Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-09
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Hong Kong, Feb 2.-The Filipino
members of the joint commission at
Manila have fornal.y d. manded the
| return of the launches seized by the
! Americans. and also that they be per
mitted to fly the Filipino fig in Phil
ippine waters.
| General Otis is said to be faYorable to
the proposition. bat Admiral Dewey
withholds his Il proval, not wishing to
put himself in position to be obliged
to employ searchligh,s to discover the
movements of the Filipinos. The use
of the Filipino flag is permitted ASHORE,
and several are now fly Ing from nstive
houses.
a dozen natives have bt en- arrested
oa The charge of sscrciiy mannfactur
ing bolas (native weapons) at Manila
Manila, Feb. 2.-The Americans have
seized the telegraph offices connecting
all parts of LuzoD. The operatfss
who were arrest, d. were discovered
transmitting General OTIS secret Or
ders to the Philippine government at
Manila. How these official papers
were obtained is a mystery.
Two guns of tie Utah artillery have
been placed in position on Santa Mosa
Hill, overlooking the waterwcrks.
There is no evidence that the Filipinos
intend to begin hostilities, but it is
practically certain they will resist if
the Americans force matters.
The radical independence element
now dominates the government at Ma
lolos. Since the killing of Filipino officer
Belmonte by an American guard the
American officers have not yentured
outside of Manila.
Foreigners are not permitted to
travel in the interior without passes
signed by Aguinaldo.
New York. Feb. 2.-The supply ship
Solsc left the navy yard this morning
bound for Manila, carrying seven army
officers, fifteen cadets from Annapolis,
and large cargo Of supplies for Ad-
miral Dewey and the army. She will
call at Norfolk to complete her cargo
and to receive additional orders.
Denver, Feb 2 All trans conti-
mental roads through Colorado are tied
up by snow The east bound trains
from Salt Lake City are stalled at
Glenwood Springs, being unable to
proceed on account of the snow on the
track. The west bonnd trains are
blockaded at Eagle Pass.
A train On the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad ran into a snow slide
near Shoshone, AID the mail car was
telescoped by the tender and the bag
gage car jammed the mall car. The
mail clerk and baggage master were
severely injured.
Washington, Feb. If nothing oc-
ours to upset the program of the ad
vocates of the peace treaty the Sulli- |
van resolution will be brought to
a vote today. The way is thus cleared
for ratifying the treaty on Monday.
The resolution will be changed 10y
its joint character. 1t will
not go to the House, as it will merely |
be an expression of opinion by the Sen
ate as to what the policy of the United |
States in the Philippines may OF may
not be.
Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 2.-When the
Senate met today it was said disin-
tegration of the Quay forces would be
gin, but Senator Martin said that 1t |
would not be at this session. He, how
ever, intimated that there would be an
break On Tuesday, when
Messls. Yates aid Scott, the Phila-
delphia voters for Quay. will start
boom for Magee, and that within the
next few days others would break to
Magee.
Today's ballot resulted as follows
Quay. 1O3; jerks, 70; DalzelI, Is; Stew
art, s; Hubb, Z; Stone, g.. Irwin, 3; Wi
dener, Unnecessary to a choice 116.
Washington, Feb. "A report from
the best of authority Say that General
Miles has prepared an appeal to pre-
sent to Congress if such course be-
comes necessary. Should President
Mckinley decide to discipline General
Miles or relieve him, the generals
friends in Congress will at once de-
mand an immediate investigation of
the beef scandal.
The Cabinet at its meeting today
discussed the subject Of ordering a
court martial for General Miles, but
no agreement was reached, though
there is reason to believe that court
will be ordered.
New York, Feb. 3.-Advices have
been received here Of some trouble in
the Cincinnati postoffice, the nature Of
which has not been made public.
United States Inspector Hartshorn has
been ordered to make thorough in
vestigatiOn and he started for Clnci-
nata from Brooklyn this morning.
Mr.. Hartshorn is considered the ablest
inspector in America and was sent to
| England for noted postoffice robbers
last year. He expects the investiga-
ton will take two weeks and may ex-
tend over two months.
| Pittsburg, Feb, AT 1:3O O'Clock
this morning two horse wagon load,
ed with furniture on which five men
and young woman.W el e. riding, was
struck by a fast Baltimore and Ohio
freight near McKeesLor ort. Four of the
men were killed outright and the other
one died later in the McKeesport Hos
pitaI. The woman will not recover.
The train was making fast time and
smashed the wagon into kindling. The
victims are: Hudson Elder, Vest Will.
son and George Dawson. Two of them
are as yet unidentified. Mrs. Dawson
| ia supposed to be the name of the