JUNCTION CITY BULLETIN.
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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has been withdrawn.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 Troops will not be withdrawn from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.