Dili roil win
Before Congress Creates Fund foi
Reclaiming Arid Lands.
IT IS WORTHY 01' NATIONAL ATTENTION
lllilory ind Objccli of the Newlands Illll In
Hit llouic and Hit llanshwugh
' Illll In Hit Stiult.
(WndiliiKlon Irllrr.)
Washington, V'li. 8(1. Mnny Kant
cm people ii r (i nuking wbnt In tlilH Irrl
Kill Ion tinibluin now liuloro con grim?
Ih it it legitimate oini (or llio govern
inuut to eutisldoi7 Will It bunoflt till)
Country?
ltd W'uitorn iidvocstos, rognrdlesii of
political nlllllntlons, olitf in that it Ih
llin most luiKirtaiit imtloiml (piestlon
toilny. KnMorii legislators, rrgnidlosn
ol party, too Inollnuil to tiuiilu Liroiully
at tills nortlon.
llome.Bulldlng.
If the Intorniil hlHtory of tho Ainerl
ran republic In Htiiilluil carultilly,
hoWnvor, tho ctJIlcliirloii will ho
reached that mitloiial Irrigation, prop
el ly wrought out, In llkiily to shortly
conn) to tho front an ohm ol tlm most
Important national questions ol thn
day. It embodies, In it truest sense,
(ho ijuostlon of honio-hulldllig, nd tho
American people liavn houn, up to tho
present tlino, osiontlally u nation of
homo-builders.
Ilnmti for Mlllloni.
Tho now homim of tho fulnro must
tin Ion nil on irrigated lands. There
iiro, according to accepted government
ritMirtH, some 74,000,(100 acres of rich
Western limil capiihln of Irrigation II
tint Western waters aro proporly con
htvoiI. Irrigation in not an oxporl
incut In tint Unltoil Status. Under Ir
rigation, yluliU aro very largo anil
low Huron of thin lit rid would generous
ly mipjxirt n fniiiily, no that with tint
arid binds irrigated rural Iiomion would
Im provided! for iiiIIIIoiim of cltlons,
waiting and anxiouH to go upon thuin.
Arid Und I'tind.
Tho Nowland bill in tho hotiao and
tho lluushrough hill In the senate, pro
vldo for tho nutting unIiIo ol tho pro
coudn from tho sale of jintilio hunts in
tho arid Ktnti'H and toirltorlos its an
"arid laud riiclaiiiatiou fund," to ho
used for building reservoirs, to catch
tho Hood waters ol Western streams,
mid that he coat of Mich coimtrucliou
hIihII ho put u xiii tho Intid rcalaluiod
mid tho Innd thou olTorod for hiiIu hy
tho government In mniill tracts, to
Ijoim. lido settlers, uiKiii easy turuiN.
Popular Legislation.
Moro pcoplo and a greater diversity
of interest than anpixirtod thu home
ntnad not will conto to tho auport of
such n policy, fin oh lo; f h) t Ion would
ho uvou mora popular Itiiin tho froa
homo enactments. What other pro ig
nition In hfoni tho country upon which
labor and capital can butter unito and
which thoy can tupjiort, hiiiid in liaml,
without clash or jealousy. Kvory labor
union in tho Unltud States which Iiiih
rilacuMod tho question lias unanimous
ly supported it; every cotuhliiiition ol
capital, of whatever fort, which has
considered it, linn glvon it un(iiallllcd
cudoraomont.
Wciltrn tlomtii Ciiltrn Markets.
Tho opening of thn vast area of West
ern Ian In hy irrigation would provide
choap homos, cortuin of returning tin.
owners a couifortabto livollhood. It
would crento n valuahlo and growing
market for ovory kind nud doner! ptlon
of manufactured product and would
tlniH bo favorod by nil clakeos of manu
facturing mid commarcial interests in
tho country. It would iiiauro cheaper
living in the Wont which would result
in tho opening of numberless milling
properties whoso grndo of oro in not
uuflioicutly high to warrant dovolop
incut undor prosont wugo conditions.
It would pronto a demand for transpor
tation which would brink' to Its sup
port ovory railroad interest.
O. U. MITCHELL.
Valuable Bullion Cargo.
New York, Fob. 20. Tho Uritlsli
eteamcr Chatton arrived in tho harbor
yeaterday from Tmnpico, with n cargo
consisting wholly of lend bullion con
nlgnod to M. Uuggenhoim'B Sous for
thoir fraoltor nt Perth Amboy. Tho
porcontago of gold in tho lead is valuod
nt $30,000, nud of silver nmonnts to
C20.000 ouncos. Tho whole cargo is
valuod nt botwoon $450,000 nnd ?B0O,
000. A Negro's Crime.
Torre Ilnuto, Intl., Feb. 20. Ida
Flnklostoin, ngod 20, n eohool teacher,
while walking through n louoly atrip of
woods this afternoon from tho eohool
lionso to tho intorurbnn lino, throo
nilloa onst of Torro Ilnuto, wns nssault
cd nnd killed by nil unknown negro,
who shot lior in tho bnok of tho bond
nnd out lior thront, Boverlng tho v;lLd
plpo. Aftor tho UBsnult had boon com
nilttod, Misa Fitiklostein nianagod to
got to a farmhouse, with tho blood
nt roaming from her wounds nnd foil
nuconsoioua nt tho door.
Inquest on Millwood Murder.
Lonvonworth, Knn Fob. 20. Tho
inquest ovor the killing of Mrs. Itoan
Hudson in the joint rnid nt Millwood
last Monday, wns bold today, nud the
coroner's jury returned n verdiot to tho
offoot thnt alio on mo to her death from
a gunshot wound nt tho handa of per
sona unknown to tho jurors. Mo at
tempt was made to investigate thoso
who comprised tho milling mob, or
who did any of the shooting in the
joint.
WVOMING MINE HORROR.
Fifty Men Imprliontd and Prohibly Dead In a
Burning Coal Mine.
Koinmer, Wyo., Fob. 0. A dlsns
tioiiH llro In thn Dlamntidvlllo coal
iniuo No. I lata thin evening wnn at
tended with serious loss of life and
grout destruction of property, Thoro
worn Till miners and in horses oiilouibud,
hut lino inlraciiloun oncnpo wan made,
liowuvor, by John Anderson, who wan
working near thn mouth ol tho level.
When ho iimllzed thn inlno wan on
llro, no, with aomo ilifllctilty, reached
tho main load, and, hy liiro-lngn
heavy overcoat over bin head and
shoulders, pushed Inn way through tho
damns nnd readied thn mailt loud cone
pletely exhausted and terribly burned,
but will recover. Ilo wan taken out
by friends. All olTnrtn to succor thoso
farther hack have failed, an tho flerco
lliuiii'S drovo tho rescuers b'ick. T It it t
all havo perished In without question.
I ho scenes around thu mine were
heartrending. Mothers, wives nud
sweethearts woro weeping and tearing'
tliolr hair In terrllilo iigony. and all
eirorts to calm them proved of no
avail. Tho loss of property will reach
mi enormous liguro, .mil, an tho olll
cialn aro very reticent, tho amount and
million of thoxi Imprisoned aro unob
tainable at a Into hour. Tho cause of
tho llro In at present unknown. The
mliio has been pinned at tho sixth
level, about two miles from '.ho mouth.
FIRE IN DETROIT.
Wholesale and Retail Piano Dealers Vera
llurntd Out.
Detroit, I'oh. 21). Shortly after 1
o'clock thin morning a llro ntarlod in
tho fourth story of tho bulbing occu
pied by (irlnnull llron., wholesale and
retail piano mil musical merchandise
dealers, 221 anil 2'.'!) Woodward uvo
nun. anil in an hour tho third nnd
fourth floors of tho building woro com
pletely hnrnoil out, with tho llio still
honing llercely. Uriunell llron. aro
statu agents for a number of promt
ii'iut mnniifnctuinrn of pianos, and car
ried a stock valued at $100,01)0. Tho
Insurance wnn $ (10,000. Thu loss on
tho stock In estimated at $50,000, and
that on tho building, which in owned
bv tho Wesson estate, will fnllv oqual
that amount. Tiioinuy llton., dealers
in lailion' (iirnishlngs, aro tenants of n
storo in thn same hulldiuir, and carry
ing a stock valued at $20,000. Tho
loan on this is estimated at fully BO
por cent.
h'rancc'i Importation of Coal.
Of tho 10,000,000 tons of conl
Franco in obliged to iinort annually,
7,1)00,000 comes from England.
FLIGHT OF DEWET.
Uotri' Retreat Northward Ii Checked by
Flood Botha Cludei Gtn. French.
Tin Anr Cin.n ftnlnnv Vnt 9ft..
Guiiorul Dowet, accompanied hy Mr.
Kt.ivn. rnpr.iunnil tlin Tiiltrnml nnrtti nf
Kranskill and south of Orango river I
station jonter'day. Tho Orango rivor
roso live foct last uvcnlug. A heavy
rain In still lalliug, and It is believed
to bo impossible for tho lloorn to cross
thu stream. Thoy aro being closely
followed by Colonol Tboriioycrolt. who
loft hero yesterday by mil. r-'overnl
other columns are converging on Gono
nil Dowet.
No Puce Proposal.
Now Voik. Fob. 20. Chnrles D.
l'lcrco, consul-general for tho South
African republic in tlilH city, tonight
gave out tho following stntomont:
"On tho 1 Otli of February 1 cabled
to tho envoys at Tho Hague asking
them to pleato cnblo mo if thoro was
any truth iu tho statement that Presi
dent Kruger has asked King I'M ward
for tonus of penco; if Mr. Wolvornus,
the onvoy, bad written a lottor to tho
Boors iu South Africa urging tboin to
surrender. In reply to tho iibovo I ro
coivod tho following cablegram:
" 'Tho Ilnguo, Februnry 25, 1001.
Nowspapor reports rogmdlng Envoy
Wolvornna' lottor nro alroady contrn
dlctod iu etrongost terms iu Kuroponn
and American diplomiitio circles.
" 'DU uuuyN.' "
" 'Secrotnry to Kuvoys.' "
"Also tho following cnblo rocoived
today:
" 'Kuvoys doolaro tbnt Prosldonc
Kruger has mndo no proposals to tho
Urltish king for terms of poacn.
" 'DK IJItUYN. "
Botha Eludes French.
Cape Town, Fob. 20. It is reportod
here thnt Coramnudant-Qonernl liothn,
with 2,000 Doers, nns hrokon away
from (lonorul Frouoh's pursuit in tho
direction of Koniatipoort.
Sleyn and Dewet Located.
London, Fob, 20. A correspondent
of tho Daily Telograph nt Do Aar lo
cntoa Genoral Dewot nnd Mr. Steyn nt
Petruavillo. Ho pralsos tho ndmlrnble
work of Captain Normnti Nnton, n Ca
nadian cngluoor, in protecting a largo
stretch of railroad.
Boers Attacking Richmond.
Cnpo Town, Fob, 30. Tho Boers nro
nttacking tho City of Richmond, in
tho contral pnrt of Capo Colony, und
roluforcomontH havo been dlspatobed
from Hnnovor road.
Ntw Chilean Ministers.
Vnlpnrniso, Fob. 20. It is an
nouuood thnt the so diplomatic chnugea
will tnko place soon:
Minister to Mexloo Emilo Hello.
who has just rcblgned the portfolio of
foreign nffulrs, nnd has boon replaced
by ltamund Silva.
Minister to Peru B. Mathleu, pres
ent minister to Ecuador.
Minister to Ecuador Hioardo Ealas.
A RAID AT MIDNIGHT.
Rum Dtilroycn of Toptka Participate In Riot
One of Their Number Shot.
Topokn, Ivan,, lh. 28. .1. W
Adams linn at n hospital, hovering bo
twenn life and (loath, lie wan shot
during a raid on a North Topokn
Wholesale Honor houso.
At midnight a crowd of citizens,
heavily armed with revolvers, sledgii
hammers, crowbars and a battering
ram, broke into tho wIioIomiIo ll(iior
Ikiiiki of "Cash" Curtis, on Went Cur
tlH street, and smashed tho bevrcunkn
found thoro. Thlon tKillcemen drove
tho crowd back, lloth thu Hillcomen
and tho citizens llrud their rovolvcrs,
nud J. W. Adams, a carpenter. wn
shot twlcn in tho breast. Ilo was
taken in a hack to Illvornldo hospital,
when) ho lies in a precarious condition.
Dr. M. II. Mitchell and llov. 1". W.
Kmerson were arrested. Ilov. Mr.
Kmoison was taken to tho pollen sta
tion, where ho wan hooked under the
charge of resisting an olllrcr. llin loft
hand was out and bleeding. Ho was
allowed to go upon ills own recogulz'
unco. Dr. .Mitchell took tho Injured
man to tho hospital and wnn allowed
to stay and admliil.ter to him without
giving bund.
Tho three pollcnmnn, Patrolmen
Downoy and lloyles nnd Private
Watchman Connors, claim that Adams
wnn shot hy his ownirowd wlillo he
wan lotreatlng from tho place where
tho liiUors woro smashed, and AdJins
says lio wan shot by n policeman
Olllcor Downoy says he ilid not arrive
nt tho scene of tho trouble till it wan
about over. Oflicur lloylon, who car
ries u Colt's 4 l-caliber revolver, clalmn
tbnt tho two shots ho fired wero In tho
nir, nud that ho did not aim at any
one. Dr. Mitchell and Dr. Charles W
Hammond, who cared for Adams at
thu hospital, ray that ho was shot with
a IT.' or ilU-callbur revolver.
CLASH OF AUTHORITY.
Commander of Transport Refuted to Allow
Cuitom lljuic Men Aboard
Vallojo, Cal., I'oh. 2Sf. Tho navii'
transtwrt Solace, direct from Maulli
and Honolulu, caino to thn navy yari
Sunday nnd thn same evening aim war
followed hy four customs Inspector
from Sun Francisco.
When tiro olllcttrn attempted to board
tho vosbol for tho iur omi of making a
kearcli for dutiable goods thoy weie
mot with n protest by Comiiinnder
Wlnslow, whoriifiihed thorn permission
und denied their right tn make u
search.
Under tho law. thn commander of k
mnii-of-war is recognized as an ollicer
of tho customs service, and, therefore,
in hound to prevent smuggling Con
equently his ship in exempt from
visits of customs ollicers. Commander
Wlnslow holds that tho Solaco is also
entitled to Htich exemption under this
clause, and that in whero he (lltfors
from tho customs inspectors, who have
n'r0ll(y
IIIIVO II
eeizod sovoral articles that
been lauded from tho vessol
Commander Wiuslow ban nppoaled to
the collector of the port.
On thu last trip of tho Solace n large
quantity of bric-n-brao nnd other
goods, brought from China, was con
fiscuted by tho customs ofllcials.
AN ARMISTICE DECLARED.
Kitchener and Botha Meet to Arrange for the
Boers' Surrender.
London, Fob. 28. Tho Daily Chron
icle this morning publlshoa under ro
servo n rumor that Lord Kitchener has
mot General llotha to arrange terms
ol surrender of tho Boors, nud that an
armistice of 24 hours was granted tho
Hoot commandant general to enable
him to consult with the other com
mandants. According to tho Daily
Chronicle, the cabinet council yester
day considered thin now turn of ullairs.
"It is roportod that General LowU
Botha is now between F.rinelio And
Middloburg," says a dispatch to tho
Daily Mail from Pletermaritzburg,
"and that two peaco delegates from
ISolfast, Messrs. De Kock and Meyer,
have been shot,"
End of the War Seems Near.
New York, Fob. 28. There nro few
additional details of tho route of the
Dutch forces in South Africa, says the
Tribune's London correspondent, but
there is n buoyant leoling in military
circles, nud the ond of tho war seemr
near. Thoro may bo n lifers eon acci
dents, but no military oxpeitinLou
dou expocts that tho wnr will bo pro
longed beyond the Ut ol July. It is
roportod that thoro woro wngors iu
Johanosburg ut tho oponiug of tho jonr
that tho mines would be oporatod by
the first weok in July,
Chinese Loss at Kueng Chang.
Berlin, Feb. 28, A dispatch Irom
Count Von Waldersoo says ovor 300
Chlneso wero killed when they attack
ed the (Jerinnna nt Kueng Chang re
cently. llotTmelstor's column, which
started thonce, will return to Puo Ting
Fu.
Cause ol the Conflict
Tho conllict between tho Ilnytlnns
nnd Dominicans, on tho northern fron
tier of 1 lay ti, was causod by the occu
pation by Ilnytlnn troops ol some ter
ritory in dispute,
Brazil and Portugal at Outs,
Oporto, Fob, 28. It is undeistood
tho Brazilian government will demand
explanations from Portugal for the at
tempt made to nbduot the daughter of
the Brazilian consul here, and place
her iu a convent against her father's
wishes. A collision between tho po
lice and people last night resulted in
numbers on both sides being iujurod.
The police iuvude the institute in
Eearoli of tho students, and tho pro
lessor protested to the govo.umout,
lilIfiA
TIQIM
Neijro Murderer Hanged and then
Burned at Terre Haute.
JAIL 000RS BATTERED IN BY A MOB
Confessed to Shoollng and Slabbing Miss ld
finkleillne, a Schoolteacher, Yesterday
She Died I rom Her Wounds.
Torro Haiito, Ind.. Fob, 28. At
12:45 o'clock today, George Word, n
negro employe of tho car workr,, wnn
taken Irom jail, hanged nnd then
hurnod for the murder of .Mian Idn
Fiuklonteln, Into osterday afternoon.
Milt l liiklesteln wan n teacher in a
school near tho outskirts of the city,
and wan on her way homo fiom school
when a negro sprang out from n clump
of biinbun and gavo chase. Aftor .-tinning
it short distance the negro ovor
took bin vii tlm and f hot her. Tbnn
ho cut her throat, robbed her of her
locket book, containing and Hod.
More (load than alive, tho school
mlstrens staggered to her homo, half a
mile distant. She told her story and
thou relapsed Into unconsciousness.
At midnight she died.
Public indignation wns tremendous
and posson wero at once organized and
scoured tho country in all directions,
searching for thu negro. F.nrly today
Ward wan arrested on suspicion. At
first ho denied any knowledge of the
crime, hut later confessed, saying the
girl had taunted him about his color,
and had slapped him In thn face, and
in a fit of anger ho had shot her und
then cut her throat.
Word was placed in jail, nud as soon
as the fact became known, a crowd be
gan assembling before tho structure.
I'y noon huudredn of people surged
in the street iu front of thu jail de
manding that Ward bo delivered to
them. Suddenly tho crowd rusbd at
tho jail door, nud in a moment had
battered it down They were driven
buck, however, by Jailer O'Donnell,
who Tired x shotgun several times over
their heads 'ibreo deputy sberilTs
received slight injuries from tno
charges of shot, but none of tbo mob
was tin rt.
Arrangements wero at onco made to
take the prisoner before tho court at 3
o'clock to bo sentenced. This was
announced to thn mob, but did not
uppeaEQ it. At 12:30 the mob again
rushed at the battered front door of the
jail and swept all resistance aside.
Ward was found crouching in a cell,
aud was dragged out. A rope waB
placod around his neck and be wns
dragged to the wagon bridge across tho
Wabash river three blocks away, and
banged to n bridge stringer.
On the way to tho bridge tho victim
wan beaten with sticks nnd shot at by
members of tho mob nnd bo was un
conscious when hnuged nnd in nil
probability dead. When the bodv was
dropped from tbo bridgo one strand of
tbo rope broke und the leaders of tho
mob, -thinking that their victim might
drop into the river, hauled the body np
again nnd it was dragged to the west
side of the river nud burned.
Thoro was no attempt at dieguiso on
tho pnrt of any member of the mob.
In nil tho crowd not one word of sym
pathy for tho wretch was to be heard,
though many deprecated the final act
of burning.
It is estimated that 2,500 people
formed tho mob.
A Remarkable Escape.
Butte. Mont.. Feb. 28. John Yo
cum, Tim Slovens and John Began,
employed in the Hose mine, bad the
most remarkablo escapo from death
today in the history of mining acci
dents in this camp. They entered tbo
bucket to descend the shaft, 450 feet.
Tho buckot was swung clear and the
brakos on tho hoisting apparatus re
fused to work. The men descended at
lightning spoed to thn bottom. There
it 6truck tho bulkhead nnd crashed
through, landing with its human
froight in tho tump. One of Yocum's
legs was broken nnd the other men
woro out nud bruised. How tbey es
caped death is n miracle.
Washington Postal Orders.
Washington. Feb. 28. A poitoflice
has been established at Phoenix, Spo
kane county, Washington, to be sup
plied by special service Irom Spokane
bndgo. Willis J. Keslnger has been
appoiuted postmaster. The postofflce
at Lapush, Clallam oonnty, Washing
ton, will ho discontinued after Febru
nry 28, mail golug to Boston.
A Philippine Jndge.
Chicago, Feb. 28. A spsolal to the
News from Washington, says; L. J.
Carlook, n prominent attorney of Pe
oria, has boon nppoluted judge of tho
court of first iustanco in the Philip
pines. The salary is $4,500 to $5,500,
according to assignment, whiuli is dl
reoted by Chairman Tntt of tho Philip
pine commission, Mr. Oarlock is only
38 years of ago,
Copenhagen lo Float a Loan.
The Coponhngon municipality has
gtven notice of tho issue of a commun
al loan of 20,000,000 kroner.
Contracts for Two Battleships.
Wushlngton, Feb.28. The navy de
partment today concludod contracts
with tho Bath Iron Woiks and the
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
for the construction of n sheathed bat
tle ship each, at a cost of $3,600,000.
This disposes of all tho battleships let
at the last bidding save one, whioh
was awarded to Moran Bros., of Seat
tle, and for whloh tbo contract has not
yet been executed,
OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.
Filipino Ex-Rebels Swearing by Ihe Flag
American Sentiment Spreads.
Mnnlla, March 1. Pro-Arnerlcnn
sentiment in spreading In insurgent
stioiigholdn. HIx hundred and alxty
five persons voluntarily took tho oath
of alleginuco nt Camallng, province of
Albay, nt una timo reported as tho
worst insurgent center, nnd 681 took
the onlb nt Calnmha.
Captain Chnso, with n detachment
of tho Tweuty-llrst regiment, iu n
threo (lajn scouting expedition, dis
persed 200 insurgents and destroyed
thoiir main camp, that of Pedro Ha
bellos. Lieutenant .lames, with a do
tachmcnt of the Eighth infantry,
raided a lodrono rendezvous nt Mac
quilln?, island of Polillo, killing two
men, socuring 176 prisoners and des
troying 20 tons of rlco and other insur
gents' supplies.
Tho armored cruiser Brooklyn has
retunii-d here from Hong Kong.
Additional evidence against Carman
and Carranza, the merchants accused
of dealing with the insurgents, has
developed. The investigation into tho
charges against them is being vigor
ously prosecuted.
Agulnaldo't Uncle.
Guguinto, Province of Bnlacan,
March I. Jose Eerapio, an uncle of
Aguinaldo, and formerly an insurgent
(olonel, has been appointed governor of
Bulncau province. Thero were several
candidates, Including two army offi
cers, but tho United States commis
sion was unanimously in favor of Sera
pio, who surrendered during General
Law ton's progress northward and who
has since been such a consistent friend
of the United States that Aguinaldo
published an order degrading bis uncle.
There were considerable protests
against Serapio'n appointment, chiefly
from a delegation which icpreaented
the interests of the friars. The com
mission announced that it had investi
gated the allegations mndo against
f-'crnplo and found them to be untrue
Captain Greeuough, of the Forty-first
regiment, was appointed treasurer, and
Lieutenant Wells, of tho Ibirty-second
regiment, was appointed supervisor.
The other olliciala appointed were na
tives. All the appointments practical
ly wero mado on General Grant's re
commendations. Although by reputation Bulacan is
not the easiost province to govern, all
the local leaders and most of the in
habits nts nre now friendly to the
United States. The question of the
(election of a capital for the province
wan submitted to the vote of the dele
gations. Malolos, the former seat of
the insurgent congrbsp, ia the beat
town, but Bulacan bas always been
the seat of the government and was
easily first. The ballot was the first
free voting in the Philippines, except
ing at thn town elections held under
.nilitary orders. The delegates en
Joyed it immcnsoly. Jndge Taft, in
Admonishing the delegates, raid that
since they bad tho reputation of being
gamesters, thoy must abide by the
result and show their capability of
abiding by iho suffrage.
During the coarse of his speech an
nouncing bis appointments, Judge Taft
said nowbero bad a military command
er shown such benovolent consideration
for tbo interests of tbo people as had
General Grant. Tbe appointment of a
native governor indicated the com mis-1
sion's confidence in the Tagals.
The concluding scene of the coramis- ,
Bion's visit to tho province was most
dramatic General Grant presented
tu Serapio n flag which once belonged
to General Grant's father. The Fili
pinos received the flag enthusiastically,
and cheered General Grant and the
commissioners.
Two Miners Killed.
Now Whatcom, Wash., March 1.
An ox plosion in the Blue Canyon mine
a few minutes after 0 o'clock tonight
killed I'd Mulligon and Dick Daley,
two of the day gang. The night shift
had not yet gone in. Daley left a wife
and four children. Tbe cause of the
explosion is not yet known. The bod
ies have beeu recovered.
Washout In Baker County.
Bcise, Idaho, March 1. By the
washing out of n bridge on tho O. R.
& N. at Burnt river, tralllo on the line
is interrupted. Tho conditions aro
such that they cannot transfer, and
there will be no through train until
tomorrow evening. All trains were
stopped today, but thn Oregon Short
Lino is running specials east from
Huntington.
Washington Volunteer Pensioned.
Washington, March 1. Through tho
efforts of Souator Turner, a pension of
$8 n month, from Ootober 0, 1899, has
beon allowed Henry K. Harrison, of
Spokane, Wash, This is one of the
first pensions granted to members of
the First Washington volunteers.
Harrison served as a corporal in com
pany L of that regimont.
Postolfices Discontinued.
Washington, March 1 . The follow
ing Washington poatofllcea will bo dis
continued Maroh 1: Cooper, Garfield
comity; llaynie, Whatcom county;
Mosher, Snohomish count , and Step-
toe, Whitman couuty.
To Save Big Trees.
Wnshincton. Maroh 1. A commit.
tee appointed by the California olnb
la in this olty making oflorts to pre
vent tho destruction of tho Calaveras
big trees. A bill providing for the pur
chase of these trees by the government
baa passed the senate, but at this late
day it seems irnprobahlo that it will
be brought betore the house. The
committee has decided to ralBe a fund
by popular subscription for the du
cbnse of tho trees.
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Activity Is Becoming More Pronounced In the
Wool Marktts.
II. G. Dun & Co. says: Bualnesa in
thn Knit nnd particularly along tho
North Atlantic const hns boon catching;
up with the rost of tho country n llttlo
this week, so that in tho linos whero
complaint has boon hoard of lata tho
tono is better. Thin comes Irom tho
working off of retail stocks which tho
owners feared would havo to bo cnrriwl
ovor to next season. In builders'
hardware the buying has been nota
bly bettor, and tho distribution iii
the grocery jobbing trade has
bcon given n considerable stimulus.
Kven tho laggard dry goods market has
shown a good measure of Improvement,
1 though in cotton goods there in still
much to bo doilred, for tho larger buy
, ing has not brought any improvement
in tho general tone, aud in some direc
tions tho maiket ia slower than ft week
ago.
Footwear in firmly held at unchanged
prices, with good buying of spring:
: lines in tbo Boston market. Western
I trade ia loss active and some orders
havo been countermanded.
I No diminution appears in the move-
raent of iron and steol products. Mills
are rushed with orders and now con
tracts aro taken at full prices. Pig;
iron is freely bought and prices tone!
upward. Billots and other partially
manufactured forms nre firmer, and
finished goods would command higher
prices if immediate delivery could bo
seoured.
1 Grain markets are dovoid of wide
fluctuations, although many reports
nre ciroulated regarding tbe condition
of winter wheat, but it if too early to
secure definite information. News
from India aud Australia indicator
larger elbp than last year's.
Failures for the week in the United
States were 253 against 201 last year.
' In Canada for the same period they
were 39 against 33 last year.
! PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
Seattle Market.
Onions, new yellow, $2. 50 (S3.
Lettuce, hot house, $1.00 per case.
Potatoes, new, $18.
Beets, per sack, $1.
Turnips, per sack, 75o.
Squash 2c.
Carrots, per Eack, 75c
Parsnips, per eack, $1.251.50.
Celery COo doz.
Cabbage, native and California,
2c per pounds.
Butter Creamery, 25c; dairy, 15(3
18c: ranch, 10c18o pound.
Cheese 14c.
Eggs Hanch, 20c; Eastern 20c
Poultry 13c: dressed, native chick
ens, IB He; turkey, 15o.
Hay Puget Sound timothy, $15.00;
choice Eastern Washington timothy.
$19.00.
Corn Whole, $23.00; cracked, $24;
feed meal, $24.
Barley Kolled or ground, per ton,
$20.
Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.40;
blended straights, $3.25; California.
$3.25; buckwheat flour, $6.00; Era
ham, per barrel, $3.25; whole wheats
flour, $3.25; rye flour, $3.804.00.
Millstutfs Bran, per ton, $15.00;
shorts, per ton, $16.00.
Feed Chopped feed, $19.00 per ton;
middlings, per ton, $23; oil cake meal,
per ton, $29.00.
Fresh Meats Choice dressed beet
steers, price 8c; cows, 7 He; mutton
7?4i pork, 8c; trimmed, 10c; veal, 10c.
Hams Large, 11 He; small, llHl
breakfast bacon, 13?4c; dry salt aides.
SXc.
Portland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla, 55c; Valley
nominal; Bluestem, 5 7 Kg per bushel
Flour Best grades, $3.40; graham,
$2.60.
Oats Choice white, 45o: choices
gray, 43o per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, $10.50 brew
ing, $16.50 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $16.00 ton; mid
dlings, $21.50; shorts, $18.50; chop.
$16 per ton.
Hay Timothy,$12 12.50; clover,$7
(39.50; Oregon wild hay, $67 per ton.
Butter Fancy creamery, 60 55c;
store, 27jc
Eggs 14o perdozen.
Cheese Oregon full cream, 13c;
Young America, 14o; new cheese lOo
per pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.60
per ' dozen; hens, $5,00; springs.
$2.003.50; geese, $0.007.00 dui;
ducks, $5.006.00 perdozen; turkeys,
live. Ho per pound.
Potatoes 4060oper sack; sweets,
$1,65 per lOOpouna.
Vegetables Beets, $1; turnips, 75o;
per sack; garlic, 7o per pound; cab
bago, l)io per pound; parsnips, 86c;
onions, $3.252.75; carrots, 75o.
Hopa New crop, 120 14o per
pound.
Wool Valley, 13 14a per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 10Q12o; mohair, 25
per pound.
Mutton Gross, beat sheep, wethers
$4'76; ewes, $4.50; dressed mutton.
67o per pound.
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $6.25;
Hgllt and feeders, $5.00; dressed.
0 7c per pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, $4. 60(34.75;
cows, $1.00(34.60; dressed beef, 6
7o per pound.
Veal Large, 77so; small, 88
Oo per pound.
San Francisco Market.
"Wool Spring Nevada, ll13oper
pound; Eastern Oregon, 1014o; Val
ley, 1617o; Northern, 910o.
Hops Crop, 1900, 1520o.
Butter Fanoy creamery 21o;
do seconds, 17o; fanoy dairy, 10
do seconds, 14o per pound.
Eggs Storo, 22o; fanoy ranob,
20o.
Millstuffs Middlings, $17.00
20.00! bran, $15.00010,00.