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VOL. Ill
KUMKNK, LANE COUNTY, ORE. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1899.
NO. 47.
The Battle of Manila.
4
As Seen and Described by Charlton Perkins
Who Took an Active .Part In the
". Struggle.
V. K. H. Mi vnMicK, 2nd rat".
r.iM.i,' 1'. I. K. It. 7, 189 I.
New La ltashd over the eivi
Jinl world ere this of llio fierce
Initio that Imp I. o n riijint! the
iutl.irt of .Manila- for the l.u 14 H
IhiIuh txiili d. jolly i ffn ton both
mii h. And ii rli.iii thi' naner will
iiivc I, t. S. ....i.1iimVii
crew a
worthy iiieiitiun for the g!
Work tliev did olf 1'ort "A'ltoni
the insurgents advanced on
army. All day during th
I'll'. 1
, " J
our
Kli :
vvcry thirtg wu ijtiii t, nothing of
excitement tu utlr:i( I one' atten
tion except almut It) of our rrew
f wem tu he transferred on that day
to take passagn for the United
States, and a they were nut trims
ferred V could hear complaint
on all ridex mid there wa plenty
! room lor the groiwcr. 1 was
woini whut lonesome, and restless.
I iile my r tipper and retired to my
oflice wherif I read and wrote a let
ter until !' oYIoc'.; when I went
iixjii the tleek I' i enjoy
Sum my attention war
cigar,
attrurted
by munketrr filing to the noiih
wnrd anil'VoiithinhtManl of Manila
In a moment every one nun watch
ing the nckrU that went up from
ihe outposts an ripiuls tu our army
for re enfon eiin-nl. Th it a. is 'J.l't
and until our army teaehed tin
oiitpiM a cot.tinoiiM i ri i ; ,wa.
beard, jud Win n lit about ltl.t.'i
our army arrived at the out lost,
volley bring wa hejird which con-liuii'-d
until I ;.;() n. in. 'J he in
Mirgelit" had madi u lielur.il at
tack iiKn the city and were light
ing every where except nil FoJt
M .Li , a J-. .-
n.iiniri I .i 1 1 iiiiuiiiu n ill IV w I
were nUtionel.
Ill 15 minute after the first
riN'kel went up frouP the outK)sl
i... - I...I.. . t i. .
ill" niiiiiu uij n.m tin lutT iiiarill.
our rohiier" going to the outpokl on
double tpiick, and women, chil
dren ami civilians going into the
walled city for protection, for they
thought the native were going to
dertroy the city. At daybreak the
I'niti-d Statu chip Charlei t.m,
Oallao and Concord optnird fire on
the iiihiirgenl trem he to tho north
of the city uUiut five mile from
where we wero laying. Wo wero
all on deck watching the battle in
thcyliftlancr, then wo went to
LrkfaHt at 7:30 a m. ' When at
7: 15 tho general alarm sounded,
men rushed to their stations like
iiuiil men dying for revenge and to
;et to fire on tho insurgents. I
ran from the table aft to my oflice
wnd put on my rs.at , and rap and
ran upon deck where I could hi-o
tho army force upon lop of the old
fort, firing almost directly down
011 tne natives, tiny Im.l ad vamed ' on f,ip that lay about 25 yardr
socbe. 1 look my station 0.1 lheifn,m ti10 beach. I told tho cap
ItilM'r l.fi.lirk mii.1 fr.ti.t I km.. M....1.I I . . ...
-"".'"..
cc insurgent trenches and all tho
battle. on rhoro. .
Tho com man. f was given to load
tho serondary battery aud train 011
tho native vitiligo and trenches,
1000 yard and fire at will. From
7:45 to 2:40 we kept up a continu
ous firing with our secondary bat
tery, and onco iua while would'
lire a ten inch shell into their line.
I am tired and worn out and can
not hear a thing, owing to the
great concussion from the big guns
during tho bombardment, but I
know that you will bo anxious to
bear from thi part of tho country,
ao shall try to givo you as good an
illustration of the batllo as I can.
When we started all our batter
ies tho ship seemed to work and
fight by herself. We hoard no
human voico only tho clear com
mand of Knsign Douglas, directing
tho shot of tho batteries on the
smoke choked deck below, aud the
captain who was walking up and
down on tho bridge with hi hand
behind him n unconcerned ai if
only out for an after dinner walk.
Our secondary battery wa firing;
faster Hi in you coulj firo a self
cocking revolver.
Thi batllo i tho greatest of tho
war that has taken ''pl.ici 011 shore
I ninl our fleet wn a goiWnd t the
army. The insurgents held their
luminal well, fur after we had Imi'ii
Tiring 15 minute into the trench
I there were ,cveral I hero filing
away nt our soldier on the fort.
I At 1 1 :-' otir troops advanced on
!thc old Spanish trenches, after we
h.id opened the way f"r them with
our shell. Ilur fun en lJi'n wt lire
Ik a unlive village and retreated l
(Ii fort fur I ho puriso- of renting,
for the run wan Ix'jttllii; ilowu in
torrent. Wo then rtnpjisd our
engine" and floated along about
SiH ynrdi off their trenehei. When
they ilirerted their fire on u the
bullet fell around uk like hail,
weiningly everywhere but the place
where we were rlanding, hitting at
our feet, ride, on deck and the
"tiiokc.-Ui k. Ihernptain replied,
"1 believe thore insurgent" are lii-
iiii on iih, lxy. 'I hat will never
do; wo niUfil atop that." Ho our
machine gun were turned loose
along the line, when a!xiut SO
natives wire diwovered in a tree
liting at n. Jerry, the Creek our
maM'ot, w is CJltain of the (iiitling
ii ii and bo raid, "I ee the sharp
shooter and I gof do raugi-."
"Very Well," the captain . replied,
"rhoi't nt them. Take 'good aim
and lire carefully." Well he ttart
cd his gun, turning the crank like
in organ grinder, only with a great
. . . . . . 1
UMlule. Ill insurgent l-gan to
Jail out (f tin. tree like niang n
and those who were able to run got
out of there, but there wanot
many left to run.
The bullet did not cea.se to come
around us, ringing us they passed;
at time making us duck our heads.
One young-fellow was shot through
the jaw aud do.vn through the
shoulder, the bullet loding in his
side. At almost the same time
auotiier was shot through the
llesby part of the thigh. The
captain handed me a pair of glass
es and raid, ''Voting man, look
along the beach and reu if you can
Jcttct any owe tiring bit un-
A tho insurgent wero using
smokeless (lowdt-r, you, could
not pick out a sharp rhx ler
very well. I wa leaning
against tho searchlight . when
a bullet hit within six inches
of uiy head and fell on the
deck below. I'll assure you that
made mo shift positions rather
suddenly. I at last discovered
that tho soldiers wero shooting
from tho west corner of tho tort
and their bullet were falliag in
tho water alongside of an old sunk-
tain 1 niougiit ihosfl rhol csmt
rrou, the old steamer wreck. He
then ordered a four inch ' shell
into her. Tho shot struck her at
thn water line, rnteting and vx-
ploding. You could see pieen of
scrapiron and natives going in the
air. There was nbout 20 of them
stationed there aud several were
crippled and started to crawl out
when the soldiers shot them. , We
could sco them plainly: one fellow
who bad gained tho shore when
one ot our men shot him, deliber
ately raisccTTiimscir to a sitting
posture and fired several shot at
the fort. "Another Filipino Gone
to Ue?t," was tho song heard on
ship' deck.
We continued to fire on trenches
and throwing bursting charge into
the interior for several miles from
the beach. We could seo tho na
tives running in great confusion
and a wn advanced southward we
stood off a largo building which
was at ono time a Spanish convent,
but of I lU used as headquarters
for insurgent. From this build-
ing a shower of bullet ramo falling
all around u as before. Tho
: captain ordered Knsign Sypher lo
I firo a ton Licit bursting charge into
tho convent, "And I will pivo you
j't.-t o.ic tJ k noil it down.'' "Aye,
leal more speed uml t xcitement. nllj wa a(morc. When the na
llo Hied at the rate of SO rhot perkivP!I suw tlipy look -particular
c," wait the n ply and the orders
could I heard through the central
station, "Moiid, train left, train
right, well! fire." Then the hii
quivered and shook like a leaf in a
hurricane. Kveryeye wa turned
toward the old convent. Kvery
una held their breath in excited
expectation. A chetr went up
from the deck; the shell had hit
dirn-lly in the center f the build
ing and burnt and when the smoke
chared away, all you could ace of
the convent v tre fragment of it in
'the air. Bodies, lei;, and arm
were seen to go for hundred of
feet, o that waa the. hut of the
jxxir Dago aiinrsh.ter.
From whero we were laying we
could wt the in-urgVnl retreating
mnl they had gathered in an in
trenchmeiit in plain right from us,
when wo received a signal from
shore not to fire to the left of the
block house, and an there were 500
or more insurgent in the trenchea
at the left of tho block houe, we
could not fire for fear of injuring
Bome of our men, for the 14th
infantry wan on the advance. We
signalled to the block house, "We
can re tho enemy to tho left of
block houre. Can we fire?" The
smoke waa ao dense from the burn
ing village that it waa impossible
to read the rignal. Trie navigator
raid to the captain, "If you will
allow mo I will go on shore and
communicate with the army."
Hi request was granted and I
tcmid forward and arked the
eaptaijp if I could go along and o
did my friend from Ito ton, who is
- - -
stationed on the bridge a my relief
in case I am injured. The c plain
said, "Yes you may loth go." We
ot in the launch and jumped out
.Jelieht in matin lis f.,r the
bullet were ringing all kind of
tune around our head. They
were- a'.moting at - us from two di
rections, at the left and right of
the old fort. When we reached
there, Lieutenant Trucmann met
us and pave us a chart showing
their position. While we were
standing there. Lieutenant Mitchell
of the l lth infantry was; carried to
the rear and laid in tho shade
where we were standing and two
surgeons wero workins over him.
I shed tear like a child and so did
all around while listening to him
leaving hi last request to wifo and
blw in far off America.-"
- The many men standing at the
back of the fort in reserve, were
looking rather downhearted and
I'll assure you they took a grave
look on the dark side of life while
waiting for some comrade to fall
and they would take his place in
battle, but you could we the de
termination in their eyes that only
death could divert.
Wo then started to return to our
ship, when we were advised not to
do so for fear of being shot. But
wc must deliver our news to the
captain and with a bound1 we
dashed down on the beach, run
ning along anil concealing our
selves tho best we could and ot in
tho launch, and returned to the
ship. I Khali never again say fate
is against mo for if that had been
the case, I surely would have been
killed yesterday. We received
congratulations from the .captain.
My friend and I were declared
the heroes of the day during the
battle of Fort San Antonio, and
our shipmate! presented us each
with a leather medal mounted with
loadl Hal Ha!
We were told by the army ' ad-
vnnce that we could fire anywhere
ahead of A red flag that would be
carried along tho beach to denote
their right flank. Accordingly
orders were given to load the ten
in h guns and fire into the trench
where we could see so many in
surgents. One ton inch shell that
was fired hit at the bottom of one
intrenchmcnt, tearing everything
up for many feet around: another
burst directly over thorn, killing
upwards of 100.
Our men then were advancing at
a rapid gait, killing all they could
sea und retting firo to every villago
they came to. We were advancing
along shelling tho shore in advance
of them. The troops wero burning
houses back for several miles along
the advance line, and you mildiVe
cm varl column o( smoke and
blaae leaping from ona hut to
another, rent lading one 'of vart
prairie fire being urged on to do tu
deatructife work by the pleasant
breeae that waa coming ia from
the rcstleM and treacheroua China
sea. At ?.40 our troopa made a
halt off i'aai and aent out acouta
along the line.' We came to anchor
off the same bice where wo lay
until 2.30 on the Cth. Wa again
got up anchor and atcarned along
in advance of army, firing now
and then but there were very few
insurgents to ahoot at. ..
We advanced until 4;ZQ when I
we di.Kiovtrod about 5'K) insurgent" i
in eu'enchmeuta at I'urauaqua.
The army thought they Would
retreat to I'arrai and remain until
tomorrow when they could gn re
inforcement. General Anderson
haa.&JUO men on the firing line.
We may advance any hour now
and continue. We jurt received
the signal from the army, 'Ve !
hold undisputed possession of
I'ursai but our loss i heavy. The
inrUrgents have suiTrod badly.
Good woik all along the line."
Thi has been a very strong fight
from first io last. The . Tennessee
regiment did grand work. - At one
time thoy run out of amnaonition
and could not shoot any more so
they charged with baronets, killing
a great many - natives " in thi
manner. If it isn't grave work I
don't know what is. I have not
heard what (tosition thoJ)regon
boy hold but I assure you that
1 wherever they are they will do
noble work, i many times thought
'of my friend who were fighting on
1 the line and wondered if any were
killed. -
Tho city i full of rebels and sev
eral Americans have been killed
while passing through the streets.
The guard went to every native
but lu the city and ordered them
out, and when they came, out and
gave up their arms' they were not
molested, but when they refused to
come out the house was promptly
burned and a they ran out, they
were shot. Upward of 100 prison
ers captured yesterday, and I am
sorry to say there were six Amer
icans in the lot who had been
fighting in the insurgent army. I
supjiosc they went into the army
to make a name and become a
dictator or officer and get a sack
arid leave.
What a vast change has taken
place since one year ago this month
when the United States Battleship
Maine, lying eacefully in the
harbor of Havana, was blown' up
and 269 American sailors were sent
without moment's warning into
eternity. That explosion fired
other mines long sleeping in the
heart of the American people, and
we took up arms for the protection
of a down trodden race. And how
they repay you for itl Well, that
is human nature as I have found 1
it, those von treat kindly are the'
ones that do you the greatest
injury "Ah; na foe like the foe
who was once your friend.' We
have offered these people more
than they ever dreamed ol asking
from tho SpanUh government, and
it seems hard for our boys to be
shot down by them.
I am now of the opinion that we
have done a great deal for Spain
by relieving her of these revolting
possessions which have for cen
turies drawn her life blood and all
the money she could borrow in the
effort to hold Jhein in subjection.
Our actions for the last few
months have opened the eyes of the
civilised world, and hereafter we
will not only have a single say but
will step to the front and have a
share in the conduct of the world's
affairs. We will now have a
powerful voice in deciding the
destiny of China and other Oriental
countries.
Well, we just received another
signal from the army on shore.
We expect to advance soon, so I
war.t to he on deck.'
Bitas Bay, Feb. 10. The bat
tle is still raging but not with
the vigor it was several hours
ago. Our army forces arc gradual
ly advancing, killing all that como
in their way. burning villages and
dealing
out general destruction.
our anchorage on rarai
ana raraouane to uie aouinwara
of the city and came here to the
northward where the natives had
nade an attack on the blockhouse,
We came over here at day break
yerterday and fired several shell
Into them and our troop advanced
with artillery and the natives aooti
retreated. Hut lart night they
made another attack. lie wey went
us a rmall tog and wo are now i
mounting our Machine gun on it
to patrol the beach during ' the
night. I
The natives have made a deter-!
mined stand and fought a much
harder battle than any of us ex f
Jected.
At least 10).K) men, worn-I
children have hit the!
en ana
city
during me last 21 nourr,
passing up the beach by the ehip;
a constant throng of them on the
trot, and many an innocent one
ha to suffer for the sins of hi
forefathers. They have met ith
one of the warmest reception,
this started, that they have
ever met. They, are fully aware
now that they are not at war with
Snain.
Chari.to Pbrkks.
That BeUhauar'fl Ffiist
Hero ia the way the National
Watchman describes the $10, a i
plate, of the' Belmont proposal to
commemorate Jefferson's birthday,
April 13, in New York.
' I'lutccracy w.j! never more
graphically ret forth :
le so called "Democratic Club,
of "New York, is an aristocratic
institution, supported by mill
ionaires and designed as a head
quarters for that branch of the
American plutocracy fo which is
assigned the work of controlling
the great Democra.tia parly.
The proposed banquet is det-igned
to be the first gun of the campaign
inauguiated- by -the piutocrawbJ
regain control of the Democratic
party." . -
In 1S95 the Democratic voters of
the country arose' in revolt against
tho plutotra lie rulers of the iarty
and turned them down. The Chi
cago convention made a platform
embodying the demands of the
wealth-producer and taxpayers
and nominated candidates for Pres
ident aud Vice-President in sym
pathy ith these demands.
For thirty years tha Nationil
Conventions of both . the Repub
lican and Democratic parties have
been mere perfunctory affairs for
t -ii r ..I..i
registering the will of their pluto
cratic rulers. The Chicago con
vention was a people's convention,
and so strongly did its work appeal
to the average American voter that
plutociacy was forced to throw off
its disguise for the time being and
mass it money and forces in order
to elect the Repullicau candidates.
The campaign of 1806 taught the
money kings, trusts and monopo
lies the hopelessness of,thcir task
to perpetuate their, rule if the
American people be again permitted
to meet them in open encounter at
the ballot box. Therefore, they
have determined, at whatever cost,
to regain control of the Democratic
party and prevent, if possible, the
ro-adoption of the Chicago platform,
but in any event to securo enough
delegates to the national convention
to prevent the nomination of
candidates in sympathy with that
platform. They neither hope nor
expect that the Democratic party
can go to victory under their lead
ership. They well understand that
if the party is again brought under
their management the effect will be
to demoralize and disorganize the
forces that endanger Republican
success, but it will insure tbe
triumph of monopoly in the com
ing election. The so-called Dem
ocratic club of -New York lias for
two years past been zealously at
work preparing to compass the
overthrow of the Chicago platform,
and the proposed banquet on Jef
ferson's birthday was planned as
tbe first public demonstration of
their campaign.
The New York daily papers have
for more than a month past de-1
voted much space to giving clabo -
rate descriptions ot tho prepara-
tions that wero living made for this
stupendous event. The annourcs-
left
incut ia made that fiflifn hucdred
persona will occanv aeata around
the festive board at 1 10 each ; that
rare viands are being gathered
from distant land and the isle of
tho sea; that the lands and waters
of tho earth must yield up the
rarest and choiewt thry contain
for the occariony We are informed
that wines of the rarert vintage are
on their ay from far off land,
and that regardless of cost the
select docks of the world are being
terted fir exquisite flavor,
Ofcouric, it is well understood
that ten dollar per plate will not
cover more than one-fourth of
the expense of the banquet.' But
thi figure is considered snfTiefntfy
high to eludi suspicion in the
mind of the average ron while,
plutocracy unclasp it t urse and
make a feast so rich and rare,
and the occasion so dazzling, that
in companion the famous lkl
shazzar feast will appear to have
been a commonplace affair.
V he original design wa to gather
about the fettive board on this
occasion so-called democrat from
near and from far. It was to be
a national assembly. Among the
guests were to be eminent bankers,
great railroad president, trust
magnates and their retainers. The
political attorneys of the money
P0'" nd monopolies for whom
nominations and elections to oflice
have been repeatedly purchased,
were to grace the occasion. El
oquence of the most superb and
refined quality, the product of
many months' " preparation, has
been rkilfulry assorted and 'ar
ranged so that in response to the
toastmaster' touch upon the but-
ton a spontaneous flow of post
! prandial oratory will cause a thrill
of delight to vibrate through the
nervesof the banaueters, already
tuned to an exquisite appreciation
of Harmony on aliinthe, Char
treuse, -'ipfr Ileid-iick and Mumiu's
Extra Dry.
-This convival occasion was cal
culated to sound the keynote of
Harmony that would vibrate
through the length and breadth of
the land.
The Harmony they plead for
is not the common kind of har
mony. It i not a succession of :
chords according to fules of pro-1
gression and modulation. It is
not that good correspondence and
just relation through which men
melt into brothers; the Harmony
they crave is Harmony in the
democratic party, by which they
mean that 6,500,000 democrats
abjure the teachings of their fath
ers, forget tlyeir duty to themselves,
their families and their . country,
proclaim that they were both ig
norant and dishonest in 1S96, and
in a penitential spirit invite a
few rich' men who deserted the
democratic party in 1S96 to re
turn and take command of the
nartv. promisinc them humble
submissions in the future,
The men who conceived this
brilliant idea of "benevolent as
simulation" have gold in abun
dance. They have palaces by the
seaside, the country, and in the
town. They have servants galore.
But they are short on political
harmony.
Those broad-minded, liberal
men, w ho arc going down so deep
into their pockets to provide thi
sumptuous feaat, are willing to
make some sacrifices for harmony.
They are willing to pay for it.
They expect to pay for it. They
well know that if they cannot
secure harmony in the democratic
party they cannot again, even by
the expenditure of millions, elect
the republican ticket.
Iu 1S16 when the plain demo
crats who are not bankers or rail
road presidents, and who do not
revel in palaces by the seaside,
but whct-e labor cive value to all
flocks and bond, took the party
bits in their teeth and rejected the
guidance of their whilom leaders,
the dicord that these gentlemen
complain of was then produced
and they felt it their duty to
Contribute to Mark Hanna's cam-
I : --0-- - -
i jCn ticket. To their chargrin
j they saw more than a million
.republican walk out of their
'party aud vole for Bryan. They
naign fund ami vote 1110 repuo-
. . ..a
realise that if the plain people
hold their grip upon the democrat
ic party and the harmony game
fail, that no amour t of money
will suffice to prevent the pro
ducers and taxpayers of the eoan
try flocking to the eupjiort of the
Chicago platform and its candi
dates in 1V0O.
Hut 'tlto beet laid plans of mice
and men g4r.-aft aglee.", Mr.
Bryan stood as the representative
of the largest democratic vote ever 1
cast and it was necessary to In
vite him to the banquet. They
could not do otherwise without ;
exposing 'their purpose. 80 the.
invitation wa sent. It was signed
by Afr. Belmont, the head of the
organization. Uc, Bryan respond
ed by appliying to him the test
, of democracy. He failed to meet
thi test. The sheep's fleece fell
off and exposed the wolf.
Their tire is punctured.
killing; Frost Ia Texas.'
Wpco, Tex., March 28. Im
mense damage has been done A
this section by the freese of lajt
night and today. Corn, which
was in most places one to tw
inches high, was killed, and will
have to be replanted, while the
fruit crop is practically destroyed.
The temperature this morning waa
30 deg... the lowest ever known
here this late in the Spring.
American Cable Censorship.
One of the best-known war cor
respondents in the world, James.
Creeltnan, wiree f.om Hong-Kong
a story of the American cable
censorship at Manila, which dis
credit pretty much all the news
we have had from the Philippines
since the outbreak of the 4th of
February. Mr. Creelman had hia
experience in connection with toe '
fight of March 13th, which the
American press exploited as a hard
woq victory. ' Referring to this
fight Creelman - eaUes four day
later: -
"The movement' of Gen.
Wheaton' flying brigade on Hon
day was grossly exaggerated. Tbe
censor refused to allow correspond
ents to cable the truth, that the in
surged ran away. He insisted
that the dispatches represent a
serious battle wilh the enemy re
sisting furiously, and allowed com
plaisant writers to represent tho
iusurgent loss as enormous. Otis'i
advances simply consist of elab
orate skirmishes, aud' few loose.
He is making-no vigorous or de
termined advance. As in the com
of Weyler at Havana, correspond
ent are forced to represent tho
facts to suit Otis or be denied -use
of the cable.'
Creelman himself was obliged in
his Manila account of the fight to
please the censor or say nothing.
This censorship, let ii be remem
bered, is not to conceal American
military movement from the Fili
piuos. It would be useless for
that purpose. Its sole object is to
deceive the American public
Chicago Public. ,
We notice the county court of
Marion county let the county
printing to the Oregon Weekly
Statesman and the Cspitol.Journal
at 10 cents per inch. What doe
our county court pay the Guard
and- Register for doing county
printing? We ask this question In
all candor and demand an answer.
Why does tbe court not publish
the amounts allowed these paper
each month the same a they pub
lish other items ot county ex
penditures? The people have a
right to know this just the mom
-s in any other instance of ooanty
expenditure.
If "Guess if you can," who wrote
a communication from Isabel !4
week for the Broad-Axe, will ac
company his production with hit
name we shall be pleased to pub
lish it. Correspondent showld
read "Notice to corresponder' in
the paper and comply with 'dir
ections contained therein, which
will materially aid them, and ave
all hand from diarapolntment
and trouble.