Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-16
GENERALNEWS ITEMS
HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK THE WIDE
WORLD OVER.

Movement Against the F1ipinos-A Big
Cannon at Waterviiet-No Preference for
Massachusetts, Volunteers-Items.
An aggressive military movement
against the Filipinos south OF Manila
was begun on Saturday, an American
force of infantry. cavalry and artillery
under Generals Lawton, Wheaton and
Ovenshine driving the enemy from the
isthmus between Manila bay and La
guna de Bay, with heavy loss. Our
troops rested at Paranaque and Las
Plnas Sunday. Most of the natives
escaped to the south and west, the
progress of the Americans being made
difficult by the terrific heat General
Otis reports that the movement has been
a great success, the enemy being dis
organized and routed, their loss at a
conservative estimate being about 400.
The American loss was four killed and
thirty wounded. The navy operated
in Saturdays movement forcing the
Filipinos to evacuate Paranaque, and do
ing excellent execution" along the
shore. MANY native detachments re-
tired in that direction, protected by the
presence of women and children, whom
they drove along with them"
President Loubet was the hero of a
great popular demonstration when he
attended the race at Longchamp Sun
day. The ovation extended along the
entire route from the Elysee palace,
thousands of people coming from all
g Il oh 1, i
of soldiers and policemen were on duty.
In the evening there were a few I'M
favorable demonstrations and disturb
ances.
Governor Wolcott of Massachusetts
vetoed the so.called Spanish veterans
preference bill, as well as the bill ex-
empting trades unions from the In
surance laws governing fraternal bene-
ficiary organizations. The veterans
preference bill exempted veterans of the
late war with Spain from civil service
examinations, and gave them a prefer
ence in the public services appointment
list next after the veterans of the civil
war.
! The gun now being built at the Water.
yliet arsenal, which will be mounted al
the Sandy Hook defenses after its test.
iirings in September, will be the largest
service gun in the world and it will
have muzzle energy equivalent to the
ramming power of the battle-shlp Oregon
going at fourteen-knot speed. The
steel ingot from which the main tube
was constructed weighed ll1.l5 tons.
C.. A. Dewey, hardware merchant al
kenosha Wis, recently ordered ladder
of Chicago firm, and failing to receive
it, wrote an inquiry if it had been ship
ped. He was informed that the ladder
had been sent by mistake to Admiral
Dewey at Manila. a tracer was sent
after it, and it was overtaken just as il
was about TO be placed on board of q
steamer at San Francisco.
The United States has. according to 9
cablegram from Washington received al
Madrid, admitted the obligations of the
American government to secure the
release of Spanish prisoners held in the
Philippines. and grants to Spain the
right of independent action in securing
their freedom by ransom or otherwise.
Baron and Baroness Debara, who were
recently convicted by a jury in tn,
United States district court at Chicago
will be sentenced Saturday. The ex
treme penalty for the numerous offence,
of using the mails to defraud on wbicl
they were convicted is fine of Sl2, 00t
and twelve years Imprisonment.
The report of the Nicaragua Cana
commission, which has Just been mad,
public by the state department, estimates
the cost of the canal at Sis, lib. $50
The channel will have an average deptf
of 80 feet, which is more than the deptf
necessary for the passage of our larges
battle-ships.
The street car companies of Sioux City
offered to give one days receipts towarc
the endowment of a college if the womer
of the city would act as conductors dur
Ing the period specified. They promptly
accepted, and stuck to their posts to tn,
close of the day.
Several anonymous letters have beer
received by United States military of
ticers at Santiago, Cuba, threatening al
uprising unless certain preposteroui
concessions are granted. June 20 is tn,
day fixed for the outbreak.
A detective employed by coored PEG
pie of Chicago to investigate the lynch
ing of sam Hose at Newman, Ga, re
ports that the burning was premedtatet
and was actually advertised by rail
road company,
Boston is going to give its citizens
chance to patronize home peddlers by tn,
way it numbers licenses issued. Thos,
for Boston peddlers will be even numbers
and those for non-residents odd.
\ telegram received at the navy de
partment from Admiral kautz, at Hon
olulu, states that he arrived there Jun,
l. He was to leave on June 10 ant
arrive at San Francisco June %.
As an outcome of the political feeling
over the Dreyfus case, the French
Ministry, headed by Premier Dupuy
submitted their designations to Preslden
Loubet Monday.