Evening Star Newspaper, August 19, 1898, Page 2

2 aie THE OHIO DEMOCRATS Interest in the Contest Between Dowling and His Opponents. ALLEN 0. MYERS LED THE ANTIS Dowling Delegates May Be Un- seated at Dayton Convention. CANDIDATES OF THE List MBUS, < in the demperat meets at Dayton next Tues- in the contest of the Dowling »wling factions for the su- Myers is Rading the opposition who has long been the boss of at Dayton. He was Gov- r Jas. ampbell’s chief lieutenant in 's when the governor was at the head Ohio democracy, and has also ren- 1 good service to Congressman Paul J. Sore. Dowling did not take kindly to the free silver Idea in 1896, though, like Sorg and e voted the ticket and was cy “regular.” Why He is Opposed. t against him is not, however, upon that fact; though it is advanced by his opponents wherever it will help their cause. The fight is chiefly against his methods of political work. Many democrats declare that he has not permitted a fair selection of delegates to the state conventions from Montgomery county for years. Many that have no love for Allen O. Myers, who has long been a disturbing element in the party, will for this reason be found working with him at Dayton against Dowling. The free silver plank of the Chicage plat- form will be indorsed without question and William J. Bry n will be highly praised in the resolutions without pledging the party as to 1900. The following are the candidates for nominations on the ticket for secretary of State: Thaddeus E. Cromley of Pickaway, Lake F. Jones of Wayne, Isaac R. Sher- wood of rk, U. K. Guthrie of Marion and Carl Nau of Cuyahoga. Cc. Hw scn, mayor of Zanesville, and Repre: tive B. F. Gayman of this city bave just withdrawn from the race. Cromley and James are now members of The d entire! bi Candidates. Sherwood is editor of the Canton Democrat, and has a national repu- tation through his prominent connection with the G A. R. For mem f the state board of public . B. of the supreme court, Hugh L. Kaffer of Coshoeton county; ont county, now member for clerk of the su- Fisher of Delaware . now journal clerk of the senate; dairy and food commissioner, W. N. Cowden ef Guernsey county and W. N. saker of Ottawa county. It now looks as though the Dowling del- egates from Dayton would be unseated. — + . ELECTRIC ARC LAMPS. Location of Those to Be Maintained Next Year. Electric arc lamps were today ordered by the District Commissioners to be erected as follows: To be maintained by the United States ighting Company—Hast side of icut avenue between K and L southwest corner Connecticut ave- L street, east side Connecticut ave- between L d M streets, west side of Blectric Connecticut avenue opposite De Sal2s street, ea ide of Connecticut avenue be- tween De Sales and M streets, northwest corner Connecticut avenue and M street, de of Connecticut avenue between N streets, west side of Con- an M necticut avenue between M and N streets, Northeast N stree! ner Connecticut avenue and side Connecticut avenue be- tween N street and Dupont Circle (2), east side of Connecticut avenue between N street and Dupont Circle, around Dupont Circle (6), east side of Connecticut avenue between Dupont Circle and Q street, south- Conrecticut avenue and Q side of Connecticut avenue be- ction of 20th street, rner Connecticut avenue and R , West side of Connecticut avenue be- R and § streets, east side of Con- necticut avenue between R cnd 8 streets, uthwest corner Connecticut avenue and $ street, northeast correr Connecticut and avi 3 maintained by the Potomac Elec- Power Company—Southeast corner elaware avenue and C street northeast, north side of C street between Delaware avenue and North Capitol street, southeast er North Capitol and C streets, north © of C street between New Jersey ave- nue and North Capitol street, southeast corner w Jorsey avenue and C street north side of C street between New Jerse: avenue and Ist street, south side of C street between New Jersey avenue and 1st street, southwest corner Ist street and In- @fana avenue (parking), north side Indiana avenue between Ist and 2d streets (park- ing). southeast corner Indiana avenue and 2d street (parking), north side Indiana ave- nue between 2d and 3d streets (parking), uth sid> Indiana avenue between 2d and 4 streets (parking), northeast corner In- lana avenue and 3d street (parking), sovth side of Indiana avenue between 3d S$; northeast corner 24 and south side East Capi- and 3d streets; north- Sd ané East Capitol street id corner 4th and southwest corner 5th ; north side East en Sth and Gth stree:s; ith and East Capitol h side East Capitol street be- 7 south side East treet between 6th and 7th streets; 7th and East Capitol » East iol street be- tween 7th and 8th streets; northeast corner and East Capitol streets; south side of Capitol street between 8th and 9th northeast corner 9th and East ; south side of East Capitol 9th and 10th streets; north- r lth and East Capitol stre » East Capitol street between 10th east side of 11th street Capitol street. — DEATH OF GUSTAVE SCHULTZ. A District Bey Who Enlisted in the Tist New York. There is general regret among a very large circle of friends, who knew and highiy esteemed him, over the announce- ment of the death of Gustave C. Schultz of this city, who died on a transport, Au- gust 13, while returning from Santiago. Mr. Schuitz enlisted in the Tist New York Volunteers on the outbreak of hostilities, and became a private in Company L. He was highly regarded by his comrades, and his soldierly qualities were recognized and mended by his superiors. He suc- bed to the malarial fever which so 'y decimated the troops in Cuba. The arrangements for the funeral are in pro- gress. SS Held for Further Action. Jozeph W. Wheeler, colored, today plead- ed guilty of the larceny of a bieych alued at &#, from Joseph Brightmyer, and was held by Judge Mills in $300 bail for the action of the grand jury. SLE IB SIRE Muddy Water at Harper's Ferry. Both rivers at Harper's Ferry are muddy. REDUCING THE ARMY. Within Ten Days Camp Thomas Will Lose One-Half Its Men. CHICKAMAUGA-CHATTANOOGA NA- TIONAL MILITARY PARK, Tenn., Au- gust 19.—The ist Vermont Infantry broke camp at an early hour today and marched five miles to Rossville station, wher: the men boarded trains waiting to take them to Fort Ethan Allen, im their home State. The route of the Vermonters is over the Seuthern and Norfolk and Western lines. ‘The Ist Illinois Cavalry and the Ist Maine Infantry aré now making preparations to return to their state capitals, according to orders issued them. They afe not expect- ed to move before n2xt week. The orders to return home were received with great enthusiasm by the men of the regiment, as the majority desir2 to get back to civil life, as there is no longer a chance of fight- ing. Gen. McKee’s 24 Division of the 1st Corps, and Gen. Sanger's 3d Division of the Ist Corps will proceed respectively to Knox- ville and L2xington early next week, ac- cording to present orders. The various regiments are now making their preparations for departure. Within ten days the army here will be reduced ore-half. ‘Th> work of sending away the sick sol- diers is now being prosecuted in all divis- tons. It is the disposition of the depart- nent to send home all sick men on thirty- day furloughs. ‘The hospital train which arrived last night from Philadelphia left today with 100 sick men from the 1st Pennsylvania, eee THE PRESIDENT DECLINES. Wires That He Cannot Witness New York Naval Parade. NEW YORK, August 19.—The following from President McKinley was received by Mayor Van Wyck toda: “Hon. Robert A. Van W: > York City. “The cordial invitation which you have extended on behalf of the citizens and offi- of New York for the celebration on th is deeply appreciated, an“ ! cerely regret that public duties will p ck, Mayor, New clude an absence from Washington at inat time.”” ——_>——_ RAILWAY RATES IN SWITZERLAND. The Reduction is a Biow at the Tour- ist Ticket System. United States. Consul Frankenthal at Berne has made a report to the State De- partment, for the benefit of tourists, in re- gard to the cheap rates of railway travel in Switzerlané. He says that railway trav- eling in Switzerland has, since June 1, un- dergone quite a revolution in the delivery of tickets and their extraordinary cheap- ness. A great blow has been given by the railway administration to the formerly ad- vantageous tourist or circular ticket. For one person, the price of a ticket, valid for fifteen days, is as follows: First-class, 311.58; second-ciass, $811; third-class, $5.79. For one person tickets valid for twelve months cost‘as follows: First-class, $115.80; second-class, $81.06; third-class, $57.90. For two persons of the same household the price of the ticket valid for twelve months is, first-class, 3154.40; second-class, $108.08; third-class, $77.20. These new tickets enable the holder to travel as much and as long as he likes over the entire railway system of Swit- zeriand during the time of the validity of his ticket. The lake steamers are also available, a second-class railway ticket giving the right to a first-class ticket on the steamers. These tickets are rigorously persona@l,. and..have attached to them a photograph of the holder. Tickets must be signed with t holder's entire name. An extra sum of cents has to be paid upon delivery, which, however, is returned when the ticket expires. The duration of these tickets cannot be prolonged. No luggage is allowed free, and no allowance is made for tickets unsued. Cyclists will also be glad to learn that on the Franco-Swiss frontier all vexatious questions and @emands about introducing bicycles have now been done away with, for all members of the French Touring Club. Such bicycles can be brought in free of charge. © more “permits” or charge for entrance are made. They are simply treated as ordinary luggage. ——— ———__+« NAVAL RESERV ES’ MOVEMENT. The Maryland Men Will Return Home Today or Tomorrow, PHILADELPHIA, Pa. August 19.—The naval reserves of Rhode Island, who have been on duty at League Island on board the monitor Manhattan, left the navy yard today for Rtode Island. They will report aboard the training ship Constellation at Newport, after which the men will be herorably discharged... - - The Maryland naval reserves, who are on beard the” monitor Ajax, expect to leave for home, late today or tomorrow morning. The Michigan navai reserves will leave to- mecrrow. * Ss AT SEA BRIGHT. Where the Euchre Germ is Having Undisputed Sway. Special Correspondence of ‘The Evontng Star, SEA BRIGHT, N. J., August 15, 1998. This pretty resort, situated at the foot ef the picturesque heights of the Nave- sink, is enjoying the banner scason of its history. Thé big Octagon Hotei has never entertained such large crowds or so many charming and prominent people. The guests of the Peninsula House gave a progressive euchre. party Monday even- ing in honor of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Callender. ‘The summerites here contiave to be very enthusiastic over golf. During the past week a contest for the August cup was on, and the links have been frequented daily by large crowds. Henry G. Healy, jr., of Washington is stopping at the Sea Bright Inn. W. B. Howell of Washington is a guest of the Normandie-by-the-Sea. ——-.—— Col. Wagner's Return. Col. A. L. Wagner, assistant adjutant general, formerly in charge of the bureau of military information at the War De- partment, who accompanied Gen. Miles to Santiago and subsequently to Porto Rico, returned to Washington today and was granttd cne month’s leave of absence on account of sickness. + 0+______ Gen. Kent to Go to Seventh Corps. Maj. Gen. Kent has been transferred from the 5th Army Corps to the 7th and has been ordered to report to General, Lee at Jack- sonville for assignment to duty. ++ Murdered by a Chinaman, OAKLAND, Cal., August 19,—Nathan Hollenbeck, a deputy poundmaster of this city, was shot dead late last night by Quan Mon, a Chinese gardener, who was watch- ing for vegetable thieves. The murderer surrendered himself. —__. Spiritualist Involved in Murder Case DETROIT, Mich., August 19.—The body of Valmore C. Nichols, a farmer who lived near Pittsfield, Mich. was found floating in the river near Belle Isle Park yester- day. The police believe he was murdered and robbed. Robert Lang of Detroit, a spiritualist, whom Nichols had been in the habit of consuiting, was arrested at Island Lake this morning. Se Steamship Arrivals, NEW YORK, August 19.—Arrived— Deutschland, from Bremen; Patria, from Hamburg. sale oe Produce Exchange Holiday. NEW YORK, August 19.—The members of the produce exchange have decided to close the exchange temorrew. —— At Republican Headquarters. Representative Overstreet, secretary of the republican congressional committee, re- turned to the city this afternoon. Repre- sentative Babcock, chairman of the com- mittee, was expected here today, but his return will be delayed for some days. — Booms. From the Boston Globe. _ . - The cannons heve stopped and business wil begin — THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, AUGUSY 19, 1898-10 PAGES. - |FEVER SHIP RELIEF She Brings 153 Typhoid Cases to New York. TEN OF HER SICK MEN DIED AT SEA One Was Major Lawrence Smith of Philadelphia. THE WOUNDED ON BOARD et NEW YORK, August 19.—The United States hospital skip Relief has arrived here from Porto Rico with sick and wounded soldiers, passing Sandy Hook at 11:30 a.m. The Relief left Ponce on the 14th and Mayaguez on the 15th instant. She carried 248 sick and wounded soldiers from Gen. Miles’ army. Ten deaths from typhoid fever occurred on the voyage. Nine of the victims were buried at sea. The body of Maj. Lawrence Smith of Philadelphia, ‘surgeon, United States volunteers, who died at sea August 15, was inclosed in a metallic coffin and brought here. Four deaths from typhoid fever occurred on the Relief while she was lying in Ponce harbor. The bodies of these four were taken ashore and buried. They were Philip Keph, corporal, Compary K, 16th Pennsyl- vania; Aaron Sullivan, private, Troop A, Sth United States Cavalry; Theodore Bron- scn, private, Company A, 2d Wisconsin, and Charles A. Currier, private, United States Hospital Corps. Buried at Sea. Following are the names of the nine men buried at sea: Richard M. Stevens of Texas, packer; Charles M. Ward, private, Company C, 16th Infantry; Holland Thompson, private, Hos- pital Corps; Royal Young, private, Company F; 19th Infantry; Leslie R. Brown, private, Company B, 6th Ilinois; John L. Barne: private, Company A, 16th Pennsylvania; George Wenden, quartermaster sergeant, Company C, 6th Massachusetts; W. Reed, private, Company K, 4th Onto; Irving Campbell, corporal, Company C, 3d Ilinois. The total number of cases of typhoid fev2r on the Relief, including those who have died, was 167, and the number aboard of her when she arrived today was 153. The Relief also brought twenty wounded men, including three officers, the most of whom Were shot in the battle near Mayaguez on August 10. The Wounded Men. The names of the wounded are: First Lieut. Joseph C. Byron, 8th Cav- alry, on Gen, Schwan’s staff, wounded in foot; First Lieut. John P. Haines, 3d Ar- tillery, wounded in chest; First Lieut. Charles Hunter, Ist Artillery, wounded in the thigh; Corporal Amos Wilkie, Com- papy M, lith Infantry, wounded near spine; Sergt. Willard H. Wheeler, Company A, llth Infantry, wounded in chest. Private Harry E. Assick, Corpany E, 11th Sparks, Company C, 11th Infantry, wound- ed in thigh; Private Daniel J. Gray, Co: pany M, 11th Infantry, wounded in, leg vate James Sanders, musician, 17th In- wounded in leg; Corporal Joseph Company A, 11th Inantry, wounded in leg; Private Paul J. Mitzkie, Company E, 11th Inantry, wounded in leg. Private George Curtis, Battery D, 5th Artillery, wounded in chest; Private Wil- liam Rossiter, Company G, 11th Infantry, wounded in neck; Corporal John J. Bran- ning, Battery D, Sth Artillery, wounded in wrist; Private Samuel Frye, Battery D, Sth Artillery, wounded in chest; Corporal John L. Johnson, Company D, 11th Infan- try, wounded in leg. Private Henry Garrick, Company E, 11th Infantry, wounded in elbow; Frank G. Frank, Company C, 16th Pennsylyania, wcunded in thigh; Private Theodore Lubold, Ccmpany I, 16th Infantry, wounded in elbow; Private George Whitlock, Company C, 16th Pennsylvania, ‘wounded in thigh. The following officers, suffering from va- rious kinds of fevers, also came on the Relief: Assistant Surgeon Charles A. Robbins, 6th Hlinois, typhoid fever; First Lieut. Charles Green. Wisconsin, remittent ma- larial fever; First Lieut. Frank Dayton, 6th Illinois, remittent malarial fever. First Lieut. Jeseph Showalter, sth “Mi!- nois, remittent malarial fever; Second Lieut. Ralph Sherman, 6th Illinois, remit- tent malarial fever; Maj. Morris F. Cowley, surgeon, 4th Pernsylvania, typhoid fever; aiso Capt. Arthur Lee, British military at- tache, intermittent malarial fever. ——_ _—__ THE KEY WEST CASES. Tampa Fears She Will Catch the Yellow Fever. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. TAMPA, Fla., August 19.—The people of Tampa and the army officers here are greatly interested in the investigation of the suspected yellow fever cases at Key West. The health officer, Dr. J. Y. Porter, expresses a doubt, but the marine hospital surgeons are convinced that the cases are yellow fever. In the meantime direct com- munication with Key West by the steamer Mascotte is kept up. The city of Tampa is in a very poor sani- tary condition at present, and the people fear that if yellow fever appeared it would sweep through the town. Every effort is being made to clean up the city before it is too late. The War Department Is taking no chances and rush orders have been given to get all of the troops way from here. The only troops now here are several batteries of ar- Uillery, which are now being shipped to the posts they occupied before the war, and the fifth Regular Infantry. The Sth is under orders to hold itself in readiness to go aboard transports at Port Tampa to go to Santiago for garrison duty. The transports Comal, Knickerbocker and San Maries are lying at Port Tampa await- ing orders to proceed to Santiago to load with the remnant of Shafter’s army. The commanders of the vessels do not know when they will depart. SS ee CONCHO REACHES PORTO RICO. Arrangements Made to Threatened Riots. PONCE, Porto Rico, August 18 (delayed in transmission)—The Concho, with the re- mainder of Gen. Grant’s brigade on board, the 3d Kentucky and 160th Indiana, ar- rived today. The Florida has sailed for Santiago de Cuba to embark troops. Arrangements have been perfected to sup- press the threatened riots. —._—_. At Avon-by-the-Sea the Lads and Lassies Gave a Baby Hop. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. AVON-BY-THE-SEA, August 18, 1898. The most novel and amusing social evert of the week at Avon took place at tho Buckingham. It was called a baby hop. Miss Mary Forshay, Miss Helen Woodhull and Miss Arline DeMena originated the sport. The young ladies danced in white yoke dresses. Among those who partici- pated were Miss Helen De Mena, Miss Florence Smith, Miss Katherine For- shay, Miss Rosamond Nashman, Miss Emily Weiler, Miss Florence McKean, Miss Josephine Kane, Miss Gertrude Giluly and Miss Lillian Norris. There was lots of fun when the souvenirs were dis- tributed. The young gentlemen received teething rings and the ladies rattles. The Oxford early this week held its — Suppress ular midsummer hop, Golden rod ag a ge ust rat room ibaa see three hundred peoplo ware A progressive euchre party was held at the Oxford Wednesday evening. Fifty peo- contested for the pretty silver prizes. ‘ashington ig rec- wnaey L. Lyon of Ws Treating at the Oxford. Infantry, wounded in leg; Private Arthur | ‘were | SPAIN TCHES AT STRAWS 3 . se Her Latest) Resolve Suara Out of the m4 of Manila. ae, ; “It Does Not Entail the Surrender of the SP = hole -of the lippines.” op SB = rape MADRID,_ Ai 19.—The government has resolv sist that-the capitulation of Mana dees the signing of the protocol, shall have no effect in the peace negotia- tions unfavorable to Spain. In any event, the government holds that the capitulation, having been signed by the commander of the town, does not entail the surrender of the. whoie of the Philip- pines. ies Ail the indications are that the peace negotiations will be prolonged. The op- position factions-are redoubling the agita- tion for convoking the cortes, and. it is said that Senor Sagasta begins to hesi- tate, although ‘he shares the opinion of Duke Almodovar de Ric, the foreign min- ister, as to the inconvenience involved in a meeting of the cortes, and a series of de- bates during the peace negotiations. It is possible that the cortes will meet after the elections to the councils general, akout the middle of September. p: cakes ee NOT A MURDER. An Investigation Which Dispelled a Suspected Mystery. An investigation which at first promised some startling developments in the nature of a murder mystery caused some agitation today in the city. The body of a colored woman, Mattie Reynolds, who was buried ‘| Some seventeen days ago at Moore's ceme- tery, near Hillsdale, was the point around which the mystery centered. She had been the wife of Moses H. Reynolds of North Hampton, Va., and had died at that place about July 25. She was a daughter of Mrs. Queen of Providence, R,I., but who formerly had resided in this city, and one of whose daughters was Mrs. John Wormley of 811 2d street southeast. On the death of Mrs. Reynolds at North. Hampton she was brcvght to this city for burial and was in- terred at Moore’s cemetery, the husband acccmpanying the body. Mrs. Queen, the mother, having some doubts, decided to have the grave opened and sacured a permit for that purpose. Yes- terday, accompanied py an oilicer of the Anacostia police station and some friends, she went to the cemétery and the coffin was taken out. The statemient was made to the officials after the opening of the grave that it had been found that the dead wo- man’s throat had been cut and that there had been founda -bullet wound in the neighborhood of the heart. Acting Coroner Glazebrook called on Su- perintendent Sylvester and Inspector Mat- tingly at police headquarters after the re- port from the Anacostia police had been received, and the body was brought to the morgue ce afternoon. Dr. Glazebrook found no evfdenc# that the woman's throat had been injured in any way, and a further autopsy whith Was made showed that the wound in the’ Gest was a crocar wound made by the undertaker in embalming the body. Health Officer Woodward was pres- ent at the autopsy. The body: will be re- turned. to the.cemetery this afternoon. ‘Revising Indian Territory Laws. The Interior Department is expériencing some difficulty i carrying out the provi- sions of thé Curtis act revising the laws of Indian territory. It provides. among other things that all annuities, royalties, ete. shall be paid the residents by the Secr tary of the Tuterbor, but does not make ap- propriation to defray expenses incurred in this work. ;This,and other provisions of the Dill, it,,is.sgid, undoubtedly will be amended by Congress. The Secretary of the Interior, who now holds practically the position ‘of governor of the territory, will soon make public regulations carrying in- to effect the Curtis.act. Superintendent Wright, who has been sent to the territory to investigate the conditions there, will make a report to the Secretary, and the in- formation sectired may be used in framing the regulations. ~ Injunction Refused. Justice Bradley this afternoon refused to grant a temporary injunction in-the case of Moy Guy You, Moy Pok You and Moy You Liu against: Moy Gee You, otherwise known as Hop Sing, the cut-rate Chinese laundry- man on 32d stre2t, Georgetown, who has created such a stir in local celestial circles. The ground taken by the court is that the Chinamen who claim a violation of contract have an adequate remedy at law, and, fur- ther, that the alleg2d contract is denied. es At Deal Beach 500 People Watched a Pretty German. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. DEAL, N. J., August 18, 1898. The most charming social event of the season at Hathaway Inn was the german given a few evenings ago. The dance was admirably led by Mr. Groswold Thompson of New York, a very popular Asbury Park cottager. Miss Marie Zimmermann, a sea- Son guest at the inn, was his partner. Mr. Thompson intreduced some new and very interesting figures the execution of which was watched by over 500 people. Among the figures danced were the “grapevine, “pillow,” “arbor,’’ “hoops,” “fan and para. sol,” “pyramid,” ‘waltzing circle,” “‘screen’ and “‘confretti and serpentine.” A very pretty reception was given yester- day afternoon at the new house of the Deal Golf Club. The event is the first of a series of receptions which are to be given by the wives of the member: ee AT ALLENHURST, Birthday Celebration—A Coaching Floral Parade. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. ALLENHURST, N. J., August 18, 1898. Allenhurst’s big birthday celebration will Unger long and pleasantly in the minds of the summer guests, not only here, but at the other near-by iresorts, for hundreds from the adjoining watering places spent Saturday here in response to the invitations sent out by Mayor and President E. P. Benjamin. There was not a cottager or hotel guest who did not enter very hearti- ly into the sprit gf the celebration. ‘There was hardly a cottage that was not dec- orated with bunting and flags and flowers, and a great illuminated very prettily in the evening with rows of Japanese lan- terns and incandescent lights. All the events ofothe day were interesting, but the two principal features were the coaching pede ih the afternoon and the lawn party, withthe open-air dance, in the evening. Every¥édy in town turned out at 3 o’clocksto take part in the parade, whieh was undoubtedly the prettiest exhi- bition of the iven on the New Jerse: shore for Be ee ‘4 Mayor Betijami’s carriage, beautifully decorated in ‘llemkurst’s colors—p aint white—and @ pr ion of white flowers, Jed the pr ony There were also in the lsomely di ft child: ae pink was a party 0! ren and green paper bonnets. -The purple and white tally- ho was the most attractive. All the ladies wore white gowns and purple and their hats were trimmed with pu: ribbon. From their parasols long purple streamers were JOINED THE REBELS Filipe Buencamino, a Filipino, Deserts ‘ Spain’s Cause. HIS INTERESTING © REVELATIONS + Contained in the Proclamation He ‘Issued to the Natives. BEFORE MANILA’S FALL Correspondence of the Associated Press. (Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.) MANILA, June 24.—Felipe Buencamino is a Filipino who was friendly to Spain and joined in the compromise arrangement whereby the Spaniards hoped to conciliate the rebel leaders without sacrificing too much. The “Asemblea Filipino” was a na- tive assembly, instituted with a great flour- ish of trumpets, as a sort of home rule parliament The insurgents say it is mere- ly a ruse, countenanced only by hirelings who are unpatriotic and unrepresentative. The principal man associated with it 1s Pedro Paterno," who was chiefly instru- mental in mediating between the author- ities and the insurgent leaders Jast Decem- ber, when Aguinaldo was induced to lay down his sword and go away from the Philippines. This man Paterno had at one time great influence with the natives, and espoused the cause of reform only for the purpose of selling the cause to the Span- iards for money, say his enemies. At any rate, he is now the advocate of the Span- ish authorities and issues piteous appeals to the«victorious insurgents to abandon their evil ways and join hands with the Spaniards against the common foe, the American heretic, lest all alike perish, not only in this world but also in the hereafter. The insurgents, on their side, swear to tear Paterno limb from limb as a renegade Filipino, foresworn and faithless, prosti- tuting his race for dirty dollars, a hireling scoundrel fit perhaps to be a Spaniard, but not a Filipino. The Proclamation. These prefatory remarks are necessary to explain the following proclamation: “Dear Brother Filipinos: “With the intention of fulfilling a duty of brotherhood which I have to discharge before the eyes of all honorable men, I bring to your notice the facts connected with my mission from Lieutenant Colonel Anda y Zalazar, commanding vhe third sec- tion, Spanish army, and with my present position here in the rebel camp as a simple servant of the people, just like all the rest, from the dictator himself down to the low- est soldier. “As the facts In question are set forth in a letter of this date from myself to the captain general, Don Bisilio Augusti, I quote it in full, and thereby, in my opinion, best attain the above object: ““CAVITE, June 9, 1898. “To His Excellency, Don Basilio Augusti. “My Respecied General: “IT write to you on this, the 17th day of my confinement in this city of Cavite as a prisoner, and I write with the Dictator Aguinaldo’s permission, to tell all that has occurred before my eyes since I came with your authority to negotiate with the said Aguinaido, with the object of securing his adherence to the Spanish cause. He Was Not Welcomed. “First, I have to report that I was re- ceived with the reverse of a welcome, doubtless on account of Senor Aguinaldo having on a previous occasion been igno- miniously fooled by your excellency’s pre- decessor, General Primo de Rivera, and by Don Pedro A. Paterno; for these gentlemen most shamefully broke the conditions of the agreement made at Biak-na-bato. I, therefore, on my present mission was taken for another Paterno, and your excellency was regarded as another Rivera. Under these unfavorable conditions I was ordered to be detained and subjected to an inter- rogation, in which the first, and, in fact, the only question was: “tiave you come with the document which Don Paterno pre- sented to us in Biak-na-bato?” “I said I had not, but had come on my own initiative with your excellencey’s au- thority, to state that, in view of the Amer- ican invasion, the country was in arms, and that Aguinaldo’s action in starting fresh insurrection in favor of the Ameri- cans had led to a civil war, which could have no other result but the ruin of the country without doing the least good to the one side or the other, and he would be very stupid to contemplate giving the Americans everything they could wish for, and causing all of us to be destroyed. Ac- cording to my way of thinking, I said, it would be a great mistake. With this the conference closed and I was notified that I was under arrest, because I had not satis- factory credentials to support my claim to be a bona fide envoy. There were some who urged that I should be shot as a spy, but the humanity of the dictator prevented that.’” (Note by _translator—As_ to __ these suspicions of Buenoamino’s bona fides, it was commonly rumored in Manila that sev- eral natives were trying to win the $25,000 offered by the Manila authorities for Agui- naldo’s head. Any such person, failing to get near Aguinaldo in any other way, might well. try as an envoy; and it is strange that Buenoamino had no creden- tials. A suspect under arrest would write any sort of letter to bis principal,’ with the hope of gonciliating his captors. On the day of nis arrest (May 24) Aguinaldo promptly issued an order that in view of the price put on his (Aguinaldo’s) head, he weuld in future shoot anybody coming as an envoy without proper credentials). What He Saw in Prison. “ ‘Returning to my prison, which is the house of Ozorio, the Chinaman, I was com- pletely cut off from all communication for several days, during which I saw through the window a constant stream of carts laden with rifles, cannon and ammunition going to the wharf and being taken on board all sorts and sizes of vessels day after day, with great numbers of men—I should think over thirty thousand. Ship- loads of arms and ammunition and former rebels also came from Hong Kong, and after my period of strict isolation expired I learned that on the 20th of May three marines under Commandante Pazos were captured between Imus and Cavite Viejo, while firing was heard all over the prov- ince, showing how general the new revolu- tion is. I also learned that General Pena and staff surrendered almost without fir- ing a shot, giving up cannon and small arms, public funds and authority and two hundred Apalit yoluntecrs whom I myself had recruited, although General Monet transferred them to Captain J. Roldan. “"T also learned that the Bacoor garrison, two hundred volunteers of my contributing and one hundred odd of harines under Lieut. Col. L. Toledo, was besieged and had asked Colonel Pintos for help (he was the man who replaced me at Parenaque). Pin- tos committed the blunder of sending one hundred of my volunteers from Las Pinas to the aid of Bacoor, not reflecting that if three hundred men could do nothing against their besiegers, sending a paltry one hun- dred to break through the enemy was sim- ply throwing the men away. And so it turned out, for the one hundred were sur- rounded on the way by over one thousand and had to surrender, as had also the Ba- coor post. Treatment of Prisoners. (Then followed a list of other places cap- tured, of high officers, military and civil, with their wives and families, taken and well trdated, and the statement of the cap- ture of 2,500 prisoners, 5,000 rifles, eight field guns, large quantities of money and ammunition, and many friars, together with the assertion that Aguinaldo has about 30,000 troops near Manila, force at Bataan and Nueva Edija to cut off Geferal Monet, and another in Kalamba, soot of the rebels. I do not blame your excellency nor your officers. I think you all would do your duty till you died at your posts, but I put my faith in the logic of hard facts, and I see, to my sorrow, that Aguinaldo is dound to win sooner or later, and that nothing better is in store for your excellency than a glorious death, though a sad and deplorable sort of glory, since it involves the death of thousands of human beings. > Ne Hope of Escape. “*Manila is surrounded ashore and block- aded by sea, without hope of h=Ip from anywhere, and Aguinaldo is ready to make use of the (American?) squadron to bom- bard You If you stubbornly continue to re- sist. Frankly, I know no other possibility than death. But you are aware that the entry of 100,000 Indians, infuriated with fierce fighting, intoxicated with victory, in- flamed with bloodshed, means a massacre in which none would be spar not women nor children nor Spanths priests, especially friars. I think the laws of humanity should lead your excellency to avert this by timely surrender. Glory and military duty are as dear as life itself, or dearer, but here they would mean a sacrifice of the rights of hu- manity, which ought to come before all other considerations and all other duties. “Your 2xcellency must know, and I grieve to say, that in view of the impotence dem- onstratcd before my eyes by the Spanish army and its inability to uphold the sover- elgnty of Spain in these islands, I have this day decided to join the rebels, and I firmly believe that In the eyes of God and of all right-thinking men I am released from my oath of fealty to Spain the moment Span- jards themselves show that they cannot or will not def>nd her with their lives. Your excellency must know that here in Cavite are over one hundred volunteers killed or wounded, while Spaniards remain safe and sound, saying openly that thoy do not care to fight for the cursed cause of the friars, with which, here and in Madrid, is unfortu- nately linked the cause of Spain. Augusti’s Ideas. “Finally, I beg your excellency to excuse this long and painful letter, th fruit of my earnest desire to avoid further bloodshed, and I trust you will come through this crisis as well as may be—a crisis due to cir- cumstances utterly foreign to your own ideas, for even in this camp of the 2nemy it is recognized that your ideas are broad, lib- eral and sound; but unhappily your excel- leney arrived in the Philippines just too late to frustrate the revolutionary plans, which were then already far advanced, having been provoked by your predecessor's breach of faith. It is ncw impossible to undo the glorious and swift triumphs of the rebel hosts against the Spanish army. May God enlighten your excellency to the accaptance of my advice to capitulate instead of fight- ing to the death, inasmuch as it 1s empha- sized by the said reality, which your ex- cellency undoubtedly ses and feels alread: I repeat, God guide your excellency thoughts and keep you and your family in heaith, and in case of the family becoming prisoners, assuredly Aguinaldo will give in- structions for the best treatment. “Such are the wishes of your former subordinate and present intending rebel, ““S. s. qos. m. b., “*FELIPE BUENCAMINO. Seized the Friars. To this letter Buencamino added a post- script on June 12, bringing up to date the tale of insurgent victories and mentioning the declaration of-independence. In Batan- zas the friars collected all the m valuables they could get from the con and churches and fled to an is id; Aguin- also sent a force after them and seized all. The rebels are willing to accord honorabie terms of capitulation, a free passage to Sp for all Spaniards who wish, and lib- erty and protection to all who will remain under the new regime. After, reproducing in full the letter to General Augustin, Buencamino resumes his address to his brother Filipinos, in these terms: “Having rete? on’the'valor and worth of the Spaniards and on their history and vaunted superiority of race, I offered my life and the lives of a thousand other Fili- pinos as volunteers to defend Spain against her foes, but, in view of their miserabie exhibition of cowardice and stupidity, end- ing in their capture by the rebels without resisting as they cught, and always making my volunteers take the brunt of the fight- ing, I am convinced that the Spaniards are not brave, are not our superiors, and are altogether incapable of upholding their sovereignty in the Philippines. From the moment this was clear, they have forfeited the right to rule us, and my duty of loyalty to them ceases at the same time. He Joined the Rebels. “I, therefore, join the rebels and work energetically for our independence, which I perceive to be clearly sanctioned by God, the eternal judge of all great disputes be- tween human nations. In fact, God, in His inscrutable wisdom, decreed that in the sixteenth century fifty Spanish soldiers and one friar should conquer these is- lands, and today, after more than 230 years ef domiration, God decrees that a humble individual, almost unknown, named Don Emilio Aguinaldo; is to carry out the mightiest rebellion ever knowr. in the far east. “I recognize the force of solid facts, and I bow my head before the-great events I see, in: so few days, achieved by special sanction of heaven. In my opinion that is the only explanation of the long list of victories won by Aguinalddé in less than twenty days since he returned from Hong Kong. “Here, my beloved countrymen, are the reasons for my conversion, reasons which, in the eyes of God“and of all right-thinking men, relieye me of my former obligations to Spain. I speak without restraint, be- cause from tnis day we have on the side of our independence the only severe and impartial judge of the conduct of your brothers (sic), whether they fight in the camp of the Spaniards or follow the impet- uous course of the triumphal march of the revolution. “With affectionate salutations and pray- ers for your heatth and brotherhood, from your humble brother. “FELIPE BUENCAMINO.” SS A Trolleyville Verdict. From the Chicago Times-Herald, A Brooklyn man was run over and killed ‘by a trolley car the other day and the coroner’s jury returned the verdict: “We exonerate the deceased from all blame in the matter.” Jf that railroad company has been planning to sue the relatives of this man for damages to one of its cars we ad- vise it to drop the suit. ——_+ ++ —____ The Burgiar’s Bad Break. From the St. Louis Republic. The burglar who recovered after making a death-bed confession has been arrested on the strength of his admissions. Here- after he will be contented with a post- mortem examination. ———_ + += _____ Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. Shen High. Low. Close as & aig Sit Sok Soe 31% 31% -BO'g 30x Sout be abit PROVISIONS? 56 is Open. High. Low. Close. 58 912 892 9.10 9.00 9.05 892 9.02 5.05 5.22 5.05 5.22 515 522 515 5.32 500 S00 S00 Soe i Be = pet a. 1. . Bed 564 5.64 5.64 5.67 5.69 562 5.67 371 B71 565 5.67 6.74 5.75 5.67 5.71 Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, August 19.—Flour quiet, ig ed—recet 14,002 barrels; exports, 17,824 rels. ‘Wheat dull. 2 es nearby, 47; bushels: NG. 2 westerns oe “exports, 6,771 bushels; ‘No. 1 timothy, a FINANCE AND TRADE Upward Movement in Sympathy With Outside Demand. LIQUIDATION HAS RUN ITS COURSE Adjournment Over Tomorrow in Honor of Naval Parade. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, NEW YORK, August 19.—The reaction which was in progress up to the close of yesterday's business had the effect of in- spiring further realizing during the open- ing hour this morning, prices opening un- der last night's closing parity. London a few stocks, but foreign selling is los much of its significance in these days of financial independence and domestic pros- perity. Once the pressure to sell was relieved, the market moved up in sympathy with a conservative outside demand. The heavy realizing of the last few days has demon- strated to all close observers that the p ent market is not one of merely ordinary proportions, nor is it dependent on arti- ficial devices for its strength. Recognizing this fact, it follows very naturally that the abundance of idle money must gravitate into the security markets and add impetus to the advance. Those who come into the market at this some- what belated period have in most instances an expressed preference for those shares which have advanced least, whereas those who havc been in for a time are becoming accustomed to the new level for dividend- paying issues. . This combination of individuals gives the necessary breadth to the market and pre- vents one set of stocks from monopolizing attention. The buying of St. Paul, Rock Island and Burlington in 2,000-share lots is indicative of confidence on the part of large capital. The equally confident buying of the Pa- cifics, Chicago and Great Western and Ten- nessee Coal and Iron points conclusively to a growing recognition of improving pros- pects of well-managed properties, regard- less of any market obscurity which may have heretofore existed. The market today was one especially ratifying to the believers in higher prices, The trading element bought stocks becauss the liquidation had apparently run ics cours? and there were no inducements to short sales. The line of l2ast resistance points upward and the danger of overdoing being eliminated, for the present, at least, there is every on for relying upon the natural cours> to be pursued. The governing committee’s favorable ac- tion upon the request to adjourn over to- morrow in honor of the naval parade had a mixed influence on prices. In some in- stances new purchases were made on the theory that next week's prices would be higher, while in conservative circles the small operators were disposed to realize and run the risk of being obliged to start at a higher level on Monday. The Grangers were bought by leading in- terests during the afternoon and prices held their best level under the influence of a continuous demand. St. Paul is being bought on the theory that the present dis- crepancy between it and Burlington is un- warranted by the facts. The Northern Pacific issues are decidedly strong and much higher prices are likely to be made for them in the near future. The company is considering a disposition of its government lands, which, if swecess- ful, will revolutionize prices for its share: While a few stocks stand out prominent by reason of special personal factors work- ing in thelr favor, the present temper of the street leans toward generalization as to future improvement. Sugar is in a doubtful position, and the Gould shares might be made to reflect a more sympa- thetic inclination, but, otherwise, buyer are confident. Next week's market should be one of bie results in consequence of this protracted era of optimism. ——— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. New York Stock Market. Opec. High. Low. Close. wsevoe 13% 16 18% O18 Amerjcan Spirits, pfd... 88° ©8898. 88 American Sugar... ”.. American Sugar, ptd... American Tobacco. ....) Atchisop ... Atonison, pfa Baltimore & Unio... Brooklyn R. Transit. Canada Southern Cc American Spirits... c Gas... 2M. & St. Pani Chic St. P., M. & 0. Chicago, Bui. & Facitie, Chig. & 'G Western... Consolidated Gas. Del. Lack & W vesware &Muason . Den & Kiv #ranae, pra Ene...... Generai ®ectne. Northern Pacifie, pfa. Ont. & Western. Union Pacific, pra. Western Union rei. Am. Steel and Wire Am. Steel and Wire pfd. Rubver.. Rubber pf. *Ex-div. 14. i Washington Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—Capital Trac- tion, 5 at 74; 20 at 73%; 20 at TBy; 10 at 78%; 15 at 734; 10 at 73%. Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 at S442; 10 at 18434; 20 at 1444; 10 at 184. Amer. ican Graphophoue, 5 at 13; 100 at 13; Se at 13. District of Columbia Bonds.—3.65s, funding, cur- reney, 112% bid. ous Bonds.—Metropolitan Railroad Ss, |. 120% asked. Metropolitan Railroad conv. 6s, 121 bid. Metropolitan Railroad certificates of indebtedness, A, 108 bid. Metropolitan Raflroad certificates of indebtedness, B, 107% bid, Colum- Railroad 6s, 120 bid. Eckington Railroad 6s, 100 bid. Washington Ges Company 68, series A’ 113 bid. Washington Gas Company 6s, series, B, 1134 bid. U. S. Electric Light deb. imp., Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 5s, 1034 id. American Security and Trust 5s, 100 bid. Masonic Hall Association 5s, 107 bid. ks.—Bank of Washington, 280 140 bid. 305, ‘Central, gate Depot and hea ae ea fe bid, 111 Washington Loam. and ‘rust, 4126 bids Security and bid. asked. Americai Nat inion, 1 bid, 8 —Real Estate Tithe, Ti asked. ia Th Railroad Stocks.—Capital Traction, asked. Metropolitan, 121 bid. Columbia, $5 asked, bia Gas, 48 bid te it Tot bid. 04 asked, oak ‘Stocks. — Mergenthaler Pueamatic Gun Cat 2 it Falls Ice, 110 bid, asked. i Ts He e ll Bac Hu Bh