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SATURDAY MARCH 25, 1899
THAT BOTTEN BEEF.
By the latter witnesses before the
court of Inquiry the truth about the
canned beef undoubtedly U told, says
the Oregonian. The cattle used by
the cannera were so inferior that the
meat could not be placed on the block
tot sale to customers who could see it;
' and this meat, with other odds and
ends, the various refuse of the slaughter-pens,
was put up in tins and
sold to the government for soldiers'
rations.' The mess was cooked, or
partially cooked, by being raised to a
. temperature in water of 230 to 250 de
grees', and then the cans were sealed
up. The treatment took out of the
meat what little nutriment there was
in it, and converted it into a repulsive
and eyen loathsome mess, which pois
oned those whom hunger forced to eat
it. such was the food sold to the gov
-' ernment, as canned roast beef and can
ned corned beef. It was mearly the
boiled flesh of miserably poor cattle
boiled in the cans and sealed up. with
no care of selection and no cleanliness
of treatment. Yet the scoundrels who
. furnished it got full prices and Alger's
commissary department let it pass.
.' Though general Miles has not made
' his charge specifically good, that
poisonous food in the form ot beef, was
furnished and accepted "under pre
tence of an experiment" for this was
no experiment, but only conscious and
criminal swindling the disclosures
.. nevertheless bring out a worse state of
facts than bis charge even implied
Much of the beef furnished the troops
was utterly vile and loathsome stuff, of
which complaint was general among
the men'. Bat it is reported that the
charge made by General Miles related
to ( mbalmed beef, or to beef that had
been chemically treated, and this can
.ned Dutrefactioa did not fall within
' the description. Such quibble is noth
lug now. The country wants the
actual facts. It has been proven, how
ever, that there was some of this
"doctored" beef, Witnesss have testi
fied to knowledge of the existence of
seven quarters of it; and General Wea
ton, Eagan's successor in the commis
sary department, admits that a renre-
sentatlve of the Armour company
talked to him about .this process, and
wanted to put some of the beef on
board ship, in order to learn bow long
It would keep. It is asserted, however,
that the commissary department had
nothing officially to do with it. Hence
though it was not the "embalmed" beef
tha'. made the greater part of the
trouble, it is certain thereiore there
was such an article; and it is to the
story that started with the embalmed
beef that the country is indebted for
the revelation of this grosser criminal
outrage upon its soldiers.
1 GULLING THE PEOPLE.
The temporary relief experienced
by .the producers of this country
caused by famine abroad, supplement
ed by large war expenditures and the
withdrawal of thousands of men from
t.ira AmnlnvmAnt t r All nn tha Mnlra
of the army, is pointed to by worship
ers at the golden throne as evidence
of the benign influence of a change of
administration and the fastening of
the gold standard upon the nation.
' "ri i i i 1. 1 . I i
jsut line inevimuio reaciiiuo, wuen
tries; trhen the men now in the army
return to active employment ana oe
gin again .competing for wages in
Dusy employment, and wnen tne ex
penditures for war supplies shall be
diminished to their normal condition,
will chill the ehthusiasm of the most
. sanguine supporter of the present ad
ministration. Already the effects of good crops
abroad are being felt ic our markets.
Wheat has fallen nearly 50 per cent
inside of ten months, wool has dimin
ished in price, cotten is lower than it
has been for years, and our meats, ex
cept beef, are gradually falling in val
ue, while the manufacturers 'n all
lines not controlling a monopoly of
the market, find their warehouses filled'
to overflowingand no sales in sight.
These are rather disagreeable fea
tures to confront the party in power,
and their only hope rests in keeping
governmental expenditures sufficient
ly large for another year to attract the
attention of the people away from de
clining prosperity ancTthe real causes
that made the temporary prosperity of
the past two years, until after the
presidential election of 1900. If this
can be done; if the expenditures of the
government can be kept up to that
point that times will be seemingly
good, the present administration may
be able to pull its party through, but
In this event a terrible crash will come,
and the people will find themselves
burdened with an enormous debt with
nothing to show for it. However,
desperate diseases require heroic rem'
edies, and from appearances the poli
ticians will apply them in the coming
TBUST8 AND TBUSTS.
The way trusts are peing iormea is
Indeed alarming, for at the present
rate of organization it will be but a
few years until every industry except
agricultural Dursuite will be in a
B
combine, and tben tne common peo
ple will be at the mercy of these or
ganizations, so they will be forced to
pay tribute to these unholy combines
on every article tbey consume. The
East Oregonian takes rather a cheer
ful view of the situation and believes
that trusts will fall from their on cor
ruption. It says:
"The latest trust is to be made up of
bicycle manufacturers. They too are
to have a capitalization of $50,000,000
and the bicycle consumers are expect
ed to pay returns upon this vast sum.
The trust nuisance is doomed to an
early death. There can be even too
much of a good thing. The people
are awakening to the fact that their
liberities are threatened by the trusts
by over-capitalization,over-inflatioo,
over-speculation and over-taxation
in short by unnecessary government,
rom the abuses of which have sprung
the twins the 'Trust Evil' and the
Money DeviL' "
- Tben again the same journal com
menting on the coal trust says:
"The coal trust recently formed in
be ewt has already increased the
price of coal in New York city from
$3.50 a ton to $5. Thus the trust ex
acts a tribute of $1.50 a ton from con
sumers of coal. The question arises,
how are they able to raise the price of
coal whenever they choose? Because
the trust controls not only ail the
railroads that tap the coal region but
also all the canals. The monopoly is
against public policy, and it is also
against the law. This would not be
the case if it were not a fact that the
trusts own and control quite nearly
all the attorney generals and a good
portion of the legislative bodies. The
powers and privileges exercised by
trusts- are the offspring of bad and
unequal taxation, the burden of which
threatens legitimate enterprises und
industry while rewarding privilege
and monopoly. The care lies in the
direction of simple taxation taxation
that would free labor and open wid
the door of opportunity, with equality
to all men. So long as taxation en
ables men to capitalize and monopo
lize the land the 'Trust Evil' and
the 'Money Devil' wiil flourish and
government will be corrupt, as it is
impossible to accomplish anything of
moment under present conditions
without resorting to these means."
The East Oregonion has the right
conception of the question that it is
our system of taxation that make
trusts possible, but its remedy is not
exactly correct. The proper method
for dealing with trusts is to remove
all protective duties on commodities
controlled by trusts. The protective
tariff gives them a monopoly of the
markets of this country, and if this
were removed, they would come in
competition with the producers of
other countries, and the trusts would
vanich.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Since the passage of tho army reor
ganization bill during the closing days
of the last session of congress, placing
at the disposal of the president the ap
pointment of 101 sesond-'.ieutenants In
the regular army, there have been
22,000 applications for these positions,
and there have been 60,000 applications
for the positions in the volunteer army
which the president is empowered to
fill.
What does this mean? Doas it
mean that the chances for young men
in the business world have disappeared,
and that a position in the regular a-roy,
where a man can live a life of compara
tive idleness and draw a meager salary
with little hope of rising to more than
a captaincy during a lifetime, promises
more security for the future than are
offered in civil pursuits? Or does it
mean that the martial spirit has so
beset our people that our young men
are carried away with the dreams
of glory to be attained by a life doing
garrison duty on the frontier or in some
post in the newly acquired territory?
It has been the glory and pride of
the United States for more than a cen
tury that all the avenues to wealth and
distinction xrere open to all, and that
industry and prudence, coupled with
ability, were the unerring passports to
success. The term "self-made man"
has ever been the proudest appellation
thai, could be applied to those who as
cended from the lowest to the highest
round of the ladder in the business and
professional walks of life.
Down to the present there has never
been a time when American parents
sought positions for their sons in the
army, in iacttoseeic a position in tne
army in time of peace, except through
the military channel of a military ed
ucation at West Point, has not been
considered dignified and hardly re
spectable.
There must be something wrong
when there is such a clamor for posi
tions in the government service.
Young men certainly must see little
to encourage them lb business ventures
when they will thus seek places in the
army.
The field for reward for energy and
application to business must not be
bright else they would not rush bead
long into positions where there is littl
hope of advancement. Since it is only
of late that such a disposition is show
by our young men, it must be that
through adverse lsgislation the aven
ues for advancement in business pur
suits are lessened so that stated salar
ies are more to be desired than business
ventures.
MONEY PLENTIFUL.
It is true that money is plentiful in
the baok vaults. The banks of To
peka have made publio an agreemen
to discontinue paying interest on time
deposits. Non-thinking writers pa
rade the large surplus in the bank as
a refutation of bimetalists' arguments
but the condition they boass of is not
a good one. and it is a direct result of
the goldbug policy. In an era of fall
ing prices business is unprofitable
When your stock of goods depreciate
in value on your hands, failure is prob
able. Consequently money stayes out
of business, lies idle in the banks, and
interest on time deposits is no longer
necessary to bring to the bankers more
money than they know what to do
with. We prefer the rising market of
former good und cheap money days
when all labor wss employed and every
dollar was in demand for investmen
in productive industry and business.
We shall see such times again. The
people will not always permit a mon
eyed oPgarchy to enact, interpret and
execute the laws. In the meantime
worse days are in store, and very soon
When the trusts, made -inevitable by
the business stagnation due to the
gold-standard policy, have driven all
small fry out of the field and have
made it impossible for new enterprises
to start, there will be a still greater
glut of money in banks, a greater
scarcity of money in the pockets of the
masses, less wages and smaller chances
for employment. It is necessary ex'
perience, and after it will come politi'
cal changes.
There are already 250,000 American
troops ia the Philippines, and it is
said these are scarcely more than
enough to maintain the lines around
Manila and police the city. If this is
true it will require 100,000 men to gar
rison all the islands and keep the
people in subjection. Such an army
will cost no less than from $45,000,000
to $50,000,000 a year, besides the cost
of an army of civil officers and governor-generals
that will have to be
supported.' This little expense is one
of the fruits of our imperialistic and
expansion ideas.
Lest Saturday th Windsor hotel in
New York was destroyedby fire, and
perhaps fifty persons lost their lives.
It was a case of an old an liquated
building erected without proper fire
escapes, like the Baldwin in San
Francisco. And such holocausts will
continue to occurr until the authori
ties is cities condemn such buildings.
WE ABE NOT BARBARIANS.
Aguinaldo probably will soon be
captured. No promises should be held
out to him, and when taken be should
be punished with death, both for jus
tice and for example. He is a double
traitor, for he is an ingrate as well as
a traitor, and besides, with an assas
sin's instinct and purpose he instigated
a treacherous attack upon his bene
factors. Oregonian.
'Ibis is the way the Oregonian woutd
civilize and Christianize the Filipino
heathens. It would whip them into
subjection, and then set an example
of Christian kindness by summarily
butchering their leaders. What an
example indeed it would set for those
ignorant beings. It might be well to
delegate the editor of the Oregoniau
to capture and execute the Filipino
chief.
Only a short time ago the Oregonian
was Insisting that it would bean in
justice to desert thetFilipinos to their
own fate under self government, be
cause the islands would be grabbed up
by European powers that would deal
more unjustly with them than had
their Spanish oppressors, but now it
would treat tbe-n even more cruelly
than even the Spaniards did. For the
sake of "justice and example" it
would capture the leaders and punish
them with death. And for what
reason? Simply because they are
fighting for freedom and liberty.
Aeuiualdo and his followers have
committed no crime against the gov
ernment of the United States that
merit the death penalty. They are in
no sense of the word rebels, for tbey
never owed allegiance to America
either in fact or by implication When
this country engaged in war with
Spain the Filipinos were in a state of
rebellion, but when peace was con
cluded and we agreed to purchase the
Philippine islands the people thereof
did not consent to the transfer. They
did not recognize the right of Spain
to sell them or transfer them to an
other power, for they had attempted
to throw off the Spanish yoke and
Spanieh government, and if left a'.one
they would unquestionably have
gained what they were fighting for.
Even could they in any sense be
considered rebels against this govern
ment, it would be contrary to every
American principle to inflict the
death penalty upon them after they
shall have been captured or shall lay
down their arms. If it were an
American principle to inflict such
penalty against rebels, evsry leader
in the Southern Confederacy and every
one who bore arms in support
of the rebellion from 1861 to 1865
should have been hanged, for they
were citizens of this country, had hith
erto ackdowledged its supremacy,
and when they espoused the cause of.
the rebellion were rebels in a
true sense. But at the close of
the war they were all forgiven, were
taken back into the Union, and were
given every right and privilege en
joyed by the most loyal citizen .
Aside from the injustice of dealing
harshly with any of the Filipinos who
are now in open insurrection, it would
be contrary to policy. For If we are
to hold the Philippine islands, which
seems to be the course which the
party in power, and which will con
tinue in power the next two years, has
determined upon, it is our policy to
gain the friendship of the islands, be
cause as friends they will be more
readily governed than as enemies.
And we certainly will merit their
enemitv if we begin killing off their
leaders as soon as they fall into our
hands. More than this, this govern
ment is too big, too generous and has
y too "much of a reputation afstake" to
engage in suca cruelty as the Oregon
ian advocates. Because we are en
gaged in one of the least excusable
and most cruel war that has been
waged in modem times, is no reason
that we should turn murderer.
There was no cause for the war
against the Filipinos, and it never
would have been provoked had not the
administration forced it by neglecting
to give them assurance that their
rights would not be tranrped upon
and persisted in governing them with
out their consent. And because the
administration has forced this unjust
conflict upon the nation, it cannot now
cover up its sins of commission by de
claring Aguinaldo and bis followers
traitors and punishing them with
death. We cannot afford to become
barbarians at this late date simply to
satisfy bloodthirsty fanatics.
BETTER LATE THAN NKVEB.
The dispatches announce that the
American commission in the Philip
pines has at last made public an ad
dress to the Filipinos outlining the
policy of this government toward those
people. The dispatch giving this
information says:
"The address assures the Filipinos
of the intention of the Americans to
develop powers of self-government in
the people. It explains that the
Americans baveassumed international
obligations which would make them
responsible to the whole civilized
world for the otable government of the
Philippines.
"The commission, it is explained,
is to interpret to tne natives tne pur
poses and intentions of the president
toward them, and also suggest the
establishment of such government as
shall suit the capacity and require
ments of the Filipinos and be consis
tent with the interests of the United
States. The protection of the United
States is not to be exercised in any
spirit of tyranny or vengeance; but,
having destroyed the Spanish power
and accepted the sovereignty of the
islands, the United States is bound to
restore peace in the Philippines. To
this end all insurgents are invited to
lay down their arms and place their
trust in the government that emanci
pated them from the oppression of
Spain.
"The majority of the commissioners
incline toward giving the Filipinos a
sort of tribal or provincial local
autonomy, under a central government
which shall be military until a purely
civil system is proved to be feasible."
The commission in this instance
speaks for the president, and while
any statement from the president re
garding the nature of the government
to be given the Filipinos has been a
long time coming, it is well that he
has spoken at last. Though had such
statement been made two months
ago, in all probability it would have
prevented the precipitation war with
the insurgents. It was a lack of con
fidence in the American government
and a belief that they would be sub-
ected to the same tyranical rule that
they had suffered under Spanish con
trol, that made the Filipinos resent
the encroachment of American au
thority.
The treaty of peace was signed at
Paris on December 10, and had the
president immediately issued a procla-
mation to the Filipinos embodying the
statements which he now addresses
to them, everything would have gone
well, But coming at this late date, it
is doubtful if the address will suffice
to quiet the insurgents. We have
made enemies of them and haye lost
their confidence. Something more
than mere promises will be necessary
now to regain their friendship and
confidence.
GOOD DEMOCBATIC DOCTBINE
The democratic state convention of
Michigan was a harmonious body com
posed of democrats, populists and sil
ver republicans. - 1 nomas E. Bark
worth was nominated for justice of the
supreme court; Edward F. Legendre,
democrat, and Stanley E. Parkbill,
populist, were nominated regents of
the state university. The resolutions
reaffirm the Chicago platform, and on
trusts say: "We believe the greatest
menance at the present time to Ameri
can civilization and to the industries
and political liberty of the people con
sists in the growing tendency to place
the business of the country in the
hands of combinations and trustR;
snd we denounce the gold trust, money
trusts, sugar trust, oil trust, match
trust, tobacco trust, and every other
trust having for its object the control
of production and prices; and we sub
mit as our candid opinion and deliber
ate judgment that a graduated federal
and state income tax would furnish ef
fective means of suppressing trusts.
We request immediate passage of an
income tax measure by the state legis
lature." The plank upon expansion
says: "We are in fayor of making
such disposition of territory brought
into the possession or under the con
trol of the United States in the war
with Spain as shall beat promote the
interests and secure the welfare of the
American people, and that to advance
the cause of civil and religious freedom
a government should be established in
the islands having for its fundamental
principles sell government for the
people."
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Utah, Delaware and California legis
latures have adjourned without, elect
ing senators. Thus three vacancies
will occurr in the United States sen
ate. Here is another argumect In
favor of electlngi senators by direct
vote.
If congress bad passed a law retiring
all paper and gold money of less de
nomination than $10, it would have
done much toward stopping the "silver
issue." Such an act would create a
demand for silver that would make free
coinage unnecessary.
A few days ago the Oregonian pub
lished a list of vessels which cleared
from Portland during 1898 loaded with
wheat, and there was not an Ameri
can vessel in the entire list. This is a
showing that speaks poorly for the
American merchant marine.
And now it seems that Pennsylvania
is not to be rid of Quay, though the
legislature refuses to re-elect him sen
ator. The program is for Senator
Penrose to resign immediately after
the adjournment of congress and for
the governor to appoint Quay to fill
out the term which expires in 1901.
If John Sherman hari access to the
papers of America yesterday, he had
ccasion to learn what tbey thought of
him, for his obituary was published
quite generally. It is probably well
for a man to be reported dead occa
sionally ibat he may learn how he
stands with his countrymen.
Sousa, probably one of the greatest
(.musicians ot the ae, does not prefix
his name with the word "professor,"
but prefers to be plain John Phillip
Sousa. The example set by him
might well bo followed by others who
have gained less renown than he.
The title of ''professor'' is becoming a
little too common in this country.
California, Utah and De'aware will
have only one senator each in the
56th congress. This is enough for
any state, and if the constitution were
amended so as to permit only one sen
ator from each state it would be a
good-i thing for the people and result
in the saving of millions of dollars in
salaries.
Secretary Alger has at last started
on his visit to Cuba. He will probably,
while there, learn of the mistakes he
made during the recent war, and if be
profits by the lesson the government
will get partial compensation for the
salary he draws during his absence,
since he may mend bis ways when he
again resumes his work at Washing
ton. The Salem Journal published an
able article a few days ago advocat
ing direct nominations. Its plan is to
have voters express their choice of
nominees at primaries and have such
choices ratified by conventions, the
candidate for each office receiving tho
largest number of votes at the primar
ies to be the nominee of the conven
tion. The plan is a good one and it
would be well if all parties would
adopt it.
General Miles has resorted to proper
precaution to guard against the at
tempt of the administration to throw a
cloud upon his character in the ap
pointment of a prejudiced court of
inquiry into the quality of the beef
supplied the army, and has made a
little investigation of his own. The
general has his eye on McKinley and
Alger, and they will not find him
asleep.
The California legislature probably
did well in holding up the senatorial
election and failing to bestow sena
torial honors upon either Grant or
Burns. Both are tools of corporations.
and were seeking election upon a
boodle proposition that is they were
willing to buy their way into the
senate. California can better content
itself with having only one senator
than sending a man there who has no
recommendations except the corpor
ation that is back of him.
The business of a state, county or
city should be conducted upon the
same principles that govern all branch
es of private business; that is, every
thing that Is bought for the pnblic and
every service rendered should be had
at as low a price as it would be furn
ished a private individual, and if there
are any discounts for large orders or
cost payments they should be received
by the state, county, or city, and not
become a perquisite to the officer who
does the purchasing.
The partition of China among the
Enropean powers to be followed by
the constructions of railways through
out the Celestial Empire and the gen
eral introduction of our factory
systems with labor saving machinery
bodes no good to the white man. The
five hundred million inhabitants of
China, capable of working eighteen
hours per day and subsisting on a
wage of two dollars per month, consti
tutes an industrial power that when
once thoroughly organized will in a
very short time close all the factories
in Christendom and cause the bond
holders and laborers of the New Eng
land and Middle states to mingle their
sorrows and tears over the common
and irretrievable ruin that must in
evitably follow.
The East Oregonian insists that if
McKinley is renominated in 1900 he
will certainly be elected. What
foundation it has for such a belief is
not explained. But it is certainly not
because of the popularity of bis ad
ministration, or on account of any
thing he had done since he was in
augurated president. We predict that
before it closes, McKinley's adminis
tration will be more unpopular than
that of any of his predecessors, and
that he will have a very slim following
in the republican national convention.
The Bureau of Statistics of the treas
ury department shows that the amount
of wheat exported from tne United
States for the eight months ending
with February amounted to 108,807,800
bushels against 101,425,562 bushels in
the corresponding months last year,
while the value is but $81,173,049
against $93,982,596 in the correspond
ing months last year. Thus it will be
seen that the fall in the price of wheat
below that of last vear has netted a
loss to the American farmers of 7,382,
238 bushels of wheat and $12,809,519
Did the adoption of the Dingley tariff
law and the retention of the gold
standard cause tho high prices in 1897?
If so, why didn't they keep prices up in
1898?
LEPER SETIXEMKMT AT MOLOKAI.
San Franciscan Want to Establish
National Institution.
San Francisco, March 23. Rev.
W. H. Tubb will soon visit the leper
settlement on the islands of Molokai,
as the agent of a local improvement
club, and with the indorsement of
Senator Dwyer, the author of the
concurrent resolution adopted by the
recent legislature to convert Molokai
into a national leper settlement. He
will remain among the lepers for four
months: and wiil work in connection
with acotumitte to be appointed by
President McKinley to investigate the
matter.
There arc a number of lepers in the
San Francisco pesthouse, and the
citizens are anxious to have them re
moved to Molokai.
GROUND TO DEATH.
A Conductor Kan Over and Killed Near
Tanconver.
Vancouver, Wash., March 23.
Robert A. Rhodes, a conductor on the
Portland, Vancouver & Yakima rail
road, was run over by an engine and
several cars at 1:25 p. m. today and
frightfully mangled. His right leg
was cut off at the hip and his left leg
above the knee; his back was beoken
and his ribs were smashed. After
taking parts of his mangled remains
from the track he still was able to say,
"Good-by, boys; it's all off with me
Then he died.
The accident happened at Turnbull
spur, nine miles from Vancouver.
Rhodes was on an empty car just be
hind the tender. Several box cars
were in front of the engine, which
was backing up to make a switch. The
car jolted against an obstruction of
some sort, and threw the unfortunate
man beneath the wheels.
Trouble In Aegros.
New York, March 22. A dispatch
to the Herald from Iio Ho says:
A scare is reported in the island of
Negros. Upward of 60 Spanish refu
gee planters have arrived at Ho Ho
and state that a native tribe. 20,000
strong, living on the Mon tesco3 river,
20 miles south of Bacolada, threaten
to destroy the haciendas and crops.
Tbey nave a lew nrearms, but are
mostly equioped with spears and bows.
The Spaniards have requested arms
from General Miller to. defend them
selves and their property.
Sherman Is Not Dead.
Washington, March 23. Mrs.
McCailum, daughter of Sherman, re
ceived a telegram from Mr. Wiberg,
who is accompanying the former sec
retary of state on his tour of the West
Indies, announcing Sherman's con
tinued improvement. The Chicago
will probably arrive at Santiago to
night, and if Sherman and his friends
are still of the same mind tbey will
take him on board and bring him
homo.
Iowa to be Repaired.
San Francisco, March 23. The
battleship Iowa will at once be taken
to the Union Iron works, where she
will remain about six-weeks while
being repaired. Her boilers will be
retubed and her cylenders overhauled.
It is understood that she will then go
to Port Orchard to be docked and
have bilge keels put on, preparatory to
going to Manila to relieve the Oregon,
which may come home to be docked.
Agonclllo Goes to Paris.
London, March 21. Agoncillo,
agent of Aguinaldo, and members of
the former staff of Filipinos at Wash
ington, have gone to Paris in order to
confer with the Filipino junta there.
Neither party has received news from
tho Philippine islands during the past
eisrht days. They say tbey fear the
Americans have discovered and stop
ped their means of sending news to
Manila.
Fatal Boiler Explosion.
Cumberland, Md., March 21.-
Three men'! were killed and several
injured, some fatally, by the explosion
of a boiler in a sawmill at Mat tie, Md.
near here. The dead are Pielus Wink,
head blown off; Daniel Snyder, body
blown 100 yards, picked up dead; John
Shuss, horribly mangled. A large
coupling pin was forced through the
neck of Anthony Whitefield, one of
the wounded, and he is thought to be
fatally injured.
Millionaire BhayneShot.
Chicago, March 21. John.Shayne,
the millionaire furrier, was shot three
times todav bv H. H. Hammond, a
merchant tailor,' while the two were
dining together in the Auditorium
annex. One of the bullets lodged in
Shay ne's left shoulder, one in the
thiu-h and another in bis hip. None of
them, it is thought, will prove fatal.
Hammond was arrested, but refused
to talk. Domestic troubles are said to
be the cause of the shooting.
Many Hon Bodies Found.
New York, March 22. Work went
on all night in the ruins of the Hotel
Windsor, and continues with unabat
ted vigor today. A great many char
red bones are being found, but cannot
be put together to form entire skele
tons.
Gibbons May Huceeed Leo.
London. March 21. A dispatch to
the Evening News from Brussels
revives tne rumor mat uarainai um
bo ns may be tbe next pop.
ANOTHER FIGHT
ATILO
ILO
One
American Killed
Fifteen Wounded..
and
New York, March 21. A dispatch
to the Herald from Ho Ho, island of
Pacay, says: A battalion of the
Eighteenth iniantry, a platoon of the
Sixth artillery and the machine gun
battery made a reconnoissaace in the
direction of Mandurrloao and Santa
Barbara Thursday. While they were
returning the insurgents attacked the
outposts on the right.
Although fatigued from marching
in the broiling sun for two hours, the
entire command proceeded to the as
sistance of their comrades, the ar
tillery pouring shell and shrapnel up
on the Insurgents, who wire strongly
entrenched in large numbers. Com
panies C, K, and H, of the Eighteenth,
deployed to the right, driving the in
surgents back, and then, wheeling to
the left, made a junction with com
panies B and I. A heavy engagement
ensued.
The fighting continued until dark,
and the Americans had advanced to
within 300 yards of the enemy's last
stronghold. The American troops
were exhausted by the fighting, and
having to wade knee-deep through the
rice fields and sugar cane. There
were several cases of prostration by
the heat. During the fight the Amer
icans fired 62.800 rounds and it is
thought the enemy fired double that
number. The only American killed
was Paivate Louis Biehl, of the
Eighteenth infantry, and fifteen were
wounded. It is estimated the enemy's
loss was 20 killed and 300 wounded.
HONOR TO VICTORIA.
Flags Will be Flung to the Breeze In New
York on Her Biithday.
New York, March 22. Queen Vic
toria is likely to receive an unprece
dented honor by the city of New York.
On May 24, the queen's birthday, the
national, state and city flags will be
flung to the breeze from all public
buildings in Greater New .York in
honor of the queen.
The first resolution- to pay this
tribute was offered at the meeting of
the muncipal council, and it was pas
sed by an unaminous vots. The reso
lution declared that on affinity existed
between the Anglo-Saxon races; that
to the United Slate substantial aid and
moral support were given during the
war with Spain, and the city of New
York, as a tribute of respect and hon
or to Queen Victoria, should display
the American flag on her birthday.
PREPARING FOR ACTION.
Americana Getting Ready for a Decisive
Move.
Manila. March 22. While ap
parently inactive since Sunday, really
the opposite has been the case with
the American forces. Reorganization
entailing many changes has been ic
progress since the abandonment of the
flying column. General Wheaton's
and General Hale's brigades have not
been assigned, but the Oregon regi
ment, the Minnesota regiment and the
Twenty-second regiment have been
concentrated at the camp on the Lun
ette, at the water front, in readiness
or immediate transportation when the
plans 6f the military leaders have been
formulated. Our troops are entrenched,
and tbe situation is practically un
changed.
The insurgents have refrained from
making any attrck recently, and it ap
pears that the rebels are saving their
ammunition for a decisive movement.
According to a prisoner captured by
our troops, Aguinaldo has announced
that he will personally mass tbe re
serves at Malolosand march on Manila
within 20 days, unless the Americans
withdraw in the meantime. The con
centration of the rebel forces in the
vicinity of Malabon gives color to the
statement of tbe prisoner.
BE1MFORCEMEUTS AT MANILA.
News of the Sherman's Arrival Is Re
ceived at Washington.
Washington, March 22. Addition
al reinforcements reached Manila this
morning, as is indicated by the receipt
of a dispatch from General Otis, say
ing that the transport Sherman had
arrived with the troops in good con
dition. The Sherman followed the
Grant tbaough the Suez canal, these
preceding the transport Sheridan over
the same route. The Sheridan is ex
pected to reach Manila in about two
weeks.
These three vessels will add about
5000 fresh regular troops to the mili.
tary forces in the Philippine islands,
and are expected to aid materially in
tbe plans which contemplate the com
plete subjugation of the insurgents
before the opening of the rainy sea
son, about the middle of April.
suicide near walla walla.
Yonnr Farmer Fire a Bullet lnte
His Brain.
Walla Walla, Wash., March 21.
Samuel Wilson, a young man about
26 years of age, committed suicide
last nigis at his fruit farm five miles
south of this city, by shooting himself
in the head. '' ' ' '
Mr. Wilson had been accused of 'uln
ing several girls in the neighborhood.
and though he always asserted his
innocence, the charges weighed on
bis mind. Last night on his way home
from the city, he met a friend, who
accused him of intimacy with his 13-
year-old daughter. Wilson proceeded
on home, wrote a note to his friend
saying he was innocent of the charge,
and hoped he would continue to be
regarded as a friend. Then he went
out on tbe porch and shot himself.
His parents reside at Nevada City,
Missouri.
A Bear-End Collision.
New Boston, Mich., March 22. A
rear-end collision between two freight
trains occurred near here today on the
Flint & Pere Marquette railroad, as tbe
result of a heavy fog, which prevented
the engineer of the rear train from
seeing the car ahead. Lon Hales, of
Saginaw, a fireman of the rear engine,
wrs killed, and Joseph Rose, of Sagi
naw, an engineer of the rear engine.
was badly hurt. Two branemen also
sustained serious though not fatal in
juries. The damage to the engine,
cars and other property amounts prob
ably to $100,000.
FIVE THOUSAND HO4IK8KKKERS.
That Number
Left St. Paul
for the
northwest.
ST. PAUL, Mian., March 2L The
homeseekers half-fare rate on the
transcontinental lines went into effect
today and the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern were compelled to
doubl6 their facilities in order to
handle the crowds. Not less than
5000 people took advantage of the low
rates, and the great Northern sent oat
an extra train at noon, while the
Northern Pazifio was compelled to add
a second section to its through trains.
The railroad officials report that
many of the travelers bought only one
way tickets, which is taken as an in
tention to locate permanently in the
West.
The Train Jumped the Track.
Cleveland, March 22. The Erie
limited jumped the track at Rieman,
ten miles west of Akron. O.. today
the engine and baggage car going in
to the ditch. Engineer Wallace Logan
was almost instantly killed. Fireman
Barney Ward was dangerously injured
Five coaches, including two sleepers.
were thrown into the ditch, tbe engine
and three cars being demolished
Frank C. Nelison, of Cincinnati, suf
fered a broken leg, and was badly
bruised on the body; H. Little was in'
ternauy injured. Many otbers were
slightly hurt. The wreck was caused
oy tne oreasing oi a driving rod on
the engine.
A Jockey Murdered.
San Francisco, March 23. Job
Eperson, a jockey and part owner
the horses Texarkana and Bessie Lee
was stabbed to death last night by
James Gilhgan, a horserubber. The
tragedy occurred at the Office saloon
opposite the Oakland racetrack,
Emeryville.
Tbe men bad been enemies for a Ion
time, and it is said that Eperson had
frequently threatened to whip Gilli
gan on sight. When they met
quarrel ensued, , which soon led to
rough-and-tumble fight. Gilligan was
getting decidedly the worst of the
encounter when he drew a pocket
knife and plunged its keen blade i
tbe jockey's jugular vein, causing
wound wnicn proved ratal in a very
short time.
NOW STEP DOWN
AND OU
This is
for
the Only Course
the Cuban As
sembly. New York, March 22. A dispatch
to the Tribune from Havana sayB:
week of reflection seems to haye
brought the Cuban assembly to its
senses, for Tuesday's session witnessed
a marked return on that body's part to
reason and moderation. A decided
surprise was sprung- on the radical
element when a motion was introduced
by Senor Despaigne and four others
providing for the disbandment of the
army and the dissolution-of the assent
bly itself, at the same time authorizing
tne soldiers to accept any arrearages
of pay offered to them by the United
States. Sanguilly and Gomez, the
radical leaders, pleaded against lm
mediate action on so unpalatable a
proposition, but the only concession
they secured was a postponement of
the discussion on Senor Despaigne1
motion until Saturday.
A bitter funt will doubtless.be pre
cipitated over this invitation to the
Cerro gathering to commit political
hari-kari, but It is expected now that
a majority will sanction the dissolu
tion "project as the best means of
retiring from a position which is no
longer tenable.
As the army wants to accept the
$3,000,000 now waiting delivery, and is
willing to disband thereafter, the only
practical role left to the assembly is to
lend its countenance to tbe distrlbu
tion with the best grace possible.-
ST. LOl'IS WORLD'S FAIR PROJECT
Taking- of Subscriptions for Stock to
Begin at Once.
St. Louis, March 23. Within three
days the actual work of taking-sub
scriptions for stock in the world's fair
corporation will, in all probability, be
beifun. This was decided at a meeting'
of tbe executive committee which held
a two-bour session today. A matter
which occasioned considerable contro
versy was whether or not any call
should be made before the entire $5,'
000,000 was subscribed by the people.
After several members of the com
mittee had spoken on this at some
length, it was finally decided not to
ask for a cent from the people of St
Louis until the whole amount had
been subscribed. This decision is
guarantee that . not more than two
calls of 5 per cent each will be made
within tbe first six weeks, and that
not more than 20 per cent can be ask
ed in any six months.
The Battle at Ilo Ho.
Manila, March 23. Details of tbe
fighting at Ilo Ilo on March 16 show
that 400 rebel riflemen from Pania
were met by seven companies of the
Eighteenth regiment, United States
infantry, and a battalion of Tennessee
volunteers. . Supporting these troops
were three two-inch Hotchkiss guns
under general Miller. North of Jaro,
across the river, the Americans were
met with a heavy Ore. One man was
killed and 15 wounded ot the Eigh
teenth regiment, and there were
several cases of sunstroke. General
Miller estimates that 50 rebels were
killed and 100 wounded.
Assembly Will Dissolve.
Washington, March 23. Advices
from Cuba received by Senor Quesada,
which he regards as trust worty, are to
the effect that the Cuban assembly will
dissolve before the present week ends,
probably on Saturday. Mr. Queseda
regards this as a most satisfactory out
come, as tne dissolution nas been
brought about voluntarily and without
agitation which enforced action might
have caused. It will clear the way, in
his judgment, to a pacific adjustment
of the affairs of Cuba.
Full Vote Will Be Foiled
Chicago, March 23. The mayoralty
election will be held in this city eariy
next month, and tbe official figures
civen out by the election commis
sioners on last Tuesday's registration
show that 72,382 voters registered,
breaking all previous records for
muncipal election. - The highest pre
vious registration was 52,000, when
Mayor Swift was elected.
Gold From the Klondike.
San Francisco, March 23. A
special from Seattle says that the
steamer Laurada, which recently ar
rived from the North, brought $150,000
from the Klondike, being the first
shipment of the season. Tbe fact of
the gold dust being on the vessel has
sot been made public before. ,
For the Remainder of This Week
we will
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