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f&y** - 5 # M i M i nrm REBEL DEFEATAT MB, ITie Filipinos Flee Before Cknera| Wheaton's Flying Column, PATEROS AND TAGUIG TAKEW. Irren Honrs of Flclitlnsr?TattTO* Er.roed ?Kebeld Suffer Heavy Losses?Only Two of Our Men KUIed?We Capture Fifty Canoes Loaded TTith Supplies400 Prisoners tti Oar Hands. Vamla, Philippine Islands (By CableV? The American forces are now in possession of the town of Pasis?, one of the o*>! actives of their forward movement from Sa.i Pedro Macatl, bat the place was not captured until after seven hours' desperate flRhtinsr.in wbfoh the rebels lost heavily In killed, wounded and prisoners. During the past few days the enemy had been concentration In Pasig nnd the country In that neighoorhood. On Tuesday General Wheaton's provisional brigade twice drove the Filipinos out of the town> but a* soon bs the American Are from the opposite side of the Pasig River and from the Improvised gunboats slaokenei they returned, depending on the'rlver as an obktacle to prevent any furtli'*- advance by the Americans on the town il If. Late on Tuesday a battalion of the Second Oregon Infantry succeeded in crossing: the river, and Wednesdav morning they were followed by a battalion of the Twentieth Regular Infantry, three companies of the First Washington InTantry and two more companies of the Second Oregon Regiment, with two guns of Scott's battery of the Sixth Artillery. The operations of these troops were directed against Pasisr. They were aided by the armonred tugboats, which again rendered excellent service. T*??? insurgents held their positions stubbor . but in the end were compelled to leave their trenches. Once in the open they became a disorganized mob, agnin provlug that they cannot fight exoept when behind defence?. " Meanwhile the remaining companies ol the Washington regiment, under command of Colonel Whally, also crossed the rive* nnd drove the rebels out of the towns ol Pateros and Taguig. The volunteers were assisted in the attack by the Fourth Cavalry, which flanked the enemy In theii trenches at Taguig. Pateros was burned. The ground between the Pasig Rivet and Laguna de Bay was ooeuoied by the volunteers, and la now held bv them. They captured fifty canoes loaded witli ' fnpoHes for the rebels, and in additloi took 150 prisoners. i Taguig was the last of the three places ' \ to hold out. but Its defense did not lasl * " ?-? JUUK Uliot ruintua nas ?n|'iuit<a. 1 Part of the Twentieth and Twenty-second regular Infantry did not cioss the river, but remained In reserve on the bluff* which our forces occupied on Monday. In Paslg alone there were 4000 rehfils. Ic Wednesday's fighting they lost 400 men I The Americans took 363 prisoners. Our losses were very small. Privates Tan Buskerch of the Washington regimonl and Charles Fornoff of the Twentieth Infantry were killed, and Thomas Rogers, David Carroll and Marshall Coombs of th< Twenty-second Infantry, Ralph Truman ol the Twentieth Infantry "and Rodney Churcfc of the Washington regiment were wounded Speaking of the engagement. Genera! Otis said that General Wheaton's victor] was the greatest the Americans bav< achieved since February 5. when the attack on Manila by the insurgents was repulsed CHOATE SPEAKS IN LONDON A Guest at the Annual Dinner oi tin ' Associated Chambers of Commerce. London (By Cable).?The annual dinnei of the Associated Chambers of Commerce was given Wednesday night and among the guests were Mr. Joseph Choate, the American Ambassador, and Bear-Admira! Lord Charles Beresford. Mr. Choate got a most enthusiastic reeeption. He said he might properly U3e the occasion to express his countrymen's appreciation of the forbearance, good will and friendship that was freely manifested for them by the British. He was grateful for the cordial greetings he had received since be landed InGngland. He had found the door very wide open for him. air. i^noaio pruvukou mucti lauKumi ujr his humorous references to the Venezuela affair. He said; "The Americans lova occasionally to twist the lion'9 tall for the mere sport of making him roar, but that time he disappointed them. He would not roar at all, but was dumb as the Sphinx." Mr. Choaie referred feelingly to th< death of Lord Herschell and the slcknes" of Budyard Kipling. He then treated ol the trade of Great Britain and the United States, and said he did not believe that the two countries, although friends, woulc ever cease to be rivals, but it should be t, generous, royal rivalry. By the two laboring together in the direction of peace, ant] uniting their voices in demanding peace, it was almost certain that every case t< come and being followed by law, order and freedom would advance the cause of humanity and civilization the world over. Upon the conclusion of his speeea Mr, Ohoate was greeted with loud cheers. This was his first public speech in England, and his remarks made an excellent Impression A *rr\c?M*r\o ui *i aba xm A n I mi nLnDnmn> HatiT Bnildlnjcs Ruad Near Birmingham nnd Several Persons Injured. Bibmixohak, Ala. (Special).?A tornado passed over Avondale, Woodlawn, Phillip?, and East Birmingham, suburbs o( Birmingham, early Wednesday morning, and did great damage. The storm was fifty feef wide, and started just at the outskirts of the olty, tearing off the root of the stock house of the Slofs furnaces. At Avondale a laundry and three colored churches were razed. In Wcodlawn adoaen houses were lifted from their foundations and tumbled to the ground. In Phillips half a dozen houses were blown down, and )n one of them five people were buried in the debris, while at East Birmingham the walls of a new addition to the big plant ol the Birmingham Machine and Foundry Company were badly damagod and wll i.. have to bo rebuilt. Several persons were hurt, but none seriously. Cloudbursts occurred on all thu railroads le;.dlui? into Bftminirhom and great damage was done. At Horse Creek, Ala., a cloudburst did great damage to the mines and equlpm*> it of the Ivy Coal and Coke Company. Tae storm which passed over the suburbs of Birmingham disap peared at Gate City, six miles out. Army Canteen Abolished. Secretary Alger at Washington, his israed an order quoting the paragraph in the Army Reorganization law abolishing the eanteen and prohibiting the sale of liquor on reservations. It is said that this provision of the law is published for the information of all concerned. Jail For a Former l!ank President. Former President Breese was sentenced ? , ?tew days ago to ten years' imprisonment at Asheville, N. C., for wrecking the First National Baun. .More than ?100,000 was unlawfully disposed ot by Breese. Doing* of State Legislatures. A bill to tlx freight rates has been rejected by the Washington House. Prize fighting has been legalized, and gambling has been made a felony in Montana. The Rhode Island Legislature has voted Cioyi tt Luouiuriai IU tuu nutruguilbUt Indians In Charlestown. , Ic Idaho a resolution for a Prohibition amendment to the constitution has been rejected by a close voto. By a nearly unanimous vote the Oklahoma House has passed a bill giving vomen full voting power. * The Oklahoma Senate has passed the House bill providing for n convention In July next to frame a State constitution. ? Vt ."-J - f"<i : 1'ri . * -- *.Y vf*-,*- *-v..V > THE NEWS EPITOMIZE* Wa?)ilnrton The Equipment Bureau or the Navy Department has loaded at Newport News 5000 tons of coal to be taken to Manila. This coal will go through the Suez Canal and thence to Admiral Dewey's fleet. Some coal, but not much, has been purchased in Australia and sent to the Philippines. To provide accommodations for the additional naval apprentices authorized under the last Naval Appropriation bill, which Increased their number from 1500 to 2500. the Navy Department will soon award contracts "for the construction of immense barracks on Coaster's Island, < Newport, capable of quartering over 1000 boys. Dr. Samuel G. Dorr was appointed P ost master at xmruuo, n. x. The Rev. Dr. Bj*ron Sunderland has been appointed pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, to succeed the Rev. Dr. De Witt Talmage. Dr. Sunderland hai already served the <*hureb forty-five years before ] be resigned last June, when Dr. Talmage ( took charge, and has since been the pastor emeritus. 1 The place of Librarian of Congress has 1 again been offered to ex-Representative S. j J. Barrows, of Massachusetts, whose noml- | nation failed of confirmation by the Senate, . as a recess appointment. Mr. Barrows presented a letter to the President declining ' the honor. The War Department gave out this state- i ment a few days agor "So many sensational publications have been made con- ( cernlng the alleged disturbed affaire in Santiago that the Secretary of War cabled 1 to General Wood to ascertain the facts. 1 General Wood has replied that there is 1 absolutely no ground whatsoever for ap- j prehension or anxiety as reported." Minister Sampson, at Quito, has reported to the State Department that in the battle | which ended the revolution in Ecuador 600 were killed and several hundred mortally wounded, and also 400 prisoners taken. ^ The President has pardoned Professor Leroy Barrier, convicted in Minnesota in March, 1898, and sentenced to two years In prison and to pay a fine of $500 for sendine obscene literature through the malls. Tue President also has pardoned Leon T. Lewis, convicted in Baltimore in 1895 of beating and wounding seamen employed on his oyster boat. Dnmeatic. The postoffice at Rock River, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, was entered a few nights ago by burglars, who, in their search for monev and valuablos, blew open the safe and demolished almost the entire front of the building. Tbey were unsuccessful in finding anything of value. Professor James Hoppins announced at New Haven, Conn., his resignation of the professorship of the history of art in the Yale school of fine arts. This closes thirtyeight years or continuous service in Yale. The Supreme Court at Philadelphia, Penn., rendered a decision confirming the conviction of James A. Clemmer, who was i I convicted in the Montgomery County i courts of murder in the first degree for 1 complicity in the killing of Mrs. Emma P. Kaiser. Half a block of Fort Dawson, Al&skn. was destroyed by fire on February 13. the loss aggregating $50,000. The fire started in Rogers Bunk House, spread to Fish & Co.'s store, and then continued south to ' other buildiugs, which were as dry us tinder. A quantity of merchandise was stolen from the burned buildings. Thomas Officer, of the bankins fi^m of Officer & Pussey, of Council Bluffs, a few. days ago lost a roll of bills containing $5000 on the streets of Omaha, Neb. The money slipped through a hole in his pocket, and no trace of it has been found. The War Department has informed the army officials at San Francisco. Cal., that four batteries of the 8ixth United States Artillery will be stationed at Honolulu. It is understood that the Second Volunteer Engineers will be recalled, leaving the artillery as the sole garrison for the Hawaiian Islands. Frank N. Sheldon, whose secdnd trial Is now pending before Justice Dunwell In the Supreme Court at Auburn, N. Y., for the> murder of his wife, Eva M. Sheldon, in the town of Brutus, northern part of Cayuga County, on the morning of April 30, 1896. committed suicide a few days ago in his cell in the County Jail. Citizens of Tacoma, Wash., indignant on account of many recent robberies, held a public meeting a few days ago and decided to form a vigilance committee. The Police j Department was denounced as incompetent and a citizen's patrol was organized. It* i was decided that all suspicious characters i must be compelled to leave tho city. Richard W. Bundle, thirty-three yeare old, a member of the firm of Ruudle A Mount, ship painters, of New York City, committed suicide in the Hotel Worthy at Springfield, Mass., a few days ago by drinking carbolic acid. His wife was with him. oftamnf Trn? mAilft a few daV3 afTO bv outlaws to loot the little town of Noel, McDonald County, Mo. After a battle with citizens the bandits were put to flight, their leader being kiiled and one of their number captured. Wav passenger train No. 31 on the Penn- i sylvania Railroad collided with tbe rear of a We3t-bound freight train at Allegrlpus, Penn., a few days ago. Engineer John W. Tarr and Fireman George W. Kern of the passenger train were instantly killed. i Welcome A. Botkin, husband of Mrs. Cordelia A. Botkin. convicted of tbe murder of Mrs. John H. Dunning, of Dover. Del., through the agency of poisoned candy, sent through the malls, has applied at San Francisco, Cal., for a divorco on the ground that his wife had been convicted of a felony. 8t, Mary's Academy. Norfolk, Va.. has been closed for thirty days on account of the development of smallpox among the Xavieran brothers, who teach there. The boys of the school have all been vaccinated. Vor?liro. The unpopularity of the temporary Government of Crown Prince Gustave was manifested a few days ago wnea a mob booted, hissed and snowballed him In the streets of Christiania, Norway. Advices have reached Guadalajara, Mexico. of the suicide of Charles Woolrlcb, British Consul at Mazatlan, The act was due to ill health. The position of the Spanish prisoners in the Phillppino Islands, it is announced at Madrid, Spain, is a question which must remain in abeyance, as the ransom demanded by Aguinaldo la so enormous that the Government cannot come to a decision. William Wilde, brother of O-car Wilde, died in London a few days ago. William C. Kingsbury Wilde, better known as "Willie Wilde," younger brother of Oscar Wilde, married Mrs. Frank Leslie on October 4.1891, She obtained a divorce on June 10, 1893. Mr. Wilde married Miss Sophia Leeson in April, 1894. He was born in 1858. Mgr. Clarl, Papal Nuncio to France, died at Paris, France, a few days ago. Sir Claude Macdonald, British Minister at Pekln, China, owing to his state of health, will take a short leavo of absence from Pekin and ?o to London. The Duke of York held a levee at St. James's Palace, London, Tuesday afternoon. The United 8tates Ambassador, Joseph H. Choate. presented his son, Joseph H. Choate, Jr., Spencer Eddy, who was private secretary to Colonel John Hay when the latter was United States Ambassador, and United States Consul. General Osborne. E. T. Hooley, the bankrupt millionaire promoter in London, has been seized with mental derangement in consequence of the prosecution instituted against him. It is hoped that the attack is only temporary. Severe lighting has taken place between the Turkish troops and the Arab tribesmen near Shalil, in the Province of Yemen, Ara bia, where an insurrection uhs ueeu iu progress for ten months. The Turks loot 160 men ahd the Arabs 390. A madman leaped a few days ago from the highest tower of the Cathedral of Malaga, Spain?a distance of 200 feet from the ground?and was dashed into an unrecognizable mass. A large crowd witnessed the leap. Dissensions, owing to the refusal of the Premier to recall to the Cabinet Mr. Morine, have taken place In Newfoundland's Ministry. The British Admiralty has decided to spead $6,250,000 during the coming year in. building new war vessels and completing and flttlne out <>ne that is unfinished. ; film nnilT?7 TlfTlTl i flTTTJTl linn. iiimiZi liurMUflcu. Removed From His CommarH by the Cuban Military Assembly. HIS STATEMENT TO THE PEOPLE, rite Depots Leader Acemerl of Bains a Traitor?S3,099,000 Appropriation Not Sufficient? Action of the A?semt>ty Conrfamnmi In Havana?Gomez Says He 1? Glad to Be Free?Retires Contented. Havaka, Cuba (By Cable).?The Cuban Military Assembly In public session Saturday afternoon Impeached General Maximo Somez, and removed him from his command as General-in-Chief of the Cuban Array, the first ballot taken resulting In twenty-six vote3 beintr oast insupoort of the motion to impeaoh and remove General Bomez against four In opposition. General Gomez's only supporters were General Cespedes and General Nunez. The original motion, which was Introduced by Hanuel Snnguily, provided for the abolition ot the grade of Ganeral-ln-Ohler, but an amendment was offered to this by Senor Agherro which read "to abolish the grade E>f General-ln-Chlef and to remove General Somez for failure in his mllltarv duties and disobedience to the Assembly." Senor Aguerro declared that Gomez was insubordinate and should be punished, and Senor Sangully insinuated that ths Gsneral was a traitor to Cuba. Much passion was evident in the speeches, In some of which Gomez wa3 declared to have been delinquent in his duties and disobedient because he had accepted the proposition of Robert P. Porter, President MoKlnley's special emissary, without consulting the Assembly; because be had taken upon himself the arrangements for the payment and disarming of the Cuban troops independent of the AsI UNITED STATES C (After undergoing repairs and alteration? tt and assigned to the 801 Bembly, and because lie bad declared to the Assembly that he would observe its rulings in eo far as he considered them beneficial to Cuba. The Assembly again declared that the J3,000,000 was insufficient. Senor Gonzalez de Quesada, who accompanied Mr. Porter In Cuba, was attacked by Senors Gualberto Gomez, 8anguily and Aguerro, who de Ciarou luai no unu nc.ca m uq j. imtu. uuu deceived them. General Maximo Gomez has issued a statement to the Cuban people and army, part of which is as follows: "By the use of the supreme faculties with whloh it is endowed the Assembly, representing the army only, has deposed me as Commander-in-Chief of the Cuban army, which grade it conferred upon me during the last war. As Commander-in-Chief I always-followed the dictates of mv best conscience and the call of great national needs. I endeavored in all circumstances to fulfill my duty. "As a sincere man I confess I thank them because they relieve me of great political obligations, and also leave me free to return to my abandoned home, which, during thirty years of oontlnual strife for the good of r.his oountry that I love ?o much, has been, my one jispirutlon. Foreigner as I am, I did not come to serve this country by helping it to defend its just cause as a mercenary soldier; and, consequently, since the oppressive power of Spain has withdrawn from this land and left Cuba in freedom, I had sheathed my sword, thinking I had finished the mission WIHUI1 L UUU YULUULlUiljr lUtUV^ou upvu iuj self. I am owed nothing. 1 retire contented and satisfied at having done all I oould for the benefit of ray brothers. Wherever destiny rules that I make my home there oan the Cubans depend upon a friend." The Assembly is being strongly censured by Cubans on all sides, and there were popular demonstrations Sunday afternoon in favor of the deposed Commander-in-Chief, the crowds shouting "Long live Gomez!" and "Death to the Assembly!" General Gomez received numerous visitors, all ot whom assured htm of their affection and loyalty. There is no doubt that a majority of the people support him as against the Assembly. General Gomez, it is said, enjoy3 the full confidence of the American military authorities, and, although he says that he is glad of liii new-found liberty, since it will enable him to return home, K is not believed that he will leave Cuba at present. He has always insisted that an active share in distributing the money would fall to him, and there seems no good reason why he cannot continue to act as General Brooke's adviser and helper. OTIS TELLS SPAIN TO 5T0P. H? Forbldf the Offer of Money For the Release of Spanish Prisoner*. Makila, Philippine Islands (By Cable).? General Otis has forbidden the continuance o( the negotiations between the Spanish Commissioners and the Filipinos for the release of the Spanish prisoners held by the natives. His object in doing this is presumably to prevent the Filipinos from obiainiug the immense lndemuity which they demand for freeing the prisoners, as the money would undoubtedly be used in aiding the native cause. An Inillnn Territory Fire. A strip of country turee miies wiae nuu four mileB long, just north of Darlington Indian Agency, near El Reno, Ind. Terr., has been devastated by a prairie fire. Many head of cattle belonging to the Indian farmers were burned and much damage to property was done. A squaw and tbree Indian children were burned to death. The Pennsylvania Troops Moatored Oat. The Thirteenth Pennsylvania wa9 mustered out at Augusta Ga., a few days ago. The men were paid cff in companies, and nearly the entire regiment Immediately left for home. TELEGRAPH OPERATOR A HERO. Badly Injured Man Send* a Warning Orel the WIm and Save* Llvei. Edwardsvili.e, III. (Special).?Peters, a small station on the Clover Leaf Road south of here, lias a hero In the person o; John F. Dickman, telegraph operator a) the station. The live* of two train crew* were saved a few nights ago by his per formance of dntv. Dickman received a message to hold a train at the aiding near Peters. He started across the yards to deliver the dispatch to the engineer, when he wasstraok bv anap. proachinu throueh freight. He was thrown about forty feet from the track. His skull was fraccured and he was othtfrnvlaA K?.nloarl TT a 1 n T7 11 n f?nn8f*lnil 9 frtP UO minutes, and when be came to hi<* sense* the through and looal freight had move! on and he was left alone. None of the crew had witne?t)d the accident. The oDerator remembered that a train was scheduled to leave Madison, and that this would collide with thelocal IfAn order to hold It was not sent. He dragged himself Inch by Inch to the station house, almost fainting as he reaohed the operator's desk. He would probably hare lost consciousness again bad not his brother William entered and caught him. With his brother holdlne him in bis arms the operator ooened the key and "os'd" the through freight and notified the chief dispatcher at Charleston of the departure of the looal. A catastrophe was averted. Dlckman's injuries are serious. CHICAGO AGAIN IN SERVICE; The Crulaer la Now the FlagAhlp of K?ar,s Admiral HowUod. Washington, D. C. (Special).?The Chicago has been detached from the sqnadron of Bear-Admiral Sampson and has sailed from Havana for Hampton Roads. The Chicago Is to become tha flagship of Rear- | Admiral Henry L. Howison, who has been assigned to command the South Atlantic station In South America. This station was abandoned at the beginning of the Spanish war, the flagship at that time being the Newark. 8u.e and two gunboats were brought North to take part In the war. The last duty.ol the Chicago was as flag JRUISER CHICAGO. le warship has been placed la commission nth Atlantic Squadron.) ship of the White Squadron, under command of Rear-Admlral( Walker. She was one of the first vessels o't the new navy, but was not fitted for modern sea service, and f<5r several years past has been undergoing repairs which have practically made her a new ship. TROOPS TO RESCUE A TRAIN. Colored Heroes of San Joan to Dig Out Snowbound Passengers in the West. Cheyenne, Wyo. (8pecial).?The colored troops at Fort Russell, four companies of the Twenty-four Infantry, volunteered on Saturday to go out a3 shovellers In the attempt to bring the Cherenae and Northern train, whloh, with forty-two passenger?, has been snowbound at Iron fountain, fifty miles from here, for two weeks. One hundred were acaepted, and formed a relief party under Mayor Sohnlt?er and Attorney Breckons, and took out a train loaded with provisions. The snow-bound passengers have been living the past week on a steer killed Sunday by Superintendent Rasbach, who is in charge of the train. Two relief trains which have gone out are in the drifts, between here and Iron Mountain, a fierce blizzard of snow and wind which prevailed fcr twelva hours a few day3 ago having snowed them In. The troops going out are the ones who flrat reached the orest of San Juan Hill last July, and it believed they will break the blockade. NATIVE TROOPS TO BE ENLISTED. Administration Decides to Trv the Experiment in Cuba and the Philippines. Washixotox, D. C. (Special).?As an experiment the Administration has decided to enlist some native troop3 In Cuba and f.he Philippines, and perhaps in Porto Rico. To ascertain how native troops will conform to the restrictions of an Americau soldier's Ufa, Secretary Alger has authorized General Otis at Manila and General Brooke at Havana to each organize a battalllon, one of Cubans and the other of Filipino?. He has sent also a telegram to General Henry, commanding the Department of Porto Rico, requesting his views on the subject of enlisting natives of that island. His reply was favorable. To Make Up the Deficit. A clause In the Sundry Civil bill passed by Congress permits Secretary Gage, of the Treasury Department, Washington, to use 460,000,000 of Central Pacific notes to make up this year's defloit. Four Killed In Collision. Ia the midst of a blinding snow storm, making it impossible to see flfty feet ahead, two Burlington engines collided head-on between Lincoln and West Lincoln, Neb,, a few days ago. Four were killed, their names being Hicks, Doran, Hartquist and Dubois. Kavul Enlistment Lengthened. The term of enlistment for general service In the United States Navy has been increased from three to four years. Orderj from tho Navy Department,Washington, to this effect have been received ut the Niivy Yard, Boston. Cycling Notes. The French Touring Club, after indulg. ing in a little arithmetic, counts on having something like $30,000 in the bank at the end of 1309. The two weeks' cycle racing tournament, which included a six-day and a twentyfour-hour affair, at San Francisco, resulted in a loss of several thousand dollars to its | promoters. A kind of race that is noi entirely new but which is uncommon and never has been tried out to discover whether or not it is a successful attraction, is the sweepstake bicycle race. The promoters this year propose to run a number of events of 1 this character durlnar the-summer. TEN mm AT SEA. Owners Have Given Un All Hooes For ? _ r r Their Safe Arrival in Port. OVER THREE HUNDRED ABOARD. The Vain? of the Steamers and Theli Cargoes Placed at 92,500,000?All of Them Freight Boats?They Carried No Passengers?Supposed to Have Perished In the Recent Storms. New Yobk City (Special).?Of the many steamers reported overdue after the severe 8torm3 of early February, ten have not since been reported, and are now Riven up as lost. They add ten to the record of vessels "never heard from." They are In ad* ditlon to those wrecked on lee shores or abandoned at sea. the crews of which have been taken off and brought to port. In the case ot tbeso' ten there is little hope that Any of their men will ever again be seen, though there Is of course always a chance of a missing seaman turning up after many weeks aboard some slow-going ship arriving at a port on the other side ot the globe. None of these vessels carried passengers. The list follows: Arona, British, 3400 tons, Captain J. P. Baxter. Thompson Line; timber laden, from Portland, Me., January 27, for London. Croft. British, 2700 tone, Captain Land, Arrow Line; laden with grain and general merchandise, from New York, January 26, for Leith. Port Melbourne, British, 3000 tons, Captain Smith, under charter to the Atlantic Transport Line; laden with grain and general cargo, from New York, January 27. for London. Laughton, British, 2500 tons. Captain Hodgson; laden with grain and cotton, from Norfolk January 23, for Copenhagen. Picton, British, 3400 tons, Captain C. J. Payne; laden with grain and cotton, from Norfolk January 20, for Sligo. Minister Maybacn, German, 2300 tons, Captain Prelle; laden with oil in bulk, from New York January 25, for Hamburg. Allegheny, American, 3000 tons, Captain McGillivary, owned by L. Luckenbach; laden with oil In bulk, from New York, January 15, via Halifax January 26, for Dover. City of Wakefield, British, 3000 tons, Captain Townsend; ladon with grain and general merchandise, from Norwalk, January 24, for Rotterdam. Dora Forster, British, 2400 tons, Captain J. B. Wooley; laden with cotton, from Savannah, January 23, for Liverpool. Oberon, British, 2500 tons, Captain Lesly; laden with grain, from Baltimore, January 26, for Antwerp. The value placed by shipping men on these vessels and their cargoes is $2,500,000, of which three-fifth* represents that of the vessels and two-fifths that of the cargoes. The crewa aggregate between 300 and 400 men. ITALY'S ACTION IN CHINA. Minister Canevaro States Tliat Violence Might Injure Great Britain. Rome, Italy (By Cable).?In the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday Admiral Canevaro, Minister of Foreign Affairs, made a comprehensive statement regarding Italy's action in China. He confirmed the reported recall of Signor Martlno, Italian Minister at Peking, and announced that Italy had obtained the approval of Great Britain and Japan before demanding the concession at Saa-Mun. Great Britain, however, had requested, he said, that force should not be employed and had promised in return to give her diplomatic support to Italy at the Court of Pekln. Ulnar iriouuiy jjvwcis, tun tlnued, were then notified and indicated their acquiescence. He expressed confidence in the ultimate success of Italy's policy, and reminded the Chamber that Italy's duty was to refrain from force as far as possible, since she had gone to China without any previous provocative Incident, or violated rights to justify a resort to violence, which might, if adopted, disturb the international equilibrium in the Far East and exercise a fatal reflex action in Europe, besides injuring Great Britain, who bad proved herself Italy's cordial friend, and exposing to conflict other Powers that had shown themselves the well-wishers of Italy. CUBAN ASSEMBLY MUST CO. War Department Announces Tbat it Will Be Dispersed. Washinotox, D. C. (8peclal).?The announcement was made on Tuesday by the War Department that the Cuban Assembly was to be dispersed by General Brooke,and that the military authority of the United Staces would be asserted until otherwise ordered. This more, made upon the heels of a popular demonstration in Havana against the Assembly, and in favor of General Gomez, indteates tlie opinion of the Administration that the Cuban Assembly is a body calculated to provoke aua increase disorder. The opinion of the War Department seems to be that the Cuban Assembly Is h body of adventurers, usurping authority with the hope of being able to extort from the Treasury ol the United States larger sums of money than General Gomez baa intimated would be acceptable as compensation for the Cuban army that be is about to disband. The Assembly Is not regarded nt nil rnnrAsnntRtiva. and its uuthority is praotlcally nothing. General Brooke has not been definitely instructed as to how he.shall get rid of the Cuban Assembly. The manner of the disperaal is left to his discretion. 1 HE THREATENED THE PRESIDENT. Henry JIaller Arrested In Montreal on Deputy Consul Gorman'* Complaint. Moxtbkal, Quebec (Special).?Henry Muller, a German, who has served in the United States army, was arrested tiere a few days ago on a charge made against him by United States Deputy Consul Gorman that he threatened to kill President McKinley. Muller addressed a letter to President Angell of Ann Arbor University, stating that he intended to go to Washington and kill President McKinley because he was hostile to the Germans in the States. Muller is held for extradition. Doctors Accused of Manslaughter. President Edmund Souchon, of the State Board of Health, and Dr. Quitman VrtKnUn f\ f tKa r*ft?r Pnnr/1 hfivft ht?fln indicted for alleged manslaughter In East Fellnlcla for having caused u death In that parish through the introduction of yellow fever from New Orleaus, La. The indic:ment is the result of the charge of Dr. MacKown, who claimed that the two doctors had held that yellow fever wa8not as infectious as typhoid and not quarantinable, and that they declined to notify the county parishes of the existence of alleged fever. The warrants were served at Now Orleans and the doctors ware taken to East Felinicio. Maine Municipal Elections. Municipal elections have been held irt many Maine towns and cities. With the exception of Biddeford, where there was a lively contest, the vote was small. iu BIddeford there was .1 peculiar state of affairs. Colonel L. H. Kendall, commander of the First Maine Regiment of Infantry in the recent war, was nominated by the Republicans for Mayor and indorsed by the Democrats, but he was beaten, and the Citizens' nominee won by a good margin. German Army Increase Refused. The Reichatag, by a vote of 209 to 141, has rejeoted the army increase asked for by the German Government. i ~ - ! . " " "tUIAWLMJ -y- . \s. . . . y^v;?" SAMPSON TO THE PRESIDENT Bequest* Hist the Promotion* of HI* Officer*, Which the Senate Failed ' to Confirm. Be Renewed. HE WANTS HIS NAME LEFT OUT. i The Sear-Admiral Does Hot Want to Stand is the Way of the Promotion of Others. Washington-, D. C. (Special).?Secretary LoDg has received from Rear-Admiral Sampson a letter directed to the President' in which the Admiral, after referring to the allegations that the list of officers recommended for promotion for gallantry off Santiago had failed of confirmation because jt inoludod his name, asks the President to again Immediatefy nominate these officers for promotion. The text of Rear- ( Admiral Sampson's letter is aa follows: i U. S. Flagship New York, Fir.?t Rate. Havana, Cuba, March 9,1899. Sir?I respectfully ask your attention to 1 the facts contained In this letter, apd that < it may be officially filed as part of my rec- < ordain the United States Navy. wnen tne lace war was iDrenieumg, i was placed in command of the North Atlantlo fleet, aad, after the declaration of war, was appointed by the President a RearAdpnlral and confirmed in my command, ] This duty and responsibility came, to me entirely unsought; nor had I any especial , wish for it, though recognizing the great honor then conferred upon me. My sole j aim was to achieve success; to blockade , Cuba, destroy Cervera's fleet, and to maintain an efficient war fleet. It ts not necessary to dwell upon the incidents of the war, whloh are all now well known. Based upon these incidents certain officers, distinguished for falthtul service, were named by me, ia the exercise of my natural duty as Commander-in-Chief, for promotion or such other reward as you, 8Ir, might deem desirable. Those names you have been pleased to nominate to the United States Senate for promotion, and you have done me the honor to add my name to that list of officers. It now appears that the'Senate, though well disposed to most of the names on thut list, has, for' reasons not necessary to be here discussed, objected to my promotion, and has similarly failed to confirm the deserving officers about whose merits there has been no doubt or discussion. Hitherto, Mr. President, undisturbed by any eager desire for advancement, or any other form of reward for doing my duty, I Lave not specially concerned myself with mutters outside of that duty. I havo felt that I have done my duty in tbe conduct of the West Indian naval campaign to the utmost extent of my ability as thoroughly as I was able, and If no reward should come, I could ' be satisfied with tbe consciousness of having done my best. I did not, however, anticipate that dissatisfaction with any act or acts of mine would cause the Senate to withhold from other officers a promotion which they have well deserved, and wbich has been promptly granted in similar circumstances to other?. I therefore respectfully suggest, Mr. President, that your appointment of these officers about whom there is.no discussion should at once be renewed, in order that they may thus secure their'promotions under the Personnel bill, to which they are entitled, and without creating confusion. Very respectfully, W. T. Sampson. The President of the United States of America, through the Secretary of the Navy. DELAWARE FAILS_TO ELECT. The Legislature Adjourn* Without X?m. log s United State* Senator. Dover, Del. (special).?auer one 01 uo most exciting scenes that bas ever been witnessed In tbe General Assembly of this State, the seselon of 1839 ended at 3.06 o'clock Monday afternoon without electing a United States Senator to succeed ex-Senator Gray. It is the first time in tbe history of the State that there is aft unquestioned Senatorial vacancy, and, owing to the established precedent of the upper house of Congress in refusing to seat Gubernatorial appointees after the Legislature of a State has had an opportunity to elect, the seat of Mr. Oray will remain vacant until thu General Assembly of 1901 shall cboc-se his successor. The same Legislature will choose a successor to Senator Richard R. Kenney, whose term will expire March 3. 1901. INCENDIARY CANC AT WORK. Loss and Alarm Canned in a Suburb of or Wilkeabarre, Penn. "Wilkesbabbe, Penn. (Special).?The people residing In the town of Ashley, a suburb of Wilkesbarre, are terror-stricken over the work of n gang of incendiarlos. On Saturday they set Are to valuable property, causing a loss of $20,000, and ?arly Tuesday morning they set on lire the large public school bnllding. The building was entirely destroyed, together with two dwellings. Loss, $25,000; insurance, $14,rwYt Eleven teachers were employed la the building, and GOO children are without school accommodations. Dry Good* Trade Flourishing. Nothing like the boom that the drygoodi trade is now enjoying in New York City and, in fact, throughout the country, has been known for years. For the first time in yeare the large houses are having difficulty in tilling orders that are piling in on them from tbe South and West. Goods stored In warehouses have already been pretty well exhausted and tbe mills throughout New England and the Middle States are pushed to their utmost capacity to supply the commission houses and the trade generally. Rats Robbed a Bank In Canada. The teller in the Bank of Ontario at Toronto, Ontario, a few days ago missed a bundle of fifty dollar bills, amounting to 1 $400. A carpenter moved the counter, and at the back found a one dollar bill. On the floor was the missing bundle. It is believed that rats accustomed to visit the teller's lunch, which was kept in the money drawer, carried off the bills, and were unable to drug them down the hole. Two Connecticut lloys Drowned. Charlos Whalen, aged fourteen, and Al* fred Hoering, thirteen yoars of age, were drowned in Ashland Pond at Jewett City, Conn., a few days ago, by breaking through the ice. Hoering lost hi3 life in trying to save his companion. The New Second Lieutenants. All the second lieutenants provid-id for by the new army law havo been selected by President McKinley. There wen 123 appointed. Fatal Fire In Chenoa, 111. Fire at Chenoa, 111., a few days ago re? suited in the death of one m&D, the fataj injury of two others, and the loss of seven fine brick business buddings with their contents. The dead man is an unknown printer. The fatally injured are William Adams and S. Kennagy. The value of the property destroyed will exceed 850,000. Smallnox In North Carolina. Dr. William Lewis, Secretary of the State Board of Health, says smallpox is steadily increasing in North Carolina. He reports the disease prevalent in sevameon countioi To Take a Census of Cuba. The Government at Washington has decided to take a census of Cuoa to determine who are citizens and qualified electors before an eloction is hold to establish a representative government. This census will b? taken under direction of the military authority of the United States Government. An Understanding Over Samoa. It was announced in Washington that a satisfactory understanding as to the affairs ??~~ t.??i Koan rAfichflH hv fho throe iu oamun uou ~j treaty Powers?Germany, Great Britain | and the Halted 8tates. Recent Storms Cause a Loss Through^^H out the Country of $15,000,000. ORANGES AND PEACHES SUFFER The Small Trait and Vegetable Prsdonnl I ?' ITInrM* FinnrlMH a Grclt LoUw Georgia Peach Crop Rained ? Crop* Saffer In the Central TVe?tern States? . Financial Lots Amount* to Million*. WA8HTK0T0IC, D. C. (Special).?AccordIng to the information which has been received by the Agricultural Department H from all parts of the country the report of t H a blight of the fruit crop seems to be correct, and fruit of all kinds apparently U going to bring high prices. The price of jH oranges has already Increased twenty-lire jS per cent., and other frait probably will - WM cost proportionately as mnob, as with * redaction of the stock on band and t|w |H likelihood of a reduced supply a decider B Increase In prices is expeoted. The gen-1 *9 * * **" " 1 --?? * ?!/< .nana nn i 9 erai eneot ox tan mu mwui wm . agricultural communities has been moat \ . fl disastrous. This Is particularly true of V Florida, where the blizzard of last month a ? swept through the groves. The recent J ' Btorm will probably bring ruin to the small I fruit and vegetable producers of the State, 1 It will be remembered that in 1894 the IJB production of Florida orangas had grown V| to the total of nearly five million boxes, reBaiting In an income to the State of abont 910,000,000 annually. The severe cold H which visited Florida in 1895 Injured the trees to such an extent that some of the v most valuable properties in the State were M abandoned. ^ The recent cold wave was a repetition of H that of 1895, as far as itn effects are con- H cerned. Many trees will have to be cut to ^ 3 within a foot of the ground, and the young '<$9 trees have practically been killed. The promised crop of 1,000,000 boxes of oranges I for next year is now improbable. Becent '-.&M advices indloate a produotlon in the south- . ern part of Florida of not more than 50,000 or 100,000 boxes, which will be harvested . in October, November and December. 'M Plnannnln culture, which Is also exten- - elve, and which bos ?een a source of great remuneration to the State, has .also been A/>M destroyed. Tbe same thing Is true of early ^9 vegetables, such as beans and potatoes. What is true of Florida Is also trae o! other fruit-producing sections. The Cen tral Western States particularly suffered V severely in respect to apple and peach J| trees. 1 In Georgia where tbe famous peaohes of ' lost year resulted in brlngicg into the . ?? State abont 15,000,000, it is probable that the lo9s of the crop is complete. In.Mississlppi early vegetables have beeo' iajared, and the damage has been extended to North and South Carolina. Early vegetables are likely to be scarce and high. Producers in some of the States mentioned will not be able to buy seed for >4 the planting of a second crop. In general, the loss by the cold wave to the producers of the country may be esti- _ mated as follows: In Florida the lmmedtr ate loss, without regard to the possible _j| effeot in the future, can be put at ii.QOO,- , JJH 000; in Georgia not less than <5,000,000, B and in the Western States an estimate of $5,000,000 is a conservative one. In Dela- H ware auother $1,000,000 may be added to the losses. DR. TALMACE RESIGNS; 1 itetlres From the Pulpit to Devote Him- 1 elf to Literary Work. ' Washixotox, D. <3. (Special).?The Ber ^ Dr. T. De Witt Talmage, who for nearly four years baa been the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of this ctty, has sent a letter to the Souion of that church ten- i derln<? his resignation. bey, db. t. ok witt talka.oi. It Is the Intention of Dr. Taimage tocon? tlnue bis residence In this city. He wiil devote most of his time to literary pursuits. POSTMASTER RIFLED MAIL' Edward F. Bogart, of Wllkesbarrv Caught Opening Letters and Arrested. X/ Sobaktos, Penn. (8peclal).? Edward F= 4 Bogart, Postmaster of Wllfcesbarre, wa' I arrested Just before midnight a few nights ago charged with tampering with th? malls. Mugn uormnn sua i wo oMsioiaut oo* cret Bervloe men from Washington made the arrest. Several months ago com plaints were lodged with the Postofflce Department at Washington that letters received In .the Wllkesbarre Postofflce bad been opened apparently by a steaming process. The complaints were so numerous that the author* Itles at Washington detailed three Seoret Service men uponthe case. The detectlvei found great difficulty In obtaining any information, as they were obliged to work carefully. Tbe evening on whloh the arrest was made after the Washington and Baltimore . $ mall had arrived and been sorted Bogart was seen to enter the office, take several letters from the pigeonholed boxes, go into his private office and then carefully draw down a curtain. In a few moments Gorman turned out an electric light in th< rear of the office, which wa9 tbe signal to the assistants on the outside. They wer# i admitted by Gormau and then the thra< < tn th? nrlvate o23ce of the Post master. They rushed In and found Bogart j at his desk with threw letters addressed to I business men of the city. All the letters had been opened. .< Date of the Ciar'a Peace Conference. The Pe&oe Conference, otherwise the Congress of Representatives of the Powers called by the Czar to discuss the possible Ity of taking steps toward a general disarmament, will meet at The Hague, Holland, on May 18. ~ ?* ? ? >-- nKlnmn llnaitlAn, The United States Government was recently sounded by Italy In regard to th? demand for a port on San-tfun Bay. China, and it was replied that the United States would adhere to Its policy of dlsln* ^ terested neutrality. ?m . J*.# Seirty Glenti!iij?j. The second largest auditorium and con? vemlon hall In the United States hns been dedicated in Kansas City, Mo. There is a bill In the British House of Lords which provides that no one should command a British ship who was not a British subjoct. Grand Canon, Col., Is to havo nine gasoline automobiles, running from Flagstaff, A. T., each driven by a fourteen horsepower gasoline engine, and Beating eight* eon people. An organized movement Is on foot in Boston to delve the English sparrows oat of the oity, on the ground that It Is a "public nuisance and a general expense, and a serious ?athetio Injury." ^ 4