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Pittsburg,
he Upper House Passes the
T ariff Bill.
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Washington, July 10.— By the de- minea which can have but little effe. t
upon the situation.
U
yj)Tt, vote of 88 to 38, tlie tariff bill
FJn [,:isseil in the senate» bout 5 o ’clock I h m u /t T * “ mÍ,,eS have “ '’O'11 one-
P , evening-
The culmination ot wo k T
U8Ual “ nn,1,er ,,f »* " »t
■ *' Tl*e fuming out of the men
long ami arduous struggle had ex-
■‘long the Baltimore & Ohio is a decid­
-jtel the keenest interest, and the floor 'd victory fo, the miners, tec
ause these
nd the galleries of the senate chamber men are working
under an ironclad
K crowded by those anxious to wit-
agreement, and by their loyalty to their
' the closing scene. Speaker Reed, breth
^ r e n forfeit » 8,000 i,. wages w S
j'liairman Dingley and many members the
company holds out.
,'f the house of representatives were in
The situation as to the supply of coal
,l,r rear area, while every seat in the
cannot be called serious as yet, because
aslleries, save tliose reserved for for-
--ere are from 12,000,000 to 15,000.000
ij2„ representatives, were occupied.
bushels of black diamond in stock at
The main interest centered in the the various pools along the river which
linal vote and, aside from this there
can he placed in Pittsburg at short no-
>iS little of a dramatic character in tiee and, if need he, a tairtion of it
the debate. The early part o f the day could be shipped to the lakes.
»as spent on amendments o f couipara-
Dp to the present time, no sign of
tivelv minor importance, the debate
lawlessness has developed among the
branching into financial and anti-trust strikers and there is no evidence what­
(channels.
ever that there will be.
By 4 o’clock the senators began to
A careful review of the situation
manifest their impatience by calls for proves the assertion of the mine offi­
‘•vote, vote,” and thereafter the last cials that the Wheeling division is sol­
amendment was disposed of and the idly advocating the strike. Five ears
linal vote began. There were many in­ were loaded at the Germania mine yes­
terruptions as pairs were arranged, and terday, but it was with coal which had
then, at 4:55 o ’clock, the vioe-presi- been lying on the dump since work was
de»t rose and announced the passage of suspended last week. There was a
die bill—ayes, 88; noes, 28.
doubt as to whether or not the Slavs
There was no demonstration, but a would return to work, but this lias been
few scattered handclaps were given as dispelled, and the foreigners seem as
thecrowds departed. Senator Aldrich enthusiastic as any on the strike ques­
withdrew his vote to pair witli Senator tion.
! Murpliv.
It is said that Presiddent Gompers
An analysis o f the final vote s I iowh will offer to raise a fund of »60,000 per
that the affirmative was cast by 85 Re­ week to assist the strikers in their
publicans, two silver
Republicans struggle.
(Jones ol Nevada and Mantlet and one
T h e N u m b e r o f M e n O u t.
Democrat (McEnery).
The negative
Columbus, O., July 12.—The United
vote was cast by 25 Democrats, two
Populists (Harris of Kansas and Tur- Mineworkers’ headquarters report that
nert and one silver Republican (Cau­ from 125,000 to 180,000 miners are out.
tion).
F lorid a F ilib usters.
Eight Republicans were paired for
New York, July 12.— A special to
the bill ami eight Democrats against it.
The first named would have voted the Journal and Advertiser from Ha­
fertile bill, and the last named against vana says:
An expedition of Cuban filibusters
it: Aldrich and Murphy, Chandler
and McLonrin, Frye and Gorman, Gear from Florida is reported to have landed
ami Smith, llansbrough and Daniel, on Sunday in Havana province at the
Hoar and Harris of Tennessee, Thurs­ mouth of Jaruco hay. The Spanish
gunboat Reina Maria Chrigtina, which
ton and A llen,W olcott and George.
The senators present and not voting was cruising about the coast, en­
deavored to intercept the expedition,
| were:
Populists— Allen, Butler, Heitfeld, but without success.
When the cruiser arrived at the spot
I Kyle and Stewart. Silver Republicans
and disembarked her marines, they
—Teller and Pet*¡grew.
Following the passage of the bill a were fired upon and driven to their
resolution was agreed to asking the boats by a strong rebel force in ambush.
house for a conference, and Senators After a brief bombardment of the in ­
Allison, Aldrich, Platt of Connecticut, surgents’ position the warship hurried
Burrows, Jones of Nevada, Vest, Jones to Havana for reinforcements. When
of Arkansas and W hite were named as she returned the filibusters had already
left with their munitions and supplies
conferees on the part of the senate.
for Castillo’s headquarters in the Ta­
peste hills, closely pursued by Fons-
A Six W eek.* D ebate.
devielas’ Spanish column, which had
The tariff debate began May 25, on
marched overland from Minas to inter­
which day Aldrich, on behalf of the
cept their movements.
finance committee, made the opening
Dr. Augustine Clemente Betancourt,
statement, on the bill. The actual con­ an American citizen, after .years of in­
sideration of the bill began the next carceration as a military prisoner in
day, May 26, when the schedules relat­ Pinar del Rio and in Cabanas castle as
ing to chemicals was taken up. The a political sus|>ect, has been liberated
debate has been continuous since then, and ordered to leave the island, no
covering six weeks and one day. It proofs to substantiate the charges
has been notable in some respects, al­ against him having been found.
though it has lacked many o f the dra­
Manuel Fernidanez Cahuquielo, an
matic and oratorical features marking American citizen captured w ith the in­
past debates. From the outset the ad­ surgents near Jaruco, 12 months ago,
vocates of the bill refrained from set and since then confined in Cabanas for­
speeches, and the discussion was nar­ tress, lias been notified to prepare foi
rowed to a consideration of rates and
an early trial.
schedules, rather than general princi­
ples.
K ailroadg C onfiscate C oal.
Aldrich’ s illness took him from the
Chicago, July 12.— Railroad com­
chamber, and since then the bill has panies issued orders to confiscate all
been in the immediate charge of A lli­ coal being carried over their lines.
son.
The order carried confusion with its ex­
The opposition has been directed in ecution, and local coal companies, who
the main by Jones, o f Arkansas, and expected to receive special shipments
^est, while White, Caffery, Gray and to meet the demand of the day, were
Allen have frequently figured in the thrown on their own resources to over­
debate.
come the difficulty. The price of com­
The bill, as it goes back to the house, mon soft coal jumped 40 cents a ton
re-enacts the anti-trust sections of the while soft screenings were rated at
" ¡Ison act, while the senate reciproci­ just double their customary value.
ty and retaliatory provisions are substi­ Fullv 15,000 carloads from the mines
in Southern Illinois were confiscated by
tuted for those of the house.
the railroad companies. The seizure is
H oufie C o n f e r e e s N a m e d .
made because of a recent supreme court
Washington, July 10. — The house
which says that in case of
committee on rules today presented a
tea the railroad companies have the
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conference as soon as it was received railroad property, regardless of the con­
bom the senate.
signee.
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The house adopted the special order
The Elk.’ «rand Lod*e,
a vote of 142 to 107, and agreed to
Minneapolis. July 12,- T h e grand
Dingley’ g motion to non-concur on the
senate amendments, and agree to a con­ lodse of Elks this afternoon elected the
ference. The speaker appointed the following officers: Grand exalted rul-
M D Detweiler, Harrisburg, Pa.:
following conferees on the tariff bill:
Dingley, Payne,
Dalzell,
Hopkins, grand exalted leading knights, M. B.
Alien, Birmingham. Ala ; Louis Hau-
Hrosvenor, Republicans; Bailey, Mc-
e Newark. N. J.; Charles M Foote.
®illin and Wheeler, Democrats.
Minneapolis; grand secretary, George
A. Reynolds, Saginaw, Mich ; grand
F ir s t C o n fe r e n c e H e ld .
Washington, July 10.— The first treasurer. Ed S. Ort.s, Meadrille, Pa ,
meeting of the conferees o f the senate „a n d tyler, Scott Holmes. Cincinnati,
and house on the tariff bill began at 2 grand esquire. Lew A. Clark, St Louis;
0 clock. The Democratic members of L m i inner guard. George E. Meyer,
the conference remained less than 10 j r . Pittsburg; grand chap
minutes. They withdrew, upon inti­ Dr S D. Timberlake. New Albany,
Ind.; board of 'Drectors. Jerome B.
mation of the Republicans that they
Fisher. Jamestown, N. Y ., Hunter A.
'lesired an opportunity to reconcile
their differences before consulting the Graycroft. Dallas, Tex.; George B.
Democrats. With the departure of the Cronk Omah*-
0*i moerats, the Republicans entered |
A
W an D r o w n e d .
“pon a general exchange o f views. The
Vew
York.
July
> * - The ^ 7 ,of a
conferees will meet daily at 9:30 A. M ., man found in the North
river^Wedne.^
*n‘l continue in session until 6 P. M.,
_ 4th »207 in his pockets, is
*'th an hour for loncb. They will re- lieiieved to be that of Edward .1. John-
*®**inble after dinner and continue in £ n T
Portland. Or . who left that
•cn 'n until 11 o ’clock.
“ v’ June H
He was a Swede, and . .
yuteil for Hie MIU.
A machine for cutting and buttering
*®sd is in snccessfnl operation. It is
intended for prisons and reformatories.
After the bread comes from the cutter,
•cylindrical brash spreads on a thin
‘■Tor of butter.
IN
H À TC H 1T.
M ATANZAS.
WEEKLY
I-on j - T h r e a t e n e d I n v a a l o n o f T h a t F r o v -
i n e e Hu* l>egun.
T 12.— Nineteen thou»-
and m e n ______
New York, July 12— A Herald dis­
Tll
— Mw district are idle.
There
an almost
patch from Havana says:
men working there!
All the m i nes
closed down tra I ay excepting the M A
« liv e r
COUNTY
GR OW IN u .
llie threatened invasion of Matunzas
province by the insurgents has begun.
>e\eral large bodies of Cubans have
crossed tiie line from Santa Clara and
the strength ot the foioe engaged in the
westward movement is estimated from
4,000 to 6,000. La Crete and llerie, who
recently crossed the Jucaro and Moron
trocha and passed into Santa Clara from
Camaguay, have united witli other
leaders, and there are now five or six
chiefs, each with a considerable follow­
ing, moving into Matanzas, where the
insurgent forces were ordered to mo­
bilize.
Men have been summoned
from the plantations around and ordered
westward.
Whether the movement was ordered
to embarrass General Weyler or to dis­
tract attention from Gomez, who is
supposed to be hemmed in by Spanish
columns near Sancti Spiritus, is not yet
clear. It may be both.
The purpose of the gathering in Ma-
tanzus is said to cover the landing of an
expedition which is due in that prov­
ince, and which will furnish the com­
bined forces with some additional arms
and cartridges and several rapid-fire
field guns. After receiving this expe­
dition the programme mapped out by
General Gomez is for an advance across
Matanzas province, and if all goes well
a demonstration near the city of Ha­
vana itself.
(¿uintin Banderas, who recently came
from the East with 1.600 men, and who
was in Melana del Snr two weeks ago,
has gone to Matunzas. The entire
force of rebels under Castillo in this
province is ready to join with those in
the eastern province. Duccasgp and his
force of 2,500 to 8,000 men may come
from Pinar del Rio to take part in the
movemen t.
General Calixo Garcia will remain in
Santiago province hut practically all
the other leaders of prominence of the
insurgent side have been ordered to
meet in Matanzas.
Just what opposition the Spanish
troops will make to the movement is
not certain. The sudden activity in
the rebel ranks after the rainy season
has well begun shows that they are able
to move, despite the muddy condition
of the roads, and frequent drenchings
which they must receive. Any forced
marches of large bodies o f Spanish
troops to head off the rebel movement
must result in heavy losses from sick­
ness, hardship and exposure.
Kvaoimtinii of Kayanio.
New Y’ ork. July 12.— A Herald dis­
patch from Havana says:
Captain-General Weyler has at last
decided it wise to evacuate Bayamo.
He iias already ordered the inhabitants
to betake themselves to Manillo, and lias
asked the war department of Spain to
authorize the withdrawal of troops and
the burning of the town. The expenses
of maintaining the garrison there have
always been very heavy and one which
the end gained did not justify.
Much sickness prevails. Tlie insur­
gents are looking out for the landing
of artillery along the coast of Matanzas.
The Spanisli army has never been so
weakened by sickness before. An offi­
cial estimate of the number of Spanish
soldiers in hospitals throughout the is­
land is 2,500. Not long ago the Ln-
ehano battalion marched to the front
1,100 strong; today the battalion unm-
bers 150 men.
D o s t r u c t lv p H a il S to r m .
New York, July 12.— A World dis-
patch from Berlin says:
A Stuttgart dispatch received here
brings the news of a destructive hail
storm which raged for hours in South­
ern Wnrtemburg, causing the death of
18 persons and damage to crops amount»
ing to more than 4,000,000 marks.
Such a meteorological phenomenon in
the hottest month of the year has nev­
er been experienced before in this part
of the fatherland.
Before the storm the weather was ex­
tremely sultry. Gradually the clouds
began to darken, and within a few min­
utes after there was a sudden darkness
followed by rushing torrents of rain,
which almost submerged the villages.
The rain was followed by aterrille hail­
storm, some of the hailstones being of
almost incredible size.
New Official*.
Olympia, Jnly 12. — At a meeting of
the state board of control today, a com­
munication was read from Dr. Semple,
superintendent of the Eastern Washing­
ton hospital for the insane, asking to lie
relieved, as he wished to take a post­
graduate course in an Eastern medical
college. The board elected Dr. Wilson
Lockhart, of Spokane, to fill this va­
cancy, and Dr. J. D. Maclean, of Spo­
kane, his first assistant physician. Dr.
Lockhart will take charge ol the Medical
Lake hospital July 20, and Dr. Mac­
lean’s term of office will heir in Septem­
ber 1. John Scott, also of Spokane,
was appointed overseer of the jute mill
at the penitentiary.
%
S i x t y D e a t h , in t h » W e e k .
Cincinnati, July 12.— The number of
heat deaths today was six. The maxi­
mum heat, tiy trustworthy street ther­
mometers, today was 96 at 3 P. M. It
is 85 at 11 o ’clock tonight. The num­
ber of deaths in tlie last seven days
is 60.
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D u rr a n t W a * N ot H a n g e d .
San Francisco. July 12.— Tlie re­
prieve granteo Theodore Durrant by
Governor Budd expires today, but tlie
murderer of Blanche Lament and Min­
nie Will Tams is in no danger of hang­
ing. It does not matter whether Gov
ernor Budd grants a further reprieve or
not, as the granting of an appeal by the
supposed to have been drowned.
United States circuit court to the Unit­
ed States supreme court takes all power
In S e.sln n »* T o ro n tn .
from the state officials until the high­
Toronto. Ontario, July 12.—The na­ est federal court renders a decision fn
tional conference of charities snd oor- the csss.
rections began here today.
MARKET
LETTER.
¡THIS IS REMARKABLE
D o w n in g . H o p k in s A C o m p a n y 's F s t I . w '
o f Trad«.
THE
TA R IF F
ADVERSE
PASSES
UNDER
C O N D ITIO N S .
There was not mncli activity or b u si-;
ness in the wheat market during the
past week partially owing to the very Th«* Im p o rte r * A r e S till H u s h in g F o r ­
hot weather throughout the the states i
e ig n G o o d s In to T h is C o u n tr y —-F o r ­
east of the Kooky mountains. On ac-1
e ig n F a rm P r o d u c ts A r e C o in in g he
E V I D E N C E o f s t e a d y g r o w t h count of the temporary strength of the
F r o m A l l D ir e c tio n s .
corn market prices advanced 2 cents,
but the advance did not hold and the £ . F. P a r s o n s , S p e cia l C o rre s p o n d e n t.
close was at almut the same as a week j The tariff bill is passed, and under
N e w . G a th e r e d In A l l t h # T o w n s o f
ago.
phenomenal conditions.
Nobody of
O u r N e ig h b o r in g
S ta tes— I m p r e s s ­
The July returns of the departments this generation ever saw the like.
m e n t N o te d In A l l In d u s tr ie s — O r e g o n .
of agriculture indicate the everage con-1 That a tariff bill should pass acongraaa
Edward Walker was killed near Bro- dition of spring and winter wheat com- !
whose senate is controlled by parties
naugh by „ bucking horse.
billed are 84.9, which is 2.7 points whose interests and principles and
In Sumpter, Baker county, a man higher than last month.
amoitious are absolutely adverse to
was knocked down and robbed of »150.
The Orange Judd Farmer says;
those of the party in control o f th*
In the spring wheat district the senate and house is remarkable, but
Jacob Burckhardt fell in the river at
the foot of Flanders street, Portland, month has been wholly favorable and | that it should do so in less time after
previous high condition of the crop, is the inauguration than any tariff b ill
and was drowned.
The present condi- . ever passed since the first congress, is
An enterprising man named 'Long fully maintained.
has put in a photo gallery, a newspaper tion, 98.2, is practically the same as more than remarkable— it is phenom­
re|>ort'd last month. Should it go to enal. indeed, the wonder is that w itb
and a steamboat at Woods.
harvest with no future drawback, there the Republicans in an absolute minor-
The Pendleton roller mills are grind­
s abundance in the situation to justify I ity in the senate they should be able ti
ing about 2,000 buhsels of wheat every
an expectation of 260,000,000 bushels, j pags their bill at all, especially in view
24 hours, turning out daily 400 barrels
with nearly 200,000,000 bushels in the ,,f the party strife and bitterness which
of flour.
Dakotas and Minnesota alone. This, the campaign last fall aroused.
Goods to the amount of »638 were with a reasonable certainty of at least
Meanwhile, the importers are not
stotbti from a store at Pleasant Hill. 815,000.000 bushels of winter wheat, idle. The rush of foreign goods into the
Rewards aggregating »850 are offered makes possible this year a total wheat country to evade the increased dutiee
for the apprehension of the thieves.
crop of 575,000,000 bushels.
which the new tariff law is expected
The Eastern Oregon Association of
For the past week the decrease in the to impose seems likely to continue up
Baptist churches held its annual meet­ visible supply was 874,000 bushels, | to the very day upon which it goee in­
ing at Adams.
L. E. Penland, of and the total is now but 16,609,000 1 to effect. The June receipts o f the
Helix, was elected moderator, anil Rev. bushels.
treasury averaged over a million dollars
Hugh Miller, of Pendleton, was elected
The weather was the controlling in­ a day and importations were heavier
clerk.
fluence in the corn market during the than in any preceding month exoept
The McKenzie wagon road across the last week. There was renewed activity those of April, which were more than
Cascade mountains is now free from over a range of about 1 lB cents. Dur­ 100,000,090 in value. The prediction
snow, and in good condition for travel. ing tlie first p&rt unseasonable tempera­ made by Chairman Dingley months ago
Several thousand head of cattle have al­ ture and lack of moisture prevailed that the inqiorters would have nearly
ready been driven across the mountains throughout the entire corn belt. This a year’« supply of certain classes o f for­
induced liberal buying for speculative eign goods in the market before the
on tli is road.
r
,
A band of sheep {hat were being account, forcing prices up 2 cents from new tariff could go into effect seeme
Later, when nor­ likely to be realized.
driven to the Canyon creek range, back last week’ » finish.
The effect of this enormous importa­
of Strawberry, in Grant county, ate mal conditions set in, the early buyers
some poisonous weed just before reach­ took profit, resulting in one cent de­ tion of goods upon which duties are to
Sentiment is decidedly less be collected under the new law will bs
ing the range, and several hundred of cline.
bearish. Conservative operators prefer felt the moment that act goes into
them died on tlie hillside.
buying on the weak spots, believing effect by a suspension of importations
Denny pheasants will be more numer­
that only a moderate crop can be raised of that class of articles and a subse-
ous in the Willamette valley this year
with perfect conditions from now on, quent falling off in the customs reve-
than ever before. The weather was
wliile all the accidents favor the hold- nue. It is the articles which pay a high
flue for hatching and raising the first
er. Receipts at primary jioints felL off rate of duty under the new law, that
crop, now being cared for by the cocks,
sharply, hut promise slightly larger the importers are giving their atten-
while the seoonl crop is being hatched
next week. The cash demand was dis- tion to now, and the oonseqnenoe will
out.
f,
<tp]>ointing.
be that the class of goods from w hich
Pocahontas, an old Indian woman
the largest revenues are expected un-
who has been roaming up and down
l'o r tla n tl M a r k e ts .
|der the new law will have accumulated
the coast from Rogue river to Humboldt
Wheat— Walla Walla, 65@ 60c; Val- in this country in such enormous quan­
for years, is reported to have perished
tities that importations of revenue-pro­
while attempting to cross the moun­ ley, 67c per bushel.
Flour— Beet grades, »8.60(38.60; ducing articles will almost entiruiy
tains from Crescent City to Happy
grahram, »3.25; superfine, »2.25 per cease until the stocks of these goods
Camp, on the Klamath river. She was
now lying in warehouses by hundreds
barrel.
caught in a snow storm.
Oats— Choice white, 88 @ 40c; choice of millions of dollars in value shall
For the scalps of gophers and squir­ gray, 37(3 39c per bushel.
have been exhausted.
rels, Mariou county pays 10 cents
A statement just issued by the treas­
Barley— Feed barley, »1 6 @ 16.50;
apiece for the former in quantities of brewing, »18@ 19 per ton.
ury department covering the imports'*
10, and 5 cents apiece for the latter in
Millstuffs— Bran, »18.60 per ton; tions o f the month of April, gives soms
amounts of 20. f o r wildcats, »1 is middlings, »21; shorts, »15.50.
idea of the abnormal importatiotis now
the rate, ooyotes »2 50, bear »1.50, and
Hay— Timothy, » 10@ 13.50; clover, going on and the effect they will have
cougars »2.50. During the month of »11.50(312.50; California wheat, »1 0 @ (Upon the revenues when the new law
June the county treasurer paid out on 12; do oat, »11; Oregon wild hay, »9(3 gn e mi,, .-tf.'. i
U bile d,»*re has been
this account about »192.
a disposition of Democrats to assume
10 per ton.
that the tariff on agricultural produc­
Mr. Wilcox, of Eagle Lake, missed
Eggs— 18(3 14c pe<* dozen.
one of his cows a few davs it go, and
Butter— Fancy creamery, 35(9 40c; tions is a humbug and does not offset
when he finally found her, he discov­ fair to good, 80c; dairy, 26@30e per importations at all, it is nevertheless
a fact that 130,868 bushels of whest
ered that she had adopted a young roll.
fawn, and was taking proper care of it.
Cheese— Oregon,
11'<jo;
Young were imported in April of the present
A few days later she gave birth to a America, 12>.,c; California, 9@ 10c per , year, against 6,431 in April o f last
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and
that i the
quantity
of
barley
calf, and now the calf and fawn re­ pound.
imported
in
April,
1897,
is
double
that
ceive the same mcftherly attention.
Poultry— Chickens, mixed, »2.50(38
per dozen;broi levs, »1.50 (3 8.25 ¡geese, »2 of 1896. Another striking illustrattah
W a sh in g to n .
@ 3.50; ducks, »2.50 @ 8 per dozen; in regard to farm products is found in
The Okanogan river is so low that turkeys, live, 10c per pound.
! the fact that while the cjiSs of csttls
navigation has been suspended for the
Potatoes.— Oregon Burbanks. 40(3 . which now is, and is likey to remain
season.
50c per sack; sweets, »2.76 |>er cental on the free list has not increase«! at all
There are 2,100 children of school age for Merced; new potatoes, 50@ 60c in importations, the number of dutiable
.cattle imported in April, 1897, was
in Walla Walla, being an inoieaes of per sack.
«.
81 above the census of last yeur.
Onions— California, new, red. 90o@ nearly five times as great as in A pril,
I 1896, being in numbers 62,849, against
The Washington State Philiological »1: yellhw. »1.25 percental.
Hops— 7 J^@8o per pound for new 113,411. In the item of “ crude tartar,”
Soceity held its second annual conven­
now upon the free list, but likely to
tion in the state university at Seattle. crop; 1896 crop, 4c.
be placed upon the dutiable list by the
Wool—
Valley,
ll@
1
8
c
per
pound;
Work on the new cannery building at
20«i new law, the April importations mors
Eastern
Oregon,
7
(3
9c;
mohair,
Blaine is advancing satisfactorily. A
than doubled the corresponding month
force of about 25 or 80 men is employed per pound.
Mutton—
Gross,
best
sheep,
wethers
of
y«“ r- The
of chioory
in construction.
and ewes, 2 ' 4 @ 2 >tc; dressed mutton, root imported in April, 1897, in view
Ed McNeil, of Tumwater, has made
of the prospective imposition of a duty
' 4 ' 2c ; spring lambs, 5
|>er pound.
a number of violins of Washington
Hogs— (irons, choice heavy, »4; light upon it, wus nearly six times as much
wood. The violins are said to lie of
and feeders, »2.50(33; dressed, » 8(3 as that im;>orted in April, 1896. T h«
excellent tone.
prospects that certain grades of raw cot­
( 4.26 ]>er 100 pounds.
ton
are to he placed on the dutiable list
The plat of township 24 north, ramre
Beef— Gross, top steers, »2 .7 5 @ 8
11 west, has been placed on file in the cows »2.25; dressed beef, 4 @ 6 lBc per J'H a!ready being felt, the April impor-
tations
being
nearly
10,000,000
Olympia land office, and the township pound.
ihrown open for entry.
Veal— Large, 3; small, 4(34,l*c per (lounds, against 6,000,000 pounds ol
last year. The pros|iect that hide«
George Brown was drowned in the J pound.
would lie placed on the dutiable list
Hoh ri7er, Chehalis county. Indians
has also had u marked effect in increas­
« « a l l 1« M a r k « ! * .
who recovered tlie body say he was
Butter— Faney native
creamery, ing the importations of this class o f for­
seized and held under the water by
eign products, the ApriJ importations
brick, 17c; ranch, 10<312e.
mammoth crabs.
Cheese— Native Washington, 10(3 of hides amounting to 18,897,400,
John H. Walsh, of Oakesdale, has re­
against 9,670,702 |>oiinds in April ol
ceived from the secretary of the navy 11c; California, 9 ‘ ¿c.
; last year. The importations of leather
Eggs— Fresh raneli, 17@18o.
his appointment as a cadet at Annapo­
Poultry— Chickens, live, per pound, and manufactures from leather also
lis. Emdry Hathaway, ot Seattle, has
hens, 10' 2 @ l l o : spring chickens, »2 'doubled. Our Chinese and Japanese
been named as an alternate.
! friends, who seem to have been on the
@ 8.60; ducks, » 2.50@ 8.75.
William Chambers, 18 years of age,
| alert with reference to our tariff gen­
Wheat— Feed wheat, »25 per ton.
was hunting a bob-cat that had been
erally, evidently took the alarm early
Oats—Choice, |>er ton, »21 @22.
catching chickens on his father’ s ranch
Corn— Whole, »20; cracked, per ton in the year, for the quantity of rice im ­
near Asotin. In his eagerness to catch » 20; feetl meal, »20 per ton.
ported in April amounted to over 90,-
the animal he fell over a precipice and
Barley— Rolled or ground, per ton, 000,000 pounds in the dutiable class,
was instantly killed.
against 6,700,000 pounds in the corrs-
»19; whole. »18.50.
A number of men have visited West-
T he
Fresh Meats— Choice dressed beef, ■ponding month of last year.
port and other points in Chehalia steers, 6c; cows, 6 **c; mutton sheep, prospective imposition of a duty on tee
county lately, with a view to making 6c; |iork, 6 ' 2e; v«>al, small, 6.
also had its effect, the number of pounds
estimates on the material advertised
Fresh Fish— Halibut, 8@ 4e; salmon, importe«) in April lieing 5.372,250
for the government jetty work at the 4 (it 5c; salmon trout, 7@ 10c; flounders against 1,861,741 in April of last y ear.
harbor mouth.
and wile, 3 (St4; ling cod, 4 @ 5 ; rock The importstions of cigar wrappers in
The Great Northern shops at H ill- ersi, 5c; smelt. 2 ' 2 @4c.
April, 1897, was 1,477,068 pounds,
yard are now employing a larger foroe
against 105,587 pounds in April, 1894.
than ever before. There are 189 men
The value of woolen goods imported la
Han F n » n c l* e o M a r k # !* .
on the payroll, exclusive of the various
W ool— Choice foothill, 9 @ l l c ; Sar April, 1897, was in round numbers
clerks in the store department, section Joinjuin, 6 months' 8@ 10o; do .year's »9,000.000 gaainst a trifle over »2,000,-
men and numerous other employes. staple, 7 @ 9 c? mountain, 10@12c; Ore­ 000 in April of last year, while dress
The two engines that rolled several gon, 10@12c jut pound.
goods, carpets and other articles of thaS
hundred feet down a mountain side
class increased in like proportion. 71 m
Hops— 8 (3 12c per pound.
some weeks ago, near Knlispell, have
M illstuffs— Middlings,
»16.50(3 importations of beet sugar in A pril,
been pot in the shops for general re­ 20; California bran, » I 4 @ 14.50 per 1897, were 325.858,788 p«iunds, against
pairs.
60,471,717 in April, 1898.
ton.
The receipts for the school fund at
Hay— Wheat, »11; wheat and oat,
The tariff bill is likely to be • Stood
the office of the land commission, in »7 @ 1 0 ; oat,
»7@ 8
river barley,
Olympia, for the quarter ending Jnne »5(9 6; best tmrley, » 6 @ 8 ; alfalfa, deal more easily recognized by mem­
bers of the house when it comes beek
80, aggregate »28,242.10. The receipts | »5 @ 5.50 clover, »6 @ 8.
to that b«sly than was expected at first.
from Whitman county alone for leases
Potatoes— New, in boxes, H0@90c.
of school lands amounted to » 6,000.
Onions— New red, 65(3?5c; do new The important changes which the
finance committee recommended have
silverskin, 85@ »1 per cental.
The citisnes of Anaoortes are some­
not been accepted by the senate, and la
Fresh fruit— Apples, 20(930«: jier
what hampered by lack of bank facili­
the one important schedule remaining,
small liox; do large box, 80@ 60c Royal
ties through which to transact the large
apricots, 20 (3 40c common cherries, that of wool, it is believed that the
amount of business that their new in­
house rate on first and second-class
15(925c: Royal Anne cherries, 20(380c
dustries furnish, and it is probable that
wools will tie restored, or at least rate«
per box; currants, »1.00(31.50 per
a new bank will soon be established
appr oximate to those named in the
chest; peaches, 25@80c; pears, 2 0 0
there.
house bill adopted
40c; cherry plants.
Resume o f Events in the
Northwest.
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