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Honk. NOTIORf iHt?'Abe..Tat8n From Tli V w.'l, 1 ."'.; v r V. M 1, J r s. TIE A3TQMAN tut tb UrfMt . tlrcuUtlOB of any pipn oa tbi Columbia Ktvii TSS DAILY ASTCRIAN 13 tit ' ' Hzz-t nl test jsspef on tb Coluniia RlYi' a i.i ii.iu.iHWgBW-- r" FULL ASSOC I AT K D PRESS REPORT. VOL XLIX. AriTOKIA, OKEOON. VVEDNKrfDAY HORNING. APRIL 12, IBM. ISO SJlJ Iff I M OUR Stoves Arc not inudo or in u kimlrrgnrtt'i) school. Eclipse Hardware Wo Give Trntlliitt Htmtip. .... . II ' r GRIFFIN ...Red Cross I f tle 75 ccntH Foard Sc Stokes Co Lnrrowe'H Pure HcHt N.O. MolnMHCH, Honey and Mople Syrup, Itc A. V. ALLEN'S Grocery Store. Columbian Soups, fine and Palat able, 15c a can. New Made Cream Cheese, Cream ery Butter. Pyramid Washing Powder. Chace & Sanborn's Famous Coffee. ROSS, HIGGINS & CO GET IN LINE! . FORWARD, MARCH! to the store of Shan ahan Bros, for the best values for your money. RibbotiH. 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DID CUT ilTTLE DAMAGE Cut tbe Telegraph Wires anfl KWki a Few Men, tut Were Driven Off. OREGON OUTPOST ATTACKED Three of Our Men Killed and Two Wounded - General Lawtoo Prepar er to Punish the Filipinos. MANILA April Il.-5:ii p. m Abml mMiilKhi Ihr r'-l cu; the ielrtti-li 1 1M)m at ni'ral tilurt'. hrt-.n h.r. mtx.i n illuio, and li;nl !r were Utcht.J jn.lj rmln of tlu- fAilmul. Imu-t the neny itB, k-U tlio .uiponiii of the Mlnnexota j ririi-ni. ai lln. Hixaa ar.J cav.-. rivr mil. ,uu'U of JUiulog, killing lu . nun atu! uun.ii 1. Hmiulluiirvualy the utiti.ot of the O"- win rrtflnii'lit tit Murihln. the m-xt nl Ulitl on .,. .... , ji.nllo. . re alia. k. J l,n , , rr, , ,r Amrrica,u ..re klllril and IU,, .iuml. J. Th. ,.t the I nm.v u III klll.-,l all.! all auunjcd enemy waa I" killed alid six The Americans alo apturei two jir son. ere. The troops rre concentrated aloi,g the rallro.i l an thl. Wiy us potuible, an'l the reikis were Ortv.-n Lack to the joo: hllla. C:.7u p. bi it Is supposed that many of r.t..!i. who ntta.k. ti.-n.Tal 111''-! ! Arthur'. Hue f communication and who; ' .-r- ppubrj by the tro,.p command, d, f ' hv fi.n.rnl Wht-atn viere natives I . nt. rcd the n-Kln l the KUl-e of fn.nd. liene.e. They hd e. -mlngly secreied." l arms In several place, and fired on the I Ani'T cans fr m the hushes at so il I range Unit tlx y t ouM be hi ard talking. . i One nf the Fllinlnos veiled In EiiKllsh w U give you damned American. 1 "W etiomih of this before we're ihrounh The rt-txls undermined the railroad at Martina and unspiked the rails in an ef fort to wreck the train while the railroad gang pnrtK'Ipaied In Ihe light. The work of the retiels was discovered and repaired before the train arrived. General Wheaton Is preparing to pun. lsh the Filipinos. The military gunboats .Napldan and La guna de llay have succeeded In entering the Santa Cms river and have raptured a small unsrmored 8panlsh gunboat and three launches which they discovered there. The military gunboat Oeste ha brought S3 rebels wounded and six American to the hospital. THE TAKING OK SANTA ClU'Z. Rebels 1.0M P3 Killed. While Our Los Was Hut One Man. WASHINGTON'. April 11-The following dispatch was received frm General Otis today; '.Manila, April 11. Adjutant General, Washington: The Insurgents aiUckcl MaoArthiir's line of railway communica tion last night In considerable force, and were repulsed by Wheaton with heavy loss. Wheaton' casualties were three killed and 30 wounded. "Lawton's success at Santa Orua was more complete than reported yesterday. The enemy left 9.1 uniformed diad on the field, and a number seriously wounded. Itwton captured the city without de struction of property. His los was U wounded, silent, except two. One has since died. Lieutenant Elllng waa the only officer wounded. Ills Injury Is alight In the hand. The enemy retired eastward. Lawton Is In pursuit this mornlnu. "OTIS." The attack of Insurgents upon the rail way north of Manila Indicated to the war vlcpartment official that while Mac Arthur was pushing north bodlea of In surgents took to the mountain and Jungles to the right of the railway, and have been watching their opportunity to capture the road at some point and thus cut on the main body to the northward. The repulse of the native shows that they had not sufficient torve to accom. pllsh the purpose. WOll K OF OTIS' brig.um:. Report of Various Engagement Made by the General to the War eDpartment. WASIIIX,1TON" Apr" H.-H.djutant Cicncral Coi-hln has received the first mnll report of the military 0H-ratloits about Manila since tho Filipino Insurrection be- gmi. it was mad,, by General II. O. tl!'' ,mmndlnK lle n,-!l brade ot the second division of tho eighth army corps, and Is dated "In the field, near Calocan. P. I Feb. 23, 1S09," and de scribes the movements of his brigade from the 4t'i to the 22nd of February. The regiments Included are the Tenth fantry and the First Idaho Infantry. "When the alarm was given on the night of the 4th Inst., Colonel Hawkins, commanding the Tenth Pennsylvania In fantry, moved out four companies from their city barracks to support his out posts, which maintained on oblique Are from blockhouse No. 4 and a force at the Chinese hospital, directly at 4helr front. During the nlsht the enemy made two ad vances In considerable force, but were easily checked by the skirmishers and bamboo thickets. The troops at the leper hoatiltal had already en engaged and a hoatll advano ripe I led "Tha following day an alnvnt contlnu ou fir wa k'-pt up by b Montana and Kama regiment. Th djkeg -wer heavily mooM, tjmlxo thicket Inter vened and rice )) a dotted with nu- mrou hut exisndeit 'in d Usance. The concealed fir of the enemy wa irery annoying BfkJ cauned many caatHltlen. "At Ui la juncture a company of the Twentieth Kanaa Infantry, under tht veteran Captain Elliott, wa ordered to the autport of (he :Flrt Montana. All three regiments went forward at about the tame Urn, weplng he ground driving the lmurgeat from their rover and killing number of them. The? movement rtvulted In etabllihlng the line on belter ground. Major Kobbe dl oovered a oontlnuout firing Una of In aurgent potted among the buhti an1 along the mull of the CMna church, on bl flank. Major Kobbe ordered voU ley firing to kegln fr'm 4wo of hi bat. terlea. driving back the enemy In con. IdrraM numberi 'The forward movement ra continue! a far an the itone block home, which wa tak, n by company O, of the Twen tieth Kun.au. whkh ompapy la highly pralied by It then Immediate corn. mander. Major Kobbe. On the action ot Fiiruarv 10, the ThliM artillery advanred. deploying on the ground In front of It ordinal podtlon by opening fire by com. marvl only. On the right tleared a ra vine on uhlcti It had prevlounly ret-d. almimt u right angle to Major Kohbe'i right front, whoe flank then practl'-ally rtnttd "In the air." The Montana men were firing a they advanced on the Imrurgent entrench ment, and by to doing rendered timely aid to the forward movement of tne Third artllkry. On rerelpt of the Information that hi oulpot had been stacked and had fallen ba, k to 8t. Llzare cemetery. Coloml Keler, of the Firm Montana. Ii to reinforce Ihe lame with Mo ('omnanl)n. Firing wa kf-Dt UIl thprmghout the nlicht. bat with (mail eff" t. and n the following morning; a detachment made an advance from St. I.lxare o-nv-!er fired the hnue on tt Immediate front and retired to the cem etery. Subsequently a d achment of the j reglnu-nt In conjunction with the Tenth Pennsylvania -ap:ured the Ohlnese hos pital. The First Montana also partis 1 patid In the movement, which r suited In the capture of 4he Chinese cemetery and also In the general advance of the brlca!c urfn CaWan February 10. "The outposts of the Twentle-.h Kan sas. t;ra:e1 near the tramway station on the CalK-an road, was flrfd upon by . "' "' V- February 4. An alarm Instantly put tne( en,,r r.r!ment under arms In Its bar-, at las. St.. ..list a-a.. - il . II. - """-""n ") ,n "uarters and two under Colonel Fun- w ... k ul ,uc u- 1HW1 I ne m-hlch hv ih. j-rriA m-a sharply engaged. They were Joined by a detachment from the Utah batttry The enemy's fire, which was concealed tr w0' Jno yards In ....... .... rr.u.ru u stonal volleys. The next day Colonel Funston advanced hi. line without dffl-j oulty. 4hf two field pieces opening flre on the insurgent barricades and the trenches, distant only about 500 yards. This fire became so galling that the commander of the regiment deemed an advance imperative and led seven com. ponies on a charge up the road and through the garden and bamboo thickets flanking It and advancing directly upon the enemy's strona- positions. The rhanre' was gallantly made, the men firing as' Jr.. and his bride, formerly Min Virginia they advanced. Th Insurgent stood I Fair, were occupying the house, until the Kansas lln had come within' The flre Is believed to have originated W or 70 yards of there, when they gave In the cellar accidentally. It broke out way. I at 2.43 a. m., and In an hour the main "The 'lotors occupied both barrbadest structure, with all its furnishings, was and were preparing to assault the small' entirely destroyed. blockhouses, when the regiment was re-! Besides Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbllt, thrre called by the division commander. Thej were 12 or 15 servants In the house. They combat resulted In small loss to the' all got out safely. The total less Is es reglment and much more serious mor-' timated at from CS0. to P'O.iOO. lallty to the enemy. The next day thej sji t regiments advanced o the barricades, which had been taken the previous even- lng and occupied them. On the afternoon, of the "th the regiment had another, brush with the enemy, which had become j lld and aggressive. One of the com-' panics, having become Involved w-lth the enemy In the timber In fr at of the regimental line, It became necessary to, dislodge the enemy. Permission to do this was given to Colonel Funston b' the brigade commander. He promptly led three companies to the support of( the men engaged In the wood, attacked the Insurgents' position and carrl. d It a. the point of the bayonet. The combat lasted less than than half an hour, but was exceedingly sharp. One officer. Lieutenant Alford. was killed outright and six enlisted men wounded in thtr en gagement, and Insurgents were found dead. "The companies then fell back to the Intrenched line. On the 10th, In conjunc tion with the First Montana and Third artillery, the regiment advanced on the town of Calocan. The advance of the Twentieth Kansas, holding the left o the brigade line, was made through dense woods and In the face of a hot, though badly directed lire. On this day the regiment lost two enlisted men killed and one officer anil eight enlisted men wounded, but did not stop Its advance until It had passed through and some distance beyond Calocan, where It was halted and a new line made. "Colonel Funston bears testimony tp the good conduct of his officers and men generally, especially singling out Major Metcalf. who was his strong hand dur ing all the operations. Two battalions at the First Idaho Infantry, under Major Iligglns, also rendered efficient services In the advance upon Calocan. During the open fighting on the 10th and 11th, Captain Thomas Hamer was wounded. The battalions of the First Idaho having rendered willing, gallant and arduous service to the first brigade, was relieved on February 21 and returned to llanlla." General Ol's says that this concludes the report of t!t Infantry troops en gaged. The services of the divisional artillery, which co-operated with his brigade In the various Operations, Is ac knowledged by General Otis. ALTGF.I.D WILL EAT AT HOME. NEW TORK. April 11. Ex-Governor Altgeld. of Illinois, ha telegraphed that he cannot attend the Chicago platform dinner In this city on April 15, though he strongly approves of Its purpose. STRUCTURE COLLAPSED Fatal Accident to Workmen on the Willis Avenue Brldne. FOUR KILLED OUTRIGHT Six Seriously Injured, One of Whom May Die. and Twelve Others Hurt THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT Strenrtb of tbi Traveling- Derrick Was Overtaxed-W. K. Vander bilt's Borne Destroyed. NEW YORK. April Xl.-The temporary auperstructure of the big Willi avnu biidge now being built over tbe Harlem river collapsed this afternoon, killing four men and seriousry Injuring six one of whom may die. Twelve or more other workmen also received Injuri, of a more or less serious nature. The dead are: Beat tie M. Lwls. William Delaney, C years oM. Walter I'elaney. son of above. S years j o))j Thomas Grady, a mason's helper. The most eriouly Injured are: Charle Pursley, skull fractured, prob ably fatal. Joseph Perry, head crushed. Daniel Sheehan, hurt about head, arms crushed. S. C. Wolf, crushed. fiimon MtMho crushed The accident occurred at l: o'clock nd WIt, caulf(j by too weishl tiiK ' pu, on (he tr,Veling derrick that crosst " the structure. The fuprr,truc,ure connected the nor;h ghore, ,utanlng the wall with the pier I and was a flimsy affair, stretching S j feet across deep water, built In three sections, one above another, to a height of about ft feet. Over this a massive trmveBf tne or carr,er WM oP, rate.1. nty.fly, t0 jj, men were employed on ' .,.,,.,. ,h.n ,ha purred A heRVy load of stw, w wj sent out on the crane when the timbers gave way and the entire structure went down wtth a crash. BRIDAL PARTY BURNED OUT NEW TORK. April a-Wllllara K, VanderbUT country house. "Idle Hour." at Oakdale, L. I., was totally destroyed by fire this morning. W. K. Vanderbllt. WILL RULE OVER THE INHABITANTS OF GAl'M. Captain I-try to Sail From New York In a Few Days as the American Governor General. NEW YORK. April 11. It is expected that the converted cruiser Yosemlte. which is to carry the governor general of Gaum. Captln Richard P. Leary, V. S. N.. and his garrison of marines to the Ijdrones. will sail within the next few days. She will co by way of Sues, Captain Leary Is now In Baltimore. A suit of apartments has been especially tltted up for him on the berth deck of the ship aft. The furniture ami other fittings of the rooms are luxuriant. They are finished In California redwood highly finished. Oovernor Leary will rule over 10ww Inhabitants of Guam. Of these, 2.000, are foreign and the rest natives, a mixture of Spanish and 'Malay blood. The Yosemlte Is to remain at Guam for some time. Captain Ide Is ordered to make a survey of the Island and report as to the hanbors. The government has allowed Coptaln Leary j0.ono to maintain his establish, ment as governor, dt Is desired to make an Impression on the people of Gaum of the wealth and strength of the nation under whose flog they are to live. PEACEFUL RELATIONS HAVE BEEN RENEWED. Final Exchange of Ratifications Takes Place at Washington, M. Cambon . Acting for Spain. WASHINGTON. April ll.-The com plete restoration of peace between the United States and Spain was effected to day. The ceremony of exchanging rati fications occurred at the executive man sion at 1:04. when the president handed M Makes the food more rn)fVAn Cambon, the French ambassador, the American cople of the trcsly, ami the amtiassador In return gav to lb prsU dent the Spanish copy of tha trmtr, properly attested by the Queen regent anfl the premier of Spain. The effect of the action taken today J to completely renew peacefuf relation, trade, official, diplomatic, consular and In U other way, between this country and Spain. Following the appointment of a Vnltrd State minister to Madrid and a Spanish minister to Washington, It Is expected that consuls will be lent to Barcelona and other large place In Spain where our consular representatives were suspended by the war. At the same time Spanish consuls win be appointed throughout this country. For a time trade and navigation be tween tb two countries will proceed without treaty protection, a the war put an end to the commercial treaty, but treaty of trade, navigation and com. mere suitable to the new condition and need of both countries, and also an -tradition treaty, will be negotiated soon. After the ceremony President 'McKlnley Issued a formal proclamation dtclarlng the treaty In force. V ICE-PR FI DENT H CHART'S HEALTH IS VERT POOR. Confined to His Boom and No On Al. lowed to See Him Outsldo of HI Family and Physician. NEW York, April JLThe Herald says: Albert A. Wilcox, law partner and business associate of Garrett A. Hoburt. baa just returned from Washington and last night mad an authoritative state ment a to the health of the rice. trresldenL "Aside from the doctor and nurses, and Mr. Hobart," Mr. Wilcox said, "I was the first person allowed to see Mr. Hobart A It was, I was only allowed to see him on condition that I would not remain In his room more than Dve min utes, and would not mention business. Even President McKlnley is not allowed to see the vlce-preillen!. 'The great trouble Is that U Mr. Ho bari talk evn a little, a violent ar- oxysm of coughing follow, continuing until he la completely exhausted and sleep becomes Impossible. Until this sickness, Mr. Hobart. no matter what the excite ment of the day may have betn, never knew what It was not to be able to sleep the moment his head touched the pillow. No mall matter la allowed to reach him and his wife and physician are de. votedly working to protect bim from hi friends." REFUSED TO SIGN THE DEED. PORTLAND. April 11. Mrs. Sarah X Cowan, wife of James L. Cowan, agent at the Warm Springs Indian reservation. Is now In the custody of Unitfd States Marshal Houser. Mr. Cowan persists In refusing to sfcn a deed to her home at the corner of Ferry und Fifth streets. Alblna. which she values at no.eoo. and which her hus band deeded to her Just previous to the suspension of the Linn County National bank, and the Bank of Lebanon durlng rhe panic of a few years ago. Mr. Cowan was a stockholder of the Linn County bank and owner of the Bank of Albany, The Bank of California was a creditor of the Lebanon bank to the amount of SttXM overdrafts, and It Is upon the basis of these overdrafts that the home of Mrs. Cowan was last, the California bank alleging that the deed from husband to wife was made after he had contracted the debt to the California corporation and was therefore void, execution having been Issueil out of court of appeals In San Francisco. RALEIO.H ORDERED TO LEAVE. NEW YORK. April 11. A dispatch to the -Herald from Washington says: In structions have been sent to Captain J. B. Coghlan. rommnnllng the cruiser Raleigh, directing him to leave B rmuda In time o reach New York early Satur. day. It la expected that in accordance with these Instructions, the cruiser will leave Hamilton for Tompklnsvllle Tu -day aftenoon. The department was actuated In this matter by a desire o have the ship ar rive on a week day In order that ther. mfeht be no hitch In the celebration pre. pared for the vessel by the residents of New York. NEW JERSEY ELECTIONS. NEW YORK. April ll.-4.1ty elections were held In .New Jersey today. Lawren Eagan, democrat, was re elected mayor of lloboken by about 1100 majority. In Jersey City. Mayor Hoos, democrat, was elected by 3.686. The democrats elected every council, man except one. The republicans elected the mayor of Asoury 'Park. Trenton was carried by the republicans. In Paterson, Mayor Hinchlifle, demo crat was re-elected by 2M0 plurality. COCKING MAIN MATCH. CHICAGO. April ll.-John -Markln. V Chicago, and Frank P. Casey, of Black stone, Mass.. have signed article for a cocking main to be held In Baltimore April 27. Each man Is to show 21 birds. The match la for (2000. but It Is ex pected a large amount will be wagered on on the side. CATHOIJC CONFERENCE. CHICAGO, AprlI ll.-The Right Rev. Mgr. Conaty. rector of the Catholic unl. versity, Washington, arrived In the city last night to take part In the coherence of the Catholic colleges which opens fo. day In St. James' Roman Cathollo church. delicious end whelesoir.e