Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, July 21, 1899, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextIMS mi ITK R BAY III flULITIL ft: Lrgents Lost Thirty-Five 7 u rj.i, Men in tiio figat. SlOi CAVALRYMEN WOUNDED wo i Vrmit f li a H h rtr a a t TT n u . tllni to a Rt -wiiik iiiHiiu ifere Shelled by the GunboaU. A; Jill ,nila. July 15. Lake Laguna de ,' ja beine patrolled by three troops 'ill j the Fourth cavalry under Captain foGraff, and the army gunboat Napi L mmuianded bv Lieutenant Lursen. lie force makes its headquarters on n island, living on cascoes, in which oinpn are towed about to make un- i, peeled visits to towns where there re Biuiill forces of insurgents, for the urposeot Keeping uie reueis moving. Tuesday the troops nau an engage- Lntat Mantilupa, on the south coast the lake, lhey iounci ouu nisur- -..1 l.-.l 41. -.1 'tints there, enirunuiioii near mu tjnure. wKapidan slielled the rebels, nura- fering 135, landed and drove them by sharp running nre to uie mus, wnere ievwere too strongly entrenched for fihesmaii forte to Ftllack t cm . Two of the cavalrymen were wound 1 and the bodies of 10 insurgents tere found. It ia supposed that the nemy'a loss is So. Next Transports to Arrive. San Francisco, July 15. The next ransrort due here from Manila is the teamer Indiana, now out 24 days with lick and wounded men from the vari iii8 commands at the fiont. The Mor ;an City is out 23 days with invalids, mil tlie hospital steamer Relief is sup posed to be in company with her. The unisei Boston is out 14 days from Na iraki, and is just about at Honolulu, lie is not due here for 10 davs or more. The Senator, with the Tenth I'ennejlvania regiment, is out 15 days, ind the Hancock, with the First Ne- iraska and the Utah battery, 15 days. Otfi Wants Cavalry Horses. Washington, July 15. A dispatch as been received from General Otis, icqoesting that there be sent to the bilippines 2,500 horses, in order that brigade of cavalry may be organized iforuse at the end of the rainy season, j General Otis has tried the horses of pianila and near-by counties, but none pianil Id the It is t them eeem to be suitable for cavalry. the intention of Secretary Alger to the mounts carefully selected. lie thinks that animals from the ia;n states, not too heavy, but oki) and wirv. will be the best. City of Para Sails.' San Francisco, July 15. The Citv of Para sailed for Manila this after noon with four companies of the Twen tj fonrth infantry, Major Wygant com manding, and two troops of the Fourth cavalry. CAUGHT IN THE BREAKERS. RotfWIth Three Men Upset on Yuqulna usr-une Man Drowned. Newport, Or., July 15. This raorn inj ahout 7 o'clock, George Buroh, frank Priest Hfu A man Irnnnrn aa "floa Lion Charley," went out over the bar lor deep-sea fishinc. When Ahnnt half :T out to the bar they saw a breaker mmg and stopped fishing. Priest got 'be boat's bow around to meet the 'Mr, and the rrft nnaoa.l art or if in s"ly. Another sea Rtrnolc thnm he. i tliev could W ail(J Pflnai7n,l U J c..- - vHi.ui.iuu x ion b ttllU nott won Charley succeeded in catching "Old of tlm l.naf on.J i: :.. t- u.. ciinj uilllKlllg IU 11, UUI "Urcll War tin. boo.. ,.:.. ... . avoll agn.ii. llie iOOkont (mm l; "w. who was on the beach opposite to ie scene of the aocident, saw the boat Psize and hastened to the station for glance. The crew promptly ie ponded, and in less than half an hour ciiedthe bcene with their life-boat 7 "waa the two men clinging to e upturned craft. They were nearly ", and could not have held on ma"y minutes more. Burcl was a single man. Two From Oregon. "ashinetnn .7i., ik t ...i.i I, ll''ar department that Oregon will entitled to tWO annnintmAnts nmnnu. Tlnnteer nffl,... v . I.... n "n officers were rhnwn 'U aon,l th84rho rements being raised in said u ' CD' lur me reason, it ib jrat none of the Oregon men "ted to slay and take the places. If Nnt n01" V16 SeconJ Oregon for ap itill il ln 1,18 ,,ew volunteers, they yroonniy be selected. !aB rC",,tHln Charles Oootlall. ouiy io. a oamegrarn liiedtiV Trv ioiay, announcing ta;n ru ?' Dryctt. England, of Can Call rD8,Gootlall'of t,,e firlD of sliinni ' erkl8 & Co., the pioneer tofliJ g ,rm of tlli9 ooa8t- and con Cornnnf , Pacifio Coast Steamship II th nose vessels ply between large ports on the Pacifio coast. . uiy io. Iliere were Ne y ' 8 f'om lockjaw on and near "ncetU r. lway' tl,aki"g 21 in all of ih , , ?nrth 01 JulT- a" but one 'ViJnW cusus wero duetoFouith 't' vu'y Pistol wounds. SICKNESS AMONG VOLUNTEERS Large Percetaee of th Men Are In caiiacltatml. San Francisco, July 15.-Advices re ceived by the transport Newpon dated Manila, June 11, a,e as follow-: tated in qonaequence of their hard campamning through three months of tropic weather. Since the middle o May no volunteer regiment has had sick ,st of le8a than 20 per cent. Most of them at the present date have 25 per cent ill, and a few regiments have than one-third of their number on The Nebraska regiment has suffered the worst. It came in from San Fer muido a few days ago with less than 200 men in the ranks. Some of its compan.es have only two sets of fours. Ihe South Dakota followed yesterday with 2,5 men on duty. The Montana and Kansas regiments at San Fernando have not more than 2b0 available men eaoh. The morning after the Washiii" ton tioops took Morong, a week ago, only 203 men responded to roll call. The Washington men have been en gaged since March 12 in preventing the insurgents armies of the north and south from forming a junction in the region of Laguna de I3ay, often being engaged at the same time with the ene my in opposite directions. Twenty four of the Nebraska officers are or. the 3!i;K .let aiid tl,o Monlana, Kaunas, Washington and South Dakota regi ments show 20 or more officers in the hospitals or sick in their quarters. These regiments have borne the brunt of the fighting. Their losses in killed and wounded range from 100 in the Montana regiment to 280 Nebraska men. The loss of the Kansas regi ment is second to that of Nebraska, while the Washington and South Da kota regiments follow closely, each with losses of about 200. The Oregon regiment also suffered severly. Of the regulars, the Third artillery is the heaviest loser, its killed and wounded numbering 123. BUTCHERED BY AMIGOS. Probable Fate of Three Brave Oregon Hoys. San Francisco,' July 15. Three brave lads of company M, who went with the Second Oregon, were captured and doubtless put to death by treacherous "Amigos," last April, near Marilao, in the Philippines. Their names are Clarence W. Mills and Ralph McCoy, of Hubbard, Or., and James E. Law lence, of Eastern Oregon. "There seems to me little doubt," eaid Captain J. M. Poorman, of com pany M, "that these boys were shot down like dogs after their capture. They were sent out on the morning ol April 28, to reconoiter what had always been regarded as "Amigo" territory, lying adjacent to Marilao, where our camped was stationed. That was the last I ever heard of them. The three were heavily armed, and left at 6 o'clock, with the understanding that they should report at noon. We scoured the country far and near, but not a trace could be found of the un fortunate fellows. It was sad news for my company, and the whole regiment as well, for Mills, McCoy and Law rence were among the best men from Oregon, and were never known tc shrink from duty, though it led tc danger." CHARGES ARE BASELESS. No Ground for Criticisms of the Pen sion Itureau. Washington, July 15. The pension committee of the G. A. R. finished its inquiry here this afternoon, and most of its members left the city to night. The committee has been here tliree davs. Pending the report, Col onel Johnson, the committee's spokes man, and his colleagues declined abso lutely to discuss their work or the re sults of the inquiry. It was admitted, however, that much that has been printed concerning the action of the buieau has been found untrue. The examination of the files has shown a lack of foundation for many complaints that have foinied the basis of criti cisms. It was learned before the com mittee's departure that when it arrived here it had a memorandum of about 30 cases in which the rulings had been ciiiicised. The papers in the cases were sent for in regular order, and, it is understood, disclosed substantially no foundation for the attacks on the officials' action on them. The I'prislng Failed. San Francisco, July 15. The Even ing Post is authority for the statement that a cablegram was received here today stating that the fiist attempt of retaliation against the administration of President Cabrera had been made and had failed. The cipher dispatch sent to a gentleman in this city states that the uprising occurred in Quezal tenango. The government, however, was advised in time to suppress the movement, and as a result, Celiciano Agilar and GO men were arrested and are now in jail. . Said the Nurses Abused Him. San Francisco, July 15. The body of Willis E. llousewright, a member of the United States hospital corps, was found in a down-town lodging house today. He had taken poison. He left several letteia addiessed to Eastern people, and one to Major Gi rard, complaining of ill treatment at the hands of the unison. NO COMBINATION LIKELY. United States Will Nt jn John Kail In Coercion of China. New York, July 17. A special to the Herald from Washington says: While President McKinley will take all necessary stops for the protection of Americans and their interests in China, there is no likelihood that he will join with Great Britain in coerc ing the Pekin government to give ex traordinary concessions to Americans and British citizens. A high official said regarding the mission of W. II. Parsons, of Washington, that the ad ministration had no intention of com bining with Great Britain or any other government in the interset of its oiti zena. Naturally, the president stood ready, he said, to afford all reasonable and lawful protection to Americans in for eign countries, and Mr. Parsons would undoubtedly receive this auesrance. It has been the policy of the administra tion not to advocate any special Ameri can industry to the Chinese govern ment. Instructions sent to the Ameri can minister iu Pekin some time ago said: "In the advancement of American enterprises in China and the effotts made in behalf of the Chinese foreign office, you should be cautious in giving what might be understood as the gov ernment's indorsement of the financial standing cf the persona seeking con tracts with that of China. Briefly speaking, you should employ all proper methods for the extension of American commercial interests in China, while refraining from advocating the projects of any one firm to the exclusion of others." It is therefore unlikely that the rail road syndicate in which Mr. Parsons is interested will receive any more con sideration or protection than any other American enterprise iu the Celestial empire. MURDER AND ANNIHILATION. Agulnaldo's Plan on the Night of Out break of Hostilities at Manila. San Francisco, July 17. The offi cers of the Second Oregou regiment, while very guarded in their statements, admit that the condition of the Ameri can troops at Manila at the outbreak of hostilities between Aguinaldo and the United States was very critical. The capture of a letter sent from in side of our lines in Manila to an emis sary of Aguinaldo ia probably a'l that saved our army from a terrible disas ter, and possible annihilation. The letter was taken to General Otis, who fouiu in 'it the plans of a plot to open the gates of Manila, sack the city, murder the guards, and allow the insur gent army to pour into the American camps and surprise the men. The United States troops were under arms all night to meet the expected at tempt, but spies had learned of the capture of the letter, and the only part of the plot that was carried out was the burning of a portion ot the city. CAPE NOME'S RICHES. First Vessel From St. Michael Strings Four Hen With SOIi.OOO. Seattle, July 17. The steamer Alli- !mce arrived this morning from St. .liohaels. She is the first vessel to ar ive from the mouth of the Yukon this Season, and brings advices from the newly discovered gold fields of Cape Nome. When the Alliance left St. Michaels, the Beason was not far enough advanced to determine the fu ture of the diggings. Prospectors, however, were confident the country would prove very rich. Pans of from f 2 to f 4 are common. Only one cleanup l as been made thus far. It was that of Gabe Pi ice and Lewis Lane on Claim No. 8, above Discovery, on Anvil Creek. With four men shoveling eight days they took out 96,000. The Alliance has several passengers and a small amount of gold dust from Dawson. The next steamer to arrive will probably be the Roan oke, whioh was to have left St. Mich, aels June 9. No More Bate Wars. New York, July 17. The Times says: Official anouncement is to be made tomorrow of the election of John 6. Kennedy to the board of directors of the Northern Pacifio Railroad Com pany. Mr. Kennedy is credited with being the largest individual holder of Great Northern railway securities, and he is said to hold over 30,000 shares of Northern Pacific His election is taken to mean that there will be no rate war between the Great Northern and North ern Pacific. Of James J. Hill's per ioral friends, John Kennedy is proba bly the closest. Of his business col leagues, Mi. Kennedy has been bis nhief. Message From Dewey. Washington, July 17. Secretary Long received the following cable mes sage from Dewey: "Port Said, July 17. Olympia is involuntarily quaran tined. As soon as the ship is coaled, we proceed to Trieste for Pratique and recuperation of the officers and men." It is said .at the navy department that the admiral's reference to Prat ique simply means be is going to Trieste to get a clean bill of health that will enable him to continue his voyage through the Mediterranean without delays from the health author' I ities at various points. SALMON INDUSTRY. (tun Has lleen Light I ntil the Past Week Late Spring and Cold Water the Causes. Complaints from fisherman all along the river have been abundant this sea son. They declare that there are not enough salmon running to amuse them, uiuch less pay them for spreading their nets. They have continued to go out, however, early and late, in the hope that the run would soon get better, and there are indications the past few days that their hopes are to be real ized. "The salmon run has improved wen doifully this week," said P. J. Mo Uowan, the veteran packer, in an inter view in the Portland Telegram. "For a time it seemed as if both the fisher men and the dinners were to bo left out this season, but 1 think we will all jet in yet. "We think the light run of fish this season has been on account of the cold weather. There is a well-founded theory that when the weather and the water are cold, the fish stay in deep water, and I think this is true. The Batch up the river has been better this year than it has below. Down there the water is so deep in many places and the current so storng, that it is impos ;ib'.e for f!herin to swfnd their nets, and the fish have not been going out into the shallow water where the men can fish. "The warm days have had a tendency to thaw the fish out, and from now on I expect plenty of fish. Prices Are Good. "The fisherman is getting a good price for all he catches. In fact, a lit tle more than the fish are worth. The packers are paying 5 cents, und the oold storage people from 5. to 6g. Of couise the cold storage men want the pick of the catch, and for that rea son must pay more. Some of them made us an offer of h cents for 25 pounders up to 40, and 6 cents for those over 40 pounds. We prefer, jiowever, to give as good aa can be caught to our customers. Pricos for the canned fish are fair, and there is a big demand for our goods. Eastern dealers are all anxious to make con tracts and some of the packers have now contracted more than they can de liver. If the run continues good, we will be able to supply the demands made upon us. If it continues light, this demand will entirely exceed the supply, and as the supply on the mar ket has been cleaned up, there would indeed be a lively rush for fish. Territory Grows. "For a long time the packers of the Columbia had a poor market for their product, but with the coming of the trans-continental roads came a greater demand for our fish. Now the demand is from all over the United States, and the territory is growing all the time. The big jobbers of the Middle West find it cheaper and better to buytheir fish out here than to go to the Atlan tic coast for them, and we are all find ing a good market at Chicago, St. Louis and suoh centers. "We have no complaint to make aside from the scaroity ot fish, and 1 think that will soon be over with, and that there will be an average pack this season." Wool Trade at Ontario. The large wool receipts at Ontario, Or., this season have demonstrated the wisdom of the Oregon Forwarding Company, of that city, in largely in creasing its capacity for storing and handling that commodity. Wool re rceipts to date show a total of 637,000 pounds, and it has but fairly com menced to come in. The upper Mal heur and Stein's mountain conn tires are full of it, and it is conservatively estimated that a million pounds or more will yet arrive. Growers are sell ing at prevailing prices, and are not holding their wool as they did ast year. Bl Race Meet. Condon & Hughes are preparing to give a big fall race meet in Portland, in which the best horses on the coast will enter. The meet will begin about September 1, and probably will last lrom September 2 to 0. Horses from California, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Washington and British Columbia, will enter, and the most successful meet held here in years is expected to result. Will Call Special Election. The board of county commissioner of Dawson county, Mont., have called a special election for the purpose of re bonding the county for $50,000 to build a bridge across the Yellowstone river in place of the one destroyed this spring. The sentiment of the people to rebuild seems so strong that the bonding will meet with little or no opposition. Northwest News Notes. Seattle wants the Carson City mint, whioh is idle, lemoved to the Sound. Many miners are going to Buffalo Hump. A stray balloon passed over Spokane one.day last week. The Schroeder mine, near Yreka, has been sold for $100,000. Southern Oregon mines are shipping ore to Spokane. Haying is about over in Southern Oregon. Cattle Shipments. 8 pear Bros., of Sheridan, Northern Wyoming, last Monday, shipped from Salem three carloads of yearling cattle, numbering about 150 head. The cattle were purchased in Marion and Polk counties, and will be placed on the Wyoming range. The firm is purchas ing cattle throughout the valley be tween the capital city and Eugene, and has arranged for the purchase of a suf ficient number to constitute a grand shipment of 21 cars, averaging 50 head to the car, A New Cannery to Be Built. Coleman Bros, have purchased ground at Ashland upon which they will build their combined cannery and evaporator. They will put up a buidling 60x130 feet, and propose to equip their can nery for a capacity of 2,000 cans per day, and their evaporator for handling 16,000 pounds of green fruit per day. The cost of the building will be about $1,500. Branch Bank Opened. The aeencv of the Eastern Townshins bank was opened last week at Grand Forks, B. C, and is already doing an extensive business. Handsome quar ters have been fitted up, the fixtures and furniture being of artistic designs. J. W. McLaughlin is the local man- Montana Bonds Sold. W. E. Bell, of Spokane, lias pur chased the $5,000 bonds of Utica, Mont., at a premium of about $145. These bonds draw 6 per cent interest, and are payable in 10 years. The issue was made for the purpose of construct ing and maintaining a schoolhouse in that distiict. Bond Issue Authorized. The taxpayers of Salem voted to au thorize the city council to negotiate a bond issue of about $80,000, represent ing 8 per cent warrant indebtedness o the city, with accrued interest. PACIFIC COAST TRADE. Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla, 58c; Valley, 59c; Bluestem, 61o per bushel. Flour Best grades, $3.20; graham, $2.65; superfine, $2.15 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 42c; choice: gray, 4041c per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $19 20; brew ing, $21.00 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $17 per ton; mid dlings, $22; shorts, $18; chop," $16.00 per ton. Hay Timothy, $89; clover, $7 8; Oregon wild hay, $6 per ton. Butter Fancy creamery, 8540o; seconds, 2730o; dairy, 2527o store, 1823o. Cheese Oregon full cream, 12o; Young America, 15o; new cheese, 10c per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $34 per dozen; hens, $4. 00 5. 00; springs, $1.253; geese, $0.00 7. 00 for old, $4.50g5 for young; ducks, $5,000 5. GO per dozen; turkeys, live, 15 16c per pound. Potatoes $1 1.10 per sack; sweets, 2c per pound. -Vegetables Beets, $1; turnips, . 90c per sack; garlic, 7o per pound; cab bage, f 1 1.25 per 100 pounds; cauli flower, 75o per dozen; parsnips, $1 per sack; beans, 8c per pound; celery, 7075c per dozen; cucumbers, 50c pet box; peas, 33)c per pound. Onions Oregon, 5075o per sack. Hops ll13o; 1897 crop, 46o. Wool Valley, 1213o per pound; Eastern Oregon, 610c; mohair, 27c per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, 4o; dressed mutton, 7c; spring lambs, 7c per lb. Hoga Gross, choice heavy, $4.60; light and feeders, $2.503.00; dressed, $5.006.00 per 100 pounds.. Beef Gross, top steers, 4.00$4.25; cows, $2. 60 3. 00; dressed beef, 66c per pound. Veal Large, 67c; small, 768o per pound. Seattle Markets. Onions, 90o per 100 pounds. Potatoes, new, 2c per lb. Beets, per sack, fll 25. Turnips, per sack, 80 90c, Carrots, per sack, $1. Parsnips, per sack, $1. Cauliflower, 75c per doz. Cabbage, native and California $2.00 per 100 pounds. Apples, $2.508.60 per box. Peurs, 60c$1.50 per box. Prunes, 50c per box. Butter Creamery, 18c per pound; dairy and ranch, 12 18c per pound. Eggs, 21c. Cheese Native, 14c. Poultry Old hens, 16o per pound; spring chickens, 14c; turkeys, 16c. Fresh meats Choice dressed beef steers, prime, 9c; oows, prime, 9c; mutton. 9c; pork, 7o; veal, 810o. Wheat Feed wheat, $20. OatB Choice, per ton, $27 28. Hay Puget Sound mixed, $6.00 8; choice Eastern Washington tim othy, $12.00. " ' Corn Whole, $23.60; cracked, $24; feed meal, $24.00. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton, $2520; whole, $23. Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.60; straights, $2.90; California brands, $3.25; buckwheat flour, $3.50; graham, per barrel, $3.60; whole wheat flour, $3.76; rye flour, $4.60. Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $16; shorts, per ton, $10. Feed Chopped feed, $21 23 per ton; middlings, per ton, $22; oil cak meal, per ton, $33.