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The Springfield herald., 1900-08-10
FILIPINOS CAPTURE
AMERICAN SOLDIERS

Manila, Aug. 5.-On September LIST
the commission headed by Judge Taft
will become the legislative body of the
Philippines, with power to take and
appropriate insular moneys, then eS-
tablish judicial and educational sys-
tens and to make and pass laws.
No money will be permitted to be
drawn from the insular funds except
by authorization of the committee.
Judge Taft and his colleagues will also
exercise certain executive functions.
For instance, they will appoint judges,
officials in the educational department
and officers of municipalities.
General Macarthur will be the exec
utive head TO enforce the laws of the
commission and he will conduct the
government in accordance with the
same until the commission recon-
mends to President Mckinley the ap-
pointment ofA civil governor.
First Lieutenant Alstetter of the en-
gineer corps. with an escort of fifteen
men. was taken in ambush in the prov
ince of Nueva Eocija, by large force.
The Americans fought until their
ammunition was gone, and rs they
were surrounded there was nothing To
do but surrender one man WIS killed
and three wounded. General Lacuna.
who was in command of the insur-
gents. returned the wounded with a lei
ter promising to treat the prisoners
well.
Lieutenant HulesberG was ambushed
and killed near Santa Cruz province
of Laguna.
Five men of the Twenty-fourth in
fantry We're captured on Nueva Eocija.
but Sergeant Schmidt of the Twelfth
infantry. with seven men, trailed the
captors and killed five.
Captain Lara of the Manila native
police, was dangerously shot by an un-
known assailant yesterday while on
the street. He had been effectively en-
forcing regulations and had made enc
mics among the Filipinos, some of
whom have long threatened vengeance
At the suggestion of Archbishop
Chapelle. Judge Taft has been exam
lining the heads of the religious orders
as well as Manager Nozaledas. and
other ecclesiastics. preparatory 10 the
time when it will be necessary to take
definite action regarding the affairs of
the friars and the churches. 1t ap-
pears the real estate holdings of the
friars are smaller than had been ex-
npctpd
The Springfield herald., 1900-08-10
REPORTS OF THE
ADVANCE ON PEKIN

London. Aug. 6-The American and
British forces began the advance on
Pekin last Thursday. according to a
dispatch dated August ., from lien
Tsin to the Daily Express. The main
body of the allies" continues the cor
respondent, marched July 30. Gener-
al Chaffee was delayed by difficulties
of Decentralization. General Dorward
(the British commanderl had no such
obstacles and his delay is ineNplica-
BILE.
THE other foreign troops are now
half way to Lofa. The force includes
10000 Japanese under General 1ama-
chuchi and 10000 Russians. The Brit
ish force totals 5000 and the other
foreign troops are 1000. We are weak
in artillery.
"On August l strong force from
the native city attacked Tien Tsin. BY
a series of brilliant charges our troops
drove the enemy from their positions.
The native city is still defiant and the
allies are unwilling to march troops
| through the streets as this would mean
an immense slaughter When the Chi
nese saw so large Il body of troops
marching westward they apparently
believed they would have an easy vic
tory over those who were left"
\ message to the same paper from
a correspondent in Pekin, dated July
-. says:
| THE women have borne all the hor-
rors with marvellous fortitude and
even with cheerfulness. The Chinese
wanted peace when the arsenals at
Tien Tsin We're captured, and the ne
gotiations bade fair to be successful.
Unfortunately Ii Ping Keng and
Kang Yu arrived here at the critical
moment and overthrow the peace par
ty.
4 Shanghai dispatch dated August
4 says:
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Mail announces the reception of
an imperial edict. dated August .. or
dering General Nung Lu To select high
military and civil dignitaries. together
with sufficient number of picked
troops TO escort the foreign ministers
to Tien Tsin as soon as they decide
to leave Pekin. BY the terms of the
edict General Yung Lu will be held
personally responsible for their safety.
and he is given full authority to deal
summarily with those opposing the
peaceful passage of the escort.
BY such acts" concludes the edict.
do we show our good Intentions to
people from afar and open our bosoms
to them"
Yokohama advices say that General
| Terauchi has reported to the japanese
government that it is not advisable 10
send more troops to China. declaring
that the united force is now ample to
relieve the foreigners in Pekin.
Chinese messages assert that. in adj
dition To causing the execution of high
funcionaries of pro-foreign tendency.
Ii Ping keng has impeached Ii Hung
Chang, Liu Kun vi. viceroy of Nan
Kin, and others on a charge of main
! tanning relations with foreigners.
The Springfield herald., 1900-08-10

pied by Mrs. Hargcr, Mr.. Fay Is said
TO have put his head out from between
the curtains to ascertain, apparently,
what was the matter, for the men
were talking gruffly. and there was
more than the usual noise in the car.
Accounts as to the killing of Mr.. Fay
differ. One is that he shot at one of
the bandits, who turned and shot him.
but this is not believed, notwithstand-
ing that his revolver was found
clinched in his hand. The other ac-
count is that as soon as he put his
head out of the berth, he started to
get out seeing the men in the act OF
robbing Mrs. Harger. 1t Is said that
he was seen to be holding n revolver.
Scarcely had he made motion rs if
to raise his arm before the robber who
was acting as guard shot him. The
bullet entered his mouth, causing n
large wound from which the blood
burst in n stream. Mr.. Fay fell back
in his berth No other passenger
looked out from between the curtains.
but the men fired four more shots from
their revolvers to intimidate the occu-
pants of the car.
The printed description of the men is
as follows: One man about five feet
eight inches high. slender, light nous
tache. dark clothes. old slouch black
hat: the other one five feet ten inches
high, slender short black moustache,
forty years old old black suit and old
striped rubber coat. Both men Wore
black cloth masks over lower part of
face.
At 1855 o'clock yesterday afternoon
dozan Pinkerton detectives and
County Detective De Lue went TO
Hugo, and from there started on the
trail of the bandits. Messengers We're
sent out from Hugo. Limon and other
towns yesterday giving description
of the men TO ranchmen and section
men. Al 2:45 o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon Il telegram was received stat
ing that five men who had been out
had returned to Hugo without secur-
ing any trace of the desperadoes. Ad-
ditional men will be sent out so thai
every mile of the country around Huge
will be covered. Men from the Union
Pacific special service We're ordered
out from Omaha and Kansas City yes
terday. and when they arrive they will
take charge of the chase for the rob
berS.
Mr. Fay was superintendent of the
gas company for many years. When
the new gas company was organized
he was made Il director, and continued
in this position for two or three years.
He is reported TO have held considera-
BILE stock in the Denver Gas Company
as well as in the Water company and
also in the Tramway company.
Mr.. Fay was known as the Father
of Odd Fellows in Denver. He was
largely responsible for the success of
the order in this city and he. it is said.
did more than any one man to put the
order on prosperous footing in this
city. He was past master of the Den
yer lodge. He was also n charter
member of the Caledoninn society and
has always been active in its work.
One of his objects in coming to Denver
was to participate in the recent picnic
of the society.
In 1896 Mr.. Fay removed to Anhem.
California.
The Springfield herald., 1900-08-10
CATARRH

or inflammation of this delicate pink
membrane.
The system is weakened in win
ter. The delicate lining is more
susceptible to irritation or infiamma-
ton, and thus we have pneumonia,
grip, colds, coughs, fevers, etc, all
catarrhal conditions which may
easily be checked by one catarrh
cure-Pe-ru-na.
That's the only way out of it.
You may dose forever-you will
not be well until you try the true
cure and that is Pe-ru-na. You
NAV think your trouble is some
other disease and not catarrh. Call
1t what you will, one thing is sure,
your system is affected and must be
treated, and Pe-ru-na is the only
remedy which reaches the right
place and does cure.
The Springfield herald., 1900-08-10
w. J. FAY KILLED
BY TRAIN ROBBERS

Denver Aug. 6.-The Republican
says:
In an effort to prevent Mrs. W. d,
Harger OIL 1341 South fremont street
Denver, from being robbed, William j.
Fay former superintendent of the Den.
yer Gas Company, was Instantly killed
by two masked men who We're robbing
the passengers on Union Pacific train
No. 4, near Hugo. Colorado. at 1890
o'clock yesterday morning. So true wa
the aim of one of the bandits that MA
Fay sank back dead in his berth in the
Pullman sleeper Lebo. shot through the
head.
The two desperadoes fired four shots
more to alarm the other passengers.
and then went calmly on to rob the oc-
cupants of the sleeper. In Il few min.
utes, however. realizing that they had
killed man, desperate efforts were
made by the smaller of tfie desperadoes
to stop the train. and as the train drew
into Hugo and stopped. both men ran
for the door, tore open the vestibule
and leaping to the platform. ran across
it and We're soon lost in the darkness.
Mr. Fay was found dead in his berth,
lying on his back, his revolver grasped
in his hand. From the nature of the
wound it is believed that death was in
stantaneous. Murphy at once left the
train and notified the agent and in less
than an hour Sheriff John w. Freeman,
with six well mounted men, had ridden
out of Hugo on the trail of the fleeing
bandits.
The amount secured by the bandits
was only SD in cash.
The two desperadoes are supposed 10
have boarded the train. which left Den
Yer at $40 O'Clock Saturday night,
either mt Limon or Lake, but the exact
place is not definitely known. The
train stopped at Limon, and the next
stop was mt Lake, fifteen miles east
of Limon. Lake has only n coal
chute and a water tank. and the train
stopped at the tank for water. 1t is
believed the men got on the train at
Lake. for the train had only gone Il
short distance before Conductor Smith
of the Pullman ears saw two men
wearing masks over the upper portions
of their faces come into the door OF
the Asiatic. They pointed their revol-
vers at him and cruffly told him To
walk ahead of them. The negro porter.
p G. Roger. was also marched in front
of the bandits.
The men seemed nervous and in a
hurry. They aroused the sleeping pas
sengers and whatever was handed out
to them they took. both men holding
revolvers in their hands and the smaller
of the two watching TO see that they
were not attacked from. the rear
From the Asiatic they went into the
Lebo.
In the Lebo. which was the Kansas
City sleeper, the men aroused the pas
sengers and demanded their valuabies
and the half-awake and terrified pas
sengers handed out whatever they
could get their hands upon. Several
times the men told the passengers to
hurry, accompanying their orders witt
oaths. They went through the cars
with n rush. snatcbing the things
handed out to them and dropping them
into their pockets without even a
glance at what they We're or the
amounts.
Just as they reached the berth occu-
The Springfield herald., 1900-08-10
Races with Death and Wins.

Terre Haute. Ind, Aug. G.-Alrs
Fred Frey drove ten miles to West
Terre Haute at breakneck speed with
her unconscious husband at her side.
in the hope to reach a doctor in time
to save her husband from bleeding to
death. Frey severed an artery i'm hi>
ankle while Telling tree. Half way
to town he tainted and fell from III.
buggy. His foot caught in the Strli
and he was dragged some distance bp
fore his Wife could. stop the horse
Two women who We're passing helped
her to lift the injured man in. and
again she whipped the horse Her
husband is not expected TO recover.
The Springfield herald., 1900-08-10

Kansas City business men, prepar
ing to welcome the Democratic Con
vention. took an original step TOWARD
beautifying their city when they in.
stituted good lawns contest" and
offered about forty prizes. aggregat.
ing sixteen hundred dollars. The larg
est prize, two hundred and fifty dol.
lars, was given for the prettiest lawr
of twenty-five feet or over" and there
we're prizes for the best lawn kept by
children. the neatest vacant lot, the
best display in window-boNes, the most
attractive schoolhouse lawn, and many
other decorative features. The prizes
were awarded by committees of we'll.
known ladies from out of town" who
found the task difficult, but like ev-
erybody else enjoyed the general re-
suit. Why should not other cities
carry out, next summer, the same ex-
cellent idea? Conventions come and
go, but a city abides. and all its resi-
dents profit permanently by any gain
IN beauty.
The Springfield herald., 1900-08-10

Gen. A W Greely. chief signal Off
Ger, has received so many letters con.
tanning suggestions for devices to bt
used in. the war against China that h,
is bewildered. They present countless
ideas ranging from cipher code to {
scheme for destroying the combined
The cipher code came from a western
man who declares that lit battles skill
to unravel this code" To this state
ment Gen. Greedy agrees most heartily
The letter explains that the code con
sists of a system of numbers which
are TO be spoken. For instance, "1S'
plus 90 minus s. would mean "attacl
ON the right flank"
The Springfield herald., 1900-08-10

ane result of a new rule is that BIZ
Cycles now take part in the church pa
fade in Hyde Park, London. Likewise
motors. 1t is a new, and people are
not sure whether admirable, addition
to the attractions. that the promenad-
ers can look at the evolutions of gayly-
dressed cyclists and be cheered by the
of the motors.
The Springfield herald., 1900-08-10

At Damendorf. in Schleswig. some
peat-diggers recently found we'll
preserved corpse in the peat, clothed
in coarse woolen material, with red
hair, and with sandals on the feet
DR.. Splieth. of Kiel, estimated the age
of the body at about l 800 years. The
preservative properties of peat are
well known. and there have been many
remarkable proofs of this in ireland
The Springfield herald., 1900-08-10

A submarine cable in actual use vii
form one of the exhibits OF the Paris
exposition. II will run from the cleo
tricity building to the Vincennes an
mex; several miles distant along tns
Seine. A complete cable station vii
be operated at each end to show the
public how transatlantic messages are
transmitted and received. Souvenir
messages may be sent by the public.
The Springfield herald., 1900-08-10

One thousand cattle. two thousand
hogs. two thousand sheep. five thou
sand four hundred bushels of potatoes
were items in the provision bill of
Kansas City against the week OF the
National Democratic convention. After
all, people cannot live on enthusiasm
alone
The Springfield herald., 1900-08-10
Like the
Deadly I
Under=Current

which grasps one without warning,
the mucous membrane which lines
the entire body suddenly becomes
weakened in some spot and disease
is established. 1t may be of the
lungs, the head, throat, stomach,
bowels, or any other organ. Where
ever it is, and whatever it seems, it
all springs from the same cause
The Springfield herald., 1900-08-10

An extraordinary phenomenon is re
ported from Assuan, Egypt Some
days ago quantities OF FISH were oh.
served swimming uneasily near tn,
surface OF the water above the Firs
Cataract and during the psat few
days thousands OF dead fish, large anC
small. were discovered in the imme,
diate vicinity. The cause iS rot ye.
known. but the authorities als takins
steps to ascertain it, as disastrous re
suits might ensue should the Nile be
found polluted with poisonous matter
The Springfield herald., 1900-08-10

A snowstorm started a fire on the
premises of a farmer living at Hebu-
terne. Belgium. He placed a quantity
of Quicklime near shed on farm
and left it there all night. In the
course of the night snow fell on the
lime and the heat thus developed be
came so great that it set the shed on
contents.
The Springfield herald., 1900-08-10

From Paris comes the story of Miss
Duncan, spinstei, who had lived therI
for twenty years. She committed sui
eide at the Paris deg cemetery, where
six OF her pets had been successfully
buried. The last she lost was great
Newfoundland, of whom she was fond
er than Of any Of his predecessors. but
he was crushed by a tramcar. Miss
Duncan tried to survive ner grief, and
bought new canine companion. but
within the last three weeks she has
shot herself on her dogs tomb, after
having distributed her property among
poor neighbors.
The Springfield herald., 1900-08-10

A Viennese dentist, while expert
menting at the Hygienic institute al
Wurzburg, claims to have discovered
the successful application of electricity
for the destruction of bacteria. 1t is
said that the treatment is very sim
Pile.
The Springfield herald., 1900-08-10

Dexter NJ. Ferry, of Michigan, who
gave s25.00o recently to Olivet College,
made as one condition of the bestowal
that the name OF the donor should not
be made known prior TO the adjourn
ment of the Republican State Conven-
ton, before which he was a candidate
for the nomination for Governor
The Springfield herald., 1900-08-10

In Missouri there is a DIR. Pigg, who
has just had his name changed to
Peak, and who. oddly enough, is
cousin of Ex-Governor Hogg, of Texas,
The Springfield herald., 1900-08-10
Denver Directory.
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be deceived by
worthless imita-
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to rs and gct the
best genuine oak
The Springfield herald., 1900-08-10

for examination before paying for same. Catalog-
ues free. All goods stamped FRED MUELLER
1895 Larimer Street Denver, Colorado.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-14
is ENGLAND wEAKENINGa

The declaration of Sir John Brode-
on Wednesday, that the government
was perfectly willing to offer terms of
surrender so long as 1t could not be
interpreted as proof OF weakness, and
thereby cause n prolongation of the
guerilla warfare, indicates II wiling
ness to modify the naughty "uncondi-
tional surrender that has been Eng
lands reply to every advance hitherto
whether of the Beers or of others.
For this there are several reasons
the chief one being that Englishmen
are unutterably weary of this war that
is costing England. in money, and in
lives. SO disproportionately to the adj
vantages that the most triumphant
end of it can bring. All the gold mines
of the Rand can never repay the treas
ure she has squandered in this ignoble
war. The most enlightened section OF
the English public has condemned the
war from the outset, and now that the
passions of the lingo are beginning to
! cool. and his clatter to subside, this
more enlightened public is making its
opinions felt.
Even more potent than these in
nuences at home is the menace of the
situation in South Africa. The soldiers
OF the army are sick at heart and dis
gusted with the hideous barbarities
they are compelled to wreak upon the
families of the burghers. The Cape
Dutch are more restless than at any
time since the first days of the war
Should they rise. the issue of the war
would be in doubt. Moreover, Kruger,
having failed to secure Intervention by
France, Germany or Holland, England
| can now grant terms without sacrific-
ing her dignity by seeming to yield,
in view of possible outside pressure. 1t
is not improbable, therefore, that If the
Beers should make advances they will
| find England willing to offer more rea
sonable and honorable terms than at
any previous time.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-14
THREE NEW STATES.

Those who studied geography ff-
teen years ago will remember that
there were then "thirty-eight States
and ten Territories" in the Union. The
present, or succeeding session of Con-
gress, threatens to see the last of the
old familiar ten Territories" in which
the old geographers. we believe. did
not include Alaska, while the Union
will contain fifty-one sovereign, or os-
tensibly sovereign. States. How is that
as a basis for building a sure enough
nation during the next century?
Senator Frye has already introduced
a bill to unite Oklahoma and the In
dian Territory and admit them ms a
State. Thus will the noble Red Man
disappear as a separate entity. with a
dominion and name of his own. living
only in history and in the only really
musical names by which our rivers and
our mountains and our cities are
known. The Indian Territory has a
population OF 391. 800, of which sc oS3 are
Indians, while Oklahoma has q popula-
ton of S9S.245. of which 5.927 are In
dians. Together these Territories
would make a State more populous
than seventeen Of the present States.
The remaining Territories are Ari-
IONA and New Mexico. Arizona has
population of 122,2l2, and New Mexico
a population OF 1917. These. to be
sure. would not be very populous
States. having smaller population
than cities of the Louisville and Wash
ington class: but their population is
growing very rapidly. II is an interest
ing fact that New Mexico, II admitted,
will be the only State of the Union.
with majority of citizens of Spanish
descent.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-14
PENAL FARMS.

Several days ago the virgipian-
Pilot said it might be well for the
state TO seek temporary means of re-
lieving the congested condition of the
Penitentiary, leaving open the question
of whether permanent relief shall be
found in erecting new and expensive
buildings or by the employment OF
the convicts in work outside Off the
prison, as is done in many other
States. We indicated at the time that
the occasion is suspicious for changes
in the States penal system. If changes
are needed.
We note that several contempo-
rarics take the same view of the mat
ter, the Staunton News particularly
taking the ground that convicts
should be employed on the public high
ways or upon farms leased or bought
by the State. Without attempting to
pass upon the relative merits Of in
door and outdoor employment for con-
victs IT is pertinent 10 observe that q
number of Southern States. where the
mild climate permits of outdoor
work nearly the whole year. are try
ing the experiment OF convict labor
on State farms.
In at least three Southern States,
towit; Texas, mississippi and North
Carolina the plan of working conyicts
on State farms has been a most graft
flying success. Following their cx-
ample. Louisiana has purchased
farms and with the beginning of the
new year will begin their cultivation
with convicts, the Constitution as
adopted in 1895 having forbidden the
leasing OF the convicts to private
parties.
The farms in our neishboring state,
North Carolina. seems TO have
proven profitable and satisfactory,
barring some cases OF cruelty nv farm
supervisors. The farms market large
quantities Of cattle. peanuts and cot
ton here in Norfolk. besides supplying
corn and meat for the central prison.
The convicts on the farms arc said to
be healthier and more tractable. and
the number Of escapes fewer. lhan in
the Pcniicntiary. Following n lease of
the farms as an experiment, the state
has since purchased them ana they
are now a permanent feature of North
Cardinals penal system
There Will always, of course. be
number of prisoners who, for one rea-
son or another. II will be necessary
to keep in the penitentiary, but the
success Of the experiments We have
mentioned would seem to justify
thorough examination, by tie proper,
authorities before building prison of
sufficient dimensions to accommodate
the entire number OF convicts under
sentence in this State. The prison