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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-12

giving tho rebel version OF the out
break of hostilitics. y Filipino dis
patch dated from Manila February /.
says:
"on Sunday force of Americans at
tackled simultaneously Calcoocan and
santa Mesa The American warshps
were off Malabon and Nlalate and
smaller gunboat was in the Pasig
river to protect the American flank.
For several days previously the
Americans had been endeavoring to
provoke hostilites ana peace was
maintained only by the rigorous order
of Aguinaldo. who was negotiating with
General otis for an honorable under
standing. The American attack was un-
expected. The ships destroyed all the
villages between the shore and the Pa
sig river. within an area between Ma
late. ParanaQue, san Pedro and Mooai.
"CrosainS the river, the Americans
advanced To san Juan del Monte, cap
turing the watcrWorks after a severe
ilSht. They then proceeded To Singalou.
establishing themselves on the river
dam. They tore UP mile of the rails
OF the Calcoocan Malolcs line and cut
the telegraph wires in order to stop
communication with At7ttirr7Tirt1.
fhe Philippine forces engaged only
numbered seven thousand including
one thousand Ygorotes. Acting upon
instructions from Malolos. the Filipinos
tinallyrctired in good order without any
loss of arms, artillery or ammunition.
TWO old krupps of an obsolete pattern
mounted on the fortress of san An
tonic. were captured. The lighting WAS
very stubborn and LASTED continually
from saturday 10 Tuesday.
General indignation has hecn occn-
stoned by the treachcry OF tile Amcri-
can surprise. The I'ilipinos believe that
the Yankee Administration is only ia
vored by minority OF Americans. and
only abstain from taking the offensive
in order TO show Their gratitude In The
American nation for helping them to
set rid OF Spanish rule. Hence they
VIII only fight when attacked and their
future action depends upon the decision
of the United states.
"ASuinaldo declares that the real enc
mics ol peace are the American officers
in the Philippine islands.
THE Filipino loss To date is / $50 kill
cd and wounded. including GOO Y@oru-
tes. who were barbarousiy moved down
even when the Americans saw they
We're only armed with bows and ar
rows. They fought with heroic c0llr-
age.
"'rhc American dead include Que col
oncl fprty-siX other officers l95 rank
and file, over 500 wounded and 500 pris-
oners.
General Otis proposed an exchange
of prisoners, and 20 this the El!pinos
agreed psrolipg-lhe prisoners
The Filipino forces south uc Manila
are concentrating at San Mntro. An
tipolo and Cainta. whence hoy will be-
siege Manila
"'rhe Americans arc now aXug the
limits Of their sphere OF occupatinh. It
Will extend all along Tie coast fron.
Paranaluc 10 Malahon. on the shore.
and from Caioocan Ia Mainbungd aud
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-12
AsvoNtsIlr;s POLITICAL. CIRCLES.

Political circles are greatly aston!sh-
ed at Prince Herbert B!smarck's pro-
nouncei support Of Baron Won Buelow
ana it is believed thar this appearance
Of the Prince in the lteichstag fore
shadows his rc-entrancc into the iield
of diplomacy. some express the 0pn-
ion that h4-Will be - = r. -
During his speech he spoke in !latter-
ing terms OF The Americans and OK
pressed the hope tina, The Washington
government would not make too dif-
hcult for Germany the maintenance Of
friendship between the two nations.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-12

on the far-strctching plains their ben
edlction Of rain. and these vast losses
will quickly be made up Westminster
Gazette.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-12
ANIMUNrr!oN CArruREp.

AMMUNITION CAPTURED.
"a schooner laden with ammunition
has been captured. but two others hay,
arrived safely and have DISCHARGED
their cargoes.
"Aguinaldo is on his way here. He
will recacture the lost positions, or
ganize Il guerilla warfare and COM
mencc Il general attack.
The governments and congress Of
Malolos are acting as usual and have
passed a. votc Of confidence in Asuin-
aldo
Washington. D. c.. Feb II. The Wan
Department to-day received the follow
ing dispatch from General Otis:
Manila. Feb. H. 1899.
MacArthurs division IS north of
Pasig river Yesterday his left wing.
OtiS brIBNdc. Made 4 paTTIIT WHCCT 90
right, resting left OF the brigade on
Caloocan, whence the Insurgents. who
where in considerable force. were
sharply driven. leaving good many
dead Troops in excellent. condition;
supplied With all ueccssaries Hosm-
tails. notwithstanding wounded, have
fewer patients than before engage
ments of the 4th and 9th Instant Yes
terday's engagement most successful
Ielief of old residents that AgulnSldc
win be unable To- gather in future any
considerable force"
TOTAL LIST OF CASUAI.TIES.
General Otis reported the names of
three killed and thrty-three wounded
m the engagement, making h. said. n
total OF Ut. This cVidCnJIy refers ID
The total list of casualties
Later he reported The names Of six
teen additional wounded and one killed.
NJ ILOlLO.
C.nnor.l O.;.. ,,,,,1, 80, - :,
situation at Iloilo and nothing has
come to the Navy Department from
hat point. though the pre sence of sew
crai naval vessels there would seem 20
he warrant for tho cNDCctatiOn of an
carly report of any important events
uch os the landing Of American troops.
AGUINALDO'S COMMTSSlO NEHS.
ii is noted here that the commission
crs from Aguinaldo 10 the insurgents
at Iloio. who were arrested last sun
day jus; rs they We're about to sail
from Manila. have not only been al
lowed II proceed on their journey. bur
have been conveyed on Cntcd States
'ssel along with ihc Tennessee troops
The conclusion drawn from THIS is tina.
ne commissioners. having seen for
themselves the weakness OF Aruin.
}iio's cause, are expected by Gencrai
ltis 90 Influence the inhabitants of the
land of panay to dcsist from any FUR
taer attemut ut insurrcction
SAFE AT FORT SAID.
The following report has como hy
bile 10 the War Department. from ON
board the transport Grant, ell route roi
Manila:
Port Said, Feb II, 1899.
| Corbin, Washngton:
Arrived noon. Voyage safe and pleas.
| ant. No serious illness; fourteen cases
! Of mumps, ten measles dcN clopeG since
Gibraltar. Sick doing well. Coal here
| leave Tonight. Inform quartcrmastei
general. Wire us news Suez.
| (SigneD LAWTON.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-12

the Fllipnos are friends of America.
but Will fight against military despot-
ism.
'Agoncillo. the Filipino delegate, will
ask for European intervention in the
interests of peace. In the meantime The
PHILIPPINES will fight
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-12

There is abroad a rumor that the
Norfolk ana Western railroad viii be
extended from Bristol to I<noXviile.
Srenn.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-12

Arrived noon. Voyage safe and pleas
ant. No serious illness; fourteen cases
Of mumps. ten measles dcNclopeG since
Gibraltar. Sick doing well. Coal here /:
leave tonight Inform quartcrmaster
general. Wire us news Suez.
(Signed LAYTON.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-10
FOOD ADULTERAuoN LAWS.

It is probable that the present I'M
wieldy and in some respects objection
able law relative to prevention OF adul-
teration of foods and medicines will be
amended at this session Of the Legisla-
ture, and certain correctives applied.
comprehensive and very severe in it's
penalties, but there appears to be weak
ness in providing for it's enforcement.
It is the opinion of health authorities
that it is needlessly cumbrous, and
that it is in several respects ambiguous
and involved.
However that may be, there is scarce
ly any office of legislation that calls for
more serious attention and careful en-
actment than that which imposes care
OF the public health. The adulteration
and corruption Of the food of the people
against which they cannot guard with
out suitable laws for the punishment Of
offenders and to deter the unscrupulous,
is a direct assault upon the State as a
social institution. 1t is the duty there
fore Of the State to so act as to repel
this assault at all points and to deter
those prone to make it. We have the
experience Of other countries and
States to guide us In this matter. None
have been wholly successful. but
many have achieved a measure of sue
cess that has proved eminently benefi-
cent.
The market interests Of the State are
deeply involved and concerned in the
matter of corruption and imitation Of
native food products. the assumption Of
which by other peoples it is to our in
terest to encourage. 1t is this concern
that has moved manufactures and pro-
Queer organizations thus early to APP
pear by their chosen representatives
and urge the adoption Of what are
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-10
BALLOT IMPROVEMENTS.

While We are in this State concerned
In reform of the ballot law so as to
more nearly secure expression of the
viii of the elector, and to make the
path smooth for his easy casting of
the ballot, they are stirred up on the
same subject in New York. In Cali
fornia chief difficulty is in inducing
the elector to vote on all propositions
and candidates on the ballot, and an
other is in securing speedy and cor
rect count.
In New York, according to a paper
in the North American Review" by
Judge Joseph f. Daily. the trouble is
that with the blanket ballot many
voters fail or are unable to express
their intention or will. First, they find
the instructions given to be confusing
and complicated, though to quick in
telligences they may be clear enough
Hence in New York it is observed that
a large percentage of voters forbear
to vote in the discriminating way they
desire.
wrong instructions, and, again their
votes are negatived because of the ig-
norance or willfulness of election Off
GERS. Miscounting and misleading of
the ballots are crying evils in New
York, says Judge DAILY. The same
is true in California, if we are to credit
the reports coming up from counties
where recounts are in progress, asfin
Santa Clara, for instance, where the
returns from not a single precinct in
the county are found faultless.
Judge DAILY points out that frequently
the light in the voting booth is INSULT
cient for proper examination of the
ballot. Then, too, the ballot is too
elaborate, and the directions to voters
ard too many and intricate. But we do
not think these objections will apply
to the California system In New York
they place the party nominees in par
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-10
AIDED BY MRS. PINKHAM.

Mrs. w. E. PAXTON. youngstown,
North Dakota, writes about her strug-
gle to regain health after the birth OF
her little girl:
DEAR Mrs. P1NKHAM:-It is with
pleasure that add my testimony to
your list, hoping that it may induce
others to avail themselves of your val
liable medicine.
" After the birth Of my little girl,
three years ago, my health was very
poor. / had leucorrhea badly, and
terrible bearing downj pain which
gradually grew worse, until l could do
no work. Also had headache nearly
all the time, and dizzy feelings. Men
situations were very profuse, appear
ing every two weeks.
took medicine from good doctor,
but it seemed to do no good. I was
becoming alarmed over my condition,
when I read your advertisement in
paper. I sent at once for bottle Of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and after taking two thirds OF
the bottle felt SO much better that ]
send for two more. After using three
bottles l felt as strong and well as any
one.
. / think it is the best medicine for
female weakness ever advertised, and
recommend it toevery lady meet sui.
fering from this trouble"
Maternity is wonderful experience
and many xuorneu approach II xubol1r
unprepared. Childbirth under right
conditions need not terrify women.
The advice of Mrs. Pinkham is freely
offered to all expectant mothers, and
her advice Is beyond question the most
valuable to be obtained. If Mrs. Pax
ton had written to Mrs. Pinkham be.
fore confinement she would have been
saved much suffering. Mrs. Pinkhami
address, is Lynn. Mass.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-10

are not in it. 1t is q conflict that is
being forced by the leaders who are
ambitious of power.
1t is unfortunate that the United
States was not better represented in
the Consulates at Singapore and Hong
kong. The imprudence Of Consula
Pratt and Wildman. as disclosed by
official reports made public yesterday.
gave a color of encouragement which
Is largely responsible for the trouble.
1t is striking illustration Of the need
OF trained men in the Consular service.
HE IS CORRECT.
Visalia Delta: Were our law-mak-
ers," says Governor Gage in his mes
sage to the Legislature, ito spend more
time in repeating than in enacting sur
plus statutes. the public interest would
be better subserved Already we have
too many State boards and commits
sions, with extensive lists of subortli-
nate employees drawing larger pay than
could be earned by them for similar
services within the lines Of private bus
mess, and this should be corrected" In
this the Governor is correct. Several
commissions could be abolished alto
gether and others could be consolidated
with advantage and economy For
most of these the appropriations are
entirely too large, and the work per-
formed not what should be expected
for the funds expended In most cases
the only visible results Of these are
these appropriations are stale and
wordy reports which give little infor-
nation of real value The whole mat
ter Of commissions could be rearranged
with profit, and it should be done at
once.
BE PATIENT AND JUST.
Monterey New Era: According to i'm
memorial custom the Legislature just
convened at Sacramento has been
charged with all manner Of iniquity
and wholesale corruption, in advance
of its meeting, by the press of San
Francisco and other parts Of the State.
While 1t is quite possible that these
papers may be able to keep themselves
busy exposing evil in high places, would
they not have done better to wait until
the actions of the legislators justified
the bad name that has been put upon
them?
EXPANSION NOT IMPERIALISM.
FRESNO Democrat: The opposition TO
territorial expansion, notably in New
England and other Eastern States, is
one of geography more than principle
1t is born either from a lack of knowl-
edge Of the benefits to be obtained, self
interest, hasty conclusion or narrow
mindedness. This anti-expansion idea
developed in New England, and there
it thrives. It was the statesmen OF
this coterie Of States, noted for lack
of enterprise, who antagonized with
what energy their selfishness permit
ted, the acquisition of Louisiana, the
Floridas and Texas; howled when war
was declared with Mexico, and yet per-
mitted England to corral territory on
the northern boundary Of the United
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-10
Weather Forecast.
Northern California-Rain Tuesday;
outherly winds.
A RED-LETTER DAY FOR SACRA-
MENTO.

Yesterday was a red-letter day for
nearly a generation this city has been
groaning beneath a great burden of
debt-a debt in excess of $4,000, 600
Indeed, interest and principal, this city
was debtor to something very near that
figure, if not over it; certainly over it,
if other factors of the involvement are
considered
Yesterday, after the debt had been
otherwise reduced through the purchase
of the Funded Debt Commission, the
proper court made an order canceling
81 100000 Of the evidences of Sacra-
mento's Indebtedness. This had really
been paid through the agency Of the
commission, but the record stood
against the city on the debit side of the
ledger, and served still as an Old Man
of the Sea.
But the great burden of the debt is
now wiped out. The remainder is very
small-so small that before the year
1899 closes its doors against time the
entire Indebtedness of the city, with
the exception of a few bonds Of 1903,
which has dated from SO early a day,
will be closed out, settled, wound up,
discharged, and Sacramento will be free
from a thralldom that has been chains
and slavery indeed, has retarded her
growth. repealed settlement, throttled
enterprise, prohibited investment, and
kept the municipality under the heel
of the creditor. We congratulate the
people on their deliverance. Now for
New Sacramento.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-10

Senior Sagasta mourns bitterly over
the cruelty of the American people. In
all history, he declares, there is no
parallel for the harsh exactions they
put upon the unhappy Spanish. Hold
fast there, Sagasta- Did you ever hear
Of the expulsion of the Moors from
Spain? Did you ever read about the
French prisoners taken by the Spanish
and put away upon barren island to
starve to death, and with nothing Of
clothing wherewith to hide their naked
ness? Did you ever hear Of the Inqui-
sition and Of its chief seat being in
Spain? Did you never, never learn OF
those miles Of dungeons beneath the
walls of Manila, and the unhappy Fill
pinos Spain used to confine there, pack
ing them like sardines in box, to
await the rise of the tide into the dis
NAL vaults to drown the wretched be-
ings? Did you never-but, there, Why
continue? Fact is, there has not been
in all history one other example of
such magnanimity as we have dis
played toward Spain in the settlement
of the peace terms.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-10
CLEANSE HAVANA.

The report of the late Colonel War
ing-than whom there was no better
authority-on the sanitary condition Of
the city of Havana presents about as
gloomy and hopeless a picture as one
we'll could fancy. 1t is set forth that
the place is fearful pest hole. During
the war between Spain and the Cubans
sanitary matters have been wholly
neglected.; the people have fallen into
familiarity with filth and unsanitary
conditions; contractors for cleaning the
city have swindled right and left; filth
pits exist in most houses near to or
beneath the kitchens; the streets are
saturated with filth; there is no decent
drainage, and no sewerage system wor-
thy the name.
Colonel Warnings advice was that this
Government, being now a self-appoint-
ed trustee, should go on and cleanse the
city and put it into something like q
fair condition, and that this should be
done at once, though it should cost
millions of dollars. The reason adj
vanced is that if this is not done the
new closer relation between Cuba and
the United States will expose our coasts
| to the most frightful ravaging by pesti-
| lential fever ever known in history,
and that the mortality will surely be
| appalling.
| On the bare grounds Of humanity,
Havana must be rescued from itself.
We interfered to stop an inhuman war
between the Spanish and Cubans. We
must continue that interference to pre-
vent the dread consequences which
Colonel Warning felt sure would flow
upon us, to say nothing Of what will
happen to the people Of Cuba, notwith-
standing that large body of them is
immune to yellow fever, though it is to
be added that there is a good deal of
error about immunity from that pest,
since it is known that many persons
have had it more than once or twice.
1t would seem that we are bound for
two reasons to take the steps recon-
mended: First, in self-protection; sec
OilQ, Jul VI uQiltdliity ~ Vic k~SfAN "
Cuba and mercy to our troops who must
garrison the island. Whatever the cost,
we can charge it against Cuban reve-
nues, with the best reason in the
world, since Cuba is to be the principal
beneficiary. But, aside from these rea-
sons, we ought to purify Havana out
Of regard to all mankind, and to re-
move once for all menace and an at
Fiction which Spanish neglect, Incidence
and official chicane have permitted for
centuries.
Perhaps nothing more emphasizes the
linefficiency of Spanish domination than
this example of Havana What are we
to think of a. civilized Government,
claiming to be refined, and boasting OF
its pride, permitting such conditions as
now obtain in Havana? If there had
been no oppression Of the Cuban. no
inhumanity to non-combatants by the
Spanish, the time would have come
when cleanly mankind must have inter-
fered to clean out pest hole that has
for centuries been a source Of terror to
all nations having to do with Cuban
commerce.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-10

People who run away with the idea
that we cannot control the Philippines
because the islands are not inviting to
our people for residence. and the cli-
mate is inimical to Anglo-Saxon colo
nization, should be informed that COL
onization is not necessary. The Dutch
have not colonized Java, nor have they
much occupied any other of their dis
tant possessions. Nevertheless they
control them There is no extraordi-
nary English population in India, COM
pared with the hundreds of millions Of
the dark-skinned races on that CONT
nent.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-10

The Car is in earnest with his gen.
eral peace scheme and is pushing his
international convention plan with
most commendable vigor His agents
are now in all lands working up the
proposition, and to this date have met
with remarkable success so far as Sc
curing acquiesence in the call for the
Congress is concerned But what that
convocation will agree upon is wholly
problematical. 1t will not be a far
away guess however, to forecast that
it will not agree to general disarma-
ment.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-10
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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-10
Weekly
Union

Is a l2-page family and business
newspaper issued every Friday
morning. Thus, for the very small
sum of 81 its subscribers receive no
less than ga pages of choice read
ing and news matter IN year.
This reduction has been made
that we may afford the people in
these times Of stringency the fullest
opportunity to have the Weekly
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-10
deemed necessary measures to the end

deemed necessary measures to the end
in view.
One of these suggests the erection Of a
State Bureau of Inspection. We are
not prepared to say that that is the
best method to pursue. The objection
to the erection Of new commissions is
general and strong, and II any are Gre
ated now the reason for them must be
irresistible The new Governor has al
ready announced his animosity to fur
Their commissions and bureaus, and
most legislators, have come up pledged
against them. Yet we apprehend that
If adulteration Of food products can be
stopped by no other method, the people
will forego their opposition to commits
sions to that extent, since the demand
is practically unanimous that the anti
adulteration laws should be stringent
and rigidly enforced.
But there must be extreme caution
exercised in the matter to prevent job
berry and the repose Of dangerous power
III hands which might use it for selfish
and ignoble purposes. Adulteration.
corruption, imitation and Justification OF
our food cannot be tolerated longer.
These things have gone on with COM
paratively little attention for many
years. Indeed, they have had their de-
tenders and apologists, but we have
passed that stage now. Sanitary science
has so far informed the public mind, the
laws and conditions of good health are
now so generally well understood, the
rights Of producers of food to be pro-
tected against frauds are so great ana
indisputable, and the ineficiency OIL
present laws against the evil is so I'M
dendable that the State cannot any lon
ger fail Of its duty in the premises. II
must strange the adulteration SYSTEM
since it is a system, and protect the
health of the people and the rights OF
our producers. That duty is overshad-
owing and neglect Of it will be little
short Of criminal.