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V VOLUME XXIX. WILSON. N. C JUNE .15, 1899. ; NUMBER 23. ij - kj rp It 1 u I GENLUNR IS RSSASSlNflTED fANTICAL FOLLOWERS OF AGUINALDO DO THE DEED-EXCITEMENT IN MANILA. HOI FIGHTING AT LAPINAS ALL DAY Fillspinas Resist Desperately and Aggressively Sixty Americans are Lost. Manila, June 13 It is reported that General Luna, one,of the bitter est foes of the Americans in the Phil ippines has been assassinated. This was done by order oi Aguinaldo, the Fhilipino leader. Luna recently found himself in op position to the views 'of his chief,. and not only disobeye d orders, but at one time stopped Aguinaldo's Peace Commissioners on their way to Ma- FRENCH CABINET RESIGNS. The Fight is on the Premier- Caused it. -Dreyfus Matter II Mjl IT MPOlt Paris, June 13 The entire Cabi THE ARTILLERY DO GREAT EXECUTION- net has resigned and only await their successors to take hold. y President Loubet tendered hearty thanks to the retiring Ministers Jor their support., The new Cabinet will certainly be of the same political com plexion, and may consist of some of the old members, as the fight of the Deputies was made solely on Premier Dupuy. The contradictoty attitude assumed at different times in the Dreyfus case caused the downfall of the Cabinet, and the settlement of the crisis largely depends on the Dreyfus re-trial. Forming a New ..Miaistry. 1 Paris, June 13. M Dupuy went to the Elysee to-day and rendered to the President an account of the secret funds. President Loubet received M. Fal- GOVERNOR OF CEBU ASSASSINATED. MERICM SOLDIERS SSli RIVER UNDER FIRE The Marines Land And Fight With Maxims Filippinos Use American s Ammunition. ni'rt to treat with the Americans. Asuinaldo ordered his death, and lieres' the- President of the Senate his orders were carried out by some of his fanatical followers. The report of the assassination of Luna caused great excitement among the Philippinos who are in. Manila. The News Confiirmed. Manila, June 13. The reported and M. Deschanel of the Chamber of Deputies this forenoon. It is reported that M. Poincare will be be charged with the formation of a new Ministry this evening, and M. Deliasse Constans is also mentioned in connection with the premiership. three hundred yards away. TJie regiments formed in line coolly and charged the rebels, driv ing them a mile,' the insurgents dis puting every inch. THE TEACHERS' ASSEMBLY. assassination of Luna is confir-:ed. Lieut. Damon, his Aid-De-Camp was aiso tassassmatea. lhe deed was performed by Aguilnaldo's guard. BAILEY-W.ASSEY FUSS. Hot Fighting Manila, June 13 La Pin as ;t La Pinas. The fighting- at has .been hot all day and The A. & M, College Professor and the Editor of The Biblical Recorder Having a Tims. Raleigh, N. C, June 15 A recent editorial of J. W. Bailey, of the Bibli cal Recorder, criticising the methods - I anH-results" nf the A. tt M. College. Lawton's whole force has been called .--.. " . .r , gave onense to rroi. lviassey, uecause out. They plushed under a heavy fire to within a hundred yards of th Zapote River where they are en trenched. The Filipinos resisted desperately and aggressively,- attempting to turn the left flank of the Americans.' Our loss is estimated at sixty. The battle is still progressing. , , some of the strictures were on him and his department. He replied in a vigorous letter, charging that Bailey was distorting facts and was ignorant of what he was talking about. This morning editor Baileyc re sponds, gives a warm write up of Prof. Massey and states that he has the documents behind to prove his statements. It's a lovely fuss. A LYNCHING BEE Is Exoected at Auburn A Brutal Assault cn Two Little Girls. Auburn, Ind., June 13 A threat ening mob is now hove about the creasing the number of each infantry county jail, and there is every evi company in the Philippines and ad- dence that the town m.y have a ditional regulars will be despatched lynching bee before nightfall, to Manila as soon as the transports Tacob Helms, of Garrett, is accused reach San Francisco. ' of ill treating two daughters of James The general order issued by the Smith, nine and eleven years old re War , Department to-day assigning spectively. The accused man was regulars to1 the Philippines is the first arrested last night and is denounced direct admission that Otis is to be re- bitterly inforced. Manila, June 13 Yesterday after noon heavy fighting continued at the . i - Zapote River, south of Manila. The enemy made stand alter stand, but the Americans pushed them hard and finally drove them across the river The Filippinos used artillery, and i their markmanship had been better would have caused great loss in our ranks. The American. advance has been slow. They must pass over) narrow roads and small bridges commanded by earthworks ten feet thick. The fight has been one of the liveliest of the war. Late in the afternoon the enemy were entrenched beyond Za pote River. Americans Cross Zapote. Manila, June 14 - Before dark last night the fourteenth infantry swam Zapote river. On the other side they charged and carried the trenches of the enemy despite a desperate resist ance. The American 4 artillery with a heavy fusilade prepared the way, covering the crossings. The insur gents broke for the woods before the Fourteenth reached them. , Marines With Maxim Guns. Almost at the same time the Ninth A Large Crowd at Morchead What the Teach ersare Doing. Morehead City, June 14. Four hundred teachers are reported as be ing here and the Assembly claims the largest opening night in its history Rev. D. A. Long, of Antioch Col lege, Ohio, made an entertaining 1 STORM III AWFUL WORK OF A TORNADO DEATH AMID FLASHING LIGHTNING. TWO TOWNS WIPED FROM THE , EARTH "1 Fire Adds its Horror to the Scene Hundreds are Killed and Thousands are Injured. opening address. ,lt wys on "Ilu M cation in the South. After the address there was a full dress german in the ball room, given complimentary to the teachers and their friends. The outline tor today's programme promises much interest. First comes the report of the committee on the course of English and Litera ture for schools, to be presented by Prof. Mims, of Trinity, and then to be discussed. Next the subject of graded schools will be discussed by Profs. J. I. Foust, Alexander Graham, J. J. Blair and others. Tonight the President of the As sembly, W. H. Ragsdale, of Green ville, delivers the annual address. VERY GLOOMY VIEW. THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND. ' r Increasing the Force in the Philippines The Order Issued To-day. Washington, June 13 -Gen. Otis is to have thirty-five thousand men, An order wil be issued to-day in- A FiliDpino Force Near Manila Bad Matters Getting Worse. Baltimore. Md., Tune iv In special telegram from Washington to the Bahiuicre Sun it is declared that there are hostile Filipinos en camped within a few miles of Manila; that the forces in the Philippines are totally inadequate to hold the places St. Paul, Minn., June 13. A ter rific tornado swept over Hastings, Minn., Hudson and New Richmond, Wis., last night. ' It was felt here in a hard blow and rain from 5 to 8 o'clock. Reports from Boardmsnn, Wis., say that the whole town has been wiped from the face of the eartn ana mat iNew Kichmond is likewise swept away, two or three hundred people being killed. Fire Sweeps Ruins. Milwaukee, Wis., June 13. The loss of life in the tornado and flood is believed to have reached five hun dred dead in Wisconsin. The num ber lost in New Richmond alone is fixed at one hundred and sixty. The ruins of that city is being swept by fire. Thousands Injnred. St. Paul, Minn., Tune 13. A des patch from New Richmond places the number of dead there at about two hundred. Of the entire population of twenty- ffve hundred only a few can be found unhurt. $ " --- POLITZ CONFESSES. Implicates a Number of Others Events Looked For. -Sensational Wilmington, N. C, June 14 1 nn 11.1 r . 1 v.ftLJtuir.u 11 llii lhv iwv. lucil v iacll iiu;j ana 1 wenui mianiry crobseu uie . 1 c , 1 , , a been accomplished is really nothinb ensauoiwi ucv ciuncn mC Udl Ji UlC cuiu Ldiuc upyw-iuc. . . ,r twl ; the trial trwlav r.f Pnlifr trie at o anrl that thp Kresirlent lnrlP- " - ."- -t- point where -r 1 i - . 1 1.. lciiiiJV. lorrUH nnrlpr' the nrntPPtinn r.f the "1 anuuier CdU lUf UUUps, IS liuuny " i rii -j.- i I 1.- ai aij. aiiu lUdi nit: i icfuciii o mut nf m.h Mim . Wl cision. hefeanng the pol.t.cal ettect ' . .. - i tei ot another call lor trooos. is houriv w Despite his lawyer's protests he The Wilmington Counterfeiters.' the enemv's left and rear with a most , , n . c- a a a brave little army or reinforce it suf-demoralizmp- effect. Sixtv-nve dead 7 t r i : u 1 ficientlv to enable it to hold what it ri lDumos were iuuwu 111 111c iicuuijcs 4. r .,u u u t c.. wins. iuubi ui iiiciii auut in me ucdu. sev eral five-inch smooth bores were cap tured, with ammunition marked "U S. Navy Yard." Wilmington, N. C, June 13. The Another Assassination. young white man, Walter Silvey, Manila, June 14. The American who was arrested here for counter n-nnne Mntnrp.-l Rarrnr th?c mnrnino teitine, was convicted in the umtea L1UUUJ UUULU1V.U x, a. A aw 1 I - r i ' shTp s batteries, inese nrea upon i ; . - , . , .VPnt nn the stand vesterdav. but rresiaant stiouia eitner witnaraw tne ' adjourned before he talked - court much. It is said that he will impli cate a young lawyer, A. J. Marshall, now under bond, lor complicity in the counterfeiting, and eight or ten others. It is said positively that Politz has already confessed to a detective. The enemy Escaped Lynching. BRITISH CABINET CONFER. May Resign. Chattanooga, June 13. John Kim- Adopt Policy Towards Transvaal Chamberlain brough, the deaf and dumb negrp who, on Saturday, assaulted the daughter of Postmaster Hail at Har riman, Tenn., is in jail at Knoxville, where he will be protected from mob violence. Sheriff Butler traveled through the- mountains with his pris oner and eluded a dozen mobs. Many I perxons left here on the various trains yesterday," expecting to witness another Sam Hose affair. without firing a shot are now in full retreat. The Native Governor of Cebu is reported to have been assassinated He was friendly to the States. The Navy Takes Part. Washington, June 14. Capt. Barker, in command of the naval forces at Manila, cables that the in states Court yesterday and will be sentenced to-day. When Silvey was captured, on his person were found over 7co spurious 5 cent pieces and United a counterfeiters apparatus. The trial of Nick Politz, the young Greek, charged wth counterfeiting, is set for to-day. ! THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY. SAVED FROM DEATH. But Gets a Life Sentence This is the Fate of Paul Zeltner. - Bowling Green, Ohio, June 14. Paul Zeltner, one of the murderers of E. H. Westenhaver, the attorney, was today found guilty of murder in the first degree, but a recommenda tion for mercy saved him from death. He was immediately sentenced to the penitentiary for life, and has no London, June 13 Special impor tance is attached to a meeting of the Cabinet lasting two hours this morn ing. It is believed that the Minis ters have finally determined on the policy to be adopted towards the Transvaal. The Secretary of State of the toloriies Chamberlain is ex pected to make a definite statement on tha subject to the House of Com mons this afternoon, unless the ru mors of his resignation prove true. It was reported yesterday that Chamberlain was going to the Conti nent, but this was later contradicted. Sending Volunteers Home. ' " Washington, June 13. A cable from Otis relative to the" departure of the 2nd Oregon states that the regi ment will be taken to San Francisco first as one ship could not carry all New York, June 14 Justice Beach and it was desirable to send with the this morning dismissed all the writs two ships the sick and wounded sol in the Molineux case. This is a se- diers, the detachment of the signal Yere blow to Molineux. corns aud others homeward bound. surgents fired at the navy yards in A Temporary Agreement Reached The Details . chance qt a Dardon yesterday's battle from' masked bat- Mtutaetor, 1 -noaie. teries London, June 14 Ambassador The war ships shelled their posi- Choate has just received from the tion and the entrenchments. British foreign omce a. communication The Helena and Monadnock land- on the Alaska boundary question ed a force to assist in maintaining the wmch is understood to be a satisiactory arrangement of the affair. The officials of the Foreign Office, while unwilling to discuss the details, state that the Alaskan difficulties are position until reinforced by the army. The movement was successful, tne enemy were routed and there were no casualities to tbe navy. Assault Beyond the Bridge Manila, June 14- After crossing the river last night the troops were withdrawn with the exception of the ninth and twenty-first infantry left to guard the bridge with four guns. John Zeltner, his broth'."-. ilL now be tried on the same charge. . Poincare for Premier. Paris, June 15-Thi morning President Loubet asked M. Poincare to form the new French Cabinet. M. Poincare promised a reply to-night, and will advise with his friends as to practically smoothed over until the whom to call to his aid if he. accepts. meeting of the High Commission m August. Now For Home. Will Tell It All. Manila, June 14 This morning the transports Ohio and Newport, New Lork, June 14 Carrie Jones, having on board the Oregonians and. As these were being formed in the nurse who kidnapped Marion the First Signal Corps and discharged companies the insurgents commenced Clark, plead guilty this morning, soldiers from different organizations, to fire volleys from a bamboo jungle She is willing to tell the whole story. left for ban frrancisco. v 1 1 - s . J...
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