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The a 20. = ne varying prospecta ~
day xssh however. closed s
American railway se,.,-s.sals ~
a s aigaer. though the tra.s..s.sss -
pesn small Chicago, NEI-~sS -
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ierrsd and southern paciss 800, 1870
eaen. Atcaison preferred IA ~ q
preferred, each. Afsd WtfS
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both went i hiSher. ood H.
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chicago.

CHICAGO. April 9.--Today's cattle mar
ket was of the usual Saturday character
Offerings were confined 10 q few scattered
lots Of medium grade cattle. which were
disposed of at yesterdays ruling prices.
The small receipts OF hogs caused an ad-
vance of DC. Hogs sold az 50. 159I4.n5, chief
~ at s3.esa4.o5. and pigs sold largely at
So soq3-s5: prime heavy hogs sold at I5c
above prime light.
Sheep and lambs sold at steady prices,
sheep being saleabie at g. sgf4 10 for shorn
ard al A5eItf@0 fo:. unshorn. Lambs.
shorn, sa.ga5; wooded. s5.iGff5sl
Receipts-Cattie. 200; hogs. Il. 800: sheep.
0oo
Omaha.
OMAHA, April g. - Cattle - Market
steady: receipts. 500 head. Native beef
steers sifs5.ie: Western steers. q Sllfa 80
Texas steers. ts2sn425; cows and heifers'
81. z5ns IS; Gamers. s2.2sa3.2s: stockars and
feeders, ss.stAa5: calves. $tus1s. bulls and
stays. s. 7N12. 70
Hogs Receipts, s.ast: market Sc higher
Heavy. $3.75I3ss: mixed 81. 75ff3 77ta light.
s. sfats. 17iz: bulk of sales at So 1903 .5Is
Shesp-Recespts. 1900; market strong
Fsis TO choice natives. sss0e74.s5; fair 10
stock sheep. sat: lambs. 81 $3.50.
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Financial.

NEW YORK. April a-The Evening
Pests financial cablegram says.
The market here was ssrm today Ths
discount rate has risen to yA<. GA the rise
In the German bark rate ard further gold
sales. | learn. however that gold orders
for New York were canceaied today.
LONDON. April l1.--Ths money market
ss very firm, and the bank rate - inter
preted as a measure TO protect the gold
reserve Of the United States. III ls pointed
out that nearly fs.0o 90 has gone 70 the
United States since the beginning Of the
year IL the war cloud passes The rate II
sxpected 10 be reduced shortly. although
there il no prosyecs Of rssesp money
There was lite bussnees on the stock
exchange last week. owing 10 the poiitt-
cal uncertainty, and prices ductuatod &C.
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wheat-$zS
Barley Uobbing)-Roiled or ground. per
ton. So
Corn-whole. e1-5e: cracked. So: feed
meal. per ton. So.
Eys--Whoie So
Feed Cobbingf-Chopped feed. SlsT19 per
ton; dairy chop, SIS; oil cake meal. S3l
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SAN FRANCISCO Markets.
Breadstu2s.


SAN FRANCISCO. April a. Wheat.
barley and oats are higher, caused by the
dry weather. Wheat is being held for
mere than our figures. Futures made
gains or several cents and the market Is
were:
Flour-Net cash for family extras. $50
alo; bakers extras, N.7504. IS.
Wheat Shipping. st.4S-4Q1.0 for No. 1
and M.dh9l.5S for choice; milling. $i.52ls
Bariey-Feed. s. ssz;sz7l IS: brewing. NOM
oats-Poor to fair, N.2sal. 30: good TO
choice, 1901 80: fancy feed, sl.s5dl1. 40:
g gray = n, ;ss9, 30 milling soalsS Sur
Flour. quarter sacks. $50; wheat CEN
tails. 500; barley, centals, 2,a70: oats. CEN
sals, 40: do Oregon. 2;5io: beans sacks.
onions, sacks. ss4; bran. sacks, 49,: hay.
tons AS: wool, bales 1.202: hides, number
AS; raisins. boxes, 80: quicksilver TASKS.
2aS; wine. gallons. 300: brandy. gallons.
Closing Quotationa.
.Wheat-Firm; December. N.5ah: May.
sl.57Is.
Bariey-Sseady: December. $.34A: May.
1885,.
Corn-Large yellow, $ll0d1l5.
Bran-Sl9. 50Gl20.50.
Wool and Hops.
Wool-Fali. southern coast lambs. 70Sc:
San Joaquin lambs 1eiSc: northern lambs.
1lal2e; mountain lambs. I0M12c: San Joa-
qnir plains. 7asc; Humboldt and Mendo-
elmo, 144l5c.
Hops-Old crop, nominal; new. 120l5c.
Produce. Fruit, Etc.
Millstuffs- Mid6lings. sas1.5. bran. $3.50
9I20.5i per ton.
Hay9Wheai. slsa2s. 50, wheat and cat.
SIS 5oa22 90; best barley. $40; alfalfa. $3.50
0i5; clover, $i25GQl450: stock. $l26l3 80:
compressed wheat. $20QS per ton: straw.
401Ii9c per bale.
Potatoes-E Early Rose. 4ca5oc; river Bur-
Burhanks. sOdsoc: MERGED sweet. 7semS.
getahies-Sllverskin onions. 2.5091e S.:
cucumbers. 5Oc9N: green peas. SQ3iSc;
okra. l2laQl5c; asparagus, H.750l3.2 Is; Chill
green peppers. 25Q3oc; rhubarb. 35Qp75c per
box
.Apples-chcice, n.25aI 70: common, ESQ
i9c
Berries-Strawberrie $lG1. q per drawer.
Mexican lines. repack $i14.50 California
lemons. common. 5GcI$l: do choice 81 251
LIS; bananas, Si@2,25 per bunch: pineap-
pies, $204 per dozen.
BY sutterrEancy creamery, isaisc; do sec
cheese-Sew, shaioc: California cream
ehedder, ielsall: Young American, logic;
Eggs-store. isalslsc; fancy ranch. 149
i4ixc.
Poultry-Turkey gobblers. uaI3s per ID;
old ROSTERS, siu4.50 young ROSTERS. S. 500
$50: small bro.lers, 1894; large broilers
$a.5oG6; fryers. $65047. hens. fl5: old
ducks. $500: young ducks. $s.50uS per
dozen co. en- geese, Solo per pair goslings. s.75
cons. s2a2.5o per dozen.
Exchange.
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TACOMA WHEAT MARKET,
PORTLAND WHEAT MARKET.

TACOMA. April a-Wheat-Firn!y held:
No. club. Sic. bluesiem, SIC.
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SEATTLE WHEAT MARKET.

Wheat-No. l club SOC: No. / bluessem.
Sc, milling wheat, No. / club, tic; No. ]
bluessem. Soc.
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VIE COTTON MARKET.
New York.

New York.
sew YORK. April s.--Co;tou, steady;
uliddIing, a-isc.
New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS April Section.
steady, middl:ng. 1-lsc
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The Hank statement.
The weekly bank statement, is as follows:

Legal tender ...-.-.-+. SOS. 100
Deposits. -. ....... ......, L. ssa 80
Ranks now hold So. ass..., in excess Of
requirements OF the . per cent. rule.
The FinaDcier says:
The changes III the statement If the as
ISOLATED banks OF New York city for the
week ending April 9 ~sre heavier than
usual bat despite the fact that the opera
tions which brought hem about acre OF
the excess reserved AZ the end OF the week
stood oniy is lover than at ,he close
OF the previous week.
TIE largest decrease was In the deposit
Hem which fell of 81. ~ ssas The loss IN
deposits was due 10 the continued interior
movement and 20 liquidation IN loans. al
though the shrfnkage of Nass.s1 in this
vita sterling exchange transactions by
which the gold import movement Is s,is-
tanned, The higher rates for money have
also operated TO reduce the iaan account
and every decrease counts. stTCe the
banks are doing yer. little business In
mercantile channels. The movement to-
ward the interior assumed very heavy
PROPORTIONS during n week, and the
banks also lost through the s1h-freasury-
The decrease of 50. 80 so in cash VAS even
lees than expected. - while tbs receipts
In gold fer the CT zen. week we're nearly
s. lssaass the ircf was but 81 go SOD
The Tx which - the largest importer
81 spscse appears 10 have reduced its gold
noislngs over sf.1s.0s and it's deposits
the total less reported by the sIxty-fsye
clearing house institutions The coming
week viii decide 20 great extent the fu-
sur~ rates fer nfcney- Under present con-
ditioas the sss5sem-nt 10 the snserscr viii
continue and ~ the banks have been
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The total sales of stocks today were
Imports and Exports.

Exports Of Specie from New York for the
week ending today were sS&fGs OF which
ss7,a was gold ard $50 80 In silver The
imports of dry goods and general ner-
chsndise at New York sr tsae week end
ing today were $40. i2a.g8
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MARKET AND TRADE REVIEW.

Seattle, April 9. 1875
Exchanges AT the Seattle. Tacoma. spo
kans and Portland clearing houses today
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PORTLAND. April s.-wheat-Firm;
Walla Walla. soc: valley and bluessem,
S24S3c per bushel
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Receipts and Shipments.
Dairy Prod nets.

Dairy Products.
On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was firm creamery, I509lc:
dairy. ifTlsc; cheese. quiet; SQsixc; eggs,
steady; fresh, &c.
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AAtAs = a. 4sAs
Chi. Terminal IS So
Ches. g. Ohio IS. ii31s
e., H. & Fl. 4lts. h4A
u. & r. G. lists. los
Fours 49,. -. sEz
East Tenn. lists. Ics
Erie Geu. Is -. 49,
# W&D lists, t.r. 81
Gen. Elec. 5s ..10l1s
G.. III. 4 S. A. 6s. 102
Seconds :. ....l03
II. & T. Cen. IS. 40
Con. Is .lW
Iowa G. Isis -. 97n
La New Con IL 97s.
L. & n. Uni. Is. S6ls
Missouri 6s 100
NJ. X. & +. Eds. 90
FourS -. -. S6L
". Y. Cen. lists .i15is
N. ]. Cen. Is III
Nor. & West Gs. 40
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BOSTON, April 9.--B. & NJ. 1.70ix;
& B.. "a, Parrot. 22ie.
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In discussing the matter, We assum-
ed that those who thought upon the
subject, especially Americans, were
familiar with the disposition of land
in the United States, where enough of
it has been given away at nominal
prices, by the Government, to consti-
tute several empires The debates in
Congress during the past century, have
turned on the point Of putting every
citizen, and alien too, in the possession
of cheap land, for the good of the State.
The same opinions hold in the Aus
tralian colonies.
10 one that we know of claims that
chs system is practicable here at pre-
sent. The fact that it is believed to be
impracticable is one of the dangers of
securing here, in the case of independ-
ence, stable government.
In the United States alone, the dis
orders and uprisings against authority
in the majority of cases arise from the
class who are gathered in the cities and
have no stake in the soil. Whenever
in the rural manufacturing districts, or
in the smaller places, the mechanics
and employees own the land they oc-
cupy, there are the least disturbances.
The most conservative class in France
is that embracing the 100000 peas
ant proprietors. The communists, the
revolutionary elements are found in the
cities, especially Paris, where only
own homes, but still hold the voting
power.
The singular absence of small landed
proprietors, Of an intelligent class, is
one of our dangers, and cannot be ig-
nored.
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SENATOR THURSTON AND CUBA.

The speech of Senator ThurStOn, in
the Senate on Cuban affairs is one of
the most dramatic scenes of the hour.
His wife, a dying woman, almost at
the moment the vision of the earth was
about to close on her eyes forever, fer
vently besought her husband to plead
for the suffering and forsaken in Cuba.
He, struggling with the burden of his
grief, at her loss, rose in his place in
the Senate chamber and delivered to
the men who hold the fate of peace or
war, and to the people behind them,
this message of a dying woman, with
the fervent eloquence of one who was
an eye witness of the horrors of the
most brutal war of the century. He
could only say of Spain: 'She has
set up more crosses in more lands, be-
meath more skies, and under them has
butchered more people than all Of the
other nations of the earth combined"
There come moments in the life OF
nation where if peace and gold are
nIaced in one scale, and humanity and
Justice are placed in the other, the
scale trembIes only for an instant in
the balance, and then peace and gold
strike the beam. The question OF pro-
fit and comfort to the American people
ceases to exist The great American
ship of State clears her gun decks for
action. And to President Mckinley
standing with his hand on the helm,
every American turns and repeats the
words of the old Greek mariners: eve
trust thee, oh pilot, for thy hand is
steady, and as long as thou are there, |
we shall not fear that our ship will |
leave her course
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One of the best recommendations for
these safes is that other safe COM
panies often use the VICTOR SAFE as
a criterion * being not only burglar,
but fre-proof.
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CHEAP ALCOHOL.

One of the most important articles
used in the manufacturing of many
things is alcohol. Take any one of the
encyclopedias of the various industries
and look up the very extensive part it
takes, and how impossible it would be
to carry them on without it. This ar
ticle, so valuable and absolutely ne
cessary in the arts, also plays the mis-
chief with mans morals and stomach.
This two-sided character of the fluid
makes complications and confusion in
dealing with it, in it's social relations.
Why do not the temperance women OF
the world refuse to use prefumery on
the ground that the substance that
holds the perfume is the very substance
that keeps the saloon" agoing?
We forbid the manufacture of alco-
hOl here. On the other hand, the
United States encourage the home pro-
duction of it, by placing a high pro-
tective duty on it. We are assimilat-
ing ourselves to American civilization
with a vengeance We follow one poll
cy. The United States follows a di-
rectly opposite policy. There is some
thing loose in our craftsmanship. Why
did we not make it condition of an
nexation that the United States forbid
the manufacture of whiskey and alcO-
hoI in every State in the Union?
The high duty on alcohol prevents
the building up of a number of small
industries here. Many of the articles
sold by druggists require alcohol in the
preparation. The labor of manufacture
ing these articles can be obtained
here. We drive these chemical manu-
facturers to England, Germany, France
for stuff that should be made here, and
give employment to our own people.
Through southern France, and south
ern Italy, many hundreds of women
and children are engaged in raising
flowers for perfumes. One of the most
important of these is the accasia far
anesiana. 1t is the yellow round
flower, the mimosa, that grows luXuri-
antly and we'll all over these Islands.
The perfume obtained from this flower
is a staple article of commerce in Eu-
rope. 1t is the base of many different
PERFUMES. Experiments made with our
own flowers show that the perfumes
are the same as those obtained in EU-
rope The extraction of these perfumes
by the use of refined lard or oil, and
their preservation in alcohol is a bust
ness which is light, clean, agreeable,
and especially suited to women and
children. Hundreds of them should be
employed in it. But this industry is out
of the question, at the present price Of
alcohol. The establishment of this in
dustry was recently proposed here, aft
er most satisfactory experiments. The
high price Of alcohol forbade it. In 1896,
an Englishman, in California, trained
in the extensive lavender perfumery
business of England, and familiar with
the cultivation Of flowers used in maxi
ing perfumes in France, proposed to
start the industry here, owing to the
ease of raising certain flowers here.
On finding out the price of alcohol he
gave up the project.
1t is perhaps needless to say that il
cheap alcohol was required in the pro-
duction of sugar, we would have it,
regardless of consequences.
@E~z@-S@-
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SENATOR THURSTON SPEAKS.
Makes Eloquent Appeal for Cuba
and Her Cause.

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Thurston OF Nebraska made an apDeaI
for Cuba's cause today that stirred
every member and every occupant of
the crowded galleries. He said he spoke
by command of silent lips Mrs Thurs
tons dying request 10 her husband
was that he should lose no time on
account of her death to do his utmost
to save and free Cuba and its people.
Senator Thurston said he had gone
TO Cuba firmly believing that the con-
ditiOn Of affairs on the island had been
greatly exaggerated. After seeing for
himself he had concluded that an over
statement of the horrors of the situa-
ton was impossible. He was prepared
not only TO adopt every word of Sena-
tor Proctor but was even convinced
that he had understated the facts.
Il do not believe" said he, that
the entire Spanish army in Cuba could
stand an engagement in the open field
against 1000 we'll disciplined American
soldiers. The Spanish soldiers, of all
people on earth, would most gladly
welcome any result which would enable
them TO return to their homes. The
pictures in the American papers of the
starving reconcentrados are true"
Discussing the remedy which should
be applied Thurston said
81 counseled silence and moderation
from this floor when the passion of
the nation seemed at white heat over
the destruction of the Maine, but it
seems to me the time fer action has
now come. Not action in the Maine
case. l hope and trust that this govern
ment will take action on the Cuban
situation entirely outside Of the Maine
case. When the Maine report is re-
ceiyed, if it be found that our ship and
sailors were blown up by some outside
explosive, we will have ample pre-
paration without bubble or delay, and
if the explosion can be traced to Span
ish official sources there will be such
swift and terrible punishment adjudged
as will remain warning to the world
forever"
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TENANTS AND LAND OWNERS.

Several days ago, We asserted that
the tillers Of the soil, who owned their
own land were, largely, the backbone
of the AngIo-SaxOn races. We stated
that the number of owners of soil on
these Islands, excepting the natives,
were only 3 per cent. of the people, and
this small percentage might involve
serious consequences in time. Our con-
temporary, the Bulletin, met this view
by quoting 4 table of statistics. which
showed that 20 per cent. Of the Amerf-
can families were tenant families. The
inference was, of course, that our So
cial condition in this respect, was very
sound, and that our views must there
fore be wrong.
We now present a few figures from
the Census tables of the United States.
In 1890, the total number of families
i'm the United States was 12,690,152 Of
these only 1920 per cent hired farms
and homes, while 478O per cent. owned
them. The Census even omitted any
account of farms under three acres.
Of the families living on farms, 34.08
per cent. were merely tenants, while
65.32 owned their farms
OF 1,749,5 $40 families living in 420 cit
les, of which the population ranged
from 5000 to 100000 and the owner
ship of real estate is largely concen-
trated in the hands Of few, the ten
ants numbered 64.04 per cent. and the
owners numbered 35.97 per cent.
In the new States, the percentage of
those owning the soil is much higher
than the averages we quote.
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There will be a session of the Coun-
| ell of State at the Executive Building
this afternoon to consider several i'm
| DOrtant matters.
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In our Office we are using one Of the
regular make, and for convenience it
cannot be touched by any safe we have
ever seen.
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All VICTOR SAFES are made of the
best materials known to the trade and
only skilled workmen are employed.
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Aside from the regular six sizes we
carry in stock, we can order any style
of safe required and have it divided to
suit the purchaser.
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Every part is made by the VICTOR
SAFE & LOCK CO., from the raw ma
teriaI and are thoroughly tested before
and after construction.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-24
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The habits of people In signing let ters are receiving some nttentlon and interesting conclusions are drawn from q study of the different ways writers subscribe themselves The curt Yours" and Yours truly" are found not only in business letters. but in per sonAl notes as well. for there are plenty of correspondents who don't believe in guSh, and who think that Yours truiy" or sincerely" means about all thry wish to convey. Opposed to these Sch sible and essentially practical persons iS that class of writers made up uSunL ly of young and enthusiastic indiyid- uals, as Il rule of the gentle sex. who throw Wonls about as carcleSSly on pa per as they do in conversation. The Use of the word love by such people Is distressing sign of emotional weak- ness, or carelcSsneSs. or of iuSincerity and possibly arises from the same i'm pulse thnt prompts women to kiss each other indiscrlminately. One Boston girl who Is quoted by the Journal. has taken her own stand in the matter, and at the risk of being considered cold" and "thoroughly Boston" she sticks to it. In her childhood she was taught to sign "affectionately yours" to her far away ereataunts and second cousins. some of whom she had never seen. but all of whom she tried to like, because of the claims of kindred. and the word "ahectionately came to mean to her nothing at all except polite and neees- sary fiction. So she signs affection ately' to people she Is supposed to be conveniently fond of. and when she says anything more she means It. She thoroughly approves of Cordially yours," and tEis, by the way, is seen more and more frequently now in notes between acquaiutances who are on distinctly friendly or cordial terms. After all. Your friend" when it can be used truthfully, is q simple and satis- factory way of ending friendly letters. Some people have the habit of not pre- facing their names with any set form of words at the end of letters. They stop when they get through. and write their signatures without any frills.- Worcester (Mass.D Gazette.