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JUNCTION CITY BULLETIN.
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A. r. TTKRWORTH,an.. Editor.
MI8 ANNA OOI.KSBV,
Altoctat Editor.
pMIkl Kttt Thamday.
EVCH15 Of I DM
An Interesting Collection ot Hem From the
Two Hcmbphcru Presented In a
Condensed Form.
Fire at St. Louis caused $100,000
damage.
Natives of Marinduque want civil
government.
Orders were Issued for dispatching
regulars to Manila.
Morocco will be compelled to pay
the American claims.
Natives of Tutuila ask that Tllley
remain their governor.
Trias, an Influential Filipino general,
surrendered to the Americans.
Several girls lost their lives in j
factory fire at St Joseph, Mo.
Fighting occurred between student j
and Cossacks at St. Petersburg. j
Fourie's commando escaped from;
the British net near Bloemfontein. j
Loomis protests to Venezuela;
against further interference with Bait, j
Oregon hopgrowers are contracting ;
this year's crop at H cents per pound.
Many were rendered homeless by
fires at Memphis, Ind., and Bismarck,
Mo. I
A department of public instruction !
has been established in the Philip-1
pines.
The Manchurian agreement Is like-'
ly to disrupt the concert of the;
powers. j
Oil deposits near Ashland, Or., will ;
be developed. California capitalist i
have invested $35,000. j
John O. Rider, inventor of the1
Remington rifle, died at his home in
Newark. O., of heart disease, aged
'i4 years. j
The St. Louis Steam Forge & Iron;
Works, better known as McDonald' ;
Forge Works, were destroyed by fire. !
Loss, $100,000.
The plants of the Paragould Roller
Mill Company and West Rogers Plan
ing Mill, at Paragould, Ark., were de
stroyed by fire. Loss, $250,000.
The lumber yards and saw and plan
ing mill plant of John B. Ransom &
Co., in West Nashville, Tenn., were
destroyed by fire. Loss, $140,000.
Lientenant General Miles, who in
tends to inspect the principal military
posts in Cuba, has arrived at Havana
with his party from the United States.
Nelson O. Whitney, professor of
railway engineering in the university
of Wisconsin, died suddenly at Mad
ison, Wis., of heart disease, aged 43
years.
One fireman was killed and three
others Injured In a Pittsburg fire.
Bias wm soon oe asicea for con-i
struction of Skagway-Juneau cable.
There is no change in the Anglo
Russian railway dispute at Tien Tsin
Seventh Infantry, stationed at Van
couver barracks, has been ordered to
Manila.
Two men died and 15 were prostrat
ed as the result of an explosion on a
steamer.
The South and Central American
republics will enter the conference of
American republics.
As a result of student demonstra
tions at several points, Russia has de
clared a state of siege.
Highwaymen held up a Wichita car
and robbed and shot the motorman.
There were no passengers.
The American consular azent ai
Barcelona, Venezuela, has again been
arrested by that government. .
Jessie Morrison, who killed Mrs.i
Castle at Eldorado, Kan., furnished a
$5,000 bond and will be released.
The employes of the Washington
mine, at Oxford, N. J., have been
fighting fire and black damp in the
mine for several days.
The Cleveland dry goodB firm of
Gavin, Parmalee & White was placed
in the hands of a receiver. The firm's
debts aggregate $100,000.
Jim Harris was found guilty of mur
der in the first degree for killing J.
H. Allen, a wealthy Ottumwa, Kan.,
merchant. This will mean a Ufa
sentence.
Lieutenant August Newkirk Maher,
United States navy, died at Vallejo,
Cal., from apoplexy. He entered the
naval academy froifi Kansas, antf
graduated in the class of 1880.
Robert Walsh, said to be the miss
ing son of a prominent lumberman of
Saginaw, Mich., was murdered in a
garret in St. Louis in the course of a
quarrel over the spoils of a robbery.
John Enoch Pond, a member of the
Berkeley high school, has been ap
pointed the first naval cadet from the
Hawaiian islands. The appointment
wag recommended by Delegate Wil
cox. Young Pond is the son of Lieu
tenant Commander Charles F. Pond,
at Honolulu.
Arthur Bronson Townsend, the man
thought to have attempted suicide in
Montreal, is a member of a well
known New York fam.ily, wealthy, and
a bachelor. He belongs to exclusive
clubs, and for several months lived
In the Brevoort House. His mother
Is In Paris.
HOP 8ITUATION.
Old Crop Sold and New Crop Being
Contracted In Yakima Valley.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. March
20. The hop crop of 1900 has been
sold, and contracts are being made
for the output of Yakima for the com
ing season. Buyers from Portland
are her cleaning up the remnants
of last year. They report only 43
!nlcs of tl;e crop of 1900 on hand.
Hie Lst sales ranged about 14 cents,
although some have boon made at
IS cents a pound. The indications
..re lavorame tor a gooa crop uus
year. All the yards are being cleaned
and put In shape. Estimates place
the Yakima acreage at 2,400, yielding
an average of 1,600 pounds.
One of the most important Items
for the consideration of hop men Is
the introduction of the Bohemian
methods of curing In the Yakima val
ley. Senator A. Helnrich, of the Se
attle Brewing & Malting Company,
conducted a series of experiments
last season, and demonstrated that an
exact imitation of the celebrated
Bohemian hops could be made in
Yakima. The hops were cured with
out artificial heat or sulphur, and
were used in making a choice blend
of Yakima beer. It Is claimed that i
sum uufa ant tu rvalue lur 01 vt-iua
a pound.
The Yakima crop for 1901 is placed
at from 18,000 to 20.000 bales of 200
pounds each. Contracts are being
made at 11 cents lor all that ran be j
produced. None but small growers. '
however, are selling at any price.
No new yards are to be planted this :
season, anu none win oe piowe.i un lor ,
other crops. Growers state that ho? !
may be produced and prepared for j
market for 8 cents per pound. When;
sold at 11 cents they make fair profit,
but it Is believed the price will rule
higher this fall; hence those having
laren vanU r noi rn!nn In eon-
tract the coming crop for less than
15 cents.
OUTLAWRY IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Methods Pursued by Tagals to Ter
rorize Peaceful Natives.
WASHINGTON'. March 20 The
records in the cases of 34 Filipino ; telephonecoromunlcatlon with the out
natives, charged with various offenses !! world. The line has been ex
against military discipline in the Phil-; tended across the river from Wed
ippines. Including murder, treason and derburn.
other acts of violence, have been re- j Eugene A bridge on the Elmira
celved at the war department. These j mall routei about egnt mlies west
recurun mane yiaiu iue uiriumia yur-;
sued by the insurgents to terrorize
the native inhaDltants of the islands,
and show cases of atrocities commit
ted upon the latter where they de
clined to comply with the demands ;
and the exactions of
the so-called
Filipino government.
In one case nine insurgent sympaG. H. Palethorpe.
thizers, fully armed, seized in the
night a family of five persons and
uw im ..iu umU. iiBwufjthe BunU rIver gloj,0 hag ,JP(.n .
for the murder was the punishment i vini,i, i uav.. m mi
of the family for refusing to pay taxes , J JJ Vl07
in support of the insurgent govern-jD,cn wc'n"
ment. The guilty natives were sen-, Pendleton Frank Frazler Is mak
tenced to hard labor for 30 years. In ' lng plans for a horse parade at Pen-
another case, under the orders of an !
Insurgent lieutenant colonel, a native j
was seized, bound and made to sit !
doa while a soldier "held his head :
and with a knife cut his throat." The ;
murderer was condemned to be
hanged. Most of the other cases were
the murder of innocent Filipinos by
alleged soldiers and officers of the In
surgent army, several of whom are
described as notorious bandits and
outlaws. The most atrocious, accord-;
ing to the records, is that of Eusebio
Rojas, who was sentenced to be !
hanged, styling himself a lieutenant of giderable work was necessary to re
Infantry in the insurgent forces under j pair the damage,
the command of Alejandrlno. Rojas, ,.
claimed to exercise summary power! Sumpter The Sumpter Valley rail
over the lives and property of the j road will commence work on the re
natives who did not Dear arms against i mainlng three miles of road to the
the United States, and conceived It i ew town ln a few day"' and Val?"
to be his dutv to murder Doaeeful and ,
law-abiding people living within
his
so-called military Jurisdiction.
Railroad Machinists Strike.
Iowa FallH, la., March 20. The ma
chinists and boiler makers employed
at the Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern shops, in this city, have
walked out, and will not return to
work until 'the differences between
the employes and officials are ad
justed. This action follows that of
the union men at Cedar Rapids, and
it is reported it will be followed by
the men at Estherville, Watertown,
Albert Lea and other division points.
Fifteen Cars Wrecked.
Chehalis, Wash., March 20. Local
freight train No. 58 was badly wrecked
at Newaukum station, three miles
south of Chehalis, at 1 o'clock. Fif
teen cars were wrecked and a pusher
jnglne turned over on the side.
There were no fatalities. A wrecking
train is now at work, but the track
will not be cleared until early tomor
row morning. Passengers on the
trains bound in both directions were
transferred tonlgut.
An Engagement In Parity.
Manila, March 20. A force com
manded by Captain Shanks, of the
Eighteenth infantry, has had an en
gagement with the followers of Dlo
clno, a noted Tagal leader, In Caplse
province, Island of Panay. Two of the
rebels were killed, and three, Includ
ing Dioclno, were wounded.
MEETING OF THE ENVOYS.
Little Accomplished by the Ministers
at Pekin.
PEKIN, March 20. Little wan ac
complished at today's meeting of the
foreign ministers, on account of the
delay of the various governments In
agreeing to the conclusions reached
in the matter of indemnity claims. No
minister is allowed full liberty to act
for his government, all the instruction
being ad referendum. The court cer
emonial on the reception of ministers
was the subject of conversation, but
nothing definite was decided upon.
OH lit m
Items of Interest From All Park
of the State.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL ItAlfCNINGS
i . R . , p . . wh .j imorove.
' -
menti of the Mny lndurl Through.
out Our Thriving Commonwealth,
Ashland Construction of the Ash
land freight depot has begun.
Pendleton Young men-of Pendle
ton have organized a cornet band.
La Grande A large fruit cannery
will be established t ka Grundo.
John Day The Sheep Gulch mine,
near John Day, has resumed opera
tions. Salem The O. R. & N. Co.. whoso
docks were washed away, eontem-
piat(,8 repiwlni them
Euaene Manr odors are being re
celved for Eugene school bonds, which
the district will sell to the amount of
125.000.
Summervlll It Is reported that
the complete outfit of new machinery
for the creamery at Sununervllle has
been ordered.
w,.. T.n carter sections of
fine farming land, one and one-half
miles south of Weston have changed
Tfa (, wM ,l3 500
v
Quartxburg Quartzburg will soon
connected with Prairie City by
telephone. The wire has been
stretched nearly the entire distance.
Clatsop The Elk Creek toll road.
In Clatsop county. Is almost com
pleted, and win soon be open for
travel. One bridge remains to be
put In.
Gold Beach Golu Beach is now In
of Rueene. Is in a c aneerous condl-
tlon. It will bo rebuilt as soon as the
water recedes.
Ashland 8. H. Calhoun, of Ash-
land, has exchanged 1G0 acres of land
near tnat place ror a UKe amount or
land In Klamath county belonging to
Baker City Mr. C. McEndry. who
owns placer claims on Pine creek, on
dleton early next May, similar to the
one last May. AH kinds of well-bred
horses will be allowed to take part.
Ashland Inquiry of lumber dealers
at Ashland reveals the fact that while
Improvements have been going on
Bteadlly all winter, building will take
on a fresh Impetus with the open
ing of spring.
Milton High water In the Walla
Walla river washes out the under
pinning at the Milton end of the
bridge near iirown's mill, and con-
m oe running irom naser w wmi
ney soon, wnitney win ne ine ter
minus of the company at present.
Eugene Sheriff W. W. Withers
rounded up a gang of 11 hobos in
the woods beyond the river opposite
Eugene and took them to the city
Jail. Residents beyond the river hud
complained that many of their
chickens were missing. At the camp
of the hobos preparations for a big
chicken dinner were going on.
PORTLAND MARKET8.
Wheat Walla Walla, 5G'4fflV4;
valley, nominal; bluestem, 6!c per
bushel.
Flour .lest grades. $2.803.40 per
barrel; graham, $2.60.
Oats White 4445c per bushel;
gray, 42 43c.
Barley Feed, $16.50017; brew'-"?,
$16.50017 per ton.
Mlllstuffs Hran, $16 per ton;
middlings, $21.50; shorts, $17.50;
chop, $16.
Hay Timothy, $12012.50; clover,
$709.50; Oregon wild hay, $67 per
ton.
Butter Fancy creamery, 22 025c;
dairy, 18020c; store, 11013c per
pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, Wc per
dozen.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3,500
$5; hens, $505.50; dressed, 11012c
per pound; spring, $405 per dozen;
ducks, $506; geese, $608 inr dozen;
turkeys, live, 9010c; dressed, 130
14c per pound,
Potatoes 45055c per sack.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers.
$4.75; ewes, $404.50; dressed, 6V40
7 per pound.
Hogs -Gross, choice heavy, $50
$5.25; light, $4.7505; dressed, .607c
per pound.
Veal Large, 707Vc per pound;
small, 8,40i3 per pound.
, Beef OroHB, top steers, $4,500
$4.75; cows, $104.50; dressed beef,
708c per pound.
Hops 12014c per poun.1; 1899
crop, 6 7c.
Wool Valley, 14016c; Eastern
Oregon, 9012c; mohair, 21023c por
pound.
VICTIM OF LIVE WIRE.
One Fireman Killed. Three Others
Badly Hurt.
PITT8HUHO, Pa.. March 19, Dur
ing the progress of a fire today at tlut
corner of Duquesne Way and Fort
street, one man lost his life and three
others were badly nurt. The property
loss will be fully 250.000, well lusured.
The fire broko out in the boiler room
of the lllrnm W, French Company's
hair felt factory, Just opposite the
main exposition building. Through
Home confusion, no alarm was turned
In for wo me time, and it wits fully 20
minutes after the flro was discovered
before the engines reached the scene.
From the felt fuctory the flames
jumped across the street, and in a
very short time the exposition build
ing wnburnlng fiercely. All the fire
men could do was to prevent the
flumes spreading. After hard work,
this was accomplished, and machinery
hull, with Its valuable contents, suved.
The main building wus a complete
w reck.
Two lumber yards adjoining the felt
factory soon succumbed. Gallagher &
Hanker lost 1,000,000 feet of lumber,
and Henry Henk 350.000 feet of valu
able hardwood. Three small dwell
ings near the lumber yards were de
stroyed, but, so far as known, all the
Inmates escaped.
William Miller snd his fellow fire
men were victims of a live wire. The
Intense heat molted the network of
wires running In every direction, and
one of them in fulling struck a trolley
wire, the other end crossing the brass
nozzle of the hose held by Miller and
Snyder. Both men foil as though
they had been shot. Sheckler and
Griffith, In going to the rescue, were
also caught, and were badly burned.
When the prostrate men were reached,
Miller was dead, snd two of the others
unconscious.
AMERICAN CONSUL ARRESTED.
Imprisoned by Venezuela Without
Adequate Cause.
PORT OF SPAIN. Trinidad. March
19. News has reached here that the
United States consular agent at Bar
celona Venezuela, lgnaclo H. Bulz,
has been arrested by Venezuelan of
ficials and imprisoned without ade
quate cause. This Is the second time
he has been treated In this fashion
within the last five months, and he
will resign unless protected by the
Washington government. It appears
that several sums of money have been
forced from him by Venezuelan of
ficials under threat of imprisonment.
The protests of Mr. Balz to Wash
ington seem to have met with no re
sponse thus far. Three months ago
Mr. Looiuls, the United States minis
ter at Caracas, made a demand upon
the Venezuelan government for an
apology for the first outrage, but this
communication was quite Ignored.
8TATE OF 8IEGE PROCLAIMED.
Result of Russian Riots Promoted by
Students.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 19. Jn
consequence of the riotous disturb
ances following the demonstrations
promoted by university students the
government has proclaimed a state of
siege at Odessa, Kleff and Kharkoff.
It Is reliably reported here that a
student died at Kharkoff from Injurlos
sustained ln the disorders of March
4 In that city. Eight hundred stu
dents of the University of St. Peters
burg, virtually all remaining here, met
last Friday and resolved not to at
tend further lectures. The police
subsequently arrested 16. Four hun
dred students of the technological
school entered the courtyard of the
Institution to nold a meeting, and
the police Inscribed their names. The
mining academy Is already entirely
closed.
It Is reported that Count TolBtol,
who ever since his excommunication
has been loudly cheered whenever he
has made his appearance, Is taking
an active part in the disturbances at
Moscow, where the situation Is com
plicated by a strike of the operatives
of several large factories.
Explosion on 8hlp.
New York, March 19. The steam
ship New York reached her dock at
10 o'clock tonight, after a passage ln
which an explosion of an ammonia
tank caused loss of life and much
dniiingo to the vessel. Her shaft was
also broken. As a result of the ex
plosion, 15 men were overcome by the
fumes of ammonia on Thursday last,
anil seriously prostrated, two deaths
following. Both victims were buried
at sea. Several otherB wero confined
to the ship's hospital for some time,
and ono was still ln the hospital when
the ship docked.
Trial of Alleged Rebels Begun.
Constantinople, March 19. It Is of
ficially announced hero that the trial
began at Salonlca, March 11, of 19
Bulgarians, accused of belonging to
tho revolutionary committee at Sofia
and fomenting disorder ln Salonlca,
Monastlr and Kohhovo.
Nine New Cases of Bubonic Plague.
Capo Town, March 19. Nine new
cases of bubonic plague have been of
ficially reported ln Capo Town during
the last 48 hours. Six of these were
colored persons, and three Europeans.
Ill
Vigorous Protest to the Vene
zuelan Government
MAS BEEN LODGED BY MINISTER LOOMIS
American Minister Informi South Americas
Government That Interfcrentt with
Our OlllcUli Muit Ceic
WASHINGTON, March 20. The
state department, through Minister
loomls, recently lodged n most vig
orous protest to the Venezuelan gov
ernment against further Interference
with Mr. BuU, the United states
consular agent at Barcelona, Vene
xuelii. It knows nothing of the last
reported Infringement of his liberty,
but It Is presumed that the affair le
connected directly with the troubles
which led to the first protest. lg
naclo M. Bals Is not a citizen of tho
United States, a fact that may add
to the difficulty which our government
will expect In protecting him, as it
is determined to do. He was born In
St. Thomas and Is a native Danish
citizen, so far as Is known hero, but,
having an exequatur Issued by the
Venezuelan government recognizing
him ss a United States consular agent,
the state department has decided that
he Is entitled to the protection of the
United States government. It appears
that he Is engaged In business and be
came Involved In trouble with the
Venezuelan military by resisting an
attempt to collect a forced loan from
hi in. More than a month ago the
state department forwarded Its In
structions to Minister Ixomls to rep
resent to the Venezuelan government
that these annoying Interferences
with our officials must cease, but so
far no results have appeared.
Morocco Must Psy.
Washington. March 20. The state
department Is giving renewed atten
tion to the settlement of the claims
ssalnst the government of Morocco.
The claim of Marcus Kxagul, who was
murdered at Fei In June last, has
been adjusted by the payment of
$5,000, but there are other claims
equally meritorious which have not
been satisfactorily adjusted. Recently
the state department gave these con
sideration, all efforts on the part of
Mr. Oummere, the consul-general at
Tangier, to adjust them having proved
Ineffective. Under these circum
stances, a special mission seems near.
Instructions to this end today were
sent to Mr. Oummere. as well as a
further instruction to demand an
apology for an apparent discourtesy
on the part of the grand vizier snd the
minister of foreign affairs in attempt
ing to defeat the purpose of the state
department to dispatch a special mis
sion to Morocco City. The armored
cruiser New York, with Admiral
Rogers aboard. Is rapidly nearlng Gi
braltar, with every prospect of reach
ing Tangier by tho end of this week.
She will take Mr. Oummere aboard
and convey him to Mazargan. where
the consul general will disembark nnd
go overland to the Moorish capital.
The New York will remain at Mazar
gan under his orders until some sort
of settlement Is reached, snd Mr.
Oummere was today notified to this
effect.
Peru Settles a Claim.
Washington. March 20. United
8tates Minister Dudley, at Lima. Peru,
cabled the state department today
that the government of Peru had of
fered to settle for 3,000 soles the
Fowk.es claim, and he was Immediate
ly Instructed to accept the offer. Tho
claim originated ln 18D4. W. A.
Fowkes wns an American merchant
living at Tumbej, and the military
authorities subjected him to a forced
loan and Imprisoned him for 24 hours.
A claim was preferred ngalnHt Peru
for $5,000 on his account, but that
government proffered 3,000 soIcb (a
sole being equivalent to 48 cents),
and the claimant expressed his wil
lingness to accept that sum.
TRIED TO BRIBE OFFICER.
Japanese Who Was Smuggling Chi
nese Into United 8tates.
PORT TOWNSEND. Wash., March
20, Several days ago word reached
the customs authorities that whole
sale smuggling of Chinese cannery
men across the line wns about to bo
Inaugurated. As a result, the revenue
cutter Orant was sent out to patrol
the Straits of Fuca and the channels
between the Island and British Co
lumbia. Extra precautions to guard
the boundary line have also been
taken. Three Chinese wlio wore be
ing smuggled across by a Japanoso
were captured today. When taken,
the Japanese offered the United States
officer a bribe, but was placed under
arrest at Northport and two charges
placed agalnBt him, one for unlaw
fully aiding Chinese to enter tho
United States, and one for attempt
ing to bribe a United States officer.
The Chinese were ordered deportod.
8hot by Desperadoes.
Red Rock." Okla., March 20. Albert
Bateman was shot and killed nt 8:30
o'clock tonight by two desperadoes ln
the store of Swartz & Co. The des
peradoes were robbing the store, when
Mr. Bateman, who is the manager of
the Foster Lumber Company's yard
at this point, happened to stop in,
and, taking in the situation, openod
flro on them, wounding one of them
in the arm. Both the robbers opened
tire on him, and he fell, pierced by
two balls. The robbers secured $3G0,
and made their escape. Officers from
Ponca and Perry have started in
pursuit.