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100 yards distant from the house, than at a bend in the road 400 yards away large numbers of rebels were seen. The Colt auto- matic gun, of which the nauves have such a dread, was immediately brought forward. It refused to act. The rebels got off clear and a halt was made to fix the gun, which had been assembled by the armorer only the dav befor It took a half hour to do so. Lieutenant Lansdale, under whose orders the gun then was, took a few trial shots and the gun worked all right. Along the road marched the troops, native friendlies first. The junction of beach and main plantation was reached. Misled by the information of Hufnavel, it was decided to return by the main road. The open space where the Germans were ma cred by Mataafa was passed and down the winding road through the Tagalu gully marched the combined forces. The friendlies went straight up the western bank, ses, and onl all covered with buffalo grass, while along the curving road the sailors went at double quick. Tagalu Valley is one of the lovelfest in the Pa- ¥| cific; steep slopes on both sides, green with buffalo gra Here and there on the slopes are cocoanuts. At the bottom is a purling st which issues from a patch of brush, kept to preserve the stream. tle standing up to their knees in the cool water, a couple of beautiful date palms and a huge double mango tree in the center of the valley complete the picture to those who know tropical life. To those who do not there is no picture—the eye must see for the mind to conceive such beauty On the top of the west slope, just after the last of the troops had | ascended and had begun to march through the open cocoanut planta- tion th ain road, the rebels, who had taken up a position in- land of the road, fired upon t he line was abo 0 or 400 yards in lengt Both sides of the road are fenced with barbed wire for stock purpose: The beach runs parallel about one-half mile away. Inland is all buffalo grass and cocoanut trees, and after a distance m the road the land drops and a crest is formed. Behind this crest were the rebe Many were lying in the long grass also; some were up cocoanut trees and screened from view by the gigantic leaves The ( gun was again brought to the fore—again it refused to act. Lieutenant Lansdale went to it to do what he could and was 1 the k nd was incapable of marching afterward. s time, right at the beginning of the fight Lieutenant Freeman t through the ch He tell dead. The friendlies, subjected to heavy fire by a foe whom not see, except in a few instances, with no discipline and only 3 ty s, fell into dis- ler and ted through the fence toward the beach, disorganizing the o € The Coit automatic gun, which had not fired a single shot, was rendered useless by taking aw e of the mechanism and 3000 rounds ttered about the field to were the 1ging to the gur SC into the hands of of ammunition bel prevent it fallin he! reat R was imperative; no one of the combined force would have lived to tell the tale if th had kept on the main road longer. Th= re gone round on the east and west sides and were firing on three sid oward the sea, through barbed wire fences and heavy vegetation of bananas and taro, v the only way of safety With Lansc .d, Freeman dead, Licutenants Cave and Per and Dy. Lung, who had assumed command of the party, agreed that that was their only way. Through the sailors retired. Lansdale, assisted hurt. The nature of the location split up the force into par The men deployed in open order. Mutual support was impossible. The firing by the rebels was severe. Lansdale, who was with two men and Mon- aghan, ged the to le him to his fate. One man was shot dead. ing he could not save his officer, retreated and 1sed to go and stayed by his fellow office morning when the friendlies under Tamas visited the found dead some two hundred yards apart. Mona- was empty, so was Lansdale’s. Between them lay three foe. Monaghan, the last man left him, shot the dead as he was advancing on Lansdale. De fr Mataafa's side relate how Monaghan stood over Lansdale until Lansda shot dead, and then tried to escape, but was unable to do so. beach was reached and it was found that four men were mis ing besides the officers, namely: Edsall and Butler from the Philadel- phia, and Long and Prout from the British ships. Dr. Lung, who had b ispicuous for hi d bravery under fire, took command of the forces of Lar Monaghan and under the fire of the Roy the rebels f he home march reinforcements were es; aped, ped an next revolver the Aiono, ters ghan's bo chie I vas coolness le and back. On >turned together. met coming to the rescue Several of the Malie- toa natives lost their lives The apitated bodies of the three officers were recovered on the field nex ning and later on the h were sent into Apia, through the med of t Phillippe of the Catholic mission, who visited the rebel camp that purpc [ ter Sunday the seven dead offi- cers and men were buried in o ave at Mulinuu. All the le erican 1d tish offic idents were present. ( s were conspicuous by their absence, the only one present being tor Mars of the German school, who had known L ale in United States and who sent a beautiful wreath in memory of their hip German warship Falke had her flag at half-mast and sent two wreaths entwined with the nan national colors. The decapitated heads arrived too late for the funeral, but be- fore tk ive was filled. The coffins were opened and the the officers put into them. Lieutenant Freeman had his besides being decapitated. The bluejackets only had thei @+O4TATHTHO 40+ O40H+THTIOH T TITICI04TI O+ O+ 404040404 THOH0404 04 0+ 04 O 04040404 O+O40404 040 + O+ D 40440404 4040404 T+ O+ O+ O 404040404+ B+D4TICICHIO 40+ 4O 4OV 4D 4OIOIDI0CHI 0 4 O 4 D40+ CHTIDID4OH04O404 0+ 0 4 040 4 0HD4ITIDH0IOHOID4 Q40+ Q4D 4 OHTHDIT 4D DI040+ 04 0O + O 40 +O4C404D WIRELESS REPORTS OF YACHT RACES Marconi System of Telegraphy to Be Tested Across the Atlantic. [ LONDON, May f.—According to a g spondent here of the A & the Marconi .2 cup. Stations will be establi 9 $¢ test will be visible. Me: & neighborhood of Waterville. 54 § Thomas Lipton and the authorities of the o & selves as being deeply interested. =4 @R ON0ON force was shot dead, a ball passing di- | rectly through his b Tt Tt natives, recovering courage when they saw that the machine gun was out of order, rushed a section of the British line, chopping one chap very badly with thelr long knives and getting away with his ear. During this portion of the game the remaining British officer ran away as hard as he could, though his men sang out after him, calling to him to a1 a soldier and not to run. like a coward. All the ammunition and the breech piec un and Lansdal were taken from the m attempt at a retreat was was helped quite a uistance, but as the men began to run he implored his assist- nt to : his own life and leave him t nsdale had beer oticing that 1 n Monaghan rus back to him| defending his friend with his revol- ver. As a British sailor, who was the last to get out of this fight, passed on the he saw Mon est and Lansdale hit a n, he tells m through the ck ! several times. | cou The whole force was driven to the beach, where they sought what shelter they could find, while the Royalist, which had been wig-wagged to, sent shells into the advancing Mataafa lines. Two British and two American officers thus lost their lives and three sailors were killed outright and a number wounded. Of e the Samoan allies fled at the fi and although a number of them we wounded it Is not so far known that any were killed. Monoghan ht have easily aped with the rest he gallantly acrificed his life to save his friend 2 the beach behind and ahead - Royalist was enabled to_es cort the party back to Apia, but the Ma- taafa men could be seen dodging from ‘rw-l\ to rock and from tree to tree, follow- g closely, and the last shells 1 the warship threw were sent ashore half a mile of Apia. During the > night following this vessel laid off up ver; just throwing shells to keep the ) rces from attack. ing the consulate not known how Mataafa men were killed. One was seen to fall out of a cocoanut tree, wher he had esconsced himself, and threc dead found on the ground by the teach- ers, ) were permitted to out after the bodies of the slain. It Is not very that th people lost as they generally ke vell under shelter. On Sunday, the 2d of April, the coffi containing the remains of the gallant men were lunded at Mulinuu, larg tachments from all ships being pr Th now makes twelve whites who h hed in this quarrel and hav; rest close alongside the Ge the Valilele fight, which years it w ain treat the forces to a neral bom bardment. Accordingly the Royaust and Tauranga went to and lay off Mataite and Vaile the Royalis and the Philadelphia from commenced in good earnes dreds of heavy shells Within a few hou town that off Vai 8 anchorage .ng hun- rections, s at hand in ngle Mataafa man had been hit. ng the firing it was no- ticed that number of American shells prematurely, and since that date 1 the rule to give all nc e from the ling s time to remov In the fight there were killed on the Mataafa side forty-three and { fire before operations are commenced. fitty wounded; many of the latter are expected to die L e e T S | the const of Upolu bombarding wherever DECLARES A BRITISH | OFFICER RAN AWAY American Accuses English Leader of Cowardice in the Apia Battle. The following letter was written to the Associated Press by J. H. Moors, an American who is noted as being an ardent sympathizer with Mataafa. \ | | | | | | | Magistrate PIA, San April 19.—Those and in all likelihood losing men them- belleved that the war in d e Tanu forces were compelled to re- | N o 41 itately and are now back in that ) neighborhood of those lines they held found the wars this morning before the fight. The bom- SHoAREn AanlinEEs Ay War bardment this afternoon was for the pur- | oA them by tried and capa- | POSe of again attempting to destroy the ble men would quickly and humbly | eancatls As they are concealed from | Jui and hu view and protected by a dense tropical sue for . indeed been great wth in which some of the hardwood disappoin weeks of continuous | trees are five feet through, it is a vei R four modern warships, bom- | dfficult matter to make the least impre: 5 \ Sant - |sion by the use of shells. Hundreds of bardme bombardment, machine | these costly missiles have been hurled At ng gunr with Tanu support- ers armed with new Martini rifles by the | naval and supplied with unlimited ammunition, hav been ineffect the supporters of the late provis- ernment, who defend themselves the Mataafa people I he finest guns and the most >xpert crews in the world, but ip to the present there is no record of a single person having been Killed, outside of the marine who was hurt at the United States Consulate on the first day fighting and of which I have already wri so far fonal g with great bravery d wonderful pe ten. The poor fellow has since died of his AN injuries. e Ll T E .| On the first day of this present month | this writing a battle is going on at| the most serious fight of the war ook ma, close about the residence of 3 flele, on the very same ground late B L, VRnson and Wil Sithtn | s formerly fought the noted Rule Sinitoloality. Th shicts con. be die igement between the forces of Mataa- i - e \d the German warships some ten dyatoaut SEora reach, and a long | years ago, and again three of the fallen ing of wounded just been brought | sailors were dec ed according to Sa- in, and a number of the dead have al- | moan custom, and but for the timely as- ready been buried. These represent the ance of one of the warships the whol Tor ha AN Thnn ade; - AN ha ML party would have been annihllated. Again the decapitated heads were sent back to been fighting most of men have : the friends just behind fortifications, they probably have | with nu»mt:»m’o,-. ghisin. b e not suffered so much. On Sunday, the 22d of April, the coffins At 7 a. m. Lieutenant Gaunt, who has | containing the remains of these gallant | charge of a force of 150 Tanu men, who | JEAIMEN We “n}"‘r',”l“]” H:hM"“‘;""Uv éa{ge ey Sl detachme: om a e ships’ being | have been e I T ainls | present. This now makes twelve whites and somewhat drilled, marched out on|who have perished in this quarrel and the Tivoli road to the line of Tanu's for- | have been lald to rest alongside cof the German victims of the Vailele fight, which occurred ten years ago. At 1:30 o'clock on the 1st of April the, Royalist moved out of the harbor to the'| castward, where some of the Mataafa forces were known to be located. At 2:30 p. m. sixty British sailors and forty Americans, taking with them a Colt au- tomatic_gun, proceeded along the beach tifications. A little later Tamasese his forces departed for the front. Pro! ably 1500 men were massed about a mile back of Apia. At 8 a. m. Captain Sturdee sent word to all the whites living in the neighbor- hood of the line of fire that he was about to bombard Vailele again. It has been |{oward Vv . yward Vailele. Followl . found necessary to clear out all the peo- | orderly way were .wmflgzwe?af,'{,an‘,{f;_ ple, as much of the ammunition has been | This party was unmolested until it had nearly crossed th N Vailele plantation. At Captain Hufnage | drying works they | met the well-known manager and asked |If he had seen any Mataafa men about, i | | found defective, and a number of painful accidents and one death have resulted from this cause. The assault on the Mataafa fortification commenced about 10:30 a. m. and the Tanu assailants were strongly supported by de- tachments from both the Porpoise and the Tauranga, while the Philadelphia men and he assured the officer in charge that he had not. The party then started to return, taking a route which led them a little more inland. They had descended into a small ravine, which was filled with long grass, and were about to ascend the guarded the consulates, success | other side of it when from all quarters marked the first assault and it {s|they were met by a shower of bullets, probable the bombardment was several being hit, and among the number usual entirely ineffective. After a time g | Lieutenant Lansdale of the Philadelphia | was struck badly in the knee. on the | "4 charge was made down the ravine heavy machine gun was got up road and commenced to play upon' that |and up its far side, the wounded being portion of the fort that was exposed to It, mmmi’ along, and Lansdale, being Later it was thought an attempt might be | dragged through a wire fence, badly made to take the place if the Tanu men |$Cratched his face. An attempt was made e be brased wp to it. The assault was | 10 drive off the natives with the automat- : ha asatat was | 1o gun from this position. and it is con- at first successful, the Mataafa men | tended that this might have been done had been driven from that point by the |if the machine had not got jammed and machine gun. As soon, however, as this | useless. From all sides bullets were com- Dloce stopped work the Mataafa men ral. | i€, but very few natives were to be seen, lled, and with a rush drove out their 25 HeY avalled themselves of every sort enenles, killing and wounding a number ' wounded the commander of the British 4 | by Tamasese, s | news that Admiral K Lieutenant Gaunt the Porpoise had been _employed ore drilling a company of 150 natives, who have been provided with Martinf rifles of the latest patent and abundant they saw signs of life of ammunition. This company has been used a number of times in conjunction with the warships and their armed steam launch Generally they would leave here during the night and their b ts would be towed behind the man-of. war until in the morning when they were opposite some undefended village. Then after a bombardment l\{ the big ship the eam launch would get in close and speed the place with their machine guns, after which Lieutenant Gaunt and his rangers would land and fire the house getting off safely in most in- stances. However, of late the ives are leaving a few picked men at and the Gaunt force has been red: numbers in several warm fight: 15th inst, it w town of Tuanai in that Gaunt’s men_found themselve: bad scrape. anding the fashion, but were compelled to take shel- ter behind some rocks along the beach. Gaunt himself frantically blew his re- call whistle, dropped his revolver and swam to the boats. When the fire slack- ened a bit his men were able to run for it too. They were brought back to Apia by the Porpoise, and it is not likely they will undertake any more burnings close to the main line of the Mat a forc On the 24th of March the Auckland steamer brought to Apia copies of “The Samoan Question,” alittle pamphlet issued by William Cooper, formerly Municipal an_able lawyer and a fair- His argument entirely sup- poris the Mataafa side of the question. On the 2th of March a raid was made from Apia on Maniani. This was headed upported by a considerable body of sailors and a machine gun. These people returned with one head in a b: ket, shouting as they went along the m Teet of Apia that they had three head er in the day the captain of the Tau- ranga went to Mulinuu, where Tanu resides, and told him that if the practice of head-cutting was again indulged in he would order his men to kill the first one caught doing it. Most of the houses of white residents who lived in the suburbs and who have fupported the Tanu side of the question have been pillaged and their furniture de- stroyed. So far none of the houses have been fired, although they have for we been within the lines of the Mataafa war- riors. The mail steamer which arrived from an Francisco two_ weeks ago brought utz was to investi- gate matters here and only to use force in case of emergency. It is not thought that the admiral has made any partic- ular investigation. He was only here a few when the fighting commenced, and during that time he did not appear to seek any information outside of that al- ready furnished by the British and American Consuls. On tbe 13th of April the Haurote ar- rived from Auckland bringing late cable grams which stated that the Samoan kingship question was to be settled by an international commission; that Presi- dent McKinley had expressed his sorrow that fighting had commenced here, and that he had stated he had ordered Admi- ral Kautz to act in a conciliatory man- ner and to bring the war to a close with- out further fighting, if possible. The day upon which this néws was received the admiral left for Pago-Pago in company with a collier to take in fuel. The Tau- ranga, Porpoise and Royalist remained behind at Apia. After the admiral's de- parture the Porpoise and Royalist have been bombarding = native villages and landing sallors to devastate the coun- tr] On April 17 Captain Sturdee_person- ally led a shore party, but the Mataafa people avolded them.' They have made no attacks during the last fifteen day: and have sent in word that they belie their cause to be so just that the powers on investigation would grant all they minded man. asked; _that they wanted no more fight- ing, and would accept the decigion of the powers. If the admiral, who is supposed to be in command of this whole move- ment, has left orders to maintain the peace, hig orders have not been obeyed. Justice Chambers still remains here, but it is expected he will soon leave. Os- borne remains at the consulate. On_April 19 a Mataafan fort was cap- tured and a small German flag was found in it. Doubtless in this fort will be found more German, American and British sociated Press by the secretary of the Wireless Telegraph Company, the first attempt to transmit Atlantic messages by system will be made during the contests for the America's ed at Sandy Hook and elsewhere along the course laid out for the great vacht race, from which the entire con- ages recording the progress of the races will be transmitted from the stations to a point on the Irish coast, in the The secretary of the Wireless Telegraph Company added that Sir Britain had been notified of the project and all had expressed them- r | statement made to the corre- United States and Great 03K 83 DRSO OBORORO =l OO LORORONGRIRO R bsmmwmg flags. It has been the custom here for many vears during war time to designate = the ownership of deserted property by af: fixing to it one of these flags. Conslide able German property is located around and inside this fort, and this captured German flag was doubtless used for the purpose mentioned. It is reported that a large consignment of arms arrived to-day from Sydney, and that_they are to be distributed among the Tanu men. - For the past ten vears t disarm the Samoans. These people are fast expending their ammunition and soon would be quite helpless. It is sin- gular to note that the very powers which have long deplored the strength of the amoans now seek themselves to add EUIRALDD WILL RAISE WHITE FLAG e Continued from First Page. promise will be made that a recommendation of the govern- ment of this character will be made toCongress and everything possible will be done to secure its adoption. This, in the opinion of the administration officials, should satisfy the Filipinos and bring peace, which the adminis- tration and the Filipinos are so anxious to secure. 'HELD IN CHECK | enemy On the | undertaken to treat the in a very | Within a few moments after | BY THE CALIFORNIANS MacArthur Continues to Drive the Filipinos Before Him to the Northward. Rt R R R S o b 2 S o b o o g DR R R e e e R R S S S Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 1889, by James Gor- don Bennmett. MANILA, May eneral Oven- shine's brigade was made last night the object of attack by the insurgents south of this city. Apparently the hoped to break the American line, but the Fourth Infantry, against which the Filipinos directed their main fire, held firm. The Americans were under fire for several hours. The noise of the musketry caused great fright in Malate. A demonstration was made by the natives beyond San Pedro Macate dur- ing the night. The Idaho and Califor- nia outposts were engaged. This morning General Hale, with two battalions of the Fifty-first Iowa regi- ment and a Hotchkiss gun, advanced on San Fernando, his men flanking the town on the right. The Americans were compelled to wade across two shallow streams to reach the town. When they approached San Fernando they found that the main body ¢f the enemy had deserted that place yester- day, fleeing northward. Only a small garrison was left to make a defense. When our troops were in the middle of the second stream which they had to cross the Filipinos opened a brisk fire on them. If they thought to hold the Americans in check they were wo- fully disappointed, for the Iowans, with cheers and shouts, scrambled up the bank of the river nearest the town, and then matters became lively for the Filipinos. Without a moment’'s hesitation the Americans rushed the position held by the enemy and drove them out. Then they chased them through the town and a mile beyond. It was simply a footrace, in which the lightly equip- ped natives had the advantage, unless they were halted by bullets, as many of them were. . en our troops returned to the town they found that the churches, convent, railroad station and several other buildings had been burned by the Filipinos. The town was strongly forti- fied, and if the rebels had not lost heart they could have inflicted severe losses on cur forces before tne place was cap- tured. South of the town there was a double line of loopholed, zigzag trenches, the construction of which showed good military knowledge. These trenches could easily have been held for a long time against superior force if the defenders had been willing to fight. The very fact that they were abandoned by the main body of the in- surgents is proof of the demoralization in the Filipino army. There were also several Spanish blockhouses, could have been utilized for defense, but, strangely enough, were put to no use. A Spanish prisoner, who was former- ly a principal official, was left behind when the enemy retreated. He stated that General Antonio Luna, the rebel commander, was wounded in the chest in vesterday's fighting in front of San Tomas. He added that the Filipino troops were completely demoralized and had retreated in great disorder. Later in the day General MacArthur moved the remainder of his division to San Fernando. The greater part of the residence portion of the town is intact. Many of the inhabitants who fled before or with the troops left all their household goods behind them. General Lawton has _established headquarters at Balinag. He has sent Colonel Summers, with two battalions each of the Oregon and Minnesota regiments, beyond Maasand to capture has been the desire of the powers to | + + » NEW YORK, May 6.—A cable 4 4+ to the Sun from Manila s + 4 This morning the Monadnock is + 4+ bombarding Paranaque. The + 4 town of Paranaque is four miles 4+ south of Manila. The place has 4 4 been bombarded several times by + 4 the same vessel. 5 a7 +| which |&, IMP MAY BE T PUBLIC'S CHOICE AT Big Field Carded in the Metropolitan. e Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, May 5—Although the racing season in New York City began over a fortnight ago at Aqueduct the real opening of the sport will be to-morrow, when the gates of Morris Park will be thrown open for the spring meeting of the Westchester Racing Association. The | chief event on to-morrow’s card is the | Metropolitan handicap, and sixteen are announced as starters, although a baker's face the starter. Nearly all have been highly trained and some of them have al- | reddy shown considerable speed at Aque- uct. Trials are more or less deceptive, but Don de Oro is reported to have made the | distance in a shade under 1:41, while oth- ers have done no better than 1:42. There was, however, a strong feeling at the track to-day that the fast Western mare | Tmp would be the favorite, and that the horse that heat her would have to make new track record. It was generally |a | conceded that the race was more open than any that had been run In a long | time and hints of surprises: were in the air. The entries and weights follow: withers mile— | The Metropo! Algol . §t. Cloud | Don de Oro. Banastar . an .-113| Twinkler | Firearm Acrobat .. Floronso reat Land | Swiftmas . 110 Sanders | Previous 110 Imp chie i TEBEAU'S MEN FALL BEFORE THE REDS Is Crowding the Leaders in the League Race. TIONAL LE | Chicagg . | Brooklyn | Boston Cincinnati ~500| Cleveland CINCINNATI, May Hahn for Tebeau's tribe to-day. Thres hits were made off him in the first inning, but only one | after that. The Reds found Young easy. At- | tendance, 2850, Score: | Rl R | ¢ Geisak 1 St. Lou VG 2 Batteries—Hahn and Peitz; Young and O'Con- nor. Umpires—Swartwood and Warner. BALTIMORE, May 5.—The Phillies found | Nops to their liking to-day and batted out a victory. Wheeler was a puzzle to the Orloles | and but for passes to first and a hit bats the locals would have scored but one ru | game was slow and uninteresting. Attendance, 1000. Score: Clubs— ;500 - s Baltimore PP e adelphia. T R Batteries—Nops and Robinson; | McFarland. Umpires—Hunt and Connolly. PITTSBURG, May | game up to the eighth inning, when, with two men out, Clingman let Leever go to first on a fumble and Donovan brought him in with home run. Loufsville failed to score in the ninth. Attendance, 1500. Score: Clubs— R H .® | Pittsburg 11 ‘1 Louisville 10 3 Batteries—Leever and Bowerman: Philippi | and Kittredge. Umpires—O'Day and Brennan. | | CLEVELAND, May 5.—Cleveland was clearly outplayed by Chicago at every point to-day. | The men from the West piled up hits about as they pleased. Attendance, 129. Scor Clu H. Cleveland 5 Chicago 14 Batteries—Carsey and Zimmer: Callahan and Chance. Umpires—Burns and Smith. May 5.—Boston played a listle: apd the home club's errors were Brooklyn scored five a base on game to-da. made &t critical points. four singles, runs in the first on | balls, a wild throw by Clarke and an error by | Dutfy, but after that their runs were scattered. Hughes and Lewis both did good work in the box. Attendance, 4000. Score: | Clubs— H. E Brooklyn . 2 1 Boston By [] 7 and Farrell; Lewis and Batteries—Hughes McDonald. Clarke. Umpires—Emslie and NEW YORK, May 5.—The out to-day in the last inning, his own game with a timely New Yorks won Doheny winning hit_that sent in | the winning run. Attendance, 1000. Score: Clubs— B | New York.. BEOIEE Washington A e | " Batteries—Doheny and Warner; Weyhing and | McGuire. Umpires—Gaffney and Andrews. } R e e e s el e e large stores which the enemy is report- ed to have near San Ildefonso. Lawton captured at Balinag a num- ber of storehouses, which it is esti- | mated contain a supply of rice sufficient | to_last the army six months. | Filipino prisoners say there are many | Spaniards at San Isidro, and the main | body of the native refugees is travel- ing toward the Biacabatte mountains. The campaign appears to be centering necessitates the abandonment of the attempts to run railroad trains beyond Calumpit, and baggage trains have been abandoned. The total American losses on the day's movements were five killed and fifteen wounded, including three offi- cers. Detailed reports of the work of Major General Lawton's expedition show that harder fighting took place during the early part of this week than earlier accounts indicated. In the attack upon San Rafael, the American forces were met with a heavy fire from a large number of rebels, who were concealed in the jungle on all sides. It was only the adoption of the tactics followed in Indian fighting in the United States, every man for himself, that saved the division from great loss. General Law- ton, as usual, was at the head of his line with his staff. Scott’s battery de- molished a stone fronted trench at short range. The insurgent leaders, Gregorio and Pio del Pilar, who had 800 men in Balinag, retreated when General Law- ton approached the town. Chief of Scouts Young, with eleven men, entered Balinag ahead of the army and rang the church bells to an- nounce that they had possession of the city. General Lawton, when attacking in force outside of Balinag, saw women and children in the rebel trenches and sent Captain Casey with a white flag toward the insurgents to remove the on-combatants. ‘When within 500 vards of the trench two volleys were fired at Captain Case's party. Chief of Scouts Young, whose bravery at Balinag was most notable, served as an Indian scout under Major Gen- eral O. O. Howard in his campaign in the Northwest in 1876. The work of Young's scouts was a feature of the expedition. On Wednesday, the 3d, the men encountered some Filipinos beyond Balinag and drove them until of the 150 rounds of ammunition which the scouts carried they had only fifteen rounds left. They were about to retire, when Lieutenant Boyd with a troop of the Fourth Cavalry came up with them am‘ll chased the enemy into San Mi- guel. There are 2000 Spanish prisoners in the hands of the Filipinos at San Mi- guel. They are served with 5 cents’ worth of rice daily and are compelled to work hard on the rebel defenses. Several hundred of the Filipinos’ | wounded are at San Miguel. dozen is more likely to be the number to | Philadelphia Defeats Baltimore and | | in the vicinity of San Isidro. The de- | struction of bridges by the insurgents | | was a puzze | | get Wheeler and | —It was a nice even | small investors. | n { is sufficient to absorb all the ¢ NEW AMERICAN BANK OF HAWAI e Will Begin Operations Sbortly. Selig Special Correspondence of The Call. HONOLULU, April 28.—Colonel George | W. Macfarlane this afternoon gave out | the first definite details of the organiza- tion of the Amerfcan Bank of ilawaii. Of the $300,000 of the capital allotted | to Horolulu $100,000 is being reserved for | The articles of associa- tion go forward by this mall for signa- ture by the San Francisco incorporators. | P. N. Lillenthal will bring them back on the next steamer, together with the requi- | site capital, and immediately on his ar- rival the bank wiu begin business. A site for the bank has not been select- ed yet, but several building sites are un- der consideration against a possible deci- sion of the concern to have its own build- | ing. Fifty per cent of the first issue of $500.000 | | stock will be called up immediately, the remainder in two equal assessments when required. It is intended to keep the stock as far as possible out of the pool of speculation. People who can bring busi- ss to the bank and bona fide investors will be favored. 1t is expected to have the bank in opera- | tion within eight or ten weeks. Until | Territorial laws are given the islands by | Congress the bank will be the fiscal agent of the United States Government, afte ward being changed to the title and func- tions of the First National Bank of Ha- waii. A branch will be established at Hilo forthwith, and when the business of Maul warrants it a branch will be started on that island. It is in contemplation also to start a savings bank and trust com- pany as an adjunct to the American Bank | of Hawalil. There will be no attempt to cut down the rates of interest or to slash into the ‘business of other banks. It is felt he that the rapid development of industry— constantly increasing since annexatic al that ht place bank more t new mig h an one The stock market has become still more depressed. The existing banks have prac- tically shut down upon loans on stock Many shares have been sold in old com- panies and in new ones that had enjoyed a season of prosperity, with possible divi- dends two to four v the future, s now be the money over inevitable T holde one of the propositio order to get in on enterpr floated, as tu the almost large original Compan { the new on yme. me most promi in active yperation, have unloaded in with the Kamalo corporation. whose plantation is on Molokal, as is the American. Alfred W. Carter some time 1d out his large holding of Am: mply because, being appointed m ager of the Hilo Railroad Company, his to interests dictated ng in the Olaa plantation. In co uence of such large transfers, taken with eness of mon American ha: ) per cent per able the is but a single example ck market. in paid up and 5 past month. Th of the general trend of the Olaa will have its prosp out_to- morrow. Its capital will be $5.000,000, } | paid up, the balance assesss at 1 cent call on subscription. are each. The corporation wi £ acres of land, of which 17,000 simple. There are applications on file double the moiety of the capital to be offered the public The Oahu Sugar Company will begin grinding its first crop next week. It s nds, with spa the largest mill in the isl left_beside every part of the plant for duplication when ne ary The m! 1@ the enormous capacity of more than 0 ery twenty-four hour tops of Sugar e There is one vacuum pan cag of a strike of fifty tons and two others of twenty-five each. The first crop will amount_to 10,000 to The Nahiku Sugar Company’s dire tor- ate will appoint a manager to-morrow and go into active operation at o . With the control of 4000 acres of the fin nd on Maui, the greater portion to be fee simple after two vears, its capital of § 000 makes it appear a reasonable propo tion. Its stock is held at $2 premium on 10 per cent paid up. Californians Cut Off. NEW YORK, May The Commer- | cial Cable Company issued the follow- | ing notice to-day: | “We are advised that the cable be-| tween Iloilo and Bacalod, Negro: Island, is interrupted. TRANS-ATLANTIC STEAMERS, QUE YWN—Arrived May 5 Cym- ric, from New York for Liverpool, and pro- ceeded. 1 DOUGLAS WAS IN A DILEMMA —_— No Escape From Breach SANTA BARBARA, May | Court to-d rer | demurrer given in, which to of Promise Suit. et Special Dispatch to The Cali. —The first breach of in the Connell-Douglas of the Supe of an argument in demur- defendant’s attorne The stained and ten days ymend the complaint. Donald Connell, the Judge Day y the was by he aftorney for laborer who sues Mrs. Douglas, the wife of Barba, althiest men of Santa h of promise to marry, of the for b one A are preparing to fight the case to the end, an aged husband are mined, fend the defendant and her every bit as det for ve employed the best 1t to be had in_the city to de- amage suit and fight the claim 1 app the rently they I of Connell for $20,000, the sum he thinks would be sufficient sdlace for his wound- ed heart s developed to-day that by the of Millionaire . Dougias to Keutzler n nd house- r, the v erable fin. r avoided a suit for breach promise that would have been probably more inter ing to the gossips than the present one. After Y Louisa keutzler had thrown over Don- ald Connell, and for the second time her name appeared on the records of the County k as a prospective bride, this the wife of Frederick hére induced the prospec compa mily and friends of Mr. 1 to prevent the mar- lady whose identity w never known ve bride to ac- and while 1y her to San Francisc there turned her adrift, saying she had been instructed by the Dougla: to dis- Bl her from the family service, as - were dissatisfied with her. Louisa zler w too wise to be so easily de- ceived. She returned to Santa Barbara and immediately began proceedin compel Dougl ther to marry h pay her darn in the sum of $25,000. Douglas consulted her attorneys, telling them that he was will v the housekeeper, but that his daughter and sons were placing in the way of his doing maxim tnat love will fi way, and in this_case jove, a ed by two clever .nlnr_ne)s.;%xd find means to 2g about its ends, he old millior and his servant were married one on figh “rederick ¥ know is ¢ ft the city first_bre: brought will nd as_qu Thus w promise suit the present. ¢ 11, the laborer, the case to a finish Dou is one of tr of the W He k and Hebrew, in ulted by schoiars for h the 1, but it best phe v on Gre often cor bibli an author ch he and near. REFUSES TO PAY APIA, sul President me fused been taken ag: tions payment. ( or officials with howeves fig the Briti: KING TANU'S SALARY —United States Con- born, who Acting such custodian of the April General O is enue, is ordered by rlin treaty such cu out money the order of Govern- nt. he Gove retary of Stat the custodian of reve ount of King Tanu's salary h of January, but Osborn has r to pay, and proceedings ha nst him by way of peti- Court to the it of either British or merican who will have anything to do rman Consul Rose, Osbhorn, frequent conferences with Gerr \ Consul and is quite inti- te with him < said his attitude 1 with great disfavor by the G CHINESE WILL FIGHT HONOLULU largely lulu are key | ests at Washin, THE IMMIGRATION LAW 28— ot rday a leading it~ April méeting the 1ts was held at the U ttended nese merc Chinese clubhouse to devise > promote a bill fety” ing a fund for ving invidious re- upon Chinese immigration—not t slar alone but to the whole ‘ the United States. They advocate a r to one introduced at the roviding for the admission the United tut nglish or ider at Hono- 1eir inter- ADVERTISEMENTE. “He Laughs Bes Who Laughs Last”’ Laughing may indicate joy or ridicule, mirth or derision. A good hearty laugh is contagious, indicating a degree of good health obtainable only through perfect purity of the blood. As only one person in ten, as a rule, has pure blood, the other nine should purify their blood with the greatest known specific, Hood’s Sarsaparilla. They can then laugh first, last and all the time, for perfect happi- ness comes when good health is present. Scrofula Bunches—*My baby | Catarrh—"I suffered twelve years was weak and delicate after scarlet fever. | with eczema. Tried different medicines Skin was transparent and blue. Scrofula | and physicians with only temporary relief. bunches came on his neck. Three bottles | Finally took Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills patiently for six months and am en- tirely cured” D. J. Burr, U. S. Pension pletely and he is now strong.” Mrs. Geo, Clarke, 243 Western Ave., Lyna, Mass. Indigestion—"1I had sinking spells, caused by weakness and indigestion, with of Hood's Sarsaparilla removed them com/ ‘ | Office, Indianapolis, Ind. Ulcer—"A little sore on my ankle grew until as large as a saucer. Doctors palpitation of the heart when going up |said it was an ulcer and inc ; 3 whe o urable. Aft stau: bzhy}s{xcx:?s' prescriptions did noitwo years' experimenting I took Hoodc': good, but Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's | Sarsaparilla, The bunch soon disappeared.” Pills cured me permaneatly,” Mrs. Andrew | Mrs. H- M. Coburn, 579 Merrimack St, ! Lowell, Mass, Grieser, Defiance, Ohio. e e Hood’s Fils cure liver ills; the non-irritating and | only cathartic to take with Hood's Sarsaparills.