uo
OTIS FRESH DILEMMA,
Troops Needed in the Islands
Still Held by Spanish.
RIPE FOR ANARCHY.
Americans Not Prepared to Replace the
Spanish Garrisons About te be With
drawn From Mindanao and the Suln
Archipelago—Proposed Exchange of
Frisouers—Sharp Brush With Rebels.
Manila, Philippine Islande, (By Cable.)
Bpalip’s evaenation of the Philippine Islands
will be practionlly completed by the with-
drawal of the Spanish gartison from Zam-
boanen, Islncd of Mindanao, and from the
Sulu Islands, and it the United States as-
sumes control of Mindanao and the Bulu
Islands on the Spaniards withdrawing, the
military authorities bere must, in order to
garrison those islands, diminish the forces
of American troops, which are already too !
small,
Thera was almost mutiny among the
Spanish troops in the fslands because they
were ordered to proceed to the Ladrone
Islands and the Carolise Isiands, some of
them refusing to do so, claiming that their
enlistment had expired. The latter were
exempted and allowed to return to Spain,
The native troops in the Spanish garri- |
sons are ina sad plight. They must ac |
company the Spaniards or risk the ven- |
gennee of their compatriots, The Spaniards |
proposs to disband them, but they refuse to |
give up their arms, i
The natives of Zamboangn, emboldened |
by the suspicious rapture of the armaments
on board the Spanish gunboats, which were
purchased there Ly Franclseo Reyes, of this |
place, are likely to prove troublesome when |
the Spanish garrisons nre withdrawn from {
the coast town of the Island of Mindaano, |
It is believed that the smoldering tribal wars :
will then be resumed, anarchy will prevail, |
and the inhabitants of nearly every village
will fight with their neighbors.
A tripartite exchange of prisoners will |
be arranged, it itis possible to necotiate
with the Fillpinos as if they were a civilized |
nation, If the Filipinos consent to release :
the Spanish prisoners, the Amarieans might |
release the Tagalos they bold prisoners, in |
return for which Spain wonld free her poli. |
tical prisoners, The provisions of the Paris
treaty would thus be carried out,
The Snanish Commission hesitates to en-
ter the Filipioo lines, feariog treachery, al-
though Aguinaldo has guaranteed the safety |
of the Commissioners,
The release of the Filipinos held by the |
Americas might be distinctly advantage-
ous, as they all elaim to have been converted |
10 the American cause by the good treat
ment they have received, and announce
bemselves to be anxious to influsnes their
friends in favor of the policy of the United
States, !
A scouting party of the Minoescta regis
ment, near Guiguinto, between Maloios and
Biggs, met a superior foree of Filipinos. |
The Americans repulsed the enemy's attack, |
ustil, just as their ammunition was falling,
the Minnesotacs were re-enforced by two
companies of American troops, and the
rebels were scattered. One soldier of the
Minnesota regimen: was wounded, i
A body of about 100 rebels tried to break
through the lines of Price's battalion of the |
Fourth Regiment at Pasig, but they were res |
pulsed without any loss on the Amerisan
side,
MAY HE SAFE
Iosurgentas Said be Treating Thelr
Frisoners in a Humane Manner,
Maanlia, Philippine Islands, (By Cable) |
Admiral Dewey has been notified of the |
strange disappearasce of Lieut J, C, Gil- |
more and 14 members of the crew of the |
United States gunboat Yorktown. The i
Yorktown anchored off Baler, on the east |
const of the Iyland of Luzon, and about 200 |
miles from here, where there was a Spanish
garrison of about 50 men, which had been |
defending itsell against several hundred
Filipinos for months past, !
Lieutenant Gilmore, Easign W. II. Stand- i
ley and ux boat's crew were seat up the river i
from Baler Buy to communicate with the |
Spaniards, the town of Baler being situated |
some distanes inland. Eosign Standley,
who ianded at the mouth of the river, re- |
ports that he heard three volleys, a bugle |
eail and cheers from up the river, but that |
the sutomatie pun which was part of the |
equipment of the boat was not heard firing, |
Htandiey later paddied to the Yorktown in
f canoer. Asearch was mada for the York- |
town's boat and her crew, but no trace of |
them was found, and the Yorktown sailed |
for lloilo, from which place her commander
eabled to Admiral Dewey bis (heories that |
the Filipivos bad enptured or sunk the boat |
or that the Spaniards bad rescucd
American party,
The Admiral will take
rescue the (risoneds, i
Brig.-Gen, Charles King, who bas been i
taken suddenly ill and wio is wusnable to |
continue in command of bis brigade, has |
been relisved of further duty and has been |
ordered to return to the United States on |
the fret transport sailing from here for i
home,
fo
the |
prompt steps to
Ward From Otis,
Washington, D. C., (Special. ~The fol.
lowing cable has just Lesn received from
General Otls:
“Manila, —Adjutant-General, Washington:
Lawton retarned from lake country 17:
fost, briogiog captured vessels, Insurgents
much seattored; retreat before our forces;
await opportusity to attack detachments,
Better cinss of people tired of war; desire
peace. Enemy bniid hope on return of cur
volunteers to United States, Its army much
demoralized, nnd loss by desertions and
death large. Will provabiy prosecute guer-
iriiia warfare, looting and burning country
which it occupied. Health and spirits of
‘troops good, Voluuteers' return will con.
mence about May 5.
“Will render willing services until return
transports available, Embarkation will con.
tinge through June and July, Reports from
Visayan Islands continue very encouraging,
Interinland commerce heavy; customs re-
eceipts Berensing,
“Om”
at
FABALL OF LABS a
Hiinols has 109 rafironds,
Canada bas a skunk farm,
Carpenters have 500 unfoss,
Uncle Bam has 6.0,000 barbers,
Calitornia s-nds butter to Japan,
New York bas 25.000 milliopaires.
Bt. Paul hasn't an idie union brewer,
Bt. Louis saloons are again open on Sur
day. :
Buaily.
In Italy charcoal
toe. :
conts from $16 to $20 a
THE NEWS,
A new first-clnes theatre to cost, "with the
nnd, $400,000, Is to be erected In San Fran-
clsco,
Fire Sesteaypd the large department store
of Elwer & C8, ut Newcastle, Pa. Loss,
£100,9.0; insurance, §§0,000,
Handry De Roseby, the second victim of
the stabblog affair whieh followed a dance
at Winslow, Me, is dead,
Phillp D, Crisp, of the carriage buliding
firm of Fitzgibbon & Crisp, of Trenton, N.
J., committed suicide by hanging himself ia
his office,
The government sale of mules at Chicka
mavga Park bas been a remarkable success,
something over 300 animals being sold, net-
ting io the neighborhood of #20000,
The large tannery and yards of the Unit.
ed States Leather Company, at Lincoln,
Me., was destroyed by fire, causing a loss
estimated at $150,000,
The plant of the Central Oil and Gas
Stove Company, at Gardoer, Mass, com-
prising nine bulidings, was damaged by fire
to the extent of 875,000,
The investigation of the riot near the
Presidio bas virtually fallen through, Reh-
feld, the saloonkeeper, whose place was
burned, being unable to identify any of the
men as being connected with the affair,
State Labor Commissioner SBehmidt, of In-
he had submitted the Governor's plan for
settlement of the Alexandria Glass Works
strike to the locked out men, and that the
men approved of it and are willing to ro.
turn to work.
The Tamarack, Oscecls, Tamarack, jr.,
and Kearsarge copper mines at Calumet,
Mich., were compelled to close on account
of u strike at thelr stamp mills at South
Lake Linden. About 2,500 men are out of
employment through the strike of 300 men
at the mills,
The Connecticot House of Representatives
adopted a resolution providing that the Con-
nectiout Beoators and Representatives in
Congress be requested to secure an amend
ment to the act or May 4, 1808, which shall
provides that only first-class battleships and
eriulsors shall be pamed for the States,
The President, after consultation with
members of bis cabinet, decided not to or-
ganize for the presant the volunteer army
Generali Otis was
te the
United States of the volunteers {no ths Phil.
ipploes,
Rapresentatives Sherman, of New York,
and Hopkios, of Illinois, are the leading
candidates for the Speakership of the House
of Representatives, Hoo, Thomas B. Reed
will resiga bis seat in Congross to enter into
Porto Rican commissioners petition the
relations bee
ask that the people of Porto Hieo be given
ment,
Medieal men advoeats the
cabinet position, the bead of which
would be charged with the supervision of
to guard the public
creation of a
Dew
messures
health,
Ex-Gov, Jobn Lee Carroll, of Maryland,
was re-elected president of the Sons of the
Revolution, in national convention at Den.
ver,
James P. Tallaferro was elected Usited
Beantor from Fiorida, The joint
convention of the Pennsyivania Legislature
adjourned without electing a
M. 8, Quay. .
Toree inmates of & Mennonite Orphans’
Home at Berne, Ind., were burned to death
io a fire which destroyed the building,
Governor Johason, of Alabames, bas ealied
a special session of Ine Legislature to repeal
the act providiag tor a constitational
designed
Siates
COL
of
Matthew Clark, a well-known resident
York county, Pa. living near the town
Constitution, banged himsel! to & beam In
Melancholy induced by bad
of
Mr. Clark was about seveaty-iwo years old.
Professor Young, of Princeton, stated that
an expedition will be seat from Princeton to
North Carolina to make observations on the
morning of May 37, 1900, Tbe shadow of
the eclipse will pass north from New Orlesns
to Norfolk, Wa. and the party will be sta-
The Washington State Department bas
published a report from United States Con-
sul Williams at Manila, ia which he refutes
Darlog the jast
your he says be heard of no temperature in
the islands below 57 degrees and none above
95 dogrees in the sun. The City of Maalia
and good water supply. The death rate is
small, nad with proper care one may be en-
The bribery investigation committes of the
Pennsylvania Logisinture has recommended
that eriminnl proceedings be instituted in
the courts against nine persons for alleged
the
It would surprise no one In Washington if
President, should relinquish bis post at any
time, He bas broken down under the strain
of the ardous duties he has performed siaes
the advent of the present Administration,
and for over three weeks has been eonfined
to his house by nervous prostration, As.
sistant Beeretary Cortelyon will probably
succeed him if he should retire,
While she was paying a brief visit to a
neighbor the house of Mre. Jneob Lesoch,
in Pittson township, Pa, was destroyed by
fire aod ber three chlidren, Mary, aged six;
Katarine, aged four, and Apollo, aged three
years, were burned to death, The charred
bodies were found fu the ruins,
Gen, 4. 8. Kimball, Depot Quartertanster
of the U. 8 Army in New York City, bas
sont to Lymaa MeCarty, Assistant General
Passenger Agent of thie Baltimore and Obto
Raliroad lu New York, a letter of thanks for
the prompt movement of troops that were
ticketed over the Baltimore and Obio Rall.
road daring the past year. He says that
many of these movements wers made on
short notice and his department had too
frequently to rely upon insufMclent and
sometimes Inaccurate data. He realized
that under such elroumstances the company
was pineed fn an embarrassing position and
the extracidiuaty « forts made by the line to
give satisfagiion In every respect merited
and recel 4 Tallest appreciation,
HEED BACK IN LAW,
The Speaker Has Decided to Practios Law
in New York Will Leave Congress,
New York, N. Y., (8pecinl,) The rumors
that have been in cireuintion to the effect
that Thomas B. Reed, long-time Speaker of
the House of Representatives, was about to
resign from Congress and outer the New
York Bar, were confirmed by Wiliam M. |
Barnum, of the firm of Slmpson, Thacher &
Barpum, of 12 Wall street, /
WAR ON YELLOW JACK,
1
The Americans Confident They
Can Conquer It.
sm—
BIG SHELL EXPLODES.
sina
Fired Last Summer During the Hom
bardment of Manzanillo, Exploded in »
Cafe, Killing Three Persons and Injor-
ing Many Others— General Brooke Will
Accept Cuban Lists,
Havans, (By Cable.) Three cases of yel-
low fever have developed here. Colonel
Davis isolated the bouses and deslined to
allow fogress or egress, except in the case of
the physicians and the necessary assistants,
who were not allowed to eome in contact
with the publio until thelr clothing bad been
changed and fumigated, No Americans are
among the sick.
There has been at all times during the last
four or five months some yellow fever--n
tase or two-—and the expectation was, of
course, that thers would be an outbreak this
season, though on a smaller seals than
usual, An Irishman, who was pleked up on
the Ban Jose dook suffering with the fever,
died a fortnight ago ut the Helos Marcedes
Hospital, and there wers two other cases of
natives at the same time, both of which have
sinoe recovered, Colonel Davis Is in no
wiy alarmed at the laieat devaloments, nor
for that matter, even surprised. The sani.
tary department has the situation well in
band,
Explosion of s Bowmbahell,
Advices 10 La Lucha from Maozanilio say
that an American shell fired last summer
during the bombardment of the town by
United Biates warships, exploded, killing
three persons and wounding many others,
The shell had been fired into a cafe called
“The Labyrinth of Gold,” and workmen
The shell exploded,
wrecking the room. The aceldent oceceurred
on the same day with a demonstration in
reported that enemies of Gomez had thrown
As a matter of fact there
plosion and the procession,
Faads For the Cabans,
Governor General Brooke, fa the distribn.
tion of the E3000 00) to the Cuban soldier .
Cgban offers
as soldiers and gentlemen, snd not endeavor
10 go Lebind the rolls they submil,
the Coban jists will be » seeped on
face, with the eliminations, as previ usly
cabled namely, those who entered the ar ny
Hance,
ares Aelually
holding offler. Any Coban pamed on the
list who is ideatifled by his captain will get
a share, Geo. Gomes will aiso probably re.
celve a share,
The names of several American newspaper
men are among the privates, men
that the word
“honorary” be put after thelr names, and
ansouses that they wiil not tnke their por-
tions,
Several Washington law throagh
Havana connections, base agreed to push
ie
4 Ose
firms,
to the claimants, for forty per
amount of the money rev
cent, of the
overed. At present
REPORTED ARREST OF CAPT. FALKE,
A Btory That Frobabiy Grew Out of the
Arvest of the German Pianter.
Healile, Wash, | A Times spe
einai from Victoria, I. OC. sass thal the stea-
mer Morang! from Austrailia brivgs advices
tint the commander of the German man-ol-
war Falke, at Samos, bad been arrested by
the British, and ls now beld a prisoner on
the vessel Porpoise. He was surprised by
a squad of British saliors banding srs and
ammunition to Mataafa’s men, The report
was brought to Australis by the passengers
on the steamer Upols.
Alter the arrest of the Falke's commander
a rconferonce was held between Captain
Sturdes and Admiral Kaoiz asd the Pore
poise and Philadelphia steamed in a posi-
tion on either side of the Falke, Orders
were sent aboard that if she made a move
ol any kind she would be blows oot of the
water. No one is allowed to go aboard or
leave the German ship-of-war without per.
mission, writien aud signed Ly either Cap-
tain Btordes, of the Turpolss, or Admiral
Kautz,
San Francisco, Cal, (Special, ) The mail
ndvicas received here from A pla, Bamon,
and dated March 24th, toid of » little inei-
dent which occurred just before the bom.
bardment by the American and Oritish war.
ships commenced, The Gorman mas-ol-
War was nbout {o leave the harbor on some
mysterious mission, when Admiral Kautz
signalled ber to return and take care of the
German realdents, ks the bombardment of
the city Uy the American and Heitish was
aloal to commences, The German returoed
to her position and during the shelling of
the vielnity took on board mary German
residents, This incident, combined with the
arrest of a promisent German planter for
aiding the rebels, le, pechape, the one ro-
ferred to in the Victoria advices and in
some manner wisconstroed by the jassen.
gers on the Morang!, who were evidently led
to bellove that the commander of the Falke
bad teen made a4 prisoner, and that his
vessel was In danger of Lelog blown out of
the water by the British and American war
vessels If he wade any susplelous move,
Washington, D, C., (Special. )— The state.
mont that the comx ander of the German
crulser Falke bad been arrested at Apia by
the British naval commander was st once
scouted Ly the officials to whom It was re
fexred here. Both Bearstury Hay and Bee.
retary Long expressed their disbelisf in the
neenraey of the report,
Ba
Npeela
EE .
More Dissatisfaction st San Juan.
Ban Juan de Porto Rico, (By Gabi. bie
fore leaving Porte Rico the Insulsr Cow
mission sent a communieation to the Gov.
ernor-General, Gen, Gay V. Henry, requests
ing that no money shoud iw givea 10 musi
cipaiitios for sewarnge, waterworks or other
improvements, The commission also desired
him to suspend the collection of nil taxes and
to abstain from special Judiciary reforms
until its report hind been filed,
This enuasd a feeling of general dlssasiss
notion among Porto Ricans, who say they
will appeal to Washington against what they
call “uojust treatment and
regulation.”
Fears Trouble With Indians,
Denver, Col, (Spocinl,)—E. R. Harper,
through Denver, en route tor Wash.
ton, where he has been ordered to report,
Mr. Harper made several Ineffoctunt
10 obinin & pow-wow with
Ing splrite 1° +0 Lv 6
Utes, relative
GREETING THE RALEIGH,
Main Doss Not Dampen the Enthusiasm
of New York Urowds.
New York, N. Y., (Special.)—The crulser
Raleigh, whiel is said to have fired the first
shot in the battle of Manila, sascompanied by
the gunboats Al Varado and Saudoval, eap=
tured from the Spanish st Santiago, apd &
fleot of about 25 excursion stesmers and
tugboats, paraded from Tompkinsville to
Grant's tomb Susdsy aud from there back
to anchorage In the North river off Thirty-
fourth street amid grout snthusinsm,
The celebration attending the return of
the cruiser bad to be postponed Eaturday on
Account of the late arrival of the Haleigh,
owing to a slight accident in the boiler
room,
It would hinve been difficult to have seleet-
ed more inclement or disagreesble weather
than that which prevailed all the time the
Raleigh was passing in review before the
thousands of enthusinstie people who lined
tte river banks asd gave her thelr hesrty
cheers of welcome home,
The greatest gathering of people was in
the vieinity of Grant's tomb, which was the
turaing polut of the parade, A national
salute of twenty-one guns was fired thers
bythe Raleigh and also by the captured
Spanish prizes, and the scens was resdered
a memorable one by the shrieking of a buu-
dred stenm whisties from excursion boats
aud locomotives aud cheers from thousands
of people on shore and on the vessels in the
river,
Mayor Van Wyok beaded the ofiizens re-
ception committees which was on board the
steamer Glen Islacd with & number of n-
vited guests, A delegation from the com-
mitter, numbering about a seore, went
aboard the Raleigh, All bands on the crul-
Ber were called to quarters, and Mayor Van
Wyek and the other committeemgn were re-
erived with naval formality. Captain Cogb-
Inu stood ot the gengway and received the
visitors and escorted them immediately to
bis oablip. Tue ceremonies there were brief,
The mayor ina few words welcomed the
Raleigh to New York, extending the Iree-
dom of the eity tu the officers sud men.
Captain Coghlan replied briefly. The
committee returued to the Glen Island at
once, nud, as Mayor Van Wyek left the side
of the Raleigh, be received a salute of 81-
een guns,
When the Raleigh finally anchored upon
be parade she was pur
bouts, and as fast as these could reach her
gangway the people nbosrd them olimbed
on the crulser and extended personal wel
officers and men. The crew
showing visitors over
partieglar’y in pointing out
five-lueh gun oa the starboard side of
which they sald was
shot {no the battie of Manila
the ship, and
fired the frst
WILL CRUSH BREYOLTY,
Gen. Henry Says Opposition to Law and
Order Would Be Porto Rico's Suleide,
San Joan, Porto Rico, (By Cabie,)
eral Heary, Military Governor of Porto Rico
line issued general orders saying
“Relerriog to the idle talk, the threats of
Vivience In certain neighborhoods, the re.
ported assemblages for revolutionary pur-
poses and the numerous newspaper articles
appesring in the Usited States, showing a
restiess state of affairs bore, all thess condi
tions lstimidating the work of capitalists
desiring invest here, are now bearing
thelr fruit to the injury of the weli-belog and
progress of the islacd,
“People of educaticn, sand ail bavisg the
good of the Islacd ut heart, should instruct
the ignorast, whose characters are unknown
in the United States, concerning the harm
they are dolog by their ebhiidiah threats and
utieranoes,
“It Is not believed that any thought of de-
termioed opposition to law and order exists
in Porto Rico, but should such be the truth
it would be crasbed at ooee and would prove
to be the suleide of the fsiand,
“The babit of! delegations coming to San
Juan at the expense of the people or musi
sipaiities must be discontinued. All appli
eatiops stouid be addressed to the proper
If 8 reply is not received or any
sction taken within a reasonable time a di-
rect application shonid be made to the Gove
ernor-General, statiog what is desired, the
inet of inaction and date of appeal,
“The work of building roads sod taking
rep.
fo
the taxes of the people, will be taken up as
In the meantime, ali
budeets will be reduced to the jowast possis
directions and patience exercised during
this period of transition,
“The War Pepariment having forbidden
the issues of rations to Porto Rieans, son
order to prevent suffering among the people
in thelr respoctive localities, to purchase
Becessary articles of food and to send the
Lill to this offices for payment from the
moneys of the lalasd, as directed by the an-
thorities at Washisgion,”
General Jeury also says that in some
places the price of bread is too high and
must be redaced,
THAIN JUMPED TRACK,
A Drawbridge Horror Was Barely Avoided
in Ohio,
Cleveland, O,, (Special. yA bandred pare
rengers on a Cleveland, Canton & Southern
Railroad train bad a narrow escape from
death, The train wes erceslog a drawbridgs
over the Cayshoga River, runniog at the
rate of about ten vilies an hour, when the
engine aud the three cars eft the rails and
ran several feet on the ties
The sngine crashed fato the supports of
the bridge and was thus saved from top-
pling over iuto tho river, about thirty leet
below, The eause of the secident Is use
known, Had the train oot slowed down on
a signal, nothing cou d have prevented its
going through the side of the bridge lato
the river,
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE,
George Munger, formerly a corporal in
the Fourth Michigsn Cavairy, and the man
who arrested Jefferson Davis, Is reported
dying ut Mavellus, Mieh,
HBonator James K. Jones, of Arkansas,
chairman of the Democratic National Come
mittee, Is quite ill. He has been unable to
rend, write or reecvive visitors for some
weeks, i
Librarian of Congress Herbert Putvam
says: “The popular ideal of al is to
give forth its best to ali who seek. My ideal
is 10 arouse people to seek the brary,
On bis return from Europe Ex-yresident
southern Cailfornia,
The
.
RON INTO AN AMBUSH
tured by the Rebels,
Sn ——
THEIR FATE UNKNOWN.
All the Captured Men
Cruiser Yorktown -Dispateh From
of Luzon,
———— on
Washington, D, C., (Special. )—The Navy
Department has rocsived the following dis-
pated from Admiral Dewey, the stars de.
noting ucdecipherable words in the mes-
sage:
Maxtra, April 18,
Becretary of the Navy, W ashington,
The Yorktown visited Baler, vast const of
Luzon, April 12, for the purpose of rescuing
and bringiog away the Spacish forces there,
consisting of eighty soldiers, three officers
400 insurgents, Bome of the
armed with Mauser rifles * ¢ + « by
natives, L'eut J, C. Gilmore, while making
* ® *¢ % ambushed were fired upon
aud captured, Fate unkoown, as insur-
gents refused Lo commuuioate afterward,
The followlog are missing: The
previously referred to, Chief Quartermaster
W. Walton, Coxswala J. Elsworth.
ner's Mate E. J, Nygard, Salimaker's
Vandoit, Beamon W, H, Byaders and 0. W,
Woodbury, Appreatices ID. G. Yonville, A.
J. Peterson, Ordinary Seamen F. Brisciess
and O. B MeDonad, Landsmen IL. PF. Ed.
wards, ¥. Anderson, J. Dilion and C A.
Moilsney, Dewey.
sler is ninely miles northeast of Manila,
The oapture of ths Yorkiown's men was
discassed with fesling In aavalelrolss, The
misfortune was foit with added keanness ns
the navy bas pridea {tseif as far on its
comparative immunity from reverse.
The Admirals was the fir
knowiedge the Navy D partment had that
the Yorktown had goue on the special mis.
gion 10 relieve ths Brpaniab
Brier. That the capture sh
effected whils the American
a mission of mercy toward
rather than in the prosecution of
paigs, led to the beilef that the
woeald have no further grosed for question.
log the good falth with which the Amerie
cans were seeking to condition
of toe Spanish prisoners,
Although the dispatch pave no indieation
thst Lisutenast
Gun.
th
if
disputeh st
garrison st
uid bave been
forees were og
the Bpasish,
RR CARY.
Rp
relieves the
rilmore and @ men bad
ost their Jives, vot great wan
arcased by the mystery surroun aibg their
fate while io the hands of ized war
rinre. This is the first capture of any Amer
ican soidiers or sailors in the Philippioes,
and It is uoknown how the natives will treat
ihe men. If civillged methods were jt
#ued an exchange could be quiskiy affected,
as General Ots has & jarge Bber of Fill.
pine prisoners, but the natives have
in
RLX ely
una
Ji»
been
question a¢ to what
they will do with the Yorktown's men,
Officials bere will spare no effort t
the speedy release of the men,
Lisut, J. C. Glimore, the of
10 as capiured, Is well known
ion, bavisg been statlioped here lor some
time. His wife snd family live
He was born in Philadelnhia 54, aud
wok appointed a vaval cadet from Arizona
in September, 1871, present grade of
1831.
secure
cor relerred
io Washing
bere,
His
rd In
His main service has Les
Marlon,
besides
Monog.
aud
aon the
lanerall Vesuvios
considerable
Machine,
buards,
service
Breaks the ecard.
Washington, D. C., (Special) ~The loss
of the fi'tven wen {rom the crulser Yorktown
as prisoners ia the Lands of ihe Filipinos
breaks a recocd for recent years Durisg
the euiyw Hpanfsb-Americas war oot an
Washington dispatches bave stated that
no Americas soldier or sailor had previously
bean captured In the Philippines. Though
ease and rejoin thelr comeades,
The men captured from the Merrimac in
Bantingn harbor Jutie 3, 189% included Lieu.
tenant Hobson and seven others,
The uavy's heaviest loss during
the war
five were wounded,
Ag js well known, no American was killed
in Masuiia Day
which Cervera's
fleet was destroyed, the American loss was
Besides these, ships of the navy engaged
ELEVEN MEN DROWNED,
Only Three Escaped of the Crew of a
Wrecked Massachusetts Schooner.
Nantucket, Mase, (Special. )—The fishing
schooner Eliza, of Beverly, Captain Hop-
kine, which sailed from Hyannis for the fsb.
Ing grounds, struck on Wose and Crown
shoals during the night and eleven of the
crew of fourteen men were lost, The three
survivors reached Siascouset in the schoon.
er'e dory. They report that the schooner is
a total lose,
To Open n Big Waterway,
Chicago, Ill, (Special. )—President 3M.
Kinley is to be asked 10 open the first siules
which will permit waters of the sanitary
eanal to flow into Desplatoes river st Lock.
port, October 0, Chicago Day. The sanitary
trustees are making pians for an elaborate
opening, and as the main deaivage channel,
if the full purposs of the original plan is
carried out, will soma day be nliuk ina
waletway 10 connect tie chain of Great
Lakes with the Misstesippl river, it Is desired
that the President of the United States
should aot the water flowing.
FOUND FATHER AND FORTUNE,
i &
A XY Man Whe Lived 1a
oung a Woe Ada Mannoke,
»
A AAAS
Miah BE SAFE.
Insurgents fald to be Treating Their
Prisoners in us Mumane Manner.
Manila, Philippine isiands, (By Cable)
Admiral Dewey bas been notified of the
siranges disappearances of Lieut J, U, Gils
more and 4 members of the crew of the
gunboat Yorkiows., The
Yorktown anchored off Baler, on the sast
const of the Land of Luzon, and about £00
Filipinos for months past,
Lieutenant Gilmore, Ensign W. H. Stand
ley and un boat's crew were sent up ithe river
from Baler Bay to communicstie with the
Euslgn Biandiey,
the mouth of the river, re
ports that he heard threes volleys, 8 bugle
the automatic gun whieh was part of the
“quipment of the boat was not besrd firiog.
Blaudiey later paddicd to the Yorktown in
A search was made for the York.
and her erew, bat no trace of
them was found, sand the Yorktown sailed
for Niollo, from whieh plaes ber commander
cabled to Admiral Dewey bis theories thst
the Filipinos had eaptored or sung the Lost
or that the Spaniards ithe
American party.
The Admiral
bad rescued
will take prompt steps to
A scouting party of American troops found
# rebel skirmish line more than & mile ong
A sharp fusiliade followed,
LULL bo josses were sustained.
Brig.-Gen, Charles King, who bas been
taken suddepiy 11] and wio is usable to
continue in command of bis brigade, has
return to
transport
the United Slates
enillog from
wl
irst here for
Le
Ward From Ouse
Washington, I. C., {Bpecial. ~The {ol
Just Leen received from
“Manila. —Adjutant-General, Washington:
Lawton retursed from lake country 17th
fost, briuging captured vessels, Insurgents
much snatterad; retrest before our
RAWAL opportunity to attack detachments,
Better class of people tired of war: desire
peace, Enemy bLoild bops on return of
Its a»
by desertivns
forces:
our
my much
sud
| prolmbly prosecute goer.
aptry
volunteers 1o United States,
dsc
wand
W
ralized, 108s
denth inrge,
rilis warfare
which i oceupled, Health and
iootng
and burnisg oot
troops good, ¥
render wiliing ¢e nuntd
neports avaliable Embarkation
* through June and July. Rep
Visayan Isiands continue very encor
interigland
eipts increasing,
commeres Leavy: ousiom
BEEED BACK IN LAW.
The Speaker Has Decided to Practices Law
tn New York Wil Leave € ORR EeNs,
York, N. Y., (Speci
Bn in eirenis
mas B. Beed, |
s of Reg
from Cor
York Bar, 8 y Will
Barnum, of the firm of Simpson, Thach
Barsum, of 10 Wall street.
Mr. Baroum said thet Mr, Reed bad a-
ready practically b
firs: would n«
Lois
repeniatis
resign gress
were
conlirmed by
Come 8 member of the
t enter netively
until alier he bad taken
« &ithough he
18
vacutios z Uo pe,
fi his now
si brief
vison was not
the details of
sere arranged,
The final de.
Mr, Beed unti! all
their ofier
oF Pu fin ’
! nee of
New Fag Design.
Washington, D, ¢
ith subjects resiCiug fu China bave forward.
ibe President, throogh United
Siates Consul 8i Awoy, Mr, A Burlingame
Johnson, Capt. Aritur
Outerbridge, commanding the British steam.
Kwelyang of the
Company (Limited), of a flag con binice the
satires of the American and British colors,
Srwedgl, some Bib.
io Le
a design made ty
Chins Navigation
as Rloken
of the cordial relations existing between the
¢ Lizens of the two countries,
FIELD OF L604
Lilinols has 100 railroads,
Canada bas a skonk farm,
Carpenters have 800 unions,
Uncle Sam bas 600,000 Larters,
California sends butler to Japan.
New York bas 25 000 sillionaires,
Si. Paul bass't an idle ucion brewer,
Bi. Louis saloons are again open on Suse
dss.
America makes 4.000.000 false teeth ste
noaliy.
In Italy charcoal costs from #1
ton,
New York has a Bohemian clgarmakers’
union,
Kunsas City plasterers won the eight-hour
day.
Pittsburg hasn't a nor-ucion brewery. All
E. of L
Milltons of people ride on the Boston un.
derground care,
Eaglish co-operative societies have 1,588,
000 members,
Acetylene gas Is to be used exclusively in
Wabash, 1nd,
Carnegie Steel Company's common labore
ers get $1.40 a day,
All Bingbamion, N. Y., printing must carry
tbe union label,
Cleveland painters want $7) cents an bour
and the eighi-hour day,
New York painters get 35 cents an hour
and enjcy the nine-hinur day, :
Waterbury, Gonr., unionists will meet in
the City Hail on Susday, May 14
The negioee of Georgia will be well repre-
#sniod at the State fair this fail,
Grand Rapids nuionists want William Jen.
uisgs Bryan 10 make the Labor Day address.
Pittsburg pattern makers want a minimums
wate of #3 for » nine-hour day on May L
Cioclonatl earponters were conceded 35
cents an hour, Now they want the eight
bour day.
Members of the Atlantic Const Sesmen's
Unlou of New York earn $25 and #30 per
month,