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V'111 'nulluni nil iiiuiiiuuiin.il. im 1 , IN TWO PARTS. VOL. TI?NO. 1 IT, ?...11.'"Mllllll"'M1M"t'l1"""""">"j' \ WEATHER FORECAST FOR TO-DAY f I NORFOLK AND VICINITY? z : Snow, porMbly changing to rain; - ? warmer; easterly winds. | NORFOLK, VA? THURSDAY, FEI5KI AUV H>, lS!?i?---'rw KI.V K PAGES. THREE CENTS PET? COPY. THE STORY OF THE MAINE The Wreck Decorated in Ha? vana Barbor? CUBANS CONTRIBUTE WREATH Mil i?? Celebrated in Memory oi I lie Victims mid I Uelr Graven In Colon Cemetery I>< corrtlotf ? I iio sior.v Told to Kcliool Children -Work oh ilio Sfeu Itaillvaliip Maine llrifun ? In Mtsiotirl. fUy Te7cgr<it>ti to Vlrclnlan-Pllot.1 Havana, Feb. 15.?The sun shpnc brightly thin morning fen- the ilrst time In Bcveral days, when the wreck of the United Stairs battleship Maine, de? stroyed In Havana Imrbor on the even? ing of February 15, 1898, was decorated v. .th ii large American Hag. At '.' o'clock the Slurs and Snipes was hoisted at half mast by Captain Eaton, of the United states auxiliary cruiser Resolute, who, with Mrs. Ester Kath borno and Mis Dudley and ten sailnrs of ili - Resolute, rowed to the stinken bnttleslilp. The only nrhriv, taking-part were n battalion, with olllccrs, of the First Maine heavy artillery. An Immense r?pe of preens was fes? tooned about the lighting top, each loop hunt; with laurel wreaths four feet in diameter* and tied with fed, white and blu.' ribbon. The Cuban Club of Ha? vana had 1.1.tee,I an artificial wreath on the bout crane and this Captain Eaton transfer-red to the peak of the gaff. HlCIIl M A HS CELEBRATED. At 10 o'clock hluh muss was cele? brated in memory of the Maine vic? tims In :lm Merced Church, tit which Major General laidlow nnd several bis stall' wer.- present. The ceremony, which was very impressive, wim at? tended by Brigadier General George I!. Ernst, r. presenting Miijor General Brooke; Commodore H J. Cromwell, captain of the oort, and other nnvnl oillccrs, tho City Council, the execu? tive Commit!.t Hie Cuban Assembly and other members of the Assembly, the secretaries ? >!' the civil depart? ments und many ofilclnlH, together with repr?sentativen of the Havana lire brigade and other local organizations. Many women of the better classes were In the congregation, which crowded the cdlllce. GRAVES DECORATED. This afternoon the grave:; at Colon cemetery were decorated In tho pre? sence of American offlcers, military and naval details participating, THE MAINE'S STi >KY Tl >l.l>. Now York. F. l>. 15.?In nil the schools bf the eliy the story of lit ? blowing up ?f the Maim- was told to-day. and each ti-.ii her ImprcMsi d on the youthful mind the importance ??!* the event nnd the Important happenings that followed. Flags oil n large number of buildings were ;it half mas:. THE NEW BATTLESHIP MAINE. Philadelphia, Feb. 15.?Tho annivers? ary oi' the blowing up of the battle? ship Maine in Havana harbor wan marked her.- with the beginning of work on the powerful man-of-war which will bear the name Of the his? toric battleship, Ihe destruction ot which diil much to precipitate the war Willi Spain. The new Maine will lie built by the Cramp Ship Building Company, ami at im- company's yard:-, at n o'clock !?> day the first piece of the keel of the yessel was laid. There was im for? mality In the proceeding, but the ship? yard was thrown open c> the public, ami a great cheer was given by Ihe cfbwd as the group of workmen set In place the first steel piece bf the keel. Other pieces bf the k&el were lirimo. dlatcly hoisted and placed by the side of tho Iiis:, and thus wa.s started what will be one of tho most powerful lighters of the new navy. LAUNCHING NEXT STEAK, The builders will endeavor to have the new battleship ready for launching on Februnry 15th of next year, and to have her ready for service on the third anniversary of her predecessor's de? struction. REMEMBERED IN MISSOURI, Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 15.?The House to-day adopted unanimously the following resolution commemorating the destruction of the Maine: "This Houao looks with pride upon the bravery and patriotism of the American soldiery and .'?.?amen In an? nihilating the power of Spain in the East and West Indies, and most heart? ily commends Ihe promptness and en? ergy with which the national admin? istration and'National Congress prose? cuted the war against Spain and elim inaied her power in the West Indies." COVERED WITH FLOWERS. The graves were thickly cov? ered with Mowers. Father Sherman had been invited by Mrs. Rathbone, whi) Is president of the Woman's As sodatIon, to read prayers at the grave aide, and he appeared at the American Club, from which the procession start? ed, in full vestments, and with the as? surance that Mgr. San t ander, the Bishop of Havana, had given his con? sent. Commodore Cromwell said that, as1 the Bishop was not willing that a Pro? testant chaplain should officiate, he (Commodore Cromwoil) would not con? sent l.> the leading of prayers by Fa? ther Sherman. The latter, thereupon, went to his hotel. He had deferred his sailing on receipt of Mrs. Rathbono's Invitation. Commodore Cromwell informed the newspaper correspondents that the sail? ors felt deeply on the subject, regard? ing the ceremony of decoration as dis? tinctly a naval affair; therefore, he could not permit any except a naval chaplain to ofllciate. Although he was quite willing that loth a Protestant ami a Catholic clergyman should act, It either was to be excluded, then the other must be also. LIEUTENANT JENKINS' GRAVE. Plttsburg, Va., Feb. 15.?To-day the, Naval Reserves and the Duqucsne Grays cunihtcmorated the blowing up i oC the Maine by special services at the grave o( Lieutenant Friend \V. Jen? kins, of Alleghany, who was a victim Of the Maine honor. FRUIT STEAMER WRECKED. ADMIRAL DEWEY ON THE ROCKS AT CllUTTYUUNK. (By Telegraph to Vlrglnian-Pllot.) lioston. Feb. 15.?The Boston Fruit Ci mpuny's new steamer Admiral 1) >\ - ey, Captain McGrath, bound from Port Antonio. Jamaica, to this port, ran on the rocks at Cuttyhunk at 1:20 o'clock this morning and is In great danger of being a total wreck. The is pnsscn-< gers on board were safely transferred i" the stoauier Joint J. Hill, which came up this afternoon, and with their bag? gage and the mail, were taken to New? port, It. 1., from which point they were brought to this city to-night by a spe? cial train over the New liavcri Rail? road. Captain McGrath and the ofllcers and crew ,if the vessel siill remain on board and every efl ?rl will he made to save the vessel. but as she lies in a very ox josed position and with a large hole in her bottom, any severe blow from the southeast will undoubtedly cause her t,? go t-> pieces. A short time afler the Dowey wont ashore the Cuttyhunk life saving crew came off in their boats and offered to tcrln?the p.irrvtinei e iedi-r-.- mil t-b^ ele< led to stay on board. A few hours after daybreak the II. S. cruiser Topcka was sighted coming from tie" westw trd, an I signals of dis? tress wore it once t to attract her attention. The Toiieka. not three mil ? off, at in a. m. disregarded tho Dewey'a signal.- and disappeared up the Sound. Soon after tie- cottier John .1. Hill. hound from Norfolk :?? Boston, was sighted and immediately answered the Dowcy's signals for help. The work of transferring the passen-: gora witli their personal baggage and the mail w.,s llntslietl at I p. m.. and the Hill stenmcd to Newport, arriving there at 7 o'clock this evi ning. Only a few miles away the Merchants and Millers steamer Fairfax lies a to t il wreck on the reef of the Sow and Pigs, while six miles ncrot&ti at Gay Head, the steamer city <'f Columbus was wrecked over ten years ago aim over 100 lives lost. Tin- weather forecast to-night is un? fa yorablc. WHERE IS GOMEZ ? Hi: HAS NOT YET SHOWED l'P AT 11A VAN A. (By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.) Havana. Feb. 14.?6:30 p. in.?(Delay? ed in Transmission)?Governor General Brooke and General Maxim " Gomez have had no communication with each other since the Invitation and its a< ccptancc by the latter to cone- to Ha? vana. Twelve <iays have elapsed since Robert I'. Porter's agreement with j (ionics! to bring about tin- dlsbiindmeiit , of the Cuban army on tin" payment of I the troops of $11,000,000, and yet no step ; has bei ii taken to pay the Cubans or to disband them. From day to day it is said that "Gomez will be here in a couple of days," but lit: Is not yet here, i The Executive Commission wired to Gomez on Sunday requesting him to i come h< te Immediately, and he replied that he would do so. Tip' following appointments were liiad.- to-day: Demltro Cnstlllo, to be ,i\il e vein.ir i f tin- pr-'vim-o ,,f San !ia^->: Kamen Ehra, to !)?? a :s.st .in t : ? o retttry of justice und instruction. THE LATE STORM. TRUCK AND VEGETABLES WIPED OUT IN FLORIDA. (By Telegraph to Vlrglnian-Pllot.) Savannah, Ga., Feb. 15.?Superinten? dent Myers, of Hie Florida division of the Southern Express Company, with headquarters here, lins received reports from every express agent In the Slate respecting the damage done by the re? cent cold wave. Tin? reports cover I every section -?f tin- state ami practi? cally all of it. They show that all truck and vegetables have been wiped ?.tu. nothing remaining. Many of tho small truckers are left penniless. To aid them to make a crop this year the Southern Express Company and th" railroads will probably furnish seeds ' free. Superintendent Myers has started lb,- movement and tin- roads will join in it- Tlie reports hold out the hop" that the orange groves have not been seriously injured, though several days tuns: elapse before the truth will be known. AT LEXINGTON. (Special to Virginian-Pilot.) Lexington. Vn., Feb. in.--The storm is over, but the cold wave continues. It Is six degrees below zero this morn? ing and two degrees below yesterday were the readings of the government thermometer at the university. 1.1 ?OKING 'FOR SPRING, (Special to Virginian-Pilot.) New Bern, N ? '.. Feb. 15.?There Is a complete change in the weather! The snow and Ice are disappearing, and the indications nre thai spring-like tem? perature will prevail for the balance of the month. The fair grounds and track for the mid-winter fair will he in per? fect condition by the end of this week. All the departments nre complete and a large number of exhibits will be made. Georgia's I.os* it Million Dollar?. (By Telegraph to Virfrlanlan-rilot.) Atlanta. Ca., Feb. 15.?State Ento? mologist Scott to-day said that the peach c rop had been utterly destroyed, nnd. in nil probability, the growers would be discouraged they would agandon the business, Last year's crop was valued nt $1,000,000, but there Will be none at fll this year, and probably none for three years to come. SOME OF UNCLE SAM'S NEW HEROES AT MANILA. Lieutenant Colonel Victor Unborn is tli" gallant officer who ic<i o handful of First California volunteers against the li?? ? > church, which w-as filled with Filipinos, driving the rebeln from their stronghold nnd setting Hr-- to the church. Colonel Frederick FutiHton, commander of the Twentieth Kansas volunteers, and Major William A. Kobbe of the Third artillery were both conspicuous in thr- capture of Caloocan. Brigadier General Harrison Cray oils, editor of th" l.os Angeles Times, [commanded the brigade which drove the Insurgents pellmell from Caloocan and I sent them flying toward Malalos, the headquarters of the Philippine govern? ment. MACHINE SHOP BURNED Destructive Fire in tlic Brooklyn Navy Yard. shop Sfo. Willi Pine lloilcls aud |*nttorii? of Itntllcfthlns Complete-' 11 wipcit out Lass Mora I iinn it .11 i l ] i ii Ii Dollarn. (By Telegraph to Vlrpntan-Pllot.l New York, Feb. 15.;?Over a million1 dollars worth of Government property was destroyed by lire, which started :i the large machine shop of the Brooklyn navy yard, known as machine shop No. 2S. to-night, and the workings of the navy yard have received a serious setback. Many fine models ami pat? terns of battleships, their parts and plans, have been destroyed, and some I of them cannot be obtained again ex copt by going over the work mappc l out In the beginning. A great number of the models were simply copies n: plana, drawings and specifications now in the store rooms of the Department -tu?\v ,. liii .i ..,-t, mid ill?ie ? aw?u?nu_ placi d at any time. The steam engin? eering department of the Brooklyn yard is practically wiped out, and the work done in that building will have to be thrown temporarily upon the Department of Yards and Docks, and that of Construction and Repair. There is considerable obstruction t" the work thei>'. and ah extra force will have to be put on in order to keep up with the work. THE IM UK DISCOVERED. The fire was first discovered at C:.1fl o'clock to-night by tho man on the watch of the battleship Massachusetts, lie Immediately notified Lieutenant it. T. Mulligan, la charge .if the Watch, and a call to lire quarters was made. ? The men of tho Massachusetts scurried down to 'he mnchine shop, about ::oo j yards away, and with the aid of n hose rei I picked up in the yard, got a small j stream playing on the lire. The build? ing was about 100 feet in width and 325 feet long. Ir was four stories In height and built of stone and brick. The wooden inside was thoroughly satu-1 ! rated with oil. and tho flames rapidly : gaimd headway. It was seen that the Massachusetts men could do but little against the blaze, and Colonel Hunt? ington, In command of the marines, join >d In the work. About this time a fourth alarm was turned In, and all en? gines in the neighborhood of the navy yard responded. The flames had then completely enveloped the groat machine shop, ami attention had to be paid to : the foundry and other buildings in the Vicinity. Several times Ihe names not .i start on the foundry roof, but the firemen quickly put them out. A sm ill corrugated Iron building in the rear "t the machine shop took Pre, and was barm d, but the loss on this Is !n.=igiii.'i cant. The firemen pumped huge streams of water Into the hlaa,r:i machine s!i'.i>. but all efforts Were fruitless. The lire mad" Bill h rapid progress in the machine shop that by s o'clock the officials bf the navy-yard pronounced it an utter loss. At about 11 o'clock the flr<? bad spent Itself. DESCRIPTION OF THE SHOP. Machine shop No. 28 was occupied by the coppersmiths, the bollermaker*. the carpenters and machinists. About six hundred people were employed in them, hut only two watchmen were in the building at the time of tho outbreak of the fire. The last workman had left the place at .> o'clock. Aside from being filled with n gnat mass of machinery, more or less used, the building was oc? cupied os a pattern and model shop. (.C-.-ntinued on Sixth Page.) THE CASTAWAYS l'IHMi I All of the Steamer Lawrence's Crew Accounted For. Iii in tin Into ilia Sin-t Hie Hull Pro son Nciiiiicii Nero mill oil Mc.t <>n<l Kouoli or Hie Waves nuil Were Nnvcil. (By Telegraph lo Virginian-Pilot.) Savannah, Ga., Feb. 13.?Every mem? ber of tho crew ol' the wrecked steam? ship William Lawrence. Was saved, but only after the greater number of theni hhd Buffered terrible hardships. The tugs Cambria and Cynthia cam,- in this evening from the Sea Islands of South Curplina, bringiiig with them Captain A. I.. Willis and 13 men constituting those who had b?ckt missing since Sun* pijay morning, when the ship was aban I doned in the brcakt rs off Port Royal ' bar. With Captain Willis wore First Oilieer L. E. Hooper; First Assistant Engineer Horace Hopper, Quariermas tei A. IJergerson ami Seamen Paul JU_talz ? lit;.;in Haunt/.. Mi liael Hayes, 'I'm.mas Huhn, Jake Vawdry, Frank White, .lean Uaptiste, ? a.u ICS I E. Baldorf lind Frank Fuller and Lewis Vleccshouwcr, a Hebrew stowaway from Baltimore. THE CASTAWAYS FOUND. The tugs with Agent Carolnn on board the Cambria, left the city at day? break tins morning and searched every island and inlet northward until the castaways were found. At :? o'< iock the party was discovered on Hunting is? land and taken on board the Cambria. Captain Willis ithd Ins nien suffered hut little less than the drew of Mate Hcalc'a boat, which had tied up at the sea buoy as told in last night's dis? patches. They left the sulp at '.i o'clock on Sunday morning. After i- hours at se.i in a blinding, freezing gale, the two boats under the captain and the lirst officer made land on Capers Island, a desolate arid bare little sand spit. in beaching, both of the boats were ; smashed and the men were thrown In I to the surf. Though almost exhausted and numb, they managed to scramble beyond the reach of the waves. What little brackish drinking wafer they had was lost, together with th ? biscuits, long since salt soaked, which had beeh brought off the wreck. There was no freah water, and extremely little fit;'! on the island nor shelter ia any shape. The captain had a few inati lies in a met iliic box in his pocket. They were found to be dry. Tearing the seats out of tho wrecked boats after much coax? ing, a tire was mad." under the lee of a sand dune. The l> its were of Iron, or they would als ? have booh burned. The limited fuei saved the tuen from freez? ing to death. The nan hovered over the little blaze ail during the sleet and show storin of Sunday night and Mon? day, when the mercury was marking s to 10 above zero, (in Tuesd ty morning one of the boats was temporarily re? paired, ami both crews got into it to roach Port Royal. They had licet? Without food since leaving the Law? rence early Sunday morning, and with? out water sine.- Sunday afternoon. Af? ter painful efforts they reached Hunt? ing island. Some soldiers arc1 stationed there. Those took them in and fed and warmed them. This morning the cast? aways were about to set out for Port Royal in their patched boat when the < lambrln found them. THE CAPTAIN'S STATEMENT. (?owes. Isle of Wight. Feb. 15.?The British steamer ICoordlstan, Captain Simpson, from Savanahn, January ?6t;h, for Bremen, passed hero to-day and signalled that she spoke the disabled Hamburg-American steamer Bulgaria, in lonaltude ii west. She didfViot men tlon the ?l uv the ?teamer was signalled. ? PRETOHIA'S STORMY* VOYAGE. Plymouth, Fob. lo.-rThe Hamburg American Line steamship Pretoria, which sailed from Hamburg on Janu- ; arj .'? Cor New York, and which was reported passed the Lizard January SI. arrived hen to-day. being towed In by tugs. Hei steering gear is damaged. The Pretoria reported that she en? countered a heavy southwesterly gale on February ::. In latitude Is longitude 30, during which the rudder shaft broke. On the itfdy hither a succession ot gales was met. Through all the Pre? toria was - e r< 1 by her tw'ln screws with the assli lance of hand gear. The 55ii ? assent i rs >:i board the Pretoria had mi exciting experience. The," out? look at ttn.<.= was extremely gloomy, but at no tlm< was there a panic. A severe hiifrl ane on the 6th caused great nrtxletv. Tho seas ran very high, and oil was poured upon the waters. The hurricane c intlnued for two days, during which time the steamer made only sixty miles, as her engines bad to be st"t i el In the big seas. At the hospital to-night It was learn? ed that Chief Engineer Uoach would lose one foot and nil of the tees or the other: that Stowerd Blngle would lose both feet, and that two seamen would lose one foot each. They were frozen In Ofllcrr nettle's boat. Several of the hi ti in iy Ipsi one of both ears. MERCIER'S ADMISSIONS. SUPPLIED COURT OP CASSATION WITH SECRET DOCUMENTS. (By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.) Lond Feb. 16. The Paris corres? pondent of the Daily News says: ? it turns out that General Mercler, in his evidence before the Court of Cas? sation, admitted thai as Minister for War he communicated secret docu-1 inents to the Dreyfus courtmartlal sitting in private, without the knowl? edge of Oreyfus or his counsel. He' said he was Ignorant of the fact that! this was an illegal proceeding, adding that In his professional experience it had often been done before. "Mercler asserted that M Dtipiiy, M. Faure and M, Barthou were all aware tit the lime of tho use to be made of the secret documents, but that all agreed :; . ? be carefully concealed from Casimir Porler.Hhen President of France. ttnllivity I'mlllc Itennmett. (ByTelegraph to Vlrglnlan-Pllot.) Washington, 1 >. ?'.. Feb. 15. ?The. ob? stacles t > railroad trufllc resulting from the t\ cent blizzard have been over cbini to such nil extent as to warrant tin companies operating trains to the North and w-si In announcing that iratflc will now be resumed practically ? n schedule time, it has been an al? most herculean task for the railroad companies to remove the great drifts of show ami clear tho tracks, but this has been accomplished and passengers will agnin I e enabled to travel without dls comfoi t or danger. All trains on the Baltimore and Ohio nnd Ihe Pennsylvania that Were detain? ed have arrived, and those which started from New York and Inter? mediate places to-day have arrived, though moie or less belated. The local olliclnls the Baltimore und Ohio an? nounce lhat Main- on all its lines would resume regular schedules to-night, while the Pennsylvania also Is ready for business East and West. The At? lantic roast Line announces Its road clear from N.w Yurk to Jacksonville. Three Mains ). ft fur the Soilth during the day and evening. Locally ihe prostration lo business ami 11attic from the storm effects has disappeared nnri th" city Is resuming I Its urn Ilia I COUdif loll. "llmliii in.'(I iieei iiiiirl ?>i Inquiry." (By Telegraph lo Vlrglnlan-Pllot.) Washington, h eb. 15.?The only mem? ber or the Court of Inquiry to inves? tigate the charges relative to the meat furnished the army, to reach Wash? ington up to ibis afternoon was Colo nel Olllesple, who caino over from New York. General Wade, the president of (he court, Is somewhere between here and Denver; General George W. Da? vis reported by telegraph that he had gotl n . far north ns Richmond, Va., en rent from Oiibai while Colonel Geo. B. Davis, the recorder of the court, is at Plttsbufg. IVes.ileitl 0(1*10 li.i.llli,. (By T.:. -jraph to Virginian-Pilot.) Washington, l-'i -h. 15.--President Me. K ? y and party left Washington for i at 5:25 o'clock this afternoon in I a spe ill ear dvef the Pennsylvania road. The party consists of the President, ,-: Mgef, Long'and liliss. Post r General Smith, Representative On nor, Mr. Pafter and Mr, Cortel yoti, secretaries t" the President; Ma I J ii Hopkins and Mr. Tharln, one of the White House doorkeepers. i;rcn! ttrlinin Hnjr Annex fcnmon. j (By Telegraph to Vlrglnl'an-Pilot.) Lond in, Feb. 16.?The Melbourne cor? respondent of the Times says: The Samoan correspondent of the Melbourne Argus w rites that the only j solution ?lt the difficulties there lies In an immediate ahm xatlon of the islands l>y tir. it Britain. He says the natives throughout th ? entire group nre almost Unanimously favorabie to such a step, and that It is also ardently desired by the British and American residents. Itl i ^ el e liner ItcCllrll. (By T ?.???graph to Virginian-Pilot.> Snn Francisco, Chi.', Feb. 15.?The Laders In Hie rix day bicycle race at i >?:.'.! p. m., th" forty-sixth hour, wns ', as follows, the nrevlo?s record being ; 7'.it miles. 1,332 yards, made by Pier. " at Madison Square Harden last' Decem? ber: Grimm, S43 miles I laps; Miller, 821.6; (iarnaby, 802-3; Fredericks. S00; N.awn, 735.2; Hale, 7s>7.7; Pierce, TS.I.S. Itc.vpi'i Solo to tho Powern! (By Telegraph to Virgln'an-Pilot.) London, Fob 16.?According to the Cairo correspondent of the Dally Mail, the Egyptian Government has ad? dressed ? ? circular to the powers cx I.re:-sin;,- its willingness to agree to n renewal of the mixed tribunals for a furth'jr term oi" live years. THE WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES A Sharp Engagement With Filipinos Near Iioilo. AND ANOTHER NEAR MANILA Olio American OOleer null Three I'rl? ?it ten Wounded In Hie llr.it Hntllo nnri Mno Wounded in the Littler ? Villages Miel 1 cd by i? linuliont ? American llntposla Databl tailed Twelve 1 lion Iteyimd Unulln. O'y Telegraph tj Vlrglnian-Pllot.) Manila, Feb. ir>.--n :.v> a. m.?Colonel Potter (Lieutenant C. L. Potter, of the Signul Corps) arrived from Hollo yes terduy evening with dispatches front Brlgndl i General M. D. Miller to Major General E. P. Otis, commanding tho United States forces In the Philippine Islands. On Sunday afternoon General Miller ordered a reconnaissance in force to ascertain the enemy's position. Major Cheatham's battalion of Ten? nessee Volunteer Regiment, marched ~Tm \ ..no ? ii mi; umtini; tile cu.m>, nnd returned to Hollo. A SHOUT ENGAGEMENT. Keller's btittall in of the Eighteenth United Slates Infantry, with two ilotchkiss guns and one Oatling sun. marched toward Jnro. Midway be? tween Hollo and Jdrb, tliis battalion encountered n large body of the enemy occupying both sides of the rend, who niet the advance of the American troops with a severe and well directed lire. Tlte Americans deployed and re* turned tin- lire with a number of vol-? leys- The troops advanced steadily, supported by the Ilotchkiss and Gut llng guns, and drove the enemy through Jaro to the open country be? yond. The town of Jaro'was found to be de? serted and all portable property had been removed. When the Americans ontered the place there were only u few Chinese there. Ai -liit o'clock )>. m. Captain Grif? fiths raised the American flag from the presidoncin. FILIPINO LOSS HEAVY. During the lighting outside Hit- town l.i. utenanl Frank Bowles, of the Eigh? teenth Infantry, while working the light battery, was shot In the leg. In addition one private was seriously w.umded and two were slightly Injured. Tili- rebel loss was heavy. All was quiet on Monday when Col? onel Potter left Hollo. A BOAT FIRED ON. Two natives attempted to slip past the United States cruiser Olympia dur? ing the night In a boat; They failed to in ind when hailed, but kept on pad? dling along. After a warning shot, a sentry llred at the h >.tt and killed one of the occupants and wounded tho other. FIGHTING NEAR MANILA, Manila,' Feb. 15. 5:20 p. m,?Several rebels yesterday afternoon, having tired from,houses bearing while Hags on the American outposts, Colonel Smith, wltn Companies L, 1? and M. of the Califor? nia volunteers, pro, -. led to clean out th. enemy along ins front. The rebels opposed him from :iie brash and seve? ral skirmishes occurred, during which nine of the Cnliforhlnns were slightly wounded before the rebels were driven ?Ut. The work proceeded to-day In a systematic manner, a gunboat shelling tli" villages and working hey rapid tlte guns very effectively on Jungle. Iii? entire California regiment, with the ex? ception of two companies, four Compa? nies "f the Washington regiment, two companies of the Idaho regiment and a battery of the Sixth Artillery were en gn ?? I. The rebels were driven toward Lake Laguna de Bayo. The rebels hold their lire, apparently being short of ?ini'iiunition. hut they fought defipe rateiy. The American outposts In this direc? tion are now fully 12 miles out. All is quiet along the rest of the line, \\;:h the exception of in occasional ex? change of shots between the sharp? shooters. AGONCILLO OUTLINES PROGRAM. Montreal. Fob. 15.?Senor Agonclllo, th,- Filipino commissioner, in an Iruer vlew to-day said there would be no let up In the efforts of the Filipinos tO force the Americans from their country. Ho sai l he was not at all surprised that i: 10 had fallen, as the Americans had tlie advantngo >f a fleet. "Bui wait until they get In the inte i: ir," he said, "and then they w ill have I more tli.in their work out out." ii,- announced that the purpose of I Senor Limas departure, who loft yes i terday fdr Liverpool, was to interview the different ourts Europe and ask ; foi their assistance for the Filipinos. GUERILLA WARFARE THREAT? ENED. London. Feb. 15.?The European Jun? ta ahn unices that it has received a message from Manila saying the Fili pin -? have made ail the arrangement* (Continued on Sixth Page.) OTHER TELEGRAPH PAGE 6. CLASSIFICATION OF NE\VS. BY DEPARTMENTS f<!ecrat?h News --Pures I and 6, Local N<W$? Pages J, 5 and 5. Editorial? Pag: 4. \ Irutllia New .?> I atfeS 7 .tiki S. ? North Carolina News?Page 9. Portsmouth News??tfajfe to and It. Berkley News?ntje 11 Markets?Page ti Shipping - P?se 12. -?.? rrr^r,....w. ; .v . ^i^sdsllBBBBSBBBBBB^