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ESTAIJLISIIED JUNE 19 , 1ST ] . OMAHA , FIUDAY MOHX1XC ? , MAHCI1 " 1 , 18 n TWKLVK TAGJ3S. PIXJLIfJ COl'V FIVE TEXTS.
PCRSE IS WIDE OPEN
Benato Votes Money to Employes with a
Lavish Hand.
SALARIES RAISED WITH LITTLE TROUBLE
Bepublicans Join with the Fnsionuta in the
Wild Scramble.
RAILROAD LOBBY MUCH IN f > w' 'W ,
State Board of Transportation is Given
Three Secretaries.
GETS RAISE OF EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS
Total Increime of If'-'tM.'tO Over the
Hillary Approprlatlonx o [ I.MI7
HOIIHC I'litn In Quite n
llnxy Dny.
LINCOLN , March 30. ( Special. ) The senate -
ate has ( Inlshed the consideration of the sal
ary appropriation bill nnd the generosity ex
hibited by the largo republican majority tc
the fusion ofllce grabbers In the state house
has been a surprise to those who have
wal-hcd the proceedings. The house had at
tempted Homo much needed reforms In the
extravagance with which the people's money
haa been expended In the past many years
for the purpose of furnishing "Jobs" to the
politicians who flock about the state house
llko carrion. While In several cases thej
had the courage to pare down the salary ap
propriations , the senate almost unanlmouslj
has voted to restore the former scale. _ Nen
offices for the faithful hava been adde < P that
linvo not hitherto existed. Salaries were
raised with easy conscience.
rf The fusion minority voted to a man fet
wrvcry proposition that would Increase the
v/iroprlatlons. Senator Van Dusen touched
the keynote when In an eloquent plea for
economy he said that he was astounded at
the rapacity of the minority In the matter
of appropriations , who were voting In a solM
" alanx to raise salaries and get new Jobs
rated for their fusion friends. He called
f"alanx f"
< ntlon to their platforms and their cam-
Ign speeches , all pledging economy and a
general reduction In the running expenses
of the Ktato. He scored the hypocrisy of
thcso who preached reform on the B turn 3
and practiced the extravagance the fuslonlsts
were exhibiting In the legislature.
The fusion oinceholdlng lobby , which has
Hwarmed like locusts on the floor of the sen
ate during the consideration of the salarj
appropriation bill , has exhibited Its rapa-
clousness to the utmost limit , perslatcntlj
hammering for an Increase In their wages
commensurate with the "Increased prosper
ity" ofthe times. The old argument about
the great expense of living ln _ Lincoln has
Jl been worn threadbare and the members seem
to have entirely forgotten that there were e
dozen applications for every job at the state
bouso and that men of as much experience
nnd competence could be secured by the
wholesale at 25 per cent less wages , wbloh
fire in many caBerrat' leajt 35 j5 r fcent-Hrgiii
than private persons and flrms pay for sim
ilar work.
Koine nt the Increase * .
Among the lncreases , was the one provid
ing for three secretaries of the Board od
Transportation , a total raise of $8,000 , whl ! <
It Is generally known that no department la
a greater detriment to the state than thli
.board and has been for years. When Sen
ator Farrcll made his plea for this Increase
characterizing this board as the only thlnf
standing between the people nnd the rail
roads , and the senate sanctioned the In
crease , railroad lobbyists rushed to the mem
bers of the present board , congratulatlni
them upon their good luck , having a gooi
laugh together over Senator Farrell's re
marks.
U may not be apparent to many why thi
publicans have 'been ' eo busy pulling fur
chestnuts out of the fire , but those on
'the Inside readily understand the situation
It IB n combination of members from dls
trlcts in which state Institutions are locate *
to get aid In return from the fuslonlsts fo
appropriations uaked for these Institutions
There are thirteen senators coming fror
M ! i trlc.ts having state Institutions. With th
of the Douglas county delcgatlo
\ -so members have been supporting all ap
prrprlatlons of all kinds.
In Justification of their actions It Is sal
the republicans assert they will have tb
state offices again In two years and the
they would want their employes to draw b !
pay. They said it wouldn't look nice t
raise thesn right away , hence It Is better t
do eo now In anticipation.
Following Is a tabulated statement of sal
nry appropriations that will make Interesl
Ing reading'
Senate. House.
] S99 ISiO. lR9i
Governor's office . . . . $ 15.6W1 $ 15.201 t Ifj.BO
Adjutant general . . . . fi.GOO 6iOO 4.CK1
Com. of labor 5,001 6.000 5.W1
Becre-tary of state- . . . . 15C"0 15.400 is.sr
Treasurer Auditor 21-fiOO 15i/ > ) is.'F.T'O ' is'sf ;
fiupt. public ln t K&M S.600 s. r
Attorney general . . . . 12OuO S.COO 9.6C
Com. Public Landa
and Buildings M.RnO 27X (
District court 22I.OHO ° . < r 234,0 > '
Huprnme court Jl.dfl 31.6T0
Htato library 4.SOO 4.ROO 5.0'
SiankliiK department. 6.COO 6.0 (
Jlomp for Friendless. G.OOi ) 5ft
Ufl of Transportation 13G 0 5 , 00 13.0 :
Normal achoolH 41 , 4U(0 ( '
lnroln ! Insane Has. , ll.SOO ll.SOO 10',4 (
ainstlncs Ini-ann Hos. 7.0cv T.ftV )
$
Norfolk Insane Hon. 7.f > ) 7.001 f
Hd. of Irrigation 10. . , , . . S.Si
Sta-le umvsKlty . . . . . ; .W SlO.OOi ) 19T.O
Kearney Reform Sen. li.lOO 17,100 IB. 11
Geneva Indus. School ? , K 1
Deaf rnd Dumb Ins. 2 $ , rt
Jfeeblo Minded Ins. . . . 1S.SOO 13.200
ins for Ullnrt is-am 15,200 15,11
Fish commlbslon 2.1i ) : . < c > ) 2 , < l
Mllfonl Inrtu * . Home , 7.J30
Miironl Sol. Homn . . 3,6 !
Grand I. Sol. Home. . 9,7 1 , TSO 9.7 :
Insurance department
Totl > l $ $ , KO $705,151 $505,3
Increase ovr } * 2s'250 :
- „
Decrease over 1S37 9.1M . . . .
tloiinc III n Carele .Miloil.
The house waa In a careless -mood agal
today , especially during the afternoon , whc
Jones of Gage was in the chair. In comml
tee of the whole , and for awhile there we
disorder that fit
went * of jollity and
nUhed a reminder of some of the proceei
ing on the last day and nights of prevlo
Betslons. It was Mr. Jonte' flrst experlen
\Jri the chair and the members made it ve
V5v > rm for -bltn from the start. The bills i
rfor consideration were not such as Inte
L-sled the members greatly , and they let t !
fun go on for a long while.
During Mr. Jonc * ' Incumbency ID the cha
one matter came up that nil sod a little b-
blood between < me of the fusion membc
end the alftlng committee. When this cor
-nlttefl n ado its last report the list wau hui
k \p \ and the 1 11U > were taken up In th (
c Jer. During the afternoon the coramltt
discovered that S. F. O. the free high schc
bill , was not included , and they handed Ute
to tbo clerk to be taken up along with tether
other * . When itwas reached there we
immediate * cfcjcctlonti from.mem4 . > cn w
( Continued on Third Page. )
DITCHED NEAR PARKVILLE
Kiiiiililioiind llnrlltiKloii
Wrecked l-'ou 111 IPX Out of Knii-
OIIM Clly One Mil n Klllcil.
KANSAS CITV.March 90. The eouth-
bound Burlington passenger train , duo here
late this afternoon , was wrecked three miles
north of PrakvlllP , Mo.
The whole train , except the din-In ? car ,
rolled down a twenty-foot embankment , car
rying with It several telegraph poles , thus
breaking telegraphic communication.
Klro "broke out In one of the coaches and
was extinguished without difficulty. The
nail anJ baitgage cars were turned bottom
and the sleeper turned on Its side ,
left the tracks , but remained up-
nf tllp wrcck' though not
ls supposed to have been
spr >
sprTho THhSjJHFunnlng at the rate of about
thirty-ftvoln JJI an hour.
The Injured are :
F. T. Norton. Kansas City , head badly
bruised and face cashed.
0. E. Hendee , mall clerk , Kansas City ,
face and head bruised.
\V. H. Yoak. Atwood , Kan. , hip bruised
and wrists sprained.
Peter Moore , Palmyra , .Mo. , hip and
shoulder hurt.
William Rogers , brakemen , leg nnd head
hurt.
hurt.Prof.
Prof. H.V. . Ixjhrman , Topcka , Kan. ,
shoulder and knee Injured.
Mary A. Miller , Mlle , JIo. , foot niashcd
and head cut.
Late tonight Norton and Hcndce were un
conscious. Their condition is serious and
neither may recover.
This Is the train on the Kansas City ,
St. Joseph & Council Bluffs railroad , leav
ing Omaha at 9:25 : a. m. and due to arrive
at Kansas City aiout 4 o'clock In the after
noon. Parkville Is tlic first station this side
of Kansas City. Nothing was known of the
wreck by the Burlington officers In this
city at ft o'clock last night.
AIRBRAKES FAIL AT NEED
Croiv IN t niililr < o Avert I'ntal
Ciilllnloii IlrttrtTii I'IINHCII-
Tral UN ,
ST. LOUIS , March 30. A special to the
Itepubllc from Alton , 111. , says :
A heai'on collision of passenger trains
occurred on the Bluff line at Haynes , ten
miles above Alton , nt 9 o'clock this morn
ing and the following were Injured :
Dr. D. W. Porter , JerBcyvllIe. 111.
Phil Gardner , Boonville , Itid.
Mrs. J. H. Yuthan , Bclltrees. Ind.
J. H. Mallon , baggageman.
The engineers escaped -by Jumping. The
trains were No. 2 , northbound , for Springfield -
field , and train No. 3. southbound , for St.
Louis. They were scheduled to pass at
Haynes. They arrived simultaneously and
the southbound train slowed up to let the
other In on the siding. The airbrakes ol
the latter train failed to work and -the train
could not be stopped , but plowed into the
southbound , both locomotives being totally
wrecked. Traffic was blocked for several
hours , but the cars were finally pulled away
and a train made up and sent to Alton.
Dr. Porter was the most seriously Injured
and -was taken to his home this afternoon.
Statement IN Mn lt liy n Wlliiem * K
Ka rill lie tlic Finding nt tlic Ile-
volvrr thnt Kilted Sa.\ton.
CANTON , O. , March 30. A few weeks
ago Sergeant of Police William Hasler re
turned to the county prosecuting attorney a
revolver found by him on last October 10 ,
three days after the murder of George D.
Saxton , of which Mrs. George stands ac
cused. He had kept the pistol concealed
1 In his possession several months. He was
; subsequently discharged from thi force by
Mayor KIce , who is also chief of police and
a practicing attorney.
Today Hasler made an official statement
of his conduct In the matter. He said that
on October 10 Mayor Rice directed him
1 where to find the pistol near the Henry
bouse. He went as directed , and found It
and took it home , but the next day he de
nted to Mayor Rice that he had found It.
i Hasler says hewas worried and took ad
vice of counsel who advlsi-d him to turn
the pistol over to the attorneys for Mrs.
George's defense. At that time Mayor Rice
was one of the attorneys for her defense ,
! but he recently withdrew from It. Mayot
Rice denies that be directed Hasler whert
to Dnd the pistol or anything of the kind
and that he knew nothing about the mat
ter. Hasler ; on the contrary , says thai
after his discharge Mayor Rice came tc
him and asked him If he knew about th (
revolver.
( Mrs- . George will go on trial next Tues
day. One hundred witnesses have been sub
poenaed.
UNLOADINGTHE FUNERAL SHIP
Transport Iteaeliex llrooklyn with tin
IlodlcD of Soldier * Fallen In
Spinilih AVnr.
NEW YORK , March 30. The Unite
Stated transport Crook , having on board th
| bodies of 6S6 American soldiers and civilian
I who lost their lives In the Amerlcan-Spanls
j war , wa.t moored alongside the governmer
I dock In Brooklyn today and the work of dli
I charging the cargo was commenced.
I Captain Buck , with Company I of tt
I Thirteenth Unlt d States Infantry , awalte
I the arrival of the vessel. The work of Iran
i ferrlng the caskets from the ship to tl
i dock will probably occupy the greater pa
of three days , as the boxes are only swur
j over at the rate of one every five minute
1 When the caskets reached the floor of tl
dock they were put on a litter and carrl <
by four men to different parts of the 'Whar '
so that Identification by relatives or frlem
would be facilitated.
Lieutenant Robinson of Ohlq who wei
to Cuba for the purpose of Identlfylt
bodies , IB 111 with typhoid fever. He wi
removed from the Crook to the Long Islat
college hospital. The wife of Brigadier Gei
eral Ezra Kwere Is also sick. She was r <
moved from the Crook to the Park Aveni
hotel , this city.
RAT ROW'S PERIODICAL BATI
riooil romliiK UIMVII the Ohio Aicnl
and Lower Cincinnati in fiet-
r tlntrVrt. .
p '
CINCINNATI , March 30. A flood is con
4ng duwn the Ohio , but not a dangerous on
There la rising water between Wheeling an
Parkereburg , also from Portsmouth I
Louisville. At all points on the upper Oh
above I'ort&mouth the river is falling. Tt
rise between Parkersburg and Wheeling
owing to the outpour ot the Allegheny. Hei
at 10 o'clock tonight the river is forty-elgl
feet and eleven Inches and is rising ttan
,1 , | Inches an hour. It may reach fifty-one fee
which la one foot above the danger line , t
Saturday. It will not go beyond that unle
there should be heavy rainfall immediate !
There -wai a light rainfall tonight. Rat ro
and Sausage row are Getting one ot the
periodical flooJlngs ,
LEE'S PASSENGERS SAVED
Tuo ItiNtrnd of Sixty People l. t In
the .Stcninlmnt Accident lit
T lrr. 5ln.
MEMPHIS. March 30 Definite Informa
tion wan received at the general offices of
the Lee line today regarding the nature of
the steamboat disaster at Tyler , Mo. , yes
terday afternoon. It reached that office : in
the shape of a telephone message from their
traveling freight agent , P. C. Lewis , who
was on the Rowena Leo t the time It
went down. Two lives are known to have
been lost and one Is missing. The dead :
MRS. CHAMBERS oT Caruthersville. Mo.
UNKNOWN NEORO WOMAN.
The missing man Is George Kuchler , mall
clerk.
General Manager Robert E. lxo ? of the
I.oe line furnished the Information regard
ing the casualties as soon as It reached his
office. The message said that the boat left
Tyler at 4 o'clock and In backing out from
the landing to reach the middle of the
channel , struck some hidden obstruction ,
the nature of which was not known , nnd It
began to sink Immediately , as soon as this
fact became known the pilot changed the
course of the boat and started back to the
landing , but before H was reached It had
settled down In thirty-five feet of water.
All the passengers and crew were saved
except those whose names have been given.
Mrs. Chambers took passage at Caruthers
vllle for Memphis and was bound for some
point In Mississippi. The passengers nnd
crew were picked up .by the steamer Ora
Lee , which was turned back from Tlpton-
vllle.
The Rowena Ix-c Is a total loss. It cost
$40,000 In 1S93 and was Insured for $15,000
with the Louisville underwriters.
Another vetslon of the sinking of the
Rowena Leo reached here late tonight from
Caruthersville , via Campbell , Mo. , and In
creases the casualty list to five. The de
tails and list of names follow :
Mrs. Edna Chamberlain , passenger ,
Caruthersville.
George Kuchler , mall clerk , 'Memphis.
Unknown chambermaid.
Two unknown negro roustabouts.
The boat was heavily loaded with cotton
and railroad Iron ; had made a landing and
was getting under way again when the wind
caught It and bleuit on the bank , etern
first. It I supposed the vessel struck a
projecting log , tearing a hole In Its stern.
It ( began to sink at once and went down In
two minutes. The passengeis and crew
Jumped. Some were picked up by shifts or
swam ashore. Mrs. Chamberlain Jumped o&
the river elde and was never seen after
ward.
POLICE ARE ALL GRAFTED
ItooNcvrlt Hrccii-on Communication
from .New TiirU'N Patrolmen Ile-
Kiinlini ; tin Extortion.
ALBANY , N. Y. . March 30. Governor
Hoosevelt has received from several members
of the police force of New York communica
tions saying that an assessment has been
levied on that department for some un
known purpose.
The governor made a statement to that
effect tonight. He refused to divulge the
names of -correspondents , nor to permit
who had been asked to contribute , but have
not done so. They have been received by
him for the last two months. From what
he gleaned from the letters the men of the
police force had been requested to contrib
ute according to their rank. He under
stands that the patrolmen -were assessed $10 ,
the roundsmen $15 and that the sergeants
nnd captains paid proportionately.
CISSY LOFTUS WANTS DIVORCE
Her IIuNluiiiiI. JiiNtln McCarthy.
Political Leader a nil Author ,
lien Formal Defelixe.
NEW YORK. March 30. The Herald to
morrow will say : Cissy Loftus McCarthy ,
the actress , has begun suit In the supreme
I court In this city for an absolute divorce
j from her husband , Ju&lln Huntley McCarthy -
! thy , the Irish political leader and author
I Ho has filed an answer to her complaint
denying her charges , but It is understood
! that this action Is formal and Intended U
I prevent the trial of the suit ID open court
i In accordance with the rules governing im-
j defended cases. Mrs. McCarthy's coraplalni
Is based upon statutory grounds. Her bus-
i band , in his answer , makes no counter
charges.
BLACKSTONE STEPS OUT
lKH" HI" I'oxltlon IIN Kxcoutlve
llcnd of tlie Chicago & Alton
I ta IIvav. .
CHICAGO , March 30. Timothy B. Black
stone , president of the Chicago & Altoi
railroad , took the decisive action today tha
puts him loose , after BO many years , froc
the executive control of the corporation
Ho forwarded to New York all his hold
Ings of stock , preferred and common , fo
deposit with -the United States Trust com
1 pany and at the same time tendered hi
resignation as director and president of thread
road , to take effect April 1. With this ac
tlon he formally abandoned all thought c
Interposing obstacles to the reorganlzatio
i of the system iby the eastern syndicate.
PANIC OF CONVENT CHlLDREr
i -
|
\\lille Celebrating Holy Tliundfi ]
I Accident fallxex n Illale In
i l.orettn Aeiideiny.
SPRINGFIELD , Mo. , March 30. Florenc. .
Rule , a pupil at the Loretta academy , whll
taking part In the celebration of Hoi ;
Thutaday at the Church of the Immaculat
Conception was 'badly burned. The pup I
marched Inside the church , carrying candles
one of which came In contact with the lltti
glrl't ; hair and clothing , setting them o :
tire. The 100 children In line 'broke ' awaj
causing a panic. Several were trod or
Florence was seriously , but not fatally In
Jurexl. Others were slightly hurt.
Cuihler ( ilven
MEMPHIS , March 30. The charges agalns
H. L. Armstrong , cashier of the Continents
National bank , came up before United State
Commissioner Clough today. Mr. Annstrpn
waived examination and gave bond to appea
before the federal court In May. U 1
claimed that the overdrafts which it I
charged were In violation of the natlom
banking laws , reported by him under th
head of "loans and discounts" In the bank'
statement of December , 1837. were ovet
drafts which were secured by pledges of col
lateral. They were paid a few days aftf
the statement wab made and It Is clalme
not a dollar was lost by the bank on accouc
ot such overdrafts.
Sutro1 * I'Ktulc Helnventorled ,
SAN FRANCISCO , March JO The secon
Inventory cf the estate of the late Adolp
Sutro has Just ten completed and ebow
that tbo entire estate Is worth $2,743,127 an
that of this sum $2.426.06 Is Invested In rr
estate in the countlci of San Francisco , Sa
Mateo and Alameda. The Sutro library
appraised at $7. > .GOO. the Sutro baths , sal
to be the finent In the world , are flgurvd 1
be worth $200.000.
( S OF
Slaughtered Filipinos So Thick on Pielt
They Are Used for Befuge.
SIGHTS DESCRIBED BY RED CROSS WORKEF
VIIIIIIK of Utnh In llrntallj
llutcliereil liy the Nntlrow While
d f ir Wounded Sinn
on Itntllrflclil.
WASHINGTON' , .March 30. The following
extracts arc furnished from a report Just re
ceived by the Red Cross society from F. A.
Blaku of California , In charge of the Red
Cross work at i.Manlln. The report Is dated
February 15. It says :
"Just one 'Week ' ago today , did the fighting
actually commence , and tin last week bns
'brought ' about changes little dreamed of.
The Insurgents have been pushed back en
all sides until cur circle of outposts have
advancer ! In some directions as much a-s
twelve miles. Our "bays fought like tigers
and mndo s > uch a name for themselves for
'bravery ' , endurance and Btrlct < ll& lpllno as
will > bo handed down -pteterlty for agea
to come.
" \Vlth the thirty-three woundc.l last night
It brings our total dead and wounded up to
date a trlflo under 200. I never saw such
execution in my life and hope never to fee
such sights as met me on all sides as cur
little corps paf-ecd over tihe 'field , drenslng
wounded legs and anus nearly demolished
total decapitation , horrible wounds In
chests nnd abdomen , showing the determina
tion of our eoldlem to kill every native In
sight. ThB Filipinos stood their ground
heroically , contesting every Inch , but proved
thcmselTS unable to eland Iho deadlly fire
of our well-trained and eager boye in blue.
llrnil Klllilnn * for llreimtwnrkN.
"I counted sevcirty-nine Oead natives In
one small field , and 1 learn that on the
other side of the river their bodies wort
stacked up for breastworks. The block
houses filled with natives were stubbornly
held and only taken after a bayonet charge.
Here Is where we had so many wounded.
You sec , they seek shelter behind the
densely wooded localities , while we must
advance in the open , and many times only
guess at their location.
"I witnessed many daring deeds of In
dividual soldiers and officers , absolutely
defying death under a perfect shower of
bullets. This kind of fighting and pushing
forward has completely paralyzed the na
tives , as the Spanish would simply make
a sortie and return for a siesta and smoke
and then wait for another week or month
and repeat.
"A Spanish officer , surveying the field ,
made the remark that the Americans had no
etiquette In warfare , not allowing the troops
to stop for a week xfter an attack. This
rush Is putting the fear of Oed In the na
tives , and I think when Agulnaldo's head
quarters Is attacked tiey will cry enough
and surrender.
"The firing commenced at about S p. m.
last Saturday , and from the rapid move
and from the volleying , we all knew the
spell was at last broken. After a tour
hours' waRJh tVAn-p , - A
'five mllec on fo"bt to supvJr , ' . ' & . . 'iiSs
badly needed and prepared for the day at
tack , converting our private conveyances
Into a kind of ambulance suitable for carryIng -
Ing in the wounded. Dwight , Tanner and
Night Nurse Burrows and myself went to
the front , arriving Just as the firing began.
It was our first baptism of fire and It was
an event not to be forgotten soon.
At Work on the Ilnttlelleld.
"The Americans -were shelling a very larg <
stone church full of Insurgents who wen
blazing away from parapets at our smal
force on a bridge not seventy-five yard
away , when a cry came , 'Red Cross , Rei
Cross. ' We three made a rush with case
and stretchers , secured one poor , < brave sol
dler who was struck with a Mauser am
mortally wounded. After binding his wouni
under fire we removed him to an ambu
lance and I took him in.
"On the way this rig was actually fire
upon and bears 'two Mauser bulletholes
Returning , our line had advanced and wit !
the aid of artillery drove hundreds of na
lives on to Santa Ana and after a brllllan
charge In the open Santa Ana fell and b
10 a. m. our .wornout. soldiers were resttn
under shelter of the Insurgent general1
house , vacated by him an hour before. W
first cared for their wants by carryln
water , giving stimulants where required , an
returned over the field to dress wounded I
the field and behind entrenchments. Her
wo met faithful Waage nw superlntendet
of the California convalescent hospital i
Ermlta and Dr. McCarthy , with sleeve
I turned up , working like Trojans.
"Early next morning we started for Ma
' , where the Monadnock did such ter
' rlblo execution. Again we found all w
1 could do dressing wounded Plllplnos , afte
, first satisfying ourselves our own had bee
; attended1 to.
"I must say the general hospital corp
acted most heroically , working early an
late , until really exhaueted. Jt was Tnai
I velous the rapid manner they got ou
I wounded In and , lastly , all the enemy. Tlh
'moral effect It had on the natives to e
their wounded ibelng eo humanely lookc
after was electrifying , and J trust mak
them realize the greatness of the Angle
Saxon race. * Had the order of things bee
reversed our -wounded would have bee
treated to a machete fitab.
Prlnhtriil llnlehery of n Surgeon.
"Our surgeon. Dr. Young of Utah , whll
actually dressing a wounded man on Ui
field was entrapped and throat cut from ea
to ear , fingers cut off and otherwise mos
cruelly slaughtered , showing the treacher
of the natives and utter disregard for Re
Cross attaches ,
"I gave my arm badge to a surgeon an
trusted to luck. The girl nurses God blei
them ! worked like beavers and won we
merited praise from their individual BUI
geon and general thanks from Major Cronb ;
They worked up to 1 and 2 o'clock evei
morning , with a sea of blood 4n the opei
atlng room , amid most sickening sights , thi
would make a man wince , then after opei
atlonu , dressing wounda and all without
word as to being tired.
"And now , as to what has been done Elm
I last wrote :
"Wa only got rid of our last fever p ;
tlfnt on the 6th and have been dresslt
temporary wounds to ease up the gener ;
tiospltal , sheltering any soldiers who mlgl
drop In , preparing food for boys at tl
front and holding ourselves In readm ! E I
answer the requisitions made on us by
surgeon. Yesterday I wag with Colon
Smith of tlie First California , and In U
name of the society presented JJ.OOO for reg
nent and J 1,000 for Krmlta hospital. Do
wore most grateful. "
M'MKHOIIS HOLIDAYS IX SA.VTIAG
neutral Su iieiiiluii or Uu liirn f <
Holy TliurkUuy , ,
SANTIAGO , March 30. In .former yei
under the Spanish regime the Interval fro
10 o'clock In the morning of HolyThursdi
u&tll Easter Monday was Invariably a go
CONDITION OF THE WEATHEF
Koroa. t fur Nebraska
Kalr ; Brink Northerly Wlnrts
Tciiiierntiirc | nl Oinnlin jenlerdnyi
lliutr. lcu. Hour. I > p
' n. in lit 1 ii. in I ! . '
II n. 1 211 a ii. in Jl
7 n. in HO It | i. in ill
s n. in til -I 11 , in. . . . . . ill
II n. in Ill : t. m - )
10 11. in -II It ] i. in. . . . . . ' _ ' >
11 11. in. , . . . . si 7 i > . in '
1Z m a2 S p. in. . . . . . U <
! > | i. in a :
crnmcnt holiday. It was treated likewise bj
the railway companies , which ceased to rui
trains during that period. The stores alsr
wore closed , business generally was suspended -
, pended and no music of any hind was per-
1 muted Irom Holy Thursday morning until
Sunday.
I
j This year there Is a general suspension
1 of business and the railway lines will not
I be In operation. Tomorrow the cable olllct
, will close at noon , not to reopen until the
next day.
Senor Bacardi , the mayor , has requested
I
I however , that there be no formal dcslgna-
I tloii of a civil holiday this year , on tht
ground , as he vomcwhat humorously puts
It , that If the people of Santiago keep nl !
j the Spanish , American and Cuban rellglou ;
\ and secular holidays , they will only wort
I about three days a week.
| As a result of this suggestion the civil
j employes have been notified that If thej
I quit work they will not be allowed to re-
I turn.
I Probably many will lose their employment
by disregarding the warning , but there art
|
| na many others ready to fill their position
i MAY SEND THE MONEY HOME
I fiIMIcrnl ( Iiiini'z In Crrutly nixuriiNtcil
anil 1-Vflliie In HUlnpKiitiint
the
HAVANA , March 30. Governor General
j IJrooke has almost made up his mind to sen.1
' the J3.COO.OOO back to the United Statej 1 !
! the Cuban military assembly docs not give
! tip the army rolls.
j "You may aswell do so and not trifle
much Conger , " eald Secretary Alger , when
' discussing the matter In the conference wllCi
General Brooke and General Gomez. The
latter said that such a course would serve
the assembly right.
Anyway , the Impression Is spreading that
t'ae governor general may return the money
to Washington , and It Is stirring up fresh
feeling against the assembly. General Eras ;
called upon the Cuban general , Rafael Por-
tuondo , chairman of the executive commit
tee of the assembly , three days ago and
asked for the rolls.
"Do you come from General Brooke ? "
asked Porttiondo.
"Yes , " replied General Ernst.
"Officially or unofficially ? "
"I oomo unofficially , " answered the Amer
ican.
"Then I cannot glvo them up , " retorted
Portuondo. "I can only do so' on official
recognition. "
A file of United States troops would
probably fee sentto take the rolls If the
military administration knew exactly where
the , ? -werc- , but thsre ls a feeling thai a
iinistaKO " " - - v made and the admlnis-
S J T" 1 1'
. mo-Course of a conversation with an
old friend from San Domingo today Gen
eral Gomez said :
"I am ready to go home. I am tired o
this jangle with the assembly. I have
learned scmrthlug about these people which
I did not know before. They are an un
grateful people. They do not appreciate
what the United States government Is doing
for them a service In which I am assist
ing.
I "Three assembly commissioners have run
off again to the United States to beg for
money , -while I , who have a wife In Bar
Domingo , have not money enough to bring
her here. But there I do have a house and
, might be sure of enough to live on. I am
old and tired and I feel like going back. "
The organization of the so-called Cuban
national party Is proceeding. Meetings an
| held nightly and today the promoters is-
I sued a manifesto to the people of Havana
] calling upon them to unite their efforts an < :
I to organize ward committees with a view
i of disseminating information prcparatorj
| to a national convention. This movement
It Is said , Is due to the approaching elec
tions , but It has already developed a splli
in eastern districts , where the Cuban fedcr
allsts have organized to promote a republic
GOES AFTER AN INDEMNITY
MliilHler Hlliler Miiy full L'nou tin
\avy to Collect $1 ! . , OO < > from
lloiiilurii * .
'NEW ' ORLEANS. March 30. Minlste
Hulter left for Honduras and Guatcmali
today. He will demand $25,000 Indemnlt ;
1 for the Pears' killing in Honduras and th
1 navy may help to collect it. Ho will thei
go to Guatemala , in the interests of the al
leged filibusters under arrest there. H
cabled a request for a stay of proceeding
until his arrival , and the request wa
granted.
MISSOURI BEER TO BE TAXEl
Hyder Hill Providing for Innpec-tloi
of the llre v of the State I > nime
the lloiioe.
JEFFERSON CITY , Mo. , March 30. Tl
house -today passed the Ryder > blll provldir
for the levying of an inspection tax of
! cent per gallon on all beer manufactuti
1or 1 sold In the state. The money goes lu
the revenue fund to meet the expenses
the state government.
lllUllneerx' Axxoela I Ion Meet * ,
BUFFALO , N. Y. . March 30. The first at
nual nie-etlng of the Railway Knglneerin
and Maintenance of Way association v.-aa hcl
In this city today. The association is con
posed of the chief engineers of the varloi
railway systems throughout -the countr
The following officers w re elected : Prei
Ident , J. F. Wallace , Cincinnati ; vice prei
Went , P. A. Peterson , Montreal , and W. (
Curtis. San Francisco , treasurer , W. S. Oav
ley. Chicago. A board of directors was all
chosen. The latter will met't In Detroit t
April 12 , when the time for holding the ne :
meeting of the general body will be dete
mined.
Mcxlciin Fuultlve In KniiHim City ,
KANSAS CITY. Marrh 30 The local PI
lice are busy looking for Santiago Morph
who IB wanted In Mexico for embezzling $70
000 of bank funds , but as yet have -ecun
no clew to his whereabouts. Morpby <
caped from a detective In New Orleans t
January 23 and Is supposed to be in hid.lt
In the vicinity of Kansas City.
Acceiitliit ; lleiielllx l-'orfellM DainaKi-
INDIANAPOLIS , March SO. The gupreu
court today held that an employe of a ra
road in agreeing to accept benefits from
railroad relief association In race of loju
relinquishes bU right to bring suit agalc
the company for damages.
Director of I'aiiaiuerli'iiii Fair.
BUFFALO. N. Y. . March 30. At a mec
ing of the directors of tlie Panamerlcan E
position today Colonel John W. Bo r w
appointed commissioner general of the e
position at a salary of $6.000 per annum.
Mac Arthur and His Brave Soldiers
Now in Full Possession ,
fILIPINOS FIRE THE CITY AND THEN RETIRE
They Offer But Slight Resistance to
Our Advancing Forces.
AGUINALBO AND HIS CABINET NOT IN SIGHT
Hall's Brigade is Advancing North from the Water Works
and Driving the Left Wing of the Enemy Back
Has Quite a Sharp Engagement , with
Twenty Casualties.
MAX1UV. Mtitrh . ' ! 1. ( Noon. ) Major ( Joni'rnl Mni'ArUiur ontoroil .Mnlolos.
tlu > siMt of the so-falli' < l Insnrci'iit povoniniiMit , at listlf past I ) this morning , the
; rebels btmilnj ; the city ami simultaneously I'vauuatlut : It. Tliey arc now lu full
1 retreat toward the north , whore Amilunklo ami the cabinet have been for two
' days.
j WASHIIXOTON , March 111. The War department at lt0 : ! tills morulnp luaile
public tin1 following dispatch from ( Jeueral Otis :
j "MANILA , March HI. Adjutant ( Jt-in'ral , WasliitiRtou : MacArthnr cap-
i tntvd Malolos at 10:1 : , " tills morning. Knemy retired after sllpht resistance
and ilrlnsr chy. Particulars later. Hall bad quite severe ciir ( iKeiucnt beyond
| Mnrlqulnn ; casualties twenty. Knemy driven out. OTIS. "
MANILA. March 'II. (10 ( : . " . { n. in. ) Major CJetieral MacArtltur advanced to
attack Malolos , the seat of the Insurgent government , at T oclock tills inoruliip.
He was met with- strong opposition , the rebels resisting desper.ftely , but losing
heavily.
General Hall's hripide is advancing north from the water works and driv
ing rhe left wing of the enemy across.
( Copyright , ISM , by Press Publishing Co. )
MANILA , March 'M. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. )
South Dakoians and Nebraskans took t lie trenches to the right of Mulolos nt
3:30 p. m. Trains are now running towithin three miles of . Slaloios. The
train curries supplies out , but the brid go and pack trains are not yet at Gui-
giiinto. A cool , drenching rain this afternoon much refreshed the men. The Ore-
gons and Minnesotans , with tlie Fourth cavalry , are guarding the railroad and
baggage train. Tlie impetuosity of our advance saved Guiguluto bridge from
burning. Tlie railroad is further unharmed except fliat a few ties are -torn up ,
tiou v-'vth the
NEBRASKANS LOSE FOUR MEN
Iti-Niilt of Ilie riclitln nt
AVIic-ro tlic I3n * ni > - I" Concen-
Irnteil in Force.
MANILA , March 31. 17:33 : n. m. ) The
United States troops rested last night In
the Jungle about a mile and a quarter from
| Malolos. The day's advance began at 2
o'clock and covered a distance of about two
and a half miles beyond the Gulgulnto river ,
along the railroad. The -brunt of the bat
tle was on the right of the track , where
the enemy was apparently concentrated.
The First Nebraska , First South Dakota
and Tenth Pennsylvania regiments encoun
tered them entrenched on the border ofthe
wood ? and the Americans , advancing across
I the open , suffered u terrific ( Ire- for half an
j hour. Four men of the Nebraska regiment
were killed and thirty were wounded. Ten
men of the South Dakota regiment were
wounded and one of the Pennsylvanlans was
killed.
The Americans finally drove the Filipinos
back. Although there were three Hues of
strong entrenchments along the track -the
enemy made scarcely any defense there.
General MacArthur and his staff were walkIng -
Ing on the track abreast of the line with
everything quiet , when suddenly they re
ceived a hbower of bullets from sharp
shooters In trees and on housetops , tout
these were speedily dislodged.
The enemy's loss was apparently small ,
the Jungle affording them such protection
1 j that the Americana were unable to see them
i and In firing were guided on by the sound
of the Filipino phots. The American ar
tillery was handicapped for the same rcabon.
Last night's long line of campflres made
a beautiful sight , with the Twentieth Kan
sas regiment on the left of the Guigulnto
, station and the Pennsylvania regiment on
6g - the right , beyond the river.
1 , The provision train was delayed by broker
d' ' bridges , but the stores of grain and Hock.
° 'of ' ducks in the locality furnished ampl <
' 'i forage.
The hospital work Is remarkably efficient
as U has been throughout the whole cam
paign. The telegrapher ! ) keep abreast of th <
line and maintain a constant connectloi
with the city.
Knrller llNintrlir | ,
WASHINGTON , March 30. The following
dispatch from General Otis was received at
the War department tonight :
"MANILA , March 31. Adjutant General ,
Washington : MacArthur made disposition *
yesterday for attack on Malolos today. En
gagement opened at 7 o'clock this raornlne
and Is now progressing. Casualties yester
day , four killed and twenty-three wounded ,
all brought to Manila last night. Hall
moved out from camping station at dayllgbl
this morning with the three battalion !
northeast ; attacked and has taken Marl-
qulna and Is pursuing enemy : ordered to re
turn this afternoon. OTIS. "
WASHINGTON , .March 30. With th
American forces within three nnd one-hall
miles of the Insurgent capital. Intercut It
the military movement north of Manila hat
about reached the culminating point. Ii
waft btatod at the War department toJu ]
that the march of three and one-half mtlei
might take all of today In view of the suc
cessive lint * of rebel cntrencbmentH am
the atrong earthworks which It U believe *
the rebels have thrown up Immediate ! ]
around the city.
In that event the Ktonnlng of the cltj
j lUelf would not begin until tomorrow , Then
* *
1 '
is nSkcertalnt - , t o'wjjyer. that tho. short
distance may-'tiot. 'beT cojripaasect carly' ' - to
day so aa to permit "an' as aulf late today
or during the night. General Corbln was
of opinion that the attack would fbegln to
day.
Plan of the Advance.
Major Simpson of the military Informa
tion bureau had made a final readjustment
of the American position showing Just how
the approach to the insurgent capital will
be executed. It shows the brigade of Halo
stretched out on the right and that of Harrison
risen Gray Otis on the left. Each
brigade In this advance line Is made
up of seasoned volunteers , with four bat
teries of the Third artillery , these being the
only regulars. But just back of them and
midway between the two advance brigades
is the strong force of Wheaton , which has
been kept from the arduous -work of the
last few days and held as a sort of batterIng -
Ing ram. It Is made up mainly of regulars ,
the Twenty-second infantry and the Third
Infantry , as well us one regiment of volun
teers , the Second Oregon , which has seen
some of the hardest fighting of the war.
Hate's advanced column on the right IB
made up of the First Nebraska , First South
Dakota. First Colorado and the First Wy
oming. Otis' advanced column on the left
is made up of the Twentieth Kansas. First
Montana , four batlerlcd of tie Third artil
lery , the Thirteenth Minnesota and th'i
Tenth Pennsylvania. The Minnesota regi
ment was sent forward from the water
works yesterday In order to strengthen the
adv.inco line for the final arnnult.
BATTERY E IS ORDERED OUT
Third Artillery nl JetTerxon IlarrucLt *
Will Slnrt nt Once for
.Manila.
ST. LOUIS , March 30. Battery E of th
Third regiment of artillery of the United
States regular army , which Is now stationed
at Jefferson 'barrackn ' , has been ordered to
Manila , and will depart as noon as arrange
ments can be made to transport the men
and equipments > to the Philippines.
Lieutenant Colonel O. C. Smith said the
battery will depart on or.-before next Tues
day and will go direct to San Francl co and
take passage on a transport. There will be
120 men and two carloads of lioracu.
ARMY IS WELL PROVISIONED
Meat" In Diinuer of HpollliiK Are Sold
ut Auction nnd llrlnir I'rolll-
ulilc I'rlcen ,
WASHINGTON. March 30. The following
has been received at the War department :
MANILA , March 30. Adjutant General
Washington : Subslutenco eupplle * < -.xvl-
lent nnd abundant. Meats deteriorating In
this hot climate arc told at public auction
at high figure. Considerable hard brea4
spoiled : will be some loss. Supplies In nil
other departments good ; medical supplies
abundant. OTIS.
Hill Ml TO M'I'I'ltr.SS AKIII.V.U.DO.
I filled Mitten IN Forced to I'ut Down
llchelllon lo Protect I'liroiiemm.
LONDON , March 30. The Speaker this
week , commenting upon the difficulties of the
Americans in the Philippines and asserting
that the n WAp.erlos cf troubles which It la
said to bo Inevitable , even after the capture
of Mulolos. probably puts an end to the Fil
ipino republic , continues.
"It must bo noted throughout the present
struggle that the Filipinos have put thum-
etlvta in the wrong. The plea that they
were fighting In defense of their rights does
not hold good In the cn e of Manila , which
Is the center of European Intert-Mi , It could
not be left to the mercy of revolutionaries.
America , through no fault of Its own , haa
become responsible for the good government
of the Philippines and U bound to