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POULTRY AND GAME.

Two cars of Eastern sold at Ice for Turkeys.
s. for Ducks. 81 80 for Geese, 81 50dS for Hens
and young Boosters and S6 for old Roosters
Local stock nominal in the absence of
receipts.
POULTRY-Llve Turkeys. 14G15c for Cob
blers and 14d15c for Hens: Geese, per pair,
ST. Goslings. 81 25G1 IS: Ducks s4 50q5 for
old and So 5OG6 80 for young; Hens; S5 50Q6 80;
young Roosters.. $7GS 80; old BOOSTERS. s56D5 50;
Fryers. s646 80; Broilers. $4 50d5 so for large,
81 5Od3 so for small; Pigeons. $2q2 % per dozen
for old and s2d2 25 for squads.
GAME-Hare. 81; Rabbits, 81 25 for Cotton
tails and 81 for small
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LUMBER.

The market is stiff and cargo rates have been
advanced.
LUMBER-Retail prices are as follows; Pine
ordinary sizes, $16a17; extra sizes, higher
Redwood. s17d1S for No. ! and sl5d16 for No. q;
Lath 4 feet, 81 2Od2 3O Pickets. SIS; Shingles
81 50ql 70 for common and 81 10 for fancy;
S2ld27
shipment of $4,000 feet Redwood. valued at
70, Cfprlr
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SAN FRANc1sco MEAT MARKET.

The top figure is again being paid for Hogs
as buyers are unable to force the market down.
The other descriptions are steady and un-
changed
Wholesale rates from saughterers to dealers
BEEF-7&4 GS13c per 10 for Steers and 614G7c
for Cows.
VEAL-7aS12c per ID.
MUTTON-Wethers 7q719c; Ewes, &c per fb
LAMB-Spring, sdS12c per ~
PORK-Live Hogs. 5l3q59sc for small 5&.Go
57sc for medium and 5G512c for large; stock
Hogs and Feeders, 4Aa5c; dressed Hogs. "a
Size.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

There is nothing to report, the market
being very dull.
BEANS-Bayos. 81 4OG1 so; Small White, 81 80
az 10; Large White. 81 55d1 65; Pinks. 81 s09
l 90; Reds. 81 50; Blackeye, S4d4 Is; Buffers.
nominal Limas 50 sOa4; Pea, s2Q2 80; Red
Kidneys, 81 5Oq2 20 per ctl
SEEDS-Brown Mustard, nominal; Yellow
Mustard 224 G3c; Flax, nominal Canary Seed,
PIC per lb; Alfalfa S1ed91ac; Rape. 3QS12c;
Hemp. 4G4Hc; Timothy. 4&@5hc.
DRIED PEAS-Nies, 81 5041 90; Green, 81 Is
d2 % per ctl
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.

covered near the close owing to the rally in
wheat. July closed unchanged
Oats suffered early from heavy receipts and
favorable crop advices, but with the help of
wheat closed firm at the top figures. July
closed Ac higher.
Provisions steadied by a better shipping
demand and scattered buying July pork gained
&C, lard 212c and ribs unchanged.
Holiday tomorrow
The leading futures ranged follows:
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

the demand is good. Cheese remains weak and
plentiful Eggs are steady and unchanged.
BUTTER
Creamery Fancy Creamery, 1712@1Sc; sec
onds. lie
Dairy-Fancy 16l4G17c; good to choice, 14a
16c: store. 12I9d13c per lb.
CHEESE-Choice mild new, S6Sl2c: old, TIC;
Young America. 9a1Oc; Eastern 1S@15c.
EGGS-Quoted at 16Q17c for store and 1SQ19c
per dozen for ranch; Eastern, l6l2ql7c.
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags. 5as@5bc for
June and July; Wool Bags. 26@2sc; San Quentin
Bags. S4 50.
COAL-Wellington. IS per ton; New Yelling
ton, So; Southield Wellington, 81 so; Seattle So
Bryant, Sc; Coos Bay, s.; Walsend, 81 5o
Scotch S. Cumberland IS so in bulk and 50 so
in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg S14
Camel. IS so per ton; Rock Springs and Castle
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OREGON

PORTLAND, Or, May 29.-Locally the wheat
situation shows but little change. Finty-nine
cents is still obtainable for Walla Walla all
though 57G5Sc is most generally quoted by ex-
porters with Valley 59c and Bluestem Gle.
Cleared-British ship Mistley Hall, for
Queenstown, with 1872 SIS bushels of wheat
WASHINGTON.
TACOMA Wash, May 29.-An advance OF 1kc
marked the opening of the local wheat market
to-day. Club is quoted at 5Sl2c. Buestem Size.
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TOYO KISEN KAISHA,

a TEAMERS WILL LEAVE WHARF. COR
" ner First and Brannan streets D. m, for
YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG calling at
Kobe (Hiogo). Nagasaki and Shanghai. and
connecting at Hongkong with steamers for
India etc. No cargo received on board on day
OF sailing.
NIPPON MARU....,.... Tuesday June 27
AMERICA MARU Saturday July "a
HONGkONG MARU Thursday. August II
Round-trp tickets at reduced rates. For
freight and passage apply at companys office.
Al Market ST., corner First.
w B. CURTIS. General Agent
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CANNED FRUITS IN NEW YORK.

Mail adVices from New York say:
Future sales Of California canned fruits
have been liberal since prices on the new
pack were given out. Already some of the
largest packers have sold out, and their prices
are withdrawn. The possibility that crops will
he more or less short in all parts of the coun-
try except California causes holders to be un-
usually firm in their views on prices Spot
trading IS small, being limited TO small or
dcrs TO hil immediate retail requirements
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

No business to-day.
Silver unchanged
Wheat continues TO advance.
Barley futures frmer.
Oats scarce and dull.
Corn and Rye unchanged.
Hay down to cost of production.
Bran and Middlings advanced.
Beans and Seeds dull.
Potatoes advanced. Onions weak.
Butter firm. Cheese weak and Eggs steady.
Fruit selling well at good prices.
Lemons and Lines lower.
Dried Fruits nominal
Some changes in Provisions.
Wool active and firm.
Hides and Tallow unchanged.
Hogs doing better again.
Other Meats unchanged.
Oils as before.
Lumber very stiff.
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BAY AND RIVER STEAMERS.
STOCKTON EXCURSIONS,

THE STEAMER H. J. CORCORAN
VIII leave Washington-street wharf at a. m
daily returning from Stockton at D. m.
daily Saturday excepted). Regular steamers
leave Washington-street wharf at D. m
CALIFORNIA NAV. AND. IMP. co.
Telephone Main sos
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E 100 feet of N half of lot 6. block 1S prop
erty of College Homestead Association Berke-
isabel Treat wife of Richard B) to Clifton
H and Grace Axtell, lots 3S and 80, resub-
division block "a, Warner Tract, quitclaim deed
Catherine Brown to Luigi Ghirardelli, lot on
Sc corner of Fruitvale avenue and washington
street, S 80 40 by 107, being portion OF lot l.
block 772 on Map of C. C. Clay's subdivison OF
block 772 and fractional blocks 12S; rft nSd 4..
% to 54 and 7 lew snd taae m tract
Felix and Delfina Marcuse to Daniel j;
Heay lot w line Of Mozart street 20 op OF
ton of lot 6, Encinal Park Tract, Alameda' Sio.
John c. johnson to John E. Lackstrom: & m the the
S half of lot 49, block B. on map Wn 4L Par
block B. and portion of block A. vernon fark'
Oakland; SO.
A NJ and Mary c. Benham and ". W r, ,anSi and
Ellen L. Thomas to F. Fletcher, lot :; piSEH S1a
E. Klnknerville Tract. Oakland township, Sx ~,
James D. and Miscela B. Graham to to Evelya f3
H Shippee (vife of w. Al, lot on 81 me IN OF
Hilgard and Euclid avenues. 125 by OF, pc
ing lot ), block IA, Daley's Scenic ParA tract
A. S. Woodbridge to Gertrude L; Jess lot 91.oI1 on
sW line of Glen avenue 1osSQ5 Sc OF 16 % bs
road Survey No. S09l Sc so by SW 2o. Nv Rroo q,
lyn Township SO ,so-
w B. Birdsall to Pacific Coast Loan an q Assof of
Lincoln avenue S SO by 1l7:6l2, oelng IoI 10.
block B, Sather Robinson tract
A. and Maria Giovannoni to E. G. Pamsgi; P In sa1
lot on line of Twentieth street 1929 9 90 sn5 a5
E portion of lot q, block POOP, Hogan tract
Oakland: so. c,ooa 7,
Elliott LOT 10 block F. Claremont-aVenue
Tract. except that portion of lot 10 which was was
conveyed by ]. N Williams to Mary +. j 9hts ;r
by deed of September II, 1895, and recoroeu III
GOA 90 Oakland. quitclaim deed: SO
Ida and Theodore Wagner to William n anu
Mary V. Hilton, lot n line of Bancroft way
5SS II w of Shattuck avenue, W 70, 1917.
E 63. 49, 159 SO to beginning, being portion @ o!
plat 6s, Rancho V. and D. Peralta, BerkeieS
also lot on SW corner of University avenue ana
Fourth street, S 100 by w 9S, being lots and
5, block 49, Tract b, Berkeley Land and Town
ImproNernent Associat ton. RerkeleY: Sl4. OO0.
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THE BUTTER MARKET.

ELGIN. ILL.,, May .-Butter-Oferings 215
tubs: withdrawn. 1G9 tubs: no sales, though 1sc
was bid Official market firm at IKE
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TO-DAY A HOLIDAY.

To-day being Memorial. day and legal holi-
day business will be suspended throughout the
United States.
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CASH IN THE TREASURY.

WASHINGTON, May 29.-To-day's statement
of the condition of the Treasury shows:
Available cash balance, $271, ,272, SOB; gold re-
serve, S22S, 494, 6O2.
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FOR 0. S. NAvY-YaRD AND VALLEJO.

Steamer Mon nticello."
MON, Tues, Wed, Thurs and Sat at a.Ss
a. m, 3:15, $3.50 p. m. lex. Thurs. night; Fri
days, p. and $3.50; Sundays. 1890 a. m
p. m. Landing and office Mssion-street Dock
Pier No. 2. Telephone Main 1905
EARE ..s'..H..s...,............,ken ken
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TIME BALL.

TIME BALL.
Branch photographic Office U. s. N. Mer-
chants Exchange, San Francisco Cal
May 49, 1899.
The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry
building dropped at exactly noon to-day
!. e., at noon of the 120th meridian or at 3
o clock p. IN. Greenwich time
c. G. CALKINS.
Lieutenant Commander. u S. N, in charge.
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Builders Contracts.

Jacob Kugel (owner) with j. T. McInnis tcon-
tractor) architect none - All work except
plumbing, sewering and painting for a 2-story
and attic frame building on lot on SW corner
s3705.
Ellen and Charlotte E. Dore (owners) with
S. A. Born (contractor). architect Thomas d.
Notwithstanding. grading. support adJoln-
ing buildings brick, carpenter, iron. marble
and tile work. joinery, hardware timing gal
ing for a 3-story frame building with brick
foundation &C tenements) on lot on w line or
Cough street, % of Grove. w 1876 by ; 4b:S;
5000.
Same owners with James f. Britt (contrac-
tori, architect same-Sewering, plumbing, gas
fitting. water and gas services for same on
same work roughed in $3.50; finished and &C
cepted $3.50: 81 days after S577; total S22sI-
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THE COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK. May 2s.-Cotton. steady; mid
NEW ORLEANS. May 29-Cotton. steady;
middling, SIC.
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SUN. MOON AND TIDE.

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Times and Heights of High and Low
Waters at Fort Point, entrance to San
Francisco Bay. Published by official
thority of the Superintendent.
NOTE-The high and low waters occur at
the city front (Misson-street wharD about
twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point;
the height of tide is the same at both places.
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Farina. 81 50 Whole Wheat Flour. So so; Rolled
oats Cbarrels), Sc 55G6 %; in sacks Sc 35d6 rs; (;
Pearl Barley. So Split Peas, 81 so; Green Peas.
s. per 100 lbs.
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on the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter
market firm; creameries. 12d171ac; dairies
l0Gl6c. Eggs. weak: fresh 124c. Cheese
steady; creams, SAd9Bc
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no NEW YORK QUOTATIONS.
WEATHER REPORT.

There no quotations from New York
yesterday, as the day holiday.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, May 29.-Consols. 1O9}4; silver, 2S
Lied wheat cargoes off coast buyers and
sellers apart; cargOes on passage, quiet, hardly
any demand: English country markets quiet;
wheat and flour passage to United King
dom, 3,370, 600; wheat and flour on passage to
Continent, 1.7S0, 000
LIVERPOOL, May 29-Wheat steady; wheat
in Paris. firm; French country markets. steady.
COTTON-Uplands, 32sd.
CLOSING.
WHEAT-Spot steady; futures quiet. July,
IS 95sd; September 5s S%4d
CORN-Spot quiet and easy; futures quiet.
July, IS 412d; September, IS 47sd.
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HAMBURG

TWIN SCREW EXPRESS LINE.
NEW -LONDON-HAMBUR0
TWIN-SCREW PASSENGER SERVICE
NEW YORK-LONDON-PARI HAMBIJR0
Also NEW YORK-HAMBURG Direct
For sailngs. etc.. apply to HAMBURG
HERZOG & CO., Gen Agents Pacinc Coast
4o1 CALIFORNIA ST. cor Sansome. and
us Montgomery st San Francisco
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h Meridian-Pacific Time.

G2Oth Meridian-Pacific Time)
SAN FRANCISCO. May 90 p m.
The following the seasonal ranfalls to
date. as compared with those of same date
last season, and rainfall in last twenty-four
l,.-rnr
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LONDON May 29.-Canadian Pacific, 1917
Northern Pacific preferred. 79; Anaconda, l2is
Grand Trunk, rs. Bar Silver, steady, 2S 1-16d
per ounce. Money, IA per cent.
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THF q, 2, r. N, Go

DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO
p Q r Tt A Mt
From Spear street Wharf at 10 a. m.
FADE III FIRST Class .ncIuding Berthz
IHIlL SS second Class and Meals
Columbia sails June 9 r. %: July 2 12 %
State of California sails June I, II, 81; July
Z, II, 27.
Short line to Walla Walla. Spokane Butte
Through tickets to all points Feast
E. c. WARD, General Agent
$50 Market street
GOODALL. PERKINS & CO.
Superintendent
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AMERICAN LINE,
NEW YORK, SOUTHAMPTON, LONDON. PARI4
Stopping at Cherbourg westbound.
From New York Every Wednesday 10 a. m
New York. May 81 New York......J June n
81. Paul l.....-...June st. Paul.........June 2s
st- ouis-June IA ST. Louis. July
RED STAR LINE.
New Yorte and sntwsrn,
From New York Every Wednesday 12 noon
Kensington May 81 Southwark June n
Noordland ......June Westernland June IS
Friesland .......June IA Kensington July
EMPIRE LINE
Seattle. st. Michael. Dawson CITY.
For full information regarding freight and pas
sage apply to
NAVIGATION COMPANY
80 Montgomery St. any OF It's agencies
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PoRTLAND's BUSINESS.
NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND, Or. May 29.-Clearings. $685.
519; balances, 1910
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coMpAaN1E GENERALE TRANsATLANT1QUE.

COMPAGNIE GENERATE TRANSATLANTIQUE
DIRECT LINE to HAVRE-PARIS. eos.
Sailing every Saturday at 10 a. m. GHFFh
from Pier A. North River, foot of 7sSSSHsS-=ts
Morton st. LA GASCOGNE. June 8: LA CHAM
PAGNE. June 10: LA BRETAGNE, June II;
LA TOURAINE, June "a: LA GASCOGNE, July
l. First-class to Havre, s65 and upward, per
cent reduction on round trip. Second-class to
Hayre s45 10 per cent reduction On round trip
GENERAL AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES
AND CANADA. Bowling Green, New York
J. F FUGAZI & CO. Pacific Coast Agents 5
Mont gnmerX ave. San Francisco.
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ASH quotations were as follows:

Flour steady; No. ? spring wheat. 741a@75c;
No 5 spring wheat, 70G74Izc; No red. 76jsD
77IAc; No. 2 corn. 329sc; No. oats 21G241ac;
No white. 27a2Sc; No. 3 white, 26@27c; No.
rye. 5Sc; No. barley. 36d40c: No faxseed.
per barrel, IS 1OGS 10; lard, per 100 pounds, $50
s O2la; short rib sides. loose, S4 5Og4 50; dry
sides, boxed, 81 95d5 O5; whisky distillers nm
ished goods per gallon, 81 &c; sugar, cut loaf.
6O2c granulated 5.52c.
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THE LoNDoN MARKET.

NEW YORK. May 29.-The Commercial Ad-
vertiser's financial cablegram says;
The markets here were more active, mainly
in mines. The tone harder. Americans
were not very brisk. but they steadily hard
ened throughout the session The general con-
tango rate Az. Spanish As were 632s; Tin
tos 4S24 Anacondas. u 3-16 good buying
lie was given for calls to end June /; Utahs
So.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-25
UNIyERsALTsT CONVENTION
Hon. Ara eastman Chosen vice Prssi-
dent.

Boston, October 2l-At the U niver-
Eallst convention this morning the cleo
tion OF officers resnlten as follows:
Preside ns-Hoa. Charlts l.. Hutchin-
eon, Chicago.
Vice -Presidfnt-Hcn, Ara Cushman.
Auburn, Die.
Secretary-Rey. G. L. Demarest, DID,,
Manchester, N. II.
Trensursr-F. w. Wise, Boston.
Iruste for four years-Rev ] Cole
nan Adams, ID. D., Brcoslyn; Raw. G.
Frederick A. Wfnkleroan, Chicago; Rev.
Altman Gunnison, ID. D., Can on. N Y.
For two ysars-Harry NJ Fowler Cleve-
land; Hon Eugene E. Endicott. Chelsea,
Mass
Buffalo, N. Y. was selected as the
meeting place of the next conferences
ahers was q fan and qui,e free 1iscus
sion at the afternoon session of the CON-
vention on the report Of the committee
ON supplies on the outstanding indebted
nsss OF $4,000. The committee showou
that the amount was due almost entirely
ir5m students. the money having been
advanced In Part payment OF tuition. Il
was votfd TO affirm the new pollcyE of the
committee Of making the advance in the
nature Of gifts instead of loans.
The matter of Goth century fund to
extend the work of the convention dur
ing ths next century was t.ksn up and
it was voted to limit the cost of the rails
ing OF the fund TO certain amount +,
which amount will be determined by
tie COMMITTEES.
There was good attendance at the
evening meeting and with the incentive
of number of earnest speeohes, several
thousand dollars we're raised for the ben
eft Of the Japan mission. Rev Gsocge
L. Perrin presided and DR.. ChsIlei +.
Fluhrer Of Albion. N. Y, conducted the
devotional exercises.
The subject OF the evening was "Our
Forward Movement" and a number of
missionaries from different parts Of the
world were present aud spoke of their
individual work. The principal address.
es were by Rev. Charles Il. Nash, ID. u ),
president Of Lombard university, Gales
burg, Ill Rev Clarence K. Rlce OF Wat
o town, N. Y. and Rev. Carl French
Henry Of Cleveland, Ohio.
The biennial session of the Universal
list convention was MADE notable todav
by the adoption of the report of the COM
mittse recommending a conference with
tho American Unitarian association to
| consider plans for closer cooperation OF
| the two bodies. The proposition came
| from ths UnitArians in the form of reso-
buttons and these resolutions were fresly
discussed at the morning session, and
subsequently adopted. The election Of
officers followed and Buffalo was select
ed for the next meeting OF the con vention.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-25
ACCIDENT ON BOSTON & MAINE.

Biddeford October 24-Engins 1856,
that hauls the forenoon fright FROM
North Berwick TO Portland was hung up
la Saco for more than an hour this FORE
noon. 1t IL was dsraiied on the eide track
that runs from the Gooch street bridge
back of the freight house. The train was
left on the east bound track while the
ensins ran In on this siding after a car
and 1t had not covered Its length twice
when piece of the rail next to the
river. = foot long. broke out and the
front drivers slipped of and down on
the sleepers.
The rsplacers were pulled out and
bl ocking set up and after an hours
work the drivers vera once more ON the
rails.
The track was but slightly damaged.
A journal broke on freight car In the
train that ran through here west, at
about IL o'olook iass night near the
Elms. beyond Kennebunk, and the car
was dragged with one set of trucks of
the irons, for q mile. The train hauled
hard and the engineer noticed 1t. He
glanced back and saw sparks flying.
When they were rounding the curve the
dragging brought the train to standstlll.
The wreoker was sent for and pulled
the train back to kennebnnk where the
disabled car was cut out and hauled to
Portland.
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AGAINST THE WAR.
w. c. II. u. CONVENTION Denounces the
Struggle fn Philippines.

Seattle, WASH. October 24.-The Ma
tioBal convention OF the W. e. 4. U.
passed series of resolutions to-day some
of which caused hours of discussion
The main light was over two resolutions,
one consuming the general government
and the President, Attorney Griggs and
ex-Seoretary OF War Alger for their action
on thu anti-rantsen law and the other
denounoing the war In the Philippines
lhe opposition 10 the passage Of this reso-
luton denounoing the war was led by
Mrs. Mary II. Hunt of Massachusetts,
who Lost son in the Philippines, while
the rro-resolution forces were led by Mrs.
Clara Hoffman of Missouri and Mrs. K.
L. Stevenson of Massachusetts
A resolution protesting against the
seating Of Congressman Roberts was
adopted amid cheers.
Resolutions were also passed denouno-
Ing Immoral shows, offensive advertise
ments lynohing. demanding the ballot
for women and against trusts-
All the national officers were reelected.
A memorial service in memory Of Frances
K. willard was held aud attended by an
immense audisnce. For the convention
of 1900 indianapolis and Washington have
the lead. TIE convention will Gloss
tomorrow night.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-25
ALL WE'LL AT MAFERING.
RUSSIA MAY INTERVENE.
England watching For An Attack I'm
the East.

New York. October ga London
cablegram to the Tribune, says:
The. sailing of the Channel Squadron
today for Gibraltar is now regarded by
the keenest observers as an Indication
that some unexpected attack upon British
interests 10 possihls. The magnitude of
the preparations for the war, which are
out of all proportion to the require
roents of the military situation, can be
adequately explained only on the theory
that the government suspected that some
great power would be tempted TO seize
the opportunity for striking a sudden
blow or carrying out q deeply cherished
policy.
The quarter from which an attack of
this kind may come IL unmistakabl
The Russian press has had license to eriti-
oiss the English policy in South Africa in
the most acrid way. and a rumor that
Herat may be occupied Ia already in the
air. British commercial interests In Per-
STA ara so large that a Russian seizure
OF the commanding position in Western
Afghsnistsn would he a serious stroke,
aimed directly against free trade. That
seems more likely menace than the
forcing of the Dardenelles by the Russian
Blank Sea feet.
The movements Of q powerful French
fiest TO the Levsnt comedies with the
circulation OF runner that the Russian
advance may be resumed In Asia while
England Is pre-oecupied with ths war
In South Africa. 1t also fits in with the
explanation Of q secret agreement be-
tween knglanG and Germany, which
have alpsasly given In previous dis
patches. This was that EnglaBa, In re-
turn for a free hand In South Africa, in
settiing the Transsaal question. has
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-25
SHOE MANUFACTURERS oReA-
NIZE.
oReA-

Boston. October a4.-The equalization
Of national boot and shoe manufAc-
tursrs' association, towards which stops
were taken some time ago 10 Philadel-
phla. was completed hers today by tbs
adoption OF constitution. The object
Of the organization Is to afford general
henett to all Its members and to main
tain price for manufactured products
oonlmensurate with tbs cost of the raw
material. Today's MEETING was opened
BY Thomas James Of Cincinnati, chairman
Sf ths Philadelphia convention. A COM
tuittee appointed at this Philadelphia meet
Ing 90 look into the work t. be accom-
plished by tbs organic ton, reported that
organization was desirable 70 correct the
many abuses that have orept into the
trade, inoluhiDe, fret the corn ermard-
Ing OF orders; second, the return If goods
for no good reason; or of worn cut goods;
third, TO prevent unjust demands often
made upon manufacturi RI. The commits
tee also reported thst since the Philsdel--
phta mestins there had been rapid
ohanEes in the prioss OF raw msterial
and that ths outlook for the future YVES
anything but encouraging fer the man
ufacturer.
At the evening session reBolutic ms were
reported favoring n Use OF 20 cents on
vance adopted at Philadelphia The
rssolutinns ais0 EN- bodied an emphatic
sfatsment thtt the boot and shoe man
ufaetursrs association Is not trust in
any sense Of the word.
No action was taken on either of the
resolutions and the session closed with
little or no debate.
The un'rn3 which tonk favorable action
en- the report we're tie edgemakers, the
n shers en- this trssrs although The lat
tar did 80 On the oen iitiln that the rec
ON mi ntations made by the American
FEEDER tiC N of Labor should be lived up
to by the boot an / shoe makers un'cn,
The sole-leatheFsrs' Un on AMI she
stitcheTs tabled t Q resoluti' n but ths
latters' action wa MT taken NIL a oom-
nittee had visited other IN ems ami
found nut tneir sentiments
The joint council win hold Its meeting
on Friday evening when the matter will
be settled one way or the other, but tas
unions favorinR the report may not
abide by the councils decision.