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THE MOTINING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1900. 9 INES FOR DRUNKENNESS SAXGE FROM FIFTY CENTS VS SOME STATES TO ?10p IX OTHERS. . Imprisonment Runs From Trro Days to Five Tears Oregon Has Sfo Law Punishing Intoxication. The popular interest -which Is mani fested in tho proposed legislation in Con necticut for the control of habitual mis demeanants and "rounders" has directed attention to the numerous judicial meth ods o dealing -with tdrunkenness in the ' United States, says the New Tork Times. A cursory review of the laws relating to the punishment of drunkenness discloses both varif.ty and Inequality in the matter of penalties. Fines range from 50 cents In some states to $100 In other states. Imprisonment runs from a minimum term of two days in some commonwealts to a maximum term of five years In others. In the States of Maine and New Hamp shire drunkenness is punishable by im prisonment without fine. Both of these states have a general prohibition law con cerning the sale of liquors. The Maine law provides that a common drunkard may be committed by a trial Justice to the House of Correction and detained until he is dis charged by the Overseers of the town or two Justices of the Peace. The maxi mum Imprisonment for vagabonds Is SO days. In New Hampshire drunkards and vagrants may be committed for any period .30: exceeding six months. 1 The laws of three states Ohio, South Dakota, and Virginia specifically fix the amount of fine for intoxication, but are silent in regard to imprisonment. In Ohio tho fine Is $5, and In South Dakota It Is $10. In Virginia the fine Is $10, which is precisely the same as the penalty for pro fan.' ty. By an amendment adopted In 1898 cities and towns having police regulations governing the punishment for drunken ness and profanity are exempt from tho provisions of the general law. Arkansas, West Virginia and Indian Ter r'ltry do not fix the amount of fine or imprisonment, but exact security for tho gcod behavior of the convicted drunkard. If the offender fail to provide the pre scribed security he may be imprisoned. The Arkansas statute authorizes the com mitting magistrate to require surety of the intoxicated Individual for good be havior and for keeping the peace not ex ceeding one year. In default of security thr drunkard may be committed for a period not exceeding SO days. Another provision of the Arkansas law vests in Probate Courts power to appoint and to exercise superintending control over guar dians to take care of habitual drunkards. In "West Virginia any person found in toxicated at or near a polling place on election day may be fined from $10 to $00, or required to give security .for not more than six months. Falling to give the bond, he shall be imprisoned from five to 20 days. In Indian Territory the drunk en person may be arrested and "confined until he becomes duly sober," and the Magistrate is empowered to exact secur ity for good behavior and keeping the peace. In 16 states the penalty for Intoxication Is fine or imprisonment. Those States aro Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Tork, North Carolina (three counties), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Wis consin. In Alabama the pecuniary penalty for drunkenness ranges from $5 to $100, and a common drunk ard for the second offense com mitted within six months of the first, may be sentenced to Jail or to hard labor for a maximum period of six months. Con necticut provides a fine not exceeding $50 or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, while for the first offense a common drunkard may bo jailed for a maximum- term of CO days, and for a second offense he may be committed for 120 days. Dela ware fixes a fine of 50 cents for Intoxica tion. In Illinois the fine ranges from $20 to $100. and the term of imprisonment from. 10 days to six months. Iowa authorizes a fine of from $5 to $25 and a Jail sentence not to exceed SO days, but provides that the offender may obtain his discharge by disclosing information where the liquor was obtained and by giving bail to appear as a witness against the seller. The seller may be compelled to pay "reasonable" compensation for the care of an Intoxi cated person, and civil damages may also be exacted from the dealer. Provision Is made for placing common drunkards un der cempetent guardianship. In the State of Kansas intoxication Is punishable by a maximum fine of $25 and a maximum punishment of SO days in Jail. Maryland imposes a fine of $1 and costs, and the offender may be committed until payment Is made, or he Is "discharged by due course of law." For the second offense the fine Is $L and If it is not paid, imprisonment for 30 days Is prescribed. For the fourth case of intoxication within GO days the fine is raised to $5 plus costs, and In default of payment tho alternative punishment of three months In jail Is named. In "Massa chusetts the fine for drunkenness Is $1 and costs, or, in default of payment, im prisonment for not more than 10 days. For the second offense within 12 months a maximum fine of $5 and costs Is provided, or Imprisonment jiot exceed ing two months, and for any subsequent offense a maximum fine of $10 and costs, or Imprisonment In the jail, "or in any place provided by law for common drunk ards," for not more than one year. Michigan prescribes a fine of $20, or im prisonment for 30 days, or both, as tho maximum penalty for drunkenness. In Minnesota the cumulative system of pun ishment prevails. For the first oiiense the fine is from $10 to $40. and the imprison ment from 10 to 40 days; for the second offense the fine ranges from $20 to $40 and the Imprisonment from SO to 60 days, and tho penalty for the third offense is Im prisonment from CO to 90 days. Under tho mulct system in New Jersey a penalty of $10 Is meted out for every sale to a per son of whose intemperate habits due no tice has been given. One-half of the fine goes to the overseers of the poor, and the other half to the person suing. In North Carolina a special law which applies only to the Counties of Buncombe, Henderson and Transylvania authorizes the imposition on a drunken person of a minimum fine of $10 or a maximum im prisonment of 30 days. In Pennsylvania, the fine of $2 Is paid to the Treasurer of of the school district in which the con viction takes place. Inebriates who are temporarily Insane may be committed to an asylum. The penalty for performing the marriage ceremony when either of the contracting parties Is Intoxicated Is a fine of $50 and Imprisonment Jiot exceeding CO days. For habitual drunkards who neg lect to support their families, Rhode Isl and prescribes imprisonment from six months to three years. In Wisconsin the maximum punishment for getting drunk In a public place is a fine of $10 or Im prisonment for five days, but this law does not apply to any town or villas which has enacted local ordinances gov erning the subject. The States of Massachusetts, New Jer sey and Rhode Island have made provi sion for the creation of probation officers to look aftor persons who are convicted of drunkenness, but In whose cases the execution of the sentence Is suspended. Massachusetts, as is well known, was the pioneer state to adopt the probation sys tem. The Rhode Island law providing fot the appointment of one probation officer for the state and such additional local officers as may be needed was passed In 1S99. The New Jersey probation system was created by a legislative act of liXto. Those who have watched the operation of the system In Massachusetts are confident that the underlying principle will ulti mately be generally adopted by other states. In various states legal provision Is made for the treatment of habitual drunkards In cither private or state Institutions. The following states have no specific general laws governing the punishment of Intox ication and habitual drunkenness: Cali fornia, Colorado. Idaho, Indiana. Ken. tucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utan and "Washington. In roost o these states provision la made for the enactment ot local ordinances governing the subject. GEISEMAKKCEWTRIFUGAXGUET Filled the Snrroundins Air "With. Cannon Balls. New Orleans Times-Democrat. T saw an article In oae of the tech nical journals, recently," said a New Or leans engineer, "describing a so-called 'centrifugal cannon,' which some genius in Manchester, England, was supposed to have invented. The mechanism was said to consist of a big wheel, which was re volved at a tremendous rate of speed, while projectiles, fed Into grooves on its surface, were hurled through a barrel, on the same principle that a boy throws a stone from a sling. I could take a piece of paper and convince you In two minutes that the thing is a mechanical impossibil ity; but the story Interested me becausa it recalled a very similar device which I saw years ago at Louisville, Ky. "It was the invention of a German ma chinist named Gelsemann, and I went to look at it at the solicitation of a friend, who Imagined he had struck a big thing. I found Gelsemann at a little shop in the suburbs of the city, and he proved to be an extremely Intelligent fellow, who, un fortunately, lacked technical education. His 'gun' was set up in the engine-room of the place, and I couldn't help smiling when J. saw it. It consisted of a flywheel about five feet in diameter, with an at tachment for holding half a dozen small cannon balls against the rim and releas ing them at fixed intervals. The idea was to connect the wheel with a steam engine, and. when It attained a certain velocity, to let loose the balls Just as they passed a given point In the revolution. Gelsemann had figured that they would fiy off at a right angle, and hit a target at the other end of the shed, and he invit ed me to be present at the test he was going to give the following week. To please my friend I went around, and I shall never forget the ludicrous contre temps tihat wound up the experiment "About 20 of us were grouped noar the wheel when the Inventor slipped on tho engine belt and began to speed It up. I suppose it was making a couple of hun dred revolutions a minute when he touched the spring connected with the re lease mechanism, and a big black cannon ball Instantly soared off at a tangent and went crashing through the skylight. The next missile Btruck a huge pile of casting, bounced off and hit the boiler with a smash like 40 bass drums, all being beaten at once. Exactly where the others land ed I can't say. for by that time I was beating a rapid retreat: but It seemed to me that it was ralnlnjr cannon balls for at least five minutes. Several of the visitors were bowled over like ninepins, and everything in the engine-room was more or less damaged except the target. That escaped unscathed. Gelsemann him self had crawled Into an ash pit at tho first fire, and when he was dragged out he was a pitiable-looking object. He was weeping bitterly, but stuck to It ttiat ho had simply made an error In his 'calcula tion of curves and that the gun was all right. "I never saw It again, and supposed It was consigned to the scrap heap. If 1 ever attend another centrifugal gun ex hibition, I shall Insist on a conning tower four feet thick as a coign of vantage." WILL CONVENE TUESDAY. Xebraslca. Legislature, "Which. "Will Elect Trro Republican. Kenatorn. LINCOLN, Neb., Dec 30. Members elect of the Nebraska Legislature began arriving in force today. The annual ses sion convenes at noon Tuesday. Interest Is heightened from the fact that two United States Senators arp to be elected a successor to Senator Thurston, whose term soon expires, and to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Hayward, elected two years ago. The Republicans have a majority in both houses, making It reasonably cer tain that tho two new Senators -will bo of that nartv. Therfl nrp Tilna nvnroo candidates in the field, besides a number of others whose names have been men tioned but who aro making no active can vass. There are three candidates for Speaker of the House, and two for Pres ident of ,the Senate, all Republicans. The fusion members have brought forward no candidates for the two positions. Thursday Governor-elect Dietrich will be Inaugurated and tho other state offi cers sworn In. Onr Friends and Admirers. Spokane Spokesman-Review. Our friends and admirers in Great Brit ain and Europe are passing us bouquets. They have discovered the greatness of tho United States. We have won the old man's reluctant tribute to the young man's rising powers. Recent utterances by English and Ger man journals are almost extravagant In praise and admiration. Coming after years of underrating and belittling from the same sources, these admiring utter ances may intoxlcato our National spirit. But that will be endured with equanimity if it shall be the means of arousing to a decent sense of National birthright that groveling class of self-expatriated Amer icans who have been hanging around Europe with apologies for their Ameri canism. Obviously, the intelligent minds of Eng land and tho Continent are awakened at last to an understanding that these poor spirited creatures are In no sense repre sentative of American character. While they were toadying to British peers and London society leaders, true American ism was at home, working for the Na tional growth and glory. But that aside, tho fact remains that America has become the fashion. Every where they are looking up to your Uncle Samuel. They are saying that the United States has entered on the world's Indus trial conquest: that the United States has become a world power in the Pacific and on the Isthmus of Darien; that our sol diers are more self-reliant than the sol diers of Europe: and our Navy can shoot truer and faster than any other navy on earth. And they are expressing a wish to como td school to us. Thanks, gentle neighbors, thanks. It rejoices us that you are "getting next." We have known these things for lo. these many years, and the Joy of the knowledge has led us to make tho eagle scream, and on occasion even to twist the lion's talL Cxar to Rctnrn Home Xext Month. ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 3-3. Emperor Nicholas, according to very recent In formation from a member of the Imperial family, will arrive here from Moscow about the end of January. Meeting Ended in Free Flsht. LONDON, Dec 3L Scandalous scenes ensued at the Dowle Zionist meeting in Bormondsey town hall last evening, the disturbances culminating In a free fight. $12S,00O Fire in Ontario Village. WEST LORNE Ont, Dec 30. Fire to night wiped out one of the principal busi ness blocks of the village, causing a loss of $123,000. To Clear California University Debt. SAN JOSE, Cal., Dec 20. The sum ot $80,000 has been raised to clear the debt on the University of the Pacific Of the 673 Finns wnu came to thia country last year, only 17 were sent back; only G2 were unable to read and write. and only 14 were said to be likely to be- 1 come public charges. BIG YEAR FOR LIVESTOCK AXXUAL REVIEW BY A CHICAGO EXPERT AUTHORITY. Extraordinary' Activity in Purchases on Western Ranges Improve ment In Food Animals. CHICAGO Dec 28. The Dally Live stock World, of this city, today prints its annual trade review. It shows that re ceipts for the year If estimating the closing days were as follows: Cattle, 2,734.000. making an increase of 219.000; hogs. 8.122.000; sheep, 3.554.400. Cattle receipts for the year were tho largest since ISM. when 2.974,363 arrived and. barring the six years. 1SS9 to 1SS4. were the largest op. record and about S60, 003 less han the record year of 1S92, when 3,571.796 cattle arrived. Hog receipts were about ,53,000 less than 1S99, about 695.000 less than the banner year of 1SSS, when 8.S17.114 arrived. Tho past was one of five years to exceed the 8,000.000 mark on hog receipts and only four years 1S91. 1897, 189S and 1S99 equalled or exceeded the receipts of 1900. Sheep and lamp receipts were about 12F.O00 less than In 1S99, which was tho banner year. The year's receipts were eaualled or exceeded In 1S96, 1S97, 1ESS and 1S99. Receipts of cars of livestock for 1900 were about 7500 larger than the year pre vious, and some 900 larger than In 1S3S. The record run of cars was 311.557, in 1SS0. A curious and interesting fact Is that while receipts by carloads were 35,000 less than In 1S90. the aggregate number ot cattle, hogs and sheep was some 1055 head larger than 10 years ago. The reason of this Is partly due to the largely Increased size and capacity of cars, but, of course, mainly to the fact that small stock, hogs sheep and lambs, made up a much larger proportion of the past year's receipts. Sfntlve Cattle. Men who had good ripe heavy cattle on the market the latter part of 1SS9 fared so very well that naturally enough many were misled Into thinking that the prime heavy would command profitable premiums In 1900. When prices during the Spring months of the past year showed that buyers were willing to pay more for 1200 to 1400-pound cattle than for heavier weight, not a few owners of cattle al ready as heavy as the trade required ar gued that If they fed on there would come a time when buyers would be hungry for the big ones. There were so many, however, who reasoned this way and acted up to their reasoning that the last condition of the man who had big cattle to sell was worse than the first. Along In the early Summer when the big feeders decided to put their good weight cattle out on grass to be fed through un til late Summer or Autumn, there was a lfttle let up In the depression, but there was very little time during the year that salesmen who invited buyers to look at prime ripe cattle were not met with the stereotyped phrase, "too heavy," accom panied by a eisappointing shake of the head. Week after week and month after month the prime thick-fat 1500 to 1S00- pound beeves were neglected and sold at much less per 100 pounds than the ilOO to 1350-pound cattle After the large crop of big cattle in the hands, of small feeders was forced out, the men who were able to carry the matter further thought they would bj all right, but it transpired that there wero such large numbers of these cattle In "strong hands" as to entirely over stock the market for big cattle right up to the end of the year. Even during the Christmas cattle time in December, when 1350 to 1500-pound cattle were selling up to $fi?G 25, with some at $6 757 50, and one load of 1430 pounds; during the expo sition, at $15 50, plenty of extra-fine and even fancy 1700 to 1900-pound cattle had to b sold at $55 40. Tho lesson that feeders learned the past year was that it is better to make a mis take by selling cattle of medium weight than to be caught with cattle already too heavy for market and getting heavier every day. Corn-fed range steers from the North west and Southwest formed a very large share of the beef cattle supply. Many of them were so well bred that the brands wo required to show their range origin. Mos.t of them were even minus horns. I'etween the use of Angus, Galloway, Red Polled and Polled Durham bulls and the various "dehorners," there are not many fat cattle now reaching market with their horns on. Texas-bred Hereford cattle sold during the International Exposition up to $9 30, as high as any cattle ever sold in Chi cago previous to that week. The fact that they sold well up among the aristo cratic bunches of that record-breaking event speaks volumes for the improvement that Texas is making In cattle-breeding. The average price of good 1200 to 1500 pound beeves was $5 25 for the year, being 25 cents lower than '99. The highest average was during August and Septem ber, but It was 30 to 40 cents below the corresponding month of the previous year, and there was more difference than the prices indicated, because the cattle this year were so much riper and fatter. The lowest top price for a month was $5 85 in April. May and July. The top In January was not approached until November reached $6 50. The December top was $7 50. outside of the fancy exposi tion cattle at $5315 50. Export cattle averaged about 25 to 35 cents less than in 1S99. while prices in England averaged about cent per pound h-'r.her. This made a more favorable con d'llon for exporters, who. however, wero hamrered by lack of boats. The high prices for beef cattle during the close of 1899. and the handsome profits made by maturers of good beeves led to extravagant prices being paid for young cattle to put into feed lots. The disap pointing prices of beef cattle during 1900, however, had the reverse tendency, ana, barring a brief period during the Iato Summer, the prices for feeding cattle ruled a good deal lower. When prices aro high, buyers look more for the cheap cat tle, but when the range of prices Is com paiat'voly low, more attention Is paid to the q lllty of the cattle. The large num ber of thin Western range cattle was fa vorable to buyers of "feeders," or store cattle as our friends across the water call them. A good share of the feeding cattle sent to the country the past three months cost 50iOT5c per 1(0 pounds less than the year previous. The cows and heifers, In sympathy with beef steers, averaged lower, but during almost tho entire year it was the com mon opinion that such stock, and espe cially "canners." were relatively the high est cattle in the market. It was no un common thing for choice fat GOO to 700 pound yearling heifers to outsell ripe heavy Boston beeves. Western Rangers. Receipts of Western range cattle for 1900 were about 146,000 head, or 38.500 lots than '59. While the number of Western range cattle appearing at market was considerably less, the number or North western range cattle shipped from the ranges was much larger than usual. A very large share of the cattle were not fit to be put upon the beef market, and were taken direct by feeders In the corn belt. The drouth not only prevented tho cattle from getting fat, but caused own ers uneasiness for the Winter, and they shipped out very closely, a great many sending their cows and calves to market rather than run the risk of Wintering them on short feed. Rain fell In abund ance throughout ihe greater part of the range country during the latter part of August and early in September but too late to do any good as far as the grass was concerned, although a blessing tn that it replenished the water supply. Owing to the tninness of the cattle, very few of them were fit to attract th attention of shippers or exporters, and Downing, Hopkins & Co. WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room 4, Ground Floor BOTH TELEPHONES an unusually large share of them went to canners. The Western range cattle season opened July 16, or about three weeks earlier than in 1S99. A train of Matador and Western Ranches Dakota-Texans, shipped from the 3elle Fourche. sold as followsi Mat ador Land & Cattle Company, 231 steers. 1218 pounds, $4 75; Western Ranches, 167, 1161 pound3. $4 45. Last year the first shipment from the Belle Fourche coun try came to hand August 7, belonging to Lake, Tomb & Co., and selling as fol lows: Nineteen steers, 1464 pounds, $5 25; 185. 1193 pounds, $4 90. The quality of the cattle was generally much poorer, and that fact was due to the severe drought that prevailed in a good share -of the northern range region. The top range cattle sold at $5 35, or 35c lower than In 1S99. The average price for the year was about $4 35. being about 23c below tho 1899 average. However, barring last year, the prices averaged higher than they have since 18S4. The following shows the receipts and top prices of range cattle by months the past season with comparisons for 1899: lpts. Top prices. 1899. 1900. 1S99. $5 00 $5 40 26,500 C 35 5 40 63,000 5 10 5 30 70.000 5 05 5 70 2L0OO 5 00 4 75 1900. July 5.700 August 45,300 September ... 50,000 October 40,000 November ... 5,000 Year .146.000 1S5.E00 $5 So $5 70 Hosts. In view of the fact that hog receipts were so nearly the same as in 1899, it is quite significant that the average price for the year was the same as the top price of the preceding year $5. During nearly the entire year the prices for provisions were "out of line"; that Is, there was no profit In killing hogs according to the old basis of Board of Trade quotations for pork, lard and ribs. However, the trade has gotten pretty well accustomed to the idea that Board of Trade prices for these commodities do not cut the figure they used to do before the develop ment of the fresh-meat trade and the profitable utilization of by-products had reached such important proportions. The average price of hogs, $5, was S5c higher than in 1899; $1 15 higher than In 1898; $1 50 higher than In 1S96; the highest since the 1894 average, $5 03, but $1 60 lower than In 1S93. Hogs sold highest in April, when $5 50 was the average and $5 85 the top, and lowest In January, when $4 57Vi was the average and $4 92 the top. The packers talked a great deal about bow high hogs were during the year and thjy were high enougn to give a nice profit to feeders, the average price being about 20 cents above the average price of the preceding 24 years, which was $4 SO. Hoirs have sold very low a few times In the past 23 years, but only six years during that time show an average of less than $4 00 at Chicago. The highest yearly average In that time was $7 65, in 1S52, when the top price, $9 35, was reached in September of that year. The lowest price for fancy heavy hogs during that time was $3, In September, 1878. In January heavy hogs sold 12 cents higher than best light, later light and heavy were Just even, with light-weights at a premium during the late Summer and Fall months. Tho year closes with choice medium hogs, 225 to 250 pounds, and fancy 300-pound hogs at a premium, over both light and "big" hogs. Probably the most remarkable feature of the year's hog trade was the great de mand for hogs and hog products. Other wise it would not have been possible for sellers to force an average advance of 93 cents In the face of such liberal mar keting. Following were the monthly top Trices for heavy and light hogs and the average prices for all grades of hogs: Top price. Av. price. Heavy. Light. All grades. Months. 1900. 1900. 1900. 1899. January $4 92 $4 80 $4 75 $3 70 February 5 10 500 485 375 March 5 62 5 37 5 05 3 75 April a So May 5 52 June 5 37 July 6 50 August 5 52 September 5 62 October 5 50 November 5 10 December , 5 07 575 550 525 515 525 5 27 530 495 480 485 3 85 3 90 3 60 542 637 552 5 57 5 70 553 5 12 507 4 CO 463 450 440 395 4 00 Year $5 85 $575 $500 Lambs. $4 03 Sheep and Sheepbreeders and feeders did well dur ing the past year, and realized much higher average prices. Not since 1893 have prices shown such a high range. A falling off In the receipts has helped a little to stimplate prices, but the main causes of the sheepraisers' pros perity were the high price of wool early In the year, and the exceptional demand which has prevailed for mutton through out the entire year. Early in April both native and Western sheep reached $5.50 in fleece. Exporters were good buyers of heavy Western sheep, and their shipments have been mainly limited by tne lack of ship ping facilities on the ocean. The embargo against Argentine intensified the demand, for it caused a big decrease in supplies across the water which could not be wholly made up by home contributions. The averaee price of sheep and year lings was $4 70, being 35 cents higher than in 1S99, and, in fact, the highest on record. The top price for yearlings was $6 85. The sheep market was highest in April and lowest in September and October, when the top price was $4 25, and tho quality poor, the great bulk of the offer ings being western grass rangers. The volume of feeding sheep and Iambs sent out during the early Fall was very great. The average price of lambs ot all kinds was $5 95 for the year, being 45 cents higher than In 1S99; $1 45 higher than In 1898; $2 40 higher than In that year of dreaful memory to sheepmen 1894. In fact, lamb prices for the year were the highest on record. The first half was the high end, however, as prices since July have been considerably lower than the corresponding months last year. Top and average prices for sheep and yearlings were as follows, with a com parison of average prices with the pre vious year: , Av. price, Topprices sheep. Native West. Yearling. 1900' 1S99. Jan $3 35 Feb 5 90 March .. 6 25 $5 33 $5 95 -i 13 $3 80 420 590 6 15 650 5 75 5 40 4 CO 475 423 415 4 40 460 650 650 685 650 6 10 575 500 425 4 25 450 475 5 55 590 4 50 460 620 475 445 395 405 3S5 4 05 430 April ... 6 50 600 540 600 4 20 406 385 400 375 490 May 600 June July . Aug . Sept Oct.. Nov.. Dec. 550 475 463 425 423 433 500 Year ..$C 50 $6 50 $6 85 $4 70 $4 33 Top native lambs sold at $7 60 in March, at $3 75 in October and November, and at $6 50 in December for advertising purposes, with just as good during the third week at $5 23. Top Western lambs (other than Colorado fed Mexicans) sold at $7 40 in April, and up to $3 70 In September, with some Idaho premium lambs at 55 75. There was the usual percentage of Western fed lambs marketed last Spring, and prices were such as to cause owners to wear a smile of satisfaction. Colo rado feeders were especially fortunate. and received the best average prices they j ever secured. The top, $7 5, was reached , In April, and this Is as high as any ever J sold. However, the Colorado feeders felt ! that they needed this boost to even them I Chamber of Commerce up for the losses of thev year before when they paid too much for both Iambs and feed. The Colorado lamb-feeders have become famous, and all they have as a basis Is feed lots, alfalfa and water. They buy lambs from New Mexico or the far West, and their corn from Kan sas and Nebraska Extreme prices for lambs, with average prices as follows: Top prices Av. price. Native. West. Colo. lambs. 1900. 100O. 1900. 1500. 1S93. Jan $7 00 $6 90 .... $6 00 $4 00 Feb TS0 730 735 685 485 March ..760 735 750 700 525 April ... 7 50 7 40 7 55 7 00 5 50 May .... 730 6S5 765 655 620 June ... 6 80 6 80 7 40 6 20 6 CO July .... 7 00 6 23 .... 6 45 6 30 Aug 615 5 85 .... 5 25 5 70 Sept ....6 00 5 90 .... 5 25 5 40 Oct. 5 75 5 50 .... 5 05 6 00 Nov ...,. 5 75 5 23 .... 4 85 5 10 Dec. .... G50 6 75 .... 510 5 40 Year ..$7 CO $7 40 $7 55 $3 95 $3 50 Washington Industries. Between 550 and 575 carloads of fruit were shipped from Walla Walla the past season. Morrison Bros, have a plledriver and a force of men at work at Falrhaven driv ing the foundations of their new mill. Fish Commissioner A C. Little Is mak ing a trip of inspection along the Yakima River, looking for a favorable site to lo cato another fish hatchery. The hatchery will cost $2500. Savage & Scofield, contractors, are re building the trestle of tho Port Townsend Southern Railroad along the west side of the bay. Large amounts of saw logs are being delivered over the trestle. During the year 1900 the Lake Whatcom lagging Company's camps have turned out about 22,000,000 feet of logs. This com pany operates two logging camps at the head of Lake Whatcom. The average number of men employed is 100, and the daily output of logs is 150,000 feet. Negotiations are pending for the trans fer of the "Volunteer, in Republic district, to an Ohio syndicate. The property lies north of hte Tom Thumb about one-halt mile. There has only been work enough done upon It to show that there is a large ledge, and that It carries values ranging from $3 to $23 per ton. The Pierce County Commissioners have notified that no right-of-way privileges will be given for the projected electric railways across the Puyallup Indian res ervation. The Commissioners give as their reason that the county road, along which the right of way Is desired, is already too narrow for the traffic which dally goes over It. This Is the proposed elec tric road between Tacoma and Seattle. The freight depot of the O. R. & N. at Colfax, which was destroyed by lire nearly two years ago, and temporarily re paired soon after, is being rebuilt. The building has long been needed, for the road has never had sufficient room In which to handle its business since tho fire. The people of Colfax had hoped that a new and larger building would be erect ed, but are glad to have the old one re built after waiting so long. It Is reported that the Northern Pa cific Company will expend more than $25,000 In statlom improvements at Aber deen. The present depot will be moved half a block and a, large addition put on. An extensive warehouse Is to be erected, tracks changed and a watershed built over them. All the surrounding property of the company is to be improved by gravel ing, etc These Improvements were planned some time ago, but were delayed. Pettljohn Bros, have taken a contract from E. G. Burllngame, constructor of the Selah-Moxee irrigation canal, to com plete three miles of the ditch in 60 days. Their work consists entirely of removing earth, for which the contract price is 9 cents per square yard. A largo force of men and teams has the work well under way, and It is expected that the entire 26 miles of canal will be completed within the next 90 days if the weather remains favorable. Dr. D. C. Newman and C. O'Brien Red din have taken a 20 days' option on the Mooreland ranch, near Rosalia. The ranch upon which the deal has been made contains 6S0 acres of land, upon which some strong indications of oil have "been found. The deal, if the option Is taken up, will be one of the most Important- yet made in the district, as the company organized to take charge of the property will be a strong one, and development work will start at once. The price to be paid is $34,000. Whitman County outside of the Snake River district shipped a little more than 300 carjoads of apples last Fall. Each car contained from 500 to COO boxes, worth on an average 40 cents per box. A con servative estlmatre of the average valuo of each car of fruit shipped from the county during the year is $250, making a total of $125,000 received by farmers and fruitgrowers. This is Independent of tht prune crop The three principal points In the county for apple shipments are Col fax, Farmlngton and Garfield. Colfax shipped 50 cars, Farmlngton 64 cars, and Garfield 54 cars of apples. The aggregate value Is $200,000, and perhaps $250,000. Aflhontl Rebellion Ended. LONDON, Dec. 31. Colonel "Wilcox has cabled the government that the Ashantl rebellion has ended, all the rebel chiefs having surrendered. 3SL? 6 is a non.'solsasoM 'OUKZS romsdy for Oonorrhaa, Gleet, Spermatorrhoea, Whites, annatnral dis 'la 1 ta J dsys. osvtatMa est U ttrteitn. charges, or any Innamna tion of mucous mtar Ifnttats MaUsUa. gSTHEUNS CHIM10JU.0O. branes. Kon-astringent. lOIICUIITLO.I I ld by Irsixlst, U. 8. JL. y r or tent in plain wrapper. V-OoU J1.00, cr 3 bottles, p.'i. V ViibUMt HQh tt CUaS. MENK0 THE MODERN APPLIANCE. A positive way t perfect manhood. The VACUUM TREATMENT cures jtsu without medicine of all nervous or diseases of the generative or gans, such as lost manhood, exhaustive drains, varicocele, lmpotency, etc Men are quickly re stored to perfect health and strength. Write for circulars. Correspondence confidential. THE HEALTH APPLIANCE CO. rooms 47-43. Safe Deposit BIdg.. Seattle. Wash. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. leamersiorOrieni Hong Kong, via Yokohama and Kobe. at Portland hs follows: Due SS. MONMOUTHSHIRE Nor. 23 SS. MILOS Dft 28 SS. SKARPSNO Jan. 23 For freight or passage apply to T.I Stew & Co., Inc. 6-8-10 Columbian bldg.. Third and Oak sts. WHITE COLLAR ONE" STR. HERCULES takfs the place of BAILEY GATZERT (Alder-street Dock). leav?3 Portland dally every morning at 7 o'clock, except Sunday. Returning, leaves As- tor la every night at 7 o'clock except Sunday Oregon phone Main SSL Columbia phone 301. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Union Depot. Sixth and J Streets. THREE TRAINS DAILY FOR ALL POINTS EAST "CHICAGO-PORTLAND SPECIAL. Leaves for the East. via. Huntington, at 9:00 A. M.; arrives at 4.30 P. M. SPOKANE FLYER, Fcr Spokane. Eastern Washington, and Great Northern points, leaves at 0 1. M.; arrives at 7 AM. ATLANTIC EXPRESS. Leaves for the East, via Huntington, at SiOO P. II.; arrives at b.40 A. M. THKOUQH PULLMAN AND TOURIST SLEEPERS. OCEAN AND IlIVER SCHEDULE. Water lines schedule subject to change with out notice. OCEAN DIVISION From Portland, leave Alns worth Dock at S P. M.; sail every 5 days:, Geo. W. Elder. Dec 3, 13. 2J; Jan. U. 12, 22. Columbia. Dec 8. 13, 28; Jan. T. 17, 27. From .San Francisco Sail every 6 days. Leave Spear-strect Pier 24 at 11 A M.: Co lumbia. Dec 4. 14. 24; Jan. 3, 13. 2J. Geo. W. Elder. Dec 0. 10. 23; Jan. 8, IS, 23. COLUMBIA RIVER DIVISION. PORTLAND AND ASTORIA Steamer Hassalo leaves Portland dally, ex cept Sunday. &. 8:00 P. M.; on Saturday at 10:00 P. M. Returning, leaves Astoria dally, except Sunday, at 7:00 A. M. WILLAMETTE RIVER DIVISION. PORTLAND AND SALEM. OR. Steamer Ruth, for Salem. Independence and way points, leaves from Ash-street Dock at 0 A M. on Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays. Returning, leaves Independence at 6 A. M., and Salem at 0 A M., on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. CORVALLIS AND ALBANY. Steamer Modcc leaves Portland at 6 A. M. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Re turning, leaves Corrallls at 6 A M. on Mon days. Wednesdays and Fridays. YAMH1XL RIVER ROUTE. PORTLAND AND DAYTON. OR Steamer Elmore, for Oregon City, ButteviUe, Champoeg, Dayton and way landings, leaves Portland, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 7 A. 11. Leaves Dayton for Portland and way points Mondays. Wednesday and Fridays at J A M. SNAKE RIVER ROOTE. RIPARIA. WASH.. AND LEWISTON, IDAHO Steamer Spokane or steamer Lewlston leaves Rlparla daily at 3:40 A M., arriving at Lew lston about 3 P.M. Returning, the Spokane or Lewlston leaves Lewlston dally at 8:30 A M., arriving; at Rlparla same evening. W. H. HURLBURT. General Passenger Agent. V. A SCHILLING. City Ticket Agent. Telephone Main 713. SO Third at., cor. Oak. STEAMSHIP LINE ' TO THE ORIENT CHINA AND JAPAN. FROM PORTLAND. For rates, accommodations, etc. apply to OREGON RAILROAD & NAV. CO.. . Agants, Portland. Or. EAST V.A SOUTH Leave Depot Fifth, and I Streets. Arrlvo OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS, for Salem, Rose burg. Ashland. Sac r a m e n to. Osden. Ban Francisco. Mo Java, Los Angeles. El Paso, New Or leans and the East. At Wood burn (dally except Sun day), morning train connects with train for Mt. Angel, SI1 verton, Browns ville. Springs eld. and Natron, and evening train for Mt. Angel and Sll verton. Albany passenger Corvallls passenger Sheridan pass'gr .. 3:30 P. M. 7:45 A M. 3:30 A M. 6:20 P. M. 4:00 P.M. 117:30 A M 4:S0 P. M. 10:10 A M I5:50 P. M. S:23 A.M Dally. Dally except Sunday. Rebatn tickets on Hale between Portland. Sac ramento and San Francisco. Net rates $17 first class and Sll second class, including sleeper. Rates and tickets to Eastern points and Eu rope. Also JAPAN. CHINA HONOLULU and AUSTRALIA Can be obtained from J. B. KIRKLAND. Ticket Agent. 140 Third street. YAMHILL DIVISION. Passenger Depct. foot ot Jefferson street. Leave Tor Oswego dally at 7:20, Dno A M.: 12:30, 1:63. 353. 4:40, 053. 8:30. 11:30 P. M.; and 9:00 A M. on Sundays only. Arrive at Portland dally at 0:35, :30. io.DO A M.: 1:35. 3:10, 4:30, 0:15, 7:40, 10:00 P. M.; 12:40 A. M. dally, except Monday, S:30 and lorOS A. M. on Suudays only. Leave for Dallas dally, except Sunday, at 6:03 P. M. Arrive at Portland at 9:30 A. M. Passenger train leaves Dal.aa for Alrlle Mon days, Wednesdays nnd Fridays at 2:45 P. M. Returns Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Except Sunday. R. KOEHLER. Manager. C. H. MARKHAM. Gen. Frt. & Pass. Agt. ONLY 70 HOURS PORTLAND TO CHICAGO ...VIA... TWO TRAINS DAILY TO THE EAST MO CHANGE OF CARS to Dcnvar. Omaha, Kama City and Chicago. Only Four Days To New York. Boston, Philadelphia and Washington. Palace Sleepers. Tourist Sleepers. Dining Cars, Library Cars, Free Recllnlng-Cbalr Cars. Steam Heat. PlnUch Llgbt. Fast Time. Union Depots. Baggage checked to destination. CITY TICKET OFFICE 135 Third Street Portland, Oregon J. H. LOTHROP. Cen'l Agent. GEORGE LANG. City Pass. & TkL Agt. Steamers Altona and Pomona Dally (ex. Sunday) for Independence. SaKra end all way landings Leave Portland U.45 A M.; leave Salem 7 A M.. Independ-nca. ti A M. O&ce and dock, foot Taylor st. ll SUNSET i WnV ROUTES Q j UNION PACIFIC R. R. CO. j I OREGON SHORT LINE R. R. CO. j j OREGON R. R. & NAVIGATION CO. g TRAVELERS' GUIDE. The Yellowstone Park and Pioneer Dinlng-Car Routt Unlaa Ocpit.StiaiJ J5U No. 12 1:45 P. M. Overland Express tor South Bend. Aberdeen. Hoqulam, Cosmopolts. Olytnpia, Tacoma. Se attle. North Yakima, Rltavllle, Spokane. Pullman, Moscow. Lew. liton, Grangeville. Rossland. B. C. Butte. Billings, Ftrgo, tU Paul, Minneapolis. Chi cago, Boston. Tash lngtcn. D. C. New Tcrk. and all points east and southeast. Kansas CI ty-SL Louts Special for Tacoma, Se attle. North Yakima, RitzvlUe, Spokane, Rossland. Lewlston, Helena. Butte, Billings. Deadwood. Denver. Omaha. St. Joseph. Kansas City. St. Louis. Chicago. Washington, Baltimore. New "iork. Boston, and all points east and southeast. No. 11 7.-00 A if. No. 4 11:20 P. X No. - 7:30 P. X. Baggage checked to destination ot ticket. Union Depot conneet'ons In aU principal cltle. Through car service via Northern Paclflc Burllngton Route, train No. 4. for Omaha, St. Joseph, Kansas City. St. Louis, quick tlm and uneaualed accommodations. The only Una running Pullman standard and Pullman up holstered tourist sleepers, the finest la the world. Portland to Minneapolis and St. Past without change. For any additional Information, tickets, sleeping-car reservations, maps ot routes, eta,, call dn or write to A. D. CHARLTON Assistant General Passenger A seat, SC5 3Iorrlson St.. Cor. Third, Portland, Orejgon. BIG CITIES Scenery The St. Louis Special takes you past some of the most beautiful scenery in America, and thro' many of the largest cities In the North west. A trip East on this splendid train is on education of the best kind. In no other way can you obtain so correct and comprehensive an Idea of the beauty and wealth of the land you live in. Leaves Portland 11:30 P. SL TICKET OFFICE: Cof. Third and Stark Sls R. W. Faster, Ticket Agani. AND SOO LINE FIRST-CLASS AND TOURIST SLEEPERS DAILY PASSENGERS BOOKED TO AND FROM ALL POINTS EAST ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP OFFICE Fcr full particulars apply to H. H. ABBOTT, Agent, 14 G Third St.. Portland, Or. E. J. COYLE. A O. P. A. Vancouver, B. C QjSREATflORTHEBIf Ticket Office 26S KorrbtnSi. 'Phone 630 LEAVE. No. 4 C:0O P.M. The Flyer, dally to and from St. Paul, Minne apolis. Duluth. Chicago and all points East. LAIUUVH No. 3 7:00 am: Through Palace and Tourist Sleeper. Diniaff and Buffet Smoklng'LIbrary Cars. JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE STEAMSHIP RIOJUN MARU For Japan. China and all Asiatic points will leave Seattle About January 7th Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. LEAVES UNION DEPOT. For Maygers. Rainier, fARRTVES Clatskanie. Westport. UNION Clifton. Astoria. War renton. Flavel. Ham DEPOT. mond. Fort Stevens, Gearhart Pk., Seaside. Astoria, and Seashor6 Express, Dally. Astoria Express, Daily. 8.-00 AM. 11:10 A 1C 7:00 P. M. 9:40 P. M. Ticket office 255 Morrison st. and Union Depot J. C MATO, Gen. Pass. Agt.. Astoria. Or. Pacific Coast Steamship Go. tUit ALASKA. The company's steamshipa Cottage City. Senator aa& AI-K1 leave TACOMA 11 A M.. SEATTLE 9 P. M., Dec 1. 6. 11. 16. 21. 20, 31: Jan. B. 10. IB. 20. 23. 30: Feb. 4. Steamer leaves every fifth day thereafter. For further Information obtain company's folder. The company reserves the right to Changs steamers, sailing dates and hours of sailing, without previous notice. AGENTS N. POSTON. 249 Washlngtoa at, Portland, Or. V. IV CARLETON. N. P. R. R. Dock. Ta coma. Ticket office. 618 First ave.. Seattle, M. TALBOT Com'l Agt.; C. W. MILLER, Asst. Gen'l Agt. Ocean Dock. Seattle. GOODALL. PERKINS & CO. General Acents. San Fraa cisco. f5vrxt?A-Tr7Vins"j5Rwi