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VOLUME XXIX. wilson, n. c., may 11, isoo. KUMBER 18, ilES fill HIS LUNA AND MASCARDO NEARLY DO BATTLE A COURT MARTIAL IS ORDERED BY- AGUINALDO. THE FILIPINOS ARE WEAKENING DAY BY DAY that the situation was as follows : "Lawton is at Maasin and Balinag, scouting parties north and east. Mac Arthur is at San Fernando. The population between Manilla and northern points held by our troops are returning tp thetr homes and appear cheerful and contented. Army eun- Doats are -operating on tne rivers. Have cleared country west of McAr- thhr of insurgents. Signs of insur gent weakness more apparent every , Do Not Cars to Discuss It. Manila, May S. The army gun- Washington, May 8. While the boats Logwinia de Bay and Cava- War " Department officials profess rf the riverfot Guagua; yesterday to estab- gent's weakening, they admit that lish a r?ae pf supplies for the troops Otis' despatch contains news that is engaged in the northern campaign, re- considered not well to put before the famed,. ' tc-day, Gen. MacArthur puDlic. Speaking ol the expurgated AMERIGRH KILLS A PRINCE 4 PRINCE LUDWIG LOSES HIS LIFE PARTICU- LARS FROM AN EYE WITNESS. WILL SUCCEED DEWEY.. Watson to go to Manila The Great Admiral Comes to New York. ii m he Washington, May 9 Rear Ad- WATER RUSHING IN FOR FIVE HOURS LOSS -HAD BEEN WARNED OFF -THE FIRING USE. IFF'ltK The American Army Gains Ner Ground. The - Bombardment and Capture of Two , MoiTowns. Seeks Refuge in a Near by House Falls Before a Volley from the Oregon Regiment. part ot the dispatch Adjt. Gen. Cor- bin said : "That refers to what we do not care to discuss." SAYS ITS FALSE AND MALICIOUS. The Governor of Colorado Denies a Sensational Interview About the Volunteers. Denver, Col, May 8 Gov. Thom as, who has been out ot the city for several days, wired Adj. Gen. Corbin upon his return last night,, saying "Reported interview of mine concern ing Colorado Volunteers is false and malicious." , The Governor savs that he told the interviewer that he, bad twice request ed the return of the Colorado regi That as the Spanish war had been terminated the volunteers should be be permitted to return if they washed to do so. To Inspect American Meat. having failed to connect with the ex- pedition. ' . Trie gunboats found the rebels en. trenched along the water fronts of the .towns of Sosmoan and Guagua. The vessels steamed by the works shelling the occupants and driving them out Landing parties from the boats entered both the towns, capturing at Sosmoan a Spanish captain in uni farm, ostensiblv a prisoner in the j a -hands of the rebels, also a native oi fker. At Guagua thei town and a small gunboat were found burning, the na fives having evacuated the place in consequence of the bombardment A number of Filipino flags were at Sosmoan also a quantity of arms, chiefly bolos, bows and arrows. The expedition will, probably re turn up Rio San Fernando after being re-inforced by recently purchased light draught Spanish steamers. " A Hot T-ime Among Filipinos: Manila, May I 8. The demoraliza tion of the Filipinos army has culmi nated in an open revolt, with General Mascardo against Gen. Luna, second only to Aguinaldo in command. Aguinaldo has ordered a court mar tial to try Mascardo. The Revolt Begins. , Luna had sent orders to Mascardo at Bacolar to hurry reinforcements to him just before the battle of Sari Tom as. Marcardo flatly refused to . More Troops For Cuba an-: ?hilippines. obey orders and sent back word that he would only take orders from Aguinaldo. Luna immediately se lected filteen hundred of his best troops and started to Bucolar to en force orders. Filipinos' Face Filipinos, i Both armies formed in line of bat tie, but before opening Luna gave; Mascardo one more chance. He sent Col. Arguilles to Mascardo under a flag of truce to ask obedience. Mas cardo still persisted in his refusal, but consented to leave the question to Aguinaldo. ' , This adverted hostilities Luna ap pealing to Aguinaldo who immediate ly ordered a com t martial. San Francisco, May 9 During the battle of Caloocan in the Philip- t - t 1 r L pines rrince Luawig von jowen- stein, of Germany, was killed. This was on Sunday, 'ty arch 26. Mr; C. S. Bradford, of this city just back from Manila, gives ah interesting ac count of the death of the Prince. A party of civilians, among whom were Mr. Bradford and the Prince, were observing the progress of the battle from a stone bridge over the Malaborf River, whenan orderly ap peared, warning thef sight-seers of the danger of their position. The o ' , miral Watson has been ordered to report to Admiral Dewey in Manila, to relieve that officer when he can be spared from that post. Admiral Dewey, when he leaves Manila, will come direct to New York, but this Water Six Fest will not be tiil the Commission to the Philipineshave succeeded in restoring peace in the islands. Dewey will re turn on his fhgship, the Olympia. - Watson is now in command of the Mare Island navy yard, San Francis co, and will be succeeded by Rear Admiral. Kern pfi, Dewsy May Come Socn. Washington, May 9. It is now AND. DAMAGE GREAT. A THIRTY FOOT BREAK IN THE ERIE CANAl Deep in Buildings, Many Farms Submerged. Live Stock is i - Saved. Sptjncer Port, N. Y., May 10 A breaki in the Erie Canal was discov ered here last night, and fomhe past five hours the water has been rushing through a breach now thirty feet wide out upon this village. There has been an immense amount of damage, thought that Admiral Dewey, should and the danger is great. The Mc- he so desire, can leave Manila for Caber lumber yards and buildings home about July 1. suffered much and quantities of lum- Rear Admiral Watson could reach ber floated away. Manila about the middle of June and The cellars of all the stores on the in a lortnight Dewey could tell him east ;side of Main street are over- the situation and then leave. flowed.jhe water being six feet deep. The Department made' Watson A number ot nearby farms are to- orderly then addressed himself to second in command in .order that he tally submerged and the livestock the Prince personally, saying : "I am could mus oecome laminar witn tne has been saved with difficulty, sneaking to vou particularly. You situation before taking hold alone. The lower portion of this place is t ' - - 1 have already i?iven us some trouble by hanging ground "the firing line, and we will have no more of it." The Prince and a companion dis appeared, into a clump of timber. This timber later became the scene of some active wrorkr p.nd the Oregon now one vast lake, cut oft from the BENGALS BAVARIAN BREWERY BURGLARIZED, southern portion. Navigation will be interrupted for iment, and would renew the request. soidiers were ordered ' 1o fire volleys into it, and to perforate several hous es. In one ct these Prince Lowen stein had secreted himself. A bullet fired by an Oregonian entered the right side of the Prince, severing the intestines, and killing hirn instantly. Mr. Rradford. with two others. j l' i- . . 1. .u: , , 1 a u r anu nicy caucci iu wllu ui iiucvcs took charge of him. A search of the , 1 xt u ourm me uay. lvieyers was neiu Fourteen Hundred Dollars in Cash and Check Stolen. Thieves Escape. Wilmington, Del., May 9 Six masked ..burglars early to-day -held- up Emmet Meyer, the night watchman at the Bengel's Bavarian Breweryand the engineer, Festing. They blew open the safe and secured five hundred dollars in cash and nine hundred in checks. Meyers twenty minutes later tele phoned the police about the affair ten days. THE HOUSE IN FLAMES, Berlin, May 8. It is authoritative ly stated that the Reichstag commit- ' - 1 tee, which reported the meat in- body revealed among other things, a spection which was substantially passport signed by Aguinaldo, grant agreed upon 'between the Imperial the Prince permission to enter cabinet and the United .States Am- the lines of the rebels at will, and in- , . 1 . j L ctrnrtinnr in5!irapnt officers tO i71Ve oassaaor, nas reponea against Uie & . - finding. him tied in the engine room 1 c. u:n hi m anv aid and comfort he might & v . measure auu idvui a um su uauic iu - j American interests that the Govern- desire. The Prince was atone time rnent will probably refuse to sanction interpreter for Gen. Miller, but was it. -Wr.-TartT-wrBatnes'iiesiaencecon3ame5. Joseph Bunn Dies From Injuries Received! Rocky Mount, May 9. Sunday night a terrible fire occurred, of in cendiary origin it is thought, six miles from here in Edgecombe coun ty. It consumed entirely the resi dence of Mrs. Turner Battle. Mrs.' Gordon Battle, of New York, who was visiting Mrs. Battle, was badly up by four men as he approached the b bod She lost aU of her wardrobe, jewelry and a large building, and bound. After the ex plosion the men ran oft. , Meyer got loose and started to hunt Feston, found untrustworthy. Bingham School . iNew York, May S rour nurwrea Mebane, N. C, May S The Bing- cavalry, artillery and infantry recruits ham boys have been having some will leave Fort Slocum this afternoon ereat games of ball lately. ' On April bound for Cuba and the Philippines. 1? Whitsett Institute was defeated by The cavalry and infantry will be sent J SCQre of tQ Q on April 22 the to San Francisco to take transports to raham Tuni0rs by 14 to 4, on April Manna. . ine artmery win go uircui ,,,lp a Rr M rnllpcrebv T- tn o. ----- - D - I t Peaceful in Samoa. Washington, May 10 Admiral Kaulz cables under date of May 3 from Apia : "Brutus arrived April 29. All quiet here. Condition of affairs sum of money. ' . . Mr. Joseph Bunn in trying to res cue her was severely burned. He succeeded in her rescue but was compelled to jump from a second story window, breaking botfc ankles and receiving severe internal injuries Irom which he died yesterday after noon. Rev. Gaston Battle, wife and Mrs. Turner W. Batrle were on , the first floor and easily escaped. t The house was only partially in- much improved. Have withdrawn marines from shore, their presence s0red to the amount of $u?5o. being required no longer. Burned to Death. to Cuba to garrison forts there. These soldiers enlisted from New York, Boston and Chicago. A Steamer Wrecked. The Filipino Forces Separate. Manila, May 8. The Insurgent forces have divided, one body under General Mascardo, going west of San Fernanda ; the other command under Luna lis moving north. Both of these leaders lay claim to the su preme command of the Filipino army. ' Luna will probably fall back to Ter- 1. . thence toward Isidor. MacAr-1 thur will probably retain San Fernan- do as the base of operations, sending 'out detachments as necessary. The Situation in the Philippines. Washington, May 7 Gen. Otis Fire Island, May 8. The steam ship Scottish Prince with a cargo of coffee went ashore in a fog this morn ing three miles east ot Jones Inlet. She has not sprung a leak yet. Dalton, Ga., May 10 A telephone message from Spring Place says that, the dwelling of Dr. Bagwell -was burned last night and that the doctor, five children and an old woman were burned to death. The Gas War StlHon. After a hard fought game the Uni versity of Maryland team won by the narrow margin of 8 to 5 'on April 24. At a meeting of the Kalesthenic and Polemic Literary Societies the following gentlemeu were selected to act as contestants at the Society cel ebration at Commencement : Kal esthenic Society President, N. C. I Boykin, Vice President, D. S. Tinnin, New York, May 9 Russell Sage Secretary, J. Cox Webb, Marshals, denies the report that he is going to Howard McKinnon, Joe McLaugh- qnit the gas war and says that no lin, James Johnson, Orator, Rufus C. overtures looking to the ending ' of r ' T-.i: WT XJ DaHaM I .1 r 1 1 J nA AHIairlp S Australia Mav Q morrow, lcciauncia, . tutu, ine ngui nave uccu uiduc iu uuuauu tu UrUh hin T.orh .Slnv was Jere Enis Cocke and L. Kemp Neal. that the rival companies must take n knoarno Tslnd on Polemlic Society-President, JL S. the initiative step. The fight still April 24th Five of the twenty-five Gray, 'ce President, James S. goes on while the consumers are rev in hP rrPw were drowned. Four Whitehead, Secretary, H. C. Faison, ellihg in half dollar gas. persons escaped from the wreck, but Marshals, Henry T Osborn James L W. Mc Kee, R. B. Bone, Jr., Orator, . Archibald R. Darden, Declaimers, W. P. Legrande, S.- P. Lockhart and Wade H. Keith. Five Persons Drowned in a Wreck. are still wandering in the bush. . . Fifty Slaves Drowned. The Raleigh Aground. Zanzibar, May 9 A dhow, with fifty slaves aboard, was totally wrecked oft Wasseim in a heavy cabled; the War Department to-day I gale and thirty slaves drowned. Northern capitalists will erect a cotton mill on tne South Yadkin river between Mocksville and Salisbury. Charleston, S. C, May 9 The cruiser Raleigh ran aground early this morning three hundred feet out side of the South jetty. It is proba ble that she .will float off at high tide to-night. She is resting easy. A Street Car Dynamited. Duluth, Minn. May 10. A street ?ar was blown up on Superior street today by the strikers. They had put a dynamite stick on the track. There were ten passengers besides he crew on the car but no one for tunately was fat illy hurt. The car was lifted three feet and thrown on its side, parts M it being thrown thirty feet oy the t ce of the exploding dynamite. The rails were spread and the pavement badly torn up. - Last night a pistol shot sent a bul let whizzing by the head ot one of the non-unionist men. Freight Exceedingly Heavy at Buffalo. Buffalo, N. Y., May, 10. Buffalo Creek is badly congested with freight boats this morning on account of the small number ot freight handlers working on them. The Lehigh Val ley railway has undertaken the hand ling of its own freight bringing men from the different points of the line. There is no material change in the elevators. ,
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