Nebraska Newspapers

    Will Not Walt For the Conclu
sion of Peace.
CAPT. BARKER PIT IN CHARGE.
Bear Admiral Watson Halls at Once for
Manila—Americans Stager to Welcome
the Naval Hero on Ills Itetnrn—dreat
Ovation Looked For on If is Arrival.
WASHINGTON, May 13.—"Send
Olympia's mall to B. F. 8tevens, No.
4 Trafalgar square, London, England,”
was the notice given out ut the navy
department today. This is the first
formal indication that the famous
flagship is coming home immediately.
Upon Inquiry it was ascertained that
Secretary Long had last evening cabled
Admiral Dewey permission to return
at onco. He has been relieved of the
obligation of remaining at Manila
until, the Philippine commission com
pletes Its work. He is not even re
quired to awuit the cessation of hos
tilities, but may start homeward at
once. The notice posted at the navy
department Indicates that the Olympia
Will not remain long enough to receive
the next outward mall. Mr, Stevens
referred to Is the navy department’s
agent at London to distribute all of
the mall for United States warships
in European waters, so he will see to
it that the Olympia receives Its mall
M eoou as it passes the Suez canal.
It Is estimated at the navy depart
ment that Dewey will reach the United
States in time for a national demon
stration on the Fourth of July next.
The Olympia will not come under full
•team, but nevertheless It should make
the run to New York In about fifty
five days from Manila.
That It is to come to New York Is
nearly certain, as shown by the fol
lowing response made by Secretary
Long to the urgent message of Invi
tation to Dewey from Mayor Van
Wyck of New York. It may be stated
that this was sent before the notice
was sent to Dewey that he might come
home at once:
"I am in receipt of your telegram
with regard to the return of Admiral
Dewey and expressing a desire that
he arrive first in the country at New
York. The time of his return has not
been fixed and the department has
taken no other action than to authorize
his return whenever the condition of
the peace commission shall permit.
As to the route he shall take In return
ing, the department Is inclined to leave
that to him. He has served with great
ability and must necessarily feel so
much the effect of his arduous labors
.in a trying climate and under trying
circumstances that the department Is
disposed to let him govern himself in
this respect largely by the considera
tion of his own personal convenience
and wish. It is understood, however,
that Admiral Dewey will elect to re
turn to New York. Very respectfully,
"JOHN D. liQNO, Secretary.”
Admiral Watson will sail from San
Francisco next Tuesday as a passenger
on one of the regular Mall steamships,
but cannot possibly reach Manila be
fore the middle of June. Orders have
been Issued placing Captain A. 8.
Barker in command of the Asiatic
squadron after Admiral I>ewey’s de
parture until relieved by Admiral
Watson. Captain Barker is now In
command of the battleship Oregon,
the pride of the navy, and next to
Admiral Dewey is the senior officer
on the station. He Is an officer of
ability and discretion and may be
depended on to take good care of the
interests of the United States.
Moving Order* Received.
OMAHA, Neb., May 13.—Orders have
been received here from Washington
for the movement of the Sixteenth
infantry, which is at present stationed
in the department of the Missouri.
The regiment is to start in time to
reach San Francisco by May 29, the
expectation being that It will sail on
the transport Grant June 1, The
movement will probably begin about
May 25. Four companies of the Six
teenth are at Fort Crook, four at Fort
Leavenworth and four at Jefferson
Barracks. The transportation for the
regiment was urranged for several
weeks ago in anticipation of these
orders. The Burlington and Itock
Island will carry the troops from Fort
Crook to Denver und there turn them
over to the Union Pacific.
"Purr* the Mglii ln(."
NEW YORK, May 13.—A apodal to
tbe World from Hot Sprint;*, Va.. say*.
“Force the fighting. Penat rate far
into tiie interior and rapture or destroy
ttvcry wttrrlng Klllpiuo."
That la the pith of a loan cipher
cablegram President McKinley *eiit to
Oeneral Otis In Munlla. It wm prompt
ed by severul dtsputi he* from Orueral
Otla, transmitted by Secretary Alger,
which greatly encouraged the presi
dent.
lilt Idetl uti ftirr d«Hllnit.
1/lNlMiN, May li-A special re
ceived here today from Manila aaya
that the Klllpiuo emigres* now sitting
at Sau Isidro Is rumposed of flfty-aia
members, of whom twenty favor peace
and an equal number are Irreconcil
able*. The others, holding the balance
of power are ready to admit that ab
solute Independence la hopeless of at
tainment, but demand better terms at
the hands of the t'nlted States.
tresh Temps In lb# Peml
MtNIIA. May IS Kreah troop* are
beginning to go to the front Two bat
lallun* of the Seventeenth Infantry
tregnlarsi that had been holding the
Hues a Unit the city of Manila will fola
Major Oeneral Nla« Arthur a division at
Stit t • rhandet tomorrow and one bat
talion of the same regiment will rein
force Major Oeneral l.awton's division
near Raeoior Those troops will be re
placed her* by the Twenty gr*t In
sanity realment. which arrived from
the t sited States on board the liana
port Hancock yeatrrday.
NEBRASKA SOLDIERS
Will Go I luck to the Fighting Ling After
Rer operation.
MANILA, May 13.—The First regi
ment Nebraska volunteer Infantry Is
taking the annual step of respectfully
petitioning the division commander.
Major General MacArthur, to tempo
rarily relieve them from duty at the
front. The regiment Is badly ex
hausted by the campaign In which It
has taken an active part, and not many
more than 300 men of the organization
are at present lit for duty. On Sun
day last 160 men of this regiment re
sponded to the sick call. The men,
in view of the facts, have prepared
a respectful memorial to General Mac
Arthur askUig that their regiment he
withdrawn for a short time from the
lighting line, In order that they may
recuperate. The memorial states that
the men ure willing to light, hut are
In no condition to do so owing to
the strain of long marching, continued
lighting and outpost duty In which
they have been engaged. It Is added
that many of the men have been un
able to have their clothing washed
for months past, having been com
pelled during all that time to sleep
in their uniforms to be In readiness
for fighting. The memorial adds that
since February 2 the regiment has lost
225 men In killed and wounded, and
fifty-nine since the hattle*’of Malolos.
The officers of the regiment propose
to present a similar memorial on be
half of the men. The splendid record
of the First Nebruska In the entire
campaign and the tone of the memo
rial prepared by the men Is such that
no Imputation of Insubordination can
bn brought against them. Officers of
the regiment said to the correspondent
of the Associated Press here today
that they thought the men had been
worked beyond endurance and should
be given a rest and some of the regu
lar regiments which are now guarding
the city he sent to the front.
Five volunteer regiments and the
('tab battery of artillery are at Ban
Fernando. They muster In all about
2,500 men. Muny of the soldiers are
in the hospital suffering from heat
or other causes. The wounded were
all suffering acutely and showed the
effects of exposure to the sun when
they arrived. Three days’ rest has
already worked wonders.
Since the army entered Malolos the
soldiers have had little water to drink
except that which was brought on
railway trains from Manila, and thav
was of poor quality. The artesian
wells at San Fernando are doing much
toward making them feel contented.
WASHINGTON, May 13.—No dis
patch received recently from Manila
has been read with deeper Interest at
the war department than that which
was sent by the Associated Press via
Hong Kong. War department officials
and army officers did not care to he
quoted upon the subject, hut the com
ment generally among army officers
was that the troops which had been
fighting so long and continuously are
exhausted and were really in need of
rest. It Is explained that the men
did not fear fighting, hut after fight
ing and marching and constant picket
duty they were no doubt much ex
hausted. Some army officers suggest
ed that the action of the Nebraska
regiment was like a town meeting and
that the army could not be conducted
upon such lines. Comment was made
to the effect that the dispatches indi
cated that the various regiments were
on duty constantly and that there was
no reserve to relieve them when they
reached the limit of endurance.
It was stated by an officer in the
department that one reason why it had
been Impossible to relieve the volun
teers with the regulars now at Manila
was because the regulars recently sent
to the Philippines were at least two
thirds recruits and were necessarily
untrained and lacked the discipline of
the volunteers, who are now veterans.
It is believed that General Otis does
not care to risk the hard fighting to
untried men that he desires the volun
teers to remain at the front because
he is sure of them In any emergency.
Dlsust rous l(mr Kutl Collision.
READING, Fa., May 13.—A collision
of passenger trains occurred on the
Philadelphia & Reading railroad at
Exeter, about six miles south of this
city, tonight, and a great number of
people were killed and injured. There
is no telegraph ut Exeter, and de
tails, therefore, are difficult to obtain
ut this writing. The number killed
is variously stated to be from fifteen
to twenty-live. Fully fifty others are
injured.
The regular express train from
Fottsvllle for Phlladoplhla connected
at the station in Reading with u train
from Harrisburg, which was crowded
with excursionists who had been to
the state capltul to witness the cere
monies tn connection with the unveil
ing of the Hartrunft monument. Many
of the Harrisburg passengers at Read
ing went aboard the Philadelphia ex
press, hut It being found that all could
not be accommodated. It was decided
to send an extra traiu to Philadelphia
to run ns the second section of tha
express, The extra train left twenty
minutes later than the express At
Exeter the express stopned for orders
and while standing still the extra
train crashed Into It while moving at
great speed.
Three of the rear cars of the ex
press were telescoped and (he flist
ear of the extra train was also
wrecked The passengers In these cars
! were terribly mangled, many tielng
i killed outright, while others had llniha
| and trodles maimed Word was at
; one* sent to reading and n special
train, with phtablana and nursea. waa
aettl to the acme aa eutckly aa It
could powslbly be pul In rewdlneaa.
fitHM Ami iimi mil
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i>f lb* T«*»aa l*«lalaiur* unlay ttniAlljr
pa ■•*•4 lb* unit iruol bill a* It un»
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'Kan lb* Arbau*aa law ll at«M»lul*ly
4* tiara an* pmil »r irual |t<mm 'lulM
bualMMM In ib* iUI*; pr*t*nit lb*>lr
Itwb (rum b*ina wnl In tb* alala,
fur lb* t««a*Mi lbat II rkr»r|) »»>•« ifl«*
ibat f«MMta kmikl front any Itwal uf
•impurailon nblrb may prut* in Iw
a Irual n**4 n»l b* pal.I tup.
Otis Reports Forces of the En
emy Disintegrating Daily
THE GUNBOATS JOYEULLY RECEIVED
Ripeitltlon I'p filter Mrrtt with Friendly
ll«ini)nilration of Jfittlvr* Troop* *liow
Their I.O)itliy liy I'atletuly Kndiirlnff
Delay—AH I’oulhle DUpatrh Will He
I'tril to Hurry Them Home.
WASHINGTON, May 12 —Genera!
Otis hat» cabled the war department
concerning the situation In ihe Phil
ippines. He says that It la very en
couraging. The tone of the dlapatcii
leads the officials here to believe that
the end of the Filipino Insurrection
la near at hand. Following la the text
of the dispatch from General Oils:
MANILA, May 11.—Adjutant Gener
al, Washington: Succeeded In passing
army gunboats to Galumplt for the use
In Klo Grande: railway connections
with that point secured thla week; pas
sage of gunboats through Macabebc
country balled with Joyful demonstra
tion by Inhabitants. • • * In coun
try passed over by troops temporary
civil administration Inaugurated and
protection to Inhabitants against In
surrection abuses given as far as pos
sible. Signs of Insurgent disintegra
tion daily manifested. Obstacles which
natural features of country present
can be overcome. OTIS.
In reply to the cable of the adjutant
general laHt night regarding return
of volunteers, General Oils cabled this
morning:
MANILA, May 11.—Adjutant Gen
eral, Washington: Volunteer organiza
tions first to return now at Negros and
forty-five miles from Manila at front.
Kxpected that transports now arriving
will take returning volunteers. Volun
teers understand they will begin to
leave for the United States the latter
part of month; know Importance of
their presence here at this time and
accept the sacrifice which the United
States’ Interests make Imperative.
Hancock now entering harbor. Trans
ports returning this week carry sick
and wounded men. Pennsylvania and
St Paul not needed longer in south
ern waters, where they have been re
tained, hence dispatch; transports Nel
son and Cleveland brought freight; re
turn without cargo.
OTIS.
The Hancock which General Otis
reports entering the harbor sailed from
San Francisco April 18, carrying the
Twenty-first Infantry and Light Bat
tery E, First artillery, thirty-nine of
ficers and 1,451 enlisted men, Colonel
Kline, Twenty-first Infantry, com
manding. A later dispatch from Gen.
Otis says:
MANILA, May 11.—Adjutant Gener
al, Washington: Health condition
troops arrived on Hancock excellent;
two deaths enroute. Private ltelo K.
Jones and Elmer H. Chevalier, com
panies L and E, Twenty-first Infantry,
April 24 and 20. OTIS.
Ad Manila
WASHINGTON, May 12.—'The cables
from General Otis today were gratify
ing to the officials of the war depart
ment. Portions of the dispatch re
garding the situation were not made
public, relating, it is understood, to
prospective movements. The cable re
garding the return of the volunteers
Indicates that the troops are making
no clamor to be sent home, hut see the
necessity of remaining until they can
he relieved of the regulars now on
the way and to be sent to Manila as
soon as they can he shipped. General
Otis says the troops to be sent first
are In the island of Negros and at the
front. This no doubt means the Cali
fornia regiment, which Is probably In
Negros, and It is known that the Ore
gon regiment Is with General Lawton
somewhere In the vicinity of Maasin.
Regular* Going to Manila.
NEW YORK. May 12—A special to
the Tribune from Washington says.
The war department is preparing to
send four regiments of regulars to
Manila by way of New York city and
the Suez canal, utilizing for the pur
pose the transports Thomas, Meade
and Logan, which are to be perma
nently transferred from the Atlantic
to the Pacific fleet. These vessels will,
it Is thought, transport the Seventh
and Nineteenth regiments of infantry
and the First and Seventh regiments
of artillery, although some other con
mand may be substituted for one of
these before their sailing dates. On
the Pacific roast two more regiments,
the Sixth and Sixteenth Infantry, will
start for Manila this month. The for
mer will leave San Francisco on the
Shermun on May 22 and the latter ou
the Grant a week later. Within a
week It is believed that General Otis
1 will be In position to be«tn sending
home the volunteeis from the Philip
pines by every available steamer, a*
Important reinforcements which left
San Francisco April IS ami 2d ar.
about due to reach him
Third Nebraska lloniaeir.l Ititund
ACGCSTA. (la . May 12 The Thir l
Nebraska was mustered out here yes
terday. The regiment started home
ward In supectal trains over the Geor
gia railroad At Atlanta the regiment
will be turned over to the Nashville,
Chattanooga * St l.outs road
Only three regiments now remain
at Camp Onward, the Forty-ninth Io
wa, the Third Kentucky and the Thir
ty Aral Michigan The Iowa regiment
will ha mustered out next Saturday.
T«me (of taoihsM l« sinks.
MAMI A Mai t| Air HI—tit
manager of tie Manila lugupan rati
road. and two of hie assistant# who
had irmatned inside the Insurgent
lines to proles t the property of the
railway company, arrived ai San Fer
nando yesterday, f hey had been in
formed by the insurgents that they
would he no longer responsible for
their safety If they remained within
i their lines Mr lllgglna corroborated
the st or law that have been told of the
demoralisation of the Filipino# and
says that the rebels are looting all the
Halites property.
CUBAN SITUATION
llrljliter I>a>* Evidently In Store for tli*
Ieland.
NEW YORK, May 12.—Among the
passengers who came In on the Ha
vana, which was released (rorn quar
antine today, was General H. O. Ernst
who has been In Cuba since January.
He has been stationed in Havana as
inspector on General Brooke's staff.
‘The situation In Cuba today,” said
he, a’ls bright and the condition of the
Island is Improving. One bears very
little about annexation down there,
though there Is a sentiment tending
that way among the people. Those
who have money and business Inter
ests are generally in favor of annexa
tion. Many, however, are willing that
the islund should come In as a state
after Independence has been declared.
"The government was surprised
when the roll was found to contain
the names of 40,000 soldiers. Both
Gomez and General Porter had cal
culated that It would contain the
names of only 30,000 men, who would
get about $100 apiece. When It be
came apparent that there were so many
names on the list It was decided tj
strike off the names of commissioned
officers, those who enlisted since July
last and those In the employ of the
government. After these names had
been dropped there were left about 3K,
000. These will probably be sifted
down more, for on the new pay roll
blanks Issued to the paymasters there
is a certificate attached which must
be filled out by the company command
er for the man who will receive the
money and give up his arms. There
has been a little feeling over this or
der for the men to give up their urm.<,
but I do not bcdleve It will amouut to
much.”
General Ernst «pld that In his opin
ion there was one man lu Cuba whom
be thought was qualified to be elect
ed president. Ho said that he did not
think Gome/, would ever fill that po
sition. "Gomes Is a good man, but he
has many enemies. Then, again, I
do not believe be is qualified to hold
that office. Should the sentiment for
annexation increase I believe Gomes
would cause trouble. He keeps quiet
as long as they dangle ‘Cuba I.lbre'
before him.”
No Travel I’ajr In the l'« nlruet.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 12—The
crew of the transport Grant has been
paid off and discharged. Including all
hands, there were upward of 150 men.
They shipped at New York for the
trip to Manila, thence to San Francis
co, and understood thut they were to
receive transportation hack to New
York. Every man of the crew de
clares that the articles were read to
him with the transportation clause in
them when he shipped from New York.
The articles were read to the crew at
the time of their discharge, but in
them was nothing about transportation
to New York. The crew of the Sher
man will come out of quarantine next
week with a similar story and the men
of the transport Sheridan, now on its
way from Manila, will probably have a
similar tale to tell. The crew of the
Grant realize that for their fare home
they are dependent entirely on tho
government’s generosity.
Mr >1111:111 V*. Alger,
DETROIT, Mich., May 12.—Senator
McMillan arrived from Washington
today. Asked whether he had read
General Alser's announcement of bis
senatorial candidacy and his state
ment that McMillan had told him he
would he a candidate. Senator Mc
Millan said he had seen the announce
ment, but that General Alger must
take the responsibility of having
made it.
“During the entire time for over a
year at Washington," said the senator,
“and during the very many casual
conversations 1 have had with Geueral
Alger, we have not mentioned the sen
atorial matter; at lesst, not in regard
to his candidacy and my stepping out.
There is the very strongest fooling
among Michigan republicans that 1
should seek re-election.”
Preservatives Ar* Harmful.
CHICAGO, May 12.—The senatorial
pure food Investigating committee
heard testimony today regarding the
use of preservatives and antiseptics
by manufacturers In preparing food,
I)r. Albert H. Prescott, agricultural
chemist and professor of chemistry In
the University of Michigan, and Vic
tor Vaughan, professor of hygienne
of the same institution, were the prin
cipal witnesses and both ngreed that
the use of ffrcservatlves In the manu
facture of foods was injurious to the
public health. The substitution of any
food fur another, the witness said,
should be made known to the con
sumer, because certain kinds of adul
terated foods or drink, while harmless
In some cases, are extremely injurious
in others.
Uoutl I rrllng In Third Nebraska.
Al’UI HTA. tia. May 12. — In the
muster-out of the Third Nebraska th*
feeling that existed tietweeu the offl
o'H and men wa» exceptionally fin*.
1 They ail seamed to be on the treat of
terms. Colonel Vtf'iualn goes out of
! the service very highly thought of as
a colonel of holunteers ills men all
love him Colonel Vllrjualn has at ail
times been very strict, but *the Mien
and officers were repaid for this, aa
when the time of muster out raiue,
| tt.etr buiki. rer un's etc., were tn the
last 'if shape 'the regiment was very
highly iompliH’ented on this feature
by the mualerli.g offi er.
Msdraid a>rlis| tress
l.iiNtfciN, May 12. the I am don
Matt <le. Isres that a group of Ameri
can and Ktrgltsh literary agents has
lor me l a syndicate tor the put pu*« of
inntrolll.tf the fu*ore production# of
tludvard Ktptlna
MomuiisI M Itivt hsi«l VI*lire
I’bVbi; ti May 12 Memorial ser
vice# were held here lu-lay In honor u(
tlvorgs l> n t o< Mrk« a sailor on th*
and the list llhioan hilled In
the npsatsh ear donator Porahsr
delivered the funeral oration
IS IN FAVOR OF PEACE
Session of Filipino Congress
Advised Capitulation.
MACABEBES WANT TO FIGHT TAGALS
No Mora Now llrlnf Made lij Urn. Mae
Arthur, m lie la Watting lor Itrgulnra
to (live the Volunteera a Heat—The Sit
uation at the Front.
MANILA, May 11.—Reports re
ceived from the Insurgent line, which,
however, have not been confirmed,
say that, a meeting of the Filipino
congress has beetj held at San Pedro.
There was no quorum present, but
In spite of the fact that some business
was transacted. The reports add that
although those who attended were
mostly partisans of Agulnaldo, a
a strong desire for peace was expressed.
Major General MacArthur will prob
ably remain at San Fernando until
fresh troops can be forwarded to him
from this city to replace some of the
volunteers, who have become exhaust
ed from the long campaign. Filipino
riflemen to the number of 8,000 are
entrenched on three sides of Jlacolor.
The Americans, however, are fully able
to hold the city If Monday's attack
was a specimen of the enemy's fight
ing ability.
The United States Philippine com
mission has been considering a pro
visional constitution for the Island of
Negros, which was framed by Colonel
Smith und leading r.utlvea. It is
largely modeled after the constitution
of California. This constitution, It. Is
Intended, will give the natives self
government, co-operating with the
military regime. Work on the con
stitution has been apportioned to the
several members of the Philippine
commission. The report of President
8< hurmann will give special attention
to national, provincial and municipal
government; Colonel Charles Denby
will consider the organization of courts
and Prof. P C. Worcester will In
vestigate tribal, physical and commer
cial features In the Islands, All the
members of the commission are con
sulting with resident experts.
The army "Unclad" gunboats Isi
guna de Bay and Oavedonga, under
command of Captain Grant, steamed
up the Rio Grande to Caluroplt today,
clearing the entire country of rebels
from the hay upward.
When the vessels reached Maeabebe
about 1,000 of the Inhabitants of the
place assembled upon the banks of the
river, cheering the expedition lustily.
Captain Grant was given an ovation
when he went ashore.
Many of the Macabebes expressed
themselves as being anxious to enter
the service of the American army for
the campaign against the Tagals.
The United States transports Putddft
and Pennsylvania sailed for home to
day by way of Nagasaki. The trans
ports Charles NelBon and Cleveland
will leave on Thursday and Friday.
10:15 a. m —The Filipino army of
General Maseardo, Inspired by wine
taken from the storehouses of Bacolor
and by the general’s oratory, on Mon
day evening attacked San Fernando.
There was tremendous yelling and a
great expenditure of cartridges by the
rebels, but very little result. General
Maseardo holds the outskirts of Haco
lor west of the railroad. In front of
his positions are the Kansas und
Montana regiments, which occupy
trenches that the Filipinos built in
anticipation of an attack from the
direction of the sea.
During the afternoon of Monday
General Maseardo, with a large retinue
of officers, rode along the lines, fre
quently stopping to harangue his war
riors. At dusk a detachment of rebel*
i-UBhed toward the outposts of the
Montana regiment, but were met by
a hot fire from the Montana line. The
insurgents, from trenches neurly three
miles long, responded.
Artpr an pour q tiring, during wntcL
one private soldier or the Montana
regiment was wounded, the Insurgent.-)
subsided, although they kept up a
scattering fire throughout the night
Prisoners who were brought Into the
American lines said that General
Muscardo distributed barrels of wine
among his soldiers, telling them that
he expected to capture the city of
San Fernando. The trenches undoubt
edly saved the Americans from heavy
loss, the bullets falling thick about
them during the engagement.
General Luna Is massing his army
east of the railway, bringing up troops
by trainloada In sight of the American
lines. The country between San Fer
nando and t'alumplt Is filling up with
nalleca, who profess great friendship
toward the Americans, but who are
suspected br many of sympathy with
the Insurrection.
A Filipino connected with the Amer
ican hospital corps was killed. It Is
supposed, by amigos
t l»|« for l urtu Kirn
WASHINGTON, I) C„ May II.- F.y
cry postothce In the Island of Porto
j Htco, about eighty In number, aonu
will Is* flying a t’nited States flag The
war department today was naked by
Acting Post master General Heath to
furnish tits service sufllclwnt Bags for
this purpose and pti#tal oHIctals expect
the response will be favorable Other
wise flags will be bought by the po*t
■ >flti e department and forwarded to |H
m tor of Posts Flllolt
wuMgww Astt'Tewat hoi
IWHISO Mich May II A hill
|M*w>l the senate today pra* tl< ally
•hutting trusts out uf Michigan and Ita
friend* tlalm votse enough In the
house lu yaw It It prevents truaia
and nwnupoltsw of capital, skill .*
aria, tram creating ur ranting ua In
crease ur reducing I he price uf test
j rhandlse ur any commodity. ur Using
any standard ur Ngms whereby the
price la the ponlic . utsamer uf any
nrlt ie or commodity wf m r-Ncu im
shall he in nny manner tuatrolled w
established.
SAMOA COMMISSION
Will llnre Supreme f'owrr From Time off
In Arrival.
WASHINGTON, May 11.—Ihe Unit
ed States naval transport Dailger with
the Samoan commission aboard was
due to arrive at Apia, yesterday, and
there Is much Interest among officials
In the Important changes of conditions
which will be brought about when tha
commission assumes charge of affairs*
It will Involve a practical suspension
of the treaty of Berlin and the system
of administration by which the Islands
hav^ been governed for the last tan
years, and the temporary rule of the
commission with supreme executive
and administrative authority.
My arrangements made before the
Badger sailed, it will enter the harbor
of Apia with the flags of the UniUd
States, Great Britain and Germany dis
played. TJie war ships of the three
countries will fire the salute accorded
to ministers and there will be an ex
change of calls between the naval com
manders, the commission and the con
suls of the three governments, Herr
Hose and Messrs. Maxse and Osborne,
will suspend their functions, as all the
authority heretofore exercised by the
consuls and other officials for the time
being will be In the hands of the Joint
commission. The same suspension of
functions will occur as to Chief Justice
Chamijers and the president of the mn
uiclpal council. The cable advices
that all is quiet in Samoa gives re
newed ussurnnee to officials that the
work of the commission will be pro
ductive of good results, as it will en
able them to begin their labors freo
from the excitement of open hostili
ties.
In view of the Berlin press report*
that a number of German claims would
be pressed, growing out of the recent
bombardment, it Is stated in an au
thoritative quarter that no such claims
have been presented and that If any
claims are made by Individual Ger
mans they will be passed upon by the
Joint commission, their functions hav
ing been made broad enough to permit
them to pass on all such question*.
Their report, however, would he con
fined to the merits of the claims,
amounts and the parties liable, and it
would remain for the respective gov
ernments to carry out the recommend
ations by making the necessary ap
propriations.
Damage lluln■ Itejertcd.
NEW YOHK, May 11.—A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Major General Otis has virtually de
cided aguinst the legality of claim*
for Indemnity filed by residents of Il
oilo whose property was destroyed
during the operations incident to the
capture of that city on February 1L
Claimants who reside In other coun
tries are advised to present their
claims through the government* of
their respective countries.
The claims, according to inrormar
tlon received here, are held by per
sons of various nationalities' including
Filipinos, and amount to several mil
lions of dollars, German subjects resi
dent at Iloilo are said to be among the
principal claimants. In response to
these claimants General Otis has ad
dressed to them a circular letter, p
copy of which reached the War depart
ment yesterday. This letter calls at
tention at the outset to the fact that
the claims presented vary greatly In
their statements, and offer no proof
of actual ownership by the claimant
of property destroyed, so that even If
liability of the United States were con
ceded, no conclusions could be reached
on the facts as presented.
The general further says that the li
ability of the United States to indemni
fy owners of the property even if de
stroyed in rebellion against this coun
try would not exist. The only valid
basis for claims would be the charge
that the destruction resulted from ne
glect by the United States authorities,
and General Otis adds: “Such neglect
Is not charged, nor can it be truthfully
alleged." ,
Talk of An Kitra N«mI»d.
,»N,yVnV0RK May n ~A "Peclal to
the tribune from Washington says
The revival of talk of an extra session
of congress has more behind it than
idle gossip. The contingency of sucti
a session has been discussed at a cab
inet meeting und a member of that
body wild was present at the time Is
authority for the statement that tho
president's mind Is strongly Inclined
toward such a move. Two reasons
chiefly control the president In this
mutter. He wishes the policy of the
government with respect to the Phil
ippines defined und the currency qur*.
tlou disposed of before the parly enters
the campaign of 1900. The president
has declared bis belief to his advlaers
that peace will lie established within
the next thirty or sixty days and that
the ownership and possession of thoas
Islands will no longer be disputed. This
subject coming to him so soon he does
not < are to formulate a policy with re
spect to their government without the
gid of congress.
Uuia Ulv.kee la Alaska.
HAS rKANCIHCO. May II—The Eg
amlner prints a story regarding tha
, new gold ill tcoierlea at l*o!nt Nome In
Alaska, shlch Its advices declare to
exceed In richness those of the Klon
dike The strike Is on the Hnake riv
er and Its tributaries, about twenty
miles hark from Cap* Nome and IM
miles from Ht Michael -Just outside
the Ht. Michael military reservation
of the ratted States government. 1 he
mine* are all In American territory.
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