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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-15
CRITICIsES GEN. OTIS.
Gen. Reeve Says FilfpinOs Should
Have Been COnciIiated.

dispatch to the New York Herald from
San Francisco, Cal. yesterday saws: "If
Genera Otis had adopted a policy of sem
sible Cancellation in treating with the Fill
pinos, bloodshed would have been avoided.
This is what l believe. and 1 know that
Admiral Dewey is of the same belief"
In this manner Brigadier General C. Nc
Z. Reeve expressed himself
But in dealing with the insurgents Otis
treated them as savages," continued Cen
erai Reeve, land the result is that we have
an unpleasant war on our hands"
General Reeve went to the PHILIPPINES in
command of the 18th Minnesota Regiment.
and was promoted for gallant conduct He
acted as chief Of police of Manila during
the most of August and September proceed
ing the outbreak of hostilities between the
Americans and the Filfpinos and had ample
opportunity to study them.
He said he was greatly surprised at their
intelligence and domestic life He became
convinced that they were capable of self
government, and in fact more capable than
the Cubans.
In concluding the interview the general
stated that Admiral Dewey had expressed
the opinion that hostilities might have
been averted II the Filipinos had not been
misunderstood by the military authorities
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POPE AND CHURCH IN AMERICA.
correspondent in Rome Says There
is Trouble in Prospect,
Cash or Credit.

LONDON, September 15.-The Times
prints this morning a four-column article
from its Rome correspondent on the pope
and Americanism, who says:
The recent conflict was of intense inter-
est for Englshmen. because behind the
name of Hecker and all it implies lies the
wider and weightier question: Is Roman
Catholicism. with it's infallible authority
and iron framework of dogma, fundamen-
tally compatible with the virility and indie
pendence of the Anglo-Saxon tempera-
ment?'
After giving history Of Father Hecker.
OF MS movement and of the recent con-
met, the correspondent concludes as fol-
So long as the American Catholics for
muiate no doctrine, claim no liberty and
AVOID all action which might give handle
TO their foes, they may hope to live in
peace Yet the question arises, How long
Will respect for their past, their indenen
aence OF spirit and especially the constant
influence of the American environment ner
init item to hold their tranquility on suf-
1erance or to enjoy their freedom by
stealth? The duel between the Angle
saxon temperament and the Jesuit dsci-
pine VIII be worth watching, for the stake
OF clvliizatIon in its outcome is by no
means small"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-15

me Baltimore Sun Of today says: A
runaway steer created much excitement in
West Baltimore late yesterday afternoon.
The animal was one of number of steers
being driven west on Pratt street to the
Union stockyards in southwest Baltimore
1t became separated from the others at
the corner of Poppleton and Pratt streets
and ran north on Poppleton street to Bal
timore street, frightening children playing
on the sidewalks and sending pedestrians
scurrying to places Of safety.
Not until 1t reached an art store on the
north side of Baltimore street. near FIRE.
mont avenue. could the animal be diverted
from it's course. In front of this store the
animal made a sudden turn and ran into
the store. frightening the ladies' employed
there. The steer, however, did not get
far into the store, but continued on along
Baltimore street. Reaching Arch the ami
NAL turned north into Arch street, up Ra-
borg to Pearl street, to Chicago alley and
thence back to Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-15
HAGERSTOWN NEWS GRlST
Calls Issued for County Conventions by Both
Parties.
Sam JohnsOn's Trial Next Week
Maryland Monument ON An.
tfetam Battlefield.
special Correspondence of The Evening Star,

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Nd. September IA. 1899.
The republicans of this county have
called a convention to assemble on Satur-
day next to nominate a county ticket
This will be followed by the democratic
primaries on Saturday, September %, and
the convention on Thursday, September o.
The delegates to the republican convention
were elected by the convention which sent
representatives to the state convention in
Baltimore, and are with a few exceptions
the same men.
The republican ticket Is virtually made
up. The leaders say it will be composed
Of excellent material, and that 1t will be
readily Endorsed by Saturdays convention,
with the exception Of the state senatorship.
over which there will be a fierce contest
between ex-State's Attorney C. D. Waga-
man and exMayor M. L. Keedy.
On the other hand. the democrats or
those who shape the partys course in the
county, find SO many men demanding place
on the ticket that the primaries well as
the convention are likely to be unusually
lively.
Sam johnson, the negro in Jail here I'M
der Indictment for criminally assaul.ing
the little twelve-year-old white girl E1uma
Kerfoot, will be taken to Oakland early
next week and be tried by a full bench,
composed of Judges Boyd Sloan and Stake.
The first matter to be disposed OF by the
court Will be Johnson's motion to change
his plea for a trial by the court to trial
by jury. This question came up in court
here before Judge Stake when Johnson
was arrafgned and his counsel asked for
and was granted a change of venue.
Judge Stake declined to act upon the jury
trial plea until the case came up for trial
at Oakland. There is still much ill-feeling
throughout the county against Johnson.
and the deepest interest is felt in the out
come of his trial.
The monument now being erected and
nearly completed on the Antietan battle
field to the memory Of the Maryland SOL
diers who fell there will be dedicated Oc-
tober 10. The monument is twenty-five
feet wide at the base and thtrty-five feet
high. made of granite and bronze, and cost
$4,000.
James and Lorenza Mackey two brothers
of the adjoining county of Franklin Pa.
aged sixty and sixty-five years, respective
~, and whose deaths occurred within two
hours of each other were buried at Ship
pensburg few days ago.
me recent break in the Chesapeake and
OHIO canal has been repaired and naviga-
tion resumed. There is much complaint
among the boatmen over the low freights
ana they miss no opportunity to give ex-
preston to their discomfort the latest i'll
iustratlon being inscriptions noticed on the
lamp boards of two of the boats passing
W1liiamsport. one of which read Low
freight, happy crew, low freight and moth
ing to do The other one was I'm God
we trust, and on the canal we bust"
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SOUTH DAKOTA FUSIONISTS.
Meet In Convention at Mitchell and
Name Candidates.

The South Dakota union convention, COM
prising populists democrats and free sill
yer republicans, met in joint convention at
Mitchell at noon yesterday for the purpose
of placing in nomination three candidates
for supreme court.
The Chicago and ST., Louis platforms
were reaffirmed, and the platform favored
Bryan's nomination in 1900, denounced the
present supreme court for it's subserviency
to corporations and pledges nominees to be
free from such influence; denounces the
Philippine war as a reputation of the
Declaration Of Independence and an as
sault on liberty; demands political indie
pendence for Cuba, and that the Filipinos
be assured they will be assisted to erect a
republic of their own, to be governed by
themselves, and denounces formation of in
dustrial trusts.
Senator Pettigrew was present and con-
sumed the greater part Of the time with
speech. Edmund Smith of Rapid City
was nominated for the supreme court in
the first district, Judge Bennett in the third
and c. B. Kennedy, populist, of Canton in
the second.
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RAILWAYS AT NICE,
NO French Concern Could Furnish til
Cables Promptly.

NO french Concern Could Furnish the
Cables Promptly.
The following, dated Nice, August II,
1899 has been received from Vice Consul
Patti:
In the course of an interview which I
had yesterday with the mayor of Nice I
learned that the new electric tramways
which were to be operated about October
10 will, until the 18th of December be
run by horsepower. The reason given is
that the existing telephone wires are not
of sufficient strength to resist being af-
fected by the power used for the tramways,
so that they must be replaced by strong
cables placed underground but not a sin
gle concern, it is said. can be found in
France to deliver the necessary cables be-
fore November l.
This in itself, may not be a fact of
paramount Importance; but reverting to
the continuous attempts made by this con-
Sulate to induce our manufacturers to Gull
tivate the very considerable opportunities
offered by the port of Nice for a direct
trade with the United States, it may not be
out of place to say that in this instance
an American firm might have competed
with success in furnishing the necessary
electric cabIeS'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-15

not in background formation At Byrn-
estpoort an alluvial deposit is being work
ed, also one on the adjoining portion of the
Elandsfontein farm. The area of diamond
ferrous ground is very extensive, though its
thickness Is not considerable
The total quantity Of diamonds found in
1898 in the Transvaal was q, SAB karats
valued at FAB, 100 (S212, 5000.
AT the alluvial diggings 122S3 carats.
valued at f35. 22S ($171, 437 06) were found
while from the pipes 1850 carats, valued
at fS,502 (S41374.9S), were obtained The
difference between alluvial and pipe dia-
monds consists in the fact that river stones
are of far better quality and are gen.
orally larger"
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PRoDUcTIoN4 OF. DIAMONDS.
Those Found in the Transvaal In 1898
Worth at2,812.O4.

Worth $2I2 ,812.O4.
Charles E. MacIFnf Consul at Pretoria,
South African repdblfc,, s%rites to the State
Department regarding td4e diamond produc-
ton of the Transveal: e.
According to a EsporBjust published, the
output of diamondSin che Pretoria district
during 1898 amounted to II ,O25 carats. val
ued at fs.s67 ($4ai5r25). In December.
1897. the output was 166 carats. valued at
flag ($71O.5D, and for the same month in
1898 the output was 300 carats, with a
value of f2,ss9 {$11 ,e26O7). The largest
stone found in 1898 was 3S1a carats. AL
though the diamond Industry is not devel-
oping with abnormal rapidity, there Is
every cause for satisfaction, the first stone
having been discovered at Reitfontein only
in August, 1897. The average value of
stones found in this district Is lbs. ($3S9}
per carat; the average value OF kimberley
diamonds, 26s. ($833) per carat. and those
found at Jagersfontein, in the Orange Free
State, 34s. ($S.2D per carat. The diamonds
in the Pretoria district are found In pipes,
as on Schuller's mine and on Montrose. A
similar formation has been found on Roode-
plaats, on the Pienaars river. and another
is also reported at, Kameelfontein and Buff
felsduff.
''On the De Kroon farm. about twenty-six
miles west OF Pretoria, diamonds have been
round, but, according to the state geologist,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-15
ALLEGES FRAUD AT MANILA.
Returned Volunteer Publishes Grave
Charges Against Army OAicers.

Returned Volunteer Publishes Grave
Charges Against Army Omcers.
Napoleon E. Guyot, late private of Com
pany G. LIST Colorado Volunteers, who dur
ing the last three months of 1898 Served
as clerk under Major Kilbourne, and
later under Lieutenant Colonel Potter, au-
ditor of public accounts, In Manila, has
published a signed statement in a. Denver
newspaper. in which the gravest charges
of corruption are made against the Ameri-
can officials in Manila.
He says an examination. of the vouchers
forwarded to Washington will show that
exorbitant prices are paid for all kinds of
supplies purchased In Manila; that vast
quantities of high-class wines and other
supplies have been purchased ostensibly
for the Spanish hospitals, while in the
American hospitals only the coarsest sup
plies are furnished. He says court-mar-
tials of private soldiers charged with SELL
ing government property have been stopped
because they would result in the exposure
of official rascality. The robberies, he as
serts. will aggregate an enormous sum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-15

A dispatch from Santiago de Cuba says:
The measure declaring free Importation
of coffee from Porto Rico to Cuba has
caused bad impression in the city and
province of Santiago. The planters held a
meeting, and after prolonged discussion
agreed to cable Senior de Quesada, in
Washington, request to present a protest
to President Mckinley.
They declare that such a regulation will
kill the Cuban coffee industry and leave
thousands Denniless.
The Santiago chamber of commerce at its
meeting today adopted resolution Of pro-
taSt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-15

Advices from Kalisch. in Russian Poland
say that thirty-two persons were crushed
to death in a panic in synagogue there
caused by the upsetting of lamp. The vic
tins were all women and children. Many
others were injured.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-07
The Old and Respected Kansan
Breathes His Last
At LeavenwOrth, His Home For
So Many Years.
MUCH OF HIS LIFE
Since Manhood Devoted to the
Service of His Country.
Member of the Loyal Legion and
an Odd Fellow.

LeaVenwortt, Kan, Feb 7.-Colonel
Thomas Moonlight, aged 81 years, died
here today. He was colonel of an ar
tillery regiment during the civil war
and was finally preveted brigadier gen.
eral. Col. Moonlight was appointed
governor of Wyoming by President
Cleveland during the latter's first term
During Cleveland's second term he was
appointed minister to Bolivia, remain
ing in that country for four years. He
was a member of the Loyal Legion and
a prominent Odd Fellow.
Thomas Moonlight was born in Scot
land in 1884, according to Wilder's An
mails, and came to America at an early
age. His heart was ever with free
dom's cause and the outbreak of the
border warfare found Mr.. Moonlight es-
pousing the Union cause.
He especially distinguished himself at
the battles of Dry Woods, September 2,
1861 as a captain of Kansas troops, and
at the battle OF Little Blue as Lieutenant
colonel.
At Prairie Grove, December Z. 1862.
Moonlight's troops met with fearful
loss.
Promotion came rapidly to the ad-
venturous warrior and ne was made
colonel of a Kansas regiment April %.
1864.
He was engaged in no serious battles
after his promotion and was mustered
out July II, 1865, at FIT. Kearney.
During Col. Moonlight's early politi-
cal career he trained with the Republi-
can party and was given party honors.
Was once United States collector. sec
retary of state in 1869 and once a presi-
Dental elector. also a state senator
from Leavenworth county in 1873
But with his pronounced views on the
prohibition question Col Moonlight left
the Republican party, or, as he always
said, ut left me- and Joined the DEM
ocratic ranks and speedily sprang into
prominence as one of the big three"
Jointly with Click and Martin.
The Democratic party often honored
Mr.. Moonlight, making him a presiden-
tial elector frequently ,and-chsirman OF
the party. During Grover Cleveland >
term as president, Moonlight was made
minister to Bolivia. On his return he
settled down to law practice in Leaven-
worth, taking only a passing interest
in politics.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-07
EAGAN'S SENTENCE.
President COmmutes 1t to SuS-
pension For Six Years.

Washington, Feb. THE president to-
day caused to be promulgated the SEN
tence in the case of General Charles p
Eagan. The court martial sentence was
dismissal from the army and the president
has commuted this to six years suspen-
sion from date which covers the remain
der of the time prior to General Eagans
retirement in January, 1905.
The following is the text of the order
of the president:
The accused after a trial by a court
martial composed of officers of high
rank and distinguished services, has
been found guilty of conduct unworthy
an officer holding a commission of the
United States and obnoxious in the
highest degree to the discipline and
good order of the military establish
ment. Such behavior is especially de-
serving of condemnation in an officer
holding high rank in the army and
charged with the performance of diff
cult and important administrative duties
in a time of great public emergency and
from whom when subjected to averse
criticism, an unusual degree of restraint
and constant and unfafling Self-control
are confidently expected.
The proceedings, findings and sent
ence in the case of Brigadier General
Charles p. Eagan, commissary general
of substance U. S. A, are therefore
approved. In view however of his gal
liant conduct in battle upon more than
one occasion, which merited and has
received the warm conmendation of his
superiors and of his long and honorable
record of service, extending over per
iod SURPRISING in dura ton that usually
allotted to a generation; having regard
also to the mitigating circumstances
which were developed during the trial
of the case and in Difference to the rec
ommendation to clemency submitted to
his behalf, the sentence imposed by the
court is commuted to suspension from
rank and duty for six years lSigned)
WIN. M'KINLEY.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-07

crowds of people visited the water
front and gathered in the highest tow
ers to watch the bombardment There
were no street cars or carriages to be
seen and the streets were almost de-
serted.
The Minnesota troops, acting as police
searched every native and arrested
many of them, with the result that
while there were several attempts to
assassinate American officers on Satur-
day there were none on Sunday. Alb
SOIute order was maintained.
The United States flagship Olympia
steamed across the bay on Sunday and
took up a position near the German
cruiser Irene and the British cruiser
Narcissus, off the mole. She is still
there.
The Americans are determined not to
give the Filipinos a chance to recuper-
ate.
Two Filipino commissioners from Ilo-
lilo and four insurgent officers were ar
rested here after boarding the steamer
Uranus. Many suspects have been ar
rested in various parts Of the city.
GEN. MERRITT'S VIEWS.
New York, Feb. 7.-Gen. Wesley Mer-
ritt, in an interview today on the Phil
ippine outbreak, said:
THAT the attack on our lines should
have been made at night is what one
would expect from the tutelage of the
Filipinos in war-that of the Spaniards
Night attack is a faVorite operation of
Spanish commanders, and during tho
time that the insurgents were besieging
Manila, before our movement against
the city actively began, the two antag-
onists used to shoot literally at each
other in the dark and during the day
remain inactive. Their common prac-
tice moreover, when lighting in
trenches, is to thrust their rifles over
the top of the breastwork, without ex-
posing any part of the body, and trust
to luck to hit something. The night at
tack as a regular method or warfare
characterizes the art of war in a low
CT a NJ Soldiers
in the best schools of modern military
science prefer, as a rule, to fight their
battles in daylight, since then there is
less chance of mistake and a greater op-
portunity of working out with mathe-
matical precision The chiefs of semi
civilized forces, from the khalih to
Aguinaldo, prefer a dash in the dark,
hoping to terroriZe the enemy by the
unexpectedneSS of attack.
ASSAULT WAS DELIBERATE.
without doubt the insurgent assault
on Manila was precOnceived and delib-
crate. That it was planned by Aguln-
aldo I do not care to assert; but, of
course, the patent probability is that 1T
was, since he has lately seemed to be
undisputably supreme. The blow which
we have been compelled to deliver ought
now, in my judgment, be vigorously fol,
lowed up. If it is, the F'ilipinos will
quickly realize who is master and sub
nit. Our policy up to the time of this
battle has been one of extreme concil-
iation based upon the hope and expec-
tation that, ignorant as the Filipinos
were, they might eventually be brought
to understand that we bring them free
dom and prosperity, and not repetition
of Spanish tyranny
Unfortunately, they are people Pc
culiarly likely to misapprehend for
bearance and consideration. They i'm
mediately attribute them to fear or
weakness; they respect nothing except
force, for it is the only thing that the
Spanish have ever presented to their
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-07

1897 when the insurgents inflicted upon
the Spanish a loss of 300 or 400 killed
and about 1000 wounded;
I'm ninety days, said General Greene.
''Pll tell whether We'll have any more
trouble with the insurgents"
LUNA TAKES FLIGHT.
Washington, Feb. Another mem
ber of the Filipino junta here, supposed
leaving on the IL o'clock train over the
Pennsylvania railroad for New York
This leaves Lopez and his sick associate,
Losada, the only Philippine representa-
tiVes here.
ALGER CONGRATULATES OTIS.
Washington, Feb. 7.-Secretary Alger
today sent the following cablegram to
General Otis at Manila:
your magnificent victory of Sunday; all
the more creditable because you were
not the aggressor. ALGER-
Manila, Feb. 1884 D. m.-The
Americans as this dispatch is sent are
in complete control of the situation
within a radius of nine miles of Manila.
their lines extending to MalabOn on the
north and to Paranaque on the south
are fully 25 miles long.
While a few detached bodies of the
enemy offer desultory opposition, the
main body is in full retreat and utterly
routed.
Of the hordes Of troops originally
drawn up in battle array, against the
Americans Iully One-Cn1rd are aIceaQy
incapacitated and the others are scat
tered in every direction.
MILES REJOICES.
Washington, Feb. 7.-Major General
Nelson A. Miles pays a glowing tribute
to the valor of the American soldier in
the fight at Manila
The American soldiers have again
met with remarkable success just as
they have all through the war;" he said.
This last conflict and it's glorious re-
suits is but another testimonial to the
courage, patriotism and gallantry of
our soldiers. They respond nobly to a
call to duty and acquit themselves with
honor.
'tAll reports show that officers and
men distinguished themselves by their
GOODNESS and true American fortitude
under fire. The heroism adds to the
fame of our army.
81 feel quite certain that the conflict
will have a salutary effect upon the in
surgents and will doubtless discourage
them from renewing hostilities."