VALENTINE DEMOCRAT.
I. M. RICE , Publisher.
VALENTINE NEBRASK.
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NEBRASKA NEWS NOTEi
The first snow of the season arrive
t Fremont last week.
, Humphrey , Trenton , Wlnside and SI
'iSdward all report snow and ice.
At a meeting of the Fremont , schoc
board the school day was exteude <
trom 3:30 to 4 p. m.
Two barns and 100 sewing machine ,
owned by W. C. Lyman and H. W
{ Brown at Lincoln , were destroyed u ;
tfire Wednesday night.
The fall rains at Harvard have pu
\vlnter wheat and all fall grains ii
first class condition , while fall pasturi
r > ras never better.
. Charles A , Gautt was arrested ai
"Nebraska City upon the charge 01
Gorging a check. He was released upor
, .bond of $600.
Ed Price was arrested at Fremonl
the charge of holding up a saloon
'at Cody. He was not disposed to say
'much about the case.
Joseph and John Hopkins , cousins ,
Jof Tilden , were hunting , when the
Jatter had the top of his head blown
'
fl by the accidental explosion of a
cartridge.
John McCormick shot and killed Mrs.
Maggie Linsley at Plattsmouth and
then turned the weapon on himself ,
inflicting a slight scalp wound , from
"Which he will recover.
Emmet S , Hennessey recently resign
ed the cashlershlp of the Bank of
Crrafton to accept a position with a
bank at Michigan City , N. D. His
successor is Miss Ida M. Chase.
The ordination of Rev. Walter C.
Blakeslee to the ministry of the Con
gregational church at Ashlandwas
the occasion for a gathering of dis
tinguished ministers and churchmen.
Smallpox has made Its appearance
IX Long Pine , Johnstown and Wood
Jake , towns east and west of Ains-
"Worth , but so far that town has es
caped , and the greatest precautions
re being taken.
i A small blaze was discovered in the
tunnel leading from the engine house
Jto the state capitol in Lincoln. It was
thought to be an attempt to destroy
the capitol building , a pile of excel-
fclor and several burnt matches being
found.
NEWS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL ,
1 UncolnNeb.-r < Special ) The supreme
jeourt has made an order allowing the
* tate ten days In which to file excep
tions to the report of the referees in
its case against the Standard Oil com-
, pany. If some showing Is not made
l > y the state within the time specified
the report of the referees will be con
firmed and the case dismissed , as rec
ommended. Attorney General Prout
* ald he had not determined what
course he would pursue. It is likely ,
however , that exceptions will be filed ,
in which event the court will assign
. day for hearing.
FEES FOR THE REFEREES.
The court allowed Referees C. C.
Wright of Omaha and A. S. Tibbetts
Lincoln $1,200 each for their services
id Stenographer Corcoran of York
, COMPLAINT WITHDRAWN.
The secretaries * of the state board of
health have dismissed the case of Oli-
Krer H. Embree against Dr. J. F. Gut-
itery of Valparaiso , who was charged
rwllh improper and unprofessional con
duct toward the complainant's daugh
ter. Mr. Embree requested permission
to withdraw his case and it was
promptly granted.
SMALLPOX.
Dr. Brash of Beatrice , one of the sec
retaries , said that over 600 cases of
smallpox had been reported to him
since October 15. Of this number 200
were in the Indian reservations. The
disease was found in over 100 locali
ties.
FOR STATE NORMAL SCHOOL ,
Governor Savage appointed W. L.
Stephens of Beatrice a member of the
board .of education of the state normal
-school to succeed James West of Ben-
kelman , who has resigned because of
removal from the state. Mr. Stephens
is superintendent of the Beatrice city
schools. Politically , the personnel of
the board remains unchanged. t !
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TO .SUCCEED JUDGE SEDGWICK. a
Lincoln attorneys have begun to
wonder who will be appointed succes d
sor to Judge Sedgwick as supreme S
court commissioner. The position will fi
not become until 1 fiW
.vacant January , fiG
when Judge Sedgwick will take his G
seat on the bench , and it is not likely g
that any appointment will be made n
iintll that time. Judge Barnes of Nor- tl
tlS
tol kls among those mentioned for the S
commlssionership.
CHICKEN PIE POISONING.
A TvKolesale poisoningvhich claimed
Itor its victims about 300 citizens of
"
"University Place , occurred at an elec-
tion day dinner given at that place si
Tuesday evening by the Ladies' Aid t\
society , of the .Methodist church. No p (
fatalities have been reported , but medfo ,
-ical serVice was necessary in a score hi
of cases. Diligent efforts to locate the pi
cause of the trouble have failed , but er
it Is thought th.e poison was in a * wi
chicken pie which was served to all ca
ARE CAPTURING-
THE CONVICTS
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Escaped Prisoners it Leavinwortk A
Gradual ? Being Rounded Up ,
Those Uncaptured , However , Are Li
ely Yet to Make Their Way To
the Indian Territory.
Leavenworth , aKn. , Nov. 12. Twelv
of the twenty-eight convicts at th
government prison who overpowere
the guards and escaped , have eithe
been killed or recaptured.
Of the remaining fugitives ten ar
believed to be in the woods Oon th
north bank of the Kaw river , opposit
Lawrence. Three were seen headin
south from McLouth , Kas. , and. tw
have not been seen. The latter bam
is being pursued by a posse unde
command of Guard Trelford , who wa
wounded in the mutiny.
It is believed that Frank Thompson
the giant negro ringleader of the re
volt , will be heard from today. * .It i !
rumored that he is-in Lawrence , wher <
the colored population is strong" :
Every policeman , deputy * sheriff am
farmer in the adjacenfcountry is en
gaged In the search , and Warden Me-
Claughry is qonfident all will bettaken
Five of the men were discovered ir
the barn of Fay Weishaar , near Nor-
tonville. A posse was 'quickly organ
ized and a running duelensued. Twc
convicts were killed and the others
taken after being founded. None ol
the Citizens were injured.
Two others were found in a barn
near Jarbolo , , Kan. , and , b'elng unarm
ed , surrendered without resistance.
The sheriff of Douglas county captured
two others at Lawrence.
It is known that some of the other
men are armed , and they may be shot
> n sight. All are desp'erate characters
ind are believed to be making for the
Cndian Territory and Oklahoma. *
A reward of $60 each has been of-
: ered for the men and the farmers are
turning out to hunt them.
HAVE WORD FROM MISS STONE ,
Washington , D. C. , Nov. 12. Consul
Jeneral Dickinson , from Sofia , reports
o the state department by cable the
eceipt by him of another letter from
liss Stone. He quotes Miss Stone as
aying : . "We are still well , in spite of
.11 our hardships. "
There are other matters treated in
he letter which it is not deemed wise
0 publish. Mr. Dickinson complains
onstantly of attempts to interfere
rith the line of communication he is
eeking to establish with the brigands ,
.s no explanation is offered by him
s to reasons for this interference , it
1 believed here that the Bulgarian au-
lorities 'are seeking to pave the way
> r a denial of responsibility for an
idemnlty by exhibiting unusual ac-
vity in the pursuit of any persons
ho might be supposed to be able to
ifqrm them of the whereabouts of
: iss Stone.
Notwithstanding the difficulties daily
icountered by the state department
L its effortsho reach Miss Stone , the
ilief is strong among the officials
tat in thenear future they will suc-
: ed in securing her release. If it is
ue , as reported from Constantinople ,
at theprincipal issue is one of the
nount of ransom to be paid , and this
Jays the negotiations , the brigands ,
lly aware of the exact amount of
oney at the disposal of the United
ates agents in Turkey , are holding
.ck , evidently in the hope of having
at amount increased by further sub-
rip t ions.
EAMER HELD IN FEAR OF PLAGUE ,
New York , Nov. 12.Three " big
iamers , La Savoie from Havre , the
icania from Liverpool , and Phila-
Iphia from Southampton , came into
rt close together this morning.
The Savoie reached port first , fol-
ved closely by the Lucania , but the
illadelphia was the first to dock.
L ! ! th ee staTte"d.Kov. mber 2 and rad
fine race across. They encountered
ich rough weather , the Philadelphia
ipping off her main topmast ,
'he Lucania and the Savoie com-
nicated with Nantucket by wireless
jgraphy at the same time-last night ,
'he ' Lucania is heldat quarantine
ler bubonic regulations.
GOVERNOR FRANCIS IS IN TRAINING ,
Washington , D. C. , Nov. 12. Repre-
tative'Joy of Missouri , introduced
? ene Brockmeyer of that state to
president today , and they held a
f hour's consultation with him
ut federal appointments ;
hey also told the president that un- n
the Nesbitt law the republicans of
Louis have practically been dls-
ichised.
iter Brockmeyer said that Former rr
rra
ernor Francis of Missouri is a
aming himself for the democratic
ilnation for the presidency , and
t ; Governor. Dolkery wants a United n
tes senatorship. - n
Younger Leads Quit Life ,
inneapolisNov. . 12. A. A. Ames ,
ror'of Minneapolis , today tendered
Younger , the notorious bandit , di
intly released from the Minnesota ditl
e prison on parole after serving tl
ntr-five years/of a life sentence , a tltt
tion as captain on the local police tt
e. Cole tppkythe matter up with sc
friends 'in S"t , Paulwhere he IS em-
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pe"das clerk in a grocery store. He ai
statdvthat he did not ir
t to accept anV position that wouM re
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y with it the least bit of. notoriety.
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WAR WORSE THAN INDIAN FAMINE ,
London , Nov. 12. The Daily Nev
exhaustively surveys the concentratlc
camps in South Africa with the follov
ing conclusion :
"The truth is that the death rate 1
the camps is incomparably worse tha
anything Africa or Asia can sho
There is nothing to match It in moi
tality figures of the Indian famil
where cholera and other epidemic
have to be contended with. "
Statistics are produced in proof <
this assertion.
The government's advertisement fo
teachers for the camp children , settin
forth that "the term of employmen
will be for one year certain , " is prom
nently. displayed as evidence that th
authorities have no intention of "end
ng the wholesale destruction of hu
man life. "
The Daily News urges all human
men not to wait for ofiicial reports , bu
to insist on "the camps being brokei
up and the people 'distributed amonj
their friends or removed to the dis
tricts where a fresh attempt can bi
made , under competent organizatioi
and with some regard to the preserva
tion of life that or extermination am
an eternal stain on the name of Eng
land. "
RECORDS GOVERN PRES , ROOSEVELT
Washington , D. C. , Nov. 12. The
president has declared'to Senator Cul-
lom of Illinois that in making the pro
motions to the brigadier generalship
soon to become vacant he would be
governed entirely by the records ; that
it was his intention to promote those
whose records showed them to be most
deserving of promotion , and that nei
ther personal considerations nor influ
ence would count. Senator Cullom had
called on behalf of Major Ballance.
who went into the army from Peoria ,
ind Major McClernand , a son of Gen
eral McClernand. The latter was Gen-
iral Shafter's adjutant during the San
tiago campaign.
Senator Burrows of Michigan talked
ivith the president about financial leg-
slation. Senator Burrows is a mem
ber of the finance committee of "the
senate and is strongly opposed at this
: ime to any further reduction of the
government's income. "I don't be-
ieve , " said he , "that it would be wise
o tinker with the revenues until we
enow exactly what money will be
leeded. If we are to build the Nicar.-
igua canal and provide liberal amount
or the improvement of rivers and har-
iors it would be the height of folly to
.t this time slash the revenues. "
NEW BRIDGE WILL BE LOWER ,
Washington , D.C. , Nov. 12. The pro-
osed new steel bridge over the Mis-
ouri river at Plattsmouth , Neb. , as
lanned by the engineers of tfie Bur-
ngton system , will be built along the.
nes thatGeneral , Manderson indicated
> the war department officials last
'eek. After a great deal ofuargument
eneral Manderson succeeded in bring-
ig the officials of the engineer corps
: the army to his way of thinking ,
he new bridge1 which is to take the
: ace of the present structure , will be
n feet lower and will be built with
ie idea of running two tracks across
instead of one , as at present. The '
ar'department , which has charge of
ie bridges across' navigable streams
: the country , was averse to permit-
ng the new bridge to be lowered , but
hen shown that vessels could pass
ider the proposed structure without
fficulty the officials approved the
ans as submitted.
Vfl DAYS FIGHT WITH INSUR6ENTS ,
Manila , Nov. 12. Advices from Gat-
logan , capital of Samar island , re-
rt that Major Waller attacked a
ce of insurgents occupying a strong
sition at Sojton , two three-inch guns
ing used to * shell the rebel strong-
ild.
Phroughout the first day the insur-
nts held the place , but on the second
y Major Waller renewed the attack
d carried the position.
Cwo marines of the attacking force
d twenty-six insurgents were killed ,
ijor Waller destroyed the cuartels
d seventy houses. * ,
Jeneral Smith has issued orders for-
Iding the purchase of hemp in the
ind of Leyte exce.pt in small quau-
ies , which purchases must be under
j supervision of the military author-
; s. All the ports in Leyte are closed
1 traffic is forbidden where it can-
: be .dupDrvised by the military.
JCIETY1S SHOCKED IN KENTUCKY/1
fashville , Tenn , Nov. 12. A special
: he Daily News from Rockport , Ky. , ,
rs : Miss Lottie Dilmer , a popular
ing woman in the social circles of
i place , gave biith to four children
; evening , two being boys and two
s. The girls were smaller than thti
s , each weighing four pounds Nand
i ounces ; the boys weighed five
inds and two ounces each ,
he event has caused considerable
itement and comment , as Miss Dil-
has a host of friends and relatives
should her betrayer be found out
5 asserted that he will be lynched ,
iss Dilmer would not divulge his
ie. Her mother is prostrated as a
lit of her daughter's disgrace.
Father Sues Hypnotist. , .
oux City , la. , Nov. 12. Dr. G. P. t <
i Marel of OtO ; la. , was sued for c
lages for hypnotizing Charles P. si
ce , a boy 16 years of age , who is 1
son of a restaurant keeper at Oto.
rofessional hypnotist came through
town , and after he left a hypnotic" L
ety was formedto study the art. , ol
ng Frace vas used as a subject t > 3
the boy's father claims the lad's
fleet was dulled and that"he.was ; ,
lered drowsy and unfit for'business . -
his experiences. - m
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BLACKS MAY
LOSE BALLOTS
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Proposed Constitution For Alabama W
Disfranchise Negroes ,
Full Rower Has Been Given to tfi
Registrars and New Constitu
tion Will Doubtless Win.
Montgomery , Ala. , Nov. 12. The citi
Kens of Alabama will vote for th
adoption or rejection of the constitu
tion formulated1 by the recent const !
tutional convention. Eor several week
a warm Campaign has been waginj
and.the . jpeople have been fully in
formed "as to the "provisions of the pro
posed instrument
The'calling of the constitutional con >
vention was a measure of the demo
cratic party , but on the question ol
ratification many prominent republic
ans favor the adoption of the new or
ganic law , while many influential dem
ocrats are opposing it. _
The proposed constitutional conven
tion has for its main purpose the dis-
enfranchisement of the negro , and at
the same time to leave the ballot in
the hands of every white man in .the
state. The advocates of the new in
strument say that this will be brought
about by the adoption of the proposed
constitution. It provides for a lieu
tenant governor , increases the terms of
state officers to four years , lowers the
limit of taxation and makes many
other changes from the fundamental
law under which the state is now being
governed. The general sentiment seems
to be that the constitution will be
idopted by a majority exceeding 25,000.
The main fight has been on the reg
istration system and on the suffrage
clause. It is claimed..by the opposition
: o the new instrument that many
, vhite men will be disenfranchised , as
: he registrars have too much power
ind can register or reject voters at
; heir will.
UNDERWOOD IS CONFIDENT.
'Congressman O. W. Underwood , the
ihairman of the democratic campaign
iommittee and the democratic whip of
he house of representatives , made the
ollowing statement : "There are forty-
wo counties in Alabama and I am ab-
olutely sure of carrying for the rati-
ication of the new constitution prac-
Ically al lof them. In the list are
icluded all of the larger counties of
he state.
"Thereare eighteen counties in
rhlch the result is very doubtful and.
i any of which I do not believe the
lajority will be more than 100 either
ray. There are six counties in the
tate that we have no expectations of
irrying and in two or three the dem-
cratic. party has been given no repre-
mtation at the polls and we are un-
ble to predict what the result will be
L these polls. But conceding them to
le opposition to the full extent of
leir voting population , according to
leh census , they cannot come any-
here near affecting the large majori-
es we will have from the other coun.
es in the state.
NEGROES IN WHITE COUNTIES.
"There are a large number of negro
) ters in what are known as the white
amities in north Alabama. The in-
rmation that I have received from
I parts indicates that the opposition
the ratification of the new consti-
tion is endeavoring to vote. I do not
ink the negroes themselves are dis
ced to take lively interest } but if the
iposition succeeds in voting them it
II reduce our majority , but even with
is vote solidly against us I cannot
nceive of anything to happen to re-
ice our majority to less than 25,000. "
! OAL COMPANY IS $100,000.LOSER. . .
Pittsburg , Pa. , Nov. 12. Fire broke
t at 10:30 o'clock last night in the
ibles of the Monongahela River Con-
lidated Coal & Coke company at
c Mile ferry , opposite Glenwood and
: miles above Pittsburg on the Mo-
ngahela. At a late hour this morn-
f it is burning with unabated fury ,
there is no means of fighting the
mes at hand.
? he fire had gained great headway
"ore it was discovered. Its origin is
Dposed to have been from a passing
Iroadengine , which threw sparks
o the barn. From the stables the
mes quickly spread to the immense
stle of the coal company and from
ire to the docks at the river side.
e tow boats and a number of barges
coal were soon ablaze and they will
totally destroyed.
'he bridge of the United Traction
opauy spans the river only about e :
feet above where the fire * is raging
Ifcit is in very great danger of de- c ;
uction. Several coal tenders tand iia
er small craft incidental to the coal a
de are also destroyed , as is also a
se two-story frame office building
oin.'ngr the docks.
ho aid the fire be confined to Its
sent .area the loss will probably not to
atly exceed $100,000. There is , how- er
r , much valuable properfy yet in in
iger. la
he Temple coal company at Scran-
, Pa. , reinstated the fifty men dls- inai
rged because they had gone on a aiw
ke at the mines of the Lehigh Val- aidc
company and averted a strike. dc
lere was a severe earthquake at
: e Garda , Italy , and the inhabitants
hat place were thrown into a panic
; he shock.
Is estimated that 50,000 persons at-
led the Chicago horse show. . Th < ? Bj
iber of horses exhibjtgd wajs 280t V )
SURPLUS NOT WORRYING GAGE.
Washington , D. C. , Nov.f 12. Seer
tary Gage intimated today that BO ti
as the treasury department was coi
cerned , congress would be left to I
own devices as regards the reductlc
of the national revenues. The seen
tary will advise conservative actio :
but will not recommend to congre !
either a reduction of the present inte ;
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nal revenue taxes or a revision of tli
tariff , although he may discuss thes
two means in his report.
He said today that he was not a
much disturbed by the surplus that i
piling up as some of the members c
congress apear to be. He ridicule
the idea that the surplus is a menac
to the prospecity of the country , an
insists that he has received no Intima
tion of a scarcity of money from an ;
section.
FEW BONDS OFFERED.
During the past few weeks , only $4 ,
800,000 of bonds .have been offered-
the department under its last proposi
tion to refund , and this fact is takei
by those well posted in financial mat
ters as a sure indication that there ii
plenty of money for the needs of thi
business community.
UNCLE SAM AFTER SULTAN TOO ,
Washington , D. C. , Nov. 12. Wash'
Ington diplomatic circles were thrilled
today when it became known that the
sending of an American fleet to make
a , demonstration in the Dardanelles
was a practical certainty.
President Roosevelt , it Is said , in
tends acting at once , and even now it
Is possible that sealed orders have
been issued.
Two reasons have been given for the
president's promptitude. The first is
the rumor that Miss Stone is'in immi
nent danger of death unless released
from captivity. The second is the
success of the French in forcing the
mltan to pay their claims.
It is believed in administration cir-
: les that the best results can be ob-
ained by pressing the sultan before
le has recovered from the paroxysm
> f fear caused by the appearance of
he French fleet at Smyrna.
There is a bustling activity about
he departments at the'capitol , which
onfirmed the report that the govern-
nent intends to demand , at the can
on's mouth , the instant release of
liss Stone.
FALLS WILL WORK IN HARNESS ,
Minneapolis , Minn. , Nov. 12. The
Lreat Northern is preparing to inves-
gate the possibility of utilizing Sno-
ualmie falls , the greatest scenic at-
action in the state of Washington ,
> r pulling all of its trains between
eattle and the summit of the Cas-
ide range. The Northern-Pacific road
also considering the falls as a source
: power for running its trains from
ortland and Seattle to the summit of
ie Cascades. - . *
President Hill has decided that elec-
icity shall be the motive power thro'
ie Cascade tunnel and , if feasible ,
om the summit of the Cascades to
e western "terminal.
The Snoqualmie falls are owned by
illlam T. Baker , formerly president
the Chicago board of trade. His
n , Charles H. Baker , is president of
e company. The falls have a total
> rse power of 100,000. About 10,000 of
is is now in use. The falls are 270
2t high and at present they supply
e power for the street railways of
icoma and Seattle and for the flour
j mills of the latter city.
IS CONVICTED OF 6IRLS MURDER ,
3alena , Mo. , Nov. 12. James Crab-
je , charged with complicity in the ,
irder last June of Alice Stallions , a |
ling girl , was today found guilty and
i sentence fixed at ten years in the
nitentiary. Mrs. Thomas Crabtree ,
i prisoner's step-mother ; Thomas
a-btree and his son , William , are still
be tried for complicity in the crime.
Uice Stallions , the victim , was the
year-old stepdaughter of Thomas
abtree. She had trouble with her
rents because she permitted the at-
itlons of a neighboring farmer whom
? y disliked. Later the body of the
1 was found floating in the James
er , with its neck broken and bearing
ler marks of ill usage. The girl was
LUtiful and it was charged that her 1
f brothers had ravished and then
ped to murder her. The affair caus-
great excitement and there was talk
lynching the quartet ,
he trial of James Crabtree attract-
people from miles around Galena
L the court room , being inadequate
accommodate thecrowd the case
5 tried in a grove.
Relics From The Far North.
t. Petersburg , Nov. 12. The Jesup
edition has finished its work. The
ler , Norman C. Buxton , an Ameri-
, has arrived at Moscow , after hav-
traveled 5,000 versts in Kamchatka
-other semi-polar districts. He and I
party have brought with them 100
es of collections for the American
eum of Natural History of New
k. City. Duplicates will be given a
he St. ePtersburg Academy of Sci- f (
j. The explorers have thoroughly ha
stigated many tribes during the ht
fourteen months. t
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, St. John Dix , accused of wreck-
the Scandinavian-American bank
fVhatcom , Wash. , and absconding
L 58,000 , has been arrested in Lon-
J (
a
i entente cordiale has been estab-
<
id between France and Turkey ,
ai
the strained situation may be re-
h3
led as ended. , i
TO banks have failed at Riga , RusJ
One of the bankers attempted to
sc
mit suiside.
TRODBLE IN X
PHILIPPINES.
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Filipino Conspiracy To Kill American Garri
son at Uoncoda Laid Bare.
The Plot Against Uncle Sam Was Re-
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vealed By Wife of One of the
Men Implicated.
Manila. ( Special. ) A plot to mas
sacre the American garrison at Monca-
do , province of Tarlac , Island ofLu -
zon , has been revealed by the wife of
one of the conspirators. Several of the
town officials are implicated the .
murderous scheme. The woman hid a.
detective beneath the house in
the leaders of the conspiracy
meeting. Arrests followed and many % %
incriminating papers were seized. '
The plan was to set fire to a house
close to the barracks after dark , and
when the soldiers came out to assist-
in extinguishing the flames ; * 150 con
spirators , armed with , bolos , were to
rush on the guard , capture their arms
and proceed to massacre the garrison.
Lieutenant Julien E. Caujot , with a
detachment of scouts , encountered a.
body of insurgents "southeast of Cat-
balogan , Samar Island , and in the
fight which followed twenty-five reb
els were killed. One hundred and sev
enty-five houses were burned and 5,000- „
pounds of rice and 2,000 pounds of
palay were captured.
General Smith has ordered the de
portation of the wife of General Luk-
ban , leader of the Samar revolution
ists. The wife of General Luk'ban-
was the main cause of the refusal o T
the Samar insurgents to surre'nder. . v
Some of the principal men who have
been captured are willing that their
wives be held as hostages while ther
% o into the field for the purpose of
persuading their relatives to surren-
ler.
ler.Advices
Advices from Cacloban , capftal of
: he island of Leyte , report that the
presidents of various towns in the isl-
ind have waited upon Brigadier Gen-
: ral Smith that the people are unabla
: o procure food because of the block-
ide that is maintained along the strait
if San Juanico. General Smith replied
hat the strictest kind of a blockade
vould be continued until the people of
jeyte brought in their guns and gave
he authorities full information con-
erning the insurgents who infest the-
ountry. All the arguments of the offi-
ials of the towns were unavailing. '
Commissioner Wright has taken the
ath of office as vice governor. He ;
ill be acting governor during the con-
alescence of Governor Taft.who prob-
bly will be unable'to resume his du
es for some weeks to come. The
ewspapers here approve of the ap- l"
ointment.
The fedeiansts are holding a conven-
on to-arrange for a petition to con-
ress asking that body to grant auton-
ny to the Philippines , with a gov-
nor appointed by the President of
le United States , with veto power
rer the two houses , the senate to- Jw.
insist of thirty members , fourteen of
iem to be named by the governor and. '
steen to be elected. In case of the
; ath of the governor it is proposed-
at his duties shall devolve upon the
esident of the senate temporarily ,
le lower house , according to the pro- -
sed plan , shall consist of a repre-
ntative for each 100,000 inhabitants ,
nally , the federalists desire that ev-
y Filipino be pardoned for political ,
imes arising from the war.
The sessions of the federalist con-
ntion were noisy and turbulent. The-
airman had difficulty in controlling :
e convention.
: EARFUL SCENES AT IOWA HOSPITAL ,
Des Moines , la. ( Special. ) Fourteen ,
lallpox patients were compelled to
e for their lives from the burning-
st house here. Residents of'the sur-
unding neighborhood were terrorized ,
d called wildly for the police and
2 departments , though dreading the
ntagion too much to render assist-
ce themselves.
ill but three of the inmates of the
spital were able to walk and escaped
: hout difficulty. They discovered that
ee fellow sufferers had been aban-
ned and returned to rescue them , ,
m the burning building. ff
? he police and firemen were over-
ne with fear of the disease and cor-
led the escaping inmates on a'va- ,
it lot , where they guarded them ,
mkets and rude cots were impro-
ed , but furnished slight protection
m the severe cold , and as a conse-
mce , it is feared that several pa-
its may die.
; o carpenters or others could be in--
: ed to aid the sufferers and as a.
t resort the police were given tools
I set to work building rough huts *
which the patients will be confined ,
il the burned
building can be re-
It.
It.his
his will require perhaps two weeks ,
1 the problem of caring for the suf-
; rs is a serious one. Many threats
e been made tojjurn the building ,
as the origin ofthe fire is a mys-
r , it is suspected that it was started
incendiaries.
Saved By Breeches Buoy.
[ leans , Mass. ( Special. ) The large
: ish schooner John S. Parker of St.
ns , N. B. , bound from that city for
ong Island sound port , with a car-
of lumber , struck on the bar off
J during a heavy northeast gale-
was wrecked. Captain Ernst and
crew of five men were rescued in
breeches buoy by the Orleans life-
ng crew after a gallant struggle !
lines , which were cast over the'
> oner by means of a mortar , were
e than a mile long.