St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 13, 1899

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ro camels tak a The WANT ADS during May in the Post-Dispatch numbered 25,339, or 5,379 more than the mouth of Janu- ary, and 3,375 in excess of the number in May last year. Exceeding all others in the Southwest.\ ty sgt ers ies =e ie SWORN AVERAGE SUNDAY CIRCULATION FOR MAY, 111,903. TEN PAGES. #e } j -_ = —_ EEE ee ee VOL. 50. NO. 297 TUESDAY EVENING—ST. LOUIS—JUNE 13, 1899 PRICE(%, ace One Cent. als, Two Uents. eee as ace ae ies The CIRCULATI ON of last San }day’s Post-Dispatch was1O9,354 ay % }—or 16,453 higher than that of the first Sunday in January, and. 46,629 above the same Sunday in June, 1897. Largest West of the Mississippl. EEE ~~” BATTLE OF THE WAR FOUGHT NEAR MANILA ——— i - a Gen.Lawton With3000 Men Engaging a Strongly Intrenched Force of Filipinos on Zapote River. ———_¢eo—__ ——_ REBELS DRIVEN ONLY 500 YARDS AFTER A DAY OE FIGHTING. eo The Insurgents Fight Aggressively, at Ohhe Time inthe Battle Attempting to Turn the Left Flank of the American Fronhe. SCENE OF TO-DAY’S BATTLE. River Zepate, where the Filipinos are intrenched, in about 10 miles south of Manila. that the insurgents won their greatest victory Since then the position has over the Spaniards. beep strengthened. The rebel stronghold is abont haif way between Las Pinas and Balorn. Within the past week the . It was here Filipinos have been driven out of Paranaque and Las Pinas. The theater of the Philippine war has shifted from points north of Manila to the south. The Zapate River is not deep enongh to affierd en- trance to the American gun)date but’ these vee- sels are being used in throwing shells from their positions along the coast into the rebel cAmp. MANILA, June 13. 8:30 p. m—The most stubbornly contested battle of the war was fought within sound of Manila to-day. The battle ground is on the Zapote River, between Las Pinas and Bacoor. Gen. Lawton called out the whole force of 3000 men and at 5 o’clock he was only able to push the insurgents back 6500 yards to the Zapote River, where they are en- trenched., The insurgents resisted desperately and egetressively. They attempted to turn the feft flank of the American troops. American loss is conservatively es- timal 4 at 60. The battle continues as this tech is cabled. The secretary of Gen. Pio de] Pilar, who ‘ie next to Aguinaldo in command of the tn- ‘surgents, deserted on Sunday and fied to the American lines. He informed Gen. Otls that the rebels would abandon Paranaque end Las Pinas, and would take a stand on ithe benks of the Zapote River, where their ‘strongest position is located. Last year \the Filipinos destroyed a Spanish sicsduenll oar aape 80 men, at Zapote. Troops suffer much from the heat. There a@re many cases of prostration. The navy is eo-operating with the army and the lighter 'wessels are used in bombarding the enemy's position. Bupplies are being forwarded to the troops without loss of time, and there is no @anger of the men suffering from lack of Military wagons are oonveying supplies by the road from Manila, while native lighters are transport- ing them to Paranaque by the water route, 'provisions or ammunition. 4:0 p. m.—At daylight to-day the rebels jat Cavite Viejo dropped two shells from a big, smooth bore gun mounted in front of The only ‘the church in the navy yard. Gamage done was splintering the top of the huge sheard on the Mole. The gunboats Callao, Manila and Mowe- quito then proceeded to dismount the gun. The rebels. then opened fire along the beach to Bakoor. ; , After silencing the big gun at Viejo, the gunboats ran close along shore, bombarding the rebel positions. The rebels replied with rifie fire and with the fire of some email! pieces of artillery. So vigorous was the enemy's fire that et 9:20 a. m. the gunboat Helena joined the emall gunboats already named and the | Princeton, Monterey and Monadnock from their anchorages, dropped occasional big shells among the rebels. This, apparently only served to incite the rebels, as they kept up an incessant fre of musketry and the Zapate artillery \near the mouth of River, two miles north of Bakoor, r, The fre of all seven warships was con- 7. ortly after noon, Cavite the ——— ance of being the scene of a great naval battle. The tnsurgents were eventually forced to abandon their guns, after holding out for about four hours, only to be confronted by Gen. Lawton’s force on land and in their rear, where there was heavy fighting. Beyond the destruction of several build- the effect of the bombardment is not known. ings along the water front, For the first time in the campaign Amert- can fleld guns were engaged.in an artillery duel against a Filipino battery concealed in the jungle. Companies F and I of the Twenty-first Infantry were nearly surrounded by a large body of insurgents, but the Americans cut their way out with heavy loss. The United States turret ship Monadnock and the gunboats Helena and Zaffro trained their batteries at Bakoor and the rebel trenches near Las Pinas all morning. Ba- koor was once on fire, but the natives Stopped the spread of the flames. During the night an insurgent cannon was fired three times at the Americans on the outskirts of Las Pinas. Gen. Lawton this morning took a bat- talion of the Fourteenth Regiment and two companies of the Twenty-first Regiment to locate the rebel battery, and then two guns of the Sixth Artillery and four mountain guns were planted against it at 600 yards distance. The rebels had a large gun, from which they were firing home- -made canister loaded with nails. Their shooting was “most accurate. The first lot of canister burst directly in front of Scott's guns and another shattered the leg of a private in the Fourteenth Infantry. Several shots struck the edge of the town, The country traversed was as bad as it is possible to imagine. being mainly lagoons, mud and water, fringed with bam- boos. As soon as the fighting opened the Americans were attacked by hidden rifie. men on all sides, even the Amigos or “friendly’’ natives, in the houses of ihe town, shooting in their rear. The companies of the 2ist Regiment, skirmishing along the beach, with Amigo guides, found, apparently, a handful of rebels, who retreated. The men of the Twenty-first followed, and suddenly «he rebels opened a terrific fire on the troops from the sides and the rear, The sOldiers withdrew to the water's edge, finding what shelter they could, and were Dickéd off rapidly. After their ammunition was nearly ex- hausted, the companies of the Twenty- first retreated, but Gen. lawton dashed down and raiiied the men. A little group made @ desperate stand. Gen. Lawton, Maj. Starr and Lieuts. Donovan and Con. nolly, taking rifles from the wounded men, fired at the enemy, bringing down geome of the rebel sharpshooters from a tree. Final- iy thelr cartridges were all gone and they were forced to break through the enemy's flank, carrying the wounded to the main body of the troops. Lieut. Donovan, whose leg was broken. floundered for a mile through a bog after leading his men in the face of a greatly superior force. Gen. Lawton ceased fighting untll rein- forcements could be brought. Two battal- ions of the Fourteenth Regiment and one battalion of the Ninth Regiment were hur- - CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE. HAVE RESORTED 0 VIOLENCE, —— ee Cheltenham Strikers Attacked Two Teamsters. FELL BACK WHEN FIRED ON. -___ MOUNTED POLICE CHARGED THEM AND ARRESTED ONE. * It Is Expected That There Will Be Serious Trouble Wednesday’ Morning When Some of the Men Return to Work. V—_—_—_—.._ The Cheltenham strikere became riotous Tuesday morning. Two teamsters were 4t- tacked and seriously injured. One of the teamsters fired a revolver at the crowd, Dut the bullets struck nobody. The police dispersed the rioters and arrest- ed one man. About 8 o'clock Duncan Jones and Isaac Moore were driving clay carts along the old Manchester road. A gang of §@ Italians set upon them and showered bits of rock at them. Both men were struck many times about the head and body and re- ceived painful cuts and bruises. Moore drew a revolver and fired at the crowd. The sight of the revolver caused the rioters to fall back and the sound of the shots brought several mounted police- men galloping to the spot. The police dashed in among the Italians and fired a few shots in the air and com- manded them to disperse. Most of them obeyed sullenly, George Pedro became obstreperous ont Officer Meehan arrested him near Shaw avenue and he was locked up. No more trouble is expected Tuesday, but Wednesday morning a conflict is likely to occur. It will be brought about by the attempt of part of the men to go to work. Ss. W. Hatfield, foreman for BPvens & Howard, said Tuesday that a delegation of Italians had come to him and offered to work at the old wagés, provided they were allowed to wheel 40 bricks instead of 530 as a wheelbarrow load, Mr. Hatfield said he made this concession and the men would go back to work Wednesday morning. It is said about 150 of the ItaHans want to gO back to work. The other 400 will try to "prevent them, and, it is thought, will “resort to violence. A few new men went to work for Evens & Howard Tuesday morning. There is a disposition on the part of ail the firms to get rid of as many ef the Italians as possible. At the Winkle plant it was said Tuesday that-only a few cf the old men woul ‘ Green, Vice-President of the La- clede Company, said his men struck out of sympathy d all of them would be taken back if they applied Wednesday, but the firm would not wait longer for them. The men working at the Evens & How- ard plant Tuesday were all arme WORE HOPE FOR BLAND, He Is Conscious and His Physician Re- ports That the Chance of His Recovery Is Brighter. Special to the Post-Dispatch. LBBANON, Mo., June 13.—Dr. James Mc- Comb left Congressman Bland’s bedside at 10:30, and reports his patient brighter, his pulse good and his condition generally fa- vorable. He recognized the doctor and made an effort to speak. The present outlook fot the distinguished invalid’s recovery is en- couraging. TRIED TO KILL THE PRINCE. Mchammedans Lay in Ambush and Shoot at the Grecian Commis- sioner in Crete. VIENNA, June 13.—It is reported here that an aitempt was made in the outskirts of Canea yesterday to assassinate Prince George of Greece, now high commissioner and ruler of Crete. He, was shot at twice from behind rocks, ong of the bullets leav- ing its mark on his cap. One of the would- be assassins was shot down by the Prince's escort, while the’ other escaped. Both were Mohammedans. THUNDER SHOWERS PROMISED. Forecaster Hyatt Predicts Some Re- freshing Rains. Dr. Hyatt, weather king, stated at noon Tuesday that there would in all probability be thunder showers during the afternoon or night or certainly on Wednesday “The temperature will not be materially changed,” said the doctor, “but of couse the showers will clear the atmos here and make life pleasanter in this vicinity.’’ THE WEATHER INDICATIONS. PROBABLY THUNDERSTORMS. St. Louls—Probably thunderstorms Tuesday night or Wednesday. Missouri—Shbowers and thunderstorms Tuesday night and Wednesday; cooler west portion Wednes- day. lllinola—Showerse and thunderstorms night and Wednesday; continued warm. Indiana—Generally fair Tuesday night and Wednesday; probably showers and thunderstorms; continued warm weather; brisk southerly winds. Kansas—Thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and night; Wednesday, fair in west, and probably showers and thunderstorms in east portion; ceeler Wednesday; winds variable. Stage of the Wator. The gauge at St. Loulse quater morning marked 24.4 feet, a rise of 1.4 feet in 24 hours. The rivers in this section will rise. Hourly Temperatures. (Government wynemetee. ) 76 m Tuesday Kaneas City ... lAttle Rock New oe. Pittabuer Ciacineaati . Clevela bodes oe eeeetee af d be taken back ty Bo any { br? es ye. ee LITTLE IHAVE YOU SEEN DAISY ARRASMITH? DAISY ARRASMITH. Disappeared in Company With Her Father, Robert Arrasmith, 12 Days Ago. The fate of Robert Arrasmith and his. 5- year-old daughter Daisy is still a mystery. They have not been seen since they boarded an electric car on West Main street in Beileville to come to St. Louis, a week ago last Thursday. Had the earth closed over them their disappearance could not be more complete. It is certain that when Arrasmith left his home he had no thought of not returning. This is indicated by h!s bride’s statement of the circumstances. She related them Tues- day morning to a Post-Dispatch reporter at her home, four miles north of Belleville. ‘Ever since we were married,”’ she sald, “Robert had been talking about taking Daisy to St. Louis and showing her the sights. A few days before he left he apoke of going to the city to attend to some busi- ness. On Wednesday he said he would go the next day, 80 as to get back and load two cars with ties before the end of the week. ‘Thursday morning when he began to get ready I asked him if he wanted to take Daisy along. He said he believed he wouldn't take her unt the next time. “T sald she had been looking forward to the trip and he ought to take her and if she would not be too much trouble to him Il would get her ready. “He asked me if I wouldn't go along. I eaid I would go some other time. He said ‘all right, then, get Daisy ready and I will take her with me.’ ”’ So Mrs. Arrasmith put a red and black figured dress on the child, the same one worn by her when the accompanying pic- ture was taken, a red and white straw hat, with red trimmings, and black shoes and etockings, and Arrasmith lifted her te the high seat of the wagon. He kf’sed his wife good-by and drove away toward Belleville. At the crest of the little hill near the house the child waved an adieu to the woman ashe regarded as her mother. That was the last seen by Mre. Arrasmith either of her husband or the child. When they did not return that night Mrs, Arrasmith did not worry. She thought he had merely decided to stay in St. Louis until the next cay. But when he did not return Friday she sent her brother, Rudolph Schmidt. to Belleville and St. Loule. He found the team at Schreck’s wagon yard on West Main street, in Belleville, and learned that Arrasmith had takén an electric car for St. Louls with the little girl, In St. Loui he did not know Dping to nee look. He walk the streets, j When he returned to Mrs. Arrasmith and told of his fruitiesg search she had him re- turn and ask the police to look for the missing ones. Mrs. Arrasmith was so anxious that she came over herself and. pleaded with Chief Desmond to make every effort to find her husband and the child. Mrs. Arrasmith cannot suggest a solution of the mystery. Her knowledge of the world is not great enough for her to- even formulate a theor She just sits in a rock- ing chair in the little cabin in the edge of the timber and waits, starting up at every footstep and every sound of wheels. She is almost as anxious about the child as about her husband. For the past year the child had lived with her and her moth- er at their home in Ottawa, Iill., and she had become greatly attached to “tt. The child’s mother died five yearé ago in giving it birth. Arrasmith then lived at Walton, Ky. He had a eister, Mrs. Anna Pierce, at Ottawa. He went there tWO» years ago, taking the child with him. Until he became eugaged to Miss Schmidt the child was kept by his eister, Prior to that he told Miss Schmidt that his wife's mother was very anxious to have the child, and he then talked of sending Daisy to her, but he never spoke of that pices Miss Schmidt assumed the care of er. Mrs. Arrasmith does not remember whether the child's grandmother lives at Walton, Ky., or Patriot, Ind. Mrs. Arrasmith does not know what busi- ness her husband was going to attend to in St. Louis or where he was likely to go when he reached this side of the river. She does not know the names of any of his friends in 8t. Louis. Morris Lewis of Ottawa and Mrs. Carrie Thomas Alexander of Belleville are almost as anxious about the missing man and child as is his wife. hey had unbounded con- fidence in the man and cannot bring them- selves to believe that he is v voluntarily atay- ing away. Arrasmith worked at Ottawa for Mr. Lewis, who is a brother-in-law of Mrs. Alexander. Mr. Lewis liked him so well that he gave him charge of his farm north of Belleville. Arrasmith was “handy” and ‘energetic. He built a anug house of logs for his bride ard made many improvements. The house its beside the Air Line tracks, between Belleville and Grassland, in the edge of the timber, from which a contractor has been taking out ties several months. Arrasm@h represented Mr. Lewis in these transac thens. When he went to Ottawa a month ego to get married he paid over to Mr. Lewis $i”. His books show that he now owes Mr. Lewis about.$500. A large part of this he had on his person when he went away. Mr. Lewis says the fact that Arrasmith was owing him need not have worried him in the least, For some time Arrasmith hed complained of severe headaches. Mr. Lewis thinks he pay have become suddenly deranged in St. 20outs, When Arrasmith came to St. Louls he wore a light fedora hat with black band, black cutaway coat and vest, trousers of a light check pattern, a silk bosom shirt and brown cloth top shoes. he child, although & years old, cannot so that a 175 DEAD, 400 INJURED — INA TORNADO S PATH, _ —— 7 _ ——- tially Wrecked and New Richmisd Destroyed, Other Towns a. Farms Swept Bare © of Crops and Sumdings in in Wisconsin. » >». i iad STORM CROSSED THE MISSISSIPPI AND FOLLOWED A RAILWAY TF a > a. i ad Nearly Every House in New Richmond, a Town of * Inhabitants, Was Blown Away or Wrecked and | i” Burned by the Fire Which Broke Out | , as Soon as the Cloud Had Passed. a * » 4 enue bi _ > es ‘ ». — * bP, =. - . *% Sid ¥ 7 , a - Special to the Post-Dispatch. = NEW RICHMOND, Wis., June 18—With a loss of life that is appalling—probably reaching 200—and a property loss of hun- | dreds of thousands of dollars, a tornado swept across” the Mississippi Valley east and slightly north of St. Paul last night, practically annihilating New Richmond and causing destruction at Hastings, Minn., Boardman, and Hudson, and many other points In Wisconsin. For the past 48 hours atmospheric condl- tions in the valley have been ripe for the birth of a tornado. Following the storm of Saturday and Sunday the air has been full of moisture and the heat oppressive. The tornado originated west of the Mis- sissippi, near Hastings. The devastating cloud swept across the river, following a path near Hudson and ‘Boardman until it struck New Richmond. It was at New Richmond, a town of 200 inhabitants, that the storm did its most furious work. It is still impossible to ac- ourately state the loss of human life, and /the number of maimed persons left In the storm’ 8 track. ‘at 1% and number of injured at 40, The cloud was seen approaching the town a few minutes before 6 o’clock. It came from the southwest with a roar mightier than the noise of Niagare. With its full force it struck the south part of the city, sweeping every building in its path. In three minutes the de- struction was done. The largest brick blocks crumbled like egg shells. The lighter frame structures were whisked away like so much straw and many houses were carried for blocks and dashed to the earth. Five hundred buildings, the finest tn the town, were wrecked, and when the storm had pressed about the only structures of any note left standing were the Cadtholic and Baptist churches. lumber yards went up ifn the clouds, the huge planks flying Iike shingles. A large iron bridge over Apple River was blown into fragments and the parts dis- tributed along the banks a half mile | | One estimate places: the ‘number of kitted THE TORNADO’S VICTIMS, NEW RICHMOND, if the most incomplete information as tot adil killed and wounded ise as yet obdtal The list so far as known follows: DEAD. MISS ABBIB WILLIAMS, caught 4 wreck and burned to death. MRS. GRAINTON. : ate WARD ccm EORGE S8TOC! WILLIAM CALLAHAN, farmer, MRS. JOHN GILLBN, eg wi nt — DY. WALTER R PARRELI, 8 years ai. Unknown boy, burned to a cris Unknown ae, head completely farmer, it and ‘thie ar STACKS bridge inspectors oye A. Pe a a PATRiCn bh oy TIMOTHY panther gr unidentified bodies lying ongre ona ure R RTHD DEATHS CONFIRMED, Ww. W. Bixby, undertaker. Two daughters of 8S. N. Hawkins. , Mr. Patton. (Mr. Carey. (Miss ‘McKinnon, J. B. Hicks MISSING. John Patton, druggist and an unknown numper of others. 7 a ond ares ‘ Amo e injur are: » & B McCoy, bt or of Cc. MM. Me lis, } a a” dnoubtder broken Ward Go , serious, E. N. Ta A B. Sone oot crus Mrs. Cosgrove, & years old, bruised and cut. Miss Josephine Roschetn, slight, Mrs. Cora Rosehein, slight, Frank Jennings, legs broken Fred Lé@ Potnt, th legs broken. Mrs. Brockbank, hip crush John Wells, severe. Oscar Obrasese, arm broken. John Wells, farmer, back hurt. Wm. Lavell, le broken. John Ryan, back hurt. Mary McGraw, slight. George C. Houch, scal away. D. Mrs. George C. Hough, severe, L. L. Rutty, silght. MINNEAPOLIS The map shows the general track of the tor. nado, The point of origin seems to bare been west of the Mississippi, perhaps at a polat not for from Hastings. The greatest destruction was done at New Richmond, Wis. The storm swept from southwest to northeast, ite track being Bar. row. The wind was severe on either side of the path of the tornado and the towns of Board- man, Hudson and othere suffered severely in damage to buildings. All over the eection the rainfall was almost unprecedented. Raliway tracks are washed out, bridges destroyed, tele- graph lines prostrated, much live stock drowned and crops damaged by the flooding of the Mis sissippi'a tributaries in the St. Croix Valley. St. | THE TORNADO'S TRACK IN WISCONSIN. Paul is barely 36 miles from the path traveleg by the tornado. New Richmend ts on the Wisconsia Central [tos the Duluth-Superior ranch of the Omaha i _ and in the heart of the rich farming section © St. Croiz County. It te pear Willow River, which are several large saw and grist mills, is quite a basiness center. It te one of the oldest towne of Weetera consia and bad many handeome residences. T were two principal «etreets, crossing each at right angles, the more '‘mportagt ones east and west. It wes through this etreet storm passed. The thoroughfare wae three long, lined with trees and made «a Gne way. or Many country people were tn town attend. ing a circus performance, and the hotels vere filled. Many of those who had warn- ing of the storm sought refuge in cellars, and in this way a number escaped death, reaPwere injured by the collapse of Mra. J. l. Rutty, slight, ~ -—« Wall, severe, ¢ James Philips, serioy®. Bridget Philips, serious. rags os Ha whine, slight, o % y * * Wis., June 18.-€ ** . te ue CS taal 22 Lion he . City Marshal, — .. ‘ a ae of CBtiliwater, * ate % ee Central agetts ji iA Oe ee ee en oe th ea “h ee ee ne a a