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■M If Ill MR Province of Pinar del Rio Ruined by Spanish. HALF THE PEOPLE ARE DEAD ___________ General Davin’ Report on the District mm He F ound It—Proclamation to the i People—Country of Great Fertility. | Washington, Deo. 19.—The terrible state of affairs existing in the western province of Cuba is shown in tins report to tlie war department from General Davis: “Dinar del Rio, Dec. 19.—Adjutant- General, Washington: Arrived here last night. The troops are comfortably encamped, and have all the required supplies. We have been received with the greatest enthusiasm and rejoicing. The civil governor left the province when the Spanish troops retired. The alcalde called and tendered his services. A small Cuban force is in the town as police, and good order prevails every where. I shall raise the flag tomorrow in the presence of the troops and citi zens. The treasury is empty, and the only means of replenishing it is a sys tem of taxation almost to the verge of confiscation. There are no custom houses in this province. The country is one of great fertility and beauty, but has been ravaged almost to destruction, 1 am assured by responsible citizens and foreigners that one-half the former population has been killed and starved to death. Colonel Seyburn, with two battalions, is at Guanajay. He is or dered to occupy Mariel with a detach ment. There is no sickness among the troops. DAVIS.” , , LOOKS BAD FOR MRS. BOTKIN. CUBA’S NEW GOVERNMENT. Damaging Evidence Introduced *.t the Murder Trial. Formal Order of the War Department—. Assignment of Commands. San Fiancieco, Dec. 19.—The defense in the Botkin murder trial today re ceived the worst net-back it has experi enced since the case opened. The evi dence ot two of the witnesses examined today was of such a convincing nature that the chagrin caused bv its introduc-, tion was plainly written upon the faces of the accused woman and her counsel. | The evidence clearly showed that Mrs. Botkin wrote the anonymous letters sent to Mrs. Dunning from this city, apprising Mrs. Dunning of the alleged misconduct of her husband, and in- 1 forming her that she had grounds for commencing a suit for divorce. The handkerchief which was inclosed in tlie box of poisoned candy was proven to have been purchased in this city by Mrs. Botkin, another link iu the chain of the prosecution. Washington, Dec. 17.—The war de partment made public the formal order fot the military government of Cuba. The notable feature is that Major- General Ludlow, who is designated as military governor of Havana City, while nominally subordinate to the di- ▼eion commander, General Brooke, is apparently charged to exercise all the civil functions in that place under di rect authority of the president. Gen eral Lee’s functions appear to be limit ed to those strictly military, and it is thought he may he eventually charged with all the duties, civil as well as military, of the government of the province. The text of the order is as follows: “War Department. Washington, Dec. 15.—By direction of the presi dent, a division to be known as the di vision of Cuba, consisting of geograph ical departments and provinces of Cu ba. with headquarters in the city of Havana, is Hereby created under com mand of Major-General John R. Brooke, United States army, who, in addition to commanding the troops in the division, will exercise the author ity of military governor of the island. "Major - General Fitzhugh Lee, United States volunteers, commanding the Seventh army corps, is assigned to the immediate command of all the troops in the provinoe of Havana. “Major-General William Ludlow, United States volunteers, is designated ns the military governor of the city of Havana, and will report direct to tho division commander. He is charged with all that relates to the collection and disbursement of the revenues of the city and its police, sanitation and general government, under such regula tions as may be prescribed by the pres ident. R. A. ALGER, “Secretary of War.” The commands of military depart ments of the division of Cuba, com manded by General Brooke, bo far as deoided upon, aie as follows: Department of Pinar del Rio, Briga dier-General W. Davis. Puerto Principe, General II. L. Car penter. Santa Clara, General Simon Snyder. Santiago, General L. Wood. This leaves the provinces of Havana and Matanzas unpiovided for. These commands probably will be left open until the return of the president from the South, but the piobabilities are strong that Major-General Lee will be assigned to the district of Havana, and Major-General Henry to the command of Matanzas, DEFIANT ONLY IN TALK. Admiral Deway'a Opinion of the Phil* ippine Insurgents. Manila, Deo. 19. — Rear-Admiral 1 Dewey, when a press correspondent called upon him today, was courteous and pleasant, but absolutely declined to discuss the political situation in the '■ Philippine islands, on tlie ground that his sphere was purely naval. He then proceeded to cross-examine the corre spondent about everything ashore. He was glad to learn that the insurgents were releasing the sick Spanish sol diers they held as prisoners, notwith standing Agninaldo’s grandiloquent. <e- fnsai to do so. This proves that the insurgents are very .conciliatory, in spite of their defiant talk. Admiral Dewey always believed that the insurgents were friendly, especial ly since the warships of our fleet have visited the different ports of those islands, and since ¿omr of our officers have made tours inland, carefully in Swords Turned to Plowshares. vestigating popular sentiment and ju Havana, Deo. 19.—General Davie, diciously preaching the gospel of peace the American commander at Pinar del ful settlement everywheie with highly Rio, has issued a proclamation saying satisfactory results. that President MoKinley has directed Hawaiian Kills. him to assure the inhabitants of secur Washington, Dec. 19.—The senate ity of their lives and property as long as they were orderly. General Davis committee on foreign relations made further declares that fair taxes will be some progress today with the bill re levied, and that no favoritism will be ported by the Hawaiian committee for shown. In conclusion, General Davis the government of th« Hawaiian islands, but adjourned over without says: “Inhabitants of Pinar del Rio—I completing the work. The house com have come as a friend to help you in mittee on merchant marine ami fisher all which may contribute to the pros ies today ordered a favorable report on perity of this great country, or its gen a bill to extend the navigation laws of eral welfare. There is very little I am the United States to the Hawaiian obliged to do without your co-opera islarids. tion, but with your help I am sure of Ex-Confederates In Soldier«* Homes. complete success. The trochas and Washington, Dec. 19.—Repiesenta- forts will be turned into homes, and tive Rixey, of Virginia, today intro the machetes will be used for labor duced a bill for the admission of ex only. Your sacrifices and heroic acts Confederate, ns well as Union, soldiers, have been already rewarded. The past to soldiers’ homes. belongs to the history of the century; Four Persona Killed by a Train. think of your future peace and prosper New York, Dec. 19.—A wagon con ity. This must be your aspiration.” taining eight persons was struck by a The Spanish Archives. train on the Pennsylvania railroad to Havana, Dec. 19.—The removal of night at the Allenwood mossing, a few the Spanish archives from Cuba to miles from Manasquan, N. J., and four Spain has been the subject of frequent people were kilied, two fatally injured, oorresjiondenoe between the American and two others seriously injured. The and Spanish military commissions. To dead are: Mrs. Ellen Allen, Bessie day the matter was satisfactorily ad Allen, her daughter; Miss Allie Alger, justed. Colonel Clous, on behalf of and Jennie Crammer. The fatally in the American commissioners, had a jured are: David 8. Allen, busband long interview with General Jiminez of Mrs. Allen, who was killed, and Kate Castellanos, who had lists of the docu Allen, their daughter. Mr. Allen was ments in each division of the various of the family of which Allenwood takes departments of the government. All its name, and was one of the most documents relating to municipal and prominent men in that part of New provincial affairs, as well as those Jersey. necessary to administration, are not to Dying by Hundreds. be disturbed, but only such papers from San Francisco, Dec. 19.—On board the governor-general’s office and other offioes as exclusively relate to the Span the steamer Gaelic, which arrived ish government. For instance, papers from the Orient today, was Rev. H. W. regarding the Cuban debt ami the war White, a missionary. He brings news expenses are to be sent to Madrid,while of a terrible condition of affairs exist On the other hand the archives of the ing in the Chin-Chow-Fu provinoe, a autonomist government are to remain section 150 miles long and 70 miles wide, inhabited by over 4,500,300 peo practically intact. ple, mostly farmers. Owing to two Decided by a Soldier’. Vote. successive droughts the crops have been Topeka, Kan., Dec. 19.—The state failures, and the people of the province canvassing board decided a tie between are dying by thousands from starvation A. F. Scott, Republican, and L. M. and the outlying provinces and the Marks, Populist, candidates for the government aie doing little to help the legislature from Jefferson county, by suffering. The people of Sbang-Tung ordering tl a drawing of lots. Mr. Scott province are also starving. In some of won, but did not demand his certifi the villages of the latter place there cate, going home with the expectation are hundreds of deaths in a week's that it would be sent by mail. Before time. In Chin-Chow-Fu there have the certificate was sent, however, the been as many as 180 deaths in one mid-Pacific vote cast by the Twentieth day. Kansas, en route to Manila, was re Important Mexican Concession. ceived. Upon examination one vote New York, Deo. 19.—A dispatch to was found for Mr. Marks. Accordingly the state canvassing board reversed its the Herald from Mexico City says: decision and issued a certificate to Mr. The last act of the Mexioan oongress today was the confirmation of one of Marks. _________ _______ the largest concessions tor many years. Transport! From Havana. The concession was granted to Captain Savannah, Ga., Dec. 19.—The trans- A. B. Smith, of Los Angeles, Cal., and port Chester sailed today for Mariana, hie associates for colonizing, steamship Cuba, carrying Brigadier-General Has- and railway enterprises of the first broiick and the headquarters staff of magnitude. the Second division of the Seventh The colony lands include many army corps and the Fourth Virginia leagues on the Gulf of California, with regiment. The transports Minnewaska the ccndition that a canal be con and Roumanian arrived from Havana structed from the lands to Yuma, Cal., today. They will take aboard the and a steamship service be placed from Forty-ninth Iowa and the Sixth Mis the head of the gulf to the southern souri regiments tomorrow and will boundary. The service will also be ex probably sail the next day. tended to the Lower California pointe. Gold Belt Is Large. The line will comprise six modern Spokane, Wash., Dec. 19.—There is steamers. great excitement here over repeated Bound for Home. rich strikes in the Republic camp, on Parle. Dec. 19.—The American peace the Colville reservation. It is now de oi.-trated that the gold belt is at commission left for Havre and South lea t seven miles long ami three miles ampton tonight, and will eail for New w. ••. and in that area rich chutes are York tomorrow on the steamer St. Louis. be g discovered almost daily. Satai Train Wrwl In Florida. Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 19.—A pas se’ ger train on the Florida Central & P. insula railroad was wrecked this af noon near Madison, caused by a <•.. -' tr with cattle on the track. Six p« one were killer), as follows: E. H. Cl udler, engineer; Janies Evans, co re 1, fireman; John T. Sullivan, of St tug'istine, Fla., attache to the ar y; Rev. 3. H. Coleman, a colored pr <dier of Jacksonville; John A. R vies, colored, Pensacole; Alfred A tin, colored, Chairez. Killed by a Fallinc Wall. Chicago, Dec. 19.—Two firemen, Lieutenant Matthew Myer and Truck man Patrick O’Hern, were killed by the collapse of a wall tonight during a fire in the Palace livery stables, at 8154 Cottage Grove avenue. Several other firemen were seriously hurt, in cluding the following: Lieutenant Albert Lingenberger, leg fractured; Michael O'Hare, skull fractured: Thomas Dillon, skull fractured; Ed ward Crenecuo, back broken. The property loss was about $30,000. House Broke All Records in Regard to Pension Bill. WENT THROUGH IN 20 MINUTES Deficiency Kill Passed the Senate After Displacing the Nicaragua Canal Bill — Pension Bill Carries • 145.4 33,830* Washington. Dee. 17.—The house to day adopted the conference report on the bill uxtending the marine inspec tion laws to sailing vessels of 700 tone and over, and providing for licensing their second and third mates. Barney (Rep. Wis.l, in charge of the pension appropriation bill, then oalled up this measure and made a general ex planation of its provisions. Allen (Dem. Mise.), of the appropri ations committee, ir. reply to Barney, called attention to the fact that when he first came to congress. 14 years ago, the pension appropriation bill invar ia- blv precipitated a hloody-stnrt discus sion, and he congratulated the country that congress had progressed since then and that there would be no acrimoni ous discussion on this bill. The coun try at least had the gratifying informa tion that the pension roil had reached the maximum. “And 1 congratulate the country fot this,” said Allen, in conclusion, “that while one of the most gallant and des perate soldiers of the Confederacy (him self) helped to report this bill, the president of the United States is down in Dixie doing honor to the Confederate dead. We all have cause to rejoice.” (Laughter and applause.) There wns no further debate upon the bill. It was read through without a word of criticism and passed, the whole time occupied in its consideration being less than 20 minutes. This is the shortest time on record for a general pension bill. The bill carries $145,233,830. The total number of pensioners on the ■ oil is 993,714. In the Senate. The senate decided upon convening today to take a recess from 1:30 until 5.80 o’clock in order to permit senators to attend the funeral of Mrs. Bright, wife of the sergeant-at-arms. Morgan (Dem. Ala.) presented a memorial from the national board of trade favorable to the construction of the Nicaragua canal, asking that the document be printed in the Congres sional Record. Allen (Pop. Neb.) ob jected,'and the objection provoked an animated discussion, involving the rules of the eenate as well as the wis dom of the construction of the canal. Morgan accepted the objection as an effort to obstruct legislation on the sub ject of the canal and prevent the coun try securing information on the subject. Allen resented this imputation, saying he was favorable to the canal on gen eral principles, the ¿h advocating gov ernment ownership. He predicted that tho canal would cost $500,000,000. Without determining the mooted point raised by Allen, the senate, at Hale’s request, took up the urgency deficiency appropriation bill. Cookrell (Dem. Mo.) addressed the senate in regard to the mustering out of the volunteer soldiers, a large ma- jority of whom he said, wanted to be mustered out. and many of whom were making sacrifices by remaining in the service. Hale (Rep. Me.) said he had no doubt that the rank and file of the army abroad had a great desire to re- turn home, and he expiessed the opin ion that they should be allowed to do so. Allison (Rep. la.) expressed sympa- thy with the desire to have a largo number of volunteers mustered out. Sewell (Rep. N. J.) said the war de partment had for the past several months been gradually weeding out soldiers for discharge, and that many thousands had thus been relieved from this duty. He had no doubt that even without legislation 50,000 men would be released within the next six months. The urgency deficiency bill was then passed. At the instance of Harris, the senate adopted a resolution calling upon the president for information as to the status of the report of the Nicaragua commission. Repairing the Massachusetts. New York, Dec. 17.—The Herald says: So serious are the injuries sus tained by battle-ship Massachusetts al a result of the mishap sevenl days age that Naval Constructor Bowles esti mates that the cost of her repairs will be at least $24,000. Requisitions cov ering this amount for material and la bor have Peen approved, and repairs will be started at once. Constructor Bowles estimates that six weeks at least will be necessary to complete tbs work. CALVIN S. BRICE DEAD. Millionaire and ex-Unlted State. Sena tor Panel Away. New York, Dec. 17.—Calvin 8. Brice died at 3:15 o'clock this after noon at his home in this city. Mr. Brice contracted a severe oold on« week ago today. Friday laBt he went down to his office, returning home in a suffering condition, and Saturday took to I i I b bed. He grew steadily worse until this afternoon, when he died. Calvin 8. Brioe was a native of Ohio and was born hi 1845. He was the son of a Presbyterian minister. Three years before the civil wat be entered Miami university, and in 1861 he en listed in a university company for the war. He served in WeBt Virginia in the Ninety-sixth Ohio infantiy. In 1863 he graduated from the university, and. after teaching school a few months, he became captain of a com pany in the One Hundred and Eighth Ohio, and served to the end of the war. In the winter of 1890 Mr. Brice waa elected United States senator to suc ceed Henry B. Payne, and took his seat March 4, 1891. OUR The FOREIGN TRADE. Monthly Statement of and Imports. Exports Washington, Dec. 17.—The monthly statement of the imports and exports of the United States shows that in No vember imports of merchandise amounted to $52,109,560, about $848,- 000 less than November, 1897. The imports free of duty aggregated over $22,000,000. Ex;rorts of domestic merchandise last month aggregated $137.488,467, an increase over Novem ber, 1897. of about $13,000,000. For 11 months ended November, 1898, the exports of the United States amounted to $11,117,681,199, exceed ing the imports by $537,837,046, an increase over the same period of 1897 of $143,026,115. The imports of gold during Novem ber amounted to $5,825,701, and the exports $913,467. The silver imports amounted to $2.268,685, and the ex ports $4,023,078. Burled In a ting Pen. Franklin, Neb., Dec. 17.—The body of Peter Kreigbbaum, a wealthy farm er, who disappeared mysteriously last week, was found buried in a hog pen on hie farm, three miles south of this place. The coroner has empaneled a Train Ran Into a Rlefgh. Imlay City, Mich., Dec. 17.—A jury and will at once begin an investi southbound engine, light, on the Pon gation. tiac, Oxford & Northern railroad, to Mexico Preparing Extradition Treaty. night strnck a sleigh containing five City of Mexico, Dec. 17.—The for people, throwing them out, seriously eign relations department is preparing injuring two and killing three outright. a draft of an extradition treaty with The dead are: Mrs. Thomae Robb, of the United States, which will he for Lum; Walter Robb, her son, aged 4, warded to Washington to Ambassador and Mrs. John Yerkes’ eon, aged 14 Romero, who will negotiate it with months. Secretary Hay. PACIFIC COAST NEWS COAST TRADE. Sentilo Markets. Items of General Interest Gleaned From tlie Thriving 1’aolHo States. Export of Salted Fish. Japan line become a new customer for the fish of the Northwest, mid last year 1,400 tone of salted fish was shipped | from the North Pacific coast. Thu Nippon Trading Company of Seattle has gone aotively into the business of shipping salt fish, and buy in all tho [ ports oi the Sound and British Colum bia. This year they are shipping over 600 tons, and have orders for more if they could get tho fish. Seattle shipped out 300 tons last year and Ta- couia shipped the same amount, while about 600 tons was bought and shipped from the Frazer river. There are bo lides the Nippon Company, which is made up of local Japanese business men, three or four other firms there engaged in exporting fish. The North Japan fishing industry is running out end her people are looking this way for a supply, the same as they are looking to this coast fur flour and other natural products. Advance in Trice of Fish. At Seattle the price of salmon has advanced from 10 cents per pound to 15 conts per pound in the last few days, the cause being assigned to the closing of the season and consequent scarcity of fish. The demand for fish in general is reported to he better than has been the case for some time, steel head salmon are beginning to run and the Tree variety is expected in a few weeks, but as yet the run is rather short. Good fishing is reported in the Narrows, a few miles from Tacoma, and the run ¡ b expected to continue there until January 1. The catch now is said to be about 12,000 salmon daily, of the dog salmon variety. A few her ring were captured at Quartermaster harbor on Saturday and it is said that they were the forerunneis of the regu lar seasou’e run. Onions, 85@9Oo per 100 pounds. Potatoes, $10@13. Beets, per sack, 75c. Turnips, per sack, 50@60c. Carrots, per sack, $1. Parsnips, per sack, $1. Cauliflower, 50 @ 75c per doz. Celery. 35@R)o. Cabbage, native and California $1.00@1.50 per 100 pounds. Apples, 85@50c per ho:. Pears, 7oc (<i $1 per box. Prunes, 50c per box. Peaches, 75c. 7 Butter—Creamery, 27c per pound; dairy ami ranch, 18@20c per pound. Eggs, 85c. Cheese—Native, 12@12tac, Poultry—Old liens, 15c per pound; spring chickens, 15c; turkeys, 16c. Fresh meats—Choice dressed heel steers, prime, 6 (<i!7c; cows, prime, 6'sc; mutton, 7 lac; pork, 6@7c; veal, B@8o. Wheat—Feed wheat, $33. Oats—Choice, per toil, $24. Hay—Puget Sound mixed, $9.50(3 10; choice Eastern Washington tim othy, $12. Corn—Whole, $23.50; cracked, $24; feed meal, $23.50. Barley—Rolled or ground, per ton, $34@25; whole, $22. Flour—Patent, per barrel, $3.50; straights, $3.25; California brrnds, $3.25; buckwheat flour, $3.75; graham, per barrel, $8.60; whole wheat flour. $3.75; rye flour, $4. Millstuffs—Bran, per ton, $14; shorts, per ton, $16. Feed—Chopped feed, $19@21 per ton; middlings, per ton, $17; oil cak< meal, per ton, $35. Portland Market. Wheat—Walla Walla, 58c; Valley, 61c; Bluestem, 62c per bushel. Flour—Best grades, $3.20; graham, | $2.65; superfine, $2.15 per barrel. j Oats—Choice white, 42@43c; choice gray, 40 @ 41c per bushel. Barley—Feed barley, $22 @25; brew ing, $24 per ton. Favors San Diego. Millstuffs—Bran, $16 per ton; mid After viewing all the ports on the dlings, $21; shorts, $16; chop, $15.50 Pacific Dr. Weigand, general manager per ton. of the North German Lloyd Company, I Hay—Timothy, $9@10; clover, $7 which has in contemplation the opera-' @8; Oregon wild hay, $6 per toil. tlon of a steamer line from this ooast Butter—Fancy creamery, 60@65o; to the Orient, is reported by the Fan | seconds, 50@55o; dairy, 45 @ 50c store, Francisco papers to boon his way home 80 @85o. by way of Hong Kong and Suez canal. Cheese—Oregon full cream, ll@13o; As many of the stockholders of the Young America, 15c; new cheese, company are interested in Northern 10c per pound. Pacific securities, Tacoma was consid Poultry—Chickens, mixed, $2.5o@3 ered to have an excellent chance to I*« per dozen; hens, $3.50@4.00; springs, chosen as a terminus. It now seems $1.25@3; geese, $6.00@7.00 for old, that the Santa Fe Railroad Company $4.50®) 5 for young; ducks, $4.00@ having interested the Australian gov 5.00 per dozen; turkeys, live, 11 @ ernment in the adavntages of San Diego 13c per pound. harbor for a trans-Pacitic mail route, Potatoes—60@ 70c per sack; sweets, the steamship company is inclined to 3c per pound. favor the Southern California port. Vegetables—Beets, 90c; turnips, 75o per sack; garlic, 7o per pound; cab Honolulu Taking Our Floor. R. L Lillie, the purchasing agent on bage, $1 @ 1.25 per 100 pounds; cauli the Pacific coast for the firm of Theo- j flower, 75c per dozen; parsnips, 75c dore H. Davis <St Co., of Honolulu, is per sack; beans, 8c per pound; celery, in the Northwest. Mr. Lillie will 70@ 75c per dozen; cucumbers, 60c per load a vessel at Seattle with flour and box; peas, 8@8Qc per pound. Onions—Oregon, 75c@$l [>ersaek. other Northwestern products for ship Hops—15@18o; 1897 crop, 4@6c. ment to the islands. The short grain Wool—Valley, 10@12o per pound; crop in California last year haB turned 8@12c; mohair, the greater portion of the trans-Paclflc Eastern Oregon, demand to Oregon and Washington. 36c per pound. Mutton—Gross, best sheep, wathers Portland and Washington flour cargoes have been discharigng in San Fratioisoo and ewes, 4c; dressed mutton. 7}ac; for a number of weeks past, and then spring lambs, 7^c per lb. Hogs—Gross, choice heavy, $4.25; reshipped by the Californians to Hono lulu. It is likely, therefore, that the light and feeders, $3.00@4.00; dressqd, present engagement >of flour by Mi. $5.00 @5.50 per 100 ;>ounds. Beef—Gross, top steers, 8.50@$8.75; Little for Honolulu will be but one cows, $2.50@8.00; dressed beef, of many siimlar engagements. 5@61^c per pound. New Flonr Mill Running. Veal—Large, 6@0)^c; small, 7@8c William Kirklaud, with Cail and per pound. Bismark Shell, have completed their Ban Francisco Market. flour mill in Walla Walla, and it has Wool—Spring—Nevada, 10@13cper been tin ning out flour since Saturday, pound; Oregon, Eastern, 10@ 13c; Val November 26. Mr. Kirkland, the mil ley, 15@ 17c; Northern, 9@llc. ler, was with Dement Brothers for Millstuffs—Middlings, $18@21.00; eight years, and in Isaacs’ mill for five bran, $16.50@ 16.50 per ton. years, consequently has all tho experi Onions—Silverskin,50@75cper sack. ence necessary. The mill building and Butter — Fancy creamery, 80o; ground and the water power represent do seconds, 20(<z 24c; fancy dairy, 26o; an outlay of $6,000, and additions to do seconds, 17@21c per pound. the machinery are to be made in the Eggs — Store, 18@22c; fancy ranch, near future to the value of from $1,000 to $2,000. Two qualities of the fine 85@87H°- Citrus Fruit—Oranges, Valencia, $3 patent process will be turned out, as @2.50; Mexican limes, $6^)6.50; Cali well as the ordinary baker’s brand. fornia lemons, $2.OO@.8OO; do choice, The mill is one more audition to Walla $8.50@4.50; per box. Walla's manufactories. Big Bond Blds. Martha Washington's Oven. The Dallas woolen mills, under new management, has put in eight new looms. The mill is a three-set one, and when fully repaired will be getting out samples for the Eastern market. It also has a large government contract , for woolen goods. C. L. Brainard, an Oak Park drug gist, says the Chicago Inter Ocean, while searching among some family heii looms recently, found an oven which had once belonged to Martha Washington. In the same trunk waa a letter which gave a history of the relic. The oven has the appearance of a ket tle. It is a round iron pot, about six inches deep ami thirteen inches in diameter. The sides of the kettle are black. Martha Washington gave the oven to a Mrs. Mary Denning, in 1778, in exchange for some knitting. Mrs. Denning kept it until her death, in 1872, when it came into the |>ossession of her daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Ren shaw. During the war of 1813 Mrs. Denning, who was living in Brandy wine Manor, Pa., hurled the oven in her yard with $300 in it. In 1840 Mrs. Renshaw exchanged the oven for some coal oil and tobacco to E. W. Wright, a storexeejier of Coatesville, Pa. Mrs. Wright kept it until her death, in 1878, when it was stored away with some other furniture and forgotten. C. L. Brainard, a grandson of the storekeeper, visited tlie old homestead and found the oven. The Munna ot th. Jews. The county commissioners of Galla tin county, Mont., opened bids last week for $137.000 worth of 30-year 5 per cent bonds. The premiums offered were the largest ever bid for bonds in Montana, and ranger! from $1.713 to $7 ,904. The bidders included a great many of the same firms who bid for Portland bonds and the acceptance of the bids is still held in abeyance. Ready for Business. Two new banks were opened in Rose land, B. C., Decern I>er 1, and consider able rivalry exists over which shall secure th« greatest number of commer cial accounts. The new banks are branches of the Bank of British Colum bia and the Bank of Toronto. Of the former IL F. Mytten is local manager, and of the latter A. B. Barker la in charge. ________ In Flourishing Condition. Grain Blockade at Buffalo. Repatriated Rpanlsh Troops. Bnffalo, N. Y., Dec. 17.—The grain blockade at this port continues ami is unprecedented. At noon today fuTly 80 large steamers were in the river waiting to be unloaded, or frozen in. They carry about 9,000.000 buahela of grain, while in the different elevators 7,000,000 tuehels are at present stored. Tavlng Bond. Sold. Malaga, Dec. 17.—The Spanish transport HLAuguetin has arrived from Cuba with 1,806 repatriated Spanish troops on Ixiard. Two died on the voyage, and 18 were aick when they arrived here. Rpokane Riverside avenue paving bonds to the amount of $23,000 were re cently sold at a premium of $552. These honds are subject to recall by th« city officals whenever there is sufficient money on hand to redeem them. Omaha, Neb., Dec. 17.—A decision to hold a greater American exposition Lima, Pern, via Galveston, Tex.,, in Omaha in 1899 was reached at a Dec. 17.—Advices received here today mass meeting of business men, bankers confirm th« report of a revolution is 'and professional men tonight. Over the Bolivian republic. $106,000 was subscribed for the project. PACIFIC The manna of the Jews is a lichen (Lichen eaeulentus, sive Canons escu lents). The Sahara nomads and the inhabitants of Houth Algeria call it Oussehel-Ard (excrement of the earth). It occurs in lumps the size of a pea. The inside resembles a white farina. Irhnol Bond Issue. It must lie gatherer! early for th« rays Pealed bids for the purchase ot $500 of the sun soon wither it, but it can be worth of five year, 6 per cent school kept quite well in closed vessels. Ironde were received December 6, by the clerk of school district No. 26,Car* ■ Germany has 16,000 union sLo» makers. bon county, Mont