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REPATRIATION OF TROOPS.
Aguina1do Will Release Prisoners
if Spain Gives Him Munitions.

MADRID, Feb 5.-It is announced
that arrangements for the repatriation
of the Spanish troops in the Philippine
Islands are being made at New York
and San Francisco. The American
Government, it is added, bears the ex-
pense of the repatriation, which is to
be carried out by the Spanish Trans.
Atlantic Steamship Company The
Spanish Government, through the
French Embassy at Washington, has
sent a communication to the Govern
ment of the United States, saying that
in view of the non-success of the
Americans to obtain the release of the
Spanish prisoners, the Spanish Govern
ment itself has taken steps to obtain
their release. But as this will necessi-
ia tie certain expense, the Government
of Spain recalls the fact that the stip-
ulations OF the treaty of Paris oblige
the Americans to obtain the liberation
of the Spaniards.
General Rios commanding the Span
ish troops in the Philippines, cables
that Aguinaldo offers to release the
Spanish prisoners on the payment of
$500, 600 and the handing over TO him
of the cannon. rifles and 100000 cart
ridges belonging to the, Spaniards. The
Government has replied that it could
not accept this transaction, as it would
be equivalent to indirect protection OF
the insurgents, which would be a
breach of the Spanish engagements
with the United States. Aguinaldo, it
appears, still retains the civil prisoners
and the monks.
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ILLICIT CORRESPONDENCE.
French Officer Sells Military Sc
crets to a Foreign Nation.

PARIS, Feb. 5.-The Paris police arr
rested here to-day former Lieutenant
of French infantry for whom a warrant
had been issued at Nancy, on the
charge of carrying on an Illicit CORE
spondence with a foreign Government
involving military secrets. The mans
name is Durand and he had described
himself as a commercial traveller He
was dismissed from the army two years
ago. On searching his apartments the
police found and seized a number Of
photographs of French fortresses and
other defensive works.
The affair came to light through the.
recent collapse of a. bridge over the
River Loire and the upsetting Of load
ed mail cart. For several days the
mails were in the river, and when re-
covered the addresses upon many OF tho
envelopes were illegible. 1t was neces-
sary to open the letters and this opera
tion revealed Durand's correspondence.
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AN ENGLISH ACCOUNT.
Filipino Killed Reported
Amounting to Thousands.

LONDON, Feb. 5-The Morning
Post" publishes the following account
OF the fighting at Manila:
The immediate cause of the attack
was an advance by two Filipinos to the
Nebraska outpost on the northeast of
the city. When ordered to halt they
refused, and the sentry fired An in
surgent gun was then fired from block
house Z, and an attack was immediate
ly begun on the Nebraska regiment.
The fighting soon spread on both sides
and the firing was in progress in all
the outposts around the city. The
American troops responded vigorously,
the insurgent fire being heavy and the
attack hurriedly planned.
Firing continued throughout the
night with an occasional cessation Of
from half an hour to an hour at time.
AT daybreak the warships Charleston
and Callao began Smelling the north
side of the city.
Their fire was followed later by that
of the Monadnock on the south side,
the insurgents positions having been
previously accurately located.
The Filipino loss is reported to have
been heavy. The wounded on the Amer
lean side are now estimated at 200
Few Americans were killed.
The Americans began a vigorous adj
vance all along the line this morning
Sunday, and were soon pressing back
the insurgents in every direction, main
tanning steadily their advanced posi-
tons and capturing the villages of San
Juan del Monte, Santa Ana, San Pedro,
Macal, Santa Mesa and Lomin.
The splendid police system prevented
a general outbreak in the city, though
several soldiers were attacked by ma
tives in the streets. Lieutenant Charles
Hogan and Sergeant Wall were shot
by three natives, the former being Sc
riously wounded and the latter slight
ly. Lieutenant Colonel Cotton was at
tackled by native with a sword while
riding in carriage to the front He
killed his assaiIant with his revolver.
A sharpshooter within the American
lines shot and killed a Sergeant while
he was sitting at a window of the sec
ond reserve hospital. Colonel William
G. Smith died of apoplexy Many Of the
insurgents were driven into the Pasig
River and drowned. Several hundred
We're taken prisoners.
In subsequent telegram the follow
ing statements are made: Last nights
Saturday and to-day's Sunday en-
gagements have proved a veritable
slaughter for the Filipinos, their killed
being reported as amounting to thous-
ands. The American forces could
scarcely have been better posted. 1t is
now known that the attack was fully
expected, and that every preparation
had been made to meet the contingency
Firing slackened at noon Sunday,
the enemy being, apparently, democrat
lied.
'Aguinaldo's private Secretary has
been arrested as a spy in Manila. Per-
feet quiet now reigns in the city. More
than a hundred wounded Filipinos,
taken from the trenches, are being
cared for in the American hospitals"
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The follow
ing telegram from General Otis has
been received at the War Department:
Manila, Feb. D.
'Adjutant General, Washing ton: Have
our permanent lines well
out, and have driven off the insurgents.
The troops have conducted themselves
with great heroism. The country about
Manila is peaceful. and city perfectly
quiet. List of casualties tomorrow.
"OTIS."
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GENERAL OTIS DISPATCH.
Who is Supplying Natives With
Cannon and Rifles?

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Q2:25 a. m)
The following dispatch from General
Otis has been made public:
MANILA, Feb. 5.-Adjutant-G Cen
eral. - Fifth February Insurgents
opened attack on our outer lines at
S:45. repeated attack several times dur
ing night; at o'clock this morning en-
tire command engaged; all attacks re-
pulsed; at daybreak advanced against
insurgents and have driven them be-
yond lines they formerly occupied, cap
turing several villages and their de-
Tense works; insurgent loss in dead ana
wounded large: our own casualties thus
far estimated at 115, very few fatal.
Troops enthusiastic and acting fear-
lessly. Navy did splendid execution on
TANKS of enemy; city held in check and
absolute quiet prevails; insurgents have
secured good many Mauser rifles. a rev
field pieces and quick-frlng guns Win
AMIN uii''- ..oTIS."
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MADRID, Feb. 5.-Intense excitement
was caused here by the receipt this ev-
ening of the following official dispatch
from General Rios, the Spanish COM
mander in the Philippines:
The insurgents have violently at
tackled and captured almost the whole
of the exterior American line The
Americans offered a vigorous defense
at the exterior barriers, using their ar
tillery as we'll as the squadron
The warships destroyed and burned
Caloocan, Paco and several towns in
the neighborhood Both sides suffered
very materially. Very sharp firing con-
tinues. The Spanish troops have been
confined to quarters, but a Sergeant
has been wounded by stray bullet.
rios"
The popular sympathies here are on
the side of Aguinaldo, but thinking
people are. anxious regarding the con-
sequences of the fighting.
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NEBRASKANS KILLED.
List Of Casualties in the First Reg
iment Received.

CHICAGO. Feb. 5-The Times Her
ald' Lincoln CNeb.) special gives the
following list of killed of the First Ne
braska Regiment in the battle of Ma
Mia:
James Pierce, musician, David City,
merchant; Harry Hull, Company a,
hotel clerk. Hastings; David Lager,
Company 1, lawyer, was a Lieutenant
in State militia; Sergeant Orrin T. Cur
tbs, Ashland, farmer, was at one time
a member of the Legislature; Charles
Keck. Chadron, wealthy stockman; A.
Bellinger, son of a prominent doctor at
Beatrice, and a young society man;
Lewis Begler. Lincoln, clerk; Edward
Eggers, Fremont, lawyer
The information regarding the regi-
ment's losses was received in Lincoln
in private kilograms.
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Attacked by the Natives Around the City
Of Manila.
American Artillery Silence the
Natives Battery and the War
ships Shell Their Position
Troops Drive Them Back and
Capture Strong Positions-Otis
Says Insurgents Have Procured
Field Pieces, Mausers and Quick
Firing Guns Lately.

MANILA, Feb. 5.-(S:15 p. m)-The
long expected rupture between the
Americans and the Filipinos has come
at last. The former are now engaged
in solving the Philippine problem WIN
the utmost expedition possible.
The clash came at $40 p. m. yester-
day evening. Three daring tillplnoS
darted past the Nebraska regiment at
Santa Mesa. but retired when chal-
lenged. They repeated the experiment
without drawing the sentries fire, but
the third time Corporal Greedy chal-
lenged the Filipinos, and then fired,
killing one of them and wounding an
other.
Almost Immediately afterward the
Filipincs' line from Calvocan to Santa
Mesa commenced a fusillade, which was
ineffective. The Nebraska, Montana
and North Dakota outposts replied
vigorously and held their ground until
reinforcements arrived. The Filipinos
in the meantime concentrated at three
points, Calvocan, Gagalangin and Santa
Mesa. At about / o'clock the Fflipinos
opened a hot fire from all three places
simultaneously. This was supplement-
ed by the fire of two siege guns at
Balik-Balik and by advancing their
skirmishers from Pace and Pandacan.
The Americans responded with a ter
rife fire, but owing to the darkness
they were unable to determine its ef-
feet.
The Utah Light Artillery finally sue
ceeded in silencing the native battery
The engagement lasted over an hour
The United States cruiser Charleston
and the gunboat Concord, stationed on
Malabona, opened fire from their sec
ondary batteries on the F'ilipinos posi-
ton at Calvocan and kept it up vlgor-
ously.
At 2:45 there was another 1usiilade
along the entire line and the United
States sea-going double turreted monl-
tor Monadnock opened fire on the en-
envy from off Malate.
With daylight the Americans ad-
vanced.
The California and Washington reg
iments made a splendid charge ana
drove the Filipinos from the villages Of
Pace and Santa Mesa.
The Nebraska regiment also distin-
guished itself, capturing several prls-
oners and one Howitzer and very
strong position at the reservoir, which
is connected with the water-works-
The Kansas and Dakota regiments
compelled the enemy's right flank TO
retire to Calvocan.
There was intermittent firing at var
ious points all day long. The losses OF
the Filipinos cannot be estimated at
present, but they were known 10 De
considerable.
The American losses are estimated at
twenty killed and 120 wounded.
The Ygorates, armed with bows anu
arrows. made a very determined stano
in the face of a hot artillery fire ana
left many dead on the field
Several attempts were made IN the
city yesterday evening to assasslnate
American officers.
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IDAHO MEN KILLED.
A Dispatch Received at Boise From
Manila.

CHICAGO, Feb. "a special to the
Times Herald" from Boise, Idaho.
says: The following Idaho men are re-
ported killed in Manila:
Major Edward McConville, who was
in command of the Second Battalion
Idaho Volunteers; Corporal Frank
Caldwell, Company B, 81 years old,
born in Chicago, enlisted at Harrison,
Idaho; Private George Hall, Company
B, aged %, Sweet, Idaho; Private Ern-
est Scott, Company B, aged y, born at
Ashland Wis; Private James Hensen,
Company H, "a years old, born at Over
ton, Tenn.
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WANTED THE FIRST BLOW.
Insurgents Encouraged by opposa-
ton to the Treaty.

IoNDON. Feb. "a representative
- ~ Associated Press saw the London
,.a,,rosantatiye of Aguinaldo this even
w. He did not express surprise at the
nayvs from the Philippine Islands, but
declared that the Filipinos at Manila
were suspicious OF the a''i.uu ~
tinted states. and had formed the
opinion that it was pet.er - no
fore The Americans were reinioi ecu,
The representative added that Mapini,
the head of the Philippine Capine.' an
his colleagues were convlhceo 'na.
the Americans were beaten no" pun''e
opinion in the United States wou.u
sist upon the maintenance OF riiipino
independence.
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visiting Assembly Committee.

SAN JOSE, Feb. 5.-The Assembly
Committee on Insane Asylums and
Grounds. consisting of Lundauist of
San Francisco, Cargill of San Benito,
Marvin of Humboldt, Mescrve of San
Bernardino. and Lebrie of Trinity, WIS.,
tied the asylum at Agnews to-day.
Their report win determine the amount
of the next appropriation. They were
accompanied by John F. Carriere, Sec
rotary of the Lunacy Commission
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A Fresno Farmer Disappears.

FRESNO, Feb. Sd. E. Lawton.
prominent farmer of Caruthers, in this
county. came to Fresno a week ago
last Monday in company with his wife.
He got to drinking and his wife re-
turned home, leaving him in town, but
thinking he would also return on the
day following. He did not return and
has not been seen since His disap-
pearance is Q. mystery.
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"Manila. Feb 4
Situation Most satisfactory.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 6-The follow
ing dispatch was received at Ills this
morning:
Manila, Feb. 5.
ITO Adjutant General: Situation most
satisfactory; no apprehension need be
felt Perfect quiet prevails in the city
and vicinity List of casualties being
prepared, and will be forwarded as
soon as possible. Troops in excellent
health and spirits. OTIS
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he was awaiting the action of the
United States Senate on the treaty Of
peace, and that the Filipinos would
make no move until action had been
taken. The message, he said, was dated
Malolos, the capital Of the so-called
Filipino Republic.
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Riot at Marseilles.

MARSEILLES, Feb. Sat a meet
ing here of the Anti-Dreyfus League of
Patriots in the Alhambra Hall, hos
tile demonstration on the part of some
Dreyfusites led to serious fighting in
the streets, during which revolvers were
fired. The police repressed the dis
turbances, but number of people were
injured Many arrests were made.
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Everything Favorable to Us.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, $3.50 p. NJ
The following telegram, just received
by the Chief Signal Officer, is the first
news received from the army at Ma
Mia:
Manila, Feb. 8.
ITO General Greeley, Chief Signal Of
ficer: Action continues since early
morning; losses quite heavy: every
thing favorable to our arms.
THOMPSON
Colonel Thompson is the Chief Signal
Officer on the Staff of General Otis
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Will Respect the Treaty.

MADRID, Feb. 5.-The Spanish Gov
eminent has no news of the conflict at
Manila; it is added that the Govern
-ment of Spain will ''act in the most corr
rect manner and scrupulously respect
the treaty of Paris"
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USUAL LYING
SPANISH DISPATCH.
General Rios Message TO His
Government.
Says Flliplnos Captured Exterior Amer
lean Line.

Spaniards' Sympathies Are With
Aguina1do and the Insurgents
Aguina1do Offers to Surrender
Spanish Prisoners for a Half
Million, and Their Arms and
Cannon-French Officer Arrest
ed for Betraying Military Se-
crets.
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-17
TRAIN REHEARSAL.
1t We. Hsna So TIA. Queen victoria.
Journey Might Ne
Perfect.

The queens journey to the Riviera
was rehearsed so that all arrangements
for speedy and convenient trip could
be settled beforehand. says the Pail
Mall Gazette. The royal train mum.
bered eight carriages, and included her
majesty's saloon. The train left Wind.
sor at II o'clock In the morning, the
hour fixed for her. majesty's Departure,
and proceeded over the Great Western
RAILWAY to Addison road, thence via
Swanley Junction on the London, Chat
ham q Dover line, and subsequently by
the Southeastern railway, past Ash
ford to Folkstone. where 1t arrived at
1:3o o'clock in the afternoon, that be-
ing the time proposed for the queens
embarkation in the Calas-D ouvres for
Boulogne.
On arrival at Folkestone the train wa
shunted at the junction, and proceeded
through the harbor station direct ON
to the new pier, where her majesty en-
hsrked. The special platforms were
lifted from the train across the pier TO
thetsteamer. and the gangways from the
quay to the steamer were also triedand
dtted. The Calais ouvres left Nolhe-
stone about two o'clock IN charge OF
Capt. Dixon, and made . splendid pas
sage across to Boulogne. covering the
"a miles In an hour and rs minutes. At
Boulogne the landing arrangements
were rehearsed at Folkestone, and tho
steamer subsequently recrossed tho
channel to Dover. Tho rehearsal WA
considered in every way . success.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-17
PRINCE BoNApARTE,s PAROLE.
His challe.se to Count r.lken.te,n
In CoaAectAon Herewith Was ;,
Not Accented

One OF the incidents Of the career Of
thelate Prince Charles Bonaparte about
which there is much obscurity Is his
imprisonment in Germany and release
on parole, says the Paris Messenger.
The prince distinguished himself In the
Franco-Prussian war by his bravery at
the battles Of Boony, Dezonville and
Gravelotte, where he was decorated
with the cross of the Legion of Honor
on the battlefield. Later on in the war
he was made prisoner and sent with
several other officers to Germany,
where they were released on parole.
During their captivity, however, the
prisoners We're treated with very little
consideration, and at the beginning Of
February, 1891, Prince Bonaparte wrote
letter to Gen. Won Werder in which he
declared that he had no wish for liberty
dishorored by insult, and demanded to
be put In cell. No notice having been
taken of this letter, Prince Bonaparte
wrote second time, taking back his
word of honor not to escape. He was
thereupon arrested and imprisoned in
the fortress Of Koenigsberg and after
ward conveyed to the fortress of Bozen.
on the Russian frontier. Gen. Count
Falkenstein then published and CONF
inundated to the press an order of the
day, in which he accused Prince Bona
parte of having broken his word of
honor. When the prince was set at
liberty at the end of the war he adj
dressed letter to Count Talkenstein.
which amounted to challenge. Tho
count, however. did not accept it.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-17
ANTS EGG TRADE.
How the Collectors OF These Tiny
Articles Go About Their
Strange Work.

Ants eggs are the base of rapidly
increasing business in the British isles.
Hundreds weight of the tiny spoil are
imported yearly by the bird fanciers,
who feed them to young pheasants,
canaries and aquarium fish. They are
collected for the most part in o certain
district in the south of Russia, where
many thousands of peasants make q
living by them. A collector, going out
upon sunny day to some hills he has
in mind, piles upon them little twigs
andsticks. Then he rudely disturbs the
ants in their busy home. Their first in
stinct, on having the roof torn Oft their
dwelling is to fly to some shelter. They
make for the pile of twigs, just as the
peasant had thought they would. He
does not wait for them to hide all their
eggs there, but goes off to repeat the
trick at dozens Of other hills, returning
in the evening with stiff paper bags to
collect his spoil. This is very simple, as
all he has to do is to sweep the tiny clus-
tiers of tiny eggs OFF into the bag. It is
said that an Industrious man may in
oneday collect us much as eightpounds.
These are, in turn, gathered up by
agents of large firms, who handle for
expectation. AT present, Russia is the
only country where ants eggs dre gath
cred, although the forests of South
America, where there are said to be hills
10 feet high and IS feet round, ought to
be O good place to gather them.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-17
TAKLA-MAKAN.
A Dead city Of Forgotten People
Buried IN the Forests Of
Central Asia.

Interest IS being revived in the buried
city of Takla-MalSan and the dead for
ests around it by DIR. Sven Hedin. the.
Swedish explorer, in the Desert of Cobb,
Central Asia, at IN elevation of be-
tween 10000 and $4,000 feet above sea
level. DIR. IIedin considers that the
site OF this city now exceeds in dreari-
ness and desolation all the other desert
parts of the earth, and yet under the
sand drifts he found undeniable evi-
dence of the existence of great and,
populous city, mostly built Of poplar
wood. whose inhabitants were far adj
vanced in arts. religion and industry,
and whose very name has been lost to
the world for over 1000 years.
The find has even rivaled, from the
pathological standpoint, those which in
Mashonaland would appear to have re-
vealed the habitat of very ancient
community who have been lost sight
OF since early Biblical times. They APP
pear to have been n very lurgc colony
ofgold diggers and wheat growers, who
had their outlet Mt Ezion Geber. on the
Gulf OF Akaba, and 1t is quite probable
that they were the community from
which King Solomon drew great por.
ton OF his enormous supplies of gold.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-17
CHINESE PHYSICIANS
&c1 Prepare s1aay Medicines, sax
esHs Of Them Are Very Bit.
1sa 0eooe<lsas,

&e hAfaA0 s nse dose Of Chimes
6AMcins n an ordeal which can be bet.
X imagined Than dssetfbed. i Is in.
!Artably . htee4 deaoction, says LIP
dnoott's. II TIE patient prefers, til,
Ierbs are given him In square paste
Iosrd boxes holding about pint each.
epd he Cooks them at home. A
Chinese prescription contains from ten
ee At1tsen varieties Of herbs, flowers,
puts, gums. barks and roots. Moro
Than 5000 species arc classified and
used as medicine, but Of these only
tome 600 are In general use. Whether
Che patient takes the remedies at tho
sanitardum or at home, he is requested
20 present himself every day before
the doctor for another pulse examine
Zion, 20 that every change In his con,
&tton may b noted and the prescrip-
fien may Be varied accordingly. Tho
ohinese are clever chemists in the line
u pharmaceutical preparations. and
prepare many medicines for their own
use in tho form Of pills and powders;
but these are employed by the Chinese
physicians in treating the ailments Of
white people only to limited extent.
The reason given II that the simple, hot
decoctioDa of tho fresh root or plant
are the best form, because the most
readily assimilated into the system,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-17
FLASHES GUNS
The latest ARTILLERY Improvement i.
Far Ahead Of smokeleau
Powder,

It is reported that the new French
rapid fire gun invented by Col. Hum
bert gives no fash or eign of fire. II
this be true, the French have made an
advance in artillery second only in i'm
portance to that which marked the I'M
PRODUCTION by them of sanokeless DOW.
der says the Scientific American. In
the operations GROUND Santiago tho
only means by which our men could
locate the position of the enemy was by
tho flash. II this should be removed
the art Of war. especially on land. will
become more difficult than ever. for =
masked battery of smokeless powder "a
and deshless guns would be positively
undiscoverable. The only description
OF the gun that has come to hand Ia
rather obscure; but 1t would seem that
an attempt is made to cool the larger
portion of the gases below their fash
point before they are allowed to reach
the open abr. The ratio Of Ere h o.'
reached maximum Of 20 shots per
minute. To accommodate the In
creased expenditure Of ammunition II
Y proposed to reduce a single battery
from Ave to four guns and increase thu
number OF ammunition wagons.