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l? Pages? IN TWO PARTS. WEATHER I NORFO Snow: co VOL. II. NO. Mi. XOHFOLK, VA., SIN DAY. Fl-BUUARY 13, 1899. S I X t K K \ PAGrBSi PRICE TB ANOTHER VICTORY WON 1 IN THE PHILIPPINES Caloocan Shelled and the Insurgents Driven Out With Heavy Loss, THE MONADNOCK AND THE CHARLESTON ENGAGED American Soldiers Face Filipi ,o Ballets as Cheerfully as if They Hid B:en Sno.v Balls Utterly Routing the Enemy?Enemy's Strength Estimated at Ten Thousand Men?General Oin Marching on Malabon and Malofos, the Insurgent Capital? Filipino Juntas Charged the Americans With Treachery, Looting and Murder ?Estimates of Our Losses?Schooner With Ammunition Captured liepor From the Transport Grant. Washington, Feb. 11.?General Otis had another victory to record this morning, and though tho action before Caloocan did not result In as heavy a loss to the American side as the battle of last Saturday nighl and Sunday morning, It is bellevea to have been quite as Important In results. Caloocan Is on the lino of railroad connecting Manila with Malolos, the insurgent capi? tal, nnd it might be that this capture of the lirst named town will make it possible to advance rapidly by rail upon Insurgent headquarters if It Bhall be deemed necessary to force tin- lighting and undertake the capture <<: Agul naldo. Tho olhcldla here were encoured to-day by General Otis' quotation of the opinion of credible persons, Filipinos, it is understood, to the effect that AgUlhaldo no longer has the power to keep the insurgents under his lead, as this points to an early submission of the Insurgents to the American govern? ment N'mif. will tw. allowed l 1 eome to M.mila.-h-tivt-v-r. until they h.iv?U-4? clown their arms for good. As for Agu Inuldo, it in now believed that he will refuse to the last to make terms that that would rrieel with the approval of General Otis and that whcu.th* Insurrection falls through he will mike h's escape to the Continent rather than remain In Luzon. Manila, Feb. 11.-2:30 p. m.?Early lo-dny the monitor MoniulnoeM and the cruiser Charleston began dropping shells into the rebel camp between Caloo? can and Malabon. Tho enemy's sharpshooters in the junglo on the American left had been particularly annoying since daylight, so the Third Artillery drove the rebels out of the jungle at noon. Bass, the artist representing Harpers' Weekly, was shot in the arm yes? terday. Tho loss of the enemy Is estimated at fully 60 killed and wounded to one American kllli d or wounded SUCCUMBED TO HEAT. Manlia, Feb. 11.?5:25 p. m.?Tho he.it to-day knocked out many more of our men than did the Filipino bullet:!, especially in marshlands north of Mal? abon, where the Kansas Regiment was stationed. Fully a se< re of them were taken to the hospital. Among the incidents of'thc day, It Is cited that Privates Hartley and Fitch, of the Thirteenth Minnesota Regiment, were both wounded in the legs by the same bullet and Private Mitchell, of Company 11, of the Kansas Regiment .while nsslstlng a couple of men l,) the rear, was shot in the left arm. , The railroad Is now open to Cftlo?can and supplies for the troops are be? ing forwarded by rail. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. Manila. V, h. ll.?11:55 a. m.?Tho Col low ing additional particulars regarding the capture of Caluocan have been ob? tained: The Insurgents had been concentrat? ing their forces for days at Calodcan and .Major General Klw oll S. Oils, the American commander here, determined to attack them, lie Instructed his commanders accordingly and requested the assistance of the naval forces under the command of (tear Admiral Dewey. Major fu neral MacArthur re? ported that nil was ready and at :< O'clock he received the following dis? patch: "The commanding general orders you i to go ahead with the program. (Signed) "DARRY.'! Tili: TOWN SHELLED. The attack began immediately. The monitor Monndnock and tli ? cruiser Charleston shelled Caloocnn and the country north of it tor hall Till luun-r General MacArthur's artillery also .lid effective work from a hill in the rear. Brigadier General Harrison Gray Otis, with his brigade, consisting of the Kansas regiment, the Montana regi? ment and the Third Artillery, regu? lars, acting as Infantry, advani ed handsomely, pushing forward in the face uf the Phillplno, but all as cheer? fully ns if they bad been snow balls. ENEMY UTTERLY ROUTED. The enemy was utterly routed and fled (o the mountains. At t! o'clock "cease firing" and "re? call" were sounded. The troops were then well through Caloocnn and north of it. General MacArthur established his left at Caloocnn and strengthened his lines for the night. By the capture of Paloocan the con? trol of much of the rolling stock of Hie Manlla-Dagupnn railroad was obtained. The city is how quieter and business is better than al any time since the outbreak of hostilities. OL*II LOSSES. The American losses yesterday were three men killed ami thirty-two wound? ed. Among the latter arc gallant Lieu? tenant Colonel Bruce Wallace, of the Montana regiment, and a lieutenant of the Second Cavalry, who was shot through the lung while leading a charge across the open ground- The enemy lost heavily. LIKE CLOCK WORK. London. Feb. 11 ? A dispatch to Rou? ter's Telegraph Company from Manila, describing the capture of Caloocan, dwells tlpon the excellence of tho Ame rican plans and the precision wltii which they were carried out. The dis? patch r.dds: "A: 4 p. in. the American ships .-eased firing.' Then the army tired three guns, at an Interval of ten seconds, signall? ing the advance of the whole line, the Kansas regiment, leading through the Jungle. The rebels left wing was di? verted by Major Hell and a hundred men. It win like eiock work. There was no bitch anywhere." THE ENEMY DEMORALIZED. The rebels, estimated to have num? bered ton thousand men, weiv demor? alized by the shells. The American's advanced in open order. At 600 yards there was a halt and then a charge and the rebels stampeded from their trenches, which wore admirably con? structed. The Americans refrained from wasting ammunition, but rushed on without tiring and used their bayc nets mid Ihe butts of their rifles. There was heavy slaughter. Tin? railroad Is prnctlcnlly uninjured. To-day the ships are shelling beyond Chloocan. MARCHING ?'N MAL.OLOS. The Americans will probably reach Malabon t?-day aiid Malolos in a fort? night. Dispatches to ti?? ? Globe from Hong K >i ?; say the Filipino junta there has i.ivccl. by steamer from Manila, fur? ther hows of the riecht lighting. The Filipino agents say the Ameri? cans placed vessels along tlx- shores of the buy and commenced hostilities ''un? expectedly nt midnight ? n Saturday, simultaneously bombarding the de? fenceless towns Of Fondo, Malaie and Malabon. A FILIPINO CANARD. The agents of the rebels also say "the slaughter of women and children were frh^htful ;ii ? imcrJcoJia faumtoe onq devastating all before them, eon ducting n war of extermination and shooting every Filipino." The agents of the Filipinos declare their intention of "appealing to Chris? tendom," and say their indignation against the Americans is Intense, T HE JU NT AS ST A T EM K N T. Hong Kong. Feb. II.-The Filipino junta here have issued the following statement: "A man I la steamer lias arrived hero with the American censored version of the fighting, which is utterly false. The Americans commenced hostlltics by the treachery lot General Otis, simul? taneously by land and sea. Aguinaldo possesses a signed guarantee from the American commissioners that there would be no hostility on their part. Hence the Flipino troops were resting and many of the Filipino ofllcers were at the theatre on Saturday nij.'ht und were arrested shortly before the out? break. "The bombardment of the defenceless towns of Malaie, Paco, Santa Ana and Malabon caused frightful slaughter among tho women and childri n, It Is estimated that four thousand of them were killed. "The Filipino forces, whose less was comparatively small, tenaciously held to their positions. "The conduct of tho Americans In the suburbs was outrageous. Tiny com- < pel led the inhabitants to leave their i houses and then shot them down, re? gardless of sex. ? There is i reign of terror at Manila. Civilians are shot in the streets with? out billig challenged. ? Tlie Illolo commissioners arrived at Manila at the Invitation of the Amer? icans and when they were starting to return the American soldiers were loot? ing and pillaging. "Aguinaldo sent commissioners ;o In? quire of Genrra! Otis the reason for the hostilities, offering summary punish? ment if tlie Filipinos were found to be at fauTl. He received no satlsfactl in. "The Americans are apparently de? termined on a war of extermination, similar to their d >lhgs in Carolina in NoVember, violating the rights of man? kind and of civilized warfare and com? mitting a monstrous outrage on civili? zation. "There Is no doubt that th,- action of General Ot'.s was a political move to Influence the vote, of the l"nite,i States Senate, fearing an exposure of the cor? ruptions ut Manila. ?'Four vessels are leaving Manila to bombard Illolo." (Qohllnu-id on Eighth Page.) THE CAREER OF GENERAL MILES IN PICTURES. While there may be room for differences of opinion with respect to the attitiule of Major General Nelson A. Miles towurd the administrative branch ot the government, no one can question ids gallantry as n soldier or his ability to command troops in the field. Enlisting as a civilian volunteer in lSGl, lie had the unusual distinction of leading a corps before tin- war ended, and he was then but 25 years of age. As an aid on the staff of General Howard he won llrsl promotion for gallantry In battle and a few months later commanded a brigade in the attack on the si'.uo wall at Frederlcksburg. With blood streaming from a wound in the face he asked permission to head a second attack. At Chancellorsville Colonel Miles commanded the skirmish line of the Second corps ami at the close of the day v as carried from the Held witli a wound supposed to In- mortal. In the Wilderness und Petersburg campaigns Miles led first a brigade and then a division of the fighting Second corps un? der Hancock. For a time he commanded this cori 9 in 1S65. As an Indian lighter Miles carried oft' tin- highest honors, and when his rank as senior major general placed him ut the head of the army the nation looked upon it us a well earned reward. Ceil) WAVE CONTINUES. Low Temperatute in Washington and Carolina. forty Degrees Ilclow Zero in 3Iou? tniin?Freezing Woailirr Predicts <<l For Florida To-Nlght ? Void Win 0 Si,-vi! it Ik Oll I In- Uli If Count. (By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.) Washington, Feb. lt.?The Weather Department to-night Issued the follow? ing: While the cold wave continues gene? rally east of the Rocky Mountains, ex? cept In Florida, it has been character? ized by a remarkably low temperature in the Vicinity of Washington, and a further fail In the Carolinas, lti the latter districts they .\ro from two de? grees to 20 degrees below the freezing point, while at Washington this morning the minimum temperature was I 13. degrees below zero, one degree lower ill mi je-- 1 >ue-t nr.. vi,ms record, whjxll was 14 degrees below zero on January I, 1SS1. THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. In the Mississippi valley there has been another full of from six degrees to ten degrees, except In the central portion, and the temperatures range I from 0 degrees to 11 degrees below zero, a fall t-inee last night of from ? degrees i<> l? degrees. In the lower .Missouri valley, middle slope, and the southwest, the temper? atures have fallen from ten degrees to I forty degrees; the zero line extends to the* northern border of Texas, and there was a severe norther from Ne? braska and Colorado southward, warn-] ings of which were issued Friday and Friday night. On the west Clulr" coast tempera:tires arc again from 4 degrees to S degrees below the fpeexing point, while in the wist and northwest they are from IS degrees to t!0 degrees below zero. OPT IN MONTANA. At Havre. Montana, this morning. I the temperature was 40 degrees below zero, while from the lower Missouri ' valley south\vestwnrd into Northern and northeastern Texas the tempera I tares to-night are from 2 degrees to 12 degrees below any previous record foi tile second decade of February. A remarkable feature of this cold wave has been the abnormally high' pressure of the past two days. From' Nebraska northward and northwest? ward the barometer has read 31 inches or over, with a maximum reading this morning of :;i.42 Inches In southern As slnlboa. COLD WILL CONTINUE. The cold weather will continue, andl there will be a decided fall in temper? ature, on the (itilf coast, with freezing; ,...i'.> r. In the north thirl .?:' Florida freezing weather Is probable Sunday night, and advisory messages to this effect have been issued. In the ex? treme northwest some moderation of! the extremely cold weather is probable. Cold wave signals are displayed on the Gulf coast from pehsacqla to Brownsville, and at Meridian and Montgomery, and storm northeast sig? nals on the Gulf coast from New Or? leans to Brownsville. Dlsnstrou* Fires In Kpalii (By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.) Oveldo.i Spain, Feb. 11.?Disastrous conflagrations have occurred in the mountains northwest of this city. The .'^wwiiHBfflWr^MWMB*sTBfc-"*. villages or Villon, Murine, T.nnaces and Cesavldo have been wiped out. Many herds of cattle have perished and oilier villages are threatened. All tlie efforts i to quench the fires have been futile. It is not known whether there Iiub been any loss of life, but the people are panic stricken nnd are fleeing to places of safety. SAMPSON AND SCIILIiV Secretary Long's Report to the Senate. Explains Viliy tlie Former Was AO vniiccd evi-r Hie Latter?.schley Failed 10 Obey Writers?Ilia Con* clnrl U'na Itcprelifuslble* (Hy Telegraph to Vlrgin'.an-rilot.) Washington, Feb. 11.?Secretary Long has sent to the Senate an exhaustive , report in reply to tiie resolution recently I passed by that body calling upon the Navy Department for all records in Its possession upon which the nomination -of Admirals Sampson and Schley to their present grades were based. In summing up and citing the reasons for advancement of Schley und Sampson the Secretary says: j "The advancement of Admiral Samp? son was proposed in recognition of his services In the execution of his duties j as commander in chief of all our ships engaged in the campaign in the West Indies; for the supervision of all Its details, wherever distributed; for the blockade of the island of Cuba; for the convoying and landing of the army and co-operation with its movements, and for the pursuit, blockade, the destruc? tion of the Spanish Heel, which destruc? tion on the 3d of duly by our fleet under ins command was the consummation of his orders and preparations beginning on tii - first day of June. In this con- i nectlon ihe dispatch of Commodore I I Schley', dated July 10, is a pertinent) fact. "The advancement of Commodore Schley was proposed in recognition of hi.; service its next in command in rank at the victory of Santiago. Where so much was achieved in this culminating battle, and where his ship was such a .? nsplcuous force In the light, his con? duct while in independent command prior to June 1. the resort of which has been Qlvcn above, and which, by reason of Its unsteadiness in purpose ami failure to obey orders, did not meet with the approval of the President, the department was yet not permitted to stand in the way of the nomination for promotion t ? a higher grade for the p.111 he took in that final triumph. SAM PS? 'N S LETTER. In this connection a pertinent fact is the letter of Admiral Sampson, in which, while ion overlooking Commo? dore Schley's reprehensible conduct, as b tore referred to. he asks that ample action be done hitu for his part In the aci in of July :i. "It is jus: to both these officers to say that each of them was selected for his command In the war without solicita? tion or suggest Ion on the part of him? self or of any one in his behalf. The ii i 1 of the department, under the ap? proval of the President. Is responsible for these selections, which were made in the exigencies of the war situation and in the exercise of the department's di?i retion in the assignment (if olllcers, which is authorised by law- This dis? cretion was exercised solely with a view to the best Interests of the public service, whether wisely or not, results show." Laid to Rest With Military Hon? ors Cubans Tnlto Oironso nl Position m <i i ii< in in iin- i nun ii Pro? (tmIiiu iiiki Withdraw - claiming Tliey Wore Ordered Olli? (Dy Telegraph to Virginia-Pilot.) Havana. Feb. 11.?The late General Calixto Garcia was burled to-day without the presence of a single uni? formed comrade In arms, immense throngs ot his compatriots paid honor to his memory, wondering as the long procession defiled through the streets of Havana, where the Cuban soldiers were. Tho townspeople learned, after the funeral, that the Cuban Generals had had a dispute with Governor Gen? eral Brooke's staff over the question of precedence, and had withdrawn In an? ger, ordering 150 other officers and 200 privates out of the lines. The membsfs of the Cuban Assembly also withdrew, and it is understood that two of the members of General Brooke's advisory council, Scnor Lanunza, Secretary of j Justice and Public Instruction, and Se nor Domingo m. Capote, Secretary of j Government, took the view held by the; Cuban Generals and retired from the procession. Senor Lanunza, who was to deliver the eulogy over the body of General Garcia failed to carry out the program. APPEAL To M'KINLEY. The whole city Is talking of the af? fair. Tho Cuban Generals ami many prOmlnent persons In Havana held_a_ sesslnn to-night to discuss what course to pursue. It is probable tli.it an ap? peal will bo made to President Mc? Kinley, it is believed, however, when the Cubans understand thoroughly the point of the controversy, they will modify their present extreme feeling against the Americans. THE PROCESSION. When General Brooke and his staff, with the escort of troops from the Seventh cavalry reached t'ne palace the Governor-General was informed that his carriage was to go immediately af? ter the casket. He suggested thnt the chief mourners should be General Qarcla's two sons. Consequently they and two friends Occupied a carriage separated from tho COflln by the priests on foot. After the sons came Governor Gene;-.! ltrooke, with Generals Chaffee and Humphrey and Colonel Richards, of the Governor General's staff, in two carriages;. The Governor-General's mounted staff, con? sisting of ten or twelve horsemen, was closing in behind General Brooke's par? ty when the point was raised by the Cuban generals and members of the Cuban military assembly that they ought to be in-xt to Governor-General Brooke, nnd that his mount.- ! staff and escorting tr.mps should come after thotn. General Brooke's position was that a genera! nnd his staff could not be separated, and General Chaffee di? rected the mounted start' to stay with General Brooke, and the Cuban gener? als with their staffs to follow. Tin-; CUBAN claim. Thf* Cuban generals aver that an American officer ordered them out of line. Whether they were-actually or? dered out of line or not, they were in? formed that they must not march be? tween tho Governor-Genera I and his staff. The Cuban commanders in car? riage* and on horseback then Withdrew, Among them were Generals Mayla Rod? riguez, General Julio Rangully, general Rafael Fortuendo, General Mail Me nocai, General B. Ducasse and Gener? als Freyo, Andrado, Abellno, Bosar, Ar mando and Unas. The crowd nearby cried "Viva Cuba Libre," Viva Aguinaldo," "Viva Fili? pinos" atnl "Down with tho Yankees." Tho artillery caisson with the casket then started and some Suban officers on foot attempted to net in line be? tween General Brooke and his staff but were crowded out by the horsemen, who <?'. ised up on the carriages. Ten blocks away in Central park a party of Cu? ban soldiers on foot formed on either side of the street, and when the casket reached the point at which they were standing, they feil In ai d inarched on either side or the caisson. No one in? terfered with them, but after inarching a mile they dropped out so as not to be present at the- cemetery. Tlie Cubans assert that General j Uro.iUe wished to put them in the rear of tho cavalry escort, but this is not the ease. As the place assigned for the Cubans was not occupied, however, the cavalry escort of tlie Governor General closed up behind the staff. Withdrew From Marcln'n Futteral. (By Telegraph to Virglnla-Pllot.) Havana. Feb. 11.?The. Cuban Gen? erals and so! liers who were to take part in the funeral procession of Gen? eral Garcia, withdrew to-day because they were not allowed to march be? tween Governor General Brooke and his staff. The incident has caused intense feel? ing among the Cubans, who. It is said, will probably appeal to the President. APPROPRIATION 1111,1, jThe Estimates For Fortifications Largely Reduced More Tltnn Forly?fottr millions For the Nary?Secretary Latin** itcc outltiotldfltloti? RTntlawetl - Wltnt the .No. (oil. Vied Mill Oct. (By Telegraph to Virginia-P.lot.) Washington. Feb. 11.-The fortifica? tion appropriation bill wa.s completed to-day by the House Committee on Appropriations. It carries Jl.71t.T9S, as against esti? mates made for this purpose of $12,151, asa. The bill carries out the general policy of past Congresses In strength? ening the sea coast fortifications. As explanatory of the heavy reduc? tion from the estimates, tho report tshows the extent of the emergency work accomplished during the recent war period, and says It carries out the recommendation of the Bndlcott board. FOR THE NAVY. Washington, Feb. 11.?The naval ap proprlatlon bill is practically completed save in sonic minor details, and all its essential features were made known to-day. It appropriates a total of $44, 158,603, divided under the following main hea ls: General establishment .113,236,440 Bureau of Navigation . 505,125 Bureau of Ordnance . 3,143,134 Bureau of Equipment. 2,615,455 Public works, yards and docks . 454,443 liureau of Medicine and Surgery . 192.000 Bureau of Supplies and Ac? counts . 3.220,132 Bureau of Construction and Repair . 3,213,407 Bureau of Steam Engineering 1,207,900 Naval Academy . 217.120 Marine Corps #. 1,366,971 Increase of navy .$11,192,402 FOR Till: fibst YEAR,_ Tin? item of "Increase of the navy" covers the amount given for the tlrst year on the three new battleships, three armored cruisers and six smaller cruis- ? ers authorize,l |>y the bill. Although the ships have been decided upon, the text of this provision has not yet been agreed on. It will follow the recom? mendations of the Secretary of the Navy, with the total of cost recom? mended by him, viz.. $3,500,000 each for the battleships. Jl.?HM).t?itn for the ar? mored cruisers, and 31,141,800 for the smaller cruisers. These amounts are exclusive of armor and armament. The $11,193,402 carried for the ships in the bill is divided as follows: Construction and machinery. $5.992. 402: armor and armament, $4,000,000; equipment, $2,000,000. THE NORFOLK 7ARD. The Norfolk navy yard receives an appropriation of $645,687; the naval sta? tion at Key West $H2,520; naval sta? tion at Port Royal, $115,000. WAS NOT HERR ANDREE. m Ills BROTHER REPUDIATES THE STORY FROM SIBERIA. (By Telegraph to Virginia n-Fllot.) Malso, Sweden, Feb. 11.?The brother of Professor Andree, the missing bal? lot nlst who attempted to cross the Arc? tic regions, has Informed a local news? paper that he does not believe the re? port received by way of Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, that the remains of Andree and his companions and the ear of the bal? loon in Which ho left Danes island, of the Spitbergen group, July 11, is>j7. have been found between Konto and Fit, In the province of Yeniseisk Ho says that locality Is cultivated and that it appears incredible that the corpses and the car of the balloon could have been there a year ami a half without having been seen before this. Furthermore. Andree's brother points out In stormy weather the bodies would almost cer? tainly have been separated from the wreck of the balloon. Presldeullitl Sfoiutunttoti*. Washington. Feb. 11.? Tho President t ?-day sent these nominations to the Senate: Treasury?Horace A. Taylor, of Wis? consin, Assistant Secretary of the"1 Treasury. Postmasters: Texas?Erwin W. Owen, Eagle-Pass; Edward W. Morton, Farmersvllle. North Carolina?George W. Bobbins, Rocky Mouut.; ..vgtf.2J THE I Baron 1 he an; Kxitlnlus t lu the Ii II r c 1 n r c Him Sir MlNtorj of Pcrfe (By Tel. Berlin, F day, Count tea dor, at government ment on tin relations be Germany, fairs, Baroi readiness t After disi Ing which hoped that of the exis talned. ncc both partie GEH.MA "In the c squadron ti pano-Amer solely by tl posed upor subjects an We were ne loyal to hon A "i cmph statements |~port!on of the alleged Philippines Filipinos a; most bare Tlie assert! general at the Flllpln canards thti dy pool. PRIEN "The Intt man and . Manila was of mutual c conducted I manner to lat hed or eJ duet of the . Just as chi "lu prott property fr< of strict ne u as our ju: tional duty, we shall tie us from ex< filling that "After thi ships withd with the ex We do not German cltl American p to see :m u opment of i and t lie W rule. tChee TWO STD "I believe manly natii -forwardness best reined; more Imag tual relatlo meats has : friendly, at scntatlve o lln i a. D. \ speech here manner wh our satls'fa. attitude -of many durii Americans to be. For political at eminent o( Jectlons fr 04i^We- -pal reason win should not ships with "Very true German ai in hostility the future velopmeht other initr tides and so exercis against contend In Anier sumed the a feeling America, a MER] "Here th ' he Ameri : ieularly ward us. America a dark relat public opir man opinl brilliant qi never beg! rewarded (Con OTHER CLAS? Local! Kditori; Vircti Nor? Ports Berfc; Marks Sluppi'