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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-08-13

six hours to make preparations. The
tents were up, with the flooring laid,
and i'm the store house were five hun
dred cots. Without going into details
suffice to say that, thanks to the won
derful executive ability conceded to
Major De Witt, at nine o'clock that
night two hundred and sixteen men
had bad their wounds dressed, had
been bathed and tucked in between
pure white sheets in white night
shirts. on comfortable cots. with a
supply such as they had only dreamed
of for weeks.
Wounds are not the worst trouble
surgeons and nurses contend with at
this hospital. 1t is typhoid fever, and
the typhoid brought from Chicka-
manga. Yesterday it was the final
lights out" for one of the Third Hi
nois; today. for one of the Fourth
Pennsylvania. Both of these patients
with twenty-five more. the majority
from the Third Illinois. were brought
to the hospital as their regiments
sailed away. They were all sick when
they left Camp Thomas. but were anx-
ious to go, and thought they would be
well if they could but get to Newport
News. They marched to Rossville to
take the train-those who did not fall
by the roadside, to be picked up by
the wagons-and on reaching Newport
News they were laid on the ground in
the rain. They were given the dog
tents" shelter tents. after few hours,
but still lay on the wet ground.
They were accustomed to rain. Two
weeks before 1 saw the Illinois regi-
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-08-13

ments stand parade for three hours
and half in the greatest down pour
of rain / ever witnessed They were
being reviewed. and were listening to
a speech by Governor Tanner / was
in curtained carriage Governor
Tanner and his staff wore mackin-
toshes. The Illinois soldiers were not
wildly enthusiastic over their gov
ernOr. Their blue uniforms were
probably too heavy with water for
enthusiasm.
Some of these who are lying here
with typhoid fever tell me they had
been drinking "red Waterman Kel-
ley's field at Chickamauga the wells
are low. General Brooke, while / was
in Chickamauga, had allowed the own
ers of pure springs to cut off the sup
ply of good drinking water He would
not be blackmailed into paying an ex-
orbitant price for the springs. OF
course, the government should not be
compelled to pay for water. The lives
of men do not cost the government
anything; still, the horses an. mules.
which do cost something. get sick on
bad water. / should think. by way of
parenthesis, that the government
would take the springs of pure water
and tell the owners to go-to get out
of the way of our guns-Town TOPICS.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-08-13

john said Mrs Dumley at the
supper table. Il was to the lovelies.
funeral today
'Indeed,' asked her husband. Whose
was it?'
"Oh; don't know. I only went for
the ride" '"'
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-08-13
WAR TALK.

Louis and st. Paul, with Genera
Brooke's staff and General Haine'.
command. glided out. bound for Porte
Rico, wistful chances followed them;
Santiago's wounded had not, ever
now, enough of it! Those who could
hObbled down to the wharf on crutch
heads bandaged, to see these untried
heroes pull out.
Over five hundred of our sick and
wounded are here i'm the hospital and
tent annex. Generals, colonies, majors
captains, cOrpOrals, priva,es, cavalry
men and infantrymen-Spanish bull.
let's leveling all ranks. The stories
they tell-One and afl-make one real
ize fully the needless horrors of this
war. 1t is not war. 1t is torture,
so great that its details are too terri
bic for publication. 1t makes one be-
lieve in the reincarnatiOn of the soul
and hell, with Santiago reserved for
hell's deepest cell. Our poor men who
have died there, and who have come
through it, must have paid a penalty
for sins committed in some other eX-
istence; surely nothing of which We
know i'm this eNictence calls for sucn
punishment.
A noticeable thing is that these men
tell of it not at all cOmplainingly-
Just as though it were a matter of
course. If they tell you they lay for
hours where they fell, in the sun, in
the rain, in the mud, in their own
blood, without food, without water,
fighting land crabs, fighting ants,
watching vultures. stung by hornets,
they add shut the best was done for
us that could be dOne-there were so
many to be taken care Of"
These brave boys i'm blue are at
present brave boys in pajamas. Blessed
he pajamas! The government fur
nishes nightshirts for it's sick and
wounded, but the women of the cOun-
try are sending pajamas. These in this
hospital were furnished by the WOm-
ans National Relief association, of
which Mrs. U. S. Grant is president,
and Mrs. Ellen Hardin Walworth is
director-general. And director-gen-
eral in every sense of the term is Mrs.
Walworth. She was here personally
with pajamas, crutches, slippers,
nurses and other necessities, with the
consent of General Sternberg, when
the wounded commenced to arrive.
The pajamas, just now, are the only
uniforms some of these soldiers have;
the suits of blue and of brown duck,
worn since the transports were loaded
at Tampa, stiffened with blood and
with Cuban soil, were cut of, thrown
in piles on the outside of tents and
afterward burned. Pajamas, slippers,
tooth brushes and underclothing were
furnished Immediately by this asso-
citation organized to assist sensibly
the poyernment-and Uncle Sam will
come to the rescue in due time, and
in dignified. true, military, regulation,
red-tape order. In the meantime. our
wounded and convalescing sick are
not obliged to stay in bed because OF
such trifie as having no wearing APP
parel.
Great fuss and fume have been made
about the Seneca, which arrived in
New York without being properly
equipped for the sick and wounded.
The Seneca is only one, and was no
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-08-13

ing in delirium and all of them were
in desperate condition. They wetre
not allowed to land. Mrs. Nelson A.
Miles, who is stopping at the Cam
berlin, and several angels, sent out
milk, ice, lemons, food. and such neces-
sites as could be gathered up i'm the
town.
General Sternberg claims these re-
ports are all exaggerated. They are
not exaggerated. They have not cen
exploited "unpatriotically." They are
simply statements of fact.
How are you going to get around
fact?
If our prisoners of war are sent
back to Spain in the condition our sick
and wounded are being sent back to
us. God pity the Christian reputation
of the United States.
Who shall be blamed? No one, I
suppose. 1t is "war." General Shat
ter was asked to have medical and
other supplies landed first at Santi-
ago. He said no-men first and sup
plies afterward. Men were landed,
lighters were lost, and many supplies
came back to Tampa, just as they
were loaded. The only attention these
wounded men-many of them-had at
Santiago is what is called the First
Aid" Many of the men carried the
necessities for this, and dressed their
own wounds. Others had been obliged
in the awful heat and strain. to throw
aside all accoutrements and had every
thing available stolen by the Cubans.
incidentally, you ought to hear the
soldiers opinions of the Cubans. They
have a sort of respect for the Spaniard
but the Cubans. They don't like them.
They spit out when they mention
them.
Many of our wounded had sunstroke
after they were disabled. These cases,
here in the hospital. are the most diff
cult to control. David Il. Mcclure,
one of the Oklahoma Rough Riders,
one of these wounded who had sun
stroke. sat the edge of his cot, in
Ward %. arrayed in pink pajamas,
with a green shade over his eyes. He
said. ''those Rough Riders fell so fast
they made a carpet of brown duck on
the hillside" He, with the rest, had
nothing to eat from Friday morning
until Saturday noon. At noon COM
pany of the Thirty-third Michigan
came by and divided their rations with
the wounded.
One poor fellow. who was wounded
on the first day, July 1, was not found
until July 5. He had crawled out to
the roadside and was lying there I'M
He was shot i'm the leg.
He had packed the wound with mud to
stop the flow of blood. The leg was
and his life saved An
other soldier tells of lying in the
shade of some bushes. A short dis
lance from him was another wounded ,
soldier. lying out in the open, uncon-
sciOus. Presently he noticed that
shots were falling near this soldier
the shots came nearer and nearer
a sharpshoOter was getting better and
better aim. He himself could not
move to save his cOmrade-he could
not arouse him. Finally the sharp
shooter had his aim perfected and ,
with another shot the wounded and =,
soldier was dead. A
Sious Indian cannot fight better {
from concealment-than these Span
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
CLYDE LINE.
L.>RENCli LINE
/ coMrlGNIr arNrRAtE rsAys,rLANr,orr

vlRErT LINE To- HANpE- PARIS ,rRsNCri
sailirs aver sa''ri,v o. 10 p m
Fran Pisr No = Norih Five. fo0f Norton Stree,
- fNhnpicr. rsh n Ia NH-~is so rsres II,
- pre',gre ,i.et L. ,hfmpasns Marc -
la Iasc1rre ... .N,rr' ~ n ess-'-re An.i =
,isn'l hrenc, or z. 81 can. Bowling Green
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

Arrangements have been perfected for the giving
of a series OF biweekly matinee musicals at the
Broadway Theatre. beginning Tuesday. March 1.
The programme for the first musical will be in the
form OF recital. at which NJ Ysaye. Carlos So
brine. assisted by Mrs. Katherine Bioodgood. will
appear Other artists engaged are David Bspham.
Jean Gerardy. Alexander S!loti. Henri Marteau.
Marie Engel. Alice Verlet Raoul Pugno and Leo
Stern.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

-~<IeD|<~7~-T---~(7|~-| |<~|~~7~~~~
SAMUEL MCAIN a BON. 10 vesey st..
n. Y. forty years experience
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
OLD DOMINION LINE.

~ DAILY To NORFOLK
For old FONT I0mivi N.Gf..s. Areylrt News. P,,.rs
burg Portsmouth,. Plunerf .'omt kictmond virxin' .
ii.s,h IA. am NsshiJgtoli. D. G. FIsaht ard pas,~a-
ger STEAMER. fi.a ty - N0rth River every week
Ia, except ssturssy at y. ~ ani saturday at ~ W
IS /. CLILi.AUDEr. Nice-Frest ant allfno Mar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
ARTISTS MATERIALS.

>>e.0J~~~~~>~~N~O~~|
ARTISTS MATERIALS. pictures ana
frsn,ing. large variety; moderate prices
best attention given customers HAkl /
MANN - Union Square.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
,ur,sr1c PICTURE PRESENTS

No.0ON~N|oTN0~N0O7ON1o1N~ : - ' : y y = ,,,,.,
aouareu. and oil paintings; popular
n-ices. KRAMER BROS. POL 0ih-aNe''
opposite Mays
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
ADVERTISEMENT WRITER.

MISS NOODLE. aG Broadway. writes ad-
ver,.sements. booklets. circulars Tee
phone 3.O1l Cortland,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
ART DEALERS.

80
HARRY s. JONES. a IVES, 22d-s'.-hi,sn,c
class oil paintings on Exhibitions s'''S'''
frames ~ every description.
CHARLES W. KRAUsHAAR. l,2aI Broaa-
way.-Ol paintings. water colors, e'on
lngs. artistic frames; exclusive "o'AS
sre-iaitv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

ADVERTISING NOVELTIES.

->>~~>>cO~~~~~~>~r~~~~--~~
VOLCKMER q ZlMMERRNANN. book
binder and manutaci urers o. advertising
novelties: celluloid goods a specially. 2ni
church - )
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS.

.>->~~~o~->>->> M =. ~ - . = '--~-@- = -
CONpEIL.s improved lifelike artificial
limbs are the best A. CONDtbi'
r-arr'acturer so Broadway. near Iitn-.t.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
NISGS.
aNTIaUEs. SILVER. CURIOs

SACRIFICE genuine old oil Paint
ings. Louis Ky. Furniture. old Ns'ch-
es. Chatelaines, Rings. old silver, lJr
holiday presents. OLD CURIOSITY
SHOP 35i 4th-ave.. near 26th-si.
ANTIQUE FACES. Jewelry Siverware
Ivor!cs. Paintings Fans. old gold and
silver bought. EBLE 10 West 42d 81.
GRAGG ANTIQUES co. il6 West 42d
St buys and sells Old mahogany. silver.
ievciry colonial china.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
Ocean 5rromcrs.

WWRT III @ERN1MN LLOYD.
FAST EXPRESS SERVICE
southampton, LONDON. BREMEN.
LAhn Iu.. Eco. ~ tahn. Tu.. s,ch. ~ O. ~
Trnve Tu. Mca J. ga. IN. Trave. ru.. Mch ~ IN.
Have. IT, Mich. = a ~ Havel. .Tu, App j. a. m
hhIsEE MM: DIR CROSSE: Tues. Meh. IS "a N.
TWIN SCREW PASSENGER SERVICE.
SOUTHAMPTON. LONDON. BREMEN.
rredertch der or sse Thurz Men. 3. Noon
BREMEN Thurs, Mch. 81. Neon
GIBRALTAR. NAPLES GENOA.
Ems ....Feo %. ~ \ y. ka VIM. IL Mch. 10 10 A ~
Sasls. Mob. :, 10 \. NJ Fuida .Meh 20 10 NJ
vera ori Men 70 = AL 10 A NJ
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ART AND tHNii, hb h''-


STANDARD AUCTION ROOMS. IL and ~
vvce, fo;th-s. Buy entire contents OF
houses. etc. FOR SPOT cash. sa.es AZ private
bouaos a snecinltv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
AIT EMnROIDERY.

,OFSlGNINC stamping. emorciderlne.
me s,lks canvas and materials or
every description. MARIE BlEsEL' q
IVES. 30th-st
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ACTI ARIES.

-~D>>~~O-- 49, = ~ ~ - .-J~>~>>-~-~--
MILES MENANDER DAWSON. consu..
ing Actuary. Advice on insurahC
Room 800 Bowling Green Building. Il
Broadway
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
ELASTIC STOCKINGS.

NE ARE MANUFAcTvRERs by buying
q, 10 you bay direct sni are httsd sc-
curst.ly o. t0ftonl prices with fresh ma
,efisl. HAIL MANU- AtEi klNS co,
is2 Brus8ssN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

In society caricatures: Miss Marion Short In recita
ton. and Sciarre'ta's Neapoltan Quartet Among
the noted banio,sts who viii be heard at the
are Ruby Brooks. Harry NJ. Denton. Vess L. Oss-
man. Samuel Diamond, Howard Curry John L.
Dore, s. F. Herber. and A. A. Widmer: also a SO
c.ety banjo quartet-Georse L. Myer. Emerson
Eoote. jr.. Louis Arostino. banIosts and Harry
Footc. pianoforte.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
apIc-A-BnAC &FAN REPAIRERs
nIaIxEsS CHANCES.

r LEyTELr. 81 IVES, le,h-st. formerly
with TIFFANY & Co satisfaction eua'''-
,ns = ana 2 sn"r'7lf"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
CAST-OFF CLOTHING.

~NI~No~~~~~N>~~N~o -
ATTENTION -Hienesf orices PAL ior
cast-ln cio'hi'r Cal or al ress
JOSEPH r.EV1NTAN. - f'h-ave.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

STEAM Packing Rox Factory al orders
-,--rin.iv attended q " 2. RILEY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
& DECORATORS.

~~~c~|>r>|~~NN~rN~-~S"N~>-
A. KORBEK. 1881 De kaio,ave-. near
mate. Tor new residences; Old houses re-
Constructed. mosernlzei ard dtcoraied.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
l.. MAILER.

DIAMONDS. watches. sswfiry. repairing
~ue complicated va. hes. french anf
hall cocks sr.c'sl'v. 90 srld r.lsn, ~
.x~i,nvea Established 1881 T3a 9th
ave near <9i-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
COIONIAI, HCl Sfs.
CERTIFIED PLBLIC ACCOUNT
CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS.

>o~~~~~~~~<>~~~>->c~ >~>>'>-r>->>-
WM l. HARTCSG. Public Accountan'
and Auditor 40 Nassau-st.. NeT-f0tk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
EMPTY PACKING HOMES

->->->>--~
LARGEST ass. -imenf ~ packing boxes ~
ri size. fought ana soii r RYAN.
i09 rcafe =
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
ryotIAND. AMERICA LINZ

- FOR ROTrEappM ANu kMsTrnpAM
VIA D0JiOSN t-stE MEN
c g ,r,.,srisfl .......... SATURDAY. feh - n 4 "
g pcttnidam. ........ sa' grllt March 3 10 A M
v,isrst. ufgcs great omfnf. Emperor art6n,fnsss.
,ars APPS Tor handbook md ;ern- Gen pa
hcs-cv 10 ,i-oadwav New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
FOREic. MONEY BOt GIT.

FOREIGN MONEY. old fold. silver, dla-
nonds jevslfy. antiques. nttAgs
stamps hishsss price, paid. sCHwARrZ.
II West A2d-sl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

rTwARD SMITH d co. ii5 West 3,' b.
a, ara III Anu-st Once i6 Am -
Telephone calls. AS Cortland ana "''
3Sth-st
ORDERS promptly executed jooo'ns =.
,"ntoI ~. cstilnat-s chez rfIlly gwen.
ADANsON - Ann-st Telephone. '4i'
Cortlandt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

N~s~~~~~>~o~~~y>~>~>>~c- ~>~>~~N<~
CUTLERY = every description, to,h ~
whoi.sale and retail. on hand and made
- order. repairing neatly dcne. GUSTAV
KNArTN 81 1ohn and Y Nass,r sc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

The concerts Of the Keltenborn Quartet wh,ct
were announced for February 90 and March q
have been postponed 10 March and April IA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
CHIROPcDtsT.
CORsETS.
CLEANING AND REPAIRING.
COSTUMERS.

] wUsTLs SONS Costumers for hs-
atricals Masqueraies. etc. Dress @lls
rented 81 Smith. s.. near Fnlirr v 49,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

A number OF his friends have arranged a testi-
nonlal concer, for Emilio Agramonte TO take place
in Chiekering Hall on the evening of March 2. The
following artists will take part: Miss Kathryn
Hike Miss Gertrude MAY Stein. Miss Rachel Hoff-
mann William Rieger. Heinrich Meyn Victor Her
bert Carlos Hasselbrink. II. E Distelhurst Charles
Herbert Clarke James W. Metcafe and Charles
p Hawley.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
no yENEZI Ella

= Steamers 81 the RED -" LINE und.- man con-
tract With the United states appo.ntez
20 sail from Robert per Irr lSiyn.
Fer Ia Gunyra cor ,arfcss Puerto Cabello Curacao
and Naracalh0. Via curacao.
Sc PHILADELPHIA. .Wednssfnv February 81 / D. N
SIS CARACAs. Tuesday. March : N
IS VBNFIi IL thursday. March u. y.
rNr'rTON prfSS = nkTI.TTT.
Gasersi Msnaesrs No Ia Front 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
BANANA RAILROAD.

THE SEA ROUTE 70 SAN FRANCISCO
1ennestig tAe iFhmIs Cor all West Coast Por,s %
Mexico central lni s.u,h America.
e;samers cat from pier foot West 2Tth-st "
ADVANCE. Fob. 81 noon FINANf r March / 400,
Yor rav apply Company 'ac-, - broadway
n. l. WALLER. TIanc Manager
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FURNISHED ROOMS.

FURNISHED ROOMS.
-~~~-~~~>~>> ~~~>sa~.r--y>-~s>s>-y~~~N~~,
IRVING fI.ACE. IL, cgusr p.ilding
sysfv room heated every Improvement.
best ilnstion.
s---------e------------ -
PRIVATE family h1s large alcovs room
frr gentleman. Nr.I.rI1ss attendance.
references is4 West tsf-st
- LIFT ia French family two Furnished
renu.s ~ 70 10 ref week zach. Gull
LARD. - West iNfhHsf
nm 81 20 wEST Newly furnished
double rooms rariUf sun" 18th private
dining room frslrfd
ioTu.sT ?oS FAST Yer, aesirsh.. well
fufn shed SINGLE rrm n private fain
81, reference.
"a, LEXINGTON AVE nssr san q. To
i.t too mont rInra 'ing mons. Fur
nishs1 all contsnisacsf private family
~ WEST slsr-Sg --Fsrnishea rooms to
let scam heated irLnl-s IN t,se ngri
ron SALE.
$3.50. go ..H 49,. =. --s.>-a-s
FOR sAr.r -Graphsns'ne ard eonp.st.
ouihl 50 record, a. 30 es4en rscSrd~f.
- ~ hrsss torn. lln El-- a---
a.Anrs.< ~.n<ns nns.uT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
,i.IIONy STEAMSHIP LlNE>

Ava TENhs. 20 cAi.y,dh "a AND fla
STRAIGHT a.d ROUND 1Nli lI.tfi- IN
oolnt. IN Texas Cloraf1 ttaa. Arrus. tsf rni, xs,
e. SC georgia tictia q. EScseus scsiiia ,satlcna
- M l.ssr fNClet g l'ie fmail,j fr,n
r ~ MALLORY q 90. Gsn. Agi.. Per ~ D. r. Y .
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
noxEs. HANDLES & DESKS.

z. D. ESTES & SONS, IS John St
Turned an1 Locked Corner Woodea
Boxes. Handles. Toys. Desks and Chairs
SINCE desk 1T wholesale prices
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

Edward Greli's a capella mass. In sixteen parts
which has been sung three times by the Oratorio
Society six times counting the public rehearsals)
Is 10 De performed by the Gounod Society OF New
Haven on March o. Mr. Agramonte is the con-
cuctor OF the society.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-09-29
NEW RULE IN ChINA.
the DOwager Empress-All RefOrma.
tory Edicts OverthrOwn.

Pekin, Sept a3.-An imperial edict
just issued definitely announces that
the emperor Of China has resigned his
power to the empress (dowager en-
press, who has ordered the ministers
to deliver to her in future their official
reports. 1t is difficult to obtain relia.
BILE information at the palace in
regard to the proceedings, but the re-
cent reformatory edicts probably
caused the change While the EN-
peror was subservient and a mere
figurehead, the dowager empress
permitted him to remain in peace,
but so soon as he attempted to
act on his own initiative his
practical deposition was the result.
His principal adviser, Kang Vumoi, the
Cantonese reformer, fed, in spite Of
the vigorous attempts made to arrest
him, and 1t is said he is now on his
way to Shanghai The effect Of the
change must be great. In all proba-
bility Ii Hung Chang will be REIN
stated in power, and Russian conces-
sions will increase. The hopes Of re-
form, so ardently cherished by the in.
telligent factions Of the Chinese, are
now impossible OF fultillment.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-09-29
AGUINALDO AGAIN.


Hong Kong, Sept. 70. -Agulnaldo
sands a snecial MESSAGE To the Amer
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when IS the most s'ehincan' PUN.
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-09-29
AUGUSTUS VIEW OF IT.
says MOntejO'a Vessels at Manila We're Old
Wooden shIps-The Town IN Dewey's
Power at Daybresk.

Madrid, Sept 2S-Gen. August, the
former captain general Of the Philip
pine islands, who has just arrived at
Vitoria, Spain, from Manila, in an in
terview is quoted as discussing the
Philippine question in an interesting
manner. He is alleged to have said:
Before left Spain knew the situation in
the Philippines was grave, Senior Moret re-
marked to me that II war with the United
States broke out there would be terrible state
Of things Admiral Montejo's feet was COM
posed OF old wooden ships and they came to
Manila practically pursued by Dewey Our
batteries fred at the Americans but our guns
were mounted on false plates, and after the
first shots they became useless At
daybreak we were in the power Of
the Americans and an hour after
wards the Spanish fleet had ceased
TO exist Dewey summoned me to surrender
refused and he threatened to rae the town.
lreplied. 'Raze 1t, but so long as l live the
Spanish flag will float on the ruins Of Manila "
Then began the terrible time Of the siege and
the anguish Of the blockade Famine stared
us In the face In the meantime hostilities
were conducted throughout the provinces, but,
save In isolated cases. humanely Dewey re-
peated his summons to surrender, and again
refused Dewey then bombarded the town and
Manila surrendered.
The ministerial newspapers protest
against the supposition that the
United States will keep the Philippine
islands. They maintain that Spain's
rights to these islands are incontesta.
BILE, and that she is resolved TO de.
fend her rights with the greatest en-
ergy." The government papers also
contend tnat the terms Of the peace
protocol confirm SPANS right to the
island OF Luzon and the rest Of the
Philippine islands, and they declare
that II the United States bases Its
claim on humanity and civilization
Spain will prove that there is no
higher civilization in any Of the Asiatic
colonies than in the Spanish colonies
In Asia