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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-05

January. $3.50: February, N.%, VIC" =, ss
s7.3l; April. 1872; May. S.Se; 1une' '''''
July. $3.50; August. 1917. x72s.
Futures closed easy; Nov ne, t,ahr,,ary
December. H.26: January, 49, = ~ 81 u I.
T.Si; March. ass; April, 49,; nay ~ Y. s seo,
Tune N7: July. 49, August, VIZ; oep-
TENDER, 1898; October, A.@. ,ords
Spot closed quiet; middi,ng upi,2
Z 9-16c.; middling Gulf, B-ltc'' saies'
bales. c...o,
NEW ORLEANS. November 4.1So, ION
futures steady: November, $50 bid, .e D oo 7.
cember, S. sgq s6.e7: January. $3.50 9 9y.
February. NolgN@; Ma la cdl,t1 ~. Iune'
U094t7Ii: July, y1ouN IL; August, M~
Tm: September. ss.7oaS.I2; Octooer'
$8.6fG t5.G6
pETERgBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG, November 4-lspecia''
Cotton-Firm at 71-sc., for good iots'
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. November 3.-calyes.-
All small, fat, milk-fed calves are noiui,S5
up well, being i'm light receipt ohiy anu a
active request from day TO day. Lar Se,
heavy calves. while less active, can also >
be sold at fair relative prices: We QUOTE = .
follows: Strictly choice veal, per pounu'
74G7Izc. good veal per pound, ic.' rous"
to good, per head. ,5u{2. s ,ro-
Lambs and Sheep.-A good ueiha"u "a
walls for top-grade lambs ana cn a.,
under limited offerings. Rough sheep ana
poor, small lambs not in favor, even AT
a discount We quote az follows Sprnms
lambe, good TO choice, sc. per poun1
poor. small stock, 4a4lEe. per poundi'
Sheep, per pound, choice, 3d512c.; gv0,11,
per head. $30S3.50: inferior. per heau' siV
$50; old bucks, per head, 2aS'
CHICAGO. November 3.--The small sup,
ply of cattle to-day were quickly disposed
Of at unchanged prices. Good 10 ianuS
or "A.
sflfS5.l5; stockers and feeders, yigB 80
cows. heifers. and bulls. si.yJqsoIo' lex
ans. S2lO1Si 20: calves S3.1j6{L0
Trade i'm hogs was active az sleanS
prices except for light-weights' %niCu
were weaker Fair TO prime lots, A.iZ1sP
S'27b; heavy hackers. S.75aSlIG mixed,
S395NA.ni2: butchers. s3.s9TSLze; hsht-
weights. 86lti2O pigs, B@nNiv.
The supply OF sheep and lambs were
excessive feT Friday. Buyers neiu paoh,
and closed weak. with lambs from 10 10
&c. lower. and sheep plOc. lower, CoIIi-
mon TO prime lambs sold at $dso.oV, poor
TO prime sheep, s2aA q, ooo
Receipts Cattle. 800 head; hogs, 2l,9OO
head; sheep. 1900 head.
NEW YORK, November 3.-Beeves-he-
ceipts, S.7l2 head; active ana hrm' seeers.
5miOc higher: bulls firm; COWS STEADY,
all sold. Steers. A.9Gqs615; oxen ana STAYS
$iG$5.50; bulls. S250Q4: cows, Sl.9JnSi.iv.
Gables unchanged; exports, l,oft cdtue
and 4200 quarters OF beef; to-noIIoW;
$50 cattle. 70 sheep and 1881 quarters OF
Calves-Receipts. 80 head. Veals steady;
grasgers, 35c. higher; yea :, zf4>SO, tops,
SS.75; grassers. S.62h; mixed caves; "a
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, i,io nead.
Sheen firm: lambs steady. closing quiet
sheep. $250GsL50: lambs, SL612pS,I2i "a
madam lambs, $5.37il0$5.7J; culls, SaA.
Hogs-Receipts, $500 head; steady at
SL50u$lS0
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WATER COLOR EXHIBIT OPEN.
New YOrIs's Annual Display Began
Yesterday.

NEW YORK, November 4.-The tenth
annual exhibition Of the New York
Water Color Club opened to-day at the
galleries Of the American Fine Arts So
clety, TO continue until November 18th.
Nhile II is somewhat smaller than that
OF last year there are 345 pictures on
view. with n sufficient diversity of sub
Ject 10 make most attractive whole
Wore than lW artists are represented
Among them are Charles Warren Eaton,
jules Guerin. Charles l.. Bull. NJ Sew
mour Bloodgood, Edmund NJ. Ashe. i.
g. Earle John LaF'arge, Lydia Field
Emmett, Emile Decombes, and A. r.
Van Lear.
In the first room the patricia" Of AL
spert Herter. a striking figure study of
a gold-haired woman I'm red draneries
mas me place of honor on the west wall
June Moonrise, Niagara" by Charles
drrefi Eaton. IL its vis-a-yis on the
east wall. To-day viii be given I ~ t ne
artists , and their friends. The exhibition
VIII De open to the public tomorrow.
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LYyCHnuRa TOBACCO MARKET.

LNNCHBCRG. VA, November 4.-(Spe-
cial )-Quotations:
Dark Grades Of Tobacco-lmgs: lem
mon dark lugs. s. 509S so; good dark lugs
t2JOf,s3; fine dark Tugs, sos. Leaf:
Common dark leaf. S35Oasi, mediu,a dark
leaf. si25gS5; good dark leaf, sGQSS; fine
dark leaf SsnSl2: good black wrappers.
SiOff Sll; nne black wrappers. $liGISl6.
Bright Tobacco-Leaf: Common nonde-
script S2lc$3.50 common bright brownish
Tugs. sSgS4: medium bright l'gs. Sus6;
good bright Tugs. SnS9. fine fright Tugs.
$500 $40 Leaf Common cui ting. &N$S
medium cutting. s1.50HS9; good cutting. s96p
SO; fine cutting. silUSl25O; fmcy cutting.
Slf.50ftSiG Leaf: Common wrappers
SS0s2: medium wrappers sl2usl3; fine
wrappers. none Offering; good mahogany.
none offering.
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GENERAL MARKETS.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, November -Flour-Dull
! ana tending downward. except for the
low grades which held steady. owing TO
the continued scarcity; Minnesota patent.
$S.7j0$Si1O.
Rye Flour-steady; good to fair. ss.iOa
S3.4j.
Buckwheat Flour-Steady at s2.sOaS2. 30.
Buckwhe0t-Quiet at Gl062c
Cornmeal-steady; yellow western, SOa
Rye-Qulet: No. western G2c.
ing. 450i9c.
BARLEY Malt-Dull: western. 55d65c.
Wheat-Spot duh. but steady: No. 2 red.
727sc Options opened dull and about I'M
changed The market was exceptionally
fat. within a range of scarcely &c all
day. The undcrtone was weak. under
lack of speculative ard export demand.
The war abroad checked selling and
transactions were small. Close dull az n
net decline of &c. No. March closed
1880; May closed TIC; December closed
73ikc
Corn-spot dull and easy; No. ?. 4ossc
OPTIONS opened dull at about the closing
prices OF yesterday. but steadier and &c
upon covering. but again turned easier.
under liquidation, and closed dull at a
partial net decline Of nc. May closed
$50; December closed 3Si4c.
Oats-Spot quiet No. 2, 29i5c. options
nominal: no business.
Beef~Firm; family, s12Gss; beef hams,
$22 50Qs25.
Cut Meats-Quiet: picked bellies. Gas@
&C.: do. shoulders, &C.; picked hams, $40
9I5c
Lard-Nominal: western steamed closed
at $50: city, S515 November closed $780,
nominaly: refined steady.
Pork-Dul: old mess. s9.2jds9J0: new
mess. 81; short clear, $lO5o4Si2.5O; family,
Butter-Firmer; western creamery. Ia
2rkc.: State dairy. 17m2Sc.
Cheese-Weak; small. September fancy
Eees1steady: State and pennsylvania,
HGMIac.: western fresh. ungraded, l4qlsc.
Petroleum-Firm refined. New YORK,
s925: PHILADELPHIA and Baltimore WV
R'osin|Dnil: strained common to good,
Turpentine-Quiet at uQMlac.
Rice-Quiet; domestic, fair 10 extra as
G7lc.: Japan. 4st05sc soeso ...
Cabbage-Quiet; Long Island SZa$S per
Cotton-By steam. TO Liverpool. 25lkc.
Cottonseed- Oil-Ouiet. but STEADY; prime
crude. tanks. Hq22c.; butter grades, &c,
Coffee-Options opened STEADY ~ an du-
vance ~ < points. on light local invest
ment Trading was tame TO the very
close hut the general trend OF sentlhleu,
continued bullish on light recelpts an, ~
drmness in Brazil European , new nov, i,o
more than met expectations. Selling was
MIXED IIo. T nv frmness Of local spot market
Closes Close steady and points net higher: e:
Sales. 5000 bass. INCLUDING March 40 90
April $50 spot coffee ;hb no i GRc SSnd
, frro. coTd i5 Ga.d1iAc.; sales quiet;
trade on5 Ste ntTS fair refining lS-l6c;
ce SGEa Sc degrees test: 5-l6c, mo, mo.
Ias to sugar slice; rehne95 ,ss s'eS'S'
nould A lice; granulateu, 1,IvI
CHICAGO PRODUCE MAHhTI l.
ShaJn1C and apparently inexhaustiolee
sopPiyd demand M depressed wheat again TO-
S SaSi and pi' December closed q shade lower,
at 6SiIc Corn Lost 80 O rnSed Ii0T rifle
si TSt iIeS6ing futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing
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SUFFOLK PEANUT MARKET.

SUFFOLK, November l-tSpeciaL)-
The favorable weather this fall has rem
dered II possible TO ship peanuts carrier
than usual Quotations for the crop OF
1890 are az follows: Jumbo, fancy hand
picked Virginia. nc. No. ! virginia
hand picked. 3&c.; extra virginia hand-
picked, &c.. No. Virginia. shellcd. BE-; NO.
2 Virginia. shelled, &C.: extra-large VIZ
GINA shellcd. &C. Shelled peanuts are
offered in limited quantities only. Span
ish nuts not quoted
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prrrusurRc TOBACCO MARKET.

PETERSBURG, November A-topeOia''
Receipts very light. and market some
what lower. Quotations: Common TO
medium Iugs $3.50 to 81 20; good TO fine
luga. So 30 To s.; poor short Leaf: $3.50 TO 81;
fair 10 good short leaf s. TO s.: medium
10 good wrappers. s. 10 sl25e; good TO
nnc wrappers. $l3 20 sl7.50; MEDIUM to
good shipping. 81 90 sl2; good to hne
thinning sl25O 10 1850.
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Richmond Va, November 4. 1889.
Quotations; Wheat-LQ,ngoSrly, q 10
Ike No. 2 red, 75c. bag lots % TO 7ic.
Corn-White. Virginia bag lots. 20 to 4lc.;
No . white. 40is TO lie; No. 3 white, 40 10
Ioi5c.; No. 2 mixed 40c.; No. 2 mixed, ~
tn g9i5c. Oats--No mixed NE; 10. 3
mixed 2S4c.; winter seed % to tOc RYE
Cs ia zoe
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NORFOLK November 4-(Special.)-
Peanuts-Farmers market. steady: fancy.
PIC; strictly prime. 2ssc; prime. &c;
common. &C., for new crop; Spanish. IS
10 soc. per bushel New nuts coming in,
but supply is apparently short
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PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.

PETERSBURG, November 4-(Speclal)
New virginia peanuts are coming
IN. and sales are reported at 2d2izc.
as to quality New Spanish nuts firm at
CSC. per bushel
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DANvILLn TOBACCO MARKET.

DANyILLE. VA, November 4-(spe-
cial)-Quotations Wrappers Fancy, $50
SIS; good sl69s30; medium. si2lSi6; COM
mon, Sscsie. Fillers-Eins. sS4sll, good.
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S09. common, Sass. cutters.,fflIn,ee
Ni6s1o: good. siqsll: common; ss se az,
Smokers-Fine, S:5on xs5o; COCO. r sp1es
uranuiators. sL5ous7. common, siuS.
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WM.F, MILLER
IA lloyd ST., Brooklyn, N. 7.
mo Ain
Treasury Department,

Treasury Department,
Office Of Comptroller Of the Currency,
Washington. ID. c., October 81. 1899.
WHEREAS, BY SATISFACTORY EVI-
dence presented TO the undersigned. 1t has
been made TO appear that THE American
National Bank OF Richmond" in the city
Of Richmond, in the county OF Henrico,
and State of Virginia has complied with
all the provisions of the statutes OK the
United States required to be compiled
with before an association shall be au--
thorized to commence the business of
banking:
Comptroller Of the Currency, do hereby
certify that THE American National
Bank of Richmond" in the city OF Rich
mond, I'm the county OF Henrico, and
State Of Virginia. is authorized to com
mencc the business of banking, IS pro-
vided in section $3.50 OF the Revised Sta
tutes of the United states.
In testimony whereof wit
Seal. ness my hand and seal OF
- Office this Slst day OF Oc-
tober. 1899 CHARLES G.. DAWES.
Comptroller Of the Currency.
No. 5229. no 5-SunSt
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Cash quotations were as follows: No. ,
yellow corn, @2c. Flour slow and easy;
winter patents SS.5juSt5. straight. $3.50
1880; clears. S3.200S.-J spring special,
$40. No. spring wheat. GM7lc.: No. 3
spring wheat, 62ff7ic. No. rcd. 69N10c.
No. 2 corn. Size No. cats. 23c.; 10. 2
white. DC. No. white, zii4n &c. No. ,
rye 5rkc. No. barley, 26isfi3c.: No
haxseed. new. 81 zSl9. Prime timothy seed.
$50. Mess PORK. per barrel. S.l505>.2L
Lard. per 10 pounds. SAL 1880 Short
ribs sides OOOse). {iAO0 1913. Dry sailed
shoulders (boXcQ, 5tiN5Hc. Short clear
sides (boxe0, &z5QS5.S0 whisky, distili-
ers' finished goods, per gallon, sl.2i. But
ter firm; creamery l5U2Plc.: dairy 1ip
l9c. Cheese steady; creams, ll2tnl2Hc.
Eggs strong; fresh 1Sc.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, November 4--FloUr-Dun
and lower
Wheat--Very dull. spot and the month.
6SHU53c.. December, 1U4NlOihc.; southern,
by sample. 63Q69iac
Corn-Easy: mixed, spot, and the
month, 37hN375sc.; November and Deem
Der, S6A4j5,2c; January and February
SC0S6hc.; southern white corn. 55ujsc..
new.
Oats-Firm; No white. sOGglc
Rye-Dull; No 2. nearby. 5745sc
Sugar-Strong and unchanged
Cheese-Steady and UNCHANGED.
Butter-tirm ana unchanged.
Eggs--Firm and unchanged
THE COTTON MARKETS
LIVERPOOL, November i-COtton-
Spot in moderate demand. prices 1-32d.
higher; American middling. fair. 415-32d.
good mddiing, I'D; middling. 45-l5d.;
.ow micdling, Bed. good ordinary.
3 ll-l6d ordinary. 3lAd The sales OF the
day were 500 bales, OF which 500 bales
were for speculation and export. and in
cluded 400 bales American; receipts TO-
600 bales, Including 600 bales American.
Futures opened steady ana cloacd bare
Y nf 10 "a ,arff, a
C2-6ll2 63-Gld. value November and De-
cembcr. 3 g -62GS C2-6id.. buyers; Deem
Der and January. 3 60-si00 6i-6id buyers;
January and February, 59-GiG3 CO-6id,
buyers: February and March 2 59-Sid.,
sellers: March and April 5S-6iI3 59-6id
buyers; April and May, 3 5s-siaS Sold,
sellers, May and June. 3 5S-6id., buyers:
June and July ss-Gid.. sellers; July and
August, 3 57-6in3 5S-6id.. buyers; August
and September. 55-elQ3 55-6id buyers.
NEW YORK November 4-COtton-
Firm midd.ing 79-l6c.; net receipts, IS
bales; gross receipts. SIS bales; sales. ll2
bales; stock l0j 3i5 bales: exports to Great
Britain. 2i3 bales.
Totss to-day: Net receipts. 40 d37 bales:
exports-to Great Britain. 1878 bales: To
France. 2l7i9 bales; 10 the Continent,
lS.22S bales; stock. Si2,l7S bales
Consolidated: Net receipts 40 f37 bales:
exports-to Great Britain 10 10 bales: 70
France. 1.7S9 bales; to the Continent, Is.
22S bales.
Totals since September LIST: Net re-
ceipts. 2.Ou.A0 bales; exports-to Great
Britain. 50i355 bales: TO France, 22S Os9
bales; 10 the Continent, 667. Isl bales.
Cotton futures opened steady at the de-
cline: November, T2S; December. S2S:
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RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.
Bid. Asked.

Richmond. Va, November 4, 1899
Sales: Chesapeake and Ohio, common,
100 shares at 2Si4.
~,Nxr cr-rrrDTrSI-C Rf1 Aekad
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GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.

sOuotations are for bonds maturing in
rot less than ten years.
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The weekly bank statement issued to-
day shows the following changes:
surplus reserve. decrease. &,.216.S75.
Loans, decrease. $4,000.
Specie. decrease. Ss.s5.g00
Legal tenders, decrease. Sgi2Sl0
Deposits. decrease S5.167.eOO.
Circulation, increase &gdcOO.
The banks now no 81 $50 less than
the requirements of the % per cont. rule
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""69 VI"NVI IdIIrhS VIII him, but Z no
strong body OF insurgents is dcvcloped
UY I'M auNahcc, supplies can DC sent
after him from Caloocan.
No IruTc nrnAn1,rD

Il
Steamship GlenoRle Crashed Into the
steamer city of KIngston at Tacoma
The Latter Cut Ia Two.
TACOMA, Wash, April a4.-The
steamship Glcnoglc crashed into the
steamer City of Kingston about 4:3O
O'CLOCK Sunday morning off browns
Point, cutting the City OF Kington in
two just abaft the boilers. The IL
passengers and crew of the KINGSTON
were saved through the prompt action
of officers of the Glcnoglc and Kings
ton and two ships lying in the har-
Dor. So far as known no lives were
lost.
Rev. Horace II. Chapman, rector Of
Trinity church, occupied the state
room struck by the Glcnoglc's PROV
and was pinned in the wrcckagc for
several minutes, only being released
l,rr l.a II Il
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GUNS SILENCFD
The Dakota Regiment Encountered
Ths Rebels Left Many Dead on tn. Field
Gen. Iswton WIN Endcavor to Out


joins Gen. Macarthur.
MANILA, April 2A-Gen. Lawton took
the feld at daybrcak Saturday with n
column of troops, consisting of the
North Dakota regiment, two battal-
ions of the Sd infantry. the a2d infan-
try. two guns of SCOTS battery, three
troops of the 4th cavalry, and Gales
squads IN, equipped in light
marching order. This force
starting at o'clock Saturday morning
over the Novaliches road, travcrsinr
the country previously cleared of
rebels, but subsequently reoccupied by
them. 1t is to be presumed that Gen.
Lawton by this movement will out
flank the enemy before joining Gen.
Macarthur north of Malolos.
The Dakota regiment first encoun-
tered the enemy in front OF Novaliches
at s;l5 a. m. The rebels opened fire on
our troops but their fire was silenccd
10 minutes later, the enemy retiring in
bad order and the Americans advanc-
ing along the rough roads around
10y NtIt AbuNlhttAnAN
annoyed by the fire OF the rebel sharp
shooters 'front.' the jungle for two hours.
AT o'clock in the afternoon the
rebels were in full flight. leaving many
dead on the field. and our troops were
compelled TO take brief rest in tn,
shade as the heat was overpowcrinc.
WAsmNeroN. April 2S.-Thc war de-
partment has nothing new from Gen.
Otis. but IL has reason To believe that
he was surprised At the easy march
Gen. Lawton was having in the intc-
rior TO the northeast OF Manila. Gen.
Otis only designed it to be
another Reconnaissance in force. "
but it may develop into roundup,
with the object OF striking the rail-
road north OF Caloocan. 1t is under
stood Gen. Lawton took only three
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lIIAX NEHI ADrn HOT cIIn-r,r
Inc Jury Acau'ts Him of Charge OF Con-
spiracy-Gov. stone Then AppoInt.

HARRISBURG, Pa, April -. At noon
Friday Gov. Stone appointed NJ. :.
Quay senator from Pennsylvania, tho
appointment to hold until the mex,
session OF the Legislature. The follow
ing is Gov. stones official announce
ment OF the appointment:
To the President of the United
States Senate. Washington. DC: Sir
By virtue of the power vested in me IA
executive of the state OF Pennsylvania.
under Article l, Clause III. Section 3. OF
the constitution of the United States.
hereby make temporary appointment
of the Hon. Matthew Stanley QUAY. To
DC United States senator from Penn
sylvania until the next meeting OF the
Pennsylvania Legislature. to- Gil tn.
vacancy now existing in this state.
Very respectfully,
WILLIAM A. STONE. Governor.
The appointment was made immcdi-
ately upon the receipt by Gov. Stone
OF a message from Philadelphia an
nouncing the verdict OF acduittal in
the senator's case. The appointment
Is great triumph for the Quay fac
ton.
PHILADELPHIA, April ~. Senator NJ.
= Quay was Friday morning acquitted
OF the charge of conspiracy to use tho
states funds, The jury rendered a
verdict To that effect at IL o'clock.
Many notable republican politicians OF
the state were in the courtroom, and
many ladies wcrc among the spec
sators. All the attorneys and others
connected with the ease were on hand.
Judge Biddlc resumed his seat ON
the bench, and at 1887 court was for
mally opened. Then the jury filed in
and took their seats. All OF the IL
answered TO their names.
gentlemen OF the jury, have YOU
agreed upon verdic,?' asked the crier
1--WE have" answered the foreman.
as he presented the bill of indictment.
What say YOU, do you find the de-
PENDANT guilty or not guilty?"
The foreman answered in IA voice au-
dible throughout tho courtroom:
Not guilty"
Pandemonium followed this answer
The spectators arose and chccrcd and
there was n simultaneous rush to con-
graduate senator Quay. 1t is under
stood that from the first ballot tho
jury stood II to for acquittal.
Senator Quay left the courtroom with
his attorneys lie refused TO make nny
statement at present. District Attor-
ncy Rothcrmcl also declined to make
any statement Nor would he say
whether the other charges against
Quay would be tried
Gov. Stone said that in appointing
Col. Quay lac felt that he had done the
mt and proper thing. He thought /,
would make the issue, and is bette,
done now than 10y waiting for weeks.
The authority cited bv the 0ovcrro,
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ARMY DISASTER
An Engagement at Quengua in Which
Rebels Subsequently Attacked and Dri,eu
From Their Trench to tho second

MANILA, April 2A-Four men of the
Nebraska regiment. including Col.
Stetscnberg. Lieut.. Sisson and three
men OF the fourth cavalry were killed
and - wounded in an engagement nj
oucngua. The Filipinos retreatcd
with small loss The engagement de.
vclopcd into a disastrous. though sue.
ccssful fight The insurgents had a
horseshoe trench about mile long en-.
circling rice field on the edge OF a
wood.
The following were killed:
Col. John NJ. Stctsenbcrg. OF the Isl,
Nebraska regiment, formerly of the
9Th cavalry.
Lieut. Sisson perhaps Lieut.. August
{, Nissonl of the Same regi ment
Two privates OF the Nebraska rcgi
mcnt.
Three privatcs OF the 4th cavalry.
Most of the wounded belong to the
'st Nebraska regiment.
Maj. Bell, with 40 cavalrymcn. en-.
,ouutcred a strong outpost. one OF his
men was killed and five were wounded
by volcy.
The Americans retired. carrying their
wounded under fire and with great
difficulty, being closely pursued, fog
enabling the enemy to creep up TO
hem.
Two men who were carrying com.
Tade were shot in the arms. but they
continued with their burden.
Maj. Bell sent for rcinforcc,nents TO
rescue the body OF the killed cavalry
men, and, battalion of the Nebraska
regiment, under Maj. Milford. arrived
and advanced until checked by vollcys
from the cnemy's trenches.
The Americans lay about 500 yards
from the trenches, behind rice burrows.
under fire, for two hours.
Several men were sunst rucl<. one DIV.
ing from the effects of the heat. ms
they lay there waiting for the artillery
To come up.
Finally the second battalion arrived,
and then Col. Stetsenberg. who had
spent the night with his father at Ma.
Mia, came upon the field. The men
immediately recognized him and raised
cheer. Col. Stetsenberg, deciding to
charge as the cheapest way out OF the
difficulty, led the attack mt the head OF
his regiment. lie fell with bullet in
the breast. dying instantly about zoo
yards from the brcastworks
Lieut.. Sisson fell with bullet in hi,
heart the bullet striking him near tn,
picture of girl suspended by a ribbon
from his neck
| In the meantime the artillery hat
arrived and shcllcd the trenches.