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ARMY
BEEF
General Miles Censured The Pack
ers Not at Fault President
McKinley Approves.
By Direclion of the President Acting: Secretary of
War Makes Public the Findings of the Military
Court Appointed to Investigate the Charges
Made by Major General Miles The Embalm
ing Process Not Established to the Satisfaction
of the Committee The Canned Roast Beef Not
Suitable for Food General Eagan Also Cen
sured for Making Too Liberal Purchases of
the Stuff.
Washington, May 7. By direction of
the provident, who approves tlio find
ings. Acting Secretary of W'nv Melkcl
john today made public the report and
findings of the military court appointed
to Investigate tin? charges inudj by
Major General Miles commanding the
army, that the beef supplied to the
army during the war with Spain was.
unfit for the use of the troops.
The mnut Important features of the
report are: The finding that the gen
eral's allegations that the refrigerated
beef wns treated with chemicals were
not tsta'jlishcd; that his allegations
concerning the canned flesh or canned
roast beef were sustained as to its un
sultabillty for food as used on the
transports and as a long continued
Held ration- censure of General Miles
for "error" In failing to promptly noti
fy the secretary of war when he first
formed the opinion that the food was
umlt, censure of the commissary gen
eral (then General Kgan) for the too
extensive purchases of the canned l -ef
as an untried ration; censure of Col
onel Mans, of General Allies' staff; the
finding that the packers were not at
fault and that the meat supplied to the
army were of the same quality as that
supplied to the trade generally and the
recommendation thut no further pro
ceedings be taken In the preinlsis.
The conclusion of the court adverse
to further proceedings based upon tho
charges is as follows:
"It has been developed In the course
of the inquiry, as recited In this re
port that in sonic instances certain
Individuals failed to perform the full
measure of duty or to observe the pro
prieties which dignify high military
command but the court Is of the opin
ion that the more statement In the olll
ilnl report of the facts developed mets
the ends of discipline, and that the In
terests of the service will be best sub
served if further proceeding? be not
taken."
Criticism for Miles.
There Is more or Wss criticism of
Oner.il Miles In various parts of the
report. Probably the most direct In
stances is the ono which states that
lieyond the criticism of oflleers found
elsewhere Is tho report;
"The court finds that against none
of the officers commanding corps di
visions, brigades and regiments and
their staff officers should a charge of
guilt be brought.
"The court also finds that the major
geneial commanding the annv had no
Hiilllclent justification for alleging u:at
the refrigerated beef was enibalmMor
was unlit for issue to troops. It al:.o
llnds that he committed an envr in
that having belief or knowledge, as
claimed, that u,c f0(Mj WIIS llnnt ,hU
It caused sickness and distress, that
pome of it was supplied under the pre
tense of experiment, that other beef
was emnnhned. lie did nut immediately
report such knowledge or belief to the
secretary of war to the end that a
proper remedy might be promptly ap
plied." Tho censure of Colonel Muus,
Inspector general on Geneial Miles'
staff, is based upon his failure to call
attention to charges concerning the
beef at Chlckamauga contained In a
repoit of Inspection made by Mr. for
major) Daly, on tho Klh of October
last, in which he stated his belief that
the beef was chemically treated.
"The silence of Colonel Maus," says
the court, "on m Important matter,
as the chemicalized beef reported by
Major Daly and personally known to
himself, Is most remarkable." Tho re
mark Is also made that General Miles."
failure to draw special attention to
this report Is "unexplained."
That "Error."
Commenting upon General 'Miles' tes
timony that he had Hist formed the
opinion laat August that th refrigerat
ed beef had been processed, the cuurt
remarks: "Whatever tho date upon
whkh he form, d a belr, or a reason
able suspicion, that the health of the
troops was being Impaired by tho use,
of deleterious food, u was his houndeu
duty. In thu opinion of the court In
stantly to take tho most effective
measures within his control to ascer
tain the actual fact and to correct tho
wroni;. ir any should be found. It
would have been practicable to obtain
samples of tho beef then bolns bup
pltcd to the army by contractors and
to have submitted those samples to
chemical examination which would
have resulted In the detection of thn
ptesenco or ulirow-u of borln nnd sali
cylic uoUla, or any other chemical
N
agent that may have been used as a
preservative agent. Yet no such pre
caution as that suggested was taken
by the major general commanding at
that tlmo or at any subsequent time
so far ns has been learned by the
couit.
"The court llnds that the allegations
of the major general commanding, to
the effect that the refrigerated beef
supplied to the troops was treated with
chemical preservatives, have not been
established. The court also llnds that
so much of the allegations of the major
general commanding, In respect to the
canned roast beef, as relates to Its un
suitability for food as actually used on
thi! transports, and as to Its extensive
or long continued use as a field ration,
are sustained. In the opinion of the
i court none of the other allegations In
I relation to the canned flesh beef aro
sustained. The evidence shows that
Colonel John F. Weston, assistant rom
i mlssary general of subsistence, recom
mended the adoption of the canned
roast beef ns a component of the Held
ration, nnd to this extent he Is re
sponsible." Excessive Purchases.
The renort places the quantity of
canned roast beef purchased for the
war by the commissary department
at 6.SI7.I7I pounds, including 3M.000
pounds which was brought from Liver
pool and other English ports. This
amount Is characterized as excessive,
and the commissary general (General
Kgan) is severely criticized in several
parts of the document on this score.
Ono of the severest rebukes is as fol
lows:
"Considering the little use that had
been made of this beef in the regular
army, the probability that the volun
teers were entirely Ignorant of it, that
Its uso as a part of the field ration had
never been sanctioned by the president
or secretary of war, the court can but
characterize the action of the commis
sary general of subsistence as unwar
ranted nnd reckless In that he ordered
the purchase of such enormous quan
tities of a food that was practically
untried and unknown, and the court
so finds. The court also llnds that
there Is no ground for any Imputation
whatever of any other netuatlng mo
tive, on the part of the commissary
general, than the earnest desire to pro
cure the best possible food for tho
troops. The court pronounces this act
of the commissary general of subsist
ence n colossal error for which there Is
no palliation."
Neglect in Cuba.
Tho court llnds that there was ne
glect in Cuba and to a less degree In
I'orto Rico in delivering the refriger
ated beef. "The court," says the re
port, "does not wish to state the case
more strongly than to say that the
Hading ns to warranted that loo much
time was consumed In distributing tills
perishable article." The court is of the
opinion that tho canned rotist beef wna
not suitable ns a travel ration on trans
ports considering the abiienc of cook
ing facilities and tho absence from
that ration of fresh vegetables anil
condiments. For use on shore as a
field ration, where tho companies had
their camp cooking equipment and
vegetables wore available canned roast
beef suitable for Issue, say two days
in ten, but not for two days In suc
cesssion. The opinion la expressed that it
would have been impracticable to land
beef cattle on the hoor In Cuba.
An Instruction of tho president to the
court was that "if the packers of the
country aro guilty It must bo known."
Replying to this direction the court
savs:
"Tho court finds that nt tho outbreak
of hostilities In April, 1S9S, tho packers
of canned beef were engaged In tho
manufacture of un article of standard
quality, well known to the trade nnd
tho subsistence department, under the
nam of canned roast beef. The meth
ods of packing then In uso wero the
r.amo ns those habitually employed in
the preparation of the moat as an ar
ticle of commerce, and the court doea
not find that they underwent any
change durlntr the progress of tho war.
The large purchases for tho use of the
j military forces durins tho months of
J May and June, 189S, wero made-not at
I the solicitation of tho packers or In
consequence or efforts put forth by
them for that purpose but by the or
der nnd upon tho Initiative of the com
mlssary general of subsistence, such
purchases being niailo in o'vory, case
by omcors of his department In tho
usual manner."
Replying specifically to other ques
tions set out by the president, the court
says'
That tho canned beef was described
as fresh, because It was not salted, but
that the meat was not old or Btale.
Beof Not Doctored.
That the refrigerated beef furnished
tho army wns "not dootored or treated
with any other agency than cold air."
That the meat purchased for tho
army was the meat of commerce; that
"both kinds refrigerated and canned
were such as are well known In both
hemispheres and commercial nrtlcles,
of which there is and has been very
largo consumption not crly by the
trade generally, but by tho United
States navy and by tho armies and
navies of Europe."
That, barring some defects In meth
ods of Inspecting the beef on its de
livery by the subsistence department,
tho deterioration of the meat In ship
ment was due to tho fault if no one.
The charges of General Miles ns made
in newspaper Interviews, as well as
those made before the wir investigat
ing committee, are referred to nt
length, among them being the Inter
view with the general sent out from
the New York olllce of th .Associated
Press on tho Hist of January, in which
General Miles was quoted as saying
that he had "overwhelming evidence
that the beef was treated with chemi
cals to preserve It, and that he had had
affidavits from men who saw tho beef
undergoing tho embalming process.
The court notes the denial which Gen
eral Miles made of this part of the con
versation as It was printed In tho New
York Herald, but prints the charges at
a part of the allegations.
Canned Stuff All Bight.
Summing up the report of tho inves
tigation of the chemists employed by
the court, tho court says:
"The contents of all the cases, which
consisted of boiled rather than roast
beef, were found to be perfectly sweet,
with an odor of cooked meat. The beef
In nearly all the cans appeared to have
been softened by exposure to heat, but
apparently without Injurious effect as
to its uallty; apart from this the meat
contents were found to be In a good
Htatc of preservation In every case. No
cases of preservative acids were found
In any of the cans."
Several pages of the report are do
voted to the consideration of the alle
gation made by General Miles that the
refrigerated beef was treated with pre
servatives, but the statement Is made
upon the threshold of this question
that "Hut little testimony was sub
mitted by him In support of this con
tention." The Inference drawn by the court
from the absence of such testimony Is
adverse to the existence of the practice
alleged to prevail by the major general
commanding.
Considerable attention is given to Dr.
Daly's testimony concerning tho re
rigerated beof on board the transport
Panama and also to his report con
cerning tho beef supplied to the lin
munes stationed at Chickamauga. Re
ferring to the doctor's analysis of re
siduum from beef secured on the trans
port the court calls attention to the
fact that he approved the finding of
the board of survey and that notwith
standing there were other medical ofll
cers on board, no reference was mad
by him to his suspicion that tho meat
had been chemically treated.
A chapter of the report is devoted to
the consideration of the cause of the
sickness In the army in the Santiago
campaign but "the court llnds It Im
possible to conclude that either the
canned fresh lieef or refrigerated beef
appeared to any appreciable extent as
causes of Intestinal disease."
Deep Sense of Responsibility.
The report closes with the following
statement: "Tho court with a deep
sense of the responsibilities devolving
upon it, has labored zealously to bring
out the truth and believes that It has
fully covered all the matters referred
to It for Investigation. That tho call
ing of more witnesses from the largo
number submitted by tho major gener
al commanding, Including all those
who have taken part in the oprations
of the war, would only have resulted
In additional testimony on the samo
lines as those pursued, without throw
ing further light upon ths questions in
volved. Several witnesses who were
duly subpoenaed to appear before the
court did not obey the summons. Some
of these were called at the Instance of
the major general commanding, others
at the Instance of tho court. Having
knowledge of the fact that the status
did not make It possible t.o punish wit
nesses who refuse to testify before a
court martial or court of Inquiry, tho
court took no steps to compel their
attendance."
Tho document Is signed; by J. F.
Wude, major general, U. S. v., presi
dent; Geo. R Davis, lieutenant col
one!, deputy judge advocate, general
recorder.
President's Approval.
The foregoing report having been
submitted with the proceedings to tho
president, the following are the orders
thereon:
Executive Mansion,
Washington, 1). C, May 0, Hirj
The findings of the court of inquiry aro
approved. William McKinley.
Thn court of inquiry of which Major
General Jiuncs F. Waile, U. 8. V , Is pros
Wlcnt, is hereby dissolved.
Hy order of Ilia acting secretary of
war. ll. c. Coiblii,
Adjutant General.
General Miles, when nsked tonight
whether ho had any comment to make
upon tho beof report, replied that he
had read It..
"But I have nothing to say," he add
ed, "either about tho result, tho method
of taking testimony or tho conclusions
reached."
"Does that mean that so far ns you
are concerned you will let the matter
rest where tho leport leaves It'.'" asked
the reporter.
"I havn nothing to say," replied Gen
eral Miles.
LOUBET REPORTED OUT.
London, May 7. Rumors which ate
current in Paris and are printed in
Loudon today that President Loubct
has resigned, have caused a sensation
In political circles.
The stories, however, seem to bo
without foundation.
ANOTHER POWDER
MILL EXPLOSION
Tho Plant of the Pottsville Water
Company Is Wrecked 18 Tons of
Powder Lost.
Pottsville. Pa., May ".The powder
mill plant at Pottsville Water company,
located In tho Indian Run valley, sev
eral miles west of here, blow up today,
destroying IS tons of powder. No
workmen wore nbout tho plant at the
tlmo of the explosion but John K. Sld
crs, who lives nearby, was slightly
hurt. A gang of trumps, it Is believed,
set lire to a. magazine, which contained
1,200 kegs of blasting powder and 60
kegs of rifle powder, In all about 14
tons. When the (lames reached the
powder It exploded with a terrific re
port, Pottsville and vicinity was shak
en and many window panes In the
houses In the western suburb of thin
place wero broken. Five minutes nf
terward there was a second explosion
when the drying house containing 400
kegs or four tons of powder went up.
The two explosions wrecked the entire
plant. Debris was carrrled for a dis
tance of half a mile. A magazine con
taining nbout a half a ton of dynamite
anil several thousand xploslvo dyna
mite caps located on a hillside not 100
yards awav, had one of Its walls' brok
en, but the explosives It contained
wero not ton 1 ted.
The loss by tho explosion will amount
to about $10,000. Tho plant was for
merly owned by the Dupont Powder
company.
CHICAGO DISPLAYS
SOME PATRIOTISM
A Protest Against the Sentiments
Expressed by tho Anti-Expansionists
of tho Windy City.
Chicago, May ".Three big mass
meetings were held In Chicago today
to voice approval of tho policy of the
administration with rcferenco to tha
Philippine Islands, and to protest
against the sentiments expressed last
Sunday at the "Anti-Expansion" meet
ing in Cential Music Hall. Today's
meetings weie held In the Auditorium,
Central Music hall and the First Meth
odist church, and In splto of the In
clement wenther, the aggregate of at
tendance was probably ten thousand.
The presiding oflleers of tho three
meetings were Judge Oliver II. Horton,
ox-Judge John Barton Payne and Thos.
15. Rrynn. At the Auditorium as at tho
other two gatherings, every mention of
President McKinley or Admiral Dewey
brought forth thunders of applause.
The speakers at the Auditorium were:
William Dudley Foulke, of Indiana;
Rishop Fallows, Congressman Jona
than I'. Dolllver, of Iowa; ex-Congressman
George F. Adams, Judge Richard
S. Tuthlll and Rev. Dr. V Hon
Most of those also spoke at tho other
meetings. The following resolutions
were adopted unanimously nt all of the
meetings:
The Resolutions.
We recognize that a condition of war
prevails in the Philippine Islands be
tween i he government of tho Pnltcd
States and eoi tain men who arc in iusii
reetioii against the lawful authority of
the Fnltod States. Wo believe that "suiii
condition of insurrection has arisen from
a eoure of events which when oneo in
stituted has moved with irresistible &e
quenco to tho present condition that the
courso of events began with the barbari
ties practiced by tho Spanish government
toward the Inhabitants of the Island of
Cuba. These barbarities wero continued
by the Spanish utithodrlties In spite of
our protestations and entreaties throuirh
a series of years for an amelioration of
these dreadful conditions, and finally cul
minated In the destruction of our war
vessel in the Maine In the harbor of
Havana. F.vcry step which followed has
been Inevitable sequent of tho preceding
events war between the two nations, tho
success of American arms and tho con
sequences which attach to the conquest
of an armed foe. Among these conse
quonc'Ctt were the occupation of the Phil
ippine Islands by the American naval
and military forces nnd the substitution
during the remainder of the war of a
sovcreigney of the conqueror for that of
tho couqueied. In the Philippine Islands
what exception of a single year Spanish
sovereignty has been complete since tho
sixteenth centuries"' Spain collected tho
tuxes, held the fortifications, appointed
all tho civil ottircrs, Spanish viceroys,
Spanish judges, Spanish courts adminis
tered thu laws which wero proclaimed by
the Spanish governor and enforced by
the Spanish army and navy. The sudden
destruction of the sovereignty compelled
the substitution of the sovereignty of tho
conqueror, no other government In the
archipelago was competent to serve tho
authority surrendered by Spain. Our
government had to accept and nssumo
the responsibility of the situation and
execute tho duties devolved upon It by
the change in t lie administration of tho
laws. The only alternative was to sur
lemler the Inlands to anarchy or to for
eign and seinh intervention. Neither
courso was compatible with duty or with
tho dictates of humanity. Tnereforo af
ter the conquest in tho harbor of Manila
it was Incumbent on our government to
protect life and property throughout tho
archipelago.
When Peace Prevailed.
We recognize and declare thij facts to
be thut trom the i:ith day of August, JSlii,
until the 4th day of Fchruury, 1W9, peace
pievalled In Manila under the protection
of Amcrlcon arms that on the day last
named a l.irgu army a sailed our army
in Its formications and encampments un
der cover of darkness suiil by this aci of
aggression Inaugurated hostilities, tho
first result of which was Intended to bo
whoUsnlo massai re and the destruction
of property within thu city. Wo recite
with sorrow tho fact that the chief en
couraccmcnt extended to tho Insurgents
has been frjm some of our misguided fel
low citizens; and to them must bo
ascribed much of the blocdshed and ruin
which has followed.
The government of the United States
should be, and wo behove, will be truo
to its principles in the disposition of all
questions that may nrlzo In the future In
our relationship with the people of tho
rhlllpplno Islands.
Wo regard tho great Issuo of tho hour
to be tho success of our country In tho
performance of the duty which It owes
to civilization. I'ntll tills Is assured
until armed Insurrection has ceased wo
have no terms to offer but the Amnrl
can terms of unconditional surrender.
Letters of regret wero rend from
Judge Lambert Tree, Rev. Dr. Lyman
Abbott and Dr. K. lienjamln Andrews.
Arm Broken In a Fight.
Mania McCarthy had his arm broken
In a fight mnong the hiboreis at work on
tho new branch road nt tho Notch early
this morning. Ho was bruught to tho
Lackawanna hospital.
CONVOCATION
OF KNIGHTS
Many Visitors Are to
Arrive in Scranton
Today.
FIRST SESSION TOMORROW
This Is tho Seventh Annual Convo
cation of the Grand Commandery
of Pennsylvania Rnpid Growth of
the Order In This State Pro
gramme That Has Been Arranged
for the Entertainment of the Visit
ors Number of Important Amend
ments to the Constitution Are to
Coma Up for Consideration.
SIR. R. W. SAMUEL, M. D
Supreme Commander.
Today the Knights of Malta of the
state will begin to Invade the city for
the purpose of attending the seventh
annual convocation of the Grand com
mandery of Pennsylvania, which openn
tomorrow morning in Malta temple on
Washington avenue. A largo number
of prominent knights will be In the city
for the week, attending the convoca
tlon, and they will be entertained In
a most hospitable manner by the local
knights.
Ten years ago the fountain-head of
modern Maltalsm at Glasgow, Scotland,
was requested to Issue a charter for
the founding of an American branch.
The Imperial Parent Grand Black En
campment of the Universe barkened to
the request and today undoubtedly re
alizes with pleasure that there are over
l.'.OOtt loyal knights who owe allegiance
to the Cross.
Pennsylvania, nothing backward, soon
had many of commanderles of the or
der within her borders and In 1892, at
Holy Cross commandery temple In
Philadelphia, a Grand commandery
was organized October 4 and on No
vember IS, 1892, the first session was
held In the house of representatives in
llarrlsbuig.
THEY ARRIVE TODAT.
Today the supreme oflleers and rep
resentatives of the Grand command
ery will begin to arrive in the Electric
City to meet in the seventh annual
convocation and for the first time to
convene In our hospitable city. Seven
years ago there were few more com
manderles In the state than there aro
now In Lackawanna county, and the
order was but little known or inquired
about. Time, however, changes all
things and Maltalsm has surged for
ward to the ranks of tho leading few
of the great fraternal orders In this
county and state.
Representatives from ten command
erles, with nearly 2.000 members, com
prising tho 'H9 committee, will welcome
and receive the Incoming oflleers and
representatives today. Tho Supremo
oflleers' headquarters will be located at
the Hotel Jermyn. This evening
Rauer's band will give an open-air
concert at the hotel for tho entertain
ment of the knights, and the following
programme will bo played:
March, Olympla Hippodrome.
Russel Alexander
Overt uie. The Deantlful Galatea.. ..Suppa
The Dawn of Love Murcean Carnc-
terlstleqilo Ucndlx
Grand Selection. A Runaway Girl,
Monkton
r.itrol, American National Guaid,
Tobanl
Medley Overture, Sporting Llfe.,..Ueyea
March, From Hoston to Washington.
Burton
Star Spangled Manner.
Those who so desire will ho taken on
trips lo the mines and steel mills.
GRAND COMMANDERY.
Tuesday the csslon of the grand
commandery will begin. They will
oiien In the morning at 10 o'clock, and
in the afternoon at ?. o'clock. All busi
ness will be conducted during tho day,
at Malta temple, 3K, North Washing
ton avenue. No evening session will
be held. Tuesday evening, tho Blue
Man Master Builder's degree will bo
conferred by tho team from Anthra
clto commandery, No, 211. It Is said
that this team Is par excellence and
the degreo which is an awe inspiring
one, receives Its best exemplification
at their hands. Following tho ritual
istic work a "Knightly" social will hi
held.
Two sessions will be held Wednesday
nnd In the afternoon at 4 o'clock, a
parado will be given. Thero havo been
parades of all sorts held here, but
never ono llko this. The lino of march
and formation have been printed here
tofore In The Tribune. In tho even
ing, nt the Lyceum, will be held the
Grand Tourney. This, in itself, Is a
special feature. The following pro
gramme will be carried out, Bauer's
Continued on Pat'O C
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T1IK KKWS THIS M0KNINU
Weather Indication Today;
SHOWERS.
1 General-General Miles Censured by
Reef Court of Inquiry.
Ten Thousand Filipinos Before the
American Lines.
Convocation of Knights of Malta,
2 Sports Atlantic, Notlonul mid Other
League Haso Hall Games.
3 Local The Cost of Running a Second-
Class City.
Today's Firemen's Parade.
4 Editorial.
Comment of tho Press.
B Local Mention of Men of the Hour.
Convocation of Knights (Concluded.).
C Local West Scranton and Suburban.
7 Nows Round About Scranton.
5 Local Mr. Vosbtirg's Bond Must Bo
Accepted as City Solicitor.
FIRE AT PECKVILLE.
A Handsome School Building Burned
to Ashes Heroic Work of tho Fire
men Mew Edifice Will Be Erected.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
iPcckville. May 7. One of the fiercest
nnd most destructive fires that have
visited Peckvllle In years broke out In
No. 1 school building at 11.1. o'clock
Saturday forenoon. Bert Benjamin, n
member of the hose company, and
Walter Lloyd wore the first to discover
the flames. They were working near
tho building, when they discovered
smoke Issuing from the windows. Jani
tor Joseph Bray had just left the build
ing, and at the time was tulkliu.- to
Lloyd. The janitor's uttention wan
called to the smoke, and he stated that
the furnace was not working properly
and that he had to open all the win
dows to allow the smoke to escape, as
tho smoke came from the furnace on
account of the draft not working prop
erly. After talking a few minutes with
Lloyd, the Janitor passed on. The
smoke grew In volume and Lloyd nnd
Benjamin went to the building anil dis
covered the flames directly over the
furnace, eating their way through the
iloor. They quickly alarmed the neigh
borhood by their cries of fire, and Ben
jamin ran to the hose house and turned
in an alarm from Box C. Another
alarm Nm Box 5 was also turned In.
The Wilson Fire company responded
with their usual promptness nnd had
a stream on tho flames before the gong
ceased sounding tho alarm. The llames
by this time had gained a good foot
hold and were eating their way to the
second story of the building. The lire
men bravely put forth every effort to
confine the tire to the two rooms al
ready In flames. At one time the tire
was under control in thu eellar and
first Iloor, but they burst forth from
tho second Iloor and tlie llremen made
frantic efforts to thrown thu water lo
the second-story windows, but the
water pressure was so weak that It
would not force the water to the win
dows. It was then seen that lYokvllle's
Ideal school building was doomed to
destruction. The llremen turned their
attention to nearby buildings which
wero in immediate danger of destruc
tion. Soon the school building was
completely enveloped in flames, and
houses and barns weie bursting In
llames on all sides. The firemen were
working like beavers, but they could
not do justice on account of the low
pressure of water. A general alarm
for outside help was sounded. The Jos
sup Hose company promptly responded
und accomplished good work In assist
ing the Wilsons battle the llames.
At ono time the wind blew a gale
directly towards the business portion
of tho town and grave fears were en
tcrtnined lest the fire should spread.
The large building of the Morgan store
was repeatedly on fire from Hying
sparks. Over on Main street the livery
stables of Beardslee & Co.; a barn
owned by Kizer & Co.; J. H. Solp's
meat market; W. F. Ketchum's store,
and a. number of residences had' nar
row escapes, as tho roofs were on lire
at different times. The firemen and
citizens' bucket brigade did noble ser
vice In quenching the Incipient fires.
The school building was completely de
stroyed. Nothing but the massive
chimneys were left standing. Miss
Williams, the principal of the school,
lost many valuable books. She also
acted as treasurer for the scholars, who
placed In her care the pennies collected
bv them and the money was dejmslted
In a bank on Interest. There was some
$2. belonging to the scholars in Miss
Williams' desk and It wns lost.
On account of Its being Saturday,
there was no school. As has always
been the practice, the Sinead-Wills
system was fired up on this day to
dispose of the closet refuse. It Is sup
posed that thero wns a defective Hue
and the woodwork about the ftirnneo
caught lire. There was no other lire
about the building.
No. 1 school was built some two years
ago at an expense of $7,000. The fur
nishings, school bonks, etc.. were val
ued at Jli.OOO. making a total of .$10,000.
There was an Insurance of $0,000 car
ried with agencies represented by S.
W. Arnold nnd C. M. Hathaway. No.
1 school was the pride of Peckvllle elti
zens, and It was by far the most costly
and handsomely constructed building
in the town. Had tho water force been
what It ought to have been, no doubt
SI.00O would have covered all damage,
as the llremen were early on the scene,
but without water the llames could not
be stayed.
Tho school board mot In session Sat
urday night und It was decided that
a new building to replace the one
burned would bo erected. Fluns nnd
specifications will be drawn up at once,
so that tho now building will be ready
for occupancy by the beginning of
another term.
CAR TIE-UP AT DULUTH
Mobs Seriously Damage Cars of the
Street Railway Company.
Dultith, May 7. The damage done tho
rolling stock of the Street Railway
company by mobs In different parts of
the city tonight was greater than that
of all of last week.
Moro than 100 car windows were
broken and three persons were Injuicd.
Fred. J. Fowlngs. clerk for the Dultith,
Mlssube and Northern, had his head
cut by a stone. He will recover. Two
ladles wore hurt. One had her face cut
by flying glass und the other was struck
in the back by a stone.
FILIPINOS
STAND AT
BACOLOR
General Mascardo Has a
Force of Six Thous
and Men.
NEVER MET AMERICANS
Entrnnco of United States Troops tcf
San Fornando Is Virtually Un
opposedSpaniards and jfuipinoa
Welcome Americans and, Open
Their Houses to Them Tho Kebela
Torture Chlnesa and Destroy Prop
erty or Hich jMiipinos country
Beyond Calumplt Full of Ingeni
ous Trenches and Pitfalls Our
Soldiers Enjoy Life nt San Fer
nando. Manila, May S. S.40 p. in. To clear
the Filipinos out of Bacolor, about five
miles southwest of San Fernando, will
be the next task of the Americans.
Tho rebel general Mascardo has a forco
of six thousand men there, well armed
und possessed of plenty of ammunition.
His troops havu never met American
soldiers, and they think, according to
reports carried to Ran Fernando, that
they can "whip the whole lot." Baco
lor Is well intrenched and thousands
of natives are working like beavers,
digging tieuches and carrying the dirt
in baskets. Tho enemy uses his rifle
men for lighting only, but compels tho
bolo men and Chinese, and oven tho
women, to labor Incessantly.
The rebels have an outpost about a
mile beyond San Fernando, with a
trench that holds between two and
three hundred men. From that point
several volleys were fired last night
upon tho camp of the Twentieth Kan
sas regiment.
Neither Mujor General MacArthur
nor Major General Lawton moved to
day, although each reconnolterca the
country In tho vicinity for some miles
from headqunrters.doveloplug the pres
ence o small forces of the enemy.
In the vicinity of Laguna do Bay tho
rebels aro extremely active, but tho
lines of General Ovonsliino and Colonel
Wholly, who is commanding General
King's brigade during the latter's, ill
ness, have been materially strength
ened, and there Is no danger In that
direction. The armed steamers Laguna
de Bay and Cavadoiiga, under Captain
Grant, have gone to Guagua, about llvo
miles southwest of Bacolor, presum
ably to establish a base of supplies for
the troops engaged In the northern
campaign.
It Is rumored that Mahlnl, president
of tho cabinet and minister of foreign
affairs In the so-called Filipino gov
ernment, who Is a Radical, la to be
succeeded bv Tatorno, the framer of
the Spanish treaty of 1S96. This change
Is regarded as significant at the pres
ent Juncture.
The entrance of the Americans Into
San Fernando was virtually unopposed.
The Filipinos, who expected the in
vaders to approach from tho sea, had
that side of the town strongly guarded,
but there was only one line of trenches
beyond San Toman. Two battalions ot
the Fifty-first Iowa regiment, which
swam the river north of the city, wero
smartly peppered while In the water,
but tho lebels disappeared as soon as
tho Americans reached the shore. In
tho meantime, the hospital squad had
walked across tho bridge Into the citv,
supposing the Americans were there.
They encountered no natives.
Tln few Spaniards and Filipinos who
wen; left welcomed tho Americans and'
opened their housei to them, Generat
MncArthur ncccepting entertainment
at the hands of Senor Hlzon, a sugar
magnate.
Little Sympathy with Insurrection.
If the Inhabitant of tho San Fer
nando region nie to be believed, thoro
Is little sympathy with tho lnsurroi -tion
in that Quarter. Before evacuat
ing the city the rebels burned the
church nnd tho public buildings and
looted the Chinese quarter. They
drove many rich Flllplnop, with their
families, out of tho city before them,
as well as hundred of Chinese, to
prevent them helping the Americans.
They cut the throats of some. Many
Chinese hid on loof tops or In cellars,
and (mine escaped by cutting off their
queues. Thero are fifty fresh graves in
the church yard.
Th" country beyond Calumplt Is full
of all sorts of Ingenious trenches anil
pitfalls In tho loads, with sharpened
bamboo. Fortunately tho Amei leans
cj-caped the latter.
The army Is really enjoying life nt
San Fernando, whlh Is the most pie.
turesqiie and wealthy town the Ameri
cans have entered since the occupation
of Manila. It N largely built of stone,
tho river Is close at hind, and high
hills almost surround It. Many sugar
factories Indicate a thriving Industry
In that respect, and there are numetotir)
fine residences. Geneial MaeArthur's
permanent headquarters is established
In the best house in Hie town, which
Is richly decorated with friscoes and
cut veil ivooils. The troops are en
camped around In the suburbs and are,
beginning to think they may bo quar
tered there during the wet season.
Brigadier General diaries King has
sailed for th. Halted Slates on board
tho transport Pueblo.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
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Washington, Miiy 7. Forecast
for Monday: For eastern Penn
sylvania; Showers Monday and
probably Tuesday; fresh easterly
winds,
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