" LJaw TT.A TI I II II
VOL. IX
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1899!
NO. 28
SIGHT ATTACK
NEAR MALOLOS
Swooped Dcwn Suddenly on Hie Rail-
road and Cnt Its Wires.
OREGON REGIMENT
ALSO ATTACKED
I Three of the Americans Killed and Two
Wounded Loss of the Enemy.
Ten Killed, Six Wounded and Two
Prisoners.
Manila, April II. 5:45 p. m. About
midnight the rebels cut the telegraph
line it aeveral placet between bere aud
Maloloe, aud signal fires were lighted
lod rockets sent op along the foothills
to the right of the railroad. Later the
enemy attacked the outposts of the
Minnesota regiment, at Bowen, Bigaa
sod Bocave, five miles south of Maloloe,
killing two men and wounding 14.
Simultaneously the outposts of the
Oregon regiment at Marilao, the next
station on the way to Manila, were at
tacked with the result that three Amer
icana were killed and two wounded.
Tbe loss of the enemy was ten men
killed and six wounded. The Ameri
cana also captured two prisoners. Tbe
t too pi were concentrated about the rail
road aa thickly as possible, and the
rebela were driven back to the foothills.
Washington, April 11. The following
dispatch was received from General
Otia today :
"Manila, April 11. Adjutant-General,
WaahingtOD : The insurgents attacked
MicArthor's line of railway communi
cation last night in considerable force,
aud were repulsed by Wheaton with
heavy ioas. Wheain'a casualties were
three killed and twenty wounded.
"Lawton's success at Santa Cms was
more complete than reported yesterday.
The enemy left ninety-three uniformed
dead on the field, and a number serious
ly wounded. Lawton has captured the
tity without destruction of property.
His lose was ten wounded, slight except
wo. One has since died. Lieutenant
tiling was the only officer wounded.
Hia injury U alight in the hand. The
nemy retired eastward. Lawton Is in
Pwsuit this morning. OTIS."
The attic of Insurgents upon the
'ilway north of Manila indicated to the
ar department officials that while Mac
Arthur wac pushing north bodies of in
.fents took to the mountains and
jungle, to the right of the railway, and
have been watching their opportunity
o capture the road at some point and
boa cot ol the main body to the north
ward. The repulse of the natives shows
,h they had not sufficient force to ac
wuijliiih the purpose.
TWO AMERICAN
OFFICERS KILLED
Casualties Among the Mataafans Were
Forty Killed and a Number
Wounded, the Latter Being Carried
Off by Their Comrades W hen They
Retired.
?aFra.n,,hco, April 12.-The Call
!;" orning prints the following special
'WrlghtH cablegram .
, Jn-I. N. . , April 12 -On April
b! , ' men amhn.cnd-d 100
lerrlfl'11"1" r,", """"'K
, "c, "ie AmeriiMi, ard lirirlhh tars
PMcllr wlnt ,m(k thtMf aliHf)tP(
ofn T'tlrt0mwl',,,n l' ,or,e
Enil v Lieu"'ni"'t Lwiadale and
trn . , tln.f the United State,
p ,,,''l"l.hial and Lieutenant
sr. T.?,'"'ll,e ,!riti"1' gunboat Taranga,
d'lv. ff' Af"', rebel ha.l been
sr. " ' b')','',, ' 1118,8 tlirco fni-era
d hT,?"' T'"y Wn ,lec',
' savage Hamoan warriors.
Four marines were killed
Mataafa'a loes was forty killed and a
number wouuded, these being carried
fif the field by the rebela when they re
tired. The bodies of Lonsdale, Monaghan
and Freeman, as well as those of the un
fortunate marines, were burled with
military honors at Mulinun.
There is cmstaut fighting with the
natives around Apia, aud the life of no
European In the islands is safe.
Grave Apprehension.
Washington, April 12. The news
from Samoa was received here with
feeling approaching dismay. There was
refusal on the part of higher officials to
di ctm the sad event. The secretaiy f
the German embassy called early l.i the
day npou Secretary Hay. Neither of the
officials would disclose anything as to
the nature of the exchange that took
place.
WAS hT
TENTH WIFE
Justice West of Spokane Plays a Game
for a Wife.
Pendleton, Or., April 11. Justice
Peter West today married his tenth wife,
Mrs. Pauline Miller, a widow of Spokane,
A week ao he ws dive reed from hi.
ninth wife, she securing the decree. She
was married the following day to J. C.
Jones of Spokane,
Quite a romance attaches to the tenth
wedding of Justice West. The tenth
bride was a former sweetheart of his.
Sunday he offered to play her a game of
cisino. If he won they were to be
married today ; if he lost, the wedding was
to be postponed tor six months. The
game was three out of five. He won the
first, she the second ; be the third and
fourth and his bride. Both bride and
groom ate well known and possessed of
considerable property.
Bridal Couple Burned Out.
New YoRK.Aprll ll.-Willlam K. Van
derbilt'a country honse, "Idle Hour,"
at Oakdale, L. I., was totally destroyed
by fire this morning. W. K. Vanderbilt,
jr., and his bride, formerly Miss Virginia
Fair, were occupying the house.
The fire is believed to have originated
in the cellar accidently. It broke out
at 2:45 a. m. and in an hour the main
structure, with all its furnishings, was
entirely destroyed.
Besides Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt,
there were twelve or fifteen servants in
the bouse. They all got out safely. The
total loss is estimated at from $250,01)0
to 300,000.
HIGHER PRICES
FOR CATTLE
Grant County Stockmen
Not Anxious
to Sell.
Long Crekk, Or., April 11. A promi
nent stockman of this county, who has
bought and sold cattle and sheep in East
ern Oregon for twenty years, was today
aeked his view, as to the outlook for
stock this year. He said:
"In my opinion, cattle will, before tlie
close of the buying season, command a
higher price than has been realized by
Eastern Oregon stockmen for years. 1
have can va-eed the field pretty thorough
Iv. and find the c.Utle-owners almost as
A unit determined to hold their cattle at
prices e'lual to or better than were paid
last year. ,
"The less of cattle during the winter
will not exceed 8 or 10 per ennt, while
thi loss of sheep might be conservatively
estimated at 20 percent.
Final Act in the Restoration of Peace.
Washington, April 11. The complete
restoration of peace between the unueo
States and Spain was effected today.
The ceremony of exchanging ratific ition.
occurred at the executive mansion ai
2:04, when the president handed M.
Carnbon, the French ambassador, the
A mrifan Oft nles of the treaty, and trie
ambassador In return gave to the presi
dent the S;ni-!i or.v of the treaty,
propel ly attested by the queen regent
and the premier of Spain.
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FLEE BEFORE
AMERICAN TROOPS
Gen. Wheaton With Tentn Psnnsylyania
ani Second OrepnDmes the
Enemy Bad
SET ON FIRE
AND ABANDONED
Other Small Villages Burned as Fast as
They Become Untenable Little
Opposition to the American Ad
vance Otis Report of Yesterday,
Manila, April 120:10 p. in. Gen
eral Wheaton started at daylight with
the Tenth Pennsylvania and the Second
Oregon regiments, and two guns, to
drive the rebels from tbe American
right flank between the railroad and the
foothills. He met with .light resistance
near Santa Maria, and one man was
wounded, but tbe enemy bolted when
shelled by the artillery, and burned and
abandoned the town of Santa Maria,
where 1000 rebels were reported to haye
been concentrated.
During the rest of the dav the enemy
was in full retreat toward the mountains
burning villages behind tbe retreating
force. Occasionally a few rebels drop
ped to the rear, and fired at the advanc
ing American troops from the jungle, ap
parently with the idea that this would
check our advance and cover .the retreat
of the Filipinos. Finding these tactics
ineffectual, these rebel, scrambled after
tbe main body.
Washington, April 12. The follow
ing cablegram hag been received from
General Otis :
'Manila, April 12. Adjutant Gen
eral, Washington: Yesterday in the
lake region Lawton pursued tbe insur
gents eastward from Santa Crux, dis
persing them. He captured all tbe
larger vessels used in the lake trade, and
a Spanish gunboat. He i. now en
deavoring to pass them from the river,
where they were concealed, into the
lake.
"Wheaton drove the enemy ten miles
to the eastward of the railway communi
cation with Maloloe. Lawton and
Wheaton'. casualties are few and .light
as the enemy made no stand.
"I have been notified by Spain that
she will evacuate Miudora and Polo
do. 0113."
Manila, April 12.-0:50 p. m. Gen-
eral Wheaton has telegraphed to Gen
eral Otis, saying: "They would not
wait to be killed." General Lawton is
scouring the vicinity of Santa Cruz He
find the rebels have decamped. He has
secured a gunboat, six launches and two
ascoes, comprising the Filipino fleet.
Tiie veBeels were stuck in the mud of the
river.
Nkw York, April 12. A dispatch to
the Herald from Manila says: Lawton a
command captured the villages ol Tagsa
jan and Lumban yesterday after some
resistance at the latter place. ine
mouth of the river, commanded by
Lumban, was effectually blocked against
the entrance of the gunboats.
Shells from the Laguna d Hay drove
most of the insurgents in flight op the
mountain side. A small force remained
in an old church, offering resistance un
til it was rushed by the troops. About
fifty were captured and several killed.
There was one casually among the
Americans, that being an arm wound.
A body of insurgents attacked the
rear til aiacArunir uitifkmi ik-ihtou
Hoove at, 3 o'c ock this
morning. Tlie telegraph line was cut.
Our loss was five killed and fourteen
wounded, all in company M of the
.Second Oregon regiment, and companies
C and D, of the Thirteenth Minnesota.
End Xot in Sight. -Nkw
York, April 12.-A dispatch to
the World from Manila says: While It
is probable that there is an and to the
big engagement In the Philippines be
tween the Americans and Filipinos, the
war is not at an end y any mean. It
I. the universal opinion among army men
bere that it will reqnire tbe presence of
50,000 American troops to occupy tbe
territory that has been taken, and to
keep open comrann'cttion among the
islands.
Gneral Lawton' advance promises to
meet with a harassing resistance.
Trenches are built by the enniv from
towntotrwn. On all side, the rebels
are in nightly c inniunicaiion by mean.
of signal fires. They avoid being caught
in a trap, and are quick to harass the
flank.
Since March 25 tbeenemv's losses have
not been more than double ours.
Our kindness to the rebel wounded
and prisoners doe. not allay their dogged
enmity. Only a small portion of the
population of the north have returned to
their homes. Only the d'e?ated and
aged remain in Sauta Cruz.
Aguinaldo is reported to be in San Fer
nando, and still in adsolute charge of the
defenses of the new capital and of Calum
pit. Killed-Second Oregon, April 11 Com
pany M, Privates Henry Payne, Edward
Hoffman and Joseph Boddey.
Wonnded-Second Oregon, company
M. Privates P. Miller, abdomen, severe;
Arthur Sullen, arm, slight.
GERMANS NOT
TO BLAME
Opinion Based on a Dispatch from
Rose Consul's Report Interpreted
as Exonerating the German Resi
dents from Blame.
Nkw York, April 13. A dispatch to
the Herald from Berlin says: Up to a
late hour the light, burned in the foreign
office, where much agitatioc reigned dur
ing the afternoon, owing to tbe luteet
new. from Samoa.
The ambushing of the American and
English detachment by Mataafa'a war
rior, is taken here in the most seriou.
light. The dispatch which reached the
minister of state from Consul Rose i.
taken as exonerating the German, from
any hand in the matter, a. was at first
feared might possibly be the case. This
removed the obstacle, to Germany', at
once naming her commissioner, who, i
is said, will be the first secretary of the
Germany embassy at Washington.
A personage in a position to speak au
thoritatively says the reports in German
paper, that the German government put
in a claim for damage, are untrue. All
such question as that are entirely mat
ter for the consideration of the com
missioner. All this Samoa trouble is a .mall but
wretched business, for which it seems a
terrible pity that 400,000 mark, worth of
German property ha. been damaged and
live, of American and English seamen
have been needlessly sacrificed.
The foreign office has received several
dispatches from the commander of tbe
cruiser Falke, in which he makes no
mention of any disagreeable discussion
with Rear-Admiral Kuulz. Tho German
government takes this as sufficient proof
that all stories told on the sut j'Ct must
therefoie have been inventions of per
sona Interested In making trouble be
tween Germany and the United States.
A Narrow Escape.
Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada
E. Hart, of Groton, 8. I). : "Was taken
with a bad cold which settled on my
lungs ; cough set it and finally termi
nated in c insnmption. Four doctor,
gave me np, saying I could live but a
short time, I gave myself np to my
Savior, determined if I could not stay
with my friends on earth, I would -.meet
my absent one. above. My husband
wa. advised to get Dr. King'. New Dis
covery for consumption, cough, and
colds. I give it atrial, took in all eight
bottles. It has cured me, and thank
God, I am saved and now a well and
healthv woman." Trial bottles free at
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TYPICAL TAGAL
TACTICS USED
HcWs Male an Attack Ma Cover
Darkness.
TWO AMERICANS
WERE KILLED
At Daylight the District Was Thorough
ly Scoured and the Rebels Driven
Northward, Leaving Several Dead
on the Field.
Manila, April 13. 4:05 p. m. At
about 4 o'clock this morning a .mall
body of rebela attacked a camp of the
Third artillery from the swamp near
Paomboau, a uiile and a l.aif weat of
Malolos. Two private, were killed and
a lieutenant and two other, wounded.
At daylight the American force, scoured
tbe district, driving the rebel, north
ward and killing aeveral of them. A
private soldier of the Montana regiment
wa. wounded.
A Suspicious Incident.
Manila, April 13 9:40 a. m. Fran
cisco Reyes, a man who recently pur
chased Spanish gunboat, at Zainboanga,
Island of Mindanao, ha. received ad
vices to the effect that the fleet .ailed
for Manila, and returned a few day.
later with the vessels stripped of their
gun. and ammunition.
The purchasers' agents and native
crew, of the vessel, cn board the Ameri
can steamer Butuan were conveyed to
Zimboanga by the United States cruiser
Boston, and instructed to await tbe
arrival there of the United State, gun
boat Petrel. Instead of doing so, after
the Boston sailed for Zamboanga, the
Spauiard. transferred their gunboat, to
tbe agent, of Snor Revet, and tbe fleet
Idft Zamboanga unescorted. It coon re
turned and reported having been
boarded by rebels, who removed the
gunboat's armaments. If the instruc
tion, of the American naval commander
had been obeyed their capture would
have been impossible.
Ztmboanga is fortified and still garri
soned by Spaniards, and the affair is re
garded as suspicions.
A Long Drawn-Out War.
Nkw Yokk, April 13. A dispatch to
the Herald froiu Washington says: It
is becoming evident to officials of the
administration that the insurrection in
the Philippine, is likely to drag along
for a considerable tim- Dispatrhes re
ceived from General Otis show that the
natives ietie.it when attacked by Amer
ican troops in force, and the continuance
of these tactics show that Au nnldo hus
determined not to give the American,
an opportunity of crushing hi. array at
one blow, as is so greatly desired by the
administration.
It was stated at the war department
that General Otis has not calle I for ad
ditional troops, and Insists that hi.
present force, reinforced by the six ad
ditional regiments under orders to pro
ceed to Manila, will be ample.
No action has yet been taken by the
war department looking to the muster-
i ing out of the volunteers, and nothing
will be done until after tho uiriv.tl uf
the regulars. General O.is wiil then be
authorized to re-enllst such of the vol
unteers tor six months as may desire to
serve for that length i f time.
State Fair Dates.
Pai.km, Or., April 12. The time of
opening the state fair has been changed
from October 6 to Septembor 14, on
recommendation nf President YVehrung,
by a m .:'. vote of the member, of the
soworn CO. , nrw vow.
state board of agriculture. Mr. Web
rung in recommending the change, said
that he had received a large number
of letter, from farmer, and other,
siying that If the change wa. made it
would be more convenient for them to
attend, a. harvesting and hoppicking
would be practically completed by tLe
middle of September, and fall plowing
would not begin until a little later. The
fact that the Portland exposition will
open the latter part of September also
had something to do with the change.
The fair will close September 21.
Three Washington Weddings.
Washington, April 12. Three nota
able wedding, were solemnized in thi.
city today. Mis. Jane Brown Fuller,
fifth daughter of Chief Justice Fuller,
wa. married to Nathaniel Leavitt
Francis, of Boston. The bridegroom is
the only son of a wealthy and prominent
Boston family, and graduated from Har
vard in 1892. Tbe wedding occurred at
St. John's Episc ipal church.
M.e. Mary Jones, daughter of Senator
James K. Jones, of Arkansas, wa. mar
ried to Frank W. Piatt, of St. Paul, at
the Mount Veruon Place Metbodiet
church.
Miss Constance Ingalls, daughter of ex
Senator John J. Ingalls, wa. married to
Robert Schick, of Reading, Pa., at th
Church of the Ascension. Mr. Schick is
a lawyer, and a graduate of Priucetoa
and Harvard.
A Doctor Killed.
Colfax, April 12. Dr.B. R. Mitchell,
a prominent physician of Colfax, was
accidmtiy killed last night, hi. boggy
being overturned and the doctor', neck
broken. Dr. Mitchell came here in 1886
from Scotdale, Pa. Prior to thi. for a
number of year, be wa. employed by tbe
Carnegie Company in their iro.i and
coal mines. He was fi'ty year. old.
THE NEW FISH
COMMISSIONER
C. Reed, of Astoria, Succeeds tbe
Late H. D. M'Guire.
Salem, Or., April 12. F. C. Reed, of
A.toria, wa. this afternoon appointed
fish commissioner by Governor Geer, to
fill the vacancy caused by the drowning
of Hollister D. McGoire, of Portl.ind.
He will receive a salary of $2500 a year
and traveling and other expense.. Ha
will be required to furnish a bond for
'.'5,000.
Commissioner Reed Is a staunch Re
publican. Ha was a member of the
state senate in 1882 and 1885, aa joint
member from Catsjp, Columbia and
Tillamook counties. He i. not new to
the work of protecting the fishing indus
try, as be was a member of the old fist)
commission, which was abolished In
1893.
Want the Troops Returned.
M'Minnivli.e. Or., April 12. A call
will appear in the heal papers tomorrow,
for a mats meeting, nt the opera bouse
next Saturday afternoon, to give expres
sion concerning tbe de'ei.tion of the vol
nnteen in the Philippine, th i enlisted
(or the SjjtnM - A niei ica i war and kin
dred matters. Fourteen men, who have
8 ns In these volunteers, have signed
the call. Th-y say tiny do nut want nc-
due pressure brought to ie-ii-!t their sons.
nor the officer, seeking to hold their
posit'oni to speak for the men in the
ranks.
Honors to M'Conville.
Lkwihton, I lalio, April 12. The re
main, of Briga Iier-Ot neral MeOonville,
w ho, as nil-jor of the Idaho volunteers,
was killed at Mani'a on February 4,
while leading the charge at S.tnta Ana,
arrived at noon to lay on the steadier
Spokane. TI.e remain, were in charge
uf Aij it.iiMii-i.er..l Weaver, of the Idaho
National Uu.trd, and were accompanied
by the widow an I sou of the deceased,
the latter having accompanied the body
from Manila.
Happy la tho man or woman who
ran eat a good hearty meal without
suffering afterward. If you cannot do
it, taka Koikh. Pym-ki'ia Cuke. It di
gest, what you eat, and cures aM form,
of Dyspepsia and Indigestion. Suipea-
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