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VOL. XVI.
ST. HELENS, OKEQON, FRIDAY, MAHCII 31, 1809.
NO. 15.
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EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome or the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TKKSK TICKS FROM TUB WISES
Aa Interesting Colleotloa or Items From
the Tm HemlalTberea PtiMiUd
la a Ooadeasad Form.
rive tnouisna norueieeker ar on
their way from St. Paul to North Pa
elno com! points.
A dispatch to th London Evening
ew irom Brussels revive! the rumor
Out Cardinal (nibbont may b the next
. pop. -
Another battle hat occurred at Ho
IIP, In which on American wa killed
and IS wounded. Th rebel lout SO
killed nd 800 war wounded.
General Otle Informs the war de
partment that ba cannot ipare at pre
ent the volunteer now In the Philip,
plnet, but bo pei to be able to do ao
aoon.
During the abeenoe ol John Dian and
.wife, of Greenfel, Manitoba, from their
farm, their residence caught Are, and
their dt ohildien were burned to
death.
Severe weather eontlnoea throughout
Great Britain. Great Iota bat occurred
among livestock, and London bat ex
perienced the beaviett tnowfall of thia
winter.
The Argentine transport Villa Ralna
haa been wrecked in Cameionea bar
between Cape Raao and Copede Bah las,
Northern Patagonia. Mo lott of life It
repotted.
Ex-Secretary John Sherman, wboee
death waa reported on board the
eteamthlp Parit while en route home
from Kingaton, Jamaica, It ttitl alive
and bopet are entertained of hie reoov
ery. He will be brought to the United
Statea on the cruiaer Chicago. ,
Aocordlng to advioe from the Ori-
" ent, tli emperor of Corea baa oreated a
eenaation by appearing In a full unl
form out In American fashion. Hit
attendant! have also been attlted in
American styl. The emperor, It It
atated, baa cut off hit topkuot or abort
queue, which from time Immemorial
hat adorned the top of the Coreaa em
peron' bead.
The Peking ooiretpondent of the
London Tims says: The Deutsche
Zeltung pnblithet a long article ahow
log how the United State la (lowly
but turely obtaining a commercial foot'
ing In Turkey and the Eait generally.
The writer warnt Austria and other
European atatea of the danger of which
they ate threatened. America 1 de
scribed aa a "aerioua trade rival."
The Alatka boundary ditpute la
oauting eei lout concern In adminittra
tlon eirolea at Washington. ,
Reorganisation of the American
forcet In the Philippine! It In prepare
tion for a decisive move against the
enemy before the rainy season begins.
The mountain banditti of Panay Isl
and attempted a aerious attack upon
Ho Ilo, but they weie repulsed with
the lost of 300 men by General Miller.
Secretary Long ba Instructed Rear-
Admiral McNalr to abolish in June the
construction course et the naval aoad-
my, established by Naval Constructor
Ilobson. . .
Theorists in the disturbance at La
redo, Tex., over the carrying out of
the state health officer's regulation la
aupptesslng the smallpox epidemic
oeema to be passed.
A temporary border line between
Alaska and Canadian possession will
probably be located to obviate possible
difficulty between American and Can'
dian miners, pending a permanent set
tlement of the dispute.
Governor Rogers, of Washington,
hat offered a reward of 1360 for the ar
rest of George O. Evans, ex-deputy
tate auditor,who it charged wijh forg
ing state warrants, and also aa addi
tional (950 reward for hit conviction.
Attorney-General Godfrey, of Kan
aas, haa discovered that the late legis
lature by mistake repealed the law
which provides for all appointments of
city officer. The supreme court will
be atked to declare the new law onoon
atltutional. - The enormont mastodon tusk recent
ly discovered near Dawson, and which
Dr. O'Leaiy, formerly of Portland, Or.,
arranged to present to the Portland
city museum, will be bronght from
Alaska by Uucle Sam, who will not
charge any freight for the transporta
tion. Fifty Cuban soldier from Mariano
kidnaped three former Spanish gueril
la and took them Into the bush, where
the prisoner were maltreated. Two
were rescued by a detachment at the
8econd Illinois regiment. Three of the
Cnbant were arrested, charged with
murder.
It la reported that Aguinaldo i not
disheartened over the continued defeat
of bla foroes, and proposes to keep up
the war against Amerloan rnle In the
Philippines to long at he can bold hi
follower in line. General La Garda,
Who advised the lnanrgent chief to
quit, was decapitated by hi order.
Miner Mews Items.
Seld Back, Jr., and hi company of
native-born Chinese expect to take a
hand In the entertainment of the Na
tional Editorial Association, which con
vene in Portland. Or., on July 4.
John M. Downey I dead at Sugar
Lake, Mo., of brain fever, aged 60
year. He was" known a the apple
king, and waa one of the proprietor of
the Reece & Downey orchard, one of
th largest in the country.
LATER NEWS.
lion, William 8. Mason, mayor
Portland, Or., died his horn In that
olty after an Illness of about sis weeks.
Liver complications. suDorluduced bv
an attack ol die grip in February
cauaea nit ueatn.
Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred C. Gir
ard, chief surgeon, has been ordered to
Vancouver barracks. Wash., as obiet
surgeon of that department Acting
Assistant Surgeon T. G- Holmes bs
been ordered to new Fort Spokane.
wash.
The Pari correspondent of the ton
don Observer telegraphs that a furiout
fight ocourred on the Boulevard St.
Michael between parties of Dreyful
and antl-Dreyfu students. Several
persons were injured and two cafes
were wrecked.
Fifteen hundred employes of th
Philadelphia clothing manufacturera
have (truck (or Inoreas of wave, abo
lition of sub-contractor and an agree
ment that the waget will not be
duoed. Other operative were thrown
out of work, making in ail 8,000 per
on out.
The Amerloan army, some 10,000
strong, Is advancing against the Fill
pino Insurgent, numbering 19.000.
The Americans are successfully driving
the rebel from their stronghold after
stubborn resistance. The American
lose I quit heavy, but not nearly
large a that of the insurgents.
so
In the storming of the rebel capital
the Killed In the Second Oregon were:
Company B. Private II. B. Adams; D,
William W. Cook; L, Charles Herbert,
uuy Miuard. Tbirty-eigbt were
wounded. The First Washington in
fantry bad aeven wounded, one mor
tally, Captain Fortson, whose borne I
near Seattle.
riie Cuban military assembly bat
decided that dissolution of the astern
bly at the present time wonld be preiu
oiciai to lite interest of the army,
The assembly ha cent Senor Uelre
and Villallor to Washington to en
oeavor to ootain tne president' co
operation in Its efforts to raise more
money for the Cuban troops.
Spanish officers at Madrid acquaint
ed with the Philippine island con
tinn to predict the failure of Major
ueneral Otis' campaign, notwitbitand
tng tne American success. They lay
that while the American will un
donbtedly win all the battle, they will
loss the campaign itself, owing to the
aptitude of the Tagalos to conduot
war of snrprisee and ambuscade.
Th United Bute district attorney
at ban Fianofeco has been inatrncted
by the United State attorney general
to bring toit against the San Francisco
Dry Dock Company to secure possession
of Mission rock, in that harbor. It I
proposed to establish a naval coaling
station there. The dock company
claim th rook under title from the
state.
China baa flatly refuted to cede
Sao
Man bay to Italy.
Secretary Alger and party have left
Washington on a visit to Havana.
The British, German and . Amerloan
ministers at Peking bav addressed
note to the Tsnng-li-yamen, demand
Ing a settlement of the Shanghai fur
sign settlement extensions question. ...
Work In the mint of the Hotel
Windsor, In New Yoik, continue with
unabated vigor, A great many charred
bone ar being found, but cannot be
put together to form entire skeletons.
Tb Erie Limited Jumped the track
10 miles from Akron, O., the engine
and baggage oar going into the ditch,
almost instantly killing the engineer.
and aeriously injuring the fireman and
one passenger.
A rear-end collision between two
freight train on the Flint & Pere Mar
quette railroad near New Boston,
Mich., in a heavy fog, killed tb fire
man and badly injured the engineer of
tb rear engine.
According to a "retort from Seoul.
capital of Corea, the whole Corean
oabinet ha been dismissed and two of
he minister have been banished be
cause of wholesale changes made by
the cabinet in provinolal offices
Queen VIotoria la likely to receive
sn unprecedented honor by the city of
New York. On May 94, the queen'
birthday, the national, state and city
Hags will be flung to the breete from
II publio building in Greater New
York in honor of the queen.
General Porter, United State am
bassador at Paria, answering an In
quiry of a correspondent, said he was
unable to discuss rumors to the effect
that he may succeed Alger aa, secretary
of war, aa all information on the sub
ject ought to oome from Washington,
The Spanish government haa ordered
the prosecution of General Weyler's or
gan, til ftauionale, and of several re
publican and Car list newspapers for
publishing, with offensive comments,
report that the queen regent wat
about to abdioate and to marry an
Austrian archduke. The offending pa
peri have been seized.
According to a prisoner captured by
ur troops, Aguinaldo hai announced
that he will personally mast th re
tervei at Maloloi and maioh on Manila
within 80 days, nnles the Amerioan
withdraw In th meantime. The con
jentration of the rebel foroes la the
vicinity of Malabon give color to the
itatement of the prisoner.
A special to the Denver New from
Albuquerque. N. M,, iiysi Red Pip
kin, the noted trainrobber who was
Mptnred recently at Moab, Utah, was
brought to Albuquerque from Wlnne
mnoca, Nev where he waa wanted on
charge of holding up a Santa Fe pas
senger train. H will be brought be
fore United 8tates Commissioner Whit
ing on a oharge of being conoer ned In
the hold-op ol a Santa Fe Pacific train
at Grants last year, and also of killing
deputy sheriff.
ARKANSAS RACE WAR
ftnany Negroes Have Been
Killed by Whites.
ME COUKTBY GREATLY EXCITED
eke Blaeki la th Little Wear District
Had Planned ta XxtrnlRte
th White. -
Texarkana, Ark., March 95. A race
war I on In Little liver county, and
during the last 94 hour an Indefinite
number of negroes have met theirdeath
it the hands of an infuriated white
population. Seven are known to have
been lynched, shot to death or slain in
tome manner, and the work i not yet
;lone. The bodies of the victims of the
mob' vengeance are hanging to the
limb of trees in various part of tb
county, strung op wherever overtaken
while that of another, who wat shot to
death : while trying to escape, . was
thrown into a creek and left there.
The oountry I In a date of most in
tense excitement. White men are col
looting in mobs, heavily armed and de
termined', negroes are fleeing for their
live, and th community 1 in an
uproar.
Th exaot number of negroes wbo
bav been summarily dealt with, or
those wbo may yet fall into the handa
of the mob before order Is restored,
may never be known. Seven bodies
have been found, and other victime
re being hunted, ami will meet
ilmllar fate when ran to earth.
Little River county Is in the extreme
southeast corner of the state, bordered
en the west by tbe Indian territory
snd on tbe south by Texas. The negro
population ll large, and hat for a long
time proved very tronblesome to tbe
whites. Frequent murder have oo-
rarred, and tbeftt and figlit have be-
some common affaire.
FAMINE IN RUSSIA.
farrlbla Stories From th Voice Prev,
Ibom Prompt Aid MaeoaMry.
Bt. Petersburg, March 95. The
newspapers of the city publish pitiable
account of the condition of the so-
called famine distiicta of Russia,
pectally Samaria, in the eastern part
3f European Russia. The effort of
the Red Cross Society have ataved off
the horror of actual atarvation. but
the society's fund are almost exhaust
ed, ami the dire distress, compelling
tbe consumption of all kind of garb
age, ha produoed an epidemic of terri
ble mortality, with typhus, scurvy and
other pestilential diseaee.
Tiie peasants are compelled to sell
sverything, and are living in oold,
lamp and filthy cabins. Weakened by
hunger, they fall ready victim to ty
phus and acute scurvy. Unless the
government givee prompt aid, the Vol-
ia province! appear doomed to a repe
tition of the horrors of 1891 and 1809,
.THE BATTLE AT ILO ILO.
fhe Anerleaa Leas Was Oaa Klllod
and Fifteen Wound. d.
Manila, March 95. Detail of tb
fighting at Ilo Ilo on March 18 show
that 400 rebel riflemen from Panla
were met by eeven companies of th
Eighteenth regiment, United Statea in
fantry, and a battalion of, Tennessee
volunteers. Supporting these troop
were three two-inch Hotohkias guns
under General Miller. ; North of Jaro,
across the river, tbe Americana were
met with a heavy fire. One man was
killed and 15 wounded of the Eight
eenth regiment, and there were sev
eral cases of sunstroke. General Miller
eatimatea that 60 rebel ' were killed
and 100 wounded.
Kelaforeementa for Otis.
Washington, March 86. Additional
reinforoeinenta reached Manila thia
morning, aa i Indicated by the receipt
of a diapatoh from General Otia, saying
that th transport Sherman had ar
rived with the troop in good condi
tion. The Sherman followed tbe
Grant through the Sue canal, these
preceding the transport Sbeiidan over
tbe same loote. The Sheridan is ex
pected to reach Manila in about two
weeks. , .
These three vessel will add about
,000 fresh regular troops to the mili
tary forces In the Philippine islands,
and are expeoted to aid materially in
the plan which oontemplate the com
plete subjugation of the insurgent be
fore the opening of tbe rainy season,
about th middle of April. The Solace
ha reached Manila.
Robots Usa Fol.oaeu Ballots.
New York, March 95. A dispatoh
to the Herald from Washington saysi
Report received at the war department
from tbe medical officer serving with
troop In the Philippine show that
Aguinaldo'l army i using brass-tipped
ballet. Several American soldiers
have been wounded by the poisonous
projectiles, and in consequence the
wounds are more difficult to heal than
those caused by the ordinary bullet.
A Walk-Out at ritUbai-a-.
Pittsburg, Pa., March 95. Six hun
dred employes of the Fox Pressed Steel
Company bave quit work because tbe
firm refused to grant, an advance of 10
per oent in their wage.
Tho Barriabnrt Scandal.
Harrlsbnrg, Pa., March 95. The
house bribery investigating oommittee,
in pursuance of a resolution adopted
by the house yesterday, began today
formal, examination ot all the 804
member in that . body. It will take
everal day to question all the mem
ber. ' '
Berlin, March 95. The German bat
tle-ship Oldenburg broke her anchor
and went aground near Kiel today dur
ing a heavy mow storm.
THE PRICE OF SILVER.
fb RmalUra'
Trait to Adva'aa It Tea
Par Cant.
Topeka, Kan., March 95. Mr. John
T. Graham, of Denver, who- owns ex
tensive gold and silver mine in Colo
rado and New Mexico and Coppermine
in Utah, passed throned Topeka to
day on hi way to hi home. Mr.
Graham operate smelting plant at
hit various mines, and he ha been in
New York in attendance at the meeting
of smelter operator which resulted
in the perfection of a gigantic trust,
with a capital of $05,000,000.
While in this city Mr. Graham made
the important statement that tbe first
step made by the new trnst would be
to advance the price of silver 10 per
cent. .
"This la a trust that will prove bene
ficial instead of oppressive," said Mr,
Graham. "All the smelter operator
wbo entered into the combine sinned a
contract agreeing not to raise the price
on treatment of oie for 10 year. The
advance in silver will be made within
a very short time, just as soon a tb
combine can be perfected."
TORTURED BY FILIPINOS.
Terrible Biprl.ne at Photograph!
A. R. rotors.
San Francisco, March 95. A letter
from Captain McQuesten, surgeon of
tbe Twenty-eighth regulars, now at
Manila, telle of tbe release of A. R.
Peters, a photographer, who waa cap
tured and tortured by the Filipino.
Peters was made prisoner while tak
ing picture outside the line fie waa
thrust into a filthy Jail, where be was
visited by a native captain, who tested
hi (word on bi body and promiaed to
kill him. The rebel chief then called
in a number of naked savages, all
armed, who executed a war dance and
made passe at Peters, one of them
woumUng him in the arm. The next
morning he waa taken to Malolos.
where he found eight Americans, two
fcogliahmen and a Spaaiard. From
here be finally secured hi release
through the intervention of American
officials.
"The savagee wbo attacked Peters,
continues Captain JUctjueeten, "were
of the tiibe known as headhuntera and
cannibal. They live in the interior
of the island, and will not abow any
mercy after thia to any unfortunate
white man who may fall into their
bands."
Leper Sottlomoat at Molokal.
San Francieco. March 95. Rev. W,
H. Tubb will soon visit the leper set
tlement on tne Island of moiokai, aa
the agent of a local improvement club,
and with tbe indorsement ot Senator
Dwyer, the author of the concurrent
resolution adopted by tbe recent legis
lature to convert Molokal into a na
tional leper eettlement. He will re
main among the leper for four months,
and will work in connection with
oommittee to be appointed by President
McKinley to Investigate the matter.
There are a number of lepers in the
San Francisco pesthouse and the citi
sene ar anxious to have them- removed
to Moiokai.
. Lolaad Woll Soearod.
New York, March 95. The Herald
say a: I Warren W. Leland will receive
each day until hie new hotel ia com
pleted a sum said to be 150 on "use
and occupancy polioiea," which be for
tunately held. Thia will be entirely
apart from tne insurance he, will re
ceive on furniture. Tbe "use and oc
oupancy" policies provide for the pay
ment to the Insured for eaoh day his
business ia not in operation.
President May Coma to tb Coast.
Washingon, March 85. It ia now
believed that President McKinley will
take an extended vacation thia aummer
if publio business will permit. Last
spring he wanted to make a trip
through the West, visiting Yellowstone
Park, and going as far aa th Pacific
coast, and he may see hi way clear to
take that trip thi summer. (
Ta Replace Stat Arms.
Washington, March 96. Tbe ord
nance bureau of the war department
has sent a circular to the governor ot
each state of the Union, stating that
the arm and ordnance stores furnished
the volunteers during the Spanish war
will be returned to the state in kind.
Ta Parole the Yoanger.
St. Paul, March 95. A bill which
ill permit the parole of the Younger
boys, which waa defeated in the aenate
yesterday, was reconsidered and passed
today. Tbe former bandits can be pa
roled with the approval of the board of
pardons it the measure becomes a law.
Aa Klsetrle Vehlele Company.
Trenton, N. J., March 95. Artioles
of incorporation were filed today with
the secretary ot state of the New Eng
land Electric Vehicle dt Transportation
Company, with a capital ot $95,000,
000. The company : is authorised to
manufacture appliances for operating
vehicles and to manufacture and oper
ate the vehicle themselves.
Buffalo ftotaras from Manila.
Washington, March 95. Tbe Buffalo
sailed today from Manila for New
York. She comes by way ot the Sues
canal, and will now ply regularly on
that route between New York and
Manila, making two round trips per
year, at least, bringing invalids borne
and oarrylng .. out supplies for the
American fleet in the Philippine.
atelde on tbe Btase.
London, March 95. Th Vienna
eorrespondent-of th Standard say a that
tbe popular acres, Lolo Balxolla. ex.
claiming " Tia love that kills," shot
herself with a revolver on the stage in
full light ot the audience dnrlng a per
formance at Cilli, Styria, and wa re
moved in a dying condition.
Fail. March 95. Pari I fullering
from the scourge ot influenza. Tire
death during tbe last eeven day have
been 988 above the average.
IA DECISIVE VICTORY
Forces of Aguinaldo Met by
Otis' Brigade.
MANY OF TUB ENEMY KILLED
Aatsrleaa Laasea War Sllaht S.
Orogoa Wa Incog la
tb Battle
aad
Manila, March 97. Th movement
of the American troop today awept
the Insnrgents back toward Malabon
General Harrison Gray Otia' brigade
i In front of La Loloma, where there
i a stretch ot a mile of rough, open
oonntry. Tbe insurgent trenches in
the edge of the wood ar four leet
deep, and fornish a good bead cover.
Tbe American troop advanced on
the double quick, yelling fiercely and
occasionally dropping in the grass and
firing by volley. The natives stood
until the American were within 900
yard of their position, and then broke
and ran for the wood. About 80 of
tbem were killed in the outskirts and
70 of them on tbe road
Th Montana and Kansas troop met
the hottest resistance in a strip from
which the rebels have greatly worried
the Americans recently during the
night time. .
Ninety minute after tbe start at 6
o'clock tbe whole front, for a dis
tance of three mile to tbe north, had
been cleared. General Hale' brigade
bad simultaneously swept in a north
westerly direction, rooting the enemy
snd burning the town of San Francisco
del Monte and a number of soattered
huts.
The line was then opposite Nova
lichee, the artillery advancing along a
good road from Loloma to Novaliobee,
the wagons oarrying pontoons, tele
graph suppliee and ammunition follow
ing. The infantry moved in splendid
order.
Smoke from tbe burning huts marked
the line of the Amerioan advance.
Ambulances and horse litters, led by
Chinese, brought in the wonnded.
emong whom were a few Filipinos.
The Americans who were wonnded en
dured their injuries bravely, one group
which bad been brought into the hos
pital singing "Comrades."
Tbe Pennsylvania troop took nine
prisoner, among them a great naked
captain of the Macaco bee tribe and one
Japanese. All the prisoners were
greatly terrified, expecting to be exe
cuted immediately. ;
General MacArthur' division, con
sisting ot the brigades of General Har
rison Gray Otis, General Hale and
General Hall, supplemented by Gen
eral Wheaton's brigade, advanced at
daylight and cut the enemy's forces in
two. They captured the towns of Polo
and Novalicbee on the left, and San
Francieco del Monte and Marlquina on
the right, clearing tbe rebel trenches
in front of the line north from the
river to Calocan. They also secured
possession of tbe railroad, practically
cornering the flower of Aguinaldo's
army at Malabon and in tbe foothill
at Singalon, 90 mile apart.
The troops engaged were the Third
artillery, Oregon. Montana, Kansas,
Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, South
Dakota and Minnesota volunteers; the
Third, Fourth, Seventh and Twenty-
second regulars, the Utah artillery bat
talion and Twenty-third regiments.
The Amerioan caanalties were slight
Aaiarleaa Hirer oa tba Rampafo.
Sacramento, March 97. The Ameri
can river ia on the rampage, especially
in the neighborhood of Folsom. Word
was received today that water waa
pouring over the great atone dam at
the Folsom prison last night to a depth
oi IB lees, and at last accounts waa
rising rapidly. A great log boom,
whiob was held together with cables.
has collapsed. About 15,000 logs came
down the stream, representing over 9,
000,000 feet ot lumber. Tbe Sacra
mento river ia slowly rising.
No Kseapa tor Filipino.
Washington. March 97. It is under
stood here that General Otis baa so far
matured his plan of ostmpaign that
within a week oi ten days he will be
able to begin a movement whioh le ex
pected to mark the destruction oi Ag
uinaldo's army. ' Although stragglers
and fugitives may infest the inland of
Lnson for some time it i believed that
after General Oti baa delivered hi
next blow tbe Insurgent 'army, aa an
organisation, will have ceased to exist.
A Swooping Victory.
New York, March 97. The World
prints the following Manila cable
under date of March 97: .
A aweeping victory over Aguinaldo'
forces haa just been won by the United
State troops.
The total American loss 1 estimated
at about 100, including both killed and
wounded. The Filipinoa Ice ia be
tween 800 and 400.
Hnntor On far Hondaraa.
Washington, March 97. Dr. Hunter,
United Statee minister to Honduraa. ia
about to leave for his post. The min
ister will demand reparation for the
killing of an American named Fear
during the revolutionary disturbance
in Hondurae. Pear wa (hot by a
Honduras (entry.
Roaalara Ordered for Cuba.
Washington, March ',7. The second
United State infantry i under order
to go from Anniston, Ala., to Cuba.
Before sailing eight companies and
headquartera will go to Savannah, and
four companies to Augusta.
LI Buna Chans Again la Faor.
Peking, Maioh 97. It is learned on
good authority that Li Hung Chang is
again upon the point of returning to
power, and that be has been restored
to favor with the Chinese government.
CHINA'8 SORROW.'-
Two Mlllloa Foopl Are Starring aa Sba
t Yellow Klvr.
Washington, March 27. Citizens of
tbe United States residing in Che Foo,
China, have made an earnest anpeal
through Consul Fowler, at Che Foo, to
the charitable in America and else
where on behalf of the sufferers from
the appalling Yellow river flood of
this year. These flood have been do
scribed by tbe natives a "China' tor'
row," and the petltionere state that
never before was the distress so great
and heart-rending ae cow, Tbe moat
conservative estimate place the number
of starving at 9,000,000. and time will
undoubtedly augment the distress.
The petitioner tar that they are
daily, almost honrly, in receipt of re
port from their countrymen in tbe in
terior depicting tbe condition, of the
famine tefugee; hundred ot village
are submerged, cities surrounded by
water, homes, furniture, clothing, in
fact, everything, is nnder water or de
stroyed; the ' natives themselves sre
living in straw hots; many have abso
lutely no shelter from the winter'a cold
and snow, are subsisting on bark, wil
low twigs, roots, etc. The summer's
crop bave been a failure, the seed for
next spring's sowing is gone, and there
Is nothing for the starvuig millious to
hope for in tbe future.
TOSSED HIGH IN THE AIR.
U Haw Iajarad by a Boiler Xsplaalea
la aoottlo.
Seattle, Wash., March 97. A boiler
exploded in tbe basement of a combi
nation lodging house and saloon on tbe
corner of Washington end South Sec
ond streets, tonight, injuring six men
Three were fatally injured.
The boiler was located under a aide.
walk, and all the injured were passing
by when the explosion tseurred. Two
men were almost over tbe boiler and
were thrown about 50 feet in tbe air.
Besides having their bones brokea,
they were severely out by broken glass,
The force of the explosion waa suffl
eient to throw pieces of the boiler 100
feet in the air. All the windows in
the adjacent buildinga were broken
it is tiiouebt that tne explosion was
rlne to tbe carelessness of the engineer,
who allowed the boiler to run dry.
Almost Wiped Otr the Mop.
Nashville, Tenn., Maroh 97. Tba
little town of Liberty, in Dekalb ooon
ty, is almost wiped off the map. A
fnriona cyclone (wept over it .last
night, wrenching trees from their roots
and felling house in all directions.
The Chris :inn church, a handsome
brick structure, waa blown to piece in
the outset, and people were panic-
stricken. Tbe damage to property in
the storm's path is enormous, but no
fatalities are reported. '
Lynehlag la Mississippi.
Jackson, Miss., Maroh 97. Three
negroes were taken from sn officer of
the law and lynched by an armed mob
near Silver City, in Yazoo county, last
Saturday morning. After being shot
to death the bodies ot the victims were
sighted with bandies of cotton-bale
ties and thrown into the Yazoo rirei.
They were the ringleaders ot tbe ne
groes in tbe race encounter on the Mid
night plantation early last week.
: Keeh'a lareatlgatioa.
Berlin, March 97. Professor Koch,
the celebrated bacteriologist, who in
1884, at tbe head of the German
cholera commission, vieitod Egypt and
India and there discovered the so-
called "comma" cholera bacillus, will
start with an expedition next month
for tbe tropics to continue his investi
gation a to the nature and origin of
malaria. The reichatag has made a
grant ot 60,000 marks in aid of the un
dertaking. Bala la California.
San Francisco, March 97. The rain
fa still falling in all parts of Northern
California without signs of cessation.
News from the valley section show
that the rivers are rising, but there is
little danger of flood just at present,
nnles the rain should become more
heavy or the weather warmer, in which
case the snow in tbe mountains would
melt more rapidly than the water could
be earried off.
Saortnna Continue to Improre.
Santiago, March 9 7. Mr. Bhermar
Is feeling very much better this even
ing, and hi physician regard hi con
dition aa very much improved. Dar
ing the afternoon he sat on the deck ot
the Pari viewing Santiago. The
United Statee cruiser Chicago i ex
pected here by daybreak tomorrow, and
Mr. Sherman will be immediately
transferred to her.
Lako Steamer Ashore.
Eacine, Wis, March 9 6. The
Goodrich passenger steamer Atlanta it
on the beach two mile south of this
city. The steamer wa oaught in tbe
drift ice, which wa driven . in by the
southeast gale. She is reportedlbadly
listed. The passengers are still aboard.
A life-saving crew has gone to the res
cue, .
Baeeeesor to Alger.
Paris. March 27. General Porter.
United States ambassador, answering
an inquiry ot a correspondent, said he
waa nnahla to diacuaa rnmnra to tha
effect that he may succeed Alger as
secretary ol war, a all information on
th subject ougbt to come from Wash
ington. Faabla Takes Bis Hundred Men.
San Francisco, March 97. Thi
transport City of Puebla sailed foi
Manila tonight with 600 men of the
Ninth regiment ot infantry. Lieuten
ant Vitate, military attache ot th
Italian legation in Washington, waa
also a passenger.
Twenty Thousand Men A treated.
Cincinnati. March 37. Local iron
foundrvmen have granted a 10 rer oent
Increase in wage to employes. The
agreement affects 90,000 men.
NEAR REBEL CAPITAL
The American Army Steadily
Pushing Onward.
MA5Y THOUSANDS ARE ENGAGED
Tb Stubborn Resistance ef th Intar
Snt Surprise th War
Departmeat.
Washington, March 28. Th war
department tonighrrecelved the fol
lowing: "Manila,' Match 98. Adjutant
General, Washington: MacArtbur's
advance is beyond Newcanayan, two
miles .beyond Polo, nine miles from
Manila, and fifteen miles from Malolos.
The railroad will be repaired to tbe
advance point tomorrow, ; and tbe
troops will be supplied by cars Mac
Arthur will press on tomorrow. He ia
now in the open country. The insur
gent are etoutly resisting behind suc
ceeding lines ot Intrenchuients, from
which our troop continually drive
them. Manila is perfectly quiet, and
the native inbabitanta appear to be re
lieved of anxiety and fear of insur
gent Captain Krayenbub, commis
sary lieutenant. Third artillery, I
mortally wounded. OTIS."
Manila, March 98. The United
8tatet troop under Brigadier-General
Wbeaton captured the town ot Malinta,
beyond the Tuliahan river, today, af
ter a thatp fight Colonel Harry O.
Egbert, of the Twenty-second regular
infantry, waa kilted. Prince Loewen
stein, formerly aid-de-camp on the
staff of Brigadier Miller at Ilo Ilo,
somehow got in front of the firing line
and waa shot in the eide, dying al
most instantly. A German wbo ac
companied the prince was wounded.
The United Statea gunboat Helena
and other gunboats bave been shelling .
Malabon, about a mile" northwest of
Calocan, for several hour. The insur
gents made a fierce resistance to the
American advance up the railroad at
Malinta. In addition to the fatal
wounding of Colonel Egbert, several
men of the Twenty -second infantry and
everal men of the Oregon and Kan-
san regiments were billed, .
Evidently anticipating a bombard
ment by tbe fleet, a thousand rebel
vacated Malabon last night, leaving a
few to burn tbe town. General Whea
ton's brigade, composed of tbe Seoond
Oregon regiment and the Twenty
second snd Twenty-third infantry,
stretched oat along the railroad from
Calocan to the Tuliahan river, was
powerless to prevent the " withdrawal.
owing to tbe natural obstacles and to
tbe strong opposition. A column ot
smoke at daybreak was the first intima
tion of the enemy'e intention, but
others followed at various points, ail
soon blending in a dense balloon
shaped cloud. The flames of tbe burn
ing rice mills snd large buildings could
be plainly eeen from Calocan, despite
tbe strong sunlight.
By 11 o'clock in the morning the
only building ot importance not de
stroyed in tbe center of the town was a
large stone ohurcb, but even at noon
fresh fires were started among the na
tive huts in tbe outskirts of Malabon,
although the general exodus took place
much earlier. Many of tbe tebele
sought refuge in tbe suburbs, Navotas
and Casag, or were driven inland by
tbe shells of tbe Helena, Callao, Ning-
dapan and Laguna de Bay.
WashingtonMarch 98. General
Otis' dispatch, received at 10 o'clock
tonight, recording MacArthur's ad
vance to Newcanayan, marked a direct
and important step by the American
troops, in tbe opinion of the acting sec
retary, Meiklejohn, and Adjutant
General Corbin. Both expressed their
satisfaction at what had been accom
plished. Tbe former dispatch regard
ing this branch ot the operations, bad
not been ao promising, inasmuch aa
they had stated that General MacAr
thur, although he had driven the en
emy, could not gain a point north of
Polo on account of tbe roughness of the
country. With easy railroad commun
ication to tha advanced point, the diffi
culty In forwarding commissary sup
plies will be considerably lessened.
Every step for ward ia regarded as so
much ground gained, and aa approach
nearer tbe insurgent headquarter at
Malolos now stated to be but 15
miles from the vanguard of the Ameri
can army. Tbe tenaoity of tba Fili
pinos in the past few days' fighting
ba somewhat surprised tbe war offi
cial here, who did not think them
oapable of putting up and maintaining
the contest they have.
Washington, March 98. The war
department ha received the following
cablegram:
Manila, March 98. Adjutant-Gen- .
eral, Washington. MacArthur has
driven the enemy, strongly Intrenohed
in large force, north of folo. He will
continue to press them. The insurg
ents have strong lntrenohment from
Calocan to Malolos, which have taken
them months to construct. OTIS.
London, March 97. A dispatoh to
tbe Time from Buenos Ayreataya that
the Punta de Atacama award recognizes
part of the Argentine and part of the
Chilean boundary lines.
Agalnalda Doooitfnl.
Manila, via Hong Kong;, March 98.
Insurgent papers received here from
Malolos show that Aguinaldo la en
deavoring to deceive bis followers into
the belief that they are winning great
victories. All tbe recent engagement
are proclaimed as American defeats.
Tha papers describe the insurants
meeting with the American loreen at
various points, and end their account
with the assertion that tha Americans
retired to their original lines after ent
ering great slaughter.