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BOHEMIA NUGGET I-ublliUrd JtrtTj rrUT COTTAGE GROVE OREGON HIE NEWS WEEK Co,nprrht.n.lTO KtI.w of th Import nnt lUprnlnB. r h rl Vr"k Culled From the TeWrnph Columnt. Tho Red Cross Society of Now York has shipped $20,000 worth of medical Bupplies and delicooies to tho soldiers at Manila. A rupture is imminent between Italy and China, over tho latter's refusal to cede a coaling station to Italy at San Mun bay. Tho British cruiser Talbot, which was Ecnt to Now York to convey the Lord Hersholl to bngianu, LATER NEWS. lemains of has sailed. Tho Madrid authorities have offered Aguinaldo a ransom of $1,000 for each officer, $100 each for tho privates, and $50 for each civil servant. Advices from Honolulu dated March 1 state that Princess Kauilani was not expected to live 24 houts. Rheumn tism of tho heart was the cauBO of her illness. Both houses of tho Oklahoma legisla ture have passed a bill prohibitinu tho practice of Christian scienco in Okla homa. The governor, it is said, will Eign the bill. Tho Canadian government has de cided to construct a telegraph line to tho Klondike country. The pian is to build a lino between Lake Bennett and DawBon City at once. Tho Whitinsvillo cotton mill, at Whitinsville, Mass., and the cotton mills at Linwood and Saundersville have announced an advance in wages. About 3,000 operatives are affected. The British minister has informed tho Chinese foreign office that anv attempt to repudiate tho railway con tract will bo regarded as a breach of faith meriting retributive measures. The government has concluded to in augurate stringent sanitary measures in Cuba and Porto Rico. Apparatus for destroying garbage is being shipped to the principal cities of both islands. An army winter hospital at Savan nah, Ga., of 47 buildings, has been opened for patients. Tho first ship ment of invalid soldiers from Cuba have been receied by the hospital ship Missouri. Welcome A. Botkin, husband of Cordelia Botkin, convicted of the murder of Mrs. John R. Dunning, of Dover, Del., has applied for a divorce on the ground that his wife has been convicted of a felony. The 12 dynamite cartridges found back of the exploded arsenal at Tou lon, France, are of foreign manufac ture, and French authorities aro now convinced the destruction of the arsen al was due to foul play. At Tien-Tsin, China, 200 persona broke through the ice where three riv ers meet, and 106 were drowned. Another rebellion has broken ont in China. An army 10,000 strong ia committing serious depredations in the central provinces. The Argentine training-ship, with President Sarmiente, has arrived at Valparaiso, where great festivities have been prepared in hia honor. Tho republican deputies at a meeting held at Madrid, have decided npon a vigorous republican propaganda. Pais, tho republican paper, has boon eeized. A message received at Harvard col lege observatory fiom the European Association of Astronotneia announced the discovery of a faint comet by Dr. Wolfo. A severe earthquake shock was ex perienced at Yokohama, the disturb ance visiting localities of the great shock of 1891, with some loss of life and property. Governor Smilh, of Montana, haa vetoed a bill passed by the late legisla ture legalizing boxing contests. Such contests are absolutely forbidden by the law in force. Ex-Commissary-General Eagan, who has remained in Washington since tho court-martial suspended him from the service for an attack on Geneial Miles, has left Washington for the West. Ha will go to Honolulu, where his son haa large interests in coffee plantations. A sensation has been caused in Franco by a report that 13 dynamite cartridges were found, behind tho Tou Ion arsenal recently destroyed, and by tho further report that some poison not yet identified fired three revolver shots at an arsenal sentry, none of them, however, taking effect. A suit for $70,000 damages against James J. Hill, as president of the Great Northern Railway Company, haa been commenced in tho superior court at Seattle by W. F. Huys.who claims that the state granted him an exclusive con tract to fill in tidelands at Smith Cove recently purchased by President Hill for docking purposes. Tho torpedo-boat Fox, built at Port land, has arrived at 8an Francitco. She mado tho mn from Astoiia In 46 hours. Tho navy dopnttmont has abandoned all hopo of tho recovery of tho armored jruiser Cristobal Colon, sunk In tho battle ol July 3, at Santiago. Tho navy department is informed by Admiral Dowey that tho supply ehip Nanshan haa left Manila with supplies for tho now naval station nt Guam. A correspondent ot tho stato depart ment, writing fiom Ponapl, Caroline islands, says the inhabitants liko every thing that ia American. Thoy aro hop ing and praying, ho saya, that the Americana will tako possession of nil of tho islands, and, if not all, nt least tho island of Ponapi. Tho differences betweon tho Raisin- Growers' Association and tho packers of California, havo been finally ad justed. Tho association will mako tho sales and tho pnokors will lecoivo n liberal commission. Tho packers will form an oragnization with n capital ot $500,000, of which $10,000 is to bo in cash. Tho city of Pnsig, east of Manila, has been captured by American troops after an hour's fight. Tho loss to tlit Filipinos was 30 killed and 10 prison ers. Tho Americans' loss was ouo man killed. Six wero wounded. Tho man killed is Private C. E. Thorn, of the Twentieth Kansas. The battlo was fought by Wheaton's divisional brigade. A search steamer which has returned to Brisbane, Queensland, from Cook town, on tho Endeavor rivor, this colony, reports that three schooners and 80 luggers wero lost and that 400 col ored peisons and 11 whitos were diownod during tho recent hurricane that swept the northwest coast oi Queensland. There has been a popular demonstra tion in Chiistiana, Norway, against Crown Prince Gustaf, Duko of Worm land, who was recently appointed re gent on account of the illness of hie father. Kinc Oscar. Tho princo was returning from tho military club when he met a crowd of people, who hooted him, hissed him and pelted him with snowballs. A determined though unofficial effort is being made to secure the exerciee by the United States of its good offices in behalf of China. Tho matter has not yet been brought officially to the atten tion of Secretary Hay, but it is tinner stood that be is aware of tho wishes of certain interested persons, and the ad vantage, from their point of view, which would accrue to this government n case of such action. A wind with tho velocity of 45 miles an hour swept through St. Louin, and five people are reported injured in dif ferent parts of tho city from falling signboards. Proposals for an arrangement between the contending forces in Bolivia are now under consideration by the lead ers, and it is hoped they will result successfully. A severe snow storm haa been raging in Minnesota and over into South Da kota on the west and into Wisconiu on the east. The snow drifted badly, and traffic was delayed. Three tuga for use among the Philip pine islands nave Deen purcnaseu or tho United States at Hong Kong. They are each of about 100 tonB, 87 feet long and draw eight feet of water. A terrific wind storm visited Okla- hama City, O. T. For half an hour it blew a perfect gale, while the rain fell in sheets. Nearly 100 houses were blown down. The damage ia estimated at $60,000. No lives wero lost. The ship Marion Chilcott will tako from Puget Sound 800 tons of hay, oats and bran, and 400,000 feet of lumber to Manila for government use, in response to a recent order received by Quartermaster Robinson at Seattle. The dispatch from the Italian govern ment asking from China a concession of the port of San Mun, has boon changed into a note of demand, and China, which bad refused to cede the port, in answer to tho request will now probably yield to tho demand. The Cuban assembly has impeachod Gomez and dismissed him from the army for having agreed with United States authorities to disband tho Cuban army without consulting the assembly. When Gomez was intnrmod of the no tion of the assembly, he replied: "All right; I enjoy the situation." Admiral Sampson has sailed with his ilagelnp tho Now York, and the Brooklyn, from Harana for Puerto Cortez, on tho coast of Honduras. Tho Indiana and the Texas, of tho North Atlantic squadron, sailed from Havana for Cienfuegos. Tho ships will meet again in tho course of a week, probably off the Venezuela coast. I Tho men under Admiral Dowoy at the time of the naval battlo at Manila have put in claims for $200 a head for enoh Spaniard on tho captured and de stroyou bimnisn vessels, mere is a law which provides that $100 per head shall be awarded for each person on such vessels captured or destroyed and $200 in case the conquered forco is su perior to tho attaokiug forco. With tho assistance of tho Bhore batteries at Manila it is claimed tho Spanish fleet was superior to that under Dowoy at the time of the memorable battlo. CUT PHI CAPTURED Whoaton's Brigado Foroos Baok tho Enomy. NO FIGHT IN THE INSURGENTS After n Hour'. '" rl",,BO I.r.rrt Tliolr lf-i Works otl Kir to tho JuiieI' FAIR WAY Or au .uum-.-. Mll.f.rtnrr t'n.Ur.l-."l nM.,.t l .tl t tmim. 16, Altnr IIU" and tho exchango Washington. Mnrcli moo.us ronforonors ami '7''." of notes lKitwom. Keor.tn y 1 y, I. To has Manila, Maich 16.-AI davl gh to day Urlgndler-Oenenl Lloyd boston a divisional brigade. consisting of ho Twentieth infantry, tho Twenty-Beo-ond infantiy, eight companion of tho Washington volunteers, ovon com panies of tho Oregon volunteers, three troops of tho Fourth cavalry and n mounted battoty of the Sixth artillery, was drawn up on a ridge behind Han Pedro Maonti, a mllo south o ow Tho adavneo was founded nt 0:30 A. M.. tho cavalry leading the column at n .mart trot across the open to tho riclit. evontually teaching a clump commanding tho roar of (luadlupo. SnntKirted hv the Oregon voluntteors, tho advanco opened a heavy tiro on the minds. Tho resnonso was leouio ami desultoty, apparently coming from few men in every covert. Nime mo "gin column was 'swinging toward tho town of Pasig, tho left advanced, pouring volleys into tho buth. A small! body of refcels mado a de termined stand at Gundnlupo church, but waa uunublo to withstand tho as sault. At 7:30 a liver gunboat started to ward PnBig. The rebels woro llrat on counterod by thia vessol in tho junglo near Guadalupo. Steaming slowly tho gunboat poured a terrifio lire from her gatling guna into tho brush. For hi) hour t.io whirling of tho rapld-llro guna alternated with tho booming of the heavier pieces on board. In tho mcantimo Scott'a battery nshoro waa shelling tho tronchea and driving the enemy bck. Tho artillery then advanced to the bridgo of bamboo and drove n few of tho enemy 'a sharp shooters away with volleys from their carbines, Tho artillery then advanced and met with no opposition. Tho infantry had boon sent forward in extended order, tho Washington j regiment resting on tho bnnk of the river, each regiment deploying on J reaching a station and furnishing its own support. The entire column wheeled toward tho rivor, driving the enemy toward his support and thon ad vancing on Guadalupe. Tho artillery moved to a ridgo commanding Paaig and Pateroa. Ky thia time tho enemy was in full flight along a lino over a mile long, and tho firing was discontinued temporarily, in order to givo tho troops a rest before making tho attack on Paaig. Tho enemy's loss waa believed to bo aovere, but only eight Americans were wounded at thia stago of tho en gagement. It waa raining heavily. After a short rest, General Wheaton resumed the attack on Pasig. Scott'a battery, supported by two companiet ot the Twentieth regiment, advanced on Guadalupe by the road along the river bank, the remainder of the Twen tieth regiment and the Twenty-second tegiment following with the reserve of Oregon volunteers. At 11:30 A. M. the column camo in contact with the enemy, and the gun boat steamed to the firing lino and cleared the jungle on both sides whilo the battery took up a position on a bluff at tho right. The first shot from tho Amerioan field pieces nt 1,200 yards' range dislodged a gun of tho ouemy at PaBig. After the town hod been shelled the Twentieth regiment linod up on tho bluff and tho Twenty-second took up a position on tho left of tho place, with tho cavalry in the center, whereupon the enemy retreated to tho town. The gunuoat then moved into a bend opposite, and a hot firo on the rebel position was maintained along tho whole American lino until 2:20 P. M., when preparationa woro mado for the attack. At 3 P. M. our gunboat atartod in pursuit of tho enomys armed tug, chasing her to tho lake. At 3:30 P. M. a largo body of the enomy was discovered working nround tho right flank, and tho Twentieth regi ment was moved to a commanding lidgo. Tho rebols woro mot opposite Pntoros, but bolted. Thirty of tho rebels wero killed, 10 rnoro taken pris oners, and tho Americans lost six men wounded. Tho wholo American bi vouacked at 5 o'clock. About 700 rebels wero roported to be marching northward a fow miles te tho southwest 8inln Cannot I'njr, Madrid, March 15. Tho position ol tho Spanish prisoners in tho Philip pines, it is said hero, must romaln in abeyanco, as tho sum demanded by Agulnaldo Is bo enormous that tho gov ernment cannot pay it. General Rios, tho Spanish commandor in tho Philip, pines, in an official dispatch acquaint ing tho government with tho fact that Major-Genoral Otis liaB stopped tho ne gotiations for tho release of tho Span ish prisoners in tho hands of tho robots, says: "I protest in tho name of humanity, and believe tho timo has arrived to ap peal through tho consuls to tho good officos of tho powers." ... i ii.i i iniiiinn Urltlnh niiibitrjniior ami Llms-ador. n satisfactory ... U g has been reached between tho th oo h,w x Interested In Htu.oa t" lh Si lo., llu.ro. This Mudca to on.... now account of Hamoa and t obi tor ,i... ir,..l.hs among officials which havo recently occurred tlitira. .i. i iv Will. ..mi Ball, who been nominated by Germany as pre! dent ol tho municipal council nt Apia, to succeed Di. HnCTul. will lw recog nlzod by tho IlrltUh " Unltwl 8UIM authorities. Already this recognition is assured, but it remains for tho con tula at Apia to carry it nto forma effect, in accordance with tho letter of tho treaty of Berlin. Dr. Balf wll i. V.iliinuton tho latter pint ol this month. Ho will then proceed to u......... ,..M,!ml thero In May. I 'In uiiiii.'.., ' " nMMMIlt ntlmi Of till! lllUIIICllHtl 10 itli thu nttnrovrtl of tho throo is exuecttul to smooth out mat Mrs among tho oflluials and go a long V It V toward adjusting the entire Hint- in rnftiOtlni? thin conclusion, tho ofll n ii In of tho three powers hnvo decided not to attempt a settlement of tho Samoan kingship ior mo priwnv. tho meantime, tho status quo is to bo maintained. According to tho under standing reached, there will bo no movo to establish, purmitnenlly. ono or tho other of these claimants on tho throne. Tho kingship will ho settled by n full conference as soon as nil tho Informa tion on the subject is obtained. i Hi LINElUififc - - Hi Sho Goos Ashoro h Sootlan Const, TUQ8 8ENT TO THE l'miIUr Taknn o(T Wllht,,,. III in, (iwmiiiiib iji nig V,)(( J lhillfI, N. H.. Mnrnh llI in-., ii.... ' '1 minu in." "ii'Hiiinr i .1Ht! t'oriinnii, ior nnuinx, wrlli ...1 Uuniiot rook light, m-ur Ysraj,,1! morning ni uiw n.i, it, t g IU-1 uwillnii."ii tnui 'll'rif) j coiniMtriiiiuntK nr r.u u .vTco tugs nave giiuo irom Yafinomi, h no l mi. Tho UintUmii unit,.,. fnx from I.I voricMil In lav. ... not maiden voyage, mi l ni t0 f '.general to load cargo for hikimi Nil, nnXfinI' net remlstHiml tft.i.ne, Uiuj4ilw InrgPftl Allan lum iiritnri jPiSliS' I'll, alilft l 111 nll.tftik ,,f I'... mil mill nlllfiim for nit- r lv t.1 11 mm Parisian, tho entlro . r.. .,i t),rlip!"tJ having Iwilll tlllimfurfrl tl y fBUH-UBJ CALIFORNIA DANK FAILS. Tim Drought ItripniitlliU fnr tlm VU uncial ltiitltin. Ban Luis Obispo. Cnl.. March 10. Tho bank altuullon hero is still tinsat infoctory Tho County nnd Commer cial bunks nro atlH closed. President Vonnblo, of tho Commercial, said to day: "If it docs not ruin very soon In or der to mako bettor times, our bank will not bo reoponod." J. P. Androws, president of tho An drowa Hanking Company, tho only bank now doing UtiHlnesa noro, sinieu inni ho was receiving deposits and would wenthor the storm. It is stated that if too much pressure ia brought to boar in making collectlona for llio closed hanks, eoveral business houses may bo forced to suspend. Dank Commissioner Darrctt is investigating tho aiTaiia of tho County and Commercial banks. Ill" Rtitimer wan lutoJ and tMMoiigors i.cie f.i i SURRENDERED VOLUNTARILY. Two linn Clmrsii With th Murtlar of Colnnxl Fountain anil Hon. Denver, Colo., March 15. A special to tho Nows from Santa Ko, N. M., says: Olivar M. Loto and William Gllliland, charged with tho murder of Colonel A. J. Fountain, of Las Cruces, and hia little son, on tho white sands or tho Hacrnmentoa, in February, 1807, surrendered thia morning to Judge Parker, at Las Crucea. These men have defied the officers for tho past 18 months, Deputy Shorifl Casey having been kiltsd whilo trying to arrest them Upon thu assurances ol tho governor that thoy would bo protocted from mob violence, tho men surrondorod volun tarily. The Fountain murder was sup posed to bo tho result of tho prosecu tion of cattlo rustlers. boat, malls pool. Tho sttmintu Intgan le.nW.j ntitly altor slut strurK, it lUlw olpllno prerallwl aiii'.ng tlwjm- Thoy rottirniHl to their t rMln.i" callled out again to don Mop which many woro wi-nnng Hahtil Yarmouth on tug si f uvoning. Tht' panenguri asj savmi trial i naggogo Kit i, wont on at low tide, which , her favor. Tho place of tho l natter i miles from whom th MoraTiir i Allan Hue, was lost some rnJ STAYED IN THE TRENCH Itcbrll Co il I it Not Muitrr Ci Vnlnr Into lh opt. Manila. March H -Tin F apparently hud planned an aUil tho line of Genets! utu dh Halo this morning, t ut U.cir i setimtxl to flinch, though they ft j rials and kept up the l;lllJ4t i tho Arncrlcnn front fur ui Our trtKtjm, in olxMlience to orS frainel from shooting, with tint tlon of two oointMtnie of r.el;t men. who replied until they 11 pressed tho ruglmont of T ; This btwlr of rtilmls set-innd oiiri tor loadorshlp than most of tun A white man was seen nmonj cors, endeavoring to leal tknn attack, but nptmroritly nil tUoai duco them to'leavo tho trends! ftitilo. Tho American authorities lI say tho olty is now no tifffCtSttfli licod that a serious nutlneak in Bible. They bollero that tht aro cowcv). The preionco of the fnmlliHK cora ia discouraged, and msnMl ine on board tho Unlltxl Htiws ports, soma going to Japan fort arv reiidenoe. Geneial Otli marked: "Manila is no plw women. This is war, not a rw'Kpir1 Tho Drills!) cruiser Nsrc!iUjSX4' Liixon, having on board llritui I jeots who desiio protection. Imptiarhinrnt nf (luiiifit. New York, March 15. A ilispntch to the Tribuno from Washington says: News from Havana of the Cuban ansem bly's action in deposing Maximo Go mez from command of tho nrmv will cause noohango in tho administration's jiolicy. Tho American military com mander authorities in Cuba will con tinue to rccognizo Gomez ami to dual with him. It ia not believed tho tur moil which has bocn created temporar ily will mnko necessary any chango in tho plans for tho withdrawal of tho volunteers, though if the developments seem to require it, tho plans will be modified. Ilurrldil Trip to Cnhn. Washington, March 16. Postmaster Gonoral Charles Kmory Smith will leavo hero next Wednesday on n hurried trip of three or four days in Cuba. Tho object of tho trip is n conforonco with Director of Posts Rathhonoover a n um ber of postal mattois that hnvo arisen on tho island which require personal investigation. I'ntlatcli nt Fort Ilupitrt. Victorin, B. O., Maroh 16. The steamor Willnpa brings news that a big potlatch ia now going on nt Fort Rupert, where noarly 1,200 Indians nro said to bo gathorod. Dancing nnd tho making of presents ia being carried on in groat stylo. Tho chief of tho Huport tribe is trying to Induce all tho other tribes to join with him in a big poaco society, intended to put nn end to jealousies nnd intortribui quarrols. Th Ko nt Hnn I'rHnclico. 8an FranoiBco, March 16. Tho tor. podo-hont Fox, built nt Portland for tho government, arrivod lioro today. She mado tho run from Astoria in 45 hours, but at no timo was coinir nt full snnn.l Sho did not como to anchor on her ar rival, but wont direot to Mnro island. Smffi rstrcnj KTftli'n Iwreal Jpeola mm Hi P.RE IN A FEARFUL ftp",'," fttVti Wffl 'iriTa sauui IwaTi HTM that llaTei STORitlfori! Httmnar rnvnnU'a ItolUrt U'H Thrlr Crmtlft. Liverpool. March 14. The of tho Ctinard lino steamor Ft" Captain Atkins, from LirorpwU uurv 24. for Ronton, which wr into St. Miohaols on Kobriiaiyi ablcd, and which arrived heret day morning in tow of two tuiri Purita del Undo, Azores, tnalniwl iitinnst rntli'fltico roirnrdlni! ttlCr or's expoilenoos. It was glean!' tho crow, howuvor. that tho passed through a torrihlo ordeA troubles began with a terrlbl CTf January 30. For three duvi t L'inos woto slowed nnd mounts eons tossed tho Pit von In llko a cock. Thon her hoilora began W In their cradlea nnd to bump ? each other Kvontunlly tho ccju after tho most arduous labors, K1 thu boilers with ropes and dial"1! tho bumping coasod, hut It wai Jl that tho steam pipes wero Tho crow n&surt tiiat tho vubsc"1 bo tromondoualv thnt it wouw boon impossihlo souiotlmos to,'t lior nnors ilea. Tbroo boats wwi part of tho port rail nnd lt yn uuto carrion away, iiihi ,jnj was atovo in. As tho Pavonia .1 . . l.lnlil. tWVOl tno uock ano prcsonts a piu"i agod condition, . Ilnntlii nt tlm Wnr. Kje Woshiiigton. Maroli l. p lowing Btntatnont has boon KjIJ allowing tho totitl numbor of "efl lm ported to tho ndjiitnnt-gonornl hotwoon May 1, 1808,nnd "'"'liEfl' 1800: Killed in action. 820; dlV wounds, 125; died of disease, total, 6.731. Choyenno, Wyo., Maroh W-" tho worst atorma of tho aoason tn l.n. atnnlrtTlllll 63J 1,1!...... I ll l 1. nrlrninOIJ 1 uiiouiu, iuiiuwiiik hi voro woathor of tho past six oe. I wiiuuuii iuuiy uuuou uuhi; v tie and ahoop.