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VOL. XV.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1898.
NO. 33.
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DOINGS OF THE WEEK
What Has Happened in the
: Civilized World.
GIVEN IN TUB l'UKSS D1SFATCHKS
A Complete Review of the Now of the
I'a.t Seven Maya In This and
All Foreign Lands
flenarat Brooke tin loft Newport
News tor Porto Rico.
A powder mill at Elmlra, N. Y
blew up, killing the owner. .',.
Two men wore killed aa the result
of an explosion In the Coney mine,
neur Skykomish, Wash.
Tlie Illinois circuit court has ruled
tlint tlie express companies must pay
the tax on ex prow packages.
A Madrid dispatch says General Cor
rca ii arranging lor theiecoptiou of tin
Spanish troops wiiloli am rendered at
Santiago ile Cuba, nnil prepailng sani
tary station to prevent tlie introduc
tion of dieeaaes into Spain.
The alleged charges of bad faith
against the United Plato attributed to
Premier Bagaata are discredited by
Washington autliorltiea as inventioni
designed to prejudice tlie successful
progress of tlie preaont peace negotia
tions. Strict neiitralit.r Is to lie maintained
by England, and Watson will And no
"facilitiea' at Gibraltar. The Brltlah
governor there lias so assured the Span
lull consul. Spaniard! are buay putting
the bay of Gibraltar in more coin
plete state of defense.
The Hong Kong correspondent of th
London Daily Mail aya the viceroy ol
Canton has announced to the foreign
office the complete suppression of th
rebellion in those districts. Ho hit
announced also that four cities bavi
boon reoocuplod ,y the imperial troops.
With the understanding that no in
dumnity will be demanded and that tlx
Spanish sovereignty in the Philippine
will be respected, the Spanish news
papers consider the torma of peace at
tributed to President McKlnlcy as be
ina; acceptable. The papers, however,
protest against hostilities being con
tinned by the United States afte:
Spain had sued for peace. ,
Admiral Dewey, at Manila, has di
Hatched the Raleigh and Concord tt
gather op 11 Srwnilsh craft, which, ac
cording to information sent him by
Consul-General Willlama, are at vail
ous places in the Pliilippinea. Anions
these venue Id are thiee gunboats at Him
Miguel, Lusnn isluud, and four at Port
Royal, Pnluwar island. Four mer
. cbantmen with cargoes of tobacco art
reM)rted at Cayagnn, Luzon. The sama
dispatch reports that the Engliah traders
at the coul minea at Oatan, Luton
island, have been iinprisuneil and sub
jected to ill treatment otherwise by the
(Spaniards there.
Vessels of the third fleet of trasports
were delayed by an accident to tbs
Indiana. ,
Engineer Raid, the slayer of "Soapy"
Smith, died at Skagway from the
effects of his wonnds.
In two dlutinot battles with deputy
sheriffs, a gang of cattle thieves and
outlaw who have disturbed the Chero
kee nation fur a long time have been
destroyed.
The reports of Admiral Sampson and
liis captains of the great Santiago nava'
battle have been made public Tlioj
differ hut little in detail from the presi
accounts.
' tip'vemsU are being turned owaj
i frtyf) Santiago. Only three have ar
rived there since the surrender; Shaftoi
leports, and these landed theit cargoes
after paying duty
The government of France has noti
fied all French embassies of the fad
that Spain has made proposals throngs
M. Cumbon, French ambassador al.
Washington, for peace with the Uuitod
Hlates.
News of the ratification of the annex
ation resolutions causod general rejolo
lug at the Hawaiian capital, and Hon
olulu went wild with 'enthusiasm.
Vliinltes blow, men cheered, bands
played and pandemonium reigned.
The captain of the Coptic was presented
with a silver cup for having brought
the good news. . ,
The government has decided to rnakt
permanent troopship of the Arizona
and Scandia. The Arizona is to be
fitted out with bunks for 1.800 men,
and 1,M)0 will be accommodated on the
Sou mil a. The latter vessel la now in
charge of tho United States officers,
the German crew having been paid
and discharged.
General Morriam has issued an order
designating the oflloors and troops to
go to Manila on the transport St; Paul.
Lieutenant-Colonel Lee Stover, of
the FiiBt South Dakota, will be in com
mand of the troops, whiuh will include
the First battalion of the First Smith
Dakota infantry, 18 officers and 889
men; recruits for the Thirteenth Min
nesota. Major A. M. Digglca command
ing, 6 officers and 810 men, and re
cruits for the First Colorado, Captain
Frank Carroll commanding, 1 officer
and 15S men.
Minor New Items.
. A dude fights nearly as well as a
cowboy, and a cowboy fights better
than anything else on earth. -
Over 600 men are at work on the
cruiser Yorktown at Mare Island navy
yard, San Francisco, rushing her to
completion.
The United States government will
establish an extensive Weather bureau
in the Caribbean sea for tlie use of all
nations whose interests lie in that
legion.
LATER NEWS,
The United States comtnm, lonet
sho are to prepaie a code of laws for
Hawaii will sail on the Mariposa,
August 10.
Advices from Havana confirm tlie
report that General Garcia has relin
quished his command and gone home
to Camaguey.
Intrigue among the powers of Eutope
to shut us out of the Philippines is
said to have been checkmated by Pres
ident McKinley's course.
A Madrid correspondent says that a
band of 800 Carliats recently appealed
near Boo de Urge, in Catalonia, and
the tioops are pursuing them.
The London Times announces that
the ltoyal Ulster Yacht Club has ar
ranged to challenge for thff America's
cup. The New York Yacht Club will
be notified of the decision immediately.
5 General Merritt lias sent notice to
Washington that he was about to com
bine witb Dewey in a joint demand tot
the surrender of Manila, thua forestall
ing the IniiiigenH, and this niovotuert
may caune a rupture.
President McKinloy'l proposal has
reached Madiid, and the Spanish cabi
net met Monday to consider and decide
upon tlie reply to he made. The terms
offered, it is quite likely, will be ac
ceded I o immediately.. Humilities in
the Antilles In that case will be sua
pended at once.
The governor-general of Manila, tele
gnrpliiug to Madiid, aaya that aid ia in
dispensable to resist the imminent at
tack of the American forces under Gen
eral Merrill. The foreign warships in
the bay, the dispatch says, answered
the tuluto In honor of the queen's saint
day, and the American vessels display
ed the American fla.
Some of the members of the Spanish
conservative parly question the utility
of preserving tliePliilipplnes because of
the enormous rxpeni-iie that a suppres
sion of the insurgents would entail. The
latest dispatches from Captain-Geneial
Augnstin are so despondent about the
resources at his disposal that it is sur
mhed that the full of Manila is immi
nent. O neral Greely announces that be
is now in direct communication by
cable with General Miles' headquarter
at Ponce, having aent the cable instru
ments from St. Thomas. The British
officials who control the cable are will
ing to tai nam it messages for the United
States government over it, provided
our forces are in possession of the cable
terminals, but they will not allow
their cables to be nsod if tho instru
ments are cut In at any intermediate
point. .
Tho embarkation of Toral'a troopa,
it is expected, will have been acoom
I lished by August IS.
The government of Hay tl has de
clined to permit this government to
erect a weather station on its domain.
I'avoo wsb caused by lightning at
Red Oak, Neb. Threo persons were
killed and considerable property de
stroyed. Orders have been received at the navy
yard, Charlestown, Miss, to expend
110,000 In lepairs upon th old frigate
Minnesota.
Nearly all the people of 8oulh Amer
ican oountries are in sympathy with
Spain and refuse to believe stories of
American victories.
A Madrid telegram to the London
office of the New York Herald says the
government has received a telegram
announcing the surrender of Manila to
Admiral Dewey.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Boott has ruled that in the oaae of
mortgage notes' on real estate, where
paymonta are made on the installment
plan, a separate revenue stamp for each
payment will not be required.
The North sea whalers are again at
work. Operations near Point Harrow
were resumed April 18. Inland Ksqui
mos are starring and coming to the
coast for food. A deer station is to be
established at Point Barrow.
Tlie port of Ponoe, Island f Porto
Rico, has surrendered to Commander
Davis, of the auxiliary cruiser Dixie.
There was no resistance, and the Amer
icans were welcomed with enthusiasm.
The capitulation of the town of Pone
took place the next afternoon.
The cavalry is anxious to proceed to
Porto Rico, but will be obliged to re
main here until the Spanish prisoners
of war have boon transported to Spain,
which It Is believed will have been ao
complighed before the next month is
well advanced.
The northeast coast of England has
been swept by a great storm. Fishing
fleets have had narrow escapes, being
obliged to relinquish all their gear and
nets and run to the harbor for shelter,
where many other vessels were com
pelled to seek refuge. North-bound
trains have been delayed by the force
of the wind, which has caused consider
able damage inland, crops having been
flattened. There were some minor
wrecks in the North sea.
An attempt by the crew of the
steamer Wandorer to get men and arms
for the Cuban army ashore at Bnhia
Honda was defeated by the Spaniards.
Tlie Americans were forced to retreat,
with five wounded. The Spanish re
port of the affair says the American
losses were considerable.
The dynamite oruiser Nicthoroy pur
chased from the Brazilian government
will be turned into a oollier.
Richard Votaw, of Washington
county, Ky., who shot four persons at
a tent meeting in Meroer county, waa
shot and instantly killed by Sheriff
George Coulter, of Danville.
Albert Cullom, a nephew of United
States Senator Shelby M. Cullom, of
Illinois, suddenly expired in a Chatta
nooga, Ga., drug store, whither he had
gone to purchase medicine for himself.
CONQUEST IS EASY
Porto Kican Expedition
Meets With Little
Resistance.
VOLUNTEERS SURRENDERING
HuppllM la Abuodanea far the Ammr
loan Troopa Rvvcnna From Coatora
Iloaaa Peopla Arm Overjoyed at tho
Arrival af the Army.
Washington, Aug. S. -General Miles,
in command of the Porto Kican expedi
tion, sont the following dispatch to Sec
retary Alger, which was made public
at tbe war department at 10 o'clock to
night: "Ponoe, Porto Rico, Aug. 8. Secie
tary of War. Washington, D. C:
Four telegrams received, and answered
by letter. Volunteers are surrender
ing themselves with arms and ammuni
tion. Four-fifths of the people are
overjoyed at the arrival of the army.
Two thousand from one place have vol
unteered to serve with it. They are
bringing in beef, cattle and other sup
plies. The custom-house has already
yielded $14,000. As soon aa all the
troopa are disembarked, they will be
in readiness to move. Please send any
national colors that can be spared, to
be given to the different municipali
ties. "I request that the question of the
tariff rate to be charged tn the parta of
Porto Rico occupied by our forces be
submitted to the president for his ac
tion, the previously existing tariff re
maining meanwhile in force. As to
the government and military occupa
tion, I have already given instructions
Issued by the president In the oase of
the Philippine islands and similar to
those iBaued at Santiago de Cuba.
"MILES.
."Major-General Commanding."
DESERTING TO AMERICAN CAMP
Spanish Volunteer Glad for the Chance
to Lay Do Their Arms.
Ponce, Porto Rico, via Si. Thomas,
D. W. I., August 8. No forward
movement of the army is expected for
aoveral days. The transporta with
General Brooke's army corps and the
remaindei of the First corps aro arriv
ing slowly. Our trjops will probably
remain quiet until tlie bulk of the
army has disembarked. Only three
tranaports have arrived since yesterday.
They have just appeared in the offing,
and only one has been made out. It
has on board the Fifth Ohio cavalry.
General Miles will retain his head
quarters at the custom-house at-the
port of Ponce, while General Wilson
will be In immediate command of the
troops in the city.
General Wilson posted General
Ernst's brigade, consisting of the Sec
ond and Third Wisconsin and the Six
teenth Pennsylvania regiments out a
mile and a half on the military road,
after dusk last night, retaining two
companies of the Sixteenth to act as
provost guard in the city.
Captain Allison has been appointed
provost marshal, and, with tbe aid of
the local constabulary, has ' preserved
excellent order, although most all the
entire population of the city remained
iu the stieeti celebrating the arrival of
thoir Ame'loan liberators until long
after midnight.
Many of them had been forced into
the service of Spain to escape perse
cution. Business in the city has enjoyed a
great boom since the arrival of tbe
Americans.
TROUBLE WITH GARCIA.
Ha
Was Invited to the Flaa?-Kalainf
at Santiago.
Washington, Aug. 2. The war de
partment has received the following:
"Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 8. Secre
tary of War, Washington: I have the
Sun of Saturday, July 28, In which
comments are made as to my treatment
of General Garcia. I desire to say that
General Garcia was Invited by me per
sonally to go into the city of Santiago
at the time I entered it, but he declined
on the ground that the Spanish civil
officers were left in power. It waa
fully explained to him that those offic
ials were continued in power until it
waa convenient to change them for oth
ers. General Garcia's assistance to me
has been purely voluntary on his part
and he waa told at the beginning that 1
did not exercise any control over htm,
except such aa he chose to give. The
trouble with General Garcia was that
be expected to be placed In oommand
at this place; in other words, that we
would turn the city over to him. I ex
plained to him fully that we were at
war with Spain, and that the question
of Cuban independence could not be
considered by me. Another grievanoe
was that, finding several thousand men
entered the city without opposiiton
from General Garoia, I extended my
own lines in front of him, and olosed
up that gap, as I saw that I had to de
pend on my own men for the invest
ment of the placeSHAFTER."
Alaaka Steamers at Baa Franclsoo.
t-., Vnnl.n Ann Q ThA nlfuim.
era Charles Nelson -and Samoa arrived
today irom or.' luiuiiaeis. oom i,
them brought ' considerable wealth .
frnni tbe Klondike country, but dis
charged moat of it at Seattle. The
Nelson is one of the transports engaged
ill MMllJ VUTJ ...III .wfl.M."... w-
XorK volunteers to rtouoiuiu.
are failures, but they have there doubt
as to marriages.
FLEET AT WORK.
ATeuvltna lloiabarded liy the American
Wamhlps.
Key West, Aug. 2. Reports have
reached here that Neuvitaa, on the
noithern coast of the province of Pner
to Priiiolpe, Cuba, has Ijooii bombarded
by the ehipaof the blockading squad
ron, evacuated by the Spanish and sub
leqiiently burned. No details are
known, and the only Information of
tiie affair was that given to Captain
Maynard, of the gunboat Nashville, by
Lieutenant-Colonel Rojas, of the insur
gent focres at Gihara, last Tuesday.
Colonel Rojas himself has tlie news at
second hand.
The only American ships known to
have been in the vicinity of Nuuvilas
lately aro the Prairie and Badger. Tho
latter captured three Spanish ships
coming out of the Neuvitas harbor, and
took them to Dry Tortugas. All weie
flying lied Cross flags, but when board
ed were found to contain a number of
Spanish soldiers, only three of whom
were sick. The Badger is expected
here shortly.
Tbe Nasbivlle reported at Gibara on
Tuesday, when she captured the schoon
ers Gibara and Expresso. On entering
the harbor, she was met by tlie ex
United States consular agent and pres
ident of the railroad line to Holguiu.
He told the Americans of tlie evacua
tion of Gibara two daya before by Gen
eral Leque and his 1,800 Spanish troops,
who feared a concerted attack by Amer
icana and Cubans. They fled to Hoi
guin by rail, and afteiwaid store up the
tracks. General Lequez left in the
Gibara hospital 63S sick and wounded
Spanish soldiers with a request to Ad
miral Sampson to see that they were
properly oared for.'
The next day the Cuban forces, con
sisting of 600 cavalry, under Lieutenant-Colonel
Rojas, and 200 infantry,
made a triumphant entry into the town.
They were received with acclamations
by the Cubans, and tlie town held fes
tival that day and night The insurg
ents took formal possession, establish
ing police system and aent out scouting
parties, and when the Nasbivlle ar
rived, the beet of order was being main
tained. Tlie invaders had, however,
neglected the schooners in the harbor,
and the American ships took possession
of them. .- ..
When Ensign Snow left with a
prize crew to bring' tbe Gibara here, it
had been determined to raise the Amer
ican flag over tbe town.
SORROW IN GERMANY
All Intere.t Centers In tho Death ol
Vrinee Bleutarek.
. Berlin, Aug. 2. The news of Prince
Bismarck's death, which became gen
erally known only through apeoial edi
tions of the papers, produced profound
sorrow, ns ao sudden a realization of the
fears of his demise was not expected.
Several papera thia morning published
special article with mourning borders,
expressing, in feeling terms, the na
tional sorrow, and dwelling on the bril
liant and immoital services of the
prince to tlie fatherland, his heroic
greatness and hia truly German charac
ter. Sorrowful sympathy over Prince
Bismarck's death is manifested in
many ways. The news is constantly
discussed in public places, and a feel
ing of sadness prevails among all classes
of people. Particulars of the last mo
ments of the prince and other ciciuin
stances attending his doath are eagerly
sought. . Many private houses show
flags at half mast. Secretary of State
Von Buelow will return from Siemnier
ing, Austria, immediately.
The President's Condolenoea.
Washington, Aug. 2. By direction
of the president, the following dispatch
waa sent tonight to Hon. Andrew
White, United States ambassador to
Germany:
"Washington, Aug. 2. White, Am
bassador, Berlin: The president
charges you to express, in the proper
official quaiter, to the bereaved Gor
man nation and to the family of the
deceased statesman, the sorrow which
the government and the people of the
United States feel at the passing away
of the great ohanoellor, whose memory
is ewer associated with the great neas
of the German empire. ADKE,
"Acting Secretary."
Pay Train Wreaked.
Ios Angeles, Cal Aug. 2. From
officials of tiie Southern Pacific railroad
in this city details of the wreck of pay
train of that railroad three miles west
of Benson, Aria., were obtained tonight.
The aooident ocourred at 6:20 this
morning. -. The engine jumped the
track on a curve. Fireman A. J. Tay
lor was killed, Engineer Waiker was
bad ley scalded and Conductor Crowd er
wwa injured internally and will proba
bly die. Tlie other trainmen and offi
cers of the road on the car were shaken
up, but were notseiiously hurt. The
engine waa a complete wieck and the
pay car waa consumed by fire, but the
records anil money were savea.
Kx-Chtef of Police to Hans;.
Chicago, Aug. 2. George H. Jacks,
ex-chief of polioe of Muskegon, Mich.,
was this afternoon found guilty of
murder in this city, and his punish
ment fixod at death. Jacks killed An
drew McGee, a collector, 60 years of age,
who was supposed to have bad a laige
sum of money. By means of a letter,
Jacks and a confederate decoyed McGee
into a bouse and slew him.
French Steamer a Frlae.
Charleston, S. O., Aug. 2. The
French steamer Manonvia was brought
in a. a nriA tmlnv. Kha was cantured
by the Dixie off the south coast of Porto
Rico on tbe 24th ult. She -ia now at
quarantine here.
Reno, Nev., August 2. The town of
Rnnkwith. Ual.. havinir a DODIllation of
about 600, on the Sierra Valley rail
road, 35 milea north of here, waa almost
wiped off the map yesterday afternootj
by fire. Loss. 10.000. ;
ON TO SAN JOAN
The Progress of Gen
eral Miles Army
in Porto Kico.
THE CITY OF PONCE IS OURS
Sharp Kncasement With SpaaUh Traona
- Before Yaneo Kaemy Waa KepnUed
" With loaa General Mllea Iaea a
Proclamation to tbe People.
Port of Ponco, Porto Rico, via tip)
Island of St. Thomas, Aug. l.The
port of Ponce surrendered to Com
mander C. II, Davis, of the auxiliary
ganobat Dixie. There waa no resist
ance, . and the Americans were weV
corned with enthusiasm.
Major-General Miles arrived here
this morning at daylight, with General
Ernst's brigade and General Wilson's
divisions on board transports. General
Ernst's brigade immediately started for
the town of Ponce, three milea inland,
which capitulated this afternoon.
- The American troops are pushing to
ward the mountains, and will Join Gen
eral Henry.with hia brigade,, at Yanco,
which has been captured by onr troops.
A fight before the latter plaoe lat
Tuesday was won by the American
companies of the Sixth Massachusetts
and Sixth Illinois, but the enemy was
repulsed and driven back a mile to tbe
ridge whers the Spanish cavalry
charged, and was route! by our in
fantry. General Garietson led the
fight witb the men from Illinois and
Massachusetts, and the enemy retreat
ed to . Yanco, leaving four dead and
several wounded. .None of our men
were killed, and only four were slightly
wounded. -
The Porto Rlcans are glad the Amer
ican troops have landed, and say thoy
are all Americans and will join our
army. The roads are good for militaiy
purposes. Our troops are in good
health, and Gerrferal Milea says the
campaign will be ehoit and vigorous.
General Miles has issued the follow
ing proclamation:
"In the prosecution of the war against
the kingdom of Spain by the people of
the United States in the cause of lib
erty, justice and humanity, its military
forces have come to oooupv the island!
D..-. t;. ti...... ii,.
banners of freedom, inspired by a noble
purpose, to seek the enemies of our gov-
.n rnant aii til vnnr. anfl tn ilAntrn-r nr !
capture all its armed resistance. They
bring you the fostering arms of a free!
.;.i .i.o (M. ,. : wtw,n'
and humanity toail living withiu their,
fold. Hence they release yon from
your former political relations, and it
is hoped this will be followed by your
cheerful acceptance.
"The chief object of the Amerioan
luilitarv foroes will be to Overthrow the
,i. . o -.i ; ,u ,.i
of your beautiful land tlie largest mens- deception, oppression and bigotry. We
ure of liberty consistent with this mili- ur 8.htf in your nands' aniJ
tary occupation. They have not come P" J00 to nd" president and
to make war on the people of the coun- "at to abandon in the hour of
try. who for centuries have been op-' peace a people who. trusting in Amen
pressed. but. on tho contrary, they honor, fought for their common
come to protect not only yourselves, 1 interests. -but
your property, promote your pros- ! FATAL SAN FRANCISCO FIRE.
perity and bestow the immunities and : 1-v
blessings of our enlightened ani HberaL Vive Persona Were Killed and Many
institutions and government. It is not' injured,
the purpose to interfere with the exist-! Pan Francisco, Aug. 1. A fire, which
ing laws and customs which are whole- broke out shortly after midnight in a
some and Denenciai to tne people, so
long as they conform to the rules of
the military administration, order and
justice. ' This is not a war of devasta
tion and desolation, but one to give all
within the oontrol of the military and
naval foroes the advantages and
bles-
sings of enlightened civilization.'
AFFAIRS AT UNALASKA.
Rleh Sulphur Mine Said
Discovered.
to Have Been
Seattle, Aug. 1EImer M.I er, who,
wintered at Unalaaka, says that since
the Russians first settled Alaska there
were never so many white people on i
the Aleutian islands as there were last '
year, and eight different companies
- . i i .11: it i v..l -I
were at wora uumuug oa xuauu r, ver ,
boats, and from about a score of white
Unalaaka increased its population to
nearly 700. Of the 81 boats built,'
many met with disaster when they,
were towed into Behring sea, the shores ,
of which are strewn with wreckage of .
all kinds of river craft
Judges Brulcet and Reed, of Minne-
a polls, have been on the island all win-,
ter exauliuuig a HUipnur unuu aujuut- mua in uib iijtippiuce. xunut.
ing the volcano of Makushin, about 20 Paul will carry the troops to their des
miles west of Unalaaka. It is said that! tination. A fleet of tugs, steamers and
this mine will prove more valuable launches gathered about the St. Paul
than any gold mine in the Klondike,
aa sulphur is at present greatly in de
mand. Rumor has it that the mine
will prove to be the richest in the
world. 1
Killed by a Train.
Clay Center, Kan., Aug. 1. Levi
Catlin, of Kocktord, III., was killed by
a Union Paoifio passenger train. Mr.
Catlin waa rated aa worth three-quarters
of a million dollars, and had large
interests in Clay county, .
Seattle, Aug, 1. Maurice B, Atkin-
son, of New York, who started to the papers of this city print an announce
Klondike by way of the Ashoroft trail, ment that on and after August 1, the
has returned here, with the story that price will be 2 cants a copy. The in
600 prospectors are stranded at a point creased cost of white paper and the en
about 700 milea from Ashcroft. Be-. banced general expense due to the war
yondoneortwo parties, who took in are the reasons for the advance.
large outfits, the men are living on the.
WOSt SbiUieU IUMUIIB. AUr. Hfc&illBUU
says that the attention of the Canadian
government will be called tothedesper-
ate situation in which the gold-seekor
r)J n
panic in Santiago.
Business Demoralised by tho linear
:' talnty of the Future.
Santiago de Cnba, Aug. I. A pan
icky feeling prevails in business cir
cles here, owing to a fear that the
Americans will turn the city ovet to
the Cubans for self-government. No
confidence exists, owing ti the uncer
tainty of the future. Orders that
weie given during the first days of tbe
American occupation have been coun
termanded by cable. European mer
chandise on through bills oi lading via
New York has been ordered unshipped
and sold In New York, even at a sacri
fice. ;
The same feeling extends to the
Cuban merchants themselves, who
seem to have lost faith in the ability of
their own people to control affairs. The
rebels demand independence, but the
better classes, the merchants and land
owners, dread such a possibility, and
fervently hope that the United States
will retain the reins of government in
tbe island, as the only guarantee of
stability or prosperity.
Sonor Julian Cendoja, agent of the
Ward line of steamers, says that a
hundred Spanish merchants have ap
plied for cabin and baggage room on
the return trip of the steamer Philadel
phia, which is expected today, and
they will leave the city unless there is
soma assurance from the American gov
ernment that it intends to control the
administration of publio affairs in
Cuba.
This is the question uppermost in
everybody's mind. Spanish, foreigners
and natives are all alii anxious for a
definite expression from Washington of
the policy of the United States with
regard to Cnba, and until the expres
sion is made, no resumption of trade or
commerce can be expected in Santiago,
where today both are in a demoralized
and chaotic at ate.
APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT.
Filipino la Europe Ask
Us Nut to
Abandon Them.
London, Aug. 1. Natives of the
Philippine islands and British subjects
who have interests there are alarmed
by the reports that the peace terms in
clude tbe return of the islands to
Spain. As a result they have held a
meeting here, and after consultation
witb the Filipinos in France and Bel
gium, have cabled to President MoKin
ley and to Senator Davis, chairman of
the senate foreign relations committee.
The message to President McKinley is
as follows:
"The Filipinos resident in Europe
P.v you not to abandon the Philippine
niana) lor trie sane oi peace wim
f Pal
in. uur loyalty and trust in tne
honor of America entitle ns to your
consideration and support. To hand
' wuutr, again , p'
T to the humanitarian proceedings
of your noble nation, and the wish of
all classes. Civilizal
zation, trade and oil
l will bn Inst if SnnniKh authoritv ia re
established in any form." '
Tbe message to Senator Davis says:
"A castiron agreement, ' binding
Spain to form a government satisfac
tory to the inhabitants, is prepoeter-
ous. To retain Her sovereignty means
three story frame building at 113 Ore
gon street, caused the loss of five lives
and badly burned five persons, one of
whom is not expected to survive. The
dead are:
Kate Connelly, William ; White,
Frank Kelly, George Hansen, C. A.
Holmes. .
Tbe injured are: Mis. Manuel Silva,
badly burned and probably fatally in
jured internally; John King, burned on
side and right arm;- Chris Christian-
1 1 fu ..) 1.
pat borfled Qn srmS) face
chest and back; Edward M. Kenny,
burned on arms, back, neck and thigh.
The building was a cheap lodging
house, and most of tlie Inmates were
'longshoremen and people who work
, , t front B(J, q w0(k,
... . , t A .i.i. i
tlie structure burned like tinder, and
the victims were- nearly all suffocated.
The property loss is not over 2,000
Bound for Manila.
San Francisco, Aug. L The third
battalion. First South Dakota volun
teers, and the Minnesota and Colorado
recruits sailed today to join their com-
and acted as an escort and on shore
the wharves were lined with people
who waved farewell to the departing
troops. The rigging of the transport
was filled with the soldiers, and two
men, anxious to secure a lofty perch,
climbed up to tbe mastheads, from
which points they waved flags. The
soldiers were saluted by steam whistles
and bells and the cheers of the soldiers
filled the air as they passed down tbe
bay. ,
Papera Forced to Advance Prlcea.
Chicago, Aug. I. All the morning
Washington, Aug. 1. Great Britain
has notified the state department that
she has selected her majesty's ships
A,i'?n nd ?f Xto1 8rvio h
Bohring sea during the present iksimiv.
REPLY TO SPAIN
Terms Final and No
Further Negotiations
Required.
NO MONEY INDEMNITY ASKEH
Ce..ln of Porto Blca, One of the f.a
dronen, aad a. Coallne; Station In the
. Phlllpplnee, and Rellniulehmet of
Cuba Demanded.
Washington, July 80. The cabinet
discussed the president's answer to
Span's peace proposal, and readied a
decision to demand the following gen
eral conditions:
Absolute surrender of Porto Rico to
the United States. Recognition of the
independence of Cuba, cession of one of
tbe Lad rone islands as a coaling sta
tion, and cession to the United States
of at least a coaling station in the Pliil
ippinea. t . V
The question nndecided is what dis
position will be made of the Philip
pines. It oan be stated that there ia
practically no difference of opinion in
the cabinet on the retention of the
Philippines as a whole, all the mem
bers being opposed to our acquisition
of these islands. There has been no
decision on the extent to which the
government will go in its ' decision re
specting the future of these islands,
but it is expected the answer Of the
president will express the willingness'
of thia government to leave the matter
of the future government of the Philip
pines entirely in tbe bands of a joint
commission, to be appointed by this
government and the government of
Spain. The probability is that the
United States will insist on certain re
forms in the government of tho Philip
pines. Our answer will make no mention of
a money indemnity. Neither will
there be any armistice at alt. The
answer will be in the nature of an ulti
matum, and if Spain does not accept it
the will fare worse in the future.
CONDITIONS IN HAVANA.
Favorable Report Brought by a bar.
man Tourist. '- -
St. Louis, July 80. August Grupe,
one of the foremost merchants of Cuba,
who has lived in Havana fo:- 24 years,
stopped here today en route to Ger
many on a visit. In an inteiviow,
Mr. Grupe said: . '
, "When I left Havana two weeks
ago, the inhabitants were not in the
slightest fear that the oity would be
bombarded. In fact; everything was
going on the same as nsual. The the
aters, dancing halls and : business of
every character were flourishing, and
but for the presence of troops in the
city you would never know a war n as
in progiesa.
"The blockade at Havana has thua
far not proved very effective. The
farms around the city furnish all the
supplies necessary. The soil is ao fer
tile that crops can be produced in 30
daya. There is no scarcity of provi
sions in Havana, nor has there been
any perceptible advance in the price of
food. There are 40,000 regular sol
diers and 25,000 volunteers in the
city.
"About 8,000 men are working night
and day strengthening Havana's fortifi
cations, under the personal direction of
General Blanco. A few days before I
quitted the city, the captain-general
told me Havana wonld be well-nigh
impregnable, and 'that talk of its fall
after six months' of bombardment was
sheer nonsense "
FRANCE PROTESTS.
Claim the Ollnde Bedrlguea Was Not a
Blockade Kunner. -
Washington, July 80. The French
embassy has called the attention of
the state department to the circum
stances connected with the seizure of
the Fenoh merchant steamship Olinde
Rodriguesl, and has requested the im
mediate release of that steamer. The
action waa taken simultaneously with
a protest from the Frenoh Trans-Atlantic
Steamship Company against 'the
seizure. The state department has sub
mitted all the papers in the oase to tho
department of justice, with a view to
getting an opinion on the legal ques
tions involved.
The grounds of the representations of
the embassy are that the Rodriguez was
engaged in ordinary mercantile puisuits,
and has alo on board the official
mail of the French minister at Port an
Prince. It ia said that her manifest
shows she was not intending to enter
a blockaded port.
Situation la Serloua.
New York, July 80. A dispatch
from Colon says: "The position of
the Corrutti matter is now extremely
serious. Three Italian warships are iu
front of Cartagena, and the Italian ad
miral has received orders to bum hard
tbe oity. Great Britain and tlie United
States are Intervening." !
' Thoueanda Will Perish.
Fresno, Cal.July 30. Tbe dry sea
son has caused' great loss to stockmen
on the Sierra foothills. It is estimated
that 175,000 sheep were driven into
the forest reservations after the with
drawal of the United States cavalry,
some time ago. Recently, a fi.rce ol
deputy marshals forced thealcckuwriera
to remove their cattle and niieep fmsu
the reserve land. Some of the huHem
assert that as there is no j--:s and h.
tie wator to b found t-,;.-'.i dc-e, t S v.
"CO.OOCt sheep must jmriah.