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niE r0KEG01T -DAILY -701TRSXT V0UTLAl?r0; TUESDAY EVEttlttG, 'AtfinL- 21. 1003. .n--,V Stock Accumulating Too Swift for Demand. to 1 8 Supply of E?gs Aboot Equal to De nund at Quotations Feed Is on Upward Move tosatv MJUtrzT osAjrasi. Butter racslpts too plsntlfal. srloss down Err oror and prlooa np. rood p riots again adranoad. Poultry scares. Talloy Whsat lowor. 9 - Heavy receipts are causing a gen raJ alump In the butter market and stocks are now accumulating at such a fate that some of the larger dealers are willing to sell at any price. Today the quotations went down to 18H20c and the market la considered very weak at even tbo lowest pries. It la expected by those highest In authority In the butter market that quotations will reach bedrock at 17c within the next few day, and then the stock will be cheap enough to put In cold storage and the market thereby relieved. There Is still e shipper not caring to sacrifice, aro till holding to the higher figure. Kgr Demand and Supply Equal. At the present quotations, the supply nd demand for eggs Is about equal. but It Is not expected that there will be any violent eruptions within the next few days. If receipts happen to show any material Increase In the near future prices will surely go downward. To day's prices range from 16 H to 17 cents with most of the sales being made at the latter figure. rood Pries Again Advance. With n decided scarcity In the hay lnd feed market, dealers are hustling around for a small supply of timothy hay. und in some Instances even 123 a Ion has been paid. The supply of tlm sthy Is especially short and from bow to the end of the present season fur ther advance will occur. Prices today are: Timothy hay. 120; clover, $17; bran. Jl'.i.SO; middlings, $25; shorts. $20.50; chop. $18.50. alley Wheat Is Down. Valley wheat prices are down on ac count of the dullness In flour, but the other grades are unchanged. There Is absolutely nothing doing In flour at the . resent time and no Improvement Is looked for pooh. Price are unchanged. Poultry Is Scarce. Although receipts of Irioultry have been fair within the past few days, there wan not near enough stock ar riving to supply the spirited demand that prevails. Price on all grades of poultry are held stiff at the highest points. Everything was cleaned up with the exception of a few geese, which arrived today and for which there la no demand. Too Much Teal. Veal receipts or the poorer stock con tinues heavy with demand ut the lowest ehb. Mutton, although In light receipt. Is not In sufficient demand to keep tilings cleaned up during the prevailing quotations. Hwf Is still on the scarce list with demnnd quite heavy. Demand ' for pork equals the light receipts. Older Vinegar to Xiao. Beginning with May 1. the quotations on all grades of cider vinegar will be advanced 2 cents a gallon. This will make the new quotations range from 18 to 27 cents a gallon. The rise Is caused by the persistent visits of the Poor 1 old Commissioner who-now says that thi majority ' of the stuff' now sold on the market 'as elder vinegar, is not the real thing. Hops Still Dull. rVif hni buys have been reported within the past few days, but the market shows every tendency for a Higlit advance. The bears are still do ItiR all in tli-elr power to make the outlook gloomy." but the reported ru- jnora that London brewers are evading this market for supplies has helped to buoy; the market up. Potatoes und onions are unchanged In either price or condition. The steamer i:ijler arrived from Ssn Francisco with I tie usual cargo of vegetables last even ing. Today's quotations, as revised, are as follows: tt , , . . ; feres grade, 12cUtffc; Spider tg. vneolored Japan, tU4i0c; gra Japan, scarce, SO0 laR Balat, -1, Is, 4a, 4b, to. 9210; one tikUi dairy. Sua, loot, 7c Inputted Ut- .pool, fit, 4Ao. Bait WarcMtar salt, bulk, hbls., UOa. $S.M; Wvrovater. 140 , $5. Bo: Worcaatar, lot) Ha. 10.60; Wormier, SO Da, SS.2&; DO 10, J.0O; linen aarks. boa, soe. Halt Coarav, half ground. 100a, per torn. $14.00; Hoa. per tun, 114.50; Liverpool, lump, rock. $2u. uu par ton; Co m rock, $14.00; loos, $13 50. Grain Bags Calcutta, $6.0000.26 per 100 for Auguat dillTfry. nice Imperial Japas. No. 1, Bc; No. t, Ofte; New Orleans, head. TMiC. Br-akfait food Premium. 80SHe. $2.00; Fore. $4.tn: H-O oata. $8.10. Balmon Oulnmbla KWer. lib talla. $1.70: I lb talla. $1.40; fancy, l ib Hats. 1.S5; H-fo faucr lata, $1X0; Alio a talk, pink, sue; red, $1 lift; l ib talla, $2 00. Cnal Oil Caaea. Sic per gal; tsnka. Water White. 16e net; tanka. ilrailllaht. lHe; tnr uriiliw. $1.00 aack; rarrnta. $1.00 Wl 10 iurk; beeta. $1.50 aack; radlani-a. pentlue, Tie net; gaaollna. Iron barren, lnc; Jpraer, $11.00 per bbl; atrawberrlea. 20c Do I. Beana Run 1 1 white, $4.50; large white, $4.23; pink. $:l.7B; bayou. $4.00; blmaa. 5 Ho. Tobacco Plug rut amnkinc. 1, 2 - park area Heal of North Carolina. Tie lb; Mae US?, Me lb: Dlxla Queen. 41c lb; Had Dell. Roe lb: Pedro, 50c lb; Golden Scepter, $1.15 lb; Una rut. Cameo. 41c tb: Capatan, fl.HS lb; Duke a Mixture, 40c lb; Bull Durham, One lb; Old Gnr llab Cnrre Cot. T4e lb; Maryland Club. Tic lb; Mall Pouch. 8c lb; Tale Mil tnr . I1.40 lb. Plrff Tobacco DramiDond'l Natural Lear. 5Hc lb; Piper Hvidileck. 00e tb; Something Good. 45e lb. Standard Nary. WtcIb; T. ft B., BSc lb: Hpear Dead. 43c lb; -altar. 41c lb. Pine Cut (iawlng Golden Thread. 68c lb; Fast Mall. Tue lb. Fruits and Vegetables. Potatoea 34l50e; new. 4c; aweeta. SHc tb. nl(,tia llriivnn KilAtdlk irurllr affl,7c lb. Preah FrulU -Auplea, faucr Oregou, 7 5c a $1.60; cooking. Boil 75c box. Orangea, uaTaU, (1.7&(U2.75 Imix; Callf.irnU tanxerluea. $)1.25 box; bauanaa, $2.fio3.0U buucb; craulwrrlea, Jerair, fll.oo per bbl v egeta blea 1 urti Six pi-r dua; eabbaK. California, 2c lb; lettuce. bead. 26c per doa; aroen peppra, 40c n; boraeradlah, Sc Iti; celery, Hoc do; bana. atrliuj, 16c lb; aaparagua, 8c; rhubarb, $1.25 box; loDiatoen. Florida, $4.50 40 n. crate; para ulpa. $1.76; nlneapplea, $5 dox; peaa, 6c. Dried Prulte Applea, eTaporatcd, 0'-''(t7i4c lb; aprlcota, 7 lb; iM-achea, 7S4tWc b; P-ara, sc lb; pruuea, Italian, 4Vfciy)utac lb; reiK-h, a V 41 4 He lb; lira. California blacka, 6( OWr; do white. 7V' lb: pluuia. pitied. 6u c; ralalua, aeeded, faucr 1 lb cartona, 50 pack agea te t-aae, ao pkg; ae.Mled. 12-oa cartona. 8c; louao Muai-atellca, Bo-lb buica, UVuTb1' lb; London la r era. $1.76ir2.UO. Nuta Peauuta, ei7c per lb for raw, PBlOc for roaated; rocoauuta. H6UU0c per doa; wal nuta. 144'(tl5c per lb; pTua uuta. luW12c per tb; blrkorr uuta, 10c par Rt; cbeatnuta. Kaatern. lBuloc per lb; Br. all nuta, 10c per lb; Alberta. Iftloc per lb; faucr pecana. Hit 15c per lb; almouda, 14ttl5c per u. Maata and F-rovialona. Kreah Meau Beef, prime. 7CJsc; bulla. 4Si'ajc; cuwa. 'u7cffl pork. Sluc; Teal, 6(U-; mutton. Blu'lVjC gruaa; dreaaed, SUIK-, lauiba, dreaaed, 1112c. llama, Hamu. etc. -Portland uaca (locaii hama. 10 to, 14 Iba, l&c; 14 to 10 Iba. 15c; breakfaat bacou. 16uluc: itlculca, 14. col- liiic; dry aalted backa. li: ,'; bacou liacka. Operator Uses Another Firm for Blind. v aage. ll'-jc; aalted aldca, 12c lb, auioked aldea. laac; ary aalieu Dacxa. l.c: uacou oai 12k.-: butta. aalted. UVtic: auioked. 10c lb. Laatern-nacked Hama Under 14 lt. lO'bc; OTer 14 Iba, 15i4c; faucr. picnic, 12c, houldera, 12c; drr aalted aides, unamoked, 111 ; breakfaat bacou, lo(J17c; ranc. luc; but ta, 12bU13l4c. Local Lard-kettle leaf. 5a Like: 10a. 13Uc; 6a. lSMic; bo-tb tlua. -taa. rendered. loa. l.l'c- 6a, 13Uc: 50a. 18c lb; coLw-.X'Uud Uercea, KSe; tuba, Uc. Eaatern Lard kettle leaf. 10-lb tlna. 13c; 6a, lXc; bu lb tlua, 13c; ateam rendered. lua. l.h , oa, l.lc; 60a, 12VjC. AboTe Dacklun bouae orlcea are net cash. 15 dara. Hah Rook cod. Tc: flonadera. Be; bailout. 4 'ic Hue cod. 7c. rnil. 11. Mj doa, raaiu- clama. Vc doa, atrlped haaa, I2jc; haliuon. CbllMxik, be; ateelb-ada. Ua; aolea, Sc; alirllulia, Puyrt Hound. Ibc; cattlsb, 0c; Pufet Sound berrlug, 4c lb. Minneapolis Mills Again Running -Shut-Down Was Only Made to A feet the Market. Trom spaolai wires and cables to Bolton, de Bnyter k Oo. CHICAGO. April 21. The KOcord- Herald says: Armour yesterday bouglit 22U.0U0 bushels of No. 1 Northern wheut, ' chartered the vessels for it and Hold It 1 In the East. It looks as If Callahan, who Is here, might be getting some of . these good things thut are offering. It Is necessary, under the rules, for Ar mour to buy this wheut in Home other I house than tils own, but there is not much contract wheut In the Armour 1 house, only 275, U00 bushels of No. 1 Northern und 121.(1(10 bushels of No. 2 j lied. I'eavy has ubout 70U.UOO bushels I of contract wheut. the Culumet Klevator THE ALLIANCE HERE AGAIN Steamer Loob None the Worse for Accident. The steamer Alliance arrived yesterday from San Francisco and wuy points with many passengers and a lull mrgo. On her Inst trip up from Han J-'mnclsco she run upon an uncharted rock . .fT the Cali fornia coast and wa towed buck to San hYanc.sco for repairs. The necensary re pairs were made and on the suggestion of Captain Hardwlck Khe was given a general overhauling. Captain Hard wlck reports a pleasant pHxsage up the coast. The Alliance had :'u passengers and her cargo Included redwood shingles Hnd doors and many thousand feet of lumber. In speaking to a report, r for The Jour nal regarding the recent , , nleiit. Cap tain Hnrdw!ck said: Tbo kooant Acclde&t. "It whs. a close call, but i ame out oil right. We were cominn u. the coast with a strong northwester blowing in our teeth. Following the ijH-iial euursc. I kept hugging the shop. Itns being the only way a ship can make any progress during a headwind. "The day wan as clem us one could wish for. The first tJ.it k 1 knew we were stopped and a loud n cli came from forward. We had run an an un charted rock. A hole 1.' r.., t square whs stove Into the bow. 'Hon was no ex citement among the pa. i.e,. rs or crew I put the ship about, nil i . t : i , k to return to San Francisco, but I lhe time we : ..I. ,,r CuhoiiI' II... u ,t..i- lit tl,.. about l.ooo.uuo. and the other small lots . w fmm wa WU,H, s , ,w,.Mril scattered around, lhe cash wheat brn.1- , ,1(.Hl,h h(,r ,n CanpHr , ,..k ness here yesterday was helped by a , To mustiate the ahscn I excitement drop of 1 cents tu Uuffulo, compared am(lll(? tne passengers Capialn llard wlth l cents on Saturday. The plan wck tells of a man wli" wa- somewhat lilt 11 STILL Lack of Regulations the Cause s Is Close Liverpool Uarkotsj. lilVEHPuOL, April 21. The markets closed with July wheut ut 2H, unchang ed; May wheat, -2, unchanged; July corn, 4-2. up; May corn, 4-4 S. unchanged. Eastern stock Kooolpts. CHICAGO. April 21. Receipts of live stock today In the principal packing centers were: Hogs. Cnttlt-. Sheep. Chicago 3.UU0 16,000 13. out) Kunsas Cltv M.OOO U.OOU 5,000 Omaha 4,000 8,000 6.01)0 Hogs 6 cents higher; 2,600 left over yesterday; receipts u year ago. IS, 000. Prices are: Mixed. $7.05 f(i 1 .60 ; good. ST. 15fy7.b6; rough. 7.15S'30, light. t6.HUtc7.30. Cattle Slow and steady. Sheep Weak. which the Minneapolis millers made last week In order to uffect wheat prices liuv- , Ing proved a fullure. It has been grace fully revoked. Minneapolis yesterday wired thut the millers were buying cash , wheut again In that market and thut the mills would again be running this morn- ; ing. If a weak-kneed bull had been run- I nlng things ut Chicago the stoppage In j the grinding ut Minneapolis, ClilcaKO ! and some of the other large milling j points might have had a disastrous effect ' on the campaign. The Minneapolis es- j tabllshmcnts alone use UOO.OOO bushels ' of wheat weekly, and the mills which stop, If they had stuck to their plun, I would have meant a reduction in the seasick and kept In his staler.... m. When the steamer was beach..) ! Caspar the man came out on deck will. Ills grips packed ready to go to bis bono- In Ku reku lie thought the ship bad reached thut city. TO RACE TO CAPE TOWN. The British four-masted balk Pegasus and the Herman four-masted bark See fairer will race from this port to Cape Town. Hoth vessels are now loading grain here, and will be linlshed this week. The barks are nearly tb. same size, the Hrltlsher registering 2. Ills tons and weekly wheat consumption of possibly j ''Crman .u,j ions, ami uom cany 1 irn nun Knu,w.lu lid th- Chloao,, Imllu I HKfailH. ' ' JJMV v 1 1 n fa, uunn fi,. 13 .... .. I, ... lilt- niriii 1 1 1 tt i T0ETLAND "WHOLESALE PRICE. U t, 1 Grain,' Flour and Faed. Wheat Walla Walla, 72c; bluestem, 80c; Valley, T4V4c. barley teod, 21J0; rolled. 123.00. Oata No. 1 wtbtc, tl-J7iW1.2u; vray, 11.15(3 1.17 Vj. Flour Kaitern Oregon: Patenta, t4:104:45; IMauMwd W - 4:au; aualgbta, 4l.rOU4 VuUey. U-&UU3-T0; graliaui, fea, 3.a6; lo, 3 7f. Milfttuffa Brim, 19.50 per ton; tulddUiies t'2S .0o; ahorta. t20.no; chop, tls.60. ' Huy Ttuiolbj, t20.0O; ilover, tlT.OO. Hops, Wool and Hides. Hupa 204i20ViC for cliulce; luoa eoatracta Wool nominal. Yaoey. iojbvc; Eaatern vguu otil4vj MoliHlr, ark'. SLHtfuaklua SbeurtUila. Hitllac: .I..,.. wuul, '22(a23e; TueUluiu wool, 30c; loujf wool. Hue 11.44 eueu. lailow rnme, per iu, ii-tf; no. 2, and ireaae, iU- liiaea v uiuea, iio. i, io pouuua and up lStnlie per ; dry kip, .No. 1. 6 to 16 rt, 12c; dry calf. No. 1, uiidtir 6 Itw. lic; urr aulted, bvllk und ataga, 1 -it U-aa tbau dry dint; aalted bioea, ateer, aouud. (io pouuda or orur ' VjUBii'; Wo 00 Iba, jyjttSc; under 50 Itia! auj cowa, It; ataga and tailia, aouud, blabitc; kip, aouud, lii to JU Hm, . c; aouud. Io to li .lua, . Tc; calf, sound, under 10 ioa, Sc. yreu tuuaulled;, lc lb leas; cuUa, lo lb loan; uorao lildea, aalted, eaeb, l.JSntl.;5; dry, eueU, l.ix) ul.60: colta' liidea. eacb, 2u(u5oe: iruut auina louiimm, eacb, iuiuvl5v; Auguru, wttu wool ou' kucli, vacuti.oo. Butter, Eggs sad Poultry. Butter Oregon creamery, lNHjfuau ,' (allfor ala, lBiiaK'; dairy, llifttltle: store, limine Kgga kreah Oregon, loiitlie. Cbeeae tull cream, twiu, l?4tl7Vic; Young imerka, luil!54c; aiaateru, 10(ul7; Calttoruia I.kj. ' Poultry Chickens, mixed. 11 u, w l-ju,c- p,.r nv belia, lUittblbe; rooslera, 10(1 1 Hie lb Irroill ;.a, imul.c lb; tryeiu, l-Hjlfn- U; diu-ka, Wnti. lo: gerae. Twsc ID; lurkeya, uv,., luun.--tlreaaed, lStolue- Orooariaa, Vuta, Etc Sugar "Sack uaata," cube, ko.C2U: rrd. ered, ,5.46Js;-o granulated, to.5,'- VTr. C. t4 7i; "oldeu C. 4.77J4; turrit? m ' bar re la.- laic; boiea. Sue arfvaure ou auck k-aa k&o per ewt. lor cash. 1& uaya; uiapla uni luc Ibi Houey 14101Be per frame. UHfun-Urwii Moeba. lyaac; jtrn . ZUlUifac; Jura, good, lAMSitk-; JuTa orj,., tA tii&ci rata Rica, famy, lstUJoc- CoaiT it'icl good. lOialScT-C-Data Hlca. ordinary, lo Sc per to; Columbia ruaax. tW.tW; irbucklea' Hows "on, lil.lth u.t; .'urdova LOCAL STOC-RECEIPIS. PORTLAND UNION STOCKYARDS, April 21. Today's receipts of live stock consisted of 2u0 cuttle. 20 sheep. 20 hugs and 20 horses. Demand is spirited ut the following quotations: Cattle Steers, best, 6ifo6!4c; medium, 4 He. Hogs Choice. 7Vfcc; sheep, good East ern Oregon. 5Vc. FOR A MARKET BLOCK. A meeting of the special committee of the Council and the Kxecutlve Board, which were appointed by the Mayor to arrange for the erection of a market building ou the Site of the old Mechanics' Pavilion, will meet tomorrow afternoon and consider all propositions for the re moval of the present structure and the building of a modern market place. A company which styles Itself the Union Market Company has presented an ap plication for the market privileges, and If satisfactory terms are made It will be accepted. There have also been other applications, but when the time for ac ceptlng them arrived the applicants did not put In an appearance. -As previously stated In The Journal, the building proposed by the Union Mar ket Company will be 200 feet In length and C5 In width, and sheds for the shelter of horses and vehicles will be provided In the remainder of the block. were not disconcerted, by the move. Ar mour . ' r1 saw to it that the Minneapolis and Duluth prices did not drop any when the mills closed. As the Hour miller can no better risk the losing of his custom er than uny other manufacturer the mill ers after one day's demonstration against the market during which the prices ad vanced rapidly Instead of declining, de cided to do the graceful thing and stmt up business again. It Ts said that sev eral of the large elevator Interests ure short about 600,000 bushels of May oats each, and that the aggregate May short interest In this grain Is about 2, GOO, anil bushels. ! It Is expected that they will begin to make standard oats with the first appearance of good weather. If they succeed, as they are expected to. It will make a decided difference in the oat situation here, as to stocks. It is said that some of the May shorts have been getting from the Northwest the sort of oats which are expected to turn out standard. Is known as n fast ; ship, having a record from San Francisco 1 to Kurope In days. While the Pegasus 1 Is not numbered among the fleetest, her skipper. Captain Moult. .n. says he is go- Ing to try and make the passage of his I life within the next three months. Cap tain Sehoemaker of the Seefahrer i marked that he would try and carry his royals In a topsail wind The two barks recently raced to the month of the Columbia Klver from Kan Fi.ili-isco, the British bulge winning by several hours. Shipping men lure say that the race to South Africa will be n good one, and It is thought that several bets will be mde on the outcome. NEW CAPTAIN FOR ELDER. Bromoa Tompontnoo ConfroM. The officers of the Bremen Temper ance Congress have requested President Roosevelt to appoint Mrs. Mary II. Hunt, of Boston, well known as the leader of the scientific temperance education movement In this country, to represent the United States at the congress. In response letters of credit have been Is sued to Mrs. Hunt by the Department of State, signed by Secretary Hay, and the courtesies of the congress have been bespoken for her by Baron Von Stern- burg, the German minister at Washington. Oraat Kan at Negro's Funeral. Phil H. Chappell. of Kansas City. man of affairs, formerly state treasurer of Missouri and distinguished through out the state, last week Journeyed to Jefferson City to attend the funeral of 'Uncle Brit" Chappell, a negro who was born on the Chappell plantation In Vir ginia eighty-four years ago. Tor a long time Mr. Chappell had been looking af ter "Uncle Brit's" comfort and when news of the old negro's death reached him he laid 'all business aside, taking the first train to Jefferson City, where he personally superintended the funeral. Trusts Aro Agrcod. NEW YORK. April 21. The Chronicle says: Instead uf purchasing the Jones and Laughlin Company for something like fO.000.000, an understanding has been reached by the United States Steel Company and Its largest outside compet itor will work in harmony. An arrange ment similar to that which has been made for this Pittsburg concern Is also In negotiation with the Lackawanna 8teel Company. The Chicago & Alton Railroad Company advertises that It will pay principal and Interest at matur ity, May. 1, of Its outstanding sinking fund 6 per cent gold bonds of 1878. There are tl, 663, 000 of these bonds still out standing. The railroad has two other Important Issues which It may refund this year at a very considerable saving. Some of the largest interests in Wall street begin to recognize In the Northern Securities decision a benefit which was overlooked. There Is no hesitancy on their part now In saying that the decls- j Ion, after all, is for the best Interests of bona fide stockholders of the corpora tion. The rumors that the Norfolk div idend may bp Increased this summer is absolutely unfounded. The matter has never been discussed, and It Is alto gether unlikely that It will come up for discussion for a long time In view of the fact that the rate was Increased from 2 to 3 per cent last fall. The steamer George V. Rider arrived last night from Sun Francisco with 80 passengers and a large cargo of freight. The officers report a very pleasant trip up the coast, saying that It was one of the llnest made this season. Among the passengers that came up rroni the (jolden uat City was Captain Shea, formerly master of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company's steamer Po mona. He will take command of the Klder on her outward passage. Captain Randall, who has been muster of the liner during the past three years, will be transferred to the Columbia. Captain Doraif of the last named steamer, has been granted a three-months' leave of absence. He. with Ills family, will spend a oouple of months visiting the leading cities and countries of Europe. It Is ex pected that lie will spend a part of his visit Inspecting the vessels and ship yards of Great Britain and Germany. IrT MAITERHORN WINS RACE It Is not often that a captain of a sailing ship that is defeated In a race will admit that he was outsailed. But Cap tain Beniulst of the British bark Adder ley, belongs to this class. In a recent letter to a friend here the Captain says: "I arrived at Sydney on the 17th of March, while flic Matterhorn arrived on the 8th. The A.l.l. rley did not sail as well as Captain Warren's ship, he having passed meln the northeast trades, he took the same road that I did. so It was only a question of bis ship being a better sailer than mine Captain Beniulst stated that all on board the Addeilev were well. He says that the bark will go from the colonies to some Pllrcr flotind t.ort. Rhf. aaltn frrtin jjocisiou win oecuriiy. Rainier December 21 with a cargo of NEW iokk. April zi. speculators lumber. for a decline have been very confident thnt tho nntlrf would rpfntiii t,i morllftr merger decree and thus prevent the pay- I CAPTAIN SAUTER GETS CREW ment or dividends on Northern Securities Originated ii Country Districts Where No Action Was Taken Against It. Never before In the history of the Pa cific Northwest has smnllpox been so prevalent, nor, In the opinion of dis ease exjierts, has It ever hud the I'ni' dom that It now enjoys from guurari tlne or restrictions of Hiiy kind For more than a year Interior points of Oregon and Washington have been scourged by It und. because It was of a mild form and comparatively few deaths resulted, little If anything was done to check Its spread. Operating without re straint the disease has gradually grown worse until It hits now appeared In sev eral sections of the country in the most virulent form Those acquainted with the history of the present epl.lemlc claim the reason little action was taken against It Is l.c cause the disease first made Its appear ance in smaller towns and In country districts where no health rules ale In force. Hundreds of cuses resulted. Neither the victims nor those associated with til. -in hud any Idea the slight i up tlon on face and hands was srnall.o. Children went to school while I. token out with It and grown perso.-is attend ed entertainments ami bulls without hav ing the least Idea they were dlss. nili:at -ing dlseuse germs and endanger, ng the lives of others. Didn't Look Like Smallpox. The disease was III so mild a form that boards of health and local physi cians were frequently unable to deter mine If It was smallpox. Reports from Walla Walla tell of danger from the disease having assumed such propor tions thut the most stringent quaran tine measures have been adopted. In one instance a young man came in from the country with his face broken out In pimples thut resembled smallpox pits, lie was sent' to the pest house. It tinned ! out thut he did iml have smallpox at first, but contracted It after entering the pesthouse and bis life was placed In Jeopardy as a result. Much comment has been Indulged III with regard to the smallpox epidemic prevalent in and about Hhanlko. It Is claimed by those acquainted with the situation that the disease Is not more prevalent there at the present time than In any one of a dozen other districts of the Northwest. At Dixie. Wash., a small town 10 miles from Walla Walla, there were recently 26 cases, the entire popu lation of the place being less than 600. Lack of rules, regulations and phy sicians in the country districts. It Is said, are mainly to blame for the con tinued prevalence of the epidemic, which Is said tu be growing worse daily. SHI eld nmml isxj asAirs uu am pure and swzzt, SHIELD BtlKD BACOU AIC GOOD TO BAT. BBIBIVD BBA1TD RAMS OAST BS BEAT. 8BZSJVO BBAWD AIC THE BEST Or XXAT. Government Inspected Bhleld Brand Meats and Lard, ore made from Oregon Wheat-fed gtuck and put up by Oregon Iibor. Customer should patronize home production and Industry by using Shield Brand goods, which are no higher than others In price, but higher in grade. SHIELB-BKAITD OOODS ABE (iOVEBWaf E1T INSPECTED, SHIELD SHAKO OOODS ARE THUS PROTECTED SHIELD BRA DTD PROM DISEASE IS FREE. USE OMEY SHIELD BRAND OOODS AND PATRONISE HOME IN- (DVSTRT. UNION MEAT CO. Banfield-Veysey Fuel Co. ! SLAB WOOD Cet your orders in rry grid glv your wood chgnct ts dr. Office: No. 80 THIRJ) STREET Ore. Phone, Meln 353; Columbia 373. POR.TLAND. OREGON KEEP & CO. Safety Tube Boiler Works Marine and Stationary Boilers manufactur ed and repaired, and all kinds of boilers altered toincrease heating surface. 85 TO 89 UNION AVE., PORTLAND, OR. Shop Phono, Union tttt Roe. Phone Pink 741, MARINE NOTES. Financiers Oppose Bill. William C. Whitney, Plerpont 'Morgan. Ashbel ! Kltch. William Rockefeller and otlTer wealthy New Yorkers owning large estates In the Adlrondijcks have joined In making war on a bill now before the New, YOrk Stale Legislature. The measure. If passed, would give wood pulp and water power speculators privi leges which are worth millions. The result would be the devastation of large tracts In the Adlrondacks and this the millionaires are trying to prevent. Tcaa Uolong, different gradea, 2503e' fi.m ftewder, IttttaUjjtiUe; ouaa BfJitiii, iul May She rare Well. To a fair lady bound for the fair The conductor said. "Lndy, your fare!" She paid him. and so On his way did he go With the fare from the fair to the fair. Indianapolis Sun. stock. A considerable short Interest had been made on this assmnptlon. The decision of the court permitting the pay ment of dividends, removed quite a weight from the market, and the feel ing In conservative circles this after noon Is that the Northern Securities case as a factor In speculation has lost Its Influence, as It wilt be several months before the United States Supreme Court will dispose of It. Meantime It Is be lieved that there will be Increased con fidence in the theory that the price movement will bo governed by Influ ences which are usually potent at this season. The first of these Is improving money conditions. It is learned to night that the I'nlon Trust Company to day made loans ut 4 V per cent on strict ly railroad collateral. With the banks gaining freely from the treasury and with larger receipts from the Interior, it Is the general opinion that time mon ey will be obtainable at this rate In the near future on good mixed collateral as against D to 5H per cent but recently quoted. Crop news and rallroud earn ings continue excellent, the heavy in creases In the latter for the second week In April having a pronounced effect on sentiment. The labor situation, not withstanding scattered strikes. Is more favorably regarded than for some time. The foregoing Incentives explain the re-, newed confident buying of stocks on the opening of the Week by substantial In terests Identified with the Ooutd stocks, particularly Missouri Pacific; and with Atchison common. Baltimore & Ohio common, I'nlon Pacific and Rock Island, and among the Industrials A. C. P. and I'. 8. Steel, which are considered a fair ' purchase on recessions. Foreign bank ers think the decision permitting the j Northern Pacific to pay dividends will j strengthen the market for American se- j curltles In London, and possibly lead to ! good foreign buying. Captain Sauter of the British bark Crown of India In ought his crew from San Francisco yesterday and placed them aboard his vessel at Astoria. The sailors. 12 1 number, came up trom tho Bay City on the steam schonner Sequoia. First Mate Pugsley of the bark went to San Francisco and signed the men there. As the crew wus being transferred from tne schooner two of them refused to set foot on the hark, they claiming to be I'nlted Slates citizens and tout they had been f .r. I to sign the articles. Captain Sauter allowed them to go irshore. A deputy I ulted States Marshfll Is on the windjammer to keep the new crew from being stolen. AMARANTH IN CHINA. The American harkentlne Amaranth. 1.0C2 tops, armed Sunday at Kaio Chou, North China, alter a fast passage across the Pacific. The vessel sailed from here February US with l.:'B4,832 feet of lum ber and piling to be used for harbor con structing work In the Flowery Kingdom. She Is in command of Captain Bowes and Is a sister ship of the Amazon. MM' Preferred Stock Canned Ooods. Allen & Lewis' Best Brand, BEERS Famous the World Over Fully Matured. Order fioa Fleckeaateln Mayer Company The Drumburton will finish discharg ing her. cargo of sulphur at Columbia dock No. 1 tonight. She Is the only un chartered ship In the river. The Kldotado's cargo of piling Is ex pected to Jje all stowed u hoard the schooner by a week from next Saturday. The first pontoon of the new Portlund drydock has not been launched. The contractors are waiting for higher water. The Pegasus finished loading wheat today. Captain Moillton will sign his crew tomorrow. The Seefahrer will probably be finish ed by the first of next week. She will complete her cargo at the Irving dock. The Oeorglana shifts from Davldge's dock to the Inman-Poulsen mills to be gin loading lumber for Syd-ney. The Klder sails outwurd Thursday night. The river stenmer I.otona will not make way landings between Portland and Oregon City on her week day trtls. On Sundays the boat will stop at any place along the river. Cause of Bailroad Accidents. The number of rallroud accidents that have occurred In the I'nlted States (lur ing the last few months Is abnormal and It has puzzled the country to ac count for them. Even the citizen Who has no railroad experience can distin guish very well between an unavoidable accident and the other kind. The slaugh tering of human life in preventable rail road accidents Is due to either lucum potency or neglect. Now. railroad men. or-at least those trusted with the run-vl nlng of locomotives, are far from Incom petent. They are among the II nest men of the country. If they neglect their duties, when the results are generally fatal to themselves. It must be on ac count of physical nnd mental exhaus tion. If they are being overworked the practice should cense. Public interest demands this Imperatively, but It Is hard to understand how the railroads them selves cun stand the property loss that follow wrecks which can be classed as preventable. Chicago Chronicle, PEU. METSCHAW, Pres. O. W. XNOWXEB, Mgr. j We IMPE1UAL HOTEL f PORTLAND, OREGON f R,feVBf?,PmEA,7 ,pL?2N50oPNeVYd.y. Seventh and Washington Sts. TRANSPORT FIGHT MAY BE RESULT Bids Will Open Shortly and a Spir ited Contest Is Expected. ton; Ilrst-class passengers, $100. and Sol dlers $25 each. There was not a bid from Sun Francisco because of the re liance on the I'nlted States Army trans port service to continue as It had during the past four years. The entire affair caused a great deal of excitement throughout the Pacific Coast and the tinul outcome of the entire proceeding was In Sun Francisco bringing its polit ical influence to bear and Congress pass ed a bill prohibiting the War Depart" ment from selling or leasing the trans ports. Secretary Root was compelled to The contract held by the Boston I award the contract to the Boston Com- Steuniship Company for transporting Pany. because of his advertising for freight and pass, ngers to the Philip- ! bids, nnd their bid being the lowest. In pine Islands lor I'ncle Sam will expire i coming contest many Han rranclsco on June 30 of this year. As a conse cu. nee of thl.i the transport service is about to enter into another fight and a most spirited contest between the Pa cific Coast cities for the business is likely lo follow. Some few months ago the War Department advertised for bids for transporting freight and passengers. Two bids were received, one from James I.aldlaw & Co. of Portland, nnd one from the Boston Steamship Company of Bos ton. As the result of un understanding with James J. Hill of the (lleat North ern Hallway, the Boston Steamship Com pany was enabled to put In an extremely low bid. thereby seeming the contract. Tbev agreed to handle freight at $1 per concerns will present bids, among them being the Pacific Mall Steamship Com pany. They desire to shut out lt Northern rival. It is practically a fight between the Southern Puclllc Railroad system, controlling the Pacific Mall Steamship Company, and th Great Northern Railroad system, controlling the Boston Steamship Company. LAND BOARD LOANS. RAl.F.M. April 21. The State Land Board has approved iit! applications for loans from the state school fund, ag KicKutlng $aV.!iT0. Prince of Bavaria. Lullpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria, has Just completed his eighty-second year. He Is only surpassed In years among the rulers of Kurope by Pope l,co. the Grand Duke of Luxemburg, the King of Denmark and the Duke of Mechlen-burg-Strelitz. Besides these there are ten other sovereigns between seventy nnd eighty a record that Is probably unparalleled. The Prince Regent served with the headquarters of King William 1. In the '70-'" 1 war. He was called to the regency at the ge of 63 years by the in sanity of his nephew. King Otto, and has filled that onerous post for "nearly seven teen years to the satisfaction of the Ba varians, who presented him with $!-;.- 000 on his eightieth birthday. The Prince has four children and his eldest son has already seen his children's children. Stranffe Customs in China. Many Strange si-tund customs prevail In China. The girls In that country sel dom go to school unless they are child ren of very rich people. School work begins before daylight, and after studyr Ing their lessons aloud for two hours the pupils recite them. They then go home to breakfast, after which they return and study again until dinner time In the afternoon they go again to school to prepare lessons for the following day. By this time it Is night. This goes on every day Of the week, for there is no such thing as the Sunday holiduv. Philadelphia Press. (rilWiTfl IKS? I AV'egetahle Preparationfor As similating tticFoodandRcgufa ling the Stomachs and Rowels of Yornoles Digeslion,Choerfur- :ss and Kest.Contains neither ium.Morphine nortineraL Nor NARCOTIC. Oii MfrsajW ttfeaiyii rnvr. Aperfecl Remfedy forConstipa Tion , Sour StoRiach.Diarrhoca Worms .Convulsions .Feveristv ness aiul LOSS OF SLEEP. Facsimile Signature of NEW YO Jr. EXACT COP OF WRAPPEhc J 1 lil For Infants and Children. The Kind You Havo Always Bought T) AT, JHHUBUU, 1 Signature AW cr sk m m In Use For Over Thirty Years 1 111! I tms ocarrava aeiaeajiv, a urt.
