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JUNCTION CITY BULLETIN. AN lXD.rXPST PATKn. A. r. BTTMWOKTM. 4a . Ur Aiat dltor. fflffi OF HIE DAT Ah IntarwtiKj CoScctkM at ferns Fron Two HcnbphcraPrucflttiln Condensed Form the The reward for Tat Crowe's arrest has been withdrawn. The amnesty proclamation will 1 extended to July 1. German casualties were large in their recent expedition to Shan Si. Eight men were burned to death and several injured in a tire in France. A party of Boers blew up the rail road between Graspan and Cape Col ony. Troops will not be withdrawn from China until the indemnity question is settled. Washington well digger was buried alive in a shaft by the dirt caving; in on him. j Morcan and his syndicate has pur- chased the Leyland trans-Atlantic line of tseamers. The contract has been let for the i lavine of a cable from Juneau to Skaewav. Alaska. I Fire in Pittsburg resulted in the : loss of one life and a property loss estimated at $22o,000. Fnek has purchased a large amount The president made a large numPei of civil and military appointments have had four mn kilpd tnd five before starting on his western tour. , officer and go men wounded. The "Jack the Ripper," whose crimes Chinese loss is not known. startled the world years ago, has been ' arrested at Ludwigshaven, Bavaria. miPYir AW UIVICTFDC The business portion of Wautoma, j MEAiLAN MIND I CIO. Wisconsin was totally destroyed by ; fire. Loss, $100,000; insurance, $50,- Diplomatic Relatione Resumed Vith AuetrU 000. t,' ..... ' .. 4 . i and American Republics. British forces continue to capture ; r small bands of Boers. Someammu-j Washington, April 30. A complete nition and supplies are also reported -approachment between the govern taken. ' ments of Austria and Mexico has been Japan has bought a large amount ' b ht abo ut and M , wh of Bombay cotton which formerly . . ' A . . . . , has been purchased in the United country is about to send a minister to gtates. I the other. This terminates an inter- The Chilean claims commission national estrangement dating back to has almost finished its work, only six the days when young Maximillian of more claims remaining to be dia-j Austria sought to gain foothold in posed oL Mexico, and lost his life in the ad- A board of administration has been ' Tenturet. A bill has passed the Mexi appointed by the dowager empress can congress providing for a minister for the purpose of reorganizing the to Austria at a safary of $15,000 an government of China. 'nually. Austria will take similar ac- The trial of Captain James V. Reed tion by sending a minister to Mexico, opened in Manila. It develops that and this will close the long and his the money he received was to cover toric separation, the shortage of his predecessor in The ifexican government has also office. I taken steps to resume diplomatic President McKinley and party has left aahmgton. The Cuban commusMoners have Mexican minister to the Argentine started for home. j republic. For many years there has Marauding has increased between been no diplomatic intercourse be- Pekin and Tien Tsin. tween Mexico and her sister republics t,. . . on the southern continent, as there Turbulent province of south tarua- ... , ' t ,- i c . ,was little commerce rt ween them, rines, Luzon, is nearly pacified. , . .... , .. . ' ' ' 1 ' and few political questions requiring Cardinal Rampolla has resigfed the diplomatic representations. Recent office of papal secretary of state. j ly, however, Argentina has made a Negotiations for the renewal of the ! friendly move by accrediting a roin Driebund will be opened shortly. ! itr loth to Washington and Mexico Albiansaresaidto be committing j CitJ "d Uruguay has taken similar wholesale atrocities in old Servia. j act'n' , f Tu- f X j as the place for holding the congress Ottomans ask help of French to of American republics has had a fur- rescue ex-sultan from living grave. jther influence in inducing Mexico to Li Hung Chang compliments ; American stand on indemnitv oues- tion. ( Dissolution of Alaska transporta tion combine has caused a big cut in L rates. James Callahan complicity in the was acquitted o! Cudahy kidnap I Elkhorn, Wis., April 30. The new Repairs to cost $5,(Kj0 have been', wnich was ol)served this morn- recommended lor the Astoria federal building. Enthusiastic meetings were held all, be the brightest that has appeared oyer the country in honor of Grant's for 19 yf.ar8 Notice was received birthday. j yesterday by telegraph from Harvard Henry Meldrum, of Oregon City, j university that a comet had been dis ha8 been appointed surveyor general covered at Queenstown April 23, and of Oregon. Von Waldersee reports four engage ments, in which the Chinese were badly defeated. James Douglas Reid, ex-United States consul and "father of the tel egraph," is dead. Hon. J. C. Trullinger, ex-Oregon legislator and prominent citizen of Astoria, is dead. General Ketterlee reports that the Chinese only left Kukuan when they were forced to do so. Women members of Washington Pan-American commission came out ahead in legal contest for expnese money. Americans surprised a Filipino camp. One rebel major was killed and several staff officers captured. The Americans lost two men in the engagement. BANDS, OF ROBBERS. Depredations of Thieves and Pirates Incresilnt, In Vicinity of Pekin. Berlin, April 30. Field Marshal Count von Waldersee in a dispatch from Tekin, Tf ports that marauding has increased near Uosiwu and Mat a, and that junks used as transports be tween these places hav been attacked. Lieutenant Colonel Arnstadt has been sent from Tien Tsin to the disturbed district in command of a composite, column. Count von Waldersee) also reports, under Pekin date, as follows : "Colonel Htiffmeister, command ing: the Fourth infantry and twe com panies of mountain artillery, attacked the enemy April 23 by the great wall, 10 kilometers south of Hai Shan Kwan, and forced them to retire with heavy loewes into Shan Si. We lost four nounded and captured four flags and four old pattern guns. General Voyron intimates that he intends to evacuate the neighborhoood of Shan Ting and return to Fao Ting Fu. Ilia extended outposts remain at Sin I.ei. I am keeping a force at Anaul ingpass." In Pursuit of the Chinese. London, April 30. A Reuter dis- patch from Pekin says the headquar- ters staff has received a telegram from a British officer accompanying the expedition to the effect that on April 23 the Germans crossed into Shan Si through the Kouk Nau and Chang Cn" Liu passes, in pursuit in pursuit ot tne Tetr't,,nS Chinese, whom they fol lowed 18 miles, fighting a sharp ac- , tion. The French troops remained mang turried A lh iS and the French handed over the to outDOSt, The Germans are said to . . communication with South American countries, the first move in that di rection beine the appointment of a extend her relations with South and Central America. THE NEW COMET. Brifhtcit That Hal Appeared to View for Over Nineteen Yuri. ing at the Yerkes observatory, at Wil liams bav. is sa"id bv astronomers tn observed at Cape of Good Hope on the morning of April 25. Its position at that time was about 16 degrees southwest of the sun. Its position this morning was some 15 degrees north of the sun, indicating a very rapid northeasterly movement. Nothing could be seen of the celes tial visitor last evening at sunset, but this morning Professor E. R. Frost, assisted by F. R. Sulliavn, saw the new comet appear above the horizon. About 20 minutes before sunrise it could be plainly seen, although the sky was quite bright. It was of an orange color, with two prominent kits or streamers. It remained ris ible until 15 minutes or more after sunrise, when it faded away in the growing light. It was too low in the iky to be observed by the 40 inch telescope, and the sky was so bright that nothing could be seen with the 12 inch instrument. 01011 litre Items of Interest From AH Paris of the State. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL HAPPENINGS A Brief Review of the Growth and Improve, tnento of the Many WuitrUi Through, out Our ThrtVn Common uHh. Athena has secured a street rock crusher. Work of buildine a road to Blue river, on the Calapoola side, has be gun. Plans of a telephone line from Baket to the Panhandle is under considera tion. A burglar prtxf safe arrived at Ash land last week for the First National Bank. The telephone line from Grant's Pass to Williams is complete and in operation. County roads Wtween Baker City and John Day are said to le in very bad condition. The I loud River Fruit Growers' Union is beginning to receive ordert for strawberries. rred J. Runmmel was killed at the f l : I- . . I ...... I .unimiiuiii niinr, in r.witiu vnvu recently by a snow slide. Thieves broke into a saddle shop at The Dalles several days ago and made) away with several pieces of harness. W. C. Peterson agrees to put an! electric light plant in Brownsville ilj the city will pay $K per month lor ; six lights. Horse rustlers with two car loads ol stolen horses are dodging the otlicer? somewhere in the the eastern tortiot pf Malheur county. Governor Geer will le asked t grant a pardon to J. G. LubruiMti, who was sent to the jx-nitentiary from Baker county in June, 11)00, convicted of manslaughter. Work has again been resumed ort the Golden Wdge mine, at Galice. A new irrigating ditch has la-en started at BIy, in Klamath county. It is not thought that the fruit wai injured by the recent heavy frosts in Hood River. The Sherman county court ha raised the stock inspector's salary t $300 per annum. A considerable anfotmt of wheal was sold at The Dalles last week foi 50 cents a bushel. The Coos county court has ordered that the road 10II tax be paid in cash, and that the road supervisors collect the tax. Last week, while Jack Slmmom was driving for a load of hay on th Innes-Keleay ranch, near Paisley, a gust of wind' lifted the rack off tin wagon and carried it several rods and dropped it into a slough. A Southern Pacific steam shovel and outfit will immediately begin fill ing in the Rice Hill railway t rest lei with earth. The switch will le ex tended, a water tank built, and othei improvements made near Isadora and Rise Hill. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla. Walla, S92C0c.: valley, nominal; bluestem, file, pei bushel. Flour Best grades, $2.703.40 pel barrel; graham, $2.60. Oats White, $1.35 per cental, gray, $1.25(31.30 per cental. Barley Feed, $17(3 17.25; brewing, $17 17.25 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $16 per ton midd lings, $21.50; shorts, $17.50; chop, $16. Hay Timothy, $12.50 14; clover, $79.50; Oregon wild hay, $67 Ier ton. Hops 1214c. per lb. ; 1899 crop, 67c. Wool Valley, 1213c.; Eastern Oregon, 912c; mohair, 2021c. per pound. Butter Fancy creamery, 15(2? 17j$c. ; dairy, 12(3 14c. ; store, 10 11c. per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 1414c. per dozen. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.50; hens, $4r4.50; dressed, ll($12c. per pound; springs, $3(5 per dozen; ducks, $5r46; geese, $67; turkeys, live, 10(3l2c; dressed, 1315c. per pound. Cheese Full cream, twins, 13 13c; Young America, 1314c. per pound. Potatoes Old, 75c. $1 per sack; new, 22c. per pound. Mutton Lambs 4c. per pound gross; best sheep, $8; wethers, $5; ewes, $4.50; dressed, 7c. per pound. Hogs Gross, heavy, $5.756; light, $4.755; dressed, 77c. per pound. Veal Large, 67Kc per pound; small, o. per pound. Beef Gross, top steers, $55.25; cows and heifers, $4.504.75; dressed beef. 8Wc. per pound THE PRESIDENTIAL TOUR. Chief Places and Dates to Be Visited by Mo Klnly and Pry. The following are the principal places the presidential party will visit ; on their coast tour, with dates: Washington, left , .April 211 Memphis. i , . . .April 30 ew Orleans. . . ; .May I ! Houston, Tex May 3 Austin, Tex.... My3j San Antonio, Tex. May 4 j El Faao, Tex., rest May ft El 1W. leave May fl Phoenix, Arix May 7 Red lands, Cal .May 8 I am Angeles May 8 Del Monte May 10 San Jose May 13 San Francisco .May 14 Sacramento May 20 Portland, Or May 22 Tacoiua, Wash M ay 23 SiKikane May 27 Butte, Mont May 2H Helena, Mont May 28 U requried to construct, ly and put Yellowstone Park May 2t! in nigral ion tbe entire cable system Anaconda May 31 1 in ) days from the time of th Salt Ike June 2 inward. It will then I turn! over U'advilltf June 4 j to the signal eori for ojH-ration, Denver June f Wing guaranteed first for two years. Ckeyenne June 5! During the current week the fisli Colorado Springs June (1 j commission Mteamer Albatnms will Pike's Peak June 7 ' cruise off the Oregon const, making Pueblo June 7 1 wounding in the hojie of finding new Kansas City June i HjMH'ies of sea life. At the conclusion Kansas City J uiiu 10 , of this cruise she will outfit nt Seattle Chicago June II fr a summer's cruise along the Alas Buffalo Juno 1.11 kit coast, when the study of f is at V hington Juno 15 JAMES DOUGLAS REID DEAD. Cx-UaJted Sute ComuI and "Father of the Telejraph." Jfew York, May 1. James Douglas to the telegraphers as IJ i,l. known "The dead Father of the Telegruph," is at his home in this city. lie was txrn in J.uwmirg, Nwiaiui, March 22, ISO1.!, and came to America in 1834. He entered telegraphy in 181.1, when he assisted in the oragni. ation of the Atlantic A Ohio telegraph company for the construction of a series of lines connecting PhiuKhl ohiii. Pittshtirir. Bnffiilo. iVtroit. Cincinnati. St. Ij.uU and New Or- leans, the most extensive wrvice pro- vague. The Indians either could nut jet ted at that ti Becoming ac-1 read the name of the vessel, or wen? quainted with Prof. 8. F. B. Morsejnot sufficiently alert to note it. for a mutual attachment sprung up Is- ; they could give no clew to the ship'a tween them, which led to Mr. Reid V identity. The musts of the craft apjM)intment aa susTintendent cd th ; wen' broken off short, and she wan Magnetic telegraph company, a line I generally demolish!. The only t he extending from New York to Wash- j ory of the identity of the ship ad incton. At the same time he re- i vunced, and that seems very improl- tained his connection with the Atlan tic & Ohio company. He entered the service of the Wes'tern Union tel egraph company in 1850, where he re mained until 1889, when he was ap pointed United States consul to Dun fermlie, Scotland, thorugh the in fluence of Andrew Carnegie, who as a by serevd as messenger and telegraph operator under Mr. Reid nt Pitts burg. He relinquished this office in 18'J7. The statue of Prof. Morse in Central park, this city, was erected by the telegraph fraternity through the efforts of Mr. Reid. WEARING OUT THE BOERS. Lord Kitchener Report! on Capture of Small Fore. London, May 1.-Lord Kitchener continues the process of wearing dow n the Boers, who, however, are very active in the kroonsttult district Here they recently derailed two trains and also captured, after a severe fight, 25 men of the Prince of Wales Light horse, whom they stripped of their horses and accoutrements and then liberated. Colonel Plumer's force captured a small laager of 45 men, including the notorious Transvaal State Engineer Munick, who planned the destruction of the Johannesburg mines in the spring of last year, and also his father. Mr. Cummings, who is visiting Durban on behalf of the Canadian government, is favorably impressed with the possibilities of trade Im; tween Canada and Natal. Robberies On the Panama Rosd. Colon, Colombia, April 30. Bands of robbers have for the past fortnight been raiding stations along the rail road line during the night time uml have also been looting shops, wound ing several persons during their dep redations. Chinese have been the Etrincipal sufferers. The government ias increased the force at the railroad stations and is doing its utmost to suppress the robberies. Not Credited at Washington. Washington, May 1. The depart ment of agriculture has receievd no information beairng on the rertort that has Wen circulated in England charging Boer emissaries with inocu lating horses shipped to South Africa with glanders and other maladies. Secretary Wilson places no credence, in the story. He says, however, that it is possible that it might have Wen done, probably by hostlers or other attendants aboard ship. There har been no examination of the horse shipments by the department. CAPLf FOR Mil Contract Let For Line Between Juneau and Skagway. MUST Be IN OPERATION WITHIN $0 DAYS ,fiw York Man Agrees to Do me wor lot $70.000-Svilem Muii Be Cuaren. teed for Two Years, Washington, May 1. General Greeley has approved the recommend ation of the Ward of signal officer making the award for laying the cabta from Juneau to K' sgway, Alaska, to W. R. Brixle, of New York, he U ing the lowest bidder. The contract prlc is $70,000. The successful firm will I fishes which Ima U-en conducted j through two past seasons will be con : eluded. MAY BE ANDRADA. Wrecked Three Mitd Ship DUcv;red Ofl Queen Charlotte lilandi. Vancouver, B. C, May 1. Thr steamer Tec, arriving tonight from the north, brings news of the finding by Indians of a three masted ship w recked off the eut of Que-u Char lotte inland. Identity of the vessel is at present unknown. Hie issues of several sailors are said to have leen i found nearby. The story of the ! wreck, a given by the Indian to the olllcers of the Tees, was exceedingly lile, 1 that the wreck may possibly te the Audrada, which took a pilot off the mouth of the Columbia last De cember, and has riot ticcii heard of since. It is suggested that she may have drifted north to the present loca tion of the wreck. DOZEN BUILDINGS BURNED. Scores of Families Rendered Homelen at PUU- Pittsburg, May 1. Fire nt the cor ner of Carson and Seventeenth streets, South side, resulted in rt projicrty loss estimated at $225,000, consumed over a dozen buildings and rendered a score of families homeless. The (lames were discovered in the basement of a four story department store nml in 11 very short time the entire building was burning furiously. It was in ruins within 30 minutes. A panic ensued amoni; the custom- i ers and employes, which resulted in what started ut first a rejtort that '"'k'ht is-rsons had erished. This ! 's happily found to W untrue after the fire had Wen controlled. A shower of the burning timber) were thrown from the burning build ing, carrying destruction in all direc tions, and several other stores and a numWr of dwellings were swept by the flames. The losses aro pretty well covered by insurance. Bank Officials Arretted. Seattle, May 1. Frank Olcson, cashier, and J. S. Stangrooni, book keeper, of the defunct Scandinavian American bank of New Whatcom, are under arrest on warrants charging them with receiving dcjiosita after the failure of that institution. Olc son was arrested here and Stangroom at Whatcom. Stnngroom is now exchango teller of a Seattle hank, and lives here. Olcson was formerly sec retary of the Ward of public works here, and a prominent iKilitician and ncwspnier man. Ho savs the arrests nro tho result of a mistake, and that the receiver of the bank lma acted hastily. Counterfeiters st Butte. Butte, Mont., May 1. Two of what is supposed to be a big gang of counter feiters were arrested here today and identified by several pcoplo on whom they had passed bogus $10 gold pieces. They got rid of quito a num Wr. William Dougherty, ono of them, haa lived here for years, and is supposed to have only Wen connected with the gang a short time. John Mulligan, the other, has Wen hero a much shorter time, and was a faro dealer until the law caused the games to close.