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MS OF HIE WEEK
' Interesting Collection of Current Eventr
In Condensed Form From
Jtoth Continental
The Bethlehem Company's steel
mill, giving employment to 1,000
hands, has resumed work, after an idle
ness of some months.
The Carpenter Steel Company, of
Reading, Pa., is working a double turn
on orders from the navy department for
steel projectiles.
W J. Scanlan, the once famous
Irish actor, died of paresis in a New
York insane asylum, where he had
teen confined for five years.
Owing to the demand for the Klon
dike trade, Northwest ship builders re
port an unusual aotivity in their line,
many of them refusing further con
tracts. Luther C. Billings, pay director in
the United States navy, has been found
guilty of falsehood and scandalous con
duct by a court maitial at Washington,
and sentenced to dismissal from the
service.
The Great Commonwealth Develop'
ment and Mining Company has applied
to the Dominion parliament for a rail
road charter from Edmonton to the
Alaska line by way of Peace, Laird and
Pelly rivers.
The board of directors of the Eastern
Oregon & Washington Firemen's Asso
ciation have met in Walla Walla and
selected La Grande as the place for
holding the next annual meeting and
tournament of the associations, June 14,
15 and 16.
Western roads have assumed the ag
gressive in the war with the Canadian
Pacific road. They have thrown that
road out of the Western immigration
clearing-house. J. he effect oi tills ac
tion will be that the Canadian Pacific)
will be shut out from participation in
Immigrant travel arriving at New York
or Boston.
A sweeping reduction of over $8,000,
.000 from the amount carried by the
current law is made in the sundry
civil appropriation bill, reported to
the house Tuesday, ' the aggregate ap
propriation carried being $44,7-19,893.
The total is $18,234,641 lees than the
tegular and supplemental ofticial esti
mates made for the fiscal year 1800,
mid $8,861,880 loss than theappropria
tions made for the ourrent fiscal year.
A Port Townsend, Wash., dispatch
ays: As a consequence of the unfa
Torahle criticism that has followed the
inking of the'steamer Clara Nevada
nd the trouble that attended the de
parture of the North Pacific for the
north, carrying goldseckers, Colonel
fiuestis, collector of oustoms, has de
termined to oouipel vessels bound for
Alaska to carry only the number of
passengers allowed by the federal per
mit. The new wharf at Tampico, con
tructed by the Central railroad, under
government supervision, was totally
destroyed by tiro Huiiilay. ihe entice
of the fire is unknown. The construc
tion of the wharf was commenced in
Julv, 1802, and it was to be ono of the
finest on the Spanish-American coast.
Its length was a, 575 feet, and all is
burned. The custom-house under oon
etruction and nearly completed, was
damaged to the extent of about $800
000. The total loss on wharf, oustoni-
liouso and merchandise is nearly $2,
000,000; fullly insured.
The secretary of the interior has dis
missed tho appeal of the state of Ore
con from the decision of the land office
holding for cancellation tho indemnity
school selection of lands in The Dalles
land district of Oregon.
Authentic reports have reached
Shanghai of recent date from all sec
tions of tho Chinese empire, indicating
that riot ami attack upon foreigners is
tho order of the day. The attacks
Bcem to be those of isolatud rutllans
rather than a ooneertod action on tho
part of the populace.
Another rich strike is reported as
having been made in the Blue Jay
tnino, on Yorrison gulch, a tributary
of Coffee oreek, Trinity county, Cali
fornia, by the Graves brothers. The
new pocket is said to bo worth $(10,000.
It will be remembered that a $10,000
strike by the Graves brothers caused a
rush to Coffee creek last summer.
The senate committee on education
And labor has decided by a unanimous
vote to report favorably the bill pro
pared by the trainmen of the country,
and recently introduced in the senate
by Kyle, providing for the arbitration
of railroad strikes by a board of arbi
tration to be chosen by the strikers and
the iuterstuto commerce committee,
A special from Washington says: A
cablegram received bv the secretary of
utato from Minister Woodford, at Mad
rid, announces that the government of
Hpain has disavowed the letter of Do
Lome to Senor Caualejas. This dis
claimer, as the administration officials
are pleased to call it, la regarded as
satisfactory, and the president has an
thoriied the announcement that Urn
incident is closed.
Lord William Neville, fourth son of
the MarquiB oi AOergavenny, who was
placed en trial in London, charged
with fraud In connection with the suit
of "Sam" Leads, the money-lender,
against Spencer Clay, pleaded guilty of
fraud, but olaimed he was not guilty
of forgery. lie was sentenced to five
years' penal servitude.
The stockholders in the Pacific Rail-
way Company must pay the creditors
nd bondholders of the corporation the
mount of the inflation of the stock.
NEWS FROM SKAGWAY.
Illnerg and Packers Resist Troops-
Several Hhootlng Alluirs.
Victoria, Feb. 23. Three steamers,
the Danube, the Thistle and the Tees,
returned today from Skagway, each
wi'i a few Dawsonites on board. There
was very little gold on board and no
late news. Passengers from Skagway
bring news of a blockade of the Dyea
trail by miners and packers, who re
sisted the demand of a detachment of
United States troops to go over the
trail before them. It was feared at
Dyea that trouble would arise over the
affair.
Another shooting affair occurred at
Skagway in front of a saloon. Tom
Ryan shot and wouijjed a newcomer,
whose name was not given. Ryan was
promptly arrested and taken to Sitka
for trial.
Mike Quinlan, formerly of Minneap
olis, has been appointed marshal of
Skagway. A jail is being provided.
Two men, whose nameB are not
known, were detected robbing a cache
at Sheep Camp, and One of them, while
trying to escape, turned and fired at
his pursuers, who returned his fire
and dropped to the ground. Thinking
that he had killed them, the fugitive
turned the revolver on himself and sent
a bullet through his brain. The other
man was taken back to Dyea, with a
placard on him, setting forth that he
was a thief. He was afterward lodged
in jail.
Complaints are being made at Skag
way in relation to the number of men
arriving there by each boat without
means of subsistence.
Among tho returning Dawsonites
was George Beldon, one of the last men
to go up the xuKon last tall, lie was
one of a syndicate which purchased the
little steamer from the Creek mission
for $10,000, and made an attempt to
reach Dawson, but got onlv to Circle
City, where the boat stuck in the ioe.
Beldon made his way by dog sled to
Dawson and thenoe to the coast.
TO FIGHT FOR THEIR FLAG
British Troops Are Ready to Leave for
Africa.
London, Feb. 23. Great activity is
manifested at the colonial office in the
West African department, and among
hign military omcors wno are going
out to Lagos Hinterland. The latter
are inclined to discredit the news
which reaohed the Akassa Niger coast
protectorate yesterday to the effect that
two French expeditions are advancing
towards Sokoto, the capital of the buI
tanate of that name, which is within
the British sphere of influence, but add
that if the news should be confirmed
it must be followed by a declaration of
war.
London, Feb. 23. The St. James's
Gazette, commenting on the West Af
rican crisia, says:
If the invasion of Sokoto is directed
from Paris, it admits of but one in
terpretation. It would appear that the
French cabinet, foreseeing revolutions
which would be caused by the trial
of Zola, had determined to bring affairs
in Africa to a crisis to secure a renewal
of its popularity."
ON AMERICAN SOIL.
Another Wonderful Strike Made In the
Yukon District llelow llswiun.
San Franoisco, Feb. 23. News has
reached here from Dawson City of a
rich strike on American oreek, 130 miles
down the Yukon river. The dispatch
adds that 75 men left Dawson for the
now diggings, which are on American
Boil, 25 miles across the boundary
line.
Two Millions in Mines.
Taooma, Feb. 23. Joseph Ladue,
recently from the northern gold fields,
suvs:
"The North American Transports
tion & Trading Company is the only
one now buying claims m the Klon
dike. I understand that they are acting
us agents for the Rothschilds. I met
Mr. Cudahy on the train from Chi-
cugo to San Francisco, and he told
me that they had just received $400,
000 in drafts which had been given in
payment for claims there. He said
the company was acting as agent in
purchasing, and I learn that the Roths
childs are preparing to spend $2,000,
000 for the purchase of mines. It looks
a little as though the great English
banking house would make stupendous
efforts to control most of the claims
on tho Klondike."
Overproduction of Oil.
Los Angeles, Feb. 23. It is stated
that tho overproduction of oil in the
Los Angeles oil fields at the present
time is nearly 500 barrels a day.
Drowned Near Victoria.
Viotoria, B. C, Feb. 23. Harold
Scott, a young Englishman, who lives
on ono oi the adjacent islands, and
Fred Smodley were drowned on Satur
day by tho capsizing of their boat.
Federal Court Reversed.
Washington, Feb. 23. In the case
of William G. Rice and others, under
indictment in Texas r violating tho
anti-trust law of that state, tho United
States supreme court today hold that
the federal circuit uourt had interfered
in granting a writ of habeas corpus
when no proper exigency arose for bucIi
interference, and therefore reversed the
decision, remanding the prisoners to
the custody of the state officials. The
court did not enter upon the merits of
the anti-trust law.
Albuquerque, N. M Feb, 83.
Central and Southern New Mexico are
infested with cattle and sheep thieves,
ami uouoio is anticipated on ranges
east and south of this city, for the
stockmen are organising and intend
ing to rid themselves of those depreda
tor. M. T. Moriarity, a shepraiser
in the Chilili vicinity, whore there are
over 200,000 sheep, says that the big
flocks are being greatly diminished and
that the officers appear powerless to
stop the lawlessness.
COAST IS PROTECTED
Vessels of the Navy Within
Easy Reach.-
WHAT SPAIN MIGHT EXPECT
In Case of Hostilities Twenty Warships
Could Be Had on the Pacific
Coast In a Month.
Portland, Or., Feb. 22. The possi-
bility of a war with Spain in the near
future, has, of course, aroused an im
mense interest in the fighting Btrength
of the United States navy, and especi
ally in this part of the country, what
manner of a defense could be made
should an enemy send a hostile fleet to
the Pacific coast. To a great extent,
the immunity of this coast from in
vasion would depend upon the strength
of the navy which Uncle Sam oould
muster, at short notice. At the present
time the Pacific coast squadron, under
the command of Rear-Admiral J. N.
Miller, consists of nine warships in ac
tive commission. The flagship of the
squadron is the armored cruiser Balti
more, 10 guns, Captain N. M. Dyer
commanding. She is now at Honolulu.
Probably the most effective ship in
time of war is the battle-ship Oregon,
16 guns, under the command of Cap
tain A. H. McCormick. She is now
in the drydock at Bremerton, Wash.,
getting bilge keels put on, but, in oase
of necessity, she could be put in shape
on short notice. Next to tha Oregon
is the double-turreted monitor Mon
terey, four guns, Captain C. E. Clark
commanding.
The monitor Monadnock, six guns,
nnder the command of Captain W. H.
Whiting, sailed for Magdalena bay
from San Francisco, January 29. On
her return she will be held at Mare
Island in reserve. The Alert, a cruiser
of four guns, under Commander E. H.
C. Leutz, is at San Juan del Sur, Nica
ragua. Commander Leutz February 8
landed a force to protect American in
terests during the revolution. Three
gunboats, of six guns each, are scat
tered along the coast. The Benning
ton, Commander' H. E. Nichols, is at
Honolulu. The Marietta, Commander
S. M. Symonds, is at Libertad, and the
Wheeling, Commander U. Sebree, is
cruising in Alaska, ine Adams, a
training ship of six guns, under the
commmand of W. C. Gibson, is at
Mare Island, Cal. To this formidable
list must be added the ships at the
Mare Island navy-yard, which could
all be put in commission inside of two
or three months at the most.
The protected curisers Philadelphia
and Charleston, of 10 guns each, are
the most formidable of these. The
gunboat Ranger is also undergoing
slight repairs, and the wooden frigates
Pensaoola and Hartford are being re
fitted. This makes a total of 14 war
ships, which could be available almost
immediately in oase of war.
Besides these, the Asiatic squadron
could make the run home in a short
time in case of urgent necessity. The
Asiatic, squadron, under the command
of Commodore George Dewey, oomprises
six warships. The armored cruiser
Olympia, 14 guns, Captain Charles V.
Gridley, commanding, stands at the
head of the vessels of this squadron.
She is the flagship, and is now at
Yokohama, Japan. The cruiser Bos
ton, eight guns, nnder the command
of Captain Frank Wildes, is probably
the second in fighting strength. She
is now at ChemuliK), Corea. The
Monocacy, six guns, under the com
mand of Captain O. W. Farneholt, is
an old gunboat, and will probably be
sold as soon as possible. She is at
Woo Sung, China, and her place will
be taken by the Helena, formerly of
the European station, and under the
command of W. T. Swinburne. At
Canton is the gunboat Petrel, four
guns, under the command of Com
mander E. P. Wood. The cruiser
Raleigh, 11 guns, under Captain B.
Cog I an, sailed on February 10 from
Singapore to Hong Kong, and will re
main at the latter place lor quite a
while.
The gunboat Concord, six guns, Com
mander A. Walker, completes the list
of the Asiatic squadron. These ships
are all available for uso on the Paoific
const and should such heroic measure
become necessary at a month's notice,
20 warships could get together for de
fensive purposes. This is a fleet which
Spain could not match without con
centrating her strength on this coast,
which she is very unlikely to do.
Thus it can be seen that on this side
of the United States there is no spe
cial cause for fear if wai should break
out. There is not the least danger of
a hostile warship ever getting near
enough inland to do any harm. It
would be an act of suicide for a hostilo
vessel to enter the Columbia river, un
less her nation had control of the Pa
cific ocean. Otherwise, she would be
caught like a rat in a trap, and blown
to pieces at case.
Woman's Life Crushed Out.
New York, Feb. 23. Mrs. Arthur
Levy, wifo of a member of the whole
sale clothing firm of Hays, Goldberg
& Co., was instantly killed tonight
an elevator at the Holland house,
Tho aocident was due to the careless-
uess of the elvator boy.
Secret Mission of m Spanish Officer,
HjI raso, lex., f ee-. 23. .Much, ex
citement was caused here today by the
presence of an officer of tlie Spanish
army. It is said he is on his way to
the City of Mexico on a secret mission
which is supposed to be to enlist the
services of the Mexican government, in
the event of trouble between the
United States and Spain.
The largest printing office in the
world is in Wahingotn, D. lj it is for
printing government document.
COOK INLET TO THE YUKON
Need of a Railroad to the Interior of
Alaftku.
Among the many railroad schemes
projected for the Yukon and the in
terior, of Alaska this season, the one
that is receiving careful consideration
among promoters is a line from Cook
Inlet over the glaoier and down the
Tanana river.
The subject is one that engages the
attention of railroad men of the Coast.
Several surveying parties, it is report
ed, will be sent early to the North for
the purpose of ascertaining as soon as
possible the most feasible route from
the coast to the interior. The Lake
Tealin and Stickeen river route has re
ceived a good deal of attention recently,
and every move of the surveying par
ties is closely watched by the Canadian
Pacific. This road vyill certainly be
among the first to penetrate the wilds
of Alaska at the first favorable oppor
tunity. It is not expected that any of
the great transcontinental systems are
contemplating an extension, but any
traffic connection it could form would,
it is understood, be most welcome. It
is not unilkely that if an overland
route to Dawson should ever beoome
possible, the British road would be the
first to offer its help in backing the
project.
The Portland Telegram Bays that P.
J. Stone, a prominently-known man
of the Northwest, who is now in
Alaska, after looking over the situa
tion carefully, believes that it is quite
practicable to got a line through to the
river in American territory. The im
portance of a railroad in developing the
vast resouroes of the interior, increas
ing the output of the mines, insuring
an adequate food supply to the miners
of the xukon, and, incidentally, help
ing to make the entire country tribu
tary to the Coast cities prosperous, is
treated in a recent latter. As a route
he suggests from Prince William sound
to some point on the Yukon, within
Americcan territory, and advises that
the value of such a construction be im
mediately brought to the attention of
congress by memorial. "
"What this country needs most is
a railroad from some point on the
Yukon, in American territory, to
Prince William sound, on Cook inlet.
Of course, I know nothing about 'the
country to be traversed by such a rail
road, or the engineering difficulties that
have to be enoountered, but I think
that it might be safely presumed that
they are not of a serious charaoter.
The mountains in the northern por
tion of this continent are so insignifi
cant that the whole country may be
considered one vast plain. The same
may be said of the northern part of
Asia and also of Europe, where I have
traveled, explored and prospected, and
t would seem strange, indeed, if the
country between here and Cook inlet
was an exception to every other part
the world in this high altitude.
Besides, enough has been found out
rom actual observation to make it
pretty oertain that there are no serious
difficulties. There is sufficient tim
ber along the line for all the purposes
of construction anil operation, and the
snowfall is not such as to seriously in
terfere with railroad traffic, and to my
mind a railroad is needed in this coun
try more than was ever needed in the
whole history of railroading throughout
the world.
This countrv possesses an abund
ance of what all the rest of tho world
needs, and all the rest of the world
possesses in abundance what the people
are sorely in need of here, that is, some
thing to eat. There never was a winter
in this country when there was a suffi
ciency of food, and this winter promises
to be at least 100 per cent worse than
any preceding one, and it is more than
likely that next winter will be still
worse in this respect.
"From what 1 can learn it seems im
possible that the supply of food can
keep pace with the iuoreaee of popula
tion, and I cannot see how there can be
any doubt but that a railroad over the
route mentioned would be taxed to its
full capacity, as tho country produces
nothing but gold, and all the necessary
comforts and luxuries of life and any
thing else that may be wanted must
come from without. One of the results
of the construction of such a railroad
would be an enormous increase in the
production of gold."
Not the Only Riches.
Unless the Canadian government re
peals its regulation of last fall, restrict
ing the size of claims to 100 teet, there
is not likely to be very much prospect
ing on British territory this year. The
miners regard a double claim to the dis
coverer, and a 100-foot olaim to each
subsequent locator as inadequate com
pensation for the risks which they take
in the Klondike country. If the mis
sion of the committee recently sent to
Ottawa with a petition for a modifica
tion of the regulations proves unsuccess
ful, there will be a big exodus of miners
to American territory. As a result the
vast area westward from the Alaska
Northwest boundary to the Bearing sea,
northward to the Arctio ocean, and
southward to the Paoific, will be thor
oughly prospected.
The miners will be overlooking some
rich British ground in the basins be
tween the headwaters of the Klondike
and the Mackenzie, and in the vicinity
of the Big Salmon, the Stewart, the
Pelly, and the Hootalinqua, but there
is just as rich ground on the American
side, and the more liberal American
mining laws promise larger results.
Already, there are 1,800 men on
Mi nook creek. Other Alaskan streams
which will receive attention from dis
gruntled Klondikers are Birch creek,
Tanana river, Koyakuk river, Copper
river, Porcupine river, Koskokwim
river and their tributaries and the
streams flowing into Kotzebue sound
The advioe of William Ogilvie, the
Canadian surveyor, that miners who
start over the passes between March- 1
and 20 will reach Dawsoon as soon at
those who start now, will be unheeded.
NONE LEFT TO TELL!
Fifty Believed to Have Per
ished in Clara Nevada.
SEWS OP DISASTER CONFIRMED
Accident Is Thoueht to Have Been
Caused by an Explosion of
the Vessel's Hollers.
Nanaimo, B. C, Feb. 21. A special
from Juneau, Alaska, under date of
February 12, confirms the news of the
loss of the Clara Nevada, and says:
The cause of the disaster was doubt
less the explosion of her boilers. Of 50
people on board none is believed to
have been saved. The wreck was dis
covered by Customs Inspector Mar
quam, of Juneau, who ordered the
Rustler to Lynn canal, where the burn
ing vessel had been seen. Wreokage
bearing the name of the ill-fated vessel
was found, but there was nothing to
show the identity of the passengers.
It is thought sho carried about 20
passengers, of whom two or three were
women. Several were bound for Ju
neau and the balance for Seattle,
Frank Whitney, of Cripple Creek,
Colo., was known to be one of the un
fortunates. Al Noves, of Juneau, is
also supposed to have been on the Ne
vada. This is all that is known of the
victims.
The first report of the loss of the
Clara Nevada was brought here on
Monday evening, by the crew of the
steamer Islander, and was to the effect
that on February 5 the inhabitants of
Seward City, a town 80 miles south of
Skagway, saw the steamer off shore,
ablaze from stem to stern, and that
while the witnesses to the awful sight
still watched the burning vessel a loud
report, as of an explosion of boilers,
was heard, and that afterwards nothing
more was seen of the vessel or the luok
less persons on board of her, but that
the following day the beaeh in that
vicinity was strewn with wreckage.
In the absence of details of the catas
trophe there is now no way of learning
the indentity of the passengers. The
crew, according to a dispatch from Se
attle, whence the steamer sailed on her
fatal voyage, was made up substantial
ly as follows:
Captain, C. II. Lewis, of Portland.
Pilot, Ed Kelly.
First officer,' Smith.
Second officer, Harry Bowen, of San
Francisco.
Purser, George Forster Beck, of
Portland.
Freight clerk, George Rogers.
Chief Engineer, D. Reed, of San
Franoisco.
First Assistant, Thomas Williams.
Second assistant, Moser, of Seattle.
Carpenter, W. A. Jaoobs.
Assistant carpenter, L. Boyle.
Steward, O'Donnell.
Mess boy, Frank Bowen.
Two cabin boys, Perkins and Butler,'
also known as TascoL
There were also aboard, whose names
cannot be learned, "four quartermasters,
two sailors, three firemen, three coal
passers, one nightwatchman, assistant
steward, four cabin boys, three cooks
(Chinese) and two helpers.
MISS WILLARD DEAD.
Fonnderof the W. C. T. V. Passed Away
in New York. ,
New York, Feb. 21. Miss Frances
E. Willard, president of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union, died
shortly after midnight this (Friday)
morning, at the Hotel Empire, this
city. At the bedside of Miss Willard
at tiie time of her death were her niece,
Mrs. "W. W. , Baldwin; Mrs. L. M.
Stevens, vice-president of the W. C. T.
U.J Miss Anna M. Gordon, Miss Wil
lard's secretary, and Dr. K. Hill.
Miss Willard had been ill for three
weeks. There will be funeral services
in New York citv, and later in Evans-
ton, III., Miss Willard's home, where
the body will be taken.
(Miss Franoes E. Willard, founder
and for four years president of the
World's Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, and president of the Na
tional Woman's Christian Temperance
Union 12 years, was born September
28, 1839, at Churchville, N. Y. She
was a graduate of the Northwestern
university, Chicago. She took the de
gree of A. M. from Syracuse university.
In 1802 she was professor of natural
science at the Northwestern female col
lege, Evanston, 111. In 1866-1867 she
was preceptress of the Genesee Wesley
an seminary, Lima, N. Y,, and in 1868
1870 she traveled abroad, studying
French, German, Italian and the his
tory of fine arts, visited nearly every
European capital, and went to Greece,
Egypt and Palestine. In 1871 she was
president of the woman's college of
Nothwestern university, and professor
of aesthetics; she was elected corre
spending secretary of the N. W. C. T
U. in 1871, and in 1877 was associated
with D. L. Moody in revival work in
Boston. She became president of the
Illinois W. C. T. U. and editor of the
Chicago Daily Post in 1878, aud in 1879
was chosen president of the National
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
which position she has since held.
Miss Willard was an author of much
distinction, and wrote a number of
books.
Floods in Palouse.
Palonse, Feb. 21. The Palouse river
was higher today than it has been for
years, and the lower part of the town
was flooded. The water reached the
floor of the bridge on Main street near
the depot and covered the street to a
depth of nearly three feet for several
blocks from the bridge. Houses and
barns on the flats were surrounded by
water, and one family living near the
depot was foroed to move out, the wa
ter reaching almost to the windows of
the boose. ..
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Trade Conditions in the Leading Cities
of the World.
In a newspaper interveiw Mr. Armour
is quoted as saving that wheat will go
to $1.60 if the Leither party do nothing
but sit still. Assuming that the short
interest in May is as large as conjec
tured, it is impossilbe to eliminate that
interest other than by delivering the
wheat or buying it back from the
clique. If the latter sit still on their
long line it will leave the shorts like
rats in a trap. They plunge about,
and one Set of shorts may cover off
another 'set, but the shortage will still
remain. Mr. Leiter and his lieutenants
are firm in their belief that wheat-
ought to go much higher on its merits,
and as time goes on they are connrmed
in their prediction. Of course the great
mass of traders believe that wheat is
already too high, and that it never
would have been selling at present
prices but for the Leiter manipulation.
It must be conceded, huwever, that
Leiter is now more strongly intrenched
than at any other time since he began,
the deal. At one time he was deserted
by his allies, they having sold out on
him almost to a man. The market
reaoted about 4c on this selling, but it
soon became stronger than ever, and the
young speculator now has a firmer grip
on the situation than at any time since
his famous campaign was begun. A
good many able and experienced com
mission men think he will ultimately
come to grief, but as he has success
fully overcome many seemingly insur
mountable obstacle! enoountered in the
past six months, perhaps it is as well
to concede that he is apparently not in
need of a guardian and may worry
through to the end as well as he has in
the past. Even if lie should drop a.
million or two the family would not be
come objects of charity, and as it is
the Leiter money that would be lost
others need not sit up nightB and bor
row trouble over tho impending cal
amity. As soon as it was known that
Leiter had arranged to ship his wheat
out of Chicago it was stated in our mar
ket letter that this clearly outlined his
policy, and it would be best for all
ooncerned to govern themselves accord
ingly. Ever since the market has been
rushing upward, and there is no indi
cation that it is anywhere near the top.
In fact Leiter says it has just begun
to advance. Though more than two
months away the May deal is now as
erratic as the December was near its
culmination. C
Northwest reoeipts 'are still falling
off, being 165 cars less than last week.
Portland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla, 77 79c; Val
ley and Bluestem, 80 81c per bushel.
' Flour Best grades, $3.75; graham,
$3.30; superfine, $2.25 per barrel.
Oats Choice white, 3637c; choice
gray, 83 34c per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, $19 20; brew
ing, $20 per ton.
Mlllstiffs Bran, $19 per ton'; mid
dlings, $24; shorts, $20.
Hay Timothy, $12.50; clover,
$1011; California wheat, $10; do
oat, $11; Oregon wild hay, $910per
ton.
Eggs 14 15c per dozen.
Butter Fancy oreamery, 5055o;
fair to good, 4550c; dairy, 85 45c
per roll.
Cheese Oregon, 12o; Young
America, 12jc; California, 910o
per pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.75
8.25 per dozen; hens, $3.003.50;
geese, $5.006.00; ducks, $4.505.0O
per dozen; turkeys, live, 1012c per
pound.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 40 50c
per sack; sweets, $1.752 per cental.
Onions Oregon, $2.252.60 per
sack.
Hops 4 16c per pound for new
crop; 1896 crop, 46o.
Wool Valley, 14 16c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 712o; mohair, 20
22o per pound.
Mutton laross, best nheep, wethers
and ewes, 4c; dressed mutton,
7o; spring lambs, 5)c per pound.
Hogs Gross, ohoice heavy, $4.00;
light and feeders, $3. 004. 00; dressed,
$4. 50 5. 00 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, $3.003.25;
cows. $2.50; dressed beef, 4)6c per
pound.
Veal Large, 55o; small, 6(9
7o per pound.
Seattle Market.
Butter Fancy native
creamery,
brick, 27o; ranoh, 22 23c.
Cheese Native Washington,
13o;
California, 9sO.
Eggs Fresh ranch, 23c.
Poultry Chickens, live, per pound,
hens, 12o; spring chickens, $2.60
3 00; ducks, $3.503.75.
Wheat Feed wheat, $23 per ton.
Oats Choice, por ton, $23.
Corn Whole, $23; cracked, per ton,
$23; feed meal, $23 per ton.
Barley Rolled or ground, per ton,
$2223; whole, $22.
Hay Pnget sound, new, per ton,
$12 13; Eastern Washington timothy,
$18; alfalfa, $12.
Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef,
steers, 7c; cows, 6o; mutton sheep,
8tc; pork, 6Wc; veal, small, 8.
Fresh Fish Halibut, 6 7c: salmon,
3c; salmon trout, 10c; flounders
and sole, 84; ling cod, 45; rock cod,
5c; smelt, 2i4c.
Fresh Fruit Apples, 50c$1.75 per
box; pears, 25 75c per box; oranges,
navels, $2 2. 75 per box.
Ban Franetseo Market.
Wool Nevada 11 13c; Oregon, 1
14c; Northern 78o per pound.
Hops 12 16c per pound.
Millstuffs Middlings, $22 25; Cal
ifornia bran, $20.6021.60 per ton.
On ions silverskin, $2.502.75 per
cental.
Eggs Store, llllc; ranoh, 13
13c; Eastern, 18 19; duck, 14c per
pozen.
Cheese Fancy mild, new, lOc; (air
to good, 7 8c per pound..