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M ID S U M M E R
TRADE.
• a t o f T e a « , R a th e r T k H aS
Demand.
Brad street’s seye: W hile trade to
stili only of mid-summer volume, the
beginnings of improvement in demande
are apparently becoming visible. The
improvement ia still one of tone, rather
than of demand, but w ith a yield of
640,000,000 bushels of wheat, a next
to record breaking yield of corn, and »
very large proportion o< oats,[the West
ern crop situation oontains many en
couraging features. The Southern cot
ton crop has undoubtedly suffered, and
conditions are unprecedentedly low
for this season of the year, but the
acreage planted was a large one, and
prices are so much higher that a satis
factory financial return to confidently
looked for.
The effort of the big iron and steel
concerns to control prices, if really
made, has proven abortive, and another
wholesale slashing of quotations is to
be reported this week.
The industrial situation is rather bet
ter as a result of agreements upon wages
by a number of iron and steel manu
facturing concerns and their employee.
Lower prices for lumber are appar
ently inducing more activity in build
ing, though how much is due to this or
how mnch to the settlement of labor
disturbances to hard to measure.
Wheat, including fionr, shipments
for the week aggregate 2,829,910 bush
els, against 8,018,883 bushels lost
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Business failures in the United States
number 221 as compared w ith 146 last
week.
Business failures in the DomLdon of
Canada number 32 as compared with
26 last week.
Manila, July 18.— “ Mure soldiers*'
la the demand which ia owning to Gen
Entire Business District of eral MacArthur from every department
of th< islands.
Recent events have
Prescott, Ariz., Burned.
, worked to vindicate General Lawton’s
Judgment that 100,000 troops would be
B IQ O R E G O N C O M P A N Y .
FEW B U S IN E S S H O U S E S LEFT needed to establish American sovereign V A N C O U V E R IR O N PR O PER TY.
ty over the Philippines.
U n til they
attempted to bold, provinces of 300,000 F e a u a y lv a n la M an Maid t a Oe B u y i n g M in «« In t h e H u n a a s a l» l« t r le t tn B e
Ite v e lu p e d .
lo r I te v e lu y m e a t.
M any W h u W arn C o m fo r ta b ly F il e d Mow or 800,000 hostile people, with a regi
ment
or
two,
the
American
command
Baker
C
ity,
Ore., July 1«.— The
Seattle,
July
18.—
The
Post-Intelli
P e a s lle « « —T erritory*« O M clal C ea s« «
ers hardly realized the size of the P h il gencer states that managers of the 1 Keystone, Belle and Gold Boy Consoli
S ta tu ti« « H ad a C lu se C'a) I.
ippine islands. The present force ie McKeesport iron works, in Pennsyl dated Mining Company has been incor
not large enough to garrison more than vania, hava been visiting the PaciAc porated with a capital stock of $2,000,-
I’resoott, Arts.. July 17.— A scene oi half the important towns, and in some
coast, and bave secured sites for new 000. The president of the company ia
great desolation and a feeling of deep- of the roost Important islands, among
iron works at Fort Angeles, after sn Albert Geiser, of Bonanza fame; vice-
eat glooui pervades thia town today. them Cebu, Panay. Hamar and Leyte
unsuccessful attempt to locate in V ic president, Clark Tabor, of the Bed Boy;
A ll that remain« of the principal boat* and the great Mohammedan empire of ____r _
toria, B. C. The belief is expressed treasurer, J. T . Donnelly, cashier of
neas portion of the town la tottering Mindanao, only the commercial parts
that the iron deposits of Vancouver the First National bank; secretary,
walla and pllea of charred and horning are occupied.
island have attracted the attention of Eugene Hperry; manager, F . J. Conroy;
debris.
,! . The Mores are a olond on the bori- these iron men and that raw iron w ill consulting engineer. Captain C. H .
The Are, which started at . 10:4» eon. The officers liest acquainted w ith
be taken from Barclay sound, and else Thompson.
o’clock last night, waa not under con* conditions in Mindanao and the Hulu
The property is located in the Bo
where in the island, down to Port An
trol until 8 o’clock thia morning, when islands toll the correspondent that they
geles for working. I t is known that nanza district, and is considered to be
the fighters went a oonaiderable dis consider serious fighting there inevita
the McKeesport iron men have secured a very rich and promising mine. I t is
tunes In advance of the tfuiuea and blew ble. I f it oomes, the two regiments
options on three properties in the Barc the intention of the company to pash
op the buildings on the south aide of which are scattered in small garrisons,
lay sound country, namely the Ander development work and get a m ill on
Goodwin street, preventing the lire some of them hundreds of miles apart son Company, another owned by W il the property at once.
from crossing that street.
The most along the coast of Mindanao, an island son, Braden, Irving and others, and a
conservative estimates of the total losses nearly as large as Luzon, may have
N E X T M IN IN G C O N G R E 8 8 .
third the property of Thompson, Bra
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are from $1,000,000 to |1,600,000.« serious work. The Moms are fighters
den, Logan and Kains. An option has M uch G ood M ey K aanit F r o m th e B o lso
The burned district embraces five by nature, do not fear death, have
been secured on these claims until the
M e e tin g In 1 * 0 1 .
blocks, in which were located the prin many guns, though of antiquated end of the year, and before the begin
Spokaue, July 18.— in view of the
cipal mercantile honsea, both banka, makes, but do the best execution by
ning of next month between 400 and
fact that the next meeting of the In
both telegraph offices, the three news lying in the thiok Jungles and cutting
600 men w ill be taken up to Barclay
ternational Mining Congress w ill meet
paper offices, four hotels, and every dowu soldiers who pass through with sound to exploit its mineral wealth.
in Boise, Idaho, in July, 1901, some of
saloon and restaurant except one in their te rrin e krises and spears.
I f development proves that these
the events that took place last month
the town, besides scores of private resi
properties are at ail equal their prom
in the Milwaukee meeting w ill be in-
G R EA T WAR H A S O P E N E D .
dences.
To add to the p-evslling
ise, it w ill mean much for Vancouver
’,'L ’
i teresting to Northwestern mining men.
gloom, a high wind has prevailed a ll
island and for Victoria
sys the Hpokesman-Review.
Hpokesman-
says
oay. sending smoke, dust and burning M ilt R a d O a ly W ith B rea k la g a a d F ar-
ties in question run about 72 per cent
t l t lo a l a g o f C h la e e e B n tp lre.
Tbe objects aimed at by the Milwan
embers In every direction, requiring
New York, July 18.— A dispatch to in pig iron, a very high per centage, ! kee meeting were:
the greatest vigilance to prevent an
and one which envoked enthusiastic
Ninety persons were made seriously
First— A permanent organizat<‘” i
other outbreak of the flames.
Owing the Tribune from London says:
expressions from the visiting magnates.*'
ill
at Kheine, Westphalia, Germany,
A
great
war
baa
opened
in
Chinn,
to the chaotic condition existing today,
From them the row material for the > Second— A revision of the national owing to the eating of diseased
w
ith
the
Japanese
in
the
front
line
and
mining
laws.
With
a
view
of
the
better
it la impossible to obtain an 'accurate
Port Angeles foundries w ill be drawn. 1
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protection of claimants and owners of flesh.
account of the loss or individual insitr- with the heaviest reserves immediately
The Galena, one of the promising j
available.
Three
American
battalions,
mineral
lands.
anoe. From interviews with insurance
claims on the Gordon river, passed re
P A C IF IC C O A S T T R A D E .
agents, the total insurance does not ex and about 18,000 Japanese troops, havs cently under bond to n number of East . Third— A mineral exhibit.
reached Tien Tsin s noe the two battles
Fourth—
To
obtain
and
disseminate
ceed $360,000.
ern capitalists. Active work w ill com
S e a t t le M ark et«.
At daylight this morning teems were were fought, so that the allied force mence on this mine on August 1 aud information regarding improvements
now
aggregate«
26,000
men,
w
ith
con
Onions,
new,
l,‘4c.
and inventions of lalwr saving machin
a t work hauling lumber to the public
w ill be continued uqtil the end of the '
Lettuce, hot house, $1 per crate.
ery and other mining appliances.
plaaa, and this evening it is covered tingenta slowly dribbling into Taku.
War has not been formally declared, year. A large sum is involved in this
Potatoes, new, lc.
The permanent organization consisted'
with tents and temporary frame build
transaction should it go through.
Beets, per sack, 85c@ $l.
of 416 registered delegates representing
ings. The occnpants w ill be ready for bat it is in progroea, w ith every indica
W IL L W O R K T H E C L A IM .
Turnips, per sack, 75c.
23 different states.
business tomorrow. -Both banks have tion that it w ill continue indefinitely
until
the
government
now
ia
power
is
Carrots, per sack, $1.00
Mineral exhibits were displayed by
secured temporary quarters and w ill be
O w n er« W a n t a M how lag Ma^e fas the
Parsnips, per sack, 50@ 75c.
Alaska, Colorado, Wisconsin, New
open tomorrow.
The Bashford-Bor- overthrown and the empire broken up
H ard C aah.
Cauliflower, native, 76c.
Mexico, Montana, Arizona, Canada,
melster Company w ill be open for bust- into a series of European and J «panes,
Greenood,
B.
C.,
July
16.—
The
own
The re
Cncumbers— 60 & 60c.
Idaho, Washington aud Oregon.
neas tomorrow in their warehouse, two provinces and protectorates.
treat of the al lied forces from Tien Tsin ers have bonded the Hard Cash mineral
Cabbage, native and
Californio.
blocks from the plaaa.
G
old
M
in
in
g
In
B
r
itish
C
n
ln
m
b
in
.
claim for $20,000 to Johu Rodgers.
would
be
followed
by
outbreaks
against
$1.00
@1.26
per
100
pounds.
Hon. W . A. Clark, of the United
The Amt authenticated discovery of
The bond is a working one, and so
Tomatoes— $1.36.
Verde Copper Company, who waa visit the foreigners in e ll the provinces. ranch work must be made before the gold in British Columbia, according to
Butter— Creamery, 28c; Eastern 32c;
ing the works at Jerome, wired a draft They are compelled to halt where they A n t payment is mads. The Hard Cash Dr. G. M. Dawson, occurred at M itch
for $500. A ll the sufferers from the are and to bold their ground by hard is a fractional claim, containing 28 ell or Gold Harbor, on the west coast dairy, 17@23c; ranch, 15@ l7c pound.
Eggs— 24c.
lire ere provided with food, shelter and Aghting, and a campaign began w ith acres, adjoining the Golden Crown, of Q u eeu Charlotte island, in 1861, a
Cheese— 12c.
clothing, and it is not thought any no other motive power than that of se Winnipeg and the J. and K. The lat t nugget weighing several ounces having
curing vengance and reparation for the
Poultry— 14c; dressed.
14@16e;
outside assistance w ill be required.
ter claim is owned by John Rodgers, been accidentally picked up by
The only business booses remaining massacre of the legations w ill involve and he recently uncovered a ledge on Indian woman on the seashore. This spring, $8.60.
Hay— Puget Hound timothy, $11.00
in the town are Goldwater Bros., A. aacriAces and expenditures for which the property near the Hard Cash line. ; nugget was brought to Fort Simpson,
territorial
concessions
are
indispensa
@12.00;
choice Eastern Washington
Blnmberg and Mrs. 4t. It. Blaine, dry
He, therefore, secured the H a id Cash and, coming into the possession of the
timothy, $19.00.
goods; Joseph Dougherty, T . W . (Mis ble.
that both claims might be worked to i officer in charge of the Hodson Bay
Corn— Whole, $28.00; cracked, $28;
and J. I. Gardner, grooers, and W . W . , This is not the American view, bat gether.
' Company’s post at that place, was tor-
the
Russian,
Japanese,
Gorman,
It
a
l
feed meal, $28.
Boss and W. 1’ . Covilland, drug stores.
S H IP - warded by him to the company’s head
Barley— Rolled or ground, par ton.
The express office and postofflce were ian and French, who already have their P A C IF IC C O A S T W H E A T
quarters at Victoria. An expedition
M ENTS.
eyes
Axed
upon
future
provinces
and
$20.
both out of the Are lim its, but the
was at once fitted out, and, proceeding
Flour— Patent, per barrel, $8.60;
latter had a close call. A ll the mail conquests, and the English w ill find T h lr t y - S v s M illio n K « « h « li S e n t F rom to the spot, succeeded in locating a
an
India
in
Central
Asia.
blended
straights, $8.36; Californio,
P
o
r
tla
n
d
,
Han
F
r
a
n
e
lte
o
,
S
e
a
t
aud effects wsre ready to move at a
quartz vein seven inches wide, “ report
tle and T acom a.
$8.25; buckwheat fiour, $6.00; gra
moment’s notice."
A C rim e o f D e sp e r a tio n .
ed to contain 25 per cent gold in some
Portland, July 16.— The Oregonian places.'* The find was worked for ham, per barrel, $3.00; whole wheat
The offloe of the supervisor of census
Baltimore, July 17.— Poverty and
for the territory was located in the Ill-health drove Louis Fisen, a shoe publishes tables showing the wheat some mouths and then abandoned, the fiour, $3.00; rye fiour, $3.80@ 4.00.
M i 11stuffs— Bran, per ton, $18.00;
i’rescott National Bank bnilding, and maker. today to k ill himself, bis wife shipments from the foor leading coast narrow vein entirely giving out;
shorts, per ton, $14.00.
contained all the official statistics of the and 18-montbs-old babe w ith a rssor cities for the season of 1899-1900, ns >ther indications of mineral were
Feed— Chopped feed, $19.00 per tan ;
census of the territory, but they were and to wound his 8 ^ y e a r-o ld . son. follows:
found on the island, notwithstanding middlings, per ton, $20; o il cake meal,
From
Portland—
94
cargoes,
14,239,-
removed to a place of safety.
that this extraordinary little seam of
The tragedy occurred in East Lexing
per ton, $80.00.
The Western Union opened its office ton street. The corpse of Fisen waa 064 bushels.
quarts had yielded in a few weeks it
Fresh Meats— Choice dressed beef
From
Han
Francisco—
127
cargoes,
thia morning in a grocery store, and found lying in the middle of the Aoor
was worked a value of $20.000 on the steers,price 7 ^ c ; cows, 7c; mutton 8c;
the Postal has opened an office at the with the head almost severed from the 13,634.636 bushels.
wotd of one authority, or $75,000 on
9®
Eiom Seattle aud Tacoma— 36 car that of another. About the same time pork, 8c; trimmed, 9c; veal,
railroad depot.
The electxiq light body. The body of Mrs. Fisen lay
11c.
poles and wires were in the burned dis across a mattress in the corner of the goes, 7,799,093 bushels.
coal, which had been discovered on
Hams— Large, 18c; small, 18l<;
trict, and the town w illb e In darkness room, her throat cut from ear to ear,
R O S S L A N D O R E S H IP M E N T S .
Vancouver island as far back os 1886, breakfast bacon, 13 S c ; dry salt sides.
until they can be replaoed. The com and the infant’s body was in a baby
began to )>e mined in earnest at Nanai
8c.
pany also owns the telephone system, carriage behind the counter. !A most Hix M ea th « e t T h l« V eer K q u al t a A ll mo,
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o
f
L
a
st.
and loses more than half Its instru pitikble and distressing sight was the
Mull O ver M in in g C la im s.
. P o r tla n d M a r k e t.
Ross land,' B. C ., July 16.— Ore ship
ments.
little boy, H arry, standing near the
Vancouver, Wash., July 16.— The
Wheat—
W alla W alls.
65® 56c;
Many citisans who yesterday were body of his dead mother, with blood ments from this district lor the (list case of Adolph Hooper and Victor Carl
comfortably fixed a rt today homeless streaming from a gash in his throat. half of 1900 were nearly equal to those son against J. G. Cppely and U . M . Valley, 66c; Blneetom, 69c per bushel.
Flour— Beet grades, $3.20; graham,
and penniless, a number losing both The boy was sent to a hospital, where of the whole year 1897, when the fig Lauman was on tria l before a special
$2. 70; superfine, $2.10 per barrel:
ures were 72,840 tous. The total for
their business plaoes and their resi the physicians hope to save his li'e.
jury, called for this case, in the super
Oats— Choice white,
35c; c<oioe
the past six months is 71,236 tons.
dences. An army of carpenters have
ior court. The case relates to the gray, 33c per bushel.
F
ro
m
M
a
n
ila
to
C
h
in
a
.
The
Nickel
Plate
has
l>een
opened
to
been busy all day putting up tempor
Barley— Feed barley, $14.00® 15.00;
Manila, July 18.— Two battalions ol the 600-foot level, is fully developed rights of the parties to certain mining
ary structures, many of which have
claims in the St. Helena mining dis brewing, $16.00 per ton.
the
Fourteenth
infantry
and
Daggatt’s
by drifts, etc., to the 200-foot level,
been completed and w ill open for busi
Millstuffs— Bran, $12.50 ton; m id
lottery of the Fifth artillery, w ill and partially developed to the 400-foot trict, in Skamania county. The suit
ness tomorrow.
was first brought in Lewis county, and dlings, $19; shorts, $18; chop, $14 per
leave
for
China
tomorrow
by
the
trans
level. Arrangements have been made
Of the three printing offices in town
was transferred to Skamania county
a ll that waa saved was about 80 cases ports Indiana, Flintshire and WyeAeld. to ship 260 tons of ore per day from where the property in controversy is ton.
H ay— Timothy, $10@ 11; clover,$ 7®
The
expedition,
which
w
ill
join
the
the Nickel Plate.______
of type by the Courier.
The destruc
located. The trinj was held in this 7.60; Oregon w ild hay, $6@7 per ton.
Ninth
infantry,
w
ill
carry
600
rounds
tion of the others was complete. J. C.
county to suit the convenience of the
R IC H M O U N T A IN T U N N E L .
Batter— Fancy creamery, 8 6 ® 40c;
Martin, proprietor of the Journal- of ammunition to a man, and a reserve
„
.
.
„
.
parties to the action. Since the com- store, 26c.
of
1,000,000
rounds,
together
w
ith
Miner, aaved only his books. Included
r
p .im .,
mencement of the action,
the • dertMi
Eggs— 17 ?x c per dozen.
S tr u c k a t r a in ie r .
,. •
,
in his loss was a Mergenthaler linotype, medical subsistence, qtores and oloth-
tag ! ant, J. G. Copley, died, and Char.ee
Cheese— Oregon full cream, 13c;
ing
for
600
men
for
three
months.
I
t
Loomis,
Wash.,
July
16.—In
installed in the office only three months
W. Thompson, administrator of his es Young America, 14c; new cheese 10c
ago. The two papers have already w ill take also two seven inoh mortars Palmer mountain tunnel the last 30 tate, was substituted as a party defend
per pound.
and
two
six
inch
howitzers,
w
ith
am
feet
driven
has
gone
through
a
forma
made arrangements for continuing pub
ant.
Poultry— Chickens, mixed, $3.00®
monition.
The
hospital
ship
Relief
is
tion
highly
mineralized,
giving
assays
lication, although but little insurance
3.60
per dozen; hens, $4.60; springs,
N
ew
O
reg
o
n
M
in
in
g
C
o
m
p
a
n
ie
s.
each day running from $3.74 to $37 in
waa carried by either.
Most of the going to China.
The Elk Creek Gold Mining Com $2.00@ 3.50; geese, $4.00@ 5.00 forold;
gold.
The
last
shot
at
the
face
broke
heaviest losers w ill rebuild at onoe.
A s s a u lt on K anaa« C ity C h in a m e n .
$4.60@ 6.60; ducks, $3.00® 4.00 per
into a well defined ledge, showing pany, city of Union, $50,000.
The origin of the Are was unknown
turkeys, live, 14@15o per
Kansas City, Mo., July 18.— In much blue quartz full of mineral which
The L illia n Gold Mining and Invest dozen;
u n til this evening, when it was learned
censed at the Boxer news a crowd of may prove one of the most important ment Company, Baker C ity, $600,000 pound.
.
that a man rooming over the bottling
Potatoes— 40® 60c per sack; sweets,
men and boys gathered about the laun in the history of the tunnel. This
works was lying in bed reading by
Keystone, Belle and Gold Boy Con 2@2>4C per pounu.
dry of Ah Sing, a Chinese Janndryinan, ledge is in a different formation from
candlelight when a piece of loose paper
Vegetables— Beets, $1; turnips, 76c;
and started a demonstration that caus that of the other 23 and the good vhlues solidated Mining Company, Baker City
on the w all caught Are.
He ran out
per saok; garlic, 7c per ponndi cab
ed Sing to call on the police for protec proceeding the cuttings of the footwall ¡f-.ouujiuu.
to give the alarm, and before othera
bage, l ) i c per ponod; parsnips, $1;
tion.
The crowd passed the time make the crossing and testing of this
N ew W a s h in g to n M in in g C om p an let,
reached the place the Are was beyond
per ixmnd; carrots, $1.
throwing stones into the laundry and 28d vein a matter of special interest.
Gold Ledge Consolidated Mining & Unions, 1
control. ____________ ___
Hope—
2
®
8c
per pound.
calling ont to the inmates that they
M illin g Company, Spokane, $100,000.
M ere R ain s la T e x a s.
Wool— Valley, 16@18o per pound;
would k ill them. A squad of police E N O R M O U S A N A C O N D A P L A N T
Sacramento Gold M ining Company,
Dallas, Tex., July 17.— Northern dispersed the crowd quickly, aud, at
Eastern Oregon, 10@ 15c; ' mohair, 26
M a c h in e r y W e ig h « N e a r ly T w o Spokane, $100,000.
Texas has been deluged by rains for the instigation of Ring, who is one of N e w
M illio n P o u n d «
Pilgrim Gold M ining * M illin g per pound.
more than 12 hours, and the indica the most intelligent of the several hun
’ Mutton— Gross, beet sheep, wethers
Anaconda, Mont., July 16.— New Company, Davenport, $100,000.
tions are that the storm has only be dred Chinese in Kansas C ity, guarded
and
ewes, 3?^c; dressed mutton, 7 ®
Golden
Era
Mining
Company.
Col
machinery weighing 1,660,000 pounds
gun. The downpour at Dallas was ter the place during the night,
7 (>o per pound; lambs, 5)xe.
is being installed in the concentrating ville, $75,000.
rific» Htreams are swollen ana trains
Consolidated Gold Mining Company, • Hogs— Gross, choice heavy, $6.00;
plant of the Anaconda M ining Com
V io le n c e t o I t a lia n M is sio n s .
are delayed because of washouts.
light and
feeders, $4.60; dressed,
Republic,
$1,500,000.
Rome, July 17.— The Italian consul pany here. The company is using 24
M yitle Mining & M illin g Company, $6.00@ 6.60 per 100 pounds.
Youngstown, G ., July 14.— The at Shanghai cables that the Italian Huntington mtlis five feet in diameter,
Beef— Gross, top steers, $4.00@ 4.60;
severe storm last night caused a sod .mission in H u Han has been destroyed of the latest pattern; 24 sets of crush Tacoma, $500,000.
cows, $8.60@ 4.00; dressed beef, 6M @
Bald
Mountain
M
in
in
g
Company,
ing
rolls,
40
inches
in
diameter
by
16-
den rise in M ill creek, sweeping away and Bishop Fantpsati and two mission
7?¿c per pound.
a bridge and washing out railroad aries killed. 119 a|so roportq that the inch fnce, with forged steel shells; Clear Lake, $1,000,000.
Veal— Large, 6M @ 7M o; small, 8 ®
Galena
King
Mining
&
M
illin
g
Com
eight
Blake
ornshers,
24x12
in
ch
«,
and
tracks, causing damage amounting to Italian missions in Ho Nan and Hup
$
H
c per pound.
pany, Repnblic, $75,000.
16 Blake crushers 16x6 inohee.
160,000.
have been assaulted.
Vancouver Iron and Big Oregon Company are
the Current Talk This Week.
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THE