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VOL. XI
THE DALLES, OREGON. SATURDAY. APRIL 29, 1899
NO 331
FILIPINOS SUE
FOR PEACE
HacAitbnr Gained a Great Victory
Tiraisiay.
REALIZES THEIR
HOPELESSNESS
American Forces Succeeded in Crossing
the Rio Grande-Agaioaldo's Emis
saries Called on Otis, but Their
Request for a Respite Was Denied.
Washington, April 23. Otis cabled
the war department thie morning; that
the commanding general of -the insur
gents bad received from tbe insurgent
government directions to suspend hos
tilities pending negotiations for a termi
nation of tbe war, and that the insur
gent staff officers are now on the way to
Manila for that purpose. The text of
Otis' dispatch follows:
"Manila, April 28. After taking Cal
umpit, MacArthur's division' crossed the
Rio Grande river in the face of great
obstacles, driving the concentrated forces
of tbe enemy back of the railroad two
miles.
"Our casualties are slight, the num
ber not yet being ascertained.
."This morning the chief of staff from
the commanding general of tbe insur
gent forces entered our lines to express
admiration of the wonderful feat of the
American army in forcing the passage
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
rovai BAKtMo powoen co.( new vomc.
of the river, which was thonght impos
eible. A staff officer reports that tbe in
surgent commanding general has re
ceived from the insurgent government
directions to suspend hostilities pending
negotiations for termination of the war,
Tbe staff officer with b!? party is now en
route to Manila, and will soon arrive.
"Yesterday a forca of 1800 insurgents
attacked tbe troops at Taguigs, and were
driven back by the Washington regi
ment. Our loss was two killed and
twelve wounded. . OTIS."
. Tbe dispatch from Otis was immed
iately telegraphed to President McKin
ley at Philadelphia. Tbe officials of
the war department believe hostilities
are about concluded.
Manila, April 28.-6:25 p. m. Tbe
Filipinos' advance for peace has been
fruitless. Colonel Arguelez and Lieuten
ant Joe. Bernal, who came into General
MacArthur's lines under a flag of truce,
told General Otis they were representa
tives of General Luna, who bad been re
quested by Aguinaldo to ask General
Otis for a cessation of hostilities in order
to allow time for "the summoning of the.
Filipino congress, which body would de
cide whether the people wanted peace.
General Otis replied that be did not
recognize the existence of the- Filipino
government. There will be another con
ference tomorrow.
Tbe Filipino officers walked down the
railroad track to the Kansas regiment's
outpost at 9 o'clock .this morning. The
Kansas commander there escorted them
to Wheaton's headquarters, where they
were provided with horses and sent to
tbe headquarters of MacArthur. The
latter invited the Filipinos to eit down
at lunch with him, and conversed with
them. He refused, however, to speak
authoritatively on the subject of their
errand, referring all inquiries to Otis.
The Filipinos were then escorted by
Major Malloney to Manila, reaching
this place at 3 p. m. Otis' aide, Lieut
enant Sladen, was awaiting their arrival
at tbe depot witb a carriage, in which
they were driven to the place.
News of tbe arrival of tbe Filipinos
under a flag of truce spread through the
city rapidly, and many officers gravitated
to the corridors of the palace.
At 5 o'clock, the two Filipino officers,
eECorted by Lieutenant Sladen and Major
Malloney, left tbe palace. They did not
look elated as the -result of their talk
witb Otis and members of the Filipino
commission.
Bis Life Was Saved.
Mr. J. E. Lilly, a prominent citizen
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. The Peacock Copper. .
Baker City, April 27. Along with
news of more copper finds near Eagle
Valley, sixty miles from Baker City,
there were received today from Wt W,
Kirby samples of true peaoock eopp r
ore, taken from tbe claim descovered by
him. Kirby, W. R. Parker, of this c't ,
and the Miracles are the owners. The
property is eight miles below Ballard's
landing, and seven miles from the
famous Peacock copper mine, in the
Seven Devila district, . Idaho. The
Kirby is on the vast cor per ore body
wbicb extends fifty, miles into Oregon.
Tbe claim is nearly a mile long, and of
unknown width. Stripping of four
acres shows copper ore of average valpe
of 3d per cent copper, or, at today's
market price of copper, of 19 cents per
pound, an average valuation of (108 a
ton of ore.. The ledge baa been cross
cut to a width of forty feet.
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and hall a hundred persons are homeless.
Tbe homes remaining standing were
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thing possible is being done to care for
tbe injured. . :
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