EXPLOSION OF A III!
Six Persons Killed on
Stockton Steamboat.
a
MANY DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED
Victim! of the Accident Were Scalded
to Death The Heartrending Scene
' Among the Suffer en.
. Stockton, Cal.i Nov; 29. The most
disastrous river accident in the history
of Stockton occurred this morning at
4:30 o'clook, near Fourteen-Mile slough,
when a part of one of the boilers of the
liver steamer T. 0. Walker, which left
San Francisco at 6 o'olock last night,
was blown out, killing six and danger
ously wounding 11 persons, while prob
ably 15 or 30 others were more or less
badly hurt. The T. C. Walker is owned
by the California Navigation & Im
provement Company, and ran between
San Franoisoo and StOcktpii.v The
dead are:
' John Tulan, captain of the T. C
Walker; Ferdinand Law, of Seattle;
, W. A. Blunt, the agent in oharge of
shipping of Biigar beets from the Moss
tract to the Crockett factory; Watson
H. Heniy, of Stookton, engineer of the
T. C. .Walker; Mrs. Henry Watson,
wife of the chief engineer; Jerry
Dai ley, fireman.
Ten were wounded.
The majority of the passengers were
iri bed when the explosion oocurred,
, and were awakened by the report,
which was as loud as a cannon's roar.
People rushed from thoir rooms in
their night clothes and found the whole
forward portion of the steamer's upper
works blown away. The electric lights
had been put out, and the escaping
steam enveloped the front portion of
' the boat, till it was impossible to see
how much of the boat had been dam
aged. The screams of the men who
: were locked in their rooms near the
pilot-house were heartrending.
Captain John Tnlan had been blown
from his bed against the door of the
stateroom, and so seiiouely injured that
he could not move. The door oould
not be forced open, as he was jammed
tip against it. One of the employes of
the boat scoured an axe and out the up
per part of the room away, and finally
removed him, but not until he was vir
tually roasted alive. When pulled out,
the flesh dropped from his bones in
i large pieces, and although he was suf
fering excrutiatingly he bore it bravely,
and not a groan escaped him as he was
taken out of the steam.
Watson H. Henry, the chief engineer,
and his wife, were in their room near
the pilot-house when the explosion oo
curred. Mrs. Henry was blown through
the roof. The flooring was blown up
wards, and she was hurled with great
violence a distanoe of fully 30 feet,
towards the bow of the boat. She was
horribly crushed by the force of the ex-
plosion, and also badly scalded by es
caping steam. Her injuries proved
fatal at 12:80 this afternoon. She re
tained oonsoiousness until- a few mo
ments before her death. Her suffer
ings were so intense that she begged
the physioians in attendance to end her
life, but all that could be done was to
deaden the pain by the use of narcotics.
Mr. Henry was terribly scalded. He
was blown some distance away, but
not as far as was his wife. He died
shortly after being brought to this city,
W. A. Blunt was instantly killed
He was standing on the lower deck, as
he intended making a landing a short
distanoe above the place where the ex
plosion occurred.
Jerry Dailey, the fireman, was in the
, firehold of the boat when the acciden
occurred. The escaping steam com
pletely enveloped him, soarcely a por
tion of his body escaping the scalding
vaDor. He died at the receiving hos
pital at 12:15 this afternoon. He had
been in the employ of the California
Navigation & Improvement Company
for about 14 years.
Underneath the lower decks, where
the deck hands slept, the groans and
' screams were heartrending. The un
fortunate imprisoned men were receiv-
ins the full effect of the steam as
. came from the boilers. Eight of them
were almost roasted alive. Those who
were able made their way to the deck
as best they could, while the more seri
ously injured were unable to get out,
The exposed poitions of their bodies
suffered the moBt. The arms and faces
of those near the main entranoe were
frightfully scalded. Corattl Dominici,
who was on the lower deck, was blown
into the water, and had to swim ashore
after his back was terribly scalded.
Louis Brizzolana, in company with
Charles Maggini and wife, was standing
near the pilot-house on the texas deck.
'The foice threw him to one side, but
not until be was badly burned about
" the body. Fortunately, Mr. Maggini
and his wife esoaped without so much
as a scratch, though both were thrown
down by the concussion.
Drowned In the Street.
Boston, Mass., Nov. 29. Two men
lost their lives in the storm today at
Severe. One was Michael Lee and the
other an unknown negro. Both were
drowned on Ooean avenue while trying
to cross that thoroughfare, through
which the tide was flowing.
Three Negroes Lynched.
Meridian, Miss., Nov. 29. Report!
bave reached here that three negroes
were lynched last night four miles
west of Meridian. Newton county
farmers are said to be on the trail of
others implicated in an assault on a
white man, who came to Meridian Fri
day from Newton county and was pur
sued and fired upon by the negroes. A
mob of armed farmers left for the
scene, and while no definite news had
been received, it is believed that they
bave summarily dealt with the blacks.
JUDGE DAY'S CABLEGRAM.
Informs the President That the Span
lards Will Sign the Treaty.
Washington, Nov. 29. Throughout
the peace negotiations, which are still
pending in Paris, the president has ex
pressed confidence that a treaty, satis
factory to the United States, should be
drafted and .; signed. From time to
time assurances of substantial piogress
toward that end have been received
from the American commissioners.
Today advices were received by the
president from Mr. Day, president of
the Amerioan commission, reiterating
the assurances he had previously given
the president of the early and success
ful conclusion of the work ot the com
mission. ..
Judge Day, it is understoood, states
positively that the Spanish commis
sioners formally will accept, perhaps
tomorrow, the terms of the United
States, and that a treaty drawn along
the lines of the agreement reaohed will
be drawn and signed in a few days.
The dispatch from Judge Day was the
first absolutely definite statement as to
the conclusion of the labors of the com
mission that had been received, and,
quite naturally, it afforded the presi
dent and his advisers considerable sat
isiaction. It is probable that the president will
lsouss in Ills message to congress,
which will be delivered one week from
tomorrow, the successful efforts of the
dministration in the negotiation of a
peace tieaty, although there is a possi
bility that the treaty itself may not
have been signed at the time.
IN A STORM'S CLUTCHES.
Blizzard Raged In the North Atlantis
and New England States.
New York, Nov. 29. When the peo-
pie of New York awoke this morning,
they found the blizzard that raged when
they retired was still in progress. The
storm, which began with a soft, sleety
snow Saturday at noon, increased
greatly as tha day wore on, with heav
ier snow fall and the wind blowing a
gale at midnight. There was a slight
abatement of the wind this morning,
but the snow still fell and drifted bad
ly and the temperature dropped rap
idly. It looked this morning as though the
blizzard would oontinue all day, but at
10 o'clook there was a breaking away
in the west, and finally the storm
ceased altogether, and the severest
blizzard since the memorable blizzard
of March, 1888, came to an end. The
wind blew at the rate of 69 to 60 miles
an hour during the height of , the
storm.
A number of people are reported
fiozen to death, and the property dam
age is heavy.
At Boston.
Boston, Nov. 29. A record-breaking
November blizzard swept over the
greater portion of New England last
night and today completely demoral
izing traffic of every description and
well night paralyzing telegraphic and
telephonic communication, while the
northeast gale, coming on at high course
of tides, drove the sea far beyond its
usual limits and made a maik along
shore exceeded only by the memorable
hurricane of 1851. A dozen or more
coasting vessels were driven ashore in
Boston harbor during the blizzard, and
the great ocean steamer Ohio, of the
Wilson line, was torn from her moor
ings and driven high and dry on Speo
tacle island. '
- Philadelphia Storm-Swept.
Philadelphia, Nov. 29. The bliz
zard which came out of the West
reached this city at 11 o'clock yester
day morning, and raged furiously until
1 o'clock this morning. As unepxected
as it was violent, it wrought great
havoc not only here, bat throughout
the entire state. .
NO EXTRA SESSION.
President McKinley and Many Promi
nent Men Oppose It.
Washington, Nov. ...89. President
McKinley will try to avoid an extra
session, if that is possible. In this
effort be is likely to be seconded by a
large number of puhlio ' men both
branches of congress and of both par
ties. Public policy will dictate the
desires of some and selfishness that ot
others. President McKinley will make
every effort ro have the peaoe treaty
laid before congress immediately after
the holidays. He hopes to have it rat
ified before the adjournment in March
Meanwhile, it is expected that a bill
will pass for the reorganization of the
army, so that garrisons for the new
possessions will be provided for. Prob
ably will be passed providing for the
temporary government of the Philip
pines and Porto Rico, and possibly
Cuba, by the army officers command
ing in eaoh, nntil congress oan provide
otherwise. Then congress will provide
for commissions to visit the different
islands and make recommendations
for their government to the next con
gress. That is the scheme which will
be followed if there is no extra session,
and if everything goes , through as
planned. ,
Added to the Navy.
San Francisco, Nov. 29. At 9:22
o'clock this morning," in the presence
of a vast multitude, the battle-ship
Wisconsin was successfully launched at
the Union iron works. The Wisconsin
is the largest of the vessels built for the
United States government at this ship
yard. Bnllflghtltig Not in Favor.
- Denver, Nov. 29. The committee in
charge of arrangements for the coming
convention of the National Livestock
Association has rejected a proposition
to make bullfighting a feature of the
outdoor sports on that occasion. How
ever, a typical Westem cowboy tourna
ment will be given. Broncho-riding,
rongh-riding and loping and lassoing
of untamed horses and steers, and all
the exolting operations usually associ
ated with cowboy life on tha plaint
will be on the programme.
HI AT liANH
The
First American
for Havana.
Troops
FOUR ENGINEER COMPANIES
Captaln-Oeneral Blanco Will Leave for
Spain In a Week Cuban Have Been
.Appointed to Office lu Santiago.
Havana, Nov. 28. The. United States
transport Florida -arrived at Mariana
beach today. General Gieene and staff
went to Mariana- early to superintend
the landing of the American' .troops.
The Florida had on board four com
panies of the-Second volunteer en
gineers, whioh reoently left Tampa for
Havana i The troops landed' by half
past nine o'olock at the Mariana wharf,
with colors flying. They formed at the
landing place and marched to their
camp, two miles away, filing past Gen
eral Greene and his staff, who, on
horseback, reviewed the men. All the
men, with the exception of five who
are still suffering from siokness and
were taken to the camp by train, were
in line, and are all in good spirits and
fit for duty.
One hundred and fifty Cubans of
General Monocal's division were em
ployed in clearing the camp, and by 11
o'olock the tents were being pitched
for the first American camp at Havana.
Passports were today delivered to the
aide-de-camp of General Blanco s staff,
who will sail for Spain on t,he steamer
Juan Forgas on December 8. On the
same steamer, it is announced, will era-
bark General Blanco, General Solano
and his staff, and the officials employed
at Blanco's headquarters. Senor Fer
nandez de Castro, the civil governor of
Havana, laBt evening held a long con
ferenoe with General Greene.
Among the arrivals at Havana this
morning weie the Spanish cruisers In
fanta Isabel and Conde de Venadito,
from Nuevitas. The volunteer forces
at Cardenas have delivered their arms
to the authorities.
General Blanco will be suooeeded by
General Jiminez Castellanos, division
commander.
Senor Govin, secretary of the interior
in the colonial government, has accept
ed the resignation of theoivil governors
of the provinces of . Havana and Pinar
del Rio.
The Spanish evacuation commission
ers today delivered a note announcing
the complete evacuation of the Holgnin
division.
The United States commissioners sent
the Spanish a note saving that the fol
lowing troops were expeoted on or be
fore November 80: The Fifteenth
Pennsylvania volunteers, which will be
stationed at Pinar del Bio; the Third
New Jersey, to be stationed at Mariel
and the Two Hundred and Second New
York, assigned to Guanaiay. all in th
province of Pinar del Rio. Those in
tended for the city of Pinar del Kio and
Guanajay will land in Havana harbor,
where they can make immediate rail
way connection for these points.
RATIONS FOR THE NEEDY.
General Wood Feeding the Deserving
Poor Around Santiago.
Washington, Nov. 28. General
Wood, commanding the department of
Santiago, has sent an official report to
the war department, of which the fol
lowing is an extract:
"I have sent rations all along the sea
coast, and by pack trainB into the in
terior, using eveiy effort to scatter the
rations about in such manner as to
enable the people desiring to return to
their farms in the interior to do so with
a reasonable assurance that they can
obtain food while waiting the develop
ment of their first crop.
"Santiago today is as olean and
healthy as any town of its size along
the Amerioan sea coast south of For
tress Monroe. Excellent order prevails
there has not been a murder in the oity
since our oocupancy."
Alaska Land Contest.
Port Townsend, Nov. 28. Among
the passengers going to Alaska on the
steamer Rosalie today was R. Gold
Btein, who claims a portion of the
townsite of Juneau nnder a mineral
location. In 1888 he located Bonanza
lode, whioh takes in 21 acres of the
business portion of Juneau, and made
application for a United States patent
which was contested by the citizens
Juneau. The land has been in contro
versy ever sinoe, and during that tun
has beoome valuable. The settlement
of the case will enable residents of J
neau to secure title to property on
which many valuable buildings have
been ereoted
' jtnnlston Blot.
Anniston, Ala., Nov. 28. The city
has quieted down after last night
rioting, and it is believed the full effect
of the shooting has been learned. Two
negroes were killed and three wounded,
and six or eight white enlisted men
were seriously hurt. Two mombers
of the white provost guard, who were
missing last night, reported for duty
today. The dead are Private Ed Cap
erton, Third Alabama, and an uni
dentified member of the same regiment.
William Bowie, of the Third Alabama,
who was wounded, will die.
News From Argentina.
New York, Nov. 28. A diBpatch to
the Herald from Buenos Ayres says:
The chamber ot deputies has approved
the law re-establishing the tax ot 10
per cent on the premiums of foreign
insurance companies.
The Argentine and Chilean commis
sioners will meet here next week to
discuss the Puna Atacama boundary
dispute. The incident between an
Argentine official and Walker Marti
nez, former Chilean minister, has beer
closed satisfactorily.
POISONOUS GERMAN TOYS.
Much More Danger in Them
Tha
American Pork,
. Washington, Nov. 28. Dr. D. E.
Salmon, chief of the bureau of animal
industry, in his report to the secretary
of agriculture for the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1898, states that during the
year meat inspection was in operation
at 135 anattoirs, as against 128 for the
previous year, - and in 85 cities, as
against 88 in 1897. ' The number of
animals inspected before slaughter
umbered 51,835.898. Of these 9.228,-
237 were cattle, 10,028,287 were sheep,
468,199 calves, and, 81,610,675 hogs,
showing' a total gain over 1897 oi
9,025,291. At the time of slaughter
81,116,833 animals were inspected, and
68,662 were rejected and 91,508 car-
casses and 48,189 parts of carcasses
were condemned. The meat inspection
stamp was affixed to 14,583,780 pack
ages of mutton and beef and pork prod
ucts, of which 874,181 contained micro
scopically examined pork. -'.'' ,
In connection with the examination
of imports from Germany, it was found
that German toys and oolored goods
were poisonous, and all highly painted
German toys may be regarded as very
angerous to children who may suck off
the paint or swallw the pieces that
may be chipped off.
The study of tuberculosis, with ref
erence to both men and animals, has
been continued, and reports received
indicate that in incipient stages of the
iaease the serum is of considerable
value. This division contemplates be
ginning investigations relative to Texas
fever, anthrax and other diseases.
The division of pathology has contin
ued the experiment of dipping cattle
with a view to destroying the ticks,
which spread the infeotion of Texas
fever, and a substance has been found
in which the cattle may be immersed
without suffering any serious injury,
and which will destroy all the ticks on
an animal in a single dipping.
In making recommendations for the
fisoal year ending June 80, 1900. Di.
Salmon adds that a sufficient appropri
ation for extending and developing for
eign markets for dairy products of the
United States be made, and that legis
lation be sought by which the existing
system of government inspection and
certification of meats and meat products
for export from the United States may
be extended (with 'Suitable modifica
tion), to include butter, cheese and con
densed milk.
Esoaped a Live Wire.
Spokane, Wash., Nov. 28. Wager
Hnrlburt, aged 24, grasped an eleotrio
light cord tonight, gave a gasp and fell
forward dead. The tragedy was enact
ed in the barn at the residence of E, E.
Reid. The eleotrio light there was out
of repair. Mr. Reid carried a lamp and
remarked that he could feel electricity
in the air. Hurlburt gave the cord
pull and electrio sparks flew from his
hand. He was dead in an instant.
short circuit is ascribed as the cause of
his death, but electricians are puzzled
as they claim nnder any possible condi
tions tha victim oould not havereoeived
a greater voltage than 200. Hurlburt
father and mother live in Garrets
ville, O.
Old Agreement Restored.
Chioago, Nov. 28. A local financial
news burean announoee that the passen
ger rate difficulties between- the Cana
dian Pacifio and Grand Trunk having
been settled, negotiations are now in
progress for the use by the former of
the Grand Trunk's North Baj line for
Ontairo business to and from - the
Northwest. Previons to the recent
rate war, the Canadian Paoifio bad the
use of the North Bay line, but this ar
rangement was terminated when the
rate difficulties arose.
Klondike Mastodon Story.
Vanoonver. B. C Nov. 28. J. W
Nee, of Taooraa, is here with an inter
esting Klondike mastodon story. He
says that of a big pile of bones found
on Sulphur creek, one was a tooth be
tween t and 5 inches long, and near
ly two inches thick at the base. . An
other was the leg of an animal from
the knee to the ankle. It was 6 feet
in length. From the ground to the an
imal's body the distanoe was probably
over 10 feet. It was eight or nine
inches through. ,
No Reforms in Turkey.
Constantinople, Nov. 28. Several
Turkish ministers have submitted to
the sultan memorials pointing out the
disturbed state of the empire, and the
reforms they consider necessary. The
sultan is irritated at this attitude on
the part of the ministers, and it is ex
peoted he will dismiss several, although
it will be difficult to find substitutes
who do not favor reform.
Murder of Unusual Brutality.
Oakland, Cat., Nov. 28. Today
developments in the case of the 15
year-old girl, Lillian Brandes, who
was found hanging to a bedpost in her
home at East Berkley, confirm the sub
picion that she was murdered. Her
father was arrested yesterday on bus
picion, and today her stepmother was
also taken to the police station. Both
are detained pending the result of the
coroner's inquest.
Oregon and Iowa at Montevideo.
New York, Nov. 88. A special to
the Herald from Montevideo says: The
United States battle-ships Oregon and
Iowa and the oollio. Celtic have
rived here to re-coal and take on board
supplies of provisions.
Baud Cars Kin Howl. .
Elkhart, Ind., Nov. 28. While a
party of 22 people weie returning from
a ball at Otis early this morning on
two hand cars they were struck hy the
Lake Shore fast mail. William Sea
benski and William Kempler weie
killed outright. Seabenisk's two
daughters were probably fatally in
jured. ,
General Wood has piohibited gam
bling in Santiago, with a penalty of
$1,000 for infraction of the prohibition.
PACIFIC COAST NEWS
Great Mistakes of Eastern Capitalists
iu Neglecting to Hunt Up Desir
able Mining Investments.
One of the great mistakes made by
Eastern capitalists is to seek only for
developed mines to purchase, says the
Mining World. As a general thing,
.owners of mines which can be worked
at a substantial profit have no need to
dook for purchasers, and are not apt to
llook for them. ... It is for this reason
that those who came to the West for
Imines are disappointed; that, while
N.hey are offered partly developed or
opened properties, the paying or going
mines are not tnen tor sale, except at
what they consider high prices. After
man -or company has prospected,
pened and brought to a produoing
point a good mine, it is worth as much
to them as any one, and the owners are
unwilling to sell exoept at a good profit,
fact, such properties are seldom
offered for sale. People have to hunt
them up. and then have hard work to
get a Dond on them, the owners gen-
ally preferring to keep ok working.
There are great numbers of going'
mines, with the necessary machinery,
in the West, but the owners do not let
them be "peddled" around for pro
motets to bargain with.
Smelter Changes Hands.
The Tacoma smelter is to be the
largest on the Pacific coast. Three
undred thousand dollars will be ex
pended at once in increasinsg its oapa
city and the reorganized company which
now owns the Bmelter has unlimited
apital at its command. The smelter
is to be controlled by the Bunker Hill-
Sullivan mine at Wardner, Idaho, the
largest and richest mine in the Coeur
Alene district; the Alaska-Tread
well, Alaska-Mexican, .and Alaska
United States at Douglas island, three
of the largest mines in the North
Back of these properties is the wealth
of D. O. Mills and other New York
capitalists, and the Exploration Com
pany, of London, dominated by the
Rothschilds. Henry Bratnober, the
Rothschilds' confidential agent and one
of the shrewdest mining men in the
country, is a stockholder in the new
company; W. R. Rust, of Tacoma,
continues as its manager.
Increase of Gold.
The year of 1898 Bhows a big increase
In the production of gold throughout
the world. The total is estimated at
$275,000,000, diyided as follows:
South Africa..... .$ 75,000,000
Australia 65,000,000
United States ,. 60,000.000
Russia 80,000,000
Other countries 45,000.000
Total. 1275,000,000
The output ot the Klondike, included
in the above, is estimated at 112,000,
000. The Klondike data is most inter
esting. The exaot figures, as they have
rome to the directors of the United
States mint, are $10,055,270. Of this
$5,070,000 was handled by the assay
offioe at Seattle, and $4,986,270 was
turned in for ooinage at the San Fran
cisco mint.
An Important Deal.
An important mining deal has been
consummated at Eureka, Cal. Mostnn
mine, in the northern part of Hum
boldt county, owned by J. J. Moston,
Peter Hamner, Jacob Kahlke, J. L.
Couison ana mn. sa. weity, compris-
ng 8,000 acres of placer mining
ground, has been Bold to Charles Foote,
of Chicago, for $145,000. Foote his
already commenced development work
with a force of 85 men, and will begin
hydraulicking early next year.
- Iron Works Consolidated.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
Union iron works was held last week
for the purpose of inoreasing the capital
stock and for the purpose of ratifying
the consolidation of that oompany with
the Reid Machine Company, pt -Spo
kane. ' Three new brick buildings have
been reoently erected and several thou
sand dollars' ' worth of machinery
added. The ' company has several
months' 'work ahead and contracts are
piling up rapidly, .
Soap Works Sold.
The Findley soap works, of Van
couver, B. C, have been purchased by
the Royal Crown Soap Company, of
Winnipeg. This company now prac
tically controls the trade of the North
west, and has a capital stock of $250,'
000. The new owners contemplate
ereoting a new building which will be
fully equipped with modern machinery
and a thoroughly efficient staff will be
employed.
Acreage In Oregon.
From east to west Oregon is 870
miles across, and 270 miles across from
north to south, giving it an area of 96,
000 square miles. The acreage is great
er' than that of all the New England
states, West Virginia and Delaware
added, or greater than the aggregate
of New York, Pennsylvania and Dela
ware, or Iowa and Ohio, or Illinois
and Louisiana, or of the total area of
England, Scotland and Wales.
Shipment of Apples.
L. A. Porter, of Lewiston, Idaho, is
arranging to ship 28 carloads of apples
nine to Minnesota, seven to Grand
Fotks, N. D., and twelve to Omaha.
Mr. Porter received an order from
Philip Armour, the millionaire, for a
special shipment of apples. '
Salmon Season Closed.
The Columbia river salmon canneries
have closed their fall Beason with a
pack estimated at 115,000 oases. The
amount of fall salmon put up is the
largest in the history of the Columiba,
and the prices paid were among the
beat. The spring pack on the Colum
bia reached 883,500 cases and the total
for the year is thus placed at 489,500.
In all the camps of Baker City gold
fields development ot quartz properteis
is active.
COAST TRADE.
Portland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla, 5960c; Val
ley and Bluestem, 68o per bushel.
Flour Best grades, $8.45; graham,
$3; superfine, $2.25 per barrel.
Oats Choice white, 4041o; choice
gray, 8839c per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, $2122; brew
ing, fas per ton.
Millstuffs-Bran, $16 per ton; mid-:
dlings, $21; shorts, $16; chop, $15.50'
per ton.
Hay Timothy, $9 10; clover, $7
8; Oregon wild hay, 6$ per ton. '
Butter Fancy creamery, 5055o;
seconds, 1550o; dairy, 8545o store,
S732o.
Cheese Oregon full cream, ll12o;
Young America,- lSjo; new cheese,
10c per pound.
Poultrv Chickens, mixed, $22.75
per dozen; hens, $3. 50 4. 50; springs,
$1.258; geese, $5.00 8.00 for old,
$4.505 for young; ducks, $4.00
6.00 per dozen; turkeys, live, 12)
12aC per pound. .
Potatoes 5060oper sack; sweets,
2c per pound.
Vegetables Beets, 90c; turnips, 75o
per sack; garlic, 70 per pound; cab
bage, $1 1.25 per 100 pounds; cauli
flower, 75o per dozen; parsnips, 75o
per sack; beans, 8o per pound; celery,
70 75o per dozen; cucumbers, 60c per
box; peas, 8 3)c per pound.
Onions Oregon, 75o$l per sack.
Hops 1517o; 1897 crop, 46o.
Wool Valley, 1012o per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 8 12c; mohair,
85c per pound.
utton GroBS, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, 8jo; dressed mutton, 7c;
spring lambs, 7 Mo Per lb. 1
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.75;,
light and feeders, $3.00 4.00; dresBed,
$5.506.50 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, 8.60$3.75;,
cows, $a.60v.uo; dressed beet.
66)o per pound.
Veal Large, 68c; small, 6)6
7jc per pound.
Seattle Markets.
Tomatoes, 50 85o per box.
Cucumbers, 10 15c pet doz.
Onions, 8590o per 100 pounds.
Potatoes, $10 12.
Beeta, per sack, $1.
Turnips, per Back, 60 05c.
Carrots, per sack, 65c
Parsnips, per sack, $1.
Beans, green, 2 3c.
Green corn, $1.251. 50 per saok.
Cauliflower, 5075o per doz. ,
Celery, 40 50c.
Cabbage, native and California
$1.00 1.60 per 100 pounds.
Apples, 50c66o per box.
Pears, 75c$l per box.
Prunes, 50o per box.
Peaches, 7 So.
Plums, 60o.
Butter Creamery, 27o per pound)
dairy and ranch, 18 20a per pound.
Eggs, 8082c.
Cheese Native, 12 130.
Poultry Old hens, 18a per pound;
spring chiokens, 15c; turkeys, 16c.
FreBh meats Choice dressed beet
steers, prime, 6H7o; oows, prime.
flc; mutton, 7)o; pork, 67o; Teat,
88o. -
Wheat Feed wheat, $21. i
pats Choice, per ton, $28.
Hay Puget Sound mixed, $9.60-
10; choice Eastern Washington tim
othy, $12.
Corn Whole, $28.60; cracked, $24;
feed meal, $28.50.
Barley Rolled of ground, per ton,.
$24 25; whole, $22.
Flour Patent, per barrel, $8.60.
straights, $3.85; California brands,..
$8.85; buckwheat flour, $3.75; graham,
per barrel, $3.70; whole wheat floor
$8.75; rye flour, $4.
Millstuffs-Bran, per ton, $14,
shorts, per ton, $16.
Feed Chopped feed, $1781 pet-
ton; middlings, per ton, $17; oil caka
meal, per ton, $85.
' ' San Francisco Market. J''
Wool Spring Nevada, 10l4cpet
pound; Oregon, Eastern, 1018o; Val
ley, 15ffll7(K Northern, 9 11c.
Miustuffs Middlings, $1931.00i
bran, $14.60 16.50 per ton.
Onions Yellow, 80 45c pei sack.
Butter Fancy creamery, 84o(.
do seconds, 81 c28; fanoy dairy, 21
82c; do seconds, 2024o per pound.
Eggs Store, 18 22o; fancy ranoh.
40 43o.
Citrufl Fruit Oranges, Valencia, $3
S.60j Mexican limes, $66.50; Cali
fornia lemons, $3.00. 800; do ohoioe
$3. 60 4. 60; per box.
' Lord Salisbury'! Pharaoh.
In these days, when the hand of the
anarohist assassin is lifted against sov
ereigns and statesmen, says The Shef
field (England! Telegraph, it Is grati
fying to know that Lord Salisbury baa
a powerful life guard ever at bis side.
There is at Hatfield a cherished breed
Of faithful bounds ot immense strength
and bulldog tenacity. One of these is
the premier's close friend and accom
panies him in bis walks about Hatfield.
So faithful a guardian is he that Lord
Salisbury, with a touoh of his charac
teristic playful irony, has called him
"Pharaoh" because he will not let
the people go.
A mean rogue in Kentland, Ind,, Is
warned by a farmer, who has inserted
this advertisement in the local paper:
"I am watching tor the man that
milks my cow. If I oatch him, I in
tend to shut my eyes and shoot at the
cow.H
The Sultan's Pistol Practice.
Anarchist assassins will do well to
give the Sultan of Turkey a wide berth,
from a person of importance newly re
turned from Constantinople I learn that
the Sultan, in fear for his personal
safety, has taken to revolver practice.
,He shoots at a target daily, and has
.become so proficient that he can file
with equally fatal faoility with either
bis right or his left band.
A single oyster In season produces
shout 1,000,000 young.
PACIFIC
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