Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 27, 1900, Page 3

| Washington, Jan. 18.—An agreement Was easily reached in the senate yes- y to take the final vete on the ling Dill fixing gold as the stand- ard of value in the United States on TFreb. 15. After several d. } of debate the drag-net resolution of inquiry regard- ing the conduct of the Philippine war was adopted. It introduced by Mr. Hoar of Ma husetts and prae- tically was adopted as a general sub- stitute for resclutions of a similar, but ted character offered by Mr. nd Mr. Lodge. Beyond a speech by Mr. Pettigrew the od no debate, as it was ‘tion of the president end any of the informa- within the dis to send or not requested. solution offered by Mr. Hale of asking for information as to the ire of flour by the British author- was adopted, but only after a -d debate and after th solu- had been materially amended. Davi irman of the committee . made a sharp at- olution, but withdrew s after it had been amend- Mr. Teller, Silver, of Colorado, ad- sssed ihe senate upon the financial 2d will continue his speech to-day, The House. house had another debate y y over the sale of the New York tom house by Secretary Gage. Mr. er of New York, the author of the tion for an investigation of the transaction with the New inks, started the ball rolling by g that the mandate had al- y gone forth to suppress it. © Mr. Pennsylyania Democrat, radical advocate of free sil- i who is now out of sympathy Democrats in the house, -ommended Gage’s course » statement precip ed a debate lasted almost three hours. Mr. yenor of Ohio explained that the ittee on rules, to which the’ Sulz- slution had gone, had not acted because no evidence been pro- ced before the committee to warrant the ordering of such a far-reaching in- vestigation. Mr. Hepburn of Towa as fed Mr zer for some of his ex- statements and declared to be some way to rebuke ry for slandering honored of- Later in the day, during the zssion of the appropriations for the r. Cannon, in charge of the lenged any member to move put. Mr. Williams of Mis- replied to Mr. Cannon in an t speech in which he affirmed ilty of every American citizen » flag, and charged Mr. Cannon shrewdly issuing a challenge that he knew would not be accepted. The irgent deficiency bill was passed with only one unimportant amendment. 19.—Fer an hour vagaut v ashington, J y ay Mr. Wellington of Maryland occupied the attention of the senate, continuing the debate on the Philip- pine question. He took as his text the resolution he introduced last Tuesday that the United States yuld not take permanent possession » archipelago, but after subduing surrection, which he sincerely de- , should confer upon the Filipino it to govern themselves, offer- hem such protection as they at need. Mr. Teller of Celorc ca on the financial >of which he arrais ge for his negotiations with the i City Bank of New York. He ltd not concluded his remarks when he suspended for the day. The Herse. The house passed the senate bill ex- of the director of plore the ing m lo resumed his bill, in the ned Secre- the ce striking out the com- mittee amendment to authorize the di- rector to contract for ex printing with private contractors. The whole fight was upon the amendment. The influence of the public printer and the Jabor ganizations of the country uployed a ost it, and after a te of several hours it was over- ngly defeated. The publica- : of the bulletins of the census will ade by the public printer as in a A speech, sen- and internation- s importance, was delivered in the senate yesterday by Mr. Hale of . The occasion cf the utterance s the simple question whether a resolution introduced by Mr. Allen of al in i Nebr: calling for information as to whether any representative of the Trans 1 had applied to the United Stat yernment for recognition, and if such application had been mad it had been accepted, and if not, w not, should be directed to the presi- dent or to the secrétary of state. Mr. ale made the question the text ef an speech in which he de- ine-tenths of the Ameri- an people sympathized with the Boers in their gallant struggle for liberty against one of the greatest powers in the world. He declared that “the war : Great Britain is waging is the most foul blow at human liberty that has been struck in the century.” He that the American people ‘were in sympathy with Great Britain in the South African war to stamp out the liberty of a people,” and when Mr. Balfour, in the house of commons made sueh a statement “he should be met with some disclaimer from this side of the Atlantic.” He _ deciared that the British people themselves were not in favor of the war which “had been brought on by a sharp cabi- ter engaged with gold specu- net m jators.” Mr. Hale spoke with unusual for di yeness and earnestness, even for him, and his passionate elo- ajuence claimed the ¢l attention of every auditor. The resolution which previous to Mr. Hale’s speech had caused a sharp col- Joquy between Mr. Allen” and Mr. Spooner, was passed finally as amend- ed. The amendment directs it to the president. Mr. Morgan of Alabama addressed the senate briefly on the financial bill. The House. The pension appropriation bill, car- rying $145,245,250, was passed by the jhouse yesterday. It was wade the vehicle of an attack upon the com missioner of pensions by Mr. Curtis of Kansas, who was seconded by Mr. Lentz and Mr. Norton of Ohio and Mr. tobinson of Indiana and other North- ern Democrats. All inveighed against the lack of liberality in the adminis- tration of the pension laws. The com- missioner was ably defended by a score of members from both sides of the house. Mr. Mahon of Ohio charged that the 2ult upon him had been in- stigated by the “pension sharks” of this city who re robbing the old sol- i As a result of, the latter’s dis- es a rider was put upen the bill by unanimous consent empowering the commissioner, in his discretion, to withkold the fees of attorneys of rec ord in pension cases where he was sat- istied that the attorneys had not pre- pared the cases under their personal supervision. Washington, Jan. . — When the house met Saturday Mr. y Ohio, chairman of the spec! mittee to investigate the case of Rep- resertative-eleet B, H. Roberts, pre- sented the majority report in faver of the exclusion of Mr. Roberts, and gave notice that he would 1 the ease up on Tuesday. Mr. Littlefield of Maine presented the minority report in favor of seating Mr. Roberts and then ex- pelling him. The minority report was signed by Mr. Littlefield, Rep., and Mr. De Armond, Dem. Five thousand copies of the reports were ordered printed for general distribution. Mr. Roberts v n his seat during these proceedings, but made no effort to ad- dress the house. ‘TUE MARKETS. Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, Jan. 23. — Wheat — No. 1 Norther 1-43 1-2c; No. 2 North- ern, 59@62: Corn — No. 8 yellow, 29 1-229 3. 29 1-429 1-2e. 4c; No. and Rye — malting grade, GAT 3-4c; No. 3, 22 34€@23 1-4¢. Feed barley, 31@32 1 a . 2.8 3 rye. 46@45 1-2c, Duluth, Jan. 23—Wheat—No. 1 hard, No. 1 Northern, 62 Northern, 60c; No. i o. 1 hard, 7-Se; M 49c; barley, Northe: yellov 66 1-2@67 hard winter, No. 1 Nerthe 2 do, 638@64 1-2c¢; No. 63ce. Corn—No. 2, ¢ 2 @311-4e. Oats — No. 2, 28c; No. 3, 22 3-4e. Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 23.—Flour is Wheat firmer; No. 1 Norther, No. 2 Northern, 61@ : ady; No. 1, 55 1-2@60c. Barley No, 2, 46@461 sample, 35 Oats firm; No. 2 white, @42 1-2¢ 25 14@25 1-2¢. Chicago, Jan. — Cattle — Beeves, ifers, $8@4.60; $46.50; cows stockers s 34.75; Texas fed beeves, $4.10@ Hogs — Mixed and butchers, 1-2; rough heavy, A0@4.62 1-2: Sheep, $4.3 n. 23.—Cattle— bulls, and feeders, rlings, $3.50. bulk, S4.4504.47 1- . Paul, Jan. 23 Cattle—Stocke: heifers, $3.35G ri steers, $4.40. Sheep, 3: $5@5 50@4.60; lambs, MAKES LYNCHING TREASON, Colored Congressman Offers a Solu- tion of the Mob Question. Washington, Jan. 23.—Representa- tive White of North Carolina, the coi. ored representative in the house. of- fered a bill for the protection of all citizens of the United States against mob yiolence, etc. It provides that all persons shall be protected from be- ing murdered, tortured or burned to death by mobs known as “lynching bees,” whether spontaneous or pre- meditated, and all parties participat- ing, aiding or abetting in such affairs are made guilty of treason against the United States government and subject to prosecution in the United States court. FRACTIONAL CURRENCY. Secretary Gage Says That the Coun- try Needs More of It. Washington, Jan. 23. — Secretary Gage was before the house committee on coinage. weights and measures, and spoke in favor of the adoption of the metric system. Mr. Gage also re- ferred to the need of fractional silver currency. He pointed out that at present the demand for fractional coin was so urgent that the issue ran con- siderably beyond the $50,000,000 au- thorized by law, and he recommended that this legal restriction be repealed, leaving the treasury to determine the proportion of fractional currency nec- essary. SKELETONS IN A CAVE. Ghastly Discovery Is Made by a Pros- pector on Lookout Mountain. Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan, 23.—W. L. Allison, while prospecting for miner- als on Lookout mountain, discovered five skeletons in a cave fifteen miles from this city. There is a difference of opinion whether they are skeletons of Indians or of miners who disap- peared several years ago. The cave is being explored to see whether it contains more skeletons. Must Be Tried Together. La Cresse, Wis., Jan. 23. — Judge Wyman denied motions for change of venue for Miller, one of the four al- leged murderers of Kehr, and also motions for separate trial for Trapp, Voss and Klick. The case may not be taken up at this term. Col. Colson Indicted. Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 23.—The grand jury reported indictments charging Col. David G. Colson with the wilful murder of Ethelbert Scott and L. W. Demaree. orthern, 66 1-2¢; | | New Dews of the Rorthwes AUDITOR DUNN EMPHATIC. He Will Reject All Claims for Abate. ment of Taxes. St. Paul. Jan. 20.—Auditor Dunn put his foot down yesterday—hard—with hobnail boots on. He isn’t going to ap- prove another application for abate- ment of taxes, not one. He is gory to reject them as fast as they cOu¢, unsight and unseen, and that's a fact. The only correction he » proposes to make after this is where there is some manifest clerical error. See that pile of tin boxes?” says he. There’s a dray load of applications there and its safe to say they don’t any of them deserve consideration. The man who owns a farm or his little house pays h'> taxes every year. He is the man that supports the state insti- tutions and his local government. The speculative corporation or the big lum- berman lets his taxes go and af years he comes in with a propos’ knock off the costs and penalt seitle on a basis of 80 or only 5 cent of the original tax. I don’t pro- pese to sanction that any longer. Here- after the tax-shirker gets no help from me.” TEN PERSONS INJURED. Wreck Occurs Heavy Fos. Spokane, Was Jan, 20.—Ten_per- sons were injured in a train collision on the Great Northern Hillyard, four miles east of this city yesterday. The east-bound enger train was standing on the main line at the depot. There was a dense fog and a passenger train running at high ~speed crashed into the rear sleeper. ‘The wrecked ear was filled with escaping steam from the locomotive and some of the passengers were pinioned by the debris and were rescued with some difficulty. The shock of the collision knocked down several persons in the dining car and a number of them suffered slight injvri None of the injured persons ously hurt. Serious During a OFFICIALS DECAPITATED. Manitoba Government Dis- penses With Offensive Partisans. Winnipeg, Man., ed a number of civil se are to be chopped off by the new Manitoba government. An order in council w: passed by Premier MacDonald, dis- pensing with the service of M. J. A. MacDonnell, chief provincial engineer. Mr. MacDonnell has occupied the posi- tion for several y He is the Lib- eral member from Lisgar division in the Ottawa parliament. As the bye- elections are approaching Premier MacDonald wants an engineer of his own political stripe who may award cortracts where they will gain the most yotes. QUARANTINE DIPHTHERIA. Sections of North Dakota Ravaged by Disease. Fargo, N. D., Jan. 20.—State Health Officer Quarry of Grand Forks is in the city on his return from investigat- ing the diphtheria scare in Eddy, Fos- ter and Wells counties. | No cases were found at Carrington or New Rockford, but at New Home, in South- eastern Wells and Northwestern Stuts- man, the situation is serious. The section is populated by Roumanians. There have already been thirty cases and ten deaths. Strict quarantine regulations were enforced. SHAFT HOUSE AND TRESTLE. Contracts for $165,000 Worth of Steel Structure Awarded. Houghton, Mich., Jan. 20.—The Wis- copsin Bridge and Iron Works of Mil- waukee bas taken a contract to build a new shaft house at No. 7 shaft of the Quincy mine for $30,000, the work to begin next month. Also to build a $20,- 000 trestle crossing for the South Shore railroad tracks for a railway connecting Isle Royal mine and mill. This makes a total of $165,000 worth of steel structures for copper country mires contracted for already this year by this one concern. Masonic Grand Officers. St. Paul, Jan. 20.—The grand lodge, A. F. & A. M., concluded its business and adjourned after the election of the following officers: Grand master, Alonzo Brandenburg, Fergus Falls; deputy grand master, Ambrose D. Countryman, Appleton; senior grand warden, Gid S. Ives, St. Peter; junior grand warden, Henry R. Adams, Min- neapoli grand treasurer, J. H. Thompson, Minneapolis; grand secre- tary, ‘Thomas Montgomery, St. Paul. Can Take No More. Mayville, N. D., Jan, 20.—President Joseph Carhart has announced to the students that if any of their friends are contemplating attending the nor- mal schooi here this year, they are requested to advise them not to do so, as the capacity of the building is now overtaxed and admission will have to be denied, or at least reluctantly granted. The school is progressing most satisfactorily, but the need of more room is great. A Death at Chatfield. ClLatfield, Minn., Jan. 20.—Mrs. Mi- nerva Tayntor died at her home here from the effects of a stroke of apo- plexy. Sbe was born in Youngstown, Ohio, March 18, 1826, and leaves two sons and a daughter. Was a Big Stone Pioncer. Graceville, Minn., Jan. 20. — John Cenrolly, a prominent farmer and one of the pioneer settlers of Big Stone county, died after a long illness of eancer of the stomach, aged seventy- four years. No Carnival. St. Paul. Jan. 1¢.—The St. Paul win- ter carnival is off. Ata meeting of the association it was concluded that it would be impossible to carry out the plans of the propesed winter carnival on account of the warm weather. Date Changed. Madison, Wis.. Jan. 16.—The date of the thirty-fourth annual encampment of the Wisconsin G. A. R. at West Su- perior has been changed from June 6 and 7 to June 27 and 28, _ preren ‘ | WRONG MAN HANGED. | Deathbed Confession Points to a Mis- carriage of Justice. Redwood Falls, Minn., Jan. 21. — A report has just reached here, and said to ccme from relatives of the deceasea, that old man Slover recently died in California, and that he made a death- bed confession to the effect that he killed Moses Lufkin, in Gales town- ship, this county. some twelve years ago, instead of William Rose, who was afterward hanged for the crime. The crime was committed at night. Luf- kin was sitting in the kitchen of his house reading a paper. All of a sud- den there came the explosion of a gun and a charge of shot passed through the window into Lufkin, killing him instantly. The state’s testimony was that Rose was in love with Grace Lufkin, and that Grace’s father for- bade him coming around the house. On the right in question it was proved by circumstantial evidence, Rose, on a bue in pony, rode to within half a mile of the house, hitched his pony to a tree, and then walked over to Lufkin’s house and killed Lufkin. Rose was tried twice, the first trial re- sulting in a disagreement, and in the second, in which Rose was defended by W. W. Erwin, there was a con- viction. Rose v game to the last, and he made a speech from the gal- lows, telling the people to look out for old man Slover, that he was the man who committed the crime. SAWED HIS WAY OUT. Fargo Prisoner Does the Trick With Outside Assistance. Fargo, N. D., Jan. 21—There was a jail delivery in go. Some time ago the officials arrested a fellow named Farsdale at Davenport on suspicion of being a crook. Some dynamite, fine saws and other burglar tools were fornd. The recent term of court had rid the jail of a large number of toughs, and as there was no actual crime charged against Farsdale, he In the tem- > absence of the jailer Farsdale sawed through the steel roof and jumped to a lower shed and to the ground. He is supposed to have had outside assistance. LOGGERS QUIT. Thoroughly Discouraged by Reason of Spring-Like Weather. Bemidji, Minn., Jan. 21. — Owing to the extreme mild weather and con- tinuous thaws, a number of lumber camps in this vicinity have during the past week suspended operations tor the season. The scarcity of labor and high wages, together with the unfayor- able condtions of. the weather, has made this season the most unprofita- ble on record in the history of lumber- ing in Northern Minvesota. CASS LAKE SUICIDE, Charles Belanger Whipped His Wife and Then Took Carbolic Acid. Cass Lake, Minn., Jan. 21.—Charles Belanger commitied suicide last night by taking carbolic acid. He whipped his wife, locked the door, drank the acid and died in half an hour. His people live at Forest Lake. Jealousy is supposed to have been the cause. Last of the Davis Bank Cases. Butte, Mont., Jan. 21.—Judge Beatty of Idaho, sitting in the United States ccurt here, yesterday decided the last of the famous bank stock cases grow- ing out of the fight over the estate of the late millionaire and banker, An- drew J. Dayis. Harriet Wood, a sister of Davis, sued to set aside the death- bed bequest to his nephew and name- sake, Andrew J. Davis, by which the Jatter acquired practically the whole of the First National Bank of Butte. The decision is in favor of the defen- dant and confirms his title to the bank. —_— Caused a Sensation. Oshkosh, Wis., Jan. 21. — While the judge was charging the jury in the Campfield murder case, a report came from the town of Rushford that Ed- ward Loker, one of the important wit- nesses for the state, had shot himself. Relatives were notified and quite a sensation was created by the an- nouncement. The report that it was suicide is not yet confirmed. The Loker family was very active in the Can:pfield case for the state. Died on His Birthday. Minneapolis, Jan. 21. — Walter 8. Benton, 2 well known and highly re- spected business man of Minneapolis, reached the sixty-fourth milestone of a useful and honorable life yesterday, and then passed away as the result of a lingering illness. Mr. Benton died in the presence of his family at the residence. He has for many years been president of the Minnesota Lin- seed Oil company, ae Neck Broken by a Fall. Rapid City, 8. D., Jan. 21.—The 12- year-old son of M. Connaughby of Ne- mo, near this city, fell from a horse and broke his neck, death resulting al- most instantly. He and his little brother were riding a horse, with a picket rope dragging. when the rope caught, jerking the horse around sud- denly. Both boys were thrown off, but one escaped without injury. pai boner eee Ice Moving Out. Chamberlain, §. D., Jan, 21.—Stock- men report that ice in White river be- gan moving yesterday, and for the present crossings are impassible. This is the earliest break-up*in the history of the country. Ice in the Missouri river is also in precarious condition and two more days of the present weather will send it out. ae ee Telephone Company Officials. Winnebago City, Minn., Jan. 21. — At the annuai meeting of the Blue Earth Valley Telephone company the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: W. Z. Haight, presi- dent: J. H. Sherin, vice presiclent; W. H. Hodgman, secretary and manager; David Secor, treasurer. : Morgan, Minn., Jan. 21.—It is alleged ‘that farmers of Leavenworth town- ship, Brown county, have deposited some twenty carcasses of hogs which died of cholera in Cottonwood river, A great deal indignation exists. MINNESOTA ITEMS The coming poultry show at St. Paal promises to break ell records. The president has nominated Eli Warner of St. Paul to be surveyor gen- eral of Minnesota. Peter Lallier, seventy-six years old, wants a diverce from his wife of a year, at St. Paul. Government officials are preparing the furniture specifications for the new federal building at St. Paul. Angered by the court's decision in a damage suit, James Welch tried to shoot Judge Lechren in St. Paul. Ben Waterhouse of Stowe Prairie, was killed by the bursting of a balance wheel of a wood saw while standing on the pewer. The jury in the district court at Crookston awarded Laura Swanby $1,000 in her breach of promise case against Grant Olson. A national bank, with a capital of $50,000, has been organized at Slayton, with B. I. Weld, president, C. H. Mur- dock, vice president, and I. A. Hoover, cashier, K. 0. Bogart. father of O. K. Bo- gart, deputy elerk of the district court, died 0 ie on his way to the Crookston market with a load of wheat. He wa seventy years of age. Mrs. Cordelia Frank died at Hast ings of chronic bronchitis, aged sis threc years. She leaves four sons and three daughters, one of the latter being the wife of Ald. E. E. Tuttle. Dennis Cahill, an old soldier and an old resident of Minnesota, died at the age of eighty-four at the Soldiers’ Home, of which he had been an in- mate for the last few months. The Charles Becher Lumber compa- ny has decided to rebuild the saw mill at Red Wing which burned last De- cember. Work will begin at once. The mill will probably cost $35,000. In the probate court at Crookston, a petition was heard praying that a guardian be appointed for Lena Smith, nee Hanson. The grounds alleged are the incompetency of the lady to man- age her own property. Walter Arnold of St. Cloud, who so severely burned himself several weeks ago by an explosion of gasoline, has re- covered sufficiently to be able to feed himself. He is slowly regaining the use of his hands and is improving nice- ly. The Duluth Democratic city conven- tion nemirated Henry Truelson to suc- ceed himself as mayor, and the Popu- lists also nominated him after a warm contest. If elected next month, it will be Truelson’s third term. The Repub lican candidate is T. W. Hugo. Patrick Doyle, a farmer living near Verndale, lost his home by fire. He had a partial insurance. Mr. Doyle has a large family, twenty-one children in all, fourteen of whom are at home, and it wakes it a little inconvenient for him at this season of the year. Samuel H. Spitzer was arrested on the complaint of E. A. Brown, on the charge of grand larceny. Spitzer is agent for the Sioux City & Northern railway company, and also grain buy- er for Mr. Brown at Manly, Rock county. He was released on bail. A deputy fish warden named Earth, with former Warden Stevens of Ano- ka, arrested two Elk River Nimrods, confiscating their outfit; but while re- galing themselves at a local bar, the whole outfit was stolen from the wag- on. The discon:fited deputies then left for Anoka. H. W. Bentley, state organizer for the Modern Samaritans, met with a serious accident at St. Cloud, hh will delay his work for a few days. He fell down the stairs of Dr. Hubert's cffice and wrenched his back in such a manner as to entirely dis- able him for the present. A new clue to the identity of the murdered man found in a slough near Fountain City, last summer, has been discovered, An old man named Faren- holz, living alone, near Lewiston, left home abeut that time to visit his son at Fountain City, and has never since returned. It is now believed that his was the body found. The Standard Lumber company of Winona has elected the follawing offi- cers: President, Roscoe Horten; vice president, Frank Horton; secretary, F. Jackson; treasurer, R. Jackson, In addition to the above, Charles Hor- ton was elected a director. The capi- tal stock of the company was in- creased from $100,000 to $250,000. At Duluth, the jury in the case of Barney Rickford agairst Dr. W, j= Magie, in which recovery of $11,000 for alleged malpractice is sought, returned a verdict for the defendant, after be- ing out nearly twenty-four hours. Rickford claimed that after an opera- tion had been performed on his kidney, medicated gauze, used in packing the wound, vas left in and retarded the healing. Edward Berg, an engineer of the North western Hardwood Lumber com- pany, was shot, probably fatally, by William Wood of Excelsior, while hunting. rear Nary, a buckshot lodging in his brain. The affair was accident- al, and the young man who did the shooting is nearly prostrated with grief. Mr. Berg is a man of about thirty-five years of age, and has a wife but ro children. E. Leudinger, who posed as an or- ganizer for the Modern Brotherhood, ‘and collected various sums of money from persons who proposed joining the order, and ended up his career at St. Cloud by jumping his peard bill at the National Hotel, was up before Judze ‘Alden on the latter charge. After care- fully reviewing the testimony, Judge ‘Alden fined him $25 and costs or forty days in the county jail. Not having the cash, he chose the latter, until, as he says. he could raise the money to pay the fine. The trustees of ‘the Albert Lea col- lege have just held their semi-annual meeting. The report of the principal showed that the attendance is abouv as large as the college can at present acccmmodate, and new buildings will be required next year if the atten:l- ance continues to increase as it hag during the past twelve months. The financial agent, Rey. C. B. Augur, re- perted good success in securing sup- port for the college, and showed that, with subscriptions and concessions, the entire debt is provided for excepting @ few hundred dellars. REBELS AND RIFLES. Our Troops Making Rapid Disposi- tion of Insurgents. Washington, Jan. 21.—The war de- partment, has received the following eablegram from Gen. Otis: “wanila, Jan. 19.—Hughes reports from San Jose de Buena Vista, western coast Panay, that crossed mountains northeast- erly direction from San Joaquin, South- ern Panay, lith; struck enemy crossing Antique river, capturing rifled cannon and Nordenfelt; pursued insurgents through Antique, Egana and Sibalon, their capi- tal, and marched to San Jose; casualties, one wounded; enemy's loss considerable; entire population fied to mountains; heat oppressive. , “MacArthur reports 17th inst. that 35 rifles surrendered at Floda Blanca; that at Manibaug, McRae, Third infantry, captured three insurgent officers, wife of Gen. Mescardo, considerable insurgent property and liberated three Spanish pris- oners; tnat at Calang captured ten insur- sents, burned seven tons of rice and in- surgent. barrack: that Sullivan, Thirty- fourta infantry, near San Jose.surprised insurgent force, captured six rifles and considerable live stock; that Lieut. Houle, Third infantry, captured near Malolos one officer, twenty-five men and six rifles; that Van Horn, Seventeentn infantry, struck ladrones at Santa Cruz, killed sev- enteen, wounded five, captured thirteen and nine rifles; MacArthur reports 18th inst., Strong muintains position west of Mabalacat, occupied by Gen. Hizon, and fifty men captured yesterday by McRae, Third infantry; enemy left lieutenant and four dead men in trenches; McRae cap- tured captain, one man, 130 rifles, several thousand rounds ammunition, destroyed arsenal, quantity of rice; casualties, one man woundea; Bates reports that Schwan's column cavalry refitting at Ba- tangas to move eastward on 19th; infan- try now moving in that direction; enemy reuring, suffering Icss in men and prop- erty; our casualties few, mostly slight wounds; that portion Wheaton’s troops enter Lemery and Taal to-morrow; now meeting opposition in mountains, which impedes march. Six officers fifty-four enlisted men, eleven friars, all Spanish prisoners, released by Schwan, arrived from Batangas last evening. Nearly two hundred arrived Manila day before via Calamba; Young at Vigan reports number of successful skirmishes in moun- tains with remnants insurgent organiza- tions and robber bands, with slight cas- ualties among his troops; Kobbe _expe- dition, Randolph's “orty- third and Fort n sailed for Albay province ar .eyte islands yesterd: Washington, Jan. 2 , hearing before the senate commitive on priv- ileges and elections in the case of Sen- ator Clark of Montana developed foar new witnesses and continued to a finish the testimony of the accountant, Rector, who had been. on the stand when the committee adjourned Wed- hesday. The new witnesses were Representative Cooney, E. T. Butler, a preacher named Warren, who was chaplain of the Montana house of rep- resentatives, and a lawyer named Ca- son. The two latter testified to many incidental proceedings which lent ex- ceptional interest to their statements. Improved Postal Servcice. Washington, Jan. 21..— Beginning April 1, the Philippine postal service will be placed upon an improved foot- ing. as in Cuba and Porto Rico. Here- tofore the Philippine service has been under the super on of the postmas- ter at San Francisco. When the new order goes into effect money orders can be drawn upon points in the is- lands and registered letters sent Dbe- tween postofiices there. Instead of making returns through the San Fran- cisco office auditors at Manila will be in charge and returns made directly to the postoflice department. Found Guilty of Murder. Fort Scott, Kan., Jan. 21. — Amos Phillips was yesterday found guilty of the murder of Leopold Edlinger, a young Bates county farmer, whose mutilated body was found weighted down in Mill creek near this city last November. Phillips. with George and Ed Meeks, brothers, murdered Ed- linger for his team and money, the trio having followed the victim for two weeks seeking a favorable time to kill him. The Meeks were found guilty on Tuesday lest. All three will be sent to the penitentiary for life. Soldicr Drowned. New York, Jan. 21.—William Sheri- dan of Chicago, a recruit in Company D, one of the temporary companies awaiting transportation to the Phil- ippines, was drowned at Fort Slocum yesterday while attempting to escape from the island in a small row boat, which sprang aleak and sank. Four other soldiers succeeded in swimming back to the fort. Murderer Gets a Respite. Washington, Jan. 21.—In the case of Homer Bird, who is under sentence of death for murder, alleged to have, been committed in Alaska, the presi- dent has granted a respite until Mareh 16, 1900 in order that the cirecum- stances connected with the case may be more fully examined. To Be Extended to Puerto Rico. Washington, Jan. 21. — Representa- tive Payne of New York, chairman of the ways and means committee of the house and ficor leader of the majority, yesterday introduced a bill to extend’ the custems and internal revenue laws of the United States over the island ef Porto Rico. Shooting Tragedy at Wardner. Spokane, Wash., Jan. 21.—Ed Leroy was shot and instantly killed’ by Wail- ter Taylor in a house of ill repute at Wardner. Both men are miners.’ ‘Tay- lor is in custody. Celebrated Their Birthday. Auanta, Ga., Jan. 21—The birthday of Robert E. Lee was celebrated in At- lanta yesterday on a larger scale than for many years. In the afternoon at the capitol exercises were held by sey-* eral Confederate organizations. Cabinet’s Resignation Accepted. Vienna, Jan. 21. — Emperor Francis Joseph yesterday accepted the resig: nation of the ministry of Dr. H. von Wittek and has intrusted to Dr. von _ Koerber the task of forming a new miristry. 1 Speen ee cane arma cen eases