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MM ' " t "Mi AMERICANS IN CUBA Senate Becoming Alarmed for Their Safety. , INFORMATION IS ASKED FOR AGAINST MR. CORBETT. Cfl"ery Speaks Against the Immigra tion Ilill House Considers Agricultural Bill. Washington, Jan. 15. Senator Can non of Utah, today presented the fol lowing resolution to the senate, and it was adopted: ' "Resolved, That the president is re quested, if in his opinion it is not in compatible with the public interest, to "transmit to the senate at his earliest convenience a statement showing what measures are in force by this govern ment in the island of Cuba and in the waters contiguous thereto to protect the live3, liberty and property of American citizens now dwelling in Cuba." Among the other measures reported to the senate today was the pension appropriation bill. It was placed on the calendar. At the close of the morning business, the immigration bill, the unfinished business, was taken up, and Caffrey of Louisiana was recognized for a speech in opposition to the measure. Caffrey eaid: "The pending bill is as mild a form of antagonism to immigration as con ditions will permit. The educational test is of no very stringent character so far as the test is concerned. It is, however, the beginning of a new de parture. Prom the foundation of the government we have invited the hardy, adventurous people of the Cauoassian family to' our hospitable shores. The grand transformation of this continent from the wigwam of the savage and the lair of the wild beast to the myriads of homes of a happy, industri ' Sous people, has been the work of white immigrants; yet we are about to smite the hand that has upbuilt us; to give a sting to gratitude. "Many whose ancestors are foreign horn are now clamoring for restricted immigration. It is just and proper to hold this continent against the Mon golians. The exclusion of Chinese is justified by a wise policy and by the principle of retaliation. Their doors have been closed to the world, but their arrogance and selfishness are not the role for wise nations to play in the world's grand theater. ".Not to admit to this country Irish men, Swedes or Italians who cannot read or write is Chinese, not American. No danger to our institutions has ever arisen from admitting immigrants who cannot read and write. This govern ment is the outgrowth of the labor of countless immigrants, who will be dis qualified by the pending bill. He who is vigorous in body, sound in mind, honest and industrious is a good citizen. No immigrant, not a pauper or insane,' diseased or criminal should be turned away from onr shores." At the conclusion of Senator Caffery'a speeoh the senate at 12:20 P. M.. on motion of Chairman Davis, of the for eign relations committee, went into ex ecutive session. Senator Frye mado a most spirited speech in support of the Hawaiian treaty, urging upon the senate the im portance of accepting the islands while opportunity offered, and denouncing as folly any refusal to embraoe the opportunity. In the Home. Washington, Jan. 15. The house today entered upon the consideration of the agricultural bill. The bill car ries 13,332,402 being $ 185,500 in ex cess of the amount for the current year. Wadsworth, Republican, of New York, chairman of the agricultural commit tee, explained that the increases were due to a constantly growing demand for inspections of meat and meat prod ucts for export. Under the latitude allowed for de bate, Williams, Democrat, of Missis sippi, submitted an extended argument in favor of the establishment of the postal savings bank system. Representative Dearmond, Democrat, of Missouri, sarcastically commented on Banna's election and the telegrams of congratulations sent him. Mahoney, Republican, of New York, replied to Dearmond. He reoalled what he termed the victory of Democratio bosses in the Chicago convention in 1892, when they forced the renomina tion of Cleveland over the protests of the state of New York. The result was that he had been repudiated by his party, and had gone out of power un honored and unsung. Cannon, Republican, of Illinois, also xpressed gratification that the majority and political decency had triumphed in Ohio. Here the incident closed. ADVICES FROM SYDNEY. Senate Committee Decides That lie Is Not Entitled to a Seat. Washington, Jan. 17. The fenate committee on privileges and elections todav decided to make an adverse report on H. W. Oorbett's djaim to a seat in the senate from Oregon. The vote was four to three, on party lines, except that Senator Burrows, Republican, who was absent, was counted, upon his author ity, as being in opposition to Corbett. There were two votes, the first being upon the motion to declare Mr. Corbett entitled to his seat, which was support ed by Messrs. Chandler, Hoar and Pritchard, Republicans, and opposed by Messrs. Cattery and Pettus, Democrats, Allen, Populist, and Burrows, Repub lican, of Michigan. Senator Spooner was paired with Turpie, the former for and the latter aeainst the motion. The motion was then made to declare Mr. Corbett not entitled to his seat, and was carried by the above vote, reversed. The voting was preceded by quite a general discussion, based upon a report prepared by Senator Pettus, on behalf of the opposition. This report took the position that the question- involved is practically the same as that involved in the Mantle case, and this case should be allowed to stand as a prece dent. Senator Pettus made an argu ment in favor of establishing a princi ple ot action in such cases, and allow ing it to stand, taking the position that there was danger in not taking the same course every time the political complexion of the senate changes. The friends of Mr. Corbett are not sure of a single Democrat, Populist or silverite in favor of seating hiui, and, with Burrows and one or two other Re publicans opposed to him, they fear an adverse vote in the senate. The oppo sition of the fusion element is drawn together, because of the well-known gold views of Senator Corbett. The case is made more partisan on that account. Shot at by Her Brother. Chioaeo, Jan. 17. A special to the Times-Herald from Valley View sayt General Oas3ius M. Clay's young wife barely eseapoi death at 11:30 this morning at the hands of her brother, Clem Richardson, at whose house Bhe has been boarding ever since she left the general two months ago. Ha fired two shots at her with a large pistol, at a distance of 20 paces, and then fired a shot at Mrs. Bryant, her mother-in-law. who was with her. Dora ran to the home of her sister, Mrs. Kely, a mile distant, where she is tonight. Clem declares that h will kill Dora if Bhe does not leave the Kelly house. A STATE OF WAR EXISTS. Discussed at Cabinet Meeting. Washington, Jan. 17. The principal subject ujidor discussion at the cabinet meeting today was the prospects of the Hawaiian annexation treaty. The sit uation in Cuba was briefly discussed. A cablegram from Consul-Goneral Lee sent from Havana last night tended to convey assurances of peace and quiet. General Lee's cablegram also stated, it is learned, that, while he did not anticipate another outbreak, yet he would not be surprised at one. The cabinet discussion showed that while the president decided not to send a war ship to Cuba at present, he intends to keep one or more vessels within reason able dibtance of Havana. Recent Happenings in Australia and the South Sea Islands. San Prancisoo, Jan. 17. The follow ing advices arrived today per steam ship Alameda from Svdney, via Hono lulu: A very severe shock of earthquake was experienced over the whole of the north of the island, and as far south as Christohurch, New Zealand, Decem ber 8. Its duration was from one to Iwo minutes, and the vibrations were from north to south. A terrible storm, broke over the Fiji islands November 11 and again Decem ber 13, tho wind attaining a velooity of 85 miles per hour for some time. Several small vessels were blown ashore and wrecked. The Union Company's steamers had a narrow escape from similar fates, but put to sea and cruised about until the storm subsided. The mountain tribes of Goodonough island recently attaoked Thompson's station there, and after looting the store, murdered four boys and speared a number of other employes. The mag istrate and a force of 14 armed police visited the scene for the purpose of avenging the murders. At the Maoquarie islands, December 5, four men were drowned by the acci dental swamping of their boat. The bark Loongana, which arrived December 14, brought the news of the drowning of Brother Bernard, a mis sionary, and 18 natives, near the Gil bert islands. The missionary's party, in three canoes, struck a shoal and all were lost. As a result of a conference between the ministers of agriculture of the vari ous colonies, a trial shipment of apples and pears will be forwarded to London in the near future. Reports from the country districts of Victoria show that the cyclonic storm of November 18 did immense damage, scores of buildings heing blown down, and many persons being injured. December 3, Jack Griffiths, of Cobar, who held the world's reoord, and Pro fessor Bax, of New Zealand, engaged in a club-swinging contest lor tne world's championship at Newcastle. Two-pound clubs wore used, and, ac cording to the conditions, the evolu tions per minute were to be counted. After both had swung the clubs for 40 hours continuously, the (matcb. was de lared a draw. Percy Cavill, upon his return to Sydney with the mile and five-mile ohampionships of the world to his credit, was accorded a reception' by the swimming association. McKun, a New Zealand amateur, recently ran half a mile in one minute 59 seconds. No vember 20, H. Craemer established a new world's record for the mile walk at Auckland. His time was 6 minutes, 27 3-5 seconds. Hunnis Tayler So Declares in Speaking of Cuba. New York, Jan. 17. The chairman of the organizing committee of the Cuban-American League makes public a letter from Hannis Taylor, former United States minister to Spain, u which he says: "In every city of the United States a Cuban-American league should be instantly formed whose primary pur pose should be to arouse public opin ion to demand the instant passage of the senate belligerency resolution now pending in the house of representatives. When that demand is opposed by the worn-out pretext that the insurgents are not entittled to such action until they haverst established a completed facto government, the answer should be promptly made that the law of na tions requires no such thing, and that the resolution in question need only recognize the fact that there is now in Cuba a state of war. "Who can deny the truth of that assertion, when he remembers that Spain has hurled in vain against the insurgent host over 200,000 men and has expended in vain over $200,000, 000? At the end of three years Spain's military power in Cuba is nearly at an end, while the army under Gomez is in actual possession of nearly the entire eastern portion of the island. And yet, in the face of these facts, the house of representatives, muzzled by fhre present administration, refuses to recognize the incontestible fact ..that a state of war actually exists in Cuba today. "That denial is now prolonging un necessarily the present conflict. In the present state of the cause of Spain, there can be no doubt of the moral sup port that tho passage of the belligerency resolution would give to the insur gents." The Cuban-Amerioan League has sent out a circular requesting the mayor of every city in the United States and the sheriff or ranking officer in every county to at once appoint a committee is every city and township or oounty to organize a local branch of the league. IMPROVING WILLAPA HARBO. WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. CAUGHT BY A CAVE-IN. Tannel Near Explosion on the Marblehead, Washington, Jan. 17. Commander McCall, of the United States ship Mar blehead, reported to the navy depart ment from Port Tampa that while at email arms target practice yesterday four men from the Marblehead were in jured by an explosion, two very seri ously. The injured were removed to a marine hospital near by. No details as to the cause of the explosion are given. Damages for Sealers. Washington, Jan. 17. The president today submitted to congress the report of the committee appointed under the terms of the treaty of 1896 to adjust the claims of British subjects for losses sustained through the seizure of sealing vessels in Behring sea. In his lottor of transmission, President McKinley coincides with Secretary Sherman, that our treaty obligations demand prompt and favorable action by congress. The president reoommends an appropriation of the total amount necessary to Batisfy the award of the commissioners, which is $471,151. Two Weeks Adrirt. Newport News, Va., Jan. 17. After drifting for two weeks, the barge Coal King, Captain Nelson, was towed ' into port this afternoon by the tug C. W. Morse. The Coal King left Boston December 81, in tow of the tug Luck- enbach. January 1, her hawser snapped. Owing to the darkness, the barge's signal of distress was not seen by those on the tng, which, with two other barges in !tow, proceeded on her voyage. The men on board suffered no inconvenionce, being plentifully sup plied with food. Chicago Tension Frauds. Chicago, Jan. 17. Gross abuses of the pension fund of the Chicago police department were disclosed at today's meeting of the senate committee inves tigating the Chicago civil service com mission and police force. A list was shown of over 60 ex-policemen now on the pension rolls of the police depart ment, who, it is maintained, are per fectly able to do duty as officers, but who have been retired, it is alleged, to make room for others who had a polit ical pull. Shot His Sweetheart and Himself. ' Cincinnati, Jan. 17. Louis Alfred, a compositor at the Enquirer office, to day shot his sweetheart, Minnie Pack ton, at her home, inflicting fatal wounds, and then killed himself. Jealousy was the cause; News of Andree. Stockholm, Jan. 17. Professor Nor deskjold, the arctic explorer, has in formed the Swedish academy of sciences that the foreign office has received in telligence that several persons worthy of credence saw Professor Andree s bal loon early in August in British Colum bia, seven miles north of Quesnelle lake, in the District of Cariboo. The professor regards the news as being of sufficient importance to call for a closer investigation. Five Men Entombed in a Anaconda Anaconda, Mont., Jan. 17. At an early hour this morning the discovery was made that five men were entombed in a tuunel which the Anaconda Copper Mining Company -is constructing for water-flnming purposes under a bluff about half a mile beyond the city limits. A large quantity of powder, which had been carried into the tunnel for the use of the night shift, was ex ploded by some means now unknown, wrecking the face of the tunnel, which is about 180 feet long, and resulting in a slide of earth, which closed the tun nel complotoly at a distance of about 40 feet from its entrance. From the mo ment of the discovery of the accident, diligent effort has been made to reach the miners, concerning whose fate the deepest anxiety has been felt. At 10 o'clock tonight, those engaged in the rescue work felt sure that the noisejjof the "miner's signal'' reached them from within the tunnel. It was proposed to drive a three-inch pipe through the mass of earth that had filled tho tunnel. This plan wag followed and a 20-foot length was 8uc oessfully driven. A second section was attached, and, to the joy of the anxious spectators, it penetrated the mass of earth. Immediately, at 11 o'clook, commu nication was estamisnod witn tne im priBoned men. Four of them were re ported alive and well and one dead The work of reaching them is going on vigorously. The men through the improvised speaking tube, reported that they suffered neithor thirst nor hunger, but they wanted candles. It is not learned how the explosion oc curred. New Canadian Mining Laws. Washington, Jan. 17. In a few days the treasury department will make known the details of the arrangements recently concluded with Canadian Minister of Interior Sifton respecting the transportation of goldseekers and freight to the Klondike. It is learned that the Canadian government is about to issue new customs and mining regu lations for that region. Thomas A. Edison, Jr.'s Flan to Utilise l'ower of the Waves. New York, Jan. 17. Thomas A. Ed- son, jr., lias invented a macnine ior utilizing the wave power of the sea. len in place the machine will be miles out at sea and will consist of a series of gigantic air pumps. The air compressed by these will be used to run dvnamos. For $25,000,000 Mr. Edison can con struct a plant, he says, ' that will fur nish 1,000,000-horse power, enough to supply the entire Btate of New York. He says that a powerful syndicate has the matter of immediate construction of the plant under consideration, His plans are said to be practically complete. The Edison wave maohine, is a series of gigantic air pumps. The piston of the machine stands upright upon a plat form which is pierced by a long piston rod. Upon the lower part of the piston rod is a big flat float, which rests upon the water and is movable by the rise aud fall of the sea. A wave passing under the float would elevate the piston power, fully compressing the air already contained in the cylinder. This pres sure will be transmitted directly to the storage tank for compressing air. By an arrangement of oscillators sufficient air will be admitted behind the piston to return it quickly to its position upon the water, where it will be ready to re ceive the force of the next wave. I'der Lynching Investigation Genoa, Nev., Jan. 17. Progress is slow in the Uber lynching case, and efforts to secure state evidence have proved futile. Two persons accused of participating in the lynching, Mason Grummas and Olie Hogener, were placed on the stand, but firmly protest ed their innocence. Minor evidence was given against a number, and a batch of subpoenas were sent today to Dayton and to the Diamond Valley mills. Ordered to Egypt. London, Jan. 17. The morning pa pers announce that the first battalion of erenadiers, now at Gibraltar, has been ordered to get in readiness forser vice in Egypt The other line bat talions are under similar orders. There is evidence of preparations for an important campaign. A Filibuster Captured. Havana, Jan. 17. The Spanish grin boat Algaria has captured off the cohst of Cuba, near Manzanillo, a fishing smack from Jamaica having on board a cargo of war material, medicines and clothing. President of the French Senate. Paris, Jan 17. M. Loubet was re elected president of the senate today, M. Scheurer-KeBtner was defeated for re-election to the vice-presidency. SEA TO BE HARNESSED. MAY BE PUNISHED. Burning of the Two Seminole Indians Heing Investigated. Earlboro, I. T., Jan. 17. Exoite- ment is still intense here over the re cent burning at the stake of two In dians, and the subsequent fear of an Indian uprising. Here public senti ment has favored the lynchers. At Wewoka, the capital of the Seminole nation, the sympathy is all the other way, lor it is believed tne lynoners tor tured and killed at least one innocent man. United States Commissioner Walter Jones is holding court in Wewoka, and the deputies of the court are busy issu ins subuoenas f.nd warrants in an en deavor lo bring the lynchers to justice, An eye-witness oi tne Hanging aim burning of the Indians has volunteered his testimony. As no attempt was made by the lvnchers to hide their identity, it is probable the leaders will be arrested They can only be tried on the charge of kidnaping and taking the murderers by force to the Seminole nation. 'I he kill ing of the Indians comes under Okla homa jurisdiction.' The Indians w sullen. White men state that a general outbreak will not occur, but that there is danger that the Indians will avenge themselves by kill ing, one by one, the leaders of the mob. The Chinese Loan. London, Jan. 17. The Chinese loan negotiations are progressing. Great Britain lias informed China that she is willing to find the nionev required, and the details are being discussed. The amount will probably by 20,000, 000. Suffocated by Smoke. New York, Jan. 17. In fire, which occurred at Thomas Roberts' hotel, in West street, and which did $15,000 damage, Leslie Stanley and his wife were suffocated by smoke. Captain Taylor Says It Can lie Done at . Small Expense. A Washington correspondent says: In his report recommending the im provement of Willapa river and Mail boat slough, Captain Taylor, of the corps of engineers, says: "Willapa river empties into the Pa- .ci lie ocean through Willapa harbor about 25 miles north of the mouth of the Columbia river. The entrance to Willapa harbor lrom the ocean has for many years maintained a depth of over 18 feet at mean low water, and at the present time has a depth of about 21 feet at-mean lower low water. "The month of the Willapa river is considered to be in the harbor about 12 miles in a direct line from the ooean bar. From the ocean bar to this point the depths are ample for any olass of vessels, ranging from 27 feet to as much as 70 feet at mean lower low water. Near its mouth the Willapa river is joined by the North river, which flows in a course nearly at right angles to that of the Willapa. Just above the junction of these two streams is a bar having a ruling depth of water over it of about 16 feet at mean lower low water. The bottom of the river at this bar is lumpy, and the material forming it appears to be fine, hard sand and silt. The bar separates the deep water of Willapa harbor from the deep water of that, parfof Willapa river below Mail boat slough, which is a small cut-off channel, , leaving the Willapa river, about one-half mile above South Bend, the principle city on this harbor, and joining it again about l4 miles below the city. Immediately above the lower end or mouth of Mailboat slough is an other bar, .having a controlling depth of about 14 feet at mean lower low water. These two bars have existed with about the same depths whioh they have today since the earliest reoorded surveys of this harbor were mado, ex cept that the upper bar has scoured away from two to three feet since 1893, when the government began the con struction of a dike closing the upper end of Mailboat slough. "The principal businesses of Willapa harbor are the the lumber business and t the fish and oyster business. Located at South Bend are three sawmills, whose combined aggregate daily capacity is about 150,000 feet. It is reported that two of these mills are to be rebuilt with largely inoreased capacities. "The lumber is mostly shipped to San Francisco in small sohooners, as deep-draft vessels are denied charter for cargo from this harbor on account of the two bars above mentioned. It is claimed that, were these two bars re moved, the mills located on this harbor would be able to compete with mills of Puget sound, Columbia river and other deep-water Pacitio coast ports in the foreign lumber trade. Whether the lumber business of this harbor would be so extended or not may be ques tioned, but there can be no question but that the present trade would be ma terially benefited, as the vessels which now carry the lumber experience delays on account of these bars. One flood tide is required for loaded vessels to ross the two bars. . Before the harbor throat (distnnt about 19 miles from South Bend) is reached, the tide is abbing. As insurance companies pro hibit vessesl towing to sea on an ebb tide, they are forced to lie at anchor in i rather poor roadstead, called North sove, for about 24 hours. During the winter southwest storms frequently spring up, and vessels maybe barbound from one day to a week after leaving South Bend. "I am of the opinion that the most advantageous and -economical method of improving these bars is to dredge a channel through them to a depth of 20 feet at mean lower low water. Near the lower Bhoal mud flats, whioh are oovered at a two-foot stage of tide, ex tend about 1 miles to the north and about one mile to the south. At high tide this forms a wide expanse of wa ter, and for this reason the ohannel through the lower shoal should not he less than 200 feet wide. The channel through the upper shoal may be reduced to 100 feet in width. The waters of the Willapa river carry but little sedi ment in suspension, its courBe is short, and for 12 miles above South Bend it is a tidal stream. For these reasons it is believed that a dredged channel would be fairly permanent." The estimated cost of this improve ment is as follows: Dredging at lower shoal, 250,000 cubio yards, at 20 oenta, $50,000; dredging at upper shoal, 100,. 000 cubic yards, at 20 cents, $20,000; engineering, contingencies, etc., $7,000; total, $77,000. Trade Conditions in the Leading Oitlee ' ' of the World. The wheat traders are at sea and are watching three things olosely, as they have-a directly opposite bearing on fu ture prices. One is the Argentine prospects. The others, the cash de mand and Leiter's position on the cash wheat that he holds. From the news Saturday from Argentine, London and Paris, the prospects are that there will be a good exportable surplus in that country. A direct cable from Rosaria to parties in the trade here from one of the best posted men on the Argentine situation estimated the exportable sur plus at 46,000,000 bushels, or about two months' supplies for the leading consuming countries of Europe. A. number of characters have been made in London to load wheat in Argentina and freights have advanced sharply. Arrangements have been made to ship. $7,500,000 in gold from London to Ar, gentine; also $250,000 from Franoe The Argentine wheat will be available in the latter part of March, aa it takes about six weeks for freight steamers to make the trip. Argentine offerings m European markets had a depressing effect, European buyers using it as a club to break prices in this country. On the weak spots they bought liber ally, export purchases for the week ag gregating nearly 2,000,000 bushels. So long as the Argentine prospects remain good, it will be used as the bearish fac tor. St. Louis traders in close touch with the foreign situation have been selling May and July on a liberal scale. The latter is about lOo under May. Were they to start to cover the difference might be reduced, as no one hut the bears have been Belling the new crop futures. The situation in regard to supplies in Europe and afloat is not strikingly bullish, stocks January 1 being 71,620,000 bushels, or 7,585,000 bushels less than last year, which is about one week's supplies. The in crease during December was 1,120,000 bushels, while for the same month' in 1890 the decrease was 10,000,000 bushels. In the United States and Canada the stocks, compiled by tho Daily Trade Bulletin, aggregate 85, 889,000 bushols. The decrease in De cember was only 626,000 bushols, a striking contrast with the reduotion of 7,712,000 bushels in December, 1806. The net increase in the world's avail able supply during December was 494, 000 bushels, while for the same time in 1896 there was a reduction of 17,712, '000 bushels. The world's available ia '157,000,000 bushels, as compared with 184,618,00 bushels January 1, 1890. Baltimore Houses Collapsed. Baltimore, Jan. 17. Two unfinished houses on Twenty-Second street col lapsed this afternoon and eight work men were injured. Two are expected to die. Northwest Notes. Antoine Maxine, a half-breed, got into an altorcation with John Emanuel, an Indian, at a dance at Little M.'iion, and fatally stabbed him with a butohei knife. The state board of audit and control has rescinded the rule which it adopted of taking from the old soldiers who are inmates of the State Soldiers' Home 25 per cent of their pensions. Sherman county farmers have not sown as much ground to grain this fall as is customary, owing to the fact that they were kept busy harvesting until late, and since harvest have devoted their time principally to getting their grain to market, leaving but little time to devote to seeding. What grain was sown early in the fall looks well. The action of the state board oi equalization in raising the Jackson oounty assessment 50 per cent on stocks of merchandise has caused a storm of criticism and protest in that country. Merchants are trying to arrange a meet ing, to be composed of one representa tive of each firm, to take action in the matter. It is proposed that the repre sentatives shall select three of their number to take immediate legal action to prevent the county clerk from enter ing the 60 per cent additonul assess merit. j Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla, 70c; Val ley and Bluestem, 7273o per bushel. Four Bost grades, $3.75; graham, $3.30; superfine, $2.25 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 8580e; choice) gray, 83 34c per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $19 20; brew ing, $20 per ton. Millstiffs Bran, $18 per ton; mid dlings, $22; shortH, $19. Hay Timothy, $12.50; clover, $10 11; California wheat, $10; do oat, $11; Oregon wild hay, $910per toY. Eggs 15 18c per dozen. Butter Fancy oreaniory, 6560o; fair to good, 45 (3 50c; dairy, 40 60a per roll. Cheese Oregon, 12Jo; Young America, 12)c; California, 910o per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.75(3 8.00 per dozen; broilers, $2.002.50; geese, $5.608.00; ducks, $4.505.0O per dozen; turkeys, live, 10llo per pound. v Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 4565o per sack; sweets, $1.25 per cental. Onions Oregon, $1.752.00 per sack. Hops 518o per pound for new orop; 1898 crop, 40o. Wool Valley, 1416o per pound; Eastern Oregon, 78o; mohair, 20 22o per pound. Mutton Gross, best hhoep, wethers and ewes, $3.50; dressed mutton, 6(0! spring lambs, 60 per pound. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.00; light and feeders, $3.004.00; dressed, $4. 00 5. 00 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, $2. 75 8.00; cows, $2.60; dressed beef, 40o per pound. Veal Large, 45o; small, b& 6o per pound. Seattle Market. Butter Fancy native brick, 80o; ranch, 16 18c. Cheese Native Washington, California, O'o. Eggs Fresh ranch, 22c. Poultry Chickens, livo, per pound, hens, 10c; spring chickens, $2.50(3 8 00; ducks, $3. 60 8. 76. Wheat Feed wheat, $22 per ton. Oats Choice, per ton, $1920. Corn Whole, $23; crooked, per ton, $23; feed meal, $23 per ton. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton, $22; whole, $22. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef, steers, 6jc; cows, lc mutton sheep, 8c; pork, 6c; veal, small, 7. Fresh Fish Halibut, 60c; salmon, 8c; salmon trout, 10c; flounders and solo, 84; ling cod, 45; rock cod, 5c; smelt, 2)i4c Fresh Fruit Apples, 4090o per box; pears, 25 76c per box; oranges, navels, $2.252.50 pur box. creamery, 13o; Ran Francisco Market. Wool Nevada 11 13o; Oregon, 13 14c; Northern 78o per pound. Hops i lc per pound. Millstuffs Middlings, $22 24; Cal ifornia bran, $18.60 19.50 per ton. Onions New red, 7080o; do new lilverskin, $2. 25 2. 50 per cental. Egg" Store, 20 22c; ranoh, 23 25c; Eastern, 16 10; duck, 16c per dozen. Cheese Fancy mild, new, lljc; fair to good, 7 8c per pound.,