JUNCTION CITY BULLETIN.
AN IKrENDBNT PATER.
A, r. B1TT8RSWOBTH, JK.,
tl8 ANNA OOLKSBt,
Editor.
AMOOlal Kiiwr.
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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.