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AFFAIRS OF STATE
EVJ2NTS OF INTEREST TO'
AMERICAN PFOPLE.
J-lmrljr Mention f tlm l(lnc of the Na
tional t'ingrc. Drpnrlinrntal and K
ccntlvn Ofllclnl Action", unci StoveuieuU
of Army itml Nnry.
1 1mraiUy, March II.
Ex-Governor Merrlam of Minnesota,
Mm new director of tlie consul, will
leuv'o Washington In ti fow days for
IiIh homo to close up lilt private affairs
preparatory to assuming uctlie dlrec
tlon of tlio work.
In a skirmish tit San IVtlro Mocntl
on Mnrcli 7, Prlvnto Frank A. Lovejoy
of company C, First, Nebraska, was
Icllltfd, and 1'rlvntos Charles Lewis and
.loliu Trimble of company 1 mul Walt
er . I. Hnntlnjjton of company 1' were
wounded.
Orders were yesterday Issued at the
war department for tlio Twelfth New
York: volunteer Infantry now at Mil
tnnwis, Culm, to take- passage for home
to bo mustered out of tlie service. This
Is tlio beginning of a general move
ment for the muster out of all the vol
unteer' troops stationed In Cuba, about
L'5,000 In till.
A report' to tlio stntc department
from Consul Covert nt Lyons lays great
stress on tho desirability of the United
Stated being fullv. represented at the
coming auniiul fair at Nizhni Nov
gorod, Itussla, which Is held during
August an 1 September. Thin Is the
annual gathering of buyers and sellers
who represent the commercial in
terests of Itussla nnd the buying pub
lic of all Hastcm and Asiiistla llussia.
It Is a market and has up to the pres
ent time been visited only by tourists.
General Mavlmo Gome, had n two
hours' conference with tlovernor Gen
eral llrooko yesterday regarding the
details of the paymjnt to the Cuban
army of 3.1,000.01)0 tendered by tlio
United States as a condition of ills
hnndmcut. He Is working In good
fulth and expects to disband the troops
with or without the consent of the
disaffected elements. He is making
un excellent impression upon the
United States military authorities, and
they confidently believe that he will
be able to make good his agreement
with Uobcrt 1'. Porter, President Me
Klnley's representative. It is said
that tlio distribution of the cash will
begin in u course of a fortnight nt tlio
latest.
I'rliliiy, Munli 10.
M. Canibon, French ambassador to
tlio United States, who went to Trance
almost immediately upon the signing
of tlie peace protocol, has returned to
his duties. Yesterday he paid his re
spects to Secretary of State liny.
So many sensational publications
luvvo been made concerning the nlleged
disturbed utTnlrs In Santiago that the
secretary of war cabled to General
Wood to ascertain the facts. General
Wood has replied Unit there is abso
lutely no ground for apprehension.
Tho architect of the Indian olllce
tins prepared plans for nn electric light
plant for the Genoa, Neb., Indian
bcliool, and submitted 11 to the secre
tary of the interior for approval. Tho
plant will cost SII.OOO.
Will lace .1. llroatuh and Win. II.
Cowiu have been designated by Sena
tor Thurston for the two lieutenancies
due Nebraska under tin new army
bill. Hroateh is n son of ex-Mayor
Hroateh of Omaha and young Cow In is
now acting commissary in the stuff.
Hoth have seen service in the Spanish
American war as volunteers.
Heports have reached Washington
that Admiral Dewey Is not in the best
of health, and the Impression seems
to prevail that he ought to bo called
home for n rest. It Is said ho hns aged
greatly In the last year. lie is now in
his tUd year.
The navy department Is Informed
thut the cruiser Ilaltlmnre and the
monitor Monterey, which have been
In dock at Hong Kong, have arrived nt
Manila.
Mntiirdiiy, Mil nil 13.
Jcnntor .Jnines K. Jones of Arkansas
ins ccon very 111 for some time, but Is
said to bu improving.
Smallpox has been widely prevalent
In Washington of late. There sire
thirty-five known cases, nnd the doe
tors are working dllllgently to prevent
its further spread.
General l.awton, the veteran Indian
fighter, has arrived in Manila, lie and
1,700 enlisted men left New York Jan
uary 10. It Is said the troops now in
the Philippines tire anxious for a gen
eral engagement with the Filipinos.
The following statement has been
issued showing the total number of
deaths reported to the adjutant-gen-oral's
ofllee between May 1, 180$, and
February 28, 1800: Killed In action,
320; died of wounds, 120; died of dis
ease, 5,277.
It Is understood that President Me
Klnley will soon order a change in the
government of Cuba. It is probable
that the military government will, to a
certain extent, be succeeded by civil
government. The head of tho govern
ment will continue to bo military, but
tho change in contemplation Is to have
civilian olllccrsln plnce of military men
In the cabinet unit subordinate posi
tions. Supervising Architect Taylor of the
treasury department stated yesterday
that advertisements would soon bo
given out for bids for sites for puclle
buildings at lllnlr, Norfolk, and Hast
ings. As no appropriations were made
for public buildings themselves at theso
points, tho treasury department will
procure tho sites and wait for the next
congress to appropriate money for the
construction of tho buildings.
Monday, March in.
Director of tho Census Merrlam has
outlined tho course ho Intends to pur
sue in an ofllclal statement recently is
sued. In the concluding paragraph he
says: "Taken all in all, tho complete
number of appointments that will be
be made in tno course of tho census
will bo over 45,000. Theso Include
eighteen or twenty staff officers, 300
supervisors, 40,000 enumerators and
about 3,000 clerks and other employes,
in .Washington.
Joseph Crow, at present a member of
the J&fc&k seiatejOias been appoint
ed postmaster at Omaha.
Hrad Slaughter's commission as pay
master In tho army, with the rank of
major, was signed Saturday by tho
president nnd Secretary Alger.
Turmliiy, Mnrcli t I.
nulled States oilicials will, it Is said,
not recognize the Cuban assembly
which recently deposed General Gouie,
and will carry out the arrangement
made with tho general, Tho general
will disband his troops nnd they will
be paid on that basis.
The president yesterday named
ItCowiu, son of General-John ('. (
of Omtilia,.andSajnUcl Mi Yiinder
d Win
Cowln
of Omaha,. and SainUel Mi iindervoort
son of Paul Vnnilorvoort. ns the two
second lieutenants to which Nebraska'
was entitled. Wallace J. Hroateh, jr.,
was found to be past tho age, hence he
was not appointed.
In the United States supreme court a
resolution was made by the solicitor
general to advance the hearings In tho
prize cases, which have been appealed
to the court. Tlie cases Involve six
vessels captured during the Spanish
war, Whose owners deny the right of seiz
ure to the fulled States, the vessels
being the Heunn Ventura, the Pedro,
the (Juldo. the Newfoundland, tho
Adula and the Ollndcm Rodriguez.
The state department litis been In
formed that Ambassador Tower, for
merly minister to Austria, will leave
today for St. Petersburg. Itussla, and
will take up his duties Thursday.
The president has appointed Herbert
Putnam of Hostou to bo librarian of
congress.
All arrangements for the president"
trip south have been made. The truin
started last night, lie hopes to htivo'
two or three weeks of quiet, which will
be devoted to rest and recuperation.
The war department has decided to
muster out all volunteers now in Cuba,
except the volunteer engineers and Im
mune. All lire expected to be homo
by May.
Senator Jones of Arkansas, who is
ill tit Washington, is resting comfort
ably. The supreme court of the United
States will take a two weeks' recess,
beginning next Mondify.
Wrilnriiita), Munli Iff.
The navy department will send 1,000
marines to Cavite, near Manila, to ttiko
care of the navy's Interests there.
The administration has decided to
take a census of Cuba to determine
who are (nullified voters before tho
election Is held to establish a represnt
ativo government.
Chief Constructor lllehborn hns stated
that there are now actually under con
struction, or already contracted for,
fifty-one vessels of various types rang
ing from battleships to torpedo boats.
The following table shows how tho
expenditures of the government have
Increased since 1HS1:
rortv-M'icntveonijress. IR8I-M,.. . 777.IJS.0I9
rortv-elKlithVotufrrs". 1RM-W. . iVVi.eosMifJ
rortv-nltillii'onjui'KS. INS&.H7 . . 7ttl3l.'.hl0
KlflletllCiillBrVHS. IKH'-Hll . . HI7.WMWV)
l-'lfty-Urst ronitifKs. imi-M l.oXi.tVsutn
riUysecMKlcimurovi. IKII-IM l.v.7 I0I.M8
nriv-thliilcjiiuresi, ifWl-Wi ... tiwySrUM
rifty-ruuttlicanurchN. iMfeDS. I.i:i.l.l7.l
I'lfty-tlfth rotmri'-K, I8i7-ii. . .. i.rtvi.mi.oifl
Since the talk has been going around
that Secretary Alger Is about to leavo
the cabinet a number of eastern news
papers have been urging Mr. Melkle
john as ti worthy successor. It is a
well known fact that Mr. Melklejohn
has conducted his department with ex
ceptional ability.
Secretary Alger has Issued an order
quoting the paragraph In the nriiiy law
abolishing the canteen and prohibiting
the sale of liquor on army reservations.
An order has been issued by tho war
department increasing the age limit
from HO to :.i years.
a Samuel J. Taylor of South Omaha
has been granted a patent for a shovel
ing board for grain cars.
All the men appointed second lieu
tenants in tho army will have to pass
examination before they are commis
sioned. They will take rank according
to tho examinations which they pass,
the men from the regular army taking
precedence over those appointed from
civil life.
Cool.
How tho coolness of ono mnn some
times acts on hla companions, boom
Ingly depriving them of fear, Is shown
In a story that boiongs to tho war :t
Syria, and tho British nttnek on Stdon.
During that attack, says the Argonaut,
tho British troops had to advanco
across a long, unprotected bililge, In
tho face of a battery of six guns, whic.i
completely commanded tho npproacn.
Tho men were unwilling to expo.o
themselves to certain death, till ono
i-oldler, Cummlngs by name, n man In
faultless uniform, stepped forward to
the very mlihllo of tho br'lee. Tho
bridge was immediately swept by tho
flro of tho battery When tho smoko
cleared away, Cummlngs was oenn
stnndlng uninjured, caiefully brush
ing tho dust from his boots, after
which ho adjusted a slnglo glass In his
eye and looked back at tho mon. This
wns too much. They took tho Irldgo
and tho battery with a whoop.
The Uinr anil 111 Carlcaturri.
Tho czar of Husala Is a man of moral
as well as physical courage. Recently
tho Imperial couplo had ono of tho
palaco rooms dono In black a' d whlto,
which Is tho latest fad In decoration,
and then tho czar took a notion to
havo a room decorated with caricature?
of himself. So ho gavo an order that
a collection of all caricatures of hla
royal self that appeared In forolgn
Journals should bo procured, and It
was done. It Is doubtful whether an
other sovereign In Europo would have
dono tho same. Somo of tho carica
tures wero exceedingly malicious, and
nono was complimentary, and that the
czar could extract amusement from
such a display Is proof that ho Is not
the tyrant and oppressor so muny per
sons havo been brought to believe.
KecraUInc la Canada.
In the British houso of commons tho
other day tho parliamentary secretary
of the war office, Mr. George Wynd
ham, replying to a question on tho
subject, said that recruiting In Canada
for tht regular army of Great Britain
was under consideration, and he was
not prepared to admit, that therefore
any obstacles to such a step on either
Ida of the Atlantic, .
Will
mm
m
Filipinos Surrendered tho Town
After Fighting All Day.
A GUNBOAT HELPED US OUT.
Cavalry red tha, American
Aunoo
Rebel t' tfppojltlon Wa All In
Vatn-
f j .1 ..i.i
Our r.oii la Slight Heavy Rain
Dnr-
lag til Kngegeraent.
Manila, March !. At daylight
Jlrlgitdtor Qe'ncrat Tjlbyd" Whea'tori's
divisional brigade, consisting of tho
Twentieth-United States infatitry, tho
Twenty-second Infantry, eight com
panies of tho Washington volunteers,
Bovcn companies of tho Oregon volun
teers, thrco troops of tho Fourth
Unltod States pavalry and a mounted
battory of tho Sixth artillery, was
drawn up on a rldgo bohlnd San Pedro
Macatl, a inllo south of tho town.
The advanco was soundod at halt
past 0 o'clock. Tho cavalry led tho
column at a smart trot across tho open
to tho right, evontually reaching n
clump of trees commanding tho .roar
of Gttnilaloupo. (
Supported by tlio Oregon volunteers,
the advanco force opened a heavy flro
on tho rebels. Tlio rcsponso was
fceblo and desultory, apparently com
ing from handsful of mon in ovory
covert.
Wlillo tho right column was swing
ing towards tho town of Puslg, tho
left advanced, pouring volleys into
tho bush.
A small body of robots mado a de
termined stand at Uaudaloupo church,
but was uuablo to withstand tho as
sault. At half past 7 o'clock, an hour after
tho first charge, a river gunboat start
ed towards l'aslg.
Tho robols wero first encountered by
this vessel in tho Junglo noar Uauda
loupo. Steaming slowly, tho gunboat
poured a torrlflo flro from her Oatllng
guns into tho brush. For all of an
hour tho whirring of tho rapid flro
guns alternated with tho booming of
tho heavier pieces on board.
In tho meantime Scott's battery,
aslioro, was slmlllug tho tronches and
driving tho enemy back. Tho artil
lery theu advanced to a rldgo of bam
boo and drovo a few of tho enemy's
sharpshooters away with volloys from
their carbines. Tho artillery then ad
vanced and met with llttlo opposition.
In tho meautlmo tho infantry had
been sent forward In splendid order,
tho Washington regiment resting on
tho bank of tho river, cacli regiment
deploying, on reaching itsstatiou, nnd
furnishing its own supports. Tho en
tiro column then wheeled toward tlie
river, driving tho enemy toward his
supports and advanced on lluadaloupo.
Tho nrtlllcry movod to a rldgo com
manding l'aslg nnd l'artoros. Hy this
tltno tho Filipinos wero in full flight
nlong n lino over a mllo long nnd the
firing was discontinued temporarily,
In order to glvo tho troopi a rest be
fore making tho attack on Puslg. At
this stage of tho engagement it wai
raining heavily.
After a short rest General Whoaton
resumed tho attack on Paslg.
Scott's battory, supported by two
companies of tho Twentieth United
States infantry roglment, advanced on
Guadnloupo by tho road along tho
river bank, tho remainder of tho
Twentieth regiment nnd tho Twenty
second regiment following with tho
reserve of the Oregon volunteers. At
half past 11 o'clock tho column catno
in contact with tho enemy, and a gun
boat steamed to the firing lino and
cleared tho junglo on both sldcs,whllo
tho battcrp took up a position on a
blu IT nt the right.
Tho first shot from tho American
field pieces at 1,203 yards rango dis
lodged a gun of tho onemy at l'aslg.
After tho town had been shelled, tho
Twentieth reglmont lined up on tho
bluff nnd tho Twenty-second took up
u position on tho loft of tho placo,
with the cavalry In tho center, where
upon the enemy retreated to tho town.
Tho gunboat then moved into a bend
opposite, nnd a hot flro upon tho rcbol
position was maintained along tho
wholo American lino until 2:30 o'clock
this afternoon, when preparations
woro made for the attack. At 3 o'clock.
the .United States gunboat started In
pursuit of tho enemy's armed tug,
chasing her to tho lake.
At half past 3 o'clock n largo body
of the cnomy wns ulscovorcd working
nround our right flank, and tho
Twentieth was moved to a command
ing rldgo. Tho robots were met op
postta I'atcros, but tho enemy bolted.
Thirty robols were killed, sixteen
wero taken prltoncrs and the Ameri
cans lost six mon wounded.
Tho whole American lino bivouacked
at 5 n'olock. About 700 rebols woro
reported to be marohlng northward a
fow miles to tho southwest. .
Wichita, Kan., March 14. Phillip
M. Butcher, ex-postmaster ol Sawyer,
Pratt county, was brought hero by
Deputy United States Marshal Trigg,
charged with swindling tho govern
ment whllo postmaster, in the cancel
lation of stamps.
.I'ahis, March 14. The Eclair con
firms tho report that the government
inquiry regarding tho explosion of tho
naval powder magazine at La Goubran
has shown that it was not of acci
dental origin, and 'much credenco is
now given to the rumor that It was an
anarchist outrage.
Import Laborer to Galon.
Colon, Colombia, March 14. Tha
Fiuanee brought Iaagua laborers to
Colon under a six-months' contract
with tha Panama Railroad company at
J ages below those paid tha present
snds, among whoa thara is aub
duKoaUnt over tka ajrnMMtaMiki,
BEEF CHOCKS WERE CHOICE.
A Oilmen rachrr Preferred Tlicm for
Cann'nir I'urfoim.
Chicago, March 14. Ed ward TIL
den, who is treasurer nnd ono of the
directors of the Llbby, McNeill A
Llbby 1'ueklng company, was tho first
witness callod to-day in tho army beof
investigation. Referring to thograda
of stock reported in tho newspapers as
"canners" ho said: "1 understand that
it rcfors to a cheap grade of cattle,
but bo far as tho packing houses aro
concerned it is a misnomer and docs
not signify anything."
Mr. Tlldon said tho aim is to get a
uniform clnss of beof for canning,
about 1,000 pounds livo weight. Gen
erally tho foroquartcrs nro usod for
canning.
"Is It not a matter of fact that you
can what might bo tcrmsd tho in
ferior part of tho foroquartera?'' Ma
jor Lso asked.
"No, sir. It Is a matter of fact that
wo can tho host part of the forcqitar
tors, tho chuck."
"Is It not n fact that chucks wero
sold to tho troops nt Watortown, N.
Y., and other points for four cents a
pound'"
"If they woro somebody must havo
been very anxious to dlsposo of them.
Tho market prlea would bo about six
cents. Tho chuck is not by any msaus
tho worst part of tin carcass; 'wo look
upon it as ono of tho cholsust parts. In
fact tho foroquartera of tho carcass is
tho only part eaten by an orthodoj
Jew."
Major Leo: "Then tho prlco would
dopend upon tho numbar of Jows io
tho community?"
"No, 3lr, not at all."
"How many different grades ol
canned beef do you prepare?" asked
Major Lee.
"Two grades of roast beef, ono
grado of cornod boof."
"You sold considerable of this lower
grado to tho government, did you
not?"
"A very small amount," Mr. Tllden
answered. , "Wo Bold about 2,500,000
pounds of canned roast bjof to tho
govornment in all."
Colonel Glllosplo: "Whoro was that
second grado delivered?"
"I think it was delivered at Camp
Alger."
Dr. George Llttlo, an assistant in
spector of tho bureau of animal indus
try, who had been on duty at various,
packing houses In tho stock yards,
testified that abo'ut ono in 500 cattla
was condcmuoJ. If tho animal is to
bo entirely condemned tho inspcotor
foltows It to tho rondcrlng tank and
sees It put in. Ho mado no inspection
of the tank itsolf, nor did ho inspect
tho rcfuso when it catno out. In the
caso of bruises tho bruised portions
nre cut oil and condemned. Meat
withdrawn from tho tank would not
bo suitable for food.
"Have you ever had nny occasion to
bcllcva or suspect that chemicals were
i3cd for tha preservation of beof?"
"No, bir."
"Have you any jurisdiction as to
chemicals?"
"No, sir."
"If beof wero rubbed down with
cloths containing bortielo acid, would
it not bo a matter within your juris
diction?" "No, sir."
In reply to Gcnornl Davis the wlt
ncss told how the m:at was cut up
prior to putting Into tho rendering
tank, saying It would bo possible for a
small quarter to bo put In wholo.
"Aro cows that havo recently given
birth to calves condemnod?"
"Yes, within a certain longth of
time."
"Aro not cows habitually used in
tho canning establlshmsnt?" Major
Leo asked.
"Yes. Tho larger portion of can
ners aro cows."
In reply to Major Leo, Dr. Little
stated that some of tho houses kill
cattlo tho sama day thoy arrlvo at the
yards, whllo others hold them for a
day or two days.
Dr. O. E. Dyson, who has boon an
Inspector nt tho 6tock yards since
1893, was next called. Ho said his
duties woro to look after the other in
spectors and sco that thoy do their
duty.
"From your observation would it bo
possiblo to tako out meat from tho
tank when onco thrown in?"
"It would bo possiblo, -but I don't
think It vory probable."
"What would be tho condition of
tho beef?"
"It would not bo very Inviting."
"After bolncr onco thrown into the
tank what would bo tho possibility of
Us being used for food?"
"I don't think It could bo."
"Whoro would it havo to bo taken
to bo worked up?"
"It would havo to bo takon to the
sausago room or to tho canning room."
"What would bo tho ohancos of de
tection in your opinion?"
"Tho chances of doteotlon would be
In somo of tho employes being around
and Roolug tho meat In that condition.
I think it would bo oaslly recognized."
To Prohibit llypootlo Exhibitions,
Jr.FFEnsoN Crrr, Ma, March 14.
Tho Houso engrossed by a big vote a
bill by Hall of Grundy to prohibit
public exhibitions of mesmerism, hyp
notism and animal magnetism.
GranlTe Strike Off
Quinct, Mass., March 14. After an
all night session the committee. of tha
Granlto Manufacturers' assoelatton
and tho Cutters' unton reached an
agreement and the strike whloh hat
been in progress for two weeks hat
been declared off, the men agreeing to
return to work on Tuesday. Tht
meeting ended very harmoniously,
The men have tha better of tha bar
gain.
Wai tba Copper Blag's Agent.
Paris, March 14. M. Secretaa, chief
isgasnV CM f rMtettfpe tlHref Ma,
da?7Hri7i
INMWUI
The General Continues tho Advanco
Ho Began Monday.
HAS ADVANCED BEYOND PASIG
6wep Everything Uefore Illm Thn
Imarcenti Buffer Severely In n Itun-nlng-
Fight Otl' Ofllclal Report on
tha Action of Qenerat STheaton.
Manila, March 13. llrlgadlcr Gen
eral Wheaton's column advanced to
day beyond l'aslg to tho shore of La
guna do Hay, sweeping everything
before them. Tho enemy mado a run
ning fight and suffered sevcro loss.
Tho rebels' avenue of communication
north and south Is now closed, tho,
American cordon stretching over a
mllo from the river to tho lake. Tho
robols aro In force at l'uteros and
TB'k'- , . .
Two of yesterday's wounded, Pri
vate Stewart of Company It, Twen
tieth regiment, and 1'rlvato Muuson
of Company K, Twenty-second regi
ment, aro doad.
At 'i o'clock this morning, hear
ing tho insurgents' buglo sound
ing, Scott's battery dropped threo
shrapnel shells into tho woods
on the left of tho l'aslg church. No
reply was mado. and at 7:'t. tho Twenty-second
regulnr Infantry advanced
until thoy encountered a number of
volleys. This lire was returned with
Interest.
Tho lino wheeled towards Pateros
In tho following order: Tho Oregon
volunteers, tho Twentieth regulars,
tho Washington volunteers, a cavalry
detachment, tho Twenty-second regu
lars and reservo nrtlllcry. Tho troops
followed tho roads, whllo the gunboats
Ocsto and Lagnua do Hay assisted In
suppressing tho flro on the left flank.
The rebel canoes were captured on tho
river.
Tho rebel sharpshooters at Calocan
continue active, but no casualties aro
reported.
The tight leading to tho capture of
l'aslg was started by a lieutenant of
Scott's battery, who fired the signal
gun for the advanco nt hulf past 0
o'clock In tho morning. At onco tho
Fourth cavalry, mounted, swung for
ward. Then Wheaton's Infantry,
formed in thrco lines, left their
trenches and moved on tho enemy. It
was a beautiful sight, this clockliko
regularity of the advance. Tho cav
alry met a heavy tiro on tho right.
Tho men dismounted nnd drovo the
enemy out of their entrenchments.
In the dlstanco could bo heard the
firing of General Ovenshlne's brigade,
which had mado a feint on the Amer
ican right.
General Whcaton followed tho ad
vanco of tho firing lines. Tho Amer
icans went over thrco ridges. A gun
boat poured In a heavy Gatling lire
from tho river, whllo Scott's battery
threw shells over our troops' heads
into tho enemy's trenches with mag
nificent precision.
As tho Twenty-second Infantry
swung nround to corner tho insur
gents in Gnudaloupc, the Filipinos
could bo seen emerging from tho deep
trenches whence they had been pour-
lug a heavy flro on our ndvanelng men.
As our troops closed in on Guada
lupe, a party of insurgents stood their
ground. Eight dead Filipinos were
left hore. Tho prlsouers say they did
not wish to fight, but wero forced Into
the service. Somo rifles wero albo cap
tured. Tho gunboat co-operating with the
troops was stopped by sunken stone
and cascos (natlvo lighters) in tho
river, but tho obstructions woro event
ually removed.
Wasiiixotov, March IS. This cablo-
grnm from General Otis was received
at tho War department to-day:
"Manila, March IS. Adjutant Gen
eral, Washington: Until yesterday
Held operations hero slnco capurlng
Caloocan of minor nature, consisting
of driving back small bodies of Insur
gents, with considerable loss to latter.
"Yesterday General Whoaton, with
tho Twentieth, Twenty-second In
fantry, tho Oregon nnd Washington
troops, bection Sixth artillery and
squadron Fourth cavalry, attacked
largo forco of enemy, drovo them back
and took lino of l'aslg river, which ho
ho now holds. Two Improvised gun
boats In tho lako havo captured con
siderable property.
"Insurgents' loss heavy, our own
killed nnd wounded slight, aggregat
ing thirty-flvo, mostly slightly
wounded.
"Insurgents mado no determined
stand. Otis."
AGAINST THE INSURANCE MEN.
Tho Mldourl Benste Votej to Uitont
the Antl-Truit I.nr.
JKKKr.iiBOMCiTV.Mo., March 15, Tho
tenato passed by u voto of 20 to 4 tho
Fnrrls bill to placo tho insuranco un
derwriters of St. Louis and Kansas
City under tho provisions of tho gono
ral anti-trust law of the state. Tho
Insuranco people have for years enjoy
ed an immunity from tho restrictions
of all anti-trust legislation, and they
havo mado a hard fight to kill this
measure.
The St. Irfinlf IUowni Solil.
St. Louis, Mo.. March lfi. Under
the foreclosure of a deed of trust,
Sheriff Pohlman sold at public auction
tlie Sportsman's park and club, includ
ing tho franchise held by the St
Louis Browns, to G. A. Gruner for
813,000. Gruner is a lumber dealer
here and one of the club's directors.
Marines Have Left raking.
Wabiiixoton, March In. A report
received at the state department say
that the marines who bare been doing
'guard duty at Peking, China, left that
clfjr yesterday.
NUNS EXPELLEDFROM CUBA.
Arrliblsliop Cliupt'lle Dors Not Wnnt
Aiinrliiin Sisters In t'ulia.
BAi.Tiiionic, Mil., March IS. Fivo
sisters of tho Amcrlcin ordor of tho
Sacred Heart have, according to a' dis
patch from Pitiar del Itlo, been or
dered away from Cuba by Archbishop
Clinpelle, tho papal representative re
cently appointed to lnvcstlgato tho
affairs of tho Catholic church In thai
island. Tho news was received by
cablo In this city by General James, K.
O'lllerne of Now York, who is regis
tered at tho Hotel Uoniicrt. The mes
sago camo from tho llov. James P.
Craft, nn Indian missionary prlost,
who foundeJ tho American Order of
tho Slsrs, nnd went to Cuba last
November with tho flvo nuns, who aro
all daughters of, Indian chiefs. Tho
cablegram, which camo in Latin, was
thus translated by General O'lllerne:
"Archbishop Chapallo ordors us to
got away from hero on account of tho
old hatred against the (Indian) sisters.
I havo written you'nbout It."
"Father Craft's rbferonco to tho 'old
hatred' 'against tho Indian ststors
means just this,' said tho general.
"Tho order Is purely American, and '
was established near Fort Pierre on
tho Dakota border about six yearoago.
The Cahonsly clomont In tho church,
or, those who are in favor of the Euro
pean Idea lu the management of orders
nnd churcli.afralrs,antngonl.3d Fathor
Craft's work inostabllshlng this new
order and ho mot with much opposi
tion. Ho wont bravely on with his
undertaking, however, nnd when tho
wnr with Spain broke out offered tho
services of a number of tho Indian
sisters to tho government. An old
friend of tho missionary priest,
1 went to tho Secretary of War
and succSedcd in gettlug tho sisters
sent to tho hospitals at Tampa nnd
Huntsvlllo. Later on, owing to tho
excellent work thoy did and tho fact
that thoy wero considered immuno
from yellow fever, flvo of tho sisters
were sent to Cuba and wero located
with tho First division hospital of tho
Seventh army corpsunt Plnar dot Rio.
All through tho yellow fover opldern
ics in tho Cuban camps tho sisters
worked admirably, and to my own
knowledge wero complimented by tho
department for their excellent work.
They wero nil the tlmo under tho di
rection of Father Craft, who accom
panied thorn. Ho had met with con
siderable hostility from tho unatner
lean clement in tlio church and tho op
position to tho new American order of
sisters became very marked. Nothing
like tho present movement was, how
ever, expected.
"I cannot account for It. Tho ex
pulsion of this order of sisters from
Cuba by tho papal representative looks
llko n victory for tho opponents of
Americanism and coming at tills par
ticular time, it will bj painful news
to thoic who believed tliat tho Vatican
was In full sympithy with rent Amer
icanism. I hope that nn explanation
will bo fiirol-diod which will quiet tho
fears of thoso who dread tho condi
tions that might result if tho anti
Americanism cloment should get tho
upper hand."
Speaking of Father Craft, ho said:
"I havo known him for many years.
He is by far the greatest Sioux scholar
known In tho Northwest, where he
has labored among tho Indians for
many years. Ho comes from nn old
Pennsylvania Dutch family and is
president of tho Order of tho Sons of
tho American Revolution. Ho Is ono
of the most devoted and zealous priests
of the church."
WOULD KILL THE PrIsIDENT,
A Doiusntsi (Jarintti'i T.sttor Ciats
III Arreit In Canada.
MoxTnKAL, March l.'i Henry Mul
ler, a German and a former United
States soldier, was nrrested yesterday
on a complaint sworn out against him
by tho United States vlca consul, act
ing on Instructions received by Consul
General llittengcr from Secretary Hay.
Muller arrived hero a couplo of weeks
ago, and has slnco boon parading his
grievances against tho United States
government. Ho has called at
tho various newspaper ofllccs nnd en
deavored to obtain tho insertion of a
two-column statomant, tho principal
burden of which is a complaint that
I'rosiiloat McKlnloy is nn onotny of
tho Gorman people. Muller was. a pri
vate in ono of tho New York regiments
during tho Civil war, and was wound
ed in tho head. As a result ho has
periodical fits of mental aberration.
In tho prosont Instance ho has gotten
himself in troublo through a lottor
wrltton to President Angoll of tho
University of Michigan, in which ho
stated that ho was going to Washing
ton, nnd If ho could slay no ono else
ho would kill tho President, as Mr.
McKlnley was an onomy of tho Gor
man clemant. Mr. Angoll sent tho lot
tor to Washington.
Kipling Won't Stay Long.
Nkw Yohk, March 15 Though Mr.
Kipling has made no definite plans
for tho lmtnodlato future, an intimate
friend said his visit to this country
will probably bo a short ono. So soon
ns ho Is strong enough ho will go to
Brattlcboro, Vt., for a fow weeks. In
all probability, ho will return to Eng
land early In tho spring. Ho will not
go to Mexico.
ANNAuuon, Mich., March"-' IS. Dt
G. Carl Huber, assistant professor of
anatomy and director of tho hlstolog
leal laboratory at tho University of
Michigan, has just discovered that,
contrary to the belief of the best phy
siologists of the world, tho blood ves
boIs of the brain aro controlled bv
nerves.
Toted for City Ownership.
Ciiioaoo, March 15. By a vote of
80 to 9, tho city counoll went on record
as favoring the municipal ownership
pf.gaaand electrlo Ughtlnr Rd hat
ing Dlaots.
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