THE 8THUQQLE ENDED.
mrm Of Two Sonthnrn
: ait Ways Ordorod Out.
UEQAN LAST PALL
1 '
rgutjiir tiir iti'dnni or tit om-
IlKiMllio mnipanii's hi vuiimnur
fvwHC of III" Mm.
nlrtnun.. Aliru i-i. 1110 iiiroav
IBuulb of tlio t tilnjjrjipJiorn und
!!a?l8niciiiil(iy(iM at thu Southern
MtinrtlAlulmiim Grout Southern
Iilcn luiH hcon penning K
OioniliH, uiiiiui to it head liure
llJProsiilont Powoll, ol tlio
lwny Telegraphers, called
iginphorx to quit work.
nblo commenced IiiMt full,
oito curiiniirm oi onun division
W&- . . I 1 . . A t.. il .
iteiimifonniiHiliu i K" I'uioru tliu
tntguwrlntoiidouts mid nsk it xot
itTOfreSrtalu grievances, 1 1 cur
ltorifiany. wuro rufiiHod tliom, and
STUfiva mado to Gonorul Super
SnifllBrrott, at Washington, and
jSjKjgo-Pnisldoiit ami Gonoral
:orLC(uii"ii. Tim nlllcurn of thu
ilntcQtliut no putl Mfiit! t ion, was re"
Ktroui these olllcors, uml tlio
iicosiwcro finally taken to Presl
poycryvliQHu secretary Nitlil tlio
antftynH too ill to consider tlio
Tattiilii tlmo.
iTOotitll'owoll says tlio commit
.Twitioioil to represent tlio men
ioenfiiUiiiliw(.Ml to tlio number of
lianTZOi ami that dozens of mom--(KhadnUir
of Itnilway Telegraph
voijpeen discharged hucauso of
normerhliti- Ho says tlio last
unlcfttlon to tliu olllcliili of tlio
utfRXratalnod an oflurto nrliltrnto
Terences, llallrouil olllchtls Hay
-ikoliias caused tliom no incon
o3Bpillm not iutiirfurcil with
ilamT'iitittciiiciit which Piosi-
myclljliaH issued bo sayg:
SKVnicb was inaugurated for tlio
nSRwrpoiies;
Monro a reinstatement of iti
!Wlffil)0voru iilselinrgoil by tlio
rmHIlway. for tliu right to bo
uh coiiimlttnuM in tlio ad-
ntTBtrlndivIdniil erlcvancos: for
fjemiil rates of tmy to gov
JtfJuHnlspatclicrs, telegraphers,
Bujfwior station employe in
giploXgicnt, discipline, etc.; 13
Ujrjurn' work per day, wlioro
tjv.OlaiegrapliorH aro employed,
iligfonojnour for dinner; 10 con
.Uigurf, including menl honr, iu
nwUpRtclii'm' olllce ami ofllcea
liipro"1 tliiin two dixpatchrrs aro
r&fielght rotiMictitivu hours for
iTspatoh'ers; pay for overtime; to
jSyihopractlco of compelling
Ltoioadicotton and tlio tMirfonn
fjwicrjhaniial lulxir; a minimum
Cfllotofj$-ir and $50 iter month
rnflmjjwad $120 for dispatchers;
.3quUalilo rules regarding tiro-
naHxmo in natal.
AUackfljn the llrlllnh Must
HtumTomly Ki-tlalml.
ignySl II. A sticclal dls
froinJRud's Lnugtc, dated yes-
was renewed lioyond
s, Langlo, this afturnoon. Tlio
itoajy advanced uou tlio Ilrit
iU8ni'ri ihoro whh a continuous
TOnJpho Hour big khih wuro
iJfir7lo llritivh replied olToo
(Imftor two bourn' lighting tlio
WorofdlJpckod."
fliano and Wojionor still
oilzo ftttcutlon. At both places
JJcftJindoclHivo actions aro oo
jpKTbe.lioor reort of tlio light
'rjlJpIO ,at; Kland'a Liingto avon
ij&wnco on tlio l!ritlh enmp
nifomh'tbo loss of only tbroo
afid,tvrojhorc!i1 wbllotbo Urit
iplBaysglio eamo roirt, mutt
oeu'lloayyr Tlio bombardinout
jlhg'linbeon learned rcunnllnff
npjjof yolonol lladcn-Powoll'B
Sbr Igjtboro anythitiB tending to
iMf'Iongtiho Kcnoral ndvanco to
TOrorlajwHl bo dolayod. In tlio
fiffiujxoHinK dovoloitmontH, pub
irostjcontorH moro ujion tlio per
yfjtlupfhow conitiinuders, und
supposition as to who the uoxl
I wiUjto bo Bent homo,
announcement of tlio rcoccupn
"mffl!(old by tlio burKherH, just
dJmUowH, as tho Hiuall llrlt
30 ftHnU pin co wlthdrow thoiioo
leiMorsburg afTair.
'"Plr8 that Gonoral Urabanfc
(isfttihval North, and that
IwruouT of his column is at
or,
JTOItTtQ Conpor Union.
BrlMiATiril U Winn Join
jdfltw6ll'kiiovn toa morohrtut,'
sMayho beiiuoathed sums of
fjSBrrtSrous publio institutions,
.sldup of thp.ostato to Cooper
ItmyjTs BuppoHod that this real
uldlKipunt to ifao.OOO. Au lii
ffoTjpEo cstuto, howovor, (.hows
lOtiOriUniou Will rocnlvn SiUlll.
1
Jrtliir Nyntnn for Nome.
op, April 11. Tho 'post-
mrtuicut lias nnanced to ' nro-
Qiags monoy ordor systutn
omo, Alaska.
0 Itufusod n T.aiiilliic,
dsco, April 14. Thlrtv-
210 Jhpanoso stoorairo pas-
Kirrlvod on tho stoamor
fow dava fiL'o. lmvo
landiiiK bv tho immlcru-
i.i. i . . ..
n, uui uavo appeaieu to tno
Jno treasury, and, ponding
VVUHIimjtOU, wm po nqiu
Hncinal reasnn fnr tlinir
Jho
Vco tlmt tho
Iniot laborors.
Iloiitn 1'limlly llp,..mt or tli I'uorto
Itlutii Mill.
VVuhIiIiikIoii, Ajirll 111. Tim joiik
and bitter ntriiKl() over tlm Puerto
Iticar) tariff bill ended today when thu
lidUMo, by a vote of I'fll ina, cou
otirrod In all tlm Minato mnfmliileiitH.
Tho bill now requires only -tliu kIiiii
turn of tho hpoakerof tlio house and tho
jiriiHltfent of the uriiato'buforo jjoinjj lo
tho president for Ids approval. 'Jheso
HlKiiaturos will 1m atiaobed tomorrow,
and befoio nightfall tlio bill promdily
will bo a law.
As tho bill originally panted tho
liousoi it was a simple bill, Imposing
in per cent ot tho Dlngloy rates on
good- going into. Puerto Hlco from tho
United HlatOH and coming from Puerto
Itico into tho United Htatos. As
amended by tho sonato and today
agreed to by the houto, all restrictions
on goods coming into tlm United KtateH
from Puerto Itico aro eliminated, and
certain foodstuffs and other articles
which heretofore lmvo gone into I'uor
to It I co free by oxeoutlvo order aro ex
cluded from the operation of tho ic per
cent duty imposed on goods entering
tho island from the United Htaten. A
complete, scheme of civil government
fur tho island is also attached to tho
moiiHuro.
'rllln Cnliln II 1 1 1 .
Washington, April ID. With littlo
debate of importance, tho senate today
passed the Pacific cable bill, a measure
appropriating $:i,00(,000 for tho con
struction of a cahlo between San Fran
cisco and Honolulu. Tho bill was
unanimously roxirtod by tho commit
tee on naval affairs, and that it was
panned without serious objoctlon is re
garded as a compliment to tho commit
tee. During I ho greater part of the ses
sion, the District of Columbia appro
priation bill Mas under consideration.
Ah passed, it carries neuily $80,000,000.
ATTACK ON DULLER.
KolirrU IlfmrU Tlmt tlm llorrt 1Vnr
ltrpul.nl.
' London, April in. Tho war ofllco
has received tlio following dispatch
from Lord Itoberts:
"Itloeinfoiitein, April 12. Motbuon
rejsirts that tho party of floors defeated
April r made good resistance for four
hours, and only gavo in when our
troops, with fixed bayonets, wero with
in ID yards of thorn. Fevcnof tfio ene
my wero killed, 11 wounded and 51
made prisoners, llcsides Lieutenants
Ilolyo ami Williams, Sergeant Patrick
Campbell was killed ami two of our
men worn wounded. Williams was
killed deliberately after tho white (lag
had been held up. Tho perpetiator of
tlio crime was at ouco shut. Mothnen
speaks in high terms of tho intelligent
manner In which the Imierial Yeo
manry and tho Kimberley mounted
corpi have behavod.
"Ilullor reorts that tlio enemy at
tacked his right flank yesterday, while
ho was engaged in changing his Igni
tion, but our artillery silenced their
guns and they did not press thu attack.
Our louses were four killed and eight
wounded.
Uoiivlctloii of ltnlicT.
New York, April 111. A disptch to
tho Herald from Puerto Plata, Santo
.Domingo, says: Tho trial of Porleo
J'ipin, who recently led a small upris
ing against the government of Santo
Domingo, has endod with tho collec
tion of tho prisoner, who was sentenced
to 'JO years' imprisonment and to pay
a lino of f aO.OOO iu gold. A warship
has taken him to tlio capital. Ho will
ask for an appeal.
I'm till llopn-HUIppliis Contrat.
Chicago, April 111. A special to the
Chronicle from Ilollovillo, ill., says:
A nliiiiiliiL'.mi)U mutest lias canned tho
death of 11 -year-old 1'roda Poigtioo and
occasioned tho sorinus illness ol two
other nlilldren. Thero was trrcat riv
alry among.tho three children and oth
ers of tho school they attended as to
who could jump the ropo tho most.
The attending physician said tho cause
of tho dntath of l'roda was heart
discaso, caused by too violent exorcise.
ltuaalit 1'orce lit Kinhk.
London, April 13. Tlio Simla corre
spondent of tho Times Fays: I loam
from a trustworthy sourco that the
strongth of tho Itusstan garrison at
Kushk is about 80,000 uion, including
a mountain battery. Tlio provious re
poits wero very much oxaggeratod. The
Duko of Couuaught is meiitlouod as the
probablo successor of tho lato Sir Wil
liam Lookhart as commaudor-in-chief
iu India.
Hull Too Many liner Stninpi.
Now York, April 13. Thomas
Illandy, a liartondor, was nrrosted this
afternoon for having iu his possession
.$10,000 worth of boor stamps. Tho ar
rest was made by City Itovonuo Agent
I G. Thompson. lUaudy was taken
boforo tho Uultod Stato commissioner
ami hold iu .$5,000 bail.
Kncll'li Mining Rymllciitn lluylnK.
Joplin, Mo., April 13. Tho now
$1,000,000 Euglish mining syndicato
mado its first deal in American id no
proporty today, nirohasing tho South-
sido Mining & Milling Copmauy's 15
1
1
years u.nt n .nounio ... ....cyin,
KolloKtt was conviotod of crnnd laroony
iu tho llrst dogroo after a trial lasting
four wooks. Ho took tho mattor vory
calmly. Tho recorder consontod to
stay tho commitment until tomorrow,
to enable counsel for Kellogg to go Do
foro tho supromo court nud socuro a stay
ponding an appeal
MODE OFELECTING SENATORS
Houso
Favors a Change
Popular Voto.
to
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Hnioltlllon-to Tliiti llfTn t Ailoitnl liy
Vote of 310 to Ir.-HiMiiilor Tallerl'.
Tuotlci Am llniionnvuil,
Washington, April 10. Tlio Hour,
oday, by a voto of a 10 to 15, adopted
a resolution fora constitutional amend
ment providing for the election of Uni
ted Htatos senators by direct voto of .be
people. I'ourltcn Republicans and ono
Deiuociat voted against it. I(y the
terms of the resolution, the amedmeut
submitted to tho legislatures is as fol
lows: "Tho sonato of the United State
shall bo comtiosud of two senators from
each state, who shall bo elected by di
rect voto ol the people thereof for a
term of six years, and each senator
shall have ono vote. A plurality of
tho votes cast for candidates for eona
tor shall bo sulllcicnt to elect. Tho
electors in each statu shall have tho
iiia!iflcatlons requisite for electors of
thu most numerous branch of tlio stato
legislatures, roNjsjctivcly.
"When a vacancy happonfl by death,
resignation or otherwise, in tlio repre
sentation of any stato in tho senate,
tho saino shall be filled for tho unex
pired term tboreof iu tho same manner
as is provided for tho election of sena
tors in paragraph 1; provided, that tho
executive thereqf may make tcuiixjrary
npiMilntmout until the next general or
special election, in accordance with
tho statutes or constitution of such
stato."
Thorouiaindcrof tho day was devoted
to tho consideration of private jmjii
slou bills. During tho course of tho
dobato there were several sharp attacks
upon Talbert, of South Carolina, for his
course iu delaying action,
BOERS HEADED OFF.
Lord Itotmrta Clirrlo Thrlr Vornmrd
Movu ni-mt.
London, April 10. Tho forward
movement of tho Boers is checked, says
Lord Itoberts. This is taken to mean
not by lighting, but by disposition to
head off their advance ami bar their
way to vulnerable points in the lino of
llritish communications His dispatch
to tho war olllco follows:
"Uloomfontoiii, April 14. Tlio en
emy's movements south bavo been
checked. Wepenor is still surrounded,
but tho littlo garrison is holding out
well. Troops aro being moved to their
assistance. The health of the troops is
good, and tho climate perfection."
Tho Boers iu Natal appear incapable
of developing an aggiessivo movement
at Khiud's Langto. Lord Mcthuen is
nt Zwartkopfuntein, VI miles east of
Itoshof, and is sending s mill, swift
columns through tho adjacent counrty.
Lord Chetdiam, commanding ono of
theso, encountered a small commando
aohut 10 miles southeast of Zwartkop
foutein. Ho found most of tho faiuis
occupied by women and children only.
An editorial noto in tho Dally Mail
avers that Mafoking is iu a vory bad
way, and that tho hopo of loliof is far
olf, as no force is advancing from tho
south.
Tho Poor pcaco envoys bavo docu
ments tho Homo correspondent of tho
Dally Nows says showing that urgent
advices to the Transvaal to wago war
wero originally made by Germany.
This correspondent also ast-erts thai
Count von Ilulow, the Gorainn foreign
miuistor, who was said to have gone
dii n visit to a sick brother, really weut
to Milan for tho express purposoof con
ferring with the dolegatos.
J. A. 1'iirliT Iti-xlK'i".
Washington, April 10. Owing to
tho continued ill health of John Addi
son Portor, secretary to the president,
ho has tendorod his resignation, and
tho president lias accepted it, to tako
effoot May 1 noxt. Goorgo 11. Cortol
you, of Now York, tho prosont assistant
secretary to tho protldeut, has been
appointed to succeod him. Mr. Cortol
you was born in Now York city, July
20, 180U. Ilia grandfather, Peter Coi
tolyou, for 40 years a member of tho
typo-founding firm of Goorgo llruce &
Co., und his fatbor, Potor Uortolyou,
Jr.. wero prominent figures in Now
York busiuoss and social olroloj a gen
eration ago.
Wai Not n.lloor I.i'iulfr.
Protoria, April 10. Unltod States
Consul Hay, in an interview, says tho
roport that Captain Itoichmann, tho
United States military attaeho, paitici
pated lu tho light noar Sauna's Post is
absolutely falso. Captain Itoichmann,
it is said, was oocupiod iiioh( of the
timo attending upon tho Avouudod
Dutoh military nttaclio, Lioutonaut
Mix, who has siuco died. Consul
Hay has no doubt that lioicbmaun baa
boon confused with thu American Lieu
touaut Loosborg, of tho Preo Stato ar
tillory, who took n vory uotivo part iu
tho fight.
, Chicago, April 10. Tho Illluols
tWanufaoturors' Association, at its moot
ing last night, took tho stand that thoro
'hould bo mi early revision of tho war
ivonuo tax.
Vmulerltllt Inliorltnnoo Tux.
Now York, April 14. Tho appellato
Iviijlon of. tho supromo court today
,udod down a ddoislon in tho matter
V thn nimrulsal of tllO OStatO of tllO llltO
arillln,.. K" Vniulnrldlt. An order of
. ...... til ... . ......... - - - - , ; r
Sufrog'ato Fitzgorald, doolaring a cor
tain -fund subjoot to tlio lniieritauoo tax
law was adlrmod. This was n. fuud of
i5,000,000 hold in trust for tho boueflt
of tho lato CoruolluB Yaudorbilt.
Ono pound of cork will support a
man of ordinary size in the a.toi.
8ITUATION IN PUERTO RICO.
ITfirinnr flood I'nnllng llrtwrcn Nntlrei
nml Aliii-rlriioa I.niiapiilii;.
Ponco, I'uorto Itico, April 14, At no
lime siuco the liurrlciino of August 8
last, has tho condition of tho poor of
Puerto Itico been as bad as it is today.
About U5 per cent of tho island may bo
placed iu tho peon class, which is made
up of a mixture of nil races. In tho
other 6 per cent aro included the well-to-do,
educated people, such as mer
chants, planters and professional men
and their families.
This better class is aid a to pass
through such times as aro now prevail
ing without actual physical suffering,
but their business affairs aro at a stand,
still, and have been for a long timo,
and this deprives tho majority of tho
large laboring class of a means of live
lihood. This largo body of laboring
people furnishes tho. very cheap and
effectivo labor which is needed for
agriculture and other work, but at all
times they have been in an under fed
and tioorly nourished condition.
Tlioir hardships bavo been greatly
added to by the scarcity of fruit since
tho hurricano, and it is consequently
Increased iu prico. Salt fish, rico and
beans havo been imported freo of duty
since tho hurricano, but littlo of tho
bonoflt derivod from this has gone to
Iieons, and now, when there is a pros
poet of 15 per cent of tho Dingley tariff
being placed on these articles, tho prico
has been greatly advanced. Merchants
hesitato to import lagro stocks because
of tho prospect of freo trade, and tho
present scarcity of fruit is also a cause
for tlio advanco in prices. Kico has
gone up from 5 to 0 centavos 'a pound
to 8 and 0, beans from 0 to 12, and, nt
ono timo, n fow days ago, to 15 cent
nvos a pound, whilo salt fish has ad
vanced from 0 to about 10 centavos.
No ono who understands tho situa
tion hero will deny that mach of tho
former good feeling between Puerto
Itioans and Americans has been lost,
ilesides, Americans are fewer in num
ber In Puerto Itico today than at any
time sinco shortly nfter tho troops first
landed, nnd thoso departing havo left a
long list of defunct compauies, bank
rupt business, wrecked schemes and
anxious creditors, who, in some cases,
hold choice collections of worthless
notes and checks. Not only aro Amer
icans leaving tho island, but large num
bers of Puerto Iticaus have gone to
Venezuela, to Santo Domingo and to
Cuba. Threo days ago more than 300
natives sailod for Cuba to obtain em
ployment thero, and at least 1,000
sailod from this port alone during the
last three months. -
Much livestock is also being shipped
to Cuba. The gieatest loss to Puerto
Itico in this respect is in tho large car
goes of magnificent cattle, which it
will tako years to replace.
AGAINST THE CANAL.
Livestock in cities
Senate Decline-, to Connliler tlio Nica
ragua Hill.
"Washington, April 14. An effort
was mado in the sonato today by Mor
gan (Dom. Ala.) to tlisplaco the present
unnnishod business, tho Spoouer Phil
ippiuo bill, by tho substitution in its
stead of tho Nicaragua caual bill.
While Morgau's motion failed, 15 to
33, tho PhiMppino measure had a nar
row escape from being displacod by the
Alaskan civil codo bill, ou motion of
Carter (Itop. Mont.), the motion being
dofeatod ou a roll call, 22 to 24. Tho
feature of tho day's proceedings was an
oxhaustivo discussion of tho Quay case
by Burrows (Hep. Mich.).
Island DepoBltorlei.
Washington April 14. Tho house
today, aftor n spirited -debate, adopted
tho resolution reported from tho insular
affairs committeo to authorize tho sec-
rotary of tho treasury to deslgnato do-
postorics iu X'uertp Itico, Cuba and the
Philippines for tho dopnsit of govern
ment fuuds. By the terms of tho reso
lution, it, applies to Cuba only so long
as tho island shall bo occupied by tho
Unitod States. An amendment to in
clude tho Philippines in this provision
as to Cuba, offered, as was stated, to
emphasize tho desiro of the opposition
not to retain tho islands, was defeated
by n party voto. A senate bill which
will pormit tho depondont mothers of
soldiers or sailors of tho Spanish war,
even though they married Confederate
soldiers, to recoivo tho benefit of tho
gonoral ponsiun law, was passed.
Tho remainder of the day .was de
voted to dobato upon a rosolution from
tho lommittco on tho eloction of presi
dent, vico-prosidentond representatives
in congress for n constitutional amend
ment ompoworing tlio legislatures of
states to decido whether tho United
States senators shall bo elected by tho
logislaturo or directly by tho people
A substitute resolution was offered
by tho minority of tho committeo,
which differed from tho majority reso
lutions in giving tho states no option,
but providing that in all states thopeo
plo should voto directly for United
States senators.
Work Train Wrecked.
Roddiug, Cul., April 14. Iu tho
wrook of a Southern Paoiflc work train,
fivo miles below Cottonwood, tonight,
threo railroad employes wero killed and
throo injured, two probably latally.
Tho work train was backing from
Hooker to Cottonwood, and tho caboose,
followed by fivo Hat cars, loft tho track.
Tho cars rolled dvor the cabooso, crush
ing it into tho ground nnd killing threo
of its fivo occupants.
llrttlah Iteverse at JWlinntee.
Accra, April 13. Uncorroborated ro
porta aro iu circulation hero nnd at
Capo Coast cnstlo that tho governor of
Kumnssio is iu tho onomy's hands.
Tho gieatost fear is felt for Capo Coast
castlo, if n reverse has boon sustained,
nnd if tho robolllou iontiuuos. It is
understood that Siorrn Loon lias nsked
for a gunboat, but tho troops there aro
not in sufficient numbors to louvo the
colony.
A, fiprrlnl Kfinmr ration or Io)nnstlo
Animal Not I'oiimt on 1'arnn
or Hanged.
In tho coming census a special enu
meration will bo made of the number
and valuo of livestock not found on
farms and ranges. Tho preparation
in tho census olllco of this supplement
ary schedule, calls to mind the enorm
ous importance of tho livestock inter
ests of tho country.
Statistics of livestock hereto foro have
been very incomplete, because no
enumeration is made in cities and vil
lages. We obtain tollable estimates of
tho stook on farms and ranges, but the
horses and othor animals in stroot-car,
express, livery nnd other city stablos
go uncounted. This defect has made
trustworthy calculations about the
sources of future supply and the prob
ablo increase of cattle Aud sheep, whol
ly impossible
Tho agricultural department maka
estimates of tho livo stock of tho coun
try, but theso are also confined to stock
on tho farms and ranges. Moreover
their count is made nt a timo of the
year January at which there nro but
few young animals on hand. Tho cen
sas enumeration will refer to Juno 1,
and in consequence will include most
of tho young born in 1800. Tlio ani
mals will bo classified by ages, and tbo
result of the Juno-enumeration will be
as representative n pioturo of tho stock
of tho country ns can be secured.
The Gold King.
Tho Gold King Mining & Milling
Company, of Seattle, is a newly' Incor
porated organization which the incor
porators nnd stockholders are confident
of bringing to tho front during the
coming season. Theso properties are
located in tho very heart of the Index
mining district, adjoining tho Copper
Vault, upon which the important
strike was mado a short time since.
Active work is soon to' bo commenced
upon theso properties with the idea of
bringing them to a producing basis as
rapidly as possible.
Monle Clirlato Mining.
Perhaps the greatest revival in min
ing and milling which Western Wash
ington has experiecned in many years
'is soon to be inaugurated in the justly
famous Monto Crlsto mining district,
liy Juno 15 trains will be running to
Monte Cristo and the many valuable
properties which wero forced to sus
pend operation after transportation was
shut off by reason of the washout of the
K. & M. C. railroad will again resume
active work, with an increased .force of
men.
Index Waklne Up.
Considerable activity is manliest in
mining circles at Index, Wash. Sup
plies are coming in daily for tho various
ipining properties; new developments
aro in progress, whilo workings that
wero closed on account of the approach
of winter last year are starting up
again, or preparing to start. Many a
cabin, throughout the various camps,
that has presented n deserted nnd lone
somo nppenranco for four months past
now exhibits signs of life; smoko is
issuing from tho pipe in tbo roof; a dog
sits at one entrance; some one is chop
ping wood nearby or repairing or en
larging tho log structure. A now tent
shows ou Eome hitherto untenanted hill
side, while a curl of bluo smoko aris
ing from tho vicinity betrays tho pres
ence of n camp fire. Tiny specks of
light can be distinguished, again in the
bills on cither hand as one travels over
tho Skykomish valloy trail by night;
the tide of travel is increasing, while
pack animals are again in demand; in
fact, everything tells of tho return of
spriug iu this growing copper camp.
Northwest Notes.
Many new orchards are being set in
tho Kittitas valley this spring.
A French draft horse, valued at
$2,000, died last week at Tulo lake,
Or., of colic.
R. G. Robinson, a Wheeler county,
Or., stockman, has sold 50 2-yeai-old
steers nt $28 per head.
W. R. Mnscall, a Grant county
sheepman, is reported to havo suffered
the loss of 500 head from poison.
Wheat is already heading in tho Walla
Walla valley, with every promise lor
the biggest crop over harvested there.
Severn! papers of tho stato not only
urgo voters to register, but ask their
subscribers to "see that your noighbors
do likewise. "
San Juau county, Wash., has paid nil
its expenses and has a balance of
$400.06 in the treasury as n contingent
fund.
Wenatcheo valloy has been visited by
heavy frosts the past fow nights, great
ly to tho disappointment of tho gar
denors. The infant child of Mr. aud Mrs.
Ullery, of Wouatohoo, Wash., was
fatajjy hurt by being stoppod on. by a
liorso a fow days ago.
Med ford, Or., boasts the establish
ment of n cigar fa"ctory. It employs
young women, nnd oxpoots them to
turn out 20,000 cigars weokly.
Tho projoct of supplying electric
power nifd light at Chouoy from Spok
nuo Falls, 10 miles away, is undor con
sideration by the proprietors of tho
water powor.
Tlio cost to Spokane county of pun
ishing Goorgo Webster for tho murder'
of Mrs Asplaud was $3',180.20. This
Jncludo'd $438 for three years.' board in
tho county jail, and $800.00 for exo
cutlon exponsos.
Herbort Shaw, of tho govornment fish
hatchery at Baker lako, Wash., saya
tho hatchery has already turuod out
12,000,000 sockoyo salmon fry, and
nbout 0,000,000 will be liberated bofore
the season 1b over. About 00,000 stool
bead trout , ill also bo hatohed
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEWS.
Appearand) or Irregularity In the Gett
er n I Situation.
Uradstrpots' says: Backward sprinff
weather conditions havo flgurod con
siderably in disrtibutivo trade reports
this week, nnd in connection with
somo weakness in prices of lending;
stocks havo imparted an nppeninnce of
irregularity to tho gonoral situation.
Another of thoso downward swing
in tho prices of agricultural stapled is
exhibited this week in slightly lowerat
prices for the cereals, pacUy; bocausa
of the bcarish'sentlmont of immediate
supplies' and'pattly bccabse.dj tho bet
tor than expected government crop ro
port, which is taken to indlcato a pos
sible wintor-whoat yield in excess ot
all records.
Corn and oats havo sympathized with
tho reaction iu pork products, which
reaction, however, has not been uni
versal, as shown by tho fact that lard
is at tho highest point reached on the
present boom.
Kvidoncoa accumulate that nctlvo
missionary work in favor of lower
prices for iron aud steel is at last bear
ing fruit.
Tho strength of raw sugar is a reflec
tion chiefly of the fact that a consider
able shortage is looked for in tho sup
plies of cane sugar, not only in Cuba,
but in the far East.
A slight upward swing in cotton ia
to bo notod this .week, and Southern:
mills have ndvancod prices. On tha
other hand, while tho mills aro active
on old orders, new business is reported
of smaller volume.
Wheat, inluding flour, shipments lor
tho week aggregate 2,800,053 bushels,
against 3,830,030 bushels last week.
Business failures for the -week, num
ber 152, as compared with 182 in tho
United, States last week.
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
Seattle Markets.
Onions, new, $3.254.00 per eackv
Lettuce, hot house, 45c per doz.
Potatoes, new, $17.18c -. ,!
Beets, per .pack, 765c. , i,
Turnips, per sack, 00c. "
Carrots, per sack, 76b'.' . '
Parsnips, per sack, 75 85c. '
Cauliflower, 8590o per dozen.
Cabbage, native and California,
$1.00 1.25 per 100 pounds.
Apples, $1.25 1.60 per box.
Prunes, 00c per box.
Butter Creamery, 22o per pound;
dairy, 17 22c; ranch, 17c per pound.
Eggs 1516o.
Cheese Native, 15o.
Poultry 1314c; dressed, 1415o;
spring, $5. ' '
Hay Puget Sound timothy, $12.00;
choice Eastern Washington timothy,
$18.0010.00
Corn Wholo,$33'.00; cracked, $23;
feed meal, $23.
Barley Rolled or ground, per ton,
$20;
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; ryo flour, $3.804.00.
Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $13.00;.
shorts, per ton, $14.00.
Feed Chopped feed, $19.00 per ton;
middlings, per ton, $20; oil cake meal,
per ton, $30.00.
Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef
steers, 7j8c; cows, 7c; mutton 8c;,
pork, 8c; trimmed, 0c; veal, 8
10c.
Hams Large, 13c; small,. 13;
breakfast bacon, 12c; dry salt sides,
6c.
rortland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla. 6455o;
Valley, 54c; Bluestem, 57o porbushol.
Flour Best grades,- $3.00; graham,
$3.60; superfine, $2,10 per barrel. ,
Oats Choice white, 85 30c; choice
gray, 34 o per bushel.
Barley Food barley, $1414.50l
brewing, $17.00 17.50 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 Fanoy creamery, 4045ct
seconds, 45c; dairy, 30S7Xci
store, 2532o,
Eggs 12o por dozen.
Cheese Oregon full cream,' 13o;
Young America, 14o; new cheese 10a
por pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.60
4.60 per dozen; hens, $5.00; springs,
$2.503.50; geeso, $0. 508.00 forold;
?4. 500.50; ducks, $5.500.00 por
dozen; turkeys, livo, 10llo per
pound.
Potatoes 3060opor sack; sweets,
23o per pound.
Vegetables Beets, $1; turnips, 75ol
per sack; garlio, 7o per pound; cnb
bago, 12 0 per pound; parsnips, 76;
onions, $3.503.00; carrots, 50o.
Hops 38o per pound
Wool Valley, 1018o por pound;
Eastern Oregon, 10 15c; mohair, 270
80o per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wothers
and owes, 4Ko; dress'oct" mutton, 7
7&a per pound; lambs, $2.50 each.
Hogs Gross, choice boavy, $5.00;
light nnd feedors, $4,50; dressod,
$5.00C,50 per 100 pounds.
Beof Gross, top steers, $4.004,50;
cows, $3.504.00; dressed beef, 0)6
7o per pound.
Veal Largo, 07o; small-, 8.
8)o por pound.
Tallow 5i5'c; NbVS'nlid grease,
8 4o per. pound,
San Frauoisbo Market.
Wool Spring Novada, 'l8lBo per
pound; Eastern Oregon,-. 12 lOoj Val
ley, 2Q33c; Northern,. 10 12o,
Hops 1899. ...q&p,, .J.JU&J30 per
pound.
Butter Fanoy Creamery 17o;
do seconds, 10lCo; fancy dairy,
10c; do seconds, 1315o per pound.
Eggs Store, 14o; fanOy ranch,
Millstuffs Middlings, $17.00 9
20.00: bran. $13.5Q(13,50.