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THE PHILIPPINE WAR.
Insurgents Farsaed Beyond
Das Marinas.
^Washington, Jane 20.-Geo. Otis,
in a cablegram to tho war department
today gives the foi lo wi og brief account
of the operations sooth of Manila
yesterday :
Manila, Jase 20.
Adjutant General, Washington.
Wheaton at Imus, Ga vite province,
with fear guns, four battalions Fourth
sud Fourteenth infantry, Nevada troop
cavalry ; sent battalion sooth on reeon .
noiasance direction of Das Marinas
yesterday morning, where enemy re
ported eonoan tra ting scattered forces;
battalion encountered enemy's force of
2,000 mar hing to attack Imus, sao*
eess&Hy impeding its progress. Whea
ton with two guns and two battalions
harried forward ; repulsed enemy with
- heavy loss ; enemy leaving over 100
on fi ld ; oar loes five killed and 23
wounded. Wheaton reinforced last
night by by battalion Ninth infantry ;
is driving enemy beyond Das Marinas,
now in hts possession. Casualties to
day not reported. Wheaton's qualities
for bold and successful attack unsur
passed. Otis.
THE TOWN ABANDONED BY
REBELS. i
Manila, June 20, S p m.-The
troops commanded by Geo. Wheaton
entered Peres Das Marinas today
without opposition ex sept apon the part
of small bodias of rob ole, who inflicted
nc losses upon the Americans. The
list includes DO officers. The wounded
were brought to Maoila from Baooor in |
easeoes.
AN EARLY MOVE ON PERES
DAS MARINAS.
Manila June 20, 9 a. m.-Gen.
Vi heston's command bas renewed the
attack apon Peres Das Marinas. Early
this morning they moved on the to wo,
hoping to reach there by noon an less
very strong opposition was encoun
tered.
The latest Hst of American casual
ties io yesterday's fighting shows that
five were killed sod 23 wounded. Tbs
town is an unimportant place surround
ed by swamps and Gen. Wheaton will
probably return to Irnos.
ADMIRAL WATSON TAKES
COMMAND.
Manila, Jans. 20, S p. m.-Rear
Admiral John C. Watson arrived here
today oo board the United Sutes trans
port Zifiro from Hoog Kong and raised
bis flag on tbe United States cruiser
timor . Tbs commanders of ail
warships called opon the admiral
during the ooaree of tbe day.
Capt. McQaesten Returned
From ManilagExpresses
Himself.
Sao Francisco, Jane 21.-Dr.
Charles A. McQaesten, who was oo
the staff of Geo. E. S Otis, and who
was health officer at Maoila, has return
ed home invalided by the climate.
Capt. McQaesten made a close study
of the conditions of the Philippine
situation, j [He is of the opinion that it
will take from 100.000 to 150.000
soldiers to propely subdue and hoid the
islands He also says that the peace
commission was an absolute failure and
that its work from the start was with
out effect. He strongly supports the
military government of the islands,
except that be thinks more men will be
necessary than has been estimated.
Dr. Seborman koows that the
commission is a failure and is coming
home io July, added Capt. McQaesten.
"Unless troops, thousands of them,
are sent to the aid of cur men there
they will be driven back into Manila in
io tbe coarse of the next few months,
daring the rainy seasoo. Our men
simply cannot stand the climate. Fifty
per cent, of them will be incapacitated
by sickness and the territory overrun
will have to be abandoned and Maoila
will be in a state of siege agaio.
"Our offioers and soldiers have
accomplished wonders and have proved .
themselves tbe best soldiers io the j
world. But nothing decidive bas come
of it becaase car men were not io great
enough foroe."
Peace Confereoce Fruitless.
Will Agree on an Arbitration
Project That Won't Hold
Water.
Washington Jane 20 -Private^ ad
?ices received here from a high an .
thor i ty are to the effect that the con
ference at the Hague probably
will be redeemed nominally from
failure through an agreement on an
arbitration project that will satisfy
the apparently general demand on
that point but which at that same
time, by carefully framed safeguards,
will so narrow the field of matters
that may or must go before the arbi
tration tribunal as to make it little
more than arbitration in the name.
The attitude of Germany is said to
be only a little in advance of that of
some of the other powers after all in
opposition to the plans submitted,
and the dissatisfaction is more gener
al than appears on the surface. As
for the other projects that were
specially desired by the Americans,
such as protection of individual pro
perty from seizure at sea, they have
all been irredeemably lost, according
to this report
Mitigating War's Horrors.
Some Progress Made in that
Oirection at the Hague.
The Hague, June 22 -The Amer
ican demand for the protection of
private property at sea has not yet
been presented to the peace confer
ence. On Tuesday Andrew D
White, head of the American dele
gation, requested the president of
the confereoce, M De Staal, to sub
mit the question to the conference, at
the same time suggesting that the
proper way to bring the matter up for
discussion would be to assemble the
plenary conference, submit the ques
tion, and have it referred to a com
mission for examination.
M. Be Staal bas not yet arrived at
a decision, as the American proposal
has not been translated into French.
It is the general opinion that the
delegates of the great powers are
absolutely opposed to raising the
question, arguing the incompetence
of the conference to do so under the
terms of Count MuraviefTs circular,
M. De Staal having declared at the
opening of the conference, with the
approval of the delegates, that under
no circumstances would the con
ference discuss any question not
contained iu the circular. Several
delegates declare there is little
chance of the question being discuss
ed, but that if it is discussed Amer
ica will be opposed with the utmost
energy.
After short sessions of the sub
committee of war and navy, at which
reports by Major Gen Den Beer
Poortugael, of the Dutch delegation,
and Count Sol ty k, the Austrian naval
expert, were respectively adopted,
the first committee met to discuss the
same in the above order
The delegates declared in favor of
any state using any new explosives
or new inventions for ordnance,
Russia and Bulgaria alone refraining
from voting
The question of dumdum bullets
was discussed, Major Gen. Sir John
Ardagh, of the British delegation,
declaring that dumdums should only
be used against an uncivilized foe
The conference finally resolved in
favor of prohibiting the use of bullets
which easily spread or flatten out in
the human body, such as explosive
bullets, bullets in a hardened case,
which does not entirely cover the
point, or bullets with an incision
The British and American dele
gates alone voted in the negative
The use of any new explosives in
projectiles from ballons was prohibit
ed for five years
Count Solty k's report was then taken
up It declared that the sub com
mittee, though unable to agree re
garding the proposed abolition of
naval rams, submarine torpedo boats
and the use of explosives, bad declar
ed against the use of asphyxiating
gases, which the first committee also
approved.
ASTONISHING LOSS.
Cihcago, June 20.-Fifty hospital
ambulances, shipped to Tampa. Fla.,
over a year ago by local army officials,
to be forwarded to Cuba for the use
of the United States troops have
been lost.
The matter was brought to the at
tention of Gen Anuerson today by
a letter from Washington stating that
the war department's search for the
missing property has been unsuccess
ful and suggesting that the Chicago
officials join in the hunt. What
makes the loss ali the more astonish
ing is that it took a freight train of
17 cars to haul the ambulances from
the city.
Pap.-r Dolls, dressed or otherwise st H. G.
Osteeo & Co's.
SHE MURDERS
HER HUSBAND.
A Georgia Woman Restrict
ed as to Her Company,
Used a Pistol.
Valdosta, Ga , Jone 22 -Mrs.
Jane Graves, cf Alezaoderviile, was
brought here this morning and lodged tn
jail on the charge of murdering her
husband.
The tragedy oeeurred Sunday and
was reported as a oase of suicide. The
citizens in that community were not
satisfied with this theory and the
coroner's jury investigated the oase for
two days. Eaough circumstantial
evidence was got too to justify the arrest
of the woman. It was feared for a
while that the hearing would develop
into a lynching bee so strong was the
feeling. The most startling testimony
was. that of George Register, who
stated that he saw Mrs. Graves shoot ber
husband, then throw the empty car
tridges out of the weapon and hastily
place the pistol in his hand as he lay
upon the floor in the throes of death.
It was also stated that Graves and his
wife bad quarrelled because she had
been ont riding with a young man.
She intended going out again in the af
ternoon,but he forbade her and the quar
rel was renewed. According to the
statement of Register, she was in the
kitchen when her husband started to the
lot to stop a boy from bitching up a horse
with which she was going driving. As
he crossed the porch two shots rang
out and be dropped to the floor dead in
a moment. The woman is intelligent,
neat and attractive, aged about 40
years.
She says that she does not koow who
did the killing. The case will proba
bly outrank the famous Nobles oase, as
the parties stand higher in the commu
nity than Nobles did The murdered
man was a prosperous farmer and
machinist.
A BOSTON BANE ROBBED.
Boston, June 22.-A sneak thief
entered the Metropolitan National Bank
here today and stole {10,000 while the
paying teller's attention was drawn
away for a moment. The man entered
the bank at about ll o'clock and asked
the teller for some directions about
sending a money order. The teller
gave the information desired and the
stranger stood at the counter apparently
making making notes. Just then the
teller was called to another part of the
office, and the visitor quickly thrust his
arm through the grating and took fifty
$100 notes and five $1,000 notes. A
young lady stenographer ia the bank
saw the man's action, but be escaped.
He was apparently about 28 years of
.ge and well dressed.
THE ROBBER CAUGHT.
New York, J noe 22 -A deteotive
from the oentral office arrested the
Boston bank robber as he alighted from
a train at the Grand Central station
tonight at 6 o'clock. The stolen
money was found on his person. He
gave his name as George Shea and said
he was 21 years old. His real name is
Philip Zimbele He Kves in Chicago
and is a well know crook.
Knights Increase Insurance
Rates.
Detroit, June 20-The supreme
lodge Knight6 of Honor today dis
posed of the most important question
before the body during its annual
session, viz : The fixing of a new
table of assessment rateo. The com
mittee of fifteen submitted a report
on the subject which was adopted
by 87 yeas, one member voting
blank and two being absent on leave.
The yearly step rate plan of the
order was not changed, but the
figures of the present table, which
range from a monthly assessment of
98 cents at ages 18 to 21 to $6 for
ages 60 and over for insurance of $2,
000 were increased to $1 20 at the
youngest ages and $8 at 60 years and
over The new rates are to go into
effect on the August assessment.
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Bombay, June 20.-The riots io
Southern Iodia have spread to Travan
core, where the police have been
severely beaten and forced to retire
The rioters have seized a number of
guns and a quantity of ammunition.
They are cutting off the ears of their
opponents in order to obtain thei
earrings more expeditiously. AK' -t
450 houses have been burned at ' m
boovadagaral
Memphis, Tenn. June 20.-Green
beny Reddit, a white farmer of con
siderable wealth and influence, was
convicted today by a jury for murder
ing a negress Reddit shot Maggie
Hobbs, who. he claimed, tried to kill
him with a brick The jury, compos
ed entirely of white citizens, returned
a verdict of guilty of murder iu the
second degree, and Reddit was given
ten years in the penitentiary.
NO MORE KINGS
FOR THE SAMOANS.
That is the Recommendation
Made by the Commission.
Apia, Samoan Islands, Jone 14, Tia
Auckland. N. Z., June 21.-Mataafa
bas surrendered 1,850 rifles, and the
loyalists have given op 2,000 After
Jone 20 a heavy penalty will be
eaforeed apon natives found with rifles
in their possession. Mataafa promises
to toro in more weapons.
The natives have returned to their
homes. Malietoa Tana was recognized
as king by the commissioners of three
powers and the deoision of Chief Justice
Chambers io the matter of kingship
was proclaimed valid and binding.
Malietoa Tana then abdicated in
favor of the commissioners, who ap
pointed a provisional government con
sisting of the consols of the
three powers, empowering a majority
to act in all casse where unanimity is
not required by the Berlin treaty.
Chief Jastice Chambers cootinoes to
hold office and the various municipal
officials are confirmed. Doctor Wil
helm Self bas been authorized to act
ts president of the municipality of
Apia.
The commissioners expect to leave on
June 28, bat they have requested
Chief Justice Chambers to remain
Their report recommend the abolition
of the kingship and the presidency
of Apia and the appointment of,
governor, with a legislative council
consisting^ of three Domin es of the
interested powers, assisted by a native
house.
Under this sohcme the governor
have a veto over general aod munici
pal laws ; the nominees would be the
departmental heads ; consular, diplo
matic and judicial heads would be
abolished ; revenues would be raised
by an increase of duties and a diminu
tion of the poll tax, the jurisdiction
of the supreme court would be increas
ed ; the municipality under c mayor and
council, would be extended and the
postoffice would be under the general
government.
Apia and the oountry aroundabcut
re resuming normal conditions.
Americans and British es press satis
faction at the deoision of the commis
sioners.
Among the Germans it is rumored
that Dr. Self will be the administrator
in the new native government.
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CUBANS ASTONISHED.
Habana, June 20.-The Administra
tion Econ mica, which is charged with
the disbursement of the finances of the
provisional government of Habana and
the province, published a statement
showing that from Jaouary to May,
inclusive, the receipts were 763,194
and the expenses $178,228, the balance
being cash on hand. This causes
general astonishment among the Cubans
and is unprecedented in the history of
Habana. Never before have the
figures been openly published. The
officials formerly merely made semi
official statements which were not
itemized. No two years of the Spanish
regime have yielded as much as the
tast five months.
The English La Lucha ia an edito
rial based oo this fact, says the Cubans
and Americans are watching the results
of military role, recognizing the
immense influence whioh will be ex
erted in the fatore political struggle by
the present campaign, and adds : "The
greatest praise is due to the Americans
here at this evidence of their intent to
maintain methods of the strictest
honesty."
The New Trial of Dreyfus.
Paris. June 20.-The approaching
arrival of Dreyfus at Rennes is caus
ing an influx of foreigners lhere.
The hotels are besieged with appli
cants for rooms, which command
immense prices. The arrangements
fe tue conveyance of the prisoner
from Brest have been made with the
greatest care, and it is believed there
is no danger of demonstrations
Dreyfus is expected to reach Brest
early in the morning and precautions
have been taken to prevent anybody
from seeing him either at Brest or
Rennes. The Figaro says it under
stands that Dreyfus will arrive at
Rennes on June 30, and that he will
be landed elsewhere than ta Brest
The court house at Rennes adjoins
che prison. Capt. Dreyfus will be
brought into court through a special
ly constructed door. It is proposed
to fix-* boreen in front of the win
dow of his cell, so as to prevent him
communicating with the houses op
posite.
No Pardon for Murderess.
Gov. McSweeney has announced
ihat be had definitely decided not
to grant a pardon or commutation of
sentence in the case of Mrs. Car&on,
the white woman serving a life sen
tence in the 6tate penitentiary for the
murder of her husband.
The Crops in the Field.
Washington, Jane 20.-The weekly
crop bulletin of the weather bureau
issued today says :
"While heavy rains have delayed
cultivation and caused damage to crops
io portions of the Mississippi and
Missouri valleys, and drought continues
over portions of New England and the
Middie Atlantic States, Tennessee and
the Central and Southern Becky Moun
tain region, the week as a whole has
beeo very favorable to agricultural
interests. The telegraphic summary of
elim ate a ad erop conditions in Coba,
received from Havana on the 19th,
indicates the general prevalence of
drought, although local rains occurred
over limited areas. The Cuban plant
ers have sown sotte cane, bot are
waiting for general rains, which are
much needed, especially in Santa Clara
province.
"Corn has made good progress io all
districts, although in portions of the
Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys
excessive moisture has retarded cultiva
tion. A part of the crop has reoeived its
final cultivation as far north as Missouri
and Southern Illinois
"Winter wheat harvest has contin
ued under generally favorable condi
tions, beiog io progress as far North as
Central Illinois, although interrupted
by raine in portioos of the central
Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys.
While the yields are light, they are
better thao were expected in some
sections, and the quality is generally
excellent. Grain in stock has sustain
ed injury in portions of Texas.
"Oat harvest is practically completed
in the Southern States. In the central
valleys the oendition of the crop is
generally improved
"Reports from nearly all sections of
the cotton belt indicate a general
improvement ia the condition of cotton,
the least favorable comiog from
Eastern Texas, Arkansas and Okla
homa, where tho crop is grassy and
Georgia, where caterpillars are causing
injury.. Ia the oentral portion of the
cotton belt, where the stands have been
unsatisfactory, seed long since planted
has germinated and ie coming up to
improved stands.
"Worms in the Carolinas and
grasshoppers io Kentucky and Tennes
see are eaueing injury to the tobaoeo
crop, and the acreage in the last named
State has been reduced from this cause
and dry weather. Io the other tobacco
States the outlook is promising. Some
has been cut in Florida.
"Haying has continued with light
yields io the Middle Atlantic States,
and portions of Michigan and Central
Illinois In New Eoglaod, owing to
the continued drought, the bay crop is
almost a failure, but io the States of
the central valleys the crop is generally
satisfactory. "
Jail Delivery in Florence.
Florence, June 20.-There was a
wholesale jail delivery here this after
noon, every one of the prisoners taking
flight, except one whose mind was too
unsound io realize the splendid oppor
tunity of escape, aod another who was
too sick. Two of the prisoners were
in jail for murder. One of them,
James Abraham, was to have been
hanged on the 7th of July.
Four prisoners made good their
escape, James Abraham, convicted ol
murder, John Creech, aa cider, Horace
Bronson, a little negro, np for stealing,
and another negro boy for the same
offense.
Murderer Abraham Again in
Custody.
Florence, June 21.-Three of the
prisoners who escaped from the
county jail yesterday afternoon were
captured in Darlington early this
morning by a posse of young men
headed by Deputy Sheriff Thomas
Dennis. The three captured were
James Abraham, the man who will
hang July 7 and the two little negro
boys, Horace Brunson and Charlie
Alford. John Creech, the suepeeted
slayer of Sarah Homes, is still at
large, and over his cesspe Sheriff
McLendon is not worrying himself,
for the negro is not identified as the
right man.
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St Louis, June 20 -It is announc
ed that as Governor Stephens has
signed the street railway bill, tho
negotiations fer a general consolida
tion of all the street railways of St.
Louis which have been in progress fer
some time, bave been practically com
pleted. The deal involves nearly
3100,000,000 Over $5,000,000 will
ba extended in improvements and a
larger number o meo will be employed
than ever before.
THE SUDDEN DEATH
OF HENRY B. PLANT.
Head of Great System of
Railroad in the South.
New York, Jooe 23 -Henry Brad
ley Plant, president of the Plant Invest
ment company, controlling the great
system of hotels and railroads oo the
west coast of Florida and the Hoe of
steamers from Tampa, died suddenly
tonight at his residence io this city.
Mr. Plant, who was io bis 80th
year, bad not beeo io tho best health
for several years, bot, except brief
intervals of illness, was actively en
gaged io the direction of bis enterprises
op to within a few hoars of bis death.
On Thursday evening wheo he arriv
ed home at the asoal time Mr. Plant
complained of suffering from internal
pain from a disorder from wbioh he
bad long been suffering. His cooditioo
was somewhat worse during the
night, but BO alarming symptoms
manifested themselves ootii a few
minutes after noon today, wheo it
beoamo apparent that be was sinking.
He soon lapsed into aoeoosioosoess,
heart failure developed and he passed
quietly away.
Mrs.'Plant was with her husband at
the last. His only soo, Morton Free
man Plant, was oat of the oity, bat
was informed of his father's death, aod
will arrive in New York io the morn
ing.
Serum for Yellow Fever.
New York, Jane 20.-Dr. Alvy P.
Doty the health officer of the port, is
much elated over the successful
results of the experiments with a
serum produced at his laboratory for
the prevention of yellow fever. For
the past eighteen months Dr. Doty
and his assistants have been produc
ing this serum at the quarantine
laboratory, and have iaocculated a
number of guinea pigs previously fed
with germs of yellow fever. For
some time the experiments have been
doubtful io their results, bot for the
past month or six weeks they have
succeeded in preserving the lives of
the animals, thus affording sure evi
dence of the value of the serum in
the prevention of yellow fever. Dr.
Doty says be will send samples of
the serum to his agent at Habana,
where it is expected that it will be
used with success in the preservation
of the lives of yellow fever patients.
New York, June 22 -The directors
of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail
road Company met today and ratified
the agreement under wbioh the com
pany setis for $1, 100,000 cash to the
Louisville aod Lash ville and Southern
Railway companies its railroad property
io Alabama, these two roads, at the
same time, entering into a cootraot
with the coal and iron company to
reduce by 30 per eent. their present
rates for orrryiog ore, coal and coke
and dolomite to the latter company's
plants. The directors of the eoai and
iroo company aleo ratified tbe reoeot
purchase of tbe property of the Shef
field Coal, Iroo aod Steel Company, at
Sheffield. Ala., oo tbe Tennessee
River, as a result of wbioh purchase
the Ten nef see Coal, Iron aod Railroad
Company has has DOW a larger number
of furnaces and a larger amount of
coal and iron land than any other
corporation io the world.
Bridgeport, Conn, June 22-It
was learned today that within a short
time to plant of tbe American Ord
nance Company has been visited by a
representative of tbe Czar of Russia.
It is stated the Ordnance Company was
asked by the representative of the
Czar whether the following order could
be filled : 100 field batteries of 6 goos
each, 6 and 12-pounders, quick fire
guns, and 1,600 caissons and limbers.
The value of the order would be about
6,000.000. The officiais of the Ord
nance Company refuse to admit or deoy
that such ao order bas been placed.
Convict Killed.
Batesburg, June 20 -W. H John
son was killed this evening by Deputy
Sheriffs Whittle and Berry, cf Salada
County. Johnson was an escaped con
vict of Georgia. It seems that Whittle
and Berry bad a warrant for bis arrest
from tbe Georgia authorities. After
the shootiog Whittle and Berry left
hen for Salada The coroner of Lex
ington bas been wired and will be here
in the morning to hold an inquest.
Johnson leaves a wife and three small
children.
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