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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1900)
a irt, ay Ilawa lor Hawaii uo inrougn tho Sonato. SPOKE ON PHILIPPINES . I ftf .1 II.. tfitll.!.!...! li(tiinii. a I it roll II. Tho Mil tiro nwa form ol uoviHirmmit lor tlio rnmiorv Ul iiiiVrHlt nun inmnun . tun lomihtts liml charge of tho tnonsuro. AGlnylpt Georgia, delivered n carefully !'pruparod Kpcooli on tho I'litllpplno riiM- ttSiiHlllo fnvoiod tliti udoptlon of tho ,. BHWafit'Hohitlon doolnrliiK It to bo tho t fillft0' tno United States to turnover jTSTftlniiil to tho Filipinos n soon ns n SOTleji&ovoriiniiiiit cou lil Ihi established ..CvIOibbi under tho protection of thin A ,lm,ulu'" l'orukor, .tholltccrto Itlco turlir hill wus iniiilo vjMKnflnUliil IiiihIikhh, hiiiI will bo 'conMdored soon iih tho conference ro- tmrtronUlMi lliinuulitl bill ilutll have liogpoinocrat scored their flint Srwof tho session In tho honso to 'iiiRTSaltho inotloii to tnko lit) tho con SifofirSliTtlon oiiNHof Aldrich-ltohbln. frMtjufib Fourth Alabama district. On voff'iiwrali) votus, tho Democrats, with ' 'tiiofHilfot two llupulillciiiiH, Mnndoll Wy3?g mill II. V. Smith (Mich.), Hiboittfliio llopubllemiit on tho qiiohtlou of fhoWcoin'liliTiillon . An ngreomcut OTnVromlo to consider tho 1-oud hill ro- IntlugUp M'cotid-elnsH mull mutter on rt'MarqjijBO- A bill wns pmwod to grunt h i"Arnjprlcaii register to tho ship Wind ! .ivnrditiu which filoiitoninit Ponry will uiriiykojWattompt to rouoh tho North ajiSIN HUUUtll? Ml-UtU, Ofllmti Whl In real. llralatlna; Ar- :,!KoHa3i City. Mo., Mnrch 11. In ngrffonu of tho tniln robbers who w ' mgSBn tho Wilcox, Wyo., holdup winsth'ijlUnioii Puvlflc hint June, when m$Mng like $!I0.000 was nocurod, ".Vus iiioQiii'd killed liy ofllcorN uunr ''cre.'Slnis morning wlillo resisting rro II i Viurrnmiin vmiiiig immiiu i inn WMUiit'nnuJ coimlii. Mm. Itoh Leo mid Ih'Mea IMkzIo l.eo, in tho country, 10 IbUc outli of ICunxnN City, mid hud a, ?.ccu',"tBoro n week. Thomns Snyein, ,njttistaniuporiiitondoiit of tho Pinker-t-d(U ofllco ut Hun FriinolKco, dlcovored j,H.ogoJi fflj t'rlpjilo Creek, Colo., two Ml peek's nup, lint lost litm, mid finally 0 r,cod lilni to Kuiiiuim City, whuru ho lil OPffif.'ffi '"lvo ,lrr'vt''' February 1 1 , l i,otcnlay Iogan whh located t tho nt'CdMlioroo, and curly iIiIh iiiorniug a irI5l dotuctlvcn mid thrco l'liikcr l?uVinolu(llii,' Kayom, Hiirniuiidtxl the inoonilll nil I (Ml on linn in nurruuuur. vru istcarinCurry durtod out of the rum r.jt wr,;p!8tol In liitnd. A lio readied K4 lOgand turnod to flro, n volloy (M m .no dutoctlvc enuxed him to ( I ivorrffjo run ICO ynrdn ncroRn tho rond d fntSft cornflold boloro ho foil. lien iho dotoctlvcH reuched him bt 1R0 ig broThiu bin hint. Thoro won a (llotjonnd thniiiKh hid hoiid. Hli folvorjviiH Htlll olutohod in hUhnud. ..irryj&vas placed in n wnuon mid ( ijiyjjb tho inorKiio in Kunuia City. .tr. H Rlnil NrftkltiB I'liniU. wIVArk. .Mnri'li a. A illRiintrn to (rn,., M.ulrlrl kiiv TIik llplnojjuntii liuro miyu that n special 'B ffoyifrpth AKiilnaldo will urrlvo In .rigffiflMuroh, mid will ro thpneo to ln '"iidonmnd Jlorlln to nook funds for ke l contlnpatldii of tho tninl0 alnt kJjoicayjupromiicy. It in doolarod he lt'auoiTllla warforo will horontiuued ltTfiiil hinted that ndHurancoH of 'tlSno)ntinuo tho fljjlit huvo boon ' cijflfflfein Kuroio. All PrgiwrnJnnnim Fiirtory llurnrd. uOiCrouaoto. Franco. March U. Fire voHtordav nvonlni! in the mi frioggtcannon factory hoio whonco tho iwrfjroDtaliiod tholr jMfWcrful "lmR nlnj'iji3KgVo onoriiioitH biilldingH, cou iiw ufuBfflh inutoriulR, Htorca mid a mfiSofjhrtlllory modelH, wero do ate!' byo5jfclie Iohhch uro cstlinated ut itf'T 'irlyMlToOO.OOO franca. A laryo ' "D li'Myfjlvorl( '"0I 'lttvo 0CH "irowu iKt offoraplovment. 3VIX1K tOt'j Wlimi Mnrrltt Kntlroa. (en- avU h W MQUIUI. bU .....aw.. U . . f.,,J... 1 TZ1?T5T II I. t l I.. iiv. iirouKo, who iiiiN ueuu iu slnco his rocent dotachmoiit as governor gonoral of Cuba, ol (Ulisfiffiuoiogiuoa lor tno iniuinry no- . , . . , .... , lp.uuuubxui iiiu i-.uni., Willi 11U11114U111 luin l0 ui)ctowyork. Tho change in that UUUIUWlll llUb uuuur UUlll UUIIU Afiieu Alitor tiononu vvosioy nior- lllrotlro. General llrooko was wlllTia cliolco of tho commands of eparcmoni 01 uiu iiikoh ami uio Smout of tho Kant, and oxnreesod bo fJpr'J&foronco for tltolattoruBBlunmont. not rJerollMorrltt's rotlroment will ro er '';En3!tiio promotion of llrlgadler Gon- nen. UBITSr Otis (iniijor KOnoral United ohmtoorH). comniuudlug tho (1 n.-ji xyTorcoH hi tho Plilllnnluos, to icw'Tgratioiof minor gonural m tno rosu establlsliiiieiit. UK"" jl.ato Wlutnr Htorins. b, March 8. Kvory railroad it.n flin ntf.v. nannnlullv fmm ..w ...v. .,,, , J ...... is BiilToritig no tho result ol fall ol enow iu tho Missis y during tlio past two days, is tho Btroota nro dooply cov snow, and trnfllo 1b much mat0', mid fk, March 8. Roports from ddlitJilrits : iwmts ln tho stato indlcato prlvlW wore now storm in mnnv Toara. mi kSKoul Pimm mm mm d woather la gonoral. DniTlBH WENT WILD. Tin) Vonntrli Mvrriil lijr Tiirnilin of . Umllf inrllt. London, March It. Ilrltons fool that limy nro living In tho presence of momontoits oveiits. Tornadoes of patriotic oxcltoinout am whirling through tho country, Kvon tho dullest soul must have boon stlrrod by tho emotions of yesteiday, mid London's 0,000,1100 woro raised to a high pitch (if patriotic exultation. It was a won derful sight. Old men have nothing In memory with which to compiiro tho day. Homo likened it to Luckuuw, others talked of tho fall of KobustoM)l. It was a time of slugiilnr abandon. Tho tiHiiul conventionalities of society ceased to control and every ono know everybody else, all joining in smiles. Lord Laiidowiiu chose tho moment to announce estimates oxocoeding 01, 000,000, mid rather startled tho publlo by unfolding the programme of tho war ofllco to send out, iu addition to tho .'10,000 troops now afloat, 150,000 fresh soldiers. Ixird Iloberts will ultimately have a force of 'JoO.000. An order has reached Woolwich for tho construction of 'i'ii new guns from threo-potinilors to la-inch guns. Of these, HO uro to bo naval guns. Already 20,000 workmen aro employed nt tho arsonul, and 11,000 more will bo engaged. These decisions to send out more troops mid to Increase the homo armament meet with universal ap proval. The Iloers seem to have gotten quite away from around Ludysmlth without losing a gun or their baggngo. Van Itoemm's Pass is only about 20 miles from Lady urn It li. The enemy hud artillery in action nnd they utilized probably both railroads in retreating, sending thn heavy pieces to Pretoria mid the lighter ones into tho Free State. Dr. Ieyds says that General Joulwrt is assembling Til), 000 men nt Wluburg, 70 miles northeast of Itloemfontoiu. Colonel Albrecht, nccordlng to a dis patch from Paunieberg, afllrms that tho Iloers huvo 76,000 men left. HEIR TO MILLIONS. Clilrn( TTiiinnli 1'lmU Klin will Honll tlx Wnrlli Much Minify. ChleiiKo, March li.Mr. D. II. Ten ICycko, H7 North Lovitt strcot, received tuforiiiatlon yenterday that ho will re ceive pnibaldy ouo-llfth of an estate valued ut more than $20,000,000, loft by her uncle, who died 12 yearn nco in Albuny, N. Y. AccordliiK to tho Ntory told by Mr. Ten Kycko, tho uiicIo'h namo wuh ItotiHler Wiindell. IUn relatives hail not heard from him In years, and had no Idea of IiIh whureuboutH or his wealth, until come time utter his death, when tho administrators of tho estato bewail to look up the rightful heirs. Tho old man never married, mid lelt no will. Therefore tho whole fortune falls to tho children of his brothers and sisters, live in number. Throo of thoso llvo In Now York mul tho other two in Chicago. They uro: Mm. D. II. Ten Kycko and John Wiin dell, a retired Chicago & Northwestern oiiKlnuor. t-'everal years n(-o n brothor of Mrs. Ton Kycko, who lived In Now York, learned of tho existence of tho estate, obtained papers from ltousler Wan dell's fonner housekeoiH'r, by menns of which ho purposed havliiK' tho property transferred to himsolf and his brothers mid sisters, llo had almost concluded tho work when ho died, and until yes terday Mm. Ten Kycko know nothing of tho progress in tho capo. Mrs. Ten Kycko Is of middle no mid tins a daughter and non. hMMLOYED REBELS' TACTICS. Aiunrlmu I'lirrn Ahi1iii1iiI nml Klllril Mnny Klllplficia. Manila, Mnroh a. Colonel Andor sou, with tho Thirty-eighth infantry, employing tho Insurgents' own tactics, has ambusheil tno enemy near Jiaian ' gun. Through spies, Colonel Anderson i learned that a detachmoutof lusurcents J would pasB a certain nmd. Ho posted his HOliltors, concealed among 1110 irees lining tho road, and when tho enemy arrived tho Americans volleyed, kill lug -'l Insiirgonts, wounding U0 and rntitiiritiLr several. Some arms and ! nmmunltion wero captured. Tho oiToct 1 .... . 1 1 ...1.. ...... pi. 01 IlllR mow mis ueen nhihihj, io euomy in that locality nro dlsmayod. Alllhunliril liy IIiiImiU. Munlla, March a. Ono hundred in suriseuts, bovcii miles from 6au For uiindo, ambushed 10 men of tho Third cavalry who woro escorting a provision train. Tho Americans woro scattered mid whilo returning to camp ono man was klllod. Tho Insurgents capturod four horeofl and a quantity of provlBions. ItdtlRlooi Cuutriivnriy In riilllpplnoi. Victoria, Mnroh 8. A Hong Kong ecordlms to ndvlcos ro- colvod by tho Bteumshlp llrecoiiBhlre, I .. . .. W-..1I. i.l...i. .ll..n..o writoa irom niiiiiiia niuv iuii,i"io 'controversy is oxisting thoio over Islmdowlng tho iiiBiirroctlou nnd tho plnguo. Tho main point of tho tronblo 1 Is a Biiggostion to rolustnto tho friars ln tho provlncos on tno 0111 oasis, uh uuuur tho SpanUh rule. Tho trouble began with tho publication of mi allgogod in torvlow with Archbishop Chnpollo, tolo graphod to n Madrid papor. Tho intor viow was Becurod by n Mmilln papor, colnoldont with its boing tolegraphod. Whon published it raised n Btorm. Petitions camo iu fast, and many dele gations intorvlowod Geuornl Otis. Oliuritml With "Huokiit Sliop.lnc." Chicago, March 3. Throo promlnont mombors of tho Chlcngo Hoard of Tradu tliiB afternoon orrostod by fodoral aulhorltioB on tho ohnrgo of "buokot , shopping." Tlio iiion takon into cjib ' tody nro: James Niool, first vico-prosl-I dent of tho Uonrd of Tradoj Henry O. l'arkor and O. A. Whyulond, prnsidont of tho firm of 0. A. Whyuland & Com pany. All of thorn nro charged with using tho mulls to defraud, iu collusion 1 with tho firm of MoLaln Brovhors. P Nov Facing tho Boor Army at Osfontoin. SIX THOUSAND DUTCH NEAR HIM Tlin Mnln Form fa llolnir, Cnnonn trotni I'urtlmr Mnrth titular Juuliort, Wlmra lUttln Will Occur. fiondou, Mnrch B. Ixird Itobcrts, nt Osfontoin, six or eight miles east of Pnnrriohorg, faces the re-formed lioor nrmv, from r,000 to 0,000 strong. This may bo merely n corps ol observa tion rondy to retire on prepared posi tions. Doubtless it is receiving accre tions from tho late besiegers of Lady smith, nnd from other jHilnts. What ever tho forco inny bo, Lord Itobort lias amplo troops to cope with It. A a heavy rain is fulling on tho veldt nnd tho grnss is improving, this will bo 0 good thing temporarily for tho Ikiors. flrlllah Cnm.i nt Oafniitnln. Osfontoin, March 6. Tlio Ilrltlsh camp bus been moved hero. A heavy rain is falling, tho veldt is Improving, supplies aro rapidly arriving, and tho men nro In good health, desplto tho fact that they have been on half rations for 11 fortnight. Cecil Khodes has sent a quantity of champagne from Klmber ley to bo drunk to the health of Lord ltolicrts. Lord Koltcrts has published nn order thanking tho troops for their courage and for tho zeal and cndurniico they have displayed nmld tho hardships of n forced march. Ho Buys that their for tltudo and general conduct have bvou worthy of tho queen's soldiers. A slight skirmish occurred several inllos southeast, in which Colonol Itomington had a horse shot under lilin. Tho Hour forces on our front nro bo lloved to bo under the joint command of Uotha, Do Larcy and Dowot. Thoy are expecting reinforcements from Natal. Tho guns that woro captured nt Pnar doberg have been brought here. Tho rifles captured have, in many cases, scriptural texts engraved upon them, for example, "Lord, strengthen this arm." It is said that just prior to General Croujo's surrender there was almost a mutiny iu camp. MONEY GOES BACK. I'tmrto Itlrnn llutlx to lln Uml for HtnrvliiK !Vupte. Washington, March 5. Two hours nflcr tho receipt of a special messago of tho president recommending tho imme diate passage of n hill to plnco iu his hands nil tlio moneys collected upon Puerto Hlcan goods sinco tho Spanish evacuation of the island, to bo used for tho relief of tho Puerto lticniis, had been read to tho houso today, the house had passed nnd sent to tho sennto a bill to curry out the recommeudntion. Tho message camo llko a bolt out ot n clear sky to tho initio) ity. Thoy were it llrst inclined to hall It with delight as n reproof of tho majority for tho passage of tho Puerto Itlcau tariff bill. Tho Kopuhlican leaders, howovor, had a bill ready to carry tho presldeut'e rocommondatlons into effect. Cannon us k od immediate consideration of It, and this was given. It was ouly when the dobnto opened nnd It hnd been agreed that 'JO minutes should bo al lowed on n sldo that, under the lead of llailoy, of Texas, tho Democrats began lining up against tho bill, becnueo It placed no limltntlons upon the presi dent's discretion iu the use of tht monoy. Tho bill was passed by n vote of 102 to 107. 18 Democrats, 2 Popu lists nnd 2 Silver ltopubllcnus voting with tho Kopublicaus. Illllliin-Diilliir Truat. Now York, Mnrch 5. A special to tho Tribuuo from Wheeling, W. Va., says: A combination of iron mid iteol Industries, with .l,000,000,000capital, will be completed within six mouths from April 1. It will lucludo tho American Tin Plato Company, tho Na tional Steel Company, tho American Hoop & Wire Company, tlio National Stool Company (now forming) and au othor which is already iu oxistouco mid which is as large or larger than any ol tho concerns mimed. Tho name of thll hitter coucorn Is withhold. This infor mation 1b given by a man who holds intorosts in all aavo ono of these com binutlous, mid who, with W. T. Gra ham nud Judgo Mooro, of Chicago, plnunod tho American Tin Plato Com pany mid tho National Steel Company. Onrmnny unit tlio Trace Colifrr.tnon. llorlin, March 5. During tho debate iu tho HoioliBtag today ou tho foroigu olllco estimates, Herr Gmudniiuur, Soolal-Domocrnt, requested to bo In formed ab to tho uttitudo of tho govern ment iu regard to Tho Ilnguo pence con ference Tho minister of foroigu niTalra, Count von llulow, ropllod: "Ournimsoro ulwnya directed to wnrd ponoo, mid it will not bo broken by us. I enn givo no gunrauteo of the nctlou of others. Thorotoro, we must bo nrmod. Wo gladly participated in tho labora of tho couforonco, hut could not agree to obligatory arbitration, nnd can only docldo upon rocourbo to arbi tration us ensoa nrlso." r.ono Highwayman. Cnllstogn, Cnl., March 5. Tho Cal istoga nud Clonr Lnko stngo wns hold up today by n lono highwayman ou Mouut St. Holoua, six miles from this city. Tho robbor soourod $4.50 in cash and WollB, Fargo & Co.'a oxprosa box, whlo'v if said to have coutalnod but ltttlo oi value. Tho stago wns driven by A. It. Palmer, nnd It contaluod four passongera, threo women aud ono mnu, nu Italian gardouer, who contributed tho $4,G0. Tho passongera wore uot niolostod, MINES AND MININO. ropftctltl; mul Mlnlna; In Cnpn Noma C'oiuilr. Nowspnpors nnd private letters ro celved from Cnpo Nomo via Dawson sny tlmt considerable prospecting was car ried nu this winter. Mnny miners have an idea that nt mid below low water murk the richest sands will bo found. Therefore, as soon as tho lco wns solid ly frozen to tho bottom of tho shore thoy began prospecting to solvo n rntich-vexod question as to tho origin of tlio gold in tho beach sands. Prospect ing ln tho tundra warrants tho belief that it is lrnpregnntod with gold much in tho sumo manner as tho beach. Tundra prospecting, tho nd vices sny, hnd not been carried on extensively, owing to tho difficulty encountered ln sinking to bedrock on account of water. The ground freezes to an unknown depth, tho sumo as in tho Klondike, nnd if It should provo rloh on area of country will bo developed that will bo greater than a scoro of Klondikos rolled into ono. From what has nlrendy been done, it wns wild to bo reasonable to predict that the tundra would prove very rich. Ilig prospects had been found ln dozons of places, right from tho grnss roots, but tho weather has not yet been sufficiently cold to enable bed rock to bo reached. Anvil creek is tho Kldorado of West ern Alaska. Claim No. 1 below has thus far proved to bo tho banner claim, and is owned by Japhot Lindorberg. Tho output has been enormous, when it is considered that It was worked but six weeks. From this claim $117,000 was cleaned up, while Discovery yield ed $58,000 in throo weeks; No. 2 above, $30,000; No. 4, $80,000; No. 5, $40,000; No. 0 wns worked, but tho pay streak was not located. No. 7, owned by Dr. Kittelsen, produced nbout $110,000; No. 8, belonging to Price & Lane, $102,000; No. 0, belong ing to tho Swedish Mission, $08,000; Nos. 10 and 11, owned by C. D. Lnno, How to Write Ailvartlaaiiirrit. The most successful pol icy which can bo adopted in writing any advertise ment is to so word it as to win tho confidence nnd re Hpect of tho reader. If you can mnko such an impres sion upon tho reader's mind that ho will believe that you aru iu earnest fn what you say, that you really be lieve it yourself, mid that you are laying the caso bo fore him in a plain, busi ness like manner, without nuy exaggerations or at tempts to mislead him, you are nearly sure to get that jiersou's trade. wero worked on lays, nud the Laplnnd ers who worked them got for their ehure $30,000 clear money. Several quartz ledges have been located along Anvil, ono opposite No. 0, on tho right limit, and auother oppo site No. 7, nud it is belioved that a little development work will uncover the mother ledge, and, if found, the output is sure to bo enormous. Other claims on tributaries of Nome aud Snake rivers have been prospected to a limited extout. Enough haB been douo, however, to warrant the belle 1 that the work of next summer will re vortl Kldorudos and Bonanzas by the BCOIO, Fire destroyed tho store of the North American Transportation & Trading Company nt Fort Yukon, Jnnunry 0. All tho valuable contents of provisions, dry goods, housohold goods, lurs and everything elso iu tho buildlug was de stroyed with it. A Department of Mine. A now cabinet o 111 cor, to be kuown ns tho secretary of mines nud mining, is provided in n bill favorably acted on by. tho house committee on mines and minlug. Tho bill creates nn oxocutlvo department, which shall have outire charge of afTalra relating to mines, in cluding geological surveys. Tho proposed secretary of mines is to havo tho samo. rank and salary as other cabinet olliceru, aud au assistant soorotary. Another mlniug measure favorably acted upon establishes mining experi ment stations in each of the mining states, similar to tho agriculture e poriment stations, and provides for the appointment of n government geologist nt $8, 600 nud an assayor at $2,500, in tho eovoral mining statos. Those ofll cers nro to furnish assays, issue public bulletins and couduct explorations of minlug regions. Mining mnuy yenra ngo loft tho realm of speculation nnd uow occupies a dig nified nnd important position among tho lcgitimnto industries of tho world. Ab tho years puss gambling, ns n fon turo of mining enterprises, ia fast dis appearing. Whilo gambling in mining stocks mny continuo iudofluitoly, tho mining industries, per bo, is as free from illegitimate practices us in any other buaiuosa, llono) it should receive tho Bumo intorest, fostering caro nud pro tection, at tho bauds of tho genoral aud local governments, as do othor indus tries. A commercial club has beeu organiz ed nt Vale, Mainour county, Or., to pro moto tho business interests of tho com munity. Whon n Bold lor enlists in tho English army he has given him a little volume, containing among othor things throo blank forma for n will. Thoso aro us unlly found properly mndo out on tho body of tho soldiers killed ou the bat tloflold, but often wills are loft iu othor ways. It is rotated that nu Kngltsh noldior, found dead ou tho battlofleld, had scratched ou tho Insido of hia hel met: "All to my wife," using tho eud of a bullot to wrlto with. The wnr do uartmeut hold the will to bo valid. CRANBERRY CROP. flrnt Afltinl Itettirna for tlie Twelfth Ceiium Hire the Ntatlatlca ut tlio fruit I'rixlucetl. Tlio first nctnnl returns or statistics lor tho twelfth census nro now coming in. Thoy relnto to cranberry culture nnd givo the ncrengo, tenure, qnnntity of fruit produced, cost of labor nnd fer tilizers, nren of new plantings, value of crop nnd losses from disease, insects and other natural cuusos for each bog or plantation. In January, 1000, preliminary sched ules relating to tho cranberry yield of 1809 were sent out to nil tho growers whose nnmes nnd addresses could bo obtained. Tho number of commercial growers in the United States is over 2,000. Thoy aro found mainly in the states of Mnssnchiisetts, New Jersey, Maine, Connecticut, Michigan nnd Wisconsin, but Minnesota, Oregon, Ithodo Island, Washington and New York reported bogs. Tlio number ln Michigan and Wisconsin is on tho in creaso despite a tomporary sot-back by forest fires. The growers are well organlzod, tho national association having its head quarters at Trenton, New Jersey, and local organizations existing in Massa chusetts and possibly elsewhero. Annual 'Tom Tom." The Indians residing along the river near Toppenish, a short distance from North Yakima, Wash., are having their annual "iom pom" dance. Numerous tepees nro used for this occason, and the inmates spend the time iu singing, dancing, feasting and making merry. They began last week, while tho snow was on the ground, to givo a Chinook dance, as their ponies wero getting poor, and tho indications wero winter had set in, but a sudden change in the temperature made also a change in the dauce programme, and tho "pom pom" or "grass danco" was instituted. This peculiar dance is observed in the same manner as Chinese new year, and lasts a week or teu days. Tho Indians array themselves in gorgeous costumes nnd congregate at different tepees, where a general feast is prepared. It is the season for making new friends, and old animosities are buried. The tribe as a whole has ceased to observe this sacred annual festival, the educat ed members thinking it beneath their notico, hut the isolated members con tinue to dauce every spring when the winter is over and grass begins to show on the range. Chehalla Sawmill. Hie Doernbecber Manufacturing Company, of Chehalis, Wash., which is preparing to move tho furniture man ufacturing business to Portland, Or., in tho early spring, yesterday sold the Chehnlls buildings of the company to the West brothers, of Chehalis, who are going to put a saw mill into tho buildings. The saV included -all of the buildiugs nnd the three dry kilns, with the fans, etc., as well as tho boil ers of tho main engine. The mill will be put in just as quick as the furni ture factory people move out, and the mill euijino will be used to furnish power to run the city electric light plnnt, Harry West being the city light contractor. Sale of Timber Land. The Charles K. Spaulding Lumber Company, of Newberg, Or., has closed a deal with tho Southern Pacific Com pany for 5,000 acrea of valuable timber land on the headwaters of the Luckia muto river, in the coast range. This in nbout the last large body of timber tributary to the Willamette river not previoualy bought up by corporations, and this company ia considered fortu nate iu being able to secure it. Nurtliwcat Notea. Elleusburg, Wash., is soon to have a telephone exchnuge. George W. Hopp, of Tuinwater, Wash., has been appointed postmaster at Cape York, Alaska. Aberdeen, Wash., bus declared wnr on hobos, and given them the alterna tive of going to work, going on the road or going to jail. Tho Spokane Sunday School Associa tion is nbout to mnke a census of the city, to nscertniu tho number of chil dren who do not nttend Sunday school. T. J. Tjosson & Son, whose flouring mill recently burned near Elleusburg, Wash., entailing n loss of $17,000, will rebuild, and oxpoct to have tho now mill in operation iu June. John G. McMillan, a prominent citi zen of Hoqnlam, Wash., and well known throughout tho state, accidental ly shot himsolf at Spokano, whilo show ing a revolver to ti friend. He died shortly after tho accident. Stuck river farmers blew up a log jam that had dammed tho stream near ita junction with White rivor, and tho water In tho Stuck was lowerod a foot. At tho 8amo time White river farmers wore tiying more completely to ob struct tho channel of tho Stuck bo ns to got relief from flood on their own landa. Ground has boon- purchased and laid out by a florioulturist nf Clo Elum, Wash., nnd hothouses will soon bo erected. Tho industry ia to ho enrriod ou nt Clo Elum as Pugot Sound cannot furnish enough sunshine to supply tho domain! mndo by tho (lorleta, for with out sunshine tho llowors lack fragrance nd rich coloring. The rural dollvery along tho Elgin branch shows a gain of over 50 per cent over tho first fow mouths of its exist ence, handling last month nearly 4,000 pieces of mail. O, 0. Applogato, tho Indian agent nt tho Klnmuth reservation, ia consider ing tho building of a portable saw mill for work on the rosorvntion. There ia considerable doinnnd for lumber out there, and tho mngniflcnnt forests of sugar aud bull pine furnish an unlimit ed sourco of raw material to work up, SPRINQ TRADE RETARDED. Underlying Ilunlnraa Condition Aro Highly Ratlafartorr. Ilrndstreet's says: Stormy wenthwr hns retarded tho development of spring trndo at many mnrkots, interrupting tolcgrnph nnd railway communication nnd nenrly chocking tho movement of merchnndiso. In prices, nggresslvav strength is still tho fentnro of tho cot ton nnd cotton goods mnrkot, whilo re tail lines remain steady. Food prod ucts, however, havo wenkonod, and some raw materials, llko wool and hid nro quotablo lower. Hallway rotnnis continue to reflect largo gains over a year ngo, though, ns pointed out last weok, comparisons from now on will be with better conditions in transportation matters than a year ago, and phenom enal gains are less likely of attainment That underlying businosa condition aro in a high degreo healthful will b gathered from tho fact that business failures for February nro at a minimum as regards tho number for that month, and liabilities, only slightly exceeding thoso of the snmfc month a year ago, have shrunk to a phenomenally low rercentage. Wheat (including flour) shipment for the week aggregate 8,803,887 bush els, against 8,660,850 bushois last week, 5,815,585 bushels in tho corre sponding weckof 1800, 8,252,003 bush els in 1898, 2,075,435 bushels ln 1807. and 1,407,379 bushels in 1890. Failures in the United States for the. month of February number 745, with aggregate liabilities of $9,995,404. av decrease of 3.5 per cent in number from. February a year ago. Liabilities are 3 per cent heavier, but assets are consid erably smaller than in the same period a year ago. Failures for the week number 173, against 168 last woek, 170 in the week a year ago, 232 in 189& 262 in 1897, and 270 in 1890. PACIFIC COAST TRADE. Seattle Market. Onions, new, $2.252.50 per sack. Lettuce, hot house, 40c por doz. Potatoes, new, $1820. Beets, per sack, 75085c. Turnips, per sack, 60c. Carrots, per sack, GOo. Parsnips, per sack, 75 85c. Cauliflower, 75c $1 per dozen. Cabbage, native and California. $1.00 1.25 per 100 pounds. Apples, $1.25 1. SO per box. Prunes, 60c per box. Butter Creamery, 31o per pound; dairy, 1722c; ranch, 20o per poundl. Eggs 20c. Cheese Native, 16c. Poultry 13 14c; dressed, 14 15c Hay Puget Sound timothy, $12.00; choice Eastern Washington timothy. $18.00019.00 Corn Whole, $23.00; cracked, $23; feed meal, $23. Bnrley Kolled or ground, per ton. $21; whole, $22. Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.25; blended straights, $3.00; California, $3.25; buckwheat flour, $6.00; gra ham, per barrel, $3.00; whole wheat flour, $3.00; rye flour, $3.804.00. Mlllstuffs Bran, per ton, $14.00; shorts, per ton, $16.00. Feed Chopped feed, $20.00 per ton; middlings, per ton, $20; oil cake meal, per ton, $30.00. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beet steers, 78c; cows, 7c; mutton 8c; pork, 7hrc; trimmed, 0c; veal, 8) 10c. Hams Largo, 13c; small, lZHl breakfast bacon, 12)c; dry salt sides. 8c. Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla. 6162o; Valley, 52c; Blueatom, 55o per bushel. Flour Best grades, $3.00; graham, $2.50; superfine, $2.10 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 3530o; choicer gray, 34o per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $14 15.00; brewing, $17.0018.00 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $13 per ton; mid dlings, $10; shorts, $15; chop, $14 per ton. Hay Timothy, $9 10; clover, ?7 7.50; Oregon wild hay, $07 per ton. Butter Fancy creamery, 4550o; toconds, 42a45o; dairy, 8037Ko; Itoro, 25s32Ho. Egga ll12o perdozon. Cheese Oregon full cream, 13o; Young America, 14c; now cheeao lOo per pound. Poultry Chiokena, mixed, $3.50 1.50 per dozou; hens, $5.00; springs, 9.503.50; gewso, $0.507.50 forold; f4.50Q0.G0; ducks, $5.005.50 per dozen; turkeya, live, 10 llo per pound. Potatoes 5070o per sack; sweets, 32o per pound. Vegetables Beets, $1; turnips, 90o; per sack; garlic, 7o per pound; cab bage, lo per pound; parsnips, $1; onions, $1. 50 2.50; carrots, $1. Hops 38o per pound Wool Vnlley, 1213o por pound; Kaatorn Oregou, 8 llo; mohair, 27 SOo per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers md ewes, 4c; dressed mutton, 7 7o per pound; lambs, 7oper pound. Hogs Gross, choico heavy, $5.00; light nud feeders, $4.50; dressod, fO.OO 00.50 per 100 pounds. Beof Gross, top stoora, $4.004.50; :ows, $8.5004.00; dressod boot, 0 iKo per pound. Veal Largo, 78o; small, 80 3o per pound. Tallow 56c: No. 3 and greaso,. i 4o per pound. Han Franciaoo Market. Wool Spring Nevada, 1216oper pound; Eastern Oregon, 12010c; Val ley, 202?o; Northern, 1012o. Hopa 1800 crop, ll13o per ?ound. Butter Fancy creamery 23Q22Ko; la seconds. 216221 Wa: fanov ilalrv. 1(1 I 320o; do seconds, 1718o per pound. I Egga Storo, 1214o; fauoy ranoh I l7o. I Millstuffs Middlings, $17,00 & 10.00; bran, $12.00013.00,