VOL. XXXV.
CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1898.
NO.
EPITOME BFHMtW
Happenings Both at Home
and Abroad.
A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED
Interesting Collection o-f Item rmn
Many riaoos Cnllod Srom tlo Pros
Reports of the Current Wecfe.
Preparations arc being hastened for
the third expedition to the Philippines.
Five steamers loaded with troops will
probably sail from San Francisco for
Manila about July 1.
An engine and tender on the north
bound freight on the Langdon line of
the Oreat Northern jumped the track,
fatally injuring Engineer Peterson,
Conductor Cohen and a brakeman.
For the purpose of testing the effi
ciency of the mines in Hampton roads
the burned schooner Shenandoah was
blown. The ship was torn into a
thousand fragments. An officer in the
fort set the mines oii by electricity.
Spanish power is crumbling in the
Philippines. General Pena and 1,000
Spanish soldiers have surendered at
Santa Cruz, and similar surrenders have
occurred at other places. Tiio insur
gents propose to form a republic under
Anglo-American tutelage
The Hawaiian annexation resolution
has been favorably reported upon by
the senate committee on foreign rela
tions. There is now a probability that
the islands will have been formally an
nexed to the United States before two
weeks have elapsed.
The achievement of tho Vesuvius at
Santiago is regarded as remarkable, and
opens a new era in warfaro. The effect
of her giant shells upon tho fortifica
tions with which they came in contact
was destructive to a degree heretofore
uuequaled by any death-dealing ma
chine in existence.
Lieutenant-Colonel Arna of the Cu
ban army, who has just arrived in Key
West, says that as soon as war between
the United States and Spain was de
clared, the Spanish guerillas in Pinar
del Kio province went through the
country districts butchering the pacifl
co8, women, children and old men,
whose bodies lie in tho roads and fields
uuburied to this day.
A special cable from Hong Kong to
the New York Journal says that tho
most severe and strong battle since
Dewey's annihilation of the Spanish
fleet has occurred at Manila. One
thousand insurgents attacked 2,000
Spanish, inflicting heavy losses and al
most forcing an enhance to the city.
Marines from Dewey's warships and
insurgents have tho city surrounded
and cut oil from every possiblo source
of food supply. Foreign residents
Lavo S! '-t - -.r;sela in the harbor.
Dewev is prepared to take the citv 24
hours after the arrival of tho troops
now en route.
The army of invasion for Porto Rico,
it is said, will bo 25,000 strong.
Spaniards at Cadiz aro reported as
being in a state of great excitement,
fearing our ships may go across.
President MeKinley has sent to the
senate the name of Isaac L. Patterson
. for the position of collector of customs
for the district of Willamette, Oregon.
A lending Washington diplomat eays
the departure of Shaffer's expedition
destroys all chances of an early peace
and commits the government to a vig
orous prosecution of tho war.
The president lias sent to congress
recommendation for the advancement
of Lieutenant Hobson, who sunk the
Merrimac in Santiago harbor, ten num
bers in the list of naval constructors.
Disgruntled sailors on tho Harvard
and Yale, 000 of whom are foreigners,
will not bo released. Their protests
are vain, as tiie British and Gerninn
consuls refuse to inteifere in tho mat
ter. The charges made by the sailors
of a breach of faith on the part of tho
Tjjvornmont are held to bo unfounded.
The services of our marines are being
appreciated. Secretary Long has com
mended the zeal and discretion of the
Captain of tho Marietta. The secretary
says the recent long voyage of the gun
boat demonstrated the abilities of her
master and crew. The captain of the
revenue-cutter Hudson also has been
commended for his gallantry at Car
denas. A special from Key West pays that
advices from tho headquarters of the
Cuban civil government in La Gnanja,
Camagnay, report that over 0,000
Spanish volunteers and many regulars
from the Puerto Principe and Neuvitas
garrisons have descried to the Cuban
patriot army. The immediate cause of
the desertions was fear inspired by tho
proximity of the American fleet.
Sampson's battleships are clearing
the way for Shatter's men in Cuba.
The defenses at Caimanera, the ter
minus of the railroad leading to Guan
tanamo have been reduced. Tho Tex
as, Marblehead and Suwanee partici
pated in the bombardment. Firing
continued until tho brick fort and earth
works constituting the defenses were
completely demolished and their occu
pants compelled to take to tho bushes.
The Spanish guns tired but five shots,
all of which went wild.
Min.r News Items.
Of the 10,000 citizens of tho United
States now in Germany, 2,000 aro ma
triculated students.
Timely rains give assurance of a
wheat crop in the state of Washington
in excess of 20,000,000 bushels.
The Columbia, Cornell, Pennsylva
nia and Wisconsin boat regatta will
take place on Saratoga lake Juno 80.
Charles Allen, pugilist, was given at
St. Joseph, Mo., a 13 years' sentence
in the penitentiary for robbery.
Tho oldest living railroad conductor
is Edward Miller, who is still in ac
tive service on the Westchester divi
sion of the Pennsylvania railroad.
Tho state department has formally
notified the Austrian government that
it will not p3y indemnity for the Hun
garian miners killed in the riots at
Hazleton, Pa., last fall.
The first instance of the settlement
of a native-born American In a London
Congregational pulpit is that of Dr.
' Isaac C Meseive, for nearly a quarter
of a century the pastor of Davenport
Church, New Haven.
LATER NEWS.
M. Sarrlen has decided to relinquish
the task of attempting to form a new
cabinet in France.
May internal revenue collections
amounted to $14,098,517, an increase
over May last year of $3,281,225.
General Duffleld's brigade of 3,000
men at Camp Alger, Washington, D.
C. , have been ordered to take transports
at Fort Monroe for Santiago.
Cable service between Guantanamo
and Washington has been restored and
Blanco has been cut off from communi
cation with the outside world.
The United States army for the in
vasion of Cuba, about 16,000 strong,
and commanded by General Shafter,
has arrived salely off Santiago de Cuba.
Reports of disasters at White Horse
rapids, on the way to Dawson City,
havo been exaggerated. Instead of 500
bouts being lost, but 50 were wrecked.
Rumors are onrrent in Madrid that
a cabinet crisis is imminent and that a
national government pledged to vigor
ous prosecution of the war is likely to
succeed the Sagasta ministry.
Water displaced by the launching of
tho battle-ship Albion at Blackwell,
England, subinorged a staging which
was crowded with people, and it is esti
mated that 50 persons were drowned.
In response to an inquiry, Mr. Rams
den, tho British consul at Santiago,
sent tho iollowing dispatch to the.New
York World: "Nothing happened to
Hobson or the others during the bom
bardment." The American fleet off Santiago has
been materially strengthened by tho
addition of tho warships, which escort
ed tho transports, consisting of the In
diana, Detroit, Montgomery, Bancroft,
Helona, Ericsson and Footo.
Chinese authorities, presumably upon
representations from Spain, have com
pelled the U. S. S. Zafiro to leave Chi
ncso waters without allowing the usual
2-1 hours to take on coal and provisions.
She is now in British waters at Hong
Kong.
Three Spanish gunboats and some
large vessels, apparently merchantmen,
left Havana harbor and proceeded east
ward, close in shore. Tho auxiliary
gunboat Maple fired upon the Spanish
ships and they returned to port and
have not since attempted a sortie.
A Havana dispatch says that on Fri
day morning last the United States
battle-ship Texas endeavored to cover
the landing of American marines at
Ponta Cabrera, province of Santiago de
Cuba, but the Americans were repulsed
with tho loss of several men.
By way of Marseilles, France, the
state department has received and
transmitted to the navy department
advices confirming the report that the'
Spanish reserve fleet has returned to
Cadiz. The dispatch states that the
Victoria came into port disabled and in
tow. i
Major-General Meriitt may. sail for
Manila on tho cruiser Philadelphia,
which has received orders to be ready
for sea by July 1. The prospective
governor-general of tho Philippines is
anxious to reach the islands as soon as
possible. General Otis will go with
the fourth squadron.
Preparations for sending troops to re
inforce Shaffer's expedition are under
way.
Spain positively refuses to give up
Lieutenant Hobson and his men, and
to emphasize that refusal, Blanco an
nounces that he will hereaftor recog
nize no flag of truce.
Havana's Morro castle has fired on
our warships. The fusillade contin
ued at intervals, all day Saturday and
the shots were fairly well aimed, indi
cating the presence of imported gunners.
Affairs are growing worse at Ha
vana. The insurgents are raiding the
province from all directions. They
constantly harass tho city, cut off sup
plies and destroy the roads. An at
tempt by Spaniards to dislodge the Cu
bans resulted disastrously.
The blockade la to bo strengthened.
The fleet will be reinforced after the
debarkation of the troops at Santiago.
Tho ships are to close up, and naval
officials say that all danger of Spanish
vessels running the blockade will thus
be eliminated.
Food is reported scarco in Porto Rico.
Prices have advanced and starvation is
imminent among the lower classes.
Since the bombardment of San Juan by
Sampson's warships, tho inhabitants of
the city live in terror of a repetition of
the awful experience, and reliable news
is unobtainable in tho island.
The Cubans report food supplies in
Havana extremely scaice, and that tho
Spanish army has been placed on half
rations. A Cuban officer who has ar
rived in Key West says that in two
weeks tho whole population of C ar
denas will be starving. Ho described
the people as living on palm buds and
dog meat, which he claimed is con
sidered a delicacy.
The Philippines havo been declared
free. Insurgents have proclaimed a
provisional government at Cavite and
renounced Spanish authority. There
were great ceremonies and a formal dec
laration of independence was read.
Aguinaldo was made president and Don
Pirondo vice-president. Tho insurgent
government will not opposo an Ameri
can protectorate or occupation.
A monument is to be erected to the
memory of Ensign Worth Bagley, the
first officer in the American navy to
fall in the war with Spain.
Tho captain of the gunboat Callao,
which was captured by Admiral
Dewey's fleet, has been shot for not re
turning tire fire ot the American ships.
N. W. Taylor, president of the
Cleveland Paper Company and one of
the prominent paper manufacturers of
the United States, died in Cleveland,
aged 75 years.
Mrs. Mercy Maria Gray, who has
just die 1 at Oakland, Cal. , aged 80
years, during her life gave over $1,000,
000 to the advancement of the Baptist
church.
The church bells rang merrily and
flags flew over Englund, Scotland and
Wales, and in the loyal sections of Ire
land in honor of the queen's 70th
birthday
The 18-year-old lad who is heir to
tho throne of Japan is eaid to be the
last male descendant in the order of
primogeniture of a dynasty whioh has
reigned 2,000 years.
Insurgents Ire Winning
Many Victories.
FIERCE FIGHTING REPORTED
Native Troops Join Insurgents and the
Spaniards Sarrendor Wliole Regi
ments in Revolt Town of Olanga,
Next In Importance to Manila, Taken.
Hong Kong, June 23. According to
advices from Manila, dated June 19, it
was reported there that General Nonet,
in coming southward with 8,000 mixed
troops from Bartacan, 80 miles north
of Manila, found tho railway lino
blocked, and was taken by ambush by
the insurgents. Fierce fighting onsuod,
and was carried on for three days, dur
ing which General Nonot was killed.
The nativo troops joined the insurgents,
and the Spaniards who were left, about
500 in number, surrendered.
A battalion at Pampanga of nativo
LIEUTENANT RICHMOND P. HOBSON.
Daring American Officer Who Commanded the Brave Crew that Sank the
Merrimac In Santiago Harbor.
militia, supposed to bo particularly
loyal, began shooting its officers, and
killed five, when the insurgents at
tacked Marabon. The Spanish suc
ceeded in disarming and imprisoning a
portion of them, but they escaped when
the insurgents captured Marabon.
At Zapote a whole regiment revolted
at a critical moment. Tho authorities
still use mixed forces, with the result
that insurgent riflemen are frequently
found to have passed the sentries and
to bo creeping along under cover and
firing on the Spaniards from behind.
The press correspondent pays a daily
visit to the outposts at Tonda, Santa
Ana and Malate, but there is no per
ceptible movement, though there is
constant firing, which for the most part
is effective. Nothing is visible among
the trees. The insurgents, who fire
sparingly, draw abundant Spanish vol
leys, and especially at night. The
Spaniards incessantly squander tons of
ammunition into tho shallow of the
thickets, apparently in tho hope of
quickly exhausting their stock and be
ing in a position to surender honorably
after a hopeless fight.
In tho meantime, the Spanish com
manders hav.e been ordered to burn the
villagers' huts outside the town, so as
to deprive the enemy of shelter, and
hundreds of peaceful natives are home
less. There was a great feast at Cavite on
June 12, when a declaration of indo
pendence was formally made by Aguin
aldo. fie had invited the American
officers to be present, but none accept
ed. Aguinaldo is roported to havo
advocated autonomy under American
protectorates.
The insurgents, it is believed, out of
deference to Admiral Dewey, have re
solved not to bombard. For several
days there have been tremendous rain
storms.
Queen Slay Abdicate.
Gibraltar, June 22. There is a per
sistent rumor from Madrid that the
queen regent proposes to abdicate in
consequence of the critical condition of
her country.
No Flag of Truce.
Key West, June 22. It is learned
from naval officers here that General
Blanco has notified the American block
ading fleet that he will hereafter recog
nize no flag of truce, adding that every
vessel within six miles' range will be
fired upon whether flying the Stars and
Stripes or a white flag.
It seems that events which led up to
General Blanco's letter began with the
sending of the Maple, under charge of
Captain Ludlow, to open negotiations
for the exchange of Lieutenant Hobson.
General Blanco's letter was addressed
to the monitor Terror's captain (Lud
low). After refusing to negotiate for
the exchange of the prisoners, he deliv
ered the ultimatum as to boats with
flags of truce.
Picnic Party In Collision.
St. Louis, June 21. A picnic party,
returning from Benton Park in a wagon
tonight collided with a street car on the
Southern electric road. The following
were probaoly fatally injured: George
Bellenson, Jnlia Bader, wound in
bead; William Holden, hurt internal
ly. A number of others sustained
minor injuries.
HOSSON'S FATE.
The Prospects Are Not Bright for Ills
Kxchange.
Washington, June 22. Word was
row ivjd today from Commodore Watson
to the effect that Captain-General
Blanco states that the Spanish govern
ment refuses to exchango Hobson and
his men.
The holding of hostages usually for
ransom or for other benefit is a medie
val custom. But even as hostage Hob
son would be entitled to an exchange
for prisoners of great rank or greater
number. It is recalled that Admiral
Cervera won praise the world over by
his gallantry in making tho first offer
to exchange Hobson anil his associates,
so that the refusal to exchange Hobson
is the more unaccountable.
It was also recalled that when Colo
nel .Cortojo, confined at Fort MePher
son, Ga., was exchanged, it was strict
ly on the basis of his rank, without
consideration of the incidental fact
most imioitant to Captain-General
Blanco, that Cortejo was a close rela
tion of the former captain-general.
Tho naval offioials attach no impor
tance in tho half-masting of tho flag
over Morro castle after the recent bom
bardment as indicating that Hobson
and his associates had perished. Morro
is being spared to protect Hobson. and
moreover it is hardly supposed that the
Spanish Sag would bo lowered out of
consideration for an American loss. It
is the usual practice of warfare that
Hobson and tho Americans would be
removed to a place of safety instead of
danger, for a prisoner of war is entitled
under civilized usage to protection
against undue exposure or harsh treat
ment. The putting forward of prison
ers as a shield is a relic of barbarism.
As a rule, the places where prisoners
are confined are where hospitals exist;
where the works of art, libraries,
churches and charitable institutions
are located, is designated by a yellow
flag, and commanders do their best to
protect these points as sacred. If Hob
son is kept at Morro either to insure
COT.OB SERGEANT SII.VEY.
First to Rul e Our Flag Ovrr n Captur.-d Fortifi
cation iu (Juba
protection for that place or to expose
him to danger, it is said to be a breach
of the rules of civilized warfare.
Ex-Queen Natalie's Generosity.
London, June 22. A special dispatcl.
from Belgrade, Servia, says ex-Queen
Natalio is organizing an expedition to
the seat of war between Spain and the
United States, in order to nurse both
American and Spanieh sick and
wounded.
Joint Occupation Wanted.
London, June 22. Tho Madrid cor
respondent of the Standard says: All
the papers say the government is satis
fied with the prospect of Captain-General
Augnstin being able to act in con
ceit with the commanders of the Euro
pean war vessels for a joint occupation
of Manila. As tho city cannot hold out
until the arrival of tho American troops,
this would forestall the entrance into
the town of the rebels, which Spain
supposes the European powers would
not be disposed to permit.
An American Colony.
London, June 22. The Hong Kong
correspondent of the Daily Mail says:
United States Consul Wildman has re
ceived no intimation from his govern
ment with regard to the future of the
Philippines. General Aguinaldo de
sires that the islands become an Amer
ican colony. He declares that if he
cannot be connected with the United
States, he will insist on a republic be
ing formed. If any other country than
the United States wishes oontrol of
the Philippines, that country will have
to fight for it. The insurgents under
Aguinaldo now have 10,600 rifles.
GENbRALS COMMANDING
GEN. JOHN J. COPP1NGEB.
WERE SWEPT TO THEIR DOOM
Water Submerged a Stage Which Was
Crowded-Hundreds of People Im
mersed Thirty-Four Kodies Havo
Boon Recovered.
London, June 23. During the
launching of tho British first-clas
battle-ship Albion, at Blackwell, to
day, by the Duchess of York, at which
ceremony the United States ambassa
dor, Colonel J,ohn Hay, and Mrs. Hay,
and Lieutenant-Commander Wells,
United States naval attache, assisted,
the displacement of water caused an
immense mass of water to rise on all
sides, completely submerging one of
the lower stages of the yard, and im
mersing hundreds of people. It is es
timated that 50 persons wero drowned.
The Duchess of York, Colonel and
Mrs. Hay and the remainder of the dis
tinguished guests, did not see the ac
cident, which occurred at the moment
when three cheers were given for the
successful launching, and the cries and
screams of tho victims were drowned
by the hurrahs.
The bodies of five, men, 18 women
and 11 children havo been recovered.
Tho Duko and Duchess of York have
telegraphed assurances of their pro
found regret and sympathy.
Thousands who witnessed the
launching left the scene ignorant of the
disaster.
Tho staging that was destroyed had
been erected for workmen near the
stern of a Japanese cruiser in courso of
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Young, of the Second regiment en- LonJon. 3D0 33. A band of bri-
gineers, left for San Franciseo today, to gands, according to a dispatch from
organize the third battalion of his reg- Constantinople, has abducted a sister
iment, which whs the engineering con- . , sultan- Tho pnnoess was
tingent of the Philippine expedition. !,elzed w'1!1,e wa8 walki"g Kis"
The other two battalions, which are torwaia a few miles from Constan-
recruiting in the Middle West, will be tmoP'' where she resided.
assembled at Fort Sheridan before the Madrid, June 22. It is believed that
end of this week by Major Richard Augustini will ask foreign warships to
Henry Savage, the novelist and former iand detachments to occupy Manila, on
army engineer, and Major Pinckard, of the ground that he is unable to resist
Alabama. the insurgents.
Washington, June 22. The senate Attempted AanMhnttfcm.
committee on the Nicaragua canal to- Berlin, June 23. During a military
day agreed to report a bill providing for review at Dthe, Kyla, near Oster-
the construction ot the Nicaragua canal. ode Bast prussiai a 80idiei in the
but on lines very different from those ranks, whose identity is not yet estab-
of the bills previously reported The Hahed fired at Geeral von Rabe,
bill authorized today practically pro- wounding him ia the leg and killing
vides for construction of the canal by nj8 norse
the United States. The Maritime Canal '
Company is to be continued in exist- Roanoke, Va., June 21. Norfolk &
ence, but all the stock is to be held by Western passenger train No. 4 was
the governments of the Dnited States, wrecked today, two miles west of
Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The bill Shawsville. Enginoer Herner, Fire-
ptovides for payment of $5,000,000 to man Sadler and Mail Clerk Francie
the stockholders for the work already were killed. Half a dozen passengers
performed. were injured, but none seriously.
ARH1ES INVADING CUBA.
GEN. WM. R. SIIAFTEU.
ture, about 50 feet long, and notices
had been posted warning the public
that it was dangerous.
Despite the efforts ot the police,
some 200, mostly working people on a
holiday, invaded the staging, which
commanded a good view of the launch
ing. Two great waves completely de
molished it, and on receding, carried
most of its occupants into deep water.
Tho water was alive with struggling
people and floating debris. It was a
scene of terrible confusion. The
shrieks of the unfortunate peoplo, min
gled with the cheers of enthusiasm
over tho launching. Fortunately,
there was plenty of help near in the
shape of police boats and other craft.
Tho shipbuilders, with drags, and the
firemen, who participated, were all
prompt in affording snccor. A num
ber of nurses who had come to witness
the launching were among those en
gulfed. Some of these and many
others were revived by artificial respi
ration. Some were injured by collid
ing with the debris. About 60 of the
spectators were injured and had to re
ceive surgical treatment.
Many plucky rescues of drowning
persons were made by onlookers.
Heartrending scenes were witnessed
when the bodies of children and other
relatives of those who escaped the dis
aster were recovered and brought to
land.
The Albion is a first-class steel battle-ship,
of 12,950 tons, 390 feet long,
74leet broad, and draws 25 feet 5
inches of water. Sho is to havol3,
500 indicated horsepower, has two pro
pellers and cost about $4,000,000.
A municipal council in France has
ordered its proceedings to be reported
by phonograph.
win ii i hi
Spaniards Preparing to
Burn Caimanera.
ASHES FOR THE INVADERS
Onnboat Loaded With Oil Heady for the
Match People Living on Horse
Flesh Colonel Huntington Prepar
ing for an Kxpected Attack.
Off Gtuatanamo, via Kingston, Ja
maica, June 21. Cuban scouts report
today that the inhabitants of Caima
nera have strewn the streets with straw
and oil, with the intention of destroy
ing the city and fleeing to the hills.
'aimanera lies four miles up the bay
from Camp McCalla, under the guns
of tho American ships, and the situa
tion is desperate. Starving and fam
ine-strioken, convinced of the ultimate
triumph of the American arms, and
without faith in the Spanish soldiery,
the people are believed to iiave deter
mined to leave their houses in ashes be
hind them and seek safety in the hills
of the north. The sooutts doclare that
tho story is accurate, and say that
every building of the town is being
rapidly prepared for the torch.
Tlie situation of the beseiged is fear
ful. The people are eating horses and
mules and aro scouring tho hills for
fruits and herbs. Occasionally brief
bombardments by the American fleet
leave the helpless citizens terror
stricken, no preparations for defense be
ing made. It is also stated that the
Spanish gunboat at Caimanera has been
loaded with inflammables, and will he
burned with the city, her commander
declaring that she will never become
an American prize.
The scouts say the Spanish soldiers
are in almost as complete a state of
panic as are the civilians, and that
they could easily be induced to sur
render. 8ome of tho prisoners taken
by the marines say they believe the
Spanish troops are on the verge of sur
render, on account of tho lack of food.
Captain Mcualla, of tho cruiser
Marblehead, and Lieutenant-Colonel
Huntington, in command of the ma
rines, are not so sure, however, of the
reported Spanish rout. They received
information yesterday that a general
attack by a force of 3,500 Spanish sol
diers and guerillas on Camp McCalla
is contemplated within a night or two
Preparation was made fur an assault.
BEYOND REPAIR.
Santiago Forts Are Ruined by the
American Bombardment.
Off Santiago de Cuba, via Kingston,
Jamaica, June 21. A careful inspec
tion of the hills defending Santiago
harbor since the bombardment Thurs
day morning shows that the American
gunners spread wreck and ruin every
where. Some of the batteries were de
molished beyond repair.
The vultures, which circled over the
hills as thick as swallows around a
chimney for hours after the firing
oeased furnished gruesome evidence ol
the fatality among the Spanish sol
diers. Hundreds of troops could be
seen from the ships digging in mounds
of earth, piled by the explosion of the
projectiles from the heavy guns, for
bodies, while their heads were fanned
by the wings of the black scavengers
of the battle-field.
There were two spots, one on the
east and the other on tho west of the
harbor entrance, which wero denuded
of their foliage. The hilltops seem to
be totally blown away. These marked
the places Where the 200-pound charges
of gun cotton, thrown by the Vesuvius,
landed.
But the most ominous token of death
flew from Morro castle. The saffron
flag of Spain was half-masted for sev
eral hours. The significance of this is
not known. It ia not customary to
half-mast flags, but possibly some
Spanish leader was killed by the heavy
fire of the guns, though some officers of
the squadron believe that the flag was
half-masted as a notification to the
Americans that Lieutenant Hobson
and his bravo men wero dead.
If such is the case, they must have
been wantonly murdered. The Span
ish might seen to lay their death to
tho bombardment, but not a shot from
the Americans struck the fortress.
Neither Admiral Sampson nor Com
modore Schley believe that Lieutenant
Hobson and his party havo been killed.
We have 17 prisoners taken at Guan
tanamo, including a lieutenant, besides
a number in the United States, for re
prisals or exchange.
There was evident demoralization
among the Spanish troops during the
bombardment. Officers could bo seen
with drawn swords driving the men to
the guns, but even then they could not
be foiced to stay, so long as our fire
was directed at them. Fifteen
minutes' night work by the Vesuvius
had done the work.
Many Killed by Turks.
Cettinje, Montenegro, June 21.
There was fighting all day Friday near
Berane, on the river Lim. The num
ber killed is not known. The exodus
of women and children from the dis
turbed district into Montenegro terri
tory continues. Yesterday, the Servians
pursued the Albanians as far as Berane,
where a Turkish battery in the fortress
fired upon the pursuers, killing and
wounding many. It is said Edy Pasha
has been sent to restore order and re
build the villages.
bobber's Clenn-Up.
Baker City, Or., June 21. Word
brought here yesterday by Fred Grant,
of Grant Bros.' mine, on the north
fork of the John Day river, 45 miles
west of Baker City, says that sluice
box robbers had made a heavy clean-up
in the mine Thursday night. The
property is one of the biggest placer
gold producers In Eastern Oregon. The
night shift was laid off for repairs to
-the ditch, and the bold thieves must
have scooped several thousand dollars,
as after the crime $1,200 was obtained
from the leavings by the owners.
There is no clew to the desperadoes.
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
The End of the Remarkable Letter
Wheat Deal.
Reported by Downing, Hopkins & Co., Inc.,
Board of Trade Brokers, 711 to 714 Chamber ol
Commerce building, Tortland, Oregon.
The Leitcr wheat deal, so-called,
which was certainly one of the most
remarkable business enterprises of
modern times, has come to an end.
Liquidation is now the order of the
day, and many millions of money
which were at one time profits on one
side of the ledger have been wiped out
by losses on the other side of ttiat same
truth-telling book.
It is the old story over again of Pro
metheus challenging the gods. The
forces of nature are too strong for any
man, and work and contrive as he
may, he cannot maintain himself
against that eternal decree that seed
time and harvest shall not fail.
The outlook in 1897 for the pur
chase of wheat justified all that Mr.
Leiter did. There were short crops
everywhere abroad, and the United
States alone possessed the grain the
whole world needed and must have.
As the year advanced and it became
more and more apparent that the short
age was certain, the big deal .began to
look more and more promising, and
after the December deliveries were pro
vided for it seemed easy enough sailing
for the young merchant.
Mr. Armour, who is no mean judge
of such undertakings, and who has
fought many a great commercial battle
on the board of trade, in speaking of
this splendid deal, said: "The pluck
and wisdom manifested by him in the
remarkable deal which he all but snc
cesfully consummated, challenged the
admiration of men everywhere. I
fully expected that he would carry the
deal through safely, as there was merit
in his position."
This is testimony from one who had
felt the prowess of the youthful com
mercial athlete, and who, in a meas
ure, had been put to his trumps to
meet that antagonist on his own ground,
and it is therefore all the more trust
worthy as evidence that Mr. Leiter had
a strong position to begin with.
But time and tide wait for no man,
and ever-teeming mother earth gladly
responds to the husbandman's toil.
Unprecedented prices were responded
to by an unprecedented crop, and
bountiful nature offered to pour into
Mr. Leiter'e lap a much greater pro
duct than he cared to possess. He
wisely closed the bins.
Seattle Markets.
Vegetables Potatoes Yakimas, $1 1
12 per ton; natives, $8(3)10; Califor
nia potatoes, $1.502 per 100 pounds.
Beets, per sack, $1.25; turnips, $1.25;
carrots, $1.25; hothouse lettuce, 45c;
radishes, 12c.
Fruits California lemons, fancy,
$3; choice, $2(5 2.50; seeding oranges,
$1.501.75; California navels, fancy,
$3 8.25; choice, $2.502.75; ban
anas, shipping. $2.252.75 p4f bunch;
strawberries, 60c$T7w) per crlifo.
Butter Fancy native creamery,
brick, 18c; ranch, 712o; dairy, 12)
15o; Iowa, fancy creamery, 18c.
Cheese Native Washington, 11
12c; Eastern cheese, 1212c.
Meats Choice dressed beef steers,
prime, 7)c; cows, prime, 7o; mut
ton, 7)c; pork, 7)o; veal, 8c.
Poultry Chickens, live, per pound,
14c; dressed, KSo; spring chickens,
$2. 50 8. 75.
Fresh Fish Halibut, 84c; steel
heads, 78c; salmon trout, 910c;
flounders and sole, 34c; herring, 4c.
Oysters Olympia oysters, per sack,
$33.50; per gallon, solid, $1.80.
Wheat $26; feed wheat, $23.
Oats Choice, per ton, $26.
Corn Whole, $25; cracked, $25;
feed meal, $25.
Barley Rolled or ground, per ton,
$25; whole, $24.
Flour Patent, $4.50, bbl; straights,
$4.25; California brands, $5.75; buck
wheat flour, $6.50; graham, per bbl,
$4.25; wliole wheat flour, $4.50; rye
flour, $4.50.
Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $15;
shorts, per ton, $18.
Feed Chopped feed, $2122 per
ton; middlings, per ton, $1819; oil
cake meal, per ton, $35.
Hay Puget Sound mixed, $1018;
choice Eastern Washington timothy,
$1516.
Portland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla, 60c; Val
ley and Bluestem, 63c per bushel.
Flour Best grades, $4.00; graham,
$8.50; superfine, $2.25 per barrel.
Oats Choice white, 42c; choice
gray, 88 39c per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, $22; brewing,
$24 per ton.
Milletuffs Bran, $16 per ton; mid
dlings, $22; shorts, $16.
Hay Timothy, $1112; clover. $10
11; Oregon wild hay, $910 per ton.
Eggs Oregon, 12 14c per dozen.
Butter Fancy creamery, 3235c;
fair to good, 25 30c; dairy, 2580o
per roll.
Cheese Oregon full cream, 12c;
Young America, 12c.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.50 per
dozen; hens, $4.00; springs, $2.004;
geese, $6.007.00; ducks, young. $4
6.00 per dozen; turkeys, live, ll12c
per pound.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 25 35c
per sack; sweets, $1.75 2 per cental.
Onions California red, $1,25 per
sack.
Hops 512c per pound for new
crop; 1896 crop, 4 6c.
Wool Valley, 14 15c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 8 12c; mohair,
25c per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, 4c; dressed mutton. 6 'ac;
spring lambs, 10c per lb.
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.25;
light and feeders, $3. 00 (it 4.00; dressed,
$5. 50 6. 50 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, ' top steers, $4.00;
cows, $2. 50 8. 50; dressed beef,
6 7c per pound.
Veal Large, 5c; small, 6c per
pound.
San Francisco Market.
Wool Southern coast lambs, 7 9c;
San Joaquin, 7 8c; Northern, 12c
per lb.
M illstuffs Middlings, $2050 22. 50;
California bran, $16.50 17.00 per ton.
Onions New. 60 70c per sack.
Butter Fancy creamery, 18c; do
seconds, 17Jc; fancy dairy, 17c; good
to choice, 15 1 6)50 per pound.
Eggs Store, 13 14 30; ranoh,
15617"o.
Citrus Fruit Oranges, navels, $1.25
8.00; Mexican limes, $4.50; Cali
fornia lemons, 75o$1.00; do choice,
$1.351.50; per box.