The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-10
THE FIRST SHOT
Fired by American Troops in
the Philippines
Came From a Nebraska Sharp
shooter Against Orders.
INSURGENTS FOLLOW
And a Lively Skirmish Was the
Result.
Gen. Greene Threatens to Dis
A
INSURGENTS FOLLOW
Gen. Greene Threatens to Dis
arm AguinaldO's Army.

London, Aug. 1O.-The correspondent
of the Times at Cavite, under date Of
August 1, says:
Yesterday 1 visited Camp Dewey
and the American entertainments be
fore Malate. Captain Grant and Cap
tain Young, of the Utah artillery were
busily throwing up advanced earth
works for guns, under protection of the
Nebraska volunteers. From the upper
floor of a European house forming an
alignment with the earthworks I was
observing the Spanish positions, when
Nebraska sharpshooter beside me fired
the first shot discharged by the Ameri-
cans upon the Spaniards, who were
crOuching in the forward trench.
This was contrary to General Mer-
ritt's orders. He had forbidden an ag-
gressive attitude unless the Spaniards
advanced. The insurgents, now in force
inland on the right of the American
lines also opened fire, the Spaniards re-
plying briskly with quick firing guns
and rifles but their shooting was high
and their shots fell half a mile beyond
the entertainments, where a colored vol
unteer picket was hit by a. Mauser bull
let.
personally, 1 was impressed by the
nonchalant demeanor of the Americans
tied youths on a picnic, while groups
lying in the second line were playing
cards. Had the Spaniards, who were
unaccountably aggressive during
the American landing advanced and
dropped shrapne1 from the Malate forts,
they would have wrought terrible hav-
oc, one house forming a conspicuous
mark being within easy gun range.
THE return to camp was exciting
but effected without mishap The ma
tives follow the American advance, oc-
cupying the houses within the fighting
line. General Agufnaldo's guerilIas
caused the Americans considerable
trouble. Information was received at
camp that a party of California. Volun-
teers engaged in telling trees had been
arrested by insurgents. Col. Smith I'M
der Gen. Greene's instructions ordered
out detachment, which released the
prisoners and brought the insurgents
INTO Camp Dewey. Gen. Greene sent a
message to Gen. AguinaldO saying that
If the Americans were further mOIested
he would disarm the whole Philippines
army.
The third expedition reports that
Lieutenant Kerr, of the engineers died
during the voyage of spinal meningitis
There are many new cases of typhoid
FEVER and measles. During a sudden
storm the other night the City of Para
drifted under the guns of Manila. The
Charleston rescued her and toWed her
to a safe anchorage
The Spanish have not opened fire
since Sundays engagement.
An order has been issued creating
a second division of the eighth army
corps, under command of General An
dersOn, which will join the forces at
Camp Dewey. The first brigade under
General Macarthur consists of two bat
taiOns of the TWenty-third regular in
fantry, one battalion of the Fourteenth
regular infantry, the Thirteenth Mime
sofa volunteers, two battalions each of
the First North Dakota and First Ida
no, one battalion of the First Wyoming
and the Astor battery.
THE second brigade, General Greene
consists of two battalions of the
Eighteenth regular infantry, one bat
talon of the Third regular artillery,
acting as infantry, company A of the
regular engineer, batteries A and D of
the Fourth light artillery, the First Cali
fOrnia volunteers, the First Colorado
volunteers and Tenth Pennsylvania.
The garrison at Cavite consists of the
Second Oregon volunteers and detach-
ment of California heavy artillery"
Stories For Spaniards.
Manila, via Hong Kong, Aug lot
is alleged in a dispatch officially pub
with Russia to prevent the capture of
Manila, and therefore Dewey and Ner-
rift will refrain from attacking the
city; that the American resources are
exhausted that Admiral CerVera, on
issuing from Santiago harbOr, was vic
torfous and captured Admiral Sampson,
afterWard bOmbarding American ports;
that the CherOkees and the negroes in
the United States have rebelled; that
President Mckinley has been mObbed;
that Admiral Camara is at Singapore;
that he is going to land in the south
Philfppines: that the allied Spanish