The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 25, 1898, Page 2

AMERICANS MOST HUMANE. &ttacked Only The Armed Defen- ses at Manila. fiad Every Adyantage Over the Span- | fards. London, Aug. 17—The Manila correspondent of the Daily Tele graph says: “Nothing could ba more humane éban was the capture of Manila by the Americans. (Gen. Merritt's and Admiral Dewey's plan was to spare avery object but the armed defenses | sad the trenches. “The Spanish intrenchments vari ed in point of distance from two to} four miles from tbe center of Old Manila. Defending this long line of at least ten miles were not over 3,009 Spanish troops. The attack- ing forces numbered from 10,000 to 20,000 native and 10,000 Americans an shere and aboard the fleet In every respect the advantage was en the side of the attuck. It wasa hopeless struggle. ‘The foreign fleets arranged them- welves according to their sympath- ies—the English and Japanese uear the Americans and the Germans and french on the opposite side of the 4say, north of the Pasig River. “The Olympia fired the first shot -4¢ 9:40, and a continuous cannonade was kept upuntil 10:20. By that 4ime the Malate fort was silenced, sand the American troops storm- -ad the intrenchments. “The First Colorado Regiment was the first to charge the Spaniards whe retired to the second line, but were soon forced into the old city “The Spanish commander hoisted a white flag at 10:30, and the order to cease fireing was immediately is sued in the center of the fight, but in the outskirts etreet fighting con tinued for some time afterward be- ween the rebels and Spaniards After the bombardment Dewey dispatched cruisers for LTloio and Cebu, either to accept the surrend- er of those places or to bombard them. The Raleigh was to start on Sun- day for La Buan, there to pick up three Spanish steamers that haye been running between that port and Hloilo. The Ooncord and Bost- on were dispatched to Porto Royal- ‘ist to sink five small‘ gunboats that dhave been hiding at that piace. Af- 4erwards the warships will raise the American flag at the capital of each of the islands. It is expected it will take the warships three weeks to ac complish these missions. Manila, Aug. 13. To Hong Kong ‘by steamer Zafiro, Aug. 17, —Ma- nila surrendered to day. Four ships of Admirals Dewey's squadron bom- barded Malate for one hour, firing 100 shots, when the Spaniards run up the white flag. Later the Amer- ‘tcan flag was raised over the Philip- pines and the formal surrender of the Spaniards was completed. The surrender includes 6,500 men, 12,000 stands of arms and an immense amount of ammunition. The Spani- dards were all allowed the houors of -war. Five American soldiers were killed and about 45 wounded ina the cap- 4ure of Manila. The Stare and Stripes were raised over the city at 5:40 o'clock in the afternoon. In the bay Aduwiral Dewey's ileet thundered a national salute. The combined naval and land “forces were employed in the capture of the Spanish stronghold. At 9 oclock in the morning the signal to| begin tiring was Admiral } Dewey's flagship The authorities in the city and the set on 1 previ ft iotended ment. Fortwo hours ske thre into the city par Brent the troop ards in the tr no reply to D but the land f icans could loss of five killed and over two score woundee, they drove back the Snan- iards and captured the trenches. Iaa short time the white flag was raised by the Dons. The Spanish loss has not yet been sseertained, It is probably large. The Spanish forces | said: —s you than any man I ever saw aoeae 3,000 men, but they were well | intrenched. Nearly 10,000 Ameri- cans were engaged in the assault, and their losses under these circum- stances are coasidered small. Colorado troops were the first to | storm the trenches. When the white flag went up} Capt. Gen. Augusti jumped intoa launch from the Germen cruiser Kaiserin Augusta. The cruiser then left with nim on board for Hong Kong. The shops are again open, the blockade has been raised and things! will soon be just as they were be- fore Admiral Dewey came to destroy the Spanish rule there. Gen. Merritt has refused to allow the insurgents to enter the city, and they promise te make trouble for the Ansericans. Noene on the American was injured in any way. The insurgents are making dem onstrations on the outskirts of the city. sbips DEWEY'S OFFICIAL REPORT Washington, D. C. Aug. 17.—The following eablegram was made pub- lic at the Navy Department at 10:45 a.m: Manila, Aug. 13.—BSecretary of Navy, Washington—Manila surren- dered to day toour land and naval forces, under a combined attack A division of the squadron shelled the forts and entrenckment at Ma late, on the south of the city, driv ing back the enemy, our army ad- vanciog on that side at the same time. City surrendered about 5 p. m, the American flag being hoisted by Lieut. Brumby. About 7,000 prisoners of war were taken. The squadron has nocasualties. No ves- sels injured. On August 7 Gen Merritt and I formally demanded the eurrender of the city, which the Spanish Govern- or General refused Dewsy Lieut. Brumby is the Admiral’s Fiag Lieutemant, and the navy, therefore, is credited with taking possession of the city. A Very Much Alive Issue, The New York Mail and Expriss is mistaken. The free and unlimited comage of silver is not a dead issue. On the contrary, itis a very much alive issue, and, what is more, it is gaining strength in eyery state. Businesss in all lines of trade is active, and the prospects are for still greater activity, but tbicking people are beginning to wonder how a greater volume of business can be transacted without acorrespondiogly greater volume of circulating money It is very evident that the per capita money now in circulation is inade- quate to meet the requirements of trade, and the effort of the republi- can party to further restrict the volume of circulation of redemption money by eliminating silver from our monetary system necessarily causes distrust. Money is not now at all alarmed at the business situa tion. It is ready for employment, but the trouble is there is not enough of it to encourage business men in branching out in new enter- prises. That is why the business situation is making converts to the economic doctrine or free coinage doctrine. The socalled common people| know more than the money syndi- cates suspect. They understand. very well that business can not safely be expanded unless there is a corre-| sponding expansion in the ‘money medium which is used in business operations. If the business outlook 18 not deceptive, the free and unlim- ited coinage of the white metal would fall very short of making a plethoro ef circulating money. But there is great danger ‘that the pres- ent restricted volume of metal money may make business suspicious that the money syndicates will corner the money market and exact exorbitant usury. The business situation could not be strong and healthy when its money requirements were at the There li voree proceed ing culm yesterday. Last week Chr was wife then employed an attorney and brought suit fora livoree. Yester- lay when sheriff Jones went to serve the papers, Grady called to his wife and asked her if she wanted a di-| She studied a minute and “No, Chris: I'd rather liy. vorce. The} HONEST enolase Brings honest customers. | The kind we are catering for and continuance of this hopest advertising builds up a good trade—that is, a trade composed of people who continue to trade at eur store mainly because they know that it pays them and partly because they have gotten used to the store. Good will has never been built other than with hon- esty and enterprise and by conducting the business along lines acceptable to the customer. Would rather give money back for an empty bottle than have adissatisfied cus- tomer. That is our method of business, H. L. TUCKER, Prescription Druggist, North Side Square, BUTLER, MO. Bo. SE § “COMPELLED To DECLINE," Is What Senator Vest Says About His Com- plying With the Wishes of Those Who Report Him Dead or Dying.—Does Not Intend te Resign. Senator Vest, who has been re- ported critically ill at Asbury Park, writes from Capon Springs, W. Va, to a frend in Washington as follows: “C.rtain pereous are determived te have me die or resign, but Iam complied to decline complying with their wishes “Iam vow reported critica'ly ill at Asbury Park, where I have not been for six wecke, and when I am much better and improvicg every day at Capon Springs Several weeks ago it was published that my secretary bad told someone in Wash ington tbat I was about to resign, but, after diligent inquiry, the mythical personage to wtom this information was given hasnot ma terialized, aud vever will. “T expect to take my seat in the Senate when it assembles, ready and able to meet the grave responsi bilities of the near future “What will be done with the ter- ritory we wrested from Spain is, of course, a most serious question, and one about which no Senator should commit hiwself before he analyzes carefully the treaty of peace, which 1 sincerely hope will soon be sub- mitted to the Senate “For a S:nator to declare bis po- sition now seems to me improper and indefensible It is exacily as if a jadge should give his opinion on a case to be tried before him when he had neither seen the pleadings nor | heard the evidence. “I voted for the resolution de claring war, and shall endzavor to make such a treaty of peac> as will maintain the high position to which jour sailors and soldiers bave ad vanced the great nation tc whose| |glory and progress every citizen | should be devoted.” | Elsberry, Mo, Aug. 17. —George| | Finley, Jobn Swinney and Ei Martin | Were run over by a passenger train which passed through here tound | | for St. Louis this morving at 8:30. The latter two were deai when! picked up, and Finley is in acritical condition. The accident ccurred city. They were druok and did not heed | the train ani were) |the whistle of run over before the trai | stopped. and Martina could be tied Swinney Finley is we Catarrh itat © powers witb to the patient This mastered ca bas, agreeable rem tarrh as nothing physicians and patients freey con- cede this fact. A druggists cheer- fully acknowledge that init tke acme of Pharmaceutical skill bas been reached. The most distressing symptoms quickly yield to it. In cute cases the Balm imparts almost nstant relief. eseneorececs oeeeveoonee coeeeneeees eee 090 so eoneneneoeee coeeeonnssorooeneteeeeS nd both | |TO MUSTER OUT THETROOPS | vans ot ovce, but that brienic oon the Volunteer Army. | Life Will Be Those Who Fought in | Shafter’s Army Before Santiage. | Wasbiogton, Aug 17.—For sev- | eral weeks past, since peace negotia- their conclusion jtions began and } preparations have been in progress in the office of the adjutant general looking toward the |mustering out cfalarge portion ef Tentative lists was imminent, | the volunteer army. discussed by General Corbin and secretary Alger, and the question of what number of troops could be safely dispensed with carefully can vassed. firet mustered out has mot been finally determined upon, it is under stood that the volunteers who have seen service in Cuba and Porto Rico are to be the firet selected. The volunteers under General Shafter’s command, which have been subject- ed to the casualties of battle and disease, are thought to have earned the right to earliest consideration in this respect As soon as their places are taken by other troops, most of those in General Brooke's command in Porto Rice will be ordered home for muster out. It is intended to shortly disband the regiments and batteries mustered in under the second cali The ten so-called im mune regiments the months to coms retained in service for some Pending a decision by congress of what the permanent strength of the army is to be, itis the intention of the administration to retain one half service and to garrisoning Cuba of the volunteers in employ them in and Porto Rico One regiment now on its way to Honolulu on station at that point until relieved. The troops in the Philippines can scarcely be withdrawn before the first of the year, since ratification of the treaty of peace, which will finally deter these islands, cavnot be bad at a date much before the regular session of congress and further legislation will doubtless be required vefore the status of the army is decided upon. Should the to tke Ucited States the island of Luzon, we ehall need from 10,000 to 15,000 troops to garrison Manila and main- tain order A smaller number will be required for foreign service in Porto Rico. But no one doubts that for some time to come there must be a strong military occupation of Cuba, and that a large army distributed throughout the island in its various provinces will be required to main- tain order and earry out the policy of the government. There is a general consent, in | view of these considerations, that jone of the first duties of congress | will be to provide for an increase of the regular army from its peace wees of 27,000 men, fixed by law, | to from 75,000 to 100,000 of all | | branches. wil! remain mine our rights io 8 treaty give the total amount in eervice is con- | siderably less than 46,000. Many o: of | these are invalided | Until a permanent policy is | supplemented by the volunteers. It! |seems to be fully decided that the! Seventh corpse, under General Lee, jis to bein large part retained for the occupation of Eastern Cuba after its evacuation by the Spanish troops. None of the Fifth corps, now home and cn their way home invalided, are to be to Cuba unti ughly recovered. w York, Aug. 17.—The Wa pesados : of the New Ye rk Eveni returned thore officers insist that the army tien for Havana will not o Cuba until Iate in ( er, when Gen. Lee willbeordere command a force of at least 30,000 men. Most of this army will be distributed ee the two western provinces cf Cuba in garri- sons. The regulars will form a large! part of the command. It is under- steod that Gen. Lee recommended , will probably be! Fe Preparations Making to Reduce sctumn. | | | | The First Regiments to Be Returned to Civil mustered out of regiments were made out and) ditions will probably govern, and jserve to delay the expedition until | The President is revising the departments! list of troops which |Secretary Alger believes should be Politics is again coming into play and the closing acts of the conduct of the war are likely to be »s badly disfigured by partisanship as some of their prede- cessers The plan is to place out of service the independent commands, such as T. W. LECc. For all repairs, or p road wagors, farm wag hafte, neckyokes, whe Teell the dest Paint on Earth We reeset tires and . DO NOT RUIN THE WHEELS Will furnish you s buggy HIGH OR LOW GRADE for very fe wo follers have to de top. Buggy Iam thankfal to alt 0 Will eontign tried me, oo he right place W. O. JACKSON, — the First battalion of Ohio light} Tiwi artillery. The reason given being i a that such regiments are too expen CUTLER, - MO sive to maintain. Will practice in all the courts The recommendation tbat allin | ~~ qa sgy Ce ee eee z “Smith & Francisco, — | fantry regiments raised under the LAWYERS, j the assignment ofan army to Ha-| second call shall be mustered out} A suggestion has been made accompanied by a physical examina tion in each case. This proposition is opposed on the ground that such action would ereate a pensionable Men might be found physi- status cally incapacited when the disability is only a temporary ailment. New York, Aug 17.—The Wash- ington correspondent of the New York Commercial Advertiser says: It is understood at the war de partment that the cavalry asd artil- lery regiments are to be among the first of the volunteer to be mustered out Should that be the case the “Rough Riders” will be disbanded very soon That course is likely to be adopted, it is said by officials, because the expense of maintaining such regiments, with their equip- ment, is so much greater tban the cost of maintaining infantry. At the same time General Corbin says that the department has no formal decision yet with reached regard to any regiments New York, Aug. 17 —Owing to the the camp at Montauk point ani in auti cipation of the mustering out of tbe voluuteers, the paymister’s depart the Army building was reinforced this morning by §three pay masters and several clerks. Those who reported for duty today were Major T. C. Goodman of Chicago, Major Charles E. Stanton of Salt Lake City and Maj John J. Edson, Jr., of Waehington, D C. They were assigned to the offices used formerly as headquarters by the medical staff of the hospital ship Missouri. ‘lo day they were engaged in making up the pay rolls of the troops at Camp Black, as well as of the hospital corps and the Fifth battery of artillery. establishment of military ment in Lightning Kills Five Boys Minneapolis, Minn, Aug. 18—An Independence, Ia , special says: The barn of Peter Fur, ten miles north of here, was struck by light- ning last night. 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