Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-05-23
REBELS SURRENDER.
Two Companies of Insurgents
with Their Officers
And 1863 Guns Surrender at Iarlac,
tuesday Morning.
Nicely arrested -Argumen! Against Pro-
posed extratIt on Bill.

lHSHli,FntS Surffnueftd 10 tpl. Finer
son ~. Liscum at Tarlac. this morn
| ing. They included major, captain.
| four licutenants, 163 men ANA lcS good
| rifles ana ammunition. The enemy in
! timatcd their intention to surrender
| by n letter sent to the President of
| Tarlac. who communicated it to Col.
! I.iscum
Captain Tinio 4 nephew Of Gen.
| Tinio ana 23 other rebels We're killed.
May \, BY scouts in an engagement
near Malibicong, province Of Ilocos.
| There was no loss among the Ameri-
cans. who captured 23 rifles, men,
horses ana saddles.
The rebel colonel Almeda. who was
rarolod, April %. arrived here, yester-
| day evening. and has been making in
ceEdiary speeches.
Washington. May 22-The following
c1blogram has been received from Gen.
Macarthur:
Mania. May 22-WheatOn reports
two companies Insurgents, comprising
the commander, one captain. two first
j. i.ut"nants. four second leutenants.
1f@ rlcn with 1863 guns in good condi-
tiln, ara 4 small quantity Of ammuni-
ton. surrendered at Tarlac, at \. NJ.
May %.
This is the first instance in the is
lands Of surrender or organizations
complete. ana is regarded as signif-
cant and Important"
Washington. May 22-Surgeon Cen
eral Stcrnbcrg has received a report
from Major W. G. Gergar of the medi-
cal corps. chief sanitary officer Of Ha-
vana. in which he says that while the
death rate for April was 4S2. there
We're no deaths from yellow fever, the
first month 50 favored since May. 1899.
and the only month when there were
no deaths from this disease during the
past 10 years with two exceptions.
February and May 1899.
New York. May 22.-Charles f. w.
Nicely. formerly chief financial agent
IF the post office department at Ha-
vina. Cuba. was re-arrested. today, by
4 United States marshal The arrest
was made on Il warrant issued by
United States Circuit Judge Lacombe
in 4 civil suit against Neely by the
United States. H. is charged with the
wrongful conversion Of $45.3 800 His
bell was fixed at $50. 900. The arrest
was made IN information furnished BY
George y. Burton and the order Of ar
rnSt was endorss d by Edward X. Jones.
special attorney general. and Fred
erick p Smith.
Washington, May 22.-John D. Lind
say, attorney for Charles r. w Nicely
appeared before the House judiciary
committee. today. ana submitted an
argument against the proposed extra
Gition bill.
II" also presented 4 voluminouS
brief The proposition To submit an
American citizen t. trial in country
where a Spanish system Of laws is in
vogue. he cnntended. was utterly op-
posed to American traditions. The
fundamental theory at the base of the
system. he said, assumed a man placed
in Neely's position To to he innocent
until competent and legal evidence was
a!duced to prove him guilty
rms fundamental principle. he claim
81. was flouted by the Spanish laws.
which was based on the old Latin sys-
I m. and assumed man guilty as soon
as charged. The burden of proof was
placed upon him. Mr.. Lindsay claimed
'iidt N"ely could only be tried upon
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nartment received TODAY from cop
Wood at Havana he substance of w.
criminal charges to he nraferrod
against Neely in connection with tbo
Cuban postal frauds They We're ut
once forwarded to the department of