Connecticut western news., 1899-10-26

tug to sen uut ms army ano ID uvrrvvr Aguinaldo Into the hands of the Arneri- cans. Although General Otis Is not sat- isbed that this offer Is authentic, be con siders 1t not improbable. The policy of General Otis Is firmly set against buying any surrenders. Pio del Pillar, lt Is stat ed, offers for the sum of S50,00 to re- frain from attacking Manila with his army, for the sum of S250, 900 he offers to surrender his army after a sham bat tie, both sides firing Into the air, and for the sum of S5o0,000 he says he will pro- cure the overthrow of the insurrection and the capture of Aguinaldo, Paterno and the other leaders.
 The committee on permanent organiza- ton appointed by the anti-imperialist conference in Chicago has formed national organization to be known as the American Anti-imperialist league. Exist ing organizations will become members at the outset, and the work of securing new local organizations will be pushed all over the country. The following were elected as officers of the league: Presi- dent, George s. Boutwell, of Massnchu- setts; vice presidents, George F. Ed- munds of Vermont ]. Sterling Morton of Nebraska, Carl Schurz of New York. Richard T. Crane of Illinois, Donaldson Caffrey of Louisiana, Rufus B. Smith of Ohio and John Valentine of California; treasurer, Frederick W. Gookin of Illi- nois; secretary, William J. M. Miro of Illinois. ..
 Professor Arthur Twining Hndley was inaugurated as president of Yale univer- sity on Wednesday afternoon. The cere- monies were begun and ended with pray CTS by the venerable retiring president, the Rev. Dr. Timothy Dwight. The in- auguration procession and the ceremonies were participated in by Presidents Har- ris of Amherst, Faunce of Brown, Thorh- ns of Bryn Mawr, Low of Columbia. Tucker of Dartmouth, Gallaudet of Gal. laudet, Stryker of Hamilton, Eliot of Harvard, Gilman of Johns Hopkins, Brown of Lehigh, Seeley of Smith, Bar rows of 0berlin, Patten of Princeton. Taylor of Vassar, Hazard of Wellesley, Waters of Wells, Carter of Williams and Thwing of Western Reserve. The Japan ese minister was present with a number of his attaches.
 The absorption of the Wagner Palace Car company by the Pullman Palace Car company has been completed. For sev. eral days reports have been circulated that this would be done, and the stock of the companies has reflected Inside deal E ings wnlcn COnpru1eO tne huVhnCs htHNws ments. The Pullman company will take possession of the Wagner interests by giving POO, 900 Pullman shares of stock In return for the Wagner steok and ad- yancing the capital stock of the Pull man company correspondinsly. w. K. Vanderbilt, J. pisrpont Morgan, F. w. Vanderbilt and Dr. W. Seward Webb are to be made directors of the Pullman company. A dividend of @ a share on Pullman stock also was declared at the meeting of directors of the company. payable after Nov. l.
 Captain Guy Howard, assistant quar- termaster and quartermaster of volun- teers, has been killed near Arayat, Lu- ron, while on the launch Rio Grands by concealed insurgents. Captain Howard was the son of Major General O. o. Howard. He was born in Maine and ap- pointed a second lieutenant by President Grant on Aug. 31, 1870. In 1882 be was promoted to a first lieutenancy. He wes offered m appointment ss n captain in the commissary department in 1898 and accepted, but few days later he secured a transfer to the quartermaster's depart ment. He has been on duty since in the quartermaster's department, doing such excellent service that as a recognition of lt he received the rank of major and ounrtcrmaster of volunteers. He was but recently ordered to Manila.