The Florence tribune., 1898-08-13
TELEGRAPHIC REPORT.

soil took place Sunday night when eleven were killed and forty-four wounded during skirmish at the Malate trenches between Cavite and Manila. No attack has yet been made on the Spanish line, but the Americans now occupy trenches formerly held by the insurgents.
 Further particulars of the fighting at Malate have been received to-day by the Evening World. Aspecial says
 General Greene's force of 4000 men had been advancing and entrenching. The arrival of the third expedition filled the Spaniards with rage and they stood to give battle before camp Dewey | could be reinforced. The trenches ex- tended from the beach 300 yards to the | left flank of tho insurgents. Sunday | was an insurgent feast day and their left flank withdrew, leaving the Ameri- | can right flank exposed. Companies A and E of the tenth Pennsylvania and l Utah battery were ordered to rein force the right flank. In the midst of a raging typhoon with a tremendous downpour of rain, the enemy's force estimated at 5000 men attempted to surprise the camp. Our piekets were driven in and the trenches assaulted. The brave Pennsylvania men never hinched, but stood their ground under whitening fire. The first California regiment with two companies of the third artillery who fight with rifles, were sent up to reinforce the Pennsyl- vanians. The enemy were on top of the trenches when these endorsements arrived and mover was discipline of regulars better demonstrated than by the work of the third artillery under Captain O'Hara. Nothing could be seen but the flashes of the Mauser rifles. The men ran right up to the attacking Spaniards and moved them down with regular volleys. Captain Young's battery covered itself with glory. The men pulled their guns through the mud axle deep. Two guns were sent around on the flank and poured in a destructive enflading fire. The enemy was repulsed and retreated in disorder.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-.Preliminary negotiations looking toward the con firmation of peace advanced long step to-day when Secretary of State Day and the French ambassador agreed up- on the terms upon which future negoti- ations for treaty are to be conducted and reduce these to the form of pro- tocol. This protocol it is true is yet to be signed and is to be submitted to the Spanish government before the formal signatures are affixed, but the adminis- tration views the progress made to-day as set out in Secretary Days sentence l: Ut is expected that this protocol will 1 be executed" There must be delay possibly from twenty-four to forty eight hours before the next step can be taken and progress made binding upon both the United States and Spain by the attachment of the signatures of the plenipotentiaries, Secretary Day for the United States and NJ. Cambon for Spain. The delay will be largely at tributable to physical cause.
 As to the character of the protocol it can be stated OF authority that the terms are in all practical points those set out in the abstract of the presi- dents conditions published from the White House few days ago. It is be- lieved that the protocol carries within it's after provisions, the cessation of hostilities. On this point the naval contingent is urgen: that our govern ment adopts the Napoleonic policy of refusing to enter into an armistice without requiring some substantial pledge to secure the consummation of peace. What they particularly desire is that our government shall demand as condition of the cessation of hostili- ties, surrender to the United States tue military forces of Morro castle at the entrance of Havana harbor and some such points of vantage at other important points in the territory soon to fall under our control.
 NEW YORK, August 11.-colonel Roosevelt's Rough Riders arrived in Jersey City last night on their way to Montauk, Long Island.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-A general or der has been issued at the adiutant generals office granting one months furlough to the sick and wounded sol- diers and transporta tion to their homes
 MADRID, Aug 1.-The day has been Automatically one of the busiest since the outbreak of the war. There have been no fewer than three cabinet coun- cils in addition to various diplomatic conferences. Though the text of the protocol was not received until even- ing was well advanced the government f.H~v