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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.
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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,