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UTAH's LIGHT ARTILLERY IN ACTION.

about 500 killed and wounded.
A thousand Flllpinos, composing the
rear guard of the rebel army, made stand
on Monday In some strong entrenchments
about Marllao, across the Murilao River.
In the engagement six Americans were
killed, including three officers, and forty
were wounded.
The American forces advanced from
Meycauayan, the brigade commanded by
General b. G.. Otis being on the left OF the
railroad and General Hales on the right.
The rebels had en- unfordable river IN
front OF them, and they poured In lire so
effective that It showed they were veterans,
probably members OF the native militia
which the Spaniards organized.
The American artillery put dramatic
end to the battle. Approaching, under
cover OF the bushes, to about sixty yards
from the trenchns, the artillerymen
emerged upon an open space commanding
the town. When the Americans appeared
they gave yell, and the Flllpinos were
panic stricken, about hundred seeking
safety IN fight, while white flag was
raised by those who were In the trenches,
who also shouted "Amigos!" ("Frlendsl')
Colonel Funston, with twenty mon OF the
Kansas regiment. swan across the river 20
the left of the railrond brldgeand captured
eighty prisoners, with oil their arms. The
Pennsylvania regiment captured forty prls'
oners. BY this time the right OF the Fill
plnos was demoralized. The Americans re.
Trained from burning the town.
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CUBAN BANDlTTI CAPTURED.
Eight Robbers Arrested Near San Lui
and One Killed by Soldiers.

Eight Robbers Arrested Near San Luis a
and One Killed by Soldiers.
SANTIAGO, Cuba (By Cablo).-There has
been considerable trouble from banditti
during the last few duys in the vicinity OF
San Luis. When 1t was first reported, Gen.
eral Wood, the Military Governor, sent
mounted troops, as well as the entire force
OF gendarmerie, into the district with in
structtors to capture the bandits II posi-
BILE.
They met with no success. but finally
Lieutenant Hanna, General Woods aide,
went to San Luis to make personal in
vestIgation, with the result that within
twenty-four hours the alleged rlngleader.
Francisco Dieguez, and five others were
captured. Later two more we're taken,
and one was killed while resisting arrest.
All are now closely guarded in the mill
tGry prison here, the jnil not being consld-
cred safe, owing to the friendship felt for
the prisoners by several prominent insur-
gent officers residing in Santiago.
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roup which had been brought into the

group which had been brought into the
hospital singing Comrades"
The Pennsylvania troops took nine pris-
oners, among them a great naked Captain
of the Macabebee tribe and ono japanese.
All the prisoners were greatly terrified, e1-
pecting to be executed Immediately.
The United States troops, under Briga-
dler-General Lloyd Wheaton, captured the
town Of Mulinta, beyond the Tuliahan
River on Sunday after sharp fight:
Colonel Harry e. Egbert, OF the twenty
Prince Loewenstein, formerly aide de camp
on the staff OF Brigadler General Miller at
Iloilo, somehow got In front OF the firing
line. and was shot In the side: dying almos
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instantly. A German who accompanied

instantly. A German who accompanied
him was wounded.
A column OF smoke at daybreak was the
flrst intimation OF tho enemy's Intentions,
but others followed at various points, al!
soon blending In Q dense balloon-shaped
cloud. The flames OF the burning rice mills
and large buildings could be plainly seen
from Caloocan, despite the strong sunlight.
When the Americans were within about
800 yards OF the intrenchmentst the Fllipinos
suddenly volleyed heavily. The Twenty
second, which was holding the centre, SUI
fered considerably. hut with the Oregons
on the left and the Kansans on the right IN
the woods, the fighting was kept up Tor halt
IN hour, the Twenty-second Infantry ad-
vanclng up the slope, through the thick
grass under the hottest fire. -.
General Wheaton and his stan were all
the time under rain OF bullets. Colonel
Egbert, who was in the thickest OF the
fighting, was shot in the abdomen. He
was placed ,upon a stretcher and an at
tempt was made to carry him to the cars,
but be died on the way.
1t was q most affecting scene. General
Wheaton, barring his head, said, "Yon have
done nobly." Colonel Egbert gasped In re-
ply. "I must die. l am too old."
No FllIpinos were found In the trenches.
Though apparently their force was much
smaller than that OF the Americans, they
had au immense advantage In position and
IN opportunity to retreat.
The evacuation OF Malabon was pictur-
esqus rout. Thousands OF men, women
and children, loaded down with household
goods, some with their dearest treasures
fighting cocks-under their arms, poured
across tho swamps In the early morning.
General MacArthur's advance guard. the
Third Artillery, and the Twentieth Kan
sas Regiment, Joined General Wheaton's
brigade shortly altar Malinta was taken,
approaching along the Novallches road
westerly. The soldiers were much e1-
hausted, and there were several proatra-
tions from the heat, which was intense.
The Second Oregon Regiment en-.
countered 1000 Fllipinos west OF Mallnta,
who were retreating from Malabon. The
enemy had taken up position behind
four rows of intrenchments, but was driven
out after an hours heavy firing. One
Oregonian was killed and five were
wounded.
The Third Artillery, acting as infantry,
with two guns Of the Utah Artillery and
the Kansans, had q sharp fight east OF
Mnllnta. The Americans had but slight
loss. Five Flliplnos were found dead and
several were taken prisoners.
In tho fighting west OF Mallnta, the Ore
gonians captured Spaniard. but be denied
that he was taking part In the battle. The
surgeons from the feet and the British
cruiser Powerful volunteered their assist
ance, and were indefatigable In their SER
vices at the froRt.
The American losses In these engage
ments are forty-tlve killed and l45 wounded.
The Filipino losses are estimated to Do
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A Champlon's Testim ony.

Achampion cyclist was asked: "Do you
ever take spirits OF any kind? I mean
whiskey or brandy"
mo; they cut the breath short. You
can't Ace and take brandy. 1t may help q
little but 1t leaves you worse. believe
that il FIVE or ak men were together in
race, say two miles from the tape, and one
was handed drink OF brandy, 1t might let
him break away and win easily; but II he
had ten miles, or long race before him,
he would find great difficulty in riding. His
breath would be cut short. The man who
drinks brandy or whiskey will soon be
broken winded."
$50 you don't believe IN braudy?"
'No; 1t may help for short squirt, but
It is no good for long run. Only n tenn
perance man can bea Good racer. Pacific
Ensign.
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TWO BROTHERS DEFY A MOB.
Murdered an Attorney and Surrendered
After IN All-NIght Siege.

AltcE I'LL S@SAS'
Bow11so GREEN, Ohio Especially. The
murderers OF E. II. Westenhaver, OF North
Baltimore, and OF Clarence Wlttenmyer, OF
Hoytsvllle, are now in jail here, where they
wele lodged on Sunday at noon. after q
siege at the Zeltner homestead lasting al!
Saturday afternoon and all night. Paul
and John Zsltner surrendered. e.,
The two men and Mrs. John Zeltner held
six hundred men at bay till the crowd was
AUGMENTED bytwo companies OF militia, the
Bloomdale Rifles and the North Baltimore
Cadets. Often during the night men endeav-
ored to creep under cover OF darkness to
within such distance OF the house that con-
certed dash could be executed but the occu.
pants OF that well-barrlcaded fortress were
ever vigllant, and every time shot from
the rifle OF one of the brothers or the women
sent the approaching men scurrying BACK
into the darkness OF the woods which adjotn
the Zeltner place. Again and again efforts
we're made to work some ruse by Which
few men could get inside the house, Dut
every effort OF tho kind failed signally.
When the men turned over their arms
and ammunition to ex-Sherif BigSs ana
Sheriff Kingsbury, they had four rlnes,
two revolvers Of thirty.eight cailore, ana
both kinds OF weapons. This would indi-
cate that they had prepared for siege;
The Zsltners are men OF much more than
average intelligence. and wore fairly WE'LL
to-do farmers. :,
Z. H. Westenhaver. e1.Solicitor, OF North
Baltimore, had been counsel for the Lelt-
ners in numerous cases, and sued them 1ot
his fees. The jury and witnesses had
been sworn on Saturday before Justice
Burgoon in the township house at Hoyt's
Corners, when Paul Zsltner demanded
some papers from WestenhaVer,, ana az
tempted to take them from his pocket. toan
Ze!tner then Joined In demanding the
papers, and Immediately fired the shot
that killed Westenhavor. As the Ieltners
had their horses roady for mounting ana
escape, 1t Is thought they had arranged to
get Wsstsnhaver into fight Tor the pur-
pose of "doing him." They did not give
their victim time to make any demonstra'
tion toward them.
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Tho Labor World.

Beer bottlers at Kansas City, Mo-, have
formed union.
A branch OF the National Building
Trades Council has been formed at Colora-
Go Springs, Col.
Unions Of the various building crafts OF
Memphis, Tenn, are agitattng the lorna
lion Of q building trades council.
The striking miners in Arkansas and In
dian Territory arc still out and are lrm
for their demand for restoration OF
wages.
During 1898 the Labor Commlssi oner OF
Seattle, Wash, found employment for 49,
154 people, in addition to large numoer
sent to tho hop lelds to pick hops. --
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Ona Man Lost His LILO In Attempting q
Rescue.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (SpeciaD.-In a fire,
which broke out In the boarding house OF
Mrs. Nolan, four people lost their lives and
others were seriously injured. The dead,
who all lost their lives by sufrocatlon, are
Mrs. Chapip, widow; Roy Chaplin, her soo,
aged ten; Chester Chaplin, aged four, and
Thomas Bull.
Mrs. Chaplin was stenographer for Brad
streets, and occupied front room on the
third floor. Three persons we're badly In.
jured. Bull lost his life in a haroic at
tempt to save the Chaplin family.
The fire was remarkably rapid one, and
had made considerable Roadway by the
time the fremen arrived on the scene. It's
origin IS unknown. It was the second fr8
In the Same building during tho night, and
1t Is thought that possibly the earle. blaze
was not entirely extinguished.
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Cycling Notes.

The cycling clubs OF Rochester,, N. Y, are
no longer associated. and the failure OF last
years big race meet is said to be the cause.
In England and Wales last year an aver
age number OF over 100 bicycllsts q week
we're fined for ofrenses against the highway
laws.
Charles ". Miller, tAs slx-day cyclist, in
tends to 20 to Paris. whore he will enter
the soventy-two hour race which Is to be
started in May.
According to an English paper "a cycle
baptism" took place recently at Ixelles, O
suburb of Brussels. The child was carried
in perambulator attached to the fathers
bicycle.
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prolninent People.

Senator Bsverldgo, OF Indiana, with his
wife, has started on a trip to visit Japan,
China and Manila,
There arc three Bonapartes left-Prince
Roland, a widowrr, with one daughter, and
the Prince Victor and Louis.
For years Thomas Edison slept only one
hour out OF otthetwenty-four. Now he neecs
about five hours for the same period.
Queen Victoria owns two OF the Oldest
watches IN the world. Both have silver
dials and are rs large as half crowns.
Sir Herbert Kitchener Is an Egyptologist
OF the keenest kind, and is Intimately ac-
quainted with the art Of unrolllng mum
my,
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Must Pay $4,000 For Dogs Bite.

The Standard Oil Company, at Louisville,
Ky, will have to pay $4,000 to woman
who was bitten by q dog ownod by the
trust. In January, as Mrs. Jennie Mont
gomery was passing along the street the
dog jumped at her, knocked her down, ana
wounded her in tho eye. She suod for S1O,,
900. but the jury few days ago awarded
only $4,000.
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FIVE BURNED TO DEATH.

Armour Felt Factory Destroyed and Elm
pioyes Trapped in Upper Stories.
CHICAGO. Ill. (SpeciaD.-Five bodies
have been taken out O; the ruins OF the
Armour felt factory, which was destroyed
by fire.
The dead are William Ricklskl, John
George, James Flanagan, William ellison
and Ella Hemmelwrlght.
All were employees and were trapped on
the upper floors Of the building. Ten per-
sons were Injured by jumping. The fire
spread over the entire building tn few
minutes.
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A Child Murderer's Confession.

John A. Moore, who murdered his five
children at Hutchinson and who was taken
to Mcpherson Kan, as precautlon against
threatened lynching, has confessed his
crime before notary public. The prisoner
said he had quarrelled with his wife and
that a separation was talked Of, In which
event he feared that his children would
come under the control OF his wite's fam
ily,whom he dlsllkes. 1t was broodtng over
the prospect Of his children being reared
enid such SURF rroundlngs, he deposed. that
prompted him to crush their skulls with
hutchet, cut their throats and tire the house
In which their bodies lay.
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scHLEY GETS HIS PROMOTION.
All the Officers Advanced to the Rank OF
Rear-Admlral Qualify.

WASHINGTON, D. C. Especial. The Naval
Board OF Promotion, consisting OF Rear
Admlrals McNair, Howell and Howlson,
has completed its work and submitted its
report. The board was convened to deter
mine the qualifications Of those officers re-
Gently advanced to the rank OF Rear-Ad-
miral, under the terms OF the Naval Per-
sonnel bill. The report passes favorably
on all the officers appointed, so that oil
question OF their advancement Is removed.
The list Is as follows: Rear-Admirals
George C. Rsmey, Norman II. Farquhar,
John c. Watson, Henry B. Robson, Win
field S. ScLley, Silas Casey, William T.
Sampson, Bartlett ). Cromwell, John W.
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Philip, Francis j. Higginson, Hsnry F.
Picking, Frederick Rodgers, Louis Kempn
.and George W. Sumner.
In addition to this favorable action was
taken on Captain BENJAMIN F. Day. The
retirement OF Rpar-Admiral Robson
caused a vacancy which makes Captain
Day Recr-Admiral.
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Ioth tho Bidwells Dead.

George Bliweli, the elder OF the TWO
broth, rs whose swlndle ofthe Bank OF Eng
land made such sensation, died few days
ago in lodging house In San francisco.
Cal. He was taken with pneumonia week
after the recent death OF his brother, ana
his constitution proved unequal TO tne
ordeal. The Bidwells went West seVerai
months ago to engage In mining.
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Zeltners Held For Double Murder.

Coroner Trchier, ut Bowling Green Ohio
has completed the inquest in the Hoyts.
vilo tragedy and holds John and Paul
Zeltner for murder in the first disgree,
finding them jointly guilty OF tho murde,
OF both E. II. Wes:enhuver and Clarence
Wittenmeyer The brothers were taken be-
fore Mayor Campbell and bound over with.
hoiI
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Cuban Assembly Will Not Dissolve.
The Cuban Military Assembly, IN session
at Havana, has decided against dlssoiu'
tion at present, and has sent two represent
atlves to state its case to President Nc
KinlrH.
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THE NEWS EPITomlLsD.
Washington Items.


The State Department has granted rro.
visioual recognition to several foreign Goa
suls in Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Philip
pines.
Attorney-G g eneral GrIggs has decided that
the application OF the Commercial Cable
Company to land cables 10 Cuba and Porto
Rico could not be granted.
In answer to letter fro n the Paymasser
General OF the Army, requesting de-
cIsIon as to the class OF enlisted men OF the
regular army entitled to the benefits OF eI-
ira pay on discharge from the army, Comp
trolier Tracewell OF the Treasury bas de-
cided that the men who enlisted "icr the
war only" and are entitled to extra paw.
are those who went In alter the Act OF
April 26, 1893, which authorized the IN
crease OF the regular army.
Arrangements have been completed by
the Postofflce Department for the dispatch
OF mail by steamer from New York to San
tiago every Thursday. instead OF alternate
THURSDAYS, as at present. Mail for Santi-
ago ts also forwarded by rail to Miami or
Tampa, to connect at Havana every Thurs.
day with the matter dispatched from the
latter point
The President has authorized Major
General Brooke, the Military Governor OF
Cuba, to issue exequaturs to Consuls OF
foreign Governments In Cuba for the period
OF the exercise OF American authority Ia
the island.
Brigadier-G General Royal T. Frank.
United States Volunteers, has been placed
In temporary command OF tue Department
OF the Gulf, headqu arters ut Atlanta, Ga.
as the relief OF Brlgadier General A. c. VII.
Pennington, United States Volunteers.
The Dolphin has sailed from Washington
for Norfolk and thence to sea to destroy II
wreck on the Carolina coast, which has
been a danger to navigation.
While In Cuba Secretary Alger will act
upon the proposition to divide Cuba into
four military departments. This has been
under consideration In the department for
some time.
The Ordnance Bureau oftho War Depart
ment has sent circular to the Governor OF
each State In the Union stating that the
arms and ordnance stores furnished the
volunteers during the Spanish war will be
returned to the State in kind.
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on,or,o Settlers i'm Distress.

The settlers In the Townships OF henne-
bee and Alden, in Addington, Ontario, are
in such destitute straits, owing to bad
season last year, that the matter has been
laid before the Ontario Government In the
hope that aid will be speedily offered.
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"Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother
In case OF husband suing fer damages
for the alienation OF his wife's affection at
Pittsburg, Penn, Judge White refused to
allow girl to testify against her mothers
character, saying that ie would be in viola
ton Of the commandment to "to honor thy
father and thy mother"
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A Lncomotlye,s Boiler Explodes.

The boiler OF locomotive drawing q
train OF empty coal cars on tie Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad exploded nine miles
north Of Reading, Penn. Oscar Leisy,
brakeman. was killed by flying fragments
of the wrecked boiler, aud Lyman Emerlch,
flrensn, and George D. Zimmerman, en-
pineer, were injur ID.
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SHOT IN COURT BY A JUDGE.
The Judge Had Boon Assaulted and he
Used His Revolver.

The Judge Had Been Assaulted anu lie
Used His Revolver.
DALLAS, Texas (SpeclaD.-At sweetwa-
ter County Judge John h. Cochran, Of No.
Ian County, was attacked in court by c. P.
Woodruff, prominent attorney, and badly
Injured about the head. Woodruff left the
court, and as he was going Judge Cochran
opened fire on him. r. P. Watts, by
stander, was shot In the hip. He aad Judge
Cochran were seriously injured. Attorney
Woodruff was placed under $4,000 bond.
He attacked Judge Cochran bucause the
latter refused to approve bill OF e1cep-
tions in suit In his court.
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No Georgia Peaches This Year.

, At meeting OF the Georgia Fruit Grow
.r,' Association ut Macon 1t was agreed
that there would be no peaches for ship
m.nt from the State this year. Tha reason
given is that tho trees were Injured by the
recent freeze.
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A Schooner Given Up as Lost.

The schooner A. NJ. Burnham, OF Glou-
cester, Mass, with crew OF twelve men,
mostly Scandlnayians, is glvon up for lost:
She left Gloucester on January q. and
was last spoken during the storm otFeoru'
ury 13, when she was making hard WORK
.
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Ex-senator GRAY Appointed Circuit Judge.
President Mckinley. at Washington, has
appointed George Gray, formerly United
States Senator from Delaware, to be
Uuted States Circuit Judge for the Third
Judicial Circuit.
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Two Rows Killed in a Railway Yard.

Two Boys Killed in q Railway Yard.
Fred Firth and William Stern, boys, both
thirteen years OF age, were killed while
walking on q track in the Delaware and
Hudson Railroad yard at Phillipsburg, N.
J, Their heads and legs we're crushed.
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Ap1A, Samoan Islands (By Cable).-The
troubles growing ou. OF the election OF
King of Samoa have taken more serious
urn, and resulted In bombardment OF ma
live villages along the shore by the United
States cruiser Philadelphia, Admiral Kautz
commanding, and the British cruisers Por-
,oise and Royalist. The bombardnent has
continued internationally for over q week.
Several villages have been burned, and
there have been a number OF casualties
among the American and British sailors
and marines. As yet it is impossible to
estimate the number OF natives killed or
Injured.
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A TEMPERANCE COLUMN,
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS,

The Temperance Army-Drunkenness I'm
Frauce-Foar That tho Whole Working
Class Will Become Habitual Drunk.
ards-A Vigorous Teetotal Campaign
The Philippine Isles are taken
By Dewey, wise and brave,
And we are fnsthe army
Our land from drink to save.
While SIMPSONS on the Lookout,
With ready feet and strong,
We, too, are In the army
To battle 'gainst the wrong.
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Eataafa'S Followers Rise in a
Rebellion FOStered by
the Germans.
REBELS ATTACKED APIA,
British and American Wsrships Then
ShelIe1 the Town.

Many Rebels Killed by the Ships Fire Into
the Jupgle-yillages Along the Coast
Burned-Gernan Consul Upholds Ma
taafa, Despite tho British and Amerl-
can Ad,nirais' Order Disbanding His
Goyernment-FeelinE Against the Ger
mans Bitter-Toreigners Leaving Sa-
moa-Nntives Kill an American Sem
try and Three British Seamen.
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duuhoat Macliias Ordered to Guatemala
The United States gunboat Machias has
been ordered to Guatemala to investigate
the reported arrest OF six members OF the
recent expedition organized In Kansas City
to 90 to Guatemala. They are said to be
IN danger OF death.
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General Earan Again Testifics.

General Eagan Again Testifes.
General Eagan has testified again before
the Army Beef Court OF Inquiry, at Wash
ington, aud was subjected to a severe
cross examination by Major Lee, the rep
antativa or Ganarai MIlas.