Will
am T. Stead on
the
Sincsrity of It.
OPPQ
RTLNITY FOR AMERICANS
Uovement in Englnnd In Favor of an
International Demonstration Queen
in Sympathy With It.
London, Dec. 80. William T. Stead,
writing to the Associated Press, says:
' "I have seen tha ozai. I have heard
from his own lips the earnest' desire of
his heart that something practical
should be done, and that quickly, to
divert to the service of humanity some
of the many millions now devoted to
preparations for war. He has taken
the initiative in summoning the confer
ence, fie in prepared to give an earn
est of his sincerity by arresting the
future i nor ease of Russian armament.
But unless be is supported by the peo
ples who detest militarism as well as
by those who groan under its burdens,
his well-meant endeavor will fail.
"The Amerioan people can, if they
will, prevent so fatal a catastrophe.
As the greatest and latest born of the
world's powers, they can, if they
choose, save this supreme opportunity
of the century from being. Baorifioed by
the skeptical apathy of the govern
ments. But to do this, it will be nec
essary to aot, and to act at once. What
is hoped of those friends of peace and
enemies of militarism, who turn their
eager eyes to the great republio of the
New World, is that between now and
the end of January, the citizens of the
United States will, by public demon
strations, formal resolutions and by
other methods by -which a democratic
people gives expression to its convic
tions and its aspirations, have manifest'
ed to the world their determination to
help the czar to put this thing through.
"In England, where the difficulties
are much greater owing to the sense
less prejudice against Russia, which has
been the baleful legaoy of the Crimean
war, such a national committee is al
ready in course of formation. By the
nd of 'next month, it is expected there
will not be any considerable center oi
population whloh will not have had
its publio meeting demanding that en
ergetic support should be given to the
Russian proposals.
"What the friends of peaoe In Eng
land confidently ca Ion late upon Is that
the appeal in the cause of humanity
will find the Amerioan people ready
and able to respond. If so, the great
est demonstration ever made of the
peace-loving passion of the English
speaking race will be within our reach.
. A joint Anglo-American representation
of, say, 15 men and 6 women, chosen
from the foremost of our raoe, charged
with the mandate to proceed through
Europe on a pilgrimage of peace to pre
sent an address of thanks to the czar,
would rouse the continent.
'Bound the Anglo-American deputa
tion would group themselves, in the
first place, the representatives of the
seven small states Sweden, Norway,
Denmark, Belgium, Holland, Switzer
land and Portugal, with an aggregate
Donulation of nearly 80,000,000, and
with these reinforoements the great in
ternational delegation would begin its
orusade through Europe. In four
weeks, it would have shaken the oonti
nent from oenter to circumference. '
The movemont is favor of an Inter
national demonstration in support of
theczar's peaoe conference is taking
practical shape In Great Britain, and is
attracting much sympathy from the
queen and other members of the royal
family, who are said to be aware of. the
entire sincerity of the czar.
MORE HOBSON KISSING.
The
Merrlmae Here in the Hands of
Chicago Girls.
Chicago, Dec. 80. Lieutenant Rich
ard Pearson Hobson was heavily bom
barded by a large field of kissing girls
at the Auditorium tonight, but as no
distress signals were hoisted after the
engagement, it is not believed that he
was seriously injured. Lieutenant
Hobson leotured on "The Sinking of
the Merrimac," under the auspiees of
the Chicago Press Club, and after the
lecture, tbe members of the audience
pressed forward for an impromptu re
ception. There was much handshaking
and applause, but more interesting
than either were 163 kisses given the
Merrimac's hero by as many girls. The
lieutenant met the attack bravely and
even seemed to encourage it.
During his brief stay in Chicago,
Lieutenant Hobson was the guest of
General John MoNulta, at the Union
League Club. After the leotuie be
left for Kansas City, where he will
speak tomorrow evening. Tuesday
venin the distinguished naval offi
cer will face an audienoe in Denver,
whence lie will proceed to San Fran
cisco and sail for Manila December 24,
orf the City of Peking.
Savannah, Ga., Dec. 20. Nearly the
whole oi the business part of the town
of Tifton, in the center of the peach
belt, was burned last night. An oil
lamp in a boarding house exploded
The Masonio hal and 10 stores were
destroyed, and hotel and a large luin
ber mill were damaged.
Indian Bill Passed.
Washington. Deo. 20. The house
todav eave its attention to the Indian
appropriation bill, passing it aubetan
tially as le ported.' This ia the third of
the appropriation bills to pass, and it
clears the calendar of the big supply
bills, although another, tbe agrieul
tural, will be ready and knocking for
attention by Monday. The house
passed the bill granting a right or way
tnrouen me Ban xranoiaw ivc- ir
serve to the Saginaw Southern railway
of Arisona.
I RIOTS IN HAVANA SUBURBS.
Cnbam Break Loose With the With
drawal of Authority. .
Havana, Dec. 20. The Spanish
evacuation commissioners informed the
American commissioners this evening
that the Havana suburbs of Cerro and
Jesus del Monte had been evacuated.
The Spanish troops evacuated Jesus del
Monte at 5 o'clock this evening, imme
diately after which American and Cu
ban flags were raised, crackers were
fired, and the usual demonstrations
made by the large oiowd in honor of
the event. At the hour of filing this
dispatoh, 8 P. M., it is reported that
some of the troops of the Cuban Gen
eral Mario Menocal are entering Jesus
del Monte. Probably the United States
forces will be sent there tomorrow.
The suburb of Cerro was evacuated
yesterday.. American and Cuban flags
were displayed from the houses on Cal-
zada del Cerro, and crowds rushed
through the streets shouting "Vive
Cuba libre."
About 5:80 last evening, a crowd of
Cubans of the lower dries passed a bar
racks of enginesrs on the Infanta ave
nue, shouting Long live Cuba I' and
Death to Spain" and firing shots into
the air in celebration of the eyaouation
of Cerro. .. The engineers did not . fire,
but the guard was doubled.
The crowd then passed on from the
Calzada del Monte to the Calzada del
Cerro, stopping the street-cars and com
pelling passengers to shout "Viva Cuba
libre." Among the demonstrators were
a number of butchers, who earned pis
tols and knives. Jose Gancedo and his
cousin, Teodoro Hnertis, who were on
the cars, were wounded with knives.
Ganoedo died today, and Hcertis will
probably die.
Later the crowd met some engineers
t. th TCAm rl a T-iB ,ul fld nnnn
them, seripusly wounding one. Tbe
engineers returned te fire, wopnding
a street-car conductor; a civilian, Isi
doro Razols, and John Leonard, a Col-
ored man. The rioting continued,
many shots being fired in front of the
Casa de Socorro, where the wounded
were assisted.
Spanish soldiers were ordered to the
scene, and arrived about a o oiook.
While marching through Cerro, they
were fired upon by men concealed be-
hind pillars. One Spanish private fell,
wounded, and the battalion fired into
the air to scare the rioters. On resum-
ing their march, they were again fired
upon, and another man was hit. The
Spaniards then fired and dispersed the
lioters. Among the wounded was a col-
ored woman, and it is also reported
Ui at there were several others.
The riotins caused areat alarm ia
Cerro and along the Calzada del Monte,
where all bouses have kept olosed doors
since last night.
STUCK FAST ON A REEF.
Accident to the Ornlser Cincinnati in
Santiago Harbor.
Santiago de Cnba, Deo. 20. While
tbe United States cruiser Cincinnati
was leaving port about sunset yester
dav, she ran full speed upon a rock
clearly defined in the charts, but not
buoyed. Last September, General
Leonard Wood, considering that the
absence of a buoy there might lead to
some accident, anchored a small one,
the first ever placed there, but the
Bessie, on entering the harbor one
night, carried it awav, and since1 then
there has boen no buoy to mark the
location of the rock.
The Cincinnati probably is not seri
ously damaged, as she is not making
Water. For the last 34 hours tha gov
ernment oollier Southery and the May
flower have been engaged in an effort
to pull hei off. Thus ar they have
been unsuccessful, but it is hoped they
will have better luck tonight at high
tide. ; The principal risk now is tearing
a hole in the cruiser's bottom while she
is pulling off.
TROOPS ON THE SCANDIA.
Transport Brings the Remaining Ne'
Yorkers From Honolulu.
Ban Francisoo, Dec. 20. The United
States transport steamer Scandia has
arrived here, 83 days from Manila and
eight davB from Honolulu, she re
mained several days at the latter port,
and the news she brought from the
Philippines was forwarded by the steam.
ers Alameda and Gaelic, whioh arrived
during the past week. The Scandia
brings the remaining companies of tbe
First New York volunteer regiment
from Honolulu. All are reported in
good condition, five who were ill being
now convalescent. Among ber passen
gers from Manila are W. A. Walsh, of
the Astor battery, and W. J. Cohn, C,
H. Herrman, W. H. Curran, of the
Pennsylvania volunteers, and several
members of the First California regl
ment. The Scandia ia in quarantine,
and no mail or passengers will be land'
ed tonight, neither will any one be per
mitted to go on board.
Medicines for Troops In Cnba.
Savannah, Ga., Dec. 20. Major-
General Brooke, who was appointed as
military governor of Cuba, arrived in
the city this afternoon. He bad a oon
ference with the president and secre
tary Alger this evening. After tbe
conference Secretary Alger said General
Brooke was on bis way to Havana prov
inoe, and had come to Savannah upon
telegraphic order for a conference with
the president and tbe secretary relative
to affairs on the island.
General Brooke is suffering from a
cold and fever. It was said late to
night that the fever was high, and that
probably he would not be able to leave
tbe city lor a week.
New Implement Company.
The Colfax Implement Company
has been incorporated to deal in agri
cultural implements at Colfax, WaBh.
Tha innnronrfitnra and tmateea are
Aaron Kuhn, J.W.Hereford and L.
vy Wnrviwnrth. The cam tal stock ii
fj.oo.000. divided into 100 iharei at
the value of tlOO each.
Province of Pinar del Rio
Ruined by Spanish.
HALF THE PEOPLE ARE DEAD
General Davis' Report on the District
as He Found It Proclamation to the
People Country of Great fertility.
Washington, Dec. 19. The terrible
Btate of affairs existing in the western
province of Cnba is shown in this report
to the war department from General
Davis: .
"Pinar del Rio, Dec; 19. Adjutant-
General, Washington: Arrived here
last night. The troops are comfortably
encamped, and have all the required
supplies. We have been received with
the greatest enthusiasm and rejoicing.
The civil governor left the province
when the Spanish troops retired. The
alcalde called and tendered his services.
A small Cuban fo'roe is in the town as
police, and good order prevails 'every.
wheie. I shall raise the flag tomorrow
in the Presence of the troops and oiti-
zens. me treasury is empty, ana tne
only means of replenishing it is a sys
tem of taxation almost to the verge of
confiscation. " There are' no custom
houses in this province. . The country
is one of great fertility and beauty, but
has been ravaged almost to destruction.
1 am assured by responsible citizens
and foreigners that one-half the former
population has been killed and starved
to death. Colonel Seyburn, with two
battalions, is at uuanaoay,
He is or
dered to occupy Mariel with a detach
ment. There is no sickness among the
troops. DAVIS."
Swordi Turned to Plowshares.
Havana, Deo. 19. General Davis,
the American commander at Pinar del
Rio, has issued a proclamation saying
that President MoKinley has directed
him to assure the inhabitants of seour
ity oi tneir lives ana properly as long
asnhey were orderly. General Davis
further declares that fair taxes will be
levied, and that no fa oritism will be
shown. In conclusion. General Davis
says:
"Inhabitants of Pinar del Rio I
have come as a friend to help you in
all which may contribute to the pros-
perity of this great country, or its gen
eral welfare. There is very little I am
obliged to do without your co-opera
tion. but with your help I am sure of
complete success. The trochas and
forts will be turned into homes, and
the machetes will be used for labor
only. Your sacrifices and heroic acta
have been already rewarded. The past
belongs to the history of the oenturyj
think of your future peaoe and prosper
ity. This must be your aspiration. '
The Spanish Archives.
Havana, Dec. 19. The removal of
the Spanish arobives fiom Cuba to
Spain has been the subject of frequent
correspondence between the American
and Spanish military commissions. To
day the matter was satisfactorily ad
justed. Colonel Clous, - on behalf of
the American commissioners, bad a
tone interview with General Jiminea
Caetellanoe, who had lists of the ddfcu
ments in each division oi the various
departments of the government. All
documents relating to municipal and
provincial affairs, as well as those
necessary to administration, are not to
be disturbed, but only such papers from
the governor-general's office and other
offices as exclusively relate to the Span
ish government. For instance, papers
regarding the Cuban debt and tbe war
expenses aie to be sent to Madrid, while
on the other hand the archives of the
autonomist government are to remain
piactioally intact.
Decided by a Soldier's Tote.
Topeka, Kan., Dec. 19. The state
oanvaasing board decided a tie between
A. F. Scott, Republican, and L. M
Marks, Populist, candidates for the
legislature from Jefferson county,, by
ordering the drawing of lots. Mr. Soott
won, but . did not demand his certifi.
cate, going borne with the expectation
that it would be sent by mail. Before
the certificate was sent, however, the
mid-Paoiflo vote oast by the Twentieth
Kansas, eh route to Manila, was re
ceived. Upon examination one vote
was found for Mr. Marks. Accordingly
the state canvassing board reversed its
decision and issued a certificate to Mr.
Marks.
Transports From Havana.
Savannah, Ga., Deo. 19. Tbe trans
port Chester sailed today for Mariana,
Cnba, carrying Brigadier-General Has
brouck and the headquarters staff ot
tbe Second division of the Seventh
army oorps and the Fourth Virginia
regiment. The transports Minnewaska
and Roumanian arrived from Havana
today. They will take aboard tbe
Forty-ninth Iowa and the Sixth Mis
souri regiments tomorrow and will
probably sail the next day.
. Gold Belt Is Large.
Spokane, Wash., Deo. 19. There ia
great exoitement here over repeated
rich strikes in the Republic camp, on
the Colville reservation. It ia now
demonstrated that the gold belt is at
least seven miles long and three miles
wide, and in that area rich chutes are
being discovered almost daily.
Fatal Train Wreck in Florida.
Jacksonville, Fla., Deo. 19. A pas
senger train on the Florida Central 8s
Peninsula railroad was wrecked this
afternoon near Madison, caused by a
colli son with oattle on the track. Six
persons were killed, as follows: E. II.
Chandler, engineer; James Evans,
colored, fireman; John T. Sullivan, of
St. Angustine, Fla.. attache to tbe
army; Rev. 8. H. Coleman, a colored
preacher of Jacksonville; John A.
Rhoades, colored, rensaeola; Alfred
Austin, colored, Chaires.
LOOKS BAD FOR MRS. BOTKIN.
Damaging Evidence Introduced
t the
Murder Trial.
San Francisco, Deo. 19. The defense
In the Botkin murder trial today re
ceived tbe worst eet-back it has experi
enced since the oase opened. The evi
dence ot two of the witnesses examined
today was of such a convincing nature
that the chagrin caused by its introduc
tion was plainly written upon the faces
of the accused woman and her counsel.
The evidence clearly Bhowed that Mrs.
Botkin wrote the anonymous letters
sent to Mrs. Dunning from this city,
apprising Mrs. Dnnning of the alleged
misconduot of her husband, and in
forming her that she had grounds for
commencing a suit for divoroe. The
handkerchief wbioh was inclosed in
the box of poisoned candy was proven
to have been purchased in this city by
Mrs. Botkin, another link in the chain
of the prosecution.
DEFIANT ONLY IN TALK.
Admiral Dewey's Opinion of the Phi.
Ipplne Insurgents. 1 '
Manila, Deo. ; 19. Rear-Adcniral
Dewey, when a press correspondent
oalled upon him today was courteous
and pleasant, but absolutely declined
to discuss the political situation in the
Philippine islands, on the ground that
his sphere was purely naval; He then
prooeeded to cross-examine the corre
spondent about everything ashore. He
was glad to learn that the insurgents
were releasing the sick Spanish sol
diers they hold as prisoners, notwith
standing Aguinaldo's grandiloquent re
fusal to do so.1 This proves that the
insurgents are very conciliatory, in
spite of their defiant talk.
Admiral Dewey always believed that
the insurgents were friendly, especial
ly since the warships of our fleet have
visited the different ports of those
islands, and since aom of our officers
have made tours inland, oarefully in.
vestigating popular sentiment and ju
dicionsly preaching tbe gospel of peace
ful settlement everywhere with highly
satisfactory results.
Hawaiian Bills.
Washington, Deo. 19. The senate
committee on foreign relations made
some progress today with the bill re
ported by the Hawaiian committee for
the government of the Hawaiian
islands, but adjourned over without
completing the work. The house com
mittee on merchant marine and fisher
ies today ordered a favorable report on
a bill to extend the navigation laws of
the United States to the Hawaiian
islands.
Ex-Confederates In Soldiers' Homes.
Washington, Deo. 19. Represents
tive Rixey, of Virginia, today intro
duced a bill for tbe admission of ex.
Confederate, as well as Union, soldiers,
to soldiers homes.
Fonr Persons Killed by a Train.
Mew Xork, Deo. 19. A wagon con
taining eight persons was Btruok by
train on the Pennsylvania railroad to
night at the Allenwood crossing, a few
miles from Manasquan, N. J., and four
people were killed, two fatally injured
and two others seriously injured. 'The
dead are: Mrs. Ellen Allen, Bessi
Allen, her daughter; Miss Allie Alger,
and Jennie Crammer. The fatally in
jured are: David 8. Allon, husband
of Mrs. Allen, who was killed, and Kate
Allen, their daughter. Mr. Allen was
of the family of which Allenwood takes
its name, and was one of the most
prominent men in that part of New
Jersey.
Dying by Hundreds.
Sau Francisco, Dec. 19. On board
the steamer Gaelic, which arrived
from the Orient today, was Rev. H. W
White, a missionary. He brings news
of a terrible condition of affairs exist
ing in the Chin-Chow-Fu province,
section 160 miles long and 70 miles
wide, inhabited by over 4,500,000 peo
ple, mostly farmers. Owing to two
suooessive droughts the erops have been
failures, and the people of the province
are dying by thousands from starvation
and the outlying provinces and the
government are doing little to help tbe
suffering. Tbe people of Shang-Tung
province are also starving. In some oi
the villages of the latter place there
. . . . .
are hundreds of deaths In a week a
time. In Chin-Chow-Fn there have
been as many as 180 deaths in one
day.
Important Mexican Concession.
New York, Dec. 19. A dispatoh to
the Herald from Mexico City says:
The laet act of the Mexioan congress
today was the confirmation of one of
the largest concessions tor many years.
The concession was granted to Captain
A. B. Smith, of Los Angeles, Cal., and
his associates for colonizing, steamship
and railway enterprises of the first
magnitude.
The colony lands include many
leagues on the Gulf of California, with
the oendition. that a oanal be con
structed from the lands to Yuma, Cal
and a steamship service be placed from branches of the Bank of British Colura
the bead of the gulf to the southern bia and the Bank of Toronto, Of the
boundary. The service will also ne ex
tended to the Lower California points.
The line will comprise' six modern
steamers.
Bonnd for Home.
Paris, Dec. 19. The American peaoe
ltnrvita!nn 1 i f3aT OTA Qn f -
VUIUUJIBCJVU SUA. 1W1 44IV MSJU L'UU.M-
ampton tonight, and will sail for New
v; - k ,,. n
Louis.
Killed by Falling Wall.
Chicago, Dec. 19. Two firemen,
Lieutenant Matthew Myer and Trnck
man Patrick O'Hern, were killed by
tbe collapse of a wall tonight during a
fire in the Palaoe livery stables, at
8164 Cottage Grove avenue. Several
other firemen were seriously hurt, in
eluding the following: Lieutenant
Albert Lingenberger, leg fractured;
Michael O'Hare, skull fractured;
Thomas Dillon, skull fraotured; Ed
ward Creuscuo, back broken. The
property loss was about $30,000.
PACIFIC COAST NEWS
Items of General Interest Gleaned
From the Thriving Paolflo
Btates.
Export of Salted Fish.
Japan has become a new customer for
the fish of the Northwest, and lust year
,400 tons of salted fish was shipped
from the North Pacific coast. The
Nippon Trading Company of Seattle
as gone aotively into the business of
shipping pa It fish, and buy in all the
ports ol the Sound and British Colum
bia. This year they are shipping over
600 tons, and have orders for more if
they could get the fish. Seattle
Bhipped out 800 tons last year and Ta
coma shipped the same amount, while
about 600 tons was bought and shipped
from the Frazer river. There are be
sides the Nippon Company, which is
made up of local Japanese business
men, three or four other firms there
ngaged in exporting fish. The North
Japan fishing industry ia running out
and her people are looking this way for
supply, the same as they are looking
to this ooast for flour and other natural
products. ;
Advance In Price of Fish.
At Seattle the price of salmon has
advanced from 10 cents per pound to
15 cents per pound in the last few
days, the oause being assigned to the
closing of the season and consequent
scarcity of fish. Tbe demand for fi
n general is reported to be better than
has been the case for some time, steel
bead salmon are beginning to run and
the Tyee variety is expeoted Jn a few
weeks, but as yet the riw is rather
short. Good fishing is reported in the
Narrows, a few miles from Tacoma, and
the run is expected to continue there
until January 1. The . catch now Is
Baid to be about 12,000 salmon daily,
of the dog salmon variety. A lew her
ring were captured at Quartermaster
harbor on Saturday and it is said that
they were the forerunners of the regu
lar season's run.
Favors San Diego.
After viewing all the ports on the
Pacific Dr. Weigand, general manager
of the North German Lloyd Company,
which has in contemplation the opera
tion of a steamer line from this ooast
to the Grient, Is reported by the San
Francisco papers to be on his way home
by way of Hong Kong and Suez canal.
As many of the stockholders of tbe
company are interested in Northern
Pacific securities, Tacoma was consid
ered to have an excellent chance to be
chosen as a terminus. It now seems
that the Santa Fe Railroad Company
having interested the Australian gov
ernment in the adavntages of San Diego
harbor for a trans-Paolfio mail route,
the steamship company ia inclined to
favor the Southern California port.
Honolulu Taking Onr Flour.
R. L Li Hie, the purchasing agent on
the Pacific coast for the firm of Theo
dore H. Davis & Co., of Honolulu, is
in the Northwest.. Mr. Lillie will
load a vessel at Seattle with flour and
other Northwestern produots for ship
ment to the islands. Tbe short grain
crop in California last year has turned
the greater portion of the trans-Paclfia
demand to Oregon and Washington..
Portland and Washington flour cargoes
have been discharigng in San Francisoo
for a number of weeks past, and then
reshipped by tbe Californians to Hono
lulu. It is likely, therefore, that the
present engagement of flour by Mr,
Little (or Honolulu will be but one
of many siimlar engagements.
Mew Flonr Mill Running.
William Kirkland, with Car and
Bismark Sholl, have completed their
flour mill in Walla Walla, and it has
been tuining out flour since Saturday,
November 26. Mr. Kirkland, the mil
ler, was with Dement Brothers for
eight years, and in Isaacs' mill for five
years, consequently has all the experi
ence necessary. The mill building and
ground and the water power represent
an outlay of $6,000, and additions to
the machinery are to be made in tbe
near future to the value of from $1,000
to $2,000.- Two qualities of tbe fine
patent process will be turned out, as
the ordinary baker's brand,
l . .. mill . ,- . nA,1itirn rt Wall.
The mill is one more addition to Walla
Walla's manufactories.
Big Bond Bids.
The county commissioners of Galfa-
tin oounty, Mont, opened bids last
week for $137,000 worth of 20-year 5
per cent bonds. The premiums offered
were tbe largest ever bid for bonds in
Montana, and ranged from $1,712 to
$7,904. The bidders included a great
many of the same firms who bid for
Portland bonds and the acceptance of
the bids is still held in abeyanoo.
Ready for Business.
Two new banks weie opened in Ross
land, B. C, December 1, and consider.
able rivalry exists over which shall
secure tbe greatest number of commer
cial accounts. The new banks are
former H. F. Mytten is local manager,
and of the latter A. B. Barker is in
charge.
In Flourishing Condition.
The Dallas woolen mills, under new
management, has put in eight new
looms. The mill is a three-set one, and
. , . j ... , .
wnen xuiiy re, a.reu w... on gevv.ng o
samples for the Eastern market. It
also has a large government contract
for woolen goods.
raving Boads Bold.
- Spokane Riverside avenue paving
bonds to the amount of $23,000 were re-
cently sold at a premium of $552.
These bonds are subject to recall by the
city officals whenever there is sufficient
- money on band to redeem them
School Bond Issue.
Sealed bids foi the purchase of $500
wotth of five-year, 6 per cent school
bonds were received December 6, by
the clerk of school district No. 26,Car
bon county, Mont.
PACIFIC CpAST TRADE.
Seattle Markets. ,
Onions, 8590o per 100 pounds.
Potatoes, $10 12.
Beets, per saok, 75c.
Turnips, per sack, 50 60c.
Carrots, per sack, $1. -Parsnips,
per sack, $1.
Cauliflower, 6075o per doz.
Celery, 8540o.
Cabbage, native and California
$1.001. 60 per 100 pounds.
Apples, 85 50c per bos.
Pears, 75c $1 per box. .
Prunes, 60o per box.
Peaches, 75c.
Butter Creamery, 27o per pound;
dairy and ranch, 18 20o per pound.
Eggs, 85c.
Cheese Native, 12 120.
Poultry Old hens, 15o per pound;
spring chickens, 15c; turkeys, 16c.
Fresh meats Choice dressed beef
steers, prime, 67c; oows, prime,
6c; mutton, 7jo; pork, 67o; veal,
68o.
Wheat Feed wheat, $22.
OatB Choice, per ton, $24.
Hay Puget Sound mixed, $9.60
10; choice Eastern Washington tim
othy, $12. '
Corn Whole, $23.50; cracked, $24;
feed meal, $23.50.
Barley Rolled or ground, per ton,
$24 25; whole, $22. ,
Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.60;
straights, $3.25: California brands,
$3.25; buckwheat flour, $3.75; graham,
per barrel, $3.60; whole wheat flour,
$3.75; rye flour, $4.
Millstuffs Bran, per ' ton, $14;
shorts, per ton, $16.
i Feed Chopped feed, $1921 pes
ton; middlings, per ton, $17; oil wka
meal, per ton, $35.
Portland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla, 58c; Valley,
61c; Bluestem, 62o per bushel.
Flour Best grades, $3.20; graham,
$2.65; superfine, $2.15 per barrel.
Oats Choice white, 42 43c; choice
gray, 4041o per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, $22 26; brew
ing, $24 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, $0 per ton.
Butter Fancy creamery, ft065o;
seconds, 6055o; dairy, 4550o store,
8035o.
Cheese Oregon full cream, ll13or
Young America, 15o; new cheese,
lOo per pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.50 8
per dozen; hens, $3. 60 4. 00; springs,
$1.253; geese, $0.00 7.00 for old,
$4.505 for young; ducks, $4.00,
6.00 per dozen; turkeys, live, 11
19o per pound.
Potatoes 0070oper sack; sweets,,
2c per pound.
Vegetables Beets, 90c; turnips, 75
per sack; garlic, 70 per pound; cab
bage, $1 1.25 per 100 pounds; cauli
flower, 76o por dozen; parsnips, 75
TKifsiKsk; bu-on, '3c jv-r j r.nnrt; ctforjV- .
70 3 76c per Dozen; cucumbers, 50c per
box; peas, 83to per pound.
Onions Oregon, 76o$l per sack.
Hops 1518o; 1807 crop, 46o.
Wool Valley, 1012o per pouud;
Eastern Oregon, 8 12c; mohair,
20c per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, watberi
and ewes, 4o; dressed mutton, 7gc;
spring lambs, 7)c per lb.
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.25;
light and feeders, $3.004.00; dressed.
$5. 00 6. 60 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, 8.60$3.76;
cows, $2. 50 8. 00; dressed beef.
6 per pound.
Veal Large, 66o small, 7 8o
per pound.
Ran Francisoo Market.
Wool Spring Nevada, 1012opet
pound; Oregon, Eastern, 1012o; Val
ley, 1617c; Noithern, 9llc.
Millstuffs Middlings, fl831.00;
bran, $16.60 18.60 per ton.
Onions 8ilverskin,6075cper sack.
Butter Fancy creamery, 80o;
do seconds, 20 24c; fanoy dairy, 26o;
do seconds, 1721o per pound.
Eggs Store, 1822o; fancy ranoh,
8587Ko.
Citrus Fruit Oranges, Valencia, $3
2.60; Mexican limes, f6.60; Cali
fornia lemons, $3. 00. 800; do ohoioe,
$3.504.60; per box.
Martha Washington's Oven.
C. L. Brainard, an Oak Park drug
gist, says' the Cbioago Inter Ocean,
while searching among some family
hen looms reoently, found an oven
which had once belonged to Martha
Washington. In the same trunk was a
letter which gave a history of the relic.
The oven has the appearanoe of a ket
tle. It is a round iron pot, about six
inches deep and thirteen' inches in
diameter. The sides of the kettle are
black. Martha Washington gave the
oven to a Mrs. Mary Denning, in 1778,
in exchange for some knitting. Mrs.
Denning kept it until her death, in
1873, when it came into the possession
o! ber daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Ren
shaw. During the war of 1812 Mrs.
Donning, who was living In Brandy
wine Manor, Pa., buried tbe oven in
her yard with $300 in it. In 1840
Mrs. Renshaw exchanged the oven for
some coal oU and tobacco to E. W.
Wright, a storekeeper of Coatesvillo,
Pa. Mrs. Wright kept It until her
death, in 1878, when it was stored
away with some other furniture and
forgotten. C. L. Brainard, a grandson
of the storekeeper, visited the old
homestead and found the oven.
The Manna of the Jews.
The manna of the Jews is a lichen
(Lichen esculentus, sive Canona escu
lents). The Sahara nomads and the
inhabitants of South Algeria call it
OuBnuhel-Ard (excrement of the earth).
It occurs in lumps the size of a pea.
The inside resembles a white farina.
It must be gathered early for the raya
of the sun soon wither it, but it can be
kept quite well in closed vessels.
Germany baa 16,000 union shoe
makers. .