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VOI. . XXII.— NO. 116.
WRESTLEDADRAW
DAN M'LEOD AND FARMER BURNS
STRUGGLE FOR NEARLY
THREE HOURS
EACH MAN GETS 0M FALL
TURN THEY AGREE TO QUIT, AND
THE REFEREE CALLS IT A
DRAW
CLUB REFUSES TO PAY MONEY
Claims That the Articles Called for
a D.-iiiitic Decision, anil That the
Result Cannot Be Construed That
Waj The Rest Mntch Seen in
St. Paul Has an Unsatlsfaetory
Teriulnatton.
Beyond doubt the best wrestling match
ever witnessed In this city took place at
the Auditorium last evening when Dan
McLeod and "Farmer" Burns met at
catch-as-catch-can style, but unfortu
nately the contest had an unsatisfactory
termination. For nearly two hours the
gladiators put up a fast contest, replete
with brilliant tactics, both offensive and
defensive, each winning a fall, McLeod
taking the first ln thirty-two minutes,
while the second fall went to Burns after
a hard struggle lasting one hour and five
minutes.
When tho men were called out for the
third bout the audience prepared Itself
for an extraordinary treat ln wrest
ling, and for twenty minutes anticipation
was fulfilled. But at 12:15 McLeod and
Burns quit the mat, claiming that under
the Police Gazette rule, by which that
match was governed, that by both prin
cipals agreeing to call a match a draw
their course was perfectly regular. No
copy of the rules could be found, and
though the audience was much dlsap- I
pointed Referee Whitmore declared the I
contest a draw and all bets off.
The club was dissatisfied, and last I
night refused to pay over the gate re- I
celpts until satisfied that the men are
entitled to them.
WHAT EGAN SAYS.
President Egan, of the Athletic club,
said after the match:
"The result was as much of a surprise
to is as It was to anybody. We have
never Intended to pull off any events
that did not come to a finish. We have
suspended the financial settlement with
McLeod and Burns until we find out I
whether or not the rules governing such I
contests furnishes us and the public any I
protection ln results of this kind. If we I
find that the match was decided rtiictly j
under the rules, notwithstanding that the
articles call for the best two out of three
falls, we shall be obliged to pay over the
purse as called for, to ihe wrestlers.
"The men agreed to wrestle the best
two out of three and they haven't done
lt. If our construction of those articles
ls ln accordance with the existing rules,
we will return the money to such of the
audience as can be Identified. If on the !
other hand what the wrestlers did con
stitutes a match we can do nothlns* but
abide by that ruling and give the men
the purse.
"The club will, in any event, profit by
the experience and if matches can have
terminations that are not satisfactory to
the public and to the club we will take
good care that nothing of the kind hap
pens again."
Following are the details of the match:
PRINCIPALS COME ON.
Burns appeared on the platform first,
followed shortly by McLeod. When tho
men threw off their dressing robes each
presented a splendid specimen of physi
cal development and apparent strength.
Burns weighed 163 pounds, while McLeod
weighed 16S pounds. In appearance the
men differed greatly. McLeod is several
Inches shorter than Burns, of stocky build
and seemed more fully developed mus
cularly. Burns looked rather slender,
almost slight about the waist, but strong
about the arms, chest and back, while his
development was not so apparent as his
opponent's.
At the word from Capt. Whitmore the
men got together at 9:30. After five
minutes' cautious work on their feet. Mc-
Leod sent Burns to the mat in a scrim
mage and started after the "farmer"
from behind, McLeod tried a couple of
body holds, while Burns wriggled about
In an effort to get away. With the agil
ity of a cat he suddenly regained his
fact and then followed five minutes' push
ing- and shoving from one side of the
stage to the other, each watching the
other carefully. By a quick dive at
Burns' legs McLeod again put him on tlie
mat. McLeod squeezed Burns' ribs a few
times and then worked a bar Nelson
for a while. While McLeod sought to
change to a full Nelson Burns slid from
under him and assumed the aggressive.
Burns' lightning-like movements were
a revelation to local patrons of wrest
ling. He got a half Nelson on McLeod
and when the latter whirled away, went
after an ankle and shoulder hold. He
got the hold but could not stir the
Scotchman. McLeod got up with, Burns
after a full Nelson.
Upright the wrestlers gave a lively ex
hibition of agility and strength for sev
eral minutes, when McLeod went at
Burns' legs. Burns nlmtly jumped aside
and, turning the tables, sent McLeod to
his hands and knees. McLeod went over
on one shoulder by a half Nelson, but
got away and regained his feet.
Injecting a few Cornish tactics McLeod
tried to trip Burns once .or twice, but
only succeeded ln barking the "farmer's"
shins. Burns tried for a leg hold, but
McLeod by sheer strength forced his op
ponent to straighten up to standing work
again. In a rattling mix-up McLeod
threw Burns, but the countryman was
on his feet In a flash and slammed Mc-
Leod bodily to his hands and knees.
With twenty minutes gono McLeod seized
an unguarded moment on Burns* part,
getting away and behind Burns. In half
a minute, however, Burns was again at
McLeod's back and toppled the Scotch
man over on one shoulder with a crotch
hold. McLeod pqulrmed back to his
hands and knees, when Burns al
ternately went after a full Nelson, half
Nelson and ankle and shoulder holds with
no progress In any effort. McLeod
slipped cut of a body hold and began
work at Burns' back. McLeod appeared
strong as a giant and this time went at
Burns like a whirlwind. After apparent
ly trying to
"BREAK BURNS* SLATS,"
as he was admonished to do by some
Juvenile champion ln the gallery, Mc
leod got the "farmer" in a vicious half
Nelson, and when Burns broke away.
fbe Jit f attl giofa
made a dive for his favorite hammer lock.
He got Burns' arm well twisted around,
but in the struggle following Burns got
away and to his feet. Burns' defensive
tactics brought forth frequent applause.
"When thirty minutes had passed both
men were struggling about on their feet.
With a quick lunge at the 'farmer's" legs
McLeod again sent him down and with
close resemblance of Burns' fast work
secured a half Nelson, quickly turning
Burns on one shoulder, ln the struggle
Burns got his feet over the ropes and ln
this way saved being forced to the mat.
McLeod. however, worked like a demon
and, getting Burns nearer the center of
the mat, cinched a half Nelson. Burns
slipped away, but McLeod seized him in
a full Nelson, quickly changing to a half
Nelson and crotch hold and again got
Burns on his shoulder. Burns struggled
valiantly, but could not escape and Mc-
Leod finally pinned him to the mat. Time,
thirty-two minutes.
SECOND ROUND.
After a ten-minute rest the gladiators
locked arms for the second bout. Both
appeared strong and fresh. Burns had
discarded the tights he wore at first as
they had been badly torn ln the first bout.
It took eight minutes of work on their
feat, during which there was some fast
"mix-ups," before Burns ducked after one
of McLeod's legs. He almcst raised Mc-
Leod from his feet, when the latter
whipped away and got ono of the
"farmer's" legs, sending 3urns down
hard. Dan sawed away a while on
Burns' ribs and then tried for a hammer i
lock.
Burns got away easily and slipped out ;
of McLeod's embrace to his feet with
the remarkable speed and activity that
characterized his defense throughout the
match. The next go on the mat Burns
was back of McLeod, trying for a
shoulder and ankle hold, then a hammer
lock, both unsuccessful, when he tried a
half Nelson. McLecd broke the hold, but
Burns was at him before he could get up.
Burns worked on McLeod' 3 arm for an
other hammerlock with only partial suc
cess, when he switched to a crotch hold
and tipped McLeod over on one shoulder.
As Burns tried to shift to a Nelson, Mc-
Leod got back to his hands and knees
and a moment later regained his feet.
The lively struggle In upright positions,
which all through marked the contest and
permitted of more spectacular tactics,
lasted this time four minutes, when Mc-
Leod got Burns' leg. Burns broke away
cleverly, but Dan kept after him and
both went down on Graeco-Roman tac
tics, with Burns underneath. Again
Burns showed his ability to get up, ap
parently whenever he liked, by ducking
away from McLeod as easily as a pet
dog dodges an annoying child.
Both men seemed to play each other for
a rest for some minutes. As twenty min
utes was called by the referee McLeod
went at the "Farmer's" legs, but missed
and Burns took him to the mat under
neath. Burns tried for a half Nelson and
McLeod shifted to the aggressor.
Burns' style on the mat was new to the
audience. He crouched low, almost ln a
ball, leaving the fewest possible chauces
for his opponent. Burns worked hard and
sent McLeod crawling about the mat In
a frenzy, almost, to get away from a
savage ankle hold. Still clinging to the
ankle, Burns tried to bend McLeod's
neck. Then he changed to a full Nelson
with no more success. McLeod shortly
Jumped to his feet and had
BURNS ON THE MAT.
Dan only got a chance for a front full
Nelson when Burns was "up again, with
his cat-like agility. At the end of forty
minutes Burns was at McLeod's back,
trying various holds, but could not get
McLeod on his back. McLeod got away
from an ankle and shoulder hold and for
fifteen minutes the wrestlers gave a pret
ty exhibition of active work on their feet,
one* rushing and tugging at the other,
only to be ln turn forced back, or hurled
aside. While the men were next on their
feet, McLeod made use of the first
strangle hold of the match. Locking his
arms about the "Farmer's" throat he
bore down and sawed with all his strength
to force Burns to his knees. Burns stood
the punishment, however, and refused to
bend. When Burns broke away the ap
plause was enthusiastic.
In the next scramble Burns landed on
top of McLeod and retaliated for the
strangling he had received by twisting
McLeod's neck with a bar Nelson. At
the end of one hour both men were still
active and strong. While on their feet
Burns made for McLeod's legs and sent
Dan to his hands and knees. Burns then
showed some of his fastest work. Mc-
Leod succeeded ln regaining his feet but
Burns had him back on the mat in a
jiffy and went savagely after a hammer
lock. This did not work and the "Farm
er" tried a half Nelson, McLeod wriggled
out like a panther, Burns was at him
again. McLeod ln the scrimmage rose
partly to his feet but Burns locked an
ankle hold and sent Dan back to the mat.
AVlth a ligntenlng-llke bound Burns jump
ed In front of McLeod and pulled him half
over with a front Nelson, then changed
to an ankle hold with a side half Nelson
and turned McLeod over. McLeod bridged
but could not get away, and Burns won
the fall. Time, one hour and five minutes.
THE THIRD BOUT.
Neither contestant went to the mat in
the third bout, which commenced at 11:55,
both men remaining on their feet
throughout its twenty minutes' duration
before mutually agreeing to quit. Burns
appeared as fresh as when the match
started, but McLeod seemed to have In
some degree felt the fatigue. Part of
the undetermined bout was pretty from
a spectator's standpoint, as the men ex
ecuted some lively tactics. Once they
stopped and smiled at each other, and
Burns said something to the referee. This
was about 12:10. After ten minutes more
they again backed away from each other
and both Interchanged a few words with
Capt. Whitmore, then left the platform,
while a shout of "Fake" went up from
all parts of the big hall.
The only preliminary event of the even
ing was a four-round sparring match be
tween Billy McDonald and Morris Self.
It was decidedly lively and greatly enter
tained the spectators. Referee Jack Mur
phy decided the bout a draw.
*■
TO REST IN ARLINGTON.
Gallant Marine* "Who Fell Fighting
at Guantanamo.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The gallant
marines who lost their lives in the early
fighting around Guanatanamo are to be
Interred ln Arlington cemetery beside the
bodies of the soldiers whose remains were
recently brought from Cuba and Porto
Rico. The funeral ship Crook Is now on
her way to New York with these bodies,
together with the remains of a number
of soldiers disinterred in Porto Rico. It
is said that these remains will reach
here Monday or Tuesday next. Their re
interment will be marked by simple cere
monies, similar to those which attended
the burial of their comrades In the same
cemetery a few days ago.
m ■
BURIED AT BANGKOK.
Discharged American Soldier Who
Fought at Manila.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The minister
resident at Bangkok, Hamilton King, re
ports to the department of state the de
cease of an American citizen named
Thomas S. Scanlaon, late of Battery L,
Third United States artillery, who died
of cholera there Thursday, March 9. He
left no means and no Instructions as to
the disposition of his remains. He was
discharged from the above battery at
Manila, P. 1., Oct. 8, 1898. The minister
gave him a plain but decent burial-
WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 26, 1899.
BLOWN TO ATOMS
TERRIFIC AND FATAL EXPLOSION
OF BENZOL IN A CHEWING
GUM MANUFACTORY
TWO EMPLOYES WERE KILLED
MANY OTHERS WERE INJURED,
SEVERAL OF WHOM ARE IN A
SERIOUS CONDITION
MANY BUILDINGS DAMAGED j
Woman and Child ln Ami Caught
In the Flame- us They Ran for a
Place of Safety-, and Both May Die
Front Their Burns— Explosion So
Terrible That Building-- on
Either Side Were Demolished.
PHILADELPHIA, April 25.— 8y the ex
plosion of seventy-five gallons of benzol
in the laboratory of Frank H. Fleer &
Co., manufacturers of chewing gum at
No. 2343 and 2345 Callow Hill street, to
day, two men were killed, three seriously
injured and over a score of others were
more or less injured by flying debris.
The dead are: Walter Man waring, as
sistant superintendent. Charles McKin
ley.
Of those Injured Harry Randall, an em
ploye and Mrs. Glvlson and her one-year
old child are the most seriously hurt, but
they will recover.
EXPLOSION TERRIFIC.
The explosion was a terrific one, and
for a time caused the wildest excitement.
Not less than 100 buildings in the vicinity,
most of them very small dwellings, were
damaged.
The laboratory building was a two story
structure. At the time of the explosion
there were only four men working in the
building, who were preparing a mixture
for the making of vanilline. The doors
to the room in which they were working
were closed, but the fumes from the ben
zol ln some manner reached the furnace
in the next room and the explosion fol
lowed. Walter Manwarlng was instantly
killed, and Charles McKinley was so
badly Injured that he died several hours
after in a hospital.
Randall's case was a remarkable one.
He was blown through the roof and
landed on an adjoining building. At first
lt was thought he was dead, but after
treatment ln the hospital he regained
consciousness. Although badly hurt he
will recover. George Conover, the fourth
employe in the room escaped with a few
bruises.
CAUGHT AS SHE RAN.
As Mrs. Glvlson, with her child in her
arms, was hurriedly leaving her home,
which was directly opposite the labora
tory, her dress caught fire from a flying
ember and she and the child were badly
burned. Their recovery is very doubtful.
The explosion was so terrible that the
buildings adjoining on each side of the
laboratory were completely demolished.
On both sides of the street for a whole
square the explosion wrought destruction.
Windows were broken, fixtures were
smashed and walls were cracked. Fire
added to the destruction in a number of
places, but the flames were quickly ex
tinguished before they did any consider
able damage.
The score of persons Injured were all
tenants of the many dwellings and were
in no way connected with the laboratory.
Some were severely cut by glass, while
many of them were struck by flying de
bris;.
The money loss ls estimated to be con
siderably over $100,000.
BITTER DENUNCIATION.
Robert G. Ingersoll on the Burning
and Mutilation of Negroes.
NEW YORK, April 25— C01. Robert G.
Ingersoll says of the lynchings in Geor
gia:
"I suppose these outrages— these fright
ful crimes — make the same Impression on
my mind that they do on the minds of
all civilized people. I know of no words
strong enough, bitter enough, to express
my indignation and horror. These hor
rors were perpetrated in the name of
justice. The savages who did these
things belong to the superior race. They
are citizens of the great republic. And
yet it does not seem possible that such
fiends are human beings. They are a dis
grace to our country, cur century and
the human race. Let me say that what I
have said ls flattery compared with what
I feel. When I think of the other lynch
ing—of the poor man mutilated and
hanged without the slightest evidence,
of the negro who said that these mur
ders would be avenged, and who was
brutally murdered for the utterance of a
natural feeling— l am utterly at a 1033 for
words. Are the white people Insane?
Has mercy fled to beasts? Has the
United States no power to protect a citi
zen? A nation that cannot or will not
protect Its citizens ln time of peace has
no right to ask its citizens in time of
war."
SHOT HIM TO DEATH.
Negro Mob Kills One of Their Race
ln Jail.
GALENA, Kan., April 25.— Charles Will
iams, alias Jones (colored)), was shot to
death early today in the city Jail by a
mob of negroes. Williams killed Laura
Canafax, a negress, yesterday. The mob,
composed of about twenty-flve masked
negroes, went to the Jail and four gain
ed an entrance by breaking the door in.
The first man had an ax, the second a
rope, and the third carried a pistol. Will
iams was locked ln his cell, but they
broke the lock and ordered him to come
out. This he refused to do, claiming
that he was innocent of the charge. Will- |
iams armed himself with some bricks and
prepared to resist. At this the man who
had the revolver began shooting through
the bars at Williams. Four shots took
effect, killing the prisoner instantly. The
mob dispersed without any demonstra
tion.
A coroner's jury found that Williams
came to his death from the effects of pis
tol shots fired by an unknown person.
No arrests have been made.
INDORSES BUT REGRETS.
South Carolinan ooa the Lynching of
the Negro, Sam Hose.
NEW YORK, April 25.-W. A. Barber,
ex-attorney general of South Carolina,
who has Just returned from Lake City!
S. C, where he was prosecuting attorney
BULLETIN OF
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
Weather Forecast for St. Pauli
Warmer.
-.—lnvestment of Calumpit.
Gum Factory Explosion.
Wrestling Match Not I_nded.
Z— Legislative Hanking Record.
Gen. Young's Star Witness.
Suicide at Lincoln Park.
B— Gen. Reeve Talks <m Manila.
Minnesota Man Killed.
■4— Editorial.
Chance for Negroes.
s— Sporting News.
National League Games.
Creedon Beaten hy Walcott.
G— Markets of the World.
Bar Sliver, OO I-Bc.
Chicago May Wheat, TI 3~4c.
Stocks Slow.
N>ews of the Railroads.
7— -Peculiar Mortgage Case.
News of the Courts.
Odd Damage Suit
B— ln the Field of labor.
Social News of the Bay.
Bad News for Farmers.
Luther League Convention.
OCEAN LINERS.
NEW YORK-Arrived: Steamer Bremen,
.Bremen and Southampton.
SIDNEY, N. S. W.-Salled: Mlowera,
Vancouver.
ANTWERP— Arrived: Southwark, New
York.
BOULOGNE— Arrived: Statendam, New
York, for Rotterdam.
BREMEN— Arrived: Weimar, from New
York.
TODAY IN ST. PAUL.
METROPOLITAN-HI Henry's Min
strels, 2:15 and 8:15 p. m.
GRAND— "A Royal Prisoner," 2:15 and
8:15 p. m.
Palm Garden— 2 p. m. and 8 p. m.
Luther League, Memorial Lutheran
church. Sixth and Exchange. All day.
Central Presbyterian church annual meet
ing 8 p. m.
Council market site „committee meets,
council chamber 3 p. m.
for the government ln the trial of the
lynchers of Postmaster Baker, says:
"I believe in the lynching of negroes
confessedly guilty of criminal assault. It
Is the only protection of the women of
the South, especially of the rural dis
tricts. Otherwise, I am opposed to lynch
ing. I feel sorry for' the South that this
blot ls upon us. It affects us all over the
world. It robs us of material prosperity
and of the .high moral and social posi
tion to which we are entitled. It ruins
the worth of our investments. If it is not
Btopped then shut the school houses, burn
the books, tear down the churches and
admit to the world that Anglo-Saxon civi
lization is a failure."
APPEAL TO LAW.
Colored Ministers of. New York on
Crime in the South.
NEW YORK, April 20.-The colored
ministers of New York dty.jut a .meeting
at St. Mark's church passed resolutions
denouncing the Georgia! lynching*. Rev
William H. Brooke, of St. Mary's church,
was among- the speakers.
"We have no sympathy," he said, "with
the crime charged against the negroes
throughout the South, but whatever the
crime we believe there ls sufficient law to
protect them until the trial comes. I hope
and believe that the secular and religious
papers and pulpits will give their aid and
throw their influence on the side of
right."
MRS. GEORGE'S FATE.
It Will Probably Not Be ln Hands of
Jury Till Thursday.
CANTON, 0., April 25.-At the adjourn
ment of court this evening the arguments
in the trial of Mrs. George were little
mora than half completed. Mr Welty i
who closed for the defense, had scarcely
started, and will in all probability occupy !
all of tomorrow morning.
Mr. Poerene, who closes for the state '
will hardly finish in less than half a day'
which, at the earliest, wfll throw the end
of the arguments to the adjournment
hour tomorrow evening. The judge has I
unofficially said that his charge will not
occupy more than fifteen or twenty mm- I
utes, and it is possible' that it will be de- '
livered tomorrow evening. There-may be
some hesitancy, however; about sending
the jury out at the close of the day, and
it will be no surprise If the judge's charge
is not delivered until Thursday morning.
SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC.
Thirty Negroes Suffering With the
Disease ln Knn_c__ City, Mo.
KANSAS CITY, Moi, April 2S..—A negro
broken out with smallpox and delirious
from the disease, ran through the streets
of Kansas City, Kan., this evening. His
capture by the police revealed the fact
that the disease is epidemic among the
negroes of that city. So far nearly thirty
cases of smallpox have been found, twen
ty of the cases being in one thickly-settled
block. It apepars that the health authori
ties first made a wrong diagnosis of the
disease, and, later, When they discovered
its nature, attempted to conceal the facts
Tonight a strict quarantine was estab
lished in the infected districts, and it is
hoped that the warm weather will aid ln
stamping out the disease.
ST. PAUL TEA EXPERT.
Collector of Customs 'Will Be Asked
to Recommend a Temporary Man.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-Assistanti
Secretary Spalding has decided to ask
the collector of customs at St. Paul,
Minn., to recommend a tea expert, who
may be temporarily appointed as examin
er for that section. This action ls made
necessary from the fact that the civil
service has no eligible list from which
to make a selection. As "Soon as the list
ls furnished a permanent appointment
will be made. ,
TIM MURPHY ILL.
Well Known Comedian Is Stricken
"With Pneumonia.
OSKOSH, Wis., April 25.-Tim Murphy,
the well known comedian of the Carpet
bagger, was taken ill with pneumonia
after the performance Jiere last evening
and is reported ln a ' critical condition
this afternoon. All dates ahead have been
cancelled.
S. J. CASSETYDEAD.
-Well Known Railroad Man Thought
to Have Kitted Himself.
ST. LOUIS, April _&.-Sidney J. Cassety,
of Peoria, 111., assistant* general passen
ger and freight agent of the, Peoria, De
catur and Evansvllle railroad was found
dead in Foreßt Park today. '.It is thought
h. committed suicide by mofphine.
FOUGHT FILIPIIS II HAIL tf BULLETS.
Advance of Americans Upon Calumpit Stubbornly Re
sisted by the Followers of Chief Aguinaldo.
COL. FUNSTON'S DARING ACT.
Crawled Across a Broken Bridge With
Bullets Pattering in the
River Underneath.
MANILA, April 25, 10:30 p. m.— Gen. Mac Arthur's di
vision fought its way to the Filipino trenches before
Calumpit today, advancing four miles, mostly through
woods and Jungle and across the Bagbag river. This was
accomplished at a cost to the Americans of six killed and
twenty-eight wounded. The First South Dakota were the
heavy losers.
After fording the river the South Dakotans pursued the
Insurgents to the outskirts of Calumpit, but the town was
found so strongly protected that Gen. Mac Arthur deemed
it best to withdraw the tired fighters and to go Into camp
for a night's rest before making the final assault.
The largest buildings in Calumpit were being fired by
the Filipinos, while the Americans were crossing the river
fully a mile away, Indicating the enemy's intention to
abandon the place. The insurgents seem to have adopted
a settled policy of retiring from one position after another
after inflicting the greatest possible damage upon the ad
vancing Americans. The forces today were well drilled.
Every foot of ground was tenaciously disputed by thor
oughly organized troops, who stood remarkably firm even
before artillery. The enemy had planned to wreck our
artillery transport train. This attempt was a failure, but
a span of the iron railway bridge over the river was
destroyed, hampering the American transportation for
some time.
FILIPINOS CUT BRIDGE GIRDERS.
The Filipinos cut the girder, Intending to have the
structure fall with the train, but it collapsed prematurely
of its own weight.
The Bagbag river, which is about 100 yards wide at
that point, was splendidly fortified, and the Americans
were compelled to approach across an open space from
which the rebels had cleared every obstruction in sight.
, The bank of the river, a high bluff, was surmounted with
trenches capped with rocks, loopholed and partly hidden
by bushes.
Gen. Wheaton's brigade approached the river along the
railway, leaving camp beyond Malolos City. Gen. Hale,
who started yesterday, was earlier on the march and
sweeping westward toward the railway. The armored
train was being pushed by Chinamen, the Twentieth Kan
sas regiment advancing In extended order on Tlie left and
the First Montana regiment, with the Utah light artillery,
on the right. The rapid firing guns on the train "opened
the ball" at 11:30 a. m., about a mile from the river, their
popping alternating continuously with the boom of the
six-pounders.
The Montana regiment and the Utah artillery batteries
at the same time entered the jungle, from which the In
surgents, who were occupying a large, straggling village
of huts, poured heavy volleys. In the course of an hour
the Americans had forced a passage through the woods to
the open space in front of the river, and the artillery, im
mediately on wheeling into the open, began shelling the
Filipino trenches.
COL. FUNSTON'S DARING.
In the meantime Company X, Twentieth Kansas, led
by Capt. Boltwood, performed one of the most brilliant
achievements of the campaign. The regiment ivaa
being* held in reserve, and Company X charged a dis
tance of a mile over a cornfield to the bank of the
river, near the bridge, where the Insurgents from a
trench -were peppering the armored train, then abont
200 yards down the' track. The company found
shelter ln a ditch. Col. Frederick Fnnslon called for
volunteers to cross the river, and the colonel himself,
Lieut. Ball, a private of Company X, a private of
Company E, Trumpeter Barsfleld and Corporal Fer
guson, of Company I, crawled along the iron girders.
"While this was going on the men of Company X
from the ditch were fusillading the trenches in the
endeavor to divert attention, but the Filipino* got
the range from a trench down the river, and their
bullets soon spattered the water under the structure.
FIGHTING "WAS FIERCE.
Gen. Otis Cables Progress of Attack
Upon Calumpit.
WASHINGTON, April 25.— The follow
ing has been received at the war depart
ment from Gen. Otis:
"Manila, April 25. — Adjutant General, .
Washington: Hale's brigade, Mac A
rthur's division, moved down right bank
of Quinqua river yesterday to vicinity
of Calumpit; now joined by Wheaton's
brigade en left bank. Hale encountered
fierce opposition, driving enemy with
heavy loss, taking his entrenchments in
flank. Hale's casualties, six killed and
twelve wounded. The devlslon has now
invested Calumpit, which will be taken
today. Lawton, with part of his com
mand, reaches Norzagara this evening,
where he will be joined by center col
umn from Gocave. Extreme heat, rain,
high streams and bad roads made march
very difficult. He has not met opposition
since leaving Novallches, enemy retreat
ing in his front. South of and near Ma
nila enemy has a force of 4,000, making
demonstrations daily; can be easily taken
care of. It cannot communicate with
north. List of casualties of day before
yesterday r cabled today. —Otis."
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Official List of Casualties Forward
ed by Gen. Otis.
WASHINGTON.ApriI 25.— Gen .Otis has
furnished the war department with the
following casualty list:
Killed—
First Nebraska, April 23— C01. John M.
Stot_enberg: X, Second Lieutenant L. E.
Sisson; B, Quartermaster Sergeant J. F.
Storch; H, Sergeant Charles Melecke.
Fourth Cavalry— Company I, Privates
William B. Jackson, William D. Skin
ner.
Wounded—
Fourth Cavalry— X. Musician Charles
Power, ankle, severe; Privates Ralph
i Win tier, buttock, severe; Edward Quinn,
PRICE TWO CENTS~^? v y^ TS
IHINNESOTANS ON THE MARCH.
Are With Col. Sumner's Column, Ad
vancing From Bocave on
Town of Calumpit.
Having reached the broken span, the small but val
orous party of Americans slid down the caisson, swam
a few yards to the thore and crawled up the bank.
The little colonel led the way to the trenches, re
volver ln hand, while the few remaining Filipinos
bolted. Col. Funnton said afterwards i
"It was not much to do. We knew they could
not shoot straight, and that our boys would attend to
them while we were crossing.'*
STUBBORN RESISTANCE.
Gen. Hale's troops on the railway had the hardest
fight. They followed the north bank of the river nearest
the town from the east with the First Nebraska regiment
on the left and the First South Dakota and the Fifty
first lowa beyond. The country to be traversed was
mostly Jungle, but the Filipinos stood their ground even
ln the open spaces.
Gen. Hale's right joined Gen. Wheaton's left soon after
noon, a curve in the river enabling the Americans to pour
an enfilading fire Into the enemy's trenches. About this
time th e cheers of the Kansas troops announced that the
Americans had crossed the river. Gen. Hale's men began
to ford the Chlco, a branch of the Bagbag, stretching to
the northeast. The general himself plunged in up to his
neck, and the regiments, all carrying flags, floundered
across the stream. The guns of the Utah light artillery
were dragged over next and formed into an extended line,
to advance upon the trenches before Calumpit, from which
the Filipinos were pouring continuous volleys. The
armored car had one man killed and two wounded.
The Kansas regiment had three wounded during the
charge, and the Utah light artillery one killed and two
wounded. Most of the other casualties befell the Soutn
Dakota regiment. It is difficult to estimate the insurgent
losses, but they had no fewer than seventy killed, many
of them by the artillery.
WEATHER IS OPPRESSIVE.
The temperature today was 94. and several cases of
sunstroke were reported. The sky is cloudy. The conn
try traversed by our troops is thickly wooded and the
hardest for fighting. The rebels along the Bagbag river
were reinforced from Calumpit as troops under Gen. Hale
approached. During the day the Americans captured 350
prisoners. As this dispatch Is sent the rebels are re
treating in the direction of Calumpit. The Filipino troops
engaged were uniformed and well drilled. As the cam
paign progresses the rebel troops are Improving. They
are adopting American methods and the accuracy of their
shooting is evidenced by the fact that five Americans were
shot in the head.
Gen. Hale at 4 o'clock this morning crossed the river and
advanced on Calumpit. Gen. Mac Arthur's division also
advanced, but none of the armored flat cars was pushed
ahead on the railroad.
The Kansas regiment advanced on the right of the
track and the Montana regiment rushed forward on Its
left. The rebels are already returning to Malolos, and are
becoming troublesome. They fired on an ambulance yes
terday which was passing across the plaza, and they have
driven the Chinese out. The Third artillery patrolled the
town last night. »
MINNESOTANS MARCHING.
Although the sticky condition of the ground, owing to
a rain storm, seriously impeded his progress, Gen. Law
ton's column left San Jose today and is expected to reach
Norzagarnl this evening.
Col. Summer ls marching across from Bocava with
two battalions each from the Oregon and Minnesota regi
ments, three troops of cavalry and two guns. In tbe
meantime Gen. Mac Arthur's division is in front of Calum
pit, preparing to attack the rebels' stronghold, and Gen.
Hale with several guns ls threatening the enemy's flank.
A few rebels between Novaliches and La Lotaa have
persistently Interfered with telegraphic communication,
but the signal corps has repaired the breaks and captured
several prisoners.
A small body of rebels at Taktay was discovered this
morning by the armored launch Napidan. A few shots
scattered the rebels and drove them inland from the lake.
shoulder, severe; John B. Carey, thigh,
slight; Patsy O'Connor, head, severe.
First W ebraska— H, First Lieuteant Wil
liam K. Moore, leg, moderate; B, Second
Lieutenant A. S. Wadsworth, leg, se
vere; Privates William L. Richards, arm,
severe; D, Lee Stoner, Jaw, severe; Ed
win O. Peterson, cheek, severe; James
Richards, jaw, severe; Charles Swartz,
llias region, severe; F, John White, leg,
moderate; Musician Walter G. Tingley,
neck, severe; H. W. Livatei and Walter
Ellfrltz, shoulder, severe; Guy Minor, leg,
severe; I, Edwin, F. Gregg, forearm, se
vere; James Keenan, buttock, severe;
David Wllkins, chest, severe; Sergeant
Clyde Vosburgh, iliac region, severe;
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MAP SHOWING CALUMPIT, BESIEGED BY THE AMERICAN TROOPS.
Corporals Dallas and Henderson, leg,
moderate; X, Harry Brookover. arm, se
vere; Frank Faukl, leg, severe; Privates
Robert L. Smith, side severe; William
H. Larue, hand, severe; Fred Gibbs.baek,
Blight; Otto Hemp, leg, slights; Eli Sis
son, thigh, slight; James R. Alwen, knee,
severe; M, Orson E. Humphrey, shoulder,
severe; Sergeant Horace Kennedy, chest,
severe; Corporal A. R. Chapman, fore
arm, moderate.
Fifty-first lowa— E, Corporal George E.
Mariner, forearm, severe; Lewis Hunter,
hand, severe; L, Privates Carl Gardner,
thigh, severe; Walter Lareon, thigh,
moderate; Robert L. Daley, dorsal re-
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