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IIILL8IJOUO, OREGON, THURSDAY, rUIJItUAUY 23, 1899.
NO. 49.
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EVENTS OF THE DAY I
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TKKSK TICKS KKOM TUB WIBBH
An liil.rr.llng Cullnrtlua of llama Prom
Ilia Two lleml.pherea lreeeated
In a Coarieneed Curat.
Tha ('-oluuthl river flli nnry
cmuhliia will eloae half of theeatinarle
tit coming season.
The Ctumrtl steamer Pevonla, which
sailed from 0,ueiilowti for Do ion,
January 20, ami which wa lighted on
February 6, In disabled condition,
has ariived in low lit th A sore.
M. Loubot w elected president ol
France on the Slat The assembly
cast Nil vutoH, ut which Loubet ro.
eelved 4H3 lo 27B cast for M. Molina,
ml 50 lauttorltig.
A battle ha occurred at Tlln-Wn
between Knatiati iUlim ami (inM,
in which 800 of (lit Utter wer alaln.
Tim tronlila it said lo have oiigiuiletl
ovei the question of taxes.
OrailiiiK ha begun on th Bnk
Jtlver Valley railroad, between Union
flut uml I ha ttHitil of Iha aiiUtli fork flf
the IVut'waara crtiuk. A large force of
uien and team ia working on the big
cut between time two point.
A dispatch from Cape Charles, V.,
says fit) oyster sloop ami tchooneit
hive heen rurilrd oul to e by ((lift
ing Ice (rum Mugoihy bar. It la be
lirtd limn am manned, andthaciowt
way 1 1 (1 r from iHiaur ami bungei,
Tuita will be sent to overhaul Ilia ve.
'la.
The grave of tlie Maine victim at
Havana were docoiatod with flower
on the l&lli, Ilia unlversry of the
plosion.
A British syndicate hai obtained
concenaioii fmm China to bulll a rail
road from Haiikati to Canton, along
the cn I.
Col. Miller, who captured I lo I lo
without tha lot of a mnii In his com
mand, ha been prouintial to be brig
diei'geiiernl by the president.
The Cunard llm-r Klruiia and lh
erulier Marhlehrad iintrowly averted
collision timing bllmling sleet and
aiiow atnrm about 7U in ilea off SanJy
llihik Monday morning.
Iteprraentatlv Htalling, ol Ala
bama, ha Intmdutwd in the house
bill to authorise the preeident to ap
Hilnt General Wheeler a uiajoi general
in the regular aiuiy.
Tairiflc wnther I prevailing on
the count of Jamah'. Tha wimla ar
high ami the ea la encroaching on tha
land. Counting veeael have been
wrecked, ami levcral humlred acre of
banana swept ""-5,j
Ion are olatod i
una vuuimi wiwi (tie new inonriuea
navy powder fm large callhor guna in
teat at tho Imlian liead proving
grotimi on the Potomac
Ex Consul Duckert, of Hullguni, hnl
been ooimniiont-d to nuike tour of
Chin In the Intereitt of Hulg.iu menu
fiioluier at mluiy of $311,000 year,
The Idea of the tour emanated from
King Leopold, who will contribute i'8,
000 to the sstary.
It ia expected that General Oti will
shortly begin n aggressive campaign
In the riiilipplnei, tha recent biltlu
have not aolxlued tha inauigeut, a
waaeipauied Tha rainy ternum will
oon vet In, when military operation
oun not lie well cnriiud on, and deal
iva blow uiuat be given before that
time.
The torpedo-boat Fox, built by the
worn x zwicker Iron work, at I'ort
land, Or., i the Aral torpedo-bunt in
tlie world to come up to the teniiiro
menu apmilfled In tha . aoiitriivl upon
Imr II rat ollloinl trial. Foi two coiiroo.
nlivo hour in her flrat trial ihe main
tallied hii vernge iiioed of 38 knot.
her engine turning ut a rata of 881. 4
revolution per minute, which exceed
tha requirement by 11.4 tnrni.
President Zoliiy )m Inmiod a duorea
declaring tho republic ol Nicaragua to
be in atute of mige. A buttle i
expected to Hike placa at any tint
weit of Chile mountain, the dividing
line of the Coidlllorii. The preiidunt
I sending troop lo the froni a rapid
ly a collected. The United Bute
gunboat Marietta, wiliuh arrived at
Ureytown February 5, haa id Mod for
niuefllud, the heiidquarteii of tha
revolution headed by Uenerul Royot.
Orxgnn I.d(Ulatnr Ailjaurn ln ni.
Although the hour let for the final
adjournment of tho Oregon leglalature
wur 13 o'clock noon Huturdav, the mt
lion was prolonged till 7 o'rlook.
Aiide fiom the formalitiei of flniih.
lng up nocoHiury matteu in hand, the
pHHBttgo of tho ipoolal appmpriHtlon
bill win tha fnnture of the day.
Tho house rufuaed to concur In Rom
of the Renate'i rediictioiii of itemi in
the bill, and it was iieeessaiy to ap
point confoience oommlttoei before
agreement oould be reached. Till
prolonged the lemilnii till 7 o'clock in
the evening, when the sesalon wn de
clared ended, , ,
r- i
nilnur Nana IIkiih.
Mr. Zaohuiiah Chandler, widow ol
tho fiunous Miohignn ituteamnn, iadeud
nt lior home in Dutiolt. During Sena
tor Chundler' career in Wellington,
Mr. Clmndloi was noted aa a aocial
eiiteituiuur,
Advide to the Omaha Bee from iti
correspondent! in Northorn Nebraska
Indlonte that the winter-wheat crop hai
been bndly damaged by the tecent oold
nap. In many looalitloi the orof
Will be very light.
OF RECENT. OCCURRENCE.
Th Continental Tobacco (Company,
at Loulaville, Ky., purchaao.) $188,808
worth of revenue (tamp lait Monday.
Thl I u unpreoelunted le of lUmp.
Th ultn of Oman ha revoked th
grant of a ooaling nation to Ihe French
under th llrlllah admiral1 threat ol
bombardment Tlie French cumul hai
entered a prottut,
A number of young men In Eacia
mento, Cat., are organising a colony
to aot tie on the Inland of (J nam. They
piopoee lo engage In the raising of the
staple pro lucta of Ihe island.
Th advance guard of the Noitb At
lantic squadron, compound of Ihe flag
ship New York and the battle-ship In
diana, arrived at the Bermuda Tuei
day. The SQUadron will proceed to
Havana.
Th Central Union Oa Company bat
been orgaulted under taw of Virginia,
to control the natural gas wells and
plant In Ohio, Indian and Southern
Illinois. The capital (lock will be
114.000,000.
Th Duke of Orlrsnshas unexpected
ly arrived at Urusael. It I reported
that lie considoi the moment oppor
tune for a monarchists attempt In
France. He will consult with th
leaden of hi party.
Francis H. liawo, head of th great
china and glassware exporting bouse of
llawo A Dutlei, I dead in Uarmauy,
aged OS years, of apoplexy. Ill pet
sonal acquaintance throughout the
United Slate was very large.
A but skirmish occurred near the
Manila walerwork on Tuesday, in
which, on the Amilcii side, two com
panies of the Washington volunteer
weie the piinoipal sctoi. The insur
gents were driven Into the jungle.
leaving IS dead and two wounded. Two
Americans weie wounded by the explo
sion of Bprlnglleld ilfle in their own
bands.
Chaplain John II. Tbnmpaon, of the
First Washington Infantry at Manila,
died Monday.
The war department ha issued an
order mustering out of service all the
volunteer now in the United fitatei.
F.than Allen Hitchcock, of Missouri,
hai taken the prescribed oath and en
tered upon bis duties a aocietary ol
the interior.
The house committee on p propria
tiuiil hat oidcied a favorable report on
the bill to pay Spain t JO, 000, 000 for
the l'bilippinu.
Agonoillo, the Filipino delegate, ar
rived in New York Monday from Mon
tieal. Agoncillo expect to (ail for
England In tew day.
Tho senate committee has reported
favorably an amendment to the sundi y
ot vii bill piovlding for the laying of
cable fiom the United tilatea lo Hawaii
and the 1'hllipplnes.
Many Ftencb newspapers sre bit
terly assailing M. Lou wit, tlie new
" . tali) battarj)! u pport
Hamuel II. Stevenkolf, 'Wft;mmm
tlti oldmt Fmsbytorian ministoi in
tin Uniied (Hates, is dead in Bloom
I if ton, III., it the ge of 80. He was
a tear relative of former Vice-Prosl-doit
Bteveusou.
A fire in th little city of Fort
Washington, Wis., destroyed 1300,000
worth of property, and reudeied 80
families homeless. A chair faolory
covering two block was destroyed,
throwing 600 mon out of work.
Th involution in Nicaragua I
spreading. General Men, at th head
of 700 Insurgonts, Is near the town of
Itim. The insmgeuts are well armed
with tuall guns and aie expecting
Galling, Krupp and Uotohkim cannon.
Mlched Milano, the prosperous pro
prietor cl a boolbhicklng etsablisbment
In Tacoma, committed suicide by thing
two shota fiom a revolver into hi
brain. Fifty-two dollar waa fouud
on t be body. Family trouble wa the
oause of the act.
A new town has been laid ont in
Alaska, 83 miles from Juneau, which
It ia expected will be the gateway to
the Atlln ooldflelda. It haa been
named Taku, and i situated on Taka
bay, four miles from the mouth of the
inlet of that name.
The Italian bark Barbara Lnlgl went
ashore February 4 on Littlo Bahama
bank and is a total lose. Three of the
oiew weie drowned and two perished
from exposure. The captain ami eight
of the oiew have anived at Nassao, N.
P., and report the loss.
Mr. Howe, ol Gresham, Oi., wa
drowned in the Willumette at Port
land Monday. She was passing from
one steamer to another, as the boat
were lying at the dock, when she fell
between them. An attempt to rescue
her iailod. bhe wa on her way to
visit a son at Salem.
The But session of the eighth conti
nental congress of the National Society
of the Daughters of the American Rev
olution began In Washington Monday.
Mr. Daniel Maiming, president-gen
eral of tha lociety, 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 1300,000 In money
and supplies,
The British ship Dinmlanvia. from
Liverpool for Vancouver, ha put into
Montevideo part lal'y dismantled In a
gala.
The republicans in the Spanish
chamber have decidod to begin at once
an energetic campaign against the gov
ernment. Tlie bark Coloma, from Chemalnns,
B. 0,, for China, ha arrived at Port
Angeles', Wash., leaking badly. Cap
tain Jensen repot ti 16 feet of water i
the vessel's hold.
AFFAIRS AT MANILA
Oregon Soldiers Sent to the
Fighting Line.
RKI1F.L8 NOW COSCESTRATISO
Cralaor nuffala llanibarda Itea laiar-
Hi, Drloliif Ttaam Inland fJoal
lalaa.a and laor.a.lof.
Manila, Feb. II. Th California
volunteera abandoned Guadaloupe
ihuich at 6 o'clock thl morning, which
has since been set on die, and retired
to Kan Pedro Maiati. The rebel still
hold Ihe oountiy In th vicinity of
Guadaloupe, Pasig and Patero, despite
the effort of the gunboat to dislodge
them front the jungles on both side of
the liver.
The beat is intense, snd I Increasing
perceptibly daily. Under present con
ditions, tt I impossible to provide
aliade for the stioops in different pari
of the line, particularly McArthur't
division. King's brigade ia also ex
posed from Han Pedro Macati to Cull-
cull, wheie it join Ovensbin' brig
ade.
In view of the fact that the enemy
wrre cuucfltitiatiug on the American
light preparation were made last night
lo give them warm receptiou In the
event of attack.
General Ovensbin' line, consisting
originally of the North Dakota volun
tas, the Fourteenth infantry, ami two
troops of the Fourth cavalry, stretching
fiom the beach at Camp Dewey to Gen
eral King' right, waa reinforoed by two
battalions of Oiegon volunteer a.id
three troops of the Fourth csvalry, as
infantry.
The Buffalo's searchlight discovering
the rebel unusually active about 10
o'clock in the evening, signaled the
flagship for permission lo Ore upon
them, and, this being gianted, bom
barded the enemy' trenches for 30
minute. The only effect of the Are
was spparenlly to drive the rebel fur
ther inland.
licvond a few ineffectual volley from
the trenches, which were lelnrned
with interest, the enemy made no dem
onstration, and all i quiet along the
real of the lino.
Scout olaim to have een General
i'io del Pilar, who commanded the reb
els at Pact), with hi arm in a sling,
directing the troop. General Monten
egro, the insurgent commtnder-in-ohiuf,
I reported to be personally con
ducting the movements in front of
General King' line at San Pedro Ma
cati. ClaarrllU Tneila.
Manila, Fob. 81. The enemy have
apparently realised the hopelessness of
attacking tbe American position, and
are occupied chiefly by occasional
sharpuhooting fmm the jungle, when
ever feasible. Fortunately, theii ig-
4 tlie use of sight minimises
(IVIffeM kuiMta. -
ha evidently been conslrdecpv,
rebels a sign of weakness, a they
pressed forward along both aides of the
river, persistently barrasslng the occu
pant of the town.
Laat nigbt the rebel poured volley
after volley Into San Pedro Macati
from the biosh on the adjacent ridge;
but fortunately without effect. Gen
eral King's headquarter in the center
of the town waa the target for sooros of
Remington snd Manser bullet.
Tbe robla are using smokeless pow
der, and it is extremely difficult to lo
cate Individual marksmen.
RUSSIA AND CHINA.
First It u pi lira Occurrad at TalUe-Waa
-SOU Chinese Killed.
Peking, Fob. 81. A serious conflict
ha taken place between the Russians
and Chinese at Talien-Wan, 300 of the
latter being killed.
Tbe troublo 1 laid to have originat
ed in a question of taxes.
Kspeeted bf Lard Bereelurd.
Detroit, Mich., Feb. 81. Admiral
Charles Berosford waa seen while pass
ing through Dutiolt tonight in refer
ence to the battle reported at Talien
Wan between Russian and Chinese.
Lord Chaile said that uch a battle
wa only what he had been expecting
for some time. It effect, he believed,
would be to shake the Chinese govern
ment more than anything that occur
red, and he asserted that trade would
alao auffer a a result ot it.
RIOTING IN PARIS.
Organised Demonstrations Against tha
New l'raildeni.
Pari, Feb. 21. Police measure for
the maintenance of order have been
taken on an extensive soale,
. M. Loubet did not quit his residence
at the Luxembourg until 6 o'clock this
vonlng.
Toward 7 o'clock demonstrations oc
curred in front of the oflioe of Zehaa
tian Faure's anarchist paper, tbe Jour
nal du Peuple, on the Boulevard Mont
mnrtro, for and against Loubet.
There was a collision between rival fac
tions and several persona were Injured.
Altogether, 100 arrest have been
made in connection with today' dis
turbances. Spain Onee Owned It
Seattle, Wash., Feb. 21. Tbe Post
Intelligencer today publishes the fac
simile of a Spanish document which
show that the Spanish were In actual
military possession ot Vancouver Island
between 1700 and January 1, 1793. It
Is stated that the document, if it had
been in the possession of Emperor
William ot Germany when he arbi
trated the Canadian boundary between
England and the United Slates, would
have incontestably proven the light of
toe United State to Vancouver Island,
A FILIPINO PLOT.
RanaU Him Planning- a Oanaral
Vvrlalan Daalh ta All faralgnara.
Washington. Feb. 28. Tbe follow
ing dispatch was received this afternoon
from General Otis:
"Manila, Feb. 38. --Adjutant-Gen
eral, Washington. Following issued by
an important officer of the
insurgent government at Malolos, Feb
ruary 15, 1890, for cxerution during
that eenlng and nigbt in this city:
" 'First You will so dispose that at
8 o'clock at nigbt, the individuals of
ihe territorial militia at your order
will lie found united in all of the streets
of San Pedro, armed with their balos
and revolvers, or gun end ammuni
tion, if convenient.
" 'Second Philippine families only
will be sespected. Tbey should not
be molested, but all other individuals,
of whatever race they may be, irfill be
exterminated without any compassion,
iftei the extermination of Ibe army of
occupation.
" Third The defendeis of the Phil
ippine in your command will attack
the guard at Bilibid and liberate tlie
prisoner and "prcaidiario," and,
having accomplished this, tbey will be
armed, saying to them: "Brothers,
we nfust avenge ourselves on the Ameri
can and exteiiuinate them that we
may take our revenge for the infamy
and treachery which they have com
mitted upon us; have no compassion
uion 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 a fol
lows: Th sbsipshnoter of Tondo and
Santa Ana wil begin the attack from
without and these shots will be the
signal for tho militia of Troso, Binon
oo, Quiato and Sampaloe to go out into
the street and do their duty; those of
Paco. F.rmita and Malate, Santa Crux
and San Miguel will not start out until
13 o'clock, unless they see that their
companions need assistance.
" 'Sixth The militia of Tondo will
start oat at 8 o'clock in tbe morning;
if all do then duty our revenge will be
complete. Biotheis, Europe contem
plate, we know bow to die at men,
shedding our blood in defense of the
liberty of our country. Death to the
tyrants I War without quarter to the
false American who have deceived oil
Ki'ber independence or death I' "
Tlie portion of General Otis' dispatch
indicated by dashes tbe official were
unable to decipher tonight. There is
no "fourth" parngiaph of the insur
gent statement aa furnished to tbe
pi ess.
Manila, Is Qalat.
Manila, Feb. 28. The transport
Newport lias arrived from Ho Ho with
dispatches from General Miller to Gen
eral Oti. She reports all quiet at Ho
Ha The American troops there are
occupying the tubuih of Jaro and
Mole, business haa been resumed geu
eially with the outside woild, and
there has been no fighting since Febru
ary 12. All is quiet at Manila. The
beat 1 causing tome inoonvenlence.but
nc casualties have beeu reKirted.
WASHINGTON BOYS
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New ?ork7i.
tbe Herald from Manila, "tayvtfi'a,
enemy were concentrating all day at
the wateiworks and in front of King's
brigade. Tbey became to nagging in
fiont of King' position that the gen
eral sent two companies of tbe First
Washington infantry over tlie Pasig
river. They swept tbe country foi two
mile and then swung over to the river
bank, opposite tbe insurgent trenches
facing the American position at Ma
cati, and opened a flank fire on the in
surgents aoioss the river.
Two guns of the Sixth artillery, under
Lieutenant Ecott. pounded the insur
gent positions, while the tioopa from
Macati charged and drove tbe enemy
before them. Fifteen Filipino dead
were found and tour wounded. Two
American soldier were wounded by
the explosion of Springfield rifles.
The declaration of Aguinaldo that he
haa made a humane war is a fabrica
tion. In the past few woeks tbe Red
Cross has been like a red Sag to the
insurgents.
Captain Pieroe, ot McArthtir'a staff,
testifies that he has been shot at by
sharpshooters 60 times in the provi
sional hospital. Not in ambulance or
litter oarne which was not a signal for
a shower of bullet.
The surgeons of the hospital ooips,
who were giving aid to the Filipinos
aa well as to tbe American wounded,
were a target for tbe iharpshooters. A
wounded man who was being carried
fiom the field was killed by insurgents
concealed in a tree. The Rot Cross
people are now going armed.
Cubans Will Soon He Paid.
Washington, Feb. 23. It ii said
Gomel Is now arranging with General
Brook for tbe distribution of tbe
$3,000,000 wliioh it la expected will be
paid to the Cuban troops within a
abort time
Colorado Antl-Trutt BUI.
Denver, Colo., Feb. 23. Governor
Thomas today sent a Bpecial message to
the legislature urging legislation to
prevent the consummation of the con
templated imolter combine or the
formation of any trusts In Colorado.
Tbe senate passed the anti-trust bill
with ono dissenting vote.
At tho Bermudas.'
Washington, Feb. 23. The ad
vanoe guard of tbe North Atlantic
squadion, composed of the flagship
New York and the battle-ship Indiana,
arrived at the Bermudas today. The
squadron will proceed to Havana.
now Drove the Deer Out.
Two deer were killed at Beaver Hill,
In Coos county, Or., leoently. The
now drove them out ot the woods, and
a resident of town shot them from
window of his dwelling.
IN
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LEGISLATURE ENDS.
Much Work Crowded In tlie Cloelng
Hears ef tha eealon Tho Laat
Working Daj.
The last working day of the Oregon
legislature wa full of business, mostly
devoted to Ibe routine of passing bills.
The general appropriation bill was
passed by both house.
In tbe senate the bill to provide for
execution of murderer at the peni
tentiary wa indefinitely postponed,
because it carried objectionable matter
relating to appeal.
Three bill touching military affair
were passed, a follows: To cover Into
tbe military fund all money received
from tbe United State on account ot
transportation, etc.; to restore to tbe
military fund some 88,000 expended in
suppressing fishermen' riot in 1806;
to reorganize the official staff of the
Oregon National Guard.
The following bill were passed: To
regulate license tire insurance com
panies; to protect tbe fruit and hop
industry by requiring the destruction
of nests; to cure certain defect in ju
dicial sale and deeds; to prevent tbe
maintenance of armed bodies of men
other than the duly constituted author
ities; to amend the charter of Newberg;
to provdie for criminal prosecutions ou
Information; to protect trout and cer
tain other food fishes; to relieve tbe
state ot the necessity of advancing the
costs of giving a bond In a pioceeding
to which the state ia a party; to
amend the law relating to irrigation
rights and ditches; to amend tbe law
relative to lien against mine for la
bor or supplies; to amend tbe chaiter
of Arlington; to fix the annual (alary
of tha supreme court clerk at 83,000,
with on deputy in Salem at f 75 per
montb and one at Pendleton at 850,
and providing that tbe fee be paid
into the state treasury; to fix tbe sal
aries of Columbia county officers; to
regulate the manner of sturgeon fishing
and making a close season on tbe Co
lumbia river from March 1 to Novem
ber 1; to provide for inspecting (beep
brought in band into Oregon from an
other state (same aa the Washington
law); to amend the law relative to the
dutiea of publio road viewers; to fix
the annnual salary of the Linn county
assessor at 3,400, including the pay
of deputies; to regulate the practice of
the vocation of barbers; to provide for
the appropriation of water to be used
for mining purposes.
In tho House.
In the house a long discussion oocor
red on the bill to adopt the Torrens
system of land title. Tbe bill, when
put upon its passage, waa defeated.
Bills passed were: To authorize
construction of sk.ds across county
roads for loeging purposes; to provide
for submission to the vote of the peo
ple the proposed constitutional amend
ments; to authoiize the sale of agri
cultural school lands on the market for
25 yens at less than the ptice fixed by
statute; to provide for payment of
taxes in coin, instead of county war
rants; to provide for the manner of se
curing the release a surety upon
bonds; to reduce fees to be charged by
"ntT clerks in probate oases; to
-"""Whiting the fraudn-
eRmievt.ap.
clerk, sheriff and
iugiou couuij , 10 amenu ins coue so a
: . . . . ... ,
w giro iiarues uia rigm w give notice
of appeal without assignment of error;
to authoiize tbe printing of 800 copies
of supreme court reports at 83.60 per
copy; to prohibit the running of push
cars upon lailroad tracks; to create a
state board of equalization, consisting
of the governoi, secretary of state and
state tieasurer; to authorize the work
ing of county prisoners on county toads;
to fix the salaries of county treasurers,
after amendment increasing the salary
of the treasurer of Lane county from
1500 to 1800. and tbe salary of the
treasurer of Wallowa county from $350
to 8350; to amend code relative to at
tachment making the filing of a writ
with the county olerk answer the pur
pose of posting a notice on property;
to amend the code relative to action for
adverse possession; to fix tbe compen
sation ot oountv commissioner after
amending the bill by increasing the
per diem in Union county from (4 to
t5; to reduce tbe mileage ot juror and
witnesses in cities ot 50,000 population
or over, from 10 to 6 cents; to give
preference in the employment in pub
iio service to honorably discharged sol
diers and sailors; to appropriate
82,000, in aid of the Oiegon Historical
Society, and to authorize printing at
the state's expense to the same amount;
to provide for the payment of certain
fees to recorder of conveyance; to
constitute six days' publication of a
notice a week notice; amending the
law relative to the appointment of offi
cial stenographers; to abolish the office
of recorder of Clatsop county, and re
quire that tbe duties of that office be
performed by the county clerk; to leg
ulate the purchase, sale and transfer of
stocks ot goods, by requiring the pur
chaser to exact from the vendor a list
of creditors and tbe extent of liabil
ities; to piohibit the running at large
of stallion.
State Fair Appropriation.
In the Oregon senate Wednesday th
bill to repeal the annual appropria
tion of money to the state fair wa de
feated by a vote of 13 to 16.
The Daly School BUI.
After the most exciting and dramatic
half-day of the session, the Oregon
house shortly before 1 o'clock 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 a special order of buaines
for 10 A. M., did not com to a vote
without sensational incidents.
The debate waa participated in by
all the orator of the home, and th
lobby and gallery were filled with in
terested spectators.
THE NEW LAWS.
BUI That Have Teased Daring the
eaalon.
Bills passed by both houses previous
to the last day are as follows:
To authorize the town of Antelope to
borrow f 5,000 to build water works.
To Incorporate the city of Pendleton.
To amend charter of town of Adam.
To regulate pilotage on Columbia
and Willamette river.
To create office of state biologist,
without salaiy.
To reduce salaries of Douglas county
officer.
To incorporate Nehalera.
To provid that summaries only of
county assessment rolls be transmitted
to secretary of state.
To amend charter of Hillsboro.
To amend tbe chartei 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 Grant Pas.
To authoiize Jefferson institute to
sell out to the school district.
To amend chaiter of Oregon City.
To incorporate Port of Tillamook and
provide for the improvement of Ho
quiam siougb.
To incorporate the town of Lakeview.
To incoporrate Cottage Grove.
To amend charter of town of Tangent
To provide clerical aid for judge of
the supreme court.
To incorporate Drain.
To incorporate New Astoria, adjoin
ing Fort Stevens.
To amend charter of Monmouth.
To incopoiiate the city of Ontario.
To incorporate tbe town of Bay City.
To incorporate the city of Heppner.
To incorporate the city Warrenton.
To incoi porate the oity of Wallow.
To amend chaiter of Gold Hill.
To regulate and fix tbe salary of th
assessor of Jackson county.
To incorporate tbe town of Marh
field.
To amend charter of Woodbnrn.
To rediitrict tbe state for senators
and representative.
To create tbe office of tax collector in
Multnomah county.
To amend the charter of Corvallis.
To prevent production and sale ot on
wholesome foods and medioine.
(Looney pure food bill.)
To incorporate tbe town of Seaside.
To raise tbe salary of iheriff of Ma
rion county.
To regulate and to fix salarie of Til
lamook: county officers.
To fix salaries of county officers in
Clackamas, Morrow, n asco and Yam
bill counties.
To amend the charter ot Eugene.
To amend tbe oharter of Astoria.
To incorporate the town of Canby.
To create a separate commission for
transaction of county business in
Clackamas county.
To amend tbe charter of Arlington
Incorporating Weston.
Incorporating Dufur.
Incorporating Enterprise.
Withdrawing school land from sal
and placing interest on school fund
loans at 6 per cent.
Incorporating Dalles City.
Incorporating Mora.
Incorporating Brownsville.
Incorporating Lebanon.
Incorporating Burns. '
Incorporating Carlton.
-"oa.lmon in Alsea bay and
- 'd in Multnomah
county. vtm.jt :.
To provide for -
aupervisur. ,
To create the office ltt,mU f
justice court in cities ot 60,000 popu
lation or over.
To autboiise Multnomah county to
lease the upper deck of the ateel bridge.
To provide for the sale of tide lands.
Protecting salmon in tbe Rogue
river and Curry county.
To reorganize tbe state board of hor
ticulture. Creating park commission in citie
of 8,000 population or over.
To amend section 6 ot the mining
laws.
Amending the code relative to sher
iff's deeds.
Requiring county clerks to adminis
ter oatba witbont oharge, 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 lobooli at Ash
land and Drain.
To provide for the registration of
voters.
To provide for a tax colleotoi of Mult
nomah county.
To change the manner of governing
the Soldiers' Home.
To codify th laws relative to state
school lands.
Paitial codification of th Mhool
laws.
To enoourag th use of wide-tire
wagon.
To amend the act incorporating tha
Port of Portland.
To ohange the time of holding court
in the second jndioial district.
To cure oertain defects In deed.
To permit surety companie to qalify
aa snretiea on bonds.
To change the time of holding court
In the ninth judicial district.
To prevent the adulteration of candy.
To provide for boarding the prisoner
of Clatsop, Washington and Claokamai
counties by contract.
To provide for the reconveyance of
land to J. E. Saling.
To fix the salaries of the sheriff and
clerk in Lincoln county.
To create the county ot Wheeler.
To regulate the practice of dentistry.
To regulate mutual insurance com
panies. To provide for a acalp bounty fund.
To amend the law relating to tha
duties of the state land agent.
To constitute Willamette and Port
land boulevards Multnomah county
road.
NOT A GENERAL SHOT
After Five Months of Patient
Waiting.
SPANIARDS WAST MOKE BLOOD
Coaal D'Almtna. Makes aa Attack oa
tha Spanlah General Whu
aarroodered.
Madrid, Feb.
23. The corte rea
The galleries in both
thronged with an ex
The senate was very
lembled today.
chamber were
pectant crowd.
full, hardly a single general being ab
sent Senor Montero Kioe, president
of the senate, in opening the proceed
ing, pionounccd a eulogy upon M.
Faure, and a resolution of condolence
with France was adopted.
Senor Sagasta, tbe premier, then pro
posed to refer the bill proivding for tlie
cession of tbe Philippine to the Unit
ed State to a special committee, but
the conservatives pioteated against this,
declaring tbat the bill ought to be con
scientiously discussed, 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 Geneial Linares bad
proven failures.
This declaration elicited much ap
plause from tbe public galleries, in
eonjequence of which several of the
spectator were expelled from tbe cham
ber. Observing that he woold deal with
the "shameful capitulation of San
tiago," Count D'Almenas asked tlie
bout whether he should proceed, and
wai auswered with crie of "yes" and
"no" and a general uproar ensued. A
repetition of the query raising sVill
greater tumult, Senor Sagasta rose and :
defended the government and its peace
commission. The premier criticised
America' unjuitified conduct, and said
that everything might be discussed, ex
ceptjthe war, because the cases of the
general were atill subjudioiary.
County D'Almenas resumed his at
tack upon the generals and complained
that "five mouths had elapsed, and not
single general bad been shot."
FIGHTING WITH FIRE.
Filipinos Attempt to Bara Qnartera of
tho TVaahlngtna Volunteers
Manila, Feb. 33. The nativea of
tbe village of Paco made a bold at
tempt last nigbt to burn the quarters ot
tbe First Washington volunteers by
setting fire to the huta adjoining their
quarters in tbe 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 direction, destroying fully 30
shacks and bouses opposite tbe luins of
tlie church. Tbe incendiaries escaped.
Mysterious signals were frequently
made along the enemy'a lines during
the night, and this -led to the belief
that an attack bad been arranged, but
nothing happened.
Tbe rebels are leaving the vicinity ot
San Pedro Macati in small parties, and
are repotted to be moving toward Sing
sloa. V itMlto lift koTrTiftmmit imiorrg"
thj Qnbans to the proposition of the
government to pay the soldiers of the
Cuban cause 83,000,000.
General Gomez arrived today in Ma
tanzas, making bis way very slowly to
ward the capital. What is proposed ia
that the United State shall aanction
the floating of bond by tha Cuban mu
nicipalities or pioviuoea to the amonnt
of $7,000,000, which sum is to be paid
over to the Cuban tioopa, in addition
to the 13,000,000 to be paid by tbe
United Statea.
Data, it is said here, will . b pro
duced by the Cuban assembly to show
that every cent of tbia sum waa ex.
peudud in legitimate war expenses. "
A Large DoBelt.
Victoria, a C, Feb. 23. F. C.
Cotton, minister of finance tor British '
Columbia, submitted bia budget to the
legislature this afternoon. The budget
shows a deficit of 647,733, and esti
mates that te new government ha to
start with a balance on the wrong aide
of $04,000. Estimates show a con
siderable cutting in the salary list. A
new loan will be negotiated for $1,760,
000. No more large tract of land will be
sold for speculative purpose, but
leases granted instead. Loss of reve
nue by the abolition ot the mortgage
tax will be met by an Increase ou tbe
incomt tax.
Million! for Spain.
Washington, Feb. 93. This ' was
suspension day In the house. Tbe ten
ate amendment In a number of pri
vate pension bills were adopted.
Cannon, chairman of the appropria
tions committee, by tbe direction of
bis committee, moved the passage un
der suspension of tbe rules of the bill
for payment of $30,000,000 to Spain.
After discussing tbe measure under
the 30-mlnute rule, the bill wa passed,
3111 to 84.
. . Many Prlioner Releated.
Havana, Feb. 23. One hundred and
sixty prisoneis In tbe Havana jail,
whose release was recommended by
the board o( pardon, war liberated
today. The United State government
I under obligation to return them
home. Many of tbe prisoners are
Spaniard, and the majority ot these, .
after consideration, decided that they
would prefer to be tent to Santiago to
work In tbe mine rather than go to
Spain. . .. - '
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