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.