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ESTABLISHED JTJXE 10 , 1S71. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNEISTR , APRIL 5 , 1800 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY VIVE CEXTS.
PUSHING SOUTHWARD
General Mac Arthur Moves His Forces Out
from Mnloloi
RUNS ACROSS ONE THOUSAND REBELS
Montana Boys Exchange a Ftw Shots with the
Insurgents.
TWO OF THE SILVER STAIEMEN WOUNDED
American Troopa Seize
Strategic Importance. .
ENTIRE FORCE WILL BE MOVED UP THERE
Mnlolon Will He Left , n * AVnter Sup
ply In IiiHUlllolent Filipino *
Tell \Vliy They Klrert On
lleil
( Copyright , 1691 , by Press Publishing Co. )
MANILA. April I ( Now Yoik World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) General Mac-
Arthur made a reconnaissance In force from
'Malolos ' this morning. Accompanied by the
Montana regiment , the Fourth cavalry nnd
two guns of the Light artillery , he advanced
ns far as the river lo the north of Agul-
naldo's capital , striking It at Calumplt , a
point of considerable strategic importance.
The place will "be held.
The scouts found that a force of about
1.000 rebels were Intrenching themselves fore
o defense across the river nnd some of the
Jlontnnn men exchanged shots with the
enemy. The rebels were armed with Mauser
rifles and two of the .Montana men were
wounded. There was no attempt at an eii-
igngp-meiit. After Calumplt had been seized
General MaoAithur decided to move his en
tire force north , from Malolos , because the
water supply there Is Insufficient for the
< nmp.
In accounting for the firing upon ambu
lances and hospitals during the campaign
It Is said now that the Filipinos thought the
lied Cross Mag was the American battle flag.
llnril I'rolinlile.
MANIL/A , April 5 10:35 : a. m. The In
surgents are massing forces north of Calum
plt , about five nnd one-half miles northwest
of .Malolos , and according to the observa
tions of the reconnoltorlng parties they have
line entrenchments there.
It Is expected that hard fighting will be
necessary to dislodge them at. that point
and at San Fernando , where Agulnaldo Is
supposed to be. Large rivers strengthen
both positions.
The Montana icglment had one man killed
and Ihree wounded jcaterday. Twcntj-flve
men were prostrated by the heat and
brought to the hospital.
Two new big Krupp guns , one six-Inch
nnd the other eight-Inch , which were found
"burled " nt 'Malolos ' , will toe mounted.
The Americans have found 27,007 silver
dollars.
COMMISSION ISSUES APPEAL
' ( 'nil * tif" ' Hits Fllliilr'-m iu Accent
Anierlvnii Sovereignty In u
1'rle.nrtlyi Snlrlt.
NEW YORK , April 4. The Journal's
Alanlla correspondent cables the text of
Iho United States Philippine commlsslonerfa'
Jiroclamatlon , Issued today :
The commission desires to assure the
people ot the Philippine Islands of the cor
dial good will and fraternal feeling which
are entertained for them by the president of
the United States and by the American
people.
The aim and object oftbo American gov
ernment , apart from tbo fulfillment of the
Holemn obligations it baa assumed toward
the family of nations by Its acceptance of
sovereignty over -the Philippine Islands , are
the well-being , prosperity and happiness of
tho. Philippine people and their elevation
and advancement to a position among the
most civilized peoples of the world.
Meiuin to the Knil.
The president believes that this felicity
end perfection of the Philippine people are
to bo brought about by the assurance of
pcaco and older , by the guaranty of civil
und religious liberty , by the establishment
of justice , by the cultivation of lotteri , t > cl-
oiicn and the liberal and practical arts , by
the enlargements of Intercourse with foreign
nations , by expansion of Industrial pur
suits , by trade and commerce , by multipli
cation and Improvement of tbo means of
Internal communication , by development
with the aid of modern mechanical inven
tions of the great natural resources of the
archipelago and , In a word , by the uninter
rupted devotion of the people to the pur
suit of useful objects and the lenllzatlon of
those noble Ideas which constitute the higher
civilization of mankind ,
Unfortunately these pure alms and pur
poses of the vinerlean government and
people have liec'n misinterpreted to some ot
thu Inhabitants of certain Islands , and as
n consequence the friendly American forces
have , without provocation or cause , been
openly attacked. And why these hostili
ties ? What do the best Filipinos desire ?
Can It bo more than the United States Is
ready to give ? They are patriots and want
llbsrty.
I'olley of United Mated.
In the meantlmo the attention of the
people of the Philippines Is Invited lo cer
tain regulative principles by which the
United States will be guided In Its relations
tvlth them. These are deemed to be the
points ot cardinal Importance
1. The supremacy of the United States
must anil will bo enforced throughout every
part of the archipelago , and tlioto who re-
blst It ran accomplish no end other than
their own ruin.
L' . To the Philippine people will h grunted
the most ample liberty and self-government
reroncllahlo with the maintenance of a
vise , just , stable , effective and economical
Hdmlnlstratlon ot publlo nllnlrs and eompatl-
l > lo with thu Bavorelgn and international
rights und the obligations of thu United
States.
3. The tlvll rights of the Philippine people
ple will bo guaranteed and protected to the
fullest extent ; lollglous freedom will bo as
sured nnd all persona shall be e qual nnd
have equal standing In the ejes of the
law.
4 , Honor , justice and friendship' forbid the
use of the Philippine people or the islands
they Inhabit as an object or means ot ex
ploitation. The purpose of the American
government U the welfare and the advance
ment of the 1'lilllppliie people.
f > . There shall bo guaranteed to the Phil
ippine people an honest and effective civil
service. In which , to the fullest extent to
which U Is practical , natives shall be em-
Mi Ahum * of Tiixlnu 1'ovver.
6 The collection and application ot all
taxes and other revenues will bo { .laced
upon a sound , economical basis , and the pub
lic funds , raised jubtly nnd collected hon
estly , will bo applied only to defray the
regular and proper expenses Incurred by and
for thu establishment and maintenance of
the Philippine government nnd such general
luiprovciueiitu lU the public Interests way
demand. Local funds collected will bo used
for local purposes and will not be devoted
to other ends. With such prudent aim
honest fiscal administration It Is believed
that the needs of the government will. In a
short lime , become compatible with a con
siderable reduction in taxation
7. A pure , speedy and effective adminis
tration of Justice will be established ,
whereby may be eradicated the evils arising
from delay , corruption and exploitation.
8 The construction of roads , railroads
and similar means of communication and
transportation , and of other public works ,
manifestly to the advantage of the Philip
pine people , will be promoted. /
'J. Domestic and foreign trade nnd com
merce , agriculture nnd Industrial pursuits
tending toward the general development ot
the country , in the Interests of the Inhab
itants , shall bo objects ot constant solicitude
and fostering cure.
< 4fhootft Will lie I'roilileil.
10 Kffcrtlvo provision ulll bo made for
he establishment of elementary schools In
which tUn children of the people may be
educated nnd appropriate facilities will be
provided for a higher education.
11 Reforms in nil departments of the
government , all branches of the public serv
ice and nil corporations closely touching the
common life of the people , will be under
taken without delay and effected conform
ably with right and Justice In a way to
satisfy the w ell-founded demands and the
highest sentiments and aspirations ot the
people.
Such Is the spirit In which the United
States comes to the people of the Philippine
Islands and the president has Instructed the
commission to make this publicly known.
In obeying his behest the commissioners
deslro to Join the president In expressing
their good will toward the Philippine people
nnd to extend to the leading representative
men an Invitation to meet them for the pur
pose of personal acquaintance and the nx-
change of views nnd opinions
JACOB GOULD SCHURMAN.
United States Commissioner.
GEORGE DEWEV.
United States Navy.
DLWBLL S. OTIS ,
Major General U. S. A.
CHARLES DENIJY ,
United States Commissioner.
DI3AN S. WORCESTER ,
United States Commissioner.
FAIRY TALES FROM HONG-KONG
rtlliiliio .Iniitn Comen Out In Another
Wrlril Tnlc fif Deep , Ultrlc
Amerlenii IntrlKiie.
HONG KONG , April 4. The Filipino
Junta has issued another of the cxtraordl-
mry statements , which have been features
of the newspaper campaign , directed from
hero by the agents of Agulnaldo.
In the present instance the rebel agents
claim to have obtained their "Information"
frc-m American sources at Manila. They as
sert the existence of "mysterious Intrigues"
between the Vatican , Major General Wes
ley M < rrltt. President McKlnley , Major
General El well S. Otis and Archbishop Ire
land , "leading to the latter's Journey to
Rome. "
Continuing , the Filipino statement says :
"Tho Pauli t fathers' actions prior to the
fall ot Manila were suspicious. NowIn ;
conjunction with Archbishop Nozaledas ,
who Is Intimate with General Otis , they are
endeavoring to procure the former ascend
ancy of the church in the Philippines ; hence
they are sustaining General Otis , -who , ns a
Catholic , has refused to obey the Washing
ton orders nnd transfer the command of his
force to General Lawlon , because he wishes
10 remain 'n ' pownr nd assist the church to
recover Its reul estate. The Paulists' policy
Is more subtle than that of the JesulU and
uulcES they are promptly re-called they will
work further mischief. The Philippines are
available hunting ground for the church ,
hence the Titanic effects to maintain Its
supremacy. "
AGUINALDO RULES BY FEAR
.sohiirmiin HelleveH thnt Xnllien Do
.Not Surte Through Lotc of
Their CIIIINC.
WASHINGTON , April 4 Only five of the
eight members of the cabinet wore present
at today's meeting , the absentees being
Secretaries Gage , Alger nnd Long. The
principal subject under discussion was a
long cablegram from Mr. Schurman , chair
man of the Philippine commission now at
Manila , -which was read by Secretary Hay.
The part of the message -which attracted
most attention wa.s that which Indicated
that Agulnaldo's power over his followers
was largely based upon coercion and fear
of violence In case they opposed him. This
message , taken In connection with recent In
formation received from General Otis , has
led to the belief among tbo members of the
cabinet that the end of the trouble with
the Filipinos Is near nt hand.
DESPERADO'S CAREER ENDED
Cl > u > Mntlox Kllleil I- Oklahoma
HlK-i-ItT After HhootliiK u
Itiinehiiiati.
ARKANSAS CITY. Kan. , April I A spo-
elal to the Traveler from Nowklrk , Okl. ,
says : Clydo Muttox was shot and killed
at 10 o'clock today by the sheriff of Kay
county on the farm of Frank Lowry , near
hero
'Mattnx ' last night killed Lincoln Snlnney ,
a ranchman , In n saloon fight at Ponca
City und escaped. In 1891 he Killed a
negio In Oklahoma , Okl. , for which ho was
sentenced to death. His mother , Mrs. S
W. Hatch , spent a fortune to save him , suc
ceeded In having President Cleveland commute -
mute his sentence to life ImprlFonment , and
last jear was Instrumental In securing hid
pardon by President iMcKlnley , appealing
to him In pcrann.
KANSAS CITY. .Mo. . AptII 4. A special
to the Star from New Kirk , 0. T. , says. The
reported killing of Clydo Mattox , the es
caped murderer , Is not believed bore , A
posse Is said to < bo Ettll In pursuit ot him.
FILIBUSTERS COME HOME
MlNNourliiiiN AVho Were Thought ( o
HiAwnltlnK l"n' < Mitloii In lion-
iluriiN huff oil Amerluiin boll.
KANSAS CITY , April 4 , A New Orleans
FH'clul sa > s. Churchill Outhrcy and Au
gustus S. Flournoy of Kaneas City , who
were reported captured and shot as fili
busters In Nicaragua , arrived hero today
from Bluuflclds on the steamship Break
water They are said to have departed
quietly for Kansas city.
The government had ordered the gunboat
Maidlas to Honduras to protect the Ameri
cans.
cans.R
R Nle ad , a German consul , who arrived
on the Breakwater , declares that as far as
ho was'able to learn not one of the six men
who weie reported to bo In a Nlcaruguau
prison awaiting execution were ever taken
Into-custody by the ftlcaraguan authorities.
Knulloh ! > > nil lent f lln > u Oil WellN ,
HOUSTON , Tex. , April 4. An English
syndicate , represented by Henry T. Kent and
Charles A Calhoun cf St. LouU , have
closed a deal with petroleum producers at
Corslcana by wljleh It becomes possessed of
nearly 200 oil welU and some 200000 acres
of oil land leases , The price prld Is near
{ 100000. The tame ) syndicate will acquire
[ control of ether extensive oil Celdi In Texas.
BRITAIN ACCEPTS THE PLAN
Formation of Samoan Commission Is Now
Mutually Agreed Upon. .
DETAILS ARE STILL TO BE ARRANGED
I'ropoxnl of Gerinnn for it Trllinnnl
rie-iinry I'otrcr ItecrUen
n of TMO
Uoi ernnicntM.
WASHINGTON' , April 4 Lord Salisbury
has accepted the plan proposed by Germany
for the settlement ot the Samoan trouble
by the appointment of a tripartite commis
sion. The acceptance U on the broad prin
ciple only and the details ot the arrange
ment are yet to bo agreed upon. As Iho
United States has already accepted the gen
eral proposition there Is no longer doubt as
to the organlratlon of the commission. |
It Is not believed hure that there \\llt bo j
any difficulty In arranging the details ot
the commission plan for the settlement ot
the Samoan trouble arising from reluctance
on the part ot the Urltlsh government to I
throw asldo the llcrlln treaty. The State 1
department does not expect that It will ba
necessary to go far outside of the lines of
that convention to sccuio a satisfactory ad
justment of the present difficulties.
As there appears to be an apprehension
that thu proposed commission may not ba
limited In Its functions sufficiently to meet
the Urltlsh Ideas It may be said that the
plan In contemplation safeguards all essen
tial points.
It Is proposed that the commission shall
visit the Islands , make a careful Inquiry
into existing conditions and then apply such
lemedlol measures ns may seem to be neccs-
sary to Insure tranquillity. It will be dis
tinctly understood that whatever the com
mission does In that line will be purely tem
porary In character nnd subject to the ap
proval of the three governments' paity to
the Herlln treaty. Then the commission
will bo expected to frame a scheme for sub
mission to and approval by each of the
three powers for the future government
ot the Islands , Involving perhaps some more
or less radical changes In the original Ber
lin treaty.
Neither ot the three governments , there
fore , chances the loss of any substantial
Interest In the Samoan group by accepting
this commission plan and1 this Is probably
the explanation of the announced accept
ance by the Urltlsh government of the prin
ciple of the commission.
The president has not yet made a selec
tion of the commissioners who shall repre
sent the United States government , but a
decision Is expected very soon. He has before -
fore him several names of persons who rank
high as publicists , or as experts in Inter
national practice. Prominent among the
latter Is Thomas VV. Grldler , the present
third assistant secretary of state , who has
been suggested , principally ibccause ot his
thorough familiarity with the subject , hav
ing made a study of the Samoan affairs from
the date of the Uerllu meeting , ten years
ago.
Another name is that of Henry Adams ,
who finds his recommendation for prefer
ment through his former residence In
Samoa and acquaintance with the habits
of the people and his nchol.irly qualities.
DECORATION FOR NIEIKLEJUHN
KiliK of h eilen IJeNloM * < lie Royal
Order of the S voril on llic
WASHINGTON , April i. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The King of Sweden has bestowed
upon Assistant Secretary of War Molkle-
John the unusual honor of the patent ot
Knighthood of the Ilo > al Order of the
Sword , Hist class. Secretaiy Melklejohn
today received official notice ot this honor
through n communication , of which the fol
lowing Is a translation
"The undersigned chancellor hereby
makes Known , that U Is the pleasure of
his majesty the king , on February 27 , 1899 ,
to appoint as knight of the Hoyal Order of
the Sword , first class , Georgu D Molkle-
John , assistant secretary of war. North
America. Stockholm , February 27 , 1899.
OM UJOUNSTJEKNA ,
Chancellor of Order.
GUSTAF CELSING , Secretary of Order ,
M"iSOIl " : M3WS AT WASIIIMSTON CITY.
Interior Department MiiUcx IlulliiK on
1'eiiNloii Aiill'ntlonH. | .
WASHINGTON , April 4. The Department
of thu Interior has rendered a decision that
n declaration for pension exe-utod prior to
< he date when the right to pension accrued
Is null and void. It was found that a large
number ot claims for disabilities Incurred
In the war with Spain were ibelng executed
Tjeforo the claimants -were mustered out of
the service.
Commissioner Hermann of the general
land offices has recommended to the secre
tary of the Interior that certain changes bo
made In the "boundaries of thi > Alaskan lam
districts so that a. portion of the present
Hampart district will bo Included in the
BItka land district.
General Urooko hnti ( been notified to suit
hU convenience legardtng the sending honia
of volunteer ! remolnlng In Culn and ho
may retain them until the payment of Uio
$3,000,000 to the Cuban soldiers Is effected.
Vice President Hobart IH not progressing
as satisfactorily as was hoped for and to
night he was not as well ao usual. A dis
agreeable cough Is giving him the most annoyance -
noyanco and ho la unable to throw It off.
Kx-Secretary Sherman Is gaining steadily
and Is able to alt up much of the time.
The president has signed a proclamation
opening to settlement on May 4 next the
larger portion of the southern Ute reserva
tion In Colorado.
Th ° director of the census today ap
pointed Samuel C. Dunham special agent to
take the census of northern Alaska.
The Navy department haa almost com
pleted the allotment of funds for the naval
jnllitla organizations cf the various states.
There Is this year malbbln for all of the
organizations $60,000 , and this will be dis
tributed among them on itho basis of the
number" of petty officers and enlisted men
actually In ser\lce.
CimtoiiiN lleee'lnt * of Ixlimil.
WASHINGTON. April 4. Assistant Secre
tary of War Melklejohn gave out fur pub
lication today a statement of customs re
ceipts for the Islands of Cuba and Porto
Rico for the first two months of 1S19 ,
The receipts for the Island of Cuba for
January were $1,061,632 , for February , { 957-
600. Total for two months , $2.019,232.
Receipts from Porto Illco for January
were $119,061 ; for February , $74,015. Total ,
$193fi7fi
Ilecelpts from the port of Havana for
March were $857,128 , being the high-water
mark for Havana.
niI'er Cent Interent lllll Iout.
ALHANV , N V. , April 4. The bill fixing
the legal rate of Intercut at 6 per cent Vius
lost Iu the assembly today. I
IRISH LEADERS GET TOGETHER
IJfTorl to Unite IlllTerent rnetlonn It
. Mnilo nl Conference In
Unhlln
DUBLIN , April 4. A conference of the
nationalist members of parliament , called
with the view ofjbrlnglng about n reunion
of the Irish parties , Tvas opened at the Man
sion house herrfp todav. The Parnellltcs
were Invited to attend , but declined to dose
so , owing to the.fact that the nationalists
rejected their proposal for a preliminary
joint committee meeting to dlscusa the Insls
of reunion. The'bulk of the Rcdmondltes
wore , therefore , absent
Timothy Harrington was elected to the
chair. Timothy H. Hcaly , Timothy D. Sttl-
llvan and Thomas J. Heal > sat with the
antl-Parnellltes. John Dillon moved nnd
Michael Dn\ltt seconded resolutions regret-
ting the nbscnco of the bulk of the Pnrnell-
Ites , which , It wns pointed out , would make
reunion Impossible , favoring the reconstltu-
tlon of the old Parnelllto partj as It existed
from 18S5 to 1890 , and declaring readiness ,
as an earnest of ptactlcnl exemplification
j ! of the spirit of the antl-Parnellltos to sup-
I port a Parnelllto for first chairman of the
j ! party. The resolutions wore adopted ,
I though there was a slight assent at the last
proposal ,
j
QUARREL OVER TERRITORY
San DomliiKO mill Ilnytl I'nU Ont
Ahont l.niiil ( Jlnlnieil h > Iloth
HciulloN. !
PORT AU PRINCEtHaytl , Api II 4 The
relations between the republic of Hnytl and
the republic of San Domingo arc very mush
strained owing to dtspt ( 's regarding terri
tories claimed by both'republics. . The two
goveinments are concentrating troopa on the
| frontiers nnd It Is repotted that the San
Uomlngans have invaded Haytlan territory
nnd occupied Las
Oh'KKIAIj STATUS QKIIMAX VH3AV.
il 1'rovoe-ntlve I'rnelnmntlon of
Hone. Will He UlMittiMVcil.
BERLIN. April 4. Dr. Von Hamman ,
under secretary of the German foreign
ofllce , wns naked today for a statement re
garding the charge made by Admiral Kautz ,
U. S. N , against Herr Rose , the German
consul at Apia. He said !
"That H Admiral Kautz's view. The
other vle\v Is that the whole trouble came
by others Interfering la the roynl election.
Wo ha\o no ofllcial IIOWB "about Heir Ilcse
having Issued a proclamation. Wo cannot
tell what Us contents are , Impartial as
wo liavo been In Dr. Itaffel's case , I can
bay that if Herr Rose Issued a provocative
proclamation wouhall disavow it. That
Herr Ilose protested at theconsuls' meet
ing wo knew , but that Is a different thine
from a proclamation. "
When ho wue questioned as to the status
of the negotiations on the subject of
Samon , Dr. Von Hamman remarked : "Dr.
von Buelow ( the minister ot foreign af
fairs ) , has eihortaned hK leave and returned
to Berlin 'because ' he desires to carry on the
negotiations himself. < Vo had a long con
ference yesterday with the British ambassa
dor , jnd today ho conferred with the
United Stateo ambassador. It Is true that
England Is thus far Uo iMng' back against
Germany's propcsal to set. ' a Joint comrnts-
Blon to Samoa. " ' '
- _
XUWS OF A\T.AIlC
fr j'- ' : - <
Ste : nier llelKlea Find lo Winter
.South of tli < - Circle.
BUDNOS AYRESJ April 4. The steamer
Belglca , having < 5n' board the De Garllche
Antarctic expedition , has arrived at Punta
Arenas , Patagonia. The vessel -was Ice-
'bound ' for two months.
'NDW YORK , April 4. The Brooklyn
Standard Union prints the following copy
righted cable despatch , dated Montevideo ,
April 1 , signed by Dr. 1'iedcrlck A. Cook ,
surgeon of the Belglca expedition :
"The Belglca arrived here this morning.
All well. Our Antarctic vo > ago has been
a complete success. Much new land In
Weddel sea and upon open water to the far
south discovered. Active volcanoes were
also Been. I come home direct by early
steamer. The Belglca will not return for
another winter , as originally planned. "
Originally the purpose of the expedition
was to rotuin last fall and reflt In Mel
bourne , Australia , but today's dispatch
makes It known that the Bolglca was the
first to v.Inter south ot the Antarctic circle.
Conformist * of SoulallNtn.
LHBDS , Eng. , April 1. The seventh an
nual conference of the Independent labor
party , presided over by James Kolr Hardle ,
the former member of parliament and so
cialist leader , passed a resolution today In
favor of federation with all socialistic
bodies. The Rev 6. Wilson of the Social
ist Crusade of Chicago , addressed the con
ference on the Increase of socialist senti
ment in America. The ROY. J. Wise nnd
the Rev. W. Holds-worth of Chicago were
alao present at the conference.
German MlnlMer Will TnUei n Iti > nt.
PEKIN , API II 4. Baron von Hoyking ,
German minister , has received a year's
leave of absence , after which ho will take
another post Baron von Kettelor , the Ger
man minister to Mexico , will succeed Baron
von Hoyking at Pokln The retiring Gorman
minister has long been iu 111 health and
will take a sea vojago.
.Innuilenitn Arc I'eiH-efnl.
PORT ANTONIO , Jamaica , April 4.So
far UK this part of the Inland Is concerned ,
though there Is displeasure among the public
at the action of the governor on the tariff
and the appointment of now members of the
oounc.ll , there IB no Idea of a rebellion
against the government
AlKer COCN < < > I'orto Illco ,
PORT ANTONIO. Jamaica. April 4. The
United States transport Ingalls arrived hero
yesterday with General Russell A. Algor ,
United States secretary of w < ir , on board.
U reported all well and haa gone to Porto
Illco.
C'ltiiiiti * Heeo > er .
LONDON , April 4 The United States am
bassador , Joseph H. Choatc , has almost re
covered from his recent indisposition and
went to Bournemouth today with his family
ACCEPTS IDAHO BISHOPRIC
Itov. .Inini-K lion en I"iini'ei ( > of I'orfx-
inonth , Vn. , IleeonnlilerH Illn He-
fun nl of thnt 1'ONlllon.
NORFOLK , Vn. , April 4 Rev. James
Bowcn runcten , rector of Trinity Episcopal
church , Portsmouth , who -was elected bishop
cf Boise , Idaho , by the college of b'.tliopj '
In Washington last November and declined
the high honor , -was a fetv da > s ago pre
vailed upon to reconsider the matter. To
day , to the surprise of the president und
the grief of his parishioners , ho announced
hla acceptance of the blF&oprlc , Ho will bo
consecrated by Bishop Raudclph of the
dlocefo of Virginia April 21.
Illinois SolilliTN CumliiK I Ionic.
SAVANNAH. Ga , April 4 Four com
panies of the Second Illinois volunteers ar
rived hero on the Ward line steamer Vlga-
lui'cla from Dry Tortug.m quarantine today
and stTted for Augusta , where the regime U
Is camped.
iASSEMBLY V01ES TO DISBAND
Ouban Military Organization to Dissolve
Aimj nnd Surrender Rolls.
NOT WILLING TO LOSE THAT THREE MILLION
I'reMlilent Anilrnile GU e Utternneo ( o
.Sonic Verj Mournful Word * UN
III * ( iiMi-1 fnlU fin- the
I.nit Time.
i HAVANA , April I. 7 p. m. The Cuban
| military assembly this afternoon voted to
disband the army and to dissolve.
The \otlng was eighteen In favor , against
j
ono opposed.
j i The muster rolls were left In the posses
sion ot thu executive committee of the as
sembly , which will facilitate the preparation
' of copies for Go\crnor General Hrookc.
' The army question Is considered settled.
j i "As the shadows ot night fall over thu
city , wo llntsh our work. So IH Culm 3
,
future clouded and dark. 1 take leave
of > ou with sorrow nnd my last words nru :
'May Cuba some day bo free and Inde
pendent. ' "
With these words , General Fernando
Frejo do Andrade , piesldcnt of the military
assembly , closed Its last session at 7 o'clock
this evening. The whole meeting was calm
and dispassionate. H lasted four hours.
General Sangulllj's Mights of oratory , in
which ho likened the members of the as
sembly to , i "band of faithful workeis de
voted to Cuba's good , but finally vanquished
by uncontrolled conditions , " weie leeched
with applause.
To Cite ItrooKi * Hie ItollH ,
The assembly ordered the disbanding of
the aimy In accordance with Senor Des-
palgnes' motion and passed on the details
and methods of the dlsbandment. A new
executive committee was then appointed to
attend to the routine work connected with
the commission ot Cuban officers nnd this
committee will supply to General Urooko
the copies of the Cuban muster rolls.
Twenty-two members attended the closing
session.
al\ator Cisneros of Puerto Principe , who I
was chosen president of the provincial delegates - j
gates at Puerto Principe , September 23 , j
1895 , nnd waa ultimately succeeded by Senor i
Uatolome Maso , was the only member to
vote against the resolutions to disband and
to dissolve. To the very last he declared
that In any event the resolution to dissolve
was unconstitutional nnd that he would never
give ui > his position until n now assembly I
had been elected. Senor Cisneros Is a
very old -man , his -voice Is weak and his
protests were hardly heeded by his col
leagues.
Senores Hevla and Vlllalon arrived this
morning from Washington and the assem
bly was convened this afternoon In order
to hear their report regarding their efforts
In Washington. Not until nn hour's delay
was a quorum secured.
Senor He * la'n Ileport.
Senor Ho-vla made the following state
ment :
"On antvlng In Washington with Senor
Vlllalon I Immediately sought Mr. Conn
nnd asked him for a definite assurance as
to carrying out the loan he proposed , giv
ing him until Friday at noon to answer.
In the meantime we sought nn Intel view
with the American secretary of state , ask
ing him to either Increase the $3,000,000 ,
or to authorize thu assembly to contract n
loan. The secretary of state replied tihat
neither course was possible and the matter
closed with the receipt by Senor Vlllalon
ot the following letter from Secretary Haj
" 'I reported to the president today the
subject of our conversation this morning
and. ho directs me to say that ho had noth
ing to add to the other communication
which I then had the .honor ot making to
you. '
"Tho secretary of state told us that the
refusal of General Portuondo to deliver the
rolls at the request of General Brooke had
made a very bad impression In tlho United |
States.
"Senor Vlllalon suggested that the matter
was not correctly reported , assuring him
that General Portuondo told the represent
ative of General Drooke that the rolls were
the property of the assembly , as represent
ing the army , and that ho could not de
liver them except ontho authority of the
assembly without being guilty of Insubordi
nation. Mr. CoJin tried to arrange a meet
ing for us with the parties interested in Uio
loan scheme , but the attempt wns not suc
cessful.
Other I-oiin "M-heme u Pullure.
"Ho then Introduced Mr. Uosenberg , vvtio
said he wns sure the loan could bo arranges ,
but time WUH necessary to carry out the
project and the present moment was In-
oppcTtune to approach President McKlnloy ,
who was busy with the Philippines. Mr.
Uosenberg suggested waiting. To this
Senor Vlllalon answered that wo must Im-
mollately Inform the assembly.
iMr. Ilohenberg said that under such con-
dltlons that a loan would bo Impossible , nnd
It would bo liotter to call the loan off. Ho
fcpoko of a certificate ot deposit for the
whole amount offered to the assembly , which
ho proJuced for the Cubans to show to the
president nt nn opportune time , but It was
not exhibited to us "
A leport embodying the sulxUanco of
Senor Hovla'.s statement -was submitted to
the assembly after which Senores Hovla and
Vlllalon both expressed themselves as con
vinced thnt It would bo Impossible to got
another cent from the United Stales or an
American authorization to make a loan and
it was equally hopeless to negotiate the lo.vi
proposed 1 > y Mr. Colin. Strangely enough
this recital was not followed by any burst
ot passionate criticism.
Silence reigned until General Andraflo ,
president of the aEjemWy. said that Senor
I De palgne's dissolution motion , with the
j amendments , would bo considered. Then
j Senor Clsnercs raised his dissenting voice ,
persisting In that attitude until the clcso of
the proceedings , out his declaration was the
only feature which prevented the discus
sion ami the docUlon from being unanimous.
Senor Despalgnes' motion called for the
disbanding of the army , with permission to
the eoldlors to accept money from the United
States. The various amendments had to do
with the detail * of disorganization. After
two hours' discussion the resolution was
finally passed.
AfU 12ieeiitli Committee.
During the afternoon the executive com
mittee resigned and a new committee
| elected , composed of Senores Lacrct Hevla
and Gulfberto Gomez. This committee ,
which Is entirely unofficial , will attend to
matters connected with the officers' com
missions.
General Andrsde considers that there Is
no reason why General Urooko , now that
the assembly la dead , should be unwilling
to nsk this unofficial committee to deliver
the muster rolls. If any objection still ex
ists In the mind of the governor general ,
Andrade suggests that the committee should
hand the rolls to a mcm'ber of General
lirooke'a staff ,
Keeping Til 11 on llool.x.
HAVANA , April 1. 10-35 a. m. Governor
General lirooko la engaging Iu the United
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
forecast for Ncbnifka
llnln : Warmer.
Temperature nt Omnhn j rnlorilti ) I
Hour. DC-K. Hour.
States four expert accountants to act ns
traveling auditors , thus subjecting munici
pal and provincial bookkeeping to occasional
and unexpected exanilnatloiiR .
Senor Vlllnlnn and Heavla , members of
the assembly , who hiuo.beon on a mission
lo the United States , nirlvcil hero this morn-
Ing. The Cuban military assembly will
meet this afternoon.
MRS. GEORGE'S TRIAL BEGINS
llenrltiK of AlleKeil MnrilerenH of
( iciirm- ) , hii-vton IN Kntercil
CANTON. O. , April 1 The first day of
the tilal of Mrs. Anna H. George for the
murder of George 0. Sattou , brother of Mrs.
McKlnlcy , closed with seven men occupjlng
scats In the Jury box. In securing t I"
number only ten ot the special venire of
forty had been called , three ot whom were
excused.
Among those who surrounded 'Mrs. ' George
were Mrs Drown , a ulster of the accused ;
Mrs. St Clalr. nn nunl , and Mrs McKnlght ,
all of llanoverton : n Mr. Morris of Hanov
erian , two men nnmed Jackson of Lisbon ,
and Mrs Slddenger , a middle-aged woman
ot Alliance. Three desired witnesses are
still absent , but an agreement was reached
to pioceed without them. About 125 wit
nesses have already been subpoenaed and
the list Is being constnntlv Increased.
Counsel for Mrs. George have ordered
summons issued nnd served on Mrs. Mary
Harber , u sister of Suxton , nnd Corwln D
Itachtcl. cashier of the Gcorgo I ) . Harter
bank , to appear as witnesses for the de
fense. Mrs. Harber Is ordered to bring Into
court all letters In her possession received
by Saxton from Jlrs. George fiom 18 ! > S to
18'I8 , also all checks , books of account and
files kept by Sa\ton during these jears.
Ilaehtel Is ordered to bring Into eourt all
drafts paid by Saxton and the books ot the
bank showing Saxton's bank account.
J. J. Grant was formally appointed
assistant pioseoutlng attorney ami
objected to proceeding without the
attendance of Russell Hogan , a 12-
year-old boy witness , whom the
sheriff could not find , nnd who Is wanted by
both sides. It Is admitted that If present
howould testify as bcforo the coroner , and
as set forth In his affidavit. Prosecutor
Pomerno said ho was embarrassed by the
ubtecco of this witness , ns well ns by that
of Mrs. Althouso and Peter Qulnn , but would
not ask continuance on that ground , He did
not believe that Hogan , properly questioned ,
would testify as at first. A suspension was
granted tto admit the testimony before the
coroner if the witness could not bo produced
In person , the defense reserving the bamo
right.
Then the forty names In the special Jury
venire were called and all answered. The
defoiibo then challenged the array ot jurors ,
addlu lung technical motions. fnrnuill } ' at
tacking the jury commission's work , allega
tions of Irregular service by the sheriff on
jurors , etc. The latter were argued.
At the coroner's Inquest young Hogan tes
tified that ho saw a person In black como
from the Althouse property Just after the
shooting and pass on the opposite side of the
fctrcct. He did not know -whether it was
a man or a woman. He said he could not
toll -whether It was Mrs. Althouso or Mrs.
George.
Arguments on the challenge to arraign
were carilod Into the afternoon. When the
court's decision was announced the challenge
was set aside and the venire wan sustained ,
Then the examination ot Jurors , ono at u
time , began. This bade fair to bo a slow
proceeding. The court was crowded to Its
capacity. A number of out-of-town rela
tives of Mrs. George wore present.
STEAMER CHILKAT IS UPSET
veiiRer Ilout In Overturned mill
TlioHe on llouril Are Thrown.
Into the Surf.
EUREKA , Cal. , April 4. The steamer
Chllkat , which sailed today with twenty
passengers. Is upside down on the bar whcro
it capsized.
The lost passengers are :
M. O. I1USON.
PETER FIIYE.
E. O'BRIEN.
E. J. BOLAND.
Among the seamen drowned are :
F. H. ANDERSON , captain.
A. JOHNSON , seaman.
SECOND OFFICER , name unknown.
Ttio steamer North Fork picked up the
following :
William Backwood , chief engineer ; First
Aoslstant Engineer Clydo Lltner , William
Grip , llrcman ; T. C. Bohall , steward ; Wil
liam Black , seaman ; Howard Smith , pas
senger.
The following were picked up nn the
beach and are now at the life-saving sta
tion
Peter Hanson , Ilremnn ; First Mute Peter
Johnson , Passenger W. C Mascr.
SNOW SQUALLSN THE SOUTH
Severe Cold Simp MaUeN the Crop *
mill VeKctnhlen Shiver , lint No
( > rent Daiimtre Done.
NORFOLK. Vn. , April It began snowIng -
Ing heavily 'hero ' nt 11 n m. today and eon-
tlnucd until 1 p. m , when It was succeeded
by rain. U Is very cold hero tonight. ,
RALEIGH , N C. April i Snow began
falling this morning nt1 o'clock and continued -
tinuod steadily until 3 o'clock In Uio after-
noon. This Is the heaviest April snow slncb
tho'weathor bureau was established here.
PETERSBURG , Vn. . April 4 A fuilou >
snow storm began hero about 10 o'clock this
morning and enntlnuod several hours , but
It melted an fast as It fell As far as
learned there U no damage to fruit or veg
etables
DANVILLE. Vu. , April 4. Three Inches
of snow fell hero today. It melted as soon
as It touched the ground. No damage to
fruit Is reported.
CHARLOTTE , N. 0 . April I. The April
know squall struck Charlotte this morning
and prevailed until 2 30 In Ido afternoon
The weather tonight IH cold and damp , but
there Is no danger of frost.
For n IhiiiK In I'orlo Illeo ,
CHARLESTON. W. Vn . April IA I char
ter was granted hero today by the i-ecrctarv'
of state to the Anurlcun Colonial Banking
company to establish u bank iu < an Juan
Porto Rico The authorized capital Is JJ-
000,000 The liicor.orulors | nrc EJwIn L.
Arnold , Edmund Pavcnatedt , IHclileh 11 ruff.
Otto F Klppelman of New York Clt > ami
Frau > Flafe-ge , WestneM , V J
MlniTK ( Iii llnttu lo VVorU.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala April 4 - The utrlk-
Ing coal miners at Bellcweii and Hargre'avo
resttocd work today. The strikes at Allco
and Redding and other places continue.
HARRISON THE MAN
Re-Elected Major of Ohiongo by n Plurality
of 39,010 , Votes.
HOT FIGHT ON LOCAL ISSUES AT AN FND
Windy Oity Adds Eleven Thousand People of
Austin to Its Limits.
CLOSE CONTESTS FOR THE TOWN OFFICES
Republican ) ] Get Fourteen Aldermen nnd
Democrats Nine ,
HEAVY VOTE THROUGHOUT CITY AND STATE
Curler. the llriniteil Miu'liliit" Nominee ,
( icln Vole of I07ttl : , Aunluit
IKMUI for llnrrlson
TlirnnKli the Stnte.
CHICAGO. 'April ' ( . Carter II. Harrison
was re-elected mayor of Chicago today by a
total vote ot 140.91 , against 107,301 for iSlin
H. Carter , the republican candidate , nnd 45-
401 for John P. Altgplil. the Independent
democratic candidate. Harrison's plurality ,
3D.G10.
In the laut ma > oialty election Harrlpon
was elected by n vote of 118,000. against C
342 for Scnrs , tfco regular republican nom
inee , and Ofl,3fl" for Harlnn. the Independent
republican , The democrats Invo elected
their candidates for the town offlces In ths
north and west towns , the republicans ear
ning the south town , although the final
count may t.iko this from them. The re
turns at mldnli5ht , however. Indicate thnt
they ha\o n fufe majority.
The vote from the wards shows as far aa
It has been counted that the lopuhllcnnn
have elected fourteen aldetmcn nnd the
democrats nine. The contest In several ot
the wurdB Is very close and the official count
will probably be ni-cossarv to determine the
result. The city council has been composed
of forty-five democrats and twenty-three re
publicans and the democrats will , -without
doubt , ictaln a working majoilty.
The election was entirely upon loc.il Is
sues , no element of national polities enterIng -
Ing Into the campaign. Thn firm stand
taken liy Mayor Harrison against the pro
posed fifty-year extension of the street car
franchises wns a strong clement of his pop
ularity and gained him many votes from the
republltan party , besides holding closely to
him many ot the democratic party who
might have cast their votes for the Inde
pendent democratic candidate. Another fact
thnt drew to him many republican votes wan
the existing opposition to the republican
machine among the rank nnd fllo of the re
publican ix rty. Thousands of votes wera
cast for Hnrrlbon that would have been re
ceived by Carter , the republican nominee ,
had not the latter licen backed by the ma
chine politicians.
Ciirter "Machine Nominee.
There was nothing against Mr. Carter per
sonally , but the fact tbnt ho jvas reputed to
b tlle--malfiiinvaoniliie& aH eflb6gl"to * siut
many against him. Suvoral Independent and
republican papers supported Mr. Harrison ,
among thorn being the TimesHeraldwhich
have been known as McKlnloy organs.
The election revealed some romarhablo
changes in the republican vote , particularly
in the strong republican wards , whcro the
shifting to the democratic candidate vvaa
very marked. In the Third ward , which ha3
alvvajs been a republican stronghold , and In ,
which the democrats were not nblo to sccuro
a candidate this jour. BO sure was the party
of defeat , Harrison received a majority of
Cl. In the last mayoralty election this waid
cast a total of 3,210 republican votes , divided
between Sears , the regular republican nom
inee , and Hnrlan , the Independent repub
lican candidate , against 2r > ! M for Harrison.
Today the republican candidate for town
treasurer received In this ward 3,417 votes ,
against 2,389 for hlH democratic competitor.
Tlio Pounth ward cast two years ago II.OfiT
republican votes against 2,022 for Harrison.
Today It elected a republican alderman by
n majority ot 1,800 and Harrison carried It
by a majority over Carter of Oil. In vari
ous ether wanln In this city a like result
was ehown , thorn being n strong repub
lican slldo toward Harrison , many ot the
wards which ga\o him strong majorities 10-
turnlng republican candidate * for aldermen.
nieellon SliiKiiliirly Uulet.
The election wa ono of the moat quiet
that the city has over experienced. Them
were rumors of coming trouble In the KlrHi
nnd Hlghtecnth wards , whcro the republic
ans claimed 'they ' liad Bocured posltlvo evl-
donco of "cclonlzlng" nn the part of Mm
democrats , but the matter came to nothing
and there were no dllllcultlrB to speak cf
Sevnral arrr t were made , ono man , Hobort
Ferguson , having In hl possession , when
coming to the polta , a marked olllclal vota
Ho InformcKl the pollco that lie had rooolvefl
It from Timothy O'Connor , a democratic
politician , and the Juttnr was arrested
Mayor Harrison -whircd himself tonight
as being greatly pleased with itho result ot
the clecton , saying : "It shows that thn
pecplo of Chicago nro pleased with the ad
ministration , and I am glad of lhat , for I
honestly endeavored to glvo 'thorn th brut
administration I could. The result shown
for lUelf. "
.Mr. Carter , the republican candidate ,
"J do not take the Harrison victory to bo
a rcbulie to the republican party Indeed , I
think that national UBIIUH were not In the
inlndn of the ppoplo when they cast their
ballots simply Iho Jdea was uppermost that
Carter II. Hairlson wa alone to thank for
defeating the attempt at long term fran
chises and thut re-elrotlon wns dun lo him
as n rouKvJ for that act. I'orHonally , I have
no regrets over the roault. I havii foil for
the last four days wo hod no chnnco to win ,
nnd whllo I re-fret the defeat of the repub-
llcin party , as a party , I think that I my
self am much hotter off than If I hail
"bi'Pii " elected "
The suburb of Austin wan annexed to ths
< -lty of Chicago as a rwiult of the election
This will add 31,600 to the population of
Chicago.
Of the thirty-four aldermen elected , the
republicans scuircd nineteen and the demo
crats fifteen. The next city council will < on-
slut of twenty-eight republicans and forty
democrats , a gain of live for the repub
licans.
The city ticket of the democrats was
elected by majorities running ill the way
between fi.OOO and 8.000 The bitterest lighten
on thin part of the ticket was for thu city
trcaaurcrshlp , which was t > uurcd by Ort-
selfeti , the democratic candidate , by r. - majority
jority of C.OOO. Thii democrats uUo carried
all the town elections , electing assessor ,
collector , supervisor and town clerk In the
north , south nnd west towns , the majoiltici
running from G,000 to 10,000.
In Illliiol * To i > UN.
QUINC'V , ill. April 4 The democrats
elected their city ticket by pluralities rang
ing from 100 to 1,000 , The republicans had
nominated lor major Cuurlca H. William-