SILVÎR «lit 101 ffll IIP
Supreme Court Must Pass on
Demonetization Act.
COLORADO
WILL
BRING
SUIT
Cnitxl State« Will Defend the Legality
of the Act—United Slate« Monetary
League at the Head of Movement.
Denver, Dec. 18.—W. A. Rucker,
president of the United States Mone
tary League, left here last night for St.
Louis, where he will hold a conference
with the governors of several states
friendly to the free coinage of silver,
relative to a suit which is about to be
begun by the state of Colorado for the
purpose of securing a decision by the
United States supreme court as to the
legality of the demonetization of silver.
The general assembly of the state
passed a joint resolution authorizing
the governor to take steps to bring this
question before the supreme court.
After consultation with prominent pub
lic men of the state, Governor Thomas
settled upon a course of action. The
first step was to authorize President
Rucker, under the great seal of the
state, to confer with other governors
and raise funds necessary to bring a
■case before the supreme court of the
United States.
The replies from governors of those
states recognizing that silver should be
on an equality with gold as a circulat
ing medium of value have been most
satisfactory, promising assistance, and,
if possible, active co-operation. Es
pecially in Texas has the reception of
the idea been cordial, and it is possible
Air. Rucker will go to that state and
meet the governor and state officials
before proceeding to Washington.
Suit against the government will be
gin in Denver. The United States
Monetary League will give the state of
Colorado as a present, a solid silver
brick of the purest metal of 100 ounces,
and representing $100 at par ratio.
The treasurer of the state will then
formally present the brick to the Htate.
The state will send it to the United
States mint at Washington, with the
demand that it be coined into 100 sil
ver dollars.
“This demand, of course,” says Mr.
Rucker, “will be refused. Upon the
refusal, suit will be entered in the
United States supreme court, for we
have no right, under the constitution,
to demand that bullion be coined.
The question will be raised as to where
the constitution lands us, and the suit
brought in the nam- of the state of Col
orado to secure more rapid action than
otherwise would be given it.”
Mr. Rucker will be assisted by coun-
bv’i from this and other states.
IT
IS
Batchelder
NOT
A
PICNIC.
Encountered Enemy in HI.«
March to A parr 1.
Washington, Dea. 18.—The war de
partment today received a cablegram
giving the latest developments in the
situation in the Philippines. The ca
blegram is as follows:
“Manila, Dec.
18.—Batchelder,
Twenty-fourth- infantry, reports that
on the 14th he had an engagement at
the junction of the Magat and the Rio
•Grande, Isabella province, the enemy
leaving four dead and five mortally
•wounded in the trenches. Our loss
was one drowned and four wounded.
He says he is in need of clothing, pro
visions and money. He will reach Ta-
guagarao, Cagayan province, shortly,
Doubtless the navy relieved him yester
day.
“Four hundred and seventy-five
Spanish prisoners arrived this morning,
among them the sick at Vigan, num
bering 120.
“Young, at Banqni, Northwestern
Luzon, reports that his troops are still
pursuing the remnant of the insur
gents, who have 23 American prisoners
in their possession. The country is
exceedingly rough. Our men, without
shoes, are still ]>ersistently pursuing.
“The number of Spanish prisoners
now in the hands of the insurgents is
probably 1,000, mostly in the south,
^■expect to effect their release in a few
«lays.
“Negros reports that Sergeant Roe-
ner, Sixth infantry, 20 soldiers and 18
lative police, attacked 400 insrugents
st Madrigal this morning. There were
*> casualties. The enemy’s loss was 28
tied and many wounded. OTIS.”
Hunting ■ New Foal Supply.
hn Francisco, Dec. 18.—H. E.
Htttington, of the Southern Pacific
Coinany, has gone to Mexico with a
corpiof experts to make a final exami-
natia of a lied of coal in the state of
Sonor, about 60 miles off the line of
the Soiora railway, which runs from
Benson Ariz., to Guayamas, Mexico.
The Scithern Pacific recently pur
chased Us road from the Santa Fe.
The coal deposit will cost the Southern
Pacific $510,000. A branch from the
Sonora ralway to the property will
cost $1,50»,000.
The rail-oad company has. during
the past 14 months, employed 1,800
cars in haultag coal from Utah and
Wyoming to mpply its locomotives in
Nevada and California. Utah and
Wyoming coal for the use of the com
pany is delivered as far south as Bak
ersfield.
NEW
SAMOAN
TREATY.
EXPLAINS.
Full Text of Convention Signed by
United Staten, Germany, England.
Cans, ot British Disaster at Sl.trmb.rg’
Distance Was Underestimate«!.
Washington, Dec. 16.—The full text
of the treaty negotiated between the
United States, Germany aud Great
Britain for the adjustment of the ques
tions between the three governments in
respect to the Samoan islands was made
public today. The treaty bears date at
Washington, December 2, 1899, and,
after reciting its purpose to be to ad
just amicably questions between the
three powers in respect to the Samoan
group, and to avoid future misunder
standings, proceeds textually as fol
lows:
‘‘Article I—The general act con
eluded and signed by the aforesaid
powers at Berlin on the 14th day of
June, A. D. 1899, and all previous
treaties, conventions and agreements
relating to Samoa, are anulled.
"Article II—Germany renounces in
favor of the United States of America
all her rights and claims over and in
respect to the island of Tutuila and all
other islands of the Samoan group east
of longitude 171 degrees west of Green
wich. Great Britain in like manner
renounces in favor of the United States
of America all her rights and claims
over and in respect to the island of
Tutuila aud all other islands of the Sa
moan group east of longitude 171 de
grees west of Greenwich. Reciprocally
the United States renounces in favor of
Germany all its rights and claims over
and in respect to the islands of Upolu
and Savali, and all other islands of the
Samoan group west of longitude 171
degrees west of Greenwich.
“Article III—It is understood and
agreed that each of the signatory pow
ers shall continue to enjoy, in respect
to their commerce and commercial ves
sels in all the islands of the Samoan
group, privileges and conditions equal
to those enjoyed by the sovereign
power, in all ports which may be open
to the commerce of either of them.
“Article IV—The present convention
shall be ratified as soon as possible,
and shall come into force immediately
after the exchange of ratifications. In
faith whereof, etc.,
“JOHN HAY,
“HOLLEBEN,
“PAUNCEFOTE.”
London, Dec. 14.—The war office re
ceived the following from General
Forestier-Walker, dated today:
“Cape Town, Dec. 14.—Gatacre re
ports as follows:
“The idea to attack Stormberg
seemed to promise certain success, but
the distance was underestimated by
mv s df and the local guides. Police
mtn took ns' round some miles, and
consequently we were marching from
9:30 P. M. until 4 A. M., and were
landed in an impossible position. 1 do
not consider the error intentional.
“The Boers commenced tiring from
the top of an unscalable hill, and
wounded a good many of our men in
the open plain. The Second Northum
berlands tried to turn out the enemy,
but failed. The Second Irish fusiliers
seized a kopje near and held on, sup
ported by mounted infantry and Cape
police. The guns under Jeffreys could
not have been better handled, but I re
gret to say that one gun was overturne«!
in a deep mullah, and another sank in
quicksand. Neither could be extri
cated in time to be available.
“Seeing the situation, a disjatch
rider was sent to Molteno with the
nows. I collected and withdrew our
force from ridge to ridge about nine
miles. The Boer guns were remark
ably well served. They carried accur
ately 5,000 yards. I am holding Bush
man’s Hoek and Cyphergat. I am
sending the Irish rifles and Northum
berland» to Sterkstrom to recuperate.
The wounded proceeded to Queens
town. The missing Northumberlands
number 366, not 306 as previously re
ported.”
CLEARED
Lawton
OF
REBELS,
Drives the Insurgents
Bulacan Province.
out of
Washington, Dec. 16.—General Otis
has cabled the war department that
Lieutenant Batson, who organized and
commanded the Macabebe scouts, has
been seriously wounded in the foot.
Amputation is probable. General Otis’
dispatch follows:
“Manila, Dee. 16.—Lieutenant Bat
son, Fourth cavalry, organized four
large companies of Macabebe scouts,
and had the advance of Lawton’s
troops and attended Young’s cavalry in
Northwestern Luzon, Batson leading
with conspicuous gallantry in several
hard-fought engagements. November
29 he was seriously wounded in the
foot. Amputation is probably neces
sary. Can he not receive a place in
some staff corps as reward for efficient
service?”
General Otis today also cabled the
war department as follows:
“Manila, Dac. 16.—General Lawton
reports Bulacan province freed of insur
gents yesterday. Troops of the Fourth
cavalry captured the strong mountain
position of Biacnabato, with food sup
plies, clothing, cartridge factory and
barracks.
“MacArthur’s troops occupied Iba, a
town on the southwestern coast of Lu
zon, with slight opposition and a few
light casualties.
“The 8th inst. Bates reported from
Zamboanga that he has garrisoned
Bastian; is sending troops to Cottobato
and Davao, and that the condition of
affairs is satisfactory.”
Will Fisht With Boers.
Cleveland, Dec. 15.—The Plain
dealer sayas: “A party of 25 young
Irish-Americans have left this city to
join the Boers in their fight against
Great Britain.
At New York the
young men, who are mostly veterans of
the Spanish-American war, will join
about 500 other Irishmen, and the en
tire party will sail from New York
Saturday for PariB. In the latter city
the men will join an Irish regiment be
ing formed to go to the assistance of
the Boers. Five hundred more Irish
men will follow to Paris in a couple of
weeks. Plans have already been made
for the entire regiment of 1,000 to
reach the scene of the fighting.
War in Guatemala.
New York, Dec. 16.—Gautemalan
advices to the Herald are that the gov
ernment’s bulletin, just published,
gives details of a revolutionary attempt
in the eastern departments of Gaute-
mala. Troops are now pursuing the
revolutionists over the frontier into
[ Salvador and Honduras. The govern
ment has received from the bank a loan
of $500,000 to meet the expenses of the
expedition.
Word comes from Colon that the
Venezuelan consul there has received
official notice of the blockade of the
port of Maracaibo, recently captured
by the revolutionists under Hernandez.
The aggregate capital of the compan
ies represented at the Cleveland con
vention of the National Paint and Var
nish Association is upward of $200,-
000,000. _______________
Large Minins Deal.
Baker City, Ot., Dec. 16.—A deal
affecting directly and indirectly more
property than any other in the history
of mining in Oregm is being handled
in a quiet way here It is a matter of
Inside and reliable information that
the effort to close the deal will be suc
cessful. It is for the consolidation of
the R-bbins-Elkhorn group, consisting
of four claims; the Denny group of
six claims, and the Bais ley-Elkhorn
claim, all on Elkhorn mountain, which
U known to be very rich.
GATACRE
Relief for Puerto Ricans.
Washington, Dec. 14.—The cabinet
meeting today was devoted almost
wholly to a discussion of the political
and financial conditions in Puerto
Rico. The matter was brought up by
Secretary Root, who stated that a com
munication had been received from the
governor-general of tne island, enclos
ing petitions describing the situation,
snd asking for action by congress whicn
would determine their political statui
and relation to the United States.
Sortie From Ladysmith.
London, Dec. 14.—The war office
publishes the following dispatch from
General Buller:
“Dispatch from General White,
dated yesterday, says:
“ ‘Last night Colonel Metcalf and
500 of the Second rifle brigade, sortied
to capture a Boer howitzer on a hill.
They reached the crest without being
discovered, drove off the enemy and
then destroyed the howitzer with gun
cotton. When «eturning, Metcalf found
his retreat barred by the Boers, but he
forced his way through, using the bay
onet freely. The Boer losses were con
siderable. The British losses were as
follows: Lieutenant Ferguson aud 11
men killed; Captain Paley, Second
Lieutenant Davenport, Second Lieu
tenant Bond and 41 men wounded; six
men captured, who had remained be
hind in charge of the wounded.”
GIVES
TIME
TO
ALL
¡louse Provides for Night Sessions to
Hear Financial Speeches.
THE FISH INDUSTRY.'
¿»overument
Statlatlca of Columbia River Salmon
Pack a« (liven In Annual Report of
Commi».iouer Reed, of Oregon.
REMAIN
OPEN.
Ila. no Right to Lea««
Beach Digging!«.
! A very important question has just
l been decided by Commissioner Her-
' mann, of the general land office, gov
Fish Commissioner F. C. Reed, of erning placer mining upon the beach of
Oregon, has filed his annual report in Behring sea on the coast of Alaska, at
the office of the governor, The report and near Cape Nome, the new gold
covers the year ending October 81, field. The decision affects mining and '
1899. It is a voluminous document localities embracing tidelands below
the line of ordinary high tide. Numer
and covers the year’s work in detail.
ous
applications are »lending before the
On the subject of hatcheries the re
port reviews the progress in locating interior department as to locations upon
and constructing the buildings and the such lauds, which have been demon
work accomplished in the state during strated to contain gold in marvelous
quantities. Individuals or associations
the past year.
The number of chinook salmon eggs ' of persons and Incorporated mining
taken from the different hatcheries in companies are seeking concessions from
Oregon tributary to the Columbia river the government by which they may ac
quire exclusive mining rights and
for the year 1899, is as follows:
privileges pertaining to such tidelands.
Upper Clackamas hatchery............... 2.2'8) OOO
Salmon river hatchery...........................
eno <w
The commissioner decides that tide
Clackamas hatchery ............................. 1.000 000 lands ia the district of Alaska are not
Total for Oregon................................... 3,800.0u0 public lands, subject to disposal to ,
Chinook salmon eggs taken on the individuals, under any of the existing
I I land laws of the United States, and
Washington side of the Columbia:
Chinook ha:chcry ....................... tM>M that the department has no statutory
Ka'ama hatchery .................................... 4 neo «i authority to make concessions to indi
Wind river hatchery............................... 2.600.000
kittle White Salmon hatchery....10.000,044) viduals of any mining rights pertaining
Chewaukum hatchery .......................... 1,000.000 to such tidelands.
Total for Washington.......................19.300 0 0 |
A citation is made by the commis
Total for Columbia river..................... 23.100.000 sioner of the case of Shively vs. Boalby,
From the salmon that were marked I decied by the United States supreme
by Mr. Hubbard, hatched from eggs court, in which it was held that the
taken in 1895, thero were caught dur I United States, upon acquiring a terri
ing the season of 1898, 375 fish weigh tory, whether by cession from one of
ing from 10 to 50 pounds each. Dur the states or by treaty with a foreign
ing the season of 1899 the packers and country or by discovery and settlement,
dealers have neglected to watch for the takes the title and the dominion of
marked fish as well as they should, lands below high-water mark of tide
says the report, but between 40 and 50 waters for the benefit of the whole peo
have been reported, the average weight ple in trust for future states, to be cre
being nearly 10 pounds greater than ated out of the territory, and it will be
those taken in 1898.
further held that congress has not un
The report shows a falling off in the dertaken, by general laws, to dispose of
number of cases of salmon canned dur lauds below high-water mark of tide
ing the past season on the Columbia as I waters in a territory, but, unless in ease
compared with 1898. This is in part of some international duty or public
accounted for by the increased number exigency, has left the administration
of pounds of salmon handled by the and disposition of the sovereign rights
cold-storage concerns.
■ in such waters and lands to the control
The following statistics of the sal ! of the states respectively when admit
mon pack are given:
ted into the union.
Spring pack, Oiegon side—
Variety.
Chinook .
Bluebacks
Steelheads
Cases.
191.108
22.155
. 19,955
Value.
81,051,094 00
121 7"> > no
89,797 50
Total ................................. 233,218
Spring pack, Washington
Variety.
Cases.
Chinooks ............................ 50.5(H)
Bluebacks ........................ 7 650
Steelheads ....................... 3,340
Total ................................... 61.490
$ 333,755 00
Spring pack, both Hides—
Total ......................................294,708
»1.596,398 50
Fall pack, Oregon side —
Variety.
Cases.
Chinook ............................. 12.102
S lversides ....................... 21,443
Steelheads .......................
222
»
Value.
58 059 00
96,493 50
999 00
$ 155,551 50
Total ................................. 34,567
Fall pack, Washington side—
Washington, Dec. 14.—There is such
Variety.
Cas-s.
great pressure for time on the part of Chinook ............................. 2,450
Sliversides ....................... 7,750
the members of both sides who desire Steelheads
.......................
650
to participate in the currency debate in
Total
.................................
10,850
» 48,825 00
the house that three night sessions were
Fall pack, both sides—
ordered today. Interest in the debate
» 204.376 50
is not keen, judged by the attendance Total ..................................... 45.417
Total on Columbia...340,125
1,800.778 00
in the galleries, although the members Total on coast rivers. 74,932
271.532 00
themselves are listening attentively to
Total ..................................415,(57
»2.072.307 50
the speeches.
Amount and value of each species of
The features of the debate todaywero
the speeches of Grosvenor of Ohio for fish consumed locally and shipped East
the bill, and of Cochran of Missouri for the year 1899:
Pounds.
Value.
and Newlands cf Nevada against it. Fresh salmon .... ............. ? 199.239
117’). 939
108/68
The other s|>eakers were: Parker of Salt ealmon ............ ............ 1« 80.860
3 591
Stu get.n..................... .............
: 9,910
New Jersey, William Allen Smith of Smelt ............................ ............ 2*0,500
14.OL5
11 015
Michigan, Prince of 111 inios, Lawrence Shad ............................. ............. 275,380
’rawfish ....................... ............ 138 248
13.S24
of Massacuhsetts, and Powers of Ver ( Cat
fieh ......................... .............
52.3X0
2 l<»5
:«•>
mont for the bill, and Shafroth of Colo Tom cod...................... ............. 9,000
Halibut ....................... ............ 318,41)0
22.472
rado and Sims of Tennessee against it. Cod .................................. ............ 11,.500
9/0
Whether Admiral Dewey, acting for
the United States government, formally
or informally recognized the Philippine
republic at Manila, is a question which
Pettigrew of South Dakota desires the
navy department to answer. He in
troduced a resolution in the senate to
day directing the secretary of the navy
to supply the senate with information
on the subject, but Chandler of New
Hampshire objected to its immediate
consideration.
Senator McBride today reintroduced
his bill to appropriate $650,000 to en
large the Portland public building.
He says it will lie impracticable now
to secure a change in the building ma
terial, but that another story can be
added to afford the extra room, which
is needed to accommodate the various
government offices. This bill was fav
orably reported without amendment by
Senator Simon last year, and both sen
ators expect to secure its passage this
session.
Senator McBride also reintroduced
his bill fixing the salaries of letter car-
tiers in all huge cities.
MUST
Herring ......................
Flounders ...................
Perch .............................
Oysters ........................
Clams.............................
.............
............
............
.............
.............
11,175
5,800
4,525
590.800
110,900
335
272
787
14.770
2,218
Total ........................... ............. 5,448,617
»370,848
A
NEW COPPER
DISTRICT.
Development on Trout Creek, in Crook
County.
Little has been said regarding the
Trout creek mining district, in Crook
county, Oregon, and the outside world
is consequently unaware of the fact
that a great mine is here being devel
oped. The visitor to the camp sees
this at once, and naturally wonders that
no news reaches the public regarding
such propositions. The property, con
sisting of 12 claims in a group, has
been provided with substantial aud
commodious buildings, all fully fur
nished and equipped. On the hill at
the shaft is a 60 horse-power economy
boiler, 8 by 10 hoist; pipe lines for
water supply from the pump in the
ravine, blacksmith shop and the frame
work for raising the gallows frame, 34
feet in height, for operating the hoist;
also chth and ample trackage.
The shaft descends on the dip of the
vein, the present angle being about 30
degrees from perpendicular, and hoist
ing will be accomplished bv self-dump
ing skip. A depth of 130 feet has been
gained, with about 120 feet of drifts
and cross-cutting at the 100-foot level.
Ores of all grades are scattered about
the dumps awaiting the construction of
the ore*bins.
The vein itself is of the type known
as “replacement,” and occupies an east
and west fault line, cutting square
across a rounded knoll; the ores occur
as space fillings along the fault, but
maiuly replacing the crushed andesite
on the foot side of fracture, being grad
ually lost as distance is gained from the
fracture through the foot, no sharp line
characterizing the ending of values,
and the crushed zone showing an ex
tra width of 100 feet at the crown of
the hill. The immediate country is
augite-nndesite, a circular tract oi this,
ve»y much faulted, by simple subsi
dence, occurring in a region of sheet
and faulted basalts and other lavas,
these latter overlaid by a sheet of ]>or-
phyry.
Other prospects with gry
good showings occur in this tract, and
the time is not distant when the merits
of the camp will lie established.
Surely Oregon has added another pro
ducer to her list of mines.
|
TRADE
DOWN.
QUIETING
Undisturbed, However, by an l»f»'«e
able Money Situation.
Bradstreet’s says: General trade in
wholesale and manufacturing lines ia
quieting down, but it is worth noting.
It is undisturbed by the money situa
tion. the influence of which has been
confined to speculative circles. Holi-
day trade, on the other hand, has been
given a decided impetus, and compari
sons with the same period of preceding
years are uniformly favorable, little
doubt remaining that although retail
trade in seasonable line* has been af
fected in some localities by unfavor
able weather, holiday specialties have
enjoyed exceptional activity. As re
gards prices, it is a notable fact that
as many staples have advanced this
week as there have declined, while by
far the larger number of quotation«
have remained steady or firm. The
strength of textiles is still a most nota-
ble feature of the general situation.
Cotton goods are hevvily sold ahead
by agents, and a very large spring busi
ness has already been booked. Raw
cotton is firm and unchanged on the
week, partly owing to the light re
ceipts and to reaffirmation of a short
crop estimated by the department of
agrioultnre.
Manufactured
goods,
where not advanced, are firmly held.
Wheat, including flour, shipments
for the week aggregate 8,250,649 bush
els, against 5,133,331 bushels last
week, 6,243,659 bushels in the corre
sponding week last year, 4,464,899
bushels in 1897, 8,524,826 bushels in
1896 and 2,056,043 bushels in 1895.
Since July 1 this season, the exports of
wheat aggregate 97,559,926 bushels
against 109,720,858 bushels last year
and 118,809,197 bushels in 1898-99.
Business failures in the United States
for the week were only 210 as com
pared with 220 last week, 234 in this
week a vear ago, 283 in 1897, and 359
in 1896.
PACIFIC
COAST
TRADE.
Seattle Market«.
Onions, new, $1.00@ 1.25 per sack.
Potatoes, new, $16@20.
Beets, per sack, 75385c.
Turnips, per sack, 60c.
Carrots, per sack, 50c.
l’arsnips, per sack, 75@85c.
Cauliflower, 75c 3 $1 per dozen.
Cabbage, native aud California, 7*
3 90c per 100 pounds.
Beaches, 65@ 80c.
Apples, $1.2531.50 per l»x.
Bears, $1.003 1.25 per box.
Brunes, 60c per box.
Watermelons, $1.50.
Nutmegs, 50@75o.
Butter—Creamery, 82c per ponnd;
dairy, 17@22c; ranch, 22o per pound.
Eggs—Firm, 30 (a 31c.
Cheese—Native, 16c.
Poultry—9310c; dressed, ll@13o.
Hay—Puget Sound timothy, $12.00;
choice Eastern Washington timothy.
$17.00318.00
Corn—Whole, $28.00; cracked, $23;
feed meal, $28.
Barley—Rolled or ground, per ton,
$21; whole, $22.
Flour—Patent, per barrel, $3.35;
blended straights, $3.10; California,
$8.25; buckwheat flour, $6.00; gra
ham, per barrel, $3.80; whole wheal
flour, $3.10; rye flour, $8.80 3 4.00.
Millstuffs—Bran, per ton, $16.00;
shorts, per ton, $17.00.
Feed—Chopped feed, $20.50 per ton;
middlings, per ton, $22; oil cake meal,
per ton, $82.00.
Portland Market.
Wheat — Walla Walla, 51 @52c;
Valley, 52c; Bluestem, 53c per busheL
Flour—Best grades, $3.00; graham.
92 50; superfine, $2.15 per barrel.
Oats—Choice white, 84® 85c; choice
gray, 85c per bushel.
Barley—Feed barley, $16® 16.50;
brewing, $18.00@19.00 per ton.
Millstuffs—Bran, $17 per ton; mid
dlings, $22; shorts, $18; chop, $16 per
ton.
Hay—Timothy, $9@ 11; clover, $7
@8; Oregon wild hay, $6 @7 per ton.
Butter—Fancy creamery, 60@5fic;
seconds, 42%@45c; dairy, 87)i@40c;
store, 25 3 85c.
Eggs—18@20c per dozen.
Cheese—Oregon full cream, 18c;
Young America, 14c; new cheese lOo
per ponnd.
Poultry—Chickens, mixed, $3.003
3.50 per dozen; hens, $4.50; springs,
$2.00@8.50; geese, $7.0038.50 for old;
$4.50@6.50 for young; ducks, $4.50
per dozen; turkeys, live, 14@15o
per pound.
Potatoes—50@60c per sack; sweets,
2 3'J Ho per pound.
Vegetables—Beets, $1; turnips, 90c;
per sack; garlic, 7c per pound; cauli
flower, 75c per dozen; parsnips, $1;
beans, 536c per pound; celery, 70@
75c per dozen; cucunilters, 50c per
l>ox; peas, 8@4c per ponnd; tomatoes,
75c per l>ox; green corn, 12 H@
15c per dozen.
Hops—83 lie; 1898 crop, 5@6c.
Wool—Valley, 12@18c per ponnd;
Eastern Oregon, 8@14c; mohair, 27@
80c per ponnd.
Mutton—Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, 8 He; dressed mutton, 6H@
7c per pound; lam Its, 7 He per pound.
Hoge—Grose, choice heavy, $5.00;
light an<l feeders, $4.50; dressed,
$5.50@6.00 per 100 pounds.
Beef—Grose, top steers, $8.50@4.00;
cows, $3 3 8.50; dressed beef, 6H@
7He per pound.
Veal—Large, 6H@7Hc; small, 8@
8 Ho per pound.
Northwest Note«.
Republic is soon to vote on the ques
tion of incorporation.
A Portland man has Itought 25,000
pounds of wool at Ashland at 15 to 18
cents.
Washington has a stringent law for
the protection of hotelmen from board-
bill jumpers.
The Fairhaven coal mines, at Coke-
dale, have been sold to the Great
Northern railroad.
Demand has outstripped the supply
of locklioxes at the Spokane postsoffice,
where 762 are now in use.
O. N. to Begin Work.
A gravity water supply, to be piped
The Great Northern has close a con
nine miles, is under consideration of tract with Grant, Smith & Co., of Chi
Baker City’s common council.
cago, for the construction of a portion
Baker City is talking of a "modern of the road’s new line on its recently
pavement” for its leading business secured right of way near Spokane.
street, to relieve the present "disgrace The amount of the contract is not an
nounced. Work is to begin immedi
ful unpaved condition.”
Approximately a sum of $200,000 in ately. The contract awarded to the
Bandit« of Luzon.
Chicago firm covers that portion of the
Manila, Dec. 14.—Colonel Smith, delinquent taxes was paid into the new right of way extending trom where
county
treasury
this
year
on
Whatcom
with a detachment of the Seventh in
it leaves the present main line west of
fantry, surrounded and captured in a 1 city property. Of this num, about the army post to the Spokane river at
village near Malasqui a jtarty of guer $50,000 was the interest penalty of 6 Bridge street.
rillas, who had made their headquar ' per cent. Treasurer Roeder has placed
The construction by the Great North
ters there. The party included the 1 this to the credit of the county, and ern railway of the new line through
the
city
of
Whatcom
has
entered
a
de
band which had assassinated seven
the Index country from Index to Ga
officials at Malasqui for friendliness to mand for it. The matter will lie taken lena, and from the latter point to the
the Americans. It is expected they into the courts.
Troublesome district, will lie altont 17
will be si>eedily tried, and either shot
Arthur Huey, who went from his miles in length, and will cover the
or hanged an an example, if convicted. home, near Walla Walla, to work in
| Umatilla connty harvest fields, early richest part of the Index mineral terri
A gang of alleged Itoy burglars was in the fall, and w ho was sought by his tory.
arrested in Chicago in as lavishly fur parents for weeks after it had come time
Transferring HI« Affection«.
nished apartments as a millionaire for him to return home, has turned up
Blade—I’m surprised to hear you
would occupy. Five boys composed •live and well. He went to Redland, have broken off your engagement with
the gang and their ages range from 11 Cal., and a newspaper paragraph tell that Boston girl. What was the mat
to 17 years. The walls weTe hung ing of his parents’ search induced him ter?
with costly tapestries, rugs, valuable » write home, and soon follow his
I’igotte—I found that it was cheaper
paintings and musical instruments.
etter.
to join a library.—Buck.
Man Franeieno Market.
An electric light plant and water
In 1898 there was again a falling off
Freight Train Wrecked,
Wool—Spring— Nevada, 12@15cper
Philadelphia, Dec. 14.—A disastrous vorks system are two improvements In the production of flax as compared pound; Eastern Oregon, 12@16c; Val
freight wreck, resulting in the death hat are almost a necessity in Burns, with 1897. In Ireland there are only ley, 20322c; Northern, 10312c.
of two men, the serious injury of a ind the News thinks steps will 1« alout 85,000 acres under cnltivation,
Hope—1899 crop,
ll@12o per
third and the destruction of about 36 aken early in the spring to inaugurate while the area in Russia ia over 2,500,- pound.
000 acres.
care, occurred early today on the New he two systems.
I
Onions—Yellow, 75@85c per sack.
York division of the Pennsylvania rail
A Gilliam county man recently sold
General Secretary W. J. Gil thorps,
Butter—Fancy creamery 24 @ 25c;
road, between Blainsltoro and Prince 12 head of beef catt'e to the Union <4 'h* Boilermakers and Iron Ship- ' do seconds, 22 3 »4c; fancy dairy, 31
ton, N. J. Engineer Sheigler and dent Ompaay, oi Buetlaud. tftopri-* hnilden. «.por«-« having had 20 local , @22c; do seconds, 19 @ 20c per pound,
Fireman Henicer were killed and , raa $3.50 per 100 for Steers and M.l® {unions added to th. national roster i Eggs—Store, 25@27c; fancy ranch,
Brakeman Zaglmum was dangerously ( or fat cows. Twelve head
*«• cat- since May 1, and of having reached a
hart. Three trains were damag'd in la averaged 1,900 fonnda
<*»• membership of 800 in excess of any ,
Millstuffs — Middlings, $17.09 •
I number ever before recorded.
the accident.
| MW brought #46.»7.
| 304)» bran, $14« 13.00.
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