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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
RElcHsrAo THREATS.
Foreign Minister says the Nations Honor
Must be- Upheld.

Berlin, April i6-The opening speech
Of the interpolation. to which the
minister Of foreign affairs had previ'
ously agreed to reply, was not sue
cess, and 1t was afterwards said that
the signers Of the Interpolation blum.
dered In entrusting its presentation to
Da. Lehr. The latter. contrary TO
agreement, made strong references to
economic matters in arguing against
the American and British attitude In
Samoa, limiting that Germany would
fight both countries economically II
thwarted politically The party lead
ers. one after another. repudiated Dr.
Lehr's declarations The speech OF the
minister Of foreign affairs also fell Hat
and was hardly applauded at the end.
In substance the Interpolation was
signed by a majority Of the center
reich party, conservatives aud national
liberals, asking the general for infor-
nation regarding the measures taken
or to be taken by the government UNI
der the circumstances. The foreign
minister, In his reply, emphasized Ger
manys adherence to the Samoan act
the Encouragement OF which, he claimed
was desirable TO the government.
Continuing, the minister said the gov
ernmept knew nothing OF the conflicts
said TO have taken place between the
American Admiral Kautz and the com.
mander OF the German warship Fake.
In the course OF his remarks the min
lister OF foreign affairs said: ~ am
quite prepared to express my views OF
an affair which. just now, is keenly
occupying opinion and has been for
weeks the subject Of serious attention
upon the part Of the government. ON
the other hand. you will understand
that in my official responsible position
! shall not say things that may render
peaceful settlement Of the difficulty
questionable
Finally, the ministeranuounccd that
all governments had agreed 20 Ger
manys proposal TO dispatch commits
sion, adding that Germany would only
accept settlement which would leave
German rights and interests unim.
paired lie regarded the uncurtailed
maintenance OF Der treaty rights as
matter Of national honor
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
THERE Is A CHANGE.
SPANISH CoNsULATEs m CUBA
AND PORTO RICO.
Instead IT = aptain-Genersi. Two Consuis
win go To the. Philippines Minister
to ths Initsd state. Appointed.

Madrid, April is.-The official Ca
zette contains royal decree appoint
Ing the Duke de ARGOS to be spanish
envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary TO the United states.
The decree also creates consulates at
Havana. Manila. lloilo, sau Juan de
Porto Rico and CienfuegDs.
Senior Larrca. now Spanish consul at
Antwerp. is transferred to Havana;
senor Boulli. now At shanghai, is APP
pointed TO Manila, and Senior uriarte
goes TO Antwerp.
General Rios, SPANS principal com.
mander In the Philippines, cables that
Major-General Otis has granted him a
safe conduct for mis- chief Of stan and
another officer whom he Il sending TO
Aguinaldo with letter demanding
the liberation OF the Spanish prisoners
In the name Of humanity and internn-
tional law. In the event Of refusal,
the commissioners will ask Aguinaldo
for definite decision In order that
they may acquaint the civilized world
Of his attitude. General Rios has EN-.
powered them to offer To surrender to
Aguinaldo 1900 Filipino prisoners who
have been placed at the spanish com.
handlers disposal by General otis.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
INTO AN AMBUSCADE.
BASE TREACHERY or FiLiPiNos
AT BALEM. LUZON.


Washington, April CO. Much excite.
ment has been caused in navy circles
by a cableRram received at the war de-
partmcnt from Admiral Dewey, stating
that Lieutenant J. c. Gilmore and four.
teen men, Of the Yorktown. had been
captured by the insurgents at ialem,
Luzon. on the east coast Of Luzon. r.
l., on April H. and that the fate of the
captured men was not known.
The Yorktown visited lialem Tor the
purpose Of rescuing aud bringing away
the Spanish force, consisting Of eighty
soldiers, three officers aud two priests.
which were surrounded by 400 insur
gents. Lieutenant Gilmore and his
party ran into an ambuscade and were
captured by the filipinos, who after.
ward refused 10 communicate with the
American forces regarding the fate Of
the prisoners.
The capture Of the Yorktown men
Il discussed with much feeling In naval
circles Although the dispatch gave
no indication that Lieutenant Gilmore
and his men had lost their lives, yet
great anxiety WAS aroused by the mys.
terry surrounding their fate while In
the hands Of an ancivilizcd enemy.
This is the first capture Of any Ameri.
cans, military or naval, No that II IA
unknown how the insurgents will treat
our men. n civilized methods were
pursued au exchange could be quickly
effected, as Gcncral Otis has large
number Of Filipino prisoners, hut the
filipinos have been averse thus far TO
exchanging Spanish prisoners, and this
raises a question "a 10 what they would
do with the NOrkinmn,a mon.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
FIVE MORE MEN KILLED.
North Dakota Regiment Hun. Into eros.
lire Near Longo..

NORM Dakota Regiment Huns Into Cross
tire Near Loneos.
Manila, April i6.-General Lawton
is marching north along the road be.
tween the hills and the lake with the
gunboats Napidan and Laguna de Bay
abreast Of his troops The enemy 10
retreatlng northward
On Wednesday the troops crossed the
Pagnanjann aud concsu Ted AZ Lam.
bun, az the mouth Of 81. ri FER. After
leaving two companies = the Four.
teenth regiment to guaro entrance
Of the river, the troops marched to
Longos and found II deserted. Fur.
niture which had been dropped in the
flight OF the natives was scattered
along the trails leading into the hills.
Major weisenberger's sharpshooters
were sent toward pactos Ancontenca
In the afternoon. They ran upon
nest OF rebels in some thick bushes,
which afforded a splendid cover. Five
men OF the North Dakota regiment
were killed and two were wounded,
two Of the former dying after having
been brought to longos church, where
Father McKinnon administered the
sacrame nj TO them
The main body Of American troops
while at dinner In Longos heard tho
firing, and advanced to the support OF
the sharpshooters. A scout from the
hill saw the little fight and many
white coats running into the hills
The Laguna de Bay at the beginning
OF the hght shelled the rebels, making
II too hot for the enemy.
The Americans entered San Antonio
at sunset, without meeting with any
resistance. Twenty unarmed prisoners
bearing copies OF the proclamation OF
the United States commissioners which
they had somehow secured, were after.
wards released and sent outside our
lines with bundles OF proelama tions to
distribute.
The Fourth cavalry isguardlng Santa
Cruz.
McKenua OF the signal corps is indie.
fatigable. lie ran a wire through the
hostile country without having guard
with him.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
slIlI standInr b, sll,rr.

Denver, Colo, April 60 Senator
Henry NJ. Teller and Congressman
John r. Shafroth, on Tuesday night,
issued addresses to the voters Of this
and adjoining states, denying that the
Silver Republican party is ,lisintegrat.
ing. They hold that the necessity for
the party is just as great for the next
campaign a. II was for the last, and
pronounce absurd the statements that
the members Of the party are going to
the old parties. Teller and Shah.o,h
will both work hard for the Silver se-
publican party.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
Filipino. Deserilng AEulnaido.

Washington, April i5.--President Me-
Kinley has received dispatch from
DIR. schurman, president OF the Philip
pine commission now at Manila. The
message says that the proclamation
recently issued has done great good
that Filipinos are visiting tho com
missioners every day to express their
satisfaction and their desire to become
citizens Of this country aud Filipinos
coming into Manila declare Aguinal-
dos government is tyrannical and
many natives are deserving.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21

Nlohre, Neb., April lo,-For the frat
time since the great Hood In 1851. the
Missouri river lowlands are almos,
completely submerged. The banks
were full all day Monday, with
heavy ice running, aud with a south
wind blowing, which, about midnight,
changed to northcrly aud sent the ice
aud current over Nebraska farms.
The residents have not yet been driven
Ia higher land hut boats are kept In
readiness to rescue them should il bs
neceasnrN.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21

Vallejo, Cal, April i5.-Lieuten ant
James II. lletherington of Mare island
and Ensign Schulle Of the Iowa have
been ordered detached from their
present duties and ordered to take the
steamer for Somoa on April 10 to re.
port to Admiral Kaut4 for duty on the
Philadelphia. They All vacancies
caused by the death Of Lieutenant
Phillip " Lansdale and Ensign John
II. Monaghan, who were killed at Sa-
moa. Lieutenant Commander Hughes
also goes TO Samoa.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
CUBANS TO BE PAID.
GENERAL BROOKE NOW HAS THE
MUSTER ROLLS.
The Omcers Of the Cuban Forces seleot
General Maxlmo Conner as Their
Representative In This Anair.

Havana. April 1.-THE original rolls
OF the Cuban army having been de-
livered TO Governor General Brooke.
the 81. 900, 900 sent to Cuba 10 distribute
among the Cuban soldiers will now be
disposed Of Senior Domingo Mendez
Capote. vicc.president Of the recently
dissolved military assembly, obtained
the muster rolls from the special exec
utive committee that survived the as.
sembly.
Twelve generals and many other
officers OF the First and Second army
corps OF the Cuban forces met at
Bayamo and decided to name General
Maxine Gomez as the representative
Of the Cuban army To the Americans,
with full power to treat for the army.
There were 100 votes Ia favor Of Gomez
and twelve against him. General
Gomez has accepted the trust
After accepting the position OF rep.
rcscntativc, General Gomez said, in an
address 10 his fellow officers; IA soon
M this work Is completed | desire full
liberty 10 withdraw to u foreign country
or to any part Of Cuba, there TO spend
the remainder Of my days. We must
recognize the only power today In
Cuba Is the power OF those who have
interviewed, aud. therefore, for the
present, thoughts Of Cuban indepcn-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
DEMANDS DISCHARGE.
Governor OF south Dakota Want. Soldiers
sent Home.

Pierre, $. d., April l5.-Govcrnor
Lee has written to President McKin-
ley, demanding the return OF the South
Dakota volunteers from the Philip.
pines, lie recites the facts OF enlist
ment to fight for humanity agnins,
Spain, declares that 1.-THE South Dakota
volunteers have FULFILLED every obliga-
tion which they owe TO their country
and It's flag, and that they should be
allowed TO return home. lie says;
1--WE view their present or future
detention as unconstitutional and as
violation OF the law which called the
organization into being, and feel that
they should not be retained against
their will, against the law and against
the moral sense Of the people OF our
state, without offering some subject
reason for 10 doing"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
MAAoMMnpANs wAoE w.
Unfuri the Urseu Hammer 81 the iropha
sud wan War with nuddhisis.

Victoria, -. G.. April 90. Late Oh,
nese papers say news comes from Lat'
chou. capital Of Kansu province tha
the Mahommcdan communities to tls
northwest Of the city. known ns Tie
salah Mussulmans. the most savaR
aud bigo,ed Of that faith in the CHI
ncse dominions, have rchcllcd. III
green sacred banner ~ the prophet hu
been unfurled by their nhhoon or chic
mulla. and the word passed TO all tie
Mahommedau townships in konsJ
sheusi and Chinese Turkcstnn to waR
war to the knife upon the BUDDHIST u
believers.
A telegram from Governor Jao Z
Chinese Turkestan. whose capital !
Urnmsti, has also been received G
Pekin. reporting considerable unres
among the Tungnnis Chinese NJ
hommedansi and Tarantchis in Kuldjl
and Turks in KashRaria,
a later dispatch from viccroy Tao Z
Kansu has been received at rekin, ~
porting the massacre Of over thirt
Chinese Buddhists by rebel salah NJ
hommedans A general connagratio
Ia feared with the return Of the wars
weather In April or May when con
munication becomes easier, unless 4
strong army Ia assembled In Kansu.
The viccroy complained Of the Will
drawal 10 Pclin Of Generals TuR
Fuchsiang and Chang Chun, with thee
best troops. whose sanguinary battle
for the past twenty years against th
Mahommedans have made them RrcatJ
feared by the latter, not only In Kinst
hut also In Chinese Turkestan, au
that In consequence the whole nortk
west is practically deicnscless and q
the mercy OF the Mahommcdans. Z
they shonld unite together and rcbd
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
Makes the Deaf Hear.

Mobile, Ala, April is.-Reese Hutch
inson, young electrician graduate Of
Auburn college, Alabama, rs exhibiting
here his apparatus for making the deaf
hear. lie augments vibration and en-
ables deaf mutes 10 hear words spoken
IN ordinary tones. The apparatus Is
the Size OF a poclSetboolS and is con.
ueeted by wires with an audiphone
which Is held at the ear. Two totally
deaf men were experimental with
Ehey stood fifty feet FROM the piano
ahd marked the time Of the music.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21

Washington, April 90 General Cor
bin says nothing further has boon done
regarding the return of volunteer
troops from Manila. II the troops
could be spared, there are no trans.
ports available To bring them home
aud will not he for some time. II is
said the transports now ON the way
for Manila and those which will leave
In few days will return with volun.
teers, The war department officials
think that by June ], there win be
enough transports at Manila to bring
back all that want To come.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21

New York. April io-Au order for
$4,000 military rifles Of light power has
been placed 10y the Mexican govern.
ment IN this city This order Is the
largest one in this country by a for.
rign power in tho last twcnty.ny,
years, Among ordnance men Ii il Al.
tributed directly 10 the results Of the
Spauish-Amrrican war The arm.
called for hy Mexico will be Of Npgl,
shot small calibre typr capable Of
long range. They are Intended forth.
use OF the infantry.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
GET GOOD WILL OF NATIVES
How Americans MAY succced In phiuppis
Islands.


Islands.
London, April 10. The Daily Chroi
icle publishes an interview with Lict
tenant.Gcneral Sir Andrew Clarlo,
agent general for Victoria and Tm.
mania, and former governor and con
mander-in.chief. Of the straits Settl.
mcnts. regarding American policy .
the Philippines
Sir Andrew urges u thorough unde.
standing of the native character audi
government, 80 far ~ possible by M
tive Institutions. The Americans, a
hts opinion, should first discover Aguit
aldo's sourcesof supply aud then tun
these into ageueics OF trade Tor the sci
Element OF the country. They shout
show the natives that this would be !
better outlet for capital, aud they woun
thus be dcpriving the enemy OF thi
s,news Of war.
AFTER that" no continues, "they
should buy out the religious orders
with the sanction Of the pope. aud at
tach the secular clergy In some way tc
the administration, securing their pow
erful influence
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
iRREPREsslBLE INSURGENTS.
Mako an Early Morning Attack aud Kn
Three American soldiers.

Washington, April ia dispatch
from Manila, under date OF April 10,
says that about o'clock ON that morn
ing a small body OF rebels attacked the
camp of the Third artillery from the
swamp near Paomboan, mile and n
half west OF Malolos. Two privates
were killed and lieutenant and two
others were wounded. with the COM
ing Of daylight the American forces
secured the district, driving the rebels
northward and killing several Of them.
A private soldier Of the Montana regL
ment was wounded.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21

Washington, April ib.-Impressive
funeral services were held over the re-
mains OF the late Justice Stephen J.
Field at the Church Of the Epiphany at
1880 Thursday morning. The church
was crowded with distinguished com
pany gathered to pay their last tribute
Of respect in honor to the memory OF
the great jurist Among those present
were President Mckinley, Secretaries
Wilson and Long aud Attorney Gem
eral Grlggs, the British, Russian and
German ambassadors and the diplo-
matte representatives Of other foreign
countries, eN-Postmaster General Don
NJ. Dickinson, ex-senator Edmunds.
and many senators and representatives
and other distinguished people In both
official and social life. Chief Justice
Fuller and his associates on the su.
preme bench acted as honorary palb
bearers.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21

Berlin, April ls.-lt is asserted that
Great Britain has officially admitted
that Germans in Samoa are only tri-
able by the German courts, aud that
therefore orders were sent from Lon.
don to have Captain Hufnagel, man
ager OF the German plantation At
yaiiele, where the fatal ambush was
devised, handed over to the German
authorities, the commander OF the
british cruiser Tauranga transferring
him to the commander OF the German
cruiser Fake.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
W. C. T. U, CONFERENCES.

Several WIN he Held Ia Idaho aud Inter
Mountain States.
Chicago, April l6.-Mrs. l.. NJ. N.
Stevens, president, and Miss Anna A.
Gordon, vice.president.at.large, OF tho
National w. c r, L., have left for a
western trip In the interest Of the or
ganization. They will meet the OIL
GERS OF the states OF California, Ne.
vada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
Montana. holding from one to five con
ferences In each state.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
BEEF ron PHiLlPPlNEs.

Contracts Made with Kansas city Pack
ing-Iiouse To Furnish It.
Kansas City, Mo, April is.-One OF
the largest contracts for dressed beef
ever placed by the United States gov
ernment has been arranged with II
local packing.house. The contract Is
for 800, 900 pounds OF beef to be ship
ped to the Philippine islands for the
government troops. The beef will all
be furnished from Kansas City, and
twelve carloads OF the order will be
started west AT once.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21

Sacramento, Cali April To- Mrs
Catherine Woods, aged a years w,,
burned to death at the rc,idcnc, o,,,..
daughter, Mrs. Christian Miller. and a
f'year'old son OF the latter was ,o
severely burned that his recovery \,
doubtful Mrs, Woods and the chud
were alone In the house. aud the sun.
position Is that the child dragged n
lighted lamp from the table and Tho,
the oil which escaped igni,ed and
spread the flames 10 the clothing both
OF itself and grandmother
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21

ogallala, Neb., April l6.-Prairle
fires continue to rage in Keith county
and are spreading into Mcpherson
county on the north and Lincoln on the
east. Twelve townships in Keith coun.
ty, all that portion north Of the North
Platte river, have been swept clean OF
everything that would burn. Every
ranch lying in the path OF the FIRE has
been destroyed and many cattle have
been burned TO death, The losses will
run away up into he thousand and
several families are left destitute.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
TROUBLE WITH ITALY.
China wni open Ports to Fore.tan Further
Demands.


San Francisco, April i9.-Late Adj
vices from China aud Japan have been
received by the steamer Copiic
China contcmplntcs opening San
Moon bay and Shihpoo, In Chckiaug
province, to trade, thus forcstalling
any further demands from Italy. III
Hung Chang is to confer with Marquis
Ito OF Japan regarding the trouble
with Italy.
The plague still prevails on the is
land Of formosa aud Is causing the
death Of hundreds Of persons The
Singapore authorities have declared
Hongkoug To be Infected with the
disease, aud have established quaran.
tine On vessels from that port
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
GERMAN CIRCLES AMUSED.
Washington Onclals Laugh 1T story About
herman King In China.

Washington, April ls.--onicial Ger.
man circles here are not little amused
Mt the latest Chinese news which
ascribes to Emperor william the inten-
ton to make his brother Henry
German King ON Chinese soil. The
statement Is characterized as "a wild
and bascless invention, aud the same
II In announced ON the highest AN.
thorlty can be said Of the alleged
interview published by the Paris Soir,
anu cabled 10 some American news
papers, quoting the first secretary Of
the German embassy In Paris as say
ing that the Americans must take the
responsibility for all that has hap.
pened In Samoa and that they, intoNi-
Gated by their victories over the Span
iards, consider themselves military
nation of the first rank.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
Az AcT oF RerRlnurIoN.
soidicr- nurn Down saloon In which y
Comrade Wa. Brataiiy Beatcn.


Conrad. Wa. Drataiiy Beatcn.
san Francisco. April ls.-Fully 900
soldiers marched to the saloon OF A. l..
Rehfeld, just outside the reserve, on
Saturday night, aud burned the build.
Ing TO the ground. A bucket brigade
was formed by the soldier boys aud the
adjoining buildings were saved. As
q result Of the crime over 300 soldiers
are under arrest aud number of
others will probably be arrested,
charged with inccndnrism aud rioting.
All the soldiers involved la the trouble
are white men.
The trouble began when five or six
recruits went to the saloon, which Is
known ~ the Preside Club Cafe.
There were several women In the place
and u row soon started over one OF
them, In which nearly all the men
present participated. When compare.
tive order had been restored, II was
found Private King had been seriously
Injured about the head, his skull prob.
ably fractured and features badly bat.
tered. The soldiers assert that tho
saloon people are responsible, and
plain that the proprietor, A. l.. Reh'
Scld, was the chief assailant OF the In.
ured man.
A report being circulated that King
Mas dead, the place was set ON fire and
destroyed as an act Of rctribution.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-21
DIPLOMATIC CHANCES.
EE-oo'ernor OF Oregon Appointed Minister
To- Persia.

Washington, April eO.-The follow.
ing diplomatic changes have been an.
nounced rs the result OF the cabinet
meeting Tuesday;
W. W. Rockhill, now minister to
Greece, has resigned that post.
Arthur Sherburn Hardy Of New
Hampshire, now minister to Persia,
has been promoted to succeed Mr.
Roekhill.
william T.. Lord, Ex-Governor Of
Oregon, has been appointed minister
20 Persia.
The Hon. John y. Irwin Of Iowa,
formerly governor Of Idaho. has been
appointed minister Ia Portugal. tn
succeed Lawrence Townsend, trans.
ferred to belgium In place Of Bellamy
Storcr who goes To Madrid