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I , He Does Not Accept Amer ican Rule. fCM lltl r- n nrm i f r -r- i ftnp vibii.iiii.i-tn nc.rL.ico iw uuru The Latter Says a Philippine Revolu tionary Government Existed Before i the Paris Peace Treaty. Manila, Jan. 24. President Lopez it the Visayan federation, has relied to President MoKinlev's proclamation of the 9th. lie claims that, the revolu tionary government antedates the Paris treaty by over two years. He says he has never been officially notified of the existence of the treaty, and that there tore he declines to reoognize American authoiity, and refuses to allow Ameri cans to disembark in force, without ex press orders from the government at Malolos. General Miller, the com mander of the American expedition, teplied that the Americans cannot rec ognize President Lopez's authority, be oause the Filipino republio is not reo ognized by the powers. He also ex pressed regret at the determination of the Filipinos to resist just claims. Miliar' Trnnna Landed. New York, Jan. 24. A special to the World from Washington says: General Miller's expedition has landed on Guimaras island, three miles from Ilo Ho, without opposition, General Otis cables from Manila. Landing was necessary because of the crowded con dition of the troops on the transports. Experience has proved that soldiers lose spirit and fighting qualities when confined long on board ship, so the war department asked General Otis to as certain if it was possible for General Miller to land his expedition neat Ilo Ilo. He cabled that it was, and was then instructed to order a landing. It was deemed inadvisable to advise this expedition to return to Manila without having landed, because it was feared the natives of Luzon would think the Filipinos at Ilo Ilo repulsed the Amerioans. ' ' revenue; cutter ashore. HAULED DOWN A SPANISH FLAG Re- Captaln ERton, of the Resolute, sent an iiisult. New York, Jan. 25 A dispatch from Havana sajb: Captain Eaton, of the auxiliary cruiser Resolute, captured a 30-foot Spanish flag in the harbor and incidentally taught the Spaniards a les son in manners A Spanish schooner of about 70 tons sailed alongside the Resolute, where it hove to, and with a cheer of defiance from the men aboard, an immense Spanish flag was run up to the mast head, with the Cuban flag beneath it. Captain Eaton was forced to reoognize the insult, and ordered Naval Cadet Narrant and Marine Officer" Thorpe, with a file of marines into a steam launch, which speedily overtook the Spaniard. The oaptain refused to obey the order to lower the flg, whereupon the marines went aboard and took forc ible possession -of the Spanish flag, leaving the Cuban flag aflying at the masthead. The occupants of 'the schooner were then conipleled to give three cheers for the Cuban and American flags, after which the vessel was allowed to pro oeed. The captured flag will be held as a prize. ' WANTS RECOGNITION. CANAL BILLPASSES SENATE. AJG THE COAST. I PACIFIC COAST TRADE. Major Daly Testifies That Eagan's feeef Was Bad. CHEMICAL PRESENCE IN MEAT Strongest In Language of Any Testi mony Yet Submitted lu Behalf of Major-General Miles. Aguinaldo Is Now Showing Hli Hand Request to the Vatican. 1 . Madrid. Jan. 25. Premier Sagasta declares that Aguinnldo has made the liberation of Spanish prisoners in the Philippines conditional upon Spain rec ognizing the Philippine lepublic, and allying herself thereto. Aguinaldd, it is added, has similarly demanded the vatioan's recognition of the Philippine republic. A dispatch from Manila says, "Time in which insurgents have al lowed Amerioans to reoognize their independence expires tomorrow, and hostilities are expected to open." Aguinaldo has requested the Vatican to send a commission to negotiate for the release of the clericals. cor- The Officers and Crew Had an Experi ence on an Island. Corpus Christi, Tex., Jan. 24. The United States revenue outter Alma was , driven on Padre island about 15 miles south of here Wednesday daring a etorm.and all on board escaped to land. There were several revenue officers aboard. The party divided and each wandered over the' island looking for a sail.' James A. McEnery, special trea ury agent of the district of Texas, and Bedford Sharp, of San Antonio, assist ant United States district attorney. sighted a oraft and signalled it and werejtaken off the island and brought to the shipyard at .Corpus Pass. Today another vessel was sent to Padre island to look for the rest of the Alma's pas sengers. , Admiral Cervera's AVatch. Wichita, Kan., Jan. 24. Admiral Cervera's watch, it is claimed, is owned bv Lieutenant Betts, oompany E, Twenty-third Kansas volunteers, a' negro, who is home from Cuba. It is a fine gold watch, the case set with diamonds and rubies. - Inside "Paschal Cervera" is engraved. The watoh was secured by Betts, according to his story, from a Spanish pilot the man who guided Cervera's ship out of San tiago harbor July 8. As a rewaid Cer vera gave him this watch. Being in straitened ciroumstances and wanting to go home, he sold it to Betts foi $52. Beef for Manila Soldiers. ' San Francisco. Jan. 24. The trans ports Soandia and Morgan City, which are soon to sail for Manila, will carry a large supply of California meat to feed the soldiers stationed in the Phil ippines. On the Morgan City, 4,000 ' cases of canned meats have been placed, while 40,000 pounds of frozen beef will be put on board the Scandia next Sunday morning. Dynamite Attempt. South Omaha, Jan. 24. About S o'clock this morning an attempt was made to blow up with dynamite the residence of F. B. Towle, the manager of the Omaha Packing Company. A flickering light on the porch attracted a passer-by, who stamped the fire out Examination developed that it was a fuse connected with a package contain ing six sticks of dynamite. Another Big Trust, Milwaukee. Wis.. Jan. 24. The. National Enameling & Stamping Com cany will be the name of the Granite ware trust, which includes the Kieck beifer Company, of this city. The company wjll be organized ' under the laws of New Jersey, with a capital stock of $10,000,000 seven per cent pre ferred stock and $20,000,000 common stock. Must Act Cautiously. London, Jan. 25. The Madrid resdondent of the Standard says: '"Aguinaldo's attitude regarding the prisoners in the Philippines obliges the government to act cautiously in order to avoid a oonfliot with the United States. While endeavoring not to make the condition of the captives worse, the authorities do not like to countenance the private direct efforts of the families who are disposed to offer ransoms for imprisoned friends." Northern racifle Beaten. Washington, Jan. 25. In the United States supreme court today, Justice MoKenna handed down an opinion in the case of the Northern Pacific Rail way Company vs. the Treasurer of Jefferson County, Mont. The case in volves the right of state authorities to tax railroad lands within the Northern Paciflo grant which are unpatented be cause their character with reference to mineral has not yet been determined. The railroad company contended that such right had not existed but the de cision of the circuit court was against the oompany, and the supreme court upheld this opinion. Brewer, Shiras, White and Peckham dissented. Washington, Jan. 23. Major W. H. Daly, chief ; surgeon with General Miles, and whose field service stretched from Tampa to Porto Bioo, whose re port condemning beef furnished the expeditionary forces created a sensation some weeks ago, made his long awaited appearance as a witness before the war investigation committee today. Daly's report was the strongest in language of those submitted by Miles in substantiation of his attaok on the beef supplies. On being sworn the witness identified the report submitted as his own. He was willing, he said, to stand by his report. Mt was wholly voluntary, and was not called out by any request or in obedience to any cir cular or letter. At Tampa he had no ticed a quarter of beef hanging free in the sun on shipboard, and he . became interested in the experiment of having fresh slaughtered beef placed under such moist climatic conditions to see bow long it could stand it. "I observed," he said, "that flies, especially bull flies, did not affect it; did not alight on it, or if they did they got away from it very quickly. He had cut off a piece of that beef at Tampa and cooked it, but it neither smelled or tasted naturally. He no- ticed indications of chemical presence in the meat that brought baok reoollec- tions of ohemioal stuff he had used to preserve elk in hunting expeditions in he Rocky mountains some years be- fore. All that day and next he had an unpleasant-taste. In that previous hunting expedition he had analyzed the chemical preserv ative and found it to contain borax and salicylic acids. These were to be used externally on elk', but he had rubbed it into the raw flesh and also injected it. Questioned as to these ingredients he said borax was not safe to be used n connection with food, nor for ordi- ary medicinal purposes, while sah- cvlio acid was most nauseous, loath some and disgusting, and almost al ways destructive of digestion. FROM A DIFFERENT SOURCE. The Commissioners From Aguinaldo. St. Louis. Jan. 24. Laeoda Matti Burgos and J. Lunaa, commissioned representatives of Aguinaldo, the in surgent leader of the Philippine islands, passed 20 minutes in St. Louis today, en route to Washington. Their mission is to persuade Uncle Sam to re linquish his liold cn the Philippine islands. ' Copper Boom Opens Mines. New York, Jan. 24. A dispatch it the Herald from Valparaiso, Chile, says: The copper boom is creating great enthusiasm among the miners. Caravans are starting to work new mines, and those that were closed down are now in full activity. Relief to Go to Manila. ' 1 Washington. Jan. 24. The hospital ship Relief has been ordered to Manila. -The vessel is now at New York, and will go via the Suez canaL Allen Kxcluslon Law. Victoria, B. C , Jan. 25. At a meet ing tonight in support of the govern ment candidates for parliament, Attorney-General Hon. Joseph Martin said there was a possibility of the Do minion government disallowing the alien exolusinn law. lie intimated that even in the face of such a disal lowance, the provincial government would persist in their right bp make laws for the best interests of the prov ince, regardless of what rhight be done by the Dominion government in an at tempt to gain concessions in the Joint high commission.' Release of Civil Prisoners. Madrid, Jan. 25. A telegram re ceived here from Manila says the in surgent congress at Malolos has author ized the release of all civil prisoners, and will shortly cause to be liberated the militarv prisoners held by the revolutionsts. The- Spanish steamer Salus Tregui. from Havana, has ar rived at Cadiz with repatriated Span isu troops on board. Disturbance In Belgium. Brussels, Jan. 25. According to the Patriote, serious disturbances have arisen between King Leopold and some of the ministers on the question of the introduction of the uni-nominal eleo toral system, whioh the king advocated. It is rumored that the premier, M. De Smet De Naeyer, will resign tomorrow, and that the cabinet will be recon structed. Glassblowers' Strike Threatened. Millville, N. J., Jan. 25. An official of the Green Glassblowers' Association, stated that 3.000 nonunion South Jer sey blowers would strike this week if the firms refused to pay tne union wages. Meetings were held in'the dif ferent towns today, and the workers have decided to Join the union. Hawaiian Navigation Law. Washington. Jan. 25. The senate committee on commerce today author ized Senator Nelson to tv.se a favor able repoit on the t' extending our navigation laws to . The com mittee amended the bij x, as to make it inolude not only the laws relating to navigation, but also those concerning commerce and merchant seamen. Esterhazy to Testify. Paris. Jan. 25. The Major Comte Ferdinand Waslin Esterhazy, the re puted author of the Dreyfus bordereau who arrived here Wednesday evening from Rotterdam to testify before the court of cassation, wrote yesterday to M. de Freycinet, the minister for war, asking to be released from bis oath of professional secrecy. M. de Freycinet today acceded to his request, and it is believed that Comte Esterhazy will appear befoie the court of cassation to morrow. German Version of the Present Difficulty In Samoa. Hamburg, Jan. 23. According to news received from Samoa, Chief Jus tice Chambers on December 81 an nulled the election of Mataafa.who was returned by a sextuple majority, and declared Malietoa Tanus, . son of the latter king, Malietoa, who is still a minor, to be king. The three consuls recognized Mataafa's people as the pro- isional government, Malietoa Tabus, Taniasese, another claimant for the throne, and Chief Jus tice Chambers, it is added, went on board a British warship, whereupon the provisional government closed the court. A British warBhip then landed a detachment of blue jackets, and later the court was reopened under the pro tests of the provisional government. No Official Report at Washington. Washington, Jan. 23. There is still lack of official reports as to the situa tion in Samoa, but it can be said that the state department is moving in the matter with due deliberation, and with ull regard for maintenance of the tri partite agreement for government of the islands. The navy department's order to Ad miral Kautz, on board the Philadel phia, at San Diego, went today. They were simply to "make ready." If, as stated in the press dispatches, the Philadelphia is not in condition to go to Apia, it is supposed the vessel's hull will be cleaned by divers. There Were Only Six Votes Against It jj ... , In That Body. Washington, Jan. 24. The Nicara gua canal measure, known as the Mor gan bill, has passed the senate by a vote of 48 to 6. An important amend ment was first adopted which is as follows: i That if the president shall be un able to secure from the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica such conces sions as will enable the United States to build and perpetually own and control said canal, the president is authorized to negotiate for a control of or a right to construct, maintain and perpetually t control some other oanal connecting the Atlantio and Pacific oceans, and the president is required to negotiate for the abrogation or modifi cation of any and all treaty obligations, if suoh exist, as shall in any way in terfere with the construction, owner ship and perpetual control ot any such oanal; provided that no payments Bhall be made under the provisions of this act to or for the benefit of the stockholders of the , Maritime Canal Company, or for any of its property, unless the president shall decide to keep the canal under the concessions .granted to said company." GLOOMY OUTLOOKJ AT DAWSON Hospitals Filled to Overflowing With . Indigent Sick. , , i Dawson, via Port Townsend, Jan. 24. The situation here is gloomy. The number ot siok is increasing, and the six hospitals are full. The mounted police have donated for the help of the poor some $30,000 in oash from their, treasury. This leaves them witb but $4,030 cash on hand. Commissioner Ogilvie called a meet ing to decide on ways and means for relieving the situation, and a memorial asking foi aid will be sent to Wash ington. It is estimated that $9,000 a mouth will he required to pay for the treatment of indigent patients. The death rate this winter has been almost as great as in the summer.. Several stampedes to new fields have recently occurred, but in each case the goldseekers were disappointed. Gold Standard Bill. Washington, Jan. 24. The house coinage, weights and measures commit tee by strictly a party vote ordered a favorable report on the substitute for house bill to fix the standard of value in the United1 States and for other pur poses. The bill provides in substance that the standard of value in the United States shall be the gold dollar; that all contracts ""existing and in fu ture bhall be computed in reference to the standard; that there shall be estab lished a treasury department of issue and redemption; that greenbacks shall be retired and that upon their retire ment gold bills shall be substituted therefor. Items of General Interest Gleaned From the Thriving PaclSa States. .-. Cruelty on the High Seas. At Portland, Or., on the 18th, sailors on the German ship. Margaretha told startling stories of alleged cruel treat ment on the part uf Captain Rasoh. The sailors, to a man, relate a series of outrages perpetrated since the vessel left her home port some eight months ago, that if true, whether committed with or without cause, are exceedingly startling, cruel and inhuman. They allege that ever since they started out they have been in danger of getting Seattle Market. Onions, 8590o per 100 pounds. Potatoes, 20$25. Beete, per sack, 75c. Turnips, per sack, 50 75c. Carrots, per sack, 45 60c. ' Parsnips, per sack, $1. Cauliflower, 60 90o per do. Celery, 35 40c Cabbage, native and $1.00 1.50 per 100 pounds. Apples. 85 50c per box. Pears, 50c$l.B0 per box. Prunes, 50c per box. Butter Creamery, 27o per pounds dairy and ranch, 1822o per pound. Eggs, 27c. .' Cheaee Native, 1212Jc. Po'ultry Old hens, 14c per poundt California killed one wav or another, and thnv as. seit that not for anything could thev spring chickens, 14c; turkeys, 16c be Induced to again go to sea under command of Captain Rasoh. The crew, 2 men all told, have laid their before the German vice- Archblshop Ireland Wins. Washington, Jan. 24. The'secretary of the interior, has affirmed the decision of the oommissioner-general of the land office in the famous case of Archbishop Ireland, involving title' to 83,178 acres of land in Minnesota. He holds that under the first contract made with the St. Paul, Minnesota & Manitoba Rail road Company, July 17, 1880, Ireland was not the purchaser, but that under the seoond contract, adopted March 80, 1883, he was the purchaser. Accord ingly the lands covered by the first contract will not go to Ireland, while he will receive those covered by the Becond cont It complaint consul. . '. Portland a Reserve City. Portland is now a reserve city, and thousands of dollars heretofore kept in San Francisco and New York by the bankers of Oregon, Washington'- and Idaho will come to Portland. The con dition imposed upon national banks in reserve cities is that they uhall carry 25 per cent of their deposits in avail able funds, instead of 15 per cent. rortland banks hava been carrying from 80 to 60 per cent ever since the panio of 1892 and '93, and the new condition will not be a haiship to them. Steelhead Salmon Searee. , Steelhead salmon are becoming scarcer as the season draws to a olosn. So few are being taken that the cold storage plants at Astoria have refused to receive any more, and the quantities delivered of late were so small that they did not pay tor the trouble of handling them. Private buyers are paying 5 and 6 cents a pound, but the supply is only sufficient for local demand. The season ends February 15. . Puget Sound University. The new management of the Puget Sound university, of Tacoma, propose to pay the debts of the university and endow it under a subscription scheme, to be known as the 20th century fund. All endowment notes given will be made payable within 10 years, and will draw interest at the rate of 5 per cent per annum. It will reouire but $50,000 to settle all debts and put the college in good finanoial condition. i Waterworks for Elgin. II. V. Gates, of Hillsboro, has con traded to put in a gravity water sys tem and an eleotrio light plant in El gin, Or., construction soon to com mence. The water will be parried through a flume for a distance ot over two miles. A part of this power will be used in running a large flouring mill. Mr. Gates has contracted to em ploy local labor in the construction of the plant." r Geo. W. Dent Dead George W. Dent, brother-in-law. of General U. S. Grant, and unole of U. 8. Grant, jr.. oandidate for United States senator, died at Oakjand, Cal. He was 79 years of age. For 16 years Mr. Dent was appraiser of oustoms at San Francisco. He was appointed by President Grant, and held office until retired- by President Cleveland. Mr. Dent came to California in 1852, FreBh meats Choice dreBsed beef steers, prime, 67c; oows, prime, 6c; mutton, 7c; pork, 67o; veal, 68o. : Wheat Feed wheat.' $23. Oats Choice, per ton, $24. Hay Puget Sound mixed, $9. 00 (J 11; choice Eastern Washington tim othy, $15. Corn Whole, $23.50; cracked, $24; feed meal, $23.50. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton, $2526; whole, $22. Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.B0t straights, $3.25; California brpnds, $3.25; buckwheat flour, $3.75; graham, per barrel, $3.60; whole wheat flour, $3.75; rye flour, $4. Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $14r shorts, per ton, $16. Feed Chopped feed, $20 23 per ton; middlings, per ton, $17; oil cak meal, per ton, $35. PAUL JONES LOST. Fart Breton of Her Stern Found on Island Was Blown Up. Mobile, Ala., Jan. 23. The govern ment steamer Pansy touched at Biloxi, Miss., this afternoon, and reports find ing on Breton island a part of the stern of the naphtha launch Paul Jones, also a yawl boat with bow smashed and other small articles from the launoh. The condition of the wreckage tends to show that the naph tha tank blew uo and tore the boat to pieces. The Pansy met the Maud with Messrs. Jones and Taggart on board. The latter visited the wreckage and identified it as part of the Paul Jones. No bodies were found. The launoh had the following pleas ure seekers on board: Joseph Brink ham, Louisville; Miss Margerie Wood land, Chioago; Colonel Harry C. Yo cnm, St. Louis; Miss Florence Yooum, bis daughter. The crew consisted of three men, whose names are unknown. Reported Murder of Spanish Officers. Labaun, Island of Labaun, British Borneo,Jan. 24. She steamer Labaun, which has returned from the island of Palawan, in the southwestern portion of the Philippine archipelago, reports that the Spanish governor of the island and a number of Spanish officers were murdered by the natives while issuing from church. The natives then le tired to the hills, taking the women and children and some men as prison ers. ' . Killed In a Mine. Baker City, Or.. Jan. 24.-9. W. Johnson was instantly killed by a pre mature blast of giant powder in the May Queen mine, near the Red Boy mine, today. Johnson was aged 47 years, and lately oame from Indiana. His wife is at the May Queen mine, and he left two brothers and . other rel atives in Indiana. A Curious Seattle Verdict. Seattle, Wash., Jan. 21. The jury In the trial of Isadore Schopps, for the murder of Gus Hover, has brought in a verdict of "not guilty by reason of insanity." Nothing for Coos Bay, Washington, Jan. 23. It is learned that the rivers and harbors committee has left out the appropriation for Coos bay. An item of $100,000 was made by the department. The committee says there is not enough commerce at that point to warrant the expenditure. A Bank Burglarised. , Arthur, III., Jan. 23. The bank here was entered by burglars last night. The loss is betweeen $4,000 I and $5,000. The bandits egcsoed. Memorial Tablet to Bagley. Annapolis, Md., Jan. 24. The memorial tablet plaoed in the naval academy chapel in memory of Ensign Worth Bagley, who was killed on the Winslow off Cardenas in the late war, was unveiled today in the presence of a large number of naval officers and others. . Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. London, Jan. 24. The Daily News editorially today says: "The Clayton Bulwer treaty is a singular document, signed by a weak American adminis tration in peculiar circumstances, and for Lord Salisbury to insist upon its unconditional observance now would be neither gracious nor wise." A Denial From Borne. Rome, Jan. 24. The Tribune an nounces that the Italian cruisers Dlba and Etna are shortly going to China, but that the rumor of the Italian gov ernment's intention to seize a Chinese port is premature. , Schley Given Sword. New York, Jan. 25. Rear-Admiral Schley was presented tonight witn a jeweled sword by his brother members of the Royal Arcanum at Carnegie Mu sio hall, in the presence of 4,000 per sons. Mora Troops for Cuba. Savannah, Ga.,Jan. 24. The United States transport Manitoba sailed today for Havana. She had on board six troops ot the Seventh cavalry, which arrived this morning from Macon. nerrlng Fishing at Port Townsend. On the 18th the docks of Port Town- send were lined with people watching anglers catching herring, which were bo plentiful in the bay that in a single haul of the jigger one to four herring were landed. The fishermen enjoyed the sport, while the onlookers scoured a mess of herring by simply picking them up oft the dock. . ' A Thief Caught. About a week ago $500 in coin and some valuable articles were stolen from an old man named John Weaver, near Canyonville, Or. Curtis Hartline, 22 years of age, was arrested there by Con stable T. J. Butcher on a charge of having stolen the money. After his arrest Hartline admitted bis guilt and was held to answer. Boggs Makes Kevelatlons. Ex-Treasurer Boggs testified in court recently that about $70,000 of the war rants involved in the warrant suit against the city were not signed by him while he was treasurer of the city, but were signed three days after his term expired. Soldier From Walla Walla Dead. F. J. Carlyle, of Walla Walla, re ceived a telegram from Manila, inform ing him of the death of Allen Carlyle, his brother." The deoeased was a mem ber of company I, Washington volun teers, now at Manila. His death was ascribed to typhoid fever. Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla, 59c; Valley, 61c; Bluestem, 62o per bushel. Flour Best grades, $3.20; graham. $2.65; superfine, $2.15 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 41 42c; cholct gray, 8940c per busnei. Barlev Feed barley, $22 24; brew ing, $23.50 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $17 per ton; mid dlings, $22; shorts, ?18; chop, $16.09 per ton. ' Hay Timothy, $9 10; clover, $T 8; Oregon wild hay, $6 per ton. ii . . . in ........ r r " IT - n- xuiier x ancy creamery, uvuuui Boconds, 45 50o; dairy, 40 450 store, 2530o. Cheese Oregon full cream, 12)o; Young America, 15o; new oheese, 10c per pound. Poultrv Chickens, . mixed, $2.253 per dozen; hens, $3.604.00; springs, $1.253; geese, $6.007.00 for old. $4. 50 5 for young; ducks, $5.00 6.50 per dozen; turkeys, live, 15(3 16c per pound. ' Potatoes 65 70c per sack; sweets, 2c per pound. , Vegetables Beets, 90c; turnips, 750 per suck; garuo, 'o per pounu; cao- bage, $1 1.25 per 100 pounds; cauli flower, 76o per dozen; parsnips, 76a per sack; beans, 8c per pound; celery 70 75o per dozen; cucumbers, DUO per box; peas, 88Wo per pound. . Onions-Oregon, 76ofi persacK. Hops 1617o; 1897 crop, 46o. ' Wool Valley, 1012o per pound. EaBtern Oregon, 8012c; mohair, 2 Co per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wetheri and ewes, 4o; dressed mutton, 7)jc; spring lambs, 7c per lb. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, fi.ssot light and feeders, $3.00 4.00; dressed. $5.00(35.50 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, 8.60f 3.75; cows, .ou(j a.uu; aressea peer. 66c per pound. Veal Large, 6M7c; small, 7 80 per pound. Ban Francisco Market. WnnlKnrino Nnvnrlii. lOfftllSn nAf " i (J i pound; Oregon, Eastern, 1012o; Val ley, 16 17c; Noithern, 9 lie. Millstuffs Middlings, $2224.00j bran, $20.5021.60 per 'n Onions Silverskin,60 75cper sack. Butter Fancy creamery, 24o;' do seconds, 21 23c; fancy dairy, 22o; do second s, 1 8 2 0c per pou nd. Eggs Store, 27 28c; fancy ranoh, S931o. Citrus Fruit Oranges, Valencia, 13 2.60; Mexican limes, $U6.60; Cali fornia lemons, $2. 00. 800; do choioe, $3.604.60; per box. Brave Girl. "It's a dreadful thing," he said. with a gloomy air, "that ice cream makers are getting so unscrupulous that they put glue in the frozen mix ture to give it firmness." The pretty girl set her lips togethet for an instant. 1 "That may be true," she responded. rubbing the spoon suggestively over her empty plate, "but I do not beliers one dish of it ever would make anybody stuck up." And he had to order a seoond allow ance., x. recorder. . The Astoria Push Club. Secretary Lyman, of the Astoria PuBb Club, has been authorized to visit lot a prominent private school in this Struggles of the Young Mind. The following are extracts from ex amination papers presented by pupils the creameries at Albany, Rainier and Skamokawa for the purpose of making observations and reporting to the creamery committee of the association. First Columbia Hirer Smelt, The first Columbia river smelt of the season were offered for sale in an Astoria market on the 18th. They were taken at Cathlamet, and the con signment did not exceed over CO pounds. The Dalles Slot Machines. As a result of the semiannual license recently plaoed upon all electrical slot machines by The Dalles council, $250 has already been collected and turned into the city treasury. - F. E. Thompson, who left s trail ot bad checks on a local bank from Seattle to Kam loops, in the interior of British Columbia, is under arrest at the latter point. He has drawn between $500 and $1,000 on a $10 deposit made at Beottle tJU day before Christmas, neighborhood; In history Q.: "What was the character of Henry VIII?" A. i "Henry VIII was a congenial IIU.tlM. Ir. .holn.ln O "Whet: is an epigram?" A.: "An epigram is a figure ot speech sometimes used in a joke and some times on tombstones," Definitions "A myth is a half fish and half woman." "The vowels are five a, e, i, o, and n, and sometimes w audi' y." New York Tribune. From the Pound. Lodger How do you buy your sau cages, Mrs. Knag? Mrs. Knag Oh, by the pound. Lodgor Ah, I thought it was some where near the pound, from the horse flavor. Larks. It is 18 years since the first Japanese newspaper was established, and now there ate in existence 675 daily and weekly papers, 86 law magazines, 83 medical magazines, 11 scientific and t, large number o religious journals,