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,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.