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SPAIN PREPARINC Measures Are Taken to Quell Any Dis turbance, PROCLAIM STRICT CENSORSHIP The Government Apparently Is About to Sue for Peace—Minister Correa's Bold Talk—Forbidden to Publish Any Writings Without Authority. Madrid, July 18.—A decree has been published suspending throughout Spain the rights of individuals as guaranteed by the constitution. The government wishes to have full power to suppress evidences of discord or rebellion which might appear. The decree of the captain-general of Madrid says decrees suspending the constitutional guarantee throughout the kingdom have been published, and a state of war exists. It is ordered that no meetings take place without previ ous authority of the military authori ties. It is also forbidden to publish, without previous authorization, any writings, engravings or designs what ever. The decree concludes by specify ing the punishment for those who dis regard the orders issued. The publication of the decree is ac cepted as proof that peace negotiations are actually in progress. Premier Sagasta is quoted as saying: “Spain wants peaoe, but it must be an honorable peace, as Spain deserves. The army is anxious to resist to the last, but the government cannot con sent to such a useless sacrifice, Had we our Meet, the situation would have been very difierenL” The pacific tendency is increasing, the general public taking a favorable view of the suggestion that the powers should attempt the re-establishment of peace, but it is said, contrary to reports current, France has not taken the initiative. The minister of war, General Cor rea, is quoted as saying in an inter view, he thought peace might be ar ranged on the following terms: “The United States and Spain to agree to let the Cubans decide by pleb iscite whether they desire independ ence or autonomy under tiie suzerainty <if Spain. The governments to agree to abide by the result of the plebiscite, and in the event of tire Cubans voting for independence, the United States to allow Spain nine months in which to withdraw her army gradually and dig• nifiedly from Cuba, as soldiers should, after having fought like heroes.” Continuing the minister for wAr said: “We ought to retain Porto Rico at all costs in order to be always near Cuba, which the Americans will be able to despoil in course of time, and in order to more easily communicate with the South American republics, which daily display the greatest enthu siasm for Spain. “As to the Philippine islands, it is certain we will retain them, even though the Americans succeed in oc cupying Manila, of which place their occupation will Ire most brief. An official dispatch announces that the [ rebel chiefs and Americans will not al- | ways agree, which is to Spain’s advant- j age. The government has formed a I echeme, which will not only assure I Spain the possession of the Philippine I islands, but which will restore their j tranquility.” On leaving the cabinet council this evening, the ministers professed still to be without confirmation of the re ported capitulation of Santiago. BROUGHT TO A STOP. French Gunboat Held Up in Guanta namo Bay After Hours. Playa del Este, Guantanamo Bay, July 16.—A French gunboat of about 2,000 tons displacement attempted to come into the harbor about dusk to night without permission, and met with a surprise party. The cruiser ; Marblehead fired a blank shot as the gunboat came into the entrance to the harbor, nut no attention was paid to this, and a shot from a 6-pounder was sent across her bows. This, too, was disregarded, the gunboat coming along under full steam. For a few minutes it looked a9 if a row. was possible. The trumpets on the Marblehead rang out a call to quarters, and another shot wae sent across the Frenchman’s bow, this time in uncomfortable proximity. That warning was sufficient, however, and the Frenchman stopped with extreme suddenness. It is against naval custom for a war vessel of one nation to enter a port which the vessels of another nation ; are blockading, unless permission is granted. The captain of the French gunboat was either in ignorance of the American occupation, or chose to dis regard it until forcibly reminded of the fact by Commodore McCalla. The gunboat was allowed to anchor in the lower harbor for the night. Treating the Wounded. MILLIONS IN DUST. ATTEMPT Gold-Laden Steamer St. Faul Arrives»! San Francisco. Santiago Is Given Up Without a Fight. PRISONERS TO BE SENT HOME The Eastern End of Cuba Ig Now in Onr Fos«ea«ion—Capitulation Came After a Brief Conference Betweeu General Toral and Shafter and Mile«. Washington, July 16.—Santiago for mally surrendered at 3 o’clock P. M. The adjutant-general today received the following from Playa del Este: "I have just returned from an inter view with General Toral. He agrees j to surrender on the basis of his army ! being returned to Spain. This proposi tion embodies the surrender of all of I Eastern Cuba from Acerraderos on the south to Sagua on the north, via Palma, with practically the Fourth army corps. The commissioners will meet this after noon at 2:30 to definitely arrange tho terms. SHAFTER.” Adjutant-General Corbin announced that Santiago surrendered soon after General Shafter’s dispatch was re ceived, a telegram having been received which showed that the Spaniards agreed to our terms. Only the details of the capitulation now remain to be adjusted. The war department has notified Sixteen New Cages Occur Among the General Shafter that his plans are ap Troops—One Death Is Reported. proved so far ae they are known, in Washington, July 19.—The only dis- 1 cluding the agreement for shipment of quieting news received at the war de the Spanish troops to Spain. The state partment during the day was as to the ment that the Spanish proposition em yellow fever oondition at the front, and braces all Eastern Cuba from Acerrad- this was modified in an enoouraging eros to Sagua is important, in that it way later by General Shafter’s news. ! shows the surrender to embrace all the It was a disjiatch from Colonel Green harbor and contiguous territory in San leaf, chief surgeon with the army in tiago. It does not include Holguin and Cuba, saying that 16 new cases had Manzanillo, where the Spaniards are appearer). His dispatch was as follows: j reported to have considerable bodies of “Siboney, via Hayti, July 18.—To ! soldiers. Sternberg, Washington: Sixteen new The navy department also received cases in the past 24 hours, and one word of the surrender in a brief dis death. Sanitation measures are rigid. I patch from Admiral Sampson. •‘GREENLEAF, Chief Surgeon.” The war department received the While this was regarded with some following, written apparently before apprehension by laymen, the surgeon- | the final surrender of Santiago at 3 general’s department considered the o’clock: showing entirely satisfactory. Colonel “General Toral formally surrendered Alden, acting surgeon-general during . his array at Santiago on the terms and the abeence of General Sternberg, said understanding that his troops shall be a report of only 16 cases was an excep returned to Spain. General Shafter tionally good showing as the number will appoint commisioners to draw up must be taken relatively to the large conditions of arrangements for carrying number of men at the front. With the out the terms of the surrender. This surrender accomplished there would be is very gratifying, and General Shafter better opportunity to get the men on and thd officers and men of his com high ground and keep away from in mand are entitled to great credit for fection. their sincerity and fortitude in over During the day a report was received , coming the almost insurmountable ob stating positively that no cases of yel- | stacles which they encountered. A low fever existed on the Harvard, which portion of the array has been infected brought a large number of sick Span- J with yellow fever, and efforts will be ish prisoners to Portsmouth, N. H. | made to separate them and to keep This not only relieved officials as to the those who are still on board ships from conditions at Portsmouth, but also as those on shore. Arrangements will be to the Harvard, for it would be a se immediately made for carrying out vere handicap to the navy if thia crack further instructions of the president craft had to go into quarantine. and yourself. NELSON A. MILES, “Major-General of the Army.” FREE RIDE HOME. SPREADS. APPEALS FROM ~ ALASKA. Colonel Hecker’« Finn for Transporting 1 the Spaniards. "* Bill. PnMed by Congress Providing for Their Transfer. Washington, July 19.—Secretary Al ger today indorsed the plan of Colonel Hecker for the transportation of the Spanish troops from Santiago back to Spain. It provides for an aggregate of 1,600 Spanish officers, with first-class cabin accommodations, and 24,000 sol diers, with third-class steerage paseage. The colonel says that the Spanish sol diers will be delivered on board at Santiago for Cadiz or such other ports ae may be designated. It is provided that the accommodations are to be kept up to the standard required by the United States army regulation as to officers and men, in regard to the gal leys, ventilation, etc. Subsistence furnished is to tie equal to the United States army ration, which is set forth in detail as a guide to biddersj ae to what they muet furnish. Washington, July 16. — The bill providing for the transfer from the circuit court of appeals for the ninth circuit to the supreme couit of certain appeals from the distriot court of Alaska, the passage of which by the house was in a great measure due to the efforts of Representative Tongue, was steered through the senate the day before adjournment, after being re ported on the name day from the judi ciary oommittee. Action on the meas ure wae exceedingly rapid, for when the bill had passed the house, June 21, it was immediately sent to the senate and there referred to a committee, from which it was favorably reported within two weeks. That is a short time tor considering a bill of such im portance, and the fact that it passed this session reflects great credit on There are 2,487 different varieties of Senator McBride, under whose guid fire escapes and ladders to be used in ance the matter was carried threugh ca-e of emergency.________ the senate. (leaning the Harbor. Washington, July 19.—It is expect ed by the navy department that but few ships of Admiral Sampson's squad ron will enter the harbor at Santiago. Enough vessels will lie sent in to put the harbor in condition for naval oper ations. ______________ SUICIDE. Blanco Wa« Frenxled When He Heard of Cervera'« Defeat. San Francisco, July 19.—After be- ling eagerly watched for during the last ' 10 days. the steamer St. Paul arrived > touight from St. Michaels, bringing 1 men and treasure from the Klondike. I There were 176 passengers on the list, i uid the amount of their earnings in golddust, nuggets and bank drafts is estimated by the ship’s officers at 83,- 000,000. The largest amount brought out by a single prospector is in the possession of "f. I. Pickett, who has 880,000, prin cipally in golddust and nuggets. Pete Wybird admits to ownership of $50,- 000; E. J. Nash has 830,000 and Fred Berry, of Fresno, Cal., who had previ ously brought out a fortune, says he has another with him now, but de clines to disclose the amount. J. Dumas, who has been prospecting on Eldorado creek, has $45,000 to show for his labors in the frozen north, and W. E. Burn, who suffered the misfor tune of having hie feet frozen and los ing both by amputation, feels compen- sated by the possession or $100,000 in cash the proceeds of the sale of his five mining claims. J. Dumas sjient only one month in the Klondike, but during that period realized 820,000 from his claim, and just before his departure sold the claim for $25,000 more so that his days at Dawson were exceedingly profitable. The returning miners say that it is idle for prospeciors to go to the Klon dike now expecting to locate claims as all the mining land of any value has already been staked out. The only manner in which claims can be now acquired in said to be by purchase. The general concensus of opinion is that the value of Minook creek ae a center has been overestimated. Claims there are pronounced to be of little value and the intending miner if he be guided by the experience of these pio neers will confine hie operations to the neighborhood of the original gold dis coveries near Dawson. Dominion creek is pronounced the richest of the Klondike streame in the precious metal. Eldorado and Bonanza creeks are considered by these prospect ors only second in importance to Do minion. It has been learned on reliable au thority that the Alaska Commercial Company receiver! tonight about $3,- 423,000. Adding this to the amount brought down by the miners which is now placed at over $3,000,000 the Klondike treasure carried by the St. Pau) is not less than $6,000.000 or $ 7,000,000. ________ FEVER AT | River la Not Mined. Astoria, July 16.—Now that Santi Washington, July 14.—Surgeon-Gen ago has fallen, government officials eral Van Revpen, of the navy, received here have given out the statement that a report from the surgeons with the i the mouth ot the Columbia was never fleet showing that in many cases of mined, or any preparations for subma-, wounded, some of them serious, no rise rine defense made. Patrol-boats were of temperature or an accumulation of stationed just inside the heads, and in pus has appearer!. From a medical j coming steamers were bailed and or standpoint this is said to be a great ad- ’ St Thomas banks attached 6,000 dered to proceed under slow hell, that rance from the conditions during the tons of American ooal in an action for the mines might not be interfered civil war, and is attributed to the intro damages growing out of the refusal of with. The forts had orders to fire up duction of antiseptic treatment of the government to pay a draft made by on all vessels not complying with the wounds. It shows that no fever fol Consul Van Hone. regulations. lows the wound. Key West, July 15.—According toad rices from Havana received here today, Governor-General Blanco attempted to xiuuuit suicide when be learned be yond doubt that Admiral Ceiveia’s squadron had been annihilated. The surlier misleading dispatches, which ¿ave the impression here that Cervera had eluded the American floet, caused the greatest joy in Havana, but when the truth became known, with meager details, sliowing the utter destruction of Cervera’s squadron, all gaietiee were stopped and every public and many pri vate buildings were hung with cre¡>e and other black diaperies. Blanco wae in the palace when the intelligence reached him, and he be came almost frenzied. He was closeted with his staff and General Arólas, of the Spanish forcee, disuceeing the news, when be made the attempt on his life. After a struggle he was subdued and disarmed, but the shock was so severe that he was prostrated and compelled to keep to hie bed for several days. When he arose his first order was to prohibit any food supplies leaving Havana for interior towns, where the distress is most severe and where many are starving daily. This and other information was brought by Jose Pauline Blanco, who indignantly repudiated a suggestion of kinship with the governor-general. He eays he is a loyal Cuban, and escaped to avoid the necessity of fighting against his cause, as every male in the island who is able to bear arms is being pressed into servioe. Blanco says the living conditions in Havana are con stantly growing worse, the greutest dis tress necessarily falling on the Cubans, as nearly all the food is seized for the troops. The reconcentrados who have suffi cient influence with the dispensing authorities sometimes oontrlve to get one wretched meal a day. but the others starve, and it is no uncommon thing, Blanco says, to see persons drop dead in the streets. Even among the Span iards starvation is rapidly sapping their loyalty, and large numbers of men are banding themselves together, awaiting the first Amerioan attack on Havana as a signal for revolt The grocery and provision stores are empty. Work on the defenses continue with ceaeeleee vigor. Two liuee of caMo llean ng torpedoes have been strung across the harbor from the city side to Morro castle, and the same has been done in the l>ay of Mariel, where it was reported American troops are to be landed. The Spanish ships now In the harbor are the gunboats Conde Venadito. Mar quise de la Ensenada. Neuva Espana, Filipinas and Nunez Pinzon, several of which are unfit for service. ITALY TO USE FORCE. SqtMMlroei Rent to Colombia bo Collect Corrutti Claim. Washington, July 15.—The state de partment has been notified that the Italian government hiiB determined to adopt force in securing the payment by the republic of Colombia of the ar bitration award made by President Cleveland in favor of Ernesto Oorrutti, an Italian citizen, amounting to $250,- 000. To this end the Italian govern ment has summarily closed diplomatic negotiations with the Colombian min ister at Rome and notified Admiral Candani to proceed with the Italian squadron to Cartagena, Colombia, and there adopt forcible means to collect the amount. A dispatch from Caracas announces that the Italian squadron under Admiral Candani left La Guay ara Monday for Cartagena, in order to seize the custom-house there. The In formation reaching the state department is that the Italian squadron will arrive at Cartagena on the 16th, and that it consists of four warships. Troop« for Honolulu. Washington, July 15.—Secretary Al ger today issued orders attaching the Hawaiian islands to the military de partment of California. The First New York volunteers will be assigned to gar rison duty at Honolulu. General Otis has charge of the transjiortation of trooja to the islands, and hopes by the 15th or a little later to secure four coast vessels, with a capacity of 1,200 man. ________________ Rebellion Is Growing. Loudon, July 15.—According to a dispatch to tho Times from Wu Chon, the rebellion in that district of China is assuming serious proportions. The cities of Yung Shien, Pe Lien and Hu Cbuan have fallen. The Triad So ciety is concerned in the movemenL Troops are being forwarded to the scene of the disturbances. Clark I. Chief of Staff. Washington, JulylS.—Captain Cbas. E. Clark, commanding the battleship Oregon, has been appointed chief of staff of Commodore Watson, command ing the Eastern squadron, under orders to proceed to European waters and bar- rass the coast of Spain, and to pursue and destroy the Spanish fleet in oom- mand of Admiral Camara. Captain Clark will retain command of the Ore gon while serving as chief ot staff. Italy will permit no Spanish warships to ooai at Italian ports. Three Men Lout Thetr Ltveu. Racine, July 15.—Fire this'sfternom destroyed the three-story building of the Racine Malleable A Wrought Iron Company, resulting in a pecuniary lose of «100,000. Three persons are known to have been killed, and a snore or more seriously injured. The dead, as (ar as known, are: John Keefe, Gue Nofski; unidentified body, supposed to be AdeL bert Hollister. Eight others are miss ing and are supposed to be tesd. Chris. Poulson and George Case are believed to be fatally injured, __ ffl PROMPT ■ •----------- — Dewey Rebukes German Bluff in Subig Bay. KAISER'S WARSHIP RETIRED llaleigh and Concord Prevented Its In terference—The Captare of lela Grande—Insurgent« Aided in Taking the Fort From the 8pani«h. Manila, via Hong Kong, July 16.— The insurgents, on Wednesday, July 6, reported that the German cruiser Irene, in Subig bay, refused to permit them to attack the Spaniards on Granite island. Rear Admral Dewey promptly dispatched the Raleigh and Concord to investigate tho matter. On entering Subig bay the Raleigh opened fire on the forts, whereupon the Irene slipped her cable and steamed out by the other channel. The result of the tire of the Amerioan warships was that tlie Spaniards .numberingover 500 men sur rendered everything. On returning to Manila, the Irene ex plained that Bhe interfered “in the in terest of humanity,” and offered to hand over to the Americans the refugees she had on tioaid. Admiral Dewey has declined to accept tiiem. Governor-General Augustin has is sued a proclamation promising to grant autonomy to the islands »nd offering the i.xsurgents inducements to join the Spanish forces. General Aguinaldo, the insurgent leader, in u reply, said the overtures of the Spanish oommand- er came too late. Washington, July 15.—The adminis tration is very much pleased with the readiness shown by the admiral in meeting the grave issue presented to him at Subig bay, as he did. Naval officers, too, were not a little grat'fied at the speedy retirement of the German cruiser Irene, after tlie appearance of the Raleigh and Concord. The navy department has received this dispatch from Manila: “Aguin aldo informs me that bis troops have taken all the Subig bay ports except tlie Isla Grande, which they were prevent ed from taking by the German man-of- war Irene. On July 27 the Raleigh and Concord went there; they took the island and about 300 men, with arms and ammunition. There was no re sistanoe. Tiie Irene retired from tl>e bay on their arrival. I shal1 send the Boston to help Aguinaldo. It is not practicable to send to Guam. No troop vessels are available. DEWEY.” A comparison of the ships show that the Irene was much superior to either of these two. Amerioan vessels and in tonnage was almost as large as the Raleigh and Conoord together. From this, it is inferred that the retirement of the Irene was from motives of gen eral policy, rather than from any dispo sition to try conclusions with the two Amerioan shij>a. In armor, the Ger man ship was much stronger than the Americana, but in guns the Americana had the advantage. In official quarters here there appears to be no disposition to look upon the action of the Irene as a menace which will require explanation. It wae thought at first that this outward show of force on the part of the German ships might lead to an inquiry by this government as to the purpose of Ger many. Thus far, however, there is no disposition to make such inquiry or to attach much importance to the incident. Insurgent« Oaptured a Steamer. Atlantic Coast Cities Are Safe. Washington, July 20.—The naval wav board today held a conference with the president, arranging the final detail» regarding Watson’s cruise. Secretary Long said that no appre hension whatever existed over the Spanish threat that the Camara squad ion woud be divided, part of the stupe coming to this side to attack seaport cities. This is looked upon as a sheer bluff, and it will not have the effect of changing the navy plans or of with drawing any ships for patrol sei vice on the Atlantic coast. Should the Span ish threat be made good, ships more than a match for any of Camara’s ves sels would be available at any Atlantic port on short notice. -------------------------- ■ Disasters to Vessels In Alaskan Waters. San Francisco, July 20.—A report re garding disasters to shipping in Alas kan waters has been received from E. Anders, collector of customs at 8t. Michaels. He says that only two of the recently constructed river boats—tbe Louise and tbe Leah—are likely to reaoh Dawson this year. Besides the vessels already reported wrecked on tbe way to St. Michaels, the bark Rufus E. Wood lost her rivei stoamer over board, the old tug Governor Stoneman lost a barge with a large quantity of freight when the river broke up, and the 12 steamers sent out from Seattle nn June 2 by Moran Brothers were counted among the missing on July 7. Relief Ship Enter« the Harbor, Playa del Este, July 19.—At 9 o’clock, tbe hour of the surrender of the troops at Santiago, and the 10,000 others in the district, tbe Spanish flag was lowered from Morro castle. This afternoon, the torpedoes were taken up or exploded, after which the Red Cross steamer State of Texas en tered to give assistance to the sick and wounded. Tbe warships may not enter the harbor for several days, probably not until the arrangements have been completed for transporting the Spanish prisoners to Spain. Nearly all the American warships are now in Guan tanamo bay. Commodore Watson'» squadron is preparing to go to Spain, and several vessels are preparing for the expedition to Porto Rico. The auxiliary cruiser Yale, with General Miles, will probably leave for Porto Rico in tbe course of a day or two. General Miles eays a sufficient force will be sent to tbe ieland at once to take it and hold it Seattle Markets. Vegetables—Potatoes—Yakima«, |1 per 100 11»; natives, $8® 10; Califor nia potatoes, $1.00 per 100 pounds. Beets, per sack, «1.00; turnips, $1.00; carrots, $1.00; hothouse lettuce, —c; radialies, 12 54 c. Fruit»—California lemons, fancy, $4 00; choice, $3.50; seeding oranges, $1.60(31.75; California navels, fancy, $8@8.26; choice, $2.50@2.75; ban anas, shipping, $2.25(32.76 perbunoh; strawberries, $1.50 per crate. Butter—Fancy native creamery, brick, 19c; ranch, 7@12o; dairy, 125£ @16o; Iowa, fancy creamery, 19c. Cheese—Native Washington, 11 (3 11 Eastern cheese, 1 1@ 1 l^c. Meats—Choice dressed beef steers, prime, 7c; cows, prime, 654o; mut ton, 754«; pork, 7@754o; veal, 6(38c. Hams—Large, 10 54c; small, He; breakfast bacon, 1154. Poultry—Chickens, live, per pound, 19c; dressed, 16c; spring chickens, $2.50 @8.75. Fresh Fish—Halibut, 8@4o; steel heads, 7@8c; salmon trout, 9@10c; flounders and sole, 8@4c; herring, 4c. Oysters—Olympia oystera, per sack, $3.50, per gallon, solid, $1.80. Wheat—Feed wheat, $28. Oats—Choice, per ton, $26. Corn—Whole, $25; cracked, $25; feed meal, $25. Barley—Rolled or ground, per ton, $25; whole, $24. Flour—Patent, $4.10, bbl; straights, $8.85; California brands, $5.50; buck wheat flour, $6.50; graham, per bbl, $4.25; whole wheat flour, $4.60; rye flour, $4.25. Mlllstuffs—Bran, per tOD, $14; aborts, per ton, $16. Feed—Chopped feed, $17@21 per ton; middlings, per ton, $17; oil cake meal, per ton, $85. Hay—Puget Sound mixed, $8@10; choice Eastern Washington timothy, $15. Egge—Paying 18@ 1854c- Ilong Kong, July 15.—Letters re ceived here from Cavite, under date of I July 9, say that while the Spanish steamer Filipinoos wae biding in the river near Subig, the crew mutinied and killed the officers. They then handed the steamer over to the insur gents, who armed the vessel and dis patched it to Subig for the purjKtse of making an attack on Grande island. Portland Market. Continuing, tire letter confirms the Wheat — Walla Walla, 60@62c; Val story told by the press correspondent at Manila in regard to the action of the ley and Bluestem, 64o ;>er bushel. Flour—Best grades, $8.76; graham, 'German warship Irene, and the steps $8.60; superfine, $2.26 per barrel. taken by Admiral Dewey to prevent In- I terferenoe with the insurgents, adding 1 Oats—Choice white, 89c; choice that the Spanish prisoners, in spite of ; gray, 86 @ 37c per bushel. their protests, were banded over to the : Barley—Feed barley, $21; brewing, insurgents with the captured arms and i $22 per ton. Millstuffs—Bran, $13 per ton; mid ammunition. The Germane, it ap pears, fraternize with the Spaniards, dlings, $21; shorts, $18. Hay—Timothy, $11 @12; clover. $10 and German officers are often ««1 in @11; Oregon wild hay, $9@10 per ton. the Spanish entrenchments. Dysentery is reported to hare broken j Eggs—Oregon, 17 54c per dozen. Butter—Fancy creamery, 85@40c; out among the American troops. fair to good, 8254c; dairy, 26@8254e (¡«nniiny'i Flan« Defeated. per roll. New York, July 15. — A Journal copy Cheese—Oregon full cream, 11 @ 12c*. right cable from Manila says that Ad Young America, 125*0. miral Dewey’s jKissession of Subig bay Poultry—Chickens, mixed, $4.50 per defeats Germany’s supposed plaus to ddzen; hens, $4.00; springs, $2.00@3; interfere in the Philippines, and al geese, $8.00@4.60; ducks, young, $3@ though the attitude of the Germans is 4.00 per dozen; turkeys, live, 10(3 still irritating, Admiral Dewey is man 1254c per pound. aging them with great diplomacy. He Potatoes—Oregon Burbanks, 80 @ 86c does not expect any trouble with them. ¡ per sack; new potatoes 60@ 76c. — Onions—California red, $1.26 per It was published in London that the sack. United States has purchased five ocean Hops—6(312 5*0 per pound for new liners of 7,000 tons each in Europe. crop; 1896 crop, 4 @ 6c. Wool—Valley, 10@12o per pound; Wateon’a Rqnadron. 8@12c; mohair, Madrid, July 16.—Captain Annon, Eastern Oregon, minister of marine, confirmed the re- Í 26c per pound. Mutton—Gross, best sheep, wethers port that Commodore Watson’s squad ron is now en route for Spain. He and ewes, 8 ^c; dressed mutton, 7c; added that Admiral Camara’s fleet spring lambs, 9c per lb. Hogs—Gross, choice heavy, $4.7$; would find a secure port. light and feeders, $3.00@4.00; dressed, Fourteen suspicions fever cases have $5.60(36.60 per 100 pounds. broken out among the employes of the Beef—Gross, top steers, 8.6O@$3.75; quartermaster’s department neat San cows, $2.60 @3.00; dressed beef, tiago. The men have been isolated and 5(3 fl per pound. confidence is expressed in the ability Veal—Large, 6 5*@0c; small, 7@8f of the doctors to stamp out the disease. per pound.