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EVENTS OF THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week,
Presented In Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting; to Our
Many Readers.
Scenes at Washington resemble those
preceding the Spanish-American war.
The strike of Chicago hearsedrivers
continues to seriously interfere with
funerals.
Revision of the Drayfus case and his
restoration to grade in the army seems
assured.
Britain and France have redoubled
efforts to prevent war between Japan
and Russia. .
It hash een practically admitted that
the war department will abandon rort
Walla Walla.
Enough constituents of Democratic
senators will demand the passage of the
canal treaty to make it safe.
The powers will try to dissuade Co
lombia from going to war. They have
notified her that she must expect no
help.
MartinC oleman, a noted New York
fire fighter, and another fireman per
ished in flames which caused a loss of
250,000.
Reports from Hayti and Santo Do
mingo show great unrest.
The United States will allow Colom
bia to take the initiative for war.
Secretary Root suvs that General
Wood's promotion is in the regular or
der of senority.
A Portland firm has received the con-
tract to install water systems at Forts
VVorden and Casey.
The strike of hearse drivers in Chi
cago has compelled the people to use
cars and wagons at funerals.
An assassin fired at Max Nordeau,
the noted Zionist and litterateur, in a
Paris ballroom, but a friend saved him.
Chief Newell has given irrigation
committees to understand that Oregon
will not get any money for a year at
least.
A vigilance committee has been
named at 'Chic ago to clear the city of
thugs, who have become bolder since
the first declaration of war.
Chicago hearse drivers hare gone on
a strike and many funerals have been
postponed.
The senate has ratified the treaty
with China. Russia is not at all
pleased by it.
Women have been selected to act as
jurors in a Chicago trial, lor tne nrst
time in the history of the nation.
John R. Benson, a San Francisco tim
ber operator, has been arrested on a
charge of bribing a government official.
Sir Thomas Lipton, in accepting the
silver service presented him by Ameri
ca, says he will try once more for the
cup.
Senator Fulton, before the senate,
stated the aims of the 1905 fair and
made an eloquent plea for federal aid.
It was his niaiden speech.
The search for the wealth of Pope
Leo has been ended by Cardinal Gotti
turning over $90,00,000 and an electric
ian accidentally discovering f 1,850,000.
The late pope asked Cardinal Gotti to
keep the money four months in order
that the new pope might learn how
difficult it is to rule without money.
Senator Hoar severely criticises the
Panama poilcy of Roosevelt.
The house has passed the pension ap
propriation bill carrying $138,150,100.
The Nebraska grand jury has re
turned an additional indictment against
Senator Dietrich.
The kaiser'i sister is found to be
suffering from a cancer and the news
created a sensation in Berlin. . .
American troops who have been
landed have discovered a force of Co
lombians which is probably building a
road toward Panama.
Colombia has ordered the American
cruiser Atlanta to quit the gulf of Dar
ien, but the order has not been heeded.
The Atlanta has discovered a detach
ment of nearly 2,000 Colombian troops
on the western side of the gulf. She
also came upon a schooner carrying
armed men.
' Japan will reject the answer of Rus
sia to her far eastern demands.
The Lewis and Clark exposition is
rapidly gaining friends in the senate.
The senate committee will recom
mend the promotion of General Wood.
Tammany will put np Bomke Cock
ran to succeed Mayor-elect McClellan
in congress.
President Rooeevelt has refused to al
low a lodge if Orangem-n to use his
photograph on a banner.
Perry Heath and other ex-officials
are seriously involved in the Conrad
Roneparte report on postal irregulari
tiea. The friars are to gt $7,250,000 for
their lands in the Philippines. They
originally aked $13,000,000 and Gov
ernor Taft offered them $4,000,000.
W. A. McKowan, secretary of the
board of regneta, robbed the nniveristy
of California of $40,000 and spent iton
races.
QUICK TO UET TO WORK.
Both Houses Transact Business With
Dispatch.
Salem, Dec. 22. Both houses of the
Oregon legislature organized at 10
o'clock yesterday morning by electing
all the officers who served at the regu
lar session of 1903. This organization
does not include the election of commit
tee clerks, and unless the session should
be prolonged more than three days no
clerks other than a few stenographers
will be employed.
There was nearly a full attendance
in each bramh of the legislature. In
the house Representative Davey, of
Marion, is the only absentee. In the
senate, Daly of Benton, and McGinn of
Multnomah, are absent and excused.
No one was elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the election of Senator Wil
liamson to congress and that seat is va
cant. Though the session yesterday
was short the legislature accomplished
more than was expected. It had Deen
anticipated that the two houses would
organize and then as a token of respect
to the late Representative Murphy ad
journ until today, when the governor's
message would be received.
Both houses were called to order
promptly, rushed the organisation pro
ceedings, and at 11 o'clock met in joint
convention to hear the message. This
communication was short and was read
bv the novernor in 15 minutes. Ihe
senato'took the lead in the transaction
of business by adopting a joint mem
orial introduced by President Brownell
urging the claim of Oregon upon the
federal government for aid to the Lewis
and Clark fair and asking congress to
enact the appropriation bill for that
purpose. The memorial was passed
without a dissenting vote.
The chief event of interest on
the
opening day of the legislature was
introduction of two resolutions
Democratic members of the house,
the
by
the
purpose of which was to precipitate the
short session issue. BUlyeu, ot L,mn,
presented a resolution declaring that
legislation at the siwcial session stiouki
be confined to tax legislation. Bur
leigh, of Union and Wallowa, presented
a resolution declaring for adjornment
on Wednesday evening. After a sharp
debate both resolutions were referred
to the committee on resolutions. At
11:30 both houses adjourned out of re
spect to the late Representatvie Mur
phy, formal resolutions on tne aeatn ol
his colleague being offered in the house
by Representative Burleigh and adopted
by that body.
Ex-Congressman M. A. JHooay, ol
The Dalles, is here conferring with
members from his section of the state
regarding legislation on the portage
railway and government canal.
' FAILS TO FfcAO. TRAIN.
Brakemao Is Responsible for a Bad Wreck
on Kansas Road.
Kansas City, Dec. 24. In a wreck
today at Godfrey, Kan.i of the "Mete
or," the St. Louis & Pan Francisco rail
way fast train from the south, nine
persons were killed and 32 others in
jured. Of the injured, five probably
will die and 14 were seriously nun.
The responsibility for the wreck is
laid at the door of a brakeman of the
freight crew, who failed to flag the train.
He has disappeared. The engine on
the freight had become dead, and the
crew was ordered to remain on the main
track and turn the switch for the pas-
senger, tnen aDout aue, uie uraKeman
being ordered to flag the "Meteor."
This he neglected to do.
In the crash the baggage car tele
scoped the engine landed in -a corn
field, while the smoker and the two
chair cars were piled in a mass on top
of the engine. Most of the injured
were in the chair cars, which took fire
soon after the wreck occurred.
Navy Will Control Matters.
Washington, Dec. 24. Under the
impression that war is surely to occur
between the United States and Colom
bia, the quartermaster-general of the
army has been besieged by railroad and
shipping men desirous of transjwrting
troops. It was pointed out today that
while the landing of marines on foreign
soil occasioned but little comment and
is only an evidence of a disturbed con
dition of affairs, the embarking of
troops puts a different aspect qn the
situation. For this reason the navy
will be permitted to control affairs in
isthmian waters.
Seven Ortat Boilers Explode.
St. Louis, Dec. 24. A battery of
seven boilers in the power house of the
St. Louis transit company, at Jefferson
and Geyser avenues exploded tonight,
killing three employes, injuring six
and wrecking the building. Without
premonition the boilers exploded, the
brirk walls fell outward and the heavy
truss rif dropped, covering the debris
in which almost 20 employes were im
prisoned. Instantly all the electric
lights went out and the darkness pre
vented prompt work in res uing.
Colombians Invade Land.
Colon, Dec. 24. Information
been received here that about 100
has
Co-
lonibian troops have landed at the Is
land of Tines, northwest of Caje Tibur
on, which is situated at the western en
trance of the Gulf of Darien. The
Island of Tines is in the Panama terri
tory and is the only island along that
coast which is wooded, peaked w ith
mountains and also well watered, thus
offering every facility for camping and
being used as a base of observation.
Cattle Allowed ca Reacrrta.
Washington. Dec. 24. Secretary of
the Interior Hitchcork todav author-
iwd the grazing of 97,000 sheep and
4,250 cattle and horses on the northern
divUion of the Cascade forest reserve
from June 10 to October next; also
20,000 sheep in the eastern division of
the Washington forest rve.
STOLE L)Y THE CAR
SEATTLE RING
JNOV
F FREIGHT THIEVES
HAS BEEN.
UNEARTHED.
Amounts Will Knch Far Into the Thoue
nds-Nortbarn Pacific and Qreat
Northern Beth. Heavy Losers Many
Employes Implicated Good Sent to
Various Points and Sold for Song.
Beanie, vvasn., uee. vs. in the ar
rest of Herman Khciuhart, managnr of
Uie Arlington dock; James C. Graves,
yardmaster of tiie Great Northern rail
way, and P. J.V:lynn foreman of the
Ureat .Northern m;mlithouse, the offic
ials of the two transcontinnetal lines
believe they have unearthed one of the
greatest conspiracies to delraud that
has ever been brought to light in the
West.
The investigation has been but
started, and while none of the high
officials will talk regarding the matter,
it is well known that the operations of
a thieving ring, with headquarters in
Seattle, extend over a period of at least
four years and it may be five.
During that time freight cars have
been robbed of their contents, and the
goods consigned to one merchant sold
to another in the same line of business
in the same city. Again, wohle freight
car loads of goods have been taken and
reBhipped to other points where the
ring is alleged to hve had fences for
the disposal of the stuff.
Tons upon tons of merchandise, it is
charged, have been sent to Alaska, to
California, to Oregon, and interior
Western states, sold for what it would
bring and the moi:ey divided between
those implicated.
The work of the detectives shows that
trainmen, station agents, foremen,
yardmen, engineers, and, in fact, al
most every class of employes on the
lines of the railroads, have been impli
cated. All have not been concerned in
the same shipments, but at some time
or other have reaped a harvest from a
part of the stolen property.
The Northern Pacific railroad, it is
said, is the heaviest loser in freight
shipments, and the sums paid by the
company for "lost goods" runs far into
the thousands. The Great Northern,
while it has been a sufferer from the
same depredations, has not suffered to
the same extent as the Northern Pacific
in lost freight.
HITCHCOCK COVERS HIS HAND.
More Development in Land Fraul Cases
Due at Any Time.
Washington, Dec. 23. More import
ant developments in the big land fraud
scheme, for alleged complicity in which
John A. Benson, of San Francisco, was
arrested yesterday, are expected short
ly, but the utmost secrecy guards the
proceedings. Woodford Harlan, the
former chief of division, and at present
a clerk in the general land office, who
is accused of taking bribes from Ben
son, was not at his desk today, it being
explained he was away on leave of ab
sence for two or three days. Secretary
Hitchcock today declined to discuss the
expected further arrests or to say what
action as to Harlan's case is in contem
plation, and when asked why Harlan
had been retained so long after the dis
covery of the alleged offenses refused to
answer the question. Benson has gone
to New York.
FRIARS WILL LEAVE ISLAND.
They
Have No Money to Buy
Back
Lands In Philippine.
Rome, Dec. 23. The settlement of
the friar lands question in the Philip
pines also practically settles, it is con
sidered here, the question of the friars
themselves. The Franciscans, it is be
lieved, will abandon the islands alto
gether, since they have no money to
purchase lands, and have no other
means of support. A few of the Recol
lects will remain, as they still have
some property left. The Dominicans
will be looked after by their university
and the Augustinians will reoccupy the
building erected at Ho Ilo, which is
now used by the Americans as a bar
racks, and will claim an indemnity
from the government. The Augustin
ians w ill use the building as a school.
Monry Order System for Bank.
New York, Dec. 23. After a three
days' session here, the American bank
ers' association, representing 7,000
banks, has agreed upon a plan for a
money order system whereby sums not
to exceed $100 can be sent by mail
and the orders cashed by any bank be
longing to the association. The scheme
will, of course, -come into direct compe
tition with the monty order division
of the postoffice department, and it is
expected cut largely into the govern
ment revenues. It will be operated
the same as the exchange system.
Troop to Leave Mine.
Denver, De:. 23. At a conference
between Governor Peabody and Ad
jutant General Sherman M. Bell, it
was decided to withdraw the troops
gradually from both the Cripple Creek
listriVts and the Tellunde mining dis
trict. Orders have been issued to re
duce the Cripple Creek foroe from 375
to 300 men, and to relieve 115 men at
Telluride, thus cutting the. force) in
that district to 325 men. At the first
of the year another out is to be made.
Turkey Order an Apology.
Washington, Dec. 23. The state de
partment has received a cablegram from
Minister Ix'i.-hnian giving the details of
the settlement of the trouble. He
state that the Turkish government ha
instructed the governor of AleiandretU
to apologize to the consul on hi return
there.
CLOSE WATCH ON COLOMBIA.
American Outposts ara Keeping Admiral
(Has Well Informed.
Panama, Dec. 23. By means of the
gun boats, Rear Admiral Glass is keep
ing in almost daily communication with
the two American outposts at San Mig
uel. One of these, composed of 100
marines and four field pieces, is well
and comfortably located at Yaviza and
the other, numbering 100 men, com
posed of marines and bluejackets, and
which also has field pieces, is stationed
at Real Santa Maria, 10 miles from
Yaviza. Both of the outposts are en
camped on the Tuira river. A dis
tance of CO miles, partly an estuary of
the gulf and partly river, separates
them from the ancorage of the Ameri
can war vessels, where the Wisconsin
and Bosotn are now lying. The Con
cord is going back and forth with dis
patches, while the Marblehead, with
Admiral Glasa.aboard, remains at Pan
ami,
The outposts are all kept well sup
plied with all nescessities, and in case
of trouble could quickly communicate
with the war vessels. There are also
at Yaviza and Real Santa Maria about
100 Panamans. . These men have been
scouting toward the Colombian fron
tier, but according to the latest infor
mation brought to Admiral Glass there
is no sign of Colombian soldiers on
Panama territory. Naval authorities
do not believe Colombia will invade
Panama's territory.
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JAPAN WANTS GOLD STANDARD.
Suggest That Ratio of 32 to I be Adopt
ed for All Sliver Countries.
Washintgon, Dec. 23. The commis
sion oh international exchange has re
ceived from Professor Jenks tbe con
clusions of the monetary commission of
Japan regarding the proposals of the
American commission for a uniform
coinage system, based upon the gold
exchange standard for China.
The resolutions declare that the cha
otic condition of the currency as it now
exists in China is disadvantageous not
to China alone, but to those countries
that have commercial relations with
her, and that a definite and uniform
currency system should be speedily in
stituted and put into operation through
out the whole empire, or at least, in
those parts of it that are of commercial
importance.
If possible it is desirable that this
system, should be on the single gold
standard. Inasmuch as the currency
reform cannot be started on a perfect
system, it is regarded as advisable to
adopt the recommendations of the
Ameriqan commission.. It suggests al
so that the ratio for China of 32 to 1
between gold and silver coins should
be adopted for other silver using conn
tries which may hereafter adopt the
gold standard.
PREPARES FOR WAR.
Japan Qlves Rush Order to Both Army
and Navy. .
Paris, Dec. 23. A private letter re
ceived here from a leading American
diplomatic official in Japan says that
while there are continued . hopes' of
peace, the government is making final
preparations for the eventuality of war.
Preparations in the various branches of
the army and navy are proceeding with
the utmost energy. The whole mili
tary establishment is being placed in
readiness for an aggressive campaign
from the outset.
The Russian embassy here takes an
optimistic view of the Far Eastern situ
ation and considers the last dispatches
exaggerated. A member of the em
bassy tonight said:
"The negotiations between Russia
and Japan have assuredly encountered
many obstacles, but they will continue,
and it will not be Russia who will first
break them off. The condition of the
Russian naval forces is such as will
guard them against all surprise."
The Jaapnese legation here author-
zes the statement that it retains a
hope of pacific- solution of the
troubles. No alarming hews has
reached the legation, from Tokio, and
the rumored recall of its military at
taches to Japan, it says, is an invention.
Schooners Driven Ashore.
St. John's, N. F.,' Dec". 23. During
a fierce blizzard yesterday the schooner
Susan was driven ashore off St. Johns.
Her crew, after 12 hours in an open
boat, made port this morning badly
frostbitten. The schooner Mary Ellen
went ashore at Trepassy. The crew
clung to the rocks alt night and suffered
terribly from exposure. The schooner
Fashoda went ashore at Greens island.
The crew escaped. It is feared
that the schooner Dictator has foun
dered in the storm with her crew of
seven men. .
Turkish Cruiser a Success.
Philadelphia, Dec. 23. The cruiser
Medjidia, built for the Turkish govern
ment by the Cramp ship building com
pany, returned here tonight from her
trial trip, which proved to be a success
in every way to her builders. Over a
one mile course the cruiser sustained
22.28 knots an hour. Her contract is
for 22 knot. The new war ship mad
a good speed of 22.4 knots in a one hour
trial and in a run of six hours main
tained a speed of 20 knots flat.
Four Thousand to B Laid Off.
Chicago, Dec. 23. Fonr thousand
men employed by the Illinois Steel
compbany, in south Chicago, will be
laid off for an indefinite period on
Thursday, the day before Christmas,
according to a notice sent ont by the
officials of the company today.
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
YIELDS GOOD MONEY.
IB Eddy Law Yearly Income Will Run
to $150,000.
Salem When the Eddy corporation
tax law was passed it was estimated
that it would produce a revenue of
$100,000 a year. The act has been in
force scarcely more than six months
and there has beeu paid into the state
treasury $90 808. F. T. Wrightman
corporation clerk in the office of the
secretary of state, estimates that the
annual revenue will aggregate $125,000
to $150,000, with the latter sum not
improbable. As a revenue measure, it
is evident that the Eddy law will not
be a disappointment.
It has been frequently charged bv
promoters of wildcat mining companies
that the Eddy law would keep out for
eign corporations and prevent the orga
nization of new concerns. It is true
that the law has put a very noticeable
check upon the organization of corpora
tions with enormous capital stock, but
without any considerable assets. Cor
porations are now lormed upon a more
businesslike basis.
The assertions of the mining stock
promoters served to cause some doubt
as to the success of the Eddy law, but
tne facts gleaned from the records m
the office of the secretary of state prove
the error of those assertions. The cor
poration tax law has not kept away any
corporation that desired to do a legiti
mate business in this state.
The records show that since May 21,
when the new law went into effect, 171
corporations organized in other states
have 'filed their articles in this state
and paid $50 each for the privilege of
so doing. The total revenue from that
source in less than seven months was
$8,550.
These 171 foreign corporations also
paid the proportion of the annual
license fee due for the unexpired frac
tion of the year, which fee varied ac
cording to the capital stock. The rev
enue from this source was $17,359.79.
making a total of $26,909.79 which for
eign corporations have contributed to
the support of this state in a period of
less than seven months.
During this same time 220 new con
cerns have been organized in this state,
paying organization fees which varied
according to the amount of the captial
stock, and aggregating $9,892.97.
these 22u new companies, in a per
iod of less than seven months, means
an average of more than 32 per month,
which does not seem to indicate that
the Eddy law has prevented the organ
ization of corporations or forced ' them
to go to other states to secure corporate
authority. The total fees collected by
tbe secretary of state from both foreign
and domestic corporations are $36,802.
76. Coming Events.
Northwest fruitgrowers' association,
Portland, January 11-13.
National livestock convention, Port
land, January 12-15.
National woolgrowers' association,
Portland, January 12-15.
Toultry show, Albany, January
12-15.
Angora goat show, Dallas, January
14-15. f"
Whitman-Oregon debate, Eugene,
January 15.
Oregon Christian Endeavor conven
tion, Pendleton, February 19-22.
Athena Farmer Hold Oral.
Athena It is estimated by the wheat
buyers of this place that there are about
75,000 bushels of wheat in this district
that have not been sold. John Bell &
Sons have just disposed of 28,000 bush
els at about 62 cents per bushel. Mr.
Bell raised about 30,000 bushels this
year, this being among the largest
yields for one ranch. It has been
learned from some of the bankers of the
district that the depoists in the institu
tions this season are not as large as had
been expected, because the farmers are
not selling their w heat.
Feeding a Thousand Hog.
Athena Hog raising is now an ex
tensive industry of the farmers of this
district. It is estimated that fully
1,000 hogs are being fed in this im
mediate vicinity at present. John
Bell, who is an extensive hog raiser,
says: "We are feeding 200 hogs this
winter. Nearly every farmer of the
district has increased his stock this
season and they are taking a deep in
terest in the industry. We find a
ready market for our hogs."
Plenty of Feed in the Grand Ronde.
La Grande Prospetts for hay feed
this winter were never better. Up to
this time the stock in the Grand Konde
valley have had to have very little feed
ing, although there is plenty of forage.
Tbe range along the foothills is very
good and should there he little snow fall
the cattlemen will pull through the
winter in fine shape. Cattle and sheep
are commanding fair prices.
Cotton Is Agricultural Regent.
Salem Governor Chamlierlain has
appointed W. W. Cotton, of Portland,
to succeed Benton Killin, whose term
has expired, as a mentlier of the board
of regents of the Oregon agricultural
college. John D. dwell, of Jackson
county, and J. M. Church, of Union
county, were reappointed to succeed
themselves on the same board.
DoagUu Ho Clean BUI at Health.
Roebnrg-The local health officer,
Dr. E. Du Gas, reports that not a
single case of quarantine for contagious
diseases now exists in Douglas county.
This is the first time in several months
that he has been able to report an abso
lutely clean bill of health, although no
epidemic has existed at any time.
WALLOWA COUNTY STOCK.
Stand Third In the List of Heavy
Sheep Producers.
Enterprise The county assessor has
just completed his statement of the
number of sheep and cattle in. Wallowa
county for 1903. He shows the num
ber of sheep to be 180,000. Thus Wal
lowa stands third on the list among the
counties of eastern Oregon. It is lead
only by Morrow and Umatilla. The
sheep in each of those counties num
bered about 183,000. The average
price of sheep this fall is placed at
$2.30. This makes the value of the
sheep of Wallowa county $414,000.
There is little increase this vear over
the number raised in 1902.
The number of cattle is placed at
16,936, which is about the same as
was raised last year. Wallowa county
is well down the list in the number of
cattle, outclassing only Morrow county.
The average price of cattle this year is
placed by the buyers at $25 each. This
would make the total value of the cat
tle $423,400.
The value of the cattle and sheeD
combined would be $1,037,400. The
value of the sheep and cattle of Uma
tilla, Baker, Harney, Grant, Union and
Morrow amounts to $6,187,447. Thus
the valuo of the cattle and the sheep of
eastern Oregon is $7,224,847.
WILL D1Q DEEP FOR WATER.
Grand Ronde Artesian Well Company Or
ganized and Officer Elected.
La Grande A meeting was held at
Alioel last week by the Grande Ronde
citizens for the purpose of organizing a
company to test thoroughly the digging
of the artesian well. The meeting was
largely attended. J. M. Church was
elected chairman of the meeting and J.
, bmutz secretary.
It was decided to organize a capital
stock of $4,000, divided into shares of
10 each, to be known as the Grand
Ronde Valley Artesian Well company.
un adjournment of the general meet
ing the directors met and elected F. 8.
Bramwell president, 8. 1. Brooks vice
president, Peter McDonald secretary
and J. M. Church treasurer.
A well will be dug a depth of at least
2,000 feet unless water is struck before
gging this far, and the experiment
will be made on the sand ridge, near
Alice! .
Rushing to the Coal Field.
Prairie City There is a hie rush
through this place to the John Day
coal fields, which have recently been
discovered. Men are coming into the
country to investigate, and much of the
untaken land is being located. The
coal is said to be superior to that pro
duced by the Heppner coal fields, and
there are indications that large depos
its win be opened. L'roppings have
been discovered in many places. Sev
eral thousand acres Of the supposed
coal lands have been secured by pro
moters, who are'tryingtogetmore.
Rich Ledge In the Santlam.
Albany What promises to be a very
rich mining ledge has been reported
from the South Santiam country, near
Foster. The discoveries are about two
miles from the Whitcomb postoffice, in
the mountains, and are 40 miles from '
the Southern Pacific by wagon road.
The prospect has been known to a few
for sumo tune, but the matter has been
kept quiet until a test could be made.
An assay shows $21 copper, $2.40 sil
ver and $1.85 gold.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 71(a72c; blue-
stem, 77c; valley, 78c.
Barley-! eed, $20 per ton; brewing,
20,u20.50; rolled, $21.
Flour Valley, $3.75(33.85 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $:t9.0(4.10:
clears, $3.553.75; hard wheat pat
ents, $4.204.50; graham, $3.75;
whole wheat, $5; rye flour. $4.60a
47.5. Oats No. 1 white, $1.07) 9
1.10; gray, $1.05 per cental.
Millstuffs Bran, $18 per ton; mid
dlings, $23; fchorts, $19; chop, $18;
linseed, dairy food, $19.
Hay Timothy, $16 per ton; clover,
$12; grain, $12; cheat, $12.
Vegetables Turnips, 65 per sack;
carrots, 75c; beets, 9Uc; parsnips, 75
90c; cabbage, 1(31 Vie per pound; pars
ley, per dozen, 25c; tomatoes, $l(gl.60
per crate; cauliflower, 75$1 per doz
en; celery, 70c; pumpkins, lc per
pound. oni ns, Yellow Danvers, 80c
$1 per sack, growers' prices.
Honey $3(53. 50 per case.
Potatoes Oregon, choice and fancy,
65 75c per sack; common, 5060c;
sweet potatoes, sacks, 2c; boxes, 2o
per pound.
Fruits Applet, 75c$2 per box;
pears, $1(31.50 per box.
Butter Fancy creamery, 27)30c
per pound; dairy, 2022,4c; store,
15 15 Kc.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 1415c;
Young America, 15(3 16c.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 9c per
pound; spring, 9c; hens, 9c; turkeys,
live, 16c; drensed, 7c; ducks, $607
per dozen; geese, 8c per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch,-32 nc; Eastern,
25830.
Hops Choice, 24c per pound;
prime, 22c; medium, 19c; common,
15c. Wool Valley, 17(gl8c; Eastern
Oregon, 1215c; mohair, 8285c.
Beef Dressed, 5!6 J4'c per pound.
Veal .Dressed, small, 88,c;
large, 5?6c per pound.
Mutton Dressed, 66cc; lambs,
dressed. 6 'c per pound.
Fork Dressed, 636,Sic per pound.
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