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Manila Mny 4 noon Gunem Muo
Mrthur is now assaulting tho town oC
San Toinas about llvo nulos northwest
of Ciiluinpit Tho Ainerieans nro light
ing for tho hritlgo and tho rebels aro
burning tho town
After a hovoro ciiRngemont General
Wlnmtoiis brigado entered San Toinas
this morning tho insurgents lighting
desperately The Americans found San
Toinas burned General Halo is push
ing tho insurgents toward San Fer
nando
General MacArthnr moved forward
nt S oclock this morning with tho Kan
sas and Montana regiments along tho
railway and tho Utah battery and Ne
braska South Dakota and Iowa regi
ments on tho right Thcro was a so
vero engagement at a bridgo four miles
this sido of San Toinas whoro tho in
surgents wero found in force
Summers brigade of Lmvtons com
mand is now advancing northward to
ward Mnasiu
Illlpliins Auk For Tliri o Moulin Truce
Manila May 4 There was u con
ference lasting two hours yesterday bo
tween Major General Otis and tho en
voys who ciimo hero from General An
tonio Luna bearing a proposal for a ccs
cation of hostilities
General Otis adhered to his refusal
to recognize tho so called government
of tho insurgents Tho Filipinos now
ask for a truco of throo mouths to en
ablo Aguinaldo to summon tho congress
and consult with tho insurgent leaders
on others of tho islands
At Balibog last evening there was a
running fight in the course of which
one American soldior was killed and
threo wero wounded Tho rebels scat
tered boforo General Lawtou and Gen
eral Halo Yesterday while Captain
Wheelor with a detachment of tho
Fourth cavalry was covering General
Hales advauco ho discovered a largo
body of robols at Pulilan Tho cavalry
oponod fire but thcro was no responso
Thinking that tho rebels wantoa to sur
render Lieutenant Boll went forward to
parloy with thorn Tho Filipinos ro
plied that they did not wish
to surrendor bu thatr thoy had
boon ordered to rofraiu from lighting
during tho negotiations They asked
what Lieutenant Boll wanted and in
reply wero given half an hour in which
to rotiro which thoy improved
A Spanish prisoner who cscapod into
tho American linos reports that after
General Halos advauco on Quiugan 200
Filipinos wero buried 35 in one trench
and 27 in another This is tho largest
number of rebols that have been killed
in any engagement for sovoral mouths
Sevnn Men Still Missing
Washington May 4 Tho following
cablegram has been received from Ad
miral Dowoy
Manila May 3 Secretary Navy
Washington Tho following aro tho
Yorktown prisoners at insurgent head
quarters at San Isidro Lieutenant
Gihuore Ohiof Quartermaster William
Walton Sailmakers Mate Paul Van
doit Coxswain John Ellsworth Ap
prontico Albert Poterson Landsman
Sylvio Brisolcse Landsman Paul Ed
wards and Landsman Fred Anderson
Provisions have been sent to thorn by
Otis Am continuing inquiries as to
tho fato of tho other seven Dewey
Among tho men not accounted for is
Charles Albert Morrissoy Ho was
born at Columbus Nob and his mother
at present resides in Lincoln
General Unlit I Wounded
Washington May 4 Goueral Otis
reports tho following casualties not
herotoforo reported Wounded April
20 Brigadior General Irving Halo
leg slight
First South Dakota Captain Charles
II Englesby company II shoulder
filight Sergeant Oscar N Corsoy com
pany G log slight
Fifty first Iowa Fred E Strong
company M scalp slight Samuel J
Tillon company M April 25 shoulder
hlight Bertrau Grace company II
April 27 foot slight accidental
NeJnihIann Wounded
Washington May 41125 a in
Special to Tub Nrws Tho followiug
additional casualties nro reported from
Manila in tho First Nebraska regiment
Wounded May 1
Private Paul Osscwski company C in
hand sovere accidental
May 4
Private John D Kioney company F
in hand severe accidental
Geo D Mbuclcjohn
Act Asst Secy of War
Clouilliurnt at Treiniielnu
Tkempelau Wis May 4 A cloud
burst yesterday turuod Main street in
to a raging river flooding mauy busi
ness houses Floating dobris and even
horsos wero carried down for blocks
No lives were lost though soveral nar
now escapes aro roported
General AmluriMi Aliiied
Washington May 4 Brigadier Gen
eral Thomas M Anderson who has re
turned recently from tho Philippines
has been asMgncd to tho command of
tho department of tho lakes
WOMAN DICTATOR IN CUDA
Minium Cenpede Said lo Control Dm
tlnle oT Nlullil
Havana May 4 Tho ruturoof Culu
will probably bo largely influenced by a
woman Mine Cespedos whoso salon
is visited by tho best known men not
only of Havana but of tho entiro
island General Maximo Goinoz is a
constant visitor and a woleonm guest of
this lady Mine Cospedes is tho widow
of tho first president of Cuba in tho ten
years war and decisions reached at her
salon aro far more ellectivo than nny
decree pushed by the recently defunct
Cuban assembly Men of standing who
nro devoted to tho principle of Cubui
national indenendeiico nro welcomed to
tho salon and assist in its councils
It is believed by persons who nro in a
position to know that a full understand
ing has been reached by Mine Cospedes
and General Gomez regarding Cubas
future As tho result of conversations
at Mine Cespedes salon It is asserted
that tho first president of Cuba shall
bo Carlos Cospedes son of tho war
president Tho party of General Gomez
believes that it is none too early to bo
gin a movemout in bohalf of Carlos
Cespodes us they expect that American
occupation of tho island will end before
next Miininer and probably by April
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II no l nl Limit Oilier
DiJUANGO Col May 4 About 100
homeseokers wero lined up at tho land
ollico hero prepared to mako filings on
claims in tho Uto reservation which
will bo oponod for settlement at noon
today Many stood in lino all night and
tho number is being slowly augmonted
Settlers aro divided in opinion as to tho
method of fllin Tho majority boliovo
priority of right rests with tho party who
settles upon tho land By 1230 actual
settlement by hundreds of peoplo will
bo made whilo only two or threo filings
in tho laud ollico can bo registered bo
foro that hour It has always been tho
practice it is said in cases of contest
to givo actual settlors preference No
United States marshals havo appeared
and thcro seems to be no necessity for
them Tho Indiann aro manifesting no
uneasiness atit their lmii cs will bo
protected against ull iutriuiJid
KincU Uy ounrilK
Santiago May 4 Yesterday a
Mayari in this province between Hoi
guin and Sagua do Tanauio an attompt
was mado by four outlaws to rcscuo tho
bandit chief Miguel Gonzales and fivo
other bandits who wero in tho custody
of tho rural guards Tho sontiuol who
detected tho attempt fired and wouudod
one of tho outlaws Tho guards rushed
to tho assistance of tho sentinel and a
sharp fight onsued all of tho would
rescuers being killed Two of tho
guards wero wounded
I ii vail urn Will Ho Airnnted
Littli Rock Ark May 4 Governor
Jones has been informed of a movement
to bring into tho coal mining district an
armed body of men to take tho places
of tho strikers Ho has given instruc
tions to tho state auditor to summon
every ablobodied man in Sebastian
county if necessary to enforco tho in
junction of Judgo Rowo All such
armed mon are to bo met at tho state
lino and placed under arrest Mine
operators will also bo arrested
Afro Aineilcan Irocliiiiiiitlon
NnwYomc May 4 Tho National
Afro American council of tho United
States has issued a proclamation calling
upon tho colored peoplo of this country
to set apart Friday Juno 2 as a day of
fasting and prayer and has called upon
all colored ministers to dovoto tho sun
rise hour Juno 4 to special exercises in
order that God tho father of mer
cies may tako our doplorablo caso in
his own hands and that if vonganco is
to bo meted out lot God himself re
pay
Chicago Iiouh lo TuiKior
Washington May 4 Beforo tho da
parturo of tho cruiser Chicago yester
day from Punta Dol Giulu Acting Sec
rotary Allon bent instructions to Rear
Admiral Howiion directing him to pro
ceed to Tangier Morocco Tho United
States has several small claims against
tho Moorisli government tho result of
tho looting of stores owned by Ameri
cans and of outrages committed upon
Moorish agents of American houses
IIouiliirHiin liiplaliiH Curreiiey Iluii
Washington May 4 Representa
tive Henderson of Iowa had a half
hours consultation with tho prosidont
today legarding the work of tho Re
publican caucus coinmitteo of the house
of representatives at Atlantic City He
explained to tho president at length
tho currency reform plan which the
coinmitteo unanimously decided to ro
comuioud to tho Republicans of tho
next house
Caravan Captured liy Tribesmen
OaiKTOWv May 4 Word has been
received hero that a caravan under tho
command of two Europeaus was ro
contly attacked noar tho headwaters of
tho Rovuna river east of Lake Nyassa
the tribostnen killing CO portors and
capturing all tho goods Tho Europe
ans reached Ohickla fort after wander
ing threo days in tho bush
Italian Ministry Henleni
Rome May 4 Tho Italian ministry
has rosigiied It is understood that tho
occupation of Sail Muu bay China
will tako placo inunodiatoly thus
making it au fait accompli for tho in
coming premier A report is in circu
lation that Gonoral Pelloux has already
received an informal mandate to recon
struct tho ministry
Hviinels Wlieiealionu a Mtery
Hastings May 4 Tint mystery con
cerning tho disappearance ot II C
Hon el is still unexplained ami no trace
of tliu missing man cau be found
SAMOANSAGGEPT TRUCE
Germans However Refuse to
Sign Proclamation
HOSTILITIES AUG SUSPENDED
Mala tin Actupli an ArinWtlri llul lVr
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Hut Wav nl n S it M let iny Sett lenient nt
tlm Tritiililo In llin liluiuW Nn Word
Iliiin Adiiilial KiiutK
Aima Samoa April 27 Via Auck
land N May 4 Matatilii the rebel
chieftain has accepted an armistice
Tho Germans however declined to
bign the proclamation
Washing ion May 4 Since tho re
ceipt by tho navy department of tho
dispatch announcing that he had re
ceived instructions notifying him of tho
appointment of the Saninui commis
sion and of the desire of the president
that tho status quo should be niiun
tiiined nothing Ins- been heard from
Rear Admiral Kautz The news that
Miitiuifti has accepted an armistice
though tho Germ ins failed to sign tho
proclamation has consequently not
been otlleially confirmed
There is no doubt however of tho
correctness of that feature of tho nios
sago relative to tho suspension of hostil
ities us it was the desire of the threo
governments during tho investigatson
to bo made by the commission that
peace and order should exist in tho isl
ands
In view of this well known desire
somo surprise is expressod at tho ro
ported refusal of Herr lloso to sign tho
proclamation unless it contained ex
pressions whicl he regarded as injur
ing Germanys cause
Kill 111m ineiny
New Yokic May 4 Alexander Mas
terton a director of tho Farmers Loan
and Trust company and 72 years of ago
was shot anil killed yosterday by James
Noalo Plumb in tho Burlington hotol on
West Thirtioth street Mastertou was
shot fivo times and died within an hour
or two The murder was promoditatod
as evidenced by a voluminous statement
written in advauco by Plumb and givon
out after his arrest At present tho
real motivo for tho crinio is unknown
Plumb in his statement entitlod
Why I J Noalo Plumb shot Alex
ander Mastertou declared that ho had
been actuated to do tho shooting bo
cause of a systematic hounding of him
by Mastertou Plumb declared further
that Mastertou had not only ruined him
financially but had attompted to
aleimito tho affections of his wife and
children and to causo his social down
lull
llltf OH Tank Allae
Mouoantown W Va May 4 A
bovero electrical storm passed over this
section yosterday doing much damage
to property A tank containing 50000
worth of oil belonging to West Virginia
producers at tho Standard Oil compa
nys plant took llro from a stroko of
lightning and at last reports was fast
being consumed Tho burning tank is
in tho center of a group of 25 all in
close proximity to it Ono hundred
men are lighting tho firo to provont a
spread It is estimated that 2000000
worth of property is in danger A
dozen dwellings in tho town and
county wero struck and badly damaged
Great quantities of hail fell during tho
storm and riddled tho fruit orchards
and wheat fields
Monument to Cliancelloravillo lleroen
Richmond Va Miy 4 On tho bat
tlefield of Chancellorsvillo yesterday
General Charles II T Collis and 20
other members of tho Ono Hundred
and Fourteenth Pennsylvania regi
ment Collis zouaves dedicated a mon
ument to tho memory of three ollicers
and 35 privates of their regiment who
fell in tho battle Tho vinitors wero
uccompauied to the monument site by
a number of citizens of Fredericks
burg General Collis mado a patriotic
address and James Park Corbin ac
cepted tho moiiumeut on behalf of
National Battlefield association
whoso care it has been entrusted
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Pauls May 4 Slowly but steadily
tho net is closing around thj French
general stall in the Dreyfus revision in
quiry Another auti Droylus argument
has roceiveil its death blow General
Zurlindon whilo testifying boforo the
court of caseation attached gru it im
portance to tho closing sentencj of tho
bordereau I am starting for tho ina
neuvres as proving tho guilt of Drey
ius and the innocence of Hstorhazy
It has now boon proved that this notifi
cation was uctually dated May 17
Therefore Dreyfus could not havo writ
ten I am starting lor tho maueuvros
in tho following August
Irlneenn Sullii Sallil at Ken Milium
Deu Moines May 4 Princess Salrn
arrived in tho city yesterday for a visit
with Major and Mrs S H M Byers
Invitations to tho number of 1000 havo
been issued by tho Byers for a reception
in her honor Friday mid Saturday oven
mgs and slio will bo entertained by
other prominent citizens
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Bishop Christie of Vancouver Island
has been appointed archbishop of Ore
gon
Only three elovators woro at work at
Buffalo Wednesday and the grain con
gestion was enormous
If a deal now pending in Now York
goes through the Clover Leaf will bo
come a part of the Missouri Kansas
and Texas
Tho transfer of tho site for tho United
States exhibit at the Paris exposition
was made to Commissioner General
Peck Wednesday
Tho District of Columbia commandery
of tho Loyal Legion Wednesday de
clared forleitod the momborshipot Gen
eral Charles lJ Eugau
Asa result of a mountain fond Ar
thur and Reason Kitts wero waylaid
uud killed lrom ambush by William
Ohborne in Union county Tonnessco
Charles Mooro Cincinnati sentenced
to two years lor sending obscene matter
through the mails has recoived a com
mutation to tix monthh lrom tho presi
dent
Thomas W Shackleford sentenced
to bo hanged Thumday for the inurdur of
a man named iaylnrnt St Jnns was
given a respite ol DO dayn by Governor
Stephens
Arguments wero concluded Wednes
day botoro Judge Kolilsaat United
States court Chicago in tho interstate
commerce commisnious ciso agaiusi
tho western roads
Assistant Secretary of Wur Mciklo
John announces that tho per capita tax
mi immigrants coining into the United
States is altio to be enforced in Cuba
Purto Rico and the Philippines
The Philadelphia Ledger makos an
uuthoriiativo denial of tne widely pub
hshed htntoiuent that a marriage was
contemplated between -Mrs Guorgo W
Childs and General Joseph Wheeler
Tho Amalgamated Association of
Street Car Employes in session at St
Ijiuis tolegrapned President McKinloy
a protest against the too tree use of tho
pioteotlon afforded by tho words U S
Mail
Georgo B Howard alias S W Claw
sou au escaped patient of the federal
insane asylum at Washington lias been
urrosteti at Kansas City Kan whoro
he has been in business since his escape
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