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GENERALGR?NTSAILS
i
He Embarks for Porto Rico
on the Alamo.
FIRST KENTUCKY OFF
Keiicihibig six Companies of Iii? Keg'.titent
011 Ihn Wuy lo Itelnrorce ticnerill
Hillen, l'irili Illinois in
I.KIVC Today.
Afler waiting for two weeks for a
transport General Fred IX Grant, com?
mander of the third brigade .if the lirst
division of the first army corps, last
night embarked on the transport Alamo
for Porto Rico. He was accompanied
by Iiis staff.
The remaining six companies of the
First Kentucky regiment. Colonel Cos
tleman commanding, also embarked on
the Alamo, and the transport weighed
anchor this morning at I', o'clock. Col?
onel Casflemaii"received orders at II
o'clock yesterday altern.i to strike
amp and inarch his men to the wharf.
\. few minutes later the bugle was
.sounded. The ICetituckians hailed the
notes or the bugle witli .delight, and
soon all was astir on the Casino
grounds. In a jiffy the "dog" tents
were taken down and rolled up. At
5 o'clock the march to the wharf began,
the band leading the procession with
a lively ciuiekstep. Hundreds of people
followed the troops to pier 5 and s.iw
them go aboard. The first detachment
of Colonel Castleman's regiment end?
ed for Porto Rico lasi week on lie
transport Hudson.
The transport Obd.nn is still at pier
K taking on provisions. II is probable j
that, the Fifth Illinois regiment. Col?
onel Culver, will go aboard the steam?
er some time today: but ii is not nicely!
that any more troops will embark for
some lime, as General Miles has ad?
vised I he War Department that he.
does not nee*! any mere troops, ami it
d that
s. The
?iv
?rmatiding embar
Iher two regiments
?kv and liluth In
Nation oi
here. T
diana. will remain in camp above the
shipyard. General Grant's brigade will
be incomplete, lacking one regiment.
COLON F.I. LEWIS IN OHA IUI IC.
Colon.-l .laues Hamilton Lewis, who
was or.-ed here from t.'hickamanga
Park lo enihark for Porto Rico, whith?
er he was to go t.i join General
Brooke's staff as an inspector, did not
accompany General Grant, Yesterday
Colonel Lewis received orders to re?
main here and take charge of the can?
ary department as inspector, ami
lie
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-III
:ie
his arrival in the city Colonel Lewis j
served on General Grant's staff as au in- i
spector of the provisions sent here for
Shipment to Porto Rico. It leaked out
yesterday that Colonel Lewis and his j
assistants. Captains Rockefeller and i
Mowal, condemned 10.000 pounds of |
bacon sent here from Washington. (
The meat, It Is understood, gave off
an offensive odor und it was neces?
sary to bury it. At first ii was thought
pieces of il might tie saved and distrib- j
uted among the poor people of i!.ty. j
but ii was in a stale of d.imposition
and hardly Iii for use in a soap factory. I
It was also learned that a large ipinn
tlty Of canned goods was condemned
and thrown into the river. The canned
stuff, it is said, looked as if it might
be ten years old.
Colonel Lew-is and the army officials
declined to give out any information
regarding the condemnation of the pro?
visions wh.-n seen be a reporter. How
River, there is reason to believe the re?
port came from a reliable source.
TRIPLETS IN THE ARMY.
Nearly every company thai has come
here to embark for either Santiago or
Porto Rico brought with i: a mascot,
but there is a company at the camp
above the shipyard that can boast
triplets?three boys from one family j
who were born at the same time. This j
company M. Sixteenth Pennsylvania
giment. and the surname of the bay?
Is Wentzell. and each has four names
They are Jack Howard Elmer Els
worth, Joseph Henry Arthur Guy and
rus Daniel Boughman Iseman Went?
zell. Thev were born February 2
in Hampfield Township. Wei
Moreland countv. Pa., ami enlisted tr
Iber w hen President McKinley issued j
call for volunteers, going into scr?
ee as privates. The sires of the trio I
have participated in all the wars, with
exception Of the one with Mexico.
|he United States lias been engaged in.
Their great-grandfat her fought in the |
evolutionary war. their grandfather
?was a. soldier in the war of 1S12, ami
giheir father a veteran in the war lie- I
.Veen the states. In appearance the
oung soldiers resemble each other,
though there is a difference in their
neight and weight.
WILL NOT GET THE CASINO.
. committee of ladies, representing
|>se who are identified with the move
>tit to secure the Casino as a tem
rary hospital for sick soldiers bore,
lied on Superintendent I.. B. Munt Hie,
the Old Dominion Land Company
ssterday for tin- purpose of oh
ining permission to use the building.
It was reported yesterday thai
a company, through Mr. Mam ille, de
ned to allow the use of the building
r any such purpose, claiming that
e officers of the regiment here dis?
prove of the idea and would not give
their support.
To a reporter Mr. Mnnville said:
The ladies came to me. but when tiny
tcertained that the officers were op
ised to transferring the sick men from
imp they concluded lo abandon the
idertaking they bad in mind. The
uflcei-s say that it will be better for
he men to undergo treatment at the
lands of the hospital staff in their own
iuarlers, and it was mi this ground
hat they opposed tin- establishment of
t hospital at the Casino."
SOLD IE RS 11 RA T E FIT L.
The Daily Press has been requested
o publish the following:
f "The members of the Fifth regiment.
Illinois volunteer infantry. take the
Opportunity offered by the newspapers
If your nourishing city to extend to the
fieopie of Newport News their sincere
fcratitudo ami hearfelt thanks in
treeiation of the kind manner in which
Ihey have been treated. We feel
tident that we have your city, taking
Bvlth us across the watery deep youi
lespect and confidence, and we assur<
jfou that our short sojourn in your
?nidst will ever remain bright in our
Rnemory as one of the most pleasant'
pLsode of our campaign."
ILLINOIS MEN GO ABOARD.
rA detachment of 200 men of the Firth
Jlinois regiment went aboard the
ransport Obdam last nighl at 10
i'cl?ck. These men were sent aboard
he vessel to do guard duty and put the
teamer in shipshape for the remainder
.f tfte regiment which will embark to
lay. Last night a provost guard was
ent out to hunt all the Illinois men
aid take them back to camp so that
here will be no delay in the embarka
tlon.
SIGNAL, CO It PS ARRIVES.
A signal corps, consisting of 150 pick?
ed men from Tampa, arrived here lliis
ni,oning at r> o'clock over the Chesa
peake & Ohio railroad and went into
camp above the shipyard. The special
train was made up of live coaches and
four sleepers, the first named contain
ing supplies.
II t'lElIAICI) MAV UK KKLKASED.
Ill* 1'HruulH Cluim II? in Inder Ago und Hin
Cime. Will Go to the \V:?r Department.
Sergeant '/.. T. Jones, of Company K,
Fourth regiment. .National Volunteer
Infantry, arrived In the city last even?
ing from Camp Cobb, near Fredericks
burg, Va.. to take into custody Private
Sidney It. Hubbard. who was arrested
and lodged inja.il Monday afternoon on
a "charge of desertion. - Sergeant Jones
expects te> return to Camp Cobb this
afternoon.
Private Hubbard may be released
from the army. When his mother learn?
ed that her sjn had been arrested on
the charge of desertion she became
frantic with grief, and upon the advice
,,f friends siie will make tin effort to
have her son released from the army on
the ground that he is under age. At?
torney f'eaehy has been employed to
lay the case before the secretary uf
Young Hubbard. it is claimed, enlist?
ed in the army without the consent of
his parents, lie is also said not to have
full control ,,f his mental faculties. At?
torney Peachy will probably go to
Washington t.ida'y and make applica?
tion f,,r the boy's release.
i: ui i :r>.
Miss Sarah M ody. of Richmond, is
the Kuesl of Mrs. Albert Carroll.
Miss Myrtle Hopkins, of Itoanoke. is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. II. T. Davenport.
Miss Carrie Ljieno Davis Is at home
after a visit to her obi home in Wil?
liams-burg.
Policeman T. A. Mitchell lias return?
ed from a visit to Iiis home in Prince
Georg.unity.
M.s. Oeorge !?'. Kinnear and Miss
Mary .I.nies are visiting Mrs. Kinncar's
falber at Suffolk.
Mrs. J. i'. Dozier. ..f Richmond, is
visiting her daughter. Mrs. It. 13. Drew,
on Twenty-eighth sit.t.
Mr. M. T. II..ban, of Avoca, Pa., who
is interested in Newport News real es?
tate, is n.-re on a business trip.
Mrs. Muury flood,- of i.vnehburg. is
tii- gues't ,,f her cousin. Mis. T. D.
Adams, .it the Powhatan. on West ave
""Viss Annie Louise Swenney, of Wll
liamsburg. is I'm.- guest of tic- Misses
Davis, at 2'ill Lafayette avenue.
Mrs. I.. .- Todd, of Richmond, and the
Mi.- es Pampliii. of Radford. Va.. r
i ni ne,I home yesterday after a visit
l.. the Misses Davis.
Mrs. Lewis, ui,'- of Colonel James
Hamilton Lewis, has arrived in the city
from Georgia, to spend several days
with h.-r husband befnra be embarks
f.,r I'.,no Pic. They are stopping at
Hotel Warwick.
Miss Janio Peters, of Lynchburgr, is
visiiiitg Mrs. Alma Oreathouse.
Miss' Minnie Kiltridge has returned
from a visit to relatives at trvingten.
Mrs. R. H. Harris and daughter, and
h.-r sister. Miss Lula Spain, will leave
today for a visit to relatives in Green-i
villi; county. N. C.
Mr. (I. W. Williams, formerly-con?
nected with the Newport News Ship?
building and Dry Dock Company, left
last ni^ht for California, where he will
Mrs. P.. C. Christian, of this city,
accompanied bv her son and daughter,
Mr. Itoane ami Miss Blonde, left yes?
terday morning for a visit to friends in
Charles City county, where they will
spottd tin- remainder of the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Abbitt. of Kiest
Li d. and Miss Helen Abbitt. who has
1.n a guest ,,:' le i- brother for the past
several weeks, left yesterday for Ap
pomattox county, where Mr. and Mrs.
Abbitt will visit relatives for two
weeks.
Little Leonard Webb Lear, the 22
months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
1.,-ar. died yesterday morning at the
h.-. No. G14 Twenty-eighth street, of
spinal meningitis. The funeral will
take place this morning ai 'J o'clock.
Rev. T. .1. Mac-Kay ofiieiatiiig.
II. Satindeis. a largo, w.-il dressed
negro win. was arrested and lined in the
Police Court yesterday for disorder?
ly eomluo'l. is now being held life re for
the Httmpton authorities on suspicion
,,f having assaulted Conductor Fitz?
gerald, of the electric railroad. at
Barnes' corner, near Phoebus, late Sun?
day night.
Mis. James Hamilton Lewis, who has
bo.-u in the city with her husband, will
leave this evening for Washington. D.
t". Colon,-'. Lewis will remain here til!
he is oid,-red by the War Department
to report for duty at another point.
Congressman W. H. Henrickson. of
Illinois, was in the city yesterday and
spent Iii,- day with his sop. Sergeant
Henrickson. of' the Filth Illinois tegi
metit. While in the city Colonel Hen?
rickson visited tin- shipyard and saw
the battleship named for bis stale on
the ways.
l'otirc Court.
Justice Brown wielded the gavel in ]
tie.- Police Court yesterday morning and
when .the curt adjourned at 11:45 six?
teen cases had been uisposed of.
The following is the .locket:
Madam Amae, ' nuisance: warrant
withdrawn on payment of costs.
John Swan, drunk; lined $2 and costs.
,,'nlm Flanagan, dnfnk: lined $2 and
costs.
<;. II. Bland ford, disorderly conduct;
fined $:: and costs.
11. Saunders. disorderly conduct;
fined $:: and costs.
Andrew Parish, disorderly conduct:
dismissed.
Tom Cray, disorderly conduct; fined
*:: and costs.
.lames Wilson, drunk: lined $2 and
costs.
Will King, disorderly conduct: lined
.<t: and costs.
Edward .Voran, disorderly c.nditci;
dismissed.
Ilemy Smith, disorderly conduct; dis?
missed.
Jim Shaffers, petit larceny; dismiss?
ed.
Remus Nelson. James Christian, Jer?
ry Fuller. John Randolph, vagrancy;
sent to jail for twenty days.
Lewis Dart, houstibreaking: dismiss?
ed.
Bill Johnson, selling liquor without
license; dismissed but held in jail until
the soldiers leave town.
John p.rindley. selling liquor without
license; lined $20 and costs.
Nlagtra Fulls ami K.iturii SHI
The next personally conducted tour
to Niagara Falls. Buffalo, Rochester
and Walkins Glen, will leave Norfolk
Wednesday, August 10th. via Washing?
ton and Baltimore steamers, Baltimore
& Ohio (Royal Blue Line) and Lehlgb
Valley route. Fare for the round trip.
$13.00. Tickets limited to eleven days,
inclusive from date of sale. For tick
els and further information apply to
arthur g. Lewis,
s. p. A. Baltlm"? & Ohio r .r.
aug-4-tlt Norfolk, Va.
No Clue to Whereabouts of
Miss Sullivan.
HAS SHE LOST HER MIND?
When Laut Seen She Was Sluing on till
lleacti Inflow tfumptoii ICoti.ls .- May
Hm? Commit ?eil Stiteitte. Lived
?Villi ii r?llc?lliail.
There -whereabouts " of Miss Mary
(Babe) Sullivan, who disappeared l"r..in
Lhe resUlenee lit Policeman W. G. "Wat
kins, in East 10ml. last Thursday night,
still remain aonystery.
EiTorts to lind her have proved futile.
As was slated in the Daily Preys last
Thursday morning the young lady, who
was employed as a domestic by Police?
man Watkins, left her room hue in the
night, but did not take her best clothes.
She did not tell any one she was going
ray and Slipped out of the house at
still hour uf the night. Where she
ml no one knows. It is reported that
e was seen Hitting on the beach be
a Bloodlield early Saturday morni g.
lice thai linn: there has been found i.o
ice of her whereabouts. By some b
believed she committed suicide ?y
throwing herself in Hampton Roads,
in hers think si:,, is demented and is
wandering about the country.
Miss Sullivan is a native of Mec klen?
burg county. Ibis Slat--. She knew no
. in Newport New s outside of officer
Watkins" family, and hence no reason
<-au be giveu far her strange disappear?
ance exce|.t that she mas hi o rnie sud?
denly insane. At one time it was
thought she had thrust herself in Suit?
or's Creek, but the stream was dragged
and h- r .ly was not recovered.
Miss Sullivan was 2S years old. While
at Mr. Watkins' house she gave -no
signs of insanity. She was not worried
will: domestic troubles. In the house
she appeared to be bright and full of
life.
Every efforl is being made by the
county and city police authorities in
lind the young lady, either alive or
dead;
New MhkIk or liepresent at ion.
The following is the correct basis
rcpresciilation in lite See.I Disu
Republican Congressional Cnvenii
!,, I.,- hold in Norfolk September 7:
Delegates. Alterna:
Charles City County. i;
Isle of Wight County 0 ?
.lames cilv County "> 2
Nnuse.1 County 20 in
Warwick ? 'minty (i :'.
York County ii 3
Norfolk . 'ity 2? 14
Portsmouth City 10 ?
Newport News City """"S-- " 5
Willianisburg .City 2 l
Southampton County 14 7
Princess Ahne County 10 ?
Surry County 10 ?
Elizabeth ?'ity County 12 (I
Norfolk County S3 17
This schedule is made up front the
ote which the Hons,- of Represenia
i\ ,-s declared io t.orreel by iis d ?
ision in the contested election recently
.assed upon.
Ti'irli^r* lOxaiiitiiallon.
Superintendent of Schools Thomas
Temple Powell lias been busily engag.d
in the high school rooms in the Kirsti
National Bank building yesterday
examining the new teachers who were
appointed by the school board for the
approaching term of lSUS-tly.
Mr. Powell w ill continue the exami?
nation of teachers today. Thursday
and Friday. He conducts the exatni
I nations personally as provided by law.
Only those young ladies who success
[ fully pass the examination will be ac?
cepted as teach, rs.
1 .lall ItlnlsSiill at barge.
There is no clue to the whereabouts
of the six negroes who escaped from llie
city jail early yesterday morning by
digging a hole through the wall. Every
effort will be made to capture the jail
birds, especially the negro named Si?
las, as be is charged with robbing sail?
ors and soldiers and the police believe
they can make out a case against him.
Ili-i-itu Kmmli'il.
The following deeds have been rec?
orded in the clerk's ortlce of the Cor?
poration ' 'otirt:
Peter Hampton et ux to .1. Cohen;
consideration, $1,02:".
A. D. Wallace et ux to J. S. Wyati:
consideration, Sl.Tfx);
REINFORCEMENTS NOT NEEDED.
No More Troops to Embark for Porto
Rico.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9.?The inter?
esting feature of today's news of the
War Department was the cable Mes?
sage from General Miles stating that lie
did riot need reinforcements and advis?
ing that no more troops be sent to Por?
to Rico. The effect of this dispatch
was to stop the embarkation of troops
at Newport News and to stop General
Wade's corps from sailing. The dispo?
sition of troops which are not now
needed for active service was consid?
ered at once by the department offi?
cials and the determination was reach?
ed1 that there would be n general move?
ment from the larger camps. Sonic i f
these troops will be sent north where |
they will be in n cooler climate and stn
li..ued at camps which are under con?
sideration, but which have not yet been
delinitthy selected.
Some regiments will be removed at
once, and-those which cannot be moved
probably will be ordered to proceed
upon practice marches, the object being
to scatter the troops as much as p ssi
blc and to relieve the several c.ps
from the effect of Concentrin ion. The
belief is- now general among the officia's
of the War Department that concentra?
tion in large camps and comparative
inactivity, together with the failure of
tr .ops to take rigid precautions as ad?
vised by the medical department, has
been the cause of much sickness in
many camps.
L. A. W. MEET.
INDIANAPOLIS. IND.. Aug. 9.? The
national meet <if the League of Ameri?
can Wheelmen began in this city today.
Bicyclists have been coming in for sev?
eral days, but the arrivals increase in
number as the time for the start of the
most active part of the m et ap?
proaches. Today was given up largely
to preliminaries and registration at
Tomlinson Hull, where members of ilio
league received credentials entitl i g
them to special privileges. Tonight w"s
devoted to a reception by Govern r
Mount at the state house, a reception
at Che Marion Club house and a pre::.;
banquet. Tomorrow racing begins.
WORK ON Till-: SliWKK SYSTEM.
Mayor A. A. SI.isr l'it. Ii.? the FirstShovel
tiil or Kartl'i nn.l Makemm Address.
As the whistles blow a blast for work?
men in the various industrial plants in
the city to return to their labor yester?
day afternoon the work of nutting in
tbe new sewer system was formally
commenced in the presence of Mayor.
A. A. Moss, the members of the Com?
mon Council and a large crowd of
ladies and gentlemen.
Contractor Honan. Consulting Engi?
neer Alexander Potter and City En?
gineer O. VV. Fitchett had charge or
the work. Fifty laborers assembled at
the corner of West avenue and Thirty
fourth street, where the first excava?
tion was made. At the conclusion of
the ceremonies a laborer struck his pick
in the earth, then Mayor Moss stepped
forward with a shovel and pitched the
first shovelful of earth out of the hole.
President J. A. Buxion, of the ?Conj
mon Council and other member5?"alsb
handled the shovel. This concluded the
ceremonies and the workmen stretelyai
along the line and began driving tlierf
locks in the ground. ,
President 13uxt.ni called the assem?
blage to order at 1 o'clock and with
brief remarks introduced Mayo* Moss,
who addressed those present as fpl
"Ilon. President and members of the
City Council, Mr. Potter, Mr. Ho?
nan and fellow citizens:
"This is not the hour for speech
making but the hour for labor. It gives
me great pleasure to see the city start
to break ground to lay its sewerage
system. I believe we are now on the
sure road to health and happiness. With
the ever watchful eye of Engineer Pot?
ter and the workmanship of Contractor
Honan 1 have no doubt that we will
have one of the most complete and
perfect sewerage systems of any city
in this country. We are now a little
over two years old, and we are far
ahead of other cities of our Size fifty
or a hundred years our senior. We
are about to present to our citizens
line sc.ol buildings, a handsome jail,
with all modern improvements, besides
Ulis sewerage system: our council has
done a good work. This is the most
progressive city in the United States,
so acknowledged by all who come
among us. I am glad to see our city
..llicers and citizens turn out on'such
a hot day. It shows we are all alive
to municipal Improvements.
"It is only a question of a short time
when we will have street pavements
and will soon be among the foremost of
American cities In all modern conve?
niences.
"1 will now remove the first shovel
of dirt for the sewer system."
SENSATION AT CAMP ALGEH.
Members nf the Third Virginia Regi?
ment in Serious Trouble.
WASHINGTON, Aug. :?.?A disturb?
ance caused by a number of men of the
Third Virginia regiment lias create,! a
sensation at I'amp Algerund probali y
will result in the dishonorable dis?
charge of a number of soldiers.
Yost, .day evcnii:,;- a member or thai
regiment bad trouble with a teamster
outside the lines and blows were ex?
changed. It is said that,the Virginian
was getting the ' worst of ft w hen a
number or his comrades rushed across
the sentry lim-s to his aid. General
Butler, commanding the division, saw
tie- latter part of the outbreak and took
a serious view of the incident. He has
announced bis decision to have every
on,- .engaged dishonorably discharged
and a!l passes and furloughs are to be
given only by his personal order. Rod
call will lie had four times a day and
all abseii.s reported to the general.
The members of :!.,? regiment will be
en.fined t,, their quarters until further
orders. Colonel Nalle, of the Third Vir?
ginia, said i,,,lay that he was in his tent
not far from the seen,- of the disturb?
ance, bul beard no noise.- He says his
men exhibited an unniilitary. bul na?
tural curiosity. Three men have al?
ready be n arrested, but their nnm, S
are not known.
Preparations are making for the
march in Thoroughfare Gap. A grati?
fying decrease is noted in the number
of typhoid fever cases, only nine hav?
ing been report, ,! sine.- yesterday noon.
Private John Slorr, Ninth Ohio Bat?
talion to..lore.II. shot a clor. .1 woman
last night and lias not been seen since.
Private Martin Hansen. Company F.
Sixty-fifth New Y,.rU. sit,it off his hand
and the surgeons decided to amputate
his arm.
Tie- remains of Private Ib.ss. Compa?
ny F. First Bhode Island, a typhoid pa?
tient, who died vosterdav. weite interred
today at Arlington.
A special to Hi.- Star from Manassas,
Va., says that the movements of the
troops were delay,-,! by the heavy rain
last night and that the march today
they will remain over Wednesday, in
order that the soldiers may have an op?
portunity to dry their tents, baggage
and clothing. Bull Bun will have to
be waded and if the delay is longer
than expected a camp will be establish?
ed at the first suitable place. The wag?
on trains have been overloaded hereto?
fore and orders wer,- issued today that'
all useless baggage should be destroyed.
Personal baggage of soldiers w ill be
sent at the division destination at the
expense of the owners. It is estimated
that the amount of baggage has been
reduced one-third.
GOVERNOR SUMMONE1 >.
RICHMOND, VA.', Aug. 9.- -Governor
Tyl.-r and Attorney General Montague
have been summoned by wire to Camp
A liter in connection with the trouble
that took place in the Third Virginia
regiment Sunday night, when a negro
struck Hospital Steward Thomas Duff,
of Company II. Danville, and numbers
tried to iffob the negro and threw the
camp into a state of excitement. It is
understood General Butler is seeking
the discharge of those who tried to mob
the negro and ibis led to the summons
of the governor and attorney general.
REM A R K A BD E A CC II )E N T.
Young Woman Electrocuted While
Leaning from a Window.
Sil AMOK IN. PA.. Aug. :i.?While
leaning from a window of the Sham k n
Valley Knitting Works today Miss Jen?
nie Allison, ag.-d IS years, was. electro?
cuted by her nose coming in contact
with a telephone wire that had I.n
crossed by a live are light wire and
thus charged with 1.:!90 volts of eleclri
cal lluld. Sin- had her feet resting on a
coil of steam heating pipes at the lime
and must have reci iv-d the full sh ick,
as sh,. fell into the building and ex?
pired instantly.
OFFICIAL SPANISH REPORTS.
MADRID. Aug. !).?". P. M. An offi?
cial dispatch from San Juan de Porto
Rico has been r.ived by the minister
of war, Lieutenant General ' :orrea, say?
ing that a Spanish fore- under Colonel
Pinto has entered the town of Fujardo.
previously occupied by the Americans,
who, on retiring, took their .Hag with
them. ?
According tn the same dispatch a
force of insurgents attempted to sur?
prise the Spanish outposts at Arecibo.
on the north coast or Porto Rico, but
was repulsed, several Insurgents being
taken prisoners.
First American Blood Shed in
the Philippines.
A SEVERE ENGAGEMENT
Thirteen United Stuten Soldiers Killed itn<l
Nearly l-'iriy Womiileil. Spaniard*
Compelled toKt-treat. (ieu.
Merrill's. Kcport.
(By Telegraph.)
?'"ITONG KONG. Aug. s.?Advices Just
received from Manila show thab.a seV
vere engagement took place on July5"?!
between the Spaniards and Americans
bear Manila. The latter wi r.- victori?
ous, but bad eleven men killed and thir?
ty-seven wounded.
NEW T?RK, Aug. !>.?A copyrighted
cablegram from Manila bay. August 4.
via Hong Kong, August '.i, to the Even?
ing World gives the following partic?
ulars of the lighting near Malaie on the
night of July III?: ?
"General Greene's force, numbering
four thousand men bad been advanc?
ing and entrenching. The arrival of
the third expedition tilled the Spaniards
with rage and they determined lo give
battle before Camp Dewey could be re?
inforced. The trenches extended from
111.; beach three hundred yards'to the
left Hank of the insurgents. ~"
"Sunday was the insurgent feast day
and their left think withdrew, leaving
the American right think exposed. Com?
panies A and 15, of the Tenth IVnnsyl-.
vanfa, and Utah battery were ordered"
to reinforce the right Hank.
"Our pickets were driven and the
trenches assaulted. The brave Penn?
sylvania men never flinched, 1ml stood
their ground under a withering fire.
The alarm spread and the First Cali?
fornia regiment, with two companies
of the Third artillery, who fight with
rifles, were sent up to reinforce the
Pennsylvanians. The enemy were on
top of the trenches when these rein?
forcements arrived, and never was the
discipline of the regulars better dem?
onstrated than by the work of the
Third artillery, under Captain O'Hara.
Nothing could be seen but dashes of
Mauser lilies.
"Men ran up to the attacking Span?
iards and mowed them down with reg?
ular volloys.
"The Utah battery. under Captain
Young, covered itself with glory. The
men pulled their guns througlt-wud an?
kle deep. Two guns were sent around
in think and poured in a destructive en?
filading lire. The enemy was repulsed
and retreated in disorder. Our infantry
Inn! exhausted its ammunition and did
not fellow the enemy.
"Not an inch of ground was lost, but
the scene in the trenches was one nev?
er to-be forgotten. .
"During flashes of lightning the dead
am! wounded could be seen lying In
blood and water.
"'During t'.ie night the Spanish scouts
were seen carrying off dead and woun?
ded of the enemy. The American dead
were buried next day in the convent
of Maraeaban.
"On the night of August 1st. the fight?
ing wasrenewed. but Hie enemy had
ing was renewed, but the enemy bad
tack at long range with heavv artillerv.
The Utah battery replied ami the artil?
lery duel lasted an hour. One man was
killed, lie was Fred Springster. First
Colorado, and two men were wounded.
""in the night of August 2 tin- artil?
lery duel was renewed. Two men
were badly wounded and are this morn?
ing reported dead, bringing the total
dead to thirteen, with ten in the hos?
pital mortally hurt.
"General Greene issued Ibis address
to the Iroops:
"'Camp Dewey. near Manila: The
brigadier general commanding desires
to thank the troops engaged last night
f.-r gallantry ami skill displayed by
them in repelling such a vigorous at?
tack by largely superior force of Span?
iards. Not an inch of ground was
yielded by the Tenth Pennylsvania In?
fantry and Utah artillery stationed in
the trenches.
"?A battalion or the Third artillery
and the First California infantry mov?
ed forward to their support, through
a galling fire, with the utmost ihtreped
ity. The courage and steadiness shown
by all in their engagement is worthy
of the highest commendation.'"
MEVI R ITT'S REPt >RT.
WASHINGTON, Aug. ft.?The War
Department today received the follow?
ing cablegram from Hong Kong:
"Adjutant General. Washington:
"MeArthuris troops arrived P.lst. No
epidemic- sickness. Five deaths. Lieu?
tenant Korr, engineers, died of spinal
meningitis. Landing at camp delayed
on account of high surf. To gain ap?
proach to the city Green's outposts were
advanced to continue line from the
Camino Real to beach on Sunday
night. Spanish attacked sharply. Ar?
tillery outposts behaved well. Held po?
sition. Necessary to call out brigade.
Spanish loss rumored heavy. Our loss
"Killed?Tenth Pennsylvania. John
Brady. Walter E Brown. infantry;
William E. Brinton, Jacob Hull. Jesse
Noss. William Stillwagon: First Cali?
fornia, Mararuice Just: Third artillery.
Eli Daw-son: First Colorado. Fred
Springstead.
"Seriously wounded?Tenth Pennsyl?
vania. Sergeant Aiva Walter. Privates
Lee Snyder, Victor Holmes, C. ??Car?
ter, Arthur Johnson; First California,
Captain R. Richter. Private C. J. Ed?
ward: Third artillerv. Privates Charles
Winfield. J. A. MoElroth: thirty-eight
slightly wounded.
(Signed.) "M E RR ITT."
Secretary Alger regards the Manila
f.ght as tin- beginning of Hie general
attack on the Philippine camp. Gene?
ral Merritt's force in the Philippines
consists of 4uu officers and 10,-ir.l men.
THE MONTEREY AT MANILA.
Admiral Dewoy's Warships Stripped rnr
Action. Situation < Iriticai.
NEW YORK'. Aug. 3.?A copyright
dispatch to Hie World, dated Manila.
August -4. via Llong Kong, August ?.
says:
"The United States monitor Monterey
arrived here today. Manila will fall as
soon as the Monitor Monndnock conies
here. She is expected by next Thurs?
day.
"Admiral Dewoy's ships are stripping
for action. Owing to the high wind
and heavy seas, the troops of the third
expedition have not yet. landed. Two
lighters were capsized In the attempt
and three natives were drowned.
"Immediately after the arrival of the
expedition General Merrllt organized all
his forces for an attack on Manila.
"The troops were formed Into one di?
vision under command of General An?
derson. The division is composed of
two brigades. The first, under General
McArthtir, is made up of the Twenty
third and Fourteenth regular infantry
and the Wyoming, North Dakota, Ida?
ho, Minnesota volunteers and the Astor
battery.
' "The second brigade, under command
m. prig
nr General Greene. Eighteenth infan?
try. Third artillery, engineers, signal
corps and California, Colorado. Nebras?
ka and Pennsylvania volunteers and
Utah batery.
The two brigades number 9.000 men.
Oregon troops garrison Cavite.
'?Admiral Dewey's tleet command the
trenches and camps of the Spaniards.
"The situation In Manila is critical.
The lights of the city are extinguished.
All meats are exhausted. The defenses
are a cordon of trenches and two bat?
teries of ?-inch guns, the latter on Ca?
vite side. The big guns are directly In
front.
MANILA STILL SPANISH.
HONG KONG. Aug: 9.?Dispatches
from Cavite. under date August 5th. re?
port that Manila was then ? still Span?
ish."
The insurgents rendered no assist?
ance i,, ,|ie tight of the 31st, but re?
treated on the first shot. It is believed
that General Aguinuldo was' aware of
the Spanish intention and moved his
men away. On August 1 the Spaniards
njade two weak attacks, but were easi
!ry repulsed. On August 2 they made
another attack, when one was killed
and eleven wounded. On Ute 3rd there
was a cannonade all day.
The Spanish loss in the minor attack
Is not known. Mr. Williams, formerly
United States consul tit Manila, has
called the leaders In llfteen provinces
of the Philippines to a conference, from
which good results are hoped.
SITAFTER'S SANITARY REPORT.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9.?In his daily
bulletin to the War Department con?
cerning the health or the troops at San?
tiago. General Shatter reports tonight
that Private Theodore Hartman. Com.
pany II, Eighth infantry committed
suicide. No particulars tu?e given. The
bulletin, as posted at the War Depart?
ment after midnight, gives as the total
number of sick 3.HIT: total number or
fever cases. 2,0Sfi; total number of new
cases, 254; total number of fever cases
"returned to duly, 390; deaths. 12.
NONCHAI -A N T AMERICANS.
Like High Spirited Youths on a Picnic
While Fighting.
LONDON, Aug. 10.?The correspond?
ent of the Times at Cavite, under date
of August 1. says:
"Yesterday I visited Camp Dewey and
the American entrenchments before
Mabile. Captain Grant and Captain
Young, of the Utah artillery, were busi?
ly engaged in throwing up advanced
earthworks for guns, under protection
of the Nebraska volunteers. From the
upper lloor of a European house, form?
ing an alignment with the earthworks,
1 was observing the Spanish positions,
when a Nebraska? sharpshooter beside
inr lired the lirst shot discharged by the
Americans upon the Spaniards, who
Were crouching into the forward tr. n, h.
"This was contrary to General Mer?
rill's orders. He had forbidden an ag?
gressive attitude unless the Spaniards
advanced. The insurgents now in force
I inland on the right of the American
lines also opened fire, the Spaniards re?
plying 'briskly, tiring guns, and rifles,
but their shooting was high and their
shots fell half a mile beyond the en?
trenchments, where a Colorado volun?
teer picket was hit by a Mauser bullet.
"Personally I was impressed with the
nonchalant demeanor of the Americans
in the lighting line. They were like
high spirited youths on a picnic. Whole
groups lying in the second line wore
playing cards, while the Spaniards, who
were unaccountably non-aggressive
during the American landing and ad?
vance, dropped shurpnel from Malaie.
"The return to camp was exciting,
but effected without mishap. The na?
tives follow the American advance,
oc. upying the hours within the lighting
line. General Aguinablo's guerillas
cause,1 the Americans considerable
trouble: While I was in camp Informa?
tion was received that a party of Cali?
fornia volunteers, engaged in felling
timber, had been arrested by the insur?
gents. Colonel Smith, under General
Green's instructions, ordered out an
arei.d detachment, which released the
prisoners and brought the insurgents
into Camp Dewey. General Green sent
a message to General Aguinuldo. saying
that it" Hie Americans were further mo?
lested he would disarm the whole Fili?
pinos.
"The third expedition "reports that
Lieutenant Kerr. of the engineers, died
,lin ing the voyage of spinal meningitis.
? There are many new cases of ty?
phoid fever and measles. During a sud?
den storm over night the City of Para
drifted under the guns of Manila. The
Charleston rescued her and lowed her
"The Spaniards have nit opened fire
since Sunday's engagement.
"An oiiler has been issued creating a
second division of the eighth army
corps, under command of General An?
derson, which will join the forces at
Camp Dewey."
DETAILS OF THE RATTLE. j
First Shedding of American Blood on
Philippine Soil.
CAVITE, MANILA BAY', Aug. 3.?
Via Hong Kong. Aug. 9.?The first
shedding of American blood on Philip?
pine soil took place Sunday night, -when ,
eleven men were'killed and forty-four.^
wounded during a skirmish at the Ma
late trenches, between Cavit eand Ma?
nila. No attack has yet been made on
the Spanish line, but the Americans
now occupy the trenches formerly held
bv the insurgents.
In Sunday night's skirmish the fol?
lowing were killed:
George W. E. Brown, of the Tenth
Pennsylvania.
Private Brady, or the First Pennsyl
. VrivatO Bowker. of the First Wyo?
ming.
Privates Hull. Brinton, Noss and
Stillwagon (alt understood to be of the
Tenl h Pennsylvania.)
Firs: Sergeant Maurice Just, of the
First California.
Private Dowson, battery K. Third ar?
tillery.
Private McElrath. battery A, Third
artillery.
Private Winfield, battery A, Third
artillery.
On Monday night Private ' Spring
stead, of the First Colorado, was killed.
Last night (Tuesday) the following
were killed:
Private William Lewis Roddy, or
the Twenty-third infantry.
Private ft. Bowers, of the signal
, corps.
Private Fred Buckland, of the Thir?
teenth Minnesota.
Some of the wounded in Sunday
nights skirmish were struck by shrap?
nel.
SPANISH FT N A NC ES.
MADRID. Aug. 9.?The Queen Regent
hna sign, ,! a decree arranging for the
payment of the external debt and au?
thorizing the conversion of the debt and
providing for an increase In the note is?
sue of the Bank of Spain.
No Motupiite.
Do not loose sleep when a 10c bottle
of '"No Mosquito" will drive away ev?
ery mosquito. FRED F. ALLEN &
CO. aug-10-l-w
^ CIRCULATION^
E
SINGLE COPY, TWO CENTS
ONE WEEK, TEN CENTS.
IN M'KINLETS HANDS
Spain's Reply Delivered Yes?
terday lAfternoon.
ITS NATU RE NOT DIVULGED
All Indication* l'olnt to the hu t Thai the
Answer In Not Klitlrely Hatlaractory,
Although It In Kul.I IlIoHl or Our
Cou?llilonn a ro Accepted.
(By Telegraph.}
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9.?More than
twenty-tour hours after it had begun
to reach Washington, the Spanish note
in answer to the President's peace con?
ditions was presented at the White
House by the French ambassador.
What ttie nature of the answer is can
only be conjectured at this stage, the
Secretary of State at the conclusion of
the conference making the formal
statement that nothing whatever could
he said upon the subject. The confer?
ence lasteil an hour and twenty-five
minutes. From this long discussion it
was believed that the Spanish answer
was not satisfactory in every respect,
though just what points It fell short of
ting Hie expectations of the Pres?
ident, it is impossible to say. It was
felt by the observers that had the an
ver been a complete acceptance of our
rms, the result would have been made
public. On the other band, it would
be a strained inference to conclude
that the answer was unsatisfactory
entirely. It would seem that there
could scarcely be a good reason In this
case for withholding the result of the
conference. On the whole, it Is rather
to be concluded that a middle result
was obtained: that Spain was found to
have attached certain conditions to her
acceptance of the Presidents terms, but
that the latter was not disposed to re?
gard the injection of the new matter
as sufficient in itself to warrant an im?
mediate termination of the peace ne?
gotiations. According to this view, the
President has taken exception to some
of the Spanish conditions, but has al?
lowed a last opportunity fur them to
be withdrawn or modified.
The reply of the Spanish government
understood to be a document embrac?
ing about 1,200 words, it bears the sig?
nature of the Spunish minister of for?
eign affairs, and the form of the state?
ment throughout is that of Her Majes
tys government, similar to the Ameri?
can terms being In Ule name of the
President. The copy delivered to tins
President was in English, the transla?
tion from Spanish to French having
heed made at Paris, and that from
French to English having been made
prior to the presentation of the answer
at the White House. This obviated de?
lays, and gave the President and Sec?
retary Day "an English text at the
outset of the conference with the am?
bassador.
The Spanish reply Is said to be di?
vided into five points or heads, namely.
Cuba. Porto Rico. Ladrone Islands, oc?
cupation of Manila and the appoint?
ment of a peace commission, which are
treated in the order named. So far
as could be learned no mention is made
o fthe Cuban debt. The retention of
arms and ammunition by the Spanish
troops comes in for direct reference
under the bead of Cuba.
In the absence of an official statement
it is impossible to give the Spanish ver?
sion of the several American conditions.
But the following is from the best infor?
mation obtainable in treating each sub?
ject?Cuba, Porto Rico, Ladrones, Ma?
nila and peace commission. An accep?
tance In some cases Is understood to re?
late to conditions somewhat different
from those laid down by the American
government. As to Cuba, the Amert
cen terms demanded the evacuation oC
the island without specifying the fu?
ture form of government. The Spanish
reply is said to accept the principle
that the Spanish sovereignty over Cuba
will terminate, but it is understood to
take up the future government of the
island, and, because of the extent of
the Spanish interests there, is said to
take the view, either express or Im?
plied, that the United States should ad?
minister the affairs of the Island. An
to the time .-f the evacuation of Cuba,
this is a detail which the Spanish reply
is said to regard as among many which
can be left to the commission for final
determination.
The American conditions as to Port?
Rico, the Ladrones, Manila, etc., are
believed to be accepted, but the topics
are treated at length, and it will re
ouire the full text to show how the lan?
guage used may be construed as an ac?
ceptance.
The provision as to the commission
is assented to. The commission Is to
consist of live commissioners on each
side, with Paris as the probable meet?
ing place. The Spanish repiy iB said
to develop somewhat the scope of the
the commission, leaving to it only the
determination of the future of the
Philippines, but also the details In?
volved in the arrangement of a lasting
peace. The outcome of the conference
Is unknown, but the best opinion ob?
tainable is that the matter Is still open,
that Ambassador Cambon will report to
Spain the results of his efforts and the
desires of this guvernment and that
another reply from Spain as to some
details will be necessary.
The call of the ambassador had been
almost momentarily expected from th?
moment the cabinet adjourned. The
President was in readiness for the call
throughout the afternoon, but toward
o'clock took a brief respite from his
work, and gained a short nap. Several
members or the cabinet called, but left
fter remaining but a few minutes In
the White House. Shortly after *
o'clock Secretary Day drove over from
the State Department and Immediate?
ly joined the President. announcing
that he had received word from_ the
French ambassador as to an appoint?
ment, and it was agreed the President
should see M. Cambon at half past five.
As on the day when the President ten?
dered to the ambassador the term/>
this government offered, the embassy
carriage at the appointed hour stopped
nt the entrance to the grounds and M...
Cambon and M. Thiebault sauntered
eisurely up to the circular walk.
When the ambassador and his secre?
tary entered the White House, it wa3
C:40 o'clock. The President and Sec?
tary Day immediately joined them in
the library. From then until a scant
hour and a half afterward the four
were closeted together, going over ttn?
answer of the Sagasta government
It was noticeable that neither Assistant!
Secretary John Moore nor Assistant
Secretary Adee. both of whom are au?
thorities on diplomatic phraseology,
and one or the other of whom has been
i-alled into conference on previous oc?
casions, was present. When the meet?
ing ended It was five minutes past
seven.
Secretary Day did not leave th?
White House at the conclusion of tha
conference. He had been accompanied
to the executive mansion by Mrs. Day.
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