Evening Star Newspaper, April 12, 1900, Page 8

8 THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, Drunkards Easily Cured. Mrs. Howard Tarleton Wants Every Lady Reader of this Paper to Know How She Saved Her Son. AND TASTELESS REMEDY QUICKLY CURING HIM HIS KNOWLEDGE. (SEO AN ODORLES IN HIS FOOD. WITHOUT OF THIS REMEDY WILL BE HOW HOW EASY It DRUNKARDS. TRIAL. MAL Is TO CURE Every woman in this broad land is given an in- spiration in the words of Mrs. Howard Tarleton, whose addrese is Box 46, Lebanon. Ohio, that must result in the greatest temperance crusade ever sturted. She cured ter son of drunkenness after he had become a sot, a common loafer and now he Ig m reformed. upright citizen, rejoicing with his mother in the wonderful reanit and the marvelowa remedy that brought about thie grand change in bis ife . “Yes, 1 cured my son of drunkenness,” Mrs. Tarleton when Interviewed abont it. though [am his mother and proud of him, I must he was a wayward man for a good many He was what the newspapers call a bam, yours, HOWARD TARLETON or a saloon loafer. drani: all the time, and yet he was goed to me. I managed to scrape along, but it was a dreadful struggle and never a night did I sleep until I saw him safely in bed. He rarely came home till nesr daylight and how he ever ont know. What cured alled (olden Specifle. a powder + food or anything Hquid. T saw an article in bout th medy and It seemed to be just the thing. 1 thought of it day and night for quite awhile and inded to try It, come what might it “Mother, 1 He put his arm jy. and with tears forgive him MES. to be aixed with cul I gave ved ng. kissed me passionat eke begged me to bad caused me. And he did had de s work, and if there from heaven it was Golden Specific.” This remedy is the discovery of Dr. J. W. Haines, 2008 Glenn Bldg., Cinctnnatt, Ohio, and he sends to every woman who writes bim, « free, tril package of Gold sbe can try It for husband, son or brother, and thus save him from a Ife that must eventually Do not fail to write at apl2&26-2t prove his complete roin. for this free trial p EF Rubber F on all W ls furnished and put en's Shoes, 25e. . New Patent Leathers. a a £f ~ wn = On Kid Skin F the large stock of these SUPERIOR SHOES —put on sale a short time ago—only 105 pairs remain—comprising 34 pairs button, 32 pairs lace and 39 pairs OXFORDS. . ©7Can’t get any more before Easter. Ms 6 Foor roase | FT Fl } 2 2 i i 2 Pa rere Treen ° Cor. 13th and F. Old Frames Regilded. ures Packed and Shipped With Car eeent Moldings. storable e & Beale, TH ST. AND i224 TTH ST. TURKISH BATH, 1329 G Street N. W. SEPARATE BATHS FOR LADIES. Many persons have an idea that the baths are weakening. whereas their effect 1s the reverse, a3 prices. ginss by removing the wast they stimulate the formation of new tins ereby stren; bedy. This fact is contirmed by t the bath attendants, who spend. m io the bath, they belug bappy, lived. You will most heartily indorse the above after ure dally by and long a» triat Ladies—@ a.m. to 6 p.m.: Fridays till 8 p. Gents—7 a.m. till 12 at night. 12” Suits. TO ORDER. All we ask is for you to see the 1 ‘They'll convince yen of their hiness. If we told you better for $20 you'd think rated. But see the goods 3 and judge for rourself. M.P.Fitzsimmons,910 F. aplt 2d NORE Se. Boa Roofing Papers, Building Papers, Roofing Piteh, Paving Pitches, Coal (or Gas) Tar, Otls of Coal Tar, Asphalt, Japan Black Varnish, Creosote | >" JAt 15c. yy Disinfectant, Oil, Germcite, JPEr gal, Slag for Rooting, Nails, Tin Caps, ete. E. B. Warren & Co., MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS, 27th and H sts. uw. "Phone 2256. pI2- Duet - VEHICLES. HARNESS. Be sure and sce our Sne display of Vehicles and Harness. Largest of stock, lowest of prices. Jas. K. Probey, 1230 32d St. N. W. Dpcn 7:30 to 6:80; every Thursday ergaing net CAMPAIGN IN LUZON Officer of the 47th Regiment Writes of His Experience. TROOPS FOLLOWING A WILY FOE Rebels Keep Our Troops Con- stantly on the Alert. THEY TAKE TO AMBUSH The following letter was written by an officer of the 47th Regiment, Volunteer In- fantry, now in the Philippines, to a friend in this city: “LEGASPI, P. I., February 10, 1900. “We have been at this place for a week and have had some lively times and a few anxious moments since our arrival. The 47th Regiment has done well, however, and now we are resting and getting ready for another ‘hike’ inland. Aguinaldo is said to be somewhere in the southern part of the island, and we hope to be present at the final round-up and assist in bringing him in. “I think you will be interested in the pro- ceedings of the past week and therefore will give them to you in some detail at the risk of growing tiresome. We had, as I have already written you, been pretty thor- oughly split up; headquarters, band and the 3d Battalion were at Sorsogon, two com- panies of the Ist Battalion (A and D), with Major Wise, were at Donsol; Company B was at Bulan and Company C on the Island of Catanduanes. Sorsogen is on the bay of the same name, whjch opens into the China sea, the town being at the head of the bay and about ten miles from the sea; the other two towns are on the coast, while the Island of Catanduanes is some distance up the east coast, lying in the Pacific, and about latitude twelve degrees north. The entire 2d Battalion, under Major Shipton, had been sent here and the insiructions given to each commanding officer were to open the ports to trade. Expected Some Resistance. “It was expected that there might be some resistance at Sorsogon, but none was an- ticipated anywhere else, and the landing was made at that point first, the Nashville, Helena and one of the gunboats captured from the Spanish being present to assist if necessary. When the landing had been made the Nashville took the Donsol party and the Helena the Bulan outfit, and saw them established, ull in comparative quiet few shots being fired and no casualtie: The Nashville then convoyed the Legaspi expedition and the Cstanduanes company to their destination on the Pacific coast, the latter meeting with practically no resist- ance, but the former ing up a hornet's The Filipinos had a line of trenches jong the beach and in the town that en- ded the landing place, and had a battery smalk guns posted on two hil r the beach. They are reported to have had 3,000 men in their works, and, judging by the e tent of the defenses, all of which were do- ing business at the same time, this number cannot be far out of the way. Shipton saw that It would be useless to try to land at the landing place, ard therefore carried his people in small boats and under a hot fire some three-quarters of a mile up the coa and got ashore through the surf in a posi- tion where he could partially flank one of the trenches. The Nashville kept up a steady fire with her small guns and drove the Filipinos out of the batteries at the other end of the town, setting fire in the meanwhile to a large warehouse which the Filipinos were using as a shelter. Shipton ame up the beach with great gallantry and drove the Tagals out of their works and through the town, having several hot corners to go up against. Filipinos Lost Fifty-Two. “When things quieted down he found that his men had killed fifty-two Filipinos—this, at least, being the number of bodies found —and had ten prisoners. The loss on our side was two killed and seven wounded, one of the wounded being Capt. Jno. J.Brad- ley, assistant quartermaster of the trans- port Hancock, which steamer had brought us from Manila to Sorsogon. Bradley had come here as a volunteer aid on Gen. Kobbe'’s staff and had taken part with Shipton in the advance up the beach and had shown marked courage. His wound fortunately fs slight, being on the back of the right hand, and reported as likely to soon heal without permanent disability. The Nashville got away that day, and Shipton set to work to get his stores on shore and to open the road to Albay, a mie north, and to Daraga, two miles north of Albay. These three towns had formerly a combined population of 37,000, Legaspi be- ing the port and Albay the capital of the province of the same name. Albay and Daraga were both well-built towns, nicely laid out, Daraga being an exceptionally fine place. Both these towns were occupied with but siight resistance, Companies F and H going into Daraga and Company G to all three quartered in the ese being the largest and gs in the towns. priests are leaders of the tnsur- . and the resources of the church: sed to aid Aguinaldo, hence nobor any compunctions about taking these and holding them as fortified works. ve found them of great service, both from bad weather protect nightly by the Tagals. Priests Strip the Churches. All of the churc contents by the pri and when we ge into them we always find them at 1 bare. But to go back to my story, Com- pany E was left at Legaspi, where it was necessary to guard the beach at both ends and to keep outposts on each of the three roads leading to the town. What with the guard over the prisoners and the patrol this company has especially hard work to do, but it stuck to It for nine days, having fights every night and being gradually worn out. This was the condition of things on February 1, when a tramp steamer wad- dled into port looking for trade. Major Shipton had made three attempts to reach headquarters at Sorsogon by courier; two of these failed and only one got through. “Unfortunately the one to reach us was the least important of the three, and our colonel did not attach much importance to the situation, as the news brought by the courier was Simply to the effect that Ship- ton was all right and could hold the posi- ton indefinite When the tramp steamer came in, however, matters were gradually coming to a head, and Shipton determined to close the incident. He therefore took possession of the steamer, put a corporal and four men on board and sent her to where the guard went ashore and, ponies, rode the five miles across 1 to Sorsogon. This is the only to reach that place from here, us the rvening country is so mountainous that n the natives do not attempt to cross nd, although the distance is but four- s. The corporal reached head- quarters at 9 p.m., February 1, and his news was startling. Luckily the port of Sorsogon had been open for a suffictent length of time to start business, and there were several steamers of fairly good size lying In the harbor at the time. Colonel Howe took hold at once, and putting Com- panies I and L on board one of the largest steamers we left Sorsogon at daylight Feb- ruary 2 and arrived here at dawn the next day, leaving the band and Companies K and M at Sorsogon. Men Were Worn Out. “We arrived at just about the right time. Everybody was worn out and the harassing tactics of the Tagais were beginning to tell. Not a man‘of the garrison had been off duty for four days, and all had been compelled to catch what little sleep they could between ‘scraps.’ The night before our arrival Captain Betts of E Company, with the patrol, was visiting one of the out- posts, when he was attacked by a swarm of bolo men, whose advance was covered by riflemen. The natives were at least 500 strong, while Betts’ entire force num- bered twenty-eight. The se:itinel was cut to pieces before he knew what had hap- pened and Betts was entirely surrounded. He was the right kind, however, and kept his head. Calling to the men to fall back, he volleyed into the yelling crowd on one side, and before they recovered from the —< So ae his men and vol- leyed to the rear. He ki up thts wot until the Filipinos had ‘coough and aoe | 19c. to 35c. mattings, 1334c. A remnant accumulation of extra fine qu: Seamless China and Japanese Cotton Warp tings, tuds of our best-selling lines. All new spring patterns. Regular 19c. to 35c. qualities, for 13%c. yard tomorrow. 15c.. yd. A remnant ings—in the Sold regularly at row for 15c. yard Instead. Bla Dotted Fish Net Vell- , for Easter wear. 4gard—bat offered tomor- 1900—16 PAGES. OLDENBERG’ 922-24=26=28 7th St. Running through to 704-6 K Street. “THE DEPENDABLE STORE.” Gloves. Ladies’ Kid Gloves, 2 clasps, iG) ia black and ister shades of white, gray, tan, mode, red, lemon, &e.—in ail sizes from 5% to 8's. Guaranteed per- fect qnalities—and offered for Friday at Ladies’ All-sitk Taffeta Gloves, with black ind white ett: hing “all tees.” Rega lar %e. qualities—for. aoa Cc. Misses’ regnlar 79c. Kid Gloves, in tan, red, brown und white—2-clasp style—all sizes in the lot—but net every size In ene culo Speclal Briday fa : 5c. Linens, 4 dozen Extra Large Honeycomb Towels; full bleached; sold for 12\c.; these are slightly soiled. Hence the price... 734c. Small lot of Pure Linen Napkins; breakfast f gize; half bleached. “Formerly sold Eq) for 8c. dozen. Remnant price...-.. IC. Pure Linen Huck Tea Towels; hemmed ready ° for use, with neat red borders. Sold 6! for We: each, To go—remnant price OAC, 144, 2, 2% and 3-yard lengths of Cream Ger- man Table Damask: 54 Inches wide; good wear- z such as sells from the 2ic | 3 The busiest week of selling gin marked at profitless prices—to ak _ quantities of the most dependable merchandise sold down to remnant proportions. portunity to secure Easter dress needs at much below regular cost. Ribbons. Remnants of All - silk Double-faced Satin and Tat- js All-silk Satin and Gros Grain: Ribbons, from eta Ribbons. from 2% to 3% {nches wide, and in a desir- 2 to 3 inches wide—not a complete lne of col- ors, Vor that on, instead of 10c. able assortment of des. and 1244c. yd. we offer choice for cur dlAc, Silks at: quick=- selling. prices. sh Silks, which eee Per 5c. pdnbleces of Black Brvcaded Taffeta Silks, 24 inches wide—sirictly all-silk. Sold at 6¥e. yard—marked tomorrow ate. .s.e 39c, acliemuants of fine quality W: at 3. a 5 pieces of Changeable ‘Taffeta Silk, extra heavy quality—21 Inches wide—which 55 5 iC. sold at 75e. ‘a yurd—gu Friday at... A remnant all pure silk, 2. and black andy tes sold at for only.. i Printed Foulards, strictly ‘hes wide—In blue and white ite colorings—quali- ee. Gve.—offered Handkerchiefs. Fully 500 dozen Ladies’ Handkerchiefs, all ¥ iinen,” others Ince and embrofders. trimmed, and. some Japonette with silk initials. Also 3 Plain White Hemstfi and Fancy Se red Boner Haudke c. jar Me. and : day for 3 A3K«c. 3 pieces of 46-inch Biyek Brocaded Silk Gren- adines, giuranteed tgon frame grounds—in new spring designs, Sold at $1— 59c. Big values in Boys’ clothing. An odd lot Roys’ Pants, sizes 3 to 14 years—well made of good strong and durable materials—go on sale tomorrow — DESC for... If Caps, in plain 1214. of Boys’ Vestie Suits, in all-wool plain blue cheviots and fancy her- ret STO8 3 dozen Boys’ blue and fancy sold at . for AlL-wool G mixture: seen seeeg oad 1 Youths’ All-wool Cheviot and Cassimere Long Pants—sizes 14 to 19 years and 28 to 34 waist measure—which are worth ‘0 $1 O8 ay for. with pure linen som and gcod muslin bodies, felled seams, thered yoke and patent cushi i heckband—go Friday for... ' 39¢. Black Goods. A lot of remnants of Staple Black Goods, in- cluding wool cashmeres and serges, fancy fig- ured Jacquards. ohairs, 44 inches wide, in the most de- sirable lengths sold 1D, to Sue. yard; F ' White D Shirts, Ta ae a ee a a Another lot ing much finer qualities All. wool Henriettas, Cashmeres, French Imperial Serges and Ch <—atlso fine quility plain Black Mohairs, Black Crepons, Tufted Novelties and Black Figured Crepelines—all ure splendid- wearing qualities—tine blacks, and worth up to dress goods. Remnants of Dress Goods, including new sprii Wool serges’ and cassimeres, » Beat checks; all-wool suit A Plaids, invialr brilliantines, shep- sand other fabrics; qual- 21 Es Cc. {ties worth up to 5de. yard; for. A remnant lot, embracing silk and wool mix- tures, all-wool ‘serges and cassimeres, new spring suitings, plain mohairs, beurettes, plaids, storm serges, silk-finished Henrlettas and homespuns—which sold up offered tomorrow for_.... Sn BOCs So-inch Habit Cloth; strictly all wool; extra fine quality and in desirable spring shades of ‘ds. blues and grays; regu- 47c - qualities; for. 60-inch Golf popular for 3p qualit White goods. Remnants of 40-inch Victoria Lawns; quality such as always sells at yard— O34c. for...... Remnants of India Linon, 26 inches wide— which sells regularly at 1 and TAG. 12%. off the pleee—for. fn striped and ren Taser @) sees DEo Remnants of very fina.sheer Persian Lawn— which sell regularly at 12jgc. to Ie. Byard Gaceeantomorrsents 93c. 3.3544 Clean sweep of Remnants of White Pq effects—qualives_w and 15¢. yard the speediest selling. $1.98 muslin wear, 89c. A lot of finest ity © . rents, consisting of Soci, ‘Comte cet hone Skirts. Nothing the matter with them, except they're slightly sofled. Sold at $1.75 and $1.08 —for 88, The pre-Easter-selling creates some wonderful bargains. Christmas has made a great accumulation of Remnants. These go on sale tomorrow— Bargains in the fullest sense of the word—for they are the limited Every offering holds out a splendid op- Ready for the final rush o millinery buying! These last two days before Easter will find us working day and night to fill every demand. A greatly augmented force of milliners has been secured and every effort will be put forth that no one will be disappointed Easter morning. Our stock of ready-trimmed Hats has been replenished and added to—until its completeness is a matter of pride. And the same equitable method of low pricing that won for us such popular- ity in past seasons characterizes every marking. We shall al- ways ask you least prices—based on actual worth. We are trimming all Hats free of charge. A special lot of Chil- Some dre Prettily Trimmed dies" Hats, in a score of the Hats — fresh most’ becoming — styles. which are well worth $2.50—offered for Friday at $1.98. $4.50—for three dozen La- Stylishly | Trimmed work rooms—full of daint; exclusiveness—fully ‘worth $2.98. Another lot of Ladies’ Trimmed Hats which we're confident cannot be equaled anywhere under $6.50—all_ smartly elegant effects—offered for $4.98. from our Embroideries and laces.3 A big remnant accumulation of f Cambric and Swiss Embroideries, in Another lot of finer qualities, comprising various desirable widths—insertings to match—that are worth Se. and Cambric and Swiss Embrojderies up te 5 inches 10¢c. yard—go tomorrow for only... wide; fnsert! to match — in nmny pretty patterne—arorth 18e. and Bie. <7 yard—go for.. : iG ce Remnants of All-over Nets, Mousseline de Sote and All-over Bmbrolderies. Point de Esprit effects—in black and white effects—go on sale tomorrow at 14 original prices. dye vied a Laces, 18 inches wide— ‘so! ly at a a yanl-go o 89c. tomorrow for... Rempante of Finite AD-over Laces, ‘ogc wide—which 9 for 48c. yard—go 5c Suits, skirts and waists. DL.d. 15 Gray Striped Taffeta Silk Walsts, made in the latest atyle—which sold al $2 48 $5—go Friday for. 9 finest quality Taffeta Silk Skirts, the last of our recent ‘purchaxe—beautifully’ applique trimmed in broadcloth and velvet. Worth $12—for z 5.98 9 Skirts of all-wool homespuns and black cheviot, appliqne trimmed in taffeta silk em- 2 dozen Ladies’ All - woul Homespan Skirts, in medium and light grays-—made with x-pleat bucks: and Hned with per- caline, and braid hound—go on sale Fri- day at : See broidery—daimaged. Values up to sence "§2.29 12 Fine All-wool fan, Cheviot and Homespun Suits, in tight-fitting, front styles—fac silk lined. navy, royal, black, gray and brown. Worth $10 and $12.50—for $5.98 5 Women's Finest Man-tailored Suits, of Im- ported broadcloth, in. tight-fitting style—with taffeta silk-lined jackets. Handsomely trim- med with taffeta silk, aud ha taffeta cuffs. Skirts have 2 rows of taffeta down front and In blue and black—and sizes 34, sawn 2 $16.98 75c. waists, 44c. 3 dozen Ladics’ Fast Black Sateen Waists; in all sizes up to 43 will be closed out tomorrow at 44 cents. $1 wrappers, 69c. We have taken all the odds and ends made by a week's busy selling and made one lot of them: for tomorrow at a quick-selling price. They consist of Fine Lawns and Percales, and some ate trimmed with flounces and ruffles. Others are trimmed with herringbone, feather. stitched and fancy braid. All sizes except 32 and 34, Good variety of desirable colors to choose from. Wrappers sold up to $1—for 69c. Corsets, Several dozen odds and ends of Ladies’ Corsets, of coutil and fancy madras, mostly in large sizes. Regular price, Friday for 2y cents. 10¢ Domestics. One thousand remnants of A, 3 in lengths trom 2 to 5 yards; worth 3 jee. 6c. a yard; go tomorrow for. Remnants of Light and Dark Callcoes: in all good ‘useful lengths; fast colors; 3% Cc. Worth 6c. a yard; for in lengths up : 5Re. Remnants of € ing Flannels and Flannel- ettes; qualities which sold at 12t%e. 6l4c a yard; go Friday for, only. Remnant pieces of 5-quarter Table OM Cloth: full 144 yurds wide: in lengths up to a frac- tion of one ya Friday, per piece, 5c. for... Another lot of 5-quarter Table Of Cloth; in lengths up to 14 yards; will be offered Oc. Remnants of Dress Ginghams: to 12 yards; most attractive chi Dlaids’ and’ stripes; worth 10e. yard; for... Friday, per plece, for only A remnant lot of Cassimere men’s and boys’ pants; 2% yards; worth 49¢. "yard, day for. Men’s wear. An odd lot of Men's Neglige Shirts, of fine washable perciles, some with attached cuffs, others with detached cuffs and separate col- lars. One cr two sizes missing. Also Stiff Bosom Percale Shirts, in neat patterns. Quali- Hes sold at 4¥c., 59¢. und @¥e. Fri- 30c. day for. A small lot of Men's Summer-welght Under- wear; both shirts and drawers; in brown and fancies. Also a few sizes In Joan Drawers egular 25e. ai . values. ri- day for.. " 15c. Men's felled Children’s wear. Infants’ and Children’s Long and Shor White Cambric and Colored Percale Dresses; lace and embroidery trimmed—long and short flannel and white cambric Worth 39c. Friday for. Children’s Cloth Reefers, for Baster—in red, goielin and green—brald trimmed. Sizes 1 to 4 years, h $2.20 $1.69 for. G7 Free to Shoe purchasers’ tomorrow—Bas- ket filed with Candy Eggs. - Shoes. Last of the manufacturer's “samples” of 1. ates’ Fine-grade Black and Tan Imperial Ki skin Oxfords. Rund-turned soles, in plain leath. ers and with fancy c Moth $2 und Geb ter $1.37 Rroken lots of half dozen Hines of Ladies’ Kid- skin Shoes, in button and lace styles. Mostly = ea Sle Boys’ good, durable Kid black, in spring heel style, and heel style in sizes Worth $1.50—for..... : ¢ = Shocs—tan and from 9% to 13%, is © 8 O8c, Hosiery. Men's and Children’s Fall fast black—with double heel toe—go on sale tomorrow tO 34c. Misses’ Fast Black Hose, plain and rlbed medium end heavy weights—tfull regular made, with double heel and toe—regular 25¢ 16c. value for. Things you need. Be. Whalebones, 7 and 8-inch, 2\%c. dozen. Extra large spools Basting Cotton, 1c. Garter lengths of Bh Lisle Web, 3c. Silver and Japanned Pulley Belt Rings, ic. 10c. Stockinet Dress Shields, 31gc. pair. 50-yard spool Silk, letters A and BD, 1%. ee G 3 =a m Fine Muslin Night Robes; : 30 King’s 200-7. Spool Cot- SARs Se Cee a hee Cee EOS) | g I seams, pocket #1. buttons—plain and Sepa: maiae! an: $ fre: a * 40c. imi, rel inants. = fancy” routs. Sue. vale 300 ton, 1%¢. femuants have naturally piled up at a bea for.. oe hers 3 rate during the past week. “Tomortow we offer Underski rts = ‘ eee adlere are Just, halt w dozen remnant pleces of | them ata clearing "price Sjonslsting "of “fine Sain eal pest Silks and Wool ilister Cr {| Freuch Moire Percalites, Silesian, Dereasilks, | 5 dies’ Black. Sateen and Metallfe Men's All-siik Neckwear, in strings, band . a able skirt and walst lengths which sold at | Canvases and Halrette. ‘These are qualities | soit Gnanctots nie with double um. Reh Biwi pea erp very Deis a: a eek ee ae, } $2.25 4 yard—and they go on sale $1 50 sold at 1We., 12ig¢. and 15e. yard. 6 breila ruffle and well corded. Sold at 5c. Band Bows and Fancy Shield 1 2 wt aed tomorrow —yard—a' 2 * Tomorrow only. oa C. | ose. Friday for only : e Yows. Regular price, 25¢.—for.. Cc. 2 papers of Good Quality Needles, Ie. Morten eo tetetertetetototee eneloop etedeiietedeitedeteted adeeb off, leaving nineteen dead. Our losa was | tack of more than 2,000 howling devils for three killed and seven wounded. Betts him- self had a close call. A bolo man attacked him in the mix-up (they were so close at times that our men covid not fire Into them) and took a clean swipe at him. Betts saw him just in time to shoot. ‘The bolo dropped on the cylinder of his revolver with such force as to leave a clean cut an inch long and an eighth of an inch deep in the steel. You can imagine what would have hap- pened to Betts’ head If he hadn’t got in his shot in time. Another case was that of a sergeant—Rarton by name—who was wound- ed and on his knees trying to fire his rifle, when a bolo man jumped on him. Barton saw him in time to parry with the head parry and caught the s* ke on the stock of his gun, the wood of which was cut through a to the barrel. Thi what, but Barton got a 1 head, and the man next bolo man with a sho’ Pruxh With the Rebels. “This w ition of things when adened the blow some- rt of it on the s the cor we landed. We took one day to unload our property, and the next morning, with our two fresh companies, I and L, and Betts’ company, we started off to round up a f of our friends, leaving this place at day- light and going east alorg the beach. We got our first stand within a mile of the tewn, and by noon kad cove a goo stretch of country, and swinging around to the sonth reached Albay after pal little tussels, which resulted in twenty-three dead Filipinos and no ualtles on our side, yhich seems odd coasidering that it was CeSSa. to charge trenches more than once. Our men had been thoroughly in- structed in the care and use of thé rifle, and in addition to the practice on the range at Camp Meade had had ample opportunity to learn a few things during their tours of guard duty here, and the result is manifest. They have had so much of that sort of thing that they are cool and collected under fire and easily controlled. “When we reached Albay we were treated to a surprise, for we found the town in ashes, only two buildings besides the church standing. The insurrectos had attacked the place in large force at 1’ o'clock in the morn- ing and stormed the church. Capt. Simons had his company (G) well In hand within the building, and drawing his outposts in- side he kept the natives busy until daylight by firing from the tower and from the win- dows. Another forces, however, had gone about the town setting fire to every build- ing, trying to burn Simons out. A number of attempts were made to take the church by assault, but all were repulsed. The leader of the Tagals here was an American, whose voice was frequently heard urging his men on, and who several times called to our men in the building daring them to come out, asking them if that was ‘the best you can do,” &c., &c. Simons con- tented himself with keeping the attacking party busy until daylight, when he took the offensive. Bad Offensive Movement. “Locating the insurgents, he took ten men himself and sent out another squad of ten men under his first Heutenant, Sam Riggs of Rockville. They started out from the church on parallel streets leading toward the mountains, and caught the Filipinos on both flanks within twenty-five yards of the building. There was a total force of twen- ty-two men (Simons being unarmed and Ri rrying a rifle), but they attacked the entire force of Filipinos on that side, the enemy being under cover of the fallen walls of the burned buildings. At this place the fight lasted fifteen or twenty minutes, but Simons’ people carried it by assault, and when quiet was restored there were forty-four dead Filipinos in a bunch, Riggs alone having been known to get four of them—two with one shot. On the othe side Lieut. Purington had gone out with ten more men and drove the insurgents off, while a sergeant stationed in the town with the remainder of the company, except the few left to guard the doors and windows, had assisted in keeping things Ale together this one company stood off an at- to him finished the | five hours, and finally drove them off with a loss of sixty known dead, no wounded and no prisoners. Simons’ loss was one killed and five wounded. We stayed with Simons long enough to see how things were, and after turning over to him a hatch of pris- oners we had taken, and leaving one com- pany to help him out against any further attack, we went on to Daraga with one company. This place we also found in ashes, except the church where F and H companies were. They, too, had been at- tacked at 1 o'clock in the morning in large | force. Capt. Bentley (of Dublin, Va.), com- manding H Company, being senior, was in ; command of the post. Trouble to Save Outposts. He had some trouble getting his outposts in, as the insurrectos had swarmed over the hills surrounding the town and kept his men engaged all the way in to the church. The result was that when the out- posts got in the ume with them, ind a red-hot hand-to-hand fight took place n the plaza in front of the church where Bentley had taken his company in order to bring in his guards. Company F was left In the church to keep up a dropping fi in the rear of the force that was after ley, but Lieut. W. R. Harrison of any F (of Falls Church, Va., and for- ly second lieutenant of Ist District of Columbia), had gone out to help Bentley and was standing alongside the latter when both were personally engaged by bolo men. Rentley got a bad cut on the right arm and Harrison got a glancing blow on the right arm and a straight cut on the left. Bentley’s pistol snapped at his first try, but he got his man at the second attempt, and Harrison put two good shots through his friend. The natives did not stand long after this, but got out of the way, leaving eighteen dead. Our loss was two killed and nine wounded. The bolo referred to is a long butcher knife, somewhat like the Cuban machete, but a more dangerous, or better, wezpon, according to the point of view, and the dexterity with which the natives handle it is marvelous. It Is a fairty heavy blade with a swell edge and a sharp point and always does business. ‘The insurrectos seem to prefer it to the rifle, and will always drop their guns th make a rush with bolos. “Our experience’ has shown that their pet idea is to attack, not to wait for one, but they like night work and have a bad habit of sitting up a peculiarly hideous yell that is calculated to make one’s hair curl and is sure to stay with you for a few days. Their best hold is to creep up on the out- posts on dark nights and, using the bolo, separate the sentinels from their commands without any noise; then they rush the re- serve. The result of fhe day's operations from Legasp! and at Albay and Daraga was to open up a stretch of beautiful coun- try, fifteen miles wide, with a total loss to the Filipinos of 142 killed, who were buried by our men and, by our prisoners. More of the killed weré, of Course, carried off, as were all the wounded. Alarming Report Brings Reinforce- + ment. “In the meantime‘the steamer that Maj. Shipton had previously impressed for the purpose of communicating with our colonel had gone to Manila and, as the Spanish captain was, like all his class, of a more or less excitable nature, the reports he spread on his arrival there must have been more or less disquieting. Anyhow, Col. Godwin, with Maj. Craighill’s battalion of the 40th Infantry, and Capt. Koehler of the Sith, with two guns, were sent down to help out. Our colonel being the senior was, of course, the commanding officer, and at once sent two companies of the 40th to Daraga to relieve Bentley and Garwood and two more to Albay to relieve Simons. He kept Koehler and hia guns here, and as soon as F, G and H companies came down he put Koehler and his guns, Betts’ com- pany (E), Garwood's (F), Simons’ (G) and Btedje’s (L) on the steamer that brought Col. Godwin and, taking his staff, started out for Tabaco, another port, fourteen miles from here by land and sixty by sea. “The volcano Mayon (or Albay, as it is also called) lies between the two towns, and the land road is an exceedingly difficult one. Therefore, we took to the ship and went by sea as being quicker and easier. We sailed from here at 10 p.m. on February 8 and were in Tabaco harbor at 7 a.m. next day. We found it a lovely town, well built, apparently, and quite large. | The British flag was flying from three buildings, ensign down, and we could see the garri- son getting ready for us. There being no wharf or pier, as usual in this country, we had to make the landing in small boats There were five of these, and they wer lowered and loaded on the side fatherest from the land. All of Company G (Simons'’) and a part of Company I (Stedje's), with the colonel and his staff, 122 men in all, were in the first landing party, and the boats were to be sent back at once for the rest of Company I and all of Company E (Betts') and Company F (Garwood’s) Koeh- ler had his guns in position to shell the defenses when the ball opened, and every- thing went on like clockwork. Rebels Were Waiting for Them. “There were some well-built trenches to the left of the town flanked on either end by groves of palms, and it was here that the insurrectos were waiting for us. The boats hung on to the side of the steamer while she started ahead at good speed, turning around and going as near the shore as she could, gave us a quick start with the boats, at the same time bringing Koehler’s guns to bear. The Filipinos opened on us before we got to dry land, and we were obliged to wade through water waist deep before we could be sure of our footing. We had the trenches directly in our front, about 400 yards away, with a rice paddy to cross before we could reach them. Have you ever seen a rice paddy? It is a peach, especially when you want to get across it quickly and are con- scious of not having a complete change of clothing with you. The ground is first plowed up and then watered, planted and watered several times over. The rice grass grows rapidly and soon hides the mud and water, which are never less than ankle deep for a man of ordinary weight, and frequently are waist deep the dirtiest kind of black mud. “Everybody was thoroughly wet and thor- oughly dirty when we scrambled and fioun- dered out on the far side and took the trench, at the same time clearing the palm ‘groves on either flank. All this while the Filipinos kept up their fire. But they gen- erally shot high, and we cleaned up the town and drove them back two or three miles, leaving L Company on the outer line to keep them away and turning the rest of the command in as firemen to put out fires that had been started in a number of build- ings. The net results were forty-two dead Filipinos and eleven prisoners, with one American wounded in the fleshy part of the arm. Among the dead Tagals were a cap- tain and a first lieutenant, the latter for- merly an officer in the Spanish army. Englishman Was Uneasy. “The English flags we had seen were over the warehouses of a large English hemp firm and the residence of their agent. He had $300,000 worth of hemp stored in his warehouses awaiting shipment, and was a trifle anxious, fearing the insurrectos would burn it up. They only succeeded in burn- ing one house, a very fine residence belong- ing to an old Filipino who had advised them against fighting and was anxious to have the Americans come tn. He and his family were carried away to the mountains by the Tagals, as were also all the Span- jards and other Europeans except Fulcher, the lone Englishman, whom they left alone, through fear of an English gunboat now at Gubat, on this coast. The town had been stripped of everything of value that could be moved, and in the large and hand- some church even the marble fonts had been carried away and the altar stripped. The priests, as a matter of course, are all In in the mountains with the army, said to| mile. KEEP YOUR EVE ON THIS — 2=—WHAT DOES IT MEAN? It Meansa Great Opportunity SEE TOMORROW'S POST. consist of 6,000 men, who propose to clean | and after a half hour's stay party us out. They will have a fine time doing| returned to Legaspi. They had covered the it, although we only have 500 men. greater part of the road when they were “We left three companies at Tabaco, under Major Shipton, who is on the sick list with dysentery and a bad eye, which was damaged by the flash of a gun when he captured this town. He fs as game as a fighting cock, however, and won't give up, and, as he has a good surgeon with him, we all expect and hope that he will soon be entirely well again. The gar- rison with him consists of Betts’ company, Simons’ and Garwood’s, the former quar- tered in a large warehouse and the latter in the church. They can hold the place un- til doomsday. “We returned here night before last and came ashore yesterday at our leisure. Now we are resting, hoping for the return of Gen. Kobbe, our brigade commander, and our other six companies are preparing for a “hike” (as all expeditions against the enemy are called) into the interiorgafter our friend, Mr. Aguinaldo, and the cur of an American who has led the attack on Albay. The former will be treated with more or less ‘distinguished consideration,’ but the latter will receive common sorts in short meter—if we can catch up to him. In a Beautiful Country. “This is a marvelously beautiful coun- try, very fertite and rich and exceedingty healthy. The vegetation, of course, is trop- ical, but not rank and dense, as in Cuba, and everywhere that we have been we have found a great deal of open country. The province is said to be the richest in the island, and everywhere there are evidences of the truth of this claim. One of the pe- culiarities of these islands is their differ- ence in climate. This is shown by the fact that while in Manila—about 120 miles north of us—the dry season has been on for sev- eral months. Here we are in all the vigor of the wet season, and we get heavy rains all the time. In fact, there has been no complete cessation of rain for a week until today, when we have had the sun several times for an hour or so. It would be a de- lightful place to live. In order that you may have some idea of our location I send you a little sketch outline of our end of the island and the different towns to which I have referred.” Col. Hewe Has Narrow Escape. Col. Howe, accompanied by his adjutant, quartermaster and commissary officer, rode out to Albay yesterday afternoon, and as details are constantly passing to and fro between the two fe it was not consid- ered necessary ve an escort. especially to feet aap stig fired on from ambush, the line of fire being distributed along the road for probably quarter of a mile, and the firing party con- sisting of about twenty rifles. The plan was Well laid, but the aim was bad, and as soon as the firing began the party “dusted” dowa the road. Most of the firing was done at a range of about 100 yards, sometimes more, according to the distance of the line of bushes, which sheltered the ambuscade from the road along which the party was riding: but in one place four rifies were fired from a ruined building not twenty yards away. The entire party fired into this place as they rode by—Hterally on the jump—but under the circumstances their shots were as in- effective as the Filipinos, and no casualties resulted. The shots were heard by one of the outposts, and the corporal brought his men out in double time. The officers went back with the outpost and beat up the bushes thoroughly, but there was no game to be found, and the chase had to be aban- doned. No doubt the Filipinos will now announce | another victory and the loss of four Amer- ican officers. But all hands are here yot and in good condition. ——_+—__ GEN. HERRARRA’S EXPEDITION What the Colombian and Costa Rican Ministers Say. Senor Calderon, the Colombian minister, and Senor Calvo, the Costa Rican minister, each states that the revolutionary expedi- tion under command of General Herrarra, which issued from Nicaragua and landed at David, a point on the Pacific side of the strip of Colombian territory which forms the Isthmus of Panama, was not made as @ means of attacking Costa Rica on the south, a8 was assumed, but was rather directed against Colombia. The fact that the invading band sailed down to David in a boat loaned by the government of Nicaragua, the Momotombo, se crepe as significant, particularly as Was returned to that gov after the landing of the expedition. Behor Calderon has heard nothing of the invaders since their appearance on Colombian soil, but believes that they — the ac- & musician in one of Colombia's military bands, who left that country for Venezuela and afterward went to where his rise in military affairs has been very rapid,