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The Portland daily press., 1901-01-01

our own Indians, but what they lacked
craftsmanship they made up In num-
bsrs. When the army reached one OF
these Qualifications the some tactics were
generally followed. Our men would ad-
vance firing In extended order until near
enough to rush the place and then got
at 1t like a W hirlwlnd. Away scampered
the Filipinos after firing few shots. and
the next day we would encounter them
again. Their bravery. was shown only
when they attacked small bodies of strag-
glers and thsn our people usually were
severely handled. The army slept In the
mud. marched through the mud and
fought In the mud. They suDsisted
mostly on the country, having only a
few ponies of the native breed along
with the column. The native bull carts
were used at first. but this method OF
transportation was very slow and nnsat-
isfsctory though it was all the army had
for long time.
ION August 14th to the 10Th. 1898, the
Filipinos attacked with great persistency
the Americans In Angelo. This was a
most determined attack and was contin-
ued every night. Our army was well
fortified here and hal some artillery
which was placed at the points where Ii
would be OF the most advantage. The
FiIipinos came uD within few hundred
yards and then engaged In voiiey firing
for some hours when they would retire.
"When re1nforcements came the army
advanced ana on April 9Th, 1899, Tariac,
the capital, the last one that Aguinaldo
had, was taken. After this the work
went on in the same way. 1t was with
my regiment greater part Of the time,
but now and then was detached for
service with the native scouts. This
was exciting duty and we hal some live
ly times operating against the Ladrones,
who are nothing more or less than bandits
"In June Of this year the 9th received
orders to go to China. The regiment
embarked at Manila on June a7th ON the
transport Logan, and arrived at Tongu
July 10th. We landed on the opposite
side of the river from Taku, where
the railroad station Is and from there
after We had to get our baggage ashore,
which took SONS time, we went up the
river In cascoes, towed by launches
towards Tien Tsin. In this expedition,
as you will remember, were the troops
OF all nations. lien Tsin was then
beseiged and the Imperial Chinsss troops
and Boxers were firing into the foreign
settlement every day. There were troops
there all the time, as you know, but they
were glad Co see the relief expedition put
in an appearance, think. Gen. Norwood
Of the British army, was In command or
our expedition. lien Tain is walled
city. but outside of 1t, though surrounded
by mud wall are the foreign oonces-
sions. The Imperial troops and the Box
ers were in the walled town and had
plenty OF modern guns Of all kinds
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-01

or s. it. This wound at Yang Tsung
was much worse, bur did not know
what happered to me. 1t was just lite
the blowing ont OF candle nj that
was all there was to IT,
A six-inch shell burst over Lieut..
Lang's head. He heard the projectile
coming behind him, but there were
many OF these Tying about and ne paid
little attention to it. He was repeating
the order he was transmitting when the
blank came. He was told afterwards
that his horse ran with him for some
distance and then he fell from the saddle,
breaking his right arm and right hand
in the fall, but he knew nothing about
the fall. The shell woundsd him In
five places, in his right side, left side. his
arm, his right shoulder and his back.
Ths piece of she'll through his right
shoulder tors away all the cords and
muscles and buried itself In tho muscles
a gainst the spine, producing paralysis
OF the body below the neck The wound
In the neck Is very severe. A fragment
of she'll as large as dollEr tore
through the neck and passed so cioEe
to the jugrlar vein that the surgeons
could see the blood pulsating through
1t and feared 1t would burst at every
heart beat. For two hours Lieut.. Lang
was left for dead on the field and then
seeing there was some life in his body
he was picked up and taken TO lien Tsin.
From there he was taken to the hospital
ship Relief. which Is the old John
Englis, by the way, and was commanded
by Major Perley, a Portland man. He
as then carried to San Francisco where
the hospital surgeons did everything
possible for him. He was conscious all
the time, but could not move his arms or
his lsGs. An operation relieved him OF
paralysis and he is now able to walk
around, but cannot usel his right arm
very we'll yet.
Lieut.. Lang hopes to remain on the
active list OF the service. he could be
retired as q captain but ne doesn't
want to be retired. In little Tina now
he will be a first lieutenant and he
wants TO ses more service. just what
Will be done with his casa ne does nos
know.
He win remain in Portland soms
time, so he says, but those who Try 10
Homie him will find that Frank Lang
can't be made a hero OF. He Is too mo1-
est a fellow to allow that but his friends
are very proud OF his record just the
same.
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-01

dos capitals aud scattered the govern
ment of the Filipino republic TO thu
Winds Of heaven. History tells oil this
and 10 Is familiar TO those who have
watched the newspaper accounts Of
this campaign, but mp to this point his
tory tells little Of Lieut.. Lang's share Of
the work OF the eth.
But that he did good work in this cam
paisn and work Of which any man might
feel proud goes without saying. When
It COMES to getting Lieut.. Lang to talk
about his share In II however. the
newspaper man meets with little success.
He Is modest to fault, far too modest
to say any thing about himself only In a
general way, and the interviewer has to
pump questions at him with the rapidity
that modern machine gun discharges
its ammunition TO get him TO say any
thing about himself.
Yesterday be told q PRES reporter In
a general way about this Philippine
campaign. lie related how the 9th
stripped of Its baggage, with Its men
carrying only enough ammunition to
last through very short engagement,
wearing only the campaign dress and
with a hsversack sometimes without
contents, struggled through the rainy
season, camping in the mud. swsltering
in the terrific heat and daily engaging
10 brushes with persistent enemy.
at was pretty hard work." said
Lieut.. Lang, deprecatingly, ''but
1t was not as hard as that we had altar
wards in China. The Filipino ia not q
very brave lighter as rule. They forth
ned their positions well, exceedingly
well. at every chance. When the Ameri-
cans came up they would open fire,
sometimes with artillery. They shoot
yerJ well, not as well as the CHINESE, or
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-01
al Can Work Every Day in the We

this letter publish the
suffering Lydia Pinkhams Vegetable
feel like When began the of med
half work ached
head foot almost had those palms, and
of left
every the week and not feel tired MRS JENNIE
FREEMAN, 4o2 Pennsylvania Ave-, Lima, Ohio
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-01
CIVIL sERYIoE EXAMINATION.

An examination will be held In this
city. February 9th and 9th, for positions
of Inspector of Khaki material, Khaki
garments, shoes and leather, Quarter
masters department at large, and on
February 2nd for position ofllaundIymap,
Indian service. For the last position no
scholastic test Is given, applicants being
graded on their age, experience and char
aoter.
Apply to the civil service commission
at Washington for blanks and informa-
tion.
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-01
His Experiences in Philippines and
China.
Wounded in Two Chi.
nese Battles.
The Last Time He Was Left on
Field For Dead.

Lieut.. Frank X. Lang OF the 9th infan-
try, U. s. A.. has arrived home on sick
leave after two years OF active service
with his regiment In the Philippines and
In China. He has not changed great
deal as his friends will lind when they
come to meet him and for all that he
came about as near death as man can
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-01
P. II. S. 1903 Ar KIVERTON.

The class of 1900, Portland High
school, will hold It's first reunion this
evening at Riverton park casino. A
lpsciaI car is to leave Monument square
at seven O'Clock.
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-01
ing the year. For art galleries and muse
-. tk..ro hns l.aax. aI,r, tod SlaG AnA

ing the year. For art galleries and muse
ums there has been donated $3.50 900
Charities and churches have received q
generous proportion of the total ban siits.
Charities have taken Sl3, 800, 176 which is
about $50, COZ more tnan last year, and
the various churches and church enter
prlses IS, 799, eos, which is nearly So, COO, 900
mora than last year. When IL is oonsid-
cred that these figures only represent
gifts or requests where the amount is over
200 In each casa, and that private sub
soriptions or collections, OF which no
record can be kept, are not included,
there is every reason for the pessimist to
take courage. "This worlds not half so
bad world as some would like to make
it,
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-01

In the vast retail establishments of large cities, many
employed as saleswomen.
Men formerly held the positions that women now hold,
and while organism is less strong than mems they
are expected to work Their duties compel them
to be on their morning night and many of hem
tme contract those distressing complaints called
"female diseases"
Then Irregularities suppressed painful menstru-
alton weakness indigestion leucorrhoa general debility,
and nervous prostration.
They are with such symptoms dizziness faint
ness assitude exctabty rritabity nervousness sleep
lessness melancholy allgone and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
feelings, blues, and hopelessness.
In such there tried and true remedy Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at once removes
such troubles The following letters prove this They also
prove the value of Mrs. Pinkham's advice.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-02-01
DR.. H. W. BRYAN BURIED.
Services at Fathers Home and in
the Church.
Funeral Was Attended by Many Ply.
sicians -Tributes From Y. M. D.
G. and Bicycle Club.

The last sad rites over the remains OF
Dr. Henry ". bryan, who dled sudden
~ last sunday evening, We're he'd yester-
"a! morning. Services We're conducted
1T the home of the deceased father,
James NJ. Bryan, No. l1U6 Washington
street, by the I,ev. Hubert W. W ellis,
rector Vi 81. Andrews Protestant Lpls-
copal Church. Inc body was then taken
% ST. I'atricli's ltUmau CatDonc Church,
MGere high mass Was SAID By the ltey.
u I!ilaln j. Birmingham.
"Wednesday night and yesterday morn
ing large crowds visited the house to
view the body, which reposed in a
lavender colored casket. The casket had
extension bar handles ana on its lid was
silver plate bearing the name OF DR..
bryan III Old English and the date OF his
DEATH and his age, in script.
In addition to Il number of beautiful
lioral offerings from close friends, there
we're also tributes from tile Young Mems
democratic Club ana the Wilmington
Bicycle Club.
Inc active pallbparcrs sent design
Of the Gates Ajar, aud hanging from the
beak Of dove attached to it was rib
bon bearing the legend From the Six
The active bearers We're the Rev. Char
Ics Il. Dubcll. Alexis Hart, Thomas Law
ton, Walter Hare, Dir. Archibald Nc
kinley Of Philadelphia and Harry Z.
Joslyn. The honorary bearers were Drs.
II. Il. Stubs, Swithin Chandler, ]. w.
BaStian, James a. Draper, Jr., Joseph
7. Wales, L. A. Finicy, Howard Oglc,
Willard Springer and John Palmer, Jr.
lnterment was made in the Whining
ton and Brandywine cemetery.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-02-01
Murdered Reside Her cn,,o

fittsburs, Jan. :l.-Mrs. Rosa I'll,
an Italian woman living on NioLI,r CT 49,
eaSt end, was murdered as An .lant NJ
sac her 9-year-old daughter. IIcr b,,,
paid left home after dinner, sayinr ~, Nv"
dnr, %"U,n nor return, The mother anI
n n"u Irr Jay down ON the lounge for a
a", ~, Ne chlld was awakened ANA s,yy
i Iio ntaii Standing over the couch MIN y
h %Sat r,l, match in his hand, laokinr NJ !"
~ aSr mother, who was covered Mr. hi,a a
ne little Girl says the man WI q i D,""l,
nott, a cousin Of her father. Tb "'' r.,
Hlohs throat was cllt from an ~ M M
i 40 reason for Tie murder Is known M ~
s s1,. and cousin are being renrchnI
Tor by the police. e' ee''ieiled
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-02-01
THE WORK OF CONGRESS-.
Army Dill Conference Report Din-
places Shippiag HilI In Senate.

places Shippiag Hill In Senate.
Washington, Jan. 3i.-In the senate
Mr.. Frye moved that the senate continue
consideration W the army bill conference
report He said he thought the army
bill was The host important matter be-
fore congress. This displaced the ship.
ping bill.
Alr. fcttigrcw addressed the senate on
the conference report. He said he had
voted against the hill and would have
been pleased II it could have been de-
featrd.
Mr.. Peitigrew referred again to the
fact that tNe senate had refused to pass
his resolutions making inquiry for the
facts concerning the situation in the Phil
ippinos. ~ asserted Ills belief that the
full records would show that the battle
Of Feb. 4 was ordered from Washington
and be charged that only such facts were
given to The public us would suit the pur-
pose Of the party in power
liz also charged that Notwithstanding
the Instructions 10 the Paris commission
had been sopr to tie senate in secret the
president Lad quoted copiously from them
~ llls letter Of acceptance, emitting such
portions as did not shit his purpose. "And
make die document public"
lie charged that General MacArtllnr's
report had been suppressed for partisan
purposes and thar the reports Of the Taft
commission were Colorcd upOn orders
from Washington to fit the emergency.
The senate committee On finance re.
ported 4 number Of amendments to the
war rcvcnue reduction act.
In the house Mr.. Dalzell Ta.l, from
the committee on rules, reported sub
stitute for the senate resolution for the
counting Cf the electoral vote Feb. 10
Alr. Dalzcll explained that in 1887 a law
was passed prescribing the method III
which the vote should be counted and de-
clalcd. Pri9r n that time the count had
been mhde mLer resolution providing
That tie president Of the senate should
/ declare the result. But since the pas
sage Of the law it had not been followed
and thc senate had adopted the old abro
gated resolution under which the count
was made piinr 10 1887.
The house substitute was, he said, il
the language Of the law. There woud
be no declaration Of the result by the
presiding officer hut simply Of the state
OF the vote, which the Ia declared to be
sufficient ! was important, he said
that this charge should be made while
no partisan controversy existed over the
result. Roth Mn. Richardson (Tenn) ant
MI. Railey CirT) said they considered
the change proposed advisable.
The resolution was adopted.
The house tlcn went into committee Of
the whole and took up the consideration
Of the fertilization appropriation bill. 1
was agreed that general debate should BE-
limited to two hours. Mr.. Hemenwa!
dndl, in charge Of the bill, made pre-
liminary statement of its contents.
/ carries $G-2i,46t, being S156,167 lesi
chan is ca!litd ~ the current law.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-02-01
WILMINGTON
LEGISLATION
Continued from First Page.)

clustering in the Murderkill and st. Jones
iiyers; mouse Dlii authorizing owners AM
agents VI houses TO maze lorclDle entr.
IA certain cases.
lasseu-aouse bill appropriating ST.
4lb.lU 10 Clark u McDanlel Tor sta
tionery anu supplIes Ior tne General AS
semDly; mouse Dlll enaDlng certain
teachers to quallly Tor the oiuce OF
county superlntenuents OF schools.
iseported IayoraDiy bill pro-
yiuins 1or the auditing Oh the books and
accounts ul certain umccrS OF New Cas-
tie county Qecunmltteul; House bill re-
lating to the registration oil Moors.
Read and reIerreu-IlOuse bill strik-
ing the age and coior columns from the
registration books; House bill appropri-
atlng Sl.9.43 to the Laurel public schools
Tor the tuition OF NONRESIDENT pupils;
senate bill authorizing the Governor to
appoint Il State commission OF Agricul-
tire; House bill pr0yIdmg for the pun
ishnlent Of husband heaters; House bill
I1cating to election cllallengers for Viii
mlngton.
lntroduced-B Mr.. Iolcomb, an act
requiring that electric Or cable cars in
" Arlington to be equipped with tenders.
Noticc-By Mn Chandler, an act to
amend chapter 200, volume 20, Laws OF
Delaware, to prevent deception i'll the
manufacture and sale OF imitation but
Ter.
MAY GO TO WASHINGTON.
1t is not known positively whether the
members Will Journey to Washington TO
attend the inauguration, or not. The
Jaw plainly states tlIilt the members can
adjourn only from day 10 day and some
one would have to STAY home to do the
IdJourning. just who it will be is hard
70 say ms every member here would like
10 see the President take the oath for
lour more years.
The request for appropriations so far
his session have bCyu unusually heavy,
out the law makers have exercised n
Judgment along this line that makes old
liners wonder where they learned the
| business.
| The State Board III Health bill seems
% be creating Il great deal of discord in
ONE Of the Delaware towns. This
BOARD will act whore al epidemic of con
agions diseases are imminent. they by
heir superior facilities and knowledge
| an more thoroughly diagnose case and
dopt stringent methods at once.
| The members NJ 10th Houses would
Ike to be indebted 10 someone else for
mother barrel " gpplrs
There has for several Years past been
scnurge Of pctu thievcry connected
with each session. Members having ink
wells, tablets, reus, Me-, on their desks
"ilnn III the morning to find that they
ave disappeared Senator Abbott was
he loser of an ink wcl yesterday and
ne night all the scan il the toilet room
disappeared.
Frank Davis, tho recently elected at
oi'ney for the House TIC Representative,
las quite a record ror one SO young
Mr. Davis was Il pnpil Of the late Ed
ward RidgIey, for many years conceded
o he the brightest hlwrcr in the State
Nf Davis was admitted to the Ken
ountr bnr III 1896 hi frw months
}owrVor Mr.. Davis went to PHILADELPHIA,
md was graduated from the University
! VI Pennsylvania LAW School For I
Fhilc he practiccd IN Philadelphia I'M
| 'nring the lasr two Years he has resided
n Dover where he enjoys an extensiv,
practice.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-02-01
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

L. Z. Griffin completed the thirty-iirst
anniversary of his connection with Tag
carts express yesterday.
Miss Nettie IIearn Of Laurel and
Adolphus Tull of Philadelphia were mar
ricd in Laurel on Wednesday.
The funeral of Mrs Annie +. Dona
hoe, wife Of Officer John J. Donahoe,
will take place this morning.
Elwood Webster obtained good prices
Tor fifteen head of horses sold at public
sale in Hockessin on Wednesday.
Resolutions Of respect on the death Of
DR.. Henry w. Bryan nave been adopted
oy the Young Mems Democratic Club.
The West End Reading Room basket
ball team will 90 to Chester tomorrow
night to play the \. NJ. O. A. of that
city.
The Columbia Outing Club has elected
The following officers: president, NJ. Suli-
van: secretary, j. Il. RUSSELL treasurer,
w. Haney.
Mrs. Isabel Strong lcctured in the
New Century Club last night on the sub
ject stevenson In Samoa" relating in
cidcnts Of the authors life.
Tomorrow will be holiday among the
brokers because the metropolitan stock
exchange will he closed because Of the
funeral of Queen Victoria.
Business and educational men are in
terested in a movement to form Co
operation School Of Drafting here with
Il capital stock Of 100000.
Farmers are taking advantage of the
present cold snap By filling their build
nEs with ice. Ice was being cut at
Brandywine Springs yesterday.
A, Il. Spaid, principal Of the du Pont
| school on the kennett turnpike, is men.
+ toned for the position of supprintend
mt Of the New Castle county schools.
| Frank 9. Bostocli's ZOO in Baltimore
was wiped out by fire OH Wednesday
Mr.. Bostocl had an exhibition in this
city last summer at the Elks' carnival
| The Wilmington bicycle Club ut it,
/ twentieth century fair to be held Marcel
nth to 18th, will offer for a special con
/ Sest prize of merchandise to the value
Of 500 to the organization in the State
receiving the largest utlnber OF votes.
George ii. McGovern, who is an at
tendant 1T the Wilmington Institute Free
| Library, has resigned the resignation
/ 10 take effect tomorrow night. Mr.. Nc
Govern is law student and is register
ed with Hoffecier, Holfecker & Wales
Miss Margaret Nelson, daughter o.
James Nelson Of Elsmere, ana WalteI
4 d. Jack of this city We're married oil
/ wednesday evening by the Rev. Thoma,
\. McCurdy. After the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs Jack left for Washington an,
/ Old Point Comfort, to be gone abou
10 dayS
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-02-01
PEACE ENVOY SHOT,



at Mli,gont.jn
London, Jan. 81. 4 dispatrh f,n.
Bloamfonttin SAYS: $3.50 80
Tho commissioner n Krnn,.,a1, IA.
wired the military .,y,lu,, h.rn tp n",
Andres Vessels, a." NJ NM, M NIX, ,' III, a',a'
bers Of tic pcaca c.nnat,I"a NM, W.. iat"' :,
General DE Wet somn To ,ro, 'l'1' w. ' '''.
WHO were foggud m nm t,n. n, !" a. '',o
ders, was $l.at % ManIy i 1;,,,r - "
by order of thc Pn,. na,,,na,' ,f'' IA, w
Sendaal, the otbrr ,,nn,h'r u, u III n"
mittcr, who was n. t,fsl, .,'t,, w." S,l".
first logged and thcn IN . M,S
the committee r1linI ~ !" n a" wv.
Wet" e's''''"l b'
The Bocr otta,i, ~ u
mines rcslltea Il ,,sn, w. ~ hoh,h'lIs
room odt v'"it'" III damages amounting to
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-02-01
Additional Locals.
GOOD DAY FOR SPEEDING.
Horsemen Took Advantage of the
Sleighing While it Lasted.

Horsemen had an excellent emporium
ity for speeding their favofites yester-
dav. There we've several brushes during
the morning as follows:
DR.. ii. P. Ewes with Russell Patchen,
2 Isl, took the measure of DIR, j. r. Ma
haffy's Garrett Jr w. b. Austin drove
Brown Boy, 2 20. Ed Moody with Harry
Kaiser, was looking for A. HI. Tyson's
Chief Marshal. Huxley Harvey joggeo
Sport Eddie, 2.07. down the side drives.
Pud Ward had Crescent hooked to his
bow legged cutter and was ready for an,
OF 'em.
jill Cooper got under way with hi
bay colt and took several scaips. Harr,
Belts had Doc McClelen, 2.2S, in tbs
pink of conGition. Harry Stoeckle had
his brown hooked to brand new cnt'e,
and stepped 30 gait John Walls black
mare showed herself to be an actor.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-02-01
BIS NtniaY suits eettled.

san Francisco, Jan a1.--The Chronicle
SAYS complete settlement has been
reached out ~ court between Alexander
McKcn2i, aal the defendants in tht
suits over iha mines for which Mc<enair
was appointed receiver by United States
Judge Arthur T. Noyes Of the district Of
hlHsst,a. IN whirh property valued at owe.
Sl0,G0O0G0 IL involved. by this settle
nent. The Chronicle states, all the rights
to the famous Anvil and Dexter Crcel;
mines are vested in the Pioneer mining
company. This property includes the
Discovery claim, which has produced
more than a million dollars worth of
dust.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-02-01
COMPANY F's BALL.
Given Last Night in the Armory for
Benefit of the Poor.

The bali given by Co F, N. G. D., at
the armory last night for the benefit oi
the poor OF Wilmington was big sue
cess in erery way. Ii is not known ex
actly what was cleared, hut they vii
probably realize over 500.
There were abouo 800 persons present,
and excellent music VAS furnished b,
Walters orchestra, Members OF the
Brunswick File and Drum Corps wer'
also present. Those in charge Of the bal
were as follows. Floor manager, James
Corrigan; first assistant, james Cole;
secold slstant, Frank Griacoma; thiro
assistant, f. h Long; chairman OF com
mittee OF arrangements, w. X. Watsoni
secretary, Q. b Leecit; treasurer, +. NJ
Vaughn; reception CON mittee, Lewis
Bon9r L. Butler and P. R-gner.
The proceeds viii be turned over t.
the police department, which will die
tribute it among the poor.