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VETO 10 IMÎU 11 UM MESSAGES RETURNED. Governor Roarer« Stntl» the Wanted Documents to I he Senate. MIS M. HiLlS 1ffl PACIFIC COAST TRADE. NEWS OF NORTHWEST I'ort’.aml Market. Wheat—Walla Walla, 60e; Valley, Itemi of General Interest (.leaned 62c; Bluestem, 63c per bushel. Olympia, Wash., Jan. 13.—Imme From the Thriving Pacific I Flour — Beat grades, $3.20; graham diately after the reading of the mintues States. $2.65; superfine, $2.15 per barrel. Outlines His Opposition to the senate. Lieutenant-Governor Vehemently Denounced by But Nevertheless the Situa in Oats—Choice white. 40@41c; ciroiei Daniels announced the standing com A Wheat Producer. General Eagan. the Vest Resolution. gray, 39 @ 40c per bushel. mittees. tion Is Critical. Uniontown, Wash., claims for the Barley—Feet! barley, $22 (¿24; brew Flummer called for a committee of southeastern corner of the Palonse five to group the committees ami recom COARSE AND BRUTAL LANGUAGE ing, $23.50 per ton. HOUSE PASSES ALASKA LICENSE country the distinction of being the Millstuffs — Bran, $17 per ton; mid A REBEL ATTACK RIDICULOUS mend the number of clerks. Carried. greatest wheat-pioducing section of dlings, $22; shorts, $18; chop, $16.00 High presented a memorial from the world. Within a radius of six per ton. Clark county settlers. He asked that The Reported Criticisms of the Com Hay—Timothy, $9@10; clover, $7 Several Senators Warmly Discuss Va miles of that thriving town there were Good Results Are Expected From the the memorial be referred to the com manding General Have Hotly Iu« rious Resolutions Relating to Our raised this year upwards of 1,500,000 @8; Oregon wild hay, $6 per ton. Conference Between Otis’ aud Agui- mittee on memorials, but that, inas bushels of wheat, with good cro)« ot flamed the Commissary-General. Position in the Philippines. Butter—Fancy creamery, 50 @ 55c; naldo’s Representatives. much as a similar document had been barley, oats, hay, vegetables, etc. Fall seconds, 45 (¿50c; dairy, 40@45o store, introduced in the house, be did not de wheat averaged from 42 to 52 bushels 25@30o. Washington, Jan. 13. — A climax was Manila, Jan. 16. — The situation here sire the state put to the expense of Washington, Jan. 14.—Commissary- Cheese—Oregon full cream, 12l2o; reached today in the debate on the to the acie and spring wheat 23 to 80 is undoubtedly critical, but Major- printing the memorial. General Charles H. Eagan today reap bushels. If any other ambitious cor* Young America, loo; new cheese, question of expansion which is in prog tier of the world desires to contest On motion of Yeend. W. C. Gray, of peared before the war investigation General Otis lias it well in hand, and 10c per pound. ress in the senate. Heretofore all of there is no such certainty of tiouble as Stevens county, who is contesting the committee to answer the chargee of Poultry—Chickens, mixed, $2.25@3 the speeches, with the notable excep huiiois for supremacy in grain-raising many believe. The rebels are concen seat of Senator C. A. Mantz, was al General Nelson A. Miles concerning per dozen; hens, $3.50@4.00; springs, tion of that of Platt of Concectitcut, the opportunity is offered. trated on the outsKirts of the town, lowed the privilege of the floor of the the commissary supplies furnished the $1.25@3; geese, $6.00(37.00 for old, have been in opposition to what is pre Telephone Extension. and their leaders have issued strict or senate. at my during the recent war. General $4.50®5 for young; ducks, $5.00@ sumed to be the policy of the adminis The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone The committee on the compensation Eagan’s statement furnished the sensa ders that they shall act only on the de- I tensive. An accident might precipitate of senate employes reported as follows: tion of the war uuuimission’s history, 5.50 per dozen; turkeys, live, 15@ tration with respect to the acquisition Company will Boon connect Hailey, of the Philippines. Today Foraker of Idaho, with all prominent places by Secretary, $5; assistant secretary, and was regarded by old army officers 16c per pound. trouble, but the idea of a rebel attack Potatoes—70@85c per sack; sweets, Ohio, addressed the senate in opposition long distance telephone. A line will upon Manila is ridiculous, as the £4. 50; sergeant-at-arms, $5; assistant as one of the most remarkable attacks tu Um declaration of the Vest resolu be constructed from Boise to Camas sergeant-at-arms, £4; minute, journal ever made in the history of the service, i 2c per pound. Americans control the position. Vegetables—Beets, 90e; turnips, 75c tion, that the United States has no Prairie, thence to Halley by the Gold Aguinaldo has republished the sec and enrolling, engrossing ami assistant General Eagan's statdhrent to the com per sack; garlic, 7c per pound; cab constitutional power to acquire foreign Belt, and then to Blackfoot. Hailey ond manifesto in reply to the proclama engrossing, bill and docket clerks and mission was a bitter personal attack tion of General Otis, which was re stenographer, $4 each; judiciary clerk, | upon General Miles, so entirely un- bage, $1 @ 1.25 per 100 pounds; cauli territory to be maintained as colonies. will be the headquarters of the 800- flower, 75o per dozen; parsnips, 75c While much of hie speech was devoted mile line between the Utah & North called on its first appearance, but it $4 .50; pages, £2; all other employes, 1 qualified as to scope and language that per sack; beans, 3c per pound; celery to a constitutional argument in support ern and Boise. Telephone lines are be including committee clerks, $3.50. lias proved ineffectual. the war commission on hearing its con The vetoes of Governor Rogers on clusion ordered a brief executive ses 70@75c per dozen; cucumbers, 50c per of the right of this country as a nation ing extended over the principal parts On Wednesday, a false alarm, due ' box; ]>eas, 8@3Jtc per pound. to acquire and govern outlying terri of Burns, Or., and the Prineville Tele to trivial incidents occurring eimul- I bills acted upon since the adjournment sion, after which the doors were Onions—Oregon, 75c@$l iiersack. tory, he gave particular attention to phone Company is making extensive taneously in opposite parts of the city, of the last legislature were presented, ■ opened, the witness was recalled and Hops—lo@17c; 1897 crop, 4@6c. the utterances that have been made in improvements. led to a general call to the United together with the names of the ap ' business resumed in the usual way. Wool—Valley, 10@12c per pound; contiagention of that position, and States forces. In 15 minutes the en pointees of the governor. The confir The subject in controversy was Gen- Eastern Oregon, Hops. 8(312c; mohair, those of Vest and Hoar. Foraker has tire city was covered. The prompti mation of appointees was made a spe j eral Miles’ already famous ‘‘embalmed A contract to sell 12,000 pounds of 26c per pound. a clear, direct and forceful style of the 1899 hope at 10 cents per pound tude of the Americans, while it created cial order for January 20, at 11 A. M. beef” testimony, and the letters and Mutton—Gross, best sheep, wethers a scare for the moment, effectually re On motion of Megler, the vetoes were documents supporting it. General and ewes, 4c; dressed mutton. 7,L2c; oratoiv, which commands attention, has been made by Daniel Cavanaugh not only by reason of the recognized ! to Faber & Neis, of Albany. Pros stored confidence throughout Manila, made a special order for January 17. Miles had charged that the canned and spring lambs, 7*2C per lb. ability of the man, but also by his im pects for fair prices for this year’s crop and dispelled the excitement due to a The votes cover, among others, the gen refrigerated meats sent to the army in Hogs—Gross, choice heavy, $4.25; passing fear on the part of the citizens eral appropriation bill. The e ;cep- Cuba and Porto Rico were unfit for use, light and feeders, $3.00@4.00; dressed, petuosity and power as a speaker. He are very flattering. Hop men in Ore is at his best in a running fire of de gon who held their crops and thus ob that an outbreak was imminent. It is tions are: ‘‘The appropriation of $25,- that they were preserved by the use of $5.00(35.50 per 100 pounds. bate, and the fiequency of interruption possible that the Filipinos, after the 500 for the Cheney normal school, chemicals, and that they had ‘‘been Beef—Gross, top steers, 3.50@$3.75; today afforded him ample opportunity tained better prices are now out of debt diplomatic conferences that have been £17,500 for tme maintenance of the bought and sent to the army under pre- ! cows, $2.50 @3.00; dressed beef, to e'ucidate his argument to the best for the first time in several years. held between the representatives of Whatcom normal school, ami $20,000 j tense of an experiment.” This reflec 1 Horst Bros, bought several lots at 5<36J^c per pound. advantage. He laid down the broad General Otis and Aguinaldo, have for the equipment and improving the tion upon both the ability and honesty Veal—Large, 6(36*^c; small, 7@8c proposition that to adopt the Vest reso North Yakima within 10 days at 12 finally come to understand that the grounds of the said Whatcom normal of the commissary department had an and 18 cents. per pound. lution was to declare that our fathers cautious and conservative policy of the school are hereby objected to an^J dis gered General Eagan and caused him Advance in Kgg.. Seattle Market«. bad brought forth a nation that was Americans is not due to fear, and they approved, the reason for such disap to request to be recalled to reply to Eggs ate worth 50 cents a dozen at inferior to all othei nations, regardless Onions, 85@90c per 100 pounds. may accept tiie inevitable with good proval being such appropriations are [ General Miles’ charges. That his of the generally accepted idea that one Colfax, Whitman county. It would Potatoes, 2O$@25. grace. It is evident that at present opposed to a just public policy at the i statements concerning the commanding nation was the equal of another and all seem policy for the Whitman farmers Beete, per sack, 75c. present time. With these exceptions they are unable to appreciate the full general were not the result of a sudden equally restricted. He maintained to raise a million or two bushels less Turnips, per sack, 50@75c. meaning of the independence demand the bill is hereby approved.” outburst of passion was clearly shown that the right of nationality, and that wheat and put in a few acres of hens. Carrots, per sack, 45 (360c. Senate hill 250 appropriated $1,745 by the fact that General Eagan read his ed, and when they do understand its as we have the right to make war and It is much cheaper to raise a dozen Parsnips, per sack, $1. extent, the American proposition will for the relief of George W. Babcock. remarks from a carefully prepared type to enter into treaty agreements, it fol eggs than a bushel of wheat, yet Whit Cauliflower, 50 @ 90c per doz. The governor ’ s objections are: ‘ ‘ From be acceptable. written copy. Not the least remarka lows logically that we have the power man and other Eastern Washington Celery, 35 @ 40c. information and belief, I consider this ble phase of General Eagan's statement Cabbage, native and California to acquire territory by conquest and counties, which produced nearly 15,- HOUSE PASSES ONE BILL. claim unjust. The claimant has his was the language in which it was to assume responsibilities that may ac 000,000 bushels of wheat last year, remedy in the courts.” couched. There was scarcely a phrase $1.00(31.50 per 100 pounds. Senate Discusses the Question of Open crue therefrom. Foraker’s strong as import thousands of dollars’ worth of Apples, 85 @ 50c per box. Senate bill 194, relating to tidelands, that would not have been characterized Executive Session. sertion that the acquisition of the Phil dairy and hog products and eggs every Pears, 50c @$1.50 per box. the chief executive considers unconsti as sensational in ordinary official utter Washington, Jan. 16.—The house tutional. ippines was temporary in character year. Prunes, 50c per box. ances. General Eagan, after the hear today passed the diplomatic and consu Butter—Creamery, 27c per pound; created a sensation in the chamber. Canyonville Industries. Tire committee on grouping commit ing was over, refused to say whether lar appropi iation bill without an tees was named as follows: Plummer, He maintained, however, that we have The growing and shipping of fruit he bad any further move in prospect in dairy and ranch, 18@22c per pound. amendment. During the general de Wilehire, Paul, Megler and Carper. a legal right to hold the islands per in the vicinity ot Canyonville is now Eggs, 27c. forcing an issue between himself and bate two set speeches were made manently. Cheese—Native, 12@12*2c. so far advanced as to bring in consider General Miles. against imperialism by Carmack and Clerk’s Salaries Fixed. Prior to the speech by Foraker a able of a revenue. Prunes to the Poultry—Old hens, 14c per pound; He denied numerous statements of Gaines, of Tennessee. The diplomatic The first business of the day in the Miles, charged that the latter’s testi spring chickens, 14c; turkeys, 16c. sharp debate was precipitated by Allen amount of 1,500,000 pounds have been and consular bill is the sixth of the house after invocation by Rev. Henry Fresh meats—Choice dtessed beef of Nebraska by some remarks he sold at the average rate of over three mony constituted severe reflections on regular appropriation bills to pass the L. Badger, rector of St. John’s, was I commanding generals of the expedi- ■ steers, prime, 6'a@7c; cows, prime, I made upon a resolution he had intro cents per pound, bringing in over $48,- house. Seven budgets yet remain to upon the special order involving the tions, and referred to him as “This 6tac; mutton, 7}ac; |>ork, 6@7c; veal, duced. Hoar of Massachusetts and 000. Shippers are now getting ready be acted upon. The bjll as passed car adoption of the committee report Gray of Delaware were drawn into it. large consignments of winter apples, same Commanding-General Nelson A. j 6 @80. ries £1,751,533. scheduling salaries of employes. Wheat—Feed wheat, $22. Vice-President Hobait presided over and the prevailing price for turkeys is Miles,” and said “whoever called beef , Mr. Bellows submitted an amend Oats—Choice, per ton, $24. the senate today for the first time since from 9 to 10Ju cents groBB. Lime, sul Washington, Jan. 16.—Little bnsi- ment horizontally reducing the schedule furnished ‘embalmed beef’was a liar.” | Hay—Puget Sound mixed, $9.00@ the holiday recess, having been de phur and Balt for spraying purposes are W. B. Miles, in charge of Armour & ness was tiansacted by the senate in 50 cents on each employe, but allowing 11; choice Eastern Washington tim tained at his home by an attack of the now in demand. Co. ’ s plant, appeared for the packing open session today. Sixteen bills on the proposed $3 extra compensation to othy, $15. grip. the piivate pension calendar were the speaker to stand. Roll-call on the house. He testified as to the quality of Bromine-Chlorine Plant. A bill authorizing Lieutenant-Col Corn—Whole. $23.50; cracked, $24; passed, and a joint resolution extending proposed amendment on salary of chief the canned meats and methods of in An innovation in . mining that will onel Vifquian, of the Thiid Nebraska, feed meal, $23.50. the thanks of congress to Miss Clara clerk showed the relative strength to spection. Barley—Rolled or ground, per ton, to accept from the emperor of China be of the greatest value io the people Commissary-General Eagan, in tho Barton and other officials of the Red stand about 47 to 23 in favor of sus $25@26; whole, $22. the decoration of the Order of the of Eastern Oregon is the establishment course of his testimony, called Major- Cross Society for their beneficent woik taining the committee. After one more Flour — Patent, per barrel, $3.50; Double Dragon for distinguished serv at Baker City of a bromine-chlorine General Miles, commanding the army, I in Armenia and Cuba was adopted. plant, for the working of refactory teat ot strength, the amendment was “A liar, who lied in his *throat, lied straights, $3.25; California brrnds, ice rendered, was passed. Cocktell entered a motion to recall withdrawn by Mr. Bellows, and the ores, which have hitherto been con $3.25; buckwheat flour, $3.75; graham, Ill the House. in his heart, lied in every part of hie the bill which passed yesterday, author committee report was adopted. sidered as worthless. The Goloonda body,” who perpetrated a gross scandal, per barrel, $3.60; whole wheat flour, Washington, Jan. 13.—The house plant, being erected by J. G. English izing the preeiilent to appoint Briga The speaker was authorized, on mo I and who should be drummed out of . $3.75; rye flour, $1. today completed and passed the bill for dier-General T. II. Stanton a major- tion of Smith of King, to employ a sec Millstuffs—Bran, per ton, $14; the codification of the criminal laws and others, and which is expected to the service and imprisoned, and should general, and place him on the retired retary at a salary of $4 per day. be in operation verj- soon, shorts, per ton, $16. i be avoided by every honest man and of Alaska, upon which it has been list with that tank. At 5 o’clock the Beals presented a petition from en : barred from every club. He charac Feed—Chopped feed, $20 @22 per working intermittently for a week. will increase to a great extent the busi senate adjourned. gineers and steam users of Skagit and terized his interviews as “filth.” . ton; middlings, per ton, $17; oil cake An amendment was adopted providing ness of the Baker City merchants. Snohomish counties for a law compell Debate in Open Session«. meal, per ton, $35. Lime Shipments. a high license system in the territory, MAY MAKE MISCHIEF. Washington, Jan. 16.—The support ing inspection of boilers. The Tacoma & Roche Harbor Lime with a Bpecies of local option. Liquor San Francisco Market. A resolution prevailed, offered by ers and opponents of the peace treaty Wool—Spring—Nevada, 10@12c per dealers, by its provisions, are to pay a Company, which is the chief lime in the senate had their first contest Gunderson, calling upon the state i Filipinos Evince Sign« of Hostility pound; Oregon, Eastern, 10(3 12o; Val liecnse of $1,000 a year, and the con works in the Northwest, ehipped 100,- Against Americans. over that document today in executive land commissioner’s office for informa sent of a majority of the white citi 000 barrels last year, against 90,000 in Manila, Jan. 14.—The situation at ley, 150 17c; Northern, 9@llc. tion concerning value of the Btate’s session. Millstuffs—Middlings, $18 @21.00; zens residing within two miles of a 1897. The increase was both foreign Ilo llo is unchanged. The Filipinos 1 granted capitol lands. The speaker ap While the debate technically was liquor dealer’s establishment must be ami local, and the president, J. 8. Mc bran, $ 15.50@ 16.50 per ton. upon Senator Berry’s motion providing pointed Gunderson, Minard and Bed are unceasingly active day and night. I Onions—Silverskin,50@75cper sack. obtained before a Recense can be se Millin, says he expects an increase this ! Saturday they loaded some lighters ' for the consideration in open session, ford as such coni mi t tee. creamery, 28c; cured. An attempt to recommit the year of at least 50 per cent, basing his A memorial was offered by Daniels, j with rock and sank them at the en- ' Butter — Fancy the entire question at issue was gone ] do seconds, 25@26c; fancy dairy, 26o; bill for the purpose of securing the estimates on trade conditions and or- over to a considerable degree. The dis praying for the pensioning of Indian trance of the river, blocking the chan- ' do seconds, 20@28c per pound. adoption of a provision excluding con ' ders now on hand. This business is nel for all vessels with the exception cussion continued from a few minutes war veterans. victs from service on juiies was de a fair indicator of the demand for Eggs — Store, 25@30c; fancy ranoh, of launches. All lights have been ex- past 1 until 5, when the senate ad building material. feated. 34@37c. APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED. I tinguished. journed foi the day without reaching Citrus Fruit—Oranges, Valencia, $2 AMERICAN SPACE INADEQUATE. Big Cargo to the Orient. Order, however, is maintained with a vote upon the Berry motion. Governor Geer’« Vniversity Regents severity, and offenders are promptly @2.50; Mexican limes, $6®6.50; Cali The N. Y. K. steamship Riojnn fornia lemons, f2.00@.800; do choice, Paris Exposition Exhibit Mutt He Care* Mani sailed from Seattle last week for Satisfactory. TO ORGANIZE A CABINET. shot. fully Condensed. the Orient, with one of the heaviest Salem, Jan. 13.—Governor Geer On Sunday one of the Arizona’s $3.50@4.50; per box. Boston, Jan. 12.—Ferdinand W. cargoes ever taken from that jiort. The General Brooke Has Decided to Have sent to the senate this morning the ap boats, manned by soldiers, was carried j The Seven Devils. Four Civil Secretaries. pointment of Dolph, Bean and Senator on by the elib tide to Qiiimares island, 1 It is currently believed that the Peck, United States commissioner-gen freight included 4,000 hales of cotton, Havana, Jan. 16.—Gen. Brooke has William Smith, of Baker, as mem and while attempting to land three Northern Pacific is making strenuous eral to the Paris exposition, in hit 13 carloadB of pig lead, 14 cars of wood carefully considered the formation of bers of the board of regents of the state armed natives assembled on the beach efforts to establish a line to connect speech at the Algonquin Club banquet, pulp, besides a great quantity of flour a cabinet of civil advisers, and has de university, and Holt as trustee of the and compelled the Americans to retire. with the Seven Devils railroad, and said: and miscellaneous goods. Another “Although we have suceeded in ob cided to have four secretaries—the first Soldiers’ Home, the same as Governor The Filipinos refuse to have any deal thus tap a rich copper region. The taining our fair proportion of exhibit cargo soon to be shipped to the same of state and government; the second of Lord had named,and which were with ings with the Americans, vegetables Northwestern Railway Company has port will contain 700 tons of salted finance, the third of justice and public drawn yesterday except Smith in and fruit are not obtainable, business also three crews of surveyors in the space for the American section, yet salmon, brought over from the Fraser instruction; and tire fourth of agricul place of Kincaid. The nomination of is suspended, and the warehouses are Held, and is preparing the way for our allotment is grossly inadequate, liver. and those intrusted with the responsi ture, industry, commerce and public Smith ‘‘took the wind out of the sails” filled with rotting sugar. graders from Huntington to the Ox Blds for County Bonds. bility must make ¡a constant stiuggle works. Only prominent residents of of the opposition to the governor, as At Manila the situation is critical, bend of Snake river, and from there in the direction of careful selection and The county commissioners of Gal the islands will be invited to join the Selling expressed it, and instead of a but pacification is possible in spite of to the Peacock mine. There are now extreme condensation, am) out of the latin county, Mont., received bide last fight all were confirmed immediately. cabinet the unyielding attitude of the Fili 28 O. R. & N. surveyors working from demands for space which in the aggre Monday for the purchase of funding The governor-genetpl has received pinos. It is reporter! that the rebel Keating, on Lower Powder river, to gate ate already beyond that at our bonds to the amount of $137,000. Two Additlonul .Justices. acceptance from two. whose names are Upon the assembling of the house government at Malolos is willing that Eagle valley, arranging for the con command, we must letain only the ex These bonds are made payable in 20 reserved until all four can be an years, and are to bear interest at the the committee on resolutions reported the Americans should establish a pro struction work from Baker City to hibits that are the best. nounced. One of the other two may rate of 5 pel cent per annum, payable back a resolution providing for an ex tectorate on the condition that they Seven Devils. “ This is a period of national expan be a Spaniard, though it is probable semi-annually in the city of Bozeman. amination of the liooks of the state promise to give the Filipinos absolute A Good Showing. sion. fn the recent strife with a for that all four will be Cubans. board of school land commissioners, independence within a stated time. It The Whatcom creamery has turned eign power we have successfully The oounty reserves the right to redeem with an amendment that the commit is also said that the Filipinos will de out 32,340 pounds of butter, or over fought for humanity. The booming of any of the bonds after 10 years, by Oregon Soldier* Will Come Home. mand official recognition. 16 tons since May 1, 1898. Patrons de the guns of Admiral Dewey at Manila giving 60 days’ notice. Washington, Jan. 16.—Representa tee be allowed only one clerk, at a sal Efforts are being marie to bring about Flax Industry Growing. tive Tongue today saw Assistant Secre ary of $3 per day. The resolution was another conference with the rebels. liver their cream and receive 24 cents has thundered around the earth, and jier pound for the butter yielded. The awakened all civilization to the fact A result of recent agitation through tary Meiklejohn and asked him if the adopted as amended. The educaterl Filipinos are anxious to After the first leading of the bill by sum oi $6,802 has thus been pair! out to that the American republic now reaches out Oregon for the cultivation of flax, recent turn of events in the Philip Multnomah to regulate avoid trouble, and it is hoped that the Whatcom county residents since Mav. across the globe, and the nation of the as a commercial commodity, is the pines would mean that the Oregon vol Beach of militant Filipinos will reeeda before unteers would be retained in those building and loan associations, Moody wiser counsels. In the meantime the The creamery will continue in opera new century is rising on this side of sowing of a considerable acreage thia the Atlantic. Therefore the approach fall to flaxseed. The Portland Linseed tion all winter. islands longer than was originally in asked the consent of the house to take tension is extreme on both sides. ing peace festival in France is most Oil works is furnishing seed to farmer« tended. lie was informed that the np and place on its third reading the It is said that the electric cabs in outbreaks would not change ttie depart bill providing for relief of the supreme Dominique Kiathofski was hanged New York city did a record business opportune, enabling, as it will, our on application, agreeing to take their manufacturers and producers to place pay from proceeds of crops raised, for ment’s plan, and that tire Second Ore court, and an increase of the number at Springfield, Mass., for the murder gon would be s^nt home as soon as re of justices of the supreme court to five. of bis ste|>daughter, Victoria Pinkus, during the blizzard and proved their the resources and wares of our nation which crop they will contract at price« entire efficiency. The bill passel by a vote of 37 to 17. , 16 years of age, on January 17, 1897. before the 6,000,000 visitors.” that mean handsome returns. lieved by regulars. Chewing-Gum Trust Formed, k* New York, Jan. 16.—A combina* tion of chewing-gum manufacturers of the United States was pracrticaliy con summated today, when the last con tracts necessary to amalgamation were executed in this city. The capital in volved amounts to about $15,000,000. Plan to Modernise Rom«. Rome, Jan. 13. — The Marquis di Medici has prepared for the govern ment his plans of a project to make Rome a seaport. He estimates the cost at $12,000,000. Medici is ene of the wealthiest men in Italy, and is prominent as an engineer. He has al The naval board on promotion wi'l ready executed gigantic works regulat fWommend that rewards l>e given to ing the flow of the river Tiber, at a Ensigns H. H. Ward and W. W. Buck, cost of over $60,000,000, and con who acted as spies during the war wit> structed a number of railroad« and other feats of engineering. I Spain. More Battle-Ship« for England. Th. Golden Spike. London, Jan. 14.—The admiralty has placed orders for two battle-ships of the first-class of 14,000 tons each, at a cost of £1,000,000, with the Thames Iron Works & Shipbuilding Company, Ltd. February 1 the citizens of Globe, Ariz., will celebrate the completion to that point of the Gila valley. Globe Ac Northern. The regulation golden spike will be driven, and the citizens of Globe will make the event an auspi cious one. The probabilities are that the Southern Pacific will make special ratets to Giolie from all points between Loe Angeles and El Paso, and that the inhabitants of that section of country will turn out in gala attire. Indian Appropriation Bill Reported. Washington, Jan. 14.—The senate appropriations committee today report ed the Indian appropriation bill. It tuthorized a limiteli return to the con- ract system of Indian schools. Fruit Trees Damn Washougal, Wash., Jan. 13.—A heavy fall of sleet occurred here yes terday and still continues. Fruit growers state that a great deal of dam age will result to fruit trees is this lo cality. Savannah, Ga., Jan. 12.—The Unit ed States transport Michigan left today for Matanzas, with the Eighth Ma.sa- chu«etts infantry on board. The trans port Panama arrived today from Ha vana. N.w Hank Propoi.d. A new bank, the second in the town. Is a new project now lieing planned for Lewiston, Mont. The capital is ex pected to lie$100,000, of which amount Fergus county people have already ' subscribed for $60,000 worth. Georg« Bach, formol ly of Utica, will be cash ier, anil the principal promoters ar« H. Hodgson, David Hilger, Herman Otten and Louis Landt. The bank will open its doois in perhap« a wack i ar two.