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taken for tho suppression Of further
trouble which ~ threatened to take
place IN the city tuuight. Hut II liz
generally believed last nights expert.
once VIII effectively qucil the disturb
Ink element
FIR has been burning In the Tondo
district all day and has been clearing
the outskirts from which the enemy
previously ntcd un the Americans
\ cloud OF smoke lowered over tho
city today conveying the Impression to
the people about the bay and In the
outside districts that the whole city IL
burning The rebels between the city
nnd the outroHtH nrc being smoked out
this afternoon and driven toward the
beach
ShnrpHhooterH at various parts Of the
llnr arr very annoying. hut othorwia.
there has been no further excitement
since the fruHtiatiOn % the mornings
attack Lieut.. Eugene \. French oc
company !. Iifnt Montana volunteers.
AMI Private oscar FELTON, OF company
9 South Dakota volunteers. were
Killed and two ether Dakotans were
wounded
LIST or CASUALTIES.
Washington. Feb. gs-ocn. OILS to-
day cabi'd tho war department ~ fol-
lows
Manila. Fob. p. Adju,ant General.
Washington;
Determined Efforts TO burn city last
night buildings fired Ia thrge differ
Vnt sections ~ city Fifth controlled
hy troops after severe labor. A cnnnid-
cradle number ~ inccniintica shot and
a few soldiers wounded. Early this
morning large body of insurgents
made a demonstration on McArthur's
front, near caloocan. and were re-
pulsed. The loss of property by IRE
last nisht probably half A million dol.
lars.
Casualties caused by inuurgent
sharrfhootcrr yesterday and today In
district Of Tondo and iilnondo Amblo:
Thirteenth Minnsrotn Wounded:
company e. Captain Noycs. G. Robin
rnn, lip, moderately severe: Sergeant
George X. shepard. les. moderate. prl-
waite Thomas e. caldin. shoulder. ss-
we're. George g. Wooding thigh, Ho-
we're. Company II. Orton q. Ofinnell.
nrmplt. severe Private Enoch Davis.
company ~. First Nebraska. shot In
hand. self inflicted. accidental. severe.
Private clyde A Mcvay, company 4.
fuuth Dakota, doing well. iBurih too
rIght nnpuiated.
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BANDITS HAVE A BAD TIME
Party Of Seven Despcndoes are Hunted Down
BY Squad Of cublns.



Arrive q" asn ,riu,>'nJN es~nt
pia red , ,hhsh
AIRED the
New YORK Feb IA slight = ne
Tribune from Havana says.
Brlgandage Il reported from W
zas province. but Il met with f,,pris.
treatment. a party of seven bnndgdrc
alleged 10 be former spanish EuorrllrH
las, lri by negro guide named vidal.
began the doprcdations. a squad OF
cuban soldiers under Major Arguliiez.
pursued aud overlook the bandits neal
the hamlet Of Martagcna. where two
OF the bandits were killed and two
wounded. The Cuhans lost one killed
and wounded The pursuit was contin-
ucd The American military authorities
are watching these cases with some
anxiety, but incidents like that at
Matnnzns satisfy them that the innur-
gents can be- organized into an effective
rural police.
The cuban officials are urging that
II be done quickly ~ they are positive
that with a part ~ their troops thus
disposed. the remainder will return TO
work IN the fields II oxen are given
them.
Arrangements have been oompl ted
Tor Gomcz's reception In Havana. The
committees and delegations Will 40 on
special train 10 meet him when he
leaves MntnuEnH on Thuraday. After
reaching Havana hc viii be sercnaded,
which n n favorito cuban demonatrl-
tiun. Friday. Feb, 20. has been de-
clared a public holiday By the municl-
pal council and II win be observed by
the PROFESSIONS and receptions IN
honor Of Gomez.
lie viii attend bail at the Tacon
Thcater that evening and ON the FOL.
lowing days there VIII be further cele
bratlonn ana greetings, General
Br0nle viii receive Gen. Gomez with
military honors nd the American ON
cinls win particlI ate In the cuban cele.
brationH, Gen, Gomez VIII also be In
yitcd 60 review ~ the troops General
Lee, "a military governor OF Havana
province, VIII send a commission,
headed by General Ilolfer. To meet
Gomez whei he enters tho province.
Gomez II reported 90 be- greatly pleased
az the attentions shown him by Gem
eral Wilson at Matanzas, lie likes 10
receive honor from the American
troops. lie n also preaching aggressive
~ his doctrine OF peace and concord
between cubans ana Spanlards, II IN
thought the receptions 10 Gomez VIII
take up the better part of one week and
when they are concluded he IL expected
Ia settle down 10 practical AFFAIRS and
then 10 arrange with uoneral nrooke
for the disbandmont OF the insurgent
troops
Gomez viii arrive at the suburb Of
Mall0rgo on Thursday, but will not en-
ter Havana I'LL Friday. the fourth an
niveraary Of the beginning OF the rev
olutiun. His reception promises TO be
a magnificent one, Chinese living In
the city have held a meeting and ar.
ranged to Join In the celebration The
commission from the Cuban commits
sion, which visited Gomez at Matan-
zas, telegraphs that he Is In full accord
with tho assembly regarding the pay.
ment OF the insurgent troops. The gem
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Fiipinos Inaugurate Worrying Tactics at an
Early Hour This Morning.
RECEIVED WITH TEN INCH SHELLS
Monitor monadnoe urIs Huge ProjeetIes American
Lines Into the Ranks Of the insurgents-Band Sixty
Rebels Having Two Carloads Of Arms Captured

Manila. Feb. o. sos p.m.-with day
lrht this morning the enemy CONF
mcnccd worrying tactics at various
parts NJ the American line. apparently
Tor the purpose of Withdrawing attcn-
ton from affairs inside the city.
An attempt was made TO rush
through our extreme left. near Caioo-
can. but II was promptly checked by a
hot and effective muakctry and artll-
icry nrc.
In the meantime small bodies OF
rebels. evidently some ~ those engaged
iast nlTht In the o0wnfdly work at
Tondo. spread out between the city and
the outpoats. Every available man was
sent 10 drive them away. with tho re-
suit that there was dcsultory firing all
the morning.
From to 1850 AIN. tho United
States double turroted monitor Monad.
mock Joined In the engagement hurting
tcn-inch shells over the American lines
into bodies u tho enemy aa Indicated
by the signal corps. 20 far our casu.
altics are one man killed and ten mon
NNuUu'Ni
Al II o'clock there were sharp en-
EaEcmentn at the Chinese cemetery and
at San Pcdru Macnti almost simuitanc-
uuHiy. but the artillery nrv from both
positions drove the enemy back.
From the hiFh towers ~ the city fires
can be- seen burning ut different points
outside. some ~ ths-v arr probably
due 60 the Monadnocks sh~llr.
II n currently reported that the ma
tlyen have threatened 60 burn Esc0-
lntn and the walle-i city tonight
Scores ~ rebels haVv been arrested In
the Tanfio dlntficlf \. baud Of INty
rebels having iva carloads ~ arms and
nccoutrcments was captured IN a house.
business II temporarily suspended.
cURFEw ~ MANILA.
Major General otis today issued a
neral order directing oil the inhnblt-
ITS ~ Manila until oth"rWire ordered,
counne themselves ~ their homes
alter Heyrn o'clock in the evening.
when ~. streets will be- cleared by the
police. Tho general also warns inr"n-
,iiaTles and anyr they VIII De severely
nary precautions have boon
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llsh form Of government suitable to
the island,
we cannot guarantee anything n &c
tho line ~ action tho other Islands VIII
take. but we will cooperate with the
Americans ANA use our influence 90 In
islands 60 come under tho American
finr"
The area " Ncgroa IL about two mill
lion acres and the population about
two million i've hundred thousand.
There are two races Of people In the
iHland-lnland ruvaEos, and an outer
fringe OF rich and peaceful sugar plant.
grH
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slr Mntrtd I.sarIer !. Mntc

ottawa. ont. Fob. 2a-sir wilfrcd
i.nurlor. when asked N be- had any
thing Co 90. NE 90 the outcome ~ the
meetings NJ the international commits
sion. stated that h. must decline 10 be
Interviewed on the question.
Tho statement given tn the AssoCl-
nted Press at Washington a couple Of
days ago by senator Fairbanks and
myself snid Sir Wilfred. us authentic
and may he taken ns correct. Further
than this" he added, ~ eau say Moth
Ing and must positively decline to
speak FOR publication"
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r.eaplnr Gas rla. lighted Match.

Wabash. Ind. Feb. 2a-Mrs. Emile
Rurnr and her adopted daughter Bessie
Jane have been fatally Injured and
their residence literally blown to pieces
by an explosion Of gas which was es-
Gaping from the cellar and which Miss
Smith accidentally ignlted, Both wo-
men were buried In the debris.
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omahn. Nob., Feb. ga furious
snoYstorin II raring throughout Ne
brnHka. In omaha a terrific wind nc.
companies the snow, but out In the
state there ~ not so much wind, ana
ths Indications are that the fall VIII
be- quito beneficial 10 the stock and Ia
winter wheat. Several inches OF snow
have fnllvn.
Reports ffcm various towns In kan
fns show that a blizzard is raging In
that state.
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Han Diego cal, Fcb.2l The British
second class cruiser Loandor has ar
rived hero from Esquimnult, she fired
a salute In honor OF Washingtun'a
birthday, The cruiser N making her
regular trip na FAR south m Valparaiso.
She VIII leave here on Saturday.
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noston Fob, SIT II announced
that the survey OF the United States
Bhlp Topeka has been completed and
II viii cost $4,000 90 put her In good
trim. OF this amount $4,000 viii be-
needed Tor structural work and s.. 900
for boilers.
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5 rIRE IN TorEKA.

Topeka. Kans T. Feb. 23.-Firc, which
started at O'Clock this mofnlaF. CONF
plotely destroyed the building ana COM
fonts OF the Palace Clothing company
200 Kansas avenue. one 81 the largest
stores In this city. Loss on build lEa
aud contents IL about $4,000. The cls
lam book a stationary CO.. ndioiu lg,
suffered loss ~ $4,000. partially COW
cred by Insurance.
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WI rin Fang Ui,'. speech on iDt.rns.
tionai Com n-rc..

New York. Fob. sa.-speaking at the
WaAhlngtou'H birthday banquet OF the
Southern Society last night, WI Tin
Fang, the chinese minister. said he had
heard ~ Washington aud rrvercd hi,
memory, when "a boy In China he had
understood That Washington had con.
inod himself TO the country which he
governed.
His successors had done likewise. a
change had come. however. within tbs
last year There were those who ac.
CuHed President Mckinley OF imperial
ism. The Presidents idea ~ imperial
iHin means civilization and liberty FOi
himself be- would add the qualification
~ fairness 90 men of all parties with
out regard 90 their race or color Tbs
United states now Possessed the Philip
pines. There was q discussion whether
or not this country should keep them.
The hesitation was commendnhlc be-
cause II showed noble spirit. a cost
ly glft bestowed upon an ignohle man
would bee accepted hy him without
question. The Philippines were neat
ueighbOra Of the chinese empire and
hls people would rather have friendly
noighhora than unfriendly ones. tn,
trade ~ this country with China was
Increasing and with the establishment
~ our government IN those Islands thu
trade would be- greatly Increased, There
was one obstacle that stood In the way
uf thoroughly friendly ftlhtluhA ur'
tween this country and china and thai
was the Chinese exclusion act, Thit
legislation was brought about because
~ the impression the people or thli
country had obtained OF the people Of
china from seeing the poorer classes %
luhorrrs In san Francisco, He bellevee
the establishment ~ closer relation
between tho two countries would tene
Ia DO away with this prejudice aud lead
to the abolition ~ this law. china II
constructing a railroad from tho norf
o. the south. and had practically
thrown open the doors to the trade oi
an the world The people OF the Unit
al states would be- welcomed by the
merchants ~ china with open arms.
standard oh Company once More
ottawa. ont, Fob. aa-At meeting
Of tho railway committee u the prlyS
council tho Qup. ton ~ Grand Trunk
and Canadian Pacific railway discrlmi.
nation AGAINST the local oil companies
I'm favor uf the standard OH company
came mp for consideration and was dis
cussrd I'D length. The committee have
unanimously decided, although no for
NAL J igmCnt was given, that the ili'
crlmiuution must cease and the obIcc'
tioual turlns bee revoked, The rauwal
companies win appear ut a later dat
before the committee and get de
clalon on what w considered through
freight and what Is not.
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FIRE FlEnD IS RAMPANT.
Packing House District IN Chicago Is Threatened
-FIrmen Killed and Injured.
building and Content. Fully Covered
BY Insurance mig tsiaxc In n
Topeka Clothing store.

Chicago, Feb. 23.-DurinR firc which
for two hours today threatened to nn-
initiate the entire packing house dis
irict u the stock yards. one fireman
was killed ana three others severely in-
jurcd, one 10 seriously that II II feared
he viii die. An cmployc Of swift
q Company was also struck by falling
bricks and severely injured. The blaze
destroyed swift \ Companyu ware
hsufc No :. directly In the center u
the packing house district. and several
OF the adjoining structures were slight
ly damaged. The loss h estimated az
$4,000. The dcad
Patrick =. o'Scili. pipcman. killed
Instantly by fPiling walls.
The injured
Lieut.. BERNARD dcDonough. bruised
about head and shoulders and Internal
~ Injured, condition critical,
Matthew Gaulc. injured about body
and right les broken.
Lieut. Frank Walters, injured
head ana body.
y. Paulcon. time keeper Tor Swift q
Company. Injured shoulder By falling
bricks.
Numerous other flrcmcn and ,.cc-
tntnf al narrow escapes from being
crushy, by falling walls Louis y.
swift. vice prcsldcn' ~ the companyl
says he loss on IN Hiding would ~
$4,000 ana on the .ontonta 100000.
Both hui ting contents FULLY cove
cred by e.. france. The building. which
we els sricH high. was new
STR .tu " siorvd with hamh
aud baco l
BLAzi ,puARKET. STREET.
T. -rso. - ss-i~irs today de.
'hc bu,i,irg, y to g Mar
ruA of the Few buildings
tho Iti.os. " act through the great
n literary oNrrt tho r. ntshnt special
cnlie annual Peng md been sent In
from tpf San ~ tie. only ten en-
glncs ", 'y's celvora = the downtown
district. 10 ldolphin 80 stcd BY the two
ire tuEs,emy OF " ne nhmea after
three lui. he tniycrrii
The usnnd atudel was seven
story y, The orator /. occupied hy a
lars columbia unls ne majority OF
hem ncleed States ~, ptin,.tn anl
OF this $4,000 II on the build
Ing. Tw ~ on We're injured while
many othe narrow escapes from
f..NNN
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Continued on page two,l
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TORRES HAS GONE TOO FAR.
United states IL Fully Resolved
That Exfovttea Upon Ameri-
cans Ansf step.

WASHINGTON. April s.-~The cruiser
Istvost ge. away Yesterday from In
Gaayra for Pori I4risTs. Costa fsleo. where
she will receive saSsrue tlons from The navy
department "a 70 her further course. tae
csbss 30 NIcaraxuaB pSTfs 5eing Intercept
~ through s}ss arbitrary acton af Ge..
TcrreS. Ths Detroit ~ 6ae a. ror. IL
rran Tuesday uacgnfns, ard unse.s ;here
= esac.3e-s change far see t<sser sa sha
~tua;son In Nlcarsgsa. she WILL pess ~
a}sa all xgs@s3 - Bassej,2s orr govern
rrsn, hs asterTnsns3 not - tolerate .he ex-
terscn rrzet.eei by Torres upoa tae
American merchants fAere
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DROWNED IN THE UMPQUA.
TRAGIC DEATH OF TWO OREGON
STATE OFFICIALS.
state Eish CommisiOner 0cGuire
and state Senator Reed, While
Going Down the River In . Boat,
Capsfse In Rapids and are Lost.

RoSEBURG, Ore. April S.-News reach
ed here this afternoon that State Fish
Commissioner n. y. Mcclure and State
Senator A. W. Reed. OF Douglas county.
were drowned today il the uulpaua river
This forenoon Senator Reed. Mcclure and
W. F. Hubbard. Of Stone. Ore. started
down the North Umpqua in a small boat,
their objective point being the junction OF
the North and South EsnpqGa, six miles
below Winchester, They left orders here
fer wagon TO meet them On the road
about 4 o'clock p. tn. anywhere asoVe
their objective point Liveryman Barker
went down four miles below Winchester.
where he met Hubbard. who stated that
they passed safely through ere rapid. and
before they were aware OF IL they were
close 70 another, and ~ their efforts 10
avoid il an oariack broke. The waves
were high ard the boat was swamped.
Mcclure struck ous for shore. Hubbard
saw Reed on the overturned boat. bat a
moment later both Reed and Mcclure had
disappeared. large force OF men LETT
here this afternoon - look sor the bodies.
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FIGARO ASSISTS DREYFUS.
PUBLISHES THE EVIDENCE BE
FORE COURT OF CESSATION.
~ showing That the Prisoner Is
Held en- InsuAeient Grounds
Editors Sentenced for Revelations

Copyrightea. lsss BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. April s.-rhs Fssa-o's reveia-
tions in It's publication Of the evidence az
the court Of eassatioa IN the DreyfIls -
is the sensation Of Paris. and has revived
the keensss interest 81 the Dreyf0s affair.
The Dreyfuxites are highly pleased with
the publication Of the depoA AEicnA which,
IN fact, are apparently approved by the
whole mass ot sober opinion in France.
The Figaro's bold step IS particularly In
teresiing. as las. year its editor unexpect-
edly champsarsd Dreyfua with the result
that the paper Lost a great number OF
subscribers and the prepristers removed
the editor from his position
The Figaro has TOW taken a step which
has drawn upon IL the formidable hostility
Of the general staff os the war office. which
desired secrecy. and whose reputation Is
grievcusly damaged 5y the publication Of
The aepcsssioGs. In which there are evs-
dences that the war department engineered
different trials. influenced witnesses and
had the Intention OF preventing tae sxcai.
pation % Dreytls. though the motives Of
The war department IN SO doing still re-
main obscure.
The dspcsitioHs show thas both NJ Cav
aignac. The former minister OF war. and
Gen. Roget, who re-ssatel the whole 0.
the general star case, failed 20 produce
any direct evidence against preyfus.
The testimony OF Examining Magistrate
Bertuias was very damaging. He declared
plainly his epsnlor that Lieut.. Patty du
Ciara and MAJ. csan. Esterhaxy were the
guilty men
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ANDREWS FIRE WAS INCENDIARY.
Letters Found which Indicate
Deadly spite Against q Servant.

NEW YORK, April s,-Dssplse reticsnee
on the part of the police. facts became
public today which make II apparent that
the are watch destroyed IL persons was Of
lncendiary origln. Letters threatening the
lives Of the Andrews family aad children
Of Mrs 81 JcAn we're found. T. is sAe-
llexea the motive fer incen3i1risn was
revenge. ara sha: the affair rose CUT Of n
quarrel among TIE servants. Fosey. the
bg;isr IL the Andrews family. - under sur
~ slllsnee. and the police are iEyestigat-
ing cs0@s which chiefly res; upen anony-
naoas letters. Mary Flanagan, the dead
maid servant seems 10 have teen ire cen-
ira Ggure In this alleged plot. ana the as-
,ect - ,Ac supposed perpetrators was hate
The police today gave eat tnre@ scu-rilesz
letters which had been scnt - members
cf the Andrews household one vtas al
dressed 20 Servant Mary Flanagan. Tire
issterS made charges against Mary Fan
uag gan ard ,ss butler.
In letter addressed 70 Mrs. 81. john
she writer said:
Il hane yea ana Mrs. Andrews don't
thInk fav ere moment that 7 arn reconcslsa
or nar}aea with Mary r1sragAn Ter IN
deed an not and what is further. ] wtil
rot be ussi : get Eay revenge. feel that
! haze given warning enough. and an
gnirr ~ ax her fgr hfe and because vSn
ana Mrs Andrews 1sA not heed fbe warn
inxs ara EotrE 20 TX .es;. lu Eatng ~
rrsks SOMEONE tsrpw something sr y~pr
s4sarssS' ard cA.ldTe8-s tass's ti1at wtil DIS
ar.sys tAssn sna cat aa 5Ae sssa ~ sh-
nsre. Tsss Z wiu a. Tor spite. because
you dsd zot set Mary 80. as / tal4 yoG-
you had }1sk as pe8 tst Aev 80 srst rs
last Te9 wNi have 70 glr. alive when
7 ges through yite her
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PICKED men SENT To SANTA CRUZ ON THE LAKE
Best Fighters in the Army Leave the Pasg on Important
Expedition Washington Sharpshooters Among Them.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE qosrM7uLNEM7


~ ANIIA April oO8 expedition consisting of eight
<@I companies Of the Fourteenth infantry
the Fourth cavalry four of the First North
dakota and the First Idaho infantry mountain and 200
sharshooes selected from infantry North
Dakota Idaho and Washington aggegang 1909
under BrgGen Iawton embarked tonight
river Pas Cacoes and San Pedro Maca for Santa Cruz
the lake The conveyed by the gunboats La
de Bay Oese and Napan Much surrounded
this and nothing what expected be
plshed by the expedition has been allowed leak from head
quarters The taken all tried fighters and the
flower Of the They have participated in nearly
hoies began and the fight
which they hope get the objective point the
expedition, is at the extreme end Of the lake
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censiagess on Page Eisas.,.
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Corslausa on Page Tars.,
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Consequently SIC Casaet Participate
I'm the Peace IubtEee.

WASHINGTON. April k.-~s.egetary ronx
announces th&s sae seIscsse and Import
snf atskies sevosviay gp@n Admiral Ieorgs
Dewey In sonnsegsoa wssa tsss restoration
of peace &E8 tae reorganization es the