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1 Ol Tl M fl II I V VOL. XVI. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FBIDAY, MARCH 17, 1899. NO. 13. rrrm -ft- -n- am ,1 MiSt. r EVENTS OF THE DAY; Epitome, of the Telegraphic News of the JVorld. TKRSK TICKS FROM THE WIRES Aa Iatura.tlng Collaatloa of It.ni Vrou) the Two Honta(nare Ptmatoa In a Coadeased Form. At Tlen-Tsin, China, 800 person broke through the ice wher three rir n meet, ami 109 wet drowned. Continuous skirmishing li reported lit Manila. A - few Americana are , wounded and occasionally one killed. Another rebellion liaa broken oat In China. An arm j-10,000 strong la committing aerloui depredation In the neutral provlnoe. The Argentine training-ship, with Piealilent Barmfente, haa arrived at Valparaiso, where great festivities bare been prepared in hia honor. . The lepnblioan deputies at a meeting held at Madrid, have decided upon a vigorou republican propaganda. Pale, the republican paper, haa been aelaed. A Bieaaage received at Harvard ool loge obaervatoiy fiom the European Association of Astronotnet announced the discovery ol a faint comet by Or. Wollo. A aevere earthquake thock waa ax perienced at Yokohama, the disturb- anoe visiting localities of the great hook of 1801, with aoine loaa of life and property. , Governor Bmllh, of Montana, haa vetoed a bill paaied by the late leg lata tur legalising boxing contest.' Such contests aie absolutely forbidden by the law In force, , Ei-Commioaary General Eagan, who haa remained in Washington einue the court-martial suspended him from the aervice for an attack on General Mi lea haa left Washington for the West .He will go to Honolulu, where hie eon haa large intereata in coffee plantations A aenaatlon haa been caused la France by a report that IS dynamite cartridges were found behind the Ton Ion arsenal recently destroyed, and by the forthei repot t that touie peison no yet Identified fired three revolver shots at an arsenal sentry, none of them however, taking effect. A snit for 170,000 damages against James J. Hill, as preiiiiont of the Groat Northern Kail way Company, has been commenced In the superior court at Healths by W. F, Hays, who claims that the state granted him an exclusive con tract to fill in tidelunds at Smith Cove - recently purchased by f resident Hill for docking purposes. - Paymaster-General Carey will go to Uub with 13,000.000 to pay the die banded Cuban soldiers. Josephine Kipling the 6 year-old daughter of Rudyard Kipling, and the oldest of lila three childiett, died In New York flora pneumonia. A dispatch to the New York Herald from JUa uuayara, Veueauela, an nounces that the United States gun boats Annapolis and Vicksburg have aaiied from La Uuayara for Jamaica. The insurgents made an attempt to capture the waterworks near Manila, lint were repulsed by the Oregon and Nebraska troops. Seventeen rebels were killed, and many wounded. Two Americans were wounded. The British cruiser Talbot, Com mander Gamble, has arrived at New York, from Bermuda. The Talbot waa ordered there by the British govern' men! to transport the body of Lord Hershell to England. It I annoonoed that mora than 78 per oent of the entire stock of the Ore gon Bhort Line Railroad Company haa been deposited for exchange under the offer of the Union Paciflo Railway Company, previously published. By the explosion of a powder maga- alne near Toulon, France, as ore than 60 people were killed. It la rumored that one of the soldiers guarding the niagasine caused the explosion as an act of revenge. He is one of the vic tims. . , General Otis has perfected a plan of campaign which ia designed to crush the offensive power of the insurgents near Manila. Aa soon aa his rein forcemeuta arrive he will make a gen eral assault on the enemy's Jungle stronghold. Admiial Von Diedrlcha, in command of Germany's Aslatio fleet, and who haa given Admiral Dewey niooh trouble at Manila, has been suspended, and Prince Henry put in command. The change, it is said, Is to show Emperor William's friendship for Aruerioa, Prince Henry, who ia a brother of the emperor, being popular In the Unit ed mates. , .; From reports which bava been com ing to the headquarters of the Na tional Live Stock Association at Den ver, for the past month the officers of the association estimate the losses from the recent storms to cattlemen who have herds on the open ranges at 6 per cent of the entire amount. This, In round numbers, would amount to over 100,000 head. Minor Maws tt.iiia. The Baker Chain Company, at Pitta burg, Pa., haa advanced the wage of all employee from 6 to 10 per cent. The inoreaee affects 800 men. Article of incorporation of the Park Steel Company hat been filed with the secretary of' state of New Jersey, with capital stock of $1,000,000. , The company is authorised to acquire the foundry property of the Patk Brother & Co.. limited, of Pittsburg, and to manufacture any fotm of iron or steel, LATER NEWS. A wind with the velocity of 48 miles an hour swept through St. Louis, and five people are repotted injured In dif ferent parts of the city from fulling signboards. Proposals for an arrangement between me contending forces In Bolivia are now under consideration by the lead- eis, and It Is hoped they will result sue- oessiuuy. A severe snow storm has been raging in Minnesota aud over Into Month Da kota on the west and into Wisconin on the east. The snow drifted badly, and traffle waa delayed. Three tugs for use among the Philip- pine islands have been purchased by the United States at Hong Kong. They are each of about 100 tons, 87 feet long aud draw eight feet of water. A terriiic wind storm visited Okie hama City, O. T. For half an hour it blew a perfect gale, while the rain fell in Sheets. Nearly 100 bouses were blown down. The damage Is estimated at 160,000. No lives were lost. The ship Marion Chllcott will take from Paget Bound 800 tons of hay, oats and bran, and 400.000 feet of lumber to Manila for government use, in reepoD.ee to a recent order received by Quartermaster Robinson at Seattle. The dispa toh from the Italian govern ment asking from China a concession of the port of San Mun, has been changed into a note of demand, and China, which had refused to oede the port, in answer to the request will now probably yield to the demand. The Cuban assembly has lmpeaohed Gomes and dismissed him from the army for having agreed with United States authorities io disband the Cuban army without consulting the assembly. When Gome waa inlormed of the ac tion of the assembly, be replied: "All right; lenjoy the situation." Admiral Samoaon haa aaiied with bis flagship the New York, and the Brooklyn, from Havana for Puerto Cortes, on the coast of Honduras. The Indiana and the Texas, of the North Atlantic squadron, sailed from Havana for Cienfuegoe.- The ships will meet again in the course of a week, probably on tbe venexuela coast. The men under Admiral Dewey at the time of the naval battle at Manila have put in olaims for f 200 a bead for each Spaniard on the captured and de stroyed HpMninl) vessels. There ia law which provide that 1100 per head shall be awarded for each person on such vessels captuted or destroyed and ,300 in oase the conquered foroe is su parlor to the attacking force. With the assistance of the shore batteries at Manila It ia claimed the Spanish fleet waa anperior to that under Dewey at the time; of the memorable battle. The Red Cross Society of New Yoik has shipped $30,000 worth of medical supplies and delicaoiea to the soldiers at Manila,-. v A ruptuta is imminent between Italy and China, over the letter's refusal to cede a coaling station to Italy at San Mun bay. The British cruiser Talbot, which was sent to New Yoik to convey the lemaln of Lord Hershell to England, has aaiied. The Madrid authorities have offered Aguioaldo a ransom of 1,000 for each officer, $100 each for the private, and $60 for each civil servant. Advices from Honolulu dated March 1 state that Princes Kaullani was not expected to live 84 hoots. Rheunia tism of the heart waa the oauae of her illness. Both house of the Oklahoma legisla ture have passed a bill prohibiting the practice of Christian science in Ok la horaa. The governor, it ia said, will ign the bill. The Canadian government bat de cided to construct a telegraph line to the Klondike country. The Plan is to build a line between Lake Bennett and Dawson City at once. ; The Whitinsville cotton mill, at Whitinsville, Mass., and the cotton mills at Lin wood and Saunderaville have announced an advanoe in wages. About 8,000 operatives are affected. The British minister has informed the Chines foreign office that any attempt to repudiate the railway con tract will he regarded as a breach of faith meriting retributive measures. The government bat concluded to in augnrate ttrlngent sanitary measures in Cuba and For to Kico. Apparatus for destroying gaibage la being ahipped to the, principal cities of both islands, An army winter hospital at Sevan nab, Ga., of 47 buildings, haa been opened for, patients. The first ship ment of invalid soldier from Cuba have been received by the hospital ship Missouri. , i. !.(..: : Welcome A. Botkio, husband- of Cordelia - Botkin, convicted of the murder o( Mr. John R. Dunning, of Dover, Del., ha applied for a divorce on the ground that hi wife haa been convicted of a felony. The 13 dynamite cartridge found baok of the exploded arsenal at Tou lon, France, are of foreign manufac ture, and French authorities are now convinced the destruction of the arsen- 1 was due to foul play. The royal crown of Persia, which atea back to remote ages, is In the form of a pot of flowers, surmounted by an uncut ruby the is of a hen' egg. Tretnont, tba thoroughbred stallion, tha property of General W. H. Jaok- on, at Nashville, Teon., waa found in tha stable with hi stifle joint broken. Nothing could be done, and tbe stal lion wa killed. He cost General Jack- son $17,000 torn years ago at Swi gert'stale. , i NEW STEAMER ASHORE Allan Liner Castilian Strand ed at Yarmouth, N. S. SHIP'S INSTRUMENTS AT FAULT rhera Was No Panle aa BoardTats I to the itaaeaa, and Fas sasaara Taken OaV Halifax, N. 8.. March 14. The new Allan line steamer Castilian, from Portland, for Halifax, went ashore at Gannet rock light, near Yarmouth, this morning at low tide, In a dense fog, her eorupssse being deranged. Two compartments are full of water, and tugs have gone from Yarmouth to the scene. The Castilian arrived at Hali fax from Liverpool 10 days ago on her maiden voyage, and went to Portland to load cargo for return. She is 8,200 net remlstered tonnage, being the largest Allan line steamer afloat. The ship Is In charge of Captain Bar rett and officers formerly of the steamer Parisian, the entire crew of the Parisian having been transferred to the new boat. The steamer was due to embark mails and passenger here for Liver pool. , The steamer began leaking immedi ately after she struck, but the best dis cipline prevailed among the passengers. They returned to their berths, and were cull led out again to don life preservers, which many were wearing when they readied Yarmouth On tugs at 8:18 this evening. The passengers and crew all saved their baggage. The steamer went on at low tide, which will be in her favor. The place of the disaster is a few miles from where the Moravian, of the Allan line, was lost some year ago. STAYED IN THE TRENCHES. Itsb.la Csuld Xnt Ma.tar Coa.faae Vaalara lata tba opaa. Manila, Maroh 14. Tbe Filipinos apparently bad planned an attack upon tbe lines of Geneial Otis and General Hale this morning, but their uourage teemed to flinch, though they fired sig rials and kept up the fusillade along the American front for an hour. Our troops, in obedience to ordets, re frained from shooting, with the excep tion of two companies of newly arrived men, who replied nntil they had sup pressed the regiment of Filipinos. This body of rebel seemed under bet ter leadership than most of the others. A white man wo seen among tbe offi cer, endeavoring to lead them to the attack, but apparently all effort to In d nee them to leave the tranche were futile. The American author i ties in Manila say the city is now so effectively po liced that a serious outbreak ia impos sible. They believe that the natives are cowed. The presence of the families of offi cers Is discouraged, and many are leav ing on board the United State trans ports, some going to Japan for tempor ary residence. Ueneial Oti ba re marked: "Manila ia no place for women. This it war, not a picnic." The British cruiser Narcissus has sailed lor various ports in the ialand of Loaon, having on board British sub jects who desire protection. IN A FEARFUL STORM. Btoara.r Paraala'a Boiler Roekad In Tnalr Cradl.a. Liverpool, March 14. The officers of the Cunard - line steamer Pavonla. Captain Atkins, from Liverpool, Jan- nary 84, for Boston, which wa towed into St. Miohaela on February 1, dis abled, and which arrived here yester day morning In tow of two tugs, from Punta del Gado, Acores, maintain the utmost reticence regarding the steam er's experiences. It was gleaned from the crew, however, that the Pavonia passed through a terrible ordeaL Her trouble began with a terrible gale on January 80. ' For three dayt the en gines weie slowed and mountainous teas tossed the Pavonia like a shuttle- cook. Then her boilers began to move in their cradles and to bump against each other. Eventually the engineers, after the most arduous labors, secured the boilers with ropes aniioiiaiiia, and the bumping ceased, but it was found that the steam pi pea were broken. The crew assert that the vessel rolled so tremendously that it would have been impossible sometimes to walk on ber Innersidea. Three boat were lost, part of the port rail and the galley were carried away, and the bakehouse wa itove in. At the Pavonia lies at the dock she presents a pitiable, dam aged conditionL . Death, at tha War. - Washington, March 18. The fol lowing statement has been issued, showing the total number of deaths re ported to tbe adjutant-general's office between May 1, 1898, anU February 88, 1899: Killed in action. 839; died of wounds, 185; died of disease, 6,877; total, 6.781, Cheyenne, Wyo., March 18. One of the worst storms of tbe season I rag ing here today. Stockmen say this bliaaard, following the extremely se vere weather of the past six weeks,will undoubtedly cause heavy losses in cat tle and sheep. Waniaa Waa to Plaht. Taooma, Wash., March 14. Orient al paper brought by the steamship Victoria contain the following extract from the Repubhca Filipina, tbe in surgent paper: "Splendid demonstration of the Ca- vita women, without distinction of clues or age, unanimously requested with enthusiasm to be permitted to take the place of men if the men per ish in the struggle against the Ameri cans for the defense of tbe independ ence of the Philippine " INCREASING THE ARMY. Tha War Dapartmant Maalaa tha Work of H.orultlna. - Washington, March 13. The war department has commenced the work of recruiting the additional 35,000 men to give the regular army a strength of 68,000 instead of 40,000 men. The number of recruiting station has been increased from about 40 to between 70 and 80. The principal sta tions are at Chicago, New York and Philadelphia. New station have been established at Augusta, Anniston, Al bany, Chickamauga Park, Macon, Sa vannah, Hartford, Conn., Hariiaburg, Pa., Columbus and other towns, prin cipally in the East. Men will be first recruited for duty in the Philippines, and will be order ed, upon acceptance, to join the aix regiment Wth, 0th, 18th and 81et infantry and 6th artillery which are under orders to reinforce General Otis at Manila as soon as tbs transpoitation can be arranged. TWO THOUSAND VOLTS. ' Tarrlbla Shack Thai Did N.I Kilt aa Implore of a Fowar-Hanao. New York, March 18. Joseph Ham- pel, an employe of " the Lexington avenue oable power bouse, while work ing at his switch-ward received and survived an electrlo shock of about 2,000 volts. The man's body was badly burned from head to foot, every titah of clothing was torn from him and he fell senseless through a hole In stantaneoiuly burned in tha floor by the terrific electrical power. The doc tors who attended him say there is no oase on record of a man withotanding similar shock. the accident was caused through Ham pel tiring to tight en a louse screw on the switchboard and in some way creating a circuit. The enormous power of the shock may be judged from tbe fact that until the circuit were readjusted all the car of the road were brought to a standstill CHINESE REBELLION GROWING Barbaroaa Iaanrganta Slaurhtar Faaple bjr tha Haodrada. Victoria, B. C, March 18. Detail of the insurrection in thecentral prov ince of China, received by the Eva press of India, state that tbe rebel force and the imperial troops met in a pitched battle on January 33, and the latter were defeated with great slaught er. Hundreds were killed and tbei bodies, alter -having been mutilated were thrown into the river, nntil, ac cording to a correspondent of the China Mail, tbe stream was I ike a log-jammed creek. A Iter tbe defeat ol the imper ial troop, the victorious rebels swept on to the cities of Kuyang and Meng- Bheng, which they took after a short selge. A soon as they passed the wall they n.assacred men, women and chil dren, and performed all manner of le voiting orueltiee. They theu burned tbe captured towns. Haw faln Rlfla Taitad. Washington, March IS. There wot a private teat at the navy-yard today of a new magaaine rifle, the invention of S. M, McLane, of Cleveland, O. ueneral Mite and some other army officers wituessed tbe test Tbe new gun use the gaaea generated by the fir ing to operate the magaaine mechan ism. It can be so arranged that one pull of the trigger empties the maga aine, or it ean be fired as slowly a de sired, tbe automatic arrangement eject ing the empty shell, reloading and cocking the piece. The tost on the Whole wa satisfactory. Cltr af Paebla Withdrawn. San Francisco, March 13.--The Unit ed States transport City of Puebla. which arrived from Manila on Satur day night, will probably not be reohar- tered for the transport servico, as her owner wish to use the vessel on the Puget sound-Hawaiian route.; The tiansport Conetuaugh will leave bore on Thursday. Jthe carries a miscel laneous assortment ol supplies, besides 800 mule and 150 pack saddles. Major WlUoa Coa.lotad. Santiago do Cuba, March 13. Major Wilson, of Uie Third immune reiriment. who, waa recently tried by court martial on charge of forgery, falsification of record and conduot unbocomrbg an officer and a gentleman, haa been con vioted and sentenced to dismissal from the service, lot fei tore of pay and allow ance, and confinement for one year at bard labor in the penitentiary. Bloadr HaUla la Beuador. Washington, March 13. Minister Sampeon, at Quito, has reported to the state department that in the battle that ended the revolution in Ecuador 630 were killed, several hundred mor tally wounded and 400 prisoners were taken, ; . Muraad to D.ath. , Vancouver, March f8. News ha been received Irom Hosmer, on the Crow' Nest Pass railway, of tbe burn ing to death of Ben Moore. His com panion, James Lewis, was seriously injured. The men were asleep In their cabin which was burned to the around. . Plan, of tha Santa fa. Topeka, Kan., March 13. It la offi cially announced that the Santa Fe 'ill enter San Francisco over its own tracks by the middle of July or the 1st of next August at tbe latest. This is a much earlier entrance than wa at first aunounoed. Fatrlarch of tha flml.h Chareh. Hopedale, III.. March 18. Christian Naffzeiger, senior bishop of the Ornish church and founder of the gieat Ornish congregations of this place, I dead, aged 80. , He wa one pf the patriarch and leader of the Ornish sect in tha West. Switzerland's tourist business 1 the most profitable industry sbe has, and what's better, she has a oiuch on it. It is absolutely secure from competi tion, IRON RULE NEEDED Porto Rlcans Plainly Show Their Discontent TROOPS NOT TO BE WITHDRAW!! Daily Bneoaatara Batwaaa Votaataors aad Matl.a.-Csld-Blood.d Mar dar at Cagaar. - Chicago, March 18. The Tribune print tbe following special correspond enoe from Porto Rico, from a Tribune correspondent: San Juan de Porto Rico, March 19, The real situation in Porto Rico is not understood. People in tbe States generally regard Porto Rioo a a sort of haven of peace. The war department has just requested General Henry that be Immediately report bow many regu lar troops he could spare, from tbe island. Tba One Hundred and Forty- seventh New York started home last Sunday. Tbe regular regiments that remain are so scattered that in many place where tnere Is necessity for strong force only a corporal' guard can be mustered, and territories where there are continual muttering and the greatest . evidence of discontent at American rule, are unguarded. Gen eral Henry is in a dilema. He ba only three regiment of troops thi Eleventh infantry, the Nineteenth and the Fifth cavalry, and two batteries of the Fifth heavy artillery. , "I need twice the troop 1 have," aid the general at his residence in San Juan. "Because of the easy victory of our troop here in the war and in the apparent friendliness of tbe native to the American soldiers when they in vaded tbe island, a notion prevail in the State that there is little necessity lor a strong force to maintain order in the island. The idea is erroneous. Tbe conditions here are alarming, xiiese people nave been given every opportunity, but they are clamoring now lor local self-government. They are no more fit for local self govern ment than I am to run a locomotive. More troop are needed io the island, Tbe seed of discontent, planted by professional agitators, are rapid t grow ing, and can be kept down only by strong military force. "The ill-feeling between tbe natives and the American troops seems to grow stronger every day. The Amerioan officers have to maintain the greatest vigilance to prevent tbelr men from wreaking vengeance on the natives, es pecially on the native police, for acta of violence that are continually com mitted against tne troops." PREDICTS AN INSURRECTION Coloaal Babosll Tails or Coadlttoaa la forts Blco. Uliioago, March IS. A special to the Tribune from New York ia a fol owa: "Tbe Porto Ricans want independ ence, - am vionel William P. Hub- bell, commander of tbe Fourteenth regiment, today, on hi return from Porto Rica Colonel Hubbell declared hi belief that an insurrection of the native of Porto Rico I bound to come sooner or later. He says every evidenoe of the forthcoming uprising wa given in Porto Rico, especially in the latter part oi tne stay oi tne regiment there. He aid: ' Tbe demonstration made at onr departure convinced us that the major ity oi tne native were glad to set rid of ns. Our first difficulties on tha island were caused by onr suppression of a secret society known as the Black nana, it was organized on tne same line with the Ku Klux Klan in this country. A plot was formed, of which we Obtained ample proof, to enter our barrack by stealth and put the entire portion ol the regiment which were at Caguay to the machete. Fortunately, we were placed on onr guard, and the conspiracy was frustrated." RATE WAR BEGINS. Tha Great Horthoro'a Cat Ma b the Othar Line. - . fit. Paul, March 18. The second- class rates from St. Paul to the Paciflo coast bare dropped from $40 to $35, The new rate are to apply daily nntil taken out by mutual agreement of tbe three Northern lines. The late of (29 is made from the Eastern terminals. St Paul and Minneapolis, to all mints fiom Portland a far East a Great Falls, Mont. The ticket are to be for continuous passage, without stopover. Accompanying tbia announcement comes the statement that the "net- tiers' " regular trip rate will be con tinued for the first and third Tuesday ol April under the same condition a are in effect for the 81st of this month inia make tbe round trip rate oa these days $86 to the eoast. D.w.r Will stay. Washington, March 13. The state- nuat can be repeated on the mthoritv of pfficers of the navy department, that Admiral Pewey will not be relieved at Manila until be choose to make appli cation lor sucn relief. Consequent there is no foundation of the story that Kear-Admiral Schley or any other Offi cer haa been selected to take command of the Asiatio squadron. - Karrlo'erator for Maalla. Chicago, March 13. Chief Quarter master Lee, of the department of the Lakes, will open bids Match 80 for the erection of a large refrigerating plant and ice-making machine at Manila, under the plans and tpecifioationt re cently revised bv experts. London, Marob 18. According to a dispatch to tba Time from Sydney, N. W., no lewet than 800 persons per ished in the hurricane that just swept the northeast ooaet of Queensland. 1 TROUBLE ON THE PORCUPINE. Aaaaricaaa Thraataa to Drtvo the Oaaa- dlaa. Avar. Washington, March 18. There grave danger of an armed collision be tween tbe American and Canadian miner in tbe Porcupine creek region, over tne Alaskan boundary question-. Despite the fact that tbe location of the boundary ba been determined be yond any reasonable doubt, the Cana dian have encroached aix mile more on tbe Amerioan aide, where they claim the right to (take claim and search for gold and deny the same rights to American. in American have threatened to expel tbe Canadians by foroe, and (t is feared that a conflict may be brought on. The aitnation is so serious that npon Information contained in a letter from Governor Brady, of Alaska, to tbe sec retary of the Interior, tbe secretary of state ba called tbe attention of tbe British government to tbe actions of the Canadians, and has asked to have them recalled to their own territory. MAN AND WOMAN HANGED. Lattor Waa Gam. to tha Idtatt Varam rroatratad. St- Scholastique, Quebec, March 18, Mrs. Cornelia Poirier and Samuel rarsiow were nanged nere ttil morn ing. Life waa declared extinct in eight minutes. The neck of both were broken. Mr, foirier, who said farewell to her relatives last night, waa firm and collected throughout. Sbe took-part in the ma said st 5 o'clock this morn ing and on tbe scaffold shook hands with the hangman without tremor, Tba crowd inside tb jail jeered at ber, but even then ber composure did not desert her, and at the suggestion of tbe executioners be turned and faced tbe jeerert and stood erect and prayed to the last. - - Parstow wa more dead than alive when tbe drop fell. The condemned were taken to the scaffold separately. and were prevented from seeing each other by a screen placed between them. Bis hundred men witnessed the exe cution. Outside tbe jail were 8,000 more, who with a beam tried to batter down tbe gate of the jailyard and could only be made to desist by the provin cial police firing their revolvers in the air. Mrs. Poirier and Samuel Parslow. her reputed lover, were banged for the murder of Isadora Poirier, tbe woman's Husband, in 1897. 'To Oovora Cuba. Washington, March 13. Tbe ad ministration ia contemplating a change in some feature of the government of Cuba. It is probable that tbe military government will, to a certain extent. be replaoed by a civil government The head of the government must, of course, remain military, but the plan in contemplation is to bare civil offi cer in place of military men In the cabinet and subordinate positions. It ia believed that expetta in differ ent lines, sucn a nuance and revenue and the management of , the general business of the island and of the differ ent municipalities will get along mora sniootniy than tbe army officer. Canplatlag tha Roll.. Havana, March 18. The only ob stacle now in the way of paving off the Cuban troops ia the completion of the rolls, a work which i be:ng hastened by Inspector-General Roloff. He toys that in some case the roster of the commands must be created, a the old rosters are either missing, or too de fective to be useful. He points out that the insurgents often have no paper, pen or ink. General Gomes explain that 6.000 commissioned and and 10,000 non commissioned officer are relatively large number in an army of 83,000 privates, but that these officers, in many case, received theii appoint ments because tbe Cuban have had no other way of recognising bravery and' stimulating enthusiasm. Coailaa oa tea Saaadla- Manila, Match 18. The remain Of Colonel W. & 6mitb, Major McCon ville, Captain David 8. Elliott and Second Lieutenant Eugene 8. French, who were killed in action, were ship ped home today by the United States transport Soandia, with military hon ors, tbe Second Oregon volunteer fur- ishing the escort through the city. A battalion of tbe Twenty-second infan try has reinforced General Wbeaton'a brigade. Pawdar Bxplodad. Creede, Colo., March. 13. Ail ax- plosion of several hundred pound of powder thia morning in the Commo dore mine, created great havoo and killed at least four men. The dead so far found are "Suotty" Wilson, Frank Hess and John Saner. It is certain one minor, name not yet ascertained, wa killed and it ia believed the dead number six, and there are several oth ers seriously injured. Poabla Kamalaa la 8orlo. Ban Francisco, Marob 18. Tba gov ernment ha revoked the order cancell ing the oharter of the tranapott City of Puebla, and the Vessel will be fitted out for another nip to tbe Philippines. The steamer Conemaugh Is now load ing mules for Manila and will probably ail on Saturday. Ordarod to Roaalala. ' San Francisco, March 18. The war department ha informed the local army official that four batteries of tbe Sixth United State artillery will be stationed at Honolulu, It I under stood that tha Second volunteer engi neer will be recalled, leaving the ar tillery as tbe sole garrison for tbe Ha waiian islands, It is probable that the Twenty-foutth United States infantry ill be sent here from Fort Douglas, Utah, and Fort Russell, Wye, where it i now stationed. LAWTON AT MANILA Transport Grant Reaches th End of Her Journey. REBELS DESTROYING HOUSES they Are Trrorllaa tha Iahakltaala at raadaoaa Othar Maws rroaa tha rhlllpolao lalaada. Manila, March 18. Rebel incendi aries landed at the village of Pandecaa last night for tbe purpose, it I aliened. of torroriaing those of tbe Inhabitant who do not sympathize with the insur rection. A number of native booses were destroyed. The United 8UteS transport Grant. which sailed from New York, January i, Having on board Malor-Ueaeral Lawtoo, the Fourth infantry and a bat talion of the Seventeenth Infantry, ar rived this morning. With the except ion of San Pedro Ma- cati, where Filipino sharpshooter in cessantly annoy the Amerioan troop, matter are unusually quiet along tba line. The weather la much cooler today. Tha Maritime Steam Navlaatioii Company' steamer Nustrla Znedel Rio haa arrived her from Ho Ho and report all quiet there, although skir mishes are frequent in the outlying dis trict. ' The Negro commissioner landed Friday last at Bacolot, and have been doing excellent work since. The St. Paul landed a battalion of troop at Negioa March . Colonel Smith and other officer were magnifi cently received and entertained by the natives, who were extremely kind and ooorteou. Within an boor of landing the signal corps had established communication with I la He, Captain Tilly leporting new of the reception to General Miller. Goodall'a battalion wa subsequent ly landed at Cebu without opposition. and ia quartered in the city. The tteamer Gloria, whieb baa ar rived her from Curimae in the north . ern part of Luaon, report that tha steamar San Joaquin 1 itranded, that her cargo ha been Jettisoned and that her native orew mutinied and murdered the Spanish officer of tha vessel. Some of tbe mutlnere are reported to have been arrested at Vigaa. s The British flrat-clas cruiser Power ful, has arrived here fiora Hong Kong, in order to relieve the first-alas cruiser Narcisaua. Tha United State transport Ari- aona ha sailod. - i All I quiet' at Manila. . THE FILIPINOS' MISTAKE. lmm at Ranc gaa Kxprasa Their Via r Ka-atiaUtar flam. Hung Kong, via San Francisco. March 18. In an interview John Bar rett, let United State m insist er to Siam, whole parning through Hong Kong, ea route borne, said: . Thi collision of force at Manila ia tbe moat disastrous thing that could bava happened to the Filipino causa of independence, and they themselves. that la the leading representative of AguinaUlo here aod members of tha so-called junta, realise it and cannot at tha moment understand it They have come to me almost with tears ia their eyee asking for details of the conflict, and seeking some legitimate explana tion and excuse for the reported begin ning of tbe fray by the natives. . Tele gram have been pouring io on them from tbelr agents in America and Europe asking fui the Filipino side of the tory. . , - . , "The long continuance of the fight ing they aay would ba accounted for by the masse of Filipino soldiers prac tically being beyond all control of afB eer after the battle had really begun. aod being inspired, with tbe blind bop of driving tha American soldier into Manila, a they bad formerly the Span iardu Now that the treaty I ratified rich! after the reckless openingof hostilities. tne Filipino leader are almost dumb founded, and are completely at a loaa a to thoir future policy. They can didly admit that tbe worst blow posai- Die oat been struck at their prospect. On even confessed to me that the very beat thing tbat they could do now wa to disband, disarm and quietly yield to American control, trusting that;fuU justice would eventually be done them. A he 1 a man of high standing, I hope bl Influence may count with Agoinat do and hi follower." ' ' Wraacal followe X7a- ' ' Seattle. Wash., March 13 Tha cittsena of Fort Wrangel, Alaska, are said by late arrivals from the North to bo drawing op a petition asking th joint high commission to eed their town to Canada. Thi ia on of tha oldest settlement in Alaska. Tba people desire to be the center of Cans dlan travel to the mine of the in terior, and think a change of flag would help their' business chance. . Turn Par Cant laaraaaa. Pittsburg, March 13. The National Tube Works Company announced today that an increase of wage of 10 pec cent would b granted it 6,000 am ployes, to take effect March 16. Drank Wood Aloohol. Marlboro, Mas., March -13. Tha examination made upon the stomaob of the four members of tbe Underwood family who weie found dead In fetse- mont house In the rear of the l ire thntt factory here on Monday even I r - t b- ruary 13, gives as the ei;i i o. -u i U every ease tbe driokin? of wncl t! bol. Tbe persona who --e f . .-Id in the bon3e were Edward In' , his two daughters, Oiiv, 1 i ' Frances, aged 13, and J. i. . , the 3-year-old tun of Oiir l - j -r ,