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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-12-08
Otis Cables Particulars and
Tells What Caused the
Trouble.
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS
The Currency Bill Made Specla
Order In the House by
Strict Party Vote.

Washington, Dec. S.-General Otis
today cables the war department in
regard to the uprising in Negros, as
follows | am informed that the out
break of natives in the district south
of Negros was the result of reported
recent great insurgent victories in
Luzon and Panay which the natives
believe. The extent of the outbreak
has not been ascertained. Lieut.. A.C.
Ledyard, of the Sixth infantry, was
killed and two privates wounded.
"One of our chief difficulties arises
from the circulation of falsehoods
among the natives of defamatory
newspaper articles originated in the
United States and Europe and prompt
ly published in Spanish in San Fran
cisco, Madrid and by the Hong Kong
Junta and circulated in the Philip
pines. The insurgents have based all
hopes upon false rumors." A second
dispatch from Otis says: "The hospi
tai ship Relief has just returned
from yigan bringing 27O sick soldiers
and 232 Spanish prisoners. She re
ports several hundred Spanish prison
ers at Vigan for which we send trans
port this evening. Colonel Hare, of
the Thirty-third infantry took Ban
gued the 5th instant and now with o
portion of his regiment and a battal
ion of the Thirty-fourth infantry is in
pursuit of the insurgents on the roads
southeast to Lepanto, thence to Bon
TOGO, on which Aguinaldo and three
hundred insurgents are supposed to
be retreating with American prisoners
The inhabitants of the western Luzon
coast are friendly and give assistance.
General Otis reports the arrival of the
transport Olympia with the Thirty
ninth infantry, one battalion of the
Fonrty-fifth infantry and some re
cruits.
Manila, Dec. S.-There was con
siderable relief in Manila when the
news was received today that General
Young's small force had arrived safely
at Vigan, south of Ilocos, on Dec. 6.
General Tino made a stand in
mountain pass between Narvacan and
San Quinto. The fight lasted five
hours. General Young had three com
panies of the Thirty-fourth infantry
under Lieutenant Colonel Robert l..
Howe and two troops of the Third
cavalry, Captain Swigart command
ing, and one troop under Captain
Chase. He was reinforced during the
fight by Colonel Arthur R. Hare, with
a battalion of the Thirty-third en-
route to Vigan. Young ended the
fight by charging and routing the enc
my who left twenty-five dead, several
rifles and thousands of rounds of am
munition in the trenches. The enemy
employed artillery. Only one Ameri
can was seriously wounded.
The uprising in the island of Negro
was led by The police of La Corlata
district where there is a small Ameri
can garrison. The police inspired
false reports of insurgent victories in
Luzon and Panay. There are 250 ma
tive police in Negros armed with
Springfield rifles. Lieutenant Led
yard, the American officer killed, was
a son of the president of the Michigan
Central railroad.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-12-08
Cabinet Meeting

Washington, Dec. S.-The cabinet
meeting was unimportant. Some mi
nor diplomatic matters were brought
up, among them, the reported pur
chase by England of the Galipalagos
islands, but it was said nothing official
had been received and nothing dcll'
mite was known in regard to it.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-12-08

said that work was progressing salts
factorily and smoothly. 1t is under
stood that some question exists as to
whether Roberts is to be treated as e
contesting member or be asked to
plead as in trial.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-12-08
captain .. c. Avers Killed.

Washington, Dec. S.-Captain ]. G.
Ayers, United States Army Ordnance
department, was killed here today by
falling from bicycle and being run
over by team.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-12-08

The $3.50 seal skin sacQue to be
raffied off at the Antlers- on December
2sd, is on exhibition at the Phil Doll
jewelry store on Sixth street, where
It can be seen at any time. Chances
81 each. Pilot
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-12-08

Discussion = How to awaken
Greater Interest in Preparation for
College," James H. Paxton, Professor
of Latin and Greek, University OF
New Mexico; F. w. Sanders, Pres
ident of Agricultural College, Las
Cruces; R. H. Powell, Professor OF
Literature. Normal University, Las
Vegas. VIM. 2. Koch, Professor OF
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-25
CONCENTRATED ORDER
OF THE HOO HOO
BLACK CAT HOLDS HIGH REVEL
AT AN INITIATION.
Candidates Inducted Into the Mys-
teries of the Nine Lives of
the Somber Feline.

The Concatenated Order of the Hoo Hoo
held its first initiation of the Hoo Hoo
year Thursday night in Encampment
Hall, Odd Fellows building. The ceremo-
MES of the order, which are most unique
commenced at 1880 o'clock and 1t was
after II p. m. before the last of the eight
cen candidates was taken into the. mystic
circle and the black cat, which had held
high carnival during the ceremonies, had
given it's last meow.
At the close of the ceremonies the thfr-
ty-Seven ancient and respected Hoo Hoos,
together with the eighteen noviceS, went
to a restaurant on Market street. where
they partook of an deliberately prepared
banquet, at which c. J. Church, the
shark, presided. While the VOW of silence
prohibited the new members of the order
from expressing their feelings, they lis
tened to responses on other topics which
the shark suggested. Those who respond
ed were: S. L. Everett, A. Kendall Nat
Harris J. J. Logic, Walter Sutton and S.
]. Hendy. and Arthur ]. Kennedy favored
with excellent vocal selections.
Hoo Hoo is a society of lumbermen and
those connected most closely with them In
business relations and numbers about six
thousand members throughout the United
States and Canada 1t was founded In
1892 and bases it's ceremonies upon the
black cat with its nine lives. About six
hundred men on this coast are enrolled
among the worshipers of the great Hoo
Hoo, and the order is enjoying the great
est Of prosperity, both financially and So
cially.
The badge of the Hoo Hoo consists of a
small button bearing upon it's face the
mystic black cat, with curled tail, with a
white background. The officers are nine
in number and are called the Shark, the
senior Hoo Hoo, the junior Hoo Hoo, the
bojum, jabberwock, custocation, scriven-
otor. gurdon and arcanoper Among
prominent members of the order resident
in this city are Charles Johnson of the
Union Lumber Company, George ID. Gray
of the prominent firm of Gray & Mitchell
G. ]. Church of Crane Company, S. L.
Everett of the Pacific Coast. Wood and
Iron, J. J. Loggie of Mckay & Co, Man
ager Bender of the Pacific Lumber Com
pany, President Christensen of the Retail
Lumber Dealers Association, and many
others
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-25
OAKLAND WATER RATES.
May Be Fixed by Resolution Next
Monday Night.

OAKLAND. Feb. 24.-The Water Com
nittee Of the City Council met tonight
and decided to hand in a resolution or
ordinance next Monday night, fixing the
water rates for the next fiscal year. Mr..
Dingee has not appeared at any Of the
sessions, and this evening he was repre-
scented by Attorney Nusbaumer, who
stated that Mr.. Dingee's sworn state
ment Is on file and that, being out of
the water business, he does not see any
necessity for answering the summons of
the Council This concluded the investi-
cation and the committee decided that.
having all the information ii wanted, 1t
could prepare an ordinance or resolution
and present it to the Council next Monday
night.
whether the rates are fixed by ordinance
or resolution. Should the committee pre-
pare a resolution, and should the Solid
Six remain intact, the whole business
could be transacted in a few minutes and
before any protest could be made. The
reelection, is Woodward, and there are
some who believe that he may change his
vote In an attempt to save his political
life. If an ordinance be presented, 1t will
go to print for ten days and there will be
ample time for the public to exploit 1t.
nance Committee and said that at the
rate the Council is spending money, there
will be a deficit of $50 900 at the end of this
fiscal year. Heitmann said that the COM
ing city election Will cost twice as much
as any other city election and that if care
could receive the $4,000 necessary to pre-
vent It from closing. The Council prom
fsed to do all in its power to prevent clos
ing the High School.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-25
WITH GUN AND ROD.

Midwinters anglers have about given up
all hope of enjoying even fair day
sport with steelheads this year. The dry
season has, in the language OF the pug,
knocked them out. A few fish are 10 10
found in the deep pools near Point Reyes
and that enthusiastic angler, James Watt
("the doc'O succeeded in landing rev
nice grse last satnTa nc w III t ag9ii his
luck again to-day and he is OF the oplnee
ion that fly neatly put to To-, the King 90 o.
fresh water game fishes. will return IA
Al Cumming received a telegram from
Salmon Creek on Thursday evening that
a large run of striped bass had worked
their passage from the salt into the fresh
water and that they were causing the
water to boil in the deep and sluggish
left this city on Friday fully prepared to
give Mr.. and Mrs. Bass a warm. recep-
ton.
On Tuesday next sportsmen will oil and
put awak their guns for the season-that
Is, so far as the shooting of game birds is
concerned.
Bert Weyman. the rear admiral of the
Black Jack Gun Club, has purchased a
handsome gasoline launch Is feet in length
and capable of travelling IL knots per hour.
IN; me admiral intends to use the craft Ii dur, ,
the bay. and when next years duck shoot
ing is In season, the launch will be used
to convey the members of the Black Jack
Gun Club from Antioch to their hunting
castle on Sherman Island.
The Emeric-RooSe preserve, near San
Pablo. will be thing of joy forever when
the improvements contemplated are fin,
1shed. 1t is proposed to construct several
ponds on the preserve, which will be sup
piled with fresh water from artesian
wells. These ponds will be fed a Ia Cor
della Club, Suisun, and when the bay
water fowls find good, drinking and, eat
ing near their daily loafing grounds on
the bay, they will visit the San Pablo
demesne in preference to taking a long
journey up country.
The Empire Gun Club will hold a grand
open to all handicap pool and class ner-
chandise shoot on the Empire grounds at
Alameda Point on Sunday, March II, COM
mencing at 10 o'clock. The events will be
a 1o,bird, unknown angles, handicap race;
20-bird Magautrap handicap race; 10-btrd
and 15-bird races, same conditions; high
guns to win.
The South End Gun Club and Golden
Gate Gun Club held joint meeting, Feb
raury 20, and It was resolved to call the
two clubs the Union Gun Club. The Off
GERS elected were. President: F. s..
Nicholson ; vice president, A. Melltz;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. T. L. Lewis; captain.
Richard Itgen.
The club shoots will be held on the
fourth Sunday of each month.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-25
ENTIRE VILLAGES DESTROYED
OUTSIDE WORLD APPEALED TO
FOR ASSISTANCE.
The Hurricane Flows Up a Prehis-
toric Graveyard Of Human
Giants and Mammoth
Beasts.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

VANCOUVER, Feb. 24-"Unfortun-
ate New Guinea She has been de-
vastated by two terrific cyclones which
have filled the land with horrors. The
inhabitants are IN sore distress. Moth
ers have sold their children into slavery
to buy food. Hundreds are on the
verge Of starvation. We must have
help"
So writes the Rev. DR.. Brown, gen.
era1 secretary of the Foreign Mission
airy Society, stationed at New Guinea.
His story of the terrible conditions pre-
vailing in the cyclone-swept land is
told fully IN the mail advices brought
yesterday by the steamship Miowera.
Dr. Brown says now that details
Of the destruction caused by the cy-
clones are coming to hand he is more
than ever convinced New Guinea ma
tives must receive assistance from the
outside world or die like dogs. The
furious elements leveled the native huts
by thousands, and in some instances
whole rows of houses, sometimes a
hundred at time, went down like lines
of balanced dominoes pushed to their
fall by child'S hand. During the first
cyclone trees falling or flying through
the air caused the death of many, while
a steady avalanche of uprooted timbers
on unprotected villages with their frail
houses. DR.. Brown writes:
1t was simply Niagara of twisted tree
trunks, tangled roots and huge rocks
which leveled to the ground more than
one promising village. By this avalanche
scores Of native converts were crushed to
death, while all the banana and yam gar
dens were DESTROYED, thus cutting OF the
natives means of subsistence. New
born rivers are now rushing and roaring
where DEMONSTRATING yams a short time
ago grew in abundance.
converts to me- I'VE can only look at
our ruined huts and cry"
All the churches and schoolhouses were
blown down. All the mission boats were
sunk at their mooringS or blown out 10
sea- / have counted twenty-five vessels
lost off this coast during the cyclones and
hundreds of natives were killed by fall-
ing trees and terrible mountain ava
lanches Some of the converts were SO
appalled, by the disaster that they nave
Mothers are again selling their chlldren
into slavery for food to keep life in them;
In one instance a native mother tradeu
three of her young children for l4-yeaT-
old boy who could help her In the struggle
for existence.
DR.. Brown says the hurricane did one
particularly strange thing. In its mao
pranks 1t plowed up a prenlstoric
graveyard in the valley Of the Sagan1a
River. The natives Informed the doctor
they had found skulls Of great size In
the pits laid bare by the Cyclone. Some
had long hair and all were suggestive
of ages long ago. The bones of animals
of a kind never before seen or heard
of in New Guinea were exposed. They
had apparently been buried beside the
human kings of a forgotten race.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-25
SKATER TELLS
Of THE FALL
OF SANTIAGO
The General Lectures
in Oakland.
BEEF WAS NOT EMBALMED
DEFENDS THE REPORT OF TIE
WAR COMMISSION.
Provisions Were Neither Scan: Nor
Spoiled-Heroic Work Of the
Surgeons Of the Ameri-
can Army.
BEEF WAS NOT EMBALMED
DEFENDS THE REPORT OF TIE
WAR COMMISSION.

OAKLAND, Feb. M.-General Shafter
delivered most interesting historical
lecture tonight, before an enthusiastic
audience at the First Unitarian Church,
on The Campaign in Cuba" His address
was entirely free from any and all at
tempts at 1owery speech making or
vainglory effusion, and was in the Ian
guage of a soldier. who had seen battle
and felt proud because 1t had proved a
victory for the country under whose flag
he fought as a general.
The speaker recited at length the move
ment Of the American army from the
time 1t left the United States for Cuba,
touching briefly upon the battles Of Ell
Caney, San Juan and the capture OF San
tiago, until 1t returned to the camp at
Point Montauk.
THE simplicity of the campaign" said
General Shafter, 'fs what made It seem SO
easy. 1t was simply matter Of getting
ashore and fighting.
The speaker paid glowing tribute to
General Joe Wheeler, referring to him as
an ex-Confederate general, but withal
one, of my most faithful and efficient gen
erals, a most loyal and excellent man
You have heard something Of the in
humanity Of the army. doctors. tell. you
there Is not a word of truth in it. They
were brave fellows, too. Out Of 400 men
who We're shot only thirteen died Of
warfare has there been so slight loss
of life. There was but one capital opera
ton. It seemed as though, as long q
man was not shot through the head or
heart, he recovered"
General Shafter also denied the criti-
cism of short rations. "Rations were not
so short" continued the speaker, unless
some one was too lazy to go after them.
Men had hard bread, meat, sugar and COT
fee, and at no time except the first night
were ratfons short.
You have heard of the poor provisions
There are several frontiersmen present
here tonight and you know what 1t Is to
open canned meat in the sun when 1t Is
120 in the shade. That it was unfit for
food is not So
In conclusion the speaker appreciated
the War Commissions report which viewed
with satisfaction the fact that the result
of the campaign was the realization OF
the objects contemplated, and all with so
little loss.
II think we should be hapy in the sue
cess of this war; that we should pat each
other on the back instead of calling each
other hard names. The victory Is too glo-
rious to mar it by any little petty differ
ences that might have cropped out In the
campaign. ,,s -.
'The question now resolves itself. what
to do with that which we captured, Dut
this does not affect me as sold1er put
as an American citizen l should not IKE
to see a foot of ground captured by the
blood of our men ever given up
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-25
BOUQUETS FOR BOTH SIDES
REPUBLICANS ARRANGE TO
STORM NORTH OAKLAND.
Candidates Before the Peralta I'M
provement Club - The 1nde-
pendents Ready to
Begin.
Oakland ONCE San Francisco Call,


THE an+i-press fever at Sacramento has
reached Oakland and is cutting promi-
nent figure in the local campaign. Near
" everybody who has yet made speech
on the issues of the municipal fight has
had something to say one way or the 9TH
er about the neWspape
" w. Foote and John l.. Davie last
night devoted large portion of their time
at the Tabernacle to remarks about the
local and San Francisco papers and re-
ferred 10 the fact that the leading Demo
cratic organ in the State did not even
mention that the Oakland Democracy was
10 open its campaign.
publican newspaper, created quite a sen
sation among politicians by publishing the
FOLLOWING, edIIorlal IltIoouco!2 u; ~ 10 &c
port of the Democratic meeting
On all lines of decency the Tribune is 3
stanch Republican newspaper.
In the municipal campaign now OF. on .; II Is
anxious to transmit its allegiance TO the ticket
The ticket is sufficiently good and the party
majority here is sufficiently large to insure
& substantial victory next month
False issues based upon personal feelings
should find no place In the issues of the cam
paign, and yet this is being done by con-
temporary. -. -. -, o,,,.o-,ar nd
vocate here 1t held a convention in the regu-
lar way composed of the best material within
Niavor r. NJ. Clement for City Engineer:
Thomas F Clarity for City Attorney. Edward
HaCkett Ter AUDITOR anu OlileA CANA-AJ ANP
utable gentlemen for other positions.
These gentlemen are all Independent, honest
men We do not believe that any OF them
will be ''bossed." nor do we believe that there
are any men or set Of men who are trying 10
boss" them. ,,, III.
while. as we have said the Tribunes ale
glance belongs to the gentlemen on the re
1nbIican ticket, we violate no rule OF party
I5ropriety in saying that the city VIII De sa1e IN
3be- hands Of either set of candidates
The Tribune being newspaper gives LuII
end fair report Of the Democratic meeting last
evening which was large and enthusiastic.
The denials Of the candidates OF the charges
made against them. which the Tribune KNOWS
IN he false were enthusiastically received. J..
II should suggest something TO the friends OF
And that is that personal viliflcation, wtllrul
faIsehood and false Issues should have no place
3n the campaign - &c.,. -. .ha ~
litcal enemy.
The Second Ward Republican Club mas mas
sent out notices for a rally at milton nan
next Tuesday evening. The president Oh
the club is John Russ. 1,,
Last night many OF the Repuohca11
candidates, headed by Auditor Snow and
CITY Attorney Dow, addressed the Feral-
IA IMPROVEMENT Club.
The Fourth Ward Independent improve
uent Club held a meeting TINS evening
in Montana Hall at Adelaide stalloIl.
Next Tuesday the club has lnVlted me
Democratic candidates to appear beforelt.
The independents will also hold a meet
ing at Milton Hall in North Oakland next
Monday evening.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-25
MANY CANDIDATES OUT
FOR THE NOMINATIONS
REPUBLICAN CITY CONVENTION
MEETS TONIGHT.
Delegates Are Named and the Pro-
ceedings Promise to Be Lively
and Interesting.

BERKELEY, Feb. A.-The Republican
city convention will be held in Shattuck
Hall tomorrow night. Final arrange
7nents for the gathering were completed
at a special caucus of the City Central
Committee last night. Representation
will be limited TO twenty-one delegates
from each ward.
The exposure made in this morning 8
Call Of a scheme on the part Of certain
candidates for School Director to intro
duce provision into the party platform
calling for the abolition of the office Of
City Superintendent of Schools was the
chief topic Of discussion to-day. While
there is an unusually keen competition
among the different candidates to secure
nominations, it is evident that the ques-
ton of School Superintendent is to be the
vital one of the whole campaign, and
should such a. provision be embodied in
the convention platform split must in
evitably follow.
The Good Government Club has been
active in its opposition to the measure.
1t is more than certain that the 1ndepend-
ent Taxpayers and the Non-Partisans will
seize upon this as a handle with which to
turn the fight in their favor
The number of candidates seeking nomi-
nation is larger than ever before, and the
proceedings promise to be exceedingly in
tereSting.