FT? Mist 4 JL 1 VOL. XVI. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1899. 1,1 'I i I,, - . i wr EVENTS OF THE DAY RECENT OCCURRENCE. HUNDREDS HOMELESS BY A DECISIVE MAJORITY. Epitome of the Telegraphic News of the World. Bildyard Kipling, the popular Author. miu 10 do dying t his liotol in New Xurk. ' Texas It pawing through an alarming Insurtfents Attempt to Make ,,on ot nS,ly e'Bhl ,",u, epidemic of meningitis. Thirty deaths CnnA Thlr senate, this evening, at : rum I ua u imu h. . ir.,.i ...... . ... ...,.. Worth in the past week. TKR8R TICKS FROM THK WIBE8 SCORES OF BUILDlNdS BURNED An Iiiterestlug Cullscllon of Items rrons the Two IleinWuhere Irosente4 lit Condensed Varus. The Continental Tobnooo Company, at Louisville, Ky., purchased f 188,808 worth of revenue stamps last Monday. Thla ii an unprecedented tale of stamp. The aaltan of Oman hai revoked the grant of a ooaling atation to the French under the British adiniral'A threat of bombardment. The French eonaal baa entered a protect. A number of young men In Sacra men to, Cnl., are organising a colony to settle on the Island of Guam. They propone to engage In the raiaiug of the alaple product of the island. The advance guard of the North At lantic squadron, oonipoted of the flag- hip New York and the battle-ship In diana, arrived At the Bermudas Toes dny. The squadron will proceed to Havana. .. The Central Union Gas Company ha been organlied under law of Virginia, to control the natural ga well anil plant in Ohio, Indiana and Southern Illinois. The capital stock will be 134.000,000. v The Dulre of Orleans has unexpected ly arrived at Brussels, it is reported tiiat he considers the moment oppor tune for a monarchists attempt In France, lie will consult with the loaders of Ills party. ; Francis H. Bawo, hoad of the great china and glassware exporting house of Bawo As Dotter, la dead in Germany, aged OS years, of apoplexy. His per sonal acquaintance throughout the United State wa very large. A hot skirmish occurred near the Manila waterworks on Tuesday, In which, on the American side, two com panies of the Washington volunteers wcie the principal actor. The insur gent were driven into the jungle, leaving IS dead And two wounded. Two Americans were wounded by the explo sion of Springfield rifle in their own hand. Chaplain John R. Thompson, of the First Washington infantry at Manila, died Monday. .-; Ethan Allen Hitohoock, of Missouri, has taken the prescribed oath and en tered upon his duties a secretary of the interior. ' " . A roport from Madrid say (hat Eu ropean troop have been landed at Ma nila from warships. The Washington ornoiai discredit the itory. A representative of the Associated Press learns that Pierpont Morgan la to near trie entire cost, amount inn to about 138.000, of the installation of electric lights in St. Paul' cathedral, few i on. (Jolonel Amos C. Babcock. an Inti mate friend of Abraham Lincoln, and prominent figure In the abolitionist movement In the early '60s, Is dead at Chicago. He was bom In New York in 18U8, and came to Illinois in 1846. Then Aval oommlttee of the home bas directed a favorable report on the onaie diii creating tne grade of adml- Uosta, In the Santa Crux district. A ral and Intended for Bear-Adniiral stiff breeze was blowing, and the in Dewey. The committee also decided flammabllitv of the truotin rnmA favorably on the senate bill granting the blase to spread with alarming wu oiuiimis extra pay lor naval service I rspidity, outside tne United States during the The city fire department was hope- war wuu opain. I less IV Incompetent, and the Ens ah A Night of Terror at Manila American Troupe Control tba Situation. .,; , Manila, Feb. 24. Last night was one of terror to thousand of inhabit ants of Manila, the rebels making good their oft-repeated threat to the extent of burning scores of buildings. Tliev wounded an officer and three men by firing through window during the ex citement. . At 8 o'clock an incendiary fire oc cur led In a block of brick buildings occupied by (Jhinese in the Calle la Catted States Sonata rm the Rlva i , and Harbor Kill. ; Washington, Feu. 37. After a I today, the 80 o'clock. passed the river and harbor bill by the decisive vote of SO to 8. The measure was under consideration throughout the day, and on several of the commit tee amendments a determined fight was made, but In every instance the opposl tion availed nothing. The sharpest contest arose over tbe Nicaragua canal bill amendment. A point of order was made against It that it was general legislation, but the senate, to which the vice-president submitted the point, overruled it. Among the bills passed by the senate today were the following: Author! ing the legislative assembly of the ter ritory of New Mexico to create an ad ditional indebtedness for the comple tion and furnishing of the territorial oapltol; authorizing a resurey of cer tain land in Cheyenne county, Nebraska. Lieutenant Commander CP. Bee. U. 8. N., who was the signal officer with Admiral Dewey's fleet and who stood upon the bridge with the admiral during the battle at Manila, ho ar med In Topeka. Kan., to visit rela tives. The naval officer was received by the governor and both branches ot the legislature, and spoke briefly before ootn tne nouse and senate, An appeal has been received by the chamber of commerce of Son Francisco on behalf of the flood sufferers of the Bhan Tung province of China. Those signing the appeal are American and English people. They uuinese of the volunteer brigade from Santa Mesa was summoned, and with a modern en gine, pumping adequate stream from the oanal, succeeded, after four hours of work, in getting the blaxe under con trol. ... . , , .:.: Meantime the -entire Mock and the greatest part of two other across the street were gutted. Hundreds of in habitants were rendered homeless. Impediment were placed in the way of the firemen, and the bose was cut five times. This resulted In all tbe na tive being driven off the streets, those in the immediate vicinity of the blase being rtfrallori in vacant Inta ami state that the ,,..,T.j --..I .u. . " district have raised i . i.... .u. i mm.11,1.. Ilk. a-minn . i . -V " i. .............. .... T,v,vvv ' WIW gig ... Ilu , J . m,,,J I. II,. ... Ia tha B The army appropriation- bill today was lost sight of in the general discus sion of the policy of the government relative to the Philippines, and sev eral notable speeches were made, es pecially that of Settle, General debate on tbe bill closed today, and tomorrow tba bill will be taken up for amend ment under the five-minute rule, A sensational feature of the day was the speech of Johnson, of Indiana, who a fortnight ago made several nota ble speeches violently attacking the policy of the administration during tbe consideration of the army reorganiza tion bill, returned to tbe assault, and delivered against the president and some of bis adviser the most scathing philippic heard in tbe bouse for months. He sneered at the president and the influencee wbioh he alleged controlled him, Impugned his motives, questioned bis sincerity and likened him to Dickens' most contemptible REBELS DRIVEN BACK Attempt To Complete Des tructlon of Manila. INSCROESTS LINES SHELLED Oan. Otis Orders Residents to Star Their Homos Altar Seven O'Clook at Kicks. money, but this will go but a short der, glven theMi ,,, u,a wWlert we character, charged tbe secretary of war ...li" " r' compelled to use harsh measure. The -"". I bulla nf Dial, riftam anil tVial. h....ol. According to the statement of Col-I were freelv amilied. onel By rd, of the quartermaster depart-1 Shortly after midnight anotler big merit, mere remain at Manila 8,000 oil are was started In the Tondo district, the 6,000 Bpanisb troops that were where the native are thiokest, and turned over to General Otis, as a result when tbe firemen and soldiers at turn Dt- of the surrender of that pluoe. Of the ed to work a regular fusilade ot rifle 8.800 who have been returned to Spain, and revolver shots was fired from the about half weia taken 'back br the windows and roofs of buildinss. Spanish government, so only about All night long the fire spread through 1, 800 have been repatriated so far at the Tondo district, sweeping awav its incompetency, and predicted that the president would in the end be en gulfed by .adverse public sentiment. The discussion of this measure ocou pied nearly the entire day. GOMEZ IN HAVANA. tbe expense of the United States. The remaining 1,000 he expect to leave Manila fur Spain within the next two week. ; s The house committee on sppropria tlons has ordered a favorable report on the bill to pay Spain fUO.OOO.OOO tor the Philippine. Agonoillo, the Filipino delegate, ar rived in New York Monday from Mon treal. Agonclllo expects to sail tor England ib a few days. Thesenato committee ho reported favorably an amendment to the sundry civil bill pioviding for the laying of a cable fiom the United States to Hawaii and the Philippines. Many French newspaper are bit terly assailing M. Lou bet. tbe new president, but the better class support him. and confidence in the stability of the new government is increasing. Samuel II. Stevenson, D. D., one of tbe oldest Presbyterian ministers ia Kiln lllliratl MltlfAa IB ilii,il In Ington, III., at the ago of 80. He was a uear relative ot former Vice-President Stevenson. A fire In the little city nf Port .Washington, Wis., destroyed $300,000 worth ot property, and - roudeied 80 families homeless. A ohair faotory covering iwo block was destroyed, throwing 600 men out of work. The revolution in Nionragua is spreading. , General Mena, at the head ot 700 insurgent, I near tbe town of Kama. The Insurgents are well armed with small guns and aie expeoting Gatling, Krnpp and Hotohkira cannon. Michael Milano, the prosperous pro prietor of a bootblacking etsahlishment The government ha tent 4,000,000 postage stamps to Porto Rico, for use in toe postal system there. .Representatives of the Kiokapoo tribe of Indians are in Mexico trying to get a concession of land from the govern ment for a settlement. The tribe de sire to move to that country. A large sale of steer took place at San Antonio, Tex., on the 23d. Tbe George B. Lovington Co. sold 8.000 year-olds and 13,000 yearling to an other company. The price paid for the lot was 1976.000. Tbe pine timber land of Southwest Virginia, Kast Tennessee and North western North Carolina have been monopolixed by Canadian and New England capitalists. The syndicate represents 15,UU0,QQ0, Tbe Nicaraguan government having placed ton olose a censorship on united States oable messages, and failing to listen to protest from this country, President McKinlcy has dispatched ilia oruiser Detroit to Greytown to de mand an explanation. There i great activity tn the iron Industry, and many order have been refused. An order for 13,000 ton of steel rail for China will be sent abroad, a Amerioan mills have con tracts for six month ahead. The west-bound Burlington fast mail recently beat all records between Chi cago and Omaha. The distance ia 603 miles, -and the Aotual tunning time was eight hour And 41 minutes. The train made 100 miles an hour for sev eral spurt. An Attempt-to Durn Manila was made by insurgent. Fires were start- rows of bouse and devastating acres ot territory. The damage ia inestima ble. With a1iulit nnnlttv tnM. .--a-, f"" -..-.J.. . were decided upon, and the Amerioan. although tired after their sleepless night'a work, soon cleared tbe district of every native, after a slight resistance. THE ISLAND OF NEGROS. ' tn.urganU Drlvan Off and the Amarlsnn Flag Kaliod. Manila, Feb. 34. While the sun on the city wall and those on board the ships of Dewey's fleet in the bay fired a salute In honor of Washington' birthday, four commissioners from the island ot Negro had an interview with Otis, and informed him that the American flag had already been raised over that island, and that it inhabi tant were ready, anxious, and willing to aocept any proposition the Ameri cana might offer. The insurgents have been driven from the island entirely. Although the Ilo Ho rebels have given the people of Negro much trou ble, eapecirlly in the matter of finan cial assistance made by the rebel lead ers, the inhabitants of Negro have persistently held aloof, and now through tbe commissioner they. an nounce that they want tbe advice and help of Oti. .y, The latter assured them that the Amerioan would provide an accepta ble government, and in the meantime he Instructed them not to pay tbe reb els anything. The Negro commis sioners were delighted with tbe reception. Llaatannnt-Colonol fira AaqultUd. Tacoma, Wash., Feb, 34. Private advice from Manila say that Lieuten ant-Colonel Fife, of the First Wash ington regiment, court-martialed on' ohaiges of intoxication, kag been ac- Quitted, the chareea Drovins utterly in iaooma, committed suicide by firing " wo portion or me city, wiucu witnout foundation. two shots fiom a revolver Into his raged all nightlong, sweeping away When the cWees aitalnst Fife were row of building and devastating refuted, the case against Captain Ehr- acres or pioperty. After daylight the Mich wa immediately dropped, as there American troops drove every native out was no evidence of his auilt or of anv oi tne districts In which ore occurred, reprehensible action. Tbe Island of Negros, the fourth in Importance in the Philippine group. brain. Fifty-two dollars wa found on tbe body. Family trouble wa the cause of the act. A new town ha been 'laid out In Alaska, 86 miles from Juneau, which It I expected will he the gateway to the Atlin goldllelds. . It has been I has been completely pacified. Four named Taku, and is situated on Takn commissioners from the island visited bay, four miles from the mouth of the General Otis on the S2d and informed Inlet of that name. , . him that the insurgents had been The Italian h.rb R.l,..a f.nl-l ,-t Nf'n ''" l 'lnd and the Ameri ashore Fehrm irv . on f un Ht..m. l")' ntI desired Otis bank and is a total loss. Throe of that t0 t"ke POe'ion, which be promised iu uu. , crew were drowned and two perished from exposure. The captain and eight of the orew have arrived at Nassau, N. P-, and report the loss. Mr. Howe, of Gresham, Oi., wa drowned in the Willamette at Port land Monday. Bhe was passing from one steamer to another, As the boat were lying at the dock, when alio foil between them. An attempt to rescfle her tailed, bhe wa on bor may to visit a son at Salem. Private Edwin W. Hampton, of Com pany H, Second Oregon regiment,- was killed in a skirmish near Manila Tues day. He is the first Oregon soldier to die in battle. At the same time pri votes Joseph H. Cnrdington, Christian E. Horn and II. D. Hazard, of Com pany K, First Washington regiment, were killed and Corporal W. B. Tucker, it Company H, of the same tegiiuent. (van seriously wounded. Mora Snow In Colorado. Leadville, Colo., Feb. 34. The (now storm continues and tbe railroad trains are at a standstill. People who have left Breokenrldge and other towns on tbe South Park line, which no train have reaoned for several weeks, say provisions are very low in those plnoos, and many people will starve unless relief reaches them very soon. Kiokapoo Indian! Want to Emigrate. City of Mexico, Feb. 84. A delega tion of Kickapoo Indians from the United States are in the city. The group, in tribal costume, attended the president' reception last night. They are here to solicit from the Mexican government an allotment of lands to which the remnant ot tbe tribe desire to emigrate. The Cabas Oanoral Roeoliad With Mil. tary Honora. Havana, Feb. 37. The festivities today in honor of the fourth amiiver sary of tbe beginning of the Cuban struggle for independence were most spontaneous and wildly enthusiastic. General Gomes arrived on the ed(ta of tbe town from Mariana at 13:30 F. M., escorted by the Second Illdaedi band and three battalions. These boa- talions then returned to their camp apd did not enter the city. When Gome passed, the crowd went wild wttb vivas, hats were flung in the air and women showered flower on all sides. The procession stopped frequently, eventually filing into the main street of the city, passing Cen tral Park and arriving at 8:80 o'clock at the palace. There were many floats expressing tbe friendship between tbe United mates ana i;uba. A handsome car riage, containing ladies, and decorated with large Spanish, Amerioan and Cu ban flags, draped together with white ribbon and bearing tbe legend, "Unity, Peace and Concord," wa vo eiferoualy cheered. Still another float represented a Cuban woman holding an American flag, with the shattered crown of Spain at her feet, No fewer than 86,000 people were in line, requiring three hour to pass a given point The horses ot the Cuban cavalry are sorswny and ill-fed, and the cavalrymen are clad in vague Cu ban unifoims. All carried Remington carbines, with nondesoript bundles of clothing and bedding. They marched in line of two. The infantry occa sionally kept step, and as they passed the palace, presented arms. Most of them oarried Cuban flags etuok in their rinea. ; ; ; AOtalrt In Samoa. Vancouver, B. a, Feb, 37. Accord- lug to Samoan advices in Sydney news papers brought by the steamer Mio- wera, an interview was had with Ma lata in hi camp after the battle by a reporter, who learned that Mataafa was equally averse with Malietoa to seeing the islands under German con trol. Mataafa in his attack on Malie toa' force wa anxiou not to hurt the bodies or injure tbe feeling of any white persona. The interviewer adds that it appeared to him that Mataafa was being urged on against hi per. sonal wishes to fight. Manila, Feb. 36. With dayligl this morning tbe enemy commenced worrying tactics at various parts of the American line, apparently for the par poee of withdrawing attention from affaiisin the city. An attempt was made to rush through our extreme left near Calooan, but it was promptly checked by a hot and effective musketry and artillery ore. In tbe meantime small bodies ot rebels, evidently some of those engaged last night in tbe cowardly work at Tondo, apread out between the oity and the outposts. Every available man was sent to drive them away, with the result that there was desultory onng all the morning. From 8 until 10:40 A. M.. the monitor Mondanock joined tbe engage ment, burling 10-inch shells over the American litle into bodies of the en emy as indioated by the signal oorps At 11 o clock tbere were sharp en gagementa at the Chinese cemeterv and at ban fedro JUacati, almost si mnltaneously, but the artillery Are from both positions drove the enemy baok, From the high towers of the citr. fire can be seen burning at different point outside. Borne of these are probably due to the Mondanock' shell. It is currently reported that the na tives bave threatened to burn tbe Es- eolta and the walled city tonight. Scores of rebels have been arrested in tbe Tondo district. A band of 60 rebels having two carloads of arms and accoutrements was captured in a house. Business ia temporarily suspended. : General Otie today issued a general order directing all the inhabitants of Manila, until otherwise ordered, to confine themselves to theii homes af ter 7 o'olock in the evening, when the streets will be cleared by the police, The general also- warns incendiaries and says they will be severely dealt with. .. Extraordinary precaution have been taken for the suppression of further trouble, which is threatened to take place in the city tonight. Fire has burned in the Tondo dis trict all day. The rebels between the oity and the outposts are being smoked out this af ternoon, and driven toward the beach. Sharpshooter at various parts of the line are very annoying, but otherwise there has been no further excitement sinoe the frustration of the morning's attack. Lieutenant Eugene S. French, com pany L, First Montana volunteers, and Private Oscar Felton. South Dakota volunteers, were killed, and two other Dakotant were wounded. WRECKAGE IN THE OCEAN. Mlaalaa rwr Want tha Oregon. Washington, Feb. 87. The follow ing dispatch has been received at the navy department from Dewev: " Manila, Feb. 37. For political rea sons the Oregon should be sent here at once. The Yorktown ha arrived. The Charleston and Petrel are oruising around the Philippine island. Affair are quiet. The navy department expects the Oregon to arrive at Manila March 10. ' ' Kalnroreamonta Arrive at Manila. Manila, Feb. 37. The transport Scandia. with the Twentieth infantry on board, ha arrived here from San Francisco, and the troop are. being disembarked, , niiHir k.. ii.,. ine ornisn snip urumianyig, irora Mr. Zaohnrlnh riliandw i.ina ni Liverpool for Vancouver, ha put Into ' fmou.Mlclilgaiitatesman,lsdead Montevideo partial'y dismantled in a GlwmorB,t i. g0g to try to descend here charged To Ralta tha Andalana. Tacoma, Wash, Feb. 84. Captain I Burns, who attempted to float the jale. The. republicans In the Spanish ghamber have decided to begin at once in energetic campaign agninst the gov- Advice to the Omaha Bee from It Mnmen'-' correspondent in Northern Nebraska T,,a bark CoIomB rom Uhemainus, Indicate that the winter-wheat crop has B. O.. for China, ha arrived at Port been badly damaged by the recent oold Ane,M. wh- 1,akinR hMT- Ca,P- P- In many localities the crop tain Jensen repoits S 8 feet of water in will be very liitht, lb vessJ' hold. her home in Detroit. During Sena tor Dhsndler' earees In Washington, rars. wiandler was noted a 41 social entertainer, to the Andalena and bring up the bod ies of her crew, and also raise the ship. A new leather combine, with a capital of $60,000,000, is being organ ized at Chicago, to take in the tanner ies outside ot the United States Leather Company. The name of the new organ ization will be the American Hide A Leather Company. Bad for Tonng Jaue Jama. Kansas City, Feb. 37. Jesse James, son of tbe famou bandit, 4a on trial ith complicity in the train robbery committed near tbi city. Today' evidence goes to prove young James' , guilt. Express Messenger Hills practically Identified James as the ohief of tbe gang concerned in the hold-up. . , : 1 . Port Said, Feb. 37. The transport Sherman, from New York for Manila, arrived here today. Supposed It Prom tha Stammer Pelican. Port Townsnnd, Wash., Feb. 85. What is thought to be wreckage from the steamship - Pelican, which sailed from Seattle October 13, 1897, for Taku, North China, laden with rail road lumber and ties, and of which nothing has been since heard, has been reported to tbe local bydrographio office y Captain A. V. Brown, of the Brit ish bark Collingrove, which arrived at Shanghai, January 8. Captain Brown says m latitntde 89 degrees 86 minute north, longitude 187 -degrees 40 ruin ates east, be-passed through a large number or railroad sleeper ot Oregon pine, which had the appearance of not having been in the water a great length of time. The outoms house records show that all vessels laden with rail road lumber and Use for the Orient for tbe past IS months bave arrived at their destination. Fife Vim Not Acquitted San Francisco, Feb. 86. The steamer City of Peking, winch arrived today from the Orient brings the following Item to the press from Manila, dated January 20:. , The findings of the court-martial that tried Lienutenant-Colonel Fife, lint Washington regiment, bave been announced. He was convicted of neglect of duty and conduct preju dicial to good order and military dis cipline, 'Mn ivolation of the 63d article of war. The sentence is one month's suspension from rank, in addition to the confinement inflicted during his live weeks of arrest and , loss of one month's pay,. $360 . The -.accusation against him was debanohery on the gov eminent transport Valencia in Manila harbor on Thanksgiving evening. Gomel Reachea Mariana. Mariana, Province of Havana, Feb. 86. General Maximo Gomez left Guinea at 3:30 this afternoon, and is now. at Mariana. This evening he was at a banquet tendered by the town the last, except that to be given in Havana, of a long series of such enter tainments. - , Arid Land for Reclamation. Washington, Feb. 86. Tbe senate committee on irrigation today made favorable report on Senator Stewart' proposed amendment to the sundry civil appropriation bill, ceding 6,000.- 000 acres of land to each of the arid 'and states for reclamation. ANOREE AND COMPANIONS f belr Bodies Found hf a Sportsmaa Hlberla. New York, Feb. 27. A dispatch to the World from Berlin says: The fol- lowing letter, in regard to the supposed European finding of Andre, is published in tha Siberian Advertiser. It i from a well-known sportsman named Kjalen: "1 hasten to inform you that Andre's balloon bas been found, rwas run ning on snowsboes after Elk in tbe private forest of Sooth Yenisei, and came across tracks of Andree. It was 860 versta from Enasoniars and 100 versts from the gold washings in San Vinicli, down in the pit of tbe river, "The balloon and ropes were torn and three bodies lay it its side, one with a broken skulL "Please prepare assistance so the bal loon and bodies can be brought to the washing at San Vinch, which can only be done by means of snow shoes. "1 guarantee tbe truth of these fact and shall soon be in Tomsk." '..'REPORT FROM MADRID Troops Said to Have Landed at Manila. C0NSTA5T FIGHTISG GOING ON Hpanlah Sonreea of Information Not to Be Ballad Upon. Say Wut lagtoa OSSatala. NORWEGIAN SHIP SUNOAL Into Homaaiy Escape. Imprastman Wis Bar t lee of Nicaragua. ISawr i)uTiuaw Feb. 27. The steam ship SuwflullhwUag arrived from Blue- fieldht, nyiuvs alio would have been Madrid. Feb. 28. An official dis patch from Manila says: "Tbe situation here is very serious. The foreign warships are disembarking, troops. General Rios will leave Ma nila and go to Zamboanga, island of Mindanao." The government bas received a long dispatch from General Rios at Manila, but refuses to impart its contents. Tbe Impartial, which asserts that it is in a potion to know tbe truth of the situation' at Manila, says; There Is constant fighting between tbe Americana and the Tagaloa. Tba. courage and stubbornness of tbe latter bave caused groat anxietv to tha u:jin. a.'.i 1 1 r r I . . e - " a r TZ , - Jy nerai neyee Americans, wbo do not conceal their had ittntdtUrajm fbj. the action of Cap- belief that the war will he a Inno and r? ""r?, " 0f desperate one. There is the greatest UnittalSttawgrniboat Marietta. alarm amon fomionar. in M.-il. .1.. BecoMCfj Korea dispatched (iiitllUmm.. v. ,V.. force to seise 810.000 in the custom- . i. j , " . bouse at Cape Gracias. Tbe expedi- thjr .objects tion was eminently successful, but tha - leader, instead of returning with bis T leered ited la Waahlagum. men to join Beyee, deserted bis com- I Washington, Feb. 38. Tbe govern mand and escaped op the ooant I ment officials here discredit tbe state- General Beyea learned if bis subor-tment in the above disoatoh that the dinate's desertion Saturday last, and I foreign warship are disembarklna' gave notice 01 hie intention of seizing the Sundal to give chase. The captain of the Sundal, which flies tbe Nor wegian flag, appealed to tbe British man-of-war Intrepid for protection, wbioh was refused. He then appealed tattUi Bfruuatta and Captain Simmonds arwrnmUUce tbat he would tolerate no mttm3Brmn with the ship. Tbe Son didlMUtflott night for tbis port Uimaaiimui of the Sundal says that wlltBnllielbfbBluefielda Genera! Beyea was piwpiaudtig for an expedi tion against Greytown with most of his army on the gunboat San Jacinto. The Nicaraguan consul here has re ceived a message from President Ze'- ayai dftuoting that he issue no more olonroutcaB for' vessels bound for Nioa- Rujnruii rfgutSL It is presumed tbat the objucttafl ttli'ff order is to pievent any assistnnooi tiiat might, be sent Roye uxum tuuB mii'U troop at Manila. Spanish source of information, respecting affair in the Philippine islands, are not to be relied upon, tbey say, aa tbe press and peo ple of Spain do not hesitate to circu late statements inimical to tbe inter ests of this eountry. Such of the dispatches reaching the war department today from General Oti that were made public were con fined to routine matters, while Secre tary Long said tonight he had not a word from Admiral Dewey during the entire day. General Otis ha repeat edly stated in bis dispatches to the authorities here tbat be has tbe situa tion well in hand, and there is no rea son to believe he would have trouble in keeping order at Manila, where the ;ream ot bia troop are stationed. MAOE A BREAK FOR LIBERTY. Tha Dominion Parliament. Ottawa, Ont., Feb. 86. At a cabinet meeting held today it was decided to summon parliament tor March 18. Kllraa Hundred Chlneaa Baeeeeded la ' Making Tbtnga Interesting. Montreal, Feb. 87. Three hundred Chinese who are being confined in tbe emigration quarters of the up town Canadian Pacific railroad station await ing examination by United States health officials preparatorv to being hipped through the United States to Mexico, made a bieak for liberty. At a preconcerted signal thev took the sticks upon which they carry their belongings and began to break tbe win dows. When the five station police men Who were guarding them inter fered they in torn were belabored with the clubs, and a general riot alarm for the police was turned in. Six patrol wagons responded, and in a short time fully 8,000 people were gathered around tbe station. Finally in a hand-to-hand tight between the polioeand tbe China men the Celestiaois were worsted. The Chinamen, it ia said, had been told that they were on their way to a land of cannibals. Rebels Are Daaparata. Manila, Feb, 28. Last night tbe rebels concentiated in suob numbers near the Chinese cemetery tbat General McArthur anticipated an attack and asked for reinforcements. Two com panies of the Twenty-third regulars were sent to Cslocan, and a battalion of the Twentieth regulars to the ceme tery, at about midnight, but the expect ed attack was not made. Tbe sebels, after making a great noise with bugle oalls and yells of "viva independent oia," and "muoho mala Americanos." and firing volleys, disappeared In the woods.. It is believed their leaders are get ting desperate, and are attempting to force the United States troops to make an attack, in the hope of breaking, through tbe Amerioan lines, but the rebels are evidently unwilling to be pacified when facing the Americans. It is just possible, however, tbat they may be goaded into such a move before more reinforcements arrive. ARMY BILL MAY YET FAIL. Bltoh la tha Compromise Negotiation! Bald to Hare Occurred. wasningion, xao. xf. it was re ported this morning that tbere has been a bitch in tbe progress of the army reorganization bill, owing to the refusal of the Democrats to accept the provision of tbe compromise bill whicb carries with it an increase in the staff provided for in the Hull bill. While the foregoing view was ex- piessed at the war department, at tbe capitol senators generally accepted the compromise as a foregone conclusion, and the understanding is it will be along the lines indioated last night. So far there has not been anv expres sion of opinion that such a bill will be accepted, but even this will not go rnrougn without debate, some sena tors hesitate to give up the provision tor enlistment of native troops in the islands, while others indicate tbeii de termination to fight the provision if it should not be changed. Big In. urgent toil. Washington, Feb. 37. Otis has cabled the war department as follows Manila, Feb. 87. On the nighta of the 81st and 83d and 83d tba insurg ent troops gained access to the out skirts of the city behind our lines. About 1,000 entrenched themselves, They were completely routed yesterday with a loss in killed and wounded of about 600 and 800 prisoners. Our loss was very slight. . . Another Big Stamp Purchase. Louisville, Feb. 27. Tbe National Tobacco Company bought 8336.000 worth of tobacco stamps yesterday. 1 , ' Advaneamants Unnecessary. Washington, Feb. 87. Thesecretarr of war bas sent to the senate a tabulat ed statement of the increased expenses of the recent advancement in grade of army officers, Tbe secretary recom mends that the advancement in grade as provided for by the act of July 7 last be discontinued on tbe termination of the war with Spain. He says tbe ad vancements are unnecessary. Nearly all skin diseases are supposed to be caed by microscopic insects,. rillbasterlng expedition. Kansas City, Feb. 88. The Times prints the details of an alleged filibus tering expedition having for ita object the overthrow of the government of Guatemala, in Central America. Ac cording to the story, a regiment ot 1,000 men has been formed in Kansas City, St. Louis and Chicago, and a sec-, ond regiment haa been formed in the East. Two oompanies are to leave Kansas City by rail, it is said, en route to the scene of tbe proposed invasion. - via St Louis and New Orleana. A Guatemalan named Sandoval, the rep- - resentative of a former governor of Guatemala, is said to be the organizer of the expedition, and it ia stated that the invaders are to receive their pay in grants of land and other privileges, to the erent of tbe suooes of the revolu- tion. Rareness of tha Island. Washington, Feb. 88, Assistant . Secretary of War Meikleiohn has made ' a public statement showing the total receipts from customs and taxes re- ' ceived from the several ports in the islands of Cuba and Porto Rioo and tbe Philippines, so far as report have been received by the war department from the respective dates of occupation ot ' said ports by the military forces of tha United States to and including Janu ary 81, 1899. In Cuba from July 18, 1808, to Janu ary 81, 1899 (six ports not reporting for January), $1,813,873 was received. In tbe Philippine islands from August 13, 1898, to December 81, 1898, 11, 819,818. In Porto Rico from August 16. 1898, to December IB. 1898, $3, 648.603. -. ' ; . Beret Defeated. Managua, Nicaragua, Feb. 38. ' President Zelaya's army has captured Ciii mountain and Aguaa Calientes, thus virtually terminating the Blue- , fields revolution. Extradition Treaty With Maalea. Ciiy of Mexico, Feb. 88. The extra dition treaty negotiated between Mexi co and the United States bas been signed by Foreign Minister Mariacal and Ambassador Powell Clayton. The convention broadens the embezzlement clause to covei not merely public moneys, but all defalcations or tln-;:,a. -A copy of the treaty haa bwn mailed to the state department at Washington in the hope it may arrive ia time to be aoted upon by the senate before ad journment.