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Evening journal., 1900-04-26
THREE HUNDRED BOLOMEN
SLAUGHTERED BY l. s. TROOPS
As the Savage Warriors Cannot Get Within Striking
Distance Of the Soldiers, They Fight at a Ter
ribIe and Almost Hopeless Disadvantage

Manila. April 26.-OHicers who have
arrived here from Neuva Caceras,
province Of South Camarines, bring de-
tails of a fight April 16 in which so
Fillpinos were killed. The American
outposts reported 300 natives assem-
bled three miles from the town, and
Gen. Bell sent three detachments of
the Forty-fifth regiment, with two
Maxims, who nearly surrounded the
FilipinOs, the majority Of whom were
armed with bolos and wore carabao
hide helmets. coats and shields. The
Filipinos we're quickly put to fight,
leaving the field strewn with armor.
Their riflemen were unable to shoot
straight, and the bolomen never got
near enough to the Americans to do
any execution. Therefore none Of the
Americans were wounded.
Lieut. Balch, with 20 cavalrymen
from the Thirty-seventh regiment,
cornered so bolomen in a river and
shot every one. the bodies floating
away. One soldier had his head struck
of with a bolO.
Gen. Bells two regiments are hard
worked in clearing the country. They
fought with small squads of bolomen
last week killed a total of 1875. A
squadron Of the Eleventh cavalry is
about leaving Manila on board the
transport Lennox. 10 reinforce them.
The insurgents keep the province in
a state of terror and are wreaking ven
geance on natives who trade with the
Americans. burning many villages, in
cluding the populOus town of San
Fernando. Gen. Bell has issued a
proclamation declaring that he will
retaliate relentlessly unless this guer-
rilla war ceases. and that he will burn
all the towns which harbor guerrillas.
In fight at Sorgogon, Albay prov
ince. on April 10. three companies Of
the Forty-seyenth infantry, Capt. Cor
Evening journal., 1900-04-26
They Flee to Escape the
British Columns
FRENCH And FEDERALS RACE
Calvary BrigadeS Operate In a HilIy.
Difficult and Practically Tn
known Country.

London, April 26-It is now appar-
ent that the chances of Lord Roberts
catching the retreating Beers in a net
are very slender The Beers have
everywhere retired at the first pressure
Of the British advance, and the hope
that General Rumble would be able
10 induce them to remain at De Vets
Dorp until they had been forced to
fight or to surrender has been disap-
pointing.
No attempt was made to pursue the
commanders retiring from Wepener,
which place the British occupied yes
terday, after heavy fighting. Every
thing now depends upon the progress
Of General French's cavalry brigades,
but they are entering a very difficult,
hilly and practically unknown country.
II Is now a race between the federals
and the forces OF Generals French and
Hamilton.
The slowness Of the recent move
ments Of the British infantry and pre-
viOus experience OF the ability of the
Beers to move rapidly, with guns and
baggage. over their own country, lead
TO belief that Lord Roberts envelop-
ing operations will fail and will have
to be repeated further north.
Considerable results have been at
tained in the relief of Wepener and In
the clearing of the southeastern corner
OF the Free State of Beers, but the Boer
army, whatever its strength, has still
to be dealt with.
Besides the casualties among the
men, the Boer bombardment of Colonel
Dalgety's position wrought great havoc
among the cattle and horses. The gar
rison could have held out for another
fortnight but it is in no condition to
render much assistance in pursuing the
Beers.
The inhabitants of MafekiRg are now
on a daily ration of two pints OF soup
and two quarts Of "skilly."
Evening journal., 1900-04-26
ii IN HUNTING
FOR REFORMERS
Washington AdViceS Help
Bic Crusade in China
British Consul in Canton Demands InIOr.
nation Concerning kwOng iu Han,
Who Has Been Kidnapped.

Vancouver. b. c.. April 26.-Accord-
ing to Yokohama advices III Hung
Chang is continuing his crusade
against the reformers. His latest
move was to send q magistrate and a
company of soldiers to the Sal Chiu
district to effect the capture OF the
members OF the family OF 10 Tung
Fung, a Chinese merchant residing in
the United States, accused OF being a
member Of the society organized by
Hong Yau Wal for the protection OF
Emperor Kwang Hsu Ii Hung
Chang's action Is said 70 have been
taken upon the cahled request OF the
Chinese minister at Washington, who
obtained list OF the members OF the
society.
ii Hung Chang Is also accused OF
kidnapping a number of reform sym
pathizers at Hong Kong The most
prominent was Kwong Yu Han. a
wealthy merchant OF Canton and Yoko-
hama, Temporarily sOjourning at Hong
Kong The British consul at Canton
demanded TO be informed OF Kwon s
whereabouts and OF the accusation
against him. but no reply was made to
tho demand.
Evening journal., 1900-04-26
DECISION GIVEN
IN BATTLEFIELD CASE

Judge George Gray, sitting in the
United States Court OF Appeals in Phil
adelphia, yesterday filed an opinion in
favor Of the government in the case of
the appeals of land owners in the Get
tysburg battlefield cases.
The land was taken by the United
States for the national military park
10 preserve the Gettysburg battlefield.
Some years ago a jury of view. con-
sisting Of seven men, made awards to
the owners of FIVE tracts of land, with
which awards the owners were dissatis-
fed. a jury trial followed in the Cir
cult Court and resulted in verdicts to
the owners of the five tracts in ques-
ton aggregating S10922.50. The for
mer awards by the jury Of view
amounted 10 S9.269 so. the increase be-
ing S1.652
The land owners were however, dis
satisfied. and after being refused a new
trial took an appeal to the Circuit Court
of Appeals. which has now found in
favor of the United States.
Evening journal., 1900-04-26

Columbus, o., April 26.-The Repub-
lican state convention here yesterday
was Of national Importance. The dele
gates and alternates at large are close
personal as well as political friends of
the president, and the platform is just
as it came from Washington. with the
addition of an antitrust resolution
and the omission of the Puerto Rican
resolution. The co-called Hanna
slate" on delegates and alternates az
large and the state ticket went through
without any breaks. There was, how
ever, opposition TO Food Commission
er Blackburn because he was running
for a third term and for other local
reasons, and to Gen. Grosvenor for
delegate from the friends of ex-Gov-
ernOr Bushnell. The efforts of the
Bushnell men to substitute some one
in place of Grosvenor made an un-
usually interesting scene. After SEN
ator Hanna had positively declared
TO serve a resolution making Foraker,
Nash, Grosvenor and Dick the dele
gates at large was offered by ex-Sen-
ator Massie, of Grosvenor's congress
sional district, and was adopted.
The nominees for state officers are:
Secretary of state, Lewis G. Laylin;
supreme judge. John A. Shauck; board
of public works, Charles A. Goddard;'
school commissioner, L. ID. Bone
brake: dairy and food commissioner,
J. E. Blackburn.
Evening journal., 1900-04-26
PNEUMATIC TUBE
SCANDAL SPRUNG
appropriation for Mail Ser
vice is Knocked Out.
New York. Boston and Philadelphia Ser.
vice Affected by Serious Charges
Of Corruption.

Washington, April 26.-The house
yesterday put It's heel upon the pneu-
matte mail tube service now in oper-
alton in New York, Boston and Phila-
delphia. and II its action stands the
whole service will be crushed out. The
postOilice committee had recommend
ed an Increase OF the appropriation for
this service from S225.OO0 to S725.000.
The proposed increase was attacked by
the appropriations committee under
the leadership OF Mr. Moody (Mass) 4,
with such vigor and success that in
the end the house voted 81 TO so to
strike the entire appropriation from
the bill Mr. Moody created a sensa-
tion by the manner In which he as
sailed the methods OF the Pneumatic
Tube company and the direct charge
that a former member OF congress who
was a member of the appropriations
committee had been a holder of the
stock and bonds Of the company. He
declined to disclose the gentleman's
name. He added 10 the scandal by
charging that block OF stock had
been sent as a New Years gift TO a
near relative of another member OF
congress. but to the credit Of the mem
ber, he said the dishonorlne gift had
been returned to the sender by the
next mail. Although the tube service
was highly commended by other mem
bers these revelations transformed the
sentiment OF the house. which has sew
eral times voted for the service, into
a decisive majority against its con.
tinuatlon In any form.
Evening journal., 1900-04-26
MARY COW AN
IS RATIONAL
And ReiterateS That Jim
Pierce Did Murder George
Eyre.

Mary Cowan, who is now in New
Castle Jail serving a short term of i'm
prisonment for disOrderly conduct, re-
iterates the startling statement made
by her several months ago that James
Pierce is the murderer OF George b.
Eyre. That this reiteration is not the
result of a diseased brain, is attested
by the clearness of detail into which
the woman enters when she relates in
cidents linked with the murder OF the
Chester man.
When she was seen in the Jail several
days ago by a reporter she gave no in
dication of being mentally unbalanced.
AGAIN TELLS HER STORY.
do / look like an insane woman?''
she said as the warden ushered her into
his private office. For the sake OF my
relatives wish that you would contra
dict that statement. l heard it and
read it in the newspapers two or three
times. It's a downright lie"
1T has also been reported. Miss
Cowan, that You have cOntradicted
your former statement that on Christ
mas eve James Pierce visited YOU and
confessed to you he had murdered
George B. Eyre and, after robbing him
had sunk his boat off the mouth OF
RaccOon creek"
That's another lie,' returned Miss
Cowan, hotly.
The statement / made to District
Attorney Smith is as true as there is q
God. / took my solemn oath when
made it to tell the whole truth and
nothing else, and have kept my word
Every word in that statement is true
jim Pierce did confess to me he killed
George B. Eyre. said so once; / say
so now. l will say 50 before my Goo
Il am called in court to do so. / made
The statement without the promise al
pay or favorH
What induced you to divulge
Pierce's confession?"
Because / couldn't stand IT. The
awful secret was more than could
bear"
Did You love Jim Pierce?"
We'll, ] care a great deal for him
and OH il he had only helped me "a
bear his terrible secret. II he had come
to see me to console me. But no. after
telling me the details OF the murder he
left me; left me to bear it; to be alone
With it day and night. He never came
near me after that night, and l saw
him but once after it. That was in
Chester, after he was under suspicion.
would have gone to him then, but
knew he was being followed by the
police, who suspected him of the MUIR
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Evening journal., 1900-04-26
The Weather

--eraId-s Forecast.--The "a
madam area OF cooler weather affecting
the North Atlantic States will give way
slowly to-day, and temperature will rise
in this section. A disturbance in the
Northwest, attended by rain. will move to
the upper lake region tonight
IN the Middle States and New England
to-day clear weather and slowly rising
temperature will preXuil. with fresh and
lioht northerly winds. shifting TO north
easterly.
On Friday, fair and slightly warmer
easterly winds. followed by cloudiness IN
the interior of this section
European steamers now sailing will
have mostly fair weather and light north
westerly and northerly breezes TO the
Banks.
Forecast for Thursday and Friday
Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Della
ware and Maryland; Fair Thursday anl
Friday; fresh north 10 northeast winds.
Evening journal., 1900-04-26
RAILROAD OFFICERS
MAKE An APPEAL

Wilmington officials Of the p, w. &
3. Railroad Company have entered a
protest against the city assessing the
roadway, bridges. poles, etc, of the
company within the limits Of the city.
and will make every effort to escape
payment OF the increased tax, which
amounts to SS.362.4S
Several months ago Robert G. Har-
man informed City Council that the
taxation of all railroad material with
in the city limits was legal. and the
assessment was therefore made. Prop
erty Of the railroad company, exclu-
sive of buildings, was assessed at S597,-
800, and it is the payment of the tax
on this increased assessment which the
company will endeayor to avoid pay
ing
Evening journal., 1900-04-26
TO DISSEMINATE
CHURCH TRUTHS
Society for That Purpose
Incorporated at Albany.
WILLIAM N. BYRNE A DIRECTOR
Principal Office Will Be in Brooklyn. But
SOciety'S Mission viii be in Every
Part Of The Globe.
WILLIAM N. BYRNE A DIRECTOR

In Albany on Tuesday the lnterna-
tional Catholic Truth Society. Of which
William Michael Byrne. of this city. isl
director. filed its certificate of in
corporation in the office OF the secre-
tary of state of New York.
The objects Of the society are toI
disseminate the truths of the Roman
Catholic Church through an organiza-
tion largely composed Of laymen of
that faith; to refute and correct err
roneous statements regarding the Cath
Ollie morals and dogmna through the
press: TO distribute Catholic literature;
TO secure 4 fair representation OF Cath
olic authors and books in public IL
braries, and to present Catholic doc
trines and ideals to the general public
in a fair. impartial and philosophic
light. Its principal Office and place Of
business is at No. 225 Sixth avenue
Brooklyn, and its incorporat0rs are.
Rev. W. r. McGinnis. d. d.; Rev
Thomas Taaffe. William j. Carr. An
drew Divine and Francis C. keenan,, Of
Brooklyn; Rev. Henry Brann, ID. d., Of
Manhattan: Rev Paul Griffith, Wash
ington. d. c.; John II. Farrell. Albany,
N. Y; Rev. Lucien Johnston, Balti-
more. Md.
AIMS OF THE SOCIETY.
One of the incorporators Of the new
ly incorporated society in speaking of
its aims and what IL intended to ac-
complish. said to a representative OF
the Evening Journal:
The society was organized in Brook
lyn about a year ago by Rev. DIR. w.
f. McGinnis, under the title, Metro
politan Trnth Society and 1t has al
ready done an extensive work ON the
lines of its organization. So broad has
been its Influence and so well has il
been received by the hierarchy. the
clergy and the laity that it was deemed
wise by its projectors TO broaden its
scope by giving it an international
character. Its correspondence has al
ready extended all over this country
and Canada as well as to Europe and
South America. and IL has secured not
only the approval Of the papal able
gate, Mgr. Martinelli, and most Of the
archbishops and bishops Of the coun-
try, but il has also received the Papal
benediction from Pope Leo XIII.
Bishop Charles L. Mcdonnell Of the
Catholic diocese Of Brooklyn has also
given the society his appreciation and
has accepted the position Of honorary
president.
TO REFUTE CALUMNlES.
"The objects Of the society are simply
to make known the truths that the
Catholic Church teaches and believes
to enlighten those who honestly differ
with us. to correct erroneous state
ments as to Catholic belief and prac-
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Evening journal., 1900-04-26
NEBRASKAN PROPHET
MAKES BRYAN SNIVER

Wichita. Kan, April 26.-Allen O.
Myers, of Ohio. responding to a toast
az the banquet OF the Sunhower
League. following William Jennings
Bryan, created a mild sensation. Turn
ing toward Mr. Bryan the speaker ex-
claimed. you may be elected. sir,
by million majority. but they Will
not permit you 10 take the presidential
chair Look at the fate of William
Goebel Men whose pastime is brib-
cry find In murder an amusement.
Ohio was bought; in 1896 the country
was bought; it will be bought again
in 1900, and Mark Hanna's reward for
II is seat In the United States sem
ate. The masses Of the country will
continue TO permit the encroachments
on the classes until finally too late for
a restoration of rights by the ballot.
Then the sword and gun. violence,
reyolution-a new order Of things"
Miss Anna J. Lang and John II. VIII
kins we're married by Rev c. A. Grise
In Union NJ =. parsonage last night
Evening journal., 1900-04-26
TWO 1NoUEsTs LAST NIGHT
verdicts Given in the Mckinney and
Alexander Cases

Coroner Alfred d. Vandever held two
inquests last evening, and verdicts
were rendered in each case. A verdict
of accidental death by drowning was
rendered in the case of James i. Nc
Kinney, who disappeared from his
home on January 21 and was found
drowned, floating in the Christiana on
Sunday last.
A verdict Of death from natural
causes was rendered in the case Of
Charles Alexander, colcred, who was
found dead in a house on New street
early ON Tuesday morning.
Evening journal., 1900-04-26
Y. M. C. A. SPORTS

Will be Held at Wawaset Park on
June 2.
Arrangements have been completed
for the annual outdoor sports OF the Y
NJ. c. A.. which viii be held at Wa
waset Driving Park on June 2.
The events will be a 100, a 220. and a
440 yards dash. half mile running
race. running high jump, running
bread jump, shot-put. pole vault and a
70 yards dash for junior members of
the association.
Evening journal., 1900-04-26

don commanding. routed a large force
Of insurgents, mostly bolomen, killing
50.
The plans Of Gen. Otis have not been
announced, but IL is understood he in
tends to sell on the Meade or the
Grant early in May. He will be accom-
panied by his staff. and will probably
visit Hong Kong and other ports.
Evening journal., 1900-04-26
Nav Appoint on saturdaY

Edmund j. Gee, a substitute letter
carrier at the post office. is temporarily
filling the position OF special delivery
messenger, caused by the resignation
OF Walter Gouert IL is probable that
a regular messenger will be appointed
on Saturday.
Evening journal., 1900-04-26
Going 70 Claim a Fortnne

Gabrier Ossenair, who has lived in
this city several years. is now en- route
for Barcelona, Spain, TO claim a $4,000
fortune left him by a relative who died
in Barcelona several months ago. lie
is a naturalized citizen OF the United
States.
Evening journal., 1900-04-26
Badly Injured by Fall

Samuel Patterson. aged rs years. is
suffering from serious injuries, caused
by falling downstairs at the residence
of his son, No. 1904 Market street.
Evening journal., 1900-04-26

The Clayton House BARRIERS make a
specially of children's hair cutting on
Mondays and Fridays.
Evening journal., 1900-04-26

The Clayton House BARRIERS make a
speciality of childrens hair cutting on
and Fridays
Evening journal., 1900-04-26

James A. Kelly always has fine lunch
and cold beer. Call tonight before
and after the boxing tournament
Evening journal., 1900-04-26

The Evening Journal, in
Its New Form, Was Read (
by $4,000 Persons Yester-
day.
Evening journal., 1900-04-26

The Evening journal
Will Be Read by rlOre
Than $4,000 Persons To-
day.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-01
Stations for the New Line

Ten miles from GAINESVILLE on the Ed
ward Gardnes farm in the town of Brad
ford the GAINESVILLE & South Eastern rail
road will have a station. The company
has purchased of Mr.. Gardner seven
acres of land to be used for station and
freight yards and other purposes.
1t is said that another station will
soon be esta blished about two miles from
the GAINESVILLE city limits. AS yet no
definite arrangements have been made
in reference to the establishment of this
station.
Mr.. Gardner stated that he had al
ready had offers for lots near the new
station from parties who will soon erect
a general store, creamery and black
smith shop. The new station has not as
yet been named. The company gave
Mr.. Gardner eighty dollars an acre for
the seven acres. They also paid him
$500 for the right of way through his
farm.
At the G.. A. Proctor farm at the edge
of the city limits the land commissioners
met for the purpose of appraising the
amount of damages due Mr.. Proctor
from the company.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-01
Farm For Sale.

800 acre farm for sale in Worth county,
Iowa, miles from one town and miles
from another town on the Chicago g..
W. r. R. Every inch the very best til
liable land. Full grown cotton wood and
willow grove on north and west of house
and barns The G. NJ. & st. P. r. r
takes out about eight acres, but in such
a way as to be more of a convenience
than detriment, except for the land &C
tually appropriated. Farm fenced with
good barbed wire fences. Cosy eight
room house. Wind mill, stable for ten
horses, granary, tar roof stock shed for
70 head of cattle, hen house, hog house
00x24 partitioned off with bin for feed
water and feed cooler in it. School house
$50 rods, county seat IL miles
For further particulars write
ERNEST LIvICK,
Nerthwood, Iowa.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-01
Tobacco Notes.

Harvey Pease called upon some of his
Chicago customers during the week.
Mr.. L. We'll accompanied by his son
dick" arrived in this market from New
York Tuesday, and are spending a short
time looking through the packings of
local dealers.
Anyone desiring to rent or build a to-
bacco warehouse in the city of Boscobel,
will receive valuable support from it's
citizens Boscobel is located in the Wis
consln valley in Grant county, Wiscon-
sin, in the center Of the tobacco fields of
Grant, Crawford and Vernon counties,
and will, in short time, become the
principal point for packing and dealing
in tobacco grown in counties in this part
of the state. For further information,
address John J. Blaine, Sec'y Tobacco
Association, Boscobel, Wisconsin.
Mr.. Maurice Bamberger of Philadel-
phia, connected with the long established
firm of l.. Bamberger & Co., has been
looking up leaf interests in this state
during the week. This firm handled
more '90 Wisconsin than any leaf mer-
chant in the trade and it is quite prob
able it has in view the purchase of sew
eral packings again this season. T. B.
Earle is the local representative of the
house.
1t was a jolly, happy roomful of 80
young men and women, employed at the
big 3-story brick warehouse of American
lean Tobacco company, that sat down to
the banquet given them by Manager n.
P. Strauss last Thursday noon. The
joyful occasion was arranged for by Mr..
wor of sorting. There will be no more
work for these employees till next De
cember or January. The good things to
cream, cakes, candies and other menu
| items-were prepared by M. w. Kelley
of the Palace of Sweets. The walters
for the occasion comprised the manager
and his assistants themselves-N. 2.
Strauss, Assistant Buyer w. F. Earle
Foreman j. P. Mooney and several of the
employees. Employers and employees
mingled in pleasant social time.-Mad-
| ison journal.
TOBACCO GROWERS LOOK HERE.
Four hundred pounds per acre does
the business. Do not be led to believe
profit consists in quantity alone. You
must have quality to get prices. The
sure road to success is in using Bone
Tobacco Fertilizer. In every case sue
cess. My own crop last year gave 1888
pounds per acre and sold for TIC. Look
| this up. I will keep it at Edgerton and
GAINESVILLE. M. Fl. SovERHILL,
Kept in stock and sold by Henry
Ebbott, Edgerton, Wis. 2O-6w.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-01
Whitehead the Orator,

Hon. John M. Whitehead will be ora
tor of the day at grand Fourth of July
celebration to be held at Albion. Prof
Hendrickson, principal of Albion Acad-
envy, and his enterprising wife have
made extensive preparations to celebrate
the nations birthday on the beautiful
campus of Albion Academy. A great
tent has been secured where stage and
seats to accommodate thousand people
may be provided. A sextette of the
most noted male singers of the west and
an unrivaled prima donna of Chicago,
will sing patriotic songs and will also
give a grand concert in the evening"
GAINESVILLE Gazette.