Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-05-05
GENERALNEWSITE
HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK THE WIDE
WORLD OVER.

In-Destructive Tornado in Missouri
other Items.
The Filipnos have made overtures for
a cessation of hostilities, pending nego-
tiations for the termination of the war.
Two officers of General Luna's staff
entered the American lines Friday and
were escorted to Manila, where they had
a conference with Governor General
Otis. They said that General Luna had
been requested by Aguinaldo to suspend
hostilities "to allow time for the sum-
moning of the Filipino congress, which
body would decide whether the people
wanted peace" General Otis replied
that he did not recognize the eXistance of
Filipino government.
The report of the Wade court of IN
curry was made to the secretary of war
on Saturday, but its contents will not be
made public until it has been perused by
the president. 1t is known, however,
that it finds the charges of General Miles
against the refrigerated beef are not
sustained by the evidence, and that the
canned roast beef was good when sup
piled to the government, being spoiled
by unfavorable conditions.
Details of the Missouri tornado show
that the loss of life at kirksville and
Newton was not greatly overstated in
the early reports. No definite estimates
have been made, but the number of dead
and fatally injured will reach fifty-five,
and may be far in excess of that, many
persons being still missing. The pro-
perty loss at kirksvlle is said to be
about 100000. Two hundred families
were made homeless.
The troops of General Lawton's COM
mand on Saturday encountered the
Filipinos in circle of hills inside San
Rafael, about five miles northwest of
Angat, dislodging them after an hours
lighting. The Americans had three
wounded The villagers met General
Lawton. Offering him provisions.
General Otis reported to Washington
that part of the mission of the chief of
staff of the commanding general of the
natives forces. in entering the American
lines, was to express admiration of the
wonderful feat of the American army in
forcing the passage of the Rio Grande,
which was thought impossible.
The total receipts Of the United States
government for April, 1899, were SILL
Gll,5S7, an increase, as compared with
April. 1898. Of about s. 600. 900. The
expenditures were $50, 1919, JOB. an in
crease over April last year of S2l,100,-
900. Included in the expenditures is the
payment of $40 900 900 to Spain.
\ story was published in London to
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cxpoStuatOrv note to France regarding
the Dreyfus case, intimlting that in GER
tain eventuAlities 1t would be impossible
for the Berlin government to refrain
from officially publishing the facts, in
Justice TO its own officers.
General Otis reported Monday the
probable capture by the Filipinos of
Captain Rockefeller. Of the Ninth In
fantry. lie had been missing from the
lines near Caloocan on the night of the
2Sth ulr,, and, it is supposed, lost his
course and was picked up by the natives.
The secretary of state was notified by
the French ambassador that Spain would
accept through him the S2o. 100000 to be
paid under tie treaty of peace for the
Philippines. The payment was made to
the ambassador as soon as the president
returned TO Washington.
\ cable despatch has been received at
Ottawa from Joseph Chamberlain, see
rotary of srate for the colonies, stating
that the British government will not
take any share in the projected Pacific
cable. bur will contribute a sum not less
than GO coo annually.
The practical value of the wireless
system of telegraphy was shown in Eng
land. when the crew of the Goodwin
Sands lghtShip were able to commune
cate with shore and give warning Of the
sinking condition of the ship as a
result of a collision.
Dispatches from many parts of the
country indicate that the anniversary of
the battle of Manila Bay was celebrated
by a general display of flags and the
holding Of special exercises in the schools
and by patriotic societies.
The governor of Missouri has signed a
bill prohibiting employment of nOn-resi-
dents as deputy sheril,, deputy con-
stables or as police officers. The bill is
intended to prohibit the importation of
Admiral Dewey cabed Monday from
Manila that he had apparently trust
worthy information that ten of the
Iorktown's boat crew, including Lieu
tenant Gilmore, are prisoners at the
Filipino headquarters.
Figures furnished by the treasury
bureau of statistics show that the March
exports of manufactures were $50 ,025,-
1873, or more than % per cent in excess of
any preceding month.
After twenty-five hours dellberatiOn,
the Jury in the case of Mrs. Anna f.
George, on trial for the killing of George
ID. SaXton, returned a verdict of acquit-
tai at Canton, O.
Terre Haute, Ind, was visited by an
earthquake on Saturday night. The
earthquake was felt as far east as Green