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1 THE UNITED. I 125 YEARS OF WAR. & Only a Brief Time of Absolute Peace Has Prevailed Since tbe Declaration of Independence Was Signed An Official Calendar of All the Mill tary Events in the History of tbe Government. rp II 15 Important wars of tbe United State since tbe Declaration of Independence, 125 years ago, can be summed up on the Angers of tbe two bands, says a Washington writer In tbe New York Sun. Nine out of ten Individuals would unhesitatingly enum erate the revolutionary war, tbe war of 1812, the Mexican war, the great rebellion, the Spanish war, and the Philippine war as tbe sum total of our military difficulties. But even aside from our Indian wars, of which we have bad a number of great dimen sions, there have been several other Important foreign collisions which threatened serious results, notably toe maritime war with France, the war with tbe Trlpolltan pirates, and tbe In vasion of Spanish Florida. In the War Department there was recently prepared with great care an official calendar of all the military events, great and small, In our history. The data are of historical value to tbe general reader, and are as follows: 1175-1783-War of tbe Kevolution, April 10, 1775, to April 11. 1783. 1782-1787-Wyoming Valley disturb ances, Pennsylvania. . 1780-1787-Sbays' rebellion, Massachu setts. Sbays did not foment the discon tent, but was chosen leader. With 2,000 men be attempted to capture tbo Spring field arsenal, but was tired upon by tbe militia under Gov. Shepherd; three In surgents were killed and one wounded. The rest fled. Gen. Llucoln, with 1,500 men, captured and dispersed tbe rebels. Shays fled to Vermout, then to Sparta, N. Y., where he died in 1825. 1700-1705-War with the Northwest Indians Mlugoes, Miamls, Wyuudottes, Delaware, Pottawatomles, Shawnees, Chippewa and Ottawas September, 1700, to August, 1703. Included are Harmar'i and St. Clair's bloody defeats and Wayne's victory at Fallen Tim bers, which compelled peace. 1701-1704 Whisky insurrection In Pennsylvania. 1708-1800-War with France, July 0, 1708, to Sept. 30, 1800. There were sev eral desperate maritime combats, with varying fortune, but no land lighting, France being too busy on the Europeun theater to make an Invasion, and we be ing too weak. George Washington was mudo lieutenant general and couiuiunder-in-cbief for this war, and our regulur ar my was raised from 3,000 to 4,000 men to upward of 50,000. 1801-1805-War with Tripoli, June 10, 1801, to June 4, 1805. Our military and naval forces brought the North African Arab pirates to terms, something tbut several European powers had been un able to do. Commodore Edward l'rcble commanded the American navul forces. Young Stephen Decatur distinguished himself In this war. Preble made sev eral attacks upon tbe town of Tripoli and the shipping in the harbor, destroy ing several of tbe Tripolitan gunboats and capturing others. Comuiauder S. liarron relieved Preble Sept. 10, 1804. liurrou was subsequently relieved by Captain John Hodgers. Preble did the most effective work. 1805 Burr's Insurrection. 1800 Sublne expedition, Louisiana. 1807 Naval a flair In Chesapeake bay, July 0 to Aug. 5, 1807. 1811-1813-War with the Northwest Indluns, November, 1811, to October, 1813. Gen. Harrison defeated the Con federate tribes at Tippecanoe. Teeuiu- seb was killed at the buttle of the Thames, In Canada, in 1813. 1812-1815-War with Great Britain, Juue 18, 1812, to Feb. 17, 1815. 1812 Seminole war in Georgia and Florida, Aug. 15 to October, 1812. Spnn ' Isb Florida Invaded by Georgia militia under Gen. Newniun, and the Semluoles, under King Payne, defeated. These dis turbances never ceased until Florida was ceded by Spain to the United States, in fact, one band of the Seminoles were never conquered and reside in Florida to this day. 1813 Peoria Indian war In Illinois, Sept. 10 to Oct. 21, 1813. 1813-1814-Crcek Indian war In Ala bama. It was in this war that Gen. Andrew Jackson first attracted attention as a commander. He defeated tbe Creeks In a bloody engagement at Talladega, Nov. 0, 1813, at Emuekfau Jan. 22, 1814. at Enotoehopco, Jan. 24, aud finally at the Horseshoe Mend of the Tallapoosa river, March 27, 1814, which bumbled the Creek pride completely. At this bat tle 750 Creeks were killed or drowned, and 201 whites were killed or wounded. In this war the brave Creeks lost 2.0(H) warriors. But ten years afterward the tribe still numbered 22,000. 1817-1818 Seminole war In Georgia and Florida. Nov. 20, 1817, to Oct. 31. 1818. It was during this war that Jack son took possession of the Spanish terri tory. He seized St. Mark's and Pcnsa cola, Fla., hanged two Englishmen, Ar buthnot and Ambrlster, for Inciting the Indians to hostilities, and brought the Indians to terms. 1823 Campaign against Blackfeet and . Arlokaree Indians, upper Missouri river. 1827 Winnebago expedition (no fight ing). June to September, 1827, also call ed LaFevre Indian war. 1831 Sac and Fox troubles in Wis consin and Illinois. 1832- Black Hawk war, April 20 to Sept. 21, 1832, In Illinois and Wisconsin. Black Hawk escaped from Geu. Atkin son, but surrendered at Prairie du Chlen, Aug. 27, 1832. He was taken to Wash ington to see the "Great Father," and ever afterward lived at peace with the whites. He was but a chief of a second ary band. He settled upon the Des Moines river, In Iowa, where he died in 1838. 1834 Pawnee expedition. June to Sep' t cm tier, 1S34, in tbe Indian Territory. !.!. 830 'ine Toledo war, or Ohio and Michigan boundary dispute. lhJj-1842 beminole war in Florida, isov. l, IMS, to Aug. 14, 1842. lWU-lMT-Creek disturbances In Ala bama, May 6, 1S3U, to Sept. 30, 1837 183d-lS37 Sabine disturbances, South western frontier, April, 1830, to June, 1X17. ;o ngnting. 1830-183!) Cherokee disturbances and removal to the Indiao Territory. 1837 Osage Indian troubles in Mis souri. 183S Ileatherly Indian troubles on Missouri and Iowa Hue. 1838 Mormou disturbances In Illinois and Missouri. Governor of Missouri called out tbe militia, and the Mormous were driven out of Jackson Couuty, set tling down at Nauvoo, III. They were driven out of Illiuois at the point of tbe bayonet In 1S40, emigratiug to Salt Lake City. No regular troops were engaged gainst tbe Mormons at that time. 183S-1S39 New York Aroostook and Canada (patriot war) frontier disturb ance. No Bjthtimr STATES' 1840-1848-Mcxlcan war. April 24, 1840, to May 30, 1848. Settled tbe an nexation of Texas, and tbe cession of California. Arizona, New Mexico, etc, Gen. Taylor fought the battles of Palo Alto, Itesaca de la Pa I ma, In Texas; in vaded Mexico and captured Monterey, all In 1840; defeated Santa Anna at Buena Vista, Feb. 22-23, 1847, where the Americans were outnumbered four to one. Meanwhile Gen. Wintield Scott Invaded Mexico by way of Vera Cruz, and penetrated to tbe capital in a single campaign. lie defeated the Mexicans at Cerro Gordo, Contreras, Molino del Key, Cherubusco and Cbapultepec, and in many minor engagements. Strategists have pronounced this one of the finest campaigns In military history. Tbe Mex lean nation was completely conquered, but was most generously treated by the conqueror. In none of the battles did Scott's forces exceed 10,000 men, and he did not meet with a single reverse. 1840-1848 New Mexico expedition, June 20, 1840. to Feb. 13. 1848. Part of tbe Mexican war. 1848 Cayuse war, Oregon (Oregon vol unteers). 1810-1851 Navajo troubles, New Mex ico. 1840-1801 Continuous disturbances with Comsncbes, Cheyenne, Lipan and Kickapoo Indians In Texas. 1850 Pitt river expedition, Califor nia, April 28 to Sept. 13, 1850. 1851-1852-Yunia expedition, Califor nia, December, 1851, to April, 1852, 1851-1853 Utah Indian disturbances. 1851-1850-Rogue Itiver, Yakima, K1I kltat, Klamath and Salmon Uiver Indian wars, In Oregon and Washington. 18u5 Winna expedition against Snake Indians, Oregon, May 24 to Sept. 8, 1855. 1855 Sioux expedition, Nebraska Ter ritory, June to October, 1855. 1855 Yakima expedition, Oct. 11 to Nov. 24. 1855. Commanded by MaJ. Ga briel J. Uains, afterward a Confederate general. Composed of a small body of regulars and a regiment of mouuted Ore' gon troops. Tbe expedition was a fail ure. Tbe following year, under com mand of Coi. George Wright, United States army, better success was bad against tne muian allies, and a peace subsequently compelled. Lieut. Sheridan, afterward lieutenant geuernl, greatly dis tinguished bimseif at the Cascades. 18u5-1850 Cheyenne and Arapahoe troubles. 1855-1S58 Seminole war In Florida, Dec. 25, 1855, to May 8, 1858. 1857 Gila expedition, New Mexico, April 10 to Sept. 10, 1857. 1857 Sioux Indian troubles In Minne sota and Iowa, March and April. 1857. 1857-1858 Expedition agaiust the Mor mons in Utah. About 2,500 troops, un der Col. Albert Siduey Johnston, pene trated to Suit Lake City. There were no hostilities, although the Mormous cap tured a drove of beef cattle, aud com mitted some petty depredutions. The President offered pardon to all who would yield, and tbe proffer was accepted by the Mormou leaders. The troops were stationed at Camp Floyd, aud remained lu Suit Lake valley until 1800. A. S. Jobuston was afterwards one of tbe most conspicuous of the Confederate chieftains aud was killed at the bead of bis army lu tne name or smion, April o, 1802. 1857-1858 Kansas border troubles. Col. E. V. Sumner of the First cavalry was tbe senior olllcer iu Kansas. The United States forces seemingly lent their moral influence to tbe pro-slavery cause, but they did not seriously interfere ex cept once. Under tbe orders of Presf dent Frauklin l'ierce, Col. Simmer dis persed tbe Free State Legislature, called to meet at Topeka, July 4, 1850. Sumner was afterward a Union major geueral, aud greatly aistiuguisncd bimself. 1858 Expedition against Northern In diaus, Wnsbiugton Territory, July 17 to Oct. 17, 181)3. 1858 Puget Sound expedition, Wash Ington, Aug. 10 to Sept. 23, 1858. 1858 Spokane, Coeur d'Aleue and Pa- loos Indian troubles in Washington Ter ritory. 1858 Navajo expedition, New Mexico, Sept. U to Dee. aa, lsus. 18T.8-1850-Wlchita expedition. Indian Territory, Sept. 11, 1858, to December, 1850. 1850 Colorado river expedition, Cali fornia, Feb. 11 to April 28, 1850. 1850 Pecos expedition, Texas, April 10 to Aug. 17, 1850. 1850 Antelope Hills expedition, Tex as, June 10 to Sept. 23, 1850. ISoO Bear river expedition, Utah June 10 to Sept. 23, 1850. 1850 John Brown raid. Harper's Fer ry, Va., October and December, 1850, urown seisea tne united Mates armory. where he was attacked by local militia under Col. Baylor. Subsequently he re treated to the engine bouse, afterward known as "John Brown' Fort," where he held out from Monday, Oct. 17, until Tuesday morning, Oct. 18. Col. Robert E. Lee had arrived tbe night before from Washington with ninety marines and two cannon, and Brown was soon overcome, He was surrounded by 1,500 militiamen and Irregulars. Hi total force was twenty-two men seventeen whites and five negroes. All were killed but tour, mown was natiged uee. -a. ISoO. at Charlestown, Va. About twenty militia men aud citizens were killed and wound ed. 1S50-1800 Cortina troubles alona Klo uranae river. 1800 Kiowa and Comanche expedition. Indian Territory, May 8 to Oct. 11, 1800, isw Carson valley expedition. Utah. Way 14 to July 15, 1800. lSt0-lSUl Navajo expedition. New Mexico, Sept. 12. 1800. to Feb. 24, 1SU1 lOl-lS(iO- ar of secession, April 10, istil, to Aug. 20, 1SG0. Actual hostili ties began at Fort Sumter April 12. 1801. and ceased with the Confederate surren der in Texas, May 20, 1S05. The civil war was officially declared to have ended Aug. 20, 1SG0. 18t!2-lSG7-Siotix Indian war In Min nesota and Dakota. Tbe Sioux killed up ward of 1,000 settlers in Minnesota. They were pursued by Gens. Sibley and Sully, with about 5,000 men. scattering in Dakota. The operations against them were successful. Over 1,000 Indians were made prisoners and 30 of the mur derers were hanged after a fair trial. In lStid tbe Minnesota Sioux were removed to Dqkota. 1803-1809 War against the Cheyennes, Arapaboes, Kiowas aud Comanche In- diaus in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Indian Territory. 1805-1808 Indian war in southern Ore gon aud Idaho aud northern California aud Nevada. 1SG5-1S0U Fttan raid. New York and Canadian border disturbances. 1807-18il Campaign against Llnan. Kiowa, Kickapoo and Comanche Indians and Mexican border disturbances. 1S08-1S0O Canadian river expedition. Indian Territory, and New Mexico, Nov. 5, 18G8, to Feb. 13, 1809. 1871 Yellowstone expedition, Aug. 28 to Oct. 25. 1871. 1871 Fenian troubles, Dakota and Manitoba border, September and Octo ber. 1871. 1872- 1873 Modoc campaign, Nov. 28. 1872, to June 1, 1873. Tbe Modoc band of Captain Jock beld out against all ef fort for nearly a year. Gen. Wheaton and Gen. Gillem, with inconsiderable forces, were repulsed. In a friendly con ference, April 11, 1873, Gen. E. It. S. Canity and Dr. Thomas were murdered In cold blood, and tbe war was resumed. Gen. Jefferson C. Dnvi compelled Cap tain Jack to surrender after a long and stubborn resistance. Jack and three other Modocs were hanged at Fort Kla math, Oct. 3, 1873. The rest of the baud was moved to the Indian Territory, 1873- Yellowstone expedition, Dakota, June 4 to Oct. 4, 1873. 1874- 1875 Campaign against Kiowas, Cheyennes and Comanche Indians, In dian Territory, Aug. 1, 1874, to Feb. 10, 1875. 1874 Sioux expedition, Wyoming and Nebraska. Feb. 13 to Aug. 10, 1874. 1874-Black Hills expedition, Dakota, Juue 20 to Aug. 30, 1874. 1874 Big Horn expedition,. Wyoming, Aug. 13. 1874, to Oct. 10, 1874. 1875 Expedition against Indians In eastern Nevada, Sept. 7 to 27, 1875. 1870 Powder river expedition, Wyom ing, Nov. 1 to Dec. 31, 1870. 1870-1877-Big Horn and Yellowstone expeditions, Wyoming and Montana, Feb. 17, 1870, to June 13, 1877. Three converging expeditious under Gens. Gib bon, Custer and Terry were sent against tbe hostile Sioux, who bad previously re pulsed Gen. Crook in the Little Big Horn country. Custer divided his command when in the vicinity of tbe Indians, and be with 250 of his men was surrounded aud massacred to a man by at least 3,000 Sioux warriors. The bands of Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse and other hostiles af terward tied into Canada, from whence they did not return for some years, Eventually all came into the agencies. 1870-1870-Wor with Northern Chey ennes and Sioux, Indian Territory, Kau sua, Wyoming, Dakota, Nebraska and Montana. 1877 Labor strikes In Pennsylvania and Maryland, July to October, 1877, 1877 Nez Farces campaign, June 14 to Oct. 6, 1877. 1878 Bannock campaign, May SO to Sept. 4, 1878. 188 Piute Indian troubles In Nevada and Idaho. 1878-Ute expedition, Colorado, April 3 to Sept. 0, 1878. 1870 Snake or Sheepenter Indian trou bles, Oregon and Washington. 180-1804 Disturbances of settler In Indian aud Oklahoma Territories, Okla homa boomers, aud the Cherokee strip disturbances. 1870-1880 Ute Indian campaign. Colo rado aud Utah, Sept. 21, 1879, to Nov. 8, 1S80. I8S0 Chinese miners and labor trou bles in Wyoming, September and Octo ber, 1885. 1890-1891 Sioux Indian disturbances In South Dakota, November, 1800, to January, 1801. 1801-1803 Garcia troubles, Mexican border disturbances. 1892 Miners disturbance In Idaho. July to ISovember, 1802. 1894 Iudustrial army, commonwealers. Coxeyites aud labor disturbances. 1894 Railroad, Pullman and labor strikes, from Illinois to the Pacific coast. June to August, 1894. 189o Bannock Indian troubles, July and August, 1895. 1898 Spauish-Cuban war. 1898 Leech Lake and Pillager Indian trouble, October. 1898-1899 Philippine war (still in pro gress). Our Indian wars are apparently a thing of the past, but the record shows that they were going on pretty constantly for one hundred years. Persian Wit. The author of "Flowers from a Per sian Garden" gives many examples of Orlentul wit aud humor, some of which ar extremely delicate and pleasing. Among them is the story of a profes sional scribe to whom a man went, ask ing that a letter might be written for him. The scribe said be had a pain In bis foot A pain In your foot!" echoed tbe man. "1 don t waut to send you to any plnce, that you should make-such an excuse," "Very true," said the scribe, "but whenever I write a letter for any one I am always sent for to read It be cause no one else can make It out" When a man becomes suddenly rich, It not unfrequeutly follows that be be comes as suddenly oblivious of his old frleuds. Thus, a Persian having ob tained a lucrative position at court a friend of bis came shortly afterward to congratulate him thereon. Ihe new courtier asked him: "Who are you, and why do you come here?" The other coolly replied: "Do you not know me, then? I am your old friend, and am come to condole with you, hav ing hoard that you bad lately lost your sight" Changed the Place. It Is said that Jared Sparks, chosen president of Harvard College in 1849, yielded promptly aud courteously to the oplnlous and wisbps of the faculty where no Important Interest was at Issue; but wherever the welfare or honor of the college or of Its Individual members was concerned, he adhered Immovably to his own Judgment A case in point says Dr. Peabody, In his "Harvard Graduates Whom 1 Have Known," occurred when Kossuth was making his progress through the coun try. Mr. Sparks was one of the few who were disinclined to pay him bom- age. The then usual spring exhibition, normally held in the college chapel, was at band, and It was understood that Kossuth would be present. Tbe faculty voted unanimously, or nearly so, to hold tuts exniomon where tbe commencements were held, in the First Parish Church. Mr. Sparks declared the vote, but added: It Is for you, gentlemen, to hold the exhibition where you please. I shall go to the chapel In my cap and gown at the usual hour." Tbe vote, of course, was recousld ered. "A Card." La Gaceta, a paper published In Guadalajara. Mexico, part In English and part In Spanish, prints in a promi nent place the folowlng: Will the gentleman who embraced my wife at the entrance to the postolflce about 9 o'clock Thursday evening please send bis photograph for my album of heroes? lie will greatly oblige J. I. Black eyes are beautiful only when given by Datura. I LET US ALL LAUGH. JOKES FROM THE PENS OF RIOUS HUMORISTS. VA. Pleasant Incidents Occurring the World Over-Sayings that Are Cheer ful to Old or Young-Fnnnjr Selec tions that You Will Knjoy. "The kind of drummer we want Is a convincing talker who has a large cir cle of friends." "You'll not find him." "Why not?" ; "Convincing talkers never have a large circle of friends." Indianapolis Journal. Wise Precaution. "What on earth are you bringing all those umbrellas in here for?" asked Mrs. Van Fashion, as Mr. Van Fashion puffed Into their bed room with an armful of rain Interceptors. "Why, I thought that reception was due to night." "Yes, and you are afraid the guests will steal them, are you?" "Not at all; I am afraid they wl) recognize tbem." Life. No Dummy. "Oh, I wouldn't call Chollie a dum my," said the young woman who has a kind heart. "What else Is he?" asked the caustic young woman. "I do not know that he is anything at all. But all tbe dummies I have seen wore ready-made clothes, and Chollie would rather die than do that" In dlanapolis Journal. He Spoke Too Late. Unwelcome Suitor That's a lovely song. It always carries me away. She If I had known how much pleas ure It could give us both I would have sung It earlier In the evening. Harlem Life. The 20th Century Hotel. "Here, Front, take one day's rations and go to the top floor and find out what that man in lOOOOOOOOOOl wants." New York Journal. Her Knowledge of It. The young M-onian had been type writing to the Chairman of the Finance Committee for about a month and had made a mistake in one of his circular letters. "Here," he said angrily, "don't you know anything about the money ques tion at all?" "I know this much," she responded with asperity, "I was to get $6 a week in this office, and I've been working four weeks and haven't had a cent yet" Resenting; a Slander. Guest Insomnia kept me awake all night last night. Landlord (indignantly) I'll give you $5 to find one in the house! Baltimore News. High Life Fiction. "Does that new novel call a spade a 'pade? " "No, Indeed; the laboring classes are not mentioned In the book at all." Indianapolis Journal. A Definition. He WThnt Is a flirtation? She Attention without Intention. Chicago News. Fragrant Weed. Visitor What a dreadful smell of smoke! Hostess Oh, It Is only George burn ing his weeds, as he calls it Visitor I didn't know be went In for gardening. Hostess Neither does he. He has been smoking some cigars I gave him last Christmas. Judy. Retained with Difficulty. "Bigby started for Europe full of a big business scheme." "Did it succeed?" "Well, yes; but he says that for one pell going over he thought he should have to throw the whole thing up." Philadelphia Bulletin. Forewarned Is Forearmed. "Going to the Tarls Exposition next cummer, Horrocks?" "Yes." "Good. So am I. I hope I shall see you often." "I hope you will, Varnum." "We ought to begin saving money for It. oughtu't we?" Yes. That is, you ought. 1 am eo- Ing to run an American boarding house." Appreciative. "I suppose you think I Insist on hav ing my own way a great deal." said Mr. Meekton's wife, in a rather relent ing tone. Of course I do, Henrietta. You wouldn't be doing your duty bv me otherwise. You might let me make some mistakes." Washington Star. It Is Reality. Charley Spoouer I hope you will write me very often while I am awav. darling. I shall live on your letters. Maude Dear boy, 1 didn't know you were fond of a note-meal diet A Sybarite. "James, wake me to-morrow morning at 0 o'clock. "Yes, sir, but isn't that a bit early for you to get up, sir?" "I have no idea of getting up. I want to turn over on the other side and sleep some more." A Double Life. ' "Just learned to-day," Bald Mrs. W: derly, "that my husband Is leading a .double life." "Well, I don't blame him much," re plied ber spinster cousin. "A single life is awfully tiresome." Baltimore American. True Genius. The PhlllstineIs it true that genius Is only a capacity for taking palus? The Poet No. True genius is the ability to write fly-time poetry in tbe middle of winter. Indianapolis Jour nal Governess What were the names of Noah's sons? Kitty (after a pause) Shem (pause) Ham, aud (long pause) Bacon. Ally Sloper. Made Her Laugh. Patience There's something about Tom's moustache that makes me laugh. Patrice Is that so? It tickles me, too. Yonkers Statesman. Wished Him Success. A burglar who had entered a minis ter's house at midnight was disturbed by the awakening of the occupant of the room he was in. Drawing his knife, he said: "If you stir you are a dead man. I'm hunting for money." "Let me get up and strike a light," said the minister, "and I'll hunt with you." Unlversalist Leader. Questions and Answers. An inspector was once giving an ob ject lesson on an umbrella. To Illus trate his subject he took his own silk umbrella, which happened to have a small hole In It , "What is this, boy?" "An umbrella, sir." "And what is this?" "The stick, sir." "And these?" "The ribs, sir." . . "With what is it covered?- Silence. "Surely you know. What kind of an umbrella would you call It?" 'An old 'un, sir." Good Words. Diamond Cut Diamond. Downtown Here comes Jacksoa He's got a new baby, and he'll talk ui to death. Uptown Well, here comes a neigh bor of mine who has a new setter dog. Let's introduce them to each either and leave them to their fate. , Not Worth Solving. She You are a conundrum. " He Indeed! - She Yes, and I'm going to give yon up. A Timely Question. I It was an Irishman who went to buy clock, and when shown one that would go eight days without wind lug," asked: "Be jabers, how loa; would It run if ye wound It?" Precocious. Mrs. Nettleson The dentist's seems to be young to have teeth. baby The Nurse (confidentially) Don't say anything, but the child's father made him the set Brooklyn Life. Colors Too Loud. Mrs. Porcine What a lowly rainbow that Is! Mrs. Chipbeef Do you think so? Mrs. Porcine Why, don't you? Mrs. Chipbeef Oh, I daresay It's all very well, but the colors are too loud for my taste. Melbourne Weekly Times. Extravagant Man, She Do you want to drive your wife and children to beggary? That makes ttie second . package of tobacco you've bought in a month. that The First Monument. The oldest monument in Westminster Abbey is that erected to Edward the Confessor. The first Abbey church of Westminster was built by King Ed ward the Confessor, who died in the opening days of 10C0, when his church had just been consecrated In the pres ence or Edith, his Queen. He was buried before the high altar with his crown upon his head, a golden chain and a crucifix around his neck, and his pngnm s ring upon ms finger. When iienry m. rebuilt the Abbey In 1273 he built the chapel of Edward the Con fessor, as a monument to him, at the rear of the high altar, placing his shrine In the center of the chapeL and there they remain to the present day. The coffin containing the Incorrupt Douy or tne conressor was carried on the shoulders of the Royal Plantagenet princes (whose own sepulchers were afterward to cluster around It), and deposited in the shrine of marble and mosaic. Newspapers. In the year 1700 there was only one newspaper In the United States. Now there are more than In England, Prance and Germany put together. t . -j ' Very Near It. PACIFIC COAST NEWS Commercial and Financial Happening! of Interest In the Growing Western States. Letter From Nome, E. W. Beachwood, of Tacoma, Wash received a letter from R. J. Becker, Nome. Alaska, in which he says: at "At present all lines of supplies, ex- cent docs, are sufficiently plentnui Lumber is $250 per 1,000 feet, and hard to get. Milk and cream low, ana rice and ham 50 cents per pound Vnel will ha shoit. Dou teams have cleaned the river and beach already One hundred pounds, or a single saok, of coal, when you can get it, costs SfoO "For profit, canned meats is a good staDle. but not flour or sugar. Never in history has there been such stam ceding. Bonanza district has been lit on as by grasshoppers, and now there is a errand rush for Koksadapagra. 'The bis excitement is at Mine creek, 15 miles above Prince of Wales, York is attracting a big lot of atten- tion. and good results are shown Above Cape Rodney is the latest, called New Eldorado district, and it is surely good, along with a three mile free gold bearins ledce of ouartz. The trail is hot with people for this district There will no doubt be a big stampede for Norton creek, as $14 a pan is se' cured. Other creeks yield 10 and 15 cents at the surface. 'The beach is being worked with cood results, and coarse gold nt times shows up. Several $5 and $15 nu eets. and one worth $37. were found about one and a half miles up, and on top of the ground." Bonded for S20O.00O. What promises to be one of the rich est mines in the whole Eastern Oregon district, and which heretofore has been practically unknown, was bonded today to Captain J. W. Ileisner, of Baker City, for $200,000. The property is situated on Dixie mountain, near Quartzburg, at the head of John Day valley. It is named the Yankee Boy, and consists of a group of six claims. Several veins run through the property of high grade ore. The formation of the ledge3 is porphyry, slate, Byenite, granite and phonolite. The property is well developed by tunnels and shafts, and the ore is found in hematite and quartz. There is plenty of water and timber, water right and mill site. To Use Street Car Track. The Lebanon, Or., paper mill com pany has purchased a mile of street car rails, that were obtained years ago for extensions of the street car system in Eugene. The extensions were never made. The rails will now be put to use in the vards of the paper mill at Lebanon. In addition to this, negotia tions are pending between the same parties for the purchase of tha street car system now in operation at Eugene. Trout From Lake Michigan. Tom Brown, superintendent of the Salmon river steelhead hatchery, and E. R. Greenraan, deputy fish commis sioner, left today for the hatchery site to begin work on the spring run. Mr. Greenman will remain there only short time. Superintendent S. W. Downing, of the Clackamas hatchery, has received 100,000 trout from Lake Michigan.which he is feeding. These trout will be transplanted in Washing ton and Oregon waters. When full grown these trout weigh as much as 85 ponnds. Northwest Notes. The $15,000 necessary to establish a fruit cannery in Walla Walla has been subscribed. A Umatilla county, Or., breeder has a Poland China sow whose offspring last year brought him $100. Her lat est effort was a litter of 14 pigs, The most unique wedding ever sol emmzed in Spokane occurred when Justice Leon.rd performed the cere raony uniting 'lom W ing, a native of China.and Wennie, a native of Japan, 11 is me opinion or many of our ranchers with whom we have snoken on the subject, says the Vale, Malheur county, uazette, there will be consid erable water during the coming season, in spite of the lack of buow in the mountains. They say that as the ground has not been frozen the rain and snow water has sunk, and this will feed the springs until late in the season. Li. Patnand. who arrived the other day from Alaska, it is said, made stake large enough to pay dividends to the several Everett citizens who joined in advancing him $50 each as a ciub staKe, at the rate of ..$1,350 for eveiy OU. While excavating at Fort Setvens re- cently for the new barracks, an old burying ground was discovered and 1 IV. ... roverui euuius uneartnea. jno one seems to now anything about this ancient burial place, and no mention can be found of it in the records at the fort. W. W. Fish, a millionaire of Elmira. N. Y., and Professor B. F. Banre leased 1,200 acres of choice lands on the Yakima Indian reservation at Simco station, and have a large force ?f men engaged in plowing and seed -iney propose making a great iock iarm, m wnicn ailalta will form the basis of feeding several thousand cattle, sheep and hogs every wintei for ine early spring market. A hole 600 feet deep has been drilled on the ranch of Alex Still, near West- Mi, Or. Some water has been obtiin. sd ad it is expected that a good sup ply of water will be found at a littl greater depth. The sheepmen who have been using x w -ia . v UCCU Uaiilg I the mountains included in the Ranier forest reserve have been notified of the decision of the secretary of the interior " sneep and cattle will not be per- mitted to graze on the reserve this teason. The Southern Pacific Comnanr ho. iistributed 23 carloads of ties between ftumsviue and North Santiam. and is rawing its road-bed in first-class shape. ine Pacific Sheet Metal WnrVa , Puget Sound Mill Company and the f airnaven tanning Company are suing :ounty Treasurer Roeder. of Whnt,-nm """'."i sa., ro nave set aside taxes ssessea against tneir nrnnortioa .. Fairhaven city taxes, alleging that thev d Ure located on the tide lands in front , out wnoiiy outside of the city limits f Fairhaven. The total amnnnt n. uivea is f 1,266.82, REVIEty, I Ueneral Outlook Ketalns Host En... aging Features. j Bradstreet's Bays: Some of the irJi nlaritiea are visible in the general tJ.f . and industrial situation, the results $ the working 01 counter onrrents In t. " rious lines, but, taken as a whole, tit general ontlook retains the most en' couraging features noted for some tin, past in these colnmes. Favorable tej ports as to retail distribution and as tc ! collections come from Southern. W em and Northwestern markets, due t,' better weather. Advances in wages 0 soil coal miners, 01 stove molders, noi of other workers allied to the iron aa i steel industry would seem to point tr labor conditions retaining most of ths iavuruuie letuuies wmcn nave recentli' made them features of favorable nil mark. ! Sugar is higher, mninly owing to thti growing strength of raw material. j Wheat and corn, among the bread, stuffs, have been weaker, reflectiuu an, other one of those short swiuts i. prices which have been a feature of th former market, but also expected heavy shipments from Argentina and good es timated crop reports from the Sonti and West. In the Central West, wheal' crop advices are disappointing, com.' plaint of winter killing more than off setting increased acreage. ., Wool remains one of the soft snots it the market, and though a little nio business has been done this week thm last, concessions are easier to obtain and prices are qnotably lower. h Wheat, including flour, shipment' for the week aggregate 2,903,495 bush els, against 2,727,450 bushels last' week, 8,764,761 bushels in the corre sponding week of 1899. i Business failures foi the week in the United States number 192, as compared' witn luu last week. PACIFIC COAST TRADE. Beatt.l MarkfiU. Onions, new, )f2.002. 75 per sack,! Lettuce, hot house, 60c per doz. Potatoes, new, $1718. Beets, per sack, 75 85c. Turnips, per sack, 6O0. Carrots, per sack, 75c. Parsnips, per sack, 75 85c. Cauliflower, 75c$l per dozen. Cabbage, native and California. $1.00 1.25 per 100 pounds. Apples, $1.25 1.50 per box. Prunes, 60o per box. Butter Creamery, 28o per nounl: dairy, 17 22c; ranch, 17o per pound, i tfggs 15 100. I Cheese Native, 15o. Poultry 13 14c; dressed, 14 16c; spring, $0. Hay Puget Sound timothy, $12.00; choice Eastern Washington timotliv.1 $18.0019.00 I Corn Whole, $28.00; cracked, $23;! feed meal, $23. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton," $20; . Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.25; 4 blended straights, $3.00; California, t $3.25; buckwheat flour, $0.00; era-' ham, per barrel, $3.00; whole wheat' flour, $3.00; rye flour, $3.804.O0. Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $13.00;' shorts, per ton, $15.00. i I eed Chopped feed. $19.00 Der ton; middlings, per ton, $20; oil cake meal, per ton, $30.00. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef steerg, 78c; cows, 7c; mutton 8c;' pork, 8c; trimmed, 9c; veal, 81 10c. f. Hams Laree. 13c: small. IS1:! breakfast bacon, 12 Kc; dry salt sides, I 8c. f Portland Market. ' Wheat W'alla Wralla. 63 54c; Valley, 53c; Bluestem, 57o per bushel.! Flour Best grades, $3.00; eraham,' $2.50; superfine, $2.10 per barrel. s Oats Choice white, 8536o; choice ; gray, 84o per bushel. b Barley Feed barley, $1415.00;f brewing, $17.00 17.50 per ton. f Alillstufls Bran, $18 per ton; mid-: dlings, $19; shorts, $15; chop, $14 per ton. f Hay Timothy, $9 10; clover, $7s 7.60; Oregon wild hay, $6 7 per ton J .Butter Jbancy creamery, 60 55c;1 seconds, 42)45c; dairy, 3037sc; store, 2582Mc Eggs 12 c per dozen. I Cheese Oregon full cream. 13c; f Young America, 14c; new cheese 10e per pound. f Poultry Chickens, mixed, $4.00(3, 00 per dozen; hens. $6.50: BtirinL-s. $2.503.50; geese, $6.508.00 forold) $4. 50 0.50; ducks, $5. 50 6. 00 per, dozen; turkeys, live, 10llo per pound. i Potatoes 60 60c per sack: sweets. 22je per pound. s Vegetables Beets, $1; turnips, COc; per sack; garlic, 7c per pound; cab bage, lo per pound; parsnips. $1;' onions, $i.502.50; carrots, $1. I Hops 8 8c per pound 1 Wool Valley, 12 13c per pounJ;S Eastern Oregon, 10 15c; mohair, 27 8O0 per pound. I Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers : and ewes, 4jc; dressed mutton, 70 f 76c per pound; lambs, 72cper ponnd.f wogs tiross, choice heavy. 5.00;r light and feeders, $4.50; dressed, I $6.006.50 per 100 pounds, i Beef Gross, top steers, $4.004.60; cows, $3.504.00; dressed beef, 6i 7o per pound. Veal Large, QKlUc: small, 8(3 I 9o per pound. Tallow 55Mc; No. 2 and crease. 8K4o per pound. Ban Francisco Market. Wool Spring Nevada. 12 15c per pound; Eastern Oregon, 12 16c; al ley, 20 22c; Northern, 10 12c. Hops 1899 crop, ll13o p pound. Butter Fancy ' creamery 19c; ! , J - 8econds, 17K18c; fancy dairy 1 1 (Si7c; do seconds, 15 1 60 per pound, Eggs Store, 12c; fancy ranch, 14 Kc $ Millstuffs Middlings, $17.00 (j I 20.00; bran, $12.00 13.00. Hay Wheat$6.509.50: wheatanJ I oat $6.009.00; best barley $5.00(1 7.00; alfalfa, $5.006.50 per ton; f straw, 2540o per bale. I Potatoes Early Rose, 60 70c; Ore- r gon Burbanks, 65 95c; river Bur- banks, 40 70c; Salinas Burbanks, SOc-gl.lO per sack. I Citrus Fruit Oranges. Valencia, j $2. 75 3. 25; Mexican limes, $4.00 & 5.00; California lemons 75c$l-53; f choice $1.75 2.00 per box. Tropical Fruits Bananas, $1,503 -60 Per bunch; pineapples, nom-1 inal: Persian dates. fiflfiWo per r pound. BRADSTREET'S