0 "CAIUMPIT BESEIGED.’ .MacArthur’s Men Fight Their ,1 “1' ‘ Way to the City. BRILLIANT CHARGE OF KANSAS MEN. Colonel Funston’s Men Swim a River Under Grilling Fire—Hale’s and \Vhenton‘s Forces Unite—All Ready For Final Assault. MANILA, A'pi-n 26L—General MacAr- tliur‘s division-fought its way to the Filipino trenches before Calumpit yes— terday, Advancing four miles. mostly ‘ hrough VVoo ds and jungle, and crossing the Bar bag 11V e1. This was accomplished at a cost to the American 5 of six killed and 28 .rwou der} the First South Dakota regi- ment being the heaViest losei. After fording the river the South Da- kotans puisued the insurgents to the outskirts of Cowlumpit but the town was found so strc ugly/protectel that Gen- eral MacArthur deemed it best to with- draw the tired fighters. and to go into camp for a night’s rest before making the final assault. The largest buildings in Calumpit ‘ were being fired by the Filipinos while the Americans were crossing the river fully a mile away, indicating the ene- my’s intention to abandon the place. The insurgents seem to have adopted a. settled policy of retiring from one po- sition after another, after inflicting the greatest possible damage upon the ad— vancing army. Their forces yesterday were well drilled. Every foot of the ground was tenaciously disputed by thoroughly organized troops, who stood remarkably firm even before artillery. The enemy had planned to wreck our artillery transport train. This attempt was a failure, but a span of the iron railway bridge over the river was de- stroyed, hampering the American trans- portation for some time. The Filipinos cut the girders, intending to have the structure fall with the tr,ain but it 001— lapsed prematurely of its own weight. The Bagbag river, which is about 100 yards wide at that point, was splendid— ly fortified, and the Americans were compelled to approach across an open Space from which the rebels had cleai ed every obstruction to sight. The bank of the river, a high bluff, was surmounted with trenches, capped with rocks loop- holed and partly hidden by bushes. General Wheaton’ s brigade approach- ed the river along the Iailroad, leaving camp beyond Maldlos City. General Hale’s, which started Monday, was ear- lier on the march and sweeping west- ward toward the railroad. The a1 mored train was being pushed by Chinamen, ‘the Twentieth Kansas regiment ad- vancing in extended order on the left afid the First Montana regiment, with the Utah Light artillery, on the right. The rapid firing guns on the train "‘opened the ball” at 11:30 a. mi. about a mile from the river, their popping alter- inating continuously with the boom of the 6 pounders. The Montana regiment and the Utah artillery batteries at the same time en-' tered the jungle, from which the insur- gents, who were occupying a large, straggling village of huts, poured heavy volleys. In the course of an hour the Americans had f010ed a passage through the woods to the open space in front of the river, and the artillery, im-' mediately on wheeling into the open, began shelling the Filipino trenches. In the meantime Company K, TVV en— tieth Kansas, led by Captain BoltVV pod, performed one of the most brilliant achievements of the campaign. The regiment was being held in reserve, and Company K charged a distance of a quarter of a mile over a co1nfield to the bank of the iive1, near the b1 1d0e, where the insurgents from a trench were peppering the armored train, then about 200 yards down the track. The company found shelter in a ditch. Colonel Frederick Funston called for volunteers to cross the river, and the colonelhimself, Lieutenant Ball, a pri- vate of Company K, a private of Com- pany E, Trumpeter Barsfield and Cor- poral Ferguson of Company I crawled _ along the iron girders. XVhile this was going on the men of Company K from the ditch were fusil- lacling the trenches in the endeavor to divert attention, butthe Filipinos got the range from a trench down the' river, and thei1 bullets soon spattered the v. ater under the stiucture. Having reached the brdken span the small but Valorous party of Americans slid down the caisson, swam a few yards to the shore and crawled up the- bank, the little colonel leading the way to the trenches, revolvei in hand, VV hile the few remaining Filipinos bolted Colonel Funston said afterward: “It wasn’t much to do. We knew they couldn’t shoot straight. and that our boys would attend to-them while we were crossing. ' General Hale’s troops, on the right, had the hardest fighting. They follow- .-ed the north bank of the river nearest the town from the east, with the First Nebraska regiment on the left and the First South Dakota and the Fifty-first Iowa beyond. The 'country to be traversed was mostly jungle, but the Filipinos stood their ground even in the open spaces. General Hale’s right joined General Wheaton’s left soon after noon,- a. curve in the river enabling the Americans to pour a1: enfilading fire into the enemy’s trenches. About this time the cheers of the Kansas troops announced that the Americans had crossed the river. Gen- eral Ilale' :3 men began to ford the Chi-, co, to the n01theast. The genelal himself plunged in up to his neck, and the regi- ments, all carrying 'flags, floundered across the stream. The guns of the Utah Light artillery Were dragged over next and formed in- to an extended line to advance upon the trenches before Calumpit, from which the Filipinos were pouring con- tinuous volleys. The armored car had one man killed and two wounded. The Kansas regi- ment had three wounded during the’ charge and the Utah Light artillery one killed and two wounded. Most of the other casualties befell the South Da- kota regiment. It is difficult to estimate the insur- gent losses, but they had no fewer than 70 killed, many of them by the artillery. Conquer First, Discuss Later. WASHINGTON April the member's at the cabinet yesterday a branch of the Bagdad stretchingf 26 -Wlth a: hike war departmefit map before them; I: H E traced the positionsof the America'h soldiers and the, Filipinos near Calumc pit.‘ Secretary Alger pointe'd'out what was intended to be accomplished and the positions and strength of the opposing forces. A cabinet officer said that the 3 cabinet has at no time discussed the ' subject of the future disposition of the Philippines. “It is the present that we are thinking‘of," he said, “and there is ' not the slightest intention of deviating i from the present programme. I believe _it is the unanimdus feeling of the cabti- net that nothing shall be decided (15 the future status of the islands until we have placed them satisfactorily un— der the control of the United States." .‘He said that every dollar and' every man necessary to bring the islands un- der the dominion of this country would be used. When the insurgents have recognized the power of the United I States the question of their future 2 status will be taken up and discussed. Negro Troops For the Philippines. WASHINGTON, April 26.—A proposi- tion to use negro troops to a large ex- tent in future military operations in the Philippines is attracting much atten- tion and it is believed will be consid- ered by the administration in the near future. Such a policy is urged on the theory that certain racial affiliations may be utilized in‘a way to defeat re~ bellious acts on the part of Aguinaldo and his party and to bring peace to the newly acquired possessions of the Unit- ed States in the east. One—third of the population of the Philippines are ne- groes of the same race as those in the United States and, while not numerous about Manila, comprise nearly the en- tire population of some of the islands. The advocates of the scheme believe that in a short time there would be an assimilation between the negroes of the Philippines and their kindred from the _United States and that there would fol- low for the colored people opportunities to get homes and possibilities of careers they could not hope for inl'this country. “fliers; Thou-Aid Comes From. WASHINGTON, April 26.——Army 0f- ficials have learned that since Manila fell the Filipinos have been obtaining supplies of ammunition from Hongkong and Singapore as well as fromrEurope. A strict naval patrol of the island of Luzon has been established and the be- lief is expressed that the supply of am— munition will now be cut off. It is pos- itively stated that the Filipinos have no factory for the manufacture of smoke- less powder and Mauser cartridges, which they are using. Otis Wants Rios to Stay. MADRID, April 26. —The government has received a. dispatch from General Rios, Spain’s principal commander in the Philippines, asserting that Major General Otis has requested him not to withdraw the Spanish troops from the island of Mindanao until the arrival of the American force of occupation. Women Antisuflraglsts. NEW YORK, April 26.—At the annual meeting of the standing committee of the New York stateassoclation op- posed to the extension of the suffrage to wOmen, held in this city yesterday, the chairman, Mrs. Gilbert E. Jones, made a report, in which shesaid: “Since Jan. 1 the defeats of the suffragists have been many. In New York the sen— ate voted unfavorably upon the bill giv- ing women taxpayers the right to vote upcn questions affecting property. In Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut,Ver- mont, Illinois, Oklahoma, Arizona, In- diana, Missouri, Michigan and Califor— nia women suffrage bills have been re— jected by the legislative bodies. Thoughtful women are coming more clearly to see that with the franchise come grave responsibilities which wo- men will be forever unable to meet.” \Vonderful Telegraphic Feat. CHICAGO, April 26.—-The record for long distance practical telegraphing was broken yesterday by the Associated Press on its regular system of wires leased fromthe Western Union Tele- graph company. A continuous circuit of 6,001 miles, reaching from New York city to the Pacific coast and from Chi- cago to New Orleans, touching Phila- delphia Pitt sburg ,Cincinnati, Atlanta, Memphis, St Louis, Kansas City, Oma- ha, Denver. San Francisco and all the larger intermediate points south and west, was successfully worked for sev- eral hours. There were 41 Operators copying from a senderin New York, with new’Spapers being served directly from this one circuit 11: 38 of the lead— ing cities. of the United States. New Iiorean Minister. W’ASHINGTON, April 26,—The Ko- rean diplomat who has been appointed as minister at \Vashington to succeed Mr. Chin Pom Ye, who has been trans- ferred to Russia, France and Austria,.is Prince Min'Yong When. He is first cousin to his majesty, second cousin to the late queen and uncle to the crown princess..I—Ie speaks English and stands very high in the estimation of foreign- ers as well as Koreans. He was special embassador at the coronation of the czar and acted ina similar capacity at the queen's jubilee in London. On his return home from the queen's jubilee he spent a year in Washington. Dark Outlook In Peru. LIMA, Peru, via Galveston, April 26.— The Peruvian political horizon is dark and threatening. ,A decree has been issued by the governmei‘it terminating the functions of the national electoral board. The press declares the act il- legal, but recommends obedience in or— . der to avoid further trouble. According V to advices from Bolivia, the city of La Paz, in the department of the same i na.,me which has long been the nominal capital, was formally proclaimed the capital of the victorious revolutionary government April 15. Buffalo Leaves Gibraltar. GIBRALTAR, April 26.—The United States armed transport Buffalo, which arrived here yesterday morning from Manila on her way to New York with officers and men from Admiral Dewey’s fleet whose time has expired and with a number of invalids, 'coaled during the day and sailed at night. The condition of all on board was reported satisfac- tory. ‘ Mull Route Awarded. WASHINGTON, April Chilcott of Seattle, Wash" has been awarded the contract for the mall serv- ice to be performed on the new all American overland route from Valdez, on 191 ince William' 8 soundr through the interior to Circle City,- on the Yukén,a alliance of $93 111119.. 26. —Richard' 11115111011111.13 . One Hundred Thousand People In Starving Condition. \ RED CROSS PLANS. 1011 11111111. Natives Without Bread and Meat For Many \Veeks—Plun’ters \Villing to Contribute Coffee a’nd Sugar to. ‘ Be Exchanged For Provisions. WASHINGTON, April 26.—-General Roy Stone and the members of the ex- ecutive committee of the National Red Cross called upon‘the president yester- day to lay before him a plan for the relief of some of the destitution in Por- to Rico. Ove1 100, 000 of the natives, ac- cording to D1. out bread and meat for six weeks and are on the verge of starvation. General Fred D. Grant has reported 39 deaths from starvation in a. single province. The aid the military authorities in Por— to Rico were able to give the natives in the way of distribution of rations and employment on the roads has been greatly reduced since the free distribu— tion of rations was suspended, and some of the Porto Rican planters and mer- chants have devised a scheme which they believe wii'l afford much relief to the destitute and at the same time serve them by introducing Porto Rican goods in American markets. The price of coffee in Porto Rico is very low on account of the large crop in Brazil, and they offer to contribute a large amount to be sold in this coun— try through the agency of the Red Cross, the proceeds to go toward the relief of the distressed upon the island. The Porto Rican Steamship company has offered to carry these contributions free. They also offer to contribute crys- tal sugar, fruits, preserves, cigars, cig- arettes, etc., and suggest the sale of these products at coffee rooms to be es- tablished in the principal cities by the RedCross. They desire that these char- itable contributions shall be admitted to this country free of duty. To Explore Mexico. WASHINGTON, April 26.—The Na- tional museum will start two scientists on May 1 on an ethnological explora— tion of Mexico. They are Dr. J. N. Rose and Dr. W’alter Hough. Dr. Rose will devote his attention to the economic botany of Mexico and especially the desert and subdesert regions, with a view to finding any new plants that may be of commercial or medical value. Dr. Houg h’s work will deal with the primitive arts of the Indian tribes, par- ticularly the quuis. The expedition will visit the great ruins of Casa Grandes, south of Oaxaca, Mexico, which is supposed to be one of the lar- gest prehistoric ruins in the world. Countess Estcrliazy’s Reasons. PARIS, April 26.—Countess Esterha- zy, who has begun proceedings for a di- vorce from Commandant Comte Ferdi- nand'Walsin Esterhazy, said that the publication of her husband’s letters to M. Jules Roche left her no other course. She would have forgiven him the ruin and disgrace he had so undeservedly brought upon herself and her daugh- ters, but now that he had published de- grading groundless details of her bodi— ly infirmities as an excuse for his own dissipation and had also linked her name ignominiously with that of Gen- eral Giovaninelli she could no longer refrain from taking the present step. Floods Make People Homeless. OMAHA, April 26. ———The rise of the Missouri river at this point has result- ed in driving 600 people from their homes and the subm'ergence of 12 square miles of bottom lands. The water con- tinues to rise slowly. Water is in the icehouses of Swift & Co. and the South Omaha cOmpany and is doing much damage. All the manufacturing plants on the bottoms are flooded, and the Un- ion Pacific and terminal companies’ tracks cannot be used. A force of .men armed with Winchesters patrol the'dike on the north side of East Locust street to prevent. a possible attempt to cut it. Those Bogus Revenue Stamps. LANCASTER, Pa., April 26. —An ex- amine tion was made yesterday of W. M. Jacobs’ books, and it was found that he had defrauded the government out of about $125, 000 with his bogus revenue stamps the books showing the differ- ence between the number of cigars ac- tually produced at the factory and the number that Jacobs reported to the lev- enue ofilcers a§ having been mawde Chief of Secret Service Wilkie and De- tective Burns are here working on the case. To Test Municipal Ownership. LANSING, Mich., April 26.—The su- preme court yesterday assigned May 5 as the date for arguments in the case brought to test the act authorizing mu- nicipal ownership and operation of street railways in Detroit. The attor- ney general appears as relator in quc warranto proceedings brought to test the authority of the Detroit street rail- way commission. ‘ Women Whist Players Meet. WWASHINGTON April 26 ——The second 5' annual congress of the Women’s Whist league has begun here, With 350 players in attendance, including nearly all the most prominent women players in the country and representing nearly every city. The congress will continue until Friday morning, when the final matches will be played. TWO sessions are held daily. Another Polsoner. LEWISTON, Me., April 26.—Among the items reported by the Androscoggin grand jury yesterday were nine counts against George W. Pierce, two alleging attempts to murder Judge A. D. Cornish of the Lewiston municipal court with poisoned sugar and ex- -City Marshal H E, Teel of Lewiston with poisoned whisky. Judge Day In \Va-hlngton. WASHINGTON, April 26.——Ex-Secre- tary of State William B. Day and Mrs Day are guests at the White House They arrived from North Carolina Judge Day will return there for a. fish. ing trip before assuming his duties 3. United States judge. Wlll Speak- at Galena. WASHINGTON, April 26. —PostInas ter General Smith has left here for Ca- ] a, 1115., where he will deliver an 941.. d ass at the Grant anniver Sary celebra. “F“ Lomdrrow._ .; Henna, have been- with—~ l | New York Markets. FLOUR—State and western quiet an! ‘Weaker in sympathy with wheat; win< ter patents, [email protected]; Winter straights, [email protected]; Minnesota patents, $3.95@ 4.20; winter extras, $2.60@3. ‘ WHEAT—No. 2 red opened steady, but met an active unloading movement inspired by bearish crop and cable news, which produced asharp decline; May, 77%@1.8%c.; July, 77%@780. RYE—Quiet; state, 630.; western, 670.. I. o. b., afloat. CORN—No. 2 opened quiet and sold off easily in sympathy with wheat; May, 39%@39 15-160.; July, 395/8@39%c. OATS—'-No. ‘2 dull; track, white, state, 35@381/2c.; track, white, western, 35@ 38%0. . PORK—Quiet; mess, $8. 75@9. 50; fam- ily, $10. 50@11. LARD—Quiet; prime western steam, $5.55, nominal. BUTTER—Steady; state dairy, 14@ 16%c.; state creamery, 14%@17c. CHEESE—Weak; large, white, 120.; small, white, 121;.4@12%c. EGGS—Weak; state and Pennsylva- nia, 14c. , western, 131/2@14c. SUGAR— Raw firm; fair refining, 4 3—160.; centrifugal, 96 test, 4%‘c.; re- fined firm; crushed, 5%0; powdered, 5730. I ' TURPENTINE—Steadier at 43%@44c. MOLASSES—Firm; New Orleans, 32 @370. RICE—Firm; domestic, pan, 56135340. TALLOW —— Easy; country, 41,4;@4%c. HAY—Steady; shipping, 46@550.; good to choice, 65@750. 41/2@70.‘; Ja- city, 4%0. asked; ‘ m “r“\ Heat Rash, inflammations, itching, irritations and chafings, undue or offensive perspiration, and many other sanative uses, nothing so cooling, purifying, and refreshing as a. bath with CUTICURA SOAP, followed in the severer forms by gentle anointingsyith CUTICURA, the great; skin cure and purest of emollients. CUTICURA 80111“ is beyond all doubt the most efi‘eclive akin purifyin and beauti 'ng soap, as well as the purest and sweetest or toilet. In and nursery. Sold through- out the world. POTTER Dime AND 0mm. Comm. Sole Prop“ Bolton. " Bow to Have Beautiful Skin," free. NORWALK HOT EL. 1. 6. Hamilton, Prop. Everything Modern! Newly Furnished! New Management! AGENT FOR Highland Brewing Company. EVERYTHING FIRST-CLASS, For Family 01- Medicinal use we have a fu[l supply of the Best Grade of Beer and \Vhiskies, including: BEER Pillsner, Export, an d Bavarian Lager (Steamed or plain.) ‘ALES Golden Pale, Golden Dark. Stock, Malt. Extract, and Mall. and Iron Bock Beer PORTER——‘ Whiskies Finest. brands for medicinal use. "Hunter, ” "King William Scotch,’ "Costair’s Rye, ” "Pepper, ” “Hermit- age,” “Taylo‘r Kentucky,” etc. I. G. HAMILTON. PLYMOUTH 1101:1111 ' STBIGTLY PURE! 1 Stores and families supplied. Lowe rates. ELLS 81 (30., I I North Ave. 'Norwalk. ATA P. W. BATES’ 42 won smut, You can find as 6 he an assortment of gilllllllllalllflflllfllll‘l W111 As can‘be found in any Yard in the State. Look it. over and get. prices before going elsewhere mmvwvvuwwx .. - -«flmml HABBBR’SI BAZAR a __4 V—v‘ V ls invaluable to every modiste and indispen- table to every dressmaker. For gowns in every issue are furnished two or more ' CUT PAPER PATTERNS The patterns have been pronouncel the sim- plest nude, and in point of practical utility they ARE THE BEST One needs only to give them a trial to be convinced that they are the most convenient AND SIMPLEST Price—Waist, with sleeve, 25 cents; Skirt, :5 cents: Complete Costume, so cents. $4 00 a Year 100cm a Copy ' HARPER 8b BROTHERS, Publisner: ._ new voxk, N, y, A Wor Chief Prowitt! v»: -1 _‘éel': Alli/l ’ RY T0 the Members of the WorwaZ/z, South Norwalk cma East Worwalk Fire Department : The year ’98 was a great year 101' bicycles. I sold more Wheels during that year than ever before, but I desire to make the year ’99 a record breaker, and in order to do it I want your assistance in booming the Rambler Wheel; to spread its name and fame into every nook and corner of our town. To obtain )our help I propose to give away Absohltely Free to the. most popular member of either the Norwalk, South N01 walk or East Norwalk Fire Departments a celebra— ted High Grade ’99 Rambler Wheel, the fleetest, the handsomest, the most graceful, the most durable and most reliable Wheel built, up to date. The popularity will be decided. by ballot, and in order to vote for candidates the name of the member to be voted for together with the name of the fire company of which he isa member must be written on the coupon below and deposited in the ballot box at my store N0. 45 Main street, Norwalk. Ballots for members of the SOuth N orwalk department can be deposited in the ballot box at' the store of Whelpley 60 Clark in the Lauder building. Ballots for members of the East Norwalk department can be deposited in the ballot box in Hafiwner s Cigar and News storelal the east end of the Washington street bridge. The contest is open to every member of the several fire d partments, includingmembers of the Fire‘Police”- All ballots must be deposited by 7 o‘clock sharp, on the evening of May 29th, and the name of the winner will be an nounced on May 31st. A J, T. Prowitt, Agent RAMBLER WHEELS, No. 45 MAIN STREET, NORWALK, CONN. fimmwwwmgmmmmwm me% El BAMBI. _ i5] Name 1‘96— mwflm—EQD $3, fiwgmgfggo Meagwg ega’oowoflm,m_—,§ E Address BB . 1THE GAZFTTB covers the cream oi the trade 111*“this- ectlon. An advertise-
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