THE MORNJNO OREGONIAN, MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1901.
FIGHTING IN LUZON
BRUSHES WITH BUSHWHACKING
FILIPINOS.
Hott the Soldier Spent the Ralnr
Season Oregon Boys in
Manila.
NTJEVA. CAOERES, Camarlnes Sue, Lu
zon, P. I., Feb. 22. (Special Correspond
ence.) On the 21st of last November I
sent Lieutenant Armstrong a"d 2 men
Xr Company towards San Vicente to look
for a band of Insurgents who had been
operating: In that section along: the Blscol
River. Their game consisted principally
In stopping boats on the river going to
and from Llbmanan -and Nneva Caceres
'With supplies and robbing the occupants
of Trhatever they took a fancy to. Arm
strong proceeded to the ilallngsat River,
where he Xound one of their cuartels and
burned It. Proceeding tip this river to
where-another cuartel was said to be lo
cated, he was flred upon as the column
was passing an opening In the trees. The
Insurgents were on the opposite bank
tvith 25 or 30 rifles and poured In a hot
fire, which our men returned. Private
George R. "Whlttier -was shot through the
shoulder and fell. Two of his comrades
ran up to pull him back out of. the open
ing into the cover of the trees, but before
they could reach him another bulletstruck
him In the head and killed him. Fate
Boerfled to be against him, as he "was the
only man hit.
The river was very deep and could not
be crossed to pursue the Insurgents, who
withdrew after an engagement of about 20
minutes' duration. Only one Insurgent Is
known to have been killed, but it Is very
probable that many more were hit.
"Whlttier was a brave man, and a good
soldier, and his death was mourned by the
entire company.
On the 21th of November I left Lib
manan about 2:30 A. M., with 28 men and
marched to Cabusao. The trail led
across the rice fields the entire distance.
As It was in the rainy season, the fields
were covered with water from, a few
inches to two feet in depth. It was so
dark it was impossible to tell where you
were stepping and many a slip and fall
and consequent ducking was the result.
Occasionally we would cross sloughs
waist-deep in water. The mosquitoes, too,
were very bad. There were millions of
them, and It was impossible to keep them
off your hands and face.
At 5:40 A. M. we arrived outside Cabusao
and heard the shrill whistle of the steam
er Serrantes in the river in front of the
town. This was the signal agreed upon
for the descent upon the town.
The force which came down on the Ser
rantis from Nueva Caceres had disem
barked and was ready to move. "We had
the town partially surrounded. Only a
few armed Insurgents were there and
these escaped after tiring a few shots. My
men killed two bolomen while trying to
get away.
Our principal object was to catch some
criminals. "We rounded up all the men in
the town and secured six murderers and a
number of other suspected persons.
The expedition on the boat was com
manded by Lieutenants McCormick and
McKinley, Forty-fifth Infantry. Lieuten
ant McKInley speaks Bicol and Spanish
like a native, and it was largely owing to
this fact that we had such success In se
curing the murderers wanted.
Putting my men on hoard the Serrantes,
with the others we steamed up the Bicol
River to the mouth of the Mallngsat and
disembarked. After marching up stream
about a mile, we came to the scene of
Lieutenant Armstrong's fight. We found
the insurgent cuartel and burned it. but
could not find the Insurgents themselves.
On December 8, Captain Lyle, Thirty
seventh Infantry United States Volun
teers, started from Nueva Caures with
about 0 men hound for Ragay via Llb
manan. "With him were Captain Hand,
Company D. Forty-fifth, with 30 of his
men, and Captain Ross, Forty-fifth, with
20 men, and Lyle's own mounted battery
of the Thirty-seventh. A severe wind and
rain storm came up the same day. The
Bicol River became so rough that it was
impossible to cross, and so high that it
spread over all the adjoining rice fields. I
sent down men and bancoes (boats) to as
sist them, but it was not till the afternoon
of the 10th that they got across and
marched Into Llbmanan.
Two days more were lost In waiting for
the waters to subside. On the 13th and
14th we scouted up both banks of the
Llbmanan River, Lyle and his battery and
the 30 men of D Company on one bank and
Ross and I with his 20 men and 20 of mine
on the other. "We covered the ground
thoroughly, but could find no Insurgents,
although we found and burned several
more cuartels.
Inconveniences of the March.
"We Jound the mountain cannon a nui
sance on this march. It is carried on the
backs of pack mules. One mule carries
the gun proper, another the trail, another
the wheels and still another the shells and
shrapnel. These loads are heavy, and as
a mule's feet are small, they or some one
of them get stuck or fall In nearly every
bad mud hole, and mud holes were very
numerous on this trip. Much delay was
caused in this way. The animals would
have to be unpacked, led out and then
v packed agatnV'J'Thenext day, with prac-
v.j tuc uud iuitc, -tvc marcnea to
Busae and returned, covering 25 miles
through the mud and water. "We found
the entrenched camp of the insurrecto.
Colonel Ellas Angeles, on top of a high
mountain. The camp was accessible only
on one side of the mountain by one trail.
Across this trail near the top of the
mountain an excellent breastwork about
200 yards long and from 'four to six feet
high, was built. On the extreme top was
the martel, large enough for perhaps 100
men. The enemy was not at home to re
ceive us. "We arrested seven or eight sus
picious hombres in the vicinity, who told
us that Angeles left two days before. They
also showed us where several natives. In
cluding one woman, had been murdered by
his band. "We tore down the Intrench
ments and burned the cuartel and re
turned. On the 17th of December. Lyle
and Ross, with Lieutenant Mclntlre, left
for Ragay, taking the battery, pack train
and all the D and F company men, except
the s&k. They took seven days' rations.
Captain Hand was sick and remained at
Llbmanan.
On the 21st, with Lieutenant Edwards,
of my company, and 25 men, I set out for
Ragay to take rations to Lyle's command.
I engaged 91 native bearers and loaded
them with 2600 rations. It was a queer
looking outfit that we had. At first the
natives carried their loads between them
on bamboo poles, resting on their shoul
ders. After wc had marched a few miles,
however, their shoulders became sore and
they refused to carry them that way any
longer. They threw the poles away and
every man took his load on his head. In
this way each native carried from 50 to
SO pounds. Some carried boxes of hard
bread, 72 pounds gross, others tomatoes,
corned beef, slabs of bacon, coffee and
sugar. One carried an extra box of am
munition, 1000 rounds. Besides we had rice
and canned salmon for the native bearers.
They showed great fortitude and endur.1
ance and seldom complained.
Wj .reached Slposot the first day without
incident and camped In the church and
convent. Not more than half a dozen peo
ple were In the town. The second day we
reached Supi, fording two difficult rivers.
Here we found Captain Ross with 20 men,
waiting for us. The town had been burned
some time before. fot a house was left
standing. "We camped in the ruins of the
church. It rained during the night and
everybody got soaked.
A FIsht.
About -d'clock of the third day, while
we were marching from Lupl to Ragay
the rear guard under command of Lieu
tenant Edwards was fired upon. Our col
umn in single file was winding around the
base of a hill, on the top of which was a
thick growth of, trees. The side of the
hill was open ground, giving a splendid
shot to the enemy. The native bearers
at once dropped their loads and laid down,
taking what shelter they could And. A
part of the advance guard double-timed
back to assist the rear guard, who, aim
ing at the lower line of brush, were hav
ing a lively exchange of shots with the
insurgents there concealed.
"We then charged up the hill and Into
the brush, but the enemy ran away Into
the timber. Later they came out on the
trail about 400 yards In rear of the col
umn. One of them appeared to be a white
man. We supposed it was Brooks, the
deserter from F Company. He had on a
blue flannel shirt and khaki trousers and
waved a revolver In the air. "We gave
them a few volleys again and started af
ter them, but they escaped again in the
thick brush. They had only 10 or 12 rifle
In their party, some of which were Krags,
as evidenced by the empty shells found
where they had been shooting. Not a man
was hit on our side, although they had a
good target at a distance of not to exceed
100 yards. About 2 o'clock In the after
noon the advance guard under Captain
Ross was attacked under circumstances
very similar. We again charged and drove
them off and again none of us was hit,
thanks to their poor marksmanship.
Rngay.
About 5 P. M. we reached Ragay and de
livered the rations to Captain Lyle. Noth
ing whatever had been lost. Ragay is
situated on, a little river a few miles from
the coast. A Spaniard has an elegant
home there. He made a lot of money
there in the lumber business. We staid In
this house, where we found Captain Lyle
and the other officers already quartered.
The town was deserted, save by the na
tive priest, a man about 70 years of age.
About 9 o'clock that night the insurgents
opened Are on the town from the hills
which Immediately overlook It. A bugler,
with, it Is supposed, a caribou horn bugle,
from the noise It made, kept up a lively
serenade while they popped their MauserB
at us. Captain Lyle trained the mountain
gun on them and threw in some shell and
shrapnel, which soon drove them off. Lyle
with the main part of the expedition, In
tended to march through the mountains
over a section of country hitherto not
traversed by Americans, and come out
somewhere near Fasacoa or Pamplona.
He was afraid he could not get the battery
and pack animals through. So it was ar
ranged that I should take them back to
Llbmanan, while he would take the na
tive bearers through the mountains with
him.
The next morning I started on the re
turn trip. We reached Lupl without se
rious accident, but found the river there
which we had forded on our way up had
been swollen by the recent rains, and was
now a raging torrent about 10 or 12 feet
deep. It rained again a good part of the
night. In the morning we found the cross
ing a serious problem. We got some tim
bers from the old church and built a raft,
but the wood was so heavy that it would
not bear up the weight of one man. A
sergeant of the battery tried to swim
across with a rope, but It pulled so hard
on him that he had to drop It to prevent
drowning. He got across, however, and
found a small banco about eight feet long
and 18 inches wide, with a hole In each
end. He patched up the holes with clay,
got the rope pver and crossed over the
cannon, ammunition, packs and rations
on this small and frail craft without the
loss of anything. We had about 36 ani
mals which we crossed by swimming. It
took us all day, Christmas day, to effect
this crossing. My Christmas dinner was a
few hardtack crackers and part of a can
of sardines, eaten on the bank of the
river while superintending the crossing.
We had another swollen river to cross
the following day. There was plenty of
bamboo here, however, and we soon built
a good raft and crossed over safely. That
night everybody had a dry place to sleep
in the church and convent at Slpacot and
the following night we were in Llbmanan.
Oregon Men nt Manila.
' During a few days' visit to Manila In
January I met several Oregon men. Cap
tain E. P. Crowne. of the Thirty-fifth
Infantry, and George N. Wolfe, formerly
second lieutenant of the Second Oregon
Volunteers, arc. still assistants' In charge
of the Blllbld prison. Captain Albert J.
Brazee, Thirty-fifth Infantry, Is on special
duty In Manila, in the police department.
His princlpalfbusiness is the detection and
capture of insurgents in hiding in the city.
He has been very successful in this work,
and is aided greatly by his ability to con
verse In Tagalog, the native dialect. Dr.
A. B. Merchant, dentist, is living at the
Oriente Hotel, i He has built up a large
and lucrative practice, and is making
plenty of money. Ray Green is still in
terpreter for the Island government.
Jones, headquarters cook for the field and
staff of the Second Oregon Volunteers, Is
In the saloon business, and Is very pros
perous. Manila is steadily improving. An enor
mous amount of business is done through
the Custom-House, and the river Is crowd
ed with shipping. A first-class American
bank is a much-needed factor in Manila.
There are two English banks and one
Spanish bank. They all make big profits.
There are a great many Americans here
now, and a good American bank would
get nearly all their business, besides that
of a great many other people. Americans
are used to doing .business, with live, en
ergetic and accommodating business men,
and are not satisfied with the slow and
unaccommodating methods usually in
vogue In the East.
Meeting: "With General Hare. r
On my way to Manila the boat stopped
at the Island of Maslate. Here in the
port of the same .name I met -Brigadier-General
Luther R. Hare, the hero of the
rescue of Lieutenant Glllmore, U. S. N.,
from Insurgents 4n Northern Luzon. He
Is In command of the district embracing
the Islands of Masbate, Sumar, Leyte and
others, with headquarters at Masbate.
It is a very lonesome-looking place. There
are comfortable quarters for officers and
men, but the towh Is very small, and but
for the boats, which touch there en route
to and from. Manila, and the Islands south,
I should imagine it very dull. Two com
panies of the Second United States In
fantry composed the garrison. A small
United States gunboat was' lying at an
chor In the harbor. On my return we
stopped one night at Dart, while the
Paymaster, Major J. P. Varney, U. S. V.,
paid the troops there, and an Indan.
Company D, Fortynlnth Infantry, is at
Dart, and Company M at Indan. Captain
Warrick Is in command of the subdls
trict. Dart Is an Important town In the
hemp business. It Is about three miles'
from the landing, which is called Mer
cedes. I was told that the town was
built so far inland on account of the pi
rates which once Infested the coast, and
made quick descents upon and robbed the
coast cities. A good road leads from Mer
cedes to Dart, and thence to Indan. This
road was lined with natives with cariboo
carts, bringing bales of hemp to Mer
cedes for shipment to Manila,
There are also hundreds of natives
bringing hemp to Dart on ponies, where
it is baled before being shipped. There is
a great deal of good hemp land around
Dart. The profits In ther business are
large, ago" the people are prosperous, and
nearly all have money.
On the night of January 6, Lieutenant
Edwards left Llbmanan with 29 men and
five days' rations, proceeding up the coast
toward Dart. About the same time Cap
tain Warrick, with Lieutenant Shlras and
about an equal force, left Dart and
marched down the coast to meet Edwards.
The Llbmanan contingent had an unevent
ful trip, with the exception of seeing and
firing upon a band of insurgents, who ran
from them. When the party from Dart
reached Salanlgan, a small -village on the
coast. Captain Warrick and six men, who
were footsore, remained behind, while
the remainder, under Lieutenant Shlras,
continued the march.
That night the Insurgents attacked
Lalanigan, and after making a gallant
defense of their position, Warrick and
his six men with difficulty escaped with
their lives. They saved their rifles and
ammunition, but lost shoes, haversacks,
canteens, etc., all of which only adds to
the conviction that it is dangerous for
small parties of Americans to go far from
the support of the garrisoned towns.
Nneva Caceres.
Nueva Caceres, where I am at present
stationed, is the most important town in
this part of the Island of Luzon. Here
was the Spanish provincial capital. It
was also and. is yet the headquarters of
the Catholic church in the Camarines.
There is a fine cathedral here, and another
large Catholic Church. There are a large
number of friars here. There are also
large Catholic schools for boys and girls,
situated adjoining the cathedral and man
aged by the priests. These are both
boarding and day schools. Many boys
and .girls attend them from other towns.
The buildings are larger and apparently
in good repair. Brigadier-General Bell
has his headquarters In the government
building, a large two-story stone building,
formerly used by the Spaniards. In front
of it is a plaza., with a bandstand where
nearly every evening the band of the
Ninth Cavalry glve3 an open-air concert.
Here also guard mount takes place every
morning at 8:15. There are three com
panies ,of the Forty-fifth Infantry, and
one troop of the Ninth Cavalry stationed
here. All the interior posts are supplied
from here, and there is a great deal of
escort duty with wagons and pack trains,
conveying supplies. Iriga, Baas, Pill,
Nabua, Buhl, San Fernando, Minalabac,
Magaras and Calabanga, and LIbemanan
are all supplied from Nueva Caceres,
Small steamers from Manila, land the sup
plies on the docks at this city. Much of
the transportation up the river is done In
bancoes.
Lieutenant Edwards, with 20 men of my
company, went up one day escorting a
fleet of about 75 bancoes. Not far from
Nabua he was fired upon by insurgents
from both sides of the river. Corporal
John F. Grantham was shot through the
arm, and four natives were wounded, one
of them a woman. The soldiers landed
and soon drove out the insurgents with
out further loss.
This Is dangerous business. Tou can
not see the enemy on account of the
brush, while the occupants of the bancoes
furnish an excellent target for them to
shoot at.
There Is a good read from Nueva Caceres
through Pill and Baas to Iriga. I went
over it a few days ago with 16 men, es
corting 10 four-mule wagons and 14 pack
mules, loaded with commissary supplies.
With the exception of a few bridges which
the insurgents blew up, the road Is in
very good condition. It passes through a
beautiful and thickly settled country most
all the way. All traveling on business
is done with a guard of American sol
diers. The natives dare not travel un
protected, on account of the numerous
bands of ladrones. On my return I was
accompanied by about 50 natives with
loaded ponies and a large number on foot
and in the wagons.
Numerous surrenders of arms and am
munition have lately been made in various
parts of the Islands. It looks as though
the natives are getting tired of the war,
will not support it any longer, and that,
deprived of their assistance, the insur
gents are compelled to give up the fight.
The deportation of the leaders to Guam
has had a good effect on many of the
hot-headed ones. Others have been in
duced to favor the Americans by the for
mation of the new Federal party, which' Is,
rapidly spreading In numbers all over the
Islands. The commission has also de
creed that all natives remaining in armed1
opposition to the Government of the Unit
ed States after April 1 will be ineligible
to hold office in the islands. This will
bring a number of the ambitious ones to
a realization of the dangers and folly of
their course, and will assist in the con
summation of that much-to-be-deslred ob
ject, peace. PERCY WILLIS,
Capt.' Forty-fifth Inf.. U.'S. V.
INDEPENDENCE FIRST.
Then Cnba Would Agree to Any Fair
Demands of United States.
NEW YORK, April 29. "Even annexa
tion might be acceptable to Cuba, if It
came after independence," said Dr.
Rafael M. Portuondo, one of the mem
bers of the delegation from the Cuban
National Convention to Washington last
night. "For 50 years she has longed and
fought and bled for independence. That
once attained, she would agree to any fair
demands the United States could make."
Gratified with the outcome of their mis
sion, the delegation, which has been in
conference with President McKInley and
Secretary of War Root, have arrived in
New York.
In the party are General Portuondo,
General Betancourt, Dr. Pedro Gonzales
Llorente, Dr. Diego Tamapo and Dr. D.
Mendez Capote, the president of the con
vention. Robert A. C. Smith, president of the
American Mail Steamship Company, acted
as host to the party, and under his chap
eronage some Idea of the parks and sur
roundings of the city was gathered by
the visitors. After partaking of a Cuban
breakfast at noon with Mr. and Mrs. Ri
cardo Narganes, of 157 West Eighty-sixth
street, the party was taken in four elec
tric automobiles for ar trip along Fifth
avenue, through Central Park and up to
the Sacred Heart Convent, on One Hun
dred and Thirty-third street.
The visitors were entertained at dinner
at Sherry's last night by Robert A. C.
Smith, president of the American Mall
Steamship Company. The Commissioners
will pay a visit to the Stock and Produce
Exchanges today, and will sail for home
Wednesday on the Ward Line steamship
Havana.
General Portuondo was eloquent last
night in his expressions of satisfaction
with the result of the mission to Wash
ington. "There was a misunderstanding,"
he said, "and now for us, at lenst it has
all been cleared. The trouble was with
the Piatt amendment. Many of the Cu
bans suspected It. They did not know
what it meant. They doubted the motive
that lay behind it; not that they thought
it might be unfair to Cuba only, but to
the United States. The explanation given
to us in Washington is plain, and dispels
our doubts. None of us can now question
the honesty or impugn the fairmlnded
ne'ss of the Senate. To be sure, there are
terms about the amendment which cannot
be adopted, but I think a great deal has
been accomplished." -
Asked how long it would take to es
tablish a Cuban Government General Por
tuondo replied:
""Not less than 10 months. There must
be enventions and elections before the
Electoral Council, which chooses the
President, is selected. That will all take
time, and I think we shall feel satisfied
if our government Is set In motion by
February 24 of next year. That, you
know, is our Fourth of July, the anniver
sary of our rise against Spain. Our elec
toral body will be made up equally of
representatives from the professional men,
the wealthy citizens and provincial as
semblles. The President must be a na
tive Cuban or one who has fought 10
years for Cuban independence. A Sen
ator must be a native, but a Representa
tive may be a native or a naturalized citi
zen." Found Dead in His Room.
SEATTLE, April 28 H. B. Darnell, of
Oil City, Pa., was found dead In his room
at the Perrin House this afternoon. He
had blown out his brains with a revolver.
As near as can be ascertained, the sui
cide took place Saturday afternoon.
From letters found in his room it would
appear that Darnell was In destitute circumstances.
CAN NOT BE HELD DOWN
AMERICAN EXPORTS INCREASE IN
SPITE OF LEGISLATION.
For This Reason Talk of an Inter
national Combine Is Not
Taken Serionsly.
WASHINGTON, April 27. The talk of
an international alliance against the
United States with the purpose of repress
ing its export trade seems unlikely to
cause serious anxiety, if considered in
the light of recent commercial history.
Frequent announcements have been made
during the past few years of combinations
or legislation against the United States
with reference to Its export trade. A
few years ago. American meats were the
subject of legislation in several of the
European countries, with the apparent
purpose of discriminating either against
certain classes of our products or of aid
ing certain classes of producers in the
countries in which the legislation was
had. A little later came similar action
with reference to American fruits. Still
later further legislation with reference to
various grades of meat was' had, and this
was followed by increase of duties In
certain European countries against the
classes of breadstuffs of which the United
States is a large producer and exporter.
Our dajry products have also been the
subject of more or less attention from
Europeans who had looked askance at
oleomargarine butter and filled cheese.
The sugar legislation and laws of the
United States have furnished a basis for
certain restrictive regulations with ref
erence to certain products of our manu
factories, and the war with Spain was
looked uponby many as likely to prac
tically destroy the commerce between that
country and the United States.
What hae been the result of all this
commercial friction, commercial hostility,
and of these national and1 international
combination against American com
merce? To answer in a word: A steady
increase of American exports to the coun
tries In question, and in many cases a
decrease of American Imports from those
countries.
Take the case of Germany, for Instance,
where restrictive legislation or regulation
with reference to certain American prod
ucts has been frequently agitated, and in
some cases actually applied. The figures
of the Treasury Bureau of Statistics show
that our exports to Germany have in
creased from $83,000,000 in 1S93 to $187,000,000
In 1900, while the figures for the eight
months ending with February, 1901, show
exports to Germany valued at $134,000,000,
against $124,000,000 In the corresponding
months of last year, and $111,000,000 in the
same months of the fiscal year 1899. Mean
time, imports into the United States from
Germany have fallen from $111,000,000 In
1S97 to $97,000,000 in 1900, though for the
fiscal year 1901 they will probably be
slightly in excess of 1900.
' In France, certain American produc
tions, especially those of agricultural ori
gin, have been the subject of more or less
restrictive legislation or' regulation; yet
our exports to France, which in 1893 were
$46,000,000, were, in 1900, $83,000,000. and in
the eight months ending with February,
1901, are $56,000,000. against $43,000,000 in the
corresponding months of 1899. Meantime,
our Imports from France have not mate
rially changed, the Imports of 1S93 having
been $76,000,000, and those of 1900 $73,000,000,
while for the eight months ending with
February, 1901, they show an Increase of
a little less than $1,000,000 over the corre
sponding months of last year.
To Spain our export trade, instead of
(belng destroyed or materially reduced,
I has increased, and the exports during the
present nscai year seem HKeiy to De great
er than in any other year, with possibly
a single exception, in our history, having
been for the eight monthsend!ng with
February, 1901, $10,345,880, against $8,565,271
in the corresponding months of 1900, and
$6,011,035 in the same months of the fiscal
year 1899. Even in the fiscal year 1900 the
total exports to Spain from the United
States were larger than In any earlier
year since 1891.
Even in the case of Russia, whose recent
action with reference to certain American
products has been already announced, the
effect is, up to this time, scarcely appar
ent. Our exports to Russia durlrig March
of the present year, the first full month
following the announcement of the dis
criminating rates against the United
States, were $1,199,683, as against $1,246,621
during March of last year.
EARNED THIRTY-T WODOLLARS
Boy Who Uncovered a Litter of Six
teen Coyotes.
Sixteen little coyotes taken from one
hole Is not a bad day's work, says the
Baker City Republican. That Is what
William Walsh, the son of A. F. Walsh,
near Wingvllle, did the other day, and
this morning the scalps were presented
to the office of County Clerk Geddes for
the $2 bounty due on each.
Last Sunday he located what appeared
to be the prosperous home of a coyote
family. He put his little Skye terrier
down In the hole as a test of, whether
the place was Inhabited. A lively
rumpus beneath the ground, followed by
the rapid exit of the" little dog, satisfied
Master Walsh that something was down
there. Then he commenced to dig, while
two exceedingly anxious old coyotes
paced to and fro a short distance from
the hole, watching proceedings with pain
ful interest. Sometimes, as progress was
made into the ground, and a little squeak
denoted fear on the part of the brood In
the nest, the coyotes would run up
within a few feet of the youth and his
terrier as though about to take hold of
them.
"Were you not afraid the coyotes would
bite you?" was asked him in the office
of the County Clerk yesterday.
"Not a bit; I'd hit them with the shovel
if they came too close."
The hole was about 10 feet long and
not over two feet beneath the surface:
A half hour's digging brought the at
tacking party upon the nest, and then
things grew lively. The frantic old ones
rushed up very close in a menacing man
ner, while the youth and his indomitable
terrier laid to right and left. The coyote
brood were not larger than ordinary cats,
but they had sharp teeth and claws and
a true coyote disposition. The little ter
rier found his time well occupied for
several moments with a lot of the big
gest rats he ever tackled. The battle was
short, and when It was over 16 little pup
pies were stretched around.
Master Walsh says he knows where
there are other holes, and will raid them
soon. Usually there are not over five to
eight in a single nest, and the large num
ber discovered Sunday is accounted for
by some partnership arrangement be
tween coyote .mothers.
.
Strange Disappearance of Farmer.
SALINA, Kan., April 28. Frederick
Kinney, a young farmer of Jewell County,
has been missing since last August, and It
is feared that he has been murdered.
Henry Freeman, aged 20, Is In jail at
Wichita pending an Investigation of the
circumstances surrounding Kinney's dis
appearance. Kinney was last seen alive
near Beliot, Kan., traveling with Free
man, and the latter is known to have
driven and sold Kinney's outfit. The case
in a way rivels that of Gilbert Gates, who
suddenly disappeared while traveling in
Kansas more than 20 years ago, and for
whose murder Alexander Jester, an octo
genarian, was tried and acquitted last
year.
t
Well Known in Salt Lake.
SALT LAKE, April 28. Harry Flnkel
steln, or Harry Stone, as he was generally
known, who was arrested in Washington
today for creating a disturbance at the
White House, is well known here, his
mother being a resident of this city. As
Dpwning, Hopkins & Co.
ESTABLISHED 1S03.
WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS
Room 4, Ground Floor
a result of an accident which occurred
some years ago, Flnklesteln has at times
been mentally Irresponsible. While in
Ogden last Fall he became violently insane
and attempted to kill two or three men.
He .was arrested and sent to the State
Insane Asylum, but was released last
monh.
i
NEW CENTRAL LABOR BODY
Will Arbitrate Disputes and Oppose
Sympathetic Strikes.
CHICAGO, April IsT-Arbitration of all
disputes, and opposition to sympathetic
strikes, are the foundation of principles
of a new central labor body to be known
as the Chicago Building Trades League,
which was organized here tonight. The
new organization Is backed by 15 of the
18 strong trades in the building industry,
representing 15,000 worklngmen. An ef
fort by officers of the National Building
Trades Council to get control of the meet-ing-and
organize the new body as a branch
of the National, met defeat. A referendum
vote will, however, be taken on the ques
tion as to whether the new central body
will affiliate with the National organi
zation. As tonight's action is in accord
ance with the agreement recently made
with contractors, it presages peace In local
labor circles for some time to come.
"Will Escort the President
A novel way of entertaining the Presi
dential party In Walla Walla has been
suggested. It Is to have Indians from
the Umatilla reservation give a war
dance. The "braves," it Is thought, would
feel highly honored, and President McKIn
ley would have an opportunity of seeing
a ceremony which is beginning to be an
uncommon event even In the West.
The reception committee, it Is said,
would not object to this means of amuse
ment on President's day, but the Indian
is very slow when it comes to "making
up)' for such an occasion, and the fear
is 'expressed that the dance would prove
a failure. However, a detachment of In
dians mounted on ponies and bedecked in
war costume will probably be an escort
for the Presidential party.
Northwest People In 'New York.
NEW YORK, April 2S. Northwestern
people registered at New York hotels to
day as fellows':
From Silverton M. J. Adams, at the
Broadway Central.
From Spokane H. S. Collins and wife,
at the Navarre; C. H. Mallett, at the
Grand Union.
From Seattle M. Foshey, W. D. Foshey,
at the Navarre.
Slnnprliter-Houie Bnrned.
CHATTANqOGA, Tenn., April 28. The
slaughter-house and stprage plant of the
Sholze Bros. Packing Company was
burned tonight. Loss, $75,000.
i
AT THE HOTELS.
THE PORTLAND.
J F Moore, N Y
Alex Sclatcr, S F
J H Boyce, N Y
E W Smith. N H
Mrs F O Downing, city
Mrs It W Baxter, Neb
FranclB Pope, S F
J C Ralston &wf. Spok
O S Ryerse, Mpls
A G Perry, Chgo
W J Peterson, Skagwa
E H Sargent, U S Army
A J Sllberstine. N Y
,Q W Sanborn &wf . Ast
CS Jackson. Pndltn
L Thanhauser, N Y
Geo Spangerberg. Den
W N Northrop, Boise
E G Eagleson, Boise
P. R White. Boise
J A Dougherty. St L
L J Henderson, js x
Ben F Taylor, BaHo
Florence Roberts
Lillian Armsbv
Juliet Crosby
L P McCalla, Boise
A A Solomon & wf, S F
Ben Wing, city
Louie Black, N Y
W W Bruner & wf,
Honolulu
Chas Richardson. Tacm
C H Frye. Seattle
F W Kimball. Minn
W B Sherwood. St Paul
G H White, Boston
THE PERKINS.
K H E Espey, S F
F A Conant, Olympla
H Ramwell, Pt Twnscl
J Llpscombe, Victoria
F B Pratt. Oregon C
J B Lewthwalte
I L Simpson, Eugene
Geo H Dyer, city
O Morgan
H L Truax, Grant's P
MrsM M Marsh, Minn
Mrs L G Hulm, Eugen
F R Mclntyre, S F
Getrude White, Iowa
L Bain, KelBO
J P Mampel. S F
P C Duncan, Spokane
Mrs John Leahy, Ast
Mrs E B Noonan, do
Master Noonan, do
Mrs Owen Jones. Hoqu
Master Jones, do
B Harris, city
Jas C Hayter. Dallas
Tnlin P. TIpIoW. do
E Jennings. Wis
Mrs C W Holmes, Asto
Mrs Frank Slmonds, do
R A Sweetland, Chgo
J Hemlnjrway. Clncin
D H Fretts, S F
A Tully, N Y
A.tVa TnlK- M V
G H Shulingbarger. S F
Geo it vernon, jr,
Sherman County
Ma V.Un Tt Pl.inir. Till
J D Clark. Island City
Mrs M A msosway,
Psndletnn
Mrs A D Stlllman, do
Chas Brown, ao
Mrs Brown, do
W H Jones. Mitchell
A W Wlnebarerer. do
H R Wills, Neb
W E Bradley, paricer
J E Fait, Dalles
W W Cournyer, Mosler
rt A Khnnn.ird. Seattle
It V CorbKt. Detroit
W H Kenoyer, Chehalls
M A Langhorn, do
D S Troy. Pt Townsend
r.inrpnw Montam. N Y
Mrs Corbett, no
Geo P Paine. Toledo
Mrs Paine, Toledo
J F Walker, Mlnn
Geo P Mowat, S F
IP O Kettle, ogaen
G W Grltlln, Eugene
A J Molltor. s i-
IT F Tlpll. St Louis
Wr H Spauldlng. Salemj E Howard, city
J G Mattlson, Gallce R H Espy. Ojstervllle
Thos A Goodman. St LC R Plank, Tillamook
Mrs Qoodman, do H W Cottle, S F
THE IMPERIAL,
C. W. Knowles. Manager.
Gibson Nelson, city
IRIchard Smith. Spokn
fins 'Rnsantt. Mllw
it j juuson, cuy
H R McGrath, St Paul
Mrs McGrath, do
E J Frazler, Eugene
DBF Glass, Los Ang
Mrs DBF Glass, do
Minnie K Schonborn,
Seattle
W K Jackson. S F
Mrs Jackson, do
F W McGrath. St Paul
A L Sanderson, Arlgto
Mrs Sanderson, do
F D Kuettner, Astoria
Mrs Kuettner, do
J B Horner. Corvallls
W H O'Neill, city
M A Kearney, Dublin
Mrs Kearney, do
Master Kearney, do
A R Schoen, Spokn
F J Hewett, Halt L,aK
Mrs Hewett, do
H W Dankert, Denver
Mrs Dankert, do
P S Davidson, Hood R
J C Williams, Dalles
Afnrlr WIlllnmH l1r
C F Leavenworth. Olym
B it Downing, luuuies
F A Thorndlke. Cosmp
V A MnClaln. Tacoma
Al Morten. Astoria
H M Barker, Seaside
Mrs Barker, do
M P Watson. Seattle
Edwin Cummlngs La G
M P Callender, Knptn
Mrs Callender. do
Harry V Geldu. S F
R M Babcock, S F
Jac6b Schoen, do
Mrs Babcock, S F
THE ST. CHARLES.
Mrs Osborn. Montav IA S Tllden. Tlllamk
A W Bufcterfleld, Cnby
S Wellborn. Eufaula.
Mrs S Wellborn, do
Hugh Glenn, Dalles
N L Flock. Palmer
E -B Alden, do
D H Hoch. Halsoy
Mrs D H Hoch. do
C F MItchel. Eugene
A Tins Tliiltith
Riley Smltn, uiains
D B Haw.ks. Coburg
Bert Kemp. Salem
John McLean, city
G CJ Dart, Tacoma
J F Fox, do
A Kolestrand, Deep R
John Johnson, do
A Peterson, do
T AVrlght. Moscow
iS A sausDury. .-uxen
Robt Crawford. Mich
N E Hoyt, Ostrander
T Williams, Rainier
W' T Heath, city
Wm Gregory, city
John Green. Cathlamet
Jos Welland, Wis
Geo Henghson. Bcavert
W J Henghson. do
Martin Zlesner. city
H Reeves, St Helens
A J Knapp, spoKane
p n Tnvlor. Missoula
J A Cooper. Gt Falls
C Tlltlnn M "V
G D Goddard, Rochester
C T Putman, III
R T T.tvlnr. Cheo
S G Landford. do
G N Tavlor. Stella
W M Clammer, ao
n .Tones. Umatilla.
W Crofter, ao
(John B Goss, pa
Jos Cunningham, "Uma-IM A Thompson. Duluth
thin. c G Thompson, do
S Vlgneux. Mass IR T Thompson, do
j S Morrow, city 1 .
Hotel BrnnnTTlck, Seattle.
European: first-class. Rates. 75c and up.
One block from depot. Restaurant next
door. . .
Tacoma Hotel, Tacoma.
American plan. Rates, $3 and up. t
Donnelly Hotel. Tacomn.
1 European plan. Rates. 50c and up.
t
Sufficiently Explicit.
PORTLAND, April 29. (To the Editor.)
I think it would be in extremely bad
taste to permit the use of public street
signs for private advertising purposes of
any kind. Such a proposition should not
be so much as considered by the council.
Mormon BIShODS' PHIS
Church aixi Uieir lutiowcri. rosiutciy cures the worst cases in old and younir vism? from effects
of self abuse, dissipation, excesses, or cigarette smoking. Curos Lost Manhood, lm
Headache.Unfltnessto Marry, t-pssof JW9 Somen, Varicocele
nt'inntlnn. Sttin?i Oulcknnsrt of D!s ELrSTlH chartre. StODS ner
vous TWitomnjjor tyonaa.
errrv function. Uom eet de.nonai.nt.
organs. Stimulltes the brain and nerve centers. nc a bar, "6 fir it 50 by mail. Bwlfti 1 A'wrltten cu-irar.tee, to cure
i- uiotuy refunded, rrlth 6 boxes. Circulars free. AddrC23, Olshop Remedy CO., Can FranuiSCO, Cal.
Chamber of Commerce
regardless of the amount of money the
city can save or realize by granting the
use of street-name signs for advertising
purposes, or of the character of the ad
vertisements. Even at the risk of being
accused of acting from mercenary and
selfish motives, the newspapers of Port
land should do everything possible to
awaken and array public sentiment
against a proposition to maintain an ad
vertising bulletin board, made a part of
a public sign, at every street corner in
the city for 20 years.
A. P. ARMSTRONG.
Forest Fires May Cnnne Grent Lo.
HOUGHTON, Mich., April 2S.-Forest
firea are raging at a number of upper
Peninsula points and unless there is a
drenching rain soon, great damage will
be done and many hamlets and villages
endangered. The whole north country is
very dry, less than a quarter of an Inch
of rain having fallen during the month.
Vnnilerliilt Out of Danfccr.
NEW YORK, April 29. Alfred G. Van
derbilt. who has been 111 with a severe
cold and threatened pneumonia, was said
last night at his home in this city to be
out of danger.
975,000 Fire in Alubniua Town.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., April 29. At 1
o'clock this morning fire destroyed half
a T)lock of buildings at Bessemer, near
Birmingham. Less, $75,000.
WEAK MEN
CURED.
Vacuum treatment. A positive cure
without poisonous drugs for vic
tims of lost manhood, exhausting
drains, seminal weakness and errors
of youth. For circulars or Infor
mation, call or address. Vigor
Restorative Co.. 283 Washington
street. Correspondence confidential.
TRAVELERS GUIDE.
The Burlington ticket office, cor
ner Third and -Stark streets. Is
where you should arrange about
your trip East.
Our ticket agent will give you
all the time you want, plan your
trip for you, arrange about your
ticket, reserve your sleeping-car
berths, tell you what to see and
what to avoid, pave you time and
money and trouble.
Tourist cars dally to Kansas
City. Through sleepers to St.
Louis.
TICKET OFFICE 1 Cor. Third and Stark Sis.
R. W. Foster. Ticket Agent
Time Card
1 p -1- .
ot irains
PORTLAND
Leaves.
1:45 P.M.
11:30 P.M.
8:30 A. M.
Arrives.
7:00 A. M.
7:30 P. M.
3:00 P. M.
No. 12. Overland Ex
press No. 4. Knnsas City, St.
Louis Special
No. 14. Tacoma, Seat
tle Express
The "North Coast Limited"
Will Resume Service May 9.
Take No. 14 for Olympla, South vBtndtand
Gray's Harbor points.
A. D. CHARLTON, A. G. P. A..
Portland, Or.
I Record Voyage 6 Dais. 7 Hours, 22 Minutes.
BOSTON tt LIVERPOOL via QUEENSTOW.i
Commonwealth. Twin Screw, 13.000. May 8 $
New England, Twin screw, u.uoo. May zz
PORTLAND to LIVERPOOL via QUEENSTOWN
Cambroman ...May 4 Vancouver.... June 22
Vancouver May 18 Dominion July tl
THOMAS COOK & SON, P. C. Oen'I Axeats,
6ZI Market St.. Saa Frsnclwo, CaL
HEW TWIMSCflEW 8000
. TON 8.8. SIERRA,
SONOMA &VENTURA
SS. SIERRA, for Honolulu, Samoa, New
Zealand and Australia
Thurs.. May 9, 10 A. M.
SS. MARIPOSA (Honolulu only)
Saturday. May 18. 2 P. M.
SS. AUSTRALIA, for Tahiti About May 23
J. D.SPRECKEIS k BROS. CO., Jhneral Agents. 327 HarbiSt
Gen'l Pausngsr Offica, 643 Uarbt SL, Piar Ho. 7, Pacific II
WHITE COLLAR LINE
BAILEY GATZERT (Alder-street Dock),
Leaves Portland dally every mornlns at 7
o'clock. exceDt Sunday. Returning-, leaves As
torla every night at 7 o'clock, ricept Sunday.
Oregon phone Main 351. Columbia phone 321.
Steamers
Altona and Pomona
Dally (ex. Sunday) for Independence, Salem
and all way landings. Leave Portland C:45 A.
M.; leave Salem 3 A. M.: Independence. 7 A.
M- fmp and dock, foot Tavlor at.
mjBmjmmmtmmimmffmatOKm
aJV5MILMiiw3r?vy
tu'e been In use over jo years by tbe leaden of the Marmoa
ilflliMSIJIi
All the
Time You Want
0l
11 Sk
vAPo
5ciV
DSt Powort Nlght-t.oasos, Spermatorrhoea Insomnia, pain
nil DnalrAn. Admlnnl Emissions. Lnmo dac'C. Morvous Do
mkb m ubbowb KBe5i i"i;'''ij'j;
a. cure Is at hand. iJd'il.J Restores small, underelopea
TnAVELEHS' GUIDE.
Br Oregon
jwd mmn pacific
Union Depot. Sixth, and J Streets.
THREE TRAINS DAILY
FOR ALL POINTS EAST
"CHICAGO-PORTLAXD SPECIAL."
Leaes far the East, via Huntington, at 'J.W
A. M.; arrives at 4:2Q V. M.
SPOKANE FLYEU.
for Spokane. Kaaiern WAaniumon. and OpsiU
Nortneru potnu. laavea at U i. At.; utrnu at
7 A. M.
ATIiANTlO EXPUESS.
Leaves for the East. via. Huntington, at U;00
P. Al.; arrives atS:H A. M.
THKUUCiH PULLMAN AND TOURIST
BLEfiPKRa.
OCEAS AXD IlIVEK SCHEDULE. i
Water lines scnedule itubjtac lu uuauia with
out nutlc.
OCilAN DIVISION From. Portland, levt
Alnsworth Dock at S P. iL; sail tsvery 3 d.iya;
Steamer Elder sails April 2. IS, i btminier
Columbia eulis April T, IT. -7.
From San Francisco aall every 5 days.
Leave Spear-street Pier Xi at 11 A. M.i
Steamer Columbia sails April a. 13. 13. Steam
er Elder sails April 3. 13, 23.
COLUMBIA lUVEIt DIVI3XO.V.
POP.TLAND AND ASTORIA.
Steamor H&ssalo leaves Portland dally, ex
cept tiunday at 3.00 P. M., on Saturday at
10.00 P. M. Returning. leaves AitorU djliy.
except Sunday, at 7.00 A, M.
WILLAMETTE RIVER DIVISION.
PORTLAND AND SALEM. OR.
Steamer Ruth, for Salem. Independence and
way points, leaves from Aah-ntreet Dock at a
A. M. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday.
Returning-, leaves Independence at 5 A. M..
and Salem at 0 A. M.. on Tuesdays. Thursdays
and Saturdays.
CORVALLI3 AND ALBANY.
Bteamer Modoc leaves Portland at 0 A. M.
on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Re
turning, leaves Corvallls at B A. M. oa Mon
days, Wednesdays and Fridays.
YA3IKILL RIVER ROUTE.
PORTLAND AND DAYTON. OR.
Bteamer Elmore, for Orecon City. Buttevllle,
Champoey, Dayton and way landings, leaves
Portland Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturday
at 7 A. M. Leaves Dayton for Portland and
way points Mondays. Wdnesdays and Frldaja
at e A. If.
SNAKE IUVER. ROUTE.
RIPARIA. WASH.. AND LEWISTON. IDAHO
Steamers leave Rlparla at 3:40 A. M. dally,
arriving at Lewlston about 3 P.M. Returning-,
leave Lewlston at 8:30 A- M.. arriving at Rl
parla same evening-. A. L. CRAIO.
General Passenger Agent.
CITY TICKET OFFICE
254 "Waanlnsrtoa St., Corner Thlril.
PORTLAND & ASIATIC
STEAMSHIP CO.
For Yokohama and Hon Konff. calling nt
Kobe. Nagasaki and Shanghai, taking freight
via connecting steamers for Manila. Port Ar
thur and Vladlvostock.
SS. INDRAVELLI SAILS ABOUT APRIL 2.
For rates and full information call on or
address officials or agents of O. R. & N. Co.
Leave epot Fifth and t ArrlTe
h7fclCI'
OVERLAN'D EX
PRESS TRAl.Ntf.
8:30 P. M.
for Salem. Rose-
7:43 A. M.
7:20 P. M.
burg. Ashland. Saa
r a m e n to, Ogdeu.
San Francisco, Mo
Jave. Los Angeles,
8:30 A.M.
El Paso, New Or
leans and tho East.
At W o o d b urn
(dally except Sun
day), mornlni; train
connects with train
for ML Angel. Hll
v a r t o n, JBrowna
vllle. Sprlngn eld.
and Natron, and
Albany Local for
Mt. Angel and Sil
verton. Albany passenger....
Corvallls passenger.
Sheridan passenger..
4:00 P. M.
117:30 A. M.
I4:0OP. M-
Daily. Daily except Sunday.
Rebata tickets on sale betweon Portland, Sac
ramento and Ban Francisco. Net rates 917 first
class and $11 second class,. Including: sleeper.
Rates and tickets to Eastern points and Eu
rope. Also JAPAN. CHINA. HONOLULU and
AUSTRALIA. Can be obtained from J. B.
KXRKLAND, Ticket Agent, 140 Third street.
YAMHILL DIVISION.
Passenger Depot, foot of Jefferson street.
Leave for Oswego dally at 7:20. 9:40 A. M.;
12:30. 1:55. 3:23. 4:40, U.23, 8.30. WM P. M.;
and 0:00 A. M. on Sundays only. Arrive at
Portland dally at OtfS. 3.30, 'lO A. M.;
1:33. 3:10. 4.30. 0:13. 7:40. 10.00 P. M.; 12.4U
A M. dally, except Monday, 8:3 and 10:03 A
M. on Sundays only.
Leave for Dallas dally, except Sunday, at
B'03 P. M. Arrive at Portland at 0:30 A. M.
Passenger train leaves Dallas for Alrlle Mon
days. Wednesdays and Fridays at a.OO P. M.
Returns Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Except Sunday.
R. KOEHLER.
Manager.
C.H.MARKHAM.
Gen. Frt. & Pass. Agt.
fSMBREATjORTHERitli
TIckt Office. 122 Third 5t Phone 680
LEAVE The Flyer, daily to and
No 4 from St. Paul. Mlnne
- - , apolls. Duluth, Chicago
6:00 P.M. jand ail points East.
ARRIVE
No. 3
7:00 A. M
Through Palace and Tourist Sleepers, Dining
and Buffet Smoklng-Llbrary Cars.
JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE
STEAMSHIP TOSA MARU
For Japan. China and all Aslatlo points wilt
leave Seattla
About April 29th
Astoria & Columbia
River Railroad Co.
Depot Fifth and
I Streets.
ARRIVE3
For Maygers. Rainier.
Clatskanta, Westport,
Clifton. Astoria. War
renton. Flavel, Ham
mond. Fort Steven-i,
Gearhart Pk., Seaside.
Astoria and Seashore
Express,
Dally.
Astoria Express.
Lily.
8:00 A. M.
11:10 A. M.
7:00 P. M.
0:40 P. M.
Ticket ottice 253 Morrison st. and Union Deoot.
J. C. MAYO. Gen. Pass. Agt.. Astoria, Or.
Pacific Coast Steamship Co
FOR ALASKA.
Tho Company' steamships
COTTAGE CIT? SENATOR.
STATE OF CAL, AL-KI and
CITY OF TOPEKA leave
TACOMA 11 A. M.. SEAT
,TLE 0 P. M.. Apr. 6. 10. 13.
20, 25. 30; Muy 5, 10. 13. 20,
U5, 30. June 4. Steamer leaves
every filth day thereafter.
For further Information obtain folder.
The Company reserves the right to changs
steamers, sailing dates and hours of tailing,
without previous notice.
AGENTS N. POblON. 240 Washington st,
Portland. Or. F. W CARLETON. N. P. R. R.
Dock. Tacoma: Ticket OHlce. 613 First are..
Seattle. M. TALBOT. Comm'l Agt.. C.W. MIL
LER. Asst. Gen'l Agt. Ocean Dock. SeatlU;
noonAl.T PERKINS ft CO.. Gea'l Ageau.
Ban Francisco.
EAST via Bifev
jl SUNSET -n
PA TITH O CCCEH4SHASTA -i
SOUTH my
10:10 A. M.
H5:B0 P. M.
1(3:25 A. M.
S& KiisNvMkfi