F1I mipt to Break Through American Linos. JSURGENTS DRIVEN DAOK Threatened to Ontti plli Their of llealriiiilliiii lit Manila )onrnl OtU' Oritur. ill! , Foil, ao. nun tiayiigm inarnliiu tint unuiiiy comniuncod witg tactics ut various purls of tliu, rican linn, apparently wr ino pur 5f withdrawing attention from jLln tlm nlty. An attempt wiih riiHh through our extreme left tionu jjalociin, hut It wiih promptly chocked liy n lift mid ulTootivo niiiHkutry otjUMtlllury lint. aiSltliu meantime hiiiiiII bod ion o( owtovidontly boiiio ol those engaged fcjntSfHIglit in tlio cowardly work at frdnilo? spread out hotweon tlio olty frn3UMl outpontH. Every available WM Hunt to drivo tliinii away, with result that there wan desultory all tlio morning. groin H until JU:iU A. M., tlio rnoniior itioridanooK joined ino engage- cnfV huiling 10-inch hIiuIIh ovor tlio rATali7jonn linos into hodleH of tlio on !ctriyjag indloatud liy tlio signal oorpH. 11 o clock tlioro wuro Hliiup on- pgbiiiontB at tlio Chinese cemetery rzffeiTC't is.... li. ..I... f .1 ..I...,.-. .1. uiiiikuii mill uiiiii iunuiiiif iiimwnb ni- muTtaiiL'oiiHly, hut tlio artillery II ro Jm both poHitioiin drovo tlio uuoiny mm torn tbo high towers of tlio cltr, flrotxan bo seen burning at diflururit IfiOima outside, boino or thosu ato rabsbly duo to tlio Monduiioek's ItlJI currently reported tbat tlio nn sTlinvo threatened to bum tlio Ea- aw ml tlio walled oltv tonight. :0I0S of robots liavo been arrested Toii'lo district. A baud of 00 Binning two carloads of anna and uTromcnta was captured In a house. n08i s toinporarily suspended. oral OiiH today issued a general directing all tlio liiliabitaiitH of n, until otherwise ordered, to no tllCIUHOlVL'H tO tllUil llOllieH III- Tjro'olock In tbo evening, when tbo fltrcota will ho clou red by tlio polico. KBpMgenoral also warns incendiaries :andMeayH they will bo severely dealt mm Extraordinary precautions bavo been akonj for tbo suppression of further rouble, which is threatened to take ncojlii tbo city tonight. ro lniH burned in tbo Tondo (lis SriEtrnll ly. iTlio robola between tbo city and tlio outposts aro being Hinoked out this nf- tcrnoon. and driven toward tbo beach. Sharpshooters at various partH of tbo lineTaro veiy annoying, but other wiso .tiietoihas been no further excitement fllnoojtlio frustration of tbo morning's "attack. eutonnnt Eugcno 8. French, com- pflnWL, I-irHt Montana volunteers, and Jito Oecar Folton. South Dakota untccrs, wuro killed, and two other axotuns wuro wounded RECKAGE IN THE OCEAN. quppoaed to IIb From tlio Mining tUeumer 1'nllcMii. Brt Townaond. Wash., Feb. 25. iffifiut ifl tbniiL'lit to bo wreokiiL-e from steamship Pelican, which Bailed ttlo October 12, 1807, for North China, laden with rail- lumber and ties, and of which jjm&iiik' has been Hiuco heard, hag boon reported to tlio local hydrographio olllco liyiyaptain A. V. Brown, of tho Brit Sjunbark Collingrovo, which arrived at ghWHlinl. .lanuary 8, Captain Drown wgQln latitutdo 20 degrees 80 miiiutoa gonn, longitudo 127 degrees -10 min Kits! oast, ha passed throueli a latwn or or railroad Bleopora of Oregon which had tho appearance of not B boon in tbo waturnitioat lonuth imo. 'Iho outoins bouso records that all vobhoIh laden with rail lumber and tloa for tho Orient for past 18 months huvo arrived at doatlnation. Flfo Whii Not Acillilltrd. Bp Franoisco, Fob. 25. Thostcamor of I'okiiiB, which arrived today tho Orlont briii(8 tho followiiiR to tlio proaa from Manila, datod nuary 20:. bo flndinBS of tlio court-martini latt triod L onntonant.Colnnul Fifn. Sjm Waahington rcBimont, hnvo been Mnfluncod. Ho was convictod ol WiOgloctof duty and conduct projif 'jrahl to good ordor and military dia ilmliio,M In Ivolation of tho OSdui tiolo jpgar. Tho aontonco is ono month's ygponslon from rank, in addition to Wj confinement inflictod duriiiB bia UJm wooke of arroat and losa of ono mfloth'a nay. &260. Tb liiat ljim was dobauohory on tho i!OV- OTniont tranaport Valoncla in Manila por oa ThankBgivlng ovouing. floinuz Itoiiuhvi nriirhiiiii. larlanu, Provinco of Havana, Fob. -vaonoiai Maximo Gomoz loft jnoa nt 2:80 this aftornoon, and ia at juarlana. Thia ovoning ho I at n banquot tondorod by tho town ?o last, oaoopt that to bo uivon in yana, of a long sorloa of auch ontor- auionta. BY A DECISIVE MAJORITY. Jnltml Htntim Hnniltn I'miiii ths Jtlrnr mid lliirlior Jllll. WaMhlngton. Feb. 27. After a bos. ilon of nearly oiubt bourn today, tbo lenato, this ovenini;, nt fl:!i0 o'clock, paNHod tho river and harbor bill by tbo duulslvo vote of CO to 1). The meuHiin, was under consideration throughout tallied tho point of order raised against tho day, and on several of tho commit- , tho amendment offered by Underwood too amendments u determined fight wiih to appropriato f 1,000,000 (or tho con made, hut In every instance tho oppnsi- struction of a govornmont armor plant, tion availed nothing. Tbo sharpest This proposed amendment was the oc contest arose ovor tbo Nicaragua canal oasion of a long debate. I'lnallv an bill amondmont. A point of order was made against It that it was general legislation, but tbo tmualo, to which tho vice-president submitted the point, overruled it. Among tbo bills punned by tbo senate todar woro the following: Authoriz ing tho legislative assembly of the ter ritory of Now Mexico to create an ad ditional IndobtodnoHK for the comple tion and furnishing of the territorial capitol; authorizing a rosurwoy of cer tain lands in Chuyouno county, Ne braska. In tlm llouan. Tbo army appropriation bill today was lost Bight of in Iho general discus bIoii of tho policy of tho government relative to tho Philippines, and sev eral notable speeches woro made, es pecially that of Buttle. General debate mi tho hill closed today, and tomorrow tho bill will bo taken up for amend ment under tho flve-miuuto rule. A sensational feature of tho day was tho speech of Johnson, of Indiana, who a fortnight ago made sovora! nota ble speeches violently attacking tbo policy of the administration during tbo consideration of tbo army reorganiza tion bill, returned to tho assault, and delivered against tbo president ami louio of his advisers the most scathing philippic beard in tbo house fur months. Ho sneered at tbo president and tbo influences which bo alleged controlled him. impugned his motives, questioned his sincerity and likened him to Dickons' most contomptiolc character, charged tbo secretary of war with incompetency, and predicted tbat the president would in tbo end bo en gulfed by adverse public sentiment. Iho discussion of tills me.aeuro occu plod nearly tbo entire day. GOMEZ IN HAVANA. The Cullilll Ominrul Itrcnlved With Mil tury llonora. Havana. Fob. 27. Tbo festivities today in honor of tho fourth anniver sary of tbo beginning of tlio Cuban Btrugglo for independence wcro moat spontaneous ami wildly enthusiastic Uunoral Gomez arrived on tbo edip of tbo town from Mariana at 12:3012". Al., uscortrd by tbo h'econd lllijuitii band and three battalion. These bat talions then relumed to thuir camp and did not ontor tbo city. Wlion Ooiuez passed, the crowd wont wild with vivas, hats woro flung in tho air and wmuon eboworod (lowers on all sides. Tho procession stopped frequently, ovontually filing into tho main strecti of the city, passing Con tral Park and arriving at 2:80 o'olock at tho palaco. Thore wero many floats expressing tho friendship between tho United States and Cuba. A bandsomo car riago, containing ladles, and decoratod with largu Spanish, Amorican and Cu ban flags, draped together with whito ribbons and bearing tbo legend, Unity, Peace and Concord," waa vo oiferously cheered. Still another (loat represented a Cuban woman holding an American flag, with tho shattered crown of Spain at her feet. No fewer than 25,000 people woro in line, requiring three hours to pass given point. Tho horaoa of tbo Cuban cavalry aro norawny and ill-fed, and the cavalrymen aro clad in vaguo Cu ban uuifoims. All curried Beniington carbines, with nondescript bundles of clothing and bedding, Tboy marched in lines of twos. Tho infantry occa sionally kopt atop, and na they passed tho palaco, proseutod arms. MoBt of them carried Cuban (lags stuck In their ri lies. AlTnln in Smiinn. Vanconvor, B. 0., Fob. 27. Accord fug to Samoan advices in Sydnoy nows papers brought by tho steamer Mlo wera, an interview waa had with Ma- tiafa in Jt is camp aftor tho battle by n roporter, who learned that Mataafa waa onually avorso with Maliotoa to seeing tho islands undor Gorman con trol. Mataafa in his attack on Malio ton's forces was anxious not to hurt tho bodies or injure tho foollnga of any white persons. Tho intoiviewor adds that it apnoarod to him that Mataafa was holng urgod on against his por Bonal wishes to fight. Downy Wnnta the Orncon. Washington, Feb. 27. Tho follow- iuc dispatch has beon received at tho nnvy dopartmont from Dowovs Maniln. Jtob. 27. For political roa- Bona the Oregon should bo sent hero at onco. Tlio xorKtown lias arrivou. mo Charleston and Petrol aro oruising around tho Philipplno Islands. Allaire oio quiot. Tho navy dopartmont oxpocts tlio Oregon to arrive at Manila March 10. llolnforooinoiita Arrive nt Mnulln. Manila, Fob. 27. Tho transport Gcandia. with tlio Twentieth infantry on board, has arrived hero from San Francisco, and tho troops aro boing dieombarkod. NAVAL DILL PASSED. ri Iloiiin Ornrroiln Mm Uommlttoo AiiitiiiilniHiita. VVaBhlngton, Fob. 25. At 1:45 P. M. tho houHo went Into committee of tho whole, and resumed tho considera tion of tbo naval appropriation bill. Hborman, who was in tbo chair, huh- amendment was adopted fixing tbo price of armor plato at f 1 15 per ton. Tbo bill was then roported to tbo bouso. Reparato voton were demanded by lioutollo upon the naval academy and armorplato amendments, both of which woro carried, tho former by 81 to 70, tho latter by 180 to 68. In tlm Hnnntn. In tho senate a bill permitting vol unteer regiments to retain their colors, and to deposit them in state capitals, was passed. A senate bill was passed j providing lor erection ol fences and buildings al Tongue river Indian agency. Then tbo river and harbor bill was taken up. At 5:15 P. M. tbo ricr and harbor bill was laid aside, 88 pages having been completed. After a brief executive session tho reading of tbo Alaska bill was resumed in open Reesiou, an agreement being reached tbat no other busiensa should bo transacted. OREGON AT HONOLULU. ISnttlnahl;, Itnnclipil tho lalnnda I'd) rimrr 0-Hinilo Itnpiilra to lie Miulo. Han Francisco, Feb. 25. Tbo steam er City of Peking arrived today from tbo Orient via Honolulu and brings tbo following advices, tinder dato of February 10: Warships and transports of tho Unit ed States bavo been well represented at tho port during tbo past 10 days. At this time both tho Oregon and tho Phildelphia aro here, besides tho ten dors Iris and Seindia. Tbo transports Morgan City, Ohio and Senator all ar lived pafcly, and, aftor taking on coal and supplies, tbo three left again for the voyage to Manila. Tbo battle-ship Oregon arrived on the fith from Callao with all well on board. On tho way over she stopped two days at Galapagos island for coal. Tho big vessel is anchored in tho road stead hero, and will not come inside of tho harbor. Tho Oregon is likoly to romain hero two or three weeks. Tbo Honolulu iron works is engaged in some repairs for her, which will tako at least 10 days to complote. The colliers Sciudia and Iris rcacliodi boro on tho 11th inst. Tbo Soindirr will probably return to San Franoisco from horn to niako repairs instead of going to Manila with the Oregon. Tho Iris has takon on 1,000 tons of coal and will bo both collier and water distilling consort to tbo Oregon from boro to Manila. FUNERAL OF PRESIDENT FAURE Tlier Woro No DUturbnnoei, n Win Kxpttcted. PoriB, Feb. 25. Tho remains of tho lato President Fame woro laid to test in tho cemetery of Pore la Chaiso with military honors. President Loubet, army and government olllcials, mem bora of all foreign missions, tbo papal nuncio and other distinguished per sons took part in the procession to Notro Damo cathedral, where tho cere monies took place. Tho stroots along the route to tbo church woro lined with soldiers, back of whom surgod many thousands of spectators. At times tliero woie shouts of "Vivo la armio," but nothing was said to Lou bet. At tho conclusion of tbo ceremonies at tho cathedral, tho pro';ossion, with tho remains, proceoded to tho como- tery. Tbo wbolo way was traversed without unpleasant incident. Th military and polico nrraugomout wor admirable. ARMY REORGANIZATION BILL A Compromlin Mraaitr llua limn Acreml Upon. Washington, Fob. 25. Tho admint istratiou and its representatives in coiw gross have readied agroomom with tbo minority in congress respecting tho army reorganization bill, which, it ia beliovod, wilt bo satiafactoiy to all interests. It ia piobablo that the for mal ratification of the agreement bo twoon tho majority and minority will bo had today. Tho compromise is hasod on an army of 100,000 of which 35,000 will be known as tho provisional army, and will bo onlistod to sorvo until 1001. Tho presidont this morning had a conference with Senators Allison, Haw- loy, Piatt (Conn.), Hanua, Spoonor and Cartor on tho compromise. It is boliovod that the agreement roacbed re moves nearly all dungur of au extra sousion. Swopt by llllzznrda. Omaha, Nob., Fob. 25. A furious snow storm is raging throughout Ne braska. In Omaha u tcrritlu wind nc companlos tho snow, but in tho stato thero is not so much wind, and tho in dications aro that the fall will bo quito bononcial to stoak and wintor wbont. Several inches of snow have fallen. Reports from various towns in Kansas show that a blizzard is raging iu that etata ANOTHER COAST ROiVD it la Hnld Mm lliirlliiRlnii Will KxtoriU It J. I no Witwnr: Till Hiiiiimur. According to tbo Phlllipsburg, Mont., Mall, tbo Uurllngton road will be among the first to commence extend ing its lino to a Pacific coast port. Tho Turlington will extend Its lino further westward this summer, and report has it that operations will bo commenced in tho Hpring by tbo Burlington Com pany to extend its line from Billings to Butto and Anaconda by way of Liv ingston, and from Anaconda tbo pro posed routo will touch Philipaburg and tbo Bitter Boot Valloy, and will ter minate at Portland. Now Or.inlto DlicoTorr. A large quantity of granito excollont for monumental purposes waa located recently in the Niles & Vinson marblo mines near Joseph, Or. Sorno threo acres are exposed to view, containing fine salt and pepper gray color cranitc. clear from rust and blemishes, and sus ceptible of a high polish. Consider ing high freights and that nearly all the monumental granito ia shipped to tins coast from Boston and row York tbo impotranco of this discovory means much lor Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Ornion Itodwooil Poreat. A. J. Johnson, tho forestry man ot Oregon, has recently returned from a month's trip along tho Oregon coast inspecting tho forestry conditions of that locality. In addition to other dis coveries, bo Bays bo found a nurnbe of (ino redwood forests in Oregon, at least 10 miles this Bido of tho Galifor nia line. For a long time it has been claimed tbat no redwood could bo found in Oregon. Mr. Johnson's dis covety puts uu end to all doubt along this hue. Diuieeroiia Subatltuto for a Knlfo. Bocently a daughter of Thomas Payne, residing across tho Willamette from Albany, Or., wont up in bo garrot of tbo bouso with a lamp after a ropo tbat she wanted. So having a knife alio burned tbo ropo off with tho lamp and took it down stairs, but tlio end of tbo rope left did not stop burning, and spread into tbo roof. A neighbor dis covered tho lire, and it was oxtin guisbed after some work, but not until it bud burned quite a hole in the roof, Trice of Hay. Washington hay now bringa from $5 to $0 per ton, tbo low prico being duo to tbo largo arii6uut of hay on band Last year many commission men specu lated, believing thero would bo an im mouse demand for hay in Alaska dur inu tho construction of the Stickeen river railroad, purchased all of this pro duct they could mid. ino road was not built, and consequently no demand for tbo bay oocurred. PrunegroTTnra Consolidate. Tho proposed Pacific Coast Fruit Aa sooiation was made an actual fact at a lecent meeting held at San Jose, when orcbardists representing 8,431 acres of fruit signed the roll and agreed to turn the handling of their crop ovor to tho association. Each takes one share in tbo aassooiation, which ia capitalized at $1,000,000, divided into 100,000 shares of tho par valuo of $10 each. I.oit Firty Head or Shexp. Tho Johnson Bros., of John Day, Or. lost about 50 head of sheep below Day vine recently. Iho sheep vfore on a bar between two channels of the rivor, and when tbo ice broke up, causing the water to rise, the bar was over flowed and 8,200 sheop woro in danger of drowning. By heroic efforts all of tbo sheep, with tho exception of about 50 head, wore safely piloted across. Muat Sitrve Out Bentnnee, A. J. Symes, convicted of man slaughter for the killing of Louis Con leo, in Adnma county. Wash., in 1804, will soon return to tho penitontiary at Walla Walla, to servo out bis Ben tenco of 18 years, less credits. Tho remittitur has arrivod in Colfax from tho supremo court, and it directs tho carrying out of the sentence of the bu perior court. l'lirchiiaed n M'reck. The Portland roller mills, reprosent cd by N. Edward Ayres, baa purchased the remainder of tbo wrecked ship Glonmorag, purposing to ship tho steel and iron to Portland and work it up into burs of various sizoa and shapes. It is estimated that thero is from 750 to 1,000 tons of old iron still ou the "essol. Klllnd a Hear With an Axe. Sol Labrandt, noar Nooksaok,Vash., killed a largo beat with un ax during tho -cold woatbor. Tho bear was in a hollow stump, and Mr. Labrandt took good caro to keep it from coming out, hitting tho bear on tbo head evory timo it stuck its head out until ho killed it. Jury llroke tho Iteoord. Tho record for faat jury work wo broken In tho superior court, in Colfax, laat wook, when a jury heard two caaoa and rendered verdiots in less than 20 uiinutoa. Both woro civil cases. Married Sixty Year. The OOtli wedding anniversary of Mr, and Mrs. Abraham P. McGrow waa colobratod at Weston, Ox., with a largo publlo gnthoriuc In Mnsouio hall. Ooocl rrlco for t'nttlfi. Johhn Tait, ono of tho farmors of t!roswell precinct, In Lano county. Or., has sold 40 head of cattle, which ho had been stall feeding. Tho cattle avoraged 1,180 pounds, and would bavo touched tbo 1,200 mark except for ono 2-year-old Jersey in tho liunch. They wero sold for 4 cents n pound fioss, netting Mr. Tait $1,002.40, an average of $47.50 a head. An Ori'E"" (Ink. A mammoth oak tree was recently cut down on Mr. J. Christie's farm, fix miles below Grants Pass, Or. Tbo treo was seven feet fonr inches in diameter, and cut up into 55 tiers of stove wood. The first ten cuts ofT thia tree made a tier each. At tbo present price being paid for wood, this singlo tree would bring in $82.50. linrlxd In it Cave-In. By the cave in of a ditch at tbo Lion ranch, neat Gilroy, Oa!., recenly, Patrick Daly was buried alivo and in trying to rescuo him, James Fitzgerald and Georgo Bentloy wero caught in a second landslide and woro buried be neath 17 feet of earth. It will take 10 hours' work to recover tho bodies. Itr.ult or Hard Ilrlnklnc. Dan McDonald, a longshoreman, 00 years old, was found dead in his cabin in Old Tacoma. He had been a hard drinker, and for tho last few weeks bad been sick. Ho went to sleep as usual with his partner, in a bed in tho same room. The next morning tbo old man was found lifelesa. Illchbliidnr Murder. As a result of the war of tho tongs, Pong Hung was shot and killed on Du pont street, San Franoisco, a few days ago, by Way Yung Hung, a Chinese tailor, after six shots had been ex changed. Hung, tbo survivor, was shot iu both hands. PACIFIC COAST TRADE. 1'ortlaiKl Market. Wheat Walla Walla, 50c: Valley, 00c; Bluestem, Glc por bushel. Flour Best grades, $3.20; graham, $2.05; superfine, $2.15 per barrel. Oats Choico white, 4l42c; choice gray, 39 40c per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $2122; brow ing, $23.00 per ton. MillatufTs Bran, $17 per ton; mid dlings, $22; shorts, $18; chop, $10.00 por ton. Hay Timothy. $8fl; clover. $7 8; Oregon wild hay, $0 per ton. Butter Fancy creamery, 50 55c; sccondB, 4550c; dairy. 4045c store, 26 30c. Cheese Oregon full cream, 12c; Young America, 15c; new cheese, 10c per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $34 per dozen; liens, $4. 00 5. 00; springs, $1.253; geese, $0.007.00 for old. $4.505 for young; ducks. $5.00 5.50 per dozen; turkeys, live, 15 10c per pound. Potatoes 75 85c per Back; sweets, 2c per pound. , Vegetables Beets, 00c; turnips, 75c per sack; garlic, 7o por pound; cab bage, $1 1.25 per 100 pounds; cauli flower, 75c per dozen; parsnips, 75c per sack; beans, 3c per pound; celery 70 75c per dozen; cucumbers, 60c per box; peas, 33c per pound. Onions Oregon, 75c $1 por Back. Hops 1518o; 1807 crop, 40c. Wool Valley, 1012o per pound; Eastern Oregon, 812c; mohair. 20c per pound. Mutton Gross, best aheep, wethers and ewes, 4c; dressed mutton, 7c; spring lambs, 7Kc per lb. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.26; light and feeders, $2.503.00; dressed, $5.005.50 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, 8.50$3.75; cows, $2. 50 3. 00; dressed beof, 60c per pound. Veal Largo, 0f7c; small, 89c per pound. Seattle Market!. Onions, 80o$1.10 per 100 pounds. Potatoes, $1820. Beets, per saok, 75c. Turnips, per sack, 50 75c. Carrots, per sack, 45 65c. Parsnips, per sack, $1. Cauliflower, 75$1.00o por doz. Celery, 3540o. Cabbage, native and California $1.25 per 100 pounds. Apples, S550c per box. Pears, 60c$1.50 por box. Prunes, 60c per box. Buttor Creamory, 20o per pound; dairy and ranch, 1520o per pound. Eggs, 18 10c Cheese Native, 1212c. Poultry Old liens, 14a per pound; pring chickens, 14c; turkeys, 10c. Fresh moats Choico dreased beef steers, primo, 8c; cows, prime, 7c; mutton, 8Jc; pork, 7o; veal, 08o. Wheat Feed wheat. $20. Oats Choice, per ton, $28. Hay Puget Sound mixed, $7.60 9; choico Eastern Washington tim othy, $12.6018. Corn Whole, $23.50; cracked, $24; food meal, $23.50. Barley Itollod or ground, per ton,, f$2520; whole, $23. Flour Patont, per barrel, $3.50; straights, $3.25; California brnnds, $3.25; buckwheat flour, $3.50; graham, per barrel, $3.00; whole wheat flour. $8.76; ryo flour, $4.60. MillBtufTa Bran, per ton, $14; shorts, por ton, $15. Feed Cboppod loed, $20 33 per ton; middlings, por ton, $17; oil cako meal, uer ton, $35.