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W. L. DAVIS, Editor.
jtoLEDO OREGON.
Interesting Collection of Items From
Many Plaoet Culled From the Praaa
Seporta of the Current Week.
Spanish authorities Bay they cannot
evacuate Cuba before February.
Governor "Wolcott haa been renomi
nated by the Republicans of Massachu
setts. General Merritt has advised the Parla
peace commissioners to hold all the
Philippines group.
An offloial dispatch from Iloilo, Phil
ippine islands, states the Spanish troops
have landed and dispersed the insur
gents. The Spaniards have killed 80
insurgents.
Reports regarding the losses on both
eides in the Leech lake Indian out
break conflict, but it is certain that the
soldiers havo suffered terribly, and
that many Indians have been killed.
During a game of cards in the Ten
nessee camp at San Francisco, one of
the players, Private William Bumpass,
suddenly aropo frnm .he tablo, ssjvrig
that he was ill, and reeling to the tent
door, foil dead into the street. An
autopsy showed that ha had died from
heart disease.
A Havana dispatch says: There are
ominous clouds on the horizon that in
dicate early trouble with the Cubans,
who are now openly proclaiming their
readiness to fight to the last drop of
blood for absolute independence. Pa
cifieos are preparing to join the ranks
of the insurgents and fight the Ameri
cans in oaso it is found the United
States proposes to attempt to retain
permanent control.
The administration will recommend
to congress the revival of the grade of
admiral, and the promotion to that
rank of Rear-Admiral Georgo Dewoy,
now in command of the Asiatic station.
Secretary Long has made the positive
announcement that ho intends to recom
mend that the giado of admiral bo re
vived, and that that rank bo oonferred
on Roar-Admiral Dewey. Tho presi
dent indorses tho secretary.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Jones has recoived tho following dis
patch, froyi Indian Agent Sutherland,
dated at Walker, Minn: "The trouble
at Leech lake was the consequonco of
Xm arrest made by a deputy United
States marshal of an Indian on a War
rant. The Indians overpowered the
marshal and rescued tho prisoner.
Troops were sont out here to assist the
marshal in arresting the rescuers. I
have boen hore a week doing my best
to get tho Indians to give themselvos
up and avoid troublo, but they wouhl
not. The troops and tho Indiana had
several battles. The United Statoa
marshal has called for more troops."
Wisconsin forest fires have boen
quenced by rain.
Omaha's fall festival oponod with a
grand street pagoant.
Eight thousand pooplo attondod the
peace jubilee at Washington.
Five cases of yellow fever and one
peath were reported at Jackson, Miss.
The fourth annual festival of moun
tain and plain hus been opeuod at Den
ver. Tho Paris poaco commission is ap
parently divided regarding the disposal
of the Philippines. Further instruc
tions have been sent tho American com
missioners. Washington officials ad
mit that tho Philippines question must
be settled beforo consideration of other
terms is entered upon.
News from tho storm-strioken dis
tricts along tho Atlantic coast is com
ing in gradually, and it ia probable that
100 lives havo b. en lost. News by
way of a boat, is that CO people wore
drowned ot Fornandina, Ga. Camp
bell island was inhabitod by about 40
colored people. It is reported thut all
but three wero drowned.
Tho second annual Walla Walln
valley fruit fair opened in Walla Walla
under most favorable auspices. Tho
Btieet paiado included a troop of the
Fourth cavalry, mombers of tho city
council, tho fruit fair officials, war
veterans, high-school cadets, business
floats and hundreds of school ohildren.
It was witnessed by 10,000 people.
Tho fourth annual fruit fair of the
Inland Empire opened in Spokane
under auspicious circumstances.
Nearly 10,000 people passed through
the gates. The exhibits are fully up
to those of preceding years, in many
instances, surpassing them. Every
county of tho east sido of tho moun
tains, except Walla Walla, is repre
sented, many by elaborato exhibits.
At tho joint session of the United
States and Spanish military com mis
duns, the Spaniards, according to a re
port circulated in Havana, declared it
was impossible to evacuate tho island
immediately, while the American com
missioners insisted that their instruo
tions called for an iiumodlato evacua
tion. After a two hours' conference
tho joint commissions wero unable to
reach any dolinite agroomont.
P1T0ME 0
F THE DISPATCHES
LATER NEWS.
Kansas negro soldiers stationed at
Santiago will be allowed to vote in the
Btate election.
Colonel Tyson, with a detachment of
770 men and 88 officers, has left Brook
lyn for San Juan de Porto Kico.
An attempt to compromise the Leech
lake trouble resulted in failure, as the
Indians refused to join in the confer
ence. Secretary Day says the Paris negotia
tions will soon be ended, and the peace
commission will finish its work before
congress meets.
The yellow fever epidemic in Louisi
ana: is said to be of a mild type, and
the state board of health has decided
to name it "yellowoid."
Secretary Alger has sent an answer
to the war investigating committee,
which, in the words of one of the com
missioners, "does not answer."
A Madrid dispatch says evacuation
will bo rushed, and Spaniards will be
out of Porto Rico by next week, and
oat of Cuba by the end of November.
President McKinley and party have
gone to Omaha, where they will be
guests of the Trans-Mississippi exposi
tion and participate in the peace jubi
lee. Thomas Greenwald, a private in bat
tery I, ot the Seventh artillery, wa9
shot and Instantly killed while trying
to escape irom Dort Slocum, near New
Rochello, N. Y.
The memberB of the United States
evacuation commission gave an elab
orate luncheon to the members of the
Spanish avaouation commission at tho
Hotel Trocha, Havana.
The French government is preparing
for an emergency and has issued special
oidera to the garrisons of numerous
towns near the capital to send immedi
ately to Paris 500 infantry each.
News has been received of the find
ing of gold quartz at Skagway, going
$1,000 to tho ton. Although the exact
location is not made known, it is said
to be within a very Bhort distance of
tho Gateway city.
A woman's love and a mEfh's insane
jealousy caused murder in the Seventh
immune regiment at Lexington, Ky.,
and another man who acted as peace
maker is at death's door with a pistol
ball in his abdomen.
In the annual report of Surgeon
Genoral W. K. Van Reypen, which is
the first of the navy bureau reports sub
mitted for publication, the siirgeon
general states that he began preparing
for war when tho Maine was blown up.
Colonel Ray, with 400 United States
troops, has taken possession of Manza
nillo. The converted yacht Wasp has been
ordered to Chicago for the use of tho
naval resorve.
. General Garcia has left Santiago to
arrange details of the disbandment of
the Cuban army.
Secretary Hay tendered a recep
tion to the diplomatic corps at Wash
ington Thursday.
Captain Polemann, the well-known
master of the coasting steamer Oregon,
died in San Francisco, aged 02 years.
Major Wilkinson, who was killed by
the Indians near Walker, Minn., was
formerly located at various posts in the
Northwest.
Tho Salt Lake choir won the grand
choir contest at the Eistedfod, which
was participated in by five choirs of 125
voices, for a $500 prize and a gold
medal.
Secret service officers have discovered
that the bogus f 100 silver certificates
have been made in San Francisco.
They wero freely circulated in the
Northwest and Klondike districts.
Chineso offiicals at Peking have pro
tested to the foreign legations against
tho landing of marines, saying the
presence of theso foreign soldiers is
likely to exasperato the Peking popu
lace. News has been received from Dewey
that Spanish reinforcements are en,
routo to Manila. They havo alroady
reached Singaporo, and the intention is
to have them land at Ilioilo. Tho
Washington government may raise
strong objections.
Admiral Howell has been relieved
from tho command of the North Atlan
tic squadron, and his Hays hip, the San
Francisco, has been ordered out of com
mission at Norfolk. The command of
the squadron dovolves upon Commodore
Philip, whoso flagship, the New York,
is now at the Now York navy-yard.
Captain C. F. Shooinaker, chief of
the revenue cutter service, has been in
structed by the secretary of tho treas
ury to proceed to Cuba and Porto Rioo,
and make a thorough seaich and ex
amination into existing conditions,
with a view to tho establishment of an
efficient revenue cutter patrol of the
waters of those islands.
A Paris dispatch to the Now York
Herald says the United States commis
sioners will demand tho cession of the
entire Philippine group, and that Spain
ia ready to acquiesce. She had hoped,
however, to exact a heavy price for the
archipelago. Her commissioners, there
fore, manifest considerable uneasiness
at the attitude of tho Americans, which
seems to foreshadow tho making of a
demand for tho unconditional relin
quishment of Spaiush sovereignty in
i the Islands.
I
GER11
Becoming More Favorable
Toward America.
THE PHILIPPINE QUESTION
Emperor William's Interest In Cuban
War Operation The Question of
American Meat.
Berlin, Oct. 11. There has been a
great change in German publio opinion
on the subject of the retention of the
Philippine islands by the United
States. The feeling toward America
generally is much more favorable than
a couple of months ago. The news
from the United States that the govern
ment' at Washington is seriously con
templating holding the Philippines, is
commented upon dispassionately in
the German press, and it is significant
that this week two papers of suoh
standing as the Kolnische Zeitung and
the Vossiche Zeitung have published
long letters from German merchants
settled in the Philippine islands, in
which American annexation is strongly
advocated. A correspondent of the
Vossiche Zeitung even vigorously com
bats Germany making any attempt to
secure a portion of the islands, citing
weighty letinuna therefor.
Another significant fact this week
was that a delegation representing
German and German-Swiss firms in
the Philippine islands called at the
United States embassy to express hopes
that America would not relinquish
the islands and would not return them
to Spain, which the delegation claimed
would mean a recurrence of revolution,
and the perpetuation of commerciai
troubles. The delegation also asked
if it might go to Paris and lay its viewi
before the United States peace commis
sion. The United Statets ambassador
hero, Mr. White, advised the delega
tion not to do so.
Mr. White does not anticipate Ger
man interference directly or indirectly,
even if the United States insists upon
retaining the whole of the archipelago.
Councillor Schwarzenley, formerly
of the German embassy at Washington,
declares that Germany does not dream
of putting obstacles in America's way.
Mr. White hud a long conference on
Wednesday last with the German min
ister of foreign affairs, Baron von Bue
low. The imperial government last win
ter, goaded by the agrarians, drew up
a bill to regulate the inspection of
American meat exports. The bill prac
tically meant the death of the Ameri
can meat trade, and, luckily, it could
not be made ready for production in the
reichstag before that body adjourned.
Since then, the situation has changed.
The charges against American meats
have invariably proved to bo groundless
so that the violent press attacks have
ceased. The government therefore has
considerablv modified the bill, which
is now much less stringent, but somo
of its provisions are still highly preju
dicial to canned meats and sausages.
It is expected that the measure will be
introduced into the reichstag soon aftei
its convening next month. The entire
right and a majority of the centrists
favor the measure, so its passage is vir
tually assured.
TWO CHILDREN K'.LED.
One Was Uurned to Death, the Other
Run Over.
Pendleton, Or., Oct. 11. Saturday
afternoon some children were at play
in a barn owned by Sim Hutchinson, a
farmer living near this city. Among
them was the little 8-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. Hutchinson. The children
had some matches, which they ignited.
Somo straw caught fire, and this v. '
communicated to the barn. All t..j
children except the little Hutchinson
girl fled. She was left at tho mercy of
tho flames. A noighbor, Brown by
name, rushed in and found the child '
hanging by her hands to a piece of
burning scantling. Her clothina was 1
on fire. He gtaspod her in his aima
and rushed out into the open air,
rolled her on the ground and extin
guished the flames. It was found that
ner legs, pack, arms and head were i
frightfully burned. Drs. Cole and
Vincent were called, and succeeded in j
allaying her pain. Brown, who so ho.
toically rescued the child, was badly
burned ou his hands and arms. Today
the child died of her injuries.
Little Child Run Over.
At 12:30 P. M., today, while a west
bound train on the Washington & Co
lumbia River railroad was coming
lound a curve at a pint about five
miles east of this city, it ran over a 2-ear-old
boy, the son of D. B. Watson,
n farmer living at Mission. The child
bad wandered away from home, and in
Attempting to cross the railroad tracks,
(ot caught in a cattle guard. Tho en
gineer did not see the boy until too
close to Btop the train in time to pre
rent an accident. A part of the train
passed over the leg of the boy, severing
it from the body. The train was quick
ly stopped and tho child picked up
The little fellow lived only 15 minutes
after being run over.
Siani's king has a bodyguard of 400
female wairiors.
THIS CORPS FOR CUBA.
General Lee's Command Receives
Marching Orders.
Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 11. Gen
eral orders were issued from corps
headquarters today for the movement
of the Seventh army corps from Jack
8onville to Savannah. The movement
is to begin as soon as the quartermas
ter's department can provide transpor
tation. The regiments will move in
the following order:
Ninth Illinois, Seoond South Caro
lina, Fourth Illinois, First Texas, Sec
ond Louisiana, Third Nebraska, 101st
Indiana, Second Illinois, First North
Carolina, Forty-ninth Iowa, Fourth
Virginia and Sixth Missouri.
The signal corps is to prepare itself to
move at once and to report to tho quar
termaster the date at which it will be
ready to go. The siok are to be left at
Jacskouvillo. The quartermaster and
medical departments are directed to
provide each regiment with requisites
for establishing regimental field hos
pitals. It is also understood that an
order will be issued, on the return of
General Lee from Washington during
the coming week, re-brigading the legi
ments of the coips.
If is not anticipated that the stay of
the troops at Savannah will be long,
only sufficient to allow transportation
to Cuba to be provided and for em
barking the troops.
LAST OF CAMP WIKOFF.
Only WpjnnlTilji !!'jj!?nciit Ordered to
Leave.
Washington, Oct. 11. The follow
ing self-explanatory telegraphic orders
were issued by the war department to
day: "Commanding General, Camp Wikoff,
Monstauk Point, M. Y. : By direction
of the secretary of war, the Seventh
United States infantry is relieved from
duty at Camp Wikoff, and will proceed
to the department of the Lakes, taking
station headquarters at Fort Wayno.
As many companies as can will be com
fortably sheltered at Forts Wayne and
Brady, Michigan, the remaining com
panies to be assigned to stations by tho
commanding general, department of the
Lakes, to which the regimental com
mander will report try telegraph prior
to departure. The regulation amount
of officers' baggage ana company and
regimental baggage left at stations of
the regiment prior to the war will bo
furnished to new stations. Arrange by
communication with commanding gen
eral, department of tho Lakes, regard
ing details of the movement. Quarter
master's department will furnish neces
sary transportation: subsistence depart
ment suitable traveling rations, and
medical department proper provisions
for medical supplies and attendants.
Commanding officer to repoit departure
and arrival to adjutant-general of the
army. By command of Major-General
Miles. H. C. COKBIN,
"Adjutant-General."
With the carrying into effect of this
order, Camp Wikoff, to all intents and
purposes, will have passed into history
as a military encampment.
COLLISION AT OMAHA.
Freight and Passenger Trains Come
Together 'With Fatal Results.
Omaha, Oct. 11. A double-header
Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley
freight train crashed into the rear end
of an Omaha passenger train in the
yards here this morning. The dining
car Delmonico was almost split in two
lengthwise.
Harry Jones,, a waiter, of Chicago,
was killed, and Otto Homedale, dining
car conductor, of Boone, Ia., fatally
hurt. The seriously injured aie: J.
Westerheid, of Omaha; A. W. Brandt
and Mike Smith, engineers of the
freight train; Frank Spock and Mad
den, firemen; D. F. Danner, Pullman
conductor; Otto Parsons, waiter in tho
dining-car. Several other train em
ployes were slightly injured.
The accident was due to the inability
of Engineer Smith to stop the freight
train on coming around a curve at 15
miles an hour. Smith saw the motion
less passenger train on the tiack, and
despite his efforts to slacken speed, the
freight crashed into the dining-car with
great force.
Suicide of a Princess.
Berlin, Oct. ll.-Princess Troubetz
koi, who was under arrest on an extra
dition from the Italian government
committed suicido today at tho police
station. There are several ladies of
high rank and wide reputation known
as Princess Troubetzkoi. Among them
are the wife of the grand marshal of
the Russian court, and the American
novelist who was formerly Miss Anielie
Rives. It is quite inconceivable that
either of these ladies is the princess re
feired to above.
Killed for Resisting Arrest.
Owensboro, Ky., Oct. ll.-Howard
Uark, who was wanted in Louisville
or murder and burglary, and his girl,
Uattie Mahoney.were both killed while
resisting arrest on the Indiana side of
the river near here today. Clark was
ftanted.foi the murder of Officer Ilef
ferman, at Louisville, last August, and
was about to escape in a skiff by tow
lug down the Ohio river.
Three Roys Cremated.
Green Bay, Wis., Oct. ll.-Three
Junl'l 7 ? Frank Daniel9 a"J
Junkie, have been burned to death in
JrZ T tb'8 ity iD wLlch the?
wero sleeping. '
I DENT OF I
III!
General Bacon Has Scatt
ered
the Redskins.
DETAILS OF THE FIRST BATTLE
Expedition Sent to the Rolef ,
Troop,-The Indian. Are C. "
in, for. Great Pow-w.w. U,n
St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 10 nni.
differ as to the present statu, I"'?
troubles with tho Leech Lak I,, 19
but even though nothing mZ
enough has happened to cause 3
western settlers to feel somewhat n.
tied in their homes for ft
come. There is something of ,
in most of the small settlement T
Walker, it hir. ' :"'ents ne
r u t , ,7 . mer ot th
Leech Lake district, and the men!
the lumber camps in that vicinity h '
quit work and are either in or on tl
Governor Cloueh toIH o,i
of artillery of the National Gmil
Cass lake in the morning, to protm
thfl rOHldnnta n( hot !,... i:... lwl
. "i luuiiuiy.
Another Trip Planned.
Walker. Minn.. Oct. in ti.!.
noon Marshal O'Connor h a c...
ence with Geneml Pnm '7"!'.
n
- , .7 ami mid
him he desired his assistance in arrest,
ing the men wanted. This means an
other trir. such
,lu l(J
Point, where the battle was fonht
and not unlikely with tho bame result!
ine military autnoritios are now pre.
paring a plan of campaign.
GENERAL BACON'S REPORT.
Will Hold nig Troops at Walker Await.
Ing Further Development..
Washington, Oct. 10. Renorta w.
cehed by the officials of the war and
the interior departments from th In.
dian outbreak are of a reassuring char
acter tonight, and they now fenl thai
tho uprising may bo regarded as over.
General Bacon, who has charge of
affairs in the department of whioh he
is in command, will remain at Walker
for the presen.t, and this, it is hoped,
will havo a quieting effect on the citi
zens of tiie surrounding country, who
havo felt that they were in dangoi from
the redskins.
General Corbin tonight said there
was no basis for the report that In
troops of cavalry on their way to Hunts-
ville, Ala., from Porth Dakota, had
been ordered to Walker, General
Bacon's telegram showing lie was not
in need of reinforcements.
The following ia General Eacon'i
latest dispatch:
"Walker, Minn., Oct. 10. Armed
here at noon with my detachment in
good condition. Tho killed and badly
wounded have been ehiniiod to Fort
Snelling this morning. The Indians
have been badly whipped, and left the
country adjacent to the fight. En
route hero, other Chippewa bamlsdi!
played white flags along the lake shore,
There is much talk here of a general
Indian outbreak. Will ascertain facts
and report later. Found Colonel Har-
oacn at tins place witn zuu men, liura
infantry. Will remain myself and keep
troops here awaiting development!,
Regret exaggerated reports published,
resulting from my. inability to com
municate. Have been in no danger of
massacre and need no reinforcement!
Colonel Ilarbach's coming was iu good
time."
The following reassuring dispatch
was received tonight by Indian torn
missioner Jones from Guo Dol Cu, t
well-known Chippewa Indian, whohai
transacted considerable business lor
that department and in Washington:
"Walker. Minn.. Oct. 10. .Not more
than 25 or 80 Indians engaged in th
outbreak. Chief Gaywuche Waybinung
and Macheguh Bow, both of Beat
islc.nd, and Wahbununneo, of Leech
Like village, are cloinn all in their
power to suppress the outbreak. Chief
Flat Mouth arrived at Leech Lake vil
lage today with a largo number of for
lowers, and is strongly opposed to the
outbreak."
The authorities believe the troop
now available in tho viicnity are sua
cient to quell the uprising, bh the fight'
ing force on the little island can scarce
ly number over 150 or 200, and the
believe there is little danger of rein
forcement from neighboring Indians-
The following dispatchoa bearing on
the Indian trouble have been received
at the war department:
"St. Paul, Oct. 10. Adjutant-General,
Washington! An official dispatch
from Walker announces that sii bodies
and 11 wounded will arrive in St. Paul
tonight. Have made arrangomonte lot
immediate transfer to Fort Snelling,
and proper care and attention there.
"STUIUH3;
"Assistant Adjutant-UoneraL"
"Brainerd, Minn., OoL 10.-Alj-tant-General,
Washington: 'Walk"f!
Minn., Ckt. 8. Whilst protecting tn
United States marshal in campatheecn
taoiiment of 80 men, Tnira , y
was attacked by a largo force ol
rintva Tti.llnnii nsistn tnAsiV. The lu
dians were fighting from heavy tiraiw
and underbrush. Indians were driwo
ack. Our losses were: Killed Ma f
Wilkinson, Sergeant Butlor, Triratoi
Olmstoad and Ziebal.
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