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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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." ^
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