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GEN. WHEATON’S MEN CAPTURE THE CITY OF PASIG. THREE AMERICANS WERE KILLED. Ixises of Filipinos Said to lie Severe. Rebels Were Utterly Routed and City Easily Taken. A Manila special says: General Wheaton attacked and captured the city of Pasig, east of Manila, Monday afternoon. The enemy made a stand for an hour, but at the end of that time was forced to retreat. » At daylight General Wheaton’s di visional brigade, consisting of the Twentieth United States infantry, the Twenty-second infantry, eight com panies of the Washington volunteers, seven companies of the Oregon volun teers, three troops of the Fourth United States cavalary and a mounted battery of the Sixth artillery, was drawn up on a ridge behind San Pedro Macati, a mile south of the town. The advance was sounded at 6:30 a. m., the cavalry led the column, at a smart trot, across the open to the right, eventually reaching a clump command ing the rear of Guadalupe. Supported by the Oregon volunteers the advance force opened a heavy fire on the rebels. The response was feeble and desul tory, apparently coming from hands fnl of men in every covert. While the right column was swinging toward the town of Pasig, the left advanced and poured volleys into the bush. A small body of rebels made a de termined stand at Gaudalupe church, bnt was unable to withstand tho as sault. At 7:30 a. m. a river gunboat started toward Pasig. The rebels were first encountered by this vessel in the jun gle near Guadalupe. Steaming slowly, the gunboat poured a terrific fire from her gatling guns into the brush. For all of an hour the whirring of the rapid lire guns alternated with the booming of the heavier pieces on board. The artillery moved to a ridge com manding Pasig and Parteros. By this time the enemy was in full flight along a line over a mile long and the firing was discontinued temporarily in order to give the troops a rest before making an attack on Pasig. At this stage of the engagement it was raining heavily, and after a short rest, General Wheaton resumed the attaejt on Pasig. The first shot shot from the Ameri can field pieces at 1,200 yards range dislodged a gun of the enemy at Pasig. After the town had been shelled,the Twentieth regiment lined up on the bluff and the Twenty-second took up a position on the left of the place, with the cavalry in the center, whereupon the enemy retreated to the town. The rebels were met opposite Pate ros, but the enemy bolted ami the city was captured. Thirty of the rebels were killed and •sixteen were taken prisoners and the Americans lost three men killed and fourteen wounded. A public demonstration was made at Havana Monday morning in honor of Gomez. When Federico Mora, civil governor of Havana, learned of the preparations he directed the police to prevent fhe parade. They tried to do so, but utterly failed. When near Quinta de los Molinas the demonstrators began to shove the policemen, pulling their coats and at tempting to take away their clubs. There were more than a hundred police within ten blocks, but they did not act together. Indeed, they were thoroughly scared, and one policemen ran to Central park, where the Tenth regulars were camped. The Twentieth regulars, who were sent at double-quick with fixed bayo nets to protect the policemen, charged down upon n crowd of a thousand. Everybody ran, including the police and men, women and children tum bled over each other iu the rush. Two minutes later the avenue was cleared for blocks, but not a person was hurt by the regulars. WILL VISIT CUBA. Georgia Editors Are Preparing For a Trip to the Island. Mr. H. H. Cabauiss, president of the Georgia Press association, is ar ranging to take that body of editors on a trip to Cuba. The trip will be a short one and at moderate cost. It is estimated that the expense will be from §60 to §75 for each person. It is the intention of President Cabauiss to call a meeting of the Georgia Press association at Tampa for Friday morning, the 24tli of March. It must be distinctly understood that no one can enjoy the privilege of taking this trip except the editor, pro prietor or publisher of a Georgia newspaper. One lady will be allowed to accompany each gentleman, but she must be a member of the family of ,-such editor, proprietor or publisher. BANK WRECKER CONFESSES. Breut Admlta Getting Fortune Out of Asheville National Hank, A special from Asheville, N. C., says: Special Bank Examiner George H. Coffin was on the stand Wednesday in the trial of W. E. Breese and gave some sensational testimony. The wit ness tvas the first to arrive after the bank failure, and Breese asked him in what capacity he came, private or of ficial. Coffin said “official,” and warned defendant not to disclose any thing he did not want the comptroller of the treasury to know. Notwithstanding the warning,Breese made the confession that he, Penland and Dickerson had received the bene fit of §250,000 worth of discounted notes, and that he himself had real ized §110,000. The confession was made without promise of immunity. The defense made a desperate effort to choke off Coffin's testimony, but the court ruled it revelant. Coffin will make further disclosures. The facts disclosed by the failure of the First Natioual bank, and the sub sequent events produced by it, form an epoch in Asheville’s history, An investigation disclosed the fact that the bank had been utterly and com pletely wrecked; all of its available assets converted into cash; all the property of its officers heavily mort gaged or conveyed, and to cap the climax, §250,000 worth of “accommo dation notes,” signed by insolvent persons and indorsed by the bank officers, had been discounted and realized upon abroad. TUG GOES TO BOTTOM. The Eleven Souls Oil Board Went Down With Her. A Norfolk, Va., dispatch says: The tug Bowen was lost with all on board off Hog island Tuesday. Eleven lives were lost on the tug, but the crew of the dredge she was towing at the time were picked up by the German steam ship Albano, bound from New York to Newport News. They were landed .at Old Point Comfort. Tne tug was lost in the mist of a ter rible snowstorm. Slie was towing the steam barge Admiral to Philadelphia, where she is owned by the American Dredging company. The assistant superintendent was lost aboard her. He was Captain Wil liam G. Cannon and lived in Camden. The others lost were: Captain James E. Bowen, Thomas Crump, Samuel Fowler,Pilot Phillips, Mate Conlison, two firemen, cook and two sailors. The tug was swamped by au unusually heavy sea just after cutting loose from the dredge. The second mate of the steamer Al bano was drowned while attempting the rescue of those on the dredge. WILL REMEDY OVERSIGHT. Names of Heroes Breveted For Bravery Will Be Published. There is much indignation felt in army circles because of the failure of the senate to confirm brevet oppoint ments made for bravery. These ap pointments merely conferred rank without pay on the heroes of the war with Spain. Everybody from Shaftcr down suffers from the oversight. The president will try to make up for the failuro to confirm ns far as he is able. In order that the country may know just whom to honor he will cause to be printed the names of all those he recommended for brevets. TEXAS SENATORS DEMUR To House Resolution Endorsing Bailey In His Attempt to Unseat Wheeler. The senate of the Texas legislature Wednesday morning had the liveliest kind of a row over the consideration of the house resolution endorsing Con gressman Bailey in his action in fight ing against the seating of Joe Wheeler in congress, adopted by the house. An attempt was made to kill the resolution by referring it to a commit tee, which was defeated by a close vote—13 to 14. An amendment was then adopted providing that the adop tion of the resolution should not be construed as a reflection on Congress man Joe Wheeler. PROHIBITS CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. Legislature of Oklahoma Passes a Bill Which Will Stop the Practice. A special from Guthrie, Oklahoma, soys: Both houses of the legislature have passed a bill prohibiting the practice of Christian Science in Okla homa. The governor, it is said, w ill sign the bill. NEVER SAW JAY GOULD. Mrs. Angell Denies That She Was Fiver Married to Millionaire. An Albany, N. Y., dispatch says: The taking of evidence in the trial of Mrs. Margaret Cody, charged with at tempting to blackmail the heirs of Jay Gould, was concluded Wednesday. In the rebuttal the prosecution call ed Mrs. Mary Angell, the alleged wife of Jay Gould. She testified that she never saw Jay Gould; she never told Mrs. Cody that she was married to Jay Gould. Mrs. Cody had promised her §5,000, 000 if the suit against the Goulds was successful, she said. Mrs. Angell’s husband testified in the same line. [ BY THE SO-CALLED MILITARY AS SEMBLY OF CUBA. THE OLD HERO IS NOT PERTURBED On the Contrary, He Notifies the Assembly By Telephone That “He Knjoys the Situation,” A special from Havana says: The Cuban military assembly iu public session Saturday afternoon impeached General Maximo Gomez and removed him from his command as general-in chief of the Cuban army, the first ballot taken resulting in 26 votes be ing cast in support of the motion to impeach and remove General Gomez against 4 in opposition. The meeting lasted from 2 until 7 o'clock. General Gomez’s only supporters were General Cespedes and General Nunez. The original motion, which was introduced by Senor Manuel San guilly, provided for the abolition of the grade of general-in-chief, but an amendment was offered to this by Senor Aguerro, which read “to abol ish the grade of general-in-chief and to remove General Gomez for failure in his military duties and disobedience to the assembly.” Senor Aguerro declared that Gomez was insubordinate and should be pun ished, and Senor Sangnilly insinuated that the general was a traitor to Cuba. Much passion was evident in the speeches, in some of which Gomez was declared to have been delinquent in his duties and disobedient because he had accepted the proposition of Robert P. Porter, President McKin ley’s special emissary, without con sulting the assembly; because he had taken upon himself the arrangements for the payment and disarming of the Cuban troops independent of the as sembly, and because be had declared to the assembly that he would observe its rulings iu so far as be considered them beneficial to Cuba. The assembly declared that the §3,000,000 was insufficient, and that it has not yet accepted the proposition. The discussion of this question will soon be taken up, now that General Gomez has been removed. Senor Gonzales de Quesada, who accompanied Mr. Porter in Cuba, was attacked by Senors Gualberto Gomez, Sangnilly and Aguerro, who declared that he had acted in bad faith, and had deceived them. Senor Aguerro likened the present conditions con fronting the assembly to those that confronted the French chamber when it was proposed to impeach President MacMahon. Colonel Morrfi and General Nunez declared that the present step was useless, and would make the assembly ridiculous in the eyes of the w r orld. General Gomez is believed to be stronger than the assembly in the affection of the Cuban army. Many privates are anxious to leave the army and go to work, especially when they are able to obtain money to start them in life anew. The position of the assembly is no tably -weak, as the military adminis tration supports General Gomez, as do also the planters and property owning element, who are tired of tho Cuban army, which subsists half upon charity and half upon contributions levied by means of threats. General Gomez received at Molinas Saturday evening a telephone message announcing to him the decision of the assembly. He answered calmly: “All right, I enjoy the situation.” GEN. W HEELER TALKS. Says Question of His Kemainlng In the Army Is Not Decided. General Joseph Wheeler saw the president Saturday concerning his future status. Subsequently he said that while the question of his remain ing in the army had not been definite ly decided, it was probable that he would not remain in tho service. He thought the president would be unable to find a place for him and he was not pushing the matter. i ( But I would like to remain in tho service,” he said, “and be sent to the Philippines, where there is fighting. I would not care so much to stay in the army if I had to remain in this coun try.” SOUTHERN MILLS WILL JOIN. Iron Output Will Soon Be Controlled By a $30,000,000 Trust. An expert is in Birmingham, Ala., making a critical examination of the Birmingham rolling mill, the leading mill in the south, in order to report its value to the managers ot the big rolling mill syndicate now forming. The syndicate will bo capitalized at §30,000,000, and will include leading rolling mills in the east, west and .south with offices iu New York. The formation of the trust is now admited by the southern mills. They are examining the western and north ern mills, and their plants are being examined bo as to fix proper valuation. SECRET SERVICE MEN ARRESTED New Orleans Police Took Them to Be Professional Pickpockets. A Washington dispatch says: The Federal and local authorities in New Orleans have clashed in a very pecu liar way. It seems that during the Mardi Gras in the Crescent City the secret service men from the treasury department went there on matters ap pertaing to their business. Two of them were arrested and landed in jail, the charge being that they were pick pockets. The secret service chiefs here pro nounced the whole matter a mistake and a blunder on the part of the police of New Orleans. Secretary Gage takes the side of his men and has ordered the solicitor of the treasury to write the district attor ney at New Orleans to demand an apology for the treatment the Federal officers received and to demand further that the police who made the arrest be punished to the extent of dismissal from the service. Up to the present time the local authorities have not acted but promise that they will in vestigate the case and see whether or not there was any grounds for the ar rest of the Federal detectives for pick pockets. IMMUNES “RAISE CAIN” On Their Trip Home Through the Old Tar Heel State. A Raleigh, N. C., dispatch says: Further particulars in regard to the conduct of the Tenth immunes have been received from the towms along the Seaboard Air-Line. Between Atlanta and Monroe they shot Flagman Sam Sealy in the heel, inflicting a painful wound. At Mon roe they raided the dispensary, carry ing off some seventy-five packages of whisky. At Henderson they came near killing an old white man named Crozior. In Weldon, the last point at which they stopped in North Carolina, their conduct was the worst. At the point of a pistol they forced John Battle, a worthy colored man, to drink seven glasses of whisky. Battle fell down senseless soon after drinking the liq uor and died before a physician could be summoned. The riotous troops forced their way into stores and saloons, taking what ever they wanted. They fired upon a switchman who failed to run at their command and spoke insultingly to those whom they met upon the streets. TO TEST FOREIGN SEEDS. Specimens of Plants From tlie Orient Beach This Country. Professor S. A. Knapp, the special commissioner of Secretary Wilson to the orient to investigate the advaila bility of eastern plants and seeds for use in this country, and secure speci mens of those that are valuable, has submitted his primary report summing up the work. There are a number of seeds and plants selected for experiment with a view to common usage here, and they include persimmons, the eastern pro duct of which is a far more edible fruit than ours; bamboo, Japan plums, pears, camphor trees and bagi. All the persimmon and pear seedlings have reached here and have been distributed to experiment stations. LEGISLATURE INVITES BRYAN. Nebraskan Will Address Arkansas .Law maker! at Little Buck. William Jennings Bryan has accept ed an invitation to visit Little Rock, and address the Arkansas legislature. A resolution was adopted in the house Thursday morning tendering him the invitation, and the clerk was instructed to send it to Mr. Bryan by telegraph. A reply was received Thursday af noon from Mr. Bryan, saying that he would accept and that he would be on hand the latter part of this month, the exact date not yet definitely settled. PLANTED TREE OF LIBERTY. The Mayor of Santiago Addresses Three Thousand School Children. Senor Bacardi, mayor of Santiago, planted a tree of liberty in the Plaza Dolores Sunday in the presence of more than 3,000 children representing the different schools of the city, as well as a large concourse of citizens. He spoke of the glorious deeds of Cu ban patriots during the past thirty years and of their uphill struggle in the face of immense odds. He paid a warm tribute to the good tvork done by General Wood during the Ameri can occupation. PROPOSITION TO WHEELER. President Asks Him to Accept a Brigadier Gsnemlslilp. A Washington dispatch says: The president has asked General Wheeler to accept the commission of brigadier and remain in the army. There is no major generalship to which he can be appointed in the new organization. General Wheeler has the matter un der consideration, but has not given a final answer. 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