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ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1899.
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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 :
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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
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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.