M'COOK TRIBUNE.
F. M. KIBIMKEX , Puhllihor.
McCOOK , NEBRASKA
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
The Westminster Gazette reports
that Sir Thomas LIpton will be asked
to atam ! as the liberal candidate for
Ashton-under-Tyne at the next elec
tion.
Joclcey Danny Mahcr has been sus
pended by the New York Jockey club
stewards. Manor's ride on Peep o' Day
on Friday last was the cause of sus
pension.
William Eife , Jr. , designer of the
Shamrock , is confined to his bed in
the Fifth Avenue hotel , New York , by
an attack of inflammatory rheumatism
in the right foot.
Colonel Charles Page Bryan , United
States minister to Brazil , was a pas
senger by the German steamer Ll-
vcrno , from Rio Janeiro and Pernam-
buco , which has arrived at New York.
Frederick Charsley , a member of the
Royal Buckhounds , has died at St.
Pages as the result of being thrown
from a horse while showing some of
his friends how Ted Sloan , the Ameri
can jockey , rides.
The Elvaston castle plate run at the
Nottingham meeting was won by the
Variety gelding. H. C. White's Form ,
ridden by L. Reiff , won the Welback
stakes ; Tarolinta with Sloan in the
saddle was second.
The yellow fever report for Septem
ber In Cuba shows there were eighteen
deaths , eight of the victims being
Americans , eight Spaniards , one
Frenchman and one German. Cases
during the month , fifty-four.
It has been discovered that the Rt.
Rev. George F. Seymour , bishop of
Springfield , 111. , of the Episcopal
church , has in his possession the orig
inal painting by Carl Gutherz of the
"Ecce Homo , " valued at $100,000.
Through Attorney Charles W. Baker ,
the minority stockholders of the Cin
cinnati Southern railway have filed
objections to raising the receivership.
Judge Taft ordered that all proceed
ings against the receiver continue till
April 1.
Thermometers at Plainfield , Wis. ,
on the 30th registered but 20 degrees
above zero , which breaks all previous
records for September weather. The
ground was frozen one inch deep. Po
tatoes are badly frozen and the loss
will be extensive.
The board of charities , with the
sanction of General Davis , has sub
mitted a proposition to the Porto
Rican planters to provide food for the
laborers , provided the planters donate
to the laborers plots of ground on
which to build houses.
Francis Stoker , a veteran of the
Mexican and civil wars , dropped dead
at Muncie , Ind. His son , Everett , now
coming home from the Philippines ,
will learn of his father's death and
that of his betrothed , Miss Edna Fogel ,
at Chicago , simultaneously.
The president has appointed Job
Barnard of the District of Columbia
to be associate justice of the supreme
court of the District of Columbia , and
Thomas H. Anderson of the District
of Columbia to be United States at
torney for the District of Columbia.
Two new cases of yellow fever were
announced in Jackson on the 1st , and
no deaths. It is probable that owing
to the number of exposures and rapid
development of cases that the town
will be declared in quarantine against
the rest of the state during the week
and placed in charge of a state health
officer.
The Monongahela River Coal and
Coke company Is a fact , and the many
coal concerns which have done busi
ness in the Pittsburg district for years
have ceased to exist. Beginning on
the 1st , the firms will be merged into
one great combine and all business
will be transacted with the Mononga
hela Coal and Coke company. The
capital stock is $40,000,000.
A letter has been received in Chey
enne from Dr. Fulton of Fremont ,
Neb. , owner of a pack of bloodhounds ,
which were used in the hunt for the
Union Pacific train robbers last spring.
Dr. Fulton states that two of his
hounds got away during the chase
and are now held by persons living in
the interior of the state. Tie doctor
is anxious to recover the animals , and
will pay a reward for the return of
the hounds to Fremont
The following pensions have been
granted : Nebraska Henry Schwet-
ger , Hickman ; Bradford B. Austin ,
York ; William C. Emery , Garrison.
Iowa Hallenbeck , Spencer ; Hubert
Knott , St. Joseph ; Robert Brisbin ,
Humestown ; Henry C. Shell , Montezuma -
zuma ; Jefferson F. Jones , Winterset ;
Robert A. Patterson , Winterset ; Dan
iel S. Bell , Milton ; Joseph P. Poole ,
Primrose ; Peter Gettert , Sweetland ;
Mary Ann Shelley , Troy.
The western passenger rate war has
been extended to Sioux City. An
nouncement was made by the Illinois
Central on the 1st that it would reduce
the rate from Chicago to Sioux City
to § 10.80. The fares from Chicago and
St Louis to all Missouri river points ,
Kansas City to Sioux City , inclusive ,
and from Chicago to St. Paul and
Minneapolis , have gone down until
they are a little more than half the
regular tariff rates and the prospects
are that further cuts will be made.
Fears are expressed by the railroad
officials that trans-Missouri rates also
will go to pieces.
At Irondale. O. , fire which , broke out
in Novinsky's clothing store early in
the day was not brought under control
until half of tne business portion cf
the town was wiped out. Nine build
ings , occupied by ten stores , the post-
office and several offices were con
sumed. Loss not yet known.
The Scow Creek Tram company's
saw mill at Call , Tex. , was burned.
The cause has not been ascertained.
It is estimated that the India gov
ernment must spend 5,500,000 rupees
to relieve famine in the central prov
inces and that the local chiefs must
expend at least one-third of this
amount in addition.
Schwan'a Column Advances Prom Bacooi
on Oavito Viejo and Uoveleta.
DECIDEDLY AN AMERICAN VICTORY.
Sharp Fighting In Front of Noveleta
American Casualties Three Officers
and Nine Privates Wounded , Ono Offi
cer Mortally Details of the Advance
Our Forces In Cavite.
NOVELETA , Island of Luzon , Oct.
9. General Schwan's column , consist
ing of the Thirteenth infantry , a bat
talion of the Fpurteenth , two troops
of cavalry , Captain Reilly's battery
of the Fifth artillery and Lowe's
scouts , advanced from Bacoor this
morning and occupied Cavite , Viejo
and Noveleta.
The American loss was three officers
and nine privates wounded , one of the
officers being mortally hurt. The loss
of the enemy is unknown , but the bodies
ies of three Filipinos were seen.
There were two sharp fights near
Noveleta. Lowe's scouts first encount
ered the enemy near Cavite Viejo and
soon put them to .flight , continuing
their advance.
Captain Saffold's battalion of the
Thirteenth regiment , with two com
panies of the Fourteenth and a num
ber of scouts , Captain McGrath com
manding the troops from the Fourth
cavalry and Captain Reilly's battery ,
came upon the enemy in a strongly
entrenched position on the road be
tween Cavito Viejo and Noveleta. A
fight lasting half an hour followed ,
resulting in the enemy being driven
back. The American forces sustained
considerable loss in this engagement ,
the men being shot from the trenches
and shacks along the road. The col
umn then pressed on to Noveleta ,
which it found deserted , and will rt
main there tonight.
The marines and naval forces co
operated with the troops. The gun
boats Wheeling , Petrel and Callao lay
off the shore near Noveleta and threw
shells into that town and Santa Cruz
for an hour , preparing the way for
marines to land. Two battalions , con
sisting of ' 450 marines , under Colonel
Elliott , advanced along the peninsula
from Cavite to Noveleta. . The only
way was by a narrow road through
swamps.
A mile beyond the 'marine's out
post the column was suddenly re
ceived with a volley from trenches
across the road. A flank movement
was executed and the insurgents we.--
driven from the trenches , the marines
in turning
the flank of the enemy , who retreated
to strong sand forts across the i-reek
dividing the peninsula , destroying the
bridge across the stream.
The marines waded through moie
rice-fields , forded the river in water
to their shoulders and carried the
forts , meeting with feeble resistance ,
the first encounter having disheart
ened the enemy. Squads were sent to
Noveleta and burned the town and the
huts all along the road from whicn
the enemy commenced firing. There a
junction was formed with the scouts ,
who had been sweeping the swamps
and thickets. Thence the marines re
turned to Cavite thoroughly ex
hausted.
AGUNALDO'S PROCLAMATION.
Says His People Must Maintain Their
Position Resolutely.
MANILA , Oct. 9. Aguinaldo , in a
proclamation announcing the release
of American prisoners and authoriz
ing Filipino soldiers in the northern
provinces to return to their homes ,
says :
"In America there is a great party
that insists on the government recog
nizing Filipino independence That
party will compel the United States
to fulfill all the promises made to us
in all good faith , although not put into
writing. Therefore we must show our
gratitude and maintain our nosition
more resolutely than ever We should
pray to God that the great democrati-i
party may win the next presidential
election and imperialism fail in its
mad attempt to subjugate us by force
of arms. There was some Americans
in the Philippines who have joined.
because they disapprove a Avar of what
Mr. Atkinson calls criminal aggression.
When offered a chance to return to
their own camps they declined. "
Otis Pardons a Filipino.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 9. For saving
the life of an American soldier , Major
General Otis has granted a full par
don to Domingo Magno , a Filipino
prisoner , who was sentenced by a
Spanish court in 1897 , to penal servi
tude for six years for robbery. Mag-
no suffered confinement for the al
leged offense for four years prior to
his trial and conviction. During the
attack on Manila last February by in
surgent sympathizers , the prisoner
saved the life of an American soldier ,
and the provost marshal general re
ported that the prisoner had displayed
good conduct during the time he had
been under surveillance by Ameri
cans.
Congressman Shattuck's Toss.
THOMASVILLE- . , Oct. 9. Fred
M. Shattuck , the only child of Con
gressman of Shattuck of Cincinnati ,
died today of heart failure. Mr. and
Mrs. Shattuck reached here Wednes
day last with their son , expecting that
bo would recover his health in tnis
climate.
Hold Robbery on the Coas't.
SAN FRANCISCO , Oct. 9. One of
.he boldest robberies which has ever
occurred in this city , was accom
plished in the broad light of the after
noon , at the corner of Market and
Brooks streets , when $4,000 in gold
was taken from a United States pay
master's wagon. The robber had the
appearance of being a workingman.
Detectives are scouring the city for
the robber. It is thought there will
be no possibility of his escaping , as
the description of the thief is perfect ,
and no time was lost in renorting the
loss. It was said later that the pack
age contained $5UO.
SECRETARY WILSON ON CORN.
Crop This Year Will JJo Ono of the
Heaviest In Our History.
" "
"CHICAGO , Oct. 9. "This year's
corn crop will be one of the largest
in our history , " said Secretary of
Agriculture James Wilson , who is in
Chicago with the presidential party ,
today. "The total yield , it is estimat
ed , will b'o between 2,300,000,000 and
2,500,000,000 bushels.
"Where stock is to be found the
corn will be fed , unless the price be
high. A considerable percentage of the
crop will be cribbed , as the farmers
generally are well off and are getting
good prices for their products , so they
can afford to hold their corn crop.
"Meats are likely to be high , be
cause in the last few years our popu
lation has grown faster than the meat
producing animals. Then injudicious
grazing on the semi-arid regions of
the west has been destructive and
many of these range states do ot have
over 50 per cent of the animals they
had fifty years ago. A steady demand
outside of the United States for first-
class meats in the quarters and on the
hoof , and a growing demand , not on
ly across the Atlantic , but in the coun
tries in and around the Pacific , for
American canned meats , is playing an
important part in influencing high
prices. The demand is growing in the
orient for animal products and grow
ing rapidly.
"The British , in the Transvaal war ,
sh.ould it occur , will want our canned
meats. They could not use our re
frigerated meats over there and in or
der to feed their soldiers as well as
the United States feeds here they
would have to take the quarters to
Cape of Good Hope in refrigerating
vessels and then establish a plant for
caring for chilled meats similar to the
one the United States has at Manila.
They must have canned meats and
they must come to Chicago to get
them.
"All this talk we have heard about
embalmed beef will not change this
order of feeding troops. They may
avoid the kinds that do not have salt
in them , known as canned roast beef ,
and this may result in salt being used
in this preparation , but the fact re
mains that armies require canned
when they cannot get chilled beef.
The United States is the only country
prepared to supply il anil the growing
demand or it in all quarters of the
globe will help to keep up the price
of meats. "
DEWEY SPENDS A QUItT DAY.
Attends Divine Service at His Old Chnrch
in the Capital.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 9. Admiral
Dewey attended divine services at St.
John's Episcopal church , where the
Episcopal special ceremony of prayer
and thanksgiving for the crown of vic
tory for our arms and for the safe re
turn from sea was conducted by the
Rev. Dr. Mackey Smith , the rector.
The rector in his sermon made no
allusion to the admiral , but impres
sively delivered the two formal pray
ers of the ritual at the request of the
admiral. One of these gave thanks
to "Almighty God , the sovereign com
mander of all the world , for all the
victories and deliverances of the last
two years. " The other , to which the
entire congregation bowed earnestly ,
offered thanks "for conducting in
safety through the perils of the great
week this worthy servant who now
desireth to return his thanks unto Thee
in Thy holy church. " In accordance
with the prescribed service the
was no response or expressed partici
pation in these prayers. The admiral
is an old parishioner of St. John's ,
which almost all of the presidents of
the United States up to the Lincoln ad
ministration attended.
The admiral spent the afternoon in
making a few calls and in the evening
took supper with some old Washing
ton friends.
BOSTON GETTING READY.
Preparations Proceeding for Reception
to Admiral Dewey.
BOSTON , Mass. , Oct. 9. Arrange
ments for the reception to be tendered
Admiral Dewey in this city are approaching
preaching perfection. It is feared that
the dinner which the city planned to
the admiral Friday night will have to
be abandoned at the suggestion of the
coming guest himself , who expressed
his belief to the committee which call
ed upon him at Washington that two
dinners during his stay in Boston
would be too much for him ; that his
strength would not stand it. At 10
o'clock Saturday morning the admiral
will be presented with a gold watch ,
the gift of the city , * > y Mayor Quincy ,
at the city hall. Then Admiral Dewey
will be driven to Boston Common ,
where several thousand will sing patri
otic songs. In the meantime the pa
rade will have been forming. It will
include the state militia and the crew
of the Olympia , and very likely the
Forty-sixth regiment , now at Framingham -
ingham , under orders to leave for Ma
nila October 16.
Millionaire Fitch Dead.
DENVER , Colo. , Oct. 9. George
Fritch , the millionaire hardware deal
er of this city and owner of the larg
est establishment of its kind in Colorado
rado , died here this afternoon of kid
ney complaint , aged 70. He leaves a
wife and nine children. Mr. Fritch
came to Colorado in 1860. He was born
in Baden , Germany.
Turkish Assassination.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Oct. 9 Djar-
id Bey , son of Halil Rifat Pasha , the
grand vizier , was assassinated on the
Galta bridge today by an Albanian ,
who fired four shots from a revolver.
The murderer was arrested.
Munir Pasha , the sultan's grand
master of ceremonies , is dead. He will
be succeeded by Ibrahim Rasich Bey ,
the introducer of ambassadors.
Cannot Be Wales Son-in-tatr.
LONDON , Oct. 9. In view of the
persistent rumors circulated of the
betrothal of Prince George of Greece
and the Princess Victoria of "Wales , it"
was announced today that there is not
the slightest foundation for the report ,
the relationship existing between the
prince and princes being sufficient re
futation , as the laws of the Greek
church forbid the marriage of first
: ousinr
LOOKS LESS WARLIKE.
Oem I'nul Waiting for a Declaration or
nil Attack.
LONDON , Oct. 7. There has been
almost a complete dearth of news
from South Africa today. The few dis
patches received recording military
movements at various points all
tend to confirm the belief that Presi
dent Kruger will restrain any forward
movement by the Boors unless they
are fired upon or war is actually de
clared. It is now practically certain
that parliament will meet on October
17
Reserves will be summoned tomor
row in sufficient number to bring up
to war strength the regiments warned
to hold themselves in readiness for
service In South Africa , or about one-
sixteenth of the total reserves.
The Daily News asserts that an
army corps will be mobilized tomor
row.
row.A
A dispatch from Mafeking an
nounces that Commandant Cronje of
the Boer forces has been promoted to
the rank of general and is massing
6,000 Boers , with artillery , near Ra-
mathlabah , north of.Mafeking. . . The
dispatch adds that General Cronje has
sent a message to the camp of the
imperial troops that he will cross the
border at the first shot fired in Na
tal.
tal.It
It is stated that Rt. Hon. Harry
Escombe , formerly premier of Natal ,
is going to Pretoria in the interest
of peace. H. M. S. Philomel sudden
ly left Durban today for Delagoa
bay.he
± he Daily Chronicle Rome corre
spondent says that the British gov
ernment has applied to Signor Mar
coni with a view of employing his
system of wireless telegraphy in the
Transvaal campaign.
London The Capetown corre
spondent of the Daily Mail says :
A sensation has been caused here
by the statement that the Free State
government has seized 800 tons of
coal belonging to the Cape colony ,
which had to traverse the state. J.
W. Sauer , commissioner of public
works , when questioned in the assem
bly regarding the matter professed
ignorance , but I learn that the report
was telegraphed to the cape ministry
early in the day. I learn that the
Transvaal's threat to put British sub
jects over the border would necessi
tate the withdrawal of Conyngham
Greene.
Some surprise is fanifestcd over the
report that a large number of British
troops are to be landed here instead
of Durban. This is to signify that the
Transvaal will be invaded from the
west.
Johannesburg Thousands of na
tives have invaded the town , and the
authorities decided to march them un
der escort out of the country.
Last night two natives entered a
clothing store kept by a Jew and
stabbed the proprietor in the neck ,
severing his windpipe. Two Jewish
storekeepers have been murdered by
natives and the Kaffirs are rading all
the places where they think liquor is
stored. The war commission , acting
under the government's instruction ,
will today issue advice to shopkeep
ers to remove the barricades they
have erected on the ground that the
government's guarantee of protection
ought to be sufficient.
DEWEY ACCEPTS THE HOUSE.
Receives It as a Gift From Over Forty
Thousand Americans.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 7. Admiral
Dewey has elected to accept a house
in Washington , already constructed ,
instead of having one built for his oc-
supation. In compliance with the invi
tation of the committee which has in
charge the Dewey home work he called
at the office of Acting Secretary Allen
in the Navy department at 11 o'clock
today , to indicate his preferences in
the matter of a residence. There were
present , besides Mr. Allen , Assistant
Secretary Vanderlip , Assistant Post
master General Heath and General
Corbin.
The admiral was officially informed
of the purpose of the people of the
United States to present him with a
home in Washington. He frankly ex
pressed his gratification at the tender ,
which he immediately accepted. He
said , had the proposed home been the
gift of a few wealthy men , he shoul.l
feel indisposed to accept it. But he
understood the fund had over 43,000
subscribers , indicating that the homo
was really to be the gift of the Amer
ican people , and as such he would ac
cept it with as much pleasure as he
had the sword bestowed upon him by
congress. He then talked upon the
location of the residence.
GRANT MAKES AN ADVANCE.
Charges the Insurgents and Drives
Them Hark.
MANILA , Oct. 7. Genral Fred
Grant , with three companies of the
Fourth infantry , two companies of the
Fourteenth infantry and a band of
scouts , attached to the former regi
ment , advanced from Imus this morn
ing , driving the insurgents from the
entire west bank of the Imus river.
Three Americans were wounded. It
is estimated that ten of the Filipinos
were killed.
Companies C and H , with the scouts ,
crossed the River at Big Bend and
advanced westward in the direction of
the Bincayan road , the insurgents fir
ing volleys but retiring. Twenty Fil
ipinos were discovered entrenched at
the Bincayan church , about midway
between Bacoor and Cavite Viejo.
fhese were routed , six being killed.
Riley's battery of the Fifth artillery
made an effective sortie about a mile
south of Bacoor and shelled the west
bank of the river at close range. That
bank is no\v held by the Americans.
D'Arcos on Dewey.
BOSTON , Mass. , Oct. 7. The Span
ish minister , Duke de Arcos , wiio has
ust left his house at Manchester , said
ivith regard to the receptions being
; iven Admiral Dewey :
"It does not surprise me in the least.
Admiral Dewey is a brave and noble
nan , and for the extraordinary service
le nas rendered his country no honor
.hat can be shown him in return is too
jreat. He has aroused the admira-
.ion of tne whole world by the gallant-
y of his conduct , and he would be a
imall man , indeed , who could not rec-
jgnize his merit and give free expres
sion to his admiration for Dewey. "
ILL LEAD
President of Transvaal Anxious to Tight
Against English.
READY TO GO TO THE FRONT
CliafcH at IlefuKiil of Ills Council to Al
low IIIlu to Do So War Preparation *
of Itoth GovcrmnrntB Continue und
Outlook In Not PromlHlnff.
LONDON , Oct. C. Nothing import
ant has developed in the Transvaal
situation since morning. The Dally
Telegraph's story of this morning an
nouncing that the Boers had Invaded
Natal and seized Laignek , now seems
without foundation. The government
has received no such reports , although
a movement on the part of the Boers
would naturally cause little surprise.
The British position in Natal was
considerably strengthened today by
the arrival of Indian transport with
about 500 infantry , cavalry and artil
lery , all of which will probably be sent
to the front by train , and with their
arrival at Glencove and Ladysmith to
morrow or Saturday the British ad
vanced camps ana lines of communica
tion will be practically safe-guarded
against a dash across the frontier by
the Boers.
The military authorities apparently
no longer fear the massing of the
Boers along the border and in fact it
has been provided that the Boers shall
not make a sudden rush into the coun
try. The Natal people are pleased with
this , because they argue the tension
of waiting will tell severely on the
Boers' discipline , and , moreover , will
soon exhaust what little forage there
is near the border and be compelled to
fall back on their base , because , in
view of the defective commissariat ,
they are unwilling to advance into Na
tal leaving behind them a forageless
veldt.
Advices from Aldershot convey the
interesting information that General
Sir Redvcrs Buller , who is to assume
the chief command of the British
forces in South Africa is opposed tea
a large number of war correspondents
with his forces and wishes to limit
the correspondents to twelve from the
leading British , Indian and colonial
agencies and newspapers , including in
this number the foreign correspond
ents.
ents.A
A dispatch from Perth , capital of
West Australia , announces that the
government of the colony has decided
to dispatch a West Australian contin
gent to the cape.
General Sir Redvers Buller arrived
at Balmoral castle tonight as the guest
of Queen Victoria , to bid her majesty
farewell on his departure for South
Africa.
Rt. Hon. Sir George Trevelyn ,
speaking at Halifax , Yorkshire , said
he believed Mr. Chamberlain had
made a terrible mistake in rejecting
President Kruger's offer of a five
years' franchise , but thought war
might yet be avoided if a mediator
should be sent to the cape.
Advices from Capetown received last
night assert that J. H. Hoffmeir. the
Africander , and the chief justice have
expressed the opinion that the impe
rial government acted in the interest
of peace in demanding the suppression
of the Transvaal agency in Brussels
and the recall of Dr. Leyds. Sir Al
fred ivulner , the British high commis
sioner , has already reported in this
sense to Mr. Chamberlain.
Activity is being shown at Wool
wich and provision is being made to
ship supplies.
EX-SENATOR KARLAN DEAD.
Noted lowan Passes Away , Succumbing
to Complication of Turnip Diseases.
DES MOINES , la. , Oct. 6. The
death of ex-United States Senator
James Harlan occurred at his home
in Mount Pleasant , la. , at 9:35 this
morning. The end was not unexpect
ed , a collapse having taken place last
Sunday. The immediate cause of
death was congestion of the lungs ,
complicated with liver trouble. Overexertion -
exertion in attending the sessions of
the Iowa Methodist- conference last
week , aggravated his maladies and
caused prostration.
His daughter , the wife of Hon.
Robert T. Lincoln of Chicago , was
summoned from New York city and
was present at the bedside. Others
present were : James Whitford and
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford and son. No
arrangements have been made for the
funeral , but it will probably be held
in Iowa Wesleyan university chapel ,
in Mount Pleasant , on Sunday 'after
noon.
James Harlan was born in Clarke
Bounty , 111. , August 25 , 1820. He grad
uated at Indiana Ashbury university
in 1845 and became superintendent cf
public instruction of Iowa in 1847 ;
was president of Iowa Wesleyan uni
versity at Mount Pleasant in 1853. He
was United States senator from 1853
to 18G5 ; was sccrcetary of the inter
ior in Lincoln's second cabinet , 1865-
3G , and was again United States sen-
itor from Iowa from 18G6 to 1873.
I5Iow a Kuik Safe.
FORT DODGE , la. , Oct. C. At an
2arly hour this morning the bank at
Rippey , la. , was robbed of $1,700. The
safe is a total wreck.
The robbers have been traced as far
is Grand Junction , going north. They
aad rubber heels on their shoes and
.vere driving a one-horse buggy.
A reward of S100 has been offered
for their capture.
Wrecked Seamen Picked Up.
SANTA MONICA , Cal. , Oct. 6
Captain Bowen of the ship Arcti ?
stream , from Hamburg , reports that
> n August 11 , while off Staten Island ,
tear the Straits of Magellan , he saw
he British t'hip Gifford rescue five
nembers of the crew of the British
iteamer Tekoa , which had been
vrecked on Staten Island several days
icfore. The men were exhausted and
uffering from severe frost bites. The
Cekoa was bound from New Zealand
o London with a number of passen-
; ers and a cargo of refrigerated beef.
SHIPS fOR THE FRONT.
President McKlnloy Orcior * a Number-
Sent to the Kront.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 5. The presi
dent today directed the Immediate dis
patch to the Philippines of a number
of vessels of the navy includ
ing the cruiser Brooklyn and the gun
boats Marietta and Machias. The ac
tion Is the result 6f Admiral Dewey'a
Interview today , in which ho.went
over the Philippine situation with the
president.
Thevessels ordered are In line with
the president's determination to fur
nish the army and navy every resource
for stamping out the Insurrection ai.
the earliest possible date.
At Admiral Dewcy's extended Inter
view with the president the former
went Into the Jfailippinc situation at
great length , explaining the exact con
dition and his views of the outlook ,
concluding with an caitnest recom
mendation that the Brooklyn and some
other vessels be sent at once to the-
Philippines. This reinforcement of
the present fleet of the Asiatic squa
dron he urged as necessary and said
their dispatch should bo directed ab
early as possible.
The president immediately commun
icated with the Navy department and
instructed the secretary of the navy
to issue an order carrying out the ad
miral's recommendation and to see
that they be got in readiness at once.
The Marietta and Machias , besides
the Brooklyn , will be designated by
the Navy department , along with sev
eral other vessels which nave not yet
been selected. The Brooklyn is now
with the other vessels of the North
Atlantic squadron off Torapkinsville ,
Staten Island.
The Machias and Marietta are at
present lying at the wharves in this
city on waiting orders , having been
brought here to participate in this
' of Admiral
week's celebration in honor
miral Dewey. These reinforcements
will add considerable strength to the
Asiatic Bquadron and the administra
tion believes their preconcc will have
a material effect in expediting the
ending of hostilities.
MANILA , Oct. 5. Several hundred
insurgents have reoccupied Porac ,
which was captured by General Mac-
Arthur on September 28 and evacu
ated by the Americans on the follow
ing day.
The insurgent forces arc also re
ported moving toward Mexico , south
east of Angeles.
The object of the double movement
is apparently , to act behind the Amer
ican garrison on both sides of the
Manila-Dagupun railway.
Reconnoissances from Mexico by the
Fourth cavalry , toward Santa Ana ,
northeast of Mexico , and toward Ara-
yat , due north of Santa Ana , developed
the fact that the insurgents are in pos
session at both points. An American
private was killed in the skirmish at
Santa Ana.
The Arayat party learned that Scott
and Edwards of the Twenty-fifth in
fantry , who are missing , are prisoners
at Magalaye.
The insurgents yesterday made two
attacks on Calamba , in which the
commanding officer reports sixty Filipinos
pines were killed and many wounded.
Two companies of the Twenty-first
regiment repelled each attack , losing
two men killed and seven wounded.
Bolomen surprised an American out
post near Gnagua , killing two privates.
The other two escaped.
While four sailors of the United
States cruiser Baltimore were entering
the Bacoor river in a boat yesterday
after the fight they received a volley ,
wounding three. The volley cam
from United States soldiers , who , hav
ing been ordered to prevent the pas
sage of boats , fired by mistake on tho-
Baltimore's men.
Rear Admiral Watson announces
the arrival of the United States gun
boat Urdaneta , which was captured
ind beached by the insurgents near
Drani , on the Orani river , where it ha-I
been blockading. The expedition was
mtirefy successful , the Americann suf
fering no casualties.
I
UNITED STATES AS MEDIATOR.
I'etition to Prid 'C.t IJrfjInjj Him to-
TeiidrlIiK < ; oed OHIccs.
NEW YORK , Oct. 5. The New
Vork World last night telegraphed to
President McKIniey the first install
ment of the signatures to a petition ,
asking him to offer the friendly ser
vices of the United States in media
tion between Great Britain and the
Transvaal.
Among those who have signed the
petition to the president are ex-Sen
ator George F. Edmunds , ex-Secre
tary J. Sterling Morton , John Sher
man , Archbishop Ireland , Major Gen-
jral O. 0. Howard , David Starr Jor-
ian , president of Leland Stanford uni
versity ; Donald G. Mitchell , Jarnes D.
Phelan , mayor of San Francisco ;
William Warren , president of Boston
university ; E. de la Tour , I > oth-
I'ucker , commanding the Salvation
drray ; Ballington and Maud Booth
3f the Volunteers of America ; Arch-
aishop Kain of Et. Louis and James
.iray , mayor of Minneapolis.
JOERS CAPTURE ENGLISH GOLD.
Tcek'H Shipment From Mine Scis.cd
by Them.
LONDON , Oct. 5. The most sensa-
: ional news from South Africa this
norning is a reiteration of yester-
lay's report of the acquisition by the
rransvaal authorities of 500,000 in
; old , which was on the way to Cape-
own from Johannesburg. The con-
irmation of the story comes frcm two
; ources. The Cape Argus asserts that
he Boers made the seizure at Vereen-
geng , the amount being the week's
ihipment of gold on the way from tne
land to Capetown , and forwarded the
reasure to Pretoria. The report ia
ilso confirmed by a cablegram re-
eived today by a mining company in
L-ondon from their representative ,
vhich is to the eftect that the train
ipon which he was traveling from
'ohannesburg to Capetown , was held
ip and looted by Boers , who secured
300,000 in gold , the amount being
onsiderably less than the original es-
imate.
Yellow Fever at Jackson.
JACKSON , Miss. , Oct. 5. The Board
f Health today reported one new case
f yellow fever and one death , James
arrell. The record to date for Jack-
on ie fifteen cases , five deaths and
xo < recoveries