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Number 1844.
BEBBLS TAKE FLIGHT
FROM SAN FIMDO
Their Boasted Stronghold Cap
tured With. Ease.
Insurgents at Paranaque Sbellcdby
the Monitor Hunadnock.
Hot Pursuit of the Enemy Pine In
trenchmentis Abandoned in Ter
ror Other Kfchtiner.
Manila, May 5.-:-S:55 p. m. This morn
ing General Hale, with two battalions of
the Flfty-flrst Iowa Regiment and a Hotch
kiss gun, advanced on San Fernando, Jils
men flanking the town on the right. The
Americans were compelled to wade across
two shallow streams to reach the town.
When they approached San Fernando thcy
found that the main body of the enemy
had deserted that place yesterday, fleeing
northward. Only a small garrison was
left to make a defence.
When our troops were In the middle of
the second stream which they had to cross
the Filipinos opened a brisk Are on them.
If they thought to hold the Americans In
check they were woefully disappointed,
for the Iowans, with cheers and shouts,
scrambled up the bank of the river nearest
the town and then matters became lively
for the rilipinos.
Without a moment's hesitation the
Americans rushed the position held by the
enemy and drove him out. Then they
chased him through the town and a mile
beyond. It was simply a foot race in which
the lightly equipped natives had the ad
vantage, unless they were halted by bul
lets, as many of them were.
When our troops returned to the town
they found that the church convent, rail
road station and several other buildings
had been burned by the Filipinos yester
day and this morning. The town was
strongly fortified and If the rebels had not
Jest heart they could have inflicted se
vere losses on our forces before the place
was captured. South of the' town there
was a. double line of loopholed, zig-zag
trenches, the construction of which show
ed good military knowledge. These
trenches could easily have been held for
a long time against a superior force If
the defenders had been willing to fight.
The very fact that they were abandoned
by the main body of the insurgents Is
proof of the demoralization in the Fili
pino army. There were also several old
Spanish block-bouses which could have
been utilized for defence, but strangely
enough they were put to no use.
A Spanish prisoner, who was formerly
a provincial official, was left behind when
the enemy retreated. He stated that Gen
eral Luna, the rebel commander, was
wounded in the chest during yesterday's
fighting In front of Santo Tomas. He
added that the rilipino troops were com
pletely demoralized, and had retreated in
great disorder.
Later In the day General MacArthur
moved the remainder of his division to San
Ternando. The greater part of the resi
dence portion of the town is intact. Many
of the inhabitants who fled before or with
the troops left all their household goods
behind them.
The American casualties yesterday were:
Killed Twentieth Kansas, one lieutenant and
one private; First Montana, one private; First
Nebraska, to prirales.
Wounded Twentieth Kansas, thirteen men, in
cluding two officers; First Montana, three, in
cluding one oSccr; Fifty-first Iowa, three; First
Xcbrasia, five; rirst South Dakota, cue.
General Lawton Is now at Maasin, Ave
miles from Miguel. He captured at Bali
nag a number of storehouses which, it Is
estimated, contain supplies of rice suffi
cient to last the entire army sir months.
The charges made yesterday by the Kan
sas regiment north of Santo Tomas were
most gallantly executed under the per
sonal leadership of General Wheaton and
his staff and Colonel Funston. The Kan
sans were full of fight and they drove the
enemy almost to San Fernando. Our
troops were then recalled to Santo Tomas
for the night to await the arrival of a
wagon train which had been delayed by
the, destruction of bridges by the rebels.
PARANAQUE TOWN BOMBARDED
The Ailvnncc From Santo Tomav To
ysan! San I'ernnmlo.
Manila. May 5, S-M a. m. The monitor
Monadnock bombarded the town of Paran
aque this morning.
General MacArtbur's division advanced
at daylight yesterday morning from Apallt,
General Hale's brigade, the Fifty-flrst
Iowa, First Nebraska, First South Da
kota Infantry, taking the wagon road on
the right. General Wheaton, with the
Twentieth ICansas and First Montana In
fantry, took the railroad and passed the
first line of Insurgent trenches at MInalon,
two miles north. The trenches were de
serted. General Wheaton discovered the
enemy half a mile south of Santo Tomas
intrenched on the opposite side of the
river. He opened fire on them with Ho ten -kiss
and Catling guns under the direction
of Lieutenant Naklor, the guns being
pushed ahead of the infantry on a "hand
car.
In the mean time General Hale, who
was two miles to the right, encountered
a heavy force of the enemy, driving the
Filipinos toward General Wheaton's front
after an hour's brisk fighting. Major
Young's Sixth Artillery bavins shelled
them out of their trenches and put them
In retreat. The Infantry followed them up
In double-quick time, halting only long
Frank Lluuey Cn nth A: V. V. .. c.
Lumber, tniUitorlr, and builder hardware.
enough to pour volley after volley into
the fugitives. When the Insurgents reach
ed the railroad they were joined by re
cnfcrccmcnts and made a brief stand, but
a heavy fire was poured Into them by the
Kansas and Montana men across the riv
er, which is only 1D0 yards wide at that
place. The enemy was thus put to flight.
General Wheaton lost one min killed and
two wounded, all of whom were members
of the Montana regiment.
The main force of the Insurgents re
treated up the railroad track, where they
were seen to take a train at the Santo
Tomas station for San Fernando. One
span of the bridge across the river was
removed and dropped into the water by
the enemy, which delayed the pursuit of
the Insurgents by the Americans. Gen
eral MacArthur entered Santo Tomas at
noon, a small force of the enemy there
fleeing through the town to the southwest,
after setting the place on fire.
During the adance toward the river
General Wheaton and his staff, who were
preceding the infantry, were fired upon
by Filipino sharpshooters to the left of
the railroad.
Santo Tomas Is two miles from San
Ternando, which town the rebels boasted
to- be even a stronger strategic position
than was CalumplL That the rebels never
expected the Americans to take Calumpit
is shown by the fact that the railroad
track to the north was intact, the bridge
across the river being tie only thing that
was destroyed before the American ad
vance. SCHURUAN ON PEACE.
A Cnblegrnm AnIcIiik- for -More Com
plete Instruction)!.
A long cable dispatch was received by
Secretary Hay yesterday from President
Schurman. of the Philippine Commission,
regarding the situation in and around Ma
nila, and the prospects for a peace Agree
ment between the American and Filipino
forces. The text of the cablegram was
not made public, but Secretary Hay gave
assurances that its contents were of a
highly gratifying nature. In the course of
tho dispatch, Mr. Schurman asked for
complete instructions regarding the man
agement of peace prepositions which are
expected from the Insurgents at an early
date nnd was wired at length by the State
Department after the subject had been con
sidered in Cabinet meeting.
The instructions sent to Mr. Schurman
are In the main identical with those for
warded to the Commission when the Fili
pino made their first overtures for a reace
agreement. The Commission will remain
obdurate in its attitude before any agree
ment is reached. Aguinaldo's forces must
surrender unconditionally. Secretary Hay
said yesterday afternoon that Mr. Schur
man and his associates will not in any
manner interfere with the plans of Gen
eral Otis In the management of the cam
paign or interfere in any decision by tho
American military commander to expe
dite or relax in his campaign.
The Commission, he said, will act sim
ply In an advisory capacity, but. In view
of the fact that it gets its instructions
directly from the President, it will, he
thought, be in a position at all times to
oiler valuable assalstance to General Otis
during the progress of hostilities.
The instructions which were sent to Mr.
Schurman and his colleagues on the Com
mission contained features which are cer
tain to appeal to all the rational-minded
Insurgents, and highly satisfactory results
are anticipated.
The Department has directed the Com
mission to Inform the Insurgents, should
they sue for peace again, that the Amer
ican Government will allow them the wid
est possible latitude in the management of
local governmental affairs, and that na
tives, when found competent, will be in
stalled Into all the principal and Important
municipal offices, to be subject to the
mentorship and supervision of the Amer
ican authorities. The natives would thus
be allowed to actually contiol the affairs
of the Government without an unreason
able Interference by the Americans. The
Filipinos will also be assured that their
power will gradually be extended In pro
portion to tho degree of adaptability and
competence which they may manifest In
the management of their affairs.
This agreement, however, will be ef
fected only in the event that Agulnaldo
surrenders completely, and when entire
law and order is established throughout
the archipelago.
The general situation bore a much
brighter aspect to officials at the War De
partment yesterday. Some apprehension
was felt over the fact that more than
5. COO Filipinos had been found scattered
throughout the portion of the island south
of Manila. It was at first thought that this
army would bo able to concentrate and
force its way through the lines of General
Ovennhlne, who guards it on its north,
but the department is S4id to have assur
ances that before such a mobilization can
be effected General Otis will have com
pleted his campaign in the-north, when he
can return to the south and push vigor
ously against the Filipinos intrenched
there.
In the absence of further overtures for
peace by the Insurgents the department Is
determined upon the prosecution of an ag
gressive campaign in the north of the
island, and It is expected at the depart
ment that the Insurgents will cry for
quarter within a few days. The next en
gagement Is expected near Mount Arayat,
on the west coast of Luzon, in the direc
tion of which a large body of Insurgents
is now being pursued.
Mr. Schurman said in his telegram that
Arguelles had asked what form of govern
ment the United States were willing to
give the Filipinos and was told that peace
would be followed by the establishment of
a local self-government consistent with
the Filipinos to conduct it. This appeared
to be satisfactory to Arguelles, who re
turned to communicate Mr. Schurman's
statements to Agulnaldo. The instruc
tions sent to Mr. Schurman yesterday ap
proved his course In the matter.
CASUALTIES AT SANTO TOMAS.
One niul n Ilitlf Million DoIInrN'
"Worth of SiipxtlleN Cnptured.
General Otis reported to the War Depart
ment yesterday the list of casualties at
Santo Tomas the day before. II2 also re
marked upon the capture by General Law
ton of large quantities of subsistence, of a
total value of one and n half million dol
lars. He says:
Manila, May 5.
Adjutant General, Washington:
I'ollowin;; casualties at ianto Tomas jesterday:
One crfictr. Lieutenant Toyjrart, Twintletli Kan
aas, lour enlisted men killed; three officers, twenty-two
enlisted men wounded. Among wounded
General Funston, hand, slight. Lawton reports
capture over one hundred fifty thousand busUls
rice, two hundred sixty-fire tons sugar at Balinae;.
Value cf subsistence captnred at Malolos one and
one-half million dollars: Larffe capture rice and
corn belonging to enemy at other points. Insur
gents destroyed by lire yesterday town of Santo
Tomas and last evening tired city of San Ter
nando.
$1.25 To Ilnltimoro and lie- 91.23
turn vfn IesinBlsnula Ballrond.
Tickets on sale .Saturday and Sunday, May C
and 7. rood to return until Monday, May 8. All
trains except Congressional Limited.
We keep everything- neeessnry to
build or rrjialr houses. Llbbey Co., Clli and
N. Y. avc.
MATAAFA HOLDS STO
B1I01 SHELL HANGE
Malietoa Ts Kins Only in Apia
and Mulinuu.
A Severe Fight Xcar Robert Loais
Stevenson's Former Home.
RcIicIh Mnke Vac of n Gcrninn Fine"
Hauled Dossn Iiy n "Woman
Hear? CnnmilticN.
Apia, April 21, via San Francisco, May
5. Despite the importation of fully 1,200
partisans of Malietoa from the neighbor
ing islands, Matcafa is still ruler at every
point not reached by the guns of tho
Anglo-American forces. Malietoa is King
in Apia and Mulinuu, but nowhere else.
Fighting still continues, but with little
more effect than the killing of a good
many natives on both sides, the Mataafa
forces losing the larger number, and to
keep the country in a turmoil.
Notwithstanding the continued shelling
of the bush and villages all along the
coast, the reconnoitres of the land forces
and the constant re-enforcement of Ma
lietoa's forces by friendlies brought from
other Islands and from other parts of this
island by men of war, the British and
Americans have not'succeeded in expelling
the Mataafa forces entirely from the muni
cipal district of Apia.
The biggest fight occurred on April 17,
near Vaillma, the former home of Robert
Louis Stevenson. The Mataafa forces had
constructed extensive fortifications there,
the fort being defended In front by
trenches. The attacking party consisted
of several hundred Malietoa partisans and
a detachment of British marines under
Lieutenant Gaunt, accompanied by Mr.
Maxse, the British Consul. The natives
tried to carry the fort by assault, but,
finding it more strongly defended than
they expected, were withdrawn, and the
place was shelled by the warships.
The shelling continued for about two
hours, when another assault was made. In
this the trenches in advance of tho fort
were captured and the Mataafa men wcro
driven into the forts. At one point over
this intrenchment the Mataafa men were
fighting under the German Dag. There
was great rivalry among the Malietoans to
capture this flag, and it was Anally seized
and hauled down by a native woman who
was carrying water to the fighting men.
One of the British marines seized the flag
and began stamping on It. He was re
prosed by Lieutenant Gaunt, who ordered
that no Indignity should be rendered to
the flag, as it was to be assumed that its
use by the- Mataafans was not authorized
by the German Government or any of its
representatives.
After the capture of the trenches Ma
taafa's forces evacuated the forts and re
turned along the coast toward Vaiusu.
The forts were nearly demolished by the
shelling and the Malietoa forces did not
occupy them. This victory was rather
disastrous to the Malietoa forces, about
twenty being killed and as many more
wounded. It Is supposed that Mataafa's
losses were still greater.
Yesterday April 20 another severe en
gagement took place near Fagalll. A large
party of Malietoans advanced in that di-'
rection, having been Informed that the
Mataafans were massing there. The en
gagement lasted several hours, but with
indecisive results. The Malietoa people
had nine killed and seeral wounded. The
Mataafan loss Is supposed to have been
about sixty-five.
The Philadelphia has taken little part
in shelling because It has found that her
shells are defective and dangerous to her
own men. The marine who was wounded
by a defective shell, which exploded pre
maturely, and struck the Consulate which
he was guarding, has since died. The
rains have commenced in earnest, making
campaigning very disagreeable for the
British and Americans and causing danger
of sickness.
NAVAL DISPATCHES HELD UP.
Mcnrngriut'H I.uiuc Jxoiihc fo tlic
Mute Department.
The State Department has called the at
tention of the Nicaraguan Government to
the failure of the Navy Department lo
establish communication with Commander
Dayton of the cruiser Detroit, now at
Bluefields. It has been ascertained by the
Department that some of the dispatches
sent to Minister Merry and Commander
Dayton were delivered and that answers to
them were filed, but nene of the answers
has been received here.
An explanation received by the depart
ment from Nicaragua Is not satisfactory.
The Nicaraguan authorities assert that the
land lines between Bluefields and the near
est cable station, Grcytown, are not In
working condition. Minister Merry has
gone to Bluefields from Managua, the cap
ital. In obedience to instructions from the
department, but It Is not known whether
he has received the latest communication
from his Government for his guidance in
dealing with the troubles between the
Nicaraguan officials and American ship
pers over the payment of duties.
Duplicates of these and other instruc
tions have been telegraphed to New Or
leans to be sent to Bluefields by steamer,
as that appeared to be the only sure way
of getting into communication with Mr.
Merry and Commander Dayton.
THE VIXEN TO BLUEFIELDS.
Ilc-enforcenicntH for the Detroit Or.
ilvreil to iearitKua.
The Navy Department issued orders yes
terday for the converted cruiser Vixen,
now at Norfolk, to proceed with all possi
ble haste to Bluefields, Nicaragua, to as
sist the Detroit in the protection of Amer
ican Interests. Orders have also been pre
pared for the assignment of the converted
cruiser Viking to the Central American
coast to visit the ports of Nicaragua and
Honduras, where a number of American
citizens nrc being subjected to petty per
secutions. The absence of advices from the com-
Watch for a town. ConcTiu Heights, U. C.
K inndem not is lint yon -is nut In
lumber or milltvork, Liljbcj It Co. haic it.
WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, MAT 6, 189D
mander of the Detroit by the Navy De
partment Is responsible for the two orders.
Since the arrival of the American cruiser
at BlueDelds on April 22 the! Department
has been unable to get a word from Com
mander Dayton by cable. It Is commonly
supposed that his dispatches have been in
tercepted by the Nicaragua", officials, and
if this proves to be the- case there may be
serious consequences. The department has
sought repeateily to reach Commander
Dayton by cable and mall, and but ono
answer to the numerous communications
have been received and that was by mail.
Tho .American Government believes-that
the most effective way of clearing the sit
uation is to re-enforce the Detroit and
make a display of naval force off the Nica
raguan coast. The troubles between Amer
ican merchants and the Nicaraguan au
thorities at Bluefields have not been ad
Justed and it Is claimed by the Americans
that they are being subjected to all sorts
of annoyance by General Torres, the Nica
raguan Governor at Bluefields, who is a
rampant anti-American.
The Vixen has been under ordeis to
proceed to Manila for service in Philip
pine waters. She was ready to leave on her
long voyage, when the Naval Board of
Inspection and Survey discovered defects
which would render her unstable on her
10,000-mlle Journey.
The Vixen was accordingly ordered a fav
days ago to the Norfolk navy yard to un
dergo the necessary alterations. This work
will consume about ten days, and at the
end of that time the little vessel will pro
ceed to Bluefields.
The Vixen' Is expected to remain in Cen
tral American waters only until the Viking
gets there. When the Viking relieves her
the Vixen will probably start for Samoa
instead of Manila. This change In her
orders has been In contemplation lately,
and it was stated at the Navy Department
yesterday that it would very likely be
made.
THE GREAT STEEL, COMBINE,
A Iteport That It "VVlh Be In Opera
tion by jJnly 1.
Chicago, May 5. Johp TV. Gates return
ed yesterday from NewVYork and brought
confirmation of the reports''' of the com
bination of all the large s'teel companies
In the country. According to him tho
headquarters of the new 'company will be
In Now York and the capital stock will
bo between $500,000,000 and $000,000,000,
or possibly $1,000,000,000. The president of
the new-company will be II. C. Frick, of
Pittsburg, who has been so closely iden
tified with Andrew Carnegie.
Mr. Gates said Mr. Carnegie would not
have any interest in. the new concern
provided the terms he proposed to the
combination were accepted. "And I sup
pose they have been," he said, "else the
combine would not now be an assured
fact,"
The American Steel and Wire Company
was ono of two concerns, he said, that
held out against the tonjtilne until re
cently. The other is-sa'-i to have been
the Federal Steel Comwir.f. Mr. Gates
said the difficulty wae recy a small one
and intimated that it was- a matter of
price- The new company, he says, will
bo ready for operation by July 1.
BOUNDING TJP IDAHO BIOTERS.
rivi
Hundred Now Under Gnnrd of
Soldlerx nt "Warner.
Spokane, Wash., May 5. With the ad
ditional arrests that have been made today
by the United States troops under command
of General Merriam for participation or
suspected complicity In Inst Saturday's la
bor riots at Wardner, Idaho, there are now
five hundred prisoners under close guard
of the soldiers at Wardner.
A dispatch from General Merriam to the
War Department, Washington, states that
the coroner's inquest over .tho deaths of
the two murdered men, Jim Cheyenne and
Duck Smith, proceeds behind closed doors,
and that it is apparent that armed defiance
of law on the part ofunion men and their
sympathizers is at an tad. While among
the prisoners at Wardner there arc un
questionably many persons who will be
found guilty of aiding the recent rioting,
it is feared that the foremost leaderB of
the mob which destroyed the Bunker Hill
and Sullivan mills have escaped over the
mountains, through the snow, into Mon
tana. In view of this contingency. General
Merriam has communicatel with Governor
Smith, of Montana, and. has been assured
in reply that the executive officials of the
State will do all In their power to aid in
the apprehension of such fugitives.
The work of clearing away the ruins of
the Bunker Hill and Sllllvan buildings goes
rapidly forward, and the Indications are
that tho company will rebuild the mill
without delay. It, Is believed by many
that this work of reconstruction cannot be
accomplished except in the presence nnd
with the protection of the Federal troops.
As long as this feeling prevails It will be
idle to guess how long General Merrlam's
command will have to remain in camp.
ANOTHER. GEORGIA TRAGEDY.
A Toss u DrunltVKmlft in Sisnnip Mur
lierjln'ciynu County.
Brunswick,. GaMay 5. A double crime
has just come'to-JightIn. Glynn county,
news of which rcachtSf-hero last night.
John Alden, whltev and John Bird, col
ored, left Bellevista, in the upper part ot
Glynn county, Saturday last for Hvcrett
City. At Everett City they drank a
quantity of mean whisky and began fight
ing. Bird badly whipped; Alden and Al
den's friends locked him up to keep the
negro away from him. Bird then returned
to Bellevista and ran Aldep's wlfo and an
other white woman Into tho swamp, where
they remained until Monday last, being
found by searching parties of neighbors.
In the mean time Alden sobered up and re
turned home. Tuesday morning hunters
found the body of Bird Iytng in tho woods.
He had been freshly klllRl and a gunshot
wound in the head told thVmanner of his
death. '
Dr. 1'retlerlcU Cook's l'lnim.
New York, May 5. Captain Thomas, of
tho British steamship Cnya, which arrived
this morning from ports in South America,
reports that while at an. hor at Montevideo
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, rt the Belglc Ant
arctic exploring expedition, came on board
tho Coya. Dr. Cook Informed the captain
that bo expected to embark on the next
steamship for New York,, asjhe could not
get ready to sail on the Coya. This plan,
he said, might be chaned, however, as he
was by no means certain he would not re
turn to the Antarctic regions.
Slel SuIilIerH From Miinlln.
The War Department is Informed that
the transport Sheridan left Nagasaki
Thursday on ber,iway to San Francisco
with sick, and wounded soldiers from the
Philippines. This vessel' will be used in
the transportation of regular troops to
the Philippines.
$1
Ti lo Baltimore mill Ilefuru via B,
O. Saturday nnd Sumlny,
May' 0 and 7. Rood for return until following
Monday. Good on all trains "except llojal Lim
ited. Mont of the renl erttntc limit nnd
property-cwrers buy fromLilbey t Co. bccaiuc
they can find anything tbei want.
- TEN PAGES.
SEPARATISTS' WAIL
I
Juan Gnalbcrto Gomez Bitter
ly Attacks America.
He Appeals to the Cubans to Pre
serve the Latin Race.
Brigand Continue- Their Ontrarcs-
MIxh Barton to Aid SanctI
Siilritnn Poor,
Havana, May 5. The postponed banquet
to Salvador Clsneros Betancourt and MaJ.
Gen. Jose Rodriguez was given last night.
Nearly one hundred covers were laid.
Many ladles were present. The banquet
was given by the Separatist party and the
leaders of the independent movement in
this part of the island were present.
Speeches were made against General Go
mez and strongly in-favor of independence.
All tho speakers were moderate in their
expressions except Juan Gualberto Gomez,
a member of the late Cuban Assembly and
a man of great talent. He made a fierv
and really eloquent speech against the
Americans, who, he declared, were worse
than the Spaniarls. The latter came lo
Cuba four centuries ago for the avowed
purpose of conquering the Island. ' The
Americans came in the nineteenth century
In the namo of civilization to free it, but
instead of doing so they were crowding the
Cubans to the wall In every department ot
tho government. He appealed to the Span
lards to combine with the Cubans for the
preservation of the Latin race and Latin
civilization. He highly praised the Span
iards. The speech wa3 received with tre
mendous enthusiasm. The appeal for a
combination of Cubans nnd Spaniards to
preserve the Latin race was evidently part
of a deliberate plan.
"La Union Espagnola," a Spanish organ,
prints a long editorial tolay asking the
Cubans to fight for Latin laws and civili
zation. It decries the writ of habeas cor
pus and all the contemplated changes in
the laws and customs that obtain here.
"La Discuslon," a Cuban organ, de
votes a column to on article under the
caption of "Intervention or Absorption?"
which treats of the subject In much the
same manner as "La Union Espagnola"
and again calls attention to the displace
ment pf Cubans by Americans in public
ofllce.
"La Lucha" referring to such a trivial
affair as a ball given for charity last night,
which was attended by both Cubans and
Americans, decries the introduction of
American music and American dances. It
calls for the suppression of the two-step
and maintenance of the dances and cus
toms of the country.
Six bandits have killed the manager of
the Santa Barbara estate at Casbllla, Ma
tanzas. They also sacked the manager's
house. Cuban troops pursued the bandits
and killed one of them. A dispatch from,
sagua says that a band of brigands at
tacked the Unload -sugar estate last njghu.
The proprietor and twelve Cuban guards
compelled the bandits to withdraw after
some shooting. Four hours later the same
band attacked the Angeles estate, near
Sagua. They were dispersed by Cuban
forces under General Monteagudo. Some
ot the residents ot the town of Clefuentes,
aided by the mayor. Joined the Cuban
troops in pursuing the bandits. At Jlco
tea, near Cientuegos, bandits attacked the
San Esteban estate, sacking the house and
murdering the manager, Felipe Perez, a
Spaniard.
Senor Montez has resigned the office ot
sub-secretary ot state to become a magis
trate of the Supreme Court. Senor Carlos
y Parraga, a w-ell-known lawyer nnd a
member of the late Cuban Junta In New
York, has been appointed to succeed him.
Miss Clara Barton, of the American Red
Cross Society, has arrived here. She will
distribute rations to the poor. When in
formed of the situation at SanctI Splr
ltus she said she would furnish relief there
Immediately.
General Sanger, Military Governor of
the city of Matanzas, has come to Havana
tor the purpose of conferring with Gen
eral Brooke. General Wilson, Military
Commander of the Department of Matan
zas and Santa Clara, has been enthusias
tically welcomed In Sagua, where a ban
quet was given in his honor. He left
Sagua this morning for Isabela. He is
making as careful a study of Santa Clara
as be did of Matanzas.
The meteorological observatory at Cien
tuegos began work yesterday.
The United States postal regulations will
be In force here after May 10.
After today all Americans who die in
military hospitals Nos. 1 and 2, will be
burled at Marlanao Instead of Havana, af
ter military honors have been paid them.
An English syndicate 13 buying lands
around the harbor.
The Spanish Bank is preparing its ground
floor for the headquarters of the Cuba
Central Railway Company. Mr. Todd, who
is the principal member of the Cuba Cen
tral Syndicate, is expected to arrive from
London shortly with drafts to the amount
of $10,000,000 with which to purchase other
railways. Three thousand shares of the
Havana United Railways were bought to
day, causing an advance In the price of
those securities. The purchasers are Lon
don parties who already own the company.
T'hey do not propose to leave much of the
stock in the open market, fearing that the
CuEa Central Syndicate will get hold of it
and by this means control the United Rail
ways. Other stocks are remarkably high.
The afternoon papers print a letter from
Secretary of War Alger to Colonel Bliss,
Collector of Customs, instructing him not
to appoint Spaniards to positions in the
custom house, and directing him to dis
charge those already in the service.
General Brooke has ordered Paymaster
Smith to deliver to Major F. S. Dodge the,
$3,000,000 for paying the Cuban army.
Major George W. Moses has been ap
pointed to assist Major Dodge in the dis
tribution cf the money.
The stevedores here have struck for an
advance of wages to 53 a day In Ameri-,
can money. Instead of $2.50. An attempt
to supply the places of the strikers with
Chinese resulted In a severe fight. About
one hundred Chinamen are employed. In
spite of the opposition of the strikers.
Tho Chinese Consul has asked General
Ludlow, the Military Governor of Havana,
for protection for tho laborers. Ho has
also protested against the removal of the
Chinese quarter outside the city, which
has been ordered by Surgeon Major John
G. Davis on the request of citizens of
Havana. " "
The Demi Knuins Lieutenant.
Coffeyvllle, Kan., May 5. Second Lieut.
W. A. McTaggart, of Company G, Twen
tieth Kansas, killed on Thursday in the
Philippines, was a son of the late State
Senator Daniel McTaggart. He enlisted at
Independence on May 3-, 1S98, nnd was
chosen second lieutenant unanimously.
Prior to his enlistment he was a principal
in tho Coffeyvllle school. He was about
twenty-four years old and was very pop
ular. His mother lives on a farm near
Liberty, six miles north of here, and re
ceived the news ot her son's death by
en bio this morning.
If 9011 haie n hnune to liulld in
the country, Lltbey 4: Co. will attend to Ilndin;
all the arious materials for jou.
AN ULTTnlATUM TO KRUGER.
Encrland Warns lllni Thnt There
aint He Order In the Transvaal.
London, May 5. The "Outlook" has re
ceived a special cable dispatch from Cape
town in which the correspondent says he
hears that Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
on April 29 dispatched through Sir Alfred
Mllner, Governor of the Cape Colony, a
firmly worded demand that the Transvaal
Government observe Its obligations to the
Queen as the paramount power by secur
ing peace and order In the South African
Republic. This, the correspondent says, is
taken to mean that the Imperial Govern
ment considers that the time has come to
invite President Kruger to observe both
tho letter and the spirit of tho London
convention. How far the dispatch amounts
to an ultimatum Is not known In Cape
town. This action on the part of Mr.
Chamberlain, the dispatch says. Is not like
ly to affect the reace of South Africa, as
there Is a belief In Capetown that the
Transvaal Government will not fight upon
any provocation short of a direct attack
upon its Independence.
Cape Town. May 5. The renlv of Presi
dent Kruger, of the Transvaal Republic,
to the demand from the British Secretary
of State for the Colonies. Mr. Josonh
Chamberlain, for the cancellation of the
dynamite concession. Is published here to
day. President Kruger contends that the
concession is bona fide, and constitutes no
astltutes no
breach of the London convention. The
Transvaal, he Insists, Is entitled to its
opinion as to what is for the best In
terests of the Republic. The amendment
ot the concession, as asked by the British
Government, would be a breach of faith
with regard to other parties.
MARCEL'S PAINTINGS.
London Crltlex Diseuss the 'esv Or
leans Xesrro'M Collection.
London, May 5. The story of the val
uable collection of paintings owned by a
negro named Marcel, a curiosity shop
keener Of Vew Orleans -uM-h I, (
claimed, Includes examples bv huhens
Corregio, Raphael, Claude Lorraine, Tur
ner, and other well-known painters, is
miieh f1taei1Ceri In r nmnn K.., -. f.l
- - "V..14VU, uui nil Vf llll'S
are generally Incredulous. An official of
,tne national Art Gallery, when questioned
on the subject, treated it amusedly. He
said he received news of new paintings bv
Raphael three times a week. The Chris
ties, the famous art dealers, discussed the
matter Interpatpillv tmi u.a-.. a.i i..
skeptical, principally regarding Ihe price
vw,vvv uicu is saiu to nave ucen agreed
to be paid by an agent ot George Gould for
nineteen of the nleturt Tni nra ,.
Christies thought, was enormous. Duvcea
Bros., who are also art dealers, thought it
quite likely that the paintings were genu
ine. If so, they were worth much more
than $600,000. Some of the pictures had
twice been offered to them, but they de
clined to entertain the otter because of
the irregular manner In which they were
brought to their notice. They had so
many stolen works ot art offered them
from New York that they were compelled
to be most careful (n thf,- n,,,-,-,...-,,,.
They did not, however. Imply that the
present transaction was not entirely reg
ular. THE PARR BANK ROBBERY.
Bookmaker Illehuriln to Stand Trial
for Beeelvlncr Stolen itex.
London, May 5. Westley Richards, the
bookmaker who was arrested a week ago
on the charge of receiving three 100 pound
notes which were stolen from 1'arr's Bank
last January, knowing them to have been
stolen, was again arraigned In the Man
sion House Justice room today. Detectives
who were called to the witness stand tes
tified that their enquiries had not con
firmed the Information which Richards
had given concerning himself at the time
of his arrest and declared that they had
found lnhis lodging a bundle of "Bank
nf Pnprnvlnp'" nnfnv Thn Aatnntt i
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called attention to the fact that Richards
uau auempieu to escape at the lime of his
arrest. The prisoner was remanded and
relpnspd nn ?nO rtmtnrio K-ilt Tnn nn-i..
said that the rent of Richards' lodgings
wns i sniiungs a weeic.
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
Xutlierlhiidtt Drnntlex Vote Credit
for I'siicumcn.
The Hague, May 5. The Second Cham
ber today passed the bill of credit for the
expenses of the Netherlands, incident to
the holding of the International Disarma
ment conference at The Hauge.
Deputy Dobbelman protested against the
voto because tho PniiP. hml nn, hn in.
vitprl tn tnl.n nnrt In fha .inCa-An.... -...i
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Deputy VanKol made objections to the
passage of the bill on the ground of Rus
sia's proceedings In Finland. Deputy Van
Kol, Socialist, in explaining why he and
his colleacues voteil nr'.ifncr ihp erim
said that the conference originated with
the Czar in whose name thousands ot
fighters for the people's welfare had been
persecuted, tortured, and massacred.
Tho Minister of Foreign Affairs protest
ed against the several statements unfavor
able to the bill and the credit was adopted
by a large majority.
DAMAGE TO SPANISH CROPS.
AllilnlnxInilM Prnyliij- for Belief
I'rout Dronc;ht anil l.oetiitx.
Madrid, May Z. A five-weeks" drought
and the prevalence of unusual heat
throughout the country havo seriously
damaged the prospects of nil crops. In
some of the provinces tho crops had
already been destroyed by a pldgue of
locusts. The peasants in Andalusia are
offering prayers and making pilgrimages
for the relief of their distress.
The Duke of Beaufort Burled.
London, May 5. The burial of the Duke
of Beaufort took place today In the little
churchyard nt Badminton. The coffin was
placed in an ordinary church grave lu the
presence ot a full following ot tenants and
servants and many more prominent per
sons. The flowers Included a cross four
feet high of Iille3 of the valley Aod white
carnations, sent by the Primrose Club.
UiikIIhIi Order More Locomotls ex.
London. May 0. The Great Central Rail
way Company has placed an order for
twenty freight engines with the Baldwin
Locomotive Works, ot Philadelphia.
The ChleiiRo at (Jllirnltnr.
Gibraltar, May 5. The United States
cruiser Chicago arrived here today.
Colonel KuiiKtonN StieeeiHor.
Topeka, Kan., May 5. Wilder S. Met
calf, of Lawrence, Junior Major of the
Twentieth Kansas Volunteers, was today
appointed by Governor Stanley fo succeed
Col- Frederick Funston, promoted to be
brigadier general.
The Curator of the llnllic of the
AnctcntN.
Will rpeasr In tfce. Roman, Assyrian, and otlier
Malls afternoons at 4:33 and cseniucs at 8:30.
Open from 9 a. m. to 13 p. m.
If oa litis e tiny hulldlnu; to ilo
in the eountr, see I.iUiey Co. Tiny attend
to everything for jou here.
Price One Cent.
Demand Direct Dealing With,
the Lake Carriers.
The Situation at Buffalo Growing
3Iore Desperate Hourly.
Millions) of Buxhcln ot Grain In thj
Harbor in Dnntter-uf Spoiling
Pllsrht of the Bomci. r
Buffalo. N. Y.. Mar 5. Through th.
State Board of Mediation and Arbitration
Contractor Connors today offered to yield
two of three thinss demanded bv thn
strikers. He proposed to abolish the sa
loon bosses and to nay oft at the elevator
Instead of the saloons, but he declined to
give them the third demand which prac
tically Is the abrogation of his contract
and the establishment ot direct relation
between tho men nni tha T.aVa r. t ,
Association. The strikers refused hla ren
der. President MeAtnhAn enM KA ....
would accept nothing short of the so-call-
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. rTTJ . ... .. uitciius UCIU ill ino
at. uridirpt a flnnpv thta -r,B -.,... t-i
a -. - ...... U.C.UWWU. IUC,
found tjWo thousand scoopers assembled
there Commissioner Webster addressed
tho meeting. He said:
"It Is difficult to settle a matter of this
kind for two reasons. The first is that a
contract for handling the grain has been
let for this season and the contractor has
given a bond in the sum of $100,000 to per
form it. Tho Lake .Carriers' Association
will stand by the contractors. The second
reason is that .the abuses against you
men have been so damnable that you have,
rebelled, and I believe. Justly. I under
stand that you have taken art oath not to
work for the present contractor or any
other contractor."
There was a tremendous uproar when
Mr. Webster reached this point. Cries of
"That's right," and "To hell with tho
contractors." rnmp tmm nti n3- -.
the hall. Mr. Webster continued?
I have one question to ask you. I Want
a fair answer. If the present contractors
give you what you want In the ivay of,
waees wrlll vn rn n wnn tm- .......
o .-. ..w,,. iuid wtta
the signal for another outburst, denouncing
IUC lUUlfilUIUrS.
"Very- well, then," said Commissioner
Webster. "We have decided that if tho
matter cannot be settled we will, hold a
public investigation and find out where
the trouble lies."
The Western Elevating Association
which is the Buffalo elevator tni3t, wlii
meet tomorrow to discuss Its Interests lit
the situation. It is reported tonight that
the elevator owners are fearful that tho
gralrr will be diverted from Buffalo It tho
strike continues, and tbey will suffer a
big I033 all season, and that tbey will give
Connors twenty-four hours in which lo
settle with tho scoopers. If an agreement:
Is not reached, within that time, thex
n-lll hi a ,.nnAM. (.IbmiiJaiiII, nt lliA
contractor. As he Is paid by the bushel
ne cannot cnarge. ior grain, nor. nanuieu
by his men. Tonight there are nfty-clght
vpsapld lnndpfl with 4 fifl) fiflO hMshpItt nf
grain in Buffalo Harbor. Some of It Is
heating in the ho!d3 and may spoil. Two
freight carriers camo in today, and are
tied up at the docks. The Connors freight
handlers have refused to go to work, but
the elevator employes have not joined tho
strike.
Henry C. Barter. Secretary of the Inter
national Longshoremen's Association, re
ported this afternoon that Barthoiomay
Connor, Secretary of the strikers' union,
had made an attempt on his life in Bar
ter's room, at the Robinson Hotel. Con
nor, he sold, forced an argument with him
and then drew a revolver. Barter dis
armed him and turned him out. Barter,
whose home is in Detroit, sides with the
contractors.
A PEERAGE FOR SLR JULIAN.
Brttlxh Amhaimador to Be Honored
on the Queen'H lllrthday.
London, May 5. It is understood that
the Queen's birthday honors will include
a peerage for Sir Julian Pauncefote, Brit
ish Ambassador at Washington.
JIM2LT GREEN'S CORPSE.
Short of Money, the JInnncer Ship
ped It as I.uKKase.
London, May 5. The body of a man was
found in a box in the freight depot at
King's Cross today. The box was con
signed from Mlddlesborough. to London,
and was described as containing theatrical
properties. The discovery arouseJ suspi
cion of murder, but It was ascertained that
the body was that of William Ryder,
known in the musia halls as "Jimmy"
Gretn. Ryder had died of pneumonia, and
his body had been shipped to London by
Tom Pritchard, Manager- ot the Collinson
Burlesque Company, who saM that Ryder's
last words were: 'Take me back to Lon
don, too." Pritchard was short ot money,
and consigned the body as theatrical lug
gage to save expense. The consequence
was that the body was brought to London
for 16 shillings, whereas If it had been
shipped as a corpse the co3t of its trans
portation would have been near:y 123
shillings.
WANAKAKEK AT CHICAGO.
A Humor That He Mny Intnde tho
BnslneJix Field There.
Chicago, May 5. John Wanaraaker and
his son, Rodman, are guests at the Palmer
House. They arrived yesterday from
Philadelphia. The visit of Mr. Wanaraak
er has revived a rumoi that he Is plan
ning to start a department store here, hut
nothing definite in that direction can bo
learned. Mr. Wanamaker made a tour
of The Fair this afternoon. He chatted
pleasantly with Manager Jacob Kesner,
who directed him through the big building,
and later called en other leading retail
merchants. Mr. Kesner said today that
as far as ho knew Mr. Wanamaker has
no Intention of opening a store here and
he laughed at the rumor that perhaps tho
visitor wished to secure the Tremont Ho
tel site.
BIG DAMAGES FOR A NEGRO.
The 'WhlteenpK, Host ever, AVIll tin to
Jail Itnther Than l'ay It.
Louisville, Kj., May S. A Jury of white
men in the Federal Court today awarded
Georgo Dinning, a negro, n, verdict for
?o0,C00 against a band ot whltecaps. All
arc well-known citizens ot Logan and
Simpson counties. Th3 d. fondants aro
"Doc" Moore. A. B. Freman. Joseph
Flowers, John Flowers. John Fhelps. and
C II. Conn, administrator pf J. Odie Conn.
The defendants will not pay the damages,
but will take the Insolvent debtors' oath
and spend ten days la Jail, so they say. .V
number of defendants were stricken from
the- list by Judge Evans.
Flyiiu'M Bnnlneiii Collese, Sth mid 1C
$2 Census O&ce Examination S3
It jou have nti Ituiltllnpr lo ilo
In the country. Ju H "" ta go no further
than LiMey & Co. for eYerjttiln; you want.
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