_ The Gastonia rHvotetf to tile Protection ot Home Vol. XX. UJkr.2$SS££S5s,.} GaMtoula, S, 0., May 4f TBB AMERICANS at CAL0MP1T WITHDREW TO BEST BEFOBE THE BATTLE; laaargeau llraadj Anurlmv Milled aad Hnt«al/>«M Weaadad Near ralUal, aad Ml Rilled aad Tarratjr-RldNI WoawM la Ad >»■»« M Celaapll^Tke rillMen Well Drilled—Tlirea II Had red aad nrty WMI Ft lea am TiUeea. Ckarlotte Obnrrtr. Manila, April 93,10:80 a. m.-Al though the etlcky condition of the ground, due to a rain alortn. ncrlouily Impeded lie progreM, General Lawton's column left Ain Jour to day and le ex pected to reacn Norr.tgay thle evening. Colonel Summer* la march lug aeroea from Docave with two battalions each from tha Oregon and M InneeoU regi ment. three troop# of cavalry and two guot. In the meantime General Mac Arthur'# division le In front of Cel urn pH preparing lo attack the rebel etrooghnld, aud General Ilale, with several gun*, re threatening the enemy 'e Beak. A few rebels between Xovalicbcs and Ira Loma have peraleteuily Interfered with the tetegrephlc communication, bat the sicual carpi has rrpilred the breaks and captured several prisoner* A email body of rebel# at Taktay wa« dlacoverad title morning by the launoh Nepadlta. A few shots eoattcred the rebala and drove them Inland tram the Uke. yr.io p. »■—iiaum urnea un(*<ie, consisting of 111* Nebraska. Iowa and South Dakota regiments, with three gant which left Maluku oo Monday, followed the west banks nt the Ulo Grande river to a ford. Many eoiall Itaoda of rebel* wrre *ucountered end during tbs afternoon the Americans discovered several hundred of the en emy entrenched nour Fulilat. north of tjuingao. Our troop* attacked the rebel*, losing ala mtu killed and 71 wounded. Goners! Hale’* troops claim that nearly KUO dead natives were counted along the country traversed. Among the dead waiaSpatrlali captain. The South Dakota regiment bore the brunt of the Sibling, aud liad Ure men kilted and 9 wounded. The tempera ture to-day ws* 04 and several cases of tun-etrokn were reported. The we<th er was cloudy. The country traversed by oar troop* t* thickly wood, d and hardest for fighting. The rebel* along the Ragbag river were r«-*nfo»wd from (Jaiumplt aa the troop under General llaln approached. During the day lb« Americana cap tured dOO prisoners A* this dlapolcU is sent the relwls are retreating in the direction ol.Calumplt. The Filipino troops engaged were will uniformed and well drilled. Aa the campaign progresses the rebel troops ure Im proving. They are adopting Amerioau methods aud Lie accuracy of their shooting is evinced by the fact that five American* were shot In the heed. General Hale, At 4 o'clock this mom lug. crossed the river aod Advanced on Calumplt. Goners) MacArthur'e di vision also advauoed, and uln* of the armored flat can wart pushed shearl oa the railroad. Tlie' Kansas regi ment advanced oo the right of the track aod the Montana regiment pashwd on Its left. The rebels are al ready returning to Malolo* and are becoming troublesome. They fired on an ambulance yesterday, which was eroaiin* the piau. and they have driv en the Chinese out. The Third Artil lery patrolled the town last night. 10:30 p. m.—General MacArthur'a division fooght to the tranches before Calamplt to-day, advancing foor miles through woods aud jungles and croev log the Ragbag river, bis Americans were killed and Sfl wounded. The South Dakota regiment pursued the losur geuta to the outskirts of CalocupU, which was so strongly protected that General MacAitbur deemed It beet to withdraw the tired fighlers>nd camp for a night's rest befnre assaulting the town. The largest building* of Calum pH were on fire when the Americas* croeaed the river a mile away. Indicat ing lb* Intention of the Insurgent* to abandon tl>* place. Tfir AMARoa *r tnk axmimm. Ill* I* IlfM Their Way *tm «vrry MM *r «rrn«l-T»l rillpjiwi IU. ■ I** MaAMraly (U With Ur rat ■™ray rla Aiiatk'ta I hr AratrM TraAa— ■rlUlam wark ar lam yeay N.Twainh HaMM-lafltf Ika WMm -tmatr lararfraca Hill*. Cbtrtottr Otswrra*. Manila, April S3,—Tbe Insorgsota ■Mm to hero adopted e Milled policy of retlrluf from one poeitloo to sooth ' er, after inflicting the greHtest damage possible on theadvancing army. Tbetr forces to-day were well drilled. Krrry foot of grouod wss tenaciously dis puted by thoroughly organ lied troops who Stood remarkably (TrtaJy, area be- ] fora artillery. Tbe enemy bad planned to wreok oar transport artillery train. This attempt wss a failure, but a span of tbs Iron railroad bridge ass des troyed, hampering the American trass portatlon for some time. The Fillpl nos eat the girding, intending to hare tbs structure fell with tbe telan, but It oolhtsped prematurely of its weight. The Hsgbug flee*, wbleh Is sboal a hundred yards wide at that point, Was splendidly fortlflsd. Bad the American* wen compelled to approeob across an coco space from which the rebels had cits red away every obstruction la sight. Tbe hank or the river, a high Muff, was surmounted with tnaehes, capped With rooks, loup boted sad partly hidden by brashes. Otaeral Wheaton’s brigade ap prosohed the river along the isllroad, leaving camp beyond Msloloa eltr. General Male's, ableta started yester day, was eenler on tbe mareti. end sweep!** westward toward Urn railroad. TM armored train was being pushed by Chins men. the Twentieth Kansas ftaglmtot ad vend eg la Mteudod order on tha left, and the First Montana, ■ 1J ■ I ■■ ■ ' I ■ ■ with tbe ntali Light Artillery, on tin right. The rapid Ortog guns of th< train “opened tbe Uaii” at 11:30 u. m obont a mile from Um river. Uieir pop plog alternating continuously with the boom of tbr alx pounder*. 'ill# Montana Beglmeat and tba Utah Artillery Battery at tbe Mins Hue entered the Jangle, from which the InsurgsnU. who were occupying a large stcacgllog village of huts, poured beavy volleys. In tba course of an bunr Um American* bod force! a pas sage through tba woods to tba open ipateo in front of the - river, and the artillery immediately on wheeliag into tbe opera began shelling tho Filipino t reaches. Is tbe roaaoliuie. Company K Twentieth' Kansas, ted liy Captain Bolt wood, parfurmud one of tlrs most brllllnat aohlevemeuta of the oamptlgu. The rvglment waa being held in ra avrvo, and Cooi|iany K oltargrd a dba taooa nr a quarter of a mile om u cornfield to the bank of the river, nvar the bridge, where Uie Inaurgeuts from a lrenoh were peppering Use armored train, thru about two hundred yard* down Ilia track. The company found •Halter in a dUch. Colonel Frank Funstun railed for voluotaara U) cruaa the river, and the colonel himself, Lieutenant llall a pri vate of Company K. a private of Com pany B, end Corporal Ferguson, of Comp/toy 1, crawled along the iron glrdei*. While this wae going on. the men of Company K. from thk dltcti, were ftitlladlug tbe trenches In the en deavor to divert etUutlon. bat lbs Fil Ipteoa got tho range frntn u trench down tbe river, and Uiair bullet* aooo ■paltered the water under lliaalroctura. Ifavlog ranched tbe broken span, tbe •mall but valorous party of Americana •lid down Uie oaUson, awaiu a few yards to Uie shore and orawled up thv bank, Uie little culooal leading tbe wry to the trenches, revolver in hand, while tbe few ramatnlog Filipinos boiled. Colonel Funstnu said afterward: ••ft was not much to do. Wa knew tlwy eoul.l not shout alratgbt. and that our buy* would attend to them while we General title'a brigade, on the right, had the hardest lighting. Ttiry fol lowed the north hank of the rlvsr, nearest Uie town, from the east, with the First Nebntska regiment on the left, and the First South Dakota and tint Flfty-Aret Iowa beyond The o-ionlry traversed was mostly Jaugln. but the Filipinoi stood their frrnund. even la the open spscns, General Male’s brigade) iinni General Wliettoo’s left soon after noon, a curve In the river enabling the Ainerioms to pour au euQIadiug Are Into tba enemy's tranches. About this time tbs cheer* of the Kansas troop* announced that tig Americans had crossed the river. Gan eral Hals’* cn»n began to turd the Chi co, a branch of the Usgting. stretch ins to Hie northeast. The geucral him self plunged In up to bis neck, and tba regiments, all carrying Uagt A.mndered •cross the stream. Tin Rons of the Utah Light Artillery were dragged over next and formed Into *u extended line, to advance upon the trenches be fore Cal a m pit, from which the Filipi nos were pouring continuous volleys. The armored car had one man killed and two wonndeJ. Most or the other casualties befell the Sooth Dakota Beg Imeot. It is difficult to estimate the Insurgent loss but they had no fawer than 70 killed many of them by toe ar tlllery. Otis' stair Ulna lalMtaHaii. WAHHisr.TOK, April 2ft—War Do partment omcluls aru very much grail Bed st tbe tone of llie reply of General Otis to ibe Filipino delegation. It le considered aa oomportiug with Ibe dig nity of the United Slates It would not be possible tor the Uelted Stales to reeognisi the rzlateoos o( tbe Fill plno CnogieN, or a Filipino govern - meat. It Is believed that when Gene ral Otis’s reply is communicated to the Filipino commanders they will ask for another conference Witt) tbe expecta tion of arranging favorable terms of peace. It it laid at the War Depart ment that it is not likely that any fur ther oouoetainnb then that of general amnesty will be made. Fence and freedom, It ia believed, will appeal more strongly to Uia Filipino army then any argument Agulusldo and hie officers mav make. Meanwhile, It te the belief of oflloers of the Wav Depart ment that any further ltustlllties on a large scale are not probable. Slaaei cans Ktwema Ke/sioea, There were nude out last rear two shocks whtofa were and still are the largest ever drawn la single financial transactions, says tbe 61. Jam ft Oaigtt The smalhr of the two obeeks estab liahod a record as tbs largsel ever drawn: bat allhougb It war fur mire than MO.000.(MX), It did not loos re main the Urgaet; being anon eoTipeed by a check for $083,000,000. These valuable pieces of paper were drawn lo oonnectlon with the last Ghlnaaa Loan, and tbe Baal Installment of tbe war Indemnity money which was due te Japan from China, and ohauged hands In the psrlor of the Bank of England. tin lanaafrlti as* Tkrlra Oraan villa gagvclor. Potato baa* seam to have come right along with |he plants this season It la useless to argae aoy more that frevxM kilt out the huge when they sur vive such a winter aa we have last pass ad through. It looks like there waa enough trading to kill every bag in tbe lend.__ Tbe seolants believed that rheuma tism waa Uw work of a demon within a ism. Any one who baa bad aa attack of solatia ar ioflamtdetory r he-i mat Ism will agree that the Indie llou la drmoslae enough to warrant the belief, tt has nerve been claimed that Chamberlain's Palo Malm would oast oat demons, but it will cure rheu matism, aud hondrsda bear taatlmdnv in the truth of this statement. One apt<Ucatk»i relieves the pain, aud this quick relief which It afl.rrda it alone worth assay llama Ha sot*. For aele by J. ■ Curry A Co. : REBELS SHELL AMERICANS. aHSAPHELFJEED At den. VI1EAT0K I'slinyll TISMOMljr mM* ItiaSrwala IIU nrm It a«IS llwlf »|pp u4 Nava TStlr Katylj •ktOi-UaMa aMI*( Nlik Many OMlMlAo-t.Hi.rAl Ckaa. Kilt aaS Mtn. Hil>Mk<n CkalMf llama nm Ike Tnupm MerMiia. deal lotto nuoATvor. Manila, April 91. U:10u. m,—Agul iiaMo'i army to-day la defending Gal uuiplt energetically, which la Mid to Indicate that the rebels are finally making Lite plsea their Isttdlleh, or •taud, which the Americana expected them to inska at Malulos. Kor lb* Orat lime tbe KiUpbma arc employ log artil lery. They brought two gaol into action In tba tranche* to-day before CslumpU, firing modern ahrapoel. which burnt over the toads of General Wheaton's men without effect. The Ufhtlug waa resumed at « o’clock this morning. During the night tbe act glneeia repaired the liagbag bridge, thus enabling our troops to croaa the river. General Wheaton’s brigade ad vanced in extended order, with the Kansu* regiment to the west of the railroad and the UonUns regiment to Die east of It, and took up a position ooverlng one and a half mile* on the south bank of the Rio Orande. On the oppealte bank were forUdad trenebea, from wbioir a f<tw American soldiers would bava bead able to defy thousands •o atrougly ware they constructed. The Amerlcaoa fonnd tho trenebea oa the south bask <it th» river deserted, which faruiaiied^tbea with carer from which they oonld pick off Ptliplnoa whenever one of them showed his head. Wlieo the rebate began firing, two puffs of smoke, elmoltane luily, from tbe trenches of oseli alia of the rail, road track allowed' they were using cannon, which was a genuine surprise to lbs Auaricaos. Several shells burst close to General Whaeton'a staff l.ut It seemed that the Plllpinoi failed to master the maohlnery of modern shells as they wet* unable to gat tbe right range. Young’s Utah Osttery waa ordered Into position In the centre of the Kansas regiment, to silence the rebel guns, and at 11 o'clock tbe rapid fire trutis tied bseu ferried across lha rlvar and cams Into line. At noon tlis rebels were still pouring a heavy fire in lbs direction of Uie Americana who re turned It spiritedly. Two Americans were killed ati1* sereo wounded. At about this time, Geoant] Hale’s Brigade waa advanolog eaat of the line, appar ently to crass Uio river and attack the rebel trenebea In thaflauk as the Amer icans did yesterday. uenersi jacArwiur iui se.uruo mo I order Issued by Agulnaldj to the rebel cuuimtmieii, telling them to luetruct tbelr muu to soonomiM their fire, save the empty shell* end unt to Ore at ' the enemy when the latter Is under coyer. Tbe Fillpioos are also Instructed never to Ore at a longer range than ldO m-i lera. and when they have a river or other obstructtode In front to bold thclr Ora until within eighty meters. This order wee Issued after the rw cent encounters between the Filipinos and tbe AmertoaOa. General L iwton Is meeting with tbe greatest obstacles In tbe oharacter a/ till country. His troops have only bid a few skirmishes thus far, resulting In Qve of bla 'men being wounded. Hut lie lisa been I forced to pul bis men ut work building roads and tbe transport service U giv ing much trouble, bullocks dying of the beat aud exhaustion, and China men haying to be employed in pulling some of the carls. Therefore the gen eral lies been unable to cover I be ground he hoped to ouvet. The natives flee lierore the expedition, but they swarm beck to tbelr lints as e sou *» live Amerloao tr iopa have passed. A few Fillpiao sharp shooter* are har nessing the Americito (links. Tne com missary department Is preparing to send more rations under a strong es cort, to tbe front. Tbe United States transport Ze,dan dle, from 8*u Francisco, March 23, having on board aeverul companies of the Ninth lafautry and a large quanti ty of supplies, arrived- here to day, after an uooventfol voyage. Her troops are new oamped on the water front. The United 8tales transport Sheridan aalla for boose to-morrow, (the will take among her passengers General (.’iisrlee K'ng and the wife of Colonel Slot sen berg, who Is oou faying her hoe band’s body to tbe United Stales. The Sheridan bee also on board several ofAoere' families who And Manila an undesirable place of residence. * PmMm truiMMvUnkMi; WAtlltMOTOX, April 90.—The fol lowing cablegram was received At lbe Wer UrpartaMot late tbli afternoon; “Manila, April 80. “Adjutant Ueoerm). Washington. “Lawton I* at Noutgary and An Sata. HI* two ooUmos united have rlvou live *0*00jr to Ihe north and .west. Slight casualties. Names not 'reported. The only not an« of ©orarou iutcaUou iaoourlera. j “AlaoArthur Ims takeu portions of calum it, eoath of the river. The gov eruipeiit le Attended with diftleultira, on acoouot of Jungles. beat sod strong sntrnnohmsnu. Ill* oaaualtlaa yeeter d»y, 3 killed, II wounded. Develop menu thus far sUlsfaetory. Orta.” AsalaalW A pv—Ilian far IMamatlaa LoJICOK, April 97.—According to a special d la pat oli from Shanghai, U Is reported there tbst Aguloalde'f agents In Japan have lamed a strong appeal for Japanese aid and sympathy and are urging Japan to a friendly Intervention with lho United rUa**s. VatnaP Kvwptlem. Ate grand, bat Stale Bruptlenn rob 'If* of Joy. liooklvo’a Arnloa Salve, eurva them, also Old, Running and Fever Boras, Ulcers, Rolls, Fnloo*. Oortm, W*ru, Cuu. Brolma, Boms, Scalds. Chapped llanda. Chilblain*. Best Pd« earn on aarth. Drive* out Faint asd Ashe*. Only 90 eU. a boa. Ones goaraataed. Bold by J. B. Carry and Company, Dmgglsta. ' A FUG OF TRDCE~ TWO EAAISJAMbT 7KIT 911. OTIB A ■HIM IV*m AnUllUAf A ■**. Iieaeteii *r RmMIIiIu C-lll MU VMtrmCmM Ikualkn Mailer— AlMulU, eil> Bar*. tMriM IU vrar Wltfcaat Caagr—i. eaU Can Atap WllMaanba Hilyitmi IMr A llj IlluaM Maeaert—Mcgtlalejr’a rrMlaMailia Mat Ay a nilgai Mae. ■mil —Aaianaaai la «Ura4 Fur mt eaSnrtiwklii. Maxtt. a, April )», AM a in.-Tho Filipino* will teak prana. Coin Ml Manuel Argulsae* aud Lieutenant Joee Bamal, chief of General Luna's itif, emend Geocral MecArlhur's line tearing a Hey df trnoA They an en route (or Manila by train, to confer with General Otte, regarding Ibe terms of surrender, OSdp. m,—The Flllploo advance* for pesos have been frolllera. Colonel Manuel Arguteereand Liiutenaut Joee BeruaU who cams Into. General Mar ArUiar'a line* under a flag of truss, told Oeneral (XI* that they were repre Muinllyte cf General Lana, who hid be*a requested by AfelnaMO to aak General (Jtla for a oraratluo of hootIII Ura In order to allow time for the sum monlog of Uip Filipino Congress, which body would decide whether Alia pooule wanted peaoe. General OUa replied that he did not teoogniae the exlatenoa of a Filipino gorarti eeent. There will be another confer earn to-morrow. Tli* Flllplana otme down Um mil road track to Um Kaneae regiment outpoet. at t) o'clock thl* morning. TtM Kaneaa captain to charge tlwre. eaoorted them u> General Wbeatou’a fwadooartera, where they wbiw provided WlUi horeea end aual to the headqntr tara of General MaeArUiar. The lat ter Invited the Fillploo* lo alt down at lunch wtui him. Ho refused, however, to apeak authoritlvely ou llse subject of Uieir errand, referring all luqnlrlee to General Otn. The Klllpluoa wore HMD eaoorted l>y Major Maloony of Geoeral Mac Arthur's staff. 10 Manila, reaching thl* plaoe at 3 o’clook p. m. General Oil*’ aide Lleatenaat tttadeo. waa a wailing Utelr urn vat at Uia depot • with a carriage in which they wore driven to Uie palare rnlrauce. The Filipino offioere attracted much alien tenlio.i. They wero dretaed In not forina.ot checked Hoe and white cloth, and woreelraw hate. They carried no •*de arm* They wero eaoorted direct ly to the office of Geaeral Otle. Jacob J. Sohurman, preeldent of Um Philip ploe cominlatloa, and lion. Cbm Dau by a member of Ute uooj alslon, aoon iuiuad the pirty there. The now* of the arrival of Filipino officer! under a flag. of trueaepraad through the city rapidly and many officer* gravitated to the corridor* of Uie palace, while a crowd of native* gathered In Ihetqaare opposite. At 3 o'clock the two Fillpl uo t-meere. eaoorted bv Lleoteuaot b laden and Major Mai loony, left Um palace. They did uot look at all Hated ae a remit of their talk with Geoeral Otle and Lhemumbara of the Philippine coramlMioo. coup, m.- AguiMiao it evidently ■electing tbe ■ nay as a cloak for bit Cor greet, loping by lubterftige to overoomi General (Hit consistent pol icy of Ir nor lug tbe Filipino govern ment. The Plltpleo'i argumeul le that It It Impossible to arrange an armistice without the amotion n[ the Congress. General Otis punctured Ihlr avemaptton by remarking that If Agul ualdo could maka war wllitout the Con great, be e .ulil (top It without reference to lliet body. While the intorgenu sreundoubtad ly tired of war tbs Isadora are torn with dtaaeoaiixi. There la a suspicion that It waa hoped by meant of ueoofer* eocw to atoerulo what termi lbey could expect. If they »*w that any thing la to ba gained by continuing the war. an armistice would afford them an opportunity for recuperating their de morallted forces. It Is an I it tar sat lug commentary upou Acalualdo’* tuhe.un that only 00 er Hie 900 members of the Plllpiao Congrats bare taken tbe oatb of allaglasee which their examination requires. A Filipino proclamation replying to the proclamation of tbe American c.tmmimiooets' baa appeared it u signed Madia), for tha President. a..d la dated at Oaolaadro, April IS. It la In the usual gr sad lose style, and de clares that Prnsideut McKinley Issued the proclamation la order to force the American Congress to ratify tbe eeoelon of Uie Islaada under tha treaty of Faria. “Tbit coo tract of caaaloo waa mad# with the 8f*nlards after Spanish domination bad been ended by the valor of our troovA” tbe proclamation Mama. Tb* proclamation claim* that Dm Filipino* wcrt «o» represented at Tarts 4tiring tha neaoUatkm ut tb« treaty and that they art without aasur anea* of ilw foUlllocat of Um American promise* u dilate* upon Um alleged Anglo haxoo hatred of Macs*, and a* aetta the desire to enclave them. Than deploring Wok of foreign aid |„ ,,,***. outing the war, Um proclamation on*, dudea : "Wo stood alrnta, bat w* will Qrht to Um death. Coming oroarattuna will pray over our grave*, shedding tOare of gratitude for their freedom. •> 11:40 a. m.—Yesterday faralehed added proof that tha United Mala* troop* have a four of brahwhaohlag that la abora tbalr fear Of bauiaa. The Washington reglewot. which la holding Tagaig with III ran oompanles of tha Twelfth lingula re, angagad a large for** uf lasurgrota In a Qgbt 1* CM Jungle. Tbe Amorloaaa lost two killed and 10 wouadod. The FllMAot I tart been maasteg at tha mouth of tbo Paalg flyer and III*eoUmalsd that therm *ra 2.000 of them oow there. They hare Bonatrd two goo*, one a throe-loch Krupp, and bar* thrown a number of ■holla Inin American Uoea. The gun boat NapMan, which It gaardlng the entrain* to Um river, ehcllod a lauaoh • lilah was oarrylag cuipllaa. Yeator day • large for** af rebels appro ashed the low*, aaomlagty boot a poo luring Um A gear loaaa from Calumpit. Tbne. compaatea of the Washington tranps •allied freon the ten ud attacked Um | uativee end found that they bad their Ii»nd» fall. Two other oompanlea of the Washington lte«la*aV and three of Uio Twelfth Regular* re ewfaroed tfceaand drove back tbe eceeajr. who recto red tbelr deadend woaadada> they rotliad. a emu u tub eric*. —A Battla lifwM M Baa row' • IML Manila, April 88. 8:50 a. m—At CalumpU, for Uw Oral Uw, a large body or FUlpUae attempted to face uw American* oo open f round. Tlw Fill plane In the tree oh n were ditueraed. after making a rldleuloualy fealto re alataaot; but Oeeml Ivcne’e brigade came upon the Orld from Macebelea oo Hit doable quick. Uw two rrgiawcU preearvtng a perfect formation. Tlw Americana from (be toutb bank of tlw river, which te higher than the north beuk.eoald aeeOtneral JLuoe. mouatrd ou a black bone, galloping frantically along the line* and apparently wluxt lug bla folio war* to make e atand. He finally succeeded in gettlog them spread la an extended line of battle, wbtcb would beve done orvdlt to a civil Imd army. Dot when tbe Amenano ballete showered thickly em eg Uwm, stirring clouds of dust from Uw asady soil, tbe FIHpioos again showed that no amoaot of drilling could fortify them enfflel ently to make them face the American rifle*, cod tbtir train puffed up the Iraok. with Hi load of dead and wonuded. in plain tight of Uie Am eel can*, who were entering the toau an oloeely that Ui* rebale barely slipped out of the rlutore' baud*. The Mon tana Regiment made a rush to uuptore lbe tralu, running ap the track, yell ing shrilly and eT«a Iropping their gnus In pursuit, hut tbrf engine becked off hactUy, leaving the bodice of six warrior* to their an*erica. Twenty Phlllptoos who came lo meat the conqueror*, bearing a white flag, declared bnartHy that they were tick of flghtlag. adding that food was very 1 abort In Utelr camp*. They ate the army ratio** given them with an eagerness that tesUUod to the tenth of ; the latter etatement. On* who bed i been aevervly wouoded dragged him-1 eel! after bit eomradao. allowing re markaUla nerve. Pirty Amtrioaii* were overcome by the beat, aod Colo nel Faueton dropped, utterlyexhaaaUd, after lbe battle. The men uf the Kan tea Begimenl cheered him heartily when be went among them. Last night the flame* of the horning village* *nd scattered but* gave tlie horison a glow aa of auoeet, and the crackling of the turn bona as they! caught Ore sounded like musketry lu a t battle. 11 the American troop* wort aot light ing the beat aa well aa Ih* rebel*, they ! might have puraoed U» oatiyea until they compelled them to ecatter Into the I mountain*, bat the aoidlee* are so wilted that they must net while the I ■naargeuta have time to yonrganivc, dig , new tranche*, aod fortify San k'eruan-1 dlno. wliere It Is expected they will 1 attempt another battle. The matter; of tmosportlng aumiliaa (a ala* bam- I paring General MaoArUiur’a move mem*, tinea, with the railroad out at i the bridge over the liagbag, It la dir Usiilt lo supply *o large an army In < such a rough country. VS* PfimiarrOmiaUilaniaa. rniLAsaLi'iitA, April 2a.—Imme diately upon receiving from Washing ton the dispatch of General Otis, Ihealdeot MoKiniey sent the following lamsage of oougratolatlont and thanks to the soMlart la the Philipptoea: rntLAUKLm*, April as. j “Otis, Manila. “Your lineage aa non using the achievement* of MecAurtbua’e dlvla ton and the propoul by the luaargrot* of auspsnaton of boatillties moot grati fying. Convey u oflloor* and men heartfelt oongratsletHios and gratitude for tlielr signal gallantry and triampb. “William McKrsi.av.” tVwarah *C IS* Paper*. Lorroojr, April 20.-All the morn lug papers oootaHt editorials oongraui latlng the United State* upon the proepeot of peace In lbs miipiner. sad com pi I a rating the bravery sad eoduranoo of the A mar loan troop*, which have produced the much desired roeuk. All iesiat ttmt tho United Htnla* oaunut treat with the robot gov ernment. All approve tho dace tad of General Oils for aa uoooadltloaal sur render, nod urge that he Should be Riven fall power* and net be hampered y tDetraction* from Washington. Will Steal taWAntnir m Men, iMnlilw or rilitlin Inmswi, Washiwotox, April SO.—The A>|. lowing cablegram* wera reou I red to-day f row Grama Oil* : "HaNila, April 20. "Adjutant Otnrral, Washington : “The eooferaoee with the Inturgeut rrpreaantetiv** terminated this wore log. They request a eaaaatlon of ho* til it lea for tbra* weak*. to aoabia litem to eall tbalrGoogrsaa to decide whether to continue proem mice of the war, or to propooe terui Of panes. Tha prop ortion wai deal load, and full auneety promised oo surraodar. I hell ara tha laeurgaMa are tired of war, tout sack In aseura term* of peace through wtoat Uiey denominate their repress* tally* Ceograa*. "Otis" “ Maxi la, April M. "Adjutant General, WseMaetoo : "The oongratelaUaai of HU Eroel laiiay. the PrarlJeet. ter whieto ail ara grateful, will to* ooaveyad aa d I reeled. “Om." we wwhu Ire* Serve Was lb* resell of tola aptendM baeKh. (tMlouilmtoi* will sad ‘nuaadaui auar «y ara aot found whera Atooveab. Lifer, Kidney* and Dowat* are out of enter. If you wwet these qaaltUa* 5T217T55t«5,^I^!' ...The One Right Way... Advertising may be good and yot not be successful, because It Is not persistent. That clever |onmal “Brains" puts It thus: “There Is bat ooO right way to advertise and that is to hammer your name, your occupation, your business so thoroughly In the heads of the people that If they walk In their sleep they will turn their steps toward your store. The newspaper Is your friend. It helps to build np the com* inanity that supports you. , AMNESTY Offend FIL1FU08. _. j; AOUIVALDO’S TUBS TO COM2 AO AH. May a# Al M»MB( ■••I he Pm*HM m» Matte* With auaM- ir. Manrate Uira Him ttly-MWnl ha way liay la Charlotte OtNmr. Mean.*, April Si), 3u. to.—The eoe fareooe to-day bet worn General Orta and Uolourl Maonel Argsatoani mad Litutooaot Jam Banal. Abo cam# from Geo era I Luoa under a flag of true* yesterday, to ask tor a m mat Inc of hoeUMUea. was frnttlea*. It to un derstood that Urn Ftliploo commit*los er* were (risen the term opon whleh the Amerioamr Mm consent to nego tiate. The Filipino* admit that they have beta defeated, and it la aspsetsd that they will rstern with freah pro poeals from General Lana. Odd p. m.—The enroye from Gener al Luna wan eery hoepitably treated by General Gila, who prortdsd them with a hem had with a Shard, and permitted them to ylslt friends here Returning to the pelaee this morning. I lie envoys saw an lllostratisn of Urn American rasonraas. A long train of wagoae and peek malm wm jost stort ing with provtalent tor General Law ton, who has reached Maruooo. The conference at the palaoo laetsd three hour*. Mr. Jaooh G. Hchormea, af the United fltatas Philippic* oommJsrion, at lend lay. nod Admiral Dewey drop ping la for an hear. The dleooaaion waa mostly between General Otis end Colonel Argolssrt, who had bans ae Iacted for the mlmion by GaaeralLnh* became he bad knowa Qeoeral Ottt. uotoDU Art-Man aerrea am um mu Ipptaa oomaMoa which ate. the Amerleaa war la aa eadeayiu do •noeth orer On Impending troatea. Mr. SoburaiM emerged bam Um pat iaijajsasjSTtjsa to thm ottootoU* Ublfd m+M Pftffi. lDEOrSiliy IOf BDOtJv M MOT. Manila ta dlrldad batwaaa two apta I loo*, tba majority MMirlag tba* the j PJUptoaa daawa paaea, whlla the other* tblah they aia aparrtat'orUma ta wMob to ntnbtlttoto thorn 1imr*ttmd army. The latte opiates galaad eator from Uta fact that n nfirnammt* bare bean aaat tothaaoaUu pppaaU* tba tawkun I lam. Galana! Argaa laaaa, who to a lawyer, attend 41/ |iW traced the Malay anbUety at wards. White bo dnlared. With apparent fra ah item that Um NNpiao Man waalad aohaaca login up the atrag la gracefully throng* tba 'Sign, to ataad of aamadteag Igaomtalaagy. ba aakad (to a forte igbt*» areristtas, to that tbaOoogreee might ba aanMoaad "■My li be aadaaaarad to aiateUtba A marlcaaa to greater nnitelcM. aad r.r.srs.r^xs.ra •adbewae gtyaa m aodarataoTute a wvntaa goarmalea of tmaaaty to all to la was all thatesaU to gtyaa. arghad Unt^ Mpala

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