The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 2, 1899, Page 2

situation well in hada almost from the firet, 1t was a night of terror for | the inhabitants = at As soon as the fires were well in| |band American troops were sent |through the districts to drive os |the natives Little resistance was | | offered by them, and now Manila 1s Skirmishing | NATIVES MAKE. AN ATTACK. F | Hordes of Filipinos Cremated in the Fires They Started | in Manila. hn age quiet. the outpost | continues DECISIVE BATTLE Washington, D. C, Feb. 23 —Rs-| | ports from Gen. Otis Admiral ned endeavors | Dewey show that Aguinaldo is con | ght gregating F. the} | vicinity of Manila, and it is expected | | that a battle will soon occur. Orders | d by the war department Well Laid Pianto Burn the City ~~ Massacre the Foreigners Washington, D Feb 23 —The|! following dispatch was ived from Gen. Otis th orping There were d to burn tke city Buildiogs were tired in ferent sections of the city were controlled by troops vere labor. A considerable of incendiaries w shot and American soldiers were injured Early this mor a larg of insurgents madsa against McArthur’s front, near Cal eocan, and were repulsed The loss of property by fire larrive, which night is probably $500,000 heures wos. Manila. Feb. —It rted the Americans’ have disccvered a plot to burn old Manila to night THEEE FIQE long lines however, ¢ rec and 30,000 tpinos in three dif- The fires af r ter €@ | will be issu umber | in a few days directing the Sixth and! Ninth regiments of infastry to pro-| ceed to Manila. indicates the | government has decided to push the | Aguinaldo energy | This body ation [4 — campaign against with | Soon after troops now en route will be withia or} c.mpaigo struck two forwerd - a - is rep will bezin, la heavy blow | that will at . east keep the insurgents quiet aie x the rainy season. Officials have learned that some of which UGHT Notwithstanding close watch the natives in the city asa result of a’conspiracy they attempted to burn Manila last night. To make success they started the fire in three different quarters of the city, believ ing that the flames would soon get beyond control, and that they would kill the foreigne: pilla, their property. Santa Cruz, Tondo were the Those chosen to apply the torch did} their work well. a time bhe flames bad so spread that the destruction of the ad. Troops and worked bard, but this morning that the flames under control. Th gbout S00 buildings being destroy °2!the arms and ammunition bave been shipped to the Filipinos the past s haye been} sent from this country via China. No action can be taken to prevent such shipments to China, but Dewey can seize them when on their On acecunt 2 months sure of Admiral way to the Philippines. of the lomg coast line of the is'ande, | it is impossible to establish a block San Nichclas and jYarters ai | selected | Try Grain-O! TryGraip O! Ack your Grocer to-day to show you a p age of Grain-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. he children drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it, like it| Grain-o has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but itis made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach receives It without distress. price of I5c. and 25 cts per pac Sold by short aS ‘ity was threaten eign residents it was not until were SCHLEY’S RANK. May Have No Position in the United Navy. Feb. 23 —A special from Washington says: Should the Senate fail to act in the confirmation 6 lors was beavy, State’ § During the conf shooters, concealed in the v the burning qua , fired upon the | troops. In the Tondo quarters seven members of the Minnesota reg were wounded, including Cupt. ©. Robinson of Company C There was the among the natives, yeady for a grand uprisi t ity of sinnati, O, ment]of his appointment to be rear ad Wintield S. Sch'ey will bea naval officer without rauk or pay. Whea Schley appointed to be rear admira!, Capt. J F. Higginson was advanced to the of commodore, } miral, wildest Commodore was and they seemec Strong vw he re, by the ee guards were stationed ey | grade “vice Admiral Schley. | nomination of Higginson. That filled { the vacancy, caused by The senate contirmed the and tho natives were awed show of force The tirst fire fo on the Calle La district. The city fire lessty incompetent, but volunteer with streams ght was io a bloek the promo- g Coste, Santa Croz|tion of Commodore Sshley, who bas rear aduiral, If the uld make no contirmution in and Schley however, Sebley will not be adairal, neither will he baa |since been acting as |pendiog his confi:mation. the English senate she Santa Meea| Samp3oa engine pumping succeeded iepartment was hope brigade from the cases, modern | tk getting this t a commodore, for that -That will leave salthough } cer of the from canal, a this former in filled by Higginson. Schley witho still s wodar control 1 the rs across tl in place grade is} The entire block part of two were destroyed. greater | othe e street ut rank or pay m+ sortof an offi navy. The same do not apply to the case of Sa At r2S conditions, it happens, atarted in she natives are il All night the tr district, eating devastating acres ames natives cut peding fire fighting effectually. Ref-| Manila, Feb. 22.—The Nebraskans ugees throng the streets with their|this morning drove a force of 300 rescued personal property. | Filipinos three miles to Pasig, kill. The American officers think the|i9@ many of them. Twenty-one of fires the work of secret native mili. | their dead were found on the field. tia. Insurgent bugles were heard|Of ovr men none were killed and and signal rockets were seen when | Oly three wounded. They are John The troops, by} Alley of Company D, Alonzo Grov ildings in the path of | jerick of Company M and Charles | Piko of Company K, “irst Nebraska | Tofantry. t, where my ickest. | who will bave bis lower es swept the Tondo} ows of houses and} of territory. Many} th he se, grade if the | i | senate does rot confirm his tion promo- Charge by Nebraskans. e tire im- 29 the fires starte Slowing up bu the flames, prevented fur .ber spread | to the business sections MANY Nat Many nativ burned to death ES BURNE Wouldn't Leave Brother Malvern, Ark , Feb. 22.— Will and Hardy Shertield, accused of killing i Mre. W J. Hora near Hot Springs, tried to escape from the county jail here ght. Will got out hole in the brick} to Joubtedly nned in at were un being pe Londo by The fat massac a cordon ef guards. re is Tk sos st insurgent sym izers plated neral sting of the city = | = Monday ni | side through H Gen . dou They were the force r | appropriation bill | measure | the feat |reorganizaition bill, and badit read. | the bi | the Home | scienc {this ¢ j the city of Pekin, go} g DENOUNCED M’KINLEY, | Jonson's Biiter Tirade ia Congress. | Washington, D. C., Feb. 24 —Im- mediately after the House was called to order, Mr. Hull, chairman of the committee on military effsirz, moved | that the body go into committee of the whole, to reconsider the army Five hours were set aside for gereral debate on the Mr. Hull occupied three- beur explaining | He pre sented a new) quarters cf an in It for Americans and 35,000 until Ju'y 1, 1901 It number of Major Geners an 65,009: troops provides army native luces ls to three, re Br Gener of and of igadier sto six Mr. Jo } are boson Iodiana opposed He ecored the president and his administration for the leged err th juet of lub of Boston, at He weak- ia al: | 3 and crimes of 3 war, and took for his text the ban Market C which the eharged Mr retaining Alger in shutting president McKinley spoke. with corruptioa the cabinet and ness, and his eyes to the horrors the | latter official was alloy | Mr. president's ving to go On. Jobnson that the aim that at first he “had | | asserted | in the Philip was | | no policy pines” He had acted from the first 8 of expansion, imperi i. had not to the dictates of his but false along th alism and gree He own co > hi Ue red his elect doubt,” ved term - corrupt pclitical credit rreuderei wholly | to the sur f the country, the ion 1 cried Jc fa) men te b I hav “have him a parts ef Chis they cao ge@t in ot » of at > huson, themeelyes give other e canitali seize else Toe justify his that Ad to take the 9 can vot bide behind ats sh and the attempts front by miral Dewey wanted Phili; A the Adwiral’s gold lace ” Afiee Mr. J speech was 8 took »! other republicane. DEWEY NEEDS THE OREGON. Admiral Cables for the Big Battleship—Sus- picion That German and Russian Fleets May Need Watching. Washington, D. C, Feb. Secretary Lon took Ww to anything Orient a presi chan; to saying us pines half hour ement bnson’s uy E ace between him and several to the Cabinet this morcing two cipher cablegrams from Admiral Dewey: “For should be “Yorktown eruising areucd Philip political reasons, Oregon sent at onc arrived Charleston and Petrel Islands Affairs more quiet.” Admiral D wey's for the urgent request of the la imamediate presence Oreg Mani taken battle mn at for 1S ay an} not entire! ths attitude of other vicinity. Russian fleets the nre pre indication tbat 18 yl satisfied with foreig a warships ta that 1 German and Oregon, sumed at include such sb as but these uations i present to be upon amicable terms the United States. Whether] Admiral Dewey foresees a change in tion is the subject of seri- At apy rate such bim that there delay in gratifying his with ous eculation confidence is felt in will be no wish Nearly ail the the gunboats which have been ordered to Dewey have +ither arcived or are near their desti- nation, and they will enable him, while creatiog good relations with the natives of the distant islands, to retatn a powerful equadron at Manila The Navy Department is trying to find out the quickest way to send Oregon, which is now} to hurry across the| t steamer is ving San Fran-| March 1. The chartered the! o leave San Francisco | orders to the Honolulu, The at Pp f ecifie ail Wednesday. however. eisco noke, probable she will} Goes Free. Anni | prelimia charge | fore in any hou jamendment providing tk | the force, CLERKS LET O&8T House Acts onthe Cterical Reduction Resolation, WHITECOTTON’S CHARGES Jefferson City, Mo, Feb. Delzeli's resolution to dismiss clerks was adopted in the house this morning The speaker pro tem. | everruled Koeisley’s point of order 6s thet it required a two-thirds vote to Thereupon some fiery speeches were made port. Lee said that many b2 discharged, and he that his own daughter, clerk, should be dismissed. Whitecotton tee chairmanships were sold tor per- the ttee bever known be- reopen the mutter clerks was willl who was declared. mission to ame eo clerks—sometbisg 18e@ Kneisley defended the clerical ferce in a vigorous speech in which be shot at bis old White- ol friends, jcotton aud Lee. Ellis of Bates intro clerke be lopped off. Barnett of Pettis ands of dollars siag the cleric would be finally settle jeclared thous- spent d £ He hoped it were al force Jobnson of Cooper offered a sub- dismissed | f Jackson urged that a reduc stitute that 45 clerks be Noel o tion be made by the heads of depart- | ments so the inefficient clerks would : be dropped. Hall of Gr undy | thought Noel was ectuated byja de- sire to keep four or five relatives cn| but Noel only ove emplayed declares he has} Johnson's substitute was lost by a vote of 10 to101 andEtlis amend | ment was lost by almost an equally big vote Delzeli’s resolution wasj fivally adopted by a vote of 83 to 25. The following discharges will necsssarily ief clerk's 45; engrossing doorkeeper’s, 9; follow: From ¢ force, evrolliag clerk's, 5; 8 i; c'erk’s, sergeant- at arms, 1; aod the speaker's type- writer DIRECT SNUB TO. ALGER. Democratic Members of the Military Com- mittee Decline to Go On the Junketing Trip Feb. Cockreil -—Serat of the Wash'ngton, 3ate and Affairs C tives Military minittees acd Representa of that House have zer, Cox and Hay committee in the taker the lead in a significant to decline Secretary Algere’s invita movement tion pavy him to Cuba aud Porto oo the government transport declinations of the erats have already been sent to the Secretary and they will ba followed by those of el! the remainiag democrats oa the military Oae House has ssnt declination to the Secretary, eaid to dent L I two eommittees. of the members, who a Post-Dispatch corresp simple ae Alger goes » is a junket, >a & private vesse § He takes the Bariin the th excuse that she same time, be used for transporting With party on board it is manifest that her first uses will b> for their com fort. **Not a democratic senator or rep resentative will take part the junket,and the public criticisms now being made of those who are seek ing to take their families along will not apply to the democrats of either beuse. t a at the troops such a Dewey Waits on Sampson. 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