Ann
NAVAL BILL PASSED.
Attempt to Break Through
American Lines.
THE INSURGENTS DRIVEN BACK
Filipino Threatened to Complete Theli
'Work of Destruction at Manila
General UtU' Order. . -
the
Manila, Feb. 25. With daylight
this morning the enemy commenced
worrying tactics at various "parte ol (Me
American line, apparently for .'the. pur
pose of , withdrawing- attention , from
affaiisin the city. , An , attempt 'waB
made to rush through our extreniq Jeft
near Calooan, but it was promptly
checked by a hot and effective musketry
and artillery fire.-' -j ' ' . ' '.
In the meantime small bodies of
rebels, evidently some of those engaged
last night in the. cowardly work at
Tondo, spread out between the .city
and the outposts. .- Every available
man was sent to drive them away.with
the result that there waB desultory
firing all the morning. '' ' pfi ,
Prom 8 until 10(40 A; M., the
monitor Mondanook joined the engage
' ment, hurling 10-inch shells over the
Amerioan lines into bodies of the en
emy as indicated by the signal oorps.
At 11 o'clock there were sharp en
gagements at the Chinese cemetery'
and at San Pedro Macati, almost si
multaneously, but the artillery fire
from both positions drove the enemy
back. . j - :
From the high towers of the city,
fires can be seen burning at different
points outside. Some of these are
probably due to the Moudanock's
shells.
It is currently reported that the na
tives have threatened to burn the Es
colta and the walled city tonight.
Scores of rebels have been arrested
in the Tondo district. A band of 60
rebels having two carloads of arms and
accoutrements was captured in a house,
Business is temporarily suspended.
General Otis today issued a general
order directing all the -inhabitants of
Manila, until otherwise ordered, to
confine themselves to their homes al
ter 7 o'clock in the evening, when the
streetrwill be cleared by the police.
The general also warns incendiaries
and says they will be severely dealt
with.
Extraordinary precautions have been
taken for the suppression of further
trouble, which is threatened to take
place in the city tonight.
Fire has burned in the Tondo dis
trict all day.
The rebels between the oity and the
outposts are being smoked out this af
ternoon, and driven toward the beach
Sharpshooters at various parts of the
line are very annoying, but otherwise
there has been no further excitement
inoe the frustration of the morning's
attack.
Lieutenant Eugene S. French, com
pany L, First Montana volunteers, and
Private Oscar Felton, South Dakota
Tolunteers, were killed, and two other
Dakotans were wounded.
WRECKAGE IN THE OCEAN.
House Overrode the Committee
.Amendments. ' . .
Washington, Feb. 25 At 1:45 P.!
M. the.iouse went into oornmittee of
the whole, and resumed the considera
tioa of the naval appropriation bill.
Sherman, who was in the ohair, sus
tained the point of order raised against
the amendment offered by Underwood
to appropriate $4,000,000 for the con
struction of a government armor plant.
This proposed amendment was the oc
casion of a long , debate. Finally an
amendment was adopted fixing the
prioa of armor plate at $445 per ton.
The bill was then reported to the
house. : Separate votes were demanded
by Boutelle ur5orithe naval 'aoademy
and armorplate amendments, both of
wrjioh were carried, the former by .89
to 76, the latter by, 18.0 to- 58. . .
ANDREE AND COMPANIONS. , BY A DECISIVE MAJORITY.
their Bodies Found by a Sportsman la
Siberia.
New York, Feb. 27. A dispatoh to
the World from Berlin says: ine roi
Cnlted States Senate Passes the River
and Harbor Bill.
Washington. Feb. 27. After a ses
sion of nearly eight hours today, the
lowing letter,, in regard to the supposed senate, this evening, at 6:80 o'olock,
finding of Andre, is published in the passed the river and harbor bill by the
Siberian Advertiser. It is from a . deoisive vote oi ou to o. ine measure
well-known spoitsman named Kjalen: -Was under consideration throughout
"1 hasten to inform you that Andres . ne nay, anu on several oi ine cummn-
balloon has been found. I was run- tee amendments a determined ngm was
ing on snowsboes after Elk in the j made, out in every lnstanoe the oppose
private forest of South Yenisei, ana , lion avaiieu nommg. ine miarpein
came across tracks of Andree. it was contest arose over the Nicaragua oanai
ANOTHER COAST ROAD
-.vf . Bente.4;;.'r' '
In the senate a bill permitting vbl-
nnteer regiments to retain tlieir'colora,
and to deposit them irr state capitals,
was paseed. A senate mil was passed
providing for erection of fences and
buildings at - Tongue river Indian
ageooy. Xben tne river and naroor
bill was takeh go.' At 5:45 P. M. the
river and harbor bill was kid aside,. 83
pages having been completed. -:
After a brief executive session the
reading of the Alaska bill was resumed
in open session,, an, agreement being
reached that no other busienss should
be transacted. " i- . ' -"' '
OREGON AT- HONOLULU.
850 versts from Knasomara and 1UU
versts from the gold, washings in San
Vinioh, down in the pit of the rjver,,
"The balloon and ropes wefe torn
d three, bodies lay it. its side, one
with a broken- skull. ; v
Please prepare assistance so the pal-!
loon and , bpdies can be brooghttto the
washings at San'Vinoh, iwlfiah can
snly he, don9,by means of fenow .ihoes.
Igua'santee the truth of these facts
and shall soon be'iri TomsK.;'.
NORWEGIAN SHIP -sUtDAL.
Battleship Beached the Islands Feb;
ruary 6 Some Repairs to Be Made.
San Franoisco, Feb. 25. The steam
er City of Peking arrived today from
the Orient via Honolulu and brings
the following advices, under date of
February 15:
.Warships and transports of tne Unit
ed States have been well represented
at the port during the past 10 days,
At this time both the Oregon and the
Phildelphia are here, besides the ten
ders Iris and Soindia. The transports
Morgan City, Ohio and Senator all ar
rived safely, and, after taking on oua
and supplies, the three left again for
the voyage to Manila.
The battle-ship Oregon arrived on
the 6th from Callap with all well on
board. On the way over 'she stopped
two days at Galapagos island for coal.
The big vessel is anchored in the road
stead here, and will not come inside of
the harbor. The Oregon is likely to
remain here two or three weeks. The
Honolulu iron works is engaged in
some repairs for her, which will take
at least 10 days to complete.
The colliers Scindia and Iris reaoilod!
here on the 11th inst. The Soiuiliiv
will probably return to San Franoisco
from here to make repairs instead of
going to Manila with the Oregon. The
Iris has taken on 1.600 tons of coal an
will be both collier and water diatillin
consort to the Oregon from here
Manila. '
FUNERAL OF PRESIDENT FAURE
Supposed to Be From the Hissing
Steamer Pelican.
Port Townsend, Wash., Feb. 25.
What is thought to he wreckage from
the steamship Pelioan, which sailed
from Seattle October 12, 1897, for
Taku, North China, laden with rail
road lumber and ties, and of which
nothing has been since heard, has been
reported to the local bydrographic office
by Captain A. V. Brown, of the Brit
ish bark Collingrove, which arrived at
Shanghai, January 8. Captain Brown
says in latitutde 29 degrees 86 minutes
north, longitude 127 degrees 40 min
utes east, he passed through a large
number of railroad sleepers of Oregon
pine, which had the appearanoe of not
having been in the water a great length
of time,' The outoms house records
ehow that all vessels laden with rail
road lumber and ties for the Orient for
the past 18 months have arrived at
their destination.
Fife Was Mot Acquitted.
San Franoisco, Feb. 25. The steamer
' City of Peking, which arrived today
from the Orient brings the following
item to the press from Manila, dated
January 20:.
The findings of the oonrt-martiaT
that tried Lienutenant-Colonel Fife,
First Washington regiment, have been
announced. He was convicted of
"neglect of duty and conduct preju-
' dicial to good order and military dis
cipline," in ivolation of the 62dartiole
of war. The sentence is one month's
suspension from rank, in addition to
the confinement inflicted during his
five weeks of arrest and loss of one
month's pay. $250. The accusation
against him was debauchery on the gov
ernment transport Valencia in Manila
harbor on Thanksgiving evening.
Gomes Reaches Mariana.
Mariana, Province of Havana, Feb.
25. General Maximo Gomes left
Guines at 2:80 this afternoon, and is
now at Mariana. This evening he
was at a banquet tendered by the town
the last, exoept that to be given in
Havana, of a long series of such enter
tainments.
. Arid Lauds for Reclamation.
Washington, Feb. 25. The senate
committee on irrigation today made
favorable report on Senator Stewart's
proposed amendment to the sundry
civil aporopriation bill, ceding 5,000
OflO acres of land to each of the arid
land states for reclamation.
The Dominion Parliament.
Ottawa. Ont., Feb."25. At a cabinet
snMtin held today it was decided to
summon parliament for March 19.
There Were No Disturbances, as Was
Expeoted.
Paris, Feb. 25. The remains of the
late President Faure were laid to tea
in the oemetery of Pere la Chaise with
military honors. President Louuet
army and government officials, mem
bers of all foreign missions, the papal
nunoio and other distinguished per
sons took part in the prooession
Notre Dame cathedral, where the cere
monies took place.
The streets along the route to the
church were lined with soldiers, back
of whom surged many thousands of
pectators. At times there were shout
of "Vive la aruiie." but nothing was
said to Louuet.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies
at the cathedral, the profession, with
the remains, proceeded to the ceme-
terv. The whole way was traversed
without unpleasant incident. The '
military and police arrangement were
admirable.
ARMY REORGANIZATION BILL.
It Is Said the Burlington Will Extend
V It Line Westward This
Summer.
NonwiWiiy1 Escapes Impressment Into
1 Win Service of Nicaragua.. , : . ,;1 1
rfcirw (rMe'ftiih. Feb. 2 7. The steam
ship aUuiiliilllur lioa arrived from Blue
fieldoV wilavs silo would have been
seizadi llartt ffiittmlay ' by'General Beyes
had ittuttttlhnmiffw the aotioii 'of Cap-.
taim SttmnmnllJt commander of the
United! 9ttirjB9 ami boat Marietta.' ,' .
Recoutil Reyes dispatched a small
force to seise $40,000 in the custom
house at Cape, Grades. 'The expedi
tion was eminently successful, but the
leader, instead of returning with his
men to join Reyes, deserted his com
mand and escaped up the ooast.
General Reyes learned of bis Bubor
nate's desertion Saturday last, and
gave notice of his intention of seizing
the Sundal to give chase. The oaptain
of the Sundal, which flies the Nor
wegian flag, appealed to the British
man-of-war Intrepid for protection,
which, was refused. He then appealed
t) tiliuMkuiiatta and Captain Simmonds
nnironrotiisB tthnt he would tolerate no
iiittJirlurfiWB with the Blnp. ' Ihe Sun
dliillhifj tfliitt nicht for this port.
ailttaantflitiiof the Sundal says that
wilinnlliBMbBlueflelds General Reyes
was proyuwikig for an expedition against
Greytown with most of bis aimy on
the gunboat San Jacinto.
The Nicaraguan oonsul here has re-
ceived a message from President Zel
avai. diuooting that he issue no more
albnmuuiuB far vessels bound for Nio&
ragurtni nouttji. It is presumed that the
objeottolf tfli'ff order ia to pi event any
assistant)!!! Mint might be sent Reyes
fuoini teUuamuit.
IWWiOE: A BREAK FOR LIBERTY
XUlme Hundred Chinese Succeeded In
Making Things Interesting.
Montreal, Feb. 27. Three hundred
Chinese who are being confined in the
emigration quarters of the up town
Canadian Paoiflc railroad station await
ing examination by United States
health officials preparatory to being
shipped through the United States to
Mexico, made a bieak for liberty.
At a preconcerted signal they took
the sticks upon which they carry their
belongings and began to break the win1
dows. When the five station police'
men who were guarding them inter
fered they in turn were belabored with
the clubs, and a general riot alarm for
the police was turned in. Six patrol
wagons responded, and in a short tim
fully 8,000 people were gathered aroun
the station. Finally in a hand-to-hand
fight between te polioeand the China'
men the Celestianls were worsted.
The Chinamen, it is said, had been told
that they were on their way to a land
of cannibals.
ARMY BILL MAY YET FAIL.
Compromise Measure Has Been
Agreed Upon.
Washington, Feb. 25. The admin
istration and its representatives in con
gress have reached agreement with the
minority in congress respecting the
army reorganization bill, which, it is
believed, will be satisfactoiy to all
interests. It is piobable that the for
mal ratification of the agreement be
tween the majoiity and minority will
be had today.
The compromise is based on an army
of 100.000 of whioh 85,000 will be
known as the provisional army, and
will be enlisted to serve until 1901.
The president this morning had a
conference with Senators Allison, Haw-
ley. Piatt (Conn.), Hanna, Spooner
and Carter on the compromise. It is
believed that the agreement reached re
moves nearly all danger of an extra
session.
Swept by Bllssards.
Omaha. Neb.. Feb. 25. A furious
snow storm is raging throughout rue
braska. In Omaha a terrifio wind ac
companies the snow, but in the state
there is not so much wind, and the in
dications are that the fall will be quite
beneficial to stock and winter wheat.
Several inches of snow have fallen.
Reports from various towns in Kansas
show that a blizzard ia raging in that
state.
Reinforcements for Otis.
Washington, Feb. 25. The war de
partment has arranged to dispatch for
tber reinforcements to General Otis.
The regiments selected are the Ninth
infantry, now at New York, and Sixth
infantry, now at San Antonio, Tex. It
is reported that the transports taking
them will be able to leave San.Fran-
cisco by March 18.
Experiments to leproduce dead
men's features from their skulls ar
being made In Germany..
bill amendment. A point of order
was made against it that it was general
legislation, but the ' senate, to which
the vice-president submitted the point,
overruled it. '
Among the bills passed by the senate
today were the following: Authoriz
ing the legislative assembly of the ter
ritory of feNew Mexioo to create -an ad-
it:onal indebtedness for the com pie-'
tion and furnishing of the terriwnal,
capitol; .authorizing a resurey ot cer.
IlT.l. ! rt : 1 '-XT
lain iitiius ia vuoytjuut vuuuiy, .Ne
braska.'";.' . '..?.'';.
. In the, House.' ""-- i4': .-,-
The army appropriation bill .today
was lost sight of jn the general discus
sion of the polioy of the . government
relative to the Philippines, and sev
eral notable Bpeeoh'es.'were tnade, es
pecially" that of SeHte.. ,ft General debate
tin the bill closed today1, .and 'tomorrow.
the bill will be ; taken up lor amend
meht'urfrler the five-minute rote'-'' ::' .
A sensational feature of 'the day was
the speech of Johnson, of Indiana,'
who a fortnight ago made several nota
ble speeches violently attaoking the
policy of (he administration during the
consideration of the army reorganiza
tion bill, returned to the assault, and
delivered against' the . president and
some of his advisers the most soathing
philippic heard in the house for
months. -. He sneered at the president
and the influences which' he alleged,
controlled him, impugned his motives,
questioned his sincerity and likened
him to Dickens', most oontemptinle
charaoter, charged the secretary of war
with incompetency, and predicted that
the president would in the end be en
gulfed by adverse public sentiment.
The disouBsion of this measure occu
pied nearly the entire day.
GOMEZ IN HAVANA.
Acoording to the Phillipsburg,
Mont., Mail, the Burlington road will
be among the first to commence extend
ing its line to a Pacific coast port. The
Burlington will extend its line further
westward this summer, and report hag
it that operations will be commenced
in the spring by the Burlington Com
pany to extend its line from Billings to
Butte and Anaoonda by way of Liv
ingston, and from Anaoonda the pro
posed route Will touoh Philipsburg and
the Bitter Root Valley, and will ter
minate at Portland. ; -.' ! .',
Hitch In the Compromise Negotiations
Said to Have Occurred.
Washington, Feb. 27. It was re
ported this morning that there has
been a bitch in the progress of the
army reorganization bill, owing to the
refusal of the Democrats to accept the
provision of the compromise bill whioh
carries with it an increase in the staff
provided for in the Hull bill.
While the foregoing view was ex-
ptessed at the war department, at the
capitol senators generally accepted the
compromise as a foregone conclusion,
and the understanding is it will be
along the lines indioated last night.
So far there has not been any expres
sion of opinion that such a bill will be
socepted, but even this will not go
through without debate. Some sena
tors hesitate to give up the provision
for enlistment of native troops in the
islands, while others indicate then de
termination to fight the piovision if it
should not be changed.
The Cuban General Reoelved With Mil.
tary Honors.
Havana. Feb. 27. The festivities
today in honor of the fourth anniver
sary of the beginning of the Cuban ,
struggle for independence were most
spontaneous and wildly enthusiastic
General Gomez arrived on the ed&t
of the town from Mariana at 12:80) P.
M., escorted by the Seoond IlAtiaafi)
band and three battalions. These tointt
talions then returned to their camp
and did not enter the city,
When Gomez passed, the crowd went
wild with vivas, hats were flung in
the air and women showered flowers
on all sides. The prooession stopped
frequently, eventually filing into the
main streets of the city, passing Cen
tral Park and arriving at 2:80 o'olock
at the palace.
There were many floats expressing
the friendship between the United
States and Cuba. A handsome car
riage, containing ladies, and dcoorated
with large Spanish, Amerioan and Cu
ban flags, draped together with white
ribbons and bearing the legend,
"Unity, Peace and Concord," was. vo
oiferously cheered. Still another float
represented a Cuban woman holding an
American flag, with the shattered
crown of Spain at her feet.
No fewer than 25,000 people were In
line, requiring three hours to pass a
given point. The horses of the Cuban
cavalry are scrawny and Ill-fed, and
the cavalrymen are clad in vague Cu
ban unifoims. All carried Remington
carbines, with nondesoript bundles of
clothing and bedding. They marched
In lines of twos. The Infantry occa
sionally kept step, and as they passed
the palace, presented arms. Most of
them carried Cuban flags stuok in their
rifles. ,
Affair In Samoa.
Vancouver, B. C, Feb. 27. Accord
ing to Samoan advices in Sydney news
papers brought by the steamer Mio
wera, an interview was bad with Ma
tiafa in his camp after the battle by
a reporter, who learned that Mataafa
was eonally averse with Malietoa to
seeing the islands under German con'
trol. Maiaafa in his attack on Malie'
toa's forces was anxious not to hurt the
bodies or injure the feelings of any
white persons. The interviewer adds
that it appeared to him that Mataafa
was being urged on against his per
sonal wishes to fight.
'' A -":.-Vjf Granite DlscoTerjr.':; wV
A large quantity of granite exoellent
for fjiohumental purposes was lopated
'recently;, in the Niles & Vinson marble
mines near Joseph, Qt, .Some three)
acres are exposed toy.iew.'.corltaiiiipg.
fine salt and pepper gray eolaf grfiftitey
clear from rust and blemishes, and bus"
oeptible of a high' j6lish. , '.Consider-'
Inst, high freights an ' that nearly. M
the monumental granite is snipped to
this coast from Boston and Mew loiK,
the impotranoe of this discovery meani
much , . for Oregon, , Washington i and
IdabOi '' '' - '.'':v:. ""' -H "'
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.!. .Oregon Redwood forest.
A. J. Johnson; the forestry lin an . of
Oregon, has reontly returned, (.from a
month's trip along the Oregon coast,
inspecting the forestry conditions . ot
that locality, tn addition to other dis
coveries, he says lie found , a number
of fine redwood forests in- Oregon, at
least 10 miles this side of the Califor
nia line. For av,Tong time it has been
claimed that no redwood could be
found in Oregon. Mr. Johnson's dis
cover y puts an end to all doubt along
this line. ' -' .:
Dangerous Substitute for a Knife.
Recently a daughter of Thomas
Payne, residing aorosa the Willamette
from Albany, Or., went np in he garret
of the house with a lamp after a rope
that she wanted. No having a knife,
she burned the rope off with the lamp
and took it down stairs, but the end of
the rope left did not stop burning, and
spread into the roof. A neighbor dis
covered the fire, and it was extin
guished after some work, but not until
it had burned quite a hole in the roof.
Good Price for Cattle.
Johhn Tait, one of the farmer of
Creswell precinct, in Lane county. Or.,
has sold 40 head of cattle, which her
had been stall feeding. The cattle-
averaged 1,189 pounds, and would hav
touched the 1,200 mark except lot
one 2-year-oiu jersey in me dudcd
They were sold for 4 cents a pound
gross, netting Mr. Tait (1.002.40, sol
aveiage of $47.50 a head.
An Oregon Oak.
A mammoth oak tree was recently
cut down on Mr. J. Christie's larm.
ix miles below Grants Pass, Or. The
tree was seven feet lour inches inr
diameter, and' cut up into 55 tiers of
stove wood. The first ten cuts off this
tree made a tier each. At the present
price being paid for wood, this single
tree would bring in (82.50.
,Vi' ; Burled In a Cave-In.
By the cave in of a. ditch at the Lion
ranch,' near. Gilroy, Cat., recenly, '
Patrick Daly was buried alive and in
trying to-regcue. lura, James Fitzgerahf
and George Bentley were caught in
second landslide and were buried be" .
neath.l7:feet of, earth. It will take.
10 hoars work to recover the bodies.
1 '.V'Result of Hard t)rlnRlngV ( 4." ,
Dan McDonald, a longshoreman. 6(J, '
years old, was found dead in hjs oabia
in Old Taoonpuv. He had . been barer
drinker, and for the last few weeks ,
had been sick. , Ha went to sleep as
usnal with his partner, in a. bed in thev
same room.. The next morning the
bid man(w,as found iife.less. .-.-, : . . , ' '
' :; , Highbinder Murder. ' .f . ' '' "'
As a result of the war of the tongs,' v
Pong Hung was shot and killed on Du- .
pon$ street, San Francisco, a few days
ago. by Way Yung . Hung, a Chinese
tailor, after six shots had been e .
changed. Hung, the survivor, was-,
shot in both hands.
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
Prloe of Hay, '
Washington hay now brings from 5
to (8 per ton, the low price being due
to the large amount of bay on band
Last year many commission men specu
lated, believing there would be an im
mnnse demand for bay in Alaska dur
ins the construotion of the Stickeen
river railroad, purchased all of this pro'
duct they could find. The road was
not built, and consequently no demand
for the hay occurred.
Frunegrowers Consolidate.
The proposed Pacific Coast Fruit As
sociation was made an actual fact at a
lecent meeting held at San Jose, when
orchard ists representing 8,431 acres ot
fruit signed the roll and agreed to turn
the handling ot their crop over to the
association. Each takes one share in
the anssooiation, which is capitalized
at fl, 000.000, divided into 100,000
shares of the par value of (10 each.
Lost Fifty Head of Sheep.
The Johnson Bros., of John Day, Or,,
lost about 60 bead of sheep below Day
ville recently. The sheep were on a
bar between two channels of the river,
and when the ice broke up, causing
the water to rise, the bar was over
flowed and 8,200 sheep were in danger
of drowning. By heroic efforts all of
the sheep, with the exception ot about
60 head, were safely piloted aorois. .
Must Serve Out Sentence. .
A. J. Byrnes, convioted of man
slaughter for the killing of Louis Con
lee, in Adams county. Wash., n 1804,
will soon return to the penitentiary at
Walla Walla, to serve ont his sen
tence of 18 years, less credits. The
remittitur has arrived in Colfax from
the supreme court, and it directs the
carrying out ot the sentenoe ot the su
perior couit. ,
Big Insurgent Loss.
Washington, Feb. 27. Otis has
cabled the war department as follows:
Manila, Feb. 27. On the nights of
the 21st and 22d and 23d the insurg
ent troops gained access to the out
skirts of the city behind our lines.
About 1,000 entrenched themselves.
They were completely routed yesterday
with a loss in killed and wounded of
about 600 and 200 prisoners. Our loss
was very slight.
Another Big Stamp Purchase.
Louisville, Feb. 27. The National
Toliacco Company bought (225,000
worth of tobaoco stamps yesterday.
Advancements Unnecessary.
Washington, Feb. 27. The secretary
of war has sent to the senate a tabulat
ed statement of the increased expenses
of the recent advancement in grade of
army officers. The secretary recom
mends that the advancement In grade
as provided for by the act of July 7 last
be discontinued on the termination of
the war with Spain. He says the ad
rancements sre unnecessary.
Nearly all skin diseases are supposed
'o be caused by microscopic insects
Dewey Wants the Oregon.
Washington, Feb. 27. The follow
ing dispatch has been received at the
navy department from Dewev:
Manila, Feb. 27. For political rea
sons the Oregon should be sent here at
once. The Yorktown has arrived. The
Charleston and Petrel are cruising
around the Philippine islands. Affairs
aie quiet.
The navy department expects the
Oregon to arrive at Manila March 10.
Relnforeements Arrive at Manila.
Manila, Feb. 27. The transport
Bcandia. with the Twentieth infantry
on board, has arrived here from San
Francisco, and the troops are being
disembarked.
Bad for Young Jesse James.
Kansas City, Feb. 27. Jesse James,
son ot the famous bandit, is on trial
here oharged with complicity in the
train robbeiy committed near this city.
Today's evidenoe goes to prove young
James' guilt. Express Messenger
Hills practically identified James as
the chief ot the gang concerned in the
bold-up.
Port Said, Feb. 27. The transport
Sherman, from New York for Manila
arrived here today.
Purchased a Wreck.
The Portland roller mills, represent
ed by N. Edward Ayres, has purohajed
the remainder of the wrecked ship
Glenmorag, purposing to ship the steel
and iron to Portland and work it up
into bars of various sizes and shapes;
It is estimated that there is from 760
to 1,000 tons of old iron still on thr
vessel. ,
Killed Bear With an Axe. 1
Sol Labrandt, near Nooksaok,Wash
killed a large beat with an ax during
the cold weather. The bear was in
hollow stump, and Mr. Labrandt took
good care to keep It from coming out,
hitting the bear on the head every
time it stuck its head out until be
killed It -"
Jury Broke the Record.
The record for fast Jury work was
broken in the superior court, in Colfax,
last week, when a jury heard two cases
snd rendered verdicts in less than 20
minutes. Both were civil esses.
Married Slaty fears. '
Ths 60th wedding anniversary of
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham S. McGrew
was celebrated at Weston, Or., with
large public gathering in Masouio ball
A New Steamboat.
At the shipbuilding plant ot Hale &
Kern, in Portland, the keel of new
steamboat has been laid. The new boat
will contain the fine engines snd ma
chinery that wers on the wreoked Stag
hound, which was purchased by Hale Ss
Kem, some time ago.
Cut Off Bis Right Hani.
Freddie Libbe, 8 years old, sccl
dentally cut off bis right bsnd while
playing with an ax at bis father
home, near Astoria, recently.
Portland Market. '
Wheat Walla Walla,. 69ci Valley
60c; Bluestem, 61o per bushel.
Flour Best grades, (3.20; graham,
(2.65; superfine, (2.15 per barrel.
Oats Choice white, 41 42c; choice
gray, 89 40c per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, (2122; brew
ing, (28.00 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran, (17 per ton; mid
dlings, (22; shorts, (18; chop, (16.09
per ton.
Hay Timothy. (89; clover. If
(98; Oregon wild hay, (6 per ton.
Butter Fancy creamery, 6055o;
seconds, 4650o; dairy, 40O45o store
2680o.
Cheese Oregon full cream, 12o;
Young America, 16o; new cheese.
10c per pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, (34
per dozen; hens, (4.006.00; springs,
(1.258; geese, (6.0037.00 for old.
(4. 60 5 for young; ducks, (5.009
5.60 per dozen; turkeys, live, 169
16o per pound.
Potatoes 75 85c per sack; sweets,
So per pound.'
Vegetables Beets, 90c; turnips, 75
per sack; garlic, 10 per pound; cab
bage, 1 1.25 per 100 pounds; cauli
flower, 75o per dozen; parsnips, 75a -per
saoki beans, 80 per pound; celery
70(3 75c per dozen; cucumbers, 6O0 pc
box; peas, 88Jo per pound.
Onions Oregon, 75ca(l per sack.
Bops 1518o; 1897 crop, 46o.
Wool Valley, 1012o per pound;.
Eastern Oregon, 812c; mohair,
26o per pound.
Mutton GroBS, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, 4o; dressed mutton, 7cj
spring lumbs, 1o per lb.
Bogs Gross, choice heavy, (4.25r
light and feeders, (2.508.00; dressed,
(5.00O6.60 per 100 pounds. .
Beef Gross, top steers, 8.50(8.75;
cows, vu.outgo.uu; dressed peer.
66c per pound.
Veal Large, 67c; small, 8(3 8.
per pound.
Seattle Markets.
Onions, 80o(1.10 per 100 pounds
Potatoes, (18(320.
Beets, per saok, 76c.
Turnips, per sack, 6075o.
Carrots, per saok, 4565o.
Parsnips, per sack, (1. ' .
Cauliflower, 75(1.00o per do.
Celery, 85 ($400.
Cabbage, native and California
$1.25 per 100 pounds.
Apples, 85S0o per box.
Pears, 60c(1.60 per box.
Prunes, 6O0 per box.
Butter Creamery, 26o per pound;
dairy and ranch, 1520o per pound.
Eggs, 18 19c.
Cheese Native, 1212o.
Poultry Old hens, 14o per pound; '
spring chickens, 14c; turkeys, 16c.
Fresh meats Uhoice dressed oeei
steers, prime, 8c; cows, prime,
c; mutton, 8c; pork, 7o; veal, 60 80.
Wheat Feed wheat, 120.
Oats Choice, per ton, (28.
Hay Puget Sound mixed, (7.50(1
; cboioe Eastern Washington tim
Othy, (12.6018.
Corn Whole, (23.60; cracked, 34t
feed meal, (23.60.
Barley Kolled or ground, per ton.
$2526; whole, (23.
Flour Patent, per barrel, (3. 60V
straights, (3.26; California brnds,
(3.25; buckwheat flour, (3.50; graham.
per barrel, (3.60; whole wheat Dour.
(3.76; rye flour, (4.60.
Millstuffs Bran, per ton, (14,
shorts, per ton, (15. ,"
Feed Chopped feed, (20Z pec
ton; middlings, per ton, (17; oil cksk
seal, per ton, (35.
Sao Francisco Market.
Wool Spring Nevada, 10 12c pet
und; Oregon, Eastern, 1012o; Val-
y, I5i7c; JNoitnern, nisuc.
Millstuffs Middlings, (21 23.00;
bran, (19.6020.50 per ton.
Onions Silverskin,5090c per sack.
Butter Fancy creamery, 2528oj
do seconds, 28 24c; fancy dairy, 23o
do seconds, 1921o per pound. '
Eggs Store, 17o; fancy ranoh.,
18 19o,
, Hops 1898 crop, 13(316o.