Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 20, 1899, Page 2

The Aeraie Beview. |PITH OF THE NEWS| ewan sa, com |WHEELER CHEERED), “emenrne [OTIS LAYS A TRAP E. C. KILEY, Editor. ee GRAND RAPIDS - MINNESOTA, o marries for spite weman invariably gets it. One hundred dollar bills will be scarcer than ever now. All things come quicker to the man who meets them half way. When some actors attempt to sing there is no place like home. The receiver is often as b.d as the original board of directors. Satan is the father of lies and matri- mony is the mother of excuses, It’s so much easier to convince oth- ers than it is to convince one’s self. Starting for heaven on a gravestone recommendation is pretty risky busi- ness. Learn of the busy little bee, ‘but be very careful how you take a pointer from him, man never loses his repu- fool The wi tation by attempting to answer questions, Some of the ancients were pretty swift, but Samson was the first to get a gate on him. Man proposes and later on he some- times wonders how he managed to make such a foo] of himself. When Croker sailed for Europe he occupied a $550 suite on the steamship, But he didn’t mind it much, owing to the fact that he had not been com- pelled to work for his money. Henry Irvings production of “Robes- pierre” will never be attended with complete success until some Chicago author comes forward and proves that the play was stolen from him. is Jaw The interesting announcement made that several Washington firms have made arrangements in Cuba to secure claims against thit country to be prosecuted for a .con- tingent fee of 40 per cent of the amount recovered. There are a num- ber of ardent patriots in this country who have long viewed the relations be- tween the Cubans and Uncle Sam’s pie wagon with an unfeigned yearning to take a hand in the distribution, ~+— It is not imfrequently supposed that men who are severe, judicial, and crit- ical are the intellectual superiors others who are lenient, kindly and charitable. The latter are beloved, it is true, but the former are feared and respected as having a higher standard, and perhaps more strength of mind and force of character. Yet it is safe to say that in the generality of cases the exact opposite of this is the truth. It requires very little knowledge and very little intelligence to find fault. An obtuse, supercilious woman, who evidently thought she was a lady, was trying the patience of an old German florist while making ‘her selection of of flowers for Easter. The collection did not svit her, and after more or less asant comment and criticism, impatient, and of unpl the old man became delivered the rebuke she needed. “Goot’ madam, I make not de flower. God does not ask me how I will haf them. I can’t gif hummin™birds mit every You is not like dat yourself. I r often see de lady dat vas beau- tiful, dat vas young, dat could sing, dat vas good temper, dat know her mind, all in one lady. No, 1 see her not.” Prof. A. W. Small is an optimist. Nevertheless he thinks that he sees clouds on the social horizon already bigger than a man’s hand. If they continue to enlarge, in the shape of trusts, to the bursting point, the re- sult will be, he tainks, something like this: “The men whose business it is ,to communicate ideas to their genera- tion will be gagged by those who pub- lish ideas; and the publishers will be shackled by the 1wanufaeturers of pa- per; and the papermakers will be held up and hindered by the transportation trusts; and the transporters by the producers of steel; and the stee] in- dustries by the coal operators; and the coal miners by the oil producers; and the oi] magnates by the stovemakers ‘and the oil consumers; and the cook- stove men and their aids and abetters by the sugar trust; and the sugar in- ‘terest by Wall street; and the steck- brokers and speculators by the labor- unions; and the labor unions by the farmers; and the farmers—God help them—by everybedy!” A grim trage- dy of combinations! Or rather a phil- osephical primer, that defines in a homely way the antagonisms that will grow out of the present craze for cen- tralizing the industrial forces of the country. With sincere pity for the city-born- and-bred artists who express their ideas of God’s handiwork by painting purple grass, Javender trees, blue suns and red rivers, Mr. Wallace Heckman of Chicago has established an “Artists’ Settlement” in a most beautiful part of the country. He is erecting unique and comfortable little cottages, and in- tends to invite artisis to oceupy them during the summer months, who would not otherwise have an oportuuity for a prolonged study of nature in “her own home-made garments,” of } EVENTS OF THE PAST Wrex IN‘A} CONDENSED FORM. A General Resume of the Most Im- _ portant News of the Week From AN Parts of the Globe, Boiled Down and Arranged in Con- venient Form for Rapid Perusal By Busy People. Casunlities. A wreck in the Erie canal results in considerable damage. Considerable damage was caused by storms in Nebraska. A Great Northern bridge near West Superior apsed, letting an ore train into the river. The engineer was killed and the fireman seriously hurt. A cyclone struck Coldwater, Kansas, late last night, destroying twelve hous- es. Joseph Bowers, a prominent cattle- man, was killed. The large flouring mills of E. Stryk- er’s Sons at Lebanon, Pa., were total- ly destroyed by fire. The loss is esti- arated at $45,000. A fire damaged the six-story furni- ture factory of Levi Abrahams, 358 and 360 Broom street, New York, to the extent of $100,000. Fourteen persons were injured at the Toledo Armory base ball park by the sollapse of a shed adjoining the park. One man, Frank Harmon, will die, be- ing injured internally. The residence of Dr. L, G. Bagwell, ten miles east of Dalton, Ga., burned. Dr. Bagwell, his three children and the ‘o housekeeper were Durned to death. Washington Talk)! Secretary Alger approves plans for a military post at Bismarck. Admiral Watson has been ordered to relieve Admiral Dewey. ‘The United States and Englayd will work together at the peace congress in the cause of international arbitration. Morecco pays the claims of the United States, its conclusions being ac- celerated by the cruiser Chicago. Secretary Wilson leaves Washington for a trip to Louisiana, Mississippi, and other Southern states. He tudy the agricultural situation in the states he visits, The president has decided to appoint Albert S. Kenny paymaster-general of the navy, to succeed Edwin Stuart, re- tired. Kenny is now general store- keeper in New York city. Secretary Gage exonerates the bureau of engraving and printing, against which Iesident Gompers, of the Amer- ican Federation of Labor, preferred ges. Lieut. Col. A. Towar, for four years master of the Department of the Missouri, received orders to pro- ceed at once to the Philippines and re- lieve Col. Charles McClure, chief pay- master of the islands. People Talked About. Another formal protest has been en- tered against Dr. Briggs’ ordination. Sir Robert Ball, the astronomer, has been elected a freeman of the Worship- ful Company of Spectacle Makers. bishop Ireland, at Orleans, ‘e, delivered a ‘eulogy on Joan of ian in San Francisco, whose stomach was removed, gets along bet- | ter without it. Gov. Smith of Montana, though op- posed to the war in the Philippines, de- nes to demand the return of Mon- trcops. + Towa, is agitated y of Dr. Morgan, who of Biblical languages mbert Russell died of mumps, aged ninety: He was the oldest Har- vard graduate. ‘ Rudyard Kipling has been offered and has agreed to accept the degree of LL. D. from McGill university, Mon- treal, Cardinal Philip Krementz, archbish- op of Cologne, who attained the car- dinakate in 1895 dead. He was in his eightieth year. ‘The Earl of Shaftsbury, whose father shot himself in a cab, is engaged to the Duke of Westminster's eldest grand- daughter, Lady Constance Grosvenor. Judge William Lawrence, ex-comp- troller of the treasury of the United States, died at Belfontaine, Ohio. was president of the National Associa- tion ef Wool Growers, and prominent in various business enterprises as well as in politi Criminal Record. Dr. Hans Hegelsburg of New York, alias the Inves‘crs’ Guaranty and Trust company, Was arrested in San Francis: co, charged with swindling. A Nebraska girl killed herself be- cause she had an incurable disease, and her betrothed committed suicide in the death chamber. Both were buried in the same grave. Dx-Ald. William J. Fre with other Brooklyn officials for con- “y to defraud the city, fell dead at his home. A New York State man, who was di- vorced in North Dakota and remarried, Leayeraft of has been convicted of bigamy, the New | York courts holding North Dakota di- Vorces to be invalid, ‘Two Indians have been brgught to Durango, Colo., under arrest, “charged | ting sheep- | with killing sheep and herders on the Florida Mesa, in the re- | ly-opened Ute reservation. Deputy Sheriff Frank Morrison was chet dead by Ike Bird at Mount Vic- Ohio while trying to arrest him, After the murder Bird sent a bullet j through his own heart. The Utah State board of pardons has pardoned Harry Hayes, who was serving a life sentence in the peniten- tiary for the murder of Albert Hayes, Alfred Nielson and Andrew Johnson in 1895. About two months ago the wife of one George H. Wright notified the chief of police of Buffalo, N. Y., that Wright was guilty of the crime. Whereabouts are unknown. at) He| lyn, who was under indictment | | | | i | | i | | } i | the | under milita ! | | ! | All-British Pacific cable. This amount is equal to one-ninth of-the total cost. There is excellent reason to believe that two or three weeks hence the court of cassation will recommend re- vision and retrial in the Dreyfus case. Gen. Pelloux, premier of the cabinet which resigned Wednesday, has been charged by King Humbert with the re- construction of the ministry. The Spanish cabinet council has de- cided to devote 5,000,000 pesetas to im- proving the fortifications of the Canary islands. A water color by a boy of fifteen, Adrien Etienne, has been accepted for this year's exhibition by the Champ de Mars salon, ‘The stevedores at Havana have inau- gurated a strike’ for an advance of wages to $3 per day in American mon- ey, instead of $2.50. An attempt to supply the places of the strikers with Chinese resulted in a severe fight, The Russian government mildly protests against the German appoint- ment of Prof. von Stengel to the peace conference because of his having re- cently issued pamphlets defending war, and declaring that eternal peace ought not to be the aim of culture. At Nideggen, in the Rhine province, Thirteenth century frescoes have been discovered under the whitewash in the parish church. The whole interior dec- eration of the church, including the roly-chrome treatment of pillars and capitals, has been preserved remark- ebly well. Leipzig made a good investment in buying and tearing down the old Pleis- senburg on the city wall, the scene of the debate between Luther and Eck. The city paid 4,150,000 marks for the castle, and has sold the ground since for building purposes for 6,150,353 marks. The Vienna Volks Zeitung says that Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria has com- menced a suit against his father-in-law, the duke of Parma, for refusing, since ine death of Princess Marie, the wife of Prince Ferdinand, to pay the annui- ty fixed in the marriage contract, on the ground that Prince Ferdinand had violated the contract by having Boris, his son, baptized into an orthodox chrreh. Otherwise. The firm of Jones & Laughlin, Pitts- burg, has made an authoritative denial of the report that it was to be included in the great steel combine, said to be nuw in process of formation. The Alabama state senate, by a vote of 18 to 13, decided to repeal the call for a constitutional convention made in December last. The house had al- ready voted the same way. The attorneys for the Standard Oil company have filed a motion to com- pel Attorney General Monnett to make more specific his recent statement that an effort had been made to bribe him in the interests of the company. The rubber goods trust has been launched with a capital of $25,000,000, The lead production in the United States in 1898 was 310,606 tons, as against 286,598 in 1897 and 204,994 in The Texas State senate has passed its anti-trust bill, When originally in- troduced the bill was identical with Arkansas law. It has been ma- terially amended, however, and is de- | cidedly more drastic in its provisions. The governor of Idaho has issued a proclamation declaring Shoshone coun- ty ip a state of insurrection. This will result in placing the government of the county, in so far as may be necessary, ule. The twenty-eighth annual convention cf the National Association of Stove X facturers convened at Cincinnati, with about 600 firms represented and over 96 per cent of that line of manu- facture represented. ‘The Stove Founders’ National De- fensive association met at Cincinnati, Ohio, with a large attendance. Presi- dent Chauncey H. Castle of Quincy, | LIL, presided, and Judge Hogan of Chi- cago was secretary. A statement compiled by Bradstreet shows the total bank clearings of the principal cities of the United States for the week to be $2,162,918,101, an in- crease of 83.5 percent, as compared with the corresponding week last year. Work was resumed in full at Al andria, Ind., at the American Plate Glass works. Neither side will state the conditions on which over 600 men resumed work, but it is understood that the men abandoned the union, The Sewing Machine Attachment Company of New York, capital, $500,- 000, was incorporated at Dover, Del. The company will manufacture im- proved sewing machinery and the at- tachments thereon. A monument in honor of Capt. John J. Desmond was unveiled in Lincoln Park, Cincinnati after one of the largest street parades ever seen in that city. Ex-Attorney General Judson Harmon delivered the oration. An attempt was made to start the cotton mills of the Ponemah company at Taftville, Conn., where 1,400 em-, | ployes are on strike. The attempt was not a success, only 150 non-union men going to work. Of this number, fifty quit at neon. . William R. Kerr, formerly comm!s- sioner of the city department of Chi- | cago, has filed a petition in bankruptey | with liabilities placed at $149,000 and assets $1,000. Mr. Kerr was connected with the Grand Pacific hotel as asso- ciate manager until last October. The molders at the Lima Locomotive and Machine works, Lima, Ohio, struck because five of their number were laid off. The company conceded to their PE RRB SS PRN IO aS PRE SEP EP ln nS el POO SO sR ePIC MSI Deer SULT rR ORRIN ‘ ROUSING RECEPTION AT THE CON- FEDERATE REUNION. Confederates Heartily in Accord ‘With the Government’s Plan for Making Battle Fields of the Civil War—Resolution Commending the Purpose of the Government In- troduced and Referred—Compro- mise Resolution on the Matter of Care of Confederate Graves Will Be Introduced. Charleston, S. C., May 13,—The Con- federate veterans held but one session yesterday, which, shortly after noon, gave way to the Winnie Davis memor- ial exercises, at the conclusion of which an adjournment was taken un- til 10 o’clock this morning. The an- nouncement that Gen, Joe Wheeler was to speak filled the auditorium and the hero of two wars was given a rousing reception by the immense au- dience. Maj. William Robbins, the Confed- erate member of the Gettysburg Na- tional Park commission, and ex-Con- gressman from Louisiana, offered the following resolution, which was re- ferred: “Whereas, The government of the United States has undertaken and is pushing forward the work of per- manently marking the lines and posi- tions of the troops of both the contend- ing armies on several great battle- fields of the Civil war, among them Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Shiloh, Vicksburg and others, with the de- sign of making these battlefields per- manent memorials of the prowess of American soldiers without respect of section; “Resolved, That we, as Confederate veterans, sympathize with and com- mend this patriotic purpose of the gov- ernment, and will lend our influence and aid toward its realization. “Resolved, That we trust the people of the Southern states will take early and effective steps to erect upon these bettlefields suitable monuments in honor of our glorious heroes in gray who fought and died for what they then believed to be right. “Resolved, That we rejoice with our brethren throughout the Union that the sectional discord of other days is ended and that we are a reunited people with one country aud one flag.” A Corfipromise. The committee on resolutions of the Confederate veterans, to which was referred Gen. Lee’s resolution accept- ing President McKinley’s proposal that the federal government should make provision for the care of the graves of Confederate dead, spent several hours discussing the matter,“and late last night a compromise resolution was framed and will be offered as a substi- tute to-day. The resolution is to the effect that if the national government desires to care for the graves of the Confederate dead the veterans do not object to the federal government tak- ing charge of those in the North and those in the neighborhood of the old war prisons. REUNION OF BLUE AND GRAY. Effort Being Made to Bring Confed- erate and Union Veterans To- gether. An effort is making here to bring about a grand reunion of Confederate and Union veterans, and the matter will be formally presented to the asso- ciation to-day. In the affair are Will- jam Aiken, Jr., mayor of Evansville, ind,; Wiiliam Field, representing the Confederate veterans of that city, and C. J. Murphy, representing the G. A. Ry who are here for the purpose of ar- ranging a joint reunion in Evansville in the near future. They will lay the plan before the convention and urge its fulfillment. Writing Paper Combine. New York, May 13. — It is learned that twenty-one mills are already in- cluded in the combination of manu- facturers of fine writing paper. The proposed capital of the new organiza- tion is $12,500,000 preferred stock, $12,- 500.000 common stock, $17,000,000 bonds and there will be $6,000,000 working capital and merchandise on land. Puts and Calls. Washington, May 18. — Thg depart- ment of justice has rendered an opin- ion to the secretary of the treasury on the question of the taxability under the war revenue act of what are known on stock exchanges at “puts” and “calls.” It is held that “calls” are taxable, but that “puts” are not. Southern Baptists. » Louisville, K. May 18.—The forty- fourth annual ses Baptist convention will begin here to- day. ‘The Whitsitt heresy case will be taken up, which is to be finally set- tled when the trustees pass upon the resignation of the doctor as president of the seminary. For Benefit of Firemen. Montgomery Minn., May 13.—At a meeting of the board of trade last evening the business men agreed to participate in a grand Fourth of July eclebration to be managed by the firemen, the proceeds to go toward buying new suits. __ Orders for Locomotives, Philadelphia, May 13.—The Baldwin Locomotive works has received an or- der from the Reading Railway com- pany for twenty consolidated freight locomotives. The St. Paul & Duluth demands for an increase Saturday, but , has ordered three passenger locomo- Monday morning laid off five men and the others struck. Judge Speer, of the federal court at ; Savannah, Ga., has decided that the , United States courts have no jurisdic- tion over a homestead taken by a bankrupt, and that it cannot be con- sidered an asset in bankruptcy pro- ceedings. The shoe trade at Lynn, Mass., is very much depressed owing to the re- duction of manufacturers’ profits by lives. To Bring Dreyfus Back. Paris, May 13.—The Petite Bleu says that three members of the Republican guard and four gendarmes left St. ‘azare, France, on board the steamer afayette on Tuesday to form an es- cert to bring Dreyfus to France. Iowa to Be Docked. San Francisco, May 13.—The battle- ship Iowa will leave San Francisco soon and go to Puget sound to dock at the high price of all grades of leather, | { Port Orehard dry dock in order to Under existing . cireumstances some | have the barnacles removed froz ifis | grades of shoes are being turned out | ¥ iat a loss, | fel. + her | ber were injure New York, May 14.—A special to the World from Hot Springs, Va.,, says: | “Force the fighting. Penetrate far into the interior and capture or de- stroy every warring Filipino.” That is the pith of a long cipher cablegram President McKinley sent to Gen. Otis in Manila. It was prompted by sev- eral dispatches from Gen, Otis, trans- mitted by Secretary Alger, which greatly encouraged the president. Filipino Congress Sitting. London, May 14.—A special received here from Manila says that the Fili- pino congress, now sitting at-Isidor, is composed of fifty-six members, of whom twenty favor peace and an equal number are irreconcilables. The others, holding the balance of power, are ready to admit that absolute inde- pendence is hopeless of attainment, but demand better terms at the hands of the United States. REQUEST FOR RELIEF. Nebraska Men Petition MacArthur for a Rest. Manila, May 8, via Hongkong, May 14.—The First regiment, Nebraska vol- unteers, is taking the unusual step of respectfully petitioning the division commander, Maj. Gen. MacArthur, to temporarily relieve them from duty at the front. The regiment is badly ex- hausted by the campaign, in which it has taken an active part, and not more than 300 men of the organization are at present fit for duty. On Sunday last 160 men of this regiment responded to sick call. The men, in view of the facts, have prepared a respectful me- morial to Gen, MacArthur asking that their regiment be withdrawn for a short time from the fighting line in order that they may recuperate. The memorial states that the men are will- ing to fight, but are in no condition to do so owing to the strain of the long marching, continual fighting and out- post duty in which they have been en- gaged. It is added that many of the men have been unable to have their clothing washed for months past, hav- ing been compelled during all that time to sleep in their uniforms to be in read- jness for fighting. The memorial adds that since Feb. 2 the regiment has lost 225 men in killed and wovnded, and 59 since the battle of Malolos. The offi- cers of the regiment propgse to pre- sent a similar memorial in behalf of the men. The splendid record of the First Nebraska in the entire campaign and the tone of the memorial prepared by the men is such that no imputation of insubordination can be brought against them. WOUNDED IN THE FOREHEAD. Major Diggles’ Injury of May 8 Is Classed an Severe. Washington, May 14.—The war de- partment received from Gen. Otis at Manila, the following list of casual- ties: Wounded — Thirteenth Minnesota — May 8, Maj. Arthui C, Diggles, fore- head, severe; Avril 25, Company D, Privates Frank Wipplinger, wrist, slight; G, A. T. Williams, shoulder, slight. Frank Smith, Company F, re- ported killed May 1, should read Frank Lewis. First North Dakota — May 2, Com- pany G, Private Charies Olstad, hand, moderate. Firs a—May 9, Company K, McBride, ivate Swift, pune- chest, sever ture, fores x e. Second Oregen—Company F, Corpor- | al John G Miller, arm, slight. Third Infantry—April K. Private Edward Rae, thigh, slight; May 11, I, Private Lendrum Benton, | Mr. thumb, moderate. Fourth Cavalry—Company I, Private ; tion of the F Charles H, Coe, thigh, moderate. THE MARKETS, Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, May 15. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 71 No. 2 North- ern, 69 1-2@70e. . 3 yellow, 81 3-4@32ec; No. 2, 31 1-2@313-4e. Oats —No. 3 white, 28@28 1-2; No, 3, 271-2 @28e. Barley and Rye—Sample_ bar- ley, 836@40c; No. 2 rye, 56c; No. 5 rye, 5B Duluth, May 15. — Wheat — Cash, No. 1 hard, 73 3-4c; No. 1 Northern, 70 3-4c; No. 2 Northern, -te; No. 3 spring, 63 3-4c; to arrive, No. 1 hard, 733-4¢e; No. 1 Northern, 703-4c; May, No. 1 hard, 733-4c; Ne, 1 Northern, 70 3-4¢e; July, No. 1 hard, 743-4¢;; No. 1 Northern, 713-8c; September. No. 1 Northern; 691-8c. Qats, 26 1-2@27¢; rye, 57¢; barley, 38@40c; flax, to ar- rive, $1.03; September, 90c; corn, 313-de. Minneapolis, May 15, — Wheat — May opened at 683-4¢ and closed at 69c; July opened at 69'3-4c and closed at 701-8c; September opened at 67.1-4c¢ and closed at 67 3-4c. On track—No, 1 hard, 707-Se; No. 1 Northern, 697-8¢; No. 2 Northern, 685-8e. Milwaukee, Wis., May 15. — Flour is dull. Wheat higher; No, 1 Northern, Te; o. 2 Northern, 711-2c. Oats higher at 29@293-4c. Rye easy; No, 1, 60¢e. Barley strong; No. 2, 41¢;. sample, 36@41 1-2c. Chicago, May 15. — Wheat — No. 2 er, 68c; No, 3, 66@ ‘thern spring, 72c; No. 2, 32 1-2¢. No. 3, 26@26 1-4es Chicago, May 15. — Hogs — Light, $3.65@3.85; mixed, $3.65@3.90; heavy, $3.80@3.95; rou $3.55@3.70. Cattle —Beeves, $4.25@5.35; cows and heifers, $1.75@4.95; Texas steers, $4.25@5. Sheep—Natives, $4@5.25; lambs, $4.50 @.25. Sioux City, Iowa, May 15. — Hogs — $3.55@3,70. Cattle — Beeves, $4.@ 5; cows and bulls, mixed, $2@4.50; stock- ers and feeders, $3.50@4.60; calves and yearlings, $3.75@5.25. South St. Faul, May 15. — Hogs — $8.25@3.70. Cattle — Steers, $4@4 bulis, $2.75@2.80; stockers, $3.30@4 cows, $2.75@4; calves, $5. Reviewing Stand Collapses, Paris, Tex., May 14. — A reviewing stand on which were seated 4,900 per- sons Witnessing *. display of fireworks, Ove vee Kitled and a great num- . some probably fatal- iy. * 29, Company : IF SUCCESSFUL IT WILL BE THE MASTER STROKE OF THE WAR, Gen, Otis Aiming to Have Generals MacArthur and Lawton Surround Insurgents Believed to Be at Ba- color and Capture All Who Are Not Killed in Battle—The Macca- bebes Are Looked to for Assist- ance—Gen, Otis Reports Native Government Rapidly Going to Pieces. Washington, May 13.—Gen. Otis has practically completed preparations for a movement, which, if successful, will be the master stroke of the campaign against the insurgents. Reinforce- ments have been sent to Gen. MacAr- *] thur, who is disposing his troops, and Gen, Lawton has moved his column from Balinag and Maasin to a strate- gie position.. The whole purpose of these movements is to surround the 9,000 insurgents believed to be in- trenched at Bacolor, crush the organ- ized forces and make prisoners of all who are not killed in battle. Bacolor is southwest of San Fernando by a wagon road. MacArthur is expected to send a column to the west of Ba- color, retaining his main position on the north, and Gen. Lawton is be- lieved to have moved his column so as to protect communication with Manila and at the same time flank the in- surgents at Bacolor on the east. Gen. Luna’s force, which was last reported at Modico, can be taken care of, it is thought by a few troops, making a demonstration in their front. It is be- eause of the necessity of having @ strong force for this present move- ment that Gen. Otis has not withdrawn the volunteers from MacArtur’s and Lawton’s commands preparatory to shipping them home. An encouraging feature of the present movement is the fact that the southward of Bacolor is the Maccabebe country, whose inhab- itants are friendly to the Americans, and the Rio Grande river, upon which are a number of army gunboats which will be useful in maintaining communi- cations and at the same time attacking any insurgent bodies that may come within range of their guns. IT IS GOING TO PIECES. Otis Reports Disintegration of Na- tive Government. Washington, May 13.—Following is the text of a dispatch from Gen. Otis: “Sueceeded in passing army gun- boats to Calumpit for use in Rio Grande; railway connections with that point secured this week; passage of | gunboats through Maccabeb: country hailed with joyful demonstrations by inhabitants. S07 ee SS In country passed over by troops temporary civil. administration inaugurated and pro- tection to inhabitants against insurgent nbuses given far as possible. Signs of insurgent disintegration daily mani- fested. Obstacles which natural fears of country present can be overcome.” NATIVES DEMORALIZED. Now Is the Time to Strike Hard—Mr. Higgins’ Report. Manila, May 13.—Mr. Higgins, man- ager of the Manila-Dagupan railway, and two of his assistants who had re- mained inside the insurgent lines to protect the property of the railway company, arrived at San Fernando yesterday. ‘They had been informed by the insurgents that they would be no longer responsible for their safety if they remained within their lines. . Higgins corroborates the stories that have been told of the demoraliza~ ‘ilipinos, and says that the natives are looting the native property. He adds that now is the time for the Americans to strike hard. NOT CAUGHT NAPPING. Failure of a Scheme to Remove County Records. Beverly, W. Va., May 13.—Hearing that a force of 500 citizens of Elkins, W. Va., was on the way here to re- mcve the county records pending the settlement of the question of tke loca- tion of the county seat, citizens, under the leadership of Maj. J. F. Harding, a Confederate soldier, fortified the county buildings and prepared to resist the Elkins people. The latter turned back on hearing of these preparations. The county records are still under guard. VETO BY VAN WYCK. New York’s Mayor Opposed to Rapid Transit Bill. New York May 13. — Mayor Van Wyck vetoed the New York City Rapid transit bill. No reasons were given for the veto, but it is understood that the mayor regarded the Long Island tun- nel bill, signed yesterday, as providing for all the necessary means for the building of a tunnel railroad in Man- hattan. HORRIBLE TRAGEDY. Wife, Uncle and Grandmother Killea by Jos. Harvey at Heward City. Howard. City, Mich., May 13.—Joseph Harvey killed his wife, his uncle, Rob- ert. Pierson, and his grandmother, an@ mortally wounded his three-year-old child and his father-in-law and fatally shot himself, ‘ ‘ Brakeman Seriously Injured. ‘Crookston, Minn., May 13.—Ora Haf= ry, a brakeman on a freight train that runs from here to Cass Lake, was tkrown from the top of a car an@ struck on a rail, his right leg being nearly severed above the knee. Ass: inated a Frenchman. New York, May 13.—A dispateh from Manila says: The insurgents ‘have as- sassinated M. Dumarais, a Frenchman who had crossed their lines under a flag of truce. He was negotiating for the release of Spanish prisoners. fe eee ana Faicide 2 ancroft, Iowa, May 13.—A named Earnest, about four ie pa mo Lere, was found hanging in his gran- ary. He is said to have been in love a a girl and that her folks objected Oo m. =