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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-06
Army Orders.

Col Charles c. Hood, 10th Infantry, has
been granted leave of absence for one
month.
Capt. Richard p. Strong, 4th Artillery,
has been relieved from duty at Savannah.
Ga, and ordered to take temporary station
in this city for the purpose Of settling his
Signal Corps accounts. on the completion
of which duty he will join his battery.
Lieut.. Frederick c. johnson, recently ap-
pointed from the ranks has been assigned
to the I'd Cavalry, and ordered to join that
regiment.
Mai. Henry r. Brinkerhon, Sd Infantry
has been assigned to the charge of the re-
cruiting station at San Francisco, relieving
Capt. r. H. r. Loughbrough, 18th Infan-
try.
Lieut.. F. w. Fuger, 18th Infantry now
at Fort McHenry, Nd, has been assigned
to temporary recruiting service at Detroit,
Mich.
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ENRAGED THE REGIMENT.
Nebraskans Fought FierceIy on See
ing DIR. Noung's MutiInted Renlains.

Another report. written by the late Col.
Stotsenburg. was made public by the War
Department today. 1t related to the cap
ture of the Manila water works and pump
ing station on February 6. The troops In
Cluded in the movement were the lst Ne
braska. the Utah Battery. Companies ID
and / of the LIST Colorado, a battalion of
the Tennessee regiment. under Major
Cheatham, and a battalion of the 23d In
fantry. There was a brief hot fight before
the insurgents were ousted from their first
trenches. but after that had been accom-
plEhed by a brisk shelling from the Utah
Battery. Col. Stotsenburg says, the insur-
gents were started on the run, fianked out
of every position and kept going until We
occupied the water works" The machinery
here was found in good condition. except
that the valves and cylinders had been re-
moved and hidden under the coal.
Early in this fight DR. H. A Young of
the Utah Battery was cut of by the insur-
gents, and his body was found horribly
mutiated- Ii was only few minutes after
seeing this evidence of barbarity that the
Nebraska regiment ernptied one insurgent
trench, leaving seventeen of its occupants
10 be cared for by the burying squad.
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euTuRE OF THE REuNA MERCEDES.
1t H. Suggested That She he Presented
to- the Queen Regent.

The captured Spanish cruiser, Raina Mer-
cedes, which has been turned over TO the
United States authorities, is stiu at tha
Norfolk navy yard. 1t Nas not yet been
decided what disposition viii be made Of
her, but board Of survey viii shortly be
appointed by the commandant OF the yard
to report on her condition. The board will
decide what repairs are necessary, aud
upon the appl ploval Of their report by the
department, work Will be promptly COM
menCed to put the prize into condition for
service.
The Navy Department has received a sug-
gestion from the Portsmouth, Va, board
OF trade that the captured Spanish cruiser.
Reina Mercedes. be completely rebuilt at
the Norfolk navy yard. supplied with tho
very best guns and armor, and then pre-
scented To the Queen Regent Of Spain "a an
evidence Of the good Will cherished by the
United States FOR her country.
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ARRIVAL OF THE MEADE.
Men of the 10th Infantry En- Route to
PhiliDuines.

NEW YORK, June 6.-The United States
transport Meade, having on board the 10Th
Regular Infantry, from Porto Rico, ar
rived at Jersey City today, where the SOL
diers were met by many of their friends.
The regiment is Ell route for Camp Meade
where the soldiers will remain until about
June Is, then proceeding to San Francisco
and from there to the Philippines for active
duty. The men appeared to be all in good
health and spirits and anxious to go to
the Philippines.
The soldiers will remain on the trans
port until tomorrow morning, when they
Will discmbark and proceed on special
train to Camp Meade.
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ADDITIONAL CASUALTIES.
Killed and Wounded Reported by
Gen. Otis

The adjutant general today received a
cable message from General Otis, giving a
LIST of additional casualties among the
troops IN the Philippines. as follows:
knIed-Twenty-ff Infantry, June 3, G,
Private David GOldschmidt; 4th. G. Private
Converse P. Warner; 20 Oregon, II, Private
William McElwsin, 4th Cavalry, c, Ser
geants Seth Lowell. l, Benz. Craig.
Wounded-Second oregon. April %, Major
Surgeon NJ. y. Ellis. leg, slight. June 3, b,
prlvates Henry NJ. Wagner, ilian region,
severe; II, Austin J. Salisbury, extllary
region, severe, 4th. c. PTivates Elmer l..
DOOiittle, arm, moderate: X, William E.
Smith. arm. severe: 18th Cavalry, Sd, G.
Private Earl b. Niles head, severe; 4th. G,
PrIVates Patrick BranigaH, leg. severe; q,
Nelson + Daily. chest severe; /, Maurice
CUfhsId. chest moderate. 1st Colorado, Sd,
a, Private Charles hickman, foot mOder-
aIC, LIST Montana. {, Private Theodore
sCAue.te. back, slight. 4th Infantry, 4th, A,
Private james Mccarthy, thigh, slight.
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HOT FIGHT WITH ROBBERS
Sheriff's Posse Worsted in an Encounter in
Woming Hills.
Men Accused of RObhing onion Pa
cific Train Were Objects of
the Pursuit.

CHEY ENNEi, Wyo., June 6.-The sheriff
posse which left Casper yesterday in pur-
suit of three of the Union Pacific train rob-
bers overlook them when thirty miles out
and were given severe setback in the fight
which followed, the robbers shooting three
of their horses and stampeding the others.
They followed the trail of the robbers al
most due north and over high, sandy, roll
ing prairie The bandits had eaten lunch
at Teapot Rocks. twenty miles from Casper,
where with field glasses, they could see
the country behind them for ten miles, and
probably saw their pursuers approaching.
They had been following high ridges, but
after leaving Teapot Rocks struck down a
draw to the head of Teapot creek. and fol-
lowed along the creek bottom for six miles.
At high cliff of rock the bandits turned
abruptly to the left and rode into the rocks.
They were seen by the posse. following
closely, one man trailing them while the
others rode to the side
Robbers Open Fire.
Within 300 yards of the rocks Charles
Halliday and e. r. Payton We're in the lead.
Suddenly two shots rang out and Payton
horse went down with a bullet through the
heart The whole posse dismounted and
ran in among the rocks under cover. In a
few moments other shots were fired by the
return as the robbers We're completely MD
den behind rocks. \ few minutes later }.
T. Long of the posse, who had been some
distance behind, came up and the ropDers
put ball through his horse and ralned
bullets around him like hail. Two more
of the horses stampeded down draw to the
east, and the posse was demorallzed. Inc
robbers took advantage of this TO retreat
and as it was too dark to follow them the
pursuit ceased till morning, when the tran
was taken up at the head of Dug out creek,
forty miles north of Casper.
Reinforcements for Posse.
Two of the posse returned to Casper
where reinfOrcements were mounted on
good horses and started out TO take the
trail If the robbers succeed in reaching
the Hole in the Wall. the fastness will be
surrounded and a determined effort made to
secure them.
At the scene of the ambush one of the
posse found a shotgun marked Pacific Tx
press Company" which had been dropped
by the robbers. Frank Webb and J. b. Mil
Ter of the sheriff posse We're knocked down
by lightning during the pursuit and Sc
riOusly injured.
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HAVANA CUSTOMS RECEIPTS.
Statement Showing Total for Four
Months to lie SI.I33,93I.42

Acting Secretary Of War Meilllejohn fur
nished the press today statement Of re-
ceipts al the port Of Havana for the last
fcur months as follows:
January. S142. 4i3.93; February. S707, ,I27 A;
March, sS96925.3l; April, SSG0,22lGs; May,
Ss2T .223.06. Total. 81 l:3 931. II.
The receipts for May exceed thosa OF any
other month during American occupation
by SO, O,297775, ana the showing is the more
remarkable statistics show that the re-
ceiptS for the port named usually show h
falling off at this season Of the year.
The total mentioned is made up of tho
following:
Import duties, $I,61a3451s: export duties,
$3i6.O29.23; Tonnage dues, Sl19,Sp9.S4; fines,
Sis; capitation tax, $40, 7.3; harbor i'm
pfOvement tax, $}29SS.30 misc scellaneous,
81. .964.59 Total. $. ll3. .a31. 42.
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COL. DICK COMING EAST.
He Will Resume His Duties on Ma
tiOnaI Committee.

Special Dispatch 10 The Evening Star.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 6.-Col. Charles
F. Dick, secretary of the national republi-
can executive committee. leaves today for
Washington to take up the work of the re-
publican national committee.
II is understood that the colonel will act
as the manager Of Judge Nash's campaign
in Ohio this fail. thus becoming chairman
of the state executive committee.
There will he an Important conference here
this week to settle the question, There will
be present Judge Nash, Senator Hanna
Gen. Grosvenor, John Malloy and other
leaders. 1t is also announced that a con-
ference of anti-HanEa leaders will be held
In Columbus this week to perfect stronger
organization against the senator
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KINGS REMAINS MISSING.
Grave of LunalilO of Hawaii Prob
ably Rihed by NatfGes.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 6.--The report
comes from Honolulu that when the tomb
OF Lunalilo, the Barefoot King of Ha-
wall, was recently opened, It was found
mat the remains had been removed and
that the metal casket contained only por-
lions OF the grave clothes. 1t is surmised
that the body may have been taken by
natives to heather grave in the noun
tains, as thunderstorm on the day of the
burial had much affected his superstitious
subjects.
l.unalilo was elected king in 1873, but
thirteen months afterwasd died of con-
sumption. Although he possessed large
fortune, he insisted on going about the
will. which was not opened until 1881, he
left his entire fortune TO found home for
aged Hawaiians
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One Killed, Two Wounded.
Return OF VOLUNTEERS.
Several Thousand Expected to Leave
Manila Soon.

Nothing was heard from Gen. Otis today
concerning the home coming of the volun-
teer troops in the Philippines. but as there
are nine large transports at Manila avail
able for that service. it is expected that
several thousands OF these troops Will be
started home within the next few days
The oregon troops are going directly to
Portland. but with that exception the vol
unteers Will all be taken to San Francisco
where they Will either go into camp or
COZ tinue on direct To their home stations
for muster ont
II is expected at the War Department
tha, the Sheridan and Pennsylvania will
leave san Francisco on the I'D instant
with about $50 regular troops for the
Philippines. Including the 10Th Infantry,
which has just arrived at New York from
Porto Rico.
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Col. Hoods Statement.

Col. Chas. H. Hood, who was reprimand-
ed by Gen. Henry, when the latter was
military governor of Porto Rico, wrote
that an item published to the effect that
Secretary Alger had Sustained Gen.
Henry" is incorrect, because he has not
been advised of the views of the War De-
partment, nor is the incident regarded as
closed.
He adds. ut would be manifestly i'm
proper for me to enter into any discussion
or explanation at this time regarding the
subject matter OF above article while my
original letter is being given due considera-
tion by the proper officials of the War De-
partment."
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Fifteenth Annual Meeting begins at
Columbus Today.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. June 6.-Today the
fifteenth annual meeting of the American
Medical Association convened in this city
Doctors from all parts of the United States
will be present, and 1t is expected the total
attendance will reach $500.
The first general session was called to
order by the president, Joseph NJ. Mathews
of Louisville in the Grand Opera House at
10 O'Clock. After an invocation by Rev.
Washington GLADDEN. addresses of welcome
was delivered by Asa 9. Bushnell, gov
ernor OF Ohio, and Samuel ]. Swartz, mayor
of Columbus.
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Result of Their Conference Withheld
for the Present.

BLOEMFONTEfN, Orange Free States,
June G.-The conference between President
Kruger and the British high commissioner
Sir Alfred Miner, who is also governor of
Cape Colony. was concluded today. The
president and the high commissioner took
leave Of each other in cordial manner
They have agreed not to publish the result
of their deliberations until Wednesday next.
a distinctly hopeful feeling ;hat an
agreement has been concluded prevails
here.
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UNEXPECTEDLY RETURNS.
Secretary Long Surprised the Nayy
Department Employees Today

Secretary Long returned to the city un-
expecaedly last evening from a few days'
visit to his home at Hingham Mass. Inas-
much he failed to inform the Navy De-
partment officials of his intention to re-
turn at this time. his appearance in his
Office at an early hour this morning was in
the nature of general surprise Even Mr.
Allen. who has been acting as secretary
during his absence, did not know of his in
tentions until he met him in his office this
morning.
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VIII Visit milwaukee.

Henry c. Payne. the republican national
committeeman of Wisconsin, is in the city.
and has obtained promise from President
Mckinley to visit Milwaukee in October
next. The President will go to Chicago on
October 10 to lay the corner stone Of the
new custom house building to be erected in
that city. He viii go from Chicago ~ NIL
waukee, and while in the latter city viii he
the guest of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers Assoc alton.
Mr.. Payne is one OF the big men in the re-
publican party who doesn't want office. He
could get any place ~ the gift Of the Presi-
dent for the asking, as he is one of the
chief executives closest friends.
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THE kIDNApING CASE AGAIN.
Sheriff BIauveIt Advised to Give His
Prisoners Up.

NYACK, n. Y. June 6.-Andrew X Fall
Ion. the legal adviser of Sheriff Blauvelt,
said today that his advice to the sheriff is
to deliver the prisoners James and Jennie
Barrow tn the New York police at once
Whether this is strictly legal or not" said
Mr.. Fallon, tine sheriff could take chances
on 1t without any fear of Impeachment or
of protest from the people of this county
for We want to get rid OF the troublesome
case. If the sheriff would take chances in
this course, and the chances would be safe
he would put an early end to the trouble -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-06

VICTORIA, B. c., June 6.-T1ae protest of
the United States government against the
law prohibiting aliens from owning placer
claims in British Columbia has been COM
municated to the local government by the
dominion authorities. The local govern
ment will forward its reply to Ottawa.
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AFTER MILITARY SCIENCE.
China to Have our War Department.
Reports Translated.

Shen Tung, charge d'affaires OF the Chi
nese legation here, has informed the War
Department that he has received a cable
gram from his eXcellency Cheng Chih-
Tung announcing the intention of the Chi
nese government of having a number of the
War Department reports upon the late war
translated into Chinese for the use of the
army, they being regarded as embodying
much valuable information
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Reauisition for Carrie Jones.

ALBANY. N. Y, June Ga requisition on
Gov. Voorhees, of New Jersey for the extra
dition of Belle Anderson, alias Carrie
Jones'" the nurse girl who stole baby Mar
ion Clark, now In custody at Summit N. 7
was today issued by Gov Roosevelt
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APPEAL TO PEACE CONFERENCE.
People of Valencia Ask Release q
Spanish Prisoners.

MADRID, June Cat a meeting just held
at Valencia. the archbishop presiding, it
was decided to telegraph an appeal to the
peace conference at The Hague, asking
the delegates to consider the steps to be
taken for the release of the Spanish prison.
ers in the hands of the Filipinos when their
other labors are concluded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-06
Clean Columns.

One great reason why The star
goes into practically every houses
hold in Washington lies in the
fact that it's columns. both read
Ing and advertising, are clean and
fit 10 be read in the family circle.
The disreputable personally
and like announcements are rigid
ly excluded.
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Death of Col. n. F. Maddox.

ATLANTA. Ga, June 6.-Col r. F. Mad
dox, head OF the banking house of Maddox,
Rucker & Co., died today Of paralysis.
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REBELS BURN A TOWN
Friendly Natives Were First Driven
Out of MaGabebe.
INSURGENTS HAVE KROPP GUNS
Our Troops at San Fernando An
noyed Nightly by Attacks.
GEN. HALLS FORCED MARCH

MANILA, June 6.-The rebels on Satur-
day night made an attack upon the friendly
town of Macabebe and, after driving the in
habitants out, burned the town.
The insurgents nightly annoy the troops
at San Fernando. Several Americans have
been slightly wounded recently. The enemy
have several krupp guns. which they bring
forward and use for firing large shells into
the town, then retreating with their guns.
One of the insurgent shells fell within
thirty yards of Gen. Macarthur headquar-
ters Saturday evening. The American
troops do not reply to the nightly out
breaks
Disposition of Our Troops.
The American forces have occupied the
peninsula and Gen. Halls column is en-
camped at Morong. Mai. Truman, march
ing across from Binangenan, found it i'm
practicable to form a Gordon and the in
surgents. with the exception of a hundred
or two. escaped through the mountains af-
ter Cen Rio del Pillar. dragging their bat
terry by buffaIoes at night. a few, how
ever. may be trapped
The Washington troops have returned to
Pas1g. but the program Of the other troops
is uncertain.
The present expedition shows the diff
Guilty which is encountered by an army
WHICH must depend upon wagon trains in
catching barefooted bandits in their own
mountains, and also gives proof that the
rebels do not intend TO fight lattles.
Americans Suffer From Heat
General Hall left Santa Teresa yesterday
morning and marched twelve miles TO Mo-
rong. up and down rocky hills and through
woods and swamps. Scores of his men fell
out owing to the extreme heat, and were
left to follow as best they could. The head
OF the army arrived at Morong at noon.
having exchanged only a few shots with
insurgent skirnishers on the way Groups
of stragglers followed all day. but the force
vas 2o0 smaller than when it started. The
men We're almost thirty-six hours without
Tations, and it was considerable of an
achievement for them to cover the ground
they did
En- route to Morong the Americans met
fOCks of Ffhpinos under flags Of truce. many
of them young men with the bearing of
soldiers. Many discarded uniforms were
soldiers who had escaped by changing their
costumes from ''insurgecto" to amigo" and
walking boldly past the army, which had
expected to corral thew. Few We're found
about MorOng.
One Killed, Two Wounded.
One member of the Washington regiment
was killed and two were wounded in the
encounter with the outDosts.
General LawtOn, on board gunboat
searching the coast for Major Truman,
stopped at Binangonang. opposite Morong.
The uatives Immediately ran up a flag of
truce, and a delegation in canoes put off
and greeted the Americans with the usual
Ia of ll=hi
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Steamship Arrivals,

At Cherbourg-PatricIa, from New Yorh
via Plymouth for Hamburg.
At Glasgow-Hibernian, from Boston.
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Dewey Fund Subscriptions.

The subscription TO the Dewey home fund
today amounted to s26S37, making the total
TO date $6,1S3. So
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Dewey Sails From Hong Kong.
Admiral Dewey's flagship, the Olympia,
sailed today from Hong Kong for Singa-
pore, returning to the United States.
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Personal Mention,

Mr.. Hoke Smith, ex-Secretary Of the In
terior, is at the Riggs House.
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American Engineers Arrive.

The American engineering staff has ar
rived here and will proceed 20 erect naval
jetty and coal stores at Pango-Pango.
Judge Mulligan, the former American
CONSUL has arrived here to conduct the
compensation claims and defend Mataafa.
But the commission has intimated that no
notice will be taken of the claims beyond
recording them. and it is possible the COM
mi ssion will ask each power to compensate
its own citizens or subjects, the case
NAV be
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commissioner TripD's Message.

The Secretary of State has received the
following cablegram from Bartlett Tripp,
the United States representative on the
Samoan mission. dated at Apia, May
II, via Aukland, June g:
'Mataafa disarmed. over 500 rifles sur
rendered."
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MISUNDERSTANDING Alleged.

A4l' i'Sl'i'Hl IduEAlnElN remarked tnat
there seemed 10 be much misunderstanding
on the subject. The general impression is
that large number of places have been
opened for the spoilsnen, and as a result of
this funny Incidents are VI almost daily
occurrence. he said. The civil service
leagues adopted red-hot resolutions against
the alleged backward step of the President.
ana The congressman iolccs i'm the pros
pect cf ura2g an uPuujuC TOT some of the
constituents who have been pushing him so
hard. The statesman comes 10 aShinlston.
visits the departments. hoca:urS disap-
pointed. goes To 1ht White House and
mnumfully says to the President: Il came
down here :" get f,ur "r itv' of my con-
SGtu"EtS jobs which | thought vDuld GER
tainly he opened under your order. | don't
find thing. I thought You exempted
number Of places. What's the ma-tcro"
Expects Abuse From Sp"I.smcn.
The President said TO the cahiuct that he
is hearing this often now. H expects To
soon find himself Jumped on" 10y the poll
ticiaHs, because they haven't found posi-
tinns under the order and then hy civil
service leagues bocause the order took 50
many places from under the projecting
wing Of the Civil service Law.
The President often jokes with his sahi-
net IN a similar way gardiDE the trihula-
tiCns Of chief executive.
At the last cabinet me ting the President
was discussing the canal commission WhiSh
he is about to appoint. He remarked that
charges wer. made that h was turning tho
commission into partisan affair 10y plac-
ing only republicans upon it, aud not giving
democrats representation.
This is amusing" said the President in
view Of the fact that / do not know the
politics of a single one Of the men who
have been selected Not only am l iaEor-
ant Of their politics, but | have not talked
with any one on this phase of The CUES
ton"