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THE MORNING NEWS. Established 18M. - Incorporated ISSS -J. H. INSTILL, President. CHINESE AIJjD BOXERS FIGHT MATTER ARE BAPECTED TO REACH TIEN TOIW TO-DAY. Admiral Kernel and Minister Con ifer Both He to Washington. They Have Unst motion,* to Form \o Alliance With Any Power, Hut to Do All Wiat Is Accessary to Protect A niecrJcnns McCalla May Take Commuted on Shore. Washington. B.—The follow ing ca blegram was received at the navy depart ment this morning: from Admiral Kempff, cn board the Newark off the Taku forts: •Tong Ku, Jui.e 8, 1900.—Battle yester day between Chi!**ese and Boxers near Tien Tsin. Large numbers of Boxers ex pected to reach Tien Tsin to-morrow. “KempfL” Minister Conger at Pekin also has been heard from to-day. His message to the ■rate department said there was no im provement in the situation, and asked for instructions. Secretary Hay took the message to the cabinet meeting where the answer will be framed. The state department is steadfastly pur suing the line of policy laid down at the beginning of this Boxer trouble, of avoid ing any interference with Chinese inter nal affairs, beyond such measures as may be absolutely necessary for the protection cf American life and property there. Es pecially is It determined to avoid commit ment to the policies of any of the Euro pean powers which might involve the United States in trouble. Therefore, not withstanding the ominous news conveyed In Admiral Kempff’s cablegram, it seems entirely probable that Minister Conger will he directed to stick to the same lino of policy which he has pursued up to this time. Not Ibadini; Responsibility. Tt is not to be understood by this that the. United States government is desirous of evading any proper measure of respon sibility and the, State Department officials are careful to point out that, while retain ing our independence of action, our gov ernment is really acting concurrently with the European governments respecting this Boxer agitation. Thus, at Taku, Ad miral Kempff is acting in a similar man ner to the commanding officers of the for eign navy’ there assembled, abhough his orders are subject to the approval of no one. At Tien Tsin, forty' miles up the river, which the Admiral expects to be attacked to-morrow, the foreign naval commands are acting together. It is said that in case of an emergency involving jeopardy to the lives of foreigners, the Unit'd States forces at Tien Tsin might even l>e directed in their general movement by the senior naval officer ashore, evtn though that officer should happen to be a German, a Russian, a Frenchman or an Englishman. This temporary subordina tion of authority might he brought about, and in fact would exist solely through a. military* exigency. May Take Command. Tien Tisin is to be attacked by a vast* horde of Boxers, it is entirely conceivable, according to military practice, that a successful defense of the foreign lives and property in the city can be maintained only through the. assumption of the com mend of the foreign naval forces by one com potent officer; too many captains may mean defeat. In view of this possibility, the assump tion of the command of the American forces ashore by Capt. McCalla, may be significant. It is an unusual course for a captain of a ship himself to take com mand of a landing party, as has been done by’ Capt. McCalla. His rank would Cor respond with that of a colonel of marines, and it may be that be would himself be the senior officer t Tien Tsin, and thus he obliged to assume command of the European naval parties landed there. The naval officers here are confident that Tien Tsin proper, is not in partic ular danger. The gunboat Helena will soon have the town under her guns, and there are believed to be three foreign war ships in position to co-operate. Considered by the Cabinet. Almost the only subject before the cabi net meeting to-day was the situation in China. Secretary Hay read a cablegram from Minister Conger at Pekin, in which he stated that there was no improvement in the situation, and asked for instruc tions. Secretary’ Hay stated, after the meeting, that a reply would be sent to Mr. Conger substantially reaffirming the one sent a day or two .ago, to the effect that he will be expected to do whatever Is necessary to protect the lives of Amer icans and their property and to maintain the dignity of this government. He will be instructed to form no alliance with any government. Tt is understood here that the repre sentatives of the Powers in Pekin will call in a body on the Dowager Empress and present the necessity of her taking immediate and vigorous action to sup press the rioters. It is assumed that Mr. Conger wili join the other representa tives. It is understood here that telegraphic communication is interrupted between Pe kin and Taku, a fact which will prove embarrassing to Minister Conger should he find it necessary to call upon Admiral Kempff for reinforcements. LANDING OF Ol It TROOPS. \ . Kempflr Says rower* Are Prepared to Act in Concert. Washington, June B.—The following ca blegram was received at the navy depart ment this afternoon: “Tong Ku. June 8, 1900.—June 3. landed forces protect American interests with consent China; fifty-six Pekin, rest Tien Tsin. Nations pent force both cities; no Injury so far. British, Russian, Chinese admirals and twenty warships here. Crops likely to fail, causing probably more trou ble in the near future. Our landing force under McCalla, June 5, situation most critical. Russian force began fight ing; I landed fifty more men; have re quested Helena be sent immediately pro tect Interests, or vessel like her. Con sider battalion marines necessary; need gunboat ae base inside. June 6, Tien Tefin- Pekin Railway cut. “Will act concert naval forces other powers protect interests if necessary. Meeting foreign senior naval officers to day, present English, French, German, Austrian, Italian, Japanese and American; arrange for combined action to protect life and property if required. Nine hun dred men ashore, twenty-five warships here. Kempff.” RESULT OF FIGHT INKNOWV. Power* Are Acting In Concert and Availing on China. London, June o.—Definite returns re garding the severe fighting between the Chinese troops and the Boxers that was going on Thursday between Tien Tsin and Pekin had not been received at Tien Tsin when the latest telegrams to reach London were filed. The Chinese troops, however, had killed mang Boxw* according {o aoinii reports, Jsatoatitvaj) Utetiittg sCctns. while another account had the govern ment soldiery defeated in an engagement near Pao Ting Fu. Apparently the legation guards have not yet taken a hand in the fighting, but they are ready to do so at a moment’s notice. The Boxer movement affects some hun dreds of square miles. Official dispatches to A iennrr from Pekin aver that the sect is more powerful than any political party in China, embracing no less than 4,000.000 and manipulated by zealous and adroit men. The representatives of the powers are still acting in perfect concert, which ap pears for the present to give, the Chinese government ampie chance to put down the disturbers alone. The Tien Tsin cor respondent of the Daily Mail, telegraph ing June 7, says: “For the last three days the whole com munity of Tien Tsin has been preparing to defend theAselves against an expected attack by the Boxers. There is a contin ual influx of refugees from the surround ing country, who are now crowding the city. This increases the excitement. Near ly all the villages surrounding Tien Tsin are joining the Boxers’ movement, which is taking more and more a. fanatical character. “Parties of foreigners when approaching the villages are. driven back by armed bands. Yesterday the Chinese treopa were ordered to Machang. on the grand canal, within, twenty miles of where a large body of Boxers is reported to be collect ing: Attempts to re-establish the working of the Pekin-Tien Tsin Railway have hitherto proved futile. Every night the Boxers- set fire to the sleepers and the woodwork of the bridges. “Gen. Nieh seems bent upon acting with energy and dealing out heavy blows to he rebels, recognizing the necessity of destroying the prestige of the Boxers, which has begun jo demoralize his army. Encouraging the Rebels. Seeret orders from Pekin, the protector of the rebels, have paralyzed military ac tion and raised the status of the Boxers in the eyes of the ignorant masses. Al though the Boxers declare their first ob ject to be annihilation of Catholic con verts, the. wire-pullers evidently wish to propagate hatred among the country peo ple against foreigners and things foreign in general. The movement on the surface has a patriotic character, but it may turn ultimately against the dynasty. This seems to be the reason why it has thus far been treated with a gentle hand. The legations at Pekin have wired for reinforcements. A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Yoko hama, dated Friday, describing the ef fect upon Japan of the refusal of the Korean Emperor to give an audience to the Japanese minister regarding the tor ture and execution of political suspects, says: “The feeling here Is exceedingly excit ed. It may not be possible for the gov ernment to keep it in check, as the offi cials were able to do at the end of March, when Russia made her demands, particularly on the question of Masam pho. It is thought here that Russian in fluence is behind the affront given by Korea to Japan. The tone of the Ja panese press is very bitter and grave de velopments are possible.” BOXERS STILL AGGRESSIVE. PoTvers Will Seek to Change the Empress IJotnger’s MSnrl. London, June 8, 2:45 p. m.— Dispatches from the Far East, snow apparently no cessation in the activity of the Boxers, but the Powers are gradually feeling their way to common action for the suppres sion of disorders. It is believed that when the Dowager Empress realizes the firm intention to check her connivance in the anti-foreign movement there will be a speedy end to the rioting, as if the Chinese acted in good faith, they could easily quell the rabble which is armed chiefly with spears, agri cultural implements, a few swords and some old rifles. A dispatch from Tien Tsin, dated Thurs day. June 7, 4 p. m., shows the British reinforcements had not then started for Pekin as expected, owing to the refusal of the authorities to allow them to en train* although the British on* reel to re pair the line as they went. Additional Russian and Austrian troops have arrived at Tien Tsin. and the Ger man cruisers Hansa and Geflon have started from Kioa Chou for Taku with marines intended for the same destination. The fact that much needed rain has fallen, is expected at Tien Tsin to have a good effect in accelerating the. suppres sion of the rising, as the farmers in the movement wili return to their ordinary pursuits. ANOTHER (HINEvSE RE BELLI OX. It Has Broken Out in Konr Southern Province* of China. Victoria, B. C., Juno B. —According to news from the Orient, brought by the steamer Idzuma Maru, a rebellion has broken out in four southern provinces of China—Kwang Tung, Kwan Si, Ku Chow and liu Nan. The rebellion is reported by the Shang hai papers to bo under one leader, and nn American is rumored to be one of the leading spirits. The Canton eorrespond dent of the Shanghai paper says the reb els are busily engaged smuggling in arms, including large numbers of quick-firing guns. They are said to number 25,000, and more are daily joining them. Li Hung Chang, the Viceroy of Canton, la said # to be alive, to the danger, and he is Importing* modern munitions of war to arm the Chinese troops. Five thousand Mausers have arrived a* Canton out of a consignment of 15,000 ordered by him. MltllOl M)i:i) BY HOVERS Chinese Troop* Hail a Hard Flglil Willi the Hebei*. Tien Tsin, June B.— lt ia reported from Chinese official sources that 4.000 Boxers surrounded 1,500 Chinese troops between Loafa and Young Tsun yesterday, and according to the latest news fighting is still going on this morning. Officials say that 500 Boxers were killed, but give no account of the Chinese cas ualtfi s. Thirty of Gen. Nlch’s troops encount ered a body of Boxers three miles from here cn the Taku road and killed twenty one of them. No news has been received from Pao Ting Fu for three days, and the situation there is believed to be critical. It is re ported that the Chinese treops have bfen defeated near there. The French cruisers d'Entrecasteaux and Jean Bart, and the Russian cruiser Russia have arrived 411 Taku. I KITED STATES I’OSITIOX, Tinij* Tliinka We Will Ant When SomethiQK Happen*. London, June 9.—The Times, in an edi torial one the Chinese situation, says: "The United States government, already in the throes of a presidential election, seems rather Inclined to sit on the fence as long as H can, and appears to be more anxious to define Its attitude In nicely balanced phrases than to act with vigor (Continued ou SUtli Page), ,< - . SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY. JUNE 0. 1900. BULLER AFTER LAING’S NEK. MADE TWO SUCCESSFUL ATTACKS OK BOER POSITIONS. Had Four Killed and Thirteen Wounded in One Fight—Roberts 1* Probably Renting: Hi* Army Preparatory to Clianing Bollia. Britisher* Have ft Xew Song-How English Prisoner* Were Deceived. Middleburg Full of Refugee*. London, June 8, 11:25 p. m.—The war of fice has reecived the following dispatch from Gen. Buller: “Yellow Boom Farm. June B.—On June 6 Gen. Talbot Coke, with the Tenth Bri gade and the South African Light Horse, seized Van Wyke hill. The enemy made some resistance, and a good deal of snip ing occurred. Our casualties were about four killed and thirteen wounded. “During that day and the following we got two 4.7 and twm 12-pounder naval guns on to Van Wyke hill and tw r o 5-inch guns on to tne southwestern spur of Inkewelo. Under cover of their fire Gen. Hildvard to-day assaulted all the spurs of the berg between Botha’s pass and Inkewelo. “The attack, which was well planned by Hildyard and carried out with immense dash by the troops, for whom no moun tains were too steep .outflanked the ene my, who were forced to retire from their very strong position. “I think we did not have any casualties, and I hope I have obtained a position from which I can render Laing’s Nek untenable.'* M ! Situation as Seen In London. Ivondon, June 9. 3:15 a„ m.—Gen. Buller has at length taken the offensive and by maneuvering he ha*s secured a position west of Laing’s Nek, by which he believes he can make the Boer positions untena ble. Presumably he will Immediately fol low up his success. Lord Roberts has communicated nothing for three days, nor permitted the corre spondents to wire what is going on. Lon don’s inference is that he is resting, al though he is possibly disposing his army for a reach after Commandant General Botha. A blockade of the wires, owing to the crush of official correspondence may ac count for the scanty press dispatches. Some telegrams filed a w’eek ago are only just now arriving. Among these are spir ited descriptions of the fighting at Elands fontein. According to one of them the streets were filled with women and chil dren. Rifle shots could be heard every where. The British soldiers would stop firing and join in the chase after chick ens. The burghers surrendered to anyone. Kaffirs went about looting the Jewish stores and mounted infantry galloped hither and thither, Song of Roberts* Men. Lord Roberts’ army has anew eong. Jt runs thus: ' 'UcA march in sr Into Pretoria) It belongs to Queen Victoria. 1 * The Daily Express has the following from Pretoria, dated Wednesday: •'The one thing prisoners, who were de ported from Waterval, were told, was that they were about to be given up to Lord Roberts. They entrained cheerfully and were conveyed to Nooitgedacht In stead of Pretoria. “Gen. Louis Botha, with rear guard of 2,000, left Pretoria during the night. The British advance guard on entering, was upon the very heels of the retiring Boers. Botha has sworn to carry on the war in the mountains.” At Lorenzo Marques station, a crowd waited all Thursday night to see Pres, ident Kruger, as it was reported that he would arrive by a special train to gain an asylum on board the Netherlands’ cruiser Friesland. .Mkldleburg is said to be full of Boer refugees and wounded. The railway still delivers goods at Brohkorst Spruit, forty miles east of Pretoria. A British column is at Bremersdorp, Swaziland. Eleven British prisoners) have been taken to Mid* dleburg. The British at Beira are moving into the interior in detachments of 200 daily. Mr. G. V. Fiddes, imperial secretary to the high commissioner with a part of Sir Alfred Milner’s staff, left Cape Town Tuesday evening for Pretoria, possibly, as the Cape Town correspondent of the Daily News thinks, to arrange the annexation details. FATE OF BRITISH PRISONERS. Probable That 3.500 of Them Have Been Recovered. London, June B.—Public interest centers largely in the fate of the British prison ers in the Transvaal, but it seems prob able that about 3,500 have been recovered, including 129 officers. The federals, there fore, have removed about a thousand as hostages. In view of Washington Associated Press advices that United States Consul Hollis has no official errand to the Transvaal, there is little disposition to regard his movements as at all significant. A special dispatch from Pretoria says that the only shell which took effect in the town the day prior to the occupation of Pretoria, hit the United States consul ate. A dispatch from Cape Town announces that the, work of organizing the govern ment of the Transvaal Is proceeding. A portion of Sir Alfred Milner's staff has gone to Pretoria to start the machinery, so the proclamation of the annexation of the Transvaal may be speedily expected. THEY VISITED MRS. KRUGER. Roberta* Staff tlfflcera Replaced Bocra With British. London, June B.—A special dispatch from Pretoria describes the visit made by officers of Lord Roberts’ staff to the presidency Tuesday, June 5. It says: “We were received by a Dutch pastor, and shortly were joined by Mrs. Kruger. The latter wore a black silk dress and white cap. She composedly exchanged greetings with her visitors who notified her of their intention to replace the burgher guards by a guard of British troops. The burghers thereupon laid down their arms on the asphalted porch of the building.’’ SAW PRESIDEKT IfßlfiKß. llollls Said to llnvc Been Rearer of Friendly Dispatches. Lorenzo Marques, June B.—United Stales Consul Hollis, who returned here yester day, from the Transvaal by special train, had a two hours’ Interview In close con ference with President Kruger at Macha dodorp. It Is stated that Mr. Hollis was the bearer of friendly dispatches from the United States government, urging Mr. Kruger to treat for peace. Col. Plamer at leenut. Mafeking, Tuesday Juno 5.—C01. Plum isf occupied Zeei.uat yosterday, Hl;hout opposition. This distrust Is regaining its normal conditions. Sußp.c s ate arriving dally. Rnndle Made Demonstration. Hammonia, Orange River Colony, June B.—Gen. Rundle made a strong demon stration against the Piter positions, em ploying 500 of Gen. Br Want’s Queenstown Mounted Rifles, two y uns and the Cape Mounted Infantry, un.fctr Col. Dalgetty. The Boer outposts wergi driven back and their third laager was located, but the troops returned without a battle. Gen. Warren's Movement*. Cape Town, June B.—Gen. Warren, with a strong force, including the Canadian Artillery, is reaching north through Griqualand West. He encamped al Camp bell yesterday, no apposition being of fered. Numbers of ttn ravels are hand tig in their arms 10 the British commander. MINERS HAD Njg*! HV ESCAPE. 4^ Explosion Killed Three Ont at 290 Iniprfcowed. Gloucester, 0., Juns It.—Two hundred miners were imprisoned early this morn ing by an explosion of gas in Mine No. 2, and as many more w*fe about to enter the mine for work. *>' It was thought that the loss of life would be very large, but the work of the rescuers was caiied on so ener getically and successfuwr, that all were rescued and 6aved byitu-night, except three. Evan Joseph, John McCSrilan and Aaron Swanson were killed, and their bodies probably cannot be rceotnered to-night, as the mine is still on fire. ’These, men were engaged to watch the large mine at nigh:, and see that it was in condition for the miners to enter in the morning. They were cut off from all Xpejns of esrape at the time of the explosion, and their horses perished with them. William Will iams, also employed ini ue mine, had his leg broken, and others goffered slight in juries. The explosion set th mines on fire, and the rescuing party hgs been working with difficulty. State MIS' Inspector El mer G. Biddison was telegraphed for, and he, with Deputy Williams, are trying to smother and drown out the flames, but so far they have been unsuccessful. This evening second explosion occurred, and shortly afterward a third, in which the systems of fans used to force fresh air In the mine, was completely destroyed. Joseph leaves a large family. The other two were single. Joseph and McClelland were both American. Bwanson was a Swede. There were 400 men employed in the mine. Had the explosion occurred a few moments later, after all the men had entered and taken their positions, the destruction of human life would have been fearful to contemplate. Mine No. 2 is owned by W. P. Reed & Cos. of Chicago. The shaft is 125 fee* deep, and it was sealed up to-night in an attempt to smother the fire. MAY GET FURTHER RESPITE Snell, the Georgian, .W ho la Under , Sen ter ra, gni? Den h. Washington, June S.-VFrom what was learned to-day at the City Hall. It Is very probable that in a day or two Justice Clabaugh will grant a further respite in the case of Benjamin H. Snell, sentenced to be hanged, on Friday next. When Snell was convicted in the Su preme Court of the district, lie appealed from the judgment to the Court of Ap peals for the district. That tribunal on Tuesday last announced a decision, affirm ing the judgment of the trial court. The mandate of the Court of Appeals, how ever. has not been sent yet to the Supreme Court of the district. Under the rules of the ctourt the mandate may not be sent down for fifteen days after the decision is announced. This would delay the car rying out of the Judgment of the trial court until Wednesday, June 30, next. Under the circumstances it is likely that the trial court will extend the period of respite giv en to Snell. Representative Fleming of Georgia pre sented to the President to-day a petition from the entire Georgia congressional del egation calling for the commutation to life imprisonment of Snell’s sentence. It is claimed that in Snell’s Immediate family there have been nine cases of insanity, and that he was insane at the time of com mitting his Crime. ATTACKS MADE ON WOMEN. Several Treated Outragennaly by Strikers* Committee, St. Louis, June B.—A mob of furious women and boys to-night beat and de nuded Lena Kaenter, a young woman, who makes her living by peddling lunches among the employes of the California street car line. When 4he mob had stripped her to the waist, one woman daubed her with green paint, while two others held her, the jeering boys and women of the mob ap plauding the outrage and throwing mud. Two shop girls were attacked by the some mob, and partly denuded. An organized “committee” of women began to visit the public schools this afternoon, threatening bodily harm to teachers riding on the tabooed cars. Gov. Stephens, accompanied by Attor ney General Crow, arrived to-night and met a committee of citizens, who are ad vocating the use of the militia. Gov. Stephens refused absolutely to say what the conference did. SELLING DECISIONS IN CUBA. Clerk of a Court Arreated for Tak ing a. Bribe. Havana, June B.—Senor Vaccarisse, a Cuban agent for a well known grade of flour, recently had a matter In litigation. The clerk of the court called upon him and said that for four centenes about S2O, a decision would be rendered In his favor. He refused, and a decision was rendered against him. Yesterday the secretary of the Judge of the Cathedral court called upon Vaccar isse and told him that for ten centenes the appeal decision would be given In his favor. An appointment was made for an other Interview, when a detective was In hiding and arrested the secretary when he was leaving the building with the money. THE ANHANTI INSURRECTION. Gov. IlntlKson I Reported to Have Surrendered. London, June 9.—According lo a dis patch to the Dally Malt from Accra, dated June 8. a native rumor is In circulation there, that Sir FretWHck Mitchell Hodg son, Governor of Gold Coast Colony, mado a sortie from Kumasst, where he had been besieged by the Ashantis, but was forced to retire, end ultimately to surrender. Malt advices from Accra, dated May 17, say: "Fifty thousand Ashantis are In arms, and the Insurrection Is spreading. It is Impossible for wlilte men to go Intd the interior during the rai&y geasou.’ . FILIPINO ARCHIVES SECURED. FUXSTOX FOOD A MASS O*F VALU ABLE DOtIMEXTS, They Contain tlie Records of A|suf nalila'N Government From Its In ception I p to the Time It Was Driven From Tnrlao—Other Stuff Saved From the reck of Malolos. >\a* Ingeniously Hidden Among Trees in a Ravine. Vancouver, B. C., Juno B.—A copy of the Manila Times received by the Idzuma Maru tolls of an imparl ant discovery of insurgents documents and other urticles which had been hidden by the Filipinos. It says: “On May 2, Gen. Funston was making a personal reronnoisance with eighteen troopers in the direction, of Bongabon and Pontahagan, up the Rio Grande de Papa pamga, when he discovered a perpendic ular ladder leading up a cliff crowned with a dense forest. Beside the ladder hung a rope, which, when pulled, rang an alarm bell in the woods bu< k of the precipice. “The General and his men ascended the ladder and found thirty or forty large wooden cases crammed full of state docu ments, comprising most of the archives of the government. There were other things saved from the wreck of Malolos, including about 1,000 Hotchkiss shells, a quantity of dynamite, a stock of bombs, and much other ammunition. 200 pounds of black gunpowder; office furniture from 4ho Malolos Audencia, carpets, chairs, ta bles and a lot of miscellaneous goods of no special importance. They Were a Great Prlae. “The documents were the principal prize. After as goed an inspection as cir cumstances permitted, Gen. Funston set aside several tons of useless rubbish and burnt it on the spot, saving the state pa pers. These comprise all the correspond ence of Agulnaldo and his chief officials from the time of the earliest dealings with Dewey down Lo the hurried migration from Malolos. (Archives subsequent 10 that date were, it will be remembered, taken at Tarlac in the middle of last year.) There are letters to and from Wild man and Dewey besides several business firms in Manila. Aguinaldo's own letter book, giving p*css copies of everything he wrote, is also tin re. It is rumored that the correspondence shows some firms in Manila heretorfore unsuspected, to have had relations with the rebels. “The whole cache was ingenuously hid den among the trees In the ravine and roofed over heavily with nlpa to an un usual thickness. The structure made quite a big warehouse, with not an inch of space vacant. It. was found later that there were other approaches to the cache just like the one described, with alarm bells everywhere.” NEVER WROTE TO AGTTXALDO* Wheat Dewey Wanted lllu He Al yrav* Sent for Him. Detroit, June B.—Admiral Dewey this afternoon was shown the statement made by the Manila Times concerning an alleged recovery by Gen. Funston’a men of a portion of the archives of the Fili pino rebel government, which it was claimed contained certain correspondence between Agulnaldo and Dewey. After reading the statement. Admiral Dewey positively denied ever having writ ten Agulnaldo. Said he: “I never wrote a letter to Agulnaldo ; n my life. Whenever T wanted to see him I pent for him. He was employed by me for certain purposes, just ns I employed a lot of other people among the natives. I made him no promises. If there had been 5,000 American troops with me in the beginning to occupy the city and maintain order, there would never have been this trouble.” IT WAS A THRILLING FIGHT. Officer** Reports of the Plucky Gnr rison nt fatuhigr. Washington, June B.—Perhaps the most thrilling and picturesque Incident of the entire Philippine war occurred at Catu big, on the Island of Samar, where, on Auri! 15, last, a party of thirty-one en listed men of Company H. Forty-third In fantry Volunteers, held at bay a force of some 600 insurgents during four days of the fiercest fighting, reinforcemen’s arriv ing in just the nick of time. The war department has received re ports from Capt. H. M. Day of the Forty third Volunteer Infantry and First Lieu tenant J. T. Sweney of that regiment, who commanded the rescuer party, giving all the details of the attack, the siege and the relief. According to these reports, the attack on the garrison at Catublg began with out warning on Sunday mbrning, April 15. From the hills on all sides, from every point of vantage in town, and from a deserted church directly adjoining came a rifie and cannon fir© of terrible in tensity. On Tuesday morning handfulls of burn ing hemp were thrown into the barracks from the insurgents in the church, and soon the soldiers' refuge was on fire. All efforts to subdue the fire failed, and fin ally the little band made a flash for the r.v< r t ank. Some were kill and before the bank was reached, others fell dead in a boat in which they were attempting to make the opposite shore, and when a trench was finally dug with bayonets, there were but sixteen of the thirty-on© 1 ft to man it. Here for two flays more Corpl. Carson, handing his men with the judgment of a veteran, held out until Lieut. Sweeney's command, which had been ordered to sup plant the garrison at Catubig. and was on its way no the river on the steamer Lao Aug arrived Not until within a quarter of a mile of Catubig. says Lieut. Sweeney in his report, dl l they bear the noise of the en gagement. Then he realized that he and his men were sorely need, and and ordered the captain of thet?amtr to run his boat at top speed. The Lao Aug steamed up to Catubig un der a rain of Mauser bullets from both shores. The small boots were lowered, a lauding effected, and the rescuers fought their way through the ©pen to their t>e sieged comrades in the trenches, buried the deed within teach, brought back to the boat the besieged party numbering now only thirteen men, and then steamed down the river. Capt. Day bestows the highest commen dation upon Corpl. Carson as “displaying extraordinary good Judgment In the han dling of his men, thereby saving the liven of the survivors, and \ roieetir.g the wound ed until relief came " To each of the little command and their rescuers he gives the highest praise. OTIS SAYS THE WAR IS OVER. Does Not Think Secretary of War Has Made Any Mistakes, | Chicago. June I—MaJ. Gen, E. 9. OUs Jb* fcpiud Bta.ua army; arrived at 7:30 o’clock this morning from San Fran cisco and Manila and left at 1:30 for Washington. Mrs. Otis and daughter arrived in Chicago last night from Newr York and the General and his wife and daughter spent the hours between trains together—the ending of a separation of two years. Gen. Otis said: “The war is over. This guerilla war fare cannot last long. To be sure, we will have to repress those people for a number of years, but there is no organized force of Filipinos. The depredations that are going on are conducted by robbers and drones. The United States troops are now’ engaged in defending the inhabi tants of the Philippines against the rob bery and murder committed by their own people. But the conditions are generally improving, and in Borne parts are better than they have ever been# “We have 55,000 effective troops under arms in the Philippines. Estimates re garding the number of inhabitants in the islands are all wild, but the number is between 6.000,000 and 7,000,000. The great majority of the people desire peace, and wish again to tike up their business pur suits. Business in Manila has again re sumed activity and the. inhabitants are peacefully pursuing their vocations. “I do not know where Agulnaldo is. I never saw him. It is possible, but not probable, that Agulnaldo is in the Cagayan section of Northern Luzon. Tt is a rough, mountainous country and sparsely settled. At first he was regarded by his people ;• a leader, but of late he is losing prestige and is not held in such high regard. “Stories have been circulated about depredations commit ted by men- of our aijiny, but they have been false. Our men UAve been held under close restraint end have conducted themselves* like soldiers. \o Made. “I cannot, see that the administration of our distinguished Secretary of War has made any mistakes in this campaign. We may have made mistakes over thore. hut, if so. they have been the result of human liability to commit error. “Official reports of the warfare have not. been exaggerated. esp-dally of late. I am not conversant with the newspaper re ports. Although I received an American newspaper I had not. the time to peruse it. The censorship has not been rigid, and we assisted the newspaper correspondents all we could. Of course, some sensational telegrams were sent, as it was very diffi cult for newspaper men to secure correct versions regarding our operations, net they were so extended, but we helped them wherever wo could.” PIO DEL I*l LAlt < AITI RED. lie I* One of I lie Famous Lenders of Filipino liiMuraents. Manila, June 9. 10:50 a. m.—Gen. Pio del Pilar, the Filipino leader, has been cap tured near Manila. RATH DONE i\ MORIS TROt RLE, \editor Has Thrown Ont $15,000 of Ilia Voucher*. Havana, June 8 —The troubles of Mr. Estes G. Ratlibone, former director pf posts, eeem to be increasing. The auditor'** department hatf thrown out $15,000 worfli or Vouchers, inclmfcng SB,OOO worth of bills, which have been paid twice, most of them at Muncie, Ind. Tho fidelity company has been notified that it will be held responsible on Mr. Rath bone’s bond. Mr. Miller, the manager of the company, and Mr. Rathbone, have held prolonged interviews during the last few days, but no decision has been arrived at regarding this new aspect of the situation. The authorities contend that fidelity company is responsible. (Mr. Rathbone’s friends insist that C. F. \V\ Neely deceived Mr. Rathbone, who signed them at Neely' request without knowing what they were. Corrydon Rich has been placed under o $2,000 bond, as a witness In the Neely case. A letter has been* received here by a friend of Neely, saying that, if forced o return, he will show that Rich Is a liar, and that the latter received as much at* he, (Neely) did. ♦ . ? LIEUT. GEN. AKLSON A. MILE*. f Order Issued Glvlnif Notice of Hl* i linage In Hank. Washington, June B.—ln accordance with the provisions of the military academy ap propriation bill, the President to-day issued commissions to JJeut. Gen. Nelson. A. Miles, commanding the army, and MaJ. Gen. 11. C. Corbin, adjutaht general of the army. These are recess appointments and will be nominated to the Senate at its next session in December. Lieut. Gen. Miles Issued his first order to-day in his new rank. It Is a recital of an order from (Secretary Root, informing tho army of the creation of the rank of lieutenant general, with an announcement of the personal staff of Gen. Miles as fol lows: Capt. Francis Michler, Fifth Cavalry, military’ secretary; Capt. Hobart K. Bailey, Fifth Infantry, aide de camp, and First Lieutenant Henry M. Whitney, Fourth Artillery, aide de camp. Thefft offi cers coni|>osed Gen. Miles’ ff senior major general commanding, but they now have the rank of lieutenant colonels. HOTEL .NORFOLK Bl RNED. So Radiy Damaged That It May >ow Be Torn l)on. Norfolk, Va., Juno B.—Tho Hotel Nor folk, formerly the Purcell House, a large six-story’ hotel on Main street, caught fire to-night on ihe fifth floor from some un known cause. The flame* spread quick ly through to tho roof. The flro depart ment soon had water playing on it. The flames were finally extinguished, but the entire building is damaged by the flood of water played upon it. The building is an old structufe. Tho fire will probably result In the demolition of the building and ere tion on the site of anew and handsonn* hotel. Tho burned bufldlng was worth about sloo,iJOt), STREET MIE.K HER KILLED. Unknown Man Shot Him After He Had Killed tlie Sheriff. Indianapolis, June B.—Thomas Jefferson, Johnson, known as “Cyclone” John son. a street preacher, was shot and instantly killed to-night at Carmel, near here, .after he had killed Deputy Sheriff Carey, who was try ing to arrest him for assault and bat tery. Johnson had been attacking different persons in his street talks and those at tacks had brought him into several fights. To-night he renewed his attacks, Carey tried to arrest him, was shot dead and an unknown person in the ekclted crowd shot Johnson. Treatary Wunti f5,000,000. Washington, June B.—The Secretary of the Treasury to-day issued the second of ■.t series of calls to be made on deposi tory banks for $5,000,000 to be turned Into | the treasury on or feetor* June 25, . DAILY. $8 A YEAR. 5 CENTS A COPY. WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-\VEEK,n A YEAR CONVENTION MAY BE STORMY: THERE IS TALK OP ADOPTING 4 LOCAL OPTION PLANK. R onioroff That Georgia. Democrat! -May Try to Go On Record i.ali. State Prohibition—Seven tan ill <lntc* for Uclr„tr,.at.lar,e tt the National < nn, rntion—Much at the Riiklii.m Will Be Done Hefort tho Convention Meet., Atlanta, Ga.. June 8 —The session of tin coming Stale Democratic Convention next Thursday, promises to be more UvelJ than was at first anticipated. There are seven, candidates for the foul places as delegates at large, to the Nation, al Convention. They are Jack J. Spalding of Fulton, L. F. Garrard of Wylie Burnett of Clerke, V. T. Sanford Rome. Seaton Grant land of Spalding Boykin Wright of Richmond, and R. IP, Foiiehe of Floyd. If the report in circulation here Is true there promises lo be a stormy time In tht convention. It is to the effect that at effort will l)e made to Incorporate In tht state plaiform a plank declaring ths Georgia Democracy squarely for local op tion, ns against state prohibition. Thil has been the talk about, town for eomi days, but It I* not known who will off the plank before the convention. All tht politicians so far approached on the 6Ut Jeot. are exceedingly shy about talking though many of them admit having heart the rumor. !IMI Brown Ha* Heard of It. Vico Chairman Brown, when nskej about tho loc il option plank rumor. saM he had heard It as a mere rumor, bu) knew nothing positive about It. He eouW not say whether it would come up al the convention or not. A meeting of the state Democratic Ex ecutlve Committee has been called for i o’clock Wednesday, at the Kimball House The committee will then consolidate tht returns for judges and solicitors In tht various circuits. 1n order that they tna] he ready for the convention the next day. The (State House officers will be nominated by acclamation os will tht judges and solicitors. As each district, attends to tho selee lion of Its two delegates to the Nation* convention in. caucus Before the oonven tlon convenes, there will be nothing to the body to do but ratify these select tions. There will probably bd a reeffirmatlof of tho Chicago platform of 1896, and, ♦ may touch on the trusta and the Imperial, tstic questions, though many think thes* two latter questions should ite left to th Kansas City Convention. Itis expected that Chairman Fleming a dußignon will be present, and call tht convention to order. MRS. PLANT LOSES HER CASE, Not Entitled la Jury Trial In Petit New York. tUne'fflMfflgijMfiate dtvla, ion in a decision handed down to*da y, sustained tho ruling of Justice SeekMA* In the application in the examination at one Tilley, before trial, In the matter the probate of the will of Henry Bradlej Plant, who died In June 18$. and le] an estate estimated at $16,500,000. The question at issue Is the resldenet or the testator. It was admitted that h 4 had been for years a resident, of Nef York, A week before his death, he went lo Brnndford. his country home In Con nv'lkut. Lynde Harrison. indlvkluaUv iii.l as trustee for Henry Bradley Plant e. minor, objected to the probate of ttv will In New York. Margaret J. Plan declared that the testator was a reslden of Now York, and that If the will wert probated In Connecticut, she would lost oneathlrd of her Inheritance. Tilley was the confidential employe of the testator. Application to have him ex> amined before trial was made, and grant ed. An appeal was taken and denied. In the case Mrs. Plant appealed fron the ruling of Justice Beekmai that she was not entitled t) a trial by jury of the facts In. voiced. Again the appellate division sus tains the lower court, and says: "This being an action In equity, neithel party I* entitled as a matter of right tt a trial by Jury. In this action the vep diet of lhe Jury would not he conclusive upon the court, as upon the eppllcatloi for a final judgment the court could dls regard the finding of the jury and flnt the facts from, the evidence, irrespectiv. of such a verdict, and In the condition n, the calendars In New York, U is hardlj proper that cases where the parties an not entitled to Jury trial should be sent ti n Jury.” FITTING IF PARTY HI UN, ' . t Resolution Adopted by the Denial crate of Alabama. Chattanooga, Tenn., June B.—At th meeting of the Alabama State Democrats Executive Committee at Birmingham to day a resolution was adopted, "puttlni up the party bars,” as It was called. Th resolution set forth that none but thosl who vote for the state and county Dem® cratlc candidates at the August electlot . an participate In the nomination of Con. gretwmen and that hereafter no One ea participate In the Democratic primarlel or conventions, except those who support the entire Democratic ticket at the forth coming November election. AMERICAN EMBASSY ON FIRS, j - ■ , Some 11 aina a e Done to Mr. Choite’l Residence In London. London, June 8,-.E|re was discovered about midnight In the residence of Un!d ed States Ambassador! Choate, No. t Carlton House Terrace, 8. W. The flamet were confined to the roof and were easll] extinguished. Tin re was some excitement among thi members of •he ambassador’s household hut the tirenien soon reassured the In/ mutes. The fir’ probably originated (I an overheated chimney. Mrs. Choate, held a large reception yeA terday afternoon. GERMANS COMB TO AMERICA* Oat of 23,710 Emigrants 10,016 Cant to 1 nlted States, Washington, June" B.—’ "Out of a total tt 23,710 German emigrants last year," say| United States Consul Hill at Amsterdam) In a report to the state department. •’l#.i 010 went to the United States and l.Og sailed from Bremen for Brazil." Plraten Looted Four Junks* . ' Hong Kong. June B.—A steam launch owned by Chinese merchants here, tost" lng four Junks, loden with kerosene ot from Hong Kong for Canton, was attack ed last night by pirates In an arm® Junk oft Cape Sulman, eight miles froo Kong Hong. After looting the Junka, tht pirate* made off in a westerly diijjctMl with the launch and her crest * ,