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Weather To-Day: RAIN. The News and Observer — & —— . _ —^——— ; /V .. VOL. XLV. NO. 13‘J. LEADS ILL NORTH CAROUNA" liUES I lEWS 111 OIRS'IAHOII. THE RUIN OF THE FILIPINO ARMY One Third Incapacitated; the Other Two Thirds Scat ered Far and Wide* PROCLAMATIONS BY AGUINALDO He Declares Americans to Blame for the Collision, and Begs his People not to Yield to Discouragement-- Our Men Now Have Situation in the Main Un der Control, Though There is Some Fighting With Scattered Bands. Iloilo to be Taken. Washington, Feb. 7.—There was lit tle abatement of interest in the stirring events at Manila exhibited at the War Department to-day. The first feeling cl ( anxiety for the safety of the American forces had given away entirely save in the case of the personal friends and ac quaintances of soldiers supposed to be in jured, and there was displayed instead the greatest interest in the extent of the loss inflicted upon the insurgents by the American soldiers and sailors. Officers at the War Department who know Gen eral Otis well, declared, when he an nounced the killing, capture or wound ing of 4,000 men, that he un doubtedly had underestimated the dam age inflicted by him, as was his wont, instead of magnifying it in the epanish fashion. The news of the day from abroad was found in the casualty list sent by Gen eral Otis and in the concise and excellent description by him of the results of the engagement of Saturday night and Sun day. The officials say that nothing more can be expected from him on this point, until he has had an opportunity to forward a mail report giving in de tail all the history of the fighting. Na turally there was a great deal of specu lation as to the future conduct of af fairs by General Otis, but to some ex tent this must remain speculation inas much as Secretary Alger had said that the General is to lie left to follow his own discretion. To assist him to a correct understand ing of the diplomatic situation he has been cabled the full text of the peace treaty ratified yesterday. A forwardmovement is probable at Iloilo, where General Miller has been for weeks lying in front of the town in his transports. He has never had any doubt of his ability to take the place whenever he got the word, but there has been a restraining influence from Washington, based in part on the hope that the insurgents could be brought to a peaceful retirement from the town, and an apprehension that an effort to force a landing might result in serious injury to foreign interests. Now, how ever, it is felt that the latter are jter liaps more in jeopardy from a continu ance of the existing state of affairs than they would be through a rapid seizure of the town. General Miller now has with him the Eighteenth infantry and a battery of ar tillery and it is likely that he will he strongly reinforced before the attempt is made to take Iloilo. Naval officers have watched with pride the achievements of the naval vessels | during the recent fighting, and tbev were gratified when Secretary Long this afternoon sent the following cablegram: "Dewey, Manila: "Congratulations. (Signed.) "LONG.” OFB MEN IN FULL. CONTROL. Manila, Feb. 7.—3:45 I*. M. —The j Americans, as this dispatch is sent, are in complete control of the situation with in a radius of nine miles from Manila. Their lines extending to Mala bon, on the North, and to Paraaque, on tno South, are fully twenty-five miles long. While a few detached bodies of the enemy still offer desultory opposition the main body of the rebels is in full re treat and utterly routed. Os the hordes of troops originally drawn up in battle array against the Americans, fully one-third are already incapacitated, and the others are scat tered in evt rv direction. The terrible loss of the rebels may he gathered from the fact that I<lo of them were buried in one rice field on Monday, near Pasas and that $7 were interred between Paco ana Santa Ana. A converted river gunboat did terrilde execution among the rebels, sleeping both hanks of the river with her Gatling guns and her heavier battery. Hundreds of Filipinos undoubtedly crawled into the eanebakes and died there* The Americans are working nobly in thrir efforts to find the wounded, and are bringing hundreds of suffering rebels to the hospitals for treatment. Tin* natives are unable to understand the humane motives which prompt the victors to succor the wounded of the enemy. The correspondent of the Associated Press is informed that members of the hospital corps have made the startling discovery that there are several women, in male dress and with hair cropped, among the dead. The chief of the Ygorotes, the Filipino natives who fought so gallantly in the face or our artillery fire, with their hows and arrows, is in a hospital with a shattered thigh. He admits that he never saw modern artillery and was ignorant of its effects and force until he and his followers met the disas trous fire of the cannon on Sunday morning. The chief is bitterly in i censed against the Tagalo* for placing i the Ygorotes in front of an American battery, under the -pretense that they were sent to occupy a post of honor, and he intimates that the Ygorotes will avenge this treachery when the survi vors return North. It is regarded as a significant fact that many of the Filipino officials of this city disappeared from Manila as soon as hostilities commenced. Some of them are supposed to he still hiding here. Hundreds of women are pouring into Manila from all districts, as the villages around Manila, have as a rule, been de stroyed by the troops. The further the Americans extend their lines, the more the need of means of transportation increase. The Ameri can commanders# have already been compelled to impress horsis and vehicles on all sides, to the inconvenience natur ally, of the civilians. All the public conveyances, at this writing, have either been impressed or have disappeared an some manner or other. Street ear traffic, however,has been re sumed, and the ears are running regu larly, though the streets are almost de serted. There are a few native stores open, and white flags, in the nature of towels, pillow slips and aprons tied to ; bamboos, adorn the windows of the na tive residences everywhere, liut, in spite of these emblems of peace, scores of Filipinos, under the cover of the jdarkness, fired from these same windows yesterday evening on the American pa trols. At nine o’clock last night men* was a general fusilade in the Quiapo and Rinon districts. The inhabitants of the city, generally, believed that a battle was raging at their doors, lights w< re extinguished, inside the dwellings and a majority of people were in a state of terror. Under the circumstances it is ! remarkable that no casualties were re ported. Several shots were fired across the river during the excitement, j General Hughes has the interior situ ; ation absolutely in hand. Date yesterday General Hales’ bri gade advanced and took the wator i works -at Singalon. Four companies ot i the Nebraska regiment and a part of the Utah battery, with two field guns and two Hotchkiss, met file enemy on the hill a half mile out, and a sharp en gagement took place, in which the Ne i braskans lost one man killed and three ; wounded. ! Dr. Young, formerly quartermaster sergeant in the Third artillery, was wounded, captured and brutally mur dered, and his body when recovered was found to have been horribly mutilated. The Filipinos were driven back ami re tired in had order, carrying with them the valves and heads of tne steam j chest and cylinder of the pumping ma chinery. ' General Overshine’s brigade advanced and took l’aranaque, capturing two field guns. They met with no opposi tion. General Arthur’s division advanced beyond Gagalangin, without loss, the enemy retreating upon Caloocan. I t.e Americans now have the steam ear line to Malahon, and six mndred marines, with four Maxims have been landed from, the fleet on the Pencil, north of the city. The Third artillery, on the main road and the Utah battery in a cemetery covered the advance of the Kansas : troops. Among the important points eaptmed was a strong embrasure! earthwork within sight of Caloocan. There was considerable firing from the upper windows of the houses in the native quarter of the cry last night, hut no casualties have ik*v*i ’vporiod as the result. | The signal oorps were compelled to rim their lines along the firing line dur ing the fighting and, consequently there were frequent interruptions of communi cation, owing to the cutting of tm wires, and the signal men were ordered (•> kill without any hesititaney anyonik who attempted to interfere with the lines. | A Filipino Colonel came out ibis morning from Caloocan, under a flag of truce. Several American officers promptly went to me; 1 him, hut when the parties met the Filipino* opened fire. The Filipino apologize 1 for ihe barbarous conduct of bis troops and re turned to his lines. The American troops are being promptly furnished with supplies of all kinds, hospital attendance is supplied iq* to the firing line and, hi brief, all the wants of our troops are met imme diately by flic different military depart- RALKieH, N.C.* WEDNESDAY MORN INFEBRUARY 1*99 meats whose duty it is to at :en.l to such matters. Artificer Hays, of Company 1. of the Colorado regiment, discovered the miss ing parts of the pumping machinery of the water-works buried in a coal pile at Singalon station. The machinery will soon he in working order again and the employes having promised to retain 1o work this evening, it is improbable that the theratened water famine will occur. Aguinaldo, the rebel leader, issued two proclamations on Saturday Monday. The first says: "I order and command: “First—-That ]>eace and friendly rela tions with the Americans be broken and that the latter be treated as ene mies, within the limits prescribed by the laws, of war. "Second —That the Americans raptur ed be held as prisoners of war. "Third—That this proclamation be communicated to the Cousins and t h,i t Congress order and accord a suspension of the constitutional guarantees, resist ing from the declaration of war.” I Aguinaldo’s proclamation of M vndjfy says the Outbreak df hostilities was “unjustly and unexpectedly provoked by the Americans,” refers to his mani festo of January Bth, publishing alleged grievances of the Filipinos ht the hands of the army of occupation and the "constant outrages and taunts which have been causing misery to the Mani hms,” and refers to “the usel >ss con ferences” and “contempt shown for the Filipino Government,” ns proving a “premeditated trangression of justice and liberty.” The rebel leader also refers to the former losses of the Filipinos, but says “slavery is bitter,” and calls upon them to "sacrifice all upon the altar of Honor and national integrity.” He insists that he tried to avoid, so far as possible, an armed conflict but claims that all his efforts “were use less before the unmeasured pride of the Americans,” whom he charged as hav ing treated him as a rebel “because 1 de fended the interests of my country and would not become the instrument of their dastardly intentions.” Aguinaldo concludes with saying: “Be not discouraged. Our indepen dence was watered freely by the blood of martyrs, and more will be shed in the future to strengthen it. Remember that efforts are not to be wasted that ends may he gained. It is indispensable to adjust our actions to the rules of ir.w and right Ttnd to learn to triumph over our enemies.” A DISPATCH FROM OTIS. Washington, Feb. 7. —The War De partment. today received the following dispatch from General Otis: “Manila, Feb. 7th. “Adjutant General, Wasmgbm. “The insurgent army concentrated around Manila from Luzon Provinces, numbering over 110,000. possessing sever al quick firing and Ivrupp field guns. Good portion of enemy armed with Mausers, latest pattern. Two K"upp and great many rifles captured. Insur gents fired great quantity ot' ammuni tion. Quite a number ot Spanish sol diers in insurgent service who served artillery. Insurgents constructed strong intrenehraents near bur 1 ties, mostly by bamboo thickets. These* our men charged, killing or capturing many of the enemy. Our casualties probably aggregate ”50. Full reports to-day. Casualties of insurgents very heavy. Have buried some 500 of their dead and hold 500 prisoners. Their io«s killed, wounded and prisoners probably 4.000. Took water-works pumping sta tion yesterday six miles out. Consider able skirmish with enemy which iriado no stand. Pumps damaged, will be working in a week. Have number of condensers set up in city which furnish good water. Troops in excellent spirits. Quiet prevails. (Signed) “OTIS.” ALGER CONGRATULATES OTIS. Washington, Feb. 7.—Secretary Alger this morning sent the following cable gram to General Otis at Manila: “Accept my best congratulations upon your magnificent victory of Sunday: all the more creditable because you were not the aggressor. (Signed) “ALGER.” WILL RUSH THE CAMPAIGN. The Insurgents Are Not: to Be Given Time to Recover. Washington, Feb. 7. —It is understood that the campaign against the Philippine insurgents is to Im* prosecuted with vigor. The question was full discussed at today’s Cabinet meeting, and the conclusion was reached that before per manent peace or security to fife and property could be secured Agninaldo’s forces must be made to lay down their arms, and it is expected that General Otis, in co-operation with Adiuial Dewey, will push forward at once aud give the insurgents no chance to recover from the defeat of last Sunday. So far as can he learned no positive in structions have yet bepn doled to our commanders at Manila, hut it is the ex pectation of members of the Adminis tration, presumably based on cable ad vices from Manila, that this course will he pursued. Iloilo is to he occupied at once by the American naval forces, and it is ex peoted that General Otis will move im mediately on Mulolos, the insurgent capital, and capture or disperse the so called Filipino Government. The more closely the insurgents are pressed and the more vigorous and determined the campaign, it is said, the sooner may we expect peace. BACCALAUREATE SER -ION. Chapel Hill, N. (’., Feb. 7.—(Special.) —The Right Reverend Hugh Miller Thompson, Bishop of Mississippi, has accepted the invitation of the senior class to preach the baccalaureate sermon Sunday, May 28th. MM DOES ' NOT WISH A VOTE His Resolutions Will Not be Pressed. WHITE MAN’S BURDEN FEW WHO’VB BORNE IT VOTED FOR RATIFICATION. SO DECLARES SENATOR TILMAN He Also Asserts that However the Philippine Quest on May be Decided, the Filip pine Insurgents Will be Re garded as Patriots. Washington, Feb. *7.—For two hours or more the Senate to-day had' the reso lution declaratory of a policy of this Government in the Philippines under discussion, but no vote was reached and the resolution went finally to the calendar. In accordance with notice given last evening Mr. Tillman (Deni. S. C.), addressed the Senate upon the resolution, making a characteristic and pi et urcsq u ear gum en t. Mr. Lodge (Rep. Mass.), followed with a strong reply to Mr. Tillman, in which he stated clearly and directly the eo|, dilions as they confronted the United States in the Philippines. Mr. Tillman, said, in opening, that he had listened to the debate upon the treaty with interest, but without taking part in it. He had contented himself with occasional little forays and with indulging in a little guerilla warfare. “The first: thing that strikes me,” said he, “in the reading of this resolu tion is its absolute uselessness and its cold-blooded purpose— its simple declara tion oj purpose to buy and sell those people of the Philippines for our own interests and steadfastly to ignore their interests. If 1 mistake not the trend of events, the ratification of the treaty promises to bring disaster to the party responsible for it.” "If it was right,” said he, “in discuss ing the changes of votes on ratification, “to defeat, the treaty on Saturday it was right to defeat it yesterday.” He said that never in his legislative expe i rienee had he heard so many speeches | against a proposition followed by so many votes in favor of the proposition. To his mind it indicated that certain I Senators had yielded to pressure. Concerning the Constitution, ne dr- I elared that the only scintilla now left of it was that which required (hat a treaty could only be ratified by a two thirds vote of tin* Senate. The ratifica tion of the treaty, he said, had determ ined the fact that in law the Filipinos were rebels against the United States. If they fired on our (lag they would be regarded as rebels. That was die way the world saw it. However the trouble in the Philippines might terminate, the Filipinos would be regarded as patriots who were fighting for their liberty just as much as were the American revolu tionists. "If any resolution is passed here we ought to pass one bringing peace to the Philippines, not disaster. “The question now is: ‘Are we to take the place of Spain as task-masters and tyrants?’ Turning to Mr. Dodge who was listening to the speech, Mr. Tillman inquired if the situation in the Philippines was not unique, was not uu duplicated anywhere in history? "I think,” replied Mr. Lodge, "that the situation is unique in this that the people to whom we have 1 ik n liberty and freedom have turned upon us.” Mr. Tillman declared that the situation in the Philippnes was similar to that which confronted Great Britain in the Transvaal, and, after reviewing Eng land’s trouble in South Africa, sit’d that we wanted nothing in those islands ex cept power to control their foreign policy. "Os course,” he continued, “we can send tens of thousands of troops to the Philippines, as the Senator from Montana (Carter) sai l the other day. we can shoot those people to death; but ought we to do it? Is it honorable for 11s to do it?” Mr. Tillman then read some verses from Kipling’s latest poem, “The White Man’s Burden,” which he regarded as exactly fitted to our case. “Every man in this chamber, but five,” said he, ’who has had to do with the colored race, voted against the treaty. We of the South hake borne ‘the White Man's burden.’ It was handed down to 11s .by your father, and mine and it clings to us like the shirt of Nessus.” Hi* maintained that we did not want to incorporate into our citizenship the mon grel population of the Philippines, and inaugurate another race struggle in the United States. • “There are two cities in the Pacific,” said Mr. Tillman, “over which our flag breaks to the breeze. Over the one it is v a harbinger of peace, good will, pros perity and liberty. “Over the other —Manila —it is cold blooded and determined—to do what? To force upon those people a government whether it he satisfactory to them or not.” The debate for the day on the Mo- Enery resolution was concluded by Mr. Lodge in a brief speech in the course of which he stated some of the facts re lating to the insurrection in the Philip pines against Spain and the part Aguinaldo took in it. Further along Mr. Lodge, speaking of the restaints placed upon the American forces in the Philippines, said: “Stringent orders have gone from the President to General Otis and Admiral Dewey to exercise the greatest care in their treatment of the Filipinos and not by words or deed to provoke them. A fortnight ago General Otis, in accord ance with orders received from the Ad ministration officially informed Aguin aldo that he had no intention of making an attack upon the Filipino troops. Mr. Lodge concluded by reiterating his statement (hat it was his belief that the Filipinos had made a preconcerted and prearranged attack upon onr troops at Manila for the purpose of influencing action upon the treaty. Mr. Tillman secured the floor again to read a paragraph from Major Bell s report on the condition of file Filipino insurgents, and he oonculded with the declaration that the peace eonunisrion ers had gone to Paris with Ihe pur j>ose of buying the Philippines, and that it was now the purpose of the Admin istration authorities to kill the Fili pinos like shetp. The Indian Appropriation Bill was taken up but not completed. At 5:15 the Senate went into executive session and soon afterward adjourned. PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE. Washington, Feb. 7.— To-day and to morrow were set aside for the consid eration of public bills, dhe committee had reported seventy-eight oills for | buildings in thirty-five States authori zing in the aggregate an expenditure of .$14,000,910. Little or no opposition en veloped to-day, and hills were favorably acted upon almost as rapidly as they could be read. There was, however, more or less good nature in tin* chaffing throughout the session. As a result forty bills carrying or authorizing ap propriations aggregating $11,3(54,000 ! had been laid aside with favorable re commendations before adjournment was reached. Among the hills passed were the fol i lowing: Newport News, Ya., $75,000: Elizabeth City. N. C„ $50,000; Bluefield. W. Ya., $50,000; Brunswick, Ga., $50,000; Beau mont, Texas, $75,000. At 5:20 p. m. the House adjourned. M’EXERY’S RESOLUTIONS. It is Thought They Will Pass Without Difficulty. Washington, Feb. 7. —(Special.)—The | McEnery resolutions were not taken up jby the Senate today. It is uncertain j now when thdy will he prepared, as the feeling is gaining ground that so long as the Filipinos are in open revolt, it might be just as well to postpone any declarations intended to mollify them. I Senator McEnery is said to incline to I this view; and for this reason he did not press the resolutions, although he j was given assurance that he would he given a vote on them whenever ho de sired. There is no doubt that when a vote is taken the resolutions will be passed as the men .vho have foight the other resolutions favor them, and those who have been for the Bacon and other sim ; ilar declarations will vote for those resolutions of Senator McEnery if they ! can get nothing stronger or more in I accord with their views, j A remarkable fact about the Eagan ! sentence is the President has indicated S that while he is suspended hi* is to receive full pay. The only effect of a sentence is that he is given a rest from work for six years and then goes regularly on the retired list. It looks like a reward rather than a punishment. DESPERADOES IN MANILA. They Had Intended to Co-Operate with Aguinaldo. Manila, Feb. 7. —8 p. m.—There are many indications that Manila is full of desperadoes who had intended to co operate with Aguinaldo. The police are continually capturing 1111*11 and worn on with weapons concealed m their clothing. The vigilance of the authori ties in this respect is highly reassuring, j Last Saturday about midnight two Englishmen accidentally encountered a gang of armed natives in a dark side street. | The natives, fearing discovery, impris oned them until morning and threatened to kill them unless they maintained si lence. j Many native clerks, employed by mer ! cantile houses, are missing. As it is im possible that they should have passed the lines, the inference is that they are in hiding in the city. Several attempts were made to assassi nate Americans on the street, but that danger is now a minimum. The natives ! are terribly cowed and the precautions taken, especially against incendiarism, are admirable. The rebels, who have been swept in every direction, like pheasants in a bat tue, die by the hundreds in the trenches —for the most part passively, except the Ygorotes, who charge desperately and uselessly. «* i The rebel prisoners declare that the I outposts fired and then everybody fol lowed in accordance with a sort of gen eral understanding. ' KILLED IN THE JtXGLE. ' j Manila, Feb. B.—lo a. in. —Lieutenant Alford (A. L. Ford?), Company I, Twen tieth Kansas infantry, and a private of that company, were killed and six other members of the regiment were 1 wounded near Caloocan last evening I while reconnoiteriug. The party was in 1 a jungle, when it was attacked by the enemy. Two companies of the Kansas regi ment were sent to the relief of their comrades and drove the Filipinos into Caloocan, penetrating to the very heart of the town. Meanwhile the gunboats shelled the suburbs. General Otis finally recalled the troops, but the natives, misunderstanding the ! retreat, failed to take advantage of it. , The outskirts of the town were burned. LAST EDITIONS PRIC /B CENTS. THESENIENCEOH GENERAL EWI President Commutes it to Six Years Suspension. • IHE TEXT OF THE ORDER IIIS GALLANTRY AND LONG, HONORABLE RECORD. THESE THE REASON FOR COMMUTATION There Was Also Ihe Court Martial’s Recom mendation to Clemency. Suspension Will Carry Eagan to Within Few Days of Retirement. Washington, Feb. 7. —The President today caused to be promulgated the sentence in the cash of General Charles P. Eagan. The court martial sentence was dismissal from the army, and the President has commuted this to six years’ suspension from duty, which cov ers th<* remainder of the time prior to General Eagan’s retirement in January, 1905. The following is the text of the order of the President: “The accused, after a trial by a court martial composed of officers of high rank and distinguished service, has been found guilty of conduct unworthy an of ficer holding a commission of the United States, and obnoxious, in the highest degree, to the discipline and good order of the military establishment. Such l>e havior is especially deserving of con demnation in an officer holding high rank in the army and charged with the per formance of difficult and important ar my administrative duties in a time of great public emergency and from whom, when subjected to adverse criticism, * an, unusual degree of restraint and con stant and unfailing self-control are con fidently expected. I “The proceedings, findings and sentence in the case of Brigadier General Charles ; P. Eagan, Commissary General of Sub i sistenee United States Army, is there ! fore approved. In view, however, of his gallant conduct in battle, upon more than one occasion, which merited and has received the warm commendation of 1 his superiors, and of his long and hon j orable record of service extending over ! a period surpassing in duration that j usually alloted to a generation; having regard, also, to the mitigating circum stances which were developed during the j trial of the case, and in deference to the i recommendation of clemency submitted in his behalf, the sentence imposed by the court is commuted to suspension j from rank and duty for six years. I (Signed) “WILLIAM M’KINLEY. "February 7th, 1899.” ' ✓ I It was staled by the Adjutant Gen eral that General Eagan’s suspension carries him to within a few days of his retirement under the age limit. He will be reinstated in time to retire with the* regular rank and pay provided in such cases. The sentence of suspension according to the legal officers of the department, ! does not deprive General Eagan of any I part of his pay, but as the sentence reads J “without rank and duty,” he loses his ! allowances, which include commutation of quarters, ration and fuel and his horse allowance. This is quite a large financial item. SMALL POX DISCUSSION. Weldon, N. C., Feb. 7.—(Special.)—' There was a lively discussion on the Sill all P*ox question before the county commissioners at their regular meeting Monday. The board was asked to au thorize the superintendent of health to order the necessary points for the vacci nation of all persons in the county who are unable to pay for the service and to allow the physicians ten cents each for all such persons. The board authorized the superintendent of health to order 1,000 points and as many more as should be necessary for use in charity practice, but refused to allow them ten cents a head for such work. Some thought it. the duty of the superintendent of health to vaccinate all such persons free, but it was shown that it is impossible for one mau to do the work and that the idea was perfectly absurd. Northamp ton county pays the physicians ten cents each and also allows the superin tendent of health the same. Dr. I. K. Green, the superintendent of health of Halifax county, is always willing to perform any duty devolving upon him, but he is not expected to perform mir acles, as it would be nothing short of a most wonderful miracle for him to go all over Halifax county to vaccinate 30,000 people free of charge. Lain lias been falling here almost steadily for a week. Roanoke River is rising rapidly, and the roads are said to / have no bottoms. ERWIN SUCCEEDS STARNES. Asheville. X. C., Feb. 7. —(Special.)— Police Justice Mark Erwin was notified to-day of his appointment as Superior court clerk by Judge Fred Moore to succeed Starnes, deceased. After a hot fight in special aldermen’s meeting this afternoon George W. Til son was elected to succeed Erwin, May or Miller casting the deciding vote in favor of Tilson, and defeating W. p. Brown.