Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-16

render, but their hostile action
brought Oh an engagement during the
evening. The insurgents fired the
native portion of the town, but there
was little loss of property belonging to
foreign inhabitants. There were no
casualties to United States troops"
THE LATEST.
Manila, Feb. 1.-THE insurgents at
Pateros surrendered Wednesday and
since Their have flown flag of truce,
indicating their submission. This af
ternoOn they opened fire on some de-
tached troops, the First California in
fantry replying, driving the rebels out
of town. They moved south and made
stand, continuing the fight until
dark, when the Americans we're rein
forced. Former Spanish gunboat,
Laquna Delay is now shelling the en-
emy's rear. The insurgents who evac
uated the town upon its surrender Sc
cretly gathered under flag of truce
with the object OF the attack which
was made this afternoon.
New York, Feb. 13.-This country
from one end to the other has in tho
past week passed through its worst
spell of weather. A blizzard with in
creasing volume and stiff north
wind has prevailed here all day with
snow falling heavily. 1t fell all last
night, to depth of about eight
| inches. The mails are way behind.
Ali traias are delayed and there is
scarcely any trucking on the streets.
| lo nd ii
what delayed, but are proceeding
tiers II above zero.
In the following cities it is reported
as follows: indianapolis, 16 below;
Memphis, 6 below; Knoxville and Gin
cinnati, 10 beloY; Boston, IA below;
Little Rock. 2 below; Chicago, 2above;
st. Paul, II below; Rapid City, S. D.,
20 above; Troy,2 above; Ncwburgh,
0; Amsterdam, II above; Schenectady
and Waterfowl, 0. During the past
twenty-four hours 81 inches of snow
fell in New York anG s inches in Nor
| folk.
| The ice is heavy and large foes in
the n orth and East rivers greatly OBJ
struct navigation. The fire boat Da-
vid A. Body was cut through and
sunk at the foot of Water street 10
East river. The tug boat Fannie B.
Skeer, of the Lehigh Valley railroad,
sank at piel in North river.
The Long Island railroad managed
to get in one train today several
hours late. They used five engines
and three snow plows. The wind blew
at the rate of sixty miles per hour at
Sandy Hook. The forecaster predicts
a gale later, also heavy snow.
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Lancaster, Feb. 13.-The country
hereaa5 is almost isolated. There
has been 10 train over the Pennsylea
mia road from the west since O'Clock
this morning. The newspaper train
from the east was three hours and g
half late. A double header Philadel
phia and Reading train was derailed
in a snow drift at Dillerv:lIe. The
of the Pennsylvania west fast express
is hung up in tunnel cut near Eliza
BEETHOVEN and the other section me-
the same fate near Columbia.
| IN THE SOUTH.
| Washington, Feb. 13.-There is ex
IRENE weather in the Gulf States anC
the zero line extends to Central Loui
siana, Southern Mississippi, Southern
Alabama and Central Georgia. A
New Orleans the thermometer regis
tiers 6 above, 8 lower than any previous
records. AT Vicksburg it is l below
| below at Montgomery; 6 below a
Atlanta and S above at Savannah.
TRAIN SERVICE ABANDONED.
Philadelphia, Feb. 13.-The Reading
railroad today at noon issued an Off
cial announcement of its entire aban
donment of all train service owing tt
the immense drifts of snow. The
Pennsylvania road is moving about
half OF its regular passenger and DC
freight and coal trains. Ali the rail
roads are at a staLdstill. The Della
ware and Break water vessels are five
idays la'e.