OREGON CITY COURIER
OREGON CITY HERALD
CONSOLIDATED.
A. V. CHENEY.
Publisher
IK0FI1K
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week
' Culled From the Telegraph Columns.
The Colombia river fish cannery
combine will close half of the canneries
the coming season.
The Canard steamer Pavonia, which
ailed from Queenstown for Boston,
'January 26, and which was sighted on
February 6, in a disabled condition,
bas arrived in tow at the Azores.
M. Lou bet was eleoted president oi
France on the 21st. The assembly
cast 812 rotes, of which Loubet re
ceived 483 to 279 cast for M. Meline,
and 60 scattering.
A battle has ocourred at Talien-Wan
, between Russian soldiers and Chinese,
in which 800 of the latter were slain.
The trouble is said to have oiiginated
over the question of taxes.
Grading has begun on the Snake
River Valley railroad, between Union
flat and the head of the south fork of
the Fenewawa creek. A large force of
men and teams is working on the big
cut between those two points.
A dispatch from Cape Charles, Va.,
says 60 oyster sloops and schooners
liave been carried out to sea by drift
ing ioe from Magothys bay. It is be
lieved many are manned, and the crews
may suffer from exposure and hunger.
Tugs will be sent to overhaul the ves
sels. The graves of the Maine victims at
Havana were decorated with flowers
on the 16th, the anniversary of the ex
plosion. A British syndicate bas obtained
concession from China to bnild a rail
road from Hankau to Canton, along
the coast.
Col. Miller, . who captured Ilo Do
without the loss of a man in bis com
mand, has been promoted to be brigadier-general
by the president.
The Canard liner Etruria and the
cruiser Marblehead narrowly averted a
collision during a blinding sleet and
now storm abont 70 miles off Sandy
Hook Monday morning.
Representative S tailings, of Ala
bama, has introduced in the house a
bill to authorize the president to ap
point General Wheeler a major-general
in the regular aimy.
Terrific weather is crevailino on
the coast of Jamaica. The winds are
high and the sea is encroaching on the
.land. Coasting vessels have been
wrecked, and several hundred acres of
bananas swept away.
Naval ordnanoe offloers in Washing
ton are elated over the remarkable re
cults secured with the new smokeless
navy powder for large caliber guns in a
test at tbo Indian Head proving
(rounds on the Potomac
El-Consul Duckert, of Beligum, has
been oom missioned to makes tour of
China in the interests of Belgian manu
facturers at a salary of f 29,000 a year.
The idea of the tour emanated from
King Leopold, who will contribute 8,
00 to the salary.
It is expeoted that General Otis will
chortly begin an aggressive oampalgn
iii the Philippines.aa the reoent battles
"have not subdued the insurgents, as
was expected. The rainy season will
oon set in, when military operations
can not be well oariied on, and a deci
sive blow must be given before tbat
time.
The torpedo-boat Fox, built by the
Wolff & Zwicker iron works, at Port
land, Or., is the first torpedo-boat in
the world to oome up to the require
ments speolfled in the contract upon
her first official trial. For two consec
utive hours in her first trial she main
tained an average speed of 23 knots,
her engines turning at a rate of 881.4
revolutions per minute, which exceeds
the requirements by 11.4 turns.
Prosident Zelaya has issued a decree
declaring the republic oi Nicaragua to
be in a state of seige. A battle is
expected to take place at any time
west of Chile mountain, the dividing
line of the Coulilleras. The president
is sending troops to the front as rapid
ly as collected. The United Statos
gunboat Marietta, wihch arrived at
Oreytown February 6, has sailed for
Blueflleds, the headquarters of the
revolution headed by General Reyes.
Oregon Legislature Adjourns Kins Die.
Although the hour set for the final
adjournment of the Oregon legislature
waB 12 o'clock noon Saturday, the ses
sion was prolonged till 7 o'clook.
Aside from the formalities of finish
ing up necessary matters in Land, the
passage of the special appropriation
bill was the feature of the day.
The house refused to conour in some
ot the senate's reductions of items in
the bill, and it was neceseary to ap
point conference committees before
agreement oould be reached. This
prolonged the sossion till 7 o'clock in
the evening, when the session was de
clared ended.
Minor Ntiti Items.
Mrs. Zaohaiiah Chandler, widow of
. the famous Michigan statesman, is dead
at her homo in Detroit. During Sena
tor Chandlor's career in Washington,
Mrs. Chandler was noted as a social
entertainer.
Advices to the Omaha Bee from Its
correspondents in Northern Nebraska
indicate that the winter-wheat crop has
beeu badly damaged by the recent cold
snap. In many localities the orop
Dill be very light.
OF RECENT OCCURRENCE.
The Continental Tobaoco Company,
at Louisville, Ky., purchased $138,803
worth of revenue stamps last Monday.
This is an unprecedented sale of stamps.
The sultan of Oman bas revoked the
grant of a coaling station to the French
under the British admiral's threat of
bombardment. The French consul has
entered a protest.
A number of young men in Sacra
mento, Cal., are organizing a colony
to settle on the island of Guam. They
propose to engage in the raising of the
staple products of the island.
The advanoe guard of the North At
lantic squadron, composed of the flag
ship New York and the battle-ship In
diana, arrived at the Bermudas Tues
day. The squadron will proceed to
Havana.
The Central Union Gas Company has
been organized under laws of Virginia,
to control the natural gas wells and
plants in Ohio, Indiana and Southern
Illinois. The capital stock will be
$24,000,000.
The Duke of Orleans has unexpected
ly arrived at Brussels. It is reported
that be considers the moment oppor
tune for a monarchists attempt in
France. He will consult with the
leaders of bis party.
Franois H. Bawo, head of the great
china and glassware exporting house of
Bawo & Dotter, is dead in Germany,
aged 65 years, of apoplexy. His per
sonal acquaintance throughout the
United States was 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
were the principal actors. The insur
gents were driven into the jungle.
leaving 15 dead and two wounded. Two
Americans were wounded by the explo
sion of Springfield rifles in their own
hands.
ChaDlain John R. Thonmson. of the
First Washington infantry at Manila,
died Monday.
The war deoartment has issued an
order mustering out of service all the
volunteers now in the United States.
Ethan Allen Hitohoock, of Missouri,
has taken the prescribed oath and en
tered upon his duties as secretary of
the interior.
The house committee on appropria
tions has ordered a favorable report on
the bill to pay Spain $30,000,000 for
the Philippines.
Agonoillo, the Filipino delegate, ar
rived in New York Monday from Mon
treal. Agoncillo expects to sail for
England in a few days.
The senate committee has reported
favorably an amendment to the sundry
oivil bill pioviding for the laying of a
cable from the United States to Hawaii
and the Philippines. ,
Many French newspapers are bit
terly assailing M. Loubet, the new
president, but the better class support
him, and confidence in the stability of
the new government is inoreasing.
Samuel II. Stevenson, D. D. , one of
the oldest Presbyterian ministers in
the United States, is dead in Bloom
ington, 111., at the age of 86. He was
a near relative of former Vice-President
Stevenson,
A Are in the little city of Port
Washington, Wis., destroyed $300,000
worth of property, and rendered 80
families homeless. A ohair factory
oovering two blocks was destroyed,
throwing 600 men out of work.
The revolution in Nicaragua is
snreadintf. General Mena. at the bend
of 700 insurgents, is near the town of
Kama, The insurgents are well armed
With small suns and aia emeriti ni
Gatling, Erupp and Hotohkiss cannon.
Miohael Milano, the prosperous pro
prietor of a bootblacking etsablishment
in Taooma, committed suicide by firing
two shots from a revolver into his
brain. Fifty-two dollars was found
on the body. Family trouble was the
oanse of the act.
A new town has been laid out in
Alaska, 25 miles from Juneau, which
it is expected will be the gateway to
the Atlin goldtlelds. It has been
named Taku, and is situated on Takn
bay, four miles from the mouth of the
inlet of that name.
The Italian bark Barbara Luigl went
ashore February 4 on Little Bahama
bank and is a total loss. Three of the
oiew were drowned and two perished
from exposure. The captain and eight
of the oiew have arrived at Nassau, N.
P., sud report the loss.
Mrs. Howe, of Gresham, Ot.. was
drowned In the Willamette at Port
land Monday. She was passing from
one steamer to another, as the boats
were lying at the dock, when she fell
between them. An attempt to rescue
her tailed. She was on her way to
visit a son at Salem.
The first session of the eighth conti
nental oongress of tire National Society
of the Daughters of tire American Rev
olution began in Washington Monday.
Mrs. Daniel Manning, president-general
of the society, made her annual
address. She dwelt especially on the
aid given by the society during the re
cent war, asserting that the organisa
tion had furnished $300,000 in money
and supplies.
The British ship Drumlanyig, from
Liverpool for Vancouver, has put into
Montevideo partial' dismantled ins
gale.
The republicans in the Spanish
chamber have docidod to begin at once
an energetio campaign against the gov
ernment. The bark Coloma, from Chemalnus,
. O., for Chlua, bus arrived at Port
Angeles, Wash., leaking badly, Cap
tain Jensen reports 16 feet of water in
the vessel's hold. .
LEGISLATURE ENDS.
Much Work Crowded In the Closing;
Boar of the Session The Last
Working- Day.
The last working day of the Oregon
legislature was full of business, mostly
devoted to the routine of passing bills.
ine general appropriation, Dili was
passed by both houses.
In the Benate the bill to provide for
executions of murderers at the peni
tentiary was indefinitely postponed.
because it carried objectionable matter
relating to appeals.
Three bills touohing military affairs
were passed, as follows: To cover into
the military fund nil moneys received
from the United States on oocount of
transportation, etc.; to restore to the
military fund some $8,000 expended in
suppressing fishermen's riots in 1896;
to reorganize the official staff of the
Oregon National Guard.
The following bills were passed: To
regulate license fire insurauco com
panies; to protect the fruit and hop
Industry fcy requiring the destruction
of pests; to cure certain defeats in j
dicial sales and deeds; to prevent i
maintenance of armed bodies of nit
other than the duly constituted author
ities; to amend the ohnrter Of Newberg;
to provdie lor criminal prosecutions on
information; to protect trout and cer
tain other food fishes; to relieve tiro
state of the necessity of advancing the
costs of giving a bond In a proceed inn
to wnicn trie sta.te is a party; to
amend the law relating to irrigation
rights and ditches; to amend the law
relative to liens against mines for la
bor or supplies; to amend the ohaiter
of Arlington; to fix the. annual salary
ot tire supreme court clerK at $3,000,
with one deputy in Salem at $76 per
month and one at Pendleton at f 50.
and providing that the fees be paid
into the state treasury; to fix the s
aries of Columbia county officers; to
regulate the manner of sturgeon fishing
and making a close season on the Co
lumbia river from Maroh 1 to Novem
ber 1; to provide lor inspecting sheep
brought in bands into Oregon from an
other state (same as the Washington
law); to amend the law relative to the
duties of publio road viewers; to fix
the annuual salary of the Linn county
assessor at $2,400, inoluding ' the pay
of deputies; to regulate the practice of
the vocation of barbers; to provide for
the appropriation of water to be user
for mining purposes.
In the Houpe.
In the house a long disoussion ooour
red on the bill to adopt the Torrens
system of land title. The bill, when
put upon its passage, was defeated.
Bills passed were: To authorize
construction of skids across county
roads for logging purposes; to provide
for submission to the vote of the peo
pie the proposed constitutional amend
ments; to authorize the sale of fieri
cultural school lands on the market for
25 years at less than the price fixed by
statute; to provide for payment of
taxes in ooin, instead of county war
rants; to provide for the manner of se
curing the release as Burety upon
bonds; to reduce fees to be charged by
county clerks in probate oases; to
make the law prohibiting the fraudu
lent use of labels or trademarks more
effective; to fix the salaries of county
clerk, sheriff and recorder in Wash
ington county; to amend the code so as
to give parties the right to give notice
of appeal without assignment of error;
to authorize the printing of 800 copies
of supreme oourt reports at $2.60 per
copy; to prohibit the running of push
oars upon railroad tracks; to create a
state board of equalization, consisting
of the governor , secretary of stats and
state treasurer; to authorize the work
ing ot oounty prisoners on county loads;
to fix the salaries of county treasurers,
after amendment inoreasing the salary
of the treasurer of Lane county from
$500 to $800, and the salary of the
treasurer of Wallowa oounty from $250
to $350; to amend code relative to at
tachments making the filing of a writ
with the oounty clerk answer the pur
pose of posting a notice on property;
to amend the oode relative to action for
adverse possession; to fix the compen
sation of oounty commissioners after
amending the bill by inoreasing the
per diem in Union oounty from $4 to
$5; to reduce the mileage of jurors and
witnesses in cities of 50,000 population
or over, from 10 to 5 cents; to give
preference in the employment in pub
lio service to honorably discharged sol
diers and sailors; to appropriate
$2,000, in aid of the Oregon Historical
Society, and to authorize printing at
the Btate's expense to the same amount;
to provide for the payment of certain
fees to reoorders of conveyances; to
constitute six days' publication of a
notice a weeks notice; amending the
law relative to the appointment of offi
cial stenographers; to abolish the office
of recorder of Clatsop oounty, and re
quire that the duties of that oftioe be
performed by the county clerk; to l em
ulate the purchase, sale and transfer ot
stocks of goods, by requiring the pur
chaser to exaot from the vendor a list
of creditors and the extent of liabil
ities; to piohibit the running at large
of stallions.
State Fair Appropriation.
In the Oregon senate Wednesday the
bill to repeal the annual appropria
tion of money to the state fair was de
feated by a vote of 12 to 16.
The Daly School Bill,
After the most exoitins and drnmntin
half-day of the session, the Oregon
house shortly before 1 o'clook Wednes
day noon passed the Daly text-book bill
by a vote of 83 to 26, only one member
being absent. The bill, whioh had
been made s Bpecial order ot business
for 10 A. M., did not oome to s vote
without sensational incidents.
The debate was participated in by
all the orators of the house, and tbs
lobby and gallery wore filled with in
terested spectators.
THE NEW LAWS.
Blllt fhat Have Passed During- thl
Session. .
Bills passed by both houses proviow
to the last day are as follows:
To authorize the town of Antelope to
borrow $5,000 to build water works.
To incorporate the city of Pendleton.
To amend charter of town of Adams.
To regulate pilotage on Columbia
and Willamette rivers.
To create offloe of state biologist,
without salary.
To reduce salaries of Douglas county
officers.
To incorporate Nehalera.
To provide that summaries only of
oounty assessment rolls be transmitted
to secretary of state.
To amend charter of Hillaboro.
To amend the ohartei of Albany.
To Incorporate town of Tillamook.
To incorporate the town of Canyon
City.
To constitute beach of Clatsop Coun
ty a publio highway.
To amend the charter of Grants Pass.
To authorize Jefferson institute to
sell out to the school distrjet.
To amend charter of Oregon City.
To incorporate Port of Tillamook and
provide for the improvement of Ho
quiam slouch.
To incorporate the town of Lakeview.
To incoporrate Cottage Grove. '
To amnd charter of town of Tangent.
To provide clerical aid for judges of
the supreme court.
To incorporate Drain.
To incorporate New Astoria, adjoin
ing Fort Stevens.
To amend charter of Monmouth.
To incoporrate the oity of Ontario.
To incorporate the town of Bay City.
To incorporate the oity of Heppner.
To incorporato the city Warrenton.
To incorporate the oity of Wallowa.
To amend charter of Gold Hill.
To regulate and fix the salary of the
assessor of Jackson county.
To incorporate tho town of Marsh
field. To amend charter of Woodbnrn.
To redistrict the state for senators
and representatives. ' '
To create the office of tax collector in
Multnomah county.
To amend the charter of Corvallis.
. To prevent production and sale of un
wholesome foods and . medioinos.
(Looney pure food bill.)
To incorporate the town of Seaside.
To raise the salary of sheriff of Ma
rion county.
To regulate and to fix salaries of Til
lamook oounty officers. ,
To fix salaries of county officers iu
Clackamas, Morrow, Wasco and Yam
hill oounties.
To amend the charter of Eugene.
To amend the oharter of Astoria.
To incorporate the town of Canby.
To create a Beparate commission for
transaction of county business in
Clackamas county.
To amend the charter of Arlington.
Incorporating Weston.
Incorporating Dufur.
Incorporating Enterprise.
Withdrawing school lands from sale
and placing interest on school fund
loans at 6 per oent.
Incorporating Dares City.
Incorporating Moro.
Incorporating Brownsvillo.
Incorporating Lebanon.
Incorporating Burns.
Incorporating Carlton.
To protect salmon in Alaea bay and
tributaries.
To create a trust fund in Multnomah
county.
To provide for the election of load
supervisors.
To create the office of clerk of the
justice court in cities of 60,000 popu
lation or over.
To authorize Multnomah county to
lease the upper deck of the steel bridge.
To provide for the sale of tide lands.
Protecting salmon in tho Roetje
river and Curry county.
To reorganize the state board of hor
ticulture.
Creating park commission in cities
of 8.000 population or over. ,
To amend seotion 6 of the mining:
laws.
Amending the oode relative to sher
iff's deeds.
Requiring oounty clerks to adminis
ter oaths without charge, in pension
matters.
Appropriating $15,000 a year for fish
hatcheries.
To amend the charter of Salem.
To regulate horse shoeing in Portland.
Providing for normal schools at Ash
land and Drain.
To provide for the registration of
voters.
To provide for a tax colleotoi of Mult
nomah county.
To change tho manner of governing;
the Soldiers' Home.
To codify the laws relative to state
school lands.
Partial codification of the sohool
laws.
To enoourage the use of wide-tire
wagons.
To amend the act incorporating the
Port of Portland. '
To ohange the time of holdina court
in the second judicial district.
To oure oertain defects in deeds.
To permit surety companies to qnlify
as sureties on bonds.
To ohange the time of holding court
in tho ninth judicial district.
To prevent the adulteration of candy.
To provide for boarding the prisoners
of Clatsop, Washington and Clackamas
counties by oontract.
To provide for the reconveyance of
land to J. E. Baling.
To fix the salaries of the sheriff and
clerk in Lincoln oounty.
To create the county of Wheeler.
To regulate the practice of dentistry.
To regulate mutual insurance com
panies.
To provido for a scalp bounty fund.
To amend the law relating to the
duties of tfie state land agent.
To constitute Willamette and Port
land boulevards Multnomah couutv
roads.
Spain's Patriots Are Still
Thirsting for Gore.
EXCITING SCENES IN CORTEZ
Five Months Since the War and Not
Single General Shot Count D'Al
lnenas Makes an Attaek. f
Madrid, Feb. 22. The cortes reas
sembled today. The galleries in both
chambers were thronged with an ex
peotant crowd. The senate was very
full, hardly a single general being ab
sent. Senor Montero Rios, president
of the senate, in opening the proceed
ings, pronounced a eulogy upon M.
Faure, and a resolution ot condolence
with France was adopted.
Senor Sagasta, the premier, then pro
posed to refer the bill proivding for the
cession oi the Philippines to the Unit
ed States to a special committee, but
the conservatives protested against this,
declaring that the bill ought to be con
scientiously disoussed, and Senor Sj
gasta withdrew his proposal.
Count D'Almenas then brought up
the question of the conduct of the gen
erals engaged in the war in Cuba, de
claring that General Primo Rivera,
General Weyler, General Blanco, Ad
miral Cervera and General Linares had
proven failures.
This declaration elicited much ap
plause from the public galleries, in
consequence of which several of the
spectators were expelled from the cham
ber. Observing that ho would deal with
the "shameful capitulation of San
tiago," Count D'Almenas asked the
ioiOBa whether he should proceed, and
was answered with cries of "yes" and
'no" and a general uproar ensued. A
repetition of the query raising still
greater tumult, Senor Sagasta rose and
defended the government and its peace
oom nn as i on. The premier critioised
Amerioa's unjustified conduct, and said
that everything might be discussed, ex-
ceptthe war, because the oases of the
generals were still subjudioiary.
County D'Almenas resumed his at
tack upon the generals and complained
that "five months had elapBed. and not
a Bingle geneial had been shot."
FIGHTING WITH FIRE.
Filipinos Attempt to Burn Quarters ol
the Washington Volunteers.
Manila, Feb. 22. The natives of
the village of Paco made a bold at
tempt last night to burn the quarters of
the First Washington volunteers by
setting fire to the huts adjoining their
quarters in the rear. Fortunately the
wind changed, at the moment the fire
was discovered, and, fanned by a stiff
breeze, the flames spread in the oppO'
site direotion, destroying fully 20
shacks and houses opposite the ruins of
the church. The incendiaries esoaped
Mysterious signals were frequently
made along the enemy's lines during
the night, and this led to the belief
that an attack had been arranged, but
nothing happened.
The rebels are leaving the vicinity of
ban fedro Macati in small parties, and
are repotted to be moving toward Sing
aloa. Money for Cubans.
Washington.' Feb. 22. Efforts are
making with every prospect ot success
lo reconcile the radical element among
tkj Cubans to the proposition of the
government to pay the soldiers of the
Cuban cause $3,000,000.
General Gomes arrived today in Ma
tanzas. making his way very slowly to
ward the oapital. What Is proposed is
that the United States shall sanction
the floating of bonds by the Cuban mu
nicipalities or provinces to the amount
of $7,000,000, whioh sum is to be paid
over to the Cuban troops, in addition
to the $3,000,000 to be paid by the
United States.
Data, it is said here, will be pro
duced by the Cuban assembly to show
that every cent ot tbis sum was ex
pended in legitimate war expenses.
A Large Deficit.
Victoria. B. C. Feb. 22 F. n.
Cotton, minister of finance for British
(Jolumbia, submitted bis budget to the
legislature this afternoon. The budget
shows a deficit of $647,723, and esti
mates tbat lie new government bas to
start with a balanoe on the wrong side
of $64,000. Estimates Bhow a con
siderable cutting in the salary list. A
new loan will be negotiated for $1,760,
000. No more large tracts of land will be
sold for speculative purposes, but
leases granted instead. Loss of reve
nue bv the abolition of the mnrtuno
tax will be met by an Increase on the
income tax.
Million for Spain.
Washington, Feb. 23. This was
suspension day in the bouse. The sen
ate amendments to a number of pri
vate pension bills were adopted.
Cannon, chairman of the appropria
tions committee, bv the direction nf
his committee, moved the passage un
der suspension ot the rules of the bill
tor payment of $30,000,000 to Spain.
After disoussing the measure under
the 20-minute rule, the bill was passed,
219 to 34.
Many Prisoners Released.
Havana, Feb. 22. One hundred and
sixty prisoneia in the Havana jail,
whose release was recommended by
the board of pardons, were liberated
today. The United States government
it under obligations to return them
home. Many ot the prisoners are
Spaniards, and the majority of these,
after consideration, decided tbat they
would prefor to be sent to Santiago to
work in the mines rather than go to
Spain.
A FILIPINO PLOT.
fiebeli Have Been IMantilng a General
Uprising Death to Ail Foreigners. .
Washington, Feb, 23. The follow
ing dispatch was received this afternoon
from General Otis:
"Manila, Feb. 23. Adjutant-General,
Washington. Following issued by
an important officer of the
insurgent government at Malolos, Feb
ruary 15, 1899, for execution during
that evening and night in this city:
" 'First You will so dispose that at
8 o'olock at night, the individuals of
the territorial militia at your order
will be found united in all of the street
of San Pedro, armed with their balos
and revolvers, or guns and ammuni
tion, if convenient.
" 'Second Philippine families only
will be lespected. They should not
be molested, but all other individuals,
of whatever race they may be, will be
exterminated without any compassion,
aftei the extermination of the army of
occupation.
" 'Third The defenders of the Phil
ippines in your command will attack
the guard at Bilibid and liberate the
prisoners and "preBidiarios," and,
having accomplished this, they will be
armed, saying to them: "Brothers,
we must avenge ourselves on the Ameri
cans and exterminate them that we
may take our revenge for the infamy
and treachery' whioh they have com
mitted upon us; have no compassion
upon them; attack with vigor. All
Filipinos en masse will second ou.
Long live Filipino independence.
" 'Fifth The order whioh will be
followed in the attack will be as fol
lows: The sharpshooters of Tondo and
Santa Ana will begin the attack from
without and these shots will be the
signal for the militia of Troso, Binon
oo, Quiato and Sampaloe to go out into
the street and do their duty; those of
Paco, Ermita and Malate, Santa Cruz
and San Miguel will not Btart out until
12 o'olock, unless they see that their
companions need assistance.
' " 'Sixth The militia of Tondo will
start oat at 8 o'clock in the morning;
if all do then'duty our revenge will be
oomplete. Brothers, Europe contem
plates, we know how to die as men,
shedding our blood in defense of the
liberty of our country. Death to the
tyrants! War without quarter to the
false Americans who have deceived us!
Either independence or death 1' "
The portion of General Otis' dispatch
indicated by dashes the officials were
unable to decipher tonight. There is
no "fourth" paragraph of the insur
gent statement as furnished to the
press. ,
Manila Is Quiet.
Manila, Feb. 28. The transport
Newport has arrived from Ilo Ilo with
dispatches from General Miller to Gen
eral Otis. She reports all quiet at Ilo
Ilo. The American troops there are
occupying the suburbs of Jaro and
Molo, business has been resumed gen
erally with the outside world, and
there has been no fighting since Febru
ary 12. All is quiet at Manila. The
heat is causing some inoonvenience,but
no casualties have been reported.
WASHINGTON BOYS IN IT.
Hot Skirmish at the Waterworks Near
Manila.
New York, Feb. 23. A dispatch to
the Herald from Manila, says: The
enemy were concentrating all day at
the waterworks and in front of King's
brigade. They became so nagging in
front of King's position that the gen
eral sent two companies of the First
Washington infantry over the Pasig
river. They swept the country for two
miles and then swung over to the river
bank, opposite the insurgent trenches
faoing the American position at Ma
cati, and opened a flank fire on the in
surgents aoross the river.
Two guns of the Sixth artillery, under
Lieutenant Ecott, pounded the insur
gent positions, while the tioops from
Macati charged and drove the enemy
before them. Fifteen Filipino dead
were found and tour wounded. Two
American soldiers were wounded by
the explosion of Springfield rifles.
The declaration of Aguinaldo that he
has made a humane war is a 'fabrica
tion. In the past few weeks the Red
Cross lias been like a red 'flag to the
insurgents.
Captain Pierce, of McArthnr's staff,
testifies that he has been shot at by
sharpshooters 60 times In the provi
sional hospital. Not an ambulance or
litter came which was not a signal for
a shower of bullets.
The surgeons of the hospital oorps,
who were giving aid to the Filipinos
as well as to the American wounded,
were a target for the sharpshooters. A
wounded man who was being carried
from the field was killed by insurgents
concealed in a tree. The Red Ciosa
people are now going armed.
Cubans Will Soon Be Paid.
Washington, Feb. 23. It is said
Gomez is now arranging with General
Brook for the distribution of the
$3,000,000 which it is expected will be
paid to the" Cuban troops within a
short time.
Colorado Anti-Trust Bill. '
Denver, Colo., Feb. 23. Governor
Thomas today sent a special message to
the legislature urging legislation to
prevent the consummation of the con
templated smelter combine or the
formation of any trusts in Colorado.
The senate passed the anti-trust bill
with one dissenting vote.
At the Bermudas.
Washington, Feb. 23. The ad
vanoe guard of the North Atlantic
squadron, composed of the flagship
New York and the battla-nhin Indiana.
arrived at the Bermudas today. The
squadron win proceed to Havana.
Snow Drove the Deer Out.
Two deer were killed at Beaver Hill,
in Coos county, Or., recently. The
snow drove them out of the woods, and
a resident ot town shot them from a
window of hi dwelling.