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Oregon Ci ty Enterprise. (01. U. VOM 0UK(()N CITY, OKKGON, FRIDAY, NOVKMIJKR 3, 1890. ESTABLISHED 1866 r ,, a. . . PK.N 1 1 I. lctl ),li.rm. All Operations (inrritnfl. Uy pulMliitf Oretion Clly, Or "iiirKIWCI.. VuU)r Vbpof.il ATTNKV AT LAW. ...f M Kttirl' h Hlrne Mlora, ntar '1 UMK'M)rg.,ll cur. ClTI la'lo, , ppC MTul'KTI, fill ,WMIW A I iilir,iir 4 IT,oigo uvli ulTllia. ImH , Pur. C.sritlt KUNH, M. t). (HH(tl Firli.es ) KtkM pfijrolimal aalvlree o ! HNt ' jnifM "My fi'iiilir. rtHal .wiitin ran " (tulf Ji lwiif rafar. flirn I'ftla In Wllanite 01i' li'iurtl lUlol.'a. lu , 4 in 0 '. Mi. -TG-! C 1 1 v iit-.o.s ,,Bniu. . e.ctaraau. lWniacurnni, lTTtKNKYrt AT LAW, k Off. Oaaaoa. : pwiir I tUatfe""! at la aula. 01' jt.! u liS aiwHirSi Syracuse Inilled Hows AtT 'l'-M V AT LAW. 1o.hiI lliinllrjr'i )fn More. - lfauM. r A BOER VICTORY HayoYou Decided alX?uWould Like -X..ur Now Suit. flylc No mailer wlidt tlx yu find it i,f.rB. 1 Of iMltliirn V ii 1 1 fit rxntr oXT- Th Portland Ta,lo, UrJlUli TriMijHi Meet WW. Dlnaitlrvu Ke 8,000 TAKE I'JtlHOSEKM ItY BOEKS Tue Engagement Was a Severe One and dm Jtix r Less Id Hear)'. Eng. land Hends More Troop, Vta t Ewfliii Says i They all aay U Be SO HARRIS' GROCERY I'sAinarUri lor Hay, U.,,Mlrft Kc Carries ths moat complete ol FirsiClasa Groceries lou n,I In lite City stork rocoriva to la i iu.ru. j'F.N riT - LaUof kD. ! I eroefia. all klndl ol S.hrf iixl liil(Vof. till R ta ilwt. Offuo Oily, Of. An'ltKV AT LAW. i) iuMlon titan Ui County Court an1 I'foi' bualnaaa U Tfairt. oiixlia llunllfjr'a Itttuk lor. r, rj 5 r! INSURANCE. run: and Hailrual Ticket- to all jointa East at low rates -F, E. DONALDSON CCiI)ENT jj OE t. lloKVK. ...DKNTIST.... kM ll't.lf nf a HpoHalif. All vi aarrai.ixi anl aulacuun (ifmal. Ortlraln raudtl.l lltk. ICOMMKKrUL PASS Of (JHKtotf tITT. H I tOD. DUB nrrt 4 iiiiLtaiia ariiaiaa. H a k) hiiit .lurounlxl. fetta "ol KLKCTUIC HOTEL rnilorncvrmansment Tho Electric Hotel Iim Imcii thomuKhly rvflttcd ami in future ' will to coii'luctt-l on a Htrictljr first clacs !nii. Kirnt claf s table aorvice at as reannn allr raU' an can had in tho city. Prompt ami apodal atU-ntion given to banquets. Mjr many friemln atnl the general publij are cordially invited to atop and eo me. JACOQ CASSELL, Manaeor, Oroton City, Oregon. "14. a is 4 r. UTut'ktrrK. rtMi.i.iii t. 1. MKYKR Cm af. ATTollNKY AT I.AW. m WrKiiifkk'i Hlne Hiora. mar u Dank ulUrraunLIIJP. Oaiuoa. ATTOItNKY AT LAW "manor rmrtm rfaaitaao. f Mil to Orc.n rn fnuriria. RASCIS FUEKMAN, -DENTIST ''oltlia North wo.Urn Unlve tttr Ditntul Ul..u.l ri. - . i Mini, mJt rlcanCollrol In-nUl hurnrr, OrokMcN CITT, Bittlij Boost n tie CltJ. '"I OP Capital, IfO.nfJO, "J. . aio. a. aaaixna. Ill , hn.lt " CAUFIBI.P. hlMll. V!'!.Htopliac. l.,VAm '' llUl..i,ll.n.....-rf ' vl. 7 ""'Ua bnii(bt. ii;,"hi'"iict. ' f'iihi.. i """ion runiaua, aao ""Ollmt (leno.Ua. H HOLMAN UNDERTAKER AND.... EMBALBER SCoTm1f.nT'!,,te''of Caa- ,ulr or ... , (Jivo lottor satisfaction than any other cliillotl plow mailc, we also have a full lino of Canton ClijjKr Stool Plowa and IlarrowH. Acorn Stool Ranges, Air Tight Heaters, all sizes ami prices. Don't for get we noil tho Hod Jacket Tump "So Easy to Fix." Wo carry tho largest Stock of Hardware in tho City. All Kinds of Plumbing and Jobbing Neatly Done . . . . DBS DON CITY. O'H. Cor. 4th and Main Sts. For Perfection In Baking Use Patent Flour Manu factured by the Portland Flouring Mills Company, Oregon City. Or. All our Flour is Ground From Old Wheat. T IS WARRANTED TUB BEST Loaf, Oct. 31 A dljatdi from (Jaiiera! Wliito. coinmandinK tlie Krltiah funa at La!yiuiih, reporta that tha H'))al Irlali lunilleri, a roountel battery ami the Uloucrmteritiire rritlnieot were nrrouniM In the liilla by the Ioera.and thai, after lowing heavily, thajr were oliliKed to capitulate. The caxnaltiei have not yet been acrtalfied. Follow Ing la tha (ixt of General Whlte'a dia patch to the war office: "Udyamith, Oct. 30, 10:45 p.m. I have to report a diaantor to the column aent by me to take a poeltlon on a hill to guard tha left flank ol the trooe. In theea operatiune today the Royal Irish fiiliera, No. 10 mountain battery and the (iloucentorililre regiment were aur ronn'lel in the hilla, and after loaing heavily, ha! to capitulate. The caiiial tiea have not yet m aacertained. "A man of the furiliera, employed ai a huapital orderly, came in under a flag of truce with a letter from the aurvlvora of the column, who aeked for aatriatance to bury the dead. "I fear there ia no doubt of the truth of the report. I formed the plan In the carrying out of which the diatr oc curred, and I am alone responsible for the plan. There la no blame whatever to the troope. aa the position wai unten able." General While, in a eutwequent dia- trh, eayi: "The following le a list of officer! tak en prieoner today : ".Staff Major Adye. "Irian funiliera: Colonel Carleton, Major Mann, Major Kincaid, Cap talna Burrowi, Rice and Silver, Lieutenant! liar J, Hoiithey, Thibba, McGregor, Holmee, Kelly, Dooner, Ken tiih, Killehan, Jeudwine, Chaplain Matthewi. Of the alxve, Captains Rice and Silver and Lieutenant Dooner were wounded. j 'GlojceJlenhwe regiment: Majora Humphrey, Capetiure and Wallace.Cap tain Duncan, Captain Connor, Lieuten ant! Bryant, Neabitt, Ingham, Davey, Knox, Temple, Kadice, Breo, Hill, finiith, Mackeniie. Be as ley and Gray. 01 the above, CapUina Duncan and Con nor were wounded. "Royal artillery : Major Bryan. "Mounted battery: Lieatenanta Wheel er Nugent, Moore J.nd Webb." A epecial disatch from Ladyimitb aayi the Koera Buffered severely during the engagement, some peraona estima ting tbelr loea at 000 to 1000 killed and wounded. Reporta are current here that General White may retirw to Pietermaritxburg while the railroad ia intact. There ia much divergence of opinion in military circles aa to the adviaability of luch a step. The war office lias sent the following dispatch to General Builer: "Three ex tra battalions of feet and one mountain battery, with reserves, will leave Eng land during the course of 10 days, to make good your casualties." A VOMWTEEK TKOTEST. The Fal and Vlsleadlng Malemenls 4f "Anll"Orrepomlcnls Expowd I'laln Talk by a Uuturned Volunter, The Courier-Herald ptiblishei In Ita issue of 0,:. 27, an article written I y II M. Km-IioIsI which it saya waa refuseel publication by the Portland Telegram. The writer pretends to be attempting to prove ihat anarchy doea rot exist out side the American linei but IU real ob ject ia to show that the attemit by the U. 8. to control the lawless element ia unjust and murderous, and that the American army fa a aet of libertines, drunkarda and gamblers. To begin at the beginning. He says, Anxiety at Ladyamlth. London, Oct. 31. rublio anxiety waa Increased today by a special dinpatch from Ladysmith, published in the late editions of the London afternoon papers, to the effect that before darkness yester day the Boers reoccupied the old position held by their heavy artillery, which General White had reported silenced by the guns of the naval brigade from the rowerful, and had opened fire again". : The dispatch further says : "The enemy are again closing In, and the situation is one of grave anxiety. Beyond doubt the Boer retreat yesterday (Monday) was a ruse to draw General White into the hilly country and away from the British camp," This last sentence is significant, and confirms the opinion of military expert here that General White is allowing himself to be outgeneraled by Commandant-General Joubert. Tha Battle Still ItHglng. Cack Town, Oct. 31 The South Afri can News publishes the following dis patch : "Ladysmith, Oct. 31. The battle is proceeding at the foot of Uhanbane, a few miles from Ladysmith. Several shells have dropped into the town." Huera tlatherliij In Force. London, Oct. 31. Advices from Cape Town show that the Boers are gathering in considerable force at Dewdorp, south west of LadyBtuith, while large forces of Boers are advancing over the Help inakar road. A big camp of Boers is to be formed between Harrismith bridge and Potgietere farm camp, at Dewdorp, which, it ia said, will extend tour miles quoting some consular agent, "From tb time the Filipinos took charge of affaire in Luzon law and order prevailed, life and property were protected, and a wo man s honor was sacred aa it had not ben in 30 yeare." Life and projrty may have been pro tected ; but every man in the Oregon regiment certainly knows of instances where Filipino men were killed without any form of trial, all that was required being an order from some one high in the insurgent council!. Luna waa killed because he was becoming too popular among the Filipinos. Beatrico because Anuinaldo owed him and he waa trying to get what waa hie due. When we abandoned San Iridro the Filipinos re turned and proceeded to kill the Chinese population. You need not take my word for these statements, but ask the men who have been in the Philippines, ones who have been there long enough to know what they are talking about, whether or not my statements are true. As to protection of property, a little later; but when he speaks of the honor of Filipino women, he deals in myths indeeds. The Spanish woman is virtu ous snd true and so are the high class Filipino women but among tb) masses Mr. Nicholas had better spend a lew months in Manila on the police force. It ia a little queer that General Ander son ahould outrank a hospital steward, but what doea the general say, "they are not far below the Japanese in intelli gence and capabilites of culture. (Mind you "capabilities of culture") There is only the soil there which may produce much if properly cultivated. General Anderson has said that these people are not fit to govern themselves. Dewey says they are a cbilu race capable of culture but not fit at the present time to govern themselves. If they are superior to the Negro of our Southern states aa General King says or more fit for self-government than the Cubans as Dewey says, does it nec essarily follow that they are capable of governing themselves and ought to be granted independence? If some wise man should rise and say, ''The lunatics at Salem, Oregon, are not as crazy as those at Stockton, Calif., should we im mediately give the insane confined in the asylum at Salem their liberty? He says "General Miller reported that when he went to Ilo Ho to take that city, the foreign residents and business men sent a letter begging him not to attack tbe place, assuring him that tbe natives' government had establised law and order and that life and property were amply protected." In order to be fair and honest he should have made the further statement that, in order to save these same business men and foreign residents from harm, General Miller did not attack the city. He laid there in the bay with his troops on transport. The natives looted and set fire to the city and American soldiers were then sent on shore to save the property not already destroyed or stolen. lie also says General Reeves, late chief of police says, "the natives were engaged in all branches of industry. They were intelligent, industrious, peaceable and fond of home life. The diffusion of knowledge was general." in all this General Reeves does not say that the natives engaged in all branches of industry are on the war path. Those industrious, peaceable, home-loving peo ple are doing all they can to bring the islands under American control. General Reeves came in contact with the natives of Manila alone and be speaks of them only. The universities with their vast en rollment are Spanish Catholic institu tions. Grown up under the motherly care of the Spanish government, and the Filipinos have assisted in building them up only to the extent of the tax money wrung from them. II. B. N. would lead you to believe that tbe natives had man aged theirownatfairsduringthe last three hundred years. In everyi political divi sion of the country resided a Spanish military officer who acted as civil and military governor of that division. These officers ranked from major general down. Natives held the minor positions but all positions of responsibility were held by Spaniards. Natives acted as tax gatherers usually because they were more heartless than even the Spaniard and would bring more to the public treasury, but even all of this was directly under the control of the Spaniards and Spaniards spent the money. It is certainly true that the natives received the most brutal treatment from the Spanish but Oscar K. William'a atement as reported by II. B. N. ia not absolutely true. With thousands of tons of food everywhere, I have seen the ftpanUh prisoners! Cavite beirging for food. Poor, haggard, and Lunken eyed, showing most certainly the marks ol starvation. Don't take my word for this. a-k the boys who were in Cavlte during the time the Spanish prisoners were con fined there. At that lime tbe Tagaloa were playing for sympathy, doing every thing powible, as they now are, to make a good appearance to the world, but still their natural brutality woufd crop out. Who ever heard of a hostile army going outside of Its lines to preserve order. It preserves order within ita lines, outside Is piesamed to be enemy's territory, and it Is not all likely tha enemy would permit us to maintain order unless we overcome them snd seize the territory where the disorder exist, flow does this strike you? No single Instance has been found where it was necesnary for our forces to interfere outside of our own army lines, to protect etc." Families of officers are not allowed in Manila because if a man'a loved onee are in danger his first thought and care is to guard them. It increases the work of the private soldier because tboee women must be protected and every man there, officer and private has all he can do without guarding a lot of non- combatents who are but a burden. Officers and men are not to be hampered by this extra care. Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of property has been destroyed. If there ever was a war where men were not killed and property destroyed. let someone rise and cite the instance. Buildings were burned because they were used to harbor insurgents and con tained stores which were being nsed in the insurgent army, buildings with stone walls were destroyed because they were used as forts. I never heard of friendly- natives being wantonly killed as II. B. N. states. Some suffered through mistakes perhaps, but to say that eight mm. friendly to as were murdered is putting -rather strong. Our scouts were chosen from the best men, known to he brave, strong and grod marksmen and good soldiers gener ally. Men who are true soldiers do not mutilate the enemy's dead, neither do they kill or injure prisoners, and the always gave the wounded Tagalo soldiers the very best of care. A merican soldiers, after fighting and marching all day would not rest until the enemy's wounded in our bands bad been cared for. I have seen them walk a mile to tret an armful of straw to make one of tbe poor devils a bed so that he would be comfortable until tbe ambulance could take him to the hospital. There are murderers among all classes of men but no more of them among the men In the army than elsewhere and a man who was thought to have wilfully committed a biutal act was treated with contempt by everybody. Ninety-nine cases in s. hundred If an act of barbarity was com mitted it waa done by some cold-footer or camp-follower that was too cowardly to do the duty of a soldier in tbe field. I here ask that strict search be made and if any man can be found who knows that our scouts cut off the ears of our enemy's dead, let ua hear all the lacts known, time, place, under whose command the scouts were, every particular so far as possible. He presumes that soldiers pillaged churches because they brought home sacred relics. It is just as fair to pre sume that II. B. N. stole the coat be wears because we do not know bow he got it. There are no churches in that part of the world but Catholic churches. McKinnon is a Catholic of the most ardent type and it is his duty as a priest of that church to protect church property. He says the Tagalos, those brave liberty- loving I men whom II. B. N. defends, looted the churches. Read what he says in his speech to Catholics at St. Louis. Some churches were destroyed by us, they were being used by Tagalos for fortifications and were destroyed by our artillery. It was like the burning of the houses it had to be done in the prose cution of the war. No nation can carry an enemy on a feather bed and hope to conquer him. Almost every soldier who has taken an active part in the campaign has at some time or another been one of the first to enter a captured town or city. He will tell you that nearly every secretary, book case and desk had been tumbled into the yard and broken open netore an American soldier had ever enterd the town, books would be scattered in the street, the contents of drawers scattered under foot and con fusion everywhere. II. B. N.'s friends, the Tagalos, did it, not" the Americans. It is but natural that some of those valu able tomes were saved from certain die truction and if II. B. N. had been there he would bave carried away just as many as any one elte. It is noticeable that men who have the least interest in (Continued on page 5) V V V W