THE END OF-THE WAR!
Spain and the United States
Again at Peace.
QUEEN REGENT SIGNS TREATY
Whl. h will He Rent to Frnnoh Ambaa
. lor for Esohange With the One
Signed bjr MoKluley.
Madrid, March 20. The qneen re
gent hat signed the treaty of peace.
The sinned treaty will be forwarded to
the French ambassador at Washington
for exchange with the one signed by
President MoKinley. No decree on the
ubject will be published in t:ie Offi
cial Gazette.
Washington, March 20. In the ab
ence of any direct diplomatic com
munication between the United Statel
and Spain, Secretary Hay expeots to
receive his first formal notice of (be
ratification of the peace treaty by the
queen regent through ihe medium of
the French embassy here.
"lie next Btop must be taken by
n, which must name a special en
id notify the United States gov
ant of t lie probable date upon
tiioh lie will present himself at
Washington with the exchange copy of
the treaty of peace.
Although in most instances little
more than a perfunctory ceremony, in
the oaee of the exchange of the ratifica
tion of this treaty the details will be
of more than ordinary interest, for tlu
occasion will be historical.
Spanish-American War.
February 15, 1898 Battle-ship
.Maine blown up in Havana harbor.
April 20 President authorized by
congress to intervene in Cuba with
rruy and navy.
April 22 Blockading proclamation
issued. First gun of the war fired by
-gunboat Nashville, In capturing the
prize Buena Ventura.
April 23 President calls for 128,
000 two-year volunteers.
April 25 War with Spain is de
clared. April 29 Cervera's fleet sails for
Cuba.
May 1 Rear-Admiral Dewey de
stroys entire fleet of Admiral Montojo,
in Manila bay.
May 11 Ensign Bag'ey killed al
Cardenas.
May 19 Cervera'a fleet seeks refuge
in Santiago de Cuba bay.
May 25 President calls for 75,00(1
additional volunteers.
June 8 Hobson sinks the Merrimae
in Santiago harbor, and is taken pris
oner with seven volunteers who accom
panied him.
June 10 Six hundred United Statel
miarines landed at Caimanera.
June 13 Camara's fleet sails from
:Spain.
June 22 Shafter's army lands at
Daiquiri and Sihoney.
July 1 Lawton and Kont and rounh
iriders take San Juan hill, losing 231
alien, with 1,304 wounded.
July 8 Cervera's fleet destroyed by
iSpampson's squadron.
July 17 Toral surrenders Santiago
.and eastern portion of Cuba.
July 25 General Miles lands is
JPorto Rico, near Ponce.
July 26 Spain proposes peace
through French Ambassador Cambon.
July 81 Battle of Malate, neai
Mai'ila.
August 12 Spain and United States
cign peace protocol defining terms.
August 25 United States peace
commission named.
November 28 Final terms of United
States accepted by Spain at Paris.
December 10 Treaty of peace signed
t Paris.
January 6, 1899 Treaty ratiflod by
United States senate.
Maroh 17 Treaty signed by quoea
regent of Spain.
Kauts Arranges a Conference.
Washington, Maroh 20. Admiral
Kauts has cabled the secretary of the
navy from Apia, Samoa, via Auckland,
N. Z., that he has ai ranged for a meet
ins of the three consuls, those of the
United States, Great Britain and Ger
many, at an early date, to have a free
discussion of Sanioan affairs. The
cable dispatch is dated a week ago.
Stranded at Copper River.
Seattle, March 20. Miners who ar
rived here last night from Copper
fiver. Alaska, say that Governor Brady
lias been requested to ask the govern
ment to send a vessel to Copper river
for the purpose of bringing borne
etramted prospectors. There are be
tween 200 and 300 there who are with
out means to seoure transportation.
Many of them are suffering from
scurvy.
Exploration of Alaska.
Seattle, March 20. In furtherance
of the government's plans to continue
the exploration of Alaska this season,
Assistant Quartermaster Robinson has
received orders to putchse 41 pack ani
mals for the use of the Abeicromhie
and Glenn parties, who will visit the
Snshitna and Koyukuk districts. A
75 ton light-draught steamer will also
be purchased by the government.
Princess Kalulanl Dead.
Honolulu, via San Francisco, March
20. Princess Kaiulani died March 6
of inflammatory rheumatism. In 1891
Kaiulani was proclaimed heir apparent
to the Hawaiian throne.
Ordered Home for Master Oat.
Washington, Maroh 20. Four com
panies of the Second volunteer engi
neers, now at Honolulu, have been or
dered to San Francisco to be mustered
out.
DEATH IN THE TORNADO.
People Killed, Houses Ienioliihed and
i-'arms Devastated.
Memphis, Tenn., March 21. A
leriesof windstorms have swept through
portions of Alabama, Mississippi and
Arkansas today, doing an immense
amount of proporty damage and kill
ing a number of people. The storm
oovered a radius of several hundred
miles, destroying telegrapli wires and
outting off communication' witli a
large section of the country. Cleburne
county, Alabama, seems to have
suffered the most severely, the storm
assuming the purport ions of a tornado.
At Sellers and Lnverne, Ala., much
damage is reported, and at Kob Roy,
Ark., one man was killed and several
babdly injured. Dumas, Ark., was
nearly wiped out of existence, and sev
eral other towns in the vicinity suffer
ed severely. One person is reported
killed at Hickory Flat, Miss., and as
the farmhouses in the vioinity suffered
heavily, it is not unlikely manv fa
talities ocourred which have not yet
been reported.
Roports from different points in the
three states indicate that 18 persons
were killed outright and 21 injured, as
follows Alabama. 16 kUled, four in
jured; Arkansas, one killed, seven in
jured. The property loss will run
into the hundreds of thousands.
Seven Persons Killed.
Birmingham, Ala., March 21. A
;yclone paused through the country
here today, creating great havoo in the
sountry between Heflin and Edwaids
ville. It is known seven people, mem
bers of the family of Mr. Coffee, a far
mer, are dead, and it is. thought many
others are injured, although on account
of the damage dono by the storm to
tiie telegraph wires, it is impossible to
give details. The house contained 11
people when it was struck by the storm.
The buiding was entirely demolished,
Biid seven inmates were killed out
right. Birmingham, Ala., Maroh 21. Ad
ditional details of the tornado near
Edwardsville were received here to
night. The -dead number 11, and 14
were badly injured.
The path of the storm was about 200
yards wide, and it traversed the coun
try for 12 miles, beginning in the
northern part of Cleburne county, near
Iron City, and moving southward.
There was an immense funnel-shaped
cloud that bounded along like a rubber
ball, rising at intervals and leaping
several hundred yards without doing
any damage. Then, when it descend
ed, it would pick up houses and crush
them to pieoes, uproot trees or twist
them off the ground and sweep all be
fore it.' Lewis - Coffee's residenoe, a
strong double house, situated, on a lit
tle hill, was swept away and the tim
bers scattered for a mile. Ten of its
eleven oooupants were instanly killed.
Except the body of the baby, whioh
was found under the ruins of the
chimney, the corpses of the victims
were carried half a mile, and
nine of them were found heaped to
gether. Every body had been stripped
nf ! nlnthinir. One was twisted
around a stump and two others were
headless. Beside the body or tne la
ther lay Bessie Coffeo, the only mem
ber of the family not instantly killed.
She was unconsoious and her arms were
around her dead father's neck. She
is unable to talk and will die.
FURIOUS MEXICANS.
Mob of Fire or Six Hundred Attack
American Health Officers.
Laredo, Tex., March 21. The work
of removing smallpox patients to the
iiRRthousB. under direction of State
Heulth Offic er Blunt, was begun this
mnrnins. After 10 had been removed,
the officers encountered (in East Mata-
moras street a mob of Mexioans, who
menaced them in s'lch a mannor that
tha nlilnf nf notice was telenhoned for.
Marshall Joe Bartlielow and Assistant
' Marshal Nve Idar hurried to the
scene, and when they attempted to ar
rest the leaders of the disturbance,
they were assaulted with stones and
fired upon. Nye Idar was knocked
down and severely beaten about the
bead before he could be rescued. One
of the rioters was shot, but aided by
his friends, managed toescape. About
30 shots were fired, a dozen arrests
made, and the mob dispersed.
The health offloers resumed their
work, but weie soon met by another
mob of 600 or 600 Mexioans, many of
them armed. As they could not con
tend with this force, the health officers
desisted, and Dr. Blunt opened tele
graphic communication with Governor
Sayers. As a result, he was instructed
to call on the United States military
authorities at Molntosh. in the name
of the governor, for suoh assistance as
was needed, and ater lie was lnlormoa
that the war department had tele
ffianlmd anthoritv to use troops. The
D ' . -
Mexicans are much excited, and ex
press contempt for the negro United
States soldiers.
irt.lt ! Rtrllce Broken.
Seattle, March 22. The baokhone of
the strike on the White Pass & Yukon
railroad has been broken, according to
tha officers of the steamer Rosalie,
which arrived today from Skagway. J.
R. White, one of the strike leaders,
has been sentenced to Bix months' im
prisonment at Sitka, by United States
Commissioner Sehlbrede, for inciting
a riot. '
Nails Go Up.
Pittsburg, March 22. The American
Steel & Wire Company has made an
other advance of 15 cents a keg in the
price of nails. Small lots are now
quoted at $2.30 a keg.
Safe Crackers at Work.
Tacoma, Wash., March 22. Tha
safe of the Tacoma theater was robbed
liv hnrulam lnat niuht. Five hundred
j " ' ti - - -
dollars were stolen, the receipts ef
Saturday night's piay. n is ciaimeu
the loss is oovered by insurance.
FOUGHT FOUR HOURS
Twentieth Infantry Captures
Another Stronghold.
VILLAGE OF 700 INHABITANTS
Heavy Odds Against tha Americans
The Latter Lost Two Men and
the Hebels 100.
Manila. March 18. The first bat-
ta'.ion of the Twentieth infantry regi
ment has advanced from Pasig, clear
ing the country to Caintu, a well-
defended villngo of 700 inhabitants,
five miles northwest of the foothills.
The troops first encountered the
rebel outpost in the dense jungle on
the bank of tho liver. The enemy was
dislodged after half an hour's fighting.
The Americans advancod in a splendid
manner, under heavy fire, until they
were ready to volley the lebels from
the trenches. The latter had a great
advantage, anil dropped a number of
oui men. Tho Americans charged
aoross the rice fie.Js, making four ad
vances on the enemy, who numbered
1,000 men, 600 of whom were en
trenohed, and in the face of a orossflre.
Our troops carriod the town after
four hours of fighting and burned the
outskirts, the rebels firing from the
windows and keeping up a running fire
in the sheets. The Americans then
withdrew to obtain more ammunition!
The rebels lost 100 men and the
Amerioun loss was: Corporal John
son, of company C. and Private Mo
Avoy, of company L, killed, and 12
wounded.
Ilehel Line Cut in Two.
Washington, March 18. The follow
ing from General Otis was received at
the war department today:
"Manila, March 18. Reports from
Ilo Ilo indicate an improvement and
less aotiviiv on the part of the insur
gents, 'Reportp !rom NegroB. are most
encouraging. The inhabitants are en
thusiastic. Quiet prevails throughout
the island, and Colonel Smith is direct
ing affairs in framing the internal gov
ernment. Cobu is quiet. Business is
progressing under United States pro
tection. Reports from Samar and
Leyte indicate the desire of the inhab
itants for United States troops. Thes
islands will be occupied.
"The insurgents' control is confined
to Luzon, and the occupation of the
Pasig river line with control of Laguna
de Bay has cut the country occupied
by the' Tagalos in nearly two equal
parte. OTIS."
THE POPE'S HEALTH.
A Variety or Heports llegardlng Hit
s Condition.
Rome, Maruh 18. The pope's health
la fnllnuMni its normal course. The
Messagro, however, says the pope
shows signs ot increasing weaxness ami
tl,nt liin nhvair ifltifl are very watchful.
Professor Mazzoni and Dr. Lapponi,
the pope's physicians, deny an tne
alarmist rumors that have been in cir
culation regarding the condition of his
holiness. They declare the wound
made by the recent operation is about
he.iled; that the pope's lungs and heart
are absolutely healthy, and that his
weakness is not more than is natural
in a nonagenarian On the-other hand
the newspapers print a variety of re
ports. While the Tribuna Btates that
his holiness lias resumed his usual avo
cationB, giving audiences, the Opinion!
declares that lie had seveial fainting
fits during the day.
Spanish Colonists.
City of Mexico, March 18. El Con
tinente Americano, the organ of the
Cuban residents heie, strongly oppose!
allowing Spanieh troops discharged from
the army in Cuba to oome to Mexioc
as colonists, and says it is a dishonor
able and undignified conversion of Mex
ioo into a lair of bandits, disguised ai
colonists. It calls the Spaniards "the
Chinese of Europe," and says they
will make Mexico the focus of infeo
tion for free Americans. The Mexcian
Herald sustains the ministry in giving
a charter for Spanish colonization, coil'
tending that the Spanish soldiers will
make good citizens.
Death on a Glacier.
Seattle, Maroh 18. The steamer Ex
celsior, whioh arrived tonight from
the mouth of Copper river, Alaska,
brings news of the freezing to death ol
six men on Valdos glaoier, about the
1st of March. They were:
Adolph Ehrhardt, New York; Maxi
milian Miller, New York; Dr. Edwin
Logan, Denver; Alfred Alleman, New
York; Rudolph Ellerkamp, Louisville,
Ky.i August Schtiitz, New York.
All the bodies except that of Dr.
Logan were recovered and buried at
Valdes. Ehrhardt, Miller and Alle
man were mombers of the Scientific
Prospecting Company, of New York.
The Excelsior brought nearly 100 pas
sengers, 40 per cent of whom were suf
fering from scurvy.
Combination Being Considered.
Boston, March 18. A combination
of the chief woolen mills in the East,
a counterpart in many respects to the
American Woolen Company (tho wor
sted mills combine), is reported to b
under consideration by several wool
houses in this city.
Prehlstorie Mammoth Found.
Ban Francisco, Maroh 18. A Chron
icle special from Vancouver, B. C
says: Aocording to the latest mail ad
vices from Dawson, a marvelous dis
covery has been made on Dominion
creek, in tho Klondike. A prehistoric
mammoth, weighing 80 tons, with
flesh still sweet enough to eat, wai
found on February 8, by August Trul
son, a Swede, and his partner, while
working their , claim on Dominion
creek. They came across the remain!
40 feet from the surface.
THE SAMOAN MUDDLE.
Provisional GoTerninent Will Not lie
Considered In Negotiations.
Washington, March 18. Admiral
Kantz has reported the arrival at Apia
of tho cruiser Philadelphia Match 6.
lie made no mention of political
affairs.
As negotiations are now in progress
between the United States, Gieat
Britain and -Germany, respecting the
kingly succession in Samoa, any action I
of the socalled provisional government
that would tend to force a crisis pre
maturely would have mischievous
effects. The German government is
regarded as being particularly solicit
ous that there should be no outbreak at
this time, but unfortunately seeks to
impose conditions in the pursuit of this
purpose, that if acoepted, would seri
ously compromise the r lleged rights of
both the United States and Great
Britain. Our government prefers to
adhere strictly to the lines of the Ber
lin treaty, so long as that convention
remains unchanged. It is understood
here that the provisional government
referred to in the news dispatches, is
nothing more than an assemblage of
some of the sebchiefs and that even
Mataafa, the candidate for the king
ship, has not joined. Meanwhile, the
three governments are somewhat di
vided over the proposition to undertake
a reopening of the controversy over the
succession to the throne, '.he piesent
contention of tho United States and
Great Britain being that as the chief
Justice was clothed wih specific anthor
itv to deal with this question, not even
the treaty powers have any power in
the matter.
FOLGER'S PARTY , SAFE.
Six at Rampart City and Two Arrive
at I'eavy.
Seattle, March 18. H. O. Nordvig,
of Portland, Or., and G. B. Wilson, of
Browning, Mo., are the latest arrivals
from the Koyukuk district, Alaska.
They report the safety of a party of
eight, headed by Jack Folger, an old
Alaskan, who started from Rampart
City to the Koyukuk, and who, it was
feared, had perished in a blizzard.
Six of the party returned to Rampart
City, hut Folger and one companion
pushed through toPeavy. For, 21 days
they subsisted on dog meat.
Mr. Wilson gives the population of
the various towns on the Koyukuk as
follows: Jimtown, 250; Burgman City,
260; Arctio City, 50; Peavy, 160;
Union City, 100 or less.
The North American Transportation
& Trading Company is about to move
headquarters from Peavy to Jimtown,
on acoount of the rich prospects on
Davis creek, a tributary of the Koyu
kuk, and although no large amounts
have been taken out, every one is satis
fied. One man oleaned up fit 500 lust
fall, whioh is the largest amouni
known. Pans have run from 5 cents
as high as $11. Since then but very
little work Ins been done, and no one
knows what the district contains.
Pr. II liber's Discovery.
Ann Arbor, Mich., March 18. Dr.
G.Carl Huber, assistant professor-of
anatomy arid director of the historical
laboratory of the University of Michi
gan, has just discovered that, contrary
to the belief of the leading physiolo
gists of the wolrd, the blood vessels of
the brain are controlled by nerves.
Dr. Huber haa demonstrated this and
will publish the results of bis extensive
research.
Denmark Wants a Slice.
London, March 18. Tho Copenhagen
correspondent of tho Daily Mail says:
It is asserted here that M. Heide, di
rector of the Danish East Africa
Steamship Company, is about to go to
China in the oompnny's interest. It is
also said he has a government mission
to seek some convenient harbor in
China, as Denmark intends to follow
in the footstops of the other powers.
A Dreyfus Story.
London, Maroh 18. The Evening
News today publishes a sensational
Dreyfus story. It deolared that the ex
Russian ambassador, Baron von Mob
renlieim, is the real culprit, who sold
both Russian and French seorets to the
German government, adding that the
Russian government itself is oonvinced
of his guilt.
A Salt Trust.
New York, March 18. It wag re
ported today that the evaporated salt
interests in this state were being
brought together under tho title of the
National Salt Company. It will have
an authorized capital of 12,000.000, of
which $5,000,000 is non-cumulative" 7
per cent preferred stock and the re
mainder, $7,000,000, common.
Tha Spanish Prisoners.
London, Maroh 18. A special from
Madrid says: Premier Silvela, in an
interview Just published, spoke in fa
vor of the intervention of France for
the puipose of obtaining permission
from the United States for Spain to
resume direct negotiations for the re
lease of the Spanish prisoners held by
the Philippine rebels.
explosion Was Not Accidental.
Paris, March 17. Tho Euclaire con
firms the report that the government
inquiry regarding the explosion of the
naval powder magazine at La Gouhran
has shown that it was not of acoidcntal
origin and much credence is now given
to the rumor that it was an anarchist
outrage.
The Cortes Dissolred.
Madrid, March 18. The queen
regent tonight signed the decree dis
solving the cortes, convoking the now
parliament and authorizing the pay
ment of arrears of pay to the repatri
ated troops.
Haytlea Duties Increased.
New York, March 18. A dispatch
to the Herald from Port An Prince
ays: An increase of 25 per cent in
the duties on all imports went Into
effect yesterday.
AL0XG THE COAST.
Items of General Interest Gleaned
From tha Thriving I'avlflfl
Btates.
Another Sensational Gold Strike.
A Republic special to the Spokesman-Review
says another sensational
atrika hii been made in that camD.
The shaft of the Gcd Luck Consolidat
ed, at a depth of 50 feet, struck a body
of high grade ore. At the time the
dispatch was sent, the miners were
into the ore with a cross-cut three feet,
and it is thought the ledge is not less
than five feet wide. The correspondent
carefully sampled the dump, and three
assays ran $285, $99 and $(J3. The
stock had been selling at Republic at 2
cents, and now brokers are skurrying
around for it in all directions.
Accident Delayed Mall.
A packhorse, carrying the mail be
tween Iioseburg and Myrtle Point, Ore
gon, fell off a grade when going down
the Middle Coquille, the night of March
8, and was badly crippled. That route
is apaisly settled, and it was impossi
ble to procure an animal to bring the
mail in on time, hence the Coquille
valley people missed their mail.
Similar occurrences have taken place
all winter, and all are becoming re
signed to the inconvenience.
Taoouia Girls at Manila.
Captain Panton, of the liner Vic
toria, which arrived at Taooma recent
ly from China and Japan, brought word
that during the late battle near Ma
nila, Miss Sadie Bennett and Miss
Wallace, of Tacoma. were in the city
of Manila, and as a matter of safety for
the women they were placed aboard
one of the American transports, which
steamed out of range of the vessels of
the belligerents.
Irrigation Lnds Sold.
All the lands in the middle Kittitas
irrigation district in Washington, that
were delinquent on the taxes were
sold at Ellensburg, and were bid In by
J. W. Witberop, the holder of the
bonds. Quite a number of the large
taxpayers took advantage of Witherop's
offer and paid their taxes, taking bonds
from him on the basis of $11,000, In
stead of $24,050, the amount actually
due him.
Will Kuter a Museum.
C. W. Biioker, of Dallas, Or., is the
tallest person in Polk county. He is
20 years of age, still growing, and
stands 6 feet 10 inches. He has se
cured employment in a San Franoisoo
museum. With hiui will go Jake C.
Wilcox, of Ballston, who is a dwarf,
85 years of age, 63 inches high and
weighing 180 pounds. Mr. Bricker is
well proportioned, and weighs 225
pounds.
New Society at Seattle.
The congregation to which Rev. Al
fred W. Martin has lectured at Ranke
hall, Seattle, tor the past few weeks,
has been organized on a business basis,
with about 50 members. After the
lecture recently, a meeting was held,
over whioh E. O. Graves presided.
Upon the adoption of a name for the
association, which will now be known
as the "Society of Universal Religion."
The Marshfleld Water Front.
The survey ol the "hog's back,"
which has just been completed by Mor
ton L. Tower, shows that the inside
channel, along the Marslifiehl, Or.,
water front, is the deeper by six inches.
This channel is also much the Btraight
eet, and there seems to he no doubt
that the dredging will he done there.
The dredging is to begin on tho 20th
of this mouth,
Comet Growing Fainter.
Professor Lewis Swift wires from
Lowe observatory on Echo mountain,
in Southern California, that the comet
which he discovered on Maroh 8 is
growing fainter. It is moving in a
northeasterly direction. It has a
broad, short tail, point towards the
sun and a star-like nucleus. Its orbit
has not yet been determined.
Attempt to Commit Suicide.
Madame Charles Bianchini, wife of
the famous scenio artist, wIiobo trial
on a charge .of attempting to poison
her husband resulted in conviction,
has been sentenced to five years' penal
servitude. As she was leaving the
courtroom the prisoner made a futile
attempt to commit suicide by stabbing
herself witli a hatpin.
Helpful to Washington.
The reopening of the Monte Crlsto
mines and the rebuilding of the washed
out sections of the railioad near Ever
ett, is going to be helpful to the West
orn Washington mining industry. It
is Biiid the mines were shut down for
the purpose of allowing some of the
big stockholders to freeze out the little
ones.
Increase In Alaska Trade.
Tacoma clothing stores report a
steady increase of Alaska business. The
most noteworthy changes in the buy
Brs' wants from last year are the de
mand for furs instead of woolens, and
for lighter foot gear. Moccasins are
popular. Heavy blankets are unsale
able. '
New Fraternal Hall.
The Masons and Odd Fellows of
Canyon City, Or., have advertised for
bids for a two-story stone building to
he used for fraternal and business pur
poses. A Murderer Caught.
William Alhi, the Italian who killed
James Halley, alias Lacey, in a gambl
ing hall in Spokane recently, was cap
tured in an Italian cabin, noar Priest
river, Idaho. He resisted arrest with
a Winchester rifle, but was finally per
suaded by his countrymen to yield.
Immigrants Arriving.
It Is estimated that fully 160 Immi
grants from the East have arrived in
La Grande, Or., during the past
month.
Kicked Against the Price.
A license to marry was issued to
David Hull and Mrs. Ella Young, at
Colfax. Mr. Hull is a farmer, and
has undoubtedly paused "three score
years and ten." He created mur-li
amusement among the clerks in the
auditor's office when told' that he
would have to have a witness to testify
to his age, and that of the prospective
bride, by declaring: "They didn't
have to do that 60 years ago." When
called upon to pay $3 for the lioenss
be kicked and declared: "They only
cost $2.50 years ago."
To Guard National Parks.
At the renims t of tho secretary of the
Interior, tha secretary of war has di
rected General Shatter, commanding
the department ot California, to semi
one troop of cuvalry to tho Yosemite
park and one to the Sequoia and Gen
eral Grant parks in California, to pro
tect from destiuction or injury by pre
venting trespassing either by cattle or
sheep herders or timber thieves. Two
troops of the Fourth cavalry, now at
the Presidio, San Francisco, have been
selected for this duty.
Old Alaskan Hntindary.
News haa reached Seattle that fiv
Finlamlers olaiin to have discovered
evidences of the original Russian boun- '
daiy line inscribed on a series of old
mounds, which, if established, will
place the Klondike country within
the United States. It is stated that
United States Consul McCook, at Daw
son, will communicate with the Wash
ington authorities regarding the matter.
Fruit and Hops Alt Itlght.
Fruit Inspector A. II. Brown, ol
Washington, has returned to Seattls
from a tour made in various parts ol
the county. He reports Bplendid pros
pects for fruit and hops. So far, noth
ing has been hurt by frosts, and the
lateness of the senior, makes it pretty
sure that no damage will result from
this cause.
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
Seattle Markets.
Onions, 80c$1.10 per 100 pounds.
Potatoes, $28880.
Beets, per sack, $1.
Turnips, per tack, 50(3 75c.
Carrots, per tack, 40U0c.
Parsnips, per sack, 7 .5(3 Si 5c.
Cauliflower, 90o$1.00 per dos.
Celery, 85 40c.
Cabbage, native and Califomir
$2 per 100 pounds.
Apples, 00c$l per hex.
Pears, 60c$l.60 per box.
Prunes, 50o per box.
Butter Creamery, 20c per pound;
dairy and ranch, 1620c per pound.
Eggs, 15c.
Cheese Native, 120 13c.
Poultry Old hens, 14o per pound;
spring chickens, 14c; turkeys, 16c.
Fresh meats Choice dressed beet
steers, prime, 6c; oows, prime,
8c; mutton, 9c; pork, 7o; veal, 68o.
Wheat Feed wheat, $20.
Oats Choice, per ton, $25.
Hay Puget Sound mixed, $7.00
8; choice Eastern Washington tim
othy, $12.00.
Corn Whole, $23.50; cracked, $24;
feed meal, $33.60.
Barley Rolled or ground, per ton,
$2520; whole, $33.
Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.50;
straights, $3.25; California brands
$3.25; buckwheat flour, $3.60; graham,
per barrel, $3. GO; whole wheat flour,
$8.76; rye flour, $4.50.
Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $15;
shorts, per ton, $10.
Feed Chopped feed, $2122 per
ton; middlings, per ton, $17; oil cak
meal, per ton, $35.
Portland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla, 67c; Valley,
60c; Blueetem, OOo per bushel.
Flour Best grades, $3.20; graham,
$2.05; superfine, $3.15 per barrel.
Oats Choice white, 4844c; choici
gray, 4142c per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, $22.60; brew
ing, $24.00 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $17 per ton; mid
dlings, $23; shorts, $18; chop, $16.00
per ton.
Hay Timothy, $8 9; clover, $7
8; Oregon wild hay, $0 per ton.
Butter Fancy creamery, 6066o;
seconds, 4560o; dairy, 4045o store,
2630o.
Cheese Oregon full cream, 12Jo;
Young America, 15o; new olieete,
10c per pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3(34
per dozen; hens, $4.005.00; springs,
$1.2503; geese, $0.00(37.00 for old.
$4.505 for young; duckB, $5.00(3
6.50 per dozen; turkeys, live, 16(3
16c per pound.
Potatoes $1 1.25 per suck; sweets,
2c per pound.
Vegetables Beets, 90c; turnips, 75c
per sack; garlic, 7o por pound; cab
bage, $1 1.25 per 100 pounds; cauli
flower, 76o por dozen; parsnips, 75a '
per Buck; beans, 8u per pound; celery,
7075o per dozen; cucumbers, 50c per
box; peas, 83o per pound.
Onions Oregon, 6070o per sack
Hops 8 14o; 1897 crop, 4o.
Wool Valley, 1012o per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 812c; mohair,
20c per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers
and evvr1, 4c; dressed mutton, 7ic;
spring lambs, 7c per lb.
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.25;
light and feeders, $3.608.00; dressed,
$5.00(35.50 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, 8,60$3.75;.
cows, $2.60(43.00; dreBsed beef,.
6(360 per pound.
Ban Franoisoo Market.
Wool Spring Nevada, 1012opr
pound; Oregon, Eastern, 10(3 12o; Val
ley, 15 17c; Northern, 9(3 11c.
Millstuffs Middlings, $21 33. 00;
bran, $20.0021.00 per ton.
Onions Silver6kiu,6090cper sack.
Butter Fancy creamery, 21 22o;,
do seconds, 2021c; fanoy dairy, 19o;.
do seconds, lBa)17c per pound.
' Eggs Store, 14o; fancy ranob,
15o.
Hops 1898 crop, 1510o.