r
WORK ON TARIFF BILL
McKlnley Rates Restored by
the Committee.
TUB COA1JIKN AltE SATISFIED
Tho Com I n Woel tn I'.o Iovntnil to tlio
Hclii IuIh nt Mind rim I lui I'rluo
tu Ho I'lil.l f.ir Ai'iuor I'liiln.
Washington, Feb. 20. Tho Repub
lican members of tho ways and means
committco took an important Kte) to
day in their work on tlio new tariff
bill, by deciding to restore tliu McKin
ley rates on coal and coke. Thesj rates
wero 75 cents par ton of 23 bushela on
liitnininoiis and shale, and 33 cents on
coal si ick, su.h as will pass through a
half-inch screen. Tho picscnt lut-s,
oro 40 cants and 15 cunts. Coko is ad
vanecd fro:n 15 to 20 par c:-nt ad val
orem. Tho changes wero made in rn
sponso to a general demand from tho
coal interests, whoso representatives
declare! tho Wil-on rates had increased
' Canadian competition so greatly that
tlio American minco'.vncrs had been
obliged to rcduca wa;.;es to keep in tha
fluid.
Tlio first ronferenco of the week dealt
with tha tobioco schedule, and, al
though no linal ngreemmt had baen
reached, there is a radical understand
ing that tho now bill will return to tho
McKinley rates on tobaci:o, except on
tlio grade known as tiller. Tho rate
on this will be TO cents a pound,
double tlio McKinley duty, which was
85 cants. It was represented by the to
bacco manufacturers that most of tho
tobacco imported fio:n Cubans Cllor
was used for wrappings, and that this
evasion of the law give the Key West
factories an advantage over those using
Snmnlra tobacco. Tlio McKinley du
ties on wrapper tobacoo were $3 per
pound on Rteaimed and $i.75 on un
stemmc.l. On snuff tha rata was 03
cents; and cig irs and cigarettes, $1 and
25 per cant ad valorem, and on tobacco
not enumerated 40 cunts.
Tho committee w ill devote- most of
tho thi'.e this week to tho s.lrcduloof
sundries, which includes buttons, ex
plosives, mutches, musical instru
ments, furs, jewelry, gloves and miscel
laneous manufactures, anil on most' of
these tha MoKiulay rates will bo re
stored. Itnitcn nml Ciiminliti'ii.
Washington, Fob. 20. Tho house
committee on naval affairs, which is
working on tho naval appropriation
bill, snent most of tho day in discussing
tho question of tha price to bo paid for
armor plate, Hie ouistion was nnaliy
disposed of by thaadoiition of an amend
ment to tho bill authorizing tho secre
tary of tho navy to contract for steel
armor, of domestic ' manufacture, for
tho threo battleships now being con
structed, and ' appropriating a sum not
exceeding 3,2 1U.0U0 for the purpose.
It is estimated that 8,021 tons of plate
will be needed for these ships, so that
this provision limits tho cost to $100
per ton. A substitute was offered by
MoCall, limiting the appropriation to
52,803,750, which would have limited
the price to 0350 par to:i, but this was
voted down.
Another proposition was ' mado to
striko the words "of domestic manu
facture" from the armor clause, which
also failed. Members of tho committee
who favored this proposition urged
that the hearings showed there was no
competition between the American
firms engaged in tha manufacture of
annor-piate, and that the government
did not have an opportunity of buying
of foreign firms, as American firms
were sailing armor to Itusiia at $250 a
ton.
FOR A EEET SUGAR FACTORY.
Actlvo Work of t'm t'nniiiierclal Club
if I. it Ci-hiiiIm-
La Grande, Or., Feb. 23. Tlecemly
Turner Oliver, in behalf of the Com
mercial Club, applied to tho Oregon
Itailroad & Navigation officials to makn
a rate on sugar beets, in anticipation, of
establishing a sugar factory in this val
ley. The rate applied for was 50 cents
a ton from nil points within Union
county. In response to this request,
the railway company guarantees to es
tablish the following rates:
Within 25 miles, 50 cents a ton; 25
to 50 miles, 75 cents; CO to 100 miles,
1.
This is equivalent to a rate of 50 cents
a ton from all points within the coun
ty, except North Powder. A request
will be made to have the latter point
included in the 50-cent rate, the dis
tance from North Powder by rail being
82 miles. A letter has been received
from Engineer Silech, the constructor
of a beet-sngar factory at Eddy, N. M.,
and in it he says that the factory at
that place will be finished very Eoon.
As soon as tho work is finished and
some minor details are settled, Mr.
Silech and his associates will come to
La Grande.
Cmrovilrh iu ;1 f'nlih.
Eatoum, Feb. 22. Grand Duke
George of llussia, the czarovitch,
younger brother of the czar, and heir
presumtive to the throne, who has been
in bad health for a long time past, has
started on a sea cruise. He will pro
ceed to Constantinople.
Six lriim Munlrreil.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 22. A report
from Winona, 40 miles south of here,
eiys Mrs. Waldron, Thomas Spiccr and
wife, their daughter, Mrs. House, and
the latter's two children were mur
dered at their home near that place.
Th Trey In Hon of Common.
London, Feb. 22. A copy of the gen
eral arbitration treaty and President
Cleveland's messige on the tubject
Vas issued to the bouse ol commons tonight.
THE JOINT ASSEMBLY.
Do'h Vnr mill Mht Hhn llald
III I'.iikI llrault.
Tho total number present nt Mon
day's joint convention in Pultun was
thirty-six twenty-six from tlio houso
mul Ion from tlio senate.
H.o usual foiniulity of dirprnsirg
with tlio leading f tlio journal hoving
been udoptod, tho joint assembly took a
recess till 9 o'clock at night,
When tha joint assembly met nt
night, tliirty-tlireo weio found to bu
present, Tho absentees wero Senator
Hughes and Taylor and Representatives
Hudson, Thomas, Vuughan and Wag
ner. When his name was called, Sena
tor Gowan made n (speech and reviewed
at length the situation fmm the stand
point of a Mitchell supporter. Ho laid i
t!io rosponsibilty for the hold-up on tho
opposition, mid said:
"Wc demand only what is right. Wo
will r.cvor surrender to what is wrong.
They chargo that Senator Mitchell
nlono is responsible for this hold-up.
Wo deny it; as a body of men and as
individuals, wo deny it on document
ary evidence. I desire to read n letter
which will foayver set that statement i
at icfit." . 1
Cowan then read tho following lat
ter: 1
"Salem, Or., Feb. 23, 1807. Hon.
Samucd Hughes, Chairman of tho lto
pullican Confeicncc, Salem, Or. My
D,;ur Sir: I understand thero is a
stung disposition upon tho part of a
niajoii'ty of the Republicans to adjourn
tha legislature sino die, without fur- )
tiior cU'ort to tccuro tho election of a
icnator. This would leave tho state
(nily partly represented in tho scnato
of tho United States, tho effect of
whijh, in all probability, would bo to
place tho control of tho scnato in tjio
hands of thoro opposed to tho Republi
can party, in which event the defeat of
tariff legislation at tho comi::g extra
ordinary session of congress would be i
a-saiod." It seems to me, therefore,
theio is a paramount duty resting upon I
you, to make oi-o n:oio determined
effort, before final adjournment, to so
curo tho election of a senator. Thero
aie many prominent Republicans locat
ed in different sections of tho state, 1
eminently qualified for tho position
men who would do credit to the party, 1
tho state and tho nation. I will co
operate with you and all other Repub- j
Hears in the legislature in endeavoring
to bring about tho election of such a
republican as the republican confer-
ence, to wlioin tins letter is niciresscu,
will agree upon. Yours very sincerely,
"John H. Mitchell."
Gowan then went on to -dicsuss tho
letter, and said:
"A caucuB of thirty-nino Repub
licans is behind John 11. Mitchell, and
we Co not propose to chango
baso at
vins wmo.
In conclusion, lie said: "I give it ns
my ,opiiiion that wc must adjourn, w ith
out securing legislation, and without
the el. -ct ion 0!' a United States senator."
Biown stated that the letter which
Gowan had read had been presented to
the conference Kcpublicans.and that tho
tonfoience by a standing vote, had de
cided to 6tay by its candidate, "who
ever he is," until they got a chance tn
vote for him. "
Senator Heed, of Douglass, made a
speech, and introduced a latter, which'
ho said had been presented to tho re
publican conference.
Tho paper was substantially an r.grce
rr.eni to bo signed by all sides, in which
tho meaibois were pledged to organizo
and secure remedial legislation, and to
vote for r.o candidate for United States
senator in such manner as to elect him,
and to co distribute their votes as to
prevent an election. Tho full text of
tho letter was withheld from publica
tion. After i-cvcral other speeches of minor
importance tho convention adjourned
without takiir.' a ballot.
Tim Koi'Utn.
The rcratq held a brief Fcss:on Mon
day. The following motion was
made by Michell of Wasco:
"Iij l:o::or of the occasion, this being
tho 105th anniversary of tho birth of
Gcorgo Washington, who was 'First in
peace, first in war, and first in tho
hearts of his countrymen,' I move that
;he senate now adjourn."
Reed of Douglas sprang quickly to
his feet, saying:
"I have an amendment to offer. I
move that the senate now adjourn sino
die."
"The motion is not susceptible of nn
amendment of that kind," replied tho
president. "Besides, it i itself out of
order."
Michcll's motion carried, 15 to 14.
The Benson house met, and very Eoon
thereafter adjourned.
The Davis house met in the morning
with eleven membres present. It im
mediately adjourned.
The Fngo of Kn.rx" Ieml.
Beverly, Mass., Feb. 25. John Ba
ker, "the sae of Essex," an abolition
ist, and one of the founders of the re
publican party, is dead, aged 85. He
suffered a broken hip in a fall three
months aero, and paralysis resulted and
caused his death. He was born in
Beverly, August 18, 1S12, and has al
ways lived there.
Mulhall, the noted etatistician, ' thought ho has typhoid fever. Itepre
spent over forty years in accumulating tentative Vaughan, of Lane, who has
the material for this one volume of been ill with la grippe fur a number
statistics. j cf days, is convalescent. ' I
Cntie far Activity.
"What is Bexton hustling around to
in the interest of a curfew ordinance
for?"
"His boy saw him coming out of a
variety theater the other night and
went home and told about it." In
dianapolis Journal.
Pearl divers remain nnder water on
an average from fifty to eighty seconds.
.M.-rtvA .ham thv ho? r'
I mained as long as six minutes ucdet j that it stood in th samo relation as instruction I may be able to give, r-o-I
-a'" I third bouse. ' I vide.' v expend are oaid.
END OF THE FORTY DAYS.
lb lenfttr. Hiiwer, lilrt Not to
Adjourn HIiih Ma.
I Tho senate at Sulom failed to adjourn
Friday, which ended tho forty day.
By n vote of 10 to 14 adjournment was
taken till 2:30 P. M. on Monday. Sen
ator Carter east the deciding vote.
There was no dehate on tho question
of adjournment a9 was expected.' Sell
ing moved that when tho senato ad
journ it adjourn to Monday. Tho yeas
and nays wero called for, and tho voto
resulted in a tic, us follows:
Yeas Dates, Dawson, Gesner, Hob
ton, Holt, King, Mackay, McClnng,
Michell, Mnlkey, Patterson of Wash
ington, Bellini, Smith, . Wudo, Mr.
President 15.
Kays Browncll, Calbreath, Cnrter,
Daly, Driver, Dufur, Gowan, Harmon,
llasletino, Hushes, Johiifon, Patterson
of Marion, Price, Heed, Taylor 15.'
Cater then changed from nay to yea,
making tho voto 10 yeas, 14 nays.
When Smith's name w..s called ho said
ho would etay till Monday, but did not
want it understood that ho would stay
hero indefinitely.
After tho result was announced Reed
naked the pre-.ident if the senate was
to meet in tho afternoon, llo thought
somo of the senators who voted for tho
resolution misunderstood its import.
Smith then moved to reconsider tho
vote. Ho was seconded by Daly. Tho
president put tho motion and it was
lost. This settled tho question of ad
journment. Gowan of the judiciary committco re
ported tho Gowan salary bill with
amendments. Tho amendments .wero
adopted and tho bill ordered engrossed
for a third reading.
The following amendments wero
made in salaries of Multnomah county
ofilcials: County jadge, 3,000 'per
year; clerk, C,500; recorder, $3,500;
sheriff, f!,500; treasurer, 2,000.
Joint Fptnlon Accniniilltln'il Nothing,
Long beforo tho time of tho conven
ing of tho joint assembly Friday peoplo
began to enter tho galleties of tlio
house. When tho 1:0011 hour nrriv.il
tho galleries wero crowded in tho ex
pectation that voting for senator would
bagin. Their anticipations wero hot
realized, however. Tho proceedings
were but a repetition of previous ones.
AVhen Chairman Erownell called the
convention to order he said that ho was
i:i receipt of letters from llepresenta
tirea Hudson, Mitchell and Vaughan
K-.;i::3 they nro Etill tco ill to attend.
CTi'.o roll was then called, show ing that
dirty-six members- were present. -
representative Wagner was in his
c.it for tho first timo for several days.
Thn llon-iill I'nnnn.
The Benson liouso met Friday morn
ing and Crawford's resolution to de
clare vacant tho 6cats of tha twenty
seven unqualified member!! was called
up. Souiers argued tlia question from
its legal standpoint m.J claimed that
this act would not bo toexpal the mem
bers, but simply to open tho way to fill
their seats.
Huntington took issuo with Somers.
He did r.ot think tho house had a right
10 declare the seats v.cant. It had u
right to notify the governor simply that
theso men had failed to take he oath
of office and let him net accordingly.
. There was some further discussion by
Nosier, Lake and Crawford, and it was
decided by a voto of 13 ayes, 7 noas to
defur the matter.
To UtiUil a Tin'tuRO r.ullwny.
Tho feature of Thursday morning's
sesiion of the senate was tho adoption
of a substitue for tha bill introduced by
Senator Michell relating to tho con-
stmction and operation of a portago
1 railway from The Dalles to Celilo. Tho
subitituto was reported by Senator Har
mon, chairman 01 tlio committee on
commerce end navigation, which com
mittee had made a visit to the seeno
and personally examined the ground
over which the proposed road is to bo
built. The substitute bill differs from
that proposed by Senator Michell in
that provision is made for the procure
ment of trackago facilities from tlA
Oregon Hail road & Navigation Com
pany and the sale of material now owned
by tho stato in tho event eucIi trackago
arrangement with the O. 11. & N. Co.
is made. It also reduces the amount
of the appropriation f:om 195.000 to
0130,000. Accompanying the bill was
the report of Civil Engineer S. L. Lov
cll. He recommends that construction
of the road commence at Big Eddy,
which is tho head of navigation. Mr.
Lovell's estimates on tho cost of tho
road are as follows: I
Roadbed, 74,025.50; tics, 04,000;
rails, 20,000; joints and spikes, 36,
000; tracklaying and ballasting, 3,000;
delivering material, 2,000; elevator,
5,000; ten per cent for exigencies,
11,800; total, 1C2;325.50.
I
representative Hudson, of Washing
ton county, who is ill with typhoid
fever nt Salem hospital, is getting along
satisfactorily under the care of Dr.
Smith, representative from Marion. It
was reported that Hudson was in a very
critical condition, but Dr. Smith fays
he feel i no alarm about him. repre
sentative Krusc (Populist), of Clacka
mas, was yesterday taken to tho hos-
I pital. Ho is finite sick, and it is
j
I
usual and
Tha liTl Ifnnu.
Davis house met as
The
I Bilyeu of Lane created a diversion by
calling attention to the action of tho
Benson house in seeking to declare
their seats vacant. He wanted to know
if this made their railroad passes un-
constitutional. The chair would not
decide the question. Bilyeu then asked
the chair to give an opinion on the
Tiancin hmi. RnA.ibpr Divin rpnlierl
Cultivation of
Cccts.
Suar
IN T.IE KOliUIWKST SECTION
Furmrni Will lliivo nn Iti-rot
Muc kliulilrr in I xpi'it Who
Mil In-iriiot Ihi-111.
M. Ilichnvd Kuhne, of Tigardvillp,
Or., vvas in Portland recently, and
showed much inteicst in tho agitation
for establishing the bect-suwr industry
in tho Northwest. Mr. Kiihno 'u a
g'liduate of tho National Agricultural
college, of Beiliii,- and for tlio last
twenty years has devoted his lime to
the htinly and work of producing sugar
from beets. Willi an extended experi
ence in Germany, ami being 0110 of tho
prime-movers in establishing the Grand
khind sugar factory, in Nebraska, ho is
. .. . - r .. .. 1....1.1.. :..r
' I'omuo.i 10 ihumi
won on uio fuivjo.i. iur. i.minu ;ia
connected with that factory until about
three years ago, and during tho period
1 was for somo timo agricultural expert
of the state. When interviewed on tho
practicability of tho industry in this
section, ho was enthusiastic, and ex
pressed gieat confidence that tho move-
j ment on foot would result in somo sub
stantial benefits, as it was a similar
condition of deprefced markets that in
duced tho Nebraska farmers to laumh
into tho business. Several tests and
I experiments bo l.aa r.:ado in producing
tho beets wero said to bo most satisfac
tory. -.Tho Northwest needs un organ-
, ization, ho thinkD, which will take hold
cf tho matter i:i a systematic manner,
and co!',ceti.:v".e tho minds of the peo
ple to tha vast wealth that must 'follow
intelligent cultivation of beets 'for tho
manufacture of sugar. He kindly ofi'e;s
his services gratis if expenses aro de
frayed, to give instructions to any col
lection of farmers that w ill take an
interest in tho matter. To a reporter,
Mr. Kuhne said:
"The belief prevails that tho dry
weather wc liavo for a period during the
summer and autumn months will be in
jurious to beets grown for sugar manu
facture. I have proven this to bo r.ot
true by actual experiments. Beets re
quiro a deep soil, ur.d careful cultiva
tion. Given three, which tho North
west is more capable of furnishing than
many other localities that arc r.ow im-r.'-ciisely
prospeious in tho tho same
business, beets renniro less rain than
other vegetables. While I was connect
ed with the Grand Island factory, in
Nebraska, this quality of tho beet was
fully shown. In 1SU0 tho season wu3
so dry that tho grains on cars of corn
won hi not form; oats, barley and wheat,
os well H3 vegetables, were a failure.
Everything was dried up by the south
winds, except tho beets. They stood
it finely, and yielded from six to ten
tons per acre, with from sixteen, to
twenty per cent of -saccharine n'.ut'.er.
This was tho only income tho fanners
had that year, mid immediately tho
state gavo tho farmers a bounty, i:i
recognition of the importauca oi Uio
crop.
"Beets thrivo best in sandy coll, with
a little clay mixed, or in a clayey Foil,
with a little sand. This combination
of soil has been, proven to piodr.co the
best and richest beets. Bottom land.i,
along liveisgrowgreaterqnantiticB, bat
the beets contain less sacihaiine mat
ter. By cartful cultivation, bottom
lands can be made to produce beets
yielding from twelve to fif.een per cent
saccharine, while uplands will yield
from Eixteen to twenty per cant sacch
arine. Tho uplands have about aver
aged ten to twelve tons per acre, while
bottom lands go much over this.
"During the threo years that I have
been in Oregon, I have each year raised
somo sugar beets, part of which have
been submitted to analysis at the ex
perimental station in Corvallis, and u
few havo been sent to other places for
tests. My experiments w ith beets on
the uplands has been a yield f twelve
tons an acre, with saccharino contents
from sixteen to eighteen percent. This
tc:t of saccharine. was mado by the ex
perimental station at Corvallis, and by
careful cultivation the per cent could
have been raised to twenty easily. Tho
samo beets, after many ncavy rains,
occurring about tho 0th of November,
still showed fifteen to sixteen per cent
saccharine, with tho great purity of
ninety-ono per cent.
"What we need is to get n factory
started in some manner. Tho parsons
who will then be eager to engage in tho
business will surprise ynu. If tho
farmers aro not ublo to pay cash for
shares in a factory, arrangements could
be inado to havo them pay them in
beeta. This method of obtaining suffi
cient support to start would havo a
donblo advantage. The farmer would
reap a p! Wit, arvi the factory would also
receive n be,'.c5r., as it is necessary for
them to have the beets anyhow. Euro
pean countries have adopted the plan,
and in Germany it is seldom that out
fide capital is used to erect a factory.
There are 400 factories in ojieration
there, and in nearly every one fanners
are stockholders. j
"The quickest eolutioi is for each
farmer to sow uLont a quarter of an
acre with lcet sugar, and dcmor.strato
for himself what the1 ground will yield.
In sowing this amount of ground, nbont !
five pounds of teed should l,o used. In I
getting seed it is very essential to obtain
the best, for in this rests a large pcr-
centage 0: tne sugar content.
The most approved kind I have yet
used is a mixture of half Klein Wans-
h'biner Original and half Wilmorin
Blanche Amelioree. If farmers will
procure seed, and get together in some
kind of a meeting, I am willing to at-
tend such ana lurnisli toem whatever
To Stimulate
CLIMAX 13 AT HAND.
riillliilu I.liiil llrvnll Vtrelnf
Uumi i 4olltti0.
New York, Feb. 22. A dispatch to
the Herald fiom Manila says:
General La Chumbro, who has occu
pied Santo Domingo, is now advancing
on Silling, Cornell and Marina and
will attuci; tho rebel forces within
three days. Tho number of troops em
ployed is not published. Tho batteries
employed aro two Kiup batteries of
eight centimeters, ono battery of nine
end two mortars of fifteen ceutimetoiH.
Willi General I.a Chumbro is General
Marina, w ho takes ono battery of artil
lery ol eight centimeters.
From all rejiirts it would saom that
if tho Spaniards uro lucky enough to
inflict a decisive chastisement upon thn
rebels in Cavitc, tho entire revolution
will collarsu. Tho absenca of a real
leader must tell upon Ilia rebels, mid
all their principal men aro cither in
to fortress here or havo bowi shot by
the authorities. Francisco llojas, tho
millionaire and . friend of General
Blanco; liizil, the doctor mid idol of
tho Philippine Indians; Luna, tha ar
tist whosj pieturu-wou a gold modal at
the Paris exposition, and every oilier
native or hali'-casto of wealth, or Snllu
enco in the Catipuna or inner circles of
conspiracy, which tho natives created
for their o.wn purposes inside tlio lodges
of Masonry, into Vhich tho Spaniards
conll lently initiated them years ago,
aro in the toils oi tlio lav and may ba
shot any day.
An iniinenfo ai'V.nnt of suffering has
been inflicted on their funyilies by
tliesa misguided men. In dozens of
ca -;s large estates of thoo implicated
havo been embargoed by tho govern
ment, and peoplu formerly opulent aro
reduced to poverty. Even somo nativo
Catholic priests aro among tho prison
ers, seven at least having been tempted
into tho plot.
Tho machinations of tho rebels seem
to havo permeated ell Quarters, and
they havo taken in their withering
grasp natives and half-breeds in every
station of hie, from tliu millionaire
property-owner, local governor, govern
ment dork, official tljutoror professor
in college, to tho most ignorant and
poorest fisherman and domestic Fcrvant
iii foreign or Spanish employ. Indeed,
it would bo difficult to find a parallel
for such widespread treachery.
If tho I'i'hels on 'he island can get rid
of tho Sp.i.iiards they can run tho coun
try and pay no moro taxe3. Every ono
will havo plenty to cat, nothing to do
and pay 110 "oedul.v" or other tax to
anybody. This is thosimplu argument
which tho agents uso everywhere to
beat up recruits and get tho peasants to
join their ranks. Their ideas tiro
largely socialistic.
As an illustration of thesa delight
ful tenets tho washermen, who havo
mostly all turned robcta, walked off
with iialf tho wardrobes of male and fe
male Manila, for every ono uses whito
tropical clothing tho year round, and
consequently for a timo tho rebels wero
tho best dressed gentlemen in tho Phil
ippines, while their luckless customers
wero gettiii ' new clothes togathar.
WAS ONCE A MAHINc.
Murrteri-r Itu'lcr Hnrvt.il Snnmnn on
Utml'iTi.. IH H Trllltiiiti.
San Francisco, Feb. 22. Bullir has
been a marine in her majesty's service,
in addition to his oilier occupations,
llo has been identified by two of bis
former shipmates. John Conway and
Thomas Collins, of this city wero at
0110 time s lilors on board 11. M. S.
Triumph. There was a marine : board
by the name of Ashe. When the old
sailors saw the picturo of Butler they
recognized tho face. Collins was posi
tive the man was their old shipmato
Ashe, and to make sum Conway went
to see him a few. days ago.
Ashe was with Conway and Collins
in 18S0, when tho Triumph, whilo oil
her way out hero from England, put
into Chile. Whilo thero a detachment
of men was put on board from the ship
Liffey, which was then doing duty as a
prison ship for tho confinement of
minor offenders. Asho was among
these. He had been confined on board
the Liffey for stoaling a ring.
At Victoria, Conway and Collins,
whoso terms had expired, left tho ship
and lost sight of Ashe. At tho city
prison Conway and Butler recognized
each other immediately and talked for
somo time. To Conway it is understood
Butler outlined his proposed defenso
when ho returns to Australia, and said
ho has his reasons for being known us
Weller.
SAVED BY THE PARROT.
l'copls In a llnmlng Itwollhig Warned
1 i.f Tlmir l'nl.
Oakland, Cal., Feb. 22. Nino lives
wero saved by a parrot in Piedmont
yesterday. The shrill screams of the
bird aroused the Humo family from
slumber to discover that their mansion
on Piedmont avenue was in flames.
George W. Hume, the well-known ship
owner, was the first one alarmed. Ho
aud his son E Iwurd got the ladies of the
household safely out of doors. El ward
tried to telephone to tho fire depart
ment, but us ho called lio was com
pelled to leave tho instrument, being
driven out by smoke and flames.
Tho beautiful home, with much of
its valuable contents, was totally de
stroyed. Within a sort timo after tho
fire was discovered, nothing was left
but a blackened mass of ruins.
OcrniHti l.oNtt-Cnvf-ion I'll!.
Berlin, Feb. 22. The German loans
conversion bill passed its second read
ing today in the reichstug, after several
amendments proposed by Herr Richter,
the lopIe'i party leader, had been re
jected. ftalv.Moit String Settled.
Galveston, Tex., Feb. 23. Tho
street car strike was settled this morn
ing. The men returned to work at the
scale in effect prior to the trouble. Tho
agreement is to last a year.
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Donning, Hupl-lnn ('niiipiiiijf'i llovlow
of I rmio.
Wheat advanced 8 !c last week andf
closed near tho top at 7C)jo to 70 6-8c,
nftor touching 73 B-8o on Tuesday
showing n not gain for tho week of Z
to 2 0-8. Tho action the, greater part
of the tiaiu indicated that tho market
was a long 0110 uurl that big holders
showei' little intention of selling ontt
as they believe tho situation is us strong
if not stionger than ever. Further talk
on Friday and Saturday of tumble, be
tween "ill key and Greece added to tho
firmnciis of tho situation. Tho news
taken ultngcthei' would ordinarily be,
tdihidcKil veiy bullish, much mora ca
than was represented by such an ad
vance its wr.s in the end established.
While the foreigueis appear indiffer
ent to the conipsiativo strength of tho
,vheat on this side, it is pwsiblo be
cause they have so much already bought,
for tdii ii'.cnt hence. Hie daily clear
ances of wheat and four fiom Atlantic;
vorts certainly indicate that United
Kingdom envois havo control of n hirga
quantity of wheat mid Hour in this
ronntiy w hich they aio ublo to take at
their convenience. If that is so, they
must hold it in share of May options,
which they 0.111 chango quietly as suits
their convenience for the, actual prop
erty. Either that is tho caso or thosa
who do tho buying for foreign account
havo been for sonic timo carefully con
cealing their operations. If all that in
supposed to be kr.ow 11 as the facts about
foreign requirements and sources of
supply docs rot piovo to bo very far
from what has been mid is still claimed
for them, the importing nations aro
narrowed down to Russia, tho Danubian
countries 111 d Noith America for tup
plies until next January. Tho chief
dependence, judging from pretcnt in
dications, must continuo to be upon tha
country. It Ecems unavoidable, there
fore, that tho importing nations must
continue to take up their present quota
of about 3,000,000 bushels a week, and
if holders of May wheat continuo to
hold it ns firmly as they aro now doing;
they should have the rower in tho end.
Mxykt-t (,''"' I"""'
Portland, Or., Fob. 23, 1SD7.
Fiom 1 ortland, Salem, Csscadia'
and Dayton, f-1.25; Benton county and
Whito Lily, $4.25; giajiam, 3.00; su
peifinc, $2.75 per barrel.
Wheat Wal la Walla, 70SCc; Val
ley, 81S2o per bushel.
Oats Choico white, 804Co per
bushel; choico gray, 384Cc.
Hay Timothy, $13 13.50 per ton;,
clover, $11.00012.00; wheat nndoat,.
010.00(11 per ton.
Burliy Feed bailey,' $18.C0 pcton;.
brewing, $20.
Millbtuffs Bran, $15.00; thorts,
$10.50; middlings, $20.
Butter Creamery, 45 55c; dairy,
8040c; store, 17)j, 30o per roll.
Potatoes Oregon Buibanks,C070c;
Garnet Chiles, 7Cc; Early Pose,,
70o par Btok; Bweets, $3.00 per
cental for Merced; r.cw potatoes, 0j
per pound.
Onions $1.60(311.73 per sack.
Pou ltiy Chickens, mixed, $3,009
S.25; gerse, s?34; turkeys, live, 11c;
ducks, $4G.0O ner dozen.
Eggs Ortgon, 13(3 14o per dozen.
Chccso Oregon, 12v,c; Young
America, 13'.c per pound.
Wool Valley, ICo per pound; East
ern Oregon, (!Sc.
HopE 0lt'cper pov.nd.
Beef Gioss, top steers, $2.7503.00;
cows, $2.25032.50; dressed beef, 4(3
D)(,o per pound.
Mutton Gioss, best sheep, wethers
nr.d ewes, fj3.C03.2G; dressed mut
ton, Ohttgflo per pound.
Hoes Gioss, choice, heavy, ?3.25
3.00; "lilit nr.d fcedeip, 2. 00 03. 00;
dressed, $4.5005.00 per cwt.
Veal Large, 0o;C; small, CCS
CJj p r pound.
Seattle,' Wash., Feb. 23, 1807.
Wheat Chicken feed, 27 per ton.
Oats Choice, $C32-1 per ton.
Enrley Rolled or giound, $.23 pcr
ton.
Corn Whole, !?20 pur ton; cracked
021 ; feed meal, $20.
Flour (Jobbing) Patent excellent,.
$5.10; Novelty A, $4.00; California
brands, $5.20; Dakota, $5.50; patent,
$0.25.
Millstnffs Bran, $14.00 per ton;
shorts, $18.
Feed Chopped feed, $18.00 per ton;
middlings, $22; oileako meal, $29.
Hay Pngot found, pur ton, $3,009
10.00; Eastern Washington, $14.
Butter Fancy nativo creamery,
brick, 25c; select, 24c; tubs, 23c;
ranch, 17c.
Cheese NntivoWashington,12j?a
Vegetables Potatoes, per ton, $180
20; parsnips, per sack, 75c; beets, per
sack, 00c; turnips, per sack, 00c; ruta
bagas, per suck, 75c; carrots, per sack,
B545c; callaje, per 100 lbs, $1.00;
onions, per 100 ils, $2.00.
Sweet potatoes Per 100 lbs, $3.25,
Poultry Chickens, live, per pound,
hens, 8k,c; dressed, 10011c; ducks,
$1.005.00; dressed turkeys, 15.
Eggs Fresh lanch, 16c; Eastern,
c per dozen.
Freeh Meats Choico dressed beef,
steers, 0c; cows, Cc; mutton, sheep,
iyQ per pound; lamb, 5c; pork, bo pcx
pound; veal, small, 8c.
Fresh Fish Halibut, 000; salmon,
500; salmon tiout, 7010; Coundcrs
and soles, 34c.
Provisions Hams, largo, 11c; hams,
small, lljc; hreakfast bacon, 10u;
dry n1" Bides, 6J4O per pound.
Ban Francisco, Feb. 23, 1S07.
Potatoes Salinas Bnrbanks, OOcQ
51. 10; Early Rose, 750 80c; River Bar
banks, 60 075c; sweets, $1.6501.75 per
cental.
Onions 75c3$2.00 per cental.
Eggs Ranch, 120 14 per dozen.
Butter Fancy creamery, 20020; da
seconds, 18019c; fancy dairy, 17c;
seconds, 1 4 0 1 5c.
Cheese Fancy mild, new, 10c;
fair to good, 708't'c; Young America.
11012c; Eastern. 14014a