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CAINTA IS the TWENTIETH REGI LARS IN A Kid Insurgent* Driven From Another Stronghold Oil) uch ave Fightinu—Splendid Advance of <he Americans I Uder n Heavy Fire tern Wounded; Filipino* Lone Heavily Brink Enffugcnient in the Treiiehcn Near Caloocnn In- ■nricent* .Open Fire on the Out* Slontann Mun Killed. Manila. March 18. The strongly fortiti ii village of Cainta, northwest ot Pasig, was captured after a desper ate tigh:. by the Twentieth regular in fantry Tin* Americans lost seventeen Wounded, while the rebels’ loss was heavy. in luy i> and ROWS, 'flu- lit t battalion of the Twentieth infantry regiment advanced from Pasig, clearing the country to Cainta, a w II d' fended village of TOO inhabi tants. live miles northwest of the foot! !is. The troops first encountered the rebel outposts in the dense jungle on tl.e banks of the river. The enemy was dislodged after half an hour's flahiing. The Americans advanced in splendid manner under a heavy fire until all was ready to volley the rebels front the trenches. The latter had a great advantage and dropped a num ber of our men. The Americans charged across the rice fields, making four advances on the enemy, who numbend 1.0 t) men, rw of whom wire entrenched. ami in the face of a cross-fire. Our troop scurried the town aftei four horn lighting and burned the ent skirts,, the rebels tiring from the windows ami keeping up a running lire in the streets. 'flu 1 Americans then withdrew in order to get some more ammunition. The relsels lost about 100 men and the American loss was Corp- ial Johnson of Company C and Private McAvoy of Company Ta killed. In addition, the following Americans were wounded: itlsni, petite which rheu used gently a ia <l.Ct. Linl- > the For diuu. Serg. nut Cheek, Company L; Cor poral ILiiiM-luflils. M; Private Kelly, C: Private Kinney, C; Private Tinkler. C; Privates Varley ami Gilley, <1; Pri vate Caley, F; Privates Hahan, GrtT fitlis, Lafeyth ami Mac Fa ria nd. L. Artie (Turkman, the regimental “mascot.” carrh'ii a parrot into action and was Wounded in the knee. A Brush Near Calooran. The insurgent.'' at the outposts ami in the trenches Iwyond (’aloocau tired several volleys last night upon the Kansas volunteers ami a part of the Four.ii regulars, desiring, it is sup posed. to discover if the American line had Is en thinned by the movement of Gen. Wheaton’s command. The Amer icans in the trem-hes replied warmly to the tire. 11. M. Beecher of Com pany A. of the Montana regiment, was killed in the engagement. A bat talion of the Twentieth regular in fantry routed a small band of Fili pinos on the I,a guana road, and some sharpshooters, who w< re tiring from a h >usc over which a French flag was Hying, were dislodged. A gunboat entered the lake and silenced a one gun battery in the foothills. ISLANDS OF THE SEA. All Except Luzon Welcome the American* Glndly. Washington. March IS.—The follow ing from Gen. Otis has reached the war d partment "Iteports from Iloilo indicate Im provements; less activity on the part of insurgents of islands; reports from Negri s most encouraging; inhabitants enthusia.-iic. quiet prevails through out the island and Col. Smith direct ing allairs in framing internal govern nient. Ci bu quiet, business progress ling und r I’nited States protection; ireport' from Samar and Leyte indi cate m sire of inhabitants for I’nited States troops; these islands occupied, u!sm _ i; .■ (*>ntrd confined to Luzon •■'ud ii.e occupation of the Pasig river line v,;>a control <>f Laguada de Bay pas cut tin country occupied by the Taglius in nearly equal parts." e BMI We." »f the rsonal New rernor ; tour . He in the ng t 0 is no Pe-ro le. B inz under l’repnrnth:n*« I niter Way lor «* Bin Milv inkeo, Wis., March 18. The (limit is of the Milwaukee Carnival Association have given to the St. Louis built’, rs of floats a contract fur $15,- bX> for the carnival pageant to be held here June Through the treachery of an out| l<»ye at St. Donis the draw lurs of the first designs already well tinder wa\ in construction were sold to and primed by .a loeril German pa per. Notwithstanding the delay to be caused by preparing new designs, the Contractors, by working day and night, will deliver the pageant on tine . The directors hold blameless tb<> contractors for the unfortunate ex pose. ill th® is the know them* tor.” .tarrh. ybody k inter rrh. itarrh in the jow I® ent oj ses < <»X‘TEHXATION IN HERIJN. ■teport That Mr. White Will He Ap pointed Peace C«»inuil*"toner. perlin, March 18—The Washington telegram «aylng that Ambassador ’’bite win by appointed United Slates "°nnniKsioner to the coming peace inference has caused a feeling nearly M'proacldng consternation in e the era wiasy. The ambassador knows noth 'Dg about it. and owing to the number matters coming up just now be- J'cen Germany and the United States R ‘ report was not credited. b at» d . r u-n» CAPTURED HOT BATTLE. After Desperate The American Lomn Seven. (' IK MV 11, COXTHAt T. Event in Milwaukee. NEGROES SHOT RY MASKED MEN. A Mob Storing the Jnil nt Palmetto , Georma. lalmetto. <;a„ March 18.—A mob of masked men stormed the little house doing service as a jail here at an early hour and shot nine negroes. Four v.-ere killed outright and the other live Isidly wounded. The negroes were held for burning the town, three nres since .Jan, 1 having nearly com pletely destroyed it. , 1 he mob rode into the town about I o clock. The little htse which was be ing used as a jail since the lire was near tin* center of the town. The guard was called upon to turn over the nine negroes held there for trial on the charge of arson. He refused and awakened his assistants. They were quickly overpowered, however, ami with a rush the Whitecaps made for the prisoners, who had bts-n awakened by the noise outside. They began 1 >egging for mercy but were shot down quickly. 'The greatest excitement prevails. Nearly everybody was aroused by the shooting and spent the remainder of tsie night on the street. An outbreak on the part of the negroes of the vi cinity is feared. There are many’ threats to avenge the shooting of the members of their rat e. The Capital City guards arrived and were put on patrol duty in different parts of the town. The citizens are apjK'ohensive of an uprising of negroes in an effort to have revenge. Atlanta. Ca., March 18.—Gov. Cand ler has issued a proclamation offering a reward of x.VMt for the apprehension and delivery of the first memlier of the, mob, and a further reward of 81(M) for each additional person implicated in the killing of the four negroes at Pal metto. The governor said: “1 regard the outrage as simply Inexcusable. These men had been arrested. as 1 am informed, and proof was at hand to convict them. The law was amply able to punish them.” EOH NAVAL Auxiliary < rulxer Prairie Will Be Devoted to Practice ( ruining. . Washington. March 18. The navy department has announced the itiner ary of the auxiliary cruiser Prairie, which will be devoted thus summer to actual practice < raising for the Ixuielit i of the irttval militia off the Atlantic coast states The cruise will com i menee at Orleans April l’>. end -1 ing at Massachusetts about Oct. L I giving the naval militia of each of the i coast states a full week of actual sea t drill. This is the first time that the department has been able to devote a vessel exclusively to use of the militia, and is considered the greatest aid to j this branch of the service that has ever been attempted. “OLD HITCH" IS DEAD. Former Great Clifcnwo Speculator Diem of Heart Failure. Chicago, March IS. Benjamin P. Hutchinson, the former board of trade operator and packer, died of heart failure at 5:30 o’clock last evening at the Lakeside sanitarium, Lake Gen eva, Wis. He was seventy years old. The remains will be brought to Chi cago for burial. Mr. Hutchinson’s health began to tail rapidly three years ago, and during the last two years he has been at the sanitarium where he died. FIVE MEN KILLED. Result of un Election Row nt Hot Spring*. Hot Springs. Ark.. March 18. A shooting occurred here at 5:30 yester day afternoon which resulted in the death of five men and the serious wounding of one man. The shooting grew out of the mayoralty contest un der way here. MEDILL IS DEAD. Demise in Texn« of the Chicago Tribune Proprietor. Chicago. March IS. W< rd has been received hire from San Antonio. Tex., that Joseph Medill. propritor of the Chicago Tribune, Is dead there. POPE AVEIKEMXG. IndicatlrriM That the Pontiff’s End Cannot Be Far Off. Romo. March is. The Messagoro says the pope shows b?mis of increas ing weakness. ami that his physicians are very watchful. QI'EEX KF.GEVT MILL SIGN The Treaty Mill Receive the Ilojnl Hgiinture To-Day. Madrid, Man h is.—The* queen re gent will sign the ratification of the peace treaty. Snin pmoii’m Movement*. Washington. March IS. Admiral Sampson reported by cable from Porto Cortez, Honduras, that he had sailed last night with the dagship New York and Brooklyn for Caimenera. where they would bo joined by the I'exas. Indiana. Detroit and Marblehead, making up a full squadron, ami go southward for drill. Good results are exacted to follow the visit of the New York and Brooklyn to Porto Cor tez, in the matter of effecting a settle ment of the Tears case. Carried Away by Hlish Water. Omalui, Neb., March 18. Seven spans of the bridge at Kearney were carried away by high water in the Platt river. A large force is at work trying to protect the rest of the struc ture, which is 4,300 feet long. A heavy Ice gorge has formed at Elmira, seven miles west of Kearney and threatens the bridge at that point. Much property at Fremont is threat ened with destruction. Dynamite is being used to blast out the ice. 5111,111 A. THE NATIVES HAVE ENOIGH. Collaime of the Insurrection Mny Come at Any Time. Washington, March 19.—There was much reticence shown at the war de partment yesterday to discuss a cable dispatch from Gen. Otis, which was regarded as most Important by those who read it as indicating that hostili ties might cease very suddenly in the Philippines am! a collapse* of the in surrection come at any time. The reasons for the Indief of Gen. Otis that a collapse might come at any hour was not stated, but his as sumption was based on the favorable reports he had received from various sources that the Filipim s were tired of the war and Aguinaldo's leader ship. It is believed at the war de partment that the incth< <1 in which the Americans have conducted the lighting lias done much to convince the Filipinos of the use! ssness of trying to drive* out the United States forces. The fighting has been of dif ferent character from that to which they wen* accustomed when the Span iards wore ih iKissess’on of Manila.. Gen. Otis’ cable caused a gnat deal of gratification. It was scat to the president at Thomasville, (Ja. The preparations that have been under way to send further troops and sup plies to the Philippines have not been curtailed, however. The light batter ies which G 11. Otis requested will be sent, as they may be useful in future operations and in case of disturbances in distant pails of the island. THIS IS Dil i EHEXT. Extermination of the Taigalo* the Only Remedy. Hongkong, March lit- fin* following general view of the situation is from a correspondent of the Associated Tress at Manila, and has evidently not been subjected to censorship: “The most remarl :dde feature of the situation is the Inability of the Ameri cans ami residents to estimate tin* numbers, resources and plans of the Filipinos. Prominent generals think that two or three disastrous battles will break their spirit and make them sue for terms. A majority of the English and other residents are of the opinion that tin* extermination of the Tagalos is the only guarantee of peace, that they can easily be whipped if they give battle, but that they will dodge a meeting with tin* Americans In force. Some people think that they will risk battles at Malab< u aid I’ar avaque, where they are strongly in trenched. ami that if they are de feated they will resume bushwhack ing as long as any of them are left.” MOHE PRISOXERS TAKEN. A Washington Regiment Gather* in ISO Near Taguig. Manila, March ID.—Company G. of the Washington regiment, has cap tured 150 additional prisoners near Taguig. and also seized some ammuni tion. Most of the natives’ arms were hidden or thrown into the river. The engineers threw a temporary bridge across the Pasig river for the artillery and commissary trains. The T wenti eth regiment will return from the front to-day. A MOSQI’ITO FLEET. One Im Now Iking Formed for the Philippine*. Washington, March lb. The navy department is taking steps toward the formation of a mosquito fleet for the Philippines. The conditions now prevailing at Luzon indicate that for a long time it will l>e necessary to main tain strict police of the coast and in land waters. For the inland Work especially the department will need some very light-draft boats. Fi r this work the big ocean tr.gh that formed the “mosquito fleet" that operated around Cuba during the blockade, and of which the government has a number, are now being looked over with a view to just this service. PEACE THE VTA IS B VITFIED. Queen Itcßent of Spain A’flixr* Her Signature. , Madrid. March ID Tim queen regent has signed the treaty of.peace between Spain and th * I’nited States. • After considerable discussion, the new Spanish government abandoned tlie idea of again submitting the peace treaty to the cortes and decided to have it ratified by the queen regent. The queen has signed the decrees dissolving the cortes, convoking the new parliament and authorizing the payment of arrears of pay to repatri ated troops The signed treaty wIF be forwarded to the French ambassador at Washing ton. M. Jules ('ambon, for exchange with The one signed by President Mc- Kinley. No decree on the subject will be published in the Official Gazette. Washington, March 19. The first news of the signature of the peace treaty l»y the queen regent of Spain was conveyed to Secretary Hay and the officials of the administration through the exclusive bulletin of the Associated Press. The secretary was naturally gratified at the action, which he had expected would follow the course of the cortes. The action makes it possible to exchange the ratification and thus complete the treaty within the time set by the treaty itself as the maximum. The protocol was signed Aug. 13 hist at the White House by the president and Amliaseador Cam bon. Dec. 10 the treaty was signed at Paris by the commissioners; Feb. 6 it was ratified by the United States sen ate after a memorable struggle; Feb. 10 the president gave it his signature, and now, seven months and four days after the signing of the protocol, the Spanish queen regent gave her formal assept and signature. . A BATTLE IX ALASKA. A Clash Between Americans and Canadian*. New York. March A special from Vancouver. B. C., says: Carl Slummerfelt, a German, who was a passenger on board the steamer Lees, which has arrived here from the Lynn canal, brought the news that a battle had been fought between American and Canadian miners, a few miles off the Dalton trail. Four men are re ]>orted to have lx*en killed outright and a number of others are said to have been seriously injured. When the alien mining law of British Columbia was enforced a few months ago, tlie American miners left* Allin. tli<* new Canadian gold district, and struck north. They found, a short dis lane efrom the Dalton trail, on tlie Porcupine river, a district rich in plac er gold. It was generally conceded that tlie new placers were in American territory, and the miners vowed that no Canadian should stake a claim. Some Canadian mounted policemen, however, did stake claims in tin' Amer ican territory, and just I lied their act by moving the Canadian tlag from Mount Pleasant, on tlie trail, so as to make tlie line take in a rich part of the district They were followed by at least forty Canadian miners, who alf located good claims. A fortnight ago about one hundred American miners held a nn*et ing and decided to semi notices to all Canadians to leave the country within live days. The notices were sent out. but no heed was paid to them. Slum merfelt, who left tlie I’orcupine river district two weeks ago. says: •'Early on the morning of tlie sixth day tlie American miners met and pro ceeded to the Canadian camp. •'I don’t believe they intended blood shed. although they were fully armed. Before they could even state tlie ob ject of their visit some one—l don’t know from which party—tired a shot, and then everybody seemed to lie shooting. Several rounds were tired ami four men. 1 was told, were killed outright an American and three Cana dians. "Tlie battle was very brief and re sulted in the Canadians, about fifty in number, flying across the border. The Americans then returned to their own camp." THE A! ARRETS. l.nteNt Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centcrn. St. Paul, March 2<». Wheat No. 1 Northern. 07 (u G 8 1-2 c; No. 2 North ern. (54 1-26(G5» l-2c. Porn—No. 3 yellow, 31 6/ 32c; No. 3. 36 3-4 6/ 31 l-4c. Oats —No. 3 white. 286/2* l-2c; No. 3. 27 3-1 6/28 1-4 c. Barley and Rye Sample barley, 466/44e; No. 2 rye, 51 1 2(</52c; No. 3 rye, 49 1-26/501-2c. Duluth. March 20. Wheat —Cash. No. 1 hard. 67c; No. 1 Northern, 65 l-8c; No. 2 Northern. 61 5-8 c; No. 3 sprite. 58c; to arrive, No. 1 hard, 67 .3 Sc; No. 1 Northern. 65 5-8 e; March. No. 1 hard, 67 l-8e; No. 1 Northern. 65 l-8e; May, No. 1 hard. 69 l-8c; No. 1 Northern. 67 18c: July. No. 1 hard, 69 5-8 e; No. 1 Northern. 67 5-8 e; oats, 26 l-26j27c; rye. 51c; barley. 406/46e. Minneapolis. March 20. Wheat March closed at 65c; May opened at 65c and closed at 64 3-4 c: July opened at 66c and closed at 66c. On track No. 1 hard. 65 3-4 c; No. 1 Northern, 64 3-4 c; No. 2 Northern. 62 3-4 c. Milwaukee, Wis.. March 20 Flour is lower. Wheat weak; No. 1 Northern, 67c; No. 2 Northern. 65 l-2c. Oats lower at 28 1-46/2* l-2e. Rye lower; No. 1,53 c. Barley lower; No. 2. 4761. 47 l-2c: sample. 396/44e. Chicago, March 20. Wheat—No. 2 red. 676/68e; No. 3,6.56766 c; No. 1 Northern spring. 666/6*c; No. 2. 65 1-2 6/67 l-2c; No. 3,'616i66e. Corn—No. •”>, 306/30 1 2e. Oats—No. 2. 26c; N\>. 3, 25 1-26/25 3-4 c. Chicago, March 20. Ilogs Light, 53.656/3.‘.st; mixed, $3,656/3.95; heavy, $3,756/3.95; rough $3.606/3.70. Cattle —ilet-M S, $3.906/5.G0; cows and heifers, $2 6/ 4.75; Texas steers. $3,406/4.75; stockers and feeders. $3. IG6/-1.65. Sheep Natives, $3,406/4.85; lambs, s44< <6/5.50. . • Sioux City, lowa. March 20.—110g553,556/3.70? $3,556/3.70? Cattle—Beeves, sl6/5.10; cows, bulls and mixed. $26/4; stockers hnd feeders. $3,506/ 4.50; calves and yeart ng s. $3,756/4.90. S*>uth St. Favl. S3.T<Kf/3.75. ('al tie J>.stvers. )_ Lulls, .<2,75'>3 feu. 15 \ I'.GKOS. New York, March 19. The Derail correspondent at II )i!o says: 1 have just returned from Negros island. A committee, with Col. Smith presiding, is drafting a constitution on simple lines, placing the government in the hands of the natives, except the cus toms. iKistal ami telegraphic services, military and police matters and exter nal politics. Telegrams from other portions of the island betoken friendly sentiments toward the Americans. It is likely that there will be a peaceful resumption af all business. ! I learned that the Boston had gone to Zamboanga, formerly the refuge of the Spaniards from the southern is- lands. to assume peaceful control. I learned also that after a conference be tween Gen. Miller, Commander Walker of the Concord, Lieut. Cowper, com , mandlng the British gunboat Plover, and prominent natives on board the Plover, it was decided that Lieut. Cow per should cross the lines to-morrow and negotiate a settlement with the rebels, who are much reduced 'n num bers owing to desertions. Should this I result be reached the bottom would be knocked out of the revolution. The only thing left will be for Otis to tackle Luzon, and hLs troops would soon reduce Aguinaldo ai.J his faction | to suing for peace. .tn Englishman named Cogan is held as hostage in the Island* of Leyte, and the Plover will proceed there to obtain his release. All is quiet in the other Visayan islands. Mitrcli 20.--- Ibi«s- Cows, X 2.10 <r/ fa 1.-10 stuc iiorsi Sheep, JSi .25 MANY LIVES WERE LOST AWFUL CALAMITY ATTENDS A HO- TEL FIRE IN NEW YORK. M Indtor Hotel Completed? De* atroyed by Fire—Flame* Spread So - Rapidly That Many People AX ere Cut Off Front Escape—From Ten to Fifteen Live* Lost and About Forty PerMoriN Injured in Jumping From AX fndows —XX ild Scenes of Excitement AVithin and XXitbout the liuildin« It X\ ill Be Some Time Before a Complete List nf CuNuiiltics In Known. New X ork. March 19. - Flames, which originated from the igniting of a lace curtain burst forth from the second floor of the Windsor hotel at Forty-seventh street and Fifth avenue shortly after 3 o’clock yesterday ai ter ms »n just the St. Patrick’s day parade was passing tlie building, ami in a few minutes they had taped up to the roof and enveloped the entire Fifth avenue and Forty seventh street fronts of tlie hotel. t» n minutes later tlie flames were roaring throughout the interior of tlie hotel and all escape by means of stairways and elevators was cut off. Then* was the wildest scene of excitement within and with out the building. Hundreds of gm sts and employes wen* in the hotel when tin* tire broke out. and for many of Ib-.ni escape with safety was impos sible. Probably from ten to fifteen lives were lost within a half-hour and thirty or forty persons were injured in jumping from windows and in rush ing through the roaring flames In the corridors and on tlie stairways. Many who were injured died later at near by residences and at hospitals and oth ers, who made wild leaps to tin* stone sidewalks, were so badly injured that they arc still hovering In’tween life and death. It jnay be twentv-four hours or mor* before the complete list of fatalities becomes known, and it will be longer than that Ik fore it can be ascertained definitely how many charred bodies an* in the mass of fallen masonry that marks tlie si>ot where tin* hotel stood. The flames could not lie cheeked. and in two hours from tlie time the lire broke out the entire St! ueturc Wnfl in llniiM and the streets on throe sides of the building were filled with debris from fallen walls ami chimneys, while the streams of water being poured upon tlie interior of the ruins had no other effect than to till the air with clouds of scalding steam, making it impossi ble for any one to approach near enough to search for the bodies who perished. Soon after the first alarm was given people in the lower floors of*the hotel, those who had easy access to the street and the stairway, commenced to pour out of the building in great numbers, but it was very soon ap parent that a great majority of the oc cupants of the hotel were either panic stricken or unable to make their way to the ground floor. Windows were thrown up on every side of the build ing and guests, mostly women, in all stages of terror, made their appear ance and uttered frantic appeals for assistance to the crowd below. As the flames gathered about them they be came more and more terror-stricken, ami presently some of them stood on the narrow window sills and beckoned to the spectators that they were about to leap. The men collected upon the sidewalks ready to rentier any .assistance they could, and in the meantime some of the women left the windowsills and dropped to the street. In m st it.stam-es the them and break their trwffil unavailing, for the struck the side walk and in most cases broken limbs were the result.’ As s on as the fire men could get their scaling’ ladders’ in 1* sition they climbed the sides of the building ami entertd ev ry window at which there was an unf<rtum-V ' gm st appealing for assistance, and many eases of heroic rescue were witnessed by the throng in life streets. The loss on the hotel is estimated at about $1.000.c00. Several adjoining buildings were damaged considerably, but the loss on these is comparatively small. All the papers and books of the hotel are believed to have been saved. Warren Leland, proprietor of the Windsor hotel, went Insane late last night. His wife and daiyi’ab r were among the victims of the five, and it Is feared he cannot survive the shock. THE POPE’S <O MOTION. Home Xewnisnnerx !.n> Strcs* on Ilin Weakne.xn. Home. March 19.—The newspapers Frvfulla and Opinion** continue in their reports of the pope’s condition to lay stress upon his weakness. The Vatican functionaries, however, deny that there is any. cause for alarm, and says that his holiness walks ahoQtdn his room and occupied himself In ar ranging a small library and some pic tures in hLs study. ITof. Mazzonl arid Dr. Lapponi, his medical advisers, visited him. the former changing the tiglvt bandage that protects the wound. The pope conversed with them, and on leaving they declared themselves sat istied with his general condition. Another Operation. Paris, March 19.—The Rome corre spondent of the Figaro says the pope’s physicians have decided upon another operation. TP » •J r t I