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A LIVELY BATTLE.
Spaniards Try to Rrtake tho Light House
at Cape San Juan but Arc Driven BACK.


at Cape San Juan but Arc Driven Back.
Chicago, Aug. ia special to the
Record from Porto Rico says:
A force OF 500 Spanish soldiers made
n desperate attempt to retake the
lighthouse on Cape San Juan early
Tuesday morning. They were re-
warships and by gallant charge of
sailors fighting on shore. The Spanish
loss In killed and wounded was very
heavy.
After the Americans gained possess
sion of the lighthouse recently 1t was
garrisoned by forty sailors from the
monitor Amphitrite. This force was
commanded by Lieutenant Atwnter.
The other officers ut the lighthouse
were Assistant Engineer jenkins, En-
sign Blonson and Gunner Campbell.
The attack by the Spaniards was
begun shortly after midnight Tuesday
morning. They advanced from Rio
Grande and Luquillo along the road
leading from the city of San Juan. re-
taking Fajardo and hauling down the
American flag, which had been flying
over that town for several days. Then
the Spaniards moved rapidly along
the coast road toward the right. On
house they opened on our men with
Mausers and n machine gun. The
American sailors responded with
steady volleys from their carbines, but
the Spnniards continued to advance in
overwhelming numbers. evidently in
tending to carry the lighthouse by
storm.
Before the Spaniards, however,
could cover the distance, the cruiser
Cincinnati, which lay near shore, was
sweeping the invaded coast with her
searchlights and had opened on the
enemy with her fve-inch rapid-firing
guns. These quickly stopped the
Spanish advance. The Amphitrite
also began to hunt for Spaniards with
her senrchlights and to throw among
them shots from her six-pounders.
The little tug Leyden ran In close to
shore. and her One-pounders Joined in
the battle.
The firing continued for two hours.
the Spanish troops shielding them
selves MS best they could from the
deadly hail coming from the warships.
The little garrison in the lighthouse
kept its carbines busy, but it was too
weak for II sortie against the skulk-
ing enemy. At last, however, go
sailors We're landed from the three
American war vessels, and they soon
smoked out the Spaniards, so that by
dnybreak the enemy was retreatinr.
With shots from the warships fyinr
about their ears and the yelling Jack
les swarminE after them they were
sent whirling down the coast road
once more, past Fajardo and on to-
ward Luqulllo. That ended the battle.
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selves and rushed to the scene imme-
dlately. They found Conrad dead. one
of the robbers wrlthlng In agony ana
Whitney sitting by the door of the
cabin, MORALLY hurt. A short and
hurried conversation followed between
several citizens and Whitney. when n
posse OF citizens started after the
wounded robber. Others came back
for additional help.
Between thirty and fifty men re-
paired to the scene mt once TO rehuer
all assistance possible and to try anu
catch the escaped robber. The Denver
& Rio Grande train en- route to Lead
VILE, which passed about this time,
was placed Mt the disposal of the citi,
Zens by the conductor in charge, Al
NJ. Curdy. 1t was Immediately
backed to the scene and Whitney ana
the wounded robber were brought 10
town.
Whitney has been placed In the hos
pital at Lendvillc, his wounds being
considered fatal. The wounded rob
Der was taken to the Jail in charge OF
Deputy Sherlfrs Kappus and Winkler,
10 whom he made confession, as
outlined above.
At n late hour tonight armed guards
are patrolling the streets of Kokomo,
while inside the jail strong guard Is
on constant lookout. 1t Is the inten-
ton Of the officers to save the lives OF
Manley and Reilly II possible. But
should the Indignation of the people
continue to arise. there Is little doubt
that the guard will be overpowcred be-
fore morning and the men taken out
and hanged.
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ing troops and In assuming control.
The Insurgents are an uncertain factor
and may require some attention, but 1t
Is hoped that the reconstruction of the
island will be commenced with their
hearty support and approval.
The suggestion raised by Spain that
territory could not be nlienated without
the consent of the Cortes was answered
by the President. who regarded the
formal act of ccsslon by the Cortes
mere formally.
The developments of the last two
days have brought Il marked feeling of
arranging to leave the city on vaca-
lions, and orders are being prepared to
place the army and navy on what may
be termed temporary peace footing.
although aside from the release OF
some chartered auxiliary cruisers moth
ing will be done to reduce the fighting
strength of the United States until the
trenty of peace Is ratified. The reserve
camps will he broken and the troops
moved to more healthful localities.
There is rtimor nfloat that the 10000
volunteers under the last call would be
mustered out, but 1t seems to have no
foundation. Adjutant General Corbin
states that the strength of the army
will not he reduced for several months.
1t will be necessary to dispatch rein
forccments TO General Merritt and at
least 5000 fresh troops will be sent
him in addition TO the 10000 already
placed under his orders. a cablegram
has been sent him to seturn the trans
ports TO the United States Immediate
ly 70. the reinforcements. During the
negotiations of peace no trouble is an
tlcipated with the Spaninrds. There is
grave apprehension of friction and
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1898-08-18

New York, Aug. 14.-The troops
aboard the transports are the First
volunteer cavalry, First regular cavnl-
ry, Battery ii, Fourth artillery and the
Sixth, Ninth, Tenth and Thirteenth In
fantry. All the transports. excepting
the st. Louis. sailed from Santiago on
August Sth. The st. Louis, which left
some days later, brought up I22 sol
diers. There was little sickness aboard
the former American liner, and but
one death-Private Oliver LOngwood
of Company ID, Ninth regiment, who
died from yellow fever, and was bur-
led Mt sea. There was no other devcl-
opment of yellow fever. Twenty-four
sick, none of n serious nature, are
aboard the st. Louis.
The Vigilancia has 600 men of the
Sixth and 1873 regular infantry. and
the condition of the boys is excellent.
Twenty-one sick are under treatment,
but there is no fever. General Amcs
Is on board the Miami, which came up
slowly and anchored in the quarantine
grounds late today. She was not
boarded Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
and his Rough Riders are on the
Miami.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1898-08-18
Arrests Made In Santiago,

New York, Aug. PA cable to the
Herald from Santiago, Cuba, says:
The proprietors of four cafes in the
city. the Venus, the Cubanan, the Fa-
vorite and the Luz, pere sent to prison
this morning.
General Wood, the military governor.
charges them with having sold liquor
to soldiers. He ordered their arrest be-
cause of n disturbance made last night
by members Of companies A and n
of the Second regiment Of immunes.
who were intoxicated.
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Train Held up In Now Mexico.

st. Louis, Aug. IA special to the
Republic from Albuquerque n. NJ,
says the west-bound train ON the Santa
Fe Pacific was held up by four masked
men Mt Grant, fifty miles west of here,
at l o'clock this morning. The express
car was cut off and run about two
miles down the road, but an armed
guard in the car prevented the robbers
from entering, and after holding the
train for two hours, they took to the
woods without having secured the
booty.
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The Mnttewan has not been in

The Mnttewnn has not been IN
spected.
The work of dislnfecting the st.
Louis was begun this afternoon. The
sick OH board We're attended by the
hospital corps, and the soldiers were
given baths and provided with clean
clothing. They will be allowed to land
tomorrow morning, when they will be
marched to the detention camp.
The work of dlsinfecting the other
ships and landing the men will be car
ried on rs rapidly as possible.
The soldiers who arrived by the
Gate City Saturday night were landed
to-day. They We're n worn-looking lot
Of men, but appeared to be In high
spirits. They were marched to the de-
tentlon cnmp. where they at once went
into quarters.
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de Satrustegua and Isla de Panay are
in port and will begin embarking the
Spanish troops tomorrow.
1t is expected that they will carry
over 1000.
The transport Leona from Savannah
arrived this morning with the remand
err Of the Fifth immune regiment.
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BIG LOAD OF sPANIARps.
Spanish Transport Crowded 2,:37 on
Hoard Before Sailing From Santiago
for Hama

Washington, Aug. lit is quite
evident from n dispatch received by
General Corbin tonight from General
Shafter that the Spanish Transatlantic
Company, in transporting the Spanish
prisoners from Santiago to Spain, Is
economizing space in its ships.
The dispatch from Shafter, which
was dated ut Santiago this evening,
reads:
"LuZon sailed this afternoon for
Spain with 2,055 soldiers. four priests,
10 women, 81 children and 1877 officers;
total, 2,237."
Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 1.-THE
Spanish transports Isla de Luzon, p.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1898-08-18

Washington, Aug. 14.-General Shat
ter reports to the War Department to-
night as follows:
Santiago de Cuba. Aug. Al have
the honor to report for your Informal
ton that there were taken in at the
customs house here from July Both to
August 18th, inclusive, SOS, 445.24."
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Censorshlp Is AbolIHhed

Washington, Aug. 12.-Restraints
which were necessarily placed by the
government during the war upon COM
munication by cable will be removad
practically entirely tomorrow.
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maybe open conflict with the natives
under Aguinaldo.

maybe open conflict with the natives
under Aguinaldo.
In evacuating the islands of the Car
ibbcan sea Spain will be requested to
transport her troops from Porto Rico
mt once. AS that island has health
full climate, it will be Immediately oc-
cupied by soldiers now operating I'M
der General Miles.
The President believes that the most
serious problem which the commission
will be called upon to deal with is the
Philippines. Before the commission as
sembles it is hoped the affairs of Cuba
and Porto Rico will be found in such
process of adjustment as to leave lit
tie for the commission to consider I'M
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1898-08-18

"Nfy sister has lost her voice and we've
tried every doctor in town.. Ihat 30!
Then try her with n mouse.
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TROOPS AT moNrAux.
Men Trom Santiago Standing tho Voyage
all

Well.
Washington. Aug. 1i.-General Ames
has reported to the War Department
his arrival ut Montnuk Point from
Santiago. In his dispatch to AdJutant
General Corbln, General Ames says:
"Conditlon of troops on board-Sixth
and Thirteenth infantry regulars
much improved by voynge. No new
cases of sickness; no yellow fever; no
deaths"
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1898-08-18

cOsMO BUTrERMILK TOILET SOAP
makes the skin soft, white and healthy.
Sold everywhere.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1898-08-18

"Always do right and your friends will
.tond by YOU. Eyes. but the time a
man needs friends to stand by him Is
when he does wrong.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1898-08-18

Educate Your Bowels With cascsrses'
C.ndx r,athartIc. euro constipation forever.
~ ~ ifC g. 6. fall, druggists refund money.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1898-08-18

"If we get the Caroline ISLANDS,"
Carolyn of course.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-02
IOWA REPUBLICANS
ENDORSE ADMINISTRATION
Delegates Headed by Senator Allison
Heartily Approve the Presi-
dents Policy. 1890.

DUBUQUE, Iowa, Sept. 1.-The Re-
publican convention to-day was decidedly
an administration body in all its actions
anu speeches No other sentiment than
that of approval was. to be heard any
where. Temporary Chairman Lacey
sounded the keynote and it was repeated
with emphasis by Senator Allison in, his
speech as permanent chairman: The SEN
ator was looked upon as echoing the SEN
ttments of President Mckinley and the
Washington Cabinet, and, believing that,
the delegates gave their approval and inz
dorsenent of the administration policy.
There was some disappointment over
the failure to empnatically declare for the
holding: and control of all conquered ter
ritory, but the delegates We're thoroughly
convinced that what had been: done was
practically the voice of the National Gov
eminent. ...:E. = =. .-..'i Il:
Nominations were made ais follows: For
Secretary of. State" George Dolson;... for
Treasurer. John Herrott; for Auditor,
Frank F. Merriam; for Attorney General,
Milton Bentley. - -: .:*..
: The big fight was on Railroad Com
missioner for the full term. Welcome
Mowery of Tama won on. the first. ballot.
For the short term Railroad Commits
sioner David j. Palmer of Washington
County was nominated by -acclamation.
The other officers nominated We're by
reclamation, as follows: G. T. Jones,
Clerk of the Supreme Court; Horace E.
Deemer, Judge Of the Supreme Court B.
l.. Sallonger, Reporter of the Supreme
Court. Charles T, Hancock of Dubuque
was elected chairman of the. State Com
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-02
PoPULISTs AND
DEMOCRATS AT OUTS
In. Wisconsin the Fusion Scheme
Fails, and They Put Separate
Tickets in the Field. :.

MILWAUKEE,, Sept. For Governor
Hiram NJ Sawyer; Lieutenant Governor,
Peter v. Deuster; Secretary: of State, P.
O.. Stromme; Treasurer, G, j: Malek; At
torney General, Harry H: Grace; Insur-
ance Commissioner; John F: Schindler;
Railroad Commissioner, G. G. Wilcox;
Superintendent of Public Instruction., w.
H Schultz Of Spring Green.
The above ticket was nominated after
one of the stormiest and longest-drawn-
out Democratic conventions ever held IN
Wisconsin. The fight was confined to the
question of fusion with the ,Populists. on
the State ticket 1t was a battle between
the large delegation from. Milwaukee
County against the rest of the State. The
outside delegates finally came out vic
torious, when a vote on the resolution to
allow the Populists to name candidate
for Secretary of State, subject to the ap-
vote resulting 296 for and 361 against
fusion,
Tie Populist State Convention tonight
nominated the following ticket after be-
ing informed by -,ie conference commit
tee that the Democrats had failed to
adopt fusion scheme: Governor, A. A.
Worsley; Lieutenant Governor, Spencer
1almer; Secretary of State, Artemus Ar
win; Attorney General, Lester A. Wood
ard; Treasurer, John Powers, Railroad
Commissioner, Robert E. Anger; Insur-
ance Commissioner John F.. SCHNEIDER;
Superintendent Of Public Instruction, A.
H. Craig.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-02

LIVES OF THE ovERHoULTs
j.: SAVED BY THE LEADERS.
State Troops Ordered. to Pana, ILL.,,
as Further Trouble Is Feared
! Over the Efforts to I'm
+ port Negroes.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. IA special to the
Post-Dispatch from Pana, H., just re-
ceived. says that 600 striking miners
this afternoon. seized David J. Overholt
and. Lewis Overholt, president and SUI
perintendent respectively of the Spring
side mine. The two officials were taken
out of their buggies by the mob and
carried in the direction Of the mines.
Nothing is. known Of their fate. .
Rev. DR.. Willard, minister of Pana,
made plea to the miners to release
the Oyerholts and was knocked on the
head with a revolver for his pains.
The two officials were dragged from
their buggies in front of the Baltimore
and. Ohio Southwestern depot. The
seizure was made for the purpose of de
manding the surrender Of negro miners
who had been working in union mems
places.
PANA, ILL.,, Sept: 1.-The Messrs.
Overholt were released at o'clock this
evening. The strikers are said to have
voted several times to hang the Over
holts, but. were prevented by their lead
ers from committing violence. All the
saloons were closed tonight by order
of Mayor Panwell.
A conference was held tonight be-
L
Mitchell of the Miners Union and
David Ross and T. d. Kelliger Of the
State Labor Bureau, and later they
conferred with Louis Overholt, who
agreed to meet the committee to-mor-
row and submit the concerns books,
looking toward a settlement Other
operators will meet with the State Of
ficials. All is quiet tonight Most of
the miners from. other towns have re-
|. turned home
Dr.. Willard. the minister who inter
/ fered ON behalf of the Overholts, Is
badly injured, but will recover.
| GALESBURG, H., Sept. BATTERY
B of the Illinois National Guard, re-
ceived orders tonight to leave at once
| for Pana, Ell. Sixty men with five
Calling guns under command Of Lieu
tenant Frank Henry will start imme-
dfately on a special train. Trouble be-
tween the striking coal miners and
Deputy Sheriffs is feared because Of the
efforts of the mine operators to import
! cOlOred miners.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-02
DULY SALUTED BY WHEELER
SORRY TO HEAR THAT so MANY
OF HIS MEN HAVE DIED. H.
But Had the Troops fingered Much
Longer in Cuba He Says the ="
Mortality Would Have ::
Been Greater IS
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Sept 1.-The transport
Mexico, with General Shafter on board,
was sighted off Montauk Point at $40
a. m. to-day; and an hour later dropped
anchor in Fort Pond Bay, e..
The-City of Mexico had on board, be-
sides General Shafter, the members of
his staff, including Lieutenant. Colonels
e. ]. McClernand, B. F. Pope and c.
Nice. Derby, Majors Robert H. Noble,
John Miley and s. W.. Groesbeck and
Captains j. E. Gilmore and E. H. Plum
mer.' .;..''
AS soon as General Wheeler was no.
tilted of General Shafter!s arrival he or
deref a salute Of fifteen guns to be fired
and,tTroops NJ, E, c, II and K of the
Second Regular Cavalry were detailed
to escort General: Shafter into camp
when he should land. ~ -.
General Shafter and his staff were
landed from the City: of Mexico shortly
before l, o clock, being taken off in the
auxiliary gunboat Aileen and landed
at the floating dock, some distance
away from the quarantine pier. Cen
eral Young was at the pier at the time.
The coming ashore at the float Of the
commander and his staff was unex-
pects6. General Wheeler had the cav
alryldFawn up at the quarantine pier
and stbe, guns, waiting to salute Gen
eral 'Shafter. He was not aware that
General Shafter was on shore until
General Shafter and his staff had been
driven to the detention hospital in car
riages. General Wheeler was a little
put, out when he learned that General
Shafter had landed. General Shafter
was. in. good health when he came
ashore -.
On, the City of Mexico, besides the
general and his staff; came one COM
pauy. of the First Regular Infantry.
Nosreport as to their condition has been
made. - =:
General Wheeler, when informed that
General Skater was ashore, ordered
the salute of fifteen guns fired. 1t was
difficult to get near General Shafter at
thes% detention camp, but the COM
nander OF the Santiago campaign sent
word. to correspondents that he was
glad to be on American. soil once more,
but was sorry to learn that so. many of
his men had died and were still sick
at Montauk. He. said, however, that
had the troops remained in Santiago
they would have Jared much worse
: The. men from the City of Mexico
were taken ashore: =.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-02
Surgeon general Sternberg Too
Busy to Demand One on His
Own AccouDt.
Intends to Send LieuteDont Colonel Charles
Smart to Look Into Sanitary Conditions
at Montauk Point.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Sturgeon
General Sternberg to-day sent the fol-
lowing letter to a New York medical
publishing house, which had made in
quiries of him concerning the conduct
of the war with reference to the medi-
cal department and especially about the
subject of having an immediate In
vestigation of his bureau. He says:
-. + I am ready at any moment for hav-
Ing a complete investigation with. refer
ence to my administration of the af-
fairs Of the medical department.; but
the War Department is not disposed to
make such an investigation as. the re
suit of sensational newspaper articles
There is at present an evident craze
to criticize without regard to truth or
Justice: / have no doubt there will be
a Congressional investigation into the
conduct of. the war; but i do not feel
at liberty at present to insist upon an
investigation for my own. Yindication
because it is contrary to the general
interests of the service 1t would. he
3 wrong for me ito give up all the. i'm
portant official work which at present
almost oyerwhelms me for the. pur-
pose of dey0ting* myself to. a presenta-
ton of the facts relating to my admin
istration. 1t would make it necessary
to take clerks away from their daily
tasks in order to look up the docu-
.mentarys evidence. on file in my office
and in the meantime important matters
would necessarily be neglected and the
SICK tn al parts of the country would
suffer. 1t would make it necessary to
call upon the medical officers, who are
now urgently needed for the. care" of
the sick in our various. army camps
and hospitals to come to Washington
. as witnesses, and all this to satisfy the
clamor. of irresponsible. newspaper re
porters: There. has been no official
complaint with reference to my admin
lstration of the medical department. =.
In regard to Montauk Point / intend
to send at once Lieutenant Colonel
Charles Smart, an experienced officer
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-02
SIGNIFICANT FIGURES
OF DEATHS In THE ARMY


r. CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-The Tribune to-
morrow will print statistics showing the
number. of soldiers who have been. killed
in battle and have died of disease in
camps during the war with Spain. The
Tribune says: =: ..::....
While $50 officers and men have been
killed in battle or died of wounds re-
ceiyed; there have: died of disease in
camps between 1900 and 1000 volunteers
and regulars. -:
The Tribune has secured the names of
1884 who died in camp or on transports
or at home after contracting the malarial
fever at one of the camps.
=. The deaths. are attributed to the follow
ing causes: Typhoid fever, 515; yellow
fever, q; dysentery, So; meningitis, AZ;
m NAL 81 pneu mo 81 causes re
ments or diagnosis not reported, 327.
OF: the regular army 290 are. dead;
Massachusetts is second with 1870; Iilt-
nois third with 100; Michigan fourth with
81 and New York fifth with s..
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-02
PEOPLE AT CANTON
:: HONOR THE PRESIDENT
Great Enthusiasm Upon the. Arrival
- =. of Mckinley at HIS Home

!, CANTON, Ohio, Sept. IA grand dem
onstration occurred at noon. to-day in
:honer of President Mckinley and. Score
Iary OF State Day. Out,of respect for the
PRESIDENTS EXPRESSED wish that his pres
ent visit be. informal, the affair was to a
considerable extent unorganized. and par
took largely. of the nature of a spontan-.
eous outburst of enthusiasm. The people
OF the community turned out en- ,masse, and
from the depot to the Barber residence,
Where, the .McKinleys are the guests OF
Mrs McKinley's sister, the streets, dec.
other displays Of the national colors, were
a. mass of humanity. The arrival was SO
many factories succeeded in securing an
early. shutdown and joining the throng
about the station. President and Mrs.
Mckinley were driven direct to the Bar
Der home, where their stay of a lew
hours was shorn Of all formalfty: Be
tween, and 5 o'clock they boarded,
special train on the Pennsylvania line
and proceeded eastward.