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1- ;.q :;.-t:4:.Cv-,,f : T-;:f,;- I , i : i ; i ( 4 - VOL.47 NO. 4U. SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1&99. WEEKLY EDITION i nvnv inn II 1.1 I.J 1.1 I I I 1 I 1 ' lleltfll ATTAGKP AMERICANS Planned and Ordered by j Aguinaldo. Extermination of Foreign Besidents Wu on the Program fori Last Wed- nesdaj Nig-ht Instruction! to Natires from Halo Los. WASHINGTON, Feb,'2l--The follow ing dispatch "was received this after noon. from. General Otis: Manila, Feb. 21. 'Adjutant GenraL Washington. The following was. issued by an important officer of j the Insurg ent government al Mak) Los, on Feb r uary 15, 18S9, for execution during that evening and night In this city:. "First You will so dl.-pose, that at S o'clock at night, the individuals of the territorial militia' subject jto your or der, -will be found united In all of the streets of San Pedro, armed with their b&los and revolvers, or guns and am munition if convenient, j , "Second Philippine families only will be renpected. They should) not be mo letted, but all other - individuals, of whatever race they may be, will be exterminated without any! compassion after the extermination of the army of occupation. Third The defenders of the Philip- l ines in commar-d, will attack the guard at Bllibld, and liberate the pres oners and preRldIarios,' and having arcomplished this they will be armed, saying to thetn: 'Brothers, we must "avenge ourselves on the I Americans, and exterminate them that we may take our revenge forJthi IAfanJy and treachery mhlch they have committed uiKn us; have no ccimpaesion upon .them; attack them with vigor. All i Filipinos en mame 1)1 second you long live the Filipinos Independence. "Fifth The order lowed in the attack which will be fol wl'l 'be as follows: The sharpshooters of Tondo and Santa Ana will begin the attack: from with out, end these shots will be a signal for the militia of Troso, lUnoanda Qui ato and Sampoloe, to go : out into the street and do their duty; those of . Pake. Ermita nnd Malate, Santa 'Cruz 1 and San Miguel will not start out until Just Received AT THE An extensive line of fine trimming laces in linen and cotton, j and ' spring embroideries. Also a large line of ladies' and misses' cotton hose, rib bons, men's and boys suspenders, telescope satchels, wool and cotton sweaters for mW and ; boys. Our lines of shoes for ladies, gents and children are unsurpassed and sold at very close 7 prices. THE ti oopoooexxxxpof 68 Stac St, next door - f 12 o'clock, unless they see that their companions need assistance. ; - "Sixth The mint! of Tondo win tart ouf at 3 o'clock in. the morning; if all do their duty our revenge will be complete. Brother. Europe contem plates. We know bow to die a men. shedding our blood in defence of the liberty of our country. Death to the tyrants. "War wit bout quarter to false Ameitranfl who terra deceived- ML Either independence, . or death. . . VI" - TROOPS DISCHARGED. Regulars Knllsted j for 'the War ...Only . i , May Master Out. ' i San Francisco, Feb. 22. An order h'as come from the assistant secretary of war flirecUns the discharge of ail men in the Third artillery and Fourth cavalry, in the department of Calif or-s nla. who enlisted between April 21st and October 26th, and who desire a discharge. They -will receive travel pay.j The order further states that menlfao discharged may be reinstated without apeclal authority. .Those en titled to a discharge must take It now or forfeit all claims. " " " IT PAID HIM. - Bob Burdette's Witticisms 1 Earn for Him a Fortune and -a Bride. Toledo, O.; Febl 2L The Blade an nounces that. Robert J. BurdetCeV the humorist, 4s to marry Mrs. P. C. Baker,, a very , wealthy widow of Pas adena, Oallfomfa. i j ' LOWERED U. .RECORD. San Francisco, 5CaL, Fob. 2L The world's record dEor seven and a halt furlongs, was lowered one second today by Dunoise at the Oaland track. The former record for this distance was held -by Mamie Scott, whose time was 1:331-4. ....... : . .t. THET WILL FAIL. Berlin, Feb. 22.i-Accordioff to the of ficial Hamborgtsoher Correepondenxen, the German office, - eomplylneT with petition of the Germans in Samoa,: has requested the Washington government to supercede Chief Justice Chambers. ; Schillings tea .' sold only in To Close Out. WINTER T KTGHT ' CALF-LINED. BOX CALF. ; REGULAR $3.50 Value. . I . . . ! .( -.'-,-'.. r '-- - ;. R. H. LEABO, iltaarer,' to Ladd & Bosh Bank Best Faclmges $2.45 Store 1 TREACHERY IN MANILA Incendiarism : in the Walled City. Outbreak Accompanied by Fighting. Filipino GnerlllM Will Beeeire Treat ment Formerly Administered to Hostile Indians. MANILA, Feb. 23. (Thursday, 2:30 a. m.) There iw as an outbreak of In cendiarism, acompanled toy fighting. In Manila last eveningj The casualties were few; but the property loss is enormous. - A NiGHT OF TERROR. , Manila, Feb. 2J. (Thursday. 9:30 a. m.). Immense damage hus been done by the fires, which are believed to have been started by" the insurgents ' List night. The fire department has experi enced great difficulty in fighting the flames, owing to the defective appar atus. ' ' ' There was some fighting in the street during the night, but the Americans. Quickly quelled the uprising. A num ber of insurgents were killed, and sev eral American soldiers were wounded. The large market place was among tho first to burn, and between 600 and 700 residences and business houses have len destroyed. The fires were started at several points simultaneously, and spread with great, rapidity, resisting all efforts to control them." Hundreds of homelessr natives are huddled in the streets, making the patrol duty of thj Americans more difficult. Last night was one of terror to thou sands, of inhabitants of Manila, the rebels makHia; good their oft-repeated three ts, to th extent of brrrni ngr scor; of buildings,- and wounding- anr offleer and three men. by firing: through stbe windows during the, excitement. ".' At t o'clock an IncndLiry fire occur red in a bltxik of. brick buildings oc cupied by Chinese, "in Calle La Costa. I.t Par.ta Crus district., A utif? treeie was blowing, and the Inflammability of th structtirtos caused the blase to rpread wfth alarming raplditv. Tho city fire department was hopelessly fncomoet ent. and the English volunteer brigade from Santa Mesa was summoned and, with a modern eneine tMtmplnr ale-ouatti- utreams from , the canal, suc ceed after four hours of work in getting the blaze under control. Meantime the entire block, and the greatest part of two others s cross the street, were gut ted. Hundreds of inhabitants were rendered homeless. The Chinese and ' natives lined the adjacent streets, while hundreds more, fearing a general conflagration, remov ed their furniture and other portable goods In every direction within a ra dius of a quarter of a mile, when the alarm was first given. General Hughea personally superin tended the police arrangements. ,T.he whole city was thoroughly pafrIie and the gruards were doubled. Every available man was dispatched to the region of the fire, i Impediments were placed In the way of the 'firemen, and the- hose was cut five times. This . re sulted In all natives beiner driven off the streets, those n the immediate vi cinity of the blase being corralled in vacant lots, and guarded until the ex citement was over. In many Instances the natives were insolent and paid no regard to the orders given them, and the soldiers were compelled to use harsh measure. The butts of their rifles and their bayonets were freely applied. ; fire was started In the Lnndo alt Are was started in in the Londo dis trict, where the natives are the -thickest, and when the firemen and soldiers attempted to work a regular fusllade of rifle and revolver shots was fired from the wendowa and -roofs of the buildings. The flremeq. escorted by the sold lens, proceeded to' clean out the houses, while the! fire was unheeded. The TWrteettrh Minnesota, were re inforced by ' detachments from the Third infantry, the Second Oregon, the Third artillery and the Tenth Pennsyl vania. Bullets flew In every direction In almost every street in the Londo and Bonondo districts, ca.ua ing most Intense excitement. Captain Robinson, of tsooi paay C. Thirteenth Minnesota, and three men were wounded. Many timid persona, maginina; Yhsit the rebels had effected an entrance through the Amer ican line, and were advancing into the city, hurried frantically ' from ths hotels and houses, only to be topped at the first corner hy a guard. - The sounding of a naitlve bugle caJUi imme diately preceding the firing, lent color to Ttbe story. TJaousands of Chinese crossed the bridges and plazas under fire, hurrying, with their bundles to the Chinese consulate. All nia-ht the fire spread through the Londo district, sweeping rnway rows of houses, .and devastating acres or prop erty. The damage was. Inestimable. "With daylight punitive measmrea were decided upon, and the .Americans, ai fhoueh tired after their sleepless night's work, soon cleared the district of every aajUve. after a. aught rests t- THEC0URT J HOUSE FIRE Defective Elue Caused - the Blaze. Tin: Jy Discovery Averts a Calamity. tek Me5ary Deteets the Dan Loss Will Approximate 1000 Independence Fire. (From Dally, Feb. 22d.) Mason county's costly and beautl - ful cfurt house narrowly escaped be- 1 iigniwa tram ing d wtrOyed by fire last night.: The the blaze started. It . was found that a time! ' discovery by Thomas MeNary, i brick in the wall was tnisslng. and that the i igbtwatoh. , of the - blase, which . the, woodwork in the surveyor's offic origii ated ia the surveyor's office, from was only separated from the. flue by' a a de eotive flue, alone prevented an thin layer of plaster, Thie defective expei slve blaxe. ; - l and unskilled workmanship is entirely Th total . damage to the building, 1 responsible --for the flr. which was so from fire and water, is variously eaU- fortunately - discovered and speedily mate ; at from $600 to $1,000. j exttngutshed. Th lire was. discovered, in iU lnclpt-) ; &i?jr Judge G, P. Terrell estimates ency y Mr. MeNary. who promptly ; tiialosa to the court house, from Are gave the alarm. While sweeping the savj water at from $600 to $1,000. .The first Boor of the building, about g:40':eCact amount cannot easily be estl o'cloc It, Mr. i MeNary Imagined he- mated, as the damage' fom water may smeipd smoke, and at once set about be greater than at present considered, a thspough invesUgation of the orrU It will be necessary to retplaater the dors (of the court house. As he ap-, sheriff's office, and , also: the apart -proa hed the west entrance, the odor ments In the basement occupied by of smoke becaane more distinct. Sat - Isfyii g himself that the smoke came from the j upper floor, the vigilant nigh: watoh . hastened to the upper floor, guided by the scent of smoke. He p -ooeeded directly to the surveyor's office and. upon opening the door there to, ftund the Interior ablaze. He ran down stairs hand gave the , alarm to County Treasurer A- L. Downing and Wml Bushsy, who were in the office of the fcrmer. . While Mr. Downing- hast ened! to Ahe fire department .to give the alarm. MeNary. and . Bushey , r solvfhemselTee-. into . sv ..buekt bticUw, and rendsedeffeotiTe service in keeping the flames from spreading to any great extent, until the arrival of the department. The fire boys made a good run, and i In em incredible 4Jne had two streams directed upon the flames. By this time clouds of smoke were pouring from the southwest upper corner ox the band some building, and for time It doomed. The second and third floors were thoroughly drenched, and the basement floor, occupied -by Sheriff F. W. Durbin and family, was flooded- By the time the department) reached the scene of the fire Sheriff Durbin, and .willing assistants from among the crowd of ' spectators that had as- sembled, removed all of the 'papers, situation presented such a serious as books and many of the fixtures , from pect the mayor of the city ordered' the his office. The efforts of the party Were, water supply to be turned on. and tne subsequently directed to saving the I household goods of the sheriff from the danger passed. basement floor. Ail of the household j By. reason of some difficulties be artlcles wers removed, with . the ex-1 tween the Independence d ty council ception of cahpets (and a few minor articles. Sheriff Durbin estimates the damage to his personal effects at $100. County Surveyor B. B. Herrick Jr., I in whose office the fire started, reached j tne court nouse irora nis lew i'ara,mise -Detween tne city ana ma water residence after the blaze had been ex-; company was effected last i evening1 oh tinguished. Last evening- he was un- j able to estimate his loss. All of his n aps and papers were In the office and. WE'RE DUT-MLKEO OFTEN Cloak Department An advance shipment of nobby Tailor Made Suits, new blue mixtures, tan and brown shades, navy and black, well new goods at 1 - $850, $10, $12.50, up. New Skirts Some rery fins values being rhown. Figured Mohairs. $L75 and up. All Wool Serges, $10 snd np. Colored Coverts, with three rows cording. $6.00. Navy Blue Serge, braided with ew bow knots; one of the swell novsitlea. . ,. $7e5a . .; 7 New Ties - Ladles' new Poff Scarfs, Clubs. Bows. etc-. Satin and Pique, each 25c to $L25. New Liberty Satins Very correct for the waist. Ast to see them. $125. new silk Spring Specialties Varied and , -- . Beautiful. R Lakes the food more delicious end wholesome I although a great many oc the maps were rescued from the Are, many were destroyed, that time and ruite an out lay of money alone can replace. There is ao Insurance whatever on I the 'rec ords of the surveyor office, and what ever damage has been sustained in that department will be an entire loss. The fire was directly caused by a defective flue, and was located in the flooring in the northeast corner of the surveyor's office, on the second floor. In an examination of the building, af ter the fire had been put out. It was discovered that the defect lay In the brick work in the construction of the building. The flue that caused the fire I follows." for a. considerable distance. 1 along the .brick, wall on the Interior of the building, and ' at the point "where ! that officer, The Insurance on tne building amounts to $30,0001 and Is carried in companies represented by local agents. There is also an Insurance of $2,500 on the records in the -clerk' office. Sheriff Durbin and Deputy Ben Col bath. Clerk W. W. ilaU and Treasurer A. L. Downing labored heroically in fighting or in otherwise asslsUng In subduing the threatening; flames. It was indeed a narrow escape, sad the people of Marion county are to be con gratulated upon escaping from such a calamity, i. ( .. ; ti ., ; County Judge Terrell wtlr va&r 'mmm tify his associates, CommlssSoners Davis and MI ley, of the fire, and wlU, on Friday, convene a special session of the county court, when the damages ,w1JI be. adjusted and arrangements made lor Immediate repairs. Fire last evening, ' at Independence, J destroyed the residence of Harry" Wal ler, au or tne lumuure ana nousenora goods were safely removed from the structure, wnicn was entirely con- sumed, entailing a loss to its owner of about $500. For -sf few minutes several i adjacent build Ingt- were endangered, and It was feared that the fire would result In a serious conflagration, but when the flames were soon extinguished, and all .and the water and electric light corn- panles, the water supply in that .city has been turned off for some time, and the residents of that city have done without; electric lights. But a compro- short notice. ' The mayor, - when the entire city was threatened. Instructed the water company officials to turn, on ATTRACTIONS We expect I To receive this week many lines of Springtime Noveltlt-s NEW TRIMMINGS. NEW BELTS. i NEW BUCKLES. NEW RIBBONS, i NEW ORGANDIES. NEW DRESS GOODS. NEW DOMESTICS. NEW PRINTS. NEW DRAPERIES. NEW HOSIERY".' NEW UNDERWEAR. Our Percales ! i Are going fast. We have dupli cated some numbers. They are lovely and the quality grand for 1212ci New Crashes 1 1 Plain' and Fancy. . Buy that skirt pattern early and : have it made and ready for the first epting day. 10c to 20c per yard. i , ' :.: -r c? . 4 . . . 1 . . ,; . saIWtt OOv , HffW (MC J their Water again. Having been given i an object lesson as to the necessity of A water supply, tn event of fires,' to say nothing of the convenience thereof, the people of Independence will ow. undoubtedly.' be able to arrive at some - j terms with the corporation. With whom (they have been on unfriendly terras. . WILL STRIKE HARD. Washington. Feb. .22. The authori ties here are giving-close attention to the daily developments in the military situation In the Philllpplnes, and have decided to push the campaign ajralnst the rebellious followers of Aguinaldo wfth 'energy. Every casualty report that comes from General Otis notes the wounding or killing -of some of the American troops, by what are practi cally sharpshooters on the other wide.. The insurgents, .apparently, have' learned that they cannot hopo to cope with the American troops on anything like even terms In a regular-set battle, and from now on they propose td' rely upon the ha raising tactics they have practicedpfor the past ten days.. The main body of the Insurgents .has fallen ' back, well out of the line, of the ef fective "range of the gunboats, but as the American troops have been obliged L to extend their lines In order to pro tect the water works, and to take ad vantage of the . natural topographical defenses of Manila, the troops are ex--posfd to the fire of these guerillas with out an opport unty 'to retaliate, for the enemy flees ibef one an advancing force. This, after all. was expected by the War department officials,.' and that is why.in sending reinforcements to Gen- ; era! Otis, they made 't a point to send as many of the regular troops as pos sible, who bad been used to Indian fighting in the Bad Lands of the West, j Oenecai Law ton, who goes to "take ' command of these troops. Is an old In dian fighter, and soon after the troops arrive, within two or three ' week a. a forward campaign wlU 'begin, ani a heavy -blow be struck that will keep the,. Inmirgnnut alt, rturtjj ihm rulnv season. If-it does not brlng-Thrnrt their immediate surrender. It Is felt to. be necessary to do this, in- order to avoid the-hardships to which the American trolopfl would be otherwise exported dur ing these torrential rains, which will make life In the outside trenches al most Impossible for civilised troops. THREE. FAILURES. New York, Feb. 22. Louis Wendel. wetl-knownras a manager of hotels and places of entertainment, has filed a. pe tition in bankruptcy. His liabilities are $65,000; assets, none. . Simon Dessau, once known a "the carbon king. and who has lately been a, theatrical man ager, has filed a petition in" bankrupt-, cy. LtabUltles, $215,000; assets, none. Joseph Kraus, a partner In the clgae manufacturing firm of Oscar Heine A Co., has filed a petition In bankruptcy. LlabiU ties, $103,000. ; -BROKE A RECORD, v San Francisco. Feb. 22. The world's record for four miles was diminished by 1 1-4 seconds in the four-mile race for 3-year-cids and upward at Oakl m d today. The feat was accomplished by Ei. ?orrlgans ch. g.. The Bachelor, who covered the four miles in 7:161-2. Thee former, record of 7:19 2-4 was made by Fellowcraft. at Saratoga, In 174. New Suits New Overcoats Celebrated ' HART. SCI1AFF NER A MARX and the VITALS brand of clothing. . - , 1 . Classic Authority T I What wai It Fmerson i salfc about clothes? He said "that the feel ing of beinr well dressed, that Is In I. 8. A M. garments, would give a man a senas of Inward peace that religion fails to bestow. New Gordons We claim and can prove -that there Is nore value In a GORtXiN. HAT at three dollars thsn any other bat at any price. ' . ' ?, $3. -;;v: ?X New Puff Ties ' Have you seen the new beau ties? The most varied and perfect as sortment yet shown. . 50c and 75c . Oualityls The Password Bargains Abound. OUT-DONE, NEVER v.- 0300CXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX)OOCXXXXXXXX)0 CXXXXOOCXXXXXXXXXXXX) . WMV . . . : : -