VOL. XI
THE DALLES, OREGON. THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1899
NO 317
FLEE BEFORE
AMERICAN TROOPS
Gen. Wheaton Witli Teata PennsYkania
anfl Secona Oregon Driyes tie
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 12 6:10. p. nr. Gen
eral Wheaton started at daylight with
the Tenth Pennsylvania and the Second
Oregon regiments, and two guns, to
drive the rebels from the American
right flank between the railroad and the
foothills. He met with slight resistance
near Santa Maria, and one man was
wonnded, but the .enemy bolted when
helled 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 fall retreat toward the mountains
burning villages behind the 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 rebels scrambled after
the mam body.
Washington, April 12. The follow
ing cablegram has been received from
General Otis: ....
"Manila, April 12. Adjutant-General,
Washington : Yesterday in the
lake region Lawton pursued the insur
gents eastward from Santa Cruz, dis
persing them. He captured all the
larger vessels used in the lake trade, and
a Spanish gunboat. He is 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 MaloioB. Lawton ' and
Wheaton's casualties are few and slight
as the enemy made no stand.
"I have been notified by Spain that
she will evacuate Mindora and Polo
soon. - OTIS."
Manila, April 12. 6 :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 Crnz. He
find the rebels have decamped. He has
secured a gunboat, six lannches-and two
cascoes, comprising the Filipino fleet.
The vesEelB were stuck in the mud of the
river.
' New York, April 12. A dispatch to
the Herald from Manila says: Lawton's
command captured the villages of Pagsa
jan and Lumban yesterday after some
resistance at the latter place. The
month of the river, commanded by
Lumban, was effectually blocked against
the entrance of the gunboats.
Shells from the Laguna de Bay drove
most of the insurgents in flight up the
mountain side. A small force remained
in an old church, offering resistance un
til it was ruBhed by the troops. About
fifty were captured and several killed.
There was one casualty among the
Americans, that being an arm wound.
A body of insurgents attacked the
rear of MacArthur's division between
Marilao and Bocave at $ o'clock this
rrr?v An
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
' ROYAL BAKINO POWOCft CO., NEW YORK.
morning. The telegraph line was cut.
Our loss was five killed and fourteen
wounded, all in company M of the
Sec nd Oregon regiment, and companies
C and D, of the Thirteenth Minnesota.
End Not in Sight.
New Yokk, April 12. A dispatch to
the World from Manila says: While it
is probable that there is an end to the
big engagements in the Philippines be
tween the Americans and Filipinos, the
war is not at an end by any means. It
is the universal opinion among army men
here that it will require the presence of
50,000 American troops to occupy the
territory that has been taken, and to
keep open communication among the
islands.
General Lawton's advance promises to
meet with a harassing resistance.
Trenches are built by the enemy from
town to town. On all sides the rebels
are in nightly communication by means
of signal fires. They avoid being caught
in a trap, and are quick to harass the
flank. ..
Since March 25 the enemy's losses have
not been more than double ours.
Our kindness to the rebel wounded
and prisoners does not allay their dogged
enmity. Only a small portion of the
popnlation of the north have returned to
their homes. Only the diseased and
aged remain in Santa Crnz.
Aguinaldo is reported to bein 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.
Wounded-Second Oregon, company
M. Privates P. Miller, abdomen, severe;
Arthur Sullen, arm, slight. -
Spain's Greatest Need. .
Mr. R. P. Olivia, ot Barcelona, Spain,
spends his winters at. Aiken, S. C.
Week nerves had cansed severe pains in
the back of bis bead. On using Electric
Bitters, America's greateet blood and
nerve remedy, all pain soon left him.
He says this grand medicine is what his
country needs. All America knows that
it cures liver and kidney trouble, puri
fies the blood, tones up the stomach,
strengthens the nerves, puts vim, vigor
and new life into every muscle, nerve
and organ of the body. If weak, tired
or ailing you need it. . Every bottle
guaranteed, only 5oc. Sold by Blakeley
& Houhton, drnggiets. 1
Caih in Hoar cneefcs.
All countv warrants registered prior
to June 1st, 1895, will be paid at my
office. Interest ceases ' after April 5.,
1899. C. L. Phillips,
Countv Treasnrer.
A Narrow Escape.
Thankfnl words written by Mrs. Ada
E. Hart, of Groton, 8. D. : "Was taken
with a bad cold which settled on my
lungs; cough B6t it and finally termi
nated in consumption. Four doctors
gave me np, saying I could live but a
short time. I gave myself up to my
Savior, determined if I could not stay
with my friends on earth, I would meet
my absent ones above. , My husband
was advised to get Dr. King's New Dis
covery for consumption, coughs and
colds. I gave it a trial, took in all eight
bottles. It has cured me, and thank
God, I am saved and now a well and
healthy woman." Trial bottles free at
Blakeley& Houghton's drug store. Ree
nlar tize 50c and $1. Guaranteed or
price refunded. - 1
For frost bites, burns, indolent sores,
eczema, skin disease, and especially
Piles, De vVitt's Witch Hazel Salve
stands first and best. Look out for dis
honest people who try to imitate and
counterfeit it.' It's their endorsement
of a good article. Worthless goods are
not imitated. Get De Witt's Witch
Hazel Salve. Snipea-Kinerely Drug Co.
Ice cream soda
Palace of Sweets.
now on sale
at the
4tf.
WAS HIS
"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 ago he w:S dive reed from h's
ninth wife, she securing the decree. Sbe
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
c .sino. If he won they were to be
married today ; if he loet.the wedding wi s
to be postponed" lor six months. The
game. was three out of five. He won the
first, she the second ; he the third and
fourth and his bride. Both bride and
groom are well known and possessed. f
considerable property.
A Frightful Blunder
Will often cause .a horrible burn,
ecald, cut or bruise. Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, the best in the world, will kill
the pain and promptly heal it. Cures
old sores, fever sores, ulcers, boils, corns,
felons and all skin eruptions. Best" pile
cure on earth. Only 25 cts. a box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by Blakeley &
Houghton, druggists. 5
HIGHER PRICES
FOR CATTLE
Grant County Stockmen Not Anxious
to Sell.
Long Creek, Or., April 11. A promi
nent stockman of this connty, who has
bought and sold cattle and sheep in East
ern Oregon for twenty years, was today
asked his views as to the outlook for
stock this year. He said :
"In my opinion, cattle will, before the
close of the buying season, command, a
higher price than has been realized by
Eastern Oregon stockmen for years. I
have canvassed the field pretty thorough
ly, and find the cattle-owners almost as
a unit determined to bold their cattle at
prices equal to or better than were paid
last year.
"The loss of cattle during the winter
will not exceed 8 or 10 per cent, while
th3 loss of sheep might be conservatively
estimated at 20 per cent."
Elegant new Pullman palace sleepers
between Portland and Chicago have just
been placed in service via the O. R. &
N., Oregon Short Line, Union Pacific
and Chicago'. & Northwestern railways
daily every day in the year. Cars are of
the very latest pattern, in fact being the
most improved up-to-date sleeping cars
tuned out by the Pullman Company.
These new palaces will leave Portland on
the evening fast train of the O.'H. & N.
arriving at Chicago the morning of the
fourth day and running through with
out change via Granger and Omaha. 19tf
Happy is the, man or woman, who
can eat a good hearty, meal without
suffering afterward. If you cannot do
it, take Kodol Dyspepsia Cube. It di
gests what yon eat, and cures all forms
of Dyspepsia and Indigestion. Snipes
Kinersly Drug Co. .
Notice.
. Have you a farm for sale or for rent,
or do you know of any person holding
farming lands that they wish to dispose
of? If so, please write to any agent of
theO. R. & N. Co., and he will send
you a circular which will interest you.
SANGUINARY BAT
TLE NEAR APIA
Eight Hundred of Mataafa's Followers
SurpriseA One Hundred Americans
andBriMBlnejaciets.
TWO AMERICAN
OFFICERS KILLED
Casualties Among the Mataafans Were
Forty Killed and a Number
- Wonnded, the Latter Being Carried
Off by Their Comrades When They
Retired. '
San JTbancisco, April 12. The "Call
this morning prints the following special
copyrighted cablegram:-
Auckland, N. Z., April 12. On April
1, 800 of Mataafa's men ambuscaded 100
bluejackets near Apia. The fighting was
terrific, the American and British tars
repeatedly beating back their assailants,
who sought to overwhelm them by force
of numbers. Lieutenants Lansdale and
Ensign Monaghan, of the United States
cruiser Philadelphia, and Lietftenant
Freeman, of the British gunboat Taranga,
were killed. After the rebels had been
driven off the bodies of these three officers
were recovered. They bad been decapi
tated by the savage Samoan warriors.
Four marines were killed.
Mataafa's loss was forty killed and a
number wounded, these being carried
off the field by the rebels when they re
tired. .
The bodies of Lansdale, Monaghan
and Freeman, as well as those of the un
fortunate marineB, were burled with
military honors at Mulinun.
. There is constant fighting with the
natives around Apia, and 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
a refusal on the part of higher officials to
di CU9S the sad eyent. The eecretaiy cf
the German embassy called early in the
day upon Secretary Hay. Neither of the
officials would disclose anything as to
the nature of the exchange that took
place. .'" -
Wood Wood Wood.
' We can furnish you with strictly first
class, dry, fir wood at the same prices
which you have been paying for inferior
quality. Send us your orders and get
the best. Phone 25.
Mchl. Joa. T. Peters & Co.
Use Clarke & Falk's Quinine Hair
Tonic for dandruff and falling hair. tf
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Highest Cash Price paid for
SO dean soon teani Horses
Broke and in condition for im
- mediate work, weighing 1300
and upwards, and from 4 to 8
years old. .
Horses must be at Ward &
Robertson's livery barn for in
spection on - .
Saitfay, Hpril isf)
N. Wheald on,
Selling Agent.
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Pretty Percales, ruffle trimming
front and collar 4SC
Dainty Lawns, ruffle trimming
front "and collar 68c
While Lawns, embroidery front
and collar 68c
Fauntleroy
Blouses.
Indigo ' Percale, flatted front and
back 25c
Indigo Shii tinge, plaited front and
back . 25e
Light American Erint.plaitedf ront
and back. . 25c
Best light Percale, plaits front and
back ..50c
Warn snttaMuslin.plai ted front and
back 75c
Blue Chambry, plaited front and
. back 75c
On all waists at 75c and over, the
buttons are warranted not to come
otr. A new waist or money back
where they do.
LAUNDERED WAISTS.
Fancy P'rcale, plaited front and back, collar attached, taped bone buttons, posi
tively will not come off 68c
Wamsntta Muslin, plaited, patent buttons 68o and 76o .
Wamsutta Muslfn, no collar, patent buttons 68o and Sl.OO
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