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II Dgihoorals Will Moot nt Kan sas City, Mo. JFl!PnThD UY THE CDMM TThh gun.. 14 or iiim iuviii iiiiftN uryni IIMllllUKUlf f i't. i "('At. t . a !..(. n ri'l... . i. nrnnirui in 1111 liuiiii i luu mi iitiu nni ini nt KiiiiciiH City, July 't. 'IliiH laSllJlU IHH'lHIWI l HI" lUllUVIItHU 7,1 i..t r 41... i v.. .......... 1 1 rmtlpiiiu ciiiiiniiiu'o, which mm. in hid aiolbl Ulllolgll tOllHV III llX till) tllllOlltlll ffihfco f holding tho convention. Mil- rauUi'K wiih nil) oniy my wuicu rum- Jil for tho honor of entertaining tint s . i .1 ..i i VOUVOIIIIOII, Mini win iHiur iwuwiiig iii fmnuo when tlio voto wiih tn Idiii (tint ro iling KnniiKiiM lty 10, Milwaukee uhu.I general surprint). io claims of tlin rival cities iih to M accommouiiiioin mm raiiroau una Ogrnphio ucliltli'H worn prcHciitod In uWt'i.inn by ropri-soutativoif of each iiml Hiilwcquoiitly In tint oxitoutivo i . ... f I. njjalpii i iiivt'i uor w . .1. rMoun, nil nil. ijtl Bp I MHiHiiN t. uy, nun ruiuoum i om- llilttetiiMiui I.. . wiih, on ikiiiiiii oi BMilWhuki'i', explained tho IIiiiiiicIiiI In WluTcnii'iits ultlrli tliu cities: thoy ropro jaomctl were willing to make. Each fSjjljjBd Hid iiiiilitcK .fr(),()0i, litit in wjuIHoii Kiincan City wan willing to 'iiirtiuih hotel accommodation for tliu fframbcrii nf tliu committee, iiml tho iJnuflkvlth dccoratloni ami iiiiihIc, (run gfJSxpi'llfi) to till) committee. Itftiotiioil to im taKim lor gran ten hy attuonm two apeiixorH unu iirvnii wouiu I'tUrctniMii'iiiiiMl mill tlint tint Chicago Sfinfform in Milmtiiurii would Imi ro- tflflllrmoil. opposition ti truM, tixnin foldnWld liiiK)rliiliMn, together with Kdl'rYiiiiiiiitiiiii ( lirymi mid tliu Chi- tfigotplat('rii. motied ontlnihlaHiii, Imt ?Umnj tliu ojHtii MtHhimi of tho commit tfSJTBere wiih no alluMuu to tliu Ihouu oJWrSe mIht. ' SBjee dates for holding tho enliven tmimvcro iiniKiM-(l May II, hy Mr. "Jownii-ii'l. of Oregon; Juno 14, by Hen jioJjTinman. of South Carolina, mid JifigB. I.y Mr. Mitiraw, of West Vir- HMm A speech hy t-x-Scnator (ior- iifnuipn imiuiiu to preeeiioni ami nam- fuwffidato later than that for tliu cnii- yetulon "f tliu party In jxiwor hail eon TtHfrablo InlliiriMi in causing Inilo jpeudciH't) Day to hu cIiohcii. ,-,$lter thu coiiiinitti'u h nl selected tho iTi'unto ( ity of thu Wimt," tho Kuiiwim 2lQM)iiiurM hnhl a jolillcHtiun incut ang)Tn thulr rooniM at ihu Ilnlnlyh. ijjciflovurii'ir stone aihlri'i'U'l thu K'ath pii'ilii'thii; that thoho who attuml tjwL'tn'e convuntiuii wouhl dcuirt with Rmii upon thulr llpn for thu hospital- aiYimoy nan rccoivou nun inui mo uomiucc of thu I'oiivfiiitluii would bo .ylctor at thu jhiIIh in Novuiillivr. KTHE INSULAR TARIFF. llllitlliill "if Hi Pilcrlii lllrn llrbHta V' ;'jB In tlm IIiiiki-i I'jwnBhlKtoii. rh. LM. Tho duhato on ihojliiicrto Itii-mi tiirilf hill luounlit out igyvJral notahlu njifuohuH in thu Iioiiho lixlBr. iiu'ltiilitiK oiio hy ltupivxuiitativu oiuir, of Ohio, who mmwuri'd n fityulicr of iiuuHttoni iih to tliu attitude ine piutlilunt; auothur hy ItupruNcn- tTvb McCall, of MaKai'htiHctiH, tho jJTomriilU'iiii iiiitmhur of tho wiivh mid mmtiB I'oiiiinitluu, who tllfHcntoil from HOJmajorlty rujKirt, mid by liupri'snnta ttVjpMtKidy. auothur MiiHHachuiiuttii lojmMican, who nharply critii-izoil tho iwgmon of hiri colh'iiKiio. MuClullmi, ow York, and llimitluy, of (icurKin, (tMiko ii(.'aluHt thu hill, mid I'arkrr, ollftow .lorMiv. In Hiinnort of It. llin SouaTo wuh caiittuuud at tho ntht cfiM6ii. .Urtnci-oriliuii'o with u tacit iiKreoniont wltlgtho Kt'iiatom who wcru uiiahlu, mi nocount of tho iiicotiiiK of tho Doino cntlj nntloiml committoo, to nttcnd ,W'h kusMinn, I'onroiio, of I'diiiih.vI nSIK, rofraiiiud from culling up tho CjgjS ciiho an hu hmi yiiktonlay an ifjreod ho would do. When ho an ilgunDL'oil, howovur, htn iiituntinii to irfflint tij) tomorrow, a hriuf imrliauioii tJirjJjipialililu L'liniud an to thu rights jwliloli tliu ciiho would coiuo hofoio CjyJHoiiato. No coiiuIuhIoii wan Jgacjiuil, tho quuHtioim involved hoini; jwifponud for couHiiluratloii until to inorrow. jH Hiilclilii Ity Sliixitlni;, ;'job FranciHOo, Fuh. 21. IMwanl rroSert, fonnurly inmiitKor of tho Hich inoad Consolidate) initio, at ICuruka, coiiiinlttod Biilcldo today hy tfiootliiK hiuiBolf in tho hdad. llu has tiQn nick for a long tlino, nnd two yoow nf0 Hiilforod a htroko of paralyhlH. BDeceaKoil wan u nativo of W'iiIoh, agud 7My,carH, Ho owned valuahlo proporty njan Franclaco, (Jolumi and Toliaiua tioH, in tliiu atato. Iiiiloinnlty 'Will Ho Jlumnmlml, aHhiiiKton, Fob. 21. Aftor invoa ligation of tho (not a oonnootud with tMjkilHug of tho young American, iu IIonduritH, aliout n your ago, tngHtato dopartmoiit lum come to tho wncluHion that tliu cauo iHono warrant fiiga formal request for iiiloiniiity fjuai tho llonduran govornmont, and MlniKtor Merry will bo inntruotud uu- lugiy. AkiiIiiiiIiIo In Jupiiii, ow York, Fob. 24, A Hoocial from Hon Kong to tho Evening World, fayai JpJnitod KtatOH Consul Wildmau haa information that tlirco niombora of tho Tlli 1)1 1K illlllll. T.lllintl lniinii mill lioiuo, Drothor of tho Jlritiah envoy, tuy loit lor Japan to moot Agul 'i.i ..i ,i i ii I jpwuk "la k'vuh uruuuiico 10 mo Biory y-1Liinaldo oacanod from tho island Formosa when liuntod by v 4lL VJIJvtou'a oxpodition througb iart of thu island. 8TANO. (Ironjn'n (Inly lliipn I, I In Ki'lii'iirrn ini'iiU, London, Fuh, 21. Tim Daily Nmvn Micond odltloii ayn thatOuiiural Uronjo hum Nurrumiureil. III. I, Hit Nlllllll lOiiilon, ! oh. (immral Cronjo In wumltiKly nialdii hm laat hIiiiiiI. ilu Im dying hard, hummed In ny llrltlnh liilantry, anil with hIiuIIh from (10 gun inning into ihn camp. On thu third day of thu light, thu Hour chief linked lor an ariulKtlcii to bury IiIh dead lit. i .i.. ... i . I'lgiitioa uuiNii or Mirrcnilcr unciiu- dltioniilly," wuh Iud Kitehi'iiur'H ro ply., (lencral Cronjo liiimudlatuly Hnt hack word that IiIh leipii'Mt for a trtico had hoi'ti mlNiiiuloriitood, mid that IiIh determination then, iih before, wiih to light to thu dimth. Thu hattlu went on IhlHWiiHtho Hltuatioii of (Jeneral Cronju TuiiM.lay uvuuIiik, an Hkutchod ln thu Kcuntv tulegrmiiN tliat luivo omorged irom tlio Duuil-Hlluiico of Couth Aft lea Olllchdly, Iord ItohortH when that ho Iiiih Hcattercd tho advaiico t-ommmidoH of thu relnfurcementM that woioHtrlving to ruacli (Jeiiural Cronju. It 1h iu ganlod iih Hingular that Lord ItohurtH, wiring Wi'duewlay, nIiouIiI not mention tho npiK-al for mi armlHtlco on thu pru vIoiih day, mid iiIhi that thu war olllce nhould withhold good iiowm, if it Iiiih any. without trying to ruconcllo oven thu Hcauty imitcrhilH nt hiiiiil, it hcciiih plain that (ienural Crtinje Ih in a bad, mnl oven a dcHi.cnite Hltuatioii, mid that thu HrltiNh mo pruHHlng thulr advancu. Whllu thu atluck on Cicncral Cronjo pioceedH, thuru Ih a racu for eoucuiitra t ton hetwuun tho HiKtrH and the ilrlt inh. Tho cngiigement with (fencrnl Cronju'H ri.DUO to 8,000 entruuehed men Ih likely to lxwoiuo on incident in n hattlu between thu iiiiihhoh. Tho mh' arato iraclloiiH of the Hour ikiwit are rapidly drawing together to attack Illd HlllHTtH. Tho HlritHli am facing tho Bourn on ground wheru thu iirmn, tactica ami training of thu liritlhh aru uxiieetud tc give theni thu advalltagii. lieueral Duller, according to a din patch from Chuveley, dated WuiIiioh- day, IIiiiIh tliu Itoera iu position north of thu Tugcla largely reinforced. This CCCIIIM httllllgU. 'i'hu war olllco, for tho lirut timo, Iiiih given out mi ofllclal compilation of the IlrltlMi liiHui-M. 'Ihu total 1m 11, 2H0 to l ehruiiry 17. ThU doea not in elude, therefore, Iird HoherlH' recent hihfeii, nor thu Willnhiro priwinern. Thu HIUmIi lotMvt at Koudoo'a Itmid wero 700. CANADIAN BATTALION LOSSES. KlKlitX-nliir IVrrn Klllril, iniiiili-il, or nrn MInsIhi; New York, Feb. 24. A fp.;cial to the Tribune from Montreal fiivh: Tho iiuwh of the heavy loHfc.t of thu Cauadimi battalion created a profound H)llHiitlon throughout thu Dominion. No details of tliu action havu comu to hand, except that it wan fought by the Canadians on Sunday, whllu pursuing Cronjo'ii army at a drift on thu Modder river to tho east of Jacohsdal. Huveu out of thu eight companies were en gaged nnd tho Canadians lost in killed, wounded and iiiiHsluu' 80 men, being about 10 per cent of tho forco engaged. Thu losses aru scattered over thu whole regiment and number SO killed mid Til) wounded, thu test being missing or captured. No ofllcerH wero killed, but two Major Arnold, of YYinuiiK'g, commanding a company, mid Lieuten ant Mason, of Toronto wero wound ed, the former dangerously. Flaga are living at half-mast over thu city. Thu spirit iu which thu public is taking thu news ia shown in thu action of J. A. Harry, a rich young merchant of thu town. On his way to hia olllco hu learned from a bulletin board of tho death of hia younger brother, Cecil, and proceeded at oucn to thu telegraph olllce, wheru hu telegraphed thu govern ment, asking permission to go to South Africa at his own expense, to tako hia brother's place iu tho regiment. Thu nuwapapura in their comments agree in Baying that tho blood thus abed will cement tho union ot Canada with tho ouiplru. Tiilmrntiloala CuiiBrraa. Now York, Fob. 24. Tho Congrons of Tuberculosis at tho Ilotul St. An druw, which ia being hold under th auspices of tho Medico-Legal Society, ocnod today with a small attendance A permanent organization wiih Directed, t-'overnl papers on tuberculosis and tho various methods of treating it were submitted, but wero not read, as they had already boon pulbished iu tho Con gress Bulletin. It was decided hy unanimous voto to nccopt tho paper propared for tho aftumoou session as read, mid adjourn tho further busiuoss of tho congress sino die. Ovation tii Iwy. Wheeling, W. Va., Fob. 2L Whool lug's ovation to Admiral Dowoy was enthusiastic, although rain had been falling almost continuously sinco yes terday, making it necessary to nhandou tho parado. Tho speaking and other exorcises took place iu a largo hall. Tho sword subscribed for by tho citi zens of AVheoling was preeontod to Liontonnnt Doddridgo by Admiral Dowoy, nnd tho orationa incident; to tho dedication of tho tahlota at tho hcoiio of Fort llonry wero dolivorod. Tonight Admiral Dowoy waa banquoted by tho Sous of tho ltovolutlou. An11 lit HU l'oat. Iluffalo. N. Y Fob. 24. A dis- patch to tho Nowa from Uatavia, Bays: A dispatch has been rocotvoa in iiii- tnvin atating that Frnost Kiugdon, of Stafford, who onlistod in tho Fortieth voluiitoor infantry, had been found Blooplng ai Ills post, triod by court mur- tial nnd sontoncod to bo snot, it is said that n numbor of HUpino robols outorod tho camp whilo Kiugdon was nsloop nnd killed two or throo Ameri can Boldiora. HIS LAST 01 CASE II HE SENATE Votod 34 to 28 to Consider tho Rosolution. DANIEL OPENED THE PEBATE ltraiiiiitltin of lilac iiaalon nt Hi." Hit wnlliin lllll -IVtllttrMr' lliirr lta- 1 ii t Ion I'nniloT Itxpllna In Vat. Washiiigton, Feb, 20. Today' sea hIoii of thu senate was unusually Inter esting from tho very beginning, ln spite of vigorous and inllueiitlal oppo sition, I'eiirosi', of I'oniiHylvaiila, suc ceeded In getting tho 0,uay easu beforo thu senate, mid during thu afternoon three notable speeches wero delivered. After a sharp parliamentary squubblo, I'enroso moved that tho resolution in volving tho seating of Ojiay he taken up for consideration. On an ayu and no vote thu motion prevailed, ill to 28. Thu majority waa so decisive na to ciiiiso some surprise. It is known that Miinii senators who will volo, if tho op jHirtunlty hu offerd, to seat 0,u.iy, today voted against tho consideration of tho case, whllu on thu contrary others who voted for consideration probably will vote against seating him. Tho vote cannot, therefore, hu regarded as u tost of Ojmy's absolute strength iu thu sen ate. Following tho taking up of tho resolution, Daniel, of Virginia, deliver ed a speech in which he vigorously sup ports! Uuay's right ton seat. Vest, of Missouri, mid Foraker, of Ohio, deliv ered notablo speeches anunt thu Ha waiian government bill. Both were constitutional arguments, Forakur'a being a reply to that of Vent. CRONJE IS UNBEATEN. 1'rnlan fiir III it llnor (Icncrnl for Ills (iiilliintry. Jondou, Fob. 2(1. General Cronjo is still unbeaten. No other construction is placed upon the three days' sileuce of Lord ItolsTts. Yet no one sees how It ia humanly ihihkIIiIo, judging frmii thu descriptions of his situation Wed nesday, for him to resist so long. (Iroat Britain does not withhold admiration for the valor of a losing light against such odds. Tho British cavalry patrols sent by I.si id Methiien north of Kimherley dis covered tho Boers concentrating, whether for defense or ollense is simply conjecture. The Boors seem to bo retiring from General Gatacru's front at Sterkstrom in order to reinforce tho Free Stators. Ladysmith had not been lelioved when tho latost news left Natal, two days ago. Tho Boers had. then retired half way between Ladysmlth and Cot euso. Mnthtimi III (!liuri(M of Klinlirrlry. Kimbcrlov, Fub. 20. Lord Mutliuen arrived hero Tuesday. Ilu will actus administrator of Kimherley district, extending southward to Grange river. Colonel Kekowich will remain in com mand of the local forcon. Tho issuu of siego Kiup ceases today. Thcro are 04 Boor prisoners here. Ctaallilttlr III rmmti-lmrg. London, Feb. 20. An ollicial report gives 140 men killed at l'Huriloborg Drift, February 18. including 03 High- landers and 18 Canadians. BAD PHILADELPHIA FIRE. Oiiu Woman Kllli'il unit Several Other Serloiialy Injured. Philadelphia, Feb. 20. Ono woman was killed, several others wero severely injured and propel ty valued at if 500, 000 was destroyed hy flro which hioko out tonight iu thu heart of tho whole sale millinery district. Ihu burnod area covers nearly two acres. Tho wo man killed was ( lain Cohen, 20 years of ago, a seamstress in tho employ of Harris mid Bernard Cohen. She mot her death hy jupming from tho fifth Moor of tho building iu which thu llro started. Among tho most seriously hurt was Clarn Udor, who fell from tho third Door of tho same building. l'lip llro started iu tho third floor of 721 Arch street, occupied by Simon May. manufacturer of straw goods, and spread to tho big six-story hulling ad joining on tho east occupied by Bowo, Dlngan & Company, dcalors in whole sale mllUnory goods. This structure was also soou entirely coiisumed, IJy this tluiu thu hulling on tho west of tho May building, occupied by head ollloes of tho Northern Life Assuranco Company, Park & 1'urdeii, barristers i Koath Bros., and O. r . lurnor, Drokors; F. II. Butler, broker; Keono Furuituro Company, tho Grand Opora houso, U. G. Dun & Co., and tho Dominion Loan & Savings Company's plaeo woro in a blazo. All these- buildings are iu ruins. Homier' Hlnek I'lirin, Nnw York. Feb. 24. Tho Bonner stock farm nt Tarry town, N. Y., ia not pass out of oxistonco, doapito tho salo of nil tho trottora and pucora hich bolouiiod to tho lato Uobort Bon ner, oxcopt Mnud S. David Bonnor ill niauago tlio farm, wnere inoooou horsos will bo broil. Tho atallinua lighland Baron nnd Baron Hoviow invo boon bought from tho stud with a, lumber of Klectioneor horsea. Tliu 1'liiBiie lit Allen. Adou, Fob. 20. Six cases of plaguo nnd ono doatli hnvo occurred nero. Drnstio measures hnvo boon tnkou to provont tho sproad of tho dlsoaso. In- footed nroaa navo uoon leotntou. Oonilemiieil Ohliiamiiu'a Snlelile. Suit "Lake, Fob. 20. Low Sing, a Chinaman, rocontly convicted of mur der nt lllughnm City, nnd senteucod to ho shot, committed auicldo by hanging hlmeoH In hia coll this morultm. MINES AND MINING. Condition tit (tin ,hiiii nt llninpart I'll, Aluakn. Harry Blgelow and Walter Hall, of Seattle, aru in roeelpt of a luttcr from O. II. Knapp, of Hampart City, Alaska, giving tho mining nuws of tlio camp for thu winter. Tho letter bears datu of December 18, mid li reploto with iiowm of Interest. Kxcellont results are being realized. Tho winter to that datu had boon a littlo to open for good development. Mr. Knapp says: "I will writo you a few lines to lot you know how things aru moving In thia camp. Tho weather thus far baa been very mild for Alaska, This ia tho coldest morning wo have had, 42 he low. Wu havu not had cold weather enough to stop tho water on many of tho creeks, therefore many havu been hold back from working. On Hoosier those that tried to ground sluice last summer have not been ablo to do much lis yot on their claims, hut wo hope this cold turn will freeze tip so they can all work. "Jaok Welch has struck a rich spot on No. 1!J. Ho pieked up .$100 on Fri day and Saturday of last week. I h..vo eight men on 11) and 20; they are get ting homo pay, but I cannot say that they -havu found anything very rich as yet, but they aro getting fair prospects. They panned oat 10 pans nnd got .$7 05 on thu bottom of two holes; then they commenced drifting, hut did not find it as good for somo days as nt tho foot of the shaft. I heard from them Satur day and they mid it was improving tho further thoy drifted, and the other four men on IU reached bedrock on Satur day and got good prospects. "Littlo Manook ia turning out woll. On No. 0 every lay baa fair pay. No. 8 is rich. The Governor and Gen eral Carr will havo more money net this year than they did last. Littlo Manook, Jr., is showing up rich in several claims. They havo taken out as high as $1 1 to thu pan, and got from $2 to $5 mid $0 quito often. I here ia nothing being done on Itiissiau thia winter. I had Forty-flvo represented. On Hunter there ia but very little work being dono. I had 1 1 below represented mid also 30 on Hoos ier. I could not get anyono to work 02 and OH Hunter or tho Idaho Bar claims without pay cash, and I did not feel as though I would be warranted in pay ing out cash." Imlex h Ureiit Ciiliip. Without doubt the most important event iu tho history of tho Index, Wash., district was tho uncovering of the four-foot ledge of high grade copper lanco iu tho hthul mine last week, at n vertical dopth of 440 feet. What adds additional value to this discovery is tho fact tho annie identical ledge en countered nt a depth of only 125 feet, in tho John D. adjoiuing, yields cop per valuea of but .f 10 to .f 12. This is taugihlo, indubitable evidence that the mineral veins iu tho district incru-igo in valuo as depth ia nttained. Sinco tho publication of this good nowa re newed interest in tho great copper camp ia manifest. There havo been a great many more people visiting tho camp since this discovery wna made than for somo timo prior thereto. There can bo no doubt but that scores uf other properties in tho district run into high grade bornito and copper glance, carrying also gold nnd silver, tho only thing required being deptii Co convert them into some of the great est and richest mines in tho world. Beyond question, by tho middle of tho following summer, thero will bo many equally rich strikea on other Index propoity. ltlch Strike In Idaho. Iteliahlo mining men who have seou tho famous strike made by Mr. Lamer- eaux, near hik City, loauo, say that tho Lnmoreaux ledge lies underneath about six feet of wash, nnd is 12 to 14 inches wide Somo of tho ore seems to bo phonominally rich. The rich chan nel la ouly about six feet long. Two hundred foet from this channel tho ore will not run over .f 15 or .$20 to the ton. It is what tho mining men call a chim ney. I ho quartz is dim and iu placo, thus (ti tiering from most of tho rich discoveries that have been made from time to time, mid would seem to indi cate that it will probably oxtoud down to a considerable dopth. Tho tlud is ovidontly one of great importuuca as compared with' othor discoveries in this section, such as the Buffalo Hump, Dowoy, oto. Hooded a Promising Sllne. W. 11. Lawlor, of Albany, Or., who, for several years, has had charge of the development work of tho Lawlor Min ing Company, of tho Snntimn district, who is also interested iu properties in tho Blue Uiver mines, having put over .$1100,000 iuto the two places iu devel opment work, has just returned from Kly, Nov., whoro ns representative of Oregon nnd Knstoiu capitalists, ho has bonded what promises to bo a very rich group of mines. Aftor settling affairs in Albany ho will go there to superin tend personally tho dovolopmout nnd working of tho mines. No l'ncillc coast smelter ia na yot n niomhor of the great smelting trust, organized Inst spring. Larger amounts of money nro being inveatod in Snohomish county, Wnah,, mining properties than over beforo, which ia a sure indication of the perm- miout mid moro rapid dovolopmout of tho mineral interests thero. Activity nt Harrington. A gontlomnn from Darriugton, Wnsh., says that the stong probability of n rail road reaching there noxt summer has breathed now life into tho camp, 'fhero ia iuoroasod activity iu ninny of tho mines. Ilowovor, thero vill bo considornblo oro shippod via. tho Snuk Vnlloy wngon rond long hoforo nny rnil road ronohos Darriugton, Tho Skagit conuty ollloinla nio now repairing tho. rond, nnd should to woathor got set tled, shipments wH begin within a fortnight, PRESERVE FORESTS. UuvnrmiKint Will Attempt In Induce tlm Adoption of Coiiaerviitlvn Mntli or! a ttt I, Hindering, Tlio attempt of tho govoinment to Induce tho adoption of conservative methods of lumbering In order to pre let vu the national resources, mid tho rosponsivo interest taken by timber Dwners, havo brought up many interest ing legal questions, and tho division of forestry has found it necessary to make extensive researches in this direction. Ah n result, a circular dealing with tho laws which affect forests ia in course sf preparation and will bo sent free to persons interested, Ono of the most important pointa brought out ia tho recognition by law of tho prospective value of growing timber. Tlio pomi bility of profitably carrying on lumber ing with systematic provision for future cutting depends upon thia point. It has usually been held thnt when, hy tresspass, or by unscrupulous cutting by contractors, timber haa been re moved contrary to tho owner's wish, ho could recover only ita stumpage valuo. As forestry usually requires that n certain number of trees of cer tain size bo left, it follows that an nn icrupulons contractor could easily upset tho plans of years with little fear of punishment. The supreme couit, how ever, has recently ruled that the differ ence in value between logged and tin logged land dependa not only on tho valuo of tho timber removed, but on its probable increase had it been left untouched. Iiuiirnvfunniita In Alaaka. Captain W. Jl. Abercronibie, head of tho government exploration party, which last season did much work in the Copper river country nnd began spelling up a military road from I'ort Valdes to Fort Kgbert on the Yukon, arrived in Seattle, en route north to continue hia work. It is the purpose of tho government, he says, to-construct 2,400 miles of telegraph line in Alaska, and complete the military rond. Hu returns this year with in creased responsibilities. The road, he saya, will bo completed during this season from its present terminus, 80 milca inland, to Tanana, about two thirds of the distance to the Yukon. The telegraph line will ho built from Fort Valdes along the road to Fort Kgbert and thence down the Yukon to St. Michuel. Among other northern improvements, he says, a large government wharf at Valdes has been decided upon. An Kastern syndicate, headed by Heury Villard, he says, ia now having surveys niado along tho general course of tho military road with a view of building a line. Hank for Itallaril. After many vain efforts on the port of the citizens, Ballard has finally se cured a national bank, to be called the Ballard First National bank, with n capitalization of .$50,000. The hank will be founded and intimately connect ed with tho Seattle National, whose cashier, S. Foster Kelly, Is now arrang ing the details of the new institution. K. W. Andrews, president of the Seat tle National, will bo the head of the new bank. Mr. Kelly will be vice president, and tho cashier and other ollicera nro vet to bo nuuounced. Northwest Notes. A condensed milk factory is undei consideration for Hillsboro. Thero were 1.U0O visitors nt Crater Lake last year. The F.ugene water company haa been reorgauized, five of the old stock holders selling 220 shares to four new men for .$22,000. The Dalles business men will take up the project of establishing, a fruit and vegetable oaunery there when the scouring mill project shall bo off their hands. An effort is being made to construct a telephone lino from Tillamook to North Yamhill, hy way of tho toll road. It would cost, it ia estimated, about $2,600. Allen Edwards pleaded guilty to the charge of obtniuing money by false pre tenses at Tho Dalles, and waa sen tenced to the penitentiary for one year. Ho obtained .$2 at tho Umatilla house on n fraudulent check. Sheepmen of Enterprise, Oi., nre re fusing .$5 n head by the band for good ewes, says the Pendleton Tribune. Ono man refused $3.50 for spring lambs, nnd another paid $5.50 for 50 head of first-class sheep. Goats sell fur .$5 a head. At a public meeting iu Klamath Falls, the proposition to donnto $150, 000 worth of luud to tho Oregon Mid land railroad, which proposed to build to that town, were accepted, nnd com mittees woro appointed to nrrnuge the matter. It is reported by a gentleman resid ing in Ashland thnt instead of rebuild ing tho woolen mill nt thnt placo it is likely thnt the company will build u woolon mill nt Klamath Falls, says the Klamath Falls Republican. It ia argued thnt such a mill horo would, on account of tho long nud mountainous road intervening, ho far eaaier of access for tho wool growers of Klamath and Lako counties, from which counties to Ashland mill derived ita main aupply. Spoknno wheelmen hnvo organized an asaooiation, admitting without dues every bioyolo ridor who has a licouse tag. The Woyoihnuser syndicate thia year pny tnxes on 100,600 of timberlnnd iu Ohehnlia county. will ncres Tho lauu tax amounts to $17,030.42. Citizens of Goldetidnle have ordered 10 pair of Mongolian phonsant, and will endenvor to hnvo thnt dcairnble gamo bird woll established (u Klickitat county thia yeri SPRING TRADE ENLARGING. Heneml Dlatrlliutton I of Fairly flood Volume. Rrndstrcet'a relvow of trndo tnyat General distribution of trndo is ol fairly good volume, although affected hy weather conditions nnd holidays. Spring business ia enlarging nt many markets East and West, tho presence of huyors being 'encouraged by spocial paRongor rates. A softening of prlcc of speculatively dealing staples is to La noted, but tho reactions aro of narrow extent. ' Foreign demand for wheat romaint small, American stocks nro largo, and furmors aro reported holding supplies back, and crop-dnmngo scares are dis. counted by mild wenther. Tha strength of corn has boon a feature, for eign demand being of good proportions, and thia has fnrnishod a supporting element in tho wheat market. Thero is a larger volume of business ln pig iron at somo markets, hut less at others, and prices of that product are quito steady. Structural iron continues nctlvo, In dicating heavy building operations tlm coming spring and summer. Foreign iron markets retain all their old strength, and lower ocean freight would, it is argued, bring about n great enlargement of our export trade. Copper ia quieter, but steady in prico and tin notes a further advance in sym pathy with foreign speculation. Hard ware ia improving in distribution at tho West. Business failures for the week num ber 163, as compared with 190 a weolc ago, and 220 in 1800. The strength of staple values is feature of Canadian trade. Retailors will carry over some stocks of winter clothing. Industrial activity is very marked, Canadian factories running to their fullest capacity. Bussiness fail ures for the week number 28. against 06 last week, and 30 in this week year ago. PACIFIC COAST TRADE. Seattle Markets. Onions, new, .$2.25 2.50 per sack. Lettuce, hot house, 40c per doz. l'otatoea, new, $1820; Beets, per sack, 75 85c. Turnips, per sack, 00c. Carrots, per sack, 50c. Parsnips, per sack, 7585c. Cauliflower, 75c.$l per dozen. Cabbage, native and California, .$1.00 1.25 per 100 pounda. Apples, .$1.25 1.50 per box. Prunes, 00c per box. Butter Creamery, 31o per pound; dairy, 17 22c; ranch, 20o per pound. Eggs 20c. Cheese Native. 10c. Poultry 1314c; dressed, 14 15c. Hay Puget Sound timothy, $12.00; choice Enstern Washington timothy. $18.00 19.00 Corn Whole, $23.00; cracked, $23; feed meal, $23. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton. $21; -whole, $22. Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.25; blended straights, $3.00; California, $3.25; buckwheat flour, $0.00; gra ham, per barrel, $3.00; whole wheat, flour, $3.00; rye flour, $3.804.00. Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $14.00; shorts, per ton, $10.00. Feed Chopped feed, $20.00 per ton; middlings, per .ton, $20; oil cake meal, per ton, $30.00. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beel steers, 7H8c; cows, 7c; mutton 8c; pork, 72c; trimmed, 9c; veal, 8H 10c. Hnms Lnrge, 13c; small, 13 Hi breakfast bncon, 12ic; dry salt sides. 8c. rortlanit Market. Wheat Walla Wnlla. 6354o; Yalloy, 53c; Bluestem, COo per bushel. Flour Best grades, $3.00; graham, $2.50; superfine, $2.10 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 3530c; choice gray, 34 o per bushel. Barley Feed barloy, $14 15.00f browing, $17.00 18.00 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $13 per ton; mid dlings, $19; shorts, $15; chop, $14 per ton. Hay Timothy, $1011; clover,$7 7.50; Oregon wild hay, $07 per ton. Butter Fancy creamery, 5055o; eeconds, 42:45o; dairy, 30374c; store, 25s32 ho. Eggs 1213o pordozen. Cheese Oregon full cream, 13c; Young America, 14o; now cheese 10a por pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.60 4.50 por dozen; hens, $5,00; springs, $2.603.60; geese, $0.5007.50 for old; $4.500.50; ducks, $5.005.50 per dozen; turkoys, live, 10 11a per pound. Potatoes 50 80c per sack; sweets, 3240 per pound. Vegetables Beets, $1; turnips, 00c; por sack; garlio, 7o por pound; cab bago, Iho per pound; parsnips, $1; onions, $1.60 2. 50; carrots, $1. Hops 38o por pound "Wool Valley, 1213o per pound; Eastern Oregon, 814c; mohair, 27 liOc por pound. Mutton Gross, best Bheep, wethora nnd owes, 4o; dressed mutton, 7 7Mo per pound; lambs, 7)opor pound. Hogs Grosa, choico heavy, $5.00; light nnd feeders, $4.50; dressed. $5.5000.00 per 100 pounda. Beef Gross, top steers, $4.004.60; cows, $3. 604.00; dressed beef, 0i& 740 pot pound. Veal Lnrgo, 78o; smnll, 8 96o por pound. Han Franoiscu Market. Wool Spring Novndn, 1215ope pound; Enstorn Oregon, 1210o; Yal loy, 2022o; Northorn, 1012o. Hops 1899 crop, ll13o per pound, Buttor Fnuoy creamery 22Cs22o; do seconds, 2121o; fanoy dairy, 19 20o; do Bocouds, 17 18o per pound. Eggs Store, 1214o; fancy ranch, 17o. Millstuffs Middlings, $17,00 $ 30.00; bran, $13.00 13,00.