I NEWS OF
Latent fron'i Mt.nlla.
Mamm, -April SO- A prat battle has
liean raging aV'tit Oiilumpit all day.
AjjuinaHo'n army de'eudu the place en
ergetically and thus far the American
forces have been unable to effect its cap
tore. For the first time since the war
fcegan the rebels employ artillery in ac
tion.. Guns are badly managed, bow
ever, and the fire of little effect. Amer
ican Iocs in today's fighting is two men
killed and seven wounded. Bagdad
Bridge repaiied last night and Wheat
on'B troops cross.
CALUMPIT TAKEN
With Stnall Loss of Llfe-FUlplno
Troops Improving.
Washington, April 20. The following
was received at the war department to
day from General Otis:
Manila Hale's t.rigade and MacAr
thur's division moved down to the banlc
of the Quinqiia river yesterday to the vi
cinity of Citlumpit, and have mw been
joined by General Wheaton's brigade on
Hie loft bank.
General Hale has encountered a fierce
opposition, diiving out the enemy with
heavy losses, taking the entrenchments
in flunk. Hale's casualties were six
killed and twelve wounded. The divis
ion has now invested Calumpit, which
will betaken today. General Law ton,
with a part of his command, will reach
Nonzagara this evening, where he will
be joined by the center column from
Bocave.
Extreme heat, rain, high streams and
Viad roads have made the march very
difficult. He has not met serious oppo
sition since leaving Novaliuhes, the ene
my retreating in his front south of and
near Manila. The enemy has a force of
4003 men making demonstrations daily,
so can bo easily taken care of. The
enemy cannot communicate with the
north.
Manila, April 25. General Hale's
brigade, consisting of the Nebraska,
Iowa and South Dakota regiments, with
three guns, which left Malolos Monday,
followed the west bank of the Rio Grande
river to the ford. Many small band of
rebels were encountered and during the
afternoon the Americans discovered sev
eral bundled of the enemy entrenched
near Pulitan, north of the Quingano.
The troops attacked the rebels, losing
six uieu killed and eleven wounded.
General Halo's troops claim 200 dead
natives were counted along the country
traversed. Among the dead was a Span
ish captain. The Sou'li Dakota regi
ment bore the brunt of the fighting and
had five killed ami nine wounded.
The country traversed was thickly
wooded and the hardest for fighting
The rebels along Uagabag river were
reinforced from Calumpit as Hale ap-
prnached. During tho fty the Ameri
cans captured 33 prisoners. As this dis
patch Issont, tlio rebels are retreating
in the diction of Calumpit. The Fili
pino troops engaged were woll uniformed
and well drilled.
As the campaign progresses the rebel
troops are improving. They are adopt
ing American methods and the accuracy
of their shooting 1b evinced by the fact
that five Americana wore shot in the
head. Hale at four o'clock this morning
crossed the river and advanced on ('al
ntnpit. McArthnr'i division also advanced,
but nine o( the armored cars were
pushed ahead on the railaond. The
Kansas regiment advanced on the
right track and the Montana regiment
on the left. The rebels are already re
turning to Malalos and becoming trou
blesome. They liied on the ambulance yester
day which was passing the plaza and
have driven the Chinese out.
P HOll II ESS OF LA WTON
Colonel Sii miners iAnullug a Col
umn from Bocave.
Manila, April 25, 10:30 a. in. -Although
the sticky condition of the
ground, due to a rain storm, seriously
impeded its progress, General Lawton's
column left San Jobs to day, and is ex
peeled to reach Noruagaray this even
kig.
Colonel Summers is marching from
Bocave with two battalions each from
the Oregon and Minnesota regiments,
three troops of cavalry and two guns.
In the meantime General McArthur's
division Is in front of Calumpit, prepar
ing to attack the rebel's stionghold, and
General Hale, with several guns is
threatening the robel's (Unk,
A few rebels between ovalicu.es and
La Loma have persistently interfered
with telegraphic communication but the
signal corps lias repaired the break
and captured several prisoners.
A small body of rebels at Taktay was
discovered una morning uy ine ar
moured launch Napudan. A few shots
scattered the rebels and drove them in
land from the lake.
All is quiet along General Hall's and
CSeuenvl Ovenchine'a lines.
THE WEEK I
FORT1-EIGHT WARSHIPS.
Uncle Sam's Navy Growing at a
Rapid Rate.
New Yohe, April 24. A special to the
Tribune from Washington says: The
completion within a few months of two
great battle-ships, the Eearsarge and
Kentucky, serves to call attention to the
remarkable rate at which the American
navy is growing at the present time.
Except among naval officers, who watcb
this progress, few persons realise that
48 warships are now under construction
for the United States, involving expend
itures under existing eontracta aggre
gating $33,330,600 f r bulls and machin
ery alone.
These vessels, when equipped ready
for tea, will have eoit over $50,000,000.
Eight of tbcai are first class sea-going
battleships, as good aay afloat, with
out taking into aacount the superiority
of the gun Ders, machinists and officers
toman them. Sixteen are torptdo
boat destroyers, averaging 29 knots
speed; four are heavy harbor-defense
monitors; one is a sister cruiser to the
New Orleans, and 18 are torpedo-boats.
One of the mot notable facts about
this vast construction undertaking is its
distribution, exhibiting the great change
that has taken place in the shipbuilding
industry. At the organization of the
new navy, the United Slates warships
were built by a single firm. Today 14
American concerns are building ships
for the navy, and of these 12 are scat
tered along the Atlantic coast from
Maine to Virginia, and two are on the
Pacific, at Portland and San Francisco.
The sheathed cruiser alone is of for
eign build. She was bought on the stocks
from Brazil when the war with Spain
became inevitable, because Brazil would
not sell one ship which the United
States desired without disposing of
others at the same time. The navy de
partment needed the Amazonas, if noth
ing else, to prevent Spain from getting
her. The Nictheroy, at a valuation of
$575,000, was made a part of the deal,
and af'er a thorough overhauling has
become the useful Buffalo. The Ama
zonas, barely completed, cost $1,429,215,
and was immediately put to as good ser
vice as the New Orleans, being the only
American warship in the war provided
with smokeless powder for all batteries.
Her siBter ship, the Almiraute Abru,
was then only a few ribs at ihe Elswick
yard, at Newcastle-onTyne, but the navy
department cheerfully took the contract
off the Brazilians' hands at the rate of
$1,20-5,000, and, by adding $250,000 to
that amount, will soon have a fine
cruiser in the Albany, recently lannchd.
II ANN A AMD THE
BEEF SCANDAL.
He Knows Its Seriousness, and Is
Mad at Mention of Ills Name
In Connection, With It.
Senator Mark Hanna, in a note to the
Associated Press in regard to some ques
tions asked by Major Lee of a witness
before the beef inquiry board, says:
I see in the newspaper reports that
one Malor Lee has attempted to drag
my name into the case by questions
which conveyed the impression that I
was present at some conference where
the beef contracts were discussed. I
wish to say that I never had anything
to do with any army contract, nor even
exchanged a word with an official of the
war department on that subject. I make
this statement in order that it may have
the same publicity as was given to the
contemptible insinuations of this man
Let."
What an unspeakably, irreverent and
sacrilegious person this "one Major Lee"
must be who thus dares to "drag" the
holy name of Hanna into the slime of
embalmed beef iniquity. The bare iden
of "one Major Lee" or one anybody els
taking Buch liberties with the sacreu
name and unpolluted fame of Hanna is
enough to send a shudder of horror from
Maine to Florida and from Maryland to
California.
The thought of "dragging" the irre
proachable name of Hanna into any
thing has never before entered into the
most malicious of human imaginations.
Heretofore none have known him but to
love him, none have named him but to
praise. Hanna has been the synonym
of political purity and moral altitude, a
household word for all that is good and
great, glorious and virtuous. To sug
gest that he would have anything to do
with a beef contract or any other sort t
a contract Involving mere filthy lucre is
as preposterous and ridiculous as it is
outrageous and abominable.
It is well known that Mr. Hanna is of
a sensitive, poetical temperament, who
spends his whole time far from the mad
dening crowd and from all things evil,
in peaceful rural retirement, contem
piaung me ueautiea ol nature, watching
tho innocent lambs gamboling over the
pastures and composing odes in praise
oi political integrity and of the stern and
simple virtues of the rude forefathers of
the republic. It fairly makes the blood
boil, even in the peaceful veins of an
anti-imperialist, to think that such
pure idealist and holy patriot should be
connected with coarse, unsavory em
OREGON CITY COURIER-HERALD, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1899.
balmed beef contracts. And by "one
Major Lee," tool Could there be a more
monstrous specimen of human deprav
ity tha'. this attempt to "drag" the
name of Mark Hanna into this ulgar
beef business?
But Mr. Hanna need have no appre
hension. It is impossible to "drag"
down such a name aB his. It will re
main '"embalmed" in American politi
cal history long after "one Major Lee"
has been forgotten unless, perchance,
lie should be remembered by his "con
temptible insinuations." Baltimore
Sun.
BOTH DISAPPEAR.
Why Michael J. Sheelian Took to
Strong Drink.
Michael J. Sheehan claims his wife
has deserted bim, taking with her $500
which he had saved to make her a nice
home.
That is the etory he told to District
Attorney Paddeck today. He said she
was on her way to Boston, and wanted
her arrested on a telegraphic warrant.
It was learned that lie lived on Rock
creek, in Clackamas county, and he was
referred to the Clackamas authorities.
Sheehan claims he bought a nice little
home for his wife. His one ambition
was to provide ber a nice home. It was
toward that end, he says, he was saving
his money. But he claims bis wife did
not apprec'ate his work. He says she
broke into his trunk and stole a certifi
cate of deposit good for $500 at Ladd &
Tilton's bank. Before he discovered the
theft she bad cashed the certificate and
left the city, he says.
Now he wants revenge, He saj s she
sometimes goes by the name of Nellie J.
Londin.
Sheehan was under the influence of
liquor when be appeared before the dis
trict attorney. When asked if he; was in
the habit of getting in that condition he
replied: "Do you think a man could
save $500 and buy a home if he was in
the habit of going on sprees?"
The questioner frankly admitted that
it was not probable.
"Is it not enough to drive any man to
drink," continued Sheehan, "to have
the wife tor whom he was slaving turn
around and steal bis money?" Portland
Exchange. .
Washington's Reproof of Extrava
gance. Washington's Bteward once purchased
the first shad of the season for the presi
dent's table, as he knew his master to be
extravagantly fond of fish. He placed
it before Washington at table as an
agreeable surprise. The president in
quired how much he paid for the shad.,
"Three dollars," was the reply. ' "Take
It away," commanded Washington
rather sharply. "I will not encourage
such extravagance in my house." May
Ladies' Home Journal.
Weather for May.
The following data, covering a period
of 28 years, has been compiled from the
weather bureau records at Portland :
TEMPERATURE.
Mean or normal temperature, 57 deg.
The warmest monrh was that of 1888,
with an average of 62 deg.
The coldest month was that of 1896,
with an average of 52 deg.
The highest temperature was 99 deg.,
on the 29th, 1887.
The loweBt tempere.ture was 33 deg.,
on the 3d, 1878.
Average date on which first "killing"
frost occurred in autumn, Nov. 26.
Average date on which last "killing"
frost occurred in spring, April 11.
PRECIPITATION (RAIN AND MELTED SNOW).
Average for the month, 2.39 inches.
Average number of days with .01 of an
inch or more, 12.
The greatest monthly precipitation
was 6.00 inches, in 1879.
me least monttuv precipitation was
J.68 inches, in 1888.
The greatest amount of precipitation
ecorded in any consecutive 24 hours
fas 1.60 inches, on the 19th and 20th,
i879.
CLOUDS AND WEATHER.
Average number of clear days, 8;
partly cloudy days, 10; cloudy days, 13.
WIND.
The prevailing winds have been from
the northwest.
The highest velocity of wind was 37
miles, from the south, on the 6th, 18U7,
B. S. Pa3uk, Forecast Official.
April 25, 1899.
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Capital and Labor.
An editor w-.rks 365 days per year
and gets out 52 issues of his paper
that's labor. Once in a while some
body dsvb a vear's subscription that's
capital. And once in a while some dead
beat takeB the paper for a year or two
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that's anarchy. But later on justice
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United States Land Office, Oregon
City, Oregon, April 4th, 1899.
Nofice is hereby given that the Bp-
Droved olata of Township 7 south, range
4 east, and Township 7 eouth, range 6
east, have been received from the Sur
veyor Gener il of Oregon, and on
MAY 15th. 1899.
at 9 o'clock a. m. of said date, said plate
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Ohab. B. Moores, Register.
Wm. Galloway, Receiver.
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