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Warrant of Law. \-_ City Council Cannot Grant Blght"bf Way Through Streets Without Special Legislative Enact ment- The Grant to the Worth western B. B. Therefore Kuli and Void. Prom tba Daily Item, April 27. . ; When the City Council was called to order at S. 30 o'clock last night tbe council chamber was crowded with an intensely interested and earnest assemblage of business men who had gathered to learn what action Conocil would ; v take in reference to tbe Dingle Street railroad .:: problem. President Thomas Wilson of tbe Northwestern R. R. and his attorneys, Mr. Jos. F. Shame of Manning, and Mr. Fitz simmons of Charleston, were also preses t. Genoe:! was late in assembling as, the spe cial committee, consisting of Mayor Wilson and Aldermen Bctghsoa, larsen and Flowers, tc which the Dingle Street question had been referred,, id not come in cn til 8.30 o'clock. After the body was called to order, tbe minutes of the last regalar meeting were read and approved. The minutes of the special meeting' held on April 13th, et which the grant of right of " way through Dingle Street was made, were read and approved. The minutes of special called meetings of April 2 i tb were read and approved. Mayor Wilson stated if any of the citizens who were present had any statement or com i municatioa to make, connell weald be glad to bear them. Noone had anything to say. The report of the special committee ca railroad right of way was called for. The chairman, Alderman J. S. Haghson, present ed the report of the committee. He stated that be woald, with the permission of conn ell, first read the opinion of Hay as worth & Hayosworth on the questions submitted to them by the committee. The opinion in fall was as follows: To Alderman J. S. Haghson. Chairman, and Others, Members of the Committee of the City Conseil of the City of Sumter. Gentlemen : We bava been requested by j3u to give yon oar legal opinion nroo the question "Whether the City Conocil of Sam te? bas the legal right to grant a right of j way for tbe laying of a railroad track through the extension of Dingle street." The first point to be settled ia whether the extension of Dingle Street is a street of the city of Sumter. A street may be established by dedication, which is a setting aside or appropriation of "and by the owner for ose as a public street. Any language or instrument setting apart land for public usa as a street may bind the donor from tba time of acceptance by the public A dedication can only be made by the owner or proprietor of the land or of an estate therein. The owner of the equitable estate may make a valid dedication. There caa be no valid dedication without a intention on the part of the donor to set saide the land for public ase, bat this inten tion may be implied from circumstances as well as proved by direct evidence. The ded ication must be accepted to render it complete as against the public. The question as to whether the extension of Dingle Street has been dedicated and accepted as a street is to be determined by the facts and circumstances bearing upon it. The original agreement between the City of Sumter and tbe Sumter & Wateree R. R. Co., bows clearly the ioteotion of the parties to bat instrument to dedicate as a street the said "extension." The acceptance of said dedication by tbe City Council is shown both by said instrument and by the fact that the said extension bas been laid off as a street and graded by the City Council, as we are informed. Whether the Sumter & Wateree R R Co. is the legal or equitable owner of the land covered by the said extension, is one of fact, as to which we caa only give a supposititious opta ion. We are informed that the legal , estate therein is in a Mr. Bamham, who bolds it for the Samter k Wateree R. R. Co. If this be so the said company is the equitable owoer and competent io dedicate said land as a street. Assuming then that said extension has been sniSeiently dedicated sad accepted as a street, the question as to said extensions is precisely ibe same as it would be as to any other street of the city, and may be stated in gen eral terms as "Has the City Conseil of Sum ' " ier the legaiTight or power to grant a right of way for the laying of a railroad track throngs any of the streets of the city of Sumter ?" With respect to this it may be said that "it is a fondamental principle that the powers of a municipal corporation in respect \to the : control of its streets are held in trust for the public besefit, and cannot, unless authorized by a valid legislative enactment, be surren dered or delegated by contract to privat per . doss or other corporations."-(2d Dillon on Mun. Corp., 4tb Edition, Sec. 716 p. 567 ) "The nscal powers of a general nature in municipal corporations over streets are not safneient to confer upon them the right to authorize appropriation of streets by ordi nary railroads which connect different towns, whose tracks areconstructed in the usual man ner and whose trains are propelled by steam ; but it is otherwise as respects horse railroad?; these are for local travel and ordias ry powers of municipal corporations are often ample enough, ic the absence of express or other legislation os the subject, indicating a dif ferent intent, to authorize them to permit or refuse to permit tbe use of streets within their limits for such purposes"-idem. Sec. 723, p. 575. As examination of the charter of the City of Sumter does not disclose the con ferrment of such a power by the Legisla ture of the state opon the City Council. If there has bees any valid legislative ensetment of a g n ral nature, conferring sccb powers apon the City Council, of Sumter, we have sot bees able to find it. Toe Act to incorporate the Sumter & Wa teree R. R. Co , (22 Stat. p. 950,) empowers toe last named company, by and with tbe consent of toe City of Sumter or Camden, to construct their tracks through one or more of tba public streets or ways of either of said cities, provided that in such coastroctioo and extension all necessary precautions be tides not to obstruct or otherwise impair the sse of any street or pobiic way through which said railroad may be constructed. By an Act approved December 22, 1838, (20 Stat., p. 81) the Wilson Summerton R B. Co., was chartered for tbe purpose of estab lishing and operating a railroad, commenc ing at or near Wilson's Mill on the Central E. R., of Sooth Carolina, in the county of Clareados, thence by tbe most con venient route, to or oear the village of Summerton in the said county, and thence, if judged expedient, to and intersecting with the Manchester & Augusta R. R , at or near Antioch ia said county. * * * The said company shall have the power if needs be, to lay out and construct:said railroad and its branches, across any public road, rail road, river, creek, water or water courses, which may be in its roete. The Act to ii mend the Charter of the Wileon & Sormerton R R Co., and To Au thorize the change of the name thereof to the Northwestern Railroad Company of South CaroUaa, approved 23tb February, ;P9, au thorized the extension of said railroad from ScmmertOB ia a southerly direction to St. Paul io Clarendon county, aa-i from Sam Somier in Sumter county, and thence from the city of Sumter, by such route as may be selectee, to tne city of Camden in Kershaw county We fail to find in these Acts in reference io toe Wilson Sotnmer'oo R. R. Co , and the Northwestern R R Co. of S. C any authori zation by tbe Legislature to the City Coun cil of Sumter to frraot a right cf way to the Northwestern R. R. Co. for the laying of the railroad tracks through the extension of Din* gie Street. Respectfully submitted, Hayn worth & Hainsworth, Attorneys at Law. Sumter, S. C., 26th April, 1899. The report of the committee, which was as appears below, was tuen read : REPORT OF COMMITTEE. Whereas, Messrs. Haynsworth & Bayos worth to whom was referred the question cf the right of the City Council to grant a fran chise to any railroad to lay its track through the extension of Dingle Street have given to the committee their opioion that the City Council in the absence of legislation has no right under its charter to grant a franchise I through any of the streets of tbe city of | Sumter for thepuirpose of laying a railroad j track, therefore your coevnittee beg leave to report that the franchise granted to the N. j W. R. R. Co. was granted without authority I of law. Your committee further recommend that inasmuch as the franchise heretofore granted to the N. W. R. R. Co. was granted in good : faith but without authority of law and inas much as the City Couocil ha3 heretofore donated to the S ft W. B R. the sum of j $1,000 for terminal facilities, for the purpose of encouragiog railroads to be built to the city of Sumter, for a like reason, your com mittee would recommend that the sum of $1,000 be donated to the N. W. R. R. Co. for terminal facilities at the city of Sumter, provided that the said railroad be built and completed from the city of Sumter to the City of Camden within 12 months from this date. Your committee further reports that it ba3 iovestigated the question es to the North western R. R. Co's track as now laid in Dingle Street and its extension, and fiod that it encroaches upon the right of way reserved to the S & W. R. R. Co., and bas not been ; laid in accord with the former resolution of the City Council. Respectfully submitted, Jno. S. Hughsoo, Chairman, L. S Carson, A. 6 Flowers, H. F. Wilson. Alderman Hugbson moved that the report be adopted. Discussion followed by Alder : men Boyle, Hurst, Flowers, Carson and Pur dy. Alderman Boyle moved that aetiou be postponed until next regular meeting of j Couocil, m order that members might hare j time to consider the matter. The motion re wired DO secoud. Alderman Hurst mored that the section donating $1,000 to the Northwestern R. R be stricken out and tbe remainder of the re port be adopted. Seconded by Alderman Delgar. The rote was a tie, Aldermen Hurst, Delgar, Par dy and Boyle roting to strike uot, aod Aldenneo Hogbaon, Carsoo, Flowers and ; Sp per sot against the motion. Mayor Wilson cast the deciding rote against the motion. The report ea a whole was then adopted by a unanimous rote. O a motion of Alderman Purdy a resolu tion waa adopted providing for the appoint ment of a committee to confer with Mr. Thomas Wilson, President of the Northwes tern Railroad, io reference to the matters in> iasua and to try to arrive at some adjustment of the same. The same committee that bas acted for Council ia. this matter was continued. It consists of Aldermen Hnghson, chairman, j Mayor Wilson and Aldermen Carsoo and Flowers. A resolution was adopted instructing the committee to take such steps as may be neces- j ssry to secure the title to the extension of i Dingle Street, which is now held by Mr. Burnham of New York for the Snmter & Wateree R. R. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. Toe chairman of the Street Committee re ported the result of his visit to Columbia, and that the committee had contracted for 600 to33 of rock, which would be delivered as needed. Tbe Finance Committee reported that they had examined the CIsrk Treasurer's annual report, and monthly report for April, and found same correct. The committee recom mended that the :;n sn rance OD the Opera Hoose be increased. The committee was in structed to investigate and report at a special meeting to be held Friday, 6 p. m. Two bids were received for lease of Opera House; but action was deferred nntil next regular meeting. Whooping Cough. I had a little boy who was nearly dead from an attack of whooping cough. My neigh bors recommended Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. I did not think that any medicine would help him, but after giving him a few doses of that remedy I noticed an improve ment, and one Jbottle cored him entirely. It is the best cough medicine I ever bad in my bouse -J L. Moore, ^outh Burgettstown, Pa. For sale by Dr. A. J. China. If you want a otes organ ao easy terms see Randie. Paper Dolls, dressed or otherwise at H. G Osteen & Co s. Reduced Hates to be Given j For Firemen's Tourna* ment. The promoters of the firemen's tour Dament are io communication with the railroad authorities relative to reduced rates for tbe affair. AU of them will oo doubt gire a rate sufficiently low to induce a large number of visitors to oome to the city. If the rates are the s me as those giveo daring fair week there is oo doubt about the crowd com iog AH this should be known io plenty time to allow citizens to arrange additional programme. The flora! fair aod the tournament are two splendid attractions and it bas been suggested that the occasion cac be made a grander affair if the oitizeos desire it. With a little push aod the expenditure of some mossy attractions could be arranged for, which would make the occasion a sum mer festtral which would attract hundreds of visitors here from all over the state. About 200 more is needed and the soliciting committee beg to state tbat if any citizen who has uot been caj'ed cn j by thc committee desires to c* otfibutc i something to thc tournament fond", can j notify any member of the committee: or j lsave their subscription at this effie- - j Otis in Danger. Wash io g too. April 27.- Private advices received by army officers from Manila tell of extraordinary precautions being taken to protect General Otis against assassination by murderous Filipinos Ic is said tbat for several weeks it has been realizad that Manila 3 filled with natives friendly to the Filipino cause and that treachery against high ranking American officers might be repeated, unless unusual meaos were taken to guard against such an attack. According to present advices a special guard of fifty selected men is maintained night and day, with reliefs, around the official quarters of Otis. Successful Physicians. WP henrtii? recommend Dr. Hathaway & Co, S Er<;ad St-, Atlanta, Ga.. aB brun? per fectly reliable und remarkably successful ia tba treatment of chronic di3easescf men and women. They c\:rs when othera faiL kOur readers if in need of medical help should certainly write these eminent doctors and you will receive a free and expert opinion of your case by return mai' 1 without cost. The Negro io the Sunday Schools. Atlanta, Ga , April 27 -The pro ceeds of the ninth triennial Intern tionalN Sunday school convention today were enlivened by a heated discassioo over the placing of negroes on one of the committees The matter was amicably adjusted after considerable talk, but rumors which spread over the city regarding the trouble r sulted in the police department sending a man to the opera house to investigate The negroes were not put on the nomi nating committee. Hon. Hoke Smith of Atlanta, ex secretary of the interior, was elected president of - the convention and presided at tonight's session T. B. Rice, Druggist, Greensboro, Ga , writes as follows : "In the past eight years, I have sold more of Dr. Pitts' Carminative than all the soothing syrups, colic drops, and other baby medicines com bined." Sold by J. F. W. DeLorme. Call, see, and buy embossed or ioral Crepe Paper. H. G Osteen & Co. Work of Gomez in Cuba. Havana, April 25.-Carlos Manuel C spedes, of the staff of Geo. Gomez, who was recently sent to Santiago to make an estimate of the number of Coban soldiers in the province, oailed opon the Governor General to-day and reported that there were 20,000 there, -half the whole uumber in the island. Gen. Gomez this afternoon received at Quinta de las Moiinas five generals of the consulting committee appointed to consider with him the army's future and the details of the arrangements with the United States military authorities. C spedes was present. The conference agreed as to the precise terms of the manifesto to be issued by Gomez to the Cuban people and army to morrow, already outlined in dispatches to the Associated Press. Gen. Pedro Betoncourt, the new Civil Governor of Matanzas, who is a vigor ous anti-anoexationist, bas written to Gen. Gomez, placing the command of his corps and bis own services at the disposal of the General. Mothers, we call your attention to Pitts' Carminative It ac<s promptly, it is pleas ant to the taste, and the children will take it without coaxice. It relieves promptly and permanently. If we can get yon to use it, you will get others to do likewise. Your druggist sells it. J. F. W. DeLorme. Why He Voted For Mc Maban. When Soprinteadeot of Eduoatioo MoMahao concluded his address in the oourt house last Monday, quite a nom ber of his auditors, inoluding many trustees, went up to shake bands with him. "I am glad to meet yon," said one of the trustees who was first to reach the superintendent. "This is Mr.-."said Mr John A. Barron, by way of introduction Then the trustee continued, "Yes, I bad the advantage of you. I voted for you because yon hit old Mayfield in the eye. The embarrassment of the superinten dant was such that be was at a less to know how to answer : but the trustee, failing to notice the effect of his remark continued, "and if you wili hit him in the other eye I will vote for you again." This last shot knocked the honorable superintendent completely out, and several geotlemen who witnessed tho rather peculiar greeting, insist that the story i* good enough to print -York ville Enquirer. ? i m i ? rr "i IM - CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. Tbs Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of but prici" the same a* ordinary brands. Druggists buy Anvil Soda in bu] k and sell it at fiv<- nuts un ounce. Grocers sdi it in packages at 10r\ a pound .>r po undo for 25c. St is ExaocFy tho Szma S& a* To irrt the best you must insist on package: pul lip by thc manufacturer with the ANVIL S2RAKD TRADEMARK. ECURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. gS Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Cse ga Lnthng. S'old by druggists. A Shortage of Convicts on the State Farm. Not Enough to Fulfill Con^ tracts-May Affect Finances The law recently enacted, which gives to the chain gan^s convicts under five years sentence may have a serious effect upon the penitentiary's future operations as a money-making institution Before the law became cf force the board of directors farmed out con victs to various parties in the State. It appears that the board did hot have actually the numbers of convicts for which contracts were made at the time, but judging from psst experi ence it was reasonable to expect that there would be no trouble about fur nishing the required number, it develops that there is a shortage of convicts, one kind of which the investigating committee did not discover or have occasion to look into. Those persons who contracted to work so many convicts can;t get them for the reason that they are not in the walls of the penitentiary. A great many the board counted on getting went to the chain gang and the contractors have to be satisfied with what they can secure Just as an instance, a man who contracted for seventeen got nine, only about half. Superintendent Griffith says be needs more hands on the firms, but be hasn't got them to nee. How ever, he is making fairly good progress with those he has. This year he will only plant 650 acres of cotton while last year there was twice that many acres He has about finished planting cotton and is break ing np the low gronda to p*at in corn. This delay was caused bj the land being covered so long with water owing to broken dams. Ti ese have all been repaired. It will be seen that the income of the penitentiary may be crippled by the new convict law and if it should prove a probability the law will be changed next session, or an effort will be made to do so -Columbia Record. To see is to try, to try is to boy the White. ' Gc to H. G. Osteen & Co. for pretty Paper Dolls, ladies, miases and babies. HOME ENTERTAINMENT Is so largely a matter of music '.bat there is very little entertainment ar, home w ithont a PiaDO. Have eolid merit, as attested by the high praise of everyone who has bongbt a Stuff Piano for the paot fifty years. Call and examine our stock or write for Il lustrated Catalogue. CHAS. M. SHEFF, BALTIMORE WASHINGTON 9 North Liberty St. 521 11TH ST. N. W. sse li Nearly everyone docs, and ii* so you know all about how far superi or it is to either baking soda o r baking powder. is the latest advance in baking prepara tions, and if you don't usc it you should. Tl Xs Belief Than Soda because it will make biscuit j;.ist right every time. No more yellow spots o; soda taste. lt Is Better Than Baking Poivdc because it i> half as strong' again and one heaping teaspoonful will do the work or two rounded teaspoonfuls cf thc best baking* powder ever made. Xi Don't Spoil bat i: so prepared that with ordinary care it will retain its full strength for years. We do not have to pack it in tin cans like baking powder, and this saving enables us to give ycu better vri'ue for your money than you ever had before. ".j tiffie fcazvu Icavenelh the vchol-2 lumj>." ? i o-j-ii" c fer con cents.- -5 ounces tor ive cents. NEW WAN IN TOWN. Blacksmith and Wheelwright. IHAVE OPENED ON LIBERTY Stree1 near corner of Harvio Street, and soiici1 any work in my line and guarantee satisfac* tion. Horses Shod for SCc. all round, if Eorso is in good condition-Cash or Equivalent. General repair work ot all kinds done at correspondingly low prices I have references from best people of Mayes ville where I worked the pest tear and trcm Cadden, where I did business for 17 years. Special promptness given to work for pbyeiciaos aDd cases of urgencv. W. T. HALL, Wheelwright and Blacksmith. Feb 24-21 ^ OSBORNE'S 4u2UN'&, Ga. Actual Business. Xo Tc::.t Coo its. Short time. Cheap board. Scud for Catalogue. 3N . Osteenj SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : $1.50 per annum-in advance. 1DTISTIS I'S S X v : Gn Square Srst insertion......$1 00 Svery subsequent insertion-. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wil be mude at reduced rates. All communications which subserve private iateriists will becbargedforasadvertiements. 'Obituaries and tributes of rest ects will be ehar&ed for. Lively Fightiog in Lazon. Yesterday's Progress of the Calumpit Expedition. Manila, April 25-10 30 a. m. Although tba sticky eocdition of tbs ground, doe to a raia storm, seriously impeded its progress. Geo. Lawton's column left San Jose today and ia expected to reaeh Norzagay this even i og. Col. Sammers is roarchiog across from Bocave with two battalions each from the Oregon od Minnesota regi ments, three troops of cavalry-and two guns. Io the meantime Geo. MacAr thur's division is in front ol Calumpit preparing to attack the rebels' stronghold, andcGen. Hale, with several guns, 9 threatening: the enemy's flank. A few rebels between Novs.liches and La Loma have persistency interferred with telegraphic communication, bot the signa! corps have repaired the breaks and captured several prisooers. A small body of rebels at Taktay was discovered this morning by the armored launch Lapidan. A few shots scattered the rebels and drove them inland from the lake. ADVANCE OF HALE'S BRIGADE. Manila, April 25-6 15 p. m.-Gen. Hale's brigade, consisting of the Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota regiments, with three guns, which leis Malolos on Monday, followed the west i bank of the Rio Grande River to a ford. Macy small bands of. rebels were encountered, and during, toe afternoon the Americas discovered several hundred of the enemy entrench ed near Puliian, north of Qaiagao. Oar troops attacked the rebels, losing sis men , kilted and eleven wounded. Gen. Beale's troops claim that nearly two hundred dead natives were counted along the country traversed. Among the dead was a Spanish captain. The South Dakota regiment bore the brunt cf the fighting and had 5ve mee killed and nine wounded. \ . .The temperature today was 94 de grees and several cases of sunstroke were reported. The weather was cloudy. The coantry traversed by cur troops is thickly wooded and the hard est for fighting. The rebels along the Bagbag Uiver were reinforced from Calumpit as the troops under Gen. Hale approached. Daring the day the American cap tured 350 prisoners As this dispatch is seut the rebels are retreating io the direction of Calumpit. The Filipino troops engaged were well uninformed and well drilled. As the campaign progresses the rebel troops are improving. They are adopt ing American methods, and the accur acy of their shcotiog is evidenced by the fact that five Americans were shot in the bead. Gen Hale at 4 o'clock this morning crossed the river and advanced on Ca lumpit. Gen MacArthur's division also advanced and nine of the armored fiat oars were pushed ahead on the rail road. Tee Kansas regiment advanced on the right of the traok aod the Montana regiment pushed on its left. ?^p - - - ? rn - Negro Troops for Otis. Washington, Aprii 25-A proposi tion to utiliza negro troops to a larpe extent io future military operations in the Philippines is attracting much attention, and it is believed will be considered by the Administration io the near future. Such a policy vs urg ed oe the theory that certain racial affiliations may be utilized io a way to defeat rebellious acts on the part of Aguinaldo and bis party, and to bring \ peace to the newly acquired possessions ol tbe United States in the East. One third of the population of the Philip pines are negroes of the same race ss those io the United States, and while not numerous about Manila comprise nearly the entire population of some of the islands The advocates of the scheme believe that io a short time there would be an assimilation between he negroes of the Philippines and their kindred from the United States, aod that there would follow for the colored people opportunities to get homes and possibilities of careers they could not hope for in this count.7. 3N . Osteenj SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : $1.50 per annum-in advance. 1DTISTIS I'S S X v : Gn Square Srst insertion......$1 00 Svery subsequent insertion-. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wil be mude at reduced rates. All communications which subserve private iateriists will becbargedforasadvertiements. 'Obituaries and tributes of rest ects will be ehar&ed for. Lively Fightiog in Lazon. Yesterday's Progress of the Calumpit Expedition. Manila, April 25-10 30 a. m. Although tba sticky eocdition of tbs ground, doe to a raia storm, seriously impeded its progress. Geo. Lawton's column left San Jose today and ia expected to reaeh Norzagay this even i og. Col. Sammers is roarchiog across from Bocave with two battalions each from the Oregon od Minnesota regi ments, three troops of cavalry-and two guns. Io the meantime Geo. MacAr thur's division is in front ol Calumpit preparing to attack the rebels' stronghold, andcGen. Hale, with several guns, 9 threatening: the enemy's flank. A few rebels between Novs.liches and La Loma have persistency interferred with telegraphic communication, bot the signa! corps have repaired the breaks and captured several prisooers. A small body of rebels at Taktay was discovered this morning by the armored launch Lapidan. A few shots scattered the rebels and drove them inland from the lake. ADVANCE OF HALE'S BRIGADE. Manila, April 25-6 15 p. m.-Gen. Hale's brigade, consisting of the Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota regiments, with three guns, which leis Malolos on Monday, followed the west i bank of the Rio Grande River to a ford. Macy small bands of. rebels were encountered, and during, toe afternoon the Americas discovered several hundred of the enemy entrench ed near Puliian, north of Qaiagao. Oar troops attacked the rebels, losing sis men , kilted and eleven wounded. Gen. Beale's troops claim that nearly two hundred dead natives were counted along the country traversed. Among the dead was a Spanish captain. The South Dakota regiment bore the brunt cf the fighting and had 5ve mee killed and nine wounded. \ . .The temperature today was 94 de grees and several cases of sunstroke were reported. The weather was cloudy. The coantry traversed by cur troops is thickly wooded and the hard est for fighting. The rebels along the Bagbag Uiver were reinforced from Calumpit as the troops under Gen. Hale approached. Daring the day the American cap tured 350 prisoners As this dispatch is seut the rebels are retreating io the direction of Calumpit. The Filipino troops engaged were well uninformed and well drilled. As the campaign progresses the rebel troops are improving. They are adopt ing American methods, and the accur acy of their shcotiog is evidenced by the fact that five Americans were shot in the bead. Gen Hale at 4 o'clock this morning crossed the river and advanced on Ca lumpit. Gen MacArthur's division also advanced and nine of the armored fiat oars were pushed ahead on the rail road. Tee Kansas regiment advanced on the right of the traok aod the Montana regiment pushed on its left. ?^p - - - ? rn - Negro Troops for Otis. Washington, Aprii 25-A proposi tion to utiliza negro troops to a larpe extent io future military operations in the Philippines is attracting much attention, and it is believed will be considered by the Administration io the near future. Such a policy vs urg ed oe the theory that certain racial affiliations may be utilized io a way to defeat rebellious acts on the part of Aguinaldo and bis party, and to bring \ peace to the newly acquired possessions ol tbe United States in the East. One third of the population of the Philip pines are negroes of the same race ss those io the United States, and while not numerous about Manila comprise nearly the entire population of some of the islands The advocates of the scheme believe that io a short time there would be an assimilation between he negroes of the Philippines and their kindred from the United States, aod that there would follow for the colored people opportunities to get homes and possibilities of careers they could not hope for in this count.7.