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THE MORGAN MONITOR
VOL. l.V. JSO. 6.
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SEVEXTEEN FEMALE PATIENTS
VUE BURNED. TO DEATH.
TWENTY-THREE lives are saved
Thermometer Registered Twenty-Two De¬
grees Below Zero at Time of Hor¬
ror—-ernes Were Heartrending.
The South Dakota insane asylum at
Yankton was the scene of a holocaust
Sunday which sent a shudder of hor¬
ror through the community, and the
like of which -has no. parrllel in the
state.
One of the cottages in the asylum
grounds took fire in the basement at 2
o’clock a. m. and seventeen inmates
confined therein were incinerated be¬
fore help could reach them. The
names of those missing are: Augusta
Boerse, Julia Erickson, Ella Lokken,
Margaret Lynch, Josina Olson, Mar-
tenia Tennyson, Elizabeth Stolpe,,
Mrs. Kampani, Maggie Flynn, Lucioa
Gossage, Adelina Hurley, Christina
Johnston, Jennie Kronig, Lusia
Keene, Caroline Lindberg, Katie Pla-
vitz, ’ike Gainis Swanson,
cottage was intended for laun-
ed ery'purposes, but owing to the crowd¬
condition of the main building
forty of the female patients were
housed within its walls. The exact.
cause of the fire is not. known, except
that it originated in the dry room of
the laundry.
•The fighting of the fire was greatly
hindered by loss of power, The
burned cottage stands some 300 feet in
the rear of the main building; the
water tank, which is for fire protec¬
tion, standing 100 feet in the rear o'
the cottage. The. steam pipes use-
for pumping runs from the boiler room
of the main cottage through the cot¬
tage for heating and-.t'hen to the- arte¬
sian well or tank; ’ The intense heat
invffSle-'• TYiSl*&rifg* 'building ...paused'
pipes to burst shortly after the light¬
ing of the fire began, thus leaving
them without power and depending
entirely Upon direct pressure from ,the
tank, which was in' no way sufficient
to quench the fierce flames. Two
streams of water were thrown on the
building, but did little good.
With thermometer standing at 22
degrees below zero, it was a heart¬
rending sight to witness those escap¬
ing coming down the flight of stairs
in their night clothing and bare feet
into the bitter cold, and bad it not,
been for the nearness of shelter the
suffering and probable loss : of life
from freezing .would have been terri¬
ble. - - -
Fifty-twb'-pers'bns were in tbe burn¬
ing building’ forty patients The,.’attendants and,twelve
females escap.e^jjis attendants^. did - tlie’-others ,wkp
were
saved;’with none of their personal ef¬
fects, sgssed.' maqy losing' all that' they pos-
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, ...
? (”/!,!> IX W'FIV ORLEANS.
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IjiVwrisfc* Telnr,l!u,-<■ Recorded In Two
Hundred Years.
A New Orleans special says: The
worst blizzard ever recorded in New
Orleans since the occupation of L uis-
iana by the French, exactly two cen¬
turies ago. struck southern Louisiana
about midnight sleet, Saturday night. It
began with followed by snow to
the depth of two inches, being the
first snow for four years.
At 7 o’clock Suqday morning the
thermometer-had fallen to 17 degrees,
within 2 degrees of the coldest weather
ever known there. The street cars
were tied up by the cold wnd snow and
the railroad trains got in from four to
six hours late. They came laden with
caraiyal visitors, who found it no easy
matter to get around town.
By night the temperature had fallen
to 13 degrees and a further fall to 8
degrees, or 7 degrees below the lowest
on record was predicted. The cold
coming in a eommunr.y where so little
provision was made for it, caused a
great deal of sntteriug among the
poorer classes,particularly all the negroes.
It will kill the orange trees, and
it is feared the old trees also will suf¬
fer, The crop this year will probably
.
be ii iota! failure. It is impossible to
determine the amount of damage done
to' the cane, but it is not believed to
be serious.
BIG NEW YORK BLAZE.
Thirteen Big Buildings Burn and S700,-
000 'Vas the Los* Entailed.
Thursday fire swept through the
block of buildings opposite Battery
park, bounded by Front, Whitehall
and Moore streets, New York City,and
destroyed thirteen buildings, entailing
a Ins'? of about $<00,000.
if/tie fireman, Bernard Clair, of the
firVEwat Yati. Wyck, was overcome in
one of the buildings, and when brought
d own a ladder slipped from the arms
pf'his comrade and fell l,o the ground
fracturing bis skull. Several other
firemen were overcome by smoke and
cold, and tt cor P s °f ambulance sur-
geoaa were kept busy.
against'bacon’s proposition.
Senator. j, 3 v!s Will Oppose tits Georgia,,*.
Resolution.
A NVasbiuefcon dispatch says: The
RBPP orter9 nf * be Pf ace treaty were in
^w/YtUet.iw?-Thursday 'lenff?- a'nfltrg’themselves more or
as to whether
JtfftiS* agjfe*' to»«cc*pt the Bacon
a condition precedent
.. \ ratification
the of the treaty.-
Senator 9 |ivis > in charge of the bill,
ha*’ ."tntioa'W* rot SY? 0 to his the friends that he
aid a 6 passage of the
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COLD KILLS NINE.
Western Bureau Books Show Lowest
Temperature In Many Years.
A Chicago dispatch states that
Thursday was the coldest day in that
city in twenty-six years. The low
mark in the weather bureau’s books,
that of 24th, 1872, was but 2 degrees
lower than the minimum of 21 degrees
below zero, reached at 8 o’clock in the
morning.
Nine deaths from freezing are re'
ported from Illinois and neighboring
states.
Some places on the lines of the Mil¬
waukee road give out figures as low as
40 degrees below. There are not ten
miles of clear water between Milwau¬
kee and Ludingt on.
The weather bureau at Washington
issued the following special bulletin
Thursday:
Morning advices show that freezing
temperature occurred in Florida Wed¬
nesday night as far south as a line
traced from a little south of Tampa to
the Atlantic coast just north of Jupi¬
ter, Tampa sho ving a minimum tem¬
perature of SO degrees and Jupiter a
minimum of 36 degrees. At Jackson¬
ville a minimum of 28 degrees was
reached.
These temperatures were very accu¬
rately forecasted Monday morning,
when the weather bureau at Washing¬
ton telegraphed the following forecast
and warning, which was distributed
by its Florida stations to all fruit¬
growing. agricultural and transporta¬
tion interests that could bo reached by
telegraph, telephone and mail during
Wednesday:
“Temperature will fall to about 25
degrees tonight at Jacksonville and
the line of freezing weather will ex¬
tend as far south as Tampa. Temper¬
ature will continue low Thursday and
Thursday night and will moderate
Friday.” '
The temperature continues abnor¬
mally low in all districts east of the
Rocky Mountains, the Dakotas, Min¬
nesota and western Wisconsin, and
the region to the northward being em¬
braced within the area of low and thp
temperature, where the readings range
between 32 and 36 degrees below zero
■in■;the..states nanjed, and reached 50
degrees below at Minnedosa,Manitoba.
Zero temperature extends to a line
traced from central Virginia ove*
■Tennessee, northern Arkansas and
southern Oklahoma, and at Cincinnati
the low temperature record has been
broken with a reading of 16 degrees
below zero, the lowest previous tem¬
perature over recorded by the weather
bureau at that pIAce being 12 below
February 8th, 1895, and on January
1, 1886.
New York, 4 below; Washington, 7
below; Cincinnati, 16 below; Pitts¬
burg, 10 below; Buffalo, 4 below; Chi-
eago, 20 below; Milwaukee, 20 below;
Duluth, 32 below; St. Louis, 16
below; Kansas City, 2(1 below; Omaha,
'24 bglo w; Bismarck,. 36 be! ow; Charles¬
ton, 28 above;' Atlanta,; 28 .above;
Jacksonville,. - 28 above; . Jupiter, ..34
inboye; Tampa.; 80 above; New Orleans,
2$;-above; Galveston,. 28 above. . .
Wn/r.TS, LI Mootse) . -v
Chief of Weather Bureau.
IN HOBSON’S INTEREST.
Alabama Congressman Introduces a Joint
Besolutif.n In House.
A Washington dispatch says: Rep¬
resentative Underwood, of Alabama,
has introduced the following joint res¬
olution:
“That in recognition of the extraor¬
dinary heroism displayed by Rich¬
mond Pearson Hobson by running the
Merrimae into the mouth of the har¬
bor of Sautiago, Cuba, on June 3d,
1898, and dexterously sinking said
vessel in the channel, the president is
hereby authorized to transfer the said
assistant naval constructor, Richmond
Pearson Hobson, from the construc¬
tion corps to the line of the United
States navy and to promote him to
such position therein as, by and with
the advice and consent of the senate,
he may determine.”
NEW PORTO RICAN CABINET
Named By Henry—Liberals Dissatisfied
"With Governor General’s Work.
A dispatch from San Juan, Porto
Rico, says: General Henry has ap¬
pointed Francisco Acuna, independent
liberal, now attorney of the supreme
court, to be secretary of state; Dr.
Coll, liberal, has been appointed sec¬
retary of finance, and Federico Dege-
tan has been appointed secretary of
the interior.
The liberals are dissatisfied with
General Henry’s change of policy.
AY ILL REFUND WAR MONEY
Fin nislied By Governors of States In Re¬
cruiting Soldiers.
The senate committee agreed to re¬
port tho bill introduced by Senator
Fairbanks for the reimbursement of
governors of states for moneys ex¬
pended ia connection with the recent
war with Spain.
The bill is amendatory extendi of Hv act of
July 18th last aud provis¬
ions of the act so as to include expen¬
ditures made subsequent to July 8th
and prior to August 12, 1898.
ARMY OFFICERS FIGHT.
Col. Colson If* Shot By Lieutenant Scott at
Anniston.
An Anniston, Ala., special says:
The trouble that has been brewing for
some time between Colonel Dawid G.
Colson and First Lieutenant E. D.
Scott, of the Fourth Kentucky, culmi¬
nated at a late hour Saturday night
in a pitched battle, in which Colonel
Colson was'shot iu the hip and Lieu¬
tenant- Sriott and many others had nar¬
row escapes. The encounter occurred
in a restaurant conducted by Percy
Olmstead, about midnight. ,,
MORGAN, GA„ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1899.
mi h in ini
CAPTURED BY AMERICANS WITH¬
OUT THE LOSS OF A MAN.
GUNBOATS ASSISTED LAND FORCES
Town Was Set Afire But Flames Were Ex
tinguished—Sharpshooters Havras
Our Men In the Trenches.
A special from Manila says: The
Americans captured Iloilo Saturday.
The United States gunboat Petrel
arrived late Monday evening with dis¬
patches from Brigadier General Mar¬
cus P. Miller to Major General Otis,
announcing that Iloilo had been taken
by the combined military and naval
forces on Saturday morning.
General Miller, in his instructions
from Manila, sent the native commis¬
sioners from the United States trans¬
port St. Paul with a communication
for the rebel government at Iloilo
calling upon him to surrender within
a time stated and warning him not to
make a demonstration in the interval.
The rebels immediately moved their
guns and prepared to defend their po¬
sition. Thereupon the Petrel fired
two warning guns, the rebels imme¬
diately opening fire upon her.
The Petrel and the Baltimore then
bombarded the town, which the rebels
having set on fire, immediately evac¬
uated.
American troops were promptly
landed and extinguished the fires in
all cases of foreign property.
It is believed that the enemy’s loss
during the bombardment was heavy,
but no American casualties are re¬
ported.
Sharpshooters at Work.
The American lines form a complete
cordon twenty-two. mites, in length
from the coast north almost to Pasa-
busily qua, south of Manila.. Tko enemy is
throwing up intrenchments on
the left, sharpshooters in the jungles
covering their operations.
Several Americans were wounded in
the trenches. Second Lieutenant
George A. Seaman, of battery B, Utah
artillery, was shot in the leg.
Four men of the Twentieth Kansas
volunteers were slightly wounded,
Sunday night Privates Brinton and
Stevens, of the Twentieth Kansas, were
wounded.
The United States cruiser Charles¬
ton has moved up the coast and is off
Malolos, the seat of the so-called Fili¬
pino government, at a distance esti¬
mated about eight miles.
.
Pursuing their customary tactics,
the rebels on the extreme left of the
line opened fire at long range on the
American tt-oops Sunday night, main¬
taining their fire for a few minutes be¬
fore-settling effect, down. Noneof their shots
took however, and the Ameri¬
cans did not reply. All was quiet-
along the rest of the line. The Con¬
cord is now lying off Paranaqne. Tbe
weather at night now is cooler, and
showers are frequent.
After tlio capture of Caloocan a
Spaniard who had been a prisoner
there came to the Americans, holding
up his hands, and said that the Fili¬
pinos had offered to release the Span¬
iards, especially the artillerymen, if
they would undertake to fight against
the Americans at $4 a day. Most of
the Spaniards refused, and even those
who accepted the offer did so in the
hope of effecting an escape.
The rebels, according to this infor¬
mation, are discontented, unpaid, un¬
fed and thoroughly disillusionized,
the taiismanic wafers being of no
avail against wounds, hunger and
fatigue.
On Friday Aguinaldo visited Polo,
a few miles northwest of Caloocan,
and addressed the Filipino troops
there, claiming that he had won
a victory and asserting that 2,800
Americans had been killed.
The Twentieth Kansas and the First
Idaho volunteers have been recalled
from the marsh lands north of Mala¬
bon, and the former regiment is now
intrenched in front of Caloocan.
There has been no change in the
disposition of the troops except that
the Fourth United States cavalry lias
relieved the First Idaho volunteers
and a battalion of the Twenty-third
left infantry has been stationed on the
flank to prevent the rebels sneak¬
ing along the beach.
STEAMER PROBABLY LOST.
Bulgaria With 131) Souls Aboard Was
Sinking When Last Seen.
A London dispatch says: Loyds
agent St. Michael’s, Azores, cables
that tbe tank steamer Weehawken re¬
ports that the Bulgaria when spoken
on February 5th, Mtitude 40, longi¬
tude 43, was in a sinking condition,
with three holds full of water, her
rudder and machinery disabled.
Tlie London Daily Mail publishes a
dispatch from I’onta Delgada, Azores
Islands, saying that the Bulgaria had
a crew of ninety-eight and carried
forty-one passengers and that the
Weehawken rescued twelve members
of the crew and eleven passengers.
LIVELY DEBATES IN SENATE
Over the Leglfclative, Fxecutivo and .Judi¬
cial Appropriation.* Bill.
Throughout its open session Thurs¬
day tho senate had under considera¬
tion the legislative, executive and ju¬
dicial appropriations bill. A lively
debate was precipitated over the ap¬
propriation for the support of the
supervising architect of the treasury,
and that officer was criticised for the
delay in construction of public build-
ings throughout the United States.
bus hi silt ■.
AMERICANS TAKE CALOOCHAN
AND APPLY TORCH.
KANSAS. TROOPS DO GOOD WORK.
Shells From Monitor Monadnock Fear¬
fully Effective— Aguinaldo’s Flag
Pulled Down.
A dispatch from Manila says: The
American forces at 3 o’clock Friday
afternoon made a combined attack on
Caloocau andreduced it in short order.
At a signal from tbe tower of the
Do La Lome church, the United States
double tnrreted monitor Monadnock
opened fire from the bay with the big
guns of her fore turret on the earth¬
works, with great effect. Soon after¬
wards the Utah battery bombarded
the place from the land.
The rebels reserved their fire until
the bombardment ceased, when they
fired volleys of musketry as the Mon¬
tana regiment advanced on the jungle.
The Kansas regiment, on the ex¬
treme left, with the Third artillery de¬
ploying to the right, charged across
the open and carried the earthworks,
cheering under a heavy fire. Sup¬
ported by the artillery at the church,
the troops further advanced, driving
the enemy, fighting every foot, right
into the town line, and penetrated .to
the presidencia and lowered the Fili¬
pino flag at 5:30 o’clock p. m.
Sharpshooters Were Silenced.
The enemy’s sharpshooters, in the
jungles on the right, fired at long
range on the Pennsylvania regiment,
but the rebels were soon silenced by
shrapnel shells and the Pennsylva¬
nians remained in the trenc 1 es.
As the Americans’ advanced they
burned the native houses. The icbels
were mowed down.,like grass, but the
the Ayneripau. lp$s;jva$. light. -. ^
The, rebels early 'Friday morning
concentrated in considerable force at
Caloocan and Malabon, many small
bodies of scattered rebel troops strug¬
gling in from the right and others un¬
doubtedly arriving from the north and
the interior provinces.
Aguinaldo is reported to have estab¬
lished his headquarters at Malabon for
the purpose of rallying his forces for
a decisive blow.
In order to cover their movements,
the rebels again opened fire on the
outposts of tlia Kansas regiment.
They kept up the fire from the jungle
for about twenty minutes, but with¬
out effect, The Americans reserved
their fire until a detachment of the
enemy emerged from the bamboos,
when a well directed volley miidg'the
rebels scuttle brick to*cover like, rah?:
bjts.tr
[ MILITARY CONGRESS ENDS.
RrsolnMhns Adnptpjl a:i4 Vote ,»f TTin’nW*
1,x! indt-(l <.i>Wi lli)r Bloxham.
• The adoption of the resolutions em¬
bracing the views of the delegates on
the necessary congressional action for
the betterment of the militia, practi¬
cally closed th& work of the national
military congress at Tampa, Fla.
After extending a vote of thanks to
Governor Bloxham and others whose
efforts have done so much toward
bringing about the successful termina¬
tion of the congress, the body adjourned
subject to the call of General Butter¬
field, who will call another meeting to
be held in New York should the ne¬
cessity arise.
Governor Bloxham, while agreeing
m the principal points with the final
action of the convention, believes that
:he general government should allow a
suitable quarterly compensation to
state troops sufficient to secure good
material that would make an efficient
reserve force for the general govern¬
ment as well as a guarantee for law and
order in the states.
TO PROSECUTE CERTERA.
Spanish Military Court Holds Him llc-
sponsible For Lows of Fleet.
A Madrid special says: The supreme
military court, which has under con¬
sideration tbe loss of the Spanish
squadron at, Santiago do Cuba on July
3d, last, has decided to prosecute in
connection with the disaster Admiral
Cervera and Commandant Erniio Diaz
de Moreu, former captain of the de¬
stroyed -cruiser Cristobal Colon.
GEORGIA GEOLOGIST ENDORSED.
Legislative Committee Will Make a Fav¬
orable Report.
The Georgia legislative committed
has been investigating the state geo¬
logical department, has completed its
work.
The department will be recommend¬
ed by the committee and tbe present
administration will be endorsed. These
will he the essential features of the
report, and are the only features that
are a matter of public interest.
The report, however, will be a very
lengthy affair, the volume going to
show why the committee reached a fa¬
vorable report.
EULOGIES TO DINGLEY.
House of Representatives Hears Fitting
Tributes Raid Late Representative.
A Washington special says: The
memory of the late Bepresentative
Dingley was fittingly eulogized in the
house of representatives Saturday by
those who had been closely associated
with him. The early part of the day
w*s given to some minor routine work,
and the eulogies, which were a special
order, bad the balance of the day.
ns nm ti an.
CHARGES OF GENERAL WILL BE
TilOROUGHLY INVESTIGATEI).
PERSONNEL OF THE COMMISSION.
Contracts For Meat For the Army as Well
Ag the Quality Thereof Will Be
Looked Into.
A Washington special says: The
president has appointed a court of in-
quiry to examine into the charges
touching the meat furnished the Amer-
; man army during , . ,, the war with Spam
mid other matters involved in the
charges made by General Miles against
the administration of war affairs.
mi 1 he court ___ i will . n consist ____• , of , ,, Minor • n Gen-
J
eral i tit wade, -l Colonel i , . n George TTr W. Davis. ,,
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x Ainth T - u* infantry, • f x., T and i n Colonel i i /■< Gillespie, n
corps of engineers, now stationed in
New lork.
The inquiry will begin at once and
he contracts as well as the quality of
the beef will be thoroughly mvesti-
”
m, Tbe order i for the court of inquiry is •
as follows:
In accordance with the instructions
of the president of February 3, 1899,
a court of inquiry, to consist of tlio
following named officers, is hereby ap¬
pointed to meet in this city on Febru¬
ary 15, 1899. Detail for the court:
Major General James F. Wade, TJ.
S. Y.
Colonel George L. Gillespie, Corps
oj Engineers, U. 8. A.
Lieutenant Colonel George B. Da¬
vis, deputy judge advocate general, U.
S. A., recorder.
The court is hereby directed to in¬
vestigate certain allegations of the
major general commanding the army-
in respect to unfitness of certain ar¬
ticles of food furnished by the sub¬
sistence department to the troops in
the field during the recent operations
in Cuba and Porto Bico.
In addition to its finding of fact the
court will submit an opinion upon the
merits of the case, together with such
recommendations to further proceed-
ings as may seem to be warranted by
the facts developed in the course of
the inquiry
The officers named will repair j. n
this city for the purpose herein indi-
cated, and, upon the adjournment of
the court, will return to their proper
stations. The travel enjoined is neces¬
sary for the public service.
(Signed) it. A. Alger,
General Miles, Secretary of War.
when seen, had noth-
ing to say respecting the appointment-
of the court. He has been accum. -
luting a large ‘amount of
along the lines of the inquiry, but be
liaff. not chosen any counsel, and a
.
large part of his evidence lias been al-
ready transmitted to the war investi-
gating commission.
The court of inquiry, it is said by
persons versed in military jnrisprn-
dence, will be unique in that it will be
directed in its investigations against a
state of affairs and not agaiust a per¬
son.
GARCIA’S REMAINS IN CUBA.
City, Householders and Ships In Havana
Ilai-bor Low r Flags to Half Mast.
j lie United . States gunboat Nash-
ville, bearing the body of General
Oalixto Garcia, steamed slowly into
Havana harbor at I o’clock Thursday
afternoon, the guns of Morro castle
and the American squadron saluting
her. The solemn booming announced
the arrival to the expectant city.
Everywhere householders and ships
lowered a thousand flags to half-mast
and black streamers soon surmounted
the Cuban banners.
The companies of tbe Eighth regular
infantry, with the regimental band,
were lined up to receive the coffin
which, draped with the Cuban flag
and bearing a wreath of flowers, was
carried on the shoulders of the mem¬
bers of the junta between the saluting
ranks of the regulars to the hearse.
The silent crowds, with bared beads,
marched to the strains of a funeral
dirge to the palaee, where the body
now lies in the municipal council
chamber, guarded by details of Cuban
and American troops.
On the order of General Ludlow, all
official flags will be kept at half-mast
until after the public funeral.
DISPENSARY FOR ALABAMA.
House Pusses the Bill Afler Many Changes
Were Made In It.
Alabama’s Saturday dispensary bill passed
tbe house night, although
in badly disfigured shape. The vote
on the measure in its crippled form
was 57 to 11. The hill as originally
introduced included all of the sixty-
six counties in the state, excepting
the twenty-two counties in which pro¬
hibition laws were in force. The sen¬
ate amended the bill by exempting
from its provision twenty of the largest
counties in the state, but leaving iu
Jefferson, Callioun, Marengo, Tusca¬
loosa and others of the large counties.
THANKS FDR OTIS.
Gen. Wheeler Introduces Resolution Com¬
mending Gallant, Conduct.
Kepresentative Wheeler, of Alaba¬
ma, better known as Major General-
Wheeler, introduced a joint resolution
in the house Saturday proposing
the thanks of congress and the Ameri-
can people to Major General Eswell S.
Otis and the officers and men of his
command for the gallant antf success-
ful action at Manila on tbe 4th and
5th of February.
OTIS PLANNED IVELL.
English Advices Are That Americans
Moved Without a Break.
A dispatch to Renters Telegram
Company at London from Manila, de¬
scribing the capturing of Caloocau,
dwells upon the excellence of the
American plans and tLieprecision with
which they were carried out. The
dispatch adds:
“At 4 o’clock p. m. the American
ships ceased firing. Then the army
fired three guns, at an interval of ten
seconds, signalling the advance of the
whole line, the Kansas regiment lead¬
ing through the jungle. The rebels’
left wing was diverted by Major Bell
and a hundred men. It was like
clock-work. There was no hitch any-
where.
“The rebels estimated to have num-
bored 10,000 men were demoralized by
the gbeU8 , Xhe Amerioan8 advanoe d
in open order. At 500 yards there
was a halt, and then a charge, and the
rebels stampeded from their trenches,
which were admirably constructed.
nn 1 he Americans . refrained • i * fn m wasting
®
ammunition, ... * but , rushed , . without ...
on
firi * d U8ed theh . , letB aud
bu tts of their rifles. There was
. , . .
to the London Globe
{ b Kong feceived, say the Filipino
jnutR lhe] ha8 by steamer
from Manila, ’ further news of the ro-
, , , ..
The Filipino . agents . say ,, the Ameri¬ .
cans placed vessels along the shores
of the bay and commenced hostilities
“unexpectedly at midnight on Satur¬
day, simultaneously bombarding the
defenseless towns of Fondo, Malalc
and Malabon.”
The agents of the rebels also say
“the slaughter of women and children
was frightful, the Americans burning
and devastating all before them, insti¬
tuting a war of extermination and
shooting every Filipino.”
The agents of the Filipinos declare
their intention of “appealing to Christ¬
endom,”. and say, their indignation
against the Americans is intense.
REBELS WHIPPED AGAIN.
Americans Have a Brush With Filipinos
Saturday Afternoon.
A Manila special says: Saturday af¬
| ternoon a reconnoitering party of the
; Fourteenth infantry , came upon a large ,
j C L,ody 1a ®P of Dewey. the enemy in the jungle near
I The rebels were attacked and fell
I back upon the main line of the insur-
P- e nts. Mie Fourteenth „ ,, infantry, . „ , the
North Dakota volunteers aud the
Fourth cavalry then engaged the ene¬
my and drove them toward the beach,
w.here one of the gunboats received
them with a fusilade from automatic
Colt guns.
The enemy’s loss is severe and they
mattered , along the , bench , seeking cov-
er from the % of tbo Americans,
. ''En-vates Ransom, eel and fcaun-
I Ten
c ^ ers ’ ( ompatiy F, Fourteenth ln-
^ntry, and two troopers of the Fourth
cavaliy were wounded,
! , ^ ie ^ 0 ^ 1CB ^ wo members of the
I : California regiment were subsequently
foun ' 1 in the bash to the right of the
hne - They had been shot to pieces by
* be enem Y
,
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
It, Sets AkI( 1« ft44,158,005 for Warships
and Other Features.
The naval appropriation bill is
practically completed save in minor
details and all its essential features
were made known Saturday. It ap-
pi . 0 priates a total of $44,158,605, di-
vided under the following main heads:
General establishment, $13,236,440.
Bureau of navigation, $505,125.
Bureau of ordnance, $3,143,124.
Bureau of equipment, $2,615,455,
Public works, yards and docks,
$454,442.
Bureau of medicines and surgery,
$192,500.
, I Bureau of supplies and accounts,
jg 229,422.
Bureau of construction and repairs,
$3,273,407.
Bureau of steam engineering, $1,-
207,900.
Naval academy, $217,120.
Marine corps, $1,366,971.
Increase of navy, $11,192,402,
EXTRA SESSION IMPERATIVE
Should th« Army Reorganization Bill
Fall to Go Through,
a Washington dispatch says: At the
' cabinet meeting Friday the president,
read brief extracts from tbe report of
tbe war investigating commission and
the matter was discussed informally.
Tbe question of tbe transportation
to Cuba of the $3,000,000 with which
tho insurgent army is to be paid off
and the kinds of m .ney to be sent,was
briefly considered. It was agreed
that the Cubans could have any kind-
I of money they wished, whether gold,
H ‘ lver or Ri,ver certificates, or a part
in each. Shipments of $500,000 each
will of probably be made at intervals of
a few days as rapidly as needed.
Tbe question of an extra session of
congress was also discussed, and it is
the opinion of members of the cabinet
that in case of the failure of the army
j reorganization bill an extra session
will be necessary.
GARCIA’S REMAINS BURIED.
Generals Brooke, Ludlow and Fit/hugh
L«*e Attend tho Funeral.
4 special from Havana says: Major
General John R. Brooke, military
^ v .? rI,oV °* Cuba; Major General
T Cmlow.rmhtary governor of
; ! Hav.no, and Major General F.tzhugh
Lee ’. >ruhtary governor of Havana
i * e ' ie U ! K1 U 16
^ sltarda^ , , .
, 1 “
SI PER YE \ K.
PBHiSUSIIIlIt
THE COMPACT NOW HINGES 05
SPAIN’S APPROVAL.
A MESSAGE TO THE CONGRESS
Chief .Executive Advises the Immediate
Laying: of a Marine Cable to the
Pacific Islands.
President McKinley transmitted to
congress Friday a message favoring
a Pacific cable. It is as follows:
“As a consequence of the ratifica¬
tion of the trea'y of Paris by the sen¬
ate of the United States and its ex¬
pected ratification by the Spanish gov¬
ernment, the United 'States will come
into possession of the Philippine is¬
lands on the farther shore of the Pa¬
cific. The ITavviian islands and Gaum
being United States territory and
forming convenient stopping places on
the way across the sen, the necessity
for speedy cable communication be¬
tween the United States and all of
these Pacific islands has become im¬
perative.
“Such communication should bo
established in such a wny as to be
wholly under the control of the United
States, whether in time of peace ot
war. At present the Philippines can
be reached only by cables which pass
through many foreign countries, and
the Hawaiian islands and Guam can
only be communicated with by steam¬
ers, involving delays in each instance
of at least a week. The present con¬
dition should not bo allowed to con¬
tinue for a moment longer than is ab¬
solutely necessary,
“The time has now arrived when a
cable in the Pacific must extend as fai¬
ns Manila, touching at, the Hawaiian
islnuds and Guam on the way.
“Two methods of establishing this
cable communication at. once suggest
themselves. First, construction and
maintenance of such a cable at the
expense of the United States govern¬
ment; and, second, construction and
maintenance of such a cable by a pri¬
vate United States corporation under
such safeguards as congress shall im¬
pose.
“I do not. make any recommendation
to congress as to which of these meth¬
ods would be more desirable. A cable
of tbe length of that.proposed requires
so much time for construction and
laying that it is estimated that at, least
two years must elapse after giving the
order for the cable before the entire
system could be t ueCossfuUy laid and
put in operation. Further dee,p sea
soundings must, be taken west, pf; ; .th$:
Hawaiian islands so 'that the best
route for the cable • can bo selected.
Under these’ eireuin-fances it .becomes
a paramount necessity that measures
.should beffuken hijoiy (hechose pr-ftvWe of the
present congress to such
means as may seem suitable for the
establishment of a cable system,
“I commend the whole subject to
the careful consideration of tlio con¬
gress and to such prompt action as
may seem advisable.
(Signed) William McKinley.
Executive Mansion,Washington,D. 0.,
Feb. 10th, 1899.
rmosmKVT signs treaty.
The treaty of peace, art ratified by
the senate, was signed by the presi¬
dent. and Secretary liny at 2:26 Friday
afternoon in the library of the execu¬
tive mansion.
The corte.,i have already been called
to convene by the queen regent of
Spain, and the. iroqty will be ratified
by the Spanish government. This will
give the United States undisputed sov¬
ereignty over the entire Philippine
g roup.
Mr. Pierce, United States charge
de affaires at St. Pe.lersburg, cabled
tlio state department Friday afternoon
that the conference proposed by the
czar looking to a disarmament of the
nations, will be held at The Hague.
AGUINALDO NOT YET SATISFIED.
Atfoneillo Declarer Hebei Leader Haw Not
Ahkfil For a Truce.
A special fn m Montreal, Que., says:
Agoncillo stated positively Friday that
ho had authentic information to tho
effect that Aguinaldo did not waut a
cessation of hostilities aud had not
asked for it.
When asked how hr, obtained this
information he refused to say.
BRIBERY CHARGE MADE.
Senator Whiteside Says Every Man Who
Voted For Clark Is Guilty.
A special from Helena, Mont., says
t at Senator Whiteside, who produced
t <o $30,000 alleged bribe money at the
beginning of the • session created
a sensation by openly charging that
every man who voted for Clark had
been bought.
Ho mentioned Representative Garr
by natno and that gentleman shouted
“You are an infamous liaj.” The
grand jury reported that money had
been used on both sides, but there waa
not sufficient evidence to warrant au
indictment.
IN SENATE AND HOUSE.
frlilaj'1 Session* Were lioutine—Depeir’s
Credential* Fresented.
In the senate, Friday, Mr. Platt, of
N<>w York, presented tho credentials
of-Senator-elect Depew,
The house, without preliminary bus¬
iness, went into committeo of the
whole and resumed consideration of
tho sundry civil appropriation bill.
Upon Mr. Cannon’s motion general
debate was to close with the legislative
day.
