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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01
FORGED MESSAGE,
Growing Suspicion that the Telegram
from Conger was a Fake.

Washington, D. c., July 2S.-The gov
eminent has information that Yuan, the
governor of Shantung province, and
Sheng, the director Of railways and tele-
graphs OF the Chinese empire, through
whom the alleged Conger message of
July Is was transmitted to Washington,
knew the contents of Secretary Hays
cipher message of July II to Mr. Conger
and the contents of the cipher dispatch
signed with the American minister's
name, which came as reply.
The indications all point to the posses
sion by one or both of these officers of
copies of the state department cipher
code, although yesterday the officers of
the department were positive that no
copy Of the code had been lost in China.
At the cabinet council the information
that Sheng and Yuan knew the contents
of Secretary Hays message and the
Conger cipher dispatch was considered.
The opinions expressed by the cabinet Of
hcers may be summed up in the express
sion of one of them, that while the light
of hope that the ministers were alive on
July Is still shines, it is burning very
dimly and may go out at any time"
Suspicious of Sheng.
Ever since the receipt at Tien Tsin of
the autograph message from Mr.. Conger.
dated Pekin, July 4, state department
officials have had grave doubts as to the
autnenuclty or the clpnef message at
tributed to him. Now the British au-
thorities have added their quota to the
growing distrust of things Chinese. 1t
seems that Mr.. Warren, at present act
ing as British consul at Shanghai, has
been told b. GAeng, the famous Chinese
director of posts and teegraphs, that
Yuan, the governor of Shantung, told
him (Sheng) that a message had passed
through to the United States from Mr..
Conger on the 18th of July, telling of the
conditions at the British legation. This
cipher dispatch was faxed by Chinese
Officials.
The source of the information that the
contents of both query and answer were
known to Sheng and Yuan is withheld
by the authorities. 1t will be remem-
bered that the "Conger" message of July
Is came in long telegram purporting to
have been sent by the tsung Ii yamen, or
foreign office, at Pekin, to Gov. Yuan
and by him transmitted to Sheng at
Shanghai, who cabled it to Minister WI
Ting Fang in Washington.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

MILWAUKEE-Flo Steady. Wheat =
Steady; No 2 spring, on track, 73c;. No; ]
Northern, on track, 761ac. Corn-Steady;
white, on track &c; No. white, on track,
25%@26c. Barley-Steady; No. 2 on track,
47c; sample on track, 42Q47c. Rye-Duh:
No. ! on track, 55c Professionalism;
pork. II 90 lard, 6.75.
Flour is steady at 43OG4.40 for patents;
bakers, 3.30@3.4 40, and 3.10@3.25 for rye.
Millstuffs are steady and quoted at IL. 1919
for bran, ASSOCIATE for standard mid
dings and 15.50@16.00 for milwaukee flour
middlings.
ST LOUIS-Close = Wheat :. No. 2 red
711Ac; September, 72asc; December, 751sc;
No. 2 hard. 7O1lc.' Corn-No. 2 cash, Sec;
track, Se1a940c; July, SOC; September, 3. &c:
No. 2 white. 26c. Rye-52c Flax-1.45. Lead
--3.95. Spelter-4.O5@4.1O 10.
hard nGh 7sHe; No. S01t Northern, 751Se; No
Northern. 75asc; No. 3, 72Bc; Nc. 1 hard
to arrive, 79Zc: No. / Northern do, 77Ac;
September, 7634c: December. 7GAc July,
MfNNEAPoLIs-Clos Wheat.In store,
No. / July, 74c; No. Northern, September.
741kc; on track, No l mar hard d. IT'S Isl No
NEW YORK-C -Wheat--July, S1%c;
September SO1ac; December. ,S15sc. Corn.
July, 44Ac; September, 4413c; December,
IfViERPOOL-Wh closed steady. Ad
lower TO sd higher; September, 6s1Bd;
December. 6s25sd. Corn-Quiet, unchanged
to I'D lower; September. 3s11asd; November,
As.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900: 5@10c higher; pigs
and lights, 5.25@5.35: packers, 5.20@5.20:
butchers, 5.3O@5. 40. Sheep-None.
KANSAS CITY-Cattle-Rec so; uI,-
changed Hogs-Receipts, $780, strong to
SC higher: bulk of sales, 5.1005.20; heavy.
5. 10G5. Ply; mixed, 5.0o05. Is; light, 4.S5G
5.221a; pigs, 4.5OM5. 05.
KANSAS CITY-Close-Whea = Septem-
ber 6615c; December, Csc: cash No hard,
&C: No. 3, 65@661ac; No. 2 red, 72@73c; No.
3, 69@71c. Corn-September. 35kc; Deem,
ber 3211sc; cash No. 2 mixed, 3612c; No:
white, SOC; No. 3, 3S1Ac. Oats-No. white,
261Ac. Rye-NO. 2, SOC.
SOUTH OMAHA-Cattle-R Receipts, 100:
steady. Hogs-Receipts, $500; 5@1Oc hlgheri
heavy, 512l@5. 1719; mixed, 5.1219@5.15
light, $780,. 70; pigs 4;5O@o. 10; bulk s,o Of
sales S12@9 To- sneeRe lamRbs Zoo
$40.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01
Chicago Happenings.

Tons of fine prunes are rotting on
the trees in the orchards near the Dalles.
Or. for the reason that there is no
market for them in a green state.
James f. Woffindin, chairman of
the Chicago freight committee, died sud-
denly at his home of heart disease
Thomas Larkin, 10 years old, deaf
mute, was instantly killed by the race
track train ON the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy road.
While playing along the river at the
loot OF Sanger street with companion,
John Keiser, a lad of 8 years, fell in, and
AFTER a futile struggle was drowned.
Miss Mary Yardley died at the home
of her nieees, after having reached the
age CT lO3 years and + months. Had she
lived until January 10 of next year she
would have been 1O6 years old
Matthew Shillo was stabbed and ia
tally wounded in the livery stab of his
brother, Adam Shillo. by August Beck
er, an employee in the stable. Becker
was paid weeks wages and there was
a controversy about the amount he re-
ceived. N>s
Louis ,Gohrbrandt. private engineer
for the American Book company in the
Ludington building. narrowly missed a
horrible death by being caught in the fly
wheel. He escaped, however, with no
worse injuries than broken rib, MAN.
gled arm and several slight cuts on his
scalp.
"A coroner's jury decided that Edward
Carey had not sufficient provocation for
killing Michael Prindiville,- an employe
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway on the Milwaukee division, and
held Carey to the grand jury. The al
legged murder occurred at the home of
Mrs. Bridget Stedges.
After the formality of short hear
ing and brief arguments, pro and con,
the directors of the board of trade sus~
pended Henry o. Parker for one year.
John Hill, the 'refOrmer," was Parker's
acc,lser. Hill charged that Parker broke
the rules of the board in dealings with
the McLains, who were recently expelled.
George J. Butler went to Waukegan
and identified the body washed ashore at
North Chicago as that of his son George,
aged Is. He was drowned at Highland
park, June Is, when a storm overturned
the boat used by father and son on Il
fishing trip. The father was rescued
after floating on the lake for four hours.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01

was removed today At O'clock. when
the mObs had dispersed, the police went
to the Parish prison and got Leonard
Pierson, Charles pal on Monday night,
and carried him to the morgue. Pierson.
without any hesitation, declared that the
dead man is Charles.
Coroner Richards today found that
Charles was shot forty-eight times, be-
sides having been badly beaten.
Early this afternoon it was said at the
hospital that the aged insurance solici-
wounded yesterday, is sinking rapidly.
The other wounded, however, were re-
ported to be doing wei.
All the exchanges and in the business
districts, the belief was expressed that
there will be rapid calming of all eX-
element. Thousands of negroes have
emigrated from the city.
Quiet Restored.
Contrary to expectations, the night
passed with little disorder after the
furious outbreaks of yesterday. Prompt
action by the mayor in distributing
squads of men through the city and the
fact that the negro deSnerado Charles
is dead, seemed to have had a good effect
i'll quoting the populace.
The negroes are apparently glad that
Charles is dead. This morning they ap-
peared i'll larger numbers than usual at
the places where they are employed.
Mayor Cadevielle, who is worn out by
long vigils, said today that he thought it
unlikely that there will any further
violence. AS the result of the bloodshed
of the past. week much feeling is ex-
pressed against the police board and
there is some talk of it's removal and a
reorganization of the police force
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01
FEARS ARE REMOVED.
All Signs of Yellow Fever Reported
to Have Disa ppeared.

New York, July 2S.-Gen. Leonard
Wood, military governor of Cuba, who
has been in the United States for about
a fortnight, sailed on the Mexico today
for Havana. Gen Wood said of the mill
tary status in Cuba:
THE withdrawal of United States
troops from Cuba will end with the EN-
the First and Fifth infantry That will
leave only about 800 soldiers on the is
land, merely enough for garrison duty.
Fears that yellow fever would inter
fere with the transfer of the First infan-
try were removed this morning upon the
receipt of telegram which said that the
surgeons reported that all signs of it had
disappeared and that the embarkation
would proceed with all possible dis
match -
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01
MASSACRE CORROBORATED.
Missionaries at Pao Ting Flu Victims
of the Boxers

New York, July 2S.-Cable messages
We're received today by both the Presby
terrain board of foreign missions and the
American Bible society, corroborative of
the report that the missionaries at Pao
Ting Flu had been massacred.
The message received by the Presby-
terrain board came from Shanghai, and
was supposed to have been sent by Rev.
George F. Fitch. 1t read as follows:
Smokes, Hodges, Taylor, Mackey
massacred at Pao Ting Flu, July 8. Nan
king, Human missionaries at Shanghai"
The American Bible society today re-
ceived a cablegram from Shanghai, as
follows:'
''All massacred Pao ling Flu. Foreign
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01
RATHBONE ARRESTED.
Director General of Posts in Cuba
Held in $25, 900 Bonds
on Four Charges.

Havana, July 2S.-Estes G. Rathbone,
recently Encouragement of posts in Gu
ba, was arrested today at IL o'clock on
four charges. These allege the unlawful
drawing OF two orders for 5000 each,
paying his private coachman and garden
err from the postal funds, and drawing
per diem allowance when not entitled to
do so. Mr.. Rathbone was held in bonds
of COZ 600
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01
PRICES BOUND UP.
Large Demand for Corned and Roast
Beef by Foreign Powers.

Chicago, H., July 2S.-The Record
saws: Prices on corned and roast beef
have advanced from $1.25 to $3.50 per
dozen for one-pound cans. This is the
largest advance ever made by Chicago
and Western packers at one jump. The
cause of the advance is the large demand
for these goods by the United States
government and foreign powers.
One of the big packers, in speaking
mand for corned and roast beef increases
during the next two weeks as it has in
the last two weeks, you will see cornet:
and roast beef selling at 50 per dozen
one-pound cans. Why, every packer in
Chicago is working his plant to its fullest
capacity and even then cannot begin to
meet the demand.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01
REMARRIES HIS OWN WIFE.
Goes Through the Ceremony Again to
Gain a Fortune for His Children.


Bingha mton, n. Y, July 2S.-Charles
A Sinner of Waukegan, Ill.,, was re-
married to his wife in the waiting room
of the Athens, Pa, depot Thursday
night.
Sinner fell in love with two girls in
Moravia and in 1886 married one. He
left her in 1894. Going to Dakota, he
secured a divorce and married the other,
Waukegan.
Recently his father left him $4,000,
but under the laws of PENNSYLVANIA
where the property was, it could not de-
scend to the children, for the Dakota
marriage was regarded as illegal.
He notified Justice Murray of Athens.
who obtained marriage license. and the
couple were united in the waiting room
Of the depot on leaving the train, thus
legalizing the children under Pennsylya-
MIA law and saving fortune.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01
THROAT CUT AND
BULLET IN HEAD,
A Farmer Residing Near Crystal
Falls, Mich, is Found
Dead.

Crystal Falls. Mich, July 2S.-[Spe-
cial. Milton Stowell, well-known
miles from this city. was found dead
with a cash in his throat and bullet
hole in his head. He had been dead sew
eral days when found. 1t is thought that
he committed suicide.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01
MARKET REPORTS.
Milwaukee, July IS, 1900.

EGG AND DAIRY PRODUCT.
MILWAUKEE-,Eggs- Market firm at lie
for new, cases included 101hc for new,
cases returned; 1O%c for old, cases incud-
ed: dirties and seconds, 7@Sc. The receipts
were 467 cases.
Butter-Market firm The receipts were
1910 lbs today against 1880 yesterday.
There is gOou demand for choice
creamery. Dairy scarce md wanted
here. The market is well cleaned up and
merchants report a free movement of but
ter No change is looked for at Elgn on
Monday The receipts of butter for the
week were la 169 lbs against 102, $50 week
extra creamery, per i'll, 100; tirsts, 17c sec
onds, loo; extra dairy, l5c; lines. 12M14c;
packing stock. 11M12c: whey butter, &c; im-
taton creamery. lo@1dc:. grease. 4a6c.
5000 lbs against 2S,GG0 yesterday. The
receipts this week were 1O0,590 lbs
against 12s,9s5 the previous week. Eul'
cream fats, new, colored. 10@1OAc; New
York, full cream flats. new colOred. log
i01sc: Young Americas. new. 10M11c; brick.
91aM1Oc; limburger per Id. 91@@10c: import
1211c: No. Imitation loaf: 141z@15c; sapsa-
go 1902Oc: farmers, 10m11c.
NEW YORK--Eggs-Re Receipts, 1916 pkgs;
firm; Western at mark, 11M131Ac for. aver
Raw strong; fair refining. 1904 1890; CEN
trifugal, 96 test 9-32c: molasses sugar,
4 532c. Coffee-ste2dy; No. Rio, 91ac
@15%c. Cheese Receipts, 226o pkgs;
steady; large white, Sc: large colored, 9Ac:
small white, 93sa9Ac; small colored, 9A@
9kc
Butter Firm: creameries
15M191hc: dairies 140l17c Eggs-Steady;
fresh, 111ac Dressed Poultry-SlOw tur-
keys, 6@7c; chickens, S1a09c to 11014c.
MILWAUKEE LIVESTOCK MARKET
HOGS-Receipts, j car; market 501Oc
higher; light. 5.150t5.37E2: mixed and me-
dunn weights, 5.15G15.35; common to choice
heavy, 5.O505.3o; coarse heavy stays, 4.250
$50.
CATTLE-Receipts, none; higher: butch
er steers. medium to good 1850 10 1900 Ms.
450M5.25 fair to medium, $50 10 1850, 400
$50; heifers, good to choice, 3.25@J4.O0:
cows. fair to good, 3.O0035O; Gamers, 80
oats; bulls, common. 2.50@3.0O; choice 3.25
@375: feeders 500 to $50 lbs. 3.50a3 70:
stockers. 500 to $50 lbs. 300m3.5O: veal
calves, 5.OO@625 mixers and springers,
common to choice. 2O.OOG45.00.
SHEEP-Receipts, none; market steady,
273M3.75: bucks. 2.0UM3.OO: spring lambs.
45OM5.50.
Chicago receipts: Hogs, 5000; cattle,
40; sheep, 2O00.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01
Savings Banks in Italy.

Huge savings banks are going up all
over Italy, and the people have taken
to them very kindly. In some cities, in
stead Of giving books as prizes in pub
lie schools, they give savings bank books
with small sum entered to the credit
of the prize winner. This is done at Ven
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01
GERONIMO ALL RIGHT.
Apache Chief Not Mad, but Living
with His SUuaw.

Fort Worth, Tex, July 28.-Advices
received here today deny that Geronimo,
the famous Apache chief, has gone stark
mad, as was recently reported. He is
not imprisoned. but is living with his
squaw on the Fort Sill reservation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01
A La Jenny Lind.

The Jenny Lind, or otherwise the
Spanish style of wearing a single flower
in the hair, is revived, only it is some
times of gold and tinted enamel, with
diamond-dewed petals fastened to one Of
the new hair buckles.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01
CAPTAIN SUSPENDED.
Negligence Caused the Wreck of the
Steamer Carinthia.

Liverpool, July 29-The board Of
trade inquiry into the loss of the steamer
Carinthia on the island of Hayti found
the captain had not navigated with
proper care and his certificate was sus
pended for three months.
The Cunard steamer Carinthia, while
on the way from New Orleans for Cape
Town with a cargo of 1850 mules ran
full speed on the shore at Point Grayois,
on the south coast of Hayti, May IS.
About 1000 Of the mules were saved. but
the vessel became total wreck.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01
MILWAUKEE LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CHICACO pOTATO MARKET.

The market was steady at yesterdays de-
cline. A moderate demand existed, as ar
rivals were not large There was a fair de-
mand with little more inquiry from the
outside. Supplies of homegrown were not
so large, and the quality rather poor and
the sales slow. Early Ohio, per bus, 2S@g
Sic; Hebrons, 32@34c; homegrown per 112-
bus sack, 40M45c.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01
HuckleberrY SEASON. is ON.

Marquette, Mich, July 2S-[Special. I
The Huckleherry season has begun in
the upper peninsula and people are going
to the berry plains literally by the thou
sands to pick the small but tasty fruit.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01
Mrs. Clark Gives $4,000.

London, July 2S.-The hospital ship
Maine committee has received a donation
of $4,000 from Mrs. Alfred Corning
Clark Of New York, with request that
it be devoted to the aid of the Ninth
United States infantry wounded.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01

Whatever doubt there may have been
as 10 the identity of the negro Charles,
Douglas Island news., 1900-02-21
SUMMONS.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNIT ED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALAS
Douglas Island news., 1900-02-21
The Douglas Island News.
The Flag Will Stay.

What Admiral Dewey advises about the Philippines will be heartily accept ed by the nation, and he is emphatic in demanding that we shall vigorously prosecute the war against the insur- gents and overthrow the barbarous an archy that insurgent authority would give to the long-suffering people of the islands. The flag will stay in the East. Philadelphia Times.
Douglas Island news., 1900-02-21
Alex Smal1wood, Prop.
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE TO
 CREDITORS.

In the United States Commissioners Court for the District of Alaska, at Wrangel, sit ting in Probate. In the matter of the estate
 of Duncan McKinnon, deceased ) The undersigned having on the 9th day of January, 19OO been appointed by Hon. Fred Page-Tustin, Judge of the above entitled court, administrators of the estate of Dun can Mckinnon deceased, Notice is hereby given. to all persons hay ing claims against said estate, to present the same with vouchers duly verified to the un- dersigned administrators at Wrangel, Alas ka, within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice.
 EUGENE HAw,
 WILLIAM D. GRANT,
 Administrators, with will annexed
 of the estate of Duncan McKinnon,
 deceased. Date of first publication Jan. 10, l9OO Date of last publication Feb. 2, 1900.
Douglas Island news., 1900-02-21

FRS COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA, AT JUNEAU.
 GIN PRoBATE.)
 In the Matter of the Estate Notice. of dis
 of tribution of Severt Anderson, deceased. } Estate.
 Notice is hereby given that P. H. Fox, Ad- ministrator of the estate ofSevert Anderson, deceased, has filed in this Court his petition for distribution of the said estate, and his discha rge as administrator of said estate, and that Thursday, the 1st day of March. 1900, at 10 o'clock, q. m., at the court room of said court in the city of Juneau, District of Alaska, has been duly appointed by the said Court for the distribution. of said estate; and the discharge of said administrator, and his bondsmen, at which time and place any per- son claiming distribqtive share in said ,e es- charge of said administrator or his bonds, men may appear and file their claims to said estate, or objections to the discharge of the administrator or his bondsmen, ard contest the same. -
 [sEALl Judge. Dated this 9th day of Feb, 1900.
 Date of first publication Feb. ', 1900.
 Date of last publication Feb. 28 1900.
Douglas Island news., 1900-02-21

MT. S. Annett called last week.
 Mrs. r. M. James was a caller last Wednesday.
 MT. R. J. Willis was down to New Town Saturday evening.
 Ed. Andrews made us one of his short calls the first of the week.
 Mrs. G. w. Harvey and Mrs. Gus Johnson were pleasant callers last Fri day.
 Editor Russell, of the Juneau Dis patch was in the city last Saturday in search of matter for his special mining edition.
 MT. G. w. Rudd, who came up from Ketchikan on the last Topeka, was a caller at this office last week. He says that many of the claims in that locality are proving to be almost worthless surface indications good, but they play out.
Douglas Island news., 1900-02-21
IDA NJ. BREARLEY
 Plaintiff,
 YS. WILLIAM BRRARLEY,
 Defendant.
SUMMONS.

The President of the United States of Amer jca, to William Brearley, the above named defendant Greeting:
 You are hereby commanded to be and ap- pear in the above entitled Court, holden at Sitka said District, and answer the com plaint filed against you in the above entitled action, within twenty da"S from the date of the service of this summons upon you, and If you fail so to appear and answer, for want thereof the plaintiff will take Judgment against you for a decree of divorce and abso- lIte separation from the bonds of matrlmony upon the following grounds, to wit: Of willful deSertiOn on the part of detend- ant from the plaintiff for more than eight years before the commencement of this action.
 Which said matters and facts are more particularly set out in the bill of complaint filed herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and referred to and made part of this summons.
 And this is to command you, the Marshal of said District, or your deputy, to make due service and return of this summons. Hereof fail not.
 WITNESS, The Honorable Charles s. John son, Judge of said District Court and the seal of said Court, affixed at Juneau, in said District, the 9th day of February, 1900. Date of order of publication, Feb. $, 1900.
 ALBERT D. ELLIOT,
 Clerk.
 By J. J. ROGERS,
 Deputy Clerk. JNO. R. WYNN,
 Attorney for plaintiff. Date Of first publication Feb, 2, 1900. Date or last publication March II, 1900
Douglas Island news., 1900-02-21
JNO. R. WYNN,

Attorney for plaintiff. Date Of first publication Feb, ', 1900. Date or last publication March Il, 1900
Douglas Island news., 1900-02-21
NOTICE.

IN THE UNITED STATES COMMISSION FRS COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA, AT JUNEAU.