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RENEW FIRE AGAIN
Punishment of Rebels at Oaloocan
Not Quito Enough.
FUSILLADE ON OUTPOSTS TWENTY MINUTES
Americans Do Not Roplj and Nobody is
Hurt.
NATIVES GLAD OF REFUGE OF WHITE FLAG
Twenty-First Kansas Drives Thorn Prom
Their Last Stand.
FORCE OF SEVEN THOUSAND AT PARANAQUE
Oil * CnlilcM'a.r Drnnrdiioiit Hint lie
linn Declined < > Anmver AKH-
iialilo'H M MiirM American
llcvclntlun.
MANILA , Feb. 0. 11 a. m. The Filipinos
At Cnloocan opened Ore last evening just
"bcforo midnight upon the Kansas outposts
Da the extreme left of tha American Hue.
They maintained a fusillade of musketry ,
supplemented by an occasional shot from
two big guns , for about twenty minutes.
The Americans did not reply.
The enemy fired at long range nncl no
body wan hurt. All was quiet along the
rest of the line and there was no change In
the American position during the night.
The First Wyoming Infantry relieved the
Twenty-third Infantry at the water works
yesterday , the latter returning to provost
guard In the city , which Is gradually resum
ing Its normal appearance.
The Tennessces tmvo Just sailed for Hello
on the transport St. 1'aul.
Brigadier General .Miller's forces now con- ,
alst of Uattcry 0. the Sixth and Eighteenth
regular Infantry regiments and halt a signal
company , with the lialtlmorc , Boston and
Tetrel.
ARiilnnlilo WitntH n Conferenee.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. The War depart
ment today received the following dUpatch
s MANILA , Keb. 8. Situation rapidly Im
proving. Reconnaissance yesterday to south
ueveral miles to Laguua bay , to southeast
eight miles , driving straggling troops In
various directions , encountering no decided
imposition , army disintegrated and natives
returning to villages' ' displaying white flags.
Hear Caloocan , B X miles north , the enemy
made a stand behind entrenchments and was
charged by Kansas troops , led by Colonel
Punstoo. Close encounter resulted In rout
of cntmy with heavy loss. Loss to Kansas ,
lieutenant Alford , killed ; six men wounded.
On February 4 Agulnaldo Issued a procla
mation charging the Americans with the Ini
tiative and declared war ; Sunday he issued
'another calling all to resist foralgn Invasion.
jHIs Influence throughout this section Is de-
T > troye < l , und bo now applies for a cessation
ot hostilities and conference ; have declined
to answer.
' Insurgent expectation of rising In city on
night of February 4 was unrealized. Pro-
> ' 0t marshal general , with admirable dis
position of'troops , defeated every attempt.
The city la cjulet and business is resumed.
The natives are respectful and cheerful. The
fighting qualities of the American troops are
n revelation to all inhabitants. OTIS.
KniiKiutn' Brilliant Chartse.
MANILA , Feb. 8. ( Noon. ) Last evening
as the Filipinos at Caloocan were evidently
jnasslng for a night attack on the American
left. Companies B. F and I ot the Twenty-
first Kansas were ordered to attack and
dri\9 the sharpshooters from a bamboo
jungle In front of the firing line , where
they had caused considerable annoyance all
the afterno'on.
The battalion charged brilliantly , driving
the enemy like chaff and penetrating to the
Tory heart of Caloocau. First Lieutenant
A. C. Alford as cabled last night was
killed while leading bis company. He was
shot In the forehead. Sergeant Jay Sheldon
Company I. was seriously wounded. Prl-
rates Daniel Hewitt , Ernest Fritz , John Gil-
Ulan and two others of Company B were
nlio slightly wounded.
Thirty dead Filipinos were counted Ir
the brush anil there were many uior <
wounded.
The gunboats Concord and Callno kept uj
nn Incessant lire from the bay , the Concord
dropping many shells Into the town will
telling effect.
In order to avoid accidents from till :
source , General Otis was compelled to recall -
call the Kansas battalion after burning th (
outskirts of the town. Either the shells o
the American war ships or the natives them *
eelves fired a number of buildings wlthlr
the town limits. Presumably this was thi
result of the shelling. No further attempt
to attack during the night was made b ]
cither side ,
flood Order In Mnnlla.
The Spanish papers generally comment it
favorable terms on the admirable ordci
maintained In Manila. The Union Iberici
says :
"Wo are satisfied that the Americans
1\ho arc for the greater part volunteers
fought coolly and In perfect discipline , al
though without entrenchments at the varl
ous points defended and demonstrated tbi
eplrlt which animated them. The Filipinos
who are accustomed to fight In trench am
vith guerrilla methods , also fought bravel ;
but with less precision nnd regularity , "
The situation today is practically un
changed , The American line has not beet
appreciably extended and the troops an
taking needed rest. Reconnaissance show :
( he Filipino * are In force In I'aslg and Tar
ecaquo. There- are probably 7,000 men a
the latter place within strong fortifications
All Is qulat along the Hoe at the time thl
dispatch Is filed.
nxpeot Prlnonvra to Up Kxecuted.
5:16 : p. TO. The provcet guard Is In abso
lute control ot Manila. All fears of a na
live uprising In the city were dispelled b ,
the promptitude which quelled the outbrei !
on Monday evening.
The streets were deserted last evening b ;
0 o'clock and not a light woe to be seen litho
the natlvo quarter.
The Filipinos , accustomed to Spinlsl
methods. ro constantly Inquiring of th
American coldlcre when the prisoner * ar
to beexecuted. . They seem unable to icaliz
that orders have not already been Issued fo
the execution. Indeed , headquarters Is be
sieged by women anxious to plead for th
lives of their relative * and friends.
AH IB quiet at Cavlte. Owing to the lac !
nf supplies In the udjicent village of Sa <
Koque Commissary Mllllken lias bc n au
ihorlred to tell neces.-arlcs to those able I
pay for them , and there will be a dlstrlbu
lon of fre-e rations to othci * . The rebels
It appears , had loopholed a church tower 1
Cavlte. evidently with the purpose of occu
pylnjc It with eharpsbooters.
Senor Asuilloj. the Filipino ex-commit
eloncr. made an unofficial visit to Genera
Otis today.
Tomorrow lithe flrtt < l y at the Chines
New Year nnd orders have been Issued pro-
hlbltlUR fireworks.
Pumping at the water works has been re
sumed.
adirnftkntiN nt Mnt Advnnred I'o t.
Gene ml Halo's brigade , consisting of the
First DakoU Infantry , Fir t Colorado In
fantry and Flint Nebraska Infantry , sup
ported by a battery of Utah light artillery ,
occupies -the moat advanced post In the
American lln * ? . fully ten miles from the base
of supplies. It Is nn almost perfect posi
tion.
tion.Four
Four giiCH of the Utah battery , stationed
on a hill behind the wnter works , command
a valley. Two companies of the Colorndoa
support the Twenty-third Infantry , which Is
encamped at the reservoir , three miles lethe
the rear. Outposts line the ridge overlook
ing the valley , while a sandbag entrench
ment with gun emplacements fronts the
rlvor.
Yesterday the Utnhs dropped shells Into
the villages acre ; the rlvor. The natives
disappeared among the hills , the main body
retiring to the right nnd the other * scat
tering. Subsequently the Americans rocon-
noltcred nnd found the village of I'aco de
serted. They did not burn it and today the
villagers returned In small parties , bear
ing bamboos to which white flags were
fastened- They kept , however , out of range.
Later signal fires were lighted along the
ridge on the other side of the valley.
The American troops nro In excellent
spirits and appear to regard their experi
ences as a picnic rather than a stern reality.
One burly Coloradoan , who was discussing
the capture of the water works , said It re
minded him ot a rabbit drlvo on the Colorado
rado plains.
Kill-Mi- Concentrated nt I'nritnniiiic.
General Overshlne's brigade , the Fourth
cavalry , Fourteenth Infantry and First
North Dakota on the right , did eorno recon-
nolterlng today , but otherwise has been tak
ing matters easy.
The First Washington , the First Idaho
nnd the North Dakotans are strung out from
blockhouse No. It to the old Spanish
trenches southwest of the iMalato fort ,
where the Fourteenth Infantry is quartered.
A few natlvo houses from which shots
have been fired were burned , but most of
the others are cither vacant or marked with
white flags.
The enemy is obviously concentrated at
Paranaque. General King's brigade , which
Includes the First California Infantry , First
Idaho infantry. First Wyoming Infantry ,
has been compelled to destroy the village of
San Padre near Malate , as the natives ,
moving from house to house , fired from the
windows as the Americans advanced. The
Fourth cavalry has hugely enjoyed foraging
for food. All that Is left of Pace and Santa
Ana Is occupied by the Callfornlans.
OTIS SENDS A FURTHER LIST
\itjutitiit ( Seiivrnl Itcccl\ AildKlimnl
of. ( lie Ion * Suffered ou
the Aim-rlcnii SI lie.
WASHINGTON , Fob. 8. The adjutant
general has received the following adUi-
lonal lint ot casualties at Manila :
MANILA. Feb. 8. Adjutant General.
Washington : Additional casualties :
Killed :
TiYCiitlctli Kaimnn.
FIRST LIEUTENANT ALFRED C. AL
FORD.
PRIVATE CHARLDS E. PRATT , Com
pany H.
Wounded.
Artificer Charles A. Kelson , Cdmpany B.
Private Dan Hewitt. Company B.
Trlva-e John Gillian , Company D.
Private Raymond Clark , Company D.
Sergeant Jay Sheldon , Company I.
Prhate William A. McGraw , Company I.
Private Ernest Fritz , Company I.
Private Edward Zlcbcl , Company M.
Fourteenth Infantry.
Killed :
PRIVATE RANSOM CLASE , Company H.
PRIVATE NEWTON HENRY. Com
pany H.
Wounded :
Private Frank A. Goodon Company A.
Private Hans Jensen , Company B.
Private E. D. Hough , Company D.
Private Nicholas X. Foulkes , Company C.
Corporal iManford Bennlngton , Com
pany D.
Private John Brady , Company D.
Private W. S. Kennedy , Company I.
Private Charles. A. Clanton , Company I.
Corporal Spencer K. Llpscomb , Com
pany G.
Private Howard Middleton , Company G.
Private John Carey. Company G.
Private Patrick Horgan , Company G.
Private Charles Read , Company G.
Prhate Fred Goesenback. Company G ,
Private John Powers , Company K.
Private William Howard , Company K.
PrUato Joseph Kane. Company K.
Private Jerry A. Heckathorn. Company K ,
Private James Miller , Company H.
I'M rut Illllhu.
Killed :
PRIVATE ORION L. DARRASS , Com
pany G.
Wounded :
Sergeant W. L. Teller. Company D.
Private John H. Lutjcns , Company D.
Private James Ryan , Company C.
Private Richard B. Jones , Company B.
Klmt California.
Wounded :
Private Duvld G. Sinclair , Company E.
Private Frank Auit , Company G.
Private Henry H. Kalklns , Company K.
Klmt WiiHUlnKlon.
Wounded :
Private J. J , Carlllo , Company N ,
Corporal C. A. Augsteln , Company N.
Missing :
Private Oval F. Glheon ,
I'M rut .Mnnlnnn.
Wounded :
Private G. W. Rowan , Company H.
Third Artillery.
Killed :
PRIVATE BRANCY II.VAG , Battery G.
Wounded :
Sergeant D. C. Slssenouth , Battery L.
Private Herman Hansen , Batter } ' G.
Private A. D , Phllo , Battery G.
Private John Stadleman , Battery K.
Private Robert Ostrom , Battery D.
Flr t Wyoming.
Private Harry R. Crumrlne , Company F
OTIS.
OBJECT OF SUING WILDMAf
KnnK l-Mllnlno Comiutte | <
to 1'reifiit III * Appoint
ment oil Speplul Coiiiuilioltin ,
LONDON , Feb. 9. A dispatch from Hon
Kong EB > B tbe purpose of tbe suit recciul
brought there by the Filipino commlttc
against the United States consul , Rnunse
vllle Wjldman , to recover the sum of $17 ,
000 which tbe Filipinos claim was deposlte
with him as treasurer of their Indepenlstic
fund , last June , was to prevent hU appoint
roent on tbe special commission to Inqulr
into the needs nnd wishes of the KlUplnrA
as the committee feared that his know )
edge might be damaging.
Addition 111 AVliumltMl I.Int.
COLUMBUS , O. . Keb. S. A special to th
DUpatch from Youngstown , O. , lays : ;
message received hero states that Mlchar
Kennedy of Company F , Fourteenth Infan
try , was badly wounded In the battle a
Manila , Ho Is a son of a wholesale llquo
merchant here.
AWAIT DECISION OF POWERS
Dr , Kramer of Samoan German Legation
Brings Advices for His Government ,
CHIEF JUSTICE CHAMBERS' LIFE IN PERIL
llrltlxli nnd American Consul * Uld AU
TheCotilil to I'rctfnt lleeent
llofttllltlc.i nncl Amither Out *
Ijrcnk In expected. '
SAN FHAN'CISCO. Feb. S. Tile steamer
Moana arrhctl from Samoa today , bringing
full details of the recent outbreak nt Apia to
the Associated Trees from Its correspondent
at that place.
Ur. Kramer , prominently connected with
the German legation In Samoa , was a pas-
Bcnger , and It Is bcllcNccl he brings Imror-
tant advices tor his government regarding
the situation In Samoa. Dr. Kramer siys
I tie situation is a.t a s-Uinilstlll and the do-
clslon of the powers Is all that Is being
awaited.
The Aesoclated Press correspondent writes
that while Chief Justice Chambers had un
der advisement the claims ot the rival can
didates for the kingship that Matnafa. ni-
'ivcs. who were numerically stronger , were
optoly supported by the German officials ,
and the entire German population began to
talk of Immediate war In case the decision
\ > nl against lilm. and the life of ltc clilc :
Justice was openly vthiwtened by one of the
chief : .
The three consuls agreed to Issue a proc
lamation , putting the cblef justice nnd d s
resldenco under the protection of the treaty
powers. For some reason the Gciman con
sul broke his word and declined to do so.
The Hritlsh and Amerlwu consuls there
upon Issued a proclamation and hoisted
their national Hags over the residence ot the
chief Justice. December 31 the chief Justice
decided ilataafa was Ineligible for election
and that ilalletoa Tanus was king. The
American and British consuls immediately
recognized the uew king.
The decision was received with ominous
silence by the natives.Vlthln nn hour the
consuls , the president and the German ana
British captains held a meeting. The Ger
man consul and president declined to recog
nize Tanus aud went over to Mataafa. who
was waiting at Muliiiu , the western portion
of Apia , with 3,000 men under arms , until
ho had surrounded the loyal troops , 1,200 In
number , who occupied the central portion
of tde town.
The Malletoans lacked arms and ammu
nition. In a few hours the rebel forces
had surrounded the resldeuce of the chief
Justice , who was guarded by 200 loyal na
tives , and Captain Sturdy of H. M. S. Porpoise
poise landed twenty-five sailors under Lieu
tenant Gaunt.
The. resldeuce was barricaded and the men
stood to arms all night , when the chief Jus
tice and family were taken to the bench.
Fighting was expected < o commence at any
mlnui * and the British and American con
suls did all tfacy could to prevent hostilities.
A renewal of the fighting Is expected.
If the two rebel parties ha.lffectod . a
junction these loyalists mlgl.t have been
slaughtered , but darkness came and the
fighting ceased. During the night Malletoa
people sought refuge In boats and were hud
dled tORf'lur unticr the guns of tne Pdr-
poisc. After the retreat from ths Tivoll to
the mission It was found that Kiu Tali , liaa
been left at the Tlvoll. Captain Sturdy and
Consul Maxse went to the hotel and brought
the king safely back. It was a brav. } deed
and , although the rescuers were Sred upon ,
repeatedly , they escaped without datnagp.
The British sailors under Lieutenant
Gaunt beh-ivcd splcndldl > . They held their
fire for a direct attack , which never .am-- .
The American consul. Mr. Osbome , and 'am-
lly took refuge in the British consulate ,
which was closely guarded by British sail
ors. By the flight of Malleioa men to the
Pornolse the rebels were left in absolute
possession of the town. All Samoan houses
were looted and burned. White men's
houses were Invaded and searched for
&amoan property. Trees were cut down ,
crops were spoiled , dogs and horses taken
away and boats either stolen or destroyed.
In the extremity the consuls , the president
and the leading Mataafnlan chiefs came to
an agreement to preserve life and property
and to keep order.
( icrninim Try ( finlii AMComlnm-y.
The Brltlbh and American consuls agreed
to the provisional government arrangement ,
with the understanding that It was in no
wise to affect the Berlin treaty or any offi
cial of Hie. powers , or any officer under It ,
and that the Malletoa people who had been
taken mi board the Porpoise should be al
lowed to go to their homes , their arms be
ing retained on the Porpolte.
The first act of th ? provisional govern
ment , however , showed < he fixed determi
nation of the German officials to assume an
ascendancy In Samoa affalrj , By pubic
notice the Samoan government abolished
tile- supreme court and then decided thai
tbo president was the acting chief Justice
and that Chief Justice Chambers no longer
held office. They seized the supreme court
and placed new locks on all < the doors.
Cuptaln Sturdy of the Porpoise gave no-
tlco that If any resistance to the opening ot
the court by Justice Chambers was offerea
the Porpoise would open fire on the town.
Mataafa. upon .e-cclvlng Sturdy's ultima
tum , withdrew his armed guard from the
court liouto and on January 7 the chlel
Justice , with a guard of twenty-five men ,
landed.
The chief Justice and the two consuls
walked to the court bouse and after an ex
citing colloquy with the German offlcli'a
Chambers ordered the door broken In with
a sledgehammer. The session of the court
was then held. Three cbeers for the Justice
and the British and American consuls were
given by the British and Americans and the
crowd dispersed.
All Is now quiet and so far as fighting
Is concerned Is so up to date. The chlel
Justice has sent his family to Auckland and
he hlmsef Is on the Porpoise. The German :
still Insist -tb'it Dr Rafael Is chief justice ,
The action of the provisional government
In deporting the Malleioa chiefs Is claimed
to be l i direct opposition to the agreemral
made with the consuls.
Sixty chiefs were sent-to Mauua , but owing
to bad weather could not reach that island ,
They were taken to Tutuila by the Pago-
Page people , who have declared their -Jile-
glance to Malletoa. They tried to capture
the guard at the prleon , but the scboonei
got under way too quickly. Everything
points to another fight among the native :
at no distant time. Part of the Mataafa
people are dissatisfied with the looting and
deportation of the chiefs and are now talkIng -
Ing of uniting with the Malletoa faction.
During the fighting between the natlvei
MataafVs party lost thirteen killed and
fourteen wounded and the king's party lost
four killed and eight wounded.
neclnliin n Klnimblp ,
The decision of Chief Justice Chambers ,
awarding the kingship of the Samoa a Inland !
to Mallc-toa Tanumafilt , which decision
caused the outbreak between the natives
ha * been received. The decision rehoarcri
the history of the appointment of Malletoa
( Laupepa , the late Icing ot Samoa , who dice !
In 1898. and quotes trrtt section of the Ber
lin treaty which stated that Ms successor
shall bo duly elected according to the laws
ami custom * of Samoa ,
Justice CbJinbeiB1 decision < that MaUafpi
Is Ineligible for the kingship Is evidently
due to the introduction ot a Copy of the Uci-
lln treaty , together with the protocols of the
nlna sctMons of the Berlin conference , as
in bis decision ho ea } :
Reference was specially directed by coun
sel for the contestant. Mallotoa Tauumnnil.
the document Inwhich la found
the Instmetlcna of the > marquis of Salisbury
to the British plealpok'tllUrles rtsarding
the restrictions upon the .liberty cf choice
of king , autl In ( the nfth scsalon ot
the conference when the subject of the elec
tion of a king was under discussion. Count
Bismarck consented to th * vrtnclple cf the
election of a king- , but dido on the condi
tion that .n exception shoUia be made In
the person of Matoafi , on account ot the
outrages committed by hU v * ° i > le and under
his authority on dead end wounded Gorman
pallors lying oo the field of action. In this
connection Sir E. Molct , wolor plenipoten
tiary , on behalf of Grc/U JJrUaln , voiced the
dontlmenta of nil > the other plenipotentiaries ,
tha.t the exception made by Count Bismarck
was fair and reasonable.
Kxci-iitloii .Millie of 3Ininnr.il.
\Ve have but to itfer to the protocols to
ascertain the undoubted nnd unequivocal In
tention ottho framers of tto treaty. Not
oaly is the Intention wltlio'tt doubt and un
equivocal , but H Is so plul'l as to be manda
tory upon the Interpreter. As the judicial
odlcer nominate ! by th i itbreo ulgnatory
powers agrc < * l to and comrulcsloned , by the
government of Samoa and thus dralgnated
by them all to decide this question and ap
pealed to by the contestants , I cannot throw
off the obligation to eli r the plain and
emphatic declaration ot the tramers of the
treaty when they declare that one exception
must be mode among all people from Stimoa
from eligibility to tlui klngnnip. It Is plainly
stated by one of the powers represented In
the conforcuco ns a. comlhlon precedent to
Us consent to the principle.ot the election
of a klog that there must be an exception
Thai exception Is mentioned in the person
of Mataafa. Reasons wcm given for making
the exception Which nox 'only commended
themselves to the other plenipotentiaries
but commanded their assent and appealed to
the higher Instincts of universal humanity.
* It Is therefore decided that Mataafa ,
because of bis inellglblllty. has not been
rightfully elected or appointed king of Sa
moa conformably totho , provisions of the
Berlin treaty. *
CREDIT GIVEN TO TROOPS
Otla TeH < llle no to > Their Gnllnntry
nnd 1'rumpt 'Obedience
nf OrderH.
WASHINGTON , Feb.8. ' Secretary Alger
today received the following cablegram from.
General Otis , In reply to hJ3 message of con-
"
gratilntlon yesterday : " .
MANILA , Feb. S. Sincere thanks for con
gratulations ; all credit " duo to hearty re
sponse ot troops to onlon&of officers.
U OTIS.
AOOXCILI.O l'IlCSE.vkV\HIS VIEWS.
ClnliiiH Hint Atlncli Ot .llunlln IN
Proclpltntcil -Auerlcnim. ; .
LONDON , Feb. 8. The'THipIno Junta here
has received n cablegranrfranr Agonclllo. the
agent of Aculnnldo , date'djffMantrcal , Feb
ruary 7 , deploring the hostilities which have
had the effect of securing1 tju ; ratification of
* "
the peace treaty. , . ?
Agonclllo says he bellc'vee the outbreak
was provoked by the A&erlcaaa In order to
ensure the ratlflcatlonvo ( "llic treaty , and
declares that the Flllr pd ' .fe : tfom belnc
aggressors , v/ero tvk"etTW' > uptjre and vrortj
unprepared.
ADMIRAL DEWEY BOWS THANKS
CunKrutulntlonit on Ilecciit Serrlccx
of the Xnvy Art * Ilnly
WASHINGTON , Feb. S. The following
cablegram was received at the Navy depart
ment today from Admiral Dewey tn
acknowledgment of Secretary Long's con
gratulatory message of yesterday :
MANILA , Feb. . To the Secretary of the
Navy : The commander-ln-chlef. officers anO
men thank tbe president and the secretary
of the navy for their congratulations.
DEWEY.
I CAPITAL JU.VPA IS I'.MHbTUKUCD
AilinlnlHtrntlon Ignore I'rccnei
of Hfiiiiilnlnur Mi'nilxTM.
WASHINGTON. Feb. S. Slxto Lopez anC
| Dr. Lazada , his associate , the two remaining
members of tbo Filipino junta In this coun
try , will not be able to get out of town foi
some dajs. Lazada's inflammatory rheuma
tism Is still acute and bo Is suffering tc <
much pain to leave his bed. It is asserted
positively tbat the administration will Ig
nore their presence liere provided they com
mit no objectionable act.
.Ilia n I.iinu ItraoIicN Montreal ,
MONTREAL. Feb. 8. Juan Lumi and ai
unknown Filipino arrived here today. Lum
| Is stopping at the Windsor hotel , but thi
unknown went to the Albion. Luna sal. .
I
that he had simply come to visit his frleni
Agonclllo and refused to talk further.
Agonclllo was asked about his cablegran
to the Junta In London. Ho admitted tha
i he bad sent such a telegram and Intlmatci
that they were In a position to prove tha
General Otis had been ordered to bring 01
i a conflict so as to force the peace treat ;
through the senate. He said be was beini
kept pretty well posted on whatever wa :
j being done against his country.
BRIG MARY GIBBS s LOS1
CTPW nf night Men Snpponed to llnvi
( ione Down in the Wreck Wan
Ilounil for Ilrnxll.
BOSTON. Feb. 8. The Boston brig. Mar ;
Glbbi , Abich left Newport News 150 dayi
ago for Para , Brazil , with coal , has beei
given up for lost by the owners , who be
llove that the crew of eight men pcrlshei
with the wreck. Following Is a list of thi
crew : Horace R. Combs , captain ; Rufu
Lawrence of Portland , Ore. , first mate ; Wll
Ham Wolfe of Maryland , second mate ; r
Bausdell , a native of France , steward
Seamen' Martin Jansen of Denmark , Jtime
Beasle of Wales , Lewis Coxe of Nort
Carolina and John McQueen of Nova Scotia
ACQUITS A WIFE OF MURDEF
Ucfeimr tif .Mm , An nil Iliiennnn , fn
MiuolliiK Her Ilimhunil , la
SueeeNNful.
LAWRENCE , Kan. , Feb. 8. Mrs. Ann
Buerman was acquitted of the charge (
murdering her husband by a Jury In tb
district court here today. One year ag
Mrs , Buerman shot and Instantly kllle
her husband and then attempted M.lcldi
There bad been no quarrel and their rela
tlons had always been pleasant. She xc
tried , convicted of murder In the tccoiij d (
gree and sentenced to the penltentl-.ry fc
ten years , An appeal was taken to it
supreme court and the case was retersel o
error. The second trial baa been In progre :
three dajs. Innanlty was the defense.
Ohilniii hull * for the iMlnniln.
NEW YORK , Feb. 8. The Obdara salle
today for Ponce , San Juan and Santiagi
It bad on board sixty-two passengers. Amen
these were seventewi returning Port
Illc-tns and twenty-six soldiers from Gov
ercor'a Island , wbo are going to join dl !
ferent rcglmenti In Cuba and Porto Illco.
MERCURY CRAWLS DOWNWARD
Hides Its Diminished Head in the Bottom oi
the Glass TuTxs.
WORST DAY OF A DISAGREEABLE SEASON
AH Onmlin. nntl1irn kn SliUcr In
llti * ( Iriini ) nf Stili-y.ero Toiniicrn-
turc mill a I'loroc-
Crash suits were not In evidence lu
Omaha yesterday , neither was the oldest In-
babttnnt. The one lay packed cosily away
In the closet ; the other hugged the base-
burner tightly In tbo vain endeavor to re
pel Jack Frost from his enfeebled frame.
Fact Is , Wednesday was by all odds th < !
coldest aud most disagreeable day of the
present winter , If not the vilest that ever
struck the town. It was cold * fearfully
cold. Coal stoves seemed to be utterly
powerless to raise the temperature of a
room to anything like a comfortable degree ,
furnaces grew red hot nnd didn't have much
effect on the chilliness , while stcfA ! heatlug
apparatus was > equally Ineffectual In miti
gating the extremely rolil Interiors of build-
Ings. The weather man smiled In fiendish
glee and this Is the kind ot stuff be dealt
out for local consumption :
Hour Deff. Hour. DOR ,
& n. m 15 1 p. m H
6 a. m 16 2 p. m If
7 Ji. m 17 3 p. m If
S n. m , . 1C 4 p. m 11
9 n. m 16 5 p. m r
10 a. m 16 6 p. m 1
11 a. m 15 7 p. m -1
12 m -13 & p. nr 2
9 n. m -21
Below zero.
The table tells Its own tale. Comment la
unnccessarj' . further than to say that a stlfl
northwest gale made life out of doors.well-
nigh unendurable. No one was caught out
It he could help It and ( hen he betook him
self within deere na soon ns possible.
Out In the state It was the same story ,
the mercury persistently seeking the bottom
tom of the tube.
Forecaster Welsh promises a letup today ,
but the Washington man says :
"Fair ; continued cold ; north winds. "
So there you are. Take your choice. II
you live through It give thanks that mat
ters arc no worse and Imagine , If you can ,
what the Klondike must be like.
' ' THUHMOMUTUll' ' ,
L'MCJI'13 TALE 01-
AV > ntlier lu > 'lirn Un l Still l
Plicntimriinl Severity.
GERING. Neb. , Feb. 8. ( Special ) The
most severe weather this season is In prog
ress , with the thermometer down to the
lowest point known since the settlement ol
the North Platte valley. The temperature
registered by the goiernment Instrument has
touched 41 degrees below zero. Nothing llko
it has been known for years , the nearesl
being 32 degrees below In JBSS.
BEEMER , Neb. . Feb. S. ( Special. ) The
weather Is Intensly cold today , the ther
mometer registering 24 degrees below zerc
this morning and 20 degrees below nt noon
There is a great deal of sickness about towt
and In the surrounding country.
GENEVA , Neb. , Feb. S. ( Special. ) Thl :
morning , was the coldest of the year. th <
thermometer > registering1 13" J < 'sre"f ' * ? ; $
zero.
zero.FULLERTO.V. . Neb. , Feb. 8. ( Specln- )
Thls city has for the last three weeks under
gone very severe weather , the mcrcuri
varying between 20 degrees above zero ant
19 degrees below "zero during all of tha
time. At 7 o'clock this morning It reachoi
21 degrees below zero.
ST EDWARD , Neb. , Feb. S. ( Special.- )
At 5 o'clock this morning the thermomete
registered 24 degrees below zero , the coldes
It has been In this locality for several years
SCHUYLER. Neb. , Feb. S. ( Speclal.-
The previously low temperature scored i
further drop today of 12 degrees , thermometers
tors registering 22 below zero. A keen north
west wind is blowing , making outdoor ex
curslons very unpleasant ,
FREMONT , Xeb. , Feb. 8. ( Special.- )
This is the coldest day of the season. Th
mercury reached 12 below at 9 p. m. yes
terday. This morning the temperature I
variously reported at from 20 to 25 below
A strong northwest wind has prevailed al
j day and business In the city Is very qulel
] Cattle and hogs exposed to the cold win
will suffer considerably and a few losses ar
probable.
j WY.MORE , Neb. , Feb. S. ( Special. ) Al
j though the lost two weeks have been th
longest period of extreme cold weather ex
perlcnced In this section for several yean
It Is not believed that the crops or sma !
fruit have suffered to any extent.Vhll
some of the farmers hero believe the whea
crop has been damaged , the majority c
them , and especially those who have take
the trouble to carefully Investigate the con
dltion of this cereal now 'in tbo ground , sa
that no damage has as yet resulted.
TRENTON , Neb. , Feb. 8. ( Special. ) Th
last two weeks have been the colde :
weather experienced since 1SS5 , the thei
mometer having registered from 20 to J
degrees below zero for most of that tlm <
Owing to the lack of wind stock baa sul
fered but little.
RANDOLPH , Neb./Feb. S. ( Special- )
The most severe cold spell for years ha
been on hero for the last ten days , culmlnal
ing last night with the temperature 32 dc
grces below zero. Stock Is suffering badl ;
WINSIDB. Neb. . Feb. S. ( Special. ) Thl
toxvn Is experiencing the coldcet weather c
this winter , or of years. Thermometei
registered as low as 30 degrees below zci
hero this morning and tha wind Is blow In
a gale. This Intensely cold weather hi
continued for nearly two weeks and stoc
Is suffering from It very much. Most <
the farmers have sheds for cattle , but eve
then the weaker ones are crowded out on
there Is a great deal of stock exposed I
the bitter cold weather.
uncoil ns IIHOKIAT DBS .MOIM :
CnlileNt HnjSlnri -
AVenllirr Iliireiiu ,
DES MOINES , Feb. S. ( Special Tell
gram. } This will be remembered as tt
coldest day In Iowa elnce the weathi
bureau was established. The coldeit prev
ous day recorded was January 5. 1SS4. whc
the mean teraperaturs for the day w ;
167 degrees below zero. Wednesday tt
maximum temperature at Dei Molnes w :
H degrees below zero. At 'J ' o'clock tt
mercury bad dropped to 20 below , raaklt
a mean temperature of 17 degrees belo
the cipher mark. At 0.30 It was 22 beloi
One of the most serloui features of tl
situation In Des Molnes Is the freezing i
the fire hose. At the central elation ar
to a lesser degree at many of tbo other t ;
tlons the fire hose Is being rendered ubele
by the cold. There have been numeroi
nrea during the last twenty-four hours at
the stations are so cold that the boie freoz
utiff and cannot be thawed out after it
brought back to the station.
Several of the city schools had to 1
abandoned because of the cold weather.
SIOUX CITY , la. , Feb. S ( Special Tel
gram. ) Today IB the coldest on record
EIoux City and buslnts * Is almost at a stam
During tbe night the government the
mometer rclgstorcd 26 degrees below zoio
but this morning It ran down to about -3
below. At noon It was still 25 below. A
cold wind 1& blowing from the nortliontt nt
the rate of thirty miles an hour , making It
nil the worse The public schools vu'ic '
obliged to ctosr
FORT DODGE , In. . Feb. S. ( Special
Telegram ) The cold wave nf the last ten
days continues with Incn-nalnc severity.
The mercury registered 2" degrei below icro
this morning No snow accompanied Iho
cold wave and the ground Is perfectly birc
Trains nrc all running regularly.
BURLINGTON" . In. . Feb. S ( Special Tele
gram. ) The mercury at 4 a. m. showtd 21
degrees below zero and at 3 p. m. II tolow
down town and from IS to 2.1 below on the
hill. The lowest temperature yet Is ex
pected tonight. There Is considerable suffer
ing among the poor of the city.
CRESTON , la. Feb. 8. ( Special , ) Thu
coldest weather for many years Is prevail
ing here. The wind Is Increasing and un
sheltered stock will suffer. At no tliuo to
day did the thermometer show better than
16 degrees below tero ami nt 4 o'clock It
was S3 degrees below zero and 22 degrees
bclcw zero nt T o'clock. All outdoor work
has been suspended as . 'ur ns possible.
ONAWA. la. . Feb. S. ( Special Telogrnm. )
Weather OMerver Perkins reports the
lowest temperature today sluce 1S95. Al 3
a. m. It wag 23 degrees below zero ; at 7 n.
m. , 25 below ; at noon , 22 below , nnd at C p.
m , 24 below. The malpiuni temperature
wns 20 below. There was a Miff northwest
wind all day.
MASON CITY. la. . Feb. S. ( Special Tele
gram. ) It was 8 degrees below zero at G
o'clock tonight. It Is the coldest night In
many yeirs. At noon , the mcrrury stood
at 20. Them Is some suffering reported
from outside towns , but nothing serious.
AiA.s AVI ) MI.MS t NOAViii.ocKin ,
HallriinilM In the HliteL. it 111 * Kiicoiin-
ter Many IHlllo.iiU ! < * .
DBADWOOD. S. D. , Feb. 8. ( Special. )
Never before have the railroads In the
northern Hills been so blockaded with snow
as this winter. The little road which runs
between Deadwood and Lead has been
totally blockaded several times and the reg
ular trips for passengers have been aban
doned. There has been a high wind since
the snowstorm and as fast as a snowdrift
Is opened up to let a train pass It Is re
filled more solid than before. The Elkhorn
narrow gauge Is having difficulty In getting
even to Terry. The spur which branches off
to Brown Hill and Portland has not been
opened up since the storm und most of the
mines arc closed down.
For ten days the thermometer has not been
above the freezing point aud It has reacted
as low as 31 degrees below. There has been
nothing like It since 1SS3. Ono ot the worst
features ot the cold weather Is the clogging
up ot the mountain streams which furnish
wuter for the Homestnke and other stamp
mills. Many of the creeks are frozen solid
to the bottom.
PIERRE , S. D. . Feb. S. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The temperature hero last night
went down to 32 degrees below zero , with
a stiff north wind to Increase the effect.
This Is the lowest record for over ten
years.
ABERDEEN. S. D. , Feb. S. ( Special Tel
egram ) Today Is the coldest on record at
the signal service olllce. The temperature
Is 33 degrees below zero. Others more ex
posed show 40 below. At noon today It Is
SO tnlow zero. A brisk northwest wind !
"V n - Bti'li ! ehs 1 ? at a standstill.
"
dfOli'X" PALLS. S.D FeW. 3. ( Special
TclegramO This was the coldest tnornhigo , |
the winter. The thermometers at 7 o'clock
registered 34 below , and at 10 had riser
only 4 degrees.
.SIIOIITAOU l.V CATTM2 IS I.IKEI.V
MlxnfM nn AVcMtern
from ll > lu HO Per Cent.
DENVER. Feb. S. J. W. Springer , secre.
tary of the Continental Land and Cattli
company , today received word from Its Mon
tana and Texas ranches that the losses o
ll\e stock would bo very great as a rcsul
of the long nnd general storms and cold.
"The loss , " said Mr. Springer , "will b <
general throughout the western country
from Montana down through Wyoming
Colorado , New Mexico and Toias. In semi
places it will undoubtedly reach 30 per cen
utiu jt win run throughout tbo country be
twcen 10 and 33 per cent. The great losi
of cattle Is bound to make high prices dur
Ing the yenr. as the government report ;
show there Is a cattle shortage and tbi
demand for foreign trade is greatly in
creased. "
CHEYENNE , Pcb. S. The fall In the tern
perature and prevalence of strong wind
throughout the state , clearing the ranges
j has greatly pleased stockmen durVng th
I j last twenty-four hours. Reports fron
j several points Indicate that stock Fosses hav
'
i been small In comparison with the fears o
; j owners. Ex-Senator Carey received new
. today from northwest WyonilsB saying stocl
1 was safe and sound throughout that section
' I Governor Richards received the same In
telllgonco from central Wyoming.
CuliU-Mt 111 ' ! ' lit > - ! ' ' I vi * Y 'nr .
MILWAUKEE , Feb. 8. This city Is e
perlcnclng the coldest weather In twenty
five years. The frost has penetrated th
ground lo a depth of four and one-halt feeler
or within a foot and a half of the wate
mains. The temperature tonight la flftee
degrees below rero and little promise I
offered for any abatement of the cold. Rail
! roads are running very light freight train
end as small passenger trains as possible
the cold weather Interfering more or lc
with the power of the losomotlvea. Per
Ithablo freight In several Instances is beln
held pending a change in the weather. Re
I/ot" from oicr tbo state Indicate the col
is ge icial. At Cumberland thermometer
register all the way from thirty-eight t
fifty below ; Whitehall reports thirty , Blac ;
River Palls forty-two. At Waupaca th
wnUr works are completely frozen up am
at Spring Valley the schools have bee ;
closed on account -of the severe cold.
PHORIA. III. , Feb. S. Tonight the tern
peraturo is twenty below zero , with Indl
cations thai It will reach twenty-live before
fore morning. There Is much aufferln
among the poor and the police station I
crowded with people who have left thel
chanties by 'the river through fear of beln
frozen.
\VnrM Yet tn Ciinit * .
ST. PAUL. Feb 8-The worn of tbe al
most unprecedented cold weather It seem : I
yet to come. With a clear eky , the intene
cold continues through the day , belni ; mor
B fevers because of a sharp northwest wine
s Tha hlghea' the mercury reached during th
day ua eighteen below zero At T o'cloc '
it was twenty-two below and falling. Ex
cept Ht-lena all northwestern bureau point
report below zero weather Medicine lit
and Havre reported snow with a temper
ature of six below zero At 7 o'clock Helen
was fourteen above , but Duluth reporte
eighteen below. Swift Current twenty be
low , Huron. Battleford and Prince Albei
twenty-six fctlovv , and Winnipeg thlrty-fou
below.
CHICAGO , Feb. S The tcmpcratui
rcarl > < l 12 below zero in Chicago today , wit
15 below predicted for tonight. Tbe col
wa\o shows no diminution of energy In tl
northwestern states , while there la tucreacc
severity in tbo central portions of the coin
try. BU Paul , Minn. , reports 23 below , Oil
marck , N. D. , 26 below , and WlllUton , N , C
10 bclovr , w
pprpmrprv 4 \nYirnnprri
SbTlLliS A COM LSI
House Committee on Elections Reaches
Decision in Pillmore County OASC.
ANDERSON TO BE UNSEATED FOR CONWELl
This Gives the Republicans a Oiin of On
Yoto in the House.
TAYLOR'S ' SEAT WILL NOT BE DISTURBED
FnoHigh School Bill and Milltr's Oattlo
Stealing Bill Pass the Senate ,
BICYCLE BAGGAGE BILL IS KNOCKED OUT
.sennitTnliPH t'l > tinMenniire mul l -
llCllllllfly I'llnlllllllCN It HUIINU
Tuition it llfaiilnClit" t.uu-
iltitory of llr > u. ,
LINCOLN. Feb. S. ( Special Telegram )
Thu home committee on privileges i nd
o'ectlons ' held n meeting lasting practically
nil day. counted the ballots from the remain
ing thrrc precincts from Madison county , ex
amined witnesses und ndjourncd. to ttvct
tomorrow morning at " > o'clock. Tlir ri-
port , which will be formulated tomorrow ,
will recommend the unseating of Repre
sentative Anderson of Flllmoro county , to
make room tor Mr. Conwcll , who was one
of the republican contestants. Representa
tive Tnylor will hold his scat. This report
will be on the result ot tliu recount of nil
the ballots of Flllmoro county , which shows
the candidates to have received votes as
follows :
Ta > lor. 1,065 : Anderson , 1,657 ; Con well ,
1,664 nnd Allen 1,625.
The ofllcial returns of the fall election
gave Tnylor l.CTl , Anderson 1,674 , Conwell
1.6BI and Alien 1.62S. So It will be seen
that on the recount Taylor lost six votoa ,
Anderson 17 , wlillo Conwcll Kaluud three
votes nnd Allen lost three votes. The total
number ofotes counted wns 3,434.
The recount throughout was made by the
republican and fusion members of tbo com
mittee , with the attorneys of both parties
present. There is no dispute over the count
and It Is possible for tbo report ot tha com
mittee to be unanimous. The sheriff , . luJge
and clerk of Flllmore "ounty were here
today and were calleJ bcfor > tli committee
lo give testimony as to the integrity of too
ballots. Over n .veelc are the elections
committee prepared n leport wlilch assil'd
Anderson and Conwell. This was mudo
_ up without having counteJ the ballots of
i the three precincts , alttiough the bnlloU
were tn the possession of iLe committee.
The report did not meet the ar > pro\al of
the house members and WAS ncvur prcruntcd
to tbe house. Tbe feeling wag that nil the
ballots ought to h ? counted. This bavins
now been done. It is probable tbat a report
based on the result of the recount ; will meet
with no opposition.
It Is figured thai tii bill nf cxponM. ot
tbe contest , to Vj j" > -uled luter lu Uie
- . ! } iiibmcAvivwe
nv-.tfli , : IDL i v-tVH-
J2.500 and ? 4tOOO. - . - .
Fri'K lllKli Solionl mil PnimeK.
The Jcplslature kept up Its record fofgotxl
work today and disposed ot a Targe number
of bills. The senate took up bills on third
reading and passed eight of them , the two
most important being S. F. 41 , by Currle ,
the rcenactment of the free attendance High
school law. and S. F. 44 , Miller's bill for
the prevention of cattle stealing and tbe
buying of stolen cattle.
The standing committee reported a num
ber of bills , one of them being to provide
for the carrying of bicycles as baggage on
railroad trains. This bill was not looked
on with favor by the senators nnd was in
definitely postponed. The senate only re
ceived two new bills today , being S. F. 269 ,
I by Front , providing that cross-roads not
i on regular section lines need only be thirty-
three feet in width : also S. F. 270 , by Hald-
firman , relating to the leasing of school and
normal lands of the state and permitting
the purchase of such lands by parties who
have lived thereon for n period of ten yearn.
Thn house had another political tussle In
j the forenoon when Tanner of N'anco pre
sented n resolution lauding W. J Bryan for
his support of the national administration
In the treaty matter and Incidentally com
mending Senator Thurston for "reflecting
the sentiment of the people , " Tbo resolu
tion wns manifestly a plan to mnnufurturu
glory for Mr. Dry.in and was tabled by a
strict party vote.
In committee of the uholo this afternoon
the house considered nine bills nnd recom
mended thorn all for passage , with ono ex
ception. This did not by any means clean
up the general flic , which still contalnn about
forty bills , the standing committees having
done extra hard work In the Inst week.
A number of Important bills were Intro
duced In the house today.
The house committee on labor hold a
spirited meeting tonight , the discussion be
ing on H. n. 141 , Olmsted's bill , requiring
all statu printing to bear the union label.
By a vote of 7 to 4 , the committee agreed to
Indefinitely postpone the bill. A minority
report will bo resented , signed by Houck ,
! Andorson. SturgefK and Dobry , and tbe
fight will be carried Into the house for set-
I t Inmnnt .
rnoriim.\s OK THIS HIN.\TE.
I'mIIIK'.i Hrlionl I11I1 I'niHPN liy n
I'nniiliiioiiN ' Vole.
LINCOLN , Feb. S. ( Special. ) On reports
of standing fommitUcs In the * senate this
morning S. F. 115 , 100 , 179. 68 , 148 and H. It
31 , 24 nnd 22 were placed on general file
for passage. S , F. 192 was Indefinitely
postponed , It being the same bill as H R ,
31. S. F. 21 was Indefinitely postponed be
cause It wcs Imperfect In construction and
referred to matter covered by other bllli.
The resolution Introduced by Van Dusen
cf Douglas yesterday was called up and
adopted unanimously without discussion
It provides that the committee on printing
ihall keep an accurate account of the tlmu
that each bill l held by the contractor , to
the end that damagci may bo collected
when blllt are not returned within tbo limit
fixed by law.
The house rol'8 ' tent over yesterday were
read the second time nnd referred to com
mittee * .
S F 79 , by Owens of Dawson , was read
the third time and pasted by a vote of 25
to 3. This bill refers to contracts for the
sale of railroads and street railways and
merely striked out superfluous words ,
S F. 43 , by Miller of Buffalo , providoa
that commissioners appointed by county
clerks to view propcsoil roads shall receive
J2 per day while actually employed and C
cents per mile for distance nectsearlly trav
eled It was passed with but tno dissenting
votes.
3 , F. 13. by Miller of Buffalo , making the
same provision for payment of appraleere ,
was pas-eel without oppoiltlnn.
S. F , 41 , by Currle of Custer providing
free attendance at public high schools for