Oregon City courier. (Oregon City, Or.) 1896-1898, November 06, 1896, Image 3

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    THERE WIS NO CRIME
"Not Guilty" Was the Jury's
Verdict.
THE SEIFFEttT CASE SETTLED
The Man Who Killed L. H. riattor,
Wall-Known Spokane Lawyer
aud Polltldlan, Hot re.
Spokane, Wash., Not. 8. Tbe
Seiffert murder case went to the jury
t 4;80 o'clock thii afternoon. At 6
o'olook a verdiot of not guilty was re
turned. At, 7 o'olook the judge came
into, court and tbe rerdiot was an
nounued. Wben : tbe announcement
was made,. Seiffert turned and em
braced- -his wife, both crying. The
crowd cheered tbe announcement.
(Henry Seiffert shot and almost in
stautly killed L. H. Plattor, a well
known attorney and politician, in tbe
corridor of the courthouse at Spokane
ibortly before 6 o'olook on tbe evening
of July 81 last.
Tbe tragedy resulted from remark!
made by Plattor in court, and wbioh
Seiffert oqnstrued aa a reflection upon
hit cbaraoter. Seiffert wai being
pressed before tbe court ai adminis
trator of tbe estate of Rudolph Qorkow,
a rich brewer,, who died in Spokane
short time previously. Oorkow bad
married a variety aotress about a year
before, and tbe marriage was an un
happy one. He brought suit for di
'voroe ahortly before his deatb, and in
his will ont his wife off with $1. She
is contesting tbe will, and there is a
struggle over tbe administration of the
estate. Plattor -represented some of
the beneiloiariea of the will, opposing
Seiffert
When court ad journed, tbe two men
'met in. the corridor. Seiffert claimed
he offered bis hand to Plattor as a
brother Elk, and said:
"Come on, Lew, and I will show
you that yon are all wrong."
It was .said, by some, but this wai
denied by others, that Plattor rejeoted
the proffered hand and struck Seiffert
with bis oane. Seiffert then drew a
' revolver and fired the fatal shot, wbioh
paused through the heart Plattor wai
dead in a minnte, never ottering a
word after he was shot Seiffert then
walked into the sheriff's offloe and gave
himself up.
A crowd of attorneys were with the
two men wben tbe tragedy ooourred.
An attempt was. made to stop Seiffert,
but the maddened man was too quick.)
DOES NOT AID CUBA.
The I ted Crow
Sooletj
fair.
a PartUan Af-
New York;, Nov.; 2. A commission
of the Spauisb,,,hranoh of the interna
tional Red Cross Society, wbioh re
cently arrived in this oity from Hav
ana, bas issued a circular letter appeal
ing to the Amerioan public for funds
to aid the work of the Spanish branoh
of tbe society in Cuba. It is stated in
tbe. oircular that the society in Cuba
lends assistance to all tbe ill and
wounded in the field, Cubans and Span
ish alike.
Tomas Estrada Palma, bead of tbe
Cuban junta in tbe United States, re
ferring to tbe oircular said:
"I request that it be made known
that tbe commission's claim that the
work of the Spanish branch of the so
oiaty is absolutely independent of gov
ernment control and free from any po
litical bias is not correct. Tbe Red
Cross in Cuba is entirely a one-sided
partisan society, completely under the
control of tbe Spanish government, and
none of its members is allowed to min
ister to tbe wounded or dying Cubans
on tbe battlefield.
VI challenge the sooiety to publish
over its signature a single oase in
which the Red Cross bas on any bat
tlefield in Cuba attended to the wound
ed on tbe Cuban side. I can prove by
Amerioan, and even by the Spanish
press reporters that there have been
many oases where Cnban surgeons have
nursed the wounded Spanish soldiers,
escorting them afterwards to tbe Span
ish lines.
"Only recently a Spanish deoree
was issued from Havana plaoing the
drug trade under the control of tbe
government in order to keep, under se
vere penalties, any medicine from
reaching Cuban hospitals. It is for
this reason that we Cubans must rely
on tbe United States for our medicines
for our ill and wounded in Cuba, and
it is to keep tbe Spanish soldiery from
assaulting our hospitals that we place
, them in the neart of tbe mountains
where only Cubans would dare tread.
"While I will not grudge tbe com
mission any amount of success tbey
may attain in their work, it is my
duty as a representative of tbe Cubans
to let tbe American public kmw tbe
true faota in tbe case of the Red Cross
Society in Cuba."
A Sepoy Baa Amuck.
Simla, Nov. a. A sepoy belonging
to tbe British-Indian troops stationed
at Fort Randeman, ran amuck last
night and killed Lieutenant Teate, of
tbe royal engineers; Lieutenant
Downes, of the Bombay lancers, and
two private soldiers, besides wound
ing Lieutenant McLaughlin.
London Cabmen Strike
London, Nov. 3. In pursuance of a
resolution adopted yesterday evening,
upwards of 4,000 cabmen struck today,
adding another chapter to the long,
wearisome dispute between tbe cabmen
and the railroad stations.
.
Blermi on Coaat of Fertogal.
Lisbon, Nov. 3. A severe storm
prevails along the coast of PortcgaL j
A fUbing-boat has been lost near Seta
baL eighteen miles southeast of tbii
city. Fourteen fishermen were drowned.
A MINISTER ACQUITTED.
Knd of a Henaatlnnal Trial
la Con.
nectlout.
New Haven, Conn., Nov. 8. Tbe
murder case fgiinst Rev. H. H. Hay
den bas been dismissed in the court
It recalls one of the most sensational
trials in the history of tbe Connecticut
criminal court. Tbe trial took plaoe
in 1)179, and was probably as widely
discussed as any trial tbat bas taken
plaoe in the country.
September 1, 1878, Mary Stannard,
who bad been employed as a domestio
in Hayden'i house, went to her home
aud sent a letter back informing Hay
dan she would soon be a mother, charg
ing him with the responsibility for ber
oondition. On the following day she
returned to North Madison and visited
Haydeu's bouse several times, finally
telling her sister that be bad promised
to buy her medioine. Next day Hay
den left home, telling his wife be was
going to Durham, and about noon he
appeared at tbe borne of Miss Stan
nard 'a sister. Late iii the afternoon
ber body was found. An autopsy was
held, and sixty grains of arsenio found
in ber stomach, unabsorbed.
Hayden was arrested but denied all
knowledge of the murder or any re
lations with the girl. The trial had
many sensational feaotres. Tbe
strongest point in the defense was made
by the mixing up of experts on two
kinds of arsenic. Tbe jury was taken
on a speoial train to view tbe scene of
the murder and when their decision.
was given they stood eleven to one for
aoquittal.
A Narrow Escape.
Spokane, Nov. 8. Mrs. Hendrioks,
wife of Wood Hendrioks, residing at
217b Front avenue, had a narrow es
cape from being killed this morning,
as a result of the careless blasting tbat
has been going on for some time at tbe
site of the Northern Paciflo carshops.
She had bnt a moment before arisen
from a obair upon wbioh she wai sit
ting, in the front room of tlie bouse,
wben suddenly there came a orash of
breaking timber and latb, followed by
a full of plaster from all over tbe room,
and a piece of rook weighing about
twenty pounds fell to tbe floor jnst
where she had been sitting. . Upon in
vestigation, it was found that the mis
sle had been thrown into the air from
a blast set off by Contractor Bennett's
men at tbe site of the work now going
on at the shops and carried forty rods,
when it came crashing through the roof
of Hendrioks' bouse. .
From numerous complaints made,
tbe police have several times notified
Contractor Bennett that he must be
more oareful in blasting at tbat point.
Only two weeks ago all tbe front teeth
of a tinner by tbe name of Brown, who
was at work on tbe roof of the new
roundhouse, were knocked out and bis
faoe lacerated by being struck by a
pieoe of rock thrown by a blast In
view of this last pieoe of oarelessness,
Chief Hawthorn says he will take steps
to effectually put a stop to the reckless
risking of human life.
Advice to Spain.
London, Nov. 8. Tbe Qlobe, in an
editorial tonight, says that should tbe
insurrection last much longer. Spain
would not lose much by quitting its
hold of Cuba. With the island's two
staple industries almost ruined past
mending, the termination of the rebel
lion must endow Spain with a verita
ble white elephant. For a long time
afterward she would have to maintain
an army of occupation to prevent an
other uprising, and, as tbe revenue re
ceipts wuld be next to nothing, the
Madrid treasury would have to find tbe
money. In tbe preseneo of tbis diBmal
prospect, the Globe opines that the
Spanish people would do well to con
sider the quest ion whether Cuba is
worth retaining. If it is, Spain should
ue all possible dispatoh in accomplish
ing its pacification, either by conces
sion or conquest.
A Dangerous Fasti ine.
Indianapolis, Nov. 2. The seoretary
of tbe state board of health has a oase
reported from Columbus, where a man
persisted in kissing his sweetheart who
is alarmingly ill with diphtheria, by
wbioh he also contracted the disease.
The secretary therefore wants to inter
dict all kissing, concerning which he
says:
"I am oonivnond of tbe difficulty tbe
health board will meet in trying to
taboo kissing among sweehearts. Al
though a most dangerous pastime,
there seems to be an inherent tendenoy
to indulge in it, and we have little
hope of ever being able to do away
with it I may have to recommend a
disinfectant All tbat will be neoei
tary will be to rinse the teeth well
with it and rub it well on the lips.
Tbat would insure against the dangers !
resulting from osculation.
Olatr-M Ioeroaaina In Constantinople.
London, Nov. 8. A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Constantinople says:
"It is rumored that tbe Armenians
have decided to poison tbe water sup-1
ply, and tbe authorities are taking rig-1
id precautions. Panics are of daily'
occurrence. The masses regard tbe in
crease in tbe price of bread as a sign
of tbe approach of war. Tb'e bitterest
strife exists amongjthe ministers in tbe
Yildis kiosk. Tbere are rumors of
arrests of ministers and officials. The
sultan's only supporters now here art
Hassan Pasha and Rifat Pasha."
Tata Time It Is Hop.
Salem. Or., Nov. 3. Dr. M. & Skiff
today delivered 30,000 pounds of bops
that had been contracted at 13 cent.
An offer of 1 1 cents was today refused
by a Salem grower. Tbis is the high
est offer made this year.
Frank Mayo'e Widow.
Philadelphia, Nov. 3. Mrs. Frank
Mayo, widow of tbe well-known actor,
died last night at Canton, Pa., from
the effecta of an operation 'or tumor.
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
) Downing,
Hopkins A t'u.'s
Trade,
Kaview or
Portland, Or., Nov. 4. While the
late wheat markets have been greatly
unsteady there is little in tbat to worry
people wbo have lo.iked for better
prices. When wheat goes up as it
went up reoently thoy should rightly
expect declines, when thoy do come
will be in a similar order. The publio
must be educated to feel, tbat 70o is
not high or tbey will run from it on
tbe slightest provocation. Tbe publio
will not be eduoated to (eel tbat a price
is not based on fanoy until it sees the
figures for more than a day. Tbe faota
that went to make the shange to a
higher level were as well established
months back as tbey were only a few
days baok. It does not yet realize tbe
true situation. It bas not been urged
nor has it been believed tbat stocks of
wheat, lately gathered, are too small to
carry the world along to another bar
vest in tbe Northern hemisphere, wben
such stocks are supplemented by the
small additions to be supplied by tbe
southern. What bas been claimed and
what is as dear as before is tbat the
world's supplies are steadily being re
duced. That is the situation and no
ruffling of the surface of prioes oan
ohange it There is nothing in the po
sition to justify advanoet of 6o a day.
On tbe other hand there is that in tbe
position to warrant appreciating values
above tbe last two year.
Legitimate conditions tbe world over
really warrant comparatively high
prioes for Wheat this year. A week's
deoline ii not a particularly disoonrag
ing feature when all the conditions are
taken into aooount. No doubt, from
now forward, there! will be short selling
on tbe bulges and reactions to follow,
but the ultimate trend of prioes should
be upward. Not with suoh leaps as
i characterized
the last advauoe, but a
healthy working up of values until
such time as tbe world finds tbat an
other orop will place supplies higher
than tbis orop placed them, if suoh a
oondition does ooour.
Tbe editor of Beerbohm, in writing
of the late advance in wheat, among
other tbing, says:
"For the first time in years America
now holds tbe key to the situation.
Every bushel of wheat America oan
spare will be wanted in Europe. At
least 20,000,000 quarters (160,000,000
bushels will be wanted before the sea
son is over.
"If America oould bold baok the
wheat for a month it would go np to
ten shillings $3.50) a quarter. But I
suppose tbe American banks do not
oonsider wheat a commodity on wbioh
it is safe to give large accommoda
tions; so tbat the Amerioan trade is
obliged to send wheat on as fast as it
oan.
"The Russian shortage is nnoertain,
but it is now assumed here tbat it will
be 10,000,000 quarters. We look for
ward, on tbe whole, to an active time,
with considerable fluctuations, for the
moment trade beoomes brisk, the specu
lators rush in and influence the mar
ket" BLOWN TO FRAGMENTS.
Terrible Death of a Miner lu tho Coeur
d'Alebe.
Wallace, Idabo, Nov. 4 At Burke,
Idaho, in a cabin near tbe lower end
of the town, a dynamite explosion oo
ourred yesterday, resulting in one of
the most siokening tragedies tbat ever
happened in the Coeur d'Alenes,
Thomas Crolett being blown into small
fragments. Wben the men rushed
into the cabin, attracted by the sound
of tbe explosion, a horrible sight greet
ed them. The body and legs of Corlett
lay near a window, while blood, braini
and small pieces of human flesh were
strewn all over the inside of the
wrecked building. Tbe skull was
blown all to pieces, tbe scalp torn en
tirely off tbe back of tbe shattered
bead. Every bone was broken, both
arms torn off at tbe shoulder, and
broken into an unreoognizable mass of
flesh and broken bones. Coroner Her-
rington held an inquest, but tbe oause
of tbe explosion was a complete mys
tery. No reason for suicide being
known, it was supposed to have been,
accidental, as he was known to keep
giant powder in the cabin. Evidently
be was standing near a window not far
from the powder when tbe explosion
occurred, tho body being worse muti
lated than tbe building or furniture.
Tbe deceased was aged about 65, and
unmarried. Tbe remains will be buried
at Wallace tomorrow under tbe auspioei
i of the miners' onion.
COLLIDED WITH A FREIGHT.
Accident to
tho Irish
braska.
Train In Ne-
Omaha, Neb., Nov. 8. A special to
tbe Bee from Malcolm, Neb., says the
speoial train bearing John P. Irish, tbe
Republican orator, which was following
tbe Bryan train in the interests of the
gold standard ticket, oollided with a
freight train east of Malcolm, smash
ing tbe engine of the Irish train and
completely demolishing the caboose of
tbe freight train. John M. Tippling
of Lincoln, a commercial traveler, rid
ing in tbe cabooose was killed.
The freight train bad orders to side-
track at
tbis point, but tbe engine
stalled, and before a flagman could be
sent out the special crashed iota it
Tbe special was provided Willi another
engine, and went on its way.
A Fatal Hotel Fire.
Buffalo, N.Y., Nov. 4. The Illinois
hotel, at 113 Main street, was burned
yesterday morning. Tbere weie twenty-two
persons in the building when
tbe fire started.. All but nine escaped
uninjured. Three were women, one of
whom, unknown, was burned to death,
The plagne la Fort no-.
Hong Kong, Nov. 3. Fifteen cases
of the plague have occurred at Taipeb,
on the island of Furmota '
NORTIIWESTBREVITIES
Evidence ot Steady Growth
and Enterprise.
ITEMS OK GENERAL INTEREST
From All tha t'llles and Towns ot th
Thriving .later Males
Oregon.
The Foster Sc McDonald mine, in
Gold . Gulob mining district, wai
bonded to Crook oounty capitalist
last week.
Plenty of trout can be osugbt on
Coos river, by niiog salmon eggs for
bait, but fly fishing in tbat river ii
over for the season.
The North End Mill Company, of
Coos bay, has discontinued rafting
logs from the Coqullle, and is now
shipping them over the railroad.
The oontract for oonstruoting the
dikes, eta, in Tillsmook harbor, bas
been awarded to Contractor Jaoobson,
wbo bad tbe oontraot at Baudon last
year.
The extrntion of the 8nmpter valley
railroad to the town ot Sumpter was
celebrated by a ball and pionio, and by
tbe shipment of concentrates and ores
that bad been aooumulating for two
months.
Fosa, Guthrie & Co. shipped from
Baker City a trainload of 490' cattle.
Nearly all of tbe cattle were bought
from Powder Valley stockowners. The
prices were: Cows, f 16; twos, f 18;
threes, $38 and (24.
Some of the hopgroweri in Washing
ton oounty are storing orops in tbe
Masonio building in Laurel, where tbe
bopi will be kept until sold. Seven
and a half cents bas been offered for
hops in Hillsboro.
The obinook run of salmon in the
Siuslaw this year bas been fairly good,
but it is about over. ' The big run of
silverside salmon bai not yet entered
tbe river, although it bas been daily
expected for tbe last ten days.
Mrs. J. T. Vincent, who bas a gar
den in tbe south part of Toledo, claims
to bave raised tbe largest pumpkin of
the season. The pumpkin is five feet
lis inohes by five feet ope inch in oir
cumferenoe, and is still growing.
Eight men, including the millers,
were thrown out of employment by
tbe burning of the Weston flouring
mills. The mill lacked 800 barrels of
Completing a 1000-barrel order for the
China trade. It had just reoeived a
telegram asking terms on 1,000 more
barrels.
Messrs. May & Semlera, of Harris
burg, during tbe week preceding the
80th inst, shipped 15,000 bushels of
wheat from their warehouse on the
railroad. The object wai to save their
oustomers the advantage of the 8-oent
rate wbioh went out of effect on that
date, tbe rate now being twelve cents
per hundred.
G. W. Wright and Chalres Collins
are putting np a sawmill at the foot
of the mountain, on tbe Low Pass road,
in Lane oounty. Tbe mill will rnn by
water power, and is to be in running
order by tbe 15th of Deoember. They
now have ten men at work. Orders
for 100,000 feet of lumber have been
received already.
Washington.
A theater is being built in New
Wbatoom that will be able to seat
1,000 persona. '
J Colfax oollege baa made arrange
ments to publish a monthly paper, an
eight-page sheet
The oity tax levy in Olympia for the
ensuing year will be 10). mills. Last
year the levy was 12 mills.
Olympia sportsmen will take steps to
prevent the trapping of quail, oontrary
to law, by men and boys in Thurston
oounty.
Tbe entire collection of coins which
was stolen from tbe Ferry museum in
Tacoma a few weeks ago, has been re
covered. A levy of three and one-fourth mills
has been made by the school board of
Tacoma for school purposes. Tbe levy
will provide $80,100.
Tbe Herriok Canning Company, of
Aberdeen, baa put up 150,000 cases of
salmon tbis season, and expects to put
np about 4,000 more.
Very few hops bave been sold in
Puyallnq thus far, only those that have
been contracted for having been de
livered. Growers seem to think tbey
will gel more by holding on.
In order to cut down expenses, Olym
pia has entirely abolished the use of
street lights. Several oitizens have,
however, subscribed a fund for tbe
illumination of thoroughfares near
their residence!.
Tbe loggers and mill men wbo bave
camps on tbe small streams flowing
into tbe Snohomish river are anxiously
waiting for rain. These streams are
now so low tbat logs or boats cannot be
floated to tbe mills.
A bullet came flying through tbe
window of 3. H. Miller's kitchen, in
Whatcom, tbe other day, and struck
Mrs. Fred Hamburg, who was at work
tbere, on a finger. Tbe ball bad spent
its force and did not injure ber.
Tbe receiver of tbe Traders' bank,
of Tacoma, made a showing of bis
trust before Judge Stallcup last week.
Tbe cause of the case being brought up
waa to get a rnling of tbe court as to
whether the assets now on band should
be told and tbe stockholders assessed to
psy the balance of the liabilities or let
tbe mattr rest awhile. Tbe stock
holders bare virtually agreed to tbe
former plan, and if tbe court allows
them to carry it out tbe assesssment
will surely be made before Deoember
1, 1890.
BENEFIT THE NORTHWEST.
lied ucl Inn In Freight Kales oa all
tha Transcontinental Lines.
Portland, Or., Nov. 3. A new
schedule of reduoed freight rates will
go into effect on al' the transoontinent
al lines, November 8, plaoing North
Paciflo coast points on tbe same basil
as Han Francisco.
The new rates will ipply to all points
in the Central Traffic Association's
territory, and from there west to the
Paoiflo ooast. The difference in Ban
Francisco, aud Portland and Sound
rates, on general commodities, amounts
to about S cents per 100 pounds, in fa
vor of San Franoisoo, - This will be
equalised by the nejr tariff, wbioh will
lower North Paciflo rates to correspond
with those applying to San Francisoo,
Notice of tbe proposed red notion was
telegraphed yesterday from St Paul
and tbe foregoing meagre partioulan
were given out last night by J. V.
Creighcon, obief olerk of the Portland
general freight office of tbe Northern
Paoiflo railroad. This reduotlon will
be of great importance to Northwestern
merchant and business men.
OROUGHT TO HIS SENSES.
Tha
Sultan (liven Warning hjr
tha
Mussina Ambassador.
Constantinople, i)ov. 8. Sinoe the
visit of the Rnsaian ambassador, M.
Denelidoff, to the sultan and ' tbe im
portant audience which followed, it ii
noticeable tbat there bai been another
ohange for the better in tbe attitude of
Abdul Hamld and bit adviaera toward
tbe Armenians in particular and the
reform party in general.
It is known tbat Denelidoff used very
plain language, and the sultan was con
zinced that the Russian ambassador
was in earnest This, supplemented by
grave report reoeived by tbe sultan
from the Turkish embassies in London
snd Paris, pointing out the distrust
and irritation caused by tbe attitude
of tbe Turkish officials, haa brought
about eager professions upon the part
of tbe Turkish government of a desire
to earnestly push the reforms as com
menced. Five Christian deputy governors have
been appointed in Armenia. It ii prob
able there will be obanges shortly in
tbe Turkish ministry.
A TRANSFER OF GOLD.
Large Amount Sent From Mow York
to Chicago.
Chicago, Nov. 3. Railroad employes
t the Grand Central passenger station
thought the advanoe guard ot the army
had arrived in Chicago wben the Balti
more & Ohio fast express train pulled
into tbe station last night The
United States Express Company bad a
speoial car attaohed to the train, and
all exoept one of tbis oar was filled
with men wbo carried revolvers and
guns having bristling bayonets.
In Jhe little corner, however, wai
sufficient wealth to satisfy a dozen
gangs of trainrobbera if tbey had se
cured it. Tbe wealth consisted of gold
amounting to a legal tender value of
$3,500,000. It bad been shipped from
the subtreasury in New York to tbe
subtreasury in tbia oity, and it will be
transferred from tbe express oar to tbe
Rand-MoWally building this morning.
The transfer was dne to tbe faot tbat
the Cbioago subtreasury wai taxed to
relieve tbe recent strain on the sub
treasury in Sun Francisoo,
A VENTURESOME UNDERTAKING
Iwo Washlngtmilana to Carry MaH to
Central Alaska.
Seattle, Nov. 8. Hugh Day and
Jack Hays, mountaineers, left on the
steamer Willapa today for Alaska.
Tbey will cross the divide above
Juueau, leaving Juneau November 10.
carrying the United States mail to
points on the Yukon river, Forty-mile
and Cirule City.
A contract with the government for
the trip was ooiupleted here yesterday.
Tbey will have to walk and sledge
about a thousand miles through the
snow and ice-bound region of the mid
night sun, and they expect it will take
tbem 70 days to reach Forty-mile.
Last year three men, who attempted
to oary mail to tbe Yukon at tbis sea
son, must b-e perished in tbe snow,
as tbey bave never sinoe been beard
from.
SIMMONS' GOOD FIGHT.
Manager of a Coqollle Cannery Put
Kobbers to Flight.
Marshfield, Or., Nov. 3. A. H.
Simmons, manager of tbe Parkersburg
salmon cannery, on tbe Coquille river,
was held up in hii offloe last night by
two masked men, wbo demanded of
Simmons, at the point of a revolver,
hat be open tbe safe. Simmons re
fused, and the robbers began an assault
pon mm with tbeir revolvers. Tbe
-obbers "went for" tbe manager with
such fury that he changed bis mind,
but tbe desperadoes did not bear him
say that he would open the safe. Dur
ing tbe scuffle Simmons caught bold of
the mask of one of tbe robbers and tore
it from hii face, so tbat be recognized
him. Tbis frightened the robbers
away. Mr. Simmons bas several flesh
wounds on his head, and is under a
doctor's care. Wbo tbe robber is that
be recognized be will not disclose. No
arrests bave been made.
Englishman Arrested In Cuba.
Havana, Nov. 3. Thomas W.
Reatty, an Englishman, and owner of
the Meda Luna plantation, baa been
imprisoned at Mancanillo, charged
with being tbe instigator of" tbe de
struction by fire of many bouses in tbe
village of Meda Luna. His attorney,
Juna Silva, was also arersted.
It is announced tbat Nat Goodwin's
jompany next year will carry two car
loads of speoial scenery and a divocrs
lawyer.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Prod nee Harks.
F lous Portland, Salem, Caacadia
nd Dayton, (4.00; Benton county and
White Lily, $4.00; graham, 3.26; su
perfine, $2 60 per barrel.
Wheat Walla Walla. 04 (3 06c; Val
ley, 07 (a 08c per bushel.
0tb Choice white, 35!l0c per bush
el; choice gray, 31 (ft 32c. Rolled oaU
are quoted as follows; Bags, $4.26i
i.26; barrels, $4.6037; casus, 3.75..
Hat Timothy, $10.60 iwr ton; cheat,
10(87.60: clover, $6.6037.60; oat, $7.60;
wheat 7.60.
Bablit-Feed barley, $10 00 per ton;
brewing, $14(310.
MiLLBTUrrs Bran. $13.00; shorts,
114.60; middlings, 123.00; rye, 90c
percental.
Bcrria Fancv creamery is quoted at
iOc; fancy dairy, 30c; . fair to good,
i0(n22c.
Potatoes. California, 66c; Oregon,
56(a 50c per sack; sweets, 2c per pound.
Onions 06c per cwt
Poultby Chickens, mixed. 12 26
2.60; bioilen, $1.00(3175; geese. $6.00:
turkeys, live, 11c; ducks, I2.503S.6O
per dozen. .
Eoos Oregon, 22o per dozen.
Cheese Oregon. 11c; California;
Young America, 12c per pound.
Ykuktablkb liarlic, new, 7c per
pound; cabbage, lc per pound; toma
toes, 20c per box: string beans, z
3c per pound : wax beans, 2.33o per
pound; cucumbers, 1626c per box;
egg plant, $1.60 per crate; corn, 10
12).c per dozen; summer squash, 8to
per bo ; green peppers, $1 per box.
Tbokcal Fkuit Caliiorni lemons,
fancy, are quoted at $3.004.00 per box ;
bananas, $.6U per buncn ; V alencia iat
oranges, $4.5035.00; pineapples, I3.W
4.U0 per dozen.
Fhehh Fhuit California apples, $1.00
1.50; Oregon, $1 per box ; crab apples,
05c; pears, 76 (3 86c; prune, 2 he per
pound ; tfwaway peaches, 0076c ; sna
river and Indian Bed, 70c per box; wa
termelons. Kouue river. $1.00 rjerdoken;
California, $1.26 per dozen ; canteloupes,
Oregon, 60c$l per crate; quinces, $i ;
grapes, 40 80c per crate; Hungarian
plums, 00c per box ; egg, 1V.C per pound ;
Eastern Concord grapes, 30c per basket.
tmixn rBUiTs Apples, evaporated.
bleached. l4c; unbleached, 844c;
sun-dried, sacks or boxes, 4(dj6c;
pears, sun and evaporated, 636c;
prunes, S(g5c per pound ; figs. 10c per
pound.
Wool vail ev. 9c per pound; East
ern Oregon, 67c
hops flew crop, 1010J.cj old, M.
Nuts Peanuts, 637o per pound tor
raw. 10c ior roasted : cocoanu a, 90c per
dozen; walnuts, 12 14c; pine nuta,
loc; hickory nuta, HWlUc; chestnut.
17c: Brazil. 12c: oceans, large, 14c:
Jumbo, 16c; filberts, 12)c; fancy, large.
14c; hard-shell, 8c; paper-shell, iu9
12.c.
Pbovibionb Portland pack : Smoked
bams are quoted at 10310c per lb;
Cicnic hams, 7c; boneless hams, 7Hc;
reakfast bacon. 10c; bacon, 6c; dry
salt sides, 6Hc; lard, 6-pound pails, 7e;
10b, 6c; 60s, 6?4c; tierces, 7c per
pound.
HiD Dry hides, No. 1, 16 poonds
and upward, 9(3 10c per pound; dry
kip, No. 1, 6 to 10 pounds, 7c Der pound ;
dry calf, No. 1, under 6 pounds, ll13e;
dry salted, one-third lets than dry flint.
Salted bides, Bound steers, 00 pounds,
and over, 0c: do, 60 to 60 pounds, So;
do, under CO pounds and cows, 3)94c;
do, kip, sound steers, 16 to 30 pounds,
4c; do, veal, 10 to 14 pounds, 5c ( do,
calf, under 10 pounds, 5g0c; green (un
ealted), lc per pound lees; culls (bulla,
stags, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored,
hair slipped, weather-beaten or grubby)
one-third less.
Bkkkwax 20(322 per pound.
Tallow Prime, per pound, 2(g3e;
No. 2 and greaee, 2(g2)gc.
' Merchandise Marhet.
Salmon Columbia, river No. 1. taila,
$1.261.60; No. 2. talis.. $2.2602.60;
fancy, Mo. 1, flats, $1.7531.86; Alaska,
No. 1, talis, $1.2031.30; No. 2, tails, $1.90
2.26.
Cokdage Manilla rope, l-lnch, ia
ouoted at 8c; White eisal, hard twisted:
Kope, l'-in. cir. and upward, 6Jic;
rope, 12-tliread, 6c.
Bcoab Oolden 0, 4?gc ; extra 0, z ;
dry granulated, 5c ; cube crushed and
powdered, 6o per pound; per pound
discount on all grades lor prompt caah ;
half barrels, Mo more than barrala;
maple sugar. 16(4 16c per pound.
Cofkek Mocha, 27 (331c per pound;
Java, fancy, 2 l29c; Costa Rica, 20(9
23c; Caracal, 22)(325c; Salvador, 10
22c; Arbuckle, $18.16; Lion, $18.16;
Columbia, $18.15 per case.
Hick Island, 4i(n5c Japan, 4,i
6c; New Orleans, 4(g4c.
Coal Oil Cases, 10c ; barrels,
17c; tanks, 16)ttC per gallon.
Wheat Baoh Calcutta, $4.25(4.37"
for July and August deliveries.
Moat Market.
Bair Gross, top steers, $2.25; cowl,
$1.7632.00; dressed beef, 3(340 per
pound.
Mi-ton Gross, best sheep, wethers.
$1.76; ewes, $1.60; dressed mutton, 3e
per pound.
Vbal Net, small, 5S6).c; large,
4c per pound.
Hoos Gross, choice, heavy, $3,000
8.25; light and feeders, $2.60; dressed.
$3.503.76percwt.
SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.
Potato! Garnet Chile, 40(?60r;
Salinas Burbanks, 60(i5c; iiarly hose,
25330c; Kiver Burbanks, 26(g35c;
sweets, 75c(r $1.25 per cental.
Onions 25(g30c per sack for yellow,
35c for pickle.
Eoos More, 20(3 20c; ranch, 28(9 36c
ducks, 25c per dozen.
Cbess fancy, mild, new, 910c;
fair to good, 7.8c: Young Ammica,
9 10c; Eastern. 1213- per pound.
Wool Kan Joaquin and Southern
coast, poor, 46; do good, 4fijti1j: ran
Joaquin foothill, good to choice, 6)(
7)4c; do year'a fleece, 4C5,!5c; Novwia,
heavy, 6a7c; do. choice, 8'o 8c; North
ern, choice, 10llc per pound.
' Hay Wheat, $8 00311- wheat and
oat, l.d-lO; oat, iiit H barley, $ IJU
8 (O; alfalfa, first crop, tl(at ilo second
crop, $5.5036.60; clover, j(i8; stork,
$4.6035 60; per ton.
Vegetables Bay tomatoe. 10(i2Oi:;
bay cucumbers, 25335c per box : pn:k
Ws, best, ljc per pound; bay Kuadi.
20(g25c; rgg plant, 25ra40c; Alauirda,
corn.fl; Berkhv,do,60(tfatic percrato:
green peppers, 25(f60c; green okra, 40ia
76c per box; Lima tans, HJQiTk - string
lans, $1 per sack; garlic, 132c per
pound.