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f OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10f 3871 , OMAHA , THUHSDAy MOUXINGMAKdH 30 , 181)0-TW.ELYE ) PAGES , SINGLE COPY F1YE GEXTS. i MATAAFA IS RETIRED War Breaks Ont in Samoa Upon Upsetting of Provisional Government. PHILADELPHIA BOMBARDING THE VILLAGES Berlin Treaty is Defied and Admiral Kantz Acts Promptly. GERMAN CONSUL UPHOLDS THE British drainers Release Malietoan Prisone18 and-Mataafnns Surround Town. ENGLISH AND AMERICANS ACT IN UNISON ScvernI MnrlneN Arc Killed nnil Hurt nndtirulier of Demi ItehulN l ill 1'orcMtnr Shore l UnUnoivii. ( Copyright , 1593 , by Associated Press. ) APIA. Samoan Islands , Morch 23. ( Via Auckland , N. Z. , March 29. ) The troubles crowing out of the election of a king of Bamoa ba\e taken a more serious turn and resulted In the bombardment of native vil- lagoa along the shore by the United States cruiser Philadelphia , Admiral Kautz com manding , and the British cruisers Porpoise cind Hoyallst. The 'bombardment ' has continued Inter mittently for eight days. Several villages have been 'burned and there have been a number of casualties among the American end British sailors and marines. As yet It was Impossible to estimate the number of natives killed or injured. As Mataafa and his chiefs , constituting the provisional government , continued to "defy " the treaty after the arrival of the Philadelphia , Admiral Kautz summoned the various consuls and the senior naval offi cers to a conference on board the Phila delphia , when the whole situation was care fully canvassed. The upshot was a resolu tion to dismiss the provisional government nnd Admiral Kautz Issued .1 proclamation calling upon Mataafa and his chiefs to re turn to their homes. Mataafa evacuated Mullnuu. the town ho Jiad made his headquarters , and went to the interior. MntnnfnnN Hecome AKprremilve. ' "Hcrr Hose , the German consul nt Apia , Issued a proclamation supplementing the ono he had Issued several weeks before , up holding the provisional government. As n result of this the Mataafans assembled In largo .force nnd hemmed In the town. The British cruiser Royalist brought the CMaliotoa prisoners from the Islands , to which they had been transferred by the provisional government. The Americans then fortified Mullnuu , v.'here 22,000 Malli-toans took refuge. The rebels the adherents of Mataafa barri caded the roads within the municipality and Eclzed the British houses. 'An'Ultimatum was then sent to them ; or- derlug them to evacuate , and threatening thcm'In the event of a refusal wlth.a horn- Tja mo-il"tOHVinriieAce : at i o'clock on" the" afternoon of March 15. This was Ignored tind the rebels commenced nn attack In the direction of the United States and British consulates about half an Hour before the time fixed for the bombardment. The Philadelphia , Porpoise and Hoyallst opened lire upon the distant villages. There was great difficulty in locating the enemy , owing to the dense forests , but suverid phoru villages were soon In flames. A defective shell from the Philadelphia exploded near the American consulate and the marines outside narrowly escaped. A fragment struck the leg of Private Iludgc. shattering it so badly as to necessitate am putation. Another fragment travensefl through the German consulate , smashing the crockery. The Germans then went on board the German cruiser Falke. Itcheln Attnulc the Town. During the night the rebels made a hot attack on the town , killing three British sailor.A British marine was shot in the leg by n sentry of his own party ; another was shot In the foot and an American sentry was killed at his post. & The bombardment continuing , the Inhabl- tants of the town took refuge on board tlie HoyalltU , greatly crowding the boat. Many people are leaving Samoa , the cap tain of the Royalist urging them to go , so us to not Interfere with the military opera tions. The Porpoise has shelled the villages east nnd west of Apia , and captured many boats. The Americans and British are fighting splendidly together , but there Is a hitter * feeling against the Germans. Two men , a British and a German subject , have been arrested as splv . The bombardment of thn jungle was fern n time very tiot. The British cruiser Tauranga , which. It Is understood , was Intending1 to annul the Tonga Islands , n section of the Friendly islands In thu Pacific , was Intercepted al Suvua , capital of the Fiji .Islands , by order of thn homo government , Anxiety IIM to Ccriimn.v'M Attitude. WASHINGTON. March 29. The news from Samoa that the United States cruiser Philadelphia nnd the British cruisers Por- Iiolse and Hoyallst had bombarded the towns lield by Mataafa , who has thus far had the ofllclal support of the German government , came with startling suddenness to officials hero and displaced for the time licin'c the attention given to > the lighting around Manila. The shelling of Mataafa was looked upon as of secondary Importance , but the deepest interest attached to the attitude ot the German government. At llnst apprehensions were felt that grave international complications might ensue. But those most intimately familiar with the latest ofllctal exchanges between Washing ton , London and Berlin did not take such a gloomy view of the outlook. While recog nizing that the bloodshed at Samoa caused a very delicate and serious situation , yet It waa cald to be a situation which had been clearly apprehended and dlvrussed In ad vance between the representatives of the three , governments. The real crisis , from nu International standpoint , occurred last week when tbU apprehended outbreak was discussed. Although relations were greatly etralned. It was possible to eecuro an under standing which U said to make sure that the outbreak now reported will not cause n rupture in the relation * between the United States and Germany or between Great liCltalu aud Germany. Outlirnik Aiiiirol In all quarter * there were expressions of concern and surprise at the &erjcusneas aud extent of -bombardment and the result- lug lotss of life. That some overt act would take place has lieon approh nJtxl for many days , but there Mas little Idea It would take such a ' 'oroad sweep and les d to u < h heavy loss ot life. In ( Continued on Fourth Puce. ) OMAHA'S NEW EXPOSITION PreNldent Miller TitlUi of Ilio ( Jlorlci of tin * I'll I r Tlmt In In lie Held TliIn Vur. . WASHINGTON , March 29. ( Special Tele gram. ) Today's New York Sun contain ; nn Interview with Dr. Miller , president ol the Greater America Exposition , In whlcl among other things he aya : "You are aware of the great success ol Omaha's Transmlsslsslppl and International Exposition. from the president of the fnltc.l States down to the humblest visitor who iva * there last year all will tell you that not only as an exhibition , but In n ncl.il success. It had no parallel In the of the country. And It was done all sorts of difficulties , arising , In enterprise nnd It would he Impossible to exposition In that section of the cStjiNir It Is true that It has paid every dollar at par nnd ha a surplus in the treasury to meet contingent liabilities. "The two words 'Greater America' mean that wo propose to represent In the coming exposition all new acquisitions of territory wo have made through the war with Spain and by annexation , as In the case of Hawaii. Wo propose to produce on the exposition grounds nnd in the splendid buildings , which are In perfect order at Omaha , rep resentatives of these races , their huts , products , weapons and everything that' rep resents them os peoples. We propose , more over , to repeat the Indian congress , which was n great attraction last year , by gather ing representatives of all tribes hitherto hostile to each other and arrangements have been made to have this done with the sanc tion and aid of the commissioner of Indian affairs. To these will be added many other features , Including a horse show. Agri culture nnd horticulture will be represented In a way that will equal anything In that line anywhere in the country heretofore. What wo seek now is to draw the attention of the manufacturing interests to this great , growing center In the west nnd I wish to Invite the people In this section of the coun try to become better acquainted with west ern people and come among them with their magnificent machinery and show them how It is operated. " The Treasury department Is wrestling with the accounts of Internal Revenue Agent Sownll of Boston , the outcomeof which will bo of Interest to all revenue agents In the United States. Sewall has been receiv ing a regular salary of $7 a day , which the law allows , nnd also $3 per diem In lieu of subsistence when traveling on duty. This $3 per day has been drawn when nt his official station In Boston. Comptroller Trncowcll has now raised the question whether he Is traveling on duty when at his oHlcl.il station and has disallowed the $3 a day Item from his last account. The comptroller has called upon him to refund between $700 and $800 previously paid on this account. Sewall has simply done what all the rest of the revenue agents have since the decision of Comptroller Durham In 1895 that traveling on duty meant when ever the agent was away from his place of residence. The question at Issue Is be tween the residence and official station and may go to the courts for settlement. H. H. Guernsey ot Deuel county , S. 15. , will probably be named to succeed Agent Nathan P. Johnson at Sisseton , S. D. , In the near future. Guernsey Is endorsed by. South Dakota republicans and Senator Kyle' . The president assured the latter that Johnson would be removed shortly iiftej thn foruer's return from the south. Johnson will be transferred to another agency In the south west. Jf he objects to the transfer he will bo dropped from the rolls and department. The following Nebraska attorneys were today autuhorlzed to practice before the In terior department : Joseph D. Hamilton , Geneva ; Adna H. Bowen , Hastings ; Andrew G. Wolfenbarger , Lincoln ; Thomas F. A. Wllllhms , Lincoln ; Joel Hull , MInden , Francis E. Brown , Syracuse ; David p. Henry , Tecumaeh. Iowa : Matthew B. Sparks. Batavla ; Thomas B. Brady , Dunlap ; Anthony AV. Jacques. Fairfield ; Oscar R. Patrick , Harri son ; W. Holman , Independence ; Washington - ton Galland , Montrose ; William H. C. Jacques , Ottumwn ; Thomas D. Hlggs , Storm Lake ; S. Alexander W. Guernsey , Tamat Thomas C. Gllpln , Winterset. South Dakota : Frederick J. Ham. Bowdle. Plans for new outbuildings on the Crow Creek ( S. D. ) agency have been completed. Five thousand dollars will be pxpended. KIPLING'S FATHER ARRIVES Greeting Ilctireeu 1'arent nnd Son U Mont AfTectliiK TiiIkM About "White .Maii'd Diirden. " NEW YORK. March 29. A gray whiskered old man , small In Rtaturo , wearing specta cles and a light tweed Inverness , landed from the White Star liner Majestic today. The stranger gave his name as J. L. Kipling , nnd In reply to a chance question he said ho was the father of Rudyard Kipling. He said that ho had traveled across the- ocean to see his sick Eon and Uiat upon reaching quarantine he had received a message that the patient waul rapidly Improving. About himself the old gentleman declined to speak , but when the question of the "while man's burden" was touched , he remarked : "I live In a country place and , of course , anything I could say regarding expansion cannot bo considered In any sense officlaF. But I can tell you how the plain people of England think on the subject. They are watching with the most Intense interest every move that the United States Is mak ing In the Philippines. They realize that If > the surplus of American products is directed toward the far cast it will be better for them. They want the United States to hold the colonies wlilch It has wrested from Spain and open them up to the business of the world. " After getting his luggage passed Mr. Kipling hurried to the Grenoble hotel. He was at once taken to 'the room whcro his son lies 11 ? . Their meeting was an affection- nto one. FOUND IN HOTEL RUINS Twenty-Seventh llod > - IN Tnkcii In the MorKiie Hut In Not Identified , NOW YORK. March 29. Another body was found today In the Windsor hotel ruins and was sent to the morgue , numbered "Body 27. " This was the most complete bojy yet found , consisting of the almost complete skeleton , with portions of the head , arms and legs attached. It was the body of a woman. The record of dead and mieclng Is now as follows : Killed during the fire and died subse quently from Injuries , 11 ; unidentified bodies at the morgue , 27 ; total number of dead , 3S ; total number of missing , 43. li-p | nrati' jitrtiKKlr with Tramp * . MARYVILLE , Mo. . March 29. ( Special. ) City Marshal Sam B. Arnold and Nlchi Po- llcoman John Wallace had a desueruto en counter last night with eight tramps near the Kaunas City , St. Joseph & Council Bluffs station , The men were charctd with the robbery of Thomas Shoemaker's residence. In the melee one of them assaulted the I marshal , striking him over the head with a telegraph pole Uuulator and Injuring him seriously. A charge of attempted murder J will b preferred against him. ] MANILA MoBat Pine * Malt SCENE OF THE FIGHTING NORTH OF MANILA. SINKS IN THE MISSISSIPPI jiplosion on Bowena Lse Sends Sixty People to Watery Graves. CAPTAIN CRAVELL AND ONE MAN SAVED Venxel StTiiiRM Out Into 3IIdKtren.ni from Tyler. Mo. , mul AVIioii Just netting Under AVny Plniigrcn to Ilottoin. ST. LOUIS , March 29. A special from New Madrid , Mo. , ff.tvs : . . . . The steamer Rowena Lee , with about sixty passengers and crew aboard , exploded opposite Taylor , Mo. , about 4 o'clock this afternoon and Immediately sank , with all on board except Captain George Cravell and one of the crew. The steamer left Cairo with sixteen pas sengers aboard , bound for Memphis. At Caruthersvllle. Mo. , It landed and took aboard fifteen more passencers. It Is esti mated that with passengers and crew It then had about sixty people aboard. It made the next landing at Tyler , Mo. , and at 4 o'clock this afternoon backed Into mid stream from Tyler , to proceed on the jour ney. The steamer had Just reached the mid dle of the river when It suddenly stopped and lurched as If a snag bad been struck. The next moment the boat parted In the middle , a volume of steam and debris arose and the detonation of an explosion thun dered over the water. The river Is running very high and the steamer Immediately sank with all on board but the captain and one of the crew. They clung to wreckage and were saved by boats. The Leo left Cairo at 0:30 : o'clock last night for Memphis. It 'was manned by the following crew of Memphis : Ilxt o ( the Creir. GBOUGE CRAVELL , captain. L. K. BOOKER , first clerk. GUS MITCHELL , second clerk. SAM LEWIS , third clerk. SID SMITH , pilot. E. BANKS , pilot. JOHN OR AST V. mate. PATRICK FLANNAGAN , mate. ALBERT CALDER , engineer. FRANK STULL , engineer. GEORGE W. TODD , steward. M. T. KBLLY , mall clerk. THEODORE HUNN , barkeeper. LOGOMARSINO , barkeeper. WILLIAM HIGHT , colored , deck bar keeper. AL FARIS of HIckman , Ky. , a passenger. Among the other passengers were : H. C. Lewis , traveling freight agent of the Leo line. H. C. Humphrey , general agent for the Chicago Mill and Lumber company of Cairo. MEMPHIS. Tenn. , March 29. The steamer Rowena Leo was owned by the Lee line ot Memphis and was one of the most magnlfl- CMU passenger steamers In * he Mississippi river trade. It piled Ix wpen Memphis and Cairo. As to the passenger Hst of the Ill- fated vessel nothing can be obtained at the Memphis office of the company tonight. An effort has been made to get Uie names of those passengers who embarked at Cairo , but this list had not beta received at a late hour tonight. The officers of the Leo line In this city w re Interviewed tonight , G-encral Manager Robert E. Lee tUated that ho had received telegraphic advices of the loss of the vessel , but no details were at hand , He bad no list of tbo passengers. SHIP NORSEMAN GOES ASHORE Striken Shoal Ttru Hundred VurJ from Mnrhlehenil Xeek One Hun dred nnd Two remona Saved. MARBLEHEAD , Maes. , March 29. The Warren liner , Norseman , Captain Reese , bound from Liverpool ( or Boston , went ashore at 3'10 a. m. today cm Tom Moore's ledge , about 200 yards off Marblehead neck. A dense fog and heavy sea prevailed and thcuo on board the steamer did not know where they were. In answer to signal gun , the life saving crow from Marblehead reached the vicinity of the vessel about daylight , but was un&ble to get alongside. They made known the fact that the vessel was off 'Mnrtlehead , and being 4old that It was not : In Immediate danger , returned to the Jpwn. transported the life paving apparatuaj/to the nearest available position , thrfeir vallne to the steamer and began rhe'Wprkfof taking ofl those on board in the breeches buoy. The vessel is a cattle steamer and It carries about 1,000 tons of "general mer chandise on this trip. There -were 102 per sons on board. Including a crew of fifty- eight nnd forty-four cattlemen , who were returning from England. _ * * * * 1 Y WOOL.EN COMBINE * CAPITAL Capital Stock In I'lnced at Sixty-Five Million DollnrHevn ot Trnnt- TRENTON , N. J. , ( March 29. The Amer ican Woolen company , with a capitalization ot $65,000,000 , was Incorporated this after noon. The ineorporators are : 6. B , Law rence , John B. Summcrfleld , Henry C. Ever- dell , Armitago ( Matthews , Henry M. Havl- land , George E. Spenoer. Lcavltt J. Hunt , Charles B. Hill and Robert H. Barry , jr. , of New York , and James C. Woodhull of Newark. MANITOWOC , Wls. , March 29. The Manl- towoo Seating company has sold Its plan : to the American School Furniture company for a consideration of $200,000. The stock holders are to recalvo for their stock 40 per cent In cosh and the remaining 60 per cent in stock in the new company. The plant at Manltowoc IE to remain open for a period of flvs years. NEW YORK , ( March 29. It Is announced that the combination manufacturers of clay sewer pipe , flro brick , chimney tops and linings and eltnilar products , Is now definitely completed. The new concern will be called the Federal Sewer Pips company and will have a capital of 425.000.000 , half ot which is to 'be ' 7 per cent preferred stock and half ccmmou etcck. Of each class ot stock $10,750,000 Is to be presently issued. LOUISVILLE , Ky. , ( March 29. A deed wa ( lied In the county clerk's office today from Dennis Long & Co. of Louisville to the United States Castlron Pipe and Foundry company of Burlington , N. J. . transferring the plant nnd all property of Dennis Long & Co. to the new combine. The plant Is ono of the largest In the country and the pur chase price , which la said to have been $1,200,000 , was paid to the Louisville owners several days ago In a lump fium. COLUMBUS , 0. , Olurch 29. The Ohio Pipe company of this city was formally trans ferred to the United Caatlron Pipe and Foundry company , bettor known an the sewer pipe combine , today. The considera tion named In the deed Is $1 , but the revenue stamps show the local plant Is valued at $230,000. LOUISVILLE , March 29. Heine Marsh of Milwaukee , representing the American Smelting company , [ e In Lojitaville and has had talks with several of the officials of the Kentucky Distilling and Warehouse com pany. It le said that the American Malting company hue secured the contract to fur nlsh the ivhlaky combine -with malt. It was also stated on good authority that Mr. Marsh had secured an order from the whisky people for 1,000.000 bushels of malt. NEW YORK , iMarch 29. The plants of the following dlfltllllng companies In Kentucky were taken o.ver by the Kentucky Distil leries and Warehouse company : NeUon county , J. p. Rlpley , Commonwealth. J. a. Mattlngly , E. L. 51 1 lea. Now Hope , William Tarr , John Crchran. Latonla and Warwick. TAMMANY'S ' CHIEFTAIN TALKS Think * | | , . SeeN Drmnurnllc Ylelory A fur OH UeoiiitHe of HeiuhllciuiHf IinierliillHtlc | I'dllcy. ST. LOUIS. March 29. John C. Shechan. the New York Tammany cbleftlan , arrived here today from Hot Springs , Ark. , and Is stopping at the Planters' hotel. In the course of an Interview lit- said : "In my opinion , 'Bryanlsm1 le stronger than ever In the west and south , and these portions of the country practically dominate thu democratic party. "Indications point to a democratic -victory , for despite the successful conduct of the war by the present administration , the pres ent policy of Imperialism Is each day mak ing new enemkkj for the republican party. " MnrrlnRininehuruen Uelit. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. March 29. The u- preme court today held that If a man mar ries a woman who I ? ln < -htpd to him the marriage discharges the debt , HOT TIME IN THE JUNGLE MacArthur's ' Division Has Another Lively Brush with the Natives. NEBRASKANS AT THE FRONT LOSE A HAN lclirlM Hi-trrnt In Itnil Order Townnl Mnlolo * , lltiriilni ; VlIlnKCN nn Tliejr Go Mliiiicnotnnn Come DI > nil Rcluforccmcnta. MANILA. March 29. 7:35 : p. m. At day light General 'MucArthu diVii-ton ad awej from -Marline along the railroad to Blgaa , five miles distant , with the Nebraska , South Dakota and Pennsylvania regiments on the right nnd the Kansas and Montana regi ments on the left. General Wheaton's brigade Is In reserve. The American forces met with strong op position In the Jungle. First one Nebra - kan , then one Pennsylvanlan , and afterwards two of the Montana regiment were killed. Thlrty-Dve were wounded , Including one officer of the Kansas regiment. The rebels burned the villages as they retreated In bad order towards Malolos , The enemy also tore up sections of the rail road In many places and attempted to burn the bridge at Blgaa , but the fire was ex tinguished owing to the timely arrival of the Americans. The rebels had not finished their trenches along the line of today's march , showing they wore not prepared for our advance. It IB believed , however , that there will be a hart ! tight before Malolos is taken. The Minnesota regiments re-lnforced the division today , marching from the water works during the night to Manila and going to the front by train. Noon The American army ad vanced at G o'clock this morn ing1 , sweeping onward three mllcfi before 10 o'clock nnd driving the rebels beyond Bo- cave , to the cam of Bulacan , and on the railroad leading 'to ' Malolos. Our troops met with but slight resistance. The Filipinos fired volleys yesterday evenIng - Ing for the purpose of drawing the Amer ican fire and disclosing the locality of our petitions. Two men of the Pennsylvania regiment and one man belonging to the Dakota regiment were wounded. The Amer icans remained silent. Picture of Denotation , The country between 'Marllao and Manila presents a picture of desolation. Smoke U curling from hundreds of ash heaps , and the lemalns of fences and trectj torn by shrap nel are to he seen everywhere. The gen eral appearance of the country Is as If it had been swept by n cyclone. The roads are strewn with furniture nnd clothing dropped In flight by the Filipinos. The only persons remaining behind are a few aged persona , too Infirm to escape. They camp 'beside the ruins of their former homes and beg pasaers-by for any kind of assist ance. The majority of them ar 1'vlng ' on the generosity of our soldiers , who give them portions of their rations. The dogs of the Filipinos cower In the bushes , still torritleJ and ( barking , while hundreds ot pigs are to be seen ibuJlly searching for food. food.Bodlep Bodlep of dead Filipinos are stranded in the shallows of the river or are resting In the Jungie , where they crawled to die , or were left In the wake of the hurriedly re treating army. These bodies give forth a horrible odor , but there Is no time at | present to bury them. The Inhabitants who lied from Marilao airl M'cauayan left In such a panic that on tables our soldiers found spread money and valuables , slnd In the rooms were trunks containing other property of value. This wa the case In most of the houses deserted. They were not raoloated by our soldiers , but I | the Chircso who lp ! In between the armies | are looting where they can and have taken i possession of several houses , over which | they raised Chinese flags , some of which wwe torn down. An old woman was found In a house , at Mlcauayan ycnterday who had Just died , ap. parently from fright and hunger. Advance lo Pour .MlIon from Mnlolov , 10:10 : p , 111. After u couple of hours of rest General MacArthur's division pushed on across rice fields and rivers , through the jungle , without meeting any opposition , the enemy flying from the villages of Taal , i I'tat and Blgaa. After burning the mobt of the town of 1IIJlacan , ihe capital of the province , the rlty was abandoned , although General Mar. . Arthur passed miles to the right [ A * S o'clo-'k the enemy made a etand In CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Threatening ; Probably Snow ; Colder. Teniierntiire lit Olnulia ye terd > i Den. : u : ti : to 15 ! > trenches Twit a mile tbeyond Gulgulnto sta tion at a river crcsslng. The Kansas and Pennsylvania regiments Immediately dc- ployfd , crossing the railroad -bridge under heavj fire anil attached he ? ne.Tiy' . pcoi tlon. tlon.Tho The retxils withstood the musketry fire for half an hour , but the artillery disconcerted them and nt the end of a forty-five minutes fight the Insurgents bolted toward the hills. Our loss was two killed and twenty wounded. The enemy's loss was heavy. General MacArthur went Into camp near Gulgulnto elation nt 6 o'clock , four miles from Malolos. DEAFH OF CAPTAIN FORBY Cuiixrd It- n Wound in the Alulomeii Itecelved In the Itecent Around Mnnllii. A cablegram was received yesterday by Mr. Cadet Taylor from Captain W. C. Taylor of the Thurston Rifles , announcing the death of Captain Lee Forty of Company C. First Nebraska , and stating that Joseph Wltte. a private , had been slightly wounded. Captain Forty was an Omaha boy , being born and educated In this city. He Is the Fen of Charles H. Forty , a trunk manufac turer. He was a member of the Thurston Rifles since Its organization , and when the company was called Into service last April he went to Lincoln ns Its first lieutenant. Through the changes caused by the re jection of some of the officers on the physi cal examination , ho was appointed adjutant of the regiment before It was mustered into the service. He served In this capacity until the resignation of Colonel Bratt , when the governor appointed him captain of Com pany C. Captain Forty waa wounded In the ab domen In the three days fighting around Manila , March 21 , 25 and 20. It was not expected here that he could recover , and tbo newe of his death caused but little sur prise. Joseph Wltte , reported slightly wounded , was a resident of Omaha. The muster roll gives bis residence as Twelfth and Pierce streets. A through Investigation ot that vicinity , however , failed to discover anyone who knew of him. Ho evidently joined the company at Lincoln , after It had been called Into service. x nurniiTS AT .VAVV ms Operation * of Our VCHNI-I * in Mniillii lluy OMIclnllv rnknoivii. WASHINGTON . March 20.-Tho Navy de partment had no confirmation today of the press dispatches reporting the shelling of Walabon by the Monadncck on Sunday and of Las Plnas , to the south of Manila , yes terday. Neither has it confirmation ot the report of the firingUJMJH and killing of n sailor and the wounding of three others on the Monadnock , nor of the landing of ma rines at Malabon. Admiral Dewey cabled the depart ment today about some routine mat ters relative to supplies for the marines. saying he could secure everything save cooking stoves , but ho made no mention of the matters reported In the press dispatches. Neither did his cables touch upon anything relative to the fighting or of the fighting at Manila and vicinity. Volniitei-rH .Vot Vet .Nct-ili-il. WASHINGTON. March 2 . It U elated at the War department that the subject of mus tering In 33,000 vtlunteora , as per the army reorganization bill , ha * not been mentioned to the president cither hy Acting Secretary of War Melklojohn or Adjutant General forbln. There Is no Intention to bring for ward this question at the prcnent time , as with the trooj * already ordered to Manila and which It will takeeome months to trans , port thither , that General Otis has all the forces necessary to accomplish what la de- elm ! of him In the Philippines. TriuiHri'r of rillplno Ciiial | | , NEW YORK. March W. A special from Manila Bays Information reaches here that Indicates the insurgent capital has been moved from Malolcs to San Fernando. CLOSE TO MALOLOS American Forces Advance to Within Three Miles of the Oity. REACH THERE AT FIVE IN THE AFTERNOON MacArthur and His Men Forgo Forward Against Determined Resistance FIERCE FIGHTING LATTER PART OF DAY General Otis Reports the Day's ' Casualties at About Seventy , TROOPS TO BE SUPPLIED BY RAILROAD llerenfler Fluhtlmr Will He In tlic OpiMi nnil AtnrrliMUin ( . 'mi Oprrnto to Hotter Ailviintniie A the I'.iu'iny , WASHINGTON. March SD. The following advices from Manila \vi-ro received by the War department tonight : "MANILA , March 30. Adjutant General , Washington : MacAUhur advanced at 6 yesterday incrutnp ; from Marllun. Passed rapidly to Bornve. At 11:15 : took up advance - vance for Blgna mid at 3:15 : this afternoon for Guigulnto , three and one-halt miles from Malolos , reaching that point at 5. Casual- "tles for the day. about noventy. Flercn fighting In the afternoon. Troops made crossing of river at Gulgulnto by working artillery over railroad bridge by hand and swimming mules against fierce resistance. Column will pass on rallroail , now repaired , to extreme front and will supply troopa today. OTIS. " Will Klwht In the Open. WASHINGTON , March 29. When General Otis reported to the War department , curly today , that nt 6 o'clock this morning the American troops under MncArttiur again took up their advance , there was renewed expectation of lighting and decisive develop ments. General Otis' dispatch covered. . muri ground , not only in showing the position at our forces , but also the extent of the ad vance contemplated for the day. The halt and the rest of yesterday gave a new aspect to the advance , for Instead of a long con tinued fight with Jaded troops and exhausted supplies , MacArthur beian practically a now advance today , with his men refreshed and well supplied. 'Major ' Simpson , who Is closely following the imovcmcnt of the troops by means of a military onap , regarded General Otis' dis patch as showing that the plan today was to reach Blgaa , seven miles from Malolos , and there -wait until tomorrow for the final ad vance on ( Malolo * . The march cut out for today co'vcrs nbout'aeven miles. " The two towns mentioned , Bocavo and .Digna , are thn only ones along the line of march , and they are small pudhlca. There Is , however , a constant succession of haciendas and plan tations , showing that the road lies through a rather fertile country. There are two natural obstacles lying along the route first , the Marllao river and further on the Bulacan river. HrldKC li Hepnlreil. The .bridge over the'Marllao ' river has been burned , 'but ' nil reports Indicate that the en gineers have succeeded In repairing It. Blgaa Is Just beyond the 'Bulacan ' river , so tba.t General Otis' report that 'MacArthur' ' * advance "will continue to Blgaa" was con strued at the War department to mean tba the two rivers would 'bo ' passed before to day's advance closed. Ilelng seven mlloa from Malolos our force can either cover that distance tomorrow or else turn southward and reduce the largo city of Bulacan on the left. The expectation hero Is that they will keep on to 'Malolos ' and that tomorrow night will see them near the Insurgent capital. In I the meantime the Indications are that the fighting will not 'be ' as severe at ) It was Saturday and Sunday , for General Otis' dis patch of this morning says , "Enemy's re. slstnnco not so vigorous today. " This Is at tributed to the fact that our forces are now in a more open country , where the methods of guerrilla fighting are not so readily cx- ccutej. The report that the cnomy haa destroyed the railway and telegraph lines compels our engineers practically to 'build n , railroad and telegraph a * ) our troopa advance. A high official of the War department summed up the military situation as follow ; : "Tho troops are In excellent eplrltn , Full supplies are on hand and the supply trains are keeping abreast of thn men. The enemy IH losing heart and falling back and tomor row we will be within six miles of the cnemy'fl capital. " OTIS HAS AN AMPLE FORCE Iilttleeed of ItftiilnlnuT VoliiiifeerM In I'lillliiplneN When Uranium \o > v on Wny Arrlvu There. WASHINGTON , March 29. The president today discussed with his advisers and call ers the situation In tbo Philippines. As sistant Secretary of War Melklejohn nnd Ad jutant General Corbln , who have kept close track of the progress of the American army and the condition of the troops , were with him for some time. With them lie went over the situation and expressed bU picas * lire nt the iood ; progress General Otis and his generals had made , though he regretted the lees of life. Thu dispatch of General Otis received early this morning was not supplemented by any latur news. The opinion was given at the War department that General Otis bad ntnple force under his command , and that when the regulars now on their way to Manila readied their destination there would be little need of retaining the volun teers In service there. No dcmr.nd for mus ter out will hold good until the formal rati fication of the peace treaty occurs , and when this "III be done la not known. Tha French ambassador , who U acting for Spain , has ho Information on the subject and doaa not know when the treaty will be received hero. Secretary Alger has reported a favorable condition of affair * In Cuba and has ex- prct od the opinion that more troops than arc now In the Iwland will not b * needed. After ( lie volunteers are sent home theru will be fourteen regiments , with u total ot