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The Meeker herald., 1900-10-20
wolcott's Baca Land Steal


Senator Wolcott's record on the free
range question Is one TINT will lnunt
him through this campaign. The ranch
men and cattlemcn of northwestern
Colorado are not going to vote for any
man for the Legislature who Will assist
by his vote In returning Wolcott to the
Senate. His attempt to smuggle
through bin for the sale OF all the
public lands Of Baca county will not
be forgotten. II was characteristic OF
Wolcott, and an unblushing attempt to
rob the ranchmen and settlers OF that
section of the state, to the gain and
benefit Of the syndicates he represents.
II the people of Colorado sanction this
action with their votes next November,
the next thing may be a bill for the
private sale Of all the public lands of
Routt county for the benefit of some of
the great cattle or sheep syndIcates.-
Steamboat Springs Pilot.
The Meeker herald., 1900-10-20
"A Policy Of Nesatien.

The Republican campaign has be-
come a negative proposition. The can
didates and leaders have become sto-
lid agnostics. The rank and file IL
hiding behind breastworks of shifting
sand.
Mr.. Hanna says: There are NJ
trusts"
Mr.. Mckinley says: There IL no
such thing rs Imperialism"
Mr.. Roosevelt says: II am not afraid
of unitarian, because there isn't any
'militarism.'"
Mr.. Gage says: There isn't any gold
standard, therefore the gold standard
must not be attacked"
Chorus Of Republican spellbinders:
"Now you see 1t and now you don't"
The Meeker herald., 1900-10-20

, -
, You can change your money.
but you cannot change human ma
, ture to any great extent. and II
) YOU want to see now sOrtlid the
Republican party IL to-day. let me
, remind you that 1t insists on max
} ing the money question the lueS-
ton Of paramount Importance,
whereas, the question Of human
rights is the question or para
mount importance In this cam
paign. In 1896, the Republicans
were worrying about the 50-cent
dollar. They thought that was
) something awful md yet to-day
they have given us an eighty-five
per cent. citizen In Porto Rico,
and they cannot tell us what per
, cent. they are going to give us In :
the Philippines. In 1890 they
said they could not have double
standard OF money. Now they
want II double standard Of gov
ernmcnt. Then they said that
we could not maintain the parity :
between the white metal and the
yellow. Now they think they can ,
maintain the parity between the
white citizen and the yellow citi-
zen .{n the Philippines. 10 You ,
need anything more TO show you
the low plane upon which the ,
Republican party iightsT-Wil- ,
liam j. Bryan.
The Meeker herald., 1900-10-20
wolcott's Dream Dispelled.

The roseate visions which have comet
to Republicans of the possibility of
their carrying Colorado have beent
rudely dispelled.
For some time Republican managers
have been INDUCING in pipe dream
talks of the likelihood of their carry
ing the state, Senator Wolcott and
his henchmen have, however, based
the possibility of success upon the fall
ure Of the anti Republican forces to
bring about fusion.
The possibility has now been elimi-
mated by the completion of = fusioni
ticket which will have the harmoniouS
support of all anti-lsepublican forces,
and WolcOtt's chance to remain In
public life Is gone.-Atlanta COnstitu-
tion.
The Meeker herald., 1900-10-20
Feelins the Farmer.

Information from<an official source
has been received at Democratic ma
tional headquarters in Chicago that
the postOffice department at Washing
ton, under orders from Mark Hanna,
is making arrangements to make a
thirty days trial Of rural postal deliv-
cry in all doubtful localities In Iowa,
Illinois. Michigan and Indiana-in fact,
in all doubtful states. They hope In
doing this to make farmers believe the
Republican party is doing much for
them. This scheme is to be instituted
In all doubtful localities early In Oc-
tOber, while 1t is to be withdrawn in
strong Republican localities.
That such IL Hnnna's latest gold
brick scheme is borne out by WASH
ington report saying that the free de-
livery system was inaugurated las:
week In three or. four close counties
In Maryland. and that II Is to be ex-
tended to other states.
As soon as the election Is held the
rural carrier routes will be abolished
and the farmers will continue to 60 to
town for their mail.
The Meeker herald., 1900-10-20
Election Of sen.,or. ~ The People.

First-Popular election would make
the senator more truly representative
Of the people for whom he speaks. The
Democratic idea of government il that
the representative reflects the senti-
ments Of the sovereign people. Bee
ond, IL there was no other reason for
the change, a sufficient reason would
be found In the scandals growing ont Of
senatorial elections. The charge Of di-
rect bribery is made with increasing
frequency. and indirect forms of hril,-
cry are even more COMMONLY. j.
Bryan.
The Meeker herald., 1900-10-20
An Unnecessary Tax.

In an official communication to
Chairman Richardson. under date Of
August 2, 1900, the Hon. Lyman ].
Gage, secretary Of the treasury. says:
THE estimated cost Of the war with
Spain, including the Philippines. to
June 30, 1900, is ms follows:
Army, s2s{,75o,O0O: navy, $79,5Oo,-
coo; MISCELLANEOUS, including interest
on war loan and payment of $4,000.
600 to Spain. $50, 750, 600; total 1885,
100000.
1.-THE department is unable to sepa-
rate the expenditures made for war
purposes in Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines"
The total amount collected from the
people under the special war revenue
act, up to July 1. 1900. is $21O.OO0.OOO.
The amount of gold in the treasury
is now somewhat in excess of $780,
600, 600. This Ia the largest sum Of gold
ever accumulated in the United States
treasury md exceeds the total ex.
penses of the war by $:}5. OOO.OOO. and
this il In gold alone. exclusive Of hun.
dreds Of millions of silver and paper
money which has also accumulated In
the treasury.
Thus II is readily seen that the reg
ular revenues of the government dur
ing the past two years would have
been sufficient to carry on our war.
The Meeker herald., 1900-10-20
Insineere Support of Mckinley

George F. Hoar IN not In earnest in
his support Of President Mckinley. for
he has In express terms denounced the
Philippine policy Of the administration
as destructive Of the republic.
Chauncey NJ. Depew Is not In earnest.
for he has declared, in phraseology
that cannot be misunderstood or given
a modified meaning. that the ncquisi-
ton Of the Philippine islands would
be utterly hostile TO our system Of gov
eminent. Albert ]. Beveridge is not
in earnest, for only a short time ago he
denounced the Porto Rican policy pur-
sued by the president and congfess.-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Meeker herald., 1900-10-20

The Republican national literary bu-
rcau liz circulating. as refutation Of
the charge that Imperialism and mill
tarism go together, u campaign speech
delivered with exquisite taste by ex-
Senator Henderson in his official Gu
pacity as a graduation day speaker at
West Point.
General Henderson has compiled q
series Of tables designed to show that
the military burden is insignificant In
the United States compared with that
borne by the subjects Of the armed
monarchies Of Europe. These tables.
we are Informed. hive been prepared
with great care" with the idea Of
having them accurate beyond posi-
bility of dispute" We are also In
formed that in NO far as they refer
to foreign countries, the figures have
been brought down to the very latest
date possible"
We have a first table showing the
number of men In the army Of each
country and its proportion to popuia-
ton. Next we have the area Of each
country. the ratio of soldiers to the
square mile, and Of square miles to
soldiers. 1t is all very Interesting, but
ought there not he something mOref
Yes, and General Henderson has not
forgotten it. We want to know how
much all this costs, and here Is his
answer:
The Meeker herald., 1900-10-20
THAT FULL DINNER PAIL
A Very Unpopular Issue at
the Deering Harvester Works.

The Full Dinner Pail" is the most
unpopular issue of this campaign in
the nelghborhood of the Deering Har-
vester works.
The great corporation has Just I'm
ished paying OF Its thousands Of work
men for the first two weeks under a
new schedule, and the employees have
discovered that their wages have been
cut, in few cases less than two per
cent. and in many instances as much
as fifty per cent Not many men, how
ever, have quit work. Many of them
had been laid off during the summer.
OF these. about 1900 have been taken
back. and others are being put to work
at the rate of fifty or sixty a day.
Whether new hands or old. they come
at the lower scale of piece work. Prac-
tically every department has been af-
fected by the new scale.
Men who had been drawing s. a day,
which was as high rs any reported,
said that under the new regime they
could not earn 50. The 81 day men
said that they were hard taxed to earn
$1.25. Many ayowed that they aver
aged less than 81 day, in spite of the
fact that they were skilled workmen
and In good times" had drawn g a
day and $75 or $50 a month.-Chicago
Times.
The Meeker herald., 1900-10-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

1.-The Republicans have not full
filed their promises OF 1896.
) They not only have not brought
what they promised. but they
, have brought things that they
) would not have dared to prnise
in 1896. They have brought you
, IL financial system which substi-
) tutes n bank note for a green
back When did the Republicans
promise to retire the greenbacksf
What platform Of the Republican
party ever declared that \ motto
signed by bank -svas better than
n note signed by the governmentf ,
And yet the Republican party
places the bank note first and
pushes the greenback into the
background. If you think that ,
this Is just, l think can make
that so clear in II word that You
will never make the mistake
again. Whenever farmer or a .
laboring man In this community
issues his note, he issues it in
order to get money. and he pays
interest on the the note while he .
has the money. but the bank is- !
sues it's note as money and draws
interest on Its note when 1t Ia out .
standing. Can you tell the differ .
ence between paying interest and
drawing interest !"-William J. +.
Bryan.
The Meeker herald., 1900-10-20
Liable to Cause a Smile.

association, In annual convention ~
Richmond, Mr.. Roberts, the treasurer
of the United States, felicitated hjs
hearers on the fact that "for two years
our financial problems have related %
the surplus. General prosperity, has
given large revenues" In view Of IL
fact that 500. 100000 Of bonds wsfo
sold to meet the expenses Of the WIZ
with Spain and that two years after
the close Of that brief struggle the war
taxes are still in full force. Mr..
Roberts' audience might be pardoned
II they INDUCED In a furtive smile
New York Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1900-10-20

These figures for the United States
look strangely small to those who
have given the subject little attention.
We look at them more closely, and we
and that they are for 1896, under .
Democratic administration, and before
the policy of Imperialism was heard
of.
1t is only for foreign countries that
these statistics are brought down ito
the very latest date possible" The
actual army appropriation for the fis-
The Meeker herald., 1900-10-20
WERE THESE GOOD
AMERICANS
What Washington, HamiL
ton, Franklin and Web
ster Thought About Inn
perialism.
perialian.
Alexander Hamilton:

.u .u
AAanusr ian,, ,.. . ,,o
usurp uonl,n'ou Nv. -
Pe ~ .ne'I oNn ..si,. ~
grasp ut u mort rn.eiis''e iDmu'
nun tney n'e Mnnns w .'
IN 10 'ioihte ,i,at Jaw vi n ,,,n,
which slses eyer! man 's"'
u M. u,s l*rsolai lilN'!, hold H.,
when any people hie ns" ~
Avs NJ l ., wl' H.. nv -, ", ",
~ r I'M. a'e " n ,.i.h,n,
In tho same manner. binding the
ie,,s,a,ors ,bamsaIv.s they nre
In tho str,ctest sense slaves. and
the oovern,nent In respect tn
thorn Ia des,ntic
u,..,,,. u,,u j.,
ss """"s'o" " "'e""
y uress' 49,. =, ,,,,,,
,,,.n. ote ,, na .. ' ~ VI ,,.ra nnn.
-. . Go. ,,an,, rnm,.,.a ~ ra,o,inn WHY
forepo the advantages of 40 pecu-
liar a situation? WHY quit our
own tn stand mon a foreign
ground? WHY. by Interviewing
our destiny with that Of any part
of Europe, entangle our peace
and prosperity in the tolls of
European ambition, rivalship, in
teresf. humor or caprice? Avoid
the necessity of these overgrown
military establishments, which
under any form Of government
are inauspicious to liberty, and
which are to lie regarded as par
ticularly hostile to republican
liberty.
p.n,ar,,, r-.nt,,r.
p...,n,a. . trada 10 NOT IN nh.
,oa. %. ,..s,1h rst;ons nav fu.tiv
Iii, ~. aa,h n.h,r,. hlood. the tr,,e
'p. =,
The Meeker herald., 1900-10-20
Dsses Fixed for Speeches.

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q.
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a.
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m.
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The Meeker herald., 1900-10-20
No. the Only Obstacle.

Mr. Hanna has seen enough of the
drift of events to justify him in regard
ing the defeat of his party as a rea-
sonable possibility. to put 1t mildly,
and to know that overcOnfdence Is not
the only thing In the wny.-Louisville
COurier-,J Journal,
The Meeker herald., 1900-10-20
RoU1T COUNTY.
1t Is Stirred Up Over the
Wolcott Policy Of Monopo>
lizinp the Free Ranges.

uku1& ule ETSG Ranges
One of the boldest attempts of the
Wolcott combination OF this state to
hoodwink the voters into supporting
the Republican ticket comes from
Northwestern Colorado, and has Just
been exposed by the Democratic coun-
ty central committee Of Routt county.
AS is well known the feeling in that
part of the state in regard to the main
tenance Of the public range is very
strong. 1t Is of such importance that
1t overshadows all other issues. The
part taken by Senator Wolcott in rela-
ton to the sale of all the public lands
Of Baca county, as may well be sup
posed, is therefore playing very i'm
portant part in the campaign.
In addition to this there is another
grievance. Last spring. when the pass
age of bill providing for a national
lease law was threatened the people
Of that section Of the state were
wrought up as never before. Indigna-
ton meetings and protests were the
oius' .. 'ne uay pozens u ie''ers
anu ie'''ons were sent 10 senator
"o'eo'' anu lie was urge" 10 Jake
s'An" "sa'ns' 'ne measure MOST Oh
the communications he ignored entire
~ "ne,e ne uia ue'sn 10 MAKE reply
"""'' eA'ep''"" :" " "on-eon'-
'n ~ "'a""e'
inen taihe 'ne 'emocratlc oistrict
a. WY" ."' ."0'uee io'
-' anu 'eA"'e p'e"se" w .no
~ wy Az. Nv n"n ~.
''"'e' ''""'o. ""'" nc "o"'u
u w ."e "
~ y" .".' 'p'' 'AA' M"
n =. 's"en VINO ""ae 'ucn q
sp'enu'u .eeo" ~ Tue 'a'. nouse ~
"'einoe' i'oan .'o"'' AZ" M" ni"ne"
c""n'ies' a''u "ho 10 eAeeeu'xy popu-
ia' throughout 'iat en''re u'str'c'' was
uo'"'"".ea i'f 'ne ssa'e sena'e' anu
'a"hes H9'ae Vi i''o nianco COUNTY
pioneer OF that part OF 'he s'"te' ana
VINO 'Ioush nis ne" spaper' Tue
p'"'eN :" A'e'' .a"'
part III 'he as''a''oh III ia'or VI tree
range was nol'ha'eu ior the house
Aiar"eu NJ Tue iee"ns winch eAis'eo
against eena'or "oicott' anu tne
streheth OF the Democratic iesisiauVe
ticket' the HepuDhcans soopteo re-
mafkApae course ~ tneir convention.
iney aieo piedged their candidates 10
vote against any man Tor the United
states senate VINO was not y FAVOR OF
. free range ana denounced IN violent
language the very Things wnicn sena-
tor Woicott mad been doing. Ihey are
now making their campaign on this
Issue ana where a voter IL found who
Ii opposed to Woicott. ne IL told that
the Republicans are pledged against
WolcOtt, unless he Ia all right on the
The Meeker herald., 1900-10-20

Aontrose. Thursday, Oct. 25, 8 p. m.
Hlenwood Springs Friday, Oct 20,
Sp. m.
Aspen, Saturday, Oct. q. Sp. M.
Red Ciin, Monday. Oct 20. 8 p. NJ.
Breckenridge. Tuesday, Oct. 80. s
p. N.
LeadviHe, Wednesday. Oct. 81, 8 p.
IN.
Salidn. Thursday, Nov. 1, 8 p. IN.
HON. JOHN G. BELL.
Grand junction. Friday. Oct. 10. g
y. IN.
Aspen. Saturday, Oct. 90 8 p. m.
Collbran, Monday, Oct. ~, p. IN.
Mesa, Monday, Oct. ~, p. m.
De Beque, Tuesday, Oct. %. = p. IN.
Buena Nistn, Wednesday, Oct. "a, 8
p. III.
Lamar, Thursday, Oct. %. p. III.
Las Animas, Friday, Oct. ~, p. N.
Trinidad, Saturday. Oct. u, 8 p. III.
Creole, Monday, Oct. 20, l p. III.
Del Norte, Monday. Oct. %, . p. M.
Monte Vista, Tuesday, Oct. 30, p.
m.
Alamosa, Tuesday, Oct. 30, p. III.
Canon City, Wednesday, Oct. 81, =
p. N.
Sallda, Thursday, Nov. 1, p. III.
Gunnison, Friday, Nov. 2, 8 p. Ill.
Lake City, Saturday. Nov. 3, 3 y. III.
HON. CHARLES S. THOMAS.
Georgetown. Friday, Oct. 10, 8 p. III.
Greeley, Monday, Oct. %, sp. IN.
Salida, Saturday. Oct. 70, 8 p. III.
Aspen, Wednesday. Oct. "a, 8 p. IN.
Leadville, Saturday, Oct. q, 3 p. III.
Glenwood, Monday, Oct. 70, p. N.
Cripple Creek, Wednesday, Oct. 80,
8 p. III.
Victor, Thursday, Oct. 81, 8 p. m.
Pueblo, Friday, Nov. 2, 8 p. IN.
Denver, Saturday. Nov. 3, . p. III.
HON. ]. WARNER MILLS.
Akron, Saturday, Oct. 20. p. IN.
HON. BOOTH MALONE.
Golden, Friday, Nov. 2, 8 p. III.
HON. c. c. POST.
Como, Friday, Oct. 10. 8 p. m.
Fairplay, Saturday, Oct. 70, p. M.
Alma. Saturday, Oct. ". 8 p. IN.
HON. JOS. II. PAINTER.
Akron, Saturday, Oct. q, p. m.
HON. ALvA ADAMS.
Central City. Thursday. Oct. IL. 8
p. M.
Aspen, Saturday, October 20, 8 p. nj.
Collbran, Monday, Oct. Y, 3 p. IN.
Mesa, Monday, Oct %, 7p. III. >;
De Beque. Tuesday, Oct. q. 3 p. m.
Delta, Wednesday, Oct. n, 8 p. IN.
Ouray, Thursday, Oct. rs. Up. m.
Telluride, Friday, Oct. 20, 8 p N.
Durango, Monday, Oct. %. p. m.
HON. CHARLES J. HUGHES.
Fort Collins. Friday. Oct. 10, p. m.
Colorado Springs, Friday, Nov. 2,
p. m.
HON. CLAY B. WHlTFORD. /,
Golden, Friday, Nov. 2, 8 p. m.
HON. w. 8. DECKER.
Central City, Thursday, Oct. Is, 8
p. M.
Akron, Saturday, Oct. 20, 8 p. IN.
Buena Vista, Wednesday. Oct. "A, 8
p m.
Lamar, Thursday, Oct. 25. p. m.
Las Animas, Friday. Oct. 70, p. M.
Pueblo, Saturday, Oct. q, 8 p. m.
HON. B. F. MONTGOMERY.
Gunnison. Thursday, Oct. Is, p. m.
Lake City. Friday. Oct. 10, 8 p. m.
Delta. Saturday. Oct. 20, p. m.
MRS. HELEN, l.. GREENFIELD.
Central City. Thursday, Oct. is. 8
p. m. -
Aspen. Saturday. Oct. 20, p. m.
Leadville, Monday, Oct. %, 8 p. m.
De Beque, Tuesday, Oct. q, 8 p, m.
Delta, Wednesday, Oct "a, 8 p. m.
Ouray, Thursday. Oct. rs. 8 p. m.
Pueblo. Saturday. Oct. 81, p. IN.
Sterling, Monday, Oct. 70, p. m.
Greeley, Wednesday, Oct 81, p. m.
Fort Collins. Thursday, Nov. 1, 8 p.
m.
Boulder. Saturday, Nov. 3, 8 p. m.
HON. c. w. CROUTER.
Central City, Thursday, Oct. IS,
p. m.
Aspen. Saturday, Oct. 10. 8 p. m.
Leadville. Monday, Oct. %, 8 p. m,
DE Belue, Tuesday, Oct. %, p. m.
Delta. Wednesday. Oct. "a. 8 p. m.
Ouray. Thursday. Oct. %. p. m.
, Telluride, Friday, Oct. 20, p. m.
Pueblo, Saturday, Oct. %, p. m.
The Meeker herald., 1900-10-20

!, TotAl ............ $Z6t ,oO[, oa3.I2
HOW Is THAT FOR MILITIA
RIsM? NEARLY DOUBLE THE
BURDEN OF RUSSIA OR GERMA-
NY: MORE THAN DOUBLE THAT
OF FRANCE: THREE TIMES THAT
OF AUSTRIA OR GREAT BRITAIN;
Six TIMES THAT UNDER WHICH
ITALY Is STAGGERING AND
THIRTEEN TIMES THE LOAD
The Meeker herald., 1900-10-20

in Cuba and the Philippines without
the special war tax, which Is thus
shown to have been wholly needless
In the first place, and IL more than
gratuitous- burden upon the people
now.
Perhaps the monstrous injustice and
injury inflicted by this tax viii be
better understood when 1t is stated
that the Treasury Department state
naents show that the amount of this
tax collected from the people from
January l to July I, 1900, is 800, Co.,
QUO. And this, too, while the enormous
sum Of $3.50. OOO,OOO in gold was being
boarded in the treasury.
The Meeker herald., 1900-10-20

Prof. 1.aughlin of Chicago. the IA
nous gold standard advocate who had
the joint debate with Coin Harvey
four years ago. has seen the error Of
his ways and has come out sIuarely
for Bryan. He Is man who has the
courage of his convictions and is not
afraid TO take Il stand for what he he
licves TO be right.-Trinidad Advertis-
cr-ssentine1.
The Meeker herald., 1900-10-20
Facts For Stockmen to Con-
slider.

The Democracy Of Colorado b unal-
terably opposed to the leasing Of the
public domain by the general govern
ment of the states, or to private indi-
viduals or corporations, which viii in
any way interfere with the .unrestrict-
ed rights and privileges Of settlers and
citizens heretofore exercised and en-
joyed, in using said public domain for
grazing purposes, and pledges itself to
use all means within its power to de-
feat any Legislation proposed for The
purpose of changing present conditions,
or in any way restricting the grazing
privileges as they now exist.-Demo-
cratic State Platform.
We favor m Intelligent system Of
improving the arid lands of the West,
storing the water for purposes Of irri-
cation, and the holding of such lands
for actual settlers.-DemocrAtic Ma
tlonal Platform.
We are in hearty sympathy with the
small stockman settler, and frontiers
man in the battle against the scheme
Of leasing the public lands to syndi-
Gates and corporations Of rich cattle
men, and demand that the public do
main be forever held as a sacred trust
for the use and benefit Of the actual
settler-People's Party Stnte Platform.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-04-26

Grand Master B. V. White has allied
the vacancy In the committee on Ma
sonic law and Jurisprudence. caused by
the death Of Past Grand Master }. ".
Stone by the sppointment of W. II.
Howard Of Meridian Lodge, No. sos.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-04-26
HOT WEEK FOR INsURGENr0.
The Meet Disastrous Foe rss@ STAGE the
Eisss Day. v,sstiag Arssaa
Nastia

Manila. April y. Las; week was
one of the hloodisst Of the var since
the first DAYS sighting around Manila.
authentic reports, mostly oheiai..
show q total of 81 FihpiHas killed. l.
officers ant "a men captured and
many mere wounded. The number
ucundrd j. partly gusssshle. toasid-
ering that the Filip.nos entirely lac :
hospital facilities. a great mal"ritN OF
th-s wound~d will lie. Probably ths
weeks work finished .es.i Insurgents.
The Americans loss was MIN. A'llrsl
and is wound-sI. Two -srycants aud
on. privats w-re killed in a'-'huShss
Will. es-or,ing provision trains.
Ths insurrs MS hav. be-a assressiss
in almost every province oi Lszon.
I.So del Pillars hand. numbering 10.
which was out Of sight for thrvr
months. the i~asirr h~ing reported
killed. has r~app~sr~d in its old field
about san Migu~i. filar is supposed
to be again in command. lir gave the
American garrison a, >sn MistI''i. ron
visiting Of thr-- eompani~s of IN. rhiT-
ty-afth infantry. With = eaiIin=. a
three hout~' aght during night at
tax. The to-< of the insuFg.uts in
this en-sg-m<nf J. not inriusi-.i IN fhs
foregoing total. a. th~y rsuav.si thsif
iesd and wounded. har presumably
IL ws< considerable.