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•* IMHILL COUNTY REPORTER. I M’KINLEY ON WHEELS. Tour to Be Made by President and His Cabinet. D. I. AIBl'HY, Publisher. Washington Correspondence. President McKinley’s tour to the Pa M c M innville ........... O regon . cific coast and thence eastward to Commercial and Financial Hap Buffalo, whence the return to Wash penings of the Week. ington will be made, will be one of splendor. The train upon which he will travel will be most gorgeous and ITEMS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE costly. President McKinley will travel j across the continent surrounded by A Brief Review of the Growth aud Improve C.wprthciuivt Review of the Important Hip- uis cabinet, with the exception of Sec ment» of the Many Industrie» Throughout retary Gage, who remains in Wash pcaing» of the Pelt Week in * Condensed ington. It is proposed to transact im Our Thriving Commonwealth. Form From All Pert» of the Globe. portant business while en route. The cabinet officers will keep in close touch with the heads of bureaus of Lawton — The Lawton Townsite Two transports are overdue from the respective departments. The pres Company has been reorganized. ident will transact all of the vast Manila. Grants Pass—The Josephine coun Archbishop Martinelli becomes a routine which the chief executive ty court has extended time for pay- must look after while in Washington. cardinal. sent of taxes to June 3. A corps of expert telegraph operators, Kitchener will soon resume active representing the two big telegraph Grants Pass—The Southern Pacific campaigning. companies, will accompany the train ! Company had its repair crew working Minister Wu wants the Chinese ne to handle official messages, and every ¡ >n the bridge across Rogue river last telegraph station along the lines of week. gotiations settled. railroads which are to be tra Pilot Rock—A Pilot Rock corre Morgan is not seeking control of the versed will be subject to their orders spondent writes that It is feared the the British iron market. to the exclusion of all commercial and ecent cold weather seriously injured Dr. Kinyoun has been transferred newspaper business. Cabinet .meet the fruit crop in that section. from San Francisco to St. Paul. ings are to be held on Tuesdays and Island City—Williams Bros, sold 135 There are sensational developments Fridays, just as they are now held in head of hogs to Kidle Bros., of Island Washington. The questions pertain City, at *5.40 per 100 pounds. This in the army scandal at Manila. ing to domestic and foreign policies The territory of Hawaii is made a will be discussed. Cipher dispatches s the highest rate reached for some time. part of the ninth judicial circuit. from all over the world will be laid Weston—W. J. Wilkinson, at Wes A man was murdered while walk before the president, experts from the ing up main street of Gem, Idaho. state department being in attendance ton, purchased from Alex Walker, for Pacific Elevator Company, 5200 President Schurman says the Cu to reduce them to English. The con the clusions reached upon all public ques bushels of wheat, which is stored at bans should have civil government. tions will be conveyed to the acting Downing Station. He paid 46 cents A strong flow of natural gas has heads of the departments in this city, per bushel. been located near Colorado Springs, and will by them be disseminated to Pendleton—John Bradburn took to Col. all those concerned. Pendleton two wagon loads or 22 The transports Logan and Thyra Trip for Recreation. sacks of wool from Charles Cunning sailed from San Francisco for Ma As this is to be a trip for recrea ham’s home ranch above Pilot Rock. nila. tion and pleasure, the president wants The wool was from thoroughbred There is an unconfirmed rumor in it understood that he will avoid formal awes and the 22 sacks weighed 8600 Ixmdon that the Boers captured receptions wherever possible and pounds. make speeches only where he cannot French. Salem—Oregon Christian Endeavor- doing so. They want to see ers are looking forward with milch A banquet was tendered President escape Tucker, of Dartmouth college, at San everything that will serve to give enthusiasm to the 14th annual con them an idea of the progress and ad- vention, which will be held at Salem, Francisco. I vancement of the country, and its May 16-19. The convention will open About 200 boiler makers, helpers commercial growth and mercantile with the evening session, Thursday and heaters struck in Buffalo for I stability. They will pay a special avening, closing Sunday evening. higher wages. j visit to the great cotton wharves of Toledo—A committee of the Toledo There Is grave doubt as to the con Í New Orleans to witness the loading Ire department is investigating the stitutionality of Oregon’s new direct | of steamers of all nations with the orobable cost of a system of water staple product of the fields of the works and a storage reservoir on the primary law. The party is due in San Fran The British ship Monterey cleared South. east of the city. Another commit cisco, May 8, and will participate in hill tee is figuring on the cost of fire en from New Orleans for Cape Town the launching of the battleship Ohio, with 1100 mules. and will remain five days. The coast dnes .and a third is investigating Fishing season on Columbia opened is to be followed north to Salem. Port hooks and ladders. Hudson—A *10,000 sawmill is to be with more gear in water than ever land, Seattle and Spokane, and thence before on first day. the party will .move eastward into established near the mouth of Rock China has thanked Japan for what Montana, where, after an inspection reek just north of Hudson. Cable Cove—Work has been re aid that country has already rendered of the vast copper mines, they will pay a flying visit to the Yellowstone. sumed at the Goldbug mine, in Cable and asks for further assistance. Thence they will go to Ogden and A house was raided in Sioux Falls, Salt Lake and then eastward through Cove district. Two shifts are em 8. I)., and a counterfeiter arrested. Colorado, stopping at Denver for a ployed. Grants Pass—Prospects are favora The officers secured a complete coun protracted visit. From Denver the terfeiter’s set. train goes to Topeka, Leavenworth ble for the resumption of active work Daniel C. French, a sculptor, of and Kansas City. St. Louis will be at the Pacific pine needle factory at Philadelphia will receive a commis honored by a visit of two days. The Grants Pass. Paisley—The Lake County Tele sion from the Lawton Monument As Mississippi valley will be traversed sociation to construct a memorial to from that city to St. Paul, with stops phone & Telegraph Company is the General Lawton, who died in the at Keokuk, Burlington and Dubuque. name of a new company just organ ized at Paisley. Philippines. From Train to Steamer. Coos City—The shaft at the Coos From St. Paul the party goes to There will be no strike on the Jer Minneapolis and then to Duluth, where City mine is now down over 300 feet, sey Central. it is expected coal will be found The allotment of Chinese indemnity a steamer of the Great Northern line and will be waiting to convey them in the next 100 feet. has been fixed. through Lake Superior, the famous i Coos County—Work has stopped in An American party was almost en Sault canal, with its wonderful locks, one of the tunnels in the Beaver hili trapped in Leyte. the Straits of Mackinaw, Lake Huron, mine, Coos county, pending installa All arrangements are complete for the St. Clair and Detroit rivers, and tion of new machinery. Lake Erie to Buffalo. The trip down the president's trip. Baker City—The Bonanza mine, in lakes will possess novelty and It is evident that Japanese will ex the Baker county, is making preparations Interest for every member of the pect war with Russia. party, even for those who have al to install considerable new machinery. The trial of an army scandal case ready made it, and at the same time Some of the buildings will be re has opened in Manila. will constitute a recreation after modeled. Arlington — The Arlington Ware nearly five weeks of travel by rail The crown prince of Germany will through plain and prairie, desert and house Company has made the pur visit the Austrian court. chase of about 7000 sacks of wheat mountain and valley. Moral crusade in Seattle is a per The president will visit the Pan- stored on the Heppner branch at sonal war on Mayor Humes. American exposition at Buffalo. Then prices ranging from 43 to 45 cents Twelve cents per pound has been he is to go to Niagara Falls and make per bushel. a trip down the American rapids., Grants Pass — The Grants Pass offered for hops at Salem, Or. Japan demands to know whether After he has done that he and his Water, Light & Power Company has party will embark on a new special received 700 feet of seventeen-inch emperor will return to capital. train for Washington, arriving there steel pipe, for an extension to a point The uurnlng of the negro Alexander June 15. above the place where the water Is at Leavenworth is being investigated. President McKinley will travel now taken out of the river. Mrs. Nation was arrested for ob about 13,000 miles on the fastest, structing streets of Kansas City. Mo. safest, most comfortable and best- PORTLAND MARKETS. train America can produce. Many natives flocked to Capiz to equipped He will visit 25 states and territor Wheat —Walla Walla, 56V4@57c; hear form of provincial government ies. and touch the southern, western Valley, nominal; bluestem. 59c per explained. and northern boundaries of the coun bushel. Twelve thousand acres in Douglas try. Flour—Best grades, *2 70@3 40 per county. Or., are to be prospected for Mr. McKinley and the members of barrel; graham, *2 60. oil and coal. his cabinet are to be accompanied by Oats—White, *1 25 per cental; Co-operative method of marketing their wives and several other ladies, gray, *1 20@l 22H per cental. Barley—Feed. *16 50<g> 17; brewing. fruit was dealt a severe blow by Cal well known in Washington society, will accompany the party. *16 5O@17 per ton. ifornia court. Millstuffs—Bran. *16 per ton: mid Three Pennsylvania people were run ASK FOR RECEIVER. dlings, *21 50; shorts. *17 50; chop. down by a train and killed, and an-■ *16. other injured. Depositors Will Walt on Bank Which Hay—Timothy, *12012 50; clover. Conduct of ministers of powers in *7@9 50; Oregon wild hay. *6@7 per Failed No Longer. postponing meetings causes much ad NEW WHATCOM. Wash., April 15. ton. verse comment. Hops 12© 14c per pound; 1899 crop, — After waiting 45 days at the request 6@7c. Ann Arbor university dean of med of the bank officers to enable them to Wool—Valley. 13© 14c; Eastern Ore icine acknowledges Student Hare has raise funds with which to reopen the gon. 9© 12c; mohair, 20@21c per bubonic plague. The stolen gold bars were found Scandinavian-American bank in this pound. Butter—Fancy creamery. 20©22%c; during the cleaning of the Kaiser Wil city, which failed February 27. the de dairy. positors today unanimously requested pound. 15@18c; store, 10@121£c per helm der Grosse. Captain J. G. Griffin, a Columbia the court to appoint Robert Muir per Eggs—Oregon ranch. 13@13*4c per 18. C.) railroad man. was shot, prob manent receiver, and he was request dozen. ably by Major B. B. Evans. Poultry—Chickens, mixed. * I © 4 50; ed, if appointed, to take immediate Commissioner Young, of 1905 cen steps to punish those responsible for hens. J5©5 50; dressed. 11 © 12c per tennial, would call on the Orient for the failure of the Institution. Presi pound; springs. *3©5 per dozen; both funds and attractions. dent H. St. John, of the institution, is ducks. *506; geese. *6©7 per dozen; The Taft commission Is In Western said to be In Ixindon to secure funds turkeys, live. 10©12c; dressed, 13© 15c per pound. Leyte. from his family with which to pay de Cheese—Full cream, twins, 130 Washington pan American fair com positors. His legal adviser is in New 13Hc; Young America. 13H@14c per mission turned down honorary mem York trying to dispose of some pic pound. tures belonging to the St. John fam bers of woman board of managers. Potatoes—Old. 50©60c per sack; One of three Idaho men who fired ily. with the same object in view. new. 2H©2%c per pound. St. John was also president of the on deputy sheriffs from ambush was Mutton—Lambs. 10011c per pound killed. Trouble probably due to abol Bank of Blaine, of Blaine. Wash., gross; best sheep. *8; wethers, *5; which failed the same time as the ition of martial law. ewes. *4 50; dressed. 7’4@744<’ per The liabili pound. Charles M. Pepper and Professor Scandinavian-American. ties of the two institutions are said Hogs—Gross, heavy, *5 7506; light. Edward M. Ross were speakers at ths be about *50.000. It is believed the *4 7505: dressed. 7c per pound. convention of the Academy of Polit to assets are practically valuelses. Veal—I^irge. 7c per pound; small. ical and Social Science. 8©8>4c per pound. Anton Pfanner. Forest Grove, Or., The Ixmdon Times was first printed Beef—Gross, top steers. *505 25: banker, who failed for *40,000, and by steam power on the morning of No cows and heifers. *4 5004 75; dressed then mysteriously disappeared, has vember 29, 1814. beef. 7©8>4c per pound. turned up in Switzerland. ns or mt m The "Edinburgh Castle" public house, situated In the Strand. Ix>ndon. is to be hauled down, and the London county council has to pay £*2,500 as compensation. Probably the smallest monarch In the world reigns over the Hindu vas sal state of Bhopaul, and governs a people of more than a million souls. This dwarf Is a woman. Djihan Be gum by name, but although she Is about 50 years old. she does not ap pear larger than a child of 10. Four Counterfeiters Sentenced. Spokane, Wash., April 15.—Four counterfeiters were sentenced by Judge Hanford thia morning In the federal court. James Morlarlty was given 10 years, while Mike Williams and Mack McCleary got off with eight years each at hard labor in the United States penitentiary. Mrs. Ethel Wai-, lace, the last member of the gang, was sentenced to one year. Moriarlty and McCleary were partners of Arthur Spencer, the bogus Chinese Inspector. I In the daring jailbreak a few weeks ago. IN NINTH CIRCUIT. INDEMNITY CLAIMS. Granite — The Climax group of quartz claims, three miles north of Granite, was purchased last week by C. R. Aldrin. The property was for merly owned by John Hardie. E J. Cross and Adam Christie. The Cli max vein is about 10 feet wide. The Egyptian reed, which was used for making the pens found in Egyp tian tombs, is a hard variety growing to about the diameter of an ordinary goose quill. Pens made from it ire said to last for a day or two and do excellent work. 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 been fixed as fol lows: Russia, 360.000.000 marks (about *90,000,000); 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 present claims for the indemnity of the Italian mission. The Amount Too High. Washington, April 16.—The laBt ad vices to the state department from Mr. Rockhill contain further details re specting the amount of indemnities claimed from China by the powers. It appears that these claims have been much exaggerated in some statements, 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 in 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 of 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 is 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 *80,000,000, 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 has 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 not 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 and 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 construction, all of which were destroyed. Decisions of Hawaiian Courts Are Net Final. WASHINGTON, April 17. — The United States supreme court, through Army Officers at Manila Misap* Chief Justice Fuller, today issued an order granting leave to file a motion propriate Army Funds. for a rule against the circuit court of appeals for the ninth circuit to permit the filing of an appeal in that court FORMER DEPOT COMMISSARY IS IN JAIL from a decision of the supreme court of Hawaii in the Wilder Steamship Company case. The rule was made Several Prominent Officer» are Implicated, and returnable May 13. Previous to this More Arrest» Will Follow—Mow the III- action, a rule was promulgated at taching the territory of Hawaii to the gotten Money Wat Squandered. ninth circuit with headquarters at Ian Francisco. MANILA. April 17—The trial ot The action of the court in assign Commissary Sergeant John Meston, ing Hawaii to the ninth circuit and charged with complicity in the com at the same time issuing a rule to missary frauds, is finished. No ver the circuit court of appeals to show why it should not take jurisdic dict is announced and Meston's con cause tion of an admiralty case originating viction is uncertain. Other trials of in Hawaii, involves an interesting those implicated with follow. general question relating to our new Captain J. C. Reed, formerly depot territorial acquisitions. The applica commissary at Manila, has been ar tion in this case was made by Duane rested. It is alleged that entries upon E. Fox. in behalf of the Wilder Steam- the books of Evans & Company, gov J ship Company, of Hawaii, against ernment contractors, indicate that the Hind. Spreckels et al. Under the act commissary officers received the fol of 1891, organizing the circuit court lowing sums: Major George B. Davis, of appeals, it was given jurisdiction upwards of *1000; Captain J. C. Read, in appeals from the supreme court of *1000; Captain Frank H. Lawton, territories and the supreme court *750; B. L. Tremaine, Colonel Wood was given authority to assign the ter ruff’s chief clerk. *700. It also ap ritories to the several circuits. But pears that Evans & Company fur the courts In the territory of Hawaii nished the handsome residence of Col were organized by the act of April onel Woodruff. 30, 1900, on a different basis from Harold M. Pitt, manager of Evans other territories, and the same dis & Company, who is now under arrest, tinction was made as in courts of a is notoriously lavish in entertaining state as to writs of error and appeals, commissary officers, while the depot and the supreme court of the United commissary, a frequenter of the ten States made no order assigning the derloin district, occasionally spent territory. The act also provided that days at Pitt’s house in questionable cases pending at the date of the or society. Pitt’s house is a bacchan ganization of the territory should be allan rendezvous and prominent of carried on to final judgment and ex fleers frequently visited It, drinking ecution in the corresponding courts champagne and playing poker. Women of the territory. It also established of doubtful reputation are known tc a district court, having the jurisdic have often been there. It is alleged tion of United States circuit and dis that Pitt had the inside track in trict courts. The supreme court of securing government contracts and it the territory rendered judgment for is also asserted.that he was the prime *55,000 against the Wilder Steamship mover in the scheme to re-establish Company, and, when the company at cockpits in Manila. Mrs. Lara being tempted to appeal, the circuit court subsidized in securing a cockpit. of appeals on April 1, 1900, refused to It is asserted that the commissary entertain the appeal, holding that the department made unauthorized pur judgment of the territorial court was chases of quantities of champagne final. Pitt sold some. In addition to what the transports brought, the commis CONFERENCE OF TAXATION. sary imported 200 gallons in Febru ary and a like amount in March. The Several Governors Have Named Dele commissary and the commissary ser gates—Object of Meeting. geant kept private carriages and in CHICAGO, April 17.—The govern dulged in other extravagances. ors of the various states are beginning THE WINTER CAMPAIGN. to announce their appointments of delegates to attend the conference of Kitchener Will Soon Resume Active taxation, called to meet at Buffalo, Operations. May 23 and 24, by the National Civic LONDON, April 17—The British Federation. At the headquarters, no newspapers and magazines comment tice of the appointment of the delega ing upon the alternating periods ol tions has been received from the gov hope and apprehension which char ernors of Missouri, Maine and Mon acterize the latest stages of the South tana. The call for the conference is African campaign, compare these signed by leading economists, tax ex with the latter stages of the Amer perts and public men representing all ican war of independence as though portions of the country and all inter to emphasize these fluctuations ests. The letter of invitation says: While the letters of responsible cor "For many decades the states have respondents in Pretoria depict the sit been building up independent sys uation in a rather despairing mood tems of taxation without reference to the Pretoria representative of the each other, until now we have a state Daily Mail sends today a dispatch ol of affairs bordering on chaos, where the most hopeful character. each state is practically fighting near "The next six weeks,” says he ly every other state. Some property "will see a resumption of active cam is taxed three or four times, while paigning. Lord Kitchener will renew other property is not taxed at all. his sweeping movements. He has ar Corporate activity has largely changed army of 250.000 efficient troops, in the character of individual invest eluding 60.000 mounted men with a ments. Industry has overstepped the good supply of horses. 40.000 having boundaries of any one state, and com been secured in Cape Colony alone mercial interests are no longer con The army is in good spirits and Lord fined to mere local limits. This con Kitchener is satisfied with the prog ference will be the first attempt in ress of events, slow though it seems.’ this country to work out some uni The war office has received the fol form principles. It is not expected lowing dispatch from Lord Kitchenei to settle any of the problems in the dated Pretoria, April 15: two days’ discussion, but it will be a "Colonel Henry Rawlinson’s column beginning, and may result in the ap rushed the South laager, northwesl pointment of a permanent committee of Kerksdorp at daylight. Six Boers to work out some basis for future were killed. 10 wounded and 23 taken action.” prisoner. He captured a 12-pounder one pompom complete and two ammu Inspection of Philippine Craft. nition wagons with ammunition. Oui Washington, April 17.—The inferior casualties were three wounded. Col condition of many of the craft sailing onel Plumer captured a field cor net and seven men with 10 wagons in Philippine waters has led to ar and rifles. During Colonel Pilcher's rangements for an examination in any operations in the Orange River col city of the United States having pos tal free delivery of candidates for ony, seven Boers were killed.” It is said that a private telegram appointment as inspector of boilers in the office of the captain of the port has been received here to the effect of Manila. The examination will be that General French, with 500 Brit Ish troops, has been captured by the held May 21 by the civil service com Boers, while his force was envel mission. at the request of the Philip oped in a mist on the hills. No con pine civil service board. Back of the firmation of the report can be ob plans fbr establishing this office lies tained. The war office here knows an official desire to avoid any serious nothing about the rumored capture accidents, for which the Philippine government might be held responsi and entirely discredits the report. ble. Unguarded Valuables. Is Rightfully Their*. Phoenix. Ariz.. April 17.—The death Washington. April 17.-—The millions here of Mrs. Robin Iche reveals the fact that unconcealed and unguarded and tens of millions of dollars which in her house was great wealth in the government has received from the Jewels and precious stones. The hus West through the sale of its public band of the woman is in jail await lands, give that half of the continent ing trial for insanity, and the sheriff the right to expect liberal assistance has taken charge of the jewelry, the from Uncle Sam in the reclamation estimated value of which is not less of its remaining arid lands which than ,50.000. bin). Iche has a sister only require the building of storage in Birmingham. England, the wife of reservoirs to make fertile and pop ulous. a great coal operator. Russia Laying Mines. Ixmdon. April 16.—Joseph Chamber lain’s organ, the Birmingham Post, learns that the Russian ministers of war and marine have issued Joint or Postoffice Robbed. ders for the laying of an extensive Salem. Or.. April 17.—Chief of Po system of submarine mines at Port Arthur. Vladivostock and elsewhere in lice Gibson received a telephone mes those seas. The apparatus leaves sage from Turner this afternoon, say ing that the postoffice at that place Odessa early in May. was robbed at noon today, while the postmaster was at dinner. The bur Run Down by a Train. glars secured *300 in cash and stamps. Wilkesbarre. Pa., April 16.—A party At last reports there was no clew to of four people, while crossing the the guilty parties. This bold piece tracks of the Lehigh Valley railroad at of work, taken in connection with the robberies at McCoy and Lincoln last South Wilkesbarre early this morning, Wednesday and Thursday, lends to were run down by the Buffalo express the conclusion that this section of going north. Three of the party were the valley is being worked by a gang o. professional crooks. killed, ar.,1 one injured. Missionary Statements Exaggerated. Pekin. April 16 —Prince Ching says all his reports go to show that the missionary statements regarding a re bellion in Mongolia are not supported by the facts. Neither does he believe that the rebellion of General Tung Fuh Siang amounts to much. "It is the object of certain elements." he asserts. ”to make It seem that China is in a condition of constant broil, ren dering it unsafe for the foreign troops )o be withdrawn. Those who have this in view will magnify a village juarrel Into a big rebellion. Forest Reserve*. Washington. April 17.-—The serve tarv of the interior has announced his intention of turning over the ad ministration of the national forest re serves to the forester of the depart ment of agriculture. This great body of lands embraces some 48.000.000 acres, and Its scientific and practical administration is a matter of ns tlonal Importance, since the area In cludes the source* of hundred* of river* and streams. r 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 tile 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 hack by the disabled Arab, were substituted. Proceed* of Arid Land Sale*. Wasmngton. April 17.—The propo sition to devote the proceeds from the sale of the arid public lands to the construction of Irrigation works is one which should commend itself to every interest. The West should of course support It as a unit, and there can certainly be no reasonable opposition In the East to allowing the West the use of its own funds in the Improve- ment of its property. \ -