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Wealth Mcakers and Lincoln Independent Consolidated.
VOL. X.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY AUGUST 11,1898.
NO.C13.
lie
41
STATE
Reform Carried out by Warde
Leidigh la Id Man
agement. MONEY SAVED TO THE STATE
A Tow Points of Difference Be
tween Former and Present
Administrations.
A JUcord' of Klltulsnry mid Koonomy.
Ho who would tuke the role of his
torlan of t ho Nebraska Htate Hcnitcn-
tlnry will find the tusk difficult but lu
tensely Interesting; not a pleasant occu
fiatloo by any means, neither In the
study of criminology but both may be
made of value to th humau race, and,
hence, are worthy of attention,
The Nebraska Slate Penitentiary, a
is wall known throughout the state, has
been for many years prior to 1805
looked upon ae a sort of political char
Del-bouse, and prion who bad no di
rect knowledge of tint fact, regarded it
oa a place where many thousand of dol
lara of the twoiilu'e money wan ewal-
lowed ud yearly ae in a maelstrom
"without due nrocesMof law." Jloersict
able republican looked askance and
feared that some crookedness wan going
on at the penltenilnry, but none, except
thanereons nsld tlm rlngol niiics,
knew anything definite until in later
year.
Now that the earcbllghtof reform ban
been turned on for over three year at
tbiM Institution, It in possible to (five a
very fair statement of tlm public plun
derlng monstrous mismanagement and
flngruut fraud which charactermid every
year of republican control at tlm Ne
braska Hints Heultentlory. Hut let no
one deceive himself with the belief that
It In possible, oven at this time, toehow
wit b accuracy all the lenkeand petty
thieving which occurred during the
year preceding 1H0G. "Many of the
duplicate voucher and blllM,'ruy the
b'lrlxlative Investigating committee of
1MU7, "whl )h should be on tile with the
secretary of etate, are mieslug." It In
possible that thee mny have been lout
through negligence, but from our kuowl
edge of republican methodH, it lit only
fair to presume that thee missing vouch
er ami bill were "lout" purposely.
"Tim only Information wehiive been
able to obtain," coutiuue Urn commit tee,
"regarding I hem, i tlm Mtatemeut that
portions ol the record and paper of
the oflle wore burned whim the office
wits removed from tlm room now occu
pied by tlm adjutant-general to it pre,
eut quurtere, about the year 1H7JI."
What peculiar planetary roudition
most have existed during that .Vein!
Tim very air must have beeu surcharged
with republican rascality! Hut it U not
the "en nut of '7tf" with which we have
to deal nt this time.
Prior to 1870 Nron convicted of
felony were kept uouflued in the various
county juil, but the legislature of 1N70
eunctod a law requiring "state prison
ers" to be concentrated at or near Lin
coln, und provision wii made for their
employment unbuilding and in stone
quartis, or their labor leaned on con
tract, fur the benefit of the etate. (See
Session l.uws of IN70, pun SJ.'I.) Under
tliU law i here wa turned into the etate
treasury, nh enniiimn ol eouviet for the
j-eitr 1H71 end l7-tlie euiuolfj,.
77l.07.
Th lhllatiiM ol 1H73 enacted a l-iw
ftullmriiiiirf the proceed of the labor ol
conviciM to be applied to their eupport
end uiaiiiteiiam. (Sr4eioa Law of
1H7.1, 1 i if ti :t. I'uder thi law the eum
of f f4,4io Hft earned by convict up
totK'tole.r 1.1N77. at which tliimtlie
wuiieiitlHry and roMiid were leawd to
iV, II. II, rltoul for a peho l ol eix yeare.
Uy the irrm ol tin contract Mom
agreed lo Uiard ami clothe all t'mivicU
la the manuer prtw ril'd by law; to iy
all eieliiH for the iniuleiiiiir of Hi
irUltt'Utiliry, llli ludlllg the ottlurie. COIlf
jwnaatiiiit an. I tumrU of all m-vr
utMm r, guard and oilier Imlti; to rtorw
the ult ntiary liuildiau, ho, yard
and vrounda, at the end of In term in a
pood ftitttliliim a the am wr at tlm
tint li took iMiMtHihta, rvanwtle
Uuaty um, witr and tear, loaaby
flrv, lb act d Out aad publajaawuiy
nrpted, that all tool, waaoaa, birm,
lV liM'k, UMiklHg Ulraalla, Mv fwtMHtai
properly khoultl (m bokhJ nd m
itraiami, aad al the Unioealioa of lh
m ruat i.om rmra the nai, r
Ur ariat-v ol bk kiud aad ulil),or
av th apprai! lu I I.
It tta Itirtbvf eei) that hl.ml
kould all ol th UlK.r, .rtii
and taraiaa ol aa ,.ae t, and tU
ma ol Uiliwau r -t vomm i
addittoa dn4 lklrt tai f, ti
rt foati r 4y dun u
tklrd a4 K'Mfta )arol tka awi
aa ficl ! dvietf IkaHthaiid Uta
tear. TM talrat wa itadm
Iroiu tiata 1 1 tiwi a4 tk tk vlwut
a laaliv rdtl lu4U tata Htual
atwd ntatral C, W, kt.akr,
ad llf W. altd t Vt , ,
Hra.
tttatlkldig lk taw, an aitakw
eaat wa laada t U li at tHk
Hiwiiita ol Im paitalkM'i, alikaai
aa lavvatttf f tak llte, la
i tt, tk ai'fata aitdatl t li
tk ul iKiiMaa' latMt atlruii
aW4 IM valM a tk aa la
tkM tvotf at lAJ t, wUa
aut waa l4at4 Irwai Ika aatwaal
tiadd W iHMgaa.
11,1 805, by Governor Holeomb, under
the provieloim of wlilcli the Doraii'i con
trnct wmm ciincellud, hu been held up a
an evidence of republican wledom and
KoodncM. After entering Into Much ao
uubiiNnieMNlike contnict ami extending it
Irom tinw to time, allowing the state to
be robbed during a period of nearly
eighteen year of approximately four
hundred thoueaud dollar, it emack
much of deuth-bed repentance for the re
publican party to lay much claim to the
iieople' confidence for having panned
lloiiHe Hull 007. Kvcran l anon eonie
little nincompoop bob upeercnely and
urge that Hi (i popullMt iiave no right
to credit for admiuitcriiig a republican
law, thut whatever ecou my hnereeiilUid
In tlm iienitentiiiry mnuagemout la
wholly duo to thi republican mmeure,
elo,,etc. nd infinitum. Hi not eucli
ancient liltory that peoile have for
gotten the Ntench arlHing irom corrupt
republican niHiittgemuiit of the peniten
tiary: they cried out ugalnet It in no un
certain voice, and no party dared to ilia
regard tlm iople' wielie In thi matter.
An examination into the hitory of the
bill mIiow thut lx time a much oppo-
Mition to It cam Irom rcpuollcan ae
from populietN, Heven member of tho
leuielature voted ngaiimt it pioonige,
and only oue of them John C. Morecher
wa a populiet. In tlm Ifouwi 58 re
publican and 15 populiet aud demo
crat voted "aye" on final pneeuge; 3
republican voted "No:" 14 republican
and 11 populiMta aud democrat are
counted abaeut and not voting. In the
annate '20 republican and 4 populit
voted for the maure; 4 republicans and
1 popullMt ogalimt it; and 8 populiet
and 1 republican were abvent and ex-
cueed from voting. Ho mnch for the
ouNMiige of tho law. 1 uerv Is no doubt
eonie of tlm populiet and democrat
were fearful that thenieaeure wa merely
another republican eteul a (ear not
groundle, lu the light of prevlou ex
perience but a a party both the demo
crat and populate bitterly oppood the
unbuHinelike aud uuhumunitarlan ey
lem of loaing the penitentiary and
labor of the convict.
A reading of Iloueo Itoll 007 will die-
nloMethat the Hoard of l'ublio Land and
Uuildinu wore empowered to appoint
one appruUer, Dorgan another, and the
governor wu authorimd to appoint an
umpire, who duty wa thu set lortn:
"fu cuhh Maid appraincr mIiq.II fall to
agree upon the value of euld contract,
or of any of eaid property, they nhall
Mubmlt their matter of difference to
Maid umpire, and hi decieion upon tho
matter Muomltted tonlm eiiun lie llual
and binding upon both partie."
The Hoard of l'ublio Land and liuild-
ing Melected and appointed W. J.
ilroatcb a one nppraiHer and Dorgan
named A. II. dale a the other. Gov
ernor HoliTomb appointed J. N. Guflln
ax umpire, During theeutlra appraiwe
ment few difference a to "the value of
eald contract, or of any of the property"
eeein to have arieen between the aprai-
re: hence, Mr. Guflln wa unfortunately
not called on to Mettle many difference.
I eny "unfortunately becauee the dp
prniMcmeiit wn a grand Hteal from etart
to tlniMh, being from two io five timeM
too hiuh on almoetevery articleof prop
erty; tho OHtimate on the value of Dor
gan' unexpired term wa probably the
mly thing within reaxon aud that 4i,-
705 UD (lor 53 month,) repreeenting
what Dorgan would have profit ted hud
the leaee not liei n eaiKi'lled, aleo r fre-
Heiit what the etate would have lout.
The nppraieer ay that by eubcon
tract Dorgan could clear fully $20,000
a year, which I no doubt correct, hence,
18 year of tin eyMtein, mean that the
HtHte loet at leaet f.UiO.OUO. tSpaee
will not ieruiit an extended inquiry into
thi nniirniiu'meut. but the ordinary
farmer know thntotd mult at $12.00
each, milch cows nt 10 and S0, calve
nt fill, are fancy price tor the year
lMU.i. Any perou who win take the
trouble to write lion, W. F. Porter, sec
retary of etate, Lincoln, may, while the
supply biU, secure a copy of the "H
port of Appraiser lor rwvmise i rimm
Contract and ProTty uiul see lor
h line. If the outrageous vuluat)iou planed
upon many things; much of tlm projierty
llltlH t Iim setn. however, to reallie how
co;np!etelv these appraiser seemed to
Ih In the employ ol Dorgan.
Following I a summary oi wis np-
trainers' report.
axli value ol inventory f j.,rsi.ii
Cuah value of 51 mouth ol
unexpired contract. 40,70.1. Ut) ,
Total -?'V' I "
V.lucl ciistof HOcdls. f WJl'i Ml
l.'dut l value Stout luvoic... l,U3d 44
Total til, Hum
IUUi.es du Dorgaa .ia.ntll W1
The law provided an approprlatioa ol
t5,iMMi tocarrt oal Its prviloas, and
A, ll, tiaw, appraiser ?
J N lUtflii, umpire .Msmki
W, J llroalc i.sppfsi-r 6ltt lo-
t:. Fiw, VHHI
IUiJI toss'". strt aVisi
W. II Doruaa .H.IoaUO
Total ia,iHHl UO
It Wl t Ut M.Ud that Iks api.fxl-r
tiatsivd s-ita' ' l1.'
341 U t. Iul l urf kat k-(s ! sol al
that Hots bs paid mora tkaa V !,
res si ni apt'al'eat. la
Ital ri. as.lef d-iol Jaa", l""J,
ti Iks P .erd oi TubUs U Is aad lUild
lags, k sai.l. Iks si-t-raMMS 14 the
stalsiadbtsl la W. II, HMa ,a lbs
awt ol thtnt Ikrwa lkMsa4 af kaa
Jra4kl 4-4 l !. esu,
ttVtiiVai,u II IN iaa.iM - n
lrtl a a taal aettiaal a Ikirt'
'ana s ssl Iks li tfcxa s aw
daakl U Its stats 'attrd k ls
akas, Wsl kr i at(Mtratlt aa
Mid ktaol I JI.VV1IM bMa,dl
Haiiast U kaal a4 l. I
sr.lv tfus Hrgaa. k I saf
. 1 14" ut tkssiaW smmv
stwd pr at Its Mtliimki ka a tks r.
..... K.ut Jul I
(Coaltaes4a I WU !
lill
RULE
Editor Roeewater Keminde the
Republican Party of the Causes
of Its Downfall.
THE TOOL OF 00EP0RATI0NS
Railroad Politicians Proparing to
Name the Republican Ticket
This Week.
KseU From a Itepublleau aoures.
No man know the inxlilo hlxtory of
Nebraka politic better then K, Hose
water, of tho Omaha Hoe. No one la
butter qualified to rehearse the etory of
bow the republican organixation In Ne
braska bocatno the agent aud pander of
uorporate harlotry than Uosowater
Aud no ouo know better thanks the
plan now making by which the old cor
poration gang intend to rotain their
control. Koeewater's opinion of the
situation just now hu special interest,
Here it Is ae given in the Ilea last week
"Ten year ago Nebraska elected It re
Cublican state ticket by more than 25,
00 majority and gave lloninmin Harrl
son a plurality of over VH.OOO. Two
your later tho state elected a demo
cratic governor aud the republican ex
ecutive officer barely squeezed through.
Tho prevailing impression that thi t re
men Jou upheaval wa caused by the
folly of forcing the prohibition Issue on
the people I by no mean correct. Pro
hibition unquestionably lost the repub
lican many thousand rotes, but the
mam factor in the upheaval was the re
volt of tho republican former against
oppressive railroad exactions and cor
porate domination of the party. With
perverse blindness the sell stylud party
loader closed their eyes and ears to tho
portentous figure presented by the
election return or icuo. uut oi an ag
grcgate of 210,000 votes the republican
candidate polled a fraction urn than
00,000, the populist cundidate a little
over 7t',oou, aud toe democratic cande
date nourly 72,000. Manifestly the po
litical forces were almost equally di
vidud into three camps of 70,000 each.
Any man with a grain of politioal sa
gacity should have realised that the
chances of the republicans wore hopeless
unless they could keep the two opposing
force from effecting a junction. Instead
of pursuing a policy looking to thi end,
the republican uuder the guidance of
John L, Webster and several other
equully impolitic cuptaius, virtually
drove the democrat into tho populist
camp by their foolhardy uttompt to
keep Hoyd out of the governorship to
which he had been elected.
Recognizing the peril by which the
party was confronted on account of the
docpeeuted anti-monopoly sentiment,
the republicans attempted to retrace
their misstep in 1MU2 by making Lorenzo
(VouiiKe their standard bearer. Y-tt it
was only by the division of the opposi
tion thut they succeeded in carrying the
stute for Harrison aud Crouuso by in
siguillcunt pluralities.
In the face of this precarious condition
and the scandals brought to light by
tho Impeachment proceedings of lHD.'l,
the same leader who had come to the
renewi of the impeuched officials and
failed to reeogn zu tho imperative de.
inund for purging the party from the
reign of boodlisin, persisted ia lB'Jliu
delivering the parly hand and foot to
Corporate boss, who wauled simply to
use it in promoting their own ends
lliroiitfh pliant tools. Still the lesson
lu 1HU4 Mi nis to have made but a slight
iinpresoion upon these untrustworthy
leader. Instead ol repressing further
attempt to make the party suWrvient
to tlm railroad managers, they seem
ImhI oa inviting lrb disaster aud thus
flnixhiiig their work of parly wrecking.
Although no imw hostile movement
agaiust railroads is ou foot or threat
ened, th railroad politician are al
ready preparing a rompM state ticket
which lh repubbean convention I to
nominate without rrossiug a tor dot
ting an I. If this lolly la iristd In
aud tlm rou veut ion degeralta into a
ners reginter id order from railroad
headujuarler, Ihs eurourssing prosrt
lor wiuslug bark lb dtaaff.'risd auli
iiioltoMily sleiiH-nU ol th p'iny will
prove t)luiv. I'nleM tli rank aad OU
uf the republican party are allow-d Ire.
c'h.U ol their standard lrrr and Ik
railroad ninsgr Minteat tbsuiswlvvs
wtih asauraatw ol lair lralmat at tks
parti' baud, lb ranif! ol nua
will lw a retwiitiua of tba rauipaigss ol
lU4ad lJ7.
Toynter's chief merit lies
in the fact that he is a farmer
and is IJentlfiei with the pro
duclnc ciass.,,-Omaha Bee
MlillM.
Hslr itwNja wku ae la arraara skoaUl
rwoliil Mia saartae 1'ia,
(ik. HalMMsrlpiiw l att
aur4 rwk uid wwasls, feat ai
m ual k tks parpuas) ul ialflssg
Iks air aad srsaris; M absvrib.
tVtr agsate ara aalkofits! la Osl eak.
srifiiwae al lb raaif eatas) lrw
aUsnUf aad t kt lb aaasa,
atraMT I t a., lo
I'af ear eaksawtftto.
G, 0. P, CONVENTION.
Nam a Ticket to HsUtism Mbrasba"
Ilselars for ths Uolil Hlaadsril aad
I'roinls to Us Uooil,
Ths republican state convention met
la Lincoln Wednesday. There was a
large attendance most of the counties
being represented. The delegates were,
however, not so many lu number ns
those of the populist convention lost
week aud there wa considerable differ
ence In personnel. Comparatively few
farmers sat as delegate, most of them
being professional aud busluess men.
There wa a large number of ex-oouuty
oflloers, a liberal sprinkling of the old
time manager and besides those a good
many new faces.
The State Chairman Dave Meroer,mad
a speech in which he said "Nebraska
must be got out of tho hole she I In
politically, You may be surprised at
what 1 tell you, but I know several large
concerns In the east that are about to
Invest large sum in Nebraska enter
prises If the stute goes republican this
fall."
C. W. Couklio of Kurt county was
made temporary chairman. He made a
speech. Never wa a chairmau so dis
courteously treated before in any con
VMUtlou. Conklin and hi friend wore
for Hen Baker for governor, Thi was a
conoesslon the if ay ward managers had
made for the sake of harmony. The
trouble wa that there was no bermony.
The IJayward delegate openly Insulted
hlni with oriee of "Hurrah lor Hay
ward" followed by shouts of "TiuW'and
"ring off."
The temporary chairman's speech was
rank enough republican to suit any g. o.
p. audience. Among other things he said:
"The Omaha platform that peculiar
document more sacred to its followers
than the constitutlou of the United
States, was framed in Nebraska. The
populist party tho child of illicit aud
unholy uulon, wo bora in this state.
It wa nursed and craddloa oa our soli.
The pcoplo of thi great nation will sing
a glad requiem over the grave, or rather
over the remain, ol this uunatural and
unAmerican political moustroslty. The
only trouble about burying It I that
we ahull be reluctant to deposit its rot-
teu carcass In Nebruslta soil.
Home one sprang to his foot and
moved that the temporary organiza
tion bo made permanent, ihere wa
vigorous opposition from tho Hay ward
men and dually a delegate on the stage
moved as a substitute that Menator
John 11. Thurston be made permanent
chairman. Thi carried although there
wa quite a strong volume of "noes" lu
dicating the presence of some disap
pointed office seekers.
Thurston made a speech In his usual
vein. A a result of Mckinley's election
more business wa being done in Amer
ica than ever before. Labor was em
ployed, the wheel went round and ho-
anna roue to kiss a happy sky. "It bo
beeu reportod in the press that I favored
the return of Kmiator Alien. I hare ouly
thi to May, that any republican Is bet
ter than the very best man tho opposi
tion cun present. We must redeem Ne
braska this full. God know tbatenlight-
eument must come some duytoeven
tho most benighted of human beings.
And we trust that God in His Infinite
wisdom will pour out patriotism upon
the popouratio aggregation lu Ne
braska.
The list of member of tho committee
on resolution had beeu prepared la con
clave beforehand and the temporary
chairman read it before leaving the desk
as follows:
Hrsd Slaughter, Chairman.
K. Itoxewater.Oinatia.
A. M. Host, Columbus.
Kennedy of floilglas.
AUTheoley, of Kearney.
Weston, of (lags.
lVimy, of Lincoln.
L. 1). Hichurda, of Dodge.
Orlando Ttfft, of Case.
It will be uote.1 that th "old crowd"
of republiean who have been handling
the party for year ar well represented.
Hull call was ordered for governor.
It wa known beforehand that Hay
ward' nonnuation wa a sure thing
and a good Iiiuuy of hi backers
wi re Impatient that Hen Haker did not
withdraw, Uouglu couuty voted hit
100 votes solid for Haker. Mot of ths
oilier count Us weut solid lor May ward
It a evident that the man who sent
Jos lUrlley to ths xnileiitiary lor
twmty year wa not popular among
hi owa iople, aad by ths tuna th roll
wa a bill over bad roiupleiml Ju lja
linker ro-a (a hia seat aud withdraw hi
name. Hat sard's aumluatioa wa
then mad uaauimoua,
To real ul tlm tirkvl was then aimed
w ituui inuth irtiulda, Ths ual Uuug
Is raeiy row wa piwioiuud whsa
aa tftirl wa aiids by ouia ds di-le' t "a
lo lore ths howiaatioa ol l aiber M.
Ilia!, lor siais raarr, Ts l'g
la rtua ly d4.gtes iMi4 that last
did I wawt Ikal urn ad woalda't
bat II aad war laatly givsa lb oltlvw
ul eaiaiMMHiar ol pubiia laad aad
tiail'i aaa
l b Is kt a roaiph-Ud la a follow
li.ivarat rVI. U llsyssrd. wl liuiss
.tsaaal-tioaraurUaorg A, Wsr
bv,H llsaa,
rWrstary vl Ulatt, lia id Ha
llaa,
lJiir-T, U Maitkawa, l HhI.
1 aaseev I'vwr MixWsar, ol Urd.
!, I'sUM IsatrtrttHia -J. l', fcajlwr
Last sal rr,
Aiiorsay iWasral, N. H. Jaaoe,td
AsMoaa.
l aaiatHkikiasf 4 I'sbl I aad aad
ialldiS-Tbu. M Utiaavaol KaglaA
aaais itaM aiavsa4
Yvkaliwwa, A, l.-("jUl to'
ba trs Um As-k4sU4 I'reaa t ib
ISwl)-Hrvft trwta Hat la taal
Karsa aaa akfW4 Ua gwld eUaUard
A BATTLE AT MANILA
Several Americans Killed in a Span
lsh Attack on the Malate
Garrison.
MANY SPANIARDS KILLED
news of the Battle Delayed In
Reaohing Hong Kong Several
Day.
Ma in bar Lost Is la g nam Ion
Manila, July 81, via Ilo:ig Kong,
Aug. 0,A liwivy ciigngeiiiciit took
pluce tonight between the Ainerlcnn
n ml Spanish force at Malate. Tho
Spanish inniln an attnek, uttcmptlng
to turn our right. After three; Jiotirn
iiglitlng they were repulsed. The
uooim fiigngcd were tlio Tenth IVnn
Mylvaiiln KirMt battalion, First Califor
nia lmttalllon, 'llilrd artillary rrgu
lurs and battery A, Utah. Our lose
wu pieven killed and thirty-seven
wounded. The BpunUli loss was tiii
ward of 200 killed aud 300 wounded,
pur volunteers mude a glorious tie
fenso ugulnst upward of 3,000 of an at
tacking force,
another Story of I lis Plant '
London, Aug. e.-(I)lpakh from
Hong Kong Hpccial telegram to the
Host) .The German Bteaumr 1'etrucu,
which left Manila on Aug 0, bas nr
rlvcd here. It bring news of a
bloody battle near Manila on the
night of July 31.
Hponlsh forces attacked the Ameri
can camp at Munlla, burling 3,000 sold
iers in a solid front sguinst the Ameri
cans. While the attack wu unexpected It
did not find the American force tin
iweparcd. The Spanish charged the
American lines several times, cuch
time being comjndlcd to fall buck.
Finally tho stcudy and deodly fire
of tho Americans broke the Hpuiilsh
center, and the enemy retreated in
confusion.
Later the Hpan'sh made a second
charge and were compelled to sock the
shelter of the bushes, They, however,
kept up an Incessant fire.
weven Americans were killed and
thirty-seven were wounded, while the
hpnnlsh losses ore ten times greater.
during the fighting the insurgents
remained neutral.
tossRspoit4 Itlffsrsntly'
Cavltc, Aug. 6, via Kong Kong.
(Special Telegram to the Host,) The
monitor Monterey arrived today in
Munlla bay, reinforcing Admiral Dew
ey and making hi fleet the strongest
In AMlntio water. With the Monte
rey came three frnnsjiort which
sailed with General Merrltt from Kan
Francisco, but were dcluyed at Hono
lulu. Tho American forces engaged the
enemy liefore Malate lust Hunday
night arid compelled them to retreat
with heavy loss.
Our troops lost thirteen killed and
forty-seven wounded.
The fighting lasted four hours,
The Atnericun troops engaged in the
fighting were n port of the Tenth
l'eniisylviiiilii, First California, Third
e.,,rnli, it i 1 1 i
j. f
The Sjiiinlnh led the nt tack In at-i
tempting to dislodge our tiXMrjai by a
flunking movement from the strong
position they have I wen holding near
Hie enemy's lines.
The ositon Is still held by the
AniericHii forces.
Sun Francisco, Aug, 9. (Special to
the Host.) A Manila wcinl to the
K Milliner, dated July 31, anya that
battery A of Ctah light arlllfury waa
also i-ngMged in the light.
The special sny th Aineilmi. 1..
Ms nine killed and forty-four wound
l. and thut the Spanish osa was ui.
wards vl lw Uundrwl killed aud three
hundred wounded.
"shlngton, Aug, O.-IRt-rUi t,u.
gram the INMt)-(leneral Merrill
ha cabled th war dnarlni.nt ik.i
a severe rngagenitnt took plsr the
night of July betw-e0 the Siiani.h
a n.l America troop, ur Manila. The
Anierieana were vlrtorloua. but kt
Mae billed aad nlus seriously wvuad-
W.shington. Aug. (8w,dal tele
rwto to lb l'ol l-irn.,.i ii.,..
ir.nl. th, hjf ,b h(JBk ;B
itm-ea at Manila a lbs
berjaalng for ,,,,, tMi UJ
I hibppia esplui y tisasral Merrill.
-l-it of Ike Ullie at M4.,lla s.,7
I - la awn lo ., wlf jj,,,
.rvra . ui,U .J,., Iu
eoaliuu, Ls ium n,w imtmitm u.,
Urtk o kaadsy algbv Two
.4tbisa iiMtda a sitarp alls.k, lb
artUUty Iwkstad wait aad arbl lb
iMlllii. but II was aevasawry H tall
mI lb Wlaad. rxaish) K la I-
luttrad waa.
list at atoaa
Mtu, bi Teata "awsilaal
jMba IWy, WHr Hrwww. Wiuiaai
iiriataa. J 1111. J N
Udlasa tillr 1wlnMw.
Mar Js Ik'" aftilUi- Ml
ie.n Ittat t uVwaJ- I rwd lrtar
'a4. . . .
-sssrtawWv WMwa.la.li Tsatb, rtaa
s !-ersl Aha Wslbefi yH
Vataa, I Ksjdaf. lba HwIms, t, M,
tartar, Aftbuf JtdkaH IV I taU'
forulii Cuplaln R. Hlchtcr) private,
C. J. Edward; Third artillary l'ri
Chnrlcs Wlnflcld, J. A. MclClroth.
"Thirty-eight were alightly wound
ed. "Landing at the camp was delayed
on account of high eurf.
gJoArthur' troop arrived on the
"No opldcmlo of alckni.!'1?!1!?
death. Jjave occurred. Lieutenant Kerr
of tho engineers' corps died of spinal
meningitis."
rout lit J.lbs Veterans
Washington, Aug. 0. (Hpccial Tel
egram to the Host.) Sunday was in
Hiirgcnt feast day at Manila, and Ag
tilnaldo had withdrawn tho right
flank, leaving the American right
flunk exposed. Two companies, the
Tenth Pennsylvania and Utah bat
tery, were ordered to reinforce the
right. J n the midst of a rnglng ty
phoon, with a tremendous downpour
of ruin, the enemies force, estimated
at 3,000, attempted to surprise the
camp. The Hennsylvanlans never
flinched, but stood their ground un
der a withering fire. The alarm
spread mid the First California aud
two comismlca of the Third artillary,
who fought with rifle, were sent to
reinforce them. The enemy waa on
top of the trenches when the rein
S!uttl ",T,VW,,1 w was the
mmri. X,y ih9 work of thfl "W
Mothlne- eonl.l l. . . .
... . Tii ut me flush-
of the Mauser riflea. and th-
ran r o-t.t. .... .'""'! n" men
Bjian-reru-
OOveraJI
lg the desd a'nd funded iLTu
en lying in Wood red a m.CZ
ing was renewed on the alghta of Au
gust i and 8.
Aaisrleaa l)lfaittf
Cuvite, Manila Ilay.Ang. 3, via Hoag
Kong. (wclal telegr'am to the
Host.) Americana are disgusted with
the conduct of Agulnoldo, ,the Insur
gent leader.
HI power is rapidly weakening ow
ing to the fact thai the Filipinos are
beginning to realize the unsubstan
tial quiility of bis promises.
Two Insurifent steamers in the bay
are provisioning to insure Agulnaldo a
racape l( It oecomea necessary,
Itoagh Kldtr Arrlv
New York, Aug. 10. (Special tele
gram to the Host) Four troop of
rough riders arived this xnorniag.
lliey were heartily cheered.
A deputy United States marshal ai
a desjwrate light this mornlag with
a Chinaman who arrived on a Brltlaa
vessel and claimed to belong to the
United State navy.
A Msw Military Camp
Wushlngton, Aug. 10. (Special Tel
egram to the Host.) The war depart
ment bus decided to establish a new
military camp lu the Hlue Grass re
gion of Kentucky. It I probable that
thu troop now ai Chickamauga will
be marched to the new camp.
roost! aa I Bfereal Marhlsa
New York, Aug. 10 (Special tele
gram to the Post.) What was suppos
ed to Iks an infernal machine waa
found this morning on the founda
tions of. the New Hoston signal Hfkt
at New bright, Btaten Island,
fever He.elup Karoula
New York, Aug. 10. (Special tele
gram to the Host.) There are thirty
case of fever In the Kixth cavalry
con trap ted ou the way from Tampa U
Montauk Hoiitt. There are also sev
eral rasea of niraalea.
Malls far I'arla Mlaa
New York, Aug. 10.-(Special tele
gram to the Howl.) The trenspart
Chester, with the first rvfiiueot of
volunteer engineer auinberiaf l.tH
aaiUd Unlay for Horto Itiea.
Teaava la t'aaaa, la CVaa llanbk
Wiinisatos, Aurf II. The dlsrsail
tloa of troop which era not ow
neatied for active aerview at oma was
enaaidered by th department elTUdaU,
and lh UvlrtnlaslUui waa reaebed
thai Itisre woald be a grncral mo
waul from lb larger raaipe, Kiuia ol
thaaa trspa wilt b seal North, wr
tha will t la a eoular elkmat, aad
statluMvd al nsi whtsK are eu4f
eMldralUHi, bal wMvh a Hot y
bwa dsBailaiy svlrtla.
tba WWa Wsi.
MI frk aad rmy la ltw., Nora,"
ilaosd laatwl, aba bad Ja.l ralaraad
boa lb Urh, asd rlia Is
trad.
tas,da.,rapJWd Sofa, "la" kra.
Isa si-WsdUif, asd aat aj kav
aa alaradag ar iia."
Hw batata la awrM kate o ba
siseal sawywaf
laa rBaia al kwe," r pi ted
Nova, a4 kav awtk. bard tvaf,
lat. 111 1 eev b laklei taal
ttsfUl asadsoaik Hd rUeir.lla,
aad II baa doa a., tb, e tea. a atsnd,
Yea I alaava like ktMHH
l aav, asd 1 W u u attaM
a it ."
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