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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-22
INSURGF NTS FIGHTING
THEN ARE GOING TO DRIVE span
1871 FROM SMALL ISLANDS.
and VIII Try ia Gnin All the
Territory Possible.
Especial Gable Dispatch 10 the New York Her
aid and This Houston Post. Copyrighted,
1893. by james Gordon Bennett)

Especial Gable Dispatch 10 the Now York Her
aid and This Houston Post Copyrighted,
1893. by james Gordon Bennett)
Mantle. September 2l.-Unless checked
by the American forces In the Philippines
II seems more than probable that the rebels
under Aguinaldo will soon have seized all
the southern islands OF the group. The
steamship Abbey has arrived off the west
coast. She carries cargo OF arms and ann
munition for Aguinaldo's forces Af;er
landing these munitions OF war the Abbey
is TO proceed to the southern Islands She
will carry large force of the rebel troops.
Thcee troops, who are now well armed, pur-
pose attacking the Spanish garrisons OF the
islands to the south. and unless there Is
prompt interference there seems little doubt
that the expedition will be successful.
Stories of an attemp, to poison Agunaldo
seem to be without any foundation
Manila, September 2l.-The report that
the last Spanish garrison in the Island of
Luzon has surrendered ls premature. The
spanisrds etill hold seven seaports IN Albay
province. iIhe principal hemp district. The
disturbances have already resulted In a
diminuton OF the output OF Albay hemp by
$50. 900 bales, complred with last years
figures. Further fighting seems imminent,
and unless peece Is concluded the shortage
Will be doubled.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-22

Washington. September 2l.-Thc
auartermaster' department OF the
army states that the claim made by
certain officers that boilers were not
furnished for boiling water Mt Chicka-
manga is not true on the same date
that Chief ouartermastcr Lee ,ele-
graphed for the boilers 1000 were sent,
and little later 500 more. II Is also
stated that the soldiers would not drink
the boiled water because II had flat
taste and preferred TO drink the fresh
water,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-22
The Texas Brigadier Does Not Mince Words
About Camp Conditions.
TELLS ALGER UN-
VARNISHED TRUTH

lie Repeatedly Asked Ouartermaster
General Lee for Supplies and
Was Ignored---Ncglect of Quar-
termasters Was Criminal--Told
the Secretary Point Blank " II
Was the Fault of Quartermas-
ter General Lee and Quarter
master Ludington."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-22

when mortala Ayst bs0An d. ~ u Y
From primal apo up towards The o43c1 4
They Jointly SANG 10 tkundefopu oc44 Hl
oh. for q LONG Distance TelepAons.
The fulcrum 70 move Business. talt1fu
advocate.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

sition with a precision that have never seen surpassed even in merely practice evolutions.
 Land-the island of Luzon-was sighted early Saturday morning, and, being now in close proximity to the en- emy, the whole squadron began it's final preparations for the battle that every one knew was near at hand.
 Aboard the Olympia and Baltimore and possibly some of the other ships the sheet chain cable was "bighted" or coiled around the ammunition hoists, so as to give them considerable pro tection. There is little doubt that these improvised shields would have kept out many shell if the Spaniards had shot straight enough to hit them. Nets of tough, pliable manila rope about as thick as ones little finger were stretched beneath all the boats and were drawn across the front of the wardroom bulkheads. These splinter" nets were intended to prevent the wood work from becoming deadly missiles when struck by shot or shell.
 All unnecessary material was thrown overheard and in most of the ships the men preferred to dispense with many of their usual comforts rather than keep dangerous woodwork in the parts of the ship where they would have to do their fighting. Mess chests, mess tables, diddy-boxes, chairs, wardroom bulkheads and vast quantity of other impedimenta went swimming astern and if the currents happen to take the stuff ashore the Luzon Islanders will reap a rich harvest.
 When a few, miles distant from Subig Bay, rather deep opening in the bold and rugged coast, the Boston and the Concord were sent ahead to learn whether any part of the Spanish squad ron was hidden there. Later they were reinforced by the Baltimore, the three vessels moving at a speed of about fifteen knots, while the, other three re- mained with the transports and steamed at only six knots. In the afternoon the three scouting vessels came back, having explored Subig Bay without finding any craft there, except a few small sloops and schooners which were oyerhauled, but not otherwise dis turbed.
 Commanding officers now came over to the flagship, all vessels lying motion less on an absolutely calm sea. When the war council broke up we soon learned that the commodore had told his captains that he intended to enter Manila Bay that night, largely because he felt sure the Spaniards would not expect him until that favorite reckon ing day in Spanish "Manana. J
 Then our ships idled along at speed of about four knots, not wishing to ap- pear off the entrance to Manila Bay too early. The moon had risen and al- though it was occasionally obscured by light clouds the night was, not one in which a squadron ought to have been able to run through a well-defended channel without drawing upon itself a hot fire. Consequently at 9:45 the men were sent to their guns, not by the
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stripped for battle also, and the com- modore was naturally greatly pleased with the quick and thorough response to his signal.
 When the squadron left Mfrs Bay no official notice that war existed had been received from Washington, but private cable messages on Tuesday had brought the news that Congress had declared war upon Spain to date from April q. Accordingly, at the usual quarters for inspection" Wednesday evening the division officers made the Announcement to the men that war ex- isted, and the rousing cheer that went up from every division showed that the men regarded the long expected news with the keenest satisfaction.
 A little while later, when the men read on the bulletin board the bonn bastic proclamation of the Governor of the Philippine Islands the roar of de- whole berth deck was an indication that the men were only anxiously long ing for a chance to show the new Flu rioso what they thought about him and his proclamation.
 Bandmaster Valifuoco selected the music for the evening concert on Thurs day with especial reference to rousing the patriotism of the "boys in blue," choosing many of the airs that were popular in the North during the Civil War, but, though these were favorably received, it was not till the band struck up Yankee Doodle" that the Jackies eheered. When the concert closed with the Star Spangled Banner" the voices of at least fifty men took up the words of each verse, the young appren- tices particularly being prominent in the lead, and the chorus spread through the ship from fo'castle to cabin with an enthusiasm that carried the hearts of all on board.
 Searchlight and night signal exercise took place during a large part of the first watch" Thursday night, and the progress made in working both the lights and the signals was very satis- factory. Friday was passed without incident, except that the weather be- came very warm and muggy, and the work of the men nbelow-particularly in the firerooms and engine e-rooms-was exhausting, far beyond what 1t had been at any time this year. In spite of the heat and the rather heavy sea, however, the men did their work so thoroughly that every ship kept her po-
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one shot in five, especially from their shore batteries, and the fact that we suffered so little Is the best evidence that our enemies were not capab,e of taking advantage of all their opportu- mites.
 Five times we made the circuit in front of the Spanish position, as I have already fully described in my cable dispatches.
 From the bridge of the flagship I was able to watch every move of our own and the enemies vessels, and sec ing the storm of shells striking about us or bursting close aboard the ships of our squadron We had good reason for fearing that our loss had been heavy. Of course, we knew that the Olympia had escaped without casual ties, but as we had had a dozen hair breadth misses 1t did not seem that all our consorts had been equally fortu- nate.
 I began at first to keep count of the shells which had just barely cleared our hull CT which burst right in our faces, for l had an idea that the fight would not last more than half an hour at the outside and I thought it would be interesting, to know how many times we had just escaped being hit. But I got tired of that very soon. When shell comes straight along through the air one doesn't have time to catch sight of 1t until 1t has passed, although one has no difficulty in know ing that it. has been trying ito 'scrape an acquaintance-as many shells did it screams out it's salutation only few feet away from ones head; but when it bursts in the air before ones face and the air seems to be full of chunks of metal, some of them apparently about the size of a wash boiler, one is liable to lose the faculty of differentiating | between the fragments and the whole shells. So I stopped trying to- count for fear I should be accused of exag- geration.
 Another very unpleasant thing about the Spanish shells was the way they had of coming at us even when they had not been properly aimed Thus It often happened that a projecIlle Which not only fell short, but which was not even a good line shot would be upset by it's impact with the water and would come tumbling, end over end, far ont of it's original direction. And how those fellows did roar! They were plainly visible. if they came anywhere near us,
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usual bugle call, but by stealthily whispered word of mouth. Every mar was long since ready and the final steps of battle clearing were completed -ir deathly silence in a very few minutes
 off to port we could see the sullen loom of the land" where, foE all we knew, the enemy was already watch ing our approach. Astern we could dim- ly make out the phantomlike hulls of our consorts. Not a light was permit ted to show in any vessel except one at the very stern, which was neces- sary as a guide for the following ship and this one was shaded on each side
 The speed was increased to eight knots and we slipped past the batteries that we believed existed on the point north of the entrance without seeing anything to lead us to think we had been seen.
 Then Corregidor Island came abeam and every glass was turned on it's frowning front. But not till we had swung into the chief channel-Boca Grande, as it is called-did the lookouts on Corregidor catch sight of us. Then a bright light flashed up in the center of the island and it was answered by a similar one on the north shore.
 At last a rather feeble rocket stag gered aloft over Corregidor and we felt sure We should soon hear their guns But no. On we went, deeper and deeper into the bay, and still no hostile move was made
 Not until most of the squadron had passed the narrowest part of the en- trance did a gun greet us.
 Shortly after Il o'clock a bright flash from our port quarter was fol lowed by boom of a heavy gun, and simultaneously we heard the vindic. tive whistle of a shot far over ou1 heads.
 The first hostile shot had been irec and, the fight was on!
 The battery whence this shot ha6 come was too far astern to receive any return fire from the Olympia, but the commodore was somewhat uneasy about the three non combatant ships He therefore signaled to the McCul- loch to take position on the flagship's port quarter, as in that place she anC the two that were following her would lsbe less exposed to attack.
 A few minutes later the McCullocf signaled that her chief engineer hac been taken with a stroke of heat pros. trauon, and medical consultation was asked for. Chief Engineer Randall l died twenty minutes afterward, and his was the only life lost in the operations before Manila
 The Raleigh, which was steamine along the third in line, had the honor of firing the first shot in anger on oul side. One of her five-inch gun: roared a ready response to the Span iards' tardy salutation, and presently the Boston followed suit. Then an other shot came from the shore bat tery, and, as our ships were on tn. close lookout for the flash, the Con cord placed six-inch shell so exactly over the spot where the enemy hac fired that we felt confident of It's gooG results. We heard afterward tha,
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and as they rose from the water and spun around and around, they seemed to be about the size of a barrel, eS- pecially if the observer happene1 to be close to the line of their eccentric highl-
 When the Baltimore went in and cleared out the shore batteries in the second action what rousing cheers she got from the olympia's men, who had been in the forefront during the first fightl And they yelled with glee when the little Petrel went into the inner harbor and finished off the craft that were still afoat.
 It was not long then ere the span ish flag came down from the arsenal and the white flag took its place; whereupon, of course, everyoody on our side cheered some more.
 The affair was thus all finished between and 12:3O o'clock.
 Commodore Dewey took the squadron back to an anchorage off Manila and sent word to the foolish braggart of a governor that if one shot were fired at our squadron from the Manila batteries he would lay the city in ashes. Up to the time I left Manila Bay in the dis patch boat McCulloch the governor was carefully refraining from doing any thing to displease the commodore.
 The submarine cable to HongkoEg was cut by the steamer Zafiro on the day after the action, because the gov ernor would not permit the cable opera tors to transmit our messages.
 The next morning the Baltimore and the Raleigh went down the bay and destroyed six batteries at the entrance. The Spanish garrisons did not find it convenient to be 'tat home when this was done and therefore there were no hard feelings" created at the time. On Monday also we took possession of the arsenal, as I cabled you as soon as l reached Hongkong.
 We wound up by the burial of the Spanish dead and the transfer to Ma nila of the Spanish wounded, to save them from the swarm of native loot ers.' who had been informed of the Spanish defeat by the burning war ships in Cavite Bay. On Thursday the McCulloch sailed for Hongkong and so ended the first chapter of the Manila campaign.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

n H ANILA, May 0.-lC was Tn the N H latter part of last February IHI that Commodore George De-
 wey, commanding the Asiatic
 squadron of the United States navy began to feel that the drift of events was toward a warlike rather than a peaceful settlement of our diff ferences with Spain. At any rate he decided to bring all his squadron to- gether, and he chose Hongkong as the place of rendezvous for strategic req sons, the importance and value of which were fully justified by subse- Quent events.
 Commodore Dewey withdrew from the harbor of Hongkong on Monday, the 18th of April, in response to a re- quest from the acting Governor of Hongkong. The commodore remained at Mfrs Bay, in Chinese waters, about thirty miles from Hongkong, until the afternoon of Wednesday, the 27th, when he sailed for the Philippines. owing to the necessity of economy in the use of coal, as well as the danger of driving into the rather heavy sea that was running, a speed of about eight knots was maintained in making the trip to the Philippines. Even at this slow speed the heavily laden Nan shan and Zafiro made a decidedly wet voyage, and the Petrel also pitched and rolled deeply.
 Gun drills and other exercises kept the officers and men occupied continu- ously during this run, and from the time the squadron left Mfrs Bay until it came into the presence of the enemy there was not an hour in which prepa- rations for battle were not under way When the tired ships company had finished its days work on Wednesday and the Olympia had settled down to the quiet of the first watch, the still ness was broken with abrupt harshness by the flare of the bugle, red and white lights flashed up and down the masts of all the ships in response to the com modore's peremptory signal: Prepare for action," and in two minutes each vessel was alive with men, who, only a few minutes before, had been sleeping soundly. From the bridge of the flag ship sharply uttered orders proceeded and in seven minutes the executive of ficer was able to report to Captain GridIey: "The ship is ready for action sir"
 Looking back along the line of ships dimly visible in the moonlight, it was easy to see that every one of them was
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70 o80oo o0oo . q ooo $50 . q oooooooooooo . 0c ADMIRAL DEWEY'S HIGH TRIBUTE TO JOSEPH: L.. STICK NEY. THE CALL CORRESPONDENT, FOR HIS
 SERVICES DURING THE COMMANDMENT. Sickney, formerly officer in the United States ths CalHerald, volunteered
  n Manila Navy 
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The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19
HOW THE SHELLS END GREHT GUNS THUNDERED WHEN WE
 DESTROYED THE SPHNSH FLEET HT MENLH
BY J. L. STICKNEY,

Copyrighted. 1898. by James Gordon Bennett.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

ANILA, May 5.-It was in the
 latter part of last February that Commodore George De- wey, commanding the Asiatic Scuadrop of the TTnited States
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-05

supreme court refused to listen to the In
dtctment. and now the club has asked the
prime minister to tntercede for u with
the emperor.
A big FIRE occurred at Moji, Japan. Octo-
Der 8. One hundred and fifty houses were
destroyed. the losses being estimated At
600 yen.
The compensation received from the gov
eminent OF Hawaii viii shortly be disfrib-
uted among the laborers on whose behalf
II was claimed by Japan.
There were at the end Of July this year
69.2S prisoners IN the prisons OF Japan.
showing an increase OF 502l. as compared
with the figures for the same day last
year.
The minister OF the judicial department
at Seoul has been dismissed for allowing
the bodies Of persons who had been exc
cuted to he subjected to barbarous treat
ment by the populace.
A NagaSaki telegram 10 the Kobe News
reports that three Russian spies recently
entered the bay OF Weihaiwei In a boat
TWO were arrested, but the third man
jumped overheard and was not seen again.
During September l7s.sis tons OF coal. val
ued at slS s63 yen were exported! from
Japan, which represents an Increase OF
To- $50 tons and 2ss $50 yen In value as COM
pared with the returns for the correspond
ing month OF last year.
The Japanese higher educational council
has passed a resolution against foreigners
being permitted 10 establish elementary
and middle schools for japanese pupils.
This Is aimed as a direct blow against mis-
sion schools. The council decided against
enforcing compulsory education In the case
of foreign children.
The purchase OF the land at Kasugano.
near Lindau's Grove. Kobe. for a foreign
cemetery. has been completed. The extent
OF the ground is 1857 IS tsubo. for which
i6.oeS yen has been paid. All the expenses
incurred in ieveling the ground. fencing IL
and keeping Il In repair after the new
treaties go into force are to be borne by
the Japanese government
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-05

Move Now on to Have One Built ir
This City.

There Is a projec. TO build a Japanese
Baptist church In this city. in conjunction
with which will be a schoo. such as is now
conducted by the local japanese Y II, &. A
IL the plan becomes a reality IL means
the abolition OF the japanese Y NJ C. A
with the exception of the school A clrcu-
lar letter has been issued in japanese call
Ing for contributions 10 hep build the
church. Secretary Yamoti, OF the Y. II.
G. A, said yesterday that be expected 10
raise 500 among his people IN this city.
The remainder Of the money. ne expects.
such as missionary societies and by indi-
viduai donations.
When asked why the church was TO be a
Baptist rather than any other denomina-
ton. he said that the people Of that church
had taken deep interest In the Japanese Y.
NJ. c. A. and Its school, and that the pupiiu
OF the school attended the Baptist church.
The japanese y. NJ. G.. A. has been In
existence seven years and has about fifty
members
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-05
TO KEEP SIDEWALKS CLEAN.
A Perplexing Problem for the hoard
OF Public Works.

Notwithstanding the crusade iuaugarated
some time ago BY the police to enforce the
ordinance against sweepiu. from stores 10
the sidewalk, many merchants are again
guilty of this nuisance The question or
keenng the streets and sidewalks clean IA
one Of great perp,exiIy. During the recent
Eastern tour Of city officials SSnrrlntend-
emit OF Streets Little made special study
OF the problem of municipal clear mess and
IL now maturing plans suggested by MS
Observations.
The habi. Of sweeping 10 the sidewalks
the rubbish accumulated III stores, or or
throwing papers or refuse % any Kind on
,ha sidewalks, makes a great difference IN
the t.tfnssss Of the streets. he said yester-
day I observed in sem. 81 the large ciiiee
,,r the East iron refuse boxes standing AZ
every corner. On the lids were advertise
rn%n:s ard THE revenue thus oo'ainet pays
ths, city FOR maintaining the boxes. People
,s.sStrg hfs the LID and drop IN papeEe oE
fruit pea.tngs ard YOU would De ssStonlsfl-
"a az the difference thus made in the sp-
pea ~ srce 81 the sidewalks.
Il have been thinking " some such Plan
for seattle but have not yet uasured the
matter