nc will hot oo
Chaffee Is Not (o Join the Ger
man Expedition.
TIIC GOVCItNMItNT I'ACCS A CRISIS
Slilc Department May Try lo bluuade Berlin
AuUiorlllci From Undertaking Tlili Cain,
palipi Chlneie Arc lo lllimt.
Washington, l-'ob. 20. Tho United
States government In facing it serious
crisis In Clilnii, owing to tlio nnnotinco
inunt of tli (i purpose ul l'liilil Miirnlnil
CJoiint vim Wiiilnrnfo to begin iinoth
ir olfeimlvo cutiipitlKii. (lonoml Chnf
fee llllH 1)1011 llivitoil to join III tho OX'
jiodllloii, which I to lio mobilized Oil II
lnrgor bciiIii limn anything attempted
in Chltm since tho nllloil iirmy began
tlio nmrcli to Poklu. Tho general no
Informed tho wnr department loiluy,
inn) tlio oIIIoIiiIh ol tlio stnto depart
moiit lmve boon ml v I nod of the flttmi
tlon. 'I'll I Ooriniin movniiiont is viewed
with nbnoluto dismay horn, for It li
fonred that It require mi liiimodlnto
decision by tho United States govom
inont of its wholo lino of jMillcy toward
tho Ghlnneo nuoitlon. General Chalfoo
will bo told thnt ho It not to partici
pate In this campaign, llo bait lieon
keeping tho American forces in I'okln
over uliioo tho city wan pnclllod, simply
tin ik locution guard, mid tho (Ionium
government I fully nwaro that tho
Unltod States government purposely
)oprivod tho A'liorlcnn oontlngont in
China of Its offensive military ubnr
notor mid wlthdrow it from tho control
of (lonorul von Wiildemoo in ordor to
hasten jmiiico negotiations mid provont,
ao fur in it could, tho contlnuanco of
military movements ngnlust tho Chi
iioso, which woro Imnofut in tliclr
effect upon tlio pea at movomoiit. Ho
our government, not having changed
its policy, cimnot do othorwiso thnu to
causo Ocnoral Chnffco to refrain from
nny participation in military move
in on tii no long n tho proaont iicacoful
conditions continue.
Hut nuot.lur very serious point undor
consideration Is, not whothor ChatToo
tihull join tho (ionium movomoiit, but
whether it is not tho duty of our gov
eminent to oxercUo nil proper efforts
to dlmtundo tho Uiirman government
from undertaking this campaign.
Tho Chinese government is unfortu
nately delaying tho ponco negotiations
in nn oxwiperatlu fashion, niiil Is not young
TnniuiliillliL. in nrniiiir miirit to tlm effort ' wood.
of tho Unltod Stntos government.
Word linn just como from Minister
CmiKor which confirms tho prow ml
vices rolatlvo to tho Chlnoso doollnn
Hon to ucendo to tho demands of tho
minister in tho tnnttcr of capital puti
ishment of tho lenders Implicated in
tho lloxor movomont. Mr. Connor's
rnosflugo gnvo it to ho understood that
tho Chinese government had agreed to
oxllo I'rlnco Tunn mid Lnn without
cnpltnl sentoncoa; to rocommoud sul
oldo to I'rlnco Cnwaiig; death for Yu
Union and C'lino Clil Chao; imprison
tiiout nnd degradation from ofllce for
Chi Una! nud Ilsu Chong Yu. It Is
said nn edict hns already boon Issuod
to oxoouto tlioBo sontoncos.
A visit from tho Jnpanoso inlnistor
to tho stuto ilopartmont sorvod to glvo
color to tho story thnt our novomment
is casting nbont to nscortnln liow far
tho othor powors party to tho Chinoso
iiostlon would Indorse this proband
campaign. It is impossible to soouro
xnot information on tho subjoct. Tho
wholo subjoot, it is said, is to como bo
foro tho cabinet mooting tomorrow,
whon tho oourso to bo pursued by tho
United Stntos govornmont will bo do- ,
tormlnod, j
It is'eaid unoquivocnlly by compotont i
Authority that the Amor lean military !
fotcos undor no circumstances will
participate with tho Germans in tho 1
proposed expodltion, nnd, although it
nuuot bo lonrnod thnt Oonernl Cnnffoo .
hns yet recolvod Instructions to thnt
effect, ho nndoulitodly will havo tlirom
very shortly. Tho United Stntos gov I
ornmout stands steadfastly by tho prin- 1
ciplos laid down in Soorotary llny's
lottor of July 3 Inst.
RESULTED IN MURDER.
Saloon Smathlnt; In Kaniai Willi fatal Result
Raiders Were Maiked Men.
Loiiviiiiworth, Knit., Feb. 21. Twon
ty iiniskiiil fnrinors, armed with shot
guns, attempted to raid a million at
Millwood, it small plncn II ml Inn north
of horn, last night, ami lu tho moloo
that followed, Mrs. Host Hudson, wifo
of tho Imrloniliir, was liiNtantly killed,
her head holug completely Mown oir.
William Wohli, omiof tho raiders, was
shot In tho arm, nnd two or throit oth
ers wuro slightly hurt. Ono hundred
shots wero Until. Tho town Is In n
fever of oxollomeiit, and further trou
ble is expected.
Tho saloon was run by Mrs. Michael
Loehlior. Hho had boort warned to
iiliisn tho place by Monday, but mfiuod.
At 1(1 o'clock last night iiO men, nil
armed nud wearing haiiilkerchlufs for
masks, approached tho saloon. Two of
tho iiiilnliiir entered nnd onleroil drinks.
llartonder.Hiidsoii had scarcely set tho
glasses on tho bar when tho men gnvo
tho signal. Immediately tho door was
burst open ami tint masked men rushed
Into tho place. Hall a dozen shotguns
Wiro ruined to the cellliiii ami llrod.
apparently to warn tlm saloon keeper
that thoy meant btislnoss, while two
mou iijipnmcliinl Hudson with lovoled
guns. 11 uilsoii grubbed tho barrels of
IkHIi guns for nn Instant and then foil
to tlio Moor. I ho guns wero discharged
as no iuii, inoiiiscliargo from ono strik
aidi i m
Employes of Manila Companies
Under Arrest.
BRADSTREET'S REPORT.
frsde Advlcei
Are Reported
Cheerful.
to be More
run evidence is strong against them
Ueljlin Conml, Who Wat Alio Suspected, Hull,
ly Left tit Europe-Rebel Garrison
Caplured on Cavlle Coast.
lug tho wall and that from tho socond
piercing tho stovo.
i it., i ... ..
Kirs, i ni (i mm rusnoii to tlio scone
irom tho living rooms In tho icnr nnd
Hood In tho tioorwuy. Hho hml Imraly
reaction mo spot wliou n gun was level
ed at tlio spot nud discharged. Tho
shot struck her in tho forehead n6ovo
tho eyes, nud sho fell mortallv wound
eil. Huilsoii rushed to his wifn's sldo
Ui uilmliiistor to her, but sho died bo
lino ho could carry hor to another
room.
During tho shooting William Wobb,
ono of tho raiders, was nccldontally
snoi in tlio arm, nud two or three otli
era woro wounded slightly. A fow
more shots woro fired, but tho mob,
manned at tlio killing of Mrs. Huilron,
rpiickly loft tho place without stopping
to destroy tho liquors and fixtures.
.Anticipating the attack, Hudson had
gathered about him 10 armed men.
Thoy, however, takeu by surprise, were
stampeded, nnd this fact nnd tho kill
ing of Mr. Hudion, probably prevent
ed a bloody riot.
Tho iiltray lastod but n fow minutes,
and tho details wero not lenruod uutll
tills morning, tho raiders having gemo
quietly to their homos. Tho uiombirs
of tho party nro all bollovod to bo
farmers who livo near Mill
Sheriff Kvoihanly went from
hero lo Millwood today and nrrostod
four farmers, who havo beon lodgod in
tho county jail horo. Tomorrow the
county nttomoy says ho will tile a com
plaint aaglust them of tnurJer in the
first dogroo. Hack of tho alleged laid
there Is said to havo existed a foud ol
long standing.
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Man Who Killed Another Alleges It Was Doni
In Sclf.Defense.
Vnncouvor, II. U., Fob. 21. A spo
olnl from Greenwood, it. U., states
that James I''. Mctilll do Itlvorrj is in
jail charged with tho murder of Harry
Kowand, who was killed ut Oonoro
last night. Do lilvorro is n French
Canadian who was formorly n civil
engineer in tho sorivne of tho Crow's
Nest I'ass railway, llo has lately boon
made tlio victim of suveral practical
jokes ut tho Donoro mining camp.
Do lilvorro killod Itowand with n four
Inch ensokuifo, nud while Do Itivorro
nilmits that it was Ills hand that gnvo
tho fatal blow, ho ileolaros it was in
solf-dofouso nud clrcumstnntial ovl
denco in a moneuro confirms this view, '
for Ilownnd hnd boon drinking, nnd 1
not finding suflloicntoxoltemout in jok
ing tho little Frouchmnu, attempted to I
hold him over n rod hot stovo. It was I
thou that tho kulfo was used. Do
lilvorro subsequently surrondorod to
tho provincial police Tho docoasod
wns formorly n railway paymaster in
tho Kast.
Manila, Fob. 21. Captain Jonos, of
tho Kighth Infantry, has been nrrostod
at a town on tho bav province of La-
guna, Floronta Ortuna ami Migul
J'onco do I.eon, ngeiits of tho Tabaca
loira Compiiny, and William Webb,
l'odro I.orenz mid Victoria t-'colita,
employed by tho I'hillpplne Trading
Coiiiimny, on chargos similar to thoso
brought agail'St D. M. (Jar in at;, tho
American contractor, nninoly, furnish
ing tho insurgents with supplies. Tho
Tnb.icalorln Company, tho richest cor-
puratlon In tho i'hilliipluos, is nccused
of niding tho insurgents often nnd
actively. Tho men urrostednro promi
nent and tho ovideuco against thorn is
very strong.
M. llrixholtorman, n llolglnn, con
nected with tlio I'lilllppliio Trailing
Company, hns boon arrested at Ma
nila, and M. Kdward Andro, tho llol
glnn consul here, nud manager of tho
I'lilllppliio Trading Company, hastily
loft Manila with his family, on his
way to Kuropo on tho steam or, Monte
vidio. Andro hud previously been sus
pected, Othor arrests nro oxpocto.l.
Colonel Schuyler, with 100 mou of
tho Forty-sixth regiment on tho gun
boat iiosco, landed on tho Cavito const,
near Tornate, and, proceeding inland,
captured a small rebel garrison. Con
tinuing his march along a mountain
tniil, Colonel Schuyler was attacked
by robols cf Trias' command. Aftor
a sharp fight tho enemy woro bentoii
nnd scattered. Ono Amorlciiu was
killod nnd oiio was wounded.
Tho United States transport Itoeo-
craus hns returned horo Irom Guam,
aftor landing tliero tho Filipino prison
ers who have boon deported to that
place. The prisoners woro landed
January 12. They occupy an excellent
prison site, four miles from Agstin.
Tho prison is called tlu I'residio. It
is sltuatod on an ascent, and strict dis
cipline is maintained.
Tho officials of tho branch of tho
Houg Kong bank horo, have announced
that Itoss, tho Kiiglishmnn in their
employ, who wroto n lottor publishod
in uu Australian paper, critlcisine tho
Philippine commisi-iou, Ainoricnn offi
cers nud American policy in gonoral,
has boon ordered lu proceed to Horn:
Kong. Tho llritish community hero
is woll pleased that tho man has boon
sent it way.
Gonoral MnoAithur a reception at
Muhioau oxceeds anything in tho Span
ish rcL'Imo. Tho palace wns beautiful
ly decoratod nnd brilliantly illumi
nated. Thousands of porsons ntteudod
from nriny, navy, olllclnl, consular,
clerical, business nnd eocinl circles,
Ainoricnn and foreign. Tho Filipiuo
population wni woll represented.
Gonoral Ilnrry was master of ceremon
ies. Gonoral MacArthur nnd tho Indies
of tho United States commission re
ceived tho guests. Dancing followed j
tho recoptioiv Tho Filipinos woro
ospooinlly pleasod nt being ncconlod n
privilege never boforo nflordod thorn,
nud Gonoral MncArthur'a tact nud
courtesy woro greatly appioclutod.
Urndstrcet's rnys: Trndo advices are
rather nmro choorful. This nppllos as
much as to current retail lniMtmsa
which hns been enlarged with wintry
oathor us it does to tho opoinng
spring trodo whi fi finds stimulation
in tho general confidence felt ns to tho 1
gonoral outlook for tho yenr. i'rlcos !
show oxooptlonnl stronath. all tlilmrs '
considered, tho ono weak 8iot boing rnw
cotton which shares tho rather usunl
tone manifested by tho cotton growors
nnd ynm markets. Foreign demand
for our breadstuff has boon rathor bet
tor. Specially choorful roports como
from tho shoo and leather, tho lumber
nnd tho Iron trades, tho strength of
pricos of tho lattor having beon in
creased by tho talk of pendng conssli
datlons although tho volume of buMncss
is restricted from tho samo ennsn.
Failures nro smnller thnn of lnte nnd
' current railroad enmities show lareo
gains ovor good returns of n yenr ngo.
Despite the chock given to business
by tho talk of consolidation, n fnit
volumo of trade is doing at nil leading
iron markets, end tho ndavnees in
tneso columns last week ore firmly
hold, itossemer pig is still selling at
$l!i.25 nt valley furnaces, equivalent
to $11 at I'ittsubrg nnd sales of 10,000
tons are roportod. Jmmedlnto deliver
io of ateol billots still cost CO cents to
$1 more thnn pool price $10.75. Chi
cago reports manufacturers' price lists
withdrawn pending the consolidation,
but thnt billets nro $2 a ton liighor on
sales of 20,000 tons.
Wheat, inculding flour shipment,
for the wcok ngrgegate 4,814,878 bush
els, against 4,007,813 last week.
Fnilues for'tho week in the United
States numbered 220 as against 850 last
week.
Canadian failures numbered
against 84 last week.
80,
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
IN A VENEZUELA PRISON.
Collision at Sea.
liOiitlon, Fob. 20. Tho Russian bark
Hoppot, Captnin Lliidblom, whioh
aiicd from Hull February 14 for Sn
polo, hns boon towed into Grimsby
with bows seriously dnninged by col
llslon on tho night of Fobrunry 15,
-with tho Htoumor Homer, from Lilian.
Tho Homor disappeared nftor tho col
lision, nud is bollovod to havo found
ered, with tho loss of 10 llvos.
Mexican Mine Flooded.
Thoonix, Ariz., Fob. 20. rnrtlou
Inra havo boon recolvod horo of tho
flooding of tho Snutn Ititn mino, in tho
ilaentnto mountains, 203 milos south of
llermoslllo. Four miners woro
lrownod nnd tholr bodlos havo boon
Teoovofod, Tho flood wns caused by
tho opoulug of n vein hy n blast. Tho
main tunnel was floodod, nud whllo
minors in tho upper ond oscapod, tho
workora in tho lower end woro cngod
liko rats in it trap. Minors outside
mndo despernto olforts to rosouo tholr
follows, but without avail.
Striken Riot In Prance.
Chnlon Sur Soane, Franco, Fob. 20.
Striking motal workora ninroliod
through the town todoy, compelling
other faotorlos to oloso, forcing opon
tho doors nnd bringing out workmen,
until tho atrikora numborod about 800
mon. Tho gondnrmea and troops wero
flummonod and tho rioters woro dis
persed with fixed bayonots,. nftor tho
reading of tho usual proclamation.
Fifty nrrosts wroo rnado. Nobody wo.
seriously injurod,
Uborcr Mad Ills Skull Crushed.
St. Holous, Or., Fob. 21. Yestor
day morning Olivor Molvlllo, nn em
ploye of Day, Holl & Camion's logging
camp, back of G bio on tho line of tho
Golilo & Kolmlom railroad, hnd his
skull crushed by n timber, which wna
I moved by tho fouling of tho blocks on
ono of tho donkoy ougiues which is
usod for hauling logR, Docoasod was
28 years of ngo nnd loaves n wifo and
child, llo was n now man and hnd
just gone to work in tho morning,
Tho ooronor wns sunimouod and a jmy
omputiolod. Tho vordictoxouoratoaall
conneotod with tho work and stntos
that "denth wna fro- puroly accidontnl
causos."
Shot Brutal Pather.
Fort Wayuo, Iud., Fob. 21. Dossla
Slntor, ngod 15, shot nud probably fa
tally injured her fathor to snvo hex
inothor from death nt his hands. The
little girl wnB tnkou to tho polico sta
tion nud nftor nn inquiry wns lot go,
Slntor enmo homo in tho ovocing,
throw his vifo on n bod and procoedod
to ahoko hor. Tho llttlo girl eocurod
n rovolvor and fired n bullet into her
father's baok, intliotlng n dnugoroua
wound.
Rochester Dank Palls.
Kochoster, N. Y Fob. 21. Tho
Goncsoo National Savings & Loan As
coclntiou, with offices In this city, lias
gono into tho hands of rocelvors. Tho
littbllttos, which nro nbout $200,000,
nro nioro thnn doublo tho assets, Tho
recolvorship wna ostnblishod upon a
petition of Stnto Suporlutoudout of
Banks Kilburu, John II. Bnsworth,
who la tho treasurer of tho association,
wna named as roooivor. giving bonds In
$30,000,
Aibury Park. N. J.,Man In Jail Incommunicado
for a Term of Five Months.
New York, Fob. 21. II. O. Bnllis,
. of Ashbury l'nrk, N. J., after hnviug
i endured imprisonment for nioro thnn
five months in Murncnlbo, Vouezuola,
j has returned homo to press n claim (or
I $50,000 dumngos through tho Unltod
Stntos govornmont against tho South
American ropubllc.
Mr. Ilullis was appointed mechani
cal nud oloctrical onglucor of tho M ura
cil 1 ho Kloctrio Light Company two
years ngo. In n political uprising ho
was coin polled to climb h telegraph
polo nud fook protection undor an
Ainoricnn ling, which ho tiod to tho
polo.
Tho polioo Inst Auugst found n quan
tity of ammunition in tho electric plant
with which Mr. Ilullis wns couuooted,
nnd ho wna nrrostod, charged, as ho
supposed, with boing in lenguo with tho
revolutionists. Ho declared his Inno
cenco, but repoated appoals to tho
American consul wero unheeded. Tho
authorities, believing ho hnd no friends.
cnused his romoval ton military prison,
whoro ho wna kept 11 vo montha incom
lmmioado. Mr. Ilullis smuggled n lot
tor to tho Aniorlcnu minister nud iu 24
hours nftorwnrda the Yonozuelauti gov
ornmont oompliod with a puromptory
demand for his rolonso.
Contract for Yukon Boat
Fittsburg, Ph., Fob. 31. Jnmos
Reoso & Sons have just tnkou n con
tract to build for the Caundlnn Dovol
opuieut Company n $100,000 tow nud
passouger oraft to ply on the Yukon
rlvor. Tho purchasing oompnny is a
Chicago iiitorost, of whioh W. II. Ison
is ono of tho ohiof oxooutivoa.
Seattle Market.
Onions, new yellow, $2.508.
Lettuce, hot house, $1.C0 per case.
I'otatocs, new, $18.
Beets, cr sack, $1.
Turnips, per sack, 75o.
Squash 2c.
Carrots, per sack, 7Gc
Parsnips, per sack, $1.25 1.60.
Colory OOo doz.
Cnbbago, native and California.,
2c per pounds.
Butter Creamery, 25o; dairy, 15Q
18c; ranch, 10c18o pound.
Cheese 14o.
Eggs Ranch, 20c: EnBtern 20c.
Poultry 13c; drossod, native chick
ens, 13Hc; turkey, 16c.
Hay Pugot Sound timothy, $15.00;
choice Eastern Washington timothy,
$10.00.
Corn Whole. $23.00; cracked, $24
ieeJ meal, $24.
Barley Rolled or ground, per ton.
$20.
Flour Patont, per barrel, $3.40
blended straights, $3.25; California,
$3.26; buckwheat flour, $6.00; lira'
ham, per barrel, $3.26; whole wheat
Hoar, $3.25; rye flour, $3.804.00.
Millstuffa llran, per ton, $15.00;
shorts, per ton, $10.00.
Feed Chopped feed, $10.00 per ton;
middlings, per ton, $23; oil cake meal,
per ton, $20.00.
Fresh Meats Choico dressed beef
steers, prico 8c; cows, 7)jc; mutton
7?4l pork, 8c; trimmed, 10c; veal, 10c.
Hams Large, lljfc; small, IIH;
breakfast bacon, 13?4c; dry salt aides,
8,4c.
Kuril Convenience".
1 lu-re si ould bo lu every stable a
closet Inrgo enough to allow the hang
ing up of nil harnesses, whether for car
riage or work teams, nnd so snugly
mailo Hint when tlio doors nro shut the
dowel will be nearly nlr-tlght. The cost
of such n closet will be more thnn re
paid by the saving of leather from tho
fumes of ammonia. If there Is n cellar
for manure under tho building, nnd
from tho dampness caused by the
breath of animals or In other ways.
Another nnd smaller closet, or box with
shelves, near the animals, or two ono
for the horses nnd one for the cattle In
which to keep currycombs, brushes,
cattle cards, sponges, hammer and
nnlls, often needed, nnd little bottles or
pneknges of simple remedies that may
be needed for n sick animal, to save
calling a veterinarian, or to savo tho
animal until he enn be brought there.
We UBtinlly had tincture of aconite,
saltpeirr, powdered charcoal nnd a
bottle of some liniment on hand always.
Then a rack In the stables to hold forks,
shovel, hoes nnd brooms for cleaning
them out, and another In some other
plnco for forks, rakes and broom, a
ivell as other things used In feeding.
When there Is but one place for each
article, and thnt Is always In Its place,
no time Is lost In bunting for It, and
there Is Icsa breakage from their being
thrown down, stepped on or run over.
The field tools should have a room or
place separate from those that ore used
at the barn nearly every day. Ameri
can Cultivator.
A Pap Holler.
The device for boiling maple sugar
consists of colls of one-Inch pipe, bent
or cut nnd connected with L's to set top
cf the nrcb under the sap pan, as shown.
Dotted lines A A A A show where It
may be bent, H union to connect with
feeder, C throttle to regulate feed. D
delivery pipe can be turned down, as
shown by dotted lines, to allow the pan
to be drawn off.
I find this device a great saving of
weighed the cattle, with tho result that
they brought $12 nioro When weighed
than they would hnvo brought nt lbs
lump price offered by tho buyer. All
largo farmers should hnvo such scales,
not only in buying nnd selling, but they
need them when fattening stock, thnt
tlicy niny seo whether tho gain encu
week Is paying for the food.
TVIiolo Corn In tlio Bllo.
It I claimed thnt when tho ensilage
corn Is good enough to yield from 70 to
00 bushels of ears to Ihe ncro thnt It I
ns much corn ns needs to bo fed with It,
nnd tho grain ration should bo bran,
middlings or oats. When It Is less than
this, coriirneni should bo added. Hut
something depends upon the dry fodder
used with It. With corn stover or tim
othy hay use moro of the gluten or
middlings thnn when clover bay Is used.
vwth clover hay to furnish protein.
more corn may be used to supply tho
carbonaceous or heating food, whllo
timothy nnd corn stover lack the pro
tein that Is found In the middlings, brnn
or gluten meal. If the brnn Is cold or
the cattle nro much out of doors, more-
corn Is required to keep up the heat In
tno system nnd prevent It consuming
Its own fat' or the butter fat. Ex.
change.
Cotton Crop Ten Million Hale
Tho statistician of the department of
agriculture reports 10,100,000 bales ns
the probable cotton production of the
United States for 1000-1. The estima
ted yield In pounds of lint cotton per
acre Is as follows:
Virginia 180 Louisiana 234
North Carolina. 180 Texas 2211
South Carolina. 107 Arkansas 223
Georgia 172 Tennessee 177
Florida 133 Missouri .......275
Alabama 101 Oklahoma 318
Mississippi ....159 Indian Tcrrltory.289
The acreage after eliminating all
land from from which no crop will bo
gathered U estimated nt 25,034.734.
Girl's Battle With a Negro.
Knnsna, City, Fob. 21. Whllo kneol
lug nt hor father's gravo nt Elmwood
cometory today, Dorn Dozoll, 10 yenrs
old, wns iiBBiuiltod by n negro. Sho
fought her assnilnut desporn.toly, tho
two struggling for nearly hnlf nn hour.
Tho uegio wns fiunlly frightouod nwny
by tho nppioaoh of a whito mnn.
Whon tho mnn renohed Miss Dozoll
sho was iu n dead faint. Tonight she
ia in a serious condition. Tho negro
escaped,
Portland Market.
Wheat Wnlla Wnlln. 65o; Valley,
nominal; Bluostem, E0o per bushel,
Flour Best grades, $3.40; graham,
$3.60.
Oats Choice white, 46o; choice
gray, 43o per bushel.
Barley Food barley, $16.60 brew
ing, $10.60 per ton.
MJUstuffs Bran, $10.00 ton; mid
dllnga, $31.60; aborts, $18.60; chop,
$10 por ton.
Hay Timothy,$12 12.50; clover,$7
0.50; Oregon wild hay, $67perton.
Butter1 Fanoy creamery, 60 660;
tore. 276c.
Egga 17(iO per dozen.
Cheoso Oregon full cream, 18o;
Young America, 14o; new cheese lOo
por pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.60
por dozen; bona, $5.00; springs,
$2.003.60; geese, $0.007.00 doz;
ducks, $5.000.00 per dozen; turkeys,
llvo, llo por pound.
Potatoes 4550oper sack; sweets,
$1,65 per lOOpouna.
Vegetables Beets, $1; turnips, 75o;
por saok; garlio, 7o per pound; cab
bage, l?io per pound; parsnips, 860;
onlous, $22.25; carrots, 76o.
Hopa New crop, 1314o per
pound.
Wool Valley, 1314o per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 1012o; mohair, 25
per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers
$476; ewea, $4.60; dressed mutton,
07o per pound.
Iloga Gross, choice heavy, $5.35;
light and feedors, $5.00; dressed,
07o per pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, $4.604,75j
cows, $1.00(34.60; dressed beef, 6
7o per pound.
Veal Large, 77Jso; email, B)i
Oo por pound.
DKV1CK FOH SAP UOII.1NO
fuel, says n correspondent In Ruraf Sew
lorker. The sap running the whole
length of pipe comes out boiling hot,
frothing and sputtering like a scolding
woman, but do not be alarmed at the
noise It makes, for It will do no harm If
you keep sufficient sap running in so It
will not nil evaporate In the pipe and
consequently burn.
Tenant Farnttntr.
Why should not the American system
of tenant farming be abolished? asks a
corresiondent of the Prairie Farmer. It
Is already a fruitful source of wrong
nnd n menace to free Institutions, de
throning the goddess of justice and
supplanting ber with the goddess of
greed, keeping In a state of servility our
disinherited fellow-farmers, many of
whom were robbed of their birthright
before they were born, when their right
ful heritage was given to the railroad
magnates, who In turn have robbed and
uow continue to rob their beneficiaries.
the people, by exorbitant rates. We, the
surplus landowners, both rural and
urban, hold In our grasp the destiny of
this republic for weal of woe. Then why
not heal the mortal disease that Is
gnawing at her vitals? My twenty-flve
yenrs under monarchy convinces me
that the landlord nnd the renter system
s the blight nnd deatbknell of republics
nnd the bulwark of monnrehles. The
Kansas landlord paid only $1.25 an
ncro forty years ngo for the lnnd that
now brings hi 111 nn nnnunl rental of
from $2 to $5 nnd upward. The system
begets nn Impoverished soli, Inipover-
Islwd peasantry, nnd poorhouso and
penitentiary cnndldntcs.
San Francisco Market.
Wool Spring Nevada, ll13oper
pound; EnBtern Oregon, 1014o; Val
ley, 1617o; Northern, 010o.
Hops Crop, 1000, lt20o.
Butter Fanoy creamery 31o;
do socouda, 17o; fanoy dairy, 10
do seconds, l lo per pound,
EggB Store, 33o; fanoy ranoh,
20o.
Millstuffa Middlings, $17.00 (2
20,00; bran, $15,00 10.00.
Klcklnir iloraoi.
Many years ngo we were run away
with by au old horse, because so 111 o
older person would not trust us to har
ness him to tho sleigh, nnd hitched blm
so closo thnt he hit his heels. Some
horses would hnvo kicked the sleigh to
pieces, but wo were nblo to guide him
for two or three miles without nuy
greater damago than bruising the
horse's legs n llttlo. Since then we
have seen n colt tliat would nllow tho
whlffiotreo to hit his heels without nny
protest excepting to como down to n
wnlk and step carefully, while another
horso wo owned would sjop so short ns
to almost throw us over tho dasher
whenever n strap gave way. It wns nil
n matter of early tralnlug, nnd whllo
every one should see beforo stnrtlng out
thnt tho harness Is In good condition,
those who raise the colts can easily
train them so thoy will neither run
nwny nor kick In caso of nn nccldeut.
Perhnps some colts Inherit tho kicking
Instinct, but moro get It by bnd mnn
ngenient, while enro should break tho
others of It. American Cultivator.
liny nnd Ftock Rentes, ,
A correspondent tells of a farmer who
decided to put In stock scales. While
watting for them ho had an offer for a
lot of cattle nt a cot-tain prlco for -the
Jot, or nt so much per pouud. He asked
for time to decide, nnd when the scales
came ho hustled them Into place and
Profits In Small Til I nun.
That farmer Is fully up to bis priv
ileges when be and the matron can
make enough from the poultry, the
small fruits, the truck natch and tbo
orchard to defray expenses of the table.
clothing and other necessities and
luxuries of a personal nature.
If be does this the staples, horses, cat
tle, sheep and hogs which may be sold
can be used In buying a son nnd daugh
ter n few ncres, etc., to commence Ilfo
with, or perchance to build a barn or
mansion. Such farming Is profitable.
and within the capabilities of the ma
jority of farmers.
, Alfalfa anil Cream.
The cream from cows that have been.
fed on alfalfa will average about 10 per
cent of the milk. A sample of every con
tribution Is taken in a little glass jar
by Western creameries, hermetically
sealed and marked with the date nnd
the farmer's number and put away on.
a shelf until the attendant has time to
analyze It and record the vnlue of the
contribution It represents. The farmer
fs paid from 2 to 4 cents a quart, ac
cording to the richness of the milk and
the local demand.
Old Apple Tree Nee1 Food.
When you clean up the henhouse
wheel the guano out among the small
fruit nnd young trees. There Is no better
fertilizer under the sun. If you have any
left over wheel It into the orchard. The
old apple trees are ns greedy for food,
and more so, than young trees. It Is
folly of the biggest kind to expect freest
to go on and on bearing heavy loads of
good fruit and starve them. They need
food Just ns much as you do.
Book on the Farmstead.
Lots of books should be about tho
farmstead, so thnt the boys nnd girls
will grow up to be Intelligent men and
accomplished women. If they early ac
quire a taste for good reading It will
save them fro much foolishness nnd
the parents often from anxiety. Books
nre cheap, and there can be no legal
excuse for a farm home not being the
home of useful Intelligence.
Feedlnte Value of Roots.
An exchange says: "In estimating
the feeding value of such crops as beets.
turnips, etc., the vnlue of 100 pounds of
beets is plnced nt 10 cents, rutabagas nt
15 cents and the ordinary turnips nt 11
cents. This makes these foods cheap
compared with some kinds, nud they nre
also beneficial outside of their actual
food value."
Inlrr Cows In Winter.
Keep the cows In good, wnrm stables.
give plenty of feed rich In protein, such,
as alfalfa, clover, soy beans, bran and
the like, nnd when the weather Is One
turn the cows out In the yard for exer
cise.
ItcllniiiK Petroleum.
The refining of petroleum is an Inter
esting process. Tho petroleum Is put
Into a tank; under which Is a slow fire.
burning tho gas from the oil Itself. As
the latter warms up, tho vapors pass
through a long pipe, and nro cooled In
tbo process, condensing It Into llould
gain.
The first thing that "comes over" Is
gas, which Is used as a fuel In the
works. Next, tho vnrylng grades of
naphtha; next (the product becomlnj
heavier nnd heavier all tho time), the
gasoline grndes, then tho low-test kero-
seues, then tho high-grade kerosenos.
Then comes a long list of heavier oils,
ending with the heaviest and thickest
of lubricants. There Is left In tho tank
pnrnflluo nnd a black dense, sticky
substance which Is little moro than as
phalt. From theso bl-products, nfter
the refining of oil, are made more thnn
150 substnnces of vnlue, Including such
familiar things ns dyes, soap, vaseline.
ointments, and chewing gum.
An electric plow, operated by movable
trolley wires, has been Invented la
Hallo, Prussia.
Any man who makes nn appointment
with his wifo has a wait on his mind.