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tartettm ShalU Eswt'i Treaches la
E;Cmjot a: Lake Tmal IJrat.
Price Laid With a Colt Gaa Carries
the Brldy and t!ie Town Under a
Hearr ArUUerj F.re.
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TTishington. Jaa. 2t Admiral Wat-
on has cabled the ?.avy department
n account of the part taken b? Jus
navy in the splendid campaign aow
being made in southern Luzon by Gen-
eral Schwan. The admiral's dispatch
refers to the engagement, or rather ser-
ies of engagements, which, took place
along the estem and southern shores
-of Lak Tal a wek ago. There is no
outlet from Lake Taal mto the sea
jnTi5able -for war ships, but the Mar-
itta took up a position close to the
carow neck of land which separates the
Jaxe rrom tne sea anu uire seiia
across into the insurgents defenses.
The admirals account of the affair is
as follows-
-The llanetta. with Gheen com
manding, on the 12th co-operated with
the army in the capture of Taal, en
filaded the insurgent trenches at about
1,660 yards. Lieutenant Price landed
with a Colt gun. Gheen reports that a
"battalion of the Forty-sixth, under Ma
jor Johnson, earned the bridge and
town very gallantly, facing artillery
and rifle fire."
MANILA, Jan. 2 T A dispatch from
Scrsorgan. dated Thursday January 25.
says Brigadier Geaeral Kobbe s expedi
tion has captured Sorsogan Dongal.
Biilan. Legaspi and Virac on Catan
duaaos island. The enly resistance was
t Legaspi. where nve Americans were
wounded and fcrty-nve dead and fifteen
wwrnded Filipinos were found. It js
estimated that there were 125.000 bales
of hemp in these provinces and 76.000
'baSss in the ports ot Sorscgan and Le
gaspi. The United States grnbeat
Nashville's shrapne burned S.QCO bales
in "Lagaspi. The expedition arrived off
Sorsogan January 20 and the town dis
"played white nags.
General Kobbe and Colonel Howe
with a battalion of the Forty-seventh
infantry landed and raised the United
States Sag. The insurgent force, num-
benng 3o men. evacuated the place.
The natives, were passive.
During the morning cf January 23
th Nashville and Venus, with four
companies of the Forty-seventh in
fantry regiment, under Major Shrptcn.
approached Legaspi Filipino nags were
fiying and the trenches were crowded.
A detachment of 130 picked men. led
by Major Shiptcn. landed on the beach
about a mile north of the town, the
Nashville bombarded the trenches and t
the enmy retreated to Albay. whence '
they were aslly dispersed to the hills.
About 200 insurgents, armed with
rides, forced 600 unwilling villagers.
armed with bows and arrows, to serve t
in ths trencnes in the close range street
fighting before the enemy ned The
Filipino dead were mostly villagers. '
who ere attempting to See. 1
Th expedition will proceed to Samar
and Leyte. where th Forty-third in
fantry and a battalion of the Third '
artillery will be distributed. The na
tf"es complain of lack of food, result
ing from the blockade. They are ,
S'rmriv onnn?r" tn rh ror-m nf rfio I
friars. Native priests are officiating in
the churches.
I-ieutenant Colonel Webb C. Hayes
has defeated an entrenched force of the
enemy at Sariga. One American was
killed and five wounded. A record of
eleven American prisoners was found.
"Captain Casteel. while scouting near
Biras with his company encountered
400 insurgents. He was reinforced by
Captain Gracie and the enemy was
driven to Tanay One American was
killed and one wounded.
snow M) sion or ounra.
Boer Monat Onn at Lad7mith and Sit
Down for Pleasant Time.
LADYSMrril. Sunday Jan. 21. (By
Runner via Frere Camp. Wednesday.
Jan. 2!.i The ganson is watchms
Geaeral 3uIIer" guns shelling the I
Boers. Their fir1 can be seen at a '
distance and appears to be very effect
ive. The movements of the Boers
show that they are evidently deter
jsined to stubbornly appose the ad
vance of the relief column. They show i
no signs of removing their guns and 1
have ncunted new ones and are con- I
tinually strengthening their fortifica- j
tions. Our fortifications have bn j
greatly strengthened since- January 6
and Ladysmith is now practically im
pregnable. Gwing to the dry weather the fever
ha o'iminlshed and the number of :n-
vaiescents returning from Intombi
3Bp exceeds that of the patients be- ,
mg sent tnere The supplies are spin
ning out spleucidly
all the troops t
ilesome food.
having sufficient cf who!
The heat is terrific, the thermome
ter registering 1G7 degree in the shade.
Nothing Farther from Conner.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27 Nothing
farther has been heard from United
States Minister Conger at Pekm since
his cablegram yesterday announcing
the selection cf an heir apparent to
the Chinese throne. Herce it is con
cluded that the action taken by the
convocation cf Chinese notables was
technically limited to the naming of
Pu Chan as the heir apparent.
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Ceno 3Ien Conclntle.
WASHINGTON. D. C Jan. 27. The
census supervisors concluded their
.meeting today. The conference, it is
believed, wnl have valuable results.
because cf the interchange of opin
ion as to the best manner to secure
an enumeraacn.
Dr. Fred Wines, assistant director I
of the census, within a few weeks will
travel through the south as far as New
Orleans stopping at the principal cities.
where he will call conferences of su
pervisors in the work of taking the
census The shipment of schedules
will begin about February L
Kas-Be Reaches Bxeno Ayre.
' "BUENOS ATRES. Jan. 27. Official
notificaaon has been received of the
appearance of the bubonic plague at
Rcsario. en the west bank of the Pa
rana, about 239 miles by water north
west of Buenos Ayres.
The government fr?g issued a decree
cf absolute isolation.
Cocdition of the T i in
WASHINGTON, D. C Jan. 27. To
day's statement cf the condition of the
treasury shows: Available cash -al-aace.
S253,64,029; gold reserve, $215,-I84JT7.
TK MOT1SI W BAD FIX.
After Sevaa Days Firatiag Boer Forres
Art SOU Iataet.
, "5 Ja:i TZTfNe,r . ork
World Cablegram.) The news of War-
' ren's loss at Spicnkop let the Loadca
j public drop from the height of its ela
tion almost to despairs The Leader
expert says:
t "Bailer is very sorry to say the cap-
true of Spionkop has been abandoned:
so we care say is barren, for it
knocks the bottom out of his tactics.
His true tactics were to move by Acton
Homes with a week's supply cf ammu
nition and food."1
The Post expert says: The loss of
Spionkop is a serious matter and no
attempt will be made here to minimize
it- The Boers appear to hare no lack
rf aeJU for lt Qnt thaJ.
tziT cf TneBd:i7 at chieveley was not
a Bri:lsiu btrJ. a Boer nconnzisxuiz
ud the Bor effcrs aut Ladvsmith
h3;Te incr-ased "
LONT)OX, Jan. 27. The War office
10 jt will no j.
r news from the scene of hostili-
toZ!jsXr
r Thg War office- j jusf posted
fon0wing dispatch from General Bui-
Ie at Speannaa.5 cp, Thurs-
January 25. noon:
-General Warren's garrison. I am
sorrv to sav. I find this no-cins hr!
in the night abandoned Spionkop."
General Buller reports that the Brit
ish casualties January 24 were:
Killed
OFFICERS. SEX.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
AND MEN. EIGHTEEN.
Wounded:
Officers, twelve; non-commissioned
officers and men, 142.
Missing- Thirty-one men.
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FURNISH FEAST FOR NATIVES.
Crew of Schooner Killed and Eaten
by
Ktxth Pacific I landers.
VICTORLA. B. C Jan. 27 Details
have been received of tue killing of
the captain and crew of the schooner
Nikamarra on one of the islands of
the Admiralty group, by the natives,
who are cannibals. It is said that all
of the victims were eaten.
The Nikamarra was owned by S. S.
Forsyxhe and had left New Britain
early in October on a trading cruise
to the Admiraltys. On arrival there it
was boarded by a number cf the na
tives with whom Captain Dalth?? was
unsuspectingly doing business, when
he was set upon by his treacherous
customers and killed, his fate being
shared by the mate and six New Ire-
, land natives, all of whom were cut and j
, hacked with knives and tomahawks. '
The natives then plundered the vessel.
TIME FOR CONGRESS TO ACT.
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r Mar Otherwise De enerate Into a
nioody Fend.
NEW YORK. Jan. 27 A dispatch
to the Herald from Manila says. The
ar in the Philippines is over. No
further surrender can be hoped for.
The danger in the present situation
is that a bloody feud may arise be
tween the American army and the Fil
ipinos. This danger can be greatly lessened
by action by congress, which is now
imperative, outlining the policy of the
government in the Philippines. It is
likely that many insurgents are still
holding out for the very terms which
congress will be willing to give.
The time is ripe for a conciliatory
policy, allowing the Filipinos to have
some say as to the nature of the gov
ernment under which they will be
obliged to live.
STRIKE AT PARIS EXPOSITION.
ive Thousand Carpenter Demand an
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Increase of VVa;f.
' PARIS. Jan. 27. A great strike of
( mpenters employed on the exposition
auildings. involving 5.000 men. has
been inaugurated. The strikers de
mand an increase of wages from IS
sous to 1 franc per hour
All the work yards are now guarded
) by strong force-i of police. The bridges
are also guarded, but there is no dan
i ger unless other workmen join in a
sympathetic movement, which does
, not seem probable. Small gr:i:ps of
carpenters discuss the situatii here
1 and there, but there have been no dis
i turbances. The strike is not consid-
ered seriaus by the officials, who be
lieve, it will be settled in two or three
' days.
Bryan See Abner 3feKinIey.
SMYRNA. DsL. Jan. 27. W. "j. Bry
an arrived here from riurrisburg to
day and spoke to a large audience in
the opera house. He was accorded a
hearty reception. Governor Tunnel!
of Delaware and Congressman L. Irv
ing Eandy met him in Philadelphia
and accompanied him here. He was
warmly greeted at stations alons tne
route. Mr. Bryan and a number of
prominent citizens were entertained
llere luncheon by Governor Tunnell.
An incident on the train daring the
ran from Wilmington was a meeting t
between Bryan and Abner McKinley.
srotnsr cr fresiaent McKinley. who ;
was on his way to Norfolk. The two j
exchanged pleasantries.
Lntitment for the Xstt.
CHICAGO. Jan. 27. Captain Block
linger, commander cf the Chicago na
val recruiting station, has been ordered
to enlist twenty-five naval apprentices
for the Unitea Sates receiving ship
Pensaccla. at San Francisco. The local
office is authorized to enlist an unlim
ited number of landsmen, seamen, elec
tricians, carpenters and shipwrights.
Uryau and Dewey Invited.
JACKSON. Miss.. Jan. 27 The low
er house of the general assembly
passed a resolution today inviting Ad
miral George Dewey to address a jcint
session of the legislature during his
visit to the south. Hon. William J.
uryaa nas acceptea an invitation to
address the general assembly at an
eariy date.
republicans Isne a Ctti.
Washington. D. C. Jan. 27. A call
has been issued for a joint caucus of
republican senators and representa
tives in congress at 5 p. m. January CO
in the hall cf the house for the pur
pose or crgnrTzing naacnal censres-
sional committee.
Only Ten Keeorer from Plajjae.
VANCOUVER, B. CL, Jan. 27. News
from. Honolulu, per steamer Micwera.
, says: The total number cf deaths up
. to the time the Micwera sailed for th?
- port was twenty-nine out of the thirty
l nine cases. Two were whites and an
t other was a halx-caste. Six ether
whites who caught the disease were be-
lieved to be convalescent. The total
death list is as follows: Two "snites.
one hart-caste, ten nawanass. three
Japeaese and thirtssn Chinese.
NO ROOM FOR R0&FRT&
Xoc
oh KeprcseatatiTe-EIcet "ot
Tmr-
milted to Take His Seat.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. The case
of B. E. Roberts, the Mormon representative-elect
from Utah, which has
occupied so much ef the attention of
the house since the assembling ef con
gress, was decided today by the vote
cf 27S to 50. The exact language cf
the resolution was as follows:
"That under the facts and circum
stances of the case Brigham H. Rob
erts, representative-elect from the state
of Utah, ought not to have or hold
a seat in the house of representatives
and that the seat to which he was
elected is hereby declared vacant.
The amendment to expel Roberts
without seating him, offered by Lacey,
was ruled out on a point of order and
the house tnly voted on the resolutions
of the majority and minority of the
committee.
The latter to seat and then expel
Roberts was defeated by 81 to 244. An
analysis cf the vote shows that 170 re-
jnblicans. geyenty-two democrats aad
two populists voted against it and
seventy-one democrats, six republicans-,
two populists and two silver republic
cans for it.
The majority resolutions, to exclude
Roberts and declare the seat vacant,
were adopted 268 to 50. The affirma
tive vote was divided as follows Re
publicans. 168; democrats. 96; popu
lists, 4, and the negative vote Dem
ocrats, 47; silver republicans. 2; pop
ulists. 1.
There were over a score of speakers
today and the closing speeches on
each side were particularly able. Lan
ham of Texas closed for the majority,
and De Armond of Missouri for the
minority.
When Lanham concluded, Lacey, re
publican of Iowa, offered an amend
ment to the majority resolutions pro
viding for the expulsion of Roberts.
To this Tayler made the point of
order that the amendment was not
germane. The speaker sustained the
point of order on the ground that the
original proposition only required a
majority vote, while if the amendment
were added it would require a two
thirds vote. The republicans applaud
ed the speaker's ruling.
Lacey appealed from the decision of
the chair. Tayler moved to lay that
motion upon the table. While th2
vote on the latter motion was being
taken, it being apparent that it would
t carry by a large majority, Lacey with
drew the appeal.
The first vote was then taken en the
adoption of the minority question to
seat and then expel Roberts. At the
conclusion cf the roll call. Tawney.
republican of Minnesota, the republi
can whipinnounced that on account of
the nonpartisan character cf the vote
he had made no effort to pair the ab
sent republicans. Underwood, demo
crat of Alabama, made a similar an
nouncement concerning the demo
cratic absentees.
Roberts was present throughout the
day and only left the hall after the re
sult of the last vote had been an
nounced. Ar- he did so he gave out a
statement justifying his retention of
his plural wives on the ground that
his moral obligation was more bind
ing upon his conscience than technical
obedience to statutory law and saving
j that there was Ittle excuse for the ex
' traordinary efforts to crush a system
j already abandoned and practically
t dead. He said he was a martvr to "a
spasm of prejudice."
He would not. he said, attempt to
run for congresa again, although he
woum go oacjc name witn a
heart, confident of the future.
light
ASKE5 OF THE HEROIC DEAD.
1
I Bcm-in of Gallant Volunteers Who FeU
j in Far Away Philippines.
j SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 26. The
j transport Peking yesterday brought 13 J
1 oodies cf soldiers who have lost their
Lves in the Philippines. Tonight the
ambulances arc taking the caskets
from the wharf to the Presidio, where
the bodies will remain until ordered
to the burial grounds by relatives in
the east. Among the dead fourteen
states are represented. Following are
the dead from Nebraska and SoiTch Da
kota: FIRST NEBRASKA.
Company A Privates Frank S. Glov
er. George F. H-nsen. Elmer B. Wem
plcr. Company C Privates Frank K.
Knouse. Earl W. Osterhousc.
Company E Private Ira E. Griffin.
Company F Arthur S. Sims. Horace
5. Faulkner. William P Fhilpot.
Company G Private Walter V.
Hague.
Company H Private Albc Burd.
Company I Privates Alfred J. Ris
ner, Alfred Figlcr.
Comcany K. Lieutenant Lester E.
Slsscn.
Company L Privates Theorge H.
Scrsen. Fred Taylor. R. W. Kells,
Charles O. Ballinger.
FIRST SOUTH DAKOTA.
First Lieutenant and Regimenal Ad
jutant Jonas Lien, killed In action.
Company D Privates Askel. Erds
nes and Fred Grenslip.
Company F Second Lieutenant Sid
ney E. Morrison, killed in action: Mu
sician Irvin J. Wiilett. Musician J.
Berg.
Company C- Private Jehu A. Smith.
Company H First Lieutenant Frank
H. Adams, killed in action. Private Or
ris J. McCracken. killed in action.
Frsd Greea Wima1 G. Lowes.
sJi.iJ i. iaiTfcfc.-J w I TS r i-tTlilV,
Company K Privates James
3L !
Clarke and John J. Maloney.
Company H Sergeant William
Smith.
Uirtcn" Bedy at Indianapolis.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. The two
Indiana senators and several of the
representatives in the house from that
state called upon Secretary Root to
request, rrr a change be made in the
program arranged for the Lawtcn fu
neral ceremonies, so as to admit cf
the remains of the general lyinsr in
state at Indianapolis one day. Secre- !
tary Root telegraphed General Shafter
at -g" Francisco to so amend the itin
erarv arranged by him. The remains
are expected to arrive at San Francis
co on the transport Thomas today.
FaTcr Cabk: Line to Ccba.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2o. The first
business which came belore the Na-
t acnal Beard cf Trade convention to
day was a report from the committe
in regard to additional cable service to
Cuba, presented by E. G. Preston cf
Boston. He stated that the service
was now exclusively in the rg-,rg ef
the Western Union and additional fa
cilities were needed arc reported a res
olution urging upon, congress the pas
sags of legislaticn which will allow
the laying cf a competing line between
Cuba, and the United States. Ths re
port was adeptsd-
TI ISLAND ffl
Sons Extracts from the fiepon af
053.
PART tK IttlRASIWNS ltA.a"v-SS2XS espose ?
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Detail T CoL Stotaenber to ih. Psa
ias statioa and the Fish that Saa
r eiiowed Geod insisixt into the Work
tat Our Trw Done.
The report of General Otis, detailing
th arfTninistration of military anu
civil affairs in the Philippines up tff
Ausnst 21. of last vear. has beea
printed in pamphlet form by the gqr -
praiscnr of th island camnaign. The
fnll details of thp irritatine corduct of
the insurgents is given and he corre -
gpondence with Agumaldo had prior p
the outbreak of hostilitics'Is printed m,
fair -in -the"report.
That part of the report which refers
to the Nebraska regiment is i.f spec-
ial interest. The first mention of the
resiment is made in the copy of the
general order of October 14. which des
ignates the Nehraskans as part of the
guard and police force, to be sta
ticned with the Second division north
of the Pasig river. The next mention
is on the 15th of .December, where he
notes tnat one-uuru ol iue .icuiu
regiment had just sailed for home. The
commanding general here says that the
applications for discharge had become
so numerous that he forwarded to th2
adjutant general of the army the fol
lowing communication.
"I have the honor to forward here
with 427 applications from enlisted
men of this command ror their uis-
charge from the rervice. some on spec
ially stated grounds which require con
sideration, but for tne most part on tiie
plea that war department orders en
title them to it. They refer to para
graph 2, general orders No. 40, current
series, and think Uiat the present ces
sation of active hostilities between the
United States and Spain is the 'close
of the war within the meaning of that
Daracranh: hence these numerous in-
dividual applications which they con-
sider the paragraph invited them to
make.
"Doubtless the end of the war awaits
the proclamation of peace, and in
these islands that day may be same-
what deferred. ,
'"ine number of these applications j
indicates the desire of the enlisted men
of the command to escape the coun-
try. and shows uow difficult it is to
hold them in conaitions of contentel
discipline. Much of this desire to es
cape their military obligations at a '
time wnen their services are especially .
demanded arises from homesickness,
and that fact accounts largely for the
heavy percentum of sickness with
which we have been afflicted. !
Under present exigencies I am
obliged to disapprove all of these ap
plications." STATION OF THE NEBRASKANS 1
Passing over tne accounts of the
events leading up to the commence-
ment the next mention cf the Nebras-
ka regiment is found on page 92 of the
report, relating to rebruary 4 as fol- ,
lows: i
"Several weeks previous to tnis date
we had moved tue Nebraska regiment
from its barracks in the uiicruy set- '
tied Bincndo district to the high, un
occupied ground at Santa Mesa, the
most eastern suberb of the city, where
it was placed in camp. ThU change
was made for sanitary reason solely,
as the regiment had been suffering
from a very high rate of sickness,
caused by unhealthy locality. The new
location was within tne view and tae
mge of the Mauser rifies of the in-
surgents along the San Juan river por
tion of their line. During the latter
part of January I was informed by
good Filipino authority that the insur
gents meaitated an attach on these
troops and was advised to remove
them cr. in their exposed place, the
insurgents would kill them alL gen
eral MacArtnur. who commanded north
of the Passig. warned Colonel Stotsen
burg. who communed that regiment
and camp, and placed two guns of the
Utah artili-y in position a short dis
tance removed aierefrom. It was ex
pected that insurgents would make the
initiative at ails point ana they acted
strictly in accordance wih cur antic
ipations." STOTSENBURG TO COMMAND.
After descriDing the beginning o! ,
the fight the report continues:
"Our immediate interests lay to th '
northeast and comprised the pumping j
station and deposito or the water- j
works which it was necessary to se- t
cure, although we had provided for ;
their less, insofar as the army was ,
concerned, by erecting a number of
distilling plants along the river banks.
by which geed water could be obtained. ,
Stotsenbnrg had attacked early in tha
morning, drove the enemy from the
blockhouses in his front, and reported
that he could capture the powder mag
xine and waterworks 1 deposito mean
ing, though pumping station under
stood at the time) If desired. MacAr
thur had been pressing back the enemy
in his enure front, inflicang heavy
loss. He had called fcr troops to fill
a gap en Stotsenburg's left, and a bat
talion of the First Tennessee regiment
of the provost guard, under the com
mand cf its colonel, was sent him. and
the following correspondence by tele
graph ensued:
"General MacArthur: Stotsenburg
reports: Have captured blockhouses
8 and 7; burned 6. Can capture pow
der magazine and waterworks if de
I si
sired. Battalion First Tennessee frg
passed to report to you. Let Stotsen
burg go ahead with aid cf Tennessee.
If conditions permit, and capture mag
azine. Waterworks must wait. Not
prudent to advance small force so far
out. OTIS."
"General Otis: Am making inquir
ies at various parts of line to deter
mine expediency of moving Stotsen
burg as you suggest, so as to extend
entire line Maraquina to Caloccan.
Stotsenburg's success on right may
have induced them to retire on the
left, this I am now trying to ascer
tain. Do you approve of this move
ment if I find it expedient?
"MACARTHUR."
"General iracArthur Do you thfns
extension of our line from Maraqinr to
Caloocan prudent? Our flank woulij be
greatly exposed at Maraquina. Ton ac
all your available troops under aims
all night and portion of them mast
have rest and sleep, so that you could
not place more than 2.CQ0 men on line i
permanently. I think Stotsenburg
meant reservoir, not waterworks.
"OTIS."
"The Nebraska regiment and Ten
nessee battalion advanced rapidly dur
ing the morning and captured the
. w - . .
powuer noune ana deposito, and the r
acuxu uascta regiment en the tett
drove the czxzrr from all their in- j
Tfteenchment3 as far to the -westward
ps the Lico road, and about neon the
feUawing telegram was sent to Gen
"fcil MacArthurf
ta-2 ..-a .l.: s . ,
Jwre arriving all night asA this &orn-
tfor serrice in your frotH.- ThinM
you suggest from coast to CainesV
fcespital your praper one, not nermit-
pJ ."The insurgents had firm possession
tbe railway and all of its rollinx
f. fe
Farantasa in forwarding o Caloccazt
its troons from the north. To my dis
SSo-S"1 JfaCArthar "'"
"Have your dispatch- Will act ae-
enrdingly and try and occupy Chinese
hospital and extend the line to the
left from that point. We have every
thing now to include blockhouse 4,
1 anti T have no doubt when Colonel
Kessler ets a sun. which I have se:
to the front, we will demolish: and
1 occupy the hospital if it is sfcm, &4
feoded by the insurgents. At 11:20 a.
CrnfunKiiFir iffKattt9 I3sn ToTI
kJp J 1 fciJT 1 1 J 1. A.S - CI M W""i".
nver at tne onage; nave autnonzeu
him to proceed according to your ad-
, rize, as the left c the insurgent line
( stiii holding on. or at all events not
ye. occupied by us.
"MACARTHUR."
TELEGRAM FROM STOTSHNBUKG.
At noon on February 6 Stotsenburg
telegraphed from the water reservoir
the following:
"General MacArthur instructs me to
wire suggestions about water Jrorks.
They should be taken and a line df
pipe occupied and guarded. I think I
can do it from here and if necessary
run the pumps, occupying the high
ground in rear and connecting with
the left of the First division at San
Fedro MacatL My command consists
1 of the rirst Nebraska. Tennessee bat-
talion. the two companies of the
Colorado regiment and four pieces of
artillery There is no engineer at the
waterworks and no coaL I de not
think we shall find any difficulty be
tween here and there.
"STOTSENBURG."
"Stotsenburg's command was aug
mented by a battalion .of the Twenty
third infantry from the provost guard,
under command of Major Goodale. and
1 -as directed to proceed and carry
out his plan. Later that evening I
sent tor General Hale, who com
manded the right brigade of MacAr
thur's line, informing uim that I had
just received information that a part
of Stotsenburg's command was in dif
ficulty, having been attacked by in
surgents, and that it was short of am
muniticn and without water. Hale at
once proceeded to the deposito and
wired mc t-at Stotensburg upon leav
ing the waterworks had ordered Good
ale to take his battalion out the 3Iara
quina road, extending his right to con
nect with his i Stotsenburg's) left, and
continued
"Although I had not contemplated
sending my troops to Maraquina. I
did not cons.dar It desirable to change
oreers and lea-e Stotsenburg's left
fiank without the protection he was
anticipating, and as there was little
resistance met througn the district
traveled, and as we heard no nrmg on
. our left, there appeared to be no spe-
f cial danger in Goodale s position. We
threw some shells in the direction of
the neadquarters at Maraquina to
show them that they were covered
by artillery fire and to deter them
from any attach they might make on
Gcodale's command. IL-vuE."
"General Hale ascertained that the
reports which I cad received were
greatly exaggerated and that no por
tion of Stotsenburg's command was
in any immediate danger. He at once
adopted measures to keep open com
munication with the pumping station,
which Stotsenburg had successfully
reached by means of large detach-
ments whic patrollea the four miles
of road between ueposito and the sta
tion, and the following morning I re
ceived this telegram from Ueneral
MacArthur:
"Stotsenburg just reports that he
has found the missing pump machin
ery, tnat insurgents have abandoned
Maraquina. and that ten companies
went toward Pasig. This command
has been actively engajed since Fri
day and wants to rest today and to
morrow. I have authorized him to do
so and not to make any further active
movement of any kina without specific
orders. MACARTfcio.
In the closing account of the early
days of the struggle. General Otis tells
how the .ebra3kans had found the
missing machinery of the waterworks.
and how stens were at once tasien to
put the machinery in order, so thai
in a couple of days the city was again
plentifully supplied with water.
Helping a TVonnded Soldier.
Lincoln. Neb.. Jan. 2C. Colonel John
P. Bratt. late commander of the First
regiment, has advanced 550 for the
assistance cf Corporal Fouk. who is
now confined in a hospital in Omaha
from wounds received in fighting with
lands, r'ouk remained in the hospital
in San Francisco when tne regiment
was mustered out of the service, after
ward reaiming to Omaha, where he
was again compelled to go into a hos
pital. He was injured oy a gunshot
wound in the thigh received at Quinza
April 23. The soldier spent all hij
funds fcr treatment and then applied
to the aujutant general for further as
sistance and it was through his office
that the donation of oIcnel Bratt
was maae.
' 3tad Doc Scare at Ha-tinr.
rrASTINGS, Neb Jan. 23. Hastings
! Is new experiencing its first mad dog
I scare for several years. From intiica-
. tions about half the dogs on the south
. side of the cuy will have to be killed.
A dog owned by John 3ucneck went
mad and after biting nearly every doc
1 in the neighborhood it ran after and
bit a Russian woman in the foot. As
I soon as the police were noufied of the
affair several started in pursuit of tha
dcg. but not until next morning was
it found and killed.
Allotting Land to Indians.
Decatur. Neb Jan. 23. The aHoting
agent sent here last fall to make tae
fianal allotment of lands to the Oma
h? is not yet through with his work.
He is not expected to finish, till next
summer. It has been given out that
after the allotment the government
will give to the Omahas a title in ftra
i simple to their Ianus. Some of the
, tribe are opposed to this measure and
others favor it.
HLzli Price for Farm Zand.
FREMONT. Neb Jan. 2-i. An eighty-acre
farm situated in the Platte bot
toms about ten miles from this city
was sold at sheriff's sale for the lar
gest price ever paid for farm property
1 nthis county. It brought 578 an acre.
There was considerable rivalry hs-
CHCCiI u v
t.etiii. uu uuc3 uktui uua aa-
joining this, whicn is largely the rea- I
son. for the hizh nrice. The land is
fenced, but has no buildings on tt.
IS TO CARLOM) RATES
1k Matter cf Serrirr !?-?? "Witfc
Copy af tie Older.
CLAIM AIL UKES flU K0TTO
Tsaaaawrtatla Ioard Served Xotiee oa
Taae tw a eat ere Carload Kates liar
Bafts Only Ee Clatailag that 'e
Cawe t the erder Wtf etoaalveeV
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 3S.-h? State
Beard of Transportation inTrtisased
the alleged failure of its secretaries
ia 1897 to servo the railroads with a
copy of th order restoring carload
rates oa live stook, Toe finning of the
board shows that wnHa so return, was
recorded, a eoay of the order waa
mailed to eaefe eorspasr riIatia im
commands and that only one company
has so far denied having reeived ir
The report is as follows:
"We find that on the 26th dy 'of
November, 1S97, on the recommenda
tion 01 the secretaries the following
order was made:
- 'It is herto7e, by th State Board
of Transportation ef the state of Ne
braska, considered, adjudged and ord
ered that the defendant railmads here
in shall, on or before the 5th d7 ef
December, 1S37, restore the carload
rate m force prior to the 10th day of
August l97i
"JOHN F CORNELL. President.
"W. F. PORTER- Secretary."
"We further find shat on the 27th
of November, 1S)7. the foltowins cer
tified copy of the order was mao ro;
and mailed to each of the defendant
roads.
" 'It is therefore, by the State Board
of Transportation of the state of Ne
braska, considered, adjudged and ord
ered that the defendant, railroads here
in shall, en or Before the StR day o!
December. 1SS7. restore the carload
rate in force prior to the 10th day 0
August. 1S97. "
"JOHN F. CORNELL, President.
"W. F. PORTER. Secretary."
"State of Nebraska. Lancaster coun
ty, ss.-
"I hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a true and correct copy
of an order mad? by the State Board
of Transportation in the case of Tib
bies against The Chicago. Rock Island
&. Pacific Railway company et al on
the 26th day of November. 1837, rela
tive to rates on live stock. In testi
mony whereof I hereunto subscribe my
name and set the seal of the State
Board of Transportation this 27th day
cf November, 18 .
(Seal) "J. V.. EDGERTON. Sec
"We further find that the Burlington
is the only road that has claimed that
they did not receive a copy of said
order and that the Burlington, thrr igli
its representative, immediately after
the making of the order applied
to the secretaries for an extension of
time for the taking effect of the ortler
tliat they might notify the Interstate
Commerce commission ten days before
a change of rate, as required by the
interestate commerce law."
Tlrt tep In Fretnon: Canal.
FREMONT, eb.. Jan. 25. Work Q3
tne Fremont power canal, the great
project Involving an outlay of two mil
lion dollars for its construction, has
been started. Several days ago engin
eers surveyed the mouth of Elm creek,
en the south bank of the Platte .and a
little west of the city This is the
point at which the discharge from the
great reservoir will be made and the
big dam built, securing the waterfall of
100 feet. From this survey Engineer
Rosewater of Omaha will make plans
and specifications for the dam. An
other survey has been made further
west along tae line of the proposed
canaL The limit of time for beginning
work under the franchise granted by
the state board of irrigation expires
January 25 th.
Deficiency -Jadjement Law.
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 25. A case
Involving the constitutionality of one
of the provisions of the deficiency
judgment law of 1SS7 was submitted
to the suorem court. The action was
begun and a decree rendered in 1S36.
reserving by agreement of the parties
the question of the liability of one of
tne defendants for deficiency judgment.
It is contended that the act of ISSI
dees not apply to actions pending ar
the time of its passage, nor to accrued
causes of action nor to decrees already
rendered. This contention is based
on a section of the statute which pro
vides tnat "whenever a statnte snail
be repealed the repeal shall in no man
ner affect pending actions founded
thereon."
Tried to Die by lire.
WEEPING "WATER. Neb.. Jan. 25
The residence cf C. E. Joyce, a prom
inent citizen here, was seen to be on
fire. About the time the fire was dis
covered Mrs. Joyce ran out of the
house screaming and her clothes afire.
Mr. Joyce was in the barn at the
time. Hearing his wife scream he ran
toward the house, meeting his wife in
the yard. He succeeded in smothering
the fire that enveloped her, but not
before she was -dangerously burned.
She was taken to the nouse of a near
neighbor and everything possible done
to alleviate her sufferings. Mrs. Joyce
hg had periods of mental derange
ment and during one of these set fire
to the house.
TeUer After Espree Companies.
LINCOLN. Neb.. Jan. 25. John O.
Telser cf Omaha complained to the
State Beard of Transportation that the
express companies doing business in
Omaha neglect to deliver promptly to
consignees packages that are entrust
ed in their care. He alleges that they
turn such packages over to local de
livery concerns and that they charge
an extra fee tor delivering them. The
board is asked to issue an order com
pelling the four companies to deliver
without the addition of local charges.
Mr. Yeiser also asks the Board of
Transportation to order a gate placed
in the fence between the Union and
3urlingtcn depots in Omaha.
Ased Workman. Falls Dead
PLATT5M0UTH. Nelu Jan. 25.
While en nis way to wors in the Bur
lington machine shops, where he had
been a pipe fitter for twenty- five years,
Frank L Yermilyea. sixty years of
age. fell and died in a few minutes
rrom heart failure- He was a mem
ber c the Ancient Order of United
Workmsn and Masonic lodges. H-
leaves s. widow and one daughter, Mrs,
W. A. r-idier, at Lincoln.
HATTERS IN KHASK4.
Organise Ctfvseaaic Iasaw
FAIRBURr, Neb.. Jan. 27. Aa ec
Somie league was orsacized here
the aasiMcea cf the university
assortatfoe of Chicago- The purpose
of the soaiety i to :eet from time to
time to disSa--' aoUtlcal econoary. po
litical science aa4 sociolosy. Ia core
common parlance it fcs a debuting club.
The? following officer? were elected:
6ottte IT. Jtnkics. president; -r- -K-Hin3li,
vfce president; V. K- Acxjcs.
secretary; J.- L. Pritchett. treasurer;
H. P. ShowjUwr. Iccal organiser;
Messrs. Bailey. Barnes- and Weidner.
executive committee; Jtosrs. Stephen.
Barker and Clapp. entertaicj-ient com
Mitw. The first regular noajting wtl'
he fe14 oa the second Friday evening
of next atoath. at which time some
eTominent legal lights of the city Jiave
proaww to lead la the discussion cf
some of tkef aroBinect political ques
tions. Atlaaaa Held far Aeaaaltlay Aaiea.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., 3mtu 27. The
ease of Ernest Ames of Lincoln. Neb..
asaiast Horace Adams, tie Silver
Crow alining man. was heard here
aad .4das bound over to the district
court, he being released on his own
rsognizanee. The case will pbabr
be drsBwed. as the facts were brought
out that .Adams was justified, in a
measure, by shooting. Tastimony
from both sides aaowed that Adams
wnt to the Cooper King mines to
remomatrate with Ames and his com
panions for jumping the property. He
was armed with a pick and advanced
to tz shaft, Trhre Ames was stand
ing with a Ratchet in hand. One of
his companion "rame out and snapped
a pistol in AdamV face, but the gun
did not go off. Adatas then pulled ms
own and shot Ames twlc: Ames has
about recovered from nis wounds.
Mara trouble ever the mine iz feared.
Sb! Capital "ote-.
LINCOLN. Ne'U., Jan. 27. A. T
Haynes. a colored student cf iie Statk
university, began suit in the district
court against A. L. Hoover and Ste
pren Hoover, proprietors cf the Lin
d&l fecteL to recover S2.5Q0 damages,
claimlha bat he was denied the priv
ileges of th hostelry. Haynes was
employed by tat republican state cen
tral committee and it Ls alleged that
the betel people refused to allow him
to ride on the elevator with ether pas
iners. Treasurer Meserve has issued a cal!
for general fund warrants registered
from 52.541 to 32.650. They cover a
saa of 340.000.
The" Roman Catholic Farmers Mu
tual Insurance company has been li
censed to issue r-ollcles in 3oone and
Antelope counties.
Seet Dimi;5 forSlandrr.
COLUMBUS. Neb.. Jan. 2?. Jamc
Hamons has filed suit against John
Mirra for SIO.O'jO damages. Both are
farmers and live near Lindsay Last
November a son of Hamons shot and
killed BanM Ducy. Jr. while they were
hunting ducks. At the time it was
generally conceded to have been an ac
cident. Hamons alleges in his petition
that Mirra has frequently declared that
the shooting was willful and deliberate
and that he iHamcns. the plaintiff f
knew that it was to occur, 'ice peti
tion also recites that Mirra has at di
vers times tried to organise a crowd to
Irnch both the plaintiff and his minor
sou.
n Ready for Enumerator.
BEATRICE. Neb., Jan. 27. Hoc. T.
E. Hibbert, supervisor of census fcr
this congressional diatrict. was here
yesterday. Regarding the prepara
tions being made for taking the cen
sus, he says that no enumerators have
yet been appointed and that the de
partment at Washington will not per
mit the appointment to be made until
a short time before the work is to be
begun. All other preliminary work
for the district, he say?, is -ompleted.
Suit for Serrice to a Prirt-
NEBRASKA CITT, Neb., Jan. 27.
The attention of Jadg? Fawcett and a
iurr was taken up by the suit cf Mary
I Seymour against the estate cf the late
Catholic priest. Rev. Eugene Cusscn.
to recover for services pertormea tor
the defendant during his lifetime. The
jury returned a verdict for il'Z 3. Tne
case will be carr;?d to the supreme
court.
Celebrates HU Kshty-Xineth nirftvdty.
PLATTSMOITH. Neb., Jrn. 27. I
Edwin Davis is cue of the board of I
trustees of the Methodist Episcopal
church in this city. Friday he was S3 j
years of age and to cIe"orat the occa-
sion he invited Senator W. H. Newell, j
S. A. Davis. George Hay. ? B. Wind- ;
ham. C. S. Polk. G. M. Spurlcck and
Rev. Asa Sleeth. the other trustees, to
a sumptoucus supper.
Farmer frail Dvad.
BLUE SPRINGS. Neix. Jan. 25
John Faaver, an old settler and 'in
spected farmer. living one mile we-i
of this city, while out doing ?ome
wcrk around his bam immediately
after naving eaten his dinner fe!'
dead, supposedly from stroke cf ap
plexy. Smallpox Tatien: Die-. I
13 a T-.-:ir- rTTV Vob Jan !!7.
David Cope, the young man reported (
as sunenng tram samiipui. ttieu ul tii
home of his employer. George Vanier
two miles southeast cf DuBois. Quar
antine regulations are suict-y enforced j
and no new cases have developed.
Prairie Fin
HIT RnthM-
AIN5W0RTH. Neb. Jan. 27. A
fifty-eight mile wind swept this vicin
ity. A fiying spark from the chimney
of a ranchman's house, five miles -e.-of
"Wood Lake, resulted in a very oixu
prane
burning out the ranches
of P E. Wantx. Mat Day and J. J
Davis, besides many hundred tons at
hay on other ranches.
JOHNSTOWN. Neb.. Jan. 27. A dis
astrous prairie fire started a little west
of here and south of the raQrcad track
and. fanned by a fierce gale, it swept
en. licking up stacks of hay. bams
and stock.
Know Ylaerar frnnx Firewater.
DECATUR, Neb., Jan. 27. A "boot
legger" attempted to take advantage o
the condition of some Omaha reserva
tion Indians who had filled xr on bad
whisky. The U"ick was soon discov
ered and the Indians went after the
"bootlegger's scalp. He climbel a
tree. The affair was comprimsed by
the "bootlegger" returning the money.
However, he did not leave his high
point of retreat until the enragsd
party of drunken warriors had depart
ed.
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