Thousands of'IFilipinos Anx-
ious to Lay Down Arms.
REBELS SEND OUT FLAG OF TRUCE.
Quiet Prevails In Manila, and the
Streets'Are Deserted at Night.
American Casualties to Date,
75 Killed, 311 Wounded.
MANILA, Feb.
commissioners, who were permitted to
pass through our lines and confer with
Aguinaldo With reference to the Spanish
prisoners at Malolos, returned through
our lines yesterday near Caloocan with
sealed dispatches for the Spaniards.
The commissioners said that Agui-
naldo and Sandiko were both at Malo-
los and inclined to pacific overtures.
While the Filipinos are not yet pre«
pared to surrender the Spanish prison—
ers they will gladly release two Ameri-
cans, who have been held for six weeks,
' on the payment of $30, the value of food
and clothing furnished to them.
Shortly afterward the rebels sent out
a flag of truce borne by Commandant
Sinforoso de la Cruz, and several hun-
dred of the enemy left the Filipino lines
trying, “No quiere!” “Mas combate!”
and “Americanos much bueno!”
The commandant said that fully
8,000 of his men had enough and were
anxious to surrender.
Among the enemy in the jungle many
women and children were visible. A
woman laid down her rifle and attempt-
ed to cross with the parleyers, but she
was sent back.
After the party returned to the Amer-
ican lines the enemy on the right fired
a volley.
General W'heatdn relieves General
King, who is sick at San Pedro Macati.
The casualties in American regiments
to date are 75 killed and 311 wounded.
Except for an occasional volley and
some individual firing by the rebels
from the jungle near Caloocan, along
the river and in the vicinity of San
Pedro Macati all is quiet along the err--
tire line.
During the nighttime the men are so
accustomed to the enemy’s salutes that
a majority of them remain undisturbed,
secured by the outposts and sentries.
In Manila absolute quiet prevails.
The streets are deserted, and the only
sounds to’be heard after 7 o’clock in
the evening are the tramp of the patrols
and sentries and the occasional clatter
of the hoofs of an ofiicer’s horse.
The insurance companies, after a con-
ference, have decided to' accept war
risks at an additional premium of 51/;
per cent per month.
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I Interference Stories Absurd.
LONDON, Feb. 28.—The Berlin corre-
's'pondent of The Times, emphasizing
what he calls the “absurdity of most of
the stories regarding friction between
the Germans and Americans at Manila,”
says: “The German cruiser Irene left
the Philippines over a fortnight ago and
is now. on her way from Hongkong to
Amoy. As for Vice Admiral von Died-
richs, he left the Philippines months
ago.”
Seven Saved From Shipwreck.
NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—Captain Saun-
ders and his crew of six men of the
three masted schooner May McFarland
were rescued yesterday morning from
the vessel after she had been driven
ashore on the bar Off Long Beach, on
Long Island. The vessel was discovered
in distress about 4 a. m. A tremendous
sea was running at the time, driven
ahead by a fierce gale. It was impossi-
ble to launch a lifeboat from the life
saving station, and a line was shot
across the ship.' The breeches buoy was
got to work, and in the course of about
an hour all the men were run ashore.
They were well soaked by the high seas
and had to be given stimulants.
Russia Protests.
LONDON, Feb. 28.—The Peking corre-
spondent of The Times says: “The Bus-
READY M115 11- l
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Lnnouncement Caused Great Sur-_
prise—Both Sides Were Ready.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 28.—Political
lircles were shaken to the center by the
. unexpected postponement of the Quay
trial yesterday, and there is speculation
in every quarter as to the causes which
brought it about. There is little doubt
that both sides Were ready to go on.
All the parties were on hand, and ev-
erything was apparently in readiness,
When District Attorney Rothermel arose
and asked Judge Beitler to postpone
the trial, “because the commonwealth
As soon as the sensa-
tion caused by this announcement had
subsided Messrs. Shields and Shapley. .p
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1 counsel for Senator Quay and his son,
I put in a. vigorous protest against fur-
‘ ther delay, but the court granted the
request and fixed April 10 for the trial.
I When questioned afterward, the dis-
- trict attorney declined to give any rea-
son for the postponement, but added
that he submitted the entire subject to
Judge Beitler before making the appli-
cation, and the judge had approved the
reasons. He added significantly that
I the postponement was a duty to the
i commonwealth.
1 Senator Quay’s counsel had this to
. say:
“The fact of the matter is that there
is nothing whatever in the case. Our
experts have examined the books and
documents. They are mutilated, false
and a fraud upon their face. We are
prepared to prove conclusively that the
entries implicating Senator Quay and
his son were made six months after the
mated and the fruits, if any, had been
reaped. The commonwealth must ad-
mit this. Their own experts will testi-
fy to it. We are confident that there is
not a judge on the bench today who
would not under the evidence available
order the jury to acquit.”
Senator Quay declined to say any-
thing about the case except to express
his disappointment at the delay.
Rumors were afloat all day—one that
the trial had been postponed because
the death of former State Treasurer
Haywood had minimized the chances of
Senator Quay’s conviction and another,
which gained the greater credence, that
a member of the jury panel had inform-
ed the district attorney of an attempt
at subornation.
Claims Lot of Property.
LYONS, N. Y., Feb. 28.—George W'.
Armstrong, living near Oswego, lays
claim as one of the heirs of Captain
John Wood of Revolutionary fame to
1,800 acres of choice farming land in
Sterling, Cayuga county, and Wolcott
‘and Butler, Wayne county, under letters
patent issued to Captain Wood Jan. 16,
1797. The property is assessed at $50,000
and is worth three times that sum. Cap—
tain Wood served in the Revolutionary
army. He was captured and taken pris-
oner to Quebec. After returning he
found his family gone to Canada. He
never had letters patent recorded except
at Albany, Jan. 26, 1795. Armstrong
claims he is one of 43 heirs. He has had
the letters patent recOrded in Wayne
and Cayuga counties and had the con-
stable notify the Cayuga parties living
on the land to remove within 30 days. A
long legal ‘fight is contemplated.
The Czur’s Illness Contradieted.
LONDON, Feb. 28.—The Standard’s
correspondent at Darmstadt. capital of
the grand duchy of Hesse. says: “I am
assured that the rumors that Emperor
Nicholas is so ill as to be unable to at-
tend to affairs are without foundation.
The fits from which he has suffered
have become less frequent in recent
years, leading to the hope that they will
eventually cease. The chief reason why
he does not attend personally to state
affairs is his anxiety regarding the ap-
proaching confinement of the czarina.
It is quite possible that the disquieting
reports emanate from highly placed per-
sons'in St. Petersburg whose plans
would be upset by the birth of an heir."
Colonel Weston Ill.
WASHINGTON, Feb.'28.—Colonel John
sian government has protested to the - F. Weston, W110 succeeds General Eagan
tsung-li—yamen against the terms of the
NeWChwang railway-extension loan re-
cently subscribed in London, on the
ground that the clause appointing a
British‘ subject chief engineer of the line
is in‘ conflict with the Russo-Chinese
agreement."
Honolulu Customs Receipts.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28.—The cus-
tom house figures at Honolulu for the
year 1898 have just been compiled. They
show a large increase both of exports
and imports.
775 for 1837. The value of the imports,
including specie, was $11,650,890 as
against $7,632,628 in 1397, an increase of
$3,968,262.
No Representative For the Pope.
LONDON, Feb. 28.—The Rome corre-
spondent of The Daily Chronicle says:
“Holland has assured Italy that the
pope will not be invited to send a rep-
resentative to the conference for the
limitation of armaments. The Vatican
strongly disapproves the intrigues of
the French pretenders, Orleanist and
Bonapartist."
Loss of Cattle In Texas.
DENVER, Feb. 28.—President J. W.
Springer of the National Live Stock ss-
sociation, after a personal investiga-
tion of the condition of cattle in Texas,
places the loss from the blizzards at 10
per cent.
he points out, since 1886, when OVer 30
per cent of the range cattle perished.
The Nebraska Deadlock.
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 28.—There was,
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' ports was 3317.346744- as against $16,021,:
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. Involves
as commissary general of subsistence,
was at the department for a. short while
yesterday, but he is not physically able
to take charge. 'He left for New York,
where he will remain a week or ten
days longer and then expects to return
here and take active direction of his
department. He is making slow progress
in getting rid of the fever resulting from
his Cuban campaign.
Buffalo Street Railway Deal.
BUFFALO, Feb. 28.—The Commercial
says: “The most stupendous business
deal in the history of the city of Buffalo,
both in point of public and private in-
terests concerned and in the amount of
canital involved, is about completed. It
some $25,000,000 of capital.
Briefly it is the sale of the entire street
railroad system of Buffalo and a num-
ber of suburban lines.”
Newfoundland Wants Reciprocity.
ST. JOHN’S, N. F., Feb. 28.—A move-
ment has been set on foot here for an
extensive reciprocity scheme between
Newfoundland and the United States,
including fish for the West Indies mar-
ket, lumber, pulp, minerals and other
valuable products of American industry.
It is regarded as extremely unlikely
that the joint high commission will ever
resume its sessions.
Spanish Miiiilter to United States.
MADRID. Feb. 28.—It has been re-
ported, though there’is no official con—
firmatlon or the rumor, that Senor Don
J. Brunettl. Duc d’Arcos, former Span-
ish minister to Mexico, will be designat-
ed minister to the United States on the
a large number of absentees in the joint 5 resumption 0f diplomatic relations._ The
session to vote for senator yesterday. I report that Senor P010 Y Bernabe, late
No changes were recorded. There is a. i Spanish minister at Washington, will
good prospect that the Republicans will
hold a. caucus this week to settle on a i
new nominee.
Restoration of Wages.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Feb. 28.—The
wage conference yesterday afternoon,
resulted in the manufacturers promis-
ing to restore the 11 1-9 per cent cut of
a year ago, beginning April 3. The de-
cision affects the Whole city.
The Princeton Sails From Sues.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—The gun-
boat Princeton sailed from Suez yes-
terday for Aden. She is bound to M3.-
nila, where she should arrive in about
three weeks.
Weather Probabilities.
. Fair, fresh west to southwest winds.
go to Lisbon is officially confirmed.
Pacific Cable Certain. ,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—The senate
appropriations committee has added an
amendment to the sundry civil bill pro-
viding for the construction of a cable
to Honolulu to cost $2,500,000, and to be
built under direction of the navy de-
partment.
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‘ Ireland to De’ Cardinal.
. LONDON, Feb? 28.—The Rome corre-
' spo‘ndent of The Daily News says he
. learns on reliable authority that Arch.
4 bishop Ireland will be created a cardi-
nal at the next consistory.
No Change In California.
I SACRAMENTO, Feb. 28.—The sixty-
! fifth ballot for United States senator
f gentsrday resulted in no change.
It
alleged conspiracy had been consum- '
istic.
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THE SMART REPORTER.
[2 “ins Willing to Give Informwtion
About Ducks Free of
Charge.
It was two o’clock in the morning.
All. of the reporters but. one had gone
home, says the Detroit Free Press. The
night. editor sat at his desk reading
' over the copy of the last remaining re.
porter. There hadn’t been a word
spoken for a half-hour. The rumbling
of the distant presses and the clicking
of the typewriter were the only sounds
that broke the silence of the night.
The telephone bell gave aloud, long
eal. - ‘ '
“Hello,” cried the night editor, as he
jammed the potato-masher to'his left
ear. '
“Say,” said the telephone, “we are
having a little discussion down here in
Hogan’s place and we want to know
which can fly the faster, a canvasback
duck or a redheaded woodpecker.
“Say. Bill,” yelled the night. editorto
the solitary reporter, “which can fly
the faster, :1 canvasback duck or a red-
lzeaded woodpecker?”
“Duck,” laconically answered the re-.
port-er. '
The night editor turned to the tele-
phone and told it that the duck was
much the swifter aerial navigator of
the two. ~ "1 ,
“How much faster?” asked the tele-
- phone.
“How much faster, Bill?”
“Eight miles an hour in warm weath-
er and ten miles if it's cold.”
“Eight miles an hour,” repeated the
night editor.
”Why is it?” asked the telephone.
“Why is it, Bill‘.’”.
“Because he spreads his canvas. The
woodpecker hasn’t any". I
Ting-a-ling—a-ling.
NATURE OF THE ALLIGATOR.
The Reptile Described in Detail by
One \Vho Knows Its Habits
and Peculiarities.
An alligator is not an attractive crea-
ture. He has not. a single virtue that.
can be named. He is cowardly, treach-
erous, hideous. He is neither graceful
nor even respectable inappearance. He
is not even amusing or grotesque in
his ungainline-ss, for as a brut-er-a brute
unqualified-The is always so intensely
real that one shrinks from him with
loathing, and a laugh at his expense
while in his presence would seem curi-
ously out, of place, says Appleton’s
Monthly.
I-Iis personality, too, is strong. Once
catch the steadfast. gaze of a free, adult
alligator's wicked eyes with their odd
vertical pupils fixed full upon your
own, and the significance of the ex-
pression “evil eye" and the mysteries
of snake charming, liypnotism and hoo—
dooism will be readily understood, for
his brutish, merciless, unflinching stare
is simply blood-chilling.
Zoologically, the. alligator belongs to
the genus croc-odilus, and he has all the
hideousness of that. family, lacking
somewhat its bloodthirstine 3s, although.
the American alligator is carnivorous
by nature, and occasionally cannibal-
Strictly speaking, however, the.
true alligator is much less dangerous
than his relatives of the old world, and
he is correspondingly less courageous.
THE SEA’S PHOSPHORESCENCE. '
Ancient Writings Contain No Men-
tion of This Most striking
Phenomenon. ,
It is peculiar that so striking a phe-
nomenon as the phosphorescence of the
sea. should remain almost unnoted by
the ancient writers. There are several"
reasons for this. The ancients seldom
ventured far away from the coast;
they hugged the shore by day and.
pulled up at. night on some convenient
beach, hence they did not. often see
phosphorescence at. all. Their ships
were merely boats, not. built or rigged
for sailing close to the wind, which is
the most. favorable position for Observ-
ing this phenomenon. All such occur-
rences were regarded by the ancients
as bein g of evil omen—the superstition
with regard to St. Elmo's fire isasur-
vival of this belief—and hence the ap-
pearances when seen were not much
talked of. Then, too, the ancients, sav-
ing, perhaps, only the Phoenicians,
hated the sea and all its works, and
seem to have been curiously insensible
to the beauties of nature. It. is still
probably a. fact. that. the minute organ-
isms which produce phosphorescence
are infinitely more plentiful in those
seas which were known to the ancients
than they were then, in consequence
of the extermination Of whales and
other marine animals which preyed
upon them. '
[lens and Their Keeper.
It is really surprising how much bet.-
ter a lot of hens do if t-hey'are on good
terms with the one who takes care
of them. They have a way of sizing
their keeper up that is astonishing.
If they like him they .are profitable;
if they do not there is something wrong
with the keeper. It is a pretty good
thing to get. on speaking termswith
the hens. They have a language that
is easy to learn, and are great talkers
it properly encouraged. -- Fomers’
Voice. . _
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stomach upsets
the whole sys-
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starting point
of many dit-
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'RIQHARD A. Modular, President;
atement for the Year Ending Dec. 31,’9 .
According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York.
INGQMEO ~
Received for Premiums . . . ‘3 . .
From all other Sources . . . . .. .
542.3 18.748 5 I
12,687,880 92
nirsu'tusnnunms.
To Policy-holders for Claims by Death - . . . $13,265,908 00
To Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc. ‘ . 11,485,751 35
For all other Accounts . . . . . 10,493,379 53
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assume.
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United States Bonds and other Securities . . $160,956,141 33
First Lien Loans-0n Bond and Mortgage . . . 68,503,580 90
Loans on Bonds and other Securities, . . . 9,396,619 00
Real Estate, appraised by Insurance Superintendents .
at $23,534,826.88 : Book Value . . . 20,604,649 61
Cash in Banks and Trust Companies . . . 11,621,377 36
Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. . . 6,434,957 no
$277,517,325 36
LIABILITIES. .
Policiy Reserves. etc., . . . . . 233,058,640 68
Contingent Guarantee Fund, ‘ . ' . . . . 42.238,684 68
Divisible Surplus . . . . . . $2,220,000 00
272,511.32! 36
Insurance and Annuities in Force . . .
5971.7”! 1.997 79
lhave carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct.
liabilities calculated by the insurance Department. CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor; K.
From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usua
”Board of Triastees-
ADRIAN ISELIN .li.
GEORGE S. Bowoons
WILLIAM C. W HITNES
VVILLIAH BOOKEIrELLER
J AMES N. JARVIE
CHAS D. DICKEY JR'
ELBRIDGE T GERRY
JAMES Spurs; .
HENRY H. ROGERS
J N0. W AUcmNcLoss
THEODORE MORFORD
WILLIAM BABCOCK
STUYVESANT FISH
AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIARD
CHARLES E. MILLER
WALTER R. GILLETTE
H. WALTER WEBB
FBEDERIO CROMWELL
J ULIEN T. DAVIES
A. N. WATERHOUSE
CHARLES R. HENDERSON
SAMUEL D. BABcocA i
RUFUS W. PECERAM ;
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RICHARD A MCCUBDY
JAMEs C. HOLDEN
HEBMANN C. VON Posa- ~
WILLIAM J. SEWELL
J. HOBART HERRICK
WM. 1’. DIXON
ROBERT A. GRANNISS
GEORGE G. HAVEN
ROBERT OLYPHAN'I
GEORGE F. BAKER
DUDLEY OLCOTT .
. ROBERT A. GRANISS, Vice-President. .
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WALTER It. GILLETTE, Genera: Manager. ,
lSAMD F. LLOYD, 2d Vice—President DUER du—P. BRECK, ’Correspon ‘ing Secretory
W lLLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary. ‘ ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistan Secretary.
' FREDERIC CROMWELL, Treasurer.
JAMES TIMPSON. 2d Assistant Treasurer.
. . EDWARD 1’. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier.
EMORY MOCLINTOCK, Actuary. '
, JOHN TATLOCK, JR , Assistant. Actuary.
CHARLIE." A, PRELLLB, Auditor. WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller.
O. CLIFFO iii) GRETSINGER, Aguistant Auditor. HENRY 5. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller
JOHN C. ELLIOT, superintendent of Domestic Agencies.
EOW ARD LYMA'N SHORT, General Solicitor.
_ MEDICAL DIRECTORS: »
191.135: .3. MARSH, Al D' . GRANVILLE ll ' WHITE. M .U
G. S. WINSTON M. D. Consulting.
JOHN'A. FC-‘NDA, Assistant Treasurer.
WILLIAM B. SANDS, Cashier.
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