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mdit f B Vfattsrs J 0 gi VOL. XXXV. CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1898. NO. 20. r Happenings Both at Home and Abroad. A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED Interesting Collection of Ileum From Many Places Called From tlie Press Keports of the Current Week. Captain-General Blanco has issued a proclamation in Havana announcing the capitulation of Santiago. News received by the steamer Alki says the town of Skagway is still under martial law, and all saloons are closed. General Garcia has left Santiago, but notwitstanding his grievance, the Cu ban leader will help us conquer Holguin and Manzanillo. Senor de Castro, of the Poito Rican junta, says his junta favors American annexation of Porto Hico, and pledges the support of his people to that end. r The Spanish minister of public in struction, Senor Gmnazato, is author ity for the statement that a peace hon orable to the Spanish army will shortly he concluded. Lieutenant Ilobson, the heio of San tiago, has returned to Washington to report to the navy department regard ing the necessity for prompt action in tho work of raising Cervera's ships. Nine hundred men embarked on the steamer llio Janeiro from San Francis co, bound for the Philippines Saturday. A continuous ovation was tendered the men as they marched through the streets of San Francisco. The departure of two more transports is expected to com plete the present movement of troop9 to Manila. American trade with Porto Rico is the subject of a bulletin just issued by order of the secretary of agriculture. A shrinkage is shown in tho transac tions during the past fiscal year, being smaller than those of any preceding year since the civil war except lSSJo. The falling off in the trade ia mostly in our imports from the islands. Several London people prominently identified with the Central Pacifio are arranging to visit this country within a few weeks, in consequence of the re cent action of congress in creating a commission to confer with the com pany's representatives and jointly pre pare a plan for settling the road's debt to the goverment of $00,000,000. A dictatorship has been proclaimed at the Philippines. Agninaldo an nounced himself in authority and pro claimed martial law in the islands. General Anderson telegraphs that the natives expect independence. The insurgents have begun attacks on Foil do, Santameso and Malata, and are get ting their artillery into action. The Spaniards were driven from trenches at Malata and the positions occupied by the insurgents. The Ceruti claim, which threatened to cause trouble between Italy and Co lombia, has been paid. The United States domestic postal Bervice will be extended to the Ha waiian islands as soon as the flag ia raised there The British steamer Newfoundland, loaded with food supplies, was captured by the Mayflower, Tuesday, off Oien fuegos, into which harbor she was heading. A Norwegian captain who has reached New York, says the Havana blockade is not effective and supplies are reaching that city through Bataba no from Yucatan and being shipped across the island. A Washington authority says Porto Kico will be kept by the United Statos. That is settled, and has been the plan from the first. Its possession will go toward making up the heavy expenses of war to the United States. News has been received from the Bear relief expedition. The imprison ed whalers have been reached and were better off than had been expected. Most of the vessels can be paved, and the me have not suffered seriously, having existed on fish and wild lein deer. A report comes from Madrid that Weyler will form a now cabinet, in which General Po'aviejas will be min ister of war. This combination, it is further asserted, will support the dyn asty, repeal the suspension of constitu tional rights and continue the war to its utmost limits. Cubans must toe the mark, and the captured territory around Santiago will be governed with a firm hand. No trouble is feared by the officials at Washington. The discontent now so noticeable among the insurgents is ex pected to wear away when once the mo tives of the United States are fully ap preciated. The second expedition has reached Manila. The tiansport steamer China arrived July 16, and the Zealand, Co lon and Senator the day following. American forces now await the coming of Merritt before moving on Manila. Commander of the expedition is expect ed about a week hence. Aguinaldo's forces still surround the capital. News of the destruction of Cervera's fleet caused consternation among the Span iards. Four American eoluiers died on the voyage. Minor News Items. The actual cash expenditures on ac count of the war thus far amount to $60,000,000. In the event of an uprising of the populace in Spain there is grave dan ger of a mutiny in the army. Mail advices from Hong Kong say that the Caroline islanders have re volted against Spanish rule. The defenses of the coast cities of Spain are being strengthened to meet expected attacks by American warships. Spain has now only two fighting ihips worthy of consideration, the bat tleship Pelayo and the armored cruiser Carlos V. The Spanish government is looking for a pretext to put General Weyler safely behind the bars on account of his intrigues with revolutionary ele ments. Govornor Sanginez, of Lower Cali fornia, manifested his friendliness for the United States by having his mili tary band give a concert on tho Fourth of July, in which American national sirs were the most prominent. LATER NEWS. The Initial Steps Toward Peace Nego tiations Taken by Spain. Spain has sued for peace formally and directly to President MoKinley through the French ambassador. The following official statement has been made: "The Frenoh ambassador, on4 behalf of the government of Spain and by direction of the Spanish minister for foreign affairs, presented to the president at the White House a mes sage from the Spanish government look ing to a termination of the war and settlement of the terms of peace." Watson's trip to Spain may be again delayed. Naval officers think the war ships should be overhauled before em barking on their mission. Famine and deadly yellow jack reign at Guantanamo. An average of 15 deaths a day occurs among the troops and people from these causes. The situation in Spain is reported to be going from bad to worse. Sagasta is powerless to relieve the situation, and disaffection in the army steadily increases. A World dispatch from Madrid says Russia is intriguing against us and in favor of Spain. She is said to be mak ing arrangements for concerted inter ference by the Continental powers in important matters. Some traitor tore down an American flag at Long Beach, Wash. The whole settlement is up in arms and threaten to hang the man who did it with the ropes with which the flag was fastened should he be caught. Spaniards sunk tho small Spanish gunboat Sandoval, which has been lying near Caimanera. This is looked upon as a gross breach of the terms of surrender, which the Spaniards then bad knowledge of. especially considering the fact that food has been sent by the United States navy into Caimanera. General Shatter's detailed report of the American casualties at tho battle of Santiago has been received at the war department. The total number of casualties was 1,595. Recapitulated, the American losses were: Killed, 23 officers and 208 enlisted men; wounded, 80 officers and 1,208 men; missing, 81 men. General Aguinaldo, the leader of the Philippine insurgents, is fighting for annexation to the United States. An agreement has been reached among the Western roads and freight rates have been restored to a normal tariff. The steamer Charles Nelson has ar rived in Seattle from St. Michaels with 173 passengers and about $1,000,000 in gold. General Brooke, commanding the First army corps, has sailed from New port News to join General Miles at Porto Rico. Four thousand more sick and hungry Spaniards, from Eastern Cuba .surren dered Monday upon learning of Toral's capitulation. As the result of a collision, occurring near Detroit, the steamer Edward Smith No. 2 was sunk. The other ves sel was but slightly damaged. A special from Shanghai says that four Russian men-of-war have left Port Arthur, and that it is supposed their destination is the Philippine islands. A London dispatch says Spain will propose an armistice. The Washington government will be asked to agree to suspend hostilities while terms of peace can be discussed. A telegram has been received in Washington from Shatter requesting that gold and paper be sent to Santiago, as the tradesmen refuse to accept Amer ican silver dollars at par value, and rate them at 50 cents on the dollar. The battleship Iowa fired on an Aus trian cruiser off Santiago harboi. The similarity of the Austrian and Spanish Hags is to blame for the incident. The captain of the Austrian warship, while not pleased, realized that the firing was a mistake. The intention of Austria is said to be to preserve neutrality to the end. General King will command the next Manila expedition which is to sail from San Francisco by the end of the pres ent week. General King thinks every man of the expeditionary force now at San Francisco will be needed at the Philippines to help suppress the ex pected native rebellion after the Span iards are conquered. According to the war views of John Sherman, elicited in an interview, the ex-secretary says the grievance of Gen eral Garcia is just. A blunder was evidently made. The Cubans should have been invited to witness the sur render of Santiago. The retention of Cuba by the United States, he says, is not justifiable under any circumstaces, but Porto Rico should be retained. The railroad situation in China is rapidly improving. Conservatism has apparently been at last thrown over board, and the government is dealing out contracts and concessions with an almost reckless hand. The latest authorized railroad is to be built by the Russo-Chinese bank. Evidence of the gradual awakening of the spirit of progress in other lines of industry is also becoming plainly apparent. Peace agitation is spreading in the provinces of Spain. It is again hinted that there will soon be a third call for troops. Spanish bonds with a face value of $5,000 were sold in New York for $100. It is reported from London that the Spanish ambassador to England "re cently informed a colleague that he had unquestionable information to the effect that there was an ironclad alliance be tween Great Britain and the United States before the wai began." A Berlin dispatoh says that the Ger man admiral will do nothing at Manila unless authorized by Admiral Dewey. Col. Dr. Nicholas Senn. of Chicago, has been made chief of the operating staff of the entire army and a member of General Miles' staff His place hereafter will be at the front, wherever fighting is going on. The soldiers of the Seventh Illinois are studying Spanish in order that they may be able to entertain the ladies of Cuba and Porto Rico in their own language when they enter those island with the army of invasion. Dfinm men luuinm iuuiu MDU NIIUJLU General Miles' Forces Landed at Ponce. ON THE SOUTHERN COAST Detachment of Spanish Troops Of fered Resistance, and in a Skirmish Forty Spaniards Were Killed and Not An American Killed or Wounded. Port of Guanica, Island of Porto Rico, via St. Thomas Island, July 27. The United States military expedition under command of General Miles, which left Guantanamo bay Thursday last, was landed here successfully today after a skirmish between a detachment of Spanish tioops and a crew of 30 be longing to the launch of the United States auxiliarry gunboat Gloucester. Forty Spaniards were killed and no Americans were hurt. The troops were pushed forward rapidly in order to capture the railroad leading to Ponce, which is only about 2 0 miles east of this place. Guanica, the point of debarkation of the expeditionary force, is a small town on the southern coast of the island. It is less than 20 miles on an air line distant from Ponce, and 65 miles from San Juan, against which the assault is to be directed. This town is situated on a bay of the same name, which forms one of the best ports in the whole island. From Ponce there is an excellent military road running 80 miles north to San Juan. The whole of General Brooke's force, with the New Orleans, Annapolis, Cincinnati, Leyden and Wasp are expected here within 24 hours. SLAPPED SHAFTER. Newspaper Correspondent Gains an Un enviable Distinction. Sylvester Scovel. who has won for himself the unenviable distinction of being the only civilian in history who slapped the face of a major-general in that officer'? hour of supreme triumph, fs a newspaper reporter who is pos sessed of undoubted daring and reck lessness. Mr. Scovel tried to push his way, against orders, to the roof of the palace in Santiagio when the Stars and Stripes wss being hoisted, and was forced back. After the ceremony he made his way to General Shafter and struck that hero in the face with his palm. He was arrested at once, and the rules of war allowed that he may be drumheaded and shot. Quite a number of waiters in Den- vor. Col., have joined the army. Japan Will Co-operate. London, July 27. A special dispatch from Shanghai says the Japanese war ships Woshino, Chin Yuen, Itsukuski ma and Saiyn Yen have been hastily dispatched to Saisheo to reinforce the Japanese squadron there, making it the strongest in those waters. It has been ordered to-opearte with the British and American admirals in the event of in ternational complications. While the dispatch does not explain the matter, it is inferred the srjuadron is to be in readiness for Philippine operations. Nova Scotia Town Burned. Halifax, July 27. The town of Pug- wash. 1,200 inhabitants, a shipping ' port of considerable importance on the strait of Northumberland, was wiped out by fire today, 200 dwellers, five churches, 20 stores, three hotels and several mills being destroyed. The I fire swept through whole blocks with great rapidity, and people fled for their lives, losing everything. The inhabit ants are now encamped in the fields and woods. Several people are reported missing, but it is impossible yet to tell who, if any, perished. -tk earn """ TLVESTEIt SCOVEl SURRENDER OF GUANTANAMO Seven Thousand Spaniards Lay Down Their Arms. Santiago de Cuba, July 27. Every thing bete is peaceful. The 7,000 Span ish sold iers at Guantanamo threw down their arms today. The 3,350 men from Palma Soriano, San Luis and Longo, surrendered yesterday to Lieutenant Miley and today packtrains with pro visions were sent to them. The only others inc'uded in the capit ulation are the 2,000 at Baracoa and 1,000 at Sagna. They have not yet been turned over. Garcia is at Jiguani today, and reached there without encountering any Spaniards. General Shatter authorized an abso lute contradiction of the report that Garcia encountered a force of Spa-i- CAPT. PHILIP OF THE TEXAS. iards, who were returning to Santiago to surrender, and was defeated by them. Colonel Ezra P. Ewers, of the Ninth infantry, acting for General Shafter, will receive the formal surren der of Guantanamo. Yesterday General Shafter released 40 Cubans, who had been confined in the local jail on political charge?. In deed, some of them were confined with out charges of any character, others on the most trivial pretexts, and yet others solely because of sympathy with the Cuban cause. The jail is still filled with many whose crimes and sentences UNITED STATES TROOPS EMBARKING FOR are not on record, and absolutely un known, so far as has been yet ascer tained. A general investigation has been ordered immediately. American newspapers which have arrived hero contain articles written apparently under a misapprehension of tho facts regard lag tho conduct of the campaign, and the dictation of the terms of surrender. General Miles was hero simply as a visitor and adviser. In his official capacity he had nothing to do with tho terms of the capitula tion, the entire credit for which belongs to General Shafter, who, on July 10, received the following dispatch from Washington, of that date: "General Shafter. Sibonoy: The secretary of war directs me to inform you that General Miles left here at 10:40 last night for Santiago, but with instructions which do not in any man ner supersede you as the commander of the United States troops in tho field at Santiago, as long as you are able for duty. "CORBIN, ' 'Adjutant-General. ! ' Wonnded on the Hudson. Newport News, July 27. The trans port Hudson, from Santiago, arrived at Hampton Roads at noon today. From the foremost floated a yellow fever flag, indicating sickness aboard. Dr. Pet tus, the national quarantine officer, boarded tho vessel as soon as she cast anchor. The bodies of Captain Capron and Sergeant Hamilton Fish are on the ship It is said that Sylvester Scovel, the New York newspaper correspondent who was ordered from Cuba because of insulting conduct toward General Shaf ter, is also on board. Reinforcements for Miles. Washington, July 27. The war de partment was busy today hurrying the dispatch of the remainder of General Miles' expedition against Porto Rico. Such progress has been made that it is hoped that all the troops will be on Porto Rican soil within a week. Gen eral Miles is expected to defer his land ing until then, but presumably will pick out a suitable place for encamping his troops and may establish himself ashore, awaiting the arrival of the other detachments now on their way. Laid Out for the New Cabinet. Madrid, July 27. An official of high rank, in conversation with a corre spondent of the press said: "The pres ent government will not initiate peaoe negotiations, bnt a modified cabinet, headed by Senor Gamazo, minister of public instruction, will conclude the negotiations and then retire, and Pola vieja, with a combination, including Senor Silvela and General Campos, will reorganise the government. Every body thinks Spain should treat direct with the Americans, whose practical good sense will prevail over spread-eagleism." CRY FOR HELP. Cubans at Cienfuegos Are Snrviug Weyler System In Force. Guantanamo, July 27. The follow ing pitiful appeal has been addressed by the starving people of Cienfuegos to Rear-Admiral Sampson: "Honorable Sir: The Cubans, old men, women and children, resident in the town of Cienfuegos and this neigh borhood, are all dying of hunger. The young men are all in the field with the Cuban troops and have no shoes nor food. All the provisions in this town are in the hands of Spaniards. Cubans cannot obtain a piece of bread, as it is necessary, to send everything to tho field. The Weyler system is in high sway. The situation is terrible. If you, honorable sir, do not come quick ly with your squadron, to our help ami take possession of this town, we shall be lost. We beg you to precipitate your operations. About 5,000 old men, women and children shall die of hrrigor in this town. Some of these old men have four or five sons fighting for free dom. This is our situation horrible situation. If the great people of tho United States do not come quickly in our help we are lost. Foi God's sake, come quickly. "SOME CUBANS." Nothing can be done for the people of Cienfuegos until the place is cap tured. This will not be for some time, A BIG LOT OF GOLD. The1 Charlas Nelson ffivirtcrs Down Over a Million. Seattle, Wash. , July 27. The steam er Charles Nelson arrived to lay from St. Michaels with 173 passengers from Dawson, and gold dust estimated all the way from $1,000,000 to $1,500,000. Purser M. A. Tucker said: "I believe that $1,500,000 is a fair estimate. Of that amount I can vouch lor fliOO.OOO, winch was turned over to me and placed in the fcteanier's safe." One man, Mr. Tucker said, had $175,000 and another $125,000. He would not disclose their names. Mr. Lippey, his father and two brothers, carried off the steamer nine canvas sacks, which weighed about 100 pounds each. This was the olean up from Lippey's claim, No. 16 Eldorado PORTO RICO. "Charles Randall, an old-timer, had $84,000. Other individual amounts ran from $1,000 to $10,000, $5,000 being an average. At 5 o'clock this afternoon, 07 pas sengers had deposited in the assay office about $300,000. Four thousand ounces was the largest individual amount. This did not include the Lippey and Randall gold. About one-third of the passengers brought no gold. Some of them had gone in this spring. Not liking the prospect they sold their outfits and r& turned. Captain McKettrlck. Captain William McKettrick, the man who raised the Stars and Stripes over the palace of the conquered San tiago de Cuba, is a son-in-law of Gen eral Shafter and a member of the gen eral's staff. The Earl of Minto has been appoint ed governor general of Canada. La Bourg-ogne Sailors Arrested. Havre, July 27. Nineteen Austrian sailors, who arrived here yesterday on La Bretagne, were taken before a mag istrate and confronted by four second class passengers, survivors of the wreaked La Bonrgogne, on charges of cruelty and brutality at the time of the oollision between La Bourgogne and the British ship Cromartyshire, off Sable island, July 4. Although the evidence offered against them was very slight, six of the aoonsed were held on remand. The others were discharged. Time for Filing; Bids Extended. Washington, July 27. The navy de partment has been obliged to again postpone the date of the receipt of bids for the construction of torpedo boats. It has been set for August 28, on the representations of shipbuilders on the Pacifio coast that otherwise they would not have sufficient time to get their bids through by mail. Two Were Drowned. Put-in-Bay, O., July 27. The yacht Clipper, of Toledo, capsized in a squall near here today and William Arbuckle and Marcus Battelle were drowned. FEVER Sli SIT New Cases at Santiago Now Four Hundred. FOUR DEATHS IN 0NH DAY Victims Are Not All Suffering from Yellow Jack IHsease of a Mild Type Shafter Keports That Ills Men Are Being: Located in Better Camps. Washington, July 26. A dispatch received by General Corbin from Gen eral Shafter says that 890 new cases of fever of all classes were reported in his camp before Santiago yesterday. As the same dispatch reports only four deaths, none of them from yellow fever, from among the hundreds of fever cases in the camp, the war authorities are more than ever inclined to the belief that the yellow fever oases are of a mild type. Previous dis patches from Shafter and the medical officers of his corps have indicated the existence in camp of a very large num ber of cases of malarial fever and dengue fever, the latter common in the Cuban climate. Some clear cases of yellow fever are reported, but the offi cials say they are few as compared with those of other fevers. General Shafter 's dispatoh received by General Corbin is as follows: "Santiago de Cuba, July 20. Num ber of new cases of fever of all classes yesterday approximately, 890. Deaths not previously reported, Piivato Daniel Stone, company D, First Illinois, ty phoid fever, July 20; Sergeant J. Blair, regimental quartermaster, died July 22 of dengue fever; Privates William Pea tock and Garratt Learneshock, both of company E, Second infantry." General Shafter reported by cable to day that the condition of the troops at Santiago was rapidly improving, ana said he hoped in the oonrse of a day or two to have the men located in com fortable camps, where they may rest and recuperate and where the sick may recover. He is feeding 11,000 Spaniards, pris oners of war, and although he has not yet been able to furnish them tents, this deficiency is being made good, and their condition is no worse in this re spect than was their condition before the surrender. Troops Mentally Depressed. Santiago de Cuba, via Kingston, July 26. The report published in the United States that there'are 30 cases of yellow fever in the cavalry division proves on investigaton to be unfounded. Captain House reports that there is no sickness. The First, Sixth and Ninth cavalry, the First and Tenth infantry regiments and six companies of the Randolph light artillery, are encamped about two miles northwest 01 El Caney, at the base of the mountains. The camp is apparently perfectly healthy, as to the location, and has a good wa ter supply. The ground is well drained. Malarial fever is prevalent, but it al ways yields to quinine treatment in the course of four or five days. The fact that immunes of the regiment have this fever as freely as the other men shows that it is not yellow jack. There have been no fatalities from ma larial fever thus far, but so long as the men are exposed to the hot sun during the day, the increasing rain and heavy dews, malaria will increase and our men grow worse. A second attack is much more difficult to eradicate, espe cially in the case of men exposed to the present conditions. The army is mentally depressed by inactivity, and tho uncertainty as to its fnture movements, together with the increasing malarial fever. SURRENDER OF SPANIARDS. Interior Garrisons La; Down Their Arms. Washington, July 26. The war de partment at midnigiit posted the fol lowing: "Santiago, via Hayti, July 26. Ad jutant-General of the Army, Washing ton: Lieutenant Miley has returned from San Luis and Palmas Soranio, where he went four days ago to receive the surrender of the Spanish troops. The number surrendered was larger than General Toral reported. Three thousand and five Spanish troops and 850 volunteer guerrillas gave up their arms and gave parole and have gone to work. Three thousand stands of arms were turned in to load on ox-carts and started to the railroad. Spanish troops accompanied him to San Luis, and all were apparently greatly delighted at the prospect of returning home. They were on the verge of starvation and I have to send them rations tomorrow. If the numbers keep up as they have. there will be about 24,000 to ship away, nearly 12,000 liere; 3,ooo irom San Luis, 6,800 from Guantanamo, and over 2,000 at Sagua and Baracoa. "SHAFTER, "Major-General Commanding." Not Written by Garcia. Santiago de Cuba, July 26. It now turns out that the letter alleged to have been addressed by General Garcia to General Shatter, complaining of the treatment accorded to the Cubans, and advising General Shafter of General Garcia's resignation, was prepared by a newspaper correspondent named Aras, who has been acting on the staff of General Garcia. It is not clear that Garcia ever saw the letter. Shafter makes no mention of it. Camara at Cartagena. Gibraltar, July 26. Admiral Ca- mara's fleet is said now to be at Carta gena. A French squadron is reported to be cruising between the Canary islands and the Cadis coast. The Brit ish battleship Illustrious will sail from Gibraltar for Tangier Tuesday next, supposedly to represent England at the gathering of warships occasioned by the expected coming ox tbe American squadron under Commodore Watson. The Romans used a ciioular fan on occasions of state and the Greeks made f am of flat leaves of the lotas. ENGAGEMENT AT NIPE. Particulars of the Battle an the North Coast of Cuba. Key West, Fla., July 26. Acting nnder orders of Rear-Admiral Samp son, four American warships Thursday afternoon entered the harbor of Nipe, n the northeast coast of the province af Santiago de Cuba, and after a furious bombardment, took possession of the harbor. The vessels engaged were thd l'opeka, Annapolis, Wasp and Leyden. In the course of an hour they si lenced the forts, sank the Spanish gun boat Jorge Juan and scattered the Spanish riflemen who had taken part in the engagement. Captain Hunker then ordered the ships to go in. The Wasp and Leyden, being the smallest of tbe quartette, led the way, followed by the Annapolis, while the Topeka, which n:rried a heavier batteiy, brought up the rear. The channel is very narrow, and on the bluff to the right was a fort and signal station. As the Wasp and Leyden rounded the point, the forts fired a dozen shots, none of which, however, fell near them, and the Topeka returned the fire with her three-pounders. Almost im mediately the Spaniards deserted the forts, and the Topeka continued to send shells into them. A body of riflemen on the beach returned the fire with a few wild shots, but they, too, were quickly dispersed by the Topeka's smaller guns. The Topeka also dis charged two torpedoes. At the same lime, another small lort to the left of the channel fired on the American ships; but it was silenced as easily as tho other. Meanwhile, the Wasp and Leyden opened a cross hre at the Jorge Juan, which lay to the south, in front of the town of Mayari. Her position was about a mile and a quarter from the beach, ami behind her was the third fort. This fort opened on the Wasp and Leyden, and as the Annapolis and Topeka came hp, the Spanish gunboat joined in the fighting, and a general battle followed. The Topeka anchored in the middle of the harbor, about 4,000 yards from the Jorge Juan, and the other three American boats drew up on either side and formed a semi circle. The Americans then closed in on the Spanish ship, pouring in a de structive fire and on the forts behind. The Topeka sent fonr-inch shells crash ing into the Jorge Juan at such a rate that she sank within 20 minutes. When the firing became heavy, the officers and crew of the Spaniard put off in a small boat and made tbe shore under a heavy fire and escaped into the woods. Two shots from the Topeka's bow gun dropped squarely into the Mayari forts. The Spanish pennants disappeared and the white flag was run up. This ended a short but one of the most vicious battles of the war. CHEERED THE ENEMY'S FLAG. How Spanish Prisoners Thanked TJnole Sam for His Kindness. New York, July 26. Prisoners of war cheering the flag of their captors was the unusual sight witnessed at the Union dock in Brooklyn today. The sight was all the more significant as the cheers came from Spanish throats. The 254 prisoners captured on the four prize steamers now in port were about to sail for home under the British flag. They were on board the Hesperia, and just as she backed out of the dock, one of the patrol gunboats came by. With one accord, the prisoners raised three mighty cheers, which startled the peo ple on the Brooklyn bridge, and could be heard on Governor's island. It was the best they could do in thanking Uncle Sam for the kindness lavished on them while prisoners. The Hes peria left at 3 P. M. The prisoners were a happy lot, and their appearance sliowed that they had been well treated while in enforced idleness. Among the prisoners were six officers. They have aaloon acommodations, while the oth ers are in the steerage. THE MAINE DISASTER. Examination of Cervera's Ships Proves It Was Due to an External Cause. Off Santiago de Cuba, July 26. "Any doubt that may have existed that the Maine was blown up by an outside bomb is dispelled by an exami nation of the destroyed Spanish ships,'' said a member of the board of survey that examined the remnants of Ad miral Cervera's fleet. "Of the four ships examined, three were blown up by their magazine exploded and every torpedo in addition, yet on none of them was there the same effeot pro duced as by the explosion on the Maine. There was no upheaval of the keel, and little bulging of the plates, except in the immediate vicinity of the explosion. The effect was nearly altogether upward, in some cases the protected deck being lifted; but outside of the springing of a few plates, the hulls were intaot." The examination of the wrecks of the Spanish ships was made first for the purpose of ascertaining the effect of American gunnery, and second, to find the effect of an internal explosion. Botli subjects bore upon the Maine incident, as noted above. Out of Harm's Way. London, July 26. Lloyd's agent re ports that two Spanish gunboats have entered the harbor of Figuaiia, at the mouth of tho Mondego, Portugal. More Klondike Gold. Seattle, Wash., July 26. One hun dred and thirteen Klondikers, who ar rived at Victoria this morning on the steamer Garrone, reached here this afternoon. The most conservative es timate places the amount of gold they brought at half a millon dollars. Dr. D. W. Ward, of Portland, says there are many who have large amounts, while on the other hand, many are coining out broke. All are reticent Wrecked In Thirty-Mile. Seattle, Wash.. July 26. The steam er Kalamazoo has been totally wrecked in Thirty-Mile river, Alaska. Only the upper works of the vessel could be seen above the water. Tbe steamer and outfits on board will prove a total loss. Our Foreign Policy. Chicago, Jnly 26. The Civio Federa tion of Chicago tonight gave out a call fox a national conference, to be held at Saratoga, N. Y., August 19 and 20, to discuss tbe features of the foreign pol icy of the United States. The call is signed by over 1,000 men in every state. WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. Reported by Downing, Hopkins & Co., Inc.. Board of Trade Brokers, 711 to 714 Chamber of Commerce building, Portland, Oregon. The wheat trade has dropped into a condition where no one except scalp ers and a few professional traders, ex porters, and elevator people are touch ing it. There is a promise of carrying charges in the near future , and as ele vator people have no stock, they are commencing to buy tbe daily arrivals. Millers are buying a little, and export ers who have made good sales abroad for near shipments are also competing for the arrivals. The big speculators are mostly on the short side. They sell whenever the market has an upturn, and their offerings are sufficient to pre vent bulges of material length. On tbe breaks of 1 to 2 cents they covered part of their line, taking their profits, only to put the wheat out again at tho same pi ice to possibly a shade better. They are woiking on the crop repott. Their advices from the Northwest are favorable. A private statistician esti mates the spring crop wheat at 300, 000,000 bushels. Placing the winter wheat yield at 400,000,000 bushels, it would make an aggregate crop of spring and winter of 700,000,000 bushels. This is the largest on record. Conser vative people place the crop at 600, 000,000 bushel, and the government figures made the yield 615,000,030 bushels, or 89,000,000 bushel less than a month ago. Statistician Snow makes the spring wheat acreage 18,000,000 acres, which exceeds that of the govern ment. The acreage of the department of agriculture this year ia nearer the actual seeding than at any time in its history, and possibly when the final re port is made it will show that the crop is about as reported, as it is able to get nearer the correct figures than ever be fore. Present prices are about the same as last year, but then farmers did not have a taste of $1 wheat, and where anxious to sell. Having been treated to a dollar wheat, most of them think that they should have higher prices again. Should the corn crop be ma terially damaged and sell at high prices, it may help wheat a little, but the out look is not partioularly favOrable. The exports for the year ending June 80 were 216,000,000 bushels of flour and wheat, against 145,000,000 bushels the preceding year. Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla, 60 62c; Val ley and Bluestem, 64o per bushel. Flour Best grades, $3. 75; graham, 93.50; superfine, 2.26 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 40c; choice gray, 88c per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $21; brewing, $22 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $ 15 per ton; mid dlings, $21; shorts, $13. Hay Timothy, $11 12; clover, $10 11; Oregon wild hay, $9 10 per ton. Eggs Oregon, 1617o per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery, 35 40c; fair to good, 8S)o; dairy, 2532)c per roll. sL . . . . Cheese Oregon full cream, ll12o; Young America, 12 c. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $4.50 per dozen; liens, $4.00; springs, $2. 00 3; geese, $3.004.60; ducks, young, $3 4.00 per dozen; turkeys, live, 10 12 !2c per pound. Potatoes Oregon Bur banks, 80 35c per sack; new potatoes 50 65c. Onions California red, $1.25 per sack. Hops 612o per pound for new crop; 1896 crop, 4 6c. Wool Valley, 10 12c per pound; Eastern Oregon, 8 12c; mohair, 25c per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, 3 1 a c ; dressed mutton, 7c; spring lambs, 9c per lb. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.75; light and feeders, $3.004.00; dressed, $5. 50 6. 50 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, 3.50$3.75; cows, $2. 50 8. 00; dressed beef, 66c per pound. Veal Large, 5J6c; small, 78c per pound. Seattle Markets. Vegetables Potatoes Yakimas, $1 per 100 lbs; natives, $8 10; Califor nia potatoes, $1.00 per 100 pounds. Beets, per sack, $1.00; turnips, 76c; carrots, $1.00; hothouse lettuce, c; radishes, 12Jc Fruits California lemons, fancy, $4.00; choice, $3.50; seeding oranges, $1.50 1.76; California navels, fancy, $33.25; choice, $2. 50 2. 75; ban anas, snipping, V 2. 20 2. 76 per bunch; strawberries, $1.50 per crate. Butter Fancy native creamery, brick, 20c; ranch, 7 12c; dairy, 12 J 15c; Iowa, fancy creamery. 20c. Cheese Native Washington, 11 11,'e'c; Eastern cheese, lifeline. Meats Choice dressed beef steers. prime, 7c; cows, prime, 6o; mut ton, 7c; pork, 77o; veal, 6 8c. Hams Large, 10c; small, 11c; breakfast bacon, 11J. Poultry Chickens, live, per pound. 13c; dressed, 16c; spring chickens. $2. 50 8. 75. Fresh Fish Halibut, 8 4c; steel- heads, 7 He; salmon trout, 9 10c; flounders and sole, 84o; herring, 4c. Oysters Olyinpia oysters, per sack. $3.50, per gallon, solid, $1.80. Wheat Feed wheat, $23. Oats Choice, per ton, $26. Corn Whole, $95; cracked, $25; feed meal, $25. Feed Chopped feed, $1721 per ton; middlings, per ton, $17; oil cake meal, per ton, $85. Barlev Rolled or ground, per ton. $25; whole, $24. Flour Patent, $4.10, bbl; straights, $3.85; California brands, $5.50; buck wheat flour, $6.50; graham, per bbl, $4.25; whole wheat flour, $4,60; rye flour, $4.25. Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $14; shorts, per ton, $16. Hay Puget Sound mixed, $8 10: ohoioe Eastern Washington timothy, $16. Eggs Paying 18 18c, selling 20 21o. Ban Francisco Market. Wool Spring Nevada, 10 14c per dound; Oregon, Eastern, 1012o; Val ley, 1617c; Noithern, 1415c. Millstuffs Middlings, $1921.50; bran, $16.00 16.00 per ton. Onions New. 60 70c per sack. Butter Fancy creamery, 21o; do seconds, 80c; fancy dairy, 18c; good to oboice, 1516o per pound. Eggs Store, 12l4o; fancy ranch. 16 19c Citrus Fruit Oranges, navels, $2.00 2.36; Mexican limes, $6.60; Cali fornia lemons, 1.00$1.60; do ohoioe, $1.60 2.00; per box.