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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1899.
NO. 20
CALOCAN TAKEN
BY AMERICANS
YiiaiiWas EasilT Taken Alter Bare
l Rednccd
AMERICAN
LOSSES SLIGHT
Montana and Kansas Regiments, Sup
ported by Artillery, Charged the
Rebel Forces
Heavy Fire.
in the Face of a
Masjla, Feb. 10. 7 :40 p. m. The
American forces at 2:40 this afternoon
made a combined attack upon Colocan
and reduced it in short order. At a
signal from the tower of the de la Lome
charch (United Slates signal station)
the double-turreted monitor Monadnock
opened fire from the bay with the big
guns of her fore turret on the earth'
works, with great effect. Soon after
ward the battery bombarded the place
from another position.
Tbe rebels received their fire until tbe
bombardment ceased, when they fired
Ivolleys of musketry as the Montana
regiment advanced on the jungle.
Tbe Kansas legiment, on the extreme
left, with the artillery destroying to the
rinlit. chanted across the open and
tarried the earthworks, cheering under
a heavy fire. Supported by the artillery
fat the church, the troops further ad
vanced, driving the enemy, fighting
every foot, right Into the town line, and
penetrated to the presidency and
owerbd the Filipino flag at 5 :30 p. m.
The enemies' sharpshooters in the
iiincrlft nn tha ritrht. fired aft. Inner ranee
I J m ' - - o m o
jbn the Pencsylvanian regiment, bnt the
pebels were soon silenced by shrapnel
shells and the Pensylvanians remained
In the trenches. As th Americans ad-
Ivanced they burned the native bouses.
Tbe rebles were mowed down like grass
but the American losses were slight.
Threatened Uprising Not Materialized.
Manila, Feb. 10.-3:45 p. m. In an
ticipation of a native uprising in this
city unusual precautions were taken
here last night by the American military
authorities. Fortunately this proved
unnecessary. The Filipinos are evi-
lently convinced that an uprising would
prove suicidal to them. The American
lighting line is about the same as on
Wednesday.
Scooting parties of the Dakota reg
ment yesterday surprised some Filipino
scouts at the bridge across the Paranque
Fiver. The enemy retired hurriedly,
Mramlng the stream in order to reach
the main body of the rebels, entrenched
opposite troop K, of the Fourth cavalry.
A tew rebels have concentrated at
f.ranque.
Many of the rebels are coming in,
Pioplog to be allowed to enter1 Manila,
hut they have beon refused the necessary
permission, and are now afraid to return
to the enemy's ranks.
Not Vet Reported at Washington.
Wasi.i ngton. Feb. 10. Alger went to
the cabinet meeting today without any
official advices from Otis as to the situ
ation at Manila. As Otis' lines are ex
tended it becomes more difficult to keep
up speedy communications between
American outposts and the bate at Ma
nila, and be has purchased 600 borscs
'or this pur nose.
Otis said nothing in the cablegrams
received today about the engagement
nd expulsion of the insurgent from
Calocan. The action at that point re-
Ported In tbe associated press dispatches
Hactly bears out the opinion of officials
of the war department as to the course
likely to be follows I by Oils in dealing
ith the insurgents.
How American Troop Are Disposed.
Los Ancklks, Cal., Feb. 10. A spe
cial cablegram to the Times from Manila
"ys; Brlgadier-General II. O. Otis
holds the extreme left of the American
line from the bay near Calocan. The
""Klments on the line and In support
are as follows :
The Twentieth Kansas, Cobnel Funs-1
ton, eleven companies; First Montana
Colonel Kessler, nine companies ; Third
Artillery, Major Kobbe, four batteries
ot infantry, and the Tenth Pennsylvania
Colonel Hawkins, four companies.
Two companies of Tenth Pennsylvania
are behind the walls of de la Lotus
church yard. Acroes tbe ravine from
the Montana regiment is Captain Jen
sen eouipany, holding tbe stone fort
supporting Grant's battery of four Utah
guns, a fifth gun, to the left and on the
railroad, supporting the Kansas troops.
To reach its present position tbe brigade
has advanced four times since Saturday
in a series of brilliant combats on dii
ferent parts of the'liue of action, espe
cially soon the fourth, fifth and seventh
Tbe last advance was tbe most can
guinary, trie American loss being one
killed and five wounded, while the
Filipinos suffered a loss of 34 killed, and
were utterly routed.
Tbe brigade has lost to date six killed
and 55 wounded. The Filipinos lost
130. All the dead were buried. '
Several bayonet charges were uade on
tbe 7tb during the advance of tbe right
and center. The taking, of the Chinese
cemetery on the 5th by the Montana
and Pennsylvania regiments was a Su
perb piece of work. A brilliantly exe
cuted advance up tbe slope in the open
made a battle picture that would de
light any veteran. '
NO LANDING
MADE AS YET
Americans Anxious to Have the Phil
ippine Problem Settled News of
the Results Would Not Reach
Washington for Two Days.
Chicago, Feb. 10. A special from
Washington says:
Iloilo is now being bombarded by a
portion of Admiral Dewey's fleet, un
less tbe natives have surrendered on
demand of General Miller, who is in
command there. .
Gen. Otis advised Secretary Alger he
had sent the First Tennessee infantry to
reinforce Gen. Miller, and thecommand
ing officer of that organization carried
instructions for him to demand tbe sur
render of Iloilo by 9 o'clock Friday morn
ing. If this demand was not immedi
ately complied with the instructions
were to begin the bombardment of Iloilo
and continue it until tbe rebels ran np
the white flag.
The Boston, Baltimore and Petrel are
at Iloilo and if the rebels are Indiscreet
enough to refuse to lay down their arms
the heavy guns of those ships will be
turned on tbem and followed up by the
trops, who have been lying in the harbor
for some time.
May Have Been Delayed.
Washington, Feb. 10. for reasons
which they will not divulge officials do
not expect an attempt to be made to
laml the American troops at Iloilo im
mediately, though that was the inten
tion a day or two ago, based on Oils' ad
vices as to his intentions. It is possi
ble it has been concluded to be good pol
icy to ailow the natives on Fanay to
learn for themselves the disastrons fate
that has overtaken Aguinaldo's forces
In the neighborhood of Luzon, hoping
they may be induced to abate their re
sistance to Gen. Miller's attempted land
ing. Even if the attack has taken place,
according to original plan, news of the
result would not reach here for two days.
Umatilla River Rising.
Pcndliton, Feb. 0. Unless there
should be a fall in the temperature soon
a flood will be experienced heie, accord
ing to present Indications. Specials in
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a evening paper nere y ina mw
Umatilla river at Thorn Hollow Is now
higher than has ever been known In the
history of this country, and the low
temperature and heavy rains oui
just begun. At Meacham the report is
that the rain is lulling steadily and that
tbe enoimons depth of snow there is
faH melting. W. 8. Dyers has private
advice that unless the water should
cease rising, his mill rare will be In
danger. At this point the river has not
begun to rise, but the effect ot the Hood
would not be noticed here before late
tonight or tomorrow.
One Minute CoiiRh Cure, cures.
rant In ht It mid lor.
PHILIPPINE REBELS
DRIVEN BACK
Monata! anrl Cbarleston Shell
Insurgent Camp.
tn
CAUF0RIMIANS
SHOT TO PIECES
Enemy Sustained Fifty Casualties to
Every One Suffered by the Atner
icans Gen. Otis Sends in a List
of Yesterday's Casualties.
Manila, Feb. 12. Yesterday after
noon a reconnoitering party of the
Fourteenth infantry come upon a large
body of the enemy in the jungle near
ctmp Dewey. The rebels were attacked
and fell back upon tbe main line of t!
insurgents.
The Fourteenth infantry, the North
Dakota volunteers and the Fourth cav
airy then engaged the enemy and drove
them with a fusillade from automatic
Colt guns. The enemies loss is severe
and thev are scattered along the beach
seeking cover from the fire of the Amer
icans.
Privates Ranson, Hensen and Satin
ders, of company F, Fourteenth infant'
ry, and two troopers of the Fourth caV'
airy were wounded.
The bodies of two members of the Cal
ifornla regirrfent were subsequently
found in the bushes to tbe right of the
line. They had been shot to pieces by
tbe rebels. One of these men have been
identified as Private Abneppam, but the
other has not vet been identified
The beat today knocked out many
more of our men than the bullets of the
Filipinos, especially in the territory
north of Malabon, where the Kansas
regiment was stationed. Fully
score
were taken to the hospitals. The
rail
sup
road is now open to Calocan, and
plies are being forwarded by rail.
Tbe Battle of Calocan.
Manila. Feb. 11.-2:15 p. hi. The
following additional particulars regard
ing the capture of Calocan have been
obtained : Tbe insurgents bad been
concentrating for days at Calocan, and
Otis, the American commander, de
termined to attack them. He instruct'
ed his commanders accordingly, and re'
quested the assistance ef the naval forces
under the command of Dewey. Major
General MacArtbur reported that all
was ready, and at 3 o'clock he received
the following message:
"Com mandine general orders you to
go ahead with programme. Babby."
The attack began immediately. Tbe
monitor Monadnock and the cruiser
Charleston shelled Calocan and the
country north of it for half an hour,
MacArthur's artillery also did effective
work from a hill In the rear. Brigadier
General .Harrison G. Otis, with his
brigade, consisting of the Kansas regi
ment, the Montana regiment, and Third
artillery (regulars), acting as Infantry,
advanced handsomoly, pushing forward
in the face of Filipino bullets as cheerful
as if they had been snowballs. The
enemy was utterly routed and fled to
the mountains.
At 6 o'clock "cease firing" and "re
call" were sonnded. The troups were
then well through Calocan and to the
north of it. MacArtbur established his
left at Calocan and strengthened bis
lines for the night.
By tbe capture of Calocan control of
much ot the rolling stock of the Manila
Dagupan railroad was obtained. The
city is now quieter and business is better
than at any time since the outbreak of
hostilities.
The American losses Yesterday were
three men killed and 32 wounted, among
the wounded being the gallant Lieutenant-Colonel
Bruce Wallace, of the Mon
tana regiment, and a lieutenant ot the
Second cavalry, who was shot through a
lung whllo leading a charge across the
open country. The enemy s loss was
heavy.
State Tide Lands.
VAftconvRR. Wash., Feb. 9
At the
council, a
regular
meeting of the city
special committee was appointed to take
action in the matter of tbe state tide
lands in this city, concerning which
there has betn considerable discussion
and some litigation during recent years.
The committee will make an effort to
secure legislation to tbe effect that there
are no tide lands within the meaning of
the state constitution on the Columbia
above the mouth of the Willamette.
INHABITANTS
DISCONTENTED
Increase-of the Number of Troops Al
ready There by 34,000 Men Is ln
tended Before the Movement Ends,
San Fbancisco, Feb. 12. Advices
from the Orient state that the Russian
government is pouring troops into Port
Arthur and Talien Wan, on the ground
that the force now garrisoning those
places is too small, in view of the ap
parent discontent of the inhabitants of
the Lias-Tung peninsula, who have
within the last two months risen up
against the Russians in 13 different
townships and districts.
No less than 9000 men have landed at
Port Arthur within the past month or
so, and it Is intended to add 25,000 men
rrore before the end of tbe Chinese first
moon, making a full strength army
corps of some 36,000 in addition to the
garrisons of 15,000 men for Port Arthur
and 8000 for Talien Wan.
The plague has again broken out and
is causing much alarrn'in tbe districts
adjacent to Canton.
A fire which started in the market
place at Sai-Clun on January 7th de
stroyed 150 houses before it was ex
tinguished. Li Hung Chang is trying to raise a
popular snbfcription in aid of the suf
ferers by the Yellow river floods.
J. E. Rennison, foreign manager of
the Pao-Wo mine at Ninsikong, near
Ming-Po, arrived in Shanghai on Janu
ary 14 and stated that he had been
forced to flee for his life from the Chin
ese, who were enraged at tbe opening of
the mine, which was only accomplished
under the protection of a strong guard.
When the soldiers withdrew the natives
drove the manager away and wrecked
an adjoining temple. Two people are
said to have been killed and several
wounded.
Will Issue Bonds.
Antelope, Or., Feb. 10. The city
conncil, at a called meeting, voted an
ssue of 4000 of a 6 per cent bonds.
These bonds are for the purpose of pay-
ng of the balance due upon the WRter
works system, and for the completion of
the reservoir. The bonds will be ad
vertised at ence.
Blockade May Be Raised.
Leadvili.k, Colo. Feb. 10. Every ef
fort is being made to open railway com
munication. There is only 24 hours' coal
supply in the city, but as the storm has
ceaeed there is hope of relieving the situ-
tion in time to prevent the threatened
flooding of tbe mines by tbe stoppage of
the pomps.
Beach Robberies Continue.
Astobia, Or,., Feb. 11. The vandals
ho have been ransacking the cottages
at North Beach still continue their work.
A few days ago, the cottage ef W. R.
Mackenzie, of Portland, at the Willows,
as broken open and a number of
articles stolen. A reward has been of
fered for the arrest of the thieves.
Michigan Fruit Crop Damaged.
Dktroit, Feb. 11. Reports from vari
ous fruitraislng sections of the state are
to tbe effect that the extreme, record-
breaking cold spell has been most dis
astrous to this year s crop of pesetas
and other fruits. Liss -resulting from
injury to peaches cannot he estimated.
President Signs the Peace Treaty.
Washington, Feb. 10. The treaty of
peace was signed by the president at
35 this afternoon.
La Grippe is again epidemic, Kvery
precaution should be taken to avoid it.
s specific enre is One Minute Cough
Cure. A. J. Sliepard, publisher Agri
cultural Journal and Advertiser, Elden,
Mo., says: "No oni will be disappoint-
d In nsing One Minute Cough Cure for
a Grippe." Pleasant tn take, quick to
t. Mi I pes, lvinersley 1'rug Co.
DeVVlU' Little C.irlv Kistrs,
The tjinjua II tl oil.
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From Nmniras States.'
ALL TRAFFC
IS PARALYZED
No Ocean Steamships are Arriving a
or Departing From New York
At Washington all Kinds of Bus
iness is at a Standstill, and Clerks
in Government Departments are
Being Sent Home.
New York, Feb. 13. The fearful
storm which prevailed all day yesterday
and last night hag increased in violence,
and, together with the snow, which has
drifted in many places, has almost para
lyzed traffic. Traffic on all tbe railroads
have been delayed five hours by the
storm.
The steamer Fuerst Bismarck, which
was to have sailed today for Mediterra
nean points, will not sail until tomor
row on account of the storm.
None of the Atlantic liners from Great
Britain and the continent, that regularly
arrive here at the end of the week, have
yet been cited.
There is no doubt that a large fleet of
steamers have arrived in tbe vicinity of
Sandy Hook, and are waiting outside
the blizzard to pass. Tbe Marine Ob
server laconically reports "nothing but
a blizzard."
Mary Goodwin, of Brooklyn, aged 31
years was frozen to death Sunday. -
An unidentified woman was frozen to
death in a hallway on Forty-seventh
street, in this city on Sunday. She was
thinly clad and had evidently sought
shelter from the storm.
Fears are entertained that Mailcarriers
Palmer and Hawkins, of the New York
office, have been drowned. The two
men left Hart's island for City island cn
Thursday morning to deliver the niiwls.
They were in small boat and the high
wind thai was blowing and tbe floating
ice made it impossible for them to con
trol their cratt. Six men, in a larger
boot, who attempted to rescue thein
were unable to do so, and it is feared
that the light boat was carried off into
the sound and perhaps crushed and
overturned.
On Saturday, when the the thermom
eter was 3 below zero, measurements of
the Brooklyn bridge were taken of the
trusses and other parts to find out what
the contraction had been. In compar
ing these figures with those taken in
July, when the thermometer was 90
above, it was found that the d'fference
was fourteen aud a half feet.
Washington, Feb. 13. The phenom
enal weather of the past week culmi
nated in a snow storm today, which
broke all records. The temperature rec
ord was smashed last n'ght, when the
thermometer went to 16 below tero,and
a new mow record was alto established.
Business In all departments was almost
at a standstill, less than half the force
reporting. At 12 o clock the treasury
department dismissed its clerks and
other employes for the day, and other
dismissals, It is said, will follow.
The paralysis to all kinds of business
Is the worst since the blizzard of March,
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Colony for Goldendale.
Goldexdm.1, Wash., Feb. 12. Julius
Schubach, of Chicago; Professor J. C'
Zimmerman, of Milwaukee; If. Hietx-rt,
of Minnesota, and a M r. Jossy have been
making an examination of Klickitat val-
PdTvVOER
tURE
delicious and wholesome
mwcfn co., wrw ww,
ley this week with a view ot locating av
colony of 212 people. They are the com
mittee of investigation of a German co
operative society wilh h alquarturs ia
Chicago. They were directed to Klick
itat val.ey with a letter to J.G. Maddock.
of Goldendale, by a well-known German
of Pnget sound who visited Klickitat
about a year ago and made u careful ex
amination of the wheat lands. The com
mittee like Klickitat valley best of all
places visited, and shall recommend to
the society that Goldendale and vicinity
be made the location of the colony. W.
Liedl, a German and well-known busi
ness man of Goldendale, was selected by
Mr. Schubach as corresponding agent for
the society at Goldendale.
llrave lieu Fall
Victims to etomach, liver and kidney
troubles as well as women, aud all feci
the results In loss of appetite, poisons ii
the blood, backache, nervousness, head
ache aud tired, listless, run down feel
ing. But there's no need to feeV like-
that. Listen to J. W. Gardner.IdaTille,
Ind. He says: "Electric Bitters ar
just the thing for a man when he ia all
run down, and don't cure whether he
lives or dies. It did more to give me.
new strength and good appetite that
anything I could take. I can now eat.
anything and have a new lease on life."
Only 60 cents at Blakeley & Hough
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teed, p
Opium Smoker Cremated.
Sax Fbancisco, Feb. 12. The cele
bration of tbe Chinese new year in this
city reenlted in a tragedy today. While-
fireworks were being exploded from a
window of the employment agency of
Jue Bun, at 724 Commercial street, a lot
of firecrackers inside tbe house wereae
cldentally lighted, and the room was
soon in flames. A number ot Chinese
were smoking opium in the place at the
time. Five who were rescued told of
others remaining in a stupor, and a vig
orous search by the police resulted ir
the discovery of the drugged Mongolians,
Quong Duck was burned to death, and
bis charred remains were taken to the
morgue. Tu Mow, Jim Shu and Chan
Wo were all badly burned, and their re
covery if donbtful. Very little damage
was done to tho building.
La Grippe Buceenfully Treated.
"I have just recovered from the sec
ond attack of La Grippe this year," says
Mr. Jas, A. Jones, publisher of the
Leader, Mexia, Texas. "In the latter
case I nsed Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy, and I think with considerable suc
cess, only being in bed a little over two.
days against ten days for the former at
tack. The second attack I am satisfied
would have been equally aB bad as the
first bnt for the use of this eraedy as 1
had to go to bed in abont six hours after
being 'struck' with it, while in the first
caee I was ablo to attend to business
about two days before getting 'down.' '
For sale by Blakeley & Houghton.
More Slides Feared.
Silver Plumk, Colo., Feb. 12 Many-
people living on the mountain sides are-
moving today to avoid possible death in
snow slides, such as that which swept-
lown Cheyenne canyon yesterday, killi
ng at least ten persons. Much heavier
masses cf snow than that which rame-
down yesterday still cling to the moonl-
in tides, and liable to be dislodged at
ny moment. The bodies of the men who
were carried away in the avalanche yes
terday are still being searched for. So far
eight bodies have been recovered. Three
men who were caught in tbe slide were
taken out with only slight bruises. It ia
thonght thirteen persons were in the
slide. Possibly doseti more were caught,
by the slide. "
Million Olvee Away-.
It is certainly gratifying tJ the' publics'
to know of one concern in the land who
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needy and suffering, The proprietors'
of Dr. King's New Discovery for corv
sumption, coughs and colds, have give a
away over ten million trial bottles of this
great medicine ; and have the satisfac
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bronchitis, hoarseness an 1 all di
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