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The Monticellonian., 1898-07-15
Already Rewarded.

The last joke at the expense of the French Society for the Protection of Animals is to the following effect;
 A countryman, armed with an inn mensc club, presented himself before the presidentof the society and claimed the first prize. He was asked to de- scribe the act of humanity on which h 2 founded his claim.
 ''I have saved the life of a wolf re- piled the countryman. "I might easily have killed him with this bludgeon.
 And he swung the weapon in the air, to the intense discomfort of the president
 But where was this wolff" inquired the latter. "NNhat had he done to you?'
 "He had just devoured my wife, was the reply.
 The president reflected an instant, and then said:
 My friend, am of the opinion that you have been sufficiently rewarded. - Golden Days.
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BLANGO AFTER SUPPLIES.
The Captain General Making Desperate Effort to Get supplies Through
 the Blockade.

WAsHISGfoS. July l9.-Gapt.- Blaneo is making desperate attempts to get supplies through the blockade. Inspired by the successful attempt ei the Purissima Conception to lanI sup. plies on the island of Cuba, he ia now causing to be loaded another sscdmst at Mexican port with the intention ot running the blockade and
 Bringing in Fool and Ann manition to the bcIeagured capital This is d large ship of about 3,5oo tons, and she already has taken on boantifuI sup. ply of food, and is expected to load ?. ooo GOO cartridges. The craft is be. lieyed to be the well-armed auxiliary cruiser Montevido, now at Vera Cruz. and protests have been lodged with the Mexican government by the Amer. ican consul there against the eIeuranee of the vessel
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IF WATSON WERE ONLY READY.
The American Commodore Might Have 8 Picnic in the Mediterranean
 If lie WAS Ready.

NEW YORK, JnlY 1e-A dispatch tc World from Madrid, quoting Capt. Aunon, the Spanish minister Of marine, says:
 It will take Admiral camara $ war, ships (the Pelayo and the Emperadot Carlos y ten days to reach Carteeena. where there is more safety than al Cadiz
 "The torpedo beat deslroyers the Osada, the Proserpina and the AudazJ and the auxiliary cruisers tPatriota. RaPido, Buenos Aires and Isfa de Panayl, will be back sooner and will go to Cadiz and to FerroI
 The present danger Is that it Amer ica dispatches her fastest cruisers With the Oregon, Texas, New York and Iowa, they will Wayla5 Admiral Ca mara in the Mediterranean.
 "The coast defenses will be ready in ten days.
The Monticellonian., 1898-07-15
The Swan and the Pike.

The following accident was de- scribed to me by friend who heard it from the lips of the man who saw it. My friends informant, laboring man, passed on his way to work every morn. ing a pond on which were swans One morning he saw a swan with its head under water-no unusual thing, so he thought nothing of it. The next morn. ing it was in exactly the same place and position. Still, that was not re. markable, and he passed on. On the third morning, seeing the swan in pre-. cisely the same position, he called the attention of the keeper to it. The keeper proceeded to examine, and found that the swans head had been swallowed by large pike. Both, of course, were dead.-Letter in London Spectator.
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HOW GENERA WAS FOOLED.
tiaSo In Twenty Hours, But Cot Left.

NEW YORK, July 12 "A special to the World from Portsmouth, \. H., says: Admiral Gervera's explanation to d naval officer us to why he took the fleet into Santiago was that he expected to provision and coal and get away inside of 94 hours, but this was found to be impossible owing to the tropical methods employed in handling coal. There Capt. ten. BIaneo was eommu- nicated with the presence of the two fleets in Yucatan channel and the Mindward passage was announced.
The Monticellonian., 1898-07-15
THE HONOLULU GARRISON.
The First New York Volunteers Has Been Assigned for the Time Being
 to Garrison Honolulu.

WAsHuNGToN, July 12.-Seeretary Al ger issued orders attaching the Iia- waiian islands to the military depart ment of California The First New York volunteers, Col. Barber com manding, will be assigned for the time being at the garrison at Honolulu Col. Barber is considered an especially good officer for the post Gen Otis has charge of the transportation of the troops to the island. and hopes by the 15th or lit- tie later to secure four coast vessels with a capacity of l, 200 men,
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ten days.
WOUNDED HoMEWARD BOUND.
The oIivette at Guantanamo Bay with Tive Hundred Sick and Wounded
 on Board.

GUANTANAMO BAY, July 10, p. m.- The 0livette is here ready to sail at any moment for Hampton roads with 800 sick and wounded o1 board, among them being Gen Il. $. Hawkins, Maj. O A. Brodic. Maj j. NJ. Bell Captains Thomas T. Knox, James II. McClintoclt and Nor. ton ]. Henry, and Lieutenants M, Nichols, J. R. Young, II. K. Devereau1 and ". ". Fiscus.
 It is understood here that the truce has been entended until noon on Mon day, July IL
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Two Drowned Near maryyine. Mo.

MARYVILLE, Mo-, JuIy 9.-Three miles from here the water from the swollen Nodaway river surrounded the house of James Nolan, farmer and Mrs. Nolan and her mother, Mrs. Phoebe Joslyn, were drowned Nolan made an heroic effort to rescue them, but they were caught in q barbed wire fence and he was swept away and lodred in q tree.
The Monticellonian., 1898-07-15
Everyday Philosophy.

Every man thinks of himself as a boy longer than he should.
 After a man is 30 in thinking oi eoasting he considers the walk back
 An ahmony of s9o month is worth more to woman than the average hus. band
 man who is single at 45 is no smarter iban other men, but he is lucllier tn Il most of them
 You heAr good deal about the awakening of Love. Well, every time Love is awakened Suspicion also turns over and rubs it eyes open. .-Atchisop Globe,
The Monticellonian., 1898-07-15

the old lant alap4t, batwe n the United States and the state gi Ars1@sgs, the compromise calling for q payment fr5tn the latter of Sl5O- 213t dispensing with proof of loyalty during the late War q prerequisite in bounty land appi- cation where proof otherwise shows title; abol- iShing the distinction between offered and un- offered, the reconsideration Of the patent Sys- tenn; creating a commission to revise the stat utes relating 10 Iaten,s and trade-marksi re- moving the disability imposed by section l of the fourteenth amendment to the constltu- tion here uforc incureds allowing 2ss0J0 for the relief of the book agents of the Methodist Episcopal church south for damages during the war 533) l5l for the heirs of John Roach, the Philadelphia shipbuilder for work on the cruisers Chicago, Boston and Atlanta S2s l6J likewise for the dispatch boat Dolphin; 69 55o to the Richmond Locomotive and Machine works for damages and losses in the conStiuc- tiOn of the battleship Texas.
 Late in the session a general bankruptcy law was enacted providing for voluntary and in voluntary bankruptcy.
 Bills That Failed.
 Many important measures were agitated which never passed. These included the movement to either modify or overthrow the civil-serviee system, which brought out investigations, numerous conferences and committee sessions. and acrimonious de- bate on the floor Of both houses, but finally was lOstin the war excitement. The Loud DlI to create a basis of second-class mail matter was killed in the house in March. The person. nei Of the navy bill. reorganizing the entire naval service was reported to the house, but went over until the next session. Banking and currency legislation proposing general reform in the existing scheme reported from com mittcc, but never reached consideration in the house.
 The Teller resolution declaring for payment of the national bonds in silver well as gold was passed by the senate by a vote of 4 to y, but was defeated in the house. Statehood bills for New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma were killed in committee. An .immgration bill re- quirins ability to read and write on the part Of those 6 years old passed the senate, but did not reach vote in the house. The anti-scalpus bill. prohibiting ticket brokerage, was reported in both houses, but went over to the next session. The free homes amendment to the Indian ap- propriation bill, giving over 2O0)0,0oJ acres Of public lands as free homes for settles, was finally compromised on two years extension Of payment for such lands.
The Monticellonian., 1898-07-15
Batteries En Route to Tampa.

WAsHINaToN, July 12.-Baltery c, commanded by Capt Il. k. Lemley, and Battery NJ. Capt. NJ. M. MeGomb, Seventh artillery, stationed at Fort Myer, Va, left here on special train this afternoon for Tampa, Fla, to await further orders. They are ex- pected to proceed to Cuba. Each com mand has l13 men, six guns. loo horses and full equipment of snofetess pow der
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After the rittshurg { Gulf.

TEXARKANA, Ark, July 9 9-Attorney General Crane, of Texas, has filed suit in the district court of Bowie county, Tex, asking for the forfeiture of the charter of the Kansas City, Pittsburg tS Gulf railroad. This action is based on requirements that the company maintain it's general offices in the state of Texas The penalty asked for is 5000, 600 damages. besides an additional damage of s5,ooo per day following the fling of the suit.
The Monticellonian., 1898-07-15
Sick Soldiers Are sent Back Home.

r7fVFt TTE7TTIr'
 SAN FRANCISCO, July 9-Seven of the soldiers who left here on the sec ond expedition to Manila are back at Camp Merritt, having returned on the Rio Janeiro They got as far as Homo lulu, where the regimental surgeons ordered them back on account of physical disability. Four are from a Nebraska volunteer regiment and three are regular army men.
The Monticellonian., 1898-07-15
Flint Glass Workers in Session.

EVANSVILLE, O., July 12.-The twen. ty- first annual convention of the Flint Glass Workers of America and Canada convened here for an eleven days ses- sion, President Wm. Smith, of Pitts. burgh. presiding.
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win Not reed Lazy Cubnns.

WASHINGTON, July 9-The war de-
 partment officials express no surprise at the action of one of the American generals with Shatter's army in re- fusing to extend rations to some of the Cubans because of their refusal to do menial work as required of them. A separate account of all food fur nished to the Cubans is to be kept by the army officials so that at the end of the war an intelligent statement of the subject may be given to the public
The Monticellonian., 1898-07-15
DIspatches from sampson.

Several telegrams were received at the navy department over night from Admiral Samson It is said they did not relate to the attack on Santiago but touched the organizaton of Wat son $ expedition, and the movement of certain transports which had been the object of inquiry.
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Arrived with Rapoftt from sampson.

WASHINGTON, July l2.- Ensign Pal mer has arrived in Washington, bring. ing with him a series of reports from Admiral Sampson, including the re- ports of his subordinate officers de- scribing the engagement resulting the in destruction of Cervera's squadron.
The Monticellonian., 1898-07-15
National Whist Congress.

BOSTON, July 19.- Owing to the non' arrival of number of delegates to the national whist congress it was de- eided to postpone the opening of the council until Tuesday, at II o'clock. The congress will continue all tho week.
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Tn .Inin Gen. Miles.

CHARLESTON, $. C., July 12.-Gen. Collazo, of Gen. Gareias staff, has ar rived here from Tampa, and sails on the next transport to join Gen. Miles.
 No transports have arrived up to noon, and no troops have embarked
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Glass Workers Convention.

PIrrsBrRGH, Pa, July 19 The na. tional window-glass workers conven- ton met here to-day to consider the wage question. but President Burns, who has opposed the holding of the convention. was not present.
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REVISED CASUALTY LIST.
Corrected Report Of the Killed, Wounded and Missing In the Recent
 Engagements.

WAsHINGroN, ,Julyl2. -Adjt--Gen. Cor. bin received from Gen. Shafter re. vised and corrected report of tine casu. alties before Santiago on July |, 2 and 3. It slightly increases the number of kill and wounded as given in his first report, and is as follows: Killed, 23 officers, 2oo men; wounded, s0 officers I023 men; miss. ing, sl Total, l,525. Gen Shattcr is of the opinion that the numberof miss ing will be reduced somewhat.
The Monticellonian., 1898-07-15
Arrival of Gen. iIenry's Division.
The Refugees :st Fl eaaey.
some of SehIey,- Compliments.

orr AGtAUoEHs, GUBA, July 10, via KlzGsroS, Jamaica. July Il The Brook Iyn, Indiana and Texas, under Commodore schiev, began the bonn bardment of the city of Santiago at 5;I5 p. m., in obedience to q request from Gen. Shafter, conveyed by d signal from tho shore
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Hombarded for an Hour.

The warships lined up from east to west, a quarter of a mile from shore, and fired over the limestone cliffs that came down to the sea and hide the city, five miles distant. The bombardment was continued for one hour,
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DISPATCHES FROM SKATER.
Dispatches from the Commander of the Army in Cuba Made Public by the
 War Department.

WAsHTNGToS, July IL The war de- partment made public three dispatches from Gen. Shafter, received during the early hours and at about 1 p, ID.
 The following was received at 1:3o
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Volunteer. Want the War to Continue.

MApRtD.JulyI yI9.-Tt is said tCap Gen. Blanco has cabled to Madrid dt- elariug that the volunteer army ir Cuba wished the war to continue, at troops hope to secure victories.
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4 Killing Confessed.

MILWAUKEE, July PA special to the Wisconsin from Neillsville, Wis, says: C. Leupxe, farmer, gave him. self up to Sheriff Page and confessed to the killing of Ed Webster with a club Webster, Leuplle claims, tried to induce his wife to leave him.
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Co-operatien by the Navy.

PLAYA DEI. ESTE, July 1o.-The navy has promised after the bombardment begins to get close to the harbor with some of their light draft boats. If the bombardment tomorrow is not quickly conclusive, they will make the attempt. As soon as IIenry,s endorsements ar rive we can surround the town and can knock it to pieces with our light guns. Capt Goodrich of the St. Louis assisted me very ably in disembarking troops.
 Twenty minutes later the fol-
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Conference at the White House.

WAsHlzaroN. July l2 President kinley, Acting Secretary of St4 Moore, and H. Gambea the EfgH ambassador, held conference at White House
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prInce Victor Emanuel oR ItaIN

SARATOGA, N. Y., July l2.-Prfnce Victor Emanuel of Italy, accompanied by Count Garpenette, have arrived here from Bar lIarbor They viii remain several days before going 10 Newport
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Have Not Resumed work.

PANA, ul.,July 19.- seveea Ha6# union miners continue ta sare5uH three mines here 10 intercept Ha#=lH miners. None have yetrcsumca aafz
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strike Practically nroken.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, July 12.-Thc strike of the coal miners in the third pool is practically broken, and most of the men have returned to their work with out obtaining the district price.
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hered from These Reports
It IS Gathe
Retreat Toward 1Ianzan.lIo

over the road traversed by the rein foreements that last reached Santiago. Now, however, Shafter reports that he expects to complete his lines to-day, presumably using for the purpose the endorsements which reached him Saturday and sunday, and it is ex- pected that the attack will be no longer delayed.
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A Norwegian Freight steamer Captured.

NEW YORK. July l2 X special to the Journal from Playa del Este, dated sunday, says that the Norwegian freight steamer Bratton was captured that day by the Brooklyn She had on board a cargo of supplies for Santiago sent by merchants at Kingston and Port Antonio on speculation. She was tied up until the fleet enters Santiago
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STARTERS MOVEMENTS.
According to Programme He Should be Bombarding th2 Span
 iards at Santiago.
HE IS SUBJECT TO BUT ONE CONDITION.
The spaniards at Santiago Must Not be Per mitted to Escape Gen. Shafter Expect ed to Have His Reinforcements Sc Placed that Every Avenue of Retreat Would be Barred.

WASHINGTON, July 11.-Notice from Gen. Shafter to the effect that he pro- posed to begin the assault and bonn bardment of Santiago intensified the interest with which the news from the front is being awaited at the war de- partment, and there were many in- Guiries at the office of the adjutant- general, beginning in the early morn- ing, for the latest dispatches To all of these but one answer was returned:
 Gen. shafter Given Free Hand.
 "Gen. Shafter had been given a free hand to deal with the situation, sub ject to but one condition, namely, that the Spaniards in Santiago must be cap tured, and he had not informed the war department as to the details of his plans further than was indicated in the dispatches received from him sunday The belief here is that the affair of Sunday was of little impor- tance, being perhaps but feint on the part of the Spaniards
 To Uncover the American Batteries. or to discover some weak spot which might be made the point of attack in "A sortie when 1t comes to that. The of- feials here dc not conceal their appre- hension that the enemy may escape from Santiago unde" cover of darkness, and are consequently relieved each day when the dispatches from the front show that they still occupy the town. The president himself was so much concerned over
 The Possible Escape of the Spanish Force, that he directed the sending of explicit orders to Gen. Shafter to prevent it at all hazards. This fact, taken in con nection with the generals dispatches of sunday, formed the basis of the opinion expressed at the war depart ment Sunday that Shafter's attack would not be made immediately.
 It Is Gathered from These Reports that he had not succeeded in extend ing his lines clear around the city, and it was feared that if he begun the at tack before completing the circnmval- iation, the enemy under the strength of his attack might escape through the northwest section and
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THE NODE 0f oO1G1E5S.
The Session Just Closed One of the Most Notable in Amer
 ican History.
WAR LEGISLATION TIE MAIN FEAWRE.

Vast sums Appropriated and Important Measures Adopted for the Prosecution of the Conflict with Spain Hawaiian Annexation Accomplished Other LAWS Enacted Measures that Failed.
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To IIse Cervera,s Gnns.

NEW YORK, July 9.-A dispatch from sampson's fleet says: Half of the guns on Cervera's vessels are found to be in good condition, and some of them are being removed to the American fleet. Holes several feet in diameter were made in the sides of the Almrante Oquendo and the Infanta Maria Te- resa by the American shells.
 Plaudit, the great three-year old race horse, was sold in New York 10 oSidney Paget for S25, ,000
 The St. Joseph Mo9 city council has passed an ordinance imposing a tax of S500 on trading check concerns.
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NnNal KeserVe KeorniLa.

CHICAGO, July le e-Sixtg.eight naval reserves recruited by Lieut- Communal CT Vail left for New York over tbs Pennsylvania road
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SITUATION Al SANTIAGO.
How the Spaniards are Pairing, aa Gathered from Deserters
 to Our Lines.
SITUATION IS BAD, BUT NOT HOPELESS.

Enough Food for Present Needs, Health Generally Cool, and Wii Make Good Ffght-Are Shy Five Thousand yolun- teers- Departure of Force of Five Hundred Cavalry.
The Monticellonian., 1898-07-15

AT GEN. SHAFrERs HEADQUARTERS, July 10, VIA PoRr ANTONIO, July It. Deserters from the spanish ranks this morning included q non-commissioned officer. He said that the situation in Santiago was bad, but by no means hopeless from the Spanish point of view. He said the troops had food enough fer their present needs, were in good health, and would make good fight when they were called upon. He said the men were given four dollars each on Saturday. and as it was the first money they had received in many months,
The Monticellonian., 1898-07-15
PROPOSITIONS RIJE5IED.
Only Unconditional Surrender the Instruction from the Presi-
 dent to Gen. Shafter.
TERMS ARE REJECTED BY GEN. T0R4L.
Achievements Have Arrived for shafter and lie Has strong Force of Artillery in Position Gen. Henry's Division will Help to Materially Strengthen the American Lines,

GEN. SKATERS IIEADQU Near SANTIAGO, July 10, via KINGSTON, Ja- maica, July 11.-At 30 this morning, Gen. Shafter notified Gen. Toral, the Spanish commander, that, by President Mckinley's direction, the Spanish prop. osition to surrender. if the garrison were allowed to leave Santiago with its side arms, was rejected and that the United States would accept no terms but immediate and unconditional sur render.
 Gen. Toral Rejects the Terms.
 Gen. Toral, at 2:45 p. m, replied in q brief note that lie rejeeted President MckinIey's proposal, anl would con sent to no other terms than those of fered by himself.
 At 3:l5 D. m Gen. Sbafter notified Gen. ToraI Shat the armistiee would be terminated and hostilities resumed at four o'clock. At the same time he is- sued instructions to each of the divis= ion commanders to prepare for fresh attack on the Spanish works. These orders were promulgated from Agua- dores to Fl GEHey.
 Prepared to Open the Ball
 When the courier let with this dis patch, inst before foar o'clock, the artillery was preparing to open on he Spaniards al the end oz th" aru.st ce. The dynamite gun Had been trained oa the spanish bl9cishoa>e With such q b solute precision that the first snot would ob.iterate il.
 The American soldiers will sleep in the trenches tonight.
 Plenty of Artillery in Position.
 Eight batteries ofIigbt artillery will be in position 1t midnight, and the siege guns just landed, viii be ready for action ii ten o'clock Monday morn ing.
 Gen. Shafter said to q correspondent this afternoon:
 Arrival of Gen. uenry's Division.
 Cen Henry and his division are now landing al Juragaa, and are com ing up is rapidly as possible Our lines can not be made more effective. bat if the chance offers to increase our strength. will take advantage oft.
 - shall not be surprised if we have Santiago n three days
 The Refugees :.t II Ganey
 At Ei Caney there are 10000 luiscr- able refugees from Santiago old men, women and children. whom tae span ish have permitted to go to out lines t8 get food The plight of these helpless people is heartrending Tae Ameri- cans are doing all they can for them $
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" ounded.

Lieut.. N. J. Lutz, Second infantry. Private Charles Jenks, Company A, Second infantry.
 Private Charles Lentlli, Company B, Second infantry
 Private Nelson Gilbert, Jr., Twenty first infantry
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Kegiment for nonolnln Not Yet seI

SAN FRANCISCO, July 12-Maj Gen. Otis is authority for the statement that the regiment 10 be stationed at Houo- lulu had not yet beeu selected.
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They We're Feeling Cheerful.

The water supply for the Spanish troops is getting quite bad, and the amount of it is somewhat limited, al. though up to this time there has been no serious distress on this account.
 Desertions from the ranks of the Spanish volunteers continue, and it is now said that fully 5000 men who agreed to fight for Spain are out of the city.
 Five Hundred Cavalry Left the City.
 A party of aoo cavalry left the city Sunday morning, marching in the di- rection of IIolguin. The Spanish in- fantry have removed all light articles from the trenches to facilitate their movements in case the abandonment of the city is determined upon.
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Killed.

Capt Charles w Rowcll, Second in- fantry,
 Private Peter Nelson, Company A, Second infantry.