.J.‘ ”
ernment to raise the blockade.
* .
MANY Pens OPENED
General ,Otis "Raises Blockade
of Philippine Harbors.
’AGUINALDO’S ASSASSINAIION DENIED
Shlps Which Have Been Tied Up
‘ For Months Will Resulne Busi-
ness at Once—Lively Scenes
at the Custonl House.
MANILA, ‘June 2S.-—-Major General
Otis has ordered the opening up to trade
of many important ports that have been
closed since the outbreak. These include
San Fernando, 011 the west coast of Lu-
zon; Aparri, on the north coast: Curimao
and all ports in the islands of Samar and
Lcyte. p ,
Many ships used in the interisland
commerce have been tied up in the har-
bor here for months, and the shippers
and merchants have been urging the gov-
\Vhen
the decision was made known yesterday.
the scene in the custom house was as an-
imated as the floor of an American stock
exchange. .flt was "a b'usy day. Ship-
owners rushed to get their clearance pa.-
pers. 1
There willl be a'great boom in the
hemp business, which has been at‘a
standstill. The ships will race to bring-
the first cargoes before the demand weak-
ens. . Asthere is a heavy export duty on
Shemp this will greatly increase the rev-.
enues. The interests of the natives as
well as the merchants and traders gen-
erally led General Otis to take this ac-
tion. Delegations from the southern is-
lands told him that the cessation of busi-
ness was bringing much suffering to
peaceful inhabitants.
Gunboats will protect the shipping in
some ports. but elsewhere shippers must
risk confiscation by the insurgents, who
exact heavy tribute of all ships they per-
mit to sail. _ " -
The rumor that Aguinaldo had been
assassinated was in circulation here for
several days. It was not believed, but
its currency gave it a definite form. Ac—
cording to the story General Pio del Pilar
called upon Aguinaldo on June 19 and
accused him of causing Gene'l Luna to
be killed. Aguinaldo denied responsibili-
ty and added that he deeply regretted
Luna’s death. General Pio del Pilar, as
the story goes. called him a liar and
scoundrel, shot him twice in the head
with his revolver and walked away un-
molested.
The report finds no credence in Ma-
nila. A Filipino general, mounted on a
big horse. with a numerous staff, has
Since beenseen haranguing the Filipino
tl‘OOI-‘S around San Fernando, in Pampan-
ga provmce, and this officer is supposed
to be Aguinaldo.
Xesterday four guns of llobbes’ bat—
tery .and other artillery bombarded the
hillpinp blockhouscs and trenches about
two miles north of San Fernando. The
blockhouses. which had beep used by
I‘llllllllo sharpshooters to annoy the
American outposts. were destroyed. The
enemy made 'no resistance. ‘
On..\.Ionday the Spanish consul general,
wearing a brilliant uniform. visited Ma-
jor General Otis. He was received in the
‘latter’s office, which is hung with por-
traits of Spanish royal p‘ersonages. In
the course of a graceful speech he said
that the Spaniards in the Philippines
would hold no resentment because of the
past and would‘entcrtain no sentiments
"but those of respect toward the new re-
g) I'llC. ‘ . ‘
.:.m. Dodge's Goods Partly Examined.
XEIW YORK. June 28.—~The two big
'fruullcs and valise containing jewels and
garments which were seized from Mrs.
Phyllis E. Dodge upon her arrival Sat-
urday :on the St. Paul were opened yes-
terday in the seizure room at the public
stores and the contents partly examined.
A thorough examination and valuation of
the goods will have to be made before
'final action can be taken. Mrs. Dodge’s
attorney claims all of the jewels are bo-
gus. He says the pearls, diamonds. em-
eralds and rubies are all imitation and
that the real pearl necklace that she had
TURBULENT "SESSION
French Chamber of. Deputies
Greatly Disturbed. “
REVISION OFCONSTITUIION PROPOSED
\
The Coming of the Sfax \Vith Cap-
tain Dreyfus onul'ionrd Eagerly
Awaited—Authorities Re-
fuse Information. ,
PARIS, June 28.—There..was great ex-
citement at the reassembling of the
chamber of deputies yesterday. The per-
sistent obstruction on the part of the
members of the Right and the Socialists
creatgd a prolonged uproar, in conse-
quence of which the president suspended
the sitting. The direct ,cause of the up-
roar was that Paul Deroulede had pro-
posed a‘ revision of the constitution.
After the resumption of the sitting the
chamber, by a vote of 397 to 70. refused
urgency for Deroulede‘s proposition, and~
the incident terminated. Ordinary busi-
ness was then taken up.
M. Clemenceau, in the Aurore. says he
regrets that the govermnent's majority in
the chamber was not larger, but declares
that it is large enough to save the repub-
‘Iic. It is composed entirely of stalwarts.
He gives ungrudging praise to MM. \Val-
deck-Rousseau. Brisson and Viviani. but
pours contempt on the "runaway Bour-
geois” and those who were not present
in their seats in the chamber.
As a result of an altercation .in the
chamber of deputies between M. Ber-
teaux (Socialist) and M. Millevoye (Re
publican Nationalist) these two deputies
will fight a duel with swords today.
Awaiting the anx.
BREST, France. June 28.—The delay
in the arrival here of the French cruiser
Sfax. which left the waters of French
Guiana June 10 with Captain Alfred
Dreyfus on board. increases the interest
in the landing of the famous prisoner.
All sorts of reports and suppositions are
current. For the moment attention is
concentrated on the puttirg to sea yes-
terday afternoon of a lighthouse relief
steamer. Such vessels usually start in
the morning and return in the evening.
Consequently the departure of the steam-
er has given rise to the conjecture that
she has gone to meet the Sfax and that
Dreyfus will be transferred on board of
her.
The authorities continue refusing to
furnish the slightest information regard~
ing Dreyfus to the regular army of news-
paper men of all nationalities now gath-
ered here anxiously seeking news of the
Sfax.
French Fibliing Vessel Seized.
ST. JOHN'S, 'N. F.. June QS.-—The
French fishing vessel NouveIIe Ecossc.
from the Grand Banks. arrived at Cape
Broyle, on the southern coast of New“
foundland, on Monday in quest of herring
bait. She was seized by the customs offi-
cials for a violation of the fishery laws.
An officer was ‘given the custody of the
ship and crew, but the latter attacked
him, got the ship to sea. threw him into
a boat and left the coast. The British
special,servicc vessel Columbine was or-
dered to chase and seize the Nouvelle
Ecosse. which has no register. that being
in the hands of the customs officials. Se-
rious complications are expected to result
from this affair.
The Porto Rico Survey.
WASHINGTON, - June 28. —— NV. C.
Hodgkins of the United States coast and
geodetic survey has reached \Vashington
after six months’ absence spent in Por—
to Rico. He is in charge of the survey
steamer Blake and is the head of an en-
gineering party engaged in making a sur-
vey of the southern coast of the island.
The~intention of the bureau is to sup--
plant the Spanish charts of the harbors '
and coast lines of the island with those
founded upon observations of its own
men. Mr. Hodgkins reports the survey'
as progressing favorably.
Banks For Manila.
,CHiCAGO. June. 28.——The National
looked at she had not bought. He also
:declared that the clothing in the "links
had been bought from a 91193) store in
athis city.
fi#
‘: . J..Tb'e Alaskan Boundary.
ownsnixorox, June 28.—The nego-
tiations for a modus vivendi regulating
the Alaskan boundary have fallen into a
state that jeopardizes a successful out-
come and causes apprehension among of-
ficials. Nothing has been .heard from
lsmoassador Choate as to the results of
the conference he had yesterday with
Lord Salisbury on this subject, but the
last phase of the case was that the Cana-
dians had come back with a counter pro-
posal in place of accepting the definitive
American proposition, which had been
carefully drawn with the sole purpose of
prewnting any future controversy over
the points already agreed upon between
Mr. Choate and Lord Salisbury.
American Buys the Rockford.
NEXV YORK,-June 28.——The American
Insurance company of Newark, N. J..
through Superintendent P. D. Bo'adley,
has completed the purchase or reinsur-
anCe of the Rockford Insurance company,
of Rockford, Ills. The Rockford carried
about $125,000,000 insurance. This is
about $5,000,000 more than the Ameri-
can has been curr ing, so tlza“ the Amer-
ican at a ,single stroke :tlmnt dons lz-s its
business. The net ecst; to the Ann-jean
was about $500,000. '
_.____..——-~——- _
Charges Against Postmaster.
KEY \VEST. Fla.. June 23.——As a re~.
suit of an examimition ofthe. postofiice
affairs here Louis Otto, the postmaster,‘:
was arrested on charges preferred by;
Postofiice Inspector J. R. Rosson and
'taken before United States Commissioner
Crain, who placed Otto under $2,000
‘bonds to appear before'him for a hear-.1
ing. Otto is charged with appropriating?
to his own use a portion of the salaries}
of various clerks employed in the post-“
office. __
Stockholders’ Real Estate Attache-l.
NASHUA, N. 11., June 28,—1‘119 my
estate of 26 Nashua stockholders in the
Union Stockyards bank ofiSioux City,
1a., has been attached on suit brought by
the receiver to recover a '50 per cent as-
sessment levied in 1808. In' all 484 shares
of the stock are held 'here, and the receiv-
er alleges that $24,200 is due the bank.
Littlefield’ Gets Election. Certificatei
AUGUSTA, Mon, June 28.—The gov-
ernor and council have issued the certifi-
” cute of'election to Hon. Charles E. Lit;-
.:. tlefield of Roekland as the representative
to congress from the Second Maine dis-
Bank of Manila and the First National
Bank of Manila are the names of two
banks for which Chicago men have asked
the federal government to grant charters.
The applicants for a charter for the Na-
tional Bank of Manila are J. L. Fulton.
1‘]. R. Bliss, J. H. Strong. J. L. Ray and
'A. L. Dewar, all substantial business
men. "Mr. Fulton originated the plan,"
said Mr. Dewar. “\Ye expect our charter
soon. The capital of the bank is to be
$200,000, perhaps more.”
Drafting Committee Only at “’ork.
4 THE HAGUE. June 28.——For the next
few days the members of the special
drafting committee, who are preparing a
record of the work already accomplished,
will be the only peace conference dele-
gates occupied. The questiouof a per-
manent arbitration board and Germany's
relation thereto, the (lerman delegates, it
is said, having received instructions to
accept the principle of a permanent tri-
bunal of arbitration as outlined in the.
Anglo-American plans, will be discussed
Monday.
Professor Schoentelt Turkish Consul"
W'ASHINGTON, June 28.—-Dr. Her-
man Schoenfelt, a professor at the Co-
l'ambian university in this city, will be
made Turkish consul general. residentin
\‘Vashington. shortly, the Turkish mm-
ister having asked the state department.
to issue an exequatur, to him. It Will be“;
Mr. Schoenfelt’s‘uimxo foster more inti-
mate trade relations between the United
States and Turkey.
' General Wood In Boston” ‘1
9 BOSTON, .June '28.-—Maj0r General
Wood, United States-volunteers, military
governor of the province of Santiago,
'Cubu.“was among his fellow graduates of
the Harvard Medical school yesterday
afternoon at- the Hotel Vendome, where
the annual dinner of the alumni assoc1a~
tiou was held. The general is a graduate
of the class of 1885.
#_.._——.—————-———-
A Kentucky Lynching.
FULTON, Ky.. J une 2,8.-—Henry Stew-
art, the negro, who robbed and seriously
shot Gail Hamilton. a negro, and robbed
H. Choate. a section foreman, Sunday
morning, was taken out at midnight and
lynched by a supposed negro and White
mob. The‘cxcitementds high among the
negroes. .19 >:':..- In"?
”T M 1‘7".” )3.”
Spanish Riois‘Qontlnucb. ,-9..
SARAGOSSA, J une’. ‘28. ——The anti-
.budg'et‘riots, which began here Monday,
were continued yesterday, and all the
shops wéreclosed in consequence. . The
troops fired on the mob in the Plaza de 151
Constitucion. killing one’ person and seri-
ously wounding two Others. '
.trict. Littlefield’s plurality was 8,888.
.N.
”Elm
' Macuto. He was badly frightened, trem-
/
“9..
.
A REIGN or tutor
Lawlessness In Cuba Drives
Peasants _From Home.
mm»... ,, .
CAPTURE OF SUPPOSED BANDITS.
Reported Outbreak In Nuevitas—Cu-
bun Press Complains of the Amer-
'lcun Military Rule Being a
Stumbling Block to Progress.
HAVANA. June 27.-—Owing to the
murders, robberies and depredations in
the vicinity of Guanajay the- peasants
are sending their families into the town.
The mayor, having decided it would be
impossible to reach the culprits through
the ordinary processes 'of law, issued an
order for the arrest on suspicion of all
disr putable characters. The- first man
take into custody was Macuto, who is
believed to have been one of the gang
that recently raided Garcia’s store at
Mariel. Major Dougherty and the chief
of police rode to Mariel and assured Gar-
cia of full protection if he would identify
bled, contradicted himself several times,
and finally he said he would not be able
to recognize any member of the gang.
A Cuban major named Sanz, suspected
of complicity, was the next man arrested.
He hastily left town the day a'fter' the
robbery. Then followed the arrest of a
Cuban lieutenant. who was in charge of
the guard on the Canas plantation. He is
believed to have been in league with the
thieves and was taken to Guanajayyin
Major Sanz's carriage. ‘
Sunday night the police captured three
supposed bandits. Pedro Nunez, said to
be the ringleader. was taken, but he es-
caped, threfigning to shoot an unarmed
inspector of police if he were followed.
Nunez is said to be in Havana, and the
inspector. who is suspected of conniving
at his escape. has been suspended.
Many dangerous men are leaving the
town, and the citizens feel better satisfied
now that the authorities are. taking ac—
tive measures. Orders have been issued
for the arrest of ten Cuban officers and
two Spanish former guerrillas. all of
whom are believed to be guilty of serious
offenses. "
It is persistently rumored here that
there. has been serious trouble at Nut-vi-
tas in connection with the payment of
the Cuban troops. The story is that the
Cubans, after receiving payment. chat-g.
ed the guard and recovered the arms
they had surrendered.
In American official circles the report is
discredited. The authorities have full
confidence in Colonel Moale, who is in
charge of the payment there, and are
satisfied that it is proceeding without col-
lision. .
La Lucha, in an editorial dealing with
the political future of the island, says:
“No political programme is possible of,
execution. The Americans talk about
Cuban slowness in organizing. but they
place every obstacle in .our way. Cuba
is today an immense military camp.
which it will continue to be just so long
as the Americans find that convenient
or have a pretext for'maintfiaining the
present conditions} The Americans are
everything. “'e are not even a ‘parc of .
the whole."
The President’s Return. ‘
ADAMS, Mass, June 27,—1'i'esideim
McKinley and party left for \Vashington
shortly before 8 o'clock last night. They-
wcnt by way of the Boston and Albany.
\Vest Shore and Pennsylvania roads.
Mrs. McKinley’s healtlr was the cause of
the sudden departure. Coming from: Hol—
yoke to Springfield by' the boat. Mrs.
McKinley caught cold. and she has not.
recovered from it. She has been fen-ring.
that she was in danger of being seriously
ill away from home, and this cold aggro»
'ated her nervous condition. On the rec—
ommendation of Dr. Rixe'y, the presi—
dent's physician, the president decided": to
return at once.
Colored Gi’rl Lends at Mlddleburn-
MI‘DDLEBURY, \'t.. June 27.—At the
class day exercises of Middlebury college,
held on the campus. the ode was recited?
by Miss Anmette Anderson: of Shoreham,. .
Vt. Miss Anderson, who is colored. is
the first young. woman of her race ever
graduated from Middlebury college. Shel.
leads her class in her studies and‘ will he
the valedicto-rian at the commencement
exercises next \Vednesday. '
Millions From Russia.
NE‘V York, June 27.—.—The New
.York Commercial in its issue today an;—
nounces that $20,000.000 more of Rus»
sian capital is about to beu spent in this
country. This. time, the paper continues,
it is the makers of ordnance- who are 50'
be favored. \Vhile the final papers‘ harne-
not been signed all the preliminaries of
the contract. have been arranged. '
Livery at Lowell.‘
LOWELL. Mass, June 27.—The big
Lowell cotton mills never knew such: a
prosperous sea-son. They-are hardly able
to koep'up with orders. No man with
two hands need be idle in Lowell. The
demand for labor exceeds the supply.
The Boott, Massachusetts and Merrimac
run practically two forces of hands In
:heir spinning departments. .
Cable Supplies at Manila.
, WASHINGTON, (lune 27.—-Tlm~ cable,
ship Hooker has arrived at Manila load-
ed with cable and telegraph supplies for
the signal corps. Chief Signal Officer
Greely has been notified that in all prob- ‘
ability the Eighteenth company of the
ignalco'rps will return from Manila on
he return trip of the Zealaudia. This'
will be about July 20.
Killed by a Train.
RICHMOND, June 27.—J ames H. Nel-
SOn, weighmaster and Storekeeper for the
W. R. Trigg Shipbuilding company here,
was run over and killed by a train on the
Southern railway at. 11:40 o’clock yester-
day morning. His body was terribly
mangled. Mr. Nelson came here from
Connecticut. ,
Earthquake at. Mlddletoivn. Conn:
MIDDLETOVVN, Conn,- June 27.—-A
slight earthquakeshock occurred here at
7:15 o’clock last evening. It was felt es-
pecially on College. hill. Several bricks
from. the chimney of the Alpha Delta.
Phi house were shaken down. This is the
second shock that has been felt here this
spring. A -
Another Blaze at Coney Island.
NEW YORK. June 27.—Another fire
visited Coney Island this morning. it
started at 1:15 o‘clock back of the slim;
in Koster’is music hall, at Jones’ walkkalld'
the Bowery. There was a panic 1,101,113,
minimum WINS
Exciting Event.
‘l’lhq n. W,‘1V‘l
‘ -~‘4»\
WISCONSIN WAS 9A ,CLOSE SECOND.
In the Lead Unt/il Near the-Finish
Line and Lost Through Bud
Steering—Cornell and Co-
,‘lum'bla Far Behind.
POUGHKEEPSIE,7N. Y., June 28.—
Twenty thousand people saw one of the
most exciting four mile boat races ever
witnessed in the history of college row-
ing. Ii‘ive thousand people on the obser-
vation train yelled themselves boarseuin
frantic appeals to their various college
crews to do their best, and with the oth-
er 15,000 they saw the red and blue car-
ried over the line, a winner by a short
half length from the Wisconsin crew,
steering. Cornell, the victor .of former
years, pulled after. a good four lengths
in the rear, and Columbia, never in the
fight after the end of the first mile. trail-
ed in a good three lengths from the stern
of the Cornell boat.
It was the kind of a race that makes
the. blood tingle in the veins and ‘the
nerves become tense under the excite-
ment, and these elements were injected
into the race by the crewthat came over
1,000 miles to meet former victors, for
without the gallant \Visconsins in the
race it would have been a doleful proces-
sion after the second mile was entered.
To say that there was surprise on the
observation train and in the great
crowds upon the banks when the \Viscen-
sin shell swept mile after mile of. the
course until the last. half was reached
with a clear lead upon all the crews is
putting it mildly.‘ \‘thx the people on
the bank were unable to place the stran-
ger crew. they looked toward the obser-
vation train inquiringly and were told
that it was \Visconsin ahead. They were
almost dumbwith amazement. and when
those on the train saw the gallant strug-
gle mile after mile, they dropped their
appeals for their own crews and yelled
in friendly manner for the boys from the
west. The alleged rugged stroke, the bad-
ly keeled boat, the too long reach, all
were forgotten as the fastly moving craft
kept its sharp nose to the fore, and then
saw them turn out- toward the shore at
the finish and lose the race to the men
from Pennsylvania by a. short half
length.
And Pennsylvania, well did they obey
the injunction of Ellis \Vard to not lose
their heads. From the first eighth of a
mile they rowed a stern, hard chase, at
one time being astermof both Cornell and
\Yisconsin, but their pluck and? endur-
ance sent them over the Iine.a winner in
good time and by such a small margin
thatthe glory is greater. For Cornell.
the winner of many battles, it proved to
be a race only in two miles. For those
first two miles she did gallant work, but
she was struggling against evidently bet-
ter crews, and it was only with exertions
of a phenomenal nature that she man.-
aged to keep the nose of her boat ahead?
of Pennsylvania for a brief 'time‘in the
second mile. Of Columbia it may be said
that she was. outclassed from the start.
and. barring an: accident, there was never'
any time that. she stood a chance of win-~
uiug the race.
the first quarter of a mile. although she-
30:04, which isleonsidered very fast. '
The start in the varsity race was at--
were called back on account of \Viscon-
sin’s poor start. Cornell tech; the water'
first: The delay was occasioned by W'is--
cousin’s stakeboatx failing to release the-
shell.
They started again at 6:56, but wore
once more recalled. Cornell at the time
being a length in the lead. Cornell was
very much amazed. There was the wild-
est excitement among the spectators.
They got off at 7:05. Columbia got the
water first. Cornell. second and: Pennsyl-
vania third.
Release of Cuban Prisoners.
W'ASI-IINGTON. June 28.——Senor'
Quesada, the Cuban agent here, has un-
dertaken to secure the release‘ and trans-
portation to Cuba of the Cubans who.
are confined in: the Spanish. penal set-
tlements at Centa. and. Fernando Pm.
lust how many of the prisoners are still:
in confinement is‘not known, but Senor'
Quesada called upon Secretary Hay and:
Secretary Alger. and secured from them
promises to take steps. immediately to.
secure the information as to the status.
of these prisoners- necessary to the malt:—
ing of formal. representations to the
Spanish government on the subject.
Thurston- Tired: of OMce.
WASHINGTON, June 28.——Senaitor
Thurston of Nebraska says: “Having
noted several! suggestions in the westtern
press that It might be- a "candidate for
vice president; I desire! to state once-and
for all that. 1 am not and shall not) be.
My only ambition is to retire to theprac-
{ice of my- profession at; the end of my
present term. I would gladly resign now
from the senate for that purpose- if my
xcssor. I cannot entertain the thought of
ever holding another public office”,
Shot Hunt Burned...
NEW YORK; June 28,—Ar disastrous
fire started 'inglthe shot manufacturing
plant of Fatham & Bros, at 82 Beek-
man street, late last evening, spreading
rapidly through the five stories and huge-
shot tower... Only one alarm was turned
ti. audithe firemen had great difficulty
in getting the flames under control. The
iamage will amount to, several thOusands
of dollars.
Commencement Exercises.
NEW YORK, J une“%.—The state nor-
mal school at New Paltz held its
annual commencement exercises last
evening. Diplomas were presented to “('6
graduates. The address before. the alum—.
ni association was made by Rev. Cort-
land Meyer of Brooklyn.
Governor_'l‘yler For senator.
Pilot today publishes a letter from Char-
lotte Democrats calling upon Governor J.
lloge Tyler to announce himself a candi-‘
call was
tron.
sprepared Monday for circular--
l
Two Killed In a Mine.
“'ILKESBA'RRE. Pa.. June 28.—
Thomas Heslop, miner. and Frank Knop-
ski, Eahorer. were killed in the Mount
the late spectators in the concert hall.
The loss will reach $15,000.
lLoekout colliery by a fall of rock yes~
tel-day. A, -‘
who lost it in the last 200 yards by bad 9,
tempted at (it-181,1» o’clock. but the crews. -
place could be filled by a Republican sue»,
NORFOLK. June 28.——The Virginian-V
date for the United States senate. The»
M R I WALK GA zany; _
I
. .due to w0i7.r.-.-d injuries
‘ ' '. - - ll; ; . ‘ . '
She “ cut to the 10m 1 and men who served 111 Cuba break 1m.-
. - der recurrence of Cuban fore" andr'mm
made a good start, and start] there all; ‘ " “s
V
through the race; '
The time of. the winning crew was.
'I‘
NOTHING 9 ALARIIING.
General Otis Cables the Situ-
ation In. the Philippines.
THE INSURCEN'IS BADL-Y SHATIERE
“Their Only Hope,” Says Otis, “Is
United States, Aid'f—The Leaders
Predict Overthrow of Pres-I
ent Administration.
WASHINGTON, June 27.--The war
department has made public the follow~
ing dispatch from General OtIS. dated
June 26, in reply to an inquiry by the de-
partment as to the situation in the Phil-
ippines: -
“Rainy season. Little inland campaign‘
ing possible in Luzon. we occupy large
portion Tagalog country, lines stretching
from Imus south to San Fernando north,
nearly 60 miles, and eastward into La-
guna province. Insurgent armies have
suffered great losses and are scattered;
only large force held together about 4,000
in Tarlac province and northern Pam-
panga.‘ Their scattered forces in bands
of 50 [to 500 in other portions Luzon; in
Cavite and Batangas provinces could as-
semble possibly 2,000, though demoraliz-
ed from. recent defeat; mass of people,
terrorized by insurgent soldiers, desire
peace and American protectiou;.n'o longer
flee on approach of our troops unless forc-
ed‘by insurgents, but gladly Welcome
them; no recent burning of towns; popu-
Iation within our lines becoming dense,
taking up land cultivation extensively;
kept out Manila much as possible. as city
population becoming too great to be cared.
for. .
“Natives southeast Luzon combining to
drive out insurgents; only hope insurgent!
leaders is United States aid. They prov
ciaim near overthrow present adminis~
tration, to be followed by their independ—r
ence and recognition by the United
States. This is the iniliuencc' which en-
ables them to hold out. Much contention
prevails among them, and. no civil gov-
ernment remains”.
“Trade with ports not in- our possession
-—fo:'mer source insurgent revenue—now
intc'diuted;not certain of wisdom of this
policy, as people in those ports are with-
out supply of food and merchants suffer-
ing losses; meditate restoring trade privi-
leges, although insurgents reap benefits.
Courts here in successful operation under
direction of able' Filipinos. Affairs in oth-
er iolands comparatively quiet, awaiting
results in Luzon. All anxious for trade
and repeated calls- for American troops
received. Am giving attention to Jolo
archipelago and Palawan islands.
“Our." troops have worked to the limit of
endurance. Volunteer organizations have
been called in; replaced by regulars, who
now occupy salient positions. Nebraska,
Pennsylvania and Utah now taking
transport}., and Sixth. infantry sent to
Negros to relieve California. These
troops in good physical. condition- Sick-
ness among. troops has increased lately,
due mostly to arduous service and climat-
ic influences. Nothing alarming.
“Of the 1?. per cent of the command re—
ported sick. nearly (3 in. general hospital,
of whom 3 per cent have typhoid and 1'47
malarial fevers. Twr-nty—five per cent:
have intestinal trouble: remaining 55 per
cent have varicus ailments; H of which
Many officers
lar regiments lately received‘ are inade—
- quately officered.”
The inadequacy of the number of offi’»
‘cers mentioned in the last: {flirt of the
above cable message will bevremedied by
the sailing of the transports Zealandia
cers for regiments in the Philippines.
“It shows a very satibfactory com
dition of affairs—as satisfactory as-caix:
prevail in time ofwar. It ought to put
,an end to alii this talk about bad condi—
tions in the Philippines. The straw mac.
that some people have set upover there
has been knocked down.”
A Steel Plant For Michigan.
MEN-OMINiEE, Mich, June 27.—E£lrli$‘—-
ern capitalists have submitted'a proposi-
. tion to the business men of Menominee-m
build a plant for the manufacture of
structural steel! at an estimated- cost' of"
"$3,750,000 which will furnish employ-r»
ment to 6,000 hands. Thai-buildings. are
to consist of a blast furnace plant, an
open hearthsteel plant, a BeSsemer steel
plant and a; construction: plant. The
main rolling: mill will be 2,700 feet: long
and 750 feet wide, and the whole- is to
have a frontage of 4,000. feet.
Antibodget Riots In Spain“
SARAGOSSA. Spain. June 27.—-A vio—
lent demonstration against’ the budgeta—
ry proposals of the Spanish. government
took place here yesterday. The mob pil—
laged the- building of the Saragossa con-
sul general: and stoned the gendarmes on
guard, several of whom were severely in—
jured. The disorders increasing, the
troopswrere ordered out and charged the
rioters.. Martial law was then proclaim-
ed, the- prcfect of police handing over the
reins. of power to uhe- military authori-
ties- .
New Calla-b Gompany.
NEW YORK, June -7.-Articles incor-
porating the American Isthmus Ship Ca-
.nall company have been deposited with
the Corporation. Trust company of Jer~
soy City to be filed! in the office of the
secretary of.st.ate at. Trenton. The nom—
inal capital of. the company is $30,000,
but this. it is said. my be increased to
3250. 000,000.
Dreyfus’ Second Trial.
RENNES. France. June 27.—The sec?
ond trial of Captain Alfred Dreyfus by;
court martial on the charge of communi-'
cating documents connected with the na-
tional defense to agents of a foreign pow-
er will take place in the army service
building, here. M. Mathien» Dreyfus,
brother of the famous prisoner, has are
rived here.
Mrs. Barrow Gets Long Term.
N ElV YORK, June 27.——Mrs. Addie
Barrow, the wife of George Beauregard
Barrow, was arraigned yesterday in the
criminal branch of the supreme court be-
fore Justice Werner on the charge of kid-
nuping baby Marion Clark. The woman
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 12
years and 10émouths in Auburn prison.
Striking Smelters Resume Work.
smelter. one of the trust plants, has re-
.:umed operations with about half the
“eguiar force. The wages paid are a bout
.rhat the company originally offered, and
die men are guaranteed protection if
they choose to violate the eight hour ‘aw. : plague of locusts.
and Sheridan; carrying a number of offr— '
. "There is nothing for me to add to that: '
' dispatch,” said Adjutant General Cou-
-. bin.
PUEBLO, 0010., June 27.—The Eilers,
consummate.
A New Society called the Vet-
erans of Independence.
TOEDUCATETHEPEOPLE FOR FREE-DOM
In Two Provinces 3,260 Cuban Troop.
Have Been Paid—It Is Thousht
That Not One Per Cent Will
Refuse the Gratuity.
KirHAVANA, June 26.—4-Tlie Society of
Neteransof Independence, Organized by
the leaders of the former military assem-
bly, continues growing and enlisting all
who are willing to work unitedly. It is
composed of three classes—members of
the army, civilians who acted as agents
in the Cuban cities during the war and
those who, were deported by the Span-
iards. Headquarters will be here and in
Santiago, and central committees will be
established in the capitals of the various
provmces. A prominent member of the
society said yesterday:
“Just as soon as our crga'n’izationwis
complete, we shall ask Governor General
Brooke for recognition and permission to
operate as a political body. Then each
district will name delegates to a provin-
cial convention, with instructions as to
how to vote in electing representatives to
sit in a general convention.
“The general" convention will select six
department chiefs, who will arrange for
clubs in the various provinces and in. oth-
er ways facilitate preparations for the'
election of a. president, using in the-meanv
time every effort to secure armony
among the various elements. Members
of the organization will be required‘ to-
givc assistance in a general scheme for
educating the ‘ people. Free day and
night schools. with volunteer teachers,
will, be opened wherever it is possible-
Only adults will be admitted to memli'er-
ship in the society."
A prominent Havana club was the
scene of a disturbance Saturday night'
between two very well known Cubans
and? several American officers, all of
whom had been drinking. The Cubans
began; cursing the American. administra-
tion, President McKinley, the United
States; troops and their officers. Finally
one-of the AHIEI‘IC;U]S,- thoroughly out of
patience, struck a Cuban. in: the face.
The latter demanded :r.dueL but the offi-
cer laughed at him. TheCuban, in a per-
fect fury, called for a gun and said he
would’shoot his assailant: anyway.
At this juncture a part‘yr of' Americans
and Cubans interfered and sent the dis-
turbers about their business. An hour
later some Cubans returned and began
demanding satisfaction, but the Ameri-
cans had left the club. The Cubans in-
volved aro'prominent in local society, but
have no political influence whatever
They are'ch‘ronic disturbersr of' order.
Brigadier" General Randall has paid
up to date. in the provinces of Havan:
and Pinar del Paio,‘ and in the westeri
half of Mata'nzas province, 3,200 Cuba]
troops. This raises the full»: number. ex
elusive of the» provinces of Pile-rte Prin
cipe and Santiago, to about $500. If th
same ratio is. maintained in the two lat
ter provinces, as the original lists stand
the figures will reach a total of 12,00C
The additional pay rolls will probabl
add 10,000 names, 50 per cent of whic
are likely to receive payment. The pre:
ent rolls contain 39,000 men... not count
ing the supplemental lists or the office
paid. It is believed that not“. I per cer~
will refuse to come forward for paymen
American army officers consider that tlt-
figures showm in the payments represei
the most reliable estimate o-fi' the size (
the insurgena army. which: included
large number of unarmed camp. follower»
The Havana-a customs receipts fro
Jan. 1 to June % inclusiveiaamouuted ‘
$4,938,015.43-
Train Robbers Idemmed.
ST. PAUL. June 26.—Al special fray
Helena. M’on., to The Pioneer-Pro.
says: “United States Marshal VVoolmi.
has advices from Beaver Head coun
saying that the two suspects captur
there Tuesday are the men; implicated
the Union; Pacific train- robbery fr
whose capture a reward of $3,000 each .
offered. Deputy Marshall Bush of Ut :3
and Ditricl’t. one of the postal clerks WT.‘
was aboard the train that. was robbed
“'ilcox, Wyn, have both}. identified tn 2'-
men. As- soon as the identification
more complete the men. will be given .4
hearing at Dillon before the Unit; -
States commissioner. Sheriff Dupn;
Carbon motility, who isle-ailing a posse
three men up the Stim‘ting Water af..
six suspects. has not been heard fl':~
since last W'ednesdauv. It is feared: '-
may have been overcome by super -
numbers.”
A. Large Soda Ash Concern.
AKRON, 0., J une 26.—-It develops t-‘
there: is a big corporation back: of :.
enterprise to establish a soda ash: fact-
at Bhrberton. The two leading spirit:
the- corporation, which is to be: kuowr .4
the Columbia Chemical company. wit‘ ',
capital stock of: $45,000,000. awe H. (é..9 {:2
rich of the Carnegie company and J -
Pitcairn of the Pittsburg Plate G .
company, both: of which concerns will 2-
the product of the factory. The plant . {5-3.5
1mm out 120,000 tons or Soda ash eve
year. besides a large amountof byprt“
acts. One thousand men will be ""11
played.
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Puglllnt Neal Dead. .:
CHICAGO, June 26.—-“Dutcb.“ l‘f-run.
the St. Louis pugilist who fell une- ;;
scious in the ring‘last Wednesday rs“
in the sixth round of a glove contest 4:
Harry Peppers, the California mic-'3 -
weight, died yesterday without ha'rir
regained consciousness. Neal‘s den :5
attributed to a blood clot on the bra:
resulting from overexertion while i. ‘
unfit physical condition. Peppers v; "
arrested as soon as it became apprrezg-
that Neal’s condition was serious and. I.
now in ,jail in default of $2,000 bar:-
The battle which resulted in Neal’s “1‘;le ,2
was a six round centest for a purse.
Fire In Camden, N. J.
CAMDEN. N. J., June 26.—Fire da-
aged the Moro-Phillips Chemical ”.7;-
yesterday to the extent of $10<,s,pt
Three large buildings used in them.“
facture of phOsphate were destroyed Tl
origin of the fire is unknown. Loss -;
covered by insurance.
Locusts and Drought In Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG. June 26.—
Transcaspian region of Asiatic Buss.
which is under the administration If t
governor general of the Caucasus. Pain
'Bariatinski, is threatened with no
owing to the prolonged dxuught in
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