Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 9 February 1899 — Page 7

Wattle is fought Between Filipinos and Americans Near Manila. InEMY THOROUGHLY ROUTED inipiiK* Concentrated Their Forces I at Three Points and Opened on the I Americans With a Regular Fusilade. I Fire Returned With Interest—DewHB ey's Fleet Engaged—Americans Are | Killed and Wounded. | Manila, Feb. 6.—The long-expected between the Americans and the |K'ilipinos has come at last. The former now engaged in solving the PhilipKine problem with the utmost expedition ■ The clash came at 8:40 Saturday evenwhen three daring Filipinos darted the Nebraska regiment’s pickets at Mesa, but retired when challenged. ■ They repeated the experiment without Brewing the sentrie’s fire. But the MtovrJ time Corporal Greely challenged We Filipinos and then fired, killing one ,©f them and wounding another. I Almost immediately afterwards the line, from Calvocan to Santa commenced a fusillade which was Ineffectual. | The Nebraska, Montana and North ■Jakota outposts replied vigorously and Seld their ground until reinforcements ■r :v -d. ■ The Filipinos in the meantime conHak titrated at three points, Calvocan, and Santa Mesa. ■ At about 1 o'clock the Filipinos opened H ahot fire from all three places simultaneously. This was supplemented by 'ihe fire of two siege gunsatßalik-Balik, |jnd by advancing their skirmishers at and Pandacau. n The American responded with a terit- ■ tlre ’ T>nt owing to the darkness they Were unable to determine its effect. ■ The Utah light artillery finally sucaHbeded in silencing the native battery. ■ The third artillery also did good work gti the extreme left. ■ The engagement, lasted over an hour. ■ The United States cruiser Charleston I W'l r h e gunboat Concord, stationed off HBfcalabona, opened fire from their secbatteries on the Filipinos’ posiI ■on at Calvocan and kept it up iW-'T-■At 2:45 there was another fusilade I Ooiig the entire line, and the United | ft" r '' seagoing double decked monitor I jtunadnock opened fire on the enemy ! Soin off Malate. With daylight the [ Hknericans advanced. ■ Tl: California and Washington regiI Wats made a splendid charge and drove th< Filipinos from the villages of Paco Santa Mesa. ■The Nebraska regiment also distin■n - i>:d itself, capturing several prisonI As and one howitzei - and a very strong i W'.tion at the reservoir, which is con- | Acted with the waterworks. ■The Kansas and Dakota regiments I ■mpelled the enemy’s right flank to reI to Calvocan. I HThere was intermittent tiring at variI On points all day long. ! ■The losses of the Filipinos cannot be I Ati mated at present, but they are known I ra be considerable. j ®The American losses are estimated at I w men killed and 125 wounded. I MThe Ygorates, armed with bows and I W 1 IWS ’ ma d® very determined stand I H the face of a hot artillery fire and left ®a:iy men dead on the field. I ■Several attempts were made in this I qt'- Saturday evening to assassinate ■ American officers. I NEWS AT WASHINGTON. I Administration Shocked Though ApI prised of the Ugly Situation. I.ISTA aslnngton, Feb. t>.—Admiral Dewey K why cabled the navy department that H®-"’- I ’!' ' had begun between the Aim ri | ca army and naval forces in and about and the Philippine insurgents, insurgents, he said, had been the I and had been repulsed. I ■The news came like a shock, for the ad ministration, though apprised that an situation prevailed in the Philippes, had clung steadily to a hope that lictI ict and patience actual fighting t be averted, and even those public who felt that hostilities would folhould the treaty be ratified and the td States attempt to occupy the is, believed that Aguiualdo would oree the fighting when the treaty *ace was in its most critical stage, senatorial opponents of ratification i treaty adhere to their position, but (eneral opinion in Washington is he news from Manila insures the -at ion of the treaty. RESULT of battle. •gents Driven Back Ten Miles by the United States Troops. nila, Feb. 7.—The rebel forces have driven back 10 miles and their 1 up to date are 2,000 dead; 3,500 ded and 5,000 taken prisoners, ring the fighting the United States tips shelled a train loaded with innts. onel William C. Smith of the First essee infantry was in the thick of ght when attacked by apoplexy and :om his horse. In Wheeler’s Behalf. Abington, Feb. 7.—Representative a^S Alabama has introduced in ou.-e a bill to authorize the presiappoint General Wheeler a maneral in the regular arifiy.

J' Tourist Sleeping Cars. Clover Leaf trains 3 and 5 connects with tourist, also palace, sleepers from St. Louis I and Kansas City to points west and ‘ southwest, including Los Angeles. San Francisco and Portland. C. C Jenkins, Gen’l Pass. Agt. Toledo, Ohio. 1 Glass is now often used instead of gold as a material for filling decayed teeth. It is far less conspicuous than the yellow metal. Os course it is not ordinary glass, but is prepared by some patented process which renders it soft and malleable. Glass, too, will soon be extensively used for church bells. It can be toughened so that there is no risk of it cracking, and the tone is said to be beyond anytihing yet invented—perfect, soft and sonorous. It does seem as though the seedmen would stop somewhere, but here comes a work of art. Think of it, twentyfour pages lithographed in colors, not gaudy chromos, but from photopraphs in colors, upon an entirely new plan. This, in itself, is enough to turn every woman’s head. Then follow about one hundred more pages, filled with half-tone illustrations of flowers, fruits and vegetables, photographed from nature, all printed on fine paper and enclosed in an elegant cover of white and gold. Vick’s Garden and Floral Guide also contains full descriptions and directions for planting flowers and vegetables, plants, small fruits, etc. It explains a new departure in selling vegetable seeds by weight in place of old style of packets: also a grand offer giving customers credit for full amount of purchase to apply on order for implements and useful articles. This splendid work of art will be be mailed with a due bill good for 25 cents worth of seeds, for only 15 cents. Write James Vicks Sons, Rochester, N. Y. Eldon’s Comedians are going to give our citizens a week’s engagement at the lowest price of admission ever charged by any company in this city. Their admission being only 10, and 15 cents for reserved seats, they will doubtless pack the opera house all next week. They come recommended by the press of the neighboring cities as one of the strongest comedy companies on the road. Their plays are new, full of comedy, and singing and dancing specialties. The company is composed of twelve first-class people headed by G. Harris Eldon, the clever young comedian, who stands in the front rank of fun makers of the day. He is ably seconed by Miss Bessie Clifton, the charming singing and dancing soubrette, who never fails to bring down the house with her clever specialties. As the house will be undoubtedly packed it is advisable to get reserved seats early. Now on sale at Holthouse. Callow & Co’s drug store. One lady will be admitted free with each paid reserved seat on Monday night. We Publish the Story of Another Wonderful Cure of Kidney Backache for the Benefit of Decatur People, Morrow’s Kid-ne-oids receive the highest possible praise from an Elkhart, Indiana, business man. If Morrow’s Kid-ne-oids were not a worthy remedy, or the remedy we claim them to be, it would be impossible to get people living in Elkhart to praise them. Geo. Towman, the barber at Main and Franklin streets, has much to say for them and stronger language could not be used. Here is what he says word for word: ‘‘l doubt verymuch if there are many people living who have suffered worse with kidney complaint and lived than I have. My condition had gradually been growing worse for years, notwithstanding the fact that I have used much “patent medicine” as well as being treated by physicians which has cost me lots of money. Only two months ago I paid a large doctor bill for which I had received not one particle of benefit. My condition has been so bad that at times I have had to quit work for a week or more. The pain through the small of my back was so intense that it seemed to me as if I were dying by inches. This condition made me so nervous that by spells I was unable to hold a razor steadily. The kidney secretions were highly discolored and accompanied by a scalding pain in its passage. This'showed an excessiveness of uric acid. Noone could blame me for being completely discouraged. I had begun to believe that my condition was a hopeless one. until hope took the place of despair through reading the many cures affected by Morrow’s Kid-ne-oids. I could no more than fail (which I had been doing right along although taking treatment from physicians and paying doctor bills) if I gave the Kid-ne-oids a trial. I bought two boxes to start with; it seems increditable when I say that I began to feel better in 24 hours, but such was the case. Inside of a week my condition was more improved than it had Iteen for years from other treatment. Today my backache has entirely disappeared, my nerves have grown steady and strong and I am perfectly free from urinary disturbances notwithstanding the fact that I work hard all day. I am so elated over my- present healthful condition that I suppose I have told and recom | mended Kid-ne-oids to over thirty of my customers. I make this statement for publication with the hope that those who read it will not delayone moment but stop their suffering by using Kid-ne-oids at once, for i positively believe them to lie the only cure for this complaint to be had. ’ The iieople of Decatur and sur rounding country should be cominced at once through this statement and lose no time from being cured, k ll *' ne-oids are Yellow Tablets (not pills) and are for sale by all first-class druggists and at Holthouse. Callow A C o s drug store at 50 cents a box. Jd* l * l ; Morrow A Co.. Chemists. Springfield. 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INDIAN A LAWMAKERS WORK OF HOOSIER STATESMEN AT INDIANAPOLIS. All of the Import meat Measures Considered and Acted Upon by the General Assembly—Matters of Interest to Our Readers. Indianapolis, Feb. I.— The fight hgainst the State Normal school was fiercely waged in the senate yesterday, but so far the friends of the bill, which proposes to take the privilege of granting life licenses to teachers from the State Normal people, have met with no success. The bin by Senator Agnew (Rep.), which proposes to repeal the law authorizing the State Normal to grant these licenses, was killed in committee, while that of Senator Early (Rep.), proposing to amend the law, was advanced to engrossment. The senate passed the bill prepared by the state board of health, providing severe penalties for physicians failing to report information as to vital statistics. The bill by Senator Nnsbaum (Dem.) to reduce telegraph rates from 25 to 20 cents for 10 words inside the state was killed. Among the bills passing the senate were: One to prevent the manufacture and sale of impure candy, one to prevent dog stealing and one for the erection of a monument over the graves of the pioneer heroes of the Pigeon Roost massacre. Most of the day in the house was spent in second readings. The bill providing that all canned goods sold should be labeled to show the year when the goods were put up failed to pass the house. WAS RECONSIDERED, t L “ grHouse Takes Another Turn at the Hugg Contributory Negligence Bill. Indianapolis, Feb. 2.—The vote by which the amendment to Senator Hugg’s contributory negligence bill was adopted on Tuesday was reconsidered yesterday by the house and the bill was finally engrossed as it was when passed by the senate. Mr. Noel, (Rep.), author of the amendment, declared that the original bill, which places all the burden on the defendant, would work a hardship on the farmer when his farmhand is hurt, and would injure greatly small manufacturing concerns, besides always being an open invitation for fraud. He said a corporation was entitled to the same, if not better, protection than private individuals. Mr. Huff (Rep.), Mr. Blankenship (Rep.), Mr. Eichhorn (Dem.) and Mr. Herrold (Dem.) all went after the young man from Marion county with some rather stinging remarks as to his interest in the amendment as a corporation lawyer, and Mr. Noel’s attempt to reply, after the previous question had been moved and carried, created a scene which, though on a small scale, was not unlike those in the Austrian Reichtag, although the spectators were highly amused by the clamor. The result showed 52 to reconsider with 34 voting in the negative. The bill was then engrossed as originally drafted and passed by the senate. In the senate the bill by Senator New drafted on the lines suggested by the county and township commission and providing for the uniform inspection of county records by a state inspector was passed. Among the bills introduced in the house were: One for the changing (in the main part lowering) the salaries of most of the deputy state officers, one to provide for the insane criminals of the state and one to erect an industrial home for the blind. Mr. Caraway’s bill for the better apprehension and punishment of men who make a practice of selling their votes was made a special order for Saturday morning. It provides that upon conviction the man who sells his vote may be disfranchised from 10 to 30 years. REDUCING MILEAGE. A Bill Making Legislators' Traveling 3 Cents a Mile Passed. Indianapolis, Feb. 3. — The house passed the bill yesterday reducing the mileage allowance of legislators from 20 cents per mile traveled to the actual cost—3 cents per mile —although this is 3 cents more than it costs the legislator. The senate passed the house bill granting the widow of ex-Governor Morton a pension of SIOO per month for the rest of her life. The senate bill regulating the common school system and the election of county school superintendents was so amended as to allow women to hold the office of county superintendent. The bill providing for a high school education for every country scholar, either by erecting a high school in each township or by the township paying the scholar's tuition elsewhere, failed. The following senate bills were passed ( by the house: The one by Senator New giving the court which sends a ease out | of a county for trial the right to fix the fee of the attorneys; one by Senator Hugg giving ex-soldiers of the civil and Spanish wars free licenses to peddle goods; one by Senator Hogate extending the terms of the judges of the appellate court, and one accepting authority over the ground of the Marion Soldier’ home (thus giving the inmates the right to vote in local and state matters.). The two bills last mentioned were passed by a strictly party vote, the Democrats op- i posing both measures. Among the bills introduced in the I house was one for a primary election | law by Mr. Glossbrenner (Rep.) Senator Winfield (Dem.) introduced a | bill to take from the governor tlw power to appoint the metropolitan boards of police commissioners in the various cities , of the state and distribute the appointive ! power by giving the mayor the right to I appoint one commissioner, the council one and the circuit judge one, the council fixing their salary. SUGAR BEET SCHEME. Bill to Pay a Bounty to Producers | Killed In the House. Indianapolis, Feb. 4.—The scheme to . encourage the growth of the sugar beet .

industry in Indiana by paying a bounty for every pound of sugar produced, received its death blow in the house yesterday by a vote of 36 yeas to 56 nays. As the same bill has been voted down in the senate, it is not likely that the scheme will come up again at this session of the legislature. Among the measures passed by ths house were the following: The bill by Mr. Noel (Rep.) creating the state board of pharmacy and requiring all sellers of poisons or poisonous compounds to be registered. The vote was 52 yeas and 36 nays. A list of.comnion medicines, patent medicines, and a small number of common poisons were excluded from the list of drugs which non-registered pharmacists are prohibited from selling. The bill regulating the manufacture and sale of commercial fertilizers and creating the office of state chemist. A bill to vest the right in the voters of any incorporated town to refer by petition any ordinance, agreement, contract, or measure to the voters ot the town. A bill to establish county boards of charities. A bill prohibiting the importation of dependent children into the state without the permission of the state board of charities, except where arrangement has been made for the adoption of said children into responsible families. A bill creating the state bureau of labor inspection, making an appropriation, and protecting the interests of labor, particularly of minors. The senate’s sessions were spent in second readings and committees’ reports on bills. PLENTY OF BUSINESS. Desks of Legislative Offices Are Crowded With Important Matters. Indianapolis, Feb. 6.—Two subjects of importance will come up this week before the Indiana legislature. The desks of the chief officers of both branches are crowded with business, but it is of a character which is, of course, important, but to which no great amount of general interest attaches. The two new anti-lynching bills will also create considerable discussion, although it is not thought they will be as much opposed as the one recently defeated. The house alone had one session last Saturday. The bill by Mr. Caraway (Rep.) to secure a better state of purity for the ballot came up under special order. It provides that the man who sells his vote may be disfranchised for a period of from 10 to 20 years, and a record of his disfranchisement is kept in the office of the clerk of the circuit court. An amendment was made to include in the list of those liable to disfranchisement., the man who remains away from the polls for a consideration. The bill was finally engrossed, after the motion by Mr. Eichhorn (Dem.) to strike out the enacting clause had been lost. The elections committee reported favorably on the bill by Mr. Glossbrenner (Rep.) for a primary election law, and on the bill by Mr. Rifenburg to compel candidates to file a sworn statement of their campaign expenses within 30 days after the election. The bill preventing the guilty party in a divorce suit from marrying again within 10 years was favorably reported. The antilyinching bill by Mr. James, providing for a reward of SSOO for the conviction and arrest of a lyncher, was passed to third reading without amendment. TOWNSHIP REFORM. Senate Wrangles all Day Over the Bill—Amendments Adopted. Indianapolis, Feb. 7.—The township reform bill came up under second reading in the senate yesterday and the entire day in that branch was spent in wrangling over minor amendments. Only two amendments of consequence were adopted. One of them was to allow any qualified voter to be a member of the advisory board, whether or not he is a taxpayer, and the other provided that the township trustee shall not act as secretary of the advisory board, but the board shall elect one of its members to fill that position. Other amendments of a character to strengthen the bill or fortify its language were adopted. The news of the ratification of the treaty of peace was received by the Republicans with cheers, but the Democrats refused their approbation. A resolution expressing the satisfaction of Indiana was passed in the house. The bill by Uncle Joe Powers, regulating the right of appeal from justices of peace to circuit court, was ordered engrossed. It provides that cases involving SSO or less shall not be appealed from justices’ courts. A resolution was adopted for a petition to Indiana members of congress asking them to amend the internal revenue law so that the telegraph and express companies would have to place the revenue stamp on telegrams and express receipts. The bill by Mr. Brown (Dein.), to reorganize the state board of education, was reported to the house by the education committee with a divided report. The majority report favored the substitution of the Holcomb bill, giving the governor power to appoint three additional members, and the minority favored the substitution of the Hogate bill. The bill by Mr. Kerwood granting the widow of ex-Governor Oliver P. Morton a pension of SIOO a month for the rest of her life came up in the house on second reading and met unqualified opposition from the Democrats. Mr. Eichhorn (Dem.) offered an amendment to include the widow of ex-Governor Chase and Mr. Hedgecock (Dem.) offered one to pension the widows of all ex-governors. Both amendments were defeated by a strict party vote. The bill was then ordered engrossed. Mr. O’Bannon’s bill to tax gifts, legacies and inheritances came up on second reading and was so amended as to exempt from the tax legacies to religious, benevolent, educational, charitable organizations and the like.

PEOPLE OF THE DAY. A question that has been pestering certain political leaders for soma months has been settled by the selection of Joseph H. Choate of New York as embassador to the court of St. James. It is said that there has been a lack of harmony among the leaders as to who should succeed to the high position surrendered by John Hay last summer. Senate! Platt didn't want Whitelaw Reid chosen, and he didn't favor Mr Choate, but neither Depew, Levi P Morton nor Elihu Root, all of whom the senator proposed, was satisfactory to President McKinley. Senator Platt at last agreed to the nomination of Mr Choate as the only chance of beating Reid, so it is said. Big Chief Sherman. Representative James S. Sherman of the Twenty-fifth New York district knows more about Indians than any man in congress. Mr. Sherman, however, is not an Indian. On the contrary, he is one of the best specimens of the true Anglo-Saxon race. For many years he has made a study of the red man, and there is not a custom, race peculiarity or habit which has escaped the eye of the New York representative. As chairman of the house committee on Indian affairs Mr. Sherman is brought into close contact with the red man, and it is not uncommon to see a score or more of the “old inhabitants” congregated in Mr. Sherman’s committee room waiting for the big chief, as he is facetiously called. The Indian appropriation bill was under consideration in the house recently, and when Mr. Sherman was engineering it through a half dozen Indian chiefs, with moccasinsand furs and full regalia, were seated in the gallery watching the proceedings.

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