n v 1' ‘N 1 SANTA CRUZ TAKEN. LawtOn’ s Expedition success ful After Sharp Fighting. INSURGENTS SUEFER HEAVY LOSS The Capture Considered One of the Most Important of the Campaign. Telegraph Lines~ Destroyed. Filipinos to Be Pursned. MANILA, April 11.—Santa Cruz‘ was the Filipinos’ stronghold on the La- guna de Bay, and it fell into the hands . of General Lawton’s expedition after some sharp, quick firing, forming one ofbthe most interesting and important battles of the war. . The plans of the American command- ers worked perfectly, with the exception that the progress of the expedition was ' delayed by the diflicult navigation of the river. About 1,500 picked men com- posed the expedition, which was under the personal command of General Law- ton, on account of the illness of General ' King. These troops partly surrounded the city, while the gunboats Laguna de Bay, Napidan and Oeste, under the command of Captain Grant of the Utah battery, shelled the city and outlying trenches. “ General Lawton and his staff accom- panied the troops, sometimes leading charges in Indian. fighting tactics, which eventually resulted in the com— plete rout of the rebels, with the small- est amount of damage to the city and “slight loss to the Americans. The expedition started from San Pe- dro Macati at, dusk on Saturday, in— . tending to capture Santa'Cruz by as- sault at daybreak, but in navigating the shallow, tortuous Pasig river pe1~ haps through the cunning of the native pilots, who new not anxious to see the Americans successful, seve1al boats grounded, and it was neaily dawn when the troops reached the lake. The expe- dltion then steamed cautiously forward the Napidan and the Oeste a mile ahead and the Laguna deBayguarding the rear. A casco—‘a squa‘e ended, flat bottom- ed boat—with- a force of 200 picked sharpshooters" under Major Weisen- berger,.mostly belonging to the First Washington regiment, was run into a shallow inlet about five miles south of the city. Then a number of Americans jumped into the water and, wading for about 100 yards, crept forward and formed in line, covering the landing of the remainder which finished about 5 o ’.clock The three troops of the Fourth cav— alry, unmounted, were sent ashore on a. dangerous marshy point directly south of the city under fire from the enemy' s trenches. Meanwhile in the town itself the1e was utter silence and not a sign of life. General Lawton, desiring to make an inspection and to give the inhabitants an opportunity to surrender, went on board the Laguna de Bay and steamed slowly to the dock, the whole fleet watching anxiously. When it was dis— covered by the glasses that the trench- es and stone buildings were swarming with white clad soldiers, the Laguna withdrew, receiving volleys from the tienches thrown up on the marshy plain north of the city. The flotilla anchored in compact formation for the night, ready to resist any surprises from the rebel gunboats supposed to be in the lake. At sunrise yesterday the assault commenced. The American line south of the city stretch- ed two miles inland, and, with its left sweeping the shore, it moved north, while the Fourth cavalrymen on the point advanced toward the city, pour- ing volleys into the trenches. Simul- taneously the gunboats hovered along the shore, shelling the woods ahead of the troops and driving the Filipinos in- land. The Gatlings cleared several trenches. - General Lawton, with the Fourteenth .the Miles interview. 3: I MlLES 15011111101111 so. A Reporter Claims His Article Cor- rectly Rpr esented the Gene: 111. WASHINGTON, ApIil 11. —-—Mr. Sidney Reid, a’reporter in the New York office of the Associated Press, gave the par- ticulars of an interview he had with General, 'Miles at the W'aldorf-Astoria on the 3lst of January last. In this in— terview General Miles was represented , 'he. had set ' as telling of the inquiries afoot concerning the beef supplied ’to the army, as saying that the canned roast beef was nothing more than the refuse of beef from which beef extract had been made and as stating he had overwhelming evidence that the em- balmed beef was treated with chem- 5 icals. Mr. Reid presented the court with a correct copy of the interview as pre- pared by him. Referring to an interview. with General Miles printed'in the New York Herald Mr. Reid said it was not a correct reproduction of his report of “I saw portions of my interView in The Herald,” he said, “combined with other matter which I did not write.” In reply to questions from Major Lee Mr. Reid said he did not have General Miles’ testimony before the war inves- tigating commission in mind when he talked with him or when he ,wrote his article. His conversation with’General Miles had ccurred in the office of the hotel, and e latter had at first declin- ed to be interviewed, excusing himself sevéral times. Upon a later‘ attempt on his part General-Miles had consented to read what purported to be interviews with him in the New York evening pa- pers of that date and had then express— ed -himself as represented in' the Asso- éiated Press dispatches. . Air. knew ‘ he represented the Associated Press and that he was taking notes. On the way to his office he had compared his memoranda with that made by the reporter of the New York Times, who was present at the time, and had found ' that thev agreed substantially. infantry battalions, approached a nar— , row- ironr-bridge across a creek .on the south border of the town. Here a com- pany of Filipinos was intrenched across the stream and behind a stone barri- cade at the entrance to the bridge. The Americans rushed forward in single 'file in the face of a galling fire, demolished the barricade with their hands and drove the enemy from the trenches, killing ’a dozen. The Filipino soldiers in the town, se- creted in various buildings and firing “I don’ t claim that the ve1b1age is ab- solutely correct,” "he said, “but I do claim that it is correct in substance and that it does not misrepresent what Gen- eral Miles said.” Moreover, he had volunteered to sub- mit the interview to General Miles when written out, but the general had said that he was too busy to give attention to itor had made some other excuse. Consequently the general had not seen the article after it was prepared. The court then adjourned for the day. General Shatter was in the court- room for a time during the day. He will testify today. Cancer Microbe Found. PARIS, April 11.——The Figaro an- nounces that Dr. Bra has discovered the cancer microbe and says there is reason to hope the discovery will soon lead to a certain cure for that dread disease. In an interview on the sub- ject Dr. Bra was modest and cautious in his statements. He said that experi- ments were proceeding in several hos- pitals, some of which had had favorable results, but it must be months before a definite announcement will be possible. “What I have succeeded in doing,” add- ed Dr.-Bra, “is to isolate and cultivate a parasite from cancerous tumors and to produce therefrom cancer in ani- mals.” Negro Preacher Shot. - WAYNESBORO, Ga., April 11.—-Three white men Sunday night called R. L. Ellison, a negro preacher, out of his church, where he was conducting serv- ices. They abused him on account of testimony which he had given and which had caused the indictment of Al- len and Joseph Robinson for assault on ’W. H. Miller, another colored min- ister. Ellison insisted that he had told the truth and started toward . the church. Just as he reached the door he was fired on and fell 'on his knees inside the office. He is' not expected to survive. Acting; Governor Wootfi'nfl! Acts. ALBANY, April‘11.—The first act of Lieutenant Governor Woodrui‘f as gov— ernor of the state of New York in the ; absence of Governor Roosevelt was to grant a requisition from the governor of New Jersey for the extradition of John Scott, alias John Robinson. who is under arrest in New York city on the charge of larceny. It is alleged that he stole a valuable watch from his employer in ‘ Bergen county, N. J. from the windows, gave the invaders an interesting} our. lar nest of thcmin the stone jail, which is hedged in by a wall. This was a veritable pc :per pot. A consid21able body of Filipinos fled northw an crossing the open marshes, but the ’ filings poured upon them a deadly iii] until they disappeared in the woo-is. slaying dozens. Major Weisenberger deployed the sharps"ooters along the shore, and they crept steadily forward, aiding the Gat- lings. Finally a large body was sent aga’nst the enemy in the woods,‘ driv- ing them toward the mountains. General Lawton established head- q~-:n'ters at the elegant palace of the r avernor, and a guard was immediately 1".aced in the church. as the sacred edi- fices are always the first objective of looters. Within an hour the town was patrolled and all looting rigidly Dre— vented. Almost all the inhabitants had fled during the two preceding nights, and only a few Chinese shopkeepers have emerged from hiding and resumed business. On the marshes north of the town There was a regu- . Assaulted by a Negro. NYACK, N. Y., April 11.—Mrs. John VVelch of Central Nyack, while on her way home late last night, was assault- ed by a negro and‘robbedrof a small ‘ sum of money. The negro struck her a heavy blow on the mouth, badly hurt- ing her, but the wound is not serious. The assailant has escaped. To Repair the Raleigh. WASHINGTON, April 11.—The navy department has reached the determina- _ tion that the Raleigh shall be repaired at the navy yard at Portsmouth, N. H. The work will consume nearly two years. ’ New 31:}: Markets. FLOUR—State and western quiet and easy: win-.er patents, $3. 75@4; winter straights, [email protected]; Minnesota patents, [email protected]; wlnter extras, $2.60@3. VVH‘EAT—No. 2 red active and weaker through bearish cable news and fine weather west; May, 75%@75773c.. J uly, 74%@75’;éc. RYE—Dull; state, 59@60c.; No. 2 west— : ern, 64%@64%c., f. o. .b., afloat. ». were found 40 dead Filipinos, some ter— ' ribly torn by shells. and many others wounded, to whom the Americans offer- ed their canteens, as,though they were comrades. A surgeon who traversed the field counted 80 killed, and‘ General Lawton will report at least 68. One Filipino. attempting to make his escape, slashed viciously at Major Wel- senberger, who shot and killed him. The gunboats have been searching thd Santa Crué river for shipping. The expedition will push forward, the Americans having destroyed _miles of telegraph lines, cutting off insurgent communication east and west. The President’s Yellowstone Trip. WASHINGTON, April 11.—Senator Carter and Major Alderson of Bozeman, Mon. have seen the president in re- g‘ard to his proposed trip to the Yellow- stone National 'park. The president expressed the hope that he would be able to leave here about the middle of July, but could not say definitely. A11 to what other points he would visit no plans whatever had been made. CORN—No. 2. dull and barely steady, owing to cables and the drop in wheat: May, 39@3 9%c.; July, 39 546617393180. OATS—Dull; .track, white, state 351/9 @38%c.; track, white, western, 351/261) 38%c. PORK—Steady; mess, [email protected]; family, $10. 50@11. LARD— Prime western steam, $5.60, nominal. . ~ BUTTER—Steady; state dairy, 14@ 20‘c.; state creamery, 16@210. CHEESE—Firm; large, white, 12@ 121/10; small, white, 1213460130. EGGS—Firm; state and Pennsylva- nia, 13% @131/2c.; western, 13@13%c. SUGAR—Raw strong; fair refining, 4a.; centiifugal, 96 test, 41/20.; Iefined strong and active; crushed, 5%c.; pow- dered, 5%0. _ MOLASSES—Firm; New Orleans, 32 @37c. RICE—Firm: domestlé, 4$é@7c.; pan. 5695140. TALLOW—Steady; city, 435a; coun- ! try, 4312694310 HAY—Dull; shipping, 45@55c. , good‘to choice, 60®72¥éa Reid said that General Miles Ja- ; 111111110 PM 111111 SoldiersNow CiizillyEmployed Will [Got Nothing. ' 1111' 1111111011) 311111} 0011111115. scarcity of Engineers to Fill Places Made Vacant b)" Strikers—Busi- ness Greatly Hindered—Havanu Death Rate Befbw Normal. HAVANA, April 11.—The military a11- thorities have been informed that they . will receive today the Cuban army mUS- ter rolls now held by the so called ex- ecutive committee appointed by the late ’military assembly before its dissolu- tion. With General Gomez as the army's representative to be dealt with ‘in the ‘ matter of payment and disbanding and with the rolls in their possession the Americans will then be in a position to- push forward energetically, which they are fully prepared to do. Clerks em- ployed several weeks ago are waiting at headquarters at E1 Vedado to copy and compare the rolls. Doubtless there will be considerable criticism among the Cubans when it is announced that thé United States is fully resolved not to make any pay— ments to former soldiers now in civil employment and to eliminate also all who enlisted after July 17 last. The widows of Cuban officers have present- ed an address to the military authori- ties asking what they must do to obtain their share in the disbursement. It is not probable that the United railroads will be able to find the requisite number of engineers in Cuba to drive their trains, and there are no signs of an end of the strike. On the contrary, the strikers say they will is- sue a proclamation alleging that cer- tain railway officials were guilty of dis— honesty in the transportation of the Spanish troops at the end of the Span- ish regime. ‘Meanwhile shippers are claiming damages for the loss of fruits and vegetables that have perished while awaiting transportation. Work on the new barracks for the United States troops at Guanajay, province of Rilnar del Rio, is interrupted by the strike, but assistant engineeis will move trains enoughto carry mate;' rials for this purpose. The strikers, it should be said, are altogether orderly. The official report of deaths in the city of Havana. for the month of March shows an annual rate of 42 per 1,000. The census, as taken by 100 health in- spectors under Major John G. Davis, ' surgeon First brigade, Second division, Seventh army corps, shows a popula- tion of 216,730, of whom 62,091 are chil- dren. These returns are considered be- low the average of normal times. The number of families is 41,094 and of dwellings 16,482, of which 5, 243 are with- out sewer connections. General Ludlow has announced the appointment of Aristides Agueire to take charge of the distribution of ra- tions in the department of Havana at a. salary of $300 a month, chargeable, like the. rations, to the Cuban customs. Aguerre was one of the most violent members of the Cuban military assem— bly and vigorously denounced General Gomez. He is regarded as an able man and was for some time during the rev- olution the Cuban agent in. South Amer- Ica. The Glass \Vorkors‘ Strike. BRIDGETON, N. .ll., April 11,—A large number of striking glass workers and sympathizers gathered outside- the Cumberland Glass works at noon yes- terday and hooted and jeered the hands as they came from the works, but there was no other disturbance. The Cumber- land and the Moore-Jonas companies are working part of their bottle facto- ries, and they have some journeymen. Most of the work, however, is being done by green hands and apprentices. ll‘he Cumberland is operating one large , furnace in full and say they have appli- cations enough to start another, which they claim will be done in a few days. Big Failure In Penn Kan. PENN YAN, N. Y., April 11.—-An— nouncament was made yesterday that the. firm of Russell & Bickett, conduct— ing the large flouring .111ills in Penn Yan, and Russell & Son, controllers of the Seneca paper mills near this vil— lage, had ceased operations. Yester- day morning the mills were not opened i and probably will not be for some time to come, if ever. by these firms. The reasonfor the failure is the fact that the creditors have been pressing very hard of late. and there was no“ other alternative but to close the doors and discontinue business. The firms will go , into voluntary bankruptcy. .. HARRISBURG, April 11,—The house last night adopt'fzd a resolution request- ing the secretary of the navy'to gratify the desire of the citizens of Philadelphia that the cruiser Raleigh, the first of Deway’ s 1ictmious vessels to return to the United States,- be ordered to Phila— -delphia to participate in the ceremonies attending the unveiling of the statue to General Grant in that city on April 21 | Philadelphia \Vants the Raleigh. i New‘ York State Insane. E ALBANY, April 11.—The annual re- port of the state commission in lunacy for the fiscal year of 1898 was presented to the legislature last evening. The committed insane in the- state, public and private, at the close of the year was 292386, of which number 20,845 were in the state hospitals, 686 in the Mattea- wan State Hospital For Insane Crimi- nals and 855 in private institutions. Italy Invited. ROME April 11. —Italy has been form- ally invited to the disarmament confei- ends at The Hague and has appointed as one of he1 delegates1 Marquis Vis- conti Venesta, minister of foreign af- fairs in the late Rudini cabinet. This is held to imply that the Vatican will not be invited to send a delegate. Great Nationalist Victory} DUBLIN, April 11.——The complete re-' turns of the Irish county council elec- tions are 110w to hand and show an overwhelming victory for nationalism. the Nationalists'having elected 544 can- didates as against 119 Unionists, the representatives of landlordism and To- ryism. Weather Probabilities. Partly cloudy and warmm; fresh ‘southerly winds: warmer Viv'ednesday. with increasing cloudiness and probably showers; . l 4 1 KIPLING AS' A REPORTER. “You Have Genlims,” Kennel-ken] the . City Editor, “But—9’ and Let nini Go. ft is not "kind of the San Francisco editor-who rejected “The Courting of Dinah Shadd,” says a writer in Leslie’s Weekly, to rec-all that be based his re- fusal on the ground that the story was scarccl3 equal to the standard of merit demanded by the magazine.” Those were the “days when Kipling was a. struggling reporter. In this connection there is recalled the story of Kipling’s thirdand last as signment to a news story. surance fraud had‘ been unearthed and eXDOSEd by the paper to which Kipling was attached. ‘Kipling was assigned to‘_ get a “second-day. story” on the man' chiefly involved in the frauds, and who was not yet arrested. Late; ing-the after 1100-11 he walked into the office with facts sufficient to. justify a three—columm space allowance. But. somehow his own personalitypersisted-in obtruding its-elf into the facts, and lie-presently drifted into a scathing satire on the offender, written in the inimitable pen which has since made him famous. The cit3 editor counted exactly 15 libel suits and about half a million dol- lars 1n damages in that stor3, and next morning Mr. Kipling was requested-to transfer his operations to another field'. Said the editor, in bidding him good—by: “You have genius. You will sonic. day make a. great name, though I may not live to see it. But fate neverintended you for the mechanism of news." “CRAFT OF COAL ISTEALING. H-fiw Eastern Railroads Are Victim- izod 11'3- ’l‘hosc in That Industry. Coul- stealing from railroads, common along the lines of all coal—carrying roads, has been reducedto- a. system in- S311 acuse, the Post-Standard of that cit3 says. The thieves 11o-1k hard and take many risks, not only of detecdon, but of- bodily injury. Their methods would be called. clever if emplo-3'ed1in an honest- busines-s-. The lieaviestthievv- ing is done by men with sacks, who climb up between the cars of a 5.1011" moving train with two or more bushel sacks concealed under their clothing. As. opportunity offers they fill a. sack and- throw it. from the train, to be picked. up by accomplices. Another trick is adopted by mcnf who, dressed like tramps, board trains as if 111th the in- tention of stealing a ride. These men travel aldng from one car to another. apparently seeking a comfortable place in which to lie down, but in their prog— rcss they manage to dislodge a. large amount of) coa.,l 11 l'ich is subsequently picked up by the 11 omen and-z children who are emplo3cd in the “industry” Largé quantities of coal are stolen by these and other methods, the plunder being disposed; of to unscrupulous dea.l-. ers, who subsequently rob the honest poor by dishonest measure. SPANISH LETTERS. 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