The Lamar register., 1899-09-27

cate a we.lkcnlng on the part OF the
insurgents in I.Iizon. Il contained
profrer 10 deliver the American prison
erx who have bsscn for 50 many notitns
in the hands OF the Insurgents and also
sought permission TO parley WIN ecu
eral Otis.
As 10 the visit OF Pr,sIdcni DiaE To
Chicago. lt il expected that President
Mckinley will nect the Ncxiean Tres
ident at Chicago aud invite blin 70
come to Washington ns hts guest anu
the guest OF the nation. tentative
plans along these lines have been con
sitlersd nnd NOR. definite arrange
ments win IL made when the 0fiieinl
announcement J. received as 10 Presi-
dent DlaE's Intentions
II Is stated that Il Is th" purpose of
General Henderson 0f Iowa, whe Wal
lle the next Speaker, to submit tllr Now
financial b!lI drafted by : special cUtil-
mgjtcc OF Republicans 20 hepnpiieAn
caucus soon after the tiuuse is STEan'
ix,-i ana have (; considered Ia caucus
lscfa-r referring 60 auy commitiee, Hy
this plan II T. hoped To avoid any wraii.
gle over tho proper Fsrf"Ernee Of the hiii
10 committee and 10 secure slss%siS acs
tiun ON il in the Houses
The War pcfsrtmeus has approved
the action af tienrral OTIS IN refhsinZ
10 allow spanish ships ie So 10 PSIts
controlled hy the Insurgents 70 taks
away Spanish prisoners. The transfer
% tho spanish prisoners 70 the ships
viii be under tbr direction aud ecntroi
OF the nitt.l Staie~ psiirvrs. The Naf
Department will allow no coiumuni-
cation h-siweef AEuinsldo aud bis
agents and the Sraniards who may 90
TO brius away the Spanish prispnsFs-
Admiral syiiIsy. president ot tho OK
aminlnE boari. has reported % the Ma
W pcparim.ut Captains Alex Meaoy-
mack aud Alt~srf ;, Barker, who have
~ritsrpssfnilY PASSED the examination
aud have l-rcn qualified fuE pConoiion
Ia the grade Of vssar admiral Captain
Mccormack viii b. commissioned i'm
tissiiats.iy to gu thc Vacancy causssd
by Admiral T'lcEinE'g death. a-a cap
taiu Barker. who Snerss,ieSi Dewey AZ
Manila. viii nr,yrlvr his stars ou usto'
hcr iOsh, on .AdBlTsi HoNison's rctirt~
mcnt
The smprriAl Chinese government.
through it, minister hrrr. AR. Nu
Ting Fang. has lodged with tise state
Department an emphatic protest
against the military order q tsrnerns
otiS e1clueinS Chinese frpm tisr Fhii-
lpPtnes. Neither the state pctsartmefs
nor the Chinese LEGATION will give any
information cuBrerulnx the protest. but
frpm eatlrels T,4iatls quarters f is
learned that it Insists that General
Otis action - contrary 10 Information
al law. in violation of existing urailes
and ia cotDpiete disregard oi the
friendly relations which have tsesn 80
long maintained b-twtru the two ceun-
tries.
President Mckinley Is daily recsIs-
Ing letterS. petitions and resolutions
from various parts OF the country urs-
Ing hts mrsiia;son in behalf of preyfus
and Suggesting thai he tender his good
ofiiccE Ia the pcndins dispute between
Great Britain and the Transyaat
These have come in such volume that
there has not tsecn an acknowledgment
in many eNse~. Al these cumnuni,
cations are being turned over TO ttr
state department rs they arrive. The
ndministra ton will take no action.
holding that nnless the interests Of the
United States or the rights Of her ciri-
gems are involved. !, is not uithsa the
province OF this country 90 nesidie IN
The domestic or foreign affairs OF other
countries
N'' -NSNs ~ l4sAAAAAFAAs tiAN ts7AffFAh
the following cabieSram from Admir-
al Watson. dated MANILA, September
18th: Davidson, In ParaEun. had
sharp engagement on the iIih at San
Fabian Lingayen gulf, with about 300
insurgents heavily snIrsnched at a dis
tance Of from ido 10 200 yards The In /
surgents ned. Their ,ire wns weak aud
Ineffective, ON the Paragua there were
no casualties. The senior cofnmends
Davidson highly The Parague Is one
OF the little gunboats turned over 10
the army by Admiral Watson, and Da- /
wilson. the commander, " young en-
sign. The sccne Of the battle was on i
the north coast OF IuEon. OF the port /
which forms the northern terminus Of 1
the railroad.
The War Department has received A
from General Otis. report- |
ing the following deaths since last re- |
port: Dyseutery. acute, August 24th. /
at Joio, Henry Banmier. T.. Twenty
third infantry: September Tth. Isaac i. |
Rambo. Z, Fourth infantry: 2ist. John /
Leclairs, !, Thirteenth infantry; 22nd. |
Martin Johnson, u. Third infantry: |
23rd, Benjamin Toilofson. Il, Third in. 1
fantry; Colltes. chronic. at Jolo. Frank l
L. Armstrong. II. Twenty-third infan. |
try; drowned accidentally AT Bacolor. |
Segros; 18th, Sergeant Frederick /
Slmms. band. Sixth infantry, pneu- /
monia; 10th John Nolan, ii. Nine |