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Eugene City Guard. I. I AMI liri I ProBrlator. KUOKNK CITY OREGON EVENTS OF THE DAY OP REOENT OCCURRENCE. BY A DECISIVE MAJORITY An iBtoreallBg ( ..ll. , 1 1..., oMWaal From l l.r Two llainlaphero FrBaeutod B CvadeBled ... ... Chaplain John K. Thompaon, of th Pint Washington Infantry at Manila, died Monday. The war department ieued an order muttering out of rvlt all tb volunteer! nov in the United Mate. Ktlian Allen Hitclioock, of Miuonrl, haa takan the prnscritwl oatli and M ti ml upon hia dutiea aa crtary ol tba interior. The limine committee on appropriation- hal oideied a favorabla report on the bill to pay Hpaiu 130,000,000 for the t'hilipplnea. Agoncillo, the Xillplno delegate, ar rived in New York Monday fronTMon tieal. Agoncillo expect to tail for England in a few daya. The aenata com in it tea haa reported favorably an amendment l the aundiy civil bill pioviding for the laying of a cable from the United Stale to Hawaii and the 1'hilippinea. Many Fiencb newapaper ara bit terly awaiting M. Lou bet, tba new preeideiit, but the better claet anpport him. and confidence In the liability ol the new government la inoraaaing. Samuel II. Htevenaon, I). D. , one of tba oldeat Preihytarlan miniitera in Iba Unltod Slate, la dead in Blooru Ington, III., at the age ol 10. He waa a near relative of former Vice I'roal dent Htevenaon. A Are in tba little city nl Port Waabington, Wla., deatroyed iHOO.OOO worth of property, and rendaied 10 famlllea homeleaa. A ohair factory oovering Iwo blocka waa destroyed, throwing 000 men out of work. The revolution in N'oaragoa la apreading. Ueneral Mena, at the head of 700 Inaurgenta, la near the town ol Kama. Tbe Inaiiigenli are wall aimod with email gum and aie eipeoling Galling, Krupp and llotobkiai cannon. Michael Mllano, the proaparoua pro prietor of a bootblacking etaabllabiueiit in Tacoma, committed atiicida by firing two abota lioin a raitdvar into hla I. ram, Fifty-two dollar waa found on the l". It Family trouble waa tba oauae ol Ilia act. A naw town haa been laid out It Alaaka, 25 mi lea from Juneau, which It la expected will ho the gateway to Ilia Atlln gol.lllel.lt. It haa beoa named Taku, and ia tltuatnd ou Taku bay. four mllia from the mouth of the Inlet of that iihiiio. The Italian hark llarliara l.ulgi went aahore February 4 on Little llahaina bank and ia a total loaa. Three of the ciew weia druwned and two perithad from eipoaure. The captain and eight if the oiaw have anived at Naaaau, N. If., and report the loaa. Mra. Howe, nl Orethain, Ol., waa drowned in the Willamette at Port land Monday. Hlie waa paaaing from one teauiar to auothei, aa the hoala were lying at the dock, when aha lell between them. An attempt to reacue her lallmt. Mie waa on bar way to vlait a aon at Halem. The fliit aeaaion of the eighth conti nental onugrca ol the National Hociely of the Daoghtera of the Aiuerioau lt..v olution began in Washington Monday. Mra. Daniel Manning, preeldenl gen aral of the eociety, made her annual addieaa. She dwelt eepeclelly on the aid given by the aoclrty during the re NH war, atoillng that the oiganiaa linn bad fuiuiilied (300,000 In money and auppliva. Tba Columbia river Bab cannery combine will eloae half of thecauiuuiea the coming tcaton. The Cunard ateamor Pavonia, which aallel from IJoeeiiilown for Hoalnn, Janoury 20, and which waa elghled on February 6, in a dlaabled condition baa armed lu tow at the Aaorea. M. loubal waa elected pretident of Kranoe on the Slat. Tbe aaeauihly caal 8 IH volee, of which I m ' c re ceived 4H3 to JtW call for M Mcliiie, ainl AO acaltering. A battle haa occurred at Talien-Wan lielween Kuailan aoldlera and Cblneee, in which 800 ul tbe latter ware alain Tba trouble la aaid to have originated over the cjiieellon ol taiea. Grading haa begun on the Snake River Valley railroad, between Union flat and the head of the aouth fork of the Peuewawa creek. A large force of tueu and teama ia work lug on the big cut between thuae two poinla. A diapatch from Cape Charlea, Va., aaya 50 oyater alooa and achooneia have noeu can led out to aea by ditft Ing Ice frvim Magolhya bay. It la be lieved qaany are manned, and theciewa way aiiffer Irom eipoaure and hunger. Tugt will lie eent to oveihaul the va Bale. IBM ! I !. Mra. Zachaitab Chandler, widow ol the farooui Michigan tateaiuan, udead at her home in Delioll. During Sena tor Chandler 'a careei in Waabington, Mra. Chandlei waa uoled aa a eoclal enter la iuer. Advloea to the tlmaha llee fiom it oorreapoiideule id Northern Nebraska Indicata that the winter-wheat crop haa been badly damaged by the recent oold nap. In many lucalill tbe orop Will bo very light. Tba London Daily Chronicle! Knag holm cor reapotidanl aaya that the health of King Oacar haa leen reatorel, and that he bat reeumed the government mid general rejoicing. A woman who haa been identirted aa Mra. Kaukln, of Seattle, committed node in a room In tbe Imperial hotel, In Portland, laal week, by aending Iwo bulleta through her brain. A diapatch from Ilruaaela aayi an ei preaa train from Calaia, having patten gera from London on board, collided today wilb atationary liain at Korvl. Twenty one peiaona war killed and 100 injutod. The government haa aenl 4,000,000 postage atampa to Porta) It loo. for uaa in the poatal ayatem there. Kepreeeutative of the Kickapoo tribe of Indiana are in Mexico trying to get a oonceaaion of land lioin the govern ment for a settlement. The tribe de irei to move to that country. A large aale ol itoera look dace at Han Antonio, Tel., on the 23d. The Oeorge 13. Lovington Or. wild H.000 3-year-old and 11,000 yearlinga to an other company. Tlie pi ice paid for the lot waa 1876,000. The pine timber landa of Koothweat Virginia. Kant Terirmste and North weatern North Carolina have been monopolized by Canadian and New Kngland capitalittt. The lyndicate repreaenti 11,000,000 The Nicaiaguan government having placel too close a censorship on I'liiled Mates oablo mceaagee, and failing to liateu to protean from tbia country, Preahlent McKinloy haa dlipatohed tba eruiaer Detroit to Oreytown to de mand an explanation There la great arlivity In the Iron Induilry, and many order havo been refuted. An order for lt,000 tone of ateel railt lor China, will be eent abroad, at American nulla have con tract! lor til inun I hi ahead Tbe watt-bound Burlington laat mail recently la at all record between Chi cago and Omaha. The distance ia 603 unlet, and the actual running time waa eight houra and 44 unnulet. The train made 100 mile an hour for ent eral tpurta. Notion haa been pretted at nil the plant of thn Tom at Iron Company, at A 1 1. -i.t.i Ah. Pa., notifying the em ployee that wagea have been advanced 10 par cent. Thia ia the firat Older for n increaae in wuget Istuod in the Le high valley lor many year. An attempt to burn Manila Ml mad by inaurgenta. Kuet were tarl ed in two portions of the city, which raged all night long, (weeping way row of building and dnvaatating acre of pintrly. After daylight the Amen, an triaip drove every native out of the dlatiiol! in which fliea occurred. The laland of Nrgrot, tbe fourth in importance In the Philippine group, haa been completely pacified. Four commiaaioncia from the iahttid vtiitud General Otit on tho 22.1 and informed him that the ininrgcult bad been driven from tbe itland ami the A men can flag raited, and they iletlred Otit to take poaicatiou, which bo piomiaed to do. Private Edwin W. Hampton, of Com liany II, Second Oregon regiment, waa killed in a akirinith neat Manila Tin day. He ia the (iral Oiegon toldiui to die In battle. At the tame time pri vatet Joaeph II. Canlinglon, Chriatian K. Horn ami II D. Hazard, of Coin pany K, Firat Wnihingtnn regiment, were killed and Corporal S II locker i.f Company II, ol the auiue leglmeut, wat terioutly wounded. The deal Ly which atyndicnto, made up of men interetted in the tugur trutt, tbe rubber tiutt, the Standard Oil Coin puny, the Union Paclltc and the Santa Fe ruilrondt, thn Piilmur Oil Company and otbert, galna control of the Kansas gat llel.lt and the big lino ameltera in tbe Pitttburg diatilct have been doted. The company will be oi ganiied under the luwt of New Jertey aa the Lhiivoii Zinc .V Smelter Com panv. wilb a capital of f 3,000.000, of which inoo.OOO will le n reaerve fund. The Continental Tobacco Company, at Loulaville, Ky., purchated (l8H,8oa worth of revenue tlainpt lutl Monday. Thia it an unprecedented tale of ttiimpa The tultan of Oiiinn lint revoked tlie Brant of a coaling ttnlion to tlie Kivnub miller tbe Uritiah tilmiral't threat ol bombardment. The French contul hat entered a prolett. A number of younn men in Racia inento, Cel., are organiilng a colony to nettle on the itliiud of QtMIO. They piopote to engage in the riiiaiug of the Maple product! ol the Itland. The advance guard ol the Ninth At lanllc iitiudrnu, coinpore.l of the flag ahlp New Yoik ami the hultle-thip In .liana, arrived at the llennudiit Tuct day. The aiiiiadion will priK'eed to Havana. The Central Union Out Company hat been urgitiiired under lawt ol Virginia to control tbe natural gut wellt and plantl In Ohio, Indiana ami Southern lllinola. Ihe capital alock will be 134,000,000. The Duke ol Orlennthat uneipected ly arrived at llruatelt. ll it reimrtisl that he cunai.leia the moment oppor tune for a monnrchmtic attempl in France. He will couault with the leaden of bit party. Francia II. llano, head ol the great china and glaatware eipoitlng houae of Haw.. Dottei, la dead m Oermany aged 05 year, of apopleiy. Ilia per- tonal act)iiaintance thioovfhou! the Unltml Hlatea waa very large. A hot ikirmitb occuriod near the Manila watarworka ou Tuceday, In which, on the Aiuencan tide, two coin- pantee of the Watbington volunlera weie the piincial actoit. Tlie intui tenia were driven into the jungle, leaving 16 dead and two wounded. Two Americana weie wounded ly the eplo aion ol Sprlnglleld ntlca in their own hand. The Billieh tlitp Druinlanvtg, from Liverpool (or Vancouver, haa put Into Montevideo parttal'y ditiuantled in a gale. The republicans In the Spanlth chamber have dtvi.lc.l to tegin at once an energwtlc cauipaigu agamat the gov eminent. Tbe bark Column, from Cbcmalnn, H C . for Chin, haa arnvel al Port Augelet, Wath. , leaking badly. Cap- lain Jenaen repoitt ill feel of water in the veaael't hold. Ke porta have been received at Shanghai that the Chilean baik Klit. fioia llurrarda inlet, it aahore at the entrance of the port, and in a bad tr illion. Tuga aud lightera aie aaaiat ing. The North Pacific Caoulng A Pack ing Aaaociatlon, of Chicago, haa made the Bret payment ol $320,000 to the verioue flatting com pan lee whoee plant war recently purchated ou the North eound. The puichating oompany haa inooiporateil with a capital ol I.V0OO. 000, end eipectt to ereit a grand cen lial oannerv al Fairnaten. thlt year, gwooat H, 600,000. Called eiatet OeBat raetet Ike Biter it ii. HI- Watbington. Feb. 37. After ee lion of nerly eight hour today, tin Btaaaa ii... avenlns. at 6 80 o'clock, paaal tbe liver and harbor bill by tbe deoitive vote ol 6U to . inemeature ... under contideration throughout the day, and on aeveral of the oommit- tee amendment" determined nglil waa made, hot In every inttanoetbe oppoei- lion availed nothing. Tbe harpet contett aroie over the Nicaragua canai hill amendment, A tilnt ol oruer waa made again! It that it waa general legialation, but tbe aenate. to which the vioe-preaident lubmitted tbe point, overruled it. Arnonu the hillt t.at-il hy tbe aenate tod. it were the following: Authoriz ing tlie legialatlve ataeiubly ol the ter ritnrv of New Meiico to create an ad ditional indelitolnea for tbe comple tion and funnelling ol the territorial r-at.itnl: authnriainir a returtey of cer tain lauds in Cheyenne county, No- hrutk. Ib the Huute. Tl.a a, hit an. mi. nation bill today waa loat light of in the general din Mil lion of the policy ol the government relative to the Philippine, and aev eral notable tpeecliee were mane, ea ..... ia ll v that ol Settle. Ueneral debate mi the hill Votod t'tlay, and tornoirow the bill will bo taken up lor ameuu ment under the In.- minute rule. A uomationul feature of the day wat Ihe Mia.ech of Jolinaon. of Indiana, who a fortnight ago made aeveral nota ble ipencbee violently attacking the the ailiiiiiiiitration during tbe ooutideration ol the army reorganiza tion bill, relumed to the attaint, ami delivered agalnat the preahlent and Mint ol hi adviwtr the moai teaming philippic heard In the home lor monthi. He aneered at the pretident and the influence which he alleged controlled him. Impugned hit motivea, queetioiied bia aiucerity and likened him i.i Diekeria' inoet oohtcmilit)le chaiacter, claargeil the aecretary ol war with incompetency, ami preiticioi mat the pretident would ill the end be en gulfed by adverae public aentiinent. Thn .liacuttluli ol tin ineutuie ocou- pied nearly the entire day. QOMEZ IN HAVANA. II., . General lleeelved With Mil iary lli.nura. Havana, reb. 37. The feetivitie tixlay In honor of the lomtli anniver lary ol tbe btiuning ol the Cuban itiuggle lor independence were moat ai ia a anil wildly enthuaiaatio. Oeneral Home airived on the edujo ol the town from Mariana at 12:8ta. M eicorted I the SikxiikI Illiaadt bund and three buttallona. Theae mas taliona then relurnwl to their camp and did not enter the city. When QoMMI p. I, the crowd went wild with vivaa, hat were flung in the air and wiuuun ahowered lloweia on all li.lea. The piouotaion ttopiasl freiuenlly, eventually tiling into the main atreett of the city, pataiug Cen tral Paik and arriving at 3:110 o'clock at the palace. Theio were many floata espreuing the liiendihip Utween the United Statea and Culm. A biindtome car riage, oontaiiiing ladlea, and decorated with large Spaniab, Ameriuan aud Cu ban Magi, drae.l together with white rlbboai and hearing the legend, "Unity, Peace and Concoid," waa vo eileroutly cheered. Htill another flout repieteiited a Cuban woman holding an Amen, an flag, with the (battered ciown of Spain at her (eet. No fewer than 25,000 people weie in line, requiring three houra to patt a given point. The horwia ol the Cuban cavalry are tcrawny and ill led, and the cavalrymen are clad in vague Cu ban uniloiint. All carried Kemington eailunci, with nondetoript bundle" of clothing and bedding. They marched in In,, - of two. The Infantry occa llOMlly kept atep, and at they patted the palace, preaontod arma. Moat of them cun led Cuban flagt ttuok in their rl flea, ArTalra In I mioa. Vancouver, H. C., Feb. 27. Accord Ing to Hatnoan advice in Sy.lney newt papera brought by the iteatnri Mio were, an interview waa had with Mu t tufa in hit camp after the battle b) a reMirter, who learned that Mataafi wat equally averae with Malietoa U WK'ing the ialanda under OeiBMkB con trol. Mu. i il l In hia attack on Mi. toa't force waa anxioui not to hint th bodiet or injure the feelinga of ant white pereona. The Inteiviower addi that it appealed to him that Mataafi wat being urged ou agiiinil hi per tonal withe to tight. p...... Wntlt Ike Oregna. Watbington, Feb. 17. The follow ing di-p.it. :. ha been received at th navy department from Dewev: Manila. Feb. 27. For Hlilical rea toit the Oiegon thuuld le eent here at ouoe. The Yorktowu ha arnvel. The Charleaton and Petiel ar oruiting around the Philippine iilaud. Aftaiia aie quiet. Tlie navy department eiecta the Oregon to arrive at Manila March 10. lirll.l.,1. r.i.rl.l. I . , I . - .1 MaBllB. Manila, Feb. 27. The trantporl Botadlk, with the Twentieth infantry on board, ha arrived here from San Franciico, aud the troop ar being liaeiu barked. REBELS DRIVE!) BACK Attempt To Complete Des truction of Manila. umneifTS1 links bbillid n I lor Vanng i,-... I ..... it Kautaa City, Feb. 37. Jetae Jatne. aou ol Ihe laiuoui bandit, ia on thai here vhaiged with complicity in tbe train robheiy coiiiuntte.1 near tint city. Today's evidence goe to prove young Jainea' guilt. Kapieaa Meatenger 11 ilia practically identified Jamea at the child of the gang concerned In the lioldup. Poit Said, Feb. 17 The tiamport Sheeinan, Irom New York lor Manila, arrived tier today. Watbington. Feb. 27. Chief Kndi colt, of th bureau of yat.lt and dockt of the navy department, will advert. e lor propoaalt lor building a new dry dock at the Mate Itland navy-yard in two week. Tht dock will be a lim ber dock, and th length will bo T50 feel, draft 30 leet, with a width of 80 (eet at the bottom. Foieman O. Lapoinl, of the Tacoma ihoe nianulactoiy, waa cruahed to death Tueaday morning by being caught be tween the elevator and upper floor beame while aaceuding to the apper lory. (lea. oiii Qigar Botfdeert tar Their Houitl Arter U'Cluck al Mlit. Manila, Feb. 86. With daylight thi morning the enemy commenced worrying tactic at vanoua pert of Ihe American line, apparently for the pur pose of withdrawing attention from affaiiain the city. An attempt wa made to ruah through our eitreme left near Calooan, but it wai promptly checked by (hot and effective muikelry and artillery fire. In the uieunlime unnll bodie of rebel, evidently loine ol tliote inguge.1 laat night In the cowardly work t Tondo, ipread out between the city i and th oulpotla. Kv.ry atailahle man wa tent to drive them uway.with , the reault that there wui duiultory firing all the moruing. From 6 until 10:40 A. M the monitor Mondanock joined the engage ment, hurling 10-inch thelli oter the American liue into laxliea of the on emy aa indicated by the nignal our pi. At 11 o'clock there were iharp en gagement at the Chineae cemetery and at Han Pedro Mucuti, almoat ii multaneouily, but tho artillery fire from both position! drove the enemy baok. Fiom the high tower ol the city, Area can be teen burning at different point outtide. s. ,,f theae aie probably due to the Mondanock' hell. It it currently reported that the na tive have threatened to burn the Ka oolta and the walled city tonight. Hi oioh of rebel" havo been arretted in the Tondo dittrict. A baud ol 60 rebel having two carload of arma and accoutrement" waa captured in a boutu. Buiinel ia temporarily UHa!nled. Oeneral Otit today itaued a general order directing all the inhabitant! of Manila, until otherwise ordered, to confine themtelvea to theil hornet af ter 7 o'clock in the evening, when the treet wfll he cleared by the polic. Tbe general alto warn incendiarie and aaya they will be leveruly dealt with. Eitraordlnary precaution have been taken for the aiippreaaion of farther trouble, which ia threatened to taku place in the city tonight. Fire baa burned in tbe Tondo dit trict all day. Tbe rebelt between the city and th outpotti are tauug aniokcd out till af ternoon, and driven towurd the beach. Hliai pthooter" at variotl purl" ol the line are veiy annoying, but othuiwiie theie haa been no further eicitement iuoe the fruttr.it ion ol the morning' attack. Lieutenant Kugcne 8. French, com pany L, F'lrat Montana volunteert, and Private Oacar Felton, South Dakota volunteert, were killed, and two other Dakotan were wounded. WRECKAGE IN THE OCEAN. NAVAL BILL PASSED. rke Heeaa Ottrveda lha Commlttaa A .... . ' I I . i " ' Washington. Feb. 35 - At 1:45 P. M. the houae went into committee of the whole, and returned the coniidera tion of tbe naval appropriation bilL Bherman, who wa ll the chair, ui tained tbe point of order raiaed againtt the amendment offered by Underwood to appropriate 14,000,000 lor tbe con itrtMtion of a government armor plant. This propoaed amendiient wa the oc canon ol a long debate. Finally an amendment wai adopted fixing the price ol aimor plate at 445 per ton. The bill wa then reiorted to the home. Separate votea were demanded by Bontelle upon the naval academy and annorplnte ainendmenti, both of Wfaloh were carried, the former by y to 70, tlie latter by 180 to 58. In lha Henate. In the aenate a bill permitting vol unteer regiment to retain their color, and to de,-. -it them in Hate capital, wat patted. A tenate bill wa pawed providing for erection of fence and buildlnga al Tongue rivei Indian agency. Then tbe river and harbor bill wa taken up. At 5:45 P. M. U riier and harlior bill wui luid aiide, 88 pages having been completed. After a brief executive setsion the reading of tlie Alaaka bill was resumed in ODOn leetmu, an agreement ueing reached that no other buiiena should be truntacted. OREGON AT HONOLULU. Haltlethlp Iteai-hed the Itlandt Feb ruary 0 - Home llepalri to He Mart- San Franciico, Feb. 35. The iteara er City of Peking arrived today from lha Orient via Honolulu and brings the following advice, undei dale of February 15: Waraliip and tranaport ol the Unit ed State have bOM well represented at the port during tho patt 10 daya. At thia time lajth the Oregon and tho Phildelphia are here, betide the ten der! Iria and Scindia. The tiansKrta Morgan City, Ohio and Senator all ar rived aafely, and, after taking on Conl an I - i plo--, ihe three left again for the voyage to Manila. The hatile-ehip Oregon arrived on the 6th from Callao with all well on board. On the way over she stopped two daya at (lalapagoa Itland for coal. Tbe big veitel is anchored in the road stead here, and will not come inside of tho harlior. The Oregon ia likely to lemain here two or three weeks. Tho Honolulu iron woika ia engaged in aouie repair (or her, which will take at leait 10 day to complete. The collier Scindia and Iris reacllml here on thn 11th intt. The Hoimliii will probably return to San Franuiatio Hrem here to make repair! instead of going to Manila with the Oiegon. The Irii has taken on 1,600 tons ol coal ami will bo both collier and water distilling contort to the Oregon from here to Manila. FUNERAL OF PRESIDENT FAURE ANDRES AND COMPANIONS. Th.lr Bodlaa round bf a HperUmaa la elbarla. New York, Feb. 37.-A diipatoli to tbe World from Berlin sayi: The fol lowing letter, in regard to tbe tuppoaed finding of Andre, i publiibed in the Siberian Advertiser. It i from a well-known portiman named Kjaleti: "1 haiten to inform you that Andre' balloon ha been found. I wm run ning on nowaboe after Elk in the private forest of South Yenisei, and came ncros tracki of Andree. It wa 860 vent from Knasonian and 100 versts from the gold washing! M Han Vinleb, down in the pit ol the river. "The balloon and rope were torn and three bodie lay it ill ide, one with a broken skull. "Please prepare itaslstanoe so the bal loon and boilie can lie brought to the washing at San Vinch. which can only be done by mean! of mow ahoei. "I guarantee the truth of theae fact! and shall ioon be in Tomik." NORWEGIAN SHIP SUNDAL. NunoTelhi Kicapel linprrlttnent Into tfln Oarvlre ut Nicaragua. ."owi (Olf luiuih, Feb. 27. The steam hip irbuiiliil Una-Uua urrived from Blue tieldm. tWJini uo would have been suiMHlUiuu rfuomnliiy by Oeneral Keyes hud it! out) Uhhiii Urn the uction of Cap- luim iHinmiiuda,, commander of the UuiOaill trttirw gun boat Marietta. KecenitLv Reves diipatclied a small force to seizo $10,000 in the custom house at Cape Oracias. Tlie exedi tion was eminently rucccssful, but the leader, instead of returning with hia men to join Keyes, deserted hi com mand and escaped up the coait. Oeneral Heyes learned of his subor dinate's desertion Saturday last, and gave notice of his intention uf seizing the Sundal to give chase. The captain of the Sundal, which flics tbe Nor wegian flag, appealed to tbe British man-of-war Intrepid for piotection, whiuli was refused. He then appealed Oji tflu' Mbiiiutta and Captain Simmonds gnive nullum Dliut lie would tolerate no iiimirfiHruiiur vri'tli the ship. The Sun illdllWUtfluUuiht for this port. liiioi:nitiiiii of the Sundal says that wlliniillielMtt Bluelieldi Oeneral Heyes was proyiatiiiig for an expedition against Ureytown with most ol hia aiuiy on the gunboat San Jacinto. Tne Nicaraguan consul here has re ceived a message from President Ze! .iy ;ii illirjoting that he issue no more olunrxuiunai fur vessels lioiind for Nioa Kujsiiiiii nnnUA. It is presumed that tbe objuoBuii tUi'Burilur is to pievent any nssiatBiiiige ttlut might be sent Keyes finini tlliaa Hurt. Ii..,.- IVere at Wat Biputd In lie Frioit tha "l.-a.o.-. t'elleen. Milting Port Townsend, Wath , Feb. 26. What la thought to lai wreckage from the steamship Pelican, which tailed from Seattle Octolar It, 18H7, foi Taku, North China, laden with rail road In in her ami Uaa, and of which nothing baa been time heard, hat been reported to the local bydrographifl office by Captain A. V. Brown, ol the Brit ish bark Collingiove, which ui rived at Shanghai, .lunuaiy H. Captain Brown aaya in latitutde 2U degreea ;l(l minute noith, longitude 127 degree! 40 min utt east, be patted through a lurg uumlier of railroad ilaeporf of Oregon pine, which had the appearance ol not having been in the water a great length of time. The outoiut hone nooidl how that all restcln laden with rail road lumber and ties for the Orient for the patt 18 months havo arrived at their destination. rir .. Nni Aaajwlitad. San Franoitco, Feb. 25. The steamer City ol Peking, Which arrived today from the Orient bringt the following item to tho preti from Manila, dated Januaiy 20:. The tiinliiiga of the court-martial that tried Lienuten.mt Colonel Fife, lnt Waihington regiment, have been announced. He waa convicted of "neglect of duty and OOfldact preju dicial to good order and military dis cipline," in ivolation of the 63d article of war. Tho 100 tan CO ll one DBOnth'l uiieiition Irom rank, In addition to the confinement inflicted during hia five weeks of arrett and lost of one month 'i pay, 1360. The accusation againtt him waa debaucheiy on the gov ernment transport Valencia in Manila harbor on Thanksgiving evening. i. .on.., Kaehaa M ...... . Mariana, Province of Havana, Feb. 35. Oeneral Maximo Home left Oniiiei al 3 30 thia afternoon, and ii now at Mariana. Thia evening he waa at a banquet tendered by the town the latt, except that to be given in ll.u una. ut a long aerie of audi enter tainment. Arid i -..I i. fur Itvrtaniallnn. Watbington. Feb. 35. The ecnat committee on irrigation today made a favorable rep.ul on Senator Stewart'! proposed amendment to the tnndry civil appropriation bill, ceding 1,000,- I 000 acre of laud to each of the arid land atatea (or nvlaination. Nu llritiirbnnrei Klperte.l. Pari, Feb. 25. The remains of the late Pretident FaOtO were laid to lest in the cemetery ol Peru la Chaise with military honors. President Louiiet, army and government officials, mem hers of all foreign missions, the papal nuncio and other distinguished per sons i....k part in the procession to Notre Dame cathedral, where the cere monies took place. The itreeta along the route to tbe church were lined with lol.liers, back of whom surged many thousands of spectator". At times there were shouts of "Vive In arinie," but nothing was said to Louhet. At the conclusion of the ceremonies at the cuthedial, the pioieteion, with the remains, proceeded to the ceme tery. The whole way was traversed without unpleasant incident. The military and police arrangement were admirable. ARMY REORGANIZATION BILL. Th DaHil rartfcaaarat Ottawa. Out., Feb. 35 At a cabinet meeting held today it waa decided to tuuimon parliament (or March It). i.t MlateOM Head. Bloomlngton, 111.. Feb. 35. Samuel H. SteveiiMui, IV D , one of the oldeat Pnebyterlan inimatera in tbe United Statea, I dead in thia city at tbe age of (id. He wat a uear relative of ex-Vice-Pretident Stevenson. He wa born in Iretlell county. North Carolina, and wat educated at Center col lege, Dan villa, Ky. He came to Illinoia in IWV Th place ol lha old magneainoi flathlighl, which haa done good aervu-e to the photographer, it about to b taken by a flaah wand of (rest brll llaavy and ease of ad tutiment A Com premie slrature Haa Keen A creed l'ion. Watbington, F'eb. 25. The admin istration ai.d its representatives in con gress have reached agreement with Ihe minority in congress respecting the army leorgani cation bill, which, it is believed, will tie satisfactory to all interests. It is piubable that the for mal ratification ol the agreement be tween the majoiity mid minority will be had today. Tlie compromise ii bused on an army of 100.000 of which 85,000 will be known ai the provisional army, and will be enliatetl to serve until 1901. The president this morning had a conference with Senatoto Allisou, Haw- 1 ley, Piatt (Conn.), Hutfiia, Bpoonor I and Carter on the compromise. It is bollOTOd that the agreement reached re : moves nearly all danger ol au extra leaaion. wfil by Hllttardt. thnaha, Neb.. Feb. 35. A furious mow atorm is laging throughout Ne j bratka. In Omaha a terrific wind ac I companies the mow, but in the atate there ia not u much wind, and the in dications are that the fall will be quite beneficial to took and winter wheat. Several inches of mow have bllen. RDOrt from various towna in Mai. abow that a blixxard is raging in that ft ate. ItrlnrorrenniBU r.o OH,. Washington, Feb. 35. The war de partment has arranged to diipatch fur ther reinforcement! to Oeneral Otia. The regiment elected are the Ninth infantry, now at New York, and Sixtli infantry, now at San Antonio, Tex. It it retried that the traniporte taking them will be able to leave San Fran ciico by March IS. Kxperiment to teproduco dead inen't feature from their skull are being made tu Oermany. Detroit, Feb. 35. Secretary Alger and BOM Ota rj! Wilson left for Waehing ton early today. Concerning a report publithed today that the ecretary in tend! to teaign hii cabinet position, Oeneral Alger'a butinea part net. A. S. Smith, atatexl positively that the general had no inch intention, am that if he had. he (Smith) would cer tainly have ben informed of it, Watbington, Feb. 35. Th aenate commute today favorably reported Senator McBrido'a bill appropriating I0O.MO for lit pal It.- building in Salem, Or. HOMELESS Insurgents Attempt to Make Good Their Threats. lvTA3tr A BREAK FOR LIBERTY. tutiwe Hundred C'hlneta Rurrevded In Making- Things Interfiling. Montreal, Feb. 27. Three hundred Chinese ho are being confined in the emigration quarters of the up town Canadian Pacific railroad station await ing examination by United State health official preparatory to being shipped through the United State to Mexico, made a bieak for liberty. At a preconcerted Bignal they took the stick upon which they carry their belongings and began to break the wi dows. When the live statiou police men who were guarding them inter fered they in tOID were belabored w ith the clubs, and a general riot alarm for the p..!i.-e was turned in. Six patrol wagons r. ti on le I. aud in a ihort time fully 3.000 people were gathered around the station. Finally in a hand-to-hand fight between the police und the China men tho Celeatianl weie worsted. The Cinnamon, it is said, had been told that they were on their way to I land ( cannibals. ARMY BILL MAY YET FAIL. Hitch In tha f'omprmulie Negnllatlont Hald tu Have Oi-eurred. Washington, Feb. 3". It was re ported tli is morning that there ha boen a hitch in the piogresa of the army reorganization bill, owing to the refusal of the Democrats to accept the provision of the compromise bill which carries with it an increise in the itaff provided for in the Hull hill. While the foregoing view was ei- piessed at the war department, at th capitol senators generally accepted the compromise a a foregone conclusion, and tho understanding is it will bo along the lines indicated last night. So far there has not been ai.y expres sion of opinion that such a bill will be accepted, but even thia will not go through without debate. Somu sena tors hesitate to give iif the provision for enlistment of native troops in the iilandi, while otl.eia Indicat theii de termination to light the pi ov noun if it should not be changed. ttlg Insurgent Lint. Washington. Feb. 37 Olia !. .aided tho war department as follows: Manila, Feb. 37. On the nighti of the 31st and 33d and 33d the insnrir. ent troops gained access to the out skirts of tho city behind our line. About 1.000 entienched thamaal Tbey were completely routed yesterday wnn a loss in Killed and wounded of about 500 and 300 pi iionera. Our los was very slight. Another Hlg Stamp I'urrhaie. Loniaville, Feb. 27. Tbe National Tobacco Company bought $335,000 worth of tobacco stamps yesterday. ArlTanreiuenti t'nnereiiary. Waihington. Feb. 3?. The ..,.,i... of war has sent to the senate a tabulat ed statement of the increased expense of tbe lecent advancement in grade of army osteon. The leoretarv recotn meri.li that the advancement in grade at provrawu ior ny the act of Julv 7 hist be discontinued on the teimination of the war with Spain. He Mgri the ad vancemcntt are unnecessary. Nearly all ikin disee7a7 supposed to be caused by microecoj.ic insect,. MIb...p, Trlban. Her.. o. Minneajailis, Minn., Feb. 87 Th five-etory hui'ding occupied and'oned by the Tribune Publialiing Company wa deatroyed by Ore tonight. Every thing, including all tbe cosily ,,rea.e and type, and linotype, weie destroyed fortunately, not a tingle life wai loat nor a man Injured. The lcaV to tb Tribune Company ii about ioo 000 inaurancv, tSO.OOO. ' A make doe not olimb a tree br c-o.lint . round it. but by bold 00 th point of ita ecalet. A ,,.. ZmU ootd,mb.l..p,lr. A,n,ke'l SCORES OF Bl'ILDINUS IU UNKtj A Klght of Terror Bl stMHa Alaartaaa I i .... i. CoBtrol th lltaott Manila, Feb. 24. Last night wu one of terror to thousand! ol inhabit, ant of Manila, the rebels making gll0a their oft-repeated threat to the extent of burning score! of buildings. Tniy wounded an officer and threo men ht tiring through window during than, citement. At 8 o'clock an incendiury fire oc enned in a block of brick hafldlaai occupied by Chinese in tbe Cull , Costa, in tbe Santa Cruz district. tiff breexe was blowing, and the jn. flammability of the itructures cauied the blaxe to spread Vriih alarming rapidity. The city Are department wai hop, leialy incompetent, and the English volunteer brigade from Santa Met wa aummoned, and with a modern en gine, pumping adequate itreains Iron, tbe canal, succeeded, after four hnnn of work, in getting the bluzu under cen tred. Meantime the entire block and tin greatest part of two other across tlie street were gutted. Hundreds of in habitants were rendered homeless. Impediments were placed in the wiy of the firemen, and the hoso wus cut five times. This resulted in all tlie na lives being driven off tho stieets. tliuit in the immediate vicinity of the Mm being coiralled in vacant lots ami guarded until the excitement was over. In many instances the natives were insolent, and paid no regard to tlie or der given them, and the soldiers wei compelled to use harsh measures. Th butt of their rifles and their bayonet! were freely applied. Shortly alter midnight nnntl ei big tire was started in tlie Tondo district, where tbe native are thickest, and when the fliemen and soldiers attempt ed to woik a regular fusilade of ritle and revolver ahoti wan fired from the windows and roofs of buildings. All night long the lire spread thruugh the Tondo district, IWOO fling away rowa of houses and devastating acres ot territory. Tlie dauiugu i iuueliuia ble. With daylight, punitivo racasurei were decided upon, and the Americans, although tired after their sleepiest night's work, soon cleared the district of every native, alter a slight resist ance. THE ISLAND OF NEGROS. lnturgvutt Driven Off nnd tlie American riag Halted. Manila, Feb. St. While tho guns on the city wall and those on board the ships of Dewey's fleet in the bay fired a salute in honor ot Washington's birthday, four commissioner from tbe island of Negros bad an interview with Otis, and inlormod him that the American flag had already boon niood over that island, and that it inhabi tant were ready, anxious, and willing to accept any proMisition the Ameii cans might offer. The insurgent have been driven from the island entiielv. Although the Ilo I lu rohela have given the people of Negro much trou ble, especially in the matter of finan cial assistance made by tbe rebel lead ers, the inhabitant of Negro bava persistently held aloof, nnd now through the commissioner they an nounce that they want the advice and help of Otia. The latter aasuted them that th Americans would provide an accepta ble government, and in the meantime he instructed them not to pnv the teli el anything. The Negro commit sionen weie delighted with tho recep tion. Lieutenant -Colonel Fire Acq nil led Tacoma, Wash., Feb. 14. Print advices from Manila say that Lieuten ant Colonel Fife, of the First Wash ington regiment, court-martialed on chaiges of intoxication, has been ac quitted, tho chargos proving utteily without foundation. When the charges against Fife were refuted, the case against Captain Klir Inh was immediately dropped, as theie waa no evidence of his guilt or ol tuy reprehensible action. Mara Hoot In Colorado. Leadville, Colo., Feb. 34. The mow itorm com m uea and the railroad train are at a standstill. People who have left Breckemidge aud other town on the South Park line, which no tiaim have reached for leveral weeks, say provisions are veiy low in thoe places, and matiy people will starve unless relief reache them very soon. KlrkBpoo Indians Waal to Kmlgrat. City of Mexico, Feb. 24. A deliV' tion of Ki.kapoo Indian from the United Statea are in the city. Th group. In tribal costume, attended the president'! reception lust night. Tb are here to solicit from the Moiiesa government an allotment of lands W which the remnant of the tribe deitrol to emigrate. To Kali the AndaleoB. Tacoma, Wah, Feb. 24. Captain Burns, who attempted to float tb Olentnorag, ii going to try to descend to the Andalena and bring up the I"1' lag ol her crew, and also raise tbe ship. A new leather combine, with capital of tbO.OOO.OOO, is being oran load at Chicago, to take in the t.nn "' ies outside of the United State LoOthOI Company. The name of the new oti: ixation will be the American Hide Leather Company. Stamps tor I'orto Kteo. Waihington, Feb. 24. The pottoffl c uepartmeiit hal (hipped to J'orto n.. 4,000,000 United States P ttampi, with tie worda "Porto BloO. printed on each. The shipment braces 1,000.000 1. 8,000,000 2s. a"'1 500.000 each of S and 10-cent itami. Arrangement meantime are being made for a diilincl e of Cobtt stamp. Rndyrd Kipling 1 aeriomly ' th Hotel (Jrenoble, in New York it luffe'iuir 'roru inflammation ol long.