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THE IlECOTll) AND CHflOKtClR.
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It Seems He Ordered the Attack on the
American Porces-Another Skirmish
With the Filipinos.
A|iiuUt'i Ord.r.
Manila, Feb. I.—A Filipino col-
on«l came out yesterday morning from
Caloocan under a flag of truce. Seve-
ral American officers promptly went
to meet him, but when the parties met
the Filipinos opened Are. The Fili-
pino apologised tor the barbarous
conduct of his troops and returned to
hia lines.
The American troops are being
promptly furnished with supplies of all
lnds, hospital attendance is supplied
to the firing line, and, in brief, all
the*-w^nts of our troops are met im-
mediately by the different military de-
partments whose duty It is to attend
to such matters.
Aguinaldo's reclamation of SiflSrday
says:
"I order and command:
"1. That peace and friendly relations
prom
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Another gktrulih.
Manila, Feb. 8.—Late Monday Gen.
Hale's brigade advanced and took the
waterworks at Slngalon. Four com-
panies of the Nebraska regiment and
part of the Utah battery, with two
field guns and two Hitchkisa guns,
met the enemy on the hill a half mile
out. and a sharp engagement took
place, in which the Nebraskans lost
one killed and three wounded.
Dr. Young, formerly quartermaster
sergeant In the third artillery, was
wounded, captured and brutally mur-
dered amk his body when recovered
was found to have been horribly mu-
tilated. The Filipinos were driven
back, retiring in bad order and carry-
ing with them the valves and heads of
the steam chest and cyclinder of the
pumping machinery.
Oen. Overshines' brigade advanced
with the Americans be broken and that j took Paranaatie. capturing two
They met with no opposi-
the latter be treated as enemies within
the limits prescribed by the laws of
war.
"2. That the Americans captured be
held as prisoners of war.
"3. That this proclamation be com-
municated to the consuls and that con-
gress order and accord a suspension of
the constitutional guarantee resulting
from the declaration of war.''
Aguinaldo's proclamation of Mon-
day sayB the outbreak of hostilities
was "unjustly and unexpectedly pro- 1
voked by the Americans," refers to his
manifesto of Jan. S, publishing the j
alleged grievances of the Filipinos at
the hands of the army of occupation ,
and the 'constant outrages and the
taunts which have been causing misery
to' the Manilans," and refers to "the
useless conferences" iind "contempt
shown for the Filipino government,"
as producing a "premediated transgres-
sion of justice and liberty."
The rebel leader also refers to the
former losses of the Filipinos, but says
"slavery is better," and calls upon
them to "sacrifice all upon the altar of
honor and national integrity." He in-
sists that he tried to avoid, as far as
possible, an armed conllict, Hut claims
that all his efforts "were useless before
(he unmeasured pride of the Ameri-
cans," whom he charged as having
treated him as a rebel, "because I de-
/■>.- Vf.l ulr 'mieiesto of my\ountry and
V|1 not become the instrument of
'dastardly intentions."
jiinaldo concludes with saying:
( not discouraged, our independ-
was watered freely by the blood
irtyrs and more will be shed in
ture to strengthen it. Remember
tfforts are not to be wasted that
aay be gained. It is indispensa-
ble to adjust our actions to the rules
of law and right and to learn to tri-
umph over our enemies."
field guns.
tion.
Gen. McArthur's division advanced,
beyond Oagalangin without loss, the
enemy retreating upon Caloocan.
The Americans now have the steam
car line to Malabon and 600 marines
with four Maxims have been landed
from the fleet on the beach north of
the city.
The third artillery, on the main
road, and the Utah battery, in a ceme-
tery, covered the advance of the Kan-
sas troops.
Among the important points captur-
ed was a strong embrasured earth-
i work within sight of Caloocan. There
was considerable firing from the upper
windows of the houses in the native
quarter of the city Monday night, but
! no casualties have been reported as a
result.
The signal corps were compelled to
j run their lines along the firing line
luring the lighting, and consequently
there were frequent interruptions to
communication, owing to the cutting
of the wires, and the signal men were
ordered to kill without hesitation any
one who attempted to interfere with
t.he lines.
Favorable to It.
Washington, Feb. 8.—By unanimous
vote the judiciary committee of the
house decided to recommend the report
of what is said to be the last remnant
of disqualification against those serv-
ing in the Confederacy. The proposed
amendment is as follows:
"That the sections of the revised
statutes which disqualify persons are therefore approved
Kuican Sunpended.
Washington, Feb. 8.—The following
has been issued relative to Gen. Eagan:
The accused, after a trial by court-
martial composed of officers of high
rank and distinguished services, has
been found guilty of conduct unworthy
of an officer holding a commission of;
the United States, and obnoxious, in
the highest degree, to the discipline
and good order of the military estab-
lishment. Such behavior is especial-
ly deserving of condemnation in an of-
] ficer holding high rank in the army
j and charged with the performance of
! difficult and important administrative
j duties in time of great public cmer-
jgency, and from whom, when subject-
ed to adverse criticism, and usual de-
gree of restraint and contsant and un-
failing self-control are confidently ex-
i pected. The proceedings, findings and
sentence in the case of Brig. Gen. Chas.
P. Eagan, commisssary general of
! subsistence of the United States army,
In view, how-
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fr.aty Hatlfl.il.
Washington, Feb. 7.—Tbe treaty of
peace negotiated by the commissioner*
of the United tSatea and Spain at Paris
wu yesterday ratified by the senate,
the vote being 57 yeas to 27 nays, or
1 vote more than the two-thirds ma-
jority necessary to secure senatorial
concurrence In a treaty document.
The vote was taken In executive ses-
sion and until the Injunction of se-
crecy was removed the result was sup-
posed to be private, but the vice pres-
ident had no more than announced the
figures before senators rushed out of
every door leading from the senate
chamber, declaring that the treaty had
been ratified. Some made the mistake
of stating that there were 3 votes to
spare. There was In fact only 1 vote
more than was necessary, the ballot
resulting £7 yeas to 27 nays,
Following is the vote in the senate
on the ratification of the peace treaty:
Yeas—Aldrlch (Rep.). Allen (Pop.),
Allison (Rep.), Baker (Rep.), Burrows
(Rep.), Butler (Pop.), Carter (Rep.).
Tha Manila Battle.
Manila, Feb. 7.—Owing to the are*
embraced in th(L scene of Sunday's en-
gagement, a sem\-clrcle of fully seven-
teen miles, details regarding fighting
have been extremely difficult to ob-
tain. So far as can be gathered the
brush conunencA] at 8:45 Saturday
evening by the firing of a Nebraska
sentry at Santa' Mesa upon FlllpinoB
who were deliberately crossing the
line, ufter repeated warning, with the
evident purpose of drawing our fire.
The first shot from the American sen-
try was evidently accepted as a pre-
arranged signal, for It waB followed
almost immediately by a terrific fusil-
lade along the entire Filipino line on
the north side of the Pasig river.
The American outposts returned the
fire with such vigor that the Filipino
fire was checked until the arrival of
reinforcements. All the troops in the
vicinity were hurried out and the Fil-
ipinos ceased firing for half an hour
while their own reinforcements came
| up.
Chandler (Rep.), Clark (Rep.), Clay At 10 °'t'lo('k fighting was re-
deem.), Cullom (Rep.), Davis (Rep.), s"nle(1. the Amerfcan line consisting
Deboe (Rep.), Elklns (Rep,), Fair- of the thl,'d ar,iller>\ the Kansas and
Montana regiments, the Minnesota
regiment, the Pennsylvanians, the Ne-
(Rep.), Gear (Rep.), Gray (Dem.), ' ,"'asliuns' the L'taU batte''^ tlle 1(la"
Hanna (Rep.), Hansbrough (Rep.), ■ hos. the Washingtons, the Californias,
Harris (Pop.), Hawley (Rep.), Jones 1 t,le fourth cavalry, North Dakota vol-
of Nevada (Pop,), Kenney (Dem.), "nteers, the South Dakota and Culo-
banks (Rep.), Faulkner (Dem.), Fora*
ker (Rep.), Frye (Rep.), Gallinger I
Kyle (Ind.), Lindsay (Dem.), Lodge
(Rep.), McBrlde (Rep.), McEnery
(Dem.), McMillan (Rep.). Mantle
(Rep.), Mason (Rep.), Morgan (Dem.).
Nelson (Rep), Penrose (Rep.), Perkins 1
(Rep.), Pettus (Dem.), Piatt of Con-
necticut (Rep.), Piatt of New York j
(Rep.), Prltchard (Rep.), Quay (Rep.),'
rado regiments, sixth artillery and
fourteenth infantry.
The Filipinos concentrated their
forces at three points, Caloocan, Santa
Mesa and Galingatan, and maintained
an intermittent fusillade for some
hours.
About midnight there was a lull in
Ross (Rep.), Sewell (Rep.), Shoup !the fll'in» lasted until 3:45 a. m., when
(Rep.), Simon (Rep.), Spooner (Rep.),:the whole Filipino line reopened fire.
Stewart (Pop.), Sullivan (Dem.). Tel- ! The Americans poured a terrific fire
ler (Ind.), Thurston (Rep.), Warren Ilntu lhe darkness for twenty minutes
(Rep.), Wellington (Rep.), Wolcott an(l there was another lull until day-
(Rep.). light, when the Americans generally
Nays—Bacon (Dem.), Bate (Dem.). advanced. During the night, in re-
Berry (Dem.), Caffrey (Dem.), Chil-I si'°nse to Kear Admiral Dewey's sig-
Maalla Attaekad.
Manila, Feb. 6.-The long expc.Ud
rupture between lh« Americans nnd
the Filipinos has come at last. The
former are now engaged in solving tfio
Philippine problem with the utmost ex-
pedition posslbe. The clash came at
8:40 Saturday evening when three
daring Filipinos darted past the Ne-
braska regiment's picket at Sant
Mesa, but retired when challenged.
They repeated the experiment without
drawing the sentry's fire. But the
third time Corporal Greely chailanged
the Filpinoa and then fired, killing one
of them and wounding another.
Almost immediately afterward the
Filipinos' line, from Calvocan to Santa
Mesa, commenced a fusillade which
was neffectual. The Newbraska, Mon-
tana and North Dakota outposts re-
plied vigorously and held their ground
until reinforcements arrived.
The Filipinos in the meantime con-
centrated at three points, Calvocan,
Gagalangin and Santa Mesa.
At 1 o'clock the Filipinos opened it
hot fire from all three places simulta-
neously. This was supplemented by
the fire of two siege guns at Ballk and
Balik and by advancing their skirmish-
ers at Paco and Pandacan.
The Americans responded with a
terrific fire, but owing to the darkness
they were unable to determine its
effect.
The Utah light artillery finally suc-
ceeded In silencing the native battery.
The third artillery also did good
work on the extreme left. The en-
gagement lasted over an hour.
The United States cruiser Charles-
ton and the gunboat Concord, station-
ed off Mnlabona, opened fire from their
secondary batteries on the Filipinos'
position at Calvocan and kept it up
vigorously.
At 2:45 there was another fusillade
along the entire line and the United
States sea-going double monitor Mona-
adnock opened fire on the enemy from
off Malate.
DIXIE DOINQS.
ton (Dem.), Cockrell (Dem.), Daniel
(Dem.), Gorman (Dem.), Hale (Rep.),
nals Hashed across from Cavite, the
United States cruiser Charleston and
Heitfield (Pop ), Hoar (Rep.), Jones of the gunboat Concord, stationed at Mal-
abon, poured a deadly, fire from their
secondary battery into the Filipino
trenches at Caloocan.
Alter daylight the double turreted
seagoing monitor Monadnock opened
(ire off Malate and kept sneiiing the
Filipinos' left flank, while the other
vessels shelled the enemy's flank for
several hours.
Arkansas (Dem.), Mallory (Dem.),
Martin (Dem.), Mills ((Dem.), Mitchell
(Dem.), Money Murphy (Dem.),
Pasco (Dem.), Pettlgrew (Rep.), Raw-
lins (Dem.), Roach (Dem.), Smith
(Dem.), Turley (Dem.), Turner (Pop.),
Vest (Dem.).
Absent and paired—Messrs. Cannon
and Wilson for, with Mr. White
against; Messrs. Proctor and Wet more Both sides cheered frequently during
for, with Mr. Turpie against. 'tlle engagement. The American "hur-
j rahs" were almost invariably met by
Carries lhe Amount. ' derisive "vivas.
Washington, Feb. 7—The sundry AmonS the natives the Ygorotes were
civil appropriation bill completed yes- i especiaUy noticeable for their bravery,
Whlttaker Manna and Howard Har-
lan, farmers, fought a due' with knives
at Ballardsville, Ky. Manns 1« dead.
During a quarrel Hyde DeLacy shot
and killed Armour Riley at Hatcheo-
chubble, Ala., and then suicided.
In the United tSates circuit court at
Birmingham, Ala., Judge Bruce Issued
a decree ordering the sale of the prop-
erty ot the Alabama Iron and Steel
company, located at Montlcello and
Brucefleld, Ala.,'and valued at $1,500,-
000. . '
Judge I.ogeden, the father of a large
family, was shot and killed at Owens-
boro, Ky., by Bryan Taylor because,
it is alleged, he was unable to pay
Taylor a debt of $1.25.
Col. W. J. Bryan has accepted an in-
vitation from the Bryan Anniversary
club of Chattanooga, Tenn., to be the
guest of Its members on the former's
birthday, March 19, and has accepted
same.
Four men fought a duel at Beatty-
ville, Ky. About fifteen shots were
fired. Two ot the men were seriously
wounded.
A Springdale, Ark., woman rejoices
in hair that measures forty-six feet in
length.
Baptists at Eureka Springs, Ark., are
planning to build a $20,000 church as
a memorial to Rev. W. E. Penn.
Hugh L. Childress, superintendent of
the southern division of the Postal
Telegrahp company, with headquarters
at Birmingham., Ala., died at Chatta-
nooga, Tenn., of meningitis.
Representative Gaines of Tennessee
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MILITARY AND NAVAL NOTES,
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Hospital Stettrd Dnvld A. Eberly
lias been transferred irom Washington
to Fort Clark, Tex
The transport ship Buffalo has arriv-
ed at Manila with 700 sailors. She
made the trip from New York in fifty-
four days.
The diplomatic Journal says the sul-
tan Is about to protest to the powers
against the British protectorate sys-
tem, reasserting Turkish suzerainty
over Egypt.
Senor Melllia has been elected pres-
ident of the Visayan states by the in-
surgents at Iloilo for a period of two
years, and has acknowledged his alle-
giance to Agulnaldo.
The Abyssinian chief, Ras Magascla,
governor of the province of Tigre, who
hai for some time maintained a rebel-
lious attitude toward King M.-nelik,
has agreed to ask the king's pardon.
The steamer Chateau la Fltte, from
Cienfuegos, Jan. C, arrived at Barcelo-
na, Spain, with 1250 repatriated Span-
ish soldlei'B, 350 of whom are serious-
ly 111. Fifty-six died on the voyage.
It i3 stated that every surviving of- if/
fleer and sailor of Admiral Cervera'a &
squadron will be cited to testify at bis
trial by courtmartial, which, it, is be-
llevcd, will result in sensational devel- 19)]
opments.
Arrangements for the cruise of Samp-
son's squadron of evolution have pro-
gressed so far that the navy depart-
ment was able to announce that tha
squadron would sail from Havana
about Feb. 21
Cen. Gomez expresses his entire sjm-
has introduced a bill in the lower | pathy with all Cubans who are dispos-
house of congress to repeal the law
which prevents an ex-Confederate sol-
dier from serving as u federal grand
or petit juror.
The Alabama Industial and Scientific
society met in annual session at Blr-
j mingham. Several papers were read,
officers elected and a banquet held.
terday noon by the house committee
on appropriations carries $20,000,000,
"to carry out the obligations of the
treaty between the United States and
Spain."
about seventy-three of these naked
savages facing artillery with their
bows and arrows'.
Theaters were in full blast when the
fighting commenced and the excite-
Outside of this the bill appropriates j ment was great.
$42,927,201.
The provision for the payment of
$20,000,000 is as follows:
"For the purpose of carrying out the
obligations of the treaty between the
United S'.atfs and Spain, concluded at
Paris on the 10th of December, 1898,
to become immediately available upon
the exchange of the ratifications of
said treaty, $20,000,000."
otherwise qualified from serving as ever, of his gallant conduct in battle,
grand or petit Jurors in the courts of "I'on more than one occasion, which
the United States who have taken up merited and has received the warm
arms or joined in any insurrection or commendation of his superiors, and of
rebellion against the union be repealed his long and honorable record of ser-
and that hereafter no person shall be vice, extending over a period surpas-
disqualifled for any service in any ' sing in duration that usually allotted
court or in any branch or department to a generation, having regard, also, to
of the government ot the United States j the mitigating circumstances which
on account of participation in the civ'l w, re developed during the trial of the
war of 1881-65." ' ease, and in deference to the recom-
' mendation to clemency submitted 1n
AKonriiio Kept iiiiar. his h?half. the sentence imposed by
Montreal, Feb. 8.—Agoncillo was the court is commuted to suspension
kept busy yesterday. He received from rank and duty for six years,
aiout a score of telegrams from Paris ! WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
and Hong Kong, and spent some time I Feb. 7, 1899.
with his secretary replying to them, !
He refused to discuss their contents. ' Mrs. Nancy Parker, residing at
In regard to the fighting at Manila he Tanglewood. was alone at home pre-
Caught at >lemphlH.
Memphis, Tenn.. Feb. 7.—KirkJone?,
alias James Scott, an alleged all-
round thief and expert burglar, was
captured by the Memphis police hero.
He had entered the room of a physi-
cian at a hotel and abstracted $75 from
under a pillow when interrupted. He
made his escape then, but was captur-
ed soon afterward.
He had in his possession several re-
ceipts for money orders sent to Mrs.
Mollie Jones at Tacoma, Wash., and
dated Fort Worth, Tex., each order
exceeding $100.
It. is estimated fifty-four Americans
were killed.
l-'ilipino l.tisti's.
Hong Kong, Feb. 7.—The latest ad-
vices from Manila say that the rebel
forces have been driven back ten
miles and their losses are estimated at
1000 killed or wounded. During the
fighting the I'nited States warships
shelled a train loaded with insurgents.
Col. Wm. C. Smith of the first Ten-
nessee infantry was in the thick of
the fight when attacked by apoplexy
and fell from his horse.
Careful estimates from Manila
place the Filipinos' losses up to date
at 2000 dead, 3500 wounded and 5000
taken prisoner.
T/as almost equally reticent. "How can
I say anything about it?" he said.
'Having nothing to guide me as to the
paring supper. Her husband had gono |
on an errand to her father's house, a
Viewed Fight.
Manila, Feb. 7.—On Sunday immense
crowds of people visited the water
front and gathered on the highest
towers to watch the bombardment.
There were no street cars or carriages
to be seen and the streets were almost
deserted. The Minnesota troops, act-
ing as police, searched every native
and arrested many of them, with the
result that while there were several at-
tempts to assassinate American offi-
cers on Saturday; there were none on
Sunday. Absolute order was main-
Ordrred I)lH*olv»*d.
San Juan de Porto Rico, Feb. 7.—
Gov. Gen. llenry has ordered the dis-
solution of the insular cabinet and
substitutes for it the following de-
partment: State, justice, finance
and interior.
The order announces that it having
become evident to Gen. Henry after a
careful trial of two months that the
insular cabinet does not correspond j
with American methods of progress,
he declare.- its dissolution.
With daylight the Americans ad-
vanced. The California and Washing-
ton regiments made a splendid charge ! iieuty Debate.
and drove the Filipinos from the vil- Washington, Feb. 6.-Saturday was
'.age of Paco and Santa Mesa. j another day of expansion and oratory
The Nebraska regiment also dlsin- ! 'n senate. In the open session the
guished iself, eapuring several prison- 1 speakers were Mr. Chilton of 'lexas
ers and one howizer and a very srong 1 and Mr. Wolcott of Colorado. Mr.
position at the reservoir which Is con- Chilton made a constitutional argu-
neced witli the waterworks. j ment in favor of the Vest resolution,
The Kansas and Dakota regiments j his principal objection to the annex-
compelled the enemy's right flank to ' ation of the Philippines being that it
retire to Calvocan. j would admit to this country both the
There was intermittent firing at va- ) Filipinos and their products to cofne
rious points all day long. The losses in competition with our own working-
of the Fiiipnos cannot be estimated nt. men and their products Ills proposed
present, but they are known to be con- solution of the pending problem was
siderable. {the establishment of a republic in the
The American losses are estimated j Philippines, over which the United
at twenty killed and 125 wounded. The j States would »xercise such care as it
Ygorates, armed with bows and ar- give^ the republic of Liberia.
rows, made a very determined stand Mr. Wolcott in an eloquent, almost
in the face of a hot artillery fire and impassioned, appeal to the senate for
left many men dead on the field. the ratification of the treaty paid his
i tribute to the successful conduct of the
From oils, war l0 tiju [)t.ace commissioners for
Manila, Feb . 5.—To the adjutant their successful efforts in behalf of
general, Washington: Insurgents in j their country.
large free opened attack on our lines —
at S:45 last evening; renewed attack I „ , ...
Dewey's Dispatch.
several times during the night; at 1 |
o'clock this morning entire line en- Washington, I<eb. 6. Dewey sent the
gaged; all attacks repulsed; at day- following:
break advanced against insurgents Manila, Feb. 5.— lo the secretary of
and have driven them beyond the lines the navy, Washington: Insurgents
they formerly occupied, capturing sev- j here inaugurated general engagement
last evening, which was continued to-
day. The American army and navy
is generally successful. Insurgents '
eral villages and their defense works;
insurgents loss in dead and wounded
large; our own casulties thus far es-
timated at 175, very few fatal. Troops
enthusiastic and acting fearlessly.
Navy did splendid execution on flanks
of enemy; city held In check and ab-
solute quiet prevails; insugents have
secured good many Mauser rifles, a few
field pieces and quick-firing guns with
ammunition during last month.
OTIS.
have been driven back and our line ad-
vanced. No casualties to navy.
DKWKY.
W. J. Robertson's barn,together with
a span of horses, hay, etc., burned at
Antelope, Jack county, Texas.
short distance. Returning he heard
real state of events beyond the newspa- screams and found his wife in the yard
tained.
per reports, it is impossible for me to
communicate with my people from
Hong Kong to Manila because the
Americans control the service."
horribly burned. She soon died.
Three persons were killed at Ooffey-
ville. Kan., by a dynamite explosion.
Gen. Eagan's suspension carries him
to within a few days of his retirement
under the age limit. He will be restor-
ed in time to get pay in such cases.
Noted < haroi-tor Dead.
Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 7.—Col
To .loin Agonrillo.
New York, Feb. S — Juan Luna, pri-
vate secretary of Secretary Lopez of
the Filipino Junta in Washington, pass-
ed through this city yesterday after-
noon on Ills way to join Agoncillo In
Montreal. When Senor Luna was m?"
at the Pennesylvania station in Jersev
City he was apparently very nervous
and ill at ease and avoided attention.
The Sccliard building at Dallas. Tex.,
an immense structure, was nearly de-
stroyed by fire.
Fatal rolll.lon.
Little Rock, Ark.. Feb. 8.—A disas-
trous head-end collision between a
passenger train and an extra freight
occurred yesterday morning on the
central division of the St. Louis .Iron
Mountain and Southern railroad near
Pollock. As a result two men were In-
utantiy killed, two were fatally in-
jured. another serloi'slv wounded and
several badly shaken up.
Bludso, who died at his home in Pleas-
ant Hill, was one of the historic char-
acters of the state. He served in the
Mexican war and was present at the
capture of the City of Mexico. He was
I famous as a Confederate artillery oflS
jeer and before the close of
Spotted Fever
I^exington. Ky., Feb. 8.—A letter to
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river, in western Kentucky, eighteen j general.
miles from any railroad, says an epi
To (,o to t-raiice.
Paris, Feb. 7.—A dispatch to the
Patrle from Cayenne, capital of French
Guania, says that orders have been
received there for the return of Drey-
fus to France, with the statement that
a vessel had been sent to bring him.
The committee's decision was re-
ceived after Premier Dupuy had pre-
sented the government's views and had
strongly urged the adoption of the bill.
The committee also resolved to pub-
lish all the documents connected with
the report of Mazzuu, first president
of the court of c ssation, oi^iis inquiry
into the charge* of M. DeBeaurepatre.
M. Dupuy dei lares that the govern-
the civil i ment will res it all efforts to the re-
vision of the bill and make its pas-
sage a questic 1 of confidence.
A Protest.
The vice-president Saturday brought
to the attention of the senate a pro-
test on the part of the executive com-
mittee of the National Livestock ex-
change of Chicago against the agita-
tion caused by unjust statements re-
ported to lie made by officials high in
| authority, notably those made by Maj.
Gen. Miles, which have caused a feel-
ing of distrust against the "greatest
industry of the United States." They
urge that foreign governments be in-
vited to make a thorough investiga-
tion of the methods employed at the
principal
country.
•attle market centers of the
H.
Brought Xol'licrK.
^an Francisco, Cal., Feb. G.- The
I steamer Coptic arrived from Hong
Kong and Yokohoma via Hon ;!ula,
| bringing a large number of army and
| navy officers from the Philippines.
| Among the passengers to arrive was
| John A. Scrymser, president of the
j Pacific Cable company, in an inter-
view he expressed himself as being
j encouraged to hope that the cable
S would be maintained and operated by
I the United States government. He was
i of the opinion that private capital
Loppy.' Statement,
Washington, Feb. 6.—Senor Agoncil-
lo. he Filipino representative here, ap-
parently knew in advance of the inten-
tion of his people to attack the Amer-
ican out posts at Manila.
Attempts were made yesterday by
-is friends to shroud his movements
in mystery. -..h secretary, Soxo Lo-
pez, who remained behind, at first de-
nied that Agoncillo had gone away,
but he afterwards said that he was in
Baltimore.
Mr. Lopez was confident that neither j
Agoncillo nor himself had had any in-
timation that there was going to be a 1
fight at Manila. "I do not believe the
report the morning p.ipcrs have." said
he. "If it had been true we would have j
heard of it. This news is entirely at |
variance with our information. We
have a dispatch only yesterday saying
that the situation at Manila was tran-
quil.*
Mr. Ix>pez said that this dispatch did
not come direct from Manila nor ex-
actly from Hongkong, but he refused .
to tell from where it did come.
demic of spotted fever, or spinal men-
ingitis. is raging there Old and young
are flying like sheep. There are not
fiffins to bury them The people
are panic-stricken, fleeing in all di-
rections. Few are left to nurse the
stricken victims. The female semi-
nary is closed and the pupils are hur-
ried away. Doctors are powerless to
check the disease.
IliotoiM Affair.
Marseilles. Feb. 7.—At a meeting of
the anti-Dreyfus League of Patriots in
the Alhambra hall a hostile demon-
stration on the part of some Drey-
fusites led to serious fighting on the
streets, during which revolvers were
fired. The police repressen the dis-
turbance. but a number of people were
injured. Many arrests were made.
Fire, the origin of which is unknown,
burned the large livery and feed sta-
ble of W. G. Lane and a warehouse
belonging to Vanliam & Huting at Fla- J organized.
tonla. A strong norther had blown i —
up a short while before the fire wa*> Miss Emma C. Smith, daughter
discovered and this alone saved the Col George Smith, purchasing quar-
maln uortion of the town. termastrr at St. lxiuis. accompanied
| by her mother, is en route to Manila,
! where she will be marrrled to Lieut
A banana trust, it is said, is to be
of
Nearly Wiped Oat.
Cartersville, Ga., Feb. 7.—The town
of Stilesboro, nine miles from here,
was nearly w ped out by a tornado.
No lives were lost but several persona
were injured. The Methodist church,
a new structure, was completely de-
molished, and about a dozen families
made homeless. In almost every case
the buildings wore torn into fragments
and scattered for some distance and
the wonder is that there were i ot a
number of lives lost. Mr. Rutiedge,
who was in his house, was badly bruis-
ed up by the timbers crushing in on
him.
i could not take the risk of such gov-
ernmental control.
ed to work independently in agricul-
ture cr any other industrial pursuit,
but he says lie is greatly disgusted with
office seekers.
A dispatch from Cairo says that tho
column which was sent in pursuit of
Khalifa Abdullah into Kordofan. where,
he has been making war upon tha
tribesmen, has abandoned the attempt
to overtake him.
A number of men belonging to
quartermaster's department at Saif
go discovered a large quantity of am-
munition and several hundred guns,
concealed on an unfrequented trail
about seven miles north of that city.
Careful inquiry at the war depart-
ment discloses the fact that the presi-
dent has taken no action toward sup-
! planting (3ah. Brooke by Gen. Wood as
governor general of Cuba, and there is
also ground for the statement that he
lias no such intention.
Secretay Alger has concluded ar-
rangements with Mr. H. A. C. Smith,
representing a Spanish transportation^
company, for the 1 - :>ns»)orj lion
nb nit 2000 Spanish soldiers)^oni the
Philippines to ports in Spain.
The control of the Sagua railroad in
Cuba has passed'into the hands of cap-
italists who some time ago bought the
Havana street railway system. Some
new parties are in the present syndi-
cate, which now includes New York,
English and French capitalists.
A Madrid correspondent says that,
owing to the recent development of th"
Carlist agitation, the government has
decided to retain the state of siege and
the suspension of the constitutional
guarantees for some time longer.
The movement to erect a monument
at Hennessey. O. K., for Roy V. Cash-
ion, the only Oklahoma volunteer to
die in the Spanish war, is meeting
with success. Nearly $1000 is already
assured by private subscription, and
the legislature will probably appropri-
ate a second $1000.
Gen. M. C. Butler was before the sen-
ate committee on military affairs. Ha
expressed the opinion that Gen.
Brooke's order forbidding the Cubans
taking part in the evacuation cer mo-
nies was necessary. He gave a detail-
ed account of the affair.
The cities of Cuba are now well sup-
plied with American foot troops, anil
the need in the island is for mounted
mon in the country districts, who can
cover and preserve t h«* peace in much
territory. The ships, therefore, ;i.re
carrying cavalry.
At Iuka, Miss., a special train bear-
ing the tenth cavalry en route lo Cuba
had its ammunition car set on fire by
some unknown person. Several men
were injured. The car was destroyed,
and the rest of the train had a narrow
escape.
Forty colored soldiers of the ninth
cavalry passed through El Paso on the
way to their homes in the southern
states. They were discharged froc*
service a few days ago at Fort Grant.
The men were all with the regiment at
Santiago.
Morro castle, Havana, and Cabanas
have been almost looted within the
last few weeks by souvenir hunters.
When the Spaniards turned over both
places there were tons of junk feft be-
hind. and so many old uniforms that
no attempt was made to count them.
The Alabama legislature has passed
)
The National Steel company, capita!
+ f50,000,000 Is to be organied, j
The house committee on naval af . , . . , .
. . , : I'egram Wbltworth, a member of Gen.
, fairs has agreed to recommend twelve ' ...
n f Ufilrlhlir a clflrf H'
Jackson & Anjrierson. San Angelo,
Tex., marketed HS2 head of 81-pound
ewes at $3.60, aifd Richardson & An-
A(freemen t lUarhetl,
Cincinnati, O., Feb. 6—The traffic
managers who have been attending
the different railroad association meet-
ings reached an agreement to form a
southern freight classification associa-
tion. About fifteen roads were repre-
sented and about the same number of
southern roards were not represented.
The agreement must bo signed by the
roads not represented before it can be-
come operative. After all the neces-
sary signatures have been secured an-
other meeting will be called to elect
a chairman.
Defore the Stag Athletic club of Cin-
innati Joe Walcot got the decision in
Three Do ad.
Lima, O., Feb. f».—Frank Blair shot
and instantly killed Edward Brovard
and Mary Aldereon at Westminster,
seven miles east of here, and immedi-
ately afterward committed suicide. a resolution recommending to the pres-
Brovard and Miss Alderson were stand-1 idmt the appointment of (len. .loo
ing in a doorway talking when Blair Wheeler to the position of major gen-
slipped up behind them and began eral in the regular army as soon as a
shooting. Brovard was killed by the j va -ancy occurs, "in recognition of bis
first shot. Miss Alderson was shot gallant service and able generalship."
twice, the second ball penetrating her | Troops are now stationed at Albanv
head. Blair sat down and reloaded his
pistol and then fired a shot through
his head, dying instantly.
Jealousy was the cause, Blair and
Miss Alderson having been engaged
previously to Brovard's appearance on
the scene.
Word has been received from the
Japanese minister at Washington in
war ships.
j
McArthur's staff, whose family reside t 520 head )S6 pounds average,
st Shreveport, La. J |S 75 at St LoU^
the fourteenth round over Australian reference to the four Japanese sailors
Jimmy Ryan. „ 4, **,? M,\ T th<LTamh» N>r"
w sailed from (ialveston. Tex. The in-
I.ver telegram says everythiac wm "ructions were to send tlicm back to
«ui«t.
, Japan by way of Antwerp
fla.: \nniston. Ala.; Atlanta, Ga.; Au-
gusta, Ga.; Columbia. S. C.; Green-
xille, S. C.: lluntsviil ■, Ala.; Griffin.
Ga.; Macon, Ga.; Chickamattga, Ga.,
Somcrville, S. C. These troop? arc all
held In reserve for possible service iu
Cuba.
Th? auxiliary cruiser Ba<i_vr saile!
'or Honolulu, via l-imbert's Point, for
coal. The lladg-r has be< n thorod lily,
overhauled and carries a large ar.nr.iJ
% ■ side a draft o!
l 1 Francisco, ind mailnes for the»
na.lan naval tv..
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