BR meee
LAWTON IN HOT OHA
_—
Driving the Insurgents Into
the Mountains.
IS OPENED.
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RAILROAD
Maj. Koih's Expedition to Re lnforce the
Troops at the Front Marching Up the
Rio Grande—Army Gunboat Disabled
on Laguna Bay by a Shot from a Rebel
Cannon— Repairing Bridges,
Manila, Philippine Islands, (By Cable.)
Maj. Kobbe's column reached Ban Luis,
eight miles up the Rio Grande, meeting with
but slight opposition. Cas man was wound-
ed during a brush with the rebels. At day-
break the Americans began a further ad-
vance toward Candaba, about six miles up
the river beyond San Luls,
The insurgents along Gen, MacArthur's
front evacuated their positions during the
night time, presumably moving farther up
the raliroad.
The Twenty-third Infantry bas sailed on
the transport Leon XIII for Jolo Island to
relfeve the Spanish garrison there,
Geo. Lawton’s advance guard, under Col,
Summers, of the Oregon troops, took Ban
Isidro, the insurgent capital.
Col, Summers’ command, consisting of the
Twenty-second Infantry on the left, the
Minnesota Regiment in the center, and the
Oregon and North Dakota Regiments on the
right, and accompanied by Boott's battery of
artillery, advanced from Baluarte at day-
light. The troops first encountered the ene-
my two miles from San Isidro, the rebels
retiring when our artillery opened fire, Just
outside the town a rebel force, estimated to
cumbér 2 000 men, was intrenched. It made
a slight resistance, but evacuated its posi-
tion when our troops turned its right flank,
The enemy's loss was fifteen man killed
and twenty wounded. Our troops also cag -
tured three prisoners and many rifles, Oa
the American side one soldier, of the Oregon
Regiment, and one of the Minnesota Regi-
ment were slightly wounded.
After capturing the town Col, Summers’
troops contioued their advance, pursuing
the retreating rebels for several miles,
Although the rebels still threaten San Fer-
nando in considerable {orce, large numbers
of natives, a majority of them being families
with thelr household goods, are returning
dally to the towns inside the American lines,
at Apalit especially,
Many of the richer Filipinos are coming
to Manlls, and laborers are resuming work
in the rice flelds. The latter show their re-
speot for American soverelgaty by removing
their hats to the passing trains,
Owlog to the bad condition of the wagon
roads, the work of repairing the raliroad is
being actively pushed. All the broken
bridges bave been trestied and only a few
excavations remain to be fliled up. Tralos
will undoubtedly be runpiag through to San
Perpando in a few days. The only natives
there are some Filipinos from Macabebe,
who are trading with our soldiers,
At daylight Lieut. Hill, who, with twenty-
five men, of the Fourth lofantry, was con-
cealed In the trenches near Pasig, was at-
tacked by a force of rebels, who evidently
imagined they could capture one of our out-
posts, because only a few shots had been
fired by the American forer, A few volleys
put the enemy to flight, the rebels losing
five men killed and a number of wounded,
The army gunboat Napingdan bas returned
here frow the Jake, having been disabled by
a cannon shot from a rebel position, near
Santa Cruz, which broke ber rudder post.
The expedition under Maj. Kobbe, of the
Third Artillery, consisting of the Seventesnth
Infantry, a battalion of the Niath, asd one
battery of the First Artillery, left Calumpit
at daybreak, marching up the Rio Grands,
to join Gen. Lawton's divicion, at Arayat,
A flotilla of cascoes, loaded with suppiles,
aiso proceeded up the river. Both forces
were ecnveyed by the gunboats uuder Capt.
Grant,
Aguinaldo’s ex-Seeretary, Escamillo, who
was arrested here on February 23, Is now
employed as official isterpreter by the
authorities,
HAULED DOWN AT ILOILO,
First Filipino Fiag Captured Received st
Navy Department.
Washington, D. C., (8peeial.)-The first
geoulne Filipino flag to be eaptured during
the present insurrection has resched the
Navy Department. The flagis interesting
for several reasons, but mainly Lecause it
was a subject of controversy between the
army and pavy officers. It was captured st
Iloilo by Lieut. A. P. Niblsck. The fnserip-
tion reads: “Fiug of issurgent Filipinos,
eaptared at fort at Lioile, P, L, by landing
party from U. 8. 8B. Boston and Petral, con «
manded by Lieut, A. P. Niblack, U. 8. X _
February 11, 1899.”
Gao. Miller, in command of the troops at
Ilollio, demanded the flag, but waa refused.
it Is about tweive feet Muy, and wes origin.
ally try-colored red, white, and biue-—be-
ing composed of a white triangle on the
staff, with the broad upper strips of blue
sud jower of red,
DEAD ENGINEER IN CAR,
Train Was Speeding Ahead, Bat the Five:
man Went to the Rescas,
+ Stillwell, Ga., (Special. )— A passenger
train on the Florida Central sod Peninsular
Railroad eame fn here with Engineer Bail
dead at the throttle,
Fireman Edward Washington, when the
train was a few miles from Stlliwell, noticed
the engineer's head banging out of the cab
window. As the train, well laden with
passengers, neared Suliiwell, the engineer
did not change bis position,
Then the fireman suspected that some.
thing was wrong and took hold of the ene
gineer, The iatter fell back and the fireman
saw be was dead, with a gaping wound on
bis head. Then the Ocoman took charge of
the train,
The theory Is that the engineer was struck
by the pips of 5 water tank at a station ten
miles distant,
FATAL FIGHT BETWEEN WOMEN,
bh
Mrs, Covington Stabs One of Her Assail-
ants to Death and Wounds Another,
an extraordinary tragedy at Haynes Mill,
near Tiptonviile bas just reached here.
Three women, a Mrs. Mattox, Mrs, Ed.
aries ad and attacked riding
wheren pe the latter drew a knife and
stabbed Mrs, Mattox through the heart,
Mrs then
THE NEWS,
Joseph Jackson, eolored, was banged at
Charlotte, N. C., for raps committed on a
young white girl last September,
The Brotherhood of Railway Tralomen
at New Orleans re-elected Grand Master
Morrissey and other officers and selected
Milwaukee as the next meetiog place,
A quantity of damaged merchandise from
the wrecked steamer Fairfax, of the Mer-
chants and Miners’ Line, was sold at public
auction at Boston, About 7060 bales of cot-
ton, all saturated, realized £11,000,
“Doe” J, W. Hamliton, aged sixty years,
ope of the oldest and best-known bookmak-
ers and turfmen in the United Btates, hav.
ing sold pools on almost every race track in
the country, died at San Antonie, Tex., of
dropsy.
The convention of the American Foundry-
men's Association adjourned at Pittsburg
alter electing officers, Including J. 8. Bea-
mon, of Pittsburg, as president and J. P.
Golden, of Columbus, Ga., ns Southern vice-
president,
The terms of all officers of the city of
Corry, Pa, ran outin April. As the com.
mon counell has kliled the appropriation
ordinance, the mayor threstens to dismiss
all municipal employes, leaving the city
without water, electric light, police or fire-
men.
St. Paul captured the next session of the
Grand Divislos, Order of Rallway Conduo-
tors, at the last session of the twenty-seventh
convention of the order, which just ended
at Detroit, Mich. E. E. Clark, of Cedar
Rapids, was elected grand chief! conductor,
Russell Sage bas given 850.000 to the
Women's Hospital, which fs about to erect
a $400,000 buildisg In New York, Mrs.
Bage has long been interested in the hos
pital,
Rev, Dr. BR, F. Sample, of New York, was
elected moderator of the General Assembly
of the Northern Presbyterian Conference,
which is meeting at Minneapolis,
Three of the largest lamp shimaey manu-
facturers in the world bave been merged
into one company at Pittsburg.
Admiral Sehley, while in Chieago, on his
way to Owaba, said that Dewey is the hero
of the navy as well as of the people.
There was a time, before dining cars be-
came a fad, that the Baltimore and Oblo
latiroad’s “Queen City Hotel" at Cumber-
land, Md., was notad for its service and cuil-
sine. In latter years the reputation deelined
as few travelers partook of sustenance at
the long tables in the big diolog room, Bat
an effort is to be made to restore the reputa-
tion of the seventies and eighties, and the
hosteiry lias been placed in charge of I. N.
Shattuck, who has been dinlag car superin-
tendent of several big westere’ roads. Cone
siderable money will be spent on the hotel
and ft will again try for first-class patronage.
Twenty-two members of the Olympin's
erew, whe fought at Manile acd were dis.
obarged from the Haleigh, are on their way
to Ban Francisco to re-snilst and return to
the Philippines,
Wichits, Kao. is without street car ser-
vice, In accordance with a decision by
Judge Dale, declaring the street cars publie
nuisance the cars quit runaiog, the lease of
the present company haviag expired.
It is sonouneced that Admiral Dewey,
President Dias, of Mexico, and Lord Minto,
Governor-General of Canada, will stisod
the laying of the corner stone of the pew
postoffioe In Chicago October § and will
meet President McKinley,
The Methodist ministers of Atlanta, Gs.
passed resplations calling for the appoint
ment of a committee to urge upon the forih-
coming annual conference 8 movement for
an extra General Conferonce to reconsider
the Publishing House matter, the disposi.
tion of which, it is alleged, Is not satisfne-
tory.
Students st Princeton attacked a parade
of Pawnee Bill's Wild West show and a
pitehed battle took piace, ln which many
wers injured,
The Bouthern Baptist Convention, in ses.
sion at Loulsville, Ky., selected Ex-Mayor
Robert C. Davidson, of Baltimore, to Pin a
delegation of English Baptists in a personal
appeal to the Czar ia behalf of the persecut-
ed Russian Baptists,
After this week no miner inthe Cour
D'Alene district of Idabo will be permitted
to work there unless he rencunces member.
ship in the anion that Is held responsible for
the present strike,
The steamer Dauntless, formerly famous
as a flilbuster, was released by the United
Htates Court at Jacksonville, Fis,
In the case of Halael Ortiz, a native of
Porto Rico, who was found guilty of the
murder of Private John Barke, Company C,
Forty-seventh New York Hegimest, at Cag-
uas, Porto Rico, on February 24 last, and
whose sentence of death was commuted to
imprisonment for iifle, the President bas
directed that be bs confised in the Minnesota
Htats prison, at Stillwater,
The organization of the Paulding County
(Ga,) Cotton Mills bas been perfected. The
officers are: E. Davis, president; B. T.
Drake, vice-president; W. Z. Spinks, secre
tary; R. P. Gann, treasurer, The company
will erect a cotton factory and cottonseed
ofl mill. It is proposed to do the work en-
trely with home capital, Citizens of the
town and county are subscribing liberally,
The Derwind White Coal Mining Com
pany, which has mises in Centre, Clearfield,
Jefferson, Cambria asd Somerset counties,
Pa., and which is one of the largest pro-
ducers of bituminous coal in the world, has
notified its employes of an increase in wages,
to go Into efloet June 1. Miners will re-
ceive 50 cents a ton for pleking and 25 cents
a ton for loading after machines,
NEW KIND OF WAR CLAIMS,
Vessels Want Damages for Being Held
Up by the Blockade,
Washington, D. Q., (Bpecial, )The State
Department has bad presented to it the first
claim for damages on account of the opera~
tions of our bioekading vessels during the
inte war. This is the claim of the owners of
the British ship Nickerson, which sailed
from Kingston, Jamaloa, with a cargo of
food supplies for Cuban ports just before
the blockades was declared. She was seized
by the Hornet, but was discharged by a
prize court, The claim fs for $0,000, on
nceount of detention and minor losses, If
this is found to be sound, the Department of
State will be obliged to submit estimates for
payment of such claims to the next Con.
grese, for there Is no authority of law for
thelr payment at present.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS,
The papal bull, declaring a universal jubl-
les in 1000, was promulgated in Rome,
Dr, Soll, the new muuloipal president of
Ain, Samos, has arrived there
The Arab rebels in Yemen have loreed the
Turkish army to retreat, \
Ambassador White and Baron Von Baslow
Washington, DD. C., (Special, )-—~Assistant
Beeretary of the Treasury Vanderlip, as
chairman of the Admiral Dewey Home Fund
Commliitee, is busily engaged in making
preparations for the systematic bhandliog of
subscriptions,
The plan to present the Hero of Manila
Bay with a Washington residence is receiv-
log much popular support, The commitice
Laving the matter in charge consists of As
sistant Secretary Vanderlip, United Btates
Treasurer Roberts, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasurer Allen, First Assistant Postmaster
General Heath and Adjutant General Cor-
bio, The Governors of all the Btates will
also be members of the committee, The
funds will be taken in charge by Treasurer
Hoberts,
The committes in this city met and deeld-
ed to Issue subscription books at ones, The
Bureau of Printiog and Fograviog will fur-
nish handsome receipts at cost prices, and
the nmonut of bis donation and have a neat
souvenir to preserve,
than §100,000 will be contributed,
Grent Popular Enthusiasm,
Chalrman Vaoderiip is confident of most
generous and hearty response, ‘The idea
is meeting with so much popular favor,’
said Mr, Vanderiip, “that no trouble will be
experionesd in raising any reasonable
amount, Since the proposition was sug-
gested and the appointment of the commit-
tee made publis we have recelved hundreds
of ietters on the subject, The enthusiasm
Is not loeal, loquirles coming from the
Nazth, South, East and West,
BSome estimaie of the enthusinsm kindled
by the suggestion may be gathered from the
amount of correspondence of the subject,
1 have been busy opening letters the entire
day. Bome patriotic orgasizations have al-
roady offered to make Inrge coniributions,
The amount necessary to build a jalace
could, in my opinion, be easily raised were
it the desire to erect one for Admiral
Dewey,
“Iu regard to the matter of limiting the
amount of subscriptions, which is a question
that bas been asked me many times, | see no
necessity for so doing. Let the subserip-
tions come in, the more the better, The
fuad should be at least §100,000, But thie
does pot iar the small subseriber to this
movement to pay tribute to Admiral Dewey,
and the deed of trust will contain the name
of ench doner, no matter what the smoont
may be,
“So far as I am aware now the selection
of the site and construction of the house
will ba lef: until the Admiral can be consulil-
ed. He bas not been notified by the com.
mittee or in aay other way of the tribute
that is to be paid bim by the American
people. Atl] can say for the committes at
present is that it is ready to receive contri
butions, and as soon as any piace ars form-
ed they will be given to the public.”
Address to the People,
Wasbingron, D, C., (Special )--The na
tional commitions of the Dewey Home Fond,
oons'sting of Frank A, Vanderlip, assistant
secretary of the treasury; Charles H. Allen,
sen stant secretary of the navy; Brigadier
General Hoary O. Corbin, Perry 5. Heath,
first as'sinnt posimanter general, and Ells
H. Boberts, tressurer of the United Stat s,
have Lian followlog address to the
people of ti United States
3 prope are anxious to do
Dewey. Thelr zeal hss
{ invitations to banquets in
of esinbrations,
Obviously, it will
bim to attend all the bas.
ght be invidious to select
ons or a few for the honor of his pressnes,
The common { our countrymen does
not find suitable expresdon for Its admira-
tion and rateem for our great naval hero in
methods effervescent and transient,
“A grateful nation rannot do better than
provide liveraily for Adwiral Dewey's con.
fort la a home Gtted to his tesies, worthy, in
some measare, of his services, asd indlea-
tive, fo a smail degree, of the gratitude
which Is not of a day, but of all time, A
popular sut scription will afford all the priv.
lege to join in such & testimonial, in whieh
patriotism will havea monument,
“The eareer of Admiral Dewey ic 8 part
of our national history, a glorious chapter in
the magnficent record of the recent war
with Spats, Not in ourown conntry alone,
but in all the world, bis name is emblazoned
with those that shail not die, His services
all know in part—ihe future will add to ap
preciation of his greatness, to the solidity
and brill wney of his fame,
“On bis retara from the scens of his vie-
tories and bis statesmanship the official
duties of Admiral Dewey will be performed
in Washington, He should have a home
there. The national espital cannot fall to
have attractions for bim in the present and
the fatare., For a winter residences during
bis life he can hardly flod a more desirable
pince, It is for a home for Admiral Dewey
in Washiogton that subscriptions are in.
vited,
“Saggestions to this general effect Have
been put forth io several quarters, Assur-
ances have been conveyed to the under.
signed that the general enthusiasm ean be
directed into a single current through thelr
agency as a national sommittes, Each of
us, busy with manifold occupations, necepts
os 8 doty not to be set aside the task of or.
ganizing the popular muniflcenes for this
purpose, and of administering the patriotic
trust for a Dewey home fund,
“Habserigtions may be sent at once to the
treasurer of this fund atthe Treasury De
partment, Washington, D. C. Temporary
receipts will be promptly returned, apd we
Boon as It can be prepared a doplicate of the
sama date and number, bearing a fine por.
trait of Admiral Dewey, will bs forwarded
to avery subtseriber,
“Immediate response will enabis the na-
honor to
taken the form «
many diffe
rados and
impossible for
quets, and it x
ent oiliew,
r
dispiaye, be
sofks
tional committe to convey to Admiral
Dewey, ns soon as he lands, practical evi-
dence that the American people have pro-
vided for him a home at the nation’s cap-
ital,
"The committees invites the newspapers
of the country and the governors of ail
states to co-operate in thls movement.”
BROOKE TO PAY CUBANS,
Change of Plan Owing to Position Taken
by Gomez.
Havana, (By Cable,)-Gen. Maximo
Gomer informed Gov. Gen, Brooke that be
must withdraw from the plan for distribut.
{ lng the $3,000,000 appropriated to the pay-
| ment of the Caban troops to the extent that
| he will not name other commissioners to re.
| piace those originally named by him, who
| have refused to serve,
Gov. Gen, Brooke is to go ahead with &
naw plan, Gomez remalning io an attitude
of friendly inactivity,
Gen, Brooke will lssue ap order for Cuban
privates and non-commissicned officers to
| meet at specified places on specified dates
| to receive payment. They are to be secon -
| panied by their company officers for the
! purpose of identification,
Both Gep, Gomes and the Governor Gen-
eral feel that the privates ought not 1o lose
thelr share in the American gratuity merely
because the schemes of certain bigh officers
in the Cuban army have interposed obatucies,
Gen, Gomez bas written a history of his
relation to the army payment question, It
includes the correspondence that bas passed
between himself apd the Governor General,
and it Is Intended to make his position clear
to the publie and to contrast his conduct
favorably with that of the other Cuban jead-
ers, led by Gens, Hodriguez, Manuel
gully, Juan CGaulberto, and other
Bat
officers against him, apparently.
Gen. Brooke in an interview, which
tinued for an hour and a half
General was attended by Col. Carlos Ces-
pedes, son of the former Cuban President of
that name, who bas
candidate for the Presidency of Cuba,
Gen, Brooke expressed sympathy with
Gen, Gomez aud sald be regretted the posi.
tion he bad taken, but, the American com-
mander added, if bis decision was snechange.
abies he would proceed to deal with the ques.
tion alone, Gen. Brooke is determined not
to be trifisd with,
A floreibis disarmamect of the Cuban
troops will be the ultimate procedure, pro-
vided the events of the next two or three
wosks show that such action Is necessary
BOASTFUL AGUINALDO,
The Situation ss Dmseribed ‘an a Cable
gram to Filipino Junta
London, Esg., (By Cable. )—The Filipino
junta here has received the followiog mes
sage from Aguisaido, eabled from Hong
Kong:
decided to continous the war, at all costs,
until independence is secured,
Americas peace overtures, based on re
stricied autonomy, coupled with promises of
subsequent seil-government,
“The Filipinos demand a strict fulfilment
of the articles of the American Constitution
and treaties contracted by the American
representatives when imploriog a Filipiso
siilanee in combating the Spaniards,
“All the Filipino Generals support Agui-
nalde, Gen. Lana's reported overtures for
peace are untrue. Our army is near Manils,
can Hue, The heat and ralss are causing
many casuaities in the Americas Army. All
ihe hospitals are crowded with sick and
wounded. Four bundred of the Cincinoat!
regiment have been imprisoned by Gen, Otls
for insubordination In refusing to fight. The
regular troops quartered in Manila and
other towns are quiet. The woluntesrs are
abused and
scanty rations
asd Europeans is general.”
CYCLONE IN THE WEST,
Damage Reported Throughout Nerth
western Ohio and Pennayivania,
Akrow, O., (Special. )-A cyclone struck
this city and did mush damage. The storm
struck the tents of Maln’s Circus, and they
coliapsed upon the crowd, Policemen had
hard work to prevent a panies, hut the spec.
tators were floally released without injury,
Iu East Akron the Biggs Boller Company
shops were badly damaged and a portion of
a stone wall teil upon the office roof, crash.
ing through it and completely wreckiog the
tuterior,
The shops of the Akron Sewsr.Pipe Con -
pany siso suffered beavily., More than 150
feet of the malin buliding wis blown dows
and three men were slightly Injured. Other
shops and Lulldings about the city were
damaged more or less and many trees were
destroyed. Carriages were overturoed Ip
ihe street and awnings were torn away.
Behoothooes Wrecked,
Canal Faitor, 0., (Special,)~ During the
storm the wall of a seboolhouse was biown
in and the pupils were injured, some of them
quite seriously.
Four scholars were buried beneath the
debris of bLrick and wooden beams, They
were extricated by fhe teacher,
Charged with His Danghiter's Murder,
_ Bentonville, Ark, (Special. )-J1. C. But
ler, a prominent eitizsen living eighteen
miles south of this place, has been lodged in
jal here, charged with fhe murder of his
Altesn-your-old daughter, The girl's head
was spilt open with an ax and hor throat
cut,
Killed by Lightning.
Dubols, Pa, (Special, )-Willlam Mackeye,
aged 17 yoars, was killed by lightning at
Brookville daring a terrific storm. The boy
bad sought shelter In an outhouse during
the storm and the bulldiog wasstrack, The
storm did great damage ja. 50 Way of ups
ing tele and telephone wires,
Fatal
PIELD OF LABUK,
Detroit Has a girls’ union,
Omatia palaters get #3 for eight hours,
Pittsburg thleclayers want plecs work
abolished, : :
Tue Horseshoes’ Union in Boston won its
fight for #19 a week tor Otters aud $17 a
AFTER A BLOODY FIGHT,
Murderer Humphrey Taylor is Captured
in Georgetown, DD, C.
Washington, D. C,, (Bpecial, )— Humphrey
Taylor, or Brown, the vegro charged with
the murder of the Rosonsteins, at Hildell,
was captured In Georgetown alter a siege of
nekrly two hours, Before surrendering be
shot and killed Police Bergeant Vrnz Fa
sau, The negro at first denied the murder
of the Bosensteins, but subsequestly eop-
fossed balug concerned in it, and implicated
John Brows.
Tho Weshingion police suspected from the
outset thet the murderer of Rosenstein would
soek refuge In Washiugion, There is an
enormous colored population here, and de-
teotion seemed Jess likely than in the lonelier
rural sections, The Georgetown police ac
cordiogly watched all the baunts of colored
men. They learsed that a sirango negro
spswerlog in some degree Lhe description of
Taylor bed bought a pistol and & box of
oxrtridges, Later he bought =a
ring, und displayed a lot of mosey. Then
the police were informed that the sume
negro bad rented a two-story bLouss in a
section of Georgetown kuown as Fowlers
Hill, bad furnished it, and bad boasted to
the ¢o ored people of the neighborhood of
his ample supply of money.
The police decided to have = look at the
man, A detall of men, lo command of Ser.
weant Passeu, surrounded the bullding,
reply, the door was broken open, The
poliermen, with Passau ahead, searched the
first floor,
sinire, revolvers iu band, ready to fire,
second story, too, seemed deserted,
The
Pasenu
and as he entered the
second room icoked bebind the door. That
moment the policemon following heard a
revolver shot and saw Passau fall. They
the celling, whieh led to & cockpit above the
rooms,
cape ushort, His firing bad been Leiter
than that of the police,
his revolver hit the foremost poileeman,
off. Another shot foliowed
pollesman’s band, Hisdeadly alm and the
faliore of the policemen to reach him with
thelr fire convinced the latter that they must
retreat. Passau, the sergeant, had died al-
Wisely tnupghbt
reserves st the sintion house were
slied, and theses were inter reinforoed by
the reserves from a secord station,
force was also suzmoned,
They
thelr hands, and
house where the
their revolvers in
from the
For pearly two bours the
Menuwhile the
the ruiers of the city, bad consuit-d with
Major Sylvester, the chief of police, as 10
the best means of taking the erimingl, Tay
ior, the possible murderer
stoins, had been lost sight of
mination to take Taylor, or whoever else oe
might be, who bad murdered a policeman.
It was decided 10 cali on the man to sus-
render, and if be refused, to set fire to the
kili him as be came
It is said that the author
law officer of the
bis assurance thai
they were fully justified in burning
the bouse to capture the murderer,
learning this, Major Svyvivester started
the siege. But be arrived
The police had wearied of emptying
and 4 Taylor. His
ure, consulted with the
On
for
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lair,
dodging
uncomioriably good, He could not
faker, because be had retired into the coek-
pit, and when be war pot firing out of
window be was grazing the ears or the cheek
any vepturesome officer who raised the
trap door to climb inio the loft, Aeccord-
fugly, the men decided on the very program
which Major Sylvester was then on his way
to order. They cleared some of the fursi.
ture out of the buildicg. A mattress on the
second floor of the house, just under the
loft, was saturated with oli and Taylor was
told be could ~omwe down or be burned ont,
Hs preferred the former, He surrendered.
the
PRISONERS RELEASED,
Filipinos Let An American and a Cena
dian Go Using Arrows.
Manila, Puliippios Islands, (By Cable.)
and Canadian civillave eaptured at the
Caiumpit rice mill, have been released ty
the rebel General Lusa, who saw them
through his lines with several Englishmen,
who received 4% hours’ notice to Jeave rele
territory,
The United Blates eruisrr Charleston has
arrived bere from Hong Kong, Sbe touched
at Apartl, communi-atiag with the Usited
States gunboat Concord, stationed at the
mouth of the harbor, Boome pative archers
shot arrows at the Concord’'s bont, which
was sent ashore for sand, and no farther at.
tempt to land was made,
The Charieston aso spoke the United
States gunboat Wheeling at Lingagas, All
was quiet thers,
General Lawton's sdvanerd fores has leit
San Miguel and 1s movieg in the direction
of San Isidro. A rainstorm impeded the
progress of the troops and severed the line
ef communiontion when the force was within
soven miles of its destination,
Rios and Otis Agree,
Madrid, Spaie, (By Cable, )=lisneral Rios,
in sommand of the Spanish troops remain.
ing fu the Polilppine Islands, bas cabled 10
the War Office here, abnouncing that he
bas entered into an agreemont with Major
General Otis, tbe American commander, fot
the immediate evacaation of Zamboanga and
Jolo,
Consequently, the dispatch adde, the
steamer, Leon XUIL bes started with Amer
jean troops, who wiil occupy Jolo and rene
der honor to the Spanish flag on the departs
ure of the Seanish troops,
The Leon X11L will proseed from Jolo tn
Zumbonngs, where the vessel will be met 1y
General Rios, with the steamers Porto Rieo
and Uranus, The Spanish General wil
superintond the evacuation,
disprtoh furthur says the Amezicans
wiil not occupy Zamboangs,
ED BY BRITISH,
SURRENDER ASSURED.
Aguinaldo Again Sends Com-
mission to Seek Terms.
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FORCES DEMORALIZED.
Commission From the Rebel's Hendquar
tors On the Way to Manila to Consult
General Otis—-A Belief at the War De
partment That This Time the Filipinos
Are Ready to Yield,
Manila, Phillippines Islands, (By Cable. j—
| Philippine commissioners to confer with
the American commission regarding sur.
render hava arrived at Manplis,
The people of Manila are confident that
the insurrection is ending.
Westington, D. CG, (Bperial,j— War De-
partment officials are firmiy eonviseed that
| the end of the insurrection in the Philippines
{ Is ot band, and that the reprefntetives of
| she Insurgent cabin t and of Aguinaido, who
| 8re to meet General Otis, will suceumd 10
; inevitable surrender,
Following is Gen. Otis’ cable:
| Adjutant General, Washington:
Representative insurgent eabinet and
| Agulnaido in mountains, twelve miles north
| of Ban Isidro. Will send in commission to
{ soak terms of peace. Majority of force coo
{ fronting MacArthur at San Ferpando bas re-
| tired to Tarlac, tearing up two miles of rail
i way; this force has decreased to about twen-
| ty-five hundred. Boouting parties acd de-
{ tachments moving In various direstions,
| Eobbe with column at Candas a, on Rio
Grande, Great msjority of iphabliapts of
i provinces over which troops have moved
nuxious for peace, supporiod by members of
| iosurgent eabinet, Aspeet of affairs at pres.
| out favorable,
Oris
Hebel Forces Demorslized.
The Filiploo forces, it is said at
partment, are evidently so utterly demoral-
{ lzed by the persistent sdvance of the Ameri-
{ caus thal they are ready to acespt pesce on
{the bast terms they ran obtain, Driven
sorthward to the foothills of the mountaios
16 they have been, their fleeing and seatter-
od forees digiptergrated and disheartened,
{| BO Jonger can be made to lace our
ious advance, Less than a week ago Gen.
‘ral Luna was reported just north of San
| Fernando, where Geperal MacAribur's
{ 'Tuops are concentrated, and in the neigh.
i borbood of Bacolor, with about 5.000 rebe's,
| General Otis reports that the remuast of
bas withdrawn
‘to Tarins, over twenty miles north of San
| Fernando. It fs probable thst the remain
| der of this force moved east and joined the
i mais body of the insurgents, which aban-
| dosed San Isidro and fled northward to
{ point from whieh Aguinaido is now sending
his commissioners to sue for peace,
Prepared for Any Ruse,
If this ‘a & ruse to gall time, which none
of the officials of the War Department be-
| eve, it will avell them nothing, as the
| Americans will utliize the period during the
pegotintions in reconnoitering the country
i shead of them preparatory 10 the resump-
i ion of operations the minutes the negotia-
| tions fall, The dispateh of two battalions of
| the Twenty-third Iofantry to Jalo, the prip-
i oly al town in the Sulu Archipelago, Is the
{ fourth military exp-dition denched from
{ the main body of our troops at Manila, The
| Bula Archipelago is 8 group of 150 small is
{ innds, extending in the forn
like the Aleutian Islands, south of the
i ippines,
the de-
vietor-
{this Toree, about 2.500 men,
ih
the
of a creseept,
Poi.-
The American Vorces,
There is no slsciule information at the
War Department roacerning the present
strength of the American forees under Mae
Arthur, Lawton and Koble, whieh bave
been operating agaiust the Insurgents north
of Manila, The nember of mer, if euch 01.
ganization were up toils maximus strength,
; would be 16.500, but it ls doubtful if their
{strength totais 11000 ther, MacArthur's
| troops, exoept one regiment, are volunicers,
All of Kobbe's men are regulars, recently
arrived. Taree of the six regiments under
Lawton niso are regulars. There is one
radical differsnee Hetween the yolunteer aad
regular organizations, the for-
mer are permanent, while the gaps in the
ranks of the regulars are belug constantly
filied by new recruits, It is suimated that
MezcArthur pow bas about 4.500 men Tor ao-
tive service, Lawton about 5.000, snd Kobbe
1,500,
Losses in
HAS LOST PRESTIGE.
| Aguinaldo’s Army Dissclving Into Bands
of Fillagers,
Manila, (By Cable <The Sparish pris.
anere, who bave [ust arrived lLere from
Nueva Esika, say Azuipsidos has lost pres.
tigs with the rebel army, which ls deseribed
ue being completely demoral’'sed, short of
food, suffering from diseases, afraid of the
Americans, and rapidly disolviog inte
armed bands of piliagers,
The prisovers add that Geoerals Pilar
and Luna are the only influential Fllipinos
who are continuing resistance to the A vere
cane,
Aguinaldo’s personal retinue was recess tly
relieved of its baggaees and money, while on
the way from Sau Isidro to Cebanatan, ty
marauders,
The Chinese ure being vielimized
where by both rebels and looters,
Bueneamivo, a prominent Filipino leader,
who was friendly to Spain, asd joined in
the compromise arrangemebt wheraby the
Spaniards hoped to concilinte the rebel
leaders without sacrificing too muses, is pee
ported ae saying Acuivaido sits Indoors ery-
ing and biwmine bimsell for the wmilserable
condition of the country, but be is afraid to
surrender, :
Stabbed in a Desperate Fight,
Shamokic, Pa, (Bpeeial,) Returning from
a mupdolin ciab festival near Paxinos, a
number of young farmers from Stonington
aud Irish Valley eneaged in a desperate
fight, during which Elmer Hane, of Stoning.
ton, was stabbed six Umes by Amos Ritohis,
of Irish Valley. Ritoble escaped. Most of
bis vietim are in the back,
every.
DEATH IN CYCLON