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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-20
PACK TRAIN ATTACKED
Escort Was Successfully Ambushed by the
Filipinos
Another Attempt Failed, With Serious
Loss to the Enemy-GOinE to
the Philippines.

cable message was received from Gen.
Otis this morning showing that he has re-
ceived a setback in his hitherto uniformly
successful movements against the Filipinos.
1t appears that a pack train was ambus-
caded between Santo Tomas and San Pab
10, in Laguna province, and that the pack
train was lost, two men killed, five wound
ed and nine missing. This is the first cap
ture of any consequence from the army
since the beginning of the insurrection, and
is generally deplored at the War Depart
ment. A similar attempt to ambush an
other pack train in Battangas mountains
was frustrated, with serious loss to the en-
emy. The following is the text of Gen.
Otis message:
-"MANILA. January 20, 1900
"Adjutant General, Washington:
Pack train of twenty ponies, transport
ing rations between Santo Tomas and San
Pablo, Laguna province, escorted by fifty
men, under Lieut.. Ralston Both Infantry
was ambushed yesterday. Two men were
killed, five wounded, nine missing; pack
train lost. The lieutenant and thirty-four
men returned to Santo Tomas with their
killed and wounded. The affair Is being in
vestgated.
"Dorst, 45th Infantry, struck the insur-
gents in Battangas mountains, who had
prepared in ambush to meet him He killed
eight, wounded three. captured seventeen
Otis"
Hospital Corps Men Going.
The War Department has arranged to
send $50 hospital corps men to the Philip
pines on the hospital ship Missouri. That
vessel is now on her way from Manila to
San Francisco and Is due at the latter
place about the 1st of February. To Sc
cure this number of men it will be neces-
COZ 70 ttrifI l,~otr
at either Washington barracks or Angel
Island, Cal, whether they have received
the full amount of training or not. The
course is from one to two months dur1-
ton, according to the aptitude of the re-
cruit.
Acting Hospital Steward Cleaveland Hill
son, Jr., and forty-one privates of the hos
pital corps, now at the Washington bar
Ca, in few days. They will report upon
their arrival there to the commanding gen.
eral, Department of California, who will
furnish them transportation to Manila,
Philippine Islands.
Appointed Chaplain.
Rev. Rowland s. Nichols of Massachu-
setts, member of the Episcopal Church,
has been appointed chaplain in the army
to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement
of Chaplain ]. S. Siebold. He has been as
signed to duty in the Philippine Islands
and will take passage on the Scindia, which
will sail from New York early in March.
Arning Marines With Army Rifle.
The bureau of ordnance of the navy has
made requisition to the ordnance depart
ment of the army for 200 army magazine
rifles and 100000 rounds of ammunition
for the use of the marine corps in the Phil
ippines. Requisitions will soon be made for
1000 more army magazine rifles for the
navy. which will make 5000 in all, 4 for
which requisition has been made, 1000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-20
OVER FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS.
Government Receipts fn Cuba for the
Year 1893.

The War Department gave out a state
ment today showing that the total receipts
for the entire Island of Cuba for the month
of December were S1.133 .221.3G
BY items the receipts for the month are
divided as follows: Customs receipts, ST.
562 S40.OI; postal receipts, S16.5l4.2S; in
ternal revenue receipts, 500 iSS.01; miscel-
laneous receipts, Sl3 ,319.00.
The total receipts for the entire island
Cor the calendar year ending December u,
1882 by items, are:
Customs S14 ,012, 20; internal revenue,
sT57 .2S3 81; postal receipts from July l.
1899 to December 81, 1882 S94 514.2S mis-
cellaneous receipts from July /, 1859. to
December 81. 1899, S233. .5S4.51 The total
receipts for the year 1899 from all sources.
SIS, ,217, ,497.42.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-20
Di.tinguished Party on to Africa.
MINISTER VICUNA AT FRISCO.
Shfies Representative to This COun-
try and Japan.

SAN FRANCISCO, January &C. Morta
V.cuna. the Chilean minister to the United
States and Japan. arrived from Toxic on
the steamer Doric. en- route to Washington.
Minister Nicuna, while in Toxic, is said 20
have taken up with the japanese foreign
office the proposition of settling Japanese
colonists in Chile. and to establish a
steamer line between Yokohama and VAL
paraiSo.
The minister admitted that he had been
conducting some important negotiations at
Toxic. but refused to divulge their charac-
ter. Mr.. Nicuna says that the Japanese are
making rapid strides in railway building
and industrial development.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-20
For Relief Of Builders,

Mr.. Daniel has presented in the Senate
bill for the relief of Holiday & Richard
son, appropriating s1,100 to pay them for
building two double sets of officers quar-
ters at Fort Myer, Va, in 1891, the above
sum having been deducted from their con-
tract price because they did not complete
the building within eleven days of the time
agreed on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-20
COL Vielc to Retire.

1t is probable that Col. Charles B. yiele,
4th Cavalry, will shortly be placed on the
retired list on account of disability incident
to the service. He was recently ordered
to duty with his regiment in the Philip
pines, but on arriving there was found TO
be incapacitated for active service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-20
EXCITEMENT At EsaUIMAULT.
Cipher Dispatch From Frisco Puts
the Military on Edge.

VICTORIA, b. c., January 20.-There was
considerable excitement at Esquimault yes
terday, occasioned by the receipt of a
cipher message by Capt. Fagen, who now
that the admiral is cruising in southern
waters. is in charge of the station. This
message is said to have come from the con-
sui at San Francisco On deciphering the
message Capt Fagen at once summoned by
signal the commanders of the other war
slips now in port, and they were closeted
with him on the Leander for some time.
After the conference orders were sent to
thu torpedo boat destroyer Eirago, ordering
her TO prepare at once for cruise. Short
" afteUT4Td the vessel steamed out and
down the sJraits on patrol duty.
AT the fDrtificationS extra precautions
were Tak@l- The guard was doubled and
all the guns Were manned. Extra senIries
have been on duty at all the Notifications
for the last week, and no one is allowed
there At the dOckyard all the guns are in
readiness. and big gun covering the yard
Is manned Eight and day.
DISTINGUISHED Party on to Africa.
SOUTHAMPTON, January 2O.-The trans
port Kinfauns Castle, with the Duke of
Marlborough Rudyard Kipling Baroness
Burdett-COutts, Admiral Frederick A.
Maxse and many army officers on board
bound for South Africa, sailed today. She
Was enthusiastically cheeTed by the larga
crowds of people who. IN spite of the fact
fhat IT was raining heavily. lined the quays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-20
IN SIGHT OF LADYsMITH.
London Well Pleased Mt Position of
Relief Column.

LONDON, January 20.-Telegrams from
the front indicate that the northward
march o. the relief column moving toward
Ladysmith is proceeding steadily. The au-
thOrfties here seem satisfied that now Cen
eral Buffers forces are within sight of
Ladysmith. the besieged place is safe at
present from serious attack No news of
real Importance was made public up to 2:30
O'Clock this afternoon. and there was moth
ing TO show that the general enga cement,
so frequently rumored, has yet commenced,
though. obviously, news of such a battle is
momentarily expected.
AdviCeS from Cape Town say Field Mar
shal Lord Roberts has appointed Lord
Stanley, member of parliament for East
Lancas shire and former lieutenant Of the
Grenadier Guards. to be press censor.
Prince Francis of TeCk has gone TO the
front.
Enthusiasm Over Volunteers.
The departure of the second detachment
of the London volunteers for South Africa
this morning led to a repetition of the
scenes of enthusiasm of last Saturday
along the whole route from Wellington bar
racks 10 Nine Elms station. The London
ers commenced assembling before day
break, headed by several bands, and the
volunteers. numbering 100 men, left the
barracks at 40 a m, marching in fours-
For u time the people contented themselves
with cheering and the column advanced in
good order until it reached Great George
street, where the friends, wives and sweet
hearts OF the men insisted on joining them
and marching arm-in-arm. Thus. in the
midst of constantly increasing enthusiasm,
the volunteers finally reached the station
at $50 am, where the Duke Of Connaught,
the lord mayor. sheriffs and other military
and civic dignitaries had assembled The
volunteers were rapidly entrained for
Southampton and steamed away to the
strains of Aud Lang Syne'' and God
Save the Queen
Large crowds met the volunteers at
Southampton and gave them ringing send
off as they embarked on the transports
AriOsto, kinfauns Castle and Gaul.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-20

The Navy Department has been informed
that the Ranger has left the Mare Island
navy yard at San Francisco for the 18TH
mus of Panama She has been detailed for
surveying duty in that quarter.
The Detroit is due at Key West on the
odd instant. and will probably join the
flagship New York on her cruise through
the Wast Indies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-20
A DEMONSTRATED FACT,

There is no business that
cannot be benefited by ju-
dicious advertising, and
there is none that may not
waste money by poor use of
space.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-20
Appointed a Chaplain.

Rev. Rowland s. Nichols of Massachu-
sets, member of the Episcopal Church,
has been appointed chaplain in the army
to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement
of Chaplain ]. S. Siebold. He has been as
signed to duty in the Philippine Islands
and will take passage on the Scindia, which
will sail from New York early in March
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
JONES HITS BACK.
Democratic Chairman Replies to
Charges of Roosevelt.

Chicago. Oct. 20.-Chairman James K.
Jones, of the Democratic national COM
mittee has issued a statement replying
to the references by Governor Roosevelt
and others to the American Cotton COM
pany of which Senator Jones is an Off
Ger and which it is charged is a trust.
In his statement Senator Jones said:
THE American Cotton company with
which am connected is no more trust
than any commercial house, any stock
farm any cotton plantation any other
Industrial enterprise in the United States.
The company, as L have heretofore
explained, operates on a patent right
OF course it seeks market for its pro-
ducts and steadily seeks to extend its
business RoOseVelt'S allegation that I
am connected with a trust is as men,
dacious as the Republican charge that
the Democratic party is composed of
anarchists, and that Democrats contem-
plated an assault upon the supreme
court of the United States. Roosevelt
might just as well denounce me for
growing cotton on my land to de-
nounce me for being connected with the
American Cotton company.
If Roosevelt is ready to move for the
abolition and prohibition of all patents
and copyrights viii make ready to con-
slider the question The customers of the
American company operating under
patent have as many rights or ought
to have, as the customers of the COM
pany operating under copyright that
sells The Rough Riders and other works
published by Roosevelt.
Because the Democrats oppose trusts
and monopolies is no reason why Demo-
Gratis should not engage in legitimate
business. Because we advocate equal
rights and oppose special privileges
rough writers like Roosevelt seem to
think we ought to abandon industry and
business altogether. This alone shows
the degrading influence Of the trusts
now controlling the Republican party.
They would spread this spirit of the
trust over the intellect and political
thought, if they had the power
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
HOLDS,
End of Strike Remains Out Of
Sight.

Hazleton, Pa, Oct. 2O.-President
Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers,
practically admitted to a representative
of the Associated Press that if every
operator in the region was to post no
tees similar to those that are now be-
ing tackled up by some of the mine own
ers this action would in itself probably
not end the strike. He was asked if all
the companies were to post such no
tees what his next step would be. At
first he hesitated and then replied:
Under the conditions laid down by
the Scranton miners convention there
could be no partial resumption of work"
When it was suggested that his reply
did not answer the question, he said:
well, all 1 will say is that if all the
companies post notices it would clear up
matters considerably. It would remove
some of the obstacles that now present
themselves -
This is the first public statement that
Mr.. Mitchell has made bearing on a set
tlement of the contest since the op-
orators at Scranton took their decided
stand that the reduction of powder price
must be considered in figuring out the
advance in wages.
Notices similar to those already posted
by individual operators in this region
were issued today by three more COM
pau1eS. 1ney were j. - w enLZ & Co.,
operating Silver Brook colliery; Dodson
& Co, owners of mines at Morea and
Beaver Brook, and the Mill Creek Coal
company which operates collieries at
Buck Mountain and New Boston in
Schuylkill county.
Tyler and McTurk, who operate a
washery at Audenreid, employing about
so men, have posted a notice given en-
ployes an increase in wages of 10 per
cent. The only large individual opera
tors in this region that have not posted
what is known as the second notice, are
Coke Bros. & Co, G.. B. Markle & Co,
and the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal
company. There is much interest mani
Tested here as to what steps. if any the
Markle firm will take. This firm is the
only one in this region which has not
consented to give it's employees an in
crease of any sort.
The members of the firm maintain a
strict silence.
Mr.. Mitchell is said to be contemplat-
ing trip to Scranton next week, but
for what purpose is not known. Moth
ing has been said here about another
convention, and there is no probability of
a conference of strike leaders here to-
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
FOUND GUILTY.
YOutsey Must Go to Prison For
Remainder of His Life.

Georgetown, KY, Oct 20.-The jury in
the case of Henry Youtsey, on trial on
the charge OF being a principal in the
Goebel assassination. returned verdict
of guilty this morning and fixed the pen
atty at life imprisonment.
When the jury was called this morn
ing Judge Cantrill asked:
Gentlemen. have you made a YER
dict?"
The foreman. R. H. McCabe, nodded
his head.
Pass up the papers to the clerk said
the judge
The sheriff passed them up, and the
clerk read the following:
We. the jury, find the defendant
guilty, and fix his punishment at con-
finement in the penitentiary for life"
Gentlemen, is that your verdict pr
asked the judge.
1T is" was the reply.
The jury was then discharged, and the
trial was at an end.
Attorneys for the defense are prepar-
ing a motion for an arrest of judgment,
which. if sustained, viii postpone the
sentence of Youtsey till the next term
of court in February It is likely a jury.
will be empanelled as soon as practica-
BILE to inquire into Youtsey's sanity.
The defense filed their motion for an
arrest of judgment and Judge Cantrill
Youtsey will not be sentenced before
that time. Youtsey will be taken to
the Frankfort fail tonight for safe keep
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
ROBBED BY NEGROES.
Charles Hale Relieved of $45
Has Women Arrested.

Policeman Miller last night arrested
Mary Wade and Lucreta Bartle on the
charge of highway robbery. The wo-
men are both colored and are well
known to the police, having been impli-
Gated in several deals similar to the one
last night.
Charles Hale, who lives at Emporia,
met Officer Miller on his beat last night
about u O'Clock and told him that the
women had taken s45 from him. The
officer soon found the women and took
them to the station, where they denied
all knowledge of the affair. but when
they were searched a. SO bill was found
in the hair of the Wade woman, and
then she confessed that she had helped
III the hold up" She said that a third
woman, Anna Ellis, was implicated in
the robbery, but this morning admitted
that she had lied.
Mr. Hale appeared at the court this
morning and swore out warrant for the
women. They then told that they had
thrown the balance of the money in the
area way in front of Stoker's store, as
they were being taken to the station.
All the money was recovered except
ing S.
There are a number of negro women
who are engaged in this business in the
city but the police have been unable to
stop them because no one who was
robbed would appear and make a COM
plaint. AS a consequence the women
seem to think they are immune and
have carried their work along with
high hand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
LAST DAY IN NEBRASKA.
Senator Hanna Begins Tt With q
Speech at Beatrice.

Pawnee, Neb., Oct Ex-senator
Hanna's speech making on the last day
Of his tour of Minnesota, South Da-
kota and Nebraska began at Beatrice,
Neb., today. While not a scheduled
stop, it was found the running schedule
would permit a brief speech at Bea trice.
Senator Hanna, with his overcoat close
ly buttored, mounted a stand near the
depot and addressed a large crowd. He
was very hOarSe from his exertiOnS of
yesterday, and the high wind prevailing
made outdoor speaking extremely diff
cult
Wymore was the first scheduled stop
on today's itinerary, and there Senator
Hanna received one of the warneSt
greetings he has received on the trip A
salute from cannon and the screaming
of half dozen locomotive whistles
greeted the arrival of the train. Sen
atOr Hanna was escorted to a speaking
stand where he talked for fifteen min
utes. He said in part:
-.Au through President McKinley's
term he has proved himself one of the
most wise and just presidents ever
known, equal to any emergency, prompt
to meet any condition, and he has car
ried US through the troublous times of
a war. Following it have been internal
questions of greater Importance than
ever have confronted US in the history
of the country. I want you Nebraskans
to tell me that you are going to give US
two Republican United States senator's
We will.' shouted some one in the
audience.
We'll, now. will remember that
said the senator with a laugh; "and if
you don't keep your promise, the next
time come out here III wear my
horns"
The audience included a great number
of laboring men and employees of the
railway shops, and Senator Hanna re-
peated his former assertions regarding
his associations with his employees and
his recognition of organized labor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
MAN UP A TREE.
Promises Senator Hanna a Surprise
Party in Nebraska.

Humboldt, Neb., Oct. 2O.-At Pawnee
City today Senators Hanna and Frye
were driven for over a mile through
binding dust storm to the speaking
stand erected near the court house Paw
nee City is heavily Republican and the
Republican Il aders were given an ova-
tion when they were introduced After
Senator Frye had spoken, Mr. Hanna
said:
My trip through Dakota and Ne
braska has satisfied me of one thing,
that is, that all classes of people have
united in the determination that this
campaign is their campaign without re-
gard for the ambitions of any candidate.
Having known the meaning of want and
hunger under a Democratic adninistra-
ton and then having tasted the fruit OF
prosperity and having found it agree
able to your taste, you want to continue
that kind of diet. I believe you are go
ing to give US a genuine surprise party.
That's what we will. Mark yelled
man perched in the branches of a maple
tree nearby
We'll, that's what the man up a tree
says, anyway continued Mr.. Hanna
'and I will stand by what he says"
At Table Rock Senator Hanna ad-
dressed a small crowd from the rest<
platform of his car.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
A NEW ALLIANCE FORMED.

Dresden to Mrs. S. B. Agnew in Denver
which was as follows: How about that
night Answer" In transmitting the
message the agent of the company got
the named changed and the message
was received in Denver addressed to
Mrs. S. r. Bailey. 1t happened that
Mrs. Bailey was in Denver at a hospi-
tai and the message was delivered to
her. Mrs. AgneW did not get it and SO
did not answer.
The plaintiffs allege that they were
laboring to make a. deal for one-half
interest in a store in Phillipsburg and
that the failure to deliver the message
caused the deal to go by default. The
store which they would have purchased
cleared in business So, 900 a year and
they now ask the court to allow them
damages for one-half that amount plus
$100 which they expended in making the
deal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
ERROR MAY BE CORRECTED
Attorney General GODDARD Takes Broad
View of Fusion PICKET Error.

Attorney General Codard today rem
dered an opinion Of interest upon pc
culiar complication concerning nomi-
nees for the legislature by the Demo-
Gratis and Popul:st in Usage county.
The Populist in filing nomination pa
pers with the county clerk show that
Gustave Larsen is the nominee Tor rep
resentative in the Thirty fifth district;
that Henry NJ. Thomas Is the nominee
for the same Office In the Thirty sixth
district.
Later the Democrats filed nomination
papers for these candidates but the or
der was reversed: that Is the Popuiist
nominee in the Thirty-hfth district was
certified as the nominee for the Thirty
sixth district and the nominee for the
Thirty-sixth, according to the original
papers, was by the Democratic dOcu-
ments, made the nominee for the Thirty
fifth.
Charles f. Hobbs. county clerk. was
at a loss as TO how to deal with the COM
plication thereby produced and asked
Mr. GODDARD for an opinion.
Replying TO this inquiry today. Mr..
GODDARD tells Mr.. Hobbs that he should
correct what seems to be a technical
error. and not follow the strict letter of
the law which would deprive the candi-
dates Of the opportunity the secure the
combined POpulist and Democratic vote
Mr.. GODDARD says:
Under ordinary circumstances il is
your duty to place upon the ballot the
names Of the nominees of any party aa
they are first certified to YOU. but there
are circumstances under which you have
a right to act differently. In nay opinion
Section 143 Of chapter SO. general stat
utes of 1899, provides in case "a candi-
date who has been duly nominated un-
der the provisions Of this act dies before
election day. or declines the nominal tfon
as In this act provided. or should any
certificate Of nomination be held INSULT
cient or imperative by the officers with
whom they may be fled the vacancy
or vacancies thus oCcasiOned may H..
filed by the political party or the per
sons making the original nOmina tiCls."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
CURTIS FOR BAKER.
Topeka Congressman Springs a
Surprise at LeavenWOrth.

In a speech at Leavenworth Thursday
night Congressman Charles Curtis an
nounced himself for Lucien Baker for
United States senator to succeed him
self.
Mr.. Curtis advised the voters of Leav-
worth county to send to the legislature
a Republican state senator and three
Republican representatives SO that they
could go into the Republican caucus and
vote for Lucien Baker This is the first
pronunciation of Congressman Curtis
stand on the senatorial question and the
friends of Senator Baker are glad to
know that he is in favor of the senator's
reelection