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THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, FEBRUARY 9, 1899. OUR GRANO FEBRUARY INVENTORY SALE ! Order to REDUCE our STOCK before taking Inventory cue cuill give our Patrons a feuj of the GREATEST BARGAINS ever given in Tillamook City. r 30 days we will give a 20 per eent discount on all Boots, ---- Shoes, Hats, Clothin«- and Dress Goods. ------------------------ All Calicos in our store reduced 5 cents a yard. C Our large line of All Wool Shirts reduced to 50c. a piece—some of these sold from §1 to $2 a piece. We will make a general reduction on all these __ j goods, and people who. wish to save money will find this a rare opportunity. First Class tirade of 1 ea, in One Pouud Packages, reduced to 25c. „ a pound. Star Tobacco, 45c. a pound. Battle Ax Tobaccc, 35c. a pound. Nine bars (C) Soap for 25c. I High ’" ' Grade " ' " Corn and Tomatoes, three cans for 25c. Fancy New Stock Rice, i61bs. for $1. THIS 011N & ( X)., Tlie Nails, 3c. a pound—special prices in keg lots. SALE ENDS MARCH 1ST. Leading Merchants from the American sentry was evidently Another intensely exciting incident oc sergeant in the Thiid artillery, was exert a great deal of influence. The as accepted as a prearranged signal, for it curred during the engagement. The wounded, captured and brutally mur sociation is composed of men who arc was followed almost immediately by a Washingtons and Idahos, and companies dered, and his body when recovered wsr largely engaged in foreign trade and terrific fusillade along the entire Filipino K and M of tne Californians, made found to have been horribly mutilated. who therefore understand the advantage line of the north side of the Pasig river. charges across the ricefields between The Filipinos were driven back, retiring that would accrue to the vast interests ERICAN VOLUNTEERS ADMINISTER A SEVERE The American outposts returned the fire Paco and Santana, in the face of a ter in bad order, and carrying with them they represent from being able to ship I with such vigor that the Filipinos’ fire rific fusillade. The ground to day over the val ves and heads of the steam chest their merchandise in American ships LESSON TO THE REBELS. 1 was checked untilthearrival of reinforce- which they passed is covered with dead and cylinder of the pumping machinery. sailing under the American flag. They General Overshine's brigade advanced speak with an authority on this subject ' ments. and wounded natives. The former are | All troops in the vicinity were hurried being buried in groups of five or six, and took Basanaque, capturing two field that belongs to no other interest. But out, and the Filipinos ceased firing for about where they lay, and the latter are guns. They met with no opposition. Gen our agricultural producers are hardly half an hour while their own reinforce being brought to the hospitals. It was eial McArthur's division abvanced be less concerned in an American merchant ments came up. At 10 o’clock firing was at this stage of fighting, and at Calocan, yond Gagalangin without loss, the ene marine, since the large amount of money now annually paid to foreign resumed, the American firing line consist that the natives suffered their heaviest my retreating upon Calocan. ship-owners would remain here and be ing of the Third artillery, Kansas and losses. spent for home products, while a further The Fourteenth regulars were in a par Mon tana regiments, Minnesota regiment, Dogs Won’t Stand Tax. benefit to our producers would come Pennsylvanians, Nebraskans, Utah bat ticularly tight place near Singalon, and ■ anila , Feb. 5.—8:15 p.m.—The long L ondon , Feb. 6.—The Morning Post tery, Idahos, Washingtons, Californians, Colonel Duboce was compelled to rush T he discussion of Adams’ bill to tax from the development of the ship-build Icted rupture between the Americaus publishes the following account of the Fourth cavalry, North Dakota volun past them with tuc reserves in order to dogs, which was defeated in the senate, ing industry. The proposed law will not, however, ■ the Filipinos has come at last. The fighting at Manila : teers, Sixth artillery, and Fourteeth in prevent the regulars from being cut off. took a humorous turn before it was Bier are now engaged in solving the The immediate cause of the attack was fantry. The Filipinos concentrated In the last line, 12 men were killed before ended. Reed frankly said he was opposed be enacted by the present congress, It is possible that the bill will pass the ■ippine problem with the utmost an advance by two Filipinos to the Ne forces at three points, Calocan, Santa the rebels retired, to the bill because he owned five dogs Both sides cheered frequently during that would be taxed if the bill should house, but it cannot pass the senate, In braska outpost on the northeast of the Mesa and Calingalam, and maintained Edition possible. the next congress the chances for the lie clash came at 8:40 yesterday even- city. When ordered to halt, they refused, an intermittent fusillade for some hours. the engagement. The American “hur become a law. Kuykendall said lie success of such a measue will be very rahs ’ ’ were almost invariable met by and the sentry fired. An insurgent signal They brought artillery into action at would vote against giving dogs the I when three daring Filipinos darted good. _________________ ft the Nebraska regiments at Santa gun was then fired from blockhouse. No. Calingalam at 10:30, but only one gun derisive “vivas.” Among the natives, protection of being recognized as proper la, but retired when challenged. They 7, and an attack was immediately be annoyed the Americans to any apprecia- the Igorotes were notable for their brav ty for the reason that a big, yellow FOREIGN INVESTMENTS. | ble extent, a howitzer on the road be- ery, about 700 of these naked savages country dog once bit him, and he would lated the experiment without draw- gun on the Nebraska regiment. The fighting soon spread on both sides, youd Santa Mesa. The Third artillery facing artillery fire with their bows and undog the world if he could. Mulkey Ithe sentries’ fire, but at the third One of the arguments the anti-expan raised the very pertinent query, How sionists, as they term themselves, are ad I- Corporal Greeley challenged the and the firing was in progress on all the silenced the Calingalam battery by arrows. The scene at Manila when the alarm would you enforce collection of the tax ? vancing against the control of the Phil minos and then fired, killed one of outposts around the city. The American firing two guns simultaneously, which In and wounded another. Almost troops responded vigorously, the insur- were followed immediately by volleys was given on Saturday night was wildly I “ The same as in the case of other pro ippines. is the one that suggests that all mediately afterwards the Filipinos’ gent fire being heavy and the attack from infantry. At about midnight there exciting. The American soldiers in the' perty,” responded Adams. our national capital will be invested in the | was a lull in the firing, lasting until theaters and at the circus xvas called ■ from Calocan to Santa Mesa corn hurriedly planned. , I That * ucii reminded iviuiimvu luumvj vzi the vuv man mail who nuo development of that territory. In other Mulkey of out and the performances were stopped, , . . . . .. . ’ .. , Firing continued throughout the night, about 3:45 a.m., when the whole Filipino ,... . iced a fusilade which was ineffectual, 1 , , . started out to sell a dog tor $100, and words, they claim that expansion at home lie Nebraska, Montana and North Da- with an occasional cessation of from line reopened fire. The Americans poured Filipinos scurrying everywhere, and the who could sell his dog only by taking his would be preferable. terrific fire into the darkness for 20 rattle of musketry and ¿he booming of pay in pups at $20 each, and lie asked L outposts replied vigorously, and half to an hour at a time. First of all, their argument is hardly I their grounds until reinforcements At daybreak the warships Charleston minutes, and then there was another lull cannon outside the city was plainly j what condition the tax collector would worthy of notice, for the reason that it is and Callao began shelling the north side until daylight, when the Americans heard. ■ved. be in after a few turns of that kind. He founded upon ar assumption. The presi The residents of the outskirts of Ma- j doubted the expediency of selling dogs dent has never suggested wliai he intend me Filipinos in the meantime opened of the city. Their fire was followed later generally advanced. It fire from all three places simultan- by that of the Monadnock, on the south During the night, in response to Ad- tiila flocked into the wajied city with I for delinquent taxes. Senator Driver, in ed to do with the islands, and all argu lly. This was supplemented by th.* side, the insurgents’ positions having ntiral Dewey's signals flashed across their arms full of articles. All the car-1 all seriousness, adverted to his own early ments along the lineof « xpansion or anti ■>f the two seige guns at Balik-Balik been previously accurately located. from Cavite, the United States cruiser riages disappeared as rapidly as if by start in life, and came on down through expansion must naturally be in contem The Filipino loss is reported to have I Charleston and the gunboat Concord, magic, the street-cars were stopped, the i the times of Adam, Moses, the fathers of plation. Il is wrong from another point Iby advancing their skirmishers from been heavy. The wounded on the Ameri stationed at Malabon, poured a deadly telegraph lines were cut and the soldiers | the church and the degenerate politicians of view. There can be no doubt that the Io and Pandacan. lie Americans responded with a ter- can side are now estimated at 200. Few fire from their secondary batteries into hurriedly but silently marched out of the ! and mistaken philosophy of modern life, Pacific coast would become one of the I fire, but owing to the darkness thev Americans were killed. the Filipino trenches at Salocan. After city into the stations assigned to them. and showed conclusively that as civiliza most important points in the country from The Americans began a vigorous ad daylight, the United States double turret The stores were closed almost instantly, | tion had driven wolves, coyotes and a commercial point of vew, if itcould sup II* unable to determine its effects. me Utah light artillery finally succeed- vance all along the line this morning seagoing monitor Monadnock opened foreign flags were to be seen flying from foxes away, squirrels would multiply be ply all this new territory and the entire |i silencing the native battery. The (Sunday), and were soon pressing back fire off Malate, and kept shelling the many windows, and number of white yond the power of man to estimate or Orient with the product of the American rd artillery aiso did good work on the insurgents in every direction, main Filipinos' left flank, while the other ves rags were hanging from Filipino huts compute, and smother everything man mine and mill and factory. Then com depends on if the dogs should be banished ing eastward from the Pacific to the in Lxtreme left. The engagement lasted taining steadilv their advanced positions. sels shelled the right flank for several and houses. On Sunday, immer.«* crowds of jieople by rigorous taxation. Adams retorted terior, or Rocky mountains reigon.we ibid They captured the villages of Sanjuan hours. Ir an hour. By 1 o’clock the Americans had ap visited the water front, and gathered in that the curs his bill was aimed at would that it could supply the coast with ail me United States cruiser Charleston Del Monte, Santa Ana, San Pedro, parently completely routed the enemy, the highest towers to watch the bom run from a squirrel; but the bill was lost. abundance of export material. The Miss Ithe gun boat Concord, stationed off Macati, Santa Mesa and Lomin. The splendid jiolice system prevented a and had taken the villages of Paia wpong, bardment. Their were no street-car or issippi country w ould stand for its share labon, opened fire from their second- M oody ’ s bill to authorize county and w ith the completion of the Nicara Ibatteries on the Filipinos’ position general outbreak in the city, though sev Santa Mesa, Paco, Santana, San Pedro, carriages to be seen, and the streets were | courts to fund floating county debts gua canal, the Atlantic coast cities and eral soldiers were attacked by natives in Macorte, Pandocan and Pasal; had de almost deserted. Lalocati and kept it up vigorourly. The Minnesota, troops, acting as police 1 with bonds was slightly amended by communities would come in for their the streets. Lieutenant Charles Hogan stroyed hundredsofnative huts, and had It 2;45 there was another fusilade the house committee on counties, but searching every native, and arrested . pg the entire line and the United i and Sergeant Walla were shot by three secured possession of the water-main many of them, with the result that, w hile i still it contains no provision for pub share. Tne trouble with the East, where the Ites seagoing double turreted monitor natives, the former being seriously reservoir, a distance of over six miles. there were several attempts to assassin licity in the transaction. Its friends say anti-exiMUision movement has the largest The Tennessees joined the firing line at Inadnock opened fire on the enemy wounded and the latter slightly. that a certain alteration requiring the Lieutenant-Colonel Colton was attacked 10 o’clock Sunday morning, and assisted ate American officers on Saturday, there numtier of supporters, is that it has a nar pi off Malate. j were none on Sunday. Absolute order 11 court to sell the bonds to the best bid row vision. If it cannot see an opening by a native with a sword while riding in in capturing Santa Mesa. iith daylight the Americans advanced. | der implies advertising for bids, but there I was maintained. where Boston and its suburbs can control a carriage to the front. He killed his One of the most notable events of Snn- I California and Washington regi- The United States flagship Olympia is nothing of that kind stronger than the entire country and its trade, it can assailant with his revolver. ; day's work was driving the Filipinos implication. Those who object to the nts made a splendid charge and drove see no good to I xj accomplished. A sharpshooter with the American ■ out of their stronghold at Paco, by the, steamed across the bay on Sunday and bill find its chief vice in the private ar Filipinos from the works at Paco In (he meantime the argument that the lines shot and killed a sergeant while he ! reserve, a few companies of Californians, i I took up a position near the German i rangements it might lead to between I Santa Mesa. The Nebraska regi- cruisers Irene and the British cruiser Nar capital of this country would leave it and was sitting at a window of the second | commanded by Colonel Duboce. The | bond-buyers and county courts. pt also distinguished itself, capturing find investment in the new territory is reserve hospital. Colonel William C. main road to the village was lined by cissus, off the Mole. She is still there. tral prisoners and one Howitzer, and • The Americans are determined not to not g<Mid argument It would lie invested Smith died of apoplexy. | native huts, full ofFilipinosharpshooters. erv strong position at the reservoir, THE SHIPPING PROBLEM. in factories and industries in this country Many of the insurgents were driven ' After they had been firing upon General to give the Filipinos a chance to re- ich is connected with the waterworks, and these factories and industries would into the Pasig river and drowned. I King and his staff, killing a driver, and ' cuperate. he Kansas and Dakota regiments Several hundred were taken prisoners. The official list of dead and wounded The National Association of Manu furnish the manufactured articles for firing on an ambulance, Colonel Duboce I npelled the enemy’s right flank to re- In a subsequent telegram the following ordered the houses to be cleared and has not yet been submitted for publica facturer« declared in favor of the bill the acquired territory. tion, and it is impossible, owing to the which has been introduced in both ! to Colocan. statements are made: | burned. The Filipinos concentrated in here was intermittent firing at var- Last night’s (Saturday) and to-day’s Paco church and convent, where they fact that the regiments are scattered to branches of congress providing for the Ethel—Yea, I’ve taken the country and s points all day long. (Sunday) engagements have proved a made a determined stand in the upper obtain a reliable list except from head- I i building up of the merchant marine. In for the first time witnessed the ojiera- quarters. he losses of the Filipinos can not be veritable slaughter for the Filipinos, their reference to thin measure the president tion of milking. After watching the pro. stories. Two Filipino commissioners from Ilo of the association in hi« annual rej»ort ¡mated at present, but they are known killed lieing reported as amounting to reedings for a time she insjiected the A platoon of Californians stationed on Ilo and four rebel officers were arrested «aid it is generally conceded to l>e the be considerable. thousands. The American forces could a neighboring bridge maintained a hot cow minutely, and then asked. “Grand, here this morniug after boarding the ■ most carefully prepared and most thor he American losses are estimated at scarely have l>een better disposed. It is ma, where do they put the milk in ?” fire on the Filipinos, but was unable to steamer Uranus. Many suspects have ouglily practical plan that ha« thus far men killed and 125 wounded. now known that the attack was fully dislodge them. In the face of a terrific “ Well, Johnny, what good resolutions lx*en arrested» in various parts of the he Igorates. armed with bow and ar- expected, and that every preparation l>een framed. It propose« to encourage fusillade, Colonel Duboce and a few v made a determined stand in the face had lieen made to meet the contingency. volunteers dashed into the church, scat citv. the building and operation of ships un did you make this New Year?” “I didn't make any new ones, ma’am. i hot artillery fire, and left many dead der the American flag by the payment Insurgents Loss. Firing I 1 ___ slackened at noon (Sunday), the tered coal oil inside of it, set fire to the of subsidies based upon tonnage and I bail a whole lot left over from hist the field. M anila . Feb. 6 — Careful est imates 'enemy being apparently demoralized. oil and retired. year.” everal attempts were made in this In the meantime, Captain Dyer's bat place the Filipino losses up to date at distance traveled, this compensation be The American troops, however, are fully ing granted upon the condition that the r yesterday evening to assassinate Whiliie—Here’s something in the pajier 2000 dead ; 3500 wounded and 5000 taken tery of the Sixth artillery bombarded equipped to meet a possible attack to owner« of the subsidized vessels shall about a man who stultified himself. I lerican officers. the church, dropping a dozen shells into prisoners. construct within a jieriixl of five years liet you don’t know what ‘stultified’ eb. 6.-9 a.m.—The Filipinos have night. Aguinaldo s private secretary has been the tower and roof. Company L and Oregon Troops Engaged. new American tonnage equal to at means. Jarently reached the conclusion that part of company G, of the Californians, arrested as a spy in Manila. Perfect quiet least 25 per cent of the tonnage of the Americans mean business now that Johnny—Bet I do! Stultified’» the way M anila , Feb. 7. — The Oregon regi now reigns in the city. More than 100 charged into the church, but were unable barriers are removed, as there were ment participated in a sharp engagement ' vessels receiving such compensation. a feller feels when he's eat too much tur to ascend the single flight of steps leading Filipinos, taken from the trenches, are further hostilities last night, and no with the insurgent* late yesterday after 1 Provision i< made for further inc ease key dressin’. being cared forin the American hospitals. to the story above. empt was made to recover the lost noon, but drove the enemy back with | in our shipping by granting American When thev had retired, a company of “ I shall certainly have to buy a whip ! registry to foreign-built vessels U|*on the >und. It is possible, however, that <>ut kisirig a man the Idahos, and the Washington guards, to punish you with if you don’t quit lie Later Particulars of the Fight. * condition that the owners shall con J' are following the tacties they em stationed on either side of the building, having so badly,” said a mother to her M anila , Feb. 6th, 7-15 p.m. Owing M anila . Feb. 7.10 30 a. m.—Late yes struct within a period of five years new bed against the Spaniards and will picked off the Filipinos as they were naughty 4-year-old son. fly lie off a few days to recuperate to the extent of the area embraced in the smoked out. Many of the reliels. how terday General Hale's brigade advanced American tonnage equal to at least 50 “All right, mamma,” replied the preco scene of Sunday s engagement, a semi, ■ fo.ces before returning to the at- ever. escaped into the brush in the rear an dtook the waler works at Kingston. |»er cent of the tonnage of the foreign- cious youngster, “and after you've circle offullv 17 miles, details regarding Four companies of the Nebraska regi built vessels thus admitted to American whipfied me may I have the whip to play the fighting have been extremely difficult of the church. is impossible to ascertain as yet how The Americans captured 53 of the merit and a part of the Utah battery, registry These are the two essential horse with?” to obtain. So far as can be gathered, the principles embodied in the proposed leg hews has been received at Malolos, rebels, and during the fighting about the with two field guns and two Hotcbkiai* “ How did you get such a pleasant ex peat of the insurgent government, brush commenced at 8:45 Saturday even church 20 of the rebel« were killed. Some guns, met the enemy on the lull a half islation. Tne recognition by so important a pression on that ugly Miss Passer’s por Ihe Filipinos in Manila express the ing. by the firing of the Nebraska sentry women, children and noncomba mile out, and a sharp engagement took ¡at Santa Mesa upon Filipinos, who were p’' that the movement for inde- tants were allowed to enter the Ameri place, in which the Nebraskans kmi one body as the National A sms iation of trait ?” “ I got her to telling me about men she Manufacturers of the necessity of laiild fcrce has received its death blow and delilieratelv crossing the line after re can lines, after promising to go to the dead and three wounded. Dr. Young, formerly quartermaster-1 ing up the merchant marine ought to might have married.” Annexation will soon be welcomed peated warnings, with the evident pur- houses of friend» and remain there. pose of drawing our fire. The first shot »ally. J SURGENTS ATTACK MANILA o Thousand Killed and Three ousand Five Hundred Wounded
