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mortem VOL. XXXV. CORVALjLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1898. NO. 21. Happenings Both at Home and Abroad. A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED Interesting Collection of Items Vjrnm Many Places Culled From the Press Reports of tile Current Week. The embarkation of Toral's troops, it ia expected, will have been accom plished by August 15. The government of Hayti has de clined to permit this government to erect a weather station on its domain. Havoc was caused by lightning at Red Oak, Neb. Three persons were killed and considerable property de stroyed. Orders have been received at the navy yard, Cbarlestown, Mass, to expend $10,000 in repairs upon the old frigate Minnesota. Nearly all the people of South Amer ican countries are in sympathy with 8 pain and refuse lu believe stories of American victories. A Madrid telegram to the London office of the New York Herald says the government has received a telegram announcing the surrender of Manila to Admiral Dewey. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Scott has ruled that in the oase of mortgage notes on real estate, where payments are made on the installment plan, a separate revenue stamp for each payment will not be required. The North sea whalers are again at work. Operations near Point Barrow were resumed April 15. Inland Esqui mos are starving and coming to the coast for food. A deer station is to be established at Point Barrow. The cavalry is anxious to proceed to Porto Rico, but will be obliged to re main here until the Spanish prisoners of war have been transported to Spain, which it is believed will have been ac complished before the next month is well advanced. An attempt by the crew of the steamer Wanderer to get men and arms for the Cuban army ashore at Bahia Honda was defeated by the Spaniards. The Americans were forced to retreat, with five wounded. The Spanish re port of the affair says the American losses were considerable. The northeast coast of England has been swept by a great storm. Fishing fleets have had narrow escapes, being obliged to relinquish all their gear and nets and run to the harbor for shelter, where many other vessels were com pelled to seek refuge. North -buftind trains have been delayed by the force of the wind, which has caused consider able damage inland, crops having lxn flattened. There wero some minor wreoks in the North sea. A powder mill at Elmira, N. Y., blew up, killing the owner. Two men were killed as the result of an explosion in the Coney mine, near Skykomish, AVash. The Illinois circuit court has ruled that the express companies must pay the tax on express packages. The alleged charges of bad faith against the United States attributed to Premier Sagasta are discredited bf Washington authorities as inventions designed to prejudice the successful progress of the present peace negotia tions. A Madrid dispatch says General Cor rea is arranging for the reception of the Spanish troops which surrendered at Santiago do Cuba, and preparing sani tary stations to prevent the introduc tion of diseases into Spain. Strict neutrality is to he maintained by England, and Watson will find no "facilities" at Gibraltar. The British governor there has so assured the Span ish consul. Spaniards are busy putting the bay of Gibraltar in a more com plete state of defense. The Hong Kong correspondent of the London Daily Mail says the viceroy of Canton has announced to the foreign office the complete suppression of the rebellion in those districts. He has announced also that four cfties have been reoccupied by the imperial troops. With the understanding that no in demnity will be demanded and that the Spanish sovereignty in the Philippines will be respected, the Spanish news papers consider tho terms of peace at tributed to President McKinley as be ing acceptabla The papers, however, protest against hostilities being con tinued by the United States after Spain had sued for peace. Admiral Dewey, at Manila, has dis patched the Raleigh and Concord to gather up 11 Snanish craft, which, ac cording to information sent him by Consul-Gencral Williams, are at vari ous places in the Philippines. Among these vessels are three gunboats at San Miguel, Luzon island, and four at Port Royal, Palawar island. Four mer chantmen with cargoes of tobacco are reported at Cayagan, Luzon. The same dispatch reports that tho English traders at the coal mines at Batan, Luzon island, have been imprisoned and sub jected to ill treatment otherwise by the Spaniards there. Minor News Items. A dude fights nearly as well as a cowboy, and a cowboy fights better than anything else on earth. Over 500 men aie at work on the cruiser Yorktown at Mare Island navy yaid, San Francisco, rushing her to completion. Tho United States government will establish an extensive weather bureau in the Caribbean sea for the use of all nations whose interests lie in that region. Ex-Senator Don Cameron, of Pennsyl vania has offered to the government for a military hospital the free use of his fine estate on the South Carolina coast. Pythians who would engage in active war serivce have been notified that 1 thoir certificate of endowment and all claims thereunder will be considered null and void. Examination of the hnlks of the Spanish cruisers Maria Teresa and Al mirante Oquendo by men from the flag- ' ship gives abundant proof, if such were needed, that the Maine waa not de stroyed bv an Internal explosion. ' LATER NEWS. General Merritt has asked to have lis command increased from 30,000 to 50.000 troops. The Peruvian government is sending agents to Europe to purchase warships for the purpose of strengthening her navy. The designs of the tiiree new vessels of the Illinois type are to be changed so as to make their minimum speed 18 knots an hour. If the coal operators of the Pittsburg district do not conform with the terms of the Chicago agreement by August 10, 5,000 miners will be ordered to strike. President McKinley, it is said, will call an extra session of both houses of congress as soon as Spain accepts the terms of peace offered by tho United States. The steamer Humboldt has arrived at San Francisco from St. Michaels, bringing down about 40 people from the Klondike. The purser says that about $1,000,000 from the gold fields was brought down on the steamer. Lieutenant R. P. Hobson, of Merri mac fame, is with his mother at Lithia Spiings, Ga. The meeting between mother and son was a pathetic one. The son kissed his mother, who threw her arms around his neok and for sev eral minutes rested her head on his shoulder, shedding tears of joy. Following is an official statement given out by authority of the president on Tuesday us to the terms of peace offered by the United States: "In order to remove any misapprehension in regard to the negotiations as to peace between the United States and Spain, it is deemed proper to say that the terms offered by the United States in the note handed to the French ambas sador on Saturday last are in substance as follows: The president does not now put forward any claim for pecuni ary indemnity, but requires relinquish ment of all olaim of sovereignty over or title to the island of Cuba, as well as evacuation by Spain of the island; cession to the United Slates and im mediate evacuation of Porto Rico and other islands under Spanish sovereign ty in the West Indies and like cession of an island in the La 'rones. The United States will occupy and hold the city, bay and harbor of Manila, pend ing the conclusion of a treaty of peace, which shall determine the control, dis position and government of the Philip pines. If these forms are accepted by Spain in their entirety, commissioners will be named by tho United States to meet commissioners on tho part of Spain for the purpose of concluding a treaty of peace on the basis above in dicated." The United States comimssionors who are to prepare a code of laws foi Hawaii will sail on the Mariposa, August 10. Advices from Havana confirm the report that General Garcia lias relin quished his command and gone home to Caruaguey. Intrigue among the powers of Europe to shut us out of the Philippines is said to have been checkmated by Pres ident McKinley's course. A Madrid correspondent says that a band of 300 Carlists recently appeared near Seo de Urge, in Catalonia, and the tioops are pursuing them. The London Times announces that the Royal Ulster Yacht Club has ar ranged to challenge for the America's cup. The .New York Yacht Club will be notified of the decision immediately. General Merritt has sent notice to Washington that he was about to com bine with Dewey in a joint demand foi the surrender of Manila, thus forestall ing the insurgents, and this movement may cause a rupture. President McKinley's proposal has reached Madrid, and the Spanish cabi net met Monday to consider and decide upon the reply to be made. The terms offered, it is quite likely, will be ac ceded to immediately. Hostilities in the Antilles in that case will be sus pended at once. The governor-general of Manila, tele garphing to Madrid, says that aid is in dispensable to resist the imminent at tack of the American forces under Gen eral Merritt. The foreign warships in the bay, the dispatch says, answered the salute in honor of the queen's saint day, and the American vessels display ed the American flag. Some of the members of the Spanish conservative party question the utility of preserving the Philippines because of the enormous expensae that a suppres sion of the insurgents would entail. The latest dispatches from Captain-General Augustin are so despondent about the resources at jus uisposai mar. it is sur mised that the fall of Manila is immi nent. General Greely announces that he is now in direct communication by cable with General Miles' headquarters at Ponce, having sent the cable instru ments from St. Thomas. The British officials who control the cable are will ing to tarnsmit messages for the United States government over it, provided our forces are in possession of the cable terminals, but they will not allow their cables to be used if the instru ments are cut tn at any intermediate point. The dynamite cruiser Nictheroy pur chased from the Brazilian government will be turned into a collier. Richard Votaw, of Washington county, Ky., who shot four persons at a tent meeting in Meicer connty, was shot and instantly killed by Sheriff George Coulter, of Danville. Albert Cullom, a nephew of United States Senator Shelby M. Cullom, of Illinois, suddenly expired in a Chatta nooga, Ga., drug store, whither he had gone to purchase medicine for himself. The auxiliary cruiser Eagle recently destroyed the large Spanish steamer Santo Domingo at Cape Francis. The hero uf Manila has been honored in Arizona by having, a station on the extension of the Gila Valley & Globe railroad named Dewey. The senate committee on claims, in Its report before adjonrment, exonerat ed the Methodist church from all blame relative to the payment of the claim of the Methodist Book concern, and the payment of Major E. B. Stahlman of 1100,000, as an agent, in getting the claim through. Aguinaldo Grows Ugly Toward Americans. COMPLICATIONS ARE AHEAD Insurgent Chief Drunk With the Wine of Success Warned by General An derson Has Assumed the Bole of Dictator. London, Aug. 8. A dispatch to the Times from Cavite says: It is becom ing more apparent daily that there are serious complications ahead. The Americans never made a greater mis take than in bringing Aguinaldo and the insurgent leaders here giving them arms and ammunition for free use from the Cavite arsenal. Aguinldo, fearing annexation by the Americans, openly opposes them. Either he has been encouraged by some foreign power, or he has a false notkm of the strength of the Philip pine revolutionists, failing to rcognize that their recent successes are due to the concentration of the Spanish strength at Manila, consequent upon the presence of the Americans. Al though he admits no foreign recogni tion, 'ie talks of his government and dictates to the American authorities in absurd and inflated terms. He has compelled the natives of the southern approaches to Manila to register their bullocks and ponies, and instructed the owners not' to supply them to the Amer icans for transportation without his sanotion. Brigadier-General Anderson prompt ly adopted firm measures, warning Aguinaldo that force would be used to impress the means of transportation, which were ultimately forthcoming. Aguinaldo's attitude makes future operations against Manila problemati cal. In my opinion, with the aid of the fleet, the city might have been already American. Nothing but the complications with the natives pre vented an advance. I am convinoed that the Filipplnos will never capture Manila unaided, and if the Americans withdraw, the fate of the natives under Spanish rule would be worse than before. Insane Miner'! Deed. Seattle, Aug. 8. A r;:ial to tho Times from Roslyn, Wash , says An drew Warge, an Aiutri n miner, this morning shot his wife and two small children and then killed himself. Warge was insane. Porto means Protested. London, July 80. According to a dispatch from Berlin, a newspaper there professes to know that the Porto Rican post or nips. Map showing location of the Important port won by the expedition undei Command er Cowlcs. colonial legislature has adopted a reso lution protesting against American oc cupation of the islands as a violation of the principles that the United States went to war to enforce. Smuggled Shell Exploded. Playa del Este, Guantanamo Bay, Aug. 8. The body of Karl J. Ander son, a seaman on the United -States cruiser Brooklyn, was buried ashore here today. Anderson was killed by the accidental discharge of a Spanish one-pound shell smuggled from one of the destroyed Spanish cruisers, against the orders of Captain Cook. The shell exploded Tuesday while Ander son was hammering it in an effort to separate the cartridge and shell. World's Record Broken. Ottawa, OnL, Aug. 8. George R. Gray, of Colx'water, a member of the New York Athletic Club, at the Cale donia Scottish games here today put the 16-pound shot 48 feet, 5 inches, break ing the world's record of 47 feet, made by himself. He also put the 14-pound shot 52 feet, 10 inches, breaking the world's record of 49 feet, 8 inches, also made by himself. At its present rate of con bastion it is thought that the sun will last from 7,000,000 to 15,000,000 years before burning itself out. SCHLEY IS GENEROUS. Willing to Divide the Honors With His Brother Officers. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 8. Shortly aftei the great naval victory off San tiago, in which Ceivera's fleet was pursued and destroyed by the American vessels of war under Commodoro Schley, Captain John Schley, cousin of the commodore, wrote a letter of con gratulation for the victory won. Today he received a reply, which, in part, was as follows: "Flagship Brooklyn, Off Santiago do Cuba, July 22, 1898. My Dear John: The victory of July 8, so complete in its results and so rioh in glory for our country, was the joint product of every one fortunate enough to be engaged, and I ought rather to thank you in their name than to appropriate the con gratulations to myself. "Surely, it was large enough to win laurels for all, and I assume no other GENERAL JULIAN PARREDA. H-anish Commander at Guantanamo Who Re fused to "Capitulate." pride in it than the lucky place of this ship in the line was where the first heavy assault was made, and afterward, by liei speed and her direction, she was enabled to keep in the 'scrap' to the finish. "The sweetest thought and the great est satisfaction comes from the fact that our conduct t at day has won the THE ISLAND OF PORTO RICO. people's love and earned the nation's admiration. It is this which encourages us in the public defonse, no matter with what risk to ourselves. If it means peace to our beloved land and per mits us to return to our loved ones, and to our people, our efforts were well directed. "Thanking you again, my dear cousin and schoolmate and friend, I am always very Bincerely yours, "W. S. SCHLEY." AUGUSTI WILLING. Will Surrender as Soon as He Can Do So Honorably. London, Aug. 8. A special to the Daily Mail from Hong Kong, dated August 1, says: Admiral Dewey lias received word from Captain-General Augusti that he is willing to surrendei as soon as he can do so honorably. It is believed he will only make a show of resistance. Dewey expects to take the city without losing a single man. Should Dewey and Merritt begin the attack, Augusti will propose to capitul ate on these terms: The Spanish troops to march out with the honors of war; the soldiers and officials to be permitted to return on parole to Spain, and an assurance to be given that the lives and property of Spanish residents will be protected from naval attack. The Spanish officer who reported in Manila the destruction of Admiral Cervera's squadron was treated as a traitor and threatened with death. While riding near Malate the other day, Geneial Anderson narrowly escaped being shot by the enemy. Populace Enthusiastic. Ponce, Porto Rico, via St. Thomas, D. W. L, Aug. 3. Colonel Hullngs, with 10 companies of the Sixteenth Pennsylvania, lias occupied Juan Diaz, about 10 miles from Ponce, on the way to San Juan. The American flag was raised, and great was the enthusiasm of the populace. The protected cruiser Columbia went ashore while attempting to enter the harbor of Ponce, but it is expected she will be floated tomortow. General Brooks arrived this evening. During the evening tho seven compan ies of the Nineteenth Tegular infantry arrived on the Cherokee. Cable communication was opened to night, but the line will not be in lull operation for several days. Some people are disagreeable because they can't attract attention any other way. Fatal Tralnwrecb. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 8. A freight wreck in which two men wjre killed and four or five injured occurred on the Central railroad near McPherson today. A train bearing soldiers bound for camp at Lithia Springs was run into by a freight train. Both engines and trains were badl.r wrecked, the cars be ing- piled one upon another. Bodies were torn apart, and hands, arms and legs were found lying about. The flesh of yonug giraffes is ex tremely good, somewhat like veal, with the game-like flavor. 3tZ iminiii RoJX Roadt MILES MARCHING ON. Meeting Hut Little Resistance in Porto ltlco. Ponce, Porto Rico, via SL Thomas, Aug. 3. General Miles hourly expects the arrival of transports having on board Brigadier-General Sofa wan 's di vision of 6,000 men, and also the Mo hawk, with the Fifth regular cavalry. General Heniy's division, consisting of 8,400 men, and including 86 piecee of artillery, has been ordered to march immediately to Yauco from Ponoe to be ready to join the movement north to San Juan on the 16th. The Penn sylvania regiment was sent this morn ing toward Juan Diaz, eight miles north of Ponce, en route to San Juan. Miles says he has no intention of making a landing of troops at San Juan, especially as the place is only a road stead, where transports aro liable to suffer from prevalent storms. ' Therftrrrj&Tf from Ponce to Yauco is now in possession of our troops. Gen eral Stone found five mines on the track. These were destroyed and the track is uninjured. Our troops found 17 Spaniards in the Yauco hospital, all of whom had been wounded in Tuesday's fight. A proclamation has been issued by the authorities of Yauco as a United States city, expressing delight at an nexation and the administration of General Miles and welcoming our tioops. The mayor of Ponce has called upon residents of that place to exercise calmness and circumspection under the new and desirable conditions. Miles lias issued lengthy orders of instruction to Oeneral Wilson, military governor of Ponce province and city, until General Brooke's ariival. It is of the same tenor as the instructions which Miles gave to Shatter at Santi ago, both orders being based on the administration instructions given to General Merritt regarding the govern ment of the Philippine islands. CHICAGO HOLOCAUST. Several Killed and Injured in a Hotel Fire. Chicago, Aug. 8. Three killed and 14 injured is the record of a fire that broke out at 2:30 o'clock this morning in the Ber win hotel, North State street. Starting in a bicycle repair shop ad- R00 joining the hotel, flames spread to the basement of the hostelry and then, eat ing their way to both the front and rear stairways, cut off escape to a dozen guests. Some in the panic that ensued jumped to the sidewalk and sustained broken legs and arms; Others waited in their apartments and Were rescued, while most of the guests made their way out of the building by means of a fire escape leading into an alley. When the fire was discovered, it was burning fiercely on a lower floor. Pe destrians raised a cry of warning, which aroused the guests, and they appeared at the upper windows of the hotel in theii night attire. Fresh Meat for Shafter's Army. Tampa, Fla., Aug. 3. The trans port Michigan sailed yesterday from Port Tampa and crossed the bar of the bay today. She was loaded with fresh meat for General Shafter's army, be- GEN. JOHN J. COPPINGER. sides a quantity of other supplies. General Coppinger, of the Fourth army corps, with headquarters in this cily, received orders to go to Porto Rico. Hawallans Still Aliens. San Francisco, Aug. 8. Hart H. North, commissioner of immigration at this port, has received instrutions from Washington, to treat all immigrants from Hawaii as alien immigrants until such time as laws can be perfected to govern them. This rule will settle all questions as to the entrance of certain races for the time being, and will be a warning to steamship companies. England makes $20,000,000 a year out of its postofflce. The Deadly Fever. Santiago de Cuba Aug. 8. Colonel John H. Page, of the Third infantry, regulars, leaves today by the transport Iroquois for New York, dangerously ill with malarial fever. Colonel Page is the last colonel of the regular army left in Cuba. All of the others who came originally have either been killed in battle or have died of sickness. Colorado miners have lately been ohanging the names of their plants to those of famous men in the present war. One of the best-paying copper mines is now oalled "Sigsbee." Miles' Easy Conquest of Porto Rico. VOLUNTEERS SURRENDERING Supplies in Abundance for the Amer ican Troops Revenue From Custom House People Are Overjoyed at the Arrival of the Army. Washington, Aug. 2. General Miles, in command of the Porto Rican expedi tion, sent the following diepateh to-Soo-retary Alger, which was made public at the war departmental lOo'clook to night: "Ponoe, Porto Rico, Aug. 2. Secre tary of War. Washington, D. ft: Four telegrams reoeived, and, answered by letter. Volunteers are surrender ing themselves with arms and ammuni tion. Four-fifths of the people are overjoyed at the arrival of the army. Two thousand from one place have vol unteered to serve with it. They are bringing in beef, cattle and other sup plies. The custom-house has already yielded 114,000. As soon as all the troops are disembarked, they will be in readiness to move. Please send any national colors that oan be spared, to be given to the different municipali ties. "I request that the question of the tariff rate to be charged in the parts of Porto Rico occupied by our forces be submitted to the president for his ac tion, the previously existing tariff re maining meanwhile in force. As to the government and military occupa tion, I have already given instructions issued by the president in the oase of the Philippine islands and similar to those issued at Santiago de Cuba. "MILES. "Major-General Commanding." DESERTING TO AMERICAN CAMP Spanish Volunteers Glad for the Chancer to Lay Down Their Arms. Ponce, Porto Rico, via St. Thomas, D. W. L, August 2. No forward movement of the army is expected for several days. The transports with General Brooke's army corps and the remainder of the First corps are arriv ing slowly. Our troops will probably remain quiet until the bulk of the army has disembarked. Only three transports have arrived since yesterday. They have just appeared in the offing, and only one has been made out. It has on. board the Fifth Ohio cavalry. General Miles will retain his head quarters at the custom-house at the port of Ponce, while General Wilson will be in immediate command of the troops in the city. General Wilson posted General Ernst's brigade, consisting of the Sec ond and Third Wisconsin and the Six teenth Pennsylvania regiments out a mile and a half on the military road, after dusk last night, retaining two companies of the Sixteenth to act as provost guard in the city. Captain Allison has been appointed provost marshal, and, with the aid of the local constabulary, has preserved excellent oider, although most all the entire population of the city remained in the streets celebrating the arrival of their American liberators until long after midnight. Many of them had been forced into the service of Spain to escape perse cution. Business in the city has enjoyed a great boom since the arrival of th Americans. TROUBLE WITH GARCIA. He Was Invited to the Flag-Raising; at Santiago Washington, Aug. 2. The war de partment has reseived the following: "Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 2. Secre tary of War, Washington: I have the Sun of Saturday, July 23, in which comments are made as to my treatment of General Garcia. I desire to say that General Garcia was invited by me per sonally to go into the city of Santiago at the time I entered it, but he declined on the ground that the Spanish civil officers were left in power. It was fully explained to him that those offic ials were continued in power until it was convenient to change them for oth ers. General Garcia's assistance to me has been purely voluntary on his part and he was told at the beginning that 1 did not exercise any control over him, except such as he chose to give. The trouble with General Garcia was that he expected to be placed in command at this place; in other words, that we would turn the city over to him. I ex plained to him fully that we were at war with Spain, and that the question of Cuban independence could not be considered by me. Another grievance was that, finding several thousand men entered the city without opposiiton from General Garcia, I extended my own lines in front of him, and closed up that gap, as I saw that I had to de pend on my own men for the invest rr eut of the place. SHAFTER. ' ' Alaska Steamers at San Francisco. San Francisco, Aug. 2. The steam ers Charles Nelson and Samoa arrived today from St Michaels. Both of them brought considerable wealth from the Klondike country, but dis charged most of it at Seattle. The Nelson is one of the transports engaged to carry the First regiment of New York volunteers to Honolulu. Some girls admits that engagements are failures, but they have there doubts as to marriages. Destructive Tornado in Missouri. May view, Mo., Aug. 2. A tornado passed six miles south of this place, de stroying a dozen farm houses and other bnildings in the vicinity. At Tabo, the postofflce was destroyed. The dam age to crops will amount to thousands of dollars. Representative Joseph Gris tle's country dwelling was blown away, probably fatally injuring Mrs. Jennings and Edward Reynolds, a farmer. . Toronto, Ont, Ang. a. Rev. John Walsh, Roman Catbolio archbishop of Toronto, died suddenly tonight of heart failure. He was 68 years of as. FLEET AT WORK. jVcu vita Bombarded by the American Warships. Key West, Aug. 2. Reports have reached here that Neuvitas, on the notthern coast of the province of Puer to Principe, Cuba, has been bombarded by the ships of the blockading squad ron, evacuated by the Spanish and sub sequently burned. No details are known, and the only information of the affair was that given to Captain Maynard, of the gunboat Nashville, by Lieutenant-Colonel Rojas, of the insur gent focies at Gibara, last Tuesday. Colonel Rojas himself has the news at second hand. The only American ships known to have been in the vicinity of Neuvitas lately are the Prairie and Badger. The latter captured three Spanish ships coming out of the Neuvitas harbor, and took them to Dry Tortugas. All were flying Red Cross flags, but when board ed were found to contain a number of Spanish soldiers, only three of whom were sick. The Badger is expected here shortly. The Nasbivlle reported at Gibara on Tuesday, when she captured the schoon ers Gibara and Expresso. On entering the harbor, she was met by the ex United States consular agent and pres ident of the railroad line to Holguin. He told the Americans of the evacua tion of Gibara two days before by Gen eral Leque and his 1,800 Spanish troops, who feaied a concerted attack by Amer icans and Cubans. They fled to Hol guin by raid, and afterwaid store up the tracks. General Lequez left in the Gibara hospital 535 sick and wounded Spanish soldiers with a request to Ad miral Sampson to see that they were properly cared for. The next day the Cuban forces, con sisting of 500 cavalry, under Lieutenant-Colonel Rojas, and 200 infantry, made a triumphant entry into'' the town. They were received with acclamations by the Cubans, and the town held fes tival that day and night. The insurg ents took formal possession, establish ing police system and sent out scouting parties, and when the Nashivlle ar rived, the best of order was being main tained. The invaders had, however, neglected the schooners in the harbor, and the American ships took possession of them. When Ensign Snow left with a prize crew to bring tho Gibara here, it had been determined to raise the Amer ican flag over the town. SORROW IN GERMANY All Interest Centers In the Death oi Prince Bismarck. Berlin, Aug. 2. The news of Prince 1 Bismarck's death, which became gen 1 erally known only through special edi tions of the papers, produced profound sorrow, as so sudden a realization of the fears of his demise was not expected. Several papers this morning published special articles with mourning 1 ordeis, expressing, in feeling terms, vhe na tional sorrow, and dwelling on the bril liant and immoital services of the prince to the fatherland, his heroic greatness and his truly German charac ter. Sorrowful sympathy over Prince Bismarck's death is manifested in many ways. The news is constantly discussed in public places, and a feel ing of sadness prevails among all classes of people. Particulars of the last mo ments of the prince and other cicrn in stances attending his death are eagerly sought. Many private houses show flags at half mast. Secretary of State Von Buelow will return from Siemmer ing, Austria, immediately. The President's Condolences. Washington, Aug. 2. By direction of the president, the following dispatch was sent tonight to Hon. Andrew White, United States ambassador to Germany: "Washington, Aug. 2. White, Am bassador, Berlin: The president charges you to express, in the proper official quaiter, to the bereaved Ger man nation and to the family of the deceased statesman, the sorrow which the government and the people of the United States feel at the passing away of the great chancellor, whose memory is ewer associated with the greatness of the German empire. ADEE, "Acting Secretary." Pay Train Wrecked. Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 2. From officials of the Southern Pacific railroad in this city details of the wreck of pay train of that railroad three miles west of Benson, Ariz., were obtained tonight. The accident occurred at 6:20 this morning. - The engine jumped the track on a curve. Fireman A. J. Tay lor was killed, Engineer Walker was bad ley scalded and Conductor Crowder was injured internally and will proba bly die. The other trainmen and offi cers of the road on the car were shaken up, but were not seiiously hurt. The engine was a complete wreck and the pay car was consumed by fire, but the records and money were saved. Rx-Chief of Police to Hans;. Chicago, Aug. 2. George H. Jacks, ex-chief of police of Muskegon, Mich., was this afternoon found guilty of murder in this city, and his punish ment fixed at death. Jacks killed An drew McGee, a collector, 60 years of age, who was supposed to have had a laige sum of money. By means of a letter, Jacks and a confederate decoyed McGee into a house and slew him. French Steamer a Prize. Charleston, S. ft, Aug. 2. The French steamer Manonvia was brought in as a prize today. She was captured by the Dixie off the south coast of Porto Rico on the 24th ult. She is now at quarantine here. Reno, Nev., August 2. The town of Beckwlth, Cal., having a population of about 500, on the Sierra Valley rail road, 35 miles north of here, was almost wiped off the map yesterday afternoon by fire. Loss, $40,000. Yellow Jack at Tampieo. Austin, Tex., Aug. 2. State Health Officer Swearingden has received pos itive information that there is yellow fever in epidemic form at Tampieo, Mexico, and he has notified all quaran tine officers to rigidly enforce quaran tine against the infected point. He Defies 17a. Washington, Aug. 3. A dispatch from Admiral Dewey announces that Aguinaldo has assumed a bold attitude of defiance, and that it will take a large force from this country to subdue he insurgents. ' WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. Reported by Downing, Hopkins & Co., Inc., Board of Trade Brokers, 711 to 714 Chamber of Commerce building, Portland, Oregon. The average wheat trader is bearish, but does not stand short, an advance of o to lc running him in. He is afraid because farmers are not selling their wheat as freely as they did last year, although prices are but slightly differ ent. Conditions a year ago were ex tremely bullish, foreign crops being short, and the majority of foreign trad eis were outspokenly bullish ai.d had millicns of bushels bought for Septem ber and December delivery. They kept up their buying right along and made heavy engagements for ocean room. Freights from Chicago to Liver pool a year ago were 1 1 4o a bushel on wheat, and now they are 7.8-8. The American grain trader saw the largest exports for the twelve months ending Jnne 80 that he is liable to witness in many years. Not one in the trade ever knew their equal, and they may not witness a repetition. Foreigners are now selling wheat short, as they know that their home crops are nearly equal to theii requirements. France will need very little, if any, the Danu bian provinces have a larger surplus, and the majority of the European coun tries will not be in the maiket as buy ers. Export houses figure that we will not ship more than 140,000,000 bushels of flour and wheat for the coming twelve months. The world's crop is estimated at 344, 000,000 bushels above last year's, which does not warrant higher prices unless there is an unusual wave of speculative buying, whioh for the present is not discernablo. There is no bull leader, and no prospect of getting one. It is true that the farmers have more money and are in better position to hold their wheat, so that it may not be forced on the market as rapidly as in previous years. This may have a sustaining influence, but will make a slow and dragging market. Exporters at the seaboard and eleva tor people here have been short for July, having acoepted orders for ship ment this month. This has created an urgent demand for prompt shipment. It is too late to get much wheat to the seaboard for this month's delivery, and the majority of the shorts have covered. Seattle Markets. Vegetables Potatoes Yakimas, $1 per 100 lbs; natives, 810; Califor nia potatoes, $1.00 per 100 pounds. Beets, per sack, $t.00 turnips, 76c; carrots, $1.00; hothouse lettuce, c; radishes, 12,c. Fruits California lemons, fancy, $4.00; choice, $3.50; seeding oranges, $1.501.75; California navels, fancy, $33.25; choice, $2.502.75; ban anas, shipping, $2.252.75 per bunch; strawberries, $1.50 per crate. Butter Fancy native creamery, brick, 17c; ranch, 14 eg 10c; dairy, 12'2 15j; Iowa, fancy creamery, :J0c. Ciiee.Ba Native Washinjn, 11 1 1 Jic; Eastern .-iifi?-se, hli Meats Choice dressed beef steer's, prime, 7c; cows, prime, 6fco; mut ton, 7c; pork, 77ac; veal, 58c. Hams Large, 10 c; small, lie; breakfast bacon, 1 1 '.j. Poultry Chickens, live, per pound, 13c; dressed, 16c; spring chickens, $2. 60 3. 75. Fresh Fish Halibut, 84c; steel heads, 78c; salmon trout, 910o; flounders and sole, 84o; herring, 4c. Oysters Olympia oysters, per sack, $3.50, per gallon, solid, $1.80. Wheat Feed wheat, $20. Oats Choice, per ton, $26. Corn Whole, $24; cracked, $24; feed meal, $24. Feed Chopped feed, $1721 per ton; middlings, per ton, $17; oil (fake meal, per ton, $35. Barley 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, $4.50; rve flour, $4.25. Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $14; shorts, per ton, $16. Hay Puget Sound mixed, $8 10; choice Eastern Washington timothy, $15. Eggs Paying 1818c, selling 20 21o. Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla, 67c; Val ley and Blues tern, 60c per bushel. Flour Best grades, $8.60; graham, $8.10; superfine, $2.26 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 42c; choice gray, 40c per bnshel. Barley Feed barley, $21; brewing, $22 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $15 per ton; mid dlings, $21; shorts, $16. Hay Timothy, $1112; clover. $10 11; Oregon wild hay, $9 10 per ton. Eggs Oregon, 15c per doaen. Butter Fancy creamery, 85 40c; fair to good, 88g0; dairy, 8630o per roll. , Cheese Oregon full cream, ll12o; Young America, 12o. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $8.50 per dozen; hens, $4.00; springs, $2.008; geese, $3.0O4.50; ducks, young. $3 4.00 per dozen; turkeys, live, 10 12 2e per pound. . Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 80 35c per sack; new potatoes 60 66c. Onions California red, $1.25 per sack. Hops 512o per pound for new orop; 1896 crop, 4 6c. Wool Valley, 1012o per pound; Eastern Oregon, 8 12c; mohair, 85c per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, 8o; dressed mntton. 7c; spring lambs, 9c per lb. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.75; light and feeders. $3.004.00; dressed, $5. 60 6. 50 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, 8.50$3.76; cows, $2. 60 8. 00; dressed beef, 661c per pound. Veal Large, 6 6c; small, 78c per pound. Ban Francisco Market. Woof Spring Nevada, 10 14c per dound; Oregon, Eastern, 1012o; Val ley, 16 17c; Northern, 14 16c. Millstuffs Middlings, $1880.00; bran, $16.50 16.00 per ton. Onions New. 70 80c per sack. Butter Fancy creamery, 20o; do seconds, 80c; fancy dairy, 18c; good to choice, 1516c per pound. Eggs Store, 1416o; fancy ranch, 198So. Citrus Fruit Oranges, navels, $2.00 2.85; Mexican limes, $6.00; Cali fornia lemons, 1.00$1.50; do choice, fl. 60 2. 00; per box.