111111111 OUT REBELSE
They Fire at Americans Under
Cover of White Flag.
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Our Outposts Twelve Miles Ont—110-
ilo Again Heard From—Miller's
Forces Push on to Jnro—Guer-
rilln. ‘Vnrfnre Planned.
.MANILA, Feb. 16.—Several rebels
Tuesday afternoon having fired from
'nouses bearing white flags on the Amer-
ican outposts, Colonel Smith, with Com-
panies L, D and M of the California vol-
unteers, proceeded to clean out the cue-
my along his front.
The rebels opposed him
brush, and several skirmishes occurred,
during which nine of the Californians
were slightly wounded, before the rebels
were driven out.
The work proceeded yesterday in a
systematic manner, a gunboat shelling
the villages and working her rapid fire
guns very effectively on the jungle.
The entire California regiment, with
the exception of two companies; four
companies of the W’ashington regiment,
two companies of the Idaho regiment
and a battery of the Sixth artillery
were engaged. The rebels were driven
toward Lake Laguna .de Bayo. The
rebels held their fire, apparently being
short of ammunition, but they fought
desperately.
The American outposts in this direc-
tion are now fully 12 miles out.
from the ’
All is quiet along the rest of the line,
with the exception that an occasional.
exchange of shots between the sharp-
shooters breaks the monotony of the'
day.
Lieutenant Colonel C. L. Potter of'
the signal corps arrived from 110110
Tuesday evening with dispatches from
Brigadier General M. D. Miller to Ma-
jor General E. S. Otis, commanding the
United States forces in'the Philippine
Islands.
On Sunday afternoon General Miller
ordered ,a reconnoissance in force to as-
certain the enemy’s position. Major
Cheatham’s battalion of the Tennessee
volunteer regiment marched beyond
M010 without finding the enemy and
returned to 110110.
Kellar’s battalion of the Eighteenth
'United States infantry, with two
’Hotchkiss guns and one Gatling gun,
marched toward Jaro. Midway between
.Iloilo and Jaro this battalion encounter-
ed a large body of the enemy, occupying '
.both sides of the road, who met the ad—
vance of the American troops with a
:severe and well directed fire. The Amer-
icans deployed and returned the fire
with a number of v.olleys The troops
adVanced steadily, supported by the
Hotchkiss and Gatling guns, and drove
the enemy through Jaro to the open
country beyond. The town' of Jaro was
found to be deserted, and all portable
property had been removed. When the
Americans ente1 ed the place, there were
only a few Chinese there.
At 4:10 o’clock p. m. Captain Griffiths
raised the American flag over the presi-
dencia.
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Filipinos to \Vnge Guerrilla \Varfare !
LONDON, Feb. 16. ——The Filipino agents
here have received a cablegram frOm:
Agoncillo, the agent of Aguinaldo, say-
ing:
“The statement of General Otis thatl
he has a copy of a telegram from me,
advising Aguinaldo to attack the Amer-
icans, is an absolute fabrication. I chal-
lenge General Otis to produce the tele-
gram.”
Agoncillo adds that the Americans
threaten to exterminate the Filipinos. '
The European junta announces that it
has received‘ a message from Manila.
saying the Filipinos have made all the
arrangements necessary for guerrilla 1
warfare around Manila, that fighting;
has been in progress without intermis-I
sion since Feb. 4 and that the Americans
have lost heavily in killed and wounded.
Aguinaldo’s headquarters, it is point-
‘ed out, is now at Marilao, near Caloo-'
can, out of range of the warships in the
bay.
Exports and Imports Foil-January.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—The bureau
of statistics has made public its state-
ment of exports and imports for the
month of January, 1899, and for'the sev-
en months of the present fiscal year.
The statement shows that the total ex-
ports of merchandise for January, 1899, '
were $115 5.15.954. as compared with $108,-
425.67-i in January, 1898. and the imports
858.472.31.71 against $50,827,714 in 1898,
making an excess of exports over im-
ports for January, 1899, of $57,043,639,
compared with an excess of exports in
January, 1893, of -“5? 598,960. The gold ex-
ports in January 1899. were $2330.50?) and
the imports $6 066 05.0, making an excess
of imports of $3,735, 577 against an impOIt
excess in January 1898 of $3, 834,7 5.1 The
exports of silver in January, 1899, were
85.358.900 and the imports $2,591,718, an
excess of exports of $2.767,182 against an
excess in January, 1898, of $1,766,359.
To Pay Claims Against Spain.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.——Represent-
utive Cummings of New York has in.1
troduced a bill to pay $10,000 each to
August Bolton of New York and Gus-
tav Richiieu of Boston, American sea-
men. These are somewhat famous
claims, originally against Spain, for
which congress authorized the presi-
dent to use such means as might be
necessary to secure payment. The war
stopped any executive action in that
line, and by the treaty of peace the
United States undertook to care for
these and other claims against Spain.
McCarrell Bill Goes Over.
HARRISBURG, Feb. 16.-—The house,
by a. vote of 88 to 85, adjourned yester- .
day without ,taking action on the Mc-.
Carrell jury"'bill. The bill now goes
over until March 21, when it will be
taken up for second reading There
was a fine display of sparring between
both sides all day over this measure. ;
The bill, which; it" has been charged,
is in the interest of United States Sen-
ator Quay, has a
ate. The Quay conspiracy trial has been
fixed for Feb. 27.
Egypt Willing to Renew.
LONDON, Feb. 16.—According to the
Cairo. correspondent of The ily Mall,
the Egyptian government he
, He also
ady passed the sen- '
address- 1
ed a. circular to the powers expressing 1
its willingness to agree to a renewal of
the mixed tribunal for a further term
of five years. ,,
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‘ AyTALE OF GOLD.
Dawson City Miners Are Rc-markabte For
Their Honesty.
Much has been written of the won-
ders of the Klondike goldfields, a cor-
respondent writes, but practically
nothing has been said of the almost
phenomenal honesty of the miners.
What amazed me most during my first
few days in Dawson City was the ‘reck-
less way in which miners left thou-
sands of pounds’ worth of gold exposed
in empty cabins and tents, as if invit-
ing the first comer to help himself.
There were millions lying about with-
out anyone looking after them, and so
far as one could see, they belonged to
nobody:
I explored many of these cabins dur-'
ing their owners’ absence, and in the
very first cabin I entered I saw a dirty,
tattered blanketcarelessly throWn over
two mackerel kits. I lifted the blanket
and found that the kits were almost
full to the brim with gold dust and,
nuggets to the value of at least £5,000.
The miner was out prospecting on
Bear Creek, and had no more anxiety
about his pile than if it were safely
housed in the Bank of England.
It was the same in nearly every cabin
I entered. Gold greeted me every-
where. There were shelves full of
oil-cans, meat—tins, fruit-jars, and
buckskin and walrus bags packed with
the precious metal, all as unprotected
as if they were full of potatoes.
One Norwegian miner on Hunkcr
Creek had made a strong-box of a pair
of canvas overalls, the legs of whibh
he had sewn up. I lifted the uncanny
“safe” and found that it weighed a
good 1001b, every ounce of which was
virgin gold; and the least value I could
place on those dirty overalls was £5,-
000.
There were five gallon oil-cans full
of gold carelessly pushed under the
miners’ bunks, every one of which held
a fortune, for which most men strove
a lifetime.
Out on Eldorado Creek there is a set-
tlement of miners who have no fewer
than fourteen rich claims, and are
washing out gold at the rate of many
thousands of pounds a week. Their
strong room is a common galvanized
washing-tub, and when I was there it
was three-quarters full of gold, and
much too heavy for two strong men to
lift. Had I been inclined I might
have pinched thousands of pounds‘
worth. Gold abounded on every side
which seemed to belong to nobody.
Even if a miner leaves his cabin for a.
week or more, he simply leaves a no-
tice to this effect attached to the walls.
He never thinks of putting a guard
over his pile.
Of course there have been attempts
at theft, but the perpetrators have been
invariably detected. In one recent
case the thief managed to carry his
booty a distance of ten miles, when
cold and exhaustion compelled him to
take shelter at the cabin of one of the
miners. His host’s suspicion was
aroused by the man’s conduct and by
the bags of gold, for which he could
not satisfactorily account.
The miner detained his guest, com-
municated with some of his fellows;
and fifteen of them assembled in the
hut and sat in judgment on the thief.
He was found guilty, and half-a-dozen
bullets put a sudden and to his career.
Such cases, however, are very rare:
and it speaks volumes for the honesty
of the 40,000 men who are now. gather-
ed in Dawson City that they can see
hundreds of thousands of pounds’
worth of gold lying about, without even
thinking of laying hands on it.
To my mind by far the luckiest man
in the Klondike is a man you have
probably never heard of—Halsey Put—
nam. Before coming to the Klondike,
Halsey had tried and failed in almost
every calling a man' can follow, from
blacksmith to laborer in the Brooklyn
parks, and from printer to barman.
When he reached Dawson he had not
the necessary 50 cents for a. shave;
and 17511). of meat at 70 cents a pound
would have put him in the “Bank-
ruptcy Court.”
Within a few months Halsey had
mined and sold £14,000 worth of gold;
and to-day, after little more than a
year at his last lucky venture, he could
write you a cheque for £50,000, and yet
retire on a fortune.
DOG PRlNTS A NEWSPAPER.
Odd Blotor Power Employed in the Office
-of a. “Western Paper.
A dog that runs the entire machinery
of a printing office is a novelty. Yet
there are many persons who can testi-
fy that Plymouth, Wis., possesses such
an animal. Gypsy is the name of this
remark-able dog-engine, and he is the
property of Messrs. Carroll &. Bowers,
proprietors of the Plymouth Review,
Gyp, as he is known to the children
of the town, is a gigantic, 21 year-old
English mastifl, weighing 140 pounds.
who has been taught to furnish the
motive po-wer' for running the presses
of the Review office. A large wooden
wheel, eight feet in diameter, was
billl-t expressly for uyp’s accommoda-
tion. At the word of command. the
intelligent canine enters the Wheel
and begins his work. To the Wheel
is attached a belt connecting with the
presses in the next room. In two
hours Gyp has run off an edition of
1,000 papers on a Prouty power press.
runs a Jones-Gordon half
medium job press, and in fact all the
presses of the office except the srrall
card press, which goes by foot power.
Gyp runs off the weekly edition of the
Review regularly and the job presses
daily. He seems to enjoy his work,
and never has to be driven to his sta-
tion, but on the contrary shows an un-
willingness to stop when ordered to
come out of the big _wheel..—-Chicagc
Times Herald.
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WHAT A IOTEOF THEM.
Norwalk Produces its snare
But They Are Growing
Less Every Day.
What a wonderful lot. of people there
are who suffer with backache. From
the millionare sitting in his office clip-
ping coupons, down to the humble c111-
zen who swings a. pick for a. dollar a
day; nobody is free from it.
And it all comes f101n the same cause.
The kidneys are to blame.
Backache is really nothing but kid-
ney ache. You can be su1e that. it.
means a diso1dered conditien 0f the
kidneys
And if you are wise, you will heed
the warning immediately. Backache
neglected means severer forms of kid-
ney disease, diabetis. u11ne1v troubles,
B1 ight’s disease—death.
Doan’ sKidney Pills :11 e the one sim-
ple lemedy that can be replied upon in
all fo1 ms of kidney t1 ouble.
Some of yout neighbors have tiled
them and not. one has found them want-
ing. Here Is the expeiience 01‘ 11 N01-
walk Citizen:
Mr. Josiah Dodge. No. 2 Belden
place, saVs: "I had some t10uble in
the way of kidney complaint, and rheu-
matic- like pains in the back.Bein1r a
.fiequent visit01 at l\11.Halc’s (110w
Glendening & C0 5) chug $1010, I no-
Liced a. meat many people buVing
Done 5 Kidney Pills, and as they all
spoke vc1y highly about. the results
0bt111ne<l,I not :1. box, beoan taking
them and in 11 fer (lays’ time they had
cured the attack. I am recommendinU
them to my friends.
Doan’s Kidney Pills for sale byull
dealers. Price 50 cents. Mailed by
Foste1—Milbu1'u (30.. Buil’alo. N. Y.,
sole agents 101 the U. S. Remember
the name Dcan’ s and take no substi-
tute.
THE SUE 1. “UL FNT REEDB'RD.
How lie 812011111 1.11 Looked and How He
Should Be Eaten.
Pliilndeiplaln is the only city in the
world where the. Irecdbird can be form]
in :1 state 02? overrunning obesity, {111.1
the only place vhere he can be cool:
ed to perfection. In New York the
French cooks conceal its delieu‘t‘e
toothsmncncss in rich dressing.
There they know as little about reed-
birds as they do about terrapin, scrap-
ple, and pcppcrpot. Recently there
was given in this city :1 dinner in
which recdl‘irds were served in thir-
teen different forms. Among the
course-s were soup made fro-111 reeli-
birds. reecdbirrls stuffed with lilac
Point oysters. reedbirds placed inside
a. hollow potato and roost-ed. i'ecllbirls
stuffed with herb filling; and baked.
reed birds stewed with fresh 1111153;-
1'oons, recdbirds split and broiled—1111
abominable practice, by the way—«
reed bird smite. and a seeming pic,
from which two dozen recdbirds flew
forth and around the room.
But, after all,’ there is only one 1,-2.1-
to cook and eat the succulent raced-fies
—saute! Select birds which have
little clumps of yellow fat on both
sides of the part last over the fence.
Place them in a sauce pan, or, bettei
still, a chafing-dish, with plenty of
the best butter. salt. black pepper, and
a plentiful sprinkling of paprika—
the sweet Hungarian pepper which
nowadays can be found in any first-
class grocery. They must not be split
and their heads must not be removed.
Coook them for five or six minutes.
according to the size of the bird and
the heat of the fire, but do not allow
the yellow fat to become browned.
Nothing could be simpler, and yet
few, very few cooks can prepare a
reedbird without destroying its tooth-
someness.
There is also an art in the eating oi
his daintiness, but it can only be ap-
plied to birds of the character and
prepared in the manner described
above. IVring OR the head and sink
Then hold the little darling alof-t by
the protruding bones of both legs, and.
slipping him into a watering mouth,
crunch your way through his carcass
until not a bit of 'him remains but the
leg bones. Then cast your eyes about
and say grace. That’s eating reed
birds, that is.—Philadelphia Times.
Tron blesmne Jerusalem.
People often. ask how it is that the
future“ of Pair-stine presents such dith-
cul-tierl. The reason is simply that In
rusalmn—you moot separate Jerusa-
lem from Palestine—is the sacred (7223*.
of‘ so many «reeds and warring fai'hs
Not 01:13» is it the holy place. of 1113
the Christian churches, and two of
them (11111.1'1'1.‘ bitterly over it—the
lreeks and the Latins—hut. it is also
one of the mos+ sacred places in the
Mohammedan gworld. Mecca and Me-
dina are hardly more sacred than the
Mosque of Omar. Tlmt is a. fact which
is often ignored by Europeans, _Vv11-'.
forget that to tom the \iohammednns
out of the temple 011131031110 “1) 11d dis
turb the whole- Moslcm world 110m the
Straits Settlement to Albania. “'1!
must never forgot 111111 Mohammedan
pilgrims from India. visit Jerusalem
just as Christian pilgrims Visit from
Europe. Lastly, Jm usnlem is profound-
ly sacred to the Jews, and the Jews
are beginning to be locally numerom
and. important—Spectator.
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Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters cures
malaria and bilious attacks. It cuics
nervous prostration and exhaustion.
It. makes the nerves strong. It makes.
ri h, r d bl d, .
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muscle and healthy StO‘macli
Bitteffl‘i
fibres. It banishes
dyspepsia,‘indigest10n
and constipation. It.
does all these things.
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RICHARD A. McG'U'RDY, President.
111111111111111111111111.1111. 31,98.
According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State
ENC/“DRIER
Received for Premiums .
From all other Sources .
To Policy-holders for Claims by Death
nrsnunsnmnnms.
T0 Policyaholders for Endowments, Dividends, etc:
For all other Accounts . . . .
‘ASSET‘SS
United States Bonds and other Securities . .
First Lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage . . .
Loans 0n Bonds and other Securities,
Real Estate, appraised by Insurance Superintendents
at $23,534,826.88 . ,
Cash in Banks and Trust Companies
Book Value
Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. . .
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Policiy Reserves, eta, .
Contingent Guarantee Fund, .
Divisible Surplus . . .
insurance and Annuities in F0rce
lhave‘ carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct.
liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department. CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor
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SAMUEL D. BABCOCB
RICHARD A. 1110011111111
JAMES C. HOLDER
HEBMANN C. VON Posi-
WILLIAM J. SEWELL
OLIVER HARRIMAR
ROBERT OLYPIIANT
GEORGE F. BAKER
DUDLEY OLOOTT '
C. CLll' FORD GRETSINGER, Assistant Auditor;
11"1CEOLS 65 @TEBTRT, Senora! Agents.
LIABILITIES.
From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usua
Board. of Trustees
FREDERIO CROMWELL
J ULIEN T. DAVIES
A. N. VVATERHOUSE
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I RUFUS W. PECKHAM
J. HOBART HERRIOK
l WM. 3’. DIXON
ROBERT A. GRANNISS
I GEORGE G. HAVEN
CHARLES R. HENDERSOH
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HENRY H. ROGERS
J N0. W AUGHINCLOSS
THEODORE MORFORD
WILLIAM BABCOCK
STUYVESANT FISH
AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIARD
CHARLES E. MILLER
WALTER R GILLETTE
H. WALTER WEBB
ROBERT A. GRANIS S, Vic e -President.
W ALTER R. GILLETTE, Generai Manager.
ISAAC F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President.
WILLIAM. J. EASTUN, Secrettuy.
DUER du—P BRECK, Correspon ing Secretary.
ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistants Sametary
FREDERIC CROMW ELL, Treasurer.
JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer.
WILLIA in P. SANDS, Cashier.
JAMES TIM rho“. 2d Assistant Treasurer-
EDWARD 1’. BULDEN, Assistant Cashier
EMORY MOCLINTOCK, Actuary.
. JOHN TATLOCK, JR, Assistan‘ Actuary.
CHARLES A,~PRELLER, Auditor.
WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller.
HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller
J 011‘“ C.EI.1LIO'1", Superintendent of Domestic Agencies.
EC)“ ARD LYMAN SHORT, General Solicitor.
MEDICAL DIRECTORS:
ELIAS J. MARSH, .11 n-
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GRANVILLE 11 WHITE, M I.)
WINS’I 0N M. D. Consulting.
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of New York.
$42,318,748 51
12,687,880 92
$55,006,629 43
$13,265,908 00
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“094939379 53
$35,245,033 88
$60,956.14! 33
68,303,580 90
9.396.619 00
20,604,649 61
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$277,517,325 36
233,058, 640 68
42.238,684 68
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277,517.32: 36
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ADRIAN ISELIV .1-,~
GEORGE S. Bownon.
WILLIAM C. VVHITNES
WILLIAM ROOKEFELIIE
JAMES N. JARVIE
CHAS D. DICKEY JR
ELBRIDGE T GERRY
SrErER;
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