Washington County hatchet and Forest Grove times. (Forest Grove, Or.) 1896-1897, June 03, 1897, Image 7

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    W A S H IN G T O N
M AD E
M O N EY
in
COUNTY
SPANISH
DEFEATS.
W EEK LY
S e n a t e « T illm a n W a n t , m . „ v
ing Through the
riff Bill.
g E s d i s p o s e d
of
Report sn Su n d ry C iv il
_I, I n rlo tlo . t h o
»ut-
r,.try Order.
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Washington, May 3 1 .~ After , .
pernal o f silence, Senator i m
8
Startle.1 the senate «slay by as^J
less dramatic n, its delivery than 1
'» it..........« i . «
«" “ '
ceiled it by presenting a re la tio n or
the appointment o f a sueciat .
of five senators to
of « r e l a t i o n by senatorwhile“ Tto
Í mittee.
Ü " ® ..J ñ u
tb!
com-
Í" advocating the resolution,
lilu *1.,. ...
Tillman threw aside
the usual . con vim-
t tonalities of the senate ami with pi™".
og.—The senate
about the
on the tariff bill halls o f congress called heard
on his associate*
g 0f about 10 pages, to investigate the published charge- of
ere taken, the «nance senatorial speculation, and if fnm,
• iDiUincd in each case true, to purge the senate of u L * S
ryim! from B1X to 8' x" debauched it.
' iH'hedule was under
the debate was largely i A ,d ri° * V " Charge ot t,le tariff bill,
s,ionally. however, it an^ ' ! rT i7 m,,n in * 8*-*Ping.lenial.
l l i e 1 1 liman resolution was referred
general phases of the | to the comm itee on contingent excuses
‘ t no time «luring the ! of tho senate.
( speech of more than
Considerable progress was made on
ration.
| the tariff, 13 pages being covered
up the tariff bill the 1 Several votes were taken during the
■ report on the sundry I
but the finance committee had a
-reed to, including the ¡liberal majority in every instance.
nding until March 1 The Democratic members of the com-
jjvp order crpfltinjj ex- mittee made a strong effort to m im e
«ervationp.
the rates on window glass, but their
e Lewis of Washington amendments to this effect were defeat­
ay to tiring before the ed.
3 question as a privi- Tillm an’s resolution quotes the sen­
, on the ground that it ate resolution of May 17, 1894, author­
orfign relations. Lewis izing the original inquiry and then
lutiou declaring it to be after reciting the proceedings in the
-gross that the lielligor- ' Chapman ami Havemeyer trials, pro-
tuin insurt*gnts should be ceeds:
poaker Reed declared it
“ Whereas, In the last 30 days eun-
nd, on appeal, the house | <'r.v newspaper correspondents have
91 to 57 sustained the i openly charged senators with speeulat-
; ing in sugar stocks, while the sugar
! schedule is under discussion, and have
g Bill A m e n d m e n ts .
also charged that brokers in New York
May 29.— The senate | knew in advance as to what the senate
interstate commerce prac- finance committee would report as to
today ujion the final tho sugar schedule, ull of which in-
to the Foraker pooling j volves a question of the highest-
ere will he an effort to ; privilege, towit: The right of the sen­
at the next meeting of ate to protect its members from slander
to be held one we*k 1 and to protect the body as a whole from
I these open charges of corruption, tliere-
on the amendments to- ! fore, be it
edoubt that the commit-
“ Resolved, That a committee of five
.ndation will be favorable be appoint«-! with power to send for
re when rep«irted. The persons and papers, to employ a sten­
perfected, anil would have ographer, and to administer oaths— to
today but for the opposi- inquire into the truth or falsity of the
r Chandler, who is antag- charges made in May, 1894, and into
pooling bill. He made a the charges recently made, and the
the committee deuounc- scope of the investigation shall cover
everything embraced in the resolution
I | xhi I s as trusts,
ments agree«! upon i re un­ of May 17, 1894, as well as the meth-
important. The first of ods pursued by the American Sugar Re­
uniting the existence of fining Company, better known as the
acts to four years. A n ­ sugar trust, in controlling legislation
ient, relating to orders of in its favor at the present time, and es­
by the commission, will pecially whether it has in any wise
contributed to or controlled the el«*c-
;s:
tion of a senator in this body at any
it of any order of disap-
time. ”
er made upon the irivesti-
The presiding officer (Frye) prompt­
tnsideration of such con-
ly ruled that the resolution should go
lirst instance, or in any
to the committee on contingent ex­
proceeding after the same
penses, but Tillman obtained consent
: effect, shall be to Tender
to make a statement.
to which such order re­
“ We have arrived at a time,” lie be­
al and nonenforceable after
gan, “ when the senate can no longer
Hied, except as to any afford to rest under damning accusa­
*n the parties to such con- tions made against senators. If there
prior to that date.”
are men here debauching the senate,
Iso an important change in then we should be purged of them
If
:s relating to favoritism in these reports are slanders, then the
rates, false billing, classi- press galleries should be purged. Me
weights. In the original cannot afford to lay back on our dignity
nders in either case were any longer and say we will not investi
i to punishment only by a gate. ”
_________
* ®nd for only one offense,
JAPAN’S POLICY.
is amended so as to pro­
of $5,000 for the first
“ for either a fine of Claims T h e re 1» No Desire to A nnex the
Hawaiian l.laint*.
-Prisonment for one year
(juent offense. ”
New York, May 31.—The World
says: Marquis Ito, who has jnst ar­
th row n
o u t .
rived in this city en route for London
and the queen’s jubilee, politely re­
fused to be interviewed, on the plea
A g a in .t H w i r y O . H a v e -
s je r D im nlsn ed .
that he was too fatigued after bis long
May 31.— “ Certainly journey, but Marquis Kido, who speaks
with the verdict,” said English fluently, answered for him
•vemeyer, a few minutes some questions concerning the policy of
7 had returned a verdict of Japan.
“ The rumors of Japan s desire to
Jiot,’ 1 he continued, ‘ 'ought annex Hawaii.” he said, “ are mere
story to every decent man idle gossip. We sent a man-of-war
there to protect the interests of our
every other com m unity.”
the only expression the countrymen. That is all. After our
the American Sugar Refin- experience in Formosa we do not want
1 would make upon the re­ to annex Hawaii, nor anything else at
trial.
¡D8ion of the trial was ab- ^M arquis Kido said the Japanese have
defense produced no wit- the must amicable feeling toward
hen the government rested Americans and hoped pleasant rela­
:ierday, the defense moved tions would always continue.
“ I want to correct one mistake that
art instruct the jury to order
-I on six reasons, the prin- is quite general. Marquis Ito is not
kh was that the committee being sent to England as a special rep­
resentative at the queen’s Jnbilee, but
Te jurisdiction, and that the
as a member of the suite o
-!ked were not pertinent
Arasugawa, a member of the imperial
family who will fill that position for
* General S tr ik e .
the government on that occasion. Me
’ May 31.— The national will sail soon and join the prince ,u
hoard of the United Mine- Paris.”
________________
America have decided to or-
R O YA L FAM ILY IN DANGER.
J »trike throughout Penn-
uio and West Virginia to
69-cent rate for mining, King G e o rg e I . P reporlng to L eave
Athena.
is expected to be in the
London,
May
31 .- T h e * * % £ ? " *
me workmen within a very
.More than 60,000 minors stantinople c o rre.p on . ent says. T ay
i^ected by the order, and a the embassies receive« word from their
struggle between the men
^
‘^ r o ^ k
royal family
- is
will result. The order, position of the Greet roy a
“ ** been decided upon be- now critical. King George .» pract
. f*ct that 18 o f the large callv barricaded in the palace, and *
a«« in the Pittsburg district is reported he is making preparation
control of the lake-front to le ^ e Athens in order to evade the
fury of the populace.
i Prn.p.rtor. a n Safa.
¿ C a l., May 81.— A tele-
-*lt°n states that Kerr and
. m‘ »*ing prospectors who
* hy their partner, I/iet-
Psrished on the desert, are
*Pr'nRA, a few miles from
desert.
K
Athhan«";
Besides
Z ”
the
annes, a c,v^ ' * trU!lte.l
inhabitants.
to «leal se
J
that the war-
movements. The i
land
.h ip . at
of dis-
daily attendano# o f
i S n g h « deterred the revo-
demouiira-
Public schools is bigh- ordert occurring “ **
•▼»nia, being 779,000, \ lutionists from making a
J « J e it ia 757 . 90 ®.
HATCHET.
SUGA r T "
G a r c ia
in A m l u i .i l T ..., M a r k
G o v e r n m e n t J io ld le r n .
fo r
th e
if
M ARKET
LETTER .
WOOL. IMPORTATIONS
D a w a l a g , U o p k la a * C o m p u u j « R w l e w
o f T rad e.
M IL L IO I*
It 'w »s a quiet week in the wheat 1 O V E R T H I R T Y - E I G H T
New York, Majr 31.— A special to
j
Worlil from Havana say*: (Tenoral A Resume o f Events in the market last week. T h« bulls continue
P O U N D S FO R M A R C H .
to have the benefit of the statistics;
I Garcia ambushed two detachments‘ ot
Northwest.
the ix'ars of the speculative dullness
! Spaniards near Vintegas, Puerto Prin-
and of the relative cheapness of all the | l*ropo«e<l D u ty on 11 id ea » n d T v » W ilt-
°'he Province. After a fight lasting all
other grains.
The «*rop news was
j of one «lay he attack«*«! them at night
lieu**tit t h * P a r m e r« - G o l d 1« G o ft»g
Complaints
and'got them Heparate«l. For a while E V ID E N C E O F S T E A D Y Q R O W T H about equally «livi«led.
A b r o a d to l ’ » y fo r ln c r r » n « d I m p o r t * »
came
from
abroad,
particularly
from
they were so confused they fir ml si
tio ii» —T o n s o f B e e t Send U i i t r l b s t m k
France. On the other hand, the ad­
each other. Om> detachment finally
became panic-stricken and tied. Gar- H e w * G a th e r e d In A l l th e T o w n * o f vices from the Northwest were ex«:ee«l- E. F. P arsons , Special Correspondent.
ingly bearish.
The extreme South^
O ur
N clR h h orliiR
M tater—I m p r o v e ­
I cia fell on the other and defeated it,
Washington, D. O.— M’ool importa­
west had also a jreat deal to say of an, tions continue to pour in from abroad. *
j inflicting a loss of 100. He then j>ur-
m e n t N utetl In A l l I m lu r t r le r —O r e a o n .
«■arly harvest. A t the opening of tho Latest estimates show that there ia
sued the retreating force, and catching
A 8|>eoial term «if circuit court for i week th^je was a considerable snipping fully seven mouths’ supply of foreign
up with them ten miles from the i*oast,
Grant county w ill be hehl at Canyon business, and the seaborn«! ill«! a fair wool in the (xuintry urnt that at the*
killt-d or wound«-! 04 more Spanish.
export trade from Monday up to the present rate «>f importation a full year’«
The Nunez brothers rewntly cap- City, July 19 next.
Here there was a supply will be in the hands o f the man­
tnre«l u Spanish fort near Palacios,
Fr*-1 ami Tobi«y Hanna of Olex, G il- ' Satuxlay close.
Piuar del Rio, ami after occupying it liam county, last we«*k, after plowing lessen«*! demand during the latter half I ufacturers liefore the new tariff bill con.
of the \v«?«‘ k. The out movement, how- i ixwsibly get into operation. W hile t h *
three days burned it, taking away a was over, killed 1,200 squirrels.
ever, as the result of sales made the
large supply of ammunition aud pro­
Mrs. Mary Patterson, for muny years week before was very luige; sufficient wool growers of the country are not
visions.
pleased with the fact that the senate
a resident o f Umatilla county, died at !
'
There was also a guerilla fight at her home in Pendleton, at the ripe age to lead to the expectation of a reduc­ committee r«*«luceil the rates on drat
tion in the Chicago Cock Monday id and s«*coml class wools to 8 and 9 cents
,
Minas and St. Felipe, Havana prov­ of 84 years.
1,000,000 bushels. Pri res continued to per pounil, they are cougratnlating«
ince, the Cubans under Martinez and
There was an In<lian war dance in I show “ premium*” instead of “ carry­
themselves that even 8 und 9 cents ia«
Carillo compelling the government
the Armory hall in Condon, Gilliam ing charges,” the Ret unquestionably
just that much more protection than
troops to retire in Ixitli instances. The
| county, last week, by a band of red- I which troubled the bears more than
they are getting under the pr«-sent law
; Spanish loss is not known, but more
skins in that town.
any other. May w h s lo over July at und is ulao greater protection in propor­
than 200 wounded sohliers have been
Coos <->unty has 71 public school- 1 the ol«Mie and July to over September. tion to the general value of wools than«
brought into Havana since Friday, the
That sort ot relationship left no room they were getting under the M cKinley1
men being brought in at night so as to houses and 2,098 legal voters for school
for any ot the usual philsophising law, even ut the higher ratoa named h y
avoid observation. The Spaniards sav pur|«oses. Curry county lias 18 school-
about “ burden*.”
It was apparent that act. It does not follow, however,
that Carillo is wounded, but the report houses and 520 l«*gul voters.
from
the
quickness
with
which shorts that the rate named by the eenata|
Lane
county
is
only
a
little
more
than
ia not beli«*ved.
six months behind in her payments of took alarm on any new* unfavorable finance «xnmnitttx* is the one to be fin-)
D e fe n d e d m H o .p lt a l.
| county warrants, ami warrants are sel­ to them that they recognized that ally ailopt«ul. On the contrary the im-»
they were granting all the advantages pression at M'uKhington is that the ruto
New York, May 31.— A special to ling at 2 per cent premium.
at the start.
the World from Key M ost says:
A
will be increased liefore the bill be­
J. \V. Blake deiiveretl 7,000 head of
There w ill thl* week probably Ire comes a law. The importers of foreign,
Cuban hospital near Matrua, Havana sheep at Lone ffock in Gilliam county
province, »as attacked by Spanish ; last week— 3,000 wethers to Harry ] flaring announcements ot harvtmting in j wools are ransacking the world for
guerillas.
Thu insurgents were in­ Clay and 4,000 ewes to several other Indian Territory ami Texas, it will j wool which they ex(>ect to get into the!
not be many days betore the crowd be­ country before the new Dingley law*
formed of their approach, and, as some parties.
gins to anticipate the June 10th govern­ gets onto the statute books. The im -
of the wounded could not be moved,
A few days ago a band of 500 head of ment report, which w ill ‘ give the first
those able to get about fortified the
INirtations of clothing wool in March.
horses, owned hy George Holstein, G. ! announcement as to spring wheat area
1894, the last March under the MoKine
building, which is of stone, as well as
| M\ Mood and Dan Tartar, was starte«! and condition. The former will «how
they could.
ley law, amount«*«! to only 924,513
from the Eagle valley range, in Uma­ a large increase and the latter will be
When the guerillas demanded the
pounds. Those in March, 1896, nndee
tilla county, over the trail for South high.
he Wilson law, amounted tq 12,789,-
surrender of the place the inmates re­
Dakota to find a market.
405, und those in March, 1897, 38,585,-
plied with a volley, killing five Span­
M a r k e t « .¿ n o t a t io n « .
The warehouses *n The Dalles are
465.
iards. The sohliers then set fire to the
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Portland, Or., June 1, 1897.
wooden |iortion of the building, hut filling with wool, but no sales of the
B
e
tte
r
K
eiO
proiU
ty O p p o r t u n lt l m .
1897
clip
have
thus
far
been
reported,
Flour— Portland, Salem, Caauadia
the stone part remained intact, and the
The farmers benefit diractly and in.
M’ hile and Dayton, $3.75; Bimton county aud
lieseiged made such n valiant fight that says the Times-Mountaineer.
there are a number of vroolbovera here, M’hite Lily, $3.75; graham, $3.40; su­ directly hy the changt*s made in tha
the enemy finally retreated.
tariff hill hy the senate finance <tom-
Sixteen guerillas raided a camp of the market is still dull, and w ill likely perfine, $2.60 per barrel.
Wheat— Walla M'alla, 74@ 76c; V al­ uiittee. The imjMisition of a duty aid
pacificos in Matanzas province and car­ show no activity until the bulk of the
hi«Ls benefits them directly and w ill
ley, 76c per bushel.
ried off seven women. One day tine of wool is in.
ut the same time be to their indiroeh
Oats—
Choioe
white,
88@40o
per
M’
illiatn
Sayers,
an
old
man
about
60
the women managt-1 to secure some
benefit hy increasing the opportunity
kind of poison, which was put in the years o f age, was killt-l last week at bushel; choice gray, 87(839c.
Hay— Timothy, $13.00(814.00 per for reciprocity treaties with m any
1 fixxl kettles of the band, and every Lost river gap, Klamath oounty, by his
team running away.
There was no ton; clover, $11.60@ 12.50; wheat und purts of the world. The same fact ap-1
1 guerilla died in agony.
plies to the duties on tea. The new
Colonel Rotleriguez and 250 Cubans eye-witness to the accident, but Sayers oat, $11.00® 12.00 per ton.
Barley— Feed barley, $16.50 per ton; reciprocity treaties whioli it w ill bn
attacked Casiquas, near Jarucoa last was evidently thrown from the wagon,
possible to make hy reason of the ad­
Tuesday, drove off the guirison and striking upon his head among the rocks brewing, $18@ 19.
dition o f hides and tea to the du tiabl»
M
illstuffs—
Bran,
$14.50,
shorts,
;
and
crushing
his
skull.
looted the place.
list, will be a great advantage to that
t i e . 50; middlings, $23.50.
The residence of Rev. J. H. Grant,
L E F T T H E S W IT C H O P E N .
Butter— Creamery, 80c; dairy, 20® agricultural elements of the country, i«
in Gray Butte, Crook county, burned
The proposed duties on the quantity
22 Sic; store, 17)^ @ 80c per roll.
last week. The library,valued at $500,
Potatoes— Oregon Burbanks,25® 35c: of raw hide which would go into a pair
B r a k e i n a ii ’ a C a r lT O i n t H C a n . e d a B a d
burned, as did most of the clothing and
Garnet Chilies, 55@ 66c; Early Rose, of shoes would probably amount to
\Vr«*«*k 111 C o l« ir a « lu .
furniture. Mr. Grant was not at home,
about 5 cents. As only about one-fifth
Denver, May 31.— A special to the and, in saving the children, Mrs. 36@ 40c per sack; sweets, $2.75 per
of the hides use«l in this country nra
Times from Glenworxl Springs, Colo., Grant’ s hands were severely burned cental for Meroed; new potatoes, 1> r 0
imported the inscreased cost of a pain
per pound.
says: An extra freight going west on and her hair was singed.
Poultry— Chickens, mixed, $2.50® of shoes by reason of it would probably
the Denver <& Rio Grande ran upon
Frank Davenport, of Hood River,who
not be more than 1 cent. The averago
Cabeza siding this morning to allow has the contract for building the big 2.76; geese, $4.00® 7.00; turkeys, live,
man probably buys about three paira ot
12>^c;tducks,
$3.00®
6
00
per
dozen.
No. 4 passenger, the Atlantic express, : irrigating flume anil ditch on the west
Eggs— Oregon, 1 0 j^ @ l lc per dozen. shoes in the year. If anybody object*
to pass. The switch was left open. side o f Iiood river valley, and is one of
Cheese— Oregon,
11 Ho;
Young to paying 8 cents yearly to the support
The first section of the passenger ran the principal stockholders, says the
of the government in the extrem ity U»
America, 12 Ho per pound.
into the open switch, derailing the en­ ditch will be completed about the m id­
W ool— Valley, 12c per pound; East­ whioli tiie Wilson bill haa driven it,
gine, mail and baggage cars and one dle o f July. It will cost $26,000 and
let him stand up and offer his objec­
ern Oregon, 6 ® 8c.
passenger coach.
furnish 2,000 inches of water.
tions. Such a man would be a curi­
Hops— 7c per pound.
Engineer John M'est and Fireman
Beef — Gross,
top steers, $3.50; osity, especially in view of the fact t l a t
Denny Donahay were instantly killed.
W a sh in g to n .
cows, $2.50 @ 3.00; dressed beef, 6@ the duty will be of great advantage t »
The passeng«:rs were shaken up. Some
A. T. Hammond, of Everett, was 6 He per pound.
the farmers of the country.
had to be rescued through holes cut in found dead in his bed, iiaving died dur-
Mutton— Gross, best sheep, wethers
the coach. Some were bruised and { ing the night o f heart disease.
P r o te c tio n S e n tim e n t In t h e S o u th »
and ewes, 2 H c i dressed mutton, 4H
cut, but it is thought none were seri­
An evidence of the growth o f proteo-
Funds have been subscribed in Port @ 6 c per pound.
ously injured. A ll the passengers on Townsend to build a trail along the
Hogs— Gross, choice, heavy, $4.00® tion in the South is found in the fa rt
the wrecked section were brought to Little (juilicene river, and into the
4.50; light and fee«lers, $2.5 0 @ 3 .0 0 ; that at least five of the 30 senators from
Glenwood on the second section.
that section will vote for the protective
Olympics.
dressinl $5.00®5.50 per c w t
The blame for the acoident seems to
Veal—Large, 3H ® 4c; small, 4 H @ tariff hill. Those senators are McEnery
The
enrollment
at
the
Castle
Rock
rest with the brakeman of the freight,
of Louisiana, Pritchard of North Car-«
Gc per ponnd.
who left the switch open. Engineer ' school has increased to more than 200,
olina, Deboe of Kentucky, Elkina off
and the directors found it necessary to
M’est, seeing the open switch, blew his
West Virginia, and Wellington o f Mary­
Seattle, M’ ash., June 1, 1897.
employ a fourth teacher.
whistle, reversed his engine and stuck
land. When it is remembered that
Wheat—
Chicken
feed,
$26®
27
per
George Guthridge has commenced an
to his [lost. But for his prompt action
every one o f these men was preceded by
ton.
many more would have been numbered action in the superior court against the
a man who voted for the free trade lam
Oats—
Choice,
$23@24
per
ton.
among the dead. The accident occur­ city of M’ alla Walla for damages in the
Flour—(Jobbing)— Patent excollent, non* on the statute books, the growth
sum
o
f
$15,726
on
account
of
injuries
red at a dangerous point on the bank
$4.75; Novelty A , $4.45; California o f the protective sentiment in the South
of the Grand river, where a little more receivd while acting as engine driver in
brands, $4.90; Dakota, $5.65; patent, is as clearly seen as it is by the Ihot
momentum would have precipitated the fire «iepartment.
that more than 30 Southern votes weiw
$6.40.
the entire train into the water.
The Tacoma saloons, which have been
Barley— Rolled or ground, $20 per cast for the Dingley bill in the house.
allowed to keep open all night, mast
The Republican party does not con­
ton; whole, $19.
INFO RM ER T O L D I T A L L .
close their doors from now on between
Corn— M’ hole, $20 per ton; cracked, trol the senate of the United State* and
the hours o f 2 and 6 o ’clock A . M. $21; feed meal, $21.
if the senate does not make tariff b ill
A n A lle g e d E U b o r w te P lo t t o R o b t h e
Chief Hoge has issued orders to that
Millstuffs— Bran, $15.00 per ton; jnst as the Republicans desire it, th «
P o r t la n d P o n to fftc e .
effect, and says he intends to enforce
public will understand that the Repub­
shorts, $18.
Portland, May 31.— A remarkable them to the letter.
Hay— Puget sound, per ton, $18.00; lican party is not responsible, and that
conspiracy, involving a plot to rob the
Under the new law, the inmates of Eastern Washington, $18; California, the remedy lies in electing R epu blics*
registry department of the United the school for defective youth, at Van­ $15.
legislatures which w ill elect m ors R e­
States postofflee. in this city, was re­ couver, will probablv not spend their
Fee«l— Chopped feed, $18.00 per ton; publican senators.
vealed yesterday. If the sensational vseations at home this summer, unless middlings, $22; oilcake meal, $30.
G o ld G o i n g A b r o a d .
charges are verifie«! it will piuve all the their parents are able to pay their tran­
Poultry— Chickens, live, per ponnd,
People who are surprised that gold 1*
more extraordinary, from the fact that sportation, as no provision for such ex­ hens, 10c; spring chickens, $2.50@ 3.50 ; going abroad at the rate o f to* or
moet o f the prime movers are well- pense is made by the new law.
ducks, $5® 6.
twelve millions of dollars a month
known officials.
Butter — Fancy native creamery, should remember that foreign goods orw
The sulphur mines now located near
At noon yesterday Jolian E. Epping, f the Natches trail about 15 miles from brick, 15c; ranch, 10® 12.
coming in at the rate of seventy 0 »
superintendent o^the registry depart­ ¡Buckley were first discovered by a
Che«*e— Native Washington, 11® eighty millions of dollars a month..
ment of the Portland poatofllce, was i camper whose fire took hold o f the 11 H e; Eastern, 12c; California, 9Hc- The enormous increase in the a m o « a h
place«! nn«ler arrest, charged with con­ I rocks, which burned and created inch a
Vegetables— Potatoes, per ton, $12.00 o f foreign gcxxls being brought into th h
spiracy, and, later in the day, George ’ smell that he had to move two or three @ 1 4 ; parsnips, per sack, $1; beets, country, all of which must be p*M for
T. M’atson, a deputy sheriff, attached miles to get away from the fames.
per sack, $1.35; tnrnipe, per sack,$1.25; in gold must explain to a great extant
to Justice McDevitt's court: Charles
The fish commission steamer A lba­ rutabagas, per sack, 60c; carrots, per at least, the increase in the outflow o 0
A. Watson, city jailer at the police
75c;
tmbbage, per 100 lbe, gold. Every week’ s developments aihff
tross last week lowered the deep-sea flsh- sack,
station; John Simpson, a blacksmith,
to the evidence that the world’s supply*
: net off Cane Flattery, and when the net $1 .75; onions, per 100 lbs, $1.50.
ami Charles W. Holsapple, of the city
Sweet potatoes— Per 100 lbs, $3.50; of gold is increasing with greater rapid­
was drawn up with great difficulty an
detective force, were also arrest«-! on
ity than ever before. A recent repart
enormous shark was found, weighing new potatoes, 1 %c per lb.
similar charges.
Tho arrests have
Eggs— Fresh ranch, 14@15o.
from Australia indicates that bar pro­
650 pounds, and being 10 feet long.
caused a grea* stir, and opinions differ
Freeh Meats— Choice dressed beef, duction o f gold last year increased
It had devoured all the small fish in the
as to the guilt or innocencq of the ac­
net. The shark was cut np afterwards steers, 7c; cows, 6H<5i mutton, sheep. enormously over that of 1895.
7c per pound; lamb, 5c; pork, 6 H c Pc‘ r
cused.
and thrown overboard.
T w e n t y T h o u s a n d G e t B e e t Seed .
The federal authorities have been
pound; veal, small, 6® 7o.
Hecretary
W ilson, the head of tb* ag>>
Btockmer.
who
have
been
making
a
cognizant of the alleged plot f«>r the
Freeh
Fish — Halibut,
4 @ 5 c;
past ten days. One o f the conspirators round-up of their horses on the range in salmon, 0 ® 8c; salmon tront, 7® 10c; ricnltural department, having ditrilm t-
ed sugar beet seeds to about 20,00«
weaken«-! and tohl Collector o f Cus­ Asotin county complain that many of floumlers and soles, 3 @ 4c.
farmers, is now sending ont agents to
toms Black, who in turn informed their finest and most valuable geldings
Provisions— Hams, large, 11 H i hams,
make
a thorough investigation as to th «
are
missing
and
cannot
be
found,
al­
United States Attorney Morphy.
small, l l j g c ; breakfast b*K*on, 10c; dry
sections of the country best suited for
though every nook and corner of the salt sides, 7c per pound.
So dense is the water in tho deepest range has been hunted over, saya the
Frnit*— Lemons, California, fancy, beet culture, the object being to indi­
parts of the ocean than an ironclaif, if Sentinel. A ll the old mares and 1 and $2.50@ 8.50 ; choiqp, $3; Cal fornia cate to those desiring to establish ragar
beet factories, the locations in w h ir t
it were to sink, would never reach the 3-year-olds were found on their usual fancy navals, $3.50 @ 4.
‘.hey are moet likely to be suocessfoL
feeding ground*.
bottom.
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O n » H e lto n R e le » « * « f.
Land Commissioner Robert Bridges
Fan Francisco, June 1, 1897.
The tariff hill, as reported to the sen­
Little Rock, May 31.— The Gazette is in Spokane leasing school land&
Potatoes— Oregon Barhanks, 90c;
today printed a lett-r from Fayette­ Section 16 lies close totheboaineaa sec­ Early Rose,
6 0 ® 70c; River Bur­ ate, increase* the tax on beer 44 cents
ville. Ark., which says that Ona Mel­ tion o f the city, and has over 160 banks, 60@ 75c;
sweats, $1.35 per a barrel. This is about 1 cent a gallen.
If any beer consumer fears lest this i s -
.
ton, the newspaper correspondent who dwellings, st'-res, etc., built by squat­ cental.
erase is going to add to hia “ burden off
*
was captui—l with the Competitor ters. The section ia platted into 2,080
Onions— New, 40® 50c.
crew by Spanish ofBoers and hehl in lots, and haa wide streets, but owing
Eggs— Ranch. 13 H @ 14 H e per dozen. taxation” let him figure ont tb* s o m ­
prison at Havana for a long time, has to the title being in the state, water , 1
Butter— Fancy creamery, 15c; do ber of glasses of beer which ia supplied*
been release«!. He haa reached his aewer, and gaa connection* have never •eeonda, 1 3 H @ 1 4 cH ; fancy
dairy, from a gallon o f that liquid and th e «
inquire what fraction of a oent w ill bw
home in Madiaoo county, near Hants- been extended through it. In moat in­ l$ H @ 1 4 o ; aeoonde, l l H « 1 3 c .
Tills, Ark., where he was born and stances the squatters are leasing the
Cheeae Fancy mild, new, 7 H 9 * o ; added to tha cost of a glass o f his fa -
Tha increased ra­
raised. He ia said to be arranging his land on which their improvements ex­ fair to good, 7 ® 7 H«5 Young America, I vorlte beverage.
ce ipt* of tb* government will b*. bp
plana to go on a lecturing t oar, after ist, paying an average yearly rental o f 7 H « « H » ; Eaotom, 14 ® l* c .
'th is taxation, about $15,000,000.
spending a abort lima at hi* old booaa. 0 » for corner lots and |1