The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, September 05, 1891, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Texts. he Hood River Glacier. rp vol. :i. HOOD klVlili, OUKOON, SATURDAY. SKPTKMIiKR 5. 181)1. i0. U. 3focd Iftvcr Glacier. rvltl.lMIKIl RVkltV HATH llh T MOHNINO HY Tiie Glacier Publishing Company. HI IIN KIITKIN I'll It K. On vwr Ni iii'intli. , , , Thru, month., Hiiitln iuiy , , , , , ...ft ... I I ... K OKO. P. MOKOAN, Ul. I.'lil.f I'VI, II H Un, (ifllr. IjiiimI :: Iwiw :: HpociuliHt. II'hiih No, o, u, oftlr. HullillHg, Tim HAM.:, m. O. D. TAYLOR, Real Instate Broker, Fire, Life and Accldrnl Inmiranaa. Money Loaned oil Real Estate Security tim. i., fr.iirh A Co Hank lliillillng, TDK I'AI.I K1. IHiKlioN. THE GLACIER , Grant Evans, Propr. Pwon.I Ml., nrur Oak. . Moid River, Or. Slmvlng mill II, iir rutting nratly iluii. ,Sat infiii turn I iuuiunti'cil. PACIFIC COAST. Cocopahs Seeking Work in California. A RIOT BREWING AT GALLUP. Southern Paciflo Doclinos to Accept the Roduood Froight Rata of the Commission. An ix(crt in the Davis will case nt Butte, Mont., holds tlnit lint will in of remit manufacture. Tli nil inn Hinl canning of Fuget Sound herring is It'coming an industry of Bonn importance. A company to construct it single rail Bint saddle-trnek railway system linn lieen incorporated in Oregon. The creditors of the big cable company ot i,oh Angeles arecrowuing it A suit lor : Imcc Insure on tln second mortgage IniH I juHt hcen entered 1'ortland ia tiioroiiK'hly diHcuHain the proH)Hition to overcome the IVumhin river ohHtructioiiH hy a portane road around them at The Pa I lew. There in troulile threatened at the ( Jul lup tN. M.) eoal luinea. A proMjHtd at tenipt to put in colored workers, it ia thought, will pro luce a riot. The Southern l'ncillc Company will not accept the reduced freight rate fixed hy the Oregon Railway CommiHHion, and a teat cnau will prohably he taken into the courts. The Bear Valley Company has com menced its work in San 'Bernardino county, Cal., of Imilding a new and ex jwnaive dam. Two years' time will he required to linish the work. Arteaian water has been struck near North Yakima, Wash., at a depth of 400 feet, and the tlow increiiHt'H us the bore goes down. The large body of arid land in that section h8ConHeiueii,lly aBHiuned valuable importance. . . Indian Agent Cole has completed the work of enrolling the Cuuir d'Alene In dians entitled to a share in the distribu tion of $50.,(HK) paid liy'Hio government for the lands recently ceded. It is, found that 42ti Indians are entitled to- n share of this money, and that each will receive $1,101). Many of the Indians are already well to do. Considerable stir is being caused in Wahkiakum county, Wash., over the re cent demand of the government for an additional payment of $1.25 per acre for patented land within the con linen of the Northern Pacific land grant. The gov ernment now holds that the lands in question were double minimum lands, and that the price should have been $2.50 per acre to purchasers. The case of the Oregonian Railway Company (limited) against the Oregon Kailway and Navigation Company, which has been before the courts for several years, has been finally settled at Port land in the United States Circuit Court by the entry of an order made by Judge )"eady approving the report of Master in Chancery Durham as to the receiver's accounts and discharging the receiver, C. N. Scott. The litigation over the infected (r ange trees imported from Tahiti and now at San Pedro, Cal., is likely to be inter esting. Alvin R. Meserve, who owns the shipment, has filed a complaint in the township court charging (i. J . Mitch ell, Secretary of the Board of Horticult ure Commissioners, with having com mitted the crime of perjury in swearing to the affidavit upon which the injunc tion was issued. TV.. J PI I ir ri 1 - i 1 - i -a -t x 1 If A I I I I ! m i THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. All A l.rlil jfini'iit iif Vroa 'iill-tiil WmhIiIhmIhii I'll. Hi Governor Toole of Molilalia Iiiii in formed tin' acting Secretary of Wiir Unit in compliance with n ii'titinii of tin1 ehi i'Iim of Custer rounly tin- rnviilrv il tiii'hiiii'iit at 'l'i ni'in river In ordered from lis camp thi'ii to tin' I j i' 1 1 it n agency on nun nvcr. in tnc niuiou 01 mili tary commandem t his force w ill he xtif III lent to gllilld the interests of lioth In diaiiH nnl settlers. Acting Keeri'liirv Neltletnit Iuih tiigned an ordei tl in i'n hi tiir with the services of M'H. Catherine McGuire, an ii-MMHiit keeper olllie light station nt Marquette, Mieh, A singular feature of this case Is that the wniitan'H dismissal In IniMeil on complaints made hv her hut band, who in keeper of the station, lie c hinged her w ith ilillt lent ion to duty. Ill repotting on tint case the niHiiector of tin iliMtrict suggests t lint the apMihl luent of H I i ii 1 1 iih HHHiHtiint keeper would Is- IhhI for tin' intereHtH of the Merviec. Information him hern received nt Washington of h very itn iKirtnnt change Hindi' in the Mexican ( 'unloui-hoiise reg Illations. I'nder the old system allg'MMbi imported were subject to two examina tions- on-' at the imrt of entry and an other in the CiiHtom-hoilHC when' the I'mhIh were delivered. P.y the ru'e jiihI adopted the hint iiiHpectioii in dispclim-d with, th( goods thoroughly examined Hhiii their entrance into the coiiutrv, nt to their destinations w ith due pre- inttloiiH and delivered to eoimigticcH upon pri'Hentatioii of proper document. Stat iMt iciii it DMlge of tin- llepartment of Agriculture mhvn : " Tin' year prom Ihcm to lie one of abundance in hIiiiohI ali linen of agricultural production. I're liiiiinnry retnriiH of arreutfe uuele the wheat area alnint 40,(iiKI,ihKl acreH. (In that ha-IH the croii hIioiiIiI Hot fall U'low rc'.'i.tMM.iKHI hiiMhelH. OatMare the leant proiniMinj; ! anv cerealH. Acremie in rye ih little changed, hut the Autrnat condition in heller, proniifintr a larger crop. I'.arley acreage in apparently the lari'Mt ever Heeti, and the prenent condi tion wai rantH that the crop w ill Im coii Hiderahlv nliovi' the average." For Home time Sir Julian I'auncefiitc Iuih Ix en anxiously endenvoriiit; to ar range a luiHit nf ni'v-'i'liatiiiii with Itlaiue with renpect to reciprocal trade hetween Ciiiiada and the I'nited StateH, hut with iudiU'erent HiicccHH. I'remier Ahhott Hent a Mceret coiimiir.Hioii a few weekn 110 to make an cH'ort to chIhIiUhIi an m tenle etxdinlf. Thin audit w lien at Wanli iiiKton Huhmitted Sir Julian I'aunce foteV metiioraiiduin to the elled that the prcHcut iHiminion Kovernnient whh willing to have a reciprocity trade with niicIi articlcH an are not hnirti'i into I'anada in laryeipiantilicH from I'iiuIhikI . Sir Julian now fcclw in a ponition to oiler the t'nited Statcn reciprocity in coal, train, uieutM, cattle and live Mock, leather of all kin In, nhiKNware, agricult ural impleiuentH, (lour and meal, paper iiianulactureM, keroHene oil, earn, car riages, t ih It , nietal kimmIn, fertili.ciH, earthen and china ware and a mimherof other iinHirtant nrticlca. CABLEGRAMS. KlOIll OpIillnttinlH I'revnll In Souir Neetloiia of l.i'ruiMiiy. Verdi, the composer, will endow with Kl) ,,,, i.oHi.ital nt. Milan f..r mmr mil I M , M, ,..:,..,. 1 aged artiHts. The (iermau government will ental) lish a telegraph system on the (iermau Kant A'rican coast. Sir Julian Pnumvfote, British Minis ter, thinks the Chinese situation more serious than reported. Belgium consumes nearly -1,000,001) cartridges and forty tons of powder a year in testing firearms. The crofters of Skye in the Scottish Highlands do not take kindly to the idea of emigrating to Canada or America. In Paris a panorama representing the full of Yorktown is U'ing painted for ex hibition at the World's Fair at Chicago. Egyptian ophthalmia has prostrated half the children and many adjilts in Arbcrgen, Mahndorf and Heinelingen in (ierniany. The (iertnan autumn military maneu vers will be postponed on account of the condition of the Kmperor, who cannot mount a horse. A. Stanley Williams of Sussex, Eng land, has just discovered three delicate hut distinct markings in the equatorial region of Saturn. Braxilkn capitalists have secured the services of several experts from Pitts burg, who will bore wells in the hope of obtaining oil or gas. A movement is on foot in Norway for the raising of funds to provide visits to the country during the summer fgr poor ami hard-worked women. M. HenVi Leeomte, the Director of the Meteorological School of Aerostation at Paris, proposes to endeavor to cross Af rica by balloon, starting from Mozam bique. The German government proposes to prohibit clergymen taking fees for bap tisms or marriages. The government has set aside $0,01)0,000 to pay the preachers. The movement in favor of Roman in stead of Gothic type is rapidly gaining ground in Germany. Many medical and scientific periodicals are printed in Ro man chpracters. According to recent Russian advices from Ki st Siberia the Russian sealers have already captured a considerable quantitvof skins in the waters controlled by the Russian government, and there is no apparent, cessation of their opera tions. The Grand Duke Alexis, angry at the fuss made over him in France, asked Ribot to stop the demonstrations at Vichy. Ribot was unable to do so, but had a telegram posted asking the people to strictly respect the Grand Duke's incognito. I EASTERN ITEMS. Mexico Will Make a Big Exhibit at Chicago. 1,000,000 NEW VOTERS IN 1892 Arizona Will Ask to Bo Admitted Into the Union as a State at Next Session of Congress. Chini-Hc immigration is U'ing solicited by Mexico. Alligators have appeared in the Mis souri river. Mexico will have a I2.000.(XK) exhibit at the World's l air. There will In-t iiihtv-live billlaloeN in the World's Fair zoo." KniiHiiH papers speak of the corn i ron as practically assured. I'here are to Ih- KH7 nollimr nlaces in New York city thin year. The agricultural buildim for the World's Fair will cot .s(xi.mki. A million young men will cast their tirst ,-ote for President next vear. At the next session of Congress Ari zona will ask for adminHioii as a State. Complete cetimm returns iive Iowa a population of l,ti,.Hsi, a gain of 2H7.2HI since ISKO. The irrepressible Gi-orge Francis Train proH)seH a tour around the world in forty iiivh oy u party 01 i.oou persons. Connellsville, Pa., will dron natural gas and use coal for fuel. The gas is nearly all exhausted, and rates are high. It is rciMirtcd that !H I acres of land in Cape May county, Md., have been pur- IiiihccI on which to coloni.e Russian ew s. A German doctor, advertising in New York an "Institution of Furopean Stall' Physicians," has U-en prosecuted for fraud. Senator Warren thinks the I'nited S'atcs should cede the arid lands under proH'r restrictions to the States and Ter ritories. Belli w is furious aliout the rctort of his alleged marriage to Mrs. Potter, lie say shy cleared $li,0,X' on her Austral ian tour. Ah advance of 15 cvnti per ton on au thracite coal has ls-en ordered from Sep ti'inlier 1 at New York hv the produciru companies. There are more Uiatt now running on the .Missouri river than at any time dur ing the last ten years, anil every one of them is making money. More than :!,(KK) clerks, salespeople, teamsters, portefs, janitors and other wage earners are out of work liecause of the recent big tire in Chicago. The drought in the Low er Rio Grande has put all the ranchmen in debt, and the great scarcity of money is causing the sacrifice of cattle and sheep. Charles S. Wolfe, who was elected Executive Commissioner of the World's l air hy the Pennsylvania State Commis sioners, dropped dead within an hour and a half after his election from heart disease. The new chinch-hug remedy by inocu lation discovered in Kansas" has been tried with apparent success in Wisconsin, some of the imported infected insects causing the deatit of millions of the bugs in a w heat field. One of the little bands of Russian He brew refugees sent out from New York to homes in the country by the trustees of the Baron Hirsch fund complain that they are starving and have lieen swin dled and abused. The employes of the Union Pacific having entered into a contract previous to the passage of the eight-hour law in Nebraska and the contract still being in force, they are not taking part in the struggle to enforce the law. There has been a great deal of exag geration regarding the dismissal of vet erans from the New York Customs house. Out of eighty-three employes dismissed only sixteen were veterans, and of these three have already been re instated. PoHtolliee Inspector Stuart at Chicago is in receipt of many letters which show that the National Capital Savings, Build ing and Loan Association was even a greater swindle than at lirst supposed. Victims are being heard from all over the country. Owen Murphy, a former Tatnmanv of ficial, who stole 50,001) of the funds of New York city and tied to Canada in 1877, turns up as one of the principals in the corrupt dealings that have been brought to light by a legislative commit tee at Ottawa. Amos Howard Fiske of South Fram ingham, Mass., has been appointed chief engineer of the Leland Stanford, Jr., University. Otto Willweber, late man ager of the Southern Pacific restaurant at Sacramento, has been appointed stew ard of the boarding hall of the univer sity. The State Park Commissioner of Min nesota in a report to Governor Merriam shows conclusively that the" true source of the Mississippi river is in the great reservoir nine miles above Lake Itasca, making the longest surface channel of the Mississippi river from the Gulf of Mexico to the extreme limit of this res ervoir 2,555.25 miles. The first surface tlow in this great reservoir is a tiny brook connecting with Whipple Lake, to Floating Moss Lake, thence to Nicollet Upper Lake, while 320 feet west the channel again appears in a continuous surface Ho wage to Itasca Lake. PERSONAL MENTION. IIh roii hriiii lli-llnl-. AIhmiI Hh,wIiik Ilia IS lie 1x11111111 Hi Hie Uiirlil' ?Hlr, The King of Sweden is a great swim mer, and wears gitntH de Suede in sw im ming to keep his hands from tanning. Sara Bel ii liitr.lt has promised to roll tribute a painting to the women's gallery of pictures at the Chicago Kxposition. Austin Dohson, the met, is likely to visit the I'nited Slates next autumn and give a series of readings from his own works. Carl Streitmaiifi, who now seems to 1 the king tenor of the romie-operu stage, is a Viennese, whose family fortune was lost hv a hank failure. ((Hirer Rollings of Philadelphia is said to Ih the largest iioliceumn in the United States. He is i; fi-et H inches in height, and weighs It-I'l pounds. Ingalls receives $-VM) for each of his lectures. Financially, at least, he finds it more profitable to lecture the people than Ui scold the Senate. Kate Field, who has made Washington her home for the last eighteen months. calls Inith New York citv and Boston " idiotically Anglomaiiiacal." Fran Wagner will probably be invited by certain people in Milwaukee to hold a musical festival in that city in lM!:i as an annex to the World's F'air. j J. Lamb Doty, I'nited States Consul at Tahiti, is the youngest Consul in the ; service of the United States, lie was ! only 20 years old w hen appointed. I Baron Krupp is hesitating about ex- ' miming some oi nis great cannon at the orii h I-at r tint there will he nlentvof big gunson hand there, notwithstanding. . . . . - The Marquis of Lome is said to cher ish a secret passion for cock-lighting, lie is never so happy as when a groom gets up a rattling set-to for him in a sta ble loft. Jules Simon, the celebrated French economist, detests tobacco, and savsthat he is an inveterate enemy of alcohol. JiiIch appears to be quite a simple Simon in his habits. I'M i sou is now at work on an electric motor to replace the ordinary locomotive. It is desii-n.-d to take up electricity from a central rail and to develop at least 1,000-horse swer. Chauncey M. Depew is in Athens en joying himself in p-cing the sights. He says it is all stull' alxiut Demosthenes having practiced after-dinner oratory w it Ii ids mouth full of classic pebbles. Ex-Senator Ingalls tells a Chicago re reporter that he is really and truly out of politics and is not even watching the course of event". Heisquiie absorbed in agriculture interspersed with lectur ing. Mrs. IjiiiL'try owed some of her popu larity as well as one of her soubriquets to the late Frank Miles, the London art ist. When he was in Jersey he painted her twirtrait, and named it " The Jersey Lily." Dr. Frederick M. Fling of Biddeford, Me., has been elected Professor of Eng lish History in the University of Ne braska in place of Prof. Howard, who has gone to the Leland Stanford, Jr., University. It isn't often that two metnliersof one family are Governors of two States at the same time, but it seems to be the case in West Virginia and F'lorida, in each of which States the Governor's name is Fleming. The Queen of the Sandwich Inlands in her passion for music has organized a band of trumpeters. There are a few street hands and piano organs in this section of the world that she is welcome to if she wants them. A Church of lngland clergyman was recently asked why he engaged in out side work. "To increase my starving," was the odd reply, which be explained by saying that he called an income of 05 ($475) a year a "starving" rather than a " living." A very fine portrait of Henrv Clav is on view at 40 Pall Mall, London. It was painted in 1850 bv David A. Woodward of Washington for Dr. Chapin of Balti more, Clay's medical attendant. The portrait is said bv those who knew Mr. Clav to be an excellent likeness. Jesse I). Grant, the youngest son of General Grant, who has recently been living quietlv in California on a large fruit ranch and farm, has been given control, with a large contingent interest, m a group ot silver mines in Mexico, from which over frl, 000,000 have been taken in five vears. CRIME AND CRIMINALS. One Man Kills Another Iteranse He I'er- HlM-uted IHh liiiiKlitpr. Edward Lambert, Jr., bookkeeper of of the San Juan Smelting and Mining Company and Mayor of Durango, Col., is a deiauiter in the sum ot $110,000. Antonia Carasci, a notorious bandit chieftain near San Antonio, Tex., has just killed his ninth man, a Deputy Sheriff, who attempted to arrest him. Dr. J. E. Clements, who was arrested in Memphis, Tenn., charged with chlo roforming and robbing Colonel Dudley Fraacr, has been discharged, Frazer hav ing failed to identify him. John G. Howell, who killed Robert S. Colvin, the young stenographer, for the alleged persecution of Howell's daugh ter, was held to answer tbe charge of murder without hail at Oakland, Cal. Thomas Gillespie, who was mixed up in the row which resulted in tbe killing of Sailor Brown of the cruiser Charles ton at. San Diego several weeks ago, has been held to answer before the Superior Court, lie is out on bail. John Zwald, who a few months ago confessed to the authorities at Sacra mento that he had murdered two wives in the F.ast and was locked up in the county jail, has been released, the East ern authorities having taken no action in the matter. FOREIGN NEWS. The Hyppolite Cabinet in Hayti Resigns. LABOR MARKET IN ENGLAND. Munich to Be Lighted by Electricity Alexis Angry at the Fuss Made Over Him. Russia meditates an increase of duties on importations of iruit. It is believed in Berlin that the Rus sian rye ukase will he rescinded in Octo ber, The forest fires at Ton Ion, France, have bet-n extinguished. The damage w ill be great. The tower to lie built near London will U; only sixteen feet higher than the Eif fel tower of Paris. The present plans of the Japanese government will double the navy of that country within six years. The Eastliourne (England) authorities will not permit the Salvation Armv on the streets Sundav with its brass bands v ,.t i , ii niraiin in i m it i j 1 1 ii i it' in n'u uTiura lropped in a letter x in Paris reach nerun onen w ithin thirty-tive minutes. The European powers have dennndeil that China take immediate steps for the protection of the lives and property of foreigners. China has just coined a silver dollar, which w ill lie accepted in trade in place of the Mexican and Japanese coins here tofore used. The Jalf'a-Jcrusalein railroad is about half finished, and tourists will be able to travel to Jerusalem from the coast by next summer. It is denied that Countess Caithness has I wen elected "successor to Mine. Blavatsky" as the head of the Theo sophical StM'iety. Mrs. John W.Mackay has inaugurated a series of river parties on the Thames during the summer months. They have been very successful. The city of Munich is to be lighted bv electricity, the power to be furnished bv the river Iser. Nearly six miles of street's are to be illuminated. lea-growing is Incoming one of the leading industries of Fiji, and ii is antic ipated that a large tratlic in the article w ill soon Ih developed. The metric system for England is fa vored by the Geographical Congress; also the compilation of a geographical pronouncing oicuonary. In a survey of the business situation in European journals they tind no pros pect of immediate betterment anyw here except in uie i imetl Mates. The lalior market in England is in a disturlied condition. The demand has fallen olf in the ship-building, engineer ing and iron and steel trades. Rome now sits upon her seven hills with what is positively a broad grin. King Humliert says with emphasis that she is to be Italy's capital forever. The French wheat crop is estimated at 1)0,000.1100 hectoliters, a deficit of ;!2,000, 000. The customs tax on wheat will therefore he suspended for one year. Another scientific observer publishes a pamphlet to show that the European jaw is narrowing through the lesser se verity of its lalxirs that accompanies civilized food. An epidemic of malignant malaria is alllicting the inhabitants of Glogau, Neisse, Loevven, Kasel and parts of B'res lau, and is supposed to have been caused by the recent flooding. The members of the Cabinet of Hyp polite in Hayti have resigned. They felt themselves "insuhed by the National Chamber refusing to grant a telegraph concession that they had indorsed. The German method of dealing with Turkish brigandage is complete. The brigand is paid all he demands, and then Berlin draws on Constantinople at sight for the bill. Lord Donoughniore recognizes the malady of which St. Kilda children die as one well known on the west coast of South America, where medical skill has been totally unable to grapple' with it. The India press is greatlv worked un over the execution of tbe two principals in me mainour massacre ov the English government, and are endeavoring to es- ...1.1-1. . .! . , , W. muiiBu a sentiment untavorante to the latter. The Manchester ship canal, which is to make that city a seaport, was expected to have been completed in August of next year, but the contractors have asked for an extension until the close of 1803. In the Salisbury-O'Brien case an agree ment has been signed by which O'Brien promises to pay his debt", with the costs, into court on Salisbury's undertaking to facilitate an appeal to'the British House of Lords. There will be 70,000 troops engaged in the Austrian maneuvers, which begin shortly. Smokeless powder will be used exclusively, this being the most exten sive test yet made of the etliciency of that invention. The articles of George Kennan on Russia have been translated into the French, Danish, Dutch and Greek lan guages, and have stirred public opinion in Fhirope more than any other writings which have appeared. The London Xeirs says: It is not many years since Europe'was practically independent of American supplies. This season it is clear that without America's help Europe would be on the verge of starvation before the next harvest. PORTLAND MARKET. . ic-utii r it,.. ' iiniiiiinii or it iir- reri-nt lirtiiirnt. Fruit dealers have their stocks pretty well cleaned up. Receipts are light. A few watermelons have arrived. Very few peaches have been received. Pears, apple and plums were quite plentiful and met with good sale. Tomatoes are about the only fruit that can lie called in god supply. The st-ck is of fair quality, but is not in good demand. The market for country produce is weaker. Receipts of poultry' were large. Butter is coming in freely, txth Oregon and Ea"tern, and dealers do not expect to maintain present prices any length of time. Ttie egg market is by no means overstocked. In other lines a g'xxl trade was experienced. WIIKT. Cable. rejort carg'?s verv strong, ow ing to wet weather in England and on the continent, and quotations have ad v tired from ti l to Is per quar.er, Walla V, aiU prompt "hipment ling quoted at 41s !id;y There is a firm tone to the Liveriool market and considerable ac tivity on a oaisof Oh Ud ht cental for No. 1 California. Trading in futures wag fairly brisk, and closing prices showed a gam over the previous day, ranging from ,lidil"4'd. Proiliir, Fruit, t'.tr. Wfbat Valley, $1.51m1.57; Walla Walla, $1.45 "1.5') ner cental. Fun u Standard, $5.(.0; Walla Walla, $4.'0 per barrel. (Jits Old, 45m5ik-; new, 42,c per bushel. H v $12 14 per ton. Mii.iii kks Bran, $2223; shorts, nominal, 25 i20; ground bailey, $ 0n$ f!2; chop feed, 22"' 2fS per ton ;' barley, $1.2 25 percental. Bi'ttkk Oregon fancy creamery, 30'i f!2 ;C; fancy dairy, 27'gc; fair to good, 25c; common, 1-Vai.Oc; California, 22lg in 24c per pound. Ciikksk Oregon, 2gtV2xic; Califor nia, Uc per pound. Eoos Oregon, iOc per dozen. Pou.tky old chickens, $5.0005.50; young chickens, 2.5 ti4.li0; ducks, $4uJ ii; gi-ese, nominal, fti per dozen ; tui keys, 15c per pound. Ykof.tables Cabbage, $1.50 per cental; cauliflower, $lr 1 25 per dozen; Onions, ll4'c per pound ; beets, $1.25 per sack ; tum ps, $1.00 per sack ; new pota toes, OO'.a 05c per cental ; tomatoes, 75e(i$ tk)c per liox; lettuce, 12'L,c per dozen; green peas, 3(4c per xmnd; string beans. 2u:?c per pound; rhubarb, 3c per pound ; cucumlters, 10c per dozen; car rots, $1 fit 1.25 per sack; corn, 10c per dozen; sweet potatoes, 2i'a3c per pound. Fui'iTs Sicily lemons, $7(8; Califor nia, $.V(0 per Itox; apples, 75c(u $1."'5 per box ; banana", $3 iUtn 4 a bunch ; pineap ples, $5(7 per dozen; apricots, $.c$l per Itox ; peaches, t5' 90c per box ; blaek lerrie8,Gi't7c per pound; plums, 25t0c per box; watermelons, $l.n()i2.5J per dozen ; cantaloupes, $1.5(V 1.75perdozen, $2 per crate; grapes, Sweetwater, 75c(a;$l per liox, $1.00:21 10 per crate; muscat and black, $1.25 I er crate; pears, $1. 25; Rartlett. l'tl.25 per box; nectarines, $l.25 per crate. Ni r Ca'ifovnia walnuts, 11 (3 12'ac; hickory, ti'-.-c; Brazils, lOiallc; al monds, lttiTi 18c ; tilherts, 1314c; pine nuts, 17(aHc; pecans, l18c; cocoa nuts, Sc; hazel, 8c; peanuts, 8c por pound. Staple Grocer leu. Coffee Costa Ri-a, 21 .jc ; Rio, 23c; Mocha, 30c; Java, L'o'ec; Arbuckle's, 100-pound cases, 25?4'c per pound. Si ti.Mt Golden C.45c: extra C. 47: granulated. 58c; cube crushed and pow dered, o'4'c; confectioners' A, 534c per pou na. Beass Small white. 33c: rtink. 3'Y a3jc; bayos, 43.c; butter, lc; limas, 4.'(5c per pound. Honey lii(d 20c per pound. Salt Liverpool, $l(i.Ui.50?17: stock. $11( 12 per ton in carload lots. Canned Goods lable fruits, $1.65, a's; peaches, $2.00; Bartlett oears. $1.85;plums,$1.37'4 ; straw berries,$2.25; cherries, $2.5o(t 2.ot); blackberries, $1.90 ; raspberries, $2.40; pineapples. $2.50oi3: apricots, 75c. Vegetables: Corn, $1.35() l.b5, according to quality ; tomatoes, $1.103.25j sugar peas, $1.25; string beans, $1.10 per dozen. Pie fruit: Aft- sorted, $1.50; peaches, $1.05; plums. $1.2; blackberries, $105 per donen. I ish : Sardines, 85c(Sl.tia ; lobsters, $2.30 (ff3.50; oysters, $1.5J(u.3.25 per dozen. Salmon, standard No. 1, $1.25(31.50 per case; 2. $2.55. Condensed milk: Eagle brand, $8.10; Crown, $7; High- lanu, !o.io: champion, so: Monroe. $6.75 per case. Sykup Eastern, in barrels. 47c?55v half-barrels. 50(258c: in cases. . 80c. per gallon; $2.25(?2.50 per keg. Cali fornia, in barrels, 30c per gallon ; $1.75 per keg. Dkikd b ri-its Italian Drunea. 10(Mle : Petite and German, 9(ii 10c per pound: raisins, $1.75(ff2.25 ner box: Dlummer dried pears, lOtgllc; sun-dried and fac tory piums, ll(it li'e ; evaporated peaches, i(aAic; Smyrna tigs. 20c: California. figs, 9c per pound. Ka n $5.50 per cental. A number of Russian Polish immi grants at Berlin in the poorhouse. held to be returned to their country, refused to work and attacked with knives the officers who endeavored to make them work. A fire engine and reinforcements quelled the riot. M. Janssen, who last year proposed to build an observatory on the top of Mount Blanc, announces that his appeal has been responded to by Bischofl'sheini, the banker ; Prince Roland Bonaparte, Baron Alphonse de Eothschild and M. Eiffel. Its building is still problematical The German government has decided to form a marine station and torpedo harbor at Cuxhaven at a cost of 25,000, 000 marks. A bill will be introduced in the Reichstag in November making the necessary appropriation for the work. The location of this important improve ment at Cuxhaven is a recognition of Hamburg as the leading port of the Empire. T