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THE NORTHWESTERN. BENSCHOTER * GIBSON, Ed* and Pub*. LOUP CITY, - NEB. BRIEF TELEGRAMS. The export of nitrate from Chill this /ear will exceed 30,000,000 quintals. The New Orleans board of health re ports no new cases 01 ye.low fever and no deaths. The First Montana volunteer regi ment wns mustered out of the service on the 18th amid great enthusiasm. A New York petition in bankruptcy has been filed by Ida L. ano May K. Jenkins. Liabilities, $312,519; no as> sets. Yuuno. Fumlo, Japanese minister to China, has been recalled. He will bo succeeded by Mr. Nlsbti, former Japan ese minister to Russia. Owing to the discovery of another suspicious case of yellow fever at Mi ami, Fla., State Health Officer l’orter has placed that town under quaran tine. Dr. Charles Tanner, national mem ber of parliament of Cork, was abusing the queen and the *>ritish soldiers whereupon a soldier knocked htin down. Emperor William has issued a de cree directing that all regimental com manders shall strongly revive the cab inet order of six years ago forbidding gambling in the army. At Springfield, 111., a conference ot the Mining Engineers’ union and coal operators of the state will be held to consider the demands of engi neers for an eight-hour working day. Dr. Klapper editor of the Dculseh Aggrar Correspondenz, Berlin, has been sentenced to Imprisonment foi* six months on a charge of lese ma Jestee for criticising emperor William. The 18th was the last day for the British reserves to Join the colors, and the latest reports from the principal centers show that practically all ot the reserves have presented- them selves. The Illinois supreme court In Hie case of the Wilmington & Vermillion Coal company against the people, has upheld the validity of the mine Inspec tion law passed at the last general general assembly. Governor Stephens has appointed Charles 8. Nelson, formerly of Kansas City, but now a citizen of Mugqulz, state of Coahulia, republic of Mexico, com missioner of deeds for the state of Missouri in that country. An agreement has been reached be tween the counsel on boih sides lor the postponement of the hearing In the controversy between the slate of Lou isiana and Texas over the yellow fever quarantine until Oci. 24. A petition In bankruptcy has been filed by Alfred K. Sax, a New \ork salesman, with liabilities of *487.510 on notes made jointly by the petitioner with Max anu Julius Sax and Adolph Hlatz, In Nashville, Tenn., In 1891. No assets. Count llohenan, commander of the Garden dw Corps, Germany, will go to Spain on November 2 to present to King Alfonso the decoration of the Order of the Black Kagle, which has been conferred upon him by the Ger man emperor. The Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf announced that, effective October 2<J, It will cut the rate on packing bouse products to Galveston, Beaumont and Houston, Tex., 13 cents per hundred pounds. The present rate is 56 cents. A steamer from Spain arrived at Havana with four ex-guerillas on board. The boatmen and lightermen who put off to the ship threatened to lynch the men who, however, were conducted ashore under a police es cort. A rear end collision occurred on the Union Pacific at Granite canyon, twen ty miles west of Cneyenne, in which two men were killed and three others injured. The dead are: Thomas J. Parker, Halt Lake City; Harry G. Pur ple, Norwood, Kas. The long peding question regarding the payment of the 2,700 tons of coal purchased at St. Thomas for the United States government during the war by United Slates Consul Van Horne, has been settled, the United States govern ment paying approximately *33.000. At the national conference of Uni tarian and other liberal churches in Chicago, United Stales Senator Hoar of Massachusetts, president of the con ference, delivered his annual address nml took occasion to reiterate his views on the question of expansion. The last Mg shipment of gold from the Klondike by wav of the Upper Yu kon and Lynn caul came on the imp on the steamer Bingo There wu? over H.iMtti.imo worth of u< tun I ums ure. The vessels now at Michaels or rn route will bring. It ts estimated, about |! imiii, principally Cape North dust. Among ih»* souvenir* 1>« ing preparer/ for the Twentieth Kansu,* volunteer* upon their arrival home Is u letter from the Kiinm* 0 A It department containing gr»-« ting fiom the (obiter* of the civil war to lb©*.* o( the gpan l*h-American war. Department Com* maniler Coulter ha had fain mi Jo» eph Walters prepare It. and the captain ha* “*praad him-clf," i he ti A. It department al*o propose* to have enough medal* made out of a captured rannon to supply tmh volunteer with one. but the cannon has nut yet ar rived and it will Im* «everal week* tie fore the medal* .an be made. The it. Paul, Mmu. Iron moidera have struck, ami the striker* claim there la tut aiolder working in th< rtly. The steamer tiaelle. from the orient brought l.tge bale* of ftth. valued at I. two dtp and 1137.tarn m apm ie to Aati ftttrtwe Vauuo Knmio, Japan--a amour to China, ha* >•*•*■ n ioiIH lie will be succeeded by Mr Nteatl former Japan e*e ml Ulster to Koaeta The Ka«hange Telegraph **-mpany at l.ondon publiah** a di*p*tch from Parts aaylag that Kuril Arton of Paa* awa venal notoriety be* l-*»u pant •Mli The Stronghold of English Forces in South Africa Assailed. AND A DECISIVE BATTLE EOIGHT Urn. Kork nt Kruger'* Army Die* of Wound* — Doer* Turn on Fur»urr»— FlrliiK in Progre** at l.ant Account*. Willi Indication* Tliat There lla* Keen a Heavy FngiiKcuient. GLENCOE CAMP, Natal, Oct. 23.— Heavy firing is now in progress to the northwest of this ramo. CAPETOWN, Oct. 23.—Tt Is reported here from Glencoe that the Boer forces under Commandant General Joubort has stacked or is about to attack the British entrenched position at Glen coe. LONDON, Oct. 23.—The war office this afternoon publishes the following dispatch to the secretary of state for war, the Marquis of Lansdowne, from the general commanding in Natal, Gen eral Sir George Stewart White, regard ing the engagement yesterday at Elandslaagte, between Glencoe and Ladysmith, when the British under General French routed the Transvaal forces under UetiPi.il James H. M Kock, second In command in the Trans vaal army, who was himself wound ed and captured, and has since died. "White, commander In Natal, to tho secretary of state for war. Filed Lady smith, October 22. 10:30 a. m.: In the action at Elandslaagte yesterday the troops engaged were the following Cavalry, Fifth Lancers, a squadron of the Fifth Dragoon Guards, the Impe rial Light Horse and two squadrons of Natal Carbineers; artillery, Twenty first field artillery. Forty-second Hel l battery and the Natal field br.tterv; infantry, the Devonshire riglme-nt, half a battalion of the Gordon Htzhlandeia and the Manchester regiment. Ths whole force was under General French, with Colonel Ian Hamilton command ing the infantry. "I was present in person from Jiao p. m. to 6:30 p. m., but did not assume direction of the fight, which was lest in the hands of General French. Al though desultory fighting took Dlae? earlier in the day, while reinforce ments, sent out later, on ascertaining the enemy’s strength, were arrived from Ladyamlth. the real action did not begin until 3:30 p. m. At that hour the Boers held a position of very ex ceptional strength, consisting of a rock hill shout a mile and a half southeast . of Klandslfuigte station. "At 3:30 p. m. our guns took a posi tion on a ridge 4,100 yards from the Boers, whose guns at once opened fire, j This fire was generally well directed, hut somewhat high. This time, con trary to previous experiences, their shells hurst well. “The Imperial light horse moved to ward the left of the enemy's position and two squadrons of the Fifth lancers toward his right. During the artillery duel mounted Boers pushed out from their left and engaged the imuerial i light horse, in a few minutes the en- 1 enty's guns ceased firing and our ar- ‘ tillery was turned on the mounted Boers, who opposed the imperial light horse. The latter at once fell back. After the artillery preparations our in fantry advanced to the attack, sup ported our guns in the second oost tion. The Devonshires held the en emy in front while the Manchester reg- j intent and the Gordon Highlander* turned his left flank. "The Boer guns, although often tem porarily silenced, invariably opened fire again on the slightest opportunity and were served with great courage. . After severe fighting our infantry car ried the position. At 0:3o p. m. this was accomplished, the enemy standing his ground to the last with courage and tenacity. The Fifth lancers and a squadron of the Fifth dragoons charged three times through the re treating Boers in the dark, doing con siderable execution. We captured the Boer camp with tents, wagons horses and also two guns. The Boer losses were very considerable, including a number of wounded and unwounded prisoners. Among the former are Gen eral Jan Kock and f*iet Joubert, nephew of Commandant General Jou hert. One goods trains, with supplies for Glencoe ramp, and nine Kuglish prisoners were recovered. "Our loss. I regret to say, was heavy. It Is roughly computed at 150 killed and wounded. "The collection of the wounded over a large area in the dark and the ar rangements for sending them in have thus far occupied our time and atten tion. A full list will go to you later. "Our wounded ami those of the en emy are now arriving by trains. Be sides Boers we have many Hollanders, Germans and prisoners of mixed na j tnuialltles. | he behavior of our troops •cud of the colonial force s was admir able." Mh. Ivrt'h lit n MINSK AI til, IS o,i ga V «|m. U| l«» I he Times from lireat Kails. Mom sum Nine men perished in the mini Idlllard Kite IsmIIm have Iren ir. entered ami n i. prohalde this la not half the list. I he lad |HH|y fun ml was that of II llernld, a »heep herder The sheep had eaten tiff hts heard, ehdhltig «nd pari ul hi* htwHa Set eral hands nf sheep wilhoul herders hate hern wandering In that country and pulnl lu unknown deaths Mysletf at !»•• M-owr* l»KS Ml II N KS la . Ik I |J The body of a yuung ladt ana found iu il». In* M*un« s river this evening and td» no lle! a* that uf Mattel mk«n*ld nf Maibihuig la She w»* || teats ul<l and tame here a I* w data **<■ in ti .i Mte h* 111 < I V\ 1. was bios«->I iislat Pul so ■sum *■< tail. The «tunnel and ph* -nuns d* • tar* ike was ant drowned. a* ihna Is a»> di« olnraliim or swelltn* There were no marks uf titdime however, and no poi*t-n rould h* deletted The laMer la 1 tom plets uo <On THE SENATOR SATE HOME. Tmn*port Hearing Iowa Troop* Reach#* Port on Nrliedali Thur. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 23.—The Fifty-first regiment of Iowa volun teers, numbering 764 men and forty six officers, under command of Colonel J. C. Lnper, arrived here from Manila on the transport Senator. There was no sickness aboard. The only death reported is that of Edward Klssick, company F, of Oskaloosa, la., who died at Nagasaki of dysentary. The only incident of the voyage was an accident that happened to Edwin i Statler, company M, and Homer A. Read, company A, three days out from Nagasaki. They w'ere injured by the breaking of an after sail which fell on them. Statler’s leg was broken and Read sustained a fracture of the skull. Both men are doing well. Adjutant General Byers of Iowa, i representing Governor Shaw, and 300 citizens of Iowa, men the Senator ut t he Golden Gate in a number of tugs. | They received a royal reception from the volunteers. ! The regiment will be taken off the transport today. The Senator was caught in the tail of the typhoon encountered by the steamer Empress of India. She was tossed lively for several hours, but suffered no severe damage. So serious did the situation seem to the officers of the steamer at one time, that all the passengers were ordered below, 1 and the hatches were battened down. | Privates Russell and Morgan of I company D were left at Manila on ac count of illness. They are expected to follow on the next transport. Governor Shaw arrived late lust night. It had been decided to dis embark the troops at in a. in. tomor row. They will march Immediately to the Presidio, where they will re main until mustered out. This will be about three weeks from their ar rival. The Senator had two mustering offi cers of the regular army aboard, Cap tain Gesage of the Sixth Infantry, and Lieutenant J. J. O’Connell of the Twenty-first infantry. Passengers were: Mrs. J. C. Lo per, wife of the fowa colonel; Mrs. H. P. Williams, wife of the regimental chaplain, and Mrs. J. E. Edamburn of Iowa. The body of Private Edward Kls sick. who died at Nagasaki, was also on the transport. Private W. F. Shields of company I brought home a 12-year-old Filipino boy. When the transport came to her an chor in the upper harbor the Iowa regiment was greeted by the men of the battleship Iowa with three rousing cheers, which were as heartily re turned. SLAIN IN BATTLE. Mujor Howard Son of Orn. Howard, Killed In an Rugate*merit. OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 23—The latest report from the Philippines, although a private dispatch announces the death in action of Major Quy Howard, c hief quartermaster of Major General Law ton's division. Early Sunday morning Judge Woolworth, his father-in-law, received a cable dispatch from Col onel Edwards, adjutant general to Gen eral Lawton, telling of the major’s death, but giving no details or partic ulars save that he met his end at the front, facing his fate like the brave and gallant soldier that he was. From all that can be learned in re gard to the situation it is surmised that the fateful engagement was fought somewhere in the vicinity of Han Isidro, about thirty-five miles from Manila, where General Lawton is now making his headquarters. Major Howard was the eldest son of Major General O. O. Howard, for some time commander of the department of the Missouri. The son resided here during his father's service at Omaha, making many warm personal friends and marrying Jennie, the daughter ot Judge Woolworth. ONE OFFICER KILLED. Htn»y of Attack Whirh Vluy Have Caused Howard’s Death. MANILA, Oct. 23.— An American of ficer was killed and two men wounded try the Filipinos in an attack on a launch with General Lawton’s expedi tion in the Rio Clilquita. near San Isi dro. The rebels tired volleys from I he shore. General Otis has replied to the tnree insurgent officers who entered Angeles last Friday with a request made through General MacArthur for per mission for a Filipino commission, headed by a Filipino major general, to visit Geperal Otis in order to discuss peace terms and to arrange for the de livery of more Amerlean prisoners, that the desired interview cannot tie granted, because the suggested propo sitions of the Filipinos are vague, in definite und unmllltury ami be. a us. the Americans must combine to decline to receive any report of the so-called ! Filipino government, I tpl.in XX III Try li Xgaot NK^ \OHK Ibt. 23 Sir Thomas Upton spent today on board Ills steam vucht Erin, itc saw a few visitors, al though hundreds uf small Imata floated around Ms vat lit. The owner of ihe uusiK < e« tful cup hunter talked freely lo a reporter anti chatted for 1 more than an hour alarm his plans for the future. I shall not challenge for the tup next year," he said. In reply to a < query. "You see. the time la all too ! short to de-lgn a boat build It and 1 have It turned up t«( a tom«rl pitch . to race next fall I shall, however Is sue a i hallenge for l!w| and shall | lomplete the arrangements for it In g , day or two. | cat lllMH TGI.Elat, O. tat :t Mr a ad Mr* -I Hr can mim.I I hit rough the iltr j •* »n e.»r|c f our r.|t»i.iar morning ■if* It* ■*. la whetv VIr In, *n I »■ an engagem, at lo ».rrah Mon* 1 *• He *dl go ji.ot from there to Nebraska la which state he will make *' fight leer the deco rath elate l|< ket He Mil 1 be light It, Nrhrwsha « : sn sc. eptsohatlr warm owe and . I «lm* the slate few kie party hy an in* D arted a. start ty FIRST BATHE EOlfGHT. Ann; CwnaltlM R«ported Between the Contending Force#. LONDON. Oct. 21.—A correspon dent. describing the battle of Glencoe, sums up the casualties as follows: •'Our losses are probably 300 killed and wounded and that of the Boers thrice as many.” Another correspondent says: "A rough estimate place# the Brit ish loss at 250 killed and wounded and that of the Boers at 800.” LONDON, Oct. 21.—A Glencoe cor respondent telegraphing yesterday i says: "A force of 6,000 Boers, led by Com mandant Genial Joubrt, has been 1 beaten severely by a force under General Symons and the enemy at this moment are in full retreat. "Nobody in the camp says General Symons and staff were aware tha*. the Boers were going to attack this morning. It was known, however that the enemy were further south, and it was seen that unusual precautions | were being taken to guard against a 1 surprise during the night. "JuBt before dawn the Boer artillery opened fire from the Glencoe hill. The range was lily judged and the quality of ammunition bad. In the two hours and a half firing scarcely a dozen shells burst in our lines. Our gunners, on the contrary, put up an excellent practice which began to tell. "At 7:30 General Symons ordered a general advance of the infantry bri gade, which he himself accompanied. The Dublin Fusileers were well in front with the King's Royal Rifles out on the front and the Leicester shire regiment on the left. The men advanced smartly, taking advantage of every bit of cover—tactics in which they had been exercised for weeks past. "The advance was covered by a terrific fire from our three batteries, and several Boer guns were silenced before the Fusileers began to climb the hill. By the time the Fusileers and the Royal Rifles got within 1,000 yards of the crest, the Boer batteries were completely silenced, our batter ies having pounded them at 2,500 yards range with crushing effect. The Boers meantime were keeping up a heavy rifle fire, which thinned our ranks considerably. "By 9 o'clock the Fusileers and Royal Rifles had swarmed over the hill and the Boers were on the run. Meantime the Eighteenth Hussars and the Leicestershire regiment had moved north and east, thus practically cutting off the Boer main line of re treat, and the enemy, caught between two fires, lost heavily. At this mo ment fighting is still going on. but the defeat of the enemy is already complete and crushing and it looks as though few would escape. CLP WILL STAY HERE. LolaiuliU Kttftlly \ am|u Inhei LiikIIhIi ('liullrngrr in I inul Khc#. NEW YORK, Oct. 21.—Through wild »nd hoary b®iis, in a breeze that ap proached the dignity of a gale, the gal lant sloop Columbia today vanquished the British challenger, Shamrock, by six minutes and eighteen seconds ac tual time, and six minutes and thirtv four seconds corrected time, thus com pleting the series for the America's cup with a magnificent rough weather duel and a glorious Yankee victory. For the eleventh time the attempt of a foreigner to wrest from America the yachting supremacy of the world has failed. The trophy won by the old schooner America forty-eight years ago. is still ours, a monument to th* superiority of American ftamanship and American naval architecture, and a standing challenge to the world. Th“ intrinsic value of the reward for which thousands of dollars were ixpended to secure, is small—simply an antiquated piece of silverware which Queen Vic toria offered to the best sailing shin in the world in the early days of her reign, but around it cluster the preci ous memo'-ies of unbroken American triumph and the mastery of the noblest of sports. Nflirnnkti Man Honored. WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.—A court of he Knights Commanders was organ ized at today s session of the supreme council of the Scottish Kite Masons of the southern jurisdiction. Four o' the twelve vacancies on the list of ac tive members of *he council were fllfe l by the election of the following as sovereign grand inspectors general Dr. John W. Morris. West Virginia; E. T. Taubmin, South Dakota; Harper S. Cunningham, Oklahoma, and Gus tave Anderson. Nebraska. Rtorkuieu Meet »t Vi. 1‘muI ST. PA I’D, Minn, Oct. 21, The tenth annual convrntl<|i of the Na tional Live Stock ek< hange began a two days’ session in tills city today. During the morning ait executive ses- j sion of tlie Orth lain was held, the for- i mat open sessions ot the convention not beginning until afternoon. In dianapolis, Milwaukee and St. .hisepn are after the next convention, having ih legations here at work to secure it | Kiumi I r tr If r.4 |*ti I 4 w \ «*M KANSVS CTTV, Mo., Ort. 21 The , I'luttul Telegraph • >mpan\ r t 1 Ived word today from Sen*'* a, Kas . that Jtulge Stewart of the Nemaha county j district court had declared void the j Kansas law which permitted a charge : of only til lent* for a ten-word iu*a- j ■urge lietwecn Kansas points Tin case was a teat one and this Is th<* I first dei Istoii on the law whbh war pasae.l b> the last legislature • *r« II •• i In I mm4mm 141,\ ta»,N UH SI General It. n jo in in l|»rti«is moI Mrs Harrison a r rived la l.uudon toddy General Har Ms.in has artenled the I* vltatioti to twMturl hint at the l oloh n t t> nolle j id t'oninotre tv tiler )S tuoui (mu. ti«ios>ir III WASHINGTON Urt 21 It M Rher- I man former governor of Iowa now , la thla t il) was sets*d with *n »’U-1 I of varilgo white on the street ina ah* He was removed to his to*el and ta 1 now Mid Is ha out of daager I Large Numbers Reported Slain by Mine Explosion. dRAWN ON TtltlR DZATIf Fifteen Hundred Dead as the Result of an Attack on Klerksdorp—-Wounded Are Taken to Johannesburg—llrltlsh In Camp Near I.adysuiith are Expert lug Itattle at Auy Moment. LONDON, Oct. 20—(New York special from Pietermaritzburg Buys: "The Basilta natives an^Hghtlng witn the Boers. It is reported tiiat sixteen Boers have been killed. The cavalry is still bivouacked out and slight skir mishes are frequent.” The Dally Mail's correspondent at Capetown, Thursday, says: "A refu gee who reached Orahatnstown today from the Hand states a train arrived at .lohannsburg Monday evening from Klerksdorp containing at least 300 wounded burghers." The Daily News' Capetown corre spondent, In the course of a somewhat similar account, says: "The Boers were drawn over Lyddite mines, which were laid for the defense of the town, and the killed numbered 1,500 Every conveyance was requisitioned to take the wounded men to the hospi tal.” Yesterday was one of the most ex citing days known at the war office since the crowd gathered there to learn the fate of the expedition to Gordon's relief. The news that the Fifth Landers had been engaged brought many la dles and other friends of the regiment to Inquire for news. The gravest intelligence today seems to be the report of the capture of a train with officers at Elandslaa gato, for It is understood that the whole line was patrolled. No reporters are allowed at the front, and it is impossible to gain in formation, and it is learned that Gen eral Sir Stewart White has been mak ing extensive movements in that di rection, and developments are hourlv expected. The news that Commandant Jou bert’s northern column, with twelve e-ims, Is now at Dannhauser, is start ling. Although the Boers have shown considerable activity in Natal, there is nothing to indicate that they are yet prepared for a serious combin ed attack, and the general belief here is that unless something unex pected happens General Sir George Stewart White will remain on the de fensive. Mafeking news is still confined to a repetition of the stories that Colonel Baden-Powell mowed down 300 Boers with hia Maxims. MONTY TO BT PAID INDIANS. Ointthan* uml U'lnnt-lmgneic Noon to lie eel** Snug Num. WASHINGTON. Oc t. 20.—Commls sioner Jones of the Indian office today issued an order making payable to the Omaha and Winnebago Indians in Thurston county, Nebraska, the semi annual interest on tribal lands, an nuities and leases. While the interest is not payable until spring Commis sioner Jones has made an exception to the policy of the department in or dering this payment, largely upon recommendations of Senator Thurston and Secretary Meiklejohn, who have represented Agent Matthewson. Agent Matthewson, according to the state ment made to the commissioner has inc reased the revenues of both tribes from rentals over what they had re ceived in previous years more than 50 per cent and he wants the Indian; to have a portion of what is their duo at this time rather than defer pay ment until spring. The Omahas will receive in all probability a $15 per capita payment, the balance to be paid next May. One payment only will be made to the Winnebagoes, but it will reach about $20 per capita, the in crease of rentals on grass lands this yl'.r bringing about a higher per capita than last year. SOIDIIRS' CHRISTMAS BOXf S. Her re fury of War litfttrurts lliat They llr fprii. WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—The secr tary of war has instructed the quarter master general to forward from San Francisco any Christmas boxes which may be delivered there prior lo No vember 20 for officers and soldiers in the Philippines. Hui li boxes should lie consigned to Major O. F. I.ong, general superintend ent army transport service, Hun Frau * i co. Cal. Also 10 forward from New tork any Christimi* boxes for officers and sol diers In the Philippines which may ut* delivered there prior to November 1, silt h lioxe- to lie consigned to Major F It. Jones, gen >ral superintendent army transport service. Pier 22 Co lumbia Hiorcs, Itrooklyn. N. If. t sees I* roes Im lie I* If glia. WASHINGTON. I». C., (h i 20 Hur gcfin General Wyman tuday received a i abb stiiin fsrom Inspector Wood bury, dated at Hto Janeiro. Itrasll. say ing that the plague had made Its up. pearsn-e at HaStiw, Itrasll He sai l thel there had been «i« i i«c« and two deaths and that autopsy at the dial i ase« confirmed the diagnosis ||« also said that istdation was |»>s»ili|«. Sl« totals litfti Iff tvs*. WICHITA Kan, IM jo Mis* Helen Gould Frank Gould Vue Pfea I Witt l’ G Warner of Ike Missouri IV ! cilti railroad tl«s< lal Manager that - M*Cra< ken Wife of rhe pir-t-lcul fd th- i i .mu of the City of New tstk j arrived her*. Imio on a «t-»> mi l-mi over Ik* Missouri Pa-in- ralirovd t ; attend tk* street fait Miss Gould was given a rr->tdUut ai | Ik* Irwin sod it Ike guest of Ike low I Governor riianiev is ker retort 'fia# I rboftd save that Klk-st p > |.> p, ,j | her liar welt. OffERS TO GIVE HP ARMY. Flu Del Filar Ask* Oil* for Aalf Million Dollar*. MANILA, Oct. 19.—General Otis has received messages purporting to come from the insurgent general, Pio del Pilar offering to sell out his army and to deliver Aguinaldo into the nands of the Americans. Although he is not satisfied that this offer is authentic, it is not intrinsically improbable. The policy of General Otis is firmly net against buying any surrenders. Pio Dei Pilar offers for the sum of $50,000 to refrain from attacking Ma nila with his army; for the »urn of $250,000 to surrender his army aftir a sham battle, both sides bring int i the air, and for the sun; of $500,000 he says lie will procure the overthrow of the insurrection and the capture of Aguinaldo, Paterno and the other lead ers. In the course of the communica tion he refers to Aguinaldo in conternp tuous terms, Indicating that Btraine 1 relations exist between them. Reports are being received from the districts occupied by the enemy that Filipinos believe that Pio Dei Pilar has an audacious plan to break through the American lines Into Manila and seise General Otis and the archbishop. It is needless to say that the Ameri cans would welcome an attack of that sort. There has been much specula tion regarding the whereabouts of Pin Del Pilar. The recent attack at La Loma is credited to his men. It Is be lieved that he Is now in the vlciniity of Han Mateo vulley, with a force of from 1,800 to 3,000 men RICH f ARMER DECEIVED. Ill* Family Enter Into » Plot and Koh Him. MARYVILLE, Mo., Oct. 18— A new kind of buneoe game was worked near Hopkins last night. Three days ago Thomas Cox and Mark Carmichael of fered to bet Calvin Cox, an old and wealthy farmer, that he did not have the nerve to take fl.000 from tbe bank and keep It In his house all night. The young men are respectively the son and son-in-law of Cox. The latter, to snow his courage, took the wager and went to get the money. The hank al lowed him to take only >700, hut with this in his pocket and a large revolver in his belt he returned home. This morning when he uwakened the first discovery he made waB that the entire >700 was gone and further In vestigation revealed the fact that his whole family, Including his wife, wer ■ missing. The officers were notified and set out In pursuit, but when last heard of the fugitives had crossed the Mis souri river into Nebraska and were forty miles ahead of their pursuers. To Urge llruiiiial of Otis. VANCOUVER. B. C\, Oct. 19.—Prof. D. C. Worcester and Colonel Denby, Philippine commissioners, arrived here today on the Empress of Japan and left this afternoon for Washington, where they will make their report to the pres ident. Until the report Is made public neither gentleman will make a state ment for publication. Among the passengers was Mr. Let more, proprietor of toe Manila Ameri can. His mission Is to urge the re moval of General Otis and the promo tion of General Lawton. I.efmore say’s Lawton is frequently denied the fruits of victory by the hesitation of General Otis. I'htltppinrit Arii Hoiit«*<l. MANILA, Oct. 19.— Batson's Maca hebe scouts encountered the enemy at Han Mateo, near Arayat, at dawn to day and attacked them on the front and flank, driving them out of the trenches and dispersing them complete ly. Several Filipinos, including a captain and a lieutenant, were killed. A quan tity of arms was captured. The Maca behe scouts had hut one man killed. l ow Kale* for Convention. DENVER, Col., Oct. 19.—The com mittee having in charge railway trans portation for the third annual conven tion of the National Dive Stock associa tion, which meets at Fort Worth next .iHrmury, has been notified by the pas senger associations that one fare for the round trip rate will lie given on this occasion. This concession covers all points in the Southwestern Passen ger association, including Memphis, St. Douls and Kansas City and all terri tory west of the Missouri river to Den ver. Kalifr Will \ IhIt l-aig lund. DCNDON, Oct. 19.—The Dally News tills morning, referring editorially t > the coming visit of the German em peror. says: There is no reason why he should not meet witii a hearty recep tion. The emperor's neutrality and pacific counsel to the Dorrs have utone | for his famous Kruger telegram. !* is quite clear thut some negotiations of which Samoa is the turning point, are in a* live progress, und the uuder Handing will probably extend far be yond tile Samoa 11 question. Hullie Willi lUndil*. NOOADKS A T., <M. 19.—Deputy Sheriff Fie welling and punaa return'd today from liarsbaw. where they went >estetduv ufter their encounter with • audits in the 1‘aiugonia mountains. The |H»«»e struck the cuiup of the ban itlts In llox canon it was just at sun rise on command of the sheriff to surrender the hatnot who were an ting around a campfire. sprang for their Wini beaters and opeuwd lire. Women* troupe ton lul Heme. SAN KNANi'IM'tl, Oct, )9 —The Fli-d Montane lutaniry left this city fur Up ir ha area tonight on a special uain. «m* Me purl. Sxiimaa WAHIIINtlfoN Del is Oo* made the follow tag report under date of lh inker It law log with care fully selected ruhcmu r»w. bed t abler l*n mile. soul a of Han Dot to. ihi* tnoiaiag thirty day* suppHe* au-t *< i» H l'»i lay.i l„ |,e hoWnM,., *• 4 * I f-MUt n \u i, §14 ua.lef VocMcg Hell Thirty *uth is fault* .outing northwest „f Hwatartta with part of regime a | *trMrg m**. gent* hilling and wounding *#*,,,, • apt wring thtroca po.-meo Z7* Iten ride*
