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Mort, PRASY 16, 188.
FRUTER'S TELEGRAMS, : (SUPPLIED to ten #Ögina: Mall."]
Lowbo, February 10, 1800, THE DREYFUS AFFAIR. Yesterday's varion of the Committee' report is confirmed notwithstanding which the_Government Inaista on passing the the Dreyfus Bill.
THE DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS,
Mr Bamiel Smith, In ment to the address, demandod logislation
FIGHTING AT MANILA.
THE SCENE FROM THE CITY,
ACCOUNT HE À VIITOR
THE CHINA MAIL.
Foreground kops up a flares danponade of the enemy'a positions The Hun of advanes of the Amorinans was marked out by burn ing villages of nipa huts, and the smoke rising frers the field gang amongst the bamboo oopses, could silly be soon, while the smoke from the volley.fzing of the infantry wa
BORD Occasion. ably though very faintly. About three hours were spent plowing the advance from the tower, and the party returned to the hotel
7
In the afternoon, the' narmstar went out
ten o'clock,
www.
Manila imel says he'
Alluling to Munday's operations the
expedition under General Hall, sonstting of us it will take batwoon 50,000 and 75,000 At two o'clock yostonbay afternoon on the possession of the Philippines with our companies of lot Nebraska, under to subjugate the island of Lazon alone, guns of the Utah Battery with two amalloy and we should have to construct roads Colonel Stottenburg, and two 3 inchua Hotchkiss rifles, ant out to extend thend drive railways through the country. eastern line to the waterworks.
At the
the Chinese shopkoopera qurty on businesses cast and from their sources of ravanus, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. REPORT ON QUIEN'S GOLLHOR, undisturbed by the general axeltement." The St. Paul was going down to Dollo with The Legislative Council met this aftari The shops are now closed at eight o'clock in the 1st Tennesse Regiment.
At the meeting of Engluables Counöll the evening, and bar rooms geo closed 4 Smith, of the Tennessee Regiment, was ro.presided. There were present-Hoa. H. E. loge by the Examiners appointed by the Colonel noon. H.E, Sir Henry A. Bake, G.C.M.G., | this afternoon the Report on Queen's Qui:
ported to have fallen from his horse owing to Pollock, Acting Attorney General; Hon. Government (Meania O, Moi, Mezzoy B hoat apoplexy during the operations round F. H. Stewart Lockhart, Colonial Se. A., and E. R. Hallifax, B. A.) was laid on Manila. If the Filipinos árs to content retary Hon. R. D. Ormaly, Director the table. The following is so satmah
Rumsey, Harbour Master Rons. O. P. with the schedule of work that was given of Pubile Works; Hon.a. M. Thomson, Aut. from the report -
Chator, 0.3.G., Ho Kal, H. R. Bellion, us beforehand, taking cars that none of the Ing Colonial Treasurer Fen. R. Mariaj We carefully set paper in abordanda –
O.M.G., J. J. Bell-Irving, T. H. White queations were abors the standard indi T. Buckle, Clark of Councila. head, and Hon. Wei Yak; and Mr J. G. cated by the sabedule, The work as a
whole was fairly antir
satisfactory; the
teaching
pendent thought unnecessary. The large was obviously very careful-so much so Mr Stewart Lockhart. Iaid on the table that, in mary cases, the boys seemed to tho report on Queca's College by the Ex-consider anything in the shape of inda- 1800.
proportion of failures in some of the FLUSHING DRAINS AND WATERINU KOJDE, furuis la not to be ascribed altogether Mr Whitehead gave notice that at next to idleness or stupidity; onreful work meeting of Council to woult ask the follow some ability was shown by many the Draite and Sewors and the watering of cause, this year..as 1st, is the rapid ing questions (1) Are the Government boys, who were, however, clearly beyond We understand that the the Roads throughout the City by the con promotion necessitated by the barbe taking stops to provide for the Bushing of their depth.
to secure the obedience of Ritualiste to the Philippines was received from Amerias to a blockhouse just beyond the teleganteaorvoir there was a reserve of one battalion To troops will have to cross the river!
HAYOLONG, February 18. It would seam that fate han decrend that in the matter of news of any Important rials in the Philippines, the world should be supplied before this little Colony in an amandirect cable connection with Manila. The first newn of the outbreak of hostilities in just a week ago, and we have been unable nil today to plass before our readers any rella de story of the fight. Provided the the Spaniers in regard to the rigid cen worship of telegrams, we hope to receive from our special-orrespondent, Mr Thes. H. Beld, a telegraphic akotah of the opera
PAPERS,
perfeos sombination of artily and and the Filipinos will soon destroy the miners appointed by the Government for of the 2nd U. 8. Infantry. The arah way three times before Malolos can be reached with shrapnel, and thou the infantry spread bridge. F Infantry; the Utah's gon Ailed out au long line and drove the few remain- the brach
ako a jack rabbit-hunt than anything ofen,
the law. The amendment was rejasted by 221 to 60. Mr Balfour spanking on the amendment nanulited the existence of certain excessos but urged the House to Amorleans do not purain the absurd knottes buildings at Paco, Tho aholla struck the Insurgents in front of then It was more leave the matter in the hands of the Bishops until their impotence to attie it was proved.
WEATHER REPORT,
station at Malate, and had an opportunity of seeing the efhet produced by the shells from the Monadnock and Charleston on the cathedral in this town, and the building was almost immediately enveloped in flames, The conflagration laated for twelve or fif toen hours. It was said that twelve hun
Do the Filipinos occupy strong pool.
roro tirps?
From the top of the hill overlooking the waterwords haudreds of natives could be Four thells were thrown in amung them,
cross the river in
vor in the valley beyond,
Dell BOTORS
and in less than five minutes
Tho
termed strong. The country is heavily Nous of their positions are what could
thered and there is a very donas growth,
The following notles is issued from the The first reliable story of the outbreak of Near this place it in sold the 23rd Infantry cylinder lewds, stuum chef fixings, wil strength. The only protection they havet for chia onontruction of the necessary quired to do senior work, botors they have tions of the combatants in the Philippines. [ dred Filpinos were killed in this building, tored to the village of Mariquinan but it is dut virtually all the length of the struction of Tanks along the upper levels large numbers of boys at the bottom of the
Observatory:
On the 13 at 11.45 The baremoter has fallen in China. Pressure is highest between the E coast of China and Japan with moderate gradients and fresh mon soon on the coast, and in the N. part of the China San. Forecast-moderate N. E, winds; fair.
CRICKET.
H. M. J. *HUNDER v. HONGKONG POLICE,
hostilities and the subsequent fighting hubad shout forty mox killed by a cross fire fore the departure of the Esmeralda on in an endeavour to outflank the enemy. Tuesday fast has been related to us Three or four Spanish prisoners who had by a gentleman who went over on visit been assisting the Filipinos in the fight to Manila, and arrived thers on the day were captured, and it is a question whether "when the fighting commenced. He states these men were åghting voluntarily or wore that he arrived in the harbour whent fear forced to lights
'clock on the morning of the 4th February, steamboat people the passengers werd un- hut owing to the bad management of the
able to land until about naon. The re
In the general advance at daylight on the 8th, a determined fight took place to obtain possession of the waterworks. The
This match was played or Nava) Ground on Saturday last, and resulted in a win for the Bumbar by 20 runs. The moas notion, I'mainder of the afternoon was occupied In Fillpines were driven out of the works,
works themselves were deserted, and the now valves had been removed, but Gener al Patter stated that a week would sulice
to clear them out."
AN AMERICAN VOLUNTEER OFFICER'S VIEWS ON
THE SITUATION.
HOW THE FIGHTING COMMENCED
A representative of the China 3ft call
the U. S. Volunteers, at the Hongkong ed upon Brigadier-General- MoQ. Resve, of
view olicited aome intaresting details as to how hostilities were commenced, to
ablo fexture of the game baing the batting | transporting their baggago ashoro, a sum off And the Americans afterwards found that Hotel, and in the courau of a short inter-
the vairas of the pumps had been removed.
to introduca Destructare for the disposal of of the Cicy Refuse
(2) Are the Government taking any atopa
THE UTILIZATION OF CLOWN LAND. which stood in his name
Mr Beliling asked the following questions
(1.) The
milroad. Malolos is not a place of natural either for fresh or salt water, and if the
is in the nature of entrondhuents recently
eping stations constructed. It is a long way, however, from our base of supplies. I think it might be possible, however, to send a force up by transport and hand them on the coust, from where they could march Inland. I believe the distance from the cast is about five milus, and if that is the sorrent distance our warships could shelf the position,
What is the strength of the army to the Philippines?
of Mr Tucker for the Hunbar who played 819 having to be paid for the goo? *} The missing portions of the machinery | atrougth of the American Army of Ououp to the Philippines under ordors, In regard the Goyornmont gate whether or not syched by a general review o3-1
A not-out game of 62 runs, Beores —
1. M. NUMBER.'
Mr Elliott, o MoHardy, b Ker
Thompson, run out
Me Toker, not out
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Williams, b
Capt. Davison, Langley
Burrea, Cerr,
Langley
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Moder, Langley competit
Form Flahaltitiv bkiew:11-1་་
Total
FOLIOS.
b
Quinn, a Capt. Davison, b Elliott ... Herr, Davikou, b Elliott ******* Mellardy, o Daviann, Clark Dymond, a Thampson, & Clark Cameron, a Capt. Davison, Clark... Rogers, Burres, b Clariz
Langloy, Tucker, & Williams MoSwayed. Elliott, b Clark...
Warnock, b Williams
Koon, not out...yt Terreth b Clark
Total
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the pagand
School; with the result that boys ars re
that we would suggest some change for acquired a sound elementary grounding. The dangers of this system are so obvious
instance, that the promotions in case of need should be made merely comiony, for the sake of getting a more convenient division of the number of the boys. Arbuthnot and Hold lying between We venture to think that, though this sys
Hollywood Ronds to the tra dead to imply lowering of the sugied and cleared of the houses formerly aults would show an improvement N.. of Victoris Greg, which in Leon me standard of the higher forms, the final ra standing thereon, and which has for about maka a bay do work that he oant
cannot fully 12 months been lying
fallow
and unproduc understand, if it
It dros
pat result in mare tire, being a valuable sits, will the Güvern confusion,
furthers the tendency ment state whether any plan for utilising an absolute reliance on memory one it was considered before the rent-earning besetting fault of
at the
Chinese We had before this battle a force of 630 dwelling houses wore demolished i
ne instansed in this Examination the officers and 20,400 men, Eight thousand not boun, aonaidered before the destruction tar independence of thought would have (2) TË pinna for utilising the ground had adoption of any system that would foss
Iaunch for this purpose. The party of
nficera and men (regulars) are ou the way of the property standing on this site, will the best results. This spiciatam is friends nacompanying the narrator winderi
wore found after a sparsh hidden in the tin and the general proposts for the to making a campsign wo are in this post-45) If plans and spesifications for General Intelligence papestyle of aus 0ed up to the Hotel dal Oriente, and wore city was cut off on the 8th, but it was ex- ocal stacks. The supply of water in the
plans aro under nideration)
but mors especially by a comparison of 52 provided with rooms, We will not dwall
General Reora said the state pittin. Tho axpedition to Iloilo consists of building on the site are ready in the of the work ofured The style of subway. 3,800 monĮ there is in round number about hands of the unent to kod grough to surprise the boys could not trust to many Works Department. In the Qeneral Intelligende was a plexustif will the Government order in a day or two,
will be ready for occupation by the Govern ng insinuous of the catch ph stats when it is probable that such bulldings mory, and consequently there were few ce
that tentaar vaata or others for whom they may dan many of the ananure to the sider have been designed, and at wine date the papers. Colony may expect to be relieved from The English of the Chinese kapa was paymont ranti for the | seosmmodation of the whale satisfactory. Bons of the guns --
tiana wera misunderstood, and some of tha such Government Qcara?
Mr Stowart Lockhart-Siz, la reply to answers were unintelligible ; but with a fo the questions of the hop, member, I have exceptions, and in spite of an audire ch stato in roply to the first-question, yea of agis, the boya-managed to make thete as our troops would have to advanes inkelsandy been considered. The reply to the whole School was a want of nonemtration
In reply to the toond question, plans have meaning clean. A common fault in the
weaker the further the advance was mede of this year, fan formation the ilné rauld become third question is, probably before the cadat
at times there would be
manuscrip bearing no relation to
of the questiona This is the more to be into the country. There are probably suffi
paper.
10
futura.
The
upon the contents of the apartments, and i Postod that everything would be in workinginated at Banta Moar on Waturday night 1000 giok, Thors in about the same num as an eatpost of the Heimka Regimustes in the Proba Ganed, the military The burning of the villages as the troopa A Filipdun attempted to pass. tha.usfpust, advanced was a promotionary means and was called upon by the entry tu het. polla of the alty, the general guard and against treachery, An the Americans The native never hooded the order of the pusfoms house in Manila itself. formed their way into the country they were sentry and prooooded on his way, The number of troops in therefore inadequate Ared upon out of these buta, and some of sentry fired at the loan, but in the dark-
for any lengthy campaign and any extensive the enemy rushed out of these hats branness, missed him. The native doubled movement against the Filipinos The Fill dishing bolan and long knives and in their back to the nearest outpost of the Filipines, pina linea stratah right round the sity, and famotidal seal stabbed and horribly slashed and returned with bitwaen ditoon and some of the soldiers. One man came into twenty of his fellows who commented to the hotel with his arm almost severed fire on the Nebraska outpost, from the body by a slush from and of these murderous weapons,
The tempor
the pear and carry forward 8510.09 to the roar of cannon told that the fight credit of Low Profit and Loss Account..
a
Tiza
Was the attack promoditated I believe it was precipitated. When hostilitios commenced, the Filipino general,
K
Are they well armed?
oient troops to make a dash soms ten or fifteen miles from the base of supplies late
the country.
A BRITISH RESIDENT ON THE SITUATION.
CHÈ, NEW TORRITORY.
· All'
pages of raatusti
Mr Belilios-At the next meeting of a it appeared more often in the ed Comell I propose to ask a few questione, noting healorant (though correst) informa botter buys: many wasted so much time in and the subject zaiter will be the newly giving
tion, that they wore forced to leave n attempted questions which were probably within their scope a
a fault which resulted
Government state
The writing and
acquired territory noross the harbour, situsted to the north of British Kowloon. SALES OF LAND IN THE NEW TERRITORY, Mr Obatar said. I beg to sak the follow in a heave laws of mats neatnes ing question-Wi the whether any steps have been taken to pre- pecially of the Chinese boys, was very good, vent sales of land in the Kowloon Exton-in spite of the fact that, in some cases, sion since the signing of the Convention boys who could write let themselves be Mit Stewart Luckhart-In eply to the hurried into untidiness and carelessness.. that at the instance of this Government to formulating and tabulating the ansWORK, question of the hon, member, I beg to stato A little mare care might have been devoted
Yeong.
would not as a matter of course be
THE DUTIES OF THE HARBOUR MARTEI
of
the visitor rofonined from glving an un. liated testimonial as to the outaine. The spining was panding without anything of note yourring, it we excluds the dias covery that the hotel did not provide blankets and other Comastia luxuries, 83 when about pins e'look sounds of rifle Bring were heard. The soldiers who had boon sitting in the bar dianp. 93peared with alacrity in reapons to the call to quarters, men hurried along at the double, carriages were driven at a zook. I pass along the roadway, and a feel ing of intense oxaitement proveiled. The of the American soldiers has been roused, shop people harriedly shuttered their win and for each of their man dead they threa
werd at San Fernando in conferuate to dows and barred doors. The individual rifle ton to blithirty Filipinos. The American formulate a general plan of qurmpaign. I fire had given plans to a regular skirmishing soldiers were splendid-looking fellows with cannot bear of an officer of higher rank than fire, and the rattle of the valley-firing told workmanlike air about thom. The Tenes Lieutenant-Colonel being in command during that the American colliory were congra
see men are tall, lanky follows who from the fight. In the second military zone the February, an old British resident writes :---- From a private lotter, dated Manila 8th trating their fire. A party of the visitors their earliest childhood are sequainted with entire body of troops was in command of a at the hotel want down the Escolin to the the Winchester rifle and the revolver, and Major. The Filipinos were so imbued with quite a different turn. For some time the Since I last wrote you things have taken The report of the governing directors fer bridge in the direction of the walled city, the Western men are a havier not. The the idea that we would away as hood. the year ending the flet Decomber, 1800, and came across tone of the men of the soldiersay they have been held in cheok and
Americans and natives have boon within the Chinese Government issued notices for presentation to the shareholders at the California Regiment. The soldiers warned stolthetaunts of the Filipinos long enough wore all anxions to be in the 4ght state that it only wanted just something to the
the firing commenced, that they sight of each other and havo boon in sacha Extension that sales of and made after Warning the inhabitants of the Kowloon thirteenth ordinary annual general meeting them that it was dangerous to go down any They are anxious to get right at the The consequence
the signing of
of the Convention on the of the Company, to be held at the Re of the strosts, as there were many Filipinos onomy and complete the victory. Generul men advanced at the first combinal fire day night, at 9.30, when about twenty na- nised by the Government of Great Britain. was that when cur star them to work. That came bat. Baturano ist would be at their own risk and ristored Offices of the Uompany, 39 & 40, slding in the town, so the visitors return. Aguinaldo telegraphed to General Otis on the Filipinos were scattered. They had tires tried to pass the American lives at Queca's Road Central at 11 a,m,, on Tues day, the 21st February, is as followed to the hotel. In the meantime, a num
the Sunday that it was not by his ordera no reserves, no supports of any kind, al. Santa Mona. They were at one out the Bal entitled As Ordinance to cansall
Mr Pullock moved the second reading To the Shareholders of Humphreys Estate ber of ladice, the wires of the naval officers the fight had started, but that the conflict though they had superb earthworks.
and Finance Company, Limited.
off and annihilated, and then the date and amend the Lowa relating to and English residonta, were escorted to was ccossioned by the impetuosity of soma Gentlemen,We bug to lay before you placer et safety, some to the transport t sur Report and Balance Sheet for the year
of his offoors. It is understood by, ku
show started all round. It was just Merchant Shipping, the duties of the Har- Yes. They have got a few machine: a declaration of war, although Mesura
bour Master, the control and management ending Sat December, 1898.
Paul and others into the walled city. The American troops that the attack on the city guns, but they did not use any of thear Aguinaldo and Co. knew nothing aboutation of
of the waters of the Colony, and the regul The net profit for that period, including sound of the volley firing was heard
was made by pro-arrangement. $934.08 brought forward from last scopant
vesspla
In They used two guta on the Caloocan side. it. Before you could say knife they ware
navigating the a amounta to 828,719.09, out of which wa more frequently, and the continual patis in a very awkward position, for a large Road, but General King does not think like forty thousand policemen's rattles or Mr Goodman, and he would, therefore, opinion prevads in Mauls that Aguinalde They had two gung on the Santa Ana
doing Bo
so, he said he should like to at it hammer and tongs, and it was just before the arrival in the Colony next month have the Bill carried through Commitzen proposa to pay a dividend of 0 per cent. for ter, patter, from the Filipinos and the section of the Filipino force ware displeased they used them. At the village of Bant aacing at full spoed at the three principal bo glad to have the opinion of the Chamber
The Accounts have been audited by Mr had become general. It was afterwards at the delay in the attack upon the Ameri-Anne ve captured two guns, ons of which points-Santa Missa, Malate, and Tondo.
that the insurgents had cans, and threaten to depose him from his
was a Nordenfeldt, The gunners were You can guess we were scared to death, a enly a smooth-bore muzzle-londor and position de tender. If the Filipino forces killed standing by the
Mr Belilios mentioned that it would the firing was getting closer to my house racire any further serious reverses it
and the bullets were falling on my roof. matters somewhat if a synopsis of
more convenient and would facilitate feared that Aguinaldo will be aasassinated.
the Aguinaldo'a Secretary was arrestad in the
| I certainly expected that the natives in clauses of the Bill was furnished to the A New York despatch of the 7th January
Manila would arise at the same time, and members of the Chamber of Commerce. A Washington special to the Herald
city, and a Filipino offleor was also arrested
that wo should have a very rough time of visable to have the opinions of the mem
His Excellency thought it would be ad- says: By the Contrations of the nomina- the north of the River Pasig, commenced in the city immediately on landing from a
it. Thank God, that was het so. Balloons bers of the Chamber of Commerca before tion of R. &. Musely, fr of Alabama, as to throw shells into the Filipinos positions. steamer from Iloilo. The visitor saw over Consul General at Singapore, the Senate has The firing continued unabated till one
the Bill was taken into consideration by osused the retirement from
were sent up from different points inciting the Law Committee. one hued rod of the prisoners brought in by day morning it was the plan of General thom to rise, but they anerice w loa of E. Spencer Pratt, also of Alabama, o'clock, several bullets striking the currag the Americans. They wens dirty-looking King's brigado to advanes on the town of the Americans were
The Bill was then referred to the Law it enld at the State
Department that Mr Pratt's retirement is due in the fact ated iron roofing of the hotel. The narra follows with very muddy clothes. From Pasig and deteral MoCarthy's division was hot for them. The American soldiers have LAWS RELATING TO ORDINAL PROCEDURE.
Committee. too that the president some time ago promised tea went to bed, and stayed there about an all accounts, he should estimate that to advance and capture Calonem, but that beer doing splendid work; they have kill-the Bill entitled An Ordinanca to cursoli
Mr the position to Mr Mosely, it is no secret hour, but was unable to sleep owing to the between 1,500 and 2,000 man would be amerring the order was countermanded.
Pollock moved the second reading of that the Senate has received from Secretary Hay, through the State department, can noise and the posts of mosquitoes. It fair estimate of the Filipino leanos.
AI ani told since we camo away a telegram
date and amend the Lawa relating to Crimi nal Procedure in the Supreme Court. munications from the retiring Consulshowing whe feared the Filipinos inside the town lady nares stated there were about 25 has been covived that Pasig has been taken. last night, and Pasig to-day, and I expect
Mr Stewart Lookhart seconded. that he had been injudicious in his relations wore to make an attack on the botol. Next American wounded in the hospital, and
Carried with Aguinaldo and the Philippins Junta at morning, as day was breaking, there was a
The death of Dr Young Was
On the motion of Mr Pollook, seconded Singapore. Censul Pratt, in fact, is necuned
the dead was given as about 78. It. vary and affair.
will capture Malolos in a day or so. The by Mr Stewart Lockhart, the Bill was Dr Young was last collision was bound to come, and it is per referred to the law Committee. by all Europeans along the coast from Sings tremendous fusilada indicating the advance was a very sad sight to witness the pore to Yokohama of having been the of the American troops. The Filipinos re
dead American soldiers being brought ten o'clock. When the advance was made has now begun. As I have said, we all the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend
on Tuesday morning at haps a good job after all that the fighting veritable sponsor of Aguinaldo and his treated before the advancing colama into into the city in bullock waggons. There
Mr Pollock anored the third reading of pretensions.
on the pumping station it is supposed that had a terrible scare, and had our revolvers and consolidate the Law relating to Prisons. the paddy fields to the north of the town. wore some fifteen or twenty wounded sav A are lack for a stony road, a man of The Americans charged up through the Chinges in the hospital, who wore hasddresses to another which was stationed at the
he want to go from one post of the battery in hand nearly all the time for the first day,
Mr Stewart Lockhart seconded. Noasant manner, of shrewd humeur, of Route Souttish sagacity, but a man of no escemetery, and occupied astrong position of roosters feathers and had long hair reservoir, and getting beyond the lines he in sympathy with their fellow-Filipinos, the third reading to have a corrected draft His Excellency asid he thought it would or two; but although all my servants are be the proper course before Bills passed brilliance and of doubtful industry. This vacated by the rebels on an ominees on banging down thoir backs. There were a is how our London correspondent, anys an which is situated the mortuary attached great many of these follows amongst the
was taken by the insurgents. The Filipi- they stuck to me, and are thankful now of the bill as finally approved by the Coun Indian contemporary, eilhouetted the aor
nes strippod him off his clothes and cut him that they did not run away as nearly all back to the Clerk of Councils to have that cil. He would therefore refer the bill the Liberal party in the Buuss of to the cemetery. To the right of these killed. Commons a
and bis lioess is a frightful manner. the other natives did. I have been over to dono. is faithful to
What is the position of affaius inside the the lines once or twice, but there wore so to life. Sir Henry Campbell- further to the right a large church sur the Filipinos are very Leave fellows, but the city? Bannerman's selection is prudent,
The Council was then adjourned until indeed
perhaps
many bullets flying about that I began to
thia day fortnight.
the American Bogs are working splendidly, that the murderer of Mr Fleming were Within the lost three weeks there think it was not good cough. As I said,
It is reported by wire from Changking and the natives are quite confounded. executed on the 20th ulto; but how it is known that the victims were the actual murderers is not stated. It also added that six officials have been degraded and the leading gentry of Changan, in Kweichow, have been shorn of their literary degrees, which is another played-out diplomatic trick in China. The must significant part of this
Fullarton Henderson, who
who offers himself asocrtained for re-election.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
Governing Directors. Hongkong, 7th February, 1899,
the consular
a breach-loader in action. The musketry fire and rear of these cannon rendered sleep impossibility. About midnight, the Petrel, Charleston und Gullas, situated to
Jostor
a few
veoks back, and the sketch paddy fields is a country road, and still
contrated
B
The Americans recognise the fact that
is
another evidenoa
one there to command.
gun, which
there
Was
no
On Tuesday there was quite a sharp fight to the north towards Malolos. I was out there myself. A Lieutenant of the 23rd Kansas Regimens was killed. On Wednes
scen alive
found that making it
are still pushing on. They took Caloocan ed several thousands of the Filipinos, and
ALARM IN THE U. S. NAVY DEPARTMENT.
of Commerce on the Bili at an early date.
Mr Stewart Lockhart seconded. Carried,
bo
THE LAW RELATING TO
PRISONS.
Chinono official condonement of cruel mur-
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Gold Lost, 100 fine, (per tad)......855. 50 Sovereigns (Book's buying rate) $10.13 Silver (por us.)
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Quotations. Horakone, Feb. 13, 1809, ' UPIUM--New Patna, cash, 812
Old
Nom carb, Now Bonarea, cab, 822 Old
cash.... Nom.
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Now Malws, credit... 700/72
Allowance, Taels, ...
Last Year new
Nom./8
Alloanon, Taels, a Old Malwa credit..... 730/18
Aitowance Tacle... Nom./16 Persian, Paper tied 8/16. Allowance Tel Now.
Temperature.
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Hongkong Ragister."
I inevitable, because there is else whom elevation would not have no murtuary and near the church is a block covered that they have a different stamp of must have been 10,000 natives who left
nobody rounded by high walls Beyond the Filipinas, on the other hand, havo now dia. those political differences Bud personal jeulousien to which the Liberal house which was held by the Filipinos. oneway from the Spraineds to deal with. The the city, On Sunday sous Filipinos party lent premont a proy. At the same time The American troops drove the Fulpinos Filipines rush forward in a most fearless went out and others were told they must anfo lack' is not the best of animals to out of each of these positions, and formed way in the food of murderous infantry go out and join the insurgents. The busi put at the head of a forlorn hopo. When ever the Opposition find their opportunity
aling at right angles to the blockhouse and artillery fro. The Filipinos do not ness houses are open as usual. On Sunday, to lend an assault against the Government enciroling the city,
take aim with their rifles, but hold them at our people in order to have conveyances benches wo may take it as tolerably certain
A Washington despatch, dated January 7 that Sir Henry will b
In the morning, a number of the residents arms' length over their hand (whon in the for the wounded seized whatever carriages easily cut-distanced by others of his party in the Lowar House at the hotel went into the walled city, trenches) and fire down on the Americans. they found in the streets. They used these shows that the Navy Department fully
certainly by Sir Edward Grey, and pro-and viewed the fighting from a monasteryIn skirmishing they usually fre from eonvagancss for taking supplies to the frit expected trouble in the Philippines:-Do. horrible story of British complaisance and
bly by Sir Henry Fowler. Writing of
partment has become alarmed over the der is that the headman (a tipao, wasappceo) Bir bnry's position a short Hain age, Mr
tower. The Charleston, Concord and the hip, or at any other convenient and bringing in the wounded. TP. O'Connor said thist ho is sok of it Called stationed to the north of position after lunding. In the tren-day and Tuesday the possessors of carriages fois Manila and is taking stops to who arranged the murder was allowed to is io poor health, in lodifferent spirits, the river, were throwing shells into the ches the Amerimus lie down on the woro vory ohary about 'coming down the strengthen Dowey. Orders were to-day escape with the active connivance of the and logs for rest and a decent rotrest enemy's positions, and to the south stomach and tire low. The Winchestar streets in them for fear that they might be by the first transport sailing for Manila to Eunished, which means that he is given ficiala, but it in nedod, sa's sort of sop, showed by bis eagerness to get the
telegraphed to San Francisco to be carried that the military officer concerned has been Sponkerslip when it was in the gift of his the monitor quadnock way throwing ride is roost popular amongst the Amári seized. Nothing of that sort was done, the gunboat Bennington, directing her to some better post elsewhere.Chin Gazette. her heary projectiles. During the morning cans. It fires very large bullet of soft however, An order was insted on Monday he was ordered a few days ago, to Manila. proceed immediately from Gram, whera. ACTED LIKE A CHARM”
the Charleston changed position, and etesin-lead which mushrooms' after entry. The that there would be no further interferons Both the Navy and War Departinante have
IT IS REMARKABLE, HARRY WATERS, HEAD: od down southwards to take up the firing Mauser hullet fired by the Filipinns goos with private carriages of any kind... An received ding news TAYS MR W. WILSON, THE FO FINDL, Haya! I mgand: Chamberlain's
Master, Sxation SCHOOL, BAWAL with the Monadnock 4 splendid bird's cle through. The Chinese graveyard order was given to the drivers of vehicles mest alarming have from the Philippines, S FULAR Chemist at RAYAZRIADI, and Paremeter
indicating that different factions show a Pain Balm se mat desful household of the fighting in the surrounding where the charge took pince and the mac upon which they could draw at head disposition to come together to resist the MURREE, How Chamberlain's Cough Temperature medicine. Have scen it used for toothache, country was obtained from the monastery tuary were pitted all over with riflộ bullets. quarters for services rendered. -
Americans. Is the opinion of the Gorom district, and though it has only been in Direction of
Remedy baa attained & prominence in this Humidity Theumatism, and ones on a very bad tower. To the distance, Cerita nus noen, The American army and navy is wel!
a battle is now only a question of troduced a ment, Do you know if the Americaine will roalded foot, and in each of these
time, and General Otis has been instructed,
it has taken the months it instan the Pain Balds acted like a charm.
Vindow and nearer in the bay the American feet, supplied with stores for six months, and pursue the campaign at once I
when the battle coines, to force it relent
lead. From zemarks made by my
my customere Force -- Every one who usas Cham beclair's Pain could he observed, while of the wily the the only trouble they anticipate is in trann General Hughes told me there was no in leely and to try to administer such a crush.who have used this remedy, I am convinced Rahelways spadke in the samo terms. It mercantile shipping by in their regular poiting water to the front. The Chinese tention of carrying on a campaign noite. It ing defent to the Filipinoa that they will that if possesses exemptional qualities.
I should be kept in every molice chestitions, the Britian cruiser Narcise and are everywhers in evidouce, driving hulis probable that they will take portion of
hover hesitate to recommend. It to all who Mes in need of a good cough mistura." German subser Irene being along as look carte for the commissariat and carrying tollo, Cebu nad other porta in the birds Bosssxau & Allison Piano, the vary best le starywhere. Price, 50 cta, and The
ORAMALAN Coran Herox Es for hand. The american' man-of-war in the out sil the Inbouror's work. In the olty of the Filipines, and cub bham off from the; z-inu. -Belinton Puma Coy
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