THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
ItcA L. DAIIH, l'roprlolor.
TERM8: $125 IN ADVANCE.
NORTH PLATTE,
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BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
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President T. C. Crenshaw of the
Georgia railroad commission, Marietta,
Ga., was ntabhod and Bcrloualy Injured
by J. II. Klrkland, a Pullman car con
ductor. Sir Thomas Gait, a retired chief Jub
tlco of the court of common pleas,
died at Toronto, Ont. His death Is
attributed to tho IntcnHo heat. Sir
Thomas was 8G years old.
Rev. Washington Adamr, Nichols, D.
D., ono of tho oldest Congregational
ministers In tho United States nnd un
til his death tho oldest living gradu
nto of Amhorst college, Is dead.
Tho meeting of tho National Btccl
ntockholders, at which it hud boon pro
rosed to consider tho preposition of
leasing properties to tho Cnmeglo com
pany, wao adjourned until July.
Tho comparntlvo statement of tho
government receipts and expenditures
for tho fiscal year ending Juno 29 will
show an excess of receipts over dis
bursements of approximately soventy
slx million dollars. ,
Gcorgo Prlco, a colored trooper re
cently mustered out of company G,
Forty-eighth Infantry, which has Just
returned from tho Philippines, died
from tho effects of a pistol wound In
flicted by P. Bonclll.
To socuro fair rates of transport
flclal to tho cattle- Industry nro tho
tlon for cnltlo and legislation bono
objects of tho Amorlcnn Cattlo Grow
ers' association, which has boen Incor
porated tit Denver, Colo.
Jesso F. Thayer, formerly a captain
In tho Araerlan volunteers, but lately
retired to prlvato llfo nnd working
nt his trade, committed sulcldo nt Om
aha. Ho was horsewhipped at Lincoln
by IiIb wife, from whom ho had aop
nrated, and this seemed to prey upon
him.
Tho Intonso heat caused tho expan
sion of tho rails at a point betwoon
Palmyra and Hunnowoll, Mo., to such
an extent that It was necessary to
Bhorton tho rnlla llvo Inches boforo
thoy could bo gotten back In place.
Tho castbound St. Louis nnd Port
land trnln waB delayed noarly an hour.
Ab a result of a quarrel over to,wn
lota In Addlngton, In tho Klown In
dian reservation, Oklahoma, R. S,
Castlobcrry shot J. M. Wambold, pres
ident of tho First National bank, thrco
times, Indicting mortal woands. Cau
tloborry thon ahot Hornco Addlngton,
who Interfered, Inflicting n dangerous
Ytound. Castlobrry BUrrcndurod
Rov. Dr. John Gordon, for many
years pastor of tho WotBtnlnstor Pres
byterian church of Omaha, for eight
years profecBor of church hUtory In
tho Omaha Presbytorlan Theological
seminary, nnd for a yoar has boon
professor of history at Tnbor collego,
Tabor, la,, has Just boon oloctcd act
ing president of that collcgo and dean
of tho faculty.
There Is no Intention on tho part of
tho dopnrtmont to rcduco tho military
forco In Cuba nt tho present tlmo or
In tho Immediate future. Tho prcsont
forco of noarly 0,000 mon Is hold In
Cuba on tho recommendation of Gov
ernor General Wood, and tho Bocre
tary will dopond on General Wood's
ndvlco as to tho reduction of tho
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forco.
Tho Modern Mlllor says. "Ideal
wcathor for harvesting tho whoat crop
lias provallod In tho greater part of
tho winter wheat bolt. Tho crop 1b
nearly all cut and n much lnrgor por
contngo Is being threshed than usual
nt this tlmo of tho year, owing to tho
dry, hot weather, which has seasoned
tho grain rnpldly. Tho yield Is gon
crally beyond expectations, and tho
quality suporb."
Rural free dcllvory aorvlco will bo
established on August 1 nn follows:
Nebraska Dradshaw, York county,
two cnrrlora; length of route, fifty-
four miles; population served, 1,025;
carrlors, F. J. Smith nnd E. G. Co
burn, Postofflca at Arborvlllo to bo
supplied by rural carrier.
At a meeting of tho Ohio republican
etnto central commlttco CongrosBninn
Charles 'Dick was olectcd chairman of
tho atato oxccutlvo commlttco, John
R. Mallory Becrotary and W. F. Bur-
doll treasurer.
Senator Hannn gave $50,000 to Ken
yon collcgo (Ohio), with which to
build a dormitory.
A civil Borvlco examination will bo
hold on August 15 for tho position of
elevator conductor In tho public build
Ing nt Dubuque, la.
Rov. Charles B. Powers, pastor of
Mount Zlon Presbyterian church of
St. Joseph, Mo., died.
Articles of Incorporation woro filed
With tho eecrotary of stnto of Illinois
of tho Springfield & St. Louis railroad,
capital stock $25,000.
Secretary Root hus returned to
Washington, having boen absent about
a week In New York state.
William Dresbach, ono of tho pio
neer wheat men of California, died In
8a n Francisco after a very brief Ill
ness. He was aged about 75 yoars.
NOW UNDER CIVIL RULE
Oommissicnor Taft Is Inaugurated
Governor of tho Philippines.
ARELLANO ADMINISTERS THE OATH
Now omclnl Announce Hl I'lani for
Further ImproTeinent Cominlnlon to
Uo Incromed TlireB Native Members
Mill bo Appointed.
MANILA, July C.
In tho Philippines
-Civil government
has been auspi
ciously Inaugurated. Commissioner
Taft waB escorted by General MncAr
thur and General Chaffee from tho pal
ace to a great tomporary trlbuno Just
outsldo tho Plaza Palaclo. Standing
on a projecting center of tho tribune,
Mr. William II. Taft, the now civil gov
ernor of tho Philippine lslnnds, took
tho oath of ofllco administered by Chief
Justlco Arollnno. Governor Taft was
then Introduced by Gcnoral MacAr
thur, tho guns of Fort Santiago bolng
fired by way of a salute.
A fcaturo of tho Inaugural address
of Governor Taft was tho announce
ment that on September 1, 1001, tho
commission would bo Increased by tho
nppolntmont of thrco nntlvo mcmboru,
Dr. Wardo Dotavcrs, Donlto Lcgardo,
and Joso Luzurlaga. Boforo September
departments will exist as follows: In
terior, heads having been nrranged for
thus: Interior, Worcester; commcrte
nnd pollco, Wright Justlco nnd finance.
Ido; public Instruction, Moses.
Of tho twonty-soven provinces or
ganized Civil Governor Tnft said tho
Insurrection still exists In flvo. This
will cauBO tho contlnunnco of tho mili
tary government In theso flections. Six
teen additional provinces nro roportod
without Insurrections, but as yot thoy
havo not boon organized. Four prov
inces nro not .ready for civil govern
ment. Tho spcakor predicted that with the
concentration of troops Into largor
garrisons It would bo nccessnry for tho
pcoplo to unsint tho pollco In tho pres
ervation of order. Fleet launches will
bo procurod, ho said, which will facili
tate communication nmong tho prov
inces, nn well cb nld tho postal and
rovenuo department.
In connection with educational ef
forts Civil Governor Taft Bald that
ndultfl should bo educated by an ob
servation of American methods. Ho
oald that thoro was a reasonable hopo
that congress would provldo n tariff
suitable ono that would assist In tho
dovolopment of tho Philippines, Instead
of nn application of tho Untied Stntos
tariff.
According to tho civil governor thcro
Is nn unuxpendod balance In tho Insu
lar treasury of $3,700,000 and nn nn-
mini Incomo of $10,000,000. Ho Bnld
that any po3slblo friction botweon civil
anil military subordinates should be
discouraged. Tho patriotism of tho
leading Filipinos wns commended. In
conclusion Civil Governor Taft roltor
ntcd a hopo expressed by tho president
that hi tho futuro tho Inhabiting
would bo grateful for tho American
Phlllpplno victories.
Tho rending of President McKlnloy's
mossago of congratulation was ontlui3
lnBtlcally cheered. Tho ontlro front of
tho tribunal, a block long, wns doc-
orntod with flags, and Bcvcral olllcoro,
with tholr families and friends, wcro
seated therein, Gonornl MncArthur,
Civil Governor Tnft and Military Gov
ernor Chnffeo occupied tho contor, with
tho othor gonernls on tholr right. Rear
Admiral Kompff and Ills staff woro on
their loft. Tho United Stntos commis
sioners and Justices of tho supremo
court woro Immediately In tho rear,
vlth tho foreign consuls. Tho mass of
tho pcoplo stood In tho park opposite.
Tho Filipino lendors woro thoro, but
thoro wero moro Amcrlcnns than Fill
pi noo prosont.
Tho president's message Is ns fol
lows;
Taft, Manila Upon tho assumption
of your now duties as civil governor
of tho Phlllpplno Islands, I havo grcnt
plcnsuro In sending congratulations to
you and your associates und my thank.i
for tho good work nlready accomplish
cd. I extend to you my full confidence
nnd best wishes for still groat succosa
In tho lnrgor responsibilities now do-
volvod upon you and tho assurance not
only from myself, but from my coun
trymon of good will for tho pcoplo of
tho Islands, and tho hopo that tholr
participation In tho government, which
It Is our purposo to develop nmong
them, may load to tholr highest ad
vanccniont, happiness and prosperity.
WILLIAM M'KINLBY.
Allen llm n Full Clmrui.
SAN JUAN 1)13 PORTO RICO, July
5, Tho Fourth of July was; eolobrnted
with groat and unprecedented en
thusiasm. Both tho political partlon
assisted In tho ceremony, for which
Governor Allen appropriated $500 and
tho citizens donated tho remainder.
Tho colobratlon opened wtli n public
ball in' tho ovcnlrig, Governor nnd Mm.
Allen loading tho grand march'. NeVcr
boforo wan thcro such display of colors
in San Juan.
THE PORTO RICANS AGREE.
Aiieinbly railed Vtci Trmlo Itciotutton
iflrr l'rntrncted Dolmte.
SAN JUAN, P. R., July C In n
Joint session Instlng thrco hours, tho
Porto Rlcan assembly unanimously
passed tho freo trade resolution. Tho
nssembly hall was crowded with peo
ple and cheers greeted tho announce
ment that Governor Allen had signed
tho resolution.
Tho freo trndo resolution begins with
a prcamblo In which reference Is made
to section 3 of tho Fornker bill. Tho
resolution then proceeds:
"Tho Porto Rlcan assembly In extra
session, and pursuant to tho Instruc
tions of congress, docs hereby notify
tho president of tho United States
that by vlrtuo of tho Hollander nets
nnd other acts, It has put Into opera
tion a system of local taxation to meet
tho necessities of Insular government,
nnd It hereby directs that a copy of
this Joint resolution bo presented to
tho president of tho United States nnd
It requests that Governor Allen deliv
er tho resolution In question to Presi
dent McKlnlcy to tho end that tho
proclamation may bo made by him
and, If It shall seem wlso nnd proper
to tho president of tho United States,
the assembly requests that his proc
lamation bo Issued July 25, as that day
Is being established a legal Porto
holiday, to commcmorato tho anni
versary of tho coming of the American
Hag."
Governor Allen personally read a
mcssago before tho nssembly, In which
ho exhaustively reviewed tho financial
situation of tho Island nnd showed
that Porto Rico possessed abundant
resources for Its needs without draw
ing upon customs receipts. Mr. Hol
lander's report on tho Island's re
sources was considered sufficiently
dcflnlto to warrant tho Joint resolu
tion In favor of free trade. Tho reso
lution was Introduced In the house by
Scnor Mornles. Hr. Hollander, In a
long speech, reviewed tho workings of
tho now tax law nnd cxplnlncd tho
now system of tnxntlon. Ho Bald:
"Present conditions mnko this Joint
resolution possible nnd the insular ns
sombly can henceforth dlspenso with
tho rovenuo nccrulng from Pofto
Rlcnn customs."
Scvcrnl other lengthy speeches wero
made Tho resolution passed nt 12:45
and wna signed by Governor Allen.
Tho nctlon of tho assembly Is consid
ered tho most Important taken by It
since tho Inauguration of Governor
Allen.
Ttihllnnt Fourth In l'url'.
PARIS, July C, Tho United States
embassy and consulato and majority
of tho Amorlcnn busInesH houses nnd
Btorcs hero decorated yesterday with
tho stars and stripes and Hio French
tricolor hung together. Most of tho
Amorlcnn residents nnd visitors at
tended tho open rccoptlon of the
Untied States embassador, General
Horaco Porter, In tho afternoon. Tho
nnininl banquet of tho Amorlcnn
Chnmbor of Commcrco wn In se33lon.
In Celebrated nt I'eMn.
PEKIN, July 5. Tho Fourth of July
was celebrated hero by tho United
Stntes legation guard with athletic
gamos nnd fireworks. Tho German
minister, Dr. Murom von Schwnrzon
ntoln, gnva a dinner nt tho Gorman
legation to tho officers of tho American
guard. Messrs. SquIrcB und Rockhlll
nnd tho other members of tho United
States legation eolobrnted tho Fourth
nt tho summer legation In tho hills.
Heading Strike U Kndod.
READING, Pa., July 5. Tho Read
ing railway striking tdiop hands rati
fied tho ngroomont between Chalrmnn
Boschor nnd President Baor and It wns
decided to return to work Friday
morning. Over 1,200 men wcro prcsont
nt tho mooting.
Ontnper Iteonverlnjr Itnpldly,
WASHINGTON, D. C. July 5.
President Gompcrs of tho Federation
of Labor, who suffered concussion of
tho brain as n result of a fall from a
street car Inst week, Is progresses
rapidly towards recovory. Ho will go
to Deer Park, Md.
Wreck on Town Centrtl.
BURLINGTON, la., July 5. In
formation lms roached horo that a pas
scnger train on tho Iowa Central has
boon wrecked near Hampton, Iowa,
and that two postal plerks havo boon
killed.
Vlrt Time In Fnrly Yenr.
JACKSON, MIbs., July 5. For the
first tlmo In forty years tho Dcclara
tlon of Indepondonco was read In
Jackson at tho Fourth of July colobra
tlon. Tho mooting was hold In roprc
sontatlvo ball nt tho stato capltol.
l-rof. flik li Dead.
GLOUCESTER, Mass., July 5, Prof.
John FIrIco of Cambridge, famous lec
turer and historian, died nt tho Haw-
thorno Inn, East Gloucester. Ho camo
to this city yestaidny nnd was taken
111 Boon after tuvlvlng nt tho hotel,
Tho causo of death was oxctsslvo heat,
of which ho had complained two days.
Mr. Flsko was 59 years of ago and was
for many years connected with Har
vard college in n profefcBlonal ca
paclty.
AWFUL HEAT
In tho Great Oities of tho Eist Aro Many
Deaths and Prostrations.
NO RELIEF AS YET IN SIGHT
Hundred! Drop nnd Die on HurnlnR
rnvemcnti l'ulillo Vehicle Inadequate
to Cnro Promptly far tho Uiifortuuntn
Victim.
Deaths.
Now York 225
Philadelphia 52
Bnltlmoro 23
Pittsburg nnd vicinity 51
NEW YORK, July 4.- -Tho hent
which has worked such havoc on this
t'.ty recently was somewhat mitigated
lato yesterday by n succession of thun
derstorms, which sent tho mercury
tumbling down ten degrees between
tho hours of 4:30 nnd 8 p. m. Never
did a downpour of rain receive such an
enthusiastic reception as did this one.
Tho thunder nnd lightning wcro heavy
nnd many houses wcro struck, causing
fires, but so far ns known no person
was killed or Injured. During tho
last downpour hull fell In quantities.
It was after tho hottest July 2 In
tho history of tho local wenther bu
reau nnd n dny that almost reached
tho city record of September 7, 1881,
thnt this cant relief came.
Tho morning opened with tho torn-
pcraturo at 83 at C a. m., and In an
hour It had gono to S7, nnd In another
hour had climbed a point higher, Jump
ing nil tho way to 03 by 0 o'clock.
Tho wind wan scarcely porccptlblo nnd
tho humidity, which was 60 per cent,
aggravated tho conditions. Then tho
mercury kept on climbing, registering
95 nt 11 o'clock and going up to 08
betweon 12 nnd 1 nnd stayed there un
til nftcr 3 o'clock. Tho humidity had
fallen to 41 per cent, Tho Buffering
caused by tho heat was unprecedent
ed. All tho ambulances In the city as
well as tho patrol wagons and many
other vehicles wero kept busy nnswor-
lng calls. At tho rato of about ono a
minute tho calls camo In over tho po
llco wires nil day, breaking nil records
for tho nmount of ambulance scrvlco
nnd providing patients enough to
crowd nil tho hospitals.
Tho official temperaturo up in tho
lofty weather bureau remained at OS,
tho tcmpernturcs on tho street level
ranged from 100 to 100.
Tho terrible fatality of tho heat was
Bhown by the largo pcrcentngo cf
deaths nmong thoso prostrated. Out
of 328 cases of prostration reported up
to 11:30 o'clock last night, 148. resulted
fatally.
Among the most prominent victims
wcro tho Rev. Dr. Nowland Maynard,
tho Episcopal clergyman and lecturer,
nnd Jacob Rogers, tho former locomo
tive builder.
Between tho hours of 2 a. m. Tues
day, and 12:45 n. m. yesterday, Wed
nesdny, thoro wore In tho boroughs of
Mnnhattan nnd tho Bronx, 158 deaths
nnd 178 prostrations.
Tho samo weather conditions which
provntled In thla city wero experienced
In Brooklyn. It wns cstlmntcd by tho
pollco nt midnight that during Tues
day thoro had been sixty deaths and
150 prostrntlons by tho heat In Brook
lyn.
PROCLAMATION IS READY.
l'reildent Will Soon lime Statement
Opening Indian Ileierrstlon.
WASHINGTON, July 4. Secretary
Hitchcock Informed tho cabinet today
that tho proclamation for tho opening
of tho Klown, Comnncho nnd Apacho
Indian reservations in Oklahoma was
completed. Tho Bocrotary will gb over
It with tho president tomorrow nnd It
will bo issued olthor tomorrow ovcnlnc
or July 4. It will fix tho day of open-
Ing nnd will proscrlbo tho methods and
rules to bo observed by prospectlvo
homesteaders.
Secretaries Hay nnd Long were tho
absentees at today's meeting, Littlo
business wns transacted. The most Im
portant action ilcciueu upon was a
chango In tho civil sorvlco rules re
garding dorks and carriers In tho pos
tal service. Tho ago limits within
which applicants could apply for posi
tions ns cnriiers heretofore havo boon
21 years as tho minimum nnd 40 as tba
maximum. Tho minimum for clerks
has been 18 years, with no maximum.
Tho civil sorvlco commission proposed
n uniform minimum of 18 nnd a maxi
mum of 40 yenrs. It was tho opinion
of tho postmnster general nnd tho rest
of tho cabinet, howovor, that thld
maximum was too low and It wns de
cided to fix 45 years as tho maximum
for both classes of employes,
FHCt About .luno Weather.
OMAHA. July 4. Only twlco in
thirty-one years has tho moan tempor-
aturo of Juno been so high ns In 1901.
In 1871 average for tho .month wns 76
and In 1881 tho nvorngo wns 75. This
year tho averago was 75, thrco de
grees above normal for tho month.
Tho highest tomperature ovor record
ed at Omaha In Juno was on tho 28th,
when tho mercury renched 100. Tho
mean maximum temperature for tho
month was S5.4.
'GOMEZ TALKS IMTtt PALMA.
Conference Supposed to Hare Hearing
Upon Cuban Republic
NEW YORK, July 2. General Max
imo Gomoz ban been spending much of
his tlmo In conference with Tomas Es
trada Palma at tho Waldorf-Astoria.
Neither would dlvulgo tho exact nature
of their talk. It Is thought General
Gomez Is hero to sound tho head of tho
Cuban Junta on the question of his can
didacy for tho presidency of Cubn. Gen
eral Gomez, who Is himself a presiden
tial possibility, declared recently in fa
vor of Senor Palma. When this subject
was mentioned to Estrada Palma last
night ho said:
"I wduld rather not discuss tho mat
ter. It Is too early anywny and tho Cu
bans havo not yot made up tholr minds
whom they desire for president."
General Gomez will leavo the city
this morning with Senor Palma for tho
latter's homo at Central Valiey, N. Y.
Ho expects to go to Washington tomor
row nnd call upon President McKlnlcy.
Before going to tho capital It Is possi
ble ho will lssuo a statement covering
tho object of his trip north and setting
forth hie views on Cuban affairs.
AMERICA INVADING CANADA.
O.tpltal from the United Otntei Is Uuylnc
Up the Dominion.
LONDON, July 2. J. Henry Bour-
assi, member of the Dominion parlia
ment and somo yeara director of La
Review Canadlcnne, has arrived in
London for a holiday. Interviewed by
a reporter for tho Dally News ho ro
fcred among others matters to the way
American capital Is invading Canada.
"American capital," ho said, "Is
spreading around tho lakes, up tho riv
ers and along the railroad systems. It
Is breaking down tho barrier between
Canada and tho United States. Tho
Americans aro not conquering us, but
they aro buying us. When this is ac
complished it will only need a Blight
political difference with tho homo gov
ernment and tho annexation move
ment, now dead, will revive.
"Thon you will have to look not to
tho half Americanized business men of
Cnnadn, but to us French Canadians,
who havo saved Canada for you moro
than onco nnd may havo to save it
again, unless you hopolessly alienate
us."
HpitnUli Claim Considered.
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 3.
Tho Spanish treaty claims commission
held a session today and heard argu
ment on tho question of taking testi
mony in Cuba or other foreign terri
tories. Several attorneys presented
arguments on tho subject, but no de
cision was reached.
Tho motion filed by tho attorney for
tho government to dismiss tho caso
growing out of tho sinking of tho
Maine for want of Jurisdiction was
called up, but In tho absence of Mr.
Fuller, who prepared tho motion on
bohalf of tho government, tho cobo
went over, subject to call.
Uuylnc Mlisourl Lend Fields.
NEW YORK, July 3. Tho Herald
says: With tho passage or a cnecK
for almost $1,000,000 from tho Morton
Tru3t company of this city to tho
Union Trust company of St. Louis,
tho first definite step on tho part of
tho Union Lead nnd Oil company to
ward tho acquirement of tltlo of all
purchascnblo Missouri load fields has
been taken. More changes of titles
for largo amounts aro expected soon,
Dainace at Vort Crook.
FORT CROOK. Neb.. July 3. A
windstorm verging closo upon a cy-
clono passed over this section yester
day about 4 o'clock doing consldor-
ablo damage. The depot building was
unroofed, n Bcctlon of which was car
ried fully 300 feet dlBtant. It was
scattered In frngraents for nn entire
block. Lightning struck a telegraph
polo near which a soldlor was pass
Ing, riddling tho polo into splinters.
Tho soldier was not hurt.
Wrecked at Hock Sprl-i.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 3.
A special to tho News from Choy-
enne, Wyo says: Eastbound Atlantic
express No. G on tho Union Pacific ran
into tho rear end of a froight train
nt Rock Springs last night. Between
flftcon nnd twenty persons, nil but
two of tho passengers on tho east-
bound train, woro slightly injured,
Traffic wns delayed for nearly fourteen
hours.
New Ilovenue Diitriet.
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 3. Tho
now rovenuo collection uismci em
bracing North and South Dakota was
established with Herman Ellermnnd
as collector. Tho office Is located at
Abcrdcon, S. D.
VI E ht on I'lnn of Hettlement.
GUTHRIE, O. T July 3. The gov-
cr"amont'8 proposed lottery plan of
settlement of tho Kiowa and Com-
mnncho country is to bo contested
by settlors who expect to take claims
when tho country Is opened. The
plan of contest Ib tho legality of tho
drawing scheme Among thoso who
will bo leading plaintiffs is Lewis N.
Hornbcck of Mlnco, I. T., who has
been a government surveyor. Ho has
retained counsel to moke his case.
will pursue mm
General Ohaffeo Preparos to Mako Captive
of lnsnrgont Obief.
CAPT. HUTCHINSON HAS A PLACE
Prospective Cntntnnnder Want lllm For
IIU Military Secretary New Arranire
tneut in Effect Jnly 4 to Ho Inaugur
ation and Uener.il Moving Day.
MANILA, July 3. General Chaffeo-
ls preparing to push Malvar, tho ln
eurgent chief of southern Luzon. Ho
lms ordered tho transfer of tho Fifth.'
Infantry from northern Luzon to-
Batangas province. Tho general has-
been Informed thnt Malvar's principal
headquarters aro in a mountain town
In northorn Tayabas, whoso Inhab
itants nro contributing to his support.
General Chaffoo'B staff appointees;
nro as follows: Adjutant general,
Colonel William P. Hall; quartermas
ter, General Charles F. Humphrey:
Inspector general, Lieutenant Colonel
Joseph P. Sanger; military secretary,.
Captain Groto Hutcheson, Sixth cav
alry. Thursday, July 4, will bo inaugu
ration day for tho civil government
nnd moving day for tho military
headquarters, which will be trans
ferred to tho former Spanish head
quartero outsldo tho walled city. Tho
place will bo occupied exclusively by
the civil government. General Chaf
fee, who assumes command Thurs
day, will occupy Judge Taft's resi
dence, and Judgo Taft will remove to-
the Malacannn palace.
Bills havo been passed establishing-
a board of health for tho Philippines
nnd providing for laboratories In
connection therewith. Tho salary of
tho health commissioner will bo $1G,
000. General Chaffeo has not formulated
plans for tho occupation of the Island
of MIndlnoro. General Hughes, at
his request, will bo permitted to
contlnuo in commnnd of the Vlsaya
Islands until the Snmar campaign is
completed. Subsequently, Gen. Davis
will continue, temporarily, to bo
provost marshal at Manila.
Tho United States crulcor Albany
sailed today for tho Mediterranean.
fieral Insurgent ofTtci.-s and 3MV
bolomen havo voluntnrlly taken tho
oath of allegiance at Culno, provlr.ee
of Batuan.
Captain Adams, with ten men.
scouting in Albay province, has kill
ed ten insurgents and captured a Fil
ipino captain and ten rac..
A detachment of tho Fourth In
fantry, scouting on a volcanic Island,
in Lako Taal, has captured Gonzales,
an Insurgent leader, his adjutant and
several others. Another detachment
of tho samo regiment has had a run
ning engagement at Buneas and de
stroyed a Filipino stronghold. Sor-
gennt Brown nnd Privntes Rlgsby niuT
Gatfleld of the coast artillery wero
wounded.
Tho English club will glvo a re
ception to General MacArthur to
night.
Four American prisoners, who es
caped from Calapan, have been re
captured. Six othors nro reported to
bo In southern MIndlnoro.
PIER IS A DEATHTRAP.
Eleven Uvea Destroyed When Llghtnlng-
Holt Wrecks Strncture.
CHICAGO, July 3. Crowded togeth
er in a little zinc-lined shanty, under
a north shore pier, ten boys and young-
men and ono old man met instant
death by lightning today.
Thoy had left their fish lines and!
sought Bholter from tho fierce thunder
storm that deluged tho northern part
of tho city about 1 o'clock. Ten min
utes later their bodies lay, with
twisted and tangled limbs, "liko a nest
of snakes," as the men who found
them said.
There wero twelve who sought shel
ter and Just ono escaped. Twelve-year-old
Wllllo Anderson was unin
jured, but ho lay many minutes bo
foro ho could bo drawn out from un
der tho heap of dead bodies.
The dead aro all from tho families
of comparatively poor peoplo and
comprised n party of men who wero
fishing nnd seeking relief from the
heat of tho day, Joined by n number
of boys who had cpmo to wade and
swim on the beach.
The Webiter Comity Tragedy.
FORT DODGE, In., July 3. Tho ver
dict of tho corner was to tho effect
that C. A. Guild and Clnrenco Guild,
who wero shot to death near Dayton,
camo to their death from wounds in
flicted by a shotgun in tho hands of
Oliver Brlcker.
Ilody of I'lna;roe Arrlvei.
NEW YORK, July 3. Tho body of
former Governor Hnzen S. Plncreo
of Michigan nrrlved yesterday, on tho
steamship Zealandin. With tho body
camo Hazen S. Plngrcc, Jr., who ac
companied IiIb father to England. Tho
body will bo taken from tho ship to
morrow. Frank Plngreo a brother of
the lato governor; Mnyor William G.
Maybury of Detroit and R. G. Solomon
of Newark, representing tho leather
dealers' committee, wero at tho dock.