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Newspaper Page TextJUNCTION CITY BULLETIN, AN IKPKrKNDKXT lArKR. A. r. BTTKSWORTH, JH., Editor " F M1 ANNA OOl ksBt., AhmUU Bdttor. MVS OF THE WEEK A Comprehensive Review of the Important Happenings of tht Past Week Presented in a Condensed Fom Which I Most Likely to Prove of Interest to Our Many Readers. Von Waldersee lias started for Ber- tin. Fhysicians give hope of Mrs Mc Kin ley 'a slow recovery. The policy of the United States and Russia is identical. The prune outlook in Oregon is favorable for a good market. Senator McLaurin, of Soutlt Caro lina, withdraws his resignation. A new newspaper is exited to be i started in Seattle about October 1. j Several thousand dollars were found j under a sidewalk in Mineral Point, Wis. A serious encounter occurred be tween French and British troops in China. ,! Chicago employers agree not to try j to settle machinists' strike until after S June 11. j As a result of a eolliison in West lrginia two are dead and many oth- J ers injured. All railroads west of Mississippi ! river to the Pacific coast are to be ( consolidated. j There is great unseainess Eng- i land on account of scarcity of South ; African news. A new explosive, called Maxhiite, much more innverful than Lvdditc, has been adopted by the United States ! government. The president is considering the advisability of calling an extra ses-j gion of congress to legislate for the ; Philippines. Exports this year from the United ' States to Spain will be larger than in , any preceding year, with a pomuble single exception. Intense heat prevails over Europe. The birth of a royal princess causes j much joy in Italy. , General Chaffee's army has arrived j at Nagasaki from China. j London has a rumor of a severe j British defeat near Pretoria. The duke of York's visit to Canada has been officially announced. The Philippine commission has begun its final provincial tour. Mrs. McKinley's condition causes the doctors much apprehension. Minister Conger expects to return to his post in China about July 17. A $10,000 fruit packing house will be established at Vancouver, Wash. The Ohio state board of arbitration prevented a street car strike at Day ton. American exports to Scandinavia have more than trebled in the past 10 years. James A. Heme, the actor, passed away at New York. All the volunteers well known his home in cannot be brought home from the Philippines within the time limit. John D. Rockefeller has given $200,000 for the founding of an asso ciation of medical research. Laborers engaged in excavation for a new building in Ottawa have un earthed the long lost stone which marked the scene of the assassination of T. d'Arcy McGee. There is general regret throughout the country that the irrigation con gress, which was to have held a ses sion at Colorado Springs in July, has been postponed for a year. The allied troops are preparing to leave Chinese territory. A jdague case has been discovered in a suburb of London. Another Negro fiend has been burned at the stake in Florida. The battleships fired a salute off Grants' tomb on Memorial day. Mrs. Eddy, the Christian Science leader, has been Bued for $150,000 damages. Governor of Washington has been asked to call a special session of the legislature. Robbers blew an Ohio bank vault and secured $4,000. They escaped. Lieutenant Townley's connection with the Manila frauds is being in vestigated. Colonel Michler, military secretary to General Miles, died at his home in Washington. A rich strike of oil has been made near Olypmia. It is said to be of first class lubricating quality. A commissary sergeant in Manila, convicted of stealing supplies, has been sentenced to three years im prison men t- HER CASE CRITICAL. Hrs, McKinley's Condition Causes Much Concern. Washington June 4. Mrs. Mc Kinley continues very weak. Her condition is not greatly changed from that of yesterday, but each day that lapses without a gain in strength lessens her power of recuperation. The complaint which came near end ing her life in San Francisco is still nresent. It is in a sliirhtlv less C - - - v. atrirravated form, but cives the phy sicians and president much concern. Mrs. McKinley has shown remarkable vitality, but her illness has so re duced her strength as to leave her verv feeble indeed. It is feared that unless a change for the better soon manifests itself, her strength may Itecome so near exhausted as to leave her without rallying power. The news riven out by the physi cians in attendance today was not reassuring, though hoiw of better tilings still continues. After a con sultation between the doctors the followine bulletin was issued : "Mrs. McKinley passed a comfort ble night, but her condition has not materially changed since the report 3f yesterday." MOST UNIQUE CLAIMS. Government Will Be Asked to Rotors Value of Bonds Burned. Washington. June 4. A most unique claim will be presented at the next congress. It is that of certain heirs of Joseph L. Invis, who was a millionaire of Trenton, X. J.. Lewis! was a bachelor crank. His will pro- I vided Unjucsts of from f 75, 000 to' $100,000 to various relatives and directed that after these bequest should be paid the residue of his estate should lc invested in govern ment kinds, and as he expressed it, "in order to reduce, the public debt." j the bonds should ! burned. His; wishes were carried out, $'.), 000 in government bonds were purchased ; and burned. This occurred 2-" years j ago. Now certain distant relative-' who were not beneficiaries of the will . are seeking to have the government i restore to the Lewis estate the value of the bonds burned, and a bill pro viding that this shall be done will be introduced in the next congress. IN A RUSSIAN JAIL. Prominent American Confined Arbitrarily in Neva Fortress. New York, June 3. The Press this morning publishes a statement that L. James Gordon, sales and con tracting agent in Russia of the Bald win Locomotiv e Works, disapjcar ed in St. Petersburg last January, and that his disappearance was caused by his arrest by the Russian authori ties on charges unknown to the pub lic. On the day succeeding the arrest a St. Petersburg paper contained the following notice: "Mr. L. J. G. , a prominent business man, was ar rested yesterday." Those who know Gordon knew that it referred to him, but that ended the matter in St. Pte ersburg. It is only within a few weeks that it has become known that he is confined arbitrarily in the fort ress of the Neva. The American ambassador has been asked to inter est himself in the affair by a brother and two sisters of Gordon, who are in this city at the present time, but without result. Fire Raged Ten Days. Oaxaca, Mexico, June 4. Details of the great fire which raged on the isthmus of Tehauntepec for several days have been received here. Over 70 people were unable to escape the rapid progress of the names ana were burned to death. The fire started on a coffee plantation, and owing to the dryness of the vegation it was soon oeyona control ana wrought great destruction to growing crops. Many thousands ol rctch of coffee trees, bananas, orange trees and other tropical prjducts were destroyed. The fire burned for 10 days and was finally quenched by a heavy tropical rain. Imports From Philippines. Washington, May 31.- A statement prepared at the treasury department shows that the receipts from customs duties collected upon articles im ported into the United States from the Philippine islands from April 1, 1899, to March 31. 1901, were 1,003, 917. Of this amount f8GB,942 came for sugar, f 119,539 for cigars, .and the remainder for miscellaneous articles. Discoveries of Argentine Scientist New York Juno 3. A dispatch to the Herald from Buenos Ayres says Senor Ricaldoni, an engineer, has just made experiments with an improved gystem of wireless telegraphy. The results of the experiment were very satisfactory. He will soon try a sub marine boat of his own invention, which he believes is superior to any others. NEWS OFTHE STATE ITEMS OF I ITER EST FROM ' ALL OVER OREGON. Commercial and FIiikII Happenings of Irtv portanct A &' Review of of the Orowth and m?wvemeuts of the Many Industries Throutf" Onr Thriving Com. snonwealth-Let Market Report - Ground has Ut broken for the new Patterson school building at Eugene. About 100,000 founds of wool was sold at The Dulles the other day for 10 cents. Placer work in lh Weatherby and Durkee districts, Jastern Oregon, is now in full progress. Slugs and cut wn are doing no small amount of damage to early gar dens around Cot up' Grove. The Oregon Telephone Company has a large force ef men employed at Dallas making extensive repairs. Preparations for the Eastern Ore gon Fourth of July celebration, to I held in Baker City, are being pushed with vigor. The hop yards in Lincoln county are looking fine. Tho great trouble is to get a sutliciect number of men to do necessary work. John A. Van Gross a student In th University of Oregon, has just re ceived notice that he has been award ed a scholarship in Yal University. Albany college commencement cal ender June 14 to R provide an elab orate program ol orations, sermon reeept ions and reunions. The college is just closing itsHth year. A prominent mining engineer from Colorado is making a tour of the sev eral mining districts of Eastern Ore gon in tho interest of a large syndi cate of capitalists of that state. Four whale-) in Yauuina bav were reported one day Ut week. Arrangemnets are leing made for Fourth of July n k bration at Durkee. The O. R. A N. Co. has a heavy new switch engine in the Pendleton yards. The movement of cattle from Har ney county for the summer is now under way. A severe frost nmr Vale a few nights ago is reported to have injured crops Considerably. Two cur loads of one and two year old steers were shipped from Yaqtiina bay last week. The contract for carrying the mail between Marshridd and North Rend will Is? let July 1. Oliver P. Kaubb, aged 78, an old Cioneer, died at his home near Col urg the other day. The new superintendent of the Badger mine in Husanville district has laid off a numlcr of men, tcnd ing the making of improvements. The Lincoln county court will repHir the bridge across the Uig Elk river at Elk City and will construct a bridge across the Yauina river at PiotH'T. The machinery for the additional five stamps for the Lucky Roy mill in the Blue River district has arrived at Springfield and will be hauled tc the mine as soon as possilbc. Portland Markets. Wheat Walla Walla, COc. ; val- ley, nominal; blucstcm, 61f62c. per bushel. Flour Best grades, 2. 90(3 3. 40 per barrel; graham, f2.50. Oats White. fl.321.3f percen tal; grav, fl. 30&1.32 K ier cental. Barley Feed, fl717.50; brewing, fl7(S 17.50 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, f 17 per ton ; midd lings, f21.50; shorts, f20.00; chop, fltt. Hay Timothy, fl2.5014; clover, f79.60; Oregon wild hay, ffl7 per ton. Hops 12(?14c. perlb. . Wool Valley, ll13c; Eastern Oregon, 7llc; mohair, 2021c. per pound. Butter Fancy creamery, 15 17kc; dairy, 13014c.; store, 10 12c. per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 1212)c. per dozen. Cheese Full cream, twins, 120. Young America, ld14c. per pound. Pou 1 1 rv Chickens, m ixed, f 3. 50 4 hens, 45.00; dressed, 11 12c. pci pound: snrines. Il.oOCjM per dozen ducks. MatTi eeese, ff7; turkeys, live, 10 12c; dressed, 14loc. per pound. Potatoes Old, 90cfl.10 per sack; new, 2c. per pound. Mutton Lambs 40c. pei liAflt fthoan. wo thorn. j'WUUU Jj S. VOU f mrt.n-w 4 F - with wool. f4.254.60; dressed, 67c per pound. Hogs Oross, heavy, $5.758; light, fi.755; dressed, ic. per pound. Veal Largo, 6J7c. per pound; small, 78c. per pound. cow and l.mfer. 4.504.75; dressed beef, 77Kc per pound. TRADE RELATIONS RE8TORED. Our Exports to Spain This Year Promise to Break all Records. New York, June 5.A special from Washington says: Commercial relations twtween Spain and the United States seem to!" Iks fully restored and It 1 not improb able that American export to that country In the fiscal year 1901 will j lie greater, with possibly a single ex ception, than iti any preceding year. Export from tho United States to Spain in tho nine months ending with March, 1901, were valued at f 11.879,349, against f7.001.O43 In the corresponding period in the) fiscal year 1899. The figures for the year up to this time indicate that tho total export from the United State to Spain in the fiscal year 11H)1 will lie about f In, 000,000. On the import side tle figure of the present fiscal year are largely In excess of those of 1 SHU. though slight ly less than those of 1100 which were the largest since 1891. The annual imjHirt from Spain into the United State since 1H91 have ranged from f 3, 600,000 t fli.OM.OOO, averaging about f 1,600. 000, while for the pres ent fiscal year they seem likely to ex ceed fa, 000, 000. CHICAGO EMPLOYERS MEET. Will Not Settle Machinists' Strike Until June II. Chicago, June 5. There w ill be nc settlement of the machinist' strike in Chicago until June II. This war the decision of the local manufactur er today, when the nut'tuWr of the Chicago Association of Machinery Manufacturer pledged allegiance tc th.' National Metal Trade Ansocia tion. and agreed not to enter into ne gotiations until with any of their em ployes until after the trreat gathering of employer in New York city June 11. While tln manufacturer were dis cussing their future action, the ma chinists were not idle, h nutnlr ol iiiarhinUt leaving tho three plants of the Crane Company to join the strikers. Statements differ a I'M the numlK-r of men who left thej Crane plant. UesHles these men, u workmen struck in three other place, while agreement were signed with five linns whose name would not be given out. RAILROADS CONSLIDATE. Alt Lines West of th Mississippi to th Pa. clflc to Be United. New York. Juno 5. One tremen dous consolidation of the railroad ojs'rating Is-tween the Mississippi river and the Pacific coast promises to result from a settlement of the difference which caused the North ern Pacific corner. N'ot only have the difference been settled lx-tween he Morgan-Hill faction and the liar- timan party, regarding the Hurling- ton deal, and the relation o! that road ami the Northern Pacific and (Sreat Northern with the Union Pa cific, but also that the St. Paul, the Chicago & Northwestern and the Chicago (ireat Western will lo taken care ol in the great Harmonizing scheme in the trunk lines of tho west, PLANS OF SEATTLE MEN. Will Try to Get Non-Union Men In About Sixty Days More. Seattle. June 5, If the strike ol the metal working unions is not settled within (0 days at the out side, an effort will bo made by the manufacturers to ojH'rate their shops with non-union workmen. A state ment practically to this effert was made today by a leading member of the Washington branch of tho Metal Trades Association of tho Pacific coast. It is said by memliers of the Manufacturers' Association that there are plenty of non union machinists in tho East, who would readily ac cept work at the present scale of wages In tho Seattle shops.. Filipinos Elected to Congress, Madrid, June 5. Among those who were recently elected to parlia ment were three Filipinos, residents in Spain. They propose during the course of tho debate on the speech from the throne to bring up the question of the Philippines, alleging that the situation is worse than be fore the war. Burglars Burned a Town. Beaumont, Tox., June 6. The town of Jaspur has been entirely wiped out by fire. Seventeen houses, including every business house in tho place, and a number of residences, were destroyed. Tho town has no fire department. Previous to tho fire the postoffice safe and tho safe of the county treasurer had been blown open and robbed. The conclusion is that burglars blew open theso safes and then set fire to the town to create ex citement that would afford them an opportunity to escape. AN EXTRA SESSION OFFICIALS FINALLY ADMIT THAT IT 13 QUITE Pf.OJADLE. All Depends Upon Whether the President Has Power to Impose Customs Duties en Trade Between th United States and the Philippines Members of Congress Have . Scattered for the Summer. New York, June 6. A social from Wasihiigton says: Official of the administration for the first time since the announce ment of the decision of the supremo court In the insular ease, admit that there i a Mihility of an extra ses sion of congress in July. If Attorney General Knox, after a careful review ' of the decision, conclude that tht president will not have mwcr under the Spooncr amendment to the army appropriation bill to impose duties on good going into the Philippine from tho United State or coining into the United State from the. Phil ippine, the president will seriously consider the advisability of issuing an immediate call for an extra c. ion of congress. This statement i made on tin authority of a member of the cabinet. , Attorney General Knox and Secre tary of War RiMit have sjK-nt consid erable t im dsseiHsing the legal Mint involved. Mr, Knox is work ing hard on hi opinion in order to have it for the next cabinet meeting. Thi meeting i cxectcd to 13 of very great importance. A cnlt for an extra session would play havoc with the summer plan of senator and representative. They have scattered to the four corner of the earth. Several are aUml to start for the Philippine. Quite a nuinU-r are either in Eurojxi or in tending to go shortly. If congress should Im called back immediately, the house of representative would j have difficulty in finding a place in j which to inert. Th' hall i complete j ly torn up and n army of workmen i is eiiL-iiL'i-il in the alteration mado neeessurv bv the increase in the mem- u.niilt ( tie house provided for by the reapjMirtinoment law enacted last winter. If the work should ! jnished night and day it would require several week to get the hall in condition. BUTTE AGAIN SLIDING. Th Strange Phenomenon Cause Alarm Amoung the Citiiens. Butte, Mont., June-5. The strange sliding movement of the city of Butte which ha been noticeablo at interval for several years ha again manifested itself by five large crack in the earth in different section of the city. The largest crevice wa 12 inches wide and of considerable length and depth. Three of the'ojien ings occur on the west side of town ami two on the east !-. There is no caving, but a distinct j ar! ing of the earth, and the granit" v ail can easily he seen in them. Th ga and water companies have much trouble on ac count of the strange movement, which frequently breaks their underground pijH's. The city engineer say the engineering department of the city encounters the same trouble as "eleva tions and l-nch marks in certain parts of the city are constantly chang ing. Tho continuance of the strange nbenomenori is iK-iiinning to cause some alarm among Butte. the citizens ol ALLIED TROOPS FOUGHT. British Police Tried to Prevent French From Housebreaking. Tien Tsin, Juno 5. Thero was a serious affray yesterday between inter national troops. Some British fusil cers, who wero acting as police here, sought to prevent French soldiers from house breaking, when they were attacked with bayonets and bricks. The fuBilccrs, in self defense, fired into tho air. This brought a num ber of" Germans to tho aid of tho Frenchmen. They numbered alto gether 300 men. Fivo fusi leers fired again, killing one Frenchman and wounding three others. In subse quent fighting, four fusilecrs, five Germans and one Japanese were wounded. The arrival of a Gorman officer and a strong guard ended the fray. "Killed by Mistake. Denver, Juno 5. J. C. Ayers, a workman on a ranch near Fort Logan, was shot and killed this morning by one of the provost guard of the mili tary post," which was in pursuit of a prisoner who bod escaped from the guardhouse. Tho guard says the kill ing was accidental, as ho intended to fire over tho head of Ayers, whom he mistook for tho escaped prisoner, and who did not obey an order to get out of a ditch in which ho was thought to bo hiding. An inquest will bo held. The soldier who did the shooting bears a good reputation at the post.