Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-31
TILLEY'S BODY FOUND.
Brave Signal Captain Now In a Grave
at llOilO.
DETAILS OF THE AMBUSH.
Reports From Manila Indicate That
AguinaIdO Is Apparently Unable
to Reorganize the Rebellion
In Gavite Province.

Washington, May 31.-The two follow
Ing dispatches. referring to Captain III
iey's death on the island of Negroes, have
been received at the war department:
"Iloilo. May 80.
"Captan George II. Tilley, United
States volunteer signal corps. was killed
at Escalante, east coast island of Negros,
by insurgents, Saturday, May ~, IL
O'Clock IL. M; details not known: buried
at Iloilo May 80. VAN NAIZAH."
"Manila. May 30.
Gable company's vessel placing cable
between Iloilo and Ccbu ran to Esca-
lante east coast Of NegroS, to remove OLD
cable connection. Captain RILEY, slgnal
corps, accompanied and with captain OF
vessel and three men. visited town, ma
tiycs making friendly demonstrations
While there ambuShcd: vessels captain
and one man escaped to vessel III launch
1illey and two men taking to water and
not rescued vessel then reported at llo-
lilo. General Smith informed who i'm
mcdiately took - men and proceeded to
EScalantr He reports this morning that
body Of Captain Tillcy found floating in
river: marks Of violence on head body
sent to !loih; Smith remains at Esca-
lalltH Tor ne present. " 10.
Wei known In New York.
Captain George II. Tillcy was well
known in New York. For II number Of
years he represented the Western Union
telegraph company mt Brighton Beach.
Monmouth Park and other race tracks
At the time of the breaking ont of the
war he was night manager Of the West
rrn Union office at Helena. Mon.
The following press dispatch has been
received from Manila:
".\~uinH.do is apparently unable to re-
organize the instruction in the Cavite
province under the direction of General
Trims. who Is said to have recently Of
fercd to surrender to the Americans if
he received the promise of Il pardon. The
FilipnoS under Tria~ are wholly demon
allied and are suffering greatly from
scarcity Of food.
"Thcrc have practically been no hos
tiltios for several days. General Law
ton has inspected the lines from Calico
can to PasAy.
"Two small gunhoats have sailed for
CcbDl, whore. it is believed. they will
have Il strong influence in Keeping order"
Memorial Day In Manila.
Memorial day was celebrated ut Ma
Mia, as will be seen by the following dis
patch;
Memorial services were held in the
Pace cemetery at o o'clock in the morn
ing. \ requiem mass. celebrated by Chap
lain McN nnon of the First California in
fantry, and an appropriate sermon by
Father McQuaid preceded the decoration
of the graves of thousands of soldiers of
all religions who are buried beneath the
great shade trees in the former Catholic
cemetery. Upon the graves were placed
flags. white flowers and green leaves.
Several Englishmen and Spaniards were
present.
\ majority of the hcadstones on the
soldiers graves bear the cpitaph, KILLED
in action" One stone was inscribed,
"tomradc>. he hclped MS to make this
American soil" The grave of tn" Span
ish general Moutcro. who died defending
Xumbonuga H%Hinst the insurgents, re-
maincd bare and forgotten in an obscure
corner of the cemetery
In the afternoon. on Battery knoll,
Chaplain Stull of the First Montana in
fantry delivered an Invocation, and Chap
lainS Pierce of the Fourteenth infantry
and Grcsscy of the Thirteenth Minnesota
delivered orationS. Business was entire
iy suspended. and the flags on shore and
on the WarshipS in the harhor We're at
half mast.