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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (April 3, 1903)
r OREGON VOL. XX. gT I!ELENs OREGON, Fill DAY. APIHL 3. 1903. vn Tn ('onrN('iNa. NoTAItr l'LMI.K!. J. B. GODFREY,, 4TT0UXKY-AT--UJV. Real Estate M Timber Laiiils Soli A IIH'I'lt ACJTB MAI) Mi: FT. Ill I.KNH, . ORK.UON sriirGRuiiEHr" A TTOHXK Y- AT- LA IF. OflW aih K. K. quirk, HT. IIKI.KNN, ! 1 OKI'ION. Will Kim bel trao,.l allcnlloil In all Iota) irtattara anliti.iMl tn ma. w 111 iritt:tk'U lu nil Hit mm ami U mil Mimes i uuris. W. II. POWKLl" A TTOHXK '-AT- LA IP. nm"rv Iiimiim r ATioimrr. nr. iiKi.r.N. i i oiikuoh. mi-tinn imny jlp in iii .. . i . ,.. i.u mail. 12 fur !i mtinii, Hrmi-Wnok.y Journal, 11.6(1 ami Wa.kly Journal II poi y-tir, Th Journal u an Independent MrmimraMi! newspaper, working In the In lf-t of Hi ar-iil section wlnro roll. Hi atbeann, Hnd In your aul.i-rlitlun Ham,- ru.l.. free. Ad.lroaa The Journal, 1". u, Hon 181, I'urllanU, or. Orrui N.nK Hhw i Nona ruaue . W. (J, Fischer, ATTOHXKY-AT-LAIY. It.VINIKU, : i OREGON, H, I', (ImiMM. T. J. Ci.rr.Tui. Attorneys nt-Law. 9uA UK4M!in iHilMirt, iNirltnlitl Ornm. ohtttiMft Cuui.ty buiiiiM will tct-itU f!ttt Htiriiiixii. I. W. W. tl. tM.LA!ll 1II.L.I!I Si DAY, attouxkys-at-l IP rT IIM.K.Vi. oKMtuN. Or itfl rimrili r in rottm l Orrtfnrt or Wah ltiti')ti. Aintr-uu m0o (lirvctly Irom cuuuiy Dr. Kdwin Uos, J'itsiritttt and Surgeon ST. IIKl.KNK. OREGON. The Steamer SARAH DIXON Leave Portland Muniliiy and Tlmra day ninnilng at Il;:i0 . in. (or ('lilt kiiiiic, Mopping at S, IM-n mill wnv litiiiliitga, Pmtlaiul landing at On I. titiel wharf, Steamer JOSEPH KELLOGG l.avea I'Millmnl on TuruU', Tl.nra.la) and Sal unlay at 7 a. in. lor St. Hl$n$, talama. Carroll $ Point, Hainitr anil Ktlio, Arrlvlnii I'.irllnii.l Monday, Ma. lu-.U) ami Friday at i in. Steamer NORTHWEST l.mve. I'uMIhiiiI Munilny, Wednesday and Friday uighla at al 10 t. in., for t li fame Hlnia mentioned aliove ami To ledo, reaching the bitter place at 1U a. in. on lln Iwllowinir ilav. KciiirninK, Ilia lat li'Bvpa Tiilfiln at ihkiii, ami Caa'lri ItiH'k at 6:.'tln tli a(t'nt..ii, '1'iiPMlHjya, TliiirnlHya ami hun.lnv., l-nvinir I'nrllaiiil early In llm ninrnii'iK. liil (oul ul kainion at II. lluLMAN. Aaipul. KHTAIit.l limn JH7 1WJ. JOHN A. BECK DKAI.Kli IN Watches, Diamonds, Siherware, ...JEWELRY.,,, Itcpitiring a Specialty. Morrlwn Hi. Uul. rronl A Klral. POHTI.ANO. FOR PORTLAND DAILY Steamer Iralda C. I. Hooghkirk, Matter. KAI1.HOAI) TIME. I.C.VM llaliilur ilallir (i ir.t Hiiniay)for Port . .' f 1 M 'ni" from Hi. Ilt-li-na at o i iik . iiLitirliliiic, IniM furtlaud at !(. V ailvlug al m. Ilcleiu at 4 to. Passengers and Fast Freisbt. I'OUTLAM) LAM)IN(J, TAVlX)It ST. A STORIA & COLUMBIA RIVER 11 RAILROAD COMPANY. KVENTS OF THE DAY YAKIMA INDIAN LANDS. EHort Bclaf Mada by CommUaloncr to Scttte Loaf SUiidlng Uliput. , Waahington, April 1. RepreaenU tive Cuthmtn baa baen advised by the commiraioner of Indian aflaira that tapa are tooo to be taken looking to negotiating final agreement with the Indiana of the Yakima ' rt aorration whereby they will torrender all claim to land lying between the went bound ry of their reservation and the creut of the Cascade mountains. Ker aince the treaty of 1 855, defin ing the boundaries of the Yakima res ervation, there has been a diepute to the lands actually belonging to the I mi i a n a I n ..... ka. t;. ' i , ... . , , 1 . o fc ,UVI ICWIfl ci'Kuicii n aterourj. tyonn., striFers I tmn was a .... l n. - . .11 i i . .. ' " vw,u "a .j iii iuc Noah IUby, an inmate of the poor- subsequent survey marking the noniie ol Middlesex foonty. ew J waer. ownaarie oi me reservation the west QATHERCD FROM ALL PARTS OF THE TWO HEMISPHERES. Comprehensive Review of ths Import-1 ant Happenings of the Past Week, Presented In Condensed Form, Mos Likely to Prove Interesting to Our Many Readers. O. F. iSwift, president of .the great bee! packing firm, is dead. German newspapers reply to Dewey I by ci Itlclalng the Ameriian navy. NEWS OF OREGON ITF,MS OP INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS OP THE STATE. ktJe.afk run DAILY. SKAITIKIN'M Dr. II. It. Cliir, riiysicitui and Surgeon hT. 1IKI.KNS, OIIKOON. Dr. .1. K. Hall, 1 ii i. si cittn a n tf Sit rgeon CLAT.-KAMK. KHKCU.V. Dr. ( I. Hat Hold, Physician and Surgeon VKHNOMA, OKKiiO.N, Watts St Price, -tiKAir.Hil IN. Floar and Feed Choice Groceries Staple Dry Goods Best Quality Shoes Hardware and Notions Scftppoose, Oregon. Our Monthly Publication will keep 70a posted on our work and method. Vailed Frew to tho ADVERTISING MAN ft of any responsible home. mmmm rjVmcrica'g A3 15 S rJT :eilrlll v lenrlea. anaiaiinlr llrpubllcan, Kews from all the world Well written, original stories An swers to queries Articles on Health, the Hume, New Books, ami on Work About the Farm and liardun. VA.T The Weekly InterOcean Ii a member ol the AubocIhU-J I'reas, the only Woatern Newa pnper receiving the entire tele griiphlu news service of the New York Hun and special cable of the New York World daily re port from over 2,000 speclnl correapumlvnts throughout the country. ' YEAR Q SJ E DOLLAR Mubarrlke far The OlllliOl si 1ST as Ihe Weektr Inter Oim alsrb papers tor 01. BO. Ml, IMII i. JfA "America" riiHTi.r -aTEAMKW- i i Wiliamett Slough Ronte Irave St. Helena . , , Arrite t I'tirtland. U-Mve I'ortlamt Arrive at M. Helens. :30 A M JO 'M A M j : v M :0V r M r- (riin.l Kb. l Kii-lil. Jill: uiioii, tla.i.r. ( I4NI: Ao 1:1 IS Will Carry Nolltitiar bnl I'asaen. . 24 I r. u. 1 1 U) ) OS I '.'o ; a m : a 41 j a ui a m U" ; v i't' s: ! III IJU I IU n I o ju 1 lu i SI a 1.1 ! v t U6 3d t V l fi 1 ! , U ta.y i 41) M'i-i. mi m . in ou a.' 3 . in 10 o 1 1 10 '.'I Jl.i. id ae 7 7 j. lu m i e I . X, II", 11 II KM II Ar. A.H.rla .l.v ja-TATIOIva DAILV. l.r I'lirll.nd Ar II 10 .... iioijie ... ... Halnll-r .. . I'TraiulU. . . .. Myiir... ... Ullltlff ... (lai.kaiila. Mariitilaiid ttl.IJa,rt. . . rilliuii... . Knaftpa... . Hvriii.ori... John bay. in crt ib t -r 17 UH I Ul S 1U a is a u7 7 M 7 45 4.1 a 1 M a ou 7 4 7 M 7 7 at 7 17 1 IU l K e u 1 11 h a i..... ai ,i..iiii.u. 1 ram. win aioo m lai m ?S "' ' lluu'loii wlim romlna; (rom p.ilun ra 1.1 u.iuir. a., a , ,t, BTa. f.ru. I'aa. Ai.. Anuirla. Or All I r.hi maka rlo roniipr llona al (iobla anil Noitliaiu I'acillo train, to anil Imm Hie Ka.l and tv.una (Hilnts. At l'ortland Willi all train, l. ntin, I nlon detail, al A.lorla wllh I. K. A N 1 o taut ami rail Una and Ktaanier I i I'ollor to aud from Uwavu aud Norlb llcac a laiinii. ' 1 awiiarr. (or A.lnrla or war pnlnla mint fla 011011. 1 rain, win .too tn lal IIHIOMT'lt IHSKASK. BO YEARS' V EXPERIENCE n M a. " . .al TflADC MARht COY.QMT AnfTif tandttig tfesatrh anil dtcrtrt!rti m tjitli-tvtf asx-etrutUi fur (tpti,ttn fra whettittr ma luvetfttti-iii it frnti-.M titiitstTtn. ". n. isti if. UitntiiiltMly OHiDflnnllaj, (Uiii,MMk mi rtvuti nt f(as. (ihloti apnut fur orx-urins; atMiw, l'atnte IfUen il.rmtarrt tluiiu A t o, rvtT ffMl svit), wn noun vi" rvt. Ui lum Scientific JItncrican. A hairlav-'f tlr lUnttrittexl ifc!f, lrgsMt rtf. riltit "f nf r-ti.(HJ(i l.tttrtial 1rtt.. i tsr: rur nu'ttibta, L tMilb;ai)nf".lMitrt, MUNN & Co."'- New York Braac OSKhk CS) V Sc. Waablnatun, lJ. u The Urgent sum ever paid for a ore- rr:pliuii ihanveil lianda in Kan Fran. t-iarii. August 30, 1001. The tranaler in liivolveil.in coin and stock $112,500 00, and wna paid by a partv of titisiness men for a specinc lor Itriglit's Disease aud llinlietca, hitherto incurable dis ' ene. They commenced the serious in I vestigalion o( the apecitio November 15, ' i'.HH). Thev interviewed a,-ora l il.a .'cured and tried it out on ita merits by putting over three dien cases on the treatment anil watching lliein. Tliey alu pit physicians to name chronic, in I curable ca"e, and adminietered it with ;the phyaicisns for judges. I'p to Au- guatT, 87 per cent o( the teet caaa ! wrre eiiher well or progressing favora , bly. There being but 13 per cent, of jfailurea the rties were aatiatied and Icliaed the tranaaction. The proceed I inga of the investigating comtiiittee and the clinical reimrts of the temcaaea ware J published and will tie mailed free on an 1 plication. Address the John J. Kill ton il'ouiiany, Montgomery atreet, I San r ranciHco, I'alif. How About Your Title? is 131 years old. lie wss born at Ea toritown, N. J., on April 1, 1772, William Iteilly, a patient in the Ilellevue hoepital, New York, has an inceesant laughing spell, which hss Issted five days, and the doctors cannot explain it. When Mrs. S.I- McQuown left a bank at Marion, Ind., with I'iOO she hda Jnt drawn the money was stolen from her pocketbonk; which hung from her belt, by two men who had been wailing for her. The title to some ancient Irish gold ornaments is being contested in the llritish tourts bet ween the crown and tne trustees 01 ins rintirh museum. They were plowed np in the Northwest of Ireland in lHliti, and were sold to the museum for 600 pounds. Germans are angry at Dewey's criti cism ol their navy. benator roster declares Pacific coast man rhould be selected for vice presi aeot. Many wople have lost their lives on account of the last break in the Missii ippi levee, The Cuban senate has ratified the re ciprocity treaty on the promise of an extra cession of congress. Iiobhers dynamited the safe in the postoflit at 4Lake Mills, Winnebago county, Iowa, securing several hundred dollars. At the invitation of the German gov. ernment, a conference with the object ol founding an international seismic as sociation will be held at Straesbnrg Irom July 24 to July 28, It is said that John W. Gates intends to retire permanently from active par. ticipation in the stock market, and that in the future he will devote much of his time as he will spare to business to those concerns in which he is heavily interested. Privileges to construct a salt lake of 400 acres near Cape May for a seaside resort have been granted to a company, wbicb proposes to nil COO acres extend ing from Madison avenue, Cape May to oeweii e point, and to construct an inlet to the ocean so that sea-going yaclita may nave entrance. A new system ol searching for min eral ores by the use of the telephone is being tried at the Teleacaa lead mine, iin North Males. boundary lino was laid off a considera ble distance to the east of the moun tains. The Indians have all along maintained that they were erroneously deprived 01 tne Intervening tracts, but no satisfactory agreement iias ever been msde with them. Only last year they refused an offer of (175,000 for the lands, saying that was not a sufficient recompense for their loss. Renewed efforts are to be made through a special agent of the depart ment to procure a mutually eatiafactory agreement this summer, and in that event congress at the next session will be asked fo appropriate the amount called for in such agreement to aniet the Indians' claim. The department is tnorooghly convinced that the equl ties 01 tne case are with the Indians. TO SELL WRECK OH THE MAINE. Cuban Harbor and Coast Will Be Cleared of Wrecked Battleships. Washington, April 1. The Cuban cabinet at a recent meeting decided to call for bids by advertisement, both in Havana and abroad, for the removal from Havana harbor of the wreak of the battleship Maine and the removal ol me wretaa 01 uie several t-panmh war vesnels lying on the southern coast of the island. Bids will also tie invited for removing the wreck of the Merrimac from the entrance to Santiago harbor and the Spanish cruiser Alfonso XIII, which is gronndod on the north coast. near Havana. It is the expectation of the Cubans that a noat sum will be realized by the transaction, as bidders will not be paid for the work, but will be required to pay for the privilege, on condition that the recovered ships and material shall pass to them. ' There are a number of bidders awaiting the opportunity to submit proposals, among them C. f. W. .Neelr, notoriously associated with the Havana postoffice. It is reported that the Spanish gov ernment seeks to recover tome of the ships now lying on tJie southern coast, but all bids must be made bv individ uals or firms. Offers from the Spanish government will not be entertained. THE GREATEST COUNTRY.' UK Yon Sl'Rg It I. -,-V KM HU Hi at amm 11 rlshlT Ramembar that II la the ril.. it I. ntir litllliaa l.t ..a-h .v.. tfi-nM aiul .how what thf r.n,lalti In mlatl.ia in I -.. A lltl". II oii i oiiiriti.late Inlying land or loaning money on rtal a.laiaar,irliy, mao ,, man word, but Inalal tinon kuowlna what the rrruM allow, rm.r.lini I lie nil.. An Ab.lrael la aaaaaaallal aa edml. In. l.t 00 hat Inr ll. W hats Ilia only el ol alxtraol ta,k. tn tliei-oiint) All work promptly i-ita-iitcd and .all.la.-ilon uarain,.,..l. II yon have in.crtv lo In. ura (I vv 11. a call. a ara aui'lll. lor lha lir.l ihr liixnali, e romnaiilra in II, a uoild. It vou , i,,v ,,, 1, nun ti. wtt win nuu a uuyer. Main Stnt E. E. QUICK & CO., ST. HEUHS. 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CONKEY'9 HOME JOURNAL, James McNeill Whistler, the Atneii can artist, will receive the degree of doctor of laws at the forthcoming Glas gow university graduation ceremonies. The Mills A Wright company, of Boston, one of the oldest printing and book houses in New England, bas made an .ssigniuent. Liabilities 191,279, withaashets nominally the same. Alfred G. Vanderbilt bas visited Commissioner Strasbonrger, of New York, to whom he explained that most of his securities were invested in non taxable properties not liable lor per sonal assessment. He showed that be was liable for assessmant on only $190 000 but he agreed to an assessment on 1250,000. Judge P. B. W'ilfe, of the Seventh Iowa judicial district, has just rendered an important decision regarding the jrawer of assessors to assesss taxes on property in the hands of a trust com. pany as trustee. The court holds such property Is liable to assessment both (or county and city taxes. Siquro, Mexico, is now the only plague spot in the Maxatlan district. Russia is trying to negotiate a loan of 1100,000,000 with a Franco-Belgian syndicate. Owing to freight congestion, it ia re ported that fires will be put out in 2,000 or more coke ovens in tho New River, W. Va., field. Four men were drowned at Bass lake, nine miles from Owen sound, Ontario. They were fishing in a leaky, flat bottomed boat, when it sank. Czar's Tribute to United States In Dis cussing St. Louis Fair. St. Petersburg, April I. The czar today received Thomas W. Cridler, the leprecentative of the St. Louis exposi tion, at the imperial residence at the Tzarskoe Zelo and expressed his per sonal interest in, and sympathy with the objects of, the St. Louis exposi tion, the scope of which he diecussed with Mr. Cridler for a considerable length of time. The cxar referred to the friendship existing between Rus sia and the United States, and said he hoped to see that friendship more firm ly cemented. He seemed much im pressed by the magnitude of the exhi bition plans and said he wished to con gratulate America on its marvelous de velopment, saying to Mr. Cridler: ou have the greatest country. " The cxar promised to carefully examine a memorandum submitted to him bv Mr. Cridley, showing the economic reasons for the participation of Russia tn the exhibition. Contracting for 1903 Hops Fruit Trees In Bloom In Josephine County Med lord Creamery Nearly Ready Sheep Dying on the Ranges-Governor Par dons Forger. A creamery will lie in operation at Mod lot d In about 30 days. The plant will be capable of handling the milk of 300 cows. Contracts for bops for the crop of 1903 are being made in the Willamette valley at from 15 to 16 cents, the for mer price being generally recognized as the prevailing figure. Almonds are now in full bloom in the orchards of Josephine county, and if not mpied by frost the crop of thet-e nuts will be large here this year. Peaches are also beginning to bloom. A postoffice ha been established at Lost Valley, Wheeler county, to be supplied by special service from Lone Rock. The poetoflice at Thurston. Lane county, has been re-established. Seventeen canneries and 10 cold storage plants at Astoria are making ready for the fishing season, which opens April 15. A heavier run than that of last year ia anticipated on ac count of the returns from artificial propagation. Architect W. H. Kniliton bas been appointed by the state board of asylum trustees to draw up plans and specifics tions for a modern horse and cow barn to replace the prerent dilapidated and unsanitary building, the cost of the new structure not to exceed $10,000, Governor Chamberlain has pardoned John Gates, who two years ago forged the name of H. W. Corbett to a check at Eugene. Gates bad served half his three years' sentence. The pardon granted upon the petition of a large number ol prominent citizensof Marion county. Hundreds of sheep are dying on tbe ranges in Grant and Harney counties for want of feed. Tbe long, cold win ter, together with tbe deep snow and scarcity of bay, is responsible for tbe heavy loss among the herds. Sheep owners are try in 1 to move their flocks to better ranges, but the sheep are too weak to be moved. Linn county real estate agents com plain that most of tbe parties from the East who are seeking homes are accom panted by an Eastern "agent," who demands at least 50 per cent of tbe local agent's commission before the homeeeekers are allowed to locate. If tbe Linn county people refuse to be bled the agent moves his party on, looking tor greener pastures. ALASKA HAD QOOO CARE. PORTLAND MARKETS. blue- SION AMENDED TREATY. President Palma Sends Orders to Cuban Minister at Washington. Washington, April 1. Ratification of the Unban - reciprocity treaty will be exchanged at the state department today. Senor tjuesada, the Cuban minister, called upon Secretary Ilav and officially notified bim of the ratifi cation of the treaty by the Cuban sen. ate, as reported in the news dispatches, As there is only one copy of the treaty in Washington, the other being en route from Havana, the exchange of ratifications will be constructive, rather than actual, Secretary Hay accepting as sufficient the assurance that the Cuban treaty has been dispa'ched to ashington. No date baa been set fot tbe assembling of congress to take Claims amtinst the city of New York for 1500,000 have been filed by per- ion on tbe treaty. sons injured by exploding bombs last election night in Madison square. is a llti-rarv and mualcal monthly family mittatlne which should be In every home. Its over ilt'imn li alwaya in colon. II laiirlnii-, on rood paper, and mechanically every l.anu la a tl 1 ml III tho lir lllor'a ar.. CAni.a...a WA.Ma. I ........ I j. ...nu . ' ' lit one. for the nrt half is devoted lit special illustrated at tides on subjects prominently urtore 1 in inumc. ami snort and serial atorira. I lia second hall is devoted to ths inter- I prominently eaia ol lliu tuollivr and dauihtLT. H also contains WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE racllca' l. ssnns In lace and entbroldcry niaklnt. 'rudical lessons in home millinery. . '1 acilcal lessnua in Interior decoration ' 'ractlcitl siu.'iftatinna (or homr, iii.uaotatilti A Collin tltll fanlt'oil dtrtartmtil alinuuOiu il.a na.., .1 ...I..-. In i. ... . Shlrl wai.taaml Ihe smailrV arlicles t.i tVnolna wear " " " ' " r complete pallet n department. Irom which patterns may be ordered. h(iloiiraiihji sliowtii how toaet the table, kecint'B and "1'jiIiIa Talk" whlrli inniai- tlm l,r,.rm.iinn .k.. la ..,., ... ,L. woman who wonlil be nn lo ilnlr. ' Tho forfoln Is supplemented by a department of music which rontaln. each mnmh a copyruht amis, two-step or waits, a losaun on Vocal Training and a lesson ou Piano I'luy Itiar Iy eminent teachers. Ilovs Pels" Is lite aiiulect of a series of articles for the boys. These articles are thnroiiiihly practical and toll how all kinds ol pets may be raised both lor pleasure and money. ThO AmeVlOtkn Mualoakl AasOOlBatlon enabtaa It. mf.mlira In niirrh... . I . music and all music, supplies at d.si onnls raiiainit from 36 to 90 per cent, Sainnlo cilltv of Cankav. Hnma Journal niail,l a.l.lraaa nn .. Addieaa all communications and reiuillancea lo THE OREGON MIST Every Lutheran ia to be asked to give one cent a day for a period of one year for a benevolence fund for all objects of the church. From the 250, 000 Lutherans in the synod it is expect ed to raise nearly f 1,000,000. A broken rail wrecked eastbonnd Santa Fe ivassenirer train No. 2 at Lakin, Kan., every car except one leav- cities along the proposed ing the track. Conductor Pond was bonuses for the construction. injured badly, but the passengers escaped with a severe shaking up. Line Through Colorado Coal Fields. Guthrie, O. T., April 1. The Colo rado, Oklahoma A Texas railroad com pany has been chartered as a feeder to the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient, building from Isnnison, Tex., to Pu eblo, Colo., and through Hobart, Chey enne aud Elk City, Okla.. tapping the main line of the Orient at Lone Wolf. Propositions are now being made to ronte for The line passes through the Colorado coal fields. Wheat Walia Walla, 72c; stem, 77(g78cj valley, 77e. Barley Feed, $23.60 per ton; brew ing, $24. -Flour Best grade, $3.f 534.25; grah am, $3.45(33.85. Millstuffs Bran, $19 per ton: middlings, $ 24; shorts, $19.50(320. chop, $18. Oats No. 1 white, $1.15 O 1.20: gray, $1,12 41.15 per cental. Hay Timothy, $11(812; clover, $8(39; cheat, $910 per ton. Potatoes Best Burbanks, 60 fine per sack; ordinary, 4050c per cental, growers' prices; Merced sweets, $2(3 2.25 per cental. Poultry Chickens, mixed, 1213c; young, ll,412c; hens, 12c; turkeys, live, 1516c; dressed, lS20c; ducka, $77.50per dozen; geese, $78.60. Cheese Full cream, twins, ldK 17tfc; Yonng America, 17)t.il8Wc: factory prices, 1(31 He less. Butter Fancy creamery, 30(332!c per pound; extras, 30c; dairy, 200J .-'c; store, I5gl5c Eggs 14 (3 15c per dozen. Hops Choice, 21(323c per pound. Wool Valley, 12K16c; Eastern Oregon, 814)4c; mohair, 2628c. Beef Gross, cows, 3(33c per pound; steers, 44Xc; dressed, Veal 7M8,V4'c. Mutton Gross, 4c per dressed, 7 ';. Lambs Gross. 4c per dressed, 7c. Hogs Gross, exe per dressed, 7(3 7 Xe. Northern Territory dot New Laws Which Will Bring Settlers. Washington, March 31. "Alaska has been bountifully taken care of in the past session of congress," said J. W. Ivey, wbo bas been here all winter urg ing legislation of one sort or another for the big territory. "I find that very few slates have secured as much in the way of local legislation, and few mem bers can go borne as contented as I will return to my people. We did not get everything we wanted, but we did get the most essential things, and I have no complaint to make. When I first came down here at the opening of tbe session, senators and representatives told me I might as well go home, that in the short session the would be uu time lor considering legislation. They advised me to come back next session, when there was more time. But I re plied that we had been put off that way year after year, and did not In tend to stand it any longer. So I camped down, and here I have been ever aince. 'In my opinion, the most important legislation of the session was the Alas ka homestead bill, permitting the entry of 320 acres of land, 1(10 of which may be commuted upon, and a like amount taken by scrip. The bill is not perfect. but It will do a great deal towards bringing in the class of permanent set tlers that ere so much need. Now that people can acquire title to the land, and can feel safe against encroachment, there will be a heavy immigration, and the fertile valleys will soon begin to fill with industrious, energetic people. When we get a larger population, as we are now sure to do, we will come bart to congress and make known our other wants." STRONGHOLD IS TAKEN. Crushing Defeat Inflicted on San Miguel and His Fort Captured. Manila, March 81 Two companies of Macs be be scouts signally defeated the main iwdy of San Miguel's forces today, a It is believed San Miguel was killed. Lieutenant Reese was serious ly wounded. The scouts lost three men killed, and had 11 men wounded. Tbe enemy occupitd an entrenched position between Mariqnina and Fran cisco del Norte, and had erected a stone fort, which was garrisoned by 200 men. Lieutenants Hesse and Nickerson decid ed after an hour's fighting to surround the position and charge, after havins divided their commands. The two offi cers then led a gallant and successful charge, during which Lieutenant Reese fell, seriously wounded. ' The epemy then broke and ran. leaving 45 men dead on the field, including a general officer, wbo is believed to be San Mig uel, tbcugh his identificiation is incom plete. It is hoped this defeat will dis courage disorder in Rizal province. ihe military authorities will direct the operations of the detachments which are pursuing the bandit bands. Addi tional troops are to be sent to Suriago later on. NORTHWEST AT THE CAPITAL. pound; pound; pound; Silver Bought for Philippines. Ambassador Choate has informed the Washington, April 1. The secretary state department that a sanitary con- of tbe treasury today purchased for ac- gress, which will consider matters of count of the Philippine coinage 350,000 international importance, will be held ounces ol silver at an average of 49.8c at Bradford, England, irom July 7 to an ounce. The silver is to be deliv- 11, and United State representative ered in equal parts to tbe mints at are invited. I Philadelphia and San Francisco. I Flood Subsiding. Memphis, March 27. The river to night is falling rapidly, the gauge showing 34.8, a fall of two-tenths since 6 o'clock this morning. The situation is rapidly assuming normal propor tions, and all anxiety is over. Some uneasiness is still felt for the St. Fran cis levees to the north of this city, but all news from that section is of a re assuring character. No trains have yet succeeded in getting over the tracks a few miles west of Bridge Junction. It is now thought possible that Memphis may remain cut on irom the West. Fire In South Dakota Mine. Leads. S. D-, March 27. The Bin ham hoist of the Higgen Fortune min ing comtany was destroyed by fire efir ly today. Tbe loss is $50,000. partly insured. Four miners were at work at the bottom of the scaffold and were slightly injured. They escaped by almost a miracle. The mine is tim bered with heavy timbers and is stilt burning. The fire bas reached to a distance of 75 feet below the surface. The fire started in a drying room. Title of Tacoma Building Site Defective Scattle-Tacoma Malls. Washington, March 31. Tbe attor- ney general today reported that he bad examined the title to tbe public build ing site at Spokane, designated for pur chase early in tbe winter, and had found it clear. A check has been made out and sent the owners. There is faulty title to two lots in cluded in tbe Tacoma site, the lots owned by Mrs. Walsh, and before that site can be acquired these two lots will have to be condemned, thereby insuring clear title. The title to the balance of tbe site is satisfactory. senator Foster today urged the Dost- office department to increase the mail service between Seattle and Tacoma. He was told that, if the electrio road would carry such mails as were offered it at a reasonable rate, the additional service would be established. All in terurbaan mails are now carried by tbe Northern Pacific. Police Ordered to Fernle. Victoria, B. C, March 31. In view of. the fact that trouble is expected at Fernie in tbe event of non-union men being imported by the Crow's Nest coal company, the British Columbia govern ment nas requested the Dominion gov ernment to send a detachment of North west mounted police to Fernie. the center of the strike, and a squad of 60 men bas been ordered to proceed from Calgary. The coal company has given the men until today to decide whether they will return to work ; failing a de cision, outsiders will be brought in. , Take Years to Recover. San Francisco. March 31. Louis Hirsch, of this city, whose coffee plan tation in Guatemala was destroyed by the recent eruption of Santa Maria vol cano, has just returned from an inspec tion of the devastated district. He says that tbe accounts of the cost to Guatemala of Santa Maria's outbreak were not exaggerated, and "it will take a couple of years and perhaps longer, for the coffee industry to recover from the blow. Rescued from the Flood. Natchez, Miss., March 31.The steamer St. John came up from below this morning with a full load of pas sengers and stock from the flooded dis trict. The officers report a daring res cuer of three men who were found adrift in Black river. One of the men was on a log aud the other two in tree. They had been washed out by the crev asse at Bougere, and had been without food for three days.