THE NEWS, Dr. Thomas O. Summers, a yellow fever expert, killed himself with a pistol at St Touls alter writing several lotters and a poem. President McKinley awarded diplomas to the graduating clnss at Mount Holyoke Col- lege, Mase. where be received the honorary degrees of doetor of civil law, . The smaller magazine at Fort Plekons, Fila, blew up, killing a private and wound- ing four men, Major George H. Saude, of the Sixth Unli- ted States Infantry, saved bis daughter and sister-in-law from drowning at Atlantie City, N. J Commodore Osear CC, Badger, Upited States Navy, retired, died at bis home, in Concord, Muss, A thief grabbed $10,000 through a teller’s window in a Boston bunk, but was eaptured when he arrived in New York, John Wilkes, a brother of Thomas Wilkes, alias Samuel Hose, who was burned at the stake pear Newnan, Ga, several months ago, was arrested at Oglethorpe, He was heavily armed aod seeking revenge for the killing of his brother by threatening to kiil persons, Mr. William Chapline, an aged citizen of Shepherdstown, W. Va., sttempted suicide by cutting his throat with a pocketknile, He was found out of his room, with the above result, and the knife still in his hand. Surgical aid was rendercd, and the wound is not considered dungerous, Frank Anderson, aged 27 years, employed at Spiker's Lumber Camp, near Davis, W, Va., was instantly killed, his head having been masked by a falling tree. Anderson was to have been .darried in a few days to a young lady of Paw-Paw, W. Va, Miss Belle Silavio, a stenographer at the Bank of Commerce, Wichita, Kape., was found dead in the tank office at an early hour, There was a bullet hole behind her left ear and a revolver lay beside her. She was in ill-health, and it is thought she may have committed sulelde, Prof. J. B. Bully, a prominent resident of Toledo, O., and formerly a leading musician and choir leader, but latteriy a post-office employe, was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary by the United States Court for rifling the malls in the Toledo post-office, Masked robbers bound the employes and blew open the safe of the Falrmount Park Transportation Company. of Philadelphis, securing about #4, 000, President MeKiuivy atteaded the class day exercises of Smith College, and latter went to the summit of Mount Tom from Holyoke, Mase., where he is visiting, Charles E. Littlefield, Republican, was elected to Congress from the Second Malone district to sucldeed the late Nelson Dingley. Abram Davis, colored, bes been sentenced to life imprisonment for criminal assault on a 3-year-o!d negro girl in Hampton county, 8. C. The jury, Ly recommending mercy, saved him from being hasged. This is the second conviction for a similar erime In this State Io two weeks, It is stated st the Navy Department that every man attached to the Olympia, Boston, Baltimore, Concord, Raleigh, Petrel aod Me- Calloch during the battie in Manila harbor, regardless of rank or station, will receive a medal of honor. Two civilians on the Me- Culloch during the battle rendered active assistance in serving the guos, aud they also have been inciuded in the list of those en- titled to the medals Capt. Wm. A. Andrews started from A!- lantic City on a voyage to Eagland in a 12- foot sailboat, President McKinley listened to the bae- calaureate sermon at Mount Holyoke Col- lege, where his onlece, Miss Grace MeKip- ley, is a member of the graduating class. The official list of the dead Ly the New Riebmond tornado now numbers 122 per- sone, The famous Ansconda mines in Montana have been bougtt by a syndicate headed by John D. Rockele:ler. As aresuit of four days’ coulerence be. tween the representatives of the masulac- turers aud the Amaigamsted Association of Iron and Steel Workers a: gPittsburg, the wages of 25.000 iron and stoelahoet workers throughout the Louuiry will be advanced alter July 1 for one year. lu the main the Workers get what they contended for, which is a virtunl restoration of the wages of 1863 Toe advance to rollers will be 11 per cent. to sbearmen alout 11 per cent. and Lo day bands 15 per cent. Maj. A. Wills, president of the RheMeld Coal, Iron and Steel Company, Nashville, decles the reported purchase of large tracts of coal and mineral lands and Important manuiacturiog plants from that company by the Teunessee Coal, Iron asd Raliroad Company. He said the report was without foundation, Jobn Pope Hodaelt, of Jersey City, who wns arrested several days ago for persist. ently attem ting to seoure personal audi- ences with President McKinley and Attor- ney-General Griggs, was the subject of a lunacy inquiry at Washington. The presid- log judge decided that Hodnett was rational except upon certain subjects, and agreed to discharge bim on condition that he would leave the city asd vot return. Hodnett was furnished transportation to Jersey City, Goverpor-General Davie bas signed an order estabiishing a United States provis- lonal court at San Juan, P. K., sand bas ag- pointed N. B, C. Pettingill presiding judge of the body, with two army officers as desc clater, and J. M. Keedy, prosecuting atior- ney. Heveral thousand cigars bave been seized at Maysville, Ky., bearfag counterfeit inter. bal revenue stamps, IL is sald they are from Factory 3741, Ninth district of Penn sylvania, The United States Smokeless Powder Worke, st San Rafael, Cal, blew up. Tue explosion took place in the gralning-room, and six adjoining bulldings were blown up. Five men were killed, Prm— FIELD OF LABOA, Honolulu boller makers organized, Denver carpooters now get §8 a day. Denver has a municipal repair-shop, South Wales bas 60.00) union miners, Eoglish farm laborers are organiziog, Tobaceo costs Chicagoans $25,000,000 a» yoar. Hay bas advanced from #780 $15 within the past two months in Rockingham Coun iy, NH Lavor Day ls 8 legal boliday lo the Philip. plues, Kansas City paintels get $4 for eight hours’ work. st. Paul plumbers’ wages range {rom $2.50 to £3.00 " day, Tue minimum wages of Montreal molders fs pow $2 a day. New York sud Loulsville street raliway men Save organized, The salary of the City Marshal of Nevada, lows, Is $15 per montb, Bucrumento bas exterminated niexelin. fu many of the southern cities negro mail _ earriors outnumber the white, ; ~ NEW HOUSE RULES. — Mr. Henderson's Proposed Rad- ical Changes. HE WILL NOT BE A CZAR. He Wants to Divorce the Speakership From the Hules Committee To Fairly Distribute Patronage and Trust to Caucus Action-R, L, Casson of Wis consin to be Sergeant-at-Arins, Washington, D. C., (Special) Repre- sentative David B. Henderson, of Iowa, who will succeed Thomas B, Reed as Speaker of the House next December, has well-defined ideas as to how he wants it governed, There are many changes which he bas suggested to bis associates, who, under his direction, will present them to the caucus, It is said that Mr. Henderson desires to be lees of un Czar than Speaker Reed, snd more an instrument to earry out the views of a majority of the party in power. Representative Tawney, of Minnesota; Representative Canuon, of Illinois; Repre- sentative Corliss, of Michigan; Representa tive Fletoher, of Minnesota, and Hepresenta. tive Joy, of Missourl, who are in the city, have been informed of Mr. Henderson's views upon present House government and bow be would like to bave it changed, Thus far Representative Heuderson has made three suggestions, each embodying a radical change. First, be desires the office of the Speaker divorced from the Committees on Ruler, He wants the Committee on Rules made an ip- dependent committer, composed of seven members, instead of five, as at present, the Speaker not being 8 member and the Com- mittee to have a chairman of its owp, The change suggested by Mr. Henderson will mean a revolution in this respect. Second He insists that {othe organization of the House there shall be no ‘‘combine™ ns there was in the Fifty-lourth and Fifty. fifth Congresses. Mr. Henderson proposes to distribute the patronage among the States in the ratio of their representation, Third- The caucus is to decide the ques. tion of organization, Itis notto be left ton talf dozen manipulators. Hepresentative Henderson has notified his lientenants now ip Washington that be will some East scoop, Instead of coming 10 Wash. ington, however, be will go to Atlantie City, snd there will Le in close touch with Wash- ington, Progresz Is being made In arranging for the organization of the House, #0 far as the principal officers are roncerned, W. J. Glenn, of New York, the present Duorkeeper of the House, will Le re-slectad, Sergeant-at-Arms Ben Russell, of Mis nur, will be succeeded by BL. Casson, of Wisconsin, Chief Clerk MeDowell, who bas beld the position for two Congresses, may not be re- elected, AFTER TWENTY EIGHT YEARS, Murderer’'s Whereabouts Revenied His Conscience stricken Sister. Chicago, LiL, (Special, }- Alexander Joster, the murderer of Glibert Gates, brother of President John W. Gates, of the American by after twenty-eight years of usavailiog His arrest Is 10 be made immediate. iy at his home in Oklabomas, Gilibert filed twoniy-eight years ago. He was journeying across Mis. sour in a wagon train “with Alexander Jeo ter. Oa the night of May 2, INT], they were ramped near Wearrenstmrg, There Jester shot Gates ia the back, tem pied to conceal the crime by burning the body. He was arrested later and was given % bearing at Wichita, Kan. On his way to Warrensburg for trisl be escaped nnd had %0t beens found, in spite of an uneessing search by detectives, until now, His sister, Mre. Corneiln Street, of Stewanes, O, T. written Kap., who says her brother is living at She wanee under the name of W, HH. HiL (rales was ’ finn KAUTZ In siLEANT, Renr- Admiral Hefases to be Interviewed About the Troubles nt Sammon. San Francisco, Cala, (Special )—~Rear- Admiral Ksuiz, who returned from Apis en the Philadelplis, refuses to Le Interviewed sbout the troubles in the Isiand, and will makes no statement of any character con. REAR-ADMINAL KAUTZ, He has returned from Ramoa and save that he did only bis duty there) serning the prospects of a peaceful termina don of the international squabble, Defore bie flagship reached port he issued orders forbidding cfllesrs and men to discuss the matter and warning offoers particularly igninet allowing themasives (0 be seen by iewspaper representatives, To Make Soda Ash. Akron, O,, (Special, }-Tha largest soda. ish factory in the United States Js to be tracted at Barberton, this county, by api. alists identifed with the Pittsburg Piste Fiass Company. The corporation will be shartered under the laws of Pennsylvania with a onypital stock of $3 000,000. The plant wii empioy 500 men. Cotton Mitt Han by Electricity, Charlotte, N, C,, (Special. )--A spuolal (0 Jie Otwarver from Sanford, N, C., says: A £125,000 cotton mill was organized here with W. H. Watkins president and 7T. IL. Chisholm secretary and treasurer. The mill will bs operated y electricity, tar. sished Ly the Loekvilie Pleetrie Company ton miles distant, Boat the sehool furniture trust by estab. lishing a munleipal school furnitere plant, is the of Hehool Direstor Sar. YELLOW FEVER CURE, Dread Disesss Now Hobbed of Its Ter rors by Dr. Doty, New York, N. Y., (Bpecial.)— Results which may revolutionize the treatment of yellow fever and rob the disease of its terrors have attended the experiments which have been in progress for some time in the Inboratory of the Heaith Officer of the port. Themiero- organism of yellow fever, which was discov ered by Gluseppe Sanarelil in 1807, has been isolated and a serum prepared which in onroful tests with animals has been demon. strated to possess both curative and pre- ventive properties, So Important is the matter and so great & degree uf success has attended the axperi- ments that Dr, A, H, Doty, Health Officer of the port, made a formal sonouncement of what had been accomplished, While Dr. Doty's experiments bave neces- sarily been confined to animale, he bas no hesitation In recommending the use of the serum for human beings, and is now pre paring some which be will send to Havaoas for use by the authorities there, Dr. Doty's experiments have been most thorough. They were begun before Bana- relll announeed, in 1897, that he bad Isolated the yellow fever germ and produced the serum, Horses and guines pigs have been used here, as experience with antitoxin and other remedies bas shown that resulls with ani. muls are similar to those obtained with hu- man beloge, Dr. Doty looks for a success. ful resu't of the tests which will be made In Havana, CHILLY ICSTIOE {His decision regarding the Kingship be=n upheld by the Coma Lins ARSON. that Mis win soon He Made. (Bpecial )—A special to the Petoskey, Mich, says Rigger gave indirect con fepert . Joseph usrivned to in the nes] mbout it, as Wheeler were alc intimated Assignment Chicago, 1, Times-Herald Heoretary of War firmation to Wheeler is to ba Pullippines. When qumsstio he and Gen the Grand Army canp-fire piled: “There ls nothiag to ti I Issue the order, The hit on tae words “‘the with doubi that be bh and a very imu diate order, not try to deny that » move is in progress of arrangement I am still in the services sald General Wheeler when questio to orders, | soon 1 wili be glide.” He talked i looked, th who is not ot an port spt assignment fra from the that fre duty ut 10 lenve for he promptiy © SAY, al least une was unmistakably Those familiar Alger's oye will reforenes 10 a very real In fact, be did very important aecot Weaver, order the twinkle of 1 xen, ne ned and sim subject How y dee ¢ under orders Neate ary 3 ger i RID nd ough, ike a mat ren iy. Lull even «xe FRANCE HAS A CABINET M. Waldeck Hounsreann Snecesds M, Dupuy ne Premier. Frates bas ded over At jast & Lew of M. Dupuy, has Urashu, Who, Paris, ( By Cable another governmeast ninistry, 10 rGedend been formed. M. whet first asked Ly President Loubset to un. dertake the difficoil task, declined, Las finally consented 10 become premier, and bas lormed a eabivet made up as follows Senator Waldeek-Bousseau, Presidest of the Council of Minlsters and Minister of the Interior, M. Duicasse, Minister General the Marquis de of War. M. de Lanessar, Minh tor of Marine, M. Monies, Minister of Justice M. Calllaux, Minister of Finance, M. Millerand, Minister of Commerce, M, leygues, Miaister of Pubile Instrue- tion, M. Deerais, Minister of the Colonies, M. Jean Dupuy. Minister of Agriculture, M. Pierre Baudien, Minister of Public Works, rings thal Waldeck-R { Foreign Affairs timilifet, Minister BANK THIRKF'S RIG HAUL, Stole $10,000 in Moston and Was Captured wn Few Hours Later. Boston, Mase, (Special, - A sneak thie! entered the Metropolitan National Bank nere aud stole £10000 while the paying teller’s sttention was drawn away for a moment, The man entered ithe bank and at the teller’s window asked for some direce tions about sendicg a money order, The teller gave the information desired and the stranger stood at the counter, apparently making notes, Just then the teller was ealied to arother part of the office, and the visitor quickly thrust bis arm throoeh the grating of the window aud took 30 £100 notes and five $1,000 potes, A young indy stenographer in the bank saw the man's actions, but he escaped, Ho was apparentiy about 2% yenrs of age abd well dressed, Captured in New York, New York, N. Y.. (Special, ) - Detectives from the central office arrested the Boston bank robber as he alighted from a train at the Grand Central Simtion. The stolen money was found on bis person. Ho gave bis name as George Shen, and sald be was 21 years old. His real name Is Philp Zambele, He lives ln Culeago, asd + well-known crook, GEN. GORDON'S HOME BURNED. hi Everything Lost Exeept Hooks, Pletures, and War Nelies. Atlanta, Gn, (Special )=The splendid home of Gen, Joba B. Gordon st Kirkwood, a suburb of Atlasta, was completely de stroyed by fire, Mee, Gordon, ber daugh- ter, Carolyne, snd Hugh sud Frank, the two sons of the Goversl, wers at home when the fire was diecovered. With the assisi- anes of the family servants and neighbors HAVANA STIRRED. A Notorious Woman Killed With Hatchet. ————— ONE SUSPECT ARRESTED . - Fred Krnuse, Member of 8 Wenithy Flor ida Family, and Formerly u Lieutenant of Volunteers, Under Arrest The Uni form of mn OfMeer Yound in the Woman's Hoon. Havane, (By Cable, )There Is a mystery about the murder of the notorious Minnis Ross, who was kilied with the biunt end of & hatchet after being choked, nod was found dead early Saturday morplog, It was first reported that a well-known army offiesr was fuvolved, but the uniform found in the room of Fred Krause, now in custody ou ebarge of being the murderer, i» updoubtedly one formerly worn by bir. Krause was at one time a lisutsnant of the Florida Voluntesrs, He Is sald to be a member of a wealthy family, Thus far theres is but little evidence against him, Many believe, (rom the nature of the crime, that it was committed by a woman, One theory is that the blow with the hatchet was not immediately fatal, and that the vietims wes then choked to death, Robbery could seanrcely bave been the motive, for the polies fourd $2.500 io the murdered woman's room and a quantity of valgable jewelry on her dr seing table, Probably a Bisckmnller, Another theory Is that the authorities, having roceived definite [iformation that the woman bad been paying money to some { one connected with the police departroent | for the privilege of conducting ber house, which was one of bad repute, had sent an agent 10 ascertain the pame of the guilty official, This agent, it Is thought, bad threatened ber that unless she disclosed the man’s name her house would be closed, She, as this theory goes, refused to give it, | despite the protection of the bisckmaller, The government agent lef: the houses a'ter midnight, secording to this expinnsation of the crime, and it is supposed that she after. ward had an futerview with the biackmailer, with the resait that be klik d ber, The friends of Krause bit'erly complain of the inecommunicado system, which Is rigorously enforced in bis case, Thus far oelther his friends por legal course] bave | been allowed to ses him, A Tert Cane, The libel setion which Governor General | Brooke bas ordered begun sgsinst El Re. | eoneentrado is exelting general interest, for | it Is regarded as a test case, under the recent decree, Ibe possibility that Gen, Freyre Andrade, i president of the iste military assembly, may | be named as ome of the jedees of appeal, | has caused considerable agitation smong | the Cubans, who regard him as decidedly | erratic. At the time of the Garcia funeral | Bis attitude toward Gen, Brooke, whom be charged with endeaverieg Ly every | possibie means fo provoke the Cababe, aroused considerable animosity among the | intter. More than this, at all of the meet. | ings of the assembly he bitterly denounced | the Americans, avd at all the subwequent | gatherings of Cubans where be has put In | an appearance be has followed the same | course, His selection fora judgeship would be disapproved by many, pot only for such | but because | be Is not old enough or sefMcientiy experi. | Cubans After Cash, The work of disbursing the American gratuity to the Cuban froops continues at Hemedios, Pinar del Rio asd Col, Moale is in charge at | point. The 10 Priocipe. Isst-named Cubans are | ing that It was only by secident that they | heard they were to receive American money, The palpable svidence of fraud In making up the lists Is arovsing popuinr indignation throughout the kaiand, asd the evident de Americans to carry out their pledges excites general admiration, ALFRED MAY ABDICATE. Belgning Duke of Sane Coburg and Gotha Will Probably Leave Throne Soon. London, Eng., (By Calle} ~The Berlin correspondent of the “Dally Mali” says: “In the course of a secret session of the Diet of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha the Minister of State, Coatielilor C. F. You Rirenge, made a son. fidential commuuieation, containing the sensational annousesment that Dake Alfred of Baxe-Coburg aod Gotha, the reigning Duke, would probably abdicate this year, Ibe reigning Duks of Baxe- Coburg avd married the Grand Duchess Marie, daugbter of Emperor Alexander II, of Russia, sue- seeded his uncle on the throne of the Duchy in August, 1863, His only son died inst Pol~ ruary. Toe English Dake of Connaught is now helr apparent, AUSTRALIAN TRADE GROWS, Demand for United states Goods Con: stantly Tocrensing, Vancouver, B. C,, (By Osble.)-F, RB Hogue, brother of the New Bouth Wal» Minister of Public Instruction, hes returned to Syduey alter a fen yeurs' absences in Saa Frageleoo, Mr. Hogue is enti fied that American trade with Australia Is steadily ipereasing. The demand for United States goods is yearly growing greaier. At present there is only a small demand in Awmeriea for Australian produnte, ABOUT NOTED FEOPLE, Ring Oscar of Bweden is the most musiosl : of reigning monarchs, Cornelius Var derbiil was onee a constant smoker, but of late years bias bad to give up tobaceo, Mrs, Li Hung Chang has a more extensive wardrobe than any other woman. Her dresses number 3,000, Admiral W. T. Sampson, it is said, is negotiating for the purchase of a home in Douglass Road, near the Mooteiair line, in New Jersey, American woman though she be, the Dush. pon 4" Arcos, wife of the new Spanish Minister at Washington, looks simost as much of a Spaniard as ber husband, a was red by 8s horse when s oblid, 1t is little known that Henrik Ibsen, the world-famous and dramatist, was die pensing drugs beblad a counter bail a cen FILIPINOS FLEE TO HILLS, Driven From Their Stronghoids by Gen. Wheston's Men—~Are Cowards, Maniin, (By Cable.) The insurgent army has taken to the swamps and bills beyopd Imus. The largest force is supposed to be in the nelghborbivod of Ban Frasoiseo de Malsbon, holding a position mors toward the lake or toward the coast, according wo exigencies demand, General Wheaton returned to Imus, bring- jag three men who wers wounded is Wed. nesday’s fighting. The heavy ralos that fall nightly make eam palgning uncomfortable, Toe roads are still good, but the rice fields adjoining them ars pools of water, The Filipipos will not fight uniess they oan meet our troops In positions most ad- vantageous to themselves or take our ree onuoltriog bodies In ambush, It is Impossible to isara what effect the recent defeat has bad upon thelr leaders, This should be disheartening, for they bad boasted that the Americans could never con. quer the Provines of Cavite, Aguinaido’s home country, where he niwiays worsted the Spaniards, General Otis recently received a signed by native women of the provipee, declaring that if ali the men were killed the women would stil keep up the fight against the Americans, Copies of the insurgent organ, lod-pend- encls, show that the Filiploos' bopes of success are kept aflame by political move ments In America, Independencia prints reports of slieged speeches made at alleged meetiogs lo the United Biates de. nouncing the war, and it asserts that these represent the dominant American sentimen’, It declares also that the VYilipinos will con. tinue the war uutll the next Presidential “sure to result in a de American troops etter I's ¢ision to withdraw the from the Phillppines It is reported that the Bj anish garrison at Baler, in the Proviaes of Principe, on the oust coast of Luzon, which had become re- dueed to 33 men, finally surrendered to the Filipinos alter holding out for a year, The Filiplncs imprisoned two Engilsbmen at Taeblobop, on Island of Bamar, southeast of Luzoo The British first-class cruiser Grafton steamed to that point from Cebu and her commander demanded thelr release, Woen this was refused he landed a foree of marines and cleared his ship for setior, whereupon ithe Eaglishmen were banded over. ihe MATAAFA GIVES iN Rifles Sarrendered by His Soldiers Malieton ss King. Apis, Samoan Isiapds, Aunckiand, N. Z., { By Cable, )-- Mutants has surrendered 1,850 rifles aud the Loyalists bave given up 2000. Alter June heavy penalty will be enforced upon patives found with rifles possession promises 10 Yia 2a Matanla I'he natives have returued to their homes Maliston Teng was recoguized as King iy the Commissioners of the three powers, and the decision of Chief the mailer of the Kingship, was procigimed valid acd Lisdiog., Mslistoa Tasu then ab dicated in favor of ins issioners, wh appointed a provisional goversmeni, con. sisting of the Consuls of the three powers, majorly to onnos where unanimity is not Berlin treaty. Justice Chambers, is the ( sel lo ail required Ly the SATISFIED WITH OT1s No Thought of Sending General Miles to the Philippines Waehingion, D. ( { Sperial, hat General Miles Is to go out to the Philip baviag taken un new the presence of The story that officer iu Atiastie City, inquiry on the that the Presi are ihoroughly mangement of unequivocally the Department to ond a ranking officer fo the Pailippines would be practically to snd that there was no doing that that intention whatever of HONORING HEROES, Monnmeni to be Erected to English and Americans Kalin st Samos, Vancouver, B C., (By Cable, y—Austraiian advices say that the officers of the British and American warships who bave been fraterniziog daring the recent trouble in Samoa have decided to orect a joint monu- roent to the memory of the English-speaking sala io the various engagements, It is intended to ereet a granite monument with the names of the British engraved on ons panel and the Americans on the other, surmounting the roil of wwe killed with the British and American flags interiwined. ELEVEN FIREMEN BURT. Yewder Magazine in a Burning Grocery House in Omaha Explodes, Omaha, Neb, (Special }-Fire in Allen's wholesale grooery damaged stock to the ex- tent of $100,000, Insuranes is $170,000, The building is damaged £15000, the loss being ooverad by lasurance, A magazine filled with powder, which the firemen were mov. ing to a place of satety, exploded and eleven firemen, including the chief, were injured, two seriously. Fever In Santiago. Washington, D. CGC, (Special) Yellow fever has broken out at Sautiago, as shown by the following bulletin posted at the War Department: “Havana, —~Adjotant-Genoral, Washing- tor: Death report, 10th. Santiago. Private David Maibern, C, Fifth Infantry, died 18th, yellow fever; Private Thomas Jennings, band, Fifth Infaptry, died 10h, yellow fever. Puerto Principe: Private Elliot D. Holderman, D, Fifth Iufastry, died 10th, yellow faver; Private Louis J. Wagner, A, Fifteenth Infeutry, died 17ib, noeldental poisoning. “Paoors, Commanding.” I A BA Money for Territories Washington, I. C., (Special. )—Seeretary Hiteboork has certified to the Treasury that the anuual payments of 5,000 vach to all the States nnd Territories, except Alaska, for evcourhging the State agricultural sol legos, under the Morrill net, are now dur, The payments will be made shortly, eT apie Os NX, 1 The otal on fire ot & o'clock Wednes- day morning. Mrs. Rachel Kine, an old indy whose home is in New Haven, this erb— EPANISH- AMERICAN ISLANDS, It is estimated that the sxpenses of the present snmpaign in the Philippines urs #1,000,000 & day. Geverul Otis cables from Manila a list of five men killed and atowt 50 wounded in the recent fghting there, An earthquake oecurred at liollo, but no serious damage is rej orted, The noti-Gomez party bLitterly eriticises the appointment of Senor Quesndsn as special representative of Col a ju Washington, Payment of the Cuban troops out of ithe American gratuity fund is now procecding rapidly. Spanish prisoners who have sseaped from the Filipinos say ths native army has re. treated Irom Imus to the mounisins, General Otis estimates that in the recent fghtiog the Flifpinos lost more than one. third of their army of 4,000 men who were engaged. Tue Amerleans wre distributing ries snd bee! tothe needy natives in the disiriet south of Manila, Cubun ex-soidiers at Guansjsy assumed & tirestening attitude in order to compel the mayor to give them guns so that they could Get # shure of the American gratuity, Ligbtulpg struck the American camp sat Muuzauillo, Cubs, sod 15 savalrymen were rendered unecnseious, Tie Americans captured 1he Zapote bridge, south of Msoils, after 8 hard fight, It is estimated that 10) Filipinos and 10 The Fiiipinos have retreated southward, The Oregon regiment and the First Voi- unteer Signal Company sulled from Manis for San Francisco, Wood, Military Governor slurted from Sautiago for Gen, Leonard of Bantiago, Boston. : The Duke of Arcos cables to Madrid that United States grasts permission for pain to ransom the Spanish prisoners fa the Pullippiues, the The funeral of Capt. Henry Nicholas, of the monitor Mossdoock, who died near Malla, took pisos st Cavite, The health of Havana, owiog te liness enforced by the excellent, the clean. Americal regime, is Gieneral Gomez hans been presented by the Havana eivil government a certificate declaring bim an adopted son of Lhe eity, GEN WHEATON'S NARROW ESCAPE. A BEeconnoitering Party Attacked Kear by the Friendlies, Maniis, (By Cable, )—A battalion Fourth In which ioft mus, where General Wheaton is lu command, to recon. notre towards Pores das Maricas, whers it was believed most of the rebels who escaped ’ 4 irom inthe of the iaulry, Paranaque aitacked in the and Bacoor, bad fled. was rear Ly apparently friendly natives, Ihe lrought on a sharp esgage- mest, iasling several bourse, resulting in five Americans Killed sud about twenty- 1 fhe loss of the rebels was aust £3 00 ing YeEry heavs Ite i tion atinlion soon exhausted its amouni- nud aud with the second battalion, two mountains guns and one ficid piece, went to relaforee the troops Geuerel Wheaton was fired on in Gen, Wheaton bis stall Later, the Tuird Battalion was ordered to ihe rout, and formed'on the Las Marines road. Heavy firiog on both sides foliowed, the artillery being freely used, Tue enemy was locat-d in the woods at four o'ciock, showing signs of retiring. as the rebels were leing pressed very hard, Oue gun of the Sixth Artillery. in an #ivan- tagecus position, did great execution, The Americans secured a quantity of Fill. The soene of the fight is over twenty miles GIVES THEM NO REST General Wheaton Making it Het for the Filipinos, Manila, (By Cable )-General Wheaton Flilpiaos. He oever seems 10 tire, . sitbough in the saddie from dawn to sunset, the town of Prez das Marines, He er- the part of small bodies of the voemy, whe inflicted no losses upon the Americans, At He will The list intest of American casuaities wounded, The list includes no officers. The wounded were brought to Manila from Baroor in onsdoes, Besar Admiral John C. Watson bas arrived hers on board the United States transport Zafiro, from Hong Kong, avd raised bis flag on the United States cruiser Baltimore. The commanders of all the warships called upon the admiral during the course of the day. BAILROAD MAN'S HEROIC ACT. A Rection Hand Risks His Life to Save a Wheelwoman From a Trails. Cleveland, O,, (Special. )—Binse Patrice, a raiirosd rection hand, proved bimeel! a hero, and was fatally injured In an attempt to save nn woman from death. Mrs. Jeanie Piiee, who lived on Webster stree!, was rid- ing a wheel across the Lake Shore trask at the entrance to Gordon Park, sad fell ia front of an approaching train, Pstrie, who had been detailed to assist the flagman at the crossing, ras to Mra Price's assistance, but both hie and the woman were ran down, Mre, Price Jost a leg and an arm and so flered d fracture of the skull, while her rescuer was struck by the pliot ot the sagine, and was pleked up fusensivies from a bad wound in the head. The woman retained conscious pese, but the physicians say both will die, FOREIGN AFFAIRS Poulteey Digviow, fa an address at the United Service listitntion, London, prajsed the American soidier, but eriticmd the political element in the army's manage ment. - Lord Wolseley, commander-dn<chief of the British army, Is making preparations for possible war with the Transvasl The members of the luternational Peace Conlerspeo’'s arbitration committee are awaiting lostruetions from their govers- tration, The ship Stella Polare, with the Duke of Abbruzi'es expedition on board, sailed from Curistiania, Norway, for polar» thon, The Ausgleleh customs Wil was intro. duced in the Hungarian Diet, It pre tor weonomie separation ®
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