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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.
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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.
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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
