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THE NORTHWESTERN. BENRCHOTEK * GIBSON, E<U and Bobs, LOUP CITY, - - NEB. BRIEF TELEGRAMS. The Westminster Gazette reports that 8ir Thomas Lipton will be asked to stand as the liberal candidate for Ashton-under-Tyne at the next elec tion. Jockey Manny Maher has been sus pended by the New York Jockey club stewards. Maher's ride on Peep o’ May on Friday last was the cause of sus pension. William Elfe, Jr., designer of the Shamrock, is confined to his bed In the Fifth Avenue hotel. New York, by an attack of inflammatory rheumatism In the right foot. Colonel Charles Page Bryan, United States minister to Brazil, was a pas senger by the German steamer Ll verno, from Itlo Janeiro and Pernam buco, which has arrived at New York. Frederick Charsley, a member of the Royal Buckhounds, has died at 8t, Pages as the result of being thrown from a horse while showing some of his friends how Tod Sloan, the Ameri can Jockey, rides. The Elvaston castle plate run at the Nottingham meeting was won by the Variety gelding. H. C. White’s Form, ridden by L. Relff, won the Welback stakes; Tarolinta with 81oan in the saddle was second. The yellow fever report for Septem ber in Cuba shows there were eighteen deaths, eight of the victims being Americans, eight Spaniards, one Frenchman and one German. Cases during the month, fifty-four. It has been discovered that the Rt. Rev. George F, Seymour, bishop of Springfield, III., of the Episcopal church, has in his possession the orig inal painting by Carl Gutherz of the “Ecce Homo,” valued at $100,000. Through Attorney Charles W. Baker, the minority stockholders of the Cin cinnati Southern railway have filed objections to raising the receivership. Judge Taft ordered that all proceed ings against the receiver continue till April 1. Thermometers at Plainfield, Wis., on the 30th registered but 20 degrees above zero, which breaks all previous records for September weather. The ground was frozen one inch deep. Po tatoes are badly frozen and the loss will be extensive. The board of charities, with the sanction of General Davis, has sub mitted a proposition to the Porto Kiran planters to provide food for the laborers, provided the planters donate to the laborers plots of ground on which to build houses. Francis Stoker, a veteran of the Mexican and civil wars, dropped dead at Muncle, ind. His son, Everett, now coming home from the Philippines, will learn of his father's death and that of his betrothed, Miss Edna Fogel, at Chicago, simultaneously. The president has appointed Job Barnard of the District of Columbia to be associate justice of the supreme court of the District of Columbia, and Thomas H. Anderson of the District of Columbia to be United States at torney for the District of Columbia. Two new cases of yellow fever were announced in Jackson on the 1st, and no deathH. It is probable that owing to the number of exposures and rapid development of cases that the town will be declared in quarantine against the rest of the state during the week and placed in charge of a state health officer. The Monongahela River Coal and Coke company is a fact, and the many coal concerns which have done busi ness in the Pittsburg district for years have ceased to exist, lieginning on the 1st, the firms will be merged into <me great combine and all business will be transacted with the Mononga hela Coal and Coke company. The capital stock is $10,000,000. A letter has been received in Chey enne from Dr. Fulton of Fremont. Neb., owner of a pack of bloodhounds, which vere used in the hunt for the I'nion Pacific train robbers last spring. Dr. Fulton states that two of his hounds got away during the chase and are now held by persons living in the Interior of the stale. T'ae doctor is anxious to recover the animals, an I will pay a reward for the return of the hounds to Fremout. The following pensions have tmen granted Nebraska Henry Scbwet ger, Hickman; Bradford H. Austin, York; William C. Barry, Garrison. Iowa Hallenbetk. Spencer; Hubert Knott. Ht. Joseph; Robert Hrisbtu Humestown; Henry t\ Shell, Monte luma, Jefferson F. Jones Wlnterset Robert A. Patterson Wtnt erect; Han Iel S. lb II. Milton; Jusepu P. Poole. Primrose. Peter Get tart, Sweetland, Mary Ann Shelley, Troy. The western passenger rate war bus Iwen extended to Sioux City. An bonne enn ut v as made bv the Illinois Central on the 1st that It would redu> the rale front Chicago to Sioux City to tloxu The fares from Chicago and St. IshiIm to all Missouri river point* Kansas City to Slotix City, imlnaix* and from Chit ago to Ht Paul and Minneapolis, have g■■ne dtisn until they are a Utile more than half th regular tariff rates and the prosprto are that further tui» will |m- wade Feara are expressed by the railroad officials that trass-Missouri rate* ala*' Will go to plet cs At Irottdale O lire which broke out In Nuxlnsky a • lot long slurs early In Ike day was not brought under control until half of toe business poriiou c( the town waa wiped uui Nine build Inga o*iupted by ten alorea. the pal uHt* and wvtitl offltac were ton turned t eas nut yet known The Stow Clerk Tram company a saw mill al Call Tex, waa burwad The cause has M been ascertained tt la oa41 staled Ibai Ike India got • rraweal aiwat eg.ad l.kdaw rupee* tu relieve faunae in Ike central grot larea and that the be al dibit must eggend at bHl age third uf thta gutuuai la adwuioa Sohwan's Column Advances From Bacoor on Cavite Viejo and Noveleta. DECIDEDLY AN AMERICAN VICTORY. Sharp Fighting In Fronl of Noveleta— American Casualties Three Officers ar.d Nine Privates Wounded, One OIH rer Mortally—Details of the Advance Our Forres In Cavite. NOVELETA. Island of Luzon, Oct. 9.—General Schwan’s column, consist ing of the Thirteenth Infantry, a bat talion of the Fourteenth, two troops of cavalry, Captain Reilly's battery of the Fifth artillery and Lowe's scouts, advanced from Bacoor this morning and occupied Cavite, Viejo and Noveleta. The American loss was three officers and nine privates wounded, one of the officers being mortally hurt. The loss of the enemy Is unknown, but the bod ies of three Filipinos were seen. There were two sharp fights near Noveleta. Lowe's scouts first encount ered the enemy near Cavite Viejo and soon put them to flight, continuing their advance. Captain Saffold’s battalion of the Thirteenth regiment, with two com panies of the Fourteenth and a num ber of scouts. Captain McGrath com manding the troops from the Fourth cavalry and Captain Reilly’s battery, came upon the enemy in a strongly entrenched position on the road be tween Cavite Viejo and Noveleta. A fight lasting halt an hour followed, resulting in the enemy being driven hack. The American forces sustained considerable loss in this engagement, the men being shot from the trenches and shacks along the road. The col umn then pressed on to Noveleta, which it found deserted, and will rt main there tonight. The marines and naval forces co operated with the troops. The gun boats Wheeling. Petrel and Callao lay off the shore near Noveleta and trrew shells into that town and Santa Cruz for an hour, preparing the way for marines to land. Two battalions, con sisting of 450 marines, under Colonel Elliott, advanced along the peninsula from Cavite to Noveleta. The only way was by a narrow road through swamps. A mile beyond the marine s out poet the column was suddenly 'e celved with a volley from trenches across the road. A Hank movement was executed and the insurgents we’i driven from the trenches, the marines wading through rieo fields in turning the flank of the enemy, who retreated to strong sand forts across the creek dividing the peninsula, destroying the bridge across the stream. The marines waded through moie rice-fields, forded the river in water to their shoulders and tarried the forts, meeting with feetile resistance, the first encounter having disheart ened the enemy. Squads were rent to Novelets and burned the town and the huts all along the road from whicn the enemy commenced firing. There a Junction was formed with the scouts, who had lieen sweeping the swamps and thickets. Thence the marines re turned to Cavite thoroughly ex hausted. AGUINALDO’S PROCLAMATION. HU F»*nplf M n »t Mnlntnin Their INmltUiu Resolutely. MANILA. Oct. 9.—Aguinaldo, in a proclamation announcing the release of American prisoners and authoriz ing Filipino soldiers in the northern provinces to return to their homes, says: “In America there is a great party that insists on the government recog nizing Filipino independence That party will compel the United Staten to fulfill all the promises made to us in all good faith, although not put Into writing. Therefore we must show our gratitude and maintain our nosition more resolutely than ever We should pray to God that the great democrati party may win the next ntesldentie.l election and imperialism fail In its mad attempt to subjugate us by fore * of arms. There was some American* in the Philippines who have joined, because they disapprove a war of what i Mr. Atkinson calls criminal aggression. When offered a chance to return to their own cam ns thev declined." on* Par<lons a I'lllptno. WASHINGTON. Oct. I* For Having (lie life of an American soldier. Major General oils lias granted a full par don to Domingo Magno, a Filipino prisoner. who was sentenced by a Spanish court la IMH7. to pniial servi tude for siv years fur rubbery Mag no suffered confinement for the »l I leged offense for four yeara prior to his trial aud conviction During ihe attack on Manila Iasi February by In surgent sympathiser*, ihe prisoner saved the life of an American soldier, and the provost mo calm I general re ! ported that the prisoner had displayed i gissl conduct during the time he bad ! j been under surveillance by Ameri cans V Hnimiets sl.elitteh’s I «»«* llluMVXVII.lt: Ga iht 9 Frail M Xhattuck the only child of t'on i grcs'tnati of Xhattm k of t*ln< itinatl i died today of heart (allure Mi and Vlrs Phut luck reached here VVCInrs dav last with ib. tr »i#, <v|.--tug itis* ft aouId iruivrr his lou tii in tin tl.si.lr ttuta SuSleii mm IS. t ■••• XAN fit Vhlimtl 1st t (hie el he (Milde»( robberies Which has ever ^ occurred la (his rllv was s< » >un i pileheil la (he broad 1 ght of Ihe titer 1 tusiiv at (he corner of Market and ! ttruuhs streets when f I wet in g>d.| I wns uh«n Iron* s l n|i»d d ates par i master’* wagon The robber bad the 1 appearance of being a w orbing man l teie. lives are Mourtng the illy for the rubber ll la thought (here will be no possibility id hi* • • aping as tbe description of tba thief is perfe. • and no lima wna bwt in tenortlnn «ke tuna It wan set4 Igter that Ihe pa*fc age .unisined b» f SECRETARY WILSON ON CORN. Crop This Tear Wilt He One of tile Heaviest In Our History. “CHICAGO, Oct. 9.—“This year's corn crop will be one of the largest In our history,’’ said Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson, who is in Chicago with the presidential party, today. “The total yield, it is estimat ed, will be between 2,300,000,000 and 2,500,000,000 bushels. "Where stock Is to be found the corn will be fed, unless the price be high. A considerable percentage of the crop will be cribbed, as the farmers generally are well off and are getting good prices for their products, so they can afford to hold their corn crop. "Meats are likely to be high, be cause in the last few years our popu lation has grown faster than the meat producing animals. Then injudicious grazing on the semi-arid regions of the west has been destructive and many of these range states do ot have over 50 per cent of the animals they had fifty years ago. A steady demand outside of the United States for first class meats in the quarters and on the hoof, and a growing demand, not on ly across the Atlantic, but In the coun tries In and around the Pacific, for American canned meats, is playing an important part in influencing high prices. The demand is growing in the orient for animal products ami grow ing rapidly. "The Hritish, In the Transvaal war. should it occur, will want our canned meats. They could not use our re frigerated meats over there and in or der to feed their soldiers as well as the United States feeds here they would have to take the quarters to Cape of Good Hope in refrigerating vessels and then establish u plant for caring for chilled meats similar to the one the United States has at Manila. They must have canned meuts and they must come to Chicago to get them. “All this talk we have heard about embalmed beef will not change this order of feeding troops. They may avoid the kinds that do not have salt in them, known as canned roast beef, and this may result In salt being used in this preparation, but the fact re mains that armies require canned when they cannot get chilled beef. The United States is the only country prepared to supply I* and the growing demand or if In all quarters of the globe will help to keep up the price of meats.” _ DEWEY SPENDS A QlItT DAY. Attend* Dlvlnr Nrrrlrr at III* Old Churi li In Ihe Capital. WASHINGTON. Oct. 9.—Admiral Dewey attended divine services at St. John's Episcopal church, where the Episcopal special ceremony of prayer and thanksgiving for the crown of vic tory for our arms and for the safe re turn from sea was conducted by the Kev. Dr. Mackey Smith, the rector. The rector in his sermon made no allusion to the admiral, but impres sively delivered the two formal pray ers of the ritual at the request of th«> admiral. One of these gave thanks to "Almighty God. the sovereign com mander of all the world, for all the victories and deliverances of the last two years.” The other, to which tin entire congregation bowed earnestly, offered thanks "for conducting in safety through the perils of the great week this worthy servant who now desireth to return his thanks unto Thee in Thy holy church.” In accordance with the prescribed service the was no response or expressed partici pation in these prayers. The admiral is an old parishioner of St. John's, which almost all of the presidents of the United States up to the Lincoln ad ministration attended. The admiral spent the afternoon in making a few calls and in the evening took supper with some old Washing ton friends. BOSTON Of TTIIMG RtADY. rr«|mratloni« I’roiieillnjc for Rwrptlan to Admiral Ilewey. BOSTON, Muss., Oct. 9.—Arrange ments for the reception to be tendered Admiral Dewey in this city are ap proaching perfection. It is feared that the dinner which the city planned to the admiral Friday night will have to be abandoned at the suggestion of the coming guest himself, who expressed his belief to the committee which call ed upon him at Washington that two dinners during his stay in Boston would he too much for him; that his strength would not stand It. At 10 o'clock Saturday morning the admiral will lie presented with a gold watch, the gift of the city, tiy Mayor Quincy, at the city hall. Then Admiral Dewey will he driven to Boston Common, w here several thousand will sing patri otic songs in the meantime the pa rade will have been forming. It will Include the state militia and the crew of the Olympia, and very likely the Forty-sixth regiment, now at Fram ingham. under orders to leave for Mu nila October Hi. M it In nn Ire Midi limit OFNVKft, Colo., Oct. 9 Ocorge ! Frlti h. the millionaire hurdwgre deal I er of this city and owner of the larg eat establishment of Its kind In Colo | ratio, died here this afternoon of ktd | tiey complaint, aged fo lie leaves a ! wife uud nine children Mr. Frltch < ante in Colorado In BW He was luirn In leolefl, tiertnuny A*.rki-ti X — eMlMstlns. ! CMNXTAN I INOl'I.K Oi l 9 |>)ar W Hey i. n of Halil Hlfat Has ha ibe grand Oder, was assassinated on the Cette bridge tisisv by an Albanian, who tired tintr shots from a revolver, the Itutrderet was arrested Munir Hashn, the sultan s gram) master of i ere Mon tee Is dead He will t*e sioirsdrd by Ibrahim ItasU h Hey. I (he luirtsluier of atulmasadora t issmI Ms N ilo Sate Is law MIN'is IN. tht » In View of the persistent rumors circulated of the betrothal i f Hrtme to i fgv of tIree* i alof the Hr tut ess Victoria of Wales it | ass aanouncsd today that there la nut the slightest foundation fur the rapo*t. the telgltunahtp evating between the prime and primes being saAelent re futation as the Inwa id I he tlresh - hurch for to I the marrteg* sf Aral i oualar LOOKS LESS WARLIKE. ’lom l'aul Waiting for a Declaration of an Attack. LONDON, Oct. 7.—There has been Almost a complete dearth of news from South Africa today. The few dis patches received recording military movements at various points all tend to confirm the belief that Presi dent Kruger will restrain any forward movement by the Boers unless they are fired upon or war Is actually de clared. It Is now practically certain that parliament will meet on October 17 Reserves will be summoned tomor row in sufficient number to bring up to war strength the regiments warned to hold themselves in readiness for service in South Africa, or about one sixteenth of the total reserves. The Daily News asserts that an army corps will be mobilized tomor row. A dispatch from Mafeklng an nounces that Commandant Cronje of the Boer forces has been promoteil to the rank of general and is massing 6,000 Boers, with artillery, near Ka mnthlabah, north of Mafeklng. The dispatch adds that General Cronje has sent a message to the camp of the imperial troops that he will cross the border at the first shot fired In Na tal. It is stated that Rt. Hon. Harry hlscombe, formerly premier of Natal, is going to Pretoria in the interest of peace. H. M. S. Philomel sudden ly left Durban toduy for Delagou bay. ihe Dally Chronicle Rome corre spondent says that the British gov ernment has applied to Signor Mar coni with a view of employing his system of wireless telegraphy in the Transvaal campaign. London—The Capetown corre spondent of the Daily Mull says: A sensation has been caused here by the statement that the l-'ree 8tat" government has seized 800 tons of coal belonging to the Cape colony, which had to traverse the stale. J. W. Sauer, commissioner of public works, when questioned in the assem bly regarding the matter professed iguorance, but I learn that the report was telegraphed to the cape ministry early in the day. I learn that the Transvaal's threat to put British sub jects over the border would necessi tate the withdrawal of Conyngham Greene. Some surprise is fanifested over the report that a large number of British troops are to be landed here instead of Durban. This Is to signify that the Transvaal will be invuded from the west. Johannesburg—Thousands of na tives have invaded the town, and the authorities decided to march them un der escort out of the country. Last night two natives entered a clothing store kept by a Jew and stabbed the proprietor in the neck, severing his windpipe. Two Jewish storekeepers have been murdered by natives and the Kaffirs are rading all the places where they think liquor is stored. The war commission, acting under the government's instruction, will today issue advtce to shopkeep ers to remove the barricades they have erected on the ground that the government's guarantee of protection ought to be sufficient. DEWEY ACCEPTS THE HOUSE. Receives II as a ISIft From Over Forty Thousand Americans. WASHINGTON. Oct. 7— Admiral Dewey has elected to accept a house in Washington, already constructed, instead of having one built for his oc supation. In compliance with the invi tation of the committee which has in charge the Dewey home work he called at the office of Acting Secretary Allen in the Navy department at 11 o’clock today, to indicate his preferences in the matter of a residence. There were present, besides Mr. Allen, Assistant Secretary Vanderlip, Assistant Post master General Heath and General Corbin. The admiral was officially informed of the purpose of the people of the United States to present him with a home in Washington. He frankly ex pressed his gratification at the tender, which he immediately accepted. Ho said, had the proposed home been the gift of a few wealthy men. he should feel indisposed to accept it. But he understood the fund had over 43.00J subscribers, indicating that the homo was really to he the gift of the Amer ican people, and as such he would ac cept it with us much pleasure as he had the sword bestowed upon him by congress. He then talked upon the location of the residence. GRANT MAMS AN ADVANCT. ( liurirn llit* I n««»rg»iitft Mini Thriii Itiuk. MANILA, Oct. 7.— Oenral Fred Orunt, with three compunlea of the Fourth infantry, two cnmpanlcoc of the Fourteenth infantry and a band of su’outa, attached to the former regi ment. advanced from I mux this morn ing. driving the Insurgent* from the entire wt;-i bank of the Imua river. Three Americans were wounded, it in eat I muled that ten of the Fillpinoa were killed. ('otupanU - <’ and II with the *muta, crossed the Illver at llig llend and advanced westward in the direction of i the ItliM cyan road, the liiaurgeuU Hr I lug volleys ben retiring Twenty Fll* i ipinos were discovered cuiicm bed at ! the lilncayan church alcoiil midway i lie!w»cn lUrcMir and t'avlte Viejo | Them- were routed, alt being hilled. Itilcy's battery of the Fifth artillery i made an effective sortie about a tulle »»utIt of ihtccetr and shelled the weal Hank of the river al rluee range That ! beak la now held by the Annin ana. !|» r*N IlfNt I IMiittnN Mio tkt. 1 The Itpnn ■ i»h mini ter |mac ie Alcoa, who ha* ! |4*l left hi* It* u*e al Mam heeler, csl4 | with regard to the i*' •■tnion* being given Admiral |iew*y I "|i do*a not a uyriM me in the tenet I Admiral I •*»» ta a biav* amt noble . man, an t l**r th* eai'aordlaary tertian I he aae rendered hi* country a*» honor . that tan be ehowa him la return i* too great lie haa aroused the admira tion C.f tae elude world ay the gallant ry of hie coadotl. and he w»«M he a .mall man Indeed who could not re* * 1 .gala# hi* in*<it and rise tree e*pree* i eiwa to kit admiratwa fur Iteaey * HILL IHDJ1 ARMY President of Transvaal Anxious to Fight Against English. READY TO GO TO THE FRONT Chafe* at Itefusal of III* Council to Al low III in to I»o Bo—War Preparation* of Hotli Government* Continue uu<l Outlook I* Not Promising. LONDON, Oft. 6.—Nothing import ant has developed In the Transvaal situation since morning. The Daily Telegraph's story of this morning an nouncing that the Boers had Invaded Natal and seized Laignek, now seems without foundation. The government has received no such reports, although a movement on the part of the Boers would naturally cause little surprise. The British position In Natal was considerably strengthened today by the arrival of Iudian transport with about 500 infantry, cavalry and artil lery. all of which will probably be sent to the front by train, and with their arrival at Glencove and Ladysmith to morrow or Saturday the British ad - vanced eamps anu lines of communica tion will be practically sufe-guarded against a dash across the frontier by the Boers. The military authorities apparently no longer fear the massing of the Boers along the border and in fact it has been provided that the Boers shall not make a sudden rush into the coun try. The Natal people are pleased with this, because they argue the tension of waiting will tell severely on the Boers’ discipline, and. moreover, will soon exhaust what little forage there is near the border and be compelled to fall back on their base, because, in view of the defective commissariat, they are unwilling to advance into Na tal leaving behind them a forageless veldt. Advices from Aldershot convey the Interesting Information that General Sir Red vers Duller, who is to assume the chief command of the British forces in South Africa is opposed to a large number of WHr correspondents with his forces and wishes to limit the correspondents to twelve from the leading British, Indian and colonial agencies and newspapers, including in this number the foreign correspond ents. A dispatch from Perth, capital of West Australia, announces that the government of the colony has decided to dispatch a West Australian contin gent to the capo. General Sir Redvers Butler arrived at Ralmoral castle tonight as the guest of Queen Victoria, to Did her majesty farewell on his departure for South Africa. Rt. Hon. Sir George Trevelyn, speaking at Halifax. Yorkshire, said he believed Mr. Chamberlain had made a terrible mistake in rejecting President Kruger’s offer of a five years’ franchise, but thought war might yet be avoided if a mediator should be sent to the cape. Advices from Capetown received last night assert that J. H. Hoffmeir, the Africander, and the chief Justice have expressed the opinion that the impe rial government acted in the Interest of peace in demanding the suppression of the Transvaal agency in Brussels and the recall of Dr. Lsyds. Sir Al fred iuiiner, the British high commis sioner, has already reported in this sense to Mr. Chamberlain. Activity is being shown at Wool wich and provision is being made to ship supplies. EX-SENATOR HARLAN DEAD. Noted Iowan I'UMra Away, Succumbing to Complication of I.uiik IXaeaae*. DES MOINES, la., Oct. 6.—The death of ex-United States Senator James Harlan occurred at his home in Mount Pleasant, la., at 9:35 this morning. The end was not unexpect ed. a collapse having taken place last Sunday. The immediate cause of death was congestion of the lungs, complicated with liver trouble. Over exertion in attending the sessions of the Iowa Methodist conference last week, aggravated his maladies and caused prostration. His daughter, the wife of Hon. Robert T. Lincoln of Chicago, was summoned front New York city and was present at the bedside. Otherc present were: James Whitford and Mr. and Mrs. Crawford and son. No arrangements have been made for the funeral, but It will probably be held In Iowa Wesleyan university chape!, in Mount Pleasant, on Sunday after noon. James Marian was horn In Clarke county. 111., August 25, 1820. He grad uated at Indiana Ashbury university In 1845 anti tiecame superintendent of public Instruction of Iowa In 1847; wus president of Iowa Wesleyan uni versity ut Mount Pleasant in 1853. II was I’m ted States senator from 1855 to 1885; was seert-etary of the Inter ior Itt Lincoln's second cabinet. |.n84 88, anti was again United States sen ator front Iowa from 1888 to 1873. HI**** A H«4mIi %«r«. 1*1 IRT (MUNIR, la.. Oil H At iin ; early hour this morning the hank at Htppey. Is., was robbed of |t,700. The ’ safe Is a total wreck. The robbers have been trated as far I as f it and Junction, going north They I Had rubber beets on thetr shoes and j were driving a one horse buggy A reward of |lts« has been uttered for their capture V* ret Seat Usstts ft* b.<t I p •AMTA MONICA. Cal, (Hi • | Captain Ib-w- u uf Ike ship Art It.’ | Stream from Hamburg reports that >ig August It. white off ittatea Ulead, near the itlralU uf Msgellaa. he saw the Hrttlsh thlp Otgord mss* It meatbers of the flew uf the Hrlttsh ••earner l eh> a. which had bw« wrecked ua tit., tea leiaad several days before The area were esheusled sad •utter tag from severs frust bits* The Kektw wse hstuad from Nes fe*j<u»4 Is l.oadua with a auaiker uf pa»ess | grrs a»d a cargo uf rvfrtgerSled beef SHIPS FOR THE FRONT. President McKinley Orders a Number Sent to the Front. WASHINGTON. Oct. 5.—The presi dent today directed the Immediate dis patch to the Philippines of a number of vessels of the navy includ ing the cruiser Brooklyn and the gun boats Marietta and Machlas. The ac tion is the result of Admiral Dewey a interview today, in which he went over the Philippine situation with the president. . , „ .... The vessels ordered are in line with the president's determination to fur nish the army and navy every resource for stamping out the Insurrection at the earliest possible date. At Admlrul Dewey's extended inter view with the president the former went into the Fnillppine situation at great length, explaining the exact con dition and his views of the outlook, concluding with an easiest recom mendation that the Brooklyn and some other vessels be sent at once to the Philippines. This reinforcement or the present fleet of the Asiatic squa dron he urged as necessary and said their dispatch should be directed aa early as possible. . i_Ji-i.I.f /■/.mmiin. The president immediately cumiuuu irated with the Navy department and Instructed the secretary of the navy to issue an order carrying out ud mirai'a recommendation and to see that they be got in readiness at once. The Marietta and Mathias, besides the Brooklyn, will be designated by the Navy department, along with Bev el al other vessels which nave not yet been selected. The Brooklyn is now with the other vessels of the North Atlantic squadron off TompkinBville, Staten Islam*. The Mathias and Marietta are at present lying at the wharves in this city on waiting orders, having been brought here to participate in this week's ceieoration in honor of Ad miral Dewey. These reinforcements will add considerable strength to the Asiatic squadron and the administra tion believes their presence will have a material effect in expediting the ending of hostilities. MANILA, Oct. 5.—Several hundred insurgents have reoeeupied Porac, which was captured by General Mac Arthur on September 28 and evacu ated by the Americans on the follow ing day. The insurgent forces are also re ported moving toward Mexico, south east of Angeles. The object of the double movement is apparently, to act behind the Amer ican garrison on both sides of the Manila-Dagupan railway. Reconnoluances from Mexico by the Fourth cavalry, toward Santa Ana, northeast of Mexico, and toward Aro yat, due north of Santa Ana, developed the fact that the insurgents are in pos session at both points. An American private was killed in the skirmish at Santa Ana. The Arayat party learned that Scott and Edwards of the Twenty-fifth in fantry. who are missing, are prisoners at Magalaye. The insurgents yesterday made two attacks on Calamba, in which the commanding officer reports sixty Fili pinos were killed and many wounded. Two companies of the Twenty-first regiment repelled each attack, losing two men killed and seven wounded. Bolomen surprised an American out post near Guagua. killing two privates. The other two escaped. While four sailors of the United 3tates cruiser Baltimore were entering the Bacoor river in a boat yesterday after the fight they received a volley, wounding three. The volley came from United States soldiers, who, hav ing been ordered to prevent the pas sage of boats, fired by mistake on the Baltimore’s men. Rear Admiral Watson announces the arrival of the United States gun boat Urdaneta, which was captured and beached ly the insurgents near Orani, on the Orani river, where it ha 1 been blockading. The expedition was entirely successful, the Americans suf fering no casualties. UNITED STATES AS MEDIATOR. I’rtitlon to President ilrglns Him to Tmnlrr III* <*oo«I Olllrru. NEW YORK. Oct. 5—The New York World last night telegraphed to President McKinley the first install ment of the signatures to a petition asking him to offer the friendly ser vices of the United States in media tion between Great Britain and the Transvaal. Among those who have signed the petition to the president are ex-Sen utor George F. Edmunds. ex-Recre tary .1. Sterling Morton. John Sher man, Archbishop Ireland. Major Gen eral 0. O. Howard, David Starr Jor dan president of Ireland Stanford uni versity; Donald G. Mitchell. James 1). Phelan, mayor of San Francisco; William Warren, president of Boston university: E. de la Tour, l»>oth Tueker, commanding the Salvation Army; Ballington and Maud Booth of the Volunteers of America; Arch bishop Kaln of Et. Louis and James Gray, mayor of Minneapolis. BtlERS CAPTURE ENGtlSIE GOID. W e«hw *hl|imeaftt I rum Mining Brlirtl by Them LONDON. OH. a.—The moat sensa tional news from South Africa this morning la a reiteration of yester day s report of the acquisition by the Transvaal authorities uf A500.MH) In gold, which was on the way to Cape j town from Johannesburg The cun fir mat Ion of the story comes fri m two sources t he Cape Argus asseria that | ihe llorr* made tbs *«>iiur«* al Vereeu lg*ng ihc smouni teeing the weeh'a shipment of gold on the way from 1T0 Hand to t'apelown and forwarded Hot treasure vo |*r« torla The report la also contrmed by a rahlegram re teived today by a mining compaay la tsuidon from their representative. Which la to the ehert tha* the traia upoa which he was trarallaa from Johannesburg to t'apetowa. was held Up aad hatted hv Htwre who secured £ lav now in gold, the amouat hetag coaalderahljr Wes than the original Me iimale V til- • loo s* J««kMS. JAt KhtlN vi es Ort » The Hoard ef Health today reported ttas asw case lei yellow fever aad oae death, J«m*« I Farrell The racord to date IW Jack toa Is hheea caves, gve deaths *an f two recoveries