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Newspaper Page TextTins' OKEGOK DAILT JOUIWAI V0UTLA3?Th MONDAY EVEKIKO, AmtLl 13. .1903. r Cut of a Half Cent Made in Quotations Today, First Half of the Week Closes With Eggs la a Weak Condition and Meats Higher. CXAVOES Or HALT WESK. Coal oil declines V, cent. B.tf and pork higher. Eggs at a standstill. Hops doll though stronger. Potatoes WMk, bnt iodj sell ing. Onions slightly better. Wheat stronger. Bnttit lower. 3 it Tht Standard Oil Company announce n drop of a hulf cent on the price of Ita various grades of conl oil. The new quotation Ko into effect at once and are a follow: Case. 21c; tank, wuter white. 16c net; tank, headlight, lsc. "There I an excellent demand ror both freh beef and pork on Front Btreet." said John Toft of Toft. Hi lie & Co. Receipt of beef. especially, have been much too mull during the ast few nirki and even at the advanced quotation the tock 1 not coming In In the right proportion." I'ork receipt are too small Tor tile uemanu i wi.. time. and everything In cleaned up on the street. Prices are on the advance. 1 oriil It in quite likely that further ad vanccH will noon occur. The demand ' for lambs with pelt before Euitter was enormous, but today there Is no call for the stock at all and with fairly lurge ncelpts prices are on the downward move. Veal. too. In in too large receipt unci during the past few day has seen a ahurp decline In quotation. What Happen to Errs. The first half of the week clone with ' he receipt of egg increasing at an ilarmlng rate, and the demand at bed ock. The sajea of tock during the raistcr .seusoi waa rather large, but dill whs not up to the expectation of Front street commission men, on ac count of the extreme slowness of re ceipts during the fore part of the week. Today the market was hardly opened at all and retailers were unwilling to make a quotation. Most of the com mission men are trying to hold prices in, to lij cents, but It Is likely that quo tatt.jns will drop before the close of business today. Poultry In Pair Demand. Although the receipts of poultry were extra large during the fore part of the week, all the stock received by commis sion men was cleaned up on Saturday nt prevailing quotations. Quite a large lot of roosters arrived, but were hard to dispose of at any figure. Today th poultry market was not really opened and quotations are nominal. Th Butter Situation. As was told In The Journal last KYI day. the quotations on butter are weak and the drop of '1 St cents a pound went Into effect today, the quotations on the best creamery being 25 to 27 He. THere is still some California In the market but with the cheapening of the local tock there Is no active demand for for etgu goods. The California stock was received several weeks ago and the ship pers will not make any more shipments this season. Dairy ana store ure in nominal receipt. Potatoes Still Weak. Aa time elapses, the potato situation becomes worse for local holders of stock. The California market, which Is at present the only outlet for Oregon Burbanka, Is showing' additional wean ness and there la now certainly no hope for any advance during the few remain Ing weeks of the season. New stock is fast becoming the leading supply and it is a question of but a few weeks at the utmost before the old stock is driven out of the market altogether, Onions are slightly better, but their condition Is yet unsatisfactory to local shippers. Valley Wheat Xtooks Stronger There Is a better feeling in the local Wheat market, and Valley grade is Ihowlng additional activity, although Very few buys are reported. Millers are piaklng quiet attempts to secure sup biles and yet make the farmers believe (hat there Is nothing doing, so that they Will not become excited and hold for till higher prices. Walla Walla and Bluest em are unchanged in either tone ir price and the buys are only nominal. Oreg-on Salmon In Market. The fish commissioner seized 1.800 bounds of Chinook salmon while en route from the Clackamas River to this Bity yesterday, and the entire stock was disposed of by that officer to Malarkey Co. Prices on Chinook of both the oea.1 and Sacramento variety stands at cents a pound. Some Puget Sound erring Is arriving and is quoted at 4 ents a pound. Pope on the Hop Situation. Captain Oeorge Pope of Elliot Pral- Jie. formerly a well known broker of his city, says: "The outlook for the 1903 crop is very encouraging. Spring plowing and grubbing- have never to my knowledge been Bo far advanced as It Is this season. The Bold snap during February has had a beneficial effect on the vines In retard ing their early growth, and thus giving the grower ample time to put the hills jn good condition. If all other condi tions continue favorable growers will be ble to lay their hop yards by a month earlier than usual, and this will In all probability have the effect of matur ing the crop from S to 10 days earlier Jhan usual. "In regard to the hops held by the growers, all I can say js that If the growers stand together and are firm, they will be repaid for their trouble be fore ' the hops of the new crop can be put on the market. There will be such s material shortage In supplies that brewars will scramble to get sufficient stocks. English Hop Market Firm. "My English advices confirm my views f the situation, notwithstanding the bear element of the market appears to have the upper hand at present, owing to the fact that the California growers lave been free sellers of late. People here should remember that this is necessary, owing to the California hop not having the keeping qualities of the Oregon's. This fact point its own Mkonl Afid X hay evry reason to believe that price Will advance Within th next 0 days." Today's quotations, a revised, are follows: PORTLAND WHOLESALE MICE. Oral, Flour sad Feed. Wheat Wall Wall. 7Bc; bmeetem, Mcf Valley. ISftv. Barley wd, 121.00; rolltd. 123.00. OaU No. 1 white, tl.17hUl.au; gray, Jl.lftU I.17s. ' riou'r Baatera Oregon: Patent, t4:l0Q:e) Diaoiuud w f:bu; straights. JJ.6oiU4.2u; Vilify. 3.00Q3,1lk; grauaw, . J.J0, lua, UUIstnffe- Bran. $18.00 per too; middlings, 124. oo; abort. 11V 00; chop. ls.ou. liar 'IlutoUy. flV-OU; t-luver, J14.00. Hops, Wool aad Hid. liopa &Ule fur choice; lv03 contract. 10c. Wool Nominal. Valley, lSUlSHc; Eastern Oregon, lule. hueepeklue biiearlugs, 14ftU18c; abort wool, XiU'Uvl medium wool. Hoc; king wool, OU ul.ee each. Tallow i'rlme, per lb, Vei No. 2, and jrue. IKuXfec. Uidue r bide. No. 1, 10 pound and up. lSUlbbc per lb; dry kip, No. 1, 0 to 10 Ita. 12c; jry calf, No. i, uuder 0 Iba, lbc; dry Baited, bvlU aud stags, 1-S lea llian dry Dim; suited uljes, steer, aouud, 00 pouuda or orer, 'iU '-'; DO to 00 tba, 7Vu!c; under 00 Iba, aud cowa, 7c; stags aud bulla, aouud, OttOfcc; kip. aouud. 15 to JW lba, Je; aouud, 10 to 14 Um, 7c; cult, aouud, under 10 Iba, 8c; green iuuaalledi, lc lb less; eulla, 1 lb U, liora Uld.es, aalted. each, Sl.lBUl.IS; dry, eacu, II. uu Ol.bu; tul la' bide, each, SI&W&Oc; goal an lua, common, each, louilov; Augora, wltii wool uu, each. zfe.iutl.OU. Butter, Egg Poultry. Butter Oregon ereamwy, 2&u,Xlc: Califor nia. liWc; dairy, (; a lore, 17 H. Kgga htwu urrgou, w; fitif OB Results in May Advance of Six Cents Crown Feared to Follow Bearish . Inciinations-Whcat Crop Ycry Large. lba.au Full cream, twin. lTttlTUc: Youix Amerli-a, lU0Hc; taatern, luullc; talifurula. I6i Poultry -t'iilcken, ml led, 104UUc per It); beua. li'al; rooetera. KWIUt- lb; brollera, HH(ll7i- hi; aiirluga. U HI 14c lb; durka, HUI2c Bi; turke)a. five, UUluc; draeaed, IVU'Juv lb; geeav, S'UWf B. . Orooarlaa, Muta, Eta, Suaar 'Hack baala." cube. J.02U: oowd- arvd. (5.40V; dry granulated. J..U; extra ( . l m, ijoldeu C, f 4. T ; barrel. 10c; barrel. 0c; boiea. OOc adeaueu eu aack baaU, U-aa &(! per cwt. for caab, 10 uaya; maple, 14W lur lb. llouey HHuloc per frame. CifT.-e -Ureen Mocha. 2UiAf. Jara. fanrr. l4i:iMc. Java, good, ItuUliOc; Jaea, ordinary. 10 good, Illy lie. I'oata Klca, ordinary. MillZc ID; luiunioia roaai. fio.oo; Aruucaiee Teaa -Ooloiur different gradea. 0.v, Uuata Una, faucy, lu4c; Coat Ulca rT m: ill 20 ilat; Ll..ii.Jll liat: Cordeea. fll.K. leaa Uoloiur. oiuereai grauea, miuuh'; uuu nowder. zsbDtUJoc: biiauan nreaaiuai. uu fereiit irruili. l'-,c-(a '!'"; Spider U-g. uucokired Japau, jouuoc; green japan, eery acarce, ouej K-. Halt Ualea. 2a. 3a, 4a. be. loa. .iu; nne table, dairy, Ooa. 3bc; luu. 74c; Imported Liv erpool, ol. 4.V. Null w umirr eau, euia, i'tii. . oah, eJ.uu Wr..,-.l,r. 140 2. 15.011; Worceeter. 1UO 3a. S.5u; Won-eater. 3D 0a, 3 2o, M) 10a, i.OO; Uiieu aacka. Ooa. k.m. Suit t'oanw. buir CTuuug, nam. per lou. 14. U0; Ooa, per ton. 14 oo; LIvitkkiI. lump nxk. 120. uu per lou; oKi-id roc. hi, I'Ja, ll:i .V). Grain Baaa Calcutta, au.uuao.ai per iou tor Auaual delivery. - . . . . . . ttlee imperial japan, no. t, e-c, i'o. 4, KUc Vr ffrliina. head. TUC. Breuktnat Food Premium, 30-2V4C 2 0O; Fur,-.. 11 Oo: II tl oata. M.10. HalinoD folunim KiTer. im tana. i.io. z- Ib tulla. 2.4i; fancy. 1-fh Uata. 1.H0; Mi 'b fancy data. I 20; Alnakt tall, pink, soc; red, 1 iL', : 2 lb taUa. I2.IIU. roal IM1 1 aeee, i:ic per ehi, lauaa. nnn-r U'hlte. Ilk- lut: tank. Heedllubl. inc. tur peutlue. 77c net; guHollne, irou barreU. 1SS; aK'H. 24)C. Hvana -Small white. 4.0: large white, 14 25; pink. $3.75: bayou. 14.00: l.lmae. SV looarco riug cut amoiing, a, . j-a pvi- ifiD- Seal of North Carolina. 71c lb: Maa tllT, OHe n; Klllc yueen, 41c lt; Ked Hell. ' lb; Pedro. 0Oc lb; Uoldeu Scepter. H 10 lb. Due rut ( amen. 41c lb; aoetau. ! ho id; nuae a Mixture. 4ic It; Hull Durham, OOc It: Old i-.ng-llh Curve Cut. 74- lb; Marlnuil ( lull. 71c lb; Mall I'oiii-b. 3Ji- tb: Ynle Mixture, $1 4o tb. I'lrfg Tobaei-o Druinuiond a Natural Leaf. OMc m; Piper lleidaleek. OOf It); Souietblng lioolt. 45c lb; Staudurd Navy, aic fb; T. h B., 03c lb; Hnear Head. lb; Star. 41c lb. Tine Cut Chewing Uoldeu Thread, Obc tb; Kaat Mall. 7oc lb. rruita and Vegetable. Pot toe 4."50i-; new. 4c; aweet. H'jC tb. Onloiia Oregon. UOtt-Mc; gnrllc. U(it7c lb. Krcah Krulta Apple, fauiy Oregon, 7Bc4i I1.0O; cooking, Oli'd 75c bol. Orangi-a. naval", il.7:ill box; California tnngerliiea. $1H1.23 box: bananua. f2.0o4(:i '"' buncb; i rauberrlea. Jerxey. ill.oo nr bbl. Vegetaulea -Turulpa. 11(a) auck : oarrota. 11 .00 mi.lu uik: beeta. II.So oik; raillhe. 2.c jut dm; cabbuge. California. 2c lb; lettuce, bead, 25e per do, green M-pMTi. 4N Iti; boraeradlnh. e Hi; celi-ry. dot; bcanx. atrtug. 10c tb: aapuritgu. s'ubH-; rhnburb, 1 25 box; tomatia-a. I'lorlda. 15.70 40-lb crate; pura ulpt. 11.70; plneapplin, .) iloa. brled Krulta Applea. exaporated. Tiliie lb; Hprlcotn. 7'a7Sc lb; peailiea, "VjUMC lb; rsara. Se !b; pruue. Italian. 4H(u5Sc It); reucb. 3Wi444c lb; dga. California blatka. U 0c; do white. 7Mie tb: pluma. pitted. Out Oc; ralalna. aeeded. fancy 1 lb cartona. bo paik-agi- to caae. HUj,- pkg; aeeded. 12-oa cartona. 7Sc; looa Muairatellea. Ml lb boxea, 0V(U7l4c lb; Londtui Uyera. l. 704(2.00. Nuta t'eanuta, 0(7c 'r lb for raw. BrcilOc for roaated; cocoanuta. SOtiUOc ier dm: wal nuta, UVjUlOc per lb; pine nutn. liiiiic per lb; hickory nuta. 10c per lb; cheatnuta, Kaatern. 15WHk' per lb;"Braail nuta. 10c per rt; alberta. 15((10e per ro; funcy pefuua, 1444 10c per tb; aluiouda. l4iuioc per id. Mast and Provision. Freah Meat P.eef. prime. 7(1-; bulla. 4'n.)c: cowa. OMH'nc: ra'rk. f'a,c; veal. Oys'c; mutton, dude. groaa; dreaeed, S'ttlH.-; lamna. witu pi'ita, uiuiii-. llama. Hacon. etc. -Portland Dark (local) name. 10 to 14 Iba. l."c. 14 to 10 Iba. 10c: brrakraat bacon. 101tllc; plcnb-a, 11 He; cot- aage, line; aalted aide. I2c id. amoxeu aiuea. i:Ujc; dry aalted back. IZVic; bacon baika. 12c: butts, aalted. ti'-jo; amnked. liV,c lb. Kaat ern packed llama tinder 14 tba. 10-tic; over 14 Iba, 16c; fancy. lOVc; picnic. 12c; ahouldera. 12c; dry aalted aide, uuauioked. 12: breakfaat bacon, 16(fl7c; fancy. lc; butt. 12 'a i:i4c. lxcal Lard Kettle leal. oa. isc; 10a c; Sa. 13V!(C; 00-tb tlua. l,H4e; ateam rendered. Hi. i:syc; m. lawr; sua, 13c id; coinpouuu tierce. ijC; tuba. 9i'. Eastern Lnrd httle leaf. 10-m tlna. 13c; Sa, l'-I'm", 00-lb tlua. lJli". ateam rendered. loa. 13c; 0. 13H,c; 00a, 12Vfec. Above packing nouae pricea are net caan, 10 da? a. Fish Rock cod. 7c; noundera. 0c: halibut. 4c: line. cod. 7c: ernba. $1.00 do: raor cluina, Ik' dor.; atrliel Imaa. 1 2 ij c ; aiilmon, Ciillforula chluiriik. freah. Ic: aolea. Sc; lolietera. 10c: abrtuipa. 1'uget Sound. 10c; catOah, 0c tb; I'uget isoui d Herring, 4c id. From epeeial wires aad babies to Molton, Ae Kuytar A Uo. . CHICAGO, April U. TheT Record Herald suy: Am a result of startling contruHt in wheut there ha evidently developed a very sensational speculative situation. Within a fortnight there ha been an advance In the May price of about cent, and In the July of about 4 cent. Hut the advance here have put Chicago out of a natural relation wrth the other markets, and have also .put the futures here In a very queer rela tion with each other. Within a week there liaa been a taking on of a great line of Muy and July wheut by Armour. Within this Hume period the splendid wheat prospect has been further height-', ened by perfect weather. The situation la now that Armour holds for May and July a line of wheat probubly larger than can be delivered. Hut at the same time the whole trade has been made radically bearish by the government an nouncement of an almost perfect crop condition. Indicating a winter wheat yield vastly larger than any ever harveted. The crow 1 feared to follow Its bearish Inclination so long us there :is evi dence of Armour buying. The Instant there wn a sign of Helling by that In terest, there wus n general rush to do the ame thing. May broke 3 cent and the July i cents almost Instantly. There has existed for some time a speculative wheat opportunity. The contract mock here has bee!) low. and there hus been the possibility of it control by any rich operator. There was no evidence of an effort to control, however,' up to a week ago. (Suddenly Armour appeared as a greut buyer uml within a few days ac cumulated 11 line of May and July prob ably live times the contruct stock. Jf there is any sustained bull deal lasting during the next nil days it will need to be of vast proportions. If the opera tion Involve uiily the .May the un dertaking would not be so huge. If It should take In the July, the man at the head of It might need to spread his operation over the Southwest as well as the Northwest. Kveii a campaign covering only the May would need to ex tend to Duluth, for there is a line of wheat there that would conic here if that market shoMld be permitted to drop to a discount as It was n Sal unlay. Hut the speculator who proposed to control the July probubly would be compelled to look after the Ht. I.ouls market and tlie whole wheat country tributary to that point. The whole range In corn last week was within 1 cent of May and within less than that of more distant futures. The week closed with the mar ket about where it started. There is an Idea that there exists still an Armour July line, but it is probably not an Im portant one. There Is supposed to be a July line belonging to the Wells party Such bulls as are In the market are mak ing a move to help the price They ap parently exct some favorable devel opment after t lie germinating period has passed. The fatten party is bullish on orn. OREGON BIRDS TALKED ABOUT Iwo lnttitstloj Papers Read Be- fort the Ma Burroughs Club.' At the meeting of the John Burroughs Club held last Butui.l., .nlng. Miss Mry Frances Isom 1 a very Inter eating' paper ou-JJie I mi mlug bird. It la now about trmeVoi tic bright col ored "will o the wip t , make Its up pearance. and the pap, 1 i,ad by Mis Isom cave such information as win oause every member of ihe club to watch with snore than .uaua! interest the ar rival and movements ..f bird during It brief stay. On account of the hum ming bird's alse. one easily Imagines It to be a tropical bird, hut such Is not the Case, according to .t: Isom, for the little creatures are u,, found dart ing" about "th regions f the fur north. The fondness' of tin so bird for any crlmaon flower was ai-o brought out, as Was tllalr lighting qualities, it being suld that ju two mule bii.is ever met In the afr without a battle The article read by Thoma Elliot on warblers wae also much enjoyed.' Of the 40 kaoWn' species, eight or nine are seen in the vicinity of Portland. Expressions of smmw were heard from all1 present upon 1 1 , , - death of Mrs. Rosa F. BurrelLjehi. wum a member of the advisory board Ti. tough the gen- ftousity of Mr. Hun.,, the club has fo the past three jmn been able to offer its annual rash prize to th school Children oC Oregon. GYPSIES' KING PAYS LICENSE w IP Howling Winds and Jack Frost Cut Capers And Tells His. Woes in Eleven Dif- fefent Languages. LOCAL STOCK RECEIPTS. PORTLAND UNION STOCKYARDS. April 13. Today's receipts of live stock were light and consisted of only 600 hogs and 75 cattle. Quotations are stiff at the following figures: Large hogs, $7,2547.50; small, fat. J8.50M 6.76. .Cattle Kastern Oregon. $4.75(, 5.00. Sheep Kastern Oregon, fat, J5'i5l'c. Sheepherders right. A few days ago two young men, Dave Tucker and Young Huffman, were graz ing their flocks In close proximity to each other over on the Big Sheep Creek range. By some cause their sheep got into a bad mlxup. This brought' the boys together. Blows quickly followed, accusations of It was your fault and not mine" and the disputants got into an ugly mlxup. away up among the rimrocks. For about 10 minutes honors (?) were equal. Then Tucker showed signs of being Indod. Huffman saw ills Opportunity and embraced it. His heavy rights and fts forced Tucker downward toward the verge of a 110-foot precipice. Tucker's great danger of "selling out to the full' prompted him to force his antagonist. He caught two of Huffman's fingers between his teeth with the snap of a steel trap. This made Huffman sctucnl an it would any man. Tucker came out of the mlxup with two black eyes and Huffman with two sore fingers. Their flocks were still mixed at hist account. Joseph Herald. Is Her to Stay. NEW YORK, April 13. The London market is closed today. Looking for ward one spells prosperity with capital letters, since it is here to stay. The railroads will continue to do a big busi ness, and will make more money than ever. Industrie:; are thriving. The win ter wheut crop Is tlie largest in history. There arc facts that must govern val ues. Keep long on Steels. Tractions and (Jas stocks. Remember that long before Northern Securities Company was formed St. Paul sold above 1 o. it Is worth more than ever. Buy Leather common. Oeorge J. Oould is bullish. King MltcheiVof the Bulgarian gyp sies now Iri the city, and three of hi trlhe paid an 'Official visit to th City Hull and paased'over 145 for fortune teller' licensee; to Treasurer Werletn. The King, or 'big man a he is known to' his follower. Pid the fee with many 11 soufrk and squirm and bow. and while the licenses were being made out ho en tertained the treasury official with his wuea in 11 .different languages, all of Which he seemed to speak fluently. Tho linguistic effort apparently carried no ttaxdhlp wtth.lt for the King, and after the last sentence which was spoken In excellent EnglUJJ, he offered to leach the other 10 languagp to any city officer who might Wish' to become a student. No one felt disposed to accept his gen- erou . tender,, eo'.At is not likely thut the unknown -foreign tongue will cause any great commotion in the city hall, except when the King makes another Nlslt and his words again rattle the r.i 1'tcrs. The King's tale, as told In the 11 dif ferent languages ami translated by him self, was that he was an American citi zen, having been naturalized In Birming ham, Ala., a year ago Birmingham was tlie home of hls trlhe. and they were traveling around ,tyu' country for profit and pleasure. They were having a hard lime in 1'oitland lkr they had been un able to secure a permanent location, and were not well patronized. Their total receipts yesterday were only' Hun dreds of people visited them out of ruriosity. but only a few wanted to delve into the future. He expiets seven more families from California this week, and If they get a location they will stay hero three months. They were not beg gars. They hae plenty of money anil the King exhibited a roll that led some to believw that he waa I'lerpont Morgan in disguise. WJieri the -details were completed the King, witli a bow. the extreme politeness of which would have put upper's crea tions to shame deaprted. Four Sails Carried Away Mates Assaulted by Sailors-Passengers oa Board. The British four-masted ship prum burtoh arrived Saturday evening, after a pasaage that will long be remembered by the officers of the vel There seemed to have been a "hoodoo" cast over the ship during It stay In Asiatic waters. Two matee were stabbed by a sailor several days before the windjam mer sailed from Japan. On the passage over four large sail were carried away by one of the fiercest typhoons that ever wpt across the North Pacific The weather almost all the wny acros waa bitter cold and half the crew were laid up With the grip. The Japanese cabin boy slipped' on the froty deck and broke his rlarbourd arm. But with nil tna many worrle. Captain Wil liam Tbornaa made a good passage aero the pond, and rtacbexl this clty with his ship In Bristol fashion. Winds Boob Beraa to Blow. The Drumburton aalled from Hako date, Japan, on the evening of March 12. For nine days she had strong south east winds, but on the 21st the wind shifted to the northeast and began to blow an SO-knot gal. The next day the wind whipped clear around the compass, and then the typhoon proper started. For 14 hour the officers ami men did not know If their ship would be alii to weather the storm, li, When the first sign of the approach Ink gal Was shown by the barometer, tm royals and topgallant sails were taken In, Later the main and mlzzen canvass were hauled up. During the worst part of the- gale, the foresail, fore lower topsail, spanker and Jigger stay sail wre carried away. Throughout the storm, the weather waa very cold and many of the crew were made quite sick. For a tlms, ChlPf Officer Norman Ba'ker had only two men In his watch.,: After the typhoon had spent Its fury, tho wind changed to the nor'west and then to the westerly. The last half of the passage was made through pleasant seas. Seooad sad Third Kates Assaulted. Several days before the ship sailed from Japan, Second Mate L Hookes ami Third Mate C. Wheeler were attacked on the deck of the ship by two sailors Both officers wen stabbed In the back and arms, the would-be murderer using a large pocket knife. Hookes received the most severe wounds, the knife miss ing his spinal cord by a fraction of an Inch. The officers were sent to a Japanese hospital The sailors were turned over to the local authorities and were given a Jail sentence. The last reports re ceived by Captain Thomas sta'ted that the wounded men were recovering. Bvrl Passngrs aa roard. There were live passengers on board the ship C. (J. Stimpson. wife anil two children, of port Townseiid. were on their way home. Mr Stimpson has bu n manager of a large American store at (Juam Island John Anderson, also of Port Townsend. was returning from a cruise In Kastern waters; he was for merly a sailor on the Drumburton. THE WH That Has INvr Varied In Quality --Style Workmanship During the 34 years of successful manufacture, that is today as it has been for years "THE BEST WHEEL ON EARTH" Is the 1Q03 Strength, Durability and Ease of Running Is what is wanted in a bicycle and Is what has made the RAMBLER the choice of thousands. $25 $35 $40 Por Standard Chain Models AUTOMOBILES" MOTORCYCLES" SUNDRIES FRED T. MERRILL CYCLE CO. 105-107-109-111 SIXTH ST. - PORTLAND, Or. TACOMA SPOKANE SEATTLE BERLIN BLAVATSKY BROUGHT TO TRIAL BIRTHS. Bear Part? Seek CcntroL NEW YORK. April 13. Town Topics says: While outside selling and (he hear party wiii operate for depression In the stock market today on account of the Northern Securities decision, we under stand that Standard oil and Morgan sup port will he extended. We do not he lleve that the decision should he Inter preted as affecting other railroad com panies owning stock in competitive lilies. The progress of so-called community of interest Is only temporarily checked hy the Northern Securities decision, for concentration Is the tendency of the times, and the anti-trust law will be re pealed If necessary. Intrinsic value Is not destroyed and the news could not have come at a betWjUffle for the stock market, which Is oversold and has a big decline and contains no public Interest. LIVELY ROW IN MARQUAM GULCH Three Italians Engage in Gun and Razor Duel. April 5 lrl to the wife of W. N. Hays, 763 Horthwlck street. April S Uirl to the wife of J. D. M. Abott, EOS Tucoma avenue. April 6 Hoy to the wife of V. Vogt. Montavllla. April "--Hoy to the wife of R. A. I'orthell. Sa North Kast Twelfth street. April B Hoy to the wife of S. Hartio. 57Ji North Front street. April 5 Hoy to the wife of A. II. Hanilall. III!- I nlon avenue. Apill 2 -Hoy to the wife of U. A. Stepbaii. 74 Seventh street. April Hoy to the wife of W. Trevor. ill Sixth street. Anna Roth, Medium, Is Charged With Fraud. Cattle and Hogs. CHICACJO, April 13. I'nlon Stock Turds: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Chicago . 30.0(10. 26.000 16.000 Kansas City 4. baa 4.foo 5.000 Omaha 3,800 4.000 6.500 Hogs Opened slow and steady: 3.500 left over Saturday: receipts hpgs vear ago. 37.000. Mixed. $7. 1 0 (ff 7.55 : good heavv. 17 40'ii7 60: rough heavy. $7,151' 7.35; light. Jfi.90fft7.35. Cattle Strong. Sheep Steady. CROWN OF INDIA LOADED. CASTOR I A For Infant! and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of The British four-masted bark Crown of Indln finished loading Its cargo of lumber Saturday evening. The vessel Is expected to leave down the river next Wednesday. Sho carries 1.750.000 feet of lumber, all of it being of one size. 3x9 inches. The boards are a Selected lot. being free from knots and of th finest timber. They are to bo used its barricades In the gold and diamond' mines of South Africa. Rumber with knots In it Is considered unsafe for this purpose. The vessel sails to Cape Town. The officers expect that the ship will b.e sent from the Cape to Australia to. load coal for this Coast. Fifteen months ago. the Crown of India sailed from here with a cargo of grain for Hamburg. She returned with general freight to San Francisco. John Bell, second mate of the baric, was a. seamair on the Kearsarge when that vessel sank t.he Alabama. His fam ily reside In Cape Town, On his arrival home he will stay at his own fireside the remainder of his earthly day. AIariuam Jiii li was the scene of a lively uiix-uii : tcrduy afternoon in ! which three Italians played parts. Ciena ro Amotui:;:o. one of tin- men. was badly cut; Krai.k Destufano. who wield ed a razor, admits doing the cutting; Clutono I.iestataiio. his brother, played an unimportant r Arootuzzo tired three idiots from a icvolver, but fortunately none of t ! : rti took efrect. The dlstuibei-s of the peace were ar- icsted, and wln-n the circumstances were related to Caj tain Parker, he refused them bail. 'I N.- morning they were tak en before Municipal Judge Hugue. Am otuzzo and 11. ink Destafuno were Chulged wila u'-nult with a dangerous weapon, while liutono Destufano was charged Willi licliting. All plead not guilty. Their bonds were placed at J2,"ii) each, which was furnished. Their hear ing will occur tomorrow. Whisky tbe Cause. Several Italians, friends of the fight ers, were i ii t r vie wed at the police sta tion tills morning. They all agreed that it was a case of too much whisky. As far as could be learned the men had never been in trouble before, and at the time of the rlirht all were drunk. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. April 11 Mrs. H. A. Huffman. C56 Third street. Measles. pril 11 Klmo Huffman, 656 Third street Measles. Apill la 1, nora Blaesing. 2S4 College street. Diphtheria. April 11 J. M. roomer. East Twenty F.lxth and Kast Taylor. Measles. April 11 A. C. Olson. 641 Kast Fif teenth street. Measles. April 11 Helen Oalbreath, 6MV3 East Morrison street. Measles. April Mathilda. Hazel. Kdlth. Ralph and I'oiey. 464 Mill street. Whoop ing cough. April 9 Jennie Browning. 164 Mill street. Scarlet fever. "Itching hemorrhoids were tlie plague of my life. Was almost wild. 1 man's Ointment cured me j 1 1 1 K v and perma nently, after doctors had ailed." C. K. Coi nwell. Valley street. Haugert ies. N. V. MARRIAGE LICENSES. The following marriage licenses have been issued at the County rierk's office: Samuel A. Mclvever, aged 23 years, and Carrie I.ucy. aKed 18 years, both of Portland. Chauncy Bush, aged 23 years, and Jessie K Hadloy, aged 21 years, both of Portland; Fred P. Fuchs. aged 22 years, and Bessie McBrian, aged 26 years, both of Portlarid. DEATHS. EU.LDING PERMITS. C. a. Gibson. Carl, between Milwaukie and Eleventh, two-story dwelling. J1000. A. O. Itushlight. Hawthorne and Grand avenues, jine-stpry house, J2500. David Henshaw, WhTtJaker. between Corbett anil Water, one-story cottage, J 1000. J. Blanc, repairs. Clay, between Six teenth and Seventeenth, J200. rOK GUABAJfTEED TITLES See Pacific Coast Abstract. Guaranty A Trust Co.. 204-6--7 Failing Building. Get your title Insurance and abstracts to real estate from tbe Title Guarantee A. Trust Co., Chamber of Corainmerce. April 10 Barbara Youngken, 67 years. 4 months, 5 days. 24 East Eleventh street. Hernia. April 10 Solomon Fisher, SI years. St. Vincent's Hospital. Pneumonia. April .9 J. L. Mclrvin. 43 years, IS days. Good Samaritan Hospital. Frac ture of skull. Apill '.1 Kutherine S. Bdrls. 2H years. 7 months. 1 day, 2iS Twelfth street. Asphyxiation. April 9 'William Wachlln, 31 years. 10 months. 22 days, 175 Myrtle street Diabetes. April 10 Alice E. Peterson, 324 North Sixteenth street. Broncho pneumonia. The Edwaru Holuuui Undertaking Co., funeral directors and enibaluiera, 200 Yamhill. Fhone 507. J. P. rinjey ft Son, funeral directors and einbaliners, have removed to Uieuc new estab-.nment, corner Third and Madison streets. Both phones Ho. 9. Crematorium, on Oregon City car Una, near Bell wood; modern, saientiao, complete. Charges Adults, $35; child ren. 35. Visitors, 9 to 5 p. in. Portland Cremation Association. Portland, Or. DEATH NOTICE. THOMPSON April 12. 13. Thim Hernhnrd Thompson, age 6 years, 2 month. 2 Uaya. be loved eon t TtlouiM. sail Leun Thumpeua; funeral Tuwdaj, April 14. llKtt. st 2 u. m., from late resMaee. No. ISO X utreet. frleuds Invited. Interment Lone t'lr Cemetery. In the German capital politics are for gotten, and the center of universal inter est Is transferred for the moment, says tlie London Dully Telegraph, to the law court, where the meugur and listless, but sharu-eved. "flower medium," Anna Kothe. looking worn after 12 months' preventive Imprisonment. Is on trial for having perpetrated fraud on 61 oc casions, and attempted to do so on nine more. It1 Is a lady's case, and therefore, spring bonnets and fashionable dresses predominated in the crowd that pressed eagerly toward the entrance to the tri bunal on the morning when all the 1 witnesses, besides the experts, duly put In an appearance. The court was crowd ed to overflowing, and feeling ran high among the audience. Few among the witnesses considered, themselves defruuded by the prisoner, and many explained to the court In the picturesque phraseology of the spiritual istic dialect how the 153 flowers and enormous oranges which were found hid den away In the ample folds of tho Wid ow Kothe s dress could have been the results of sudden materialization. One witness went so far as to affirm that they were all suddenly materialised in consoiiuetiee of a nervous shock ex perienced by the medium when caught red-handed, so to speak, by the police officers. The witnesses were of all ages ami professions, old men and women, young girls, lads pursuing their studies, presidents of occultist societies, editors of spiritualistic periodicals. One married lady deposed that the me dium summoned the spirit of her brother-in-law. who horrilicil her hy volun teering the Information tliat he was undergoing exquisite tortures In the nethermost depths of the lee regions In Kingdom Come. Desirous of doing good from the far-distant sphere, he gave detailed directions to his sister-in-law, who seemingly anticipated quite a different temperature in the regions al luded to. nobody in her kinsman's posi tion ever having before complained of cold. Answers Court's Questions. The defendant, an elderly person of slight build, was dressed In black. Her glittering dark eyes revealed intense nervousness. Answering the court's question. Kothe told how the spirits first began to appear to her at the age of 10. Long afterward her deceased brother-in-law visited her one day, sat on the sofa beside her and advised her to arrange seances. She disclaims all knowledge of what happened during the sessions, because she was always In a trance. Eveu the finding of the flowers and oranges hid den In her clothes at the time of her ar rest she pretends to know nothing of. but the female detective who searched her testifies that Rothe fought mudly wHth her. using hands and feet. The medium told the court that her most favorite friends from the other world were the religious reformer Zwlngll. the poet Paul Flemming and the spirit of a little boy named Siegfried. She was unable to explain how the flow ers and bric-a-brao materialised at tbe seances; no one knew but God. If any thing was wrong about the seance the lmpressurlo Jentsch was responsible. He, however, has disappeared. Paid Klffh Pee. Commissary Leonhart testified that Rothe s dupes had paid high fee for admission to the seances. He had visit ed several, and became convinced tha a fraud was being carried on. He no-., tlced that while the medium frequently changed the tone of her voice, accordlnf to the age and sex of the spirit who were supposed to be using her as their mouthpiece, yet all the ghost would talk broad Saxon dialect, even Zwlngll, of Switzerland, and Napoleon of Corsi ca. Oe day he noticed that the medium was unusually stout, and suspecting the . presence of a fresh consignment ol "souvenir from the other world." de ruled to arrest her. When he took hold of the medium's hands the whole audi ence went to her defense and he n nearly mobbed. Explains Medium's Inaotloa. The vice-president of the Spiritualists' Society deposed that the medium con ducted the seance In a perfectly orthodox manner and that her trance was genuine because it was accompanied by cata- lepsy, loss of sensibility and rolling ot the eyes. Asked by the president to ex plain the sudden appearance of a glasa egg. he' answered that it had doubtless been an invisible atom which suddenly became manifest to the eyes of all la the medium's hand. Questioned as to why, during her It , months' arrest, the widow's supernatur al powers had remained paralysed, be la- , formed the court that Intercourse with the unseen world depends on the medium feeling In good condition and in soulful sympathy with the surroundings, which, was not the case within the stone walls of a prison; but. he added. If the lady were set free the course of spiritual communications would again run smooth. He saw flowers glistening with dew suddenly materialise In the Widow Rothe's hands In a well-lighted restaur ant, and himself took the flowers and preserved them, but he disavowed ths theory that nervous shock caused roses, violets, narcissi and tulips to material ize wholesale on the approach of the po- . lice. A woman deposed that the medium wu searched before the seance, but nothing was detected, and. among other things which subsequently became materialized, were nii-knacks, thimbles, breloques, , which hovered promiscuously In the Kir. "Did you believe that?" "Yes." "Then do you suppose models of such things are manufactured in ths other world?" - "I know that you can get then t Ber lin for sixpence." The witness further declare! that ths medium could not possibly have aeercted these articles la her garments, adding that the tulips were fresh, and With roots, so that she planted one. The owner of a bakery deposed thst at one seance the reformer Zwlngll, be ing summoned from the other world, de livered an unctuous address to the com pany, and then during the supper ths spirit of an old stonecutter asked to b ' heard, but merely expressed regret that he could not sit at such - an abundant table and enjoy the good things. The holy ghost plant, product of Mexico. Central and South America, I so called because of ths shape of th flower, which has th appearance of a dove with expanded-Wlngs, A scheme for establishing distributing kitchens has been adopted -la Mel-bourne.