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    A FATHER'S TERRIBLE) CRIME,
A Settled Faot "That the Is
lands Will Be Taken.
'NOT ONE BUT ALL OF THEM
Debt Alar Be Aumed It Hpala Re
fuse, Hosttlitlea Will Ba Reamed
' and We Will Selxe the Archipelago.
Paris, Nov. 1. While the Spanish
and American peace commissioners
mow stand on the threshold of the
Philippine question, it seema probable,
in the light of this hour, that the
United States will take over the en
tire archipelago.
During the out days just passed,
those in touch' with, though possibly
cot in the confidence of the commis
sioners have felt the concentration of
tendencies toward the standpoint in
dicated as likely to be occupied by the
United States commissioners at Tues
day's session of the two commissions.
In 1897 Spain issued, by royal decree.
bonds in -the sum of (40,000,000, to
which were pledged the revenues of the
Philippines, and to whioh the Spanish
national guarantee was added. From
these $40,000,000 of obligations, Spain
realized 136,000,000 in cash. These
$40,000,000 represent the Philippine
-debt, whioh ia entirely outside of the
-f500,000,000 of the so-called Philippine
and Spanish debt.
The conditions also differ, the Philip
pine debt having been created by royal
-decree because the arohipelago was not
a parliamentary colony, while the so
oalled Cuban debt was created by law.
The difference raises the question of
the non-responsibility of the Philip
pines when removed from the sovereign
ty under whioh its resouroea were
pledged.
Should the United States absorb the
.Philippines, none but officials yet know
whether they will assume a part or all
of this debt, or more than the Philip
pine debt. The Americans have do-
' -dined to assume 'the Cuban debt be'
cause Cuba is not (heirs; but in depos
ing Spain in the Philippines, the Ainer
loans acquire the territory, and It hi
believed there will be noma financial
nssuniption by the United States.
At this point arises the question of
how much financial relief might com
-pensate Spain for her loss of the Phil
ippines. Some well-informed persons
believe that Premier Bagasta has deter
mined to be rid of the Philiplnes, and
would direct his commission to sign a
treaty by whioh the United States
ebon Id take the islands and assume
' $40,000,000 of debt. This proposition
finds support in the Parisian press,
which today declares that resistance is
impossible, and that Spain should
abandon the arohlpelago.
Murdered HI Child by Flaring: It Be
fore a Railroad Truin.
New York, Nov. 1. Nicholas Jack-
ton, of Rackensack, who was sent to
Trbnton prison to serve 10 years for
causing the death of his 6-year-old son
Louis, confessed to Sheriff Herring and
Deputy Sheriff Jackson, while they
were on their way to Trenton from
Haokensack with the prisoner. On
this information, Mrs. Jackson is 'held
as an accessory to the murder of her
stepson. Here are Jackson's words to
the sheriff:
"My wife, whom I had only recently
married, did not like Louis, my little
boy, and we had many quarrels about
him She helped me plan the murder,
and I was to put the boy on the tracks.
I went to Tea Neck and stood , near the
West Shore railroad track. I was
afraid to put the youugstei on the track
alive, for fear he would get off, so I
struok him in the stomach with an
iron bolt, and that made him uncon
scious. Then I put him on the track,
just below the orossing, and waited for
a train to come along. When I was
convinced that he was dead I went
home. I fixed up the story about my
leaving the boy asleep on the hill near
the tracks, to save my life. The judge
tried me and found me guilty of. man
slaughter, thinking that Louis walked
on the traokfand was struck by a train
I got off dead easy."
Prosecutor Stagg will go to Trenton
this week and make arrangements, to
have Jackson appear before the next
grand jury to testify as to Mrs. Jaot
eon's connection with the plan of the
murder.
THANKSGIVING DAY.
Wants
the Job of
the Maine.
Raising
PERMISSION MAY BE GIVEN
Cruller Brooklyn and Gunboats Helena
and Yorktown Will Be Added to
Admiral Dewey'i Fleet.
Washington, Oct., 81. The Acm
Wrecking Company, of San Francisco,
has made a request upon the navy de
partment for authority to raise the bat
tle-ship Maine. If the government
wants the ship after she reaches the
United States, the company will expeot
to be paid salvage money through con
demnatory proceedings. No money ia
demanded from the government by the
oompany. It is stated at the depart
ment unofficially that in case the com
pany is found to be reliable, the task,
no doubt, will be given them.
CYCLONE IN LONDON.
Small Area Damaged br an Unusually
Severe Storm. - 1
London, Nov. 1. During a severe
storm last night, 'a email area, about
half a mile square, around Denmark
hill, Camberwell,' London, was visited
by a cyclone. Cabs were overturned,
windows, doors, lamp-posts, trees and
chimneys were blown down and a num
ber of houses unroofed. '
The contents of numerous hawkers'
stalls were oarried hundreds of yards
In tbe'air by the wind, and many peo
ple were injured by the flying debris,
which did also immense damage to
property.
WILLIAM IN JERUSALEM.
Spain Will Reaiat.
Paris, Nov. 1. There was a strong
impression, which has been growing
here recently, that the Spanish, upon
receiving definite assurances of the
.American determination to take the
entire Philippine group, would quit
the conference, hut this view waa modi
fled by the attitude of the Spanish
.newspapers whioh arrived here today
These are found to have wheeled- into
line with the Epoca of October 87,
wbioh demanded that the Spanish
.commissioners should sign a treaty in
Paris, no matter how oneroua , the con
dltions imposed by the Americana.
Nevertheless, despite this attitude
of the Madrid press, and, despite the
statement given Friday last to tha press
oorrespondentt by the Spanish commis
sioner, who denied that the Spaniards
had any intention of withdrawing, the
Americans here will not be surprised
if one or more of the Spanish com mis
sioners resign and praotioAlly close the
negotiations. This feeling ii based
upon the faot that Senor Bios early last
week would have resigned, if bis so
doing would not have imperiled the
Sagasta ministry; and the reasoning ia
that, if, while pressing the Cuban debt,
whioh is not mentioned in the protocol.
.Senor Bios waa inclined to resign, he
.might, in the open field of contention
.as to the Philippines, feel that resigns
tions would help Senor SagaBta, on the
ground that the demand of the United
States for the entire Philippine group
would be extortionate.
It is believed here tonight, on the
eve of taking up the main question,
that the Spanish commissioners are not
likely to acquiesce here in any treat
that the Americans would sign.
Core for Hog Cholera.
Washington, Oct 81. During the
past two years the department of agri
culture has conducted a series of experi
ments in the use of a serum aa a rem
edy for hogs affected by: cholera or
swine plague. The eexprimenta were
conducted by Dr. D. E. Salmon, chief
of the bureau of animal industry, and
the results were eminently satisfactory,
proving that the disease oan be success
fully treated, easily and inexpensively.
This year the experiments have been
extnesive and far-reaching. The
bureau treated 938 hogs. Of these, 170
-died, the number saved being gl out of
every 100. The losa was only 18 per
cent.
Miss Nell Thompson, a Christian
scientist, died in Los Angeles, while
undergoing an extended fast.
Turkish Murderer Executed.
Candia, Crete, Not. 1. Five more
of the Mussulmans convicted of taking
part in the massacre of British soldiers
September 6, were executed today.
Will Tote at Sea.
, Topebka, Kan., Oct. 81. The mem
bers of the first battalion of the Twenty
second Kansas regiment, which have
sailed from San Francisco for Manila,
carry ballots with them and will vote
on Kansas officer! about midway be
tween Honolulu and Manila.
Movement of the Royal German Fll-
grim.
Jerusalem, Nov. 1. The approach of
their German imperial majesties to the
oity yesterday was made through tri
uinphal arches, and amid banners, gar
lands and ever-growing orowds, dis
playing every way their enthusiasm
and delight. The formal entry through
the Jaffa gate was heralded by the roar
of guns at the oitadel, where the Turk
ish band played the German anthem,
From the tower of David, Emperor
William and Empress Augusta Vioto
ria proceeded on .foot, amid wild cheer
ing, to the church of the Holy Sepul
cher, where they were received by the
Catholio, Greek and Armenian clergy,
whose patriarchs presented addresses
eulogizing the devotion of the emperor,
who has since conferred deoorations on
the patriarohs. Emperor William and
the empress, while at the ohurch of
the Holy Sepulcher, visited the various
portions of the sacred shrine, and
spent 10 minutes at the scene of ths
oruoifixion.
ICE IN THE YUKON.
A Doaen River Boat Stand a Good
Chance of Being Wrecked.
Ban Francisco, Isov. 1. Ice was
making on the Yukon, and there was
thin ioe at Dutch Harbor, when the
Portland sailed, October 11. The tug
Sadie has gone into winter quarters at
Dutch Harbor. At least a dozen rivet
steamers are stuok on sand bars in the
Yukon, arid all will probably be lost
The Dawson City is a total wreok. The
Herman and Taooma are aground, and
the other boats are in such perilous po
sition that when the ioe breaks up they
may go to pieoes.
All the treasure in sight on the Port
land was one box of gold dust and nug
gests consigned to the Alaska Commer
oial Company. Its value was not made
known, but is not believed to exoeed
tl 0.000. Several returning miner
were on the vessel, bnt they carried
their wealth in the form of drafts, and
were reticent regarding the amount
For the A tlatio Station.
New York, Oct. 81. A dispatch to
the Herald from Washington saysi
Two more men-of-war will probably fol
low the auxiliary cruiser Buffalo'to the
Asiatic squadron. Orders have already
been given to the gunboat Helena to
prepare for her long trip through the
Suez canal to the far East, and as soon
as she is ready she will start.
Rear-Admiral Dewey has impressed
Njpon the department the necessity of
having a large number of light-draught
gunboats among the Philippine islands.
The Yorktown, it is understood, will be
placed in commission on the Pacifio
coast, apd start for Manila.
Before permitting Naval Constructor
Hobson to continue the work of raising
the crniser Cristobal Colon, his plans
must receive the approval of the naval
board of construction. Orders have
been given to him to appear in Wash-
ngton on Tuesday next at a ajeetmg of
the board. Mr. Hobson will detail his
plan for floating the Colon.
Believing it desirable to add the chief
intelligence offloer to the membership
of the board of construction, orders
have been given to Commander Clover,
appointing him a member of the organization.
Captain A. S. Crownshield, aoting
secretary of the navy, has given in
structions to Commander West, com
manding the gunboat Princeton, direct
ing him to proceed with his vessel to
San Juan, Porto Rico, and take station
there until relieved.
The cruiser Newark will remain at
San Juan until the arrival of the Solace
with Commander A. S. Snow, and
when Commander Snow assumes duty
commandant of the station, ear
Admiral Schley will board the Newark
and sail for home.
the President Name Thursday, Novem
ber 24, in Hi Proclamation.
Washington, Oct. 81. The president
today issued the following Thanksgiv
ing proclamation:
"By the President of the United
States A Proclamation: The ap
proaching November brings to mind tha
oustoms of our ancestors, hallowed by
time and rooted in our most sacred
traditions, of giving thanks to Al
mighty God for all the blessings he has
vouohsafed to Us during the past year.
. "Few years in our history have
afforded such cause for thanksgiving.
We have been blessed by abundant har
vests, our trade and commerce have
been wonderfully increased, our public
credits have been improved and
strengthened, all sections of our country
have been brought together and knitted
into closer bond of "national purpose
and unity.
"The skies have been for a time
darkened by the cloud of war, but as
we were compelled to take up the swoid
in the cause of hnmanitv, we are per
mitted to rejoice that the conflict has
been of brief duration, and the losses
we have had to mourn, though grievous
and important, have been bo few, con
sidering the great results accomplished.
as to inspire us with gratitude and
praiBe to the Lord of' Hosts. We may
laud and magnify His Holy Name that
the cessation of hostilities came so soon
as to spare both Bides the countless sor
rows and disasters that ' attend pro
tracted war.
"1 do, therefore, invite all my fel-
low-oitizens, those at home as well as
those who may be at sea or sojourning
in foreign lands, to set apart and ob
serve Thursday, the 24th day of No
vember, as a day of national thanks
giving, to come together in their seV'
eral places of worship for a service of
praise and thanks to Almighty God for
all the blessing of the year, the mild
ness of the seasons and the frnitfulness
of the soil; for the continued prosperity
Item of General Interest Gleaned
From the Thriving Paclfla
State.
the people; for the devotion and
valor of our countrymen; for the glory
of our victory and the hope of a righte
ous peaoe, and to pray that the divine
zuidanoe which has brought us hereto
fore to safety and honor may be giaci
ously continued in the years to come,
In witness whereof, etc
' "WILLIAM M'KINLEY
By the President: John Hay, Sec
retary of State."
WOOD AT MANZANILLO.
Betting the
HITCHBORN'S REPORT.
Much Gold Deep Down.
Spokane, WaBh., Nov. 1. The most
marvelous strike recorded in a mine of
Washington was made today in the Re
publio mine, at Republic, on the north
half of Colville reservation. Free
milling ore averaging 15 ounces of
gold, or nearly $300 to the ton, was en
countered at a depth of 400 feet from
the sutfaoe. The drills out through 24
feet of ledge matter, the last 16 leet
averaging 15 ounces, and the farther
wall of tha pay streak has not yet been
encountered.
Admiral Miller Will Boon Retire.
Washington. Oot. 81. The announce
ment was made at the navy department
today that Rear-Admiral. Miller, com
Branding the Pacific station, will be
retired November 22 by operation of
law on account of age. Commodore
Albert Kautz, recently in command of
the naval station at Newport, is now
on his way to San Francisco to relieve
Admiral Miller.
Murder of Hermit.
Epricgfield, Mass., Nov. 1. Isaac
Stetson, a hermit, was found dead in
the woods near his home, in the vioin
j'ty of Wahconah farm, yesterday, haV'
ing probably been murdered. An au
topsy performed today showed that
Stetson had been shot down, and that
death was instantaneous.
Many people in Brookilne, Mass.,
recently paid $2.50 each for painted
sparrows, on the representation that
they were canaries.
Work of the Construction Bureau Dar
ing the War. .
Washington, Oct. 81. A large part
of the burden of equipping the United
States navy for the war with Spain fell
upon the construction bureau of the
navy. In his annual report, Commo
dore Hitchborn, the chief constructor,
furnishes many interesting details as
to this work, involving the transform
tion of more than 100 merchant ciaft
into effective naval vessels at short
notice. Looking to the future, the
chief constructor invites attention to
the importance of properly equippin,
and maintaining plants at or near nava
stations along the coast already estab
lished and be submits estimates for the
purpose, averaging about $25,000 ia
each case.
Besides the long list of vessels pur
chased by the government lor use as
auxiliary cruisers, the report says that
10 vessels were accepted by the govern
ment from builders during the last
fiscal year. These were the Iowa, Hel
ena, Nashville, Wilmington, Annapolis,
Marietta, Newport, Vicksburg, Foot)
and Wheeling.
Progress made on the vessels in course
of construction has been very satisfac
tory.
Tbe behavior of all classes of our
naval vessels throughout the various
conditions of the war is set down as
source of gratification to the construo
tion bureau, where the greater part of
them were designed.
Tbe chief constructor pays a trlbuts
to the indefatigable labors of the con
struction corps duiing the war and ex
presses the opinion that the increase in
its personnel has hardly been as rapid
as the demand upon iti services,
Therefore, it is urged that the bureau
continue tbe liberal policy it has fol
lowed in assigning officers to tbe corps.
The Engineer' Fate.
Los Angeles, Cal Oct. 81. The en
gine of the eastbound train on the San
ta Barbara branch of the Southern Pa
cific ran off the track near Camulus sta
tion, and Engineer Davis waa caught
under tbe cab and crushed to death.
The fireman on the engine was serious
ly, but not fatally injured.
Will Beslst invader.
Peking, Oct. 81. There Is a general
movement of Chinese troops towardi
the coast of the Gulf of Pe-Li-Chl. It
is understood to be due to an apprehen
siou of -an attempt by a foreign power
to seize tbe railway.
American in China In No Danger.
Washington, Oct. 81. Admiral
Dewey has cabled the department that
everything is quiet at Peking and that
no further trouble is anticipated, and
that American interests in China an
not in danger.
Oswego, N. Y Oct. 81. The Ton
kin River boiler and engine works in
this city were destroyed by fire early to
day. Losa, $105,000. Otto Snyder,
the night watchman, perished in tht
building.
ALONG THE COAST.
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
Government
New Civil
in Motion.
Manzanillo. Oct 81. The United
States gunboat Hist arrived here to
night with Ge'neral Leonard Wood,
commander of the military department
bf Santiago, accompanied by Lieutenant
Matthew Hanua. On landing, Gen
eral Wood was oloseted with Colonel
Pettit and his adjutant, and he was
mbseaaently received by Colonel Pet-
tit s entire regiment. General Wood
then visited the barracks, hospitals,
palace, custom-house and postofnee,
Colonel Pettit reports that the Cuban
General Rios is apparently making
every effort to prevent the disbanding
of bis troops. The Cuban commander
wishes all the sugar estates in the
neighborhood to tell him how many
men tbey oan employ, and he will guar
antee to supply all required on condi
tion that only soldiers are employed.
The planters unanimously refuse to fall
in with such an arrangement, consider
ing that it would be a trades union of
the strongest possible kind and would
also tend to keep up tbe Cuban mill.
tary organization, which, In tbe inter
sts of the island, the planters are very
anxious to break up. In their opinion
It would be better to have no commerce
than to attempt it on such conditions.
Lieutenant Luoien Young, tbe com
mander of the Hist, oreated more ex
cttement on landing than even General
Wood himself. Crowds gathered at
tbe wharf to see the young commander,
who, with Lieutenants Holm and Jon
gen, of the Hornet and Wampatuck. de
feated a whole flotilla of Spanish gun
boats at Manzanillo on July 1 last
According to the reports from th
Cuban assembly at Santa Crus del Sur,
General Calixto Garcia has been chosen
permanent chairman of the organiza
tion. ,
DUG , THEIR WAY OUT.
by Means a
Boulder Prisoner Escape
a Tunnel.
Denver, Colo., Oct. 81. A special
to the News from Boulder, Colo., says:
About 6:80 o'clock, this evening it was
discovered that five inmates of ths
county jail had made their escape by
tunneling under tbe wall. They are
John C. Cessidy, who was today sen
tenced to life imprisonment for tlx
murder of William Rowe, at Sugarloaf;
George and Edward Rowe, sentenced
to four and a half and six years respec
tively for oattleatealing; Nlok Boucher,
awaiting trial for assault with intent
to murder; and John Baptists, serving
a three months' sentence for larceny.
With caseknives and pieces of wood
tbey had dug down six feet and tunnel
ed eight feet to the outside of the wall,
biding tbe dirt taken out under one oi
the cages. They had been at work
several days. No trace of the escapes
has been found.
9 8t Louis, Oct 81. A special to ths
Post-Dispatch from Sherman, Tex.,
says a disastrous fire occurred at Corsi
cana today. William Johnson and two
children were burned to death.
San Francisco, Oct. 81. The Taolt
in tbe First National bank, used by
Judge Wolf, of the Wolf, Worden
Company, who mysteriously disap
peared two months ago, was opened to
day. It was found to be empty, and
monev and securities amounting to
110,000 belonging to the Sarah M.
Pearson estate, of which Wolf was ex-
The ministers of Spokane are gen
erally of the opinion that there should
be but one legal ground for divorce.
The new sawmill of the Equality
Colony, near Edison, Wash,, is com
pleted and paid for. lis daily capacity
is 10,000 feet.
The shipments from Coulee City,
Wash., laBt week amounted to 53 cars
of cattle, containing nearly 1,500 head,
and representing $42,000. - ;
The Indians who have been causing
trouble are getting out of Grant coun
ty, Oregon, as fast as possible, and no
further trouble is expeoted. , t - ,-..
According to the financial statement
of Coos county, Oiegon, the 2 per cent
reduction in the legal rate of interest
.will mean a yearly saving of something
over $1,800.
G. Gunerson, of Melbourne, and one
of the largest timber importers of Aus
tralia, iB viisiting the Northwest arrang
ing for the purchase of several cargoes
of fir lumber.
Isaao W. Garrett, ex-seoretary of
state of Idaho, and a pioneer of Ore
gon, died at Boise. Mr. Garrett had
suffered from a complication of troubles
for about a year.
The Grand Ronde Lumber Company,
of La Grande, has just closed large con
tracts with different southern California
fruit associations for very large quanti
ties of orange and other fruit boxes.
The receiver of the Bank of Everett,
which failed early in the panio, has
made his final report to the oourt, and'
an order has been; made directing the
remaining assetB to be sold at auction.
The Pacific sheet metal works at New
Whatcom started up again last week
with half a crew, after having been
shut down for about a month. This
means the employment of about CO or
60 persons, and is welcome news to a
laige number of people.
The discovery has been marie that
some miscreant has defaced U two 64
ton guns that are waiting to be plaoed
in position at Marrei-.O'.e point, in
Puget sound, by outtin names on the
steel barrels with soap and acid. Sus
picion rests on discharged workmen.
The Imperial Pasto Company bas
been organized at Great Falls, Mont.,
for the purpose of manufacturing
maoaroni to supply the trade of that
and adjonining states. The output of
the faotory is 500 pounds daily. They
have orders ahuad for three months'
produot.
The receiver of the defunct Spokane
Savings bank has been authorized by
the court to pay a dividend of 7 per cent
on the outstanding olaims againBt the
institution. This will make a total of
53 per cent paid by the bank. The
total indebtedness of the bank amounts
to $100,409.64.
' The Golden Giant, dredger, now be
ting rapidly pushed to completion at
Lannan's spur, below the mouth of
Burnt river, will be ready to operate
on December 1. Its capacity is 2.000
oublo yards per day, and it is to be
pperated on 160 acres which are report
ed good for 60 oents per cubic yard.
. The Republio Mining Company of
Eastern Washington bas just declared
another dividend amounting to $30,
jOOO, whioh is at the rate of 8 oents per
share. This is the second monthly
dividend paid by the oompany of like
? mount, and there is every assurance
, hat tbe dividenda will continue at this
ate every month, although tbe mill is
pot running at its full oapaoity,
' Never before was grass so scarce on
tbe Gilliam county range as now.
'Even in pastures where the old bunch
erass Is abundant, tbe grass is so devoid
iof nutriment from long-oontlnued
drought that stock are losing flesh on
it. Several sheepmen have commenued
feeding hay already, and wise sheepmen
and oattlemen are reducing their flocks
just now, while the plrce is good.
' The contract to cut 6,000,000 feet of
lumber and 176,000 ties has been
secured by McPherson Bros. & Stout,
of Brooklyn, B. C. This contraot is
with the Columbia & Western railway,
whioh will use the lumber on its Rob-inson-Pentioon
branch. This firm con
templates removing their mill to Glad
stone, wbore a fine body of timber
exists.
John Holmes, of Wellington, New
Zealand, was recently in Vancouver,
B. C, as a commissioner from the gov
ernment of the island on a mission to
find new fields for the hemp trade of
New Zealand, which last year pro
duced 82,000 tons. Mr. Holmes says
this country offers a fine oponing for
trade in shirts, shoes, cottons, bouse
bold furniture, oanned salmon andagri
cultural implements.
Five mourning tribes assembled at
tbe Puyallup reservation Sunday to
pay tbe last honors to tbe royal infant,
Reed Lescbi, who died last week, and
who was the 8-months-old son of
George Leshi, chief of the Puyallup
tribe, and bis death is mourned as the
removal of a possible loader of the peo
ple, there being but one living heir
now loft Lesohl's uncle was the leader
of the war against the whites in the
early days, for which he lost his life.
In compliance with the request of
the Philadelphia board of trade, which
was addressed to the several chambers
of commerce in Pacifio coast cities, the
Los Angeles chamber of commerce last
week passed resolutions urging congress
to take needed action to restore to the
United States the ocean-carrying trade
In vessels sailing undet the American
flag, and also urging the press of the1
California
Seattle Market.
Tomatoes, 60 85c per box.
Cucumbers, 10 15c pei doz.
Onions, 8590o per 100 pounds.
Potatoes, $1012.
Beets, per sack, $1.
Turnips, per sack, 6065c
CarrotP. per saok, 60c.
; Parsuipts, .'" ek, $1.
Beans, green, ''a
Green corn, $1.1.60 per saok.
Cauliflower, 75o per doz.
Celery, 4050o.
Cabbage, native . and
$1.25 1.50 per 100 pounds. ,
Apples, 60c 65c per box.
Pears, 76c$l per box.
. Prunes, 60o pur box.
Peaches, 75c.
Plums, 60o.
Butter Creamery, 27o per pound;
dairy and ranch, 1820o per pound. '
Eggs, 80c
Cheese Native, 12 12 o.
Poultry Old hens, 18o per pound;
spring chiokens, 14c; turkeys, 16o.
Fresh meats Choice dressed beef
steers, prime, 6 7c; cows, prime.
6c; mutton, 7)c; pork, 78o; veaL
78a
Wheat Feed wheat. $192o.
Oats Choice, per ton, $23 23.
Hay Puget Sound mixed, $9,603
10; choice Eastern Washington tim
othy, $18.
Corn Whole, $23.50; eracked, $24;
feed meal, $23.50.
Barley Rolled or ground, per too,
$2425; whole, $22.
Flour Patent, per barrel, $8.60;
stralKhts, $3.25: California brands.
$3.25; buckwheat flour, $8. 75; graham.
er barrel, $3.70; whole wheat flour.
8.75; rye flour, $4.
Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $14;
shorts, per ton, $16.
Feed Chopped feed, $1721 pei
ton; middlings, per ton, $17; oil cake
meal, per ton, $35.
antiliw a r nnn, mlaulne Wnlf Ural
supposed to have met with foul (play '""J.1" powerful aid to the
in Oregon, but later on was seen IB," 7 " ' s" - m ur
fihlMon. taking, and to oo-operate with local
commercial organizations.
Portland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla, 61c; Val
ley and Bluostem, 63c per bushel.
Flour Best grades, $3.45; graham,,
$3; superfine, $3.25 per barrel.
Oats Choice white, 89 40c; choice
gray, 878Bo per misnei.
Barley Feed barley, $21 32; brew
ing, $28 per ton.
Millstuffs-Bran, $15.60 per ton; mid
dlings, $31; shorts, $16; chop, $15.60
per ton.
Hay Timothy, $8 9; clover, $1
8; Oregon wild hay, $8 per ton.
Butter Fancy creamery, 6055of
seconds, 4046o; dairy, 4045o store
80 35c.
Cheese Oregon full cream, ll12ot
Young America, 13 Hi new cheese,
10c per pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.80t
per dozen; hens, $3.008.60; springs.
$1.B68; geese, $5.00 6.00 for old.
$4. 60 5 for young; ducks, $4.00
6.00 per dozen; turkeys, live, 12
120 per pound.
Potatoes 46 66c per sack; sweets;
8c per pounn.
, Vegetables Beets, 90c; turnips, 76
per sack; garlic, To, per pound; cab-.,
bage, $1 1.26 per 100 pounds; cauli
flower, 75o per dozen; parsnips, 76
per saok; beans, 8o per pound; celery.
70 75c per dozen; cucumbers, 50o pel
box; peas, 83)o per pound.
Onions Oregon, 75o$l per sack.
Hops 1017o; 1897 crop, 67o.
Wool VaHey, 1012o per pound
Eastern Oregon, 8Q12h, mohair,
86c per pound.
Mutton Gross, beet sheep, wethers
and ewes, 8 Wo; dressed mutton, 7c;
spring lam ba, 7)c per lb.
Hogs Gross, obotoe heavy, $4.75;
light and feeders. $3.0004.00; dressed,
$5.60(96.60 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, 8.60 $8.75;
oowa, $3.60o.ou; a res sea oeei, .
66e per pound.
Veal Large, 666o; small. 6
Tc per poundf
San rranelaeo Market.
Wool Spring Nevada, 1014opei
pound; Oregon, Eastern, 1012o; Val- ,
ley, 16 17c; Noithern, 9 11c.
Millstuffs Middlings, fl721.00;
bran, $1". 00 16.00 per ton.
Onion Yellow, 80 40c per sack.
Butter Fancy creamery, S4o;
do seconds, 22c23; fancy dairy, 219
S2o; do seconds, 2024o per pound.
Eggs Store, 1882o; fancy ranoh,
84 89o.
Citrus Fruit Oranges, Valencia, $3
2.B0; Mexican limes, f 6.60; Call,
fornia lemons, $2. 00. 800; do oholoc
$8. 50 4. 60; per box.
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.
The Detroit steel and spring works oi
the Detroit Steel & Spring Company
are being operated 24 hours a day
The Pennsylvania tube works of Pitts
burg, Pa., have an order from the
Standard Oil Company tor 40 miles of
eight-inch pipe.
Experiments made in Paris show
that an electric wagon costs 47 per cent
Iobbs to run than a horse wagon and 83
per cent less to run than a petroleum
motor.
Coventry is tbe center of the British
cycle industry. Compared with this
time last year the firms there are said
to be employing about 4,000 fewer per
sons, while thousands of employes are
now working only 80 hours weekly.
Tbe Northern Pacifio railway shops
at South Taooma have praotioally sus
pended the building of the 800 flat-cars,
Two hundred of the cars were finished,
and then it beoame impossible to ge
enough material to complete the others.
Houston is the only Interior cotton
market in the world that ever received
85,000 bales of cotton In one day.
Sixty per cent of the Texas crop will
pass through Houston this season and
tbe total gross reoeipts at this point ares
expected to exceed 2,000,000 bales.
American manufacturers wishing to
send goods into Turkey in Asia are
warned by the consuls that their circu
lars and letters must be written in
Turkish or French, preferably Turkish.
To write or print them in English is
simply waste of time and money.
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