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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-16
Won BlEDENFELD FREE.
Chicago Baron Acquitted of Killing
Constable Charles Mcdonald.

CHICAGO, March 15.-Baron Won Bieden-
field was acquitted tonight of the charge Of
murder in the killing of Constable Charles
Mcdonald. The jury returned a verdict Of
not guilty at o'clock after six hours Of
deliberation. Eight of the twelve jurors
voted for verdict OF not guilty on the first
ballot On the next ballot two more voted
TO let the prisoner go free, and then they
deiberated for four hours. Another ballot
finally unlocked the bars and bolts of the
baron's cell. When the jurors entered the
courtroom, looking as If they were tired
and hungry, the baron was seated. He had
entered with a firm step to hear his fate
and he did not show tremor. When the
usual formal questions were asked and the
jurors had answered saying it was their
verdict Clerk Lautch read 1t. Immediately
the baron arose and held out his hand, first
to one juror and another grasping the hand
of each in warm, viselike grip.
II thank you" he said TO each.
One juror, Henry g. Latus, refused to
shake hands with the man he had helped TO
make free. Immediately Clerk Lautch made
out the discharge from the county Jail and
the baron hurried down the hidden elevator
for the last time When he got to the jail
he had nothing to do but gather up the
bundles he had made ready in advance. ex-
pecting acquittal. and then he left his cell.
AS he was going, the news of his ACC littal
spread through the jail and the prisoners
set up mighty yell The bar)n had made
himself popular in the jail and cheer after
cheer rang through the gloomy corridors in
token of the approval of the verdict. The
baron YVES flushed as If 1t We're an Inex-
pected fiattery.
Come back and see US again." yelled one
prisoner.
Il hope not" said the baron, with a touch
Of humor.
When the baron reached the sidewalk and
shifted the free air for the first time in four
months he looked around for a while #
10 satisfy himself that he was really at
liberty. Several of his German friends
crowded around him. Ex-Mayor Washburne,
however. pushed him into a carriage. which
went whirling away TO take the freed man
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Over 100 Dead Rebels and 100 New
Graves Found mt Pasig, and Many
Bodies Floating In the River.
AMERICAN LOSS VERY SMALL
GENERAL OTIs's OFFICIAL REPORT
ON THE ENGAGEMENT.
Described by q Correspondent ns the
Greatest victory Since the Battle
Of Feb. 7-List of Casualties.

MANILA, March 15.-Gen- Lloyd Wheaton,
commanding the flying column, attacked
and defeated a force OF 5000 F1lipinos at
Pasig this afternoon. iniicting heavy loss
upon them. The American loss was slight.
The Americans captured $50 Filipinos. Many
bodies of rebels killed in the engagement are
floating down the river.
Among the American casualties are the
following: Private Fornoff. of Company l..
Twentieth Regiment, killed; Private New
man, Company F., Twentieth Regiment.
wounded; Private Carroll, Company A,
Tweuty-second Regiment. wounded; Pri-
vate Marshall, Company B. Twenty-second
Regiment, wounded: Private Coombs. Com
pauy c. Twenty-second Regiment, wounded
Private Rogers. Company L. Twenty-sec-
end Regiment wounded.
About $50 Filipinos surrendered at the
town Of Taguig to the Washington Regi-
ment and 115 Filipinos were captured at
Pasig by the Twentieth Regiment. Our
troops found 1O6 dead Filipinos and one hun
dred new graves near Pasig. The prisoners
were unarmed. and therefore 1t is thought
they executed their threat of throwing their
arms into the river.
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OFFICERS INSULTED.
General CastellanOs's speech to Span
ish Soldiers Resented

MADRID, March 15.-An extraordinary
speech made by General Castelanos.
the Spanish governor general of Cuba, who
was recently appointed captain general of
Madrid, TO the soldiers during an inspection
which he made of the barracks yesterday,
has caused intense anger in military circles
The captain general said:
There is only one thing good in the army
and IL is the soldier himself AS TO the off,
GERS, If they are derelict in their duty. j am
accustomed TO send them TO the galleys."
The officers have demanded that the min
lister OF war, General Polavieja. take action
In the matter.
So much indignation was caused among
the officers of the garrison, especially those
following General Weyler, by the speech of
General Castellanos that the minister OF
war authorized the text of the speech TO be
published. This will render General Castel-
lanos still more popular with the rank and
file and noncommissioned officers. beside
convincing the public that he will fearlessly
suppress the slightest attempt at political
disaffection in the army.
The greatest Indignation continues 10 be
expressed on all sides at the stopping by
Major General Otis OF the Spanish negotia-
tions for the liberation OF Spanish prisoners
in the hands OF the Fflipinos.
Senator Mella, the Carlist deputy, con-
tinues the Carlist propaganda in the Leon
district.
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PRICE CENTS E asxa5 B sSEBssg sRs1s

except to a such fully representative body
as shall be created by all Of the Cuban peo-
pie through the exercise Of the right Of
franchise. In making the payments TO the
Cuban soldiers, which have been arranged
for by Secretary Alger. the personality OF
the Cuban commissioners will play little
part. The soldiers are TO be dealt with in
dividually and the money will be handled
only by the United States army paymasters,
receipts being taken from the individuals.
In considering what policy should be
adopted towards the Cuban Military Assem-
bly,. the authorities have consulted Gonzales
Quesada, the Cuban representative, who has
advised that the Assembly 3e allowed 10
run its course without molestation, as he
holds that il has no strength outside OF Its
own membership, and that any move TO dis
band it would give the members an oppor-
tunity to appear as martyrs. This view has
been accepted thus far and may continue, al
though General Brooke. being on the ground.
has considerable latitude OF action.
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FOR RELEASE OF PRISONERS.
Spain May Appeal to the United States
Through France

LONDON. March ia special dispatch
from Madrid says Premier Silvela. in an in
terview just published here, spoke an favor
Of the Intervention Of France for the pur-
pose OF obtaining permission from the
United States for Spain to resume direct
negotiations for the release of the Spanish
prisoners held by the Philippine rebels.
WASHINGTON. March 15.-At the
French embassy 1t is said that no move
has been made to induce the United States
to permit direct negotiations by Spain with
the Philippine rebels for the release of the
Spanish prisoners 1t is pointed out that the
term Intervention Of France is erroneous
as there could be no intervention under any
circumstances. All that the embassy will do
is 10 act as the channel .or communicating
Spain's request that she be allowed to treat
with the rebels.
Being without means of diplomatic COM
munication with the Spanish government
our own government is officially unadvised
as TO what progress is making in Spain to-
wards the ratification of the peace treaty
Still ii is disposed to give full credence to
the report that the Queen is being urged to
ratify the treaty on her own responsibility,
and, moreover, they believe that the Queen
is likely to yield to these representations.
The downfall of the Sagasta Ministry Is
ascribed here TO the course he pursued in
the submission of the treaty TO the Cortes,
hence IL is believed that his successor will
avoid the same error.
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RUN ON SAVINGS SOCIETY.
DisgruntIed DepOsitOrs Supposed to
Have Started False Rumors.

CINCINNATI, O., March 15.-The Cincin-
natl Savings Society. Nos. 43 and 45 West
Fifth street, to-day was the scene Of a
panicky run. disgruntled depositor had
been asked to withdraw his account. He
threatened to get even. The officers suspect
that he circulated the story that the bank
was in bad condition. 1t has nearly four
teen thousand depositors. When the bank
opened to-day there was a cump of deposit
tors waiting TO draw their money. Some Of
them neglected 10 bring their books and
were sent after them. These spread the
alarm. Frightened women and men crowded
into the place. Policemen were called TO pre-
serve order. Meantime the bank paid out as
rapidly as possible In the afternoon the
crush was so great that two patrol wagons
were brought up and ropes stretched across
the sidewalk so that the crowd could be
kept in order by the score or more OF po-
licemen sent 20 preserve order. AT o'clock
the doors were closed with the announce
ment that they would be open at 2 Thurs
day morning. The police. with difficulty.
cleared the sidewalk. All banks OF the city
believed in the soundness of the Savings
Society and freely offered IL all the money
IL needed.
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GEN. OTIs'S REPORT.
5000 Rebels Routed, 400 Captured and
Many Killed and Wounded.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE following
dispatch from General Otis at Manila has
been received by the War Department:
Three thousand insurgents moved down
last night to towns OF Pasig and Pateros.
on shore Of Laguanda bay, fronting whea-
toms troops on Pasig river line. BY heavy
fighting Wheaton has dislodged and driven
them back. taking four hundred prisoners
and inficting heavy loss in killed and
wounded. He reports his loss as very med
crate. He now occupies these towns with
sufficient force to hold them"
General Otis also cabled the following list
of casualties suffered by the United States
troops on March 13 and IA near Caloocan and
Gaudulupe:
Killed
Twentieth Kansas-Company L. Private
James w. Kline.
Twenty-second Infantry-Company b, Pri-
vate George Stewart; Company K, Winnie p.
Munson; Company d. Wesley ]. Hennessy.
First Washington-Company Z, Private
Ralph Van Buskirk.
Wounded
Iwenty-Second lnrantry-Company NJ, Pri-
yates William Renshart. leg. moderate: Will
let Herman, scalp. slight; william s.
OBrien, head. severe; John Mubahi1le
scalp. slight. Company A, Theodore Mize-
ner. finger, severe; Daniel Carroll, forearm
slight. Company Z. Joseph Hoffman, thigh.
severe: Joseph B. Cox. thumb. severe. Com
pany i, John Black, chest, severe; David
Mulhollan. arm. moderate.
Twentieth Infantry-Company K, Corporal
Christ Thompson, side severe; Company B.
Private Charles Simon, back moderator
Company X. Thomas Miller. hand, severe;
Company ID, Frank Nash, knee, severe:
Company Nj, Richard f. Piper, thigh, slight;
Company q. Lester NJ. Foger, neck, slight:
Company II. Charles Sharkey, thigh. slight;
Charles Davis, neck, severe.
Twenty-second Infantry-Company B. Cor
poral Charles j. Usley. confusion; I1ivate
Adoiph G. Koehper, sprain. ankle. CCml any
b. Peter j. Phelan. hand, moderate. Com
pany +. Corporal John +. I.oIntn, spTsin,
ankle
Second Oreson-Company ID. Private AL
fred o. Garden, chest, severe; Company +,
W. .. u. Dodson. ankle, slight: Company E
Charles Olsen. foot. severe; Company B.
Walter Irwin. foot. moderate. accidental
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ASSESSMENT REDUCED.
John ID. Rockefeller the Victim of an
Enemy of Rich Men.

POUGHKEEPSIE. n. ". March 15-The
referee in the proceedings Instituted by John
d. Rockefeller TO obtain reduction of as
sessments on his property in the town OF
Mount Pleasant, Westchester county, to-day
completed his report and his findings are
a complete victory for the millionaire over
the assessors OF the town. The referee finds
that the property OF John ID. Rockefeller,
consisting OF 9S5 acres. was In the same gen.
eral condition on July /. 1897, when the as
sessment in question was made, as In 1894,
when II was assessed at $14e.950. In 1897,
after Michael j. Martin had been elected
chairman of the Board OF Assessors, the
valuation was placed at $639. .275. Martin had
previously stated says the referee. that II
he was elected ne would put the taxes on
the rich Rockefellers and drive the suckers
out" The referee finds that there was no
increase In the value OF the Rockefeller
property from 1894 to 1897, and that there
has been a decrease in demand for property
in that town since 1895, and that Martin
acted with malice in making the valuation,
and that the other assessors were negligent
In asserting TO them He therefore reduces
the assessment to 1893. 432.
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COMPLETELY ROUTED.
Greatest Victory over FiIipinos Since
the Fight of Feb. Z.

LONDON, March l5.-The Evening News
this afternoon publishes the following dis
patch from Manila: General Wheaton Mas
completely routed the Filipinos and has oc-
cupied Pasig, Taguig and Pateros Several
hundreds OF the enemy were killed and as
many We're captured. General Otis says
this Is the greatest victory since Feb. 5.
The Americans will now press towards
Aguinaldos headquarters
The Daily Graphic publishes a letter from
q British naval officer In Manila. under
date OF Feb. T. describing the beginning or
the fighting between the Americans and Fill
ipinos. which he says was due TO an at
tempt on the part OF the latter TO rush an
American post. The British officers" he
continues. were not allowed 10 land until
the day following the battle. and were even
then prohibited from going 10 the front. but
on yesterdays battlefield I saw Filipino
prisoners burying heaps OF their dead. II
cannot for a moment be doubted that the
Americans fought with gallantry and pluck
while the rebels who were armed with
Mausers and Remingtons. maintained a
stubborn defense. Their dead bodies testify
TO this. II Is also clear that the FiLpinos
were sstounded and demoralized by the
American tactics and the vigorous pursuit
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Parting Shot from FiIipinos.

NEW YORK, March 15.-Sixto Lopez. the
secretary Of Agoncillo. the representative OF
Aguinaldo. leader Of the Filipinos. with DIR.
Jose Losada. a member Of the Filipino
Junto, sailed for Southampton to-day on
the American liner St. Paul. They refused
TO discuss national affairs within the juris-
diction Of the United States. but said they
were sorry that 1.-The Americans. who boast
so much about freedom, are trying to make
their poor people slaves"
The F1lipinos were fighting for liberty
long before the United States came into ex-
istence," remarked Lopez, "and they were
not going TO give up the battle because the
task masters have been changed from Span
iards to North Americans. Our cry is liberty
or death"
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yILLAMIL's REMAINS.
Gen. Wood and others Confident Their
Identification Was Right.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, March 15.-OwiDg
to reports from the United States that the
human remains found by General Leonard
Wood, the military governor, on Sunday,
among the rocks on the shore, about four
miles west of FL MORO, and by him identi-
fed as those of the Spanish Admiral Villa
mil, are not the remains of that officer, the
department is endeavoriDg 10 ascertain be-
yond a doubt whether General Woods iden-
tication was accurate. Thus far, every
thing goes to show that IL not those OF
Admiral Villamil, the remains are undoubt-
edly those OF some high officer in the Span
ish navy. The uniform found is that OF a
squadron commander The handkerchief
bears the initials ~. W" and in the coat
pocket was found the fleet countersign for
June &c, signed by the late Capt Oviedo y
Bustamente, Admiral Cervera's chief OF
staff. For several months II had been ru-
mored that Admiral VillamIrs body was ly-
ing in a chair in that part of the island
Previous attempts TO discover the remains
had failed. These reports arose from the
fact that a Spanish sailor, who escaped
from the Spanish torpedo boat destroyer
Pluton, had said he helped TO bring a dying
officer ashore. There was also the testimony
of Cuban boy, engaged at present on a
boat al Cayo smith, tnat ne gave water 10
a Spanish officer, who was tied in chair
within a few hours after the battle.
Lopez, the pilot, who knew Admiral Villa
MIL says ne is absolutely certain as to the
Identification. General Wood is also conf
dent that the remains are those Of an officer
commanding some ship, most probably the
Pluton, owing to the immediate proximity
of the wreck of that destroyer. Captain
Romero. formerly Spanish naval officer,
says the rope that was found tied about the
Spanish officer is British manufacture, his
argument being that the F'uror and Pluton
both of which were built in British yards
would be fitted with such rope.
Senor Bas. proprietor OF the Venus Cafe
who knew Admiral Villamil well. says thai
shortly after the battle a Spanish sailor
from the Pluton told him he helped bring
Admiral Villamil's body ashore, tied in q
chair, under the direction of some officer
who was killed almost Immediately after
landing, and that another sailor who helped
was also killed Senor Bass informant as
serted that he took the chair to a secluded
spot, then went in search of water. but
failed to find the body on his return. Senor
Bas believes that the remains are undoubt-
edly those of Admiral Villamil.
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TREATY TO BE RATIFIED
QUEEN REGENT AND SPANISH CABI-
NET TO ACT AT ONCE.
Will Accept the Peace Agreement I'm
mediateIy After Dissolution of
the Cortes Is Decreed.

MADRID, March 1.-THE Cabinet council
this evening decided that the treaty Of peace
with the United States should be ratified
Immediately after the dissolution of the
Cortes. which will probably be decreed to-
morrow. The election to the new chamber
for April 30. the new Cortes to reassemble
on May 9.
LONDON. March 16.-Stanton Sickles, Sec
rid before the rupture of diplomatic rela-
tions. has been there, according to the cor
respondent OF the Morning Post. for eight
days on secret mission.
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Come. in Favor mt Santiago.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA. March 15.-Last
night a mass meeting was held to protest
against the action of the Cuban Military
Assembly with reference to General Maxine
Gomez and Senor Gonzales de Quesada. The
Veterans Association Issued a manifesto
against the meeting, urging the people not
to attend; but, apparently, 1t had an effect
just opposite to that intended. for the crowd
was tremendous and the name of Gomez
was received with great enthusiasm
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ENTITLED TO SALARY.
Members of the Ohio Legislature Who
Served in the Volunteer Army.

COLUMBUS, o.. March 15.-After a con-
ference with Auditor of State Guilbert, At
torney General Monnett rendered a decision
that the members OF the Ohio Legislature
who served in the volunteer army in the
war with Spain can draw pay for both posi-
tons A precedent was established In 1854
when an attempt was made to oust DR..
William johnson from the House because
he accepted and filled the position OF sur
geon i'm TIE Eighteenth Ohio Volunteer In
fantry Tie salary of several Legislators has
been held " pending this decision.
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PLUNGED INTO A RIVER.
Motor Car Derailed and Two Motor
men and a Conductor Drowned.

WORCESTER, Mass. March ia car on
the Millbury divisions OF the Worcester &
Suburban Railway ran off the track from
McGowan's bridge and plunged into the
Blackstone river at 10 o'clock. Three oc-
cupants OF the car were penned up in the
vestibule and drowned. A fourth passenger,
George Pluff. OF Brahamville, was severely
injured but may live. The dead are:
MICHAEL SHEA, motorman.
FREDERICK WHITE, Of Whitinsville
conductor
MORRIS YELSH. of Millbury, motorman.
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THIRTEEN In HIS DEATH, TOO.
Demise Of Member Of the New York
Club Excites Comment.

NEW YORK. March 15.-It may be the
merest coincidence, but il is peculiar. Still
his physician. DIR. Ames. AYERS. and the
daughter of the dead man corroborates the
statement. that William III. Schwalbe,
member OF the Thirteen Club. OF New York,
died on March l3 just thrice minutes after
he hour struck. Mr.. Schwalbe lived In
BROOKLYN. He had been suffering some time
from nervous prostraiion, and a fortnight
ago his physician took him 10 Lakewood "
=. From there he went TO DR.. Barnes's san
itarium at Stanford. Conn. where he died
Monday, as detailed.
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WASHINGTON, March 15.-Lieutenant
Vitale, military attache or the Italian en-
bassy, has been granted permission by the
War Department to accompany troops from
New York to San Francisco and thence to
Manila and to remain with the army during
the campaign in the Philippines. He desires
to study for his government the American
method Of land and sea transportation Of
troops and to observe campaign methods in
the islands
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WILL NOT BE RECOGNIZED.
Cuban Assembly Committee to ID
Given the Gold Shoulder

WASHINGTON, March l5.-The commit
tee which was appointed yesterday by the
Cuban Military Assembly at Havana TO
come TO Washington 10 secure recognition II
can be stated will not be recognized in any
official capacity. The War Department
officials are sctuated by the conviction that
they are bound by reasons of sound policy
70 avoid carefully any Official recognition
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instead OF following, as the Filipinos ex-
pected. the Spanish custom OF midday
-