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THE HEPPHER TIMES HEPPNER CRSGON EVENTS OF THE DAY ComprehMalve Review of the Import, ant HappMtagt of the Paat Week, PkmbM la Condensed Form, Most likely to Prore Interesting. Chinese and Russian troops nearly clashed in Manchuria. The Grand Ronde valley is a vast lake and thousands of acres of wheat are flooded. The Russian press regards the Anlo French treaty as a hard blow to Ger man prestige. . Italians who had plotted against the life of President Loubet, of France, have been arrested. , In a riot between police and blue iacketa at Pensacola, Fla. one man was shot and our others wounded A four story hotel at Indianapolis, Tnt. burned and for a time the lives of more than 300 guests were in peril Admiral Totro savs he placed the mine which blew up the Russian war nhii and tells how it was done. Rus sians emphatically deny it. President Mover, of the Federation of Miners, declares Governor Peabody, of Colorado, has violated his promise having agreed not to.molest the miners Senator Mitchell has introduced amendments to the emergency appro priation bill to continue the improve ment of the Columbia and lower Will amette rivers. A heavy snow has fallen in Northern and Central Hew lor It. Altogether 10 Russian vessels have been damaged or lost since the out break of the war. ' Russia has notified all nations that she will regard as spies correspondents using wireless telegraphy. The Port Arthur souadron will not again be risked in battle" until rein forced by the Baltic fleet. Japan denies that she has any sub marine boats and says the Russian hips were sunk by torpedoes. Carnegie has created a "fund for heroes," and set aside $5,000,000. Next of kin of those who lose their lives will also benefit. A party of 60 prominent Filipinos has started for the 8t. Louia fair. They will also visit the principal cities of the United States. Heavy rains stopped all regular through traffic on the Southern Pacific and O. R. & N.. into Portland, leaving tha Northern Pacific the only route for Eastern mail. Landgrabber Benson has been elaimed by two wives at San Francisco. The house has passed the Pbiilppine bond bill to encourage the building of railroads. St. Petersburg has the report that Togo sunk several steamers and closed the entrance to Port Arthur. Ex-Mayor Ames, of Minneapolis, has been arrested, charged with having ac cepted a bribe while in office. According to latest account Russia lost about 650 men and officers in the sinking of the battleship and torpedo boat. The senate committee on appropria tions provides for no Northwest harbor work, save The Dalles-Celilo canal, in the sundry civil bill. Wreckage washed ashore at Van couver island indicates the loss of the sealine schooner Triumph. There were 25 persons on board. A gunner's mate on the Missouri is found to have saved the ship and the lives of 600 men by Jumping into the magaxine and closing the door. The iniuries of two of the seamen have proven fatal. Russians have won two small land engagements. A young anarchist attempted to as sassinate Premier Maura, of Spain, at Barcelona. A work train on the Canadian Pacific was struck by a land slide near Winne- peg and a number of men killed. Cardinal Satolli, with the permission of the pope, is coning to the United States. He has no mission and is to make the tour as a private citizen. The secretary of the interior has i sued permits for grazing 87,815 sheep in the northern division and 100,000 sheep in the southern division of the Cascade forest reserve during the coin ing summer. A bill has been introduced in the senate authorizing the secretary of war to purchase the original manuscript copy of the order book of General Arth nr St. Cliar. who was governor of the Northwest territory and commander of its military forces during the admlnls' tratinna of Presidents Washington and Adams. Pope Pins is again reported ill. The bouse committee on naval affairs has reported favorably the bill author icins the preslden. at hit discretion tn reinstate cadets suspended for bas ing. The agitation in Spain over France Requiring a firm hold on Morocco does oanaa anxiety in France, as it is K.M.vnd the irritation will subside without straining the relation between tha two countries. I AMERICA CAN HARDLY ACT NOW. Precedent Afalntt Intervention lor Wire- ku Telegraph Company. Washington, April 19. One of the principal wireless telegraph companies has filed at the state department an energetic protest against the decree of Admiral Alexieff that newspaper cor respondents in the Far East during the war shall be treated as spies. I lie state department baa taken the protest under consideration, but following the almost unbroken practice it probably will decline to take any action on a hypothetical case. If an American cit izen is arrested by the Russian officials the state department immediately will lay down a line of policy to meet this novel departure in international law It is realized that newspaper corres pondents using wireless telegraphy in the neighborhood of naval operations might unwittingly give information of great value to the enemy, whose .ves sels, being also equipped with wireless telegrahy, might readily take up nies sages Bent to a Bhore station. The state department la loath to es tablish a precedent by protest that might hereafter embarrass our own naval commadners. The matter is said by a distinguished military officer here to emphasize the pressing need for an international agreement fixing the exact status of newspaper correspond ents in case of war. WILL A5K NATION 10 MAKE HASTB. Oregon Delegation Desires '05 Board Be Named at Once. Fair Washinton, April 19. Copies of the Lewis and Clark exposition bill, as it was signed by the president, were de livered from the printing office today and distributed among the various' gov ernment departments. The Oregon senators, early this week, expect to see cabinet officials and urge the early ep pointment of the government board which is to have supervision of the gov eminent exhibit. Until this board IB appointed and makes an estimate of the amount of space that will be needed for the government exhibits and for exhib its from Alaska, the Philippines, Ha waii and the Orient, the supervising architect will be unable to proceed with he preparation of plans for buildings. For this reason, it is desired that the board shall be named without delay. The senators also expect to see the president and lay before him the list of countries which it is desired shall be in vited by this government, through the state department, to participate in the exposition. When this is accomp lished, there is nothing left for the Oregon delegation to do in iurtherance of the exposition so far as the govern ment is concerned. DON'T KILL LAWS. China's Action on Treaty WU1 Have No Effect on Ihem. Washington, April 19. Attorvney General Knox has handed to the presi dent his opinion regarding the validity of the Chinese exclusion law. While the opinion has not been made public, it is known the attorney general holds in effect that the denunciation of the treaty by China does not operate to nul lify the existing laws, and that the ex clusion can be enforced as rigidly here after as under the treaty. In its effect the exclusion law is more drastic than the treaty. While the treaty is in force, the points of differ ence between the law and treaty are de cided in cacordance with the terms of the latter. It is the hope of the Chi nese government that a new treaty will be negotiated which will prove more favorable to Chinese immigrants that is the present treaty. Indeed, such a treaty is now being conHidered. Canal Papers All Drawn Up. Paris, April 19. All the papers nec ennary for the trannfer of the Panama canal to the United States are now com pleted. They include inventories and schedules of the property Delonging to the company in Panama, here and else where. Thene have been carefully gone over and checked by W. A. Day and Charles W. Ruwell, the aHsistant attor ney generals who came from Washing ton toassiHt in the tranider of the prop- erty and the officers of the company ine most important paper is the con tract lor the sales. Will Not Let Fleet Go Out. Paris, April 19. The Eclaire's St. Petersburg correnpondent says he is in formed that a formal order has been is- suel to Icreoy AlexieiT not to permit the RusHian fleet to leave Port Arthur lfore the arrival of Vice Admiral Skrydloff. It is the opinion in high naval circles that it will not be neces sary to dispatch the Baltic squadron to the Far hast, as the army, it is be lieved, will lie able to cope with the Japanese forces. Japan Will Here Submarine Boats. London, April 19. While it is an thoritativeiy stated that the Japanese have no submarine navy at the present time, and therefore it is impossible that the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk could have been sunk by a loat of this class, it is understood that the Japan ese arsenals and navy yards are working overtime on two or more submarine boats, which will he ready before the Russian Baltic squadron reaches the Far East. RUSSIAN VICTORY SURPRISE JAPS WHILE TRYLNQ TO LAND 12,000 MEN. Enemy Waa Lying In Walt and Inlllctod Heavy Loss In Men and Gun Ad miral Togo Again Bombard Port Arthur Without Damage to Fort, Al though Several are Killed. London, April 18. The St. Peters burg correspondent of- the Standurd sends a rumor to the effect that Vice Admiral Togo's fleet escorted a Japan ese landing of troops to the westward of the Y alu river. When 12,000 men had been landed the Russian troops, which were lying concealed, suddenly attacked them, driving them back to the ships, with heavy losses in men and guns. Russian Fortifications Completed. St. Fetersburug, April 18. A dis patch from Liao Yang says that the Russian fortifications on the Yalu river have been completed. The center of the line of fortified positions is An tung. The right flank rests on Ta Tung Kau and the left flank on Kiu Len Cheng, on the west bank of the Yalu. AQAIN BOMBARD PORT ARTHUR. Japanese Fire Many Projectiles, but Cause No Damage. St. Petersburg, April 18. A tele gram from Admiral Alexieff from Port Arthur to the emperor says that from 9:15 o'clock this morning to midday the Japanese fleet, in two divisions, bombarded the fortress and the town alternately from the Liao Tshan prom ontory, firing 185 projectiles. The Russian squadron, including the battleship Pobieda, replied from the anchorage by a plunging fire. The batteries also participated. The losses on land were seven Chi nese killed and five soldiers and three Chinese wounded. The Russian warships sustained no damage and there was no loss of life on them. This attack is taken here to show Admiral Togo has not given up his purpose of damaging the rest of the Russian ships, now that there is little possibility ef them again going to aea. Unquestionably he is aware of the effect of his previous bombardment, and the fact that he has repeated it in dicates to the officers here that he be lieves there is a good chance for a pro jectile hitting a target. In order to drop a shell into the harbor or city, a high angle fire is necessary. This is the reason the Japanese squadron took up a position at Liao Tishan. Other bombardments were from the same point, which, at the time, did Hut seem to be w'thin the range of the Rus sian batteries. MAY QIVB UP POSTAL INQUIRY. Senate Now Looks With Little Favor Up on an Investigation. Washington, April 18. President Roosevelt had an important conference today with Senators Aldrich, Spooner and Penrose, the last named being the chairman of the committee of post offices and postroads. The conference related to the proposed investigation by a senate committee of the affairs of the poBtoffice department. All parties to it were reticent as to the details of the in terview, but enough is known about it to indicate that an inquiry into the postal affairs is not so likley to be au thorized aa it was a day or two ago. The subject is being considered confi dentially by the senate leaders, and a definite dceision, one way or the other, may be reached soon. Objections to a congressional investigation have been suggested which may induce the senate to abandon the proposition altogether. A searching investigation into the affairs of the Washington and. New York postoffices is now being con ducted. These inquiries were insti tuted by the president himself, and tbey are being made very thorough. In addition to these inquiries, Messrs. Conrad and Bonaparte, under general uiHiruciions irorn me president, are still pursuing their investigation into postollice department matters. Commander of Czarovltch Perished. Pans, April 18. A dispatch to the Temps from St. Petersburg says: The causes of the catastrophe at Port Arthur are linited to two hypotheses. a submerged Russian mine or an explo sion on hoard the l etropavlovsk. AH the victims are badly burned and the catastrophe was complete within one minute and a half. The fleet remain ing at Port Arthur is reduced to i strictly defensive basis. The com mander of the Gzareoviteh ierished on the l'etropavlovsk before he had as sumed command. Mrs. Botkln In Police Court. San Francisco, April 18. Mrs. Cor -1.l--.Tl.lt . . . - . . ueiin jmiKin appeared today in J'olice Judge Conlan's court for her prelimin ary examination on the charge of pois oning Mrs. Joshua Deane, of Dover, Del. She was represented by Attorney R. C. Larke, a friend of her former counsel. The taking of testimony of the Delaware witnesses was at once be gun. Mrs. Lizzie L. Kemp, formerly a clerk in the postoflice at Dover, being me nrsi witness called. Urges Nation Pay for Work of Mob. Washington, April 18. President Roosevelt today sent to congiess a mes sage recommednlng an appropriation of 125,000 to compensate William R Radcliffe, a British subject, for loss of property by mob in Colorado in 1901 WAR LOS5 STUNS. Russia Flnda Japanese Also Sunk a Torpedo Boat. St. Petersburg, April 16. On the heels of the announcement of the sink ing of the battleship PetropavlovsK conies the news that the Japanese sur- rounded-and sunk the torpedo boat des troyer Bezstrashni. Only five of her crew escaped, although it is probable some were taken prisoners. News of the reverse was communi cated to the czar by Admiral Onkomi- sky. He wired today that the destroy ers aim (our consorts were outside Bcouting during the night. The Bezs trashni lagged behind and lwcame lout in the mist. When day broke, she tried to creep in along the coast but was discovered, cut off, overpowered and sunk. Admiral Oukouistky's dis patch concludes as follows: "I have taken command provision ally of the fleet Bince the disaster to the Petropavlovsk. During some ma neuvering of the battleship squadron the Pobieda struck against a mine amidships on the starboard side She was able to regain port by herself. No one on board of her was killed or wounded." The Russian word in the text of the official dispatch describing the accident ! to the Pobieda means either "mine" or "torpedo," but the qualifying adjective indicates something moving toward the ship. This dispatch puts an end to the idea prevailing here that there had been an engagement following the dis aster to the Petropavlovsk. It Is con sidered remarkable here that the Jap anese did not take advantage of this terrible accident to attack Port Arthur. PENSION ITEM IS $4,000,000. House Committee Completes Oeneral Deficiency Appropriation BUI. Washintgon, April lo. The house committee on appropriations today com pleted the general deficiency appropria tion bill, carrying a total of $10,388,. 744. The largest item in the hill is $4,000,000 for pensions. Of this sum, $1,500,000 is an estimated deficiency which will be caused by the execution of the recent service pension order. The minority members of the commit- tee made a fight against this amend- ment, and it was ordered reported by a party vote. As the item is included, a minority report accompanies that of the major ity to the house. Thj minority views are signed by Underwood, Brundige, Benton, Livingston and Pierce. Tay-' lor of Alabama, was absent. The con-' elusion of the minority is that there was no warrant of law for the appropri- ation of the million and a half dollars lequested by the commissioner of pen- sions requested for the purpose herein stated. It quotes the recent order in full, and says that while there are members of congress who favor a serv ice pension law, it ia not wholly the urisdiction of the appropriations com mittee to consider the question. "Our duty," the report says, "is confined to providing the money to pay the obliga tions of the united States contracted under the law. The point we desire to make is that there is no law on the statute books of the United States that allows the $1,500,000 appropriation asked for by the commissioner of pen. sions to pay the deciency caused by ex. ecutive order, and we will move on the floor of the house to reduce the appro priation asked for pensions to the ex tent of $1,500,000 for that reason." SUBMARINE BOATS IN PLAY. Japan Believed to Havo Two to Plant Mines at Port Arthur. Paris, April 16. The St. Petersburg correspondent to the Echo de Paris, under this morning s date, sends the following: "I learn that a firm opinion prevails in naval circles, based on telegrams from the surviving oificers, that the loss of the I'etroplavlovsk and the in juries to the Pobieda were caused by torpedoes launched by the Japanese, and by submarine vessels. 'Hitherto it has not been believed that the Jajiaiisne hud any submarine bouts, but it is now admitted that such boats might have leen received with the cruisers bought from Argentine and brought out from Genoa by English crews. It is diffi cult to verify this, but the admiralty is of the opinion that the cruiser brought out two submaiine vessels." Bayan Evidently Damaged. London, April 16. The Daily Tele graph's correspondent at Wie Hal Wei, telegraphing under date of April 1.1, says: "The British cruiser Esplegle reports that at 5 :45 o 'clock this morn ing she sighted five Japanese warships engaging the Kussian cruiser lsayan, making for Port Arthur from the di rection of the Yalu. The Russian cruiser Askold and another cruiser Is sued from Port Arthur to assist the Bayan. At 6:45 o'clock the Russians got nnder the shelter of the forts, but the Bayan was damaged. Alexieff Ordered to Take Charge. Paris, April 16. The SJ. Petersburg correspondent of the Echo de Paris tel ergaphi the following: At 3 o'clock today the emperor telegraphed Viceroy Alexieff ordering him to go to Port Arthur immediately and assume com' mand of the squadron pending the ap pointment of Vice Admiral Makaroff 's successor. The viceroy leaves tonight. Rumors that Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky was In action against 18 Japanese vessels is unconfirmed. Snow Falls In Maryland. Cumberland, Md., April 16. Snow fell here and throughout Western Mary land today. At Frostburg and other points it covered the ground to the depth of two Inches. HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON OOLD FIND IN CROOK COUNTV. Cllne. Butte Contains a Mass of Oold Bearing Rock. Bend Cllne Butte, 15 miles north of Bend, has been found to contain a large mass of gold bearing rock. The whole butte is supposed to lie of the same character and there has been quite a rush to locate claims there. There is room, however, for less than a dozen mining claims on this butte, but a sim ilar geological formation extends through a string of hills to the west ward and prospecting ia In progress there. The rock la porphyry and qunrtlzite and it carries about $4 in gold and a little silver to the ton. This surface outcrop is considered very promising. The ease with which this rock can be mined gives it value, even at this low grade. It is estimated that at least half its value will be profit. The rock is of the same kind that ia found in the Ochoco mines, northeast of Prlne ville. This discovery was made by Otto Retzlaff and C. P. Becker, the latter having spent a year and a half on the Yukon, where he became acquainted with gold mining. Steps are being taken to develop tho Cline Butte claims. HEAVY FIRE LOSSES. Shown by Annual Report of Insurance Commissioner Dunbar. Salem An increase of over 10 per cent in the fire insurance business, a decrease of 17 per cent in net premi ums on fire insurance, an increase of 18 per cent in both business and net premiums in life , insurance, and the withdrawal of all but three surety com panies, are the most prominent features of the annual report of Insurance Com missioner F. I. Dunbar. The report covers the year 1003, and was compiled on April 1, as required by law. Though the report shows the healthy industrial growth of the state, as Indicated by the increasing fire In- surance business, it also shows the de- creasing profits caused by unusual tire losses. In the past five years the amount of Are risks written per year has increased about 50 per cent. In 1899 the total as $64,100,000. In 1903 it as $95,600,000. The. net premiums fur 1903 are less than in 1902, or for any other year since 1898. The fire losses for 1902 were $659,000 and for 1903 $1,314,000, or an Increase of almost 100 per cent. Seven companies lost money last year on their Insurance business in Oregon TO TAP TIMBER BELTS. Oregon dt Southeastern to Again Begin f Coaatroctloa. Cottage Grove That the Oregon A Southeastern railroad rrsy he extended into virgin timber lands, construction work is to I renewed after an interval of four months. A grading gang will start at once and a tracklaying gang will follow in a few days. . G. B. Hengen, of New York, manager of the road, savs the line will be extended this season to Warehouse, ten miles from here. Two miles of grade are now almost ready for the track. Manager Hengen declares that the depressed lomter situation will not long continue, and wishes to have the road extended into new timber twits to take advantage of a livlier market. The new electric plant of the Oregon securities company will bo commenced this week, Manager Hengen says. A gang is now connecting the machine drills in the long tunnel. The com pany expects to strike the Champion ore chute in about 30 days from this tunnel, which will be used later for an electric road from the Champion to the Musick mine. Indians Havo a Whole flooth. Pendleton The Umatilla Indians whose diseased cayuses brought the state veterinarian to the range in Northern Morrow two weeks ago to In tpect conditions, will have all this month to dip their animals and try to rid them of mango, vats will It pro vided at Pendleton by the domestic an imal commission of the state, and the Indians must have their animals here efore May 1. A ei miliar opportunity is extended white men with mangy horses. The expense of dipping will be paid by the state. To Clear Columbia Channel. The Dalles Major W. C. Langfitt engineer in charge, accompanied by Lieutenant Itees and W. II. Morris. have left on an inspection visit to Three-Mile rapids, alove this city, where work will commenco Immediate ly'nnon removal of obstructions in the Columbia at that point' The contract for this work, awarded some time since to Wakefield A Co, of Portland, has now been approved and ojeratlons will be pushed there at once. lo Build Leveea Along River. Pendleton County Judgo Hartman and Commissioner Walker are In Walla Walla to confer with the commissioners of that county on Important improve ments for the Little Walla Walla river near Freewater and Milton. Nearly every season the river has overflowed its banks and done considerable damage to fruit and crops. The two counties will co-operate In the building of the levees. Eastern Oregon a A. R. Ia Grande The Eastern Oregon O. A. R. encampment will meet in Ia Grande this year for the first time In some years on July 1, 3, 8 and 4, and It wilt be one of the most rousing rele brationi ever held In Eastern Oregon. VIBW HOOD RIVER LANDS. State Land Board Please 1 With Farma oa Which Loan Is Asked. Hood River Governor Chamberlain, Secretary of State Frank Dunbar and State Treasurer Charles E. Moore, com prising the state land board, arrived in Hood River the first of the week and were driven over the valley In outer that they might form an opinion of the fruit lands upon which the state la to lend school money to tho farmers who must borrow funds to meet their pay mints on stock in the Farmers' Irriga tion company. All the members of the board were very favorably imptessed with what they saw, and are perfectly satisfied to loan the Hood River farmers the money some of them need. Five and Seven Cents. Astoria The Columbia River Fish ermen's Protective union has fixed the opening prices for salmon on the Co lumbla river for the coming season at 6 cents per pound for fish wefghing lose than 25 pounds and 7 cents per pound for those weighing 25 pounds or over. This Is the samo price as last season for the small fish, but Is an advance of one cent for the large ones. The meet ing also appointed a committee on the question of affiliating with the Fisher men's Protective union of the Pacific coast and Alaska. Will Vote oa Union County Seat. Ia Grande The county court of Union county has just decided that the input ion of relocating the county seat from Union to La Grande may be voted upon by the people of the county In the general election in June. J. I). Slater, of La Grande, appeared for the petitioners and T. II. Crawford, of Union, for the remonstrators. Tho court decided to dismiss the remon strant's and granted the prayer of the petitioners. Coles Hot Springs Sanitarium. Ia Grande Arrangements are being made for the erection of a sanitarium at the Coles hot springs at Haines. It reported that Dr. May and other Baker City parties, who have a 42- year lease on the proprety, have en tered Into a contract with Mr. rinell of Haines to furnish 250,000 feet of lum ber for the construction of the build ing. Tliis will make two springs of the kind in Eastren Oregon, the Hot Lake having been used for this purpose for some time. Columbia Jetty to Be Extended. Astoria Assistant Engineer Hegardt slates that the replacing of the portion of the jetty trestle, which was carried away by storms last winter, has been completed and work on tho Jetty ex tension will he resumed on April 30. One thousand tons of rock w ill then b recoived from the Bugby quarry, but no rock will be received by water from, the Columbia contract company's quary for some time, ai the receiving wharve at Fort Stevens have been delayed in construction. Down a Long Flume. ' Ia Grande The work of shooting wood down the flume from Fox hill to the electric light plant at Oro Dell, which furnishes the light for Ia Grande, began this week. The flume Is two miles Icing. Six men are em ployed. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 83c; bluestem,. 81c. 74c 5 valley. rolled. liar ley reel, Z3 per ton; 124023. Flour Valley, $3.90(34.05 per bar rel; hard wheat straights, $4Q4.25; clears, $3.85(84.10; hard wheat pat ents, $4. 40Q4.70; graham, $3.50(94; whole wheat, $404.25; rye flour. 14-25. Oat No. 1 white, $1.1591. 17K; gray, $1.101.12X per cenUl. Millstuffs Bran, $19(520 per ton; middlings, $20.60(327; shorts, $20ft 21; chop, 18; linseed, dairy food, $19. Hay Timothy, $15(310 per ton; clover, $10(311; grain, 911012; cheat. $11(412. Eggs Oregon ranch, 17Mlac. Butter Sweet cream hutter, 30c per pound; fancy creamery, 25c; choice creamery, 22.! 24c; dairy and store, nominal. Butter Fat Sweet cream, 28Jc; sour cream, 26jc. Poultry Chickens, mixed, 13( 13Xc per pound; springs, small, I7ft 18c; hens, 13X914c; turkeys, live, 16 17c; dressed, 18(t20c; ducks, $8 per dozen; geese, live, fic per pound. Cheese Full cream, twins, 12 13c; Young America. 14015c. Vegetables Turnips, 80c per sack; carrots, (c ; beets, $1; parsnips, $1; csbbsgo, l,2c; lettuce, hesd, 25ft 40c per dozen; parsley, 25c; tomatoes, $2.26(i 2.60 per crate; cauliflower, 75c 3fl per down; celery, flOftOOc; squash, 2c per pound; ructinilicrs, 1.7602 ier dozen; asparagus, 84jW lie; peas, fic per pound; rhubarb, 7 9c; lieans, 10c; onions, Yellow Dan vers, 1 2(32. 40 per sack. Honey $3043.60 per case. Potatoes Fancy, $1Q1.35 percental; common, 70390c; now potatoes, 3Xo per pound; sweets, 6c per pound. Fruits Htrawlierrles, 21c per basket; apples, fancy Baldwins and Hpltzen. bergs, $1.60(82.60 per box ; choice, $1 01.60; cooking, 76c0t$l. Hops 1903 crop, 23925o per pound. Wool Valley, 16917c; Eastern Ore ton, 12914c; mohair, 80(3 81c per pound for choice. Beef Dressed, 697Xo pe' pound.