. Victory for Americans the Result. . SEN. ERNST CAPTURES COAMO I jtjjwan'i Brigade Encounters the En emy Near Mayaguci Two Men Killed, One Wonnded-Th Spanlah Commander Wiia Killed. Washington, Aug. 13. Tbo war de partment late today gave out the fol lovting delayed telegram: "Ponce, Aug. 11. Secretary of War, Washington: The fo'lowing has been received from General Wilson: Gen eral Ernst's brigade captured Coamo at 3:50 this morning. The Sixteenth Pennsylvania, Colonel Hulings com manding. led by Lioutenant-Colonel Biddle, of my staS, having made a turning movement through the moun tains, striking the Aybonito road half mila hflvond the town, captured the entire garrison of Coamo, about 150 cen. The Spanish commander, Illoca, and Captain Lopez were killed. Our to is six wounded, only one severely. The men and officers behaved excel lently. Colonel Ilulinga and Lieutenant-Colonel Biddle are especially com mended. This is a very important cap ture and was . well executed. The names of the wounded will be sent us soon as received here. " General Miles reports from Ponce that five men were wounded, though none seriously, in the Sixteenth Penn sylvania regiment in the skirmish be yond Coamo, August 0, 'A dispatch has been received at the war department from General Schwan, commanding a brigade under General Miles, in Porto Rico, saying he had an engagement a few miles from Maya goez with a large Spanish force, in which two privates were killed and Lientenant Byron, of the Eighth cav alry, was wounded. One of the pri vates killed was Hernbergor, of the Eleventh infantry. General Schwan repots: "Most, if not the entire Spanish gai rieon of Mayaguez and tbo surrounding country, consisting of 1,000 regulars and 200 volunteers, took part in the en gagement. We drove the enemy from their position, and, it is believed, in flicted heavy loss. A wounded Span ish lientenant was found in the field and brought into our lines. I propose to continue the march to Mayaguez at an early hour tomorrow." TALK OF INTERVENTION. FtBDoe't Slice of China Already Marked OnU Paris. Aug. 13. The rumors .ire full 1 significance of the Chinese question. ine.uatin says:' "In China the great est game in the world is being played, and French intervention should be efficacious and decisive." The Soir has a sensational article headed: "War between England and Russia is imminent," Tbe Journal desDebats says: "Eng land is now seeking an arrangement with Russia. That understanding ia ininns- sjble, unless Russia remains mistress of we north and England is insured her influence in the Yang-Tse river. In 8Wt, the lines of the section are be fj'uning to be marked along which the disruption would occur whenever China llsto pieces. Clearly neither Franco, Germany nor Japan could hold aloof iromsuch an agreement." Hie article hints that France would 8"PPort Russia in event of war. and Wn conclusion: "France will be wHent with the southern provinces l'deringon Tonquin." TROUBLE IN ALASKA. oral Merrlam Ordered to Send Battery to the Yukon. ft - oan Francisco, Aug. 13. The Call ... ..WMM.W JU IUO IlitGI JVI J1 Alaska is apprehended by the United aten government ' Food riots ar "M at Fort Yukon and other up-river WntS. ffrnunnfi nni l v,a nl transportation companies to get applies in there, by reason of the pre filing low water. Acting on insructions received from Washington, Major-Gewal Merriam i quickly dispatch a baattery of ar ""ry to Hf miv,i w j "j6 having orders to proceed at once UP tbe Yukon river to Fort Yukon and "Pen up a military post for the coming nter. The expedition will also carry 8nnr.li quantlty o extra provisions and -ucb to relieve distress. . Mftilvlil T. , inri u penco a 'oregwo conclusion, ne general impatience to a tflrm ! no. in i i . 1 1 1 : . enm"0 tne P'oa'amme for the peace JJm8ion, at which it U believed i Sonr Moret or Duke Almodovar ' o will preside. It la believed nr a if 11 Avlnn.l ntn - woond half of September. President's Prn.m.i Washington. Am, istv . j i . . " Auo presi dent issued the following proclamation: By the president of the United Statps of Amenca-A proclamation: hereas, By a protocol concluded ami signed August 15, 1898, by Wil liaro R. Day, secretary of state of the Lmted States, and his excellence Jules Cambon, ambasdor extraordinary and r Plenipotentiary ot France, at Washington, restively representing for the purpose the government of the United States and the government of Spam, the United States and Spain nave formally agreed upon the terms on which the negotiations for the estab lishment of peaoe betweon the two countries shall be undertaken; and j "Whereas, It is in said protocol' agreed that upon its concession and' signature hostilities between the two countries shall be suspended, and no tice tJ that effect shall be given as soon as poesible by each government to the commanders of its military and naval forces, "Now, therefore, I. William McKin-' ley, president of the United States, do,' in accordance with stipulations of the piotocol, declare and proclaim on the part of the United States a suspension of hostilities, and do hereby command that orders be immediately given through the proper ohannels to the com-' manders of military and naval forces of the United States to abstain from nil acts inconsistent with this proclama tion. 'In Witness thereof I have liervnnLn set my hand and caused the seal ni the United States to be affixed. Done at the OitV at WnflMneinn tbuj 15th clay of August, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, and of the independ ence of the United States the w.d hun dred and twenty-third. WILLIAM M'KINLEY, President WILLIAM P DAY, Secretary ot State," HOSTILITIES SUSPENDED. Orders to American military and Naval Commanders. Washington, Aug. 15. The oiders to General Merritt to suspend hostilities were as follows: "Washington Merritt, Manila: The president directs all military opera tions against the enemy suspended. Peace negotiations are nearing comple tion, the protocol having just been signed by the two countries. You will inform the commanders of the Spanish forces m tbe Philippines of these in structions. Further orders will follow. Acknowledge receipt. "B? order of the secretary of war. "CORB1N, Adjutant-General." Tbe orders sent to Miles and Shafter were identical with the above. As the order states further instructions will be sent each general. General Merritt will be directed to confer with the Spanish commandant at Manila to carry out the terms of the protocol and to oc ciipv Manila immediatelv. General Milei will put himeelfin com munication with the chief authority in Porto Rioo for the purpose of having the Spanish forces turn over San Juan and other points to him, preparatory to evacuation. Owing to the conditons in Cuba, the orders to Shafter will be different from those to tbo other generals. Orders were issuod thi"s evening to the naval commanders at the several stations on duty in Cuba and the Philippines, car rying into effect the directions of the proclamation. The navy department not only transmitted the president's proclamation in full to the several com manders-in-chief, but also direction's as to tbe dispositions of their vessels. Tbe following orders are in that sense self-explanatory: "Navy Department, Washington, Aug. 15. Sampson, Santiago! Sus pend all hostilities. Blockade of Cuba and Porto Rico is raised. Howell is ordered to assemble his vessels at Key West. Proceed with the New York, Brooklyn, Indiana, Oregon, Iowa and. Siassaobusetts to Tompkinsville. Place; tbe monitors in a safe harbor in Porto) Rico. Watson transfers his flag to tha Newark and will remain at Guanta-j namo. Assemble all cruisers in safe harbors. Order the marines north in the Resolute, ALLEN, "Acting Secretary." "Navy Department, Washington, Aug. 15. Remy, Key West: In ac cordance with the president's procla mation, suspend immediately all hostil ities. Commence the withdrawal of vessels from the blockade. Order block ading vesels in Cuban waters to assem ble at Key West. "ALLEN, "Acting Secretary." The notification to Admiral Dewey was not made public, but Assistant Secretary Allen stated that besides be ing in possession of the president's proclamation, he was ordered to cease hostilities and raise the blockade at Manila. , .,' 'Incompliance with orders sent, Ad miral Sampson and Commodore Rerny will each send a vessel around the coast of Cuba to notify the blockading squadron that the blockade has been raised. . l r, i. Admiral Schley, being on the Brook lyn and included in the orders to that vessel, will come north with her. Washington, Aug. 15. -President McKinley has been the recipient to niaht of warm congratulations foim al parts of the country on the successful termination of the war. u People Panic Stricken During; Lite Battle. MANY SHOTS ENTERED TOWN Spaniard! Bent on Obstinate Resistance Foreign Consul Negotiating for an Armistice Insurgents Aided Amer icans With Good Affect. Manila, via Hong Kong, Aug. 12. The rumor is current here that the in surgents, fearful that peace will be con cluded between .Washington and Ma drid and that the Americans will with draw from the Philippines, are conse quently the moie strenuous in their de sires and efforts to capture Manila. Sunday night there was a heavy bom bardment with heavy modern shells. It is generally believed in the city that the Americans assisted, and the papers publish lists of Americans alleged to iuc uouu niueu, luciuuing some names of rank. There is also a report that half the Americans have succumbed to fever, and this misstatement, with others like it, encourages the Spaniards to maintain their suicidal resistance. On Sunday many shots entered the town. Several reached the citadel it Belf, and it is reported that some ladies were killed. There was a frightful panic inside the walls, women and children shrieking in their terror the whole night through. One shot caused 20 casualties at the Luneta battery; another exploded at the Malate barracks, killing five. The troops turned out just in time to save Malate forts and the magazine. The insurgents show ered large and small shots with such precision that the garrison believed the whole Amerioan army and fleet were concentrating their fire. Many Spanish had previously resolved to cease fighting the moment the Ameri cans began, but the insurgents have subsided and the forts have been rein forced from the barracks. There has been little fighting in other directions. The total Spanish losses are probably 100, but many houses have been seri ously damaged. On Monday evening there was a furi ous fusilade in every diiection. Tele' phonic inquiries were sent out from headquarters to various outposts. No answer was received from El Paco and accordingly a squadron of horsemen hastened thither. In the darkness and storm the sentries fired and wound ed two. Probably in the panic , they imagined that the horsemen were Americans. A few such nights would drive the Spaniards inside the citadel, and there would be the ghastly prospect of pro longed devastation and slaughter, with the' inevitable destruction of the town and its inhabitants unless the Ameri cans hastened to close in. On Sunday 1,500 houses at Tondo were burned, and the flames, driven by a strong gale, threatened the whole of Manila, but they were finally extin guished, mainly through the efforts of the fire brigade organized by the Brit ish merchants at Manila. The British consul died of dysentery yesterday, but his remains cannot be buried in the Protestant cemeteiy on account of the insurgents. For four days a typhoon has raged. The suburbs have been flooded, tie trenches swamped and the sand banks dissolved. Disease is raging. Mere infants of 12 years of age are enlisting. They become officers and fight in the trenches. The newspapers applaud what they should condemn' as a crime. The British 'vice consul, supported by tbe French consul, who is the dean of the foreign representatives, took the initiative in unofficial "feelers" look ing to an armistice, pending peace; but the Americans are not used to ac cept anything except euirender, and the Span ish will never surrender. The latter hope to endure until peace is de clared between Washington and Ma drid. The hardships are oontinually pressing upon the natives and foreign ers; the officials and the military can monopolize the food aupplieB, and, though a quarter of a million of the population starve, this fact goes practic ally unheeded. The 10,000 Spaniards in Manila are confident of their safety. They believe that the strong walls of the city will resist for three months, and they are resolved, regardless of the fate of the women and children, finally to sell their lives dearly In wreaking theii hatred upon the English, the Ameri cana and the Filipinos. - t American Warship for Gnotemala. San Francisco, Aug. 12. The United States man-of-war Albatross, formerly tha flacshlD of Admiral Miller, hai been ordered to San Joaede Guatemala, and will saU for that port today. Sev eral months have elapsed since an American warship has been Btationed in Guatemalan waters. The Albatross will remain south until the troulbeJ ther nbsida. FIGHT IN CORTES BAY. Bancroft in a Skirmish With Spaniards One American Killed. Key West, Aug. 13. One more name has been added to the smau list of navy vitcims. News has reached here tnat tin annul T. Kourlourie, a coal passer on the gunboat Bancroft, was shot and instantly killed during a Bharp engagement with Spanish riflemen in Cortes bay, in south Pinar del Rio, August 2. It is not known how many Spaniards' lives paid for his, but the Spanish loss was undoubtedly severe. Tbe Bancroft was cruising about Cortes bay, on blockade duty, when a sail was seen close to the land, about 10 miles to the northward. The gunboat's steam launch was armed -with a one-pounder, and Lieu- ten nt Henry B. Wilson, with 14 men, all carrying titles, was sent in to inter cept tbe stranger. She turned out to be a Spanish schooner. When first ob served, the Spaniard lay near the wreck of the Santo Domingo, recently sunk by the Eagle, By the time the steam launch reached that point, the schooner had worked into a port, and a party of Spaniards was attempting to haul her ashore. The launch stood boldly in, and a brisk fire from her one-pounder scattered the crowd. The Spaniards took refuge in high grass on the right shore, but in spite of tbe faot that the party in the launch was ignorant of the enemy's strength the Americans went ahead with their work with admirable coolness. James Monroe, a first-class appren tice, swam to the schooner and made a line fast to her in order to pull her out. At tbe same time, Valdemar Ilobengren, an ordinary seaman, dropped over the side of the launch and made for a pier, where a small sloop-rigged boat was moored. The launch then commenced to haul off the schooner, but the line parted, and while another was being run to her, the Spaniards, who had sought shelter in tbe woods, poured in a murderous rifle fire. Kourlourie, who was leaning over the side of the launch, was shot through the breast and fell dead. For tunately no one else was even injured. Instantly tbe men in the launch began a rapid return of the fire with rifles, while Lieutenant Wilson maneuvered the launch so as to take a line from the steamboat, which bad shoved off from the pier. Her bow was pulled out and the one-pounder was opened, on the am buscade with such well-directed aim that the Spaniards were routed without a chance to return the American fire. The schooner bad, in the meantime, gone hard aground, and so damaged as to be almost useless. Enough shells were sent into her to finish her destruc tion. Sne was loaded with green corn, grain and rum. Commander Clover warmly praised the gallantry of the launch party, w'bich did not falter under -heavy fire, but directed all its energies to rescuing Hohengren, who alone on the whuif was in a perlious position. Kourlourie was buried at sea the same afternoon. BURLINGTON TRAIN HELD UP Robbers Reported to nave Secured a Big Hani. St. Joseph, Mo., Aug. 18. The south-bound Burlington exposition flyer was held up two miles north of the city at 9 o'clock tonight by five men well armed, who rolled the Adams Ex press Comppny's safe out of the express car and attempted to haul it away, They abandoned their task sooq after without getting any money, it is said, The safe was recoveied two hours after the hold-up. Engineer William Gardner obeyed the signal to stop, and one of the rob bers cut loose the engine, running it down the track 200 yards. Conductor William Ilea ton was ordered by the robbers aboard the smoker and re raained there. Dilteen shots were fired to terrorize the passengera No attempt was made by the robbers to en ter the coaches. Express Messenger Frank Iiogue offered no resistance when the bandits entered his car. The robbers were but a few minutes in rolling out the small safe and quitting the scene of the rob bery. Though the railroad and exprees men here state that the robbers got nothing, it is repoted that considerable booty waa secured. Kansas City, Aug. 18. A railroad official who ought to be well informed, made the statement that the robbers secured $8,280 from the safe whioh they took from tbe Adams Express Company's car. In a Drunken Pit. New York. Aug. 13. Police Officer Henry M. Ilawley, of the tenderloin station, while in a fit of drunken rage today, shot his wife, his mother, Mary Hawley, his son, 4 years old, and his daughter, 0 years old. He then . shot himBelf in the head. He was taken to the Bellevue hospital, where he died soon afterward. The others were taken to the New York hospital. The two children died soon after reaching the hospital, and Mrs. Mary Hawley, the mother or the policeman, died tonight Her body and those of Hawley and the two children were taken to an under taking estaolishment, where they were viewed by hundreds of the morbidly uurious. WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. Reported by Powning Hopkins (Si Co., Inc.. 11 to 714 Chamber of Hoard ol rradc urokers Commerce building, Portland, Oregon. Wheat is being held back by farmers, who refuse to &-dl at present figures. It must not be expected that there will be a fiee movement until the 'spring wheat starts. The majority of the wheat delivered in tbe past 80 days has gone to exporters to fill contracts made months ago. The buying to fill these contracts has taken the bulk of the arrivals, so that millers and elevator people have had to compete most of the time with exporters. The July deal is now out of the way. Foreigners are heav ily short of September and December, and until receipts increase the export ers will find it difficult to fill their con tracts unless they have taken advan tage of the breaks to cover. Every one admits there is more than enough wheat to go around, and the trade U extremely light. Prospects in the northwest are for a 200,000-bushel crop or about the same as harvested in 1895. Elevator men there are also hedging here. In Europe the crop situation, as com piled by Broomhall of the Liverpool Corn Trade News, was given as follows: Trio tr'n rm hrnnff- . 0 I. I T7;.; ted Kingdm of the past 17 days has been of almost inestimable value to farmers. The ceral crops at the same time have come in at a great pace, and f only a cotinuance of bright sunshine could be assured for another 17 days, harvest would be in full swing in many important distriots. Unfortunately the weather is now unsettled indeed, the summer seems to be completely broken again. Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla, 68c; Val ley and Bluestem, Olo per bushel. Flour Best grades, $3.60; graham, $3.10; superfine, $2.25 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 42c; choice gray, 40c per Dusnel. Barley Feed barley, $21; brewing, $22 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $15 per ton; mid dlings, $21; shorts, $15. Hay Timothy, $1112; clover. $10 11; Oregon wild hay, $910 per ton. Eggs Oregon, 14o per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery, 35 40c; fair to good, 82o; dairy, 2530o per roll. Cheese Oregon full cream, ll12c; Young America, 12 o. Poultrv Chickens, mixed, $3.50 per dozen; hens, $4.00; springs, $2.00 3; geese, $3.004.50; ducks, young, $3 00 per dozen; turkeys, live, 10 12c per pound. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 50G5c per sack; new potatoes 60 65c. Onions California red, $1.25 per sack. Hops 512o per pound for new crop; l BOO crop, 4 Go. Wool Valley, 1012o per pound; Eastern Oregon, 812c; mohair, 25c per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, 3)c; dressed mutton, 7c; spring lambs, 9c per lb. - Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.75; light and feeders, $3.004.00; dressed, $5.506.60 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, 8.50$3.75; cows, $2. 50 3. 00; dressed beef, 66c per pound. Veal Large, 56c; small, 78c per pound. Seattle Markets. Vegetables Potatoes $12 16 per ton. Beets, per sack, $1; turnips, 75c; carrots, f 1.10O; radishes, 12c; Call- fornia onions, $1.10; cabbage, lgC Fruits California lemons, fancy, $5.00; choice, $3.60; seeding oranges, $1.501.75; California navels, fancy, $33.25; choice, $2.502.75; ban anas, shipping, $2.252.75 per bunch; Btrawberries, $1.60 per crate. Butter Fancy native creamery, brick, 22c; ranch, 14lGc; dairy, 12g 15o; Iowa, fancy creamery, 22c. Cheese Native Washington, 11 llc; Eastern cheese, llllc. Meats Choice dressed beef steers, prime, 7c; cows, prime, 6o; mut ton, 7c; pork, 776o; veal, 68c Hams Large, 10 c; small, 11c; bieakfast bacon, 11. Poultry Chickens, live, per pound, 14c; dressed, 16c; spring chickens, $2. 60 8. 76. Freeh Fish Halibut, 84o; steel- heads, 78o; salmon trout, 9 10c; ' flounders and sole. 34o; herring, 4c Oysters Olympia oysters, per sack, $3.50, per gallon, solid, $1.80. Wheat Feed wheat, $21. Oats Choice, per ton, $26. Corn Whole, $24; cracked, $24; feed meal, $24. Feed Chopped feed, $17 21 per ton; middlings, per ton, $17; oil cake meal, per ton, $35. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton, $Q5;. 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; rye flour, $4.25. Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $14; shorts, per ton, $16. Hay Puget Sound mixed, $8 10; choice Eastern Washington timothy, 15,