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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1895)
3 fTTTF, KOEN33TG- OBEGOSJXfOT, WEDfTESBATV eT-OTLTARY 9. 1895. THE BUSINESS WORLD BTOCICS OP POULTRY ARE BEGIN NING TO ACCUMULATE. Tho "Wheat Trade Reports hy Tele graph General Produce and Financial Advice. The demand for poultry has fallen off, and clocks are accumulating. Prices are -weaker, but buying is not encouraged by lower quota-t-ons. Steady rates are maintained in the egs market- Green produce is in light supply, the steamer lot baring cleaned up at regular prices There is absolutely no inquiry for potatoes, and at the moment no quotation can be given- Sugar bas declined c to special points. Local gro cery quotations are unchanged. Dank: Statements. Following were the bank clearances of the leading dtles of the Xorthwest yesterday: Exehanees. Balances. 33.771 16.123 Portland - 5214.429 Tacoma 80.1D1 Seattle - fc',433 THE GRAIN MARKETS. Price Paid lor Wheat at Home and Abroad. There is no business passing in the local -wheat market, owing to the interruption of the malls. Export quotations are nominally unchanged at 0770c per cental for Walla. V.'alla and 77c for Valley. At Chicago. CHICAGO. Jan- a All the strength of the first three hours in -wheat today was dissipated during the last 30 minutes of the session- Yes terday's weakness -was displayed by a firm er feeling at the opening of the mar ket this morning, the improvement being more in the nature of a recovery than by reason of anything very encouraging in the news, al though reports of foreign buying at New Tork and strength in outside domestic markets had a favorable Influence. The Baltic, Indian and sundry port shipments of 5,351,000 bushels v-ere cf large proportions, but they -were thoroughly discounted by private advices of yesterday llx ing the amount above 450.000 bushels. Includ ing American exports of last week of 2,084,000 bushels,, the supplies of iroiwrtlng countries were largely In excess of the estimated requirements. LU-erpool opening cables were d lower, but the close at that place was reported firm. Paris was higher. Berlin and Antwerp were un changed. Receipts were light at 58 cars for Chicago and 2S2 in the Northwest- The latter section. howc-er. had 11 cars more than on the corresponding day in 1804. "Withdrawals from fctore nt Chicago were 255,998 bushels, and ex port clearances from Atlantic ports were 3S5, 181 bushels wheat, flour included. The usual "tip" on the government report was out today. It made the total yield for 1894 between 485. 000,000 and 400.000.000 bushels. Talk of a bear ish report by Thoman in the Price Current Thursday was the main cause of the final break. May wheat opened at OSc, sold between 5S&C and 57c. closing at SSc, unchanged from yes terday. Cash wheat was steady, no essential alteration in values taking place- Receipts at the principal Western points were 231,744 bush els, shipments, 11.027; receipts at Eastern points, 01.477; shipments, 214.411. Closing prices were: Flour, steady, unchanged. Wheat, No. 2, January, 54c; May. 58c; July. 5Sc, Liverpool Spot Market. LIVERPOOL Jan. S. Wheat Spot, quiet and steady; demand moderate; No. 2 red winter, 4s Ud, No. 2 red spring, 5s 5d; No. 1 hard Man itoba, 5s 5d; No. 1 California. 5s 2d. Futures opened quiet; closed steady, with near positions and distant positions unchanged to Id lower; business heaviest on near positions; January. i3 9d; February. 4s 9d; March. 4s 10d; May, 4s lOd. riour Steady: demand moderate; St. Louis fancy winter, 5s Od. At New York. NEW TORK, Jan. 8. Flour Dull but steady. Wheat Spot, fairly active and lirmer. Op tions opened firm and advanced sffsc on for ign buying and local covering, declined 4c en local realizing, and closed firm at unchanged prices to Vic advance, with a fair, steady trade. May was most active, .Closing prices were: No.. 2 red. January. OlH-c: February, 01?io; March, C2'c; May, 02?ic; June, C2Jic; July, C3c Beerbohm's Grain Report. LIVERPOOL. Jan. S. Wheat Quiet, steady, with fair demand: California spot lots, 5s 2dQl 5s 3d, cargoes off coast, steady; on passage, white firm and red dull; English country mar kets, quiet but steady: wheat and flour in Paris, urro. LOCAL QUOTATIONS. Price Current In the Produce Mar ket Yesterday. Flour Portland, Salem, Cascadla and Day ton are quoted at $2 40 per barrel: Gold Drop, $2 05; Snowflake, $2 35; Benton county, ?2 40; graham, $2 1592 40; superfine. $2. Oats Good white are quoted at 252Gc per bushel; milling. 2729c: gray. 2527c Rolled oats are quoted as follows: Bags, $5 75 3 C; barrels. $tKf0 25; cases. $3 75. Barley Feed barley, G5G7c per cental: brewing. S0gS2ic per cental, according to the quality. Mlllstuffs Bran. $13 50: middlings. $13 50; chop feed. ?1517: middlings, none in market; chicken wheat, 75c per cental. Hay Good, $9810 per ton. Butter Firm; fancy creamery is quoted at 25F27Vic: fancy dairy. 20tf22&c; fair to good, 15ffl7lic; common. 12Vic. Cheese Oregon, fair. S10c per pound; fancy, 10fcfl2tc; Young America. OS'lOc; Swiss, im ported. 30f82c; domestic 1415c- Potatoes Quotations wholly nominal. Onions Good Oregon, 7500c per cental. Poultry Chickens, $2 &064 per dor.: ducks, $4Ji! 50; geese. ?Gf7: turkeys, live. lOfflSfciC per pound: dressed, choice. 124fl4c Fresh fruit California grapes are quoted at KhGH per crate: good Oregon apples bring $1 Ol 25 per box; Jersey cranberries. $14; pears, Sliil 15 per box; persimmons. $1 2531 35 per box. Eggs Oregon, scarce and firm at 25c per doz.; Eastern. 25o. Trvplcal fruit California lemons are quoted at $5 50 0 50: Sicily. $G 50: bananas. $2 50 3 50. Florida oranges. ?4tf4 j per box: Cali fornia navels. $3 60 per box: pineapples, Hon olulu. $393 50; sugar-loaf. $5. Flfrs California black, boxes, quoted at $1 25; sacks, 4Q5c; Cal ifornia white, 10-pound boxes. $1 101 15; 25 pound boxes. $2 50; sacks, GSc: Turkish, boxes, 14glCc; fancy, large. 20921c; bags. 10c Oregon vegetables Cabbage. SiSlc per pound; squash. C5c per dozen. California vegetables Brussels sprouts. 5ff5Uc por pound; string beans. 12gl3c per pound: green peas. 12913c per pound; artichokes. $1 25 per doien: cauliflower. OTc per dozen: sweet po tatoes. 51 5091 75 per cental; cucumbers. 75c per dosen; asparagus. JSc per pound. Nuts Almonds, soft shell. 1214c per pound; paper shea, 10g17c; new crop California wal nuts, soft .hell. 124c; standard walnuts. lOiyg lie, Ohio chestnuts, new crop, 14915c: pecans. 13910c; BrasHs. 12fcfl3c; filberts. 14915c: pea nuts, raw, fancy. 597c; roasted. 10c; hickory nuts. S910c; cocoanuts. 00c per dozen. Wool Valley. S910c. according to quality: Xmpqua, 74e; fall clip. 540c; Eastern Oregon. 567o Hops Choice. 7e; medium. 49Gc: poor. 293c Provisions Bastern hams, medium, quoted at llsis12Vsc per pound: hams, picnics. 10llc; breakfast bacon. 12913c; short clear sides. 109 11.-, dry salt stdee. 9910c; dried beef bams. 13914c; lard, compound, in tins. $H90lc; pure. In tins. 7VHWe; pigs' feet. SOs. $3 50; 40s. 3 25; kits, $1 25. The MerehnndUe Market. Salmon Columbia river. No. 1 tails. $1 23S 1 00. No. 2 tails. $2 2592 50; fancy. No. 1. flats. $1 7591 S5; Alaska, No. 1 tails. $1 20g 1 30. No. 2 tails. $1 9092 25. Coal Steady; domestic. f5ff 50 per ton; for cra. $S 50911. Beans Small white. No. 1. 5c per pound; butter. 3Hc; bayou. 3c; Lima. 5c Sugar D. 4c; C 4"c: extra C. 4c: dry gran., 3?ic; cabe. crushed and powdered. GVic per pound; 4c per pound discount on all grades for prompt cash; half-barrels. &c more than barrels, maple sugar. 15910c per pound. Cordage Manilla rope. lH-inch, Is quoted at OVif, asd steal. CV&c per pound. Coffee-Costa lUca. 229234c; Rio. 20922c; Salvador. 1921 Vic: Mocha. 2649Sc: Padaag Java. 31c: Palcrabang Java, 20 9 28c; Labat Jaa. 29925c: Arboekle's Mokoska and Hoc. $22 30 par lttO-pound case; Columbia, $21 SO per SvO-pound case. The Meat Market. Beef Gross, top steers. $2 2592 35; fair to good 6teers. $2: cows. $1 752;-lressed beef. 6394 He per pound. I Mutton Gross, best cheep, -wethers. 51 75; 1 ewes, $1 501 55; Iambs. 2c per pound; dressed mutton, 3&94c; lambs. 4c Veal Dressed, small, Cc; large. S 0 4c -per pound. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $3 73S4; light and feders, $3 75; dressed, 4V?c per pound. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Trading Sail and Speculation at a Low Ebb. NEW TORK. Jan. 8. Very little of interest or Importance occurred in the stock market to day. Speculation was at a low ebb, and the trad ing was confined chiefly to the closing of short contracts. A firm tone prevailed at the open ing, and the first prices made were generally a fraction higher. Except for a slight reac tion, the market was a rising one during the forenoon, but the volume of business was very light. Leading in the upward movement was Chicago Gas, which rose 1V6 per cent, and on heavy purchases credited to inside interests. Canadian Pacific sold up IV and Lackawanna 1 per cent. The rest of the gains were merely fractional. Sugar moved within a narrow range during the morning, and was unusually dull. After mid-day the shares became more active and moved erratically, but without any of the old-time vigor which marked the stock. An ad--ance of rs to SStf was made in the opening deals, with a reaction to 871. a recovery to fcSVi. with the final at 88, which is up i on the day. The general market during the afternoon was in the main strong, and prices moved up fractionally for the greater portion. A good tone prevailed in the late transactions, and the market was firm at tho close at an advance on the day ranging from H to V5 per cent- There was a. moderate Increase in the trading in the bond market today. Prices continued upward, and material advances were recorded in some issues. The total sales of the day were $1,101. 500. The total sales of stocks were SG.55G shares, including: American Sugar..l0.200INew Jersey Cent, 6.100 Burlington 2,2001Northwestern .... 6.000 Chicago Gas 19.S00St- Paul 9.100 Missouri Pacific. 7.1001 Money on call, easy at 1S1V5 per cent; closed at IVi per cent; prime mercantile paper. 2i 4V4 per cent; sterling exchange, firm, with act ual business in bankers' bills at ?4 SS&4 SSi for demand, and $4 S75fcQ4 875i for 00 days; posted rStes. $4 SSVi 89; commercial bills. $4 S6Vi4 86; silver certificates, 60c bid. Government bonds, firm; state bonds, firm; railroad bonds, strong. Petroleum Easier; -Pennsylvania oil sales, none; February option sales, none; closed at 9Sc bid. BONDS. Bonds closed at New York yesterday as follows: U. S. 5s. reg 114! do 4s SOVs' ao ;s. coup liu do 4s. reg.... ...113 do 4s. coup 113 do 2s, reg 97 Pacific Cs of '95...100 Ala., class A 102 do B 104 do C 92 do currency .... 92 La. new cons.. 4s. 93V; Missouri Gs 100 Nor. Car. Gs 125 do 4s 99 S. Car. non-fund.. 1 Tenn. new set us.. 81 do 5s 100 do old Gs 00 Va. Centuries .... 59 do def 13V4 Atchison 4s ...... 04 do 2d A 17 can. south. :ms...iuu C P. lsts of '95...100Vi; Erie 2ds 03 G. H. & S. A. Gs.. 95 do 7s loij . H. & T. Cent- 5S..103V4 An Cs liKYi M. K. T. 1st 4s... 80 do 2d 4s ' Mut. Union Cs 109 N. J. Cent- gen. 5s.H2'4 Nor. Pacific lsts.-.HSVa "riA 2ns 89 (Northwest cons,....143?i Rio Gr. West.' lsts 07 St- Paul cons.. 7S.126 do C & P. w. os.hua St- Louis & I. M- gen. os ......... tbii St. Louis &. S. F. cen. Cs iv- Tex. Pacific lsts... 86V4 do 2ds 47t U. P. lsts of '90..104 Den. &. R. G. 7s.. .115 West Shore 4s 10451 STOCKS. The closing quotations for stocks on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday were as fol- loW8: ... Atchison ... 4sl"ortnwestern !)o'' Adams Express ..140 i do pref ....143 Alt. & Ter- H 35Vi N. Y. & N. Eng... 32 do pref 198 Ontario & Western 15Vi Am. Express Ill Oregon Imp 10Vi Bait. & Ohio GliOregon Nav 19Vi Canada Pacific 57V Oregon Short Line Canada Southern.. 49Vi' & l"tah North 6 Central Pacific ... 14 (Pacific Mall 21Vj Ches. & Ohio 171 Peoria, D. & Ev.. 3Vi Chicago & Alton..l40 (Pittsburg 157 Chi.. Bur. & Q 7iai!Pullman Palace....l53V5 Chicago Gas 74V4 Con. Gas 129Va!RIchmond Ter. C C C & St. L.. 3!V4 Col. Coal & Iron., cyi Cot. Oil Cert S3 Del.. Lack. & W..1G0 De. & R, G. pref.. 34 Dlst. & a F. Co... 10V&! Urte lu Reading 13VI id do nref 20 Rio Gr. West. 10 do pref 43 Rock Island 01V4 St- Paul 50 I A do pref 117 St. Paul fc umana. .i; An nrt 51 do nre' ........110 Ft- Wayne 157 iSouthem Pacific .. 18Vi Gr. North, pref.. ..102 Sugar Refinery .. STvx Chi. & E. L pref.. 91 iTenn. Coal & Iron. 14 Hocking Valley... 16iTexas Pacific ffs Illinois Central .. 82 ITol. & O. C pref.. 73 St Paul & Dul.... 20 Union Pacific 115s Kan. & Tex. pref.. 22V4IU. S. Express 42 Lake E. & West... 15?4IWab., St- L. & P.. 5 do pref 70 do pref 13 Lake Shore 130 (Wells-Fargo Ex....l05 Lead Trust 30TniWestern Union ... S7 T.niils Nash 53 I Wheeling & L. E..10S Louis. & New A.. 0 I do pref 40 Man. Con 104V4 Minn. & St- Louis. 2S Mem. & Charles... 10 Denver & R. G 10-Ti Michigan Cent 95 (Gen. Electric 34V Missouri Pacific .. 23&1 National Linseed... 18 10 (Co. Fuel & iron.... o 65 I do pref 70 7?i'H. & Tex. Cent.... 2& HiToledo. A. A &N. 90UI Mich IS 1 Mobile & Ohio. Nash. & Chat Nat. Cordage .... do pref New Jer. Central.. Nor. & W. pref... North Am. Co Northern Pacific. do pref.. U. P.. D. & Gulf. New York Cent... 1811 3SI 4 17 aiti osyj' Tol.. St. L. & IC C do prcr u So. R. R. 10 do pref 3CVI Am. Tobacco 97V4 do pref 107 cember. fl 03VS asked; May, 07?ic- Barley Dull; May. 89c Hops It is calculated that about foar-flfths of the crop of this coast has been bought or shipped, and the probabilities are that the mar- ,ket will be fairly well cleaned up la time for the new season. The Price Current says: "Stag nation will exist In the hop market, with no encouraging prospects cf activity sooa being experienced. Stocks now in store are, largely of an ordinary quality, choice to select being in scanty supply, and the latter would command tie extreme quotation more readily than the most ordinary would sell at the Inside figure' Quotable at 5gSc per pound. Potatoes The rain limits the supply, and there Is firmer holding. Volunteer new potatoes are quoted at 2c per lb.; Early Rose. 35645c; River Reds, S0i?35c; Burbanks, 35g50c; Oregon Burbanks. 60685c; Salinas Burbanks, 7Sc?l; sweets, 50S75c per cental. Onions Quotable at 5070c per cental. Wool Business is at a standstill In local circles, while dullness Is reported as prevalent at Eastern centers. Fall Free Northern. 7SVio per pound: Northern defective. 5S7c: Southern and San Joaquin, light and free, 56c; do de fective, 34c DRY GOODS TRADE. Journal of Commerce and Weekly Bulletin's Review. NEW YORK, Jan. 8. The Journal of Com merce and Commercial Bulletin, in its weekly- review of the dry goods trade, says: The mar ket has made but little progress from the dull conditions following holiday week, although to ward the close the attendance of buyers has been Increasing, some of the latest arrivals to day being the representatives of houses usually responsible for fair-sized transactions when in the market. The past two days have also shown some improvement in orders through the mails, the result of efforts of the salesmen on the road, a considerable number of these having started out with spring lines since the beginning of the year. In the cotton goods division there has been no new movement in prices in staples, but printed fabrics have been affected by the re duction in the prices of indigo blue and sheet ing prints, made yesterday. These lower prices have led to some Increase in the demand for the lines immediately concerned, but In other directions have checked rather than stimulated buying by suggesting the possibility of unex pected declines in other quarters, thus shaking confidence in the belief that the market was on bottom level. There have been no new de velopments in ginghams. Business in woolen goods has been moderate, and there is an ap parent disposition to hold off a little while to allow time for developments to follow lower duties, in case the influence of these has not already been discounted. Indications so far are that this has been done to at least a very large extent. Although the year has not opened In satisfactory fashion, even in point of Volume of demand at first hands, there are encouraging features in reports coming to hand from Jobbers now testing the trade with spring lines, as a number of them have secured results, not alone comparatively, but actually good, whilst pay ments are still being promptly met in most di rections. OTHER MARKETS. CHICAGO. Jan. S. In cattle, butchers' stuff was in small suppply, active demand and strong. Choice steers, of no matter what weight, also sold at full prices, the offerings being few. Extra heavy steers were quoted around $5 75. the greater part of the sales being at $3 753 4 73 for steers, and at $23 for cows and bulls. There was a good demand for stoclcers and feed ers at $23 75, and for veal calves at $35 50. In hogs there was a small supply of good me dium and heavy-weights. The receipts were lib eral. The best heavy sold around $1 55, while $4 20 was the top figure of the light hogs. There were not many sales above $4 55, and the bulk sold at $4 40 I 55. Sheep were salable at $1 503 50 for poor to extra, with the bulk of the business at $2 25 3 50. The Iamb market was strong at ?2 25 4 35 for poor to choice, with extras quoted as high as $4 50. Receipts Cattle. 10,000; calves, 400; hogs, 35,000; sheep. 10,000. OMAHA Jan. S. Cattle Receipts, 3CO0. De sirable beef steers were In good demand at firm prices. Cow stuff of all grades averaged about steady. Bulls, etc, are fully as strong as yes terday. Cows, ?23; feeders, $2 7533. Groceries, Etc., in the East. NEW YORK. Jan. 8. Hops Quiet. Wool Steady. Pig Iron Qul6t; Scotch, $1&0CO; American, $9 5013. Tin Steady; straits. $13 4013 45: plates, steady. Spelter Dull; domestic, ?3 25. Lead Closed steady: exchange price, $3 03. Copper Firm: exchange price. $9 839 90. Coffee Options closed steady, 1520 points net advance: January, $13 8013 S5; December, $13 20613 25. Spot coffee Rio, firmer; No. 7, 15&c; mild, steady. Sugar Raw, dull; refined, quiet. CHICAGO, Jan. S. Provisions were firm. May pork showed a gain at the finish of 7Vc May lard shows a loss of -c, and May ribs closed unchanged. Hops at London. LONDON, Jan- S. Hops Pacifies, 2 15s. A WINTER RUBLE OBSERVATIONS AT TACOMA, YAKI MA AND WALLA WALLA. Sentiment Combined "With Fact, in an "Aa Yoh Like It" Tale, " Mlntnjr Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8. The official clos ing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alta $0 40iJustlee $0 23 Alpha Con llKentuck Con 7 Andes 37iLady Wash. Con.. 0 Belcher GSJMexican 93 Belle Isle 5'Mono 32 Ttpst Jt Itelcher... 05IML. Diablo 10 Bodie Con SSlOccldental Con. Bullion Bulwer Con Caledonia Challenge Con Cliollar Confidence Con. Cal. & Va.... Con. Imperial ... Crown Point Gould &. Curry Hale & Norcross.. lSiOphir 1 CO S'Overman iiiPotosl SSlSavage 45IScorplon Sl'Slerra Nevada 3 GS.SIlver Hill..... 1 Union Con GlIITtah Con 43Yellow Jacket . 94 S3 NEW YORK. Jan. 8. Mining stocks today closed as follows: Bulwer $0 OOjOntarlo Chollar Crown Point .... Con. Cal. & Va., Dead wood ...... Gould & Curry - Hale & Norcross., $S 50 SOlOphlr 1 45 RSlPlymouth 25 Z 45'Qulcksllver 1 50 40 do pref 15 00 SSiSierra. Nevada .... 40 85lStandard 1 90 BOLD ROBBERS FOILED. HomestaKe ...t..iu uw:i. nion i.on uu Mexican S0 Yellow Jacket 40 Bullion nnd Exchnngc. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 8. Following are the bank rates for bullion and exchange In this market: Drafts on sight. New York, per $100, 10c; do telegraphic. 12Uc; sterling bills on Lon don. 00-day bank. $1 SSVi: do slghet. $4 S9: do commercial. $4 S5V5: sliver bars, per ounce. 59659TJc: Mexican dollars. 5151Vc LONDON. Jan. S. The amount of bullion gone Into the Bank of England on balance to day was 81.000. Money. Vi per cent- The rate of discount In open market for short and three month bills was 9-10 per cent. Bar silver. 27 5-10d; consols. 101 1-G; Bank of England dis count rate, 2 per cent. London Financial New. NEW YORK. Jan. a The Evening Pest's London cablegram says: There was a generally good tone, with Increasing interest, in all the market today. Americans closed quiet at the best, but business here Is quiet, and the rise was merely a reflection of the spurt in New York. Good, sound currency proposals, with a reasonable chance of its success, would turn the scale in favor of Americans. SAN FRANCISCO TRADE. Prices and Comment From the Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 8. Flour Net cash prices for family extras. $3 40g3 53 per barrel: bakers' extras, $3 3003 40: superfine. $2 203 2 55 per barrel. "Wheat A moderate demand prevails on ex port account, standard shipping being STVJc. with SSfjC for something choke. There Is the customary trade in milling grades at 92V407c the latter an extreme quotation. Arrivals of Walla Walla grain continue free at 7576Vic for fair average quality. S09S5c for blue-stem, and TOffrisc for damp stock. Barley The market remains easy, while busi ness is slow and light. Feed, fair to good. 7i 9S0c: choice. bH;9S2Vic: brewing. 90905c Oats The market is liberally stocked. Trade is very qulej. however, and buyers have the ad vantage. Milling oats quoted $191 12Vi: Sur prise. $1 0591 15; fancy feed. 97tic91 02Vi: good to choice. S76."ie; poor to fair. 0f5c: black. $1 1591 SO: red. $1 lSVifil 17V4: gray. 92Hotl. The produce receipts were: Flour, sacks. S702; wheat. Washington, centals. 14.520; bar ley, centals. 1224; Washington. 2720: oats. Washington, centals, 350: rye sacks, 310; beans, sacks, 200; potatoes, sacks. 950; onions, sacks. 245; Oregon. 2SS. Call board transactions: Wheat Dull; De- Masked Men. Fire Upon Merchant Wil fcrt, hut Get No Swagr. About 7:20 o'clock last evening two masked men. clad in long black oilskin coats, attempted to hold up F. "Wilfert In his general merchandise store, at East Eighth and Grant streets, but after tak ing two ineffective shots at the frightened proprietor, were scared away by Mrs. Wil fert, one of the men leaving his mask be hind him. The scene of the attempted robbery is a quiet spot, not far from Ladd's field. Mr. Wilfert was alone in the store when attacked. He was standing in th rear, with his back to the door, when a muffled voice said: "Throw up your hands!" Greatly startled, Mr. "Wilfert wheeled sud denly, and so close was the robber's re volver that he struck It away with his hand. The robber fired, and then re peated his command. Just then Mrs. Wilfert entered the store form the rear, and seeing her husband In danger, screamed lustily for help. The second robber was standing at the door, and, probably to cover his partner's re treat, fired on Mr. Wilfert. Both robbers then took to their heels, separating as they ran, probably meeting on Ladd's field. Quite a crowd of people were attracted by the shots, but while they saw the men running, no one dared to follow them. Officer Hosely reported the matter at once to the central police station, and Chief Mlnto detailed several detectives in pur suit. There Is no clue to the identity of the robbers. President of the Nickel Plate. BUFFALO, Jan. S. The Courier will say tomorrow that it has good authority for saying that S. B. Callaway is to be elected president of the Mlckel Plate rail road, to succeed D. W. Caldwell, recently elected president of the Lake Shore. Mr. Callaway began his career In the audi tor's office of the Grand Trunk, in Mon- 1 treal, in 1E63. From 1S74 to 1S7S, he was general superintendent of the Detroit, Saginaw & Bay City road; from 1SS1 to 1SS4, general manager of the Chicago & Grand Trunk, and president of the Chi cago Western Indiana and Belt Line companies from September 1 to June 30. 1SS7; second vice-president and general manager of the Union Pacific, and since September, 1SS7, president of the Toledo, St- Louis & Ivansas city. Lieutenant-Governor Millard III. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8. Lieutenant Governor Millard is reported to be in a critical condition. His physician considers it advisable that he should be away from annoyances incidental to city life, and has suggested the advisability of his removal to Indlo, which will probably be done to morrow. As a precautionary measure. Judge Clark yesterday administered to Mr. Millard the oath of ofBce, but as the law provides that the oath shall be taken in joint session of the legislature, it is likely that a committee composed of mem bers of both houses will visit Los Angeles to bear witness to the oath at a date as early as possible. The genius of Christmas ruled the ele ments through the holiday season, wind ing up the year with hoar frost that well became December." For perfection there should have been a mantle of snow, with jingling of bells, to' crown the sea son appropriately; but Webfoot put itself out a little to let Jack Frost and sunshine rule a week together.. As It was, Kris Klngle and. Boreas fraternized, and Arc turus lent frost to weave exquisite fret work on the humblest window panes as well as the heaviest plate .glassy so Christ mas was clear and cold and beautiful. Expectation kept a silent vigil as the hopes of childhood centered on the gifts Santa Claus should disburse, and many a parlor tree bore fruit that only comes at Christmas-tide. While the frost work lingered, and the patient chrysanthemums endured and suf fered, I took the Northern road, to wake one morning at Tacoma. The eternal snows that mantle Rainier alias Taco ma gave no sign of eruption; no breath of smoke accounted for the fact that Tacoma real estate had fallen into the bay, or acknowledged that the bottom had fallen out of the bay. The City of Destiny was all there, though it did not "run so big a bluff" as formerly. Tho great mountain smiled a frosty Christ mas in its wintry way,, as the old year hung on with a tired. grasp, and the peo ple generally tried to outlive hard times. They ought to get on with the help they have, for one restaurant hangs out its sign, "The cheapest .meal on earth." Driven away by this .announcement, a more modest place supplied me coffee' and cake for lunch, and graduated the charge at 5 cents. Hotels abound, if we read the signs. but most of them have postponed busi ness to a more convenient season. Let us hope it will not stand upon the order of its coming, but come quickly. A street car line took me, one frosty morning, up the bluff and over the hills, far away to where a friend lived. When my mis sion was ended, Foot & Walker's line bore me back to Pacific avenue- It was now Sunday, and business cares had given way to holiday usages. The path across the upland park was on my course, and I sauntered through, realizing that Taco ma's folks are favored to have so beau tiful a resort to while away the summer evening and wintry day. As I walked and cogitated a rushing came near that proved to be no new cataclysm to fall a bluff and wreck life, and hope; but a cheerful couple, man and wife, were be glnlng the new year with a trip on their bicycles. A pair of splendid black and white hounds described concentric circles as they kept company. It was remark ably jolly and very sociable a leaf in the last chapter of the era that is relegating the animal creation to be only a memory of the time when horses, asses and oxen led lives of usefulness. It is exasperat ing to one who looks back on two-thirds of a century, done and gone, and has been worried with keeping out of the way of all the inventions of that period, for some lnconoclastic human to tell him he must "buy a bicycle"! As the Tacoma street-car sped along the great bluff street that overlooks the bays and straits of Puget sound. It showed us varied efforts of ambUious.man as well as the wonders of nature. To crown the bluff a palatial hotel was planned and Its shell rises gaunt and frlendlessp.whlle its hum bler brothers and sisters are .shut for want of patronage. We? see "where on the tide flats works are spread. "The vast moun tain commands veneration as it domi nates the lower Sierras with their drapery of evergreen. The western horizon Is glorious with the Olympic range, and every mountain view is illustrious with newly fallen snows. Meanwhile the waters and shores of Puget sound are shrined be tween. This wilderness of shores and waters, foothills and forests, mountain, water and landscapes, overlooked from this salient point and crowded with all that makes human life and hope, is worth com ing far to see. The vastness of the moun taincall It Tacoma or Rainier, as you may Is awesome beyond words. All this farthest West Is replete with views of wonder that translate nature to earnest souls with force beyond assertion. To climb Portland Heights is to receive a revelation of mountain wonders awesome beyond words. The scenic beauty Is worth a life's remembrance. But this is differ ent. It seems as if the one is the comple ment of the other, supplies whatever It may lack, If, Indeed, either scene Is lack ing In aught. One can recognize and freely appreciate the labor and enterprise that have built up these beautiful cities on the Sound, and no doubt that In the future there will be great commerce here, with manufactures to grow and expand. The resources of the region include, besides the soil, vast forests, coal and mineral deposits, and fisheries equal to those that enrich the bleak shores of New England. Much, in deed, that energy and capital can develop Into grand success. But Portland has no need to be jealous of any other aspirant for metropolitan honors; she has onlvq, deserve her destiny to realize It fullyus She occupies an impregnable position. Whatever resources the Sound region pos sesses, the upper country must take Its products down the natural water flow and utilize the Columbia as the channel for its trade. It Is no disparagement to say times are hard on the Sound, for they are so every where, but a lady told me that many from the East were lured to the Sound country by ecstatic tales of prosperity, who sur rendered certainty of success for possi bilities that real estate speculators prom ised, but could not be realized until for ests are removed and homes are planted in their stead. It is pitiful that so many are stranded on life's shoals because specula tors have stifled truth with impossibilities. This lady was a sufferer. She said: "The country is good enough it they only had told the truth about It." No spot of the earth is an Elysium, for there are, and must be, disadvantages everywhere. crown the ridges and fill the ravines; then conies the open valley- or the "Upper Yakima. The pine forests disappear and the hills become bare below Ellensburgh, A broad acreage has grown wheat on val ley reaches and lower hillsides, the all pervading sagebrush filling up each inter val where no plowshare has yet dese crated the virgin soil. All possibilities of the future lie hidden under the light skim of snow that covers nature's face and veils the winter's magic -work of transfor mation. In the 100 miles we pas3 towns kept alive by hope, and reach Pasco, where bleakness Is intensified. Even here hope tells of irrigation schemes that will make this wilderness bloom and bear fruit. We had an hour at Pasco, and, as I walk the desert with a friend, he says: "You will like to see Captain Owens' col lection," so we find the cottage he oc cupies. One gatepost is crowned with fossil remains, and the other bears a great stone mortar and pestle that in prehistoric time used to grind the na tive meal. The front porch is lined with aboriginal handiwork, and the modest wing where the captain houses his chlef est treasures Is a museum of curios that should be beyond value to a historical society. All these he collected in 12 years, mostly on the Upper Columbia and Snake rivers. The murderous things we see hanging on the wall are battleaxes, war- clubs, hammers, with store of arrow heads of obsidian and flint, of all sizes and colors. With great and patient toll and constant care he ha3 thus gathered this collection, and any one with anti quarian tastes can spend many hours hearing thl3 worthy host descant on the hundreds of things he sees. We have but a few minutes to spare, and grudge the wasted time before we know of this. Ev ery moment the interest deepens, and cul minates when Captain Owens tells us of an old. wrinkled Indian whose inheritance was to be traditional historian of his tribe, and possess and transmit the writ ten records of untold generations of Yaki mas, that are written in sign language, in a book" made of leaves, of skins and of parchment. It is well known that the Indians used to preserve their traditions in such form; that certain persons were learned in this traditional lore, and trans mitted the same to their sons In lineal descent from age to age. I have heard of hollow trees that were used as treas ure vaults; indeed, in 1851, when prospect ing down Rogue river, we found such a tree, near by to an Indian cemetery, where the graves were marked by in verted baskets of wicker work, within which were mementoes of the dead. The natives keep such records with sacred reverence. On pieces of bark, or on stones, or parchment, there would be sign language that these custodians of the legends could read and translate, whenever there was demand for Informa tion. It seems this old Indian figures as such historian, and this book of records is part of the traditions of the Yakimas. I have arranged to some time revisit Pasco and interview this patriarch and historian, to try and glean some inkling of the past, if possible, from these rec ords. Also, at Yakima I was told of an other museum of Indian curios, kept by a citizen of the old town. All such are worth gathering and preserving, for the time is nearly gone when such relics of the past can be easily gathered. What ever can throw, light on prehistoric times deserves to be carefully preserved at the public expense. Leaving Pasco we crossed Snake river and went speeding over barren wastes that seemed to mock all human effort. Spreading sands grew only the repellant sagebrush, but even here the seeming desert was turned by furrows and broad acres planted to orchards that were nour ished by irrigation and gave fair promise until the unprecendented floods of 1894 laid waste broad acres of this level plain. The orchards no longer exist. Dr. Elmer, of Spokane, had the enterprise to make this attempt, and only that the floods were put beyond all precedent, covering miles of shore that were never submerged before, it might have succeeded. We saw great trees of driftwood spread over the plain long after the ruin was lost to sight stranded high and dry during flood time. From Hart's Junction to Walla Walla the road lies through a broad and level stretch of upland devoted to wheatgrow Ing. The soil is deep and rich, and well grassed; crops are usually Immense. It has not been practicable to And water on Eureka Flat, or that would be a most fa vored region. As it is, there is little iand that lays as well and gives such promise. It lies between Snake river and the city of Walla Walla. Walla Walla has exceptional advantages and will be a proseprous city so long as the East country exists. We all know that this garden spot of the interior Is nearly an Eden by nature, that It has rich soil that responds to irrigation and repays labor by exuberant production. Returning from the Inland Empire, the wintry aspect seemed to be modifying. Milder influences ruled Tacoma on New Year's day. As I write, the light of day is fading; eventide reigns; frost touches the clouds and the solemn snow comes with steady fall to wrap the world In its embrace. Gradually the brown soil turns to gray, the forests dense and the groups of clusters near at hand are transformed with frost work wonderful. The beautiful snow falls all the night, and the holiday season rounds off with all the charms that winter can possess that only a good woodpile can justify. As the snows load the line with their damp weight the wlifts break In every direction. We have run upon a wreck and cannot proceed, so spend the ijhours until after midnight isolated from tne wona. ane snow iaus, ana my pen goes to work to tell this tale of travel, that goes before until the stranded train tries to find "where we are at." S. A. CLARKE. deceased was a Judge in New York be fore first comlngto this state. Four years ago he went to- Seattle, and returned here lately. He brought a letter from the mayor of Seattle to Mayor Sutro, but did not present It. It was reported In Se attle that he left there with considerable money and a gold watch, but neither was found on him here after his death. It it believed by his friends here that he had very little cash when he came. His wife is living in Pasadena. . IN JAPAN'S PARLIAMENT. Only TJrseat Questions Will Be Con sidered Now. TOKIO, Jan. 8. Premier Ito, speaking in the Japanese chamber of deputies yes terday, declared that the victories over the Chinese were due to the bravery and loyalty of the army and navy, supported by the loyalty and unanimity of the peo ple of the nation. He felt honored, he said, to occupy the position of prime min ister at so Important a period in the country's history. In view of necessary war measures. Premier Ito said the budget would deal only with a few other urgent matters. When the war should be concluded, he said, the government would submit a number of useful meas ures, but, in the meantime, only the most urgent questions would be considered. More Port Arthur Criticisms. LONDON, Jan. 8. The Pall Mall Gazette this afternoon, referring to the massacre at Port Arthur, says: "Responsibility for the. horror rests not with the Japanese peasant, who everybody knows is a lac quered barbarian, but with Marshal Oya ma and his officers, whose civilization professed to go a little deeper. Whether they permitted the outrages or not, or were unable to check them, they are un worthy of the command of the armies of a power which calls itself civilized." Cut Off the Chinese's Retreat. LONDON, Jan. 8. A Shanghai dispatch says reports have been received lirom New-Chwang that during the assault of the Japanese upon Soumen-Chang the town was burned, rendering 10,000 home less In a temperature of 40 deg. below the freezing point. The Japanese are cutting off the retreat of 15,000 Chinese soldiers commanded by General Sung, and the tao tai of New-Chwang, fearing desertions, has ordered that all soldiers who attempt to run away shall be immediately shot. LONDON, Jan. 8. The Times will pub lish tomorrow a dispatch from Shanghai, saying that General Sung has sent a mes sage to the Chinese government to the effect that his force Is completely at the mercy of the Japanese, and begging for reinforcements or permission to return. Corea. Declared Independent. LONDON, Jan. 8. A Seoul dispatch says the king of Corea yesterday formally de clared the Independence of Corea. A Fusan dispatch says the inhabitants of Kow-Yo-Ken, in southern Corea, have seized and beheaded three of the principal leaders of the Tong Hak rebels. The rebels are fleeing in all directions. LONDON, Jan. 8. A Seoul dispatch says that the grandson of the king regent of Corea has been appointed Corean minis ter to Japan. BEGINNING TO. APPEAR. cernlng the relations between the mem bers: of the ministry. The principal ot the rumors has inspired the very definite belief that Lord Rcsebery and Sir Will lam did not agree during the recent con ference on the future policy of the gov ernment. Sir William, it would appear, cannot accept the premier's views as to the disposal of the surplus for 1S33. LAST YEAR'S SEALING. Tho Catch of the British Columbians Sealing Fleet. WASHINGTON. Jan. S- The state de partment has published an official report from United St es Consul Roberts, at Victoria, on the seal catch of the British Columbian sealing fleet last year. The figures show the catch to be the largest ever made in a single year, and that the fear, once entertained, that the hunters would be seriously handi capped by the compulsory use of the spear has been overcome. The total Canadian catch was 94,474, and of those taken In Behrlng sea, 11.703 were males and 14,635 females. The catch in 1SS3 was 70,332. In addition, this year 573 skins taken by American schooners were landed at Victoria, bringing the total number of skins landed there to 95,047. The sealers took 4S.993 skins off the Japan ese coast, 26,311 in Be4ring sea, 11,705 off the British Columbian coast, and 7437 off Copper island. An intimation of further claims against the United States is found in the release of the seized schooners Fa vorite and Wanderer without any formal investigation, and the prompt filing by their masters with Collector Milne of claims for damages. AN IDAHO EPISODE. Infant Mnrringrc, Horsewhips Fisticuffs at Erumctt. and Nervousness is caused by drinking cheap tea. often colored with poisonous matter "Blue Cross" Ceylon tea is absolutely pure. m Hood's Sarsaparilla is a reliable medi cine. If you have never tried It, doso now. The Heirs to- the Estate of John SI. McCnfTery. CHICAGO, Jan. 8. After searching for more than six months, lawyers have found the heirs of the estate of the late John M. McCaffery, who died here last June, leaving $550,000 worth of property. After the most careful investigation, these heirs have been found and their claims to shares in the fortune established. A petition was filed in the circuit court to day which tells the whole story of John McCaffery's career, and makes known those to whom his estate will fall. In his will,- the testator declares that he has children whose names he could not re member. These children, the bill declares, were Sarah, Susan and Margaret McCaf fery, born between 1841 and 1846, and that after placing them In a boarding-school in Washington, their father disappeared In 1852, never communicating with them again. There are many other heirs to the estate, as McCaffery was married three times. A Rich Strike Near Deadwood. DEADWOOD, S. D., Jan. 8. Mining cir cles are in a flutter of excitement over the anouncement of a rich strike made in the Lackawanna mine on Green moun tain, a few miles south of Deadwood. A 12-foot vein has been uncovered, the ore from which, after many assays, gives re turns averaging from $1500 to $3700 in gold per ton. The vein is well defined. The mine Is owned by James Collins and Cur ley O'Leary, two poor miners, whom a" chance "spot" in one moment has placed In affluence. Central Pacific's Tax Assessment. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 8. The decision of the supreme court of the state of Cal ifornia rendered Saturday by which the tax assessment against the Central Pa cific Railway Company for 1S37 was de clared lawful, will be further contested by the company. The basis of the rail road's case is that a federal franchise has been taxed, and consequently the assess ment is void. A motion for a rehearing will in all probability be made, and should this be denied the cases will be taken to the United States supreme court. A sensational story has reached this city from Emmett, says the Boise States man. It seems a middle-aged man named Harry Shearer, who follows muslc-teach-Ing for a livelihood, became enamored oC Belle Paddock, the 13-year-old daugh ter of a respectable Emmett family. After some preliminary lovemaklng. It is said, Shearer induced the girl to go with, him to a justice of the peace, where the two were united in marriage. When the news of the union of the young girl and Shearer got out it created a perfect furor. The mother drove her daughter home, and a number of citizens started after Shear er's scalp. The enraged men, armed with whips, found Shearer and,, after giving him an unmerciful Hogging, run him out ot town. Shearer was plucky, however, and returned to town In about half an hour, proceeding to hurl maledictions of all shades and colorings at the crowd. Al though he Is small he tackled Ed. Blanch ard, one of the handiest men with his fists in this section, and it is stated Mr. Blanchard polished him off artistically. Shearer silently stole away and, at last accounts, had not reappeared. A California Pioneer. SANTA CRUZ. Jan. 8. John Llebrandt, a pioneer, died here today, aged 81. He claimed a large tract of land in Philadel phia and 400 acres of coal Iand in Penn sylvania through his deceased wife, who was a descendant of Martha Washington. Llebrandt made some effort to obtain this property, but the matter was never brought Into court. Leaving the Sound country at night, morning revealed to us glimpses of the Inland Empire. Snows covered the Cas cades. Snows are healthy for newly sown wheat, but the glory of the Inland Empire is faded wheat has so little value, and the cattle upon a thousand hills are worth so little. The Indians .are no longer rich with their bands of ponies,' and the ranch man as well as the husbandman feels poor. What to do and how to do it. Is the question of the hour. While times are so that life is but a common weari ness, east of the ranges it Is a question if it will pay to own. land at all. Those who own mortgages fear they will be com pelled to foreclose. This state of things cannot continue, and the future must see a revival. This la more a glimpse of win ter travel and of midwinter life than a review of facts of business and produc tion. The Yakima valley Is destined to be a very productive region. It is safe to pre dict that within a decade tens of thou sands of acres will become exceedlngly productive be vivified by the magic touch of water. This winter day the world looks bleak enough, but they tell of wonderful things to come, and for once hope tells a flattering tale the future can afford to verify Is sure to realize. The mercury Is only 8 deg. above zero as, speeding down from the summits for 100 miles, we make rapid descent of several thousand feet and approach the Columbia at Pasco. The climate changes as we descend. On the Huntlnfr AVith Bloodhounds. VALDOSTA, Ga., Jan. 8. This morning telegrams were received here from Lenox, stating that a woodman had been killed by a convict there, and asking that blood hounds be sent to the scene at once. A party of searchers with dogs went to the scene just before noon. Nothing has been heard of them, and no details have been received as to the killing or the number of convicts who escaped. About 25 con victs were -working there, and they were grouped off In bunches of seven or eight. The urgency of the telegram asking for dogs indicates that seven or eight con victs have escaped, and that the killing of the guard was unusually sensational. Fouglit Over Ten, Cents. WHITESBURG. Ga., Jan. 8. George Brown and John Kirkam yesterday got into a fight over a 10-cent jack-pot. Kirk am thought things were looking a little queer and drw a razor. At the same time Brown pulled a pistol from his coat sleeve and fired at Kirkam, but missed him. Kirkam grappled Brown and cut him several times with the razor. Brown threw his pistol to his son William, tell ing him to shoot Kirkam, and the boy re sponded by firing four shots Into the body of his father's assailant. Kirkam i3 dead and Brown will probably die. A Militia General's Retirement. OTTAWA, Ont-, Jan. 8. Major-General Herbert will. In a few days, cease to oc cupy the position of commander of the militia of Canada. At the time of his in discretion In suspending Adjutant-General Powell, during the last session of par liament, it is said he handed in his resig nation and It has since remained under consideration of the government. It has now been acted upon. m Ceylon tea is carefully prepared under white supervision China and Japan tea is not. FIGHT WITH SOLDIERS. Village Mnrshals Run Against a Drunken Crowd. CHICAGO, Jan. 8. An exciting encoun ter between 15 soldiers, stationed at Fort Sheridan, and two village marshals, oc curred at Highwood. As a result of the fracas, three of the soldiers are confined in the hospital, and the village marshals are nursing severe wounds. The injured are: Private Edward McMahon, seriously injured; Private Edward Wirt, severe scalp wound; Private John Houch, shot through the arm; Charles Gordon, village marshal, severe scalp wound and cut on forehead; Marshal Cauley, deputy village marshal, cut in face and scalp wounds. The shooting occurred shortly after 10 o'clock on the main street of the village. Sergeant Thomas O'Rourke, who is well known as the best marksman in the army, was identified as one man who took part in the affair and is under arrest. The men had been drinking. Victims of the Grip. NEW YORK, Jan. 8. The prevalent grip seems to have taken a special hold on the people of the theaters. One of them, the Fifth Avenue, was closed tonight on ac count of the sickness of Fanny Daven port. Harry Miner is suffering from a se vere case of grip. A. A. McCormlck, of the Broadway theater, is also another vic tim. No Need tt Preach for a Living. Rev. Henry Preserved Smith, of Lane seminary and Presbyterian fame, ha3 come Into formal possession of a fortune. Recently his mother died at Dayton, O., and her will was probated. Her property. exclusive of bequests, aggregating jla.OOO, is willed equally to each of her four chil dren. Her estate is estimated at $300,000. . The Scott Lynching Case. O'NEILL, Neb., Jan. 8. There are no new developments In the Scott case. Many farmers are in the city to attend tho preliminary hearing tomorrow of those charged with the lynching. The search for the body has been temporarily aban doned. o Salary Reduction Defeated. MELBOURNE, Jan. 8. A government motion to report progress in connection with the government proposal to reduce the salaries of members and officials was defeated in the assembly today. The as sembly then adjourned until Thursday. Stcadman's Eastern. Career. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 8. Frank, alias Edward Steadman, arrested at Los An geles, is the burglar and highwayman who escaped from here some time since wniie being conveyed to the hospital, having been shot while robbing a store. Gifts to Crispl's Daughter. BERLIN, Jan. 8. Empress William sent a costly gift of jewelry to Premier Crlspl's daughter, who was married In Naples to day to Prince Lingua. Prince Bismarck and Count Herbert Bismarck also sent presents; The Virginia Income Tax. Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. The experience as to the collection of an income tax in the state of Virginia is not a very cheerful one by those con cerned in the United States revenues. The Old Dominion got only $61,700 last year, although the tax Is levied on all incomes above J600. Richmond paid one third of the whole tax, and the colored people of that city contributed $71 64. Only from liCO to 2000 men in the state make return of incomes above the mini mum stated. The tax is 1 per cent, and the largest amount returned came from. Lewis Chester, being on $25O,0OU. What is really good tea? "Blue Cross" Ceylon tea. Why is it advertised? Be cause the people ought to know about It. Still Within the Pale. LONDON, Jan. 8. The Odessa corres pondent of the Daily News says that M. Gruenberg, a leading wealthy Jew, the president of several benevolent societies, says that the government has as yet given no definite promise to relax the Jewish disability measures, but he thinks that favorable signs are not wantirg. The report that the abolition of the pale has been decided upon is premature. Mexican Bonndary DIsiiutc. CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 8. The Guatemalan minister, following instruc tions from his government, is pursuing a very conciliatory policy. The indications are that the boundary dispute will be settled peaceably. Hnrcourt and Roselicry at Odds. LONDON, Jan. 9. The Pall Mall Ga zette says that Sir William Vernon Har court's disclaimer of his intention to re sign the chancellorship of the exchequer does not cover all the rumors afloat con- h m fiiu is largely an "outdoor" product. Fresh air and exercise usually pro duce sound appetite and , sound sleep. Sickly chil dren obtain great benefit from of cod-liver oil with Hypo phosphites, a fat-food rapid of assimilation and almost as palatable as milk. FrBiwira ieoii e nowne. J. . ah Gnrein 1 1 Vtb"- v.VL iUlm i?-v. Li 2y-' Known in. the North. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8. Theodore J. Dupuy, a war veteran who died while sit ting in a chair at the Golden West hotel, was buried this afternoon in the Grand heights are coal mines, heavy forests J Army plot at Golden Gate cemetery. The "A HANDFUL OF DIRT MAY BE A HOUSEFUL OF SHAME." KEEP YOUR HOUSE CLEAN WITH SAPOLIO H