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VOLUME XLVII?NUMBER 185. WHEELING. W. YA., MONDAY, MARCH 27. 1899. PRICE TWO CENTS.{ftvecents.
FIERCE FIGHTING
Done by American Forces Under
General Whcuton.
TOWN OF MALANTA CAPTURED.
The 1'lllplnos M&de n Very Stubborn
Resistance.
ENEMY HAD THE ADVANTAGE
Owing to the diameter of the Country?Our
Loss 45 Killed and Many
"Wounded?Among tlie Killed ivas
Col. Kgbert of the Twenty-Second
1 Regulars ? General MncArthur's
Forces are now Pushing Toward
Malabon, "Which the Insurgents
Have Burned ? The Rebels "Will
Make Their I*ast Ditch Stand at
Malalos? Prince Loewenstein Got
in Front of the 'firing Line and was
Killed?A Man of Mystery.
MANILA, March 27, 0:15 a. m.?The
Filipinos are burning their stronghold
at Malabon, anil their forces are fleeing
from the city In the direction of
Malalos.
General MacArthur's division Is pushing
toward Mulabon.
The insurgents will make their last
stand probably at Malalos.
The Americans Advance.
MANILA, March 27.-7:40 a. m.?The
'Americans have advanced along the
line of the Dagupan railroad, driving
the Filipinos from Mallnta and Newcanayan,
where there were three thousand
inhabitants. Last night the
brigades of Generals Harrison, Gray,
Otis and Gen. llale encamped In the enemy's
trenches at Newcanayan and
that of General Wheaton at Mallnta.
General Wheaton's brigade formed a
junction with the remains of General
MacArthur's division at Mallnta, and
the two, leaving General "NVheaton
there, marched along the railroad to
Newcanayan. This place was fortltled,
and for three hundred yards from It
there were trenches on each side of the
track. These were taken possession
of by th Americans.
The movement of the Americans "will
be pushed in this direction.
The Filipinos realizing that the railroad
is the crucial line have constructed
row after row of trenches, running diagonally
on both sides of the track at a
distance of a few hundred yards apart.
This work was designed most intelligently
and has evidently been done under
the direction o? experts. It represents
an enormous amount of labor.
Most of the rebel positions are protected
by the thick earth works, a majority
of them topped with stones and provided
with loop-holes. Some have sheet
iron roofs.
The day's "work of the United States
troops consisted of storming the successive
trenches. The Filipinos occupying
them were completely hidden. The enemy
poured a strong lire from every
trench until they were disturbed by a
I flanking volley, when they would disappear
into-the woods and jungle, only
to make a stand at the next line.
The American loss was remarkably
small, seven being reported killed and
twenty-five wounded. It Is known thai
the Filipinos were so protected that
thef.* suffered little. No dead Insurgent*
were found in the trenches. Forty
prisoners were taken bv thf? Amprirans
I and it is estimated that the rebel casualties
numbered twenty.
The Insurgents broke their guns when
they were compelled to abandon them..
WASHINGTON*, D. C., March 27.General
Otis' dispatch received at 10
o'clock last ulght, recording MacArthur's
advance to Newcannyan, marked
a distinct ar.d Important step by the
American troops in the opinion of
Acting Secretary Malkeljohn, and Adjutant
General Corbln. Both expressed
their satisfaction at what had been accomplished.
The former dispatches regarding
this branch of the operations,
had not been so promising, Inasmuch
as they had stated that General MacArthur,
although he had driven the
enemy, could not gain a point north of
Polo on account of the roughness of
the country. With easy railroad communication
<to the advanced point, the
difllculiy in forwarding commissary
supplies will be considerably lessened.
Every step forward Is regarded as so
much ground gained, and an approach
nearer the Insurgent headquarters
at Malolos?now stated to be but
fifteen miles from the vanguard of the
American army. The tenacity of the
Filipinos in the past few days' lighting
has somewhat surprised the war olllcJairi
nere. wno did not think them capable of
putting up and maintaining the contest
they have. The Associated Press bulletin
dafed at 0:15 th& morning of the
27th. was the first news of Monday's
lighting received by the war department
officials, General Otis' dispatches
up to that time having been confined
to the previous day'* operations.
Favorable News.
The fact that the Insurgent!; had been
forced to retire from Malabon so early
in the day was regarded as very en<
"raging, and noting secretary Meikeijohn
remarked:
"Thiit is good; very favorable indeed."
Secretary Long Bald to-night that
nothing had come from Admiral Dewey
during the day respecting the Ameri '
operations nt Manila.
W.?nl la hourly expected at the war
department of the arrival of the trnnsP'l'.t
Sheridan at Manila with 1,500 reinforcements
for General Otis. This will be
a formidable addition to his fighting
KtrengUi. They Include one full regl*" 111
nnd the headquarters and one
battalion of another, nnd if the experi(
? ? of these taken aboard the Grant
nnd Sherman Is repeated, they will be
J" fighting trim as soon as they land
and rtady to be pushed Immediately to
the front. Mlv Vontmonta nf infnnfrv
?"h1 artillery, comprising approximately
3,0-30 men, on?? regiment of which
' led from Han Francisco yesterday,
under orders for .Manila. Their
" yeinent will be pushed as rapidly ?s
>" IM?- with a view, to the relnforce'
" ' 'it of General Otis at the earliest duy
Mactlcable.
A^nlnaldo's Ih-ecptloii.
M A.VILA, March 2.1, Via TIO.VO
I'-'WJ, March 2(1.?Insurgent pnpers re"'v-d
here from M'alnloa show that
^Mulnciido is endeavoring lo deeolvc his
' n iw? rfl Into thir belief that they are
v inning great victories. All the recent
^ guccmeiitH are proclaimed as Amcri
can. defeats. The papers describe the <
Insurgents meeting with the American j
forces nt various points and end their
accounts with the assertion that the t
Americans retired to their original lines <
after suffering great daughter. i
STORY OF TllEFiGHT. J
General "Whenton's Forccs Capture
the Town of Mnlinta ?American
Losses so far 45 Killed aucl 145
"Woniuled?Col. Egbert Among the {
. Killed.
MANILA, March 20, 7:30 p. m.?The
United States troops under Brigadier
Onorol T.lnwil ? .. 1
.... .hisutyii .wuyiuieu me
town of Mallnta, beyond the Tuliahan u
river, to-day, after a sharp light. Col. <
Harry C. Egbert, of the Twenty-second i
regular Infantry, was killed. Prince :
Loewensteln, former aide-de-camp on *
the staff of Brigadier General Miller at
IIollo, somehow got In front of the
firing line and was shot In the side,
dying almost Instantly. A German who
accompanied him, was wounded.
The American casualties to-day were
much lighter than those of yesterday,
the total losses thus far reported since
the engagement commenced being forty-flve
killed and 145 wounded.
General Wheaton entered Mallnta,
which Is a small village of huts, at 1
o'clock this afternoon.
The United States gunboat Helena
and other gunboats have been shelling
Malabon about a . mile northwest of
Caloocan, for several hours.
The Insurgents made a fierce resistance
to the American advance up the
railroad at Mallnta. In addition to the
fatal wounding of Col. Egbert, several
men of the Twenty-second infantry and
several of the Oregon and Kansas regiments
were killed.
Evidently anticipating a bombard- s
ment by the licet, a thousand rebels va- }
vu.it.-u .uuiuuuii mst nignc, leaving a lew ^
to.burn the town. General Wheaton's
brigade, composed of the Second Ore- *
gon regiment and the Twentysecond
and Twenty-third Infan- (
try stretched out along: the rail- t
road from Caloocan to the Tull- t
ahun river, was powerless to prevent ^
the withdrawal, owing to the natural j
obstacles and to the strona opposition. j
Mnlnbon Burned. :
A column of ?moko at daybreak was I
the llrst Intimation of the enemy's In- '
tentions, but others followed nt various c
points all soon blending In a dense bal- c
loon-shaped cloud. The tlames of the <
burning rice mills and large buildings
could be plainly seen from Caloocan despite
the strong sunlight.
By 11 o'clock in the morning the only
building of Importance not destroyed in j
the center of the town, was a large r
stone church, but even at noon fresh
fires were started among the native
huts in the outskirts of Malabon, al- 1
though the general exodus took place
much earlier. Many of the rebels ?
sought refuge in the suburbs, Navotas ]
and Casag, or were driven Inland by the (
shells of the Helena, Callao, Nlngada- 1
pan and T.aguna de Bay. t
In the meantime* General Wheaton's (
brigade held the railroad to the river, ?
but was unable either to repair the (
bridge which had. been destroyed by 1
the enemy or to advance owing to the (
opposition and the hills on the other ]
side. 1
.me calcinations or ootn General Hale :
and General Harrison Gray Otis, whoso ]
brigades constituted General MacAr- r
thur's division, were much Interfered :
with by the character of the country In s
front of both and the enemy was able (
to take advantage of this, so that the r
operations against Novallches and Polo ]
were delayed, though the ri^ht wing of
the division swung out. sweeping the j
enemy In a northwesterly direction. \
General Wheaton'd headquarters last ?
night was a half mile south of the river *
on the railroad. The opposite bank was
protected by a blockhouse and in- (
trenchments. Occasionally the artillery
and Infantry lired across the
stream. Finally the engineers moved a
construction train up io the bridge, the
Iron frame work of which remained, (
and began to replace the door. !
"While this was going on the Second 1
Oregon regiment crossed the river on 1
the left and the Twenty-secor.J on the 5
right with four companies of the Twen- (
ty-third Infantry supporting the latter 1
regiment. A rising clear ground stretch- 1
ed away a distance of half a mile to y
Mallnta, situated on ita crest. (
I
A Hot Figli:. ,
In front of-the village were etrong <
Filipino intrenchments, but no Filipinos 1
were to be seen. Apparently <he&* had
lied.
The Twenty-second regiment approached
diagonally with Gen. Wheat,
on ami Ills staff close behind and scouts '
closely observing the ground.
When the Americans were within
about 300 yards of the entrenchments,
the Fillplnoe suddenly volleyed heavily.
The Twenty-second, which was holding
the centre, suffered considerably, hut
with -the Oregons on the left and tho
Kansasans on the right In the woods,
the fighting was kept up for half nn
hour, the Twenty-second Infantry advancing
up the slope, through the
thick grass under the hottest lire.
General Wheaton and his staff were
all the -time under a rain of bullets.
Col. Egbert, who was in the thickest of
the fighting, was shot in the abdomen.
He was placed on n stretcher und an
attempt was made to carry him to the
cars, but he died on the way.
It was a most affecting scene-. General
Wheaton, baring -his head, said: "You
have done nobly." Colonel Egbert
gasped in reply: "I must die; I am too
old."
No Filipinos were found In the
trenches.
Though Apparently their force was
much smaller than that of the Americans,
they had an Immense advantage
In position and In opportunity to retreat.
General ^lacArthur's advance guard,
the Third artillery, and the Twentieth
Kansas regiment, Joined General Whcafnn'M
hrlundo Hhortlv n.ftf-r Mlnllntn. tvn*
taken, approaching along the Noval- 1
lschea road westerly. i
Advance on Polo.
The soldiers were much exhausted t
and' there were several prostrations (
from the. heat, which was Intense. The t
dead and wounded were collected In the 1
ehade of the trees and carried on
Htretchers by Chinese across the river to *
the- train.
After lunch General MncArthur'a dl- (
vision advanced toward Polo. '
The Second Oregon regiment *:ncountered
a thousand Filipinos west oCMftllnta,
who were retreating from Malabon.
The enemy had taken up a position
behind four rows of entrench- c
incnts, but was driven out after nn t
hour'o heavy firing. One Oregonlan j,
was killed and live were wounded. o
Tho Third artillery, acting ns Infnn- :
try with two guns of the Utah artillery c
and the Kansans had a sharp fight east t
of Mallnta. The Americans had but \
slight losses. Five Filipinos wore found c
dead nnd several wore taken prisoners, t
General MacArthur'fi division Is. ad- c
vanclng upon Polo along the railroad, j
As the brldgo Is destroyed unci the river x;
'annot be forded tlie advance is tem- j
jorarllv checked to-night.
In the lighting west of Mallnta the *
Dregonlans captured a Spaniard, but he
lenied that he was taking part in the
>attle. g
The surgeons from <he fleet and the
British cruiser Powerful volunteered
heir assistance ond were indefatigable
n their services at the- front
OTIS' DISPATCHES A
Scanned "With the Keenest Interest
by *\Var Department Oniclnln?Genesal
McAuthtir'tt Advance?List of
Kill&l.
"WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2C.?
Advices from General Otis were watchid
with keenest interest by war deportnent
ofllelals and Assistant Secretary
Ueikeljohn, who in the absence of Sec
etary Algcr is acting secretary of war,
emalned In his ofllce throughout the
lay in order to keep In close touch with
he progress of the lighting. Many army
jfllclals were also at the department
ind the President was kept advised as g]
o the developments as Indicated in Gen.
)tls* dispatches. Early this morning the yl
Irst message, from General Otis was re- -p
:elved und was soon followed by others
vhose contents gave the officials here "
heir first general Idea of the operations di
if the last two days. rj
The list of killed and wounded, which .
3eneral Otis had promised, was waited
inxiously by the department and the la
rlends and relatives here of the ofllcers fr
ind men in the Philippines, but it was pi
ate In the afternoon before it was rereived.
Much regret was expressed at
he death of Colonel Egbert, the only fi
egular olllcer among the killed. He rr
vas among those who distinguished C(
hemselves nt Santiago, being wounded
it San Juan and brevetted for his con- 1)1
ipicuous gallantry in that engagement,
following cablegram was received from o!
General Otis to-day:
MANILA, March 2G.
to Adjutant General, Washington:
Entire casualties yesterday, one ofll- P'
:er, twenty-five enlisted men killed;
sight ofllcers and one hundred and fory-two
men wounded. Ofllcer killed vl
vas Captain Stewart. First Colorado. 01
jlst cabled immediately. To-day's fight- n:
ng south and around Polo determined.
dacArthur with three brigades united.
laving artillery and cavalry, engaging c{
siemy. Colonel Egbert, Twenty-second
nfantry killed. Our loss thus far mod- ''
(rate; enemy's heavy, Army gunboat on
roast and In estuaries west and north "J
if Polo very e flic lent: trooDs in excel- rI
ent condition and spirits.
(Signed.) OTIS. pi
Killed and "Wounded. w
The following list of casualties has n
list been given out at the war depart- ?
nent: |
MANILA, March 2G. w
Co Adjutant General, "Washington.
Casualties. March 21, 25 and i!G: Kill>d?Twentieth
Kansas, Company E, j/
Privates H. S. Plumor. Curran C. Craig;
Company G. A. S. Anlbal; Third artll- g
ery, Battery H, Privates William Pat- *?'
on, James O'Nell, Sergeant Pogarty: ,
Privates Herbert Ross; K, Thomp- ?j
on Clarence Watts; Sceond Oregon,
Company B, Privates H. B. Adams; D. u
.Vllliam M. Cook; L, Charles Herbert,
iUy Millard; First Montana, Company 11
Privates Joseph Bickman; G. Percy
1/bckhart, Steve Stevans; M, "William Jc
dltschke; Third infantry, Company M. tc
Private Morrell. Corporal Cummings; .
Tenth Pennsylvania,- Private Allz .!
s'ewall; First Nebraska, Company A, J1
Sergeant Walter Poor; First Colorado.
Company E. Captain John S. Stewart;
Twenty-second infantry, Colonel II. C. a
Egbert.
"Wounded?Tenth Pennsylvania. Comsany
C. Privates Charles 0. Walker,
jack, severe; D, Eugene Morgan, foot, ^
slight; Frost, K, Vernon Keil{.\ hand,
severe.
The war department to-night recelv
ia tne loiiowmg:
MANILA. March 26.
\djutant General, Washington. Si
MacArthur advanced beyond New:anayan,
two miles beyond Polo, nine j(
miles from Manila, and fifteen miles
roin Malalos; railroad will be repaired 1(1
o advance point to-morrow and troops ol
supplied by ears; MacArthur will press rt
>n to-morrow; Is now in open country. fr
nsurgents stoutly resisting behind succeeding
lines o:' Intrenchments from rc
vhlch troops continually drive them, m
21ty perfectly quiet and native inhabl.ants
appear to be relieved of anxiety .
ind fear of insurgents. Captain Kray;nbuh,
commissary lieutenant, Third w
trtlllery, mortally wounded. o'
(Signed.) OTIS. i,,
DEATH OF LOWENSTEIN. ?
His Movements Were Mysterious, ami n|
Caused Some Speculation?Said to ^
Have Been Germany's Confidential ,j,
Agent. tc
MANILA. March 26.?Prince Loewen- s'
iteln, formerly honorary aide de camp
)n the staff of General Miller at Ilollo,
jomcnow got in rront of the llrlxifr line
,o-day and was killed. ^
The death of Prince LudwJg Karl
[joewensteln-Werthelm, In yesterday's
lighting, ends a career, which of late ^
lad seemed mysterious, and gives rise In
.0 no little speculation. Hi
According to a dispatch from London 0,
0 the Associated Press, on March 4, the tj
jrlnce, who married Lady Anno Savllle, j-0
1 daughter of the IDarl of Mexborou?h, ^
lad been lo?t sight of by his friends,
ind an advertisement inquiring as to w
lis whereabouts had appeared in the .v
London newspapers. .
This elicited a. dispatch from Manila ct
saying that the missing prince was In
he Philippines, had been there for
nany months* was preecnt at the deitruotlon
of Montejo's lleet, and was a f(1
nember of the European club. The C1|
llHpatch asserted also that his behavior f..
lau given rise to u suspicion that lie *t'.,
vas acting no the confidential agent of j,,
he German government. It was also ul- 1S'
eged that before Manila surrendered lie b'(
vas allowed to pass In and out of the '
>panlsh and Insurgent lines, each partf u(
ipparcntly regarding him as favorable ( ^
,o themselves. For a few days, It was
iven asserted he had acted us u volun- m
ary aid de cutnp on the staff of lirlgaHer
General Miller. ...
Tho London Dally Mall about the c
lame time, said It had Information that j't
?rJnce Ludwlg was In Hollo, In January
>f this year, and with other papers, It tr
isked the meaning of "these "myster- ^
oua movements." *nl
British Interest Revived. w
LONDON, March 27.?'I'lio Philippine ol
lampalgn of late had rather lost Inter- tj(
st for British readers, but to-day there lo
s an entire change. All tho dispatches
ire printed prominently and at length,
dost of the papers contain editorials
xpresslng admiration for the bravery jj(
if the American troops and sympathy
vlth them in the dltlleultles they have !)(
ncountered. The general opinion Is a
hat the Amerlcnn victories are not con- h<
luslve. since the Filipinos have not III
et learned the lesson of the hopeless- nf
leas of resisting tho United Stutvs. uj
MPRESSIVE RITE!
crviccs Over tlie Remains of F.
Governor 1\ II. I'lcrpont
THIS DAUGHTER'S RESIDED
1 Pittsburgh Yesterday After hoc
Many Floral Kcmenibranccs ai
Testimonial!! totlio Memory oft
Last of the "War Governors ? Te
graphic Tributes of Senators Eljki
and Scott?Honors to be Paid to li
Memory at FairmontTo-ilay, Whc
the Remains "Will lie in State?Bu
nosh Houses AVII1 Closo During t
Funnrnl KnrrlfOB.
Doclnl Dispatch to tho Intelligencer.
PITTSBURGH1, Pa., March 2G.?S<
coa over the remains of ex-Govern
rands Harrison Pierpont, were lu
lis afternoon at the .residence of 1
lughter, Mrs. \V. II. Slviter, on Dit
dge street, Oakland, where the faino
d chorncter passed peacefully aw
st Friday evening. Hundreds
lends were there to pay trlbuteof th
resenco to the distinguished de:
here were many floral offerings fr<
lends far and near, in grateful j
lembrance of him, whose rectitude
)iiduct and pure patriotism will e\
} an example for emulation.
Rev. Robert J. Young, D. D., pasl
' tho First Methodist Pri
ttant church, Shady Side, a
ev. David R. Breed, D.
rofessor of sacred rhetoric and eloc
on, at Western Theological semina:
llegheny, Jointly conducted the s<
Ice. Dr. Breed bore testimony to Gi
nor Plcrpont's character as a stat<
ion, patriot, churchman, and in t
ome circle, and Dr. Young treated
is Christian lift'. A quartette from t
loir of the First Methodist Protesta
lurch rendered a selection frc
Saul."
The body will be removed to-morn
lorning to Fairmont, where it will ;
ve about noon, and be taken in char
t' f?l I*nnii fhn Armi- r?f ?V,.. T.
ibllc and other patriotic organlzatioi
Tho family have been almost ov<
helmed with condoling letters a
tessages from those who knew t
Dvernor In life. The following te
ram from United States Senai
tephen 15. KIklns, dated WashlngK
as among those received:
"Accept for yourself, and express
le entire family my slncerest symy
ly on the death of your distinguish
Hiier, Governor I'lerpont. West V
nla mourns the loss of one of her m(
fted sons, and greatest statesmen.a
io nation loses the last of the war gc
nors. The people of West Virgii
ill ever keep his memory dear, becat
?ey owe nipre to him than any-otl
lari for the foundation and organl2
on of the state."
A telegram from United States ser
ir-olect N. 13. Scott, of West Virgin
i Mrs. Siviter, was as follows:
'.'You have my heartfelt sympathy
le loss of your distinguished fath
is name will go down in history as t
10 man more than any other who ma
possible for West Virginia to becoi
state."
' LAST SAD~R1TES
o-day Over the Remains of Govern
i'ierpont at Fairmont?Will ijic
State?Business Will be Suspend)
as :i 31 ark of Respect by his Folk
Citizens.
leclal Dispatch to tho Jntelllgenccr.
FAIRMONT. W. VA., March 20.?T
Mith of kx-senator Piorpnnt, who w
ir the greater part of his life a reside
' this town, was the cause of unlven
'grot. The remains will arrive lie
om Pittsburgh about 1 p. m. to-mc
>w and be taken in charge of a coi
ittee of citizens and conveyed to t
ethodist Protestant church, of whi
? was so long a 'prominent membi
here they will lie in state until
clock, the time of the funeral, guard
.* a detachment from Monde Post G.
of which he was an honorary mei
M\
The city council, in special session In
Ight, issued an order requesting ;
isiness houses and banks to eln
jrlng the funeral services, and
ken of respect the Stat" Norir
liool and the city schools will atte;
le services.
A GALLANT OFFICER.
ketch of Col. Egbert* who was Killi
in Yesterday's lint tic.
WASHINGTON', 1). C.. March 2C.
alonel Henry C. Egbert,whom Goner
lis reports among the killed, was bo
i Pennsylvania and appointed a lit
cutenant In the army from civil 11
i September 23. 1SC2. lie served co
nuously as a line ofllcer for near
rty ye.irs. He wuh more closely Ide
fled with the Twenty Infantry th:
ly other organisation, having serv
1th distinction In that regiment durli
le civil war. He was <aken prison
: the battle of Gettysburg, but csca
1 and rejoined his command and w
iverely wounded on June .1, 3SG4, in t
ittle of Dethesda Church, Va.
He was major uf the Seventeenth I
intry from lSflO to 1S93, when he b
ime lieutenant colonel of the Sixth i
ntry. This regiment ho commanded
le Santiago, campaign until dlsabli
r a shot through the body on July
9S. I?*or his distinguished service
ittle he was promoted a brlgadl
moral of volunteers, which grade ]
>ld until" December 1, 1S9S, when
ic reduction of the volunteer army ]
as honorably discharged. He was pr
oted colonel in the regular establish
ent on July 1,1S98, and assigned to <1
iventy-second Infantry, whose colon*
harles A. Wlkoff, was killed at Si
ian Hill.
He Joined the Twenty-second Infai
y January 30, 1S0U, sailed with It f<
anlla, February 1, and arrived at Mi
la March 1. 1S99. Col. Egbert w;
Ilcer of a high order of ability and j
man of sterling qualities. In {]
>nth of Col. Egbert the servlc
80s one of ith beat commanders.
Klplln;: A^ain Improving.
NEW YORK, March 26.?The corn!
in of Uudyard Kipling, who was r
>rted to have suffered a sllKht relap;
few days aso, Is apnln Improving ai
? is better than at any time- since h
mops began. Mr. Doubleday said th
ternoon that Mr. Kipling was nlttli
?la bed reading the morning paper*.
; DESPERATE DEED
Of a Jealous Husband ? Fatally
"Wounds Ills Wife anil Then Makes
x* Away "With Himself. 1
PITTSBURGH, Pa., March 2G.-At
McKeesport to-day, Frederick T. Clark
shot nnd fatally wounded his wlff at
the home of his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Richard Moyle, and then killed himself. J
The man died shortly after the shooting
)JL and the wife can hardly survive the
^ night. The shooting was the result of
jealousy. The couple had not been llvho
ing together for some time, and Mrs.
!e- Clark had applied for divorce because of
us Clark's alleged neglect and drunkennes3.
He had made threats several
times, saying to his wife:
re "If we cannot live together we shall
sl. die -together," yet when he went to <iie
Moyle residence Saturday night and anUo
nounced his Intention of remaining all
mgnt, he tvas given ti room. This
morning he went to church with one of
Ills children tind In the afternoon went
to his wife's room from whence In a
short time screams were heard, and two
>r- shots. Mrs. Moylc rushed to her daughior
room, where- she waa met by
, TJIdvk, who tired ut her, but missed.
Clark then went to his room and after
"a drinking the contents of a. bottle of
h- laudanum, put two bullets into his
lUB breast, one Immediately below the
ny lltart' ,
&ir DR. KNAPP'S REPORT
id.
)m On the Agricultural Conditions of
re_ China, Japan ami tlic Philippines
Important Observations.
cr "WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2G.?Dr.
S. A. Knapp, who was cent by the detor
partment of agriculture to Japan, China
and the, Philippines as an agricultural
n(j explorer, has returned to "Washington
D? and reported to Secretary "Wilson the
:u- results of his labors. Pie was instructed
ry? -to investigate such products of the
;v: farms, Holds and forests of those counts
tries as might be of advantage to the
he agricultural Industries of the United
he Stales"
int Some of the observations of Dr.
)in Knapp relating to the products of Japan
already have been published in a
dw preliminary report.
lr- On this branch of Investigation, how ge
ever, he has the following additional to
te- say:
ns. "All fear of competition from Japan
ir- along agricultural lines may be dlsnd
missed. On the contrary, it must belie
come a large consumer of farm prole
ducts drawn from the United States, t
lur rne umusion of Knowledge and the in- 1
>n, tuoductloii of new industries in Japan 1
have had the effect of more than doub- i
to ling the cost of labor in the last ten <
in- years, and, in proportion, of stlmul'at
ed inr? consumption by the common people. '
ir- Future progress must be mainly made./ 1
in the direction of manufactures. Tn '
nd such event the food for the operatives, :
,v* the cotton and oilier liber material for (
lla the fabrics, the lumber and iron for the \
,so construction cf the factories and much *
lc,r of the machinery will be drawn from
:a_ the United States. 1
"Of the fabrics, cotton and wool
,a" alone have made much progress under
la? the factor*.- system, and this is owing to
the fact that they were not produced to
'n any extent in the empire, and hence no
?r- home system of manufacture had been
established for them.
"The principal agricultural products
ne imported into Japan are wheat, Hour,
sugar, cotton, butter, cheese and meat.
The annual value of these articles is at
present betwoep twenty-four und
twenty-five million dollars In gold. Under
favorable treaty regulations, Japan
will import from the United States
iu nearly all her Hour, butter, cheese and
meat, three-fourths of the raw cotton
m- required, and from the Philippines
nearly their entire surplus output of
Regarding China, the report says:
he "The great area, the large per cent of
as fertile lands anil the enormous popula,nt
tlou of China, stagger the observer on
the ihrcshhold of investigation. Here,
however, as In Japan, radical changes
;ve in agricultural methods or products
>r- must be made very slowly, if at all, ben_
cause the food supply cannot be mater,
" lally reduced or even changed with
he
?>.WCl.>. C
ch Large areas devoted to fiber plants for t
er, the promotion of manufactures would c
be :i dangerous invasion of the acres f
u necessary for the food supply and must *
0(1 be sp?edilt" followed by importations t
A. from the United States. Dr. Knappwas '
n_ deeply impressed by the alert, Indus- 11
trious and frugal character of the Chinese.
lSt
The Philippines.
From China, Dr. Knapp proceeded to c
the Philippines. Arriving at Manila, he <
ial went by rail as far as San Fernando, w
passing through the rice section to the
oast and north of Manila on to the sugar
lands to the north. The yield per acre, ^
according to the best authorities is .
about l.uOO pounds of hulled rice on
,,l lands under rainfall irrigation solely a
and 2.000 on lands artificially Irrigated. *
This shows very careless husbandry. The 1
? rice clay loam soil about San Fernando 1
:aj Is well adapted to sugar cane. In Lu- ?
zon the methods of sugar farming are 1
quite different from those practiced In J
st the United States, while the factories .
re urn tne crudest conceivable. The sugar
n_ is drained upon the open kettle plan. 1
,jy The proprietor furnishes land and fac- ,
n. tory and the tenant furnishes the seed, .
^ does all the work in the field, delivers r
(,j the cane to the mill and supplies most y
of the hands for making the sugar. The .
er proprietor receives one-half the sugar i ,
D_ and all the molasses. The tenant, in ' ^
. " theory, is allowed the remainder, hut In j t
jie practice, he usually receives about two- t
** fifths of the sugar. Dr. Knapp was in- t,
formed that In the inlands of Panay, j;
" Negros and Cebu, the sugar farms and
" factories are much more improved than 0
. " la Lur.on. Sugar lands produce, from t
, 3,000 to S.OOO pounds per acrc, depending s
| upon tlie cultivation and the factory. t
, ' The Filipinos as far as ho observed,do f
' not give as much attention to the pro- 3
duct Ion of nitrogenous foods as the Ja.
^ panose, hence are less muscular. Span- ti
" lsh statistical reports and interviews I
^ with Manila exporters satisfied the docP"
tor of the prosperity of the tobacco and \
hemp Industries under normal condl- b
j Hons. o
miuci, miu7.c, sago ana muigo do well, n
in and are ordinarily profitable crops. t<
Philippine coffee. of which there, were e
,l" formerly many plantations, has a. peon- hi
or llarly rich and pleasant flavor. Cocoall~
nuts, pineapples, oranges, bananas,
1S grapes, figs and many other fruits grow
111 almost spontaneously. r
ns The Philippine Islands abound In val10
liable wood for building, furniture, dye P
woods, and some yielding costly per- "
fumes. 3
According to the highest authority,
nearly two-thirds of the land Is still
II- public and passi s to the United States
with the title. If opened for settlement j!
~ to soldiers, many of our young men will
30 remain and bccome permanent wet tiers, i
id Some associations of this kind have al- i;
is ready been organised. The price of lmis
prqved land ranges from $1 to $20 per
ig aero (gold), depending upon the loca- ;
Hon and value of the Improvements.' j;
* f
DASTARDLY DEEDS
Of the Zcltncrs, who Brutally
Mur Jcrctl Lawyer AVcsteuhaver
m THEN DEFIED ARREST.
tiro Finally Tunneled in Jail ?They
"Were Entrenched in Their Homo
"Wliero They Resisted tho Sheriff
for Eighteen Honrs ? One of tho
Sheriff's l'osso Killed ?Tho Murder
ol* "Wcstenlmver was Deliberately
Planned ? llo had Been tho
Legal Advisor of tlio Zoltners, and
had Sued for his Fees ? No Hostile
iJemonstration at Howling Green
AYIiero the Prisoners "Wore Imprisoned.
BOWLING GREEK. Ohio, March 28.
?The surrender this morning of Paul
and John Zeltner, the murderers of
Lawyer Westenhaver, who for eighteen
hours defied arrest, at their home, at
Hoyt's Corners, has been attended by
in almost complete subsidence of the
excitement, and it now appears that tho
ivhole affair hns been somewhat exaggerated.
The situation was for a time
critical, but the extent of the excitement
was magnified. At r.o time was
there any danger of a> clash between
:he citizens and the militia. When tho
Bloomdale Rifles arrived at Hoyt's
Corners, the greater part of the crowd n
liad dispersed, and the excitement had
mbsided. In fact, before the militia
irrlved at the scene of the trouble the
juard around Zeltner's home had been
;o relaxed that they could have easily
escaped.
There was no demonstration when tho
fugitives surrendered this morning, tho
people apparent^,- being satisfied to permit
the law to take Its course. Tho
Seltners had to be assured by the sherff,
however, before they agreed to surrender,
that they would be fully protected.
Small crowds of people gathered
at the stations along the railroad
is tne special train which brought tho
prisoners to Bowling Gtfreen whirled by
jut there was no hostile demonstrations.
A large crowd gathered at tho
railroad station in this city, and followed
the prisoners, escorted by the
militia, to the jail, but there was no
llsorder, and no threats of summary
lustlce. It is not believed here that
[here will be an attempt to lynch tho
prisoners. The services of Company H,
)f North Baltimore, which was taken
iboard the special train, were not needid,
and the company was not even dls mbarked.,
The'sheriff concludpd this
ifternoon that the presence oC militia .
lere was unnecessary, and the Bloomialc
Rilles were sent home this evening.
A Deliberate Deed.
Developments since the capture o'
Tohn and Paul Zeltner in Wood county*
ndicate that they not oirty deliberated
)ver the bloody defiance of law, but
ilso prepared for it by nnving a large
itock of ammunition in their resldence;wo
miles from Hoyt's Corners. E. H.
tVes ten haver, ex-solicitor of North BalImore,
had been their attorney in numerous
cases, and sued them for his
ees. The jury and witnesses had been
iworn yesterday before Justice Burgoon
n the township house at Hoyt's Corlers,
in "Wester.haver's suit to recover
ees, when Paul Zeltner demanded some
)apers from Westenhaver and attempt d
to take them from his pocket. John
Seltner then joinGd in demanding the
>apers, and immediately fired the fatal
ihot that killed "Westenhaver. As the
ieltners had their horses ready for
nonntingand escape, it is thought that
hey had aivanged to get Westenhaver
nto a tight for the purpose of "doing
iim," although they did not give the
ietim time to make any demonstration
owards them. The Zeltners kept up
heir firing till they mounted thMr
j, and continued it, as hundreds
if citizens pursued them for two miles
o their residence. After they reachrd
their house, they kept up constant
iring the rest of the day and during
he nijjht. They not only went to tho
rial fully arrr?ed, but they had ammuntion
at homo for continued fusllades,
md iHill had a large stock on hand.
"Whito the feeling is Intense around
Sorth EaltiiVjore on account of tho
nurder of Westenhavor, it is equally
ntense around Hoyt's Corners on ac:ount
of the killing of their neighbor,
Clarence Smith, who waa with the
iheriff's posse last night.
Killing of "Wcidmyor.
"When "VVeidmeyer fell volley after
rolley was poured into the crowd from
he upper story of the Zeltners' house,
md the Zeltners knew that they wera '
lring on their neighbors as well as on
he sheriff and his posse. Beforo tha
irrival of troops during the night a
annon used in shooting oil tanks when
hey are on fire, and a large quantity
f nltro-glycorlne had been secured, so
hat there would have been trouble afer
sunrise if the troops had not ar ived.
Tho Zeltner brothers and Iheir famlles
were no doubt saved by the prompt
ir rival of troops, under tho orders of
lovernor Bushnell. The troops stood
>etween the firing from the house and
he enraged crowds, ai>d not only cap"rt*d
'he desperadoes, but protected
hem from violence all the way from
iic jiouuieru opunaary of this county
o tlK* Jull here, u distance of over tweny
miles, with excltemont at the highest
iltch all along: the route.
In connection with the participation
C the two women anil four children In
he Zeltner barricaded houses, It Is
tated as further proof of deliberation
hat the Zeltners transferred their
arms and other property on Friday to
Irs. John Zeltner.
Late to-night, the prisoners were Interviewed
In the jail. The older brother,
'aul, said:
"I am glad I Killed him," (meaning
Vesterhnven), while the younger
rother, John, refused to say anything
n the subject. The town Is quiet toifiht
and there are no fears of an utMnpt
at lynching. The jail was crowdd
with visitors, who were permitted to
ee the prisoners this evening.
Weather Forecast, for To-day.
For West Virginia, cloudy; probably
For WVstern 1'ennsylvnnln. cloudy;
robably rain In southern portion; froali
lortherly winds.
For Ohio, cloudy; probably rain In
outheast portion; fresh northerly winds.
J meal Tempera t u re.
Tho tempoivituro Saturday, as obsorvoA
iy c. Schnepf, ilrusKlat, corner MarUot
nd Fourteenth streets, was as follows:
' a. in nil 3 p. in 4.1
in. in Sfij 7 p. in 62
2, in 40|\Voathor, Chans'blo.
SUNDAY.
i n. in no; 3 p m 45
> a. in oSl 7 p. in 4]
l, m> 43| Weather, Fair,