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AMERICANS ADVANCED
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THREE WERE KILLED
Loss of the Natives Was Apparently
stight—Cotone! Funston Was Among
the Wounded White Trying to Outflank
the Filipinos With His Kansas Regi-
ment— Many Wounded,
Manila, Philippine Islands, (By Cable.)~—
In spite of the poaceful overtures of their
commissioners, the Filipinos vigorously re-
sisted the advance of General MacArthur's
division from Apalit toward Ban Fernando,
fighting desperately at long range, after
runniog from trench to trench when driven
out by the American artillery, The move-
meat commenced at hall-past § in the morn~
ing.
General Hale's brigade, consisting of five
Gatlings, under the command of Major
Young, of the Sixth Artiliery, two battalions
of the Fifiy-first Iowa Regiment, the First
Nebraska Regiment and the First South
Dakota Regiment, advanced along the road
a few miles west of the rallway line,
General Wheaton, with Hotehkiss and
Gatling guns, under command o! Lieuten~
ant Naylor, of the Utah Light Artillery,
mounted on hand ears, pushed ahead, the
Twentieth Kansas and First Montana Regi-
ments deploying to the right and left when
feasible,
The country to be traversed proved the
worst yet encountered, miles of marshes
snd many unfordable streams delaying the
advance materially.
Both brigades met with resistance simul-
taneously on approaching the river near
Santa Tomas, which is about eight kilo-
metres from Apalit, The ceotre span of the
raliroad bridge had dropped into the river,
and the natives had only left asmall foree
to cheek General Wheaton, thelr main body
lining the strong trenches in front of Gea-
eral Hale,
Although the attackiog foree poured a
very beavy artillery aod musketry fire
across the river, the natives stubbornly re-
sisted for over an hour, ultimately breaking
when Major Young shelied their left flank,
aod then retreating along the river bank
uoder cover,
General Wheaton, in the meantime, tried
ineflectiuanlly to draw the fire of the Fiil-
pinos in the trenches east of the track.
So soon as they discovered that the na-
ture of the country would permit only a
few skirmishes on each side of the embank-
went, the Filipinos regained their courage
and fought desperately for three-quarters of
an bour, io the face of the American volleys
and a rapid-fire fusiilade, until fSanked by
the Montana regiment,
Then a general scramble ensued, most of
the natives boarding trains that were In
readiness and the others takiog the road to
San Fernando, after burniog the villages of
Santa Tomas and Minalin,
About noon General Wheaton erossed the
broken bridge, cleared the stragglers out of
the viduges and advaneed toward San Fer.
nando, General Hale effected a crossing
simultaneously, after asiight delay neces
sary to repair a stone bridge.
The American loss up to that hour, bon,
was two members of the Nebraska Regiment
and one of the Montana killed, and Captain
Albrecht, three members of the Kansas Reg-
iment, two of the Montana, four of the Ne-
braska and ope of the South Dakota
wounded,
The Filipino loss was siiaht,
After a short rest the advance was con-
tinued, Generali Wheaton escountsriog the
first series of iotrenchments near San Fer
nasdo. The Fillpisos sow opened a hot
fire, i
Colonel Fusston, of the Twentieth Kan-
sas, was wounded, one leutenasnt was killed
and four were wounded while leading four
companies of the Kaosas regiment to out-
flank the Filipinos,
General Hale pusbed along the road flank.
ing the trenches,
More than a bundred sick and wounded
men from General Lawtos's brigade were
brought to Manila from Malolos by train,
The Filipinos are retreating toward San
Isidro, and it fs expected that they will
make a stand at Arayst, a8 which place the
wholes of the native foree in the provinces of
Pan Panga is concentrating,
Itis reported that, impresséd by recent
events, the Filipinos are wavering in their
silegiones to Aguinaldo and are likely to
assume a neotral attitude,
Gen. Antonio Luas's forces seem to be
destined to destruction withina few days
unless they surrender or seatter, The
American army Las been skilifully posted at
piaces of immense strategic advantage,
The Filipinos expected MacArthur to ad-
vance on Balinag by way of Quingua, and
had furrowed a large part of the country
beyond Quingun with the strongest sort of
entrenchments. lIastesd of taking this
course MacArthur swung toward San To-
mag, the route to which was almost wnpro-
tected. Lawton brought his brigade in
against Balsuam from the southeast, cov.
eriog the line of retreat of the natives to
ward the mountains and depriving them of
A refuge upon which they had counted.
F.fty thousand bushels of rice, an {mport~
aut part of the stores established by the
natives were eaplured by Lawton,
REMEDY FOL THE LYNCH LAW,
Georgian Legisintor Drafts Statute for
Swift Legal Trial and Exseution,
Atlanta, Gs, (Special, }~Leglslative Rep.
resentative N. A. Morris, of Cobb County,
has prepared a Gill which provides for
speedy enurt trial in all cases where the de-
fendaot Is charged with the crime of assault,
It provides that the accused shall be tried
within five days alter his arrest, and that
within five days after bis conviction he shall
be hanged publicly, :
The bill further provides that in the event
a pew trial js asked and the motion over-
ruled, that It shall be sent to the Supreme
Cours within twenty-four hours, and the
court shall immediately stop all other basis
ness nnd pase the case that Is Lelong rali-
réaded through,
AR
IKON INDUSTHY BOOMING,
a —
Large Increase of shipments from the
Birmingham Distries, i
Birmingham, Als, (Specinl, )OMelal fig-
ures Issued on iron shipments from Alas
bamas aud Tennessee, during the first three
THE NEWS,
The Georgia monument to soldiers of that
State who fought at Chickamauga was
dedicated, Governor Candler making an
eloquent address,
Chlet Keokuk, of the Sao and Fox In-
diane, died at Guthris, Oklahoma, of smail-
pox.
Many land boomers joined in a rush for
locations in the Ute lauds which were opened
for settlement,
Richard Harding Davie, the author, was
married at Marion, Mass, to Miss Cecil
Clarke, of Chieago. x
Kentucky's monument to soldiers who fell
on both sides in the eivil war was dedicated
at Chickamauga Park.
The Republie Steel aod Iron Company,
with a capital of €55,000,000, was Incorpor-
ated in New Jersey, together with the
American Hide aud Leather Company and
the National Light and Power Company.
Charges agalost E. I, C. Hegeman, of
Laurel, Del, of tampering with legisiation
in connection with Delaware's anti-gam-
bling bill were dismissed, :
The Florida Btate Senate will submit to
the coming reunion at Charleston a proposi-
tion for the pensioning of former Conled-
erate soldiers,
Representative Mark L. Davis, who was
accused of offering a bribe to a fellow.Dela-
ware legislator, was acquitted of the charge
by a jury at Dover,
The National Congress of the Sons of the
American Revolution adjourned in Detroit
after electing officers and providing for
medals for its soldier members.
The third annual convention of the Good
Citizenship League commenced at Cinein-
nati,
Col. Alexander Biddle, onn of the oldest
ropresentatives of the Philadelphia family
of that name, died at his home thera
The appointment of W, C. Hayes as Looc-
motive Saperintendent of the Baltimore and
Oblo Rallroad will be followed by a distinet
change in the plan of overseeing locomotives
in service, The positions of ‘Supervisors
of engines and trains’ have been abolished
and ‘traveling engineers substituted, who
will report to the new official at Mt Clare,
Baltimore, The road has been divided into
the following sub-divisions and a traveliog
engineer appointed for each: Philadelphia to
Washiogton; Baltimore to Brunswick; Bruus-
wick to Cumberland; Cumberland to Geaf-
ton; Grafton to Benwood and Parkersburg:
Pittsburg to Cumberland and Wheeling:
Wheeling to Bandusky and branehes; Chia
80 to Akron, The plan Is expected to pro-
duce economical results with an improved
service,
The anniversary of the battle of Manila
wae observed with various exercises in
many pinces throughout the country.
The tenth congress of the Bons of the
Ameriean Revolution was convened at De-
trolt, Mich,
Ex-Governor Altgeld, of lilinols, is re-
ported to be prostrated owing to despond-
ency over his physical condition.
E. C. Deinneey, who was convicted of
making and passing spuricus money, at
Chambersburg, Pa, was sentenced to two
years in the Fastera Penitentiary. He was
arrested in Mercersburg about six weeks
ago while trying to pass a counterfeit doi-
lar. Iu jail be was detested trying to make
bogus five-cent ploces,
The Baltimore and Ohio Haliroad is nego
tiating for the new Columbus, Lima and
Milwaukee Hallroad. The rosd Is almost
compieted from Continent to Lima, and the
accession by the Baltimore and Ohio will
give that road a more direet route into Coe
lumbus,
The revenue eutter Colfax, which has
been stationed at Savasnab, Ga., for some
time, left for Washington to do duty as a re-
ceiving ship, and will be replaced by the
cuiter Hamilton,
NO COMPLAINT, SAYS ALGER,
He Adds Some of the Beef Spolled, “But
“the Boys Did Not Marmur.”
Detriot, Mieh., (Special, )—Kassell A. Al-
ger, Secretary of War, was one of the speak-
ors of the fifteenth, annual basquet of the
Michigan Commandery, Order of the Loyal
Legion, in the Hotel Cadillac. The BSecre-
tary sald:
“1 know you are thinking of our soldiers
in far-off Masia, snd thioking of them with
pride. I assure you that, while they have
Eid many hardships focidesnt to the tropical
climate, there bas not been one complaint
from that army of 25,000 mer, They bave
taoght the worid that to face an American
srovy is to face that which fs lovinelble,
“We bave learned during the past year
the necessity to be prepared for war. There
is bound to be privation and saWWerlng ia the
fleid. Some people thought the soldiers
were pot well treated and made much of the
fact that some of the beef spoiled, but the
boys did not murmur. 1 hope that these
things have taught us to always be prepar.
ed lor emergencies,”
Secretary Alger later left for Chieago,
where he will meet the members of the Chi-
eago drainage commission to consult in ref-
erence to the question as fo whether Lake
Micbignn shall be tapped to assist in carry
lug off the drainage of the city via the draju-
ge canal,
FUNSTON NOW A GENERAL
Fromoted on the Recommendation of Otls
and MacArthur.
Washington, D. C., (Special) The Presi.
dent has appeinted Col. Frederick Funston,
of the Twenticth Kunsas, a Brigadier-Gen-
eral of volanteers. This appointment was
recommended by Major-General MacArthur
and supplemented very strongly by Gen Otls
in a cable dispateb, Gen. MacArthur said
that the services of Col, Funston during the
enmpaigo, and especially in the crossing of
the Rio Grands River, deserves recognition
such as his promotion to be a Brigadier.
General, algo that as a Jesder of teoops
Col. Funston was especially valuable Tue
President recognizes the services of Col,
Funston, and hie first official aet, upon re~
turning to Washington was 10 make him a
Brigadier General,
The cable whieh Gen. Otis sent says:
“MacArthur stroogly recommends Col.
Funston's appointment Brigedier-Gegeral
for signe) skill and gallantry crossing Rio
Grande River and most gallant services
since commencement of war. I urge ap
pointment. Fuuston able as leader of men,
and bas arsed recogaltion.”
OTIS KAS 15,000 PRIKONERS,
esi
Bpanish Commissioners Ofer to Exchange
for Men Held by Aguinaide,
Manila, Pullippine Tdands, (By Cable.)
The Spanish commissioners bave made ane
to
IN HONOR OF DEWEY.
min
Anniversary Celebrations Held
in Many Cities.
PRESIDENT'S GREETING.
nb sm
In Contrast To The Flerce Batts of Last
Year The Fleet at Manila Observed the
Lny As a Holiday, While the Admiral
Received ms Number of Visitors on Board
the Flagship.
THE DAY OF THE BATTLE.
DEWEY S REPORT OF VICTORY.
Maxira, May 1, 1808,
Seeretary of the Navy, Washington:
Squadron arrived ut Manila at daybreak
this morniog, Immediately engaged the
enemy and destroyed the following Spanish
vesanis:
Keixa Coisrina,
CASTILLA.
Dox Axroxio ve ULLoa,
IsLa pe Luzox.
Isra pe Cosa,
Gexenar Lyzo,
Mangus per Dueno,
EL Caxo. f
VELASCO,
Ista pe Mixpaxao,
A TRANSPORT,
Arse, Waren Barreny ar Cavite.
Squadron is uuinjured, and only a few
men are slightly wounded, Dewey.
ONE YEAR AFTERWARD,
REMEMBERED BY THE NATION,
New York, May 1, 1800,
Deveey, Manila:
On this ansiversary ¢f your great victory
the people of the United States unite in an
expression of affection sod gratitude to
yourself and the brave officers and men of
your [Ieet, whose brilliant achievements
marked an epoch in history and will live in
the annals of the world's heroic deads,
Winriam McKinsey,
A HOLIDAY THIS YEAR,
Dewey's Flos: Observes the Anniversary
Of a Flerce Batile,
Maniia, (By Cable, )The susniversary of
the battle of Manila Bay was olserved by
the United States fleet, the usual drilis be-
ing omitted,
Admiral Dewey
board the flagship,
Awmerioan and Brithsh merchantmen dress
ed ship lo bonor of the day.
on
had many visitors
AT DEWEY'R OLD SCHOOL,
Ground Broken By Captain Clark For a
Memorial Hall,
tain Clark, formerly commander
Oregoos, wae the
and was warmly welcomed,
cies in the alternoon,
achievements, and said he feit he was hone
ored because be beiouged to the service that
bed the Lero of Manila at its head,
AT PHILADELPHIA,
Philadeiphia, Pa.
Blone by proclamations made Dewey Day a
holiday in this State for (his year, upon rec-
ommendation of the Loagisinture,
A feature of the osiebration hers was a
naval parade on the Delaware River, which
was reviewed by naval snd civie digoita-
ries, Flags sod red, white and blue buntiog
entwined with the eity colors, bius and gold,
were displayed In profusion on hundreds of
vessels, Bulldings along the river front and
throaghout the eity were gaily decorated,
The cruiser Haleigh was the chisl object
of interest. The warship was aschored at
the extreme turning point of the ilne of the
paval parade, Next to her was the revenue
cutter Algonquin, and then came all the
avaliable craft now assembled at League Is-
innd,
{Special
MANILA TE DEUM,
A Chorus of Three Handred Voloes Took
Fart in Chicago.
Chicago, IIL, (Bpecial, j—~Fiags were un.
faried throughout the city aud masy por.
traits of Admiral Dewey were dispiayed. In
the putlio sehicols the thrilling events which
tock plpee in Manila Bay one year ago were
told in song, poem and story,
An luteresting fentare of the celebration
of the day wim the first performances atl ths
Auditoriny, under the management of C, L,
Graff, of Walter Damrosch's “*Masnils Te
Deum.” Toe work was sung by the Apollo
Ciab of 200 members, with Mme, Gadeki as
loadiog solol-t, aud was conducted by the
composer. The tx dem was composed in
bonor of Admiral Dewey's great victory.
The Auditorium was elaborately decorated,
and the audience that filed the theatre was
one of the iarget aud most distingcished
ever gathered in Chicago,
FLORIDA'S TRIBUTE,
Resolutions Expressing Appreciation of
Dewey's Bravery,
Tallahassee, Flo, (Special )—A special
eommittes of the Fiorida Legisiature re.
ported the following resolution to the joint
assembly convened in Representatives’ Hall,
where it was adopted:
“Bes it resolved by the Legislature of the
State of Fiorida, that this recognition of the
lasting appreciation of the bravery and hero.
tom of the galiant Dewey and the officers
and men of his fleet in making illustrious
the United States Navy, the Usted Biates
and the flag of our country and lo makivg
possible au honorable pence with Spain be
spread upon the journal of the Hewats and
ed the Assembly ou the resolution, sud the
Fan Francisco to be Overhaaled,
Washington, D. C., (Special. )—The flag
ship San Franciseo Is to reosive a somplee
overtinuling ard
large nudience which filled Raprepentntives’
Huli was aroused to lvely snthusinsin,
Many persons came from other Florida sod
HBouth Georgia towns for the occmion, The
speakers ndvocnted Dewey for the presi.
dency,
OBSERVANCES ELSEWHERE,
North, East, South and West the Battle of
, Manila Was Remembered.
Savaupab, Ga. (Special) At § o'clock
A. M.-—about the time of the bLeginoiog of
the battie of Manila one year ago—ihe bells
of the fire alarm system were sel clanging,
and the noise was kept up steadily for nearly
half an bour. The chimes of Bt. John's
Chureh played “Yankees Doodle” Stores
aod private houses were decorated, as wos
also the shipping along the wharves,
New Orleans, La., (Special )—Children
wrote compositions ou Admtral Dewey 00d
his feat of a year ago and read them in the
sehool,
Bt, Paul, Minn, (Special )—Arbor and
Bird Day were observed in the public schools
of this city in connection with references to
the vietory of Dewey, The raislug of flags
ou public builldiogs was she only observances
outside of the seho ole,
San Francisco, Cal, (Bpecial,)~The first
of May having been made by act of the Leg-
Islature a State holiday, special exvrelses in
commemoration of Dewey's great vietory
took place in almost every elty and town lu
California, In this city the national saluie
was fired from the eapnon from which it Is
sald was fired the firet shot of the Spanish at
Corregidor,
New York, N, Y., (Bpecial, )—Special exer-
olses were held in the public schools in this
city to commemorate the victory at Manila
nod flags were displayed on all school bulid-
Inge.
Gloverville, N, Y., (Special) —A big miii-
tary and civic parsde was held bere fn honor
of Dewey, followed by speeches by Coo-
gressman James Sherman, of Utles, and
other prominent men,
Jersey City, N. J., (Bpecial,)
in Newark, Paterson asd other cities
throughout the Blate flags were liying ou
public bulidisgs and spetial eXrreires Were
beld in public schools to commemorate the
victory of Mania,
loston, Mass, (Special, )—The Essex Club
eeinbrated Admiral Dewey's victory with a
basquet at Young's Hot I, at which were
entertained as guests Seervlary of the Navy
Jobin D. Loog aud two heroes of the Maslia
fight—Captain Wildes, of the DBostlou, spd
Lisutesant-Commander Reese, lormeriy ex-
ecutive officer cf the Olympia—bLeside Com-
macder James BR. Beilridge, lormeriy of the
Poritan, avd Lieutenant Commander F. A.
Wilmer, of the Monaduock,
In this city,
SPAIN GETS 820,000,000,
Four Treasury Warrants for 85,000,000
Each Given to French Ambassador,
Washington, D. €,, (Special) The last
act in connection with ioe lormal eemion of
at the State Department Monday mornlog,
whet Secretary Hay placed in the bands of
M. Cambon, the Freach ambassador bere,
as the agent of the Spanish government,
payment of #3000 000,
the peace treaty as due to Spain for the re-
linqalsbment of its soversiguly over the
Punippiun archipelago,
Assistant Recretary Vanderidp went to the
State Department and banded to the Seer
favor of M. Cambon for the
Mr. Vanderilp placed
be sigued
by M. Cambon, This receipt is ss follows
Beovived from the Becretary of State of
the United Biates the sum of §209, 00.000 in
the Uuited
20, 1809, and enact draft belng
being in fall pay.
mest of the obligation of the goverament of
the United Biates to the government of
Spain, as set forth in article 111 of the treaty
of peace betwean the United States and
Spain, signed st Parle, France, on Deven
ber 10, 1898, the ratifioations of which were
exchanged In the city of Washington on
April 11, 1899, the same being provided by
an set of Congress, approved March 2, 1898,
entitied "An act making appropristions to
oarry out the obligations of the treaty be-
tween the United States and Bpals, cone
ciuded December 10, 1808."
The State Department al once sent word
to the French Ambassador that the war.
rants would be turned over to him at any
time, Shortly before 11 o'clock M. Cambon
went to the State Depariment. Secretary
Hay received the ambassador in the dipio-
mata room, where the transfer took place
with little formality.
Seoeret-servioe officers seized photographie
negatives of the four warrants, The nega
tives were made by Miss Frances Benjaxin
Johnstons, a well-known aftist-photogiapter
of tuls city, and included a group pleture of
the actual transfer of the securities from
Heoretary Hay to Ambassador, Cambon,
Hall an hour after the photographs were
taken Miss Johnston was melat her howe
by a secret-serviee agent, who requested
that abe deliver the negatives into bis bands,
expinining that they were reprosentations
of government obligations and that posses.
ston of them was iliegal. Miss Johnston d-«
veloped the pistes in the presence of the
officer, and all were found to Le excelient
negatives, They were then turued over 10
ber casler and taken 10 the treasury.
A ABS UN
DEWEY SAYS TEN AUK SAFE,
Men of Yorkiown's Boat Crew Are at the
Filipino Headganriers,
Washington, D. C., (Special, )~The lol
lowing cablegram has been received here
from Admiral Dewey:
Becretary of the Navy, Washington:
Apparently reliable information ten of the
Yorktown boat erew, including Giimore, are
prisoners at insurgent beadquarters. Am
continuing investigation,
Dewey.
As there were filteen members of the
Yorktown party oaptured by the Filipinos
at Baler, and Admiral Dewey accounts for
only ten of them, it is feared that the other
five may have been killed in the original as
saait upon the Ianding party at Baler. The
identity of the members of the party still
unaccounted for is not known,
SAMPRON HOME AGAIN,
Returns With Wis Squadron From a Ornise
a
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LAWTON STRIKES FOE.
Large Body of Rebels Driven
Out of Balinag.
Col. Argueleses Heturns to Manils with
the Same Froposals Hejected a Few
Days Ago-—Gen. Otis Obtains sn List of
Prisoners in Aguinalde’s Possession, In-
cluding Eight of the Yorktown Men.
or
Washington, D. C., (Special.)
portant cablegraws were received by the
War Department from Gen, Otis, Oge of
the cablegrams told of the captures of the
fortified town of Baliuag by Gen. Lawton's
forees, and the restoration of communion
tion with Lawton's command, which bad
been iuterrupted, The otber ceblegram
stated that a list of the prisoners in the
bands of the insurgents bed been received,
and that it contained the names of only
eight of the ffteen missing Yorktown men,
iveluding Lieut Gilmore,
The cablegrams are as follows, the second
one following the first after a short Intervai:
Adjutant General, Washington:
Gen, Lawton's column, passing wes ward
from Norzagaray, captured Balinsg and
villages 10 vicinity, scattering and pursuing
1,600 insurgent troops. His only casualties,
two wounded; Insurgent loss, several killed;
bers not stated, Have opened communica
tion with Lawton, via Malolos, by means of
Hale's troops acd detachments from city,
Orin
Adjutant General, Washington:
List of prisoners in bands of insurgents,
just received, shows Lieut Glimore and
seven enlisted men of the savy, lost from
Yorktown, and six enlisted men from the
army, three of the six wroogfully arrested
in January before hostilities commenced,
are all reported 19 be doling well,
the above, two men in the hands of iosur-
gents, —— Bouth and Capt, Rockefrlier, are
still unaccounted for, . Oris.
Fresident Expects Ponce.
President McKinley talked with his offi.
the prospects of peace ln the Philippines, It
, have been received, enlarging upon the
propositions which were fubmitied by tue
made public, and whieh give the ocfMicials ad-
tien. The President expressed the opinion
longer. He regards the conditions ss most
hopeful,
The fact that negotiations for peaes are in
progress has stopped all talk of ending out
the 35,000 additional volunteers,
Toe President has sssured several of his
Congressional visitors from the West of Lis
deep appreciation of the services rend. red
by the volunteers, especially those who bave
remained with thelr regiments since the
prosiamation of peace, He bas sald 10 these
Senators and Hepresentatives that itis his
desire to reward, in some fiting way, the
j and materially assisted In bringing the
{ Philippine war {0 & lose,
Kinley will recommend to
striking of a separate medal for these vole
untesrs, which will differ from the medals
of honor, and yet be a memento of the Phil.
ippine campaign and a recognition of the
government's gratitude to those who have
upbeld the flag snd supported the govern
ment,
Dewey Without Farther Advices,
ment:
Secretary Navy, Washington:
I ensnot get further {sformstion concern.
ing Glimore and par y now,
information is obtained I will telegraph, I-
formation reached me from Guam, da ed
Maret 20: “Inbal itants sre quiet and con.
tented under the United States flag.” When
will the Glacier 4. part? Dewgy,
It is stated at the Navy Department that
the Glacier will sall from New York May 15
for Manila,
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SECOND PEACE CONFERENCE,
Negotintione,
Manila, Philippine Islands, (By Cable)
The second conference between Maj Gen,
Otis and the Filipino emissaries, Col. Manuel
Arguelies and Lieut, Jose Bernal, tewminated
without any definite resuits,
Refugees report that the Filipino army Is
deserting San Fernando and massing at Bt,
Tomas, where Gen. Luna's headquarters are
loeated, and that strong Intrenchments are
being construeted at the sides of the raliway
and on the swamp front, in the best posi
tious possible,
B. and ©, Changes
Some important changes have bean made
fn the malntenanes of way department of
the Baltimore and Ohip illness vast of the
Ohio river by Assistant General Manager
Willard There will berealior be fonr divi
fon engineers instead of six, with territory
and headquarters ns follows,
B. T. Fendall, all lines between Philadel
phia and Brusswick, Md., with bheadquar.
ters at Batimore; G. B. Owes, the main
Jine and branches between Brunswick, Md.,
apd Grafton, W, Ve, inviudiog Brupswick
I ¥. Cussell, tha main line from Parke
eraburg to Wheeling, invioding Loth ter.
minis and the Delingion Branch, with bead:
quarters at Geatton, W. V .; C. T. Manning,
the main line and branes from Wheeling
to Camberiand, ty way of Pittsburg, with
headquarters at Pitts ure, Ls
T Mules for Manila. © =~
an Fran Cala, (Speeial,)--T!
— a will sat] for Manila with
950 Government mules, Bhe will a'en carry
90 soldiers under command of Lieutenant
K'ppbard, of the Fourth Artillery,
rin so —
MILES NOT SUSTAINED.
Court of kuquiry Finds That Beef Was Not
“Doctored."”
Washington, D. C., (Special )--The
Wade court of loquiry concluded its
work {a connection with the nilegsticos of
Guneral Milos coneerning the beef suppiled
to the srmy during the war with Spalo, The
report was signed at 280 p, mw, Saturdey by
every member of the board, and soon alter-
ward tbe members of the court jeft the
i Lemon Bulidiog, where all the mestiogs in
the city have been held, Col. Davis, the Res
sorder of the court, enrried the official copy
of the findings to tue War Department, snd
fa tho absence of Boersiary Alger delivered
it to Acting Beeretary Melkiejobn, Mr,
Meikicjotn immediately sealed the docu-
| ment lu an envelopes and forwarded it to the
| White House, .
The report is of abopt 50,000 words and
| goes fully ote the questions which bave
[been faised in connection with the srmy
‘beef, The text has not been made pubile,
[und will pot be until after tue Presddest
{ shimil bave read is, It will then rest with him
{ 10 say when the report shall be given 10 the
i puidie,
The vordiet, however, Is known to be that
j 10e allegations which Gepersi Miles made
| bslore the War Investigatiog Committes are
| bot sustaloed with reference to the refrig re
| ated beef, although bis contention that the
{ ennoed roast bee! was not a suitable contin.
{nous ration is admitted, There Is direct
{eritietsmn of General Miles for failing to
| promptly bring to the attention of the War
| Department the report made to him econ.
| cerning bad bee!, “and several individuals”
| ars censured for falling 10 observe the pro-
priaties of thelr positions as commandiog
officers lu this and other respects,
Toe report admits the latdiity of refriger-
(ated Leel to talot quickly after removal
: from ioe chests. Tue court finds the charges
{of “embalming” t he fresh bee! to be unsub-
{ stactiated by the testimony, aod says 50
| chernieals were used to preserve it. It also
| finds that it would have been impractical
| secure bes! on the boo! for the Cuban cam-
i paign, The findiog is likewise In opposi-
| tion to the assertion on the part of General
| Miles that the use of the bee! was an experi
| ment,
| Much attention Is given to the charges
econeerniog the canned roast beef, and it is
slated that the testimony proved it 10 bave
best wholesome sod nutritious where used
| In moderation and under favorable circum.
| stances, The position is taken that too much
| of this article of food was supplied to the
| men, and that under the circumstances it
{was unpalatable and found undesirable,
Tow fact is set forth that the canned roast
| beef bad not bees used to any appreciable
| #xtent before the beginning of the war, and
{ it i=, therefore, regarded as a practically us-
| tried ration. In view of this facet the Com.
missary General of Bubsistencs is oundiy
| eriticised for the purchase of the meat in ex-
tensive quantities, As to the character of
the beel for wholssomeness and nutrition,
{ reports of Profs, Atwater and Chittenden
{ are quoted at lengtn, sustaining the claims
(im thie respect.
Accordingly, the sour: fizds that the beef
was not “doctored” that it was the bee! of
sommerce; (hat there was 00 more neglect
than was incidentto the burried prepara.
ton for the war; that the inspection, while
| generally according 10 regulations, wersnot
| niways up 10 the reg iirements, and that the
| sickooss of the troops were not 10 soy
great degree cooasioned by the use of either
| the canned or refrigerated beef,
DEPUTY MARSHALS IN JAIL,
| North Carclinfans Hesist Enforcement of
Foandary Line Division,
Keoxville, Teaun., (Special, )— Deputy Mar
{ shal Aoderson, of luis city, asd eleven dep
| uties nre fn jail at Marphy, N, C,, on the
| charge of criminal trespass, Anderson went
| to the mouniain section a few days ago to
| serve a writ of possession on parties ceou-
pring the tract of land, the ownership of
| which was settied by United States Judge
Clarke's decision a few days ago, determin.
| ing the location of the Tennessee and North
| Carolina line,
The otcupants refused to yield, and after
| being ejected Irom the premises secured
{ North Caroline warraots for the posse for
{ erimingl trespass, The matter has Leen re-
ported 10 the department at Washington,
ME, sCHURMAN UNDER YIRE,
A Philippine Commissionee’s Lively Ex-
perience in the Trenches,
Seattle, Wash,, (Special )— Mull advices
{ from Manila, just received, are fall of inter.
esting incidents of the fighting ULeiore
Malabas, President Schurman, of Cornell
University, a member of the Philippine
Commission, bad a narrow escape from
death while with Wheaton's brigade. He
was sitting on a trench when a large rebel
force opened fire. A stray shot warned him
to seek cover, which he did by hurriedly
failing into the trench.
He lay there more than asm hour, while
the Fllipioos sent Mauser bullets singing
over his bead. An occasional bullet would
graze the top of the trench and shower the
college man with dirt,
The rebels were finally disiodged and
President Schurman returned to Manlia,
—————— a
ABOUT NOTED FEOPLE,
A colossal statue of Gladstone isto bs
erected in Bisckiure, Bugiand,
Swinburne, the poet, is said to be grow.
ing very ecosutric as he nears bis $0th year.
President McKinley's full-length portrait
has been nearly completed Ly Charles A.
Whipple.
Mere. Leland Stanford is the owner of one
of the finest jewel cullvetions in the world.
It 1s valued at §2,000,000,
Margaret Deland says she reads econo
mios, history and the newspapers for foe
struction, and novels only for entertain.
ment.
The Queen of Italy, says a gossip, weighs
176 pounds; Queen Vietoria, 171 pounds; the
Queen of Spain, 147 pounds, and the Queen
of Deigiam, 143 pounds.
E H.R Green, son of "“Helty" Green,
bas organized & tarpon fshing elub and :
built a $20,000 clubbouse on Mustang Ise