A STRATEGIC POINT
ColornbU
Striving
to Get
irn Island.
WCARAGUA RKSISTS THK 110VK
ttnndi a Detachment of Troup to Ke
luforo lli Uarrlaon There Mu
rium Troubl Mtjr Follow.
Munngua, Nicaragua, Jan. 4. With
little beating of druini or blowing of
trumpets, a warlike move upon the purl
or the republic of Colotniba ie now be
lieved to have been checkmated by the
ropublinof Nicaragua, although further
uewi from the objoctlve point, Corn
inland, is anxiously ezpeoted here.
About a mouth ago the government
of Nicaragua was informed unofficially
that Colombia had plnnued to make a
lauding on Corn inland, a valuable
atrategio point aituated about thirty
six miles off the Mosquito coast, be
longing to Nicaragua, whose flag was
to be hauled down and the ensign of
-Colombia substituted for it. It was
alleged that Nicaragua was overtaxing
Corn island, and that the inhabitants,
numbering a few hundred, bad appealed
to Colombia for redress, on the ground
that territory some five miles long,
which formerly belonged to Colombia,
was unlawfully held by Nicaragua.
It was further stated that the pre.eot
of San Anrirez, Colombia, had assem
bled a military force, and was only
waiting for the arrival of a Colombian
gunboat in order to embark troops and
to proceed to Corn island and seoure
and fortify it against the possibility of
recapture. That suoh a plan was dis
cussed there is no reason to doubt, but
President Zelaya, of Nicaragua, took
prompt steps to meet this move upon
the part of the neighboring republic.
Very quietly detachments of Nioara
gnan troops were assembled here and
at Granada, and when all was ready
they were sent in small parties through
Lake Nioaragua and down the San
Juan river to Greytown and Bluefields.
By this time the soldiers of Nioaragua
are believed to be in possession of Big
and Little Corn islands, for there are
two of them, and the work of erecting
a strong fort should be progressing.
The troops took all the best guns avail
able, and a supply of ammunition and
other supplies. Storehouses are to be
constructed at Corn island.
Of oourse, if the Colombia expedition
started earlier than expected and
reached Corn island before the Nioa
ragua troops, fighting may have oc
curred before this, and, if so, the mat
' ter may lead to a general upheaval in
Central Amerioa, for Colombia was
warned, diplomatically and through
the press, last month that her seizure
of Corn island might lead to a warlike
combination of the republics of Salva
dor and Honduras in support of Nica
ragua against her. Colombia was also
advised, if she still maintained that
she had rights over Corn island, to sub
mit them to the arbitration of a disin
terested republic.
To these threats and suggestions ap
parently no attention was paid, for it
was announced that the Colombia gun
boats were being fitted out for the
transporting of Colombian troops to
Corn island. It is hoped here that
the Nicaragua foroes reaohed there in
advanoe of the Colombian detachments.
Some years ago, when work was be
gininp on the maritime canal, it was
reported that Great Britain was con
templating laying bands on Corn
iBland, which, situated at a convenient
distance from the Atlantic entranoe to
the canal, would have been converts!
into another ohain 01 British forts off
the American const, and would have
enabled her to be practically in com
mand of the eastern entrance of the
waterway whioh is in time to join the
Atlantio and the Pacific. Therefore,
Nioaragua, acting upon the suggestion
of the president of the United States,
took possession of both Big and Little
Corn islands, hoisting the Nicaraguan
flag over them with much ceremony,
and giving diplomatic notioe of the
same.
The British claim to Corn island is
understood to be based on her former
pretensions, since given np, to a pro
tectorate over the Mosquito territory,
and because Colombia, which originally
owned Corn island, oeded the island to
King George, then the governing
chieftain, under British auspices, oi
the Mosquito reservation. Colombia,
however, insists that Corn island was
only ceded to King George on the con
dition that it was to be returned when
ever requested.
Boys Flayed With II U Head.
Oakland, Cal., Jan. 4. Yesterday
the remans of John Conlon were found
strewn along the railroad tracks in
Oakland. Bullet holes in the face led
to the belief that the roan had been
murdered, and his body placed on the
track to conceal the crime. Today de
tectives learned that no crime had been
committed. Some small boys who were
practicing with an air gun found what
they thought was a piece of meat It
was a portion of Conlon's face, and
they hnng it on a post and used it as a
target.- After shooting it full of holes j
they threw it on the track again. It
is now suppsed that Conlon was run
down by one of the local trains.
A Family Asphyxiated.
New York, Jan. 4. John Lynch ten
berg, a cabinet maker, bis wife, Lizzie,
and tbeir two children, Willis, 22
months old, and Jacob, 12 weeks old,
were asphyxiated in their home today.
Famine in a RaIan Provinee.
St Petersburg, Jan. 4. A famine
is prevailing in tbe province of Kher
son. It is estimated that 750,000
rabies will be required for the relief
of the sufferers.
J. B. M'CULLAGH DEAD.
Tha St, I.ouls Kdltor roll From a
Heconil Story Window,
St. Louis, Jan. 4. Jospeh B. Mo
Cullagh, editor of the St. Louis Globe
Democrat, and one of the best-known
newspaper men in the oouutry, is dead,
as the result of a fall of twenty-five
fuet from a second-story window of bis
apartments at the residence of bis sister-in-law,
Mrs. Kate Mauion, of 8837
West Pine boulevard.
There seems to be a difforouoe of
opinion as to whether Mr. MoCullagb'i
death was due to an aooident or was
the result of his own act. The latter
story is snouted by the dead man's
frionds. The body, which was cold in
death and olad only in a nightgown,
was discovered by Mrs. Manion's
colored man-servant about 7 o'clock
this morning. Waters, the coloied
servant, without touching the body,
ran frightened into the house, where
he told the oook of the discovery She
immediately called Mrs. Manion, who
bad not yet arisen, and told her that
Mr. McCullagh had "fallen out of the
window and killed himself." Imme
diately np on being notified by the ser
vant, Mrs. Maniun dispntohed her
ooaohman to summon Dr. C. H.
Hughes, who resides in the neighbor
hood, and who was Mr. MoCullagh'a
physioian during his last illness. He
hastened to the house, and, after ex
amining the body ordered it removed
to the house.
PERPETUAL MOTION.
Tb Clever
Device o
Inventor,
Minnesota
St. Paul, Jan. 4 J. G. Kaller, of
Mankato, Minn., has applied for a
patent for an invention whioh be says
will take the place of steam engines
and electric motors. ' '
The device is called a bydranlio
motor, and the principle upon whioh it
works is the natural one whioh causes
lighter substances than water to raise
to the surface. An endless chain of
small air-tigbt tanks is plaoed over two
sprocket wheels in such a manner that
on one side it will pass upward
through a large tank of water.
As eaoh air tank enters the water
tank from below through a water-tight
valve, it will be forced to the surface
by the superior weight of the water and
in this way the ohain will be in per
petual motion, revolving the sprocket
wheels to which shafts are attached.
Thus, if the claims of the inventor
are true, the motor will run on indefi
nitely without feul. He claims that
the first cost will be less than of a steam
engine, while the operating . expenses
will be so small that all other motive
powers will be driven out of use.
Hydraulio motors to furnish any
horsepower required can be con
structed. A MINISTER DEPOSED.
Bis Faith Cure Doctrinal Oppoied
His Congregation.
Monmouth, 111 , Jan. 4 At a meet
ing of the Monmouth presbytery of the
United Presbyterian churob, Rev. J. G.
Stewart, of this city, was deposed from
the ministry and also from ohuroh
membership. Owing to the peculiar
features in connection with this case,
muoh interest has been manifested in
church circles as to its final disposition.
About two years ago Mr. Stewart was
a prominent divine of the United Pres
byterian faith, doing service as an
evangelist. Suddenly he espoused the
cause of faith cure, healing through
prayer. The church reprimanded and
admonished in vain. Several trials en
sued, resulting in his suspension from
the ministry. Last fall he made appli
cation before the Illinois synod for re
instatement. That body referred the
case back to the Monmouth presbytery,
which was unanimous for expulsion.
For the past year Stewart has been
engaged in the formation of what is
known as the Full Bible church, which
advocates his peculiar doctrine. He
has organized a church at St. Louis and
one in this city. He has also sent out
several missionaries.
Terlnhed In a Mine.
City of Mexico, Jan. 4. A terrible
disaster has occurred in the Santa Ger
trusi mine at Pacbuca, one of the most
famous silver mines in the oountry.
For some cause not known fire broke
out in a level of the old southern work
ings yesterday, shutting off the exit of
tmrteen Mexican miners. Miners on
the outside went to work to try to put
out the fire and save the men. One
Englishman named Richardson, an ex
perienced miner, went down in charge
of the rescue operations, but perished
from suffocation. All the Mexicans
died from the same cause, or from
burning. The bodies have not yet been
recovered. The affair caused great
exoitement, as it is one of the worst
accidents in the history of Pachuca.
The Official Vote.
Chioago, Jan. 4. The official can
vass of the vote of Maryland for presi
dent was completed today. Maryland
was the last state to report. The total
vote of the United States was 13,888,
763. The vote was cast as follows:
McKinley, 7,101,401; Bryan, 6,470,
656: Palmer. 135.956: Leverin? Pro-
hibition), 130,560; Bentlev (National),
14,392; Machette (Socialist), 83,539.
McKinley's plurality was 630,742, and
his majority 816,399.
Explosion In a Powder Mill.
Xenia, O.. Jan. 4. A mill belong
ing to the Miami Powder Company,
located at Goes, five miles north of this
city, exploded this afternoon, killing
Jacob Kreitzer instantly and fatally
injuring Joseph Happing. Kreitzer
leaves a family. Happing was not
married. The loss is $7,000.
It is a fact not generally known that
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witnis the walls of ancient Babylon.
A SALOON RIOT,
Two I'ollcemen Nearly Killed While
Doing Their Duty.
Grand Rapids, Jan. 4. Two po
linemen were pounded half to death by
a crowd today, and two of their assail
ants were shot. The trouble was the
result of a crusade, whioh the police
have been waging apainst saloon
keepers, who have been violating the
law.
Today Patrolmen Viergiver and Har
rington found the saloon of Sommeri
& Treadwell doing a thriving backdoor
business. As the officers eutered the
air was filled with clubs, bottles and
glasses. Officer Viergiver whs struck
on tbe head and felled with a club.
He was drawing his revolver as he fell,
and as be fell he pulled the trigger.
Several shots were fired from the
crowd and Harrington managed to get
bis revolver out and pulled it upon
Treadwell, who was pounding him on
the head with a bottle. The next mo
ment Harrington went to tbe floor. A
great crowd had gathered in front of
the saloon, and the exoitement was in
tense. One officer outside guarded the
door and sent for the patrol wagon. A
squad of eighteen policemen responded,
with orders to arrest every one in the
plaoe, but most of the orowd had man
aged to slip away.
Officer Viorgive bad an arm broken
in two places, a finger broken, bis nose
dislocated and an awful gash across the
scalp. His injuries are not necessarily
fatal. Officer Harrington was out
with broken glass. He baa a severe
soalp wound and serious bodily in
juries. Treadwell was shot in the
right lung. An examination late to
night showed that be is suffering severe
hemorrhages. He is not likely to re
oover. The Nicaragua Canal.
Washington, Jan. 4. One of the
main objeota of the formation of a new
Greater Republio of Central Amerioa
is said to be the completion of tbe Nio
aragua canal. Senor Roderiguez, re
cently recognized as the diplomatic
representative of tbe new oountry in
e United States, is said to beobarged
Wt h the duty of interesting this gov
er ruent in the enterprise.
This aid to the project comes at a
time when it is needed. Tbe support
ers of tbe measure on both sides at the
capital have hopes that the great peti
tion sent to Spoaker Reed, asking that
time be given for disonssion of the bill
after the funding measure is disposed
of, will be heeded, and at least two
days so allowed.
There are enough friends of the plan
on the senitte side to bring it np if
there is any hope of getting in a few
hour? while the funding debate is on
in tbe upper house.
Trains Wrecked by Robbers.
Austin, Tex., Jan. 4. An interna
tional & Great Northern freight train
was wrecked four miles south of here
this morning, presumably by trainrob
bers lying in wait for the passenger
train. A brakeiuan, Fred Joynson,
was killed, and Engineer Smith seri
ously injured. A switoh was left open
and rocks piled on the track.
Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 4. Fireman
Alexander Overby an1 Engineer John
Robertson were seriously injured in a
wreck early this morning on the Ra
leigh & Augusta division of tbe Sea
board Air Line, just east of here. A
rail had been displaced by train
wreckers. Bloodhounds have been put
upon the trail.
New York Mall Kobberr.
New York, Jan. 4. The postoffice
inspectors have arrested William H.
Post, aged 22, a mailwagon driver, on
a charge of mail robbery. A quantity
of iuooming mail from the West was
stolen on December 20. Many rifled
packages were found on December 22
in the water off Brighton beaob. The
keys to the mail pouches are said to
have been found on Post, and small
articles, probably Christmas presents,
in his room. Post denies robbing tbe
mails. It is believed he threw the
rifled letters into North river from the
ferryboat. He has been held in $5,000
bail.
Got Half of the futerest.
Washington, Jan. 4. The Crow-Creek-Sioux
delegation of South Dakota
Indians have not gained their an
nounced object, of scouring a per capita
cash payment of $187,000 less about
$1,8000 for expenses, now to tbeir
credit in tbe treasury, but tbev have
secured a payment of about $4 or $5
per capita, representing half of the ac
crued interest on the money.
Paid Interest With Coffee.
Hamhnrir. .Tun. i Thnro mi an
important sale here yesterday of 24,000
bags of Brazilian coffee on board
steamers now in this harbor. The
coffee is believed to be a consignment
of tbe Brazilian government, in lieu of
bills to pay interest on tbe Brazilian
debt. The coffee was consigned to the
Rothschilds, of London, who sold it
here.
Russia's Gold Standard Scheme.
. St. Petersburg, Jan. 4. Most au
thoritative quarters deny that M. De 1
Witt's gold-standard project baa been i
abandoned, as was reported from here. ;
It will be discussed at tbe council of !
the emperor in March, after tbe statu-!
tes of the bank have undergone tbe 1
necessary revision to bring them into !
harmony with tbe statement j
A Cut In Wages. j
Waltbam, Mass., Jan. 4. A gen-1
eral cut in wages in tbe iron foundry of .
Davis X-Jamum, of this city, went
into effect today. The cut ranges from
2 to 25 cents and affects over 500 men.
The fact that tbe large foundries in
Pennsylvania and tbe West have com
menced to do tbeir own small work,
making it impossible for thia firm to
compete, is given as the cause.
Japan has forty-one cities of over
10.000 inhabitants:
NORTHWEST BREVITIES
Evidence ot Steady Growth
and Enterprise.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
From All the CM lei and Towns of the
Thriving Slater states
Oregon.
The John Day flouring mill, having
ground up all tbe wheat in sight, is
now idle.
Marion oounty's assessment for 1890
has already cost $7,000, and the end
is not yet, says tbe Statesman.
A colony of Illinois people will
leave that state in Maroh or April, to
settle in the southern part of Yamhill
county and tbe southern part of Polk
county.
Fred Kemper, of Pendleton, who won
a oayuse at a raftle the other day, gave
the beast back to its original owner and
treated him for taking tbe oayuse off
bis bands.
Engineer Dillman, of the Astoria
railway, says that there are 400 men
at work near Rainier and the Clats
kanie, and that two big dredgers are
being run night and day.
Henry Buocholz, a prominent citizen
of Tamarack, Uamtilla county, is burn
ing chaiooal. It takes five days to
burn a pit, and he has to watsh it
day and nigbt, and camps by tbe pit
The Wallowa stage was wreoked
last week by an accident on Wallowa
bill. There were three passongers that
day, but they got out to walk just be
fore the stage started down tbe bill, so
that nobody was injured.
G. W. MoKinney, of Brownsville,
last week butohered a hog that dressed
622 pounds, from which be rendered
150 pounds of lard, and tbe Browns
ville Times asks if any Willamette
farmer can beat tbe record.
Mrs. James Crosby, of Monmouth,
Or., has a family Bible, printed in
Edinburgh, Scotland, that baa been
banded down in the family for several
generations; crossed the ocean to
America, and now lies on tbe oenter
table of Mrs. Crosby. It is prized very
highly, and is still in a state of good
preservation.
The body of a white man washed
ashore on the beach about half a mile
south ot the mouth of Hunter's creek,
in Curry oounty reoently. The coro
ner's jury was unable to identify the
body, and found a verdiot of death by
drowning. The body was that of a
man about six feet tall, with very
small hands and feet, and weighing
about 180 pounds.
During the storm in November, Otto
Kohler shipped 8,500 sheep from The
Dalles to Columbus, Neb. , and arrived
there in due time, losing only four
sheep on the trip. Mr. Kobler writes
back that be is feeding his sheep at
tbe farm of Nic Blazer, an uncle of
John Blazer, of The Dalles, near Co
lumbus, where he gets shelled corn for
twelve cents a bushel, and other feed
at corresponding low prices. .
Washington.
Jabez Cowles, an old citizen of Clark
county, died at bis home near Wood
land last week.
The Ellensbnrg city counoil has
made a reduction in the salaries of oity
offloials that will amount to $30.
The Spokane street car company's
receipts during the year bave averaged
$30 a day more than last year, says the
Spokane Chroniole.
A farmer of Cow City lost 4,000
bushels of potatoes by the November
freeze, and a Toledo man lost 1,000
bushels. There seems to have been a
heavy loss all over Lewis oounty.
Blackleg is making its appearanoe
among the cattle in Kittitas oounty.
Mr. Otis Hyer, stockman and farmer,
says that three of his neighbors bave
lost from six to ten head of oattle, eaoh
caused by this disease.
Tbe state treasurer has issued a call
for state warrants on the general fund,
numbered 13,491 to 13,735 inclusive,
amounting in tbe aggregate to $21,
651.49. Interest on these warrants
will oease after January 7, 1897.
Tbe Washington State Historical So
ciety at Taooma has filed articles of in
corporation. Tbeir purpose is the col
lection and preservation in substantial
form of objects of traditional and his
torical interest to the state. Their
main headquaters will be in Taooma.
Alfred Snyder, 70 years of age, and
one of Seattle's pioneer residents,
died tbe other night at Port Blakely,
where be went some time ago to act
as tallyman at the big mill. Mr.
Snyder has always been held in high
esteem by tbe older residents who
knew him well, and his death is much
regretted.
Harry Parlin, a brakernan on the O.
R. & N., was taken to tbe hospital at
Walla Walla last week, suffering from
a scalp wound inflicted by a coupling
pin. He was standing beside the draw
head when the cars came together in
such a manner as to throw tbe pin in
the air with great force. The pin
struck him a glancing blow on tbe
head, and bounded ten feet higher.
Had it struck him squarely it probably
would bave killed him instantly.
Secretary Cass, of the state board of
horticulture, is authority for the state
ment that the actual damage to Wash
ington orchards from tbe extreme cold
weather of the early part of the month
is very slight
The recent shipment of four cars of
ore from the Reco mine netted the
owners $20,798.50, says the Spokane
Spokesman-Review. Two cars went
$11,000. This is notkthe first won
derful shipment from tbe Reco. A
number of shipments have bwn made
which ran into tbe thousands of dollars.
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Downing,
Hopkins & Co.'s Itevlew of
Trade.
The wheat market has every indica
tion ot an upward tendonoy. It hard
ened steadily last week in the face of
loal bank failures, and was only affect
ed by tbeni temporarily, A good per
centage of tbe local traders were aftald
to go into tbe maiket, owing to the un
settled condition of flnanoes at Chioago
last week. Local influences, however,
are only of a transient character, tbe
market being governed more by foreign
advices, and also by the great strength
of the domestio situation, wbiob over
shadows almost everything in the way
of looal bearish factors. Had the mar
ket been a local one prices would bave
gone lower, but the timely buying of
foreigners offset the bearish influences,
and made sentimont bullish, over-riding
everything bearish. Euglisb
traders who were sharp enough to fore
see their wants early in the fall, and
took adavntage ot it by buying them
from three to four months in advanoe,
almost before the Amerioan speculators
were aware of it, haveoome in the mar
ket within a week and taken millions
of bushels ot botn oash and futures for
shipment during tbe next four months,
while looal traders were as a rule afraid
to take the buying side. It is olaimed
by operators in a position to know that
there is a larger short interest than at
any time within sixty days. Tbe
Northwest is short against Its- cash
holdings there. Foreigners have ab
sorbed the suprlus wheat that is afloat
in the pit. It is ditfloult to buy any
large lines without sending prices np
rapidly, if any of the recognized lead
ers are oredited with being at the
back of tba orders. This leaves tbe
market in a stronger position thru ever,
and those who watch the pit operations
closely are oonfident that prioea will
advanoe to 90c within the near fnture.
Tbe visible stocks are 14,000,000 bush
els less than last year. Foreigners are
expeoted to lead the buying again next
week.
GENERAL MARKETS.
Portland, Or., Jan. 5, 1897.
Floub Portland, Salem, Cascadia
and Dayton, $4 50; Benton county and
White Lily, $4.40: graham, $3.76; su
pertine, $2 60 per barrel.
Whka'i Walla Walla, 8182cj Val
ley, h4ft'rrc per bushel.
Oats itioice white, 40 (3 42c per bush
el : choice gray, 38(9 40c.
Hat Timothy, (13.00 per ton; clover,
8.(0o 0.00; oat, $8.0010; wheat, $8
10 per ton.
Barlky Feed barley, $21.00 per ton;
brewing, $22.
MiLLhTUKFs Bran. $16.00; shorts,
$18.60; middlings, 123.00.
BoTTia 1- ancv creamery is quoted at
45c; fancy dairy, 36c; fair to good,
20(22ic.
I'OTATOKH. Oregon Bnrbanks, 60
7'c: Garnet Chiles, 7080c; Early Rose,
80t)0 per sack: California river Bur
buuks, 65c per cental; sweets, $1.25(5 2
per cental for Merced, $2.60 for Jersey
Red.
Onions 85c per sack.
Pooltry Chickens, mixed. $2.00
3.00; bioilers, $1.50(32.00; geese, $6.00:
turkeys, live, 12c; ducks, $34.60
per dozen.
Eaoa Oregon, 32!vC per dozen.
Cukksk Uiegon, He ; Young Ameri
ca, 12c per pound.
Tallow Prime, per pound, 23c;
No. 2 and grease, 2($2c.
Wool Vallev, 10c, per pound ; East
ern Oresron. (i(S8c.
Hops New crop, 910c.
Bkbf Gross, top Bteers, $2.76; cows,
$2.002.25; dressed beef, 45o per
pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers.
$2.76; ewes, $2.76; dressed mutton, 6c
per pound. ,
Vial Net, small, 6c; large, 4jo
per pound.
Rous Gross, choice, heavy, $3.25
3.60 ; light and feeders, $2.60; dressed,
$3.604.25 per cwt,
Seattle, WbbIi., Jan. 6, 1897.
Flour (Jobbing) Patent excellent,
$6.25; Noveltv A, $4.75, California
brands $5.00; Dukota, $6.60; patent.
tu.zo; buckwheat Hour, $0.50; per cwt,
$4.00; graliam, $4.50 per bbl; 10-lb
sacks, $2.50 per cwt; rye flour, $5.00
per bbl; 10-lb sacks, $2.50 pi cwt; rye
meal, $4.50 per bbl; per cwt, $2.40:
rolled oats, $6.75(g6per bbl; liomiuy,
$2.60 per cwt; cracked wheat, $3.25;
rolled wheat, $5.50 per bbl ; whole rolled
wheat flour, $2.76 per cwt; pearl barley.,
per 100 lb sacks, $3.00; split peas, 4fcc;
table oornnieal, yellow, $1.70 per cwt in
10-11) Backs; 60s, $1.00; white, 10s, $1.80;
Si's, $1.70; flaked hominy, $2.60 per keg.
Wheat Chicken feed, $27.00 per ton.
Oats Choice, $24S25 per ton.
Barlky Rolled or ground, $22.00 per
ton.
Corn Whole, $22 per ton; cracked
$23; ieed meal, $23.
Millhtuffh Bran, $10.00 per ton;
shorts, $19.00.
f ji Chopped feed, $19.00 per ton,
middlings, $24 ; oilcake meal, $28.
11 a v fuget sound, per ton, $910;
Eastern Washington, $13.
(sugar Golden C in bbl, 4c per lb;
extra C in bbl, 4c; dry granulated in
bbl, 5c; cube, 0Jsc; powdered, 6c
gji'.i ash.
Burria Fancy native creamery,brick
2ou; select, 23c; tubs, 22c; ranch, lHc.
0'iiKKHB. Native Washington, 10(12c.
PoUltky Chickens, live, per pound.
hers, 7(ft8e; dressed, 9(illc ; ducks, $2J
3.60 ; dressed turkeys, 13 a 15c.
Eoos fresh ranch, 28c; Eastern, 23
24c per do,.
t KKHii Mkats Choice dressed beef,
steers, 6c; tows, 6c; mutton, sheep, 6c
per pound; lam It, he; pork, 6c per
pound ; veal, small, 6c.
Provision Hams, large. 12c; hams,
small, 12Uc; breakfast bacon, 10c;
dry salt sides, 6c per ib.
t Ban Fbancihco, Jan. 6, 1807.
fcTOis Garnet Chile, 40ft50c;
saunas Burbanks, 85c3$l: Early Rose,
7080c; Kivt-r Burbanks, 30(a40c;
fcwtts, $1.2oal,50 percental.
Obions oUiudOc per sack for yellow.
Egos Store, 23a2oc; ranch, 30c;
ducks, 25c per dozen.
Bcttkb rancy creamery, 22c; do
seconds, 20(21c; fancy oairy, 21c;
seconds, 17cUHc
Chikki rsncy, mild, new, ll12c;
fair to good, Vt 10c; Young America
ll3126c: Eastern, 19322c per pound
HANDS TELL A STORY1.
I'olmlelrjr Will Krvoiil Mupy Secrete
of Ctinrncler.
"A person baa but to open his hand
and he opens the hlxtory of his llf t
a person well vi'mim! in palmistry."
suld n profoNsor ot the urt. "The palm
revniln more of a pciitoii'g true char
acter mid disposition limn could lm
learned In n II.Vloin; friendship. A
person's pecullarllli's lire wrlttoii tlierf
as plainly us If In a book; each lln
is full of ineiiiiliij:. Chronic dlscnsf i
u well as aciito a ilnn-ii t.s leuvo thob
mails upon the palm. I lmvi know 1
Instances whero dUeaHcx that liv.)
nonplussed leiiniod doctors have bee'i
correctly diagnosed by persons know
ing nothing of medlclno or physiology,
who formed their opinion from the ap
pearance and condition of tin han.l
alone. The moisture, color nnd con
dition of the cuticle ami nails are Jui-t
as Important to the palmlat In detei
inlnlng disease and condition of tb
system as the Hues upon the baud.
"Malformation of the body are re
flected in the hand. Ro far Is this tru t
that Hlce, the promoter of so tnany
spectacular productions, selects hit
chorus girls who are to appear In tlghtt
11 v imiKiiiir r ui 1 1 nil 1111. n 1111 iiiul u-cr
system is not a faulty one Is evidenced
by the appearance of the glrla on tb
stage. I have never known a ca
where the hand of a criminal or thief
has not shown just what he was. Ia
examining the hands of people who
come to me Just for the sport of the
thing I have frequently seen the llni
of the thief well developed in handa
whose owners nro away up In the so
cial world. .Naturally, I watch with
Interest the careers of such people,
but only in one Instance have I ever
discovered a proof of what the palm
revealed. I have no doubt the thief ex
isted in the life of the others Just as Iff
this man's life, but undiscovered. ,
"The case I refer to was a bright
society man of Gotham who moved In
the best circles. About three year
after V examined his hand a theft of "
tens of thousands of dollars from
bank In which he was employed wa
hushed up, but not before rumor had
given It to the winds among hut
friends.
"So firm is my faith In the psychom
etry of the hand that I believe sus
picious characters could bo judged by
a well-informed palmist so that crime
could bo prevented by the detection of
such parties. Bankers selecting their
clerks and business men their trusted
men would have a test for honesty as
sure as any acid In the requirements of
chemistry. The life of the street car
'spotter' would bo at on end, for none
but honest men would obtain positions.
If the science of palmistry develops la.
coming years ns it has In the past ten,
the time moy not be very far distant
when every well regulated business
house will have a palmist in its em
ploy as it now has a typewriter."
Wash nxton a Fireman.
Some Interesting little stories are told
of. George Washington In counectloa
with the "Friendship Fire Company,"
organized In 1774, lu bis home, Alex
andria. At first the company consisted of citi
zens who, out of "mutual friendship,"
agreed to corry to every lire "two loatu-
em buckets and one great bng of oznn-
tiiiiw fti- ivMui II iifii.il " Wn alilntrfnfi
was made an honorary member, and
when he went as 11 delegate to the Con
gress of 1774 at Philadelphia, ho exam
ined the fire-engines In use' there. On
his return to Philadelphia to the Conti
nental Congress lu 1775, ho bought
from a man named (iiblm a small
fourth-class engine, for the sum of
eighty pounds ten shillings, and Just
before he set out for Boston Heights
to 1m(couio conininnder-ln-chlcf, he dis
patched this little engine to the Friend-;
ship Company.
During his younger days ho always
attended fires in Alexandria nnd helped
to extinguish them. In the last year
of his life a lire occurred near the mar
ket. He was riding down King street
at the time, followed by bis servunt,
who wns also on horseback.
Washington saw that the Friendship
engine was Insultlciently manned, and
riding up to a group of well-dressed
gentlemen standing near the scene of
action, he called out authoritatively:
"Why are you Idle there, gentlemen?
It is your business to lead in these mat
ters." After which he leaped off his horse,
and, seizing the brakes, wns followed
by a crowd that gave the engine such
a shaking up as It had not hud for many
a day.
Btandaril for Light Wanted.
A subcommittee of the American In
stitute of Electrical Engineers, ap
pointed In lH'Xi to Investigate the sub
ject of a suitable standard of light
for photometric purposes, has recent
ly Issued a preliminary report. Of all
the standards thus far used It finds tho
candle the least reliable. " It Is also
evident from the bolonietrlc curves
that naked flames are subject to sud
den and rapidly recurring fluctuations
that may be almost entirely eliminated
by the use of a properly constructed
chimney. It seems likely that many
of the difficulties which ure unavoid
able with flame standards may be
overcome by the adoption -of a stand
ard consisting of some surface elec
trically heated to a standard tempera
ture. With this object the results of
the committee's experiments on incan
descent carbon will be looked forward
to.
He nqnnnileroil $10 for rows, you nee
Her joy in the gift wns iiiimeiitw;
But little "lie dreamed that bis dinner
would be
Three buckwhentH that cost him ten
cents.
Chicago Record.
It costs ss much to be popular as to
send a lft-year-old daughter away to
boarding scliooL