St. Louis Post-Dispatch
February 23, 1899

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A OURAN NETS EPR! courLytr MARKET REPORTS. ye Ugly Duckling Transformed. By tiarriet Hubbard Ayer. A Fright of a Girl made over and made beautiful, The story with tinued in the next Sunday Post-Dispatch, eee details con- T.LOUIS POST-DISP, SWORN AVERAGE CIRCULATION FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR OF 1898—SUNDAY, 107,200; DAILY, 93,537. TWELVE PAGES. é f & p> ete TCH. ee ill ll i i B, £0, NO. 193. THURSDAY EVENING—ST, LOUIS—FEBRUARY 23, 1899 PRIC (fin St. Louis, One Cent. | Outside St. Louis, Twe Centa. detective novel. Continued in the Sunday Post-Dis ——tET_ LEXOW AND GRAND JURY, Working Together on the Evidence Furnished. PARTIAL REPORT OF THE JURY. —-— ee ee CHAIRMAN MAJOR HAS BEEN ASKED FOR A REPORT. He Will Prepare a Record of All Evi- dence That Comes Before the Sen- ate Committee and Give It to the Authorities. The Grand Jury will take up the eyvi- dence adduced against che Boiler In- Spector's office and other offices by the Major Committee in the near future. The February Grand Jury made their re- port atl o'clock Thursday afternoon. They returned 69 true bills and 7 that were not true bills. The Grand Jury on Feb. 14 requested Chairman Major of the Senate Committee to furnish them any information in {ts possession making charges against any city officials. The request was presented in writing. In the grand jury report no mention of a reply having been received is made. The report contains merely a copy of the letter to Chairman Major, which is as follows: ST. LOUIS, Feb. 14, 1899. Senator Major: Dear Sir—At the earnest sugges- tion of the members of the grand jury now as- sembled in St. Louis, I am instructed to make a request of you to transmit to this body or to per- senally appear before same with any information you may possess wherein any of the : public offictals of the city have been gullty of any violation of the law. I have the honor to be, yours, ; J. B. ©. LUCAS, Foreman. Chairman Major said to the Post-Dis- patch: “I received the request. I construed it to mean that I was to furnish the evi- ‘dence at the conclusion of our invest’ ga- tion. I wijl gladly furnish what we have now or at any time.”’ The following true bills were returned by the Grand Jury: First degree murder—Joseph Marshall Cullins, John Fassett. Second degree murder—John W. Leeber and Will'am. Jenigan. “Assault with intent “to” kill—Joseph . Buchart, Charlies Freeman, George Pryor, “harles Mason, Rupert Reynolds, Topsy Mitchell Duvid Jefferson, George Rohifing, Fred Yeimer, Willie House, Mattie Martin, Mouglas Rice. W.lliam Harvey. Robbery, first degree—Willfam Davis and William Weaver, Theodore Tiernan, James Hall, James Lawler, Elroy Stokes, Jasper R. Emmett, William Foley, Daniel Miller. Burgiary and tlarceny—CChrietena M. Dearmon, Horace Dillard, John Costello, Andrew Hanson, Willlam Openlander, Wil- Ham Collins, Ben Kissock, Frank Hockel, George Hudson, Edward ‘Miller, Mor an H Bie. Edward McGouldrick, (Michael James Hill, James Green, William ] erty, “Fatty” Maher, James Hill, Fred Strattman,. Carrie Sta les, Ben Robinson, Thomas Wilson, Roy Billings. Grand larceny— ah Sanders, Mollie Holmes, Henry Walker, Charles Eichier, Wiflam Wittpoft, Ben Johnson, Walter Smith, Anna Makeon, David. Whitt, Henry Klein, Jennie Hudson, Laura Harris, homas Mays, Louisa Weaver, Bell Gray, Thomas Abram. Habitual criminal—Jacob Bauman, alias Jacob Bowman, and Charles Powell. Attempted burglary—John, alias “Skin eye" Eagan. Peandelent voting—Charles Kellogg. Ignored bills—Charles G. Salar. grand farceny; George Lewis, assault to kill: Wiliam Smith, burglary and larceny; An- drew ‘Hanson, alias Johnson, burglary and larceny: D. ‘H. Huggins, grand larceny; Sadie Williams, carrying arms ‘tmto fail with intent to aid an escape; George Mc- Grory, manslaughter. CITY OF MUSKOGEE ON FIRE. Telegraph Office Burned and Particu- lars of the Calamity Cannot Be Obtained. Epecial to the Post Dispatch. PORT SCOTT, Kan., Feb. 23.—Reports from Muskogee, I. T., to-day say the city is threatened with total destruction by fire. The last dispatch said the telegraph office had caught fire and no more dispatches could be sent out, Muskogee ia the capital of the Creek Na- tion, and is one of the most important cities in the Territory. It is the geat of the Federal Court of that district. A private dispatch to a merchant here gays the whole business portion of Musko- gee is threatened, and that the loss w'll be over $500,000. The blaze started mill. The Turner Hardware Co., the Madden Hardware Co., the Adams Hotel, the M.. K. & T. depot and telegraph office, the Commercial Bank and the whole English block were destroyed in a ttle more than fan hour. Muscogee has about 2000 inhabit- anig. EGGS FORTY CENTS A DOZEN. Driver, in Madden's planing Another Advance in Price Breaks the Market Record for 8t. Louis. There was a further advance in eggs Thursday. The prices are the highest ever known in Gt. Louis at this season. Sales Thursday were made on "Change at Sic a dozen in a wholesale way. The retail Price, in consequence, will be put up to #ec @® doBen by grocers. About 15 years ago Went up to ic, but that was in Janu- Paha, crates, baa a i on teas PPS wel ot a th * ' re. Siege an fr aay. _— Bet, timony. Curtis of Kamsas, CORNISH NAMES Thinks Rilidees Sent the Fatal Drug. ENVY GIVEN AS MRS. ADAMS’ MURDER WAS NOT INTENDED. The Witness Was Very Dramatic in His Manner, but Was Not Strong in Facts and Made a Poor Impression. —— NEW YORK, Feb. 23.—The first witness called to-day in the Adams case was Harry S. Cornish. The first question asked him was: “Do you think you can show any motive for the killing of Mrs. Adams?’ “Yes,” replied Cornish, and he then went on to tell the story of the events which led up to the quarrel with Molineaux. Cornish said he suspected Molineaux of the crime. His theory was that in an at- tempt to take his (Cornish’s) life Mrs. Adams was unintentionally poisoned. The po'son in the bromo-selzer bottle was in- tended for him Cornigh was intensly dramatic in his tes- He deciared that Molineaux en- deavored to take the bread out of his mouth by securing his discharge, hence he be- lieves "Molineaux would not stop at mur- der. He claimed to recognize a sirong similarity in the handwriting on the poison package and that of Molineaux. He ac- cused Molineaux of lying wihen he stated in the club that Cornish had made unmen- tionable charges against other members. Cornish was very bitter and positive in all his testimony, ‘but failed to preduce any positive evidence. Cornish aiso stated his belief that Molineaux sent the poison to ‘Barnett because of enmity resulting from jealousy. RUDYARD KIPLING IS BETTER. Bulletin Issued by Physicians Says They Are Encouraged by His Symptoms. NEW YORK, Feb. 23.—The following bul- letin was issued at 9 a. m, to-day: Mr. Kipling passed a comfortabie night. On the third day symptoms are better as compared with the preceding days. . E.G. JANEWAY, M. D. THEODORE DUNHAM. SPEAKERS WILL BE NOTABLE, Champ Clark Will Talk for Imperial Missouri at the Louisiana Pur- - chase Banquet. Special to the Post-Dispatch. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—The sub-com- mittee of the Missouri delegation, which has been attending to the details of the Louisiana Purchase banquet to be given Saturday night, has arranged this list of speakers from among the Senators and Represepmtatives of the States in Louisiana Purchase as follows: Senator John M. Thurston of Nebraska, Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas, Senator Henry M. Teller of Colorado, Representative Charles Representative Dinsmore of Arkansas, Champ Clark of Missour'!, Sam Robertson of Louisiana, Representative J. A. Tawney of Minnesota, Representative Representative James Hamiiton Lewis of Washington, Gov, Osborne of Wyoming. Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen H.tcheock has accepted an invitation and will speak He wili probably be the only Cabinet member able to attend, BANQUET. en THE WORLD'S FAIR -_- @- --— Prominent S8&t. Leave Friday Morning for Washington. The St. Louis delegation to the World's Fair banquet at Washington Saturday night will depart from St. Louis at 2:30 Friday morning in a private car attached fast mail train. The gentlemen who will Zo are: D. R. Francis, Henry Hitchcock, Howard Elilott, W. Ss. MeChesney, Senator Morton, Frank Hii, (. Robbing, Geo. M. Wright, EK. W. Stephens, Jonathan Rice, Byron Nugent, J. J. Wertheimer, L. R. Wi fley, J. © Van B arcom, lL). B. Robinson, A. L. Shapieigh, gone ox, Secretary, Pierre Chouteau, leo Raasieur The Finance Committee has decided that no subecriptions for World's Fair etock have reached $5,000,000 subscribed shall h THE WEATHER FORECAST. FAIR AND COLDER. For St. Louis and viciaity--Generaliy fair Thurs. day gnight and Friday; colder Thursday night. For Missouri—Generally fair Thursday nigdt ana Friday: continued cold Thursday night: not so cold Friday night. For IMinois—Snow Thursday afternoon; partly cloudy and colder Thursday night: Friday gener- ally fair. Sun sets at 5:47. Moon sets Post- t-Dispatch Thermometer. .eeeeee 7s Gee et eas eevee eee ‘ : eeeere ee bite Adah # tere ™ - = ae ee 7 aie aaa a! = ine ee : + eee ee J te see Sa : $ * est 4 e ‘4 MOTIVE. COL. JONES, HER FATHER, EX- Hugh | Representative | Louisans: Who Will: to a! shall become binding until the total amount | Sone TWICE-MARA HIS SUSPECT, BUT LIVE APAT, W. Teague ¥tephenson Stop- ping at a Hetel. HIS BRIDE AT HER HOME. PLAINS THE SITUATION. ‘Young Mr. Stephenson’s Kentucky Es- capades Now Described as “Mere Youthful Indis- cretions.”’ Mr. and Mrs. W. Teague Stephenson, who were twice married within two weeks at Belleville, are not living together. Mrs. Stephenson is at the home of her faiher, James F. Jones, 1206 Shawmut pl. Mr. Stephenson is stopping at a downtown ho- tel. They have not lived together since the identity of Stephenson and’vacts of his past | life were learned by the bride and her fam- ily. The young wife’s father says they are gOing to live together as soon as Stephen- s0On can make arrangements for starting housekeeping, but he does not explain why his son-in-law is not made welcome in the meantime at his bride’s home. A telegram from Louisville to the Peost- Dispatch Wednesday afternoon gave the facts about the young husvand which came to the knowledge of the bride and her fam- lly over a week ago and resulted in the second marriage. This telegram states that untf! a few months ago Stephenson lived at Versaliles, Ky., and that ne has been involvea in a number of escapades. His @orrect full name is W. Teague Ste- venson. He be.ongs to one of the leading families of the Blue Grass region. He 18 “i years old, Formerly he was a favorite beau in Versailles society. Ever s.nce he attained his majority his high-rolling pro- pensit.es are said to have cost his :ather in the past several years a good pile of money. A year ago Stevenson was indicted by the Woodtord Circuit Court on a charge of forging his father’s name to a check. The indictment caused some excitement and Stevenson fled. Later he returned, was ar- rested and placed under bona. A few weeks afterward he attempted suicide by shooting himself and for several weeks hovered ‘between life and death. Hast fall when he recovered he came to St. Lou.s and lived at 2806 Clark av. under the assumed name of H, T. Van Senden. wie formed the acquaintance of a young man in the employ of Col.. Jones, superin- tendent of terminals of the Missour: Pa- cific Railroad, and through him met Mr. Jones’ daugihter. Mr. Jones wrote to Stevenson's father at Versailles concerning the marriage and the latter came to St. wours last ‘i’nursday. The train that night took W. Teague Ste- venson to Versailles, but finding h.s father gone, he returned to St. Louis next morn- ing. At the time of the marriageto Miss Jones, young Stevenson was understood by nis friends to be engaged to a,Miss Hockefeller of St. Louis, Stevenson’s trial for forgery ‘s eet for next week in the Woodford Cirouit Court. When Miss Edith Jones met Stephenson two months ago-ata reception in the West End he was introduced to her ase H. T. Van Senden. He was struck by her brunette beauty and sought opportunuities for getting ‘better acquainted with her. He was a handsome, virile fellow. She admired him and was fascinated by his apparent knowledge of the world. As H. T. Van Senden he courted her ardently and won her consent to marry H. T. Van Senden. He told her he had had a little trouble in Kentucky, but presented it to her in such a light that he was glorified rather than towered in her eyes. He wanted to get married right away, and she was not averse, but partly on account of their short acquaintance and partly be- cause of a faint suspicion that her father might not so readily overlook that little trouble in Kentucky. Miss Jones thought it would not be wise to let her family know anything about ‘t. So on Feb. 6, as told by the Post-Dispatch they went to Belleville and were married by Rev. ©. J. Brownson of the Belleville Baptist Church. “Van Senden” gave his address as Louis- ville, and Miss Jones said her home was in Indianapolis. They returned to St. Louls and Migs Jones resumed her place itn her father’s household as though nothing had occurred, Four days later she \old her father about the marriage. There was enough of a storm to cause the father, in speaking of the Iater forgiveness of his daughter, to call it a reconciliation, The marriage became known to a few of their friends. One of these knew s0me things. He told Col. Jones what he knew. One day last week “Van Senden” was sum. moned to the Shawmut pl. residence. He ‘acknowledged that he had married Miss Jones under an assumed name and that he was under indictment on a charge of for- gery, but claimed his offense was only a youthful indiecretion. There were strained relations between the Jones family and Mr. Stephenson for sev- eral days, Col. Jones quietly wrote Stephen- son's futher at Versailles about the mar- riage and asked him for the truth about the young man’s troubles, At the same time young Stephenson felt it would be a good thing to confer with his father. The father hastened to St. Louts, passing his son on the Way. The son returned to St. Louis and there was an earnest family conference The second trip to Belleville, the secret alteration of the license record by Deputy Ernst Hilgard in the office of Coun¥® Clerk Thomas. the issuance of another license and the remarriage of the couple by Rev. Brownson fotlo wed. as has been told in the Post-Dispatc When the couple returned to St. Louis they separated, as they had done before, the twice married bride going home with her father and the groom going to the St. James Hotel, where his father was stop- The elder Stepnensen returned to Ver- eailles Wednesday night. Col. James, onan, the father of Mrs. Stephenson, !s super ntendent of the Mis- sour! Pacific Terminals. He made a state- ment unreservedly Thureday. He said: “My daughter had known Mr. Stephenson two months. We did not [ew they con- templated a She knew him and married h T. Van Senden. She knew in & general wa _— that he had had some trouble in Kentucky. but knew noth- ing more of him. A report reached my ears concerning him and I asked him about it. He admitted that Stephenson weg his correct name and that he was under in- dictment but explained the circumetances to our satisfaction. It appears the amount was smal! and hs offerse was a mere youthful indiscretion. His indictment was the rosult of spite work by some enemies whom he regarded as friends. “He did not sa 5 I anything about ot suicide and ot believe he “Heat cet toh tS, Ys : it a seco! the potas ye hab a tale behind it. omon, at his best, | ISTORIES OF REAL MEN AND WOMEN. AN ILLINOIS GIRL’S DISTINCTION. The first woman in the eyes of the world just now is an Illinois girl. Her distinction ‘S greater than that’of any woman on earth and eclipses any honor that has ever been given an American lady. This story will be told in the next Sunday Post-Dispatch by one who Is well acquainted wth this lady and will tell who ehe is, where she is, what she is doing and why the women of the world are interested in her. It is a woman’s story that women must see. A DIME WORTH $500. There is a dime some piace in the world for which a man offers $500. The offer is made in good faith. This is a tale with You doubtless wish you you had the dime, and you know how would dance if you found it In your change. But not all of us can have the dime, so we'll take the next best thing—the story. It is a story of love, and it will be told in the next Sunday Post-Dispatch. Don't mise it. THE MOST VERSATILE MAN. St. Louis has a man who can do more things than any other person in the world. He is a man of wonderful capabilities. Sol- was a second-rater. The wise men of the Chaldeans were amateurs. Archimedes was a very smal! screw, and Plato was a selling plater. The savants of the story books were a lot of wooden men, If you think they were anything else, get the next Sunday Post-Dispatch and read of our multidexterous St. Loultsan. A THEORY OF THE MOUNDS. A St. Louls archeologist has a new the- ory of the use the mound builders made of the big earth mounds of North America. It is at once novel and plausible, and what is more, it is a St. Louls story, for St. Louls is Mound City and was founded upon one of the biggest mounds in the Mississ- ippi Valley. This story, interesting alike tothe scientific and the people who are not worrying about Indian mounds, will be a feature of the next Sunday Post-Dispatch. A STORY OF ST. [OUTS. PEOPLE. You have read ‘many a pretty story of love, of death, of devotion and heroism, but not often have you read one in|which the principals are St. Louis people whem you or your friends doubtless know, The next Sunday Post-Dispatch has such a story to tell, and you will be providing nice reading for yourself and those in your home if you get it. It is a story of truth; a tale of real people right here in the community of your home. ST. LOUIS IN FASHION’S WORLD. Not every fashion is born in Paris. St. Louis ladies are setting a fashion. It is an unique garment for street wear which St. Louis ladies are wearing. The innova- tion is finding favor and spreading, and the next Sunday Post-Dispatch will claim the fashion for St. Louie, tell what it Is, how it started, who adopted it and who are the ladies who are perpetuating the fashion—a story for women and of women, with St. Louis women in it. A ST. LOUIS FAMILY BIRTHDAY. There is a family in St. Louis in which the mother and her three children were all born upon the same day of the same month of different years. Did you ever know of anything like this? It is something new. When will they withdraw that old saw about there being nothing new under the sun? This mother and her pretty children will furnish a theme for a prettily illus- trated story in the next Sunday Post-Dis- patch, A WAR UPON SENTIMENT. One of the first things a body hears in youth {s that some one is so sentimental. You wondered a long time what it meant, didn’t you? Weill, it didn’t mean anything much until the other day, when a com- pany of women organized a club which condemns sentiment and will endeavor to subdue it. If you suppose this means that these grown-wise and growing-gray madams are going to interfere with your littl love affair, look it up in the next Sunday Post- Dispatch. AN UGLY WOMAN MADE PRETTY. We would be very glad for some of the people we know—and they would doubtless be as glad for us—7T there was some place where bealtity was bartered for things less desirable, not even excepting good gold. The next Sunday Post-Dispatch will tell a story of a woman who is very far from handsome. And because she has a beautifu] voice they are going to make her pretty in order that she may sing before audiences. You must read it. DON’T ENVY PRESIDENTS’ WIVES. One would think that women would very dearly love to be Presidents’ wives, but two women who have been the wives of Presidents will tell in the next Sunday Post-Dispatch why they would prefer to be in private life and the mistresses of plain and happy homes. Perhaps, when you have read this story, you wll under- stand why there are many happler fates than that of being the wife of a President. KIPLING’S VERMONT HOME. Rudyard Kipling seems quite as interest- ing as some of hw writings. He certainly is very interesting. Anybody who can get 18 cents for every word he writes is more than interesting. He is exciting. Mr. Kip- Mng ta in the United Gtates for a visit to Brattleboro, Vt. You would like to know | wast sort of man he is in Brattieboro, OH, OID YOU Ste HT SNUW It Was a Regular Blizzard and No Mistake. STREET CAR LINES BLOCKED. qin ROSE TO THE VELOCITY OF A GALE. Forecaster Hyatt Says the Temperature Will Descend Rapidly to Zero or Below by Friday. The ground hog that appeared in these Parte some days since was unquestionably acquainted with his business—else Weather King Hyatt is a bit out of harmony with the elements. The King says the blizzard that howled around the downtown office building and piled snow in formidable drifts in the suburbs in the early hours of Thurs- day was the forerunner of another vis‘ta- tion of North Pole weather. The temperature wiil drop to zero or be- low hy Friday’s dawn, according to his majesty’s forecast, which also imparts the pleasing intelligence that there is no more snow in sight for this vicinity and that Thursday should be a clear day in St. Louis. At 7 a. m. the mercury stood at 15 de- grees, having dropped 23 degress in the preceding 24 hours. At 9 o’clock it had AND DR. HYATT ge 33 WOULD BEA DAY NICE gone to 12 degrees, The wind blew a stiff gale for several hours before daylight, at- taining a velocity of 42 miles an hour. The weather service denominates a 38-mile per hour wind, a high wind; 40 miles, a gale; above 40 miles, a. stiff gale, until the hurricane class is reached. King ‘Hyatt tried to get a line oon futures when he arrived at his 100k-out os in the tops of the Federal erst king was a bit testy. He is a patr Otic man, is his majesty, but when he arose and discovered what had been n going on during his slumbering, he wished ash- ington had been born some other day. The king was forced by the rules of the Signal Service to take a holiday Wednesday, in honor of the anniversary of the natal day of the Father of His Country. Hence tne King was not permitted to Officially foretell the comchg of snow and a gale, which he privately saw approaching from the lake regions. “It's just our luck,’’ he said, “‘to be off duty when something like this comes along. Do you remember the firet snow of the win- ter? Same thing! We were off daty then, taking our weekly siesta and had to forego the greatest pleasure of the business—fore- casting a winter’s first precipitation of the beautiful. “But we've got a good second da on this blizzard. It will be zero or tter— that is, lower—by Friday morning. The snow is over and didn’t amount to much, although it made a great bluff in drifts out in the city. The fall was only 2% inches on the level. “The cold wave is just beginning. We don't care to say when it will end— —may do that to-morrow—but it is getting a bet- ter grip on us every hour. The ekatin ought to be pretty good on Post-Dispate story WISH we HAD WORN “LOTHES. WE OTHER onds will be frozen, Lake by night; all the much but we can't solidify the M ssissippi, as we should like to. “This snap is going to send eggs up some more. Our wife said we would have ham and s for breakfast this morning, but we sald we would save the eggs for more prosperous times. ‘How'd you like to be the ice man? Well, we wouldn'’ t mind if we had a coal yard attachment.’ The King laughed at his reply and re- marked that snow covered these United States from Buffalo to the Mississipp!, and from St. Paul to Ca‘ro with occasional) “white manties”’ west of the river. Kansas City has zero weather, and at yg on Dak., the temperature is DD be- Ww. STREET CAR TRAFFIC DELAYED. Sweepers and Salt Cars Were Run Over the Lines All Night. car superintendents passed a sleepless night. The power houses were operated in full blast and sweepers and salt cars were kept going uninterruptedly in order to prevent a blockade to passenger traffic, owing to the heavy snow drifts. General Ma w, arose paper | Baumhoff Street og ow haga londe a hs at a ~ Be BY AMER FILIPINOS BEATEN BACK - = Pi nd The Attempt to Burn Manila Followed by a Fi Attack at Daylight This Morning on the Position Held by Gen. McArthur. = —_-_ * ARTILLERY, GATLINGS AND KRAGS MOW NATIVES DO WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—Gen. Otis to-day cabled the War Department as follows: Manila, Feb. 23.—Adjutant-General, Wash- ington: There were determined endeavors to burn this city last night. Buildings were fired in three different sections of the city. The fires were controlled by the Unit- ed States troops after severe labor. A con- siderible number of incendiaries were shot and a few soldiers wounded. Early thie morning a large body of insurgents made a demonstration off Gen. Arthur's front near Culoocan and were repulsed. The loss of property by the fire last ngiht was prob- ably half a million dollars. OTIS. MANILA, Feb. 23.—In their desperate at- tempt to destroy Manila last night, native incendiaries set fire to the city in three dif- ferent sections and nearly 1000 buildings were burned. . At daylight this morning the Filipino was found to be concentrated near in front of that part of the line held by Gen. McArthur’s army Caloocan, American The enemy made a furious attack in an endeavor to pierce the American line, but were met by an effective artillery and in- fantry fire, while the machine guns mowed great gaps in the ranks of the Malays. While this attack was in progress small 1 bodies of natives, evidently a part of those who set fire to the city last night, were found inside our lines between the city and the outposts. Small forces of Americans were detached to drive them out and for a time the firing in front of the city was incessant. The Filipinos were finally driven beyond mus- ketry range. From 8 to 10:30 a. m. the Monadnock joined in the engagement, hurling ten-inch shells over the American lines into bodies of the enemy as indicated by the signa! corps. So far our casualties are one man killed and ten men wounded. At Il o'clock there were sharp engagements at the Chinese cemetery and at San Pedro Macati, almost simultaneously, but the artillery fire from both positions drove the enemy back. From the high towers of the city fires can be seen burning at a dozen different points outside. Some of these are prob- ably due to the Monadnock's shells. It is now evident that the attempt to burn ‘Manila was part of a general pian, laid by Aguinaldo, to recapture the city. The insurgents hoped to create a panic, draw a part of the American force from the trenches ard in the confusion they con- fidently expected to break through the lines and retake Man!la. Scores of rebels have been arrested in the Tondo district, where the fire was most disastrous. A band of © rebeis, having two carloads of arms and accouterments, was captured in a house. Business is tem®- porarily suspended. Captured natives report that Aguinaido has a force of 30,00 In front of the city. on the Calle la Coste, the Santa Cruz dis- trict. inflammability of the structures caused the blaze to spread with alarming rap‘dity. The elty Fire Department was hopelessly in- competent, and the English volunteer brig- ade from Santa Mesa was summoned. and with a modern engine, pumping adequate streams from the canal, sueceeded afte control. Impediments were placed tn the way of the firemen, and the hose was cut five dif- ferent times, It resulted tn all the natives being driven off the streets, those in the immediate vicinity of the blaze being cor- rallied in vacant lots and guarded until the excitement was over In many instances the natives were insolent and paid ro regard to the orders given them, and the soldiers were compelled to use harsh mehtodsa. The butts of their rifles and their bayonets were freely applied. Shortly after midnight another big fire was started In the Torde district, where the natives are thickest, and when the fire- men and soldiers attempted to work a reg- ular fustilade of rifle and revolver shot was fired from the windows and roofs of the buildings. The firemen, | by soldiers. pro- 3 we ae es + a as + ~ ry in 1 7 (10-day conveying the impression to forces. Pie uoout the bay and in the out > a aed A Theses or More Buildings Destroyed by the To Last Night in an Attempt to Create a Panic and Enable the Filipinos to Pierce Gen. Otis’ Lines. one sota was reinforced by detachments the Third Infantry, the Gecond Third Artillery and the Tenth nia, Bullets flew in every direction in ak most every street In the Tondo and Binonde 2 districts. ‘€s es All night long the fire spread through tl ai Tondo district, sweeping away rows 3 houses and devastating | acres of t 5:30 p. m.—Major-General Otls y sued a general order directing all the i habitants of Manila, until otherwise dered, to confine themselves to their after 7 o'clock in the evening. when | Streets will be cleared by the police, — General also warns incendiaries and pect« that they will be severely dealt if discovered in any locality. Extraordinary precautions have been t en for the suppression of further which is threatened to take place ine city to-night. ‘ Fire has been burning tn the Tondo t >is trict all day’ and has been ¢ me residents out of many houses in the o a skirts, from which the enemy P fired on the Americans. A cloud of smoke hovered over ie tricts that the whole city is burning. . The rebels between the city and nae posts are being amoked out this aft and driven toward the beach. Sharpshooters at various parts ve line are very annoying, but otherwise A... has been no further nighting since he: rus. | tration of the morning’s attack, BS Lieut. Eugéne S. French of Company 1 First Montana Volunteers and Private car Felton of Company C, South ID ee Volunteers were killed and two other . a kotans were wounded in the fighting te ra day. ee The Yaetsitiieiiinn Is in sa Health and Expectsto Bein St. Louis Soon, ae Special to the Post-Dispateh. NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—Xaver wenka, the planist-composer, who was ported to have suffered a stroke of sis in Berlin, declares the true. He had a slight tliness ago, from which he has entireiy 6 is at present on a concert tour fland and Russia. He played at ora on Tuesday even and will St. Peterstairg on wna He expects to Py in St. ‘Louls route to fill his annual six weeks’ t engagement at Hardin College, se, Mexico, 3 GERMANS ASK HIS Ol -_o-— United States Government Peti to Remove Chief Justice Cham- bers of Samoa. BERLIN, Feb, 3.—According to theveemte, ® official Hamburgischer Correspondence, me v7 German Foreign Office, compiying petition of Germane in Samoa, ben ed the Washington Governanont to sede Chief Justice Chambers, ONE KILLED AND FIVE 4 Eastbound Fast Mail Wrecked on the — Union Pacific in Wyoming by the Breaking of a Rail. 3 CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 2—By @ The fire lest night was firat noticed in a block of brick bul dings occuried by Chinese A stiff? breeze was blowing and the four hours’ work In getting the blaze under of the transcontinental fast mail, known @ 7 * the Union Pacific eastbound flyer, at Weed — | Station, 160 miles west of here, one | : o ger wae killed and five passengers and. ae trainmen were injured, The engine and fi = four cars passed over a broken rail but the rear siceper ieft the ee the trali Was running a Mile a LABEL. J. C. PARRY of Denver. ; INJURED. ie? H. J. GARVBERY, St. Louls sprained ss ha M. BE. APPI PPY, Coburs, Sets sprammed ankle and bruised Mis. J. 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