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LAND AROU ROOK ROCK ISL.AXD, ILL,., "WEDNESDAY, MAECII 29, 1899. PKICE THREE CENTS. VOL.. XliVII. "SO. 134. AMERICANS MOVE ON, Rebels Driven Beyond Bocave Showing Slight Re sistance. UNCLE SAM'S BOYS STAET EARLY. He;ln Marching at 6 O'clock Tlila M or nine and Cover Three Miles Before lO-Kour of MacArthara Men Killed and Tbirty f.e Wounded Natives Not Prepared for Advance. Manila, March 29. Noon. The American army advanced at 6 this morning, sweeping onward three miles before 10 o'clock and driving the rebels beyond Bocave, to the east of Bulacanand on the railroad leading to Malolos. Our troops met bnt slight resistance. The Filipinos lired volleys yesterday evening for the pur pose of drawing the American lire and disclosing the locality of our posi tions. Two Pennsylvaui.ms and one Dakolan were wounded. The Ameri cans remained silent. Oepredatlons of the Konny. Washington, March ti'J. (ien. Otis' cablegram savs the enemv destroyed the railway and telegraph lines and a construction train following our forces. MacArthur's advance yester day was only to the outskirts of Ma rilao, and it took until late in the af ternoon to repair the road and bridges and send trains through with sup plies. A rapid march was made this morning to Rigaa. seven miles from Malolos. The troops are in excel lent spirits. stubborn Fight Impending. Manila, March 29, 7:30 p. in. At daylight MacArthur's division ad vanced from Manila along the rail road to Iligaa. He met strong oppo sition in the jungle. First one Ne braska!), then one l'euiisylvunian and then two Montanans were killed. Thirty-live were wounded, including one Kansas ollicer. The rebels had not finished the trenches along the line of today's march, showing that they were not prepared for our ad vance. It is lclievcd. however, there will lie a hard light Ix-fore Malolos is taken. The Minnesota regiment re inforced the division today, inarching from the waterworks during 'the! night to Manila, and going to the front by train. A l'lrtiire of Devolution. The country between Marilao and Manila is a picture of desolation. The g lie nil appearance is as if a cyclone had passed over. Panic stricken in habitants of Marilao left money end valuables La the homes, on the tables and lloors, wbeu thev lied. THE START tOK MALOLOS. Acoinallo;s Capital and I-at Ditch the Objective l'oint of Our Hoys. New York. March 29. A Cisratch to The Journal Cated Manila. March 29. fjjf: Ilocave has Lcen taken by our ttocps. Th railroad bridge is unin jured, neral McArthur is now within i icht miles of Malolos. New lurk. March 29 A dispatch to The Hciald frmn Manila says the insur er-r.t capital has been moved from Malo los to San Fernando. The Insurgents Iiur-.n .1 Hularan yesterday afternoon. "."he monitor Monailuock shelled Los I'iras. u:h of Manila. ysterday. Manila. Man li ;s. p. m. The engi rrs are repairing bridges, the nels having failei to .-slroy the iron woik and the railroad is kept busy hurr ins Mipplirs to iie front, preparatory to the ai"van n Malo'. where AcuinaMo is rxe. ted to make his final Man.!. Th fountr at Malolos Is Icvil. with occa i.tal si reams and patri-.rs .f wood, but then- a'e tiA JurqliF. The American troops will advnrr at daylight, taking ! ur das' rati) ns with them and hav n. n 2c0 ro'jr.i?s f an-munitioii in their "Its. Tht y expert to have Booavc. on the railroad to the it of liularan. to morrow. It Is a difficult position, pro-tn-Ud by dram. The American line 1? aliout 1.1V0 yards from that of the rebels. Desultory shots were exchanged today. nebela Are Forced to Fight. Tt!e American reports show that twtn- Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum Alum baking powders are the greatest mm errs to health of the present day. SWOTS ei. MY VOW. ty men were Killed . and' slJfty-one wounded on our side yesterday. The rtolrA. : . . . - i,i ii .. .1 ' tad thirty-seven wounded. According to prisoners in the hands of the Ameri cans Aguinaldo's generals. Garcia. To- rreo and Pacheco. were with the Fill Pino army yesterday and drove their followers into the first aggressive dem onstration. The rebels attempted to charge across the plain east of the rail road, but the Americans charged to meet them and the Filipinos bolted after few shots, leaving several men killed on the field. The Filipino prisoners further declare that the rebels have lost all taste for fighting, and that their officers have to keep them in line by beating them with swords. lirilllant and Costly Achievement. One of the most brilliant and costly achievements of the" campaign was the charge of Major Howard's battalion across the river. Advancirg at the double quick they found the river be neath them and splashed across with a yell, swimming and wading, with bul lets spattering in the water, and rushed upon the rebel trenches. Ten men were killed and eleven wounded In the charge, At the capture of Marilao there were several incidents showing the bravery of our troops. Some Filipinos were en trenched on an island in a bend of the river. The Americans approached in a triangular formation, with th9 Third ar tillery In the apex and the Kansas and Pennsylvania regiments forming the sides. Colonel Funston called for vol unteers to mim the river. Two men crossed under flre and secured materials with which a crossing was eventually effected. Major Bell, of Ceneral McAr thur s staff, with company I. of the Pennsylvania regiment, and Lieutenant Abemathy and ten men, engaged in similar exploits. Trouble Brewing ia Kecroi. Singapore. March 2tt. Trouble Is brewing in the island of Negros, where the inhabitants repudiate the self-Con stituted authority of Aniseto Lacfon, president of the provisional government, to arrange affairs with the Americans, and have attacked the Americans. The censor at Manila suppressed the details. The insurgents in Luzon sent a message to Lieutenant Commander Cowper. of the British gunboat Plover, when the latter endeavored to effect a compro mise, suggesting that they were ready to treat for peace through a neutral great power. WASHINGTON HAS LITTLE NEWS. Ofliclala There Indulge In Comment on the Manila eltnation. Washington. March 29. There was a lull yesterday in the reports from the scene of action north of Manila which for a time was rather mystifying to th war department authorities. Only om dispatch from Cieneral Otisi was re ceived durins the d?y dealing with th- situation at the front, and this related to Monday afternoon. It was not until the Associated Press dispatch caiuVlate itt the day tailing "that the American forces were resting beyond Marilao that tleneral Otis' rilence on yesterday's movements was explained. After the arduous work of a three days' fight under a fierce tropical sun, through rice swamps and jungles, it was expected by the authorities here that McArthur would conserve the energies of his m?n by a halt long enough to rest and take supplies before the final blow against Malolos. the Insurgent capital. The American advance line was yes teroay oeyona Marilao. and almost up to the large town of Kularan. The ex act distance to Malolos is uncertain, ow ing to the lack of information ai. to Just where our troops are resting, but most the distance cannot be mo-e than ten or twelve miles on a direct line along the railway At the rate of prog. rrss made In the last two days the next twenty-four hours should bring the American force well up to the insur gent capital. If. Indeed, the assault upna that place is not begun by that time. Ylie officials are disposed to a'.Iow more t:iae. however, considering the natural obstacles of unfordable rivers and burned bridges, together with the suc cessive lines of rebel intrenchments. Ahead n the American forces the most serious natural obstacle yesterday was1 the Itulacan river, which is in reality an aim of Manila bay, about a mile wide and very deep, and reaching straight across the path of the advanc ing American forces. But to offset this fJeneral Otis'dispatch of yesterday con veys the Information that our small gunboats are In the I.ularan river, where reat execution was done Mon day, and where they will relieve the l-ressure on McArthur's front. The Bul acan may be the key to opening easy access to the insurgent capital, lying Just beyond. Itulacan is a city of Im portance second only to Manila, and Is the capital of the province. It is much larger ard stronger than the insurgent capital. Miioji?. and with Its broad and deep river is a sort of gateway to the capital. Our Dead Soldiers Arrive. New York. March 2!. The United Plates transport Crook arrived here last night, having on board the bodies of the soldiers who died during the campaign in I'orto Ktco. and the bxiies of 671 of the soldier dead from Santiago. There are a number of volunteers from Illinois. Michigan and Wiscjnsin among the remains. Those desiring that the liodies be sent home have only to notify the war department, and they will bi sent, government paying the transporta tion. e. It. Armour Dead. Kansas City, March 23. S. B. Ar mour, nead oi me local packing house of Armour & Co., and brother of Philip D. Armour, of Chicago, died this morning of pneumonia. Tbe Heroic Dead. New York. March 23 The trans port Crooke arrived with t2 bodies of sohiiers who died or were killed in Cuba and Porto Uico. Pneumonia is the -quick aent of death. Fully one-third of recent deaths have becu from pneouiouia fol lowing la grlpe. Pneumonia cannot follow the use of role s lloucr aud Tar. CONTRACT EXPLAINED The One Made by Gen. Eagan for the Supply of Refrigera tor Beef. WRITES OF THE TIME-LIMIT PART Tells the Coart of Inquiry Just What It Was Intended to Mean Saya Gen. Eagan Forgot When He Teatified Another Packer Tell Hia Story Witnesses Whs Controvert tbe Testimony of Sergeant Mason About "PreserTaline. Washington. March 29. The army beef inquiry board examined a numbe of witnesses at its forenoon session yes terday, but devoted the afternoon to executive business. The two principal witnesses were Captain George Davis, of the commissary general's office, and Kdward Morris, the senior member o the Chicago firm of Morris & Co., beef canners. Captain Davis is the author of the time limit clause In the contract with Swift & Co.. and hi3 Interpretation of thf clause differed somewhat from that of General Eagan. arousing' some interest on this account. MArris stated that his firm had sold directly com paratively little canned beef to the gov ernment. but that considerable of it had been sold first to another house and by it sold to the army, for us? in the Phil ippine?. Captain Davis Explains the Contract. Captain Davis stated that he was employed in the oflice of the commls rary general and that he was there when the contract with Hwift & Co, was drawn. 1'nder the instructions of Commissary General Kagan he had formulated the portion of the contract relating to refrigerators on shore. II had asked the commissary general what he desired to have put in. "He ex plained to me." said Captain Davis that it was desired to have the claus. viih reference to the time that the Jeef was to keep after coming out cf '.he refrigerator on the ship seventy- '.wo hours', and that the period between the time when it was placed in th refrigerator on shore and taken from the refrigerator on the shore was to ba twenty-four hours. This was for the purpose of enabling them to have beef In the refrigerator when the refrigera tor might be some little distance from snore where- the snip was ancnorea ihat had the bsef on it." Says Kagan Had forgotten. Major Lee read General Kagan'.i statement saying it was his intention that the beef should be good for seven ty-two hours, "no difference where taken from." and saying that the twen ty-four-hour clause must he a clerical error. He asked CaVtrrrr twins to re concile the two statements. To which request the captain responded by say Ing: '"General Kagan had tsimply for gotten. Probably he had not seen the contract for six months. It Is not cus tomary In such cases to depend upon the memory, the contracts being on file and reference to them convenient and usual." The commissary general had talked about supplying beef on the hoor and prepared a list of p?rsons who might desire to bid on ruch a supply. SERGEANT MASON CONTROVERTED. Parkers' Agents Deny the Story About tbe "Preservallne. Charles K. Smith, of Jacksonville, Fla., who acted as agent for Armour & Co. in the spring and summer of '98. testified concerning the beef delivered to the troops at Lakeland. He said he had been in the beef business for fifteen years and that the beef delivered at Lakeland was nrst-class. There was nothing to indicate that it had been treated -with preservatives and there was no coating upon it. During his con nection with the business there were only two rejections of beef, and these of very small quantities. Bernard F. Murtagh. also an agent for Armour & Co. at Lakeland during the presence of the troops, gave the de tails of the supply thre. He said the lieef was generally held in the cars for three days, the cars being well Iced. About one-third of the contents of one car had leen rejected and after this the meat was shipped in refrigerator boxes. Some of this boxed meat was also re jected. Both Murtagh and Smith testi fied that they had never known any thing of the use of preservatives, and both stated that Se-geant Mason, who had testified that preservatives had been used, had praised the quality of the beef. Charles H. Morehouse, manager of the Tamva branuii of Armour & Co. 'a cstab- armniniuiiniiiiinuiniiKniuinirnKnc Paast i Aiait Extract i 5 will strengthen your nerves, 5 enrich your blood, sharpen your appetite, and bring to you sound, refreshing sleep. It is certainly worth try ing. You will not buy an article a second time which does not E benefit you. This prepa ration will do all this for E you, as it , j r nas uunc lor others. You will be benefited, and will tell others. Al all ' Drat Start a. auiraiinniraitnunitiiTJiiniiinniiTfnin le"i lishment. also testified. He said that from May 20 to June 1 29.0C0 pounds of Ice was used at Lakeland. He said the beef supplied to the troops was of the same quality as tha: supplied to the Florida hotels. 5o preservatives had been used the- beef. He was willing to take oath as to that. The principal trouble was that some of the commis sary officers knew nothing of beer. George .W. Watson, railroad agent at Lakeland, said he had often gone into the cars in which the beef was carried and that the meat did not present any unusual appearance. He had eaten some of the rejected meat and had found it to be as good beef as he had ever tasted. It is expected that Major Black, who was a member of General Miles' staff In Porto Rico, and Captain Pomeroy, who accompanied the expedition as a com missary officer, will be heard today. General Eagan. formerly commissary general of subsistence, arrived here yes terday. He will also testify before the boa r d SHERMAN A VEE.Y SICK MAN." Ez-Saeretarx Arrive at Old Point Com fort and Starts for Washington. Newport News. Vs.. March 29. The cruiser Chicago. whX.li left Hampton Roads March 13 under orders to over take the American liner Paris and trans fer from that ship ex-Secretary of State John Sherman, who bad been taken se riously ill. arrived.at Old Point Comfort shortly after -noon yesterday with the distinguished Invalid on loard. The ex scoretary's daughter, Mrs. McCallum, watched the cruiser's approach from the veranda of the Chamberlain hotel. When the cruiser dropped anchor the ex -secretary, closely" muffled and with his features entirety 'concealed beneath a heavy black veil, was placed in a steam launch and removed to the pier. He was lKrn on a lit.ter to the hotel on the broad shoulders of four marines. At 6. p. m. he was again placed on the lit ter and taken on board the Washington beat. That Sherman is a very sick man no one who got a g-limpse of the in valid's pallid features can doubt. While being prepared for the stretcher Sher man gave the sailors who were to carry him minute orders as to how they should handle the conveyance. PENNSYLNANIA BRIBERY. Solon Swears That Kuip, Ex-Congressman, Tried to Uuy His Vote. Harrisbuig. Pa.. March 29. The legis lative committee Investigating the charges of alleged bribery in connection with the consideration by the house of the McCarrell jury i 1 1 and the bailot Irg for Cnited States senator held ses sions yesterday, representative Ken dall, of Sorcerset. testified that a resi dent of Bedford county, not a member of the legislature, had told him that if he could see his way clear to vote for Quay for t'nited States senator he would receive $5,C0e He declined to fic the nun. - '! Representative Lanbach. of Philadel phia, testified that a roan named Frank Jones, of Philadelphia, told him that if he would vote for Quay he (Laubach) could have the chief clerkship of the mint or the custom house. Represer.ta tive Brown, of Union, swore that Mon roe H. Kuip. ex-representative, offered him $200 to remain away on the day of the first Joint ballot for United States senator. Break iu the liallotiug. Harrisburg. Pa.. March 29. The first important hreakin the balloting for Unit ed States senator took place yesterday when all the anti-Quay Republicans de serted "favorite sons" and cast their ballots solidly for Representative Dal zell. The ballot, the sixtieth of the ss sion. resulted: Quay Rep. ), 87; Jenks (Oem.). 9; Dalzell ! t Rep.). 51. Total votes cast. 20.: r.ecsrsary to a choice. 101: absent and not voting. 46. The Quay followers claim that the .action of the ar.tis will benefit the ex-senator, but the antln deny this and say there will be no desertions from their ranks. ratal Cyclone In Alabama. Selma. Ala.. March 29. A cyclone did considerable damaga yesterday in the little town of Ridervllle. twenty-two miies north. The saw mill of the FX K. Jackson Lumber company nd the com pany store were badly wrecked and a numler of dwelling houses demolished. No one was hurt. The storm did dam age alro at Opelika. this state, and Iexington. Ga. Amy Hueguley was killed at Opeltka. Ten Men Horribly Burned. Johnstown. Pa.. March 29. Ten men were horribly burned, two of them prob ably fatally, by the blowing off of a large cylinder head on a blowing en- pine in a blast, furnace of the Cambria Steel company, yesterday. The victims are James J. Miller. George Haberkorn, Joseph Shuster. C. Diamond. John Bar rett. Samuel Markett Henry Kukuck. Michael Shugiuef. Henry Hcrron and W. Bowers. Ilig Damages for a Mall Clerk. m Topeka, Kan.. March 29. Claude Hol- laday. one of the mail clerks injured In the Santa Fe wreck at Lang. Kan., in $97. has just, settled . with the com pany. He received J 11. 000. This is said to be the largest sum ever paid a mail clerk by any railroad for injuries sus tained in a wreck. He Slapped Ills Wife. Decatur. Ills.. March 29. Professor Lee llillika n. .w ho has been the director of the choir of 100 vob-es at theChristian tabernacle since January. 18P8. has re igned by request because he slapped his wife when she called him a liar. The couple came here from Anderson and Kokomo. Ind. Hear AdAilrals In Their Order. Washington. March 29. The naval board of ' promotion has completed its work and submitted Its report. The board was convened to determine the qualifications of officers recently ad- anced to the rank of rear admiral. The list of successful ones is as follows: Rear Admirals George' C. Rorney. Nor man H. Farquhar. John C. Watson, Her.ry R. Robsotj. Winfield S. Schley. Silas Casey. William T. Sampson. Bart- iett J. Cromwell, Jehn W. Pihilip. Fran cis J. lliggtnwon. Henry - F. Picking. Frederick Rodger, Loui KempEC and George W. Samcer. THE LONDON A Feast At no time has The London been as well prepared to fit the children out at as little cost for dependable clothing as at present at the prices we quote. We will double the business in our children's department for this week, ending Saturday night, April 2. Three hundred fine Children's Suits, ages 4 to 16 years, $4.00 to $5.00 for this week Th!s lot comprises all the latest styles and fabrics, only Children's Blouses worth 35c Only 19c. For this week only, All Wool Knee Pants, worth 50c, For 25c. Have Cheaper Suits if you Wish Them. o We I THE LONDON. I THERE AUE iTiVJS KM OWN DEAD Their itoriics Recovered from the Chicago Fire Ruins Three Others Missing. Chicago. March 29. Five bodies were recovered yesterday "from the ruins .f the Armour curled hair and felt work.s which were burned Monday evening. Four of the bodies recovered were iden tified, as follows: William Ricksecker, John I. Gorge (aged 60 years). James Fianigan, and John Smith. The uniden tlfied man was burned beyond recogni tion, but thought to be the remains of Daniel Shcehan. There are yet three missing Mirs Blla Hemmilwright. fore woman of the picking room: William Gillson. workman, and John White, ele vator man. Three men Jeremiah Steele. James Kuda and Paul Roscmier who were most seriously Injured are doing well Steele, who jumped frorh the fourth rtory window into the firemen's net is the only one who Is In a critical condi tion. Last night at 6 o'clock he regained consciousness, and had an even chance to pull through. The other injured will rteoer speedily. Michigan Man Shot at Chicago. Chicago, March 29. It was said at St Elizabeth's hospital yesterday that Charles Kruger. who wss shot by Offl rcr Molineaux. of the Rawson street station. Monday night, would recover. He was shot in the neck and right arm. Kruger said he came to Chicago from Cheboygan. Mich., six months ago. and since then he has been living on Clark street, but he refused to tell the police the number. Monday night he entered the house of Mrs. John Borski, at 32 P.radley street. Mrs. Rorski was alone with her children, and as she saw him climbing in through a window, she s reamed for help. Kruger beat a hasty retreat, and as he ran down the street he was pursued by Officers Molineaux and Depke. He fell when he was shot. LI It by fnson's Last ight. Chicago, March 2. Tonight marKS the closing of Libby prison at Wabash avenue and Sixteenth street, and a fine programme has been arranged by the managers to celebrate the event, in proper style, with numerous speerhes. A company has leased the ground for a coliseum, and work on this building w ill be begun at once. Lynching in Kansas. Topeka. Kan.. March 29. A mob took Her.ry Sanderson from the Jail at Hol- ton. Kan.. Monday night and lynched him. Sanderson is a young farmer who on Sunday afternoon attempted to shoot his sveethtart and shot the girl's aunt. Will or the Late Joseph MedllL Chicago. March 2?. The will of Jo seph Medill. late editor of The Tribune, was filed In the probate court yesterday. Ti-.e estate, which is estimated at about J2.CO0.OCO net. is bequeathed to his fam ily except a few bequests to old em ployes of The Tribune. Archbishop Hennessy Better. Dubuque. Ia., March 29. Physicians announce that Archbishop Hennessy la much better and that with absolute rest he will completely recover. Sprintr tiredness is due to an im poverished condition of tbe blood aud is cured liy IlocxI'sSarsajurilla, which enriches the blood. For Easter Weektt FOR CHILDREN SUIT BUYERS. Only $3.00. . LEGISLATION FOR ILLINOIS. SolouH Are Slaking Progress Toward the Completion of RiiHiness. Springfield, Ills.. March 29. The sen ate yesterday passed the medical prac tice act. The bill revising the game laws was defeated. The bill repealing the Nohe fire escape law was passed. The bill aiming at the consolidation of Chi cago into one township was passed. In the house Fuller introduced a bill amending the law to protect associa tions, unions of worklngmen, and per sons in their labels, trade marks, etc, Bills were passed: Ceding to the lTnited States government exclusive jurisdiction over certain sites for public buildings at Streator. Freeport. Elgin and Jollet.and authorizing cities. Incorporated towns and villages to own or lease and operate electric power. eUctrie lighting and ga plants. Bills were introduced providing that prisoners in the state penitentiary shall be employed exclusively in break Ing rock and preparing material forhard roads; providing that all newspaper ar ticles tending to impeach the character of any person must be signed by tbe writer. Miln-ankee Carpeuters tiet m Raise. Milwaukee, March 29. At a meeting yesterday between committees repre senting the carpenters' district council and builders of the city, respectively the scale of wages for the season was agreed upon. Carpenters are to receive 27' cents per hour and will work eight hours per day. 'A large number of men are affected. The wages for last year wipe all the. way from 20 . cents to-25 cents per hour. To Core a Cold In One lay. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drurj;ist3 refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. li. Q. on each tablet. For frost bite9, burns, indolent sores, eczema, skin disease, and esjecially piles, DeWitt's AVitch Hazel Salve stands first and best. Look out for dishonest people who try to imi tate and counterfeit it. It's their en lorsement of a ' good article Worthless goods are not imitated. Get DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. For sale by T. II. Thomas, A. J. Reiss and M. F. Bahnsen, druggiit.s. "Iliave been utiuz I IM AHETtlfor Insomnia, tvitb vrbK h 1 have bren afflicted for over twenty years, and I can say that Cuscarets have iriven me more relief than any other reme dy I have ever tried. I hhall certainly recom mend them to my friends as beinc ail they are represented.'' Taos Uillaho, UiRin, 11L Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Tmttm Rm n Good, Jeer Si-en. Weaken, or Gripe. Kf. 2Se. itlc. CURE CONSTIPATION. ... I Iwsl. Sr TM. 14 M.Tft.R 1 C Sold and ensranteed tr stldrnc- I U'BAW iitu to llg Tobacco Ubit. fTPt) CANDY f L jlJ CATHARTIC .4 WTSAOf MASH MWHWD 1 For this week GETTING READY For spring business with the largest and best stock ever attempted ia Davenport It will be a Wonderful Stock With Wonderful Prices, Low price to make room for big ship ments. We are quoting extra big value prices on Bedroom Suits, Iron Beds, . Chiffoniers, Sideboards, Extension Tables. Beautiful new line ef Carpets now in. Hand some line of Baby Buggies. Come and se us. Davenport Furniture and Carpet Co., 324, 326, 378 Kady St., Davenport. CP-