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MEXICO CITY, Oct 23. This morning,
all the members of the American dele
gation of the Pan-American Congress, in
cluding the secretaries, were received by
President Diaz socially at Chapultepec.
A pleasant half hour was spent at the
castle. -
It had been expected that the Pan
American Congress would this afternoon
get down to a discussion of rules and
organization, but an unexpected turn was
given to the proceedings by a resolution
presented "by the delegations from Argen
tina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil and Uru
guay, conveying the desire of the con
ference that the Governments of Colombia
and Venezuela may reach an equitable
and rational agreement of their present
difficulties and directing that the present
congress be directed to transmit to the
respective governments this resolution in
the hope that it may be received In the
same spirit of cordiality and deference in
which it has been inspired.
General Rafael Eels, delegate of Colom
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He denied that war existed officially be
tween his country and Venezuela, and,
according to the condition of the border,
friction prevailed which might at any time
provoke conflict. A similar condition or
affairs prevailed, he said, with respect to
Ecuador, hut the new President of Ecu
ador, Senor Plaza, had assured Colombia
that he would do everything possible to
prevent a more serious development, and
to suppress border troubles. Colombia,
General Rels said, is in the best of dispo
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In general terms the proposition was
also supported by Jose Gllforteoute, the
delegate of Venezuela. However, in the
final voting both the Colombian and Ven
ezuelan delegations, as well as the Chilean
delegation, refrained from voting. The
unanimous indorsement of the congress
was given the resolution. This was the
only business transacted.
Botha Located.
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BT. JOHNS, N. FOct. 23. The royal
yacht Ophir, having on board the Duke
and Duchess of Cornwall and York, con
voyed by the cruisers Crescent, 'Diadem
and Prosperine, arrived here today. The
city was profusely decorated, and over 600
fishing vessels had assembled in these
waters, all decorated with bunting. A
heavy rainfall started soon after the ar
rival, preventing the royal party from
even taking a drive and spoiling the dec
orations. The Duke this evening gave a
dinner to the Governor, Sir Cavendish
Boyle, and the state dignitaries on the
Ophir.
The celebration tonight was exceedingly
enthusiastic. The weather was clear and
the town fairly blazed with illuminations
and fireworks. The Ophir, Crescent, Dia
dem. Prosperine and Charybdis were
electrically lighted; 15 sealing steamers
moored in a long line showed festoons of
marine lanterns, while hundreds of fishing
vessels were similarly decorated making
a veritable forest of twinkling lights
spread over the whole harbor. Prom the
hills surrounding the city 60 bonfires
flamed. A thousand torch-bearers paraded
the city, and then passed near the wharf
where the Ophir was moored to be In
spected by the Duke and Duchess. Five
hundred fishing boats paraded the harbor
lighted with lanterns. The Duke and
Duchess expressed themselves as iIp-
llghted. ae
WASHINGTON AT YALE.
Southern Xegro the Guest of the
Treasurer of the University.
NEW HAVEN, Oct 23. Booker T
Washington, who Is attending the Yale
bicentennial celebration, was a guest of
Morris F. Tyler, treasurer of the univer
sity, at a dinner at Mr. Tyler's residence
Monday evening. Ex-Postmaster-tfeneral
Bissell also accepted an invitation to
dine with Mr. Tyler that evening, and
met Mr. Washington. Mr. Tyler said to
day that the invitations were sent and
accepted about 10 days before Mr. Wash
ington dined with the' President at Washington.
TRAIN WAS HELD UP
Nervy Messenger Saved Ex
press From Robbery.
WOULD NOT GIVE UP THE FORT
Car Was 'Wrecked, by . Repeated
Charges of Dynamite Robber
Forced Engineer to Do Work
Registered ainil Rifled.
f Robbers held up a northbound Southern
Pacific passenger train between Cottage
Grove and Eugene yesterday morning,
and got away with the contents of five
registered mail pouches. A desperate at
tempt was made to pillage the express
car, but this was foiled by the resistance
of Messenger Charles F. Charles. But
one robber was actively engaged. There
is evidence, however, that another was
present, and a theory that three were in
the gang. The trouble began -when the
train had passed safely outside the yard
limits of Cottage Grove, and ended within
sight of the lights of Eugene, the main
part of the train being left within about
two miles' of Cottage Grove, when It was
deemed unsafe to continue the assault
on the express car. The Sheriffs of Lane
and Douglas Counties were promptly on
the hunt. Plnkerton detectives were sent
to the scene on the first train from Port
land, and a Deputy United States Mar
shal and three postal inspectors went up
from Portland last evening to take part
In the search -for the robbers. There is
no way of ascertaining what value was
taken In the registered mail until the
remitters shall be heard from. The rob
ber's estimate was $300. The baggage Car
wras entered, but nothing was taken from
it. None of the passengers was mo
lested.. One Man Did the Work.
The California and Oregon fast express,
from New Orleans and San Francisco,
due in Portland at 7:15 yesterday morn
ing, pulled out of Cottage Grove at 2:19,
about four minutes behind time. Before
the train had fairly obtained iieadway, a
man wearing a long black mask climbed
over the tender and appeared at the en
gineer's cab with a large revolver in each
hand and a Winchester rifle slung on his
back. He ordered Engineer B. L. Lucas
and Fireman Robert GIttens to throw up
their hands, and they obeyed. Then he
ordered the engineer to stop the train, and
when it had slowed down he compelled the
fireman to jump off. The engineer, at the
point of the gun, ran the train half a
mile past Walker Station, and stopped on
command. The robber compelled him. to
get down from his cab and go to- the bag
gage car. There the masked man halted
and discharged his Winchester half" a
dozen times so that the bullets sang down
the whole length of the train, and tended
to discourage interference on the part of
passengers or others who might be In
the rear coaches. Rear Brakeman Carter,
who jumped off the platform of the last
car with his lantern when the train
stopped, heard some of the bullets, an
lost no time in "dousing his glim" and be
coming invisible. He started hacc to
Walker Station to give the alarm, and
Conductor C. T. Klngsley soon followed
him, and turned In the first report of the
hold-up to Superintendent Fields, as soon
as he could get the long-distance tele
phone, there being no telegraph office at
that point.
After that demonstration the robber
called loudly and with much profanity to
the baggageman to open his car. The
engineer also called to the baggageman,
C H. Henry, explaining the situation, and
advising him to open the cat. He told
the baggageman that the robber kept
him (the engineer) between himself and
danger, and that resistance could oniy
result in harm to innocent persons, xhe
baggageman and his helper opened the
car, and the robber ordered the engineer
Into it, and ordered the car lighted. This
was done, and the baggagemen held up
their hands -until the robber had examined
the car to his satisfaction and concluded
there was nothing in it that he wanted.
Then he and the engineer left, after force
ful warning had been given the baggage
men to put out their lights, shut their
car and keep mighty quiet or they would
be sent to kingdom come in a hurry.
They did as they were told.
Assault on the Express Car.
More outside shots were fired, and the
engineer and his uncanny companion pro
ceeded to the express car. There the rob
ber repeated the demand he hod made on
the baggageman, and the engineer was
particularly careful to explain repeatedly
to Messenger Charles that if he should
shoot he would get the engineer before the
robber. Not a sound came from the In
terior of the express car. The robber
ripped out a string of oaths, roaring that
he had been there before, and knew how
to deal with blankety-blank messengers
who would not respond to his demands.
He pulled a large bunch of dynamite
sticks from, a pouch carried at his side
and compelled the engineer to place it
upon the sill of the forward side door of
the express car, on the right side of the
car, and light the fuse with a cisar
which he previously forced upon the en
gineer. Lucas says he thinks there were
10 or 12 sticks of dynamite in the bunch.
The fuse was lighted, and robber and en
gineer stepped off about a car's length
and waited for the explosion. It came and
wrecked the dcor and sill of the car. The
gamy messenger had also "been there
before," and he held his silence, shrewdly
surmising that one purpose of the robber
was to get him. to reveal his whereabouts
in order that an attack might be made
more directly upon him. In the uncer
tainty as to the location or condition of
the messenger, It would have been mad
ness to attempt to enter the car through
the wrecked door. Some dynamite was
lighted and thrown into the car, and it
exploded with terrific force. But this
brought no result.
Then an assault was made upon the
rear side door of the express car, with a
charge of dvnamlte even larger than that
employed on the-forward door. Engineer
Lucas was compelled to do all this dan
gerous work at the point of a gun, and
this latter explosion knocked him down
and partly stunned him. The robber
turned his curses upon "the engineer then,
and poked a revolver Into his ribs and
told him he had to go ahead whether he
could or not. More dynamite was lighted
and thrown into the car through that door.
It seemed Impossible that any person in
side the car could be alive after all the
devilish work with dynamite, and the
robber commanded Lucas to climb up Into
the car through one of the wrecked doors.
Lucas notified the messenger that he was
coming. As he stepped lnsldfc, and the
robber had just gotten a footing on the
threshold, or where the threshold was
before It was dynamited, a shotgun
was thrust out the rear end door and a
streak of fire and the report of the gun
told the robber that he was fooled If he
Imagined he had overcome resistance with
in the express car. Under this circum
stances the interior of that car w,as not
an inviting place. The engineer, too, had
been telling the robber that it was time
for freight train No. 222 to be along, and
that it carried a crew of seven men, all
armed with shotguns for shooting pheas
ants'. About 40 minutes had been consumed
and the prospect, after all the work and
time spent there, was no more inviting
than in the beginning. Indeed, it had
come to the point where persistence meant
certain harm for somebody. The robber
retreated.
Anxious to Kill Messenger.
"Come out of there," he shouted to'
Lucas. "I guess we'll qul this car. But
blank that blankety-blank expressman;
I'd wreck this train If I thought I could
kill him."
Keeping the engineer between himself
and the express car, the robber retired up
front again and turned his attention to
the mall car, which was the one nearest
the locomotive. He struck a match and
looked at his watch.
"D n It," said he, "it's getting late.
Cut off that mail car and we'll pull out
of here."
The engineer attempted to follow in
structions, but there was no slack, and
he had to go to his cab and bacK the
engine to get, slack enougfi to permit the
uncoupling. The robber accompanied him
MEN WHO CAME IN CONTACT WITH ROBBERS.
and made sure that there was jio op
portunity for resistance on the part of
Lucas. When the mail car had been cut
from the rest of the train both men rot
into the cab. Water la the boiler and
the fire under It were low. Lucas re
plenished both while the masked robber
held a gun on himThey pulled out and
the robber ordered the stop at a point
half a mile north of Goshen station,
about 10 miles from where the rest of the
train was left. While going this distance
the robber talked a little, assuring the
engineer that he would not be Injured if
he should do as commanded and pro
nouncing the bitterest anathemas against
the resolute express messenger.
Woman at Bottom of It.
"There's a woman at the bottom ofall
this." he declared significantly. He said
he knew how to deal with trainmen; that
he had been In this business before. He
inquired If the engineer knew where the
camps of Japanese laborers were located
(near Henderson spur). Lucas said he did,
and he was ordered to stop before getting
that far. Half a mile north of Goshen
the order to stop was given, and the rob
ber and the engineer left the cab and
proceeded to the mail car.
A strange change 'had come into
the manner of the masked vil
lain and, whereas he had pre
viously poured forth torrents of "the vilest
abuse in making and enforcing his de
mands, he was as gentle as a woman in
addressing the mail agents. The car was
in charge of Carl Abraham, clerk, and
George Bradshaw, helper. Lucas shouted
to them the warning he had previously
given the baggageman and express mes
senger, to the effect that he was being
used by the robber as a protection In case
they should Are. He also advised them to
open the car, for there was plenty of
dynamite and they would be blown up If
thev resisted. After a brief delay they
opened the car and held up their hands.
The robber and Lucas entered. At the
robber's command one of the mail men
produced an empty sack. Lucas was com
pelled to slash tjie registered pouches with
his pocket-knife and hand the packages
to the masked man, who examined each
critically, as if to form an estimate of
the value It contained. Those he deemed
desirable he threw Into the sack held by
the clerk and the others he threw aside.
He took perhaps 25 packages from, the
five sacks rifled. These were pouches
made up In San. Francisco and destined for
the following places: Portland, Tacoma,
Seattle, Spokane, Victoria. Two other
pouches bound for Portland were con
cealed from the robber. He swept hur
riedly through the letter case, pulling out
several letters and tearing them open to
see if their contents were valuable, but
when he found no money there he let
those' letters alone. Before he had fin
ished with the mail car he had torn up
a score or more of letters, the remains
of which he' left on the floor of the car.
"There," said he finally, "I guess that's
all I want here. Pretty slim picking;
probably $300."
With the packages he took the sched
ules showing the contents of each pouch,
so there is no way of knowing what is
gone, even approximately, until returns
shall be received from, the San Fran
cisco postofflce. And even tnen the values
will not be known. This information can
be supplied only by the remitters.
Directing the mail clerks to put out
their lights and keep quiet, the robber
returned with the engineer to the loco
motive cab and told Lucas to pull ahead
until he could see the lights of the City
of Eugene. There at the crossing of the
county road,, one mile from the State
University, the engine was stopped and
the robber climbed down from the cab,
took the sack, which he had Inadvertent
ly left In the mail car, and disappeared in
the darkness.
Bade Engineer Good Night.
"Good night," he called out to Lucas;
"you're all right. When they catch me,
be easy with me." . f -j.
To Engineer Lucas the robber appeared
to be perfectly familiar with- railroading
and with the country in which he was
working. Once or twice when Lucas hesi-'
(Concluded on Tenth Page.)
THE CHIEF WITNESS
Schley Is Expected to Take
the Stand Today.
HE WILL TESTIFY AT LENGTH
Captain Clarlr, of the Oregon, Will
Precede the Admiral Dramatic
' Scene Daring Yesterday's Hear
ingThe New Wltnesses.-
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. Admiral Schley
Is expected to take the witness stand
in the . naval court of Inquiry, which Is
Investigating his conduct in the Spanish
War, some time -tomorrow. This an
nouncement is justified by the progress
made today in the examination of wit
nesses. Eight witnesses were heard to
day, and there are only three more names
on the list preceding the name of the
Admiral himself. 'Of' these three, only
Captain Clark, of theOfegbn, Is expected
to testify at any length. It is not prob
able that the Admiral will be called before
the afternoon session. He will be ' the
last of the witnesses to be heard in sup
pdrt of bis side of the controversy. It is
now considered probable that -he will be
on the stand for two or three days.
It Is not yet possible to say whether
any witnesses will be called in rebuttal
by the court, but it seems probable that a
few persons may be summoned for this
purpose. The testimony today led Judge
Advocate Lemly and Mr. Hanna to decide
upon the calling of at least one rebutting
witness, If he can be found. This Is Syl
vester .Scovel, whose testimony is desired
In connection with the incident of the
meeting of the pre'ssboat Somers M. Smith
by the acoutboat St. Paul while the latter
was off Santiago in May, 1898. The first
of today's new witnesses, James H. Hare,
photographer on the pressboat, stated
that Captain SIgsbee, of the St. Paul,
had told the correspondents aboard the
Smith, on May 26 and 27, that Cervera's
fleet was not Inside the harbor at Santia
go. Mr.. Scovel was among .the corre
spondents on the Smith, and if he can be
found, he will be asked to come to Wash
ington and give his testimony on this In
cident. It Is also -probable that an effort
will he made to rebut other portions of
the testimony given In Admiral Schley's
behalf, Including Lieutenant Sears' de
nials of a conversation concerning Ad
miral Schley, 'which the Lieutenant Is al
leged to have taken part in on board the
Massachusetts, on May 31.
Other witnesses, in addition to Mr.
Hare, who testified today were: Chief
Boatswain William L. Hill. Gunner Ap
plegate and Major Paul St. C. Murphy, of
the marines, all of whom were aboard the
Brooklyn during the Cuban campaign:
Lieutenant-Commander Harlow, who, as
executive officer of the Vixen, made notes
of the battle of July 3, and three officers
of the Oregon Lieutenant A. A. Acker
man, Lieutenant E. W. Eberle and Lieu
tenant R. Z. Johnston. Lieutenant Ack
erman had charge of the after 13-inch
turret, and Lieutenant Eberle, of the for
ward 13-Inch turret on the Oregon on
July 3, and Lieutenant Johnston was sig
nal officer on the Oregon at the time.
Mr. Johnston testified that he did not re
ceive any signal from the Brooklyn to
fire her 13-inch guns at the Spanish ship
Cristobal Colon, and. all the Oregon's offi
cers who testified today expressed the
opinion that the Oregon and the Brooklyn
were practically equally distant from the
Colon when that vessel went ashore. Some
of them, however, were inclined to think
that the Brooklyn was a shade nearer the
Spanish ship.
While Boatswain -Hill was giving his
testimony, which was very complimentary
to Admiral Schley, there were two out
bursts of applause. They were promptly
suppressed by Admiral Dewey..
The Proceedings.
G. E. Graham made an addition to
his testimony of yesterday, concerning the
interview "between Commodore Schley and
Captain Sigsbee on May '26. He said that
bevond what he had already reported
Captain Sigsbee as saying, he further sala:
"He had two pilots aboard and that
those pilots said that a fleet of vessels of
the size of the Spanish squadron could
not enter the harbor of Santiago."
Mr. Graham also changed his reply to
the question of the court as to whether
he had heard a conversation between
Commodore Schley and Liuetenant-Com-mander
Hodgson, during the battle of
July 3. Referring to this, Mr. Graham
said:
"In answer to the question of the court
'I said 'No, sir,' but it seems to me that 1
should say that there was a great deal of
conversation going on 'between three d
four officers and I answered 'No' because
X could not pick out from that the con
versation between Lieutenant-Commander
Hodgson and Commodore Schley."
Lieutenant Wells was among the former
witnesses called for correction of testi
mony. While he was on the stand his at
tention was called to A press copy of a
cipher dispatch dated May 24, prepared for
him by Admiral Schley. The copy wa6
found In the Commodore's press copy-book-
and Lieutenant Wells said he thought he
had prepared It. He said, however, that
there was a pencil note indicating that
the dispatch had never been sent. He
was asked to translate the copy and pre
sent it to the court later. Captain Lemly
explained that the dispatch indicated a
conversation between the witness- and
Commodore Schley.
Photographer on the Stand.
Jambs H. Hare was the first new
witness today He was a press photogra
pher during the Santiago campaign. He
stated that he was on the press boat Som
ers M. Smith on May 26 and May 27 and
they had met the St. Paul.
"Did you have any megaphone commu
nications between the Somers M. Smith
and the St. Paul?" asked Mr. Raynorf.
"Megaphone and by mouth also."
"State what it was."
"We asked the St. Paul If there was any
tldlngs of Cervera's fleet. Captain Sigs
bee told us there was not; that Cervera's
fleet 'was not inside Santiago and that
Schley had gone west."
"Is there any particular incident that
Impresses that on your memory?"
"Yes, sir. On Sigsbee's assurances that
the fleet was not In the harbor we went
back to Key West to coal instead of to
Jamaica, and the first news we got was
that Cervera's fleet was bottled up in the
harbor."
On cross-examination Mr. Hare said
that the Smith was within 100 yards of the
St. Paul and that part of the conversa
tion was by megaphone and part without
it. He gave a list of newspaper corre
spondents on the Smith at the time, but
said he did not recognize any of the offi
cers on board the St. Paul except Captain
Sigsbee. Among the newspaper men men
tioned as present were Sylvester Scovel,
Btephen Crane, Charles M. Pepper, Mr.'
Sheehan, George Lynch and W. O. Wil
son. He told the court In response to a
question by it that Captain Sigsbee had
himself used the megaphone.
A Boatswain's Journal.
Mr. Hare was succeeded by Chief Boat
swain William L. Hill, who was a
boatswain on the Brooklyn during the
Summer of 189S. He testified to hearing
guns on approaching Cienfuegos, and said
that while there a blockading line was
maintained three or four miles out. He
e'id that he had written letters to his
wife during the campaign, and had from
these made a journal covering the period.
He said in reply to a question by Mr.
Raynor concerning the weather on the
cruise between Cienfuegos and Santiago:
"The weather was rough. It was worse
than that. I should say it was blowing a
reef-topsail breeze, and at one time the
seas were breaking completely over the
Massachusetts. I made an entry to that
effect."
Mr. Hill also stated that he had had
direct charge under the executive officer
of the Brooklyn of the coaling of that
vessel.
"The Brooklyn," he said "was the best
ship in the fleet to coal, but only with
constant watchfulness In the calmest
weather could we coal without having an
accident."
The witness said in reply to a question
that the derrick beams of the collier were
not long enough to throw the coal into
the Brooklyn, and that other and supple
mentary devices were necessary for that
purpose. He also said that he had per
sonal knowledge of the Texas, and knew
that the projecting sponsons of that ship
made It; a. hard vessel to coal, and on
more than one occasion permission had
been asked and received for the ship to
go to Guantanamo for coal. In the course
of his description of the battle of July
3 the witness said:
"Probably 15 minutes after we started
the Spanish ships had nearly "all gotten
out. There were three of them. I stood
near enough to touch Commodore Schley
at that time, and I saw that we were
going Into a pocket. The Spanish ship?
had gotten out, and the VIzcaya, the sec
ond ship, had turned toward us. and we
were about to qross the line of Are of
our own ships. At that time the order
was given to port the helm. I heard
Commodore Schley say 'Port,' and the
ship started "to swing to starboard. The
helm was put over hard aport, and she
swung around on her keel.
Pursuit of Cervcra.
"The Are from our batteries never
ceased from the time we started to turn
until the end of the battle, when the
Colon went ashore. The guns were con
stantly being fired. The Texas was on
our starboard hand, and she was fully
a third of a mile from us. There was
never any question In my mind about
striking her. We did not come any
where near her. We did not cross her
bow. We. were slightly ahead of her
and turned In that way entirely clear of
her. After swinging around we lined up
parallel with the Spanish fleet. In a
few minutes the Teresa went ashore on
fire. Soon after the Oquendo followed,
and then we sided up with the "VIzcaya
and kept with her for ten miles.
"At this time there was not a ship to
be seen astern except the Oregon, which
was about a half mile from us. On this
run- with the VIzcaya Ellis was killed.
There were 11 or 15 of us standing to
gether. The Commodore asked in a
matter of fact tone, 'What is the range'
Ellis raised the stadlmeter to his eye
and as he did so a shell took his head
off. As he fell to the deck dead young
McCauley said, 'Let's throw him over
board.' The Commodore said: 'No, don't
throw that body overboard. He died like
a brave man. and I'm going to bury him
like one.' He directed me to look out
for the body. I had It wrapped In blan
kets and laid In the shade, and that
evening It was gotten ready for burial.
"The VIzcaya was putting up the best
fight of any ship there. She fought well,
and the big shells were going over us, and
a great many of us ducked. These shells
sounded like half a dozen railroad trains
under way. As they were heard going
through the air down would go a head,
but " Commodore Schley's head never
bent."
Dewey Stopped the Applause.
There was a great outburst of applause
In the courtroom as in a dramatic way
the witness recited this incident. Admiral
Dewey, for the first time during the ses
sions of the court, found it necessary
to pound his gavel on the table and ad
monish the audience against such demon
strations. Continuing his story the wit
ness saidc
"He was as calm, cool and collected as
he Is at this moment. His only thought
was for his men. He called constantly
as the different events occurred, saying:
'Do the bullies below know this? Do they
know that? That this ship has gone
ashore and that ship has gone ashore?
His sole Idea seemed to be thct he want
ed the people below to know as much
about it a3 those qn deck."
Continuing His account of the battle, Mr.
Hill said that Tjefore the VIzcaya went
ashore she had made a turn" to ram the
Brooklyn. He was proceeding to say that
he knew this to be the- case because an
officer of the Spanish fleet had told him
so, but this testimony was ruled out. The
witness then said that he himself knew
that to be her purpose.
Speaking of the Oregon, he said that
during the chase of the Spanish ships that
vessel could always be seen, and was the
only American vessel that could be. Later
In the chase of the Colon he said that
Captain Cook had put his head out of the
conning tower and said to the Commo-
(Concluded on Second Page.)
NO SAMAR REPORT
American Troops on Their
Guard Against Surprise.
REINFORCEMENTS FROM MANILA
General Chaffee Does Xot Anticipate
Any Farther Disasters, but Every
Precaution Will Be- Taken
Agitators Are at Work.
MANILA. Oct. 23. Nothing has ueen
heard from the Island of Samar for three
days, owing to the typnoon having blown
down the telegraph lines, excepting one
cable message and mail advices. Admiral
Rogers has received a report by gunboat.
He has notified the troops at the ports to
be on their guard, owing to the surprise
and massacre of the company of the Ninth
Regiment at Balangiga. At Pembujan.
Island of Samar, all the buildings in the
vicinity of the barracks were razed.
General Smith, on his arrival at Cal-
bayog, Island of Samar, sent reinforce
ments to Weyler. They found the garri
son of that place, numbering 15 men, be
sieged by over ICO bolomen. The transport
Sumner leaves here tonight with 35 men of
the Twelfth Infantry. The cruiser Nev
York was delayed by coaling and taking
supplies on board, but she left Manila last
night with 330 marines under Major Wal
ler. There are 2600 troops in the Island of
Samar.
General Chaffee does not anticipate any
further disasters. He considers that therp
Is no cause for alarm. The garrisons, ha
says, have been increased, and every pre
caution has been taken to prevent unothc r
surprise like the one at Balanglga, which
was unfortunate for two reasons first,
the loss of the men, and. secondly, tl i
effect which It will have on other par j
of the archipelago. The General, how
ever, believes this will be only temporar. .
It Is known that agitators have been en
deavoring to Inflame many communltic i
by giving glowing accounts of the oc
currences In Samar.
The central Filipino committee has i -sued
a proclamation confirming Malvar i.s
the successor of Agulnaldo. Copies of the
document have been widely circulated.
The New York at Catbalogan.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. Admiral Bor
ers has cabled the Navy Department h
arrival on his flagship New York at Cat
balogan, Samar, with marines to co-ope -ate
with the Army in suppressing the in
surrection. Philippine Casualtlei.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. Adjutant-General
Corbin has received the following ma il
report from General Chaffee, giving a li t
of. thn casualties In the Philippine re
ported to him since his last communica
tion, dated September 3:
In the engagement at Rio Katubig.
Samar July 19. 1901 Judson McGrew. pi -vate.
B, First Infantry, right thigh, se
vere. In the engagement at Santos Toma ?.
Luzon, August 27 Tristram B. Bethea, pri
vate, B, Twentieth Infantry, left leg, mod
erate; James R. Murray, private, B, Twen
tieth Infantry, left arm. slight.
In the engagement at Sulat. Samar, Au
gust 1 Harry O. Devol, private, D, First
Infantry, arm, shoulder, severe; 'William
T. Price, private. D, First Infantry, left
forearm, slight; Charles E. Manley, pr
vate, D, First Infantry, left leg, severe.
Sherldcn Xot Serionsly Damaged.
YOKOHAMA. Oct. 23. The accident
which caused the United States transport
Sheridan, from Manila to San Francisco
with over 1000 troops on board, to put into
Nagasaki, is not of a serious nature. Her
tail shaft i3 damaged, and she will be
docked for repairs.
The Loyal Legion. (
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23. The 17th an
nual meeting of the Commandery In Chief
of the military order of the Loyal Legion,
of the United States, was held here today.
Among the officers elected were the fol
lowing: Commander-in-chief. General
Schofleld; senior vlce-commander-in-chlef.
Rear-Admiral George Brown; junior vice-commander-in-chief,
Colonel Horatio C.
King. The commandery will meet next
year in Portland. Me.
SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S NEWS.
Schley Inaulry.
Admiral Schley will probably take the stand
today. Pagfr 1.
He will he preceded by Captain Clark; oC the
Oregon. Page 1.
The testimony yesterday related largely to the
flght between the Colon and the Oregon and
the Brooklyn. Page 1.
Philippines.
No late word has been 'received from Samar.
Page 1.
Reinforcements reach the Island from Manila..
Page 1.
General Chaffee does noc consider that thero
la cause for alarm. Page 1.
Foreign. N
Conservative Chinese want Minister "Wu re
called. Page 5.
Japan raises a loan of 10.000.000 yen. Page 5.
Cold rains In the Bulgarian mountains may
force the brigands out. Pugt 3.
Domestic.
Roosevelt and other distinguished men received
degrees from Yale. Page 2.
The Democrats of Ohio opened the Campaign
yesterday at Bucyrus. Page 2.
Audubon Boy broke the world's half-mile trot
ting record at Memphis. Page 3.
Pacific Const. J
Noted smuggler escaped from jalt at Port
Townsend. "Wash. Page 4.
Testimony In Noyes' contempt case showed that
trouble bezan on arrival of McKenzle at
Nome. Page 4.
General Randall will arrive at Vancouver,
Wash., today to assume command of tho
3eiartnient of Columbia. Page 4.
All Oregon counties intereated inv question In
volved In clash over move to expert books
of Marlon County official'. Page 4.
Commercial and Marine.
Southern and Union Pacific the features of
the stock market. Page 13.
Coffee market Is on the down grade. Page 13.
Nineteen deep-water sailing ships in Portland
harbor. Page 11.
Four-masted barkentlne coming to Portland for
wheat. Page 11.
Verdict in the Islander investigation. Page 11,
Seattle enslneers to sue the Inspectors. Page
11.
Portland and Vicinity,
Southern Pacifla passenger train held up in
Lane County. Page -1.
Charter Commission adopts health and library
report. Page 10.
Oregon export butter adjudged above highest
standard at Buffalo. Page 8.
Absent witness fined 100 for contempt of court.
Pace 11.
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