The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-10


to Disease.
WASHINGTON. D. c.,August 9,--The
war department to-day received the fol-
lowing cablegram from Hong Kong:
Adiutant General, washington:
MeArthurs' troops arrived S1st No
endemic of sickness. Five deaths.
Lieutenant Kerr, engineer, died of spl-
nal meningitis. Landing at camp de-
layed on account of high surf. To gain
approach to city Greene's outposts were
advanced to continue line from the
Canine Real to beach on Sunday night.
Spanish attacked sharply. Artillery out
posts behaved well. Held position. Not
necessary to call our brigade. Spanish
loss rumored heavy. Our loss killed;
Tenth Pennsylvania, John Brady, Wal
Ter f. Brown, william E. Brinton, ia
cob Hull, Jesse Moss, William stIllwa-
goa; First California, Maurice Just;
Third artillery, Ell Dawson; First Col
orado, Fred spr!ngsiead.
Seriously wounded: Tenth Pennsyl-
vanIa. sergeant Alva Walter; Privates
Lee snyder. Victor Holmes, c, S. cnr-
ter, Arthur johnson; First California,
Captain r. Richter; Private c.. j. Ed
wards; Third artillery. Privates Charles
Winfield j. I'. McEl.oih. Thirly-eight
slightly wounded.
(Slgred.) MERRITT.
WASHINGTON. D. C. August o.
Lieutenant Robert D. Kerr. whose
death was reported to-day by General
Merritt, who appointed to West Point
,Gra Green Bank, Pocahontas county,
" Va. and was graduated In April
~ lie acd his class might participate In
the wa: Lieutenant Kerr was assigned
10 the engineer corps. Two members OF
his class were killed at Santiago.
SAN FRANCISCO. August IA spe-
CIai TO thc Examiner from Manila. dated
JuY 81, via ffons Kong, August s. SAYS;
4 heavy engagement took place to-
night, between the American and Span
Ish forces at Malatc. Tho Spanish made
IN attack. attempting 10 turn our right.
After an hours fighting, they were re-
pulsed. The troops engaged were the
First Battalion California Volunteers;
Tenth Pennsylvania First Battalion
Third Artillery regulars. and Battery
a, Utah. Our loss was fourteen killed
and forty-four wounded. The Spanish
loss was upward OF two hundred killed
and three hundred wounded. Our vol
unteers made a glorious defense against
upwards OF 5000 OF an attacking force
The battle ragged for three hours.
List Of KILLED.
CAvITE. Manila Bay, August 2, via
HONG KONG. August 9.-The nrst
shedding OF American blood on Philip
pine soil took place Sunday night when
eleven we're killed and forty-four
wounded during the sklrmlsh at the
Malate trenches between Cavlte and
Manila.
No ATTACK has yet been made on the
Spanish line, but the Americans now
occupy the trenches formerly held By
the enemy.
lowing were killed:
Corporal W. E. Brown, of the Tenth
Private Brady. of the Tenth Pennayl-
vnnIa.
Private BOwkcr. of the First wyom-
ing.
Privates s. Hull. Bunton CBrinton7);
Moss and stiIlwagon (all understood to
be OF the Tenth PennHYlvnnia).
First Sergeant Maurice Just. Of the
First California.
Private McKelrath. (McrothO Bat
terry A. Third artillery.
Private Winfield. Battery H,Thlrd ar
tlllery.
on Monday night Private SPRING
stead, OF the First Colorado was killed.
Last night CTuesday) the following
were killed:
Private william Lewis Roddy. OF the
Twenty third Infantry.
Private r. Bowers, OF the signal
corps
Private Fred Buckiani, of the Thlr-
teenth Minnesota.
Some OF the wounded in Sunday
nights skIrmlsh were struck BY shrap-
mel.
Details Of the Rattle.
NEW YORK. August "a copy
rIghted cablcgram from Manila Bay,
August 4. via Hong Kong, August 0, to
the Evening World. gives the following
particulars OF the fighting near Mniate,
on the night Of July 81:
General Greene's force, numbering
four thousand men. has been advance
Ing and entrench,ng. The arrival OF
the third expedition nlled the Spnnlnrds
with rage. and they determined to give
battle before Camp Dewey could be re-
intorccd. The trenches extended from
the beach. three hundred yards to the
left flank OF the insurgents.
Sunday was the lnsurgcnt Feast Day.
and their left flank withdrew, leaving
the American right nnnk exposed.
Companies A and T., OF the Tenth
Pennsylvania and Utah battery. were
ordered 60 reinforce the right flank.
In the midst OF a raging typhOon, with
tremendous downpOur OF rain, the
enemy's force. estimated nt 1000 men.
attempted to surprise the camp. Our
plckets were driven In and the trenches
assaulted.
PtnHSyivAHiAhs Nsvor Riinchrd.
The brave Pennsylynnin men never
fInched, but stood their ground under
a withorins arc. The alarm spread md