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JUNCTION CITY BULLETIN. AN IKrENDBNT PATER. A, r. B1TT8RSWOBTH, JK., tl8 ANNA OOLKSBt, Editor. AMOOlal Kiiwr. EvniTS or i w An Interests. Collection of Kerns Fro tht Two Hemispheres Presented In Condensed Form. Two transports are overdue from Manila, Archbishop Martlnelli becomes a cardinal. Kitchener will soon resume active campaigning. Minister Wu wants the Chinese ne gotiations settled. Morgan Is not seeking control of the British iron market. Dr. Kinyoun has been transferred from San Francisco to St. Paul. There are sensational developments in the army scandal at Manila. The territory of Hawaii is made a part of the ninth judicial circuit. A man was murdered while walk ing up main street of Gt?m, Idaho. President Schurnian says the Cu bans shouid have civil government A strong flow of natural gas has been located near Colorado Springs, CoL The transports Logan and Thyra sailed from San Francisco for Ma nila. There is an unconfirmed rumor In London thai the Boers captured French. A banquet was tendered President Tucker, of Dartmouth college, at San Francisco. j About 200 boiler makers, helpers j and heaters struck in Buffalo for I higher wages. j There is graTe doubt as to the con- j stitutionality of Oregon's new direct j primary law. The British ship Monterey cleared j from New Orleans for Cape Town ' with 1100 mules. j Fishing season on Columbia opened i with more gear in water than ever before on first day. j China has thanked Japan for what ' aid that country has already rendered i and asks for further assistance. A house was raided in Sioux Falls, S. D., and a counterfeiter arrested. The officers secured a complete coun terfeiter's set. Daniel C. French, a sculptor, of! Philadelphia, will receive a commis sion from the Lawton Monument As sociation to construct a memorial to General Lawton, who died in the Philinnines. There will be no strike on the Jer-: The allotment of Chinese indemnity has been fixed. An American party was almost en trapped in Leyte. All arrangements are complete for the president's trip. It is evident that Japanese will ex pect war with Russia. The trial of an army scandal case has opened in Manila. The crown prince of Germany will risit the Austrian court. Moral crusade in Seattle is a per sonal war on Mayor Humes. Twelve cents per pound has been offered for hops at Salem, Or. Japan demands to know whether emperor will return to capital. The ourning of the negro Alexander at Leavenworth is being investigated. Mrs. Nation was arrested for ob structing streets of Kansas City, Mo. Many natives flocked to Caplz to hear form of provincial government explained. Twelve thousand acres in Douglas county, Or., are to be prospected for oil and coal. Cooperative method of marketing fruit was dealt a severe blow by Cal ifornia court. Three Pennsylvania people were run down by a train and killed, and an other injured. Conduct of ministers of powers In postponing meetings causes much ad verse comment. Ann Arbor university dean of med icine acknowledges Student Hare has bubonic plague. The stolen gold bars were found during the cleaning of the Kaiser Wil . helm der Grosse. Captain J. G. Griffin, a Columbia (S. C.) railroad man, was shot, prob ably by Major B. B. Evans. Commissioner Young, of 1905 cen tennial, would call on the Orient for both funds and attractions. The Taft commission is In Western Leyte. Washington pan-American fair com mission turned down honorary mem bers of woman board of managers. One of three Idaho men who fired on deputy sheriffs from ambush was killed. Trouble probably due to abol ition of martial law. Charles M. Pepper and Professor Edward M. Ross were speakers at the convention of the Academy of Polit ical and Social Science. Anton Pfanner, Forest Grove, Or., banker, who failed for 140,000, and then mysteriously disappeared, has turned up in Switzerland. INDEMNITY CLAIMS. Russia Heads the List With Ninety Millions. BERLIN, April 16. The correspond ent of the Press hears tonight from an authoritative source that the Chinese Indemnities for war expenses, exclu sive of claims of private Individuals and missions, have Wen fixed as fol lows: Russia, 360.000.000 marks (about 190,000.000) ; France. 260.000,000 marks (about $65,000,000); Germany 240. 000.000 marks (about $60,000.0000); England, 90.000.000 marks (about $22. 000.000). France will also presen claims for the Indemnity of the Italian mission. The Amount Too High. Washington, April 16. The last ad Tlces to the state department from Mr. Rockhlll contain further details re specting the amount of Indemnities claimed from China by the powers. a It appears that these claims have been much exaggerated In some statemente, although the sum total Is still far in excess of the amount of money it Is believed here that China can raise. It Is the belief of the state department that the total claims should not be allowed to exceed $150,000,000 or $200, 000,000. According to the Information received here, the British claim, so far as formulated, is reasonable to amount, as compared with other claims. In fact, the United States and Japan represent. In these negotiations, the moderate element, whose desire is to prevent the Imposition cf charges that 'shall dstroy the Chinese govern ment and result in the division of the empire. None of the claims exceeds $100,000,000, and even the largest Is something less than this amount. This la believed to be the Russian claim, which is fixed at $90,000,000. The Ger man claim is flexible, ranging between $60,000,000 and $SO,000,600, but is near er the former mark at present, though it, doubtless, will grow. As already stated, the claim of the United States Is $25,000,000, and, with these few to tals, it will be seen that if the remain ing powers are to be allowed a pro portionate share, the aggregate will be beyond China's ability to pay, which has been tentatively placed at $300, 000,000. Nothing $as yet been deter mined respecting the method of rais ing the indemnity fund, even after an agreement is reached. VERMONT BANK WRECKED. Cashier of a Vergennes Institution De ceived the Officers, VERGENNES, Vt, April 16. The Farmers' National bank went into the hands of John P. Sullivan as receiver at the close of business this afternoon. The exact amount of the shortage Is not made public here, but it is inti mated that the entire stock will be wiped out and In addition the stock holders will be heavily assessed. It Is net thought likely the depositors will lose. Special Examiner Cunningham was asked for particulars tonight, but he declined to say a great deal, merely remarking that Cashier Lewis had de ceived the officers of the bank and that he alone was responsible for the wreck. Mr. Lewis is very well known throughout the state, has been a mem ber of both branches of the state leg islature, and in 1886 was a candidate for state treasurer. He remains at home aid has turned over to the of ficers of the bank his entire holdings of stock and negotiable property. His sureties are equal to $30,000, and the men who have signed his bond are believed to be good for the full amount. $350,000 Fire in Blower Works. Boston, April 16. The main build ing of the extensive blower works of the B. F. Stertevant Company, in the Jamaica Plain district, was burned early this morning, causing a loss of $350,000. The concern manufactured various kinds of machinery and elec tric goods, as well as blowers. All pat terns and plans were destroyed. The company had recently added $75,000 worth of tools and machinery, and had a large amount of electrical work ready for shipment. It also had a big number of engines and blowers for the government for use on battleships and cruisers in course of ennntrnrMnn. all of which were destroyed. Russia Laying Mines. London, April 16. Joseph Chamber lain's organ, the Birmingham Post, learns that the Russian ministers of war and marine have Issued Joint or ders for the laying of an extensive system of submarine mines at Port Arthur, Vladivostock and 'elsewhere in those seas. The apparatus leaves Odessa early in May. Run Down by a Train. Wllkesbarre, Pa April 16. A party of four people, while crossing the tracks of the Lehigh Valley railroad at South Wllkesbarre early this morning, were run down by the Buffalo express going north. Three of the party were killed, and one injured. I ST.MC HEWS Hems of Interest From All Parts of the State. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL HAPPENINGS A Brief Review I the Growth am) Improve, mcntt of the Many Industries Throut out Our Thrlvln. Commonwealth, Lawton The Lawton Townslte Company has been reorganized. Grants Pass The Josephine coun ty court has extended time for pay ment of taxes to June 3. Grants Pass The Southern Pacific Company had Its repair crew working on the bridge across Rogue river last week. Pilot Rock A Pilot Rock corre spondent writes that It Is feared the recent cold weather seriously Injured the fruit crop In that section. Island City Williams Bros, sold 135 head of hogs to Kldle Bros., of Island City, at $5.40 per 100 pounds. This is the highest rate reached for some time. Weston W. J. Wilkinson, at Wes ton, purchased from Alex Walker, for the Pacific Elevator Company. 5200 ; bushels of wheat, which la stored at j Downing Station. He paid 46 cents i per bushel. j Pendleton John Brndburn took to I Tendleton two wagon loads or 22 sacks of wool from Charles Cunning ' ham's home ranch above Pilot Rock, i The wool was from thoroughbred i ewes and the 22 sacks weighed 8600 I pounds. i Salem Oregon Christian Endeavor ers are looking forward with much enthusiasm to the 14th annual con- j ventlon. which will be held at Salem. May 16-19. The convention will open j with the evening session. Thursday evening, closing Sunday evening. Toledo A committee of the Toledo fire department is Investigating the probable cost of a system of water , works and a storage reservoir on the j hill east of the city. Another commit tee Is figuring on the cost of fire en j el dps .and a third Is Investigating hooks and ladders. Hudson A $10,000 sawmill Is to be established near the mouth of Rock ! creek Just north of Hudson. Cable Cove Work has been re- sumed at the Goldbug mine, in Cable Cove district. Two shirts are em ployed. Grants Pass Prospects are favora ble for the resumption of active work at the Pacific pine needle factory at Grants Pass. Paisley-The Lake County Tele phone ft Telegraph Company Is the name of a new company Just organ ized at Paisley. Coos City The shaft at the Coos City mine is now down over 300 feet, and It is expected coal will Co found in the next 100 feet. Coos County Work has stopped In one of the tunnels in the Beaver hill mine. Coos county, pending installa tion of new machinery. Baker City The Bonanza mine. In Baker county, Is making preparations to Install considerable new machinery. Some of the buildings will be re modeled. Arlington The Arlington Ware bouse Company has made the pur chase of about 7000 sacks of wheat stored on the Heppner branch at prices ranging from 43 to 45 cents per bushel. Grants Pass The Grants Pass Water, Light & Power Company has received 700 feet of seventeen-lnch steel pipe, for an extension to a. point above the place where the water Is now taken out of the river. PORTLAND MARKET8. Wheat Walla Walla. 56 057c; Valley, nominal; blucBtcm, 69c per bushel. Flour Best grades, $2 7003 40 per barrel; graham, $2 60. Oats White, $1 25 per cental; gray, $1 2001 22'2 per cental. Barley Feed, $16 50017; brewing, $16 50017 per ton. MillstufTs Bran, $16 per ton; mid dlings, $21 50; shorts, $17 50; chop, $16. Hay Timothy, $12012 CO; clover, $709 50; Oregon wild hay, $607 per ton. Hops 12014c per pound; 1899 crop, 607c. Wool Valley, 13014c; Eastern Ore gon, 9CV12c; mohair, 20 0 21c per pound. Butter Fancy creamery, 2O022V&C; dairy, 15018c; store, 10-8)12 Vc per pound. Ekks Oregon ranch, 13 Q1 3 Vie per dozen. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $40)4 50; hens, $505 50; dressed, 11012c per pound; springs, Z(ftf per dozen; ducks, $5)6; geeBe, $607 per dozen; turkeys, live, 10012c; dressed, 130 15c per pound. Cheese Full cream, twins, 130 13y2c; Young America, 13 14c per pound. Potatoes Old, 60060c per sack; new, 2V602c per pound. Mutton Lambs, 10011c per pound gross; best sheep, $8; wethers, $5; ewes, $4 50; .dressed, 77,4c per pound. Hogs Gross, heavy, $5 7506; light, $4 75 0 5; dressed, 7c per pound. Veal Large, 7c per pound; small, 808c per pound. Beef Gross, top steers, $505 25; cows and heifers, $4 6004 75; dressed beef, 78,4c per pound. IN NINTH CIRCUIT. Decisions of Hawaiian Courts Art Net Final. WASHINGTON, April 17. The United States supreme court, through Chief Justice Fuller, today issued an order granting-leave to file a merlon for a rule against the circuit court of appeals for the ninth circuit to permit the filing of an appeal in that court from a decision of tho supreme court of Hawaii in the Wilder Steamship Company case. The rule was rundo returnable May 13. Previous to this action, rule was promulgated at taching the territory of Hawaii to the ninth circuit with headquarters at dan Francisco. The action of the court in assign ing Hawaii to the ninth circuit and ! at the same time Issuing a rule to ; the circuit court of appeals to show : cause why It should not take Jurisdic tion of an admiralty case originating ; In Hawaii, Involves an Interesting : general question relating to our new ; territorial acquisitions. The applies-' tlon In this case was made by Dunne K. Fox. In behalf of the Wilder Steam ship Company, of Hawaii, against ' Hind, Sprockets et al. Under the act ' of 1891, organizing tho circuit court ; of appeals, It was given jurisdiction ; : In appeals from the supreme court of : territories and the supremo court was given authority to assign the ter-1 j rltorles to tho several circuits. Hut the courts In the territory of Hawaii were organized by the act of April 30. 1900, on a different basis from ; other territories, and the same dis tinction was made as In courts of a state as to writs of error and appeals, and the supreme court of the United States made no order assigning the territory. Tho act also provided that canes pending at the date of the or ganization of the territory should be carried on to final Judgment and ex j erutlon In the corresponding court of the territory. It also established a district court, having the 'jurisdic tion of United States circuit and dls trlct courts. The supremo court of tho territory rendered Judgment for $55,000 against the Wilder Steamship Company, and, when the company at-: ! tempteu" to appeal, the circuit court of appeals on April 1, 1900, refused to j entertain the appeal, holding that the Judgment of the territorial court was final. CONFERENCE OF TAXATION. Several Governors Have Named Dele gates Object of Meeting. CHICAGO. April 17. The govern ors of the various states are beginning to announce their appointments of delegates to attend the conference of taxation, called to meet at Buffalo, May 23 and 24, by the National Civic Federation. At the headquarters, no tice of the appointment of the delega tions has been received from the gov ernors of Missouri, Maine and Mon tana. The call for the conference Is signed by leading economists, tax ex perts and public men representing all portions of the country and all Inter ests. The letter of Invitation says: "For many decadeB the states hove been building up Independent sys tems of taxation without reference to each other, until now we havo a state of affairs bordering on chaos, where each Btate Is practically fighting near ly every other state. Some property Is taxed three or four times, while other property Is not taxed at all. Corpor? te activity has largely changed the character of Individual Invest ments. Industry has overstepped the boundaries of any one state, and com mercial Interests are no longer con fined to mere local limits. This con ference will be the first attempt In this country to work out some uni form principles. It Is not expected to settle any of the problems In the two days' discussion, but It will be a beginning, and may result In the ap pointment of a permanent comm,ftee to work out somo basis for ' re action." Inspection of Philippine Craft. Washington. April 17. The Inferior condition of many of tho craft sailing in Philippine waters has led to ar rangements for an examination In nny city of the United States having pos tal free delivery of candidates for appointment ns Inspector of boilers In the office of the cnptaln of tho port of Manila. The examination will bo held May 21 by the civil servlco com mission, at the request of the Philip pine civil service board. Back of the plans for establishing this oflko lies an official desire to avoid nny serious accIdentB, for which the Philippine government might be held responsi ble, I Is Rightfully Theirs. Washington, April 17. The millions and tens of millions of dollars which the government has received from the West through tho sale of Its public lands, give that half of tho continent the right to expect liberal assistance from Uncle Sam in the reclamation of its remaining arid lands which only require the building of storage reservoirs to make fertile and pop ulous. Transport for Manila. San Francisco, April 17. Two transports sailed for Manila today the Logan and the Thyra. The Logan took a battalion of the Ninth cavalry, a battalion of the Tenth cavalry, com panies I and M, First Infantry, and the First battalion of the Eleventh Infantry. The Thyra was to have taken the horses of the Ninth cavalry, but it was found at tne last minute that glanders had broken out among the horses of the Ninth at the Presidio, and horses of the Sixth cavalry, which were brought back by the disabled Arab, were substituted. ISC&HDAL AT illlli i i i Captain Read, Formerly Depot Commissary, Arrested. OTHER OmCERS ARC ALSO IMPLICAf ED Mensgrt of Firm of Government Contractor It In Jill Mow Uncle Sam't Mosey Wei Squandered. MANILA. April 17,-Tho trial of Commissary Sergeant John McHton, charged with complicity In tho com missary frauds. Is finished. No ver dict Is announced and Meston's con viction is uncertain. Other trials of those Implicated with follow. Captain J. C. Reed, formerly dpot commissary at Manila, has been ar rested. It la alleged that entries upon the book of Evans & Company, gov ernment contractors. Indicate thst the. commissary officers received the fol lowing sums: Major George B. Davis, upwards of $1000; Captain J, C. Read. $1000; Captain Frank II. Uwtort. $760; B. L. Tremalne, Colonel Wood ruff's chief clerk. $700. It also ap pears that Evans ft Company fur nished the handsome residence of Col onel Woodruff, Harold M. Pitt, manager of Evans ft Company, who is now under arrest. Is notoriously lavish In entertaining commissary officers, while tho depot commissary, a frequenter of the ten derloin district, occasionally spent days at Pitt's house In questionable society, Pitt's house Is a bacchan alian rendezvous and prominent of ficers frequently visited It. drinking champagne and playing poker. Women of doubtful reputation are known to hove often been there. It is alleged that Pitt had tho Inside track In securing government contracts and It Is also asserted that be was tho prime mover In tho scheme to reestablish cockpits In Manila, Mrs, Lara being subsidized In securing a cockpit. It Is asserted that the commissary department made unauthorized pur chases of quantities of champagne. Pitt sold some. In addition to what the transports brought, the commis sary Imported 200 gallons In Febru ary and A like amount In March. Tim commissary and the commissary ser geant kept private carriages and In dulged In other extrsvaganccs. THE WINTER CAMPAIGN. Kitchener Will Soon Resume Active Operations.' LONDON. April 17. The British newspapers and magazines comment ing upon the alternating periods of hope and apprehension which char acterize the latci.t stages of the South African campaign, compare these with the Utter stages of the Amer ican war of Independence as though to emphasize those fluctuations. While the letters of responsible cor respondents In Pretoria depict the sit uation In a rather despairing mood, the Pretoria representative of the Dully Mall sends today a dispatch of the most hopeful character. "The next six weeks," soys he. "will see a resumption of active cam paigning. Lord Kitchener will renew his sweeping movements. He has an army of 250.000 efficient troops. In cluding 60,000 mounted men with good supply of horses, 40.000 having been secured In Cape Colony alon. The army is in good spirits and Lord Kitchener Is satisfied with the prog ress of events, slow though It seems." The war offico has received tho fol lowing dispatch, from Ixird Kitchener dated Pretoria, April 15: "Colonel Henry Ilawltnson's column rushed the South laager, northwest of Kerksdorp at daylight. Six Boers were killed, 10 wounded and 23 taken prisoner. Ho captured a 12 pounder, one pompom complete and two ammu nition wagons with ammunition. Our casualties were three wounded. Col onel Plumer captured a field cor net and seven men with 10 wagons and rifles. During Colonel Pllcher's operations In the Orango River col ony, seven Boers were killed." It Is snld that a private telegram has been received hore to the effect that General French, with 500 Brit ish troops, has been captured by tho Boers, whllo his force was envel oped In a mist on the hills. No con firmation of tho report can bo ob tained. Tho war offico here knows nothing about the rumored capture and entirely discredits the report. Unguarded Valuables. Phoenix, Ariz., April 17. Tho death hero of Mrs. Robin Icho reveals the fact that unconcealed and unguarded In her houso was great wealth In jewels and precious stones. Tho hus band of the woman Is In Jail await ing trial for Insanity, and tho sheriff has taken charge of the Jewelry, the estimated value of which is not less than $50,000. Mrs. Iche has a sister in Birmingham, England, tho wife of a groat coal operator. Postofflce Robbed. Salem, Or., April 17, Chief of Po lice Gibson received a telephone mes sage from Turner this afternoon, say ing that the postofllce at that place was robbed at noon today, while the postmaster was at dinner. The bur glars secured $300 in cash and stamps. At last reports there was no clew to the guilty parties. This bold piece of work, taken in connection with the robberies at McCoy and Lincoln last Wednesday and Thursday, loads to the conclusion that this section of the valley is being worked by a gang o. professional crooks.