Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 6, Petersburg, Pike County, 16 June 1899 — Page 6

t Filipinos Escaped Capture by Their Artful Dodging in the Darkness. THE HARDEST WORK OF THE CAMPAI6N. fiM.Lk«rton'i Operations Successf ul So Far as $ld<Un£ the Province or Cavite of Armed Kebels—Tb« General’s Narrow K>cape —TlieGunboats Did Good and Effective Work. Manila, June 12.—The Filipino occupation of the province of Cavite has been broken and. as the result of the present movement, the Americans now control thfe important coast towps of Paranaque and Las Pinas, while a long line of insurgent trenches facing our «outh line has been cleared <■ ’ . Proved Good Dodgera.

The insurgents have again proved their facility as dodgers, between 3,000 and 4,000 warriors, who seemed destined to be captured, having disappeared, the majority sliding away un--der cover of the night, after fighting the Americans all day. Some others came .to meet our troops, with protestations of friendship. The Thirteenth infantry tost one tnan killed^iml six wounded; ihe Ninth infantry, one man killed and five wounded; the Fourteenth infantry three wounded and the First Colorado volunteer regiment 11 wounded. 'The Hardest Work of the Campaign. Yesterday’s work was the hardest •our army has seen. The battlefield stretched out jcross the entire isthmus from Laguna de Bay to the harbor. While the troops were advancing,, the army gunboat N a pi dan, in the river nearTaguig, shelled the enemy, kill- * The Gunboats Helped. The Monitor Monadnock and the gunboat shelled Paranaqae aud Las Pinas' all day with the full power of their batteries. The rebel sharpshooters kept hiding until the American lines had passed and then attempted to pot stragglers from theltrees. Thanks to their poor marksmanship, this was without re«ult. •, A Difficult Advance. ’ The whole country proved a succession cf small hills, with boggy ground between and high, thick grass, and bushes in the hollows, which greatly ■added to the dillieulty of the advance, but gave shelter that saved many from the enemy’s bullets. Our men threw away their blankets, coats and even haversacks, stripping to the waist and trusting to look for food. Water could not be obtained, and there was much discomfort after the canteens were .emptied. •Farced the Insiurgcnt Trendies. At the outset the Colorados, the Ninth infantry and the Twenty-first infantry forced the line of insurgent trenches, wheeled to the left and drove the enemy toward the lake. During this maneuver the Filipinos, in concealed trenches on the right, opened an filading fire, but. the brigade, partly owing to the high grass, had mat few hit. The Ninth infantry crept * round to the right, flanking the trenches, driving out the Filipinos and killing many of them. * The Colorado regiment advanced to the lake. Two companies encountered trenches on the top of a knoll, where ■the Filipinos stood waist high above a ■trench, pouring a volley upon the ad•vancing Americans. The Colorado troops charged and drove them out. Xiieut.-Col. Moss being wounded in the Arm as he jumped into the trench. * In the meantime Gen. Wheaton's -column advanced one and a half miles toward Paranaque, where the Americans found a strong trench on a ridge, out of which they drove the Filipinos by hard fighting.

Only Advance Quickly Repulsed* The enemy tried to flank the dismounted troops of the Fourth cavalry, Accompanying Maj.,-Gen. Lawton, and at the same time they made their only advance, throwing a skirmish line to flank the Fourteenth infantry. But they were easily repulsed, the American artillery coming to the crest of the hill and shelling them. <«en. Lawton Has u Narrow Escape. About three o’clock in the afternoon, •Gen. Wheaton’s brigade, headed, by Gen. Lawto^k-j*dio, his white clothing and he^uet, on a big, black horse, was a shimjbg mark for the enemy's sharpshooter^, circled to the south of Las Pinas, encountering a large force *<of Filipinos in the shelter of the trees. Gen. Lawton had a narrow escape. In the first volley of the enen^v the -horses of three of his staff officers were shot from under them. The Colorado regiment bore the brunt of this attack, and dispersed the Filipinos. Hardly had they finished off that lot "when a large force appeared in the rear, which the Ninth infantry and a party of the Colorado regiment, drove mway. By this time, nearly the whole •division was around Las Pinas. The Americans chmped for the night south of the town, a*fd in a heavj* vain. La* Pinas Captured. At six o'clock yesterday morning Gen, Wheaton advanced upon Las Tinas, with a troop of cavalry, the Twenty-first infantry, the Colorado regiment,, part of the Ninth infantry and two mountain guns, crossing two ati'eams and entering the town without firing a shot. He then advanced upon Paranaque. ? J The women and children, and for that matter, many men remained in •the town. No houses were destroyed, though many were torn by the shells

from the war ships. Everywhere tha Americans found white flags flying. So far as yet can be ascertained the Filipino loss is about 50 killed, about 350 wounded and 20 taken prisoners. The whole country is net-worked with trenches, and the enemy scurried from shelter to shelter. Wonderful Changes Wrought. Long trains of commissary wagon* are carrying provisions to the United j States troops along the road which i only Saturday was the stronghold of ' the enemy, and the natives who were j Saturday probably carrying gum? are ' to-day dotting their hats and govcling j before the Americans with effusive J greetings of. welcome. The Colorado regiment returned to ; barracks in Manila last night. As the ragged and dusty men marched past the Luneta, the fashionable gathering place for Manilans, they were heartily cheered. OTIS* REPORT OK THE BATTLE, The Movement a Great Success With Heavy Louucu to the InuarKeuta —Behind Women and Children. Washington, June 11.-—The war de- ! partment yesterday received a report ; from Maj.-Gen. Otis of the military j movements to the south of Manila for j the purpose of clearing out the vebela in that section. It shows that the movement was a great success, and ! that the enemy’s loss was considers- ! bly greater than stated in the press j dispatches. Gen. Otis’ cablegram is as follows: ' I Manila, June 11.

Terrific heat yesterday did not per- ' mit troops to reach position at hours ; designated; enabled majority of in- j surgents to escape in scattered organizations soyth and westward, which ! they effected during the evening and I night. Movement great success, how- i ever; enemy disorganized and routed, suffering heavy loss. Troops resting to-day at Las Pinas and Paranaque. Navy did excellent execution along shore of bay; but many insurgent detachments retired in that direction, protected by presence of women and ' children whom they drove along with ! them. Our loss, four killed and some j 30 wounded. Report of casualties later. Conservative estimate of enemy’s loss about 400. ; OTIS. AGOXC1UO AGAIN. He Declares There Are No Differences Between Atnilimldo and j Gen. Luna and Subalterns. New York, June 11.—A dispatch to the World from Paris gives the following signed statement from Aguneillo: “The report that there are differ- ! cnees of opinion between _President Aguinaldo, Gen. Luna and other subalterns is entirely false. It is more false that they refuse to have any dealing with the United States. Aguinaldo, the supreme chief, is obeyed by all. The only obstacle in the way of an amicable arrangement with the Americans is the unyielding spirit of Gen. Otis and hrSffinsmrer. President .McKinley, who refuses to fulfill the solemn promise given by the American representative to the Filipino people of independence as soon as triumph shoulld be gained over the Spanish forces—a noble act, which our eountry received with gratitude and joy. It is utterly false that the Filipino* bate the Roman Catholics, or that they ! have laid plots against their religious interests. If it becomes independent, ! the Philippine government will proclaim liberty for all religions. “All the reports referred to are but pretexts intended to deceive the American people, and invented by the imperialists, who make a business of polities, which they put above the true interests of America and the Philippines. y LOSSES IN PHILIPPINES. Oar Total Casualties During March Was 596—Since the Outbreak, lucludlnar March, 1,029. Washington, June II.—Among the reports submitted by Gen. Otis concerning the operations of the army in Manila, is.pne from Col. Henry Pippineott, chief surgeon of the army, for the month of March. Col. Lippineott says: “The long list of engagements between our troops and Filipinos continuing through the month resulted in the following casualties to our command: Killed—Officers, 6; enlisted men, 71, Died from wounds—Officers, 2; enlisted men, 14. _ Wounded—Officers, is"; enlisted men, 4S5. Total casualties for the month, .196. Total casualties since outbreak, 1,* 029.

THE TRANSVAAL CRISIS. Situation There ia Deaeribed to b« Most Serious—The British Got. ernment in a Tight Place. London, June 11.—It is not improbable that the crisis in the Transvaal will be hastened by some untoward incident at Johannesburg. 7. B. Robinson, the South African millionaire and mine owner, has received a telegram from his agent at Johannesburg, saying the situation there is most serious. The agent added that a massmeeting of Uitlanders will be held, in order to confirin and support the proposals of the British high commissioner, Sir Alfred Milner. As open air meetings are not allowed without permission, it is not improbanle, if the necessary permission is not obtained, that the police will endeavor to stop the meeting. The consensus of opiuion among Uitlanders and South African capitalist in London, is that the British government is in a tight fix; that it can not retreat from its position, and that : if President Kruger does not recede, war is inevitable.

ON A DESPERATE ENTERPRISE. Am I«TlaelUe Poise Colas to Fleu Oot the “Hole—in-«be-Wall"’ ' Rendeiroui. Casper, Wyo., June 12.—The “Holle j in the Wall,” for years a refuge for j outlaws, promises to lie cleaned of Itts desperate inhabitants. The daring: robber band which looted the Union Pacific express at Kook Creek recently j alul escaped to the fastness of their ' dens in the “Hole in the Wall,” in spite j of the fact that they were closely pur- , sued over plain and mountain, are to ! be systematically hunted to their ! death. To this purpose the several j railroad managers with interests in ! this state are organizing posses, and the outlaws will be given no rest, it it expected 200 men will be engaged in the big man hunt. Head Money Offered. The state, express and railroad com- ] panies have offered an aggregate oi : $3,000 each, for the heads of the mem- j bers of the band. In addition to this head" money, in the event jot success, ; men who, are arranging for this chase | will be armed and fed by the corpora- j tions and big cattle companies of this , section during the time they are eu- ' gaged. A Typical Band of Rough Rider*. Thus they are enabled to. enlist a typical band of rough riders, and every man of them a dead shot. Many j of them are cowboys, others are old frontiersmen who have fought Indians in the same territory over which they will now pursue the bandits, and still others are The trained detectives of the big corporations. To be Sworn In aa Deputies. The various bands of man hunter* will be accompanied by Indian trailers, bloodhounds and j>uek trains. The men are all to be sworn in as deputy j sheriffs, and will be in charge of the • officers of the several counties in north- j western Wyoming. , ! Gateway* to the “Hole in the Wall.” ’

There are paths over the granite wall ' for men, but not for beasts. Leading ; in from Montana there are two ot . three obscure routes that eventually emiblfe one to reach the rendezvous oi j the outlaws, but they are known tc i but few trailers and Indian fighters. The man hunters in this case, how- ! ever, who have been hired for an in- ' definite perior, will avail of the known i trails, and tire end of the outlaw reign in the “Hole-in-the-Wa.ll” country is ! believed to be near. A .Whole Kent of Criminal*. The six road agents who looted the L iiion Pacific express box will not ! oppose, this army of allies alone. £t It is estimated that at least 50 men on whose heads there are pyices set and who are wanted in many states are tc be found hiding there. Some of them , are following the peaceful pursuits oi farmers and ranchers, and only seek to hide their identify. Many of these are convicted criminals and some of them are under the sentence of the ; death. It is commonly stated that Bob Taylor, the condemned Missouri murderer, is living there, herding cat- j tie for another murderer—George Balke—who killed his wife at Cheyenne. MURDER TRIAL IN KENTUCKY. The Court* Environed by Troop* Does Xot Prevent the Kiiliun of the Prisoner at the Bar. Barboursville, Ky., June 12.—Since the change of venue was granted at Manchester, Clay county,Saturday, for the Baker murder trials to be held here in the Knox county courts, this ; city has been in a state of excitement. It will be impossible in this place, ! which has a population of about 3,000 , inhabitants,with good officers,for such i a tragedy to occur, as at the village of i Manchester Saturday under the shad- j ow of the court when Tom Baker, the, ! principal defendant was shot dead while a prisoner of the court. As Tom Baker had killed William ! White, of Clay county, and as +ho j crowd saw the rifle fired from a window in the sheriff's ottiee at the time 1 Baker fell dead into the arms of his * wife, it is thought there may be an- j other trial soon for a change of venue to this place. When Jesse Barrett turned state's J evidence last Friday, Jim and Dee i Baker and Charles Wobten were re- j leased as well as Barrett, the confes- i siou showing that these parties were : not implicated.

Then new indictments were returned i against Tom Baker and his son, Jim, j and Wiley Baker, a brother to Tom,for i killing Wilson Howard and Burch j Storr and shooting Bat Howard with intent to kill. The four defendants J were released by Barrett's confession, ! and now the fifth by assassination, J leaving only Wiley and Jim Baker tc 1 be transferred to the jail here until additional arrests have been made at Manchester, a point 26 miles away from a railway, telegraph or telephone station. Col. Williams, who had his battalion and Gatling gun at Manchester the past week and has done effective work not only in quelling the mob Saturday night and in bringing refugees into court, but also in holding back the fighting feudists all week, was expected here yesterday with Wiley and Jim Baker guarded by the militia, gut they have not yet arrived. Virulent Yelow Fever In Mexico. Vera Cruz, Mex., June 32.—Yellow fever continues to create a panic, as it is unusually virulent this year. The mortality last week was more than 60 per cent. The fever has gone up the line of the railway to Sordaba, where there have been several cases and some deaths. Died of Intestinal Gangrene. Washington, June 12.—Gen. Brooke commanding at Havana, has informed the war department of the death, on Jnne 9, of Private Cooney, Co. A, Fifth Infantry, of intestinal gangrene.

A RESULT OF DINGLEYISH Tariff Trembly* That Have Bern El* scattered Between the United State* and Canada. ' Washington dispatches are very se« me on Canada just now because the Canadian government has imposed some pretty harsh regulations on Americans who have been dabbling in bus!' fiess on the other side of the line. There is also wrath in Washington because Canada stands in the way of thesettlemeat of the boundary dispute between Alaska and British territory. Washington is full of threats of retaliation against the Canadians for their insolence in trying to interfere with the business plans of our lumber kings, It is said that: “The treasury department win take a prominent part in the dispute between Canada and the United States, and with in a;short time a commercial war will b<;? waging between the two. Canada bait prohibited the exportation of logs fron the province of Ontario. Its object Is to force American sawmills this side the line alone the border to relocate in Canada near the source of supply of forest products. To meet this Secretary Gage, at the instance of the state department. is preparing a retaliatory measure, to force the Canadians to terms. It will begin with the Issuance of an order prohibiting the Importation of Canadian. logs Into the United States, .and may be extended until Canada and this country are Involved in retaliatory commercial war affecting all products. "The attitude of Canada was considered at a meeting of the cabinet, and this stand of the state department was approved. It is the opinion of cabinet members that Canada will have to be brought to terms before there can be any further efforts to peaceably settle the mooted questions, and that retaliation is the quickest method." It is quite probable that the shortsighted policy of retaliation will be adopted. The blind believers in the efficacy of the .tariff to do all things are in the saddle at Washington. They

HANNA’S DECLARATIONS Republican* Are Gctliac Ready tu Draw In Their Lines on the Trust Question. Senator Hanna, having- conciliated opposition in his own party in his own state, not this time “with an ax,” but with the making of some 1,400 promises to give opponents that many federal Jobs recently released from civil service rules by McKinley, now comes forward with the announcement that the matter of trusts is by no means apolitical question. With a fine grasp of the situation Hanna serves notice oh all those who oppose tjhe trusts, and especially on all democrats, that this matter “cannot be made a party issue.” ^ With splendid hypocrisy, Mark Hanna says that the next republican national convention will meet this question fearlessly and intelligently, “without the hysteria of prejudice and populism, but with due regard to the actual effects of these combinations upon labor and competition. That platform wiir not declare for confiscation or repudiation. ^ It will carefully differentiate between the combinations that reduce the price of commodities to the consumers and those that seek to limit production, thus increasing prices and diminishing the opportunities for labor.” No doubt Hanna is correct. The republican national ‘convention will meet the trust question just as “fearlessly” nnki just as “intelligently” as the St. Louis republican convention met the question of bimetallism and of v civil service. ' And after it has thus “fearlessly and intelligently” met the trust question, if it secures votes enough to put it in power, the republican party will “fear

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believe that the tariff can be made a club to beat rivals. They do not recognize the fact that the present trouble is the result of the club rebounding' on their own heads. The Canadian hostility is the result of our mistaken polk y of Dingleyism. \Ye were going to club Canada. But the people across the line discovered a way to make the club react, and they are doing it. We put a duty on Canadian lumber to ‘“protect” American lumbering interests. Canada puts an export duty on logs and says: “If you want our lumber you must saw it on this side.” According to the Washington policy this would be high statesmanship on the part of Canada. But Washington is going to “retaliate” on Canada for “protecting” her own industries. But as sure as we do it the club will react again on our own heads. We will be merely going deeper into the mire than we now are. The pernicious Dingley/tari|f is at the bottom of the difficulty between the United States and Canada. If we meet Canada on the basis ou fair reciprocity instead of ofi the basis of retaliation by a stronger nation upon a weaker one. there would be no delay in settling the difference between the two countries. To what pernicious lengths the tarilf evil can penetrate is aptly illustrated by the present situation between this country and our northern neighbor.—Utica Observer.

OPINIONS AND POINTERS. -“Civil service reform,” remarks the Watertown Standard, “seems to go steady by jerks.” That last jerk which McKinley gave it nearly*broke its neck. —Albany Argus. —^President McKinley has made a grave blunder in his latest executive order, and has disheartened the friends of good government by taking the backward step he pledged himself,'his party and the country not to take.—Philadelphia Ledger. -Some of the republican editors are laboring hard with coats off and electric fans going, to prove that the president’s recent order is really another advance step in civil service reform, but the republican spoilsmen are getting upon their chairs and howling with delight.—Louisville Courier-Jour-nal. -The condition of politics in Ohio Sa strikingly illustrated in the announcement of the results of the CoInmbus convention. The public is informed that “G. JL Nash, the favorite of Senator Hanna, was nominated for governor,” and “I. A. Caldwell, the favorite of George B. Cox, was nominated for lieutenant governor.” Nothings is said in the entire report as to the desire df the people.—Kansas City Star.

lessly anti intelligently” break every sacred promise made concerning trusts. r" It is astonishing how this sort of hypocritical cant manages to fool the people. It won victory for the republican party in 1S96 and the same tactics are to be followed in 1909. How voters can believe for one moment the men who lied to them three years ago, who have broken every promise made them whenever political expediency seemed to demand such perfidy, is a question which must remain a puzzle. That the republicans are preparing to hedge on the trust question is evident from Hanna’s declarations. Will the people allow this arch trickster to fool them again and yet again? It is to be hoped that they wifi not, but hope sethn^ almost vain in the light of past experiences.—Chicago Democrat.

The Philippine Outlook. President McKinley i$ facing a very serious difficulty in the definitely acknowledged necessity for the -nding of additional troops to the Philippines and the confessed likelihood that the war in these islands is to be protracted far beyond the time limit set by even the *most apprehensive, persons at its beginning. It now seems extremely probable that before the war is ended there will be a call for volunteers to supplement the full strength of the regular commands available for use in I the Philippines campaign. There is no | question as to the promptness with which such a call would meet with a satisfactory response. The national pride of the people of the United States will make this response certain. But it will not silence adverse criticism of bungling methods responsible for the war. "With the rainy season in the tropics now intervening to check the movements of the American army, it is virtually certain that the war will be prolonged into the presidential campaign opening next spring, and that its conduct and the causes leading to such a situation will figure very largely in that campaign. This prospect must be anything but satisfactory to the administration.—St. Louis Eep iblic. -To placate the spoilsmen President McKinley has violated the pledges of the platform upon which he was elected in 1896.' He may gain the support of some who are spoils hungry, and for a time may close the mouths Of Gen. Grosvenor and the other spoilsmen of his party who are bitterly opposed to the merit system. To placate this element, however, the president should beware lest he offend grievously those who regard the spoils system as one of the greatest evils of our political institutions.—Baltimore Sun.

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