Nebraska Newspapers

    Will Not Wait For the Conclu
sion of Peace.
CAPT. BARKER FDT IN CHARGE.
Ulenr AUmlrul Watson gulls ut Once for
BIuiillu Americans Kuger to Welcome
tlm Naval lloro oti Ills Kotnrii Greixt
Ovatluu Looked For on Hid Arrival.
WASHINGTON , May ' 13. "Send
Olympiad mall to B. P. Stevens , No.
4 Trafalgar square , London , England , "
was the notice given out at the navy
department today. This Is the first
formal Indication that the famous
llagshlp is coming home Immediately.
Upon Inquiry It was ascertained that
.Secretary Long had last evening cabled
Admiral Dewey permission to return
iit once. He has been relieved of the
obligation of remaining at Manila
until the Philippine commission com
pletes its work. He is not even re-
qulred to await the cessation of hos
tilities , but may start homeward at
once. The notice posted at the navy
department indicates that the Olympia
"will not remain long enough to receive
the next outward mail. Mr. Stevens
'
referred to is the navy department's
-agent at London to distribute all of
the mall for United States warships
in European waters , so he will see to
it that the Olympia receives Its mail
the Suez canal.
.as soon as It passes
It is estimated at the navy depart
ment that Dewey will reach the United
States in time for a national demon
stration on the Fourth of July next
The Olympia will not come under ful
nevertheless it should maki
.steam , but
, the run to New York in about fifty
five days from Manila.
That it is to come to New York i
shown by the following
nearly certain , as
lowing response made by Secretar ;
Long to the urgent message of invi
from Mayor Va
tatlon to Dewey
\Vyck of New York. It may be state
the notic ;
that this was sent before
was sent to Dewey that he might com
Tiome at once :
"I am in receipt of your telegrai
with regard to the return of Admir ;
Dewey and expressing a desire ttu
he arrive first In the country at Ne
York. The time of his return has n <
the department hs
been fixed and
than to authori :
.taken . no other action
his return whenever the condition <
shall perm :
' the peace commission
'As to the route he shall take in retur
inclined to lea
is
ing , the department
that to him. He has served with gre
ability and must necessarily feel
much the effect of his arduous labo
and under tryi ;
climate
in a trying
circumstances that the department
'disposed to let him govern himself
this respect largely by the considei
-tion of his own- personal convenien
is understood , howev
and wish. It
that Admiral Dewey will elect to i
.turn to New York. Very respectful '
"JOHN D. LONG , Secretary.
Admiral Watson will sail from S
Francisco next Tuesday as a passenj
on one of the regular Mail steainshi
but cannot possibly reach Manila
; fore the middle of June. Orders h :
been issued placing Captain A.
Barker in command of the Ash
'
squadron after Admiral Dewey's
by Adm :
'parture until relieved
is now
Barker
Watson. Captain
command of the battleship Greg
the pride of the navy , and next
Admiral Dewey is the senior off
on the station. He is an officer
ability and discretion and may
depended on to take good care of
interests of the United States.
Moving Orders Received.
OMAHA , Neb. , May 13. Orders i
been received here from Washing
for the movement of the Sixtet
infantry , which is at present static
in the department of the Mlssc
The regiment is to start in tim <
reach San Francisco by May 29 ,
expectation being that it will sai
the transport Grant June 1.
movement will probably begin a
May 25. Four companies of the
. teenth are at Fort Crook , four at
Leavenworth and four at Jeffe
Barracks. The transportation for
regiment was arranged for sei
of t
weeks ago in anticipation
orders. The Burlington and ]
Island will carry the troops from
Crook to Denver and there turn 1
over to the Union Pacific.
"Force the Kisl
NEW YORK , May 13. A spec !
the World from Hot Springs , Va. , i
"Force the fighting. Penetrat <
into the interior and capture or de
every warring Filipino. "
That is the pith of a long c
cablegram President McKinley se
General Otis in Manila. It was prc
ed by several dispatches from Ge
Secretary 1
Otis , transmitted by
which greatly encouraged the ]
dent.
Divided on Peace Question.
LONDON , May 13. A sped :
ceived here today from Manila
congress now sat
that the Filipino
at San Isidro is composed of fif
members , of whom twenty favor
and an equal number are irrecc
ables. The others , holding the bs
admit th :
of power are ready to
solute independence is hopeless
tainment , but demand better ter
the hands of the United States.
Frcsli Troops to the Front.
MANILA , May 13. Fresh tree ;
the frontTw
beginning to go to -
Iff- talions of the Seventeenth in :
( regulars ) that had been holdir
lines about the city of Manila wi
Major General MacArthur's divis
San Fernando tomorrow and on
talion of the same regiment wil !
force Major General Lawton's di
near Bacolor. These troops will
placed here by the Twenty-fir
fantry regiment , which arrived
the United States on board the
.port Hancock yesterday.
NEBRASKA SOLDIERS
Will Go Buck to the FlRhUiiR Uno Aft *
Hevuiorutlon.
MANILA , May 13. The First regi
ment Nebraska volunteer Infantry la
taking the annual step of respectfully
petitioning the division commander ,
Major General MaoArthur , to tempo
rarily relieve them from duty at the
front. The regiment Is badly ex
hausted by the campaign In which It
has taken an active part , and not many
more than 300 men of the organization
arc at present fit for duty. On Sun
day last 160 men of this regiment re
sponded to the sick call. The men ,
In view of the facts , have prepared
a respectful memorial to General Mac-
Arthur asking that their regiment bo
withdrawn for a short time from the
fighting line. In order that they may
recuperate. The memorial states that
the men are willing to fight , but arc
In no condition to do so owing to
the strain of long marching , continued
fighting and outpost duty in which
.they have been engaged. It Is added
that many of the men have been un
able to have their clothing washed
for months past , having been com
pelled during all that time to sleep
In their uniforms to be In readiness
for fighting. The memorial adds that
since February 2 the regiment has lost
225 men in killed and wounded , and
fifty-nine since the battle of Malolos.
The officers of the regiment propose
memorial on behalf
to present a similar
. The splendid record
half of the men.
of the First Nebraska in the entire
campaign and the tone of the memo
rial prepared by the men is such that
imputation of insubordination can
no
be brought against them. Officers of
the regiment said to the correspondent
here today
of the Associated Press
that they thought the men had been
worked beyond endurance and should
cf the regular
be given a rest and some
lar regiments which are now guarding
the city be sent to the front.
Five volunteer regiments and the
Utah battery of artillery are at San
Fernando. They muster in all aboul
of the soldiers arc
2,500 men. Many
healer
suffering from
in the hospital
wounded wen
other causes. The
or all suffering acutely and showed th <
to the sun wher
effects of exposure
ee thev arrived. Three days' rest has
e already worked wonJers.
Malolos thi
entered
Since the army
soldiers have had little water to drinl
was brought 01
that which
railway except trains from Manila , and tha ,
quality. The artesia ;
of
was poor '
wells at San Fernando are doing muc'
toward making them feel contentec
WASHINGTON , May 13 No dispatch
received recently from Mauil
patch
has been read with deeper interest
than that whic
department
the war
vi
Press
Associated
the
was sent by
officia
War department
Hong Kong.
and army officers did not care to 1
quoted upon the subject , but the con
office
ment generally among army
which had be <
troops
was that the
continuously a :
fighting so long and
in need
exhausted and were really
the nu
that
rest. It is explained
after figh .
but
did not fear fighting ,
ing and marching and constant pick
much e
doubt
duty they were no
hausted. Some army officers sugges
of the Nebras ]
ed that the action
meeting a :
regiment was like a town
conduct .
be
that the army could not
. Comment was mate
such lines.
upon im
the dispatches
to the effect that
various regiments we
cated that the
duty constantly and that there v
on
tt
them when
no reserve to relieve
reached the limit of endurance.
j officer in 1
It was stated by an
reason why it 1 :
' department that one
to to relieve the voli
been impossible
,
ioM teers with the regulars now at Mar
was because the regulars recently site
be to the Philippines were at least t\
the thirds recruits and were necessai
untrained and lacked the discipline i
the volunteers , who are now vetera
d
General Otis
It is believed that
not care to risk the hard fighting
untried men that hs desires the vol
teers to remain at the front beca ,
he is sure of them in any emcrgei
Disastrous Rear End Collision.
READING , Pa. , May 13 A collis
of passenger trains occurred on
The Philadelphia & Reading railroad
Exeter , about six miles sooth of
city , tonight , and a great numboi
people were killed and injured. Tl
is no teltgranh at Exeter , and
tails , therefore , are difficult to ob
at this writing. The number ki
is variously stated to be from fif
to twenty-five. Fully fifty others
injured.
The regular express train f
Pottsville for Philadeplhia conne
at the station in Reading with a t
from Harrisburg. which was crov
with excursionists who had beei
the state capital to witness the c
monies in connection with the un
ing of the Hartranft monument. \
stroy of the Harrisburg passengers at R
ing went aboard the Philadelphia
ipher press , but it being found that all c :
nt to not be accommodated , it was dec
to Philadel .
to send an extra train
section of
to run as the second
express. The extra train left tw
minutes later than the express. ,
stopped for 01
Exeter the express
and while standing still the <
train crashed into it while movir
great speed.
Three of the rear cars cf th <
nrcss were telescoped and the
car of the extra train was
peace wrecked. The passengers in these
incili- were terribly mangled , many 1
ilance killed outright , while others had 1
it ab- and bodies maimed. Word w ;
of at- once sent to reading and a si
ms at train , with physicians and nurses
sent to the scene as p.uickly
could possibly be put in readme :
Passes Anil-Trust Bill.
ps are AUSTIN , Tex. , May 13. The !
0 bat- today f
of the Texas legislature
fantry passed the anti-trust bill as it
ig the frcm the senate Tuesday. The
11 join is decidedly more d
as passed , ;
iion at than the Arkansas law. It abso
e bat- trust from
pool or
debars any
1 rein-
business in the state ; prevents
i vision goods from being used in the
be rest
that it clearly spi
st in- for the reason
bought from any trt
from i that goods
traas- corporation which may prove
I a pr st need not be paid for.
Otis Reports Forces of the En
emy Disintegrating Daily
THE GUNBOATS JOYEUUY RECEIVED
Erudition Up Itlicr ItTootH with ITInmlly
DoiiioiiHtrutloii of Nut IVUHTroops ntiow
lliulrI.oynlly by I'ntlutnly Kmliirli
Delay All I'oHHlhlu Dli > utuh Will IIo
tlac-d to Hurry Thorn Homo.
WASHINGTON. May 12. General
Otis has cabled the war department
concerning the situation In the Phil
ippines. Ho says that It is very en
couraging. The tone of the dispatch
leads the officials hero to believe- that
the end of the Filipino Insurrection
Is near at hand. Following Is the text
of the dispatch from General Otis :
MANILA , May 11. Adjutant Gener
al , Washington : Succeeded In passing
army gunboats to Calumplt for the use
In Rio Grande ; railway connections
with that point secured this week ; pas
sage of gunboats through Macabebe
country hailed with joyful demonstra
tion by Inhabitants. * * * In coun
try passed over by troops temporary
and
civil administration inaugurated
protection to inhabitants against in
surrection abuses given as far as pos
sible. Signs of insurgent disintegra
tion daily manifested. Obstacles whlcl1
natural features of country presenl
can be overcome. OTIS.
In reply to the cable of the adjutan
general last night regarding rettirr
of volunteers , General Otis cabled thi :
morning :
MANILA. May 11. Adjutant Gen
eral , Washington : Volunteer organiza
tions first to return now at Negros an :
forty-five miles from Manila at fronl
Expected that transports now arrivin
will take returning volunteers. Volun
teers understand they will begin t
leave for the United States the latte
part of month ; know importance c
their presence here at this time an
accept the sacrifice which the Unite
States' interests make imperative
Hancock now entering harbor. Trans
ports returning this week carry sic
. Pennsylvania ar
and wounded men.
needed longer in soutl
St. Paul not
ern waters , where they have been r
a Ne
tained , hence dispatch ; transports
t son and Cleveland brought freight ; r
a turn without cargo.
h OTIS.
1. The Hancock which General Ot
! - reports entering the harbor sailed fro
a San Francisco April 18 , carrying t ;
ith Twenty-first infantry and Light Bz
h thirty-nine c
artillery ,
tery E , First
ia ficers and 1,451 enlisted men , Color
la Twenty-first infantry , coi
Kline ,
manding. A later dispatch from Ge
Otis says :
MANILA , May 11. Adjutant Gem
Health conditi
al , Washington :
excellei
reef troops arrived on Hancock
of two deaths enroute , Private Deio
Jones and Elmer H. Chevalier , co
and E , Twenty-first infant
.t- panies L
.tet OTIS
et April 24 and 26.
x- Ad Manila
xt - WASHINGTON , May 12. The cat
tka from General Otis today were grati
nd ing to the officials of the war depa
.ea ment. Portions of the dispatch
de garding the situation were not m ;
ii- public , relating , it is understood ,
iire cable
movements. The
; re prospective
as garding the return of tha voluntf
the troons are inak
icy indicates that
no clamor to be sent home , but see
Lhe necessity of remaining until they
lad be relieved of the regulars now
in- the way and to be sent to Manila
be shipped. Gen
illa soon as they can
snt Otis says the troops to be sent 1
vo- are in the island of Neirros and at
ily front. This no doubt means the C
Of fornia regiment , which is probabl ;
, ns. Negros , and it is known that the I
oes regiment is with General Lav
; to somewhere gen in the vicinity of Mat
un-
use Regulars Going to IHnn.Ua.
icy. NEW YORK. May 12. A specie
the Tribune from Washington s
The war department is preparin
; 'on send four regiments cf regular.
the Manila by way of New York city
at the Suez canal , utilizing for the
this the transports Thomas , M
pose
- of to be ps :
and Logan , which are
lere transferred from the Atls
nently
detain
to the Pacific fleet. These vessels
tain
the Sev
ille-J it is thought , transport
infa
Nineteenth regiments of
and
teen
and the First and Seventh regin
are
although some other
of artillery ,
be substituted for or
rein mand may
cted these before their sailing dates ,
rain the Pacific coast two more regim .
rded the Sixth and Sixteenth infantry , ,
Manila this month. The
i to start for
: ere- mer will leave San Francisco 01
veil- Sherman on May 22 and the latb
lany the Grant a week later. Witt
.ead- week it is believed that General
. ex- will be in position to besin sei
ould home the volunteers from the P
sided pines by every available steame
.phia important reinforcements which
tha San Francisco April 18 and 2
enty about due to reach him.
At
: ders
; xtra Third XobrasUa Honiw.ird Hour
12 at AUGUSTA , Ga. , May 12. The
Nebraska was mustered out her <
terday. The regiment started 1
j ex-
trains over the
first ward in supecial
also gia railroad. At Atlanta the reg
cars will be turned over to the NasI
Chattanooga & St. Louis road.
being
three regiments now nat
limbs Only
is at at Camp Onward , the Forty-nin
the Third Kentucky and the
) ecial wa ,
ty-first Michigan. The Iowa res
-
, was
as it will be mustered out next Saturd .
35.
a't-.ne for Americans to Strike
MANILA , May 12. Mr. Hi
Manila-Dagupar
manager of the
bouse road , and two of his assistant :
inally had remained inside the insi
the property i
came lines to protect
! bill ; railway company , arrived at Sa :
rastic nando yesterday. They had be
lutely formed by the insurgents thai
doing would be no longer responsib
their their safety if they remained
state , their lines. Mr. Higglns corrob
ecifies the stories that have been told
ist or demoralization of the Filipino
to be says that the rebels are looting
natives' property.
CUBAN SITUATION.
llrlghtor Day * Kvldcntly In Htorn for tha
Iidund.
NEW YORK , May 12. Among the
pUHUungci'H who ciuno In on the Hu *
roloaHcd from quarantine
vtinu , which V/UH
antine today , w 8 Clunoral II. 0. ISrnnt
who him boon In Cuba Hlnuo January.
Hu has boon Htntlonod in Havana UH
Inrtpcctor on General Urooko's .staff.
'Tho Hltuatlon In Cuba today , " wild
ho , "la bright and the condition of the
Itilnml Is Improving. Ono Insure very
llttln about annexation down there ,
though there la a uuntlmcnt tending
that way among the pcoplo. ThOHo
who have nionuy and buaiiicus Inter
ests uro gcnorally In favor of annexa
tion. Many , however , arc willing that
the island should como In UH a ututo
after independence has been declared.
"Tho government wtus surprised
when the roll was found to contain
the names of 40,000 soldiure. Both
Gomez and General Porter had cal
culated that It would contain the
names of only 30,000 men , who would
get about $100 apiece. When it be
came apparent that there were so many
names on the list it was decided to
strike off the names of commissioned
officers , those who enlisted since July
last and those in the employ of the
government. After these names had
been dropped there were left about 38-
000. These will probably be sifted'
down more , for on the new pay roll
blanks issued to the paymasters there
is a certificate attached which must
be filled out by the company command
er for the man who will receive the
money and give up his arms. There
t has been a little feeling over this or-
i der for the men to give up their arms ,
but I do not believe it will amount to
much. "
General Ernst said that In his opin
ion there was one man in Cuba whom
he thought was qualified to be elect
ed president. lie said that he did noi
think Gomez would ever fill that po
LO sition. "Gomez is a good man , but h
O has many enemies. Then , again , ' .
r do not believe he is qualified to hole
) d f that office. Should the sentiment fo
annexation increase I believe Gome :
nl
nle. would cause trouble. He keeps quie
3- as long as they dangle 'Cuba Libre
3k before him. "
id
No Travel Pay la the Contract.
e- SAN FRANCISCO , May 12 Th
il- crew of the transport Grant has bee
paid off and discharged. Including a
hands , there were upward of 150 mei
They shipped at New York for tl.
trip to Manila , thence to San Franci ;
co , and understood that they were 1
he receive transportation back to Ne
it- York. Every man of the crew d
Clares that the articles were read
him with the transportation clause
m- them when he shipped from New Yor
mm. . The articles were read to the crew
the time of their discharge , but
21'- them was nothing about transportatic
21'on to New York. The crew of the She
it ; man will come out of quarantine ne
E.m . week with a similar story and the m
m- of the transport Sheridan , now on :
ry , way from Manila , will probably have
similar tale to tell. The crew of t
Grant realize that for their fare hoi
iles they are dependent entirely on t .
fy- government's generosity.
irt-
re- McMillan is. Alger.
ade DETROIT , Mich. . May 12. Senai
tore McMillan arrived from 'Washing !
re- today. Asked whether he had re
: ers General Alder's announcement of
ing senatorial candidacy and his sta
the ment that McMillan had told him
can would be a candidate. 'Senator I
on Millan said lie had seen the announ
L as ment , but that General Alger m
eral take the responsibility of hav
first made it.
they "During the entire time for eve
year at Washington , " said the sena
y in "and during the very many cas
3re- conversations I have had with Gem
Alger , we have not mentioned the s
isin. atorial matter ; at least , not in reg
to his candidacy and my stepping
There ij the very strongest fee
il to among Michigan republicans th ;
ays : should seek re-election. "
S to
5 tO Preservatives Arc Harmful.
and CHICAGO , May 12. The senate
pur- pure food investigating commi
eade heard testimony today regarding
rma- use of preservatives and antisei
intic by manufacturers in preparing f
Dr. Albert B. Prescott. agricult
enth chemist and professor of chemistr
intry the University of Michisan , and
lents tor Vaughan , professor of hygh
com- of the sains institution , were the r
le of cipal witnesses and both agreed
On the use of preservatives in the m
.ents , t'acture of foods wai injurious to
will public health. The substitution of
s for- food for another , the witness :
i the should be made known to the
sr on sumer , because certain kinds of i
tin a terated foods or drink , while barn
Otis in snine cases , are extremely injui
idin in others.
hilip-
jr , as Good Feeling in Third Nebraska
i left AUGUSTA , Ga. , May 12. In
0 are Nebraski
muster-out of the Third
feeling that existed between the
cers and men was exceptionally
idThir They all seemed to be on the be >
Thir ; terras. Colonel Vifquain frees 01
3 yes- the service very highly thought
lome- a colonel of volunteers. His me
Geor- love him. Colonel Vifquain has i
iment times been very strict , but the
iville , and officers were repaid for thi
when the time cf muster out <
emain their books , records , etc. , were i
th Io-
btst. of shape. The regiment was
Thir-
complimented on this fe
iment highly
.ay. by the mustering officer.
Rmlyard Kipling ; Trust.
LONDON , May 12. The L (
i mil- of A
Mail declares that a group
5 who can and English literary agent
irgent
formed a syndicate for the purp <
then
at
controlling1 ths future productio >
n Fer- i
I Rudyard Kipling.
en in-
L they
le for Memorial for Virst > 'aval Vlctli
within CLYDE , 0. , May 12. Memoria
orated vices were held here today in ho ;
of the George Burton Meeks , a sailor c
is and Winslow and the first Ohioan kil
all the the Spanish war. Senator Fc
delivered the funeral oration.
Session of Filipino Congress
Advised Capitulation.
MACABEBES WANT TO FIGHT TAOALS
tin Move Nr.w IIHiiK Mii l l > f Van.
Arthur , in Ho It WultlnR f rte
The Bll-
Volunteers u IttsHt
to ( live the
uutloa ut the Front.
MANILA , May 11. Reports re
ceived from the insurgent jjnC ( v/hich ,
however , have not been confirmed ,
Bay that a meeting of the Filipino
congress has been held at San Pedro.
present , but
There was no quorum
In spite o the fact that some business
waa transacted. The reports add that
although those who attended were
mostly partisans of Aguinaldo. a
a strong desire for peace was expressed.
Major General MacArthur will prob
ably remain at San Fernando until
fresh troops can be forwarded to him
from this city to replace some of the
volunteers , who have become exhaust
ed from the long campaign. Filipino
riflemen to the number of 8,000 are
entrenched on three sides of Bacolor.
The Americans , however , are fully able
to hold the city if Monday's attack
was a specimen of the enemy's fight
ing ability.
The United States Philippine com
mission has been considering a pro
visional constitution for the Island c
Negros , which was framed by Colone
Smith and leading natives. It ii
largely modeled after the coostltutioj
of California. This constitution , it i
intended , will give the natives self
co-operating with th
-
government ,
military regime. Work on the con
stitution has been apportioned to th
several members cf the Philippin
commission. The report of Presidec
Schurmann will give special attentio
to national , provincial and municipt
government ; Colonel Charles Denb
of couri
will consider the organization
and Prof. D. C. Worcester will ii
vestigate tribal , physical and comme :
cial features in the islands. All tl
members of the commission are co ;
ien suiting with resident experts.
n "Unclad" gunboats L :
The army
11a. de Bay and Cavedonga , und
guna
a.ie command of Captain Grant , steami
ie toda
the Rio Grande to Calumpit
5- up
5LO entire country of rebe
LO clearing the
LOW from the bay upward.
e- When the vessels reached Macabe
eto inhabitants of t
to about 1.000 of the
in place assembled upon the banks cf t
ink. lusti
k. river , cheering the expedition
k.at ovati
at Captain Grant was Iven an
in when Ue went ashore.
an Many of the Macabebes express ;
to en'
themselves as beins anxious
xt the service of the American array i
en the campaign against the Tagals.
its The United States transports Puel
; a and Pennsylvania sailed for home
he Nagasaki. The tra :
of
day by way
ne Charles Nelson and Clevela
ports
.he and Friday
will leave on Thursday
10:15 a. m. The Filipino araiy
inspired by w
General Mascardo ,
cf Bacc
storehouses
taken from the
tor and by the general's oratory , on M
on day evening attacked San Fernan
: ad There was tremendous yelling an <
his great expenditure of cartridses by
. . Gen <
.te- little result.
.tehe rebels , but very
he Mascardo holds the outskirts of Bz
ilc- lor west of the railroad. In front
ice- his positions are the Kansas
ust Montana regiments , which ccc
ing trenches that the Filipinos built
anticipation of an attack froai
r a direction of the sea.
tor , During the afternoon of Mor .
> ual General Mascardo , with a large reti
2ral lines ,
of officers , rode along the
; en- quently stopping to harangue his *
ard of re
detachment
riors. At dusk a
out. the outposts of
ri'shed toward
ling Mcmt7iha regiment , but vVere meta
it I the line ,
a hot fire from Montana
nearly t
trendies
insurgents , from
miles long , responded.
' during w
After an hour's firms ,
trial one private soldier of the Mon
ttee regiment was wounded , the insnrs
the subsided , although they kept ii
) tics scattering fire throughout the n
ood. Prisoners who were brought into i
ural American lines said that Gci
y in Mascardo distributed barrels of
Vic- among his soldiers , telling them
jnnc he expected to capture the cit
> rin- San Fernando. The trenches mule
that edly saved the Americans from h .
anu- loss , the bullets falling thick o
the them during the engagement.
any General Luna is massing his ;
said , east of the railway , bringing up ti
con- by trainlonds in sight of the Ame
idul- lines. Tha country between San
uless nando and Calumpit is filling up
rious nati-'es , who profess great friem
toward the Americans , but win
suspected by many of sympathy
the insurrectioi. .
the A Filipino connected with tha /
i the ican hospital corps was killed ,
offi- supposed , by amigos.
fine.
st of riajjH for 1'orto ! ! ! < >
ut of WASHINGTON. D. C. . May It.
of as ery postoffice in the island of
m all Rico , about eighty in number.
at all will be flying a United Stales lUj ;
men war department today was asko
s. as Acting Postmaster General Hou .
same , furnish the service sufficient llai
n the this purpose and postal otlicials (
will be favorable. (
very the response
aturc wise flags will be bought by the
office department nnd forwarded
rector of Posts Elliott-
lllll.
Anti-Trust
Jndon ' Mlchlsan
meri- LANSING , Mich. May 11. < \
s has passed the senate today prac
3se of shutting trusts out of Michigan : i
us of friends claim votes enough i
housa to pass it. It prevents
and monopolies of capital , si
arts , from creating or carrying
crease or reducing the price ol
il ser- commodity , or
chandise or any
nor of wherel
any standard or figure
ra the consumer <
price to the public
led in article or commodity of merch
> raker shall be in any manner control
established.
SAMOA COMMISSION
Will Have Supreme Power From Time of
Us Arrival.
WASHINGTON , May 11. Ihe Unit
ed States naval transport Badger with
the Hamoan commission aboard was
due to arrive at Apia , yesterday , a.nd
there Is much Interest among officials
In the Important changes of conditions
which will be brought about when the
commission assumes charge of affairs.
It will Involve a practical suspension
of the treaty of Berlin and the system
of administration by- which the islands
have been governed for the last tea
rule of the
years , and the temporary
commission with supreme executive
and administrative authority.
By arrangements made before the
Badger sailed , it will enter the harbor
of Apia with the flags of the United
States , Great Britain and Germany dis
played. T'le ' war ships of the three
countries will flre the salute accorded
to ministers and there will be an ex
change of calls between Ihe naval com
manders , the commission and the con
suls of the three governments. Herr
Rose and Messrs. Maxse and Osborne ,
will suspend their functions , as all the
authority heretofore exercised by the
consuls and other officials for the time
being will be in the hands of the joint
commission. The same suspension of
functions will occur as to Chief Justice
Chambers and the president of the mu
nicipal council. The cable advices
that all is quiet in Samoa gives re
newed assurance to officials that the
work of the commission will be pro
ductive of good results , as it will en
able them to begin their labors free
from the excitement of open hostili
ties.
ties.In view of the Berlin press reports
that a number of German claims would
be pressed , growing out of the recent
bombardment it is stated in an au
thoritative quarter that.no such claims
have been presented and that if any
claims are made by individual Ger
mans they will be passed upon by the
e joint commission , their functions hav
ing been made bread enough to permit
it
itn them to pass on all such questions.
ilLS Their report , however , would be cos-
ily fined to the merits of the claims.
LS amounts and the parties liable , and it
would remain for the respective governments
1-
1r - ernments to carrj- out the recommend
ations by making the necessary ap
propriations.
a- c C"al rs Ilejected.
aer NEW YORK. May 11. A special t *
the Herald froni Washington says
Major General Otis has virtually d -
cided against the legality of claims
for indemnity filed by residents of I.-
be oio ! whose property -was destroy el
he during the operations incident to the
he capture of that city on February n.
iy. Claimants who reside in other coun
on tries are advised to present the -
claims through the governments D ?
ed their respective countries.
ter The claims , according to informa
[ or tion received here , are held bv p---
sons of various nationalities , iaclnd.- ?
bla Filipinos , and amount to seVeral : r -
tons - lions of dollars. German subjects r-- -
ns- dent at Iloilo are said to be azsoag : - *
ind principal claimaats. In rsspoas- >
these claimants General Otis his 5.1-
of dressed to them a circular letter a
ine copy of which reached the War df r -
dor ment yesterday. This letter cal- ' -
on- tention at the outset to the fact : . " - '
do. the claims presented vary great'-
I a their statements , aad offer no TT. i
the of acfual ownership by the clairr-- '
; ral of property destroyed , so that ev - f
ico- liability of the United States wer > =
ceded , no conclusions conld be re. * . . . d
on the facts as presented.
The general further says that * > '
in ability of the Uaiiel States to iade - -
the fy owners of the property evea : f * -
stroyed in rebellion against this o - -
.day try would not exist. The only \ _ i
inue basis for claims would be the c ! . . r
fre- that the destruction resulted frerr. r -
var- gleet by the United Stales author.- .
bels aad General Otis adds : "Such aec
J1 ; j is no : charged , nor can it be truth : . ?
alleged. "
The
lirec
T.il ! < of ASI H\tn > t ? > tea
NEW YORK. May il. A spec. , '
hich
the Tribune from Y.'ashington <
tana
The revival of talk of aa extra i-- >
ents
; of congress has more behind i :
a
ip idle gossip. The contingency of -
ight.
a session has been discussed at a
the
inet meeting , and a member of
leral
body who was present at the f-
wine i
authority for the statement th. , '
that "
president's mind is strongly lr. >
of
y toward Mich a tuove. Two r.- -
Jllbt-
chiefly control the president in
.eavy matter. He wishes the pohcy
ibont
government with respect to th - r
ippir.es defined and the current . .
army ton disposed of before the party -
mops tlie campaign of HHh ) . The pro-
rlcan
has declared his belief to his a V
Fer-
that peace will be est-xhllshed \ \
with
the next thirty or sixty days an :
ilship
the ownership ar..l possession or
) are islands will no longer be tUspnttM
with subject comiiiK to him so see V.i-
not care to formulate a policy \ \
ir.iori i witho .
sptvt to their government
it is
aid of congress.
Gold Str.Uc * lit . .VlVii. .
SAN FRANCISCO. M.vy U TV '
Ev- . .
amlner prints a story return.r *
Porto Point > * 't
now gold disvovories at :
soon Alaska , which its advUvs 3 vv \
; . The exceed in richness those of the K
d by dike. The strike Is on the SiiaK
.th to > about t\\
or : ; nd Hs trU tntavU s
% tert.'t
; s for '
r.iilos hack from CapeNome av
> xpect
Dther- miles from St. Michael--just
the St. Michael military r * o\
to of the 1'nitcd Slates Koveraiueui
mines are all In American tert.-
Sti > i. Still Tor
, bill NE\V YORK. Miy II. \ .
tlcally ornorVHSiaai J. t.vac of M I
LIU ! its said in an Interview last night \ \
in the lam .1. Hryan will be the no\ "
trusts cratic nouilnoe ( or the preslilov . \
r.ll jr to the ylatform. I do not U ovv >
on lu- bettor \vo I'onW lo than ivaiW *
: mer- of Chioaeo Nothing can bo jcr.i
fixing a ehanco. If the silver plank -
the apullt au\l t'
jy the out. away go
who tlooho\l to I' \
roiiitbllcnns
jf any ver
andisi and in their stomlvoihl come t'ui. . > l
lied or democrats of the east , who1 u :
Is inconsiderable.