IilLiPiiypi.IjlG HE AT ARMOUR'S
IMA I HA III!, l'roprletor,
TERMS: $125 IN ADVANCE.
NORTH PLATTE,
NEBRASKA.
h-:M"X':x-h-":-h:"::?
BRIEF TELEGRAMS. '
Dr. Von Siemens, until recently di
rector of tho Germnn bank, Is fatally
111 with cancer of tho stomach.
Tho Chicago and Southeastern rail
way, which has been tied up by a
rurlko for seventeen days, has been
opened and trains will run rcgulnrly
Henceforth.
Twclvo more Uoer leaders, Including
Commandant Schecpers, whoso cap-
turo wns announced August 12, have
been permanently banished from
South Africa.
James T. Woods, who drow first
prlzo in tho Lawton district land lot
tery last Bummer and settled on a
claim valued at $30,000, has died of
typhoid fever.
Dr. C. M. Bnrtlctt, for twenty-ono
years presldont of tho Maryvlllo col
lego, Maryvlllo, Tcnn., died, aged 31
years. Ho was ono of tho best known
educators In Tennessee.
Commander Seth M, Ackley of tho
navy hn8 been placed on tho retired
list, with tho rank of captain. His
advancement Is duo to his service In
tho wnr of tho rebellion.
Dnlzicl's Berlin correspondent states
that tho poltco of that place aro
searching for an Italian anarchist
named Napoll, who is roportcd to b&
on routo to Berlin to nssnsslnato the
kaiser.
Indiana republicans who have boon
In Washington recently bring back
tho information that President Rooao
volt will put tho rural mall delivery
tindor civil scrvlco rules about the first
of next year,
An unconfirmed report, which has
rcachod London through Berlin, Bays
a part of tho Russian garrison nt
Warsaw recently mutlncd, firing upon
tho officers, and that 300 men will be
court-martialed.
Tho cup presented by tho Chicago
Athletlo association to Sir Thomaa
Llpton la of sterling silver, two and
one-halt foot high and wolghlng six
toon pounds. Tho figures on It aro
Bailors, ships nnd son Borponts.
Owing to gravo scandals In tho nd
mln 1st rat Ion of companies working tho
Iron oro Holds In northern Sweden,
savu tho Stockholm corrnAnnntinnt. Hm
Kovornmont will ask thn rnlohntntr thnt
thn nfntrt !iv nnf Mm i,
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Tho safo of tho countv tremmmr of
nutinr ,. t, f aiii
blown opon by burglars, Only $100
was obtained. TJio safe Is n wreck.
Tho robbory was not dlscovorcd until
after tho robbers had disappeared.
Ex-Governor J. S. Hogg and J. W.
Swayno of Toxas havo gono to Now
York for tho purposo of Interesting
capitalists In tho formation of a big
combination of all tho Independent oil
producers In tho Bciuirnont fields.
Victor O'Brlon, a grnduato student
of tho University of Chicago and a boh
of P. W. O'Brien, n lending lawyor In
San Francisco, was placed In tho de-
tentlon hospital, apparently Buffering
fmm niMitn mnni., v..,, rvn-1.,.. in
mm waaa W 4I A WU11K V J1 aVtk 0
said to havo becomo lnsano over a
lovo affair. i
Alio interior uopartmeut haB re
ceived word from Governor Orman of
Colorado that 300 Indiana from tho
Whlto Rocks, Utah ngoncy, havo loft
tho reservation and uro destroying
gnmo in direct violation of tho Colo
rado laws. Ho prodlctB that unless
Bomothlng 1b dono to keep tho In
dians on tho reservation thcro will bo
serious trouble
Mayor Hartonbowor of Dob Moines
has announced his Intention of plac
ing inlnlstora of tho gospol on tho po
llen force. Tho Rov. Conrad Hooker
nnd tho Rev. G. W. L. Brown criti
cised tho work of tho pollco In main
taining order during tho carnival.
Secretary Gago has accoptnd tho
trcasurorahlp of tho McKlnloy Arch
association. Prominent men In every
Hectlon will bo solcctud to organize tho
work In their localities, untl it is be
lieved that tho $2,000,000 needed will
bo raised In a short tlmo.
The Hamburg-American Packet
company has commenced n fortnightly
sorvlco to Cuba.
M. Paul Blouct, who Is better known
as "Max 0'Rell," haB becomo a mem
ber of tho editorial staff of Figaro,
Paris.
Sir Thomas Llpton sailed for homo
on tho steamer Celtic.
Richard Tripp of Colfax, la., aged
19, 1b not expected to llvo us a result
of Injuries received In u foot ball con
test between tho Colfax and Pralrlo
. City High school.
Laura D. Barnard of Omaha will
recolvo $20,000 and Interest at tho
- ntto of 7 per cent by a recent decision
of tho United States court of uppcals,
afllrmlng n verdict of a lower tribunal.
Tho litigation uroso out of u lire In
Peoria, 111., four years ugo.
.Tho Midland Portland Cement com
pany, capital $1,000,000, was Incorpor
ated at Trenton, N. J.
It Is reported that Mine. Tsllkn, tho
companion of Miss' Ellen M, Btpne,
tho American missionary captured by
brigands, died recently lu captivity.
South Omaha Packing Plant Has a Forty
Thousand Dollar Loss,
FERTILIZER DEPARTMENT RUINED
Hnrd Work Kurrn mi Iriirnetinn Amount of
Threatened Property Two Hours of
Haute (Irt-nt Dlmcnlty to Sure J'riclit-1
eueil Cuttle from Viaduct.
OMAHA, Oct. 25. Flro nlmoat de-
most totally destroyed tho fertilizer
department at Armour's, South Omnha,
tnr nlehf. Ilv lmr.1 wort tho flrornnn
kent t10 flamcs from spreading and
thereby waved nn Immonsn amount of
property which nt ono tlmo was In
(hinger. Just a fow minutes before 10
o'clock a wntchman discovered flames
In the fertilizer building, which Is nt
tho west end of tho north row of build-
lngs. An alarm was at onco sent In
and tho big chlmo whistle sounded a
distress call which could bo hoard three
miles.
In response to tho alarm tho South
Omaha department nnBwercd prompt
ly, but tho stock ynrds department
under Chief Ambler turned tho first
stream on tho blaze. All of the pack
ing houses Bent their departments nnd
ns tho water presouro was oxcollont
tho building was flooded In a short
tlmo.
Tho llnmcs Bprcad with astonishing
rapidity and when tho roof fell the
blnzo Illuminated tho stock yarcU and
tho surrounding territory for a wldo
distance
As tho various companies came up
nnd roportcd for duty they woro as-
signed stations, and by good manage-
mont tho walls of tho fertilizer build-
Inir were kont cool, and thus tho flro
was prevented from spreading.
Goneral Manager Kcnyon of tho
Stock Yards company wnB early on tho
ground and ho nt onco directed that
tho cattlo on tho viaduct bo driven
back to pens In tho stock ynrds. This
wns no easy task, as the animals wcro
badly frightened by tho glare nnd tho
nolso.
After tho flro was under control, R.
C. Howo, gcnornl mnnngor of tho plant,
was asked about tho loss. Ho said
that tho building was worth about $25,
000, but that tho walls could bo saved.
As for tho contents, ho could not Bay
Tho Impression Is that tho loss will
amount to fully $40,000. This Is cov
crcd by insurance Ho Bald tho flro
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would not interfere Willi tho onertuion
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io plant, but that work would con-
tlnuo today as usual.
About two years ago there waB a flro
In thla Bamo department of tho Ar-
mour plant, but tho loss was not nearly
ns much ns It 1b now.
Spontaneous combustion or a spark
from tho grinding machlno Is sup-
poBcd to bo tho causo of tho lire.
BIG PRODUCTION OF HARD COAL.
In Kxcess of I.ust Ycnr und I) em ml lu
Kxceit of tho Supply.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct, 25. Tho pro-
ductlon of anthrnctto coal In Pcnn
ylvnnla this year will bo tho largest
in tno niaiory or tno irauo. Approxi-
I "
mutely tho output will uo uuout lu.uuo,-
000 tons moro than In 1900. Tho pro.
ductlon last yenr was 45,107,484 tons;
In 1899, 47.CCG.000 tons, nnd In 1898,
41,889,800 tons. For nlno months of
thlo year tho shipment of coal has
amounted to 40,309,780 tons, n ngnlnst
34,202,710 toii3 for tho samo period last
year. Theso figures only relate to tho
actual shipment nnd do not Include
that UBod at tho mines and by tho coal
companies. Tho demand for hard coal
thlo year has boon groator than ovor
boforo. The production mis neen ruuy
takon up and tno mining companies
havo little stock on hand.
(liven Mars-mi silver Nervlce.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25. Tho Now
York Yacht club hold a meeting Inst
night nt which n commltteo was up-
pointed to present a aervlco of Bllvor
to J. P. Morgan as a mark of tho ap-
preclatlou in which tho club hold him
Tho resolutions which preceded this
nctlon rccfta Mr, Morgan's gift of the
land on which tho prcsont club houso
is built and tno uso no gavo tno ciuu
of Columbia In 1899 and 1901 to do-
fend tho Amorlca'H cup.
Hatuoa (iron Quiet
MANILA, Oct. 25.--aonernl Hughes
telegraphs from tho Island of Cobu re
porting that thoro has boon uo troublo
in tho Islnnd of Samnr slnco tho fight
nt tho Gnndara river.
Genornl Smith la busy
Increasing
tho garrisons In Samnr and preparing
for nctlvo measures.
Will Not Wait for Howard.
GEORGETOWN, Ky Oct. 25.-
Wlion court convened today Attorney
Smith for Power asked for an ordor
to bring Jim Howard horo from tin
Frankfort Jail to tCBtlfy lu tho piis
oner's bohalf, Howard was condomnod
to doatli for GooberB murder, but was
grunted a now trial. Tho Judge grant-
cd tho ordor for Howard's removal,
hut imld If Hownrd was not horo by
tho tlmo tho dofonso dosed tho court
would not wait on him.
LOSS IN CORN CORN.
Freight on .Account
of Decreased Export.
NBW YORK, Oct. 25. Niun'rotte
floating grain elevators looming r.bove
tho stores of tho Atlantic basin, bnck
of Governor's Island, and 124 berthed
steamers, many of them tossing Idly,
attest an unprecedented dullness in
ocean freights, says the World. It lk
dtI0 to tllO ollOrtUgO Of tho COm crop
out west. Corn exports aro 30,000.000
busholR behind the same date, of 1900.
"Corn maken ocean freights not
wheat," explained Broker Lunham of
Lunhnm & Moore, freight brokers and
forwarding agents, Produce exchange
Exports 08tlmatO 100,000 tons Of
0:eni1 cargo spaco tied up In New
York, about tho samo In Philadelphia,
nnl smaller amounts In Boston, Bal-
tlmoro, Norfolk and Now Orleans. Coal
that was formerly carried to Europo
tov $3.75 and $4 a ton Is now carried
or $2. General cargo from tho gulf
to Denmark that brought $4.50 and $5
a ton Is now being taken for $3.12.
Ocean freights have fallen 20 per cent
"t least.
MUST PAY PENALTY SOON.
Murderer of William McKlnley Hi
it ut
Short Time to Live
ALBANY, N. Y., Oct. 25. Leon F,
Czolgosz, tho murderer of President
McKlnloy, will bo cloctrocutod at 7 a.
m- n Tuesday, October 29, at Auburn
prison
wanton Mead has solected Tuesduy,
bo that flnnl arrangements may bo
mado on Monday. In doing this ho
following tho general custom In the
atato prisons rolntlvo to electrocutions,
It doos away with the necessity for
making final arrangements on Sunday.
Tho sentence of tho court wns that tho
execution of Czolgos. Bhould tnko
plnco during tho week comonclng Oe
tobor 28, leaving to the warden of the
prison full power to select tho day of
tho week In which to carry out tho
mnndatcs .of tho law. This latltudo
lo given tho warden to secure secrecy
ns to tho tlmo of tho execution and to
guard ngnlnst delay from accident,
such as In 1893 cnused a dolay of an
hour In an execution after tho con
domtied mnn had been taken into tho
death houso at Auburn penitentiary.
JO RE-OPEN IN SOUTH OMAHA.
Will Uso Nnhraskn l'lunt While Heuulld-
ic Nenr Chicago,
OMAHA, Oct. 25. Tho Hammond
Ll.l. I i j. i.. rt.i
v""", wmuu uunwu uut m vm
cago, is losing no time in starting its
south Omaha plant. Charles S. Folch,
asBlatnnt superintendent of tho St Jo
soph houso of tho company, nrrlvcd In
South Omaha on tho morning train
and set to work at onco putting tho'
plant In condition for business. Men
woro employed tho first thing to clean
out tho hollers, connect them up and
get tho power plant In condition. Other
men aro at work putting tho remaind
er of tho houses In shape. Ho states
that killing will bo resumed lnsldo n
week nnd ton dayB nnd tho plnnt run
to Its full capacity. It has been ldlo
slnco last spring, but baa not dotorl-
orated any and all that Is necessary la
.k ut,.
rum to oppose itussin.
LONDON, Oct. 25. An official tele-
gram from Wu Chang assorts, says tho
Shanghai correspondent of tho Tlmoa,
that In roply to tho vigorous protests
f tho southern viceroys against tho
Manchurlan f ngroomont, Emperor
Kwang Su asks what means thoy
would suggest to oppose Ruaala, and
what Is tho proapoct of offectlvo Brit
sn ami jnpancBo support.
k...oh tiic to ciiicnBn.
CHICAGO, Oct. 25. Six hundred
buslnosB flrniB were ronrasentcd at tho
annual bunquot of tho Illinois Mnnu
tacturorB association, which was hold
thla evening at tho Grand Pnclflc hotel.
Tlloro was but ono Bet Bpeech on tho
program for tho ovenlng, and that
WuB by John A. Kasson of Iowa, tho
diplomat and tariff oxport, who spoke
on "Reciprocity."
MeOnTern-Corhett Vlcht.
NKW YORK, Oct, 25. Terry McGov
cm, feathorwolght champion of the
world, and Young Corbett of Denver
signed articles of agreement today for
a twonty-round contest on Thanksgiv
ing day ut Hartford, Conn., before tho
Emplro Athletic club.
Dntmchue Drought to Hloui City.
SIOUX CITY, Oct. 2C J. M. Don
aghuo of Sioux Rankle. In., who was
arrested In Kansas City, was brought
t0 Sioux City, whero ho Is charged
with disposing of mortgaged cattlo.
Iron Company Cannot Get Coal.
ALTOONA, Pa., Oct. 25. Tho Al
toonn Iron company, tho largest lu
duatry outsltlo of tho Pennsylvania
Railroad company'B shops, employing
sovoral hundred men, has closed down
indefinitely bocauso It Ib Impossible to
eeouro cool. This Ib duo to tho car
famlno existing on tho Pennsylvania
linen occasioned by tho enormous
freight traffic, Tho local car shops
xvo working double tlmo to supply tho
demand.
TOE RAIN IS HELPFUL
Elements Take a Hand in Hastening the
Deliverance of Miss Stone.
MAY FORCE BRIGANDS TO MOVE
In Such Kvent They Will lie Olnd In Tnke
the Itntmoin The MlMlon Tremtirrr
Think the Xrxt Motu Will llo Cull
for Money.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 24. Cold
rains aro falling In tho district whero
tho brigands who abducted Mlsa
Stone, the American missionary, aro
concealed and a prolonged stay In tho
mountains Is believed to bo almost Im
possible, oven for tho brigands. Hcnco
it is considered that thoy will hasten
to releaso tho cnptlvo ns soon ns they
can Bccuro the ransom and then dls
porso to their homes.
No word has come to tho mission
aries today, tnougn W. W. Pcet, treas
urer of tho mlssiona nere, to whom
they would communicate, 1b hopeful.
Mr. Pcet Is not expecting nows until
ho Is asked to forward tho gold,
which he estimates will weigh botwoen
300 and 400 pounds.
PARIS, Oct. 24. M. Saratoff, tho
former president of the Macedonian
committee, has written n letter io tho
Temps, dated from Paris, emphatic
ally denying tho reports that ho la an
accompllco in tho abduction of Miss
Stone, tho American missionary, and
that ho Ib oven now at tho head of
tho band of abductors. He says ho
has been living quietly In Paris for
tho past month.
LONDON, Oct. 24. "Seven brigands
hold up a diligence that was proceed
ing to Cassarl, In Sardinia, with a reg
istered mall bag," says a dispatch
from Romo to tho Dally Express.
"Shots wcro exchanged and two car
bineers who were escorting tho dill
genco wcro wounded, while a woman
passenger wns killed. In tho scufllo
tho postal clerk escaped with the reg
istered letters."
AS AGUINALDO'S SLCCESS0R
Committee lime Proclamation Con
firming Gen. Mnlvar,
MANILA, Oct. 24. Nothing has been
heard from tho Island of Snmar for
thrco dnys, owing to the typhoon hav
ing blown down tho telegraph lines,
excepting ono cablo message and mall
advices. Admiral Rogers has received
a report by gunboat. Ho hns notified
tho troops at tho ports to bo on their
guard, owing to the massacre of tho
company of tho Ninth regiment nt
Balanglgn.
At Pambujau, Island of Samar, all of
tho buildings In tho vlclnty of tho
barracks woro immediately raised.
Tho contral Filipino commltteo has
issued a proclamation confirming Mnl
var as tho success or Agulnaldo. Copies
of tho document havo been widely cir
culated. WASHINGTON, Oct. 24. Admiral
Rodgors has cabled tho Navy depart
ment his arrival on his flagship, New
York, at Catablogan.
TAKE ARMS TO INSURGENTS
Ills CoiiRlcnmentof ltlllmnnd Cartrlileet
Tawed Up Orlnncit to Colombian.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico. Oct. 24.
Advlcca received horo from Lagulrn,
Vonczueln, under dato of Monday, Oc
tober 21, Bay that the first conalgn-
ment of arms and ammunition, con
sisting of 1,500 rifles and 400,000 cart
ridges, on board a steamer towed by
a Venezuelan gunboat, and in chargo
of tho Vcnozuolan genernls, Vedro
Rodrlgues and Francisco Lleva, left
Lagulra October 18, bound for tho up
per Orinoco. Tho arms nnd ammunl
tlon will bo turned over to tho Colom
l)lan liberals at Llanos-dc-Casanare,
for use by tho latter against tho con
servative government In tho Colom
bian department of Boyca. Tho ex
pcdltlon, which wis sent by tho Ven
ezuelan government, departed openly,
following plans nrrnnged In Caracas
At Sultan' Instigation.
VI13NNA, Oct. 24. Miss Stono wns
captured," Bays tho Sofia correspond
ent of Nues Wiener Journnl, not by
brlgunds, but by a detachment of
Turkish cavalry at tho instigation of
tho sultan."
Count ToUtol III.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 24. Count
Iico Tolstoi la again Bomowhnt Bcrl
ously 111 on tho estate of the Coun
teas Pnlln, near Aloupkn, In Crimea
Carnegie (live to Dundee.
LONDON, Oct. 24. Andrew Carne
glo hns given 37,000 to establish 11
hraries at Dundee.
To Ile-opeo III Houtli Omaha,
CHICAGO, Oct. 24, Officlula of tho
Ilutninoud company stated this morn
ing that tho plant at South Omaha
which had been closed slnco last
spring, would bo reopened ns Boon na
men can bo transferred from Chicago,
I.lptou SalM for llniur.
NKW YORK, Ont. 24. Sir Thomaa
Llpton sailed for home today on the
steamer Cltlc. Hte steam yacht, the
Erin, will sail tomorrow.
HIGH PRICE FOR LIVE CATTLE
Hunch of fitcrrn iind Heifer Urine SO. 30
I'er Hundred.
OMAHA, Oct. 23. That choice cattle
aro bringing high prices nt tho South
Omaha market wan again demonstrat
ed yesterday by tho salo of a bunch
of steers nnd heifers that sold at th
highest prices of tho season. Tho cat
tlo wcro raised on a farm at Papll
Hon owned by A. W. Clark. Thoy
wcro nearly two years old and wer
Whltcfaces and Shorthorns. For near
ly a ycnr they havo been on full feed
and wero given a rntlon of corn meal
and nlfalfa hay. When weighed at
tho stock yards they chowed an aver
ago weight of 1,257 pounds and Bold
for $0.30.
Tho highest price paid previous to
this tlmo was $C25 and that was for
Btralght steerB. Tiio fact that out of
tho nineteen head marketed by Mr.
Clark thcro wero ten heifers makes
this sale by far the highest of tho sea
son. It may safely bo said tnat $u.3U
Is tho highest price over paid at South
Omaha for thrt many heifers.
Mr. Clark Is a firm bellover In tho
theory that It pays to raiso good cat
tlo and in making them fat boforo
sending them to market. Ho has ono
of tho best equipped feeding yards In
tho state and ho Boldom falls to top
tho market whenever ho has cattlo for
salo.
MINISTER FOR I HE ASSASSIN
CzoI(ox 8lrct n Puntor Though Ha IId
Renounced ltellglon.
AUBURN, N. Y., Oct. 23. In accord
ance with Czolgosz' wishes, Rov. John
. Hlckcy, pastor of tho Church of tho
Holy Family and tho Catholic chap
lain of tho prison, has appointed Rev.
Father SzandliiBkl, pastor of tho
Polish church of Rochester, to attend
Czolgosz In his last hours.
After his baptism Czolgosz never
practiced his religion and ns an anar
chist denounced all its tenets. Ho will
make a statement to this effect bo
foro his death.
Tho Interview between priest and
prisoner proved very unsatisfactory to
both. It took place in tho condemned
man's cell nnd tho conversation was
carried on In Polish. During the In
terview Czolgosz Bald ho had been
baptized In tho Roman Catholic faith
in tho 1'ollsh church In Detroit, lio
had abandoned tho church early in lifo
and had lost all faith In it.
BR00KER WASHINGTON IS MUTE
Alleged Interview Conoernlne Uln Ko-
cent Dinner at White Uouie.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct 23.
Bookor T. Washington, who is horo
attending tho Yalo bl-centennial cele
bration, gavo tho following statement
to the Associated Tress: "I under
stand that some papers In certain
parts of tho country aro printing al
leged interviews with mo. I want to
state as emphatically aB I can that I
havo given no Interview nnd havo ro
fralned from any discussion of what
occurred at Washington, although por
slBtent efforts havo been made to put
wordB Into my mouth."
Calcium on Antl-Toxlne.
CHICAGO, 111., Oct. 23. Dr. Jaques
Loob of tho University of Chicago,
whoso rosearches Into tho effects of
salt Bolutlon In tho animal system aro
attracting wldo attention, read a pa
per tonight under tho University
Medical association, stating that ho
had discovered an antl-toxlno for tho
poisonous effects of tho common salt
solutions in animals. Ho mudo tho
discovery In studying tho segmenta
tlon of embryo In tho coll nnd tho bo
ginning of Its Individual life. Tho
salt solution, on account of tho poison,
killed tho Incipient animals. But
when a calcium preparation was add
ed to tho salt solution 80 por cent
of the segmonted embryos lived.
Corny Again Named,
HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 23. Tho
democratic slnto commltteo held
special meotlng to 1111 tho vacancy on
tho tlckot caused by tho decision of
tho Dnuphln county court declaring
Invalid tho nomination of E. A. Coray,
Jr., of Plttston, for stato treasurer.
Mr. Coray's namo waa again placed on
tho democratic ticket. Ho Is also tho
nomlneo of tho union and municipal
league parties.
Trace of Mil Stone.
LONDON, Oct. 23. It Is reported
from Sofln, says Uio Vienna corres
pondent of tho Dally Mall, that United
States Conaul General Dickinson, has
received Intelligence from Sheperd
that Mls3 Stono was seen at Jakoouda,
on Turkish territory, about two hourB'
Jmrnoy from tho Bulgarian froutler.
I'llUhary Leave No Will.
MINNEAPOLIS. Oct, 23. No will
was left by John S. Plllsbury, ox-gov-ornor
of Minnesota. Ho waa content
to glvo as ho lived to any Institution
or movement which ho deemed
worthy to aid and was ulso content
to let tho laws of Minnesota determlno
tho flnnl disposition of his estate Ho
said bo In bo many words. Ills for
tune is n largo one. Somo cstlmnto
that his estato Ib worth about $5,000,
000 and somo placo It oven higher.
AID TO SU
MR
Bear Admiral Rogers Reports Answering
Demand for Reinforcements.
THREE HUNDRED MARINES WILL GO
They Are Dupatclied on Now York to
llimey nnd llalnnglc Itt port Call It
Active Insurrection Say the Islnnd
Patrol Ha Hern Annihilated.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. Tho navy
department has received tho follow
ing cablegram from Rear Admiral
Rogers:
"CAVITE, Oct. 22. Secretary Navy,
Washington: Actlvo Insurrection In
Samar. Now York leaves today for
Catbalogan with 300 marlneo, to re
turn to Basey and Balanglgn to co
operate with army. Nearly nil naval
forco killed on Samar patrol. Ser
vices A-ctliusa and Zafrlo, two col
liers needed and being utilized.
Signed. ROGERS."
Naval official construo tho dispatch
to mean that Now York will go first
to Catbologan nnd then to Basey and
Balanglgn, landing detachments of
marines at each point.
MANILA, Oct. 23. General Chaffee
does not expect to hear of any exten
sive engagement In tho Island of Sa
mar. Ho bolloves tho oporations
thero will not result in nn open fight.
It Is hard to find armed Filipinos, but
ovory man without occupation will bo
compelled to go Into a town. It Is
roportcd that all tho rifles captured
by tho Filipinos at Balanglgn, aro now
In tho island of Leyto, whero many
bolomcn rtre known to have gono from
t)io Island of Samar. In fact, Leyte
Is as disturbed as Samar.
Tho object of tho reinforcement or
American troops now being pushed
forward is to lncreaso all the garrisons
to thlrty-olght men. Somo of thorn
havo until recently numbered only
eight men. Tho reinforcements will
also allow tho detailing of a working
forco to operato In tho field hunting
for Insurgents.
General Whcaton reports that a
band of bolomen has entered Tar lac
province, island of Luzon, through
Bulangan province, and that the men
comprising it aro distributing Inflam
matory bulletins, which aro also post
ed on tho church doors, warning tho
peoplo to prepare to tako tho field
in January. Somo of tho friendly na
tives wero Informed by bolomcn that
various hands of armed natives would
shortly concentrato In tho vicinity oC
Rosale8,
A harmonious agreement has been
reached between Governor General
Taft and General Chaffeo regarding
habeas corpus proceedings In tho caso
of military prisoners. Tho law has
been amended bo as to cover such
cases.
BANK GETS MORE MONEY BACK
Companion of Mesienger Armltage Gives
Up and Iteturna Money.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23. Harry O'Con
nolol of 140 West Thirty-ninth street
surrendered himself to tho pollco and
gavo up $3,000 which ho &aut was part
of tho money stolen by Bank Messen
ger Armltago on October 15 from tho
Bank of New Amsterdam. O'Conncll
waB a companion of young Armltnge.
O'Connell, according to tho detectives,
said that Armltago had not told tho
truth. Tho women who robbed him
had not takon all tho money. After
tho robbery thoro was still $3,500 left,
which Armltago handed over to
O'Connell to keep. O'Connell Bald no
and the bank messenger went on a
sprco nnd spent $500 of tho money.
Tho remaining $3,000 ho had kept.
O'Connoll was held for eaxml nation
beforo a magistrate
More MlMtlonurlea Will r-v
CHICAGO, Oct. 23. Should no nows
bo received during tho next twenty
four hours from tho missionaries who
nro seeking tho captors of Miss Ellen
M. Stono and her companion, Mrs, K.
S. Tsllkn, moro missionaries will bo
sent to assist In locating tho brigand
band. It Is understood that tho mis
sionaries havo been waiting at places
In tho vicinity of whoro tho briganda
aro Bupposed to bo, expecting to re
colvo a communication from them.
It is proposed now that a search shall
be organized to penetrate to the
brigands' retreat.
Heal Catch la blunt,
VICTORIA, B. C, Oct. 23. Tho to
tal catch of tho Asiatic scaling fleet
will aggregate 7.0C8 pklns. Of tho
Boring sea fleet Blxteen uchooners nro
still at sea and unless thoy bring
down moro than did thoso already in
port the catch will bo a short ono.
Hoot Ilrnches Washington.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. Secretary
Root arrived In Washington today and
was driven directly to hla residence.
Ho will resume hla dutlea at tho War
department tomorrow.
Bon of Juy Unuld Uncaged.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23. Tho engage
ment I? announced of Miss Helen
Mnrgaret Kelly and Frank Jay Gould,
tho youngest son of tho lato Jay
Gould.
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