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CIlMMÍRCE OI AMERICA EFFECT ON THE REBELS. Sending of Reinforcements May Cause Them to Quit. Washington, April 22.—The deter to send regulars to take the Asiatic Markets Await Our mination places of volunteers in the Philip pines is believed to have a dampening Extension of Trade. effect upon those who aie encouraging tiie Filipinos by their utterances in this country. The Filipinos are no GREATEST PENDING QUESTION fools, and if their leaders see that the United States means business, they If the order for call- President J. J. Hill Says One Great will seek terms. Need Is I .ower Duties ou Imports i ing out the 85,000 provisional army was issued, it would have a good effect, From the Orient. not only upon the Filipino leaders, but the Cubans who may be inclined to St. Paul, Minn., April 22.—Presi j make trouble. dent J. J. Hill, of tbe Great Northern The volunteers are coming home, railway, is greatly interested in tbe and, according to previous orders, the Japanese and Oriental trade, and has Oregon men will be among the first to in tbe past and is now trying to bring return. Under the law, all volunteers about closet relations between the should have been released from service Uni’ed States and the Far East. He as soon as the peace treaty was signed. is greatly chagrined that congress Congress provided for this by authoriz should have neglected to foster this ing the enlistment of 35,000 men to trade, and attributes the indifference take the place of the volunteers. The displayed to the intervention of inter war department’s plans first contem ests on the Atlantic. Mr. Hill is plated keeping the state volunteers in earnest and hard-working in hie service and avoiding tiie necessity of a efforts to further his cherished scheme provisional army. The advice of mili of maintaining and operating a line of tary men is to the effect that this Oriental steamships, and his trip tc plan is absurd, and the authority London now is said to be for the pur granted by congiess will have to be pose of completing negotiations for s used. line of British steamers for this trade. Regulars for the Philippines. “It is a shatne,” he declares, “that Washington, April 22.—Nine thous British vessels should be loaded with American cargoes," but it appears tc and of the 14,000 regular troops who be the only way at present that com are to take tiie places of volunteers in merce with the Orient may be main Manila have been selected by the war tained, until such time as congress department, and will begin sailing from shall find it wise to make it possibl« San Francisco early in June. for American ships to engage in th« HE MADE THE PLATES. trade. ----------- f- ‘•My views,” said Mr. Hill “are sc ! Engraver Taylor Tells o/ the Counter feiting Plot. well known on this subject, and they Philadelphia, April 22.—Arthur are at variance with so many men, that I do not care to talk along this line. Taylor and Baldwin S. Bredell, engrav It would do no good. 1 am in favor ol ers, who were arrested in this city in low tariff, but the subject is so far- connection with the counterfeiting con reaching, and, under certain condi spiracy unearthed by the secret service tions, so inapplicable, that a statement department, were arraigned before of my views would be misunderstood.” United States Commissioner Edmunds, Few men not deeply interested in waived a hearing, and were held in promoting their own welfare can see <20,000 bail. John E. Wilkie, chief of tiie secret in Mr. Hill’s ideas anything but per sonal motives, yet he says that nothing service, testified as to the facts of the of so great moment is now before the arrest. He testified further that both American people as the extension of Taylor and Bredell showed an inclina our commercial relations through the tion to assist the secret service men in medium of the Pacific. Sentiment arresting the others implicated in the surely does not enter into calculations conspiracy. Taylor informed him that which redound to our credit in dollars William M. Jacobs, the Lancaster and cents, and when Mr. Hil decares cigar manufacturer, who was arrested that the import duties on silks, teas and yesterday, approached him nearly five other Japanese and Chinese products years ago with a proposition, which he are so high as to damage trans-Pacifio accepted, to engrave cigar-stamp plates. trade, he bases his statement on tbe re For this work Jacobs paid him several tlrousand dollars. When the first sult of his study of the subject. Mr. Hiil merely views the situation set wore out, Taylor made another. Taylor and Bredell admitted cutting as a hard-headed, shrewd business man, who sees a brilliant and wonder the plate from which the famous <100 ful era of progress and prosperity, and “Monroe head” certificate was made. it appeals and discourages him to know The plate was seized at Kendig’s cigar that others who have the power tc factory in Lancaster yesterday. Tay bring about these conditions should be lor told Wilkie that not over <10.000 so indifferent on a matter of such of the <100 certificates had been issued great importance to the people of this to himself and Bredell. They oould not say how many revenue stamps were country. In a recent ciicular inspired by Mr. printed. Hill, he shows that, while he is a Evidence Is Overwhelming. Democrat who favorB low tariff, he is Washington, April 22.—The officers also an expansionist, for he says: of the internal revenue office are un- “Had it not been for the eye-opening | able to even approximate the amount power of Dewey’s guns, the Asiatic ' of the counterfeit revenue stamps trade of the United States might have | made use of by the cigar manufacturers gone the way of her South American | of Lancaster, Pa., who were arrested commerce—stolen under her nose by yesterday. Germany, Franco and other European A special revenue ggent from Phila nations. What America emphatically delphia is now in charge of the factor needs today is more markets. We ies, and as soon as possible will locate have the, raw material, we have the the supply of blue paper from which necessary mills and factories, we have the stamps were printed. tbe skilled labor. Were there a sale The evidence against all the men for tiie goods, the output of agricul under arrest, it is said, is overwhelm- tural products could be immensely in i ing. The maximum term of imprison- creased. The benefit that would | rnent in such cases is 15 years under accrue to the whole United States j each indictment, and in most of tbe would be incalculable. Thoughtful eases, the secret service agent thinks, business men are a uuit on believing at least four indictments will be sus- that to the west lies this new field of ' tai tied by the coutt. Oriental trade for the possession of FATE OF GILMORE. which nations are playing the great game of diplomacy.” i Forktown Party May Have Been Killed Treaty With Orange Free State. by Spaniards. Washington, April 22. — Secretary Hay, for the government, and Consul- General D. Pierce, for the Orange Free State, today exchanged ratifications of the new treaty of extradition between the two countries. The new treaty does not contain the original section I requiring the surrender of fugitives from justice who are citizens of the country where their extradition is j sought; but, instead, the provision is i merely permissive, enabling a country i to surrender its citizens in its discre tion. ________________ Manila, April 22.—It may be that Lieutenant Gilmore and the 14 men from the Yorktown lost at Baler were killed by the Spaniards. General Rios today said the Baler garrison did not know the war was over between Spain and the United States, although an officer was sent in January to notify them. Thev disbelieved the officer and feared an attack of insurgents, Rios does not believe the Spaniards killed tbe party, as the fort is too far trom the river, and is beseiged by na tives. Admiral Dewey says Gilmore and the men were sent from the Yorktown to sound the mouth of the river and in stead went further up above a bend, ami weie out of sight of the cruiser. He reinstts to discuss his plans for a rescue expedition, but one is being planned. A Parcel Po«t Treaty. Washington, April 22.—After sev eral conferences with the minister from Venezuela, the United States posoffice officials have entered into an agreement for a parcel post treaty with Venezuela. The treaty will be sent to Venezuela for ratification, and will Torpedo Steered by IJfht Wave«. probablv be in operation in three or New York, April 21. — A dispatch to four months. The agreement pro vides that the rate charged per pound the World from London says: Alex shall be 12 cents, and the number of Orling gave a private demonstration in London today of his marvelous inven pounds in a package limited to 11. tion for steering a torpedo from a dis A Famoui Indian Scout. tance. The principal of the Invention Pendleton, Or., April 22.—Donald consists in the transmission of motor McKay, probably the most famous In« force by waves of light similar to the dian scout in all the Northwest coun Roentgen ravs. try, died at the Umatilla Indian In one room Mr. Orling fixed up a agency yesterday. Today he was model of a torpedo with a rudder like buried at tne Catholic Indian mission, a fish tai), controlling it by means of 12 miles from Pendleton, at tbe foot an apparatus in an adjoining chamber hills of the Blue -mountains, Bev. through two partition walls between Father Cbianale officiating. tbe two objects. Trust at th« Capital. Washington. April 22.—The Wash ington Gas Company has been absorb ed by the street railway and lighting syndicate, headed by Frederick S. Stevens, which recently bought up all eave one of the street railways of the city, and all the electric light plants. The gas deal involves an expediture of about <7,200,000, all of which the syn dicate obligates itself to pay upon what is substantially cash teims, thus closing the deal. Internal Revenue Receipt«. IRA« 11 ■ ■ Enemies at Home Trying to Aid Aguinaldo. SOME EVIDENCE ACCUMULATED Telegrams Counseling the Volunteers to Mutiny Have Been Intercepted — Discussed by the Cabinet. Washington, April 24.—The cabinet today discussed traitors and the laws of treason in relation to the Philippines. The president preferred a policy of liberality and tolerance until recently, when there came into the possession of the administration evidence incriminat ing United States citizens furthering the sedition. Certain individuals, it is known to the government, have been trying not only to aid Aguinaldo, but weaken the army by spreading discontent among the volunteers. Telegraph messages from anti-expansionists, zealous to gain political advantage, have been in- j tercepted, encouraging volunteer offi cers and men to demand their return , from the Philippines on the ground | that peace has been declared. The messages even counseled the volunteers to go to the length of refusing further to serve in the Philippines. What tire president will do is not yet decided. It will not be surprising if a warning in the shape of a message will remind the mischief-makers that there is a serious law against treason which will be enforced if any further attempt is made to tamper with the men at the front. Au Ignoble Game. London, April 24.—The Saturday Review, commenting on Genera) Law ton’s retirement from the Santa Cruz district of Laguna de Bay, says: “Unpatriotic politicians in the Unit ed States are doing their utmost to create a panic, in tiie hope that the Philippines may be abandoned and the party in power discredited. It is an ignoble game, and we sincerely trust it will be unsuccessful. If the Ameri cans retire from their self-appointed task, tbe great republic must take the brand of ‘coward’ as well as tbe brand of ‘Cain,’ which Lowell declared it to be marked.” A Battle Near Bocave. GIVEN GREAT POWER. Instructions to th« Samoan Coinmil« »loners Have Been t'oinplsted. Washington. April 20. — Tbe in- itructions to the Samoan commiesion- trs have been completed. They are alike in all essential respects. They were summed up today by one of the ligh commissioners substantially as follows: The commission is given complete authority to carry on a provisional gov ernment for Samoa. In doing this the instructions carefully prescribe the preservation of order and the security of life and property as a first requisite. It is provided that thedutiee of allottl- sials heretofore exercising authority in Samoa, eithc by the treaty of Berlin or in the service of their government, shall be suspended in order that the high commission shall have complete authority over the affairs of the islands. The commission is required to make re ports upon a variety of things, includ ing the recent collisions and causes leading up to them; also upon the ad ministration of the islands; the rights of the several claimants to the king ship, and as to what changes are desir able in the methods provided by the treaty of Berlin. Tbe instructions call for unanimity in all action. The ac tion of the commission, when unani mous, is to be conclusive without refer endum, except when it suspends a pro vision of the treaty of Berlin. In that case, also, a provision of the treaty of Berlin may be suspended by unanimous agreement of members, but the suspen sion is ad referendum, and is not bind ing until the three governments ap prove or disapprove it. The instruc tions are broad enough to include the present troubles, so that these acute phases, as well as the general govern ment of Samoa, will be adjusted. Secretary Hay entertained the Sa moan high commission at luncheon at his residence today. It was the first time the members of the commission had come together, and, while the gathering was quite informal and so cial, mainly for the purpose of getting acquainted, yet it afforded an oppor tunity for discussing the Samoan topic in its general phases. The commis sion will be off on its mission tomor row. General W heeler Ready to Htart. Washington, April 24.—General Joe Wheeler will leave at once for Manila to be military governor of the city. Today be notified Leonard Wilson, bis field secretary, to report at once for duty. _______________ Washington, April 22.—It is under stood General George B. Davie is to be the military governor-general of Porto Rico, to succeed General Henry. Gen eral Davis is a member of tbe war court of inquiry. Lexington, Ky., April 24.—Clay City. 40 miles east of here, was nearly destroyed by fire today. Thirteen buildings are in ruins. Twenty-ons families are botueleM. Loes, <40,000. Kentucky Town Burned. G.urrsl r.o.ng.r Agent ll.lTurd, th» Prosperity of th» Ba cille Coast. on A Chicago dispatch says: George fl. Heffoid, general passenger agent of the Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad, has just returned from an extensive tour of the Pacific coast. He reports tiiat North Pacific coast pointe are just now expeiiencing a wonderful revival. All industiies are prospering to an un precedented extent. The mining in- | du »try is having a boom. Mineral de- i posits in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, which were sciatched over as [long ago as 1860, are now being sys tematically worked, and the richness of tlieit development is proving a genu ine surprise. British Columbia's min eral resources are also proving to be practically inexhaustib'e. While min- ] ing industries are prospering agiicul- tural interests are also flourishing, and 1 all classes are rejoicing in phenomen ally good times. Tbe low second-class colonist rates put in effect by the Great Notrthern railroad, has resulted in over 8,000 people going to that ter ritory so far this year, and the depart ures from North Pacific towns for Alaska number 500 per week. North ern California has had more abundant rains this spring than for a number of years past, ami these insure abundant crops, so that the entire Pacific coast is -enjoying a period of more than usual pros perity. Too Much Adulteration. The state boaid of horticulture de sires to call the attention of the fruit growers of Oregon to the fact that a large per cetnt of Paris green and other aisenical preparations used in spraying are so extensively adulterated as to make them almost worthless. The proportions recommended by the board for the use of Paris green are based upon at least a purity of 75 per cent, hence any that falls below this should be increased in quantity. We desire also to call attention to the new law, which provides that all dealers selling spraying materials must provide a cer tificate with all quantities sold over one pound, specifying the pet cent of purity of material sold. It is against YUKON BREAKING UP. the law to sell these splaying mater ials, without this certificate and it is a Party of Four Washingtonian« Broke violation of the law to sell material Through the Iceland Drowned. Victoria, April 20. — Men just arrived that does not conform to the certificate. from the Klondike say that the Yukon If the fruit grower will insist on the is already breaking up and is flooded execution of this law, and notify the from Marsh lake up. One party of board of any violations, they will save four, headed by Stuart, of Snohomish, great loss to themselves. State Board went through the ice near White Horse of Horticulture, by Henry E. Doicb, rapids April 2, and were drowned with secretary. Goldendale Railroad. their doge. While the Litkie party, now here, was crossing Summit lake The Goldendale railroad committee last Saturday, John Deland went held a conference Saturday in Golden- through the Ice and was only resoued dale. Before that body of Klickitat’s with difficulty. Grave anxiety is ex best citizens appeared President Lytle, pressed for those on the trail now. of tbe Columbia Southern, and his A tangle in titles is reported from chief engineer, A. E. Hammond. The Atlin, where many Americans located former submitted to the committee a claims last year, only to be ousted by well-defined proposition to build a rail the passage of the anti-alien law of this road to Qc'dendale. The conditions spring. During the winter claim-jump are not made public. Hon. Joseph ing by the wholesale has been progres Nesbitt, acting chairman of the com sing, and there aie now three or four mittee. says the conditions are better disputants for every claim on Spruce than expected, and he has no doubt and Pine creeks. Some of the Ameri that Goldendale will have a railroad in cans are taking British partners to hold the near future. The railway survey their pioperties. now in progress has not been complet ed, ami the committee is powerless to ELEVEN FISHERMEN LOST. act in the matter of acquiring the right of way, which is one of the conditions Nantucket Schooner W recked With of the proposition. Fearful Result«. Manila, April 24.—At 6 o’clock this morning, three South Dakota com panies marched from Bocave, and in conjunction with three companies of the Minnesota regiment from Guiginto, north of Bocave, encountered a rebel force numbering fully 500, when .two miles out. The rebels retired three miles in fairly good older, in spite of the fact that they suffered heavy losees. The Americans, having exhausted their ammunition, were compelled to re turn to their camps. The heat is in tense. At noon the thermometer regis tered 95 degrees and tbe mercury was still rising. There were several pros trations from heat among the troops, but only one man was wounded. La ter, army tugs opened fire on the en emy along the river banks. The rebels are unusually active 1 from Maídos as far as Calumpit. I They have been discovered within j two miles of the railload. Fires are burning east of the n 11 oad, ami il would appear that the rebels are evacu Nantucket, Mass., April 20.—The ating the foothill towns in anticipation fishing schooner Eliza, of Beverly, of an attack upon the part of tbe Captain Hopkins, which sailed from American troops. Hyannis yesterday evening for the fish ing grounds, struck on Rose and Crown THE MODUS HELD UP. shoals during the night, and 11 of tbe The three Ottawa Defeat. tire Alaska Boundary crew of 14 men were lost. survivors reached Siasconset in the Settlement. Washington, April 24.—An unex schooner’s dory today. They report pected delay has occurred in the nego the schooner a total loss. Following tiations towards an Alaska boundary are the names of the lost crew: Captain Martin Hopkins, Seth Hop modus vivendi, wiiich makes the fu kins, Oscar Hopkins. Lorenzo Smith, ture of the modus quite problematical. Extended conferences were held on the cook, John Smith, Herbert Smith, subject today, the result being far Kinsman Smith, Moses Bethel, John from encouraging. The principal diffi Mathewson, James Mathewson. culty arises from dealing with Ottawa Will Fight the Trait*. as well as London, this dual negotia St. Louis, April 20. — M. C. Wet tion causing gieat delay and complica more, who was foroed to sell hie shares tion. in the Liggett-Myers Tobacco Com At the outset the United States pro pany by the trust, today called to posed a modus with a temporary line gether 3,000 employee of the company along certain peaks. The British am and made a farewell address, in which bassador forwarded this to London and he said he dedicated his fortune and Ottawa. Tbe Canadian officials have life to fight trusts. The men cheered now proposed changing the line, and him to the echo, and all pleased for after considerable delay the authorities ward to shake hands with him. Wet in London approves the changes pro more wired W. J. Bryan that he would posed by Canada. aiil him in any way lie could in hi* It is not stated what the respective anti-trust fight. lines are. but they are sufficiently apart Japan Will Try to Recur. a Rile«. to make it quite unlikely that any im San Francisco, April 20.—Among mediate agreement can be reached, even of a temporary nature, as to the the arrivals on the Coptic were Prince Konoye, president of the Japanese boundary. chamber of peers, who is on bis way Yellow .lack Appears. around the world on a trip of inspec Havana, April 22.—Three cases of tion and investigation. yellow fever developed today. Col Prince Konoye say* the Japanese are onel Davis isolated the houses. < determined to preserve the integrity of Mail advices of La Lucha, from the Chinese empire, if possible, but in Manzanillo, say that an American case that there should l>e partition shell fire-1 last summer during the bom there should fall to Japan a good share bardment of the town by the United of tbe country, so that it might be States warships, exploded last Sun opened under Japanese auspices. day, killing three persons and wound The relatiohs of bis country with ing many others. Russia were, he said, quite satisfactory. ----------------- - ■ _____ * Disastrous < "nflxjrMtion. Washington, April 24.— United St. Thomas, D. W. 1., April 20.— States Minister Bridgeman lias cabled the state department from La Paz. Bo Fite destroyed 150 houses at La Pointe livia, that the revolution has ended A peter, Island of Guadeloupe, last and everything is quiet. night. Washington, April 22.—The month ly statement of the collections of in ternal revenue shows that during March, 1899, the total receipts were <22,783.447, an increase over March, 1898. of <9,491,840. BUSINESS REVIVAL. Brltl*» Accident. New York, April 19.—The tem porary superstucture of tbe big Willie- avenue bridge, now being bnilt over the Harlem river, collapsed this after noon, killing four men and seriously injuring five, one of whom may die. San Francisco, April 20.—A Hono lulu report says that Germany has complete-1 arrangements to purchaeo the island of Kusaie, in tbe Carolinea. It haa tbe finest harbor in the group, and oan accommodate 80 vessels An Arbitrary Ruting. A recent ruling of the gold commis sioner at Atlin is the source of consid erable comment. The ruling provides that all miners in the Gassier mining district who have free miners’ certifi cates and who have located claims must appear and file with the gold commissioner before April 21 an affi davit that they are the original loca tors of their claims. Many of these original locators are absent, and cannot return in time to make the reauired affidavit. Oregon Beef In Demand. Several weeks ago the prices of bee* ee<e put up to a very high notch by the California dealers, and the inform-» it ion is given out that prices will re main alarmingly high for the next two rears. Butchers explain that tiie high prieeB are caused now from the fact that there was a great scarcity of feed for cattle and sheep last year, and that now, although there is every indication that there will be an abundance of fee-1 3ti the ranges, it is a most difficult matter to get stock for the butchers’ blocks. It is admitted that there ie plenty of stock in Nevada, Oregon and Washington, but it is said that tbe 3Wners have combined and agreed not to place any cattle or sheep on tbe market for over a year, calculating that there will be a much greater rise, which will, most assuredly, bring them in riches. Dmn Aoroaa Chelan River. The dam across the Chelan ri ver has been complete-1, except for minor de tails, which will be added after the usual spring high water. The dam is si constructed as to hold the waters of 1 the lake at a level which will permit lake steamers to land a mile and a half below present landings. Two previous ittempt* to construct such a dam were failures. An Irrigation Ditch. Preparations are being made to begin the preliminary survey of a 100-niils irrigation ditch to be brought out ol Rogue rivet near Grant’s Pass. Ths ditch will be 12 feet on top, 8 feet ou the bottom and 6 feet in depth, esti mated to carry 10,000 miners’ inches. Candidate for Fltcher. Harry Smith, a well known Tacoma athlete, is attaining distinction in the East. According to the Boston Her ald, there are 12 candidates fot the pitcher's position at Harvard, one of them being a Washington boy named Smith, attending the dental school. PACIFIC COAST TRADE. Portland Market. Wheat—Walla Walla, 59c; Valley, 60c; Bluestem, 61o per bushel. Flour—Best grades, <3.20; graham, <2.65; superfine, <2.15 per barrel. Oats—Choice white, 43®44c; choice gray, 41(3 42c per bushel. Barley—Feed barley, <22.00; brew ing, <28.00 per ton. Millstnffs—Bran, <17 per ton; mid dlings, <22; shorts, <18; chop, <16.06 per ton. Hay—Timothy, <8@9; clover. <7 @8; Oregon wild hay, <6 per ton. Butter—Fancy creamery, 40 (3 45c, seconds, 85@40o; dairy, 80@85o store, 20@27o. Poultry—Chickens, mixed, <3(34 per dozen; liens, <4.00@5.00; springs, <1.25(33; geese, <6.00(37.00 for old, <4.50^5 for young; ducks, <5.00(3 5.50 per dozen; turkeys, live, 15(3 16c per pound. Potatoes—<1(31.10 per sack; sweets, 2c |>er |X>und. Vegetables—Beets, 90c; turnips, 75c per sack; garlic, 7o per pound; cab bage, <1 (31.25 per 100 pounds; cauli flower, 75c per dozen; parsnips, 75< per sack; beans, 8c per pound; celery, 70(3 75c per dozen; cucumbers, 50c pei box; peas, 8(38J,c per pound. Onions—Oregon, 50(3 75c per sack. Hops—15(3 17c; 1897 crop, 4(36o. Wool—Valley, 10(3 12c per pound; Eastern Oregon, 8(312c; mohair, 20c per pound. Mutton—Gross, best sheep, wether« and ewes, 4c; dressed mutton, 7J^c; spring lambs, 7 ‘»c per lb. HogB—Gross, choice heavy, <4.50; light and feeders, <2.50(33.00; dressed, <6.00(36.00 per 100 )>oundB. Beef—Gross, top steers, 4.00@<4.50, cows, <2.50(38.00; dressed beef, 5(36t*c per )>ound. Veal—Large, 6(37c; small, 7Ji@8c per pound. Beattie Market«. W. J. Pendray, owner of the vine gar, soap and box faotory at Victoria, B. C., has in connection with W. T. Andrews, late manager of the Canada Paint Company, organized tbe British America Paint Company, and will manufacture paints and varnishes to supply the Pacific Northwest trade. W. H. Evans is the new manager at Victoria of the Canada Paint Company. Onions, 80c(3<l. 10 per 100 pound*. Potatoes, <85(340. Beets, per sack, <1(31 25. Turnips, per sack, 50(3 75c. Carrots, [air sack, 75c. Parsnips, |>er sack, 85c@<l. Cauliflower, <1.00 per doz. Celery. 85(340o. Cabbage, native and California <2.60 per 100 pounds. Apples, 60c(3<1 per box. Pears, 50c(3<1.50 per box. Prunes, 50c |>er box. Butter—Creamery, 23c per pound; lairy ami ranch, 12(3 18c per pound. Eggs, 18c. Cheese—Native, 13c. Poultry—01-1 hens, 16c per pound; spring chickens, 14c; turkeys, 16c. Fresh meat*—Choice dressed beef steers, prime, Biyc; cows, prime, 8c; mutton, 9c; pork, 7c; veal, 8(3100. Wheat—Feed wheat, <20. Oats—Choice, per ton, <26.50. Hay—Puget Sound mixed, <7.00(3 8; choice Eastern Washington tim othy, <12.00. Corn—Whole, <23.50; cracked, <24; feed meal, <24.00. Barley—Rolled or ground, per ton, <25(326; whole, <24. Flour—Patent, per barrel, <3.35; straights, <3.10; California brands. <3.25; buckwheat flour, <3.50; graham, ;>er barrel, <3.60; whole wheat flour. <3.75; rye flour, <4.50. Millstuffs—Bran, per ton, <15; shorts, per ton, «16. Feed—Chopped feed, <21(3 22 per ton; middlings, [ier ton, <22; oil cake meal, per ton, <35. From Kotxebne Sound. Han Francisco Market. Fish Hatei*»ry on th» Chllukwekllk. Private enterprise will establish a fish hatchery on tbe Chilukwekuk river, in American territory, the fish stream that Fish Commissioner A. (J. Little sought to have selected by ttie state and federal governments as a hatchery site. Prominent fishing in terests have been impressed with tbe practicability of the site, am! will build a hatchery ami then turn it over the state for operation. The river is a tributary of tbe Fraser. For Gray*« Harbor. Within the next month, according to the positive statement of G. W. Antrim, of the firm of Conkling & An trim, shipping merchants, of San Fran cisco, another line of steamers will be plying between that city ami Portland, and which will letuin via Gray’s har bor, making a new and direct line of water transportation between this metropolis and the ptincipal bay and port of Western Washington, south of Puget sound. Naw Faint Factory. Wool—Spring—Nevada, 9(312cper W. J. Dodson, a mail carrier, com monly known as "Windy Jim,” haa pound; Oregon, Eastern, 10(3 12c; Val arrived in Seattle from St. Michaels, ley, 15(3 17c; Northern, 8<310c. which place he left last Novemlrer. Millstuff*—Mi-Id lings, <18(321- 50; Do-Ison visited all the mining camp* bran, < 15.50(3 16.50 per ton. on the Yukon, collecting and distrib Onions—Silverskin,50(390cper sack. uting letters. He brings the first news Butter — Fancy creamery, 17(3 18c; received thi* winter from Kotzebue do second*, 16(3 17c; fancy dairy, 15c; sound. It is to the effect that many , do second*, 14(3 14 ^c per pound. prospector* are leaving that country Egg* — Store, lac; faucy ranch, and making their way overland to tbe 1617(3c. Yukon river. I Hop*—1898 cron. 15<v