Escaped prisoners reach Manila amid Filipino retreat
At Mangalaren in Panagasanan province insurgents withdrew to the mountains leaving seven American prisoners and four Spaniards who escaped the confusion. Listed Americans include P. J. Green, George Powers, Thomas Edwards, Charles Bird, Henry W. James, John Desmond, and G. H. Huber. two others, David Scott and William Sherby, remained with the insurgents. Three hundred Spanish captives also arrived in Manila, with officials and officers among those freed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Mangularen
Pangasanan
P. J. Green
George Powers
Oregon
Thomas Edwards
Charles Bird
Sixteenth Infantry
Henry W. James
Twelfth Infantry
John Desmond
Signal Corps
G. H. Huber
Lowe
Insurgenta
David Scott
Twenty-fourth Infantry
William Sherby
Hospital Corps
Howard
Martin
Ford
Watts
Col
Bell
Thirty-fourth
Mangalaren
Fowler
Alejandrine
Francisco Reyes
Wheaton
Tayug
San Fabian
Otis
Senor Jamarillo
Spain
Buencamino
Ion
Lea
Luneta
British ship Duntrune presumed foundered after gale
Dispatch from Coronel Chile reports the iron ship Duntrune of 1457 tons en route from Birry to Junin was dismasted in a gale and is believed to have foundered. Part of the crew landed at Bandy Point. searchers found no sign of remaining sailors or the weasel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Coronel
Chili
Birry
Junin
Bandy Point
Rebel Line Gone
Senor Buencamino, former Aguinaldo cabinet member, confirms the rebel line is broken and Aguinaldo has fled to Bayombong. He says pursuit will end soon as cavalry push toward Bayombong, with Agui naldo's son missing his mother. Buencamino carried $2000 in gold at capture and wore borrowed clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Senor
Buencamino
Aguinaldo
Bayombong
Wheaton
General Young
Eugene
Pendleton
Baker City
Paul Krueger
Myrtle Creek
Oregon
Ore
Isaac Ruddock
Frank O’gara
Walter Howell
Portland
Selwood
East Side
William McLean
Domestic Animal Commission
A. Lawson
Hugh Younger
Mint
Younger
Lawson
The Pope Works Hard in Rome in His Daily Routine
Rome, Nov. 23, 1899. Pope Leo XIII rises at five each morning and maintains a strict work schedule. He reads, writes, receives visitors, walks in the Vatican gardens, and ends the day with rosary prayers and nightly newspaper reading. His diet remains light, with nourishment and occasional wine, and his response to illness relies on rest and small amounts of medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Pope Leo
Vatican
Rans
Sistine Chapel
Navy awards contracts for six 3500-ton cruisers
The navy department awarded contracts for six new 3500-ton cruisers following the board of construction's recommendations. The vessels will be built to the department's designs, with construction to proceed under the department's guidance. A stray line about a museum visit and a snake charmer appears unrelated to the naval item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Board of Construction
Review of the Week in Times and Foreign Lands
A digest of international and domestic items notes Kenyon of Deer Lodge dead at 87, no troop withdrawals from the Coeur d’Alenes, Aguinaldo’s escape, Fort Ringgold quiet, Moscow postmaster exonerated, Roosevelt to sign police power law for New York, Slocan lockout resolved, Payne mine to hire union men, and various crimes, trials, and transport records across North America and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne
Buck
North Vancouver
B. C
Bur ‘Tard Inlet
George Dixon
Eddie Lenny
Philadelphia
Lulu Island
Point Guichon
Aermotor Company
Chicago
Af Organ
San Francisco
Ernest Clevinger
George Allen
Della Clevinger
Missouri City
New York
Cherbourg
Sear Harbor
Lutonville
Cal
Charles Ward
C. Jones
California
Idaho
Golden State
Father McKinnon
States Army
Gen. Funston
Col. Metcalfe
Lord Salisbury
Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
Sam
Ma‘rum
South Africa
Paul Kruger
Fitzsimmons
Bill Anthony
Sigsbee
Maine
al Neil
George Green
Neil
William ©. Brooks
Billings
Mont
Tommy West
Tank Craig
Harlem
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Kaslo and Slocan Railways Schedule With Connections
Train times for Kaslo to Bandon and return, Kaslo to Nelson and stopping points, and connections via International Navigation and Kootenay routes. Includes Alberta steamer links to Bonners Ferry and transfers to Great Northern for eastern and western points. Ticketing and inquiries handled by Robert Irving, manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaslo & Slocan
International Nav, & Trading Co
Kaslo & Slocan RY
Bandon
Way
Kaslo
Dally
International Nav. & Trad. Co
Kootenay Lake
International
Nelson
Balfour
Pilot Bay
Ainsworth
All Way Points
Spokane
Five Mile Point
Alberta
Bonner’s
Bonner’s Ferry
Bonner's Ferry
Great Northern Railway
Canada
United States
News of the Past Week Roiled Across Four States
Local Spokane banking remains strong while weather disrupts freight. Colville youth John Bechtel confesses to horse theft and is jailed. Alaska grand jury probes a totem pole theft. Washington dairy and education plans advance as western towns face fires, floods, and political shifts.
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Bradstreets
New York
Bradstreet
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Spokane Banka
Repub Mc
John Bechtel
Colville
Rogers
Seattle
Seattle P.1
Alaska
Kettle River
Helphrey
Leslie Belt
Exmayor
Spokane
Puget Sound
Young
General Fund
Arthur Huey
Walla Walla
Science Hall
Pullman
Tacoma
Spokane Robbers
A. W. Doland
R. C. Dillingham
Washington State Dairymen's Association
North Yakima
Pacific Coast
Waterville
United States Register of Lands
Flood Strikes Lummi Village in Whatcom County
Heavy rains raised the Nooksack River flooding Whatcom County. A mile long log jam redirected the river’s outlet, sweeping through Lummi village near Tacoma. About 200 residents lost homes and storage including winter salmon and jerky. church school and stores washed away. inhabitants saved by boats and canoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Nooksack
Whatcom County
Lummi Village
Lummi Indian Reservation
Khalifa Killed as Kitchener Clears Soudan
Cairo reports General Kitchener has crushed the Khalifa’s forces after two decisive battles. The Khalifa, his two brothers, and the Mahdi’s son are dead. Osman Digna is captured or slain. dervishes are disarmed or captive. Open Soudan region seen as result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Kitchener
Khalifa
England
Osman Digna
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Hobart
Paterson
N. J
Presbyterian Church
Garret A. Hobart
John Hay
Fuller
Levi P. Morton
Alger
Hitchcock
Supreme Court
Senate
Congress
Church of the Redeemer
Union League
Navy
John D. Long
Jacob Gould Schurmann
Cornell University
Philippine Commission
Schurmann
Philippines
Roberts Han No
House
Brigham H. Roberts
Utah
Founderea
Boise
William 3. McGraw
Latah County
Baltimore
Maudie
Sping
Finland
Montgomery
Hummel
Harry Hall
Ferguson
Pinkerton
Union Pacific
Albany County
Wyoming
A. Krolick & € C
Devolt
Strong, Hee & Co
Trinity River
Tex
Weston
Kansas City
Detroit Street Railway
Paul Vietinghoff
Talien Wan
Chwang & Munkden
Port Arthur
William F. Miller
Cecil Leslie
Franklin Syndicate
Brooklyn
Farmburg
Ind
W. J. Wood
Sir Francis Wingate
Gedid
Usman Digna
American Type Founders’ Company
F. M. Winship
A. D. Alexander
Horace Brown
Asmi
Ratane East Ho
Sesseee
South Fork
Boroule's
Whitewater
Bear Lake
Cody Junction
Sandon
Cody Branch
Cody
F. Copeland
Wn Kootenay Railway and Navigation Company
Robert Irving
Mananes, Ee
Orthnes
Helena
Lee R. Carlton
Kendrick
First Cavalry
Wardner
Fort Robinson
Nebraska
Normal
Grangeville
Superior Court
Ofice
Shoshone County
Bunker Hi
A. D. & M. Company
Gibbonsville
McConnell
Roberts
Clearwater
New Tallis
Fort Riley
Cour d'Alenes
Wallace
Clifford Riggs
Cottonwood
Chas
Mockamer
Riggs
Butte
John P. Allport
Boulder
Kalispell
Daniel Agon
J. K. Eveleth
Mexico
Hearat Estate
Ben B. Thayer
Anaconda Company
Abraham Antelle
Carbondale
Carbon Coal Company
A. W. Miles
Livingston
Sewell W. Davis
Smith
Charles E. Wilson
Silver Bow
John Searle
Thos. Hinds & Co
Big Blackfoot Milling Company
Oklahoma
Galena
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