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Books. r.:.ri:;.iic. ... SreKotto be Taksn Frcr.i Library vilhout permission c:ui fo.mtl ruHty of '-r.h wi!! b2 libV? to pr'"c" ' i n. . VOL. L. AST01UA. OKEGON, HI 1 DAY. MaKCH 9, 1900 NO. IFr 3 Years The Uridine & Iteach Manufacturing Co, have always combined every known improvement for in creasing the utility, operation and cooking qualities of their ranges. Their latest can be seen in the window of the Eclipse Hardware Co. The best range in the world. price is not out of sight. rv n Large and Varied Stock. GRIFFIN I nn ..Columbia Hartford", model WOO, $35.00 Foard & Stokes Co., Agts. "f ISCIIER'S" Corvallis flour and "GOLDEN PLEASAM" Flour Arc guurunlood to plrnso. CliiiM A Sunburn's Uigh-graile Coffees cost you no more Unit) common. Fino lviiiich KggH, very cheap now, and a epecial lot ol Choice .Sugar Cured Hams ami Hncon just in to inntch them. Finest Creamery, Full-Weight Hutter. Hlonter Mackerel, Salmon TijH, Etc. Ross, llilns 8 Co. 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BOERS MOW IN FULL FLIGHT lirltish Not ('leased Over News I'rom Matching Criticism on Kumors of Peace. LONDON. March , 4 11 n. m. The lioer appear tu' have mad nn stand whatever except that, while In retreat, ll-.'-y tule repulsed iScncral Friinch's cavalry will) rifle fir,.. Ai mi report him been made of the riiptuiv of prisoner", the enemy prob ably inl away with thrlr entire force. I J'-m-rot Franch In mill following th in and keeping buween them and 1 1 1 i i -fmil'dli. - Th" evacuation of the northern dls trlrln of Cape Colony U mm' nearly i'nrnil'tf. The Ilrliihh are In posm-sKl-m uf tin- rallro-td rroMtliiK. Military critics comment mi tin- dls coiirnj'liii, news trmn Mufcking. I'ldoiii'l llmli ri-l'iiwi dc. iim in be In Bi.iv iifi'l if outside help. Mtherwls... he would nt allow correspondents to n''nd out Information respecting the dlNtriKN of tti sarrlnon. A ri'-ailjuittnii-nt of iuiw of tho high er riiinmiindH In takliiK pture. (ii-noraj V'hlt- In to jr to Htortnbei'c to tuke luprcnu' ci.mmund of Cn'nenU clutucre'i dlvlttlun und the Tenth divialou 1m now In pruureiiH of fonnatd.n, which will be under the Immediate eomitnd of (Jene Hunter, Mr George Whlte'i chief of utafT. The Pally New mukea the lollow Inn HtHtemer.l: "It wan rumored In London yenter dny, and we hnv acme rt-anon Tor be HfVlnR the rumor to be rorre-i, that the two repuhllca made Informal and unofuVlul overture of p ace on the pre redlnit dny. Unfortunately, the condl tlonn tuitifested were of aui h a charac ter aa to preclude the omtlblllty of their leading to any result. The terms, which might have been gladly accept ed before the war, in order to avert It. are lmmlble after the war with all the uncrlrU-ea It him entilkd." OSPONTEIN. Murch .-l.nrd Itob erta' movement today again thorouKh ly aurprlwd, outwitted and outmaneu vered the IliX'ra, who (led almoxt with out Mrlnit a vhot. The plan of battle wiia an follown: General Colvllle'n dlvlnlon extended along the. north bank, General Tucker held the center reserve and the guards' brlKUde had the center advance. Gen eral Kellv-Kennv'a division was order ed to make his (lanKlng nioevment on the Nocr1 loffT following General French, who was Instructed to swing around to the rear. Every movement wax admirably executed and entirely successful. When last seen General French was mirsulnir the enemy vigor ously. The estimated number of Boer are about H.Oon, all of which are now In Hlght. LONDON, March 8. The full extent of Huberts' success yesterday Is not clear, but the best Informed authori ties appear satlcfled that It brings pence perceptibly nearer. The exports anti cipate that the burghers will make no further stand west of the Free Stato capital and sonic of them even deduce, from the fact that the Boer tones are divided and have n'tieated In different directions, that demorallxatlon has set In, and that the Transvaal forces will next be found carefully entrenched In a position north of the Vual river, at which the bulk of the Frt Staters will abandon the contest und sue for peace. Klsewhere the news Indicates that the conditions continue hopeful from a lirltlsh point of view, the telegrams from Mafeklng alone showlnit any despondency. Lord Roberts telegraphs he has cap tured a Krupp gun and a number ot tents and wagons. He also announ :es that General Clements has occupied Norval's point. A special dispatch from Molteno says that the British occupied liurKhcrs dnrph unopposed last night. MUCH 8ICKNKSS AT MAFEKING. Absence of Vegetables Causes Pysen- tery In the Hoer linger. MAFEKING, Feb. 19. What may be typhoid fever has broken out In the womun's lunger, and dysentery, due to the absence of vegetables, Is rife unumg the garrison. We are thrown upon our own resources. Such luxuries as we ha I are exhausted or have been com niandered for the hospitals which are filled to overflowing. The children's graveyard, close to the woman's laag er, grows weekly as the young Uvea are cut short prematurely by shell and fever. We look with hope .deferred for relief. The cheerfulness which was char acteristic ot the early days of the siege has almost desi-rtid us, the mm preferring to remain at their posts railier than move about and work up an appetite, wlibh can nut be satUM-'d. The iiuilves are In the worst plight. Those who are unable to obtain work are allowed a small handful of meat dally. Many, braving the danger, waii'b r about th town with gaunt and hungry fa;cs In search of work which entitles tin-in to an extra ration of meal. If they find work they are gen erally too weak to perform It. From thidr advanced ports the Hocrx rake the slni ts and the market sniiare. It Is impoesiblv to dodije their bullets. We have taken remarkable precautions, however, and Ihe casual ties, though heavy, are not what '.hey mlht have been and less able men at the beod of affairs. Even the head quarters' mers fares scantily. Like saints under the altar we cry "How Lon, Oh, Lord, how long." Two hundred and ninety persons have ecn killed, wounded or dltd of disease. The garrison Is so small that It would be crlmlr.nl to make Its weak ness public, but there Is never so much us a whisper. If any one suesliM the possibility of surrender It Is because do not mean to get beaten 'and we are cheerfully enduring the hardships of ttd;iy rather than to make a sur render in any decree possible to mor row. MAKES A SPEECH. Kt 111 Depends on the Lord and Lead for Deliverance. PKKTOIUA. March 6. A Beclul dla patch from Moemfonteln says that President Kruger, addressing a crowd of peopl", said: 4 "Although God If testing- our people, my ersonal opinion Is that the limit of test Is nearly reached. If the people arj sustained by faith In time of adver sity, God will soon again turn the tide In our favor. If we have strong faith In G il. he will sun'ly deliver us. The God of deliverance of the olden time Is the same God now." "The sM;ech of the venerable presi dent brought tears to the eyes of men and women alike. Fighting Is proceeding at Mafeklng. All outside forts except one have been taken by the Poers. WILL FIGHT TO THE DEATH. The MiN-rs Not Discouraged by the Re cent Reverses. PRETORIA. March 8. Secretary of State Relts has Issued a war bulletin saying that the Boers are not dis couraged by the recent reverses and will light to the death. General DeWet is now in command of the Hoers north of Modder river. President Kruger has gone to Bloein fonteln, pnwimably to settle the differ ences between the Transvaalers and the Free Staters. . ltnERS ARE ENTRENCHING. LADYSMITH. March 8. The lloers ure entrenching at Blggcrsberg. Scouts tvport that all Natal Dutch farmers have Med from the mrroundlng coun try. SMALL-POX IN MISSISSIPPI. Appalling State of Affairs Revealed in Hinds County. JACKSON, Miss., March i.-An oltl clal report t.inde to the Hinds county board of supervisors reveals an appal ling state of affairs in the Jncsi!le neighborhood In the southern vurt of the iMiinty. The community Is literally honeycombed with small-pox of the most virulent form and during the past six weeks nearly one hundred deaths haw occurred. On some days the death i ate has been so large that It was impossible to secure cofllns and rude caskets were made from rails. Whole families were wiped out of exis tence and of several largo families i n ly one or two children nre left. Many of the patients who ure now In a criti cal condition are without medical at tention and nre dying at the rate of froru three to live a day. The death rate exceed 75 per cent and the en tire lower portion ot the county Is de moralized. Tho board of supervisors will make an effort to check further spread. JEALOUS MAN'S ACT. Double. Tradegy at a Logging Camp Near Tacoma. Tacoma, M.in'h 8. About li) o'clock this 'nornliirf Frank Sprague shot und killed Mrs. Guy T. Calo and then kill ed himself, at Gale's lodging camp, about seven miles from Tacoma. Sprague arrived here Sunday from Crosst'orks, Pennsylvania, where. It is claimed, he met Mrs, Gale and was & suitor for her hand before she mar rie 1 t'inle last November. This morning Sprague went to the Gale house. Galo was in the woods at the time but went to the House on an errand and was informed by Mrs. Gale that Sprague. was inside. Mrs. Gale re-entered the house and was at once shot by Sprague. The victim staggered out of the house and died Ir. her husband's arms. Sprague then sl.ot himself. TO RULE THE PHILIPPINES Joe Wbeeler Says Islands Should Be Same as Territories. CAN GOVERN THEMSELVES He Giies Good Reasons Why Oriental Possessions Should Prove Good Boslness Propositions. 8 AN FRA.NCISCO, March 8.-Gener-al Joseph Wheeler favors giving the Philippines a territorial form of gov ernment. Said he: "I believe the people are ready for a ctrtaln kind of self-government. They could be given the power to make laws under such a system of jrovernment as has been adopted for our territories. The municipal governments are all In the hands of the natives and they get along without trouble or friction. Under a territorial form the Islands could be best controlled.-' He reviews his Impressions of trade pocsibilule In the Orient as follows: "England, Russia, Germany and France have braved war and pestilence In efforts to secure a share of the -.vealth which will come to them by commercial relations with these people. The treaty of peace cast upon us the n-sponsibillty of sovereignty over from nine to eleven million people together with the islands which they Inhabit, containing an area three times that of our great and prosperous Empire slate. "Very naturally there may be honest difference of opinions as to whether everything has been conducted during the two ears In accordance with the highest wisdom and bent possible judgment, but there should be no question a.nong the American people as to the duty and wlbdotn of now un iting in a dettrmined effort to lake the situation as It stands and to o conduct the affairs ot our country as to add the most to its glory, honor, welfare and prosperity. It Is a friend ly straggle for commercial supremacy in which our rival nations are using their best efforts, and I say, let us in a friendly but determined spirit use our est efforts also, "Our Pacific cities are now face to face with the eastern shores of Asia. The Xlcaraguan canal will bring our gulf ports nearer to them than those of the Atlantic and Europe. "With Manila as a great depot, steamers frojn that emporium could reach the commen'ial ports of Eastern Asia as readily as It can be done by English steamers from Hong Kong. "We must consider that about one third the population of the earth is concentrated in the eastern half of Asia and that these Vast .lultitudes are rapidly learning to appreciate the advantages, and, I might n.dd, the ne cesslty of high civilisation and they are also learning to realise the com fori which Is enjoyed by the people of the most civilized nations in the pos session and use of the products, man ufactures and mechanical develop ments which are there found. "Europe and America must pun-base the silks, teas, coffee, hemp, pL-es and products of the handiwork of the peo pie ot the Orient, and -this immense population needs articles w hich Ameri can farms and factories ure producing cheaper and better than those which a-v produce! anywhere else on tarth. Cotton cloth, such as Is manufactured In Southern cotton mil'., is needed by the people of the East to the enor mous value of four to five thousand million dollars. "England, with her navy, has ap preached China by the sea and has es tablished Arm footholds at favorable locations on the coast. France has acquired possessions in Asia which co.itnln a population four times as great, and an area nearly ten times as large as that of our Empire state, England's dominions and dependencies in Asia now extend over an art a of l.bOO.000 square miles and contains a population of nearly 300.000.000. Rus sia has already In Asia territory ex ceeding in area 8,000,000 square miles and containing over 19,000,u00 people, "Port Arthur, the great commercial and war port, is firmly In her grasp, This gives Russia a power over Corea which will add much to her strength, Tho completion of the trans-Siberian railway and its branches," the opening of tho Nlcaraguan canal and the an nexation of the Pacific islands to the revolutionize the commercial relations of the world than has ever been done by all other influences combined dur ing the last three centuries. ' "It seems to me that there is but lit tle possibilities which are before us and we are certainly justified In the belief and hope that the United States Is on the edge ot an era of unprece dented prosperity." HARRISON OUT OF IT. INDIANAPOLIS, March 8 The news this afternoon says: "It Is stated by Intimate friends of General Harrison that he Is chagrined thut his mime should be so frei ly used In th" newspapers of the country In roi.nectlon with public questions now under consideration. His frlen is say he h"is not the slightest desire to re enter politics. "A gentleman who is near the for mer president used this statement to- luy: "You may say that If General Harrison had any thought of re-entering politic, which he has not, he would not mnke his re-appearance by crltlcls ln',' the administration.' " SAYS CORP.IN IS A COWARD. An Open Letter Concerning His Rec ord In the Union Army. NEW YORK, March 8. T. J. Mor gan, colom l of the Fourteenth Unite J State colored Infantry and brevet brlgaIler-g'-neral United States Volun teers, has written an open letter to the Tribune with reference to Adjutant General Corbln's military record dur ing the civil war. He states that he Is prompted to write the letter ny the resolution mentioning of his name In connection with the senate, resolution of Inquiry as to the military record of General Corbln. Colonel Morgan's letter deals princi pally with the battle of Nashville, Tnn., December 14 and 15, 164, during which he was In command of an Im provised division of white and colore) troops. The officers commanding regi ments under him in-duded Lieutenant Colonel Charles H. Grosvenor, now memlx-r of congress; Colonel (now general) W, R. Shatter; and Lieutenant-Colonel (now general) Corbln. Writing of this battle. Colonel Mor gan says: "Colonel Shatter and Colonel Gros venor acquitted themselves wilh great credit. Shatter showing special activ ity and courage, and suffTing the loss of many ot his men. "I wa.i not with Lieutenant-Colonel Corbln during the righting, but officers reported to me after the battle was ended that he had betrayed such cow ardice as to excite the ridicule of both officer and men. I spoke to him about it ami he at once tendered me his re signation, subsequently, however, with drawing It "In my official report of the battle, I said that I thought that Lieutenant Colonel Corbln did not have the cour age requisite to command brave men. Many years afterward, when the re bellion records were about to be pub lished, I was urged to expunge that sentence before the report was pub lished. This I declined to do on the grounds first, because I did not feel at liberty to alter the records, believ ing that such action on my part and on that of other officers would not only tend to destroy their historical accur acy and value; and second, because with my report and my record would be without proper explanation. "I preferred charges against Lieu tenant-Colonel Corbln ba-sed upon the Information I had received and be lieved to be correct, and on .hese charges he was bmught to trial by a court martial which, however, ac quitted him. "Subsequently he united with others and preferred charges against me on which I was bn.ught to trial. The findings of the court martial were set aside. I was given tjie command of a brigade by the personal act of Govern or Thopias. was subsequently promot ed by the president as orevet briga dier-seneral and was confirmed by ihe senate. In Awrust. 1865. the war being ov?r, I left the service: Lieutenant Colonel Corbln became colonel of the regiment, and If 1 mistake not, he has remained continuously In the army from that ilme to the present, a peitod of neurly thirty-five years. "I regret that anyone has seen fit to bring up this matter for I am of th opinion thut the Nashville Incident ought not al this lime to have weight In determining the question as to whether the adjutant-general of the army should be made Major-General Corbln and I were at that time both very young volunteer officers with but little experience in either life or ser vice and It seems to me that neither his act as a soldier or mine as a com manding orlicer ou,;ht to be judged by the severe military standard of the regular army. I believed at that time that Colonel Corbln had betrayed cow ardice, so reported and felt It my duty to court martial him. But the Judg ment of the court did not sustain me and the Incident should be regarded as closed. "The question whether the adjutant general of the army should he a maj-or-genenil Is one to be determined by experts, and I do not feel called upon at the present time to pass pny opinion upon it. My object in writing this communication Is to state the facts as they occurred, so as to remove from the public mind many misapprehen sions and misunderstandings." . SUBSIDY BILL REPORTED. WASHINGTON, March S.--The hous. commlttee on merchant-marine anil fisheries today, by a vote ot 10 to 3, ordered that the shipping subsidy bill be reported. Gmsvenor summed up the results by saying- that the committee had agreed to the nrrendments 1 nthe senate bill and also to a few other new amend ments. On the final vote all republican mem bers favored the bill as amended, and all democrats opposed it, except Chan dler, who did not vote. Stevens' anti trust amendments were agreed to. M'KINLEY ON THE TARIFF BILL No Misunderstanding on tbe Puerto Rican Measure. A GENERAL AGREEMENT Reports to the Contrary Due to .Ma chinations of Politicians Long Discussions is Senate. WASHINGTON, Marili S.--A mem-U-r ,rf the. cabinet tonight gave out the following -luihontatUe statement: "Tht r-i haa been a wMj misappre hension of the Puerto Rkan tariff bill. of the attitude of the president. The criticisms and concern which have come from soni" well-meaning quarters are due aim st entirely to a misunder standing of the real fucts. 'The attempt to represent that thtiy has ben a disagreement between the president and congress Is wholly un founded. There has been no essential difference between them. The recom mendation of the president and the houes bill. In their purpose and effect amount to the same thing. "The president. In his annual message on Dectmber 4, then urged that ths customs duties on trade between Puer to Rlto and the United States be re moved. "What the president proposed was that the United States shoul'i offer the largest and most generous measure of help to the distreed and suffering Isl and and he hiw never wavered a sin gle Instant in the object he sought. "Ptriisan who sought to pit the president and congress in u hole have pcrni'io, unconsciously, dug a pit for themselves. They will find that they have taken a position which would sii.p them Irf.m carrying out We policy that I have proposed for the , disposi tion of the Philippines. "It is enough for the present to say tiia oor contention, (hat the constitu tion dos not, by It sown lore-?, ext tid over the new possessions without letf IsUtiv. action, is in harmony with the general tenor of the Judicial decislcn and the legislative action from the ac quisition of Louisiana dow,i to the pr.-scnt t:me." PUERTO RICAN BILL. Spirited Discussion On in the Senate Yesterday. WASHINGTON, March S.--Tlie formal discussion of the Puerto Rlcan tariff! and civil government bill began in the senate today and continued uninter ruptedly for four and a half hours. The principal speakers were Foraker, who was in charge of the measure, and Pet tus (dem.), who spoke against the bill. Pettus congratulated the president on the position he had taken in his last annual message, favoring free trade between the United States and Puerto Rico. "No sordid politicians fingers had been put in the Ink of that message," he said. " "The president was honest and sin cere when he distinctly advised free trade between the Cnlted States and Cue island of Puerto Rico. Though he may desire re-elei tion, he was a brave soldier and is an able und generous num." ORGANIZATION DESTROYTD. Capt-iln of the Flagship Brooklyn Looks Upon Filipino Revolution as a Thing of the Past. nr VICTORIA. B.""i' March 8. The Colonist says: The war of the American forces against the Filipino insurgents is prac tically a thing of the past. This is the statement of Captain T. F. Jewell, U. 8. N commanding the flagship Brooklyn, who crossed by the Empress on his way from Manila to Washington, and goes East by the C. R. R. today. He was quite amused when told of the rumor circulated throughout America of Agulnaldo's presence in Paris, and ob served with a laugh that it was quite possible that the American officers would be glad to have him there. It was, however, wholly Incorrect, for Aguinaldo was definitely located by Gen. Otis in the mountains, to which he had fled on the lust meeting with the Americans not having even got, as first believed, to the southern part of Luzon. He had at last accounts less than thirty followers with hlin and his army (if such it might be called) had been effectually dispersed. He himself had .loither ammunition, money nor friends who could do ought for him. It was then-fore Capt. Jewell's opinion that, whlle looting and robbery under the cloak of "war" might continue for a time, necessitating the retention of troops on the scene fur polico duty, vir tually the "war" is at an end. "That, little affair toward the close of January at Talal," he said, "may be counted a practically the last kick of the revolutionists."