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, 1900-06-07
AouINALoo MAY BE DEAD.
In a Close Rnce IA Man Is Shot VINO Is
Supposed to BE the Filipino Leader.

In N Close hiNre u "hh IN Sho
Supposed to BE the Filipino Leader.
vigan. Luzon, June 2 via Manila
June 3).-Major March, with his de-
tachment of the Thirty-third regiment
overlook what is believed to have been
Aguinaldo's party on May 10Th at La
Cat, about 100 miles northeast OF VI
gan.
The Americans killed or wounded an
officer, supposed to be A~gulnaluo,
whose body was removed by his fol-
lowers. Aguinaldo had 100 men, Major
March 125.
The American commander reached
La Reagan. where Aguinaldo had
made his headquarters since March
9th. on May 9TH. Aguinaldo had fed
seven hours before. leaving the beaten
trails and travelling through the Tor,
est along the beds of streams. reward
evening, May 10th. Major March
struck ~Aguinaldo's outpost, about a
mile outside of La Cat. killing four
Filipinos and capturing two. From the
latter he learned that A~guinaldo had
camped there for the night. Although
exhausted and half starved, Major
March's men entered La Cat on the
I III Il Y Nll' NA''
ing into the bushes. or over the pla-
teau. A thousand yards beyond the
town. OH the mountainside, the figures
of twenty-five Filipinos, dressed in
white. with their leader on n gray
horse, were shouted against the sun
set. The Americans fired a volley and
saw the officer drop from his horse.
His followers fed. carrying the body.
The Americans. on reaching the spot
caught the horse, which was richly
saddled. Blood from a badly wounded
man was IN the animal and on the
ground. The saddle-bags contained
Aguinaldo's diary and some private
papers. including proclamations. one
of these was addressed to The Civil
lied Nations" 1t protested against the
American occupation of the Philip
pines. There were also found copies of
Senator Beveridge's speech, translated
into Spanish and entitled The Death
Knell of the Filipino People"
Major March. believing that the Fill
pinos had taken to n river which is Il
tributary to the Chico. followed it for
two days. reaching Tao. where he
learned that a party of Filipinos Il
descended the river May 10th on n
raft, with the body of Il dead or
wounded man upon a litter, covered
with palm leaves.
There Major March reviewed his
command. shoeleSs and exhausted, and
picked out twcnty-four of the freshest
men, with whom he beat the sur
rounding country for six days longer,
but without hiding any trace of the
insurgents. The Americans pushed on
and arrived at Apnrri May 10Th.
, 1900-06-07
THE BOER ENVOY.


Administrations Meets Them with n Plain
Statement of Facts.
The visit of the Boer enyoys to
Washington has cleared away a good
many misapprehensions about the
real attitude of the United States with
reference to the South African war.
and has shown that this government
mas not only made all possible efforts
in behalf of mediation but has gone
to greater lengths in this particular
than II other nation. Secretary Hay
In his statement to the envoys called
to the fact that the Boer
governments on March 10 appealed
simultaneously to the principal Euro
pean powers and the United States.
through Their representatives to in
terVene with a view to the cessation
OF hostilities. THE President at once
directed me-" said Secretary Hay, ito
convey the substance of this cable
gram to the British government and
l was directed by him to express his
earnest hope thai a way to bring
about peace might be found. and to
say that we would be glad to aid in
any friendly manner to promote an
happy u result. Our representative in
London promptly communicated the
Presidents instructions to Lord Sails
bury and in his answer he was re-
quested to thank the President for the
friendly interest, but Lord Salisbury
added that Her Majesty's government
could not accept the Intervention of
any power. So far as we are in
tormed, added Mr.. Hay, the United
States was the only government in the
world of all those approached by the
South African Republic which ten
dered its good offices to either of the
combatants in the interests of a ces.
sation of hostilities." Mr.. Hay also
added a statement with reference 10
the powers of Intervention given NV
the Hague convention, which agree
ment states that Powers stranger to
the dispute may have the right to offer
good offices and mediation during the
course of hOstilities, but he functions
OF the mediator are at an end whom
once 1t is declared, either by one n,
the parties to the dispute, or by the
mediator himself. that the means nj
reconciliation proposed are not ac.
cepted.' 1t appear from this that the
United States has already gone to the
extreme length permitted by the arti.
Giles of the Hague convention, and thai
II was the only nation in the world
to respond to the appeal made by the
Boer republics, and that this resnopsc
was made instantly, INT that when
declined by Great Britain, the posi-.
bility of further intervention ended
, 1900-06-07

Efforts are now pending looking to
the collection of this Indebtedness.
Out of an indebtedness of about
$3.50, 900. 900. more than one-half of
which consisted of accrued interest,
the government has realized in cash.
or Its equivalent, the sum of Sl24,421,-
6IO.95, within a period of less than
two years. Nc other administration in
the history of the United States has
ever so quickly, Sc thoroughly, and so
satisfactorily enforced the settlement
OF large claims held by the govern
ment against business corporations,
nor has any similar settlement ever
previously been made by the govern
ment to such good financial adyan-
tage. The claims were due. The
President insisted upon their collec-
ton, and this was done in a prompt
and business-like manner"
, 1900-06-07
Beers STILL AT PRETORIA.
Provisions Being Removed From the City
Reports of "A Battle.

London. June t, / n. m.-There is no
direct news from Pretoria of a later
date than Thursday evening. General
French's cavalry We're then at Irene,
eight miles south of Pretoria, and fir
ing was heard there.
Lord Roberts messages about sec
ondary operations elsewhere and the
situation ut Johannesburg, dated ut
Orange Grove. a farm four miles north
east of Johannesburg. shows that on
Saturday al $40 p. IN. he was twenty
five miles from Pretoria.
The correspondents with Lord Rob.
erts have not got through a line about
the operations after the occupation of
Johannesburg. Official messages con-
time to come through; but press tele-
grams are held up. probably TO aviod
their giving even n hint as TO what may
be the pending operations. From the
other side there filters through Louren-
20 Marques a mass of statements, some
contradictory, others obviously improb-
able, but all %purporting to be facts.
Passengers arriving at Lourenzo
Marques Saturday. direct from Pre-
toria, say that the capital was prepar-
ing TO surrender when they left Thurs
day. The forts We're dismantled. The
Boer guard mt Komatipoort searched
all trains Inc turned back most of the
fugitives, among them deserving for
eigners whe were trying TO reach neu-
trail soil.
Immense Boer conveys of provisions
are w Pretoria and Middleburg.
Fifteen trains are sent daily to Macha-
dasdoran with supplies for Lydenburg.
Pretoria is pictured by the refugees as
I'm a . futn Of pI,.,,fI,nlI.
and chaos. The populace are dismayed
ana the British are expected hourly.
Some foreign attaches have arrived
at LourenzO Marques to communicate
with their governments for orders ia
leave, as they consider that organized
war, on the Transvaal side. is at an
end. Flying among the Beers are re-
ports that h British have beer beaten
back at Lindley, with heavy loss. that
the main attack III Elandsfontein fail
ed and Lord Roberts was forced to re-
tire TO k~lipsriverburg: that he rail
way had been cut behind him south
of Nereeniglng and that n provision
train had been captured.
Without crediting any of the Boer
bulletins, everything from the field Of
war behind Lord Roberts points TO n
great effort last week TO paralyZe his
ndvnce by II bold stroke from the east.
ward mt the railway north of Bloemfon-
tein. -Four BOer columns were in n
movement seemingly with this object
I'VE There was n commando in front
of General Brabant near Ficksbury.
another faced General Rumble near
Senakal; a third occupied Lindley. and
pressed toward the railway. and n
fourth seized Hebron and pushed to-
ward KroOnstad. These operations
assuming them to have been ~independ.
ent, all appear TO have failed.
, 1900-06-07

In replying with considerable asper-
ity to the invitation to be present at
the Chicago celebration of the ami
yersary of Dewey's victory at Manila,
Duke D'Arcos, the Spanish Minister,
was following the general lines of dip
lomatic usage. At the time of Dewey's
arrival in this country, invitations to
his New York reception were sent to
all members of the diplomatic corps in
Washington. After a little conference
they decided that 1t would be improper
that they, as representatives of ma
lions friendly alike to Spain and the
United States. should manifest interest
in a victory of one nation over the
other. Some of the diplomatic repre-
sentatives, it is said, did not even re-
ply to the invitations.
, 1900-06-07

March 81, 1899, as part payment OF the
indebtedness of the Central Pacific and
Western Pacific Railroad Companies.
The proprietors of the various COM
;dnie, comprising the Central Pacific
system were subsequently, conveyed to
a new corporation called the Central
Pacific Railway Company. which latter
executed the mortgage and bonds pro-
vided for by the agreement of settle
ment
ION October I. 1899. bonds were de-
liyered to the Treasury Department by
the Central Pacific Railway Company
to secure the outstanding notes held
by the Treasury. The United States.
therefore, holds the notes of the Cen
tral Pacific Railroad Company to the
amount o. SAT. 05O. 172. sc. bearing inter
est payable semi-annally at the rate OF
g per cent per annum and secured by
the depos,. vi an equal amount of
frst-mortgage bonds of the Pacific
Railway Company. thus providing, be-
youd any doubt. for the sure and grad
ual payment of the whole of this sub
sidy debt, and providing in the mean
time for the payment OF interest at the
rate of 8 per cent upon the unpaid bal
ances. The United States. through the
settlement agreement thus entered
into will be reimbursed the full
amount of the principal and interest
of the Central Pacific and Western
Pacific debt, aggregating S5S,S12,-
TEAS
THE amounts due to the United
States March /, 1900. from Pacific rail-
roads on account of bonds issued in
aid of their construction, were as fol-
lows:
, 1900-06-07
PACIFIC RAILROAD SETTLEMENTS.

ton committee on November l, 1887.
and the sale was confirmed by the
court On November 6, 1897. After the
amoun was paid into the treasury
of the United States In convenient in
stallments. thus relieving the govern
ment from any loss whatever upon
its claim for principle and interest
due upon its subsidy. and bringing to
a final n most satisfactory termina-
ton one of these long-standing and
troublesome questions.
I'm the ease of the Kansas Pacific
Indebtedness. by decree of the court
an upset price on the sale of the
property was fixed at a sum which
would yield to the government $780,
900. The reorganization committee
In conference with the government
declared its purpose of making no
higher bid than that fixed by the de-
cree of the court, so that the govern
ment was confronted with the dan
ger of receiving for Its total lien upon
this line. amounting to nearly 3d.
900. 900, principal Inc interest, only
the sum of 81, 500, 900. Believing the
interest of the government required
that IN effort should be made to OBJ
tain a larger sum-, and the govern
ment having the right to redeem the
membranes upon the property,
which were prior to the lien Of the
government subsidy, by paying the
sums lawfully due in respect thereof
out of the treasury of the United
, 1900-06-07

President Mckinley has sent to the
senate a letter from Gen. Otis trans
hitting a lettef Of A~auinaldos S, dated
at Malolos, Ian. II, 1899. warming Sc
nor Bonito Legardo to this effect: 81
beg you to leave Manila with your
family and come hero to Maiolos. but
not because l wish to brighten you.
/ merely wish to warn you for your
satisfaction, although it is not yet the
day or the week. This letter, writ
ten eighteen days before the war with
the Filipino insurgents was begun by
their night attack d Fob. A. 1899. may
yet settle the question as to who be-
gan the war.
, 1900-06-07

After a lapse of over thirty years,
Rear Admiral Hichborn, the chief con
~structor of the United States navy, re-
turns to California, the state from
which he was appointed in the navy
as an assistant naval constructor in
1869. In California he spent the early
days of manhood and served as a
journeyman shipwright. master ship
wright and assistant naval coastruc-
tor. and those California days are full
of "reminiscences of the early time in
the history of the Golden state. Not.
withstanding his continued employ
ment so far from the west coast. Ad-
miral HichbOrn has been ever in touch
with its interests and has lone much
to foster and promote the welfare OF
the shipbuilding interests. both at the
navy yards and private %shipyards on
the Pacific coast.
, 1900-06-07

Automatic foghorns operated by the
motion of the sea have recently been
installed Off the coast of Spain. Tho
rise and fall of the buoy sets n pumn
at work which at every stroke forces
a supply of air into an air chamber. A
small engine liberates the air in reg.
ular quantities and allows it to pass
upward to the foghorn which produces
the blast. The number and length of
the blasts may be regulated as desired
Each blast contains one or more notes
a long and n short one or any other
combination to make. it distinctive and
easily recognizable. Surprising a storm
rage. the foghorn will still sound the
same steady blast that 1t produces in
n calm sea, for the extra power oh.
tanned from the waves is allowed to
run 10 waste by means OF an escape
valve.-Pearson's Magazine.
, 1900-06-07

1t is everywhere recognized chat n
soldier is best paid for doing his duty
by a strip of ribbon or a pecuniarily
valueless medal. On the other hand,
n badge in itself often spurs On its
owner to deeds of valor and honor.
Harry Won Trott, a young graduate of
the Agricultural College of the Univer-
sity Of Wisconsin. was among the pas
sengers on a vessel recently wrecked
off the coast of Mexico. The little
Christian Endeavor pin was on his
coa He threw off his outer garments,
and fastening the pin in his Under
clothes, swan through the shark-in-
tested water and over surf-beaten
rocks to bring relief to the imperilled
passengers. A great crisis calls for
energy, skill and self-sacrifce. and
fortunately for the credit of this age,
it does not often call in vain.
, 1900-06-07
SMALL CHECKS ARE Frw---
Odd Eject of War Tax on the
business. hhhs

Odd Eject of War Tax on the
business. hkins
"The war tax has its drnuhoo
marked the cashier In a large o. re
way house to a Mail and Esnranroad-
porter, but 1t Is a blessing to r>
in my position. 1 never knew 10 man
extent the habit OF making SINAI, hShat
checks had spread until sow oahS
tractor pay of his laborers one con
day night in checks. l made ,nnoaasur-
and found that 1t was a comma 1quny
tice lot only with him but man,pfas
ers who hired great bodies of mo, oUa'
contractor who made a pnntIca :. A
suing small checks told me Sron,HV
that in the old days, when II was nay
essary to face each check with a Poem,
internal revenue stamp, he made as
few checks as possible. The war ,es
having included bank checks, the bahi.
of issuing small checks has practiroIis.
been discontinued. That's why I sas
the tax is a blessing in disguise. II y
not profitable to issue checks for small
sums. h
There is still another reason NH.
we now see fewer checks for s,rnS,
amounts. Expert bank men declora
that the simplest check to raise is nv
one calling for an amount below sio
The percentage of raised checks Is si,
ty-five Oh sums below $40. AnothSr
reason for the opposition to small
checks is that they bother the bank nm
thorities. Some banking in%stitut,ons
will cast out n patrons account should
he persist in making small checks. Tho
cheapening of the registry of letters IL
another reason for the suppression n
small checks"
, 1900-06-07

The proverbial foible of many per-
sons for c%oncealing or misrepresenting
their ages is proved by the census to
be a reality. Careful scrutiny of the
returns OF population according to ages
in successive census years shows that
there is a widespread tendency among
boys and girls to report themselves
older than they really are, as If to
anticipate manhood and womanhood.
Among those who are approaching
middle age, the tendency is in the oppo-
site direction. namely, to report them
selves younger than they are. Finally
in the case OF the very old, there is
an inclination to add to their years.
They seem to take pride In every year
they hav lived since they could boast
that they were o~ctogenarians. 1t is a
little strange that this weakness OF
human nature should be so widespread
and that both men and should
be so sensitive upon the subject OF
their ages, seeing that there is no
condition or circumstance of life for
which the individual is less responsible
than his age.
, 1900-06-07

Hotel rates won't be high at the
Philadelphia convention, but you'd bet.
ter not 60 near Philadelphia for six
months afterward." What do YOU
mean?" why. the town won't get
awake to its commercial opportunities
until the thing is over"
, 1900-06-07

One of the senate committees is now
investigating the alleged deleterious
action of alum as a constituen. of hak-
ing powder, which was demonstrated
many years ago in England. Small
amounts of alum improved the appear
ance OF bread made from inferior flour,
but The product was prejudinial u the
health of the consumers and It's err
ployment was prohibited by law.
, 1900-06-07

The Burlington will on June l1th and
18th put on sale tickets from Denver to
Chicago. st. Louis. Peoria and all Mis-
souri, river points at rate OF one fare plus
81 for the round trip. Tickets good for
return till October 31st. This rate open
to everybody. G. W. VALLERY,
General Agent,
, 1900-06-07

The Republican party p~rosecutes and
Furnishes those of its public official,
who betray their trusts. Protection TO,
dishonesty was a Republican
practice.
, 1900-06-07

In 1895 the worlds production OF
gold was $4,000, 900 less than the
worlds production of silver. In 1so,
the production of gold was S73, zoe. OoC
greater. Not much danger of a scarci.
ty of the yellow metal.
, 1900-06-07
A Chance for a Cheap rr,p East

On June 18th. 18th. sd. July 18TH. Goth,
and August 18th. the Union Pacific will
Louis, st. Paul, Duluth. Kansas City.
Omaha n intermediate points at rate
of one fare plus 81 for the round trip.
18th street
, 1900-06-07
SARATOGA SUN.
SARATOGA, WYOMING.

An unusual number of persons. lack
ing in civic pride, are killing them
aelves in Chicago just on the verge of
census taking.
, 1900-06-07

The United States navy is long on
admirals and short on able seamen-a
condition arising from the fact that
admirais are made, while seamen have
to be enlisted.
, 1900-06-07
Disappointing Dcmncrnc,.

The peaceful and satisfactory solu
ton of a labor difficulty is always
disappointment to Democratic leader
ship.
, 1900-06-07

A~melia-Edgar. Mrs. Montgomery Mopps
asked me why We hadn't called. and l
Edgar-You deceltful thing.
Amella-Oh, well! mex time you see
her you can blame 1t all on me.
, 1900-06-07

Julius. we must begin to talk about
our summer trip"
That's so. Julia: the sooner we begin
talking about 1t the sooner | can get you
CONVINCED that We can't afford to go any
, 1900-06-07

Lecturer-"Sir, the brotherhood of-man
tertainment."
Humble Citizen-"Huhi Your advertise
ment says that you travel in a private
car; you're no brother of mine"
, 1900-06-07

David, l won't allow you to run
for vice president" Why not, Mrs
Farsight!" Because your party is
Just trying to put you where you won't
ever get n chance to say a word about
anything"
, 1900-06-07

she--"Your mother is awfuliy suspi-
cious".
He-"How does she show it,"
She-'Why. because we don't go out TO-
gether evenings n more she thinks that
we don't get along WELL"
, 1900-06-07
Failing Of the Hair
is caused by dandruff. Coke Dandruff Cur,
VIII stop 1t or money refunded. $l.00.

Your daughter Arabella doesn't write
any more poetry" mo; magazines come
put only once a month, you know. She
nus gone IN for society now and gets her
day" f
, 1900-06-07
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is q constitutional cure. Price, 75c.

Are Mayme's new photographs pref;
W oh, should say so. She had
tneln taken in her white silk ~graduatinE
rings on"
, 1900-06-07

keep looking young and save your hair, iu color
and beauty with PARKKR's HAIR BALsAM.
hispERconSs the best cure for corns. l5cts.
, 1900-06-07

In this country we give I'D more in
nps 70 various persons than we lose BY
burglars Yes: and we can't rave the
eShsoiauon of firing pistols off at them
, 1900-06-07

One size smaller after usingAllen's Foot
Ease, a powder. 1t makes tight or new
shoes easy. Cures swollen. hot. sweating.
aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and
bunions. All dru ygists and shce stores,
Csc. Trial package FREE by mail. Ad.
dress Allen S. Olmsted. LIE Roy. NY.
, 1900-06-07

The fur OF the blue fox has become
so valuable of late years that fox
farms" now exist on some Of the is
lands of the 4 Of Maine as well
us on the Aleutian Islands and the
Pribilof Islands in Boring sea. one of
the problems now confronting the fox
ranchers is how to provide more album
dant food for the foxes in the winter
time. On the Aleutian Islands they
ave been fed with dried salmon hen
other food gives out. They will even
eat sea-urchins. searching for them on
the beach at low tide.
, 1900-06-07

For speed the transport Thomas is
now the record-holder IN rha Pacific
route. She arrived at Manila March
q, just twenty-five days from San
Francisco, not stopping at Honolulu.
The ship was not expected in Manila
till April ! and created surprise in the
harbor. Capt. sawtelle. son o. Quar-
termaster General Sawtelle. was in
charge Of the Thomas on what the
Manila Freedom declared was a rec
ord-breaking trip. Some idea or the
amount Of mail sent to the Philip
pines may be CLEANED from the fac
that the Thomas carried 552 sacks.
, 1900-06-07

To preserve summer skirts and dresses
use "Faultless Starch" All grocers, l0c
, 1900-06-07
Varieties OF Popullsm.

FHTI"tT"H OF FOpnITem.
Middle-of-tho-road Populism contin.
ues to show fight to the variety thu.
lodges about the fence corners.
, 1900-06-07

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup.
aor cnliafen teething, softens the gums, reduces 10
nammation, allays pain. cures wind collie. 25c q bottle
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