[MB'S Ml tOlfflIICf
Begins Its Work for Inter
national Disarmament.
THE FIRST OPEN SESSION HELD
M. De Beaufort Welcomes the Dele
gates to The Hague—President Mc
Kinley’» Cablegram to the Czar.
The Hague, May 20.—The peace con
ference called by the czar of Russia was
opened this afternoon in the hall of the
“House of Wood,” two nilies from The
Hague, M. de Beaufoit, president of
the council and minister of foreign
affaiis of the government of the
Netherlands, delivered the inaugural
address and welcomed the delegates.
Then De Beaufort spoke of the high
honor of the choice of The Hague as
the meeting-place of the conference,
and extolled the noble initiative of the
czar, saying this would be a led letter
day in the history of the country, and
expiessing the hope that his majesty
would be able to look back at the day
as the most gloriouB of his life. He
concluded with calling attention to
the allegorical group over the dooiway
of the hall, “Peace entering to close
the temple of Janus,” and added:
“1 trust this beautiful allegory will
be an augury of your labors, and that
after you have completed them you
will be able to say that peace, whom
art introduced to the hall, left it to
spread its blessings among the whole ol
humanity.”
The delegates decided to send the
following telegram to the cazr:
“The peace conference lays at the
feet of your majesty its respectful con
gratulations upon the occasion of your
birthday, and expresses its sincere de
sire to co-operate in the great and noble
work in which your majesty has taken
the generous initiative, and for which
it begs you to accept its humble and
profound gratitude.”
M. deStaai, the Russian ambassador
to Great Britain, and head of the Rus
sian delegation, informally assuming
the presidency of the conference, said
liis first duty was to express to M. de
Beaufort his sincere gratitude for the
noble terms in which he had referrer’
to bis august majesty, adding that hit
majesty would be deeply touched.
After making his address, M. dt
Staal, in behalf of the conference, tele
graphed to the queen of the Nether
lands as follows:
"The members of this conference,
assembled for the fiist time in this
beautiful Huis ten Bosch, hasten to
lay at the feet of your majesty their
best wishes, praying you to accept
their homage and gratitude for the hos
pitality you have graciously deigned to
offer them.”
Tiie reading of the message was
warmly applauded.
M. de Beaufoit was appointed hon
orary president, and the leading Dutch
delegate, A. P. C. Van Karnobeck, ex-
minister of foreign affairs, and deputy,
was appointed vice-president. After
the appointment of nine secretaries,
M. de Staal’s proposal that the ses
sions be secret was adopted.
President McKinley to the Czar.
Washington, May 20.—The follow
ing cablegram has been addressed by
the president to the emperor of Russia
on the occasion of the opening of the
disarmament conference:
“Washington, May 20.—To Hie Ma
jesty Nicholas If. Emperor of all the
Russias, St. Petersburg: On this da;
of good omen I semi mv heartfelt con-
gratulaiions on the opening of the con
ference at The Hague, which had its
origin in the enlightened and generous
initiative of your majesty.
“WILLIAM M’KINLEY.”
NICARAGUA
The
CANAL.
Commissioners Settle
agreements.
Their
Dis
Washington, May 20.—The Nicara
gua canal commissioners, Admiral
Walker, Colonel Haines and Mr.
Haupt, are urderstood at last to have
settled the serious disagreements which
have so long delayed the report of the
commission, and which for a time
threatened to make necessary the ap
pointment by the president of another
commission under the authority con
ferred by the last session of congress.
The compromise effected among the
commissioners results tn their fixing
the cost of the proposed waterway,
which is pronounced entirely feasible,
at 1125,000,000. It it believed the re
port will be signed and delivered to tht
president immediately upon his return
from Hot Springs to Washington.
The membeis of the commission hav
ing agreed after tiie elaborate and thor
ough consideration they have given to
the subject, it is beleived that the last
objection to the beginning of the inter-
oceanic waterway has been swept
•side, and that congress may be relied
upon promptly to authorize the canal’s
construction.
A modified routs is recommended.
It was the opinion of the commissior
that of the two routes estimated for,
the Lull route was the more desirable,
because it is easier of consturction,
presents no problems not well witbin
good engineering precedents, and will
be a eafer and more reliable canal
when completed. It is also the ex
pressed conviction that the dimensions
and form of construction preferred by
the commission were better than the
cheaper form wittr smaller dimensions
which would undoubtedly call for ex
tensive improvements witbin a short
time after its completion.
REBELS
ARE
DEMORALIZED.
Army Wants to Surrender Uncondition
ally—A guinald o 1« Discredited.
Manila, May 20.—Seven Filipino
envoys, said to be Buenoaiuio, Del
Bi'ar, Arguelles, Famprenos, Torres,
berrera and Baterno, left San Isidro
this morning, and are expected in the
city sometime during the day.
All of the commissioners except two
fled when San Isidro was taken by
Lawton last night. The two who re
mained unburdened themselves to Law
ton and told him much of matters
which had transpired in the capital
before the column of Americans, head
ed by the Oregon and Minnesota vol
unteers, marched into the rebel strong
hold.
These Filipinos claimed that for al
most a week past the army has been
willing to surrender unconditionally
and accept the proclamation of the
Americans in good faith, all except
Luna and Del Filar. For days the
army has been completely demoralized
and sulking, unwilling to tight, and
anxious for peace. Aguinaldo fled the
day before Lawton took San Isidro, and
is now at Cabrnatuan, 18 miles north
of San Isidro, totally discouraged and
broken, discredited and helpless. At
San Miguel and other places, native
women have refused to extend him hos
pitality for fear they would incur the
wrath and retribution of the Americans.
End of the Insurrection.
According to the information of these
commissioners, this surrender is ten
dered by Aguinaldo’s government, and
is the end of the insurrection. It was
caused directly by the tremendous
energy of Lawton and his fighting
voulunteers and regulars, who allowed
the demoralized portions of the rebel
aimy not a moment in which to rally
and make a stand. They declaie the
commission of seven now on the way
here was chosen May 6, and expected
to meet Lawton at his headquarters,
but his rapid advance and capture of
the rebel capital upset this plan, and
they fled, leaving behind the two who
give this information, and they surren
dered to Lawton’s advance guard.
The commissioners claim Aguinaldo
was forced to give up. Four-fifths of
the natives are sick of war, and de
manded permission to surrender.
m FOR All fiRMISTICE
Filipino Envoys Make the
Same Old Proposal.
WHICH GENERAL OTIS REFUSED
Luna’i Effort* to Prevent Peace N«fo-
tiatlon«—General Funston Assigned
to a Brigade—Wheaton Relieved.
Manila, Mav 22.—Two military and
two civil Filipino commissioners, ap
pointed to co-operate with three citi
zens of Manila in negotiating terms of
peace, arrived here at 8:15 A. M. to-
lav. Tiiey have submitted no new
proposition, but want an armistice
pending the session of the Filipino con
gress.
Major-General Otis has refused to
entertain the proposal
The new peace commission consists
of Del Filar amlGracio Gonzaza, mem
bers of the Filipino cabinet; Lieuten-
ant-Colonel Alberto Barreto, military
advocate, and Major Zealoita, a mem
ber of Aguinaldo’s staff; Florentine
Torres, Fabio Ocalpo and Thedoi
Yauco, residents of Manila
While General Otis has refused a
cessation of hostilities, pending peace
negotiations, the Filipino commission
will nevertheless hold a conference
with the American Fhilippine commis
sion today
General Luna lias scattered Again-
ahlo’s peace commission, and has un;
der arrest two of its membeis, Buenca-
mino and Colonel Arguelles, at Tarlac,
the headquarters of Luna’s government.
Colonel French, with the Twenty-
second infantry, was sent down the
river three miles from San Isidro by
Genreal Lawton. He met the enemy,
driving them out with the loss of four
Americans.
Major Kvbbe, with the Seventeenth
and Ninth regiments, is expected to
meet Uolnel French at Arayat. The
Rio Grande will then be freed of rebels.
Luna Still Resists.
Manila, May 22.—General Luna is
reported to be making desperate efforts
to restrain educated Filipinos within
Kobbe Captures a Town.
Yesterday, Major Kobbe advanced the limitsof his self-appointed jurisdic
northward along the Rio Grande to tion from communicating with the
effect a junction with Lawton.
It Americans, even to arresting Encamino
I
resulted in the capture of the town of I and Herrera, two of the most influen
Candaba. Captain Grant, who had tial officials coming via San Isidro to
gone ahead with the gunboat La Gunda day.
This and the removal of the seat of
de Bay, received the surrender from
an English-speaking Filipiao teacher. government to Tarlac, 30 miles north
of San Fernando, may lead to compli
DISOBEYED ORDERS.
cations and delay in pacification, but
it is generally conceded that further
Brooke's Dealings With Cubans Do Not opposition to American sovereignty is
Flease Washington.
useless and ridiculous. Neither Gen
New York, May 20.—A special lo eral Luna noi General Rio del Filar
the World from Washington says: has sufficient force to resist or compel
General Brooke was instructed by the submission.
president to insist that the arms of the
General Wheaton has been relieved
Cubans be turned over to the officers of of the command of the Second division
the United States army.
Instead, for special assignment, and General
General Brooke agreed with General Funston has been assigned to Iris
Gomez that the arms shall be surren brigade
dered to the mayors of the Cuban
A hoard, consisting of Colonel
cities. General Corbin left for Hot French, of the Twenty-second infan
Springs tonight to learn from the presi try, and Majoi Cabell and Captaic
dent whether or not he will insist Randolph, of the Third artillery, has
upon his original order to General been appointed to proceed to Batavia
Brooke being carried out.
for the purpose of investigating Euro
Officials of the war department re pean methods of providing tor the
gard General Brooke’s disregard of the health of troops there, and to report on
president’s instructions as a moral vic the subject for the benefit of Americans
tory for General Gomez and the dis- here.
aatisfird Cubans. Secretary Alger is
The transport Warren has arrived
highly indignant over General Brooke’s here from San Francisco
surprising disregard of the president’9
ARIZONA TOWN BURNED.
strict orders. He has telegraphed to
the president full details. It is gen
erally conceded that these develop Three Hundred Build Ings Destroyed
in Jerome.
ments in Cuba will greatly delay the
Jerome, Ariz, May 22—The third
distribution of the 13,000,000 to the
disastrous fire to visit Jerome within
Cuban army.
the past 18 months swept a large part
Oversupply of Gold.
of the business portion of this town
Washington, May 20.—The treasury away today The fire had its origin in
of the United States is suffering from the office of the Leland hotel, which
an over-supply of gold. For several was a 20-room, two-story frame build
months all payments of salaries to gov ing It spread rapidly until 300 build
ernment employes have been in gold, ings had been destroyed. From the
and yet the yellow metal keeps pour Leland hotel the fire spread two
ing in faster than the department can squares, destroying the Ryan hotel,
put it in circulation.
Scott & Moore’s livery stable and 10
There is now in the treasury about dwellings, stopping within 10 feet of
♦223.000,000 in gold, or 1123,000,000 the Reporter office. West of the Le
above the legal reserve, with the sur land a business section where a larg«
plus increasing rapidly. There is a number of hotels, restaurants and
prospective famine in paper money at saloons were located, was destroyed
the national capital, and even the within a space of 25 minutes. The
president has to take a shining heap of estimated value of the destroyed build
the largest gold coins in the treasury ings is 165,000.
every month.
Will Demand Damages.
Killed His Negro Servant.
St. Louis, May 20.—David I. Field,
a retired capitalist, shot and killer!
Robert W. Stratford, hie negro man-of-
all-work, in the vestibule of his hand
some residence, on Vernon avenue, to
night. The shooting was the result
of Stratford attempting to assault hie
employer, who bad just discharged
him for neglecting his work. Mr.
Field at once surrendered himself to
the police, and was taken into custody.
New Orleans, May 22.—The steamer
Sunniva, just in from Bluefields,
brings word that the Detroit has re
turned from Greytown, bringing back
Consul Sareby. The British cruiser
Froserpine was preparing to leave at
the time of the Kunniva’s -departure,
and it was unofficially learned that
within a few weeks the British govern
ment proposes to make a jsisitive de
mand for damages sustained to the
business of her subjects by the recent
actions of General Torres.
Twin Slater« Shot.
Endorsed the President's Policy.
Middlesboro, Ky., May 20. — Mary
Danville, Ill., May 22.—The Illinios
and Jennie Gibson, of Sargent, were
shot last night by ex-Sheriff Combs, department of the G. A. R., at their
of Lether county. They were at a annual encampment held at this city,
dance when Combs got into a dispute passed resolutions indorsing President
- McKinley.
The resolution are
| with two men. Presently the girls couched in strong, simple terms. They
left, and Combs, thinking they were
men, followed and fired at them. Mary were received with cheers from a thou
was slightly wounded and Jennie was sand soldier«' voices, and were passej
with enthusiasm.
killed. Combs gave himself up.
American Bridges for Siberia.
Philadelphia, May 20. — American
bridge builders scored another victory
over foreign competitors today when
the Phoenix Bridge Company, whose
works are located at Phoenixville, Pa.,
was awarded the oontract for six addi
Vaccination Forced on Indiana.
Washington, May 20.—At the re tional steel bridges by the Russian gov
quest of the secretary of the interior ernment for use on the great trans-
Secretary Alger has agreed to order Siberian railroad.
troops to the Moqui Indian reservation,
The national guard of Bawaii is now
in Arizona, to force the Indians to
an entirely American organisation.
Mbmit to vaccination.
Fatal Ending of a Cake Walk.
Enid, Okla., May 22.—A negro cake
walk at the opera house broke up in a
riot between whites and blacks, start-
ed by the negroes shooting into a crowd
of white men. Three white men,
Braley, Thrasher, ami an unknown
man, were wounded, when the whites
returned the fire, fatally wounding
four negroes and slightly wounding
several others. More than 50 shots
were exchanged before the disturbance
was quelled.
NOTED
INVENTOR
DEAD.
As Wa. S—Idler, Preacher. Newspaper
.Man and Philanthropist.
Washington, May 22. — Marion Chea
ter Stone is dead at hie home in this
city aged 57. He was born in Ohio,
served with credit in the Civil w..r.
studied theology ami became a news
paper correspondent in this city. He
invented a machine for making paper
cigaiette holders and made a contract
with the Duke company, after which
he started a factory. Then he invent
ed a machine for making the paper
straws or tubes that have displaced
the straws used for cold drinks. The
orders from Europe as well as the do
mestic demand was so great that Mr.
Stone was obliged to double the ca
pacity of his works.
His next invention was a method of
coloring fine china and other wares in
imitation of the celebrated “peachblow
vase” of the Walters collection. His
factory was a model and he was spoken
of as “the friend of the working
class,” in that he looked after the
moral and social condition of his work
ing girls and furnished a large library
of standard fiction and other works, a
music-room, meeting-room for debates,
and a dancing-floor in the building.
He was also well known for his pliilau-
tropby in other directions.
ENGLAND
PROTESTS
Does Not Want Any More Troops Sent
to Alaska.
Washingion, May 22. — While press
ing the United States to agree to arbi
tration of the Alaska boundary contro
versy, the British government has en
tered an objection to placing of addi
tional Ameiican troops in the teriitory.
The controversy between the two gov
ernments has assumed a more serious
aspect than is generally supposed.
While the presidnet is bound to the
piinciple of arbitration, and while, on
its face, the case the United States
could present might result in a triumph
for this government, there remains the
possibility that an arbitration tribunal
might decide that the British govern
ment is entitled to a port on theFacific
coast, perhaps Skagway, of which Great
Britain greatly desires to obtain pos
session. In view of the great com
mercial interests of the Pacific coast,
the administration does not fee) justi
fied in accepting arbitration, and the
British government has been given tc
understand this.
Exploration of Alaska.
Berkeley, Cal., May 22.—Professor
W. E. Ritter, of the department of
zoology in the university of California;
Charles E. Keeler, director of the mu
seum of the academy of sciences, and
John Muir, the geologist, have accept
ed an invitation from Dr. Merriam, of
the biological survey, to join an expedi
tion of scientists for the purpose of ex
ploring Alaska during the summer.
The party will consist of at least 20
men, prominent in various lines of
science, and will be absent between
two and three months. E. H. Harri
man, a New York capitalist, has char
tered a steamer for the use of the ex
pedition, which will sail north about
June 1.
The World*« Gold.
Washington, May 22 —Ex-United
States Senator Peffer’s statement that
mines are prolific, there is an abund
ance of gold, and the money question is
dead, is confirmed by director of the
Mint Robeits, whose advices indicate
that the production of gold for 1899
will reach ♦340,000,000. Official fig
ures for 1898 show an increase of ♦50,-
000,000 over the 1897 total, which was
♦236,504,800. Predictions aie made
that 1900 will see the gold production
reach the stupendous figure of ♦400,-
000,000. Of this about ♦65,000,000
will be requited for arte, leaving ♦335,-
000,000 available for use as money.
Boom In Bunting.
New York, May 22.—The home-com
ing of Admiial Dewey has caused a
boom in the dry goods trade. The de
mand for ordinarv cloth and prints for
conversion into bunting has all but
exha .sted the supply, and converters
have found it necessary to take higher
grades of material, including what is
known as 64 squares. In the trade it
is estimated that at least 500,000
pieces or 25,000.000 yards of bunting
will be used to welcome the hero of
Manila bay.
Australian View of the Cable.
Sydney, N. S. IV., May 22.—The
cabinet here, after considering the Pa
cific cable pro)H>sition, has disagreed
with the imperial proposals, and has
agreed with the Canadian idea that
the cable should be jointly owned and
subsidized. This decision has been
telegraphed to the colonial govern
ments.
Horieleaa Carriages for Oregon.
New York, May 22.—Oregon is soon
to have a state automobile company,
the same as those formed today in
Trenton for 17 stales. It will intro
duce and control horseless carriages,
cabs, and trucks in the large cities,
and may secure, consolidate and operate
all steet-car lines.
Ore Reservoir Collapsed.
Redding, Cal., May 22.—The news
reached here today of the collapse of
an ore reservoir belonging to the Midas
Gold Mining Company, st Hariison
Gulch. The ore, in a semi-liquid
state, escaped into the creek, entailing
a loss of 175,000.
, Stabbed by a Beggar.
New York, May 22.—John E. Eng-
lis, formerly president of the Wallabout
bank of Brooklyn, was stabbed in the
neck today by Christopher Daly, a beg
gar. The wound is severe. Daly had
been to Englis* house a few days ago
to ask for alms and was dissatisfied
with the food given him. He lay in
wait and abused Englis for this, end
ing today by stabbing him.
The
wounded roan is 04 years of age. Daly
was arrested.
NEWS OF NORTHWEST
A Budget of General New» Gathered in
Several Pacific Coast
States.
Christian Endeavor.
Bond Elections.
An election was recently held at Red
Lodge, Mont., at which a proposition
■arried to bond the city in the sum of
125,000 for the purpose of constructing
water works in that city. Another
pro|K>sition to bond that district for
»10,000 for the purpose of erecting *
brick high school building will soon be
submitted to the qualified voters of
Red Lodge. These latter bonds are to
De redeemable in 10 years, and pays-
'hie in 20 years, and are to bear inter*
i sst at a rate of 5 per cent.
The influences which dominate the
eaily history of a state are far-reach
ing. Oregon has many blessings and
one of them is that thousands of its
young people are emolled under the
banner of Christian Endeavor. Th«
societies have been the means of kind
Yakima Hops.
ling noble purpose and arousing enthu
There is a full acreage of hops in
siasm for the work of Christian men
this vicinity this year. Tiie YakimS
and women.
The Oregon Christian Endeavor Un hop crop will probably amount to 18.-
ion is to hold its 12th annual conven ,300 or 20,000 bales. About 4,000
tion at Portland, May 25-28, and hun have been contracted for the seaeon.
dreds of young people are planning to Arthur Poole made contracts at 11
enjoy it. It is exceptional good for cents laBt week as follows: Captain
tune that Dr. Clark, the president of Dunn, 80 bales; Frank Marble, 70
the United Society of Christian En bales; E. 8. Hill, 150 bales; A. W.
deavor, which now has a membership | Morrison, 50 bales; George Siverly,
of over 3,000,000, will be present. He 30 bales. He reports negotiations pro
left Boston May let, having just ehaken gressing favorably for several hundred
the dust of Cuba from his feet, and bales more.
will address conventions in Manitoba,
New Mining Company.
Utah and California, before coming to
Articles of incorporation have been
Oregon.
filed by tbe Empire Mining Company,
The prgoramme is pronounced with a capital stock of »1,500,000,
“splendid,” but is not yet quite ready divided into 1,500,000 shares of the
for publication.
par value of »1 each. The oonpany
It is vo be a mass convention, that proposes to operate placer gold mines
is, all members of Christian Endeavor and lodes of gold-bearing ore in Baker
societies ate free to attend. The Port and Grant counties. Tiie principal
land ’99 committee are making careful! office of the company will be situated
arrangements, and they offer free lodg at Baker City, with a branch office in
ing to societies with a membership of Montreal, Canada.
40 or less for four of their number, pro
Bank Incorporated.
viding each has a delegate’s certificate.
The Kendrick State bank, of Ken
In societies numbering over 40, one out
of 10 may be given a delegate’s certifi drick, Idaho, filed articles of incorpora
cate entitling to free lodging when tion with a oapital stock of »25,000.
The directors are M. C. Normoyle, D.
presented.
The railroads have given epecial rates, C. McCrea, Math Jacobs, A. W. Gor
the O. R. & N. Co., full fare going, don and F. N. Gilbert.
one-fifth fare returning. All purchas
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
ing tickets should get a receipt from
the agent showing that they have paid
Portland Market.
full fare, and this receipt will be coun
Wheat
—
Walla Walla, 57c; Valley,
tersigned by the secretary of the Ore
gon Christian Endeavor Union. On 68e; Bluestem, 59c per bushel.
Flour—Best grades, »3.20; graham,
presentation of the receipts thus coun
tersigned the holders will be entitled »2 .65; superfine, »2.15 per barrel.
Oats—Choice white, 4445c; choice
to the reduced return rates.
The Southern Pacific offers such ex gray, 42 @ 43c per bushel.
Barley—Feed barley, »22.00; brew
ceptionally low rates that this will
afford a splendid opportunity to visit ing, »23.00 per ton.
Millstuffe—Bran, »17 per ton; mid
Portland. At that time the oity will
be at its best, and the people will be dlings, »22; shorts, »18; chop, »16.00
prepared to givo the visitors a royal per ton.
Hay—Timothy, »8 @9; clover, »7
welcome. A steamboat excursion up
the Columbia has been planned at a @8; Oregon wild hay, »6 per ton.
Butter—Fancy creamery, 82 ©35c;
low rate for the round trip. This is
seconds, 27 ©30c; dairy, 250270 store,
an opportunity not to be missed.
17 © 20c.
ROBERT M’LEAN,
Cheese—Oregon full cream, 13)»o;
Chaiiman of Press Committee.
Young America, 16c; new cheese,
Site for a Smelter.
10c per pound.
Advices from Grand Forks, B. C.,
Poultry—Chickens, mixed, |3@4
announces that Jay P. Graves, who is per dozen; hens, »4.00@5.00; springs,
operating in the Boundary country on »1.25©3; geese, »6.0007.00 for old,
behalf of a big Montreal syndicate, »4.50^15 for young; ducks, »5.00®
which is about to erect a smelter 5.50 per dozen; turkeys, live, 15®
there, has finally selected a site on the 16c per pound.
north bank of the north fork of-the
Potatoes—»1 ©1.10 per sack; sweets,
Kettle river, one mile and a half from 2c per [round.
Grand Forks. The smelter will have
Vegetables—Beets, 90c; turnips, 75«
a capacity of 50 tons per day, with per sack; garlic, 7o [>er [round; cab
provisions for an increase to 3,000 tone. bage, »1©1.25 per 100 pounds; cauli
Mr. Graves has gone East to purchase flower, 75o per dozen; parsnips, 75a
a plant. This is the smelter which is per sack; beans,3c per pound; celery,
to handle the output of the Knob Hill 70© 75c per dozen; cucumbers, 50c per
and Old Ironcides mines, ami possibly box; [teas, 8©3*»c per pound.
Onions—Oregon, 50©75o per sack.
that of the City of Paris, and others, in
Hops—ll©18c; 1897 crop, 4©6o.
which Mr. Graves and his associates
Wool—Valley, ll©12o per pound;
are interested.
Eastern Oregon, 6© 10c; mobair,
Slaughtering Deer to Be Stopped.
87c [ter pound.
/
L. P. IV. Quimby, Oregon state game
Mutton—Gross, best sheep, wethers
warden, was in Jackson county recent and ewes, 4c; dressed mutton, 7)»c;
ly investigating the wholesale slaugh spring lumbs, 7)»c [ter lb.
ter of deer by the Elk-creek liunteis
Hogs—Gross, choice heavy, »4.50;
with a view of putting a stop to the light and feeders, »2.50©3.00; dressed,
same by enforcement of the state game »5.00 @6.00 per 100 [rounds.
law. lie will spend »400 of the ♦500
Beef—Gross, top steers, 4.00@»4.50;
allowed his office for deputy hire in cows, »2.50 @3.00;
dressed
beef,
bringing the guilty parties to account, 5@6l»c P*r pound.
and arrests may be expected at any
Veal—Large, 6©7c; small, 1% @8«
time. Some time ago 1,400 deer hides per pound.
were shipped from Central Point.
Seattle Markets.
Northwest New» Notes.
An Everett paj>er mill has received
an order from Manila for paper.
Several hundred acres are sown to
flax in the Walla Walla country.
L. C. Smith, of Syracuse, N. Y., has
purchased the Seattle National Bank
building for ♦152,000.
Claude Branton, who was hanged at
Eugene, used neither tobacco, liquor
nor profane language.
Capitalists are looking for locations
at Spokane for a woolen mill and a
mining drill factory.
Trout and salmon are being caught
in large numbers in the irrigating
ditches of Kittitas county.
At least 20 pei cent of the farming
land in the Palouse country will be
summer fallowed this year.
Treasurer Buchanan, of Benton coun
ty, has »4,000 on hand to redeem war
rants on which interest has stopped.
It Is estimated that 8,000 new setr
tiers have established themselves in
the state of Washington since last Sep
tember.
The work of clearing 34 acres of land
at Marrowstone point, where the gov
ernment fortifications are being built,
is under rapid headway, aud will soon
be completed.
The people of Ashland have pledged
a sum sufficient to pay tire debts of the
normal school, so that the pro|>erty
may be transferred to the state. The
debts amount to about »2,025.
At a sheriff’s sale of 180 head of
horses in Franklin county, the other
day, the animals brought prices rang
ing from »1.50 to »22 pet head.
There are two copies in Asotin of the
book of Matthew translated into the
Nez Perce’s language by Rev. H. H.
Bpaiding, the early missionary.
Gus Harding, a farmer, near Cor
vallis, is experimenting with red
clover. He was co successful with
eight acres last year that this spring he
planted 40 acres with the clover.
Onions, 80o@»1.10 per 100 pounds.
Potatoes, »35 ©40.
Beets, per sack, »1@1 25.
Turnips, per sack, 50©75c.
Carrots, |>er sack, 75c.
Parsnips, [ter sack, 86c©»1.
Cauliflower, »1.00 per doz.
Celery, 35@40o.
Cabbage, native and California
»3 .50 per 100 pounds.
A pities, »2.50 @8.50 per Irox.
Pears, 50c@»1.50 [ter box.
Prunes, 50c [ter box.
Butter—Creamery, 20c per pound;
dairy ami ranch, 12 ©18c per pound.
Eggs, 18c.
Cheese—Native, 13c,
Poultry—Old liens, 16c per pound;
spring chickens, 14c; turkeys, 16c.
Freeh meats—Choice dressed beet
steers,
prime, 9c; cows, prime,
9c; mutton, 9c; pork, 7c; veal, 8©10o.
Wheat—Feed wheat, »20.
Oats—Choice, per ton, »26.50.
Hay—Puget Sound mixed, »7.00®
»; choice Eastern Washington tim
othy, »12.00.
Corn—Whole, »23.50; cracked, »24;
feed meal, »24.00.
Barley—Rolled or ground, per ton,
»25026; whole, »24.
Flour—Patent, per barrel, »3.85;
Straights, »3.10; California brands,
»8 .25; buckwheat flour, »3 .50; graham,
per barrel, »3.60; whole wheat flour.
»3.75; rye flour, »4.50.
Millstuffs—Bran, per ton, »1»;
shorts, per ton, »16.
Feed—Chopped feed, »21 ©22 pes
ton; middlings, per km, »22; oil caka
meal, |>«r ton, »83.
Ban Franetteo Market.
Wool—Spring—Nevada, 10© 12c per
pound; Oregon, Eastern, 8© 12c; Val
ley, 15© 17c; Northern, 8© 10c.
Millstuff«— Middlings, »16 020.50;
brsn. »15.50© 16.50 per ton.
Onions—Silverskin, 50090c per sack.
Butter — Fancy creamery, 17©18o;
do seconds, 16© 17c; fancy dairy, 15c;
do seconds, 14014)»« per pound.
Eggs — 8tore,
15c; fancy
16017c.
llopa—1898 cron. 15«.
ranch,