THE OREGON SCOUT
.JONES A CHANCEY,
Publishers
UNION OREGON.
Tiio winter claoses throughout the
country havo already bogun their work.
Sotno aro made up of both wsao. and
theso aro tho ploasantest and most prof
itable. Many aro composed entirely of
ladies, and of theso it is a good sign that
euch numbers of married women and
-even aged women belong to them. These
havo found that thero is no ago in intel
lect. No neighborhood is too small or too
poor to havo a club of this kind. Tho
plcnsuro and profit they givo cannot bo
measured. Carefully followed up, they
will in time transform an ignorant,
person into a thoroughly intelligent
one, Tho most generally profitable
courso of study for a club is one that fol
lows closely current events. Wbra any
thing important happens in any quarter
of tho globe, immediately the current
news club takes it up and learns all that is
to Ikj known concerning it. For instance,
tako tho Brazilian revolution. One di
vision of tho club would have as its as
Bignmcnt tho geography, physical and
otherwise, of Brazil. Thisdivision would
find out tho situation, slzo, cllmato and
products of Brazil, also what products
como from that country to us, and what
would bo tho effect of stopping the ship
ments. Yet another section would look into
tho history of tho country, another
would Investigato tho people themselves,
their physical characteristics, inannors
and customs, whilo yet a fourth section
would report tho causes that led to tho
present revolution. At tho club, after
each committee had reported, thoro
would bo a general discussion of tho sub
ject Tho method hero outlined is one
very commonly followed in tho winter
improvement clubs.
It may bo remarked in passing that
molt of tho Information sought may bo
had from a careful reading of newspa
pers. Ttluslo In Chicago.
Tho now opera houso which Chicago
calls tho Auditorium is ono of tho hand
6omcst in tho world. Its stngo is spa
cious and magnificently appointed, equal
to tho production of oven Wagner's mas
terpieces. Tho Auditorium is so stately
a Btructuro that it deserves mention as a
landmark in tho history of American
culture,
Chicago will inako, this winter, tho ex
periment of having an Italian opera sen
ean of her own. A company of singers
will como direct from Europe. Thoy
will not so much as stop over night In
Kow York, but will go at once to Chi
cago to begin their engagement. Now
York has no part or parcel in them, and
this is matter for special solf grntulatlon
to Chicago.
If Chicago can resuscitato Italian op
era In this country, slio will ho doing
what Now York could not or would not
lo, and Is indeed to bo congratulated.
But if the great western city Is doing so
much for music, why Is thoro not a Chi
cago orchestra? Music, liko charity, bo
gins at home.
If you want to inako your city, town,
village or neighborhood moral, clean It
up. Drain tho ground, malco solid,
sightly btreetB, keep them clean and
plant them with shade trees. Provide
abundance of water, and boo that it la
used accordingly. If tramps and beggars
could to Induced to tako a bath ouco a
week thoy would ceaso to bo tramps and
beggars. When now houses aro built
tako interest enough in your neighbors
to lay before them tho best plans for
sanitation, also for handsome architec
ture. A pretty houso costs not a cent
more than an ugly one. Start a reading
club for rich and poor, a place whore
newspapers, magazines and current liooks
can bo had free. It will not cost much
if you aro in earnest in tliu matter.
"Would men who aro not yet continued
drunkards spend their evenings in saloons
if thoy had a clean, respectable place to
go whero thoy could llud tho nuwspaiH.rs
und a welcome'
Andrew P. Whito, cx-prosldontof Cor
nell, has been abroad this season and
been bomo tilings worth noting. Con
Ktautluoplo ho found to occupy l ho most
noble site of any city on tho globe, yet
bo filthy nud tumbledown was It, so
wretchedly paved and sewered, so rot
ten and antiquated wero its quays,
that ho know of only ono city that could
equal it in theso respects. Timidly was
Now York, In his own country Yet It
is u fact that Now York is by no moans
tho dirtiest or worst paved city iu Amer
ica, hi fact, there aro not in tho whole
country more than three cities that arc
any lettor When wo aro Inclined to
jjlorify ourselves over our great country,
it will bo worth whilo to roinemlHjr that
our streets and sowers tiro worse than
tlioso of Constantinople, tho meanest,
dirtiest city In Euroio,
Iloxlnc matchos among gentlemen will
probably go out of fashion in Ungland
now, bccntiKO tho loiiuoii uuiuoriuca
liavo decided lo prohibit thorn. To bo In
fashion Americana will havolo stop prize
fights, loo.
Spain has a line of ships to Mexico,
also to tho Argcntiuo Republic, The
"United States has not oven a lino botwoeu
w tri.mna inul Vera Cruz. What Is
WtlWI". " "
tho mutter, with.us, anyway?
CONGRESSIONAL.
GEO. A. STEEL PORTLAND'S NEW
POSTMASTER.
Harrison to Name the Consuls Him
self Embezzlement Extraditable.
Borne New Appointments.
The Olayton Com.
Tho Senate has con6rmed Geo
A.
Steel aa postmaster at Portland.
Senator Stanford has made his custom
ary Christmas present of 5 to each page
iu tho senato.
A doublo daily mail sorvico has been
arranged for by tho department between
Portland and Albany.
Public buildings aro aBked for at
Helena, to cost $260,000; at Salt Lake,
$500,000; at Cheyenne, $160,000.
Hermann has third placo on tho rivor
and harbor committee and tho chairman
ship of the Indian depredations com
mittee. Senator Beck is still an invalid, and
his physicians tell him he must do little
ornowoik during the present aaision
ol congress.
Tho president has approved tho joint
resolution for repairing damages caused
by tho floods in the Sacramento and
Feather rivers.
A bill has been introduced appropriat
ing IK),000 for tho resurvey and estab
lishment of tho boundary lino bdtweon
North and South Dakota.
Tho bankruptcy bill introduced by
Senator Hoar is what is known as tho
Torroy bankruptcy bill, approvod by tho
commercial convontion at Minneapolis
last fall.
Tho wealth of tho Nevada and Cali
fornia senators is now estimated aB
follows: Jonos, $2,000,000; Stanford,
$30,000,000; Stewart, $1,000,000; Hoarat,
$10,000,000.
Congressman Hansbrough has intro
duced a bill asking for $500,000 to build
locks ami dams in tho Red River of tho
North, to facilitate navigation and irrigate
tho low lands.
Tho senato committeo on torritoriea
has reported favorably Senator Pierre's
bill appropriating $16,000 to reimburse
North Dakota for holding tho constitu
tional convention.
It is Htatod that Postmaster-General
Wnnamakor has determined to piiBh tho
Philadelphia millionaire sugar rellnor,
O. O. Harrison, for appointment as
United States minister in Russia.
Representative Wilson nas appneu at
tho jK)8totflco department to have tho
poBtolIlces of Ohonoy, Palouso, Puyallup,
SnohotniBh and Whatcom made presi
dential offices and oxpoctH favorablo
action.
to facilitate tho allotmont of lands ou tho j
tlmntillii reservation, and to provide lor ,
Mm mile, of tho balancoof the lands which
wero ceded to tho govermnont by tho
Indians.
Secretary Tracoy has authorized the
namingof tho sea-going torpedo-boat, now
noaring completion, as tho Gushing, in
honor of Commander Cusliing, U. S. N.,
who blow up tho Confederate ram Albo
inarlo in 1801.
It is said a, tho Whito House that no
more important appointments will bo
made until after tho holidays. Tho pres
ident told tho members of Illinois and
Minnesota delegations that their ofiico
contests would aieo not uo rauiuiu
before then.
A resolution has passed the houso, on
nmt mi nl l.acv. ol lowa. directing uie
coiumittoo on elections to inquire into tho
ciitestod election caso ol uiayton against
llreekinridiro. of Arkansas, Clayton
having betm assassinated whilo prepar
ing his case.
l'rmililnnt Harrison has asked for in
formation Bhowing tho exact quota oach
state is oirtitled to in tho consular
Her vice. It is behoved from this action
that Mr. Harrison intends to tako tho
matter out of tho hands ol Air. isiaino
and name tho consuls himself.
President Harrison lias transmitted to
tho senato tho extradition treaty with
F.ncland, roforred to in Iub mobsago, ne
gotiated ry Secretary Blaine and bir Ju
lian Pauncefoto, British minister. By its
onus tho number of oxtraditahio ouensea
s lamely increasd. tho most important
addition being that of ombez.leinont
Tiio postollico department issued an
order, in response to Representative
Hermann's ollorts, publication ol a pro
posal for carrying tho United States mall
three times a week from Grant's Pass to
Williams via Murphy, in Josephine
ountv, Or. Tho advertioement tor pro
vosal will ho issued from tho department
n February.
rl ho bill introduced by Senator Mitchell
rcstricilnR immigration eompols every
person visiting our Bliores to product) a
passiHiit in lCnglish, such as required of
travelers bv foreign nionarclis. Tho
adoption of' tho eertillcato or passport
nimi mi saiminr iiim-iiui will u.M'iuuu nil
":,".. it 1 .
political uucuui'io Hum my -'.". "
and all persons not in favor with tho
homo government.
Senator Mitchell has presented a me
morial from tho Washington legislature
asking lor legislation declaring tho forfei
ture of tho Northern Pacific land grant
In'tween Wallua,Wash., and rortiand,
Or. Tho memorial sets forth that no
lines lias been built In'tween these points,
hut tho right of way ih occupied lv other
roads, and thero is valublo land there
which ought to Do opened to soiucmoni.
lhmrosontlvo Hermann has submitted
to congress a series of resolutions, paused
by the Oregon legislature, urging tho
lorlelturooi mo rorineru i acini- rimnwu
grant between Wallula and Portland,
Or. Tho resolutions recite tno various
dilllculties which the grant puts in tho
way to the development of tho country.
Senator Dolph ami Representlvo ner
mann aro confident that such a measure
as the uIkjvo will become a law early iu
the session.
Tho president has transmitted the fol
lowing nominations to tho senate:
Andrew M. Crawford, receiver ol public
monevB at nosotnirg. ur. ; rraiiK .n.
Foolo, receiver of public moneys at
Kvauston, Wyoming; Fremont Wood,
United States attorney for Idaho; Will
oughby Colo, of California, United States
attorney for tho southern district of Cali
fornia: George U. Jani, of California,
United States marshal for tho southern
district of California.
THE PACIFIC COAST.
TRUSTED EMPLOYE AT PORT
LAND ABSOOUNDS
With $1160-Attempt at Suicide
Seattle Portland to Haro a Mardl
Oras Display Earthquake at
San Francisco.
In
The wreck of tho Idaho is being pil
laged. Tho Signal is to replace tho lost
Idaho.
Salem has organized another Odd Fel
low lodge.
Mount Hood is covered unusually
deep with snow.
Sandy Olds will be tried for a third
time at Portland.
Walla Walla has been having plenty
of good sleighing.
Portland's Italians havo organized a
mutual aid society.
A Trinidad, Col., $50,000 livery stable
was destroyed by fire.
San Francisco had four slight oarth
quakt shocks last week.
Portland has just paid $11,000 for an
addition to her county jail.
Tho Tacoma Globe has roceived a
double cylinder lloo press.
Tho reports of the fall rains are en
couraging from all sections.
Tho Lurlino was damaged $1000 by
high winds at Roostor Rock.
Tho Oregonian's New Year's edition
will contain thirty-two pages.
Pendleton is building two now bank
buildings at a cost of :G0,00Q.
The Floods aro building a $100,000
mausoleum at San Francisco.
About 350 Chinese left San Francisco
for homo on tho last steamship.
Archbishop Gross says tho pope spoke
highly to him of tho United States.
Portland is to have a Mardi-Gras dis
play from tho St. Paul ico carnival.
Tom McCarthy heat Joe Connolly at
San Francisco in four rounds for $100.
The schooner Barbara was wrecked at
Sholtou Covo. Tho crow were all saved
Shipping circles at Portland and Asto
ria are astir with uoaruing-nousoirouuios.
Alhnrt Smith wick was trampled on bv
a horso at Seattle, and narrowly escaped
death.
Corvallis has incorporated a street
railway company with a capital stock of
$60,000.
Preparations are making in Portland
for building a magnificent
templo.
Masonic
The Oregon G. A. R. is agitating the
matter of establishing posts of Sons of
eierans.
Tho Crocker Estate Company will buy
Sutter Fort and present it to tho city of
Sacramento.
Tho owners of City Viow Parle will
allow it lo bo used for auothor spring and
fall as a race courso.
Five county supervisors at San Diego
are charged with malappropriating $100,-
000 ol public hinds.
Davis, a Seattlo convict, has recently
made two unsuccessiui attempts 10 es
capo from tho penitentiary.
Tho Mayflower Milling and Mining
Company, of Idaho, has incorporated at
Portland with f-'uu.uuu.
THvn iiimilnvea of tho steamship Geo.
W. Elder mmrrolled wliilo drunk and
ono was tatally stabbed.
John Flynu sued the real estate
pany ho had been working for at
land for $1S,017, and got nothing.
com-
Port
A comploto set of burglar's tools wero
captured witn iwo uurmars in oemm-,
before thoy had begun operations
It is proposed to doublo tho present
National Guard armory at Portland,
which already covers half a block.
Domestic troublo made Mrs. Dra
waick. ol Seattle, attempt suicide by
drowning. Bystanders saved her.
A imrtv of Denver capitalists havo
purahasod tho great Ryan smelter of Ta
coma. Tho purehaso price iB unknown.
Mrs. Hoffman, an inmate of the Salem
aaylum, escaped and died in an ttuoccu-
pied 110UBO mllll OXHUIO" nmiliiuuw
Tho secretary of war will bo memorial
citizens of the Board of 'lrado to
increase tho military force at Fort Walla
Walla.
Tho last carload or Salem's woolen
mills machinery lias arrived and tho
mill will begin operations in about
woeks.
two
Governor Waterman, of California, has
iminiiit..d Charles F. Hailoy. ol fort
Townsond, commissioner
California,
of deeds for
Max J. Henderson, a trusted omployo
I max .1. iiyi iiiuiwm, i. -
0f v ip Yrj..iit. ol rortiaiui, noseouiieo
froui Port Townsond with $lloo ol his
em plover's money
An alleged correspondent of the lnter-
tieenii bus boon sentenced to the Mtiom
poniteutiary for a year for fraudulently
obtaining money in Portland.
Annie Sonuuers, 7 years of age, died
iu San Francisco from tho effects of a
kick from a horso. She was struck on
tho temple and her skull broken.
Knimt nf lYirtl.md'a capitalists aro Iniv
tin? hind in the Chinese uuarters. and
gradually encroaching on Chinatown by
tho erection of tine business blocks.
A timber claim agort named Beaver
opened aa office at Spokane, hut was
promptly arretted on a telegraphic order
from Tacoma, charging him with irregu
larities there.
J. J. Dorris, of Albany, died of heart
disease while walking homo at night,
and was found by his boub lying in a
pool of water on the street where ho had
fallen face downward.
Four cars wero derailed at Pendleton
i tuK)t ty a defectiTO switch. Tho cars
u-nrii Im.llv dnimu'ed. but the passengers
escaped without a scratch. The locomo
tive did not leave the track.
Tho Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Taeoina 1ms decided in favor of
circulating a petition to tho stato legisla
ture asking tho appointment of iwlice
matrons iu all cities having a imputation
of 10,000.
EASTERN ITEMS.
COLORED BRETHREN AT KANSAS
CITY CROSS RAZORS.
Clan-na-Gaol Policemen Removed In
Chicago Hanlan Challenges the
World Clgarmakers on
a Strike.
Minneapolis is excited over a smallpox
scare.
Whittier has just celebrated his 82d
birthday.
Tho European influenza has appeared
in New York.
Hanlan has challenged the world for a
sculling match.
A Buffalo elevator worth $220,000
burned to the ground.
Chicago is removing the Clan-na-Gael
men from its police force.
General Mahono has taken a houso at
Washington for tho winter.
The baseball pitcher's box will be en
larged next season to 0x4 feet.
A general readjustment of Northorn
Pacific officials is on the tapis.
William S. Harrison, a nephew of the
president, has just died at Chicago.
Goome Guthor, of St. Louis, was beaten
to death by his 17-year-old son, Emil.
Oliver L. Barbour, tho eminent legal
authority, died at Syracuse, aged 71).
The city clerk of Council Bluffs gambled
away $1000 in city funds and resigned.
The moro Bllvor men Btudy Secretary
Windom's now plan the less they like it.
Judge Thurman's vife is prostrated on
account of grief at tier daughter's noto-
nety
Tho Allen Houso burned at New Or
leans. Lodgers escaped in their night
clothes. Yalo will hereafter row only against
Harvard. ShJ iB declining other chal
lenges.
Governor Lowrv has refused to allow
Kilrain to pay his imprisonment penalty
by a fine.
Robert Dalton. of Toledo, fell on elec
tric light wires and was roasted to death
by electricity.
Tho Keokuk, Iowa, grand jury has re
turned forty-two indictments against
saloon keepers.
Barrett has cancelled his engagements
and will probably bo unable to go upon
tiio stage again.
Dr. Daniel Ay res, of Brooklyn, gives
tho Wesloyan University and endowment
fund of $250,000.
Five prominent Mormon officials at
Salt Lake aro under indictment for appro
priating public moneys.
It is said that tho Northern Pacific has
decided upon a Canadian route from St.
Paul to tho Atlantic ocean.
Mever, Wells Fargo 's defaulting
agent at Phamix, Arizona, was sentenced
to live years' imprisonment.
It is now said that W. Scott Gifford,
who married Judge Thurman's daughter,
already bus a wife in tho East.
Kilrain's sentence was $200 fino and
two months' imprisonment. He is out
on $0000 bail pending an appeal.
Tiio commissioner of public works in
Now York city is cutting down the poles
of tho electric light companies.
The destitution in North Dakota is not
so serious as leared. neip is coming in,
and tho people aro in better spirits.
A discharged drunken cook sot firo to
tho Oklohoma lloue. at Kansas City,
and one lodger was burned to death.
As far as can bo learned, no trace has
vet been found of the present where
abouts of absconding Cashier Silcott.
Key West cigannakors aro out on a
strike. Shipments aro only fifty cases
per month instead of tiio cust-mary 1800.
Tho Cherokee Indian commission failed
to Bccuro tho willingness of the Indians
to sell t'noir land and havo returned to
Washington.
Owing to largo sales of land in Minne
sota, tho Northorn Pacific road officially
announces that it will retire 10,000 shares
of proftrred stock.
At tho sossion of tiio Pan-American
conference President Blaine apjiointed
various committees, and the conference
adjourned until after tho holidays.
Tho Rev. Dr. W. S. Rainsford, of St.
George's Protestant Episcopal church,
New York, lias paid $27.75 for shooting a
Long Island quail out of season.
Mrs. Richard A. Proctor, widow of tho
astronomer, who was carried off by yel
low fever, is gaining a livelihood by de
livering her husband's lectures.
Julius Holler teased Louise Epperson,
of Bakersvillo, Mo., until she was exas
perated beyond endiiranco and she shot
him in tho head. Ho died instantly.
Tho St. l-iouis Post-Dispatch prints the
names of several Missouri state senators
whom it charges with having been bribed
to vote against tho dressed meat bill.
A farm hand named Gilmore. near
Grand Rapids, Mich., tried to persuade
tho wife of his employer to clone with
him. Failing in this, ho shot fatally botli
tlie woman and himself.
Frank B. Gowen, a wealthy lawyer and
railroad man, and at one time president
of the Beading road, shot himself fatally
in Worniloy's hotel, Washington, D. C.
No cause is yet known for the act.
George W. Evans, alias William Frank
lin, a noted bank thief, was arrested at
New Orleans whilo trying, in company
with a confederate, to steal n $10,000
money package from an express olllco.
Sales of Chemical bank stocn wore
made last Saturday iuNow York at $4(100
per $100 share. It Ib said to be the high
est price for any bank share in tho world.
Thomas Potter, a well-known citizen,
died In Washington, aged 83. He was
one of those who drew Lafayette's car
riage into Washington from Baltimore in
1821.
The Hon. Proctor Knott is tiitl to bo
making a strong campaign for tho succes
sion to Mr. Blackburn as senator from
Kentucky. Tho election will occur next
mouth.
Tho American federation of labor elect
ed for president Samuel Gompers, of
Now York, and secretary P. J. Maguire,
of New York. Detroit will bo the placo
of tho next meeting.
ilN FOREIGN LANDS.
THE INFLUENZA STILL RAGING IN
ALL EUROPE.
Prince Murat amd Miss Caldwell Come
to an Agreement-Prince Albert
Victor In Great Disfavor.
Earthquake In Spain.
The influenza has reached Rome.
Cardinal Gaulebamer, archbishop of
Vienna, is dead.
Germany is agitating the introduction
of Chinese labor.
Th epidemic has attacked little King
Alfonzo, of Spain.
The Americau squadron of evolution
baa arrived at Lisbon.
Three of Bushiri'shead men have been
hanged at Bagamoyo.
Ernie Pasha has passed the crisis of
his illness and will recover.
There has been fresh fighting in Crete.
Many persons havo been killed.
Seven thousand men aroouton a strike
in the Saar mines of Westphalia.
An earthquake shock created a panic
in Grenada, Spain, Sunday night.
The striking printers of Berne, Switz
erland, havo been completely defeated.
Bismarck declares his intention ic i dis
solve the Reichstag about February 15th.
Mrs. Booth, wife of the commander of
the Salvation Army, is dying of a cancer
at London.
The king of Corea desires to atxucato
!n favor of Priaee Hin Yung Gyikard
An artillery officor .ui a sailor have
been arrested in St. Petersburg for an
attempt on tho life of the czar.
Parnell made ono of tho greatest
speeches of his life before many assem
bled thousands at Nottingham.
Tiio Bulgarian budget shows a de
ficiency of $1,000,000, but thero will be
no reduction in military expenditures.
A hundred thousand Parisians aro svif
fering from tlie epidemic influenza. Doc
tors cannot explain the cause of the
isease.
Prince Murat has patched up his differ
ences with Miss Caldwell and tho marri
age will proceed.
William O'Brien's motion for a new
trial in tho suit against Lord Salisbury
for slander lias been denied.
Tlie strike of employes of the South
Metropolitan Gas Company, London, is a
failure, the company having filled all the
stridors places wun nou-uuiuii men.
The bodies of five of tlie missing thir
teen persons belonging to the steamer
Cloddy, which was sunk off the Isle of
of Wight, have been washed ashore.
The three men, Nicolet, Dnrbeluy and
Hensi, who were arresteil on a charge of
issuing an anarchist manifesto, havo
been acquitted at Berne, Switzerland.
There lias been an explosion in the
Keluiez mines, near Madrid. Fifteen
injured persons havo been brought out
The number of tho dead is yet unknown
Beach, tlie oarsman, lias accepted tho
challenge recently issued by Hanlan for
a rowing match, and is willing tlie nice
should bo rowed over the Paramatta
course.
The Hawaiian government has granted
a liberal concession for fifteen years to
English capitalists provided thoy lay a
cable to Vancouver, B. C, within two
years.
Salisbury lias called upon tho Portu
guese government to repudiate the action
of its agents Tn tiio Zambesi river, and
that tlie British Hag lowered by them be
hoisted again.
An English syndicate with a capital of
ten millions has been formed to buy out
the businiBS of British carpet manufac
turers ami work their establishments on
American patents.
Emil Rouk one of. tlie directors of the
prefecture of tho Seine, Parts, lias been
murdered by M. Hegod, his lormer secre -
tarv. The murderer had a grievance and
could get no redress.
Tim Comto de Paris will spend the re-
nmiiiiier of Iub Jays in England. Tho !
comto lias had a touch of gout of late.
For a tune ho is more interested in his
toes than his manifestoes.
Some questions having arisen as to tlie
burial ol Browning in Florence, tlie dean
of Westminster has renewed his oiler to
have tlie remains of the poet placed in
Westminster abbey, .and it lias been
accepted.
Robert Browning's new volume came
into the world on tho day its author died.
Thoiioet had just time to hear that his
last volume ol poetry had received cor
dial greeting from his countrymen when
tho biiininons came. j
Sir John McDonald, in a speech at the 1
Queen's jubilee at Kingston, declared
that a majority f the people favored
British connection. Ruin and misfor
tune, lie said, would follow severance of
Canaca from Great Britain.
In tho chamber of deputies at Ronio i
abolition of differential duties against
France was approved 170 lo 65. Pre
mier Cris-i said Italy in taking this j
action desired to snow mat. sue did not
wisli a tariff' war with France.
Tho steamer Leerdam, lound from
Amsterdam to Buenos Ay res with 40J
passengers, and the Gun Quan Sia? bound
from Calcutta to Hamburg, collided in
the North sea and both sank. All oo
board the two vesselswere saved.
Captain Trovicr, the Fronch explorer,
has arrived after crossing Africa from
Loango, on the west coast. He traveled
by way of tho Shire river. He Btates
that tlie Portuguese are displaying extra
ordinary aggressiveness along tho river.
Prince Albert Victor is ih great dis
favor iu Britain on account of hisronnee
tion with the West End scacdals. It is
openly proposed to deprivo him of suc
cession to the throne, which would bo
his upon the death of the Priucoof Wales.
The grand jury has found a true bill
against Parke, editor of the North Lon
don Press, for libeling the Earl of Euston.
The alleged liliel consists of an article
charging that tlie earl was implicated in
the West End scandal.
PORTLAND MARKET.
Trade generally has continued to mevo
along quietly but very evenly, the only
activity being that incident to the holiday
season, but the volume of business
throughout has been very well main
tained, notwithstanding that the close of
the year h very close at hand and there is
less disposition to enter into fresh opera
tions of any magnitude.
AttltlCUITUItAL mi'I.KMK.N'TN.
Breaking Plow.. .
Broadcast Seeders
Binding Twine....
Binding Wire
Grain Drills
8 3355
. &J&140
lOperctdls 18c
, ,r " 124c
noaioi
Gantr Plow 10011
100
20 per ctdls
Osborne's Mowers 20 per ctdls 75
Heapers . " " 120
' ComMwrs&Kpni " " 150
" Droppers . " ' 130
" Steel-frame self-
blnd'g Harvesters " " 180
Railroad Barrows, iron whU doz 486155
Railroad Barrows, wood whin 'M
Road Plow 30:W
Solid steel scrapers 1211
Steel disk harrows b0&90
Spring wagons 125 170
Su'kyPlow 75(a05
Walking plows 9(25
Wagons, all makes 110100
llXiiH,
Bnrlaps, 10 in 7
Burlaps, -15 in 7
Burlaps, 0U in Hi
Gnnnies, Z8xl0 10
Potato bags, net cash 50J
Wool 4 lb. "
Wool :ti lb, "
Wheat sacks, spot, net cash 7i
Wheat backs, extra, secondthand . . Oj
COFVEUM
Guatemala. V Vi 20jr22:i
Java, If lb 25 (a 27
Mocha, V 28 Ct3l
No. 1 Costa Klca, I? lb 22 23
Rio, t? tb 22 2
Salvador, V lb 21 622
ItmiMtcil. in ItiiKH.
Arbuckle's Ariosa, eft 21325
Closset &D.'s Columbia 1 lb prs ... 25 C20
Costa Rica 20 27
Guatemula 25428
Boasted Java U0
Roasted Mocha 35 37
WOOL.
Itafctcrii Orcicon.
According to shrinkage 1614
Valley.
SprhiKclip 1018
Umpqua 19fe20
Umpqua, lambs anil fall 1011
VojrefuliItM (FreMli).
Asparagus, $ lb .
Beans, t lb
Beets, t? lb
Cabbage, $ lb 12
Carrots, per sk. 1 25
Oarrotw, young, doz 15
Celery, tf doz 50
Cucumbers, 1 doz 10
Green Peas, f lb 0
Lettuce, doz 12
Onions, 100 lbs 1 01
Potatoes 100 lbs 1 101 30
Potatoes, sweets, t? Ib 13
Radishes, t? doz 12
Spinach
Turnipi, sk 1 25
Tomatoec, V bx 751 00
I'OULTKY.
Chickens, large young, ? doz. . . 3 504 00
Chickens, broilers 2 503 CO
Chickens, old
& w
7 00(ffi8 50
8 00 'a 10 00
lb
3 00
Ducks, bdoz
Geese, young, If doz
Turkeys, young. If ft
Grouse and Pheasants.
1'ltKHII FKIHT
Apples. ...
Bananas, V hunch
Grapes, tf hx
Lemons, California, I? bv. .
Lemons, Sicily, If bx, new.. .
Limes, fc? cwt
Qiiincen, f bx,
Oranges, Riversides
O anges, Seedless . . .
Barley, whole, V etl
Corn, tf 100 li s
Oats, good, old, If bushel . .
Oats. new. " ....
1 001 50
3 504 00
1 25(3)1 75
4 50? 5 00
0 50(g7 00
1 50
1 00 1 2.i
75(54 00'
5 00 5 50.
80
t
l0
50
40 (H 41
live. If 100 Urn, nominal 1 22J1 25
Wheat, Valley, If PO lbs. ... 1 20 1 22fc
Wheat, Eastern Oregon .... 1 12J1 15
iAiitv lMionuci:.
Itutter.
Oregon fancy creamery-
30
27
8 12i
IS 2o
, Choice dairy
Common
Pickled, California
I Eastern fancy creamery
I California choice
20 25
05?;M cream .
i 0re5on skims and old
11
10
, Swj8 cheese, domestic 15 (glO
: Young America, Or 14
KiriTH.
Oregon, tf doz
37J3S
35
has tern, doz
I'l.OUIt.
Portland patent roller, f bbl
Salem patent roller
Dayton patent roller
Cascadia patent roller
Country brands
McMinnville
Superfine
White Lily
Grnh'im
Bye Hour
3 85
3 85
3
3
3
4
2
4
3
0 00
SKKDS.
i'iinm KcciIh
Timothv
Orchard Grata
Bed Top .
04 74
12 13
0 11
11 Gal3
Blue Grass.
KiiRlish Kye'Grass 8 10
Italian ltye Grass lOJ'ailH
Australian ltye Grass.
8 10
7WU
Mosquito
.Millet
4 5
Hungarian Millet 4 fe 5
.Mixed .Lawn (irass lo
Clover HccdK.
Bed Clover llj12i
White Clover 10 IS,
Alsyke Clover . .
Alfalfa
.11 iNcollniieoiiH,
Canary
Flax
Hemp
Hape, imported
Bapu, California. .
15J17i
II (gl-
I'KKU.
Bran, If ton-, .
Hay, ton, baled
Grund Barley, ton
Mill Chop. fc ton
Oil Cake Meal, if ton
Shorts, fc ton.
...15 0015 50
. -l 15 OOttlO 00
. . 22 50(&2t 00
. . 18 0020 10
. . 30 0Wz,32 50
. . 18 00(3,10 00
MMIIIKIC-UOUU1I AMI
Hough . . ...
Kdged. . ...
T. & G. Bheatklng
No. 2 lloorlng . . .
No. 2 celling
No. 2 rustic
Clear rough.
Clear IMS.
No. 1 lloorlng
No. 1 celling
No. 1 rustic
Stepping
mti:sMi:i,
PerM. 310 00
. . . . 12 00
44 5
44 5
5 & 5J
10
a 4
13 00
18 00
18 00
18 eO
20 00 '
22 60
22 M
22 50
22 50
23 00
SALT.
ConrHC Fine,
200.nibga, pton
100. ft bags, ton
Ground Rock, 60-ft bags, p ton."!ft .'
15 00
111 00
11 50
J
70
70
75
(0
50
on