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River Pleot Surprised by Robsls Responds
with Deadly Effect.
' SERGEANT KILLED AND PRIVATE WOUNDED
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Insurgents Concealed in Brush on Both Sides
Eio Grande River ,
GRANT'S ' MEN SOON PUT NATIVES TO ROUT
Rapid Tire Guns Fill the Jungle with a
Inil of Shot.
FIRING MAINTAINED UNTIL ENEMY FLEE
Tv Mi y Filipino * Are Killed ntiil
Other * Arc Wounded In the Half
Hiiur'N SklrinlNh , Three Mile *
Aliovc CiiluiuiiK.
MANILA , May 15. 10 a. m. The "tin-
clad" gunboats , Laguna do Hay and Cavn-
tlonga , and a launch under Captain Grant ,
ran Into a nest of Innilrgcnts concealed In
the brush and on both sides of the Illo
Grande river , three miles above Calumplt ,
yesterday afternoon and wore received with
heavy volleys at short range. A sergeant
belonging to the Utah battery was killed
and one private was wounded.
Opening with their rapld-ffro guns , the
Americans killed twenty of the natives and
wounded several others , lining the jungle
with a hall of shot for a half hour until
the enemy lied.
BELIEF PEACE IS IN SIGHT
AdinliilNtrutloti Man Orciit Ilopex of
Coiifureiiec with the
1'lllplllOH.
NEW YORK , May 15. A special to the
Herald from Washington says a satisfactory
conclusion Is expected by administration
officials from the conference which will be
hfltl by the American Philippine commis
sion with the commission which Agulnaldo
proposes to send to Manila.
In his dispatch to the War department
General Otis announced that Agulnaldo had
sent a messenger to him expressing a wish
to send the commission to "arrange terms
of peace. " The administration officials ex
press the opinion that this commission will
submit to President Schurman and his asso
ciates the answer of Agulnaldo to the propo
sitions made by the American commission
to Colonel Argueles , Agulnaldo's emissary ,
regarding the character of government which
would be given to the Filipinos and which
Argueles declared was satisfactory.
U Is probably apparent to the Filipinos
that there Is nothing to bo gained by con
ducting negotiations for the purpose of ob
taining a temporary cessation of hostilities.
General Otis will not grant sii ormlatlcs , and
1io has shown that he does not propose to
stop fighting , no matter how many peace
emissaries Agulnaldo may send to Manila ,
unless they agree to unconditional uur-
r.cn er Jn.hls dlsr tchChoral nils shows ,
, despite"thV'facr that Agulnaldo states his
purpose to send a commission to arrange
peace , that he Is making preparations to con
tinue military operations. Ho has been
making preparations to attack Bacolor ,
whcro 9,000 Insurgents are believed to bo
encamped , and It Is presumed that the move
ments reported today still have that point
as the objective. General Lawton Is making
excellent progress In his northward march
and the dispatch of Major Kobbo with 1,500
men up the Rio Grande , supported by gun-
lioats and cascoes , Is for the purpose of
enabling General Lawton to cross tbo Rio
Grande without molestation by the enemy.
The plaif apparently contemplates the
rapid swinging of Lawtou to the west , Gen
eral MncArthur to remain at San Fernando
between the Insurgents at Bacolor and these
at Mexico , and Kobbo Is to take a station
DO as to prevent them from crossing the Rio
Grando. MacArthur Is also needed at his
present point to protect communication with
Manila.
INSURGENTS ATTACK SPANISH
Driven OIV ivlth Severe LOHB , TlioiiKh
the ( inrrlHoii AIxo .Suf-
ferN .Some.
NEW YORK , May IB. A dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from Manila says :
Ou May 7 the Spanish garrison at Zambo-
anga , Colonel Orlz commanding , was at
tacked by Insurgents with arms which were
taken from the Spanish gunboats before they
were transferred to America. The garrison
fought valiantly against this Inexplicable
aggression , driving the Insurgents back and
completely repulsing them.
The Spanish general. Montero , governor
general of the province , was seriously
wounded , as wore alao Major Glmino and
Captain Bllllu , who was mortally hurt.
Lieutenant Granadus was slightly wounded ,
one soldier was killed and three wounded.
The Insurgents suffered severely.
An American merchant ship , the Dos
Hormanos , which happened to be In port ,
was Immediately dispatched to Hollo. Cap
tain Cano cabled the facts to General Hios
nt Manila , who cabled to Madrid. The gov-
erment replied to put the transports Leon
X11I and Puortor Rico at the Americans' dis
posal for the evacuation of the Spanish gar
rison.
Rlos asked for tbo evacuation a long time
before. IIo states that It Is necessary Im
mediately , Ho had a conference with General -
oral Otis yesterday. The Spaniards are
capable of holding the place temporarily.
The above transports are being Inspected for
the purpose of transferring American troops
to Zamboanga.
FILIPINOS MAKE A BIG TALK
European Junta < ; ive Out UH AlleKed
CnlilcKrani from AKU-
nnlilo ,
LONDON , Muy 15 , The Filipino junta
hero has received the following message
from Agulualdo , cabled from Hong Kong
under date of May 12 :
The Filipino government , In accordance
with the general feeling of the country , has
decided to continue the war at all costs
until Independence Is secured.
The Filipinos energetically refuse the
American ppacu overtures based on re
stricted autonomy , coupled with promises
\ of subsequent self-government.
The Filipinos demand a strict fulfillment
of the articles of the American constitution
and treaties contracted by the American
representatives when imploring a Filipino
alliance In combatting the Spaniards.
All the Filipino generals support Agutn-
nldo. General Luna's reported overtures for
peace are untrue. Our army is near Manila ,
simultaneously attacking the whole Ameri
can line ,
The heat and rains arc causing many
casualties in the American army. All the
hospitals ore crowded with sick and
wounded. Four hundred of the Cincinnati
regiment have been Imprisoned by General
Otis for Insurbordlnatlon In refusing to
fight. The regular troops quartered In Ma
nila and other towns are aulet. The voluu-
cs are nhiifed and are always at the front
ih scanty rations.
The discontent between the Americans and
Europeans Is general.
ARTILLERYMAN SEES SERVICE
Dt-NerlheN the Itapld I'ni'e at Which
the Northern Movement In
llelim : Carried On.
MAUYV1LLE , Mo. , May 13. The follow
ing letter has been received by Mrs. J. T.
Llnvlllc from her son , Harry H. Kerr , a
member of battery L , Third United States
hrtlllery , which has been bllgaded with the
Tvcntlrth Kansas regiment :
MALOLOS , April f , . On Saturday mornIng -
Ing \\o had 141 men In Battery L , now wo
have tin squads and only eighty-nine men
In the whole battery. My squad were all
wounded except ono other fellow and my
self. There were nine men In our squad
at the beginning , now there are only two.
Wo were on the firing line every day , waded
many creeks and rivers to our necks , and
Bomo of them still deeper , over rice fields
knee deep In mud and besides all this had
to face the steel Mausers , which sent the
"blng" into our ranks.
" 7:20 : p. in. Wo are camping on Agul-
nnldo's ln\ui by the ruins of the burnt pal
ace and church , which ho took tlmo to burn.
I am entitled to my discharge tomorrow
( April oj , but don't expect or want it at
present. "
DEWEY'S.TESTIMONIAL ' BEGUN
Committee. Appointed to TnUc
of the I'niidn Iteoetven Hie
I'M rut SiiliNorliitlon.
WASHINGTON , May 15. P. A. Vandcrllp ,
assistant secretary of the treasury ; Charles
II. Allen , assistant secretary of the navy ;
Perry S. Heath , assistant postmaster gen
eral ; Brigadier General Corbln and Ellis
II. Roberts , treasurer of the United States ,
who have been appointed a national com
mittee to take charge of the tunds with
which to purchase a home for Admiral
Dewcy In Washington , had a meeting today
In Mr. Vandcrllp's office. Although the
members of the committee are all busy men ,
they were enthusiastic over the Ide.x ot a
great national gift of the character pro
posed for Admiral Dewey and they are
willing to take up the work of receiving
these * funds from whatever quarters they
may come.
The national character of the commit
tee makes It a proper one to have charge
ot the matter , and It Is expected that the
many newspapers which propose taking up
the work will co-operate with this com
mittee. Treasurer Roberts Is now prepared
to receive contributions In any amount.
A handsomely designed receipt will bo got
ten out Immediately by the engravers at
the Bureau ot Engraving and Printing and
all contributors will receive such a receipt.
A formal address to the public will bo Issued
soon. The first subscription to the fund ,
$230 , was received today from General Felix
Agnus ot the Baltimore American , and he
will rccelvo receipt No. 1.
I1IUTISII KM1M.OYKS Dill VEX OUT.
Workmen In lllee Mill * Are Forced to
Iletrent to 'Manila.
LONDON , May IS. The following dls'-
patch has been recdlved by Lloyds from
Manila :
"Owing- the orders of the revolutionists
all English employes have boon forced to
leave' the" i'lco''iiinis""aud"cbmo'hVre. . * Native'
employes will be left at the mills. A pro
test has been filed with the British con
sul. "
Mutineers Kiironte for Manila.
NEW YORK. May 15. Eighty United
Stales engineers from the barracks at Fort
Totten , AVlllett's Point , started for the
Philippine islands today under the com
mand of Lieutenant Charles E. Letter o
the Twenty-first United States Infantry ,
which is now at Manila. The engineers are
volunteers and came from Companies B
and D ot the Wlllett's Point corps. Tlie
men will travel to San Francisco by rail
and nro duo to sail on the transport Sher
man on May 22. They expect to bo In t
Manila In seven weeks. They go to fill up
the ranks of Company A , which left Wll
lett's Point over a year ago.
HetiiriiN with lllNehnrKed Soldlerx.
NEW YORK. May 15. The United
Slates transport Kilpatrlck , Captain Charles
T. Baker , United States quartermaster In
charge , arrived today 'from Havana , May 8 ,
via Nuevltas , May 10 , where It embarked
C > 09 soldiers of the Eighth cavalry , who
having served their term ot enlistment will
bo discharged at this port. The Kilpatrlck
was Inspected nt quarantine and proceeded
to a pier In Brooklyn. The transport will
undergo extensive repairs at this port.
Cable Ship HeaeheN ( ilhraltnr.
GIBRALTAR , May 15. The United States
cable steamer Hooker , which left New York
on May 1 for Manila , arrived hero today
and exchanged salutes with the forts and
ships.
Vnlenela Arrive * from I'hlllpplneH ,
SAN FRANCISCO , May 15. The United
States transport steamer Valencia arrived
today from the Philippines.
TABLET TO COLONEL EGBERT
Sixth Infantry and Itx Former Com
mandant Commemorated by
.Memorial in ICeiitiieky.
CINCINNATI , May 15. The ceremonies
of unveiling the memorial tablet at Fort
Thomas , Ky. , commemorating the Sixth
United States Infantry and Its former lieu
tenant colonel , the late Colonel Harry C. Eg
bert of the Twenty-second Infantry , killed
near Manila , will take place July 1 , The com
mittee In charge received answers to invi
tations to Secretary of War Alger and
Adjutant General Corbln accepting If not
detained by unforeseen events.
I'nreiitH Hum Their Children ,
ATLANTA. Ga. . May IB. Wlnnlo Hoach ,
a mil Tut to woman , and her husband nro
charged with brutally burning their , four
llttlo children nearly to death by igniting
paper , saturated with kerosene , in which
tholr bodies had been wrapped. The man ,
Lawrence Roach , r.in away during the after
noon when ho heard his treatment of the
children had been reported to the police.
The woman was In the act of applying more
lira to one of thu children when a crowd
broke In. The police were summoned , as a
lynching wan feared.
The woman and the children were taken
to the station. Ono of the children had all
the flesh burned from her legs In several
pfaces and will probably die. The other
three are all badly burned.
SU rionr Mill * t'lille ,
WEST SUPERIOR , Wia. , May 15. The
United States Flour company assumed
charge of elx flouring mills in this city , the
transfer having been marie today- The mills
are : Daisy mill , $400,000 ; Llstman mill , $260-
000 ; Freeman , J250.000 ; Grand Republic ,
$160,000 ; Anchor. $180,000 ; Minnkotn , $101)-
000. This takes In the entire milling prop
erties In this city , except the Commander
mill and the Mclntyro Interests hold an op
tion on that ,
Sale of llenilwooil .Smeller.
DEADWOOD. S. D. . May 16. The Deadwood -
wood and Delaware smelter In this city , to
gether with all the mining property belong
ing to tha company , has been sold to the
Golden Reward Mining company. The deal
was closed In Chicago today. The amount
Involved is about $1 500,000.
AltPfIM fM l\TPO TA nfM tTl' *
OM/5 / DECLINES 10 StRVt
Refuses to Act Longer ns Agent of Cuban
Army in Payment of Money.
NOTIFIES GENERAL BROOKE OF THE FACT
Climax ( n the C < intilleiitliitiM Snr-
roiindliiK the Donation of > ? : tIMlO-
000 lix the V n I tril State * to
the Ciihiin Soldier * .
HAVANA , May 13. 8:40 : p. m. General
Maximo Gomez Informed Governor General
llrooko today that he must withdraw from
the plan for distributing the $3,000,000 ap-
proprlatcd to the payment of the Cuban
tloops to the extent that ho will not name
other commlsslonrrs to replace those orig
inally named by him who have refused to
solve.
Governor General Hrooke Is to go ahead
with a new plan , Gomez remaining In a *
attitude of friendly Inactivity.
General Brooke will IESUO an order for
Cuban privates and noncommissioned ofll-
ccrs to meet at specified places on speci
fied dates to receive payment. They nro to
bo accompanied by their company olllccra
for thu purpose of Identification , Botn
General Gomez and the governor general
feel that the privates ought not to lost ,
their share In the American gratuity
merely because the schemes of certain high
officers In the Cuban army have Interposed
obstacles. The belief among the Americans
Is that the company officers will assist In
this way. General Hrooko's order will bo
disseminated through the newspapers , pla
carded In the postofllccs and given the
widest circulation practicable.
General Gomez communicated his views
to General Brooke at an Interview which
continued for an hour and a half. The
Cuban general was attended bv Colonel
Carlos Ccspedes , son of .the former Cuban
president of that name , who has boon men
tioned as a candidate for the presidency of
Cuba.
General Gomez added that ho had arrived
at this decision with great reluctance and
with the most friendly feelings toward Gen-
I oral Brooke personally and officially , but ho
j felt ho icould no longer represent the Cuban
I army , because a cabal , composed of many ot
the subordinate commanders , existed to
oppose and. It possible , defeat the plans for
partitioning the money. Ho explained that
former members of the Cuban military as
sembly , led by Mayal Rodriguez , Manuel
Sangullly , Juan Gaulbcrto and other mal
contents had organized a majority of
the officers against him , apparently , and
though ho ( Gomez ) might persist and pos
sibly carry the payment to a successful con
clusion , he was disgusted and wished to
wash his hands of the whole business.
Therefore he thoirght that If he left General
Brooke free the latter would bo able to act
with equal effectiveness alone.
HrooUe Will Work Cnalded.
General Brooke expressed sympathy with
General Gomez and" said ho regretted the
position ho had taken ; but , the American
commander added , If his decision was un
changeable ho would proceed to deal with
the question alone.
It was then mutually agreed that General
.Gomez .will Issue .tomorrow a manifesto to
the Cuban army. This document will be
prepared this afternoon and will bo sub
mitted to General Brooke. After It has been
Issued General Brooke may make a declara
tion concerning the manner In which ho
will proceed. Ho Is determined not to be
trifled with. IIo has the rolls of the
privates and non-commissioned officers who
are willing to accept $ "r > each and this
amount will bo offered on the conditions
previously laid down. A forcible disarm
ament of the Cuban troops will bo the ulti
mate procedure , provided the events of the
next two or three weeks show that such
action Is necessary.
The Society of Veterans of Independence ,
which Is merely the old Independent party ,
which will bo under n new name , hold an
Inaugural meeting last night , under the
presidency of General Fernando do Freler
Andrado , who nctod as president of the as
sembly , at which meeting General Lacrct ,
I CIsnoros , Juan Gomez and Lcyte VIdal and
others were present. The proceedings were
devoted to drawing up an agreement that
Is to bo proposed at a meeting to be held
this evening. In the announcement of to
night's meeting , which appears today , the
promoters say that their call Is made upon
j all who assisted in "beginning the revolution ,
"agents , migrants , deportadoes , politicians
and conspirators , " but that none can enter
the meeting except as members of the di
rectory.
La Union Espanola publishes today a let
ter from General Jose Varona to General
Gomez , asking If It bo true that Marshal
Blanco offered Independence to the Cubans
on condition that they would operate ngalnat
the United States. The paper says that
Gomez replied In the affirmative , but wrote
to Varona that no answer was given to
Blanco , as Spain had deceived the Cubans so
often that they could not trust It again. A
second letter from the captain general to
the same purport was received and this also
wont unanswered. Finally Blanco , accord
ing to La Union Espanola , sent a messenger
to Gomez to repeat the proposition , but the
Cuban commander refused to consider It.
Colonel Relde has been making an In
spection of the forts around Havana pre
paratory to a report to General Brooke , Ho
says that enormous sums were spent by the
Spaniards upon defenses that are now ut
terly worthless , Cabanas fortress alone cost
originally $14,000,000 , but two or three well
directed shots almost demolished It and the
same Is said to be Hie case with all the
rest of the fortresses , Including Morro
castle. Colonel Reldo Bays that one sharp
shooter , stationed on the roof of the Tacon
theater , with an ordinary service rifle , could
practically render any Havana fort unten
able. A single artillery shot could In many
Instances make a whole wall crumble Into
dust.
" ( iencriilN" Want I.loii'x Share.
WASHINGTON. May 15. High officials In
the War department were reluctant to dis
cuss the Cuban situation this afternoon. The
dispatch of the Assaclatcd Press was read
with Intorebt , but did not cause much sur
prise among army officers , who are well
Informed about the Cubans , especially these
who are known as "soldiers of fortune , " and
who have been bitterly disappointed because
the Island was not turned over to them Im
mediately after the Spanish surrendered.
There is an Impression that the Inten
tion of General Brooke to see that the
$3,000,000 Is distributed among all the Cu
ban troops has caused disappointment
among many "generals" and other high of
ficials , who were evidently expecting to se-
Quro a large share of the money.
The belief was expressed that the situa
tion In Cuba is serious and that careful
and diplomatic management will be needed.
It was stated that no orders would be Is
sued to General Brooke , as he had ample
authority to deal with any situation which
might arise. There seems to bo a belief
that General Gomez has contributed to the
delay in the payment of the money.
I'orlo Illeiui ( int'M to Slllltvater.
WASHINGTON , May 15 In the case of
Rafael Ortiz , a native of Porto Itico , who
was found guilty of the rnunler of Private
John Burke , Company C. Forty-seventh
Now York , at CsRiins , Porto R.ICO , on Feb
ruary 14 last and whojc sentence of death
was commuted to Imprisonment for life , the
president has directed that he be confined In
the Minnesota state prison nt Stlllwater.
sTnitn it.vinno uv crn.vx IIAXOITS.
Proprietor Killed and
Wounded Ca air jIn Purnult.
HAVANA. May 13. A dispatch from
Puerto Principe says flvfi armed men have
attacked a store at Qulnta Navales , half a
league from Puerto Principe , killing the
storekeeper , Ysldor Fernandez , severing his
head from his body with a machote. The
storekeeper's assistant , Juan Parrado , In de
fending Fernandez , rocqlvod four machcto
cuts , from which ho will die. The fitoro was
sacked of everything valuable and a. quantity
of money.
The advices from Puerto Principe , Use re
cord the appearance of several bauds of
armed men on the estates near the boun
dary between the provinces of Puerto Prln-
clpo and Santiago do Cuba. A detachment
ot 200 cavalrymen and a force of rural po-
llco , with packs ami provisions for two
weeks , has been sent In pursuit of these
bands.
The Indepcndcnto asserts that a largo ma
jority ot the Intelligent Cubans are op
posed to the personnel of the supreme court ,
saying that some of the- members ore so de-
llclent In qualifications Unit they would
have better chances of success In undertak
ing n trip to the moon than In attempting
to sit on the supreme bench. The paper
also says the Cubans are so unused to ex
pressing themselves In public that the Ig
norant undercurrent of feeling- 80 per cent
of the population Is not realized 'by the ap
pointing officials. For Itself , the ludepen-
dente says It has no protest to make against
anything done , no matter how objectionable ,
as this is much the easiest way to get along.
I'HISSS AIJt'HiaS 1T8 I'UIVILECSLJ.
AttneU on General Henry Will ItCHiilt
In More Limited I.lliertlex.
SAN JXTAN , Porto Ulco , May 15. The
Dcmocracla of Ponce , the organ of Senor
Luis Moncza Rivera , former president of the
Porto Rlcan Insular cabinet , who Is now
In the United States , publishes a loiter from
him In reference to the recall ot Major
General Guy V. Henry , recently governor
general of Porto Hlco. In the course of the
letter Scnor Rivera says :
"Who does not know that the government
In the hands of such a man was like the web
of Penelope , now woven and afterward torn
or unraveled ? Who docs not remember a
thousand errors 'which the Insular secre
taries could not repair ? These are. the real
reasons for the recall reasons laid bare by
mo with rude frankness to the American
colonial commission. The motives assigned
by the United States secretary of war ,
namely , consideration for the health of Gen
eral Henry and similar excuses , had no basis
In the facts of the case. "
The publication of till * letter has caused
much surprise as criticism , as General Henry
left the Island after a magnificent demon
stration of good will on the part ot the
Porto Rloanfi.
General Davis , the now governor general ,
will rescind the order ISRUCU/ recently giv
ing1 liberty to the press.
nocic i.Aiioiircits msMAxn JIACIC PAY
Second Infantry IN Summoned to
( liiell KitMilttyVUot.
CIKNFUEGGS , Cuba5 , May lk 8 p. m.
About five o'cllck this afternoon a gang of
Cuban dock laborers called upon Captain
Barker , captain of the port , and made a
demand for back pay. As they were violent
Captain Barker drew his revolver. The la
borers retired , but returned soon after with
fiRy others and made a similar demand ,
using obscene and profane language , In
sulting Captain Barker and offering threats.
The Cuban police were ordered to arrest
the malcontents and a general street fight
followed In which one laborer was killed
and several persons were wounded. Including
three members ot the police forco. As the
Cuban populace became -very Insulting and
threatened revenge , an outbreak was ex
pected and the Second United States In
fantry was ordered Into the city. The troops
nro patrolling the town this evening. The
Cubans are well armed and about an hour
ago firing was heard In Decluto street , near
the custom house , although this was prob
ably only a harmless mischief , as the Second
Infantry patrol on Investigating the locality
found no ono who could bo made responsible.
CUIIAXS CI.IM ; TO THRIR Aims.
Feel that the Deinaiiil or United
Slatt'N IN Humiliating 1'rovlf.loii.
SANTIAGO DB CUBA. May 15. Consider
able dissatisfaction is expressed here over
the do'nand by the United States govern
ment that the Cuban soldiers relinquish
their arms before receiving their shares In
the distribution of the $3,000,000.
La Indepondencla and other papers pub
lish excited articles protesting against the
acceptance of any such proposal. La In-
dcpcndoncla suggests that a stamp tax bo
Instituted by means ot which loyal Cubans
would bo enabled to "savo the soldiers from
the dishonor and humiliation of giving up
the arms which won tholr liberty. "
On all sides among the Cubans of Santiago
violent expressions are heard regarding
what Is termed the niggardly conduct of the
Americans. "
M'GIFFERT ASKED TO EXPLAIN
I'rofeNNor In Union Theolnelenl Sem
inary Said to Have Ailvoeateil
DlNlipproved Doetrlni'N.
NEW YORK , May IB. It Is almost cer
tain that the alleged heterodoxy of Dr.
Arthur C. McGlffort , professor In Union
Theological seminary , will bo brought up
In the meeting of tbo Presbyterian gcntral
assembly , which begins at Minneapolis on
Thursday. At the last meeting of the as
sembly a minute was adopted requesting
Dr. McGlffert to explain n number of pas.
sages in a work of his entitled "History or
Christianity In the Apostolic Age , " pas
sages which many of his follow ministers
criticised strongly as subversive not only
of the standards of the church , but of es
sential Christianity. Dr. McOlffert's reply
to the minute or petitions from various
presbyteries may bring the matter up. Dr.
McGltt'crt , it Is said , will maintain that his
book Is purely a historical work , that Ills-
tory Is not theology and that therefore ho
IB , or ought to be , beyond censure for Jiet-
erodoxy.
( iooil I'rleeN for Hay ,
CANAJOHARIE. N. Y. , May 15. A sum
mary of twenty-live reports from the leadIng -
Ing &enboard and Interior markets received
by the Hay Trade Journal shows an advance
In the price of hay of moro than 20 per cent
over the average price for the year ending
May 12 , 1S98. The advance Is duo to Email
receipts , caused by the low prices that have
prevailed for several mouths and the want
of cars for shipment , the cars having been
pressed into the grain service.
Cleveland Will Lend IliN I'reHeiiee.
TOLEDO , May 15. Ex-President Cleve
land , who Is now on a fishing trip at Middle
Bats , will be the guest if honor at the
formal laying of the corner stone of the
court house at Port Clinton on Thursday.
Mr. Cleveland will not speak , but baa con
sented to bo present. He expects to bo on
Lake Krlo fishing at least two mure weeks
and will probably remalu at Mlddlp Dabs
duriuc the entire time.
PLEASED \V1TH \ LIFE IN CUBA
Officers of the Third Nebraska Enjoyed
Themselves While ou the Island ,
CONDITIONS BETTER THAN IN THE CAMPS
t Suiters Loan of lint Two
. Men AVhlle III Cuba , One of
Whom Meeta Death lit
nil Aeeldent.
WASHINGTON. May IB. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Ebbltt house , which Is the
headquarters for the army and navy In this
city , has been the abiding place ( or the
last two days of a number of the I null UK
officers of the Third Nebraska , which wan
mustered out of the service i/t the United
States at Augusta , Ga. , last Thursday.
Officers of the Nebraska regiment mak
ing up the party arc : Lieutenant Col
onel J. 11. McClay of Lincoln , Majors C. K.
Soharmann of North 1'latte , Harry S. Dun-
gan of Hastings , Captains C. V. Schwartz
of Lincoln , Charles H. Marple of Omaha , It.
V. Cross of Atkinson , Lieutenants Thoimm
White of Omaha , John Kenny of Ulalr , Hos
pital Steward O. P. Harlttucst of Lincoln.
Major Dungan , speaking of the experience
of the Third Nebraska , said : "Our regi
ment spent three months of this year In
Cuba , returning to the United States In
April. 1 must say that my experience on
the Island was very agreeable and BO far as
health wan concerned conditions were nearly
perfect , for there was no sickness to speak
of and the regiment lost only two men ,
one of whom mot death In an accident. Com
pared with our stay In camps In Jackson
ville , Savannah and Augusta , there was far
greater comfort for our sons In Cuba than
In many homo places. It Is true wo were
on the Island , at the very best season of
the year , but If the lovo.lv climate wo en
joyed prevailed the whole year round I had
rather Hvo there than any m > ot on the
globe. "
Major Scharmann reiterated his former
tender of the officers and regiment to the
president should he desire to relieve the
First Nebraska now serving In the Philip
pines , with another volunteer regiment from
the Antelope state , 'but ' he said he could get
llttlo satisfaction along these lines In view
of the fact that It Is the Intention of the
War department to relieve the volunteers
now In the Island of Luzon with regulars
as rapidly as consistent with good order.
The officers paid their respects to those In
charge at the War department , but were
somewhat disappointed In not seeing Assist
ant Secretary Melklojohn , who Is with Sen
ator Thurston on a short visit to the At
lantic coast. All the officers left today ,
many of them for their homes In Ne
braska.
The president will , within a day or two ,
announce the nomination of Wallace Hroatch ,
son of W. J. Hroatch , for a second lieutenant
In the Marino corps. He will bo billed for
examination In the near future.
Senator Thurston , who secured six addi
tional clerks last week for the Omaha post-
office , said they would bo selected from the
civil service lists of these eligible for ap
pointment and wherever possible -would betoken
token from 'Nebraska candidates , other
things being equal.
COLT GUN TAILS AT NEED
Olllelal Report of AmliiiFih on lluf-
miKCl's I'laiitntloii IN lleeeived
from Admiral Kant/ .
WASHINGTON , May 15. Secretary Long
today znado public so much of a recent re
port from Admiral Kautz upon Samoan af
fairs as touches the killing of a number
of American soldiers by Mataafa adherents
near Apia on April 1.
The report Is an elaboration of the de
scription of the affair which was cabled at
the tlmo by the Associated Press from Auck
land. No mention is made at any point ot
the reported participation in the affray of
the German , Hufnagel , the manager of the
plantation where the fight occurred. It is
shown that the failure of the gun to work
was In a largo measure due to the American
and British defeat.
Admiral Kautz says the expedition was
projected by Captain Sturdeo of the Per
poise. For several nights preceding the
sentries had been fired upon by the na
tives and It became necessary to drive the
aggressors away. Admiral Kautz says It
was the opinion of all the officers who had
the matter In charge that the force was
ample to do the work without risk , espe
cially as It was to move out along the beach
and return the same way , under the pro
tection of the guns of her majesty's steam
ship Royalist. It is safe to Kay , says the
admiral , that after Lieutenants Freeman
and Lansdalo hud conferred together they
did what they deemed best under the cir
cumstances and the disaster that followed
could not bo foreseen.
Admiral Kautz appends the reports of the
surviving officers of the expedition , which
were transmitted by Captain White of the
Philadelphia. Captain White describes at
Eomo length the happenings of April 1 , as
gathered from a close examination of the
potty officers and men engaged In the fight.
Ho nays that several excursions had been
made Into the beach back of Apia during
the last ten days of March. Very few na
tives had been observed and when seen they
always fled when fired upon by the Colt
automatic gun. Lieutenant Lansdalo set
great store by the gun and frequently op-
crated It himself. Says Captain White : "Ho
appears to bavo depended greatly upon the
gim when the party was ambushed on April
1. Twice It did not work and much time
was lost In overhauling It. Lieutenant Lans
dale was loath to abandon it , but the fire
was BO galling that before ho was wounded
he was compelled to scatter the Important
parts and leave It behind. Prudence led him
to deploy his men In open order. The
thicket was BO dense that utter the order
for retreat was sounded It was not possible
for the groups to render each other mutual
support.
"Lieutenant Lansdalo was wounded b'elow
the knee soon after the colt was abandoned
and rendered Incapable of marching. He
was assisted by his men , one of them , N. E.
Edsall ( ordinary marine ) was wounded
whlla so doing. It Is not clear when Lans
dale received the wound In his chest. It Is
evidence most clear that when Ensign Mona-
ghan discovered that Lieutenant Lansdale
was wounded ho used his best endeavors to
convey him to the rear , and. seizing a rifle
from a disabled man , made a brave defense ,
but undoubtedly ho fell very shortly after
Joining him , and the hostll.es flushed with
success bore down on our men In this vicin
ity. The men were not In sufficient num
bers to hold out any longer and they wer
forced along by a fire which It was Impos
sible to withstand. Ensign Monaghan did
stand. Ho stood steadfast by his wounded
superior friend ; one rlllo against many ono
bravo man against a score of savages. Ho
know ho was doomed. Ho could not yield.
Ho died In heroic performance of his duty. "
( lid Cannon Iteliirneil to Spain.
WASHINGTON , May ID. Many applica
tions have been made to the War depart
ment requesting that all useless cannon cup-
tured In the Philippines bo turned over to
' the states the trophies of the regiments
i making the capture. General Otta was asked
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Showers ; Cooler.
Temperature ni Oniiilui j etterila.ri
Hoar. Pen. Hour. Ot'ir.
what there was in the way cf such action
and has made a reply stating that under
the terms ot the peace treaty all obsolete
cannon are to bo turned over to the Spanish
government.
M'KINLEY WILL GREET TROOPS
i\eentlve Will VlnltVel to Heeelvc
the lloniftviirdlioimd Volun
teer * In I'ei'non.
HOT SPRINGS. Vn. . May 13. H Is the In
tention ot President McKlnloy to bo In the
western states at the time of the return of
the volunteers who have done heroic service
In the Philippines. H Is expected that the
necessity for the retention of volunteers In
the Island of Luzon will not e.vlst much
longer , and when the volunteers reach their
native states for muster out Mr. McKlnloy
hopes to be there to greet and honor them.
If the trip to the west already planned
should not occur when the volunteers are
returning another Journey will be made to
carry out this purpose.
The War department today forwarded hero
advices from General Otis stating that there
now remain In the Philippines 2,000 Spanish
soldiers who must be returned to their
homes In the United State * phlps , In accord
ance with the terms of the treaty of peace.
Information also was received of the situa
tion In Cuba.
General Gomez , H Is said here , Is con
sidered Insincere In liJs dealings , but noth
ing unfavorable or disconcerting was an
nounced.
This afternoon a number of colored em
ployes of the hotel entertained Mr. and Mrs.
McKlnloy with an Impromptu concert In the
president's apartments. A quartet sang ,
banjos were played and there was some old
Virginia darkey dancing. Mr. and Mrs. Mc-
Klnley were much amused. This afternoon
they took a short drive.
MAYOR BEFORE MAZET BOARD
llohert A. VimWyeli Will lie Ankrtl to
Ijxiilnlii the Iteitiovnl of Cer
tain City Olllcliiln.
NEW YORK , May 15. Mayor Robert A.
VanWyck has been served with a subpoena
to appear bcforo the Mazot commission and
he Is expected to bo on hand tomorrow
morning. The Importance ot the session
that opens then Is attested by the number
of Important Tammany officials who have
been summoned to appear and ot whom the
mayor and comutroller are the most note
worthy.
The mayor will be questioned concerning
all his Important doings as head of the city
government and his reasons for the removal
of certain Important city officials , such as
the police commissioners who stood In the
way ot Chlnf Dovcry's promotion. His re
lations with" Mr. Croker will bo carefully
looked Into.
Though the Mazet commission intends to
proceed against the present administration
of the district attorney's office , It has mada
no definite movement In that direction yet.
Police Commissioners York , A bell , Sex
ton and Hess were served this afternoon
with subpoenas to appear before the com
mittee. Mr. York Is directed to produce
the official minutes of the board meetings
held on May 14 and May 21 , 1S9S. Ho Is
also directed to bring with him the official
certificates Issued by the mayor removing
Commissioners Hamilton and Phillips and
the official certificates of the appointment
of Commissioners Hess and Aboil. Ho is fur
ther directed to produce the minutes of the
board meetings relative to the temporary
and permanent appointment ot William P.
Devory as chlot , and required to lay before
the committed the record of the purchase
of horses for the department , the price paid
for each animal and the name of the dealers
from whom they were purchased.
Police Captain Price It Is expected will
be a witness tomorrow.
TWELVE BICYCLES A MINUTE
.Spaldlnii'H Projected Trust Will Control -
trol Majority of I'lantH with Im-
meiixe Combined Capaelty.
NEW YORK. May 15. R. L. Coleman ,
president of the Western Wheel works ot
Chicago , today renewed his option for the
sale of the bicycle plant to A. G. Spaldlng.
The combination being engineered by the
Spaldings will , by the acceptance of all op
tions hold by Mr. Spaldlng , control a largo
percentage of the output In the United
States. It will possess facilities for making
a complete blcyiclo every flvo seconds , workIng -
Ing ten hours per day.
The company Is financed by the United
States Mortgage and Trust company of this
city , and Lee , Hlgglnson & Co , of Boston.
The capital of the company Is to bo $30,000-
000 preferred stock and $45,000,000 common
stock. Within the next few days 100 of the
manufacturers upon whoso plants Mr. Spald-
1ns Is said to have obtained options will
como hero to make their transfers. After
all the 'transfers ' have been effected the or
ganization of the now company will bo com
pleted.
Another Iron anil Steel Coinhlne ,
CLEVELAND , 0. , May 15. The sale of
the Lake Brio Iron works today gave notlco
of I ho fact that another Immense ; combina
tion of Iron and steel Interests has been
consummated.
The Republic Steel company has been In
corporated under the laws of Now Jersey
with a capital of $55,000,000 , nslstlng of
$25,000,000 preferred and $30,000,000 com
mon stock.
The officers are : President , Randolph S.
Warner , Columbus , O , ; first vice president ,
Myron Wick , YoungJtown , 0. ; second vice
president , George D. Wick , Youngatown , O. ;
third vice president , James G. Caldwell ,
Birmingham , Ala. ; fourth vice president ,
Gcorgu M. Hard , Munclo , Ind. ; treasurer ,
John F. Taylor , Youngstc-wn , O. ; secretary ,
James Llewellyn , Chicago.
The general offices will bo In Chicago ,
The mills In the combination will > bo op
erated as now , except that buelners will bo
done In the Chicago office. All the present
superintendents will be retained.
Movement * of Ocean VemelN , May 1,1.
WASHINGTON , May 16. The cruiser
'Marblehcad has arrived at Pernambuco en-
route to the Pacific.
At Gibraltar Arrived Kms , from New
York for Genoa and Naploj. Sailed Aller
from Naples for New York.
At Bremen Arrived Bremen , from New
York via Southampton.
At Southampton Arrived KaUer Wll-
helm der Grosse , from New York for
Bremen.
At Antwerp Arrived Noordland , from
New York.
At Now York Arrived Buenos Ayrcs ,
from Glasgow.
At Naples Arrived Kaiser Wilhclm , from
New York.
STUDENTS HUN RIOT
Seven Hundred Princatonians Hams Pawnee
Bill's ' Aggregation ,
SHOWMEN RESPOND WITH WHIPS ANDBOLAS
Collegians Open with n Bombardment of
and Vegetables ,
TOWN'S ' DIGNITY OFFtNDED BY THE PARADE
Unwritten Law Exists for Half Century
Against Such Spectacle ,
WILD WEST SHOW DISREGARDS WARNING
One Spectator May Ule from Kick In
UKllrnil and Several Student *
An- Trampled liy I'oiile * Clr-
CIIN Men Are llniiKhly Treated.
PRINCETON , N. J. , May 15. I'rlnceton
Rtudonts ami I'awneo lllll'H Wild West em
ployes Indulged In n pitched Imttlo today
and continuous and serious rioting was pre
vented only by the presence of men with
cool heads and the action of President Patton -
ton of Princeton university later In the day
In calling u mass meeting of nil of the
students.
For Ilfty years It has been tin unwritten
law of I'rlnceton that no clrcua parade
shall pass through the streets.
Every show proprietor In making his dates
has always left Princeton from the list , for
It has been n matter of common knowledge
that the students would enforce the un
written law. This morning Pawnco Bill' *
Wild West combination violated traditions
and paraded. The result waa the fiercest
battle Princeton has seen In many years.
When posters were hung up a few da > n ago
announcing the advent of Pawnee Hill , It
was at llrst considered a Joke. Finally ,
when It became known that the management
of the nliow was really In earnest the town
authorities , fearing trouble , advised the cir
cus not to attempt n parade. This advlco
was unheeded. As a result ot today's light
ono man is unconscious and may dlo anil
a number of students and employes of the
show are nursing wounds received In the
fray.
fray.That the show would bo upset at night
seemed a certainty until late this afternoon
when President Patlon called a mass meet
ing of the undergraduates and the faculty
and the result of the mooting Indicates that
the show will leave town unmolested , but
It will have lost money , for word has been
passed through the town that no ono Is ta
enter the tent and the townspeople , who
arc In sympathy with the students , are a
unit In refusing to attend.
Things were proceeding In the usual
course at the university when the parnda
started. The procession reached the col
lege campus without , trouble , .but . passed
down Nassau street nt a ibad moment , for
just as the band's music was heard the stu
dents were in the -ict of passim ; from tha
first nrornlng lectures to the second. Tha
townspeople who were 'out In force and
waiting for the parade , and the great ma
jority of them were massed near the campus ,
Word passed all along the line and within
a few minutes COO or 700 students had as
sembled on Nassau street. Cannon crackari
left over from the previous celebrations ,
eggs purchased at nearby stores and vege
tables bought or confiscated from the stores ,
were assembled quickly. The men unablt
to obtain these missiles armed themselves
with clods of turf torn from the lawns.
llally Hound Hand AVaKOii.
The trouble started with the band wagon.
Cannon crackers were thrown and those ,
exploding under the six horses , made them
frantic. The musicians were on top of tlia
wagons. A snrlous runaway might have re
sulted had not ouo ot the leaders stumbled
and fell , dragging down the other horses
with him. The students , meanwhile , kept
up a merciless bombardment with eggs ana
vegetables.
On the return the parade wheeled into
Jclin lane and the students made a gram !
rush to head off the procession. Again the
employes of the circus wore rotten egged.
The cowboys and Indians finally charged
the students and used their whips freely.
That was the turning point of the affair.
Stung by the whips anil bruised by th
riders running into Idem the students bo-
cnmo ugly and In a moment the missiles'
th.it were annoying but not dangerous were
replaced by stones and the fight became
serious. Revolvers were drawn , but fortu
nately the owners were wlso enough to llro
over the heads of the enemy. Some of fcho
Mexican or South American cowboys un-
slung their bolas and used thcso with great
olfcct , the leaden covered ondH bolnj ; ex
ceedingly effective.
The cowboys < linrgf-l ( the crowd several
times and rode down these who could not
get out of the way. In this manner Edward
Dillon , a colored man , was knocked do wo
iiml kicked in the head by n pony and hit.
skull fractured. A student WOB Injured by
a pony trampling upon him. Another waa
wounded by a bola and another was Htruclc
by an Indian with ono of the snake whlp .
Many students wtre less severely hurt. The
cowboys and Indians were also badly
bruised and hurt.
A mass meeting ot students was called
this afternoon , attended by the whole un-
dcrgraduato body , nt which President Patton -
ton epoko In condemnation of the attack on
the parade and positively forbade any otu-
dcnt to go to thu show grounds tonight. At
the Bamo time the college authorities ar
ranged to have the proctcr and a largo
force of aKblHtunts on duty thdre.
Hundreds of students wont -to thn uliow
tonight In splto of the president's order , but
there was no disturbance. H IB said the dis
obedient students will bo disciplined ,
GUESTS FOR CHICAGO DAY
Ie ey Will lie 1'renent , Together
it llh I'reNlileiit Din/ and
Lord Mlnlo.
CHICAGO , May 15. The committee In
charge of the Chicago poatoffico corner etona
ceremonies today received word from Sena
tor A. J. Boverldgo of Indiana , who la now
at Hong Kong , and to whom the committee
had entrusted a special Invitation to Admiral
Dtjwey , announcing that the admiral would
bo hero for "Chicago day" October i ) . It
was also announced that President Iluof )
Mexico and Lord Mlnto , governor general
of Canada , would surely bo present simulta
neously with Prebldcnt McKlnloy.
MetliodUlK May ( "all Kxtrit Confereneu
ATLANTA , Ga. , May ! & . --The Methodist
ministers of Atlanta today passed resolu
tions calling fur the appointment of a com
mittee ! to urge upon the forthcoming annual
conference the movement for an oxtru gen
eral conference , which hall connldor the
publishing huiibo manor. The preamble
Btates that there la great dlskaMsfuciUm
with the way In which this matter lm licra
disposed of or "huuhed up , " aa 0110 of the
ministers urescin taiJ.