TheHerald USTAIlI.lSlUiO 1870,fj "All the News That's Fit to Print," Publish. i t ver I'ven'm, tpt Sunday, nt 8 South .Tnrtitn atm t, stuniti tlonti, Ia. LO NO I)ITAN()i: TKI.KI'liUN'H. The Herald la dllvrrrl In HhennndtMh mid the nun-minding town fornix oetiUn w ek, my nMi tci th curriers. Hy mull tB 00 yrnr, or 23 fonts ft month (my Able In mlvHtioe Ad vertisements el tariff! iteoordlnff to unwound position. Th pnhliflhern reirve the right to change the p ration i f ndverttWtnfflito wlicnrvcr tlt nbltcAt(oii of news demand It The right In rwrvwl to reject nny advertisement whether iaM fr or riot, that the publishers may deem Iniprojwr, Adver tising ratt'i made known ttpoMAiiptkmHon. Entered fit the pot office nt Shenandoah, la., as second class mall matter. TUESDAY. APKIL I. 18f. OUR COUNTRY : first. Last and Forever. I'nlLK Sam's 8 per cent, bonds are quoted at quite a handsome premium, which means that he can borrow money for a fraction over 2 per cent. Tin- case would I e different if silver had won in 1800. In all probability the dolhir-a-plate banquet in honor of Jefferson will demand the free and unlimited coin age of silver, denounce the holding of the Philippines, and do a great many other things that Jeffersou never thought of doing. Ti niCEY has been engaged in war thirty-eight years of the present cen turyconsiderably more than one third of the time. Spain comes next, with thirty-one years of war; France has had twenty-seven years; Russia, twenty four ; Italy, twenty-three; England, twenty-one; Austria, seven teen. Holland, fourteen; Germany, thirteen; Sweden, ten ; Portugal, te n, and Denmark, nine. Tue bills now before the Legisla ture increasing the tax upon foreign fire insurance companies should be defeated. All such bills entail an enormous cost upon our home insur ance companies by reason of the reciprocity acts of other states. But, aside from this, the bills go a step further, und wipe out the fund appro priated by the state for her disabled firemen and the widows und orphans of firemen killed while in the per formance of their duty. All these bills should be promptly defeated. Good beef was sent to the navy and bad beef to the army. That is the long and short of it, -The-men In the nnVy Maintained excellent health; the meu in the army sickened and died. In the navy the lives and the health of the men were protected by the o'Dcers charged with the purchase and inspection of their food. The men in the army had no such protec tion, and when Gen. Miles protested against the inexpressible wrong he was treated by the War Department as if he himself were a criminal. The meu who sold this beef, however, should not escape. 'Food for the Hungry." Once again the information is given, and in a semi-ofllcial way, that the President is about to take from the classified service a certain number of offices that were placed therein at the close of the Cleveland Administration. ft has taken the President two years to make up his mind on the subject. In the meantime the Cleveland Dem ocratic holders of the places that are involved have been enjoying the em oluments thereof, much to the chagrin of the numerous Republicans who have been left out in the cold. We are told that just before the President left on his recent trip South, he referred to the members of his Cabinet the recommendations they had made as to the exception from the classified list of the civil ser vice. The matter was up for discus sion at the Cabinet meeting held on the President's return, and it was found as was anticipated that trie heads of departments had few changes to make in the recommendations heretofore made. Some criticisms of the methods of administration by the civil service commission were indulged in by Cab inet members. . The President stated that he would be glad to have the re ports sent back to him soon with whatever ohangee are recommended, as he desires to promulgate the order and get it oft his list of unfinished business. The Cabinet members agreed to this, and it is understood that by the end of this week the President will have in his possession the final recommendations of heads of departments. Within a short time afterward he will revise the order he bus had prepared for so long time, sign it and make it public. It Is said to be the intention of the President to exempt most of the gov ernment printing office employes from the operations of the civil ser vice sooner or later, but it is not yet determined whether he will inoorpor ute this exemption in the coming order. He may deeide to do so, that lie may entirely remove the subject from further consideration. If he does, the clerks in the printing office will be kept within the service, the same as clerks In other parts of the government service, but the printers, pressmen and nearly all other em ployes will be put outside of the civil service. THE WAP, REVENUE LAWS. Tlu I' ii I ted Htif en Mtipri-mc ( ont-t I'jv lioliln Their Conxt It ill Itmnlliy. Wtndiinfttan, April Jtneli interest van iimulf'4tMl by lawyer mill other in the ilM-faton r tin- eimeg in the United Starn mipi-pnit' court .vrnlprday Involv ing l In- validity of tin war revenue Inw. The opinion wax hinulcd down li)- .ItHlico IVcklmm, who orally announced only n bare summary of the written dncmiit'iitn. Tin opinion mm prepared for preiorvn- tlon took up the vrrinim plinoen of the subject, liofilinir tin- Inw constitutional an applied not only to xtock cxc-huUKi-", lint to live xtock yards it well, the principle lichiK the natm- in nil cnei. In iciikmt of the irpncrnl powers of cimjjress nil to taxation .Itmtlcc Peck ham said: "In wurchliiK for printer mblectR of taxation to i-aNe money for the mipport of tlip government cnnitrcie" must lin-c the right to rpcointixp (hp ninnucr in which the IittRlnpN of the country N- Hctunlly trnnxneted; how. nmnni: other thing- thp exchntipe of commodities is effected: what facilities for the conduct of Inixlncaa oxixt: what la their nature nnil how they oiicrate, and whlit. If any. practicable anil recoRiuKahle distinction there inn- be between n transaction which Is nffcctpd by menus of using cer tain facilities, and one where such facilities arc not availed of by the par ties to the same kind of a transaction. I In vine the power to recoRiilne these various fuctx It must alo follow that congress is justified, If not compelled, In framing n statute relating to tnxn tlon, to legislate with direct reference to tho existing conditions of trade and business throughout the country and to the manner In which they are carried on. The Chicago Hoard of Trade Is treat ed In the opinion as a type of boards of trade nil over the country, the size of the Chicago Institution only serving to in crease its importance. To Cure h Cold In Olio Day Tako Laxative Rromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the nionor if it fails to cure. 35c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet. tf lime Uniting nt'tlifo AVlllto Unito. Washington, April 4. Master Monday egg rolling, a distinct feature of capital city life, brought hosts of children to the White House grounds yesterday to en joy tlie hospltaiity of the president's pri vate gardens. During the Afternoon the Marine band gave a concert for the especial pleasure of the army of little ones who had gnthered to roll the eggs down the grassy lawn. President and Mrs. McKinley enjoyed the rollicking fun of the children from the White House portico. Many a Lover Has turned with disgust from an otherwise lovable girl with an offensive breath. Karl's Clover Root Tea purifies the breath by its action on tho bowels, etc., as nothing else will. Sold for years on absolute guarantee Price 25 cts. and 50 cts. Sold by P. D. Kirlin and a guarantee. Tho I'opo Ilns Another Fnlntlntr Fit. London, April 4. According to a dis patch to The Daily Telegraph from Koine the pope hnd a fainting fit yester daj which proved of the gravest char aster. Every effort is being made by Cardinal Itnmpolln, papal secretary ri state, to conceal the real condition of the supreme pontiff, his object being to prevent the powers from working for the next conclave. Plttsbnrn DlHtrtot Sllnes'nt Work, Pittsburg. April 4. All the mines in the Pittsburg district were in operation today under the new interstate agree ment adopted last January, together with the local dead work scale ratified at the miners' convention Inst week. The thick and thin vein differential remains unsettled, but the men were ordered, and nil save some in the fourth pool obeyed, to continue nt work in the thick vein mines pending the result of the movement to arbitrate the question. Vc-tornii Kclltor Found Dencl. Scranton. Pa., April 4. Samuel A. Lackey, a veteran newspaper man, was found dead in his room nt the lintel Jenuyn yesterday afternoon. Death was due to heart disease, lie was con nected with The Republican for 27 years, most of the time holding the po sition of night editor. He was 00 yenri of age, and hail been in the newspaper business since boyhood. The best medicine that money can Hood's Sarsa- buy is parilia. First, Because, it com 1 bines econ omy and strength. There is more concen trated merit and medicinal power In a bottle of Hood's Sarsapa rilla than in half a dozen bottles of others. Each bott loot Hood's Sarsaparil laycontains onehundredyUoses an unanswerable argu ment as to vwen g t h and econ Somy and will last amonth, while other remedies averliEe to last a week or fortnight. Becond, Because thoso who havebought it and taken it univeraally praise it. It cures even when other remedies fail to do any good what ever. In fact, it is not what we say but Hood's Sarsaparilla ,-liat does, that tells the story of its merit. Its thousands of testimoni als are as : 'liable and (worthy yourconfly . dence ) B as if they came from your trusted most neigh Third, Be- cause there isno substitute for Hood's oarsaparilla. Dealers who try to sell something else, general ly say good as Hood'i" thus "Ours is as really admit Lting that Hood's is tho standard and possesses merit impossi ble for others to reach. There are many other reasons why Hood's Sarsa parilla ia America's Greatest Medicine, the Beet That Money Can Buy. But if you will only buy it and try it yourself you will have reasons for faith in it stronger than fhom all that of personal experience with, and personal knowledge of, Its curativa powers. Take it nolc. Get Hood's, It never disappoints. l A 1 1 I R 1 J mi r a THOUSANDS OF REQUESTS For Free Bottles Are received by tho manufacturers of Dr. David Knniiedv'ali'nvnrlln nnmn.lv l nnd upon strict investigation it haa uuuu iuunu mm no icss uinn vi per 'cent, of thoso receiving trial bottles navo ueon so noipcd uy tno itomedy sent.that thoy have bought lnrgo sized bottlos nt their druggists. I There 1b no doubt that Favorite Remedy is tho very best medicine known for diseases of the Kidnoys, Liver, Bladdor nnd Blood, Rheuma tism, Dyspopsin nnd Chronic Constipa tion. Tho manufacturers nro prepared to send frco trial bottles postpaid to nil thoso who will write, giving their full nnmonnd postofllconddrossto tho DIt, DAVID KENNEDY CORPORATION, Rondout, N. Y.,nnd mention this paper. Put somo of your urino in n glass tumbler; if in 24 hours It has a Bodl meat, or a milky, cloudy condition; if it is pale or discolored, ropy or stringy, you need a good medicine, nnd Favor ite Remedy is tho best ono you can tnko. It speedily cures such danger ous symptoms ns pain in tho back, fre quent desiro to urinato cspecinlly at night, scalding burning pain in passing water, staining of your linen by tho urino nnd Inability to hold it. Also tho unpleasant nnd dangerous effects produced on the system by tho uso of whiskey or beor. Dr. David Kennedy's Fnvorito Rem edy is sold nt all drug stores nt $1.00 a bottle, or six bottles for J5.00; THE PRODUCE A1ARKETS Asllotloctpil by Donllncs lu Ilillndol plita und llnltlmoro. Philadelphia, April 3. Flour firm; win ter superfine, J2.15W2.40: Pennsylvania roller, clear, J3.15g3.35: city mills, extra, J2.60i32.75. Itye flour steady, but quiet, nt J3.20iS3.2G per barrel for choice Pennsylva nia. Wheat slow; No. 2 red, March, 76'4 fTTGKc. Corn dull; No. 2 mixed, March, 3SW38c; No. 2 yellow, for local trade, 40c. Oats quiet and steady; No. 2 white, 31V43uc. ; No. 2 white, clipped, 3Gff36ttc Hay In moderate demand; choice timothy, J13 for layge bales. Beef steady; beef hams, $191?19.50. Pork steady; mess, J9f? 9.50. Lard stendy; western steamed, JS.D5. Butter steady; western creamery, 17J 21V4C.: factory, 12fU4Hc; Elglns, 2H4c; Imitation creamery, 13V4318Hc. ; New York dairy, 11aI20c: do. creamery. 175I2H4C.: fancy Pennsylvania prints Jobbing at 21 027c; do. wholesale, 23c. Cheese firm; large, white and colored. 12JT12'4c; small do., 12S13c; light skims, S4S10c.; part do., 7,g9c; full do., 4i85c. Eggs steady; New York nnd Pennsylvania, 13c; west ern, fresh, 13f?134c; southern, 12U12r, Potatoes quiet; New York, Jl.50-Er2.50; Long Island, J2S2.50; Jersey sweets, $2J 3.50. Tallow easy; city, 4Vfcc. ; country, l?i4c. Turpentine dull at 42fT12Hc. Baltimore. April 3. Flour quiet; western superfine, J2.25'2.40; do. extra, J2.503.10; do. family, J3.331T3.G0; winter wheat, pat ent, J3.75fa4; spring do., J3.90S4.10; spring wheat, straight, J3.05ft3.83. Wheat dull and easy; spot, "$c; month, 7575-4c; May, TGUGKCHc. ; southern, by sample. 70517616c.; do. on grade, 72fZ7G4c Corn steady; spot and month, 3S'i3S4c.; May, 3S(Ej 30o. ; June, 29Vic. ; stenmer mixed, 37c; southern, white. 401f40V4c ; do. yel low, 3S39c Oats quiet; No. 2 white, 35-3) SGc. ; No. 2 mixed, 32(ET33c Itye quiet; No. 2 nearby, 57V4P5SC; No. 2 western, 59140. Hay firmer; No. 1 timothy, J12.50. Grain freights very quiet; steam to Liverpool, per bushel, l?id. April: Cork, for orders, per quarter, 2s. Gd.2s. 9d. Sugar strong; granulated, 5.20',. Butter steady; fancy creamery, 2223c; do. Imitation, 18fT19c ; do. ladle, 15B1GC.; good ladle, 13(S14c; store packed, ll12c: rolls, 121114c. Cheese firm and active; fancy New York, large, 12&01294C; do. medium, 12fI13c; do. small, 1313Hc Whisky at Jl.3001.31 per gallon for finished goods In carloads; J1.315J1.32 per gallon for Jobbing lots. Lol tuce at $1.7502.25 per bushel box. I.lvo StooU Markets. New York, April 3. Beeves fairly ac tive nnd firm; cows firm to 10c. higher; medium to choice steers, J4.00S5.40; oxen nnd stags, J3.75C4.G0; bulls, J34.30; cows, J2JJ4. Culves active; prime veals firm; others a shade lower; comnon to primo veals, JltiG.50; tops. JG.7j; fed culves, J3; southern do.. J3. Sheep and lambs ac tive and steady; common to choice un shorn sheep, S405.37H; clipped do., J3ff 4.25; unshorn lambs, J5.G0ti6.50; clipped do , J4.15f?5.36; clipped culls, J3.50ft4; spring lambs, J2.S0?4.25 each. Hogs higher at J1.10W4.25. East Liberty. Pa.. April 3. Cattlo steady at unchanged prices. Hogs slow; prime mediums, J4.OuW4.lO; heavy hogs, Jt; best Yorkers, $.V354; light Yorkers, J3.90u3.95; pigs, J3.75fj3.8G; roughs, J2.50fc? 3.50. Sheep steady; choice wethers, J5fj 5.10; common, J2.T53.75; choice Iambs, $5.90ig6; common to good, Jt.75tJ5.85; clip ped lambs, J4.G0Q5.20; veal calves, $5.503C. Qlva the Children a Drink called Giain-O. It is a delicious, appetizing, nourishing fcod drink to take the place of Coffee. Sold by all grocers and liked by all who have used it because when properly pre pared it taites like the finest coffee but is free from all its injurious properties. Grain-O aids digestion and strengthens the nerves. It is not a stimulant but a health builder, and chil dren, as well us adults, can drink it with great benefit. Costs about as much as coffee 15 and 25c. W!rb ICIIIod Her Ilrufhl llusbniul, Chicago, April 4. Before his two chil dren, aged 8 and 4 years, Joseph Brown was stabbed to denth yesterday by Ids wife, Clara. The murder was the out come of a family quarrel. Brown had beaten and kicked his wife and threat ened to kill her with a butcher knife that was lying on the table. When Brown made a move toward tho knife Mrs. Brown snatched the knife herself. Brown raised his foot and kicked her, but in falling she lunged forward with the kulfo, striking him fairly in the stomuch. Maddened with fury nnd pain the two battled hack and forth, the bus band kicking nnd striking nnd the wife plunging the knife. Into her husband until at the fifth blow he fell backward dead. Mlolifirnn Iron .Miners on Sti-llfo. Marquette, Mich., April 4. The iron mining companies of Ishpeniing and Ne gaunee issued bulletin yesterday after noon saying they would begin hiring men this nioniug, but union men who partic ipated in the demonstrations Saturday to force non-unionists into the union will not he hired. Tills precipitates the threatened strike of the Mnrquettd range, Involving 2,000 men, but not over a thousand arc expected to resist tho companies. The men want the compa nies to recognize their union. The ques tion of wages is secondary. An injunc tlon was socurcd nt Marquette yester day which prevents the unionists from entering the shnfts or otherwise intim hinting (he men or Interfering with their work. PIillnilnlpliln'H Xpw Mnyor, Philadelphia, April 4. Yesterday Bam ucl II. Aolibriilgp was inaugurated may or of Philadelphia for tin- next four years. In ills Inaugural address Mayor Ashbridge commended the agitation for a purer water supply, and announced that at the first regular meeting of city councils lie would lay before that body his plan for the betterment of the wafer supply. He reiterated his unalterable opposition to any stile or lease of the water works, and gave it ns his de termination to do all in his power, to re tain them In the hands of the people. HOOD'S PILIjS cure Liver lUa, Biliousness, Indlgcstloj, Headache, I tileas' nt laxative. All Druggist CHICAGO'S MUNICIPAL CONTEST. Jlni-t-lson, Cnrter and Attnwlil Alt ICx-ii-om4 Confidence nt Election. Chicago, April 4. The vote to be poll ed by John II. Altgeld In the mayoralty cl'-ctlou todny is admitted by all parties to be the most undecided factor, and yet It Is a thing upon wnich all thrcu candidates, Harrison (Dcin.), Carter lltep.) and Altgcld (lnd. Dem.), nre bas ing their hones of final success. The Altgcld men sny their cnndldntc, who Is standing upon the Chicago platform, will secure all the straight silver Democratic vote, and will certainly bo elected, They allow him 140,000 votc.i. In the headquarters of the Harrison fnction there is the greatest confidence. They say that there Is not the slightest doubt of the mnyor's re election. Thoy give him ISO.000 votes as ngalnst 100,- 000 for Cnrter and 80,000 for Altgcld. In the Itenubllcnn camp the csflmnte Is: Carter, 180,000; Harrison, 120,000; Mtgcld. 80.000. The? claim Altgcld will draw enough votes from Harrison to elect Carter beyond a daitbt. To lto llllric-d With Mllltnrv Honors. Washington, April 4. Arrangement) have been practically completed for the funeral ceremonies on the occasion of the relnlei-nieiit In Arlington cemetery at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon of the rcuinlns of about .l.'O soldiers and civil ians who lost their lives cither ns n result of wounds or disease in the campaigns of f-antingo anil Porto Bico. Knll mili tary honors will be paid the memory of the patriot dend, and nil the rcgulnr troops In this vicinity, the district Na tional Ounrd anil n bnttnllon of marines will participate lu the ceremonies nt the cemetery. The bodies have nlrendy been deposited In tenia near tho spot selected for their interment. lor Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of Stc-nninr Aslioro, Pnssoncors Itosbucd Seattle. Wash., April 4. The steamer City of Topeka, which runs between Puget sound nnd Alaska, is ashore on Rocky Lodge, a reef nt the south end of Wrnngel Narrows, 100 miles south of Juneau. The Topekn was northward bound, and had nbout IfiO passengers on board. The passengers were taken on to Juneau by the United States lighthouse tender Mnnsnnillii. A telegram from Captain Thompson, of the Topeka, says the vessel Is not badly damaged and he expects to float ifrr. What Is Shlloh 7 A grand old remedy for Cough, Colds and Consumption ; used through the world for half a century, has cured innumerable cases of incipient consumption and relieved many In advanced stages. If you aro not satisfied with tho results we will refund your money. Price 25 cts., 50 cts. nnd $1.00. Sold by P. I). Kirlin and a guarantee. Now York'i Factory Inpectoi-s. Albany, N. Y April 4. Governor Roosevelt yesterday nominated ex-Assemblyman John Williams, of TItica, to succeed Daniel O'l.eary. of Glens Palls, ns state factory inspector, at 11 snlnry of y.1.000. lie also appointed Patrick O'Brien, of New York city, assistant factory inspector, to succeed Joseph It. Barker, of New York city, at a salaiy of $2,000. Both arc labor organization representatives. Mr. Williams is a car penter by trade and O'Brien n stationnrr engineer. The Inhor unions have made a bitter fight against the reappointment of OT.cnry. Young Mothers. CrouD is the terror of thousands of young mothers becauso Its outbreak is so agonizing and frequently fatal. Sbiloh's Cough and Consumption Curo acts liko maeiu iu cases of croup. It lias never been known to fall. The woisl cases relieved immediately. PrlcoSS cts,, SO cts. and $1.00. Sold by P. D. Kirllu and a guarantee. Stntlstlcs of flin Wlnllsor "Hotol Plro. New York. April 4. No workmen were employed on the Windsor hotel ruins Inst night. Just before going home Con tractor Cody made a short tour of in spection and found what is believed to be the knee joint of a htimo'n body in the center of tho ruins. The police record today is ns follows: Killed dur ing the fire and died subsequently of in juries received during the fire, 11; bodies taken from the ruins nnd identified, 3: unidentified bodies tnken from the ruins, 31: total known dead, 45: injured who subsequently recovered, 30. Astor'M Tax ennrl. New York, April 4. "William Waldorf Aster, who recently arrived from Eng land, appeared before the tax commis sioners yesterday and filed an applica tion for the taking off of his personal taxes, estimated nt $2,000,000, on the ground that lie is n' non-resident. Sir. Astor is proprietor of the Pnll Mad Gazette, In London. President Feltner, of tho tax lioard, asked Sir. Astor if he had given up his citizenship. Mr, Astor answered that he had not, but he declared that he Is a non-resident. A Cure for Constipation. I have been troubled with constipation for years. It was ruining my health, my com fort and my complexion, und I am glad to say that C'eler- King has restored all threo, nnd this after trying many other medicines that wereBupposed to bo good, but which were of no value whatever. 1 would Ulto to tell every Buffering woman what Celery King has done for me. Nellie (ion Id, Medina, Ohio. , Celery King curbs diseases of the Nerves, niomac-n, i.iverana moneys, ooju uy mug- giaia, -m unu ouu o DRINK. CLEARY'S EXTRA FINE QUALITY -GINGER ALE,- Superior Sarsaparilla.. and 0rai.ee Chamoaene Tho Rosv Freshness And a velvet softness of the skin la Inva riably obtained by tbo- whou.e I'ozio.si's Complexion "owder. win mm ii)in iro ninv Aguinaldo Has Lost tho Oonfidonco of His Followers, COMMISSIONERS' PROCLAMATION Will IloSont Hromlonst Through tlio Philippines, anil Will Olvo Tlicm Pinutlunlly n Clmlco llctwoon Stir-i-pndnr und Hxtliu-Ilou. Manila, April -I. A cavalry rccon nnlsauce north of Malolos yesterday de veloped 1,000 of the enemy nt Kulngun, five miles northeast. A sharp skirmish followed, and resulted In the retreat of the Filipinos. Two heavy coast guns were discovered by Oencrnl MncArthur's men yesterday burled In the streets of Mnlolos. The situation in the Philippines is now clearly In Anierlcnn hands. The Phil ippine commission has decided immedi ately to issue a proclamation to the nn tives. It will not contain a single word suggestive of Independence for the Kll plnos, but will coiiipl their complete subjection to the will of tho United Stntes. The proclamation, which Is to be sent broadcast through the Philippines, will be nn eminently humane document, al though It Is said that It will give tho nntlves a choice between surrender nnd, practically, extinction. So general has become the desertion of soldiers from Agulnahlo's standard, and the number of those hnstcnlng with flags of truce to the American lines for amnesty is so great, thnt the Philippine commission lias decided that this Is the time to reason with the natives for pence. Indications nre thnt Aguinaldo has lost much of Ids hold upon the people, nnd thnt it would require n long time for him to gather the ends of his scat tered and dismayed army Into an ef fective force. The fields nnd woods nbout Mnlolos nre dotted with the white lings of those who seek protection in the American lines. Although the natives are being per mitted to enter the lines in large num bers, General MncArthur Is keeping strict watch of them to prevent a trench erous outbreak. The remarkable stories of Filipino vic tories, of the annihilation of whole divisions of the American nrmy and other such monstrous fabrications are having their effect upon the nntlves no less than the Americnn shot and shell. Aguinnldo's stories have proved to be so false that many of those who were his blindest partisans have lost all faith In the wily lender. It Is a prevailing belief among the Americans that the strength of the in surrection has been exhausted and that the so-called Filipino government will collapse within a short time. GENERAL, OTIS' CONFIDP.NCE. niH Cliporlnu PlHpntcli IMcnses tho Of- flelnlH nt Wnali'nstnn. Wnshlngton, April 4. War department officials were pleased by the cheering dispatch from General Otis received yes terday. It contains a great deal of en couragement to them, nnd those who know General Otis well say he is not a man to take n roscnte view of the sit uation unless there is reason for it. It Is nrgued at tho depnrtment that the h illpinos have never been used to th. kind of warfare thnt the Americans have given them, and for that reason thoy nre now nwnro that It will be im possible for them to accomplish any thing bv fighting. General Otis' dis patch follows: "Present indications denote insurgent government in perilous condition: its nrmy defeated, discouraged and scat tered. Insurgents returning to theh homes in cities nnd villages between here nnd points north of Malolos, which our reconnoitering parties have renched, and desire protection of Americans. Newa from Visnyan Island more encouraging every day." While there is disappointment because the movement for the capture of a large force of the Filipinos was not successful. It is believed the pressing of the insur gents steadily forward toward the north, capturing their capital and driving them from place to place has had a very dis couraging effect upon the natives who have been following Aguinaldo. It is evident by the reference which General Otis makes to reconnoitering parties that ho is having the country thoroughly covered, and that the information which they are giving him is the basis of th-! dispatch received yesterday. It is be lieved that desertions will soon deplete the nrmy of Agulnnldo to little or noth ing. It would not take long for an army of the kind he has gathered to melt awny nnd disappear In the moun tains and Jungles of Luzon. That portion of the dispatch relating to tho A'lsayans refers to the operations of which Hollo is the base. The group Includes Pnnay, Bihol, Cehu, Negros and others of less importance in the same vicinity. The rebellion against United States nuthority wns not very serious In these Island3, being stirred up by emissaries' of Aguinaldo nt Hollo. The constant detent of Aguinaldo's forces north of Manila hns no doubt hnd a de pressing effect upon other insurrection ists. Iloti-olt's Municipal Purclinse Scheme Detroit, April 4. Governor Pingree nnd the other commissioners who will negotiate for purchase by the city of De troit street railways executed bonds yes terday for $250,000 each and took their oaths of ofllce. They sent 11 letter to the street railway companies stating that the commission is organized and ready for business and the lines upon which they nre willing to ncgotinte. Members of a citizens' committee which is opposing the municipal ownership plan say that application will be mad to the attorney general to begin a test of -the constitutionality of the act au thorlzing the purchase and the proceed lugs thereunder. Five. Killed by n Cnvoln. Joplhft Mo., April 4. Five men work ing iu n deep nnrrow ditch here lost their lives by a cavcln that caught them from both sides. Four of the men were buried under 18 feet of earth and rock, nud their bodies have not yet been re covered. One, s man named Neigh barger, wns covered to the waist and died from his Injuries before he could be dug out. Bucklen'a Arnica Salve. 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