DEFENSE OF THE PORT
General Wilson Reports on
Columbia Fortifications.
ftROGRESS MADE TOON THE WORE
iSutlmatee for River and Harbor lm
proveuients In Oreron and
Washington.
Washington, Oct. 25. In the n
nual report of General Wilson, chief of
fnigneers, the following is said about
defenses at the mouth of the Columbia:
"The defenses include works of the
slder type, one garrisoned and one in
charge of an ordnance sergeant With
the funds appropriated by tbe act of
1896, work was commenced during the
year on tive emplacements for 10-inch
guns on disappearing carriages, two
emplacements for 8-inoh guns on disap
pearing carriages, and two mining case
mates. At the close of the year, the
10-inch emplacements were completed,
tad three 10-inch carriages mounted.
A wharf had been built for the con
struction of the 8-inch emplacements,
all necessary plant assembled and the
.exoavation completed. One mining
e:.seraate was also under construction
With the f iiiid8 appropriated by the act
bf 1897, au additional emplacement for
an 8-inch gun on a 'disappearing car
riage and a mortar battery for eight 12
inoh mortars will be constructed. At
Ihe close of the year, plans for these
workB had been partially prepared,
There are no existing works of defense
en Puget sound."
The following estimates ive made for
rivor and harbor improvements for
Oregon and Washington for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1899:
ORKGON.
oqnine river ll.r,000
Upper UouuUl river 28,000
oo Bav 600,000
Muslaw river 100,000
Tillamook Bay 52,1)00
oiuuiliiu rher bnlow Tongue point 71,660
-Columbia river ami Lower Willamette... 800,000
Canal ai Cascades 'JiH.'ltM
(rutitrini? the naieri of the Columbia
river 1,000
I'ppur Columbia and Snake rivers 20,000
WASHINGTON.
Cray's harbor $480,000
I'Dgci round 26,0u0
Kverett harbor 160,000
Nwinomish slough 47,000
Chclialis river 8,000
Olympia harbor 120,000
Cowlitt river 1,000
No action has been taken on the ap
propriation for a harbor of refuge at
Port Orford, the secretary holding that
the demands of commerce are not suffi
cient to occasion the expenditure.
The simple announcement is made
thai the secretary has not approved the
project at Yaquina, and no estimate is
made. ,
It is stated that the land has not yet
been acquired for the boat railway at
The Dalles. For the same reason,
nothing has beeu done on the Seattle
lllUsh.
CERTIFICATES NOT REQUIRED.
HIS FIRST STATEMENT.
STARVED TO DEATH.
t odg a 11 an ford's Killing ai to Wives and
Children of Chines Merchants.
Seattle, Oot 23. Judge Hanford,
f the federal court, today handed down
deoisiou in a Chinese case, in which
he holds that the wives and children of
Chinese merchants doing, business in
the United States do not have to have
certificates from the Chinese govern
merit to entitre them to enter this
ountry. Government officials here say
that, if the opinion ie upheld by the
higher courts, it means that the iinpor-
tant section of the Chinese exclusion
act which provides that eons and
daughters of Chinese merchants doing
business in this country roust secure
certificates from their home government
is no longer the law. United States
District Attorney Briuker will at once
report to the treasury department Judge
Hanford's ruling, and it is expected
that tbe attorney-genreal'a office will at
ouce take steps to have the case ap
pealed to the supreme oourt.
Treasury agents claim that if the de
cision holds it will open the gates for i
flood of Orientals, for, if certificates are
not required, any number of Chinese
can claim to be children of merchants
in the United State.
Judge Hanford's decision is in direct
opposition to that of Judge Lacombe,
of New York. .
(.aetgert Swears He Is Innocent of the
Crime Charged.
Chicago, Oot. 25. The press tonight
obtained the one great feature missing
n the famous Luetgert trial the sworn
testimony of the defedant minself,
Adolph A. Luetgert.
Standing tonight in the gloomy jail
adjoining the grim-looking graystone-
court building, in which his remark
able trial had at last been brought to
finish, the burly sausage-maker
capped the climax of the extraordin
ary series of events which began with
his sensational bankruptcy and the al
leged frightful diabolism of boiling his
wife to death at midnight in a vat in
his factory cellar. Tonight, closely
following the result of the trial which
has attracted world-wide attention,
Luetgert made under oath a statement
for the press concerning the fearful
2rime chraged against him, the first
sworn statement yet made by him and
the first statement of such kind ever
known in newspaper annals. The
affidavit was put in writing in due
legal form, certified to by a notary.
Ex-Judge William A. Vincent, the
leading counsel for the defendant, in
this celebrated case, the man to whose
brains and skill and energy Luetgert,
beyond all doubt, owes his great legal
victory, gave consent to the affidavit
being made.
The scene in the jail when Luetgert
took the oath was as dramaVio as the
circumstances were unique. In the
dimly-lighted jail corridor, Luetgert,
standing erect, and grasping the bars
that still kept him from liberty, lifted
his right hand and solemnly asserted,
as the notary administered the binding
form. The grewsome surroundings
were a reminder in some degree of the
midnight occurrences in the factory
cellar that have become familiar to
hundreds of thousands who have fol
lowed the details of the great trial.
Pew, if any, of the curious prisoners
and turnkeys who were spectators had
any inklings of what was taking place.
Luetjert, the notary and a representa
tive of the press conferred together for
a few minutes and then Luetgert, with
out hesitation, made the affidavit and
signed it in ink with the hand that is
alieged to have committed one of the
most fiendish crimes on record.
The affidavit explicitly declares Lnet
gert's innocence. The documon' in
full is as follows:
"To the Publio:
"The result of my trial, ending to
day, is a victory for me, because of the
disagreement of the jury; but I am
very much disappointed, and very
much surprised that the jury did not
bring in a verdict ot not guilty.
1 did not kill mv wife, and do not
known where she is, but I am sura it is
only a question of time until she comes
home.
"I did not go upon the witness stand
booause my lawyer, Judge Vincent,
was bitterly opposed to my doing so,
and because he advised me that it was
not necessary. I am grateful for the
tremendous change in public sentiment
n my favor, and time will demonstrate
that I am not only innocent, but a very
grievously wronged man.
"Adolph A. Luetgert
'Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 35th day of October, A. D. 1897
"U. F. Sullivan, Notary Public."
Out of a Population, of Twenty-Fivs
Hundred, Only Five Snrvive.
New York, Oct., 25. A Herald dis
patch from Havana says: A local
wewspaper publishes and vouohes for
tne following: At Chascapeba, in the
district of San Julian, belonging to the
municipality of Melana del Sur there
were concentrated 2,500 persons. These
reooncentrados were the only inhabit
ants of the place. Now there are only
five survivors, the rest having died of
hunger and fever. In Havana city It
is no unusual sight to see 10 or 1J
dead on oue plaza early in the morn
ing. The employers employ regular
roundsmen to remove bodies from the
parks.
There is no abatement in the activity
of the rebels in the western provinces.
The special regiment of Veragua on
its way to the Bubi hills in Pinar del
Rio, stumbled aorosa a dynamite bomb
and lost 10 killed and 41 wounded.
Further on thev came across another,
but it failed to explode. The soldiers
became terrified and refused to proceed.
In Havana province 100 rebels of
Raoul Arango's oommund entered and
raided a town. They carried away a
quantity of clothing and provisions
without a shot being fired by the garri
son. Near Artemisa, Havana province,
a band of insurgents under Aooa at
tacked and macheted theSpanish guer
illa force stationed on the Neptuno
estate.
In a railroad collision between Arte
misa and Maligns several soldiers were
killed.
Inhabitants of a suburb of Havana
report hearing firing just outside the
town last night. The firing continued
for several hours, and this morning
some wounded troops were brought in.
No details of the fight have been obtained.
TO BUY UNION PACIFIC
Russell Sage Forms a Syn
dicate in New York.'
GOVERNMENT TO BE PAID IN FULL
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE KILLED
Terrible Loss ut life bjr Cjetone la the
Philippines.
Madrid, Oct. 25. A dispatch from
Leyte, Philippine islands, says that
place has been almost devastated by a
cyclone, that many persons have been
killed and that the damage to property
is incalculable.
The cyclone destroyed the towns of
Taeloban and Hernani, on the island
of Leyte, as well as several villages,
It is estimated that 400 persona lost
their lives through the disaster.
Later advices from Manila say the
cyclone occurred on October 12, and
added that Carriga and Burga, on the
' eastern coast of Leyte, had been wiped
ont, and that an immense wave swept
the island. Several hundred natives
perished at Tagloban. Tbe cyclone
also swept the island of Sammar. Tb
full extent of the catastrophy is not yet
known, but the damage is estimated at
7,600,000 pesetas.
Will Demand Duty.
Victoria, Oct. 25. Hereafter every
jtound of goods not bought in Canad
-will have to pay duty before being al
lowed in the Klondike country. The
Canadian government has seen fit to re
voke the regulation allowing prospec
tors to take in 100 pounds of goods free
of duty, and customs officers will be
lilaced on the Stickeen route as well ai
at Tagish lake and on the Yukon.
Sword equal to tbe best ever made
. re still pTodnd at Toledo in Spain,
Another Filibuster.
New York, Oct. 25. The Herald has
made investigation into the alleged de
parture of the filibustering expedition
from New York on the schooner Silver
Heels last Saturday. As to the suspic
ious circumstances attending the depar
ture of the vessel, H. P. Brown, her
agent said: "There is nothing suspic
ious about the sailing of the Silver
Heels. She took nothing which could
be regarded as contraband goods. She
Bailed for Norfolk and Charleston in
search of a charter. As her agent, I
should oertainly have known if she had
taken cargo from this port."
Despite the cmphatio denial of
Brown' the Herald learns from other
sources that the Silver Heels did leave
New York Saturday night loaded with
arms and ammunition, and that she
went direct to sea. At some point on
the high seas she is expeoted to trans
fer her cargo to another craft which
would have armed men on board,
whose destination is Cuba. Tomas
Estrada Palma, the Cuban representa
tive, said:
"I am positive that no armed expedi
tion left this port for Cuba."
Subscribers Are Prominent Wall Street
Brokers Seventy-Five MilllUon
Already Turned In.
New York, Oct. 25. -Russell Sage
created a sensation in Wall street late
yesterday by announcing that he had
been invited by President McKinley to
form a syndicate to bid on the Union
Pacifio railroad on the basis of satisfy
ing the full government claim In the
Union Pacifio. Mr. Sage invited sub
scriptions to a plan to be hereafter
brought out by him. The payment of.
the government claim in full is under
stood to be the first condition in this
plan. Mr. Sage's representative an
nounced last nigh; that he had received
subscriptions for over, $75,000,000
within two hours of his announcement.
It was said that he would continue to
receive subscriptibns until his plan was
subscribed at least three times over.
As to the bond transactions, Mr. Sage
thinks there is unlimited capital avail
able for settlement of the Pacifio road
debt without loss to the government.
Among the subscriptions reported to
Mr. Sage's Union Pacific scheme were
the following:
Mr. Astor's subscription is said to
mve been received by cable. Some of
the names are said to represent other
interests besides the subscribers. It is
said a large insurance company will
subscribe $10,000,000.
Mr. Sage goes to Washington today
to confer with the president and the
attorney-general, at their request.
LAUNCH BOILER EXPLODED.
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Office of Powrilne. Honkins A Co.. Chicago
Board of Trade Brokers, 711-714 Chamber bt Com
merce Building, Portland, Oregon.
ARMY AND ALASKA.
The Jury Disagreed.
Chicago, Oct. 25. As Adolph Luet-
gert, who has been on trial on a ciiarge
of having murdered his wife and boil
ing her body in a vat, heard this morn'
ing from the foreman of tlie 14 men
who have been considering his case for
the past 68 hours the words, "We are
enable to agree upon a verdict," he
was as imperturbable as ever, evincing
no joy.
The wonderful nerve of the defend
ant was with bun to tbe end. tie
stood up, and with a good-natured
Binile on his swarthy face shook hands
with his son, Arnold, his counsel and
his business partner, William Charles,
and in less than five minutes was led
back to jail. The jury was dismissed
and the great trial was over.
THE bTICKEEN ROUTE.
Arrangements Being Made by a British
Company.
Winnipeg, Oct. 25. Frank Water-
house, president of the Fort Wrangel,
Olenora & Teslin Lake Transportation
Company, passed through this city
today on his way to London to appoint
agents and arrange for the trip from
Europe to Dawson. From England
the first-class fare will be $1,000; second-class,
$750. These amounts in
clude transportation of supplies and
other necessities for one vear. The
company will have a line of steamers
between ports on Puget sound to the
head of navigation of the Stickeen riv
er, a distance of 130 miles from Fort
Wrangel. From the river to Teslin
lake, a portage of about 115 miles,
pack trains will convey the travelers,
it being intended to have about 1,000
horses on the route. Thence on Teslin
lake and the river conrse to Dawson, a
distance of about 450 miles, boats now
in course of construction are to be used.
Hold-Up on Sluklyou Mountain.
ABhland, Or., Oct. 25. D. C. Pit
zer, a gardener, living four miles south
of Ashland, came to town this morning
and reported that, while returning
from a trip to Northern California,
where he had been with a load ot pro
duce, and while on Siskiyou mountain,
near Steinman, where the stage road
crosses the railroad, at 7 o'clock last
evening, he was stopped by two high
waymen, who ordered him down from
his wagon withdrawn revolvers, after
which they rifled his pockets of a sack
containing $48 in silver, but over
looked $30 in gold in a trousers pocket
The robbers then told him to get on
his wagon and make himself scarce,
which he did in a hurry, reaching his
home at 8 o'clock, and not reporting to
the local authorities until this morn'
ing. The authorities are now invest!
gating the case. Pitzur is not able to
give a very complete description of the
highwaymen.
Cherokees Are Arming.
Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 25. A spe
cial to the Gazette from Fort Smith
savs: It has leaked out here that the
full-blood Cherokees have been secretly
arming themselves and securing large
quantities of ammunition for severa
weeks, but it has been especially brisk
since the return of the attorney sent to
Washington to enjoin the Dawes com'
mission from proceeding to make the
oitizenship rolls. The majority of the
Cherokees are opposed to the treaty
but the most bitter feeling is among
the ignorant full-bloods. They are
prepared to resist any attempt
change their tribal government. K
immediate outbreak is anticipated, but
a great deal depends upon the action of
the council next Monday.
Stockton, Cal., Oct. 25. This after.
noon, the jury in the case of George
Williams, charged with attempting to
wreck the New Orleans express at
Morano station, on the 4th nit., re
turned a verdict of guilty, fixing tbe
penalty st life imprisonment
, Thessaliana May Return.
Athens, Oct. 25. The Turkish gov
ernment has granted permission to
Thessalians who fled from Thessaly af
ter the invasion ol the conquering
Turkish troops under Kdhera Pasha to
return to their homes through Phourka
pass, Monzenki pass and two other
passes near Trikhala and Amiroud. ;
A weak solution of salt in water is
good for tore throat when used as
gargle, and this is (till better if a few
grains of red pepper are added.
Boat of the
Accident to One of the
Texas.
Boston, Oct 25. The boiler of one
of the steam launches of the battleship
TexaB blew up while it was alongside
the battleship, and a number of men,
including two officers and a surgeon,
were injured, none fatally.
The explosion ocourred just as the
launch reached the side of the ship,
having towed down two ship's boats
full of men who were engaged in the
naval parade. On the launch at the
time were 35 men, including Lieutenant-Commander
Delhanty, Lieutenant
Bristol, Ensign Wadhams and Dr. W.
R. DuboBe, the ship' ssurgeon. The
smokestack, the top of the boiler and
part of the canopy over the boiler were
"blown into the air, and what was left
of the launch caught fire from the
flame that followed the bursting of the
boiler, but the Are had little- to burn.
In the pit with the boiler John Phil
lips, an oiler, and John Fisher, a coal
pabser, were ' thrown violently against
the wooden partition. Fisher was
badly injured internally. PhMlips es
caped with severe bruises. The cox
swain, Thomas Sullivan, was thrown
against the side of the launch, but
was only bruised, and the sailor with
him was completely blackened by soot,
but unhurt. Dr. Dubose had two front
teeth knocked out.
We have had a very nervous, sensi
tive market in wheat the past week,
but the undertone has been very strong
at times, and prices were up 5 cents
over a week ago. The news has been
quite bullish in tone, and foreigners
have been liberal buyers of wheat for
nearby shipment. About the only
thing that at all favored the bears was
the fact that rains had fallen moder
ately over the drouth stricken area, and
that fall work was again in progress in
the winter wheat sections. Receipts
of wheat have been large, with an ur
gent demand for good milling wheat
from nearly all quarters. Exports for
the month of September were the larg
est on record, footing up 26,000,000
bushels. The American visible supply
shows an increase of 199,000 bushels
for last week, and now totals 24,629,
000 bushels, against 57,285,000 a year
ago. The fact that France has again
been a large buyer of wheat the past
week has done much to stimulate
prioes, and were it not that speculation
is very liirht we should have seen a far
greater advance. Wheat ia on a legiti
mate basis the basis of supply and de
mand but every one seems to beafraid
of it because they oompa're prices with
what they were a year ago, and many
predict deolines. but while the cash de
mand is as urgent as it is now, and
foreigners are buying our wheat and
flour at the rate they are now doing,
there is no chanoe for more than slight
reactions and everything favors a
higher range of values. We feel very
bullish on the situation, and advise
our friends to get hold of some wheat
and it will soon show them a good
profit.
There has been more weakness
shown in corn than the most sanguine
bear had looked for, and as holders be
came easily frightened and threw their
holdings on a market that was narrow
and with light trade at the start, the
result can easily be foreseen rather
sharp decline with shorts the best buy
ers. Receipts have been large.
General Nelson A. Miles Make His An
nual Report.
Washington.Oot. 25. General Mites
major-general commanding the army,
has made his report to the secretary of
war. General Miles says in part:
"The army, although inadequate ia
point of numbers, was never in a higher
state of efficiency.
"The progress that has been made en
the Pacific coast in the establishment
of modern batteries of artillery ham
made it necessary to occupy new ground
and to adopt a new system of defense. ,r
Attention its invited to the report or
General Merriam, commanding the de
partment of the Columbia, especially tar
the need of a larger garrison at the en
trance to the Columbia river, and to hi
report on the condition and necessities
of the great territory of Alaska.
As all the other territories have been
occupied by military posts and measures
have been adopted for building military
oads, bridging rivers, and, in faot.
Aiding and blocking out the way for
occupation of the vast territories by
citizens, it is deemed but just and ad
visable tii at the same liberal spirit
should be manifested toward that great
and important territory. He says:
As far as practicable it would, h
my opinion, be advisable to have ibr-
waters thoroughly examined by each ot
the naval force as could be used for that
purpose, and as military reconnoitor
ing and exploring parties in past year
have been sent to the bountry to fur
nish knowledge of its character, re
sources and necessities, this, in my
judgment, should be continued on at
larger and more liberal scale. Whiler
there is no confliot between the popul
tion, composed of some 20,000 Indian
and the white explorers and settlors,
yet, as the former are supplied withr
modern arms, they may become tirrba
lent and troublesome. Such hag been
the history of nearly all the tribes in
the other territories. Henoe, it wonkk
be but reasonable to anticipate ther
necessity for a military force in that
territory by the establishment of at least!
three military posts to support the civil
authorities, to give protection to the
white settlers, and to aid in maintain-
BONES WERE MOVED.
to
Marcus Whitman's Grave at Whitman
Mission Opened.
Walla Walla, Wash., Oct. 25. This
afternoon Marcus Whitman's grave, at
Whitman mission, seven miles west of
Walla Walla, was opened, preparatory
to the erection of a mausoleum of brick
and granite thereon by the Whitman
Memorial Association. President Pen
rose, of Whitman college; a few stu
dents and newspaper men only were
present, besides the contractors.
Near the surface of the mound in one
corner, four skulls nearly intact were
discovered; also a number of minor
bones. The skull of Dr. Whitman was
recognized by the gold filling in one of
his teeth and a tomahawk wound at the
base of the skull.
Dr. Whitman, hia wife and 11 asso
ciates, massacred 60 years ago. are sup
posed to be buried in the grave.
The bones were brought to this city
this evening, to be classified by physi
ciana. After being placed in a glass
case for inspection for a few days, they
will be returned to their resting-place,
and the mausoleum of brick and granite
erected over them. '
Tanoma Woman Kills Herself.
Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 25. Mrs-
Frank Alwyn, wife of a saloon-keeper,
shot herself in the breast at an early
hour this morning, dying almost in
stantly. The act was committed in
St Joseph's hospital, where she was
admitted last night. She carefully
planned for her death, wrapping her
self in a rubber blanket, so the bed
clothing would not become bloody.
She left a note saying she was tired of
life with directions for her funeral.
In a bureau was found a shroud, made
by herself, with a card pinned on it
upon which was "Bury me in this."
Mrs. Alwyn was 26 years old.
A Premature Kxplosion.
Kingston, N. Y Oct 25. At Ros
endale today the premature explosion
of a blast in Snyder's cement quarry
killed Arnold Johnson instantly and
inflicted probably fatal injuries on
three others.
Abyssinlans Devastating tiomllland.
Cairo, Oct. 25. News reached here
from Somalil and that the Abyssinian
are devastating that country. They
have already dispersed or w'ped out 10
great Somal tribe
The Yerkes Telescope.
Williams Bay, Wis., Oot. 25.
Charles T. Yerkes' splendid gift is
now in the possession of the university
of Chicago. Shortly after noon, Mr,
Yerkes fomally presented to President
W. R. Harper the keys to the obser
vatory which contains the Yerkes tele
scope. The ceremonies covered two
hours, and the greatest refracting tele
scope in the world, having a 40-inch
lens, is dedicated and ready to be used
by astronomers from every part of the
globe.
Sherwood Depot Burglarised.
Sherwood, Or., Oct 25. The South
ern Pacific depot at this place was en
tered by burglars Sunday night, and a
box containing about $20 in cash and
all the tickets belonging to the office
were taken.
Portland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla, 8081c; Val
ley and Blucstem, 8384c per bushel.
Four Best grades, $4.50; graham,
$3.70; superfine, $2.60 per barrel.
Oats Choice white, 84 35c; choice
gray, 82 33c per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, $19 20; brew-
ng, 20 per ton.
Millstiffa Bran, $14 per ton; mid
dlings, $21; shorts, $15.50.
Hay Timothy, $12 12.50; clover,
$10 11; California wheat, $10; do
oat, $11; Oregon wild hay, $910 per
ton.
Eggs 22 o per dozen.
Butter Fancy creamery, 46 50c;
fair to good, 540c; dairy, 25 35c
per roll.
Cheese Oregon, 1 1 jo; Young
America, 12Jc; California, 910o
per pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.50
8.00 per doezn; broilers, $2.002.60;
geese, $4.005.00: ducks, $3. 00 4. 00
per dozen;' turkeys, live, 89o per
pound.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 85 40c
per sack; sweets. $1.40 per cental.
Onions Oregon, new, red, 90c; yel
low, 80o per cental.
Hops 8 15c per pound for new
crop; 1S06 crop, 67o.
Wool Valley, 14 16c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 712o; mohair,' 20
22o per pound.
Mutton Gross, best eheon, wethen
and ewes, $2. 50 2. 60; dressed mutton,
5c; spring lambs, 6)fo per pound.
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.60;
light and feeders, $3. 00 4. 00; dressed,
$5.506.00 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, $2.753.00;
cows, $2.60; dressed beef, 45,'c per
pound.
Veal Large, 4H5cj small, 5j
Co per pound.
Seattle Market.
Butter Fancy native creamery,
brick. 2325o; ranoh, 1016c
Cheese Native Washington, 10
12c; California, 9'o.
Eggs Fresh ranch, 28 30c
Poultry Chickens, live, per pound,
hens, ll)(c; spring chickens, $2.60
8.00; ducks, $3. 50 4. 00.
Wheat Feed wheat, $26 per ton.
Oats Choice, per ton, $2122.
Corn Whole, $22; cracked, per ton,
$22; feed meal, $22 per ton.
Barley Rolled or ground, per ton,
$22; whole, $22.
Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef,
steers, 6c; cows, 6o; mutton sheep,
6c; pork, 6!c; veal, small, 6.
Fresh Fish Halibut, 4c: salmon, 4
6c; salmon tront, 8c; flounders and
sole, S'j4; ling cod, 45; rock cod,
6c; smelt, 24c.
Fresh Fruit Apples, 75o$l per
box; Saluway peaches, 6060c; clings,
8040c; prunes, Mo per,, pound;
pears, 75c$l per box.
Xiamlnatlon of Captain Loverldg
Chicago, Oct. 25. The officer of
the army constituting the court ot in
quiry to examine into the faota connect
ed with the alleged ill-treatment of
Private Hammond by Captain Love-
ridge, of the Fourth infantry, arrived
at Fort Sheridan today and began th
work of investigation. At the senior
officer of the court, Colonel Simon Sny
der, of th Fifteenth infantry, opened
th proceeding and took charge of the
examination.
ng law in that remote section."
In the last 10 years much attention.
has been given to coast defenses, ajut
most beneficial results are apparent.
Approximately, $26,000,000 has been
appropriated by the government, which
is nearly one-third of what is required.'
to put the country in a safe condition,
of defense. Although the general de
li re of our people, he says, is to main
tain peace with all nations, and tn
policy of the government is one of good
will and peaceful relations with aJK
others, it would be more judioionato
provide defenses than to remain in a
condition of insecurity and permit th
accumulated wealth of many genera
tions to be destroyed or endangered by
any foreign power with which we r
liable to come in contact " A
He recommends fortification a-pprtv-priations
in the West as follows:
Hun Diego .1 WM
Sun Krauciimo lOW
Columbia river - N6,aa
Pugat sound S.14UjDar
He recommends strongly an inereaso
in the army of at least two additional
regiments of artillery, saying that by
December 31 a number of position wilt? '
be armed in part or fully with modem
appliances of war, and that in these Im
portant positions there are no troops) -stationed
and none available for assign
ment to the stations without taking:-,
them from stations where they are at
present imperatively required.
He suggeBts the necessity of adding
four infantry regiments, and recom
mends that congress fix a standard C
strength on a basis of the total popula
tion. This standard, he thinks, should
be a maximum of one enlisted man t
every 1,000 population, and the mini
mum, one soldier to every 2,000 pop
lation. V
Kan Francisco Market.
Wool Nevada 11 13c; Oregon, 12
14c; Northern 1416o per pound.
Hops 11 15c per pound.
Millstuffs Middlings, $2022; Cal
ifornia bran, $16.00 15.60 per ton.
Onions New red. 70 80c; do new
lilverskln, $1.00 1.15 percental. J
Butter Fancy creamery, 27 28c;
do seconds, 2526o; fancy dairy, 28
24c; good to choice, 2022o per pound.
Cheese Fancy mild, new, 13c; fair
to good, 78c per pound..
Eggs Store, 18 26c; ranoh, 86
88 V; EaHtern, 1622; duok, 20c per
dozen.
Potatoes New, in boxes, 80 70c.
Citrus Fruit Oranges, Valencia,
$1.608.00; Mexican limes, $2.60
8.60; California lemons, choice, $2.60;
do common, $1 2 per box.
Hay Wheat, 12 16; wheat and
oat, $1114; oat, $1012; river bar
ley. $78; best barley, I1012;
ilfalfaj $9.60; clover, $8 10.
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jvooueu j neir oinflimwri j
Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 25. Andrev
Norlin was held up last night near
Puyallup and robbed of $40. Norli,
had been working in Montana,' and,,
while in Spokane, met two men who
were "dead broke" and beating their
way to the coast He had $76, andt
took pity on them, paying their way on
freight trains. In repayment for mi
his kindness, as soon as they got off the
train at Puyallup, they almost choked -their
benefactor to death, and took.
what money he bad left. Norlin ga
t fairly good description of the robber
and the jKilice have hopes of oaptnrinf
them.
Life on th Trail.
Chicago, Oct 25. A letter by C X.
Gregory, formerly of Chicago, who lei
here for Alaska in August, Is a clear
portrayal of the hardships of the Whit.
pass:
' There have bern six suicides, b
writes, "three hanging and elereo
killings, besides a number ot death
from exiKisure. It costs $1 to get a let
ter through to Skaguay, and 10 cent
to get it mailed. Prices here are very
high. Flour at Lake Bennett bring, -
$00 a sack; bacon, $1 per pound; bean.
$1 per pound; horseshoe nails bring; 6ft
cents apiece; a pair of shoes will bring;
my price yon like or want to ask; ovtur
ills, $5."
Troops for India.
London, Oct. 25. A large draft et
soldier ha been ordered to get ready
to reinforce eight British cavalry regi
ments now in India.
Survey of Heal Island.
Washington, Oot. 26. General Dot
field, of the geodetio snrvey, has wont
from the Pribyloff islands, under dat
of September 6, which indicate that
tho party engaged in the aurvey of the
seal islands, under the direction of hi
son, will complete their labor thi
season.
Yellow Paver at Mew Orleans.
New Orleans, Oct. 26. A 7 o'olonk
60 new oases and five death had been,
reported.