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Fair play., 1899-02-18
SIGNAL CORPS WORK.
BVLLETIN FROM GEN. OILS.
Estimate of the Enemy's Strength and o!
the Casualties on Both sides.

Washington, Feb. Tie war de
rartment has received the following
dispatch from Gen. Otis:
Manila. Feb. 1.-Adjutant General
Washington: The insurgcnt army
concentrated around Manila from
Iuzon provinces. numbering over 20.
coo. possessing several qHlcE-tiring
and krupp field guns. y good portion
Of enemy are armed with Nauscrs of
the latest pattern. Two krupp guns
and great many rifles were captured.
The insurgents fired 4 great quantity
of ammunition. There are quite
number of Spanish soldiers in the in
surgents' services, who served the
artillery. The Insurgents construct
ed strong intrenchments near
ments near our lines. mostly in BAN
boo thickets. These our men charged,
killing or capturing many of the enc
my. Our casualties probably aggre-
gate 90. Full reports to-day. The
casualties of the insurgents are very
I,avy. Have buried some 800 of their
dead and hold 800 prisoners. Their
losses in killed, wounded and prison
crs is probably 1000. We took tn.
'i.~arcr works pumping station yeStcr-
day. six miles out. There was cGnsid-
cradle skirmishing with the enemy.
who made no stand. The pumps are
damaged. but will be working in a
week. we have number of condcnscrs
srI up in the city, which furnish good
WINTER. The troops are in excellent
spirits. Quiet prevails.
TSgned. OTIS
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OUR DEAD HEROES.
Bodies to be Brought from Cuba and
Porto Rico for Burial by Friends
on Native Soil.

Washington. Feb. 11.-The war de-
partmert. after a long and careful
work. has made what it believes TO h,
full and complete list of the dead Of
the Cuban and Porto Rican campaignS.
who are still inferred in Cuba. Ar aI,-
preparation has been made 10 have
these bodies removed TO the United
States. and the Roumarian. with d
large force OF undertahcrs. has started
for Porto Rico to begin this work.
The war department, so far. has rs-
ceived applications fron friends and
relatives of about 300 dead who wish
to take charge personally Of the bodies
for private burial. Til" quarterInas-
ter generals office would like to re-
ceiyc the names and addresses Of any
other persons who are authorized to
take charge of bodies on their arrival
in the United States. Where such re-
quests are received. the bodies. on
their arrival in New York. Will be
shipped direct to the address indicated
and turned over to friends. the whole
expense OF the transportaticn being
borne by the government
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ManII:. Full Of Despcradocs.

Manila. Feb. S.-Ihere are many in
dication that Manila is full of despcra-
does who had intended TO cooperate
with Aguinaldo. The police are con-
tinually capturing men and women
with weapons concealed in their cloth
ing.
Last Saturday about midnight tw"
En"iishmcn accidentally encountered
IA gang of armed natives in a dark side
street. TIL" natives, fearing discovery,
imprisoned them until morning and
threatened to Kill them unless they
maintained silence.
Many native clerks. employed by
mercantile houses, are missing As it
is impossible that they should have
passed the lines, the Inference is that
they are in hiding in the city.
Several attempts We're made TO assns
sinatc Americans on the street, but that
danger is now at a minimum. The ma
tivcs are terribly cowed. and the pre-
cautions taken. especially against in-
e ndiarism. are admirable.
The rebels. who have been swept in
every direction. like phcasanfs III Il
battle. die by the hundreds in the
tIcnchas-for the most part passivcly.
except the Iporotes, wba charge Ls-
peratciy and tSelessly.
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NOT A CASE OF WHITEWASH.
All Dclinqucncies Honestly Criticised
Idle Charges Ee'u;ed and Gen.
Miles Crnsurcd.

Washington. Fen. Members Of
the cabinet declared the report of thu
war commission t. hr in no sense Il
WhiteWaShing report. On the contrary.
il is stated, the commission has not
failed to point ont vhcr" there was er
ror or fault. For instance. il lia,, not
passed without criticism the arrange
mcntS made for SpCriat-1u Ci The
troops. aud il also has found some
things to have been ;;r:li:,S in The sup
ply of medical stores and assistance TO
the troops, though it has set ouI ths
palliating circumstances. such as th.
state of unprcparedncss Of the conn
try. and the difficulty of suddcrl..
training green men To discharge heavy
duties.
Touching he much-tiiScusScd qGes:-
tion as to the character of the meat
furnished 20 the army the commission
declares that the food generally was
of good quality. and ccnsurcs Gen.
Miles for his alleged failure 10 ac-
quaint the war department with the
faults said by him to have been dis
covered at Porto Rico
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PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
Work of Gnr National Law IRA, ,ls rs mt Wa h
inetun During the Closing Days OF
the Fifty Fifth Session.

THE senate on the 9th ratified the treaty OF
peace by a vote of - yeas 10 . nays. In ad-
vance of the voting speeches wer, made hy
Senators Ross iNt). N0nar Miss and FAIR
banks lnll. Alter the ratification Of the
treaty an effort wa m. L. 10 ahopt the joint
resolution offered by Senator NcFnery HaD.
declaring policy for the Philippines, but the
debate occupied so much time that tha rcsUlu-
tion went over .... The house passed :nc census
bill by vote OF Il. 10 l. The sundry civil bill
was then reported. \ nun her of minor bills were
also passed. The committee on public build
in2S reported faVorah.y tn Curtis bjll apuro-
priatin- $0H 'Ot for the cx. nSiDa .. tn public
building at Topci,o, Kan. The public hni!uiu&
for Kansas ti'y. Kan. was also reported, bU:
the appropriation ut .253DlJ was scaled down
20 5.O1l
SENATOR TIIIM.N 6; O. addressed the sem
ate on the stA Du the 2IcEncrv resolution ana
Senator I.ougc tNaSs.) followed in reply 10
Senator T'Iilman. stating the cen .Ilioa~ Is tl"y
confront the Cuitl States in the Philippines.
For OYER two hours tn" resolution VAS Gebttcl,
but 10 vote was rrachci ana 1t t!ually went %
the calendar The Indian approximation h!il
::as then proc raeied with. after which ap exec
Utivc session was hed....1hc house. in COM
,n.ttce o: The whole, passed tho b:li prosi':.ur
for The eHiar-in-; of the public building at To-
T2lla, Kan, and apHropridtinG S',rJ) Tor that
purpose, au. also ;ne bill providing for a public
building at Kansas City. kan. Several other
bills Of the same kind were also actag; oH.
TIE senate on thc Slh compile! Il and passed
the Indian anrrol ration bin aad then took up
the legislative. executive and iu,!ic.al apIra-
priatiou bill. Mtor diSrcsinr Of Il PAGES it
was laid aside for the day and a few bills Of
minor importance were passed senator Mo
ney 'M:>S) introduced bin to havr The r.
mains uf the crow # The VIrrini- who were
cXcc@red in cuha in 1873 eXFusaed AMI
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lery, and was ignorant of its effects
until he aud his followers met the
disastrous fire of Sunday morning.
The chief is bitterly inccnsed against
the Tagalos for placing the Igorotes
in front of the American battery. M
der the pretcnses that they We're sent
to occupy IA post OF honor. and be in
timated that the ICorOtcs viii average
this treachery when the survivors re-
turn north.
1t is regarded as Il significant fact
that many Of the Filipino officials "f
this city disappeared from Manila as
of them are supposed to be still hid
ing there.
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AGSINAIDO PECCIAlNS.
Declares the Americans Opened the Fight
Machinery Parts Recovered.

Manila, Feb. $50 =. Aguin-
aldo. the rebel leadcr, issued two prcc-
Iamations on Saturday and Sunday.
opened the fight and calls upon the
Filipino congress to suspend the con
stitution.
The second says: We have fou"ht
our ancient oPprcssors without arms
and we now trust to God to defend Us
against the foreign foe"
The Nebraskans have recovered The
lost parts of the pumping machinery
of the water works. which assures q
speedy resumption Of the water sup
PLY OF the citV.
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jefferson City, Mo. Feb. ll.-The
Missouri senate declared Harry \.
NntaiI, of st. Louis, guilty of CON
tempt of the s.srxte III refusing to an
swer certain questions of the St Louis
"LeXow' committee of the senate re-
garding the issuance of engineers
liccrSes. and ordered the sergeant-at-
arms of the senate to arrest him and
bring him before the senate Monday
to answer the charge.
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NOTES ABOUT WOMEN.

Two women are employed as track.
walkers on section Of the Contra!
Pacific railroad east of Wells, New.
Miss Laura Smith, professor Of Eng
lish literature in the University OF Ne
vada, has, by the death of distant rela-
tive in London, just inherited fer
tune of $15,O0O,0Jo.
Mrs. NJ j. Hain, a well-known and
handsome young woman Of Richmond,
Va, has been placed under bond Of
$500 10 keep the peace for being com.
uon scold.
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THE LATEST FROM MANILA.
Zen. Oils Report -FiiipiuO Ponies Trust
In: Everything to Gen. otis No
News fToIn IlOllO

Washington. Feb. 11.-Tp TO the
close Of Office hours yesterday Gen.
Otis sent no news to !hr war depart!
mcut indicating any further conflicts
with the natives lie had Il few casual
tie; to report. these in answer to in
luirirS from anxious friends of indi
,idual soldiers. and he gave notice to
The C,cpartnl"nt that he had been
obliged To buy a large number Of
horses to supply the transportation
needed. OWN. to the lcn"thcning of
the American line. These horses. So
called. are really the little nativ,
ponies. which. il is said at the war de.
rartrucrt. have been found to be the
best animals for pack ana draugh.
purposes that can be secured. Some big
American horses have been taken tOthc
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TERRIBLE FILIPINO LOSSES.
Dead and Wounded Everywhere-Te
Execution by II River Gunboat.


Manila, Feb. 7.-Sireet car traffic
bic loss of the rebels may De gath
cred from the fact that 1G of them
Were buried in one rice field on Mon
day near Paras. and that 81 were in
TERED between Paco and Santa Ana.
y converted river gunboat did terri
bic execution among the rebels, sweep
ing both banks of the river with her
Calling guns and her heavier battery.
Hundreds of Filipinos undoubtedly
crawled into the cane brakes and died
there.
The Americans are working nobly
in their efforts to find the wounded,
and are bringing hundreds Of suffer
ing rebels 10 the hospitals for treat
Incnt The natives are unable to un-
dcrstand the humane motives which
prompt the Sictors to succor the
wounded of the enemy.
Members Of the hospital corps have
made the startling discovery that there
are many women. in male dress and
with hair cropped, among the dead.
The chief of the Ygorotcs. the Fill
pno natives, who fought so gallantlv
in the face of our artillery fire, with
their bows and arrows, is in . hos
nifal with Il shattered thigh. He ad.
uits that be ueser saw modern artu'
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WI Ncyn.uttnnIze ve,c.r,.,Ilv.

Cleveland. O.. Feb. iG.--1hc Crchore-
Squire company, of this city, has been
incorporated with Il capital stock of
Si.O0G, eco TO conduct Il telegraph bust
ness. The promoters OF the new cora
pany state that they VIII adopt = new
system which will revolutionizc teleg-
r&phy. II is called the sign wave'
system and it is said will greatly e..
ped!te cable communication. Senator
II. A. Garfield, oldest son of the dead
president, is one of the incorporators-
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:, WE'RE Fighting SAvACES.
A Wounded American Captured,
Murdered and Horribly Mt
tilated by Filipinos.
INCIDENT OF TAKIN6 OF WATER WORKS.
The American Lines Pushin. Out and the
Filipin"s suiienIy Failing Back-Bul-
letin from Gen. Otis Giving an Estimate
OF onr Own and the Enemy's Losses la
the Fighting.

Minli;h 'cr :. 1890 a. m.-I.ate yes
icrdas ten. Hale's brigade advanced
and took the water works at Sinmalon.
-Four companies of the Nebraska reg
lnent and part of the Utah battery.
with two field guns and two Uotch-
hiss guns met the enemy on the hill.
a half mile out, and sharp engage
ment t"k place in which the Nebras-
HANS lost one dead and three wounded.
WE'RE FIGHTING SANAGES.
DR. Young. formerly quartermaster
sergeant in the Third artillery, was
wounded. captured and brutally mur-
dcrcd. and his body. when recovered,
WAS found to have been horribly mu-
tilatei. The Filipinos were driven
back, retiring in bad order. and car
rying with them the valves and heads
OF the steam chest and cylinder OF the
pumping machinery.
Gen. overshine's brigade advanced
and took Paranaque, capturing two
field guns. They met with no oppo
sition.
Gen. McArthur's division advanced
beyond Gagalangin without loss the
enemy retreating upon Caloocan.
AMERICANS PUSHING OUT.
The Americans now have possession
OF the steam car line to Malabon. and
Geo marines. with four MaNims, have
been landed from the fleet on the
beach, on the north of the city.
The Third artillery on the main
read and the Utah battery, in 4 cem-
ctcry. covered the advance Of the Kan
Mas troops.
Among the important points cap
rwr"d was a strong embrasurcd earth
work within sight of Caloocan.
There was considerable firing from
the ur,pcr windows of the houses in
the native quarter of the city last
night. but no casualties have been re-
ported as the result.
SIGNAL CORPS WORN.
The signal corps were compelled 10
run their lines along the firing line
during the fighting, and consequently
there were frequent interruptions Of
communication, owing TO the cutting
of the wires, and the signal men were
ordered 10 kill without any hesitancy
anvone who attempted to interfere
with the lines.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

United we stand. but divided we are
misunderstood.
4 fox has Il reputation for shrewdncss
among silly old hens.
The crusty old bachelor if consistent
would make his own bread.
The telephone enables some men to
lie without becoming confused.
The more OF nobody man is the
more important he thinks he is.
Many man who thought himself
wise has been declared otherwise by a
jury.
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VIII fsaisa yTapas of DE O0n Men

New York, Feb. 1l.-John W. Gates
of the American Steel tG Wire coLnr
pany, the barbed wire trust, confirms
the report that the company would ad-
vance the wages OF It's $1,000 employees
March /. These increases in wages.
Mr.. Gates said. which "outd amount
in the aggregate 70 between $3.50, ,0gG
and $1,000. coo a year, had been made
by the management entirelv of its own
accord.
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T,,eTexas Sent to Galveston.

Havana. Feb. 1l.-The battleship
Texas, Capt. Sigsbec, was ordered to
Galveston. Tex, and sailed from Ha-
'ana Thursday. She will return to
Havana TIE day following the decora-
ton of The graves of the Maine vic.
Tins.
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ADVISED BY AGONCILLO.
knsurgent Representatives In America Adj
vised Immediate Attack Upon Amor
lean Forces In Manila.

Washington. Feb. 13.-The following
cabiegrams were received at the war
department yesterday:
Manila, Feb. II.
Adjutant General, Washington--He-
ported that insurgent representative
at Washington telegraphed AguinaldO
tc drive out Americans before arrival
OF -einforcements. \ dispatch was re-
ceived from Hong Kong and mailed
to Malolos. which decided on an attack
10 he made about seventh inst. The
cagernesS of the insurgent troops to
Legin the engagement precipitated the
battle. 1t is very quiet to-day on lines
from Caloocan on north to Pansay Oh
south. Saturday small reconnOiter-
ing party l. miles south of city were
fred on and two men slightly wound
ed. Two insurgents with arms were
captured.
In the affair of the 10th MacArthur's
division was very successful. The enc
my's loss was considerable: have col
lcctcd 20 dead bodies; more not yet
discoyered: insurgents reported to be
gathering force T. miles north of rail-
way, but evidently perplexed.
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tsisCI,aTl.p for EUriuuwtl Mem

Washington, Feb. 1l.-By order Of
the secretary of war all soldiers now
at home on furiough or in hospitals,
whc Sc regiments are doing foreign
duty, will lie y. once discharged from
the service.
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Gen. Otis Has Plenty OF AmnHriiiuu.

Wash in"tOIi. Feb. - Cen.
Shaier, acting chief of the bureau Of
ordnance, war department, says that
Gen. Otis men have about J.o"G. .OCD
cartridges and plenty of ammunition
for their siege, field and machine
guns. 1t is proposed to ship an ad-
ditional supply by steamer. rractic
ally all of the ammunitior furnished
the ships and troops is S:nokclcss.
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Gen. O.is Given Free Hand.

Washington. Feb. s.-\pprcciatinr
tie impossibiIity OF op"rltin" = ca'li-
paign from Washington, Gen. Otis has
been notified tha, the president leaves
in his hands the conduct Of the war.
but he is directed 10 act vigorously
and to bring Aguinaido and his follow
crs to subicc!ion With all possible dis
patch.
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london, Feb. 1l.-Oxford university
has accepted the chess challenge OF
the American universities. tubject to
some alteration of the conditions.
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Brass Foundry Burned-A Panic Narrowly
Averted.

New York. Feb. 13.-The factory
building of the Manhattan Brass Co.
IN East Twenty street. was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday. together
with large quantity of valuab'e
stock of finished material and n,,-
,hincry. The estimated loss is $3.50.
l00. There was almost panic in sew
eral of the big tenement houses ad.
Joining. but the flames were confined
% the factory building by the fircmen
"ho, however. were hampered bY tile
piercing cold and many frozen BY.
lrants.
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DistiDg uIshed Prisoners Taken.

Among the distinguished prisoners
captured in Manila since the outbreak
Of hostiiities are Capt. A. q. Escamillo,
Aguinaldo's private secretary. Capt.
r. l.. Neragucz, Cot. Martin de los
Reyes and Senior Tomas del Rosario,
a member of the so-called Filipino
congress in session at Malolos. Other
Filipino officers are also in custody,
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All Ouiet Along the Entire Line.

Manila. Feb. l.. I: 80 p. m.-COntrary
to general expectations. all is quiet
along the entire line. nothing having
happened up to this hour TO disturb
the peace of Sunday.
In Manila the inhabitants have gen.
orally recovered from the alarm Oc-
casioned by the fear of Il native upris-
business. The shipping interests are
naturally suffering since there have
been no clearances for Philippine
ports for II week. but on the other
hand. foreign shipping has increased,
especially for Hong Kong. every
steamer bound thither being crowded
with timid refugees.
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Asking Whether the Problem 10 Not Stni
Far from Solution.

Despite this quietude, however.
many are asking whether the problem
is not still far from solution. \ week
ago those who took an optimistic view
predicted that the terrible lesson just
administered to the rebels would set
tie the question of Filipino indie
rendence. Bat this prediction has not
been fulfilled. As Il matter of fact
the rebels are scattered throughout
the country bushwacking. except at
Nalabon. where they are gathering in
force Even there their methods SAVIOR
more Of guerrilla than of civilized
warfare. every bush. chump of trees
and tree furnishing 4 cover for sharp
shooters
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The Americans Carried Everything Before
Them.

Last week there was not Il single
DAY without fighting. but the Ameri-
cans steadily advanced, carrying every.
thing before them.
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The Filipino Losses.

1t is now known that the Filipino
.oss is fully 2.50O killed. with wounded
vastly in excess of that number. and
thousands are held prisoners. All this
has been achieved at the cost of 6j
Americans killed and 2.6 wounded.
There were p Americans missing and
unaccounted for. No fewer than ten
Ui the native villages have surrendered
or been captured. Several have been
DESTROYED because their houses har-
bored men. frequently disguised in
female attire. who shot from windows
and roofs at the Americans. Many
rifles and IL ton of ammunition have
been seized. AS might be expected,
there has been l0oting in the outskirts,
but it has not been general. and has
been done in direct violation of orders.
Thought the Fleet was BombardIns Mala.
bon.
The only incident that has broken
ting quiet of the day followed the ar
riva; Of the first-clasS cruiser Kaiserin
Augusta. When she saluted Admiral
Dewey, report spread rapidly that
the american war ships were bonn.
harding Malabon.
Crowds have visited the scenes Of
last weeks lighting. All the roads
from the city were thronged with
vehicles. But beyond burned villages
and new mounds in The fields, there
WAS l1ttle to be seen. Inspection
showed that most of the enemys dead
had remained at their posts until the
last, as their bodies were usually sur
rounded by empty cartridges, while
III the trenches. wherever there were
10 dead. there was little and often NO
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-10-05
NOTICE TO
TAXPAYERS.

/ will be at the following
places, on the following dates
for the purpose Of collecting
taxes. / will also have with
me the Back Tax Books, as
there are back taxes due from
many who do not know that
they are delinquent. | will take
1t as favor II every tax payer
will ask regarding back taxes,
as 1t may save me some trouble
and tax payers some additional
costs. The law Compeils me to
post up Il list Of all delinquents
To- be inspected by the public.
This, ] am satisfied would be
bumiliatinG 10 you, and can be
avoided, if YOU will call for
your back taxes. and the pay
ment of same on the following
dates:
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-10-05
A BACHELORS REFLECTIONS.

A BACHELORS REFLECTIONS.
A really eccentric man is one
who dares to wear the shape OF
hat that becomes him.
Whenever you catch girl
asleep on. a sofa she has one
arm curied around the biggest
pillow.
When a giil is in love with
man she always tries 30 fix it so
people she knows shall meet
him the first time hc has Oh bis
dress suit.
The only reference Love
needs to give is itself.
After she gets married the
snoring habit will cure most
any girl of talliIng about the
twin of her soul.
No woman ever resist buy.
ing newspaper that she sees
has picture in it OF a girl be
ing kissed by man.
Every woman thinks her hus
band is 50 brave tnat iM Il time
Of great danger he would never
think about himself.
Wben a girl first bushes at
the word leg she is Il young
lady.
The marriages that don't
make any trouble are those that
are broken off.
Probably Eve vas no more
Disseminated with what she
didn't wear than women BOW
are with what they do wear.
Before going to church u
woman likes a sip of scandal
like a man does a cocktail be
lore going into a dull commit,
Zee meeting.
The man who writes the lone
soonest letter to his wife, tell.
ng her what a poor time he is
having. does it nlder a cool
electric fam with Il 15.cent !
;igar in his mouth. Il ngintjulep
vt his elbow and a roof garden
Tor his arrival.