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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-11

ed by the gunhaats gave considerable re-
slstance when the line was nearing the city
and the I~aguna De Bay and hAGsste bonn
/ baried for an hour In the hqpetof making
them too warm for occupancy. hut d.d not
succeed In clearing them entirely.
Gen. I.awion, with the Fourteenth infan-
try battalion, approached "a narrow Iron
bridge across a creek on the south border
Of the town. Here company Of Fil.psnos
was intrenched across the stream and be
hind stone barricade at the entrance to
the bridge The Americans rushed forward
In single file in The face OF a CALLING fire.
siemolishing the harricaie with their hands.
and drove the enemy from the trenches.
killing dozen
The Filipino soldiers In the town. secret
ed in various buildings and firing from the
windows. gave the invaders an interesting
hour. There was a regular nest OF them
in the stone Jail. which is hedged In by a
wall This WAS veri;ah,e pepper pot. The
Americans, single or In pairs. entered the
houses. and many warriors were taken
prisoners.
Gen. Lawton established headquarters at
the elegant palace Of the governor. and a
guard was immediate plsced in the church
"a the sacred ediaccs are always the first
objective point of iooters. Within an hout
the town was patroiled and all Iootiug rig.
Idly prevented.
Almost all the inhabitants had fed dur
ing The two preceding nights and only a few
Chinese shopkeepefs have emerged from
hiding and resumed business.
On the marsh north Of town were found
forty dead Filipinos. some terribly torn by
shells, and many others wounded. to whom
the Americans Offered their cantesns as
though they were comrades. surgeon
who traversed the field counted eighty kill
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ANTLA. April 10. s.5e a. NJ
Gen. I-awton has captured San

KE ANTT.A. April 10. 60 a. m
!" Gen. Lawton has captured San
4 IA ia Cruz, AT tie extreme eud OF
the lake and driven the rebels,
who were commanded by Chinaman nam
ed Pao Wah, into the mountains. The
American loss was six wounded. The
rebel loss was sixty-eight killed and forty
wounded.
Santa Cruz was the Ffiipsnos' stronghold
in Lake Laguna de Bay. and Il fell into
the hands Of Gen. T.awton's expedition
after some sharp, quick fighting. forming
one Of the mos interesting and important
battles Of the war. The plans of the
American commanders worked perfectly.
with the exception that the progress OF the
expedition was delayed by the difficult
navigation OF the river. About 1.5oD picked
men commanded by Gen. Iawton. on ac-
count OF the Illness of Gen. King, partly
surrounded the city. while the einboats
1.ag1lna de Bay. Oeste ard Napiian. under
the command Of Capt Grant Of the Utah
battery. shelled the city and outlying
trenches
Gen. Lawton and his staff accompanied
the troops. sometimes leading the charges
IN Indian fighting tactics. whien eventually
resulted ln the complete rout OF the rebels
with the smallest amount Of damage 20 the
city and sIight less % the Americans
The expedition started from San Pedro
Macati al dusk on Saturday. intending -
capture Santa cruz by assault AZ day
break But in navigating the shadows in
the Pas.g river. perhaps through the cum
ming of the native pilots who were not
anxious 20 see the Americans successful.
several boats grounded. and II was nearly
dawn when the troops reached the lake.
The expedition then steamed cautiously
forward. the Napiaaa and the Oeste a mile
ahead os the Laguua lie Bay. which guard
"a ;he rear-
Reoel signal fires. however. we're lighted
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-11

According to the Figaro, Marquis de Gal
Ifot testified that the relations Of Comte
Esterhazy with the foreign military at
tacaes We're known To everybody. Gen
Talbot, the British ex-attache. once ex-
pressed TO me he said. his utter as;on-
ishment that Esierhazy was still at liberty.
since 1t was common knowledge among all
foreign attaches that, fer one or TWO shou
sand frame notes. Estarhazy would furnish
all the particulars the foreign attaches
could not get directly from the minister Of
"a
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-11

tSio3gln9 TO the
ment. was run into the
miles south Of the city.
toward the intrenchments
the woods, sending the
Then a number OF Aneri-
and wading for about 400
ed in line and covered the
which finished debarking
capture OF Santa Cruz a
FIlipin0s fed northWard.
but the Gatlings poured
until they disappeared in
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-11
YET ANOTHER VICTIM
Of DR[YH|S CASE.
Nd. Louillier, Col. Henry's
Secretary, Kills Himself.
FIGARO KEEPS UP EXPOSE.
Continues the Publication Of In
portant Dispositions.
FIGARO KEEPS UP EXPOSE.

Marquis de Galiifot Says Ester
haxy Was known ns Corrupt
NJ tasimfr-Perier Did Not Sus-
Surrendered Until Won Munster
Made Formal Demand for De-
Dial That Germany Was In
yolved-Attempts at Suppression. n.
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DESPERATE RIOT N
STREETS Of PANA.
Seven People Are Killed and
Nine Wounded.
NEGRO MINER STARTS IT.
Resists Arrest and Shoots at the
Sheriff Who Is After Him.
NEGRO MINER STARTS IT.

Chased lnto a Store, shot Down aud
Secured-rhc Negro Miners Four
Out and Open an lndtsc imi nate
Fire ON the Cisiscns. Woundiuw
Among Others Two White W0.
men. and killing One Negro
Woman-Fiyc Negroes Arc kn.,xu
10 He KILLED and IL I. Relieved
That Others Will he Foand.
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Maj Wesenfgr dpoyed
steadily Finally
at
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-11

Mai. Weisenberger. mostly
First Washington regi-
shallow inlet about five
Then a few shells were sent
of the rebels at the edge Of
enemy scampering inland.
cans jumpedinto the water
yards. crept forw ard. form
landing Of the remainder,
about 5 o'clock. After the
considerable number Of
crossing the open marshes,
upon them a deadly hail
the woods, Staying many.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10

the village (2O,OO0 in uumber) and after
procession, speeches by two ministers
and the Mayor, consigned the tobacco to
the fiames to the great joy of the local to-
bacconists and those travellers in cigar
cites who were on the spot
Eighteen months ago Pittsburg ware
mouse caught fire; 1000 barrels of whisky
were destroyed and damage to the exten,
of 100000 done; strong liquors have. how
ever, ere this. successfully conquered the
hames For instance, last November an
inquiry into the cause of the fire i'm the
wine cellars under Ludgate Hill station
ELECTED the information that the fire had
been burning undiscovered for thirty
hours, and had 1t not been for the bottles
of beer bursting and their contents par
TALLY suppressing the flames, the fire
might have caught the spirit watts. In
which case nothing could have saved the
station or any train laden with passengers
in II, as the whole would have been en-
veloped without a moments warning. 1t
may be recalled that about three years
ago, by using 10000 gallons of new wine
(when water ran sslorO the quick witted
fremen called in to save the stores of the
Californian vineyard were able to save
many thousand pounds worth Of mature
wine, while in our own country a couple
of years ago a farm house and its con
tents were saved from the flames by pump
ing upon them the contents of cider hogs
heads, there being no water available.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10

human beings. Nothing short Of a micro
scope VIII tell US the marvellous story OF
the insects's eye. II is a compound eve.
made up of thousands of tiny six-sided
eyes. When we look for the ears we must
not expect to find large Tapping ones like
an elephants, nor pointed ones like the
cats The locust has a very perfect ear
drum but no external ear properly speak
ing On some grasshoppers one should
look under the wings just back OF where
they are Joined to the body for these small
oval ear-drums. Some of the large green
grasshoppers have them conveniently sit
uated on tneir front legs. Fancy hearing
with ones elbowsi
IL the student is fortunate enough to Sc
cure some of The musical members Of the
grasshopper family. there will be cause
fer great rejoicing in ine school room An
insect concert is a very enjoyable affair.
especially II one Is near enough 10 see how
the music is made. AT the approach of
-the cold weather the grassh0ppers become
fewer and fewer until no more are seen.
Tucked away In innumerable little earth
cells along the roadside or In dry mead
ows are the eggs which win produce next
years supply Of hoppers Their life cycle
or generation Is but one year long. and
the old~hoDpers are an gone BY the time
snow falls. Next year will have It's own
story TO tell
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10
GRAssHOPPER TALES.
First Time the Baby Jumper Tries
His Legs.
From the Humape Allisnce.

From the Humaue Alliance.
Walking in the tall grass of a meadow
or country roadside or even along the Dor
der of city street one is almost sure TO
disturb and set in motion dozens Of long
legged, short-horned locusts or grasshop-
pers If they did not jump and turn SOM
ersaults like circus performers we should
hardly discover them.
Every neighboring weed patch, vacant
lot or friendly back yard will furnish To-
Gusts enough 10 keep nature students busy
and delighted through many hours, ana
the hoppers viii fare just as well or even
better than when they had 10 shift for
themselves.
During the season a lover OF nature can
fiji many leisure moment with pleasure
by watching them.
When the young locust matches from the
egg he creeps up out Of the earth where
his mother has so carefully hidden her
eggs months before, and looks about. He
finds himself a real grasshopper, but such
a fuzzy, big-headed baby looking very
much as II he were bewidered and sorry
he came and wished ne could crawl back
again As he feels the warm sunlight on
his little tender back, his courage In
creases He tries his legs and finds that
'-he only has 10 steer them. and they ride
him everywheres." grass blade tickles
him under the chin, and all at once he
Is hungry and eats. His appetite grows
and grows. It becomes his most prominent
characteristic and goes with him through
life.
As he eats he grows, and his skin gets
hard. Pretty soon he finds himself IN whai
seems 10 Us a sad predicament. His skin
Is too tight When a boys c othes are 90
sman he has q new suit. and his little
b. other takes The old ones. There is no
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10
"The White Plague"



Russia still remains the land, as one
might say, of mystery and melodrama.
Two bits of Slav grewsomeness are float
ing about on this side of the world, and
may not yet have drifted overseas. One
emanates from certain DR.. Bryanzeff.
he writes to a journal in Siberia describ
ing the horrors of insanity which exist
there. Diseases of the brain are very prev
alent in that vast section of Russia. This,
he claims, is partly owing 10 the great
number of criminals and eccentric-natur-
"a people who are annually brought thith-
t and partly owing to the large consump-
uQn of alcoholic drink, which is always
vie In the immense region of Tomsk
mere is only one lunatic asylum; else
where it is often much worse. The gov
eminent cares little for these poor vic
inns Of dementia, and clothes them in rags
while lodging them in filth. DR. Bryan
a zen states that, in the municipal hospital
-" hrasnayarsk, he saw crowd of wretch
70 madmen who reminded him of the pic
luIes in Dante's Inferno"
Another Russian item deals with aep-
rosy The East is never free from it, and
HasSla is always dreading that the sly
white pest may cross her borders Occa-
s"hallN, though not often, it creeps into
w homes of the aristocracy. A certain
sland bail was given at st. Petersburg
slrlns the spring of 1898. Among the
suFsts was young and beautiful I'M
married Countess. A gentleman asked one
" her relatives to introduce him, recesv-
81 an assent, and danced with the lady
.'eral times. Later, as they stood i'm an
IIposea portion of the ball room, the gem
T'han said; This draught is Injurious.
IOu should be careful of yourself. for
y, ulat there is a slight eruption on one
your shoulders. Oh, II isn't marked
lt-oosh to spoil your beauty But 1, you
p.o" am physician. Have you, by the
pt S. any other little Spots like this else
n giete on your lovely skim" YES" re-
s'el tne lady, Il have few And / wish
80 mat you could give me some medi-
.'+ ron them" 1T would afford me great
TgylOess to do so.y was the gallant reply
n Alsht the Countess did not return
v,t1I nome. All search for her resulted
era'1si IL was not until many weeks aft
aiai' mat her agonized parents received
Iar which told them that their daugh-
H. "a7 IN the x LeDer Asylum. and
mt al. attempts to see her must prove
sse' ne parents begged Dlteously to
eI lmmured, at her own home. in
sr which she alone would occupy
lgg+I was preferable for them TO the
ioo,, 'aih which they felt now to be her
4epI Du' no entreaties awaited. The
Com, who had danced with the young
9ols. at the ball had been disguised
ha Nsrnt and she will end her days in
ier .li''e lazar-house whittier he had
9'fselt '' among others aecursed Ike
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10

in China, twelve end oue-half miles
from the village OF Liou-Chek, there is a
mountain of alum, which. In addition 10
being a natural curiosity, is a source Of
wealth for the inhabitants Of the country,
who dig from 1t yearly tons Of alum. The
mountain Is not less than ten miles in
circumference at Its base and has a hight
Of 1910 feet The alum is obtained by
quarrying large blocks Of stone which are
first heated IN great furnaces and then in
watts filed with boiling water The MUM
crystalizes out and form a layer about
six inches IN thickness. This layer is sub
sequentiy broken up into blocks weighing
about zen pounds each.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10
uozLEY,s LEMON ELIxIn

Cured me of enlarged liver, nervous indi-
pestion and heart disease. / was unable
10 walk up stains or do any kind of work.
was treated by many physicians, but got
no better until used Lemon Elixir. 1 am
now healthy and vigorous.
c. II. Baldwin,
No. 9S Alexander street. Atlanla. Ga.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10
MOZLEY,s LENON EITyIu

Cured me of indigestion, had suffered for
ten years. l had tried almost every m di-
cine, but an failed. Since taking Lemon
Elixir / can eat anything | like
ReevesVille, s. G. w. A. Griffith
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10
MOZLEY'S LEMON ELIXIR.
A Pleasant Lemon Tonic.

Cures indigestion headache, malaria.
kidney disease fever. chifls, loss of appe-
lite, debility, nervous prostraton and
heart failure, by regulating the liver.
stomache, bowels and kidneys.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10
MozLEY, LEMoN NOR nnnps.

Cures all coughs, colds, hoarseness, sore
throat, bronchitis, hemorrhage, and All
throat and lung diseases Elegant, relia-
BILE.
25c at druggists Prepared only by DR..
H Motley, Atlanta, Ga.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10
MozLEY's LEMON ELIXIR.

pepsia for about fifteen years, my trouble
being my liver, stomach and bowels, with
terrible headaches Lemon Elixir cured me
My appetite is good, and ! am well / mad
taken a barred of other medicine that done
me no good. Charles Gibhard.
No. 1916 jefferson street, Louisville, Ky.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10
MozLEY,s LEMON ELIXIR

Cured me of indigestion and heart disease
after years of suffering when an other
remedies and doctors had failed.
Beuah, S. c. N ID. Coleman
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10

Another Pessimist Heard From
Truth Us stranger than fiction. YOU
know" Yes. and IT'S a good deal more
entertaining chan most OF the fiction we
get nowadays. CHICAGO Tim.s-Iierald.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10


Magnhcen buffet paro cars on Trains and
TRwtfs andS TIA boo
with
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Nashville
For rates or any other n o
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s. md q makeo cal stops
No and Louis AIontgo
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Is solid train from
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Plant System.

MAIN operated by Oh AIerdn Tm Hour sower Th
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-10
A BOLD THIEF.

A dispatch from Woodstock says:
Since noon Sunday all Woodstock has
been engaged in az exciting man hunt.
Their quarry is bold robber who tore
three ringa from the hand Of Miss G.
Eiwardine Crane, daughter OF Judge
J. Parran Crane, OF the Seventh judicial
district of Maryland, who lives 10 ST
Mary's county. Miss Crane is visiting
the family of Rev. A. A. J. Bushong.
She attended church yesterday morn
ing, but was forced to leave before the
close of the service She went to the
house, which.wa closed, and to the
rear to procure drink of water.
When about half the distance q man
sprang from behind fence and grab.
bed her. She extricated herself from
his grasp for moment, but he caught
her again, overpowered her and secul-
ed her rings. Miss Crane screamed
! and became unconscious When she
recovered the robber had disappeared.
She notified a passerby of the occur
ance, and Immediately search was be-
gun. When the church services ended
Tue uuuU Vi sthlCuclo was idt HCly
augmented. Men heavily armed ira
versed the country in search of the
robber, unsuccessfully. II be had been
caught during the day, ne would have
been given no quarter. Every effort
will be made to capture him. Two
of the rings stolen, including q dia-
mond and family heirloom were found
on box about thirty feet from where
the robber assaulted his victim. 1t is
supposed he placed them there to pre-.
vent pursuit. He is described as a
short, stout man, smooth ehaven, about
thirty years old, wearing torn SLOUGH
hat, ragged pants and shirt, without Q
coat, and is probably tramp. The
robbery took place near the Lutheran
Church, which was we'll filled at the
time. Miss Crane has recovered from
her exDerience
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-10
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
She Would Not Elope.

Allentown, Pa, July 1O-Because
she refused to elope with him, Charles
Knauss, a we'll known young man CT
this city, late Saturday night shot and
seriously wounded Mrs. Ella Defender
f r. wife of Charles Defenderfer, and
then put bullet in his own brain, with
fatal effect. Knauss died instantly, but
there is some chance of the woman's
recovery. Knauss was Is years of age
and Mrs. Diefenderfer is 26 years old.
They had BIT en- holding clandestine meet
ipgs for some time. Shortly before
midnight Saturday night while Mrs.
Diefenderfer was nursing two sick
children, who are suffering from scarlet
fever, she heard Knauss's voice calling
her outside. ELLA, come down." he
said, ~ must see you at once" In re-
spouse TO the summons th7 woman
went down and accompanied Knauss
10 the paint shop. She refused to go
inside, but Knauss dragged her in.
Now, Ella" said he, II want you to
elope with me, and unless you do
neither of us will leave this shop alive"
mo, Charlie" replied the woman;
81 still love you, but cannot leave my
poor sick children and run away with
YOU" Knauss tried to persuade the
woman, but she still refused, and then
the shooting followed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-10
TELEGRApHIC BREVITIES.

The talk OF strike on the lines Of
the Metropolitan Street Railway Com
pany 10 New York has ended in smoke.
DR.. Mary Edmonds was frightened
to death by the accidental setting OF OF
burglar alarm in her home at San
Francisco.
Ten thousand New York coat tailors
are said to be plating their an
nual summer strike. Twenty. five hum
dred women and girs are included in
the number.
A National Park or Forestry Reserve
Association for the governmental pre-
servation of over Z 900 900 acres OF land
in northern Minnesota will be formed
in Chicago this month.
Judge Bischoff, OF the Supreme Court,
has signed an order dissolving the
Judge Publishing Company, Of New
York, publishers, 10 suit brought for
a voluntary dissolution of the company
by it's directors and appointed VIM. j..
Arkell, receiver.
Charles Graham, the ballad writer,
died in Bellevue Hospital, New York,
yesterday. He died penniless despite
me great success of his many songs. His
greatest success, Two little girls in
olue," Melted him ten dollar note
TIE publisher who secured it made q
snug fortune out Of It's sale.
A Paris dispatch says the Prince Of
Monaco who has just returned from a
sea voyage, has declined to fight duel
With Cornt de Csstellane on account
If the Dreyfus case The Prince gives
mis- reason for the declinatlon the fact
that Castelane is beneath his station
and that Css.ellane has assumed the
title of count when he is not entitled to
it.
Lloyd Aspinwall, son of the late General
Lloyd Aspinwall, died in New York today
from kidney disease, complicated with other
complaints. He was 81 years old.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-10
Results of the Flood.

Duke, Texas, July 10.-The crisis is
past here as regards the flood but new
danger has arisen. Sickness has broken
out among the refugees here and prob
ably also in a hundred other camps
along the Brazos. twenty-five cases
OF sickness were reported here la t
night. The government has been ask
ed for tents which, if secured, will he
pitched on the prairie. An idea of The
condition which prevails is given by
the fact that in one box car are hud-
died 40 white people. The stencil
from the putrefying bodies of horses,
mules, hogs and other animals is over
towering but the physicians say it does
not produce sickness. Decaying' vege-
table matter is what they fear most.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-10

Chicago, July 1O.-A Rennes cable
to the Tribune says: "In his intense
desire to understand his case Dreyfus is
sitting up nearly all night reading the
numerous documents furnished by his
lawyers.
"Wby fatigue yourself SOP" pleaded
Nine. Dreyfus.
81 am anxious to read my own ro-
nance" replied Dreyfus grimly, show
ing ne has not entirely lost his sense OF
humor.
The military tailor at Rennes has
received orders to make new uniform
for Dreyfus and will take measures OF
the prisoner this week. Neither Drey-
Jus nor bis wife wish for revenge. Drey
fuss lawyers had prepared a paper TO
ask the State for damages for illegal
Imprisonment. Dreyfus refused to be
party, but for FORMS sake, he told
the lawyers he was willing to ask for
twenty cents damages the lowest the
law of France allows. The lawyers
hope to persuade Dfeyfus to change his
mind.