4 Sftmt THE OREGON SCOUT Is independent in nil thins0, neu tral in nothing; devoted to every caueo it believes to be right a journal for the people. THE OREGON SCOUT Has as largo n circulation asany two papers in this eection of tho State coinbinud, and is corre spondingly valuable as an adver tising uivdiuin. Hero Will tho Press tho Pooplo's Rights Maintain. vol. vir. UNION, UNION COUNTV, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVUM HE It 13, 1S90. NO. 21. (MM The Oreff on Scout An Independent weekly Journal, liuticd vrvty Thursday morning by JOXES & CIIAXGEY, Publishers and Pmprietom. A K Jone, Kditor. II, I'll 4cicr. Foreman. I(ute of Subscription. One copy nnti year, .... One copy six inuiiuhs, One copy three mouths, In variulily Caxli In Advance, $1.50 J.00 7S by clmnve mbrrlptinns are vol all till end J y'tlTr l(tu "re Kin uc ivmrfm. Rates of adrertlsinff made known on itnnllcation SsT Correspondence from all psrts of tbe country solicited Address a'l communtaitloa to the Okkiio.v Scout, Union, Oregon. OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. UNlTKI) 8TATKS. President Ilenjamln Harrison of Indiana. Hkcketary ok State James U. Diane of -Milne. Hecretabv op Tint Tkkasuha' William Wlndom of Minnesota. Skcketaiiy or Waii RfilfleH Proctor of Vermont. Secketaky or the Xavy llenjiiuln F. T.acy of Hew York. Secretary op the Interior- John W. Nohle of Missouri. Postmaster-Oeneral John Wanamakerof Penn sylvania. AiTORNKk OeNERAI.-W. H. 11. Miller of Indiana. 8p.cketary of Aoiucu l.TUIt K - Je emlah Kusk of Wisconsin. STATE OK OKKGON. Senators, f.T. II. Mitciiei.1 1 J. N. Doli'H. Congressman, Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer. lliNUKii Hermann. Svlvestkr Pknnow.r. ClfonunW. McltitiiiK. CI, W. WE HIl. -Superintendent of Public Instruction, K. It. McKlroy. State Printer, - - Kimnk O. Hakkr. fit. H. Strahan. -! W. P. Lomi. lw. W. Thayer Supreme Judges, SIXTH JUDICIAL DlSTKIOr. , , M. D. Clifford -Circuit JndBes, . - JaswhA. Fee. Prneecutlnjc Attorney - - - 0. K. Hyiie. COUNTY OF UNION. State Senators, Representative, Judge Sheriff, -Clerk, Recorder Treasurer, Schcol Superintendent, Surrejor, - : Assessor, Coroner, Commissioners, j J. W. Norval. (J. II. ItALKV. f John McAlJxTER. 1 J. A. Wriuiit. I. N.Sanders. .1. T. 11oli.es. Turner Oliver. J. 8. Ki.liott. K. O. IlRAINARD. II. 8. Stranoe. J. I.. UUHTIS. J. 0. OUILI). Joel Weaver I William Arnold. I John McDonald. CITY OF UNION. Mayor, .... j w. Kennedy. Recorder, .... O. L. Hukkhlke. Marshal. .... Arch Johnson. Street Commissioner. - - N. F. Ficklin. councilmen. 11. F. Wilson. J. II. Corrin. J. S. Elliott. a. K. Jones. J. M. Cakkoll. S. A. Pursel. H DGES. VNION LODGE, No 39, I. O. O. F., MEETS EVERY Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock. W.M. RALEY, N. G. 0. S MILLER, Secretary C.RANDE KONDE ENCAMPMENT, No. 11, 1. O. O. F., ineetl on the tirnt and third Tuesdays In each month. O. 8. MILLKlt. C. P. J 11. Thompson, Scribe. GRANDE RONDK VALLEY LODGE. No. 56, A K. J: A M., meeis ou the second an I fourth Saturdays every month. E. W. DAVIS, W. M. R. II. ItROH N, Secretary. ORANDK RONDE VALLEY CHAPTER, No. 20.. R. A. M , meets nrut a il third TutMt.it s each month. W. T. WU GUT, M. E. II. P. Turner Oliver, Secretary. ULUE MOUNTAIN LODGE No. 28 K. OF P meets every Wednesday evening. T. H. URAWFORD, 0 0. Turner Oliver, K. of R. & 8. TRESTON POST, No. 18, G. A. It., MEETS KVF.RY third Saturday In each month at the Odd Fellons' hall, JOSHUA I1RADFOKD, P. O. George Heininoer, Adjutunt. CHURCHES. The Methodist Eiilscopal Church holds services at II A M. and 7 1". M. of eaou Sundav. Rev. A. THOMl'SON, Acting Pastor. Services are held at the Presbyterian Church at 11 A, 31. and 7 I. M. of each Sunday. Rev. J P MORRIS. Pastor. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. J. W SIIKLTON. J. M. CARROLL. SHELTON & CARROLL, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Office two doors south of PostolHce, Union, OriiKon. Special a'.tentlon given to all business entrusted to us. R. KAK1N. . J A. KAKIN, Notary I"ubllc. R. EAKIN & BRO., ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Union, On-con. Prompt at'entlon M to collections. DR. E. N. NORTH, RESIDENT DENTIST. Hat the finest amusthetio for eitractlug teeth without lialn known to the profession, Will practice in all the branches of modern dentistry Silver and gold work a specialty Fine set. of teeth always on hand. First-class work and satisfaction guaranteed. Olllre-Miiln St., Union, Or. C. H. DAY, H. D., Homoeopathic Physician and Surgeon. r All CulU Promptly Attended to. Office uUolnlnf Jonei llros.' stole. Can be found nights at rtsldence In Southwest Uulon. I. N. CROMWELL, M. D PHYSICIAN !AND SURGEON, Office one door south of Bummers 1 Laync's store, Union, Oregon. The Cor e Drug Store JASPAR G. STEVENS, Proprietor, DEALER IX- PURE DRUGS, Patent JWedieines, Perfumery, Paints and Oils, I'rpscrliitloiiH C'urefully Prepared. -AL80 DEALER IN- SPORTING GOODS, CONSISTING OF- Rifles, Shotguns, Pistols and Cartridges. Imported and Domestic Cigars, Etc. Montreal Saloon Ed Remillard, Proprietor. If you want a refreshing drink or a good cigar, drop In. llllliaril and looI tables for the accommodation of customers. Gomeopia Saloon. William Wilson, Proprietor. The Finest of Wines, Liquors and Cigars Always in Stock. First-class billiard table. Drop in and bo sociable. For Information About the South -ADDRESS WITH STAMP The Official Immigration Department -OF FIFTEEN SOUTHERN STATES, CARL ROIUNSON. Secretary. ltalelgh, N. O. UnionTonsofial Parlors GEORGE BAIRD, Proprietor. Shaving, Hair-Gutting and Shampooing in tbe Lasest Style of tbe Art. Shou two doors south of the Ceuteifnlal hotel, Give me ii call, City Meat Market Main Street, Union, Oregon. BENSON BROS., Proprietors, KKKP COKHTANTLY ON HANI) Beef, Pork, Yeal, Mutton, Sausage, Hams, Lard, Etc. ' The v "Blae v tight " SALOON. Wm. James, Proprietor, Union, Or. Fine'Wines,'.' Liquors '.'and Cigars 7 in 7 Stock. Drop In and be sociable Fine billiard table. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. T. HcNAUGHTON, H. D PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Klirln, Ore ton. All Its promptly attended to day or nig WILLIAM KOENIG, Architect and Builder. Cove, Oregon. Draft, plant and designs (or dwellings UiJ bridge furnished on application. EASTERN ITEMS. Great Incitement in New Oi leans Over the Italian Mafia. A Xoted Hoston Baptist Minister Forced to Resign Because He Owned and Drove Fast Horses. South Dakota's opulntion is 327,848, an increase) of 22i),5S0. The imputation of Minnesota is 1,300, 017, an increase of 31i,244. Secretary Tracy thinks the successor to Justice Miller will comu from the West. Mrs. Jefferson Davis has received over 45,000 subscriptions for the life of her husband. The New York Pasteur Institute at New York lias treated 610 persons since February. Both the Adams and United States Express Conipnnies deny the reports of consolidation. A narrov-o;aue road is to be built from Chihuahua to Guaymas, Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. A careful estimate of the corn crop in the United States shows a much-better yield than expected. The population of North Carolina ac cording to the census is 1,(317,1140, an in crease of 15.54 percent. The Cheyennes and Arapahoes in In dian Territory have agreed to sell 13,000, 000 acres of their reservation. The surveys for the proposed ship ca nal in Pennsylvania connecting with Lake Erie have been completed. Commissioner McDonald says the Southern States do not show much en thusiasm about, the World's Fair. Unusually severe storms are rejwrted on the New England Coast. There are fears that the shipping has greatly suf fered. Burlington road oflioials say there is no truth in the report that the" company contemplates extensions to the Pacific Coast. The census of tho City of Mexico lias been completed, and it is oflicially an nounced that the population nuiiihes 824,000. The tariff bill will so stimulate busi ness that there will undoubtedly bo a largely-increased demand for labor in this country. Chicago is getting right down to busi ness in making ready for the fair. She has just completed the work of licensing 5,501 saloons. Burchell, the murderer of Bcnwell, is writing the history of his life. There is no probability tlnit his death sentence will be commuted. Extensive prairie fires are raging in the Moreau-river district of the Sioux reservation. Vast tracts of lignite coal have commenced to burn. Acting Land Commissioner Stone has issued circulars to Registers and Receiv ers of local land offices calling for a re duction of contingent expenses in their offices. Francis M. Scott, the reform candidate for Mayor of New York, is a great grand son of the man who steered tho bout in which Georgo Washington crossed tho Delaware. William II. English of Indiana, ex candidate for Vice-President, is writing a history of Hoosierdom, for which lie is now prowling among old records in Washington. Mrs. Harrison accepts the Presidency of tho " Daughters of tho American Revolution." The motto on the seal of tho order is: "The hand that rocks the cradle rules tho world." Tho census gives New Mexico a popu lation of only 144,802, all told, including the large and and preponderating ele ment of Mexicans and half-breeds. It will do to leave New Mexico a Territory. Tho United States Express Company has issued peremptory orders to nil its agents not to receive money, tickets or lists of drawings from tho Ix)uisiaua Ixttpry Company, or in any way to as sist in the transportation of the lottery business. The annual report of General Dumont of tho steamboat-insiH-'ction service shows that during tho year there ivcre tliirty-fouraccidents, resulting in the loss of 415 lives, a decrease of fifty-six com pared with tho preceding year. Of tho accidents seventeen resulted from col lisions; and 102 of tho lives lost were by drowning. Rev. Dr. Emory J. Ilavnes, tho well known IJaptist paHtor of Tremont tem ple at Boston, has resigned nttho request of tho Trustees. The)' objected to tho Doctor's course in giving so much time to literary work; to hiu "unclericai Do havior in possessing and driving u span of horses noted for their speed ;" to his leaning toward Unrtarianism, and to his entering into speculation which nearly bankrupted him. The most intense excitement exists in New Orleans over tho developments of secret assassination societies in that city, ami there is danger of the lower classes being incited to inaugurate a bloody race war against tho Italians, Tho Mayor lias sent a message to the Council in re gard to tho ussassinat ion of Chief Hen nessy, and urges uh a duty tho weeding of these murderers out of the city. Tho Mayor himself has received a death warning. FOREIGN NEWS. The Sultan of Morocco Declines a French Protectorate. The Spanish Cortes Decides to Restore tite High Tariff After the H.v piration of Treaties. The Argentine Congress has adjourned. Gladstone was given an ovation at Glasgow. Russia is trying to negotiate a new gold loan in Paris. The Britisli foreign office has recogn ized the Brazilian Republic. The Czar has intimated that he desires no change in tho Servian dynasty. The Sultan of Morocco has politely but positively declined a French protec torate. Several European banks have consol idatedj and wili start a new institution in Paris. Christine Nilsson's husband has been made Under Secretary to the new Span ish Cabinet. England is now about to try the dubi ous experiment of a six-penny illustrated daily pajHir. A movement is on foot to allow Vienna to annex several communes which ad join that city. American exhibitors aro invited to the Industrial Exhibition to open at Lyons, France, in 181)2. England and France are to negotiate for tlie surrender of French l ights on the shores of Newfoundland. The Pope will donate 1,000,000 lire to ward the church to bo elected in honor of tho jubilee of his priesthood. The ex-Ivingof Naples has contributed 100,000 francs to aid the development of German enterprise in Central Africa. A telegram from Middlobury in tho Netherlands states that tho British ship Dunrobin is ashore at Browershaven. The French government denies that war has been declared against Dahomey. The expedition is to defend French sub jects. The British authorities find it very difficult to break up sheep stealing in Cyprus. Tho people do not regard it as a "crime. An efl'ort is being made in London to reduce the time for tho transportation of mails from New York to London to six days. Tho Spanish Cortos has decided to re store the high tarill' of 1877 at the expi ration of certain treaties which remain in force until 1802. Tho project for an international exhi bition at Vienna in 1805 is well under way. Ten million dollars have been de voted to tho purpose. Tho North German Gazette appeals to England not to endanger tho monarchy of the Iberian peninsula by too exacting demands on Portugal. A proposal has been submitted to tho Austrian Diet to increase tho duty on American weavers' spools in retaliation for tho Mclvinley bid. Tho wedding of Princess Victoria of Prussia to Prince Adolphus of Schauni-burg-Lippe will take place in Berlin on Thursday, November 20. Cardinal Lavigerio has had great suc cess with Jiis anti-slavery congress in Paris. Tho French will help him to re press tho scourge of Africa. An international securities bank, with a capital of 10,000,000, is to bo estab lished in Paris. It will issue bonds cov ered by government securities. A thorough reform of the Prussian system of taxation has been planned by Finance Minister Mique), and will bo submitted soon to tho Prussian Deputies. At the National Library of Paris a manuscript of the Bible 'has been dis covered. It was written in 1250 in a suburb of Perpignan, and is richly illu minated. Sir Thomas Elder, the wealthy South Australian rquatter, offers to pay the entire cost of fitting out a largo expedi tion to explore tho unknown regions of Australia. Three merchants are being tried at Warsaw who, it is stated, have smuggled goods from Germany into Russia to tho amount of 40,000 yearly. Tho work has been long continued. It is announced at Berlin that the eld est daughter of United States Minister Phelps is engaged to bo married to Lieu tenant von Hunter, and that tho young est is engaged to Baron Itzleben. It is stated that the royal commission ou tho blind and deaf has produced a very favorable effect in India, and that voluntary contributions are forthcoming for the erection in Calcutta of an educa tional institution for tho deaf. Tho invention of smokeless jowdor has sealed tho fate of brilliant uniforms Continental soldiers. German mil itary authorities aro about to hold a conicrenco for tho purpose of adopting a new uniform that will bo devoid of bright color or conspicuous ornament. An English company with largo capi ta! bus taught tho petroleum fields near Paytti in Peru, and expects to furnish oil enough for tho whole of South Amer ica, Australia, China and Japan. Im indieo tank ships are being built for tho business. , THE PACIFIC COAST. Oregon Ice Manufacturers Will In crease Their Storage. The Proprietors of the Sacramento lice Sue the Typogrhical Union and Federated Trades. There are thirty-six Odd Fellow lodges in Montana, with a membershipof 1,700. All gambling games, including jwiker, are to ie stopped by tho Victoria, B. C, police. The municipal salary list of the city of Tacoma under the new charter aggre gates if:30,t)00 per year. The population of Oregon is 1312,410; Washington, :!4!),5t(; Nevada, 44,:$27; California, 1.204.002. Puget Sound mariners arc petitioning for a fog steam-whistle to bo placed on Allyn Island, ICosairo Straits. The work of building the Union Pa cific railroad is actively progressing at several points between Tacoina and tho Columbia river. "California on Wheels" continues to attract much attention in tho East. The exhibit, up to date, has been vis ited by over 1,000,000 people. Umatilla Indians aro now returning from their annual hunt. Nearly all the parties were successful in securing enough fish and game for tho winter's use. A trial now going on at Bollevue, Idaho, it is believed, will cause tho breaking-up of a dangerous gang of cat tle thieves that has long infested that section. Joseph L. Stillman, now being tried at Fresno. Cal., for killing John 1). Eiske, says his victuals aro poisoned, and ho re fuses to eat. A strong caso of insanity will likely bo mado out by his lawyers. No less than eighty-nino newspapers wore started in tho State of Washington between January 15 and Juno 15 of pres ent year. Of this number fifty-seven havo'bocn started westof the mountains. Row W. II. Sampson has presented tho new Paget Sound Methodist Uni versity, which was opened at Tacoina recently, witli a theological reference and general library, including some rare works now out ot print. Ico manufacturers in Oregon will in crease their storage capacity. Largo buildings are to lo put up at cjelilo, on tho Upper Columbia. Tho demand for ico used in shipping fish and by butchers has rapidly grown until it cannot be filled. The ItaptiHtH ol uregon Hold a meeting and decided to raise $175,000 for tho founding of a Baptist college at fort lund. and to ask tho National Baptist Educational Society to give them $75,000 more conditionally ou their raising the first amount. Another opposition steamboat will ply on tho Willamette river this winter. J. Eldridge of Champoeg and Abernethy Bros, have purchased the steamer Salem, and will commence a carrying business between tho up-river points and Port land as soon as the rivor reaches a good boating stago. Tho Columbia Waterway Association is in annual meeting at Oregon City. A strong memorial to Congress has been adopted urging an ample appropriation for the completion of tho locks at tho Cascades, of the portage railway at The Dalles and tho jetfy at tho mouth of the Columbia river; also tho improvement of tho Willamette river. M. Sanders, injured in tho Northern Pacific wreck some time ago, was awarded $2,500 in tho Superior Court in Seattle. Tho railroad company re fused to settle, and Saunders took" pos session of a live engine standing in the yards on an execution issued by tho court. J. D. Spreckels and brothors of San Francisco, agents of tho Oceanic line, have received sufficient encouragement in regard to the prospective passage of the shipping bill to warrant them in closing a contract for another year of mail service with Now Zealand, without subsidy aid from New South Wales and other Australian colonies. Tho United States Circuit Court at Tacoma, in the tide-lands caso there, holds that under the land laws of the United States tho lino of high tido is tho lKiundary between land and water, and that an act of Congress cannot bo so construed as to authorize tho entry of mud flats, or tide lauds bare at low tido, but subject to daily overflow. There will l many moro trees planted in tho Rogue River valley this year than last, and tho nurserymen aro beginning to receive largo and numerous orders already. As for prunes, tho largo acre age to be planted witli them, with in Oregon and California, is understood to have exhausted tho supply by this time everywhere. Winter apples and peaches are the principal selections for planting in tho Rogue River valley. It is proposed to locate another secta rian school ut Walla Walla. A commit tee from tho Seventh-Day Advontists' Association met witli a committee of cit izens of that town recently, and stated that for a subsidy of $50,000 tho school would Ihj removed from Milton, its pres ent location, to Wulla Walla. That town bids fair from present indications to bo come celebrated in the course of a few years tu a university town, this making the second fecturiuu college utt hut place, besides the other good schools there. PORTLAND MARKET. Wiikat The market continues quiet, with a slow export domond. Snippers quote $1 22 for Valley, and $1.17. for Walla Walla. Fi,oi: it Quote: Standard, $3.00(114.00; Walla Walla, $:!.(Ooc:3.SO per barrel. Oats The market is firm. Quote: White, 4S(cf51e; gray, 4ti(ci4Sc per bushel. Mii.usTUFKs The market is firm. Quote: Bran, $17.50((?18; Shorts, $21(i$ 22; Ground Barley, $32.50; Chop Feed, $25 per ton. H ay Tho market is steady. Quote: Ruttkk Tho market is firm. Quote: Oregon fancy creamery ,42'ijc; fancy dairy 37 '" ; good to fair. 27lu(f30c: common, 22iu(i2go; choice California, 2S30c per pound. $1(1(?18 per ton. Etuis Tho market is firm. Quote: Oregon, 30c per dozen. Poiuruv Quote : Old Chickens, $4.50 ; young, $2.50(i.3.50; old Ducks, ?0G.5O; largo young. $7(37.50; Geese, $0 per dozen; Turkeys, 1415c per pound. Vkciktaiilkh Tho market is firm. Cabbage and potatoes aro tho principal vegetables in tho market, and aro plen tiful. Cucumbers aro about finished. Quote: Cabbage, $1.501.75 percental; Cauliflower, $1.25 per dozen; Onions, 2c per pound; Carrots. $1 per sack; Beets, $1.50 per sack; Turnips, $1 per sack ; Tomatoes, 50c per box ; PoUtoes, 80c(?$l per cental; Sweet Potatoes, 2c per pound. Fkuits Grapes, apples and pears aro plentiful. Cantaloupes and California Quinces are out of tho market. Water melons and Peaches are scarce, and will be out of tho market very soon. Quote: Tahiti Oranges, $4.50 per lxx; Sicily l-omons, $8.OO0fO per caso; rears, ljcs per pound; Apples, (!085c per box; Grapes, 75e(I'$lper Iwx ; Pineapples, $3.50 ("i-c.uu pcrciozon ; nainuias, per uuncu; double, $(1; readies, 00c$l.25 pc r Ik)x : Watermelons. $1.()0(S2 per dozen; Quinces, $1.25 per box. OuuHsu Quote: Oregon, ll12,'Ce; California, O'fjOlOc; Young America, 14 15c per pound. DniKP Fkuits Tho market is firm. Quote: Italian Prunes, 12Jij14c; Pe tite and German Prunes, 10c per pound: Raisins, $2.75 per Iwx: Pluininer-dried Pears, 11 (ii 12l.jc; sun-dried and factory Plums, ll(7il2c: evaporated Peaches, 24c; Smyrna Figs, 1416o; California Figs, 0c per pound. Bkans Tho market is firm. Quota: Small Whites. 34c; Pink, 8?Yc; Bayos, 4?.c; Butter, 3.jc; Liinaa, per pound. The Meroliiinillan Market. Tho market continues firm and steady. and business is brisk. There aro somo changes in sugars ; Golden C and Extra. C have advanced ?c per poiuicl. Also in canned goods, sardines nave ad vanced 25c. SuciAits Tho market is firm. Quoto: Golden 0, Sc; oxiraC, 6!jc ; dry gran ulated, (inc: cube crushed and pow dered, 0?Bc per pound. tJANNKP Goons Markot is nrm. uuoto : Tablo fruits, $2.25, 2ls; Peaches, $2.50; Uartlott l'ears. 2.2a: riums. l.oo: Strawberries, $2.50; Cherries, $2; Black berries.; Raspberries, $2.05; 1'ineap- ples. $2.75: Apricots. $1.85. Pie fruit: Assorted, $3.75 per dozen; Peaches, $1.42.i. ; Plums, $1.25; Blacklwrries, $1.(15 per dozen. Vegetables: Corn, ijl.zu ($1.50, according to quality; Tomatoes, $1.203.50; Sugar Peas. $1.4001.00; String Deans,! nor dozen, l'ish: Salmon, $1.251.50; sardines, 80c$1.40; lob sters, $J((J3 ; oysters, $22.76 per dozen. Condensed milk: Eagle brand, $8.25; Crown, $7; Highland, $0.75; Champion, $ per caso. Hops 1 lie market is nrm. Quoto: 3035u per pound. Hides -Uuoto : Dry Hides, selected prime, 80c, )c less for culls; green, selected, over 55 pounds, 4o; under 55 pounds, 3c; Sheep' Pelts, short wool, 30 50c; medium, 0080c; long, 00c$ 1.25; shearlings. 1020o; Tallow, good to choico, 33jC Wooii Oregon wools in Doston aro in good demand, but not at any increased cost, and are quoted all tho way from 15 (uj27c per pound. Quoted hero: iiiist- ern Oregon, 1010c; Valloy, 1018c poc pound. MJTS Quoto: ualilornia walnuts, 17c; other varieties, 13c; Peanuts, green, I20; Almonds, 170; filberts, 14 15c; Druzils, l.I14c per pound; Cocoa nuts, $1 per dozen. CitANiiKimiKs uuoto: Wisconsin. $0.50 ; Capo Cod, $12 per barrel. Uoffhk uuoto: uosta uiea, zzm-c; Rio, 25Ho; Arbucklo's, roasted, 2(cj per pound. ricKLKs uuoto: fi.toc aa; ft.zo us. Salt Quote : Liverpool. $17. 18. $10: stock, $1112 per ton in carload lots. Coal uii Quoto: fz.zis per case. Kick Quote: 5Jc per pound. Nails Baso quotations: Iron. $3.20: Steel, $3.30; Wire, $3.00 per keg. Shot Quoto: $l.Ho per sack. The Aleut Murket. Tho meat markot is firm. Quoto: Beef Live. 2t3c; dressed, Go. Mutton Live, 33&o; dressed, (1c. Hogs Live, 4)jj5o; dressed, 0c. Veal 58c per pound. Lambs $2.50 each. SMOKED MEATS AND LAUD. The market is firm. Quotations: East ern Hams, 13(314c ; Breakfast Ba con, llllKc; Sides, 010c; Lard, Sdi lOJtfc per pound. ttorltti u-ltli Ifu 1 nOO (Vtfl lnlinlittni.t. bus 1,308 physicians, 107 dontists and 120 licensed apothecaries, ror every 10,000 persons there aro therefore 0.31! physicians and four-fifths of an apothe cary, 'lliere uro thirty-lour hospitals, wiiu -1,0.10 oecis, in uie city. Tho present economical con lition of Franco is considered unusually favorable by her statesmen. The harvest this year was about 120,000 hectolitres (lOOouurta) of grain, tho largest of tho last decade. Tho export of 'manufactures has in creased as well as tho iuutort of raw ma terials. Almost $500,000,000 lie in the savings banks. Tho railway profits have also increased.