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•' THE SEATTLE STAR LH.WILLS iJMaJWIWMIV t.iii sltertita.il etrs.pl tttnttay. S. R. nil IK. r. I'll ASK. I I'll. 1 | I'l-IVf VI it 41.1 It Onii's-eri. per ceey; *ts r.-iiis |a»r *eet, er Itventy-llve rent, iter litt.uili tlellven-l by i «iiu t*. slvvsv-i lv aiivsitvu. So Ire, replet. __•*••«_ Pl-vor-n^|arS«t tIWO ™ tint,,. No. tillT- . . tit i iuiertd tllliep,v.iiifn4^«iisi^rsVv«BUlni>! tun. •. tKartviidclass mslter. It lias been learned thai most of j Ihe arms p, - .-.„ ,i i. v tha Filipino*! ar* , iii;,, i tn ■ Huns-Kong. A correepondcnt writes lhat th* prln-j clpal agents foi the purchase of ! srtns for the Kilii'tii,.- ar* F. W. Hv|. j vtster an! Inn, .■•rm i, buth of j them Americans uf not ton snvory reputation. Thee* Is a third Amer ican ■"•. I »■■•' Ihla firm, a man named i'i-u ',-' ml, at present lan guishing In 'all, st, Manila, having been arrested lor pbvttlng ag.ilnst American Interests on American •oil. One Englishman. Howard W. lii.iv. la also said lo be connecled with ihe firm. These facts tire well known to the authorities, but a* the firm I* operating in an Diia-i.- col ony, it it impossible tn get at th, member*. It I* belli-v.- I. hue eve*. I thai Consul -Oners! Wlltiman Is making an effort to have this gang Of renege- Americana evicted fruui the colony. If they once get Into China, where the American consu!* hive estra-territo.il rights, they will be easily Stall wllh. 1 **—. ■■ ■— Now that wireless telephone cbib-I sages have been successfully 'raits- j mitte l In Europe, gre.il results may ) be expected to follow In America Everybody will have a portable "re ceiver" convenient, so as to carry on conversation, with friends and ac quaintance* here, ther*. and every where. It may be entirely practi- 1 cable for two people to separate on a - wharf In Seattle ant comfortably ' continue their talk while the one I travels out over the water* Inwards Mongolia or any th at ancient place, and th* other •>•. back to hi* office or home. Young men will be Bbla < to telephone their iwretheart* wUh out the possibility of being overbear I | ; by ihe telephone girl, at. I he lat ter will have la seek a new voca tion—for the day of "hello! ci* i change.' will Una be past. The, rapidity with which thing* terrei* > trial move nowaday* causes a brisk ' breese to blow through th* whisker* , of th* civilised man. ___________-_-. General Ragan said, during the courts* of bis testimony thi. last! . time. that Armour a Co. did make* a bid to furnish "processed beef " How does It come. then, that the ' packer* of Chicago, when call- be fore the committee, testified that * chemicals were never under any dr- 1 rumstanees used on the beef—that ' certain harmless chcmlc,'a were use-! to preserve hams, but never , beef. It might be well to have Hi* , packer* .-ailed to Baß stand again and clear up thla point. '■ . The llttl* stale of New Jersey la trying to encompass 100 many leg trusts It 'ill bay* an acuta at-, tack of Indigestion by and h>. MINING NEWS. Th* Mark Tapley mine on th* west belt of tbe Republic camp. Is ] showing up some line ore veins. The assay values are lowering owing to , the reason that the ore ha* been , found at little depth. A One body of hard clean quarts I, has been found In an old tunnel of the Mark Tapley mm- It la esti mate*! to be 13 feet wide. On the Iron Mask mine at Rrpub* lie Ihe shaft has been a irk aboul H feet- Good ore Is being found, as saying about tlO per ton in gold. Assays made on ore taken recent ly from claim* at Lewlston, show value, of from It to M.70. Steady work I* said to be don* in the Mountain Lion mine at Itepub* lit Th- tunnel ba- been extended at th* rat* .'lO feet a day. Hood ore Is being taken nut of the Insurgent mine at Republic. Fine specimen* of free gold ore taken out from this mine were recently OB ex hlWtlon at Republic. ______——————————-. KENNEL NOTES. The kennel show 11 be given next week at Armory hall under the aus pices of tbe -v i-rv Kennel club, promises tn be the sporting event of th» season. Entries for blooded dogs are being made from all parts of the country. Including Victoria and Vancouver. The largest dog ever exhibited In America and probably in the world, will be one nf the attractions. He weighs 210 pound* and Is owned by V. D Mil ka The celebrated Countes* Noble, of flan Franrlsro, will also bo here, ns well as local celebrities of all all- and pedigree. A special feature each afternoon will he Ihe rat killing contest, with a final contest on the last night. Competent Judrres have hem se cured. E. Davlea, Of International fame, who Bra* th* principal Judge at the Crystal Palace show In boa* don. will pass upon th" merits of ill dogs .v, ci tin setters, pointers in l Ktondlkeri 11. T. Payne, of Ban Francisco, xvlll j-plrre the former and .loalah L. Collin* of this city, the latter. A BrSt-Clßß* ticket to Alaska will be awarded to th. belt Al.nk.-i dog exhibited. The 1.c.! of , jr.- will be taken of the dogs '.- competent men and a night watchman has 'i*'' been en gaged. The Charley Ross Mystery. The abduction and recovery nf little Oerald I ,-iplner his i.i In terest In Ihe Cbarllo Items ease, 25 years ago a world-wide sensation. Charlie Ross w.-ts the fottr-year-old son of Christian K. Ro*s of flrrtnan town. Pa., was kidnapped by two men while playing in front of Ihe Itos* home un Ihe afternoon of July 1, ISTI. Thrnuith Ihe efforts of Al lan Piitkni'titn n complete description ot Ihe kidnappers was obtained, but no dellnlle clew as In (heir where nhntits Of tlint nf Ihe child could bo had Inspired by n reward nf I*o,* iKkt#|ir.if.>Bslonal and amateur detcr» llx'cs winked on lh« case for year* but the mystery was never satisfac torily solved. Home years ng-ii IBM nsierleit lhal Iher* xva* slri.ng evl* .t.titf to ihow thai a crunk named Mnaher was responsible fur lh-* ab duction, but he .lied before the mat ter COUlfl be Invest' Bated. The po lio* theory |* thai Ihe hoy xvas tek en In hop* of sotting * ransom fur his release, n* hi* patents were xvcll [ta do people. All Ihelr means wrrr 'rxhsusleil In the long lianh fur the. |child, and the father xvas Dually j compelled la arceirl a menial posl* ; turn In .inler * support hi* family. jMra. Hois broke down ox-er the In ! tense mental strain, snd died. v [few year* later her husband went In* •ane. A PRIVATES REQUEST The Hero of Manila Bay is Obliging. All the »torle» (old cf Admiral j Pewey from Ihe earliest date of his 'career In Ibe I'nllexl Stale, navy ! give him credit for iffßbtl'.ty and a | kindly dlsmailtliin, says Ihs San Francisco Chronicle. *.*,'.. a strict disciplinarian, these pleasant tralu In his chsraccr always made him 1-.polar wllh the men, and while no one ever ventured So Irlfl* wllh an order comlnc from him. his orders are always *>i Issued lhat they re ceive a cheerful as well as a prompt response. Tbe readers of the sketches of P-wey have noticed that an affec* tlonate relationship existed between Dewey and til* men. He Is evidently the same old Hewry tialay—ns ■'"" able and kindly loward all as ever. The , «ait.-I station he now occupies and the conspicuous plie* he hold* In Ihe public eye snd In the heart! of the nation through Ihe glory and splendor of his schlevements '" ,"* Philippine waters have not changed him In the leasl. And an admirable story la sent to tb.- Chronicle from Corregldor UUn.t ss proof of bis present extreme kindliness and affx bUlty. It ti tela by Etneil John stone. He -ays- 'i .'"'*'_ •'Admlrsi Dewey visited thi* Island tCorregldor.l where I am *UHonest, the other day to Inspect the old dismantled Spanish fortifications. A prlvale In the hn«i>H,il corn* met him. Miapprxt th* first photo«r»ph on him. snd then said. Would you Benllen,-n mind .landing still for a moment. ! would like I. lake your , picture*** ••"Certainly, my h"..' *■• IWWI Mid. and he buttoned hla blauic. re questing the two naval officers ac companying him to do likewise. I knew that thi* would be lnterrsilns now that Dewey Is the man of the hour Th* first »o*p*hot showi Dewey criming .loan 'mm the lighthouse, and he Is caught with his open blouse flapping in the wind. "l** sec .and shows him *nd hi* two com. panion* ooUrm for the artist wllh who** renueot he »o cheerfully com piled. How many otTlcer* *f* there in either the army or the navy eh.. would have r**ponded *o pleasantly | Ito ■-.. re-juest of * pnxat* In In* I*l— fore**- '.* __ WOWs WORLD. Odd Things That Embellish Cob tumes of Women. Very pretty petticoat* are mad* «f plain satin cut with I circular flounce which la near covered wllh rows .ft.!' b velvet ribbon an Inch wide or more, all-rnstine with Hire* row* of Mack and white velvet rib-, bon of the narrowest width. White tulle neckties covered at the ends with rows of narrow tulle ru ches are very pretty and becoming. A new v»rlatlon in color I* duck egg blue. __ Fishnet veiling without any spot* .1 all is sail to be th. I-"-"' novel* iv and la recommended for being cooler than th* dotted veiling for summer wear. Nuns- veiling, more sheer and eoft thin ever before. Ib one of the popu* i.r dress material*, It lend. Itself charmingly lo the aesson's various mode, of decoration, of whichJWß* I* more in evidence than the lavish I use of fin.- tucks. If ,-ou want to have your new iprlng gown cling and hang tn the rno.t approved faaWOB, WBfWl» xlded skirt of soft laffela orChlr,* silk Th!« Is fully trimmed with ruffles st the bottom and la the only petticoat required by fashion. ftome.hlng altogether , "*' In combination la a while plkue chem isett* vest in a foulard gown, which In trimmed on the bodice with a flne batiste embroidery. Floral boas are one of the novel ties tar summer neckwear. They are made of rose leaves and haves of a gathered gnus*. The new artificial flowers ar* made of a velvet and gauie. IPderos of renaissance lace sre a feature In dress and are very effec* five over the "' •' nuns' veiling and crepes do chilli _ She Stepped Lively. ■-Map lively." rime th conduc tor's familiar cry. as the crowd be- in lo board the cars; "step lively, please." The first of the recruits was a man carrying a small boy; behind him MUM * chubby-cheeked little •Tlrl "f six. perhaps; while the moth er brought up the rear There were i seats for the father and mother and [for the small boy BfWI hi* father"* iknee- the little girl had Io Bland. Illut she didn't stand still. First on 'one font and then on the other she 'hopped, up nnd down, fast nn I fu rious her eyes dancing no less than her feet. "Papa." she stage-whis pered when she pleisantly slipped Into a sent, •didn't I step lively?- I'rnpcrty Man—And now Is there anything more lo be *>-. t" today?" "Well." Bald Hi" manager, "we I musl close the contract ,■ |th thai Filipino lo ncl as fiti Ie Tom, and when you complete arrangements 'for I.ltlle Ill's to ascend to heaven In an auto-truck In the great trans formation scene, I believe we will I" --ready to go on the road, Bi ''"- way tell the nneel ! want to draw on him tonight."—Cleveland leader. MORGAN DOES NOT FAVOR IT His Viows on tho Annexation of Nicaragua. v.- iiiN'.i .\ April tl.—rlemtor Mm sail, nf Alabama, who la "■■ ef Ihe leading and most eatm-st i.it. tales of lb,- mintruction nf the Nlc iii nil., csnsl In tin 1.-nllcd Hlnles, doe* not took with favor nn Ihe proposition, that Is being dlii-uss.nl among public men In Nicaragua fur tin annexation ol that country ti- I the Untied mat.-. In a talk With Mr. M. 'a- in In- (lie reasons fur the belief thai th* United Htatei would no! const hi to ink.- the I'entrnl American Utile* and make Ihem a portion of ih* American Union. "The policy of the United Htates," said Mr. Morgan. I- n»t tn destroy or devour th* Central American He publics, bul p. build then up and to cherish and assist lb* in In rational in. iii**-!-. of »-...• ritmi-itt iHiuhtless Iher* ate several of Ihe I ■illn-Amcr lean Klatea that it-- fret disposed. i- th.v ban heretofore, to become members of the Amerlran I'nlon. They (el Into that way uf thinking whenever in, * r", ,| their own gov ernments ar* unsatlifseii'iry. I think II would bs unfortunate for us If we should undrriske to annex one or two of th* rtv* Central American ststss without annexing all nf Ihem. and fully as unfortunate for them. Ilesldes, It would *'** Mexleo Jus! grounds of apprehension thst the neit step v>e would take In terri torial aggrandiieniant would be In absorb that llepubllo within our limits, all of which would be an Ir t rail- view of our future." WANTS HER MONEY BACK llarhasl T. Ilempson. a Han Fran cisco widow, ha* c.oin-.t nee 1 suit In th* Superior court to recover I*WO from 3. It. Jameewn. Bb* alleges that ah* eipecteal to become his wife and loaned htm th* money for the purpose of c*rrylng on th* busi ness of Belling surgical Instruments Jameson then departed with Ik* cash and cam* In Heat tit an! ah. has heard nothing from him sine* then. "ALL sorts:* • ler—isn . science announce* lhat everything needed to make a man weigh !'«* pound* ran be found In the while! and yolks of 1200 hen's eggs. H. lv. c.l io a fluid Ihe aver age man would yield W •••■'>!■ me tera et Illuminating >-.»» and hydro gen enough lo fill a balloon capable of lifting |M pounds. The normal . human body has In It the Iron needed to make seven large nail, la* fat' for It mil. ot candles, tb* carbon for a* *ru*s of erst an 1 phos phorus enough for i*.....*! matches. Out ot ll can be ..Main. '. !•• *.•!<■• to rofle* spoons of sail, to tumps ut sugar and 11 liter* of water The *!*vatnr originate! In Cenlral Europe, The earliest mention .if th* elevator Is made In i letter nt Napoleon I, a Urease I |.. hi. wife th* Archduchess Maria Lewis*. He writes I" her that, when In ttehoen brunn, then the summer residence of the Austria.", emperor, near Vi enna, li- need a "chaise volinte" (flying chain In that castle, ahl.li has been constructed for ■BBtsTaa* MAria ihere** It consist*.! of a , • mall square room, (umptunusly furnished with hangings of re I silk. and suspehded by strong rope* wllh ' muter weight*, bo that II • .ul i be pulled uo or let tlitxn with great ease In a shaft built for the purpose about 17(0. Home ten years ago a French mis •binary started the lystematle rear ing of two kinds of spiders for their web. snd Ihe Hoard ..f Trade Journal | stale* thai * ipld*r-web farlory Is now In successful operation at Cha lats-Meu-i-.n, ear Tarla where rope ts mad* of spider web Intended for billesins for 'he French military ' aeronautic section The spldera Bre arranged in groups of twelve ntmve a reel, upon which 'he threads are : wound. II la by no means easy work for the spiders, for lb*y are! nol released until they have fur nlihed from JO yarde to to yard* of thread each. The web Is washed and thus freed of lh* ouler reddlah and silky cover. Eight of th* washed thread* ire then taken to gether, and of this rather itrong I yarn cords an woven, whlrh are stronger and much lighter than cords of (Ilk of the same thlrkne**. OfTe*. the drink more highly re garded today lhan any other, was j Ural used In Abyssinia In ITS. Then jII was brought to Arabia. A Greek j first Introduced It to England and made himself famous by th* act. Th* Increased consumption of ran- j dy In the Italian ettsies make* bust ties, for '!"- manufacturers, certain-1 ly, and for physlrlans. probably. A representative of the Pure Food con- Br.-ss, himself li randy manufactur er, claimed that about f108.008.051 is : Invested In th* business. A (lerrntn biologist has calculaled j lhat ih* humnn brain ronlama *». I 000,000 nerve cells, f.000.000 of whlrh I die and Hli' succeeded by new ones every day. Al thla rate we get an entirely new brain .very to dnj I In certain parts of the Himalaya mountains the native women have a singular way at putting their. children to sleep In the middle of ihe j dsy. The child I* put neat a slrenm Of water, and by means «f a palm leaf or * tin scoop th" water la de flected ... sa to run over the hack of the child's head. Th* water pour ing over the child's hssd apparently sends It to sleep, nn.l keeps It so. while the mother proceeds with her work in th* field*. No one seems to : fear that baby will bo drowned. ' The heart of the vegetarian bents, | nn in average, M to the minute: j that of the ment cater Tl. This rep- . i. s.-nls a difference nf 20,000 beat* In j 21 hours. Some of tin- machine* for making matches make 200 revolutions a minute cm li, and turn out BDOBI I," 600,010 matches dally, or about 900,. two.ooo annually Hallway whistles Inflict torture nn so many people thai Ihe efTiirts to check ths plague abroad -.- 111 be fol lowed with Internet, Austria hns in troduced a system of dumb signal ling to start and stop the Inilns, el- I n-lum Is trying eon pressed air whls THE 8 ATT J, X STAR. lies h,TeB.I uf steam, nnd Oermany eiperliiii'itts xx itl. burns. An Ingenious mit-hanloal dnii*e pnstes paper label* mi J- I'lins In in hours. Down tt slinut mill a a ciMsli-ss prnccßßlon nf cults, ntnl eat li can picks nut ■ label ni It lines by. Advice to prevent sleep walking Is In lay up. hi Ihe floor, by Iho side of 111- soinnnnihiillsl's bed, a sheet of iron, line or other metal, xvhle enoiiKli to Insula that he Hill Slip on It. When Ihe sleep ualklnis lit i,tines upon him bis foul much** thai colli ettrfai-e uf the liirtal and lie 1 Instinctively draw! lhal leg '" ■» Led j attain. Afler tun or three attempts j the somnambulist Hives It up und Battle* down In bed. ' Htarllng with MsnlU bb a renter, and striking a rlr.de large (month In: Include China, Japan, llrlllr.li 1n..1a, J Australia, Mam, Korea, nnl the i Hutch and French l.ast Indies, one finds a population of am.OW.fsKl pen* pie-mure lhan ien limes the pnpu* latloti of Ihe I'nlled Hlales. The chief purls of many of tliM* .nun- Irles ar» not further from Manila limn Havana Is from N.'iv York. Inlo Ibis market are pouring n hun dred inllll.nl dollars' worth of good. every month In Hie year, an.l Hie trade Is tepidly Increaslnif. Atnerl* can goods are more and ptcre lv de. j i 11,.11 1 and we have aluuvs been large buyer* In Hie i:,isi. The com* merclal Impnrlanr* nf the Pacific I* but Just now .lavitiliig upon Ihe nt llunn of Ihe rarlh. A hundred years Will see it. it.r change* here than! the lasl century lias will-eased In j Ihe countries Who** Interest* have i *o larjlely riiilere.l In Ihe Atlantic. fir J Maety. b l-'reneh criminolo gist, has recently made an examin ation of ttaxi delitn.iient Boblle** of the French srtny. and haa found Ihit In height, weight, breast measure, muscular power and general condi tion Ihey averaged much belter than the well b. bayed soldier*. Mt, Marl] does not l.nplv that rrlmln* ,ls a- by nature better physically lhan non-crlmlnsls. bul suggest* the condition of criminal families* |* , . much more wreUhe.l lhan respect* |«bl* one*. Ihsl only thi uncommonly ! strong survive. The Engllshmani*. Experience He wsi an Amrrican Oltlsea and b bit vainel irltius. and he wbb Hik ing in an Englishman, who had a wit of hi. own. despite reports to Ih* contrary. The reccnl scblevemenls -if fncte Bam In various tnrallllea constituted lh* lublec! of th* con versation, and the Yankee fairly bulged nut with pride, " I am a free America*!. I am." he said, slapping his manly bosom, al though there wa* n* special .«rr** elan for such a demonstration, "I fancy not." re*|>«ndcd the Eng lishman In a lone lhat sounded as If be knew what he was talking otwut. 1 The Yankee resented M with pnimptn*** *nd dispatch. "I'd Ilk* lo know, *ir, »>.'.-! am ootr* he e.rlaime.l. with the color of wrath rtslng 1" Ma far*. "You ar* married, aren't you?" •Yes." "And to an AmericanT" "Ye*." "Vt'ell, ..... It In my mind. I've got an American wot i fur a If.- myself ' Th* Yankee smiled. stuck out hi* hand ami said, be thought II *- aboul lime for tbem lo organise aa Anglti-Aoiertfaa alliance n>t enilre* ly r.tr r..mmerelal purpose*.—Wash ington i*t*r. MENEUK. KING OF ABYSSINIA Hit Friendship Courted by All; the Gnat Powers. ilenelik It.. Hmperor of Abys* j slnla. Is the most Interrstln* native personality In Africa, an.l the one most considered by Kuropcsn pow ers In their scheme* for th* par tition of the continent. ll* I* Ihu* described by .ar Henderson In hi* j honk. "Africa In the Nlneleenlh - Cenlury;" "The Abyssinian ruler's Irlum- j j phalli success '' Adowa al once j i raised him to the hlehit position. I span from Fgypi. among native Af rican sovereigns lie enjoys Ihe rare ! dlsllnclton for an African pnten late. of finding his friendship court- Ed by great Kuroiiean power**— France, Russia and Ureal tlrllaln. The character of Ihls 'King at the Kings of Ethiopia' has been revealed 188 that of a in - enllghlene.l ruler, a 'slrong man' who haa welded Into somelhlng like harmony Ihe hetero geneous and disloyal elements of Abyssinia, nn.l has Rained th re* spec! and affection of his people. King Menellk. well aware that any monarch who aspires to * ink a* a j civlllied ruler, must tie In touch with European nations, keeps himself well Informed of what Is goini* on outside of hi* rotintrv. not only In politics, Lilt In t-ilßocllancniiß affair*, [and even In science. tilglnlfled. courteous and kindly In demeanor, with an unnrlentnl disregard of com pliment*, verbiage , and pompous] etiquette, he showed hin spprer-ta- | tl»n of European esteem by recetv- | Ing the Hrltlsh envoys In the sprln.-. 1 of life? wllh his person adorned-by I jlhe Orders of Catherine of Itussla nnd of the French Legion of Honor, land In accepting wllh surprise and delight the Insignia Of Knight Hranl Cross of the Hrltlflh Order of Ht. Ml* rhae! nnd HI. <leorge. Hlx feet wllh out his sh.HB. stoutly built, very dark In complexion xvllh a stronit. heavy, smallltox-pllted face, rend ered comely by a ni- -i pleasant ex.* pre»' and by eves of rare Intel ligence, the Kin* of Abyssinia looks worthy of the part which he has lo piny In A/rlc... The feitdnl force la now supcrs.-d.il by n standing army of 70,000 men capable of being raised t., it,,i- • Hi it number, mostly armed wllh rlHes of modern make " What Is Man ? 1t,,-- ci. .it thinker* have Judged man: Plato—Man Is the wonder of na ture. I rrotnnorns— -* in is the measure of 'nil thlnrn. Thenphrasttis-Mnn Is a sample Of the universe, Hermes TrtstiieKlsttts —Man Is the Ereot wonder. Pliny-Man Is the epitome of the world. /.nrntisler—Man Is ii,. little world. Procltiß—Mnn 4m the rmul using the body f"r on Instrument. Ilronsiin Alr.ilt- Mini I- tin- Image of nods personality, Jlngsie— Hhny, y' don' ncctn Bfraf t' go home. flings* Nope. Pi Ifs'ih shn "marsh she can't Bltpeak 'buvc a xvblnphcr. 'Ilul IN HONOR" OF HEROES Who Lost Their Lives In Cuba and Porto Rico. ..'ArllllNHTtiN. April «. — The last rile* over Ihe remains of '■'■■'•■ dead soldiers brought from t.'uha ami I'lirtu Itleu wrre performed todnv m I Arlington cemetery, where the bodies « 111 be laid tn rest, the Inlerittt'ttt roinmeiiclng today. The scene waa an extremely siilurnn one, un I was witnessed liy IhouKsntl* of people. All govern* menl deparltttenls suspended bust, tins, and lh* greaier portion Of I li. buaiiirss houses closed. Full mili tary honors wrrs paid the dead soldiers, TOOK THE TRUANT HOME .Mrs. S. !•", Wltllehouse. of Portland, xtho arrived In Hi* illy yesterday In search <>f her jw venleen year old tla ni; liter Jnale, xx hi left home Tins* day "llhniil maternal leave, return ed last i im on the I iti tt,-1 i fur her Oregon home wllh hi r daughter. iH-tecllves found Jesile Whllehouis dale yesterday afternoon In lh* store >,f F. lllumhln. at Ihe corner nf See. ond avenue and Madison. Mr. Ilium kin Steele I lhat Miss Whltehnuse said she ••-• til d a position In Ihls lity, and be give her one. It seems thai Mr. Ulumkln has been paying! attention In Miss White, house, and Mrs. Whllehuuse ha« oh* lectsd. Mother and Son at the Zoo. I .10. watched a moitkrv, which hid a baby tn inn*, being fed with grapes. The x v■• j--i. r wss most anxious In 1.... a cram, but his Inulhrr, belns either '"" selfish In allow him la shsr* her Irral, or afraid Ihe fruit mltrht not be good for her aon's juvenile digestive or* nans, would nol allow him to hax* any, and boxed hli ears soundly for I. in* rude -ash In attempt to iske a crap* "Ul of her mouth. Th* keeper in >ha. laid she did r-i "spar* the rod and s-^oll the child" when he 1— ame 100 "obslreperirus." As his parent would not give him any fruit, the little fellow cndeav* ored lv i,taiii some ••;, hli own Be*. rmitit, and Bcveril times .---.v • I from her arm* and he-san I" climb the wire netting m ihe from of hi* rag*, bul w»* promptly hauled bark l.v th* tall. A' length he man*«e4 to get free, and. running up l» the lop nf ... put one and through Ihe meshes mt the galvan ised «Hr* and pleaded eloquently with his upturned ■'- llttl* eye* for a ""taster," while his mother ac tually Ml herself In *h*er rsge over her naughty boy* ,-i behavior. Dagupan Bombarded. MANILA. April •— Dagupan. on Luton, h»* been twirobardeil by Iho t'nlted State* cruiser Charleston. II e.r.r.s thai a boat was *enl out from lb* rrulier lo make sounding* near Ihe lowa, and Ihe tnsurgenls opened Are on It, wcutullna *:n* of ths ofncßrs. A bombardment fol- I ■**• . and the Insurf-rnts evacuated ihe town In a burry. Jules Verne. Jules Vern« says that hi* "Tour of the World In Highly r»ay»" has iM-en worth flttfsi.Otsl t.. Paris Ihea lers. ll* to* the nollon m which hla boak Is baled one dßr In scan on newspaper*, yellow bonks, report* f'hsrlrs 11-al- and Sala. relies much on newspaper, yellow book*, report*, and so forth, for hi* subjects, and he] Is a member of the learned societies. Hut he Is no met.- b>"kß..rmy bur rower. On the contrary, he waa a bold Mill »h« had had many ad*i ventures Mi Ms tittle yacht, whlrh ha* traversed stormy seas. MARKET QUOTATIONS Thursday Morning.—lt was snot*.* er quiet dsy on West street. Then are no good peas In the market. Na tive rhubirb Is now coming In. Th*> market li bare of asparagus. Kggs nr* stiff. Poultry Is - -ik Tr o Humboldt brought down •H.ooo pounds nf hßllbui from Ihe norm this morning. . There Is plenty of babbit! on the -market. Bmall fish | Is scarce. Puget sound smells of a | gnod quality are rnmltig In. The following prices are being of fered lo the producer by the local dealers for delivery In round I 1* mi the dock or In lh* car at Seattle. tlraln - Oats, Ml: barley, MS; wheal, chicken feed, fl»; bran. lis! shorts, 110. Hay — Puget Bound. 11 per ton; Eastern Washington .thy. III.SO CM., alfalfa. M. F.KgB — Htrlctly fresh tan. 14 Cl"*. flutter — Fresh ran- lOQllc; I creamery, tIBISc. ! I'.,nitty — Chickens, live, lie; live i turkeys,, 12e. I Live Block—Choicebeef itth'.rowa ! 4e; ,*■ . 4HO&**; good hoB, live, \i%i\ hog*, dressed, f>Hc; ■ lie**, ' dress, large. «'-. small. Mi calves.! i live, large, 4c; small Oc. Hides. pelts and Warnl — Heavy j sound sslted iteers. over 4W pounds, i M| medium sound, per pound, "He; ■ light sound, under f.« pounds. 7c; | cows, sound, si! weights. Tc; stags, bulls and oxen, iitte: salted klpß. ( I Te; calves, per pound, Ie: green hide". | lc less thtin lotted dry hides, peri I pound. i."•■. dry culls, one-third less; summer deer, per pound, 22i1T24e; | winter deer. dry. 111*10. ; papery i deer. Iff Ue| dry elks, lWlOe; green ;elk. Itf'c; sheep pelts. bbOMCI shear i lings. ItOUol Eastern Washington wool, lc; Western Washington wool, | 12c; ':■ or '.''ii!- i burned. 10c; 11l ' low, a^tT'tie. Jobbing Quotations. The lobbing quotation! today were as follows: Hugar (Jobbing)— Oolden C, In bids. i 4\e; extra f", In bbls, 4T,c; powdered, ! t 7.c; dry granulated, S*4o| rube, i%c; ! lierl, s«i; Bpot fish prices. Flour, etc, (Jobbing)— Patent Kx 'cellrnt, 13.25; Nov.-lty A, MOO Htnr 1 iliiilui-s'), ■ 2.7r>; California brands, 4 In; corn meal, yellow, fI.SO per 100 ' I!, i 111 10-11. 181 kl: corn men!, white, IfLH per 100 lbs In 10-lb sacks; htick j Whtftt flour, pure, 13t.1l per i"1 lbs In ] Mb sacks; cracked wheal, 12.2 a iier j 100 Ib* In 10-lh snrkn; farlnn. 12.55 i per i-in lbs in 10 Hi sacks; farina, M per 100 Ilia in 5-11 sacks; steel-cut oat | meal. f.t.'iO per 100 lbs In 10-lb sacks; graham flour, fI.TH nor 100 lb* In it Ib sacks; whole wheat flour, $1.1*5 per 100 lh-t In 10-lb sacks; rye meal, 12.10 per inn Ihs In 10-lb sacks; rye (lour, l*.*s per 100 ll.a In 10-lB s it'tii: BPIH pons, 100 lb sacks, IJ.lo; split peas, j I* per Itxi lb* In ".-lb .limn; pearl ] barley, 11*3 per IM lbs In nik«; wheal Hakes, 75-lb boxer, 121"; « heal flakes. MM per euro of !.« S-H' pin-it, fancy rolled nals. MM". lier j bale. In f»-lli Backs; corn meal, yillow, j IJ.bo per bbl In tO-lb sucks; cum menl whit*, f'.tiO per bid In M-lb j ... hs, lv. liiiL' ut (lour, pure, M.'it] per bbl In ■■ Ib sinks; tracked] wheal. II per bbl In M-lb sacks; stctfl 1 . nt oat meal, fc..M IT bbl In 10-lb; Bucks; -r.-thalit Hour, tt.W) per bbl In; Mlb lack*; whole xvhcol flutir, U p*t\ bbl In " I'- sarke; rye meal. 1371 per' LL! in M-lb sacks; rye fItJUT, fl per; bbl; fancy rolled nnl*, I*o ths Pit bbla, I 15.15; fancy rulled osls. IW-lb sacks, f3.10; fancy rulled oats, per case, *}.**. Coffe* Ijobblnn)—Hreen —• Mocha,: per Ib. Me'le; Juvo, per Ib, 24Jf 2*tci j Costa Itlcn. choice, per Ib, lHft*a*,j lioasted — Arbuckle's, In IW-lb rases, j per <wt„ 111.75; Cfl-lb rases, pat" cut, | 111.15; Mil. casus, per civ t. 11l li,',;' Java. M-lb tins, per Ib. «"»-; xi.k, MSI p [Aden Mocha, 37',ie; Caracnla, 37c;: • itiaitnulla. lie; ground coffee, UOj ifftc: I.lon. lOijb. III.75; 6i», 111.**.; See, | ; 111 IS. i Butter, Ch**i*. _(*;s and Poultry ; I flutter — Ilnnrh lOWKc; fancy 'dairy. In squares, l'.-j 17. , Washing* | I ton creameries, l-lb print*, 2iMZte:\ 1 l.asirrn. lowa and Ulgln, 9tt. j j Cheese (jobbing) — Native Wash* j [Ins-ton, ll'it/11.',' i:.i..t. n., IJViC] * Il'ic 1 t.«R! (jobbinr) — Blridly freih j I ranch. ISO ISc. I Comb honey — California. Ue; strains i Tc. Poultry-Dressed chickens. 15©ll!c; llv* chicken*, lie; live lurkey*. 141/j Ills", .1i.»...1 geese, l-'iilt. , air. 11a, 'I ' turkeys, KSl'c. Nats. Walnut's, per Ib, sacks. 1: i'i-. ' '...*i. tit black walnut*, 10c; p. * us, I'll 1 -i : niL.-ris, lie; almonds, fancy, ■oft eh, 11. UOStx-; almonds. No. t, . llfflT peanuls, ft>?r; pine, !'• .' hickory. 10c; ,>„ ..an-uts, per doxen, TSe; |.p.-,.in, I- prr lb Hay, Grain snd r"**d. Hay (jobbing) — Puftet Round, per Inn. f"Alt; r.astrrn Washington tin. i.thy. fl**Jl4. alfalfa. flO. ■ >*t* ijobbingi "rat* lon, t:it/.10. lurley-llolled. • I**. I r.irn—Whole. X",***; cracked. II*; feed meal, per ton. tJS. y, el -Wheat. 1.-t.i.. cake meal. lit,: middlings. 1210*3: bran, fit: short*, li* chopped feed, ttlOX*! dairy chopped feed, fll; seed oat*. I i -.' Mast MM* Fresh Moat (Jobbing J-Con beef. »<• per lb; steer beef. flic per Ib; mutton, wether, *. per 11. pork. 'He per lb; veal, large, lc per Ib, small. m |-,M.ions (Jobbing)— Hams, large, l*Hc; ham*, small. He; ..fast baron, 114 c. dry sailed Bides, 7*tc. Lard (Jobbing)— Home-mad*, per lb, T*,c: White Btar, »c; Coin H|srcla|. tt%e; lard, compound. :-,., *1*«. I • 1: Ilvkh Fish (Jobbing)— Halibut. J**! aelle: sa.o. !•*> ateelhead sal mon »tfl6«*; salmon trout, IJHe: ftoundere. MM; soles. 4c; rock cod. to; trout, ISHIIIies shrimps. 10c; shad. «j7r: im*!!. I**"**; Columbia liver smell, Jo*c. herring. MM*; torn cod. 4e: oysier*. OlympU.f s-t-J per sack, II.M t"*r gallon: clama, MM per sack; Uunaenes* crab*, live, fl.lo. cooked. 11 -•'• V*f*t*bl*B.'Y I*oUto*s (Jobbing) — While Hlver Iturbanks. fJafltO; Island Karly Ito** iff*; Island White I_«n. Yakima I aj, i Oregon. 1*1; native ail vcr, iktn onion*. Hsu ll per ton Ore s'.lll *.i Yakima silver skin, fancy, I'M/21 per toll. beet*. It tier **rk; carrot* tie per **rk; rutabagas, air per each: turnip*. ***** per sack; cabbage. 2'v. parsnip*. tslcQfl p*r sack: cauliflower. Bile per do-fen; green peas. *•-. artichoke*. BOc per d.-«'n. garlic, »c: celery. California asparagus, S#J«c per lb; 1 rhubarb, E-c per lb. tomatoes. I.".;; per case. Fruits. Hreen Fruit (Jobbing) — Oranges, ... dill B. |:5.2..'e0. '••'■ MlUji, lemon I.U i; apples, fancy, tl ti Ut per box: cooking apples, rr..«.:!l per bo«: bananas. II .:.*.,-■ 0 per bunch; California black flgs, JO-lb 1.0x.5. MM; Smyrna figs, Z-Vr p.-- Ib; new dates, 7»,e; sweet uppl" elder, cartons, fl.Si; Med. *«. -is. 12,2.'.^ : :a>. tangarlnea, fl. Lumbar and Building Mitorlll' I-ogs—Ruperlor quality, per M. No. 1 nr, !•„ 7. merchantable tie. II :•*'■. 5.75; No 1 cedar. |."..|T. common, per M. ttMiti; spruce logs, M-eO; cedar •hlngle bolls. 1.'".'..-™. Fir Lumber—Hough. IS; thick fin ish, surfaced, one or two sides, ft. 10 i and II Inches wide. tUOtB, length* II to 1« feet; special lengths, too per M extra; one-Inch finish, tUfflS; all vertical grain, fl per M extra. Flooring, dressed and matched, 117*1* Zl; stock boards, I-lnch. t.ei*.; 10- Inch. IS '.intiv. 13-Inch, •.'■i'i. Fenc ing. No. i or I Inch finish. II; Nn. i. fl; V or channel rustic or drop sid- Ing, weigh! *000 lbs. IIIOU. Fir llm ! her '.lata and *cartlirigs, rough, *** ..'•'.- IB; 8 I B 1 It. in .".<■-,, ii; lit, Hail ll.ti board*. 13-lr.ch and up, " Washington Red Cedar umber — ! Itoiirh. MO*; bevel siding, weight 700 lbs, fllQlVtO; celling, wclghls Nos. 1, 2 and *. % inch, IMB ihs, No*. 1. 2. and 3. '» lm ! Ton lbs, 113037; wains coting. Itii'.iH: rusllc. UfOM; *A« shingles, 11.2.; standard shingles, 11.10; 1-Inch finish. 1-', 14 and it: feet, I2'.''i.tl; thick finish. I.'vta. cedar squares, 7. I, * and Id feet, 124030; pi. kits. 113. Kiln dried, fl In advance of green. lir.iy.i-.-e. Mk*. The Limit of Your Purse Can reach its purpose In this store The Man With Only SIO Can buy .1 most sightly md dura ble Business Suit ot Clothes hero Doesn't Make Any Difference What the price of your suit may be, whether Sio or {*.*_, you get it fitted to you. Best and Biggest Clothiers in the State. J. REDELSHEIMER & CO. 800*802 First Aye, Cor. Columbia. I MEETING OF EPISCOPALIANS || to -'. Held In This City Next Wool-.. Ilrfrlnnliin- next Tu.cnl.iy evening, la unite! "li* rl.ua'' of the dioceses land districts of Columbia, ".'l-1/ ,! W.lttitlnsler. iin-finn. Hpokane, and lOlyrnput of ihe prolestiinl _pl_COp*J j churches wl'l convene.la Ibis illy. **"ti» nte.-tinar win be nn Important lone, nil! four of ih- bishops will h* ! present, including Ihe following: tho ii.lKht Ilev. W. W. I'.rrln, lord blah. !..(■ i.f ColiMnbla; Itlghl Ilev. 1., ii. I Wills, bishop of Bpottan*! itight Itev. W. 11. lUrk'-r. bishop of Olym-. jpl... snd illghl It.v. P. T. Ilnwe, ' bishop uf Alaska. I The tnei-tlnf! Will be held under lh* j allspice* of the niyr.ll.la JurladH-^ [lion, «,f which "lev. t>r. N'cvlr.B I*^ 'president, nnd t.ev. 11. It. OoWBa l* emcrctary. It I* <-x[«iicd that fully I fifty clergymen will altend Ul* j "CM.-tlcuit," many >.f whom will b* j from ilrillsh Columbia. .. _ ■ •', Tl!« lire! meeting: Will be held Tueiday I'Venlim In the rhorlstry of ilhe Trinity Parish church. llresk- Ifasl both Wednesday end Thursday morning* will be served Bt tb* Trinity Parish rectory. Wednesday forenoon several In* 1. resting papers will be read *t th* [Trinity Parish church, sfler which nit excursion will be taken «n Lab* Washington. A public met Una will Ik* held In the evrnlni* at est Mark's rhurth. al which Ilev. I. N. Tucker will read a paper «n "Hunday Krb.iols." and Ibe address of lb* evening- WW *»■" made by li. v A. rihildrlik, nf Ne*' Westminster. A reception will follow in the 'iiiUd room. Tbumday morning the member* of the ' t.'b-rlrus" will lake Ihe early I flyer tur Tsi-oma. where the rest of ihe .lay will be spent it. a short meeting- and excursion to the various points »f Interest it Taeoma. and a public ttiee-tlntt *t Ht. ... i parish house In Ihe evening. I "SCRAPS." _■ Austria Is the only empire In th* world which haa a**/** had polonies, or even transmarine po*****!on». ■Ma". Hen. Otis married a Mill llowman, ai Wllkesbarr*. Pa., whom he met while stationed In lor lo—rn during til- rtota of URT. A tiKiwe neit was discovered th* other any In the Hprlng-fleld rail road station made UP of over lIBO* worth of railroad ticket* and a M bill. The average rainfall al J*an Juan is id Inches, and IS miles &> WJJ *-"* II ),-„ inches, tl.* •"■-de_fc' ;._«:;: t-onntl-* for this gurpfbf*-* ?"*%, \mmatt*- Irving M. Bcott, the "suit-""-'-, builder of the Oregon. '- a lover of books and r-tetures, and ha* one at Ihe best in.ale collections of th* latter In the United Mates. 11. Herman, a Krenchman. I* Mid to have Invented an attachment to the trie-phone which will enable the sounds from the Instrument to b* beard many yard* away. Fictortr-a In this country sr* now engaged In manufacturing M loco motives or th- Trans-Siberian rail way. » for the Midland railway of England. SO for Sweden, IS for Egypt and 10 for French state rail way*. Kaiser Wllheftn we usually call a Ilohemollern. but, .... a matter of fact, the real name has been length ened by the addition of 11 .hen. the upper. He Is a descendant of the Count of Zollern. Tha***l«sn by name who founded Ihe line about th* year 808. American millionaires are adopt ing the habit In use among European royalties of traveling under a pseud onym, It saxes them much annoy ance and irritating attentions Re cently, when he went to Florida. W. K. Vanderbllt was known as Mr. Ex-em Clrcen. Not Meant for Him. The public Is Inx it. io »ympa!h!x* wllh a quiet and retiring cltltrn of New York who occuple-d a seat near Iho door of a crowded cable car when a maatetful alout woman en tered. Having no newspaper behind whlrh lo hide, he wa* fixed and sub jugated by her glittering eye. ll* rose* and offered hi* place to her. Seating herself—without thanking him—she exclaimed In slrldent ..it. a that reached tho farthest ' ml of the cor: "Bay, what do you want to stand up Ihere forT Com* here and sit on my lap." -Madam." gasped the man, as his fare became ncnrlet, "I—l fear I am nut deserving if *uch an honor ' "What do you mean, you dudeT" shrieked the woman. "You know very well I was speaking to my nleco there behind you."—New V ***J Sun. y r yy;y 'y'\ -V*.;'. BURGLARS AT WORK. S. N. Whittenbcrg'*. secondhand store nt 120 Second avenue south, was burglnrlied al.oiit 11 o'clock Tuesday night. Mr. Whltlenberg ! xvna returning to his store when ho discovered the burglars at work. JThey effected their escape through a back window.