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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-19
AGUINAIDO's PROCLAMATION
lie Urges That Bold Demands BE
Made as Price of Peace.

Made as Price of Peace.
Manila, May ia proclamation pur-
porting to have been issued by Agui-
naldo, and dated May 4. from Polillo
island, one OF the Philippine group.
east of Luzon, is circulating In Manila.
1t says the commission appointed by
President Mckinley was appointed
without the authorization OF congress,
and that hence ii cannot treat officials
tly.
III urges the Filipines not to surren-
der their arms at the instigation Of this
congress may not ratifY. II also urges
the Filfpinos to enthusiastically well
come the commission when II arrives
in the towns and provinces, asking
boldly for the form of government they
most desire, as the Americans permit
freedom of speech.
The proclamation closes with asking
the F'ilipinos to still strive for their
liberty and independence, and again
warns the commission against decep-
stion.
In the Catarma fight, island of Sa-
mar. May l, about 700 Of the enemy at
tackled the men Of thn Forty-third in-
fantry. The Americans killed 200 rebels
by actual count. Only three Americans
We're wounded.
Mai. John c. Gilmore and one hun-
5dred men of the Forty-third regiment
were ambushed May 8 near Pambugan,
iSamar. seventy-fve of the enemy
were killed. There were no American
casualties.
The transport Lennox has returned
here after landing four troops OF the
Eleventh cavalry to reinforce Col. j.
Franklin Bell.
Two troops, Maj. Sims commanding.
were landed at Lcgaspo and proceeded
across the country TO strengthen the
garrison at Liagao. They fought nu-
nsrous intrenchments manned by In
surgents between the towns and were
two days on the way. skirn1lshing and
dismounting constantly. Their only
loss was three horses. The officers re-
t port that they killed forty insurgents
but the natives declare eighty were
Killed.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25

maity In the filing Of the win in the Surro-
gates office. Promptly at noon a representa-
tive of the law office of Maxwell Evarts walked
into the Surrogate's office and up 20 the desk
of Probate Clerk Washburn
FILING OF THE WILL.
"I have here the will Of the late Coils P.
Huntington, the petition for probate and
proposed order of service by publication upon
out Of town heirs and next OF kin" said the
young man. II also have an order for citations
for presentation to the Surrogate"
Mr.. Washburn took the papers, and atter
glancing at them placed the Office seal on
them and put them on file. He then took the
citations and order for publication into Surro-
gate Thomas's private room, where they were
signed. The citations are returnable on Oc~
tober ~
The order of citation recites that all OF the
heirs and next of kin shall be informed of tho
filing OF the will for probate by mail with the
exception of Leonora Foster, II. e. Huntington.
Willard V. Huntington, Caroline d. Holiday,
Adeline Dunbar. E. Fl. Dunbar G.. s. Dunbar
rected. shall be served by publication. The pc
tition reciteS that the teStator died in Hamilton
County on August 13. The petitioners for the
probate of the will Arabella d. Huntington,
Charles H. Tweed and Isaac e. Gates. They say
that the will filed is the last will of Mr. Hunt
ington and that there codicils.
AS soon as the orders were signed they were
given TO Mr.. Evarts's representative, and he
hurried from the building. The entire proceed
ings did not take more than FIVE minutes
ton Institute was well known. He had aided It
literally in shis lifetime The Chaplin Home
for the Aged and Inf1rm, Of this city, is in Sixty
siXth-st. between Lexington and Third aves.
Mrs. e. T. Sherman is president. Mrs. B. P. De
Groot treasurer, and Mrs. w. B. Thorn secre-
tary.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
MICA HINES IN NAME

Bangor Me. Aug IS CSpeciaD-Dlscovsrtas ~,
mica in large deposits In the southwestern rart oS
Maine have created the greatest interest In r,,y
ing known In the State since the copper and silver
excitement OF 1878, and. unike the so-caIled con-
per and silver mines. II Is said that the mica de-
posits are OF such character and extent as 70
leave no doubt OF their great practical value sew
eIal mines have been opened, and many others
Will soon be operated. On top OF Mount Lander
In the town of Rumford. who was pros
pecting for tourmalines few months ago dis
covered an extensive deposit OF mica and COM
pany with heavy capital Is now working IT, hav-
ing purchased fourteen thousand acres OF land
Ihls company. which has mines In Canada North
carolina and Hampshire has such conf
dence In the value OF the Maine property that il
Will erect upon II very large miil
In South Waterford a mine has recently been
opened that Is said 20 rival that in RumfOTd in
the extent and purity OF its deposit IL was dis
covered accidentally last summer by Elbridge
ihlnbail while walking through a piece OF wood
lane. the mineral cropping out the surface TO
soch an extent as TO attract notice even In the
underoTush company was organized recently
TO work this mine. ana has men and ma
ehlnery at work getting out remarkably fine
quahty or wine mica. so-called because of It's
color. beautiful shade Of pale red
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
ROUT OF THE BOXERS,
Continued from first page.

in the various attacks upon the legations; Our
rations dwndled to one pound day. consisting
of horse flesh and rice
When the American detachment attacked. the
whole Chinese force concentrated against them.
leaving the Sha~Ho gate unmatched. whereupon
the British got through there with the loss OF
man.
While the commanders of the allied forces are
waiting for instructions from their governments
to what to do next, which, in the present
condition of the telegraph service, VIII prooaoiy
take ten days to ascertain. the work OF repairing
the railroad beyond YangTsun is making prog
slowly, and the transportation OF supplies
by boats the Pei-Ho is improving
dispatch from Che-Foo. dated Thursday,
August 23 says there has been further hghting
near Tien-T -Tsin. The Chinese sought to cut the
line of communication but were driven back
with small loss upon the part of the allied
forces.
Official advices from Peking received at Toxic
August o. say the allies burned Prince
Tuan's residence
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
MONEY FOR CONEY ISLAND PARK.

CONTROLLER CoLER SAYS 100000 WILL BE AP-
PROPRIATED WHEN MAYOR RETURNS
Controller Bird S Coler said yesterday afternoon
that when Mayor Van Wyck returned to this citv
on September a meeting of the Board OF Esti-
mate would be held. at which an appropriation Of
100000 would he made for park at Coney Island
The money Will be used for Improving city prop
erty along the ocean front for park purposes He
said:
No more land will be purchased for park DUR
poses by the city now. but if additional land "a
round to be necessary 1t will be purchased later
The Controller plans 10 build pier out into the
ocean at the end of the boulevard and thereby
possibly restore some Of the beach that has been
swept away. If this is done II is understood that
the new bathing pavilion erected by the Brighton
beach Racing Association will be upon cfty land
or fronting city land, as to be valueess 10 the
present prOprietors. W '"e
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
BREAKS A CUSTOMERS SKULL.
RESTAURANT KEEPER IN QUARREL
OVER 2O-CENT LUNCHEON FELLS
LAWYER WITH CLUB.

Michael E. Duffy. thirty-four years old,
lawyer living at No. - West seventieth-st, had
his skull fractured last night in a quarrel in
the Arlington Light Lunch Room" No s Grand
Circle. in dispute with the proprietor Of the
place, Edward Reuter-.
Duffy Is widely known in that part OF the
city, and is familiarly addressed as Mike 3"
With several friends he went to a bulletin board
in the Circle 10 watch the prizefght bulletins
and feeling hungry went into Reuters place to
get hasty luncheon He ate 20 cents worth
D. B. Stearn, Of No. 343 East Fifty -f1fth-st
and B. F. Neartess. OF No. 107 West Sixty
seventh-st were the only other patrons in the
place. They say Duffy had some words with
Reuter- over his bill, and that the latter ran
made from the leg of a chair. With this the
two witnesses say, he dealt Duffy a stunning
blow the head, which sent him to the floor
II he had been shot. Stearn and Neartess
picked the unconscious up and put him
in chair. Duffy's friends heard the row and
ran in. Without waiting they carried the man
to Roosevelt Hospital. An examination dis
closed a large scalp wound and fracture of
the skull. The surgeons said Duffy's condition
serious.
Policeman Frank Kelly arrested Reuter- and
the restaurant was closed Reuter- is a man
about forty years old. Duffy's friends were
tremely indignant and talked Of wrecking the
restaurant but cooler counsel prevailed, and
they decided to await the action of the law. All
declared that they had never in their experience
with Duffy found him of a Quarrelsome dis
position. They could not understand how he
came to have a dispute with Reuter-.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
DEVIL FISH ON CALIFORNIA COAST

Santa Barbara, CAL Aug. "a (speciaD-Those
strange, Shiny Inhabitants of the sea known as
devil fish are on rare occasions seen along this
coast =. J. Van Denburg Frank Van Denbure
and r. Hixenbaugh returned tonight from a
weeks hshing at Santa Cruise Island. They saw
while there great school of large devil fish On
the island there Is a celebrated cave, into which
shallow water runs. The party was in this cave
on Tuesday, when the younger Van Denburg
noticed an immense squid over FIVE feet across
making its way toward the mouth Of the cave
The squid was only an advance guard of an army
Of IT'S fellows In moment the water filled
least a hundred OF them Suddenly nunber of
them crawled 20 the bank The men retreated but
not fast enough. One OF the animals sent an Of
fensive charge cf stnging liquid used by the squid
for defence full into Htxenbaugh's face causing
him pain and nausea
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
THE CONTROL OF JERSEY CENTRAL

The usual denials that any transfer q, co,.,, - =.
the Jersey Central to the New-York Central-Pe1p
sylvania interests were made yesterday but tbs
conviction is deepening all the time that before
many months pass important developments will
take place. Fl. c. Fahnestock. for a Ions .ir,a
identified with Jersey Central. was quoted yester-
day follows:
The control OF the stock has been in the hands
OF myself and friends for some years and thar
control is unchanged The story OF a chapea- is
always revived whenever any activity In the stock
appears"
Henry NJ; Fink of the Norfolk and Western said.
The Baltimore and Ohio reaches Nev,- ,-YorL
by using the tracks OF the Jersey Central for
which they have to pay n constderah hle s1rn ~
nually, Ownership of the road would give tbeno
direct access to New-fork and they would sTvs
the rental charges now imposed for the SonS
privilege" e S'''ie
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
APPEAL FOR CHINESE CHRISTIANS.
PRESBYTERIAN AND METHODIST MISSION
BOARDS RECEIVE DISPATCH
FROM PEKING.

cable message asking for help for the surviv-
ing Christians In North China was received yes
terday by the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Mis-
sions and the Methodist Missionary Society II
was dated "Peklng. August 90" and came by wav
Of Taku 1t said:
North China Christians surviving slaughter des
titute, homeless Send immediate help; thank Of
fering Pektng rescued.
The dispatch signed by the Rev DR. Jobn
Wherry of the Presbyterian Mission: the Rev w
T Hobart of the Methodist Mission and the Raw
DR.. Arthur II. Smith, of the Congregati tionalist Mis-
sion and by Minister Conger. On receiving the
message the Presbyterian Board issued the follow,
ing appeal:
Funds for the relief of the destitute and hon,a
less Chinese Christians. in whose behalf the mis-
siOnares and Mr: Conger have appealed. have been
opened by the Presbyterian and Methodist Mis-
sionary boards, TO whose treasurers contributions
may be sent The treasurer OF the Presbyterian
New-York City. The treasurer Of the Nethodtst
Board is DR.. Homer Eaton. No. $50 Fifth-ave New,
York City. 1t is hoped by the missionary boards
that the spirit which has led the American
people TO give more than $500 900 for famine roller
In India Will at this time incline them to provide
what is needed for the relief of the native cyhrts
tlans in China, who have sacrificed everything for
the faith
similar appeal issued on behalf Of tba
Methodist society. signed by the Rev. Drs A n
Leonard H. K Carroll and Homer Eaton. the cor
responding secretary, first assistant corresponding
secretary and treasurer respectively. This apneaI
says:
1t is not necessary to multiply words. The dis
patch tells the whole story, and a sad one II ia
put IL is what we have all expected to hear Native
CHRISTIANS who have escaped slaughter in North
CHINA are destitute, homeless and in need of i'm
Hledate relief. That is Information enough. AS n
Church we have great TO rejoice in the SAFE
" or all our missionaries In China. Not one up 10
Ihanksgiving and thank offering seem most Mt
uqg. send remittance Immediately the cable
mesSage requests Do not delay sending any offer
ing Tor one single day
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
BRITISH LOSSES WERE SMALL

London, Aug. 24-General Gaselee, the COM
mander Of the British forces at Picking. tele-
graphing from that place August 16 via Che
Foo, August 23 gives details Of how he is dis
posing of his troops there. He says the British
losses were extremely small announces that he
is very short of food, that he was arranging
for conveys. and that he hoped to assault the
Imperial city that day, when the men had been
fed The General also says the good spirits and
endurance of the troops were beyond praise
and refers to the extremely arduous march ow-
ing 10 the heat and heavy roads.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
JAPAN READY TO AID SUFFERERS.

Washington, Aug. 24.-The g., Department
is in receipt of dispatch from the consul Of the
United States at Osaki and Hiogo (Kobe)
Japan dated July 3 1900 accompanied by a
translation of a note from His Excellency the
Governor Of Hiogo Province. acting Chief
Commissioner of the Japanese Red Cross. stat
ing that, owing to the disturbances in China
should any wounded American soldiers or any
sick or Wounded refugees arrive at Hogo, or
be passing through that city. the Japanese
Red Cross would have pleasure in rendering
to them every possible aid. The Governor re-
quested to be informed of any such cases COM
ing to the attention of the consul Mr.. Lyon re-
ports that up to the present time no consid-
cradle influx Of refugees has reached Hiogo,
but large number may be expected at an early
date He adds:
Those coming principally missionaries and
their families, few of whom arrive in a destt-
tute condition. The missionaries stationed at
this port have formed themselves into a COM
mittee. whose duty it is to meet each incoming
steamer and offer suitable aid to such persons
may need 1t. There will be no lack of care
for all who may reach Kobe. No sick or
wounded soldiers have yet arrived at this port
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
ELECTS TO BE HELD FOR GRAND JURY
BUT CAFE KEEPER CHARGED WITH ARSON. DE-
cLAREs HE'S INNOCENT

Patrick Cooney, the proprietor OF the Greater
New-York Cafe. at No. 154 South Fourth-ave
Mount Vernon. who Policeman Alban GIeitsman
arraigned in Coroner Bannings court at Mount
Vernon last night After n long hearing in which
all the evidence ot the people was brought out
Cooneys counsel elected to have him held for the
Grand Jury. Coroner Banning committed him TO
the Westchcster County Jail.
Cooney is sixty years old, and when he heard the
Coroner's announcement he said "An right l am
not afraid. l am innocent" His wife and daugh-
ters wept aloud and chung to him as he was being
led back 10 Jail. oh this is terrhlel' exclaimed
one daughter. Papa Is innocent; he will die in
jall!"
Policeman Gleitsman. who arrested Cooney, was
hissed when he took the witness stand Cooney is
cousin OF prominent priest OF Providence n
lie was a personal friend OF John Y. McKane. Mrs.
CooneX; who owns house az Bensonhurst, says
she viii sell 1t to save her husband,
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
THE REV. DIR. D. NIL. QUAcKENBUSH DEAD.
HAD BEEN PASTOR OF THE PROSPECT HILL RE
FORMED CHURCH SINCE 1861

The Rev. DR.. Daniel McLaren Quackenbush died
Yesterday afternoon after a weeks sickness at the
home of his son. Lambert s. Quackenbush, at No 3
East Ninety -fourth-st. The primary cause of his
death was intestinal trouble
DR. Quackenbush was pastor of the Prospect Hill
Reformed Church from 1861 to the day of his death
He was born March g. 1919 in Chambers-st and
was the sen of Major Abraham Quacken bush who
served in the War of 1872 He was graduated from
Columbia University about 1898. and from the Rut-
gers Theological College in 1SH He married In
1872 Miss Adriana Suydam, who was a descendant
Of old New York family. He stationed for
some time Hebron y. Y; Napanoch, n Y;
Fishlin Landing, the Chapel on the Heights Brook
lyn, where he associated with the Rev George
w. Bethune and at Hastings. n. Y He leaves two
brothers, sister and thirteen grand
children. The funeral will be held on Monday
morning at the house and the burial will be In
Greenwood Cemetery.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
TESTS OF GATHNGNE TORPEDO GUN.
TWO SHOTS THAT CAME UP TO REQUIREMENTS
TO BE TESTED AGAIN

TWO SHOTS THAT CAME UP TO REQUIREMENTS
TO BE TESTED AGAIN.
Bethlehem Penn. Aug. "a (SpeciaD.-The 1s-inch
Gathmann torpedo gun manufactured by the
Bethlehem Steel Company for the Gathmann Tor
.Pedo Company. of Chicago. and for which the
Government appropriated s65.OOO withstood sue
cet sfully severe tests at the proving grounds
this afternoon and more than met the Govern
rLent's requirements. The Board of Ordnance and
Fertilization required that ten shots be fired and
that the tests show pressure of $4,000 pounds
and velocity OF 1900 feet a second. Solid shots
Weighing ton fired. After two preliminary
shots. the third shot, with charge of 300 pounds
of powder. gave a pressure Of 1905 pounds and
the amount of powder, gave velocity of
1901 feet and pressure Of 1850 pounds The re-
mainder of the shots will be fired next week
The tests witnessed by Leutenant-General
Nelson A. Miles. General John w. Wilson, chief
of engineers; General a. r. Burlington. chief Of
sentative; Thomas J. Henderson, civilian mem
Der; G. H Powell. secretary Of the Ordnance
Beard Lewis Gathmann, the .nvertor OF the
gun, and steel company officials The gun is In
tended for coast defence. The inventor claims
that it will throw a torpedo shell fifteen miles. If
necessary that will be effective whether II strikes
an object at that a shorter distance and which
will demolish the strongest battieship afoat
Gun cotton will be used in the charges. The gun
is 44 feet long and weighs hfty-nine tens The
rife Is 36 feet long. After the test General Miles
expressed himself well satisfied with the result.
shown and velocity attained. 1t said that
there is a likelihood Of the Government ordering
a number of the guns The gun tested to-day Is
the only one of its kind everv manufactured.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
P4IN'S CARNIVAL TONIGHT.

The Carnival of Fire will be the chief thing of
importance al Manhattan Bench tonight, weather
permitting Mr.. Pain promises a display exselIng
In beauty anything he has heretofore attempted
The largest hrecracker ever made will he on4 of
The attractions ard the others make list r. e i'd
able In length and full Of surprises
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
MAY BE AcCOMPLICE OF BREscI.
ARREST OF NEw-YoRK ANARCHIST IN
ROME.

London. Aug 25.-According TO a dispatch from
Rome, William Himberg. Of New York alleged to
be an Anarchist. has been arrested there. Compro-
missing documents were found his person, and It
is suspected that he was an accomplice of Brasci
the assassin OF King Humbert
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
STATUE or APOLLO FoUND

Athens' Aug PA magnificent marble statue
o. Apolo. hfe size. has been discovered in this
vicinity. It's workmanship ia of the hfth cent,r,
B g. and II is believed 10 be the first in existence
, Arcn@oosiAts are delighted at this important dis
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25

London, Aug PA dispatch to a news
agency from Shanghai dated August %, says
that eight survivors of the fourteen English
missionaries who started together from Shan
Sc have reached Hankow. after suffering fright
full barbarities.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
Won KETTELER's BODY FOUND.
THE GERMAN MINISTER HAD BEEN
BURIED IN CHINESE GENIE
Terry AT PEKING.

Berlin, Aug. 24.-The "Lokal Anzeiger." In a
special from Che-Foo announces the finding Of
the body of Baron Won Ketteler. the murdered
German Minister in a Chinese graveyard in Pc
king solemn burial service with Christian
rites will be held tomorrow.
DR. Bachmann. Of Shanghai. asserts in the
"Gegenwart' that Emperor Kwang -Su suffers
from cancer of the throat, and that he is un-
able to reign The same view is taken by Dr.
Dethere a French physician. and by Dr. Sheng
Liam Feng, both of whom have examined the
Emperor.
number OF papers publish letters from Ger
man soldiers in China. One of these
epistles, appearing in Elberfeld journal, says
that the German troops. during the fights at
Tien-Tsin killed all the Chinese prisoners. but
that the Russians murdered everybody, the
women and children being bayonetted
The Crefeld "Zeitung'' has a letter saying
that the Russians and Japanese assassinate all
Chinese whom they encounter.
All the letters agree that the Chinese hor-
riby murder and mutllate all the wounded and
captured allied troops.
Professor Theodor Mommsen. the eminent
German jurist and historian, has an article in
the Nation" urging the abolition OF the ceie-
bration of Sedan Day"
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
WON By CASH" SLOAN.

Paris, Aug 5.-At Dieppe yesterday Cash"
Sloan won the Prix dc Roux-M Mesnil $500 francs.
oyer a course of one thousand metres on NJ b.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
FOUND HIS WIFE SITTING ON FLOOR DEAD
POLICE OF YoNKERs INVESTIGATE MYsrER1-
Gus CASE.

Edward Walsh. OF No 10 Vineyard-ave.. Yonkers.
called for physician to attend his wife yesterday
DR. Mooney responded and found Mrs Walsh dead
Walsh says that when he returned home at ! 80
o'clock he found his wife sitting the floor Of
her room with her back against the bed and her
head between her knees Her children were beside
her. He raised her and found that she was Hfeless
but that her body still warm. The police made
an investiga ton. No marks of violence wero found
on the woman and none OF the neighhors had
heard any quarrel or disturbance in the house.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
sUFFERINGs OF MISSIONARIES.

Ho-Si-Wu is near the Pei-Ho River. and abou
half way between Ten-Tsin and Peking
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25

No sir" said the man with tired loOking EYES
I'VE emphatically do not want any Chinese te''F
tory" -
II suppose you place your objection on oroS'
economic grounds :.
voracious reader and l don't want 70 see "a ~.
Chinese complications introduced into cur ust0~'
Htera ture - washington Star
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
SLOW PROGRESS OF THE GERMANS

Berlin Aug. 24.-An official dispatch from
Tien-Tsn dated August q says the German
naval detachment arrived Peking on August
IS, and that the marine battalion reached Ho-
Si-Wu on August 20.