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TWENTY KILLED
BY FILIPINOS
American Garrison at Catubig Is
Almost Annihilated.
ATTACKED BY 200 INSURGENTS
Relief Came to hand Just In Time
to Save Survivors—Be
sieged Five Days.
A Manila special says: The Ameri
can garrison at Catubig, Island of
Harmir, consisting of thirty men be
longing to the Forty-third regiment,
Las been attacked by rebels. Twenty
of the Americans were killed. The
remainder were rescued.
The Americans wero quartered in
the Catubig church, which the enemy,
numbering several hundred men, sur
rounded and fiercely attacked. The
Americans fought for two days and
then the rebels managed to ignite the
roof of tho church, and it burned
nxvay and finally fell upon those inside
the edifice. The walls remaiued in
tact, however, and were used as a
shelter by the besieged Americans for
three days longer, the enemy attack
ing the building on all sides at once.
The Americans continued firing from
the doors and windows of the church,
and did great execution among the
FilMpinos. It is estimated that over
200 of the latter were killed, many
dead bodies being removed from the
scene of the fighting. After fivo days’
resistance by the men, a lieutenant
and eight men arrived and relieved
the men.
The fortunate arrival of these re-en
forcements prevented tho annihilation
of the American force entrenched in
the church, who had repeatedly de
clined to surrender when ordered to
do so by the Fillipinos.
Tlie ten survivors \Vore without food,
hod little ammunition and were phys
ically exhausted when relieved.
This fight has encouraged the Fili
pinos, who are now acting in an ag
gressive manner and threatening that
section of the couu ry, especially the
town of Catarina, when the garrison
probably will bo withdrawn to Laon.
>0 WORD FROM OTIS.
Ho role Conrads of Uttn-Uoti t Cntul.lir
Eicltoa Highest Prase.
General Otis has so far not reported
to the war department the casualties
sustained by the American garrison at
Catubig. The officials believe that he
is holding back the news with the ob
ject of supplying with it the names of
the victims of the siege.
The loss reported in killed is the
most severe suffered by the American I
forces since the beginning of the in- !
surrectiou, but even so, the officials at ■
the war department could not but ex
press their admiration for the heroic
endurance and courage" displayed by j
tho little garrison.
The officers at the department who |
have seen service in tho Philippines i
are not surprised at the fact that an !
officer with eight soldiers was able to i
raise the siege. They suy that, the Fili- j
pinoß were probably dismayed at the
extent of the punishment inflicted up- !
on them by the garrison before the I
relieving party came near, and then
they supposed it was but the advance i
guard of a formidable force and ran
off.
10 ItIFY DAVIS HOME.
tty AhrtJimta Daugh
ters of Coiifodm H^y.
The main question before the con
vention of the Alabama .Daughters of
the Confederacy in Montgomery was
whether or not the old JetVersou Davis
mansion in Montgomery should be
purchased. There was a lively scene,
and every delegate was on the floor at
once.
The convention was about evenly
divided on the subject, and it was
Anally decided to let the matter go
over until the eight chapters in the
state not represented at the conven
tion could be heard from. The mattor
is the most important ever before the
organization.
LINE OF BRITISH POSTS
To Ilf K-t itl>liilie<l ArrotK Free Stato By
l.ord HdbfrU.
A London dispatch says: The imme
diate objective of laird Roberts is to
establish a line <.f British posta_from
one frontier of the Free State to the
other, thus preventing Boer raids
southward.
it is essential, however, that the
Boers should.be expelled from the
rugged Thabanchu district aud be
forced to retire to L:\dybraml. As the
result of the desultory" firing Monday
aud Tuesday, the Boers were put back
a few miles, but nothing definite ap
pears to have yet been attained. The
Boers continue to follow their tactics.
SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE
Given By W. H. Culton at Frank
fort Which May Point to Slayer
of William Goebel.
A Frankfort dispatch says: W. H.
Culton, the clerk of Auditor of State
Sweeney, who is under indictment as
accessory to the murder of Governor
Goebel, went on the witness stand in
his own behalf on the hearing of the
motion for bail in his case Wednesday
afternoon aud gave highly sensational
testimony.
Culton’s testimony followed after
the motions for bail in the cases of
Powers, Davis, Youtsey, Whittaker
and Combs had been overruled. They
offered no evidence in support of their
motion for bail. Judge Cantrill held
that as the indictments charge a capi
tal offense, the defendants were not
entitled to bail.
An order was entered transferring
the prosecutions against them to
Georgetown for trial on a change of
venue.
Culton was placed on the stand in
his own behalf as the first witness in
his hearing for bail. Upon direct
examination by bis counsel be said be
had never conspired with any of the
defendants or any one else to kill Gov
ernor Goebel. He did not know Gun
Golden, and only knew Whittaker since
the assassinatioif.
“I had nothing to do with the shoot
ing of Mr. Goebel,” he said, “aud had
no knowledge that he was to be killed.
I was as much shocked at the news of
the shooting as any one in Frankfort.
I made no resistance to arrest.”
Colonel Campbell cross-examined
Culton. The substance of his testi
mony was as follows:
“I had talks with Powers and Tay
lor about bringing men to Frankfort.
Taylor wanted witnesses from Jack
son county before the canvassing
board. He said get about twenty-five.
T had another talk with Powers, Cecil,
Davidson, Howard and others. I
don’t recall any other conferences.”
The defense objected to the witness
telling what Powers and others said.
Objection overruled. Culton said:
“Powers did not tell the men who
came with me that Democratic legisla
tors were to be killed by raising a row
in the senate, and I never heard it
discussed. When Berry’s contest was
to bo voted on, I heard it discussed
that he was to retain his seat even if
voted out. I heard nothing said
about a plan to kill anybody.”
Culton said W. R. Johnson wanted
to borrow bis (Culton’s) pistol. He
added:
“Henry Youtsey told me that Goe
bel would be killed. I told him that
it must not be done. I told Governor
Bradley what Youtsey said and Brad
ley said:
“ ‘My God, this must not be done!’
“Youtsey afterwards said there was
nothing in it.”
Witness said on the day after the
assassination he was with Jim Howard
iu the statehouso yard. Howard called
his attention to apiece of paper posted
in the window.
“Well, what of that?” I asked.
“Oh, you have sense enough to un
derstand, haven’t you?” was Howard’s
reply.
He said Howard then took out of
his pockets some rifle bullets and also
some forty-five pistol cartridges. How
ard said:
“Don’t ask any more fool ques
tions.”
Henry Youtsey, after the assassina
tion, asked the witness where he was
on the day of the murder. “I told
him,” said Culton, “that I was up in
the house lobby.”
“Youtsey asked me bow it would do
for him to say he was there with me.
1 told Youtsey I was afraid he was go
ing to get into trouble. I also told
him that Grant Roberts wanted to see
him. Roberts had missed his rifle and
told me that he believed Youtsey had
it. 1 told Youtsey that he had better
see Roberts.”
The witness told of another conver
sation with Youtsey, who came with
Burton, of Breckinridge county.
“Youtsey said he had the greatest
scheme yet; that Goebel would be shot
from the secretary of state’s office and
nobody would ever know who did it.”
For “Queen aud Country.”
At a big meeting held in Cape Town,
South Africa, an Irish association was
formed. Those present 'cheered all
references to the queen and the deputy
mayor declared that the voice of the
Irishmen iu South Africa was for
“queen and country.”
PROHIS ROAST M’KINLEY.
Indian* Contingent Bring* Dp Subject of
Army Canteen.
The Prohibitionists of Indiana met
in state convention at Indianapolis
Wednesday to nominate a state ticket.
The platform vigorously denounces
the liquor traffic aud pledges perpetual
war.against it and invites all people in
sympathy with the movement to assist
by co-operation; denounces the annul
ment of the anti-canteen by the presi
dent and members of his cabinet and
charges the president with moral cow
ardice iu refusing to exercise his au
thority as commauder-in-chief of the
army to abolish the sale of liquor in
the army.
HOUSE VOTES CANAL
Bill Goes Safely Through Lower
Branch of Congress.
ONLY THIRTY-FIVE VOTES AGAINST IT
Full Text of Hepburn Measure as Amend
ed By the Committee and Passed
I*y House.
With but thirty-five voles in the
negative, the house Wednesday after
noon passed the Hepburn canal bill
as it had been amended by the com
mittee. Before that there was a con
test over the most important of these
amendments, which was the one strik
ing out the fortifications provisions.
Mr. Adamson, of Georgia, and Mr.
Shackelford, of Missouri, made a mi
nority report against this particular'
amendment and most of the debate
was directed toward this feature of the
bill. When it came to the final roll
call it developed that most of those
who were opposed to any bill at all
supported the committee amendment.
While the vote was not strictly on
party lines most of the Democrats
stood by Messrs. Adamson and Shack
elford in favor of fortifications. They
were beaten, however by an even fifty
votes, the committee amendment be
ing adopted by a vote of 155 to 104.
The question then recurring on the
passage of the biil as amended the vote
was 225 to 35.
The text of the bill as it passed the
house is as follows:
Be it enacted, etc., That the presi
dent of the United States be, and
is herereby authorized, to acquire
from the states of Costa Rica and Nic
aragua, for aud in behalf of the
United States, control of such portion
of territory now belonging to Costa
Rica aud Nicaragua as raay be desira
ble and necessary, on which to exca
vate, construct and project a canal of
such depth and capacity as will be suf
ficient for the movements of ships of
the greatest tonnage aud draft now in
use, from a point near Greytown, on
the Caribbean sea, via Lake Nicaragua,
to Breto, on the Pacific ocean; and
such sum as may be necessary to
secure such control is hereby appro
priated out of any money in the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 2. That when the president
has secured full control over the terri
tory in section 1 referred to, he shall
direct the secretary of war to excavate
aud construct a canal and waterway
from a point on the shore of the Ca
ribbean sea, near Greytown, by way of
Lake Nicaragua, to a point near Bre
to, on the Pacific ocean. Such canal
shall be of sufficient capacity and
depth as that it may be used by vessels
of tho largest tonnage and greatest
depth now in use, and shall be sup
plied with all necessary locks aud oth
er appliances to meet the necessities
of vessels passing from Greytown to
Breto; and the secretary of war shall
also construct such safe and commo
dious harbors at the termina of said
canal, and such provision for defense,
as may be necessary for the safety and
protection of said canal and harbors.
Sec. 3. That the president shall
cause such surveys as may be neces
sary for such canal aud harbors, and
in the construction of the same shall
employ such persons as he may deem
necessary.
Sec. 4. That in the excavation and
construction of said canal the San Ju
an river aud Lake Nicaragua, or such
parts of each as may be made avail
able, shall be used.
Sec. st: That in any negotiations
with the states of Costa Rica or Nica
ragua the president may have, the
president is authorized to guarantee
to said states the use of said canal and
harbors, upon Buch terms as may be
agreed upon, for all vessels owned by
said states or by citizeus thereof.
Sec. 6. That the sum of 810,000,000
is hereby appropriated, out of any
money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated, toward the project here
in contemplated, and the secretary of
war is farther hereby authorized to
enter into a .contract or contracts for
materials and work tha\ may be deem
ed necessary for the proper exoav&tion,
construction, completion and defense
of said canal, to be paid for as appro
priations may from time to time be
hereafter made, not to exceed iu the
aggregate $140,000,000.
FOR EXTRA WORK.
Bill Introduced To Pay Oocdjroar For
“Exoms" llnrb r Work.
Senator Clay of Georgia has intro
duced an amendment to the sundry
civil bill providing that “C. B. Good
year. bis heirs and assigns, be paid
for the 50 feet excess of width of the
24 and 25 foot depths at mean high
tide upon the outer bar of Bruuswiok,
Ga., the same proportional payments
as provided in the river and harbor
acts of 1804-1806, and 1890, the sum
of $45,000.”
The amendment recites that the
work done by Goodyear in excess of
hi contract has been most valuable to
commerce.
CHICAGO WELCOMES DEWEY.
Amid Cheering and the Booming
of Cannon the Hero of Hanila
Enters Windy City.
Amid the booming of cannon and
the cheers of hundreds of people Ad
miral George Dewey arrived in Chicago
Monday. The special train bearing
the admiral and Mrs. Dewey, Lieuten
ant Caldwell, his secretary, aud Lieu
tenant Crawford, was met near South
Chicago by a special train carrying
the general executive committee of the
Dewey celebration aud including
Mayor Harrison, President Charles A.
Plamaudon and tbe admiral’s
George Goodwin Dewey.
Tbe admiral’s train arrivgfl at the
Grand Central depot, Fifth avenue
and Harrison street, six minutes ahead
of schedule time, 11 o’clock. The
moment the white moustached naval
hero was seen a roar of cheers went up
from the fortunate ones inside the sta
tion and was quickly taken up by the
thousands in the streets. Escorted by
the members of the executive commit
tee Admiral Dewey aud Lieutenants
Caldwell and Crawford proceeded
down the long platform and mounted
the steps leading to the driver, where
carriages were in waiting.
Even under the vigorous pressure
of the police, the immense crowd
would hardly yield enough room for
the carriages, but cheered continually
and pressed closer. The police finally
succeeded in clearing the street, and
the party proceeded down Harrison
street for the auditorium annex,where
apartments overlooking Lake Michi
gan had been reserved.
Mrs. Dewey, who was somewhat fa
tigued from the long journey from
Washington, did not accompany Ad
miral Dewey on his ride through the
downtown streets, but, accompanied
by the special committee, Mrs. Byron
T. Lathrop, Mrs. Carter H. Harrison
and Mrs. Charles A. Plamandou, went
direct to the annex, where she rested
until the arrival of the admiral.
Never in the history of the great
Auditorium has there been within its
walls a sight more beautiful than that
revealed Monday night when the,great
ball give* in honor of Dewey was at
its height. It was the first time that
Chicago has had within her gates as a
guest a distinguished representative of
the American navy, the first time she
has been permitted to pay her tribute
of honor and respect to the victor of
Manila bay, and she utilized the op
portunity to the full.
Thero was nothing wanting. It was
a decisive success from first to last in
all details, from the decorations of the
walls to the reception proper which
was teadered to the admiral.
QUAY ADHERENTS WRATHY.
They Have a Future lteekoiilng In Store
For Both Hanna and McKinley.
Although a bitter feeling of resent
ment was apparent among some of the
intimate friends of M. S. Quay, after
the decision in his case in the senate,
it was not fully appreciated until the
return from Harrisburg of Republicans
who had been there to help nominate
electors, cougreesmen-at-large and
state officers, says the Washington
correspondent of the New York Times.
Incidentally there was to be a Quay
celebration, which was turned into a
funeral by the dismal spirit of the
convention. Mr. Quay did not show
anger, but he postponed his trip
south, after he had announced his
purpose to take it on the very day of
the vote.
A well known Pennsylvanian in
Washington, holding a place because
he is a Quay man, spoke with uncon
cealed rage about the treatment Quay
had received in a Republican senate.
“Just to think of it,” said he, “that
Quay is stopped because he was ap
pointed, when everybody knows that
there are at least ten members of the
body who entered under a clond, and
one of those voting against him was
charged with haying used improper
means to secure his seat. Yes, Penn
sylvania is Republican, bnt it has
been Democratic. If it were not for
the fact that next fall Quay will be
anxious to elect members of the legis
lature for himself, and it would be
difficult to elect Republican legislators
and throw the electoral ticket, I would
not give a biscuit for McKinley’s ma
jority in Pennsyvania. We’ll see.
It’s too hot now to talk about this dis
gusting outcome.”
TO HEAR PROTESTS
The Oeorsl* Democratic Executive Com
mittee Will Meet In Atlanta.
The Georgia State Democratic Exec
utive Committee has been called to
meet in Atlanta on Saturday, May 12th
at 10 o’clock, for the purpose of enter
taining the protest of Solicitor Gener
al YV. W. Osborne of the Eastern cir
cuit against the recent action of the
Chatham county Democratic commit
tee.
The bitter fight being waged over
the solicitorship of the Eastern circuit
at Savannah has reached the point
where a majority of the state commit
tee believes that body should inter
vene.
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commenced my suit yet? Hav# M
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mine; I guess you’ll ° mQ
the papers today 7 Berv ed ritiJH
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the stomach and wnik.i , of e *r. ig .“
vitality. The blood t 'h h a, awß
heroes jnust come front az-tire L ,nak “ 3
ousness.
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army dat made me tremldl’'’ 6r Wu * Ja . T s la 1, H
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drupglsta refund the money if, , V 175 All ■
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A Conjecture. I
Rupert—How many Quartz min a* „
son own? Harold-Eight, t s
In a peck of trouble ore>r them.-Ju rt “ "***
That '
Tired Feeling
Just as surely indicates that the
blood is lacking in vitality and the
elements of health as does the
most obstinate humor that the
vital fluid is full 0 f imparities.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla cures that
tired feeling by enriching and vi
talizing the blood, creating a good
appetite' and invigorating every
organ of the body.
Hood’s
Sarsaparilla
“I had that tired feeling all the time.
I took Hood’3 Sarsaparilla and it
made me feel like anew man. My wile
was all tud down and could not do her
work. She has taken four bottles ot
Hood’s and 13 In good health.” C.
Bowlet, Manville, It. I.
Hood’s Sarsaoarilla is sold by all
druggists. Got Hood’s and only Hood's.
Her View cf Boys.
At a recent school examination for
girls, this composition was handed in
by a girl of twelve: “The boy is not
an animal, yet they can be heard to a
considerable distance. When a boy
hollers he opens his big mouth like
frogs, but girls bold their toung til
they are spoken to, and then they an
swer respectable and tell just how it
was. A boy thinks himself clever be
cause he can wade where the water is
deep. When the boy grows up he Is
called a husband, and then he slops
wading and stays out nights, but the
grown-up girl is a widow and keep*
Bouse.” —Ledger Monthly.
The Wit of Women.
Quinn—When women Imagine them
selves wits they are a menace to the
community.
DeFoate—You must have met some
of late. , , _
Quinn-Yes, my wife. She asked me
If a sea horse was in any way relate®
to a bay mare.
Gained
45
Pounds
“DEAR MRS. PBNBCHAM
i was very thin and my
fHands thought t was
consumption.
“Had continual head
aches, backache and fail
lag of uterus, and my eyes
were affected.
“Everyone nsdoodhew
poorly t looked and ! was
advised to take
Plnkbom's Vegetable
Compound.
“One bottle allayed
me, and after taking *‘9
bottles am new a heaitny
woman / have
weight from 95
140 y everyone asks wna^
makes me so
MRS. A. TOLLE, 1946 Hi*
ton St., Philadelphia, P*
Mrs. Plnkham
thousand suoh lot**
from grateful women.