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THE WATER SUPPLY OF MANILA

The greater part of the city of Manila being built but a few feet above high tide there is never any lack of water, and as the precipita tion is very excessive in the summer months many houses are provided witli tarks to store up the main water. In addition to this the city has a fine water system which supplies -abundance of good and pure drinking water free to more than 95 per cent of the people the balance pay, but a small water rental.

The incat tax is still collected, the proceeds

THE HON

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any time, and news of his approach was hourly anticipated.to-day.

Unless the insurrecto conclude to give up their arms, and that pretty promptly, an ad- vance upon San Fernando may be made and that home of the flect footed Insurrecto, fail into the hands of the "mucho malo Americano" The Nebraskas crossed the Rio Grand liver yesterday afternoon and General Hale's Bri gade is now at Apalit acting as reserve to General Wheaton.

Fourteen sick men were brought down from the front yesterday and sent to the 1st Reserve Hospital-Freedona.

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MARITIME NOTES.

LORD Ɑ BERESFOLD ON HIS

The Unionists of Yorkshire says the fall of April 12th, gave a complimentary banquet last night at the Midland Hotel, Bradford, to Lord Charles Beresford in celebration of the victory achieved by him at the York by-election last year. The Marquis of Zetland presided, and was supported by Lord Wenlock, Mr. Walter. Morrison, M.P., and Mr Wanklyn, M.P.

Lord Charles Beresford responded to the toast of "The Army and Navy. He denied that the naval question was in any circum stancesa party question, he were to speak of blame for past failings in the state of the Navy, he would say that both parties were equally to Navi-blame. What had driven both parties to their work was only the force and violence of public opinion. He held, iwever, that the present Government had done more than any other Government yet to enable the Fleet to light.

Lond Zetland proposed thy toast of The Guest of the Evening," which was received with musical honours

A TASHIONABLE MARRIAGE,

Lord

High water-- Mor

Afternoon;

Afternoon. ANNIVERSARIES.

Low water Morning Ca

somit

1792--Pope Pius IX. bom, 1833-G. Cuvier, naturalist died. 1841-Sir John Davis arrived in Hongkong.. 1846-The United States declared war against

Mexico.

1804-A corporal of the British Legation mur-

dered by Chinese soldiers at Peking. 1879-Trial of the Kate Waters pirates. 1891-Anti-foreign riot at Wuhu.

AGEND'A

TO-MORROW.

2.30 p.m.-Auction of Furniture at No. 3

an-English Mall closes,

Land Street.

MONDAY,

of 2.529.952 florius, being an.excess of 127,399 | admiral instead of a commercial man on such i nice at their disposal for the honeymoon 10.30am-Supreme Court, Hughes v. Chater.

The accounts of the Austrian Lloyd for the year 1898 show grass, earnings to the amount florins over the previous year's takings. After writing off the sum of 1,271,750 Horins and adding 147,746 forins to the insurance reserve, fund, a surplus of $14,287 florins remains, out of which a dividend of 20 florins per sture will be pakl, against 16 forins for the year 1897 The enhanced price of coal last year consider ably reduced the net profits."

THE WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES,

If everything in connection with TEA ARSUMPTION OF HOSTILITIES.

COMBINED ADVANCE AGAINST THE REBEL

marriage of Lady MARGARET PRIMRO ||*- POSITIONS. FINA

May 6th:

daughter of the Earl of ROSEBERY, to the Earl of CREWE went off successfully, the Wheaton's brigade was aroused at 3 am, on

occasion must have been one of great in- Thursday and after a hasty breakfast marched

terest and grandeur, the aoth of Apul, of along the Macabebe road from the village of

Course, marking an important red-fetter dny in the lives of those mostly concerned. · Dr. Apalit to the milroad, which was reached at 5am Al 30 o'clock, General MacArthur. and his staff reached Apalit station, whence

BUTLER, master of Trinity, performed the wedding ceremony, assisted by the Dean of the advance begun immediately. As usual

Westminster in Westminster Abbey, and General Wheaton led his column in person, on

among the notables present was His Royar foot this time, horses being impracticable. A gatling and Hatch-kiss rapid-fire gun mounted

Highness the PRINCE OF WALES, upon handcars. under Lieutenant Naylor Hydrants are placed conveniently through- (Utah), were pushed along the track, white Col.. The Kette German Elbe Steam

ROSEBERY gave the bride away, Lord CitES out the city supplying water free. Where the Punston and the soil Kansas regiment on the gation Company earned 249,189 marks 19

TERFIELD acting as "best-man," the tell water is piped on to private property, hotel or right, and Colonel Wallace with the 1st Monpfennige last year, against 671,30% marks to

bridesmaids being Lady SvaIL RIMROSE factory the water rate is 4 cents in cubic meter tan regiment on the left; two companies of pfennige in the year 1898, and after writing of

Lady ANNABEL CREWE-MILNES, Lady CELIACREWFMILNES, Lady Cyяrnia daily, and when a large amount of water is used cach deploying and marching in open skinnish $16,148 marks 99 pfennige for depreciation, the order, in line with the artillery when practic directors propose to pay a dividend of a per

CarwE-MILNES, the Hon. Maun WYND the nine chops down to 3 cents.

The history of the Water Works is a very able, the rest of the regiments marching in

cent, against 3 per cent. for the previous year.

HAM, the Hon. MARGARET WYNDHAM, the interesting one. In the year 1743 San Francolumns 800-yards in the rear along the "em.

The rates of freight were very low in the first cisco Cariedo, a, Spaniard and resident of bankment.

half of the year owing to the sharp competitionLord Charles Beresford, in the course of his Hon. EVELINA ROTHSCHILD, Miss LOUISH Hirsch, Lady JULIETTE LOWTHER, and Half a mile from the starting point the first

on the river, but after that the vious Com relpy, said that he had been engaged on the un Manila, left $10,000 in trust to be used towards constructing a free water supply, for the city of a series of nanow but deep streams was en-

500 pages and went into all kinds of fabrics Lord RoSEBERY entertained the quests at of Manila. This money in the year 1872, after countered, and the skinnish lines were companies came to an understanding and freights usual work of writing a book which contained Miss MUR. WITT, after the ceremony

consequently improved.

and machinery which he had seen himself. He his residence in Berkeley Square, and in the many vicissitudes, had increased to the sum of pelled to retire and take-to-the railroad em

thought that everybody would be surprised afternoon Hari Caew and his bride over a half-million dollars. This, together with bankment, necessitating considerable debig

At 6.35 o'clock, Lieutenant Meade (1st a meat tax, which had been thiposed and

that they should have sent out a fighting left for Welbeck Abbey, which had been collected for a number of years previous for Montank) was sent ahead with a small party of

a mission. He found, however, that while that purpose, gave Manita in 1882 as fine scouts to investigate the first trench encounter and modern a system of water supply as one ed, which proved to be unoccupied and

everybody said he knew nothing about trade by the Duke and Duchess of Portland. and commerce and that was absolutely true-From amongst the numeroits presents one is would expect to find in a modern city in the antinished. This was on the outskirts of the

village of finalin

there seened to be a general agreement that specially worthy of notice. It is a large nost progressive country,

he would tell the truth. The policy which we salver presented by the inhabitants of maintained in this country of the open door Queensferry, the town adjoining the Rose and equal opportunity for all nations was not a

BERY estates of Dalmény, on the banks of selfish one it was for the benent of the traders of all nations. He had never binned the the Forth, The salver, which is 24ins, in The diameter, is of anique interest, as it is made Russiaris for what they, did in China.

the Duke of Russian diplomacy was a very good one. It of Scotch silver from was not carried out quite upon the same lines Bucelench's mine. The salver, which has a that British diplomacy was, I was in the beautiful serell chased harder, hears the nature of an assurance, and, looking at past | following inscription - history, they found that whenever the Russian Government was in a position to break that assurance they had invariably done it. He their policy. But he did blame the people of this country if tlicy listened and longer to assurances unless they were in some position to see that those assurances were carried out. That was to say that it should be in the nature of a contract, and one which should be carried out on both sides. The Russian posi tion in the north was very strong. He saw in the Press that the Government of the day were going to come to an understanding with Russia. He would give every support that he could to such an understanding, let it be what it might. He believed it would have something to do with what they called speres of interest, and they were separate from spheres of in- fluence. He objected most cordially to both those terms. As surely as they went into spheres of influence they put themselves into the posi- tion of continual squabbles and great irritations and got very near to war. Lord Charles Beres ford adduced Africa, Samoa; and Crete as examples. The problem before us was how to secure ur trade as it was at present, how to develop it in the future, and how to carry that development out on peaceful lines. (Hear, hear.) That was a working man's problem. China was the one place left in the world that had not been opened out. We had not even scratched the surface of her trade. It was no use shout-

8.30 elock Wheaton discovered a small of which with the small amount of water tolls body of rebels entrenched across the river and opened fire upon them with the Gatling, only. received pays the running expenses.

The pumping station is situated about six eliciting two rifle shots in reply, the enemy Arg o'clock, Wheaton sighted the trenches miles northeast of the city, receiving its water promptly retreating to San Tomas. from a mountain stream fresh and pure.

at the milroad crossing over the riser at San The plant consists of four sets of compound Tomas and opened fire with fotchkiss and engines, each engine coupling by direct piston gatling guns at 18oo yards, but without reply. When he rebels who were dying before connection to the pump. The water is conver ed to the city by a cement conduit for a con General Hate's brigade found that their retreat ⚫siderable distance and the balance by a 26-inch was practically cut off by General Wheaton iron pipe. The water in the pipe is under 84 they made a stand on both sides of the railroad bridge, the centre span of which fect pressure and serves well for street sprinkl. mid dropped into the tiver, in a similar ing and of some service for fire protection.

The Water Works have been the vital spot mauner to that at the end of the Calumpit at which the insurgents in the recent trouble bridge across the Baglag river. They main have again and again concentrated their attacks,tained a hot tire upon the adyace guards they being fully aware that the life and health of both, the 20th Ransas" and ist Montana of the people in Manila are intimately depend Volunteer regiments, on either side of the em- ent on a pure water supply The Water Works bankment, but the Hotel kiss shells and gatling are now well guarded by the United States fusilade created a panic after forty minutes fighting, the rebels making for their train, which **Lieut. William"): Connor is in charge of the at once started northwards, those who misserl it making for San Tomas, where meantime Water Works Department.-Freedom.

several fires had been started. General Wheaton at once pushed his men across the broken bridge and at 11.15 o'clock had taken pussession of the enemy's entrenchments.. At noon he cleaned out 'Sun Toams, and after a short rest advanced towards San Fernando.

troops.

JAPAN AT THE PARIS INTERNA

TIONAL EXHIBITION.

Shortly afterwards a line of entrenchments It is proposed to build at the French Inter; was discovered on the right, and when the national Exhibition of 1900 a special half for rebels opened fire from it, an attack was made, the Japanese Exhibits, taking the Koula Gallant Colonel Funston was wounded in the (golden hall) of the temple Koriuli as a left hand while leading four companies of his. architectural model, and to make the in- ternal and external decorations after diegiment, the 20th Kansas, across the open Style of the Hikari-de of Hidehira. The against this trench, and a lieutenant was killed. After taking this, there was another slight edifice will be left standing permanently advante and then a halt was made for the night, and, with that object in view, fireproof the troops being completly fagged uut with the wand will be used wherever timber is in-

heat and day's work. Wlicaton's loss was, dispensible, but brick and iron will be sub-

Kansas, one officer killed; one officer (Captain stituted for wood as far as possible. The pillars Albrecht company C) and six wounded: are to be about 15 inches in diameter. They Montanas, one killed, two wounded, will be covered with aventuring lucquer; the walls, inside, will have decorative designs in gold lacquer in relief; in the recessed panels of the ceiling there will be paintings of dragons, phoenixes, and Bowers, the tiles will be green and the pendants (Juria) at the caves will contain electric lights. The plan includes a large tea house at the back of the exhibition hall. This programme does not seem to have yet obtained the endorsement of the Government in Tokyo. It is recom mended by Mir. Hayashi, who is in charge of

the general business of the Japanese section. He justly says that an ordinary Japanese buld. ing among such surroundings as those of the French Exhibition, would look like a mere shed, or a stable.--Japan Mail

ANOTHER GLOBE-TROTTING

DEADBEAT.

GENERAL-LUNA WOUNDED.

THE STORY APPARENTLY TRUE, Several prisoners who liave been taken in the last three days report that General Luda was wounded in Thursday's fight. Yesterday a Spanish prisoner who came into General Lawton's camp confirmed this report, saying that the wound was serious and in the right breast. The prisoners taken near San Fernando tell exactly similar stories, and explain the sudien evacuation of Santo Tomas by stating that as soon as Luna was known to have been hurt, the whole force became demoralized and could not be kept in the trenches.

The proposition of the directors of the Arge Steam Navigation Company, of Bremen, to add two million marks to their capital and bring it up to seven million marks, was adopted by the shareholders at the general meeting on the 4th April,

Gross earnings to the amount of 16,584,162 kroner were made last year by the United Steamship Company, of Copenhagen, and after all the outgoings are provided for, a surplus of 3,219,524 kroner remains, out of which, after writing off 23,330 kroner for depreciation and adding to the reserves, the 10 per cent. dividend will be paid. The book value of the fleet is now 41,193,618 kroner.

The Nordish Salvage Company made protits last year amounting to 37,327 marks 60 pfennige, and the deficit left over from 1597 will be reduced to 18503 marks 89 pfennige. Besides this, the sum of 800 marks has been written of for depreciation, the book-value of the boats now standing at 130,515 marks 36 pfennige.

The gross camnings of the Rotterdam Lloyd Steam Navigation Company last year were 1,072,720 florins, and the net profits amounted 1040,441 .. after 36,000 tl, were written off for depreciation. A dividend of 9, per cent, ja proposed to be paid, against 8 per cent. for the year 1897.

Hamburg's maritime traffic in the first three outlis of the new year shows a considerable increase over that of the first quarter of 1897. The arrivals of over-sen vessels were 2,636, with total measurement of 1,731,640 registered tons net, against 2,421 ships and 1,315,359 tons,

The shareholders of the Hamburg-South American Steun Navigation Company, at the general meeting on the 30th March, sanctioned the proposal of the directors to increase the Company's capital by 3.750,000 marks, thus bringing it up to 11,250,000 marks (£562,500).

Net profits to the amount of 330,000 marks building and Engineering Company, and a were made fast-year by the Germania Slip- dividend of 43 per cent. "will be paid on the preference stares.

The fleet of the Parisian Sailing Ship Company has been increased by the launch at Nantes of a three-master of 2,500 tons register, named the Emilie Galline.

The directors of the Harbour Steam Naviga. tion Company, Hamburg, recommend a divid end of 9 per cent, for the past year, against 7 per cont. for 1897..

Dating from the 1st inst, a regular service of boats between Hamburg and Einden has been established by the United Towing and Lighterage Company.________

NOTES FROM THE FRONT.

MALOLOS, May 6th. A scouting party, commanded by Sergeant Finnagin, returned from a trip towards the coast this afternoon. They report the natives to have taken refuge on the islands in the swamps of the coast country. They fell in with a scouting party of the 3rd Artillery stationed at Malolos, returning from a expedition. The 3rd Artillerymen said they discovered the natives in strong force on two large islands in the midst of a big bayon. All the rebels were armed. It is hardly possible to dislodge them with infantry, and the only conceivable plan at present is to

The deepening of the harbour of Aarhuus send. armoured boats, mounted wid rapidarland; Denmark), is completed, and vessels. firing guns, against their position. An id native showed the enemy's position to the drawing up to 24 ft. of water can now cuter. for many years past these swamp islands had- Been a refuge land for outlaws of church and state.

The Hamburg Steamship Ownery of 1896 have purchased the British steel full-rigged slip Penleen, 3,300 tons deadweight, at the price of £14,000.

did not blame the Russians a bit.

That was

Presented to the Lady Margaret Etrenne Hannah Primrose on the diccasion of her mar riage to the Right Hon, the Earl of Creive, with all the good wishes of the inhabitants of Queensferry and as a token of the great respect and high esteem, in which her father, the Earl of Rosebery is hell by all the royal burgh. In the centre is the Queensferry arms in bald relief,

NETHERLANDS INDIA.

*PETROLEUMP-

The Batavia Nieuwsblad gives particulars of langurtant petroleum finds on the Samuel Syndicate's concession at Balik Papan in Dutch liore Hitherto, the oil met with there was only fit for fuel. Over a month ago, at a great depth, a spouting well of lighter petroleum was struck, which answered all the requirements of good oil. But, the well suddenly caught fire, and it burned on for thirty-six days before the flames were mastered. The yield of heavy petroleum was about 96 Irrets a day. The flow of lighter petroleum from the new well was about 1,200 barrels a day. This will give an idea of the loss from the fire. Only a smali portion of the Syndicate's concession has yet been prospected,

INCENDIARISM.

in Jember, a Java tobacco-growing district, insurance campanies have utterly suffered considerable losses. Heavily insured and well filled tobacco store-houses have ton aften been burned down in that quarter. The frequency suspicion that incendiaries had been at insurance companies at London feel so uneasy that they have sent out Mr. Milton, an expert, to inquire on the spot into these fires. M Milton was expected at jember at the date of last advices. At Sourabaya, Mr. Milton con- ferred, with the judicial authorities on the subject. He found that, in one recent case of such a fire, the police had had arrested two persons on the charge of incendiarism.

do. Undelivered cargó per Marquis Ratyushen subject to rent.

TUESDAY.

2.15 p.m.--Mutual Stores case. Non-Licensing Sessions.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,

MAILS DUE

Indian (Suisang) 15th inst. American (City of Rio de Janeiro) 20th inst American (Coptic) 25th inst Canadian (Empress of China) goth inst American America Maru) zid.pros,

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Te N. 1. S. S. Co.'s steamer Olympia sailed.. from Tacoma for Japan and Hongkong.onthe, roth instant.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS. Isla de Cuba............ at Kowloon Dock: Isla de Lavon Hongkong daru........ "}}yson'"tutenettes

H.M.S. Daphne U.S.S. Bennington ... D. Juan d'Austria Gerint C. Tobey....... Kuriyang.........

PASSED THE CANAL Outward-14th April-dradrapura, Kintuck; Laus, Bamberg, Idomeneus, Palatinia, 18th April-Glenlochy, Habicht, Kenmore, Aist Api-Japan, Boynton, Tonkin, 25th April Ambria, Bogstad. 27th April-Cowrie 8th April-Prium, Bustera. and May Bengler, Dorthea Rickmers, Aggi, Nubla John Adams son. 5th May-Tantalus. gh May-Glengyle, Sarnia, Megui, Tamarind.

Homeward 9th May-Sachsen,

TWO OF A TRADE,

That two of a trado seldom agres is a couRDON saying its wankues, however, resides in the fact that it cavilling, sucering saying. The iden sought to be conveyed is that the lisagreement is the ontserne of reciprocal jealousy. While that is likely, it is not necessary, or even a philosophical; fference. Two of a trade insy easily see reasons for a honc difference of opinion to which to outsider is blind, and both be Again, two of a trady wrong on a point, of course, connected with thelf ww industry. Sumy years ago there was high debate

<hibited ins A company, which has been started to push are the question whether a painting, oxh the interests of acetylene gas in Java, has Purl was n origini Velasquez on copy," Half- issued its first half-yearly report. This illumin. the sitists and connoisseurs in Europa got. ket, uuder on the fact cape out. – It was neither all ant has steadily gained upon gas there, but it the collar about it. It was one or the other they remains still fancy article used only by the original nor a copy it was a replice: The experts

fdgment. rich. This arises from its high price in conserers mistaken. And so runs

in everything. uence of the rise in the value of carbide. For all that, the company prospers,

MISCELLANEOUS

ing for the open door less they could see how they were to keep it open, and it was no use having it open unless they saw that the room on the other side was in order. As far as br. could see the American people perfectly agreed with his suggestions, but they naturally f of these fires has arouseds Several fire thought that that the country which had 64 per cent, out of the total foreign trade in Clibia was the country that ought to lead. The time had now come for the British people to go a little ahend of the Government, and to show that if they would adopt a clear and definite policy with regard to China they would have the whole of the British people behind them. The policy of spheres of influence, in his opinion, meant absolutely certain war sooner or inter with some European country. He wanted to be friendly with Russia! The Russian people were labori ous and ignorant, but a peace-loving people. Their system was to send out a gerjerat to get as far as he could over the frontier. Then there was some sort of representation from other countries that general had got too far, so he retreated a little, but he never went to the frontier he came from. (Laughter.) If he had done anything of a very monstraus character he was generally ordered home, and promoted to a senior position. (Renewed laughter.) The understanding with Russia must not be, as it had been in the past, with all the military power on one side and all the paper protocols on the other. It must not be with all the trade on one side and all the power on the tlier, as In Holland, tobacco planting in Jaya and it was in Manchuria. It must be something Sumatra' commands increasing favour amung

rometinis so bad I feared 1, was going to dis had a great predominance of trade in China, panies have risen 10 high premiums. Experts glow of the heart seized-me every now and again, but at present we had no security that that trade profess to entertain no fear of too much tobacco night I got little or no sleep on accuink of wind, would go on. Where we found a nation of being brought to market this year, and main- which are into my throat, until fairly gaspol for honest traders, like, the Chinese surely we hautain that the supply will be sure to fall below breath, During the painful article of my com something to go for. (Cheers.)

Other toasts were honoured.

The Standard Oil Company has started retailing its own petroleum at Sourabaya, and finds this petty dealing to be profitable. In the opinion of the Soumbaya Corund, it has taken to this step to keep the Samuel Syndicate and the allied Muara Enin Company out of the Java market.

Hail.. later

Ilere is a case of two doctors; both, competest men. If they were wrdug, or was wide-bit let us have theory, first cow from a reputable source, and in woll, roberts.

In Farch, 1801 Sy the_reinter, "Y-Lal severe ettrick of influenza, which prostrated ins far two vinths, After this I could not get up my strengths. My. appetite was poor, and what Etsio I did cat gave me sich palit at the chait, sni

Some account was given in the London Daily Chronicle a month or two since of the doings of Mr. Beresford Greathead, who has un dertaken to walk round the world in five years, without fnoney or luggage, for a wager of 50,000 dols. He started from Vancouver, British Columbia, and has now reached London after having walked from John of Groat's to Land's End. His route from Comwall, where he stayed at Christmas, was along the coast- line, which he followed, till he got to Scouts and told them in broken English that. The new free harbour at Neufahrwasser, definite; courteous, but perfectly clear. We the investing public. Shares in tobacco com- around the feart. Hlar: costlág, paina in the bo Ramsgate, whence he cut across to the Metropolis by way of Canterbury and Aldersho His last stopping place before teaching town was Maidenhead Mr Greatheed, who is a Cheltenham man, reckons that he has still 7,000 miles to cover. He thinks of devoting three weeks to London, where he sails for Ostend, ehte for St. Petersburg, Vladi- vostok, Yokohama, and home which he believes is now only eighteen months off. Mr. Greatheed has just donned his twentieth pair of boots.

THE FATE OF ANDREE.

A CRUEL JOKE

The Rame correspondent of the Daily Chr picle states that Herr Sverdrup, Commander of the Fram, who recently arrived in Rome, has expressed to several persons who interrogated him his confidence that Andrée is still living.

A St. Petersburg _dispatch of March 12th states that the Russian journal Reussia Vied Mosff publishes the following letter

I have just received from a friend of mine, a doctor living in Siberia, a letter which felates the true story of the origin of the latest regard lng the finding of Andece and his companions. They were simply the outcome of a joke played on one another by two friends in Siberia One of them, a mine owner, wrote to the other last summer from Krasnoyarsk that Andrés and his companions had descended in their balloom, at that town, that he had made their acquaint ance, and that he had drunk with Andrée whom lie had found a most amiable mair and an approved toper,"

The receiver of this letter, who had hasten ed to spread the news it contained in all directions, resolved to revenge himself when

ned:soon afterwards that

and accordingly, some In his tum to his friend

jnë+ Fungus tribesmen

Andree and

that when this ette tion, the recipient had

near Danzig, was opened for traffic, on the-sth inst-Fairplay of April 13th.

HOW MANILA IS POLICED. One of the difficult problems that confronted the Americans after the capture of Manila was the organization of an effective police force

Another scouting party reconnoitering out near Jeungua yesterday met a detail from Lawton's signal corps. The signal corps men reported the whole command at Ralliwag the night before last, The Minnesota and Oregon men who joined Lawton several days ago were supposed to march towards the mountains says Freedom.

yesterday morning to avoid the great swamp. The system inaugurated has been perfected

Between Guiguinto and Malolos the country. fronr time to time, and is such at the present is clear of rebels for miles around. With the time as would do, credit to any city of the approach of the planting season, the natives Orient. are returning to their homes in great numbers.

Tanita Times.

QUIET AT THE FRONT! SURRENDER OR ANNIHILATION THE ONLY RECOURSE OF THE NATIVES Colonel Arguelles and Captain. Ayanda General Luna's representatives had another talk with Governor General Otis yesterday morning kating almost two hours.

What the result of their conference was is not known, but it is supposed that the question of exchanging prisoners was spoken of, as the rebels, claim to have fourteen American pris- oners, part of whom are of the crew of the Yorktown

..

The envoys say that they want to surrender but desire a stay of a fortnight until the rebel Congress can take some action, which exten- sion General Otis-declines to give them.

The Envoys returned to Calumpit on the aftemoon train.

When it is considered that here is encountered people from every quarter of the globe, each with his own peculiar ideas of law and of right or wrong, of custoin and habit, the difficulties encountered can be appreciated.

With the fall of the city the native palicemen and their officers too flocked to the Americans for protection, fearing for their lives. The ald "Guardia Civil is known and hated for the crucity and duplicity it exercised and practiced while in power. This knowledge added to their fear.

At once, upon the entry of the Americans, soldiers were ordered to different parts of the city. The tall, sturdy boys in, brown and blue, with rifle and cartridge belt, seemed to inspire fear in the native mind that the Spanish had not. They knew the boys would shoot, they knew they would face any number, and the knowledge added respect.

After a few days a regiment was detailed for Generi Hale with the troops of the South provost guard duty. The 13th Minnesota was Dakota and lawa regiments Tuesday morning the one selected. A better selection could not crossed the Chico river, and scoured the have been made.

country to the right of Malolos. It was suppo For years crime had held sway in Manila: sad that the rebels were assembled in con--Innocent inen had been shot without semblance siderable force in this section, but Geneml Hale of trial, many murders were committed for reported on his return that all was well and state or church, robbery was rife and personal that he had seen no sign of any amigo soldiers, liberties held at naught. When a crime was or had met with obstructions of any kind. The committed the police looked, not for the guilty, two peace Contmissóners who came in from but for a convenient person on whom to lay General Luna Tuesday, returned yesterday the blame. This the regiment had to contend Afternoon after having held a conference with against, as well as the fact that they knew no. red General Otis, and President Schurman of the thing of the language or of the customs.

pine Commission

That they did their duty is well known, and to this regiment and its officers much of the around from Angat

about ten miles present aystem is due

drive; the secret service has been establised, gambl

where. ing.

and peer suppressed entirely salo led and crit

THE BUDGET.

NEW DUTIES ON WINES AND STAMPS. Here are the salient features of the Budget produced in the House of Commons on April 13th --

THE PAST YEAR. Actual Revenue .................

£108,336,000 Expenditure 108,150,000

用

Realised Surplus....... £180,000 The above figures do not include the sum of £9,521,000 paid into the Exchequer and paid out again for Local Taxation account.

THIS YEAR.

Estimated Revenue £11,287,000 Estimated Expenditure... 110,927,000 £40,000

Deficit:

The smallness of the deficit for which Sir Michael Hicks-Beach makes provision is due solely to a disastrous tampering with the settled scheme for the reduction of the National Debt. But for this "fatal and cowardly error" (to recall Sir William Harcourt's words in 1894) she deficit would have been over four millions sterling

NEW TAXES..

To meet the above deficit the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced some new taxation and an increase in some of the existing stamp duties.

tional or increased, Stamp duties, addi-

estimated to "pro-; duce £450,000 Additional duties on foreign and still wines estimated to produc

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the demand.

At Santarang, coolie-recruiting for the out-plac perspiration would stand in beads apou my lying islands does not go on so lyriskly as was.

I ou le strength to that extent court not the case formerly. Kutuming coolies from stand, Indood, I was weak as shARSWEE these islands of promise do not bring encourag; often colizzy I had to catch hold of something 10 ing reports of their experiences abroad, and

koep myself froin fallin. Several tince those ticks the Government now exercises stricter control have con upon and at concerts, obliging my friends. over the granting of passes to emigrants.to contact me home. As time passed on I gres The result is a check to the flow of emigra tion-Straits Times.

NOTANDA

CALENDAR.

MAY.

Meteorological means based on ten years. "observations to 1893.

Barometer....!

Thermometer ..............

Humidity Rainfall

Baromete

WEATHER REPORT.

Thermometer

Humidity Rainfall.

29.867

76.7

B4.0"

15.0

TO-DAY.

On date at

30.06

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Friday, 12th May, 1899

more and more feeble and abandoned all hero of ever being well and strong agairt,

1had two doctors attending ive who pres medicines; which, however, eased only for

and then I was as bail as ever,

"One dortor il I had perley,

I had heart disease, at

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case like mine barig bean curd by Seigel's Syrup.- My wife procured men bottle tle"l'rovincial Drug Stores in Westgate Strópt, auf

int gave me so much relict that I contimut the medicine. I equld then und well" and i tha agree with pic; the pain stond the beart Four

liep short time my strength, returned and back to my work well and rigorous. Bines thèn beeu in thû bext of health. You are at liberty to publ this statement and refer to me,(Signal) "William Henry Jervis, 8, Reullesham Road,

Iwichy November, 18th 1897, welfa

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plain to be pleurisys the other ald

care. Were they both right, or hath one right and the other wrung which one? Judging; from

Chinese-3rd of fil moon of asth year by forth by Mr. Jervis the prolabil

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Sun-Rises

High water Morning

Afternoon

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Afternoon

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