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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-28
FILIPINO STORY OF THE FIRE
Americans Accused of Strengthening
Foreigners and Natives.

Paris, Feb. 27-The Filipino junta
here received today a cable from Ma
Mia, dated Feb. u, via HongkonS- 1t
says:
.'The fire broke out in the Chinese
quarter during the Chinese New Year
festivities The Americans provoked
the owners by demolishing houses be-
fore it was necessary. The FIinlpOs
fine engine, owned by SenOr Cameo and
worked by British subjects, was large
ly instrumental in extinguishing the
fire. The Americans interfered with
the native saiyageTS and tried TO cap
ture the engine, leading to Il conflict
Harsh conduct elsewhere led to general
fighting The Americans retired TO the
walled city. and the fleet bCmbarded
the suburbs, believing the city was en-
dangered. This caused the TOndo fire.
''AguinaldO'S troops then attacked
and entered Tondo. Santa Cruz and
Kaipo. CONGREGATIONS broke out at
Benondo and Malad, and the city was
surrounded by a line Of burning houses
THE fighting continued Wednesday
and Thursday. The Americans by that
time were greatly fatigued by the
sun fires and continual service.
"On the other hand, the SiliD.nos
were continuously reinforced. and the
Americans closed the Buente de Espana
to prevent the Filipinos from invading
the city. The Americans then fired On
everyone standing at the doors and
windows, and thus killed the engineer
of the Andrews cotton mill The for
eignerS applied to the foreign ships for
help, and a number OF marines were to
be landed, when Admiral Dewey init
mated that such landing would be an
act of hostility, and that his ships
would fire upon any landing party
Some British bluejackets, however,
landed unarmed, to act as nremen, and
remained to guard the British consul
ate. banks and other British property.
1.-The Andrews cotton mills, belonging
to British subjects, suffered severely.
The Americans searched British prop
erty, seeking insurgents.
"Indiscriminate street shooting was
prevalent. Men, women and children
were killed. The bodies Of 40 Ameri-
cans have already been collected. Their
loss in killed and wounded will reach
400. The bodies of 320 FiliDinos, men,
425 women and $50 children have been
removed from the streets. About go
natives were wounded.
1.-THE loss to foreign property is esti-
mated at 100000. and to native prop
erty. $500, 600. About S.o00 houses were
burned.
General Montenegro commanded the
Filipinos. Aguinaldo is still at Marila-
MANY foreigners embarked on board
the ships. About eighty Chinese We're
killed while trying to enter the walled
city.
THE people killed at the Andrews
mill were accused of harboring ma
tiVeS."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-28
DEFENSE FOR M'CUNE
COMPLETES ITS CASE
Feature of the Hearing Is the Latitude Given the
Compliments Counsel.
Representative LapiSh Will Be Asked to Testify Today
BY Request of Mir. Dunbar-New Charges Possible.

poker?" Evans inquired of Mr.. Nc
Cpne.
Yes; with gentlemen; I've played
poker ever since 1 was a young man.
you've won and lost large sums of
money at it?'
NO; I've never played in any large
games. The biggest game ever saw
was in Montana, years ago, when about
81, 900 changed hands"
You've played cards at Hogle's?"
yes; with E. II. Airs, Henry Newell
and Thomas Kearns."
Never in gambling houses"
It never played in a gambling house
in my lie"
You always play for money!"
Certainly. There would be very little
fun if we played for nothing"
Mr.. Evans, having gained little profit
out of this, turned to the conversation
alleged to have been held in the inner
room at the McCune camp Tuesday
evening.
How long were you alone with Mr..
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-28
DEATHS FROM DISEASE.
Many Volunteers Stricken By Small
pox at Manila

Washington. Feb. 27.-The following
was received from General Otis:
Following deaths since last weekly
report,
Feb. 1s-Private James S Morris.
company NJ, First Tennessee. variola-
Feb 19-ChapIain John r. Thomp-
son, First Washington. acute interocil-
tits; PrivateS William F. Stanley, COM
pany F, First Montana, malarial
fever.
Feb. 20-Arthur Ramsay. company r,
First Colorado, spinal meningitis; Rob-
ert L. Vaneman, company 1, Thirteenth
Minnesota, variOla; Henry K. Saund-
ers, company +, Fourteenth infantry,
dysentery.
Feb. 2l-Corporal Harry r. Stroud.
company l.. First Washington, dysen-
terry; Private James GanOng, company
D, First Idaho. variola-
Feb. 22-JacOb HUH, company K.
Fourteenth infantry. variOla; Adolph
Agidius, company F. First Colorado.
varioIa.
Died of wounds received in action
Feb is, First Sergeant W. II. Cooke.
company F, First Nebraska; Feb 10,
Private Eli Clampitt, company G,
Third artillery; Feb. 20, John SOren.
son, company L. First Montana; Feb.
q. Edward Day, company A, First
Nebraska; Feb. "A, John Alley, COM
pany A, First Nebraska
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II Attorney Evans keeps the promise
he made at the close of yesterdays ses-
sion Of the investigation committee if
teen minutes of testimony this morn
ing viii conclude the Law bribery case.
Mr.. McCune's cross-examination was
concluded yesterday morning with little
new light thrown on the case and a
number of other witnesses We're called
and examined for the defense. The
prosecution put Law on the stand in
rebuttel and called in one or two others
to testify to minor points. Mr.. Evans
started in with the evident purpose of
wasting just as much time as he pos
sibly could, for delay now seems
to be the strongest card of the prose-
cuticn. Had he not received a repri-
mand from the committee he would
doubtless be cross examining Mr.. Nc
Cune yet. His dilatory tactics called
down the censure of the committee and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-28
of Indian Bill Covering
Utah Matters.
(snecial to The HeraldO

Washington, D. c.. Feb. 1.-THE Indian
appropriation bill, as agreed upon in con-
ference. contains the appropriation for
the Shebit Indians and the Rawiins prop
osition for the appropriation of the Uin-
tab reservation waters. This last IS
amended by providing that no waters
shall be granted until submission to and
approval by the secretary Of the interior
Senator McMinin of Michigan today
presented a petition signed by the officers
and members of the Woman cluD or
Adrian. urging the passage Of the So
called Clark bill, providing that no pOlyg-
:Irnist shall hold a seat in either house or
congress
Tdaho Postmaster Kingston. ShOshons
county Charles \ Smith. vice Mrs. Mary
] Smith, dead; Stuart. Idaho county. Mrs.
Mary Patterson. vice j. L. Gross. resign
ed: Taylor. Bingham county. N1InaZ1
Priest. vice George WaGsworth, resigned
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-28
ARMY INCREASED
TO 100000 men
But Thirteen Senators OPP
posed Reorganization.
M'KINLEY'S POLICY
WARMLY DENOUNCED
Blacklist Chapter In American His
tory, Declares Pettigrew.

Compromise Bill, as Finally Passed,
Provides That the Army Shall Be
Reduced to Its Former Status in
19O1-President Authorized to
Recruit Three Rough Rider Regi-
ments-Senator Vests Vigorous
Speech Against the Measure.
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after that things went along somewhat
mere rapidly.
As a part of his policy of delay Evans
attempted TO place Representative Lap
jsh upon the stand. But as it appeared
that what Lapish had to say had no
relation to the Law charges, the COM
,nfttee decided TO hear him later. Mr.
I.apish mentioned the name Of D. c..
Dunbar before his evidence was object
ed TO and at the request of Mr.. Dunbar,
the attorneys for the defense have de-
cided TO have his statements thorough
" Investigated today The Cook-FarT
charges VIII come in for some lnQulSl-
ton today and unless the prosecution
has other cards up its sleeve this ought
TO clear up the case.
Judge Powers was one of the busiest
men on the outside of the committee
room yesterday afternoon. He spent a
long hour in consultation with {. &.
Dey. who is assisting Mr.. Evans in the
prosecution Of the case. If any new
bombs are exploded it is believed that
the Judge viii rot be far off when the
crash comes. In fact it was intimated
quite strongly yesterday that the judge
had a full-nedsc6 set Of charges which
ne was all prepared 10 spring on the
public at the first opportunity and this
will come today probably
TALK WITH NEBEKER.
Mr.. McCune's cross-examination was
continued he was first asked if he had
not had conversation with W. C. Neb-
elcer on the Friday evening before the
charges were brought and he stated
that he had
About his voting for ne. It was
merely a friendly talk, that was all.
He understood that l expected TO be
elected the next day and knew OF my
appointment with Senator Rideout and
Representative Stewart.
pic he allude to his former CONVEX
sation with 4. w. Sloan?'
'IIe never even mentioned it
After asking Mr.. McCune TO show
how he had walked across the street
with Law, Mr.. Evans sat down and had
a whispered conference with Mr.. Dey.
did you ever engage in the business
of poker playing" he then inquired.
Mr.. Dickson was on his feet before
MIR. McCune could reply. I'VE object
TO this most decidedly" he said. Some
of the most eminent gentlemen in the
country play poker and It does not
affect the credit of a man in any sense
that he plays cards once in a while.
II is only brought in for purposes of
delay"
,.eriied Evans. I'VE propose TO show
mat the witness is Il high-roller. that
he wins and loses large sums of money
at poker, and that as he engages in
gambling, Il affects his credibilty."
aI don't believe you can be serious
in saving that Mr.. Evans" said Dick
son. because he plays poker doesn't
nrovc that he viii lie on the stand.
Mr.. Laws character was gone into,
said senator Howell 'and 1 don't see
why MI McCune's should not be exam
;,,eG--
subject of Mr. Laws character saie
dickson. .'and subsequently al that
-ortion Of the evidence was stricken
mi But we withdraw the objection"
.sYou are in the habit Of playing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-28

Law that evening before you called
! Sloan in:'
7 couldn't tell you to the fraction Of
/ a second
What did you say to him?"
q don't remember"
A POLICY OF DELAY.
why don't you remember what you
said to him? I would think you could
why, Evans. don't believe you
yourself could repeat the last question
/ you asked me-
Answer the question"
We'll, repeat It"
/ Evans hesitated, hlushed, and, amid
a general laugh, was forced to have
| the question read. Then, continuing
+ his dilatory policy, he went back over
ground he had twice before covered,
! and asked who wrote that statement
/ for Mr.. McCune which was given to
the public He was informed that Sam
Thurman wrote it, after hearing all the
details from Mr.. McCune.
What was the purpose of that
10 counteract the effect of Mr..
/ Laws charges. To tell my side of the
story"
by the way. who put that idea of a
peculiar handshake in your mind?
Evans suddenly asked, apropos OF noth-
ing that mad gone before.
Mr.. McCune turned on him indignant
" ASK me something easier he
said That's equal to your question
Saturday, why 1 didn't give Law 500
instead Of $50
Again Evans conferred with his COL
league. and finally asked: Have you a
contract with r. c. Chambers to take
I The Herald of his hands, If you're
~. 7 have mot
What arrangements have you made
about is?''
Z don't propose to ventilate my pri-
vate affairs for your benefit, unless the
committee desires"
Aren't you 10 pay any losses Of The
Herald?"
Yes
Judge Dickson interposed: 81 thought
there had been a limit to the imperti-
nent remarks of Mr.. Evans. The af-
fairs of The Herald have nothing to do
with this matter whatever, and ought
not 10 be gone into"
ROW AMONG ATTORNEYS.
There was instant strife between the
attorneys. Evans contended that every
thing in this connection should be laid
bare. while Dickson held that The Her
aids affairs were collateral issues. and
Irrelevant
Il viii offer in evidence to the COM
mittee,' said Mr.. McCune, my con-
tract with Senator Chambers, but I
won't show it to you. Evans"
But We object" Van Colt insisted.
All the attorneys had a word to say.
and finally Evans broke forth. violent
": IF McCune agreed with Chambers
10 make good the losses of The Herald,
it's bribery" he shouted. Bribery of
the rankest kind. It's as bad as if he
had put his hand in his pocket and
given money 10 Chambers"
Mr.. Stewart thought there should be
no more evidence taken upon this
point. as the question then being ex-
amined was that of the Law charges.
The other case might more properly
be looked into later.
Senator Howell also thought the OBJ
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-28
CASUALTIES TO DATE.
Utah Has Lost Three Killed and Six
Wounded.

Manila, Feb. 27-The casualties to date
nv reeiments are as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-28

80
Bar silver, 5e15 cents.
Lead, brokers', $4.2O.
Copper, casting, 161z cents.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-10
TIE NEW DRUG CLERK.
A Prescription That Hc FILLED and
the Eject IL HID.

My faith in the efficacy Of medicines has
had fearful shook--a stunning blow
from which 10 will bo long in recovering.
In one of tho apartment houses here in
town there Is drug store Its proprietor
is a young man, recently graduated from
whatever it is druggists are graduated
from, and no keeps the shop with the as
sistanco of very young man, brash
young man.
One evening not long ago an irascible
man came in with prescription he
wanted IL put up at once, and he was one
OF those men who want whatever they do
want very much indeed. The assistant was
alone in tho shop, and when he began 10
explain that delay would be unavoidable
tho quick tempered man made ready to
leave in rage The assistant couldn't let
the chance slip. He took the prescription.
stepped behind the screen, dashed out the
back door and ran 20 the next drug store.
Hideous mockory of fatel That drug
store on the next corner was closed because
of somebody's death. Back ran the assist
ant. He simply couldn't lose the customer
now lie locked at the prescription. Only
two words were on 10 ineligible TO him.
aqua Pura" he made them out. Quick.
ly he held "a bottle under cold water
faucet, filed IL, added a few drops of two or
three harmless drugs, pasted label on
and "a moment later presented the bottle to
the waiting customer. Ninety cents was
what he charged for IT, TO himself he ar
Pued that the doctor, seeing no improve
ment in the patient, would change the
medicine In n day or two. I'm the mean
time aqua pura could not do any harm.
He hadn't run the risk Of poisoning any
body, and possibly the second prescription
would be presented later-the thought OF
adother 90 cents cheered him up consider
,bly. Three days later the irascible man
came in again.
Say" he said 10 the proprietor, "thet
medicine you put up for my wife the other
day was great stuff-acted like a charm.
She wants another bottle OF it to keep on
hand"
Then the assistant said few words in
private TO the proprietor and showed him
the prescription. He had not judged il
wise to refer 10 the matter before. The
customer carried home bottle--a bottle
of the Sl.95 size, The proprietor himself
filed IL, and-well, / shan't tell what was
in It, Come To think OF it, / believe the
proprietor left out that part Of the story
Washington Post.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-10
THE MODERN SHIP OF WAR.
observations and Conclusions of an
Onicer of the Navy.

In modern battloship the captain II
condemned to imprisonment during ao-
ton in "A steel coming tower 10 Inches
thick and . feet 10 inches I'm diameter,
compared ,1.h which the prison of the
Man With tho Iron Mask was Halace.
tried the coming tower in the Massa-
chasetts during the first bombardment OF
Santiago. but soon abandoned 10 for the
bridge, finding ID difficult TO grasp all the
varying conditions OF the action from the
narrow peepholes often blanketed by thick
smoke. One did not feel really in touch
with the action or with his own ship I'm
such position, and the movements of the
men were controlled by an unseen spirit.
OF course, when I'm close action with an
other ship and a bailstorm Of rapid fire and
machine guns Is falling upon your vessel,
IL would be unwise not To seek its shelter,
but from great gun fire alone prefer 10
do as we did in the civil war anu 10 take
my chances OH tho bridge In the open.
Other commanding officers thought the
same way, and at the bombardmont of
San Juan Captain Taylor sat upon tho
bridge of tho Indiana calmly smoking
cigar.
Today the majority OF men in battle
ship are shut up In tight steel box in
which are immense boilers heating tho
atmosphere to sitting temperature and
whero they can only hear, but cannot see.
They work away in their floating dungeon
without any Inspiring vision 20 Tighten
their labors.
It Is related tha' during the destruction
OF Cervera's fleet, when there was lull Ia
the firing on board the Oregon, the chief
engineer came up from the flreroom and
said TO Captain Clark, "For Gods sake,
captain, fire another gun so M TO keep mp
tho spirits of my men" These devoted
souls, far down in the depths OF the ship,
facing the fiery furnaces, knew only by the
sound of the guns of tho battle raging
above them, and the heavier the fire the
harder they worked. In order 10 realize
tho exhausting condition under which men
fight i'm "A modern battleship it is only nee
essary TO SEQ them, when the matches are
opened after action. pour up from below,
perspiring and half naked; 20 sec with
what relief they breathe the fresh air and
how eagerly they run 60 have look at the
battery or ship which has been engaged.
Modern science, with all its tremendous
resources and increase OF power, has not
lightened the conditions under which mon
labor during action. Commodore Higgin-
son in independent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-10
His Marks.

A commercial traveller entered the hall
OF hotel, and, picking up pen, proceed
ed to make several perpendicular fines
upon the register. When he had made half
dozen, more or less he threw down the
pen, with some exclamation about il be-
ing unfit 10 write with. Then he took UP
another and began making more straight
marks, like capital rs with the shoulders
cut off.
BY this time the clerk was a1gry and
informed the stranger that the register
was intended for signatures and ilust not
be dofaced In that manner
"Oh, don't get angry about itl' said
the man with the pen.
lie made q few horizontal dashes and,
giving the register q twirl, showed the
angry clerk that he had only been writing
his name, which was II. ii. Hill.-Poar
sons Weekly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-10
NOTHING The MATTER.
Wrong Impression of n Manager Cor-
rected by n Cool Customer.


A quietly dressed man whose smooth
shaven, blush jaw gave him the aspect OF
an actor walked into an up town restau-
rant a few evenings ago and ordered quite
a substantial meal. He ate leisurely and at
the end Of the repast lit cigarette. The
waiter presented "A check for 81. 40. II
have no money" said tho stranger, push
ing aside the slip "Sirw said the aston
ished garcon. The other repeated his state
ment and went on SIN sking
The waiter hesitated moment, then
scurried across to tho manager and whis-
pered In his ear. The latter strobe over TO
the table. What's the trouble, sir'" be
asked politely enough. Nothing, replied
the diner placidly. THE waiter says you
won't pay" THE walters wrong; said
had no money" The manager began TO
lose his patience. "Do you mean you amt
going TO pay this cheeky" he asked curtly.
Il can't" There was n pause and the two
men studied each other $50 you came In
here" said the manager finally, and or
dersd big meal, knowing you were broke
and couldn't settler II did," replied the
other, still perfectly cool. well, what
made you do it?" exclaimed the manager
in n burst Of transportation. Because /
wanted tho meal" There was another
pause. I'm have you arrested, " said the
manager. For WHAT" 'For obtaining
goods under false pretenses. What pre-
tcnss did j maker" asked tho stranger
calmly. "Oh, well, you can't come In and
take our food that way" "Yes, l can
I've just done it," said the other, remov-
ing the ash from his cigarette. The man
ager scratched his head. "Get out" ho
said abruptly, "and don't try this again. F"
The quiet man reached for his hat and
walked away, putting his cigarette. "l'd
rather lose the amount than have dis
turbance," said the manager, "but must
say he's the coolest hand j ever struck"
In the excitement nobody noticed that
tho stranger had carried off his check.
Half an hour later 1t came back in an en-
velope with si40 In silver. ut was a
bot" was scrawlcd In pencil on the back.
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-10
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AN AZTEC IN PHILADELPHIA.
He Asserts That hnci.nt Rites Ere Performed In
an Interior Cir.

rhe British steamer Tuiret Court
which-arriNed at Philadelphia a few
days arp from Progresso Sucatan.
had as one OF her crew about as strange
n person ns ever visited this country.
He bears the name of Ahi2cl Mayaguez.
and has the unique honor Of being the
only man now living who understands
the language Of the .,ztecs.
Mayague2's history is a most inter-
osting ono lie speaks no English, but
has a fluent command Of Spanish, and.
with the exception OF an occasional
drifting into InGiau phrases 50 COM
mon t. the natives % Mexico. he can
be rea5ilv understood by one who has
"a knowledge OF Castilian. lie is about
20 years 1ld r,s early life was spent
I'm the wilds OF Nucatan where no NOR
tai foot other than that ~ native has
ever trod. and it was the strange stories
he told in Mexico city that threw
around his personality q certain glam-
our OF romance.
MaNagueZ's dream is To restore az lin
the greatness OF Mexico under Monte
yuma. or. II no. that. To raise their CIV
ilization to the plane he imaeines II
should occupy. In the - years he
snent in Mexico city Mayagucz was
priest. Father Holt Who rs now in
charge OF mission school there. and
so impressed is the latter said to have
been by hls knowledge that he has in
troduced the study of the Aztec Lam
euage In the school While In that city
no translated. az the request Of Presi-
dent Diaz. the ancient Aztec picture
writing now In the national palace.
Mavaguez will not explain. however.
tho manner I'm which he came TO be re-
duced 90 the necessity OF shipping be-
fore the mast. He said. however. that
he has q mission TO perform which nee
essitates his voyage 10 Havana, Tor
which port the Turret Court VIII load
coal. The most interesting feature or
his story was that he could prove the
existence az n city Ia the heart - Yu-
catan. where the rites 81 tho Aztec arc
eth ptactioud. and FROM wheuc" hc
claims H. found his way to McXicv.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-10

The immense force oxertcd by gelatin
in its contraction is remarked upon by The
British journal of Photography. this fact
being specially notable I'm the collotypist'
art Thus, II collotype plate be over
dried, the power of the gelatin, in It's
contraction, is SO great that il tears away
the surface OF the glass itself, breaking II
up In peculiar fernliko fashion or pattern
i'm a word, the surface of the collotyps
plate being always ground IL Is this which
gives SO firm hold TO the gelatin that
the glass Is torn away a curious fact ap
pears in this onnection-namoly, tha,
different characters of gelatin produce q
different pattern fracture, brittle kind
of the material exhibiting a different one
from that yielded by the tough and horny
variety. This property has been taken ad
vantage Of commercially, and OH consid
erablo scale in the manufacture OF what
is commonly known as crystalline" glass.