VOL. 47NO. 47.
SALEM OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1899.
WEEKLY EDITION
LATE NEWS
FROM OTIS
Aguiualdo Asking For
a Conference.
Filipinos Have Bealized
tl Error.
'.-itfk1tyi- the American Forces
The Commanding General to Use
His Own Judgment.
WASHINGTON, Feb. i. There - Wu
aim on a complete release, today. Of the
tension" under which' the mold occur
rence of everts in the Phil 1 opines has
held the officials of the adrninistation
tlnee, the fir?t startling news from Va
nila on Saturday., night. This was
bi-ounhl;,a"b.ut through the receipt of a
bulletin from. General . trtls. summing
up the latent result1 ofthe flKhting he
has hacTwfth the natives. The state
'rr;:nt that Asuirialdo's i Influence has
been dV-rft roved, nnd that the Filipino
leader was seeking for a cessation of
hostilities rnd for a cmff rertee. was
mct oceeptabU'. and was ' Interpreted
as an admission that " he had realized
Us terrible- mistake It Is entirely im
probable that he will fe able to obtain
-nnHMng' like the same terrns as were
p! sihle last week. No ine here know
Just whit G hral Otis intends to 1m
pnse'lrc thr- wnv 4f terms.
Secretary lerer, thK afternoon, re
. pea fed his statement of yesterday, that
he Jiad given tre . general j no Instruc
tion since the Rattle, and Raw no rea
onv'(for giving arjy. He ireajiy.ed, he.
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Hiiid, that General - Otis, being nn lie
I ground land having proved his. fltne:
j was In a better position to deal wit h
I the situation than any one In Washinfc-fton.-
Should .the general ask rrmife
nijn, tfierefore, to do any thing, fce
iwnuli Ibe granted ' pertr.l!?i?on immed;!-.
ately. . 'j
"Should he ask for instructions
ar,y point." said Secret a'ry Alger, "he
will be told to exercise his own discre
tion."
FIGHTING I AST NIGHT. :
Mani la, Feb. 9 (Thursday) 11 a, in.
The Filipinos at Cafoocan opened Art
Ist evening, just before midnight, up-f-n
the Kansas outposts on the extreme
left of the American lir.e. .They main
tained a fusllade of musketry tUpple
merited ty anoccesfonal shot from two
big gu ris.j for1 about 20 minutes, . Tie
Americans did not reply: - j-
TUESDAY'S SKIRMISH." - I
Manila, Feb. 8.N-)on). Last even
ing, ahe Filipinos a( C&loocan were
evidently massing: for a night e.k
upon the American left wing, the Tw
tiethransas. Infantry was ordered o
aTiacK ana -curve ine-.- sharpshooters
from the bamloo jungle In-front of the
firing fine, wliere they had caused con
siderable annoyance all afternoon. LA
battalion charged brilliantly, driving
!the enemy like chaff and penetrating to
I the very heart of Caloocan.
rirsi, Lieutenant A C. Alford. as
cabled la t night, was killed while lea-l
ing his company. He-was shot In tt.
. forehekd. Sergeant Jay Sheldon. - of
; company T. was seriously wound-3
Privates Don lft Twltt nTAaiit1 t4.
nct Fritz. John Gll'iilan and two thfer
! members of company Ji, were also
IsHghtty wounded. Thirty dead Fljl
jplr.os k-ere counted in the brush," and
there were many more wounded.
I The gunboats Concord and Call
kept rp an incessant fire "from the bay,
J the Concord dropping many shells lit
to the town with telling effect. la or
der toiavold accidents from this source.
General Otis was compelled to recall
tht Kinsas battalion, aftr burning tlje
outskirts of. the town. Either the shells
of the American warships, or the na
fives themselves p fired a number f
ounainss witnm ine town limits. - rre
purr.ably this was the result of thi
f-helling. . No fui ther attempt .to at
tack during the night was made by
elf her side. ' J f
jpe opaigpj. papers generally com
ment in favofabre tenr.? on the admi
rable order maintained In Manila. ' f
.The situation to-jay Is practically un
changed. The Amerlcnn line has ht
been! appreciably extended, and the
troops generally are taking a much
ne-ded rest. -iRefnnolsif.nces show that
the Filipinos are in force in the vJI
apes of P'asig and Paranaque,- probably
7 floo nen at th- Tatter pisce. wlh
strong fortifications. AH 1 quiet along
the line when this dispatch Is filed.:
noon. '
5:15 p. ni. The ' provost guard is in
absplute control of Manila. All fears v
a native uprising In the city Mere dis
pelled by the prompitcde which quelled
(Cbnttnued on Pa-a g.)
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AMERICANS
IN CONTROL
Otis' Victory the Joy of
the Nation, t
Filipinos Loss Over Fonr
Thousand.
Desperadoes Crowd Manila, but In
habitants Are Tborongrhly Cowed
Many Anests.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 7. There was
little abatement of interest in the stir
ring events at Manila exhibited today
at the war department. The first feel
ing of anxiety for the safety of the
American forces had given way entire
ly, .save 1n case of personal friends and
acquaintances of soldiers supposed to
he injured,- and there was displayed,
instead the greatest interest in the ex
tent of the "loss Inflicted upon the In
surgents by the American soldiers and
sailors. The . officers . at the war de
partment, who know .Otis well, de
clared, when the announcement came
of the killing and wounding of 4,000
men, that he undoubtedly underesti
mated the damage inflicted by him, as
a his wont, ; instead of magnifying
It in the Spanish fashion.-
The news of today from abroad was
found In the casualty list, sent by
Otis, and ii the. concise and excellent
description sent ty him of the results
of the engagement ef Saturday night
and Sunday. The officials say that
nothing mere can be expected from
him on this point, 'until he has had an
opportunity .to forward a report, giv
ing in detail aU the history of the
fightinlg.
Naturally there -was a great deal of
speculation as to the future conduct of
affairs by Otis, but to some extent this
mast remamnspeculatlon. Inasmuch as
Secretary Alger ha said that: the gen
eral la to be left to foUow his own dis-?
cretkm. To assist him to a correct un
derstanding of the diplomatic situa
tion, he has been cabled' the full text
of the treaty.
A forward movement Is probable at
Ho Hp, where General Miller has peeti
for weeks lying In front of the town.
He had never any doubt of his ability
to take the place, i but there has been a
restraining Influence from Washington,
based on the hope that the insurgents
could be brought to a peaceful retire
ment from the town, and the appre
hension that an effort to force a land
ing -might result In serious injury to
the foreign Interests. Now, however.
It is felt that the latter are perhaps,
more In Jeopardy f rorn the continuance
of the existing state of affairs than
they would be through a rapid seizure
of the town. General Miller now has
with him the Eighteenth Infantry and
a. battalion of artillery, and It Is likely
he will be strongly reinforced before an
attempt Is made to take Ik) Ilo.. Naval
officers, have watched, with pride, the
achievements of the naval vessels dur
ing .the recent fighting, and they were
gratified when Secretary Long this
afternoon sent the following cable
gram: ' '
"Dewey. Mani Tar Congratulations.
(Signed) Long."
General Otis' report of the casual
ties In the Manila fight, up to date, ag
gregate 197. Of these forty-nine were
officers and men killed, and 148 wounded-
,
a
ENEMIES WITHIN.
Manila. Feb. 7.-8 p. m. TTere are
many indications that Manila is full
of deperadoes, who had Intended to co
operate with. Aguinaldo. The police
are continually capturing men and wo
men with weapons concealed. In their
clothing. Thevlgilance of the author
ities in this respect is highly reassur
ing. Last Saturday, about midnight.
two' Englishmen accidentally encqunt- 1
erea a gang oi armea natives, in a
dark side-street. " The .natives, fearing
discovery, imprisoned them until morn
ing, and threatened to kUl them un
less they mainta4ned silence.. Many
rfatlve clerks, employed' by mercantile
houses, are missing. As It is impossi
ble that they should -have passed the
lines, the inference Is that they are
In hiding in the city. Several at
tempts were made to assassinate
Americans on the streets, but the
danger Is now at a minimum. The
natives are terribly cowed, and the
precautions taken, especially against
incendiarism, are admimCle. The
rebels, who have .been swept In every
direction, like pheasants in a battle,
died by hundreds in the trenches 'for
the most part passively, except- the
Ygorotee. who oharge desperafely and
uselessly. The rebel prisoners declare
that their attack was. unpremeditated.
that Mm Americans fl red 'and ' then ev
erybody followed. In accordance with a
sort . of general understanding.
THE CORTES CONVENED.
Madrid. Feb. 8. The aueen reeent
a siroed decrees convoking the car
tes February 20th, for the purpose of
ratifying the peace treaty and estab
lishing constitutional guarantees.
" Weehave good building and loan laws.
Let them alone.
DSCUSSED
THE POL CY
To Be Pursued in the
Thilippines.
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Debate in the National
?' Senate
Removal of the Last Disability Clanse
Vl Against Former Confederates
. Tha Ifflftfs.
5. . . Ures extend to Malahon on the north ,fHwr: a niia, eD. to secretary
- and to Paranque on the-sciith. fullr 23 of Navy: The comman'der-ln-chlef. of-
WASHINGTONf Feb. 7. For two miles While a few detached rdles .ficrrs, and men. tbanlc the president atid
hours or more today tiie senate had the of Filipinos offer desuTtory opposition, 'rtary of the" navy" for their con
resolution, declaratory of the policy of the nialn bedv is in full retreat and nt-i v ,
this government in the Philippines, ly routed. Of the hordes of troooa i Stul-.tlons. (Slirned) .Dewey. See
under discussion, but no vote was drawn . tip In battle array against the jrttary of War Alger received th tnU
reached, and the resolution went final- Americans, fulljf one-third are already I Jowing from Generar Otis: -';Manila.
ly to the calendar. 0 incapacitated. jud he rest are scat- g.Slncere thanks for congratuia-
' SU.dJnry ?lreotl- . 'l;ons. All credit is due to the heart v
A RECOMMENDATION. ' '
yvasmngton, r eo. 7. tiy a unam-
mous vote the Judiciary committee of
the house today decided o recommend
the repeal" of what is said to be Xif last
remnant of disqualification against
those serving In the confederacy. The
proposed amendment is as .follows:.
"That the sections of . the reylsed
statutes. ' whkih iHaniinJIfv nanuna
otherwise from serving as grand or "ve 01 ,ne c,ly nignt, Dui
petit Jurors in courts of the United r, casualtief have ben reported as a
States, who have taken up arms ori1?"1 , , ' ' . .
Joined in any insurrection or rebellion i "hf STal. corps was compelled to
against the United States, be repealed, i "nes -along firing Unes during the
nH haroaftor nrt .rnn Bhii w Htk. . ngbting. and conseauently there were
qualified for any service in any COT)rtl'fnuent Interruptions of -communlca-for
any participation In the civil warj,im ?wm. to the cuttingof, wires and
of 1861-65." - v ! -
THE MILITIA.
Washington, Feb. 7. The secretary
of war has sent to congress a state
ment on the .militia, showing a total
organized force of 101.&36; total unor
ganized and available, ,8,999,825.
HE .SEIZEDLVESSEL
DEWEY CAPTURED ARMS BELONG
ING TO AGUINALDO.
This Probably Cansed the Battle at
Manila The Filipinos Were
Mneh Incensed.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 7? It mav be
that It wns Admiral leweVs act in
seizing a vessel loaded with arms'and
emmunition intended, for them, that In-
cited the" Phillpp'ne insurgents to the
attack on the American soldiers on
Saturday night, fer it "is understood
that one of the bitterest of their griev
ances was what they declared to be an
unwarrantable interference with their
shipping. It Is learned at the naw de
partment that about, a Week ago the
admiral caused -the seizure"', of the,
sohoner Taneng, with a full suoolv of
arms for the insurgents. The admir
al's report disclosed the fact that an
Air.erican, and not a German, owned
the vesrel thus being used to arm the I
Insurgents against General Otis' trooos.
It Fays to
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OTIS RULES.
WITHIN A. RADIUS OF NINE MILES
. . . . OF MANILA. f
Insurgents Have Mausers and Kruno
"Guns Cannon Served by the;
Spanish Soldiers.
MANILA Feb. 7. General Otis, as
this dispatch is sent. Is In complete
coninu vi me sitvaiion wiinin a racuus
of nine mil, of M.nita. Th- A-n.
..riiT, TL! i J?:.:
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u'r At&xims rave oei-n lanaea 11 om
tie fleet "on the beach, north of thi
.city. ' .
j Among the important cities captured
was a strong embrasured" earthworks
within bhlht of Cnlot-ean. 1
1 Tber was considerable firing from
the upper windows of houses in the na-
the signal men " were . ordered to kill
without hesitation any one who at
tempted to Interfere with the lines.
E AG AN SENTENCED.
IS SUSPENDED FROV THE ARMY
. " FOR SIX YEARS..
AV111 Then Pe Reinstated and Rr tired
He Loses Allowances Dur
ing Suspension.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 7. The sen
tence of Commissary General Eagan is
dismissal from the army. The nresl-
drnthas commuted to rlx vears the
suspension which covers the remainder
of time prior to Kagan's retirement.
Eagan will be reinstated in time t
retire with the regular rank and Dav
provided in such cases. The sentence
of suspension, according to the Ieeal cf-.
fleers of the department, does not de
1 l.rive General Eagan of any part of his
ipay, but as sentence reads "without !
tank or dutv,".he loses his allowances.
' which include commutation pf au-trters.
1
lations end ftiel. and his horse allow-
ances. I This is quite a' large financial 1
Item.
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Thty- Return Thank, for Congratula
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ton;To Long and Aler.
WASHINGTON". Feb. .-Th follow-
g cablegram waa , received ' at the
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"1 thtroort la tlx ertfrr of'
tht officers. Otis.'
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RECORD ALMOST BROKEN
IN
CHICAGO LAST NIGHT.
Lowest Notch Ilecorded In Twenty
Seven Years St. Paul Was -.
Also Suffering'"., f
CHICAGO. Feb. 8. Not since J87S
fas Chicago experienced such intense
old as that Vhlch prevailed today.
The lowest notch-reached since the es
tablishment of the weather bureau in
this city was 23 below. At II . o'clocJc
tonight it was 19 below, and still fall- :
ng. - . ' ,
St. . Paul reports 25 degrees below
zero. . -
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slates authorizing In the sggrcgat"
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