ENGLISH DEFEATED ID DRIVEN. CULLER IS BLOCKED. Salon Kopi Slrown With 1,500 British Deed. Boers Adminfst.'r Crushing Defeat to Troops Under Buller. A recent dispatch from Tugcla river, says: Some Vryhclid Burners from the outposts on the holiest hills of the Spion kop group niblu-J into the laager saying that the kop was lost and that the English had taken it. Reinforcements were ordered np, but nothing could be done for some time, the hill being en veloped in thick mist. At dawn the Heidelberk and Carolina contingents, supplemented from other commandoes, began the accent of the bill. Three spurs, precipitous projec tions, faced the Boer positions. Up these the advance was made. The horses were Jcft under the first terrace of rocks. Scaling the steep hill, the Boers found that the I-.nglish had improved the op portunity and entrenched heavily. Bc tween the lines of trenches was an open veldt, which hail to be rushed under a heavy lire, not only from rilles but of lyddite and shrapnel from field guns. Three forces ascended the three spurs co-ordinately, tinder cover of tire front the Free State krupps. a Crcusot and a biff Maxim. The English tried to rush the liner with the bayonet, but their infantry went down before the Hocr rille fire ns before a scythe. The Hocr investing party advanced step by step until 2 in the afternoon, when n white Hag went up and i?o men in the front trenches surrendered, being sent as prisoners to the head laager. The Hocr advance continued on the two kopjes east of Spion kop. Many Boers were shot, but so numerous were the burghers that the gaps filled auto matically. Toward twilight they reach ed the summit of the second kopje, but did not get further. The liritish Maxims belched flame, but a wall of fire from the Mausers held the English back. Their center, under this pressure, gradually gave way ami broke, abandoning the position. The prisoners speak highly of the br.ivcry of the burghers, who, despising cover, stood against the skyline edges of the summit to shoot the Dublin Fusiliers, sheltered in the trenches. Filing continued for some time, and then the Fuiliers and the Light Horse, serving as infantry threw up their amis and rushed out 01 the trenches. The effect of the abandonment of Spion kop by the English can hardly be gauged as yet, but it must proe to be immense. The British dead left on the battlefield numbered 1.500. Counterfeiters Act:ve The new possessions of the United States have afforded a most ample field for counterfeiting. The recent arrest of a notorious counterfeiter in Havana, and ' the capture of a half-dozen plates, for bills of different denominations, is said to be only an incident. The war depart ment and the secret service bureau arc now investigating a report from Cuba that the country is being flooded with spurious coins. These are said to be so perfect as to defy detection except by experts. In addition to this, the work of confederate notes of the vintage of 1863 is still being made. In lie Philippines the American monetary promoter has not been behind hand. According to reports and com plaints received here, there has been a considerable amount of bogus money floated. The reports also state that numerous written orders for money have been passed on the ignorant na tives in exchange for goods. These or ders are said to be addressed to Presi dent McKinlcy and arc for amounts ranging from $5-to $50. ' Gcod Times in Amorlca. , Reviewing the business of 1890, the London Times says: 'The fact that in the United States the expansion of busi ness commenced about a year later than elsewhere seems to explain the fact, which must be admitted, that American expansion is not so far advanced, rela tively, as that of the United Kingdom and Germany, and may, consequently, be expected to continue for a while after the business of the two latter countries shows signs of contracting. That ad vantage, however, may be conceivably nullified by the occurrence this year of another Presidential election." Favors Sunday Saloons The Rev. Charles H. Parkhurst. of New York, has declared himself in favor of Sunday opening of saloons, ,at cer tain hours. His reason for this view is, that the opening of saloons for a part of Sunday is the lesser of two evils, the present Raines law, which he says is ig nored, being the greater. f.T THE NATIONAL CAPITAL The State Department has been ad vised that G. Jenner, the British Minis ter at Guatemala City,' has accepted the post of orbitrator of the claim of Mr. Mays, all American railroad contractor, against the Government of Guatemala for $100,000 damages sustained through the forfeiture of his contract to build a railroad. Captain R. P. Leary, U. S. navy, gov ernor of Guam, says in a report just re ceived: "It is a pleasure to report in response to my general order No. 5, that more thar. 300 people have already enlisted in the ranks of domestic and civil reformation, a small army of chil dren arc jubilant, and the wedding bells are still ringing." C. C. Morrow, for a long time one of the executive clerks of the United States Senate, died Sunday, aged 58. Rev. Paul Romtldo, of St. Matthew's Catholic church. Washington, has been chosen by the President to succeed Fa ther Parks, navy chaplain, resigned. Consul Worman, at Munich, reports to the State department the creation of a gigantic metal paper trust in Bavaria, embodying the entire industry in that country, The Secretary of the Interior calcu ' latcs the cost ol topographical and geo logical surveys, badly, needed, will be as follows: Puerto Rico, $16,000; Ha waii, $22,000; Cuba, $36,000, and Phil ippines. $50,000, LATEST NEWS NOTES. Admiral Farmihar's flagship New York is at I .a Guayra, Venezuela. The "Pittsburg Cigar Machine Com pany, capital $151,000, has been charter ed at I larrisburgi The official census gives San Juan 32, ."00 inhabitants: Ponce, J6,ooo, and the whole island 957,000. Gen. Bernardo Reyes has been sworn as Minister of War of Mexico, to succeed-the late General Felipe Bcrriorabal. Montreal police deny that they know the whereabouts of Miller, the fugitive Franklin syndicate manager of New York. " Continued warm weather lias resulted disastrously to the fruit crop in Indi ana; mid farmers predict the crop a failure. A dozen skeletons were unearthed Wednesday at Brooklyn Navy Yard, supported to be bones of Revolutionary soldiers. According to the West Virginia State Board of Agriculture only 7,000 farms, or less than 1.1 per cent., in that State are encumbered. Rev. C. M. Dcs Islets. profcsoj of languages in the Western University, Pittsburg, sued his wife for divorce, al leging infidelity. W. C. McCarthy, mayor of Pittsburg, Pa., during the railroad lints of 1877, died at Dixmnnt asylum, aged 80 years, oi smile debility. The sanitary, district board ' of Chi cago has sold $1,011,750 worth of its 4 per cent, bonds, dated Jamtaiy -, 1000, to a Chicago syndicate. The late Prr.f. David F.dward Hughes, the English ilectrician and inventor, who died lasf Tuesday, left .tXo.ooo to the four leading London hospitals. The Tippecanoe club of Chicago crises Senator Mason's name from ils list oi honorary members, and asks him to ri sign from the United State Senate. The Ohio Attorney General declared public school funds could not be law fully used "for the teaching of the cate chism and Bible history of any religious sect. Rottrl.-c Cockran is out with an open letter offering to support W. J. Bryan (or the presidency if the latter will make imperialism the great issue of the cam paign. Gov. Stone has appointed Col. Rob ert H. Thomas, of Mcchanicsburg, Pa., a member oi the State board of agri culture, vice Leonard Rhone, of Center Hall. . The bodies of forty-four soldiers, who died of yellow fever at Santiago last spring, were interred in Arlington cem etery Wednesday. All but fifteen were identified. Mexican capitalists are said to have iccured land near the Pacific coast bear ing oil deposits not good for illuminat ing but all right for making lubricants, gas and fuel. Judge Ricks, of Cleveland, has ap pointed Attorney Charles M. W'lkins, of Warren, O., United States commis sioner to suri-ccd the late Robert Fol ger, of MassTiTon. The United States Minister at The Hague states that a royal order has been issued exempting from duty sulphuric ether required in the preparation of al bumen from milk. A Mason and Dixcy line boundary survey bill, like that which passed the Pennsylvania assembly, is now before the Maryland legislature., the work will be undertaken jointly by the two States. H. C. Frick. late chairman of the Car negie Steel Company, is reported to have secured an interest in the New York Shipbuilding Company at .Cam den, N. J., which is intended to rival the Cramps. Governor Roosevelt announces that he will send o the Senate the nomina tion of former Senator Francis Hen dricks, of Syracuse, to sucrced Louis F. Payne, as Slate Superintendent of Insurance. Details have been received from Syd rcy of the killing of the captain and crew of the steamer Kikamarra, on one of the islands of the Admiralty group. by the natives. It is said all the victims were eaten. Mrs. John D. Rich, the Chicago wom an surrendered to Mexico, to be tried for the murder of her husband in Jua rez last May, was adjudged guilty by the Mexican Court and sentenced to serve 14 years 111 prison. Nearly all the business buildings in both Ward and Lafayette, Col., were burned Wednesday and about 50 tami !ies in Lafavctte arc homeless, there be ing no place in the town to afford them .shelter. There arc several thousand cases of influenza in Rome. The Lycee Cavour at Turin is closed. There arc 10,000 in fluenza cases in that city, and many thousands are reported all over Italy. In his controversy with Cardinal Vaughan, Dr. tt. Ocorgc Mivart de clared that the bible stories of Jonah the tower of Babel and the creation of the world in six days arc but "puerile tales. The Afghan ameer, according to a dis patch from St. Petersburg, has ordered all -roads leading from Herat to Kutschk, in Transcaspia, to be guarded, and at the same time the frontier garri sons have been reinforced. Bertha Bcilstcin. the pretty Allegheny girl who murdered her mother and at tempted suicide while insane, is again at trading attention through a petition fil ed by her brother-in-law, asking for an inquiry into her mental condition.. She is couuned at JJixmout insane asylum. In compliance with the revised stat tites of the State of Utah Governor Wells has issued a proclamation calling an election to be held on Monday. April 2. for the purpose of electing a Repre sentative in the Fifty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy now existing. by reason of Brigham Roberts exclusion. thot Whites and Glacis Two negroes shot to death and two white men desperately wounded were the casualties in an attempt to arrest a negro at Macon, Ga., Monday. J. H. Butler, who did most of the shooting, was himself shot to death. His victims were: Armstread Bryant, colored, shot through the heart and instantly killed; li. Seltman. white, tl.ot through the stomach, will probably dir. and John Reed, white, shot in the neck, in a pre carious condition. RT II COST OF PLH6UE RND LEPROSY IS ANNEXATION MADE. Statement from Dr. W. H. Daly en the Silua . lion In the Philippine Sayt Cuba . . . Is a Rich Island. "I am of the opinion that we are cer tainly annexing leprosy, pestilence, the plague and possibly other evils that may cause sorrow, vexation, expense ' and complications, for which we as a natioTi will have an uncertain compensation in any possible commercial or territorial advantage." This was the startling state ment made by Major W. 1J. Daly, who was chief surgeon of the staff of General Miles during the recent war, and the man whose report on embalmed beef used by our troops during the war rous ed such general comment, in response to .1 question as to bis opinion regard ing the annexation of the Philippines. "The islands to my mind have very little commercial value," said he, "while American labor ran never compete with labor there. In regard to Cuba, Puerto Rico and the other islands of the West Indies group, I think it is the duty of the United States to give them a stable government at once and live np to the promises made in behalf of the people of these islands, and the purposes for which the Spanish-American War was fought. . 'We have 111 our own great country sufficient undeveloped land to take care of without seeking to annex other against the will of its rightful owners. The Island of Cuba is rich in its natural resources and taken by itself would be of value to us, but Puerto Rico if. prac- ically valueless. Having been all through the country, 1 know whereof 1 peak. ' NORWAY MAY USE FORCE. Warships Golnn. to N.eararjua to Slcis a For! and Collect Carnages. ' The trouble between Norway and Nic aragua growing out of the Reyes rebel lion last spring will reach an acute stage in the next few days, when a Norwegian man-of-war will appear before BlUefiilds to compel the rnvment of the damage claimed because of ill treatment of Nor wegians by the Nicaragnan government during the rebellion. At that time the rebels seized the Condor, a Norwegian vessel, anil used her to transport troops from Blucficlds to Cape Gracias. Later, after the suppression of the rebellion, the Condor was boarded by the govern ment troops 111 spite of the protest of the Norwegian Consul, and an American taken from her anil carried to the Blue fields jail. This outrage was brought to the notice of the Norwegian authorities. The government of Norway informed the minister at Managua that at the first opportunity the matter would be taken up in a suitable way. A claim for dam ages was tiled with the government ot Nicaragua, and a Norwegian man-of-war will call at Blucficlds in a few days. It is understood that the Norwegian government intends to collect the amount of the damages demanded in the same manner that the English collected $75,coo during the year 1895 at the port oi Corinto on the Pacific coast that is, to seize a port and collect the customs until the amount of the claim is paid. Blucficlds is the port that will probably be seized, and as Blucficlds U mainly owned by Americans, it may lead to some diplomatic negotiations with this country. CABLE FLASHES. The pig iron production of Germany for 1809 was over 8,000,000 tons, being an increase of 8 per cent. King Oscar, of Sweden, has asked al most 150,000,000 kroner for 46 new bat teries and 100.000 Mausers. The creditors of the Earl of Yar mouth have resolved to place his estate in bankruptcy, suffered a relapse. The birthday of Emperor William of Germany was celebrated quietly, owing to the recent death of the empress' mother. The Shah of Persia, Mouzaffcr-ed-Din, with his eldest son. Prince Mo hammed Ali Mirza, intends to visit Ber lin next April. Prof. Max MuIIer, corpus professor of comparative philology at Oxford, who was supposed to be recovering from a long illness, has died. There are fears in France that Eng land will attempt to regain her lost pres tige in South Africa by an attack on the French colony of Madagascar. French troops are alleged to have en tered Pckin, the capital of China, imme diately on the publication of the edict of the late emperor's abdication, M. Turpin, the Parisian inventor of an explosive, which he asserts is more violent than melinite, has gone to the Transvaal to manufacture the new pow der for use of the Boers. A wharf laborer, of Sydney, has been stricken with the bubonic plague and the attending doctors are of the opinion that he was inoculated with the disease through the bite of a flea. Brazilian gunboats Jurucma. Jutahy, Timbira and Toeantins, besides a force of troops, have been ordered to proceed to Acre to enforce the protocol agreed upon between Bolivia and Brazil to protect all citizens. Chinese Minister Spoke. Wit Ting Fang, the Chinese minister to the United Mates, was the guest of honor at the monthly dinner of the Presbyterian Social Union, at Philadel phia, Pa., Tuesday evening. The Chi nese minister did not make any extend ed remarks and snoke entirely on the Chinese exclusion laws. He deplored that such laws are in force against bis countrymen, and said they are contrary to the maxim of the law that a man is innocent until he is proved otherwise. Synd oa'e Miller Located William F. Miller, who conducted the 520 per cent. Franklin syndicate in Brooklyn, has been located in Canada, and is under surveillance. The police decline to state in what city or town Miller is stopping. Miller was indict ed on November 24 for conspiracy in obtaining money through fraud and misrepresentation. This offense is not extraditable, and to-day a new indict ment was found against Miller for em bezzlement. The new indictment will be presented in the county court on Friday, when extradition papers will be 'ready. ' WEARS A BURGHER BUTTON. New Reason Why Consul Maerum Could N Longer Act as American Represent a Ivj at Pretoria. The most astonishing talc yet told about Charles K. Maerum, recently American Consul at Pretoria, and Mon tagu White, diplomatic agent of the Transvaal nt London until the outbreak of hostilities, was in circulation at the State Department and the Capitol Wed nesday. It ran that Mr. Maerum has renounced his allegiance to the United States, has become a citizen of the South African. Republic and is comma here to ask for recognition as the Min ister Plenipotentiary or diplomatic agent of that Government. The other part of the narrative is that Mr. White -is to remain here ns the un official representative of President Kriiger. charged with the duty of cre ating sentiment, both in and out of Con gress, in favor of the Boers. In searching for evidence that might corroborate the report it was remem bered that before .Maerum asked to be relieved. President krtigcr sent for htm and they had a long talk. Immediately thereaiter it was repotted that the Con sul had been asked to procure the friendly intervention ot President Mc Kinlcy. That was jr.t before the war began. It is recalled now that Maerum ig nored dispatches aki:.;; him to look af ter British interests, which would be natural had he chanv. .1 his allegiance, as alleged. But the incident that is regarded as most significant is that Maerum asked to be relieved, he snil he had something to say that could not be put in bis dis patches. It is regarded as onite proba ble that if he had renounced his allegi ance he would not like to state that fact on cables controlled by Great Britan before starting on a journey he could not finish without touching at ports eon trolled by the British Government. That may also explain why he traveled a roundabout route on a German ship, in stead of taking a British vessel over the usual course. Cable dispatches from Europe have also furnished what is regarded as cor roboration. Thiv have noted the fact' that Maerum wears a Transvaal tlair button on the lapel of bis coat, which would be a peculiar thing for an Ameri can consular officer to do. B O GAS AND OIL CEAL. Over 3.C00 feres Cold-Consideration Was Over 9135,090. Deeds have been recorded at Butler, Ta., from the Apollo Oil and Gas Com pany to the American Natural Gas Com pany for 841 acres of oil and gas leases, the consideration being $30,000, and from the West Penn Gas Company to the American Natural Gas Company for 1.4ns acres of cas ruzhts and boo acres of oil and gas leases, consideration $105,000. The property is in Kiskime tas township, Armstrong county, and Washington, Upper Burrell. Allegheny, and Franklin townships. Westmoreland county. A mortgage covering the ter ritory was given by the American Nat ural Gas Company to F. M. Hoffstatt, of Pittsburg, for $140,000. I lie land lias been held under option for several years, and many efforts were made to sell it but without success. Last November the farmers owning the land organized a co-operative compa ny and have tested the whole field. The result was most ' satisfactory and had not the richts been sold the co-operative company would have developed the ter ritory, it is accessible by tnc west Penn and Allegheny Valley railroads. Gen. Young In Action. Gen. Otis has reported to the war de partment that the western coast of the island of Panay is now open for trade, and that the coast of Laguna de Bay aHid the neighboring sections of the country will also be opened to unre stricted traltic by the end ot the week, He also reports several minor engage ments with the F'ilipinos in which American arms meet with usual suc cess. The enemy lost heavily and a large amount of arms and ammunition was captured. Terrible Floods in Japan. Official reports just completed give details of terrible inundations which de stroyed property valued at over 6,000,000 yen in llakkaldo province, northern Ja pan, in December. Thirty-five towns in the district of I shikari were devasta ted. Since September no less than 17, 188 houses have been submerged or washed away in the llakkaldo alone while the total damage is placed at 13, 000,000 yen. Complete returns show that about 100 fishing schooners and other craft were destroyed or sunk, during the severe storm that swept over the Japanese coast December 23 to 25. The total number of lives lost is placed at 189. ri s' Official Data. The value of imports at Manila for July. August and September was $5. 802,581. In addition ticre was $52,520 in gold coin and $255,914 in silver coin from British India and $332,707 in silver coin from China, bringing the aggregate of imports up to $6.44.1,102 or at the rate of more than $25,300,000 a year for Ma nila alone. For all Philippine ports for the 15 years ending with 1894, the over age yearly imports of the archapelago only amounted to $17,039,044. The val ues of importations of merchandise are given as follows: China. $2,454.10.1; United Kingdom, $016,501 ; Spain, $'j6.i. 405: Australia. $410,452; Germany, $357, 828; United States, $.120,114. The German corset manufacturers have formed a pool for raising prices, $1,090 for Saving a Lit a. David Rutherford has been awarded a judgment of $1,000 in the circuit court at Kokonio, hid., against David Hiley. for the saving of the lattcr's wife from drowning. During a flood last spring, Hiley and his wife were swept off a bridge by a torrent. Hiley reached laud and offer ed $1,000 for the reiicae. of his wife. Rutherford, after a long struggle, brought the woman ashore. But Hiley. who is a wealthy farmer, refused to pay the reward. Rutherford sued and the jury allowed him the full amount. A boiltr explosion partly wrecked the engine room and damaged other parts of the Steubrnvillc, O., paper mill Mon day midnight. Fire folh wcd the ex plosion and increased the damage to $5. 000. The plant is owned by Hartjc Bros., of Pittsburg, Pa. - CAPE NOME THE GOAL Fifteen Thousand Men Wal:lng for Navi&alion to Open Spring Will Sea Great Ac tivity In Alaska. Estimates made by loral shipping men show that about 15,000 men are intend ing to reach Cape Nome by the first steamers from Puget Sound and Daw son, Two-thirds of this number will ro from Tacoma, Seattle and San Francis co nnd the balance will go down the Yukon river from Dawson and other Yukon towns. A great prospective rare is in sight between these two contin gents. First arrivals will secure the best part of the bench, which will be in the greatest demand, because beach claims may be worked without flumes or ma chinery. Arcording to latest advices, over half of Dawson's population will head for Cape Nome as fast as the Yu kon steamers wintering on the upper rive can follow the outgoing ice down stream. Dawson miners have great hopes of reaching their Mecca first, and to accomplish this are prepared to leave the steamers below Nulato anil nii'l.e a portage of 200 miles across the tundra. Nearly .10 steamers, each carrying from 300 to 1,000 passengers are scheduled to sail from coast ports between May to and June 1. Fully $i.ooo.ox) worth of supplies have been purchased for ship ment on tliee first steamers. Severe storms still blockade the White Pass railroad. No trains have reached Skag way from Bennett in two weeks. Re turning K7,'iidikcrs are experiencing terrible wVds in crossing the summit afoot. Several have been badly frozen, A New Coal ng Slaticn. Admiral Watson reports that he 'has taken possession of Isabella coalint; sta tion and established a marine garrison there under command of Lieutenant Long. A short time ago, feeling the nerd of a coaling station tor the use ot the smaller vessels in the Philippine archi pelago in the southern islands, remote from Manila, Admiral Watson dispatch ed a vessel to look into the conditions at Zamboanga. where the Spaniards had maintained a garrison, and a small coal ing station for many years. It was found upon investigation, however, that the harbor nt that point was not suitable lor naval vessels, owing to shallow wa ter, and attention being directed else where, a small but perfectly protected and deep harbor was found on Basilan island, where the Spaniards had nheadv established a coaling station. They took possession of this, garrisoned the place and arc taking steps to add to its coal supply. The Solace sailed from Manila for San Francisco and on the way she will touch at the new coaling station, as well as at Iliolo, Cebu and Guam and thence returning to Yokohoma will strike across the Pacific for San Francisco. She will carry the bodies of Captain Nichols, who died while in command of the Monadnock, and Captain Innate, of the marine corps, who died at Guam al ter a surgical operation. Consumers ol Oloo. In response to a resolution of inquiry from the House of Representatives the Secretary of the Treasury furnished a statement ot the amount of oleomarga rine shipped into the various Slates, The total shipments are 79,695.744 pounds, and the main shipments to Mates arc as follows: Colorado, 1,12.1.5.17 pounds: Illinois 18.6.18,921; Indiana, .1.92,1.228; Kansas, 1.658,544; Kentucky, 1.490,577; l.otiisana, 1,04.1,502; Maryland, 1.791,950; Massac hit setts, 2.0N3.000; Michigan, 2.092,000; Minnesota, 1.34.1, 000; Missouri, .1.1.1.1, 000; Nebraska, 1.024.000; New Jersey, 5.875,000; Ohio, 8.830,000; Pennsylvania, 11,4.13,000; Rhode Island, 3.594.000; lexas, i,siH,ono; Virginia, 1,150,000 West Virginia, 1,120,600. Mors Canadians Sail. The second detachment of the second Canadian contingent to South Africa embarked on the Pomeranian marching through the city on their way to the transport. After inspection they were addressed by Lieutenant Governor P. M. B. Daly, nnd Mayor Hamilton wished them Godspeed. The line of march was crowded with people, .who cheered the departing troops. the steamer was booked to sail about 4 o clock Saturday. Many Die From Plague. Chrvs Mollcr. a bullion broker, ol Tien Tsin, China, has just arrived at Sioux City. la. He says the bubonic i I a inie in Honolulu is worse than re ported, and that a dozen people are dy ing daily. He describes the burning of Chinatown by a vigilance committee while his ship was at Honolulu. The citizens claimed the location was un sanitary and favorable to the spread of the nlactie. The site embraced ten blocks in the heart of the city, which it s now proposed to convert into a Dark lime was given to tne celestials to re move their property, and thev were or dered to live on a hilltop 011 the edge of the city. Devoured by Wolves. Tnhn Smith, n former resident of De troit, Mich., has been devoured by wolves a short distance from a logging camp where he was employed near rresmie Isle, in the upper peninsula The letter states he strayed from the camp in the early evening, as he was in the habit of doing, and the next morn ing his partially devoured body was found 111 the snow. I hat lie (ought dcs peratcly for his life, is shown by the bloody snow and the carcass of a wolf that was lotuid close to the body, hnutli was a veteran of the Sjlinish-Amcrican war and was quite well to do. Americans thol by Mexicans. A report is carrcnt at Guaymas. Mex ro, that six Americans, David Cusick lohn Lldridae. George Lunt, Charlc Burns, Lon Webster and Henry Wil liams, were shot by order of Gen. Tor res. in command of the Mexican trooo: operating against the Yaqui Indians ill the K.tcatcte range. Jt is said that the matter was brought to the attention of the American consul at Guaymas, but he declined to act, as the Mexican troops found the Americans in friendly intercourse with the Ynqtiis. Some of the names are known here as those of prospectors. REBELS AGAIN DEFEATED " " - Filipinos Makt 1 Stubborn Fight Under ChU ; ness General al Legsspl, but Wer ' Gien a Severs Lesson. Gen. Otis has cabled from Manila al 1 follows: -"Gen. Kobbc's troops occii- pied the hemp ports of Sorsogen, Dun ' scl, Bulan, Albay and LcgHspi, south- f eastern Luzon, and Virac Island. 'Catan- !' liianos; will probabJv ncctiov tlir porta of Calbayoc, Cathbnlogan and TScfoban on the islands of Saman ami of l.eyte before to-morrow evening. No opposi tion except nt i.rgaspt, where poo insur gents strongly entrenched under Chi nese Gen. Powah. made stubborn resist ance; troops landed under protection of" guns of Nashville, which fiercely bom barded fortifications nt close rnnuc. En emy's loss over 50 killed or mortally wotindcd: 28 killed nt bridgehead in al most hand to hand encounter, rcfusina to .surrender; our casualties Capt. Brad- icy nancock. cinartrrmastrr ot volun- eers, aide to Kohhc. wounded in handt six men, including one s.iilor on Nashville,- slightly wounded. These port contain great quantity of hemp ready lor shipment and will be open on Jan- nary 30. It is estimated that there nre 125000 bales ol hemp m the province which Gen. Kohhc has entered and 76.000 bales in Sorsogen and Legaspi. The Nash ville's shells burned 80.000 bales in Lcg nspi. The expedition arrived off Sorso gen. January 20. and the town displayed white tla;rs. den. Kobbe ami Col. Howe, with a battalion of the Forty- seventh infantrv landed nnd raised the United States llac. The itisurirent force. numbering 300 men, evacuated the place. 1 he natives were passive. Lairing the morning ol January 23 the Nashville and Venus, with (mir riiiimniiie's tif tlif Forty-seventh regiment, under" Maj. Shipton, approst-hed Legaspi.- Filipino flags were flying nnd the trenches were , crowded.. A detachment of 1 50 picked - men, led by Maj. Shipton, landed on -the' beach about a mile north of the town, the Nashville bombarded the trenches anil the enemv retreated to Al bay. whence thev were easily dispersed to the hills. About 200 insurgents, arm ed with ritles, forced too unwilling vil lagers, armed with bows and arrows, to serve in the trenches in the close range street fighting before the enemy fled. The Filipino dead were mostly villagers who were attempting to lice. RUSSIA'S HAND IN CHINA. Cellcved lo Have Caused the Emperor's De thronement Chsnge Not Vol Completed. A dispatch from Shanghai says the news of the adbication of the Chinese Knipcror has caused a tremendous sen sation in Japan, where a strong desire is expressed to adopt stringent meas ures, as it is believed Knssia is the lead ing hand in the coup d'etat. - I he Dowager r.mprcss has dismissed Jung Lu, generalisaiino, of the Chinese forces, on accocnt of Ins disapproval of the coup d-etat. Other high officials have been superseded. Extraordinary precautions have been taken at the vice regal capitals to prevent risings, lhe tmops have been served with ball car tridges. The interior of China is great ly excited nnd progressive Chinese are begging the American and Japanese ministers to intervene and restore the Emperor to power. An olhcial communication Irom rekin says: 1'tl Chun, who has been appoint ed heir apparent to the throne, has been given the status of a son of the late Em peror, 'llie statement that a new Em peror has asceded the throne is prtma tttre, although it is probable the present action is preparatory thereto." Nearly 60,000,000 Slarvlnj. The Indian council at Calcutta have met and considered the famine situation. fliTiri.il rstimatrs show that the cost of that government will be about 40,000,- 000 rupees, or over $14,000,000. About 22.ooo.coo persons ore now attected in British territory and about 27.000,000 in the native States. The Viceroy. Lord Curzon. said that the famine area had expanded, surpassing the worst fears, nnd tliey were now suffering a cattle, water and food scarcity of a terrible character. About 3.250.000 persons were already receiving relief. While in 1897 the world shared India's sorrow and contributed hundreds of thousands of pounds toward the relief fund, the Vice roy pointed out that India now would have to struggle alone, for the thoughts of every Englishman were centered on South Africa, it would be the duty 01 the government to pursue the task of saving its last rupee of necessary to do $0. Stabbed His Family. A. J. Honeycutt, aged sixty, a farmer living near Center, Tex., attacked his . wife with a knife. Their children rait' to the assistance of' the mother, when Honeycutt stabbed Rosa, aged eixteen, killing her instantly. The wife and two sons, aged twelve and ten, were so bad ly wounded that they may die. Honeycutt is in jail and precautions have been taken to prevent a lynching. CHAPLAIN SHIELDS DISMISSED. Use ot kitoxlcallaj L'q-or and Ungenltemanly Conduct Ended His Army Career. Post Chaplain David II. Shields has been dismissed from the army of the United States to take effect February I, and Rev. Edmund E. Eastbrook, of New York, has been selected for ap pointment to (he vacancy. The action in the case of Chaplain Shields was the result of court-martial proceedings. He was tried at San Francisco for conduct unbecoming an officer nnd a gentleman in consequence of the alleged use of in toxicating liquor, and was convicted and sentenced to be dismissed. The case came before the president in the usual course of procedure and he approved the sentence yesterday. Chanlain Shields is a native of Penn-. sylvania and has been in the military service since August 16, 1S97. His al leged transgressions occurred while en route to San Francisco in compliance with orders to join the army in the Philippines. $3,000 tor a Dog Frank J. Gould is an enthusiastic col lector of aristocratic amines. It is es timated that the kcntJl at Mr. Gould's country scat in Lyndlvirst cost him be tween $75,000 and $n4,ooo. He is will ing to pay almost ay price for a dog 11 ne tancies ine animal, ami its pedigree is ciear.
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