Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-04-26
ARMY AND NAVY.
UNITED STATES.

AT Slang, in Cavite province, the in
surgents have surrendered several Nor
denfeldts.
General Macarthur considers mop
perfume the suggestion that Aguinaldc
visit the United States.
1t is intimated that an official an
nouncement regarding the disposition
OF Aguinaldo will soon be made.
General Macarthur reports the ar
rival of the transport Indiana at Manila
She had on board AS men of the Tenth
Infantry and 5S5 of the Twenty-eighth
Infantry.
Information concerning the doings OF
Aguinaldo is withheld by the authori-
ties. The wife and mother of Agui-
naldo have been almost his only visitors
during the past week.
The transport Logan sailed April 18th
Ior Manila with two companies of the
First Infantry, the third squadron OF
the Ninth Cavalry, the second squad
ron OF the Tenth Cavalry and bat
TALON of the Eleventh Infantry.
A court-martial has been convened
and will meet to try Lieutenant Fred
erick Boyer, charged with the embez-
Element of commissary stores. Captain
Frederick j. Barrows of the Thirtieth
Volunteer Infantry will be tried later.
By the treachery of native guide,
Lieutenant Mills of Company G, Forty
| third Volunteer Infantry, was almost
entrapped, while pursuing insurgents
in the interior of the island of IIeyte.
After sharp skirmish the attacking
insurgents were defeated. Surgeon
Lewis Thompson and Private Prosset
were severely wounded.
The chief of staff of the insurgent
General Mascardo has surrendered at
the town of Marivales, in Bataan prov
ince, Luzon. He says that Marscar-
dos band of followers, now greatly
diminished, are in bad way. 1t is i'm
possible for them to elude the Ameri-
cans and they are unable to obtain food
and want to surrender. 1t is expected
that General Mascardo himself will sur
render shortly.
The trial of Sergeant Memson, the
first case in the commissary scandals,
began with the startling disclosures ex-
pected. Two witnesses testified that
quantities of flour were taken from a
Government warehouse and sold by
three commissary sergeants and two
others, who divided the proceeds. Fin
nick, proprietor of an American bakery
was incriminated, and other business
men involved. The extent of the lille
gal sales has not been ascertained.
CHINA.
The Germans are preparing to repat-
rate the infantry brigade.
The indemnity claims are now I'M
derstood to total e60,000,O0O.
Boxers have destroyed twenty miles
OF railway at Lu Han, near Pao Ting
Flu.
The French military authorities con-
template removing 1000 men from Pc
king at an early date.
Two Chinese steamers came into col
lisiOn between Canton and WI Chow
and seventy Chinese were drowned.
General Won Gyle, in command of
5000 German and 5000 French troops is
heading an expedition to attack Liu
Kang Ting at Hui-Lu, 120 miles from
Pao Ting Flu. Luis position is inside
the territory defined by Field Marshal
Won Waldersee as the sphere of opera
tions for the allies. Liu has 10, 200 men
and has refused to retire, saying that if
the allies wished him to retire they had
better come out and compel him.
The Powers are not disposed to press
China too hard. Later figures are COM
ing in respecting the indemnity claims
which slightly modify these CLAIMS as
reported from other sources. For in
stance, the French claim is now given
as S56, 000,0 900, instead of S65, 100000.
The Russian claim is about $97, 0O0, 900
and that of Great Britain 100000.
The little powers, those that furnished
no troops at all or an insignificant num-
Der, loom up with big bills. Belgium
wants Sc, 600, and similar claims are
preferred by Holland and Spain.
SOUTH AFRICA.
During Colonel Pitchers operations
in Orange River Colony seven Beers
were killed.
Colonel Plumer has captured a field
cornet and seven men, with wagons
and eighteen rifles.
All the inhabitants of MUSHROOM
have been sent to Pretoria. MUSHROOM
is eighty miles north of Pretoria on the
railroad.
The London Daily Express says that
it understands the Government has de-
cided to cease sending re-enforcements
to South Africa.
1t is reported that the health of for
mer President Steyn has broken down.
1t is also said that he has advised all of
the Beers on commando to surrender.
Hony De Wet, member of the Cape
Assembly, has been sentenced by the
treason court to Imprisonment for three
years, with fine of $1,000, for seditious
speeches.
A dispatch from General Kitchener
says that General Monro's mounted in
fantry, after two hours hard fighting,
captured eighty prisoners, including
Commandment Bresia, at Lietfndeyue,
near Dewetsdorp.
1t is said private telegram has been
received to the effect that General
French, with 500 British troops, has
been captured by the Beers while his
force was enveloped in mist on the
hills No confirmation of the report
has been obtained.
SeriOTlS seditiOuS movement is now