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THE VN 8TB s e s s io n s w ork A Reuiew uf oli ° * H A That Wi A "*.»<l<-U T... kte's Final Vote stood Forty to Thirty. . Wlih'h ei tra0rdinary H,'S8il>" of congress KÌweìt Vei l'10" " 1 *'V H,,or *'• dT 101 office on the steps of the i : t-'Pi*'d. It met in pursuance to hU P ^ f f i - t i o n , at noun, M arcTlß L as I s ig n e d im m e d ia t e l y . u i, C o l l o i u e l T i^ jt- T h e P r o tu t r il tu P r e s id e n t* . M r i M ( e L curre“ * » C o m m l u l « . LiDgton, July 27.— The Dingley fjill is now the law of the land. L |tip necessary wa» taken at the [gonne when the president affixed pâture at 4:30 to<lay. to mor» i S» k s hTuie ei' , r r , ti r mitte<i * 11 "Mdnuied 'IhTdêlidenÔv n the /evenne«, reviewed iiTtfll 0 ^ the bond tlle llUit “ ‘iffiiu'stration and . 7. — [,r0m.Ptly tu ‘ U correct the ariff ebil COndi‘ i° n8 supply hy P“ 88' "« a tariff bill '"ft that would ample revenue, the government, ------ t, 7 -r , support r l r ,rl lne and - the liquidation of the public debt. m e n tin ^ r 8Ubjf Ct of le8i8lation was mentioned ,n the message, and the tar ff has been the all-absorbing feature Wriff hill passed its legislative s n f T 0"- T,m Republican mem- ’i ( 3 P, M. today, when the senate, W b. rs of the ways and means committee ‘ hia City decisive vote of 40 to 80, agreed Phe storn^W’ conference report on the hill. w J b V Pr*Ceihng t'° U8<‘ ',a<1 beo »t WO k throughout the short session, re*e®Wi|B(iinouneement was greeted with which ended March 4, giving hearings [|ig Kitcn J . amilanse hy the Qrowded and preparing the bill which was to be This closed the great labor submitted to the extra session. Three 'arrowlyn^j^l, t|1P 5 5 th congress assembled days after the ------- “ ,c session opened the tariff 1 bridge, i^^r,oriiinary session, and after bill was reported to the house bv the 18**ted OiKem resistance, at times threaten- ways and means committee and. 18 an?ry dead lock, the senate concurred days later, March 31, it passed the hot tli»|B t|,e house in a resolution for the house It went to the senate, was re- finally f f j|)jourumerit of the session at 0 terred to the committee on finance, and >bt '■’leM^^Lv tonight. The presiilent’s men- the Republican members of that < ------ W11I- com ids law Hfor a currency commission was rs- puttee spent a month and three days bv the house, but the house b ill' \ in 110 its wuruuerauon consideration and and in preparing \ •“ istrioti X . , ' i commission was not acted \ the amendments which were submitted «reatly, ^ | to the senate May 7, and exactly two 8 wf W an alysis of the vote on the tariff ^r0*’1 flkrfnoe report shows that the afflrtn- e n e r a l l y wag |,y 37 Republicans, one 1 yet (MoEnery), one silver Repub- (Jonee of Nevada), and one Popu- Stewart.) negative vote was cast by 28 N.. M„ ¿crate and two Populists (H arris ». P — Turner), Teller, silver Republican, 26.— A 1 ^ Populists (A lle n and Butler) man KeiBjoi TOte. One Populist (K y le ) and Silver Republican (P ettigrew ) were '? KP 4 i t without pairs, which was equiv resident JMjto witholding their votes, n, to HANGE icifioareB CURRENCY C O M M IS S IO N . Aocordii ad circieHrn.al,ieiit'8 MaaHnate Recommending F in p r in tli« Appointment, iu t nPAna^B w""“ 'i8liington, July 27.— The presi- message, recommending the ap- n d fftment of a currency commission, K. «■ jo ilo w j; nent in o V C o n gress ° f the United States: the ef®Inniy message, convening congress that jjMitraordinary session, I called atten- Bc mana®10 a 8'"8 le subject— that of provid- he coB t® reTen"e adequate to meet the rea died toV ^le an<l proper expenses of the mi88ioa®mnient- ^ seemed to be the most strn ggl»® ^ subject for settlement then, isident ® H t0 provide necessary revenues for R. &. N ® P Ternment lias already passed the it. h #B k of representatives and the senate Sage io®*11 «*ecutive action. Another McNeill®*on °f importance was that of the widen! ^BMiihment of our currency and Mr. Mol®f'n? system on a better bas’ s, which % gg mSnmented upon in my inaugural and 1 1 ® "*in ibe follow ing words: the Or^l 'fbir financial system needs revis it aa got® our money is all good, but its mnst not be further threatened, k*. ■faould all be put ti|>on an enduring —If a ® A not subject to easy attack. The here ti®Mof our pajier money offer, in my lay hatHpnent. a constant embarrassment to is old CB government, and im peril a safe anewlffttcein tiie treasury.’ Nothing was iterday Bled more clearly at the late national wn Caffttion, than the determination upon »king o f f part of the people to keep their eontiieBtncy stable in value and equal to er roeff noet advanced nations o f the world, z beaiff loondness of our currency is 110 - The i f f « questioned. N o loss can occur holders. The system should be if theffplified and strengthened, keeping ought ffmoney just as good as it is now less expense to the government y q u a » the people, mr* ti f f The sentiment of the country is digpt^pgly in favor of early action by con- Pi an(f ^ p in this direction to revise our >*e of^ p n ey laws and remove them from the « y t iaan contention. A notable.assem- 18 di w f f of business men, with delegates attlMi^to 29 states and territories, was held anapolis in January of this year. faasM M i ®nano‘a* situation commanded tamest attention, and after a two discussion, the convention recom- -tn ^•ded to congress the appointment of :0l !tary commission. I commend hays ■«port to the consideration o f con- Hi OD'— — -n , 0 l ih jB * ne authors of the report recom- jjjj^^f^a^ffim ission to make a thorough e 0f ^pfl'gation of the monetary affairs y gf ^■■»«eds of this country, in all rela- ll,, i ^ P * n<i aspects, and to make proper at* Jk^PT'0118 for an-v ev 'l® found to exist, **>« rPmedie8 remedies therefor. ____ ____ igel, This sub* •hould have been called to the , n « h ltl0n of congress at the special ses- R ought not to be postponed till l l « y * B re6u|ar session. I therefore urge T^ffiffiend that a special commis- b« created, non-partisan in its rtt a ^ a ^ 8r' to be composed of well-in citizens of different parties, who wmmand the confidence of con- because o f their special fitnes? for whose duty it shall be to sb tcoommendations o f whatever ^ ^ ^ i n our present banking and pore^F«iicy iaws nlay ^ f oun,i necessary r*, ^Mv*P«dient. and to report their con- ^ * o n or before the first day of ^ —j j * * * ne*t. in order that the sams * * * ^ B .r* transmitted by me to congress * ^ C ~ eon8ideration at its first regular he hoped that the report comprehensive ana and miauu sound aa ' > wuiprenensive 8 the support o f alt parties and f«ble action o f congress. A t such a report cannot fail to 8 to ».ha executive branch o f Bment, as w ell aa to thoae rith public legislation, and ri't in the eetabiishuient o f •d system of finance. 'W IL L IA M M ’ K IN L E Y . Mansion f 1897 " JH months later, July 7, it passed the senate with 872 amendments. The bill then went to conferenee, where after a 10 days’ struggle on July 17 a * complete — 1 agreement was reached — — .... by which the senate receded from 18 amendments and the house from 511. The other 243 were com promised. The conference report was adopted by the house on July 19, at the conclusion of 12 hours’ continuous de bate. The report was taken up in the senate July 20, and adopted July 24. The tariff bill was signed by tiie presi dent the same day. Congress did not devote its session entirely to the tariff, although it did subordinate everything else to this one measure. The four appropriation bills which failed on Mardi 4 last, would, in themselves, have compelled President McKinley to call congress in extra ses sion, even if the necessity for a revision of the tariff had not existed. ~ These appropiration -r ------- bills ----- were the sundry civil, the agricultural, the Indian, and the general deficiency. Those bills were introduced and passed by the house in the initial form in which they existed at the time they failed of enact ment into law at the preceding congress, but they were amended in some important particulars by the senate, and when they finally became laws, contained more or less new legislation of interest and importance. The gen eral deficiency bill carried a provision accepting the invitation to take part in the Paris exposition in 1900, and ap propriated $25,000 to defray prelim inary expenses, and appropriated $150,- 000 for a new immigrant station at New York to replace the one destroyed by tire. By far the most important piece of new legislation in the bill, however, was that limiting the cost of armor plate for three new battle-ships to $300 a ton, and in case of the secretary of tiie navy finding it impossible to make contracts for armor within the price fixed, he was authorized by this provision to take steps to establish a government nrmor-plate factory of sufficient capac ity to make the armor. In executing tuis authority, he must prepare a de scription and plans and specifications of the land, buildings and machinery suitable for the factory; advertise for proposals and report to congress at its next session. In the Indian bill, after a severe struggle in both houses, the question of sectarian schools was settled by the fo l lowing declaration of the policy of the government: "Th at the secretary of the interior may make oontracts with sectarian schools, apportioning as near as may be, the amounts contracted for among schools of various denominations for the education of Indian pupils during the fiscal year 1898, but shall only make such contracts at such places as non-sectarian schools cannot be pro vided for such Indian children, and to an amount not exceeding 40 per cent of the amount so used for the fiscal year The Hawaiian treaty o f annexatiou negotiated by President M cKinley was still unacted upon when congress ad journed. In open session, after much debate, tiie senate passed the Cuban belliger ency resolution, a bankruptcy hill, in cluding both voluntary and involun- | tary features, the "fre e homes” bill. But none of these important questions received consideration in the house. 1 lie following minor and joint reso lutions became laws, managing to es- j cape objection from any’ member: Authorizing the secretary of war to ; receive for instruction at the m ilitary academy at West Point Carlos Outier- | rez, of Salvador. To amend an act entitled, “ An act | to provide for the entry o f land in Greer county, Oklahoma, to give pref erence rights to settlers and for other puriHises," approved January 18, 1897. Appropriating $10,000 not expended for the relief o f the Mississippi river flood sufferers, for the flood sufferers at El Paso, Texas. Authorizing foreign exhibitors at the trans-Mississippi and international ex position to lie held in Omaha during 1898, to bring to the United States foreign laborers from their countries respectively, for the purpose o f prepar ing for and making exhibits. To provide for the immediate repair of dry dock No. 8, at the New York navy yard. Making appropriations for the im provement of the Mississippi river. To supply deficiencies in appropria tions for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897. Three bills authorizing the construc tion of bridges across the Pearl river, in Mississippi, the St. Louis river, be tween Minnesota and Wisconsin, and across the Clieh river in Tennessee. 1895. The question of opening to entry the gilsonite deposits in the Uncompahgre reservation was also compromised by opening such agricultural land as have not been allotted to the Uncompahgre Indians on April 1, 1898, to entry but reserivng to the United States title to all lauds containing gilsonite, asphalt or like substances. In the sundry civil bill the most lm- nortant new provision was that sus- Mnding the order of PresidentCleve- as forest reservations. The law also includes a general scheme of legisla- tion for the government and protection for the forest reservations of the coun- try. The Republican leaders of the house lor 6 .1 .7 - propnated for U ^ ^ ^ ¡c ita tio n of citizens in «„no 000 was appropri- ated for the relief ■ïJÏÂrs?'iras* the * * r e f r y ° f the inavy ^ q( •applies con tv $ 50,000 was the starving w for I the “ d“ entertainment ’ ‘ .-..T m e n t and .„ d appropriated » u> the oni- s a r j a * » » -• panni postal HOUSE C O M M IT T E E S . T h e Nam es o f th e Ufen G iv en Im p o rta n t P la c es . th . M ost Speaker Reed has announced the following house committees. The committees on ways and means, ac count and mileage were announced at the beginning of the session. The following are the chairmen and the far Western congressmen given places on the more important committees, the names of the chairmen being given first: Foreign affairs— Robert H itt, of 11« linois; Francis Newlands, Nevada. Appropriations— Joseph G. Cannon, Illinois. Judiciary — David B. Anderson, Iowa. Banking and currency— Joseph H. Wallaeck, Massachusetts; F. G. N ew lands, Nevada. Coinage, weights and measures — Charles Stanoe, Pennsylvania. Interstate and foreign commerce— W. P. Hepburn, Iowa; A. J. Barham, California. Rivers and harbors— W. B. Hooker, New York. Agriculture— J. S. Wadsworth, N ew York; T. H. Tongue, Oregon. M iltary affairs— J. A . H ull, Iowa; Marcus Smith, Arizona. Naval affairs — C. A . Boutelle, Maine; S. G. Hilborn, California. Postofflces and postroads — Eugene J. Loud, California; H. B. Ferguson, New Mexico. Public lands— J. F. Lacey, Iowa; W. R. Ellis, Oregon; J. H. Lewis, Washington; Marion Devries, C alifor nia; Marcus A . Smith, Arizona. Indian affairs— J. A . Sherman, New York; M. A. Smith, Arizona. Territories— W . S. Knox, Massa chusetts; M. A . Smith, Arizona. Publio buildings and grounds— D, S. Mercer, Nebraska; Hilborn, C ali fornia. Pacific railroads— Powers, Vermont. Invalid pensions— Ray, N ew York; Castle, California. Immigration and naturalization — Lorenzo Samdofred, Ohio. Labor— J. J. Gardner, N ew Jersey. M ilitia— B. F . Marsh, Illinois. M inor committee chairmen — Elec tions No. 1, R. Taylor, Ohio; No. 2, Henry Johnson, Indiana; No. 8, James A . Walker, V irginia. Levee aud improvement of Missis sippi river— Richard Bartjoldt, M is souri. Education— G. A . Grow, Pennsyl- vania. Merchant marine and fisheries— 8. E. Payne, N ew York. Railways and cana's— Charles A . Chickering, N ew York. Manufacntres— George W. Garish, Indiana. Mines and m ining — Charles H. Grosvenor, Ohio. Patents— J. N. Dicks, Pennsylvania. Pensions— H. C. Ludenslager, New Jersey. Claims— C. N . Brumm, Pennsyl- BRAVE DEED OF N A V A L ENSIGN Sou o f Adm iral Ciherardl Performs a Gallant Rescue. New Y’ ork, July 26.— An accident on board the battle-ship Texas w hile lying at the Cobb dock in the navy yard came very nearly resulting fatally to tw o o f the crew and also led to another act of bravery on the |>art of Ensign W. R. Gherardi, son of Rear Adm iral Ban croft Gherardi. The second whaleboat of the Texas was oast away shortly before 2 o ’clock. Tw o men were iu the boat, which was hoisted to the davits on the port side at the time. John Avapian, a landsman, and a sailor named Speers were getting ready to lower the boat, when the former, it is said, accidentally struck the detaching lever, releasing the boat, which fell about 20 feet to the water. The two men fe ll overlxiard and the boat tilled with water. The shock was so great that the men were stunned and unable to keep afloat. The cry o f "m a n overboard” was raised on the aliip. Ensign Gherardi rushed on deck, and, throwing off his coat, plunged over the ship’s side. Three seamen followed him. Avapian, who sank almost in stantly, was just down for a second when the gallant ensign rescued him. Speers was rescued by the other men. Avapian and Speers soon recovered from tiie shock. The gallant rescue, which was w it nessed hy officers and men of the ship in the vicinity, elicited hearty cheers and praise for the rescuers. Ensign Gherardi, who is an exceedingly modest young officer, came in for a special share o f oommendution. When attached to the Maine last February, in a storm off the Carolina coast, Ensign Gherardi saved the life of a drowning sailor under the most perilous circumstances. ALASKAN TOW NS DESERTED. C ln n d y k r R u sh Vs F a s t D e p o p u la tin g th e C o n »! S e ttle m e n t«. W E EKLY M ARKET LETTER. o f T ra d *. Legitim ate laws of supply and de mand may at times be counterbalanced by speculation, hut they cannot always be ignored with impunity. The ad vance in wheat values during the week has been long overdue. Nom inally it has been caused by ret »or ted damages U> the Russian wheat crop. In reality it is due to depleted reserves and small crof«. A conservative statement of supplies at home and abroad is as fol lows: IiuiHtrting countries require 100,000,000 bushels more than last year. The only countries with exporta ble surplus are Am erica and Russia. The latter, according to latest reports, w ill have less than usual for export. Am erica must therefore reap the benefit of the increased export demand. F or tunately. we have excellent crop pros- !>ecta, promising at present the second largest wheat crop ever produced in this country. In this connection it must be borne in mind that our reserves are practically exhausted, and if they are to be replenished from the coining crop our exportable surplus w ill not exceed that of last year hy over 20,000,- 000 oushels. Importers are waking up to the situation, and they have been large and jiersistent buyers o f wheat in our markets during the week. The re sulting advance, while large and rapid, is more than fu lly warranted, and the tendency of the market is to advance still further. Exports for the week were somewhat higher than the previous one, wheat and flour equalling 1,978,000 bushels, while the world’s shipments were re ported at about 4,000,000 bushels. On ocean passage decreased 560,000 bush els, and our visible supply showed an increase o f 708,000 bushels, and now totals 16,032,000 bushels, against 47,- 172.000 bushels a year ago this time. There were alarming reports of dam age to the Russians’ greatest food and cereal, the rye crop. An encouraging feature is the exceedingly light re ceipts of new wheat, the movement thus far being very limited and not amounting to more than one-third of that of a year ago. This indicates that there is u very heavy interior demand for new wheat, or else that the new crop is being held hack in anticipation of higher prices. Cables have advanced daily and are very strong, bringing buying orders for both English and French accounts,mostly future delivery. San Francisco, July 26.— Am ong the arrivals from Alaska on the steamer Bertha was Dr. C. F. Dickinson, of Kodiak island, which lies just at the head of Cook inlet. He» says the gold excitement all over the territory o f A l aska is something unprecedented, and that people are flocking to the Clon- dyke in a way that threatens to depop ulate many of the trading posts and coast towns. "W h en I left Kodiak, two weeks P o r tla n d M a rk ets. ago,” said Dr. Dickinson, “ the people W heat— W alla Walla, 76c; Valley, were leaving all that section and flock ing in the direction of the Clondyke. 75c per bushel. Flour— Best grades, $3.76; graham, In a way, the situation is appalling, for many of the industries are left prac $3.25; su|>ertine, $2.26 per barrel. Oats— Choioe white, 88@40c; choice tically without the means of operation. Mines that are paying handsomely at gray, 87 (9 39c per bushel. Barley— Feed barley, $16(3 10.50; Cook inlet have been deserted. " I n my opinion there are just as brewing, $1H@19 per ton. M illatuffs— Bran, $13.60 per ton; good placer diggings to be found at Cook inlet- as in the Clondyke region. middlings, $21; shorts, $15.60. Hay— Tim othy, $12.50; olover, There is not a foot of ground iu all wheat, $10@ that country that does not contain gold $10(311; California in mfire or I pss appreciable quantities. 12; do oat, $11; Oregon wild hay, $9@ The great trouble has been that people 10 per ton. Eggs— 14c per dozen. have not had either the courage or op Butter— Fancy creamery, 35@40c; portunity, I do not know which, to thoroughly prospect the country. I fair to good, 30c; dairy, 25@30c per think that in another month the coun roll. Cheese— Oregon, llJ k ° ! Young try w ill be practically deserted. There is room about Cook inlet for thousands Am erica, 12'#c; California, 9(3 10c jx*r of men, and there is certainly no better pound. Poultry— Chickens, mixed, $2.76(9 place in the world for a poor man.” 3.25 per dozen; broilers, $1.60(93.50; geese, $3@ 4; ducks, $2.50@8 per dozen; BETTER W AIT T I L L S PR IN G . turkeys, live, 1 0 @ llc per pound. Potatoes.— Oregon Burbanks. 85 <9 T h e P re s e n t a B od T im e to S ta rt for th e C lo n d y k e . 45c per sack; new potatoes, 60c per New York, July 26.— The World sack; sweets, $2.26 per oental. Onions— California, new, red, $1.26; says: The Clondyke fever has not abated a particle. The offices o f the yellow, $1.50 per cental. Hops— 10@ U )t'o per pound for new railorad compatibles and ticket agencies are visited by adventurous spirits eager crop; 1896 crop, 4@6c. W ool— V alley, 11 @ 13c per pound; to seek their fortune in the Alaskan gold fields. From information ob Eastern Oregon, 7@9c; mohair, 20c tained hy reporters, those seriously con per pound. Mutton— Gross, best sheep, wethers sidering making the trip w ill do well to postpone their departure for some and ewes, 2L4 (92J*c; dressed mutton, time. Under the most favorable cir- 4<^o; spring lambs, 6)£ per pound. Hogs— Gross, choice heavy, $4; light ctimstatnces the working days in the Yukon gold fields cannot exoeed 100 in and feeders, $2.60@8; dressed, $3@ the year. For the other 266 days the 4.25 per 100 pounds. Beef— Gross, top steers, $3.75@S; earth is covered with snow, the ground is frozen, and tbe rivers closed with cows $2.26; dressed beef, 4@5»%c per ice. Anybody starting from New York pound. V eal— Largo, 8; small, 4 @ 4 )^ o per at this season would reach the Yukon river just about the beginning o f the pound. long Alaskan winter, and it would be far more comfortable to him to remain in the states and go to the new Eldo rado at a more seasonable time. BEET SUGAR BOUNTY O u w n iu a, H o p k in s a C o m p an y*« K o s lo u S e a t tle M ark ets. MASTER OF N A TIO N A L GRANGE DEFINES HIS VIEWS. D e m o c r a t !« H o s t ilit y to th e P r e p o t l U t e — E n ro u ra geiu en t H och K n to rp rlsca S h o u ld Our Bo O ivo B Im p o rt S u g a r E n t ir e ly P u iio re a a o ry . af t E. K. P abkon «. S p e c ia l C o r ret p o n d e n t. Washington, D. C .— The fact that the Republicans were compelled by Democratic threats of filibustering to withdraw their proposed bounty o f m quarter of a cent a pound on all beet sugar produced iu the United States during the next five years is greatly re gretted by those who have studied tbe possibilities of beet sugar production in the United States, and especially by officials o f the department o f agricul ture, who have !>een examining care fu lly into this question and are con vinced of the entire practicability o f the production of t>eet sugar in la iye quantities if proper encouragement could be given the enterprise. "W ’ hat I do not understand,** said Assistant Secretary Brigiiam, of the de partment of agriculture, whose position as master of the National Grange, haa led him to especially look into thin subject, “ is hew these men on tb e Democratic side, who profess sucL friendship for the farmers and anxiety to do anything possible for their bene fit, now, when there is an opportunity to render them substantial assistance, deliberately turn them down. H ere i * a proposition to enoourage a new in dustry which w ill give employment to thousands of men, put under cultiva tion large tracts o f idle land or lamb now growing corn or wheat, by the pay in g of a small bounty o f a quarter o f a cent a pound on American-grown beet sugar, and yet these men in congress, professing this great friendship for th e farmers, threatened to indefinitely de lay the passage o f the general tariff bilb rather than see this provision incorpo rated into it. This slight assistance from tbe general publio would go d i rectly to the farmers in almost every section o f the country. There is a ve ry general interest o f farmers in th ie question. W e have received letteie here in regard to this industry frees every section of the United States, amb thousands o f applicants for trial seetb could not be supplied. In my opÎB Îo» it is somewhat doubtful, at the preseab price of sugar, whether tke beet sugar industry w ill be an unqualified success. It w ill certainly not make the progress i t would w ith this small bounty pro posed. N ew gpd uncertain enterprise^ such as this, I believe the public should assist to get upon their feet. I f there is sucoess, the whole people w ill be benefited, and if they do not succeed, the very^slight amount w ill not be no^ ticed by the publio. “ There have been some radical de partures from the old free trade and free raw material theories in the late discussion of the tariff bill, and iron, some o f the old line Democratic startm in the South w e see votes in favor o f protection to home industries. F ree trade is all right in theory and as m theory w ill satisfy the people, but what tiie people now want is something practical and that something is a pro tection to American products. T h e people themselves are going aw ay from the old-tim e Democrats. Tb ets policy is too unprogressive and as lon^ aa their doctrine comprises only Area trade and free raw material they w ill no longer get the votes o f the agricul tural classes. The farmers o f ths coun try are getting thsir eyas w ell opsasd. They have been getting them opsasd» ever since this low tariff has been I » operation. \ “ The recent discussion in ths senate- on this tariff shows that political struggles oannot be carried on in tbn future along the old lines. If this proposed bounty oa beet sugar were to be enacted into a law and be in fan e fo r five years, according to the provi sions of the propositions rejected hy the Democratic senators, it is probable that the business in that tim e would produce a very large proportion o f the one hundred m illion dollars' worth nf sugar now annually imported. Aa has been reiterated tim e and again by oar statesmen there is absolutely no ex cuse for this policy o f importing agri cultural prodnots which can as well raise ourselves. There are some agri cultural products which we, of conns cannot produce, but w e commit the fo lly of sendins abroad in the neigh borhood of $200,000,600 annually for artioles which we should o u m lves bn producing, thus givin g employment to our farm labor and keeping this gn at sum of money in our own pockets. The free traders again and again assert that it ia idle to talk o f protection to the tanners, as our farmers have practi cally their entire home market. But the truth of the matter is that the farmer is not exempt from com petition and that the total o f agricultural im portations into this country ia fully one-half of the entire importations. K have some figures here,” said M r. Brigham in conclusion, “ which m ay be a surprise to a good many people. T h ey cover the agriculture! and other importations from 1898 to 1896, inclu sive, and show that one-half of the value o f the great number o f thinga imported into this country are agricul tural products. O f these importât ieaa of farm products the bulk should be produced here in our own cou n try." Butter— Fancy native creamery, brick, 18c; ranch, 10(912c. Cheese— N ative Washington, 10® l i e ; California, 9>^c. H e C la im s th e C lo n d y k e . Eggs— Fresli ranch, 17(918o. N ew York, July 26.— W. J. A rk ell, Poultry— Chickens, live, per pound, o f the A rk ell W eekly Com ¡»any, of this hens, 10@ l lo ; spring chickens, $2 city, has announced that he expects to @3.60; ducks. $2.60(33.75. claim the gold fields in the Clondyke Wheat— Feed wheat, $24 per ton. district, by right o f discovery, for the Oats— Choice, per ton, $3i. estate o f E. J. G lare. G lare was the Corn— W hole, $20; cracked, per ton, explorer who headed the expedition to $20; feed meal, $20 per ton. Alaska in 1890-91, organized by W. J. vania. Barley— Rolled or ground, per ton, War claims— T. M. Maher, Pennsyl Arkell, o f L e s lie ’s Weekly. $19; whole, $18.50. vania. Fresh Meats— Choice dressed beef, A S u d d e n B u s t le a t t k e N a v y T a r d Private land claims— G. W. Smith, N ew York, Jt(ly 20.— Orders have steers, 6c; cows, 5 ){c ; mutton sheep, Illinois. 6c; pork, O ^ c ; veal, small, 6. District of Columbia— J. W. Bab been received at the Brooklyn navy- Fresh Fish— Halibut, 4>(ic; salmon, yard to have all the vessels that are un cock, Wisconsin. dergoing repairs there ready for sea 4@ 6c; salmon trout, 7@10c; flounders A P r o b a b l y F a t a l Q u a r r e l. duty by the end of the week. The ves and sole, 8(94; ling cod, 4@ 6 ; rock Bloomfield, III., July *7.— A t Dres sels are to join the ships of the North cod, 5o; smelt, 24{(94c. den, a little town ten m iles east of A tla n tie squadron and the work of S en P r a a e l . c e M a r k e t « . here, two brothers, Butler and Morton making the necessary repaira to them W ool— Choice foothill, 9 @ l l c ; San Records, b e a m « engaged in a quarrel, ia being hurried. Joaquin, 6 months’ 8 (9 10c; do y e a ;’a and Morton attacked Butler with a staple, 7(3 9c; mountain, 10@18c; Ore S ix Wmrm D r o w n e d . chair and was about to strike when Hamburg. July 26.— A boat contain gon, 10(9 13c per pound. Butler drew a revolver and shot him Hops— 8(3 12c per pound. through the left lung. Butler surren ing 45 employes of the Hamburg en M illatuffs — Middlings, $18(121; gine works capsized in tbe river Elbe dered him self to the authorities. Mor California bran, $ 14@14.60 per ton. today. Six were drowned. ton w ill die. Hay— Wheat, $11.60; wheat and ns T o A b o l i s h a U s e le s s O ffice. " F o r one, I do not believe it pc sal $7.60 @ 11 ;oat,$7.50 @ 9.50;ri ver bar le. F i r * C a u se S a P a n ic . Chicago, July 26.— A special to tbe $5(96; best barley, $6@ 9; alfalfa. ble to succeed upon a platform that de Paducah, K y ., July 27.— During a Chronicle from Washington says Presi mands tbe unqualified free coinage s t $8 @ 6.50 olover, $6@8. p erfo rm a n c e o f the "Streets of N ew dent M cK in ley w ill ask congress at tbe silver at the ratio o f 16 to 1 w ith gold. Potatoes New , in boxes, 80@75c. Y orfj” at the sum me. Casino theater regular session next winter to abolish Onions— N ew red, 70(9 80c; do new W e have fought that buttle and it iu last night, which was attended by the office o f oommissioner of railroads. lost. W e can never fight it over under silverskin, 75@90c per cental. about 600 people, fire broke out among The president thinks it a useless office. Fresh fruit— Apples, 20@30c per ciremnastances mors favorable to our the scenery, owing to a lamp exploding T b e place ia now held by General Wade small box; do large box, 86@76c Royal selves. I f ws bops to succeed ws must upon the stage. A panic ensued, and Hampton. apricots, 15 (9 80c common cherries, attendee this extrema dem and."— Ex- men, women and children fought fran 16026c; Royal Anne cherries, 26(940c Governor H o n e s Boise of Iowa. Emperor Mane lek of Abyaginia w ill tically for egresa. Fortunately ao fatal- j currants, $1.0001.60 per m b be able to eomm unicate with tbe per box; The Amaricen Baptist year hook re itiee resulted, bat a large nambar were A line ia cheet; peechea, 06060c; peon, 900 perto 97,967 ministen, 40,66$ » ~ baraed and sarioaaly iajaiad by being , trtaide world by telegraph. 40c; cherry plume, 90010c per box. ring laid fra * Barrar to hie capital. trampled agon.