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GENERAL OTIS CABLES
LIST OF CASUALTIES

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The War
Department has received the follow
ng:
MANILA, Feb. 21.-Adjutant General,
Washington: General Miller reports on
The 18th inst. the insurgent forces rew
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followers, but not one elected to seek
Dan Burns or signified any intention TO
go to the corral in the future. The
emptiness of the Burns boast is now
apparent The day that Simpson so
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AGUINALDO GIVES
ORDERS TO BUTCHER
ALL FOREIGNERS
The Kind of Gentle Savage With Which
General Otis Must Deal at
Manila.


10 execu during
Wino a o
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LOUBETS MESSAGE
TO PARLIAMENT

PARIS, Feb. 21.-General Davouet,
Duke of Murstaedt, Grand Chancellor
of the Legion Of Honor, to-day invested
President Loubet with the grand COR
don of the Legion of Honor in the pres
ence of all the Cabinet Ministers.
The Ministers met to-day with M
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found united IN all the streets
their bolas and revolvers, or
venient.
families onlywill be respected.
but all other individuals, of
exterrninated without any
nation OF the army OF occupa
ers of the Philippines in your
guard at Bilibid and liberate
darios, and, having accom-
ed, saying to them:
avenge ourselves on the
them, that we may take Our
treachery which they have
compassion upon them; at
en- masse will second you.
dencep
which will be followed in the
sharpshooters of Tondo and
tack from without, and these
militia of Tondo, Binondo,
out into the street and do
Frnita and Ma1ate. Santa
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companions
Of Tondo will oc1ockin
shedding blood defense the
to the tyrt
Nar wtho who haved dus!
nh ndep
General Otis indicated by
the
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v As FAURE
THE VICTIM
Of POISON?
Question That Is Now
Agitating the Pa
risianS.
DOCTORS DENY IT
Symptoms Could Not Have
Been Produced by Any
Known Toxic Agent.
HERE IS A MYSTERY
One More Cause for Disturbance of
the Merourial People Of the
French Metropolis.
HERE IS A MYSTERY

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted, 1899, by James Gordon
Enr,r
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n ANILA. Feb. 21.-The transport |
| Newport has arrived from Iloilo, |
Nj having on board the president |
and other representative natives /
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-22
TO ENDORSE CHICAGO PLATFORM
The Sentiment Of the Members IS
Junufu,oue on That Point

CHICAGO. NOV 21-The Democratic
National Executive Committee after a
brief session to-day adjourned sine die
to meet no the call of V.ce-Chairman
Johnson
10 was practically agreed among the
members of the Committee that meetings
of the Executive body VIII bee held every
sixty days and no session probably VIII
b4 held before January SO new business
was taken mp at to-day's session. the
members devotng most of their time 90 "a
discussion of the e neral situation and Co
tho outlook of their several States
The entire matter of the place and date
f0r tho National Committee meeting was
placed in the hands Of Chairman Jones.
who will issue the call. Tie refused toe
day to state when the meeting Wit be
called. buf some date .n January is Ia
vored. with Washington as the place of
meeting. Chairman Jones will leave Chi
cago FOR Washington tomorrow.
The sentiment OF the members ~ the
Committee was unanimous that the Dem
ocrat.c National Convention will endorse
fhe Chicago platform in it's entirety. and
that antitrust and anti-lmpcrialism
planks will also Dee adopted. 40 one WAS
willing to express an opinion AS 90 the
paramount issue in the campaign
"A Convention can adopt a platform
but 1t cannot create % paramount ISSUE
said Nico-Chairmau Johnson. "the people
themselves do that. Do is evident. though.
that the trusts and lmper.alist issues
are very prominent at present
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THE GlNTER INSTITUTE.
Money Intended to Erect IL To Go t.
the Mechanics Institute.

A meeting of the Ginter Memorial As
sociation was held last evening at
O'Clock I'm the office OF the Virginia Me-
chanics Institute
The president called thc meeting to or
der and stated briefly tho business before
H. The association was established o'to-
her 2e. 1895. with "a vloN to raising <iw,lo
with which % build an institution ot
technology To- the memory oi Aajo'
Lewis Giuter. The following resolution.
which was offered by Ar Qudr.'-' illY
explains the business OF tnc meeting
"Resolved That II is me sense oi TINS
meeting that the amount necessary to
build and equip an Institution oi Iech-
nology. as a memorial 10 the memory oi
the late Major Lewis. cannot Dee at pres
CIT raised. therefore, be h
Resolved. That with the consent %
the donors. the cash now in tne hahds oi
the treasurer OF the Gintcr Memorial AS
s0ciation be- turned over tO me treasure
OF the virginia Mechanics Institute, ahd
that the parties who contributed. bui
have not yet paid up. be requested IT,
nav the amount of their subscription 10
The treasurer OF the Virginia Mechanics
Institute.
"Resoiution so. THAT the Board o..
the virginia Mechanics Institute "e hoil
fed of this action. and they De- requested
10 give such notice and take such steps
a. NAV further this object
These resolutions We're adopted lnn
fund will be used to equip ana eniars'
the present building OF The virginia Me
chanicai Institute.
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c. < @. SECURES
A BIG CONTRACT
1t VIII Handle All Naval Business Be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific
CONSTRUCTING ofDireCtOrs

The contract TO handle AN naval busi-
ness between the Atlantic ANA Pacihc
coasts has been awarded the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway Company. also the
contract TO handle an naval business 20
and from all western points and Norfolk
These contracts have been awarded by
the United States government for the en-
suing fiscal year
This is the Chesapeake and Ohio's vic
tory ANA the service i'm handling this bus
mess has been favorably commented
upon. During the past year much of this
business has been carried over the Chesa-
peake and Ohio and connecting lines.
DIRECTORS MEET.
The meetings of The Boards OF Directors
OF the Seaboard and Roanoke and the
Raleigh and CASTOR railroads were sched-
uled 20 be held yesterday at the Offices
of the companies n this city. The meet
ing of the officials Of the first named road
was convened in the fore noon and lasted
until well i'm the afternoon. Various re-
ports were considered and conferences
held. The work on and the progress of
the SeabOard's new link, the Richmond
Petersburg and Carolina railroad, was
especially considered and the work in this
CITY Inspected. The reports which were
presented were regarded as satisfactory.
MEETING ADJOURNED
The meeting of the Raleigh ana CASTOR
was adjourned 10 meet November 2gth in
Raleigh. y G.. on that date meeting
~ tbe stockholders Of that road will also
bs held I'm that city 20 consider the cou-
soiidation of that road with the Sea
board.
Those gentlemen present We're. presi-
dent j : Williams Nice-President ST.
John. Colonel r NJ. r. Talcott, Secretary
Chamberlain. r. @. HOFFMAN. former
president OF the seaboard' j. W. hidden
dorf. and General John Gill. Of Baltimore.
Judge l.. r. Watts OF Portsmouth, and
Major James H. Dooiey. of Richmond
Besides these gentlemen VINO constitute
the Board OF Directors Mr.. DeWitt Smith
president OF the Richmond, Petersburg
and Carolina railroad and Mr. J. +. Mac
Donald the contractor in charge OF the
construction Of the Richmond. Petersburg
and Carolina. were present and In con-
sultation with the board
President John Skelton Williams en-
iortained al luncheon at the Jefferson.
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home TO Admiral Dewey and To no o'lc,'
expecting him so retain it la MS haine
as long a. he shall live. II may De iiiu,. ~.
cate 20 say more. but Hobson' We k'oM,
kissed himself out of existence IN '"V
days. which shows how easy II may oe
for an American to forfeit the respect
Of his feliOw-countrymen.
Two papers figure I'm the transactlon
which started the discussion to-day. Ihe
first is deed in trust. by which George
Dewey ct ux transfers 10 John W. cra"-
ford. the consideration being 81. the west
q feet OF lot 81 and part Of lot 81 square
1-g I'm Lathrop's subdivision; also tne
chattels at i7F Rhode Island avenue
I'm trust To convey 20 Mildred Mclean
Dewey.
The second paper IS a deed by which
John w Crawford as trustee, conveys
TO Mildred Mclean Dewey the consid-
Grafton being So the west % feet of lot
% and part OF lot 81 in Lathrop's sub
division of square lj9. also the chattels
at 17i7 Rhode Island avenue.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-22
PITCHED BATTLE IN TEXAS
Between Co!ored Troops and Several
Hundred Nhitc Citizens.

LAREDO TEN, nov. Zl-Keports have
reached here that there was pItcne4
batlle last night al Fort klngsold Klo
Granae City, IeX., between company
OF the Ninth United states Cavalry co.
oredl garrisOnlng the fort aud sete4a
hundred citizens who attacked the pOst
secretly after dark. Three thousand
shots are said 20 have been hred during
the light but the casualties are no.
known here.
10 is also said chat all women and chill
dren nave been sent away from Rio Grandc
civ and that runners are out after re-
Inducements for the citizens. The mill
tary authorities are occupying the te.e-
graph wires and full reports cannot be
obtained.
Tnat the affair is a serious one is indi-
Gated by the activity in military circles
here Major Thompson in command al
Fort Mcintosh. to-day bought up AN the
Krag-Jorgensen ammunition in Laredo
and is loading a special train with mules.
baggage, ETC. to take aii available forces
here TO the scene Of the trouble and a
special train is en- route from san An
tonic with a company from Fort sam
Houston on the way 20 Rio Grande City
state Adjutant Schurry with "a force
OF rangers is expected here tonight, also
on the way there.
AUSTIN. TEXAS. Nov. a.-To-day
Governor Savers was In receipt Of tcie-
gram from the commanding officer OF the
United States troops AT san Antonio con-
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veying the Information that there had
been a race riot at Rio Grande City last
night between the Federal troops negro
stationed there and the citizens Of that
town About the time this telegram was
recei, ed another came from - county
Judge at that place and they are some
what confusing.
The military commander no San Antonio.
General MckibbOn. telegraphs that the
report be- received from the commander
al fort Ringgoid. near Rio Grande city.
states that an The troops were in the
garrison last night at Z o'clock, when
the citizens of that town advanced on the
fort and fired upon The guard. The guard
returned the fire and the entire garrison
was at once called Go arms.
TIE citizens continued their hring until
the fort and the soldiers returned the fire
and nnlly had to bring their gatiing
guns iu,o play to disucrse the attackers.
The commander states that he fears trou-
bile and asks for more troops.
The telegram from the County Judg"
states that negro soldiers in the fort there
deployed b. "a ravine on the edge of the
town and drod into and over the town
f0r something like an hour AMI haiS
shooting into % number of houses wound
inr one man. and frigh,eu.ng tne woman
and children $50 badly inat number or
them had fed t0 The SURROUNDING ranches
for safety. ihat the attacS was entirely
unpfsv0ked. and that thC community was
highly mceu-tl and further trouble was
looked for at once.
Tuon receipt 0f these tclcgrams Gov
crnor Saycrs ordered AdiuHnt-Genefal
Schurrv to the scane on action and me-
lcu to-uight for hs destination. The
Governor also wired t0 Washington -
nave 81 fuU Investigation aud Co remove
The negro troops at once The tomman 'er
al San Antonio seat special squad oi
soldiers tO the scene al once to invcsil-
gate All quiet nD".
SAN ANTONIO TENAS. Nov. I-'ol-
onel Roberts. Post Adiutaut at Fort sam
Houston. left this afternoon on a special
train for Laredo with a detachment of
the 18th infantry to make an inFestiea-
tion of the trouble at Fort Ringgold and
to make ful report to General Mckio-
bon. the Post Commando. General Nc
Ribbon has consulted with Governor Say
ers on the subject and has been asked
bv the Governor % take whatever steps
i'm his power 10 c0nciiiale the citiz ms
and the soldiers
The trouble between the negro soldiers
on the frontier and the Mexican p0pula-
ton has been brewing for some time. A
collision between the citizens and the me-
gro soldiers az Laredo few weeks ago
has resulted i'm the strengthening OF the
Post there Since a small-sized riot at
Rio Grando last month .n which some
soldiers were shot and some fined, the
negro soldiers at Rio Grande have been
40 The bitterest enmity against the citi-
Zeus.
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Belief Growing in Manila General Law
ton is Pursuing the Insurgent
Ministers.

MANILA. Nov. 2L--6.05 p. M-The
whcr, abouts of Generals Lawt0n and
Young is becoming as mysterious as
Aguil aldo. The belief is beginning TO-
grow at Manila that General Iawton
mas struck the trail Of the insurgent
government and is pursuing the min
isters into the BinQuet mountains Il has
been his a . oition TO capture the Filipino
leaders. aId he and General Young be-
lleve -. cavalry brigade. living on
the country could run them DOWN 10 any
part of the island.
one vague report brougS by spanish
pIisOners Is that AguinaliO and others
were nearly surrounded by Americans
soon after the insurgent chief left Tar
lac. but he escaped through the lines IN
peasants clothes Officers and soldiers
arriving at Cabanatuan from General
IaWton's force describe the campaign
as one of great hardship. Many men
dropped sick and were left lt various
towns without adequate supplies and at
tendance. some OF them making their way
back across the terrible roads.
4 number OF horses were dying and
many OF the soldiers, and even some Of
ti.e officers were marchlng on half naked,
their clothes having been torn 20 pieces
in geS ting through the juneles Some Of
them were reduced almost 10 breech
clouts and hundreds We're bare footed.
their Shoe being worn cut and all were
living ~ any sort Of provisions. Bread
was rare and carabao meat and ba-
nanas were the staples.
QUICKEST WAY.
General Lawton feared that the cam
palgn would involve such hardships, but
he considered the quickest and cheapest
way OF ending the war.
The last number Of the tndependencia.
published at Tariac, the day before TN
Americans entered that place contairs
a despondent yaledictory entitled "Adieu."
TIE tone OF the article showed the writer
considered the game as played out He
said: Obliged by circumstances, We hove
found il necessary TO interrupt with this
number the peasant labors 0f defending
our ideals and interests. We take leave
OF the public and our readers with grief
most profound and bitterness most cruel.
The paper also contains News Illus
trating In what a Munchausen world she
Continued on Second pA1ol
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PREACHERS WHO
WILL CONE HERE
Rev. ]. 7. Mastin for Centenary-Dr.
Young for Broad Street-Rev J.
I. Bosnian for Park Place.

PETERSBURG. VA. Nov. 2L-Blshop
Wilson viii announce his appointments
some time tomorrow. Much interest IS
felt AS To what chlu- the Bishop Will
make.
IL leaked out tonight that the follow
ing would bee th. possible appointments
for the Richmond churches:
Park Place-Rey. Jnc IT, Bosnian.
Broad-Street-Rcv 49, J. Young.
81. James-Rev. ~ R. Proctor
Trinity Church-Ret Geo. h. Spooner
Barton Heights-Rcy. j. 5. Peters.
n-statiou-Rcy. o.. l.. baine.
Cuteuary-Rev j. T Aastin.
4 VAST CONcOtRsE.
A vast concourse attended the memorial
services oil the Virginia Confer nee in
.ammemoratlon of ministers who have
died DURING tbe Conference y.ar now near
Us close. which was held at Washington
street NJ T.. church ---'snl
In the absence of ta. Bishop, who was
holding a meeting of his Council Or. W.
e. Judkins presided The opening exer-
clses wera conducted by Rev. w. r. Ed
wards. ID. ID. Dr. JuINns said that these
services had been held from time imme-
mortal. and were of precious memory
made more so on the present occasion by
,he unusual number oi deaths mat had
occurred IN the ranks OF the ministry
during the year.
THE MEMOIRS.
He then called for the reading OF the
memoirs of deceased ministers, aud the
Secretary OF the conference. Rev. Paul
Whitehead. announced them TN their reg
ular order.
The memoir OF Rev. W. r. snlthey,
prepared by Dr. " W Royal. was read
bv Rev. n. Mon. simpson, that Of Geo.
p Bake. by Dr. Larerty. The memoir
N Row los. H-Amlss was read by Dr.
Iambeth Rev H. W Reeds by j. G..
Reed Rev J. X. Caytons by Rev. W.
A sb,,r, christian. The memoir OF Dr.
sledd bv REV paul whitehead That o.
Rev. John Mcclellan. written by his life
.nr friend Rev w. A. crocker. was
read bv Rev. C.. G.. Wertenbaker, and
rbs oaoer oa Rev. JAS. \. Rddick. by
Dr. Whitehead.
Between the reading Of these biograph-
icaI sketches appropriate stanzas were
sung bv the Conference.
ON motion of Rev. Paul Whitehead the
renort was adopted and ordered. to be
prin,ed i'm the general minutef Rev.
" + Rain offered the closing prayer
ana the b-nediction WIS pronounced by
DR.. Judklns. A---- '-- -'--------
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and a. seven o'clock this morning he had
am attack of aneui pcctoris from (which
Dee never rallied. Ills death followed at
500 o'clock.
Mrs. Hobart Garrett A. Hobart. Jr..
Dr. Newton. Mrs. Newton. who is a c0us-
in of Mrs. Hobart. and Miss Alice Wad-
dell the nurse. were at the patients bed
side constantly from the Time he became
unconscious
PRESIDENT NOTIFIED.
AT $3.50 O'Clock The Nice-President pri-
yato secretary. Mr. Evans. called zap the
White House Dy telephone and notified
President Mckinley that Mr. Hobart was
dying AT O'Clock Mr. Evans communi-
Gated again with the President notifying
him of the Nlce-Pres dents death
The flags ou Che city and other public
buildings were ha.f-mastod when the
news of the Ni.c-PrDs idents death became
known. Flags ON many private buildings
and dwelling. were also hung at half
mast. The bell on the city Han was
toucd 40 intervals during the forenoon.
The Passaic County Court adjourned in
token of respect 10 The dead Nice-Presi-
dent
NEIGHBORS GRIENED.
Although the Nlce-Presidmt death
had been expected at any time, there was
suu faint hope mp 10 the last moment
by hs personal friends iu Paterson, thal
he would survive for some time Co come
These persons who had been neighpofs
and lifelong friends of the Nlce-lr-sl-
dent. were deeply affected over his dealh
soon after the news of Mr. Hoharts death
was sent over the wires telegrams OF condo
lencc began to arrive at Carroll Hall
Hr. I'D
pathy and coincidence 20 Mrs. Hobart
were President Mckinley and Mrs. Nc
klnlcy
REMARKABLE WILL POWER
Before Nlr Hobart became unconscious
le was able to converse with Mrs. Hobart
about some private affairs He was very
patient and showed his remarkable will
power up 20 tho last
Among those to whom kilograms were
sent announcing the N.ce-Presldent
death were United States Senator seweu
and United States Senator Mark Hanna.
President Mckinley sent word that he
would endcayor t0 have "a talk with Mrs.
Hobart over thc telephone This afternoon.
The business houses and public buildings
In Paterson are being draptd m black.
A special meeting Of the Common Council
was called for noon at the City Hail to
take suitable action on Mr. Hubart's
death The Vice-Prosident private of
fcc. Boo The city We're closed as son aS his
death was announced. The funeral will
Yrobablv Doe held next saturday although
no public announcement of this fact has
Vet been made.
WASHINGTON. D. g., Nov. I.-Garrett
4 Hobart was cminentiy successful both
I'm business and politics Die reputation as
a man Of affairs and as one OF the
shrewdest business men in The country
was. perhaps greater than bis reputation
as political leader and statesman until
his election 60 the Vice Presidency three
years ago.
IN BUSINESS AND POLITICS.
Mr. Hobart was born in lsH al Long
Branch. ~ J. His ancestors on his faith
srs side were English. and on his moth
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SUMMARY OF T0-OAYS NEWS.



The harbor Improvement work oe'ni
pr. Guthrie's relations with the Second
Presbyterian church dissolved.
Water main bursts and Hoods th'
streets. ,.-,......
,o eo to Virqinia Mechanic, Institute.
THE CAPTURED Spanish cannon
New street railway syndicate In sh'
field ,....,......
-Destitutlon and Ignorance in Nortt
Carolina ...., s...o
10 tidings of Sir John T. Alvey.
Interesting political news.
state.
Methodist Conference reafiirms It's
condemnation OF Bafbee * smith.
The steamship C,inda. 1iire IN Nor
folk harbor had 700 kegs Of powder on
board.
-Delinquent tax sale In Alexandria.
Hugh Nichols assaulted and robbed 10
Clarke county.
"A carroll county farmer Killed with
james c. Frecney. OF sunolk. com.
mits suicide.
General.
Vice President died yesterday moFnina
al $50 o'clock.
4 pitched battle IN Texas between
col0red troops and whites.
Foreign.
--Rumors OF brilliant English victory 81
Iadysmith Wednesday still unconfirmed
-Iawton thought 10 be on tran cf IN
si'rsant government. =
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THE DEWEY HOME.
The Peoples Gin j. Now the Property
ortic Admiral'S Son.


NAoi'iN"''N' nov. -'''''' u. o''''-
via Dewey. Admiral be"ey's onIy son.
is now the owner of 'he residence pre-
senied 90 th' Admiral by th' American
people. Papers were prepared ana signed
early to-day by which Mrs. Mildred Nc
Lean Dewey transfers au rights ana
titles to thc property known as l'h
Rhode Island avonrc, lhis city, 10 George
Goodwin Dewey
This Is the property when Yesterday
Admiral Dewey transferred 10 MIS-
Dewey. The papers making lhe new
transfer probably will he placed on file
tomorrow morning.
lu explanation OF the transaction prac-
tically completed to-day "a relative OF
The Dewey family made the following