Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 30, 1899, Page 2

The Heraii--Review. MINNESOTA. GRAND RAPIDS - Self-confidence is the foundation of true heroism. The tenor singer usually comes of @ high-toned family. Matches kindle all kinds of flames— including that of jealousy. The man who does his fighting in his mind always comes out victorious, The new umbrella and the unloaded gun are liable to go off without warn- ing. It takes an angelic woman to pre- serve her temper when she is making preserves It is remarkable how very important it makes a man feel the first time he sees his name in print. France has now gone in for bull fights. Scandal gets a little monoto- nous Without some sort of variation. The Corean government is not strict- ly democratic, but it has a way of dis- pensing justice which seems ideal to anyone who has been following the Dreyfus case. Some high officials were found to be connected with a lottery fraud, whereupon the government gave back the $20,000 which the promoters had paid for a license, compelled the return of all money which had been paid for tickets and banished for three years the officials who were impli- cated. The man who aspires to lead men for their own good has a message and a mission; he tells men their griev- ances and their weaknesses and shows them hew they can cure the one and remove the other. He may have to use the arts of the orator to win the attention of careless men, but they are only incidental to his purpose to drive home unwelcome truths. The flatterer tells what he thinks will please—and he hopelessly mixes the pleasing truths with gratifying falsehoods. Sir James Vaughn, for thirty-five years a police magistrate of London, notes a wonderful decrease in crimes of brutality and violence, and an in- crease less marked in the crimes which require brains and ingenuity. General education doubtless favors morality and refinement; but there is in the ci- ties a limited crop of children with in- herited or acquired criminal tenden- cies, and when these are gathered into school, unless great pains are taken to counteract the influence of the street and of their wretched homes,.the mere quickening of the intellect otfly gives new power for mischief, Earnest and enthusiastic politicians, not always the same party, persist in nominating Admiral Dewey for the presidency long in advance of the regu- lar conventions and wholly without re- gard for the admiral’s own ideas on the subject. The victor of Manila cares never a straw for politics and has said so several times since May 1, 1898. He is perfectly contented where he is and has the satisfaction of knowing that an admiral may not outrank a presi- dent, but is a much rarer bird. There have been twenty-four presidents since the republic started—or twenty-five if Grover Cleveland be counted twice— and only three admirals. We need men—need them now. We need men who will tell us the truth, and tell it right away. Next year comes the great presidental campaign —in which few men will be able to tell the truth. We need to get our bear- ings, to find out pretty definitely our attitude toward the great questions that are shaping themselves before our eyes. We shall have to express opin- ions by and by—our own opinions or those furnished by some one else. AS American citizens we ought to think for ourselves and accept the teachings of honest and patriotic men—not the policies adopted by men whose aim is to adopt the policy most likely to at- tract. A case of peculiar hardship has re- cently attracted attention in Germany in connection with the enforcement of the laws forbidding disrespectful refer- ences to the emperor. One of the edi- tors of a socialist newspaper is serving a four years’ sentence for lese-majeste, in the publication of an offensive arti- cle. It appears that he had nothing to do with editing the issue which con- tained the article, and that his name was given to the authorities by the publisher as responsible, through some mistake. The editor really responsi- ble, who is a member of the reichstag, has waived his preliminary privileges in order that he might be tried for the offense; but the imperial court at Ber- lin, with all these facts before it, has refused to reopen the case, on the ground that the first sentence con- tained no error of law. The fact that the wrong man is in prison does not \ count, The man who plants asparagus does not look for a marketable product for two or three years; the man who plants an orchard does not expect much fruit for from five to ten years; and the man who expects to raise acorns plants his “oak seed” with the expectation of waiting many years for acrop. Shall we be so enthusiastic as to expect to raise a crop of statesmen in a few months? The woman who insists on having her own way usually changes her mind 0 often that it breaks the monotony. BRYAN ON TRUSTS OUR’ LEADER'S GREAT SPEECH AT CHICAGO, ‘The Outrageous Garbling and Suppres- sion Done by Associated Press—Good Men Misled’—The Speech One of Mr. Bryan's Greatest Productions — Gov- ernor Lind’s “Forgetting” Most For tunate—The Purpose to Whitewash ‘Trusts Balked by Mr. Bryan—Melange of National and State Politics—Good Work by Game and Fish Agent Beut- ner—Progress of the Republican “Wel- come” to Thirteenth—State Board of Equalization, Etc, Ete.—Note and Comment of the Week. Reform Press Bureau. Sr. Pav, Sept. 25, 1899. The wisdom of Governor Lind in “forgetting” to send accredited repre- sentatives to the Chicago trust conven- tion, was more than proven by results. That it fell entirely short of being a trust excusing gathering out and out, or failed of such purpose, was due to the self-sacrificing course of Mr. Bryan con- senting to appear there. This he did in his view of aclear duty, well knowing the purpose of the trust defenders to in some manner break the force of public sentiment against their dear creature. He also well knew that the monopoly of all monopolies, the Associated Press, was more than liable to discriminate 'against him, and its performance in that regard was a litile more out- rageous than hasrecently occurred. The facts are that while the Associated Press carried every word of the speech of Bourke Cockran, making seven or eight columns, it carried less than two columns of Mr. Bryan’s utterances, dropping the most pertinent and effctual portions. Thus it suppressed entirely the basic reform principle, that the root and necessity that have produced trusts, is our vicious financial policy which has appreciated money and lowered prices through a long period of years. Mr. Bryan’s unanswerable points were carefully eliminated throughout. The Chicago dailies gen- erally printed Mr. Bryan’s speech in full, and this, which is to be regarded as one of his greatest efforts, should be obtained by all whocan get it and given as wide circulation as possible. In the situation that not a paper in Minnesota will probably print the speech in full, undoubtedly the best use of the limited bureau space is to give as many of the points made by our great leader as possible. This garbling and discrimination misled many well meaning men. Thns our usually fair friend, the St. Paul Globe, was led to declare the speech as “stale and unprofitable,” while Judge Canty is still commenting on Mr. Bry- an’s propositions, based on such garbled information. The masses are thus to- tally deceived. How thoroughly to be despised is the management of this hip- pogat of hippogats, this monster of monsters, which controls, garbles and suppresses at will, the news of the world! An intelligence trust! “The real cause of trusts is our long | period of falling prices, caused by the rising dollar, due to bad financial legisla- tion. The loss on investments, deciines in property: profitless business, and the necessity for preventing further losses, have forced combinations to hold up or increase prices. Such losses, de lines and necessities would not have occurred but for rising dollars and the attendant fall in the level of prices.” “The high tariff has aided monopoly, for noone can dispute that an import duty enables a trust to charge for its product the price of a similar product, plus the tarifi.” “I want to start with the declaration that monopoly in private hands is inde- fensible from any standpoint and intoler- able.” (Applause. ) “I make no exceptions to the rule. I do not divide monopolies in private hands into good monopolies and bad monopolies. (Applause.) ‘Lhere is no good monopoly in private hands. There can be no good monopoly in private hands until the Al- mighty sends us angels to preside over us” (Applause. ) “In 1859 Abraham Lincoln wrote a let- ter to some people at Boston, and in the course of the letter he said: ‘The Repub- lican party believes in the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict it believes in the man before the dollar.’”’ (Ap- plause.) “Man is the creature of God and money is the creature of man. (Applause.) Money is made to be the servant of man— (upplausec)—and I protest against all the- ories that enthrone money and debase mankind.” (Prolonged applause.) “Lincoln warped ns against monopoly, and Lincoln was right.” “I protest in the beginning against set- tling every question upon tne dollar ar- gument. I protest against the attempt to arag every. question down to the low level of dollars and cents.” “If you will go about over the country you will see where the people have sub- scribed money to establish enterprises, having come under the control of the trusts, haye been closed up, and stand now 4s silent monuments to the wisdom of the trust system.” “We get ideas from the animals about us. We used to protéct property, down in Iowa, by putting rings in the noses of hogs. Why did we do that! So that while they were getting fat they would not destroy more than they were worth. And the thought came to me that one of the purposes of government was to put rings in the noses of hogs.” (Laughter and applause.) The farmer cannot inflate the value of his land by watering the value of that land The merchant in the store cannot inflate the value of the goods upon his shelves, Why should the corporation be permitted to Fe out stock that represents no real value?” : “In my judgment, when you take from monopoly the power to issue stock not represented by noes: aon wil go more than half way towa’ estroying monop- oly in the United States.” (Applause. ) “We have been placing the dollar above the man; we have been picking out favor- ites in government; we have been bestow- ing upon them special privileges, and every advantage we have given them has been giyen them to the detriment of other pea “When God made man as the climax of ereation he looked upon his work and sald that lt was , and yet when God ¢ through the tallest nan was net much than the shortest, and strongest, man was nod m it weaker. That was God's plan.” “We looked upan his work and sald that it was not quite as good as it might and so we made a flotitiona man howmed thnosa million Uimee strong ousand tmos—a jon tim: er than God mado man,” “When God mado man He breathod inte hima souland warned him that in the noxt world he would be hold account. able for tho dooda douo in tho flesh, but when wo mado our man-made man wo did not givo himasoul, and if he can avoid punishmont in 8 world ho need not worry about the hereafter.” (Applause, ) “The trust is tho natural outgrowth of unnatural conditions created by man- made laws (Applausa) Theroearesomoe who would defeud everything, good or bad, on tho ground that it is a part of destiny.” (Applause. ) “Putthe industrial system of this na- tion in the hands of a few mon and lot them determine the price of finished products and the wages of labor paid, and you will have an industrial aristocrag) beside which a landed aristocracy woul bean innocent thing, in my judgment.” (Great applause. ) “Place the food and clothing, and all that we eat and wear, and use in the hands of a few people, and instead of be- ing a government by the people, it will be a government of the syndicatcs, by the syndicates, and forthe syndicates.” (Ap- plause.) “Establish such a system and on the night before election a man will be noti- fied not tocome back on the day after election, unless the policy of trusts’ can- didate is successful.” (Continued cheers and applause.) “[ warn the laboring men in the factor- ies that when they join with the monopo- lies tocrush the farmer, as soon as tho farmer is crushed the laboring man will be crushed, and his ally will be destroyed. (Applause.) And in a test of endurance the farmer will stand it longer than the laboring man.” “You may drive the farmer down, s0 he cannot buy coal, but he can burn corn. (Laughter. ) But you drive the coal miner jown so he cannot buy corn and he can- not eat coal. (Laughter and prolonged applause.) .You can drive the farmer down so that he cannot buy factory made goods, but his wife can do like the wife of old—make the clothing for the family off of the farm—but when you close your fac- tories it will take all of the accumulated wealth of the cities to feed your starving men, made starving by your vicious, greedy, avaricious legislature.” (Ap- plause. ) “But, my friends, why should we try to | see who can hold out the longest in suf- fering? Why try to see who can endure the most hardships and yet live? Why not try to see who can contribute most to the greatness and to the glory and to the prosperity of this nation?” “Why, those who can contribute most should make this government what the fathers intended. For 100 years this nation has been the light of the world. For 100 years the best of all nations have looked to this nation for hope and instruc- tion.” “Where we recognize that man has his rights and can defend them, he must also respect the rights of others. Let us show what can be done when we put into ac- tual practice those great doctrines of hu- man equality and of equal rights and make this government what the fathers intended, sv that we shall lead the world, step by step, onto higher ground.” The banks of Minnesota are so prcs- perous under the gold standard, that their return of property for taxation this year is $9,000,000 less than one year ago. This is official, as presented by the board of equalization. By the way, since the present board refused to raise the bank valuations people are expressing surprise at the lattivude of the board and wondering what it is going todo anyhow. People should remember that after all the present board is one-half what the old one was. That is, one-half of the old members hold over, those frem the even numbered judicial districts. Therefore, instead of there being full assurance that distinctive and genuine reforms in matters of taxation will be accomplished this year, there is only one-half ground for hope. The people are watching the good half, however, very closely, and as in the old battle days, expect every “man to do his duty.” The Republicans are getting on with labor. In Idaho and Hnnois it. stands |atthe point of McKinley’s bayonets. ! in Indiania outrages on the Mine Work- ‘ers have caused appeals that will reach its membership, now 1,000,000 strong. } In Ohio the organized bodies, one after another, are declaring for the McLean | ticket, while the Federation of Labor, of ‘which Mr. Gompers is the able head, staads asa unit on the leading questions of the day, opposed to Re- publican policies, domestic and foreign, Labor should line up solid in 190 against the G. O. P., and there is every indication that it will. Those conducting the Republican re- ception to President McKinley will do well to remember the fate of one Grover Cieveland, once-‘‘received” at Minneap- jolis, and thereupon defeated for re- election, and alsv that of one Andy Johnson who swung round the circle, and looked worse than 30 cents when it was all over. The dairy and food department keeps right after the food adulierators. Vin, victory and good vinegar is blazoned on the department banner, In the “open” season now on reports from all over the state credit the game and fish wardens, under Chief Agent Beutner, with efficient and energetic enforcement of the law. That depart- ment has turned out the finest lot of “fry” this season ever produced in the history of the state commission, Ex-Congressman Towne is on the briny, hastening home for the fall political battles. His journalistic la- bors, however, will detain him for some days after arrival, and he may not be able to get into the campaigns before Oct. 12 to 15, The veterans returned from Philadel- phia do not tire of saying good things of C. F. Kindred, formerly of the Min- nesota **Bloody Fifth,” who is now gen- eral manager of the Reading railroad. They say, politically, that “C. F.” is likely to succeed Quay, in the United States senate, ~ aaa fully into the character of the Iilip and their capabilities for self-govern- ment, jects and the Philippines. subjects.” ALL HAIL TO DEWEY HERO OF MANILA GIVES NEW YORK A SURPRISE. Great Admiral Arrives in New York Two Days Sooner Than Expected —After an Absence of Twenty- three Months Admiral Dewey Drops Anchor in American Wa- ters—Original Plans for His Wel- come Will Be Carried Out, the Ad- miral Remaining on Board the Olympia Until Friday Morning— Admiral Dewey in the Best of Health — Deeply Moved at the Elabotate Preparations for His Welcome. New York, Sept. 28,—Admiral George Dewey arrived off New York at dawn yesterday and the Olympia is now anchored in American waters inside of Sandy Hook. ‘The tirst shout from the pilots and crew of pilot boat No. 7, fifteen miles south of the Hook light- ship. It happened to be Pilot John Peterson’s turn, and at 0 a.m. he put aboard the Orme and rought her around the Hook and Into trenewer bay. The marine observers along the coast had sighted the Olym- pia in the first light of the morning. The shore batteries of Fort Hancock, manned by gunners called from break- fest, let locse seventeen guns. The flagship replied with twenty-one and let go her anchors not far from where Shamrock is of welecme was from was the cup challenger 1 moored. ‘Che admiral was in his own country again, after twenty-threy months’ absence. He had returned “great with the arduous greatness of things done,” and he searcely seemed to realize it. The pilot had brought ‘aboard the Sunday papers and a re porter of the Associated Press was re- ceived by the admiral in a cabin lit- tered by the illustrated Dewey edi- tions, which, together, made hundreds of pages of black and white, and in colors, all concerning the great admi- ral and the preparations made to re- ceive him. ar “It almost saddens me,” he said, “to see what my people are doing for me. ‘The pride and gratification is immense, and I cannot express the appreciation 1 feel. I didn’t know, L didn’t really perceive until this morning The Splendid Welcome that my countrymen are giving me.” The admiral said that he felt tired, put he did not look so. His complexion is a clear bronze, his hazel eyes bright, his bearing brisk and rather jaunty. His manner is gentle and kind, but he is exceedingly wary, and did not per- mit himself to wander off into politics or to exercise those positive views he no doubt holds about the Philippines and American affairs there. His at- tention was brought to interviews in which he is described as going rather 108 “T cannot stand for any interview giving my opinions on political sub- I disown any views ascribed to me on these Alluding to his arrival two days ahead of time Admiral Dewey said: “fam sorry that I am ahead of the schedule. ‘The Olympia has been steaming at the uniform rate of ten knots an hour since we left Gibraltar. Several days ago we knew that we would arrive before Thursday unless we moderated our speed or went somewhere out of our course. Capt. Lamberton, Lieut. Brumby and I held a consultation, The propriety of run- ring into Hampton Roads or some oth- er port in the South was spoken of, but we concluded that we ought not To Touch Land First. anywhere except at New York. It w suggested that we cruise some d tance outside of New York harbor ua- til Thursday, but we knew that if we did that we would be discovered and reported. The weather looked a little squally and it seemed better to be in- side the Hook than outside. But the consideration that really decided us to come into port was to give Capt. Iaamberton a chance to clean up the ship before our voyage up the harbor. Capt. Lamberton and I are very proud of the Olympia, and we wanted ‘enough time at our anchorage to rub her down and make her look spick and span.” The admiral’s first business was to send an officer ashore with telegrams for the navy department, Mayor a Wyck and Gen. Butterfield announcing the arrival. He then spent most of the morning in looking over newspa- pers and receiving reporters. He was just finishing a midday breakfast when Sir Thomas Lipton called on him. With Sir Thomas were Dr. Mackay and other visiting English- men. Admiral Dewey then had a suc- cession of notable’ callers. Rear Ad- miral Sampson, with Capt. Chadwick, his chief of staff, and Lieut. Com- mander Winslow, his flag lieutenant, came on the Dolphin. They were re- ceived by Admiral Dewey, Capt. Lam- berton, Lieut. Brumby and the officer of the deck, the full marine guard and band being paraded. Admiral Philip Calls, Rear Admiral Philip, commander of the Brooklyn navy yard, also paid an official call, attended by Commander . J. Kelly. Dr. Sanborne, of the port physician's staff. visited the Olympia and looked over her papers. Eleven of the crew of 375 men have typhoid fever. Some of the cases are convalescent and all of |,them are of a mild type, according to r. Percy, the ship’s surgeon. No one has died of the fever, and with this ex- ception the sailors and marines are well. All day tugs, sail boats and excursion steamers came up near the Olympia and took a look at her. Everybody who asked was permitted to come on board. Some of the parties of sight. seers on launches and steamers were invited by the officer of the deck to come up the gangway. The admiral, about 5 o'clock, returned Sir Thomas Lipton’s call, Lieut. Brumby and the admiral’s son, George J. Dewey, were with him. Admiral Dewey purposes, unless his plans shall be changed by the reteption committee, to bring the Olympia up the lower bay and anchor inside the harbor with the squadron of warships of Tompkinsville, of which squadron he is now in superior command. Programme Will Be Adhered To. New York, Sept. 28.—The unexpected arrival of the cruiser Olympia with Admiral Dewey for a time completely upset the elaborate preparations of the reception committee. Before proceed- ing further in the arrangements for the reception in Dcwey’s honor it was decided to consult the great naval hero, After a hasty conference at the city hall all the members of the sub- committee of the reception committee except two, Levi P. Morton and Will- iam C. Whitney, visited the warship and talked over the plans with the ad- miral, When the programme was ex- plained to him Admiral Dewey said it was very satisfactory, and that he would remain on board the Olympia until Friday morning, and then would receive the official visit of Mayor Van Wyck. The police boat Patrol took the subcommittee and Mayor Van Wyck’s representative to the Olympia. Liberty Bell Salutes Dewey. Philadelphia, Sept. 28.—The big bell in the tower of Independence hall rang out a salute at 2 o’clock yesterday af- ternoou in honor of, Admiral Dewey’s atrival home. When the news of Ac- m Dewey’s arrival in New York Was received here Mayor Ashbridge ordered the ringing of the bell, and seventeen strokes, the admiral’s salute, were tolled. MARKETS. Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Center: St. Paul, Sept. 28, — Wh Northern, new, 691-2 @ Northern, new, 66@68 1 Corn yellow, 291-2@30c; No. 3, 29@2¢ Oats—No. 38white, 23 1-2@24c; 22 Barley and Rye—Feed barley, 81@33e; No. 2 1 rye, 48@48 1-4c. Duluth, Sept. 28.—Wheat—No. 1 hard, 723-4¢e; No. 1 Northern, 70 1-4c; No. 2 Northern, 68 1-8c; No. 3 spring, 64 5-8¢; to arrive, No. 1 hard, 725-8¢; No. 1 Northern, 73 3-8c; 0: 22 7-8@24¢; rye, 55 1-2; barley, 839@42c; flax, to ar- rive, $1.07 1. September, $1.09 3-4; October, $1.06 3-4c; corn, 31e. Minneapclis, Sept. 28.—Wheat—Sep- tember closed at 683-4e; December opened at 681-Sc and closed at 69c; May opened at 711-4¢ and closed av 7214¢. On track—No, 1 hard, 71 1-4¢; No. 1 Northern, 69 1-4c; No; 2 North- ern, 66 3-4e, Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 28.—Flour is stcady. Wheat higher; No. 1 Northern, Tle. higher; No. 2, , 48 1-2@49¢; No. 3 72 @ 78e; No. 2 Northern, 70 @ Oats steady at 28@25c. No. 1 Rye 59¢, Barley steady; mple, 41@46c. 28—Wheat— . 2 hard 73 .1-2c¢; No. winter, 3Sc; No. 1 Norther 4@73 1-2c; No. % Corn—No, 2 34 Oats—No, 2, 29 @23 1-4¢; No. 2@23¢. Chicago, Sept. . — Hogs — Mixed and butchers, $4.40@4.75; good heavy, $4.40@4.75; rough heavy. $4.15@4.25; light, $4.40@4.80. Cattle—Beeves, $4.40 @6A0; ws and heifers, $1.70@5; ‘Texa Mas. stockers and feeder 724.90. Sheep—Natives, $2.75 @4.50; lambs, $3.25@5.75. Sioux Ci Iowa, Sept. 28.—Cattle— Beeves, $4.50@5.60; cows and bulls, stockers and feed- Hogs, $4.25@4.45; bulk, BOGL3B2 1-2, South St. Paul, Sept. 28. — Hogs — S4.50C4.72 Cattle—Western steers, 5O@4.10; 3; heif- GEN. OTIS’ RECALL, Report That It Has Been Decided Upon. New Ye Sept. 28.—A special to the Times from Washington sa, dent with the arrival of Ad ey, the rumors about Gen. Otis’ recall have been revived. It is again reported that his recall has actually been de- cided upon. There also have been ru- mors that Gen. Brooke was to leave Cuba shortly, and it is now said thi major general is to be sent to the Phil- ippines. There is some disposition to regard that as Gen. Brooke’s future berth. The basis fer all this gossip seems to be the report that Admiral Dewey has a poor opinion of Gen. Otis. This report has been lately revived and repeated in a number of ways. It is generally believed that Admiral Dewey will have much influence with the ad- ministration, and his views of the Philippine policy will be anxiously sought. A strong impression prevails that when he gives his opinion it will not be favorable to Gen. Otis. There is to be a conference at the White House shortly after his return, at whch the presdent will meet the admiral and the Philippine commission, and what is said at that conference -may result in some alterations in the military policy in the Philippines. a Kearsage to Be Put in Commission. Washington, Sept, 28.—Rear Admiral Rogers, of ‘the Kearsarge trial board, reports that the new battleship’s ay- erage speed for four consecutive hours on her trial trip was 16.845 knots. The navy department will at once make arrangements to put the Kearsarge into commission and she will be tem- porarily attached to the North Atlantic squadron. Call It Murder Ticrre, 8. D., Sept. 28.—The coroner’s jury in the case of Long Holy, the In- dian killed by W. F. Rudy, returned a verdict of murder against Rudy. A band of Indians went to Rudy’s house the night after the killing with the in- tention of hanging him, but could not tind him. Revolt in Venezuela. Caracas, Sept. 28. — Gen. Manuel Guzman Alvarez, governor of the, proy- ince ef Bermudez, has revolted against the Venezuelan government. Big Loss by Fire. Marion, ll., Sept. 28.—A fire yester- day destroyed part of one of the best blocks in the city, including the post- office. Loss, $50,000. VICTORY IN CEBU SEVEN FORTS AND SEVERAL CAN- NON ARE TAKEN, One American Killed and Four Wounded—The Insurgents Are Be- lieved to Have Lost at Least Forty—The Insurgents Were Com- Pletely Routed—Col. Snyder With the Nineteenth Infantry Did the Trick—Gen. Otis Reports That It Was a Sweeping Victory. Washington, Sept. 28. — A dispatch has been received from Manila by the war department stating that Col. Sny- der attacked the position of the insur- gents five miles west of Cebu and de- stroyed seven of the forts and quite a number of smooth-bore cannon. The insurgents were utterly routed and Snyder returned with his forces to Cebu. The Tennessee regiment was already aboard the transport to come home but disembarked to take part in the engagement, Manila, Sept. 28. mon Snyder, comn ander of the Nineteenth infantry. with 517 men, ha ptured the insur- gent forts in the island of Cebu. The insurgents were completely routea. ‘The Americans had one man killed and four wounded. The enemy is believed to have lost forty men. GEN. OTIS’ ACCOUNT. It Was a Sweeping Victory With In- stant Results. Washington, Sept. 2! ‘he following is the text of Geng Otis’ message: “On Sept. 22 anc 3 Snyder attacked strong insurgent positions about five miles west of Cebu with 265 officers and men, Tennessee regiment. and 517 officers and men, Nineteenth. h ang ‘Twenty-third infantry and 68 artillery, driving the enemy from works ana capturing seven forts, including smooth-bore cannon mounted therein and fourteen intrenched and fortified places. Our losses were Private Wil- iam Hanley, A, Sixth infantry, killed, and four wounded. Enemy’s loss esti- mated at forty. Insurgents retreated to new fortifications far southwest. Snyder returned to Cebu with Tennes- see troops, who had disembarked from transport Indiana to take part in ac- tion, Two companies Nineteenth in- fantry hold jmportant positions in the mountains.” PLAN FOR PHicIPPINES. Definitely Determined to Four Departments. Washington, Sept. 28.—It has been definitely determined to create four departments in the Philippines. There are yet some details to be worked out and a possibility of changes in the lines of the departments. The t plan contemplates two departments in the island of Luzon, one taking in Ma- nila and its environs and extending north, covering all the territory occu- pied by Gen. MacArthur. The other cepartment will probably be in the north of the island, with headquarters on Lingayen bay. Each of these de- partments in Luzon will be under a major general. A department proba- bly will be established covering the Viszayan group of islands and another the Sulu group. Each of these would be under the command of a brigadier general. The plan is not’ fully ar- ranged, but latest preparations embrac- ing these features meets with approval at the war departinent. Create CHICAGO'S TROUBLES. Harmony Over the Corner Stone Lay- ing Not Yet in Sight. Chicago, Sept. 28.—President Tr of the fall festival, did not resign yes- terday as it was reported he would, and harmony over the laying of the corner stone of the federal building seems further away than at any time during the last week. Late last night B. P. Murray and P. H. O'Donnell, representing the labor unions on the arbitration committee, which has for two days been engaged in an effort to settle the trouble, issued a statement declaring that Mr. Truax had cireu- lated a libel on the laboring men in de- claring that M. J. Sullivan, their rep- resentative, had offered to settle the strike for $5,000, and that Contractor Pierce, who is furnishing the non- union-cut corner stone, had made no effort to reach an agreement with the men. RIOTS IN SPAIN. Mobs Make an Attack on the Arscnal at Perrol. Ferrol, Spain, Sept. 28.—There has been .renewed rioting here. The strikers. with women and children, at- tacked the men at work in the arsenal. Stones were thrown and revolver shots were. fired. The gendarmes charged and dispersed the mob. A number of perscns were injured, including the commander of the ironclad Cardinal Cisneros, who was seriously burt. Troops are now picketed along all the leading street: Gov. Lind Returns. St. Paul, Sept. 28. — Gov. Lind and part of his staff returned in their spe- cial car last evening from San Fran- cisco. They traveled by steamer to Portland, thence by rail to Seaitle and thence homeward over the Great Northern railway. At Portland Col. Hawthorne left the party, having pri- vate errands on the coast. Adjt. Gen. Lambert remained in San Francisco to make sure that the Thirteenth regi- ment. which he will accompany home, obtains comfortable transportation. The General will especially care for the few sick members of the regiment. Charged With Dishonesty. Berlin, Sept. 28.—Count Arnheim, a son of the famous adversary of the Inte Prince Bismarck, has been arrest- ed on his estate at Nasheid, charged with dishonest manipulation as a di- rector of the National Mortgage and Credit Company of Stettin. Helen Gould Chips In. New York, Sept. 28. — Miss Helen Gould has given $1,250 toward the Dewey home fund, of which $759 was sent to the committee at Washington and $500 to the New York committee, . a r a “a —-. A ¢ } - ; >_> r & a agape