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The sun., 1899-12-27
srR-CON TR4CTORs LET 90.


The charges OF violation Of the labor laws
that Resulted Ia the arr - oi Charles 7. Will-
general contractor: william !. Nichols Presi-
C'ut OF tho Arm ~ Hrrt"r Bros. and Jacob
Dieter. and their arraignment before Justice
deuel. in jefferson Market court about month
ago. have been dismissed The arrests were
caused bv Factory Inspector Williams. and
although the decision OF Justice deuel. dis
missing the charges was made several weeks
ago nothing seemed to have been learned
about Il until yesterday AZ th" Factory lnspcc.
ton Departments
The charges were brought in connection
with ia" huii.uy ~ tho new Appclla'" Court
House Mr., wills was the general contractor
aud sUbet par; ot the work To- william j.
Nichols. who suul"t soma ~ 1t 10 Jacob Dieter
TIL" complaint WAS that the law providing for
the eight-hour WORK day and the prevailing
rate OF wages was being violated The charge,
were dismissed because OF the new law Under
which the men were arrested being deIectiye
| nder the law Of lS'I contractors were liable
to tlnc or Imprisonment or both for IT, viola.
ton. Under the law rs amended In lSI,
suh-"ontrar'or- must also observe tho
".ght-hour and prcvniilrE rn'c ~ wages rro.
visions. hut no Iona''cS are prrscrI bed As-
s.s'aul b~'rl'' Ntorncy Bvrue 'atd yrStrr lay
mat VIII" IA" reuhl cod" dotrtHlcd with a."
Labor luN ~ 'hr 'nwG # 1917. when cor rnr,nrs
""r" luhd" Hattie "a IN" or imprisonment for
'.u.H''r oi tho 'wu provisions named II dIl
no d H''hil with ia" lr"scn' law. up iennliy
Icing rr"-cri'", '"r @uh-"ontractors. though
u WAS provided that they must not violate rha
two provisions uH'url. Tho WAGES war. pail
and he men hired hy N" suh-cNntrnctor, hc
shli 80 that n" original contractor was NOT
liable. nni a there Is no pena'ty mentioned IN
In" ca-" nf sub-contractors ;hc charges against
them had to bo dismissed ="
The sun., 1899-12-27
BUILDING GIFT FOR YALE.
MISSES STOKES or THIS CITY PRE-
SEyT Az ADMINIsTRAT ALTON HALL.
IL Has Been Estimated That II Will Cost
s5OO.OOO O-u VIII he Placed on tho

II Has Been Estimated That II Will Cost
s5OO.OOO 1t viii he Placed on tho
"Ncw Campus and VIII Be One
of tho New Bi-centennini Structures.
New HAVEN. Conn. Dec. 20-News OF an i'm
portant gift TO Yale was announced to-day at
the special meeting Of the corporation. II In
TO be a new administration building. to take
place OF the antiquated treasury building. IL
will contain all the offices OF the officials OF the
university. The gift Is by the Misses Olivia
and Caroline Stokes OF New York city. aunts
OF Anson Phelps Stokes. Jr.. secretary OF the
Yale CORPORATION. The price Of the new build
ing is not announced. II is thought that II will
be $5OO.OOO. The building will be ono OF the
structures on what Is called the new cam pus."
Plans were submitted and accepted to- day
by the New York architects Csrrere 4
Hastings for three new buildings To be COM
pleted in time for the bi-centennial celebra-
ton They are an auditorium. n memorial
vestibule and dining hall. They will stand
on the new campus Their construction will
be begun at once. They will he pushed
through to completion as rapidly rs the state
Of the funds for the bi.centennial will permit.
Inquiry was made after the meeting relative
to the condition Of the building funds for the
bi-centenni0l. Secretary Anson Phelps Stokes.
Jr.. said that nothing was yet ready for an
ing will be begun first Of the three proposed
bi-centeEnial structures. but 1t is said that the
condition Of the building fund is such that IL
is possible to begin the work OF erecting one
Immediately.
The Hon f.. d. Dobbns. Yale academic ~.
and Yale Law School - of Hartford was
elected uru'cs.o-oi Jurisprui"ncc in place uf
Prof Morris Frank TYLER, who recently re-
signed this chair to accept tho tteasurcrsnip OF
the university, Prot Robbins will assume his
duties on Jan. |.
Miss Olivia Eglnstone Phelps stokes and Miss
Caroltue Phelps Stokes are daughters OF tho
late James Stokes anh his wife Caroline Phelps
and sisters Of Arson Phelps Stokes. Two, Of
their nephews. Anson's sons. y. q. Phelps
Stokes. trI. and Anson Phelps stokes Jr. Hj.
have been graduated from Yale.
Miss Caroline Phelps Stokes In 1892 built n
fine public library aud gave It to the city Of
Ansonia. Conn, in honor of the founder OF the
city Arson q. rhelrs whn was her grandfather
on her mothers side. IL cost S,n.OOO ana was
partly furnished with hooks. The city officials
never formally accepted il. and finally they not
only refused to support II tut proposed 70 tax
Miss Stokes on the liant anI I'll. hllldl ng. ShH
lost patience with them unl In NoycmLer. 1854. h.
the library was closed permanently.
The sun., 1899-12-27
BLIND MAN A MURDERER.
y. H. LIpIN0sToN or BALTIMORE
CHOKES ms WIFE TO DEATH.
He l. Clyn war Pen,ioner and in Quar-.

He IL n Civil War Psnsioner and In quar-
rel Clutched His wife's Throat Until
She Died-Burncd Her Clothes ana
Hired n Man to Take Him TO the Police
BALTIMORE, Dec. 20.-Early this morning
Franklin B. Livingston. blind man. b6 years
old. choked his wife Rosie, who was blind in
one oye. to death at their home. lloo
Columbia avenue. The motive for the crime
was jealousy. resulting In contention between
the couple ovorthe custody Of their siI.yesr-
old daughter Emma. It is said that Living
Is ds hsh 1stoSp aPR hRyng served
pany A, sLxty-sixth New York RsRimsnt he
receives s72 month pension Tor the loss $50 q
when shell exploded wounding him In the
head; he Nss born Of 80 Fast FittyiLniInsh yi.,Insn
them for thirteen years.
poee Tfs % sf S. o
Livingston gave himsSe iS n at the S sSutn sSstss
said she came into his room and attempted 70
smother him with a feather bed. He resisted
HHn o%nS IN e ns ann F m hT hs
died. He thought that her clothing as well as
his own might he bloody and bc strinpcd MS
a stove. He then dragged the body upstairs
to the bathtub wherc he lot j.. Livingston
then said he gave neighbor 81 to lead him TO
Nelghbors Of the couple say that I.ivinaston
had been aroused over stories that his wife had
been associating with other men. IL was also
learned that Livingston was in the habit O!
giving his wife large part OF his pension
morey and that he used TO comrlan th0t she
would spend It in a few DAYS. She had also
told one OF the youngsters yesterday that "
Livingston applied for divorce and IL was
granted aud he got tho custody Of the chi u.
she would shoot him and then NV herself.
She WAS known TO hav" a pistol. Livingston
said that during the struggle last night she had
attempted to get II and use II. After n pro-
longed search the wcapon was found by Ser
g"ant Morhiscr under the woman bed II had
seven chambers and was fully loaded.
Mrs. Livingston was born in Germany aud
had been married to Livingston about fourteen
years. They had only one child. Mrs Living
ston was ~ years old.
The sun., 1899-12-27
mrs FIyeERHUr ahTs SIX MONTHS.
Also Ordered to Pay IA Pine of s5O0-Many
Petittons for Clsmency.

SoMERvILLE. n. j.. Dec. 28.-Mrs. Henrietta
Fingerhut was sentenced to six months in
the county jail and fined $500 to-day
for killing Paul Rochrlsht. Ever since the
Jury convicted Mrs. Fingerhut OF man
slaughter last Friday. petitions have
been signed by hundreds OF leading citi-
zens urging clemency in her behalf. One
OF these netitlons was circulated by the
Rev. Mr. Koechll and was signed by n!l
the ministers in the town Chief Justice
Magic came from his home at Elizabeth at 10
O'Clock this morning and opened court TO i'm.
crowd OF citizens who handed up the petitions
for mercy in behalf Of the aged woman.
Former Congressman Alvah a. Clark made an
eloquent plea for the woman's freedom. after
which Chief Justice maggie and his associate.
Judge Bartine. retired for consultation.
On returning to the court Justice Magic said
he had no more trying duty In his official
career than sentencing Mrs. Flngerhut. II was
quite obvious, he said. why the Jury had
recommended he. to the mercy Of the Court
The sympathy OF the ubllc and the court and
the jury had been with her for self-evident
reasons.
After the sentence was announced sub
scrption was started In the court room to nay
the fine. There were many liberal contribu-
tipns.
The sun., 1899-12-27
SAYS HIS C0USIN CHEATED HIN.
Capt. Broome Sues Capt. Cochran to Cancel
Real Estate Denl.

Supreme Court Justice Mnrean o, Brooklyn
yesterday heard Testimony IN the suit Of
George C. Broome against his cousin. William
II. Cochran. to recover deeds 10 two pieces OF
real estate on the Shore road. Fort
Hamilton. which. the plaintiff alleges. the
defendant secured by fraud and false
representations while acting as his at
torney and general agent; The plsintir is a
son Of the late Lieut-Col. John l.. Broome
Of the United States Army. He represented the
First ward In the Kings County Board OF Su-
peryisors Tor one term. succeeding Theodore
B, Willis, He was also at one time n Captain
in the Thirteenth Regiment. y. q. n Y. His
cousin. th. defendant. was iormerva Captain
in tha Thirteenth Regiment and subsequently
was q member of the Second Brigade stan
under Gen. James McI.eer; Brooms AYERS that
Cochran urged him to settle up his accounts as
administrator 81 his fathers estate. nnd tha,
in March last he transferred to Cochran tho
two pieces OF property for $1,000 IN cash and
received n promissory note Tor $500 In ahdi.
tion. He alleges that on July II last he learned
TINT there was all equity OF Sl5.OOO in the
property 10 excess OF the amount the defend
ant had paid him Cochran makes a general
denial and alleges that he transacted his
cousins business IN conscientious and proper
manner.
The sun., 1899-12-27
OPENING PHILIPpINE PORTS.
Progress of Pacincation-Spnnish Subjects
to Have Free Trnnsportntion HONG.

WAsHISdToS. Dec nI.-So far as the officials
81 the War Department know. Acuinado has
succeeded In eluding his pursucrs and making
his escape from the American trOops. Tho
department has received no rernr. from Gen.
Otis for more than n week that gave any inri-
cation of Aguinnllo's whereabouts. Gen
Otis's reports show. however. a complete dis
integration Of the insurrcut army. aud give the
impression that tho complete pacincation OF
the island Ia not far distant.
Secretary Root said to-day that he was much
pleased to hear from GEN Otis that the ports OF
northern Luzon would be open by Jan. I. IL
Is the purpose OF Gen. Otis to open as rapidly
as possible all the commercial ports OF the
Philippines. and now that arrangements have
Oeen omplrt'd Tor IN" orcGing o. the port, oi
northern Luzon. Secretary Root believes thar
lie will next direct his attention to the p0-ts II
southern Luzon with the probability that by
4 question o. c5ns "rlhie interest 10 IN,
Spans residents 81 the Philippines was o. n.
slderet AM deci i.e At to-day session OF IL,
rabnet. Gen. Otis some time aeo called The
her @ "'h or@cr e., clyinn 'aSl tina! am
eleved that they were emitted TO transnor.
tation bacs t. srain by reason of the irsnty
psoSdns @ fSqsy RS retrn n"h from sme ne
of all sranish sol Hers and civilian prisoner.
Gen; OTIS .o,,top ,HtNplanSd thai mary II tho
!, the hands OF the Insurgents had am
lies who were not Ir sOners. The soldiers
upon securing their release rom the Filiuluns
desired that their families should accompa
them to Spain, and that civil employees ol the
former Spanish Government in the islands had
requested the same privilege Secretary Root
brought the subject before the Cabinet to-day
and Il was decided to instruct Gen. Otis 10
give the broadcst possible Interpretation to
that part OF the peace treaty providing for the
TRANSPORTATION home OF Spanish SUBJECTS
Under the Interpretation as determined upon
transportation will be provided Tor all persn1!
and their families who were connected ON cially
with the Snanish Government. This will mean
that any prisoners held by the Insurgents
whether military or civil will be returned 70
Spain by this Government II Ia estimated
that the extra cost will he about $4,000
The sun., 1899-12-27
VIZ. HaNBrRY ms 4 GnrEr4>cr.
Angry Brcnus- Rrgis,er-Ei-ct Howe Gave
NCGinnrs- u Job.

Harry $ Hanhur,. the Republican leader In
th" seventh Assembly district In Brooklyn
'"c's specially aGcricved over the appointment
~ John J. McGuuess to an 81 SOn Job under
E,G stor.clrrt James Il Howe. lIanbury and
Mriinu"ss had a long and bitter lght for the
political control ~ IL" Seventh district, Ham
hurry won ont ~ ont three wears ag . aul Mo
Ginu"ss had not been able even to secure a
seat in the County Committee.
In the late rnmrnign McGinness was
man of the Executive Committee. 10 run one
Of rho bureaus at headquarters. and after the
election h" was recommended TO Mr. Howe.
for ulac" on his s'nN hv Mr. WoodrufY mud
Chairman Water u Atorhury Of the County
Committee. Mr. llanhury WINS not consulted
in III" matter ut AL and under no cirrum-
stances u ~ said. would h" have iniorscd
the application ~ his Old 'Hctionnl opponent
Tor any appointment.
Th' y" NJ ms notv son the Lieutenant Gov
rrunr an Mr. Iianhutv hIr" never been cor
dnl ant the latter. ~ iSSsS wcnt 80 lar IA tu on.
pos" Mr. WOOdrnn'S denomination. The ap-
pnntmcnt oi Mr. Mctiinnlss. So Mr.. HanLury's
friends Rv"r. j. the first step In pro-
lcctCd movement on the part OF WoodrufY
and Aitcrhury II restore him TO the lea iership
IN thu seventh district and tO down Hanhury
n the latter has been planning tn cnpture
III" nomination for Congress next year in
the Fourth hjstr ct. the controversy threatens
iN extend beyond the Assembly district AMI
r"ssihiy disturb the entire county organisa-
ton
The sun., 1899-12-27
700 MANY IMMIGRAvTs, mr. SAYS.

Assistant Secretary Taylor In Favor OF
Legisiation 10 Stop tho Flood.
WARRINGTON. Dec. 26.-Assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury Taylor believes that some
changes In the Alien Labor Contract law are
desirable. In speaking OF this subject to-day
he said:
something ought to he done TO stor the
Hood OF immigration, Last month $4,000 i'm
migrants landed in New York, The immi-
grants from the southern European countries
are those we fear most. Those from the North
the English. Irish, ScandInavians, Danes
nutch Germans, all make desirable citizens
But those from Italy, Hungary Turkey nnd
spain are coming over faster than thry can
he assimilated. The immigrants fir II The
North usually hasten through New YORK bound
Tor the West and the Northwest, where tbev
arm owners. They add 10 the productiyenesS
2i the country The others, on the contrary
iinGer ahout the large cities, New York. Cbicsgn
and 1T. Louis. They 30 into sweat shons md
sleep twenty In room. or thcv heconir frWit
peidlers or organ grinders. ami never ret
away from the cities. few are ON plnycd in
me coal and iron mines As n rule bowcvnr
lhey are most undes'rah" W" dn not need so
many ~ this class Of immigrants, and tel,eye
something should he done to cheek the tide"
The sun., 1899-12-27
sPIkE-1AIL nroHr ~ DE ATE.
Meat. Drink and Oratory In Honor of Leader
Martin EnRei.

A banquet to the Hon. Martin Engel. Tam
many Hall leader Of de Ate. Councilman. and
honorary member OF the Allen Street Literary
Club was given last night In the hall at Green
and Houston streets where about year ago
on a similar occasion Police Captain o'heeIe
met with an accident which cost him his liie
Scores OF prominent East Side politicians were
copspicuously absent at last nights celebra-
tion on account OF general suspicion that the
EnRe hoodoo was still In existence.
Il was greatly pleased not TO be present"
said Phil Wissig, president OF the Martin EnRel
Association. after the banquet. because some
thing has happened twice. and feel that In
justice to my family. should take no chances
this year. Next year may hire dress suit
like the others and take part in tn" festivities"
For the past week there have been daily drills
OF those who could raise the necessary SO to
pay for ticket to tho banquet under the guild
nnce OF the Committee on Etiquette.
consisting OF Rosey the Lawyer. ex-
Assistant District Attorney Goldsmith.
ex-Capt. Kramer. Jack Marcus. ex-
keeper In the Ludlow street Jail. Cross-eyed
Senftman.. .ex-Inspector OF Fire Alarm Box
Handles; Peter the Barber. exiofIicial barber BE-,
IN the Ludlow street jail. and Lazarus the
Bootblack formerly Official barber In The Es;;
Sex Market court. The committee docreed
shoes were allowed because the renters OF
dress coats on tho East Side do not handle
Remember" said Roscy the Lawyer, in his
final Instructions to the awkward squad.
every holder OF y ticket can get his dress suit
fully protected Ly a policy taken out from one
Of the accident Insurance companies"
Yes chimed in rx.Capt. kramer, let
s%t al the ''fi siiydrrsra tagged 30 re re e; soc:
Ex-Assistnnt District Attorney Gr"ldsnith,
toast. The Martin Engel Association" was
rSspondcd TO ~ Asscmh%Iyman % julius Har:
n broken rio The Hon, ,John, N. Keller spoke
in an eloquent speech told how much Mr.
Engel lad done TO advance the interests OF the
city. and the work Of municiptI reform.
semblyman Cohn Of de Ate, at the concln-
ssiIon o. Senator, ,Grady's speech. 'our. motto ia
get broke but they know where to find their
Among those who Graced Tho occa;; ion were
Max hochstiln. senator, Dry Dollar" sulli:
CCoo,poratIopr Counsel Gns'pyy Rogers, Pr; 6r;
Eldrdgs street station with ten policemen.
who sat on both sides OF him at the, table ;
hlyman Leon saunders. Gas Works Myers. eX-
y%n, tSs Hon. Eliy I;onari. snoot, ,ihe
Eo~euhoom. Julius Kaiser aud Pat Connolly.
tho Mayor ~ Poverty Hollow. \ pleasant
tga,GTs a,nsr % 'h Ma, oecIfSs WAS the r5Sr
trnlt Of Martin fns"l An orchestra com;
r","i exclusively 81 women riey"i
ipG and q Inmh"r, q ,sommhrcte. from Max
il"chstlm's Music HILL il, Third avenue helped
I. entertain the guests Engel was cheereh to
until nearly day break this morning.
The sun., 1899-12-27
NORTHWEST MERRr. INDEED.
Ansel Oppenheim says Christmas business
Distancrd All Expectations.

AnseI Orpcnheim Vice President Of the Chit
cngo AMI Great Western Railroad Company.
arrived at tho Waldorf Astoria Hotel last night
from 81. Paul lie is to sail for Europe this
morning Mr.. Oppenhcim said
I'VE have never had such a Christmas In the
Northwest as this one. You have not the faint
est iion Of the rushing business that was done
In all the cities Of the Northwest, some of our
merchants In 81 Paul believed that they would
90 sJuuW worth of business in Christmas
week. The majority of them did 25.OOO
worth. The prosperity III thi country
and especially out our way Ia OF such
limen Stons thar the railroads have not
sufficient equipment with which to do the
business. W" all believe out our way thut
the recent scar" In Wall street was most
srn~"leSs. The prosperity which came In two
years ago iS', steadily Increase. in my opin-
ion. until l!Wi. when possibly things will have
hcen run NJ such full steam that n halt will lie
called. But my prediction Ia that for the next
four years certainly W" are to have the great
est kind OF honm IN all kinds Of business"
"It ia true continued Mr. Orpenheim, that
there IL some little apprehension over the re-
suits Of the BOor war hu' in our opinion out
West thcrN can he but one inal solution OF the
war. and that is the defeat ~ the Bocrs II is
rather hard To- sny this. hut that II our opinion
out our way ! am afraid that the reor'e in
The East are not Hwar" lust how much benefit
this Borr wnr IL 10 the United States Tho
Briish Government has bought milio oi
dollars worth of mules and army equipments
IN this country
The sun., 1899-12-27
COEFEr STILL TSSC urn.
Kings Democrats Refer Hts Cas- to ~ Con,
piittrr of Five.

Kings Democrats Refer HIS Case to Com.
mite" of Five.
Tho Democratic Executive Committee Of
Kings County met lat nirht In the Thomas
Jefferson in Brooklyn and reelected Bridge
Commissioner John l.. Shea chairman. Frank
OReilly was chosen secretery. Arthur G. SAL
mon. treasurer and Patrick Ksely. clerk.
There were no contests over any OF tho ploces
The committeeman were all on hand In expec-
fhtion of possible scrap over the standing of
Senator Michael j. Cuifey. against whose con-
tlnuance rs the recognized leader in
the Ninth Assembly district petition
had been presented to the County Com
mittee by over FOo OF his consti,u.
cnts Ex-Warden James Shevlin. the Hon
Hugh McLHughlin's chic. of staff althouuh
not member OF the committee. was present
gnd u Is assumed; arranged the prorrammr.
latter representing the Seventh district, were
in their seats, hut did not recognize each other
~ my way II cannot bT said that senator
lnNry,1 greeting from his fellow committeeman
Na~ cordial, hut h- !t'int seem 10 he Worrying
much over the SITUATION. '"N
~ ca, WAS disposed ~ COR the prosrnt in
pni"k "rd"" tharua" James MafTntt II m"
meeting ot thrt body II petition had been pr".
S"nirl 10y some prrSDns" In ;h. Ninth :
Sem9y district Hgninst senator Coffpy for al
Legged disloynlty At the recent "lrrtinn oni ra
iorr"d i TO the Executive Committsr, The no.
liton; he said, was not then accessible beinv
locked up ~ the assistant secrstary's desk
move said Senator p II. Mctarren
" that the petition be referred to a sub. com.
mttee Of 1--WE" Themotion was unanimously
h'optei Chairman Shea then announced ma
committee oi i've a. fol Ows John Nc(iuira
\ lindSny aud John j. Clancy The meeting
ihcn adjourned, 'N
The sun., 1899-12-27
REBELS MAKE AN ATTACK.
JJLIpINOs UNDER GEN. ssNTA ana
lCIIpE ar SUBIG.

Re.enforcemenis Sent Prom Manila to
Break TIP This Insurgrnt Band In the
Western Provinces of Znnibeles-Minor
engagements In Other Parts fthe Island.
sp,ciai cat, Ds,pa,sae, T. THE suS.
MAStLA. Dec. 27-S:3O 4. MA company Of
the Forty. sixth Volunteers and hnlf battalion
OF marines have been scnt to reinforce the
Americans at subiR and Olongnro. The insur-
gents, under command OF Gen. Santa Ana.
hnvo made an attack on Subir.
MANILA. Dec. N. --Reports are coming In
slowly Of encounters between the Americans
and Insurgents at various places beyond the
reach Of the military telegraph line Col. Bell
with the Thirty-siyth Volunteer Infantry has
been operating in Zambeles. Capt Comfort
with company Of the Thlrty-second Volun-
teer Infantry at Dingnluphnn: the Thirty
fourth Volunteer Infantry at Aritno and the
Twenty.nrst Infantry at Calamba. The result
Of those operations ia that fifteen insurgents
have been killed and twenty-seven taken pris-
oners Thirty-two rifles we're captured. Two
Americans. including an officer, were wounded.
A garrison OF marines has been sent to
Oiangupo to strengthen the force at that place.
The insurgent General. Santa Ana, with $50
men. Is still In the vicinity OF SubiE.
battalion Of the Thrty-second Volunteer In
fantry Is chasing him.
In the island OF panay Cant. Brownell's COM
rany OF the Twsnty-slxth Volunteer Infantry
gave tho rebels n severe drubbing at Saia.
The natives Of the Province or Romblon. on the
same island. will surrender their arms
WAsHISGToS. Dec. 2U.-Gen Otis sent n
cable despatch to tho War Department to-day
giving the result Of several recent minor en-
gaRement-. and describing the situation in
different parts OF tho Philippines. II was as
follows:
'Fo'lowing recent minor cnpngemputs. Can.
ture san Mateo, Dee. loi Gen, Lnwton killed: :
Capt. KHAN, Twentv-ninth Infantry. Lieut.
Breck kinrdgr Seventh Infantry slightly
wounded: four enlisted men slightly
Capture same date Monialban Lieut.
Cotchett. Eleventh Cavalry. and six enlisted
men wounded. most slightly; enemy's casu-
I'm northern Inmhales. 2lstinst. Bell struck
$50 Insurgents: killed wounded and captured
twsnty-eight. and twenty ryhsS.
Lieut.. Read, Thirty.siNth Infantry. wounded
right thigh. moderate.
Hughes. Iloiln, reports insurGent band at
tackled Brownell : companv. Twcnty-sixth In
iantry. near Jaro: rnpulscd with heavy loss In
men and twenty-siS rifles. Insurgents IN
Romblon are surrandering arms.
"On 23d inst. Cart. Dame. Thirty-'ourth In
tnntrv. struck tnsurgent band near Aritao,
Province Of Nueyu Vizcaya, killing and
younding t'tccn. capturing seven rines.
Lieut.. Meade. Twenty-ilrst Infantry; attacked
killing five. capturing fvc rifles
Province. 9th inst. Cant. Comfort. Thirty
second Infantry. struck in urgent hand
wopnilng four and having one man wounded.
Major Srencr same regiment. sane locality.
captured tnSIrgant corral with 12b cattl" ant
ron'cs. Capt HAYS on same date attacked in
mountains near Su.ug; ons mau mis-ing