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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-09-07
FATE OF PRISONERS.
HOW FILIPINoS TREAT THEIR
CAPTlVES.
Letter Received From Lieutenant on.
mOrs's Party says That They Have Been
Beaten, Starved and Bound, and
They are In Rags.

San Francisco, Aug. 1.-THE Bulle-
tin publishes a startling story from the
Philippines regarding Lieutenat Gil.
more and the party from the Yorktown
who were captured by the Filipinos,
and who have been repeatedly reported
from official sources as being well cared
for and well treated.
1t appears that when the Americans
reached San Isidro they met some
Spanish soldiers and civilians who had
been imprisoned. They found the
names of the American prisoners
scratched on the walls Of the Jail.
Some letters from the men were found
secreted under stones, and Spaniard,
who had been entrusted with several,
presented them to General Lawton.
The letters told of the hardships the
men were compelled to suffer, and
begged that aid be sent them. The
men complained that they had been
starved, beaten and bound, and more.
over were in rags.
One OF the letters, signed by Albert
Lowenshon, said that the Spaniards
had been treated very badly, even
worse than the Americans, and that
hundreds were dying of dysentery and
other diseases, aud that the insurgent
government took no notice of the sick.
ness prevailing.
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RUIN OF JOHANNESBURG.
VIII Mako England Pay the Price of Vic
tory.

VIII Make England Pay the Price of Vic
tory.
London, Aug. ia dispatch from
Johannesburg says that the Beers in
threatening Great Britain in the event
of war, says they are determined to
wreck the mines and irretrievably ruin
the general body of shareholders by
blowing up millions of dollars worth
of machinery, adding that the war will
mean the absolute ruin of Johannes
burg, both as a town and a mining
center, and saying:
while it will doubtless end in a VIC
tory for England, the price of that vic
tory will be the ruin of thousands who
ought to consider the price they must
pay before authorizing the government
to declare war"
Another johannesburg dispatch pre-
diets further concessions and says:
1.-THE reply of the Transvaal to the
proposal for joint inquiry is being
delayed until the government has pre-
pared scheme granting the Outland-
ers immediate and substantial repre-
sentation, as the Transvaal will make
every effort to avert Intervention in
the internal affairs of the country"
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Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug 1.-THE
subscription started by the Times, and
which 1t heads with $1,000, to bring
home the Thirteenth Minnesota regi.
ment, amounts almost to $1,000. OF
this $500 is in dollar subscriptions,
for which red, white and blue badges
are issued, bearing the words II havei
have your 1t is proposed in this way
TO raise enough to pay the fares of every
soldier living in Minneapolis from San
Francisco. Similar methods are being
employed by other cities.
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To Meet the Colorados.

Denver, Colo, Aug. 13.-Governor
Thomas and party Ehave gone to San
Francisco to meet the returning vol.
unteers. who are expected to arrive
August II. The party consists of Gov
ernor C. S. Thomas, wife and daughter;
Colonel Fletcher and wife; Adjutant
General overmyer, DIR. Clayton Park.
hill, formerly surgeon of the First Col.
orado regiment; Major s. X. Hooper
and wife and Delavan w. Gee, assistant
secretary to the governor. Major
Hooper is the host of the party.
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SAMOAN GOVERNMENT.
Form That Has Been Decided Upon by the
Special Com mission.

FORM That Has Been Decided Upon by the
special Commission.
Berlin. Aug. 1.-THE Kolnische lei.
tung publishes what is described as the
substance of the report of the Samoan
commission. According to this abstract
the future government of the Samoan
Islands is to consist of a governor and
a council of three members to be
elected by the three powers, Germany,
tho United States and Great Britain.
The commission favors the nomination
OF an European ruler as governor. The
governor will nominate all officials and
have power to punish or pardon state
offenders. His signature will be nee
essary in the enactment of laws.
The legislature will consist of the
governor and council, three members
forming quorum and the governor
having casting vote. The powers re-
serve to themselves the right to alter
or invalidate laws enacted by this leg.
islature.
The governor will annually convene
an assembly of natives to deal with
domestic affairs.
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ROBBERS KILL SOLDIERS.
Five Hundred Chinese Troops Massacred
by Pirates.


Canton, Aug. l7.-Five Hundred sol.
dlers were surrounded at Cotkon, on
the Weret river, by 10000 robbers and
desperate fight occurred, ending in
victory for the robbers, who have
hoisted their flags upon all command
ing points and occupied the villages in
the vicinity. Three hundred and fifty
soldiers were killed and 100 wounded.
Two thousand more troops have left
Canton to engage the rebels.
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE dispatch
from Canton is in line with apprehen-
sions expressed to the state department
in recent report from Consul General
Wildman at Hongkong, in which he
gave an account of the prevalence of
piracy and brigsndage. 1t was stated
that large towns along the river were
headquarters for these piratical parties,
and that they practically dominated
the navigation of the river. The init
nation was given that the Chinese were
powerless to cope with the evil. II
would seem that it would have to be
overcome by British gunboats.
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COLORADO SOLDIERS HOME.
The Transport Warren Arrives With Her
Freight of Heroes.


Freight of Heroes.
San Francisco, Aug. ls.-The trans
port Warren has arrived at this port,
having on board the First Colorado
regiment of volunteers, back from the
campaign in the Philippines. The regi-
ment, commanded by Colonel Mccoy,
returns with forty-six officers and 924
men, about $50 less than the number
who sailed from San Francisco last
year. Just before the regiment de-
parted from Manila, thirty-fve Of the
First Colorado enlisted in the Thirty
seventh regiment of volunteers, which
was formed in the Philippines. Two
deaths occurred after the Warren left
Yakohoma. These were Privates Iran
Tinnerholm and Lindsay. Tinnerholm
died of typhoid malaria, and Lindsay
succumbed to an attack of dysentery.
The remains of these two soldiers were
buried at sea.
In addition to the Colorado regiment,
the Warren also brought from the Phil
ippines 1919 discharged soldiers, COM
prising fifty from the Sixth artillery
light battery, fifty from the engineer
corps, and twenty stewards and
nurses from the various hospital corps.
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THREE VESSELS WRECKED.
Many Thousands of Dollars of Cargo Lost
In the Storms.


In the Storms.
Vancouver, B. c., Aug. 13.-Details
of the loss of three vessels in Austral-
ian waters are brought by the steamer
Miowere. The barque Carlisle Castle,
1914 tons, bound from Liverpool to
Freemantle was totally wrecked of
Rockinham. All on board were drown
ed. Her cargo was valued at e25, 800.
The ship City of York, in command
of Captain P. H. Jones, 1,167 tons reg
lister, laden with general cargo, in
Guiding 744, 900 feet of red wood lum-
Der from San Francisco, consigned to
West Australian Shipping association,
Freemantle, went ashore at Rottnest
Island. Eleven were drowned.
The steamers Excelsior and Edna
collided on Hobson's Bay, Melbourne.
The Excelsior was sunk in fifteen min
uets. None of her eighty passengers
were drowned but seven were injured.
The Excelsior was steel screw steam
er of $40 tons. She was owned by
Huddart, Parker & Co.
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SLAUGHTER or REBELS.
Two Hundred are Killed In an Engagement
With Americana.


New York, Aug. 1s.-Another sharp
engagement between MacArthur's
command and the insurgents was re-
ported to the war department in the
following dispatch from General Otis:
Manila, Aug. l6.-Adjutsnt Gener-
al, Washington: MacArthur's troops
occupy country from Canadalia TO q
point near Angeles, thence toward Pc
rae, taking in his line Santa Maria,
Guiga, Bacolor. Colonel Smith with
ten companies Twelfth infantry and
two guns First artillery attacked today
enemy entertainments outskirts Ange-
les, estimated at $500, driving them to
the mountains and inhictinG upon them
reported loss OF 200 killed and wounded
our loss, two killed and twelve wound
ed.
ION 18th inst. General Young's
troops, consisting Of detachments of
the Fourth cavalry, Twenty-frst infan-
try, drove insurgents northeast of Ma
Mia, through Maraquina, San Mateo,
into mountains. Returning following
day, column Of insurgents 500 strong
descending road east of Baliuag for the
purpose Of taking railway, were driven
by our Baliuag and Quinga troops and
routed; this force in full retreat north
ward, carrying number of their officers.
Angeles was permanently occupied at
once. Otis"
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Muder By the WholesaIe.

Middleburg, VT, Aug. 16-In East
Middleburg Monday man named
Eastwood went to the home of his
mother-in-law and shot his wife and
her mother, killing both. He then
drove to Middleburg, went to the resi-
dence of Frank Fem, shot him through
the heart, killing him instantly, then
shot at Fenn's wife and just missed
her.
Eastwood then went to the residence
of his wife's brother, E. d. Brown, ev-
identity intending to kill him, but
could not find him. Eastwood escaped.
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Ffvr HUNDRED PERIsH.
Large NJ uber Made Destitute and slAnE-
ing to Death.

Ponce, Aug. 13.-The worst storm
ever experienced here struck misplace
Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock, lasting
two houra 1t came from the north
west Ponce was flooded at midnight,
and at least 800 persons were drowned.
Two hundred bodies, mostly those OF
poor people and including many child
rem, have been recovered. The soldiers
and Aremen worked all night heroicany
saving lives. Five hundred persons
lost their lives during the hurricane.
There is no drinking water, gas, ice
or electric light. The eommissary
stores at Playa were destroyed, the
city is short of food, and the army OH
GERS are distributing rations.
Abonita, including the barracks, have
been destroyed, but no lives lost there.
Juan Dimz has been devastated. Forty
six lives were lost there. Arroyo, Gu
ayama Salinas and San Isibel are re-
ported to have been totally demolished.
The railroad between Ponce and va
cuao has been destroyed, and the mill
tary road is impossible.
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Chicago. Aug. ia special dis
patch from Ell Paso, Texas, says; News
has been received from Montezuma
that when General Torres learned that
his nephew had been killed by the
Yaquis', he promptly ordered that forty
prisoners who had fallen into his hands
during the engagement of three weeks
ago, be put to death and they were
shot. Only twenty Indians were killed
In the battle, but the official returns
gave it as sixty, accounting for the
forty prisoners as killed in battle.
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Washington, Aug. l9.-In letter
from Admiral Dewey to the secretary
OF the navy dated at Naples Aug 5th
the admiral gives his plans as follows:
II propose to remain at this port about
one week, then to proceed to Leghorn
for one week, and then to either Genoa
or Villefrance for about the same
period. 1t is then proposed to proceed
to Gibraltar for coal, etc, and to leave
that port about the middle of Septem'
ber." This contradicts the report that
the admiral intended visiting London.
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HAVE ANOTHER Battle.
One Americas Soldier Killed In . Fight
With FInpinos.

Manila, Aug. IA force Of United
States troops from Quinua. four miles
northeast of Malolos. and from Bali
uag, near Bustos, about six miles
northeast Of Quinua. encountered q
body of insurgents, about 500 in num-
Der, at about half way between Bustus
and Quinua. In the engagement that
ensued the Filipinos were severely pun
ished and scattered. The Americans
lost one killed. The insurgeut force is
believed to have been under the COM
mand of General Pao del Pillar, and to
have had in view tearing up the rail-
way at Bocave and Bigaa. about three
miles, from Bulacan.
A battalion of the Twenty-frst in
fantry will be sent to these posts to
strengthen the railroad guard and to
reconnoitre the country in the direc-
ton of Noragary and on the Bustus
road.
General Wehaton, with the troops Mt
Calulut, made reconnaissance on An
geles 1bout four miles to the north
west, where he found 500 of the enemy.
He silenced their fire and then returned
TO Calulut.
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WIN Give Dewey First Chance.

Plattsburg, Aug. ia committee
from New York arrived here yesterday
to invite President Mckinley and Vice.
President Hobart to attend the recep-
ton to Admiral Dewey in New York.
President Mckinley will decline the
invitation on the ground of pressure
of public business. His real reason
will be the conviction that his presence
at the ceremonies would be likely, by
division of public honors, to detract
from the glory which rightfully be-
longs to the victorious admiral.
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TWO THOUSAND DEAD.
Appalling Conditions In Porto Rico Re-
ported to War Bureau.

Appalling Conditions in Porto Rico Re-
ported to War Bureau.
Washington, Aug. 1s-The appalling
conditions existing in Porto Rico were
made more fully known to the war de-
partment by General Davis in dis
patch, which says; "The deaths out
right in the island will reach 2,0oo
while many are dying daily from in.
juries and privations.
so great is the destruction of roads
that there Is no communication yet
with one-third of the island. The COM
handing officer at each of twelve posts
10 inspector Of relief for this district
and he has detailed men in every mu-
nicipality collecting data and relieving
most pressing needs. have furnished
each inspector with similar funds and
given authority to issue food from
army supplies.
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Damage by Texa. Flood.

Washington, Aug. Ice S. Holmes
jr., an expert of the statistical bureau
Of the department of agriculture, has
just completed report to Chief Stats.
tician Hyde of that department, en-
bodying the result OF tour of the
food devastated region of Texas, and
making careful estimate of the dam
age done, the aggregate of which he
places at $7,4l4,oo0. The number Of
farms submerl ed is estimated at s, 100,
with total area of about 1880, 900
acres,
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MAJOR YOUNG ARRIVES.
Reaches San Francisco on the Warren and
VIII Accompany the Boys Home.

Reaches San Francisco on the Warren and
win Accompany the Boys Home.
San Francisco. Aug. 1s.-Richard w.
Young, formerly major commanding
the Utah batteries, and now judge of
the supreme court of Manila, arrived
on the transport Warren, and accom-
panied the Utah boys, who departed
for home yesterday.
II shall 60 to Salt Lake on private
business" said Major Young, land then
shall return to San Francisco to attend
to some affairs of my own. will have
ninety days to remain In this country,
and may then go back to the Philip
pines, or may elect to stay here; l am
not prepared to say just now what my
final decision will be. General Otis
appointed me an associate justice of
the supreme court at Manila. That
body includes two other Americans
besides myself, and five Filipinos."
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Two shlplosd. of supplIss.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE war de.
partment has arranged to send two
more shiploads of supplies to Porto
Rico. The steamer Evelyn of the New
York & Porto Rico line will sail from
New York next Friday with full car.
go Of supplies. The use of the vessel
was rendered by the steamship com.
pany free of expense. The government
transport Mcclellan is scheduled to
leave New York for San Juan Wednes
day week. The auxiliary cruiser Reso
Lutte will also be utilized
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GENERAL OTIS TO REMAIN.
President Mckinley Decides he Ii the Right
Man For the Place.

-
New York, Aug. 13.-Major General
Otis will remain in supreme command
of the Philippines. Should he request
to be relieved, Major-General Lawton
will be assigned to duty as his success
sor. This is the decision reached by
the president and Secretary Root dur
ing their conference at Lake Cham
plain.
General Miles favors sending addi.
tional cavalry, but it is said that Sec
rotary Root has no intention at pres
ent of doing this. The operations
which General Macarthur is conduct
ing to the northward of San Fernando
have double purpose; first, to demon
alize the insurgents and prevent them
from strengthening the positions they
have, and, second, to establish himself
at point on the railroad.
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Reinforcements for Otis.

Washington, Aug. 1s.-Itis Secretary
Roots desire that the entire body of
the achievements for General Otis
army may reach the Philippines for
service during the month Of October at
the latest, and to that end he has been
quietly negotiating for additional
ships. 1t Ia now believed that all of
the ten regiments will have landed at
Manila by the time the dry season
opens. Four additional ships have been
chartered this week. They expect to
sail by September 10,
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soldier relative Of MCKINLEY Dead.

Washington, Aug. 17.-General Otis
has reported the death of Second Lieu.
tenant Joseph b. Morse, Ninth Infan.
try, OF typhoid fever Lieutenant
Morse was appointed May l, this year.
He was in Manila at the time Of his
appointment ADD was chosen from the
First California heavy artillery. Lieu
tenant Morse was distantly related by
marriage TO President McKinlev. He
married MissIda Mckinley, daughter
of David Mckinley, the presidents
brother.
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TRANSVAAL IS ARMINO.

The Beers Are CONVINCED That Nothing Is
Left Them But War.
Johannesburg, Aug 16.-The Stand
ard and Diggers News says: The Beers
are convinced that there is nothing for
1t now but the arbitrament of arms.
All sorts of warlike rumors are in cir
culation. 1t is alleged that the field
comets have received orders to supply
all unarmed burghers with rifles gra-
tuitously, and to substitute Mausers
for Martini-Henry.
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Claims of Minsrs.

Washington, Aug. 10. = Ex-Repre.
sentative James H. Lewis of Washing.
ton is preparing the case of the Ameri.
can miners who were driven out OF
the Atlin mining district Of British
Columbia for formal submission to
Secretary Hay upon his return to the
city. Mining claims estimated in value
at slo,ooo,ooo were taken from thess
miners AID together with their claim.
for Improvements and possible damage
raised the total amount Of the claims
70 about SCI, 200, 900.
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The word Irlsh WIN Remain.

Philadelphia, Aug. l9,-The proposed
establishment of contingent or CEN
trail fund was the leading question dis
cussed at Thursdays session of the
Irish Catholic Benevolent union, now
in convention here. The fund was to
be established for the purpose of lend
ing financial aid to societies with de-
pleted treasures The amendment was
lost. The proposition to drop the word
Irish" from the unions title was
defeated by an overwhelming major
ity.
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SHOULD RECALL SOLDIERS.
This Is the Opinion of Senator PettIgrsw OF
South Dakota.


South Dakota.
Chicago, Aug. 16.-"This government
should recall every soldier in the Phil
ippines Immediately, apologize to the
world for the error we have made, and
then turn the islands over to a native
government.
United States Senator r. F. Petit
grew Of South Dakota, who was in
Chicago, on his way from the east to
his home in Sioux Falls, gave the fore
doing as, in his opinion, the only hon
Drable course for this country to pur-
sue in the Orient. Senator Pettigrew
said:
This civilizing war talk is all 9
sham. Any people can maintain as
good government as they have a right
to have and you cannot give them
better one"
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Bonapartists Threaten French Government

Paris, Aug. 17-At the annual ban.
auet of Bonapartists, M. Mignot pre-
siding, telegram from Prince Victor
Napoleon was read, saying he relied on
the various committees to act energet-
ically under the present grave circum-
stances. The reading of the telegram
was greeted with shouts of "Vive
Temperament" "vive rGuerin!" The
young royalists also assembled at a
banquet at st. Maur. Violent attacks
were made on the recent measures Of
the. government.
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FIT OUT EXPEDITIONS.

Gomez Said to Be Filibustering Against
Santo Domingo.
Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 16-The mil
itary authorities here have almost pos.
tive evidence tsat the Santo Domingo
revolutionists, through their agents,
are organizing expeditions in this
province. Some expeditions it is con-
6dently asserted have already left
with large amount of military sup
plies.
General Maxine Gomez is said to be
directing the organization of the fill
busters.
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PRISONERS HEARD FROM.

Lieutenant Gilmore and Thirteen Others
are at Vigan.
Washington, Aug. 16.-The secretary
of the navy has received the following
from Admiral Watson, at Manila:
Escaped Spanish prisoners report
Gilmore and thirteen other Americans,
eight sailors and five soldiers, confined
at Vigan. Four sailors in hospital with
sore legs Gilmore well treated. Sup
plies sent by Admiral Dewey never
reached them. WATSON"
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VETERAN DYING.

Private In the Spanish-American war-Hss
Come Home TO Die.
Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 1s-Lawrence
A. Taylor, of Elida, H., late a private
in company H, Third Illinois infantry,
was found on the street here yesterday
in an exhausted condition. and today
is reported to be dying. He was taken
sick with dysentery in Cuba, and after
returning to his home in Illinois came
to California for his health. He has a
wife and three children in Elida, who
have been notified.
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SUNK IN A COLLISION.
British Steamer Goes Down and Several
Lives are Lost.

London, Aug. l6.-A dispatch from
Calcutta says the survey steamer Res
olute was sunk in collision with the
British steamer Scindia. Several lives
were lost in the disaster The Resolute
had half dozen European officers and
q crew of about sixty natives aboard.
The chief officer, second and third en-.
gineers end some natives were saved.
but the remainder of those on board
are missing.
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POISONED AT A PICNIC.
Two Hundred Persons Ill From Drinking
Lemonade.

Rockford, ILL.,, Aug. 19.-Two hun
dred people were poisoned at Oregon,
Ill, by lemonade which they drank at
picnic. As yet no fatalities have
been reported. The picnic was the
annual celebration of the Modern
Woodmen of America, and was attended
by 1000 people. The poisoning is sup
posed to have been the result of citric
acid in the lemonade sold at one of the
stands