The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 13, 1899, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1899. * WHEATON NOW ADVANCING ON THE FILIPINOS Rebels Retreat as the Bri- dade Moves Forward to Corral Them. Insurgents Led by a White Officer Have a Brush With the Forces of Brigadiers Otis and Hale. Special Dispatch to The vall. MANTILA, March 13, 10:0 a. m.—General Wheaton’s newly formed divisional brigade advanced at 7 o’clock this morning from San Pedro Macate for the purpose of corraling the enemy. It is now moving on Pasig, meeting with slight resistance, as the rebels are in full retreat. A gunboat is clearing the jungle along the river banks, which have bee far as Guada The purpose of the move MANILA, March 12, 6:40 p. m.—The | m hould be pald travel ex- Filipinos apparently had planned an|hogu - I g in these isl- attack upon the lines of General Otist United f the pioneers but Gene H this mor a courage se flinch, though voung, Vigo: ous | kept up nd used to t by remaining | ichn GEont Tor will be of ] lue to their in obedience to is the example of the Amer- shooting, with ., aged in making a home for : - >ck in the ery | o companies of | men cannot work in_the trop who replied that can when working for them- | healthier people cotch who have ars. At all events, has the cream of hood which is anx- | I know the regu- the regiment of the ed here Go > than most of ent now ! n was seen ing to lead but apparently them to leave s v of the so color | had rather die here down, and if I er I would make now so tively ous outbreak is im- They believe that the natives ' REWARD OFFERED TO ASSASSINATE AGUINALDO | | snce of the e families of o and many United States | e : TACOMA, Wash., March 12.—Orlental g to Japan for|papers brought by the steamship Vic- General Otis has | toria contain the following extract | from the Republica Filipina, the in-| for women. This | surgents’ paper: | “Cavite women, without distinction of class or age, unanimously requested | with enthusiasm to be permitted to | take the place of men if the men p ish in the struggle against the Ameri- q | cans for the defense | ence of the Philip: Twentieth try and 4 o s {ieiee irrespective of 3 0 .the love of their count: 1l make 0 Macati to join | them strong and will animate them to new divisional | keen combat against the Americans.” | consist of the| A telegram published in the Repub- In. | lica says that a letter has been found Tantrs: . rash. | In Baliway offering $50,000 reward for s S the assassination of Aguinaldo. ington ers, seven companies of | gt of the battle contained ir the Oregon Volunteers, three troops | Oriental papers gi no details not | of cavalry (mounted) and & battalion | covered by earlier advices. of light artilery. Although the rain morning has cooled the t 82 degrees, many droppe ranks overcome by the heat. eoldlers were sunstruck in the s of Manila this morning. Most men are not yet acclimate Btigadier General Chal which fell this | mperature o | from the Several GENERAL WALKER | An Exciting Encounter During the Taking of Depositions in a Tennessee Contest. th King has | recovered from his indisp and | BRISTOL, T March 12.—General yesumed command at San Pedro Ma- |J2mes A. Walker and Andrew Hamilton, cate. The enemy are very active north | eng: h General Walk- | for the of the river, though not doing any fir- ing now. rreled Satur- depositions — milton advanced upon VOLUNTEERS WHO WOULD | Hitred Yyial O SETTLE IN PHILIPPINES | 2 In the right | = | \vm:m!in: him. Gen- WASHINGTON, March 12—The fol- s resting easlly M o | The shoot- | ement in the city. | |KIPLING ABLE TO ‘ TAKE SOLID FOOD Jowing s an extract from a letter from Major Theodore Sternberg, paymas United States Volunteers, dated N 1la, January 22, 1899, to an officer in the ‘War Department: I wish you would r:rl” the atten of | the President and Sceretary of War (0| The Sick Author Permitted. to See the v o honestly wish 10 | His Two Children for a remain 1 slands and mal their | N ho: \gage in agriculture, | Short Time. Iumbering and mining. From every point | NEW YORK, March 12 —Rudyard Kip- | B antage this should be encouraged | ling passed a restle 2 e O o rion monils 6 haulidown 1651y eal ot “’“}?‘-Pf“‘ff‘ Y_‘"A"‘ flags and s The_ time will come | was Z S 76t nh ]0":‘(.' :)'llr;fll;: will recognize the | his a Take but one the finest | 1 his family has been ¢ | Doubleday reported ir(“" Aeie XI(A\£4:lvl3 { '}\l as satisfactory in the : rs wish to be discharged here | tient b o T e e with travel pay. This will be their capi- | in the lu re 15 very Nt | Tal. Thote who are In earnest will and | tle above 'd"he 1 ‘able to gan do auything in reason (o pr take some_ solid f iyl elieve they would be willing to s To-day Mr saw hiskt oo ol by transfer to the | dren for a s L Psflr] would, many of | Elsie is sufficiently recovered to run | mustered . out here | about, but she has not been outside of rather than be compelled to | the hotel. The have decided | nd be mustered out. | that withi ¥ regular soldiers en- | be well enoug for the vear. These |ant spot. not ir patient will ve to some pleas- | 1 upon. % RBRRBG RNURRRRR VRN LRun 5 UPRISING OF MOROS ON PALAWAN ISLAND March 12.—Advices by the steamship Victoria from the state that Spanish avarice and misrule have again stirred up a rebellion in the Philippines. The insurgent Moros of Palawan Island edge of the Philippine group, north of Borneo, found an oppor.. tunity to strike thelr oppressors late in January and seized it. They -murdered the Spanish Governor of Palawan, residing at Port H'm“sl’ and ed his assistants. His head was severed from his body and car- ried back into the hills to incite a rebeliion among the nati Who Hka previously feared Spain's power. Church and other Spanish buildings were burned, after which the rebellious Moros retreated to the hills of gLLRLURULRLNN Palawan, carrying with them several dozen men, women and children, | all Spaniards, as prisoners. 1t they are pursued these prisoners will be ce held as hostages. A This news comes from Singapore, where it was cabled from Labuan capital of British North Borneo, It was brought there by the British 3| steamship Labuan, whose master, Captain Pfort, made an investigation | at Port Royalist. He interviewed natives as to the cause of the insur- §% rection, learning that onercus taxes and other burdens imposed by the gs Spanish had caused the natives to strike a blow for freedom. He also g | found that the Spanish mail steamship which called at Port Royalist o | after the massacre did nothing except to make inquiries. Pfort brought & | away the Governor's wife, several other women and children, a priest and twelve soldiers, who were landed at Sandakan. 8% 8| | GG AN SEL UL AR RRLANANNSENRRENRRERRRS | WAR TALK BETWEEN NORWAY AND SWEDEN ‘Heated Debate in the Storthing Indi- cates the Jealous Feeling Between the Sister Countries. Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 1899, by James Gordon Bennett. exists. =l lel lel ) HRISTIANIA, March 12.—Norwegians are not pleased with the temporary govern- ment of the Crown Prince, who is much stricter than his father and has not shown that he will not allow Norwegians any little demonstrations of “independence.” cided that Sweden and Norway will send only one representative to the peace congress at the Hague. This representative will probably be a Swede. Some days ago war between Sweden and Norway was hinted at during a debate in the Storthing, and Colonel Bassoe took the opportunity of pointing out that the Norwegian fort- resses were good for nothing. The Minister of War hotly contradicted the statement, and several other membersalso crit- icized Colonel Bassoe, but the whole affair is causing great uneasiness here, as the mere sug- gestion of war between the sister countries, in Parliament, is proof of the jealousy which HOEOEORO BOROES He has de- : : § 5 HOBOEON: NO OCCASION FOR GENERAL ALARM San Luis Failures Due to Local Causes. OUTSIDE BANKS UNAFFECTED COMMISSIONER BARRETT ON THE SCENE. Will Investigate the County Bank’s Affairs, and It May Be Per- mitted to Resume Business. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN LUIS OBISPO, March 12.—Bank Commissioner A. W. Barrett and C. H. Dunsmoor, secretary of the Bank Commission, arrived here this evening and had a long preliminary conference with R. E. Jack of the County Bank of San Luis Obispo. It was finally de- cided to hold a meeting to-morrow for the purpose of examining into the af- fairs of the institution. This examina- tion, which will mean an insvection of | the books of the bank as well as an investigation of its methods of busi- ness, may occupy two or more days. On the result will depend the future of the bank. It is possible the institu- tion may be permitted to resume busi- ness should its suspension have been d only to natural causes absolutely beyond the control of its directors— hat is, to the poor seasons produced ability to dispose of avallable assets in the shape of real estate. But even if the Bank Commission should be of a mind to make concessions that would allow the embarrassed institution to resume business after satisfactory ar- rangements with i reditors, the di- rectors may, according to remarks made by Cashier Jack, decide to go into general liquidation and ciose its affairs for good. The m-eting of the directors of the Commercial Bank, which had been an- nounced for to-day, was deferred un- til to-morrow. Commissioner Barrett was inclined to look upon the situation as being de- void of dangerous features so far as | financial circles are concerned. “There is no occasion for any alarm | in regard to banks in gemueral,” he said. “The suspension of the three banks in this county, so far as we have been able to ascertain at this time. is due entirelv to local car-es—the lack | £ sufficient rain. We have recently ex- amined the banks south of the Teha- chapi and found ther all sound and in very -ood condition. with amble cash funds on hand ‘0 meet every Dos- sible demand.” The latter statement was evoked by a remark that the entire southern por- tion of the State w-~- suff..ing from the almost unprecedenied drought and was made to $how that the finan- cial situation there was not in anv sense acute. As soon as the affairs of the County Bank have been dispcsed of those of the Commercial Bank will be taken in hand bv the Bank Commissioner. o ONE MORE MAY CLOSE. Citizens’ Bank of Paso Robles Seek- ing to Avoid a “Run.” PASO ROBLES, March 12.—The clos- ing of the Bank of Paso Robles has had a depressing effect on all kinds of busi- ness. H. Eppinger Jr., president of the bank, left this morning for San Fran- cisco to try to make arrangements for ready coin, whereby the institution may open its doors and vesume business. All depends upon the success of his P s rumored to-day that the Citi- zens' Bank of this city will not open its doors to-morrow morning, because of an expected “run” to be made on The Citizens is reported as being it. perfectly solvent, with numerous good securiti but it is unprepared for a heavy “run.” The Citizens’ Bank is in accord with the Commercial Bank of | San Luis Obispo, which closed its doors Saturday. Onlnxcase the banks in this city fail to resume business Paso Robles will be in straitened circumstances, as the City Treasurer -had all of the city funds placed on deposit in these institutions, amounting to about $2500. Several con- tracts have been let by the city of late and are nearing completion, but pay- ment undoubtedly will be delayed. Cut in Passenger Rates. SEATTLE, March 12—The Canadian Pacific and Soo line to-day met the Great Northern and Northern Pacific colonist rate of §25 from Eastern terminals to Pu- zet Sound points. . On and after the third Tuesday of this month and the first Tues- day in April the Canadian road announces the round trip first class rate will be $52 from St. Paul. by lack of rain and the consequent in- | SHOOTS AND GETS SHOT : SANTA FE TRAIN ROBBER CAUGHT “ Red ”’ Down Pipkin Is Run in Utah. END OF A WEARY SEARCH | | HAD BEEN AT LARGE ALMOST A ; YEAR. | Was Leader of the Gang Thac At- tempted to Hold Up the Over- land at Grant Station, New Mexico. Special Dispatch to The Call. WINNEMUCCA, Nev.,, March 12.— Daniel Pipkin, alias “Red” Pipkin. who { with “Bronco Bill” and “Bill” Johneon held up the Santa Fe Pacific train at | Grant Station, N. M., on March 29, 1898, was captured at Moab, Utah, last | Tuesday by Sheriff Butt, and now lan- | guishes in jail at this place, with the train robbers that held up the South- | ern Pacific train at Humboldt, Nev., on July 14 last. Pipkin was brought this | morning by Wells, Fargo & Co.'s spe- cial detective, J. N. Thacker. Pipnkin | admits his identity and signed a paper | waiving requisition. He was the lead- er of another gang that made a sec- ond attempt to hold up a train at the | same place, but was beaten off by the guards. On July 29, 1898, a posse consisting of | E. J. Thacker, J. D. Milton and George Scarborough met “Bronco Bill.”” Pipkin and “Bill” Johnson at Black River. Ariz. A fight took place, resulting in the death of two men. Pipkin's horse was shot from under nim, but he es- caped and had been at large ever since. | E. J. Thacker will arrive on Wednes- | day from Tucson, Ariz., and take Pip- | kin to Los Lunas, N. M., for arraign- ‘ ment. |CHRISTIANITY MAY BE ENFCRCED IN JAPAN | Intelligence That the Tokio Govern- ment Is Considering a Plan as | to Religion. NEW YORK, March 12—The Jouranl | says: Dispatches from Tokio received in | this city to-day bring the startling intelli- gence that the Japanese Government is | discussing a plan to make Christianity the religion of the empire. There are 44,000,000 persons in Japan. Only 200,000 of them profess Christianity, and of these a large | proportion are shaky in their orthodoxy, } from the point of view of the American [ missionaries. One native out of' ev- |ery 220 calls himself a Christian. | The Tremaining 43,800,000 are divided | between Buddhism and cheerful ag- | nosticism, which accords well with the | Orfental temperament. The news from Tokio foreshadows an attempt to make 43,500,000 people_ Christians by imperial proclamation. Persons interested in for- | eign missions will be anxious to learn whether the government will adopt the dogmas of any particular Christian sect, | or whether it will permit people to con- struct their own state of religion from the | teachings of the Bible. 'DIVINE SARAH IS | | i [ RAH IS i ALWAYS ENTHUSIASTIC | Ingenuity of Advertising Connected With the Rumor That She Is | Converted to Bonapartism. | Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 159, by James Gor- don Bennett. PARIS, March 12.—It would seem as though the last degree of ingenuity in ad- vertising had been reached in the droll statement or rumor that Mme. Sarah Bernhardt had been converted to Bona- partism, and M. Rostand’s new play upon _which he is engaged, having the King of Rome as a central figure and called *‘Algron,” strument of the propaganda in favor of Napoleonic restoration. In any case, if M. Rostand will only finish his drama even the present republicans will be grate- ful. Rumor has it that Sarah is wildly enthusiastic, but when was she ever any- thing else with a new role? She never ap- peared In any that had not aroused her to enthusiastic rapture. WILL NOT LEAVE HIS CHURCH. New York Puto; Beclinas Two Col- lege Professorships. NEW YORK, -March 12.—Rev. Dr. Henry Van Dyke of the Brick Presbyte- rian Church, who was recently invited to accept the professorship of English liter- ature at Johns Hopkins University at Baltimore, but refused, and who was more recantly invited to accept the same chair at Princeton, the chair being en- dowed with $100,000 on the condition that Dr. Van Dyke would fill it, to-day an- nounced to his congregation that he would not leave the service of the caurch. will prove a powerful in- | SAFE MAJORITY OF REPUBLICANS Will Easily Control the Senate. RESULT OF THE DEADLOCKS MAY REDUCE THE WORKING STRENGTH BY TWO. At the Worst, There Will Be a Ma- jority of Twenty Over the Com- bined Opposition of Other Parties. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, March 12.—The Wash- | | ever coming off. There is a fair pros- ington correspondent of the Herald telegraphs: Republican ascendency in the next Senate is assured, even though the Legislatures of California, Delaware and Pennsylvania should ad- journ without electing United States Senators. If the Legislatures in all the States which had Senatorial vacancies this year had elected Senators of the same politics as the State Legislatures on joint ballot the next “Senate would have stood 55 Republicans, 26 Demo- crats, 3 Populists, 4 Silver Republicans and Silverites and 1 Independent. This would have given the Republi- cans a majority of 22 over the com- bined opposition. The Utah Legisla- ture, which is Democratic, has al- ready adjourned without electing a Senator, thus cutting down the num- ber of Democrats to 25. The Legisla- tures of <California, Delaware and Pennsylvania are Republican, and if they should all fail to elect Senators the Republican membership would be cut down to 53. At the same time, however, the total membership of the Senate would be reduced to 86 by reason of the four vacancies that would exist, and the Republicans would still have a majority of 20 over the combined opposition. Further than this, Senator Kyle, who was clected as an Independent, can always be depended upon to vote with the Republicans on the financial questions. It will be seen, therefore, that not only have the Republicans an overwhelming majority on party lines, but they will be able to command enough support from outside of their party on almost any question that may come up to enable them to disregard any loss of votes that might occur on their own side, such as the probable opposition of Senators Hoar and Hale on colonial questions, and possibly the opposition of Senator Chandler and some of the men from the mountain States on the financial question. Should the Republicans in the Legislatures of California, Dela- ware and Pennsylvania succeed in get- | ting together and in electing a Repub- lican from each State, the Republicans would have a clear majority of 23 over all opposition RECOVERS REASON AND HIS LADY LOVE Strange Return to Health of Lord Sefton After Years Devoid of Strength and Memory. Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 18%, by James Gor- don Bennett. LONDON, March 12—There have been few stranger stories than that of Lord Sefton, eldest son of Lady Sefton, who dfed recently. Before his succes- sion he was thrown from his horse while hunting and it was thought that he was dead. He was brought back to life, but devold of strength, memory and reason. For years he has been helpless and hopeless, but now a sudden complete transformation has come. Lord Sefton is rapidiy recovering and soon will be in perfect health. At the time of his accident Lord Sefton was engaged to Lady Mary Willoughby, the lovely youn; daughter of the Earl and Countess o Ancaster. Lady Mary has not married and society whispers a revival of the en- gagement. e o INCREASEDPAYAT NAVY YARDS Secretary Long to Enforce the Eight- Hour Law. WASHINGTON, March 12.—Secretary Long has addressed a circular letter to the commanding officers of all navy yards and stations reciting the passage by Congress of the resolution providing for the pay- ment of 50 per cent additional for all work in those yards and stations in ex- cess of eight hours per day performed by laborers, mecl cs and workmen whose compensation is based on the elght-hour law and who did such overwork between March 13 and October 31 last year. The Secretary directs the commandants to submit rolls showing the amount due to each man, upon which the paymasters are directed to settle the accounts. is to be done within the next thirty du: il TWO ATLANTIC STEAMERS MEET WITH DISASTER Big Allan Liner Castilian Goes Ashore During a Dense Fog. The Oswetria, Bound for Man- chester, Stranded in Dunlough Bay and Is a Total Wreck. Special Dispat ch to The Call HALIFAX, N. S, March 12.—The new Allan line steamship Castilian, from Portland, Me., for Halifax, went ashore at Gannet Rock light, near Yarmouth, this morning at low tide in a dense fog, her compass being deranged. The steamship began leaking imme- diately after she struck, but the best discipline prevailed among the passen- gers. They returned to their berths and were called out again to don life- preservers, which many were wearing when they reached Yarmouth on tugs at 8:15 o'clock this evening. The pas-| sengers. and the crew all saved their | baggage. The steamship went on at low tide, which will be in her favor. The place of the disaster is a few miles from where tue Moravia of the Allan line was lost some years ago. | The Castillan arrived at Halifax from Liverpool ten days ago on her maiden voyage and went to Portland to load cargo for return. Sueis8200 tons net register, being the largest Allan line steamer adoat. The ship is in charge of Captain Barrett and officers formerly of the steamer Parisian, the entire crew of the Parisian having been transfered to the new boat. The steamer was due to embark mails and passengers here for Liverpool. The first and second holds are full of water. The steamer is aground aft to the engine room and there is six feet of water in the engine room. There is six fathoms of water under her aft. The captain, three mates, the steward, engineers and some of the crew remain on board and three tugs are standing by. The steamer was fifteen miles out of her course, with a fresh southwest wind which would increase the cur- rent. The weather has remained mod- erate all day, but if the wind changes there is no hope of the steamer pect of salvage of the cargo. The Allan’s agent at Halifax has chartered the steamers Delta and City of Ghent to go to the scene of = the: wreck to-morrow. The use of the Gov- ernment lighthouse steamer, Aberdeen, has also been applied for. The passen- gers and crew will leave Yarmouth to- morrow morning to take the mail steamer Vancouver for England. Théy speak in the highe.. terms of the dis- shio cipline maintained after the struck. She had been moving slowly, with a sharp outlook in the haze. The officers wanted to give a wide berth to Cape Sable, which they feared they might be nearing. Nothing of whistle | or buoy was heard or seen and no sign | of land until the shock, which was so light that many passengers thought it was a heavy wave. The engines were reversed, but when | it was found the steamer held fast the | béats were got ready and the sleeping | passengers awakened and told to pack | up in case it should be necessary to | send them ashore. Splendid coolness was displayed by the whole crew. Rockets were fired at intervals, and at daylight the first of- ficer and purser went ashore in a small ‘boat to Tusket. They drove nine miles to Yarmouth for assistance. During this time the passengers were waiting for help. The sea began to run high, and the rolling of the ship became un- pleasant. Lord Archibald Douglas, a returning Jesuit missionary, conducted an impressive service on the deck in the forenoon. In the afternoon “e boats were launched and the passengers and crew taken off in them. Shortly after the whistles of the tugs were heard and at 5 o'clock all hands but the captain, engineers and some of “e crew were safely taken off and conveyed to Yar- mouth. Opinions in Yarmouth differ as to floating the ship. The cl nces are fa- vorable if the weather continues mod- erate. The work of discharging the careo commences to-morrow. A large number of sheep in the forward holds have been found drowned. and the swelling of grain Ha- thrown up the | was stove in. dining saloon deck. PORTLAND, Me, March 12.—The Castilian sailed from this port at 1 p. m. Saturday. The ship itself is valued at about $700,000 and her cargo at $450,000. This is the most valuable cargo the Allan line has ever shipped from Portland. The principal items were grain and provisions. The saloon passengers were Captain L. C. Arbuthnot, Rey. Lorc. Archbishop Douglass, London, England: George A. Baynes, Mr. Boisford, Mr. Frank Duckett, Frank Fowler, Miss M. J. Frith, ~.ss Hattie Gardner, Mr. Sam- uel Hird., Mrs. Hird, Colonel J. B. Mac- Lean, Mr. M. Phillips, Captain_J. J. Reilly, J. J. Reilly Jr., Willi : Wylie, Montreal; Arthur J. Forward. Mrs. McLeod Stewart, Miss Mina McLeod Stewart, Ottawa, Ontario; Mrs. Rob- ert Ness, Howick, Qu-hec: Rev. D. W. Morrison, Mrs. Morrison, Ormstown, Quebec; Mr. William Hendrie Jr.. Mis C. M. Hendrie, Miss Maud Hendrie, Hamilton, Untari WRECK OF BRITISH STEAMER OSWESTRIA CROOKHAVEN, Ireland, March 12.— The British steamship Oswestria, Cap- tain Wilson, from Norfolk, Va., Febru- ary 22, via Newport News for Manches- ter, stranded in the fog this morning in Dunlough Bay. The crew was saved, though many had miraculous escapes. The local people displayed great bravery in saving life. The vessel is a total wreck. PAVONIA PASSED THROUGH A TERRIBLE ORDEAL LIVERPOOL, March 12.—The officers of the Cunard line steamer Pavonia, Captain Atkins, from Liverpool Janu- ary 24 for Boston, which was towed into St. Michaels on February 1 dis- abled, which arrived here yesterday morning in tow of two tugs from Pun- ta Delgado, Azores, maintain the ut- most reticence regarding the steamer’s ‘experiences. it was gleaned from the crew, how- ever, that the Pavonia passed through a terrible ordeal. Her troubles began with a terrible gale on January 30. For three days the engines were slowed and mountainous seas tossed the Pavo- nia like a shuttlecock. Then her boilers began to move in their cradles and to bump against each other. Eventually the engineers, after the most arduous labor, secured the boilers with ropes and chains and the bumping ceased, but it was found that the steam pipes were broken. The crew assert that the vessel rolled so tremendously that it would have been impossible sometimes to walk on her inner sides. Three boats were lost, part of the port rail and the galley were carried away and the bakehouse As the Pavonia lies at the dock she presents a pitiable dam- aged condition. KILLS A NEGRO BUTLER. Unprovoked Crime of a Pennsylva- nia Physician. SEWICKLEY, Pa., March 12.—Dr. Charles E. Murray, son of Dr. R. J. Murray, one of the most highly re= spected residents of Sewickley. to-day shot and instantly killed John Jen- nings (colored), his father’s butler. without cause. Murray for about a week has been acting strangely and it is thought his mind has been affected by drink. Young Murray escaped on horseback. Numerous parties went in search of him, but up to a late hour to- night he had not been located. THe murderer is 26 years of age, a graduate of Heidelberg and one of the most pon- ular physicians of the Sewickley Val- ley. ———— Ex-Congressman Edmonds Dead. RICHMOND, Va.. March 12.—Ex-Con- ressman_Edmonds died in his home in alifax County to-day. CHINESE REBELS CAPTURE Imperial Troops SHOUCHUN Routed and Are Gradually Being Hemmed In by the Dari strongly built city, having been the ing the time of the three kingdoms enormously. Telegraph lines in North Anhui not captured Kuyang. ~ gents more obstinate than ever. caped and started for Anhul. The troops are working together for the TACOMA, March 12.—The steamship Victoria, from China and Japan, brings late news from Nanking, stating that 10,000 Chinese rebels have crossed the Anhui borders into Honan, there joining the rebel forces of Honan, Hunan and Hupeh, their combined forces numbering cver 20,000. Thus combined they marched against and captured Shouchun, the second city of the Anhui province, badly defeating General Kuo and the impe- rial forces. They secured large quantities of arms and have sent out a body of raiders into Honan to secure ammunition. Anhui completely at the rebels’ mercy and strengthens their hands troops are gradually being hemmed in. ‘When the rebel chieftain Niu took the city he killed its head officials and collected an enormous the next day with his troops for Mengcheng. many soldiers were killed in the battle in North Kiangsu between the rebels and the combined forces of Generals Kuo, Wu and Liu. tle occurred before Shcuchun was taken and served to make the insur- Neither side won a decisive victory. Several rebel leaders were taken, but the main body of the rebels es- ng Raiders. Shouchun is a capital of the kingdom of Wu dur- in the third century. Its fall places have been cut and the imperial ‘The latter have reoccupied but indémnity, leaving Five hundred rebels and This bat- generals commanding the imperial first time since the rebellion started.