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NM NATIONAL CONVENTION Democrats Will Meet at Kan sas City, Mo. SELECTED BY THE COMMITTEE Argunent« of the Rival Citie«—Bryan*« .Name Raelva<l With Cheer«—The Chi cago Platform. Washington, Feb. 24.—The next Democratic national convention will be held at Kansas City, July 4. This was the decision of the Democratic national committee, which met at the Hotel Raleigh today to fix the time and place of holding the convention. Mil waukee was the only city which com peted for the honor of entertaining the convention, and the poor showing she made when the vote was taken (the re sult being Kannsas City 40, Milwaukee 0) caused general surprise. The claims of the rival cities as to hotel accommodations and railroad and telegraphic facilities were presented in open session by representatives of each city, and subsequently in the executive session. Governor W. J. Stone, on be half of Kansas City, and National Com mitteeman E. C. Wall, on behalf of Milwaukee, explained the financial in ducements which the cities they repre sented were willing to make. Each offeied the committee $59,099, but in addition Kansas City was willing to furnish hotel accommodations for the members of the committee, and the hall, with decorations and music, free of expense to the committee. It seemed to be taken for granted by at least two speakers that Bryan would be renominated and that the Chicago platform in substance would be re affirmed. Opposition to trusts, expan sion and imi>erialism, together with every mention of Bryan and the Chi cago platform, aroused enthusiasm, but during the open session of the commit tee there was no allusion to the issue of free silver. Three dates for holding the conven tion were proposed—May 9, by Mr. Townsend, of Oregon; June 14, by Sen ator Tillman, of South Carolina, and July 4, by Mr. McGraw, of West Vir ginia. A speech by ex-Senator Gor man on holding to precedent and nam ing a date later than that for the con vention of the party in power had con siderable influence in causing Inde pendence Day to be chosen. After the committee had selected the ■“Gate City of the West,” the Kansas <Tty boomers held a jolification meet ing in their rooms at the Raleigh. Ex-Governor Stone addressed the gath ering. piedicting that those who attend ed the convention would depart with praises upon their lips for the hospital ity they had received and that the nominee of the convention would be victor at the polls in November. THE INSULAR TARIFF. Continuation of the Puerto Rico Debate in the House. Washigton, Feb. 24.—The debate on the Puerto Rican tariff bill brought out several notable speeches in the house today, including one by Representative •Grosvenor, of Ohio, who answered a number of questions as to the attitude of the president; another by Represen tative McCall, of Massachusetts, the Republican member of the wavs and means committee, who dissented from the majority report, and by Representa tive Moody, another Massachusetts Republican, who sharply criticized the position of his colleague. McClellan, of New York, and Biantley, of Georgia, also spoke agaiust the bill, and Parker, of New Jersey, in support of it. The debate was continued at the night session. In accordance with a tacit agreement with the senators who were unable, on account of the meeting of the Demo cratic national committee, to attend today’s session, Penrose, of Pennsyl vania, refrained from calling up the Quay case as he had yesterday an nounced he would do. When he au- nounnced, however, his intention to call it up tomorrow, a brief parliamen tary squabble en-ued as to the rights by which the case would come before the senate. No conclusion was reached, the questions involved being postponed for consideration until to morrow. Suicide by Shooting. HIS LAST STAND. Cronje*« Duly Hope 1« uieuta. hi Rein'orce- London, Feb. 24.—The Daily News’ second edition says that General Crouje has surrendered. HU La»t Stand. London, Feb. 24.—General Cronje is seemingly making his last stand. He is dying hard, hemmed in tiy British infantry, and with shells from 69 guns falling into his camp. On the third day of the fight, the Boer chief asked for an armistice to bury his dead. “Fight to a finish or surrender uncon ditionally,” was Lord Kitchener’s re ply. General Cronje immediately sent back word that hie request for a truce had been misunderstood, and that his determination then, as liefore, was to fight to the death. The battle went on. This was the situation of General Crouje Tues-lay evening, as sketched in the scanty telegrams that have emerged from the semi-silence of South Aftica. Officially, Lord Roberts wires that he has scattered the advance commandos of the reinforcements that weie striving to reach General Cronje. It is re garded as singular that Lord Roberts, wiring Wednesday, should not mention the appeal for an armistice on the pre vious day, and also that the war office should withhold good news, if it has any. Without trying to reconcile even the scanty materials at hand, it seems plain that General Crouje is in a bad, and even a desperate situation, and that the British are pressing their advance. While the attack on General Cronje proceeds, there is a race for concentra tion between the Boers and the Brit ish. The engagement with General Cronje’s 5,000 to 8,000 entrenched men is likely to become ¡ hi incident in a battle between the masses. The sep arate fractions of the Boer power are rapidly drawing together to attack Lord Roberts. The Biritsh are facing the Boers on ground where the arms, tactics and training of the British are expected tc give them the advantage. General Buller, according to a dis patch from Cheveley, dated Wednes day, finds the Boers in ]>ositiou north of the Tngela largely reinforced. This seems strange. The war office, for the first time, has given out an official compilation of the British losses. The total is 11,- 280 to February 17. This does not in clude, therefore, Lord Roberts’ recent losses, nor the Wiltshire prisoners. The Bitish losses at Koedoe’s Rand were 700. CANADIAN BATTALION LOSSES. Eiglity-nine Were Killed, Wounded, or are Missing. New Y’ork, Feb. 24.—A special to the Tribune from Montreal says: The news of the heavy losses of the Canadian battalion created a profound sensation throughout the Dominion. No details of the action have come to hand, execpt that it was fought by the Canadians on Sunday, while pursuing Cronje’s army at a drift on the Modder river to the east of Jacobsdal. Seven out of the eight companies were en gaged and the Canadians lost in killed, wounded and missing 89 men, being about 10 per cent of the force engaged. The losses are scattered over the whole regiment and number 20 killed and 59 wounded, the rest being missing or captured. No officers were killed, but two—Major Arnold, of Winnipeg, commanding a company, and Lieuten ant Mason, of Toronto—were wound ed, the former dangerously. Flags are flying at half-mast over the city. The spirit in which the public is taking the news is shown in the action of J. A. Barry, a rich young merchant of the town. On his way to his office he learned from a bulletin board of the death of his younger brother, Cecil, and proceeded at once to the telegraph office, where he telegraphed the govern ment, asking permission to go to South Africa at hiB own expense to take his brother’s place in the regiment. The newspapers in their comments agree in saying that the bloo-l thus shed will cement the union ot Canada with th« empire. Tuberculoids Congress. New Y'ork, Feb. 24.—The Congress of Tuberculosis at the Hotel St. An drew, which is being held under ths auspices of the Medico-Legal Society, opened todav with a small attendance. A permanent organization was effected. Several papers on tul-erculosis and the various methods of treating it were submitted, but were not read, as they had already been pulbished in the Con gress Bulletin. It was decided by unanimous vote to accept the paper prepared for the afternoon session as read, and adjourn the further business of the congress sine die. San Francisco, Feb. 24.—Edward Probert, formerly manager of the Rich mond Consolidated mine, at Eureka, Nev., committed suicide today by shooting himself in the head. He has been sick for a long time, and two years ago suffered a stroke of paralysis. Ovation to Dewey, Deceased was a native of Wales, aged Wheeling, W. Ya., Feb. 24.—Wheel 76 vears. He owned valuable pro|>erty ing’s ovation to Admiral Dewey was in San Francisco, Colusa and Tehama enthusiastic, although rain had been counties, in this state. falling almost continuously since yes terday, making it necessary to abandon Indemnity Will Be Remanded. Washington, Feb. 24.—After inves the parade. The speaking and other tigation of the facts connected with exercises took place in a large hall. the killing of the young American, The sword subscribed for by the citi Pearse, in Honduras, about a year ago, zens of Wheeling was presented to the state department has come to the Lieutenant Doddridge by Admiral conclusion that the case is one warrant Dewey, and the orations incident^ to ing a formal request for indemnity the dedication of the tablets at the from the Honduran government, and scene of Fort Henry were delivered. Minister Merry will be instructed ac Tonight Admiral Dewey was banqueted by the Sons of the Revolution. cordingly. Agnlnaldo In .Japan. A Hl rep at HI» Poit. New York, Feb. 24.—A special from Hong Kong to the Evening World, says: United States Consul Wildman has information that three members of the Filipino junta. Ltibon, Ponce and Agoncillo, brother of the British envoy, re- entity left for Japan to meet Agui- naldo. This gives credence to the story that Agninaldo escaped from the island of Luzon to Formosa when hunted by General Lawton's expedition through the northern part of the island. Buffalo, N. Y„ Feb. 24.—A dis patch to the News front Batavia, says: A dispatch has been received in Ba tavia stating that Ernest Kingdon. of Stafford, who enlisted in the Fortieth volunteer infantry, had been found sleeping a* his post, tried by court mar tial and sentenced to be shot. It is said that a number of Filipino rebels entered the camp while King-Ion was asleep and killed two or three Ameri can soldiers. QUAY CASE IN THE SENATE Voted 34 to 28 to Consider the Resolution. OPENED DANIEL THE DEBATE Reiumptlon of Diaciiaftion of the Ha waiian Bill —Pettigrew’» Boer Ke»o* lution—Foraker Replies to Vent. Washington, Feb. 26.—Today’s ses sion of the senate was unusually inter esting from the very beginning. In spite of vigorous and influential opp<> sition, Penrose, of Pennsylvania, suc ceeded in getting the Quay case before the senate, and during the afternoon three notable speeches were delivered. After a sharp parliamentary squabble, Penrose moved that the resolution in volving the seatiug of Quay Ire taken up for consideration. On an aye and no vote the motion prevailed, 84 to 28. The majority was so decisive as to cause some surprise. It is known that some senators who will vote, if the op portunity be offerd, to seat Quay, today voted against the consideration of the case, while on the contrary others who voted for consideration probably will vote against seating him. The vote cannot, therefore, be regarded as a test of Quay’s absolute strength in the sen ate. Following the taking up of the resolution, Daniel, of Virginia, deliver ed a speech in which he vigorously- sup ported Quay’s right to a seat. Vest, of Missouri, and Foraker, of Ohio, deliv ered notable speeches anent the Ha waiian government bill. Both were constitutional arguments, Foraker’s being a reply to that of Vest. CRONJE Praise for IS UNBEATEN. the Boer General for His Gallantry. London, Feb. 26.—General Cronje is still unbeaten. No other construction is placed upon the three days’ silence of Lord Roberts. Yet no one sees how it is humanly possible, judging from the descriptions of his situation Wed nesday, for him to resist so long. Great Britain does not withhold admiration for the valor of a losing tight agaiust such odds. The British cavalry patrols sent by Lord Methuen north of Kimberley dis covered the Boers concentrating, whether for defense or offense is simply conjecture. The Boers seem to be retiring from General Gataere’s front at Sterkstrom in order to reinforce the Free Staters. Ladysmith had not been relieved when the latest news left Natal, two days ago. The Boers had then retired half way between Ladysmith and Col- enso. Methuen In Charge of Kimberley. Kimberley, Feb. 26.—Lord Methuen arrived here Tuesday. He will act as administrator of Kimberley district, extending southward to Grange river. Colonel Kekewich will remain in com mand of the local forces. The issue of siege soup ceases today. There are 64 Boer prisoners here. CaRualtlpM at Paardeberg. London, Feb. 26.—An official report gives 146 men kille-1 at Paardeberg Drift, February 18, including 63 High landers and 18 Canadians. BAD PHILADELPHIA FIRE. One Woman Kille-l an-l Several Other« Seriously Injured. Philadelphia, Feb. 26.—One woman was killed, several others were severely injured and propel ty valued at $599,- 900 was destroyed by tire which broke out tonight in the heart of the whole sale millinery district. The burned area covers nearly two acres The wo man killed was Clara Cohen, 26 years of age, a seamstress in the employ of Harris and Bernard Cohen. She met her death by jupmiug from the fifth floor of the building in which the fire started. Among the most seriously hurt was Clara Udor, who fell from the third floor of the same building. The fire started in the third floor of 721 Arch street, occupied by Simon May. manufacturer of straw goods, and spread to the big six-story bulling ad joining on the east occupied by Bowe, Dingan & Company, dealers in whole sale millinery goods. This structure was also soon entirely consumed. By this time the bailing on the west of the May building, occupied by hea-l offices of the Northern Life Assurance Company, Park & Burden, barristers; Roath Bros., and C. F. Turner, brokers; F. H. Butler, broker; Keene Furniture Company, the Grand Opera house, R. G. Dun & Co., and the Dominion Ixtan & Savings Company’s place were in a blaze. All these buildings are in ruins. MINES Condition« AND MINING. of the Camp at City. Alaska. Rampart Harry Bigelow and Walter Hall, of Seattle, are in receipt of a letter from C. H. Knapp, of Rampart City, Alaska, giving the mining news of the camp for the winter. The letter bears date of December 18, and is replete with news of interest. Excellent results are being realized. The winter to that date had been a little to open for good development. Mr. Knapp says: “I will write you a few lines to let you know how things are moving in this camp. The weather thus far has been very mild for Alaska. ThiB is the coldest morning we have had, 42 lie- low. We have not had cold weather enough to stop the water on many of the creeks, therefore many have been held back from working. On Hoosier those that tried to ground sluice last summer have not been able to do much as yet on their claims, but we hope this cold turn will freeze up so they can all work. “Jack Welch has struck a rich spot on No. 13. He picked up $100 on Fri day ami Satuidayof last week. I h..ve eight men on 19 and 20; they are get ting some pay, but I cannot say that they have found anything very rich as yet, but they are getting fair prospects. They panned out 10 pans and got $7 05 on the bottom of two holes; then they commenced drifting, but did not find it as good for some days as at the foot of the shaft. I heard from them Satur day and they said it was improving the further they drifted, and the other four men on 19 reached bedrock on Satur day and got good prospects. “Little Manook is turning out well. On No. 6 every lay has fair pay. No. 8 iB rich. The Governor and Gen eral Carr will have more money net this year than they did last. Little Manook, Jr., is showing up rich in several claims. They have taken out as high as $14 to the pan, and got from $2 to $5 and $6 quite often. “There is nothing being done on Russian this winter. I had Forty-five represented. On Hunter there is but very little work being done. I had 11 below represented and also 30 on Hoos ier. I could not get anyone to work 62 and 63 Hunter or the Idaho Bar claims without pay cash, and I did not feel as though I would be warranted in pay ing out cash.” Index a Ureal Camp. Without doubt the most important event in the history of the Index, Wash., district was the uncovering of the four-foot ledge of high grade copper lance in the Ethel mine last week, at a vertical depth of 440 feet. What adds additional value to this discovery is the fact the same identical ledge en countered at a depth of only 125 feet, in the John D, adjoining, yields cop per values of but $10 to $12. This is tangible, indubitable evidence that the mineral veins in the district increase in value as depth is attained. Since the publication of this good news re newed interest in the great cop;>er camp is manifest. There have been a great many more people visiting the camp since this discovery was made than for some time prior thereto. There can be no doubt but that scores of other properties in the district run into high grade loruite and copper glance, carrying also gobi and silver, the only thing required being depth to convert them into some of the great est and richest mines in the world. Beyon l question, by the middle of the following summer, there will lie many equally rich strikes on other Index propet ty. Rich Strike hi Idaho. Reliable mining men who hnve seen the famous strike made by Mr. Lamer- eaux, near Elk City, Idaho, say that the Lamereaux ledge lies underneath about six feet of wash, and is 12 to 14 inches wide. Some of the ore seems to be phenominally rich. The rich chan nel is only alsmt six feet long. Two hundred feet from this channel the ore will not run over $15 or $20 to the ton. It is what the mining men call a chim ney. The quartz is film and in place, thus differing from most of the rich discoveries that have been made from time to time, and would seem to indi cate that it will probably extend down to a considerable depth. The find is evidently one of great im|s>rtanc« as compared with other discoveries in this section, such as the Buffalo Hump, Dewey, etc. Bonded a Promising Mln«. W. B. Lawler, of Albany, Or., who, for several years, has had charge of the development work of the Lawler Min ing Company, of the Santiam district, who is also interested in properties in the Blue River mines, having put over $390,000 into the two places in devel opment work, has just returned from Ely, Nev., where as representative of Oregon and Eastern capitalists, he has bonded what promises to be a very rich group of mines. After settling affairs in Albany he will go there to superin tend personally the development and Ronner*« Stork Fann, New York, Feb. 24.—The Bonner working of the mines. stock farm at Tarrytown, N. Y., is not No Pacific coast smelter is as yet a to j-ass out of existence, despite the memlier of the great smelting trust, sale of all the trotters and pacers organized last spring. which belonged to the late Robert Bon larger amounts of money are lieing ner. except Maud 8. David Bonner will manage the farm, where blooded invested in Snohomish county, Wash., hones will lie bred. The stallions mining properties-than ever before, Highland Baron and Baron Review which is a snre indication of the perm have lieeu bought from the stud with a anent and more rapid development of the mineral interests there. number of Electioneer horses. Activity at Darrington« The Plague at Aden. Aden, Feb. 26.—Six cases of plague and one death have occurred here. Drastic measures have l-een taken to prevent the spread of the disease. In fected area« have l>een isolated. Condemned Chinaman’« Rnlrlde. Salt Lake, Feb. 26.—Low Sing, a Chinaman, recently convicted of mur der at Bingham City, and sentenced to tie shot, committed «uicide by hanging himself in his cell thi« morning. PRESERVE FORESTS. A gentleman from Darrington. Wash., says that the stong probability of a rail road reaching there next summer has breathed new life into the camp. There is increased activity in many of the mines. However, there will be considerable ore shipped via the Sauk Valley wagon road long before any rail road reaches Darrington. The Skagit county officials are now repairing the road, and should the weather get set tled. shipments will begin within • fortnight. Government Will Attempt to Indure the Adoption of Coiinervatlve Meth od« of Lumbering. The attempt of the government to induce the adoption of conservative methods of lumbering in order to pre- teive the national resources, and the responsive interest taken by timber awuers, have brought up many interest ing legal questions, and the division of forestry has found it necessary to make ixtensive researches in this direction. As a result, a circular dealing with the laws which affect forests is in course jf preparation and will lie sent free to persons interested. One of the mOBt important points brought out is the recognition by law of the prospective value of growing timber. The possi bility of profitably carrying on lumber ing with systematic provision for future cutting depends upon this point. It has usually been held that when, by tresspass, or by uascrupulous cutting by contractors, timber has been re moved contrary to the owner’s wish, he could recover only its stumpage value. As forestry usually requires that a certain number of trees of cer tain size be left, it follows that an un scrupulous contractor could easily upset the plans of years with little fear of punishment. The supreme couit, how ever, has recently ruled that the differ ence in value between logged and nn- logged land depends not only on the value of the timber removed, but on its probable increase had it been left ¡intouched. Improvement« In Ala«ka. SPRING TRADE ENLARGING. General Distribution Is of Fairly Good Volume. Bradstreet’s reivew of trade sayei General distribution of trade is of fairly good volume, although affected by weather conditions and holidays. Spring business is enlarging at many markets EaBt and West, the presence of buyers being encouraged by special jiassenger rates. A softening of prices of speculatively dealing staples is to be noted, but the reactions are of narrow extent. ! Foreign demand for wheat remains small, American stocks are large, and farmers are reported holding supplies back, and crop-damage scares are dis counted by mild weather. The strength of corn has been a feature, for eign demand being of good proportions, and this has furnished a supporting element in the wheat market. There is a larger volume of business In pig iron at some markets, but less at others, and prices of that product are quite steady. Structural iron continues active, in dicating heavy building operations the coming spring and summer. Foreign iron markets retain all their old strength, and lower ocean freight would, it is argued, bring about n great enlargement of our export trade. Copper ie quieter, but Bteady in price and tin notes a further advance in sym pathy with foreign speculation. Hard ware is improving in distribution at the West. Business failures for the week num ber 168, as compared with 199 a week ago, and 229 in 1899. The strength of staple values is a feature of Canadian trade. Retailers will carry over some stocks of winter clothing. Industrial activity is very marked, Canadian factories running to their fullest capacity. Fussiness fail ures for the week num tier 28, agaiust 85 last week, and 89 in thia week a year ago. Captain W. R. Abercrombie, head of the government exploration party, which last season did much work in the Copper river country and began aliening up a military road from Fort Valdes to Fort Egbert on the Yukon, arrived in Seattle, en route north to continue his work. It is the purpose PACIFIC COAST TRADE. of the government, he says, to con Renttie Market«. struct 2,499 miles of telegraph line in Alaska, and complete the military Onions, new. $2.25@2.50 per sack. road. He returns this year with in Lettuce, hot house, 49c per dos. creased responsibilities. The road, he Potatoes, new, $18(3 29. says, will be completed during this Beets, per sack, 75@85c. season from its present terminus, 89 Turnips, per Back, 69o. miles inland, to Tanana, about two- Carrots, per sack, 59c. thirds of the distance to the Yukon. Parsnips, per sack, 75@85c. The telegraph line will be built from Cauliflower, 75c@$l per dozen. Fort Valiles along the road to Fort Cabbage, native ami California. Egbert and thence down the Yukon to $1.09(31.25 per 100 pounds. St. Michael. Apples, $1.25@1.50 per box. Among other northern improvements, Prunes, 60c per liox. he says, a large government whaif at Butter—Creamery, 31c per pound; Valdes has been decided upon. dairy, 17 @ 22c; ranch, 20c per pound. An Eastern syndicate, headed by Eggs—20o. Henry Villard, he says, is now having Cheese—Native. 16c. surveys made along the general course Poultry—13@14c; dressed, 14@15o. of the military road with a view of Hay—Puget Sound timothy, $12.00; building a line. choice Eastern Washington timothy, $18.00@19.00 Bank for Ballard. Corn—Whole, $23.00; cracked, $28; After many vain efforts on the part feed meal, $23. of the citizeus, Ballard has finally se Barley—Rolled or ground, per ton, cured a national bank, to be called the whole, $22. Ballard First National bank, with a $21; Flour—Patent, per barrel, $3.25; capitalization of $50,999. The bank blended straights, $3.00; California, will be founded and intimately connect $3.25; buckwheat flour, $6.00; gra ed with the Seattle National, whose ham, per barrel, $3.00; whole wheat cashier, 8. Foster Kelly, is now arrang flour, $8.00; rye flour, $3.80@4.00. ing the details of the new institution. Millstuffs—Bran, per ton, $14.00; E. W. Andrews, president of the Seat Bhorts, per ton, $16.00. tle National, will be the head of the Feed—Chopped feed, $20.00 per ton; new bank. Mr. Kelly will be vice middlings, per ton, $20; oil cake meal, president, and the cashier and other per ton, $30.00. officers are yet to be announced. Fresh Meats—Choice dressed lieef steers, 7*-2@8c; cows, 7c; mutton 8c; Northwest Noto«. A condensed milk factory is undei jsirk, 7 *«c; trimmed, 9e; veal, 8,*i(3 19c. consideration for Hillsboro. Hams—Large, 13c; small, ISM» There were 1,800 visitors at Crater breakfast bacon, 12‘¡¡c; dry salt Bides, Lake last year. 8c. ________ The Eugene water company has been Portland Market« reorganized, five of the old stock Wheat — Walla Walla. 53@54c; holders selling 220 shares to four new Valley, 53c; Bluestein, 56c per bushel. men for $22,000. Flour—Best grades, $8.00; graham, The Dalles business men will take up $2.59; superfine, $2.19 per barrel. the project of establishing a fruit and Oats—Choice white, 35 @ 86c; choice vegetable cannery there when the gray, 84c per bushel. scouring mill project shall be off their Barley—Feed barley, $14@ 15.00; hands. brewing, $17.90(3 18.90 per ton. Millstuffs—Bran, $13 per ton; mid An effort is being made to construct a telephone line from Tillamook to dlings, $19; shorts, $15; chop, $14 per North Yamhill, by way of the toll ton. Hay—Timothy, $10@ 11; clover,$7(3 road. It would cost, it is estimated, 7.50; Oregon wild hay, $6(3 7 per ton. about $2,590. Butter—Fancy creamery, 59@55c; Alien Edwards pleaded guilty to the seconds, 42 *2(3460; dairy, 80@37Hc. charge of obtaining money by false pre store, 25 ^@82*20. tenses at The Dalles, and was sen Eggs—12*t@185ic per dozen. tenced to the jienitentiary for one year. Cheese—Oregon full cream, 13c; He obtained $2 at the Umatilla house Young America, 14c; new cheese 10« on a fraudulent check. per pound. Sheepmen of Enterprise, Oi., are re Poultry—Chickens, mixed, $3.50« fusing $5 a head by the band for good 4.50 per dozen; hens, $5.00; springs, ewes, says the Pendleton Tribune. $2.50(33.50; geese, $6.50(37.59 for old; One man refused $3.50 for spring $4.50(36.50; ducks, $5.00@5.60 per lambs, and another paid $5.50 for 59 dozen; turkeys, live, 10(311c per head of first-class sheep. Goats sell for pound. $5 a head. Potatoes—59@80c per sack; sweets, At a public meeting in Klamath 2@2^ic per pound. Vegetables—Beets, $1; turnips, 90c; Falls, the proposition to donate $150,- 000 worth of land to the Oregon Mid per sack; garlic, 7c per pound; cab land railroad, which proposed to build bage, 1 Qc per pound; |>arsni|>s, $1; to that town, were accepted, and com onions, $1.59(32.50; carrots, $1. Hope—3@8c per |iound mittees were ap;>ointed to arrange the Wool—Valley, 12(3 18c per pound; matter. It is reported by a gentleman resid Eastern Oregon, 8(3 14c; mohair, 27@ ing in Ashland that instead of rebuild 80c per pound. Mutton—Grose, liest sheep, wethers ing the woolen mill at that place it ie likely that the company will build a and ewes, 4*«c; dressed mutton, 7(3 woolen mill at Klamath Falls, says 7 Sc per pound; lamlie, 7 Sc per pound. Hogs—Gross, choice heavy, $5.00; the Klamath Falla Republican. It is argued that such a mill here would, on light and feeders, $4 50; dressed, account of the long and mountainous $5.50(36.00 per 190 pounds. Beef—Gross, top steers, $4.00@4.50; road intervening, lie far easier of access for the wool growers of Klamath cows, $8.59(34.99; dressed lieef, 6H« and Lake conn tie«, from which counties 7lie per pound. Veal—Large, 7@8c; «mall, 8*i@ te Ashland mill derived its main 9lie per pound. supply. Ran Franeisco M«rk«t. Spokane wheelmen have organized an association, admitting without dues Wool—Spring—Nevada, 12 (3 16c per every bicycle rider who has a license pound; Eastern Oregon, 12(316c; Val ley, 20(3 22c; Northern, 10@12c. Hops—1899 crop, ll@13o par The Weyer hauser syndicate will this year pay taxes on 169,569 acres pound. Butter—Fancy creamery 22@22 lie; of timberland in Chehalis county. The do seconds, 21 @21 Sc; fancy dairy, 1» 1899 tax amounts to $17,036.42. 920c; do seconds, 17(3 18c per pound. Citizens of Goldendale have ordered Eggs—Store, 12@ 14c; fancy ranch, 10 pair of Mongolian pheasant, and will endeavor to have that drairable 17c. Millstuffs — Middlings. $17.50 « game bird well established in Klickitat 20.00; bran, $12.00@ 13.00. county this year.