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THE
OREGON
VOL. XVI.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1899.
NO. 51
MIST
EVENTS OF THE DAi
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TKE8K TICKS FROM THK WIRES
an htamllni Collectloa or Items rraq(
tha Two llewlapaerea hmM
la a Condeuted form.
Itlohard Croker ay Tammany will
u)Hrt Bryan.
Chicago la after tho Republican na
tional convention,'
Admiral Dewey believe war in the
Philippine li practically oyer,
New Zealand' government i atouk'
ing up the island with American gams
bird.
Croat Britain now realise tliat tbs
war la real ami auuka expression of una
trallty.
Hurt Rnplnoff, of Nashville, Teun.,
won the Hi -day wheel race at St.
Louis.
Tim tratuinrtl Elder and Belgian
King are uow out o( the government
service.
It i expected to have an all-trolley
Huh from Portland, Me., to Boston opes,
by spring.
( Gottbel ia Riven certificate of
election martial law will be.doolared
In Kuutuuky.
Whalura are preparing to go ont
attain. Expense of the business hat
luiiroaaml, 40 per cent over last year.
General Math nun's second battle 1
the dvan to relief of Klmborlt-y re
nulled In the Iom of nearly 300 British
ail. Hera.
The Pncllli) Mail Company ia charter
ing tramp ateamera to replace Uicae
chartered by tho government for trans
put service.
Tim Knights of Labor will depart
from their time-honored custom and
take a hand in politic. It alao con
tuinplatea establishing schools for ltt
itieiulwn.
A manufacturer of wine asserted be
(una a annata committee tliat BO per
c ut of the imported wine are Auieri
inn winua aeut abroad, doctored and
sent bark.
The Pnget Sound Can Company has
lticorxratd umler the law of New
Jersey, capital f '.'00, 000; Oregon Can
Company, $200,000, and California Can
Company, $1100,000.
"O. It. White's Bureau," a "get-rich-quick"
concern, located in the
cotton exchange building, New York,
haa closed tu doors and the promoter
have doam)od with over f 200,000 ol
other people 'a money.
General Milea haa retumnd from hia
trip to the Wert and South. He re
port Ihe defenses of the Pacific in good
condition, bnt thiuka more men art
nneded. ' He favora a regular army of
oue aoldier to every 1,000 of popula
tion. , .
Major-General Otia will come home
eoon. .
In England, the "nntU" are not al
lowed a free prom.
Three hundred Spanish prisoners are
now at Manila.
Much damage haa lieen done to po
tatoes by tho recent raina in Oregon.
Ilundreda are dying weekly In China
fmm the plague, and the government
rufuiteg to take aaulUry preeautlona.
The United States ahlp Banger at
Mure ialund, la supposed to be fitting
for aome secret mission
France ia hoatile to Catholic orderg.
Seven bialioprica and salaries of 700
vlcara are to be suppressed.
Troopa will continue to go to tin
rhllippiuea. Tlioy will be needed, a
other ialanda tlian Luson are requiriug
uttention.
Roberts will not be able to etiiin hit
neat, aa a majority are against him.
Ho haa some supporters who will liuiat
on a hearing.
The rebels evacuated Manga laron in
a hurry. They did not Are a ahot and
left an hundred American and Spanish
prisoners behind.
Two men, Engineer Roliert Huntei
and Fireman D. L, Miller, wore killed
In the O. K. Sc N. wreck near Roostel
Rook. W. F. lleralnger waa.badly in
jured. The Bocra at Esteourt were' defeated
by Ilildyard'a force. The defeat.'
force retreated toward Coleuso, ihwtroy
ing a railway bridge at Frere, and
Britishers are after them with a flying
column.
The young celestials of San Francisoo
have a plan on foot to restore to power
the young emperor of China. Tlioy
will raise a fund of $50,000 to carry it
out and introduce- certain needed re
forma in the empire.
Viceroy Cnraou in his report on thi
famine in India Hays that 80,000,000
people in the area are now affected.
Relief work up tr the preaeut time haa
cost tho government $5,000,000, aBlde
from losses of revenue and loans.
The descendant of Queen Victoria
now number 71. Khe has seven sou
and daughters living, grandchildren
and 8 grent-graudchildron.
Friti Klotf, ono of 1'residont Kruger
60 grandchildren, boars the honorary
title of lieutenant, despite the, fact
that he is only 4 years old.
Mrs Uogor Wolcott, of Boston, ho
given an imposing monument to rep
peroll, Mass., In memory of the men
, that town who fought at liuukel
LATER NEWS.
The Ramoan treaty was signed at
Washington.
This year' hop product of Washing
ton amounts to 88,088 bales.
The new Austrian budget provide
for a consul-general In Chicago,
The tone of the Japanese press on the
war in the Transvaal is decidedly pro
British. Oenroul Joe Wheeler write that the
rlllplno war 1 being prolonged by the
autl in this country.
The British railway companies have
agreed to convey free to the port of em
barkation, all books, paper and peri
odicals intended for nse of the troops
engaged in South Africa.
At the caucuses held in Washington
the democrats chose James D. Kluhnnl.
son, of Tennessee, a their candidate
lor the speakership. The republicans
oominatea David U. Henderson, of
Iowa. .
General Leonard Wood will be the
master of all Cuba under the direction
of the president nntil the time comes
when congresa takes action by provid
Ing a 'new civil government' for the
Island,
The Hernandez revolution i gaining
ground in Venezuela from day to day,
and ia supported by leading members
ol the financial and commercial worlds,
who supply the revolutionist with all
the arms and money they need.
The British dead and wounded at the
hard-foyght battle of Modder river
numbered hundreds. The war depart'
mut has given out the Information
that the- total numlier of causualties
was 463, and the number killed, 78.
The Boer loo was slight.
Bubonic plague has made Its entry
into Japan, five undoubted case having
been reported at Kobe, three already
proving fatal. The post ia traced to
cotton imported from China.. Much
dismay prevails In the infected city
and the most drastic measure are be'
ing taken by the authorities.
According to late advice the great
drought in Australia was broken In
October. Terrllic storm followed, do
lug great damage, specially to build
ings. The Adamstowc Itoman Catholic
school, in which 40 children were as
sembled, collapsed. One scholar wai
killed and two others seriously Injured.
It haa been definitely settled that tbt
auditing department of the Oregon
Short Line ia to be brought under th
supervision of Auditor F.rastus Young,
of the Union I'aviflc, and all account
for both lines audited at Omaha. II
la also rumored that the O. K. & N.
auditing department is soon to follow
in the wake of the Short Line.
Lawton has reached Bayombong. -
The battle of Graspan was the Aral
battle fought on Free htate territory.
The internal reveuue collected ii
Oregon the hist fiscal year amounted
to $413,775.
Troops in Cuba are to be removed.
General Wood haa given his approva:
of such action.
Secretary Gage will probably con'
tlnue the purchase of government bondt
for another month or more.
Ex-Collector of Customs Thomas J.
Black, died suddenly of heart troubb
and asthma at Portland, Or.
Foui blocks of business houses wen
laid in asho In Philadelphia. . Thi
total loss is estimated at f 3,000,000.
The iron and steel trndo ia rathei
quite in aome lines, but prices art
holding op, and scarcity Is predicted.
President MoKluley is considering a
plan for dividing Cuba into two parti
and placing Goanela W. Wood and Lud
low in charge.
The Oregon, Samara and Callao,
with 160 bluejackets and marine cap
tured the port of Vigan, province ol
south BUcos, notrh of Manila.
American manufacturers are selling
to tho outside world over f 100.000.00C
worth of iron and steel in excess of anj
earlier year in thoii history.
General Methuen, in command ol
the British forces, was slightly wound
ed at Modder river. Colonel Northcotl
and Lieutenant-Colonel Stopford wen
killed.
The great Thanksgiving football
game at Portland between the Mult
nomahs and the Olympics, of San Fran
cisco, resulted in a tie, neither aide
scoring.
Eight thousand Boer were defeated
by General Methruen in the hottest
battle of the war. The fight took
place at Modder river and lasted 10
hour.
Great Britain baa protested vigorous
ly to this government against the organization-
of expeditions here, in
tended, presumably, for the assistance
ot the Boers.
The Vanderbllta now have the B. &
O. They have also acquired Morgan
holdings in the Big Four and Cheas
peuke & Ohio. This is a combination
not contemplated.
LightHhip No. 60, whose station Is at
the mouth of the Columbia, after viols
sltndes probably never experienced be
fore by a lightship, is aBhore on Mo
Kenaie head, between Cape Disappoint
ment and North head light, and will
probably be a total loss. Her oiew of
eight men were rescued by the breeohes
buoy.
Mrs. MoKinley ha made over 4,000
pairs of knit slipper for charitable in
stitutions. Former Senator Davis, of West Vir
ginia, is to present the state with an
orphan asylum.
Hiram Cronk, of Ogdensbnrg, N. Y.,
is 09 yeurs old and the last survivor of
the Mexican war. :
Harry J. MacDonald, who died in
New York reoently, was the son of a
native African king.
I TEN HOURS BATTLE
Methuen Encounters Boers
at Modder River.
BLOODIEST FIGHT OF CENTURY
Buan Foread to Quit Tholr position,
but BrltUh Could Not follow
Thara Up.
London, Deo. I. The war office has
received the following dispatch from
General Holler-.
"Cape Town, Nov. 80. General
Methuen reports:
" 'Modder Kiver, Nov. 80. Recon
noitred at 6 A. M. the enemy's por
tion on the river Modder, and found
them strongly entrenched a'nd con
cealed. No mean of outflanking, the
river being .full. Action commence!
with the artillery, mounted Infantry
and cavalry at 6:80 A. M. Tho guar''
in the right and the Ninth brigade
-he left attacked the position in
widely extended formation, at 6:30,
and, supported by the artillery, found
itself in front of the whole Boer force
8,000 strong, with two large guns, four
Kropps, etc. The naval brigade ren
dered great assistance from the railway.
" 'After desperate, hard fighting,
which lasted 10 hours, our men, with
out water or, food and in the burning
sun, made the enemy quit his position.
General Pole-Carew wa successful in
getting small party across the river,
gallantly assisted by 800 sappers.
" 'I speak in terms of high praise ol
the conduct of all who were engaged in
one of the hardest and most trying
fights in the annals of the British
army. If I can mention one arm par
ticularly, it i the two batteries of ar
tillery.' Situation at Mitfrklng.
London, Deo. 2. Colonel Baden
Powell, under date of Mafeking,' No
vember 80, has sent the following to
the war oflice through General Fores-tier-Walker,
at Cape fown:
"All well here. Cronje has gone
with a commando and with about 20
wagon to Kioeters, Transvaal, Jeaving
most of the gun here with the Marlco
and Lichtenburg contingents, with
orders to shell us into submission.
Bombardment and sniping continue,
with very small results.
"The enemy' sentries drew ns out
Saturday by making a show of going
away and leaving a big gun apparently
In a state of being dismantled. Our
scouts found the enemy hidden in force,
to we sat tight.
"The enemy' 04-pounder became
damaged, and has been replaced by
another, more efficient.- I am daily
pushing out our advance work, with
good results. The health of the garri
son ia good. No casualties to report."
Boar Ion at Bulmont and Graspan.
Orange River, Deo. 2. Boer prison
ers here report that the number of Boers
killed at Belmont ia believed to be 140,
and at Graspan 400. Among the pris
oners are several with enormous red
crosses on their sleeves. It is reported
that they fought with the artillery.
Tha Kaetf to Manila.
Waahlnirtnn. Dec. 2. The cruiser
New Orleans has arrived at Colombo
on her way to Moanlla. This brings
her np to the cruiser isrooicivn lor tne
first time since their ocean race to the
Philippines began. The Brooklyn ar
rived at Colombo yesterday, and will
coal probably in time to getaway
ahead nf the New Orleans. The latter
haa been gaining of late, and ha bet
tered her position by two days against
the Brooklyn since leaving Aden. The
indications are that the New Olreans
will be the first to arrive at Manila.
DUnatj-hna 1nst received from Ho
Tin. island of Panav. say that at 1
o'clock, the evening of Sunday, No
vember 26, the Nineteenth regiment
encountered an intrenched force of the
enemy at Pavia, who opened a heavy
flra. The leadlmr battalion replied,
and, aftor several volleys, the Nine
teenth flanked the rilipinos, driving
them out of their trenches. The enemy
mtroatlni; to the mountain. At the
beginning of the right one captain and
one private of the Nineteenth were
killed.
A Naw Triple Alliance.
Tndnn Deo. 2. Joseph Chamber
lain, secretary of state for the colonies,
n anonh at a luncheon at Leioester
today aald he was deeply gratified thnt
the foreign relations of Great Britain
were o satisfactory, and asserted that
tha mnntrr owed a debt of eratitnde to
Lord Salisbury for the great improve
ment in Great Britain position, ii
waa especially gratifying, he said, tc
nnt. tha friend lv relations existing be
tween the Anglo-Saxon branches, saying
that the nnderstanaing oerween ww
United States and Great Britain ia in
AaaA n-iiarniitne nf twaoe to the world.
Thia statement was greeted with cheers.
Harpars Kmbarrasiad.
Vw Ynrk. Nov. 30. The Stat
Trust Company, as trustees of the first
mortgage yesterday issued notice of the
intention of taking posses
sion of the property, including the pub
lication of the penoaicais auowu at
ii.nur'i tVnnklv. Harner's Bazar and
Harper' .Round Table. There will
be no interruption in tne issues 01 im
various publications.
Collision at l'aterson.
r.r Vnrli- nn. 2. The eastbound
Buffalo express. on the Delaware,
Laokawana western raurouu, irm
...nino nntuirin the station at the Van
Winkle street crossing at Paterson, N.
J., at 7:45 tonight, was run into vy
swiftly movtng accommodation train,
bound from Phillpsburg. N. J., to Jer
sey City. Six people were killed, and
there are now 80 injured at the hospital
in Paterson; several of whom may die
THE GILMORE PARTY,
First Authentic Aaeount of Thalr Mm
parlances. Manila, Dec. 2. When the landing
party of the United States battleship
Oregon, under Lieutenant-Commander
MoCracken, took the town of Vigan,
province of South I locos, last Sunday,
they found there an etoaped prisoner,
A. L. Sonnensheln, who furnished the
first authentio account of the exper
ience of Lieutenant, J. C.vGUmore, of
the United States gunboat Yorktown.
who,. with a party of the , Yorktown,
was captured by the Insurgents near
Baler, on the east coast of Luzon, last
April, while making an examination of
the mouth of the river in an armed
boat. .
Mr. Sonnensheln wa imprisoned at
Araba for a long time with Lieutenant
GUmore and seven sailor, but con
trived' to escape, carrying a concealed
note, written in naval cipher, dated
Abra, November 19, addressed to "Any
naval officer," and saying: "You may
have perfect confidence in anything the
bearer says." The note wa signed
"Gilmore." ;
Sonnannlialn's Story. ,
According to Mr. Sonnensheln, when
Lieutenant GUmore' launch entered
the river from Baler harbor, under
cover of Ensign W. II. Standley' gun,
the landing was received with three
volleys. Two of the Americans were
killed and two mortally wounded.
Every man was hit, Lieutenant Gil
more receiving a flesh wound in the leg
and both his feet stuck fast in the mud.
It was a choice between surrender and
being slaughtered.
Lieutenant Gilmore )isked the terms
of release. The insurgent proposed
that the should procure the delivery to
them of the arms and munitions of the
Spanish garrisons, undertaking, if this
were accomplished, to send the Span
iards and Americans to the Yorktown.
A sailor of Lieutenant Gilmore'
party carried this proposition to the
garrison.'' Tha Spanish commandant
relpied that it was an insult to Spanish
arms, and expelled the sailor, a Span
ish soldier firing on him a he went.
The Americans were then bound
hand and foot and taken to San Isidro,
when General Luna ordered their exe
cution. . They were marched to the
plaza, and in the presence of a great
crowd were aligned to be executed.
Lieutenant Gilmore said: "A an
American officer and gentleman, I pro
test against being shot with my hands
tied."
Aguinaldo interfered and prevented
the execution.
When General Lawton approached
San Isidro last June the Americans
were removed to Abra, where they were
kept confined in cells for two months.
Subsequently they were allowed greater
liberty, but the report that Lieutenant
Gilmore wa given a house and servant
is untrue. He had the same quarter
as the men, and the American were
given the same allowance as the Span
ish prisoners five cents a day with
which to buy rice and bananas, virtu
ally the anly rations. .
LIGHTSHIP ON THE BEACH.
Almost High and Dry Vessel Not at All
Injured.
Astoria, Or., Deo. 2. Captain Bab
bidge, of the steamer Mller, which ar
rived from Fort Canby this evening, re
ports that the lightship was drven sev
eral hundred feet further upon thi
beach during the night, and now lief
almost high and dry at low tide. She
Is broadside on between the ledges ol
rocks, her bow pointing toward Mc
Kenzie head, and from her sheltered
position it ia not thought she will be
broken up.
Today some members, of the life sar
ling crew waded out the vessel and
went aboard to take off their lines. A
thorough examination showed that the
ship waa perfectly dry, and was unin
jured, except that her rudder wa gone.
The crew Is still at the Fort Canby
hospital, and all are in good health,
with the exception of Seaman Antonc
Enberg, who was thrown against the
wheel yesterday and had two ribs on
his left side fractured. .Owing to the
heavy gale raging today, no attempt
was made by any of the tugs to reaob
the stranded ship. t
NO UPRISING IN CUBA.
Agitators Are Being- Closely Watched
, by the Authorities.
Havana, Deo. 2. La Luoha, in an
editorial on the situation in Cuba,
says:
"There will be neither revolt nor in
surrection. Matters are in a grave
condition, but not alarmingly so. The
judicious behavior of all persons of in
fluence will prevent violent or sensa
tional development. There haa been
no outbreak of armed men in any part
of the island, and as a matter ot fact
the people in the rural districts intend
to squelch any attempt at a rising.
"The farmers who had to be foroed
to fight Spain are now beginning to re
oover from the effects of that struggle.
They know that the Americans are de
termined to maintain the peace,-' and
they know also that the American au
thorities are kept fully informed of
every step taken by men who are giv
ing a percentage of their salarea to buy
arms. The other imbeciles the agita
tors and office-holders, who are using
the money they receive from the
United States to further plans which
they must know "are doomed to fall
are also marked men. The American
government has in Cuba an unap
proachable spy service, largely com
posed of Cubans themselves."
Advance In Cooalue.
New York, Dec. 9. Person who are
accustomed to buying oooaine have
been forced to pay much more for it re
oently than the normal price. The
drug has risen from 3.60 an ounce to
$6.26 an ounoe in the last few months.
This i caused by the revolution in
Peru. That South American republic
raise praotioally all the raw cocaine
that the world consumes.
THE TAG1LS GAVE DP
Filipino Force at Bayombong
Surrendered to Monore.
GARRISON OF EIGHT HUNDRED
Laid Down Their Arm and Beleased
Their Prisoners, Among Wkou
Ware Meveral Americans.
Manila, Dec. 4. General Conon sur
rendered 800 officers and men with
rifles, aeveral Americans and 70 Span
ish prisoners and the garrison at Bay
ombong, province of Nneva Viscaya,
to Lieutenant Monroe, with 50 men of
the Fourth cavalry.
Otis' Report of Operations.
Washington, Deo. 4. General Otis'
advices to the war department show
that the advance into the interior is be
ing vigorously pushed,' and the Ameri
can troops continue to drive back and
disperse the scattered bands encoun
tered. He states that Captain War
wick, of (he Eighteenth infantry, wa
killed in an engagement atPaai, Ilo Ho
province, November 27.
CALIXTO WAS ASSASSINATED.
Ho and Alvares Stirred tha People ap
to the Point of Insurrection.
Manila, Dec. 4. The steamer Sal
vador, from Zamboanga,' island of
Mindanao, which haa arrived here,
bring detail of the occupation of the
town by Commander Very, of the Uni
ted States gunboat Castine.
The revolutionists in Mindanao were
led by Alvarez and Calixto, who left
Luzon some time ago and for the last
seven months had been stirring up the
people, winning a considerable follow
ing. The commercial depression and
the lack of food resulting from the is
land's blockade set the people against
the revolutionists and culminated in
the assassination on November 15 of
Calixto, a firebrand and the real leader
of the revolution, by Midel, mayor of
tho town of Tetnan.
Midel, under a pretext, secured Calix
to 's presence in Tel nan and where the
mayor station guards. The latter fired
a volley, killing Calixto instantly.
Midel at once repaired to the Castine
and arranged with Commander Very
for the occupation of Zamboanga.
Commander Very asked that Da to
Mandi, with 500 of his followers, sta
tioned on a neighboring island, corao
to Zamboanga.
The following morning Midel raised
the American flag over Zamboanga, the
insurgents offering no resistance and
evacuating the town. The Castine
was saluted with 81 guns, and Com
mander Very landed 100 bluejacketf
and took possession of the town and
fortifications. Datto Mandi's men ar
rived in the afternoon.. They were
armed with wooden shields and swoids,
and were used on picket duty.
Commander Very dispatched tho
gunboat Manila on November 15 to Jolo
to convey troops to reinforce him. A
company of the Twenty-third regiment,
under Captain Nichols, arrived on No
vember 17, and two more companies
followed them shortly. Mandi's fol
lowers then returned home and Alvarez
sought to arrange for a surrendet of the
arms and the artillery pieces.
On the afternoon of November 20,
Midel called a meeting of the local
chiefs, who formally deposed Alvarez
as leader of the revolutionists in the is
land and elected Midel president of the
new insular government established
under American sovereignity and con
trol. The chiefs formally requested
Commander Very to grant exemption
from taxes until the restablishment
of commercial relations, permission to
carry rms in the mountains, religious
freedom and the power to conduct local
government as they had previously
done, which requests, pending the ar
rival of Brigadier-General Bates, the
military governor of tho district, the
commander granted.
Commander Very then effeoted an
apparent reconciliation between Al
varez and Midel and their followers,
Alvarez signing a formal resignation of
the position of revolutionary leader on
November 22, at a point on the coast
near the rebel town of Mercels. Al
varez delivered 14 Nordehfeldts and
Maxims, with ammunition, which
were stored on board the Castine.
Eight Nordenfeldte and Maxims were
delivered to the army at Zamboanga,
as were also 200 rifles and ammuni
tion. The artillery came into posses
sion of the revolutionists from six
Spanish gunboats bought by the army
from Spain, which the revolu
tionists looted before the Americana
could get possession.
Alvarez and only a dozen follower!
left, the remainder of the revolution'
ists having scattered and returned to
their occupations. Commander Very,
having started to occupy Zamboanga, it
considered to have handled the situa
tion in its many phases with energy
and diplomatio skill.
Wood Will Return to Cuba.
Washington, Deo. 4. General Leon
ard Wood will return to Cuba ' next
week. lie says he expects to remain
in the line of the army ' aa long as he
lives and is permitted to remain.
Ilia Pint Report.
Washington, Deo. 4. In the first an
nual report of Secretary Root, jus
made public,, frequent reference ia
made to the report of General Otis to
show the magnitude of the task set for
him in tha Philippines with the inade
quate forces at liis command when the
Mitbreak came, and a high, tribute ia
jaid to the courage of the troops who,
n the face of great hardships, voluu
i&rlly consented to forego an imme
liate return to their homes upon -tho
ixpiration of their torma of servioa.
HELD UP BY ONE MAN.
Oaring Robbery of an Express Car h
South Carolina.
Charleston, 8. C, Dec. 4. An un
known white man, closely masked,
held up the two messenger in a South
ern express car tonight, and nndei
cover of a revolver, compelled them U
give up $1,700 in cash. Eight thous
and dollars in another safe was over
looked by the outlaw. The train had
just left Branch vllle when Messengers
Ramsey and Rhode were covered with
two revolvers. One messener wae
made to stand with his hands over hii
head and the other was compelled tc
hand over the money package in the
safe. After warning the messengers
not to put a foot outside of the car un
til the train had got under way again,
the robber pulled the bell and jumped
off as the train slowed np. The con
ductor saw the robber escaping along
side the track, but, thinking him a
tramp, signaled the engineer ahead.
When the train got under way the mes
sengers came out and told their story.
The car was a combination baggage
and express, and the door had been
opened to .permit the conductor to
reach the baggage section, which wae
in the forward end of the car.
How the' Khalifa Died.
Cairo, Dec. 4. Officers from the
Soudan who have arrived here say that
when General Wingate's force overtook
the khalifa, the latter tried to outflank
the Anglo-Egyptians, but failed. See
ing his position waa hopeless, the kha
lifa bade his emirs stay wth him and
die. He then spread a sheepskin on
the ground and sat down on it, with
the emirs on each side of him. The
khalifa was found shot in the head,
heirt, arms and legs, and the emirs
were lying dead' beside him. The
members of his bodyguard were all
dead in front of thom. General Win
gate's tome swept over them without
recognizing the kht Ufa and hi emirs,
but they were identified later. The
khalifa is described as of medium
height, strong and stout, of light
brown, color and wearing a long gray
beard.
Wrecked by a Breaker.
Eureka, Cal., Deo. 4. The eteamei
Weeott lies a total wreck on the south
jetty of Humboldt bay, having struck
the rocks there, and of the 24 souls on
board all are safe but two. One pas
senger, Mrs. Carmichael, a resdent ol
Fetndale, this county, and Gus Nelson,
a seaman of the steamer, lost their
live. Mr. Carmichael wa the first
person the lifesaving crew tried to res
cue. She was in the basket which wae
on the lifeline run to the doomed ves
sel from the jetty. A big breaker
struck the basket as she was almost in
the arms of her rescuers, and she waf
wept away. Her body was not re
covered. Nelson was killed by a falling
spar which struck him, breaking hit
neck. '
Storm la Texas.
Rockport, Tex., Dec. 4. Reporb
from points on the gulf in thia section
show that the damage to property and
loss of life by the recent severe storm
were much greater than at first report
ed. A dumber of small fishing craft
are missing, together with their crews.
The bodies of James Sanders 'and two
other men not yet identified have been
found in the mouth of St. Charles bay.
Several thousand, head of' sheep and
hundreds of cattle were driven into the
gulf by the storm and drowned. One
ranchman, George Brnndett, lost over
8,000 head of sheep in this manner. In
Refugio and Aransas counties, there
was terrific fall ot bail and chunks ol
ice, some being five inches in diame
ter. More than 700 head of cattle were
killed by falling hail in the vicinity Ql
Lnmar. '
A Cure For Leprosy.
Honolulu, Nov. 25, via Victoria, B.
C, Dec. 4. Experiments are to be
made here with a remedy for leprosy,
which is said on reliable authority to
have actually accomplished, cures. The
cure is a Venezeula shrub, of which
samples were forwarded here by Surgeon-General
Wyman, of the United
States. The shrubs are growing here
under the caie of Dr. Carmichael, of
the United tSates marine hospital ser
vice, who was asked by the department
at Washington to make experiments
with them. The shrub credited with
the power of eradicating the. - malady,
"hitherto found to be incurable.is known
in Venezuela as tantua.
Secretary Hitchcock's Annual Report.
Washington, Deo. 4. The - annual
report of Secretary of the Interior
Hitchcock, made public tonight, while
summing up the svork in all the bu
reaus, is of special interest by reason
of its statement regarding pension
policies.
At the close of the fiscal year there
were 991,519 pensioners, a decrease of
2,195 during the year. The average
annual value of all pensions was
$132.74. The Spanish war probably
will increase the pension roll in the
coming fiscal year. The secretary
concurs in the recommendations pro
viding that no pension be granted to
commence prior to the date of filing
the claim. '
Gigantic Sugar Trust.
Chicago, Dec. 4. The News say to
day: A $200,000,000 trust is in con
templation. There is every prospect
that the Amorioan Sugar Refining Com
pany, and all so-called independent
sugar refineries, will be consolidated.
Advance in Wages. .
Fall River, Mass., Deo. 4. All cot
ton manufacturers in this city repre
sented in the . Fall River Association
deoided today to grant an advance of
10 per cent in wages beginning Decem
ber 11. About 2,800 hands will be
benefited.
Elgin, 111., Deo. 4. The Elgin Na
tional Watoh Company today surprised
its 2,400 employes by giving notoe of a
restoration of the wage scale of 1892,
the advance being unsolicited, ,
ANXIETY OF BRITISH!
News From South Africa Is
Far From Cheering.
CAPE DUTCH JOINING THE BOERS
The Farmer! Talk Confidently-of a Tri
umphal March on Capo Towa
Proclamation Destroyed.
London, Dec. 6. The week opened
without word of news such as the
British public is so anxiously awaiting.
With a larger army in the field than
the country ever before mobilized, it
can only be said that the loss of 8,600
men, entailed before the enemy's bord--ers
have been crossed, is a serious mat
ter and, while there is no feeling of
despondency a to eventual results of
the war, it is regretfully admitted on
all side that the strength of the Boer
resistance has been woefully under
rated. It is now seen that the attempt to
hold a useless position at Mafeking
was a serious tactical mistake, as was
also the endeavor to keep the large
civil population in Kimbsrley.
Perhaps the brightest spot for Eng
lish readers today is the announcement
that President McEinley has designated
the son of Secretary Hay to succeed
Mr. Macrunt in Pretoria. The Daily
Telegraph says:
"Thia appointment is a graceful
concession on the part of the United
State government to British feeling.
Our countrymen's interests will be safe
in the hands of the new consul."
South African news ia now six day
in arrears. The censorship does not
yet permit details of the Modder river
battle to be transmitted. Some vague
statements have been published in Cape
Town papers, and ao cord ing to these
Boers numbered 8,000 men, and were
entrenched on both banks of the
stream, although mostly on the north
ern bank. The Britteh, according to
these accounts, drove the enemy across
the river, compelled them to retreat
and established themselves on both
bank. These details, however, are
too meager to enable an accurate idea
of the engagement to be formed.
A dispatch has reached London an
nouncing that Lord Methuen is again
in the field, and it is also said that
Count Greichen, who was wounded in
the fighting at Modder river, waa
struck in the neck by a bullet.
Serious news comes from the north
em sections of Cape Colony. The
whole border district between Coles-,
burg and Burgerdorp has declared for
the Boers. In Venterstad alone more
than 2,000 have joined the rebellion.
The farmers have formed a command
eering committee, and talk confidently
of a triumphal march on Cape Town.
General Buller's proclamation has been
torn down and tramped on, and the loy
alists are bidden to hurry to Cape Town
to prepare coffee for the rebels.
CAPTURE OF CONON.
Lieutenant Monroe -Worked m Wall on
tha Filipino.
Manila, Dec. 6. The capture by
Lieutenant Monroe and 60 men of the
Fourth cavalry of the Filipino general,
Conon, with 800 men and officers, with
rifles, several American and 70 Span
ish prisoners, at Bayombong, in the
provinoe of Nneva Vizcaya, was a suc
cessful bluff. Monroe tapped the rebel
wire, telegraphed to Conon that he was
advancing with a large force, and de
manded his surrender. Afetr negotia
tions, Conon consented to capitulate to
the ''superior1 force, whereupon Mon
roe telegraphed that he would enter
the town with a small guard and re
ceive the garrison's surrender. He
captured the whole Filipino force, and
secured their arms, the rebel suppos
ing Monroe had an army behind him.
May Help Consumptives.
Chicago, Deo. 5. A new serum,
which it is claimed will show the pres
ence of tuberculosis long before it would
be possible to detect it by the micro
scope, the X-ray or other methods now
in use, has been invented by Dr. A. J.
Jenkins, of this city. He doe' not
olaim to have discovered a new cure,
but that the use of the serum aids com
petent physicians to detect the presence
of the disease in its earliest stages, and
in time to effect a cure by good saniot
tion and plenty of outdoor exercise. It
makes it possible to discover whether
or not a case is true consumption, no
matter how early or light the attack.
Wrecked by a Steer. a
Great Falls, Mont., Dec. 5. A
beght coming in on the Niehart branch
of the Montana Central railroad round
ed a sharp curve one mile from this
city this evening and struck a steer,
causing a terrible pile-up of the engine
and 12 cars. L. A. Daniels, engineer;
Patrick J. Riley, fireman, and Henry
A. Edmiston, head brakeman, were
crushed to death beneath the cab and
the wrecked cars, within five feet of
each other. Daniels leaves a family.
A Bradley Room. ':
Cincinnati, Dec. 6. There is a
movement on this side of the river as
well as in Kentucky, to present the
name of Governor Bradley for the nom
ination for vice-president on the next
ticket with McKinley.
Rapid Telegraphing. .
New York, Deo. 5. A successful
test was made tonight of the Pollak
Virag system of rapid automatio tele
graphing between this city and Chi
cago. The dispatches were sent fron.
the World office, via Pittsburg and
Fort Wayne, to the Tribune of Chi
cago. Joseph Virag, one of the in
ventors, handled the Now York key.
Although the wires were not in perfect
working order, he managed to send
four messages at the rate of about 1,000
word a minute.
JIM. '