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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11
MAY NEVER GO.
First Regiments Chances for Porto Rico
Very Slim.

Very slim.
OLD POINT, VA, August SIT was a
dull Sunday in the camp of the First
Maryland. The boys entertained
many visitors from home as is usual
on Sundays, and several Of them re-
ceived boxes Of generous size contain
ing all sorts of good things. Services
were conducted by Chaplain Page,
and many of the troops attended.
The men are SO anxious to enjoy the
money they received on pay day that
many OF them broke their leave to-day
and yesterday many more left camp
without amy permission at all. Most
all OF them went to NOrfOrk and ru-
NOR say has il that they painted the
town brilliant carminc
Those whose tcmcrity led them to
the experiment OF going home came to
grief. Colonel Lame tolegraphed to
Baltimore and all the county towns,
Whencethc men came, asking the ar
rest OF any of his troops who could
not prodnce furioughs. Thirteen were
captured in Baltimore and two in
Washington county. The Norfolk po-
lice also cOrraled a good many.
Colonel Lane has at last received
his official order assigning the First
Maryland on detached duty with the
provisional division for Porto Rico.
Nevertheless, there is n growing i'm
preston that the division will never
start. The idea of having a band is
gathering strength. Several patriotic
Baltimoreans are ready and anxious,
it is said, to contribute to the expense
of raising and supporting band.
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PARTICULARS OF THE BATTLE.
Spaniards, Enraged at the Appearance of
the Third Expedition, Decide to
Attack.

NEW YORK, Aug. "a copy
righted cablegram from Manila bay,
August 4, via Hong Kong, August 9,
to the Erening World, gives the fol
lowing particulars of the fighting
near Malate on the night of July 81:
General Greene's force, numbering
1000 men, had been advancing and
entrenching. The arrival of the third
expedition filled the Spaniards with
rage and they determined to give bat
tie before Camp Dewey could be re
inforced. The trenches extended
from the beach 300 yards to the left
flank of the insurgents.
Sunday was the insurgents feast
day and their left flank withdrew,
leaving the American right flank eX-
posed.
Companies A and E of the Tenth
Pennsylvania and Utah Battery were
ordered to reinforce the right flank.
In the midst of a raging typhoon,
with tremendous dOwnpOur of rain,
tie enemy s force, estimabtz4 ssN ssl,ke
men, attempted to surprise the camp.
Our pickets were driven in and the
trenches assaulted.
The brave Pennsylvania men never
flinched, but stood their ground un-
der a withering fire. The alarm
spread, and the First California Reg
iment, with two companies of the
Third Artillery, who fight with rifles,
were sent up to reinforce the Penn
sylvanans. The enemy were on top
of the trenches when these reinforce
ments arrived, and never was the dis
cipline of the regiments better dem
onstrated than by the work of the
Third Artillery under Captain
O'Hara. Nothing could be seen but
flashes of Mauser rifles.
Men ran right up to the attacking
Spaniards and moved them down
with regular volleys.
The Utah Battery under Captain
Young. covered itself with glory. The
men pulled their guns through mud,
axle deep. Two guns were sent
around in flank and poured in Il de-
structive intilading fire. The enemy
was repulsed and retreated in disor-
der. Our infantry had exhausted
its ammunition and did not follow
the enemy
Not an inch of ground was lost, but
the scenes in the trenches was one
never to be forgotten.
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belts.
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were seen car curry llls OH ue"" anu
"9Thoeu ImiI Oh ille enemy 3Ini ono ,,,.iod
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DEWEY PREPARES FOR ACTION.
The Monadnock VIII Reach Manila OF
Thursday and the Attack on the
City VIII BE Made

New YORK, Aug. "a copyrighted
dispatch to the WorId, dated Manila,
Aug. 4, via Hong Kong, Aug. 8, says:
The United States monitor Mon
terey arrived here to-day. Manila
will fall as soon as the monitor Mon
adnock comes here. She is expected
by next Thursday.
Admiral Dewey's ships are strip
ping for action.
Owing to the high wind and heavy
seas the troops of the third expedition
have not yet landed. Two lighters
We're capcized in the attempt, and
three natives were drOwned.n
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American Forces Re-
pulse the Spanish
With Heavy Loss.
OUR LOSS IS 9 KILLED AND At WOUNDED.
Spanish, 5000 Stronghold
Two Night Attacks
July 3lst.
THE FIGHTING RACED FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

HONG KONG, Aug. 9.-Advices just
received from Manila show~that a Sc
vele engagement took place on July
81 between the Spaniards and Amer
leans near Manila. The latter were
victorious, but had II men killed and
81 wounded.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11

Yesterday morning forty-eight car
loads of colored troops, composing the
Eight Illinois Volunteers, passed
through Oakland en- route to New
York where they will embark for
Cuba. The cars were divided into
four trains and ran as sections of
trains Nos. 4 and ,. The colored
troops will take the places of the vet
erans who have been called from
Cuba home
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Sons. 22-tt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-22
The Porto Rican Expedition.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 22-Two
hundred officers, 800 men and $50
cars of freight left Chickamauga at
6:20 this morning for Newport News
where they are due about midnight to-
morrow. This instalment consists Of
Haines's brigade with hospital and
signal outfit and additional artillery
1t is expected that part of the com
mand will embark tomorrow evening
and sail Immediately for Porto Rico.
General Miles, with 1890 troops,
who started for Porto Rico. is expected
TO arrive at his destination Saturday
afternoon. Sampson will lombard San
Juan on the same day.
A dispatch was received at the War
Department at noon to day from General
Miles, stating the following troops are
with him on board the transports in
Guantanamo harbor en- route to Porto
Rico: Four light batteries Of the Third
and Fourth ARTILLERY, Lomia's Battery
f, Fifth Artillery; the Sixth Illinois,
Sixth Massachusetts, 275 recruits for
regiments of the Fifth Army Corps, 60
signal corps. and the Seventh hospital
corps-3, 419 all told.
General Brooke and his staff will
leave Newport News on the auxiliary
cruiser st. Louis at FIVE p. m. Sunday
for Porto Rico.
TAMPA, July 22.-The expedition to Porto
Rico Starts to-day. Three transports, carry.
ing supplies. ammunition and troops viii
leave before dark.
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FAIRFAX NOTES

On account of the illness OF Rev. Dr.
McGlll, at The Plains, Fauquier COUNTY.
there will be no Episcopal Church ser
vice at Vienna during July.
At the meeting of the town council
held on the 18th instant Major O. L.
Hine was unanimously Reelected
mayor of Vienna for the eighth con.
secutive term.
Mrs. Rebecca Dewey died on Satur-
day last at the home OF her husband
Mr.. A. A. Dewey, near Burke's ste.
ton, eyed 76 years. Her remains were
inferred in the cemetery at Fairfax
Sunday.
Miss Fannie Fairfax, of Alexandria.
is visiting at Mr.. A. A. Dewey's. Mas
ter Simpson Fairfax, of Alexandria, is
visiting mis- aunt, Miss Sallie Harrison.
Messr5. Rowland and Adams, of Alex
sndria, spent last Sunday at Mrs. r f.
Wooster's, at Woodside.
The local officials of Falls Church
are kept very busy dealing with viola
tons of the law at Camp Alger. Jus
tice Riley's court sometimes runs night
as well as day, most of the charges be.
ing for the illicit sale of liquor. A
good many of the offenders have served
term in the county jail and some OF
the cases have reached the county
court on appeal. The fines turned IL
to the State treasury already amount to
considerable sum- Herald.
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TELEGRAPHIC -BREVITIES.

At Wilmington, Del, this monring
Judge Bradford delivered the charge
of the court to the Kenney jury. tire
quired nearly two hours to do so. The
jury retired 10 its room and verdict is
not expected to-day.
A dispatch from Santiago says: Gen.
Linares and Gen. Toral both intend to
return to Spain as soon as possible. Gen.
Linares still is disabled by his wound,
and may not be in condition 10 return
for q month. Gen. Toral, however,
will 60 back on one of the transports
which will carry the defeated army to
Spain. Neither general has any choice.
Under the terms OF surrender they
must return with their men.
John Baker, who WAS in Jail at Barbours-
vile, KY, for housebreakiDg, and WAS given
bail few days ago, was on his way to-day to
Mar chester with man named Clark and 8
colored man, when they were fred upon from
ambush by an unknown person. All three
were killed. This makes five of the Baker
faction killed since the troops were at Bar
louisville. Both factions are fortified, and
the situation grows more serious
The officer in charge of the barracks at
Fort Mcpherson. Atlanta, refuses to either
affirm or deny the rumor that four Spaniards
have escaped. Several enlisted men say the
prisoners, who have been there since the be.
ginning of hostilities with Spain, escaped on
Wednesday night.
A dispatch from Seattle, Wash. says the
fishing disaster near the mouth of the Frazer
river yesterday is more serious than at frs
reported. The storm burst over fully three
thousand fishing smscks and five were seen
to sink and 20 or 30 are missing.
The Raddatz submarine boat was given an
other test at Milwaukee. Wis, yesterday. he
times 1t WAS under water once for forty
minutes. A larger boat will DO constructed
at once.
The New York Evening Journal publishes
Iumor that the Duchess of Manchester, who
was Miss Consuelo Yzanga, is to wed again,
and that her husband is to be William Kis-
sam Vanderbilt Of New York.
General o. o. Howard is at Key West and
will go to Santiago in few days. Ostensi.
bly, his Cuban trip is in connection with the
ar ny Christian Association but it is believed
he has mission.
While bathing in the Minnesota river st
Morton, Mimi last evening, Barbara ard
Rachel G. lilo, Martha Lorenz and Alvina
ReiSal'. under twenty years OF age, weie
d owned.
Henry Bar. es, tho eighly-yeA' old convict,
who escaped from Sing Sing prison ester
day, Was captured This morning about four
miles from the prison.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.

Six gold mines are in operation near
the Great Falls Of the Potomac, in
Montgomery county, Md.
The first of the bonds to be issued by
the treasury under the provisions OF
the war revenue law will be ready on
July %.
Governor Atkinson. of Georgia, has
just returned from New York, where
he negotiated State loan for 5000, 600
at the remarkably low rate of ,! per
cent. per annum. This is said to be the
lowest rate of interest at which any
State south of the Potomac has ever
borrowed money.
President Mckinley yesterday issued
e general order opening postal commu.
nicatioD between the United States and
the military district of Santiago de
Cuba. Postmaster General Smith also
issued an order stating that matter OF
all classes allowable in the domestic
mails of the United States will be in
cluded in the mail service to Santiago.
The rate on irst-class matter will be
five cents per half ounce. All mail is
subject to inspection by the military
and naval authorities.
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T0-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
War Bulletins.

LONDON, July % The Birmingham
Post asserts that Germany very recent
" made overtures to Spain for q naval
depot and coaling station in the Philip
pines.
LONDON, July pa dispatch from
Gijon, on the Bay of Biscay, says that IN
accordance with the instructions OF the
authorities all of the leading and hal
Dor lights have been discontinued and
The whole of that coast remains In dark
ness.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H, July 22.-There
has been a decided and very satistac.
tory improvement in the condition OF
the Spanish prisoners during the past
"a hours. Not a death has occurred.
Six Red Cross nurses have arrived from
New York to assist in caring for the
sick.
WASHINGTON, July % "A dispatch
from Manila received this morning by
the Secretary of the Navy, states that
Aguinaldo has declared dictatorship
and martial law over all the island and
that the people expect independence.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July % General
Hanies' Second Brigade ia moving. The
commenced TO move 10 their destination,
which is not known, over the Queen and
Crescent
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UNWILLING A MONUMENT.

The attendance upon the unwilling
ceremonies OF the Barbee Confederate
monument at Luray yesterday was a
large one, and many of the adjoining
counties sent fair representations, and
Luray was pretty we'll filled during the
day, not less than 1000 strangers being
present. The occasion was very inter
esling.
Mr.. D. G. O'Flaherty, of Front Roy
al, delivered an eloquent grafton, and
MIR. R. F. Leedy, of Luray, read an
original poem, 1.-The Marble Sentinel. :"
Several war songs were sung by the
choir of young ladies, when the cord
was drawn by eleven young ladies and
the heroic figure stood uncovered be-
fore the large assem- blage.
The site is in the extreme east o.
Luray, an the edge of the Henkel
woods, two miles from the caverns
This monument represents the work OF
Mr.. Barbee, who solicited subscriptions,
collecting them principally through the
mails. 1t represents the typical Con-
Tolerate soldier in uniform and with
musket. The figure is eleven feet tall,
standing on base of seventeen feet,
aud is cut from Londoun county mar
bic. The entire structure is massive
strong and imposing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-22
Rumors ofpeace Negotiations.

MADRID, July pa cabinet official
said this morning that steps would be
taken to sue for peace.
Senior Gamszo, minister of public
works, makes the statement that peace,
honorable in its terms for the Spanish
army, will BIO concluded shortly.
PARIS, July 22.-It is reported that
informal secret negotiations for peace
ale in progress between the Spanish
and American Ambassadors here.
LONDON, July 22.-Inquiries made in
official circles here fail to confirm the
statement Of the Spanish minister, tele-
graphed from Madrid to-day to the Of
icials that peace will shortly be COL
cluded.
VIENNA, July 22.-Diplomatic cir,
cles here say openly that secret efforts
are being made on the part of Spain to
learn what terms the United States is
prepared to concede. All of the warlike
ostentation displayed for the last few
days at Madrid, they declare, is only
calculated to conceal the real intentions,
which are for peace.
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ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER

commanding the Department of the
Tennessee; Gen. w. l.. Cabell, ofTexas,
us-Mississippi Department General
Wade Hampton. the Army of Virginia.
In acknowledging the compliment
which has been paid him, Gen. Gordon
said:
MY comrades, no words of thanks I
could command would dojustice to the
promptings of my own heart or TO your gen.
crosby. do not deserve this compliment
[ Voices, Yes, you do; you do; you do v
But by Gods help shall end my days by
keeping my face always in the direction your
faces have been since 1861 [Applausel, and
while say that, I want it understood by
evory man within tho sound of my voice and
by the whole world as well that there beats
no truer heart for this reunited country, for
the honor and glory Of the American republic,
for the prosperity and the freedom of this lib.
elty loving people in any breast than in mine.
[Applause.l l thank you, my countrymen,
and pledge myself to devote TO your service,
to the welfare of our common country, to the
enlightenment of the youth of cur land the
remaining days OF my life"
The board of trustees OF the Confederate
Memorial ms titute, better known as the Bat
tie Abbey, have decided to enter into nego-
tions to locate the building at Richmond.
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The Raiding Squadron.

New YORK, July 22.-The Tribune
says this morning of the abandonment
of the project to send fleet to Spain:
The organization of the raiding squad
ron was the outgrowth of Admiral
Camara's departure from Spain for the
Philippines. The mere announcement
OF the scheme, as it was shrewdly cal
culated to do, resulted in Camara's
prompt return and nullifed the imme-
date object of Commodore Watson's
cruise. 1t is stated upon the highest
authority that the President has never
contemplated an attack on Spain ex-
cept as an extreme resort to terminate
the war"
WASHINGTON, July 22.-Secretary
Long denies the statement that Com
modore Watson's squadron will he dis
banded. The Secretary says that the
time is not opportune to send this
squadron to lombard Spanish seaport
towns, but that it can be dispatched on
short notice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-22
Enreipn NeWa.

HONG KONG, July % The KwaDg
ST rebellion has not yet been subdued.
Admiral Kok Wan Nun has instructed
the feet to get in readiness to sail at a
moments notice.
PEKIN, July ON. Pavloff, the
Russian minister here, has demanded
that all the Chinese army and navy III
structors shall be exclusively Russian.
ROME, July 22.-The Italian war.
ships Piemonte and Dogali have sailed
from Lisbon. 1t is believed that they
are bound for Colombia. 1t is stated
that Admiral Candiani has been author
lied to lombard and occupy Cartagena.
LONDON, July 22.-In the House of
Commons to-day Mr.. Goschen, first
lord of the admiralty, announced that
the government would build four bat
tleships, four cruisers and twelve tor
pedo boat destroyers within the next
t,ree and a half yens at a total cost of
;40,0O0O00. The government, he de.
C AIRED, adhered firmly to the idea OF
maintaining navy equal to any two
of Great Britain's strongest naval
rivals
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-22
Train Held Up.

FORT WORTH, Texas, July ga
Santa Fe passenger train was held up
last night near Saginaw, s miles north,
by six masked men. The robbers or
dered the engineer to run to North Fort
Worth, three miles from this city. The
cab of the engine was literally PER
forated with bullets and covered with
blood and the express car was shot full
of holes. The fireman is missing and
thought to be killed and the engineer
is fatally wounded. A sheriff 3 posse at
once started for the scene and reports
say that IS shots were exchanged be
tween the robbers and officers. One
officer is also said to have been killed
in the melee. The robbers failed to get
into the safe on account of the officers
pouring such hot fire into them. TIE
whole party escaped.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-22
GENERAL GORDON CHOSEN.

General John B. Gorden was yester-
day unanimously reelected to the po'
sition of commander-in-chie of the
United Confederate Veterans at the
meeting in Atlanta. All of the officers
were reelected amid scene of great
enthusiasm.
The general in acknowledgment said
I'VE are all Confederate soldiers, we
are Confederate men and women, but
we are also Americans and we are
proud Of our country. God has blessed
us as he has blessed no other nation.
1t becomes us who have been spared by
His providence to sing song of praise
to Him in acknowledgment of His many
mercies. l want the men whose shouts
have been heard on many bsttiefields
to Join in hymn OF praise to the King
of Kings and Lord of Lords, whom we
all acknowledge and worship"
The historical committee in its re-
port, which was adopted, recommend
cd various things In connection with
the educational institutions of the
South. The committee made the fol-
lowing pledge of loyalty
"We, the survivors Of the United
Confederate Veterans, pledge our
loyalty and the hearty cooperation of
the organization in this crisis of affairs
to stand ready at all times with men
and money, irrespective of political af-
filiations, to support the President of the
United States rs commander in-chief of
our army and navy until an honorable
peace has been conquered from the
enemy
When the clerk had finished reading
the resolution Gen. Gordon said he
heartily favored it. He declared it was
in hearty accord with the sentiment of
Confederate veterans everywhere, and
he sorely regretted that he was not
himself the author of the resolution.
Several speeches were made indorsing
the measure, and, with q chorus of
cheers, it was adopted.
A resolution was then introduced
thanking the President of the United
States for appointing Gen. Wheeler and
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, gallant Confederate
soldiers, to commands in the army ofthe
United States. It was adopted with
cheers.
The election of officers was as follows:
Gen. ]. B. Gordon. general command
ing; Gen. Stephen D. Lee, Mississippi,
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The Priyateer Failure.

VANCOUVER, B. c., July 22-The
aged Spanish consul for British North
America, Capt. Mellon, resident at Van
couver, has been brought to his knees
at last by the vigilence of the Wash
ington authorities. He made full con.
fession yesterday concerning the priva.
teer story. He says: 81 got my direc-
tion from the Spanish government di.
rect. l attempted to buy several
steamships capable of running fifteen
knots an hour and had unlimited money
at my command" Offers came from
steamboat owners and adventures all
all over the UDited States, the former
Offering to sell him their vessels for the
Spanish service or enlist in the service
of Spain to prey on United States COM
merce. They desired to capture Sc.
Michael treasure ships.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-22
FRIDAY EVENING, JULY %, 1858.

FROM THE Philippine Islands 1T is
learned that the insurgents there are
unruly people, prone to disorder, and
that each local chief desires to be the
sole ruler of his own island, with auto
cratic power over the lives and property
of all his subjects. When the immense
appropriation bills for the maintenance
of the large and expensive garrisons
that will have to be kept in the Philip
pines in order that law and order may
be observed there come before Con-
gress, and the people of this
country realize the increased tax bur-
den to which they have been subjected,
to pay those bills, they will not be par
ticularly thankful to the jipgoes for i'm
posing that extra and unnecessary and
dangerous burden upon them.
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madam Commission to settle questions at issue
between the two governments held long
meeticg at the State Department this morn
ing. Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana W.
elected chairman, and Gambler P. Anderson,
of New York, secretary. Mr.. Anderson was
secretary of the Behring'S Sea Claims Commits
sion.
Arrangements are being made at the War
Department for the establishment OF a mill
tary garrison ct Honolulu.
ii is said at the war office to day that Vir.
ginia's quota of troops under the last call will
be made up from neg volunteers.
Peace rumors are again current here TO.
day, and the opinion is frequently expressed
on the streets that neither General Lee mol
General Rosser nor any other Southern Gen.
eral, except Wheeler. who has had his and
awaited himself of it, will have chance to
add to his military fame in the famous Span
ish war