May 13, 1899.]
Clark Koorill, Co. F, 1st Nebraska.. The gallant Brigadier-General Frederick H. Funston, forinerly Colonel of the Kausas regi- ment, was wonn ed in the right. hand while leading his men towards San Fernando. The wound is a very painful oue, and compelled the General to quit the field to come into town for treatment, much against his will.
Captin A bright, of Company C. 20th Kan- sas, was wounded in the left thigh while sup- porting the battery with companies C and H of his regiment, and the following men under him were wounded :-
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
General Otis. Later the Commissioners visi. ted President Schurman, and spend two hours in discussing the situation. In a short con- versation with Colonel Arguelles, it was learned that the Filipinos as a body were willing to surrender, but they wished to hold their con- gross before giving a final answer. They desired to negotiate before laying down their arms, which proposition, however, is just what General Otis will not entertain.
It is the general impression that some now proposition has been tendered by Aguinaldo. The exchange of prisoners is also being con- T. J. Davidson, Company If, 20th Kansas, sidered. It is understood that the first pro B. II. Oliver, Company H, 20th Kansas. position of the Commissioners has been modified Fritz Clapp. Company I, 20th Kansas. and charged according to suggestions received Captain Dillon, of Company K, Montana during the last visit to Manila. The confer- Volunteers, while acting as major in the field,ence was continued this morning. was wounded in the hip, and one of his men, private Fred Smith, of Company C, was wounded. In the left ear.
Manila, 4th May.
The second visit of the Filipino Commis- sioners is more productive of surprises than the first. Not satisfied with being refused an arm
R. J. Van look, of Company K. South Dakota Volunteers, was also wounded during|istice of three weeks, they came back with a new the advance,
MANY DISTURBANOKS ABOUT THE CITY.
Apparently there was some organized attempt to disturb the peace of Manila last night, for there was frequent firing about the streets in many parts of the to va. As many as thirty shots were heard in the Ermita and Malate districts, and the vicinity of Bilibid prison was roushad for half an hour while a little shooting match was in progress.
Employees at the office of the Captain of the Port state that, about eight o'clock there was considerable firing in the direction of the mouth of the river beyoud the San Antonio fort.
The guards along the water front observed three native boats passing about 500 yards off shore. When they opened fire the boats beat a hasty retreat toward Paranaque. The prompt reception that the attempts met with from the soldiers will no doubt go a long way toward discouraging future disturbance.
SICK AND 'WOUNDED RETURN TO MANILA,
Last night's train which arrived in Manila at half-past ten brought down a large number of sick men who were sent in from General Law. ton's expedition. The majority of the men are suffering from beat prostration and dysentery The country through which the last week's march has been made is marshy and feverish, and in many places the rice fields are already covered with several inches of water. Fighting over such ground is very conducive to fevers and quickly exhasis the men. Altogether 91 sick and 20 wounded men were brought in, also one body.
The distance of the field operations of Gen. eral McArthur's division from the train at Calumpit prevented the return of the men who were wounded in yesterday's fighting at Santa Tomas. They will be sent to the hospitals at Manila to-day.
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THE ** MONÁDNOCK AT PARANAQUE, Shortly after six o'clock this morning the Monadnock opened up with her heavy guns on the insurgent trenches near Paranaque. Firing continued at intervals until eight o'clock. For several days past the natives have been busy working on trenches along the beach, and though the hill is somewhat hidden by the thick brush that grows about the water's edge, it is believed that some attempt is being made to mount another gun.
CAPTURE OF SUSPICIOUS VESELS.
The ganbout Petr arrived in the bay this morning, from Balayan. During her cruise she
observed threa sahooners which noted in a sus- picious manner. The Petrel overlook them and brought them in. Their names are Cham. pana, Emilio, and Venus.
FILIPINO PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
Manila, 3rd May.. Shortly before noon yesterday morning, Colonel Arguellas and a Captain on Luna's staff, passed into the American lines near Calumpit and were taken to the headquarters of General MoArthur, on the south bank of the Rio Grande. After au interview of half an hour they proceeded to Manila on the noon train in company with Major Mallory and Major Shields. They were met at the depot by Lieutenant Sladen, and later on visited the Ayuntamiento, where a conference was held with
prosposition asking for a complete cessation of bostilities in the "eutire archipelago" for a period of three months. A little questioning promptly elicited the concession that the Fili pinos did not claim active sovereignty over all the islands, but they believed it only a matter of time until all islands of the group would ac- knowledge the Filipino supremacy, and in the meantime they apparently wished an opportunity to thoroughly canvas the country and learn the disposition of the people. It is indeed a splen- did scheme for Filipinos. Needless to say the proposition was not entertained.
After the morning conference Aguinaldo's envoys visited the American commissioners in the Audiencis. and spent two hours in discus. sing the situation.—Manila Times.
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THE KOWLOON REBELS SENTENCED.
SIX MONTHS' HARD LABOUR. The Kowloon rebels-foar in number-who
were taken prisoner by members of the Hong kong Regiment on the 17th of last month were again brought before Mr. T. Sercombe Smith
at the Magistracy on the 8th May, Mr. Dennys appearing for the prosecution and Mr. Gedge for three of the defendants.
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The following evidence was called for the
Cheong Kung Yan, temple keeper, said-I know second defendant, who is a farmer of Lam
see what it was.
Chun. On the 17th April I went with him to Taipoba. He said he was going to see Mr. May. I saw second defendant return to his house at about 8.4a.m. I went to speak to him and asked where he had been last night. He said Woon Wn. He said Mr. May ordered him to engage some men; more than 100. I asked what the wages per day were. I heard a noise. I went to than 1,000 meu had come with arms, and they The people told me more
came to the village while I was in the house. The men and women of our village fled. The women. hauded their jewellery to their hus. bands and ran for the hills. Some women who had no husbands took their jewellery with them. The armed men were strangers and spoke Hakka, Panti, and Hoklo. In about ten minutes 1,000 men with weapons had passed our village. I then went ont with second de- fendant to a high place to look. When we had been looking for about an hour we saw smoke rising below and I thought the strangers had
burntour houses. About ten minutes after wards I saw the armed men running back towards our village and a short time after the Hongkong Re giment came. I and the second defendant went to them and begged them not to burn our houses. I think it was between eleven and
noon. I went back to my house to get an um- brella and returned to the place where I left second defendant, but he was not there. On the road further on I saw the second defendant being pushed in front by the soldiers. It was not quite noon then. It might have been after noon. The second defendant wore a blue jacket and no bat. He was taken by the soldiers to wards Pat-heung; did not follow with them. I know the second and fourth defendants. The first defendant belongs to Leung Ah; the third isof the same village as the second. I know nothing about the doings of first defendant on
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that day. On the 17th I saw the third defendant carrying his wife up a hill before the strangers came. I did not see what he did before or after that.
Wan Ah Yau said—I am a farmer living with Wan Kwong Choy, the first defendant, at Leung Ab. On 17th April I was out at work. A lot of soldiers came to our village. The firat defendant put on his hat and coat and went out to ohin chin the soldiers. They were foreign soldiers. Then he was pushed to go in front of them; this was soon after twelve. I did not see him after he went away with them. They were pushing him in front of them.
Yan Yee Chun, said-I am a bowl maker and live at Wan Yu village, near Taipohu, I know the second defendant, Sun Yin, I do not know third defendant. I know, nothing about the 17th April.
Chung See, said-Iama farmer living at Choy Chek, near Taipohu. I know the third defen- dant, who is a farmer. On the 17th April. I: saw a lot of strangers fight with the soldiers and third defendant carried his wife out of the house and ran to a hill and then came back to remove his things. When he got to the yard of his house he met the soldiers who caught and searched him and a small gun was found on him. Several of the soldiers set upon him and beat him. One of the soldiers fired the small gun once and then they took third defendant away. I know nothing more.
By Mr. Dennys-I had not a gun, Third defendant had brought his gun from the out- side country. He took it out to defend himself from robbers. I don't know if all the villagers have guns. It was between one and two o'clock when I saw third defendant. It was not after 4 o'clock.
By Mr. Gedge I saw no other guns among the villagers. I don't know where the strangers came from.
Mr. Gedge for the defence argued that the Indians who gave evidence for the pro- secution might easily have been mistaken; how their story might be perfectly true as regards facts but that these men night not be the ones referred to. He pointed out how they did not
quainted with the scene of the offence. It had all agree upon certain points and dwelt apon the difficulties of oross-examination when unso.
been shown by witnesses for the defence that the defendants had been taken away by the sold- iers earlier in the day than was stated by the witnesses for the prosection. These men had not committed the acts with which they were charged. It was easy to make up facts to courect these men with the acts of others with out wilful misstatement. The witnessess for the prosecution might be mistaken. Again, they might have done all that they were reputed to have done and it was only too probable that they had been forced to it by the strangers who had invaded their country and that with these men on the one hand, and the British soldiers the deep sea. He also asked His Worship, if on the other they were between the devil and
fully convinced of the guilt of the de-
fendants, to take into consideration
the
absence of evidence to show that pro- that their country would be under British rule olamations had been posted announcing from the 17th April.
Kan man and he went to see. He saw people Fourth defeudant said that he was a Tung with weapons running towards Pat-heung He stood in a field at Pat Chek. Four Indian soldiers came and struck him to the ground and dragged him along. About 30 or 40 paces away a sword was picked up. They struck him on the breast and took him to Lum Choo. He was urged to carry bullets to Pat-houng. He had no witnesses ·
Mr. Dennys pointed out to His Worship how leniently the Government were treating the men in the matter of allowing the case to be dealt with summarily and also in the way in which the charges had been framed, when they might well have been charged with attempted murder.
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His Worship said that the evidence for the prosecution was quite sufficient to con- viot the defendants of the offences with which they stood charged. The evidence of the wit- nesses for the defence stopped short between noon and 2 p.m. on the 17th April · and there
nothing show what they
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