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-7 cU-'IXJ cU. r' VOL. 21. NO. 40, PLATTSMOUTIJ, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1901. S1.00 PER YEAR. 'THE COURT MOVES SOON Chinese Royalty to Vacate Sian Fa to) Pekin After October 6. THE EMPRESS MAY BE DECEIVING Suspected of Relna; Too Fearful of Sol dier to Kelura at Oort I.l Hong Chans ia Ordered to Uorrow 700,000 Taels to Pay for (lis Trip. PEKIN, Oct. 3. Dispatches from Sian Fu announce that the Chinese court Is preparing to start about Oc tober 6. The temporary palace there is being dismantled and all the fur nishings will be carried for use en route; the officials and servants will constitute a caravan numbering from 5,000 to 7,000 persons, with carts and several thousands of horses and mules that have been collected in the Sian Fu t!i.4riet. Two parties of officials have al ready started to make preparations along the line. The towns through which the court will pass are engaged in decorating temporary palaces and collecting supplies. The emperor, or the empress dowager in his name, has issued an edict strictly commanding the officials to pay for all supplies The native papers report that several eunuchs have been beheaded for prac ticing extortion upon the people. An imperial edict commands Li Hung Chang, as governor of the province of Chi Li. to borrcrw 700.000 taels from the other provinces to defray the ex penses of the court's journey. Special local taxes are being levied, which the people, already impoverished by bandits foreign punitive expeditions and missionary indemnities, are ill able to afford. LI Hung Chang said today that the court will certainly arrive in Pekin within two months. Despite such offi cial statements many foreign officials here believe the empress dowager fears the foreign troops are kept to entrap and punish her and their the- ory is that she will pass the winter in Kai-Yuen-Fu, sending the emperor to Pekin. The continual broadside of reform edicts is the topic of much varied comment. Those lest able to judge of their sincerity or effectiveness with hold judgment. Prince Ching. con versing with foreign officials today, as serted that the emperor and the em press dowager were agreed as to the necessity of changing the Chinese methods of government and that steps for the enforcement of edicts would be taken as soon as the court return ed to Pekin. Unquestionably the re form movement stronger among the tipper classes than ever before. Prince Su, who was recently appointed col lector of taxes on goods entering Pe kin an office heretofore considered worth 100,000 taels per year has an nounced that he purposes to deposit all the collections in the treasury and to request the emperor to pay him a fair salary. His subordinates resent this plan and Prince Su has been threatened with assassination. INCOMPLETE RAILWAY LAWS. Report of Industrial Commission Points Oat Difference. WASHINGTON. Oct. 3. Railway legislation in this country is incom plete, especially as to stock issue, joint arrangements and provision for emer gencies, according to a report issued today by the industrial commission on railway regulation under foreign and domestic laws. The report points out extraordinary differences among the laws of some of the states. It indicates, too, that our laws do not recognize differences of importance of different railroads; do not provide for adequate administrative machinery, qualifications and powers of commis sioners, and lack power to compel compliance with the laws and other essentials of railway regulation. A characteristic of railway legislation in the United States, the report says, is the great extent to which special leg islation was persisted in after general laws had been enacted by the respec tive legislatures. Some railways have been organized on the basis of special charters granted many years before, although when organized there were general laws and constitutional provi sions preventing special franchises. Minister Crlbe Resign). NEW YORK. Oct. 3. A dispatch tc the Herald from Bogota, Colombia via Buena Ventura, Colombia, and Galveston, Tex., says that Dr. Uribe minister of foreign affairs, has re signed. Bid Mews Trails Prince Chan. BERLIN, Oct. 3. Prince Chun be fore leaving German territory senl long dispatches to Emperor William thanking him for the gracious recep tion extended to the expiatory mi slon, for-tbe hospitality bestowed anc the decoration conferred upon hirJ and expressing a "hope that the pow erful German empire may .promote the rultareand development of Chinr by. a gracious show of mercy toward the Chinese dynasty. . STRIKES CLCK AT GERMANY. Austria. Will Mot Renew Commercial Treaty on Ilasls of New Law. LONDON, Oct. 2.' The correspond ent of the Times at Vienna gives many additional and interesting de tails concerning the statement pub lished at Buda Pe. h Ilirlap and re produced and confirmed by the Magyr Nemzet, the Hungarian semi-official organ, to the effect that Austraia and Hungary will decline to renew the commercial treaties with Germany on the basis proposed by the Germans, The statement, which was given in the form of a communication from prominent Berlin politicians, says that the Hungarian premier, Koloman de Szell, in conjunction with the Austro Hungarian minister of foreign affairs, Count Goluchowski, and the Austrian government, have intimated to the German government that no treaty of commerce can be concluded with Ger many along the lines of the project ed German customs tariff. M. de Szell has stated that he op- poes the projected German tariff, in order to maintain the peace of Eu rope, as well as to protect the eco nomic interests of Hungary. It is also asserted that M. de Szell's action may save from disaster the German impe rial chancellor, Count von -Buelow, "who would rejoice to be rescued from the tariff deadlock." DR. RIXEY LEAVES CANTON Says Mrs. McKnIeya Health Is as Good a a Year Ago. CANTON, Oct. 2. Dr. Rixey, Mrs. McKinley's physician, left Canton last night for Washington. In his absence she will be under the care of Drs. Phillips and Portman. Dr. Phillips has been for many years one of the family physicians of the late presi dent and Mrs. McKinley and Dr. Porr man has frequently been consulted by them. Dr. Rixey will be available at any time and will come to Canton whenever his services are needed. Secretary Cortelyou returned to Washington last night, but will return in a few days. He will make frequent trips in the exercise of such supervis ion as may be required by the mat ters coming under his charge as one of the administrators of the McKinley estate. Dr. Rixey said that Mrs. McKin ley's condition is such that all her friends are very "hopeful that no change for the worse will occur. He said he had no apprehension of the near future and that the general health of Mrs. McKinley is as good as it was a year ago. RACE IS CALLED Off Lack of Wind Spoils Another of tho In ternational Yacht Trials. NEW YORK, Oct. 2. Yesterday's at tempt to sail the second of the series of international yacht races for the blue ribbon of the sea was a dismal failure. Between 25,000 and 30,000 peo ple, who crowded the pleasure fleet off Sandy Hook lightship in the hope of seeing a repetition of the thrilling sport of last Saturday, witnessed in stead more of a drifting match than a race. The wind vas exceedingly light and variable, at times falling so low that the pennants, which are as light as thistle down, hung limp against the masts of the big single stickers. The wind, with crews lined up on the lee rails, was not sufficient at any time to make the racing machine? heel to their lines. At the end of the four and a half hours the two yachts cov ered less than one-half cf the pre scribed course of thirty miles, and as there was no possibility cf their fin ishing withlng the time limit the re gatta committee declared the race off. Ridg-ley Sworn In. WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. William B. Ridgley cf Illinois, who was recently appointed comptroller of the currency to succeed Charles G. Dawes, resigned, took the prescribed oath today and en tered upon tho duties of his office. Mr. Dawes resigned to enter the cam paign in Illinois for United States senator and will leave for that state tomorrow. hot OA From tho World. ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla., Oct. 2. The cities of Dayton and Seabreeze, on the east coast, have been shut off from the world for four days by high wat er, which inundated a large part of the towns. Communication with them was only re-established today. Many persons were unable to leave their homes. Floods all through that sec tion are heavier than in former years. It has wrought the most severe hard ships this section has known for years. J, Blanch Bates Has Malaria. DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 2. Miss Blanche Bates, who Is playing the leading feminine role in Frobman's Under Two Flags," at the Detroit opera house here, was taken to Grace hospital today. She is suffering from a severe attack of malarial fever. Her physician announced that it would be several days before she would be able to resume her work. In the meantime, Miss Helen Ware will fill her place in the company. LAST OF CROP REPORTS The Bureau at Washington Gives Season's Final Beport. FAVORABLE E0R MATURING CORN Heavy Rains HoweTer, Damage Hay And Stacked Grains in Nebraska and South Dakota Cotton Conditions in the Southwestern States. WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. Following is the last weekly summary of the crop conditions to be issued by the weather bureau this season: The temperature conditions of the week ending September 30 were high ly favorable throughout the central valleys, lake region, middle Atlantic states and New England and no dam aging frosts occurred in these dis tricts. Heavy rains in the upper Mis souri valley and Minnesota interfered with farm work and caused some dam age to hay and stacked grain in South Dakota and Nebraska. Excessive rains also interfered with farm work in portions of the South Atlantic and East Gulf states. Rain is generally needed in Illinois, Indiana and south orn Michigan, to put the soil in condi tion for plowing and fall seeding and also over the greater part of Texas for pastures and truck farms. On the North Pacific coast the week has been coo! and wet, with damaging frosts in Oregon and Washington. In jurious frosts occurred over the mid dle Rocky mountain districts. The week has been favorable for maturing and gathering corn and re ports from the principal corn states indicate that a much larger acreage than usual at this date has been cut. The crop is now practically safe from frost in all districts. The weather conditions in the cot ton belt have been more favorable for picking, except over portions cf Geor gia, Florida and North Carolina where this work lias been retarded to somo extent by rains of the latter part of the week. Picking has pro grossed rapidly in the central and western districts, where cotton has opened rapidly, the bulk of the crop being gathered in some districts. Over the eastern portion of the cotton belt the low temperatures cf the week were not favorable for the develop ment of the top crop and heavy rains nave damaged the staple in portions of North Carolina, Georgia and Flor icja. whi,le the sea island crop of South Carolina suffered from drouth. In Texas lata cotton is being dam aged by insects and the outlook for top crop is poor. Only a small part of the tobacco crop, and that in Kentucky and Ten nessee, remains unhoused. The re ports generally indicate that this crop has been secured In satisfactory con dition. In Kansas and portions of Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois and West Virginia, more particularly in the first named state, the reports respecting apples are encouraging, but no im provement is reported from other dis tricts. Plowing and seeding have progress ed favorably in nearly all districts and the early sown wheat in the states of the lower Missouri valley ha3 come up in excellent condition. In southern Michigan and portions of the Ohio and Mississippi valleys, how ever, plowing and seeding have been delayed on account of the dry condi tion of the soil, and in Ohio seeding has been purposely delayed on ac count of the Hessian fly. MORE LADS FOR SETTLERS. Two Indian Reservations In the North west Soon to Be Opened. WASHINGTON, Oct 2. The Inte rior department is rapidly complet ing plans for the opening of the Fort Hall (Idaho) Indian reservation. The date for the opening has not yet been fixed, as the preliminary work has not been completed, but it is expected that the reservation, which contains 400,000 acres, will be thrown open to settlement within a few weeks. The Quinault reservation in Washington, comprising 300,00 acres, probably will be thrown open to settlement next spring. The contract for surveying the reservation is about to be award ed. Commissioner Herman of the general land office said today that it was probable the old "sooner" sys tem would be adopted at the opening of both of these reservations. . Attorney for Toprka District. WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. The presi dent has decided to appoint J. S. Dean a United States attorney for the To peka (Kan.) district, vice I. E. Lam bert, resigned. Fnnrrst' of Jie i Haver y. SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 2. Funeral services over the body of Jack H. Hav erly, who died in this city Saturday, were held in the opera house this afternoon. Many friends of the for mer "minstrel king" and all the the atrical people of the city were in at tendance. The stage was draped In crepe and the casket was literally cov ered with floral offerings. The re mains will be taken to Philadelphia for interment. HUGHES TO TAKE COMMAND. General Starts With Expedition to Scene of the Recent Disaster. MANILA, Oct. 1. General Hughes, from the island of Samar, reports the arrival of Sergeant Markley and one private at Laning from the fight at Balangia, where over forty men of Company C, Ninth infantry, were kill ed by insurgents, who attacked the troops while at breakfast Saturday last. The men who have reached La ning say that the officers cf the com pany, who were first reported to hav escaped, were killed with the major ity of the company. The troops were attacked while unprepared, by 400 bo- lomcn, cf whom the Americans kill ed about 140. Many of the soldiers were killed ib their quarters before they had time to grasp their rifles. General Hughes is going to the scene of the disaster and will per sonally command the troop3. A new branch of the Katipunan has been discovered at Tarlac, capital of the province of that name. The object of the society is the slaughter of the wLites. Marcelico Mariville, president cf Banoang, is the chief of the new branch, which includes num bers of the native constabulary, who were recently armed. One policeman admits that he was taxed $1 and was ordered to make bolos. A regular col lection has been made by the organ ization from the natives, either by persuasions or threats and an upris ing had been planned for an early date. The conditions in Tayabas and Bat angas are not encouraging. The worst form of guerrilla warfare prevails there. The insurgent forces are dis tnbuted, under cover, along every road and trail and wait for travelers in ambush. The insurgent leader Ca ballos (who formerly belonged to Gen eral Caillc-s' command, but who refus ed to surrender with Cailles) is re treating to the mountains. The main foices cf the insurgents are scattered in bands over the province, where they dig up rifles when there is an opportunity to use them. WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 In addition to the enlisted men, three commis sioned officers of Company C, Ninth infantry, are supposed now to have been killed in the action at Samara Philippine islands, last Saturday. The officers are: , CAPTAIN THOMAS" W. ' CON'&tJL. FIRST LIEUTENANT ERWARD A BUM PUS. MAJOR SURGEON R. S. GRIS WOLD. M'KIN LEY'S WILL IS PROBATED Messrs. Day and Cortelvoa Are Appoint ed Administrators. CANTON, O.. Oct. 1 The will of President McKinley was admitted to probate at the conclusion of the for mal hearing yesterday by Probate Judge Maurice E. Aungst. In pursu ance of the wishes of Mrs. McKinley and upon her signed recommendation the court appointed Judge William R Day and Secretary George B. Cortel you administrators cf the estate. A joint administrators' bonds of $106- 000 was filed. In their applications for letters tes tamentary Judge Day and Secretary Cortelyou say that the amount of per sonal property left by the late presi dent will be about $140,000, and of real estate about $70,000, aggregating about $210,000. Kills Judge I.emley's Sister. CHARLESTON, S. C, Oct. 1. Miss Laura Lemly, 43 years of age, sister of Judge Advocate Lemly of the navy, was burned to death in her home in Salem, N. C, today. Her clothing caught fire from a kitchen stove and sh9 was so badly burned that she died in a few hours. For the President's Salary. WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. Warrants were drawn at the treasury depart ment in settlement, of the salary due the late president at the lime of his death. Warrants were also drawn covering Mr. Roosevelt's salary to October 1, or seventeen days, ana aggregating $2,300.78. Harrlman Succeeds Hay. NEW YORK, Oct. 1. It is announc ed that E. H. Harriman has been elect ed president of the Southern Pacific to succeed Charles M. Hayes, resign ed. He has been chairman of the ex ecutive committee of th Southern Pacific. He will direct th? affairs of the company for this city. The United States transport Buford, which recently went aground on a sandbar off the island of Mindanao, has been safely floated. Iowa Elevator Darned. RIVERTON, la., Oct. 1. J. B. Sam uels' large elevator, at this place burned. The fire was discovered at about 11 o'clock, but had gained such headway that nothing could be done to stay it. Empress Tictoria III. BERLIN, Sept 30. Empress Aut gusta, whose return from Rominten was earlier than she had Intended)-is ill and confined to her bed. THE GDARDJS PUZZLED Incident at President McKinley's Vault Still Cloaked in Mystery. DEFREND'S NERVES ARE AFFECTED Captain Diddle Thinks Sentry the Victim of Surroundiuss White Another Offi cer. Thinks There Was an Attack Prompted by "Cussedness." CANTON, O., Oct 1. The ofHcers and men of Company C of the Four teenth United States infantry, on duty at West Lawn cemetery, guarding the resting place of President McKinley, worked diligently investigating the strange story of Private Deprea.4. which happened Sunday night. The military regulations which pre vented the officers and men from making detailed statements concern ing the incident last night were as rigidly observed today. The repre sentative of the Associated Press saw all of the commissioned officers, sev eral non-commissioned officers and a number of privates and gleaned the following: All of the commissioned officers and the members of the company in gen eral last night accepted fully the story related by Private Deprend and really believed that the prowlers were about the vault, with no good purpose. To day only one of the commissioned offi cers adhered to the belief that an attempt had been made on the senti nel for ghoulish purposes. He said: "It was the real thing. It was prompt ed by the pure cussedness of some people who thought to bring reproach upon the nation by doing damage to the resting place of the dead presi dent." All the men who were seen express ed the belief that Private Deprend acted in good faith and that he relat ed only what he believed to be the real circumstances. With the captain and others he went over the details of the whole affair at least a dozen times, and, it is said, never varied in a matter of impor tance. Particular inquiry was made as to his sobriety at the time and it is said that it is established beyond all reasonable doubt that he had not been drinking and that he was in his normal condition. The most common belief is that the sentinel was overwrought by the lone liness of his position; that his nerves were ovei taxed and that imagination contributed some of the details relat ed in good faith. The post was re garded by all as particularly isolated and depressing to the man guarding it at night and it is understood that more sentinels will be stationed at the point in the future. - Captain Biddle thanked the report ers for what he -called the fair man ner in which the incident had been described in the morning reports, say ing they gave a full and complete statement of facts, as far as reveal ed last night. He was fully convinc ed last night of the truth of the story as related, but after investigation en tertained doubts, not of the sincerity of Private Deprend, but of the correct ness of the conclusions. CUBANS AGREE WITH WOOD. Sanction His Plan for Two Elections and a Commission. HAVANA, Oct. 1. The constitu tional convention held a private ses sion and considered a. letter from Governor General Wood advising the appointment of a commission of five members to have charge of the forth coming elections and aiso advising that two elections be held Instead of four. The attendance did not amount to a quorum, but General Wood's sug gestions were approved by all present. Another session will be held today for the purpose of appointing . the com mittee and making the necessary change in the election law. A manifesto has been issued by prominent revolutionists approving the recent letter of T. Estrada Palma as the program for the future republic and strongly recommending his elec tion to the presidency. Queen of Denver Carnival. DENVER, Colo., Oct. 1 The city is crowded with visitors from all over Colorado and adjoining states, who have come to participate in the festiv ities attendant upon the annual Fes tival of Mountain and Plain. Tonight Miss Mary Malone, daughter of Judge H. Malone of the district court, was crowned queen in the presence of an immense concourse of people and sur rounded by maids of honor from ev ery county in the state. One Stationed In Omaha. OMAHA, Neb., Oct.. 1. The Ninth regiment of United States infantry of which Company C was almost an nihilated in the Philippine island of Samar, near . Balingiga, Saturday morning, was formerly stationed at Omaha. In 1886vthis command was at Fort Omaha, regimental headquaii ters and all. Thatvwas when the'post was In Its prime. Officials about army headquarters know many- of the offl- osrs of the Ninth. STAS M'KIMLEY GUARD Ghouls or Grave Dynamiters Reported to Have Made an Attack. CANTON, O., Sept. 30. A strange 6tory comes tonight from West Lawn cemetery, where a company of regu lars from Fort Wayne, Mich., is guarding the vault in which the body of President McKinley lies. It is to the effect that the guard on duty on top of the vault fired a shot at one man who refused to heed his challenege and that the shot was diverted by another man who appear ed from another direction. AIjo that an effort was made to stab the guard. Military regulations prevent either the officers or the men of the past from being quoted on any matter con nected with their service, and for this reason Captain Biddle. who is in command, was obliged to decline to be quoted at the camp tonight. He will make a full report to his super iors at once. Reliable authorities made the fol lowing statement: Private Deprend was on guard duty on top of the vault at a point commanding the entrance below and the approach from the rear. Shortly before 7:30 he saw what he took to be the face of a man peering from behind a tree about forty feet from his post. He watch ed it for twenty minutes, he says, f.nd at 7:45 saw the man hurry to a tree ten feet nearer. He challenged the man to halt, but this was not heeded and the fellow approached nearer. Deprend levelled his gun and aimed to shoot for effect, but just at that instant another man who came toward him from the opposite side caught the gun, threw it and the bullet was spent in the air. PRELIMINARY TO MESSAGE President Requests Cabinet Members to prepare Their Report. WASHINGTON, Sept, 30. At the cabinet meeting yesterday only routine matters were discussed. The meeting vas attended by Secretaries Hitch cock and Wilson, Postmaster General Smith and Attorney General Knox, the only cabinet member in the city. It was determined that the cabinet officials should begin at once the prep parations of their annual reports. In or der that the president might have at an early date such information regard ing the executive department as would enable him to prepare his first mes sage to congress. Regarding the action of the Hawaiian legislature in providing for an addi tional district court in Hawaii, the president and attorney general are In some doubt. The question of the validity of the act has been raised. Nothing about it will be done at pres ent, but Attorney General Knox will examine it and prepare an opinion upon it for the guidance of the presi dent. Columbia Takes First Prize. NEW YORK, S. pt. 30 In the closest and most soul-stirring race ever sail ed for the old Ameiicas' cup, the white flyef Columbia Saturday beat the British challenger over a windward and leeward course of over thirty nau tical miles by the narrow, heart-breaking margin of 39 seconds. As Lipton's latest aspirant for cup honors must allow the defender forty-three Eeconds on account of the extra 833 square feet of canvas in her tail area, gives Col umbia the victory by one minute and twenty-two seconds. Labor Riot In France. RHEIMS, France, Sept. 30 The gen d'armes have been called out to suppress an oulbteak of the grape pickers, who are dissatisfied with the pay they are receiving, and overrun ning the Ay district, in the department of Marne, waving red flags, singing the Carmagnole and attacking travel ers. The strikers seized one employer whom they wished to hang, but he was rescued by the gen 'darmes, Many arrests have been made. Kitrhiner Wants Mora Horses. LONDON. Sept. 30. The Daily Ex press publishes a report that Lord Kitchener has asked for 25,000 mora seasoned mounted men and for power to hang rebels, traitors and murderers without reference to the home govern ment. Will Soon Have Protectorate. BOMBAY, Sept. 30. The Bombay Gazette says it believes a British pro tectorate will soon be proclaimed over Koweyt, the proposed terminus of the Bagdad railroad cn the Persian gulf as a result of the Anglo-Turkish dis pute. Fooa ?cr Is Too Slow. FORT SCOTT, Kan., Sept. 30. O. G. Stanbury, a professional foot racer, who is charged with having conspired with "Bud" Gillett, another profes sional .sprinter, now in jail here, to defraud State Representative Jonathan Davis out of $5,000 by inducing him to bet that amount on a race and then throwing the rtce, was arrested and is now in jail, .fleers are now after E. E. Ellis and "Bob" Boatright of Webb City. A COMPANY WIPED OUT Infantrymen of Ninth Efgiment Bnr priaed While at Breakfast NEARLY FlfTY MEN ARE KILLED liesldes lals Many Are Wounded A Force of Seventy-Two Men Overcome by Greater Number Insurgents Secure Rich Pi Ire. MANILA. Sept. 30. A disastrous fight batween (United S5ates troups and insurgents occurred yesterday in the island of Samar, near Balingiga. A large body of insurgents attacked Company C, Ninth infantry, only twenty-four members of the company escaping. All the others are report ed to have been killed. The company was at breakfast when attacked and made a determin ed resistance, but the overwhelming numbers of the Insurgents compelled retreats. Of the survivors, who have arrived at Basey, eleven are wounded. According to the latest returns the strength of the company was seventy two. The survivors include Captain Thomas W. Connelly, First Lieuten ant Edward A. Bumpus and Dr. R. S. Griswold, surgeon. Captain Edwin V. BookmJIIer of the Ninth infantry reports that Gen eral Hughes is assembling a force to attack the insurgents. The Insurgents captured all the stores and ammunition of the com pany and all the rifles except twenty six. ' WASHINGTON, Sept. SO. News of the disastrous fight between troops of the Ninth Infantry and the insurgents in the island of Samar yesterday was Eent promptly by General Hughes, commanding in that island, to General Chaffee, at Manila, and by him transmitted to the War dep. rt ment. It reached the department dur ing the early hours today and Ad jutant General Corbln, realizing the importance, at once made it public, after sending a copy to the White House. General Chaffee's dispatch, which agrees with the Associated Press, is as follows: "MANILA, Sept. 29. Adjutant General. Washington: Hughes re ports following from Basey, Southern Samar: ; " 'Twenty-four men Ninth regi ment, United States infantry, many wounded, have Just arrived from Bal angiga; remainder company killed. Insurgents secured all company sup plies and all rifles except twelve. Company was attacked during break fast, morning September 28; com pany, seventy-two strong. Officers, Thomas W. Connelly, captain; Ed wrd A. Bumpus, first lieutenant; Dr. R. S. Griswold, major, surgeon, es caped. CHAFFEE." The news created a sensation in official circles. It was the first se vere reverse that has occurred for a long time. Still the officials were not unprepared for news of Just this char acter from Samar, in which the rev olution started by Aguinaldo still continues. Samar is a country about as large as the state of Ohio and the American forces of occupation num ber in all between 2,000 and 2,500 men. These are distributed among various posts in the inland, a large number being located at the more im Jxwtant centers. Spain never made any efforts to occupy Samar and it only has been for probably three months past tLat tho United States has undertaken that work. The lat est report made by General Hughes to the Wr.r department was that the number cf Insurgent rifles in the is land aggregated about 300. The Fil ipinos carr.ed on a guerrilla warfare and operations against them were dif ficult The disaster to Company C of the linth infantry occurred, it is believed, while it was engaged in an expedition to clear the country of roving bands of these insurgents, -he fact that the Americans were attacked while at breakfast indicates the daring and pluck of the insur gents. Mrs. McKinley Drive Out. CANTON, O., Sept. 30. Mrs. McKin ley had two drives again yesterday. On account of dismal weather and the rain of yesterday and last night, the outing was confined to the streets in the city. It was raid at the McKinley home last night that there bad been no material change in her condition and that she continues to bear up re markably well. Waldersee's Leg Pains Him.1 BERLIN, Sept. 30. Count von Wal- dersee, who is ailing, is worse. He suffers from a painful sore on the leg and has no appetite. He Is still near Nekarsulm, Wurtemberg, on the estate of his slster-ln-law. Christians In Conflict. PARIS, Sept 30. A dispatch from Constantinople reports that a bloody fight has taken place between Mussul mans and Christians at Beirut," Syria. No details are given.
