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Man, and His Work.
CS A IJUKCAU OP INFORMATION
iiffiii En,trPr,,e 11,44 atnt,H ,he Cnllre
naimnjion aaa nuiu,
ijomwo years Seattle has sustnlnod
Blliureiui oi Information in addition to
tsioxcollont Chamber of Comiiinroo.
Tixcallod tho Pugot Hound Bureau
BfllUforniatlon, iiikI t( nil'tlit roimoim
ybe supposod that it lluld ifl limited
nojl'iigoi rjounu country or io huh
mierlllmlts tho oltv o( Seattle, from
wiiosbiiBJnodN moil tho bureau gets Us
ajhtrjort. Hut tliu bureau 1h organized
mrgaiior pr'iiiiiiin nun nun iiiuiiu tin
iu cntlro stato of Wmdiliigton
laska nu tliulr merits, nnd iiuvor
lou a comparison with any of its
COIlKt HtUtCH.
lie work of tho bureau Is littlu un-
Tnnrl. nrflti liv ltrf lintnn tmntilti. mid
''apparently miicli less by tho other
iSitlca.of tho commonwealth. It hnn
formerly and nHiinlly boon tho custom
ffifall cities ol tho Northwest to Htand
Tnufliolr own resources and prohablli-
jtwjallowlng nil othorH to do tho Kiuno
Egthough generally mbjoot to conton
SlonTfor supremacy. Tho lluronu of In
formation wus organized on tho broad
platform that "whntevor liolps tho
stato, holpi the loading olty thereof,"
gmjjitii works havo boon governed nc-S-oFdlngly.
Its kucrotury, O. M.
I.Mooru, boing a newspaper man or con
fSIttnniblo experience, and last your tho
president of tho Washington fcituto
0, M. MOOHK.
Progs Association, hai prnotlcnlly had
Rbo management of tho huroau in his
hands. Moat of hit work has boon in
filio direction of furnishing Washington
fund Alaska corresondenco to Eastern
laud Southern papers sending from
EjlOTto ICO lottora per wook. Mr. Moore
iaTa conservative writer, bolloving that
even less than tho whole truth about
ftho advantages of tho l'aciflu coast
states is muoli hotter than overstating
things. Anions his laloit contribu
tions may bo mnntlouod illustrated
Bftiolos on "Tho Cllmato of Washing-
' "The rugot Hound Kouto to tho
Srlent and Alaska," and another on
iJPugot (sound and ijound Cities. "
fliu Bureau of Information has sovoral
Hnbllcntlons desuriptlvo of tho Groat
iNorthwost tho latest a papor called
plho Now Northwest," 'JO, 000 copies,
134 pages. Its differont publications
pnd other expenses, under tho present
secretary, havo aggregated a mattor of
$300 per month for nearly 'JO mouths
Ff-a total of about $0,000. Oi this
sum loos than $200 has oomo from tho
general public tho bulk having boon
terovldod by Iocs than a half dozen ou
fe-rprlslng Seattlo Arms.
H Cbas. L. Donuy, of tho Denny-lllalno
band Co., and son of tho old piouoer,
ilie lato a. A. ueuuy, li us boon tno
financial bond of the bureau since Juno,
(800
Tho bureau dosires tho co-operation
5f all tho citlos of tho state for more
affective work, and is about to publish
! handsomo album of 1,000 viows of
Washington and Alaska, to bo plucod
in publio libraries, hotels, railway
urs, and for distribution at tho ran-
American exposition at Buffalo, May
no November, 1001. It isoxpeoted that
Rvory section of tho stato will bo rep
msontod in this album.
i Tho newspapors ot Washington, os-
Ipboially, should bo on good torms with
IHflcretnry Mooro and tho bureau, and
trough these every community should
broniiht within tho scopo of tho
good work of tho Huroau of Informa
tion.
It may bo mentioned in this connoo-
won, for tho convenieuco of Washing-
ton newspaper m on, that tho Soattlo
Eriprosentutivo of tho Amorioau Typo
Founders Company is located with the
Bureau of Information, in room 0,
Colmdn block, First Avenue, botween
Columbia and Marion streets. Ho is
liio gonial O. It. Hall facetiously
known to tho oraft as "Ill-Hall."
Wrecked In the Mediterranean.
i-VmlEA
rfinrii
lJflflachiamm. Island of Corsica. .Tnn.
'''Jul. Tho Italian stoninor Leono has
' ''Tl .' lost 'n"y bodlos from tho
HWt iiuvo uuuu wauuuu asuuiu.
WM Fighting In Gambia.
iBlHpDutiiursc, uamuin, west Ainoa, Jan.
' W. The British punitive oxpedltiou
labels. The troops captured tho town
fi5fter an hour'a ikhtlng Bixtv roboln
Hwero killod. 00 wore wounded and 200
;ere captured, (Six important chiefs
'Kill bo brought to Uethurst. The 13rlt-
ft casualties were six West Indiana
iiVSmnded.
FILIPINO CHIEF SURRENDERS.
Deljado and Ills Command Lay Down Then
Armi In Panay,
Washington, .Tun 1(1, General Mao
Arthur reports tho surroiidur of Del
ffndo, coiniiiiindor-lii-olilol of Ilo Ho
province, I'anay. Ho also reports that
other important surrenders' aro oxpuot
od during tliu next few days. Uenoral
MauArthur's telegram to tho war do
partnient is as follows;
"Uolgado, commandntit in Ilo Ilo
province, i'anay, surrendered January
11 to Drluadlor-Ooiiiiral Hughes, with
four olllcors, 21 men and 41 rlllos.
ills ooimiiand was scattorod. Other
surrenders aro expected during tho
next few days, ' Important signs of
tho end of "organlzod armed rotlstauuo
in Ilo Ho province, I'anay."
Tho dispatch gives much satisfac
tion to the war dojiariinont, although
the command surrendered is not n
largo one. It alio was notoJ by tho
olliolals that tho nuranco were for
the end of "organized armed resist
ance" Indicating that thoro was con
siderable unorgaulzud marauding still
iu progress,
A Brighter Outlook.
Manila, Jan. 10, Optimism is tak
ing the place of consoivatisin among
the military men horo, the cause being
tho numerous surromlers, capturos ami
doBtruotlon of insurgent camps,
coupled with the increasing under
standing of tho Americans' intentions
among tho natives. The propagation
of tho principles of the Fodoral party
und tho knowledge that thoy uth ap
proved by the Unltod States 1'iiilip
piuo commission and tho military au
thorities and tho carrying out of the
torms of General MucArthur a proclu-1
mation, whluh classes all who com-1
init uats inimical to tho interests of
tho army as rebels and traitors, aro
having pointed effect Tho cutting of '
communications and supplies has de
stroyed the remnants of tho Insurgents'
organization. The Inhabitants of tho
towns aro dislnoliued any longer to
contribute to a hopelots canto, and it
is generally belloved that tho paciflca-'
tlou of tho necessary number of pruv-1
inces to inaugurate tho scheme of prov
incial government will bo accom
plished before many moro weokB havo
elapsed. Tho most pronounced resist
ance at present is in romott southern
Luzon, northern Miudiuuao, Cobu and
iloliol.
Tho first batch of SO lending insur
gents who wero ordered doported to
tho island of Guam will sail ou the
transport Hosecrnus tomorrow. :
General Whoatou roports that Gfl
armed bulomon havo surroudered at
llenguot.
81xtoou of Goronlmo's bund were
captured Sunday night und brought to
Montaibau.
SALT LAKE CONVENTION.
Everything In Readlneii for the Uvettock
Mecllnj.
f-nlt Lake, Utah, Jan. 10. Kvery
thing is in readiness for the fourth an
nual convention of tho National Live
stock Association. Tho hull has beon
gorgoously docoruted und every con
venieuco provided for tho delogutos
and mom bo r h of the press. The indi
cations aro that it will bo tho most
successful convention iu tho history of
tho association.. Tho headquarters of
the association and the principal hotels
aro throngo.1 with visitors tonight, A
largo number of dolegatos arrived dur
ing tho duy It is sufe to say that
nearly every promiuent stockman west
of tho Missouri river will he present.
A largo delegation is prosent from Chi
cago, and a fair attendauco from othir
points east of tho Missouri river. Tho
famous l'uehlo Cowboy Hand arrived
this afternoon and was met at the do
pot by tho local committoo and os
cortod through tho principal streots ol
the city. The executive committoo of
tho association hold a meeting this af
ternoon and discussed, in a general
way, tho subjects to bo taken up by the
convention.
From Spokane to the Mines.
Ppokano, Wash., Jan. 10. A new
railroad lino is being plannod to run
from Spokano to Kopubllo. with
branches to tho Metliow abd Okanogan
mining districts in Kastern Washing
ton, about 2G0 miles of road in all.
The estimated cost is about $4,000,
000. II. W. Mangold, tho promoter,
claims ho has tho nocossury captlal in
sight. He promises to cat the present
freight rates from those districts
squarely iu two when the line is com
pleted. Ho pioposcs the building of
a big smelter in Spokane to handle the
ores of these districts to be brought in
by tho now railway.
Assaulted by Highwaymen.
Chicago, Jan. 10. Edward Kelly,
a prominent race horso man, is at
homo iu a dnugorous condition as the
result of n dosporato battle with two
highwaymen. Kelly was on his way
homo nnd in an effort to save his
money nud valuables resisted whon
the footpads prosented revolvers at his
hond and ordered him to hold up his
hands, In consoquenco he was kuooked
down and then brutally boatou and
robbod of money und valuables to tho
amount of $600.
Work of Tralnwreckcrs.
Tampa, Fin., Jan. 10. Train wreok-
era are bolieved to hn,vo caused the
dorailmont of a West Coast Plant sys
tem train a few m'ilos south of Dun
noil, Flu,, pausing tho death of En
gineer Tom ltoaohand, tho injuring of
several passongors. The names of tho
paBsongors said to havo been hurt are
not known here, A survoy of the traok
at daylight showod that a rail had
been removed. Five men suspected
have already been arrested.
Ill It III KAttSAS
A Negro Murderer Burned at.
(he Stake.
HORRIBLE PATH OP PRED ALEXANDER
Suipected Slayer of Pearl Porbei Vv'ai Taken
Prom Jail by a Leavenworth Mob,
' Chained to a Rail and Cremated.
Leavenworth, Knn., Jan. 17. Frod
Alexander, the murderer of l'eurl
Forbes and tho fiend who uttomplod to
cilmiually assault Miss Eva Hoth last
Saturday night, sui rounded by a yoll
lng mob, his clothes torn, his faou
bloody with his own blood, was
drugged from his cell iu tho court
houso, pleading fur his life, and, after
being drained around tho court houso
yard for ID minutes, was loaded into
a wugou with his captors and takou to
tho place whore Miss Forbes' body was
found, to bo burned to death.
"Hum him; hang lilm; no, burn
him," ro-oclioed throuuh tho air, and
each moment tho uncontrolled passions
of tho mob btfcilme wilder.
Tho negro was taken from his cyll at
the stato penitentiary at 4 this aftor
noon and loadod Into n hack and
brought to town, CO doputy marshals
surrounding him. Deputy Sheriffs
Vunce Myers and Tom lirowu sat in
the hack on olther sido of him. There
wete GO buggies and wagons in tho pro
cession which followed tho buck, and
it was au awful march indeed for Fred
Alexander. The trip to town wan
mado quickly, and tlioro was no at
tempt to create a disturbance.
Whon Fourth and Olive streots were
reached the police, who wero in the
hack following tho one in which Alex
ander was concealed, jumped out and
chased several negroes. This created
a diversion, which attracted the at
tention of every ono, and, in tho ox
citomont, the huck in which Alexander
was concealed, was frantically driven
to the county jail, und just as the mob
reached the doors, ho wns locked in
tho first cell on tho oast sido of tho
court houso.
In tho meantime tho crowd had
rushed down the side gate of tho stock
ndo und iu a moment there was a yoll
lug pack In tho jail yard. Tho. sido
door, which was mado of heavy sheet
iron, was tho noxt object of attack.
Several of the thoughtful ones of tho
mob had provided tliemtolves with
sloduo hammers and cold chisels, and
is wus tho work of only n fow moments
befoio thn hiuges wero cut from this
and, with the help from inside, it was
oit its hinges in a moment. More men
pushed inside, and the iron bar was
again called into play, and the doors
of tho cell room broken down. A man
with sharp oyos spied a shapeless,
clinging mass crouched down iu ono
corner of the dark cell. Tho mob
issued iu a moment, diugging the fiend
by tho coat collar.
At a quarter past S o'clock Alexand
er was brought to tho scene of the
murdor of Pearl Forbes. The oxaot
fcpot where I ho murdered girl was
found was located by tho loaders ot tho
crowd. Alexander was brought up in
a wagon wltn n dozen mou.
Tho ilrst thing dona wns to plant a
railroad iron upright in tho mud. This
was made fast to cross lions firmly
bound to tho upright iron with wires.
To this tho man was dragged and
chained to the upright railroad iron.
Chains and irons vere wrapped about
him, with his hands still shackled fast
to tho post. Coal oil was then poured
over him and the match touched to
him.
Whllo it was being done, Aloxander
called to friends of his in the crowd
und bade them goodbye. Ho did not
Boom to realizo that he wus to bo
burnod at tho stake. Alexander was
usked to make a confession, but do
olarol ' himself innocent. As the
flamos loaped about him Aloxandor
turned ghastly pulo, and then for the
first time reulizod that bis death was
near. In less than five minutes ho was
hanging limp and lifeless by the chains
that bound him.
As soon as the crowd saw that life
was oxtlnot, it bogau to slowly (lis
pnrso. There were hundreds how
ever, of tho more morbid, who stayed
to tho last. Men kept piling on wood
all tho time until about 7 o'clock,
when tho flames wore allowed to die
down. As soon as the flames had died
duwn Bullloioutly to allow the crowd
to approach there was a wild soramble
to obtaiu relics.
The Vhjllancta Ashore.
Havana, Jan. 17. Tho Ward line
steamer Vigllaucia is aground off the
hanks of Los Colorados, about 100
miles wostward of Havana
The Vigilonola sailed from Vera
Cruz, Alex., Jan. 10, for Progresso,
Havana and Now York. Sho had 68
passeugora on board, and is command
ed by Captain lleynnlds. She struck
early yesterday morulug during a fog,
six miles from tho main land. Word
of the accident reaohod lior agents hero
last night. Tho Meatnor is fast on the
reefs, and is pounding In tho norther
which is now blowing. Sho is In no
immediate danger, however.
Casualties at Belfast
London, Jan. 17. The olTloial list
of HritUli casualties In the reaont
fighting at Belfast shows 20 killed, 68
wounded nd 73 missing. This does
not account for tho British losses at
other points of simultaneous attack by
tho Boers, namely, Wonderfoutoln,
Nonitgednoht nnd WUdfontein, and
shows that affairs in that quartor wore
moro serious than Lord Kitchener re
ported them to bo.
SAXONY SOLICITS A LOAN.
Announcement Made In New York Amount
$20,000,000.
Now York, Jan. 1C. Announcement
was mado iu Wail street of tho author
ization by the kingdom of Saxony of
u new 3 per' cent loan for 80,000,000
marks, rquivalont to about $20,000,
000. It is expeoted that subscriptions
toward this loan will .bo roceived in
this city in much the snmo manner as
iu the case of tho Bavarian loan offeied
lust week.
It is tho opinion of foreign bankers
that tho imperial German government
has decided t) withhold its own na
tional loan, stuted to bo for 000,000,
000 marks, or $160,000,000, until tho
various statos of tiie government havo
made their negotiations.
In quick succession havo boon offered
loans of tho freo olty of Hamburg, tho
kingdom of Jluvaria, and now tho king
dom of Saxony. It is definitely known
iu banking circlos that both Germany
und Great Britain have the issuance
ot heavy loans in contemplation.
Whlc.l will bo the first announced,
however, cannot bo learned. It is
doubtful if satisfactory arrangements
can be made to finance any considera
ble portion of theso loans horo. At
loust, the arrangements that can be
made, it is reported, are not ns favora
ble as those made when the 10,000,
000 British oxchoquor loan and the
80,000,000 marks imperial German
treasury loan wero orgunized, Tho
German government, it Is understood,
lias foundod American financiers
through their Ilorliu correspondents on
tho prospocts of placing a portion of
the contemplated loan here, but has
found that conditions wore not highly
favorable. The German loan could be
placed in that country on better terms
than here.
UNDER-SEA TELEPHONE.
Line Between Florida and Cuba to Be Con
structed for the United States.
Kw York, Jan. 17. Tho first under
sen telophono built, according to the
Invention of Dr. Michael Pupin, Is to
I bo put down botwoon Florida and Cuba
for' the United States government, by
the buyer of tho patent, the Boll Tele
phone Company. Last July Dr. Pupin,
having secured ills patents nere and
abroad, offered bis discovery to the
' American Telephone & Telegraph Com
pany. The company immediately
' bought an option on tho invention, ex
, tending to January 1. 1001. Then,
, under Dr. Puptn's direction, the com
pany equipped a lino from Bedford
station, on the Harlem railroad, which
ran partly under water to New Bed
' ford, Mass., thence to Albany and on
! to Pittsburg. There the wire ran over
land. The coils were, placed at Inter
vals of about two miles, and were In
' closed on glass Inslnators on the polej.
I The test wus so satisfactory that about
1 two weekn before the option expired
I the company puid tho money and closed
, the contract with Dr. Pupin.
i According to tho statements jnf Pro-
foseor Pupin, the American Bell Tele
I phono & Telegraph Company has paid
i him, Instead of the $200,000 as origin
i ally stated, nearly J600.000 for his
I recent invention of a system by which
1 ocean telophono Is made possible.
! This is In addition to the annual royal
ty of $15,000 a year during the life of
tho patents.
Proprietary Tax Decision.
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 17. Judge
Howe, In tho United States district
court here" today', rendered on import
ant decision in the case of the Roches
ter Brewing Company vs. tho United
States, involving the taxing of a pro
prietary medicinal preparation. The
court sustained the complainant's con
tention that the artlclo was not sub
ject to taxation, and rendered a decis
ion against the government for $3,300,
tho amount paid by the brewiug com
pany under protest. The complainant
company had sold what they termed
a "tonic" put up in bottles, on which
had already been paid ,he regular $3
per barrel. The revenue department
at Washington held that It was taxa
bio as a proprietary medioinal article,
while the company contended that it
was a mild beer.
Woman Fatally Burned.
Sari Francisco, Jan. 10. Mrs. M.
A. Millican, wifo of the editor of the
New York Medical Journal, wag badly
burned in a fire which partially de
stroyed the house in this city in which
she resided, and no hopoa of her recov
ery are entertained. She wns rescued
from the flames in an unoonsoious con
dition. To Test Washington Fir.
Washington, Jan. 17. The navy de
partment has notified Senator Foster
and Representative Jones that It will
bo pleased to recolvo samples of yellow
fir for examination and tes,t nnd if
found to meet requirements will use
this lumber in the construction of ships
for the navy.
Senators Elected.
Senators hnve been elected iu tho
following states: M. S. Quay, Penn
sylvania; George F. Hoat, Massachu
setts; 11. E. Buruham, New Hamp
shire; James Mo.Millnu, Michigan j T.
M. Patterson, Colorado; W. P. Frye
Maine.
Report From Kitchener.
London, Jan. 17. Reporting to tho
war o 111 co under date of Pretoria, Jan.
14, Lord Kitohener says: "Byers1
whole force crossed the railway near
Kallfonteln January 12, 'making to tho
ocst. There ure no important changes
iu the positions in the colonies. Sev
eral small parties appear to be return
ing tq tho Orauco River, Colony. Somo
Cupe rebels who accompanied a com
mando into tho colony havo surrendered."
A
He
Calls for Five Thousand
More Volunteers.
AUTHORITIES INCREASE THEIR EFFORTS
British Offensive Operations Have Ceased for
the Present Martial Law Proclaimed
Throujhont Cape Colony.
London, Jan. 10, Lord Roberts,
who was entertained prlavtely at a
dinner last evening by United Service
Club, the guests including tho Prince
of Water, tho Duke of York, the Duke
of Cambridge and some 800 officers,
has issued from the war ollico a stir
ring appeal to the cstintry for a
prompt responno to the call for 6,000
yeomanry, whose past services in South
Africa ho highly commends to tho
gratitude of the nation.
The authorities continue to hold a
hopeful view regarding the South Afri
can situation, but they teem to recog
nize that vigorous measures aro neces
sary. The proclamation of marital
law throughout the whole of Cape
Colony, Lord Kitchener's strong mens
ures aaginst the population of the re
publics, tho placiug on reduced rations
of tho wives of men in the field, and
slmlar measures, go to show that theio
Is heavy work.
British offemive operations have
ceased for the present. It is supposed
Lord Kitchener is collecting his
strength for a final effort to crush or to
capture the commandos by a repetition
of the tactics which caused the sur
render of General Cronje and General
Prlnz Loo. It Is alleged that the
Boers who are concentrating at Caro
lina nnd Ermole are preparing to de
scend into Natal.
The casualty list issued yesterday
shows that the Boerahave released 397
British who were captured at Helvetia
and Belfast. The facts regarding the
capturo ut Belfast have not been al
lowed to transpire.
It is asserted that moro heavy naval
guns will be landed at the Cape. In
formation as to tho doing of the in
vaders is hard to obtain, but It is clear
that they are getting very little help
from the Dutch. Twice they attempted
to capture Berkley East, but both
times they were repulsed. For three
days they occupied Sutherland, but
they cleared out on the approach of
tho British. Somo scattered parties
are reported oparating In different
parts. Apparently the iuvaders aban
doned the idea of attacking Clan Wil
liam on finding the town well defend
ed. A commando of 1,000 has been
Active In the Richmond district, but
there tho Boers have secured only 100
Dutch recruits.
, Boers Attacked Colvllle.
Standerton, Jan. 19. Collvlle's mo
bile column, marching from New Den
mark to Yladlaa.'te, was attacked by
1,000 Boers, divided mto two forces
One force made a determined attempt
on the baggage and the other on the
cavalry constituting the rear guard.
11,0 ml i' n I . .1" ii i nil ii i .in 1 1 nil , n Mlln
VII I II 1 1 .1 1111. V.U11111V. 1111. . U I
until protected by four companies of j
rifles, hidden by a Tidge, who were
walling with bayonets. The Boers
uiuiiu u Hpueu ruirettt, leuviug several i.
rlnnit nnd wmmrlpfl f nm tha hnavv '
British fire. Eventually both attacks
were repulsed, the Boers losing heavily.
Tho llritisli were not able to pursue the
Boers, owing to the necessity of pro
tecting their baggage. The casualties
were one killed nnd 16 wonuded.
TO PROTECT WALRUS.
The Indians' Food Supply Endangered
by
Wanton Destruction.
Port Townsond, Jan. 10. Reports of
the wanton destruction of walrus havo
reached the treasury department at
Washington. Walrus come from the
Arctic on the Ice flow during the early
portion of the open season to points be
tween St. Michael and Cape Nome,
and thousands ot passengers on early
steamers plying between those places
shoot into bauds, killing ana wounding
many. Captains of whalers have re
ported that thousands of carcasses are
seen floating In Behring sea and the
Arctic ocean. Walrus flesh is the
Indians, and their wanton destruction
threatous starvation to thorn. The law
relating to fur-bearing animals does
not not apply to walrus, but Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Spaulding
has issued instructions to Collector of
Customs Houstis, ut this port, to urge;
masters of vessels visiting Alaska
waters to prevent the killiug of walrus
by persons on board of their vessels.
These instructions are issued with a
View of protecting the food supply of
the Indians, many of whom are said to
be almost In a starving condition.
Admiral Casey's Plans.
Philndolphln, Jan. 10. Immediately
upon boing relieved of the command of
Lngue Island nuvy yard, Admiinl
Casey, with his wifo nnd family, will
proceed to San Diego, Cal,, where he
will meet Admiral Kautz, and assume
command of the Puolfla station, with
tho battloship Iowa as flagship,
Alvord Gets Thirteen Yean.
New York, Jon. 10. Cornelius L.
Alvord, Jr., the defaulting note teller
ot thu First Natlnal Bunk, was today
ceutenovd to 13 years' imprisonment.
Tho amouut of his defalcation was
$090,000.
To Take Part In the Inauguration.
All warships in ensteru waters will
he ordered to Washington to take p irt
in the inauguration of President Mo
Kinley.
WIDESPREAD CONFIDENCE,
Improvement In Cereal Markets Active De
mand In Iron and Steal.
Brndstroet's says: Bnslnosa la stilt
of a botweon-season character in most
linos, but n livening up of Interest In
several trades has been notod this
. eok. Relatively best reports corns
from tho iron and stool, lumber, leath
er and rug trades, but thoro has been
some enlargement bt wholesale distri
butive vrade on spring account in tho
South and West. Spring trade in dry
goods is jnst opening up, and it is
noted that a heavy shipping movement
on orders is now proceeding at the
West. Somo gain in wool sales' is
noted at Eastern markets, but weather
condltoni have not been favorable as a
whole, except in stimulating tho retail
trade in sham and rubber goods. A
special featuro is the generally good
tenor of reports as to collections front
all Western and Southern points, from
which it is inferred that trad rela
tions to retailers must have been quite
good. Summed up briefly, the situa
tion is one of oidesproad confidence its
the general business outlook.
Corn is slightly higher, in sympathy
with wheat and small receipts of con
tract. Inquiry rather than active demand
is a leading feature in iron and steel.
i t,t quite an Increase of rfotivty is
noted In Bessemer pig iron and billets
at Pittsburg and in .plates at Chicago.
Iron production is increasing, but has
not yet overtaken consumption, and
stocks are reported smaller than st
month ago.
Wheat, including flour, shipments
for the week aggregate 6,061,006 bush
els. 1
Business failures in the United
States for the week number 822,
against 368 last week.
Canadian failures for tho week num
ber 36, against 23 last week.
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
Seattle Market.
Onions, new yellow, 22io.
Lettuce, hot bouse, $1.60 per
Potatoes, new. $18.
Beets, per sack, 85c$l.
Turnips, per sack, $1.00.
Squash lic.
Carrots, per sack, 76c
Parsnips, per sack, $1.001.25.
Celery 60o doz.
Cabbage, native and California.
22Ko per pounds.
Butter Creamery, 30c; dairy, 18
22c; ranch, 10c18o pound.
Cheese 14c.
Eggs Ranch, 30c; Eastern 25c.
Poultry 14c; dressed, native chick
ens, 16c; turkey, 16c.
Hay Puget Sound timothy, $15.00;
choice Eastern Washington timothy,
$10.00.
Com Whole, $34.00; cracked, $25;
feed meal, $24.
Barley Rolled or ground, per ton,
$20.
Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.30;
blended straights, $3.26; California,
$3.26; buckwheat flour, $0.00; jrra
ham, per barrel, $3.26; whole wheat
flour, $3.26; rye flour, $3.804.00.
MUlstuffs Bran, per ton, $15.00;
shorts, per ton, $16.00.
Feed Chopped feed, $15.00 per ton;
middlings, per ton, $23; oil oake meal,
per ton, $29.00.
Fresh Meats Choioe dressed beef
steers, price 7 Mo; cows, 7c; mutton
774; pork, 7?4c; trimmed, 9c; veal, 11
,12c.
Hams Large, llKc; small, 11J4;
breakfast bacon, 13c; dry salt sided.
8c.
Portland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla. 6566o;
Valley, nominal; Bluestem, 68o per
bushel.
Flour Best grades, $3.40; graham..
$2.60.
Oats Choice white, 42c: choice
gray, 41oer bushel.
BarleyKFeed barley, $15.50 brew
ing, $16.50 per ton.
MUlstuffs Bran, $16.60 ton; mid
dlings, $21; shorts, $18; chop, $10 pur
ton.
Hay Timothy,$1212.50; clover,$7
30.50; Oregon wild hay, $07perton.
Butter Fancy creamery, 6065a;
store, 32o.
Eggs 27so per dozen.
Cheese Oregon full cream, 13a;
Young America, 14o; new cheese lilo
per pound.
Poultry Chiokens, mixed, $3.60
3.60 per dozen; bens, $4.50; springs.
$2.003.60; geese, $0.000.00 doz;
! cks, $5.00 0.00 per dozen; turkey.
live, 12a per pound.
Potatoes 6000o per eaok; sweets,
lio per pouna.
Vegetables Beets, $1; turnips, 76c;
per eack; garllo, 7o per pound; U.
boge, lHio per pound; parsnips, 85o:
onions, $1.6U2; carrots, 76c-
Hops New crop, 1214o per
pound.
Wool Valley, 1314o per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 1012o; mohair, ii
per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wether
and ewes, 8c; dressed mutton, 0n
7o per pound.
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $5.75;
light and feeders, $6.00; dressed.
$5.600.60 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, .f3.C0Q4.00;
cows, $3.00(33.60; dressed beef, 0(4
9o per pound.
Veal Large, 77o; small, 8ira
9b per pound.
San Francisco Market
Wool Spring Nevada, ll13o ptr
pound; Eastern Oregon, 1014o; al
loy , 15 17oi Northern. 010o.
Hops Crop. 1000, 18Ol7K.
Butter Fancy creamery 83.
do seconds, 20o; fancy dairy. tt
do seconds, 18o per pound.
Eggs Store, 25o; fanoy raimli.
30c.
MUlstuffs Middlings, $17. 00 $
20,00; bran $14.0 J 14.60.