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XEONj#5 IOWA.
NGRESS.
miAn. 3V/' .'lit.
Kgton, Jan. a—Chandler «f New
aire offered an amendment to the
1 bill, declaring It "the existing
.. the United States to continue the
./use of tooth gold and silver as standard
money, to coin both gold and silver into
money of equal Intrinsic and exchangeab
value such equality to be secured through
International agreement, or by such safe
guards of legislation as.will insure a main
tenance of parity in th«i value of the coins
of
the two metals, and equal powerof every
dollar at all times In the markets and for
payment of debts." Allen presented a res
olution similar to tliat of Suizer in the
house. It went over. Fettlgrew offered a
resolution asking the war department lor
information as to how hostilities began
between the United States and Fi ipinos at
Manila. Cons'de' atlon objected to. HOHT
protested against what he te med an at
tempt to throttle senators In their efforts to
obtain information concerning the "deplor
able conditions" which have existed in thr
Philippines. Adjourned.
HOUSB.
Suizer, dem., of New York, offered a reso
lution calling on the secretary of the treas
ury for a detailed statement concerningtoe
relations of the department witn the
National City Bank and Hanover National
Bank of New York in the matter of deposit
ing public funds therein or other relation
or business transact.om between them and
the government. Immediate consideration
was objected to and the resolution wan sent
to the committee on ways and means. Mc
Rae,of Arkansas, introduced a resolut'on
to the effect that the United States declare
its.purpose in the matter of the Phllipp'nes
Is to secure to the Inhabitants thereof as
aoon as practicable after the suppression of
the existing rebellion, a free and independ
ent government, republican in form, and
ithat the Unite! States guarantee the inhab
litants protection against foreign invasion
'Adjourned.
SENATE.
Washington, Jan.4.—Beveridge.of Indiana,
presented the following resolution: "That
the Philippine islands are a territory be
longing to the United States, and that it
thelnteation of the Unite states to reta
as such and estab lsh and lntaln cti
governmental control throughout the ai ch
fpe a*o as the situation mav demand." Mr.
fceverldge will speak upon ft next Tuesday.
Tftercbmmttee on foreign relations eport
_,W*"
ed a
form or government for Hawaii. A
,VW message was received Tom the pros dent
'Pi,! transmitting the testimony taken by the
commission appointed inve 'lgate the
conduct of the war dera'tment Allen's
resolut'on askin? for information as to the
treasury lelatons w'th the Na ional Cltv
and the Hanover Natio al banks was mod
ifled an! pas ed. Fe.ti rew pre ented a
re olutlon asking the t,e, re arv of thenav
lor the rerort of Dewey of April i3, 1808, in
which he said he could take Manil at any
time. It went over. Aldrich opened the
iiscuwiin of the tlnancial li wltn as] ee :b
in evp'anaton of the senate substitute lor
the hou.e bill. The speech was carelullj
prepared and was read from manuscript
Adjourned until Monday.
BOUSE.
The committee on ways and means re
tried the,resolution presen ed yesterday
lUlze.vcallingon the secretary for fail
irmar.lon relative to the ae. artment's
igrn-i with the Na lonal City' and f±an
atonal banVs of New V'ort. wi
idmen extending the si ope of the ln-
Mr. Levy, dem., of New Yo- k. offered
ther amendment asking the secre
cy's letsons for delaying deposits in
ittonal banks until the pjnlc occurred,
^e sneaker ruled the ame dment out ol
:r and the resolution was passed as re-
Adjourned till Monday.
SENATE.
Can. 8—Morgan spoke against
esolution, which condemns racial
"on suffrage and attacks the new
ution of North Carolina. He. declared
Kgro race to be Inferior in every way to
Irhlte race and defended the wMtejaln their
atment of the "blocks, holding lhafe It was
•elf detPnse. Pettdgrew offered a resolution
authorizing the administration to oflertmedia
tion between Great Britain and the Tnfegv
Allen offered a resolution calling upou
inet officer for an Itemized statement,
amount of the $50,000,000 defense fi
partment had expended. Adopter
resolution calling upon the
•avy for Admiral Dewe
be made the stal
iingr upon the
Tor information as to the alle£»d
view between Gen- Torres, of the Filipino
army, and Gen. Otis, was called up, and Petti-1
frrew said he believed this government attacked
its allies. Pettigrew's statement was warmly
resented by Lodge.
HOT7SH.
The house ordered an investigation by "the
committee on postofflces and postroads into the
that two
appointees of the president.
Postmaster John T. Graham, of Proyo Citv.
Utah, and Postmaster Orsun Smith Qt Logan,
Utah^are under indictments as polytfamists and
whether affidavits to that efrect j%re on file at
the time of their appointment.,-'' it also ordered
A general investigation of the/military commit*
IS! General MeiTiam and
g®. United States armv/0fficers during the
subsequent thereto
•djournod till Wedne'"4"'
LEGlSLATiyg PROCEEDING]
SENATE.
Des Moines, Jan. 8.—The senate was called to
order at 10 o'clock by Lieutenant Governoi
were appointed a committee on credentials.
The oommitteo found no contests and the senate
then eleoted its officers as follows: Secretary,
Geo. A. Newman, of Cedar Falls first assistant,
& D. Alexander, of Winterset seoond assist
ant, T. B. Emmons, of Sumner engrossing
clerk, LoisM. Rlgby, of Davenport enrolling
clerk, Olive Conger, of Wayne county journal
elerks, H. C. Lonsbury, of Hancock counter and
Cecil Dixon, of Calhoun county sergeant-at
arms, T. C. Collins, of Hancock county file
clerk, D. H. Shenok, of Leon bill clerk, Miss
liottle Holman, of Buchanan county postmis
tress, Miss Viola S. Cook, of Carroll chief door
keeper, John N. Lerine. of Allamakee: janitors
of the cloak room, Jeff Logan and W. J. Jones,
of DeB Moines: janitor of the toilet room, C. H.
Comeley, of Webster City. On motion the pres
ident appointed the following committee of
five to make arrangements for the coming in
augural ceremonies: Cheshire, Trewin, Smith,
Emmert and Porter. After further routine
work, adjournment was taken.
HOUSE.
Representative Stewart, of Polk county, call
ed the house to order at 10 o'clock. After
prayer the house effected temporary organiza
tion. Representative Temple, who had been
elected temporary speaker, spoke briefly, after
whloh Dunham, San
tee, Harbert, Downing and
Blume were named as a committee on creden
tials. After Its report the members signed the
constitution and took the oath. Proceeding to
permanent organization Eaton nominated D.
H. Bowen for speaker, and he was unanimously
eleoted. On assuming the gavel Mr. Bowen
spoke briefly, after which the republican caucus
nominees for house offices were elected. Con
tests were announced from the Shelby, Ida
Monona and Plymouth districts. On motion of
Temple, the contest in Shelby county, affecting
H. W. Byers, was submitted to a special com
mittee or seven, to be appointed bv the speaker.
Carr, Down, Letts, Henkle and Way were ap
pointed a committee on inaugural ceremonies
BOERS HOLD COLESBURG.
Tkclr Troops Attacked the British and
Were Bepnlsed.
RENSBUBQ, Cape Colony, Jan. 5.—
Colesburg has not yet been occupied.
The Boers unexpectedly attacked the
British left at daybreak yesterday
morning, but were repulsed. They
^occupied the hills to the north of the
(own, but were eventually driven out
of jbheir positions after an hour's shell
ing by onr guns. They still hold,
however, the hills immediately sur
rounding the town, thus preventing
the British from advancing along the
railway. The British loss in yester
day's engagement was light, while the
Boers are reported to have lost 100, in
cluding twenty prisoners, who were
taken by the mounted infantry about
.midday.
It is said John Shields, of Davenport,
Ji under arrest at Sioux City on
suspicion of complicity in the John E.
Bobson murder. There seems little
against him, except that his clothes
/. are blood-stained. Ed Patterson is
another suspect arrested. The police
wfll hot say what case they have
against him. A bloody suit was also
found by skaters under railroad
igp near town, which, it is hoped.
THE NEWS IN IOWA
nrANiHODS FOR GEAR.
Cummins' Name Not Presented In Re
publican Caucus.
DES MOINES, Jan. 9.—Senator John
Henry Gear was last evening nominat
ed by acclamation, in the republican
joint caucus, for a second term in the
United States senate. Senator Gear
was escorted to the speaker's platform
and made a brief speech of acceptance.
Bernard Murphy, of Vinton, was nom
inated for state printer, and Howard
Tedford, of Ringgold, for state binder,
by acclamation. The caucus was called
to order in the house chamber, which
was well filled, the gathering being
public. The caucus As called to or
derby Senator Blanchard and Senator
Junkin was made chairman. When
the caucus proceeded to a selection of a
candidate for senator, Senator Chesh
ire arose and in a brief speech with
drew the name. of A. B. Cummins.
Upon motion of Representative Scott,
the nomination of Senator Gear was
made unanimous by acclamation.
Senator Gear made a brief 6peech
thanking the caucus for the honors
bestowed upon him.
MILWAUKEE DEFENDANT
Suit for 918,000 Damages for the Death
of T. H. Qninn
CKDAB RAPIDS, Jan. 5.-—Ellen Quinn,
administratrix of the estate of T. H.
Quinn, has brought suit against the
Milwaukee through Attorneys Red
mond & Stewart for 915,000. She
alleges for cause of action as follows:
That Quinn died July 20, 1898, from
injuries inflicted on him by the com
pany th'-ough the negligence of its
employes on January 18 and July 19 of
the same year. Thai by the gross
negligence
of the conductor of a train
on which Quinn was riding, he was
put oS at Madrid, the wrong station
from that called for in his transporta
tion. That he was put on the caboose
of a freight train to be carried from
Madrid to his proper destination, and
that in making a violent and danger
ous coupling to the caboose the head
and body of Quinn were cast against
the inside of the caboose, causing a
wound and subsequent death. That
afterwards in attempting to treat and
remedy the wound it was aggravated
by the employes of the company, who
were grossly careless ^n the treatment
of the same, thereby causing further
aggravation and death.
8MAIXPOX AT EARI.il/lM.
Afore Than a Dozen Cases Reported at
That Place.
DES MOINES, Jan. 8.'—Smallpox is
within thirty miles ofi Des Moines.
Dr. J. H. Kennedy, who was sum
moned to Earlham,
r-
town on the
RocJbJ^^Wl road in .Madison county,
mileF' southwest of Des
from twelve to fifteen
town and surrounding
isease is supposed to
1 into Earlham by
cademw
place, as it first broke otrtfin the school
when it had taken up after the holiday
vacation. It was at firsV^Tnought to
"be chicken-pox, but Dr. Kennedy was
called and pronounced it smallpox. As
a result the academy and public schools
have been shut up. The exposure has
been great, but the health officers ex
pect to subdue the disease in the near
future. There are at least six eases
in one family.
WILL OFFER A REWARD.
Governor Will Oiler S500 for Capture of
Murder of Robson.
DES MOINES, Jan. 6.—The brutal
murder of John E. Robson, a promi
nent and highly respected business
man of Sioux City, has stirred the peo
ple of that community as they have
not been stirred since the lamented
George C. Haddock fell before the
assassin's bullet and as the people of
Des Moines were stirred by the myste
rious death of Mabel Schofield a few
months ago. Inquiries were at once
made as to whether Governor Shaw
would offer a reward for the capture
of the man who committed the dark
deed. The governor says he is only
awaiting the action of the coroner's
jury. If that body returns a finding
to the effect that John E. Robson was
murdered a reward of 8500 will be im
mediately offered for the apprehension
of the murderer.
Mitchellvllle Girl* in Des Moines.
DES MOINES, Jan. 6.—Three girls
from the Mitchellville reform school
were arrested in company with three
male companions in a house in White
chapel. The j^irls pleaded guilty to the
charge of being found in a disorderly
house, when arraigned in police court
and when the judge imposed a sen
tence of 30 days in jail for the offense,
they thanked him for the respite it
would afford them from the duties
and punishments of the reform
Bchool.
Cassatt Fardoned.
DES MOINES, Jan. 6.—President Mc
Cinley, according to dispatches from
Washington to persons at Knoxville,
has pardoned E. R. Cassatt, former
president of a national bank at Pella,
who was sentenced to nine yearsin the
penitentiary for looting the institu
tion. He has served four years and
nine months and is in badly broken
health. He was a member of the state
senate and a prominent man in the
state.
State Auditor .Best* Ef(^.
DEB MOINES, Jan. 6.—From last re
ports State Auditor Merriam is rest
ing easily in the hospital in San Fran
cisco, where he is suffering from an
attack of typhoid fever. His family
physician, from Hopkinton, Iowa, is
with him, and everything is being 4ne
for his comfort, and the fears of his
friends have been materially allayed
by reports, though it is not known at
what time a change may come, as the
crisis is not yet passed.
Few Getting Married.
AMES, Jan. 6.—The number of mar
riages in Story county has fallen off
at an alarming rate during thiB year.
The recent report qf the county clerk
shows that the number of marriage li
censes issued during 1899 was 188 as
against 238'in 1898.^a falling off- of
.fifty tor ttyalttt yeatjA
It is announced that the retail
liquor dealers of Cedar Rapids, who
organized some months ago, have been
discussing a measure which they pro
pose to. have introduced before the
general assembly at its coming session.
It will ask that the law relative to
closing on legal holidays be amended,
giving the dealers several days more
of business each year. The local li
quor men area unit in favor of Sunday
closing and the proposed measure will
provide for a strict enforcement of
this law. It will also provide that all
saloons shall be closed on Decoration
Day and Thanksgiving, but will give
the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Christ
mas and New Year's as open days.
The bill will also provide that all sa
loons shall be closed until 6 o'clock p.
m. on election days.
Des Moines dispatch: Dr. Hurd, of
North wood, Worth county, has report
ed two fatalities out of a half dozen
new cases of small pox in a family liv
ing in Kensett township, Worth coun
ty. He also reports one new case of
the disease at Silver Lake township,
the same county, where there have
been previous cases. In Danville
township, the same county, there have
been two deaths, those of a woman
and a baby. In Svea City, Worth
county, there are eight cases, which
were announced in the papers a few
days ago, and in Albia, the county
seat of Monroe county, there is one
case of varioloid, presumably con
tracted from the epidemic abroad in
the town of Coalfield, northeast of
Albia. From the above reports it may
be taken that the disease is not only
faifrom being subdued, but that it is
spreading rapidly.
Dr. Edwards, of Iowa City, deputy
state veterinarian, went to Lone
Tree, where he has been making in
vestigations in cases of blood poison
ing. It seems that a short time ago
Kirkpatrick fc Riggs, stock dealers of
Lone Tree, bought of the Union Stock
Yards Company, of Chicago, a "con
signment of cattle which they intend
ed to sell to buyers in their vicinity.
Shortly after the cattle were
-unloaded they showed signs of
some ailment, and the state vetinerian
was notified. Gov. Shaw finally sent
a notification to the deputy, who upon
his arrival at Lone Tree found five
of cattle dead and seven others afflict
ed. It is claimed that the Lone Tree
firm will bring suit for damages, their
claim being |hat the animals con
tracted the disease standing about in
neglected and mthy yih-ds, and if the
matter should get into/ court it will
prove of interest, not only to the
feeders (ft Johnson ctunty, but to
those of the state aa w«L
B0WEK CHOSEN SPEAKER H0TES FROM THE CAPITAL
House Republicans Select Him by
Vote of 43 to 38 for Eaton.
DES MOINES, Jan. 8.—Dr. D. H. Bow
en, of Allamakee county, was chosen
speaker of the house in the Twenty
eighth general assembly by a caucus
of republicans held at the state house
Saturday night. W. L. Eaton, of
Mitchell, was the opposing candidate.
The ballot was open, the members re
sponding to the roll call- The vote
was 43 to 38 for Eaton. A contest
arose over the question of an open or a
secret ballot, the Cummins men being
in favor of the latter, but their amend
ment was defeated by a vote of 42 to
38. Other officers nominated were as
follows: Chief clerk, S. M. Cart, In
dianola first assistant clerk, John A.
Cook, Hampton second assistant clerk,
W. J. Hanlon, Chickasaw engrossing
clerk, Mrs. Mollie G. Heist, Wayne
enrolling clerk, Miss Clara Keller,
Louisa journal clerk, A. U. Swan,
Warren assistant journal clerk, Roy
Burns, Clarke assistant postmistress,
Jennie Brice, Palo Alto file clerk, A.
W. Parsons, Sioux bill clerk, Bessie
Conger, Washington sergeant-at-arms,
P. G. Greer, Page chief doorkeeper,
Thad B. Maxson, Cedar speaker pro
tem, M. L. Temple temporary clerU,
J. D. Rowen.
Will Shorten the Road.
CmcAGo, Jan. 9.—Burlington officials
are preparing to spend 82,000,000 or
more on improvements to the main
line of the "Q" property in the central
part of Southern Iowa. The proposed
improvements contemplate a shorten
ing of the line of about three miles'be
tween the towns of Crestou and Mur
ray, a marked reduction of many
grades and an elimination of several
dangerous curvatures.
Nash la Governor.
Coi.UMBCS, O., Jan. 9.—At noon yes
terday Hon. George A. Nash was in
augurated governor of Ohio, succeed
ing Asa S. Bushnell. The oath of office
was administered by Chief justice
Schauk of the supreme court, follow
ing which Governor Bushnell present
ed the now governor with his commis
sicu '-VvhJ./S-'
BREVITIES.
Fire at Clinton destroyed thousands
of dollars worth of goods in McCullough
Bros.' large dry goods store. The
amount of damages will exceed $10,000.
In a decision handed down by
Judge Eiclielberger, of tha Wapello
county district court, in the case of the
state against the owners of the dam at
Bonaparte, asking for the abatement
of a nuisance which it is alleged the
defendants are maintaining, by ob
structing with a dam the Des Moines
river at Bonaparte, not provided with
a fishway to afford free passage for
fish up and down said river, the peti
tion of the attorney general is refused.
The case may be carried to the supreme
court.
At Iowa City recently Captain W. W.
Marshall^ of Des Moines, who was for
egw4j~_postiHaster -of Des
Moines, and had previously been con
nected with the passenger department
of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad, suicided by shooting. The
bullet took effect just over the heart.
Captain Marshall had grown morose
over his business prospects, and it is
supposed this caused him to attempt
his life. He is widely known through
out the state. During the Spanish
American war he served in Cuba in the
commissary department with the rank
of captain, and returned home ill with
malarial fever. He was one of Gov
ernor Boies' staff officers.
LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY, JANUARY
DES MOINES, Jan. 9, 1900.
Frank F. Merriam, state auditor of
Iowa, is dangerously ill at San Fran
cisco, and serious fears are entertained
for him.
He
left Iowa ten days ago
on a business trip to the coast, and
before arriving in San Francisco
was ill. He was soon after taken to
Mount Zion hospital in that city,
where he now is. Constant telegraph
ic communications have been kept up
and he is reported suffering from
typhoid fever. His relatives and
friends are seriously alarmed, though
he has wired for his family to remain
in Des Moines. He has, however, sent
for his family physician to come at
once.
The Ministerial Association has
given up hope of securing its counter
saloon petition. A few canvassers are
at work, but matters are not being
pushed. At the last association meet
ing Attorney E. B. Evans was author
ized to inspect the new petition of
consent, which the Polk Directory
Company has filed with the board of
supervisors, and to challenge any
names he found which he considered
should not be allowed. The ministers
claim there are a large number of
names on the new consent petition
which will not stand a test.
The proposed change of the Iowa
constitution, to inaugurate a system
of biennial elections in future, is be
ginning to attract a good deal of at
tention. There are only nine states in
the union which now hold state elec
tions every year, and Iowa is one of
them. Half of the state officers are
elected each year, for a two-year's
term and similarly with county officers.
At the last session of the legislature
Senator G. M. ,Titus, of Muscatine, in
ttfOdficed'the Titus resolution, looking
to a change in the constitution by
which all elections should be made bi
ennial. in the even' numbered years.
Thus the necessity of elections in the
odd numbered years would be done
away with. The Titus amendment
passed the last legislature by over
whelming majorities in both houses.
Jf it now passes the coming session it
will be ready for a vote of" the people
at the general election next November.
If at that time it receives a majority
of the votes cast on it, it will become
part of the constitution. If the
amendment passes there will be no
election in 1901. Those officers, either
state or county, whose terms expire
under the present law with the year
1901, will have their terms extended
one year so that they may expire at
the close of 1902 and be succeeded by
officers elected in November, 1902.
Judge Kinne, of the »Sate board of
control, has written descriptions of
two more county insane asylums, and
they^ are fully as interesting as his
previous productions along this Hne.
The report on Muscatine county's in
stitution indicates that it is among
the worst of its kind in the state.
Tama county comes off better but it is
pretty severely criticised. The mem
bers of the board have been criticized
for their reports of the county asylums,
it being charged by some that they
have been prejudiced against them by
reason of their desire to secure the
passage of a law giving the board com
plete charge of the insane of the state.
The members deny this absolutely and
say that they have taken special pains
to present everything in favor of the
county institutions.
The state board of railway commis
sioners met in the headquarters of the
commission at the state house and
perfected their organization for the
year of 1900. Colonel D. J. Palmer
was made chairman, Dwight Lewis
secretary, and C. L. Boylan clerk.
Judge Charles T. Granger, of Alla
makee county, after 12 years' service
on the supreme bench, announces that
he will not again be a candidate.
Recognizing the many obligations im
posed the past, he expresses his
gratitude to the people and will give
way to somebody else.
Postmaster Schooler has been
definitely instructed to begin the reg
istration of letters by letter carriers in
Des Moines January 15. This will be
in the residence portion of the city
only, and for the purpose of ascertain
ing whether the plan is practicable. If
the experiment proves a success the
service will be gradually extended over
the entire city..
Governor Shaw has offered a reward
of 6500 for the apprehension of the
murderers of John E. Robson, of Sioux
City, who was killed in his office on
the evening of December 29.
Dr. Breeden, the popular pastor of
the Central Church of Christ, is ill
with typhoid fever, and his condition
is said to be serious.
The Ministerial Alliance, at its re
cent meeting, decided to print the
names appearing on the saloon peti
tion, giving as their reasons that they
believed the saloon men had used un
fair means in securing the petitions
now on file.
TOOK COMMA NCHE
Captain Conhauser Captured and Burned
the Town.
MANILLA, Jan. 8.—Advices from
Magalang, province of Pampanga, re
port that Captain Conhauser, with
ftiree companies of the Twenty-fifth
regiment, captured the insurgent
stronghold, Commanche, on Mount
Arayat. Three Americans were
wounded, but the enemy's loss is not
known. Three members of the Ninth
and two of the Twelfth regiment,
whom the insurgents held as prisoners,
were shot and. horribly mutilated.
Three of them are dead and the other
two are recovering. Captain Conhauser
set fire to the barracks and tow*. ,v.»rw
im
Another Boer Victory.
LONDON, Jan. 6.—A Mafeklng dis
patch, date Dec. 26,
Bays:
There Was a
sortie to-day with a'view of capturing
the Boer earthworks, but it was un
successful. The works were crowded
with Boers awaiting the assaultand
the hail of bullets jorj^d the British
ttfretire, killing and wounding a num
ber. The British storming party num
bered eighty, of which twenty-one
were kille4..*nd thirty-three wounded.
Dead With Wound* In Breast.
OTTUMWA, Jan. 9.—Phillip Dietz was
found dead with three holes in his
breast in a room over Wagner's saloon.
His body was frozen, and he had prob
ably been dead for some time, as he
has been missing for a week. It is
generally supposed to have been a case
suicide.
American prisoners Released.
WA SHIWGTON, Jan. 6.—General Otis
telegraphs thatjCol. Hare has released
all the American, prisoners in the
hand's of the FilWnos, including Lieu
tenant Gilm
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NEWS IN GENERAL
TELL A THRILLING STORY.
Wonderful Experiences of XIeatenaat
Gllmore and Party.
2MANILA, Jan. 9.—The experiences
of Lieutenant Gilmore and the nine
teen other Americans held captive by
the Filipinos for eight months, read
like a chapter from wild romance.
Hastened from town to town as the
American rescuers approached, eating
bark from trees and uncooked rioe,
without clothes, they were finally or
dered lined up and shot by General
Tino, most cruel of the insurgent
leaders, but the commander of the
shooting party did not have the heart
to carry out the order and left the"
half-starved Americans in a savage
land, without arms or the knowledge
of where they were. The emancipated
survivors were preparing rafts to float
down the stream, when they heard the
thrilling American yell of their res
cuers. Lieut. Gilmore naively adds
that this little bunch of dust-covered
and bronzed troopers, under Colonel
Hare and Lieutenant Colonel Howse,
"was the finest body of soldiers he
ever saw."
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WILSON'S VIEWS.
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Open Door" Policy With China Good
for United States.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—Secretary
Wilson, in an interview, emphasized
the great commercial significance of
an "open door" concert of powers re
specting China. Responding to an in
terview he said that but for this ac
tion the United States would have
been shut out from, trade advantages
in any province which other nations
might see fit to take advantage of.
He said: "Anything produced in the
United States will now permanently
find its way into all parts of the ce
lestial empire. Our trade relations
there in the future are secured. Not
of the least importance is the fact
that the permanency of the cotton
market in China is secured. The trade
in cotton goods has been very heavy
in Manchuria and other northern
provinces. Our interests generally,
our dairy, poultry and other products
from the farms of the United States,
now have an assurance of permanent
markets in all the provinces through
out the Chinese empire where such
things are in demand and this demand
is growing and will continue to grow.
VICTORY FOR BOERS.
First Suffolk Regiment Meets With
a ''Serious Accident."
LONDON, Jan. 9.—General French
reports a "serious accident" to the
First Suffolk regiment. Four com
panies of the regiment attacked a
Boer position. Lieutent Colonel Wat
son, in command, was wounded, and a
retreat was ordered. Three-quarters
of the British reached their camp, but
the others were overpowered and com
pelled to surrender. Seventy were
taken prisoners, including seven offi
cers. The Essex regiment has re
placed the Suffolks. This last an
nouncement is more bitter to the lat
ter's friends'than the list of casualities
as the only inference deducible from
the fact is that the Suffolks had dis
graced themselves and their flag by
bolting and leaving a few of their
more staunch comrades to fill the Pre
toria jailS/
FILIPINOS ARE WORSTED.'
Sustain Severe Losses In Brisk Fights
With Americans Near Imus.
MANILA, Jan. 9.—Reconnaissances
out of Imus, Cavite province, resulted
in the loss of three Americans killed
and twenty wounded. The enemy's
loss is estimated at sixty killed and
eighty wounded. Colonel Birkhimer,
with a battalion of the Twentjj-eighth
volunteer infantry, advanced toward
Noveleta. Major Taggart, with two
battalions of the same regiment,
moved toward Perez das Merinas. A
part of the Fourth infantry' was en
gaged south of Imus.
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British Reconnaissance. 1
FBEBE CAMP, Natal, Jan. 6.—There
was a. reconnaissance in force from
Chievely yesterday afternoon with
2,000 horse and two guns, the object
being to locate the enemy on a (hill
south of Hlangwana hilL Several
shells were fired, supplemented by
the naval gun. The enemy replied at
long range but did not touch the Brit
ish. Lord Dundonald, perceiving a
strong mounted force issuing beyond
the range of the British guns, with the
evident intention of working around
our flank, directed the force
to retire to Chieveley. The Boers'
helio can be seen working from a ridge
north of Colenso to the Boer camp at
Uinbulwane. During the cannon fire
natives in the valley can be seen plow
ing complacently.
American Steamer to Be Released.
CAPETOWN, Jan. 6.—The supreme
court has ordered that the British
steamer Mashona, Captain Johnstone,
which left New York on November 3,
for Delagoa bay laden with flour foi
the Transvaal, and which was capture,
by the British gunboat Partridge, »e
delivered to the claimants, upon giving
satisfactory surety, and that the por
tion of the cargo claimed as prize/ be
stored in tbe custom house at port
Elizabeth, upon security approved by
the authorities. The prize cargo con
sists of 17,000 bags of flour.. The
Mashona will proceed to othe* ports
and discharge her unclaimed cargo.
The Lawton Fniid.
WASHINGTOH, Jan. 8.—The total sub
scriptions to the^Lawton fund to date
amount to 948,433.32. General Corbin
says that although active efforts to in*
crease the fund have ceased, voluntary
contributions will be accepted up to
the time of Mrs. Lawton's arrival at
San Francisco about the first proximo.
Gilmore at Manila.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—General Otto
cables: The prisoners en route from
Vigan have arrived here. Lieutenant
Gilmore is among the number.
German Stuamer Heriog Seised.
DURBAN, Natal, Jan. 8.—The Ger­
man steafn^r Herjtog has been seized
by aj Brittah wajrship and brought to
/thismort.
BOERS REPULSED.
Determines Attack on Ladysmitb Re
velled by British.
FBEBE CAMP, Jan. 7.—Gen. White
baa wired Gen, Buller as follows:
LADTBMITH, Saturday, Jan. 6, 11 a.
m.—Attack continues and enemy has
been re-enforced from the south.
LADTBMITH, Saturday, Jan. OF 12:46
p. mi.—Have beaten off .enemy at pres
ent, but they are
Btill
around me in
great numbers, especially to the south,
and I think renewed attack very
probable.
LADYBMITH, Saturday, Jan. 0, 3:15 p.
m.—Attack renewed. Very hard
pressed.
LONDON, Jan. 7.—General Buller
sends the following from Frere Camp,
dated to-day: "I sent all available
troops yesterday to make a demonstra
tion at Colenso. The trenches there
were all occupied by the enemy."
LONDON, Jan, 9.—General Buller
transmits the following from General
White, dated 2 p. m. yesterday:
"The attack commenced on my posi
tion was chiefly against. Ccesar's camp
and Wagon Hill. The enemy was in
great strength and pushed the attack
with greatest courage and energy.
Some of our entrenchments on Wagon
Hill were three times taken by the en
emy and retaken by us. The attack
continued until 7:30 p. m. One point
on our position was occunied by the
enemy all day. But at dusk in a very
heavy rainstorm they were turned out
of this position at the point of the bay
onet in a most gallant maiiner by the
Devons, led by Col. Park. Col. Ian
Hamilton was commander on Wagon
Hill and rendered valuable service.
The troops have had a very trying
time and behaved excellently. They
are elated over the service they have
rendered the queen. The enemy were
repulsed everywhere with very heavy
loss, greatly exceeding that on my
side, which will be reported as soon as
the lists are completed."
BOERS CAPTURE KURUMAN
British Surrender After a Long
Bombardment.
PBETOBIA, Jan. 4, via Lorenzo
Marques.—Field Cornet Visser, under
date of Tuesday, January 2, reports as
follows from Kuruman, British Bech
uanaland:
"I commenced a bombardment of
Kuruman yesterday (Monday), aiming
at the police barracks. The fight last
ed until 0 in the evening, when the
garrison surrendered, issuing frotn the
forts and yielding up arms. We took
120 prisoners, including Captain Baty
and Captain Dennison, Mr. Hillyard,
the magistrate, and eight other officers.
We also captured seventy natives, to
gether with a number of rifles and re
volvers and a quantity of ammunition.
Fifteen British were wounded. They
are being attended by us, with the
help of Dr. Bearne, an English physi
cian. The hordes, oxen, mealies and
flour taken from the prisoners have
been sent to Pretoria by way of -Vry
burg."
PLAGUE EXISTS IN MANILA.
Official Confirmation of the Earlier
Reports.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.—The plague
has broken out in Manila, beyond a
doubt, as appears from the following
cablegram received by Surgeon General
Sternberg:
"MANILA, Jan. 8.—Three bubonic
natives. GRKENLEAF."
The signer, Greenleaf, is chief sur
geon in the Philippines. It was sus
pected last week that the disease had
obtained a foothold in Manila, but not
until Greenleaf's report was the fact
established. The first effect will be,
probablv, to have quarantine laid upon
all shipping coming from Manila.
The town will be placed under the
most rigid sanitary regulations.
HONOLULU, Jan. 3, via San Francisco,
Jan. 9.—Seven additional cases of
plague hp,ve developed since the last
advices, making thirteen to date. The
board of health has decided to take
radical steps to stamp out the scourge.
A portion of the infected district was
condemned and burned to the ground.
The future policy will be to destroy
all infected buildings.
SITUATION AT MODDER BITER.
London Papers Say Each Side Wants to
Be Attacked.
LONDON, Jan. 8.—The Morning
Post's military critic discusses the de
tails of General French's and General
Gatacre's skirmishes and operations,
and declares that both need reinforce
ments. He adds: "Each side of the
Mudder river, where General Methuen
is, wants to be attacked but neither
cares to make the attack. The conse
quence is there is likely to be a pause
until the arrival of reinforcements.
These will reach the British first .if
General Buller wins a battle in Natal.
If not, they may come first to the
Boers, who, in case of their second suc
cess at Tugela river, could spare men
to go to Magersfontein."
CHINESE ROUT THE FRENCH.
Fierce Battle Near Wang Chann.ln Which
the Gaals Lost Thirty Killed.
^VICTORIA, B. C. Jan. 6.—News has
reached Canton that a battle occurred
between natives near Wang Chaun
land the French forces stationed there.
It is said that the Chinese routed the
French and pursued them for some
distance. The French loss was thirty
killed. The Chinese losses are not
stated. The battle occurred December
10 and 11. On hearing of the affair
the viceroy dispatched three gunboats
with 1,000 soldiers to restore order.
The viceroy also wired the tsung li
yamen asking what steps are to be
taken, as he is unable to carry ont de
limitation to the satisfaction of the
French.:
QUAY MUST QUIT.
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Privileges and Elections Committee
Re­
ports Against Him.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.—The senate
committee on privileges and elections
decided, 4 to 3, to make adverse report
on the resolution to seat Quay, holding
an appointment from the governor of
Pennsylvania Chandler, Hoar «nd
McComafe voted in favor of seating
him, Burrows, Caffrey, Pettus and
Harris against. ,,
German Vessel Released.
BERLIN, Jan 8.—A dispatch from
Aden says: The British authorities
have renounced further search of the
German mail steamer General, detained
under, suspicion of having goods con
traband of war pn board. The steam
er will resumi
days.
ar 01
[r voyage in a few
fin III MM IK
force Under Col. Birkhimer De
feats the Insurgents. N
m-
SEVENTY-F0UR REBELS KILLED.,
rhree Americans Dead, Including a
Lieutenant Twenty Wounded—Oil
more Safe at Manila—Four of the
Party Were Killed.
Manila, Jan. 9. The campaign
against the insurgents who have been
massing in the province of Cavite dur
ing the last few weeks has been opened
by Gen. Bates in decisive fashion, and
a severe blow has been inflicted on thei.
rebels—not without a serious losa to
the American troops, however.
Preliminary reconnoissancda have
been made by Col. Birkhimer with a
battalion of the Twenty-eighth volun
teers and one gun at Novaleta, by
Major Taggart, with two battalions of
the same regiment, at Perez das Mari
nas, and by a detachment of the
Fourth infantry South of Imps.
Seventy-four Rebels Killed.
The American force under CoL Birk
himer was strongly opposed by the
rebels, who were attacked in a strong
ly fortified position. Sixty-five of the
insurgents were killed in their trenches
and forty were wounded.
The Americans lost three killed, in
cluding a lieutenant. Twenty were
wounded.
Thirty-five rifles were captured.
Gen. Schwan's command, which Is
now at Binang, also had an engage
ment with the Filipinos, in which nine
of the -enemy were killed and twenty
six captured. The American losses in
this fight were one killed and eleven
wounded.
Gilmore 8afe at Manila.
Lieut. Gilmore of the cruiser York
town, who was captured by the insur
gents near Baler many months ago,
arrived here Saturday night by boat
from Vigan.
Four of the Party Killed.
In the fight' near Baler, where Lieut'
Gilmore was captured, four of the
landing party which he commanded
were killed. These were Dillon, Mar
cy, McDonald, and Nygard. Three
the men. Winders, Vanville, and WoodJ
bury, were wounded.
The survivors of the party are Wal
ton, Voudoet, Ellsworth, Edwards*
Petersen, Andersen and Brasolese.
After the men were captured they
were all taken to San Isidro, wheret
Lieut. Gilmore, who had been wound
ed in the knee, recovered from the ef
fects of his injury. They were then all
marched to Vigan, where, under AguW
naldo's orders, they were accorded exj
cellent treatment.
Treated Harshly by Tlno.
When Gen. Tino arrived at Vigan
however, they were treated very harsh
ly. They were thrown into jail and
were held "incomunicado" for three
months. On Dec. 5 the prisoneys were
taken from Bangued, where they1 Tiad
been confined, and they accompanied
Gen. Tino's retreating army, which
had been defeated by the Americans.
Our troops were in close pursuit of the
rebels, and in the hope of avoiding
them the Filipinos marched at night
with the aid of torches. This was kept
up until Dec. 16, when the source of
tne Abuluy river was reached.
The rebels were unable to proceed
any further in a body, and Uen. Tino,
with 300 soldiers and many Spanish
prisoners, disappeared, leaving a
lieutenant and fifty guards with tha
American prisoners.
Their Death Was Ordered*
The lieutenant In command of the
party told Lieut Gilmore that he had
received orders from Gen. Tino to kill
all the American prisoners, but he said
that his conscience forbade him to
commit murder, and he therefore in-,
tended to abandon them to look out for
themselves. Shortly afterward the in
surgents withdrew, and the released
prisoners floated down the Abuluy
river. The next day, being without
food, they landed and made a raid on
some houses, securing a quantity of
rice and figs. They had absolutely no
idea of their locality, but hoped to fol
low the river to the sea.
Found by Hare and Hows*.
On the following day Cols. Hare and
Howze, with 140 picked men, were
marching up the trail along the river
bank. The American troops suddenly
dashed round a point and saw the
party.
The Spaniards, some of whom were
on the raft, resembled insurgents, and
the troops were about to fire on them.
They had, however, recognized that
Americans were in the party, and
thinking they were prisoners, yelled at
them to lie down to escape the fire.
Lieut. Gilmore and his American coxn-*i
panions shouted back not to fire, that
the party were all friends, and in a
few minutes they were safe ashore1
with the troops.
Urdaueta's Men Also Safe.
Washington, Jan. 9.—The secretary
of the navy has received the follow
ing dispatch reporting the arrival In
Manila of Lieut. James C. Gilmore
and the other naval prisoners recently
rescued from the Filipinos:
"Manila, Jan. 8.—Gilmore, Walton,
Vandort, Ellsworth, Brisolese, Ander
son, Peterson, Edwards arrived. Also
Farley, Burke and Herbert of Urda
neta. Only, Venville unaccounted for.
Last seen Baler Jnne 15. WATSON."
Last seen Baler June IS.
Sv
WATfjq
The men named with Gilmi
attached'to the gunboat Urdam
that vessel ran aground and
rounded by insurgents.
A O N a
Washington, Jan. 9.-—On Jaij
thia year the navy department!
der contract with the variou
building concerns of this count
three warships, the largest list t^
ever appeared at any one time
naval budget of this country. Ifl
tion to these, designs for Bix
vessels are being prepared by
reau of construction, under an
tion of congress, and cont
ecp willk
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