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MINORITY FOR FREE TRADE. Dnccnts Secure Delay on Philippine Ti riff Bill to Marshal Their Forces. Other Newt Notes From the Nation al Capital Concerning the Do ing of Our Congress. Washington, D. . C- .special.) The enate committee on the Philippine Islands had under consideration the house Philippine tariff bill, but on the request of the democratic members for more time, adjourned without report ing the bill. All the amendments suggested by the republican members were adopted. The most important of these amend ments reduces to the eient of 25 per cent the rate of duty collected ! upon Philippine articles coming into the l'nit-d states and also provides for a, further reduction equivalent to the export duty charged on such ar ticles when shipped from the Philip pines.. The 25 per cent reduction is accomplished by providing for the pay ment of 75 per cent of the duty re quired by the tariff act. The provision concerning the export duty Is that the rates of duty which are required thereb yto be levied, collected, paid upon pr-jducts of the Philippine arch ipelago coming into the United States, shall be lees than any duty or taxes levied, collected and paid therein upon the exportation thereof from the Phil ippine archipelago as provided by the act of the United States commission under such rules and regulations as the secretary of the treasury may pre scribe. Another amendment permits the em ployment of foreign vessels In the inter-island traffic as well as in the traffic between the United States and the Islands. Still another amendment strikes out the house provision author izing withholding the cost of collection of Philippines taxes and duties, thus reducing the gross instead of the net amount to be deposited in the special Philippine fund. An administration amendment sug gested by the treasury department was, adopted as follows: "Merchandise in bonded warehouses er otherwise in the custody and con trol of the officers of the customs, on which duties have been paid, shall be entitled, on shipment to the Philip pine islands within three years from the date of the original arrival, to a Teturn of the duties paid, less 1 P"r eent, and merchandise upon which du ties have not been paid may be ship ped without the payment of duties to the Philippine islands within said per-k-.il. under such bonds: and reliction as may be prescribed by the secretary ef the treasury." Senator Lodge, chairman of the rommtttee. expressed the opinion, after the committee adjourned, that a re port upon the bill would be secured at the meeting Monday. He also said that the total reduction -Brut by the committee on Philippine sugar coming into the United States would amount to about 35 per cent. The democratic members of the com mittee did not suggest any amend ments, but it is said they will prs for a still further reduction of rates. After the committee adjourned the aemocra'.io members of it held a con ference and decided to present a mi nority leport to the senate, recom mending that so long as the Philip pine islands remain a part of the ter ritor yo fthe United States, free trade be permitted between the Ulanels and this country, and urging that the Isl ands shall be. put upon an Independent footing flt as early a day as possible, when they will suggest that the full iMngley tariff rates be charged upon Philippine Imports. The democrats are urging the com mute to gram Bearings on tne mu. SPECTRE CAUSES A FATAL LEAP. f . , - - . - . ganger, the result of shattered nerves, causes J. E. Slble, engineer of the Wa bash limited, an old and trusted em ploye .to Jump from bin fast moving trail, last night and sustala probably fatal injuries. c mrua in a wreck at Lafayette several months ago. Since then he has been In ceaseless fear of further trou ble. The train was approaching At tica, wit, a clear track ahead, when suddenly the engineer gave a start and fiouted !o Ms fireman: "Jump for your life, Burt; the switch la turned and we'll crash Into The sentence was not finished, for In an Instant Slble had applied Hie safety brake, reversed the lever, and had Jumped to escape the danger his har assed nerves had conjured up. Fire ssan Prick followed, but wa not in jured. The train came to a stop and Prick went twk to find his engineer. The latter lay on the roadbed, his skull SntabL an arm and leg broken, his tit' fractured and hi spine Injured, lie was carried aboard the train and cared for. but it Is not eipected that ae -.vill recover. Wheat M worses) t. Topeks, Kan. (Special The wheat oWvement In Kanaas is very puixlina. lb railroad reports show that thro fiat wheel belt not keif as much (rein feM bet broach t la for shipment ea at Utai ale a pear ago. esplte the Det tkat the jrlefctl tht veer to much The asaii condition are ro te estat over snoot ef the sntd- f-2t hast tewa. Tfe condition la , ( iiaajl aaa aaa Btefe atetvraaaea te AGREE 01 THE TOTAL EXCLUSION. Washington, I). C (Special.) At largely attended meeting of Paclflo coast senators and representatives a final determination was reached as to the course to be nut-sued on Chinese exclusion legislation and this resolu tion was adopted: Resolved, That the Pacific coast sen ators and representatives approve the policy and general provisions of the bill w hich they have requested Rep resentative Kahn to Introduce In the house and Senator Mitchell In the gen ate, but this shall not affect the privi lege of any member to perfect thS sumo by amendment. The bill thus to be Introduced was agreed upon at the meeting. As final ly adopted the Insular section reads: "That from and after the passage of this act the entry into the American mainland territory of the United States of Chinese laborers coming from any of the insular possessions of the United States is absolutely pro hibited, and the prohibition shall ap ply to all Chinese laborers as well as such as w ere iu such - iimuia IposseiS slous at the time of acquisition there of respectively by the United States, or to those who have come there since and those who have been born there since, and those who may come there hereafter and those who may hereafter be born there." The decision arrived at is the result of six weeks' consideration of the gen eral subject of Chinese exclusion, the purpose being to bring all the Pacific coast interests together In united sup port of one measure. A special com-n.'ltet-. with Representative Xewlands of Nevada, chairman, has been going ovet the different propositions and sub mitted the result of Its work at the meiting. The bill as presented had a clause ccvciini; the Chinese coming from the Philippine, but the sentiment at the meet In gwas In favor of making the provision more sweeping. The fore going amendment was then adopted, the understanding bring that when the bill was taken up In the house and senate some changes might be pro posed to this section. The bill as a whole has been framed with a view to making it drastic in every particular, excluding the Chinese it combines the main features of the measure drafted by the bureau of im migration, known as the Kahn bill, nnd that brought forward by the fed eration of Iabor. REC0INA6E OF HAWAIIAN SILVER. Washington. D. C (Special.) The recoinage of the silver coin of Hawaii, introduced by Kepresentave Hill of Connecticut, was favorably acted upon by the house committee on coinage, weights and measures. Some opposi tion was met with, the democratic members urging that the silver dollars should not lose their identity as such by being recoincd Into subsidiary coin age. The vote on the hill was S to 3, the democratic members voting in the negative. 'flie bill as reported provides that all of the silver coins of Hawaii shall be receive.' at par in payment of gov erninete; dues to Hawaii on to the United States. After being received, the ruins shail not again be put Into circulation, but shall be sent to San Francisco to be recolned Into subsid iary silver. The expense of shipment from Hawaii is borne by the United States and this Is the only expense in volved. There Is about $:t75,(XX of sil ver circulating in Hawaii, most of It In silver dollars. KEEP IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. Boise. Idaho. (Special ) The advis ory committee Of the people's party of Idaho met here to consider what ac tion the party should take in view of the abandonment of the party by Senator Heitfeld and his advice that the party be disbanded and Its mem bers Join with the democrats. The committee resolved to keep In the mid dle of the road, adopting the follow ing resolutions: "Resolved. That It Is the sense of the advisory committee of the people's party of the Mate of Idaho that the organization be not dissolved. "Resolved, That tne peoples parly should nominate and support a straight populist ticket in the coming election." 6ENERAL ABLAN PLANS HIS ATTACK. Colon, Colombia. (Hpecat I.) -General Alnan. commander of this district, haa. after several changes of plans, appro priated the Pouth American Steamship company's steamship Lantaro, on which three guns will be mounted. It has a speed of from twelve to four teen knots. The steamer Chuclto, recently pur chased from the Pacific Steam Navi gation company, by the Colombian government, will mount one gun. Ita speed Is estimated at sixteen knots. The Colombian government fleet It therefore now larger and faster than the enemy's fleet. . The report that I.lbertadnr ia to en ter the Colombian service is not au thentic. The news of accidental fighting be tween government troopa near Rle Heche la correct, but no definite dt talla can be obtained here. Comers Mm In A Canyon. Anadarko, Ohle. 8perlal.) A tnee saae waa received from Bheriff Porter of Oerfleld county, who la hunting the outlaw who killed the sheriff of Cad do county and his deputy, saying that he had the fugitives cornered Ita a canyoe In the mountains about twenty eowth of here and waa holding from a fortified position. He that assistance la the war of nltton ana a large force of asta ha seat Mat at CUMMINS IS IN OFFICE. Thoisands Witness His Inauguration as the Gorernor of Iowa. Railroads Come In for a Share of His Criticism-Proposes Changes in Statutes for Assesments. De-s Moines, la. (Special I The state ariminMration has changed and it Is now (Inventor A. H. Cummins and Lieutenant Coventor John Herriott. The program so carefully arranged was earned out to perfection. There wa-c no l.ilch anywhere, nor anything to nar the pleasure of the occasion. It '.va an especially pleasing occasion for les Moines people, because it was th lit st time in the history of the state when one who has long been a resident c f the city has been inaugur ate! governor of the state. It was al-o an cm i :o ii.n long to be remembered b 1 1 use those participating in it repre sented eil t what might be called the factions in the republican party and in ..tin i parties. It was strictly a noi,.;' ti.--i.li affair. Many representa tive men were here from all over the state and many of them attended not onl ythe inauguration, but also the reception at the stale house in the evening. It was a beautiful day for the inaiifrurat ion. At 1:1'0 o'clock the two houses m-1 In joint convention in the state house and tok a recess. The members pro ceeded to the east door .where theie stood a guard of five companies of the Iowa National guard companies from Oj-kaloosa, Dubuque, Sioux City. Davenport and Des Moines. The reiiririK governor and his mili tary escort met the governor-to-be in the executive offices and the party proceeded to the east door, and. under the lead of the Jowa band and the mil itary companies, the entire party, in cluding all state officers and members of the legislature, proceede-d to the auditorium. There was a larger num ber of people on the street than at any inaugural parade for many years, owing to the unusually fine weather, and the party was cheered a it passed through the principal street of the city. The scene at the auditorium waa a grand one. The hall was packed from bottom to top and the stage was filled to overflowing. The boxes, which had been beautifully decorated for the oc casion, were filled with women of prominence and distinguished guests of Governor Cummins. At the front of the stage were seat ed Governor Shaw and Governor Cum mins. Senator Allison and Senator Dolliver.ex-Governor Larraix-e and ex Governor Jackson, Lieutenant Govern or Herriott and lieutenant Governor Milliman, Bishop M orison. Chief Ju tice Ladd and members of the su preme court and the Iowa state offi cials. The proceedings were simple. Music was by the Grant Gie-e Ciub. lieuten ant Governor Milliman presided and the invocation was by Bishop Morri son. Chief Justice Itdd administered the oath of office to the new Mate officials. The inaugural address ef Governor Cummins was then delivered by him. He waa eloquent and Impres sive and spoke with Intense earnest ness and freedom. The address was received with many manifestations of pleasure. CONGRESS POWER IS ABSOLUTE. Washington, D. C (Special.)-! tor -ney General Knox. In a letter to Rep resentative Lacey of iowa, chairman of the committee on public, lands, haa S"t fr.rth lis views as to the question of funeral authority over forest game pref-'ve within the limits of a state. Ha , notes rrany law decKlons to show that the power of congress Is abso has the rirts!ute to legislate for lu a I .U', holding that the governmci; ha the tlphts of an individual propri e.or, ru) l-'tmented with the power to mv rind enforce iu own laws for the nsstrtlon of those rights, for the disposal wr.d the full and complete rn: .lapeinent and full protection of Its k-o U " He eprese- the opinion that ran g em may fobid and punish the klll !m of Kume on thse preserves, no M.l'.-r if !!.- slayer be lawfully there and Is not a trespasser. Legislation lr. ut-. ; c".i.i i c with the opinions ex pressed is anggested. METtCn SHAKES THE EARTH. Beaver City. Neb. KpeciaJ.) The ky was Illuminated by a brilliant me teor which passed across the heavens In a southwesterly direction at 9 p. m. When the meteor struck the earth the concussion sounded like thunder.Thosc who saw it say It appeared as large M a football. Many who were In their homes or In business places and did net see Its passage thought the tremor to be a slight earthquake shock. Rail road men on trains from the west re port that the meteor struck the earth near Atwood. Kan., and that people in ihat vicinity were panic-stricken by Its tppearance. Nta fork. (Special.) Edwin Gould ind others of the Western Union Tele graph company have formed a com pany to carry on the messenger ser vice of the Western Union, which was formeily performed by the American District Telegraph company. This an nouncement was made by Mr. Ooald. He said the capital stock waa I4.SW.0O0 and the company Intended to perform ijtertly the same service for the West ern In km that the Asaertcaa District rslegrsph company had perforated. WAIT TO RECfEN TIE SCHLEY CASE. Chicago, 111. (Special. ) Resolutions calling upon congress to reopen the Schley case and make Its own decision as to who waa In command at the bat tle of Santiago were passed by the board of trade at it sannual meeting. The vote was not unanimous, but the roar of Ihe "ayes" was three times as loud as the roar of "nays" and the vocal vote went unchalenged as ex pressing the feeling of the board. A brief but brusk discussion preceded the adoption of the resolutions. The resolutions adopted: Whereas, Kffnrts were made not only to detract from the glory due to Rear Admiral Sc hley In his victory over the Spanish fleet off Santiago, but to sig nalize his victorious plans of battle on that occasion, and to charge that gallant and generous officer with cow ardice in the face of the enemy, W'heras, Such efforts were so per sistent that Admiral Schley was forced out of self-respect to demand a court of Inquiry by the government, and Whereas, Though the verdict of that court of imjofry .ft no stain upon his reputation as a gallant and brave offi cer, yet two members of that tribunal denounced his conduct of that battle, in spite of the fact that a glorious victory was won and denied that he was chief in command, and Whereas, our great admiral. George Dewey, who. by virtue of his ability and patriotism, and who as the hero o fthe greatest naval victory of mod ern times was pre-eminently cjualified to judge of the actions and orders of Admiral Schley on that memorable day. declared In a supplemental report "that the latter had maintained an effective blockade, and as officer in command was entitled to the credit for the victory off Santiage." Resolved, That we believe It is the duly of congress to review the record of the court, to examine nito all the circumstances and events tending to throw light upon, the controversy and to announce Its Judnment as to who . as In command st the battle of San tiago .and as to the conduct of Ad mi lal Schley on that occasion. Resolved. That a copy of the fore going be forwarded to Admiral Schley, to our senators and representatives In congress. WANTS TO ESTABLISH RECIPROCITY. Washington, I). C tSpedaU Mr. Mason Introduc-ed in the senate the following resolution: Resolved. That the doctrine of reci procity, as stated In the act of ln. known as the McKlnley bill, and the act of lk7, known as the Dingley bill, and the act of 1W7, known as the Dingley bill. Is the true doctrine and in the Interest of the prosperity of the 1'nlted States and that the treaties pending in the senate should receive consideration and ac tion at the pres ent session of congress. "Resolved, further. That the l'nited States should give to the island of Cuba broad commercial reciprocal trade, which would be of advantage to the commerce of this country and the discharge of our duty toward the peo ple of that Island." The republican members of the senate committee on the Philippine had a conference and considered the house tariff bill. The principal sub ject under discussion was a proposi tion to make a reduction of 25 per cent on Kudos coming from the Philippines to the United Slates. No agreement was reached and there is a divergence o foplnlon as to the proposition. It is exp.-cted that an agreement will be reached when the full committee next niec ts. It was practically decided to reduce the tariff on goods coming from the Philippines to the l'nited Stales to the extent of the export tax levied in the 'Islands. The matter of further re. duction is still being agitated. KILL SHERIFF AND HIS DEPUTY. Guthrie-, Ok la. (Special.) Sheriff Smith and Ix-puty Reck met death while storming an Indian hut eight miles west of Anadarko. Highway men on Sunday night had fu-14 up. and robbed person going home from church, and Smith and Reck, acorn laiite'd by Deputy Brlggs. located the rebber!!. I2 ..r,ntirier I n dnfr fctmtlh was shot through the breast and died In a few minutes. Reck was also shot through the breast and his left arm wks shuttered. The hUhwaymen fled. Sheriff Smith made a dying effort to arrest the robbers and shot several tbrssgh the door iftr beisg wounded. I4eck continued to fight un til killed. DECLARE SCHLEY IS THE HERO. Jackson, Miss. (Special.) Roth houses of the legislature today unan imously adopted a resolution declar ing Rear Admiral Schley to be the rightful hero of the battle of Kanti ago "and entitled to the unfailing gratitude of his country." The resolution Indorses the report of Admiral Dewey In the He-hley court of Inquiry and condemns the majority re port of the members constituting the court. By the same resolution the legislature extends a cordial Invitation to Admiral Bchley to visit Jackson and receive "public manifestations of the exalted respect, confidence and ad miration in which be is held by the people of Mississippi." Sohotfule Raieoa Wages. Pt Paul, Minn. (BpectaJ.) It la seml-tfticially stated that the new ge schedule adopted by the Great Northern at the request of engineers and frtmen Operating the new snd heavier freight engines advances the wages of eilners who have been re ceiving U per 100 miles to I4.M. Fire men receiving f?.M, It Is said, will re ceive tt.s't snd switching engine driv ers 1.2 a day, leas one hour for din ner. Fir men on the same class of ennk ill receive U a day. ,. HOAR WANTS MORE LIGHT. Veienble Senator Urges limtigitioi of PlillipiMWirCoi.net, He Says that Conflicting Report of the Military Officials Dsmand Such an Inquiry. Washington, V. C. (Special.)-For the first time this session the Philip pine queston was toue hed on In the senate. The interest taken Indicates that It will occ upy the attention of the upper branch of congress for some time, w hen the tariff bill is re rfrted. The Philippines were the subjee t of an address by Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts, who spoke on his resolution providing for the appointment of a senate com mittee to investigate the administra tion of those islands. Mr. Hoar spoke at some length regarding the reliabil ity of statements which have been made from time to time regarding the situation In the Philippines and the causes which led to the outbreak. He urged that there should be a place where any senator In his official capacity could go and ask for two wltnesse-s to prove the correctness or Incorrectness of any cjuestlon upon which light Is desired. Mr. Iodge. Mr. Hoar's colleague, SHid he regarded the resolution as a reflection on the Phil ippine committee, of which be was chairman, and the necessity of the lat ter would cease were this resolution adopted. His committee, he said, was perfectly able to handle any investi gation which might be conducted. Mr. earmark (dem.) agreed with him. The discussion was leading rapidly to an opening up of the whole Phil ippine question, when it was agreed thin the resolution should go over. Mr. Mason of Illinois made a speee h tn favor of reciprocity lth Cuba and discussed the prospective policy gen erally. In the senate a concurrent resolution was passed appointing a Joint commit tee of congress to consider the ques tion of a site for a hail of records to be erected in Washington. A resolution offered by Mr. Harris was also passed directing the attorney general to inform the senate as to what steps had been taken to secure the payment of Interest still due to the l'nited States on account of the subsidy debt of the Kansas division of the Union Pacific Railway company. Mr. Hoar, calling up his resolution providing for an Investigation of the conduit of the Philippine campaign snd after explalning-that the purpose of the resolution was not to Interfere with the work of the Philippines com mlttee. he claimed that we ought to have some reliable Information regard ing the war in the Philippines, which he characterized as a painful contro versy. During the civil war, he said, there was a committee which reported upon Its responsibility the facts which were needed for the senate and for the country. There are many things about which the public has been In doubt, as for Instance the statement appearing In the public press and twiee made In the senate that Aguln aldo hud sold out hi countrymen. "We want to know who pjumited the Fili pinos Indi pe ndi nee," he Inslsti-d. DBWKV DKN'IKS THK CHARGK. "Some charge lh;t liewey did, and Dewey says they lie, and the matter whs allowei to stop there." Was It worth while f r us, he con tinued, to he considering these grat questions which involve the propilety of our dealings with these unfortun ate people In the matter of their llb ery when we were In the dark? He said he wanteel to know something about the character of the Klllplrtos. He wanted Governor Taft to come be fore a senate committee. He said he had received some terrible stories from brave soldiers and officers of high rank about the way the war In the Phil ippines Is conducted. - , Continuing, Mr. Hoar said: "I do not know of tnyone able tn J -.- - - -... U Imeh nm " the differences between Governor Taft and General Chaffee. I get Some dreadful storle-s from brave soldi; and officers of high rank about the manner In which the war Is conduct ed. I have heard of an Investigation now gains' or. in regard to ar.c trsr.i ac Hon which If true has covered with a foul blot the flag we all love and honor. I think there should be a place where any senator who makes such a suggestion In Ms official re sponsibility can go and say: I want two witnesses on that subjwt brought here,' and then we shall know." He said he had been taunted by newspapers for three or four years with a statement attributed to Gen eral Law ton to the effect that If cer tain people at home would hold their tongaes there would not be any diffi culty In the Island. Hut what the gen eral Is understood to have said Is that "we should stop this sec terse d war; It Is time for diplomacy, time for mutu.il understandings." ASKS FOR LIGHT. Now give us a little light. Take the ST. LOS MASHER FINED $1,000. fH. Louis, Mo.WHpeclal.l-Lesler Hanover of 2342 Olive street was fined $1,000 by Judge Pollard In a police court on chargea of disturbing the aeare of Mary Institute school girls. Hs cover wss fined fnOO on each of the jtwo counts against him. This Is the fenaaimuni penalty. Hanover's attor- aey gave notice of appeal. Prof. K. H. Bears, principal of Mary Institute, accompanied by four stu- Whe appeared tn court and tes. most sealous men la this body an give us a committee that will heae the evidence, put questions, hear both sides and let us know what is the truth. We are engaged In the unholy office of crushing out s republic-, the first great republic ever established In the eastern hemisphere. If we had dealt with these people as we did with Cuba we should hae had today a civ ilized, happy, peaceful republic, send ing their youths to our sc hools, study ing our laws, Imitating our example, animated by ft love and affection and a gratitude su h as no one people on earth never yet felt for another." "(die of the groat events of history," he said, "was the civilization of Japan. t-be -U h. adoption of the de- Halation of Independence. Japan has just-celebrated the. aftlcih anniversary of taking her place among free na tions, at which the declaration had been made that everything that Japan has she owed to the United States, and yet n half a century she has encoun-terr-d China as a superior and Russia as an ecjual." U.IiiiK RKPUKS TO HOAR. That came. Mr. Hoar. said, from the acoidaiioh of a world power that he should like to have his country exer- is that came from the application 10 the affairs of modern life the great doc-trine of the Immortal declaration. Mr. 1Odge urged that the resolution be referred to the Philippine commit tee, of which he Is ehalrmaii, and said lhat If the senate saw fit to charge hat committee with the Investigation of any ' question, past or present, the) committee was competent to deal wlin it and would deal with it honorably and effectively. If, however, the com mittoe contemplated by the resolution were appointed the reason for the ex lstei.ee of the Philippine commission would cease. Mr. Hoar replied that all he wanted was that there should be somewhere a tribunal to fake evidence of these questions as far as practicable. Mr. Carmack of Tennesseee, while In er.tite ae-eord with the resolution, sii Id that these matters should lie han dled by the Philippines commission. The necessity for an Investigation was apparent, he said, because theie had been a lonstdnt debate between the civil and military authorities In the Phlllnplnes eve-r since we came Into possession of them. It be'lng evident ihat a number of senators were de sirous of being heard on the subject, it whs-agreed that the resolution He on 1'ic tul le for a day. NARROW ESCAPE OF 6EN. BOTHA. London. (Special.) -Lord Kitchener, In a dispatch from Johannesburg, re ports the narrow esc ape bf General Hot ha from capture hy General Hrue c Ifamllton. Hearing of a concentration1 of Hoers at Knapdur, Hru'-e-Hamllton went to the spot, only to find the Boers had be'en given the alarm and that 400 of them were trekking threw mlle-s distant, with General Botha In a cape cart leading. Bruce-Hamilton chased the Boers for seven miles until his horses gave, out, and captured thirty-two Boers and quantities of am munition rind stock.' Perhaps the most Important point in Lord Kitchener's weekly report is tli'r omission of all mention erf General le. We-t. from whli h it Is deduced that the t..iii.i. ............. ..e... in HC.,r iu than usually hopeful of effective - re sults from his pre-wrnt effort to sur round De We t. Since the disaster at Zeefontein strong British column have been persistently dogging De Wet's force, w hile armorerd trains have prcvcniee! him from crossing the rail road line and have forced him north waid. Ixird Kitchener, is supplying Ie Wet's pursuers with relays and remounts. lird Kitchener reports that sine:e January 6 twenty Boers havp been killed, nine wounded unci twenty-three captured, and that ninety-five have surrendered. Halifax. N. H. (Special.) The first detac hment erf the Canadian Mounted Kifle-s, for service In South Afrsia, has sailed on Ihe steamer .Manhattan. 11 consisted of three setiadrnn and, (inn troep, the rest of the corps remain ing to go by the steamer Pretorlaii. Major Merrltl Is In command of tha Manahrtan detachment. ' ARMS LAID DOWN WITHOUT LWDtTlfiNX. Manila (Special ) The fuPJ surren der of the forces of Colonel Marisgaa who, wlth"MaJor Cabrera and a rene gade prle?st named Castillo, gave them selves up unconditionally Jannary 19 to General Bell, who Is conducting the c-ampalnn aealnst the Insurgents In Batangas province, look place at Taaal. The Insurgents created a sur prise by bringing In sixty more rifles than the authorities thought MartsgHn could command In the dlstrie-t of To ael, which he controlled. The Filipinos who surrendered In cluded three colonels, one major, five captains and twelve' lieutenants. They gave up 219 rifles and one cannon. All the Insurgents who surrendered did so 'Unconditionally. General Bell ordered the men to be released. Colonel Msrlsgan says he can pre vail on many more to surrender dur ing the next few days snd also ob tain possession of a number of sehM ilonal rifles - Ge neral Hell says the surrender pari flea, for the time being, all the easlers part of Batangas. tifled to the chargea against Hanover. The alleged offense might be defined as "altempted mashing." The stuelenu testified that be had stood on the cor ner of Beaumont and Locust streets on January and other times and ao coated them. Some remarks that the defendant la sliced to have made were written and handed to the Judge by wltnis. An explosion of gas at the Maple Mill cnUlery In IMtsvllls, pB, Jursd several men seriously.