FIGHT NEAR MALDLDS
Seven Americans Killed and
Forty-four Wounded.
’BLOODY BUT SUCCESSFUL BATTLES
Nebraska Regiment Suffers Heavily.
Colonel Stotzenberg ‘alul Lieuten-
ant Sisson Fall In 11 Charge.
'Filipino Loss “7113 Light.
MANILA, April 24.——Four men of the
Nebraska regiment, including Colonel‘
Stotzenberg and Lieutenant Sisson, and '
three men of the Fourth cavalry were
-killed and 44 wounded in an engage-_
ll'lGIlt yesterday at Quengua, about four
miles northeast of Malolos. The Fili—
pinos retreated with small loss.
The engagement developed into 8. san-
guinary though successful fight. The'
insurgents 1ad a horseshoe trench :
abour a mile long enci1cling a ricefield '
on the edge of a wood.
Captain Bell, with 40 cavahymen, en-
countered a strong outpost. One of his
men was killed and five wounded by a.
"volley.
, The Americans retired, carrying their ;
\\ ounded, under fire and with g1 eat dif-
..culty, being closely pursued, the fog
unabling the enemy to c1eep up to them. !
Two men who were carrying a comrade
were shot in the arms, but they con—
tinued with their burden.
Captain Bell sent for re-enforcements
to rescue the body of the killed caval—
rymen, and a battalion of the Nebraska
regiment under Major Mufford arrived
and advanced until checked by volleys
from the enemy’s trenches.
'The Americans lay about 800 yards
from the trenches, behind rice furrows,
under fire for two hours. Several men
were sunstruck, one dying from the ef—
fects of the heat, as they lay there
waiting for the artillery to come up. ‘
Finally the Second battalion arrived,
and then Colonel Stotzenberg, who had
spent the night with his family at Ma-
nila, came upon the field. The men im-
mediately recognized him and raised a
cheer.
Colonel Stotzenberg decided to charge
as the cheapest way out of the diffi-
culty and led the attack at the head of
his regiment. He fell with a bullet in
the breast, dying instantly, about 200
yards from the breastworks.
Lieutenant Sisson fell with a bullet in
his heart, the bullet striking near the
picture of a girl suspended by a ribbon
from his neck.
In the meantime the artillery had ar-
rhTBd and shelled the trenches.
The Filipinos stood until the Ne-
braska troops were right on the trench-
es, and. then they bolted to the second
line of. intrenchments, a mile back.
The Nebraska rgiment lost two‘ pri-
vateshlled and had many wounded,‘in-
eluding two lieutenants. The Iowa reg-
iment had several wounded. The Utah
regiment had. one officer'and three men
Wounded.
,Thirteen dead Filipinos were found in
the trench. Their loss -was comparative-
ly small on account of their safe shel-
ter.
The Americans carried the second
trench with small loss and are holding
the town.
Colonel Stotzenberg had won a repu—
tation as one of the bravest fighters in
the army. He always led his regiment
and had achieved remarkable populari-
ty with his men since the war began,
although during his first colonelcy the
volunteers, who were not used to the
rigid discipline of the regular troops,
thought him a hard officer.
The loss of the Nebraska regiment in
the campaign is the greatest sustained-
by any regiment, and yesterday’s dis-
aster has greatly saddened officers and
men, who promise to take fierce venge-
ance in the next fight.
Colonel Stotzenberg.
NEW YORK, April 24.—Colonel John
M. Stotzenberg was in command of the
First Nebraska volunteer infantry as
the result of the illness of one officer
and the detachment of another. The
First Nebraska went to Manila in com-
mand of Colonel Bratt and under his
command took part in the operations
south of Manila against Malate fort
and the attack and capture of the city
on Aug. 13. In the selection of officers
for civic positions in the organization
of government for the city planned by
Major General Merritt and put into
execution by Major General Otis Lieu-
tenant Colonel Colton of the First Ne-
braska was made deputy collector of
the port. Later Colonel Bratt became
ill and was condemned by a medical
board. General Otis ordered him home,
and then, as he did not care to take
Colton out of the custom house, where
he was doing excellent work. decided
to select some other officer for the com—
mand of the regiment. Choice fell upon
Stotzenberg of «he Sixth cavalry, and
he was named.
At first then4 was strong opposition
from within the command, many of the
other oii‘icers thinking that those in
regular line should be promoted, but
that was soon overcome.
Colonel Stotzenberg endeared himself
to every officer and man in the regiment
and brought the command to a high
tate of efficiency. Lieutenant Colonel
Colton still holds his commission with
the regiment.
The News at Washington.
V/A'SHINGTON, April 24.—The fol-
lowing message from General Otis re-
garding the fight at Quengua, dated
Manila. April 23, was received at the
war department yesterday: '
“A reconnoissance on Quengua place,
six miles northeast of Malolos, made by
Major Bell and troop of cavalry this,
morning resulted in contact and battle,
in which four battalions of infantry
and fmir‘pieces of artillery became en-
gaged. Enemy driven from strong in-
trenchments at Quengua with consider-
able loss. Our casualties quite severe.
Colonel Stotzenberg and Lieutenant Sis-
son. First Nebraska, killed; also sev-
eral enlisted. Considerable number
wounded, not yet reported." W
A second dispatch, dated Manila,
April 23, was received at the war de-
partment late last evening:
“Casualties at Quingua today: First
Nebraska, two officers and two enlisted ,
men killed and two officers and 26 en—
listed men wounded; Fourth cavalry,
two enlisted men kllled, five wounded;
Fifty-first Iowa, seven enlisted men
wounded; Utah Light artillery, one ofli-
cer and two enlisted men wounded; to-
tal, 49. Names in morning."
' respondent of The Daily Mail says: “.A
i and 200 pieces of artillery, some of them
. in this way. "
' monic in honor of the sixtieth anniver-
' sary of the debut of the violinist Joseph
Spanish prisoner recently released by
the Filipinos says that the insu gents
have 50, 000 rifles, plenty of ammunition
the latest pattern of quick firing guns.
According to his description of the sit-
uation, they have established two large
cartridge factories, and as it is impos-
sible for the Americans to blockade
such a coast as that of Luzon the Fili-
pinos can easily procure from abroad
everything they require. The informant
asserts that Chinese, European and
even American merchants doing busi-
ness in China are helping the Filipinos
No Trace of Gilmore.
WASHINGTON, April 24,—From a
dispatch received by Secretary Long
from Admiral Dewey it is evident the
latter is still in the dark respecting the
whereabouts of Lieutenant Gilmore and
party of the Yorktown, who, it is
thought, were ambuscaded and captur—
ed by a’party of Filipinos while on a
voyage to rescue Spanish prisoners near
Baler. The admiral says he is endeav—
oring to ascertain the situation of the
lieutenant and his party. The dispatch
is in response to an inquiry sent by
Secretary Long, not because the latter
thought the admiral was not making
every effort to rescue the men, but to
show the friends of the prisoners that
the department was not indifferent to
their fate or remiss in its endeavors to
assist them in regaining their liberty.
POISONED BY HIS WIFE.
Patton Makes Antemortem State-
Inent to That Efiect.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind., April 24.—Dr.
B. E. Patton, a physician who is known
throughout three states as a specialist
in the cure of cancer and who is the
proprietor of a large sanitarium in this
city, is lying at the point of death from
what he claims is the effect of arsenic
and chloroform poison administered by
his wife. For some months past the
physician has been materially losing-
strength. A few, days ago he was com-
pelled to seek his bed and now lies un—
der the care of three physicians, who
state that his chances for recovery are
very slight. Since his illness forced him
to take to his bed Dr. Patton has reit-
erated time and again in the hearing of
his brother physicians that his wife was
the cause of his- condition. Saturday
night the invalid asked that the prose:
outer and coroner be summoned, and
this was done. A sworn statement ac-
cusing his wife of poisoning him was
made by the dying man. In addition
Dr. Patbon requested that a post moro
tern examination of his body be made.
.Mrs. Julia Patton, the accused wom-
an, has filed proceedings for a divorce
and is now at one of her farms near
Newmarket, Ind. She has been married
four times and is worth something over
$100,000 in her own right. No steps have
yet been taken to apprehend her.
D r.
Coghlan’s Talk Disliked.
LONDON, April 24.—The morning pa-
pers unanimously condemn the cabled
utterances of Captain Coghlan of the
United States cruiser. Raleigh regard-
ing the relations between AdmiralDew-
ey and the German naval commander”,
at Manila as “indiscretions” and ”vio- ‘
lations of good manners.” Most of them
express the opinion that Germany will
treat the incident with “dignified si-
lence.” The Standard says, “While
guinaldo defies the United States it is
not for an individual American to offer
insult to other nationalities.” The Daily
News and The Daily Mail, nevertheless,
accept Captain Coghlan’s statement as
the true version of Germany’s attitude
at Manila.
Atlanta Street Railroad Deal.
BALTIMORE, April 24.—Negotiations
have been completed by the Mercantile
Trust and Deposit company of Balti—
more and the Trust Company of Geor-
gia of Atlanta for the consolidation of
all the street railway properties of At-
lanta. The consolidation provides for
an authorized issue of $5,000,000 50 year
5 per cent gold bonds, of which $2,000,000
will be offered to the public, $2,250,000
to be held by the trustee against 0ut~
standing bonds, and the remaining $750.—
000 will be held for the purpose of build-
ing an electric power and lighting plant
and for other improvements and exten-
sions.
Soldiers Return Home.
NEW YORK, April 24.—The Munson
line steamer Ella has arrived from Bara—
coa, Gibara and Nuevitas. She brought
40 passengers, all but two of whom were
discharged or furloughed officers and
privates. There was also a deserter on
board, who will be placed under arrest
at the pier. He was a member of the
hospital corps at Nuevitas.
Fortune and Sanity .Gone.
NEW YORK, April 24.-—W. J. Cop—
pinger, 34 years old, who came to this
country 13 years ago With $100,000, has
been declared insane and was yesterday
taken to the Manhattan State hospital
from the Bellevue hospital insane pa-
villon. He has no money left. Cop-
pinger is a cousin of General Coppinger,
U. S A
Tl-e‘Delngon Case.
BERNE, Switzerland, April 24.——The
president of the Delagoa railway arbi-
tration tribunal has announced that the
case will be closed May 1 and that judg-
ment will be pronounced in August‘or
September. The claim of heirs of Colo-
nel McMurdo, an American, against the
Portugal government is involved .in the
decision. V
. In Honor of Joachim.
BERLIN, April 24.—A concert was
given Saturday evening at the Philhar-
Joachim, who, with 164 of his former
and present pupils; took part in the en-
tez tainment.
Flre In Omaha.
OMAHA April 24. —The agricultural
implement warehouse of Kingman &
Co., an eight story brick structure, lo-
cated across an alley from the new Bur-
lington station, took fire at 8. 30 o 'clock
last night and is a. total loss of not less
than $100 000.
Cigars Bear Counterfeit Stumps.
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Past Twelve Months Show
Enormous Export Trade.
For Every Dollar‘s W'ortli of Foreign
Goods Received Two Dollar-3’
W'orth of Our Products
Went Abroad. ‘
WASHINGTON, April 24.-——The fiscal
year of 1898 was the banner yearof the
foreign trade of the United States, our
exports being the largest ever recorded
for a like period and our importsex-
ceptionally small. According to a com-
prehensive report just prepared by Mr.
Frank H. Hitchcock, chief of the :sec-
tion of foreign markets of the agricul-
tural department, the total value of
our domestic exports reached the enor-
mous sum of $1,210,291,913, exceeding the
record breaking figures of the preceding
year by $178,284,310, On the other hand
the imports during 1898 were the small-
est since 1885, their value being $616,-
049,654, a decline of $148,680,758‘fr0m the
figures of 1897. Broadly stated, forev-
ery dollar’s worth of foreign merchan—
dise brought into the United States $2
worth of our products feund a market
abroad. Our domestic exports, as com-
pared with our imports, showed an ex—
cess of $594,242,259, or more than twice
the excess for 1897, which was the lar—
gest previously reported.
An interesting fact developed by the
report of Mz. Hitchcock is the increase
in the exports of agricultural products,
being 70.93 per cent of the total, or $858,—
507,942, a gain of nearly 25 per cent over
1897. Exports of this class also show 9;
greater gain proportionately than non-
agricultural exports. Our purchases of
foreign agricultural products in 1898
amounted to only $314,291,796, as com-
pared with $400,871,468 in 1897, a de-
crease of $86,579,672, or about 22
cent.
The value of the American farm prod-
uce sent abroad during 1898 was much
more than double that of our agricultu-
ral imports, the excess of the former
over the latter amounting to $544,216,146.
In 1897 the excess on the side of the
agricultural exports was only $288,883,-
725 and in the years immediately pre-
ceding still smaller.
The Quarry Strike.
GLOUCESTER, Mass., April 24.—The
situation at the quarries _of the Rock-
'port Granite company at Bay View, the
scene of the conflict Saturday night be-
tween the police and the striking quar-
rymen, is comparatively calm. There
are still 21 of the Italians at the shan—
ties, and it was stated that fully 25
more are expected today. All the Ital-
ians are armed, a large number of them
carrying Winchester rifles, while every
one has a revolver or. a knife. The men
have also put up heavy shutters to
their shanties, those that were up Sat-
urday night, showing man'y bullet holes.
It is understood that the attorney of
the company will apply for an injunc-
tion restraining the strikes from inter-
fering with the Italians.
The Missouri River Dangerous. ,
KANSAS CITY, April 2.4.—The Mis-
souri river is three inches above the
danger line, the government gauge reg-
istering
inches since Saturday morning. The
river is still rising, and as the current
is exceeding-1y strong serious damage
to property in the lowlands may result.
Farmers and squatters spent the day
moving thpir property to higher ground.
Beyond the flooding of several cellars
of business houses skirting the river
little damage has been done here so far.
The Spanish Elections.
MADRID, April 24.-—The senatorial
elections for the new cortes were held
yesterday and passed off tranquilly
throughout the country. They have re-
sulted in giving the government a lar-
ger~ majority in the senate than it had
secured in the chamber of deputies. It
is reasserted in different reliable quar—
ters that the attempts of Don Carlos
to raise a loan on the security of his
Italian and Austrian estates have
failed.
Aged \Voman Dies.
LYONS, N. Y., April 24.—‘—Mrs. Maria.
Croul, aged 97 years, died on Saturday
night. She was the daughter of John
Bockoven, a cousin of Commodore Van-
derbilt. Mrs. Croul was a member of
the Presbyterian church here for over
75 years. She had nine children, seven
of whom are living, ranging in age from
55 to 78 years.
Hungarian Forgers Arrested.
VIENNA, April 24.—The police have
arrested the burgomaster and eight
members of the town council of Bazer,
Hungary, on a charge of forging bank
notes. The operations of the criminals
have been going on for two years.
Killed In a. Gravel Pit.
CARLTON, Minn, April 24,—At the
East Minnesota railway gravel pit, two
miles east of here, two men were killed
by a cave in. and seven workmen were
buried for a time under 100 feet of
gravel bank.
Burned at the Stake.
NEWNAN, Ga., April 24.—Sam Hose,
the murderer of Alfred Cranford'and
the ravisher of his wife, was burned at
the stake two miles from here at 2:30
yesterday afternoon in the presence, of
2,000 people.
Signor Marconi Coming.
LONDON, April 24.—Signor Marconi,
the distinguished electrician, whose ex-
perimcnts in wireless telegraphy have
aroused world wide interest, will visit
the United States next October.
Linton “for: In Paris.
PARIS, April 24'.——In the 50 kilometer
bicycle race here yesterday Tom Lini
,ton, the Englishman, won in 55 minutes
30 3-5 seconds. Eduard Taylore was
second and A. E. Walters third.
Sunday Baseball.
CINCINNATI, April 24,—Six thou-
LOUISVILLE. April 24.—Collector C.
'E. Sapp has seized 10,000 cigars,
ing counterfeit stamps. Four thousand
cigars were seized in New Albany, Ind.
Spain’s Peale: Representative.
MADRID, April 24. —-Duke of Tetu-
. the 1
boxes in which they were packed bear- 1
yesterday. The following is the score:
Cincinnati, 8; Chicago, 6.
Woman Burned to Death.
MELROSE, Mass, April
an, former minister of foreign affairs.
has been appointed Spain' 3 delegate to
the international peace conference at
Filipinos Well Fixed. ‘
'. LONDON. April 24.——The Madrid cor-
The Hague next month. _,
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Charlotte Lynch, a widow,was’_7b1rv'ned
to dcéth at her home here yesterday by
her clothing catching the while she was
preparing breakfast.
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T0 the Members of the
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East {Nor-walla Fire Departments
The year ’98 was a great year 101' bicycles.
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