THE lOBXCTSG OISESOmAJT, SATTTRDAY; JAKTTABT 13. 1893.
THE BUSINESS WORLD
INCREASED STOCKS OP EGGS RE
SULT IX A, DECLINE.
The Whent Trade Report hy Tcle-
grraph General Prodnce and
Financial Advices.
There was bo change of Importance In prod
uce quotations yesterday, except the drop In the
price of eggs, which was foretold by the weak
ness of the past few days. Receipts of this
trticle at the moment are large and beyond re
quirements. Poultry boWs Its own at former
quotations. Vegetables will be In better supply
today. Prices yesterday were steady. Unchanged
figures were current In the grocery and pro
vision markets.
Bank Statement!!.
Following were the bank clearances of the
leading cities of the Northwest yesterday:
Exchanges. Balances.
Portland $2tt5.G56 $31,930
Seattle S&.74S 18.532
Tacoma 74.S3S 12,122
THE GRAIX 3LYRK.ETS.
Prices Paid for Wheat at Home and
Abroad.
Conditions in the local wheat market yester
day were about the same as prevailed on the
preceding day. with the tone of trading perhaps
a turn better. Export quotations, however,
show no change, shippers quoting Walla Walla
at 70c, and Valley at 77JC7S&c per cental.
At Chicago.
CHICAGO. Jan. 11. Pardridge made a vigor
ous effort to remove the bullish flavor from the
wheat market previous to the commencement of
the regular session. He sold enough on the open
board to crush the price of May wheat to 5SVsc
ind SS'iC, and had some for sale on the regular
board at the same price. Some of the scalpers
took sides with the big bear trader, but there
were buying orders enough to take all the
ci.,y offerings, at from 5S5Sc up to
Cts-jC, and when these were exhausted to con
tinue buying until the price advanced to CSS
&. There was at that point. a general un
loading of the earlier purchased wheat. Rc
ct pts were small, and the exports fairly liberal,
while reports of a good Inquiry for cash wheat
were numerous, and foreign markets were gen
erally linn. Despite the Imlllsh news, the lib
eral selling continued to the end of the session.
crl May ctoeod at Uc. January 'closed at
tHoC
At Xcw York.
NEW YORK. Jan. 11. Flour Quiet, steady.
"tt heat Receipts. 7h00; exports, 53,042; sales.
2.C60.W0; futures. 24.000 bushels. The spot mar
ket mas dull and easier, with the options clos
ing firm. No. 2 red, store and elevator. Cla
CI -,c . afloat, 3r3Hc; f. o. b.. 02AJ3?ic: un
graded red, 57962c; No. 1 Northern, 71$71,,1c
Options advanced VM'Ac on firmer cables, for
eign buying, better West and local covering;
det lined Vic with the Webt, and closed weal: at
'isc below eelerday, with a fair trade. May
was most active. Closing prlee3: No. 2 red,
January. Clc; February, Cle; March, C2',tc;
Ma. C3c; June, 03c; July. U3ic
Liveriitiol Spot Market.
LIVERPOOL., Jan. 11. Wheat Spot, firm; de
mand poor; No. 2 red winter, 4s O'd; No. 2
red spring. 5s 5Vid; No. 1 hard Manitoba, 5s 3d;
No. 1 California, 5s 2d. Futures closed firm and
unchanged from yesterday; January, 4s OJid;
February. -Is lud; March. 4s 10-fcd; April, 4s
lid. May. 4s llVid; June. 4s HUtf.
Corn Spot, llrm; American mixed, new, 4s
SH-1- Futures closed firm, with near positions
1if2l higher, and distant positions unchanged
tj yi higher. January, 4s 3d; February, 4s 3d;
March, 4& 3d; April, May and June, 4s 3d.
Flour Firm; demand moderate; St. Louis
fancy winter, 5s Dd.
IIcerboIuu'H Grain Report.
LIVERPOOL. Jan. 11. Wheat Firm and in
moderate demand; California spot lots, 5s 2d
Cj-js 3d.
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 Go. Snowfiake, $2 35; Denton county. $2 40;
graham, $2 152 40; superfine. $2.
Oats Good white are quoted at 252Cc per
bushel, milling. 2723c; gray. 25g27c Rolled
cats are quoted as follows: Bags. $3 75 0;
barrels, $06 U 25; cases. $3 75.
Barley Feed barley, C3 C5c per cental;
brewing, b05c per cental, according to tho
quality.
MUlsturfs nran, $13 50; middlings, $13 50;
chop feed. $15(jl7: middlings, none In market;
chicken wheat, 75c er cental.
Hay Good, fUfelO per ton.
Butter Firm; fancy creamery is quoted at
25627V: fancy dairy, 20Q &c; fair to good,
lZZtlVfrc; common. Z-ic
Ch-es Oregon, fair. SlOc per pound; fancy.
104j12Vsc; Young America, 0g10c; Swiss, im
ported. 30B2c; domestic. 1415c
Potatoes Quotations wholly nominal.
Onions Good Oregon. 75gt)0c per cental.
Poultry Chickens. $2 LOQS per doz.; ducks,
firm at $464 50; geese, $0 5067; turkeys, live,
not wanted; dressed, choice. 13914c per pound.
Fresh fruit Good Oregon apples bring 75c
$1 50 per box; Jersey cranberries, $14; pears,
$1&1 15 per box; persimmons, $1 25(jl 35 per
box.
Efc-gs Oregon, plentiful and weak at 22f?23c
per dozen; Eastern. 2Sc.
Tropical fruit California lemons. $40T; Sicily,
$0 ftf C 50; bananas, $2 50 & 3 50; California
naels. $f 50 per box; pineapples. Hon
olulu. $38 50; sugar-loaf, $5. - Figs California
black, boxes, quoted at $1 25; sacks. 45c: Cal
ifornia white, 10-pound boxes. $1 10J1 15; 25
pound boxes, $2 50; sacks, 0Sc; Turkish, boxes.
14jlCc; fancy, large, 20tf21c; bags, 10c
Oregon vegetables Cabbage. l,c per pound;
squash, C5c per dosen.
California vegetables Brussels sprouts, $1 23
01 40 per 30-pound box; string beans. 12ff)13c
per pound; green peas. 12lSc per pound; arti
chokes, $1 25 per dozen; cauliflower, 75gtXc per
dozen, sweet potatoes, $2 per cental; cucumbers.
75e per dosen. asparagus, ISc per pound; garlic,
10c per pound; lettuce. 25c jer dozen, $1 per
box.
Nuts Almonds, soft shell, 1214c per pound;
paper shell. 10gU7c; new crop California wal
nuts, soft shell. 12c; standard walnuts, 10Q
lie; Ohio chestnuts, new crop. 14(?15c; pecans.
lSeriCc; Brazils. 12S13c; filberts. 14915c; pea
nuts, raw. fancy, 597c; roasted. 10c; hickory
nuts. SfflOc; cocoanuts, 0c per dozen.
Wool Valley. b10c. according to quality;
Vmpqua. 79Pc; fall clip. SGc; Eastern Oregon
?7c.
Hops Choice. 7c; medium. 46c; poor. 25c
Provisions Eastern hams, medium, quoted at
11U'i12Vsc per pound; liams. picnics. 10llc;
breakfast bacon, 12$lSc; slvort clear sides, 109
lie, dry salt sides. Ifl0c; dried beef hams,
13Sj14c. lard, compound, in tins, St$itUc; pure.
In tins. 7VjCllVrC. pigs' feet. 80s. $350; 40s.
$3 25, kits. $1 25.
The Merchandise Market.
Salmon Columbia river. No. 1 tails, $1 230
1 00. No. 2 tails. $2 262 50; fancy. No. 1.
flats. $1 7591 S5: Alaska. No. 1 tails. $1 20Q
1 SO. No. tails. $1 0092 25.
Coal Steady; domestic $537 50 per ton; for
eign. $S 509H.
Beans Small white. No. 1. SHc per pound;
butter. 3Vic; bayou. 3c; Lima, 5c
Sugar D. 4Hc; C Hc; extra C. 4c: dry
gran.. 5Xc; cube, crushed and powdered. 04c
Ier pound; He per pound discount on all grades
for prompt cash; half -barrels, s more than
barrels: maple sugar. 15916c per pound.
Cordage Manilla rope. lH-lnca. Is quoted at
Pc. and sisal. OVlc per pound.
Coffee Costa IUea. 22g23tc; Rio. 20Q22c
Salvador 2l21$c: Mocha. Ht92Sc: Padang
Java. 31c; Palembang Java, 262Sc; Lahat
Java. 23925c: Arbuckle's Mokoska and Lloa.
$22 30 per 100-pound case: Columbia. $21 SO dot
100-pound case.
The Meat Market.
Beef-Gross, top steers, $2 5092 fiO; fair to
good steers. $292 25; cows, $292 25; dressed
beef, 495c per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers. $2
2 10. ewes, $1 5091 55; Jambs. $2; dressed mut
ton. 4ff4Uc; lambs, -JVJc per pound.
Veal Dressed, small. Sgtte; large. Sfilc per
pound.
Hogs Gross, choice heavy. $3 C093 75; light
and feeders. $3 50; dressed. 4Uc jer pound.
SEW TO lilt STOCK MARKET.
Rumor of Cnrllle'i. Resignation
Cauei an Advance In Prlecn.
NEW YORK. Jan. 11. The result of today's,
trading on the stock exchange Is a pretty gen
eral advance In price, ranging f rara H t 5i per
cent In the active list. and. extending to 2 per
cent n the active securities. There was a
slight Increase Is the volume of business com
pared with yesterday. A somewhat remarkable
fact Is that while a rumor was cm tent to the
effect that Carlisle had resigned the market
moved steadily upward. Wall street has period
ically rumored Carlisle's retirement during the
past few weeks, but never before did It hae
an Influence to Jack up prices. Another rumor,
and equally without foundation, was that the
associated banks were about to submit their
views to congress on the currency question by
means of a bllL The engagements of gold for
shipment tomorrow did not seem to exert any
influence on speculation. In amount, it was
hardly up to expectations, being only a trifle
more than $2,000,000. when it was anticipated
that nearly $3,000,000 would go forward. The
share speculation opened firm, and during the
first half-hour the tendency of prices was mildly
upward; and then came a period of depression.
In which the gains were mostly lost. Before
noon the upward movement was renewed, with
Illinois Central and Delaware & Hudson in the
lead. In the early afternoon the bear attack
was made on Chicago Gas. and In addition to
heavy sales, regular sellers stocks were put at
Vi per cent below the regular price. It was
said this selling was by friends of the Bene
dict Interest. Other shares reacted a frac
tion In sympathy, but about 1:13 o'clock the
temper of speculation changed for the better,
and on fairly good buying an Improvement was
inaugurated, which continued in force until
after delivery hour. Delaware & Hudson, New
Jersey Central and Illinois Central were most
prominent In the advance. In the last hour
there was a reaction, in which most of the gains
were lost, and the market closed heavy in tone.
The trading in bonds today resulted in but
little change among the speculative Issues, but
transactions in the main were a shade higher.
The sales for the day aggregaftd $1,212,500.
Money on call, easy at 101 per cent; closed
at VJi per cent; prime mercantile paper. 2i
4 per cent; sterling exchange, firm, with act
ual business in bankers' bills at $4 SSM SO
for demand, and S4 S764 SS for 60 days;
posted rates. $4 8S64 S3 and $4 80S44 IK);
commercial bills, $4 bG-'i; silver certificates, GO
g60?c
BONDS.
Bonds closed at New York yesterday as fol
lows: V. S. 5s. reg 117 ID. & R. G. 7s 115,
do 5s, coup 117 j t3b 4s SO
do 4s. reg 113 'Erie ids 03
do 4s. coup J13 G. H. & S. A. OS.. 9S
do 2s, reg H7 1 do 7s 101
Pacific Gs of 'a3...100 " M. K. T. 1st 4s... 81
Ala., class A 102 j do 2d 4s... 4b
do B 104 Mut. Union Ga 110
io C 03 IN. J. C. gen. 5S...112
do currency .... !3 (Northern Pac. Ist..ll39s
La. new cons., 4s. 94! do 2ds KJJa
Missouri Cs 100 Northwest Cons... .143
Nor. Car. 0s 120 I do S. F. deb. 5S..10U
do 4s OS RIo Gr. West. lsts. GS
S. Car. non-fund.. lASt. Paul cons.. 7S..12G
Tenn. new set Gs.. SO " do C & P. W. Ss-llOIi
do 5s 100 SU Louis & I. M.
do old Gs : GO j gen. 5s 70V4
Va. Centuries .... 50VTex. Pacific lsts .. 80,(.
do def H4! do 2d 24
Atchison 4s G4 iU. P. lsts of '9G..104
do 2d A lSU'Wcst Shore 4s....l04
Can. South. 2ds...l06iSo. R. R. 0s bSTi
C. P. lsts of 03...100'4!
STOCKS.
The closing quotations for stocks on the New
Tor Stock Exchange yesterday were as fol
lows: Atchison 4&;Now York Cent... 9S4
Adams Express...l41 N. Y. & N. Eng... 32'A
Alt. & Ter. IL .Ti'.yontario & West.... 15
do pref 19S (Oregon Imp 11
American Ex Ill (Oregon Nav 19U
Bait, & Ohio G3.Oregon Short Line
Canada Pacific ... 50 & Utah Northern 5
Canada South 49h Pacific Mall 22
Central Pacific ... 14 (Peoria. Dec & Ev. 3
Ches. & Ohio 17- Pittsburg 157
Chicago &. Alton..l4G IPuliman Palace ..154
Cht.. Bur. & Q.... 71Readlng 13
Chicago Gas 7G?4iRlch. Terminal ... 15
Con. Gas 130 do pref 20
a C. C & St, L... 37Tj,.R1o Gr. West 1G
Col. Coal & Iron.. GU' do pref 143
Cot. OH Cert 23 IRock I-land G2
Del. & Hudson....l3UM St, Paul 5GVa
Del.. Lack. & W.1G0VU do pref 117
D. & R. G. pref.. 34 St. Paul & 0 32ft
Erie 10i',l do pref 110
do pref 2U4,Southern Pacific... 18
Ft, Wayne 157 Isugar Refinery ... OOJi
Gr.'North. pref.. ..103 ITcnn. Coal & Iron. 15
"Til. & E. I. pref.. 90 (Texas Pacific W&
Hocking Valley ... 17 ITol. & O. a pref.. 73
111. .Central S3 Union Pacific 11
St, Paul & Dul.... 20 U. S. Express 43
Kan. & Tex. pref. 22i Wr.b.. St, L. & P.. 0
Lnke E. & W 10 i do pref 13
do pref 71 ;il Wells-Fargo Ex... 105
Lake Shore 1G7V.. .Western Union ... S7A
Lead Trust .17i Wheeling & L. E.. 10
Louis. & Nash 5.TK.I do pref 39
Louis. & New Al.. 0 Mln. & St, Louis.. 2S
Man. Con lOiy.iDen. & Rio Gr..... 10i
Mem. & Charles... 10 "General Electric... 33
Mich. Central U5 iNaU Linseed 18
Missouri Pacific. 235IICoL Fuel & I .25
Mobile & Ohio lfi! do pref 70
Nash. & Chat G5 ill. & Tex. Cent... 2
National Cordage. 7.rrollo. A. A, Si N.
do pref 10K.1 Mich 1
N. J. Central 91"fc"Toledo. St, Louis
Nor. & W. pref... ISM,! Kansas City .... 1
North Am. Co 3Tv do pref G
Northern Pacific. 3itSo. R. R 10
do pref 1741 do pref 3G
U. P. Den. & G... 3) Am. Tobacco 9S4
Northwestern .... 96 I do pref 10S
do pref 143
Mining; Stoclcn.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 11. The official clos
ing quotations for mining stocks today were as
follows:
Alta $0 45,justlce $0 23
Alpha Con lOjKentuck Con 6
Andes 40Mexlcan 100
Belcher 57Mono 25
Relle Isle 3!Mt, Diablo 10
Best & Belcher..,. 1 COIOphlr 2 00
Bullion lb.Derman 21
Caledonia S Potosl 59
Challenge Con.... 42 Savage 53
Chollar 4S5corplon 4
Confidence bO.Slerra Nevada ... Gl
Con. Cal. & Va.... 3 S3 Silver Hill 5
Con. Imperial .... I Union Con G3
Crown Point G2Utah Con 7
Gould & Curry... 45,VelIow Jacket..... Gl
Hale & Norcross.. 95
NEW YORK. Jan. 11. Mining stocks today
closed as follows:
Bulwer $0 OGpphlr S 50
Chollar 1 lOiPlymouth 23
Crown Folnt GO Quicksilver 2 50
Con. Cal. & Va 3 S3 do pref 8 00
Deadwood 40.:?lerTa Nevada .... 50
Hale & Norcross.. 1 50 Standard 1 90
Homestake 1G 00 Union Con GO
Mexican 9" Yellow Jacket .... GO
Ontario $1 fr
Bullion nnd Exchange.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 11. Following aro the
bank rates for bullion and exchange In this
market: Drafts on sight. New York, per $100,
10c: do telegraphic, 12c; sterling bills on Lon
don. GO-day bank. $4 &: do sight. $4 89; do
commercial. $4 83; silver bars, per ounce,
SOSOc; Mexican dollars. 51951c
LONDON. Jan. 11. Bar silver. 27 5-lGd:
consols. 104 7-10; Bank of England discount
rate, 2 per cent.
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEWS.
A FeellnR of Confidence That Busi
ness Is on the Mend.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11. Bradstreefs tomorrow
will say: The second week of the new year
brings a few reports of an Increasing volume of
orders for seasonable goods. Weather condi
tions In the East have been unfavorable: the
West and South the reverse. Chicago. St. Louis.
Boston. New York and Philadelphia report rel
atively the greatest improvement, with In
creased orders for dry goods, clothing, rubbers,
shoes, hardware and woolen dress goods. At
ome centers It Is too early to Judge of the out
look for trade. Travelers in many instances
have not all gone out. Western furniture man
ufacturers are stocking up, which has had an
Influence on the hard-wood trade, and Western
dealers in Iron and steel expect Increased or
ders by February 1. Production of Iron and
steel Is going on in excess of the demand, but
manufacturers expect necessary repairs, renew
als and additions to plants by railroads, car
manufacturers and other enterprises will have
a stimulating influence In the near future.
A feature among jobbers at Boston and Phila
delphia Is the extent to which do goods and
shoes have been pushed. Prints and ginghams
have been opened, and new orders are freely re
ceHed. Foreign woolen dress goods are active,
going to all parts of the country. "ot a few
re-orders are already received. This has a
quieting effect on the demand for domestic
dress woolens. Woolen mills, while fairly busy
on first orders, are in the market only to cover
contracts. Mercantile collections South and In
the Central West are reported fairly satisfac
tory, or Improving to a greater extent than for
30 days previously. Confidence of wholesale
dealers In staple lines that the near future in
business promises increased activity, with an
upward tendency in quotations, is pronounced
in favac cities.
On the Pacific coast, trade at most of the
larger cities is quiet, as quotations for hides
have been working higher, while wheat. Indian
corn. pork, lard, coffee, cotton and plate glass
have all been marked up. At San Francisco
almost constant rains have intensified the dull
ness, and the certainty of a large crop of wheat
depresses quotations for that cereal. At Fort
land. Or., merchants announce an improvement
in business, due o a revival In demand from
the Interior. Prices for shoes, leather, coal,
lumber, naval stores, rice., sugar, tobacco and
live cattle have been held firmly. Cruder forms
of Iron and steel are no lower, but are weak.
Neither is woai. but it Is -kit at the lowest
quotations known, while prices for cows and for
live hogs have declined.
The total gross earnings for the ca'endar year
1894 are the most unfavorable for many yearr
In railroads. Earnings of 114 leading American
lines, with 14,000 miles of road, amount to
$478,000,000, 11 per cent less than in 1893, In
which year gross earnings fell oft 2.1 per cent
from the total of 1SD2. when there was a gain
In gross railway earnings of 5 per cent, as con
trasted with. 1S3L Every group of railroads
showed reduced earnings last year, compared
with 1S93. The most favorable exhibit Is that
by Southern lines, the decrease for which was
only 2 per cent. The gross earnings of Mexican
railroads, as in contrast with those in the
United States, represent a gain over 1SS3 of 5
per cent.
The best available data with respect to the
size of domestic wheat crops in 1S93 and 1S94.
together with supplies la sight at various dates,
quantities planted and exported and consumed
by animals in 1894, together with Bradstreefs
report of stocks out of farmers' hands, make It
plain that the total wheat supply in the United
States on January 1. 1893. was 18.000.000 small
er than one year previously, and that stocks of
available supplK- weiv fully 34.000.000 bushels
smaller. Exports of wheat (flour Included as
wheat), both coasts of the United States, dur
ing the six business days ended January 10,
telegraphed exclusively to Bradstreefs. amount
to 2.5S7.000 bushels, compared with 3.142,000
bushels last week. 2.409.000 bushels in the sec
ond week of January. 1S94, S.30S.O0O In 1S93.
and with 4.183.000 bushels In 1S92. Supplies of
available wheat In the United States, Canada
and Europe, out of producers hands and afloat
for Europe, from all exporting countries, togeth
er with Australia, furnish a total of 187.253.000
bushels on January 10 this year, a decrease of
6.470.000. compared with January 1. 1893, and
of 28.750.000 bushels as compared with Janu
ary 1. 1892.
Toronto enjoyed a rather better wholesale
business in some lines in the earlier portion of
the week. Montreal advices report an Improv
ing demand for peas and some other groceries,
and a firm demand for leather, but results of
the past year's business at that center are dis
appointing, few concerns having added to their
capital, and many barely held their own, ow
ing to the heavy falling off In the volume of
business, without corresponding decreases In
expenses. Bank clearings at Winnipeg, Hamil
ton, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax amount to
$22,G30.000 this week, compared with $17,091,000
last week, and as compared with $21,322,000 in
the week a year ago.
R. G. Dan's Report.
NEW YORK. Jan. 11. R. G. Dun & Co. to
morrow will say: Neither the beginning of the
new year nor the failure of the currency bill
has brought any material change to business
as yet. The Idea that business would suddenly
take a new start after the holidays, had rather
less foundation, even, than usual, but the hope
of a strong revival a little later is still cher
ished by many. The currency bill, with Its
possibilities of vicious amendments, was a
source of apprehension to some, but with that
out of the way, the deficiency of treasury re
ceipts remains and exports of gold do not cease.
Exchanges throughout the principal clearing
houses are 2.5 per cent larger.than last year,
but 24.2 per cent less than In" 1893. There has
not been time for change la the Industries, but
differences observed since the new year began
are not in the direction of higher prices or a
larger demand. There are more indications
than of late that stocks of different kinds of
goods have been accumulating In consequence
of past Increases in production. In the boot
and shoe manufacture, increasing disposition to
restrict orders where any advance in prices la
asked unsettles business, for while some manu
facturers have orders for six weeks or more,
most of them require further orders to run
more than about two weeks. The question
whether the prices now demanded for leather
are too high for healthy trade may be deter
mined after some embarrassment.
Cotton manufacturers report a decreased de
mand, with print cloths down to 2.62c, printed
staples much demoralized and lower, and wide
sheetings generally reduced about 7 per cent.
Many quotations of cotton goods are the lowest
on record, the week's trading being quite un
satisfactory. Trade In woolens hesitates be
cause of large distribution from warehouses
under new duties, but little change appears in
prices, and heavy woolens are expected to open
at about last year's quotations. The demand for
dress goods has been remarkably satisfactory
until within two weeks, but has fallen off.
Sales of wool, 5,236.715 pounds, against 5.S03.
500 two years ago, indicates hopefulness among
manufacturers. The extraordinary economics
to which railroads have been pushed are shown
by the building of only C93 locomotives and
17,029 freight cars In 1S94, against 20"11 loco
motives and 51.210 freight cars in 1S93.
Failures for the first three days of the year
were rather large, as Is natural, with liabilities
of $1,622,203, of which $2GG.331 were of manu
facturing and $1,347,272 of trading concerns.
Failures this week are 420 In the United States,
against 475 last year, and 54 in Canada, against
57 last year.
Bank Clearing's.
NEW YORK. Jan. 11. The following table,
compiled by Bradstreefs, shows the total clear
ances at the principal cities and the percentage
bZ Increase or decrease, as compared with the
corresponding week last year:
Inc.
New York $5G4,9G2,000 1.4
Chicago 97.904.000 11.7
Boston 92,433,000 ....
Philadelphia GG.295.000 1.8
St. Louis .'. 29,355,000 l.G
San Francisco 11.GGS.4G2 10.1
Baltimore 10.G94.000 8.3
Pittsburg 13.0S3.000 4.8
Cincinnati 15.014.000 15.4
Kansas City 10.031.000 5.2
New Orleans 11.91G.000 8.7
Buffalo 4.411.000 0.8
Milwaukee 5.070.000 21.3
Detroit G.12G.OO0
Louisville 6.G13.000 1.4
Minneapolis 5.573.000 1.4
Omaha 4.538.000 10.7
Providence 0,897.000 25.8
Cleveland G.0S9.000 29.0
Houston ... 0,830.000 8.9
St, Paul 3.80S.O00 19.2
Denver t 2,916.000 1.4
Indianapolis 4,520.000 ....
Columbus. 0 4.179.000 16.4
Hartford 3,696.000 23.9
Richmond 3.339.000 13.S
Washington 2.134.000 14.0
Dallas : 2.391,000 1.0
St, Joseph 1.623.000 11.1
Peoria 2,329.000 23.9
Memphis 2,212,000 S.8
Port'and. Or 1.233.883 19.2
Rochester 1.070.000 19.2
New Haven 1.733,000 G.S
Savannah 2,799.000 21.7
Springfield. Mass 1.53S.000 2.G
Worcester 1.1S3.000 8.7
Portland. Me 1.4S9.000
Atlanta 1.481.000 4.5
Fort Worth 2.133.000 31.8
Seattle 463.329 2I.2
Los Angele3 1.143.G31 14.3
Tacoma 547.569 7.4
Spokane 400,539 28.2
Galveston G.301.000 3.7
Salt Lake 1.511.900 3.7
Helena GC0.03S ....
Totals United States $1,039,136,951 4.2
DOMINION OF CANADA.
Montreal .'.$ 11.366.S17 8.4
Toronto 5.894.426 8.4
Halifax 1,248.256 14.1
Hamilton S10.546 ....
Winnipeg 1.110.573
Totals $ 22.630.C20 G.1
Decrease.
SAX FRAXCISCO TRADE.
Prices and Comment From the Bay
City Market.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 11. The only ship
ment of consequence this week was to Central
America, comprising 6500 barrels. Net cash
prices for family extras. $3 403 50 per barrel;
bakers' extras, $3 30&3 40; superfine. $2 50g
2 70 per barrel.
Wheat So far this month only two vessels
hae cleared with wheat cargoes. At the mo
ment the market Is quiet, while prices keep
moderately steady. For standard shipping
wheat, S7c per cental is about the top rate,
though SS?;c could likely be obtained for a
choice offering. Milling parcels sell at a range
of 92907c per cental. Quotations for Walla
Walla wheat are given at 73S7Gc for fair av
erage quality. 80S5c for blue-stem, and 700
72c for damp.
Barley This cereal drags badly. The demand
for local uses is light and slow, while no ship
ping Inquiry prevails. Under such circum
stances, it is to be expected that prices should
rule easy. Feed, fair to good. 7SiS0c; choice,
81c: brewing. 90805c per cental.
Oats The inquiry is neither general nor press
ing, while stocks are of rather liberal propor
tions. Prices were lowered during the week,
but that action did not bring out any extra de
mand. Milling oats quoted at $lgl 12; Sur
prise. $1 051 15: fancy feed. 97cgl 02;
good to choice. S7S5c; poor to fair, S0S3c;
black, $1 15gl 30; red. $1 12gl 17; gray.
92efr$L
Hops Shipments aggregating between 15.000
and 20,000 pounds will go forward today to the
Australian colonies. Business is moderate, the
demand being almost exclusively for choice
stock, of Which the offerings are quite slim.
Prices are fairly steady at a range of 6c to 9c
per pound.
Potatoes Good stock is scarce and firm.
Volunteer new potatoes are quoted at
l-2c per pound; Early Rose. 40845c; Rhrer
Reds. 30935c ; Burbanks, 4Og50c; Oregon Bur-
banks, 50gS3c: Salinas Burbanks, 75cg$l;
sweets, 5090c per cental.
Onions There are large quantities poor stock,
which are hard to sell at the lower figure.
Quotable at 50670c per cental.
Wool There are no large lines of fall stock
in warehouses, and operations are not possible
until there are free arrival3 of spring clip.
Fall Free Northern quoted at 76Sc; Northern
defective, 57c; Southern and San Joaquin, light
and free. 5g6c: do. defective, 34c
Produce receipts were: Floor, sacks, 0490;
wheat, centals, 43.78Q; barley, centals. 2240;
oats, Oregon. 400; rye, Oregon, sacks, 353;
beans, sacks, 483; potatoes, sacks, 5103; onions,
sacks. 33S; bran. 3SS.
Afternoon call board sales: Wheat Steady;
May, 0G?ic asked. Barley Quiet; May, S6c
OTHER MARKETS.
Prices Realized for Livestock at Chi
eago and Omaha.
CHICAGO. Jan. 11. The cattle market was
more quiet and less firm than on yesterday,
concessions of 15c being made en all undesirable
offerings. Butcher stuff moved slowly at a de
cline of 1015c. Dressed beef and shipping
steers were disposed of at $3 40?3 50; stockers
and feeders, $2 253 85, and cows and bulls
were salable at $1 503 73.
Hogs The bulk were weighed at $44 25 for
averages from 130 to 200 pounds, and
from $4 30 4 75 for 200 to 250 pounds; $4 45
4 CO for heavy-weights. The best of the latter
brought $4 704 75, and there were a few sales
of assorted live hogs around $4 35. Culls and
poor light stuff sold at $203 75.
Today's sheep receipts were estimated at 10.
000 too many for Friday and the market at
the opening was weak and Inactive. Sheep
opened steady to a shade easier, and later were
10c lower. Lambs suffered the most, and de
clined 10S20c The close was. about the same as
last week. Today's quotations were $23 60 for
poor to choice sheep, and $2 504 30 for lambs.
Receipts Cattle. 0000; calves, 300; hogs, 35,
000; sheep, 10,000.
OMAHA, Jan. 11. Cattle Receipts. 3000. The
handy, fat grades ruled strong, while the light
and rough, heavy grades -ruled easier. Cow
stuff was not so much sought after as yester
day, but prices ruled very nearly steady. Calves
were stronger, and so 'were bulls, stags, etc
The stocker and feeder trade was -quiet, with no
material change in prices.
Groceries, Etc, iu the East.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11. Hops Quiet.
Wool Quiet,
Tin Weak; straits, $1313 10; plates, dull.
Spelter Quiet; domestic, $3 23. Lead Firm;
exchange price, $3 07. Copper Quiet; ex
change, $9 90.
Coffee Options closed quiet at 515 points net
decline. Sales. 13,000 bags. Including: January,
$15; December. $13 60. Spot coffee Rio, steady;
No. 7, 1554c; mild, steady.
Sugar Raw, dull; refined, quiet.
CHICAGO. Jan. 11. The highest and lowest
prices of May pork were only 5c apart. Lard
and ribs scarcely varied more than 2c Com
pared with the closing price of the day before,
pork was 7c lower, lard unchanged, and ribs
2c higher. A rumor that a prominent live
stock commission house estimated the receipts
of hogs next week would amount to 225,000
head caused some of the weakness which pre
vailed, but packers seemed indisposed to accept
the present rates for very much. Mess pork
January. $11 50; May, $11 75. Lard January,
$0 82; May. $C 97. Short ribs January,
$5 SO; May, $5 07.
Hops at London.
LONDON, Jan. 11. Hops-Pacifies, 2 15s.
ABOUT THE RAILROADS.
It Xow Looks as it There Would Be
a. Passenger Association.
CHICAGO, Jan. IL Chairman Caldwell
today telegraphed the general railroad
meeting from Montreal that the consent
of both the Canadian Pacific and Grand
Trunk had been gained on the formation
of a new passenger association, if not on
a basis entirely satisfactory to all con
cerned, at least of such a nature as will
render the proposed association very use
ful, and will probably be ratified by all
the roads concerned: The only difficul
ties that now remafn are the adjustment
of differences between the Atchison & To
peka and Southern Pacific, and the ques
tion of California rates' with the Union
Pacific. The first seems to be in a fair
way to settlement All of today was
passed by the five lines mainly concerned
in discussing these questions, the general
meeting having adjourned early in the
day to afford a chance for conference.
Chicago & Xorthern Pacific.
CHICAGO, Jan. 11. The report of the
Chicago & Northern Pacific for the last
three months was filed today. The report
for December Is as follows:
Cash on hand December 1 $124,034
Cash receipts for the month 125,001
Total $249,035
Seventeen items of cash disbursements,
covering the operating expenses and pay
ments of interest, show a total of $232,623,
leavlng'a cash balance on hand January 1,
1895, of $16,411 67.
EdMtbound Grain. Rntcs Rednccd.
CHICAGO. Jan. 11. The lines of the
Central Traffic Association have done in
dividually what they refused to do col
lectivelyreduced the grain rate between
Chicago and New York 5 cents under the
tariff.
Railroad Xotcs.
J. R. Marshall has been appointed
Northern Pacific agent at Almlra, Wash.
E. E. Lyttle, general agent of the Ore
gon Railway & Navigation, at The Dalles,
was in the city yesterday
E. C. Rayburn, traveling passenger
agent of the Northern Pacific, returned
yesterday, after a six weeks' Eastern
trip.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Twelve deeds, aggregating $1S,967, were filed
for record yesterday with the county recorder,
as follows:
J. Blanchard and wife to C Blanchard.
lots 6. 7, 8. blk 1, Bertha $ 2.146
R. E. Menefee to D. Gorman, lot 15, blk
29. Central Albina 730
A. Peterson to AV. Peterson, lot 1, blk
30, Multnomah SCO
R. L. Durham, trustee, to W. A. Dwlght,
lot 20. blk 2. Second Electric add 1
W. A. Dwlght and wife to W. Moran,
same 400
L. Gray to N. Gray, lots 1, 2. 8. blk 37,
Caruthers add. to Caruthers' add 5
H. A. Shorey and wife to J. J. Ballery,
lot 2. blk 120. East Portland 5,500
J. J. Kadderly et al. to same, party wall,
lot 2. blk 120. same 75S
W. E. Mendenhall to W. Young, und.
lots 7. 8. blk 6. Kenworthy's add 1
B. C Snyder and wife to A. Miller, lot
15. blk 9. Prunedale 1
A. V. Folkman and wife to A. Powers,
lots 1. 2. blk 5, Germanla add 273
J. S. Rathburn and wife to O. F. Bot-
kln. parcels land. Verdanta 8.330
Total -. $1S.0G7
Tit lew Examined and Insured.
Money to lend on Improved city property.
The Title Guarantee & Trust Company,
Chamber of Commerce.
Always put your Ceylon tea in a caddy.
"Blue Cross" Ceylon tea is put In an air
tight package to preserve its extraordin
ary flavor.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
THE PORTLAND.
Laura Millard. N YIG M Ryan. Penellna,
Fannie Liddiard,, N D
London W A Hall. St Paul
W H TVest. Paris tj H Shunk, Chicago
Geo E Lask. S F A J Rowe. N Y
H S Savage, VIr-jM C Noyes. Chicago
glnia. 111 'G W Barnhart, S F
Geo D Dornin, S F ,A L Bell, Omaha
Percy Dickenson,! J A Kiser, S F
Tacoma G M Stearns, city
T F Rourke, Pen-'H A Heppner, city
dleton 'P E Gerould. city
Mrs C L Hoffman.U E Bleekman, Los
Spokane Angeles
Victor Staadecker.jA Alexander, Chgo
St Paul JD E Johnson, Chgo
Ben Herbst, Chicagol
Rainier Grand Hotel. Seattle.
Opened October 29. American plan rates
$3 to $5. DeL. Harbaugh, Prop.
Hotel Batler, Seattle.
European, rooms with or without bath,
$1 per day up. Restaurant and Grill room.
Occidental hotel. Seattle, removed to
Third and Cherry sts. A,A.Seasrave, prop.
OTHERS MAY BE IK IT
SOUTH DAKOTA'S SCANDAL "WILL BE
FAR-REACH1XG.
Examiner Meyers Will Probably Be.
Arrested, and Ills Bondsmen.
Sued for Taylor's Deficit.
PIERRE, S. D., Jan. IL The Taylor
defalcation now threatens to Involve some
of the other state officials. There are
rumors of revelations to be made which
will show a condition little less shocking
than the treasurer's defalcations. It is
understood that another official, having
the custody of very large sums of state
money, was concerned "with Taylor In the
beginning of the trouble, and that he has
misused funds in an equally illegitimate
manner. The officials are now investigat
ing the matter, and they expect, within
a day or two, to make important dis
closures. The legislature has appointed a
committee to make a thorough Investiga
tion, and it is likely a condition of rot
tenness will be discovered which will
shake the state as even the story of
Taylor's downfall has not done. It is
now known that, during the panic, the
state funds were used to bolster up the
private affairs of various state officials,
and that, thereby, not only were the state
and school boards deprived of the use of
the money which the statutes gave them,
but the state lost a large sum In interest,
and, as a result of this illegitimate con
duct, has now lost $350,000.
Another sensation will be sprung In a
day or two. It is rumored that Public
Examiner Meyers will be arrested, and
his bondsmen sued for the Taylor loss.
The statute provides that the examiner
shall examine the county and state treas
urers' affairs at stated Inervals, and, if
Tie finds them at all unsatisfactory, he
shall at once proceed to take possession
of the office and bring about an account
ing, and shall hold the offending official
until the irregularity is investigated and
made good. From Meyers own statement,
it is shown that he did nothing, but was
not surprised when the default became
public. At the time he suspected a
shortage, all the money since stolen was
in the treasury, and Taylor was given
a morith to draw it into his own hands
and get away with It. Able lawyers be
lieve he is criminally liable, and that his
bondsmen can be held.
Two years ago Taylor loaned Mellette,
then governor, $15,000, and Mellette gave
him a -warranty deed for all hi3 property,
real and personal, to the amount of $50,
000. This was not recorded. A few months
ago Taylor asked for the money and
stated that he was hard pressed. Mel
lette went to Boston and secured the
money by making a similar deed. He
wa3 about to turn over the money to
Taylor when the crash came. Yesterday
he learned that Taylor had recorded the
deed and mortgaged the property for its
full value. The two deeds were placed on
record Wednesday night, the day after the
defalcation became known. This bank
rupts Mellette and deprives the state of
any chance of recovering from him as a
bondsman. He has, however, given the
attorney-general a full list of his property,
and the state has already attached and
will contest the deed given to Taylor.
Mellette had a conference with Taylor in
Chicago on December 10 and at the same
hotel was Leppelman, in whose bank Tay.
lor lost most of his money, and one of
the heaviest bondsmen, who is now be
lieved to have been cognizant of the trans
action at the time. Mellette also states
that Taylor informed him that the real
cause of his rouble began with his con
nection with Leppelman's bank, at
Gettysburg.
Was It Taylor?
MEMPHIS. Jan. IL Taylor, the missing
treasurer of South Dakota, was said to
have been- arrested here today. Chief
Davis now says that the prisoner he had
under arrest was a negro by the name
of Taylor. There are suspicious circum
stances connected with the case, as, for
instance, the rumor that the Pierre, S. D.,
authorities -were wired by the authorities
and the extreme reticence of the officers
here to discuss the matter.
PIERRE, N. D., Jan. 11. The chief of
police has received a telegram from Mem
phis, stating that the police have under
arrest a man answering the description
of W. W. Taylor, the defaulting state
treasurer, and asking for instructions.
Attorney-General Crawford has wired to
hold Tiim for identification.
A Representative Heard From.
REDFIELD, S. D., Jan. 11. Advices
here indicate that a person in New York,
representing Taylor, suggests that a meet
ing of the bondsmen be held at the Great
Northern hotel In Chicago January 17, to
consider a settlement. The depositors of
the bank held a meeting tonight to discuss
what action to take in regard to the
closed bank.
Invested ThrouRli Taylor.
TJTICA, N. Y., Jan. ll.-The defaulting
state treasurer of South Dakota, "W. Y.
Taylor, has been a frequent visitor of this
county, and married the sister of ex
Sheriff Benedict, of Verona. A large num
ber of people in this vicinity invested
through Taylor in South Dakota securi
ties. DEATH BY THE ROPE.
A Double HanirinK in Tennessee for
?Iurder.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., Jan. 11. George
Mape and Buddy Woolen, young negroes,
were hanged today. Woolen died a Cath
olic Mape, however, refused to see a
minister and his last words were, "This is
what an innocent man gets, by ." He
requested that his body be thrown into
the river, and said he would come back
tonignt to haunt the sheriff and all others
who had anything to do with his convic
tion. The two negroes murdered Marlon
L. Ross, a white saloon-keeper, December
17, 1E92. Robbery was the motive. Woolen
confessed, implicating Mape.
Five Thousand Saw Him Drop.
RICHMOND, Ky., Jan. IL William
Taylor, colored, was hanged today for
the murder of Davis Doley, December 7,
1894. About 5000 people saw him drop. He
declared he was going to heaven.
OTHER CRIME XEWS.
Beaten by Bnrglars.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 11. Two men en
tered the handsome residence of Julius
L. Franklin, on California street, early
this morning, for the purpose of robbery.
They were detected by Frank G. Miller,
the butler, who slept in a room in the
basement. The burglars attacked Miller,
who tried to use a revolver, and they beat
and kicked him into insensibility. Dur-
f Ing the struggle. Miller's revolver was
discharged, alarming the house. The mur
derous burglars thereupon, made their es
cape, taking with them $25 and a few
pieces of jewelry
Shot by n Former Employe.
WYANDOTTE, Mich., Jan. IL R.-G.
Ewer, of Detroit, vice-president and man
ager of the Michigan Alkali Company,
whose works are located here, was shot
at this morning while driving to the
works, from the depot, by a discharged
employe named Watson. Watson fired
twice at Mr. Ewer, neither of the shots
however, taking effect. It is believed
that Watson's mind is unbalanced. Mr.
Ewer will swear out a warrant for Wat
son's arrest on the charge of assault with
Intent to kill. Watson claims he shot at
the horse, and not at Ewer.
Because of An Old Fend.
MODESTO, Cal., Jan. IL Last evening
Frank Silva, a fanner living 10 miles
west of Modesto, was shot and probably
fatally injured. Silva charges Miner
J Walden and his son. Steven, with the
crime, claiming they shot three times at
him from behind a fence, -while he was
riding in a buggy. The cause of the
trouble -was an old feud over land matters.
The principals are well known in this
county.
A. Yontb. From Salem Robbed.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. lL-James Ken
nedy, a youth lately arrived from Salem,
Or., was robbed of $45 today by Charles
Mills, alias Morgan, and an unknown con
federate. They played the lock trick on
Kennedy, but evidently did not think it
worth while to substitute another lock,
but simply ran away with the money.
Kennedy bet $45 that the confederate
could not open the lock while he counted
eight. Mills held the stakes and turned
them over to a confederate, who ran away.
Mills was arrested.
Officer and Outlaw Dead.
WALLHALLA, S. C, Jan. 11. Robert
Moore, a revenue officer, and Robert T.
Thrift, a moonshiner, shot and killed each
other today. Thrift was arrested last
night by Moore forrunnlng an illicit distill
ery, and was being taken to Wallhalla
to be placed in Jail. Thrift tried to escape
by shooting Moore, who returned the fire.
Each shot struck a vital part, And both
men died in a few minutes.
Sentenced to Be Hanpred.
AUGUSTA, Ga., Jan. IL Wiggins, the
negro who killed Detectives Joe Murray
and John Davis, and wounded Officers
Stringer and Wrenn -while they were at
tempting to arrest him December 23, for
a crime committed in South Carolina,
was today found guilty, after a trial last
ing five days. He was immediately sen
tenced to be hanged Friday, February S.
A Tacoma Man "Buncoed."
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IL Hans Nison,
of Tacoma, was "buncoed" out of $160,
as he was preparing to embark for the
North. A man, representing himself as
a Portland contractor, appointed Hans his
foreman, and then borrowed all the
Swede's money, which he secured by a.
worthless check.
Shot His Wife and Himself.
NEW YORK, Jan. IL Louis Gress, 30
years old, shot and killed his wife Jennie
at their home tonight. He fired two "bul
lets into her left breast. He then shot
himself in the right breast .and died before
an ambulance arrived. Jealousy was the
cause of the tragedy.
Twenty Years for Stealing? a. Purse.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IL Maurice
Kavanaugh, who was convicted of high
way robbery for snatching a purse from
Mrs. Lawrence in the streets of this city,
was today sentenced to 20 years' Imprison
ment in the state prison.
THESE WON RACES.
Winners Yesterday at San Francisco,
Madison and Xcw Orleans.
The bookmakers at San Francisco suf
fered yesterday. Three heavily-played
favorites won, and one 12 to 1 shot, that
was played hard enough to be a sort of a
favorite. These were the winners on the
various tracks:
At San Francisco Five and a half fur
longs, selling, Garcia, in 1:19V4; seven fur
longs, selling, Snow Blossom, in 1:46; five
and a half furlongs, selling, imp. Empire,
in 1:19; about six furlongs, selling, Braw
Scot, in 1:23; five and a half furlongs, sell
ing, Blue Banner, in 1:20.
At Madison Nine-sixteenths of a mile,
Texas Frank, in 0S!i; eleven-sixteenths of
a mile, Ulf, in 1:11; nine-sixteenths of a
mile, Martin Curgus, in 0:57; eleven-sixteenths
of a mile. Importer, in 1:10&;
three-quarters of a mile, J. H. Mac, in
1:19V4.
At New Orleans Six furlongs, Kindora,
in 1:23; six furlongs, Old Dominion, in
1:23; five furlongs, Redina, in 1:101;
seven furlongs, Alethia Allen, in 1:39;
six furlongs, John Cychia, in 1:25.
The Third Valkyrie.
LONDON, Jan. IL It has been learned
that Lord Dunraven has ordered the con
struction of his new yacht to proceed. She
will be a keel boat, and will be named
Valkyrie III. The syndicate bearing the
expense of the new boat consists of Lords
Dunraven, Wolvertoa and Lonsdale, and
Mr. McCalmont. Dunraven will engage
two skippers for the boat. Negotiations
are already pending with a view of secur
ing Captain Sycamore, the skipper of the
Carina, for Captain Cranfield declines to
cross the Atlantic in the yacht. He will
either go over in a steamer or retire al
together. There is a rumor in circula
tion that Cranfield will enter the service
of the Goulds.
An Iowa Wrestling Match.
ROCK ISLAND. 111., Jan. IL At Har
per's theater tonight, Martin Burns, of
Big Rock, Iowa, catch-as-catch-can wrest
ler, defeated D. H. Carroll, of Canada.
There were three styles of wrestling,
catch-as-catch-can, Graeco-Roman and
Cumberland. Burns won the catch-as-catch-can
In 22 minutes, in Graeco-Roman
in 15 minutes, and Carroll the Cum
berland in 13 minutes. The match was for
$250 a side.
Shncfcr Wants a, BIgrser Stake.
CHICAGO, Jan. 11. Before Jake
Schaefer left for Fort Wayne he re
marked: "I see that there is a man in
New York who wants to get up a match
between myself and Fournil. for $500 a
side. This is ridiculous. It would cost
me $200 or $300 to practice for three weeks
in New York. If there is any one willing
to back Fournil for, say, $2300 a side, or
even $2000, I'll play him any time he
chooses. As to Ives and myself meeting
again, that rests with Ives."
DEATH BY ASPHYXIATION.
An Overturned Gas Stove Suffocates
Three Persons.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11. Two men and a
boy were suffocated by gas this morning
in the tenement at 313 Grand street. The
dead are:
Jacob Rosenburg, 13 years of age; Ab
raham Bersan, 22; Joseph Jacobson. 75.
An overturned gas stove caused the
tragedy. The flat Is occupied by Jacob
Rosenburg, abutcher. Some time ago the
flat was robbed, and Roseburg had his
workmen sleep there to guard against
burglars, and young Rosenburg slept with
them. The men slept on an improvised
bed on the floor. A gas stove near the foot
of their bed, used to heat the room, was
found overturned, and the gas pouring
therefrom. It had evidently been kicked
over by one of the men in his sleep. When
discovered life was extinct in the men,
while the boy barely breathed. He died
shortly after.
This One Turned On the Gas.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11. Patrick O'Reilly,
residing on Bleecker street, was found un
conscious from escaping gas this morning.
He had accidentally turned the burner on
after putting out the light.
There Was a Leak of Electricity.
NEW YORK. Jan. IL Mrs. Delia Ho
gan got on trolley car No. 133, of the
Seventh avenue line, in Brooklyn, yester
day. Just as she entered the door and
was looking for a seat she dropped as If
shot. The twitching of her body and the
distortion of her face led the passengers
to suppose that she had a fit, but when
she was removed to the Norwegian hos
pital, the house surgeon declared that she
was suffering from an electric shock. She
will be able to leave the hospital in a day
or two. It is thought there was a leak of
electricity, and that It reached her
through a metal plate used in patching
a hole In the floor of the car.
Too Cold in California.
FRESNO, Cal., Jan. IL One of the party
of South Sea islanders died on the train
this morning from cold, and another is
dying from the same cause.
Fatal Fall From a. Roof.
BRAZIL, Ind., Jan. IL At the new
mine of the Diamond Coal Company,
north of here, todav. WaltM- Wava nnfl
William Frencherr two young men, were
wonang on a roof together. The slate
roof gave way and Hays was instantly
killed. Frencher will die.
Fire in a. Furniture House.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11. The furniture
house of Jordan & Moriarty, Park Row,
was badly damaged by fire today. The
loss Is estimated at $75,000.
NEWS FROM ALASKA.
December 12 was an eventful day at
Sitka, because of the unusually high and
rough tide. The moon fulled and the wind
was landward. The waves were carried
far beyond the rsual high-water mark,
and were so rough that much damage was
done. "Injun town" was greatly excited,
a3 the water dashed their canoes about in
a reckless manner. A large number of
them were wrecked. In Sitka some fences
were swept away and one man's hennery
was wrecked and the chickens drowned,
but the ducks escaped and seemed de
lighted with the calamity. In spite of the
breakwater, the boom of logs at the mis
sion broke loose and came near giving
considerable trouble. The greatest dis
aster was that to Mr. Mill's boom of logs,
which was torn from the fastenings at
the mills and scattered along the beach
all the way up to the mission buildings.
Recently four canoe-loads of Indians
arrived at Sitka from the great Chilkat
potlach. The great tyee of the Chllkats.
they say, cut up and distributed over a
thousand blankets, besides muslins and
calicoes in endless quantities. Others of
the tribe were proportionately liberal, but
no reliable estimate ot the value or quan
tity given by the individual tribal mem
bers can be had.
Juneau has a new 12-page paper, the
"Alaska Search-Light." The first issue
appeared December 17 and was very cred
itable. The January number of the North Star
has just been Issued at Sitka, and is a
neat, creditable little sheet. It is pub
lished in the Interest of education in
Alaska.
A telephone system is being put in at
Juneau.
A party of six surveyors came up on
the Mexico from Victoria, getting off at
Juneau, their object being to survey a
trail into the Yukon, says the .Alaskan.
Mr. Ogilvie is at the head of the survey
ing party sent out by the Canadian and
British governments. A mounted police
force will also shortly be sent, "possibly,
with headquarterse at Juneau, B. C.
Lieutenant-Governor Rogers says It is all
right for them to amuse themselves build
ing trails for us, but if there is any at
tempt to seriously lay claim to a single
inch of our territory, he will send an
army of our warlike native Indians into
Canada and uttely destroy everything of
a British nature.
The possibility of Alaska diamonds com
ing on the market is shown by the follow
ing story in the Juneau News: Late last
fall a hunter and prospector brought in,
some brilliant-looking lava ashes to Sitka
and showed them to John G. Brady. The
latter sent them to an expert in San Fran
cisco, who returned word that an investi
gation should be made at the earliest op
portunity. The centents of that letter
contained astounding information pum
ice stone and scoria had all the elements
for the presence of diamonds. Yes, dia
monds! of the highest luster and fire.
Is there any wonder that Mr. Brady was
elated with visions of wealth, and ha3
guarded with the secret jealous care? He
has perfected plans to reach the extinct ,
crated of Mount Edgcombe as soon as the
snow and weather will permit, and, with
the help of a diamond expert, search the
lava beds and pumice stone high and low,
and will delve into the earth with search
ing scrutiny to learn if nature has had
the elements there to crystallize carbon
Into its purest gem the diamond.
Public Print In sr in Canada.
It is difficult to obtain figures on which!
to make comparisons relative to they
amount of work done in the government
printing bureaus of Canada and the
United States, because the annual state
ments are set forth so differently, saya
Kate Field's Washington. The cost of
the paper used may be a little guide. In
the same year in which our force of some
thing over 3000 employes printed and
bound into books, pamphlets, etc., $380,
000 worth of paper, 400 Canadians used up
$100,000 worth of paper for similar pur
poses. At our capital printers are paid
by the time or the piece, while in Canada
they are paid by the week of 54 hours
that is, 10 hours a day and a half holiday;
on Saturday. The men get $12 a week!
and 30 cents an hour for overtime. To
earn his wages a compositor must set
at least 6000 ems a day, as the union
rate in Canada is 33 1-3 cents per thou
sand. There are only 86 girls employed,
and they receive from $2 to $5 per week
The entire payroll for the year In ques
tion averaged $3250 per week. That year
the payroll at the government printing
office in Washington averaged $42,445. Ai
special feature of the Canada office is
that everything has to be set in both the
English and French languages. For thia
reason the foreman of the composing
room or his assistant must be either ai
Frenchman or else thoroughly versed in"
both languages.
McCosh Gave It Up.
All the good stories of Dr. McCosH
were not told by his obituary biogra
phers. He had a thoroughly character
istic but entirely amiable egotism, which'
sometimes raised a smile among the
Princeton students, according to Kate
Field's Washington. One day he had
been discussing before the senior class
Leibnitz's theory of evil, and especially,
the point that mankind was put upon the
earth because there was less evil here
than elsewhere. One of the young men
inquired: "Well, doctor, why was evil
introduced into the world, anyway?"
The doctor had a habit when he wag
puzzled, of chewing his thumb-knuckie,
and, as the argument was leading up to
this he had gnawed viciously. When
the question came out, however, he threw,
up both Is hands and cried:
"Ah, ye have asked the hardest ques
tion In all pheelosophy! Sukkrates tried
to answer it, and failed; Plato tried it,
and he failed, too; Kahnt attempted It
and made bod work of it; Leibnitz tried
it, and begged the whole question as I
have been tellling ye; and " here he
renewed his chewing "I confess I con
fess. I do-n-'t know just what to make of
it myself."
Ice on the Spine for Colds.
Certain French physicians cure colds
by applying ice to the spine. Professor
Pictet this week put before the academy,
of medicine the whele system of frigo
therapeutlcs. He began by experimenting
on dogs, and found that when they were
plunged into a bath at low temperature
and were kept there for some time they
became ravenously hungry. Being him
self a suffer2r from stomach disease, he
had forgotten what it was to have an
appetite. So he descended into the re
frigerating tank at a temperature many
degrees below zero. He wrapped a thick
pelisse and other warm clothes about
him, but after four minutes he began
to feel hungry. At the end of eight min
utes he climbed out of the tank with a
painfully keen appetite. Many such ex
periments we.-e made. All meals taken,
after a short stay in the refrigerator,
agreed with him. He found that hia
dyspepsia was cured after the tenth de
scent. People say that after feeling the ex
hilarating effects of a cup of "Blue Cross"
Ceylon tea they cannot drink China or
Japan.
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