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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02
Says Secretary Hitchcock in His
AuDua' Report.
MARITIME CANAL COMPANY
Advance Report OF Ike work bone by
That Corporation III Made rub,lc
Why Construction Has
Been Suspended.
tBy geography

! WASHINGTON. pccc,nIi,,.r 1-rh..
annual ,anar, ~
!
i''' f1!tchc@ck' made Pubilc tonight.
while summing up the work in al th,.
! bur@anS. is of special interest by reason
LOT It's statements regarding pension
| policies. AT the close of the fiscal wear
lther" We're 99l. 5lJ pensioners Il G"sress
OF Isl during the year. The :SulniSl,
| war will probably increase the PENSION
| roll during the current fiscal Year. Ine
secretary cnncurs in recommendations
tor an early revision ana Qualification
OF he pension laws.
MARITIME. CANAL . u.
| Secretary Hitchcock makes public
an advance reuoro Of the Maritime "a
nal Company 81 Nicaragua. dated De
Ice!nber 18th. next. setting forth that
islAc" ';he organization of the con!I;lny
!lc.l43 shares Of the capital stuck have
lbseen subscribed for at par, amour inc
| IN the aggregate 10 tn" sum of Sl.0l4.4Ol
Tot which amount 81 .0oS.S3 has bc.l paid
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02
MASKED MAN kn.s EXPRESS CAR.
D.rins Bandit Forces NJ. ase.gers to Hand
over &I..OO.
[ BY IclnClanll.
CHARLESTON. S. G., De

CHARLESTON. s. g. Dee An
unknown white man rooDel a Southern
EXPRESS Company car neal, Rranrhviliv
5. G., on the Southern Railway tonight
The train had just left the station When
Messengers Ramsey and Rhodes We're
covered With two revolvcrs held in the
hands OF a stalwart rubber. One mes
senser was made to stand With his
hands over his head and the other was
commanded 70 hand over the money
packages in the safe.
BANDIT SECURES ST. 700
Seventeen hundred dollars wer. Sc
cured and the robber. after warning
the messengers net to put a foot OUT
side the car until the train had got
under Roadway again. pulled the bel
cord and jumped off as the train SLOW
ed up. The conductor saw the robbcl
escaping alongside OF the track. but
thinking him a tramp signalled the en-
slneer ahead. When the train got un-
Ger Roadway the messengers came out
and told their story. The car was a,
combination baggage and express car
ana the door had been opened to PERM ,
the conducto: to reach the baggage see
ton which was in the forward end Of
INC car 1T was on account of this fact
lhat the robDer was able to enter the
car. one Of the safes in the car which
escaped the robbers notice, contained
$4,000
E!iLooDHoUNDs CS THE TRAIL.
Inc sheriff Of Dorchester with siv
men and TWO hounds have been hur
red 70 the scene Of the robbery ana
Will take up the chase
ne train robbed was from Columbia
ana Augusta for Charleston
= special from Eranchvil!e saw that
lMo men committed the robbery IN:
the messengers Who arrived in char-..
Ton say that there was ONLY one rnhha,
! TX. Sl.,"c;a! further STATES IRA, ~ &,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02
WINTER wHE .r EArHER.
lt Prevailed Throughout the Past Month
Crap Genarnly q SOD.
(I3v J>elaora nh ! ...

I WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The wel III
er bureau to-day issued the following:
The month Of November was excep-
tlnally mild tlrroughcu; the country
with precipitation decidedly below lie
average over much the greater part
: ne rainfall exceeded the aveIa4;
however. from central and northern
Texas. northward over Oklahoma ana
Kansas, including portions of Nebras-
IA ana Western Iowa. and on the
'Noiith Pacific coast, being unusually
heavy along the coast Of washington,
oregon and northern California
Under the Very mild Temperature
conditions which prevailed throughout
he month winter wheat has rooted well
and at the close Of the month was il;
excellent condition ITO withstand me
WINTER There are. however consider
anne complaints OF damage by Hcssilr
ny while IN portions of Ohio and Mich
'S''n the crop has suffered from lack
CT moisture. Rank growth is quite
srncraily reported and in Illinois ana
vkiahCMa is being pasturcd to a con
W. ;,'n;l .p'le extent. The reports generally
indicate increased acreage
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02
D. vey "Fix ID it Al,fstgh,.v
tBy Telegraph.

- !t'Atio. December 7-E.lwar,;
'MurI'hy a sunners mate on the Olym-
pa during the battle Of Manila. arriy. a
II. II. ohlcago several days ago on the way
from New York TO training quarters in
san Francisco. soon after .Eaci,in.s
mere ne discovered that he had las his
!a'!,oad ticket. He reported the .,.atter
{. the police and was advised to notify
secretary Long.
', Nv hats the use Of That" inquired
-HtflnN. Long doesn', know me. ..I'lI
" S,, To- Admiral Dewey He'll fix it
all right.
Murray Wi'Gte TO Admiral Dewey ana
ne iccelE@GI a letter from the Admiral
s>Abl'sTlng sympathy and saving he
Navy Department. would send 4 dlpli \
ate ticket The letter closed with 1ne
w'sh ,sn&t The recipient might spend .
b!,ISlht hankss'!vins and reach his
deSElna..ion without further ,nish:,n. T.c
ticket arrived last evening. but Murphy
REUSED 20 start on his journey until Is
night -
haven't eaten a Thanksgiving dir-
ner on SOLID ground in thi,-:v-firc
Years. rs. said. and | tloal'I4 intend Ia
'<'l tl1is one on board Il railroad trash. :
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02
cH ARGED nITH syIrE-Munnpp
iuspan no Arrested While Funero,
'abgements We're {s,ns
{ RN Talao1,a Nh !,

Ks l>SDlNVILI L. FLA. Daoe,nh<,,,
Ms John D. Williams. a, veil -linS,,,.,;
night i's "ied last
, To-day after al arran cement. ,,,,7
l neea alAne for the funeral an orGa,.
.a''1e ron The coroner to hold thu hn Mi,
~ an autopsy would be held. TVS 100 az,
2 in; wa s'aken by reason Of certain az az
plt'ouS circumstances cannccte1 ',I;tt
'fe rsath o Mrs. Williams.
,SAoEtiy after a warrant was issnoa a..
ne ne arrest Of John p. Williams w
s s"'ns Woman's husband. and 10 III III,
son unprecedented ana Placed in ~.
Of his Wife ~ '''uiaci
1, me autopsy developed hat Mr. U.1-
,!;'Iis came To hc, death by a violant
. oW an tAc stGCE1clle BURST inc ths
D!aader ami rnpturing othea. vrxseIs
ne W&Nnan died in great aronr ~.
hale ~ charges against any one ,t,ha
husoand had quarreIcd with his VIC
aolnt 2 Week ago and was hears ~
make threats against her He. raf,,sns
10 IA except IL denv the n,,,rdnr
WIS. Williams was a sisirnr-in-1a T.,
sltN Recorder West. lWrilliaprs L \
vel AnoWn young man about town. The
case has created much excitement -,
the city. - -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02
cABISEr DISCUSSES MEssAGE.
Sect'"n Relating !" Philippines 10,
Touched Upon

WASHINGTON Deco, II

" ASfi ! NGTqN. Dece:rbe.. g. The
I,aoIHet to-day discussed briefly tna
lEe>ldent' $ message to which tn" finish
Ky tot'ches rave been placed except e,
that portion relating Ia tn. philituincS
nat section Of the message Is Being
heid Up in the hope hat t.he Presiiea,
may be able to announce the complete
COLLAPSE of the nsurrection before il
Sots U Congress. The members Of the
,aplneb are unanimously Df til" opinion
ms the rebellion is on its last legs ana
mat any DAY may see the end.
me rnlllppine question is solving
leSeiI. Is me way one mcMbcr put Il
t"-"ay The president has decided NOT
- send the message to Congress until
Tuesday, as the Immediate adiouran,enr
cl the Senate upnn' the annpt.nc .meut
or the death y! the Vice President will
preclude it's being read On Monday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02
NEWPORT NEWS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER . 1899

Dispatches from I.awton indicate bay
onbong captured 2Sth instant. Both
trails over mountains inpra cticu BILE fcr
Whee! transportation Of any kind
TROOPS NOT LIVING EASY
Troops have subsisted on rice and
scant supply at that. AIacArthur's
troops have had several minor engage
ments. capturing men and rifles. Bells
capture in mountains includes fourteen
modern guns all in good condition. over
fifty pieces Of artillery captured by
troops of corps in last three weeks
Oregon brought in one hundred ana
six Spanish prisoners from Eigan yes
terdaS. ninety four received by rail
previous evening. Young With three
troops cavalry and Mar>h's battalion
Thirty-third Infantry should have
reached Eigan Yesterday
''ConaitiOns SanLboanga satisfactory
Ordnance surrendered consisting four
field pieces. seventeen rifles. quantity
ammunition. Natives adjoining towns
visiting city ana native military bands
serenadinS troops. Thirty-first Infan-
try leaves Manila this evening 10 gar
rison several stations Mindanau coast:
no difficulties anticipated.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02

he Game from Fighting stock and HI.
Sons Are Chirs OF the Old kslock,
dBv TELEGRAM


COLUMBIA. S. c.. December IL Col
onel Cadwalader Jones. a colonel in the
Confederate Army and once a pronli-
nent politician. died here to-day. aged
elshty-siX. He married Isabella,
daughter of Governor Irede}l, Of North
carolina. He graduated in 1882 at the
University OF North Carolina. Two OF
his sons We're colonies in the Spanish
war. While Willie Jones. South Carolina,
anu ,IChnstone Jones, California. The
grandfather of the decea sed was an aid
TO General Lafayette. john Paul Jones
the revolutionary naval hero change
his name from Paul to Jones for kind
nesSes at the hands CT this distinguished
North Carolina family
General Wade Hampton will be a pal
bearer.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02
100000 FIRE IN oNASCoCK.
Gre ater Part Of the Business Block d. S
Iroy-d I:,Au.apc., Sa3. 900

icy ISieSTaph.)
GNANCOtyk. -AiEt1CMAC'K COUNTY
VA. December 1.-The business block
81 this place was pretty Well swept OUT
;,is morning by fire
The flames We're discovered about 4
. .Iiock in the second story of the build
ing occupied as Parkens grocery on
Main street. and but half :, blocl, from,
the Grand Central Hotel
FLAMES HARD TO SI1B'DJ-E
The fire steadily ate its way through
the thin walls and spread east and west
IN the building on either side ans! was
only stayed by heroic work on the ia 1T
OF the fire Department and citizens.
HOTEL WAS SAWED
ne hctSl was saved. After the
names had gotten within thirty f-et Of
it. The losses are:
The total loss is estimated at about
sou, ouo; insurance about S23,0Gn
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02
Octopus Will Embrace All Inde-
pendent Sugar Refineries.
GLUCOSE co. To BEABSORBED
on the Arbuckte and Doscher Con.
Germs. Common Stock to be Put
OF 3 Per Cent. Basis.
(New York Weekly.)

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE News says
today:
"A S20O.000000 trust is in contempla-
ton. There is every prospect that ;he
American Sugar Company the Glucose
Refining Company and all of the So
called independent sugar retineries will
be consolidated. II. .. Havemeyer, of
the sugar combine. has. it is under
stood. secured an option on the Ar
buckle Sugar Company. the Doscher
concern and the outside plants in Bos-
ton and New Orleans.
'lt-h:S been aScertaned that repre-
sentatlves OF the Havemeyer Company
have been in this city in conference
With President Mattiessen. of the Glu-
cr:se Company. for several days. The
result of these conferences. it is said
was an option on the glucose interests.
TO INCREASE, CAPITAL STOCK
The important feature Of the plan
IS that the American Sugar Company
will increase its capitalization from
$4,000 900 TO 5000, 100000. 1t is unuer-
stood that $50, 900 600 of this will be Civ
en- the Glucose people for their plant
ana 100000 600 to the outside retineries,
and that the entire common stock of the
sugar trust Will be put on an eight per
cent basis. The rate Of disbursement
on the preferred shares will not lc
charged while the holders of ordinary
Will be allowed to subscribe fer the new
certificates at par.
MIR. AA'rTHlESS.ElN is MUM.
Tie capital of the Glucose Refinery
Company is S4o000,o00, $4,000, 900 pre-.
ierrcd and s2e 100000 common SO THAT
certificates will de taken in presumably
al an average Of S75 per share
When questioned in reference to tic
prospective sale Of his company, Mr..
Matthiessen today refused to discuss
the matter, saying: Any information
that may be of value TO the public will
be given out at the prtyDer time 80 E's3as
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02

Ni(pfIt}fIl lines WI L.
II the certificate goes to TAYLOR it is
Il cert 2inty that the matter will he talk
Ell to the Legislature where C:oebel
may finally win out. The Republicans
However are by no means Il unit in ia
Won Of abandoning the fight at the do "
Of he Legislatures. Some Of them are
vehement in their assertions that thaE
Will no1 abandon the fight until there
is no possible chance Of Taylor being
governor Of the state. Governor Brad
ley has evidently made UP his mind
that somebody Will receive i certificates
or election. for he Was buS!lE engaged
all day in packing UP his private prop
rItE in the state house preparatory to
/ return TO private life.
They are making my last days my
hardest days., he said. but | guess
there vii! be no trouble. There are too
many sensible men on beth sides TO
prevent anything of that kind. I real
~ don Se" how anything can x done
20 Keep Mr.. Taylor from the chair He
viii SO IN al! right.
PROBABLE PROCEDURE.
1t is not likely that the election COM
miSSiuners Mill finish their work before
Tuesday afternoon. Anong the sug-
Ges,ions made regarding their probable
line q action. is that sitting as an cleo
ton board, the commissioners Will is
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02
Roberts Eligibility to be Chai.
Ienged by Republicans.
MUST BE INVESTIGATED
VIII Not be Sworn With Other Corer. se-
men. Plan Of Proc dure In the Gaze
Mapped Out at Conference
East Night.
DIV Tclegrarh.l

80 ~ = con
" a'""t = prominent House
Republicans. held 1t the Capitol to-
night. ii as decided that the eligibility
d Representa,ive-cl Roberts If
r,af 70 o,.cunv :, c,.,,i,, ~ iIl -. -
''''se "
ives should be inNestiSa ted
and determined and that pending the
decision he should not be permi,ted r,
take NJ. o..h ~ ,,,;oo
-rh;s
iA'S "etlS!Hn was arrived at by those
i'''se'. without a dissenting voice.
NbT y lREJ DCiMEET.
resent ''iN@ Taylor. of Ohio. who
= .''' Nc c!liE&S OF the matter in the
j., i,l''',ta. altef the conference
In.s , 49,, -. 'nal tn's Proceeding
800 ~, Involve q nrcjudgment Of the
60, Ply. irrespective Of party. will af-
~. !" ne members an opportunity to
N"te after thorough investigation and
~, AZ: s'.se presentation Of the case for
~. I..''iS'de,ati"n-
.nrinns 49,, ~, ~" i3'us Il study OF ale
7 ,i''.,'s ana ffecedSn1s and presented:
! '!stn - i@nStA 70 his colleagues He
,.hs = y !'.aH 2. procedure which was
| : - ,t - =! yer an exchange of views
=, rSl>-I bt FEGGtpUIsE.
t :i In,iGS"nEe IS 70 be as follows:
III. !, ~. '.''''Ets appears AZ the baS
.i'l ti"uSH To take the oath objection
i,,.li ir~iI 1883
and ,f.;.,. MI, N VII then step aside
- ~. llt "thef members are sworn
iyi,, ,,S ma Hiii= the objection
Win y,,yi;,n o' ~, vii ne NJ Taylor
r.si,,,,, III IL 'i"Sati2Ns aad offer 4
s,..,;ai -! l'r lhelr investigation by a
H i,s,e' 1"i'l'...i'ee. This viii give the
tirsI -. op!'u!tualty TO vote in the
/ ,,s i4.atai'eS upon the question OF
foStPenln" the adn:nistra ~ ~
has, untl! after the allegations havss
! :, ~ IS az CD The resolltiTrs
Iii, i,,,s,,, pseh terminated yet but thev
charge -thaT M tne i innHsstigation Of the
in 1Ssn r,,,l .lon OF Tie Edmunds act
terms ar e 1ha, nun Ineligible by The
thar he >, !, , ,c,, whether the fact
~ ~, = ~ aS9"ed Folygamist rend-
stat. nT i I1,sIi - anc whether the
violated ~ ~ llr>' ~ slecflns him has net
,ainrd s,n,s,,, ''ct ny which She ob-
EIE 11,t"I ~
An Ta,.la D'-.s ; ~ RECORD.
o.,ia5,inn t1t' lrecedrnts for
her l,,1, , ~; S"clrlAS in Of 4 mem
crr1,.nt:,,s ~. a'id bearing proper
ANN" ,,,, 81" numerous and in point
.,sns !, $3.50 s''s me vel! known
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02
GENERAL OTIS ADVANCE

WASH lNGTON. December 1.-Gen-
eril Otis adviccs to the War DeDa,.i :
lncnt to-day show that the advance I'M,
1he interior is being vigorously pushed
and the American troops combine -
urive back and disperse the scattered
s,ands encountered :
lie states that CAPTAIN NVarwi
Eighteenth Infantry, was killed in Al
engagement a. PasSi Iloilo province on
the 10Th OF November. General Otis:
dispatch follows:
Manila, December 1:t
Hughes reports from Central Panay
that iioilo province, one third of island,
cleared Of insurgents Ey forcef,
marches with two bA:taions from Lam
'buanr by way of caainos he obliged
enemy to engage at Passion. 2Sth in
stant and drove him With loss to the
mountains in detached bodies, ,aptur-
ing ten rifles and several Thousand
rounds small ammunition: Hughes
casualties Captain Warwick, Eighteenth
Infantry. and Private Daniel w. Hum
phreys X, Eighteenth Infantry, killed.
He reports lristrocps in excellent health
Is now converting wheel into pack
transportation for purpose Of entering
mountains. Expected tha he Will pass
on to Capis, northern coast or island.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02
Ere In Eola Of Steamer.
(By TeIegra uh.)

\
HANEE.. nec.--The British steamer
CGmoric fiMm Galveston. which arrir-
cd here on November a. after. being
partly discharged. has had fire break
out in her hold.
The Camerc's fire was confined IN
cI"r the bridge deck and 600 bales 81
cation We're DANA ed
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02
DIsGREDITED IN NEW YORK

- - " W IVENIN, DEC. "I.-IHG ueSpaLClt
from Chicago announcing the forma-
tion Of 5000 1000, 600 combination en-
bracinE the American Sugar Refining
Company, Arbuckle Bros. Glucose Su-
gar Refining Company and various in
dependent concerns. was discredited III
trade circles here. AT the offices of the
concerns interested nothing was
known of the .nafterv
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02
NATIVE SCOUTS a SUCCESS

"W-Ns@TfI NJ 7 ON, Decenbcr l-Nnr,l
comes from the PHILIPPINES that IL.
Two companies of Macabebe scouts I'M
der Captain Batson are doing SO vel
1hal 1t has been decided to organic ;,
1ull battalion Of those ,:atives. The az
dliional two companies will be very
'H'1ui IN the present campaign, III
tracking the fleeing remnants 81 a..
ulnaldo's disorganiZed army.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02
cSxels Sailed.

Barge Ocean Belle. Providence.
steamer Jas. Turpic, Ir!s;a gjnrs.>
Steamer H!udwin (BrJ. James Hun
burg.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02
CaleE t.ar for This Day.
Seas<,Is Arrived.

steamer City Of Everett. II Verge.
HnS'on.
steame, Jas Turpic ,Br.,, weston.
Tampa.
Steamer Blodwen 1Er). ,Tauss. Sew
Orleans.
Steamer lord I.ansdownc usry. liar
:iSOn, Bary
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02
Weather FOrecnAt,

WASHINGTON Dec. l.--rore;.ast
Tor NirEina-F'air and cooler, Saturday.
fresh southwestcrly winds SUNDAY
fair 6I~
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-06
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
The Philippines Question VIII Agitate
the senate This Week.

The Philippines Question VIII Agitate
the senate This Week.
Washington. Feb 6.-with but four
weeks Of the session remaining Speaker
Reed and the rules committee of the
house have taken the reins into their
hands to keep the road clear for the
business which must be transacted In
order to avoid an extra session. But
four appropriation bills remain to be
acted upon by the house-the army,
navy, sundry civil and general defici-
ency. Two of these, the sundrv civil
and the naval will be ready during the
early part of the week. II is likely that
the census bill will be passed under
suspension of the rules this afternoon,
but it may be that, owing to its i'm
portance, although there is no special
opposition to the bill, its consideration
may he postponed. Nothing definite
has been settled about the Nicaragua
canal bill Hawaiian or shipping bills
Dut they are too important q be hur-
red through under suspension of the
rules. The public building bills, which
will be considered tomorrow and Wed.
nesday, have not all been reported, but
they will include bills for the New
. York custom house. the Carnegie Ii
brary in this city and other bills for
public buildings throughout the coun-
try. The naval bill, which will be
taken up on Thursday, will carry pro-
vision for the new ships, and is likely
to lead to a most interesting debate,
especially in view of the existing COM
plications in the Philippines.
The subject of the relations of this
country to the Philippine Islands un-
doubtedly viii be the uppermost topic
in the senate during the week. The
hostile demonstrations Of the Filipino
forces under Aguinaldo renders this re-
suit inevitable. This occurrence has
had the effect of intensifying the feel
ing in the senate which had grown out
of the controversy over the treaty and
which was at almost fever heat. on
this account it will be very difficult for
the senate to take up other subjects.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-06
COMMANDER SEXTON DEAD.


Captain W. {. johnson, of Cincinnati, 4,
Becomes Acting Commander.
Washington, Feb. 6.-Colonel James
A. Sexton, commander-in-ch of the
Grand Army of the Republic, and a
member of the war investigating COM
mission. died at $40 o'clock yesterday
morning at Garfield hospital. from COM
plications resulting primarily from an
attack Of the grip. Colonel Sexton had
been Ill about a month, first with grip
and kidney troubles and later with
meningitis of the brain. His system
failed to respond to medical treatment,
and for several weeks his recovery was
hardly expected. When he first be-
came sick Colonel Sexton was living at
the Arlington hotel. but about two
weeks ago he was removed to the Gar
field hospital. Mrs. Sexton and her son
William We're with the colonel at the
time of his death. Last night the body
was put aboard the 1880 train on the
Pennsylvania railroad, and will be
taken to Chicago. There were no fu-
neral services in this city, but six
members of the Grand Army acted as
pail bearers, both when the body was
removed from the hospital and when
put aboard the train.
Captain w. c. Johnson, senior vice
comander-in-chief of the G.. A. r., Is
the head Of the firm of Johnson Broth
ers' Hardware company, in Cincinnati.
Under the constitution he becomes the
acting COMMUNICATIVE at once
upon the death of his superior and con-
tinues as the acting commander-in
chief until the vacancy is filled.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-06
EXCITEMENT in MADRID.

General Rios Reports That Our War
ships Destroyed Several Towns.
Madrid. Feb. 6.-Intense excitement
was caused here by the receipt last
evening Of the following official dis
patch from General Rios, the Spanish
commander in the Philippines:
"The insurgents have violently at
tackled and captured almost the whole
Of the exterior American line. The
Americans offered a vigorous defense
at the exterior barriers, using their ar
unery, as well as the squadron
"The warships destroyed and burn
ed Caloocan, Paco and several towns
in the neighbOrhood. Both sides suf-
fered materially. Very sharp firing
continues. The Spanish troops have
been confined 10 quarters, but a SER
geant has been wounded by a stray
bullet"
The popular sympathies here are on
the side Of Aguinaldo, but thinking
people are anxious regarding the con-
sequences Of the fighting, especially on
account OF the Spanish prisoners still
Ia the hands Of the insurgents.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-06

Two weeks from tomorrow the bor-
ough elections will take place. Ordin-
arily this time of the year finds the
politicians active, but it would be a
difficult matter to recall time when
the voters Of both parties were so in
active as they are to-day. This ap-
pears to be the case in most of the
boroughs of the county. 1t is to be
regretted that in the selection of
Councilmen and School Directors
there is not more interest. 1t is be-
cause of such apathy that unfit and
unworthy candidates succeed in Sc
curing a seat in these municipal
sbodies. 1t is not easy to account for
such condition of affairs. The
Citizens party has placed in nomina-
tion honest and capable men, and
we believe their election would re,
down to the interests of the taxpayers
in general.