Junction City bulletin. (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, January 24, 1901, Image 3

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    APlALUT BODERTS
He Calls for Five Thousand
More Volunteers.
AUTHORITIES INCREASE THEIR EfPORTS
British Offensive OperaHon Hm Ceased tor
th fVtwnt-Msrtlsl Uw Proclaimed
Throughont Cp Colony.
London, Ha. 19. Lord Roberta,
who wu entortalued pritvtely at 11
dinner laat evening by United Service
(Hah, the guttata Including the Prince
of Walo. the Duke of York, the Duke
of Cambridge and some 800 officers,
ha issued from the war office a stir
ring appeal to the country fur a
prompt response to the call for 6,000
yeomanry, whose past services iu South
Africa he highly commends to the
gratitude of the nation.
The authurltWa continue to hold a
hopIul view regarding the South Afrt
oo situation, but they sowm to recog
niM that vlgoroiiH measure are neces
nary. The proclamation of marital
law throughout the whole of Cape
Colony, Lord Kitchener strong meas-
urea aaglnat the population of the re
publics, the placing on reduced ratlona
of the 'wives of men In the field, aud
stmlar measure, go to ahow that theie
la heavy work.
British offeniive operation have
ceased (or tne present. It la anppoattd
Lord Kitchener la collecting hia
atrength for a final effort to crush or to
' mpture the commando by a repetition
of the tactioe which caaaed the sor
render of General Crooje acd (ieneral
I'rlua Loo. It la alleged that the
Itoera who are concentrating at Curo
Una aud Krroole are preparing to do
cwud into Natal.
The casualty Hat Issued yesterday
hows that the lioera have released 897
, British who were captured at Helvetia
. and Belfast. The facta regarding the
rapture at Belfast have not been al
lowed to tranapire.
It i asserted that more heavy naval
gnu will bo landed at the Cape. In
(urination aa to the doing of the in
vader la bard to obtain, but It la clear
that they are gelling very little help
from the Dutch. Twice they attempted
to capture Hark ley Fast, but both
1 tluiea they were repulm-d for three
daya they occupied Sutherland, but
they cleared, oat on the approach of
the British. Home Mattered parties
are reported optrating in different
parts. Apparently the invader aban
doned the idea o! attacking Clan Wil
liam on finding the town well defend
ed. A commando of 1,000 haa been
active In the Richmond district, but
there the Boer have aeoured only 100
Dutch recruita.
Botrs Attacked Colvillc
Standerton, Jan. 19. Colivlle'e mo
bile column, marching from New Den
mark to Vladlaagte, waa attacked by
1.000 Boer, divided nto two force
One force made a determined attempt
on the baggage and the other on the
ravalry constituting the rear guard.
The ravalry wai compelled to retire
until protected by four companies of
r I Ilea, hidden by a riifge, who were
waiting with bayonets. The Hoe re
tnado aspeody retreat, leaving aeveral
dead and wounded f tun the heavy
British fire. Eventually both attack
, were repulsed, the Boers losing heavily.
Tho BritlHli were not able to purine the
Itoera, owing to the necessity of pro
tooting their burgage. The casualties
were one killed aud 18 wounded.
TO PROTECT WALRUS.
The Indians' Pood Supply Endangered by
' Wanton Destruction,
Port Townaend, Jan. 19. Reports of
the wanton destruction of walrua have
reached the treasury department at
Washington. Walrus come from the
Arctic on the Ice flow during the early
portion of the open aeaaon to points be
tweeu St, Michael and Cape Nome,
and thousands ot passengers on early
ateamera plying between those placet
eboot into bauds, killing ana wounding
rnaur. Captains of whalers have re
ported that thousands of carcasses are,
aeon floating in Rehiring sea aud the
Arctio ocean. Walrus flesh is the
main subsistence of Alaska coastwise
Indians, and their wanton destruotiqn.
threateua starvation to them. The law
relating to' fur-bearing animals does
not not apply to walrus, but Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Spanlding
baa issued instructions to Collector of
Customs lleustis, at this port, ' to nrge
masters of vessels visiting Alaska
waters to prevent the killing of walrus
by persons on board of their vessels.
These instructions are issued with a
view of protecting the food supply of
tho Indians, many of whom are said to
be almost in a starving condition.
Admiral Casey's Flam.
Philadelphia, Jan. 19. Immediately
upon being relieved ot the command of,
Lague Island navy yard, Admhal
Casey, with his wife aud family, will
proceed to Ban Diego, Cal., where he
will meet Admiral Kaata, and assume
command of the Pacific station, with
the battleship Iowa as flagship.
THE FINAL NEGOTIATIONS.
Ministers at Pekla Will Clear the Way of
Minor Matters. '
Washington, Jan. 19. So far aa our
late department can influence the ne
gotiationa now about to begin at Pekin
t will seek to clear the way of all
minor matters and of points upon
which there Is no disagreement what
ever among the allies, before ondertai
log the solution of the more difficult
problem Involved in the settlement of
the questions of indemnities, gnaran 4
tees and commercial treaties. It is fol
ly expected that the Chinese represen
tatives will offer opposition to almost
every point, in order to secure more
favorable terms, such as an nndertak
ing to dismantle, instead of destroy,
the Chinese forte between Take and
Pekin; some abatement of the restric
tions upon the Importation of arms,
and a considerable limitation opon the
alze of the legation guard to be main
tained in Pekin.
It is said at the state department
that Mr. llockbill has signed an Inten
tion to return to the United Btates in
a short time. He has not retired, but
returns voluntarily.
China want Easier Term.
London, Jan. 19. ."Although the
United Btates government and the
American papers accuse Mr. Conger of
severity toward the Chinese," says the
Pekin correapondent of the Morning
Post, "the American had regarded
blm as inclined to leniency.
"The Chinese commissioners handed
to the foreign envoys with the signed
proctocele a dispatch from Emperor
Kwang Hsu, asking a foreign occupa
tion instead of destruction of the Takn
forts The emperor's dispatch asked
also of the filing of a definite period for
the prohibition of the importation of
arms, and requested that the punitive
expedition be stooped, asked for oar
tioulars aa to the amount of land to be j
retained for the legatlona, the number!
of legation guard, the probable cost of!
tho military Oeratlon and the date
Mhen the foreigners propose to restore
the publio offices and records in Pekin
to the Chinese. The emperor does not
mention the demand of the powers for
the punishment of the principal offend
era.
First Slttin j of Peace Conference.
Berlin, Jan. 19. An official of the
German foreign office iu formed a
corremndent ot the press today that
the Hist aitting of the peace conference
in Pekin would be appointed immed
tatily after the different foreign envoy
bad convinced themselves that their
copies of the jclnt note bad been prop
erly algn)d and sealed by tho Chines
plenipotentarle.
A DESPERADO CAUGHT.
Officers Located Marvin Kuhns, the Indiana
Outlaw
Logansport, Ind., Jan. 19. Marivn
Kuhns, the desperado who bas terror
iaed Northern Indiana for weeks and
defied the officers of two states, was
captured last night at Greenhill and is
now in Logansport jail. Kuhns and
bis brother, who was released from the
Columbus prison shortly after Marivn
escaped, were taken after a derperate
fight. Before the outlaw was over
powered he shot two men ami was him
self shot in the bead, but not seriously.
Knhns and bis biother and a confed
erate stole a team at Plymouth Sunday
night and started south. Ex-Sheriff
Marshall and Marshal Cheuey traced
them to La Fayette last evening and by
telephoning neighboring towna located
them at Oreenhill, near Otterhein.
At Otterhein the posse surrounded the
house and rushed in at midnight
Marvin was awake and seised a re
volver at his bedside. Before he could
fire, Elmer Switsmer ahot him .in the
face and the posse closed in. One man
jumped from the second-story window
and escaped, but the brothers were
overpowered alter a straggle, in whioh
a number of shots were exchanged.
Wounded as he was, Marvin partially
thook off the attacking party and shot
I. V. Volt in the back and Lewis
.lawklns in the arm. Neither waa
fatally injured.
Fir at Phoenix.
. Phoenix, B. O., Jan. 19. Fire to
night caused a loss of $30,000. It
started in MoBean & Co.'a dry goods
store, spread to the Imperial hotel and
thence to the buildings of the Phoenix
News Company. Giant powder was
used to blow up bnildiuge in the path
of the flames. MoBean & Co. lost on
their stock $12,000. Tho loss on the
building waa $3,000; Imperial hotel
loss, $10,000; Phoenix News Com
pany, $2,000; T. A. Hicks, dry goods
store, $1,800. There waa partial in
surance on some of the buildings and
took. ' .y
Would Develop Danish Islands,
Copenhagen, Jan. 19. The leaders
of the syndicate of merchanta who an
petitioning the government to make the
investment of Danish capital profitable
in the Danish WeBt Indies, , declare
tbey have no Intention ot agitating
against the Fale of the islands to the
United States. Their idea Is to de
velop the islaud in the eveut ot their
not being sold.
tV5 OP THIS AliD
Interesting Event, and Gossip of the Past Week Reported From
' Cities and Towns in Washington, Oregon
and Idaho. :,
OREGON.
The Dalles lias levied a 6-mill tax.
Burns ha leoeived a chemical fire
engine.
The Southern Pacific Is stoting ice at
Ashland.
The Dalles will purchase 600 feet of
fire, nose.
The Oregon legislature deficit foots
op $00,000.
Machinery or the new laundry at
Eugene bat arrived.
The Grant county tax levy as been
fixed at 25i mills. ;
- s . ' '
Coyotes are numerous In Coles val
ley, Douglas county, j ,
..The Douglas county Ux levy bas
bean fixed at 20 mills. j
The Pendleton school district has
levied a speoial ux of 8 mills.
Several herds near Montgomery have
been visited by coyotes of Jate.
It ia reported the Dallas organ fac
tory mar be moved to Albany.
The approach to the Upper Calapooia
bridge was carried away by the flood.
Baker City bas rescinded street
lighting contract, and is in darkness.
The walls of the first story of Mal
heur county's new court house are fin
ished. ,' . j
Collision of a train and handcar
near Woodbnrn, Or., was narrowly
averted. . . ": ,
Famous Uncle Ben group ot mines
in Idaho has been sold to a New York
synif'cate.
The coal shaft being sank by W. A.
Maxwell of Coos City, fs now down
about 800 feet. f
Plans for the new creamery at Sum
merville are taking shape. It will
oost bout $4,000. I
Athena has inveaetd $1,600 in school
warrants. The city, bssides, has a
balance on band of $1,104.
Lincoln county . bas awarded the
contract lor building the depot bridge
to George MoCuulou for $335.
The old Coos Bay read is aald to be
in better condition than for several
years at this time of the year.
Henry Zuti, Jr., ft 17-year-old boy,
of Vale, Or., accientally killed him
self while examining a revolver.
I. J. Straw, of Klamath county, rode
off a bridge into a snow bank last
week, and had to dig hia hone out.
Contract for building the Wheeler
county court house haa been let to A.
F. Peterson, of Corvallia, for $9,025.
Sixty-five thoroughbred sheep belong
ing to O. F. Knox were drowned near
Cottage Grove by the recent irethet.
Howard & Stearns are feeding 600
cattle on Crooked river and about 600
bead at Silver Lake, In Lake, couuty.
A petition is in circulation askiug
that the public roal from Cottage
Grove to Lorano be widened to 60 feet.
J. W. Walters & Son, proprietors of
the Elmtra mills, have floated their
logs into the Long Tom from the Noti
river,'
Several oar loads of Weston bricks
have been shipped to Mission station.
They wilt be used for government
LaUdlngs.
An acetyl Ine gas plant belonging to
J. P. Williams, of Long Creek, ex
ploded last week, and slightly injured
Mr. Williams.
. A petition is being circulated asking
an appropriation of $1,000 to repair
and improve the state buildings and
property at Sodaville.
A herd ot 110 sheep was shipped
from Huntington to Salt Lake City
by the Baldwin Sheep & Land Com
pany, ot Crook county.
It is reported that Ed Lambson, of
Willamina, has leased a large' tract
of land on Salmon, river, whioh he in
tends to stook with, cattle.
The sale of land belonging to the
Leonard Lang estate in Pine valley,
which ef cheated to the state ot Ore
gon recently, has been confirmed bi
Judge Eakiu, of the oirouit court.
A meeting was held at McMlnnville
in the interest of the woodcutters ot
the county. Every precinct waa well
represented. They advanced the price
ot cutting oak wood from 75 cents to
90 centa a oord, and fir from 70 to 90
cents, v
The farmers and stookmen of Malheur
county feel confident that the coming
season will be a prosperous one tor
them. While the winter thus far has
been an open one compared with those
generally experienced here, the indi
cations are that there will be plenty ot
water for Irrigation during the coming
summer, and that the feed on the
range will be good.
IlEIfjiiDORIIId STATES
WASHINGTON.
Tacom butchers have formed an
association. ' r
A petition is being circulated to
have the postofSce nam of Guy
changed to Albion.
The Simpson Lumber Company, of
South Bend, baa accepted plan for a
pony band saw mill.
Fire partially destroyed the ship
chandlery store of J. G. Todd & Co.,
on the water front, Tacoma. Loss
$t,000, folly covered by insurance.
Mr. If. P. Marrineton. a crominent
citizen of Rosalia, died of pnenmonia.
Ills remains were taken to the home
of hia parents In Monroe, Mich., for
interment. ; V
During the recent snow 80 tons ot
ore waa hauled from tho Cedar Canyon
district to Davenport for shipment.
Had the sleighing continued good, still
more would have been brought out.
Lark in' hotel at Garfield, leased by
J. W. Keown, was entirely destroyed
by fire, together with most of the con
tents. Loss on the building, $1,500;
insurance, $650; loss on contents,
$1,000, with $650 insurance.
While fording Toppenish creek, near
North Yakima. Will Carrat was nearly
drowned, lie was on horseback and
the swift current of the stream carried
horse and rider several yards, when
they lodged in some willows, from
which, with difficulty both succeeded
in landing safely on shore. .
Owing to technical error in writing
the boundaries of a small atrip of land,
amounting to nearly three sections,
lying on the ' east side ot North Bay,
between Mason and Pierce counties,
is left out of the jurisdiction of both
counties. An attempt will be made to
have the neutral strip incorporated
with Pierce.
Oscar Bates, ex-sheriff of Stevens
county, received fatal injuries at the
Drummer's, mine, nearCurliew. lie
had set three shots in the 125-foot
level, and started to climb the ladder,
but missed bis footing on the second
landing and fell back 20 feet. The
shots exploded before he could regain
the ladder.:
Hopkins D. Jones, until recently
hotel porter at Wilbur, Wash., who
was arrested at Spokane on a charge
of borae . stealing, haa been releaed.
Word came from Wilbnr that the man
Chance, whose horse and saddle Jones
had appropriated, would not prosecute
Jones. The Wilbur man said he owed
Jones money, and that be would be
satisfied to have him keep the horse
and aaddle to settle the bill.
IDAHO.
-A free ferry at Weiser ia proposed.
Caldwell merchanta have made an'
early closing agreement.
John Hunt was arrested at Oioflno,
on cnarge ot cattle stealing.
A publio meeting waa held at Lewis
ton to protest against division ot tsea
Peroea county.
The postofSre of Led no, Blaine
county, haa been moved two miles
southeast, without change of post
master.
At Weiser's regular city election in
April, the citizens will vote whether
or not they want the city bonded for
$60,000. V
It ia announced that shipments of
crude ore and concentrates from the
Coenr d'Aleue laat year aggregated
175,000 tons.
There were several snow slides in
Bear gulch lat week, but no damage
is reported except that the Orofino
blacksmith shop was swept away.
Several carloads of steel raila have
been unloaded in the Weiser yards.
They are to be used in extending the
Pacific & Idaho Northern next sum
mer. , .
Meetings have been held and resolu
tions adopted by several G. A. B. post
protesting agaiust the proposed plan o
moving the soldiers' home from Bois
to Fort Sherman.
' ' ' . .' '
H. M. Merrln, of Spokane, haa taken
a .". bond ' on the Father lode and two
claims adjoining in the Coenr d'Alene
district. It ia understood that work
will commence immediately.
Lew Granger, who ia charged with
stealing eight bead of cattle out ot a
pasture near Moscow, has been arrest
ed. Granger bas a number of aliases,
bnt it ia said his true name ia Lai-s.
SPECULATION HAS LAGGED.
Week of Ebbin Street ia Cereal Mirkets
Bradstrccf Weekly Trade Review. ,
Bradatreet'a eaya,: Speculation haa
lagged, bat trade on spring account baa
on the whole improved this week.
Southern and Southwestern trade ia '
opening op satisfactorily, and there are
bettor report received even from the
Northwest aa to the outlook, for spring
business. As to retail distribution,
conditions are hardly so favorable.
Lumber appears to have been active
at the West, and wholesalers have done
more at the East, hot the export trade
lass in this line, as in others. ,
It haa been a week of ebbing strength
In Alt A fn.r.t!n. vAtwrtm Aim.
piay an inoia rnotier consistency, ami
thia week haa been devoted to stretch
ing estimates of the export surplus
from that country. Northwest wheat
receipts have also been heavy, and the
so-called Wall street interest has been
reported tw have been liquidating.
Flour la doll, bat the deoline of 10 to
20 cents per barrel haa tended to help
export business.
The textile situation is notjtltogeth
er clear. Cotton has weakened on in
creased stock at the South.
War, or rather rumors of war, have "
been the chief subject of discussion in
the iron and steel trade thia weeek,
and to some extent have exerted a de
pressing effect on sentiment. New
demand at tnis time, however, ia never
very large, and conditions aa a whole
are healthy and even promising. Tho
labor outlook in iion does not promise
as well.
Wheat, intending floor, shipments
for the week were 8,336.054 bushel
against 3,061,095 bushels last week.
Business failures in the United States
lor the week ending number 290.
again n 322 last week.
Canadian failures for the week num
ber 50, as against 86 last week.
PACIFIC COAStTrADL
Seattle Market
Onions, new yellow, 8o.
Lettuce, hot house, $1.60 per oaae.
Potatoes, new. $18.
Beets, per Back, 85c $1.
Turnips, per sack, $1.00.
Sqnaah 2c.
Carrots, per sack, 75c
Parsnips, per sack, $1.00(3 1.2. .
Celery 50o doz.
Cabbage, native and California,
2o per pounds.
Batter Creamery, 30c; dairy, 160
18c: ranch, 16c 18o pound.
Cheese 14 c.
Eggs Ranch, 28c; Eastern 23c.
Poultry 14c; dressed, native chick
ens, 15c; turkey, 16c.
Hay Paget Sound timothy, $15.00;
choice Eastern Washington timothy,
$19.00. Corn Whole, $24.00; craoked, $25;
feed meal, $24.
Barley Rolled or ground, per ton
$20. - '
Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.40;
blended straights, $3.25; California,
$3.25; buckwheat flour, $6.00; era
ham, per barrel, $3.25; whole wheat
flour, $3.25; rye flour, $3.804.00.
Millstuffa Bran, per ton, $15.00;
ehorte, per ton, $16.00.
Feed Chopped feed, $19.00 per ton;
middlings, per ton, $23; oil cake meal,
per ton, $29.00.
Fresh Meats Choice dressed beet
steers, price 7c; cows, 7c; mutton
7?4, pork, 7?4c; trimmed, 9c; veal, 11
12c. - ; '-;
Hams -Large, 11 c; small, 11 i
breakfast bacon, I3c; dry salt aides.
8 He. -'; ' - ' A
f? Portland Market -
Wheat Walla .' Walla. 5455o;
Valley, nominal; Blueetem, 57Ho per
bushel.
Flour Beet grades, $3.40; graham,
$2.60.
Oats Choice white, 42c: choice
gray, 41c per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, $15.60 brew
ing, $16.50 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $15.50 ton; mid
dlings, $21; shorts, $18; chop, $16 per
ton.
Hay Timothy, $12 18.50: clover.$7
9.50; Oregon wild liny, $67 per ton.
Butter Fancy creamery, 50955c; .
store, 82,4c
Eggs 25o per dozen.
Cheese Oregon full cream, 13c;
Young America, 14o; new oheeae lOo
per pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.0
per dozen; hens, $4.00; springs,
$2.00 3.60; geese, $6.00 8.00 doz;
ducks, $5.006.50 per dozen; turkeys,
live, I lo per pound.
Potatoes 6060oper sack; sweets,
l&o per pouna.
Vegetables Beets, $1; turnips, 75c;
per eack; garlic, 7o per pound; cab
bage, I Ho per pound; parsnips, 85o;
onions, $1.602; carrots. 75c.
Hops New crop, 1214o per
pound.
Wool Valley, 13 l4o per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 10 12c; mohair, 93
per pound. ,
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, 8'c; dressed mutton, 6 HQ
7o per pound.
lloga Gross, choice heavy, $5.75;
light and feeders, $5.00; dressed,
$5.60 6.60 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers. $3.50 4.00;
cows, $3.003. 50; dressed beef. 6
7o per pound.
Veal Large, 77H'o; small. ,8X
9o per pound.