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FULL COMPANY OF TWENTY-NINTH INFANTRY IS
THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN KILLED BY FILIPINOS
Washington, September 28 —{Special )
ft»myany F. of the Twenty-ninth Infan
try. the Georgia regiment now doing
duty in the Philippines, has been wiped
out by the Flllptaoe. Captain Devereaux
Shields and fifty-one men being either
w undej or captured The news of this
dl-aster was conveyed In an official re
port made by General MacArthur, receiv
ed at the war department this morning.
D. tails of the affair cutside of those con
tained tn Genera! MacArthur's official re
port are lacking, but It Is evident from
what the commanding general has to say
th .t the entire command has t»een either
Wiped out or captor •!. The disaster oc-
CU; red In the Island of Marlnduque. w hich
the war department chart* show to be a
sirsll Island about three hundred mil* s
south of Manila. Santa Urux Is the prin
cipal port atid Is on the north side of
tbe Is’and. The cablegram follows:
Manta. September 2s.—Adjutant Gen
er.J. Washington; September llth. Uap
ta:- Devereaux Shields and fifty-one men.
comp .ay F. Twenty-ninth regiment. Unit
ed St tes volunteer Infantry, and one hos-
l
du pie. by gunb at Villa X>»hes, for I rn
jos. intending to return overland to Santa
Crux. Have heard nothing since from
Shblds. Scan 4y doubt the entire party
captured, with many killed and wound
ed. Shields among the latter. Informa
tion eent by letter from commanding of
ficer at Boar. dated September »>th. re
ceived 24th. consisted of rumors through
natives. Yorktown and two gunboats,
th >rge 8. Anderson, colonel Thirty-eighth
Infantry, with two companies of Thirty
dghth Infantry, sent to Marlnduque tin
m< . ately. Anderson confirms first re
port as to capture, but unable. September
27th, to give details, promt whereabout*
of Shields and party, names killed and
woun.ted. This information probably
av t >!e soon. Anh <* ot iers to
commence operations Immediately and
tr ,> until Shields -v.d pitj
ar»- rescued. All troops expected soon.
Togan will be '-nt to Marlnduque If nec
essary to clear up situation.
"MACARTHUR ”
The Twenty-ninth Infantry was recruit
ed at Fort McPherson. Atlanta. Ga. Cap
tain Shields was lieutenant colonel on the
Se-'ond Mississippi during the Spanish
war. He was made captain In the Twcn-
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<THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST!
9 Who Will Get It? What Will Be His Vote? . 0
F J McKinley and Bryan are the leading opponents for the presidency in the November election. One of them will secure ■>]
>j the largest vote and become president. W hich will it be? What will be his popular vote? L j
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7| WHE OFFER of $1,000.00 is made in perfectly good faith, and will certainly be paid, should any one strike the exact vote. W hile you arc making your estimate you might as ucL have a change at the 5i,000.00, arid sli > :.d EM
k j 1 you not hit it exactly you m nearest to it, and that would get you the >500.00. The payment of the $1,000.00 offer will not iftect the $500.00 offer in the least, that sum will also be paid out for the [■
vote. ' Read the exact condition of your guess. The time is very short. The contest covers only about five weeks, all told, and we offer $500.00 cash unconditionally and $ 1000.00 conditionally, a good round sum to cover tae
kx work ofonlv about one month. Agents and subscribers must take immediate advantage of this offer to make it pay them or us before November. The estimate costs you nothing. Send SI.OO for one years subscripts nto 1 n *
Weekly Constitution and secure the BIGGEST, BRIG 11 FEST and BEST NEWSPAPER on the continent. Send your estimate with it and you enter with full privileges in the great Presidential Contest. How to send your
J estimate. If you believe McKinley wins, put your estimate, “McKinley(so many.)” If you believe Bryan wins, put it down, “Bryan (so many.)” You cannot say your estimate on the vote for both can
didates, because that would really be two estimates. Pick your winner and decide on his vote and let us have your estimate on that one man. Make your estimates on your own Lest judgment Ihe statistics of tne pit, a .- A,
dentiai contest between the same candidates are in detail,»as given in The Constitution Almanac for 1900, page 282, as follows: »
y POPULAR VOTE FOR PRESIDENT, 1896. pj
M McKinley' Bryan.”]” ! STATES. McKinley. Bryau. I STATES.McKinIey Bryan,
kl Alabama"” 54 737 131219 Marylandl••••• 136,978 104,745 (Pennsylvania 728,300 427,127 •'£
I “I::::::::.:::::i 37,512 n 0,103 279,975 105,711 Rhode wand 37,437 14,495 1-3
ColoradoWl,269 MinnTota 193’,501 139.626 South Dakota | 40,802 40,930
Indiana..*’.’.*....... 323/719 305,771! New Jersey West Virginiaj 104,414 92,927
Kansas 158,541 171,810 North Carolina 155,222 174,488 vVyoming 10,0/2 10,8ao
Kentucky 218,171 217,890 North Dakota 26 -£36 20,689 ZTno PJ
kN Louisiana 22,012 77,096 Ohio 527,945 478,547. : T0ta17,107,980 6,009,000
Maine 80,421, 34,504 I Oregon 48,7 H 46, /39; I yo,ne unlmpor The TOte lor pj
W» Mi— a— —ttaHv oft Mt. th« Dflie rm will be evenly divided Wat In the Identical envelope that brlnga the nmtba !a our offl» b- the etoaa of tamtam* cmwHanca With the terms pubHahed ta rem» 1 f ttt!r« Only a few week-, we sent chalks LM
r/i . ’' W c™* B "e practically f . .rt ■ , , . ...rrittance that nave for the suhscrlptlon. November 6th. All et-tlmntes will he recorded to that contest. The missing word contest has ™ cl ' r Cotton Crop Contest to 17 J
• • * Ist t. • .t uM n-w t>e It has anx-tut the successful estimates. remittance trat pajs tor me Bunscripmui. “ , ... . .. , Mr. S. A. I.ev<rett. Daltonville, Miss.. .52.000 as JU
A| l/mdentaod that In the l-t election Put your eatltnate In plain flmires -we win Fhoild you subscrilte without sending an erti- " r pace with our'expectations an 1 Them "as 7en S“siw^ ~nF ort Valiev.' «a”. * 500
M Mr. K K nicy rv.etmd ..Whtly over-ven mH- record them Just M they to*, no matter how mate, that ends the matter. It win be a elm- corn, 11 n» wIII be “' un unusuaJ deman<l for a c , jnt(lst uton , he Mr. Thee. J Shepard. ..
tl.n ar.d Mr. Bryan aboat »•« and a half mil- they may read, how far ate we 'or below area- pie wast 3of postace to een-1 nn estimate un- Ih. Mlsslnc Word tkrnteet haa not teen with- presidential election. Our purr. s.. In offering | $3,750 EFJ
kW Itosi popular x ronable flgurw. The contestant Is presumed to accompanied by the feiibscr.ntlon and the raxxn, ex p o ex ra or n s theso contests Is simply to advertise our Great in fulfillment of the terms of that contest. a
W . ™ e.ne»i en. n-.n know what f.sjres expTvss when written. remittance for it. Forgetting about it, or not rect answer. No ono has hit the word, and Southern Weekly nml to stimulate agents an.l The contest closes November 6th. and the Ex
will beat the etta'r- but only on '.he total vol. Th. condition precedent to making an eatl- knowing of It. or any other excuse, will be of should any om-care to gu«ss at Jit they may B ubscrlt«rs In their work for the naner The ’ Igh’ If J
kW the wtniwr will receive mate In th'■ ■-h and every M value what. ver. «• -nd if Ml, o«to ahouM name the nod n ,.. n ey Is atahjra p«M rat tetl, .vo.nlmx to ~.. % ~.r tb( , elector tepees nting the win- f
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Acdress all Subscription Orders and Estimates to S>. ’ TH fc. O O Ftt STITUTi OuM 9
| ty-nfnth Infantry July fi. ISS*!». He wax I
’ a resident of Natchez. Miss., where his /
wife now resides. The scene of tnfs lat- |
est reverse Is a small Island lying due ;
south of the southern coast of Luzon and :
about W miles from Manila. Marlnduque |
Is about twenty-four miles In diameter >
and was garrisoned by two small de-
j tachmonts of United Ftates troops. Ono i
of those was at Boac on the west coast
of the island and the other was nt Santa
t'rux, the principal port, on the north .
• side. Captain Shields appears to have
started from Santa Crux on a gunboat for i
Torrljos. a small coast port, and It Is In
ferred that the boat as well as the body 1
of troops under that officer, has been
captured, for the dispatch makes no ref
«*r**nce to her return.
The following are the officers and men ;
• of company F, Twenty-ninth regiment of j
infantry, with places of enlistment:
Captain Devereaux Fhl. Ida
First JJeuter.ant Madison 11. W-.son.
Second Lieutenant Rowland Spike.
• Firs: Sergeant Thomas Mailery, Fort
I McPherson. Gt- „ _ I
Sttge int Carl W. Rheberg. Fort Me
i ' Sec ant Harry W. M Kinley. Huston
' Xrgeant Elmore E Murray, Fort Mc-
Pherson. ...
Corporal IJdy E. Oliver. Fort MePhor-
* ?nn. _
Copnral James Maxwell, Augusta, Ga.
Corporal .Marshal H. Baker. Montgom
ery. Ala.
Corpora! Thomas C. Williams, A aldoeta.
David F. Woodward, Macon, Ga.
Corporal Llvlous 3. Colvin. Jackson
ville. Fla.
Corp r.d Edward W. McDaniel. Co- j
lumi>ft:\ Ga.
Corporal John T. Call. Macon. Ga.
Corporal Charles P. Bratton. Huntsville. i
Ky.
| Corporal John G. Greiner. New Orleans. '
Musician William It Andrews. Ma. on, .
Musician William J. Crawford, Jr., Co- .
umbas. Ga.
Ar’itieer Patrick Sweeney. Augusta, Ga
I Cook William C. Daly. Hustonville, Ky. ■
Cook John Sweeny, Augusta, Ga
Privates John W. Anderson, New Or- .
leans.
James H. A. Baker. Delta, Tai.
; George S. Barton, Macon, Ga.
j Charles J. Beck, Bryson City, N. C.
Archie R. Bratton Hustonville. Ky.
Edward C. Brooks, New Orleans.
John 8. Cahlvv. il, Slouxville. Tenn.
R shier Campbell, Fort McPherson.
Ileppard B. Caswell. Valdosta, Ga.
Jam. s Chriswell, Fort McPherson, Ga.
John W. Dorsey, Atlanta, Ga.
Tl.-iuas L. Ellis. Hustonville, Ky.
Ki er J. Fallowell, Hustonville, Ky.
I. ilah 8. Grant. Jacksonville, Fla.
Daniel B. Harrell, Valdosta, Ga.
H"nrv Halgwood, Valdosta, Ga.
William V. Hemrick. Fort McPherson,
Wylie Henderson, Columbus, Ga.
Edward A Herz. Huntsville, Ala.
W. H. Hodges. S'viervflle. Tenn.
Cicero A. Hopkins, Fort McPherson.
Wil'iam P Howard, Fort McPherson.
C. M. Huff, Sevierville, Tenn.
. !.-v m Hunt, Fort M-Pherson.
Ri.lH-rt I> Jackson, Fort McPherson.
Robert F Jackson, Jr.. New Orleans.
William M. Jenkins, Columbus, Ga.
Toolivt r G. Johnson, Montgomery, Ala.
John 8. Jones, Manm, Ga.
Theodore Kappan, Atlanta, Ga.
Edward H. Kidd. Hustonville, Ky.
Elijah L. Kirk. Fort M< I‘herson.
Bruno Kraft, New Orleans.
Curtis E. Lowe. Augusta, Ga.
ll* nry McDaniel, Columbus, Ga.
Abi . r D. McMillan, Macon, Ga.
Fr< deriek Maas, Zanesville. O.
Fred A Milliams, Columbus. Ga.
Erm st Milligan. Zanesville, O.
Jar . H. Mitch. 11. !' rt McPherson.
Emanuel M. Murphy, New Orleans.
John E Myers, Montgomery, Ala.
I d J Nargele, New < IrleMM.
Berry J. Nelson, Valdosta, Ga.
Charles C. Owens, Sevierville, Tenn.
Juan B. Poole, Birmingham, Ala.
William Reed, Augusta. Ga.
Lovi.k B. Renfroe. Valdosta, Ga.
Archie Rice, Fort M.'P'ierson, Ga.
Jasper Searcy, Augusta, Ga.
I:< n’ finl’i J. Seay, Bryson City, N. C.
Noali I’. Seay. Bryson city, N. C.
John Shew. Fort Columbia.
J. T. Sharp, Hustonville, Ky.
John P. Sliarpe, Fort McPherson.
> ■ N. C.
Everitt F. Sin •'•. Hustonville. Ky.
,t s r. n Cltj N. r.
Y. Toll Templeton. Augusta, Ga.
Frank Wiegand, New Orleans, La.
William F. Willet. Montgomery, Ala.
The ofllcer.l of the gunboat Villalobes
wore Lieutenant Edward Simpson com
manding; Ensign Irwin F. Izvndls and
Naval Cadet Roe W. Vincent. Lieutenant
Simpson has seen over fourteen years’
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, OCTOBEK 1, 1900.
actual service. He entered the navy on
June 17. 1876. He returned from his last
tour of sea service In 5 ,y. 181*6, and was
assigned to shore dut: >a. On February 1,
1898. he was ordered to the Brooklyn.
Ensign Landis has men not quite three
vears of sea service. li joined the navy
September 6. 18H3, and Ids last cruise ex
pired In May. 181'9. H was ordered to the
Asiatic station on Dec inber 22, 1899. ca
det Vincent has had one year and seven
months of sea service. On 1 bruary 1.
1899. he was assigned to the New Or
leans.
Well Known in Mississippi.
Jackson, Miss., Septt.-i.it,* r -(Special.l
Captain Devereaux Bhlelds, of tiie
Twenty-ninth Infantry, who is reported
by General MacArthur as having been
wounded and capttirel by the Filiplno.s,
belongs to one ot the most prominent
families of Mississippi, and has a beauti
ful young wife now living at the old
family heme in Natchez. Captain
Shields was a colonel In tne national
guard prior to the Si'anlsh-Amerlc in war.
When war was declared he was appoint
ed by Governor M, l4Jj|ren as lieutenant
colonel of the SecotWl- Mi slsslppl regi
ment, which was sent to Jacksonville, ut
ter being organized at Camp Fat Henry
In this city. After tie r< glment was mus
tered out. Lieutenant’ L ionel Shi-lds se
cured an nppointnr'll gs captain In the
provisional army then lo ng organiz'd,
the place being awarded him through the
Influence of Senator S'qlllvan. A special
from Natchez states tWat the family has
wired to the war department to ascer
tain. If possible, tho extent of Captain
Shields's wounds.
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MacAItTHTFR SENT.' CASVAETIES
List of Dead end c.’nded Cabled
to War Department.
Washington, September 21'.—General
MacArthur today cabled to the war de
partment the following list .>f casualties:
Manila, September 29. vljntant Gene
ral, Washington: Killed, September 23d,
company K. Thirty-ninth U. 8. V. infan
try. John Niles; September I?d. < ompany
E, Twelfth Infantry. J. E. Dupree; Sep
tember 23d, company M. Thirty-fourth vol-
| ur.teer infantry, W. S. M Tccr: September
I '7th. ci rnp iny 1.. Thirty-seventh voiun-
I teer Infantry. J. N Welts.
I With ref< rence to try t legram of 19th.
i w< i tided in thigh serious fnstea 1 of killed.
■Alfred J. Mu. Iler, comp.-.ny L. Thirty-
I seventh volunt •• r infar.tiy.
Wounded September 23). company K,
I Thirty-ninth volunteer infantry, John
' Bt.rket, in abd >men, moderate: September
i 22<1. company E, Twelfth Infantry. John
Manduka, hand, serious; J. A. Kennedy,
serious; Sept-mber 23d. Thirty-
I. volunteer Infantry, Captain C. A.
Rice. arm. slight; August 23d. tmpany F.
j F< rty-third volunteer infantry, W. E.
: Dennis, leg. serious; Fred Myers, severely
jv < unded, September llth, company L.
Sixteenth infantry. Sergeant 11. F.
• Schrced r, thigh, serious; September 15th.
I company G, Twenty-ninth volunteer in
fantry, Gergeant L. O. Holdis, elbow, se-
I veie; August 17th, company M, Forty
seventh volunteer Infantry. George Ken
nedy, neck, mortal; August 2'nh, company
11. Forty-third volunteer Infantry, Cor
poral Thomas A. Kennedy, abdomen, se-
. rf< us. MACARTHUR,
It will bo noticed that the above list
doos not contain the names of the men
in Captain Shields's command, reported
captured or killed on the Island of Marln
| duque.
400 REBELS ARE ENGAGED
. Americans Disperse the Native ITorce,
Killing Fifty Men.
Major Henry Allen Reported To Have
Scattered a Large Rebel Force
on the Island of Leyte.
Manila, September 26 On Monday night
vigorous Insurgent attacks were made
upon the United States outposts In the
■ trlct near Zapote bridge, Izis Pinas,
Parnnaqile. Ib-our nod Im-«. two tn'.’e*
.- mth of Manila: the scene of the fighting
last October.
It 1s estimated that tho rebels m mber
ed 4<X» and they were armed with rifles.
Tho Inhabitants took refuge in the
churches. The Americans have since en
ergetically dispersed the enemy, killing
and wounding fifty.
A party of scouts belonging to the
Twenty-fifth United States Infantry I
landed on the island of Sarnar. the in- .
habitants and Insurgents fleeing to the |
mountains. They met with but slight re- ‘
slstance and burned a town.
It Is reported that an American scout- '
Ing party developed a b’dy of Insurgents
in th« province of Nueva- Ecija. two i
skirmishes ensuing. In which twelve of .
tho natives were killed. Similar brushes
have taken place n• »r Indang and Sl
lang. in Cavite province, and near Iba i
and Sublg, In Zambales province, the .
Americans having two killed and ’hree I
wounded.
Advices from the island of Leyte say .
that General Moclja’s bands have been ,
scattered and demoralized by Major 1
Henry T. Allen, of the Forty-third In
fantry. who has vigorously pursued the
Insurgents Into the mountains, « ap’urlng
many and taking a quantity of money,
rilles, ammunition and stores.
Philippine Civil Service.
Manila. September 2S. Senor Arollay,
the chief justice: Senor Leon Pepperman, ■
the recorder; Mr. Schurman. Judge Taft
and Mr. Higgins have been appointed !
commissioners of the Philippine civil ser
vice. This morning the commission yn- 1
acted a bill designating their line of i
legislative procedure.
The commission also at today's session ■
established a bureau of statistics and ap
propriated ?20,ci00 for expends Incurred by 1
the war department In the Philippines,
LOPEZ WILL PLEAD FOR PEACE
Declares That Pence with Honor Is
All Filipinos Desire.
New Totk. September 30.—Sexto Lopez,
formerly secretary confidant of General
Agulnaldo. arrived here today on the
Cunarder Campania, Lopez is said to
have com* here nt the Invitation of Fiske
Warren and ho expects to explain to the
people the Flliplnbs side of their fight
with this country.
While coming up from quarantine Lo
pez gave out the following signed state
ment:
“Mv object In visiting the United States
Is not to Interfere In American politics,
but solely to tell the American people
what the Filipinos desire In reference to
the future government of our country. It
has been said that my coming to Amer-
rRICE: FIVE CENTS.
I lea Is In the In’ere •= of certain persons
and toarti ' ‘
In th U d States Wj have
I only one <1 ire. v z To s-» k justice for
mir i"trv. Tliose who desire to give
us justice will no doubt ra? glad to know
i the wants and <enditi -rs ”f the Ph tp-
I nines. All w-- want is peace with her or.
' to both parties, and 1 hope- to be ;-. 4c
to show that the conditions of our comi
i trv are such as to tit us for the mai: t»-
1 nance of that Independence.’'
■ Fi. ke Warren. Lqez and his secret .ry
left at 3 o’clock ia the afternoon for
; Boston.
AMERICAN FORTS ATTACKED.
Amigos Have Taken Up Arms In the
Philippines.
Manila. September 2 ' The Filipinos In
' the vicinity of Manila have been more
quiet of late, although last Wcdnes-iay
j night there were brisk attacks at bar
i Pinas and Paranaque, south of Manila.
' as well as outpost t ring at Imus. P.a ’oor
! and Muntin Lupa. The American officers
< are satisfied that the alleged Amlg is liv
; Ing in and around the towns in question
[ participated In these attacks. Offitial re
-1 ports have been received of Insurgent ae
! tivity In Zambalos province and in Batan
t gas province. Two skirmishes oc-urred
: during the week on the Blcol river. In
j the province of South Camarines. It 13
j estimated that the Insurgents lost ninety
i killed In the various districts.
ITw > civilians, John MacMahon and
Ralph McC ■!. of San Fra’.- . o, ■■ j, ,
started on a business trip for Vigan ;t:»d
. Paggued, In northern Luzon, have not
been heard from for three weeks. It 3
(feared that they hive been killed or < tp
tured by the insurgents.
POPULATION OF STATES NEXT.
Census Bureau Has Four Cities Orly
To Announce.
Washington. September 29. —Th» census
bureau today finished the enumeration
of all th« cities In the Vrlt-’l St tes of
over 25. «>o Inhabitants, wit -th » •x< p
-1 tbm ot Los Angelos, Portland. Ore., Se
attle and ■
nounclng the states w.ll come next, ue
glnnlng with Arkansas probably next
Monday or Tuesday. The states will be
l announced In short bull* tins •’iving the
i total population, the Increase over ’ho
j two preceding census reports, the popula
tion by counties and the populati-m of
' each of the cities under 2».'W. in luding
all the incorporated towns within the st it<>
i limits. So far as the work has pro
' gressed, it appears likely that th- j>res
■ ent census will cost in the ighb >r!> od
of sls.ooo,i>Jo.