of conspiracy to defiuud the government. A copv of the bill bus been sent to Judge Hunt, of Montana, who is ex pected to come to Port hind aliout Juno 10. Jiidtu Hunt refused to receive a former bill ol exceptions presented by the defendants. It is necessary (or such a bill to bn accepted I ef irn t ho case can go to (be higher court. Judge Hunt will probably im upon this lat est tiling soon. Stir About Forest Reserves. Washington, May 2d. Considerable stir was occasioned in thn senate yes terday over an amendment to thn agri cultural appropriation bill pioposlng t give 10 per cent of the receipts from forest reserves to the states in which the reserves are located, for schools and public roads. Senator Fulton pro posed increasing the donation to 20 per cent, in view ot the fact that the crea tion of reserves materially reduces the taxable arm of counties, but this pro voked considerable opposition, and probably will be withdrawn. More Lighthouses for Pacific. Washington, May 20. The senate committee on interstate commerce to day voted to report the house omnibus lighthouse bill and added the following items: Lightship for Juan de Fuca, Washington. 1150.000: liirht and foir signals, Cape Hinchinbrook, Alaska, $75,000; lighthouse tender, Hawaiian islands, 1150,000; tender for light house, inspector. California dUtrict. $130,000; lighthouse and fog signal, tied Hock, Sao. Francisco bay, $30,000. Foreign Commerce In April. Washington, May 20. The forolgn commerce of the United States for April aggregated $251,000,000, of which $107,000,000 was In imports and $144,000,000 in exports. These figures are given in a bulletin issued by the bureau of statistics, which says that only In one previous April in the his tory of the country a export trade has the total of imports and exports reach ed as much as OO.OOO.OOO.