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'*■« We MUW fl fiteiwl -=^^Ajnc^BEaa^TOEßrfa®ayK^2c^^. i - ' : ■ VOL. xxxm. NO. 40. Zi/fAS I ETOOTi 1 This Is the Title of the New Story Begun This Week. The First Installment Is |\/h| J| .fl Y ■ LlaC 0 Printed on Page Bof This Issue. Be Sure and Not Miss It. ■ 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- T __ £kl <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 J (M f>nAOO CASH for an EXACT estimate of the popular | & K AA OO casH for the BAREST to,h 3 EX * CT estimate of | bl * $ vo te of the winning candidate. .... - the popular vote of the winning candidate. . . -—■ ........ i. iiimiii —II Bill - !■■■■ I—i 1 T J■l —■ —rniwimwr-i ’ v—oca——bct—aimm————w——c——wo—ranm—uaoav-w—rawer—xs—w ssj—kwwranon* ' 5 .< 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 7 [>] 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. •— 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.