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It's a Cold Day When We Get Left.
VOL. X.
HOOD UIVEIt, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1899.
NO. 41.
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days lu each month.
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O. G. Chamheklain, Secretary.
1ANBY POST, No. Ifi, (i. . K.-Meets at A.
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at 2 o'clock p. in. All CI. A. U. lueinU'ra in
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p. m. mrh. n. r. i kowkll, rrcMiieiit.
MM. I'Rum.A Jjikkh, Secretary.
TI(IOI) KIVKIt 1OlKtK, No. lu'j, A. K. and A.
Jl JI..Mect Saturday evening on or before
each full moon. 11 F. DaVHwon, W.M.
D. Mi-Donald, HucrclRiy.
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Meets third Friday nlnlit of each month.
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OI.ETA A8SF.M Hl.Y, No. 108, t'nlted Artisans.
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of VhcIi month at Fraternity hall. Brother
and ib tern cordially invited to meet with us.
A. P. Uatkuam, M. A.
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1AlOMA I.OIXiK, No. 3(1, K. of P.-MeeU
t V ' iln A. O. VS. W. ball every Tuesday night.
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JV Meeta Ilrst and third Saturday of each
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J. If. Watt, Financier.
H. L. HowK, Recorder.
IDI.KWIMIK LODGE, No. 1U7, I. C). (. F.
Meet In Fraternal hall every Thursday
night. o. M. Hartley N. u.
H. J. Hihbahd, Secretary.
fc F. SHAW, M. D.
(SUCCESSOR TO I)R. MORGAN)
All Calls Promptly Attended
Office upstair over Copple's tore. All call
left at the oHice or residence will be promptly
attended to.
JOHN LELAND HENDERSON
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, ABSTRACTER, NO
TARY PL'BI.IO and REAL
F.STATK AGENT.
For 21 years a resident of Oregon and Wash
Ington. lias had many year experience in
Real Estate matter, a abstracter, searcher of
titles and agent. Satisfaction guaranteed or no
charge.
J F. WATT, M. D.
Graduate of Bellevne Hospital Medical Col
lege, 1HM. In General practice at Hood Kiyer,
Oregon.
Surgeon for O'. R. & N. To. I especially
equipped to treat catarrh of nose ana throat
anil disease of women.
Special term lor oilice treatment of chronic
case.
J)ENTISTRY
I)r. R. W. Benjamin, dentist, of Portland, will
make regular visits lo Hood River, and will
have room at the Mt. Hood hotel. All the dif
ferent methods of crowning and filling teeth.
Price reasonable, and satisfaction guaranteed.
Portland Office Room 314 Orcgonlan build
ing. pIONEKR MILLS
Harrison Bko., Propr.
FLOUR, FEED AND ALL CEREALS
Ground and manufactured.
Whole Wheat Graham a specialty. Custom
f rinding done every Saturday. During the
insy season additional day will be mentioned
lu the loeal coin in lis.
HOOD KIVER, OREGON.
gRADLEY "
PHOTOGRAPHER.
Gallery open three days in the week
Thursday, Friday and Saturday until
further notice. First-class work and
' '," 'All Work Warranted.
QOLUMBIA NUJWERY
Large assortment of all kinds of
nursery stock. Send lor cata
log -
, ... ... II. C. BATEMAN, , ,
, Hood River, Or.
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: b.uiber siior.
0 BANT.'.jEv Ajta - . - Troptitor.
.' HtMkO KIVKK. OK. V '
jyjT. YlpOD SAW MILLS
. Tomi.insos Bros, Props. -..i'.FuVAND
"PINE LUMBER.....
Of thq Inset quality alwas on hand at
prices to suit Eie times.
i) ACL AS & SFANGLER,
nCALKRS IN-
HarafWare; Stoves and Tinware
,: Kitchcft furniture, Plumbers' .
- Goods, Pruning Tools, Etc
behave a new and corurdeta-atook.
of hitrdware, stovea and-tlu ware, to
which1 we will keep constantly adding.
Our prices will continue to be as low as
Portland prices.
REPAIHIKG TI1WARE i SPE1ULH.
From All Parts of the New
World and the Old.
OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS
Cuinprehenalv Kviw of the Import
ant Happening uf the Vt Weak
Culled From the Telegraph Column!
The govefiiiueiit lias sent 1,000,000
lOfltane stamps to Porto Riuo, fur use
in the postal system there.
Representatives of the Kickapoo tribe
of Indians are in Mexico trying to Ret
a concession of land frin the govern
ment for a settlement. The tribe de
sires to move to that country.
A large sale of steers took place at
San Antonio, Tex., on tlie 23d. The
George B. Lovington Co. sold 8,000 2-year-olds
and 12,000 yearlings to an
other company. The piice paid for
the lot was $375,000.
The pine timber lands of Southwest
Virginia, East Tennessee and North
western North Carolina have been
monopolized by Canadian and New
England capitalists. The syndicate
represents 15,000,000.
The Nioataguan government having
placed too close a censorship on United
States cablo messages, and failing to
listen to protests , from this country,
President McKinluy has dispatched
the cruiser Detroit to Ureytowu to de
mand an explanation.
There is great activity In the iron
industry, and many orders have been
refused. An order for 12,000 tons of
steel rails for China will be sent
abroad, as American mills have con
tracts for six months ahead.
The west-bound Burlington fast mail
recently beat all records between Chi
cago and Omaha. The distance is 502
miles, and the actual tanning time
was eight hours and 44 minutes. The
train made 100 miles an hour for sev
eral spurts.
An attempt to burn Manila was
made by insurgents. Files were start
ed in two portions of the city,, which
raged all night long, sweeping away
rows of buildings and devastating
acres of pioperty. After daylight the
American troops drove every native out
of the distiicts in which Hies occurred.
The island of Megros, the fourth in
importance in the Philippine group,
has been completely pacified. Four
commissioners from the island visited
General Otis on the 22d and informed
him that the insurgents had been
driven from the island and the Ameri
can Hug raised, and they desired Otis
to take possession, which be promised
to do.
Private Edwin W. Hampton, of Com
pany H, Second Oregon regiment, was
killed in a skirmish near Manila Tues
day. He is the first Oregon soldiei to
die in battle. At the same time pri
vates Joseph II. Cardington, Christian
E. Horn and H. D. Hazard, of Com
pany E, First Washington regiment,
were killed and Corporal V. B. Tucker,
of Company H, of the same togitnent,
was seriously wounded.
The Benton County Prnne Company,
of Oregon, is having about 200 cords of
fir wood cut for use during the evapo
rating season next fall.
The Continental Tobacco Companv,
at Louisville, Ky., purchased f 138,303
worth of revenue stamps last Monday.
This is an unprecedented sale of stamps.
' The sultan of Oman has revoked the
grant of a coaling station to the French
under the British admiral's threat of
bombardment The French consul has
entered a protest.
A number of young men in Sacra
mento, Cat., are organizing a colony
to settle on the island of Guam. They
propose to engage in the raising of the
staple products of the island.
The advance guard of the North At
lantic squadron, composed of the flag
ship New York and the battle-ship In
diana, arrived at the Bermudas Tues
day,; The squadron will proceed to
Havana.
: The Central Union Gas Company has
been organized under laws of Virginia,
to control the natural gas wells and
plants in Ohio, Indiana and Southern
Illinois.. The capital stock will be
124,000,000.,. . ." ..
The Duke of Orleans lias unexpected
ly arrived at Brussels. It is reported
that he considers the moment oppor
tune for a monarchistic attempt in
France. He will consult with the
leaders of bis party.
- Franois H. Bawo, head of the great
chjna and glassware exporting bouse of
Bawo & Dotter, is dead in, Germany,
aged 65 years, of apoplexy. His per
sonal acquaintance throughout the
United States was very large.
A hot skirmish occurred near the
Manila waterworks on Tuesday, in
whioh. on the Ameucan side, two com
panies of the Washington volunteers
were the principal actors. The insur
gents were driven into the jungle,
leaving 15 dead and two wounded. Two
Americans were wounded by the explo
sion of Springfield rifles in their own
bands.
LATER NEWS.
Governor Rogers,of Washington, has
re toed the capitol building bill.
The gunboat Princeton sailed from
Sues Monday for Aden. She is bound
(or Manila, where she should arrive in
about throe weeks.
The North Dakota senate has passed
a bill providing for the appointment of
a commission of three physicians in
each county for the examination of all
applicants for marriage licenses.
In the federal conrt in Tac.otna Judge
II an ford lias ordered a decree of fore
closure on the Shelton & Sotilhwetttern
railroad. The stl of available prop
erty lias been ordered to settle ciaims
which, all told, amount to nearly fUO,
000. Th extent of the loss by 6 re in the
suburbs of Manila since February 22,
has-been given. Sixty buildings . of
stone and 150 substantial wooden
structures with iron roofs were de
stroyed. In addition, 8,000 Nipa
houses of the natives were burned.
The Spanish senate has by a vote of
130 to 7, approved the motion of Mar
shal Martinez de Cam pes, signed by
all Spanish generals in the senate, de
manding parliamentary inquiry into
the conduct of the recent war. The
government etipiiorted the motion.
Two commissioners who retained to
Manila from Malolos, the headquarters
of Aguinaldo, report that 8,000 of the
insurgents at that point are anxious to
surrender, and that it is believed Agui
naldo is ready to receive peace propo
sals. The commissioners were sunt to
the insurgent atronghold under flag
of truce.
Officials of the Gorman foreign office,
have notified the United States em
bassy, at Berlin, that the government
will henceforth admit American
oranges, lemons and raisins without
examination, and also all American
fresh and dried fruit will be allowed to
pass in bond through Germany without
being examined.
It is announced that Germany will
iiiBist that Mataafa be made ki.ng of
the Samoan islands. The UnUed
States, however, with the approvul of
England, is determined to support
Malietoa Tanua. Chief Justice Cham
bers will likely be recalled from the
islands on account of the letter he
wrote to his brother, ami the publica
tion of which offended Germany.
In answer to their demand for in
creased pay, the Western Coal & Min
ing Company at Little Rock, Ark., has
posted au ultimatum to the employes
at all its mines at Denning, Coal Hill
and Jenny Llnd, stating that none of
their demands would be granted. The
miners refuse to yield, and it is now
settled that the 4,000 men or more will
quit work, closing down the entire dis
trict. Rudyard Kipling, the popular author,
is said to be dying at his hotel in New
York.
Texas is passing through an alarming
epidemic of meningitis. Thirty deaths
from the disease have occuired in Fort
Worth in the past week.
A report from Madrid says that Eu
ropean troops have been landed at Ma
nila from warships. The Washington
officials discredit the story.
A representative of the Associated
Press learns that Pier pout Morgan is to
bear the entire cost, amounting to
about (25.000, of the installation of
electric lights in St. Paul's cathedral,
New York.
Colonel Amos C. Babcock, an inti
mate friend of Abraham Lincoln, and
a prominent figure in the abolitionist
movement in the early '50s, is dead at
Chicago. He was horn in New York
in 1828, and came to Illinois in 1846.
The naval committee of the bouse
has directed a favorable report on the
senate bill creating the grade of admi
ral and intended for Rear-Admiral
Dewey. The committee also decided
favorably on the senate bill granting
two months' extra pay for naval service
outside the United States during the
war with Spain.
Lieutenant-Commander C P. Rees.
U. S. N. , who was the signal officer
with Admiral Dewey's fleet and who
stood opon the bridge with the admiral
during the battle at Manila, has ar
rived in Topeka. Kan. , to visit rela
tives. The naval officer was received
by the governor and both branches of
the legislature, and spoke briefly before
both the house and senate.
An appeal has been received by the
chamber of commerce of San Francisco
on behalf of the flood sufferers of the
Shan Tung province of China. Those
signing the appeal are American and
English people. They state that the
Chinese of the district have raised
something like (70,000 American
money, but this will go but a short
way, as there are over 3,000,000 people
starving.
According to the statement of Col
onel Byrd, of the quartermaster depart
ment, there remain at Manila 2,000 of
the 5,000 Spanish troops that were
turned over to Usneral Otis, as a result
of the surrender of that plsce. Of the
S.600 who have been returned to Spain,
about half were taken back by the
Spanish government, so only about
1,800 have been repatriated so far at
the expense of the United States. The
remaining 2,000 be expects to leave
Manila for Spain within the next two
weeks,
Bill
GORMAN AMENDMENT ADOPTED
It Provides That the Army Shell Not
tte Increased Permanently Beyond
1901 House Proceedings In Uetail.
VVahington, March 1. After aeon
test that will be memorable in the his
tory of the senate, the compromise
army reorganization bill was passed
this evening at 7:10. When the sen
ate oonveiied, at II o'clock this morn
ing, it seemed more than likely that
the bill might he passed during the
day. Gorman, of Maryland, insisted
that his amendment providing that the
army should not bo increased perma
nently, or beyond July 1, 1901, be in
corporated in the measure. For sev
eral hours it appeared probable tWit his
insistence at least would throw the
bill over until tomorrow, and perhaps
defeat it. An agreement was reached
finally, however, and Gorman's amend
ment, in a slightly modified form, was
accepted. The vote was 55 to 13.
Then the senate took np the sundry
civil bill and completed its reading, all
the committee amendments being
agreed to, except those relating to the
District of Columbia. The bill was
then laid aside to be completed tomor
row. In the House.
The houBe was in session seven hours
today, and sent to the senate two moie
appropriation bills, the army, which
has been under consideration for sev
eral days, and the fortifications.
The former carried about t'9,000,
000, and the latter, approximately,
(4,700,000. The final conference re
port upon the Indian appropriation bill
was also adopted. The only amend
ment of importance attached to the
army bill was one giving two months'
extra pay to enlisted men in the regu
lar army who served beyond the limits
of the United States during the war
with Spain, and one month's extra pay
to those who served in the United
States. The discussion of the admin
istration's policy relative to the Phil
ippines, which has been occupying the
attention of the members to the exclu
sion of almost everything else during
the consideration of appropriation bills
for the last two weeks, was continued
today, several speeches being made on
the subject.
A bill was passed appropriating
(5,000 for the investigation of leprosy
in this country under a board to be se
lected by the surgeon-general. Corliss
(Rep. Mich.) stated that there were
about 300 cases in the United States.
ANXIOUS TO SURRENDER.
Commissioners From Melnlns Report
Kebels Weary of WKrrre.
Manila, March 1. Two commission
ers who returned from Malolos under a
flag of truce today rcpoit that 8,000
rebels are anxious to surrender. They
also express the belief that Aguinaldo
is inclined to accept pacific overtures.
Spanish Commissioners Rossato and
Bogoto were permitted to pass our line
to confer with Aguinaldo in reference
to Spanish prisoners at Malolos. They
returned through the lines this morn
ing near Calocan with dispatches for
the Spaniards. They said Aguinaldo
and Sandiok are both at Malolos
While the Filipinos are not yet pre
pared to surrender the Spanish prison
ers, they will gladly release two
Americans who have been held for six
weeks, on payment of (30 value of food
and clothing furnished them.
Shortly afterward the rebels sent out
a flag of truce. Bornelli, Commandant
Sinforesedode Lacruse and several hun
dred of the enemy left the Filipinos line
crying "No quore mas com bate los
Americanos muolio bono." The . com
mandant said that fully 8,000 of his
men bad enough, and were anxious to
surrender.
Among the. enemy in the jungle
many women and. child ion are visible.
A woman laid down her rifle, and at
tempted to cioes with the parleyeis,
but she was sent back. -After the par
ley party returned to tire 'American
lines, the enemy on the right fired
volley,' the bullets dropping at their
feet. ' - . ' , '
SCATTERED FIRING. .
This Alone Disturbed the Stillness at
Manila Sunday Might. . .
Manila, March 1. Except lor an oc
casional volley and some individual
firing by the' rebels from the jungle
near Calocan, along the river and in
the vicinity of San Pedro Macati, all
was quietialong the entiie line Sunday
night.
The enemy's sharpshooters . at Calo
can continue to annoy the soldiers in
the daytime, but the Americans no
longer pay much atethtion.to tliemie
serving their fire until the rebels ap
pear in the open in sufficient force to
justify a volley or an occasional shell.
During the night time the men are ac
customed to the enemy's salutes, and a
majority of them remain undisturbed,
se;uredby the outposts and sentries.
Army Reorganization
Has Been Passed.
FRUIT AND HOP INDUSTRIES. I
Hill for Their Protection In Oregon Is
Mow Law.
House bill No. 238, introduced by
Mr. Morton in the Oregon legislature
on January 18, and which become a
law on February 17, provides tor the
protection of the fiuit and hop indus
tries of the state, and the destruction
of the pests affecting the trees and
plants. This law has the endorsement
of the Fruitgrowers' Convention, State
Horticultural Society and state board
Following is the full text of the act, as
it became a law:
"An act to protect the fruit and hop
industry of the state of Oregon. Bo it
euacted by the legislative assembly of
the state of Oregon:
"Section 1. That it shall hereafter
be unlawful for any.person, firm or cor
poration owning or operating any nur
sery, fruit orchard of any kind, hop
yards, flower gardens or ornamental
trees to throw cuttings or prunings
from any fruit trees, nursery stock,
ornamental trees or hop vines into
any public road, highway, lane, field
oi other inclosare, or into any water
course of any kind; but shall destroy
such cuttings or prunings with fire
within 80 days from the time such
cuttings or prunings are made.
"Sec. 2. It shall hereafter be the
duty of any person, firm or corporation
owning or operating any such nursery,
fruit orchard, bop yards, fliwer garden
or ornamental trees, and knowing such
to be infected with any kind of insects,
pests or disease to immediately spray
or destroy the same in such manner as
the fruit commissioner of the district
may direct.
"Sec. 8. It shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or coproration doing
business in the state of Oregon to sell
Paris green, arsenic, London purple,
sulphur, or any spray material or com
pound for spraying purposes, in quan
tities exceeding one pound without pro
viding with each package sold a cer
tificate, duly signed by the seller there
of, guaranteeing the quality and per
cent of purity of said materials.
"Sec 4. Any person, firm or cor
poration selling any of the above ma
terials which do not conform with the
certificates furnished therewith shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and,
upon conviction thereof, shall be sub
ject to a fine of not less than (25, nor
more than (100.
"Sec. 6. It shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation to im
port any infested or diseased fruit of
any kind into the state of Oregon.
"Sec 6. Eveiy person who packs
or prepares for shipment to any point
without the state, or who delivers or
causes to be delivered to any express
agent or railroad agent, or other per
son, or to any transportation company
or corportuion for shipment to any
point without the state, any fruit or
fruits, either fresh, cured or dried, tiiat
is infected with insect pests or diseases
injurious to trees, shrubs, plants,
fruits or vegetables, is guilty of a mis
demeanor. "Sec. 7. Any person, firm or cor
poration violating any of the provi
sions of this act shall be deemed guilty
of a miBdemeancor, and opon convic
tion thereof, shall be punished by a
fine of not less than (25 nor more than
(100.
"Sec. 8. - It shall be the duty of the
commissioner of the stale board of hor
ticulture of the district in which a vio
lation of this act occurs to presont the
evidence of the case to the district at
torney, whose duty it shall be to prose
cute any persons guilty of a violation
of this act, which prosecution shall be
brought in any of the justice courts of
this state.
"Sec. 9. Inasmuch as the horticul
tural interests of the state demand im
mediate attention this act shall be in
full force and effect from and after its
appioval by tho governor."
FOR FISH HATCHERIES.
The Washington Senate Passes an Ap
propriation of S3S.OUO.
In the Washington senate Saturday
there were passed five bills appropirat
ir.g a total of (20,000, establishing fish
hatcheries as follows: At Willapa
harbor, Wenatchee, Skykomieh, Nook
sack and Snohomish rivers.
A bill regulating the praotice of phar
macy was passed by a unanimous vote.
- Other bills passed were: Authoriz
ing the appointment of deputy coal
mine inspector; authorizing counties to
invest the surplus ourrent expense fund
(this bill carries an emergency clause);
one bill was favorably recommended.
It set the legal rate of interest at 6 per
cent.
Governor Rogers' appointment of
Dr. J. L. Mclllhaney, of Everett, a
member of the state board of health,
was confirmed.
New bills introduced were: Appro
priating (3,100 for the relief of D. B.
Ward, state immigration agent; in re
lation to the settlement and reclama
tion of 1,000,000, acres of granted arid
lands, making an appropriation and
declaring an emergency; an act em
powering the board of land commission
ers to relinquish granted lands back
to the United States; this to apply to
lands that have been selected, and, if
for any reason the selection failed.
Senator Preston explained the motive
of this bill, stating that an emergency
existed in consideration of recent de
cisions by the laud department at
Washington.
Report That Foreign Troops
Have Landed at Manila.
THERE IS CONSTANT FIGHTING
It Is Believed the Insurgent Leaders
Will Attempt to Break Through the
American Lines.
Madrid, Feb." 28. An official dis
patch' from Manila says:
"The situation here is very serious.
The foreign warships are disembarking
troops. General Rios will leave Ma
nila and go to Zamboanga, island of
Mindanao."
The government has received a long
dispatch from General Rios at Manila,
but refuses to impart its contents.
The Imparoial, which asserts that it
is in a postion to know the truth of the
situation at Manila, says:
"There is constant fighting between
the Americans and the Tagalos. The
courage and stubbornness of the latter
have caused great anxiety to the
Americans, who do not conceal their
belief that the war will be a lonsr and
desperate one. There is the greatest
alarm among foreigners in Manila, the
commanders of the foreign warships
having decided to land forces to protect
their subjects."
Discredited In Washington.
Washington, Feb. 28. The govern
ment officials here discredit the state
ment in the above dispatoh that the
foreign warships are disembarking
troops at Manila. Spanish sources of ,
information, respecting affairs in the
Philippine islands, are not to be relied
upon, they say, as tlie press and peo
ple of Spain do not hesitate to circu
late statements inimical to the inter
ests of this country.
Such of the dispatches reaching the
war department today from General
Otis that were made public were eon
fined to routine matters, while Secre
tary Long said tonight he had not n
word from Admiral Dewey during the
entire day. - General Otis has repeat
edly stated in bis dispatches to the
authorities here that he lias the situa
tion well in hand, and there is no rea-
son to believe lie would have trouble
in keeping order at Manila, where the
cream of bis troops are stationed.
Kebels A re Desperate.
Manila, Feb. 28. Last night the
rebels concentiated in such numbers
near the Chinese cemetery tiiat General
McArthur anticipated an attack and
asked for reinforcements. Two com
panies of the Twenty-third regulars
were sent to Calocan, and a battalion
of the Twentieth regulars to the ceme
tery, at about midnight, but the expect
ed attack was not made. The rebels,
after making a great noise with bogle
calls and yells of "viva independent
oia," and "muoho malo Americanos,"
and firing volleys, disappeared in the
woods.
It is believed their leaders are get-
ting desperate, and are attempting to
force the United States troops iO make
an attack, in the hope of breaking
through the American lines, but the
rebels are evidently unwilling to be
pacified when facing the Americans. -It
is just possible, however, that
they may be goaded into such a move
before more reinforcements arrive.
Filibustering Expedition.
Kansas City, Feb. 28. The Times
prints the details of an alleged filibus
tering expedition having for its objeot
the overthrow of the government of
Guatemala, in Central America. Ac
cording to the story, a regiment of
1,000 men has been formed in Kansas
City, St. Louis and Chicago, and a sec
ond regiment has been formed in the
East. Two companies are to leave
Kansas City by rail, it is said, en route
to the scene of the proposed invasion,
via St. Louis and New Orleans. A
Guatemalan named Sandoval, the rep
resentative of a former governor of
Guatemala, is said to be the organizer
of the expedition, and it is stated that
the invaders are to receive their pay in
grants of land and other privileges, in
the erent of the success of the revolu
tion. '
KeTenues of the Islands.
Washington, ; Feb. 28. Assistant
Secretary of War Meiklejohn has made
a public statement showing the total
receipts from customs and taxes re- '
ceived from the several ports in the
islands of Cuba and Porto Rico and the
Philippines, so far as reports have been
received by the war department from
the respective dates of occupation of
said ports by the military forces of the
United States to and including Janu
ary 81, 1889.
In Cnba from Jnly 18, 1888, to Janu
ary 31, 1899 (six ports not reporting
for January), (1,312,372 was received.
In the Philippine Islands from August
13, 1898, to December 81, 1898, (1,
819,813. In Porto Rico from August
15. 1888, to-December 15,1865,(3,.
Gi3.602.
Reyes Defeated.
Managua, Nioaragua, Feb. 28.
President Zelaya's army has captured
Cili mountain and Aguaa Calientes,
thus virtually terminating the Blue
fields revolution,, '