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THE RATE ABOLISHED.
RESCINDS ORDER FOR CARLOAD
SYSTEM OF CHARCES.
Secretaries Now Propose Cut of lO
Per Cent on Cattle and 5 Per
Cent on Hogs.
Lincoln, Neb. (special.) The state
aard of transportation has rescinded
the carload order on live stock and
paved the way for a hearing to be held
un an order reducing rates on cattle
19 per cent and on hogs 5 per cent.
This action, was taken alter vigorous
action by Attorney General Smyth, sup
ported by Secretary of State Porter.
An Informal meeting of the board and
Its secretaries developed a rather chaot
tc condition, so far as the prospects
for reaching' any Immediate conclusion
was concerned.
It was agreed that the railroad side
of the case was ably presented. Ex-
v.nn,Pr..i,uii,k,rf..i.,.ml ,k
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stockmen were represented only by
these two- communications:
William Brown, breeder and dealer in
Hereford cattle, of Big Spring, Neb
writes:
"My opinion is that stockmen are and
would be better satisfied with carload
lates than per pound rates. Ihe rate
irom this station to South Omaha on
thirty-six-foot cars of $55 was satlsfac
lory to me. and I see no reason for the
cnange. oniy to squeeze a mue more
nut of the haul. When ner pound rates
re In force on the Union Pacific, loaded
stock cars are usually weighed at
t.rand island, subjected to aaamonai
Bwiiumufi, jamming aim uena-y, ciiuieift
Joss to the shopper, and is unsatisfac-
ory."
$15 PER CAB. HIGHER.
R. M. Hampton of Alliance, president
the .Northwestern smock association,
"The schedule of 27 cnets per 100 lbs.
makes our cars cost us about $15 more
than we have heretofore paid. If it is
esiaoiisneo; mat uie roaus nave uen
doinrr this business at too low a rate
they may Justify the 27 cents charge.
We can take a car of 27.000 pounds, or
twenty-seven head of l.OoO pound cat-
aIa t-hfnh im n vnrv rennnnflh e load at
17 cents, will cost us $72.90 from Alii-
ance, and the same car would cost us
about $dS under the carload system.
"There Is a doubt in the minds of our
1 .h, ,.ih r K,,r
; .;: .. who ear, to
irool'.Cmiv-J ir, ..h . nnltlnn
In addition to these tetters, there is
the evidence given in some score cf
kt- ,kr.iriA,
showing that the present 100-pound rate
Is an Increase of between 25 and 40 per
cent over the old carload rate, so far as
,v, ,nr i(Mi.rw,nrt rte
each individual instance at hand is con
cerned. Attorney General Smyth took this po
sition: That the board is asked to act
on a motion of the railroads to rescind
the carload rate order; that it is there-
fcre Incumbent on the roads to show
that the carload rate is unreasonable
HiOitU .IC m.iiuiu.r.
This, said the attorney general, the
roads had absolutely failed to do. Fur-
.t, on th hcr the
board showed a '5 per cent Increase
L! "j I- - .K.. !!:
ver le U1U cariuan laic, rui uiw ira-
oi,i vi r Kmv.h he ..ni,i he win.
iBg'to rescind the oid carload rate or-
der only if the railroads would consent
to a 20 or 25 per cent reduction from
their present rates
MDSERVETS CONVICTION.
Mr. Meserve said he had studied the
whole subject assiduously and for many
aioona the result oi an m inougni
and research he had crystallized into
Ute conclusion that the carload rate or-
der should be rescinded and the roads
required to reduce their present rate 10
o- ,.or,t ,,n cattle and f, ner rent on
tuogs.
Mr. Porter was quite sure that stock-
Bien'anii shippers in the western sec-
tinn of the state were suffering heavily
j.nimo the rt i nnhed lence of the car-
fcd order, and he was in favor of en-
tin.inr if or orrlerinn- a mnaidprable
reduction In 100-pound rates.
Without coming any nearer a con-
r.in thn the statements would
sujjgest the board adjourned until
olock, at which time It was announc
d the railroad men would be present
tor a further hearing.
PROTEST AGAINST KEDUCTION.
At 3 o'clock the railroad representa
tives were once more before the board,
dieneral Manderson appeared for the
liurilngton, Solicitors Kelly and Bald
win for the Union Pacific, and Solicitor
White and General Manager Bidwell
lor the Elkhorn.
Attorney White first took the floor
He said he was here to Implore the
board to thoroughly Investigate !xfore
rrippling the Elkhorn road, a Nebraska
company, by enforcing a heavy cut In
stock rates. The road, he said, madn it
living on the northwestern part of its
system, by Us stock shipping. He im
fJored the board to be fair, and to give
Ihe road more time in which to dem
onstrate the Justice of its present rate.
Attorney General Smyth explained
that the roads were moving to set aside
an order of the board which they were
Cnorlng; that the burden of proof was
n them to prove the order unreason
able; that they had made no attempt to
o so, and that all the evidence before
the board shows a radical increase in
fates.
Attorney White first took the floor.
He said the board was blinded by sup
posed proofs which It does not under
stand. It It would simply wait to allow
Hie new system to be tried, the bless
Ings which It entails would be unfold
ed before the board's eyes. He said he
snderstood that the board believed ln
Ibe system of cents per 100 pounds.
Attorney General Smyth said he was
then a minority of one. Mr. Porter
aid he, as one member, would never
rote to rescind the carload order, now
feeing disobeyed, so long as the 100-
5 Kind charges were higher than by the
d carload rate.
BETING THE ORDER "IS SPIRIT."
General Manderson here rose to ad
Vance the startling theory that, "In
spirit," the railroads are all obeying the
earload rate order. He argued that the
rder was only Issued pending a fair
Investigation of the question, and that
it was said In the order that 100-pound
rates were the Just and equitable ones.
An "Investigation" had been In pro
cess for two years, he said, and It re
sulted In proving the carload system
Inequitable. He agreed with the attor
aey general that the records of the
South Omaha commission houses should
fee examined to show conclusively how
present transportation charges compare
with the old ones.
Mr, Bidwell of the Elkhorn also ex
, pressed his desire that the board make
tkis Investigation.
Mr. Baldwin, (or the Union Pacific,
plsaflsd tor time. There was a vast
jMtt of TtdDC, be said, which ht
desired to Introduce, aod it would laitt
considerable tune to collect that evl
dinee.
MriSKHVB MOVES TO RESCIND.
Mr. Mewre, "for the urinj.se ol
clearing up matters. moved that It
carload rati? order of 101 be rescinded
and that the secretjing of the board
be ordered to recommend the beard to
notify the railroads to show cause why
the l'W-pound rates should not be re
duced It) per cent on cattle and a per
cent on hoes.
Attorney General Smyth opposed the
motion. He was not in favor of aban
doning the carload rate before he had
found some other rate to which he was
willing to go. He believed the board
should make a full investigation and
find and establish fair luo-pound rates
before rescinding the carload order. He
moved as a substitute that the secre
taries be Instructed to Investigate at
once whether the change from carload
charges to 100-pound charges has in
creased the rates on live stock, and re
port Its finding to the board.
Mr. Meserve, whose motion was sec
onded by Air. Wolfe, spoke In favor of
first rescinding the old order, and then
ascertaining what the 100-pound rates
should be. The roll was called on Mr.
Meserve's motion, resulting as follows:
Ayes Cornell, Meserve. Wolfe.
Nays Smyth and Portr.
The old carliad rate order was ac
cordingly rescinded, and the present
course of the I
roads in charging by the
100 pounds vaUdified. The secretaries
are now to recommend to the board a
reduction from present rates of 10 per
cent on cattle and 5 per cent on hogs,
to which order, when issued, the rail
roads will be called on to show cause
why it should not be adopted.
UnDUnH IllflC UIPUICIN I IWC
UflWUB MAUC nlbnlOAII LAnO.
old "King Strang" wltn Five Wives,
Served In Legislature
Grand Rapids, Mich. Wihle Brigham
I H. Roberts is attracting widespread at-
tention it may be interesting to recall
, , , . . . ... .
that ln tne legislative history of Mich
I igan there is a "Roberts" case. In the
case which comes from the Mormon
state three wives are Involved; the
Mit.nigan Roberts had five
The Michigan Roberts was James J
Strang, and the session of the state
legislature in which he figured was thai
- ic"7
I 15
Strang was "King of the Mormons
and Beaver island was his home Brig
nam Y arid ,
v.m.
constants for the succession of Josepr
amiin as cniei prophet. Young won
and led the exodus of the faithful la
.... .., ,. , . ..
Ltan- k'rK raised a banner of his
"n and Pnt th"e "ho were
Lrue to nlB Professions to Beaver Island
lZrT"- Waf1rul"r f
th, ' m" lu.rJ"y' lnto " "
lti8- In w,lh he Mormon vote
c,,n('enlrat,"J antl voting as one man
against a divided opposition, the Hea
ver islanders captured the county offi
ces, including sheriff.
Strang then aspired to become a law.
maker. His opportunity came in th
election of 1852. Strang did not an
nounce his candidacy for the legisla
ture until the day before the election
The mainlanders had four candidate
in the field: the Mormons had but one
th . , .. .
"Vi h7.;. ,.i, i " '""'f
f a" OT 'minir majority.
but il was not on th tards that he
sn,"ul(1 take at without a contest.
He was arrestert on an old Indictment.
h . . n , w. i . i
but Kotclear oC the law on that ac-
"utn'; The"' Jl1" waT pwtsted
2" th"u"d. 11 a. lvr, Islan'J was
not attached to the district Htrang
wished to reprefnt. Strang overcome
this after a lor.g fight and served thro'
the session.
In the election of 1S04 Strang repeat
ed his tactics of '52. He concntrated I
the Beaver Island Mormon vote, while ',
tne pennies were amaea. He ttoK his :
8,'at flr the second term without op- I
position, and one of the acts he had
Passed was the erection of the Beaver ,
islands into a COUnty by themselves.
This gave lhe Mormon control of their
nwn affairs, free from the mainland
interference. This county organization
continued until it was dissolved by the
legislature Of i'l,
'n June, 1W Strang was shot by
Thomas Bedford and Alexander Went
worth, who fire-l at him from behind a
P'l t wood. The men were given a
fr,rm of trial for murder and were ac-
quitted. Strang's wounds' did not prove
Immediately fa1al. and, knowing the
mainlanders would soon be coming in
force to gratify a long represses en
mity, he hastily left for Wisconsin with
many of his followers, and on July
$, 1S.",6, died at Voree.
REMEMBERED HIS FAMILY AT HOME.
A New York Legislator Would Not
Carouse with Colleagues.
Albany, X. Y. There Is a legislator
here of whom the following story la
told. Half a dozen of his colleagues
got together to "do" the town. The
programme was a dinner, the Gaiety
Theater and then a wild carouse. The
legislator stuck to the party until the
(arouse came. Then he said:
"Now. boys, I'm going home."
There was a shout of disapproval. His
companions argued, coaxed, and even
threatened, but the puling one refused
to go another step with them.
"It's like this." he said. "1 don't
want to preach and I don't want to
spoil any peiasure. but I have a wife
and two little girls down in New York,
and when I see them again I want to
be able to look them In the face and
feel that I'm pretty nearly as good m
1 want them to be. So, goodnight,
boys"
Then he walked away to his lodg
ings. How a man like this ever got
Into politics It is hard to say. His
name is but never mind his name.
There is nothing to be gained by get
ting the bosses down on him. The worst
of It was that he spoiled the other
fellows' fun, for after he departed the
others resolve dto let the carouse go.
M ortgages of the Stat.
Lincoln, Neb. (Special,) The labor
bureau has Issued Its report of the
mortgage Indebtedness of Nebraska, as
shown by the records, for the six
months ending December 31, 1899. The
most significant showing Is ln the mat
ter of chattel mortgages.
Of these, during the six-month period,
49,320 were filed, amounting to $26,762,000
and those released amounted to $13.
047,000, or almost twice ss many filed,
both in number and amount, as were
released. Lancaster and Scotts Bluffs
counties are not Included in this show
ing, as they keep no record of their
chattel mortgages.
Of farm mortgages 7,94 were filed,
amounting to t901.383.51, and 9.951 yere
satisfied, amounting to $6M,212.gg. OI
town and city mortgages, l,U4 were
filed, amounting to $J.79l,9U.zJ, and S.I7(
wen satisfied, amounting' to M,M6,M4.
LIKE CAMPAIGN OF '96
ISOWDS ASSEMBLE TO GREET
COL BRYAN.
Addresses Plain Words to Money
Changers of Hartford and Re
ceives Warm Welcome,
Hartford. Conn (Special.) William
I. Bryan reached this city from Mas-
tachusetts and was welcomed to Con
0t-( ticut by Alexander Troup, member
it the democratic national committv
nd other prominent Fpeakers. After
iddressing a meeting in the Coliseum
Bryan went to Bridgeport, where he
Spoke in the evening.
Just before Mr. Bryan's speech at
the Coliseum began the chairman led
him to one side of the platform ami
here introduced him to V, O. Burr, one
of the leaders among the gold-standard
democrats. This Incident was noticed
with cheers.
in his address Mr. Bryan early reach
ed the noney question and announced
bis intention of speaking straight to the
financiers of "this splendidly wealthy
city of Hartford.
"I am conservative," heald. "and 1
sm more conservative that Jesus, who
drove the money changers out of the
temple, because they made it a den of
thieves.
"When I want to be severe, I quote
the Nazarene, who spoke as no man
spoke, and I quote his words against
the financiers of Hartford: 'The wealth
of riches choketh down the truth."
The subject of free silver occupied
the speaker's attention for an hour,
after which he dealt exhaustively with
the other issues in his usual manner.
He boarded a train for Bridgeport at
40 p. m.
AT G BEN EI ELD. !
Greenfield. Mass. On the trip from
North Adams and PltUfield to Hartford
William Jennings Bryan made a brief
stop ln this city. In the course of a
hort address Mr. Bryan said:
"In 18:6 you heard republicans talk as
If every democrat, populist or silver re
publican was a disturber of the peace
and a dangerous man. and yet when
this nation was involved in a war with
pain and a republican president called!
for volunteers you anarchists of l!Mi
made up the majority of the army.
The majority of the 200. 000 volunteers
ere men who had voted against the
president In 1S36. I believe most repub
licans are patriotic, but their leaders
tnd editors do not given the people
iji accurate understanding of the sit
uation."
Bridgeport, Conn. Mr. Bryan reached
Bridgeport at 5:40. This city far outdid
Hartford's welcome. As the train was
about to pull out of Hartford a gray-
haired man nervously pushed his way
through the train, vainly searching for
Mr. Bryan. Someone suggested that he
might have entered the smoker, where
upon the patriarch cried out indignant
ly: "Never, William Jennings Bryan
loes not smoke; he docs not drink, and
!ie Indulges in no other abomination.
rhank God for that.
A few- minutes later the old man had
reached his goal and fervently wrung
Mr. Bryan s hand
Mr. Bryan had hardly sealed himself
when a Bcore or more of Trinity col
lege students filed through the car and
shook hands with him. The train was
a way accommodation, stopping at ev
e-ry Btation, covering the thirty-six
miles between Hartford and New Ha
ven in something over an hour.
At Meriden he was obliged to pre
sent himself on the car platform to
satisfy a crowd of 200 or more who had
o-athereri t the utmlon ami the hon
reHa of workmen who filled the win-
dowB of tn(, international Silver com-
(any near by.
,w Haven greeted him with .100 per-
scm who cheered the traveler as he
r, the v train and waa e.corled hi'
t Bridgeport committee to a special car.
-ph.. rutl to Bridgeport consumed half
an hour.
Mr. Bryan found assembled 2.000 per
sons, who cheered enthusiastically. Aft
er dinner and a brief rest Mr. Bryan
was escorted to the Park City Theater.
Mr. Bryan had barely been whirled
fropi tilt train to the residence of his
host when a wild rush began for the
hall where he was to hold forth. Fair
field avenue, where the Park City the
ater Is located, was congested for an
hour and a half before the hour of the
address. Traflie of all kinds was block
ed. At every entrance the crowds gath
ered. Kven the stage entrance. Jeal
ously and faithfully guarded In favor of
holders of specially Issued tickets, was
besieged. The theater, with an adver
tised seating capacity of l.MW. was
packed from pit to dome.
NOT IN ENEMY'S COUNTRY.
The boxes were filled leyond com
fort, while on the stage there were 4W
persons more. Over 2.000 were turned
away. When Mr. Bryan was Introduced
he was compelled to wait for some
moments for the storm of applause to
subside. He began:
"1 want to take back something I
once said. It was true at the time, to
be sure, but It is not true now, and the
meetings which I have addressed In
New England during the last few days
have convinced me of the fact.
"Karly In the campaign of 1X96, when
leaving Nebraska for the east. I re
marked Jocularly that I was going Into
the enemy's country. Again I say I
want to take that back. New England
Is no longer the enemy's country."
Mr. Bryan reiterated his familiar
views on the Income tax. money, trusts
and Imperialism. He was cheered by
crowds In the streets when he left the
'.heater for Mr. McNeil's residence.
Death of a Hermit Dwarf,
Thomas Morgan, a dwarf a little over
three feet ln height, died at his coun
try place, near the Watchung Moun
tain, north or ftomervllle, N. J., last
Friday, at the age of 7 years. Mor.
gan, who was known to the townspeo
ple as "Little Tommy," was a familiar
figure several years ago, but since he
has remained secluded In his home, and
there were only few of the present gen
eration who were aware of his exist
ence. Morgan was a scion of a cultured
English family and was a man of more
than ordinary refinement and educa
tion. He was extremely sensatlve to
the vulgar curiosity that his diminutive
size excited In public. His hobby ln
life was flowers.
Twelve Thousand More Out
Philadelphia, Pa. (Special. ) Under
orders from the officials of the Ameri
can Sugar Refining company, the
Ppreckles refinery here has closed,
throwing out of employment 10,000 men.
It Is announced today that McCahan's
refinery, which Is a rival of the Amer
ican Sugar Refining company, that the
plant will be temporarily closed within
a few days. Nearly 2,000 men are em
ployed at this plae
GEN, OTIS TO BE CALLED HOUE.
Cjneral MacArthur To Succeeo i
Him In Command.
Washington, I. C (Special.) Major
General Kleil S. Otis Hill be detached
from duty as governor general of the
Philippines and commander of the de
partment of the Pacific immediately
after the arrival of the new Philippine
commission, and will be ordered to re
turn to the I'nited Slates.
This action will be in compliance with
.1 i..U..a J ..r....... 1 . l.! .. I V. .. .
me nuiurs ui iiriiri ai ilio, mj liar
informed the war department that he
Is In need of a respite.
The president believes. General Otif
can be relieved after the arrival of the
commission at Manila which will occui
late in April or early In May without
detriment to me interests oi me gov-
eminent. He w ill be succeeded by the A thousand insurgents armed with ri
senior officer in the islands, probably flVs and more than five thousand arm
Major General Arthur MacArthur, whe td with wooden swords, bows and ar-
111 lie subordinate to the. new com-
mission, which will possess plenary
powers and will be responsible to the
war department.
Granting of such extensive authority
to the new commission and Its assign-
ment to duty under the war department
marks important departures ln the pi. I-
ley or tne administration. Members oi
the Schurman commission have com-
plained that they were handicapped In
their work by the necessity of subordi
natlng their action to the military. The
decision to place the Taft commission
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under the war department means thai
the archipelago is now considered do
mestic territory.
After the suppression of organized
resistance on the part of the natives,
the archipelago will be divided intc
four grand military departments.
Judge Taft. as chairman of the com
mittee, will remain in Manila, the u-
preme head of the archipelago, and w 111
be to al llntents and purposes ihe gov
ernor, although -he will not have that
title. Civil affairs of each military de
partment will be administered by a
commissioner, who will be ln every
thing but name governor of the terri
tory comprised In that district.
It is expected that the commission
will leave for Manila about April J.
Judge Taft said he did not expect U
remain In Manila more than two years
"I am going there with my col
leagues." he said, "for the sole purKise
of establishing a civil government In all
parts of the islands. I would like to
say that I know nothing of the report
that I am to be governor general ol
the Islands. I only expect to remain In
Manila two years, and will then return
to the I'nited Stales to practice law."
LEYDS CROWDED WITH BUSINESS.
Announces that Boers Cannot Usf
More Volunteers.
Berlin. (Special.) With reference U
the attempt of French diplomacy and
Journalism to induce Germany to Join
against England In Egypt, a high per
sonage at the foreign office made the
following statement:
"(iermany will not Join a movement
to reopen the Egyptian question. Aside
from the question as to whether
France or Russia mean honestly, tier
many is of the opinion that It would
be unloyal and unfair to seize a mo
ment when England Is deeply engaged
elsewhere for such steps."
Dr. I-yds s'nt the day at Weimar,
where he tendered his congratulations
to the grand duke on the sixtieth an
niversary of his Joining the Prussian
army. lie returned to Berlin In tha
evening. As he does not find time now
to go to St. Petersburg, he will return
to Brussels, where an enormous mass
of rorreRondence awaits him.
Dr. Ijeydx and his secretary hav
been so overcrowded with petitions and
business offers of every kind while In
Berlin that it has been necessary to
publish a notice that such letters cease,
Dr. 1-eyds has also leen compelled to
announce that the Transvaal govern
ment is not engaging volunteers for th
war and will refuse to transport them
to South Africa,
MASSACRED BY INDIANS.
Family Exterminated by Savages
In Brlllsh Columbia.
Victoria, B. C (Special.) Word hat
been received by the department of
Indian affairs and by the police au
thorities of fresh trouble among the
Indians of Upper Llard. Seven mem
bers of a Scotch-Indian family named
McTavlsh are said to have been mur
dered. There was an epidemic of scur
vy last fall and the story was started
among the Indians that the McTavishes
had caused It by witchcraft. A counsel
was held, the XbTavlshes condemned
and a night attack planned for their
destruction. Setting fire to the Mc
Tavlsh home the savages shot their
victims as they attempted to escape the
flabcs, only one nf the family of eight
succeeding In reaching the shelter of
the forest and ultimately the Gasca
Tradlug company's store at Laketown.
Constable Stewart with two men
started out at once, under the guidance
of the sole survivor of the hapless fam
ily, to arrest the murderers, and the
trio have not yet returned. Commis
sioner Porter of Telegraph Creek has
sent an effective posse to take ener
getic action at once.
One Convention this Year.
Lincoln, Neb. (Special.) There will
be but one republican state convention
In Nebraska this year, and that will
convene at Lincoln on May 2, next, for
the double purpose of electing delegates
to the national convention and putting
in nomination, stil' tly for trading pur-
IKises, a state ticket.
This was decided on at a meeting ol
the republican stale central committee
held at the Llndell hotel In this city.
The only further ofllcial action of the
committee was to elect, as members at
large of the state committee, K J
Richards of Fremont, J. I McCarthy ol
Dixon county and 11. O. Paine of A I rut
worth. Still Under Military Law.
Havana, Cuba. (Special.) A meeting
was held last night between Oovernor
General Wood, General Ludlow, the
military governor of Havana, and Civil
Governor Nunes. with reference to the
matter of the municipal budget, which,
under General Wood's order with refer
ence to civil affairs, Nunez claimed he
had a right to inspect.
General Jxidlow's powers, as given
him by the president, invested him with
rights over the municipal finances of
the city and consequently General
Wood sustained General Ijidlow. Gov
ernor Nunes told the correspondent of
the Associated Press that they had re-
quested, Secretary of State Tamayo
lo announce w hether he had any rlghU
as civil governor or whether, he was
to be a dummy, while General lyudlow
was In reality covll governor. General
Ludlow says he has no desire to Inter,
fere In any manner with the rights of
Oovernor Nunez, but he has certain
duties to perform which he must nec
essarily carry Into effect.
WITH WOODEN SWORDS
IXTY-FOUR FILIPINOS KILLED
ARMED ONLY WITH SWORDS.
Of 6,000 Insurgents Encountered
by Kobbe's Force, Only I.OOO
wore Armed with Rifles.
I wi, ,c. i , n .
I Man Ia --'PaI--Brlgaller General
! Kobbe's t-xpecltlon in the Islands of
Luzon. Ieyte and Samar has occupied
permanently and garrisoned nine towns
ith the Forty-third and Forty-seventh
regiments and placed on the market
miik( bales of hemp
rows, were encountered durlmr the en
lire trip. The troops killed seventy-five
natives, eleven of whom had rifles. The
rest were villagers armed with wooden
iwords.
The American loss was one man kill-
td and nine wounded. The Americans
raptured I3.0O0 In gold, enemy's money,
4nd forty muzzle-loading brass cannon
i At Calbagog and Samar the enemy
evacuated the towns, the Americans
.hasing them to the mountains
At Catbalogan. Lukban, the Tagalog
f'-',-imi1i " 1 1 1 vr jiimc vwiu nriunrin:
just before the Americans landed and
general,, tired the place with kerosene
then fought with cannon and rltles) for
two hours from the hills encircling the
tow n.
When the Filipinos were driven out
the Americans did their best to save
the town, fighting the fire for several
hours. Thirty stone houses and sixty
other housps, half the business portion
of the place, were consumed. The sol
diers prevented the fire from spreading
further.
The next day Major Allen, with three
companies of the Forly-thlrd regiment,
pursued Dtikban to the mountain fast
nesses and thence to the coast town
which he was heading in hope of es
caping.
Lukban, by taxing the natives, has
accumulated $100,000 In gold. His cap
ture Is probable.
At Takiohan. Island of Leyte, the
enemy evacuated the town and the
Americans pursued them to the hills.
Several fleeing non-combatants were
killed, including three women.
At Palo, seven miles from Takiohan.
!he enemy was found Intrenched and
stubbornly resisted. Lieutenant John
rton and twelve scouts of the Forty
hird regiment drove out 1D0 of the en
rny and captured the town.
Th tnsurgcntH In tlx-se towns were
noMly Vlsayans who had teen Impress
ed Into the service of the Issuing lead
ers from Luzon.
The Vlsayans apiear Indifferent or
(Ullenly antagonistic to the American
McujiHtlon. The Tagalog chiefs inllu
meed them against the Americans, but
shen they perceive that the Americans
ire more powerful that the Tagalogs
nd Intend to maintain garrisons in
order to open the Islands to commerce
Is Is believed the rebel aprty will lose
ts popularity.
The Americans are gladly accepted by
Ihe Inhabitants, who are returning to
the towns. There is a rush of commer
cial vessels from Manila to these new
ports. COURTESY SAVES 6A6E.
Allen Resolution of Investigation
Cave Way to a Speech.
Washington, D. (. (Special.) Sena
torial courtesy" prevented (he consider
ation of the resolution to investigate
Secretary Gage's connection with the
National City Slandard Oil bank today.
I'he resolution went over from Friday
(nd Senator Allen expected to force It
to a vole during the morning business
today.
Senator Allen gave way to Senator
Caflerey's address on the Philippines.
He look the precaution, however, to
spA'lfy that his resolution of Investi
gation did iot lose iis place, and It will
be considered at tomorrow's session.
Senator Sjooner will reply to Mr.
Allen's speech tomorrow. He has had
the assistance of all the administration
men in the preparation of his speech,
lie will assume that Secretary Gage's
ac tions with the National City Stand
ard oil bank have been legal in both
the distribution of Internal revenue re
reipis and the purc hase of the old cus
tom house site.
1 He will contend that had Secretary
Gage not come to the rescue of the
New York money market a great panic
would have resulted and that the busi
ness Interests of the country demanded
the assistance of the national trensuiy.
Senator ). H Piatt will also make a
upeei h III defense of Ihe secretary. Sen
ator Allen will supplement his resolu
tion of Investigation with another to
morrow, in which he will ask that the
original Hepburn letter be sent to the
enate. There has been some doubt as
to the authenticity of the letter because
tt a partial denial by Vice President
Hepburn that he had ever written it.
Otis Sends Death Notice.
Wasiirigton. D. C (Special.) The
adjutant general has received a cable
message from General Otis as follows.
"Manila. Feb. ft. Captain Smith.
Nineteenth infantry, died at Soged, K:.
o'clock p. m., February 5. gunshot
wound; body in sealed casket will be
shipped to San Francisco."
Captain Smith was a native of Con
necticut. He graduated from the mili
tary academy In June, 1S79. and was
jppolnted to the Nineteenth Infantry a.
Heconci lieutenant. He becanwe first
lieutenant in that regiment In Decem
ber. 1SS!, and captain In January, lXH.'i.
He participated with his regiment, in
the Spanish American war and at Its
rlose served as collector of customs at
I'once, P. H until last summer, when
he accompanied his regiment to the
Philippines.
Spanish Prisoners Revolt.
Manila. (Special.) The Insurgents
have been driven out of Legaspl on
Albay bay, province of A I bay.
The rebels of Tabayas province were
conveying some 300 Spanish prisoners
to Llbmanan and on arriving there the
prisoners, exhausted and starved, re
volted and dispersed their guards with
clubs and stones. They also captured a
few rifles and barricaded themselves nt
Llbmanan, where they are awaiting
.he arrival of American troops.
BRINOS HOMO DEAD SOLDIERS.
San Francisco, CaJ. (Special.) The
t.'nited States transports Pathan, Sher
man and Indiana have arrived from the
Philippines. The Pathan occupied
Ihlrty-one days on the voyage from
Manila, the Sherman twenty-five days
and tho Indiana, thirty-two days, ori
board the latter re seventy-five Inval
ided soldiers and on the Indiana are
he bodies of 200 dead soldiers.
CALL BRITONS FROM GERMANY.
Berlin, Feb. 13. A large number of
Britons residing In Berlin, under the
tge of 30, have received orders calling
them home for military service.
LAWMAM6 CAUSES THIRST.
A Few of the Luxuries Allowed th
United States Senators,
Washington, D. C (Special. )-The
United Slates senate, flippantly referred
lo by the irreverent as the "million
aires' dub." cost the country $1,283.
263.25 to maintain last year.
The modest pay of the distinguished
body was but $43.707.!. but the "In
cidentals" would be a credit to a war
correspondent's account. Such a mar
vellous capacity for lemons, mineral
water, loaf sugar and kindred luxur
ies blended with cheering liquids has
seldo mbeen found.
Earh senator presumably consumed
$10,000 worth of "incidentals" during
the fiscal year. '
This subject is a painful one to rep
resentatives, for they had no "contin
gent fund."
VEKY THIRSTY SENATORS.
During one month. June, the senators
got away with forty-six boxes of lem
ons. A half box of lemons, say 200
lemons a month, for each senator, av
erages about six lemons a day. His
lemons will make ten glasses of lem
onade or twelve rlckeys.
In one year 106 cases of llthia water
costing $729.28. were used. Sugar to
th extent of 2.510 pounds was used to
sweeten the beverage at a cost of
$137,54. There was a rebate of $3$ for
3.700 empty bottles returned to the wa
ter man.
Possibly It was an examination of a
senate report that showed that 130.63
pounds of Ice had been used by Ihe
senators In one winter month that
prompted a song man to write, "How
would you like to be the Ice man?"
A FEW OF THH CONTINGENCIES.
Washington has a malarious climate
and quinine is furnished the senators
in Job lots. Other guards to senatorial
health and remedies for quaking nerves
and that tired feeling are frequently
mentioned In the secretary report as
bromo fceltzer, soda mint and pepsin.
The nation cuts the hair, shaves the
beards and blac ks the boots of its sen
ators.
There is one bill of a local druggist
against the senate, including tonics.
barbers' supplies and malaria killer
that amounts to more than $So0.
CARRIAGES, TOO, IF NEEDED.
Not only do the people provide for the
cleanliness and safeguard the health
of their senators with drugs and seda
tives, but when blizzards rage In the
national capital they protect them from
pneumonia, which they would be sure
to get if they had to stand on street
corners and wait for Iw-lated electric
cars, as government clerks and mem
bers of the lower house have to do.
There Is one Item In the secretary'
report of $7f for "carriages to bring
senators to the senate during the storm
of February 13 and 14, PcM."
Senators are not only allowed a tidy
sum for stationery and subscription to
any periodicals they may desire, but
whi n they telegraph to and from Wash
ington on business the government payf
the tolls.
Although a special rate Is granted
by the telegraph companies to the gov
ernment, much below that which prl-
vale Individuals, would have to pay,
the revenue derived from this source
in one year amounts to thousands of
dollars.
In the report of the secretary of th
senate the catalogue of messages sent
by and to senators occupies, nearly liO
lonely printed pages. It is specified
whom every telegram Is from and di
rected to. One senator sent $300 In one
lay. It was a busy political day and
Altoona. Pa., needed attention.
WEAKNESS OF BRITISH ARMY.
Its Higher Branches a Great Social
Organization.
London. (Special.) A British officer.
who for years past has act-d as in
structor of candidates for commissions
In the British army, gives the follow
ing startling explanation of the medi
ocre Intelligence of British officers.
"The secret of our national weakness
lies In the fact that the aristocracy,
and the class commonly known as so-
iely, provide 'Ml per cent of our regular
officers. ThlB society Is suffering from
arefully induced cerebral atrophy,
aused by a persistent neglect of Intel
lectual training and a mode of life that
Is dissipated,"
He demands "the suppression of tht
diseased oligarchy which now governs
the country, to the exclusion of the
hysically and mentally healthy middle
lass."
Arnold While, a well known publicist
and unionist, dilates on the same theme
as follows:
"There has been no scandal In con
nection with any brunch of the public
service and the breakdown has result
ed from departments where the staff
was chosen entirely from a small privi
leged caste. The British amy In Its
higher branches Is a great soc ial rather
than a fighting machine. If this war Is
to be won and our flag Ik to ffy over
Pretoria the I-jigllsh democracy must
reclaim the power with which it has
parted and by a silent, peaceful revo
lution Insist on fitness and efficiency
becoming the qualifications for public
employment. In the navy this Is the
rule to a large extent, hence this is
alone our national safety."
"If the ministers treat the situation
In tho spirit of Balfour, It Is not the
ministry, but the class from which
they are chosen, that will be attacked
and successfully destroyed."
J. D, Rockefeller Resigns.
Cleveland, O. (Special.) At the an
nual meeting of the Standard Oil com
pany of Ohio, held here in December,
John 1). Rockefeller retired from th
presidency of that corporation. Vice
President McGregor, of New York, be
ing raised to the position of president
In his place, and F. II. Squire, former
ly the secretary, was chosen vice pres
ident in his place.
These changes were learned of today
for the first time. Mr. Squire admitted
that they had been made. The official!
of the company who are here refuse to
divulge the meaning of the changes.
The report agitated Wall street for
brief moment only.
John 1). Rockefeller has resigned
from the presidency of the Standard
Oil company of Ohio for reasons hli
very good lawyers have advanced, and
In order that the company might evade
some of the anti-trust laws.
The Standard Oil company of Ohio
Is but one of the subsidiary companies
of the Standard Oil trust.
John D. Rockefeller remains president
of the Standard (Ml company of New
Jersey, the legal front and representa
tive of tho trust.
Said 8. a K. Todd yesterday:
"You can deny positively the stor
current this morning that John D.
Rockefeller Intends to resign as presi
dent of the Stundard Oil company, Mr,
Rockefeller has no such Intention, and
1 know of nothing which would war
rant. In the slightest degree, the Hr.
culatlon'of any such report."
Mr. Todd knows; he Is one of thi
best corporation lawyers on earth, Tht
Standard Oil trust largely rests on th
foundation he built for It
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