Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-17
TELgoRApAlc saevlTies.

Sergeant Riley. of the Twenty sixth
volunteers, told the senate committee
on the Philippines today of the water
cure He said that President Icabares
was stripped to the waist, and his
hands tied in November. 1900. Cap
tain Glenn OF the Eighteenth regiment.
then asked If he had sent information
to the insurgents regarding the com
ing OF Americans, and he refused to
answer. He was then placed on the
floor under water tank. his mouth
forced open and the water allowed TO
iun. When the president was filled
with water. II was forced out by
pressing foot or hand on his stomach.
This was continued ten to fifteen min
utes
Then the president made sign
that he was willing to talk. He was
allowed TO partly sit up, and said he
had warned the insurgents. He was
then dressed and taken down stairs.
where he refused TO answer a second
question. Captain Glenn again order
ed the water cure. A syringe was
used which forced water down by be-
Ing inserted In the mans nostrils
while handful OF salt was thrown in
the water DR.. Lyons. an American
contract surgeon. superiBtended the
operation. The president again weak.
ened under torture. and that night
the Americans burned the town.
WASHINGTON. d. c., April A.
Sergeant Riley's sensational testi-
mony before the senate committee
this morning was carried over to the
war department early today. creating
quite iutter II is the most specific
statement yet made of American cru
city and has caused a great deal Of
comment and feeling Secretary Root
conveyed the news TO the president.
and Il is not unlikely that some sharp
o1lcla order or statement will be Is
sued this week In certain circles
an effort has been made to discredit
Sergeant Riley. while on the other
hand it is said that the testimony OF
man given plainly and clearly can be
substautlated by several other sol
dlcrs
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April IA
There are fears today that the Cuban
lffiplbfllS VII may ldll. ne utDdlt
this morning was OF a perfunctory or
der The great speech Of DaleIl is be-
ing looked forward to as the feature of
the entire controversy. This will
not be delivered before Wednesday
Tforty members of the majority who
viii favor the Democrats II they vote
soldly against the bill will give the
opposition a majority OF about dozen
but Republican leaders declare them
selves today as confident that when
vote s reached the last of the week,
the BILL will pass, The amendment to
abolish the differential duties is the
feature that endangers the whole prop
ositlon
LONDON. April 14.-Announcement
of new conference of Boer leaders
at Pretoria has given rise to a great
er hopefuness for peace. All London
is excited The conference between
Chamberlain and King Edward at the
palace was secret An important
meeting of the cabinet at Chamber
lains house followed 1t is known to.
day that the Boer leaders have sent
the result of their deliberations to
Lord Kitchener. but he refuses to
give out any news
LONDON. April 14.--In the couse
OF commons this afternoon. Balfour.
the government leader. announced
that a message from Lord Kitchener
had been received Saturday, which in
cluded a communication from the
Boer leaders. The government ca
bled n reply and expected further in
formation This he added, was all he
could say. Reading of the budget was
then taken up. The Liberal party
wanted the reading postponed. as
peace undoubtedly would change 1t.
LONDON, April 1.-THE financial
statement submitted to the house of
commons today shows government
deficit for the year of about 5000 000.-
900 dollars
The budget showed the total cost of
the war In South Africa and China
the past three years was over sS25.-
900. 900,
LONDON. April 14-Lord Kitchen
er's weekly report relates engage
ments in which the Beers lost heavi-
w. near Petersburg. Transvaai.
An Inneskillin regiment surrounded
a Boer commando, and skirmishes con
tined for several days The Beers
lost LOG men. killed, wounded and
missing
commando, probably General
Dclareys. attacked Colonel Bruce
Hamilton near Rooswal The enc
my were repulsed, losing rs. killed
and wounded. and twenty were cap
tured. Kekewich pursued, capturing
two guns and one pompon.
BRUSSELS, April 1.-THE situa-
ton In Brussels as n result of the so
cialist demand for universal suffrage.
is darker than ever this morning. The
streets are deserted, but 1t is believ-
ed that popular unrest merely slum-
hers. The authorities have. taken
every prccaution. A general strike
began today and the Screaming and
other districts, and the Schlessln foun.
dries. mines. factories and glass works
shut down.
DENVER. Colo. April 1.-THE ID.
a r G, concluded today concluded to
take up the third rail Immediately
between Denver and Pueblo This is
Is the beginning OF Mr.. Gould's plan