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leans rallied and repulsed the Spaniards
after desperate fighting, the American ire
breaking the Spanish center. The Spaniards
charged again. but were forced to retreat
to the jungle, where they kept a heavy
fire on one of the roads leading to the
American trenches in order to prevent re-
Inducements from arriving. The First Cali
fornia Regiment and the Utah Battery
came to the rescue through a whitening
fire and never wavered, though several were
wounded aad Captain Richter was killed.
THE Spaniards charged several times, but
they were met by a steady fire from the
infantry and by shrapnel from the Utah
Battery, so that eventually they retreated
to Malate fort with loss, it is reported,
of three hundred killed and a thousand
wounded, though the report is probably ex-
aggerated.
1.-THE insurgents rendered no assistance,
but retreated on the first shot 1t is be-
lieved hat General Aguinaldo, aware of the
Spanish intentions, moved his men away.
On Aug. ] the Spaniards made two weak
attacks. and were easily repulsed. On Aug.
they made another attack when one was
killed and eleven wounded. On the Sd there
was a cannonade all day.
THE electric lights were extinguished in
Manila at night. The Americans. though
under arms, dc not attack the city. The
Spanish loss in the minor attacks is not
known.
''Mr. Williams, formerly United States
consul at Manila, has called the leaders in
fifteen provinces of the Philippines to a
conference, from which good results are
hoped"
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Indiana Obituary.

GREENWOOD, Ind, Aug. 9.-The funeral
of the late Mrs. Rebecca Rose, who died at
Bethany Park on last Sunday, was held at
the Mount Pleasant Christian Church this
afternoon, and was very largely attended.
The sermon was preached by Rev. L. l..
Carpenter, of Wabash, president of Bethany
Assembly. Mrs. Rose was eighty-two years
old She had been a member of the Chris
tan Church for sxty-eight years, and had
lived in this part of Indiana for more than
forty years
SHELBYvILLE, Ind, Aug. 9.-David
HILL one of the best known colored men of
southern Indiana, died in this city this
morning after a brief illness. Mr.. Hill was
born a slave in North Carolina over eighty
years ago. He paid for his freedom by do
ing extra work on his masters plantation.
He came to this city in 1855 and learned his
trade In his younger days he had more
than a state reputation as hunter.
GREENSBURG, Ind, Aug. 9.-John w.
Pohlman, ST., died last evening of paralysis.
The deceased for many years was manager
of the Greensburg Carriage Company.
Previously he was a travelling salesman for
a Cincinnati buggy company, where he re-
sided and was well known. He was an Odd
Fellow.
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PANIC IN MANILA.
Terror Caused by Shells Falling In
| the City-Many Casualties.

Copyright 1885, by the Associated Press)
MANILA, Aug. 3, via Hong Kong, Aug.
9.-Thc rumor is current here that the in
surgents, fearful that peace will be con-
Guided between Washington and Madrid,
and that the Americans will withdraw from
the Philippines, are consequently the more
strenuous in their desires and efforts to
capture Manila. Sunday night there was a
heavy bombardment with heavy modern
shells. Il is generally believed in the city
that the Americans assisted, and the papers
publish lists of Americans alleged to have
been killed, including some names of rank.
There is also a report that half of the
Americans have succumbed to fever, and
this statement with others like it encour-
ages the Spaniards to maintain their sui
cidal resistance.
On sunday many shots entered the town.
Several reached the citadel itself and it is
reported that some ladies were killed. There
was frightful panic inside the walls, women
and children shrieking and praying in their
terror the whole night through One shot
caused twenty casualties at the Luneta bat
terry, another exploded at the Maate bar
racks, killing five. The troops turned out
just in time to save Malate fort and The
magazine. The insurgents Showered large
and small shots with such precision that
Tie SdIIlSOu DeueNSI the WHOlc
army and fleet were concentrating their
fire. Many Spaniards had previously re-
solved to cease fighting the moment the
Americans began, but the insurgents have
subsidized and the folt has been reinforced
from the barracks. The total Spanish iusses
are probably a hundred, bat many houses
have been seriously damaged
On Monday evening there was furious
fuslllade in every direction. Telephone in
quiries were sent out from headquarters to
various Outposts. No answer was received
from FL Pace, and accordingly a squad of
horsemeE FASTENED thither. In the dark
ness and storm Sentries fired and wounded
two. Probably in the panic they imagined
that the horsemen were Americans. A few
such nights would drive the Spaniards in
side the CITADEL and then there would be the
CHASTITY prospect of prolonged devastation
and slaughter, with the inevitable destruc-
ton of the town and it's inhabitants unless
the Americans fastened to close in.
Sunday 1,5O0 houses at Tunda were burned
and flames, driven by strong gale, threat
ened the whole of Manila, but they were
finally eXtinguished, mainly through the eff
forts of the fire brigade organized by the
British merchants at Manila.
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MONTERREY AT CAvITE.
The Monitor and Three Transports
Complete Their Long TrfD


SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. "a cablegram
to the Call from Cavite, dated Aug. 6,
says: Three transports which sailed from
San Francisco with General Merritt, but
which were delayed at Honolulu, arrived to-
day. The monitor Monterey also arrived.
The American forces engaged the enemy be-
fore Malate on last Sunday night and COM
PEELED them to retreat with heavy losses.
Our troops lost thirteen killed and forty
seven wounded. 1t has been impossible to
ascertain the exact losses of the Spanish.
The fighting lasted four hours"
A special to the Examiner from Manila
dated July 81, via HongKong, Aug. g. says:
"A heavy engagement took place between
the American and Spanish forces at Malate.
The Spanish made an attack, attempting to
turn our right. After an hours fighting
they were repulsed. Our loss was nine
killed and forty-four wounded. The Span
ish loss was upward of two hundred killed
and three hundred wounded. Our volun-
teers made glorious defense against over
three thousand of an attacking force. The
battle ragged for three hours
Sergeant Maurice Justa, the only Cali
fornian killed at Malate was employed by
a local wholesale clothing firm before he
went to the war. He was twenty-four
years old and native of this city He
was the first California volunteer accepted
by the examining surgeons.
Captain Reinholdt Richter, who was
wounded, is a native of Australia, aged
forty-eight years. He joined the regular
army in 1880. being discharged with the rank
of first sergeant of Battery d, First Artil-
lery U. s. A, in March, 1885. He entered
the National Guard of California in July,
1889, and was retired as first lieutenant of
Battery B, First Artillery, Sept 1, 1894. In
March, 1890, he was reelected captain of
Company 1, First Infantry, at the head of
which he went to Manila
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SEVERAL DESPERATE CHARGES.
spantards Repuised Each Time by the
Heavy Fire of Americans.


HONG-KONG. Aug. 9.-The German
steamer Petrarch. which left Manila on
Aug. ., arrived here to-day and brought the
nrst news Of a severe engagement between
the Spaniards and Americans near Manila.
The Americans were victorious and lost only
eleven men killed and had thirty-seven
men wounded. The Spanish losses are not
known, but they are reported to have been
heavy. The insurgent forces remained neu-
traL The attack was made on the Amer
lean camp between Cavite and Manila dur
Ing the night of July 81. The Spaniards.
who numbered over 1900 men, made several
desperate charges on the American lines.
put each time the fire of the American
troops drove the Spaniards back and finally
broke the Spanish center and the enemy re-
treated Later, however, the Spaniards
made a second attack, but were again re-
pulsed and retreated into the bush, keeping
up an incessant fire on the roads leading to
Manila, over which they apparently expect
ed the American troops to advance. Some
estimates place the Spanish losses at over
nve hundred men killed and wounded. Dur
ing the fighting the rebels remained neutral.
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STRIPPED FOR ACTION.
Dewey's Ships Ready to Assist Mer-
ritt's Men in Capturing Manila.

ritt's Men in Capturing Manila.
NEW YORK, Aug. "a copyrighted dis
patch to the World dated Manila, Aug. a.
via Hong Kong, Aug. O. says:
The United States monitor Monterey ar
rived here to-day. Manila will fall soon
as the monitor Monadnock comes here. She
is expected by next Thursday.
Admiral Dewey's ships are stripping for
action
Owing to the high wind and heavy seas
the troops of the third expedition have not
yet landed Two lighters were capsized in
the attempts and three natives were
drowned
Immediately after the arrival of the ex-
petition General Merritt organized all his
forces for an attack on Manila The troops
were formed into one division under COM
mand of General Anderson. The division is
composed of two brigades. The first under
General Macarthur is made of the Twenty
third and Fourteenth Regular Infantry, and
the Wyoming, North Dakota, Idaho and
Minnesota Volunteers and the Astor Bat
terry The Second Brigade, under command
of General Greene, is composed of the
Eighteenth Regular Infantry. Third Artil-
lery, Engineers. Signal Corps, and Califor-
MIA Colorado, Nebraska, Pennsylvania Vol
unteers and the Utah Battery The two
brigades number 5000 men. Oregon troops
garrison Cavite.
Admiral Dewey's fleet commands the
trenches and camps of the Spaniards.
The situation in Manila is critical. The
lights of the city are extinguished. All meats
are exhausted The defenses are Gordon of
trenches. two batteries of nine six-inch guns
each, the latter on the Cavite side. The big
guns are directly in front.
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J LIKE YOUTHS ON A PICNIC.
Englishman Impressed with the Nom
cbaiant Demeanor of Americans.

Non.
cbainnt DemeanOr of Americans.
LONDON, Aug. 10.-The correspondent of
the Times at Cavite, under date of Aug.
says: Yesterday 1 visited Camp Dewey
ana the American intrenchments before Ma
late. Captain Grant and Captain Young. of
the Utah Artillery. were busily throwing up
advanced earthworks for guns, under pro-
lection of the Nebraska volunteers. From
the upper floor of European house form
ing an alignment with the earthworks
was observing the Spanish positions. when
a Nebraska sharp shooter beside me fired
the first shot discharged by the Americans
at the Spaniards, who were crouching into
the forward trench This was contrary to
General Merritts orders. He had forbidden
an aggressive attitude unless the Spaniards
advanced. The insurgents now in force in
land on the right of the American lines
also opened fire, the Spahiards replying
briskly with quick-firing guns and rifles
but their shooting high and their shots
fell half a mile beyond the intrenchments.
where Colorado volunteer picket was hit
by Mauser bullet
Personally / was impressed by the nom
chalant demeanor of the Americans in the
fighting line. They We're like high spirited
youths on a picnic. While groups lying in
the second line were playing cards. Had
the Spaniards. who were maccountably
nonaggressive during the American landing
and advance, dropped shrapnel from MaIate
fort, they would have wrought terrible
havoc, one house, forming a conspicuous
mark. being within easy gun range.
1.-The return to camp was exciting, but
effected without mishap. The natives fol-
low the American advance, occupying the
houses within the fighting line. General
AguinaIdos guerrillas caused the Ameri-
cans considerable trouble. While / was in
camp information was received that party
Of California volunteers engaged in telling
timber had been arrested by the insurgents.
Colonel Smith. under General Green's in
Btructions. ordered out an armed detach-
meut, which released the prisoners and
brought the insurgents into Camp Dewey.
General Greene sent a message TO General
AguinaIdo saying that If the Americans
were further molested he would disarm the
whole Philippines.
THE third expedition reports that Lieut..
Kerr. Of the engineers. died during the soy-
age Of spinal meningitis. There are many
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Philadelphia Record.

Probably the swiftest way to naturalize
and make thoroughly good citizens of the
natives of Porto Rico would be TO send
thither an army of Yankee schoolmasters
When the schoolmasters should have taught
them to talk English ana to read English
they would soon acquire such knowledge OF
our laws and customs as would thoroughly
indoctrinate them with the love of regu-
lated and rational freedom. Our task in
Cuba will be much more difficult The
Cubans have no idea of being Anglicized,
and as we have undertaken to make them
independent, we are precluded from ifnpos-
ing upon them our language or laws.
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OBITUARY..
Frank A. Briggs, North Dal<Ota's Pop
uiar Young Governor.

BISMARCK, N. D., Aug. Ex-Governor F.
Briggs, of North Dakota, died to-day of con-
sumption. J. M. Devine is lieutenant gov
ernor.
two years ago to be chief executive of North
Dakota, having previously been the auditor
He was a young man and very popular, but
his health was much broken and he was
compelled to spend several months in Cali
fornia seeking to recuperate. Before going
to North Dakota he was resident of Min
neapolis. Last year he announced that be-
cause of i'll health he would not be candi-
date for denomination at the Republican
state convention, but as his health seemed
to improve his friends urged his candidacy.
However the day before the recent state
convention it was announced finally that he
would not again be a candidate, and it had
been thought he would soon as his term
ended, seek to regain his health on the
Pacific coast.
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Manila to BE Taken soon.

MANILA BAY, Aug. 4, via HongKong,
Aug. 9.-The long-expected monitor Mon
terey with the collier Brutus, arrived this
morning during gale. Much relief is felt
by Admiral Dewey and General Merritt,
and there is intense enthusiasm throughout
the fleet and among the troops. The cap
ture of Manila is now only a question of a
few days necessary to land the troops of
the third division from the United States
transports Indiana, Morgan City, Erie, Va
lencia and City of Para, which arrived In
Manila bay on Sunday afternoon, July 81.
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MARSHALL MURDER TRIAL.
One of the Alleged Slayers of Mrs.
StOItz Faces Jury.

StOItz Faces a Jury.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WINCHESTER, Ind, Aug. 9.-The case
against Samuel H. Marshall, jointly indict-
ed with Albert Musser for the murder of
Louisa Stolz, at Portland, last February,
was called for trial here this morning be-
fore Judge A. o. Marsh. The larger part
of the day was spent in selecting jury.
The defendant has asked for a continuance,
which the court has under Amusement The
case is exciting much interest in this part
of the State, both on account of the prom
inence of the victim and the circumstances
surrounding the murder.
Mrs. Stoltz was a wealthy widow, who
lived alone in a cottage in Portland. ON
Feb. II she was not seen about the house,
and late in the afternoon an investigation
was made and her body found, the police
having received an anonymous postal card
telling of the murder. She had been tied
and gagged and her head covered with a
bandana and blue-dotted handkerchief
She had been dead for twelve or fourteen
hours The house had been thoroughly ran
sacked, and about $1,000 stolen. Bill jarrett
was arrested on story related by Tom
Head, Portland character of shady re-
pute, but afterward released. HerSchel La
Toilette and Frank Cullom then came under
suspicion, the former because the postal
card received the afternoon the old lady
was found resembled the printing done by
him on fences, telephone poles and other
places, and Cullom from the fact that he
had few fresh scratches on his face. Both
were discharged. but month afterward a
visit was made to La Follette's home by
two officers, and at the knock at the door
La Toilette cut his throat with razor.
The officers made a rush up the stairway,
but they came too late, for their intended
prisoner was a corpse. Pinkerton detectives
and others were put on the case and re-
ward of 81 600 was offered by the admins
f4.atO Of tnn fNf nit Ia Of
the heirs. Mrs. Catherine Cowan of Gin
cinnau, and Charles Miller. living near this
city. The effort to find the murderers had
almost been abandoned, when word was re-
ceived from Terre Haute, which cast sus-
picion toward Samuel H. Marshall and his
partner Albert Musser. Marshall had
worked at different paper mills in the gas
belt. Musser Is a product of Adams county.
coming from near Geneva. The former was
at East St. Louis After being brought
back and Nhjls at Alexandria. Musser at
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AFTER THIRTY YEARS.
Edward Green, on Death Bed, Pays
for Neighbours Calf He Had Killed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Aug. 9.-Thirty years ago
Edward Green lived on farm adjoining
Berry James's land, in Dick Johnson town
ship One day one of James's calves got into
Green's ccrnfield Green become furious and
threw the calf over a high fence and it
landed back on Janes's farm with a broken
neck. This incensed James and he knocked
Green down as soon as he saw him. Green
retaiated by having James arrested and
fined for assault. James, of course. couldn't
prove that Green killed the calf and so never
got satisfaction.
subsequently Green moved to Seattle.
Wash where he resided until his death
few days ago. When his physicians in
formed him that the end was near, he called
his lawyer and had him write James an
apology for killing his calf thirty years ago
and inclosed check for $50, which covered
the fine and interest to date James had
long forgotten the incident and when he re-
ceived the letter to-day he read it several
times before he could understand its pur-
port.
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ANOTHER STORY OF THE FIGHT.
Spanish Loss Placed at 300 KILLED and
1000 Wounded.

HONG-KONG. Aug. s.-Dispatches from
Cavite under date of Aug. report that Ma
Mia was then still Spanish" These dis
patches say: "At 1880 p. m. on Sunday
three thousand Spaniards attacked the
American camp near Malate. assaulting the
trenches occupied by the Tenth Pennsylva-
MIA Regiment. Battery X and Battery A.
Utah. and two other companies of Pennsyl-
vania troops. They charged the American
right and nearly succeeded in cutting off
the Pennsylvania companies, but the Amer
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NAIL STRIKERS ORGANIZE.
Men Fighting the Trust Preparing for
Long Struggle.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Aug. 9.-Joe Tegge,
representing the nailers; John Carter, rep
resenting the wire drawers, and George
Wilder representing the galvanizing men,
have been selected by the men who are out
of the Wire Nail Trust mills at this point
as a committee to join the committees from
Cleveland and other points, which, acting
as a committee of the whole, will have ma
tional direction of the strikes of all trust
mills. Every mill is to be thus represented.
To this the rod workers, who are going out
now will add their representatives. This
board will direct every movement, and will
issue orders to workmen the same as the
trust does to it's superintendents. The man.
agement of the strike will be left entirely to
them. About GO per cent. of the men in all
plants are now out. The rod mill operators
are also coming out, and the plants are be-
ing tied up The carpenters, fathers and
other national labor unions are issuing or
ders to unions all over the country to boy
colt trust mills. 1t begins to look as if the
trust would be compelled to give in and
withdraw it's wage reductions
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Prehistoric Mounds leased.

Special 20 the Indianapois Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Aug. 9.-The famous
Indiana prehistoric mounds. just east Of
this city, owned by the Bronnenburgs, were
taken on a ten-year lease for 81, 500 per an
mum tonight by w. r. Covert and E. S.
Allbright,s of ST. Louis. They have an OPP
ton OF purchase at any time for g, 900, and
it is their intention to buy. The mounds
have been pronounced by Smithsonian In
mounds in the country. They will be con-
verted into a park and cottages will be
built. 1t will also be made the home of the
National Anti-Spiritualist Association.
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ITHACA, N. Y, Aug. 9.-Mrs. Margaret
Fallon. said to be III years old, was to-day
buried at Kings Ferry, Cayuga county. She
is survived by nine children, eighteen grand
children and a large number of great-grand-
children Her oldest daughter is eighty and
her Oldest son scventy-five years of age.
Careful inquiry into the records of Lus-
muth parish, Kings county, Ireland, show
that she was born in the year 1871. Two
of her sons fought in the civil war, one in
the Union and the other in the Confederate
army There was large gathering of her
descendants at her funeral to-day.
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FIRE At POWDER WORKS
INDIANA PLANT AT FONTANET MAR
ROWLY ESCAPES DESTRUCTION.
Alleged Portland Murderer of Widow
StOItz on Trial at Winchester
Other State News,
Special to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Aug. "a fire at
the Fontanet powder mill to-day attracted
a crowd from the surrounding country
which watched the fight between the flames
and the men who were trying to prevent
them reaching the building in which the
explosives were stored. struggle of more
than an hour ended in victory for the men
at the last moment. Three buildings were
destroyed. The crowd left the scene dis
appointed at not seeing a. great display of
fireworks Loss 81 900. The soda house, the
largest of the series of buildings belonging
to the plant, was destroyed. Great quaint
ties of soda used in the manufacture Of
explosives were stored in this house.
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Indiana Notes.

The first annual fair of the Bartholomew
County Agricultural Association opened at
Columbus yesterday.
Representatives of the colored Knights of
Pythias of Indiana are in session at Rich
mond, each district of the State being rep
resented. Among those present is James c..
Ross, of Savannah, Ca, supreme chancellor
of the colored knights
The teachers of Rush county are holding
an institute this week. State Superintendent
D. M. Geeting delivered the opening adj
dress, and President Joseph Swain, of In
are DR.. Andrew Stephenson, of De PAW;
Prof w. c. Barnhart, of Rushville, and
Miss Leila Partridge of Lansdowne, Pa.
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VIII Look for Minerals.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The officials Of
the Geological Survey are of the opinion
that the Philippine islands may be rich in
coal and petroleum deposits, and say that
it is known gold is to be found there 1t
has been decided to make an examination of
the mineral deposits of the islands. and DR..
George F. Baker of the. Geological Sur
vey, will proceed TO Manila as soon as posi-
BILE He will be taken care of by the mill
tary and naval departments while travelling
and during his stay in the Philippines.