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4P w i$k -4 S - TT i- r '- VOL. XXXIX NO. 12,210. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1900, -TWELVE PAGES. ' PRICE FIVE CENTS. - i - . . i i. AST SIZE. ANY QUANTITY. MACKINTOSHES, RUBBER AND OIL CLOTHING llTlljiiill I i Rubber Boots and Shoes. Belting, Packing and Host. Largest and most complete assortment at all kinds of Rubber Goods. H. PEASE Vice-Pres. and Manager BIumauer Furs! Furs! Furs! Manufacturers of Exclusive Novelties In Fine Furs, ALASKA OUTFITS in Fur Robes, Fur Overcoats, Caps, Gloves, Moccasins, etc. Highest price paid for Raw Furs. Q. Pa Rumtneliti & Sons, Oregon Phone Main 4GL. HOTEL PERKINS fifth and Washington Streets EUROPEAN PLAIN First-Class Check Restaurant Connected With HoteJ. J.F.DAVIES.Pres. St Charles Hotel CO. (INCORPORATED). FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS "' PORTLAND, OREGON American and European Plan. SES JANUARY -31st Women's Kid, Women's Calf, lace and button, coin toe, -f Qr values to $3.00, at.... 3 v?3 E . C GODDARD & CO. OREGONIAN EUHJ3INa. CHANGE OF CHINESE RULERS Interior of the Empire Is Greatly Ex cited. SHANGHAI, Jan. 26. Extraordinary precautions Tiave been taken at the vice regal capital to prevent risings. The troops have been served with ball cart ridges. The Interior of China is greatly excited, and progressive Chinese are beg ging the American, British and Japanese in nisters to Intervene and restore the em peror to power. An official communica tion received here from Peking says: 'Pu Chun, who has been appointed heir-apparent to the throne, has been given the status of -a son of the last emperor. The statement that a new em peror has ascended the throne is incor rect, although it is likely the present action is preparatory thereto." Cnnaed a Sensation In Japan. LONDON, Jan. 26. A special dispatch from Shanghai says: The news of the abdication of the em peror has caused a tremendous sensation in Japan, where a strong desire is ex pressed to adopt stringent measures, as it is believed Russia is the leading hand in the coup d'etat. Separationlsts In "West Australia. VANCOUVER, B. C Jan. 26 West Australia has a senarationlst movement on the part of the residents of the gold fields, who are virtually unanimous in their desire for severance from the rest ol the colonj'. In spite of the efforts of the West Australian government to throt te the moi'ement, a petition signed by 33 000 adults has been dispatched to Lon don, asking for separation of the gold fields, with a view to federation. Strike at the Paris Exposition. PARIS, Jan. 26. A great strike of car penters employed on the exposition build ing, involving 5009 men, has heen inaugu rated. The strikers demand an Increase of wages from 18 sous to 1 franc per hour. Perished in a Factory KIre. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 25. The Angora Manufacturing Company's plant was de stroyed by fire tonight, and one of the employes, Lizzie Blackburn, aged 17, is missing. Her body is believed to be In the ruins. The loss is about 5150,000, partly covered by insurance. ANY STYLE. r Rubber Company 73 and 75 First it, Portland. Or. SMOKE THE BEAU BRUMMEU BEST FIVE-CENT CIGAR HADE - Frank Drug. Co. Wholesale Distributors 126 SECOND ST.; near Washington. Established 1S70. PORTLAND, OREGON Single rooms 75c to 51.50 jjer day Double oomsi.....i.ltoS2jP0jper day J C T. BELCHER, Sec. and Treas. American plan $1.25, 51.50, $1.75 European plan 50c, 75c, ?LO0 Changing Glasses Often. Depends upon how soon you commence wearing them. If you let your eyes go just as Jong as you can possibly do without glasses, you will have to change every few months as long as you live. If you give attention to the first indication of defective sight, your eyes can be kept normal and the jchanges-jwill-Jbe. iew and -far between. A word to the wise, etc., etc. WALTER REED Eye Specialist 133 SIXTH STREET OREGOMAN BUILDING PLAGUE IN NEW CALEDONIA Natives Believe It a Visitation Providence. of VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 26. From Noumea, New Caledonia, the steamship Mlowera brings alarming reports of the ravages of the plague, which has been prevalent there since early In December. There were 16 deaths during the first 10 days following- the outbreak. The plague is attributed, to the filthy quarters of the Japanese, Tonklnese and Kanakas. All the Kanakas have been isolated on an island adjacent to the town. Up to De cember 23 there had been no deaths among the whites, eight of whom had been In fected, but nine Kanakas, two Japanese and five Tonklnese had died of the dis ease. Much alarm is felt by theresidents and business is at a standstill. The na tives believe the plague is a vfsltatlon of providence, and that it Is wrong to take means to check it. 1 a ' SAMOANS ARE UNEASY. Annexation hy Germany Is Not What They Expected. VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 26 Reports from Samoa Indicate that annexation by Germany is regarded with Increasing dis favor by both American and British resi dents, and by the natives themselves. The latter are exceedingly dissatisfied at the turn affairs have taken. The Mataafa followers understood a protectorate was contemplated by the powers, and that they would be allowed to select, their own king. They have never recognized the provisional government In Samoa. Trou ble with the natives is feared, and Eng lish and Americans are leaving Upolu and Savall to take up their residence in Fiji and Tonga, and the more wealthy of the Malletoan natives are leaving. m 0 Mexican Minister of "WJnr. ' CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 26 General Bernardo Rees has been sWorn in as min ister of war to succeed the late General Felipe BerrlozabaL General Reyes has been governor of the state of Neuvo Leon lor some time. o Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. Today's state ment of the condition of the treasury shows: J.cuicvuic wsu uniouw ,virt,uiJ Gold reserve I 218,884,177 j GLOOM IN ENGLAND Fears That the War Office Is Withholding Bad News. ' SPECULATION ABOUT SPIONKOP Government Urged to Send More Troops to Buller Immediately KewH From Ladysmlth. LONDON, Jan. 27, 4 A M. Seven das of fighting have left the main Boer posi tion intact, and General Buller 706 weaker, according to the official casualty lists, which seemingly do not Include the Splon kop Josses, as those last forwarded do not mention General Woodgate's wounding England Is possessed by a sense of fail ure, though not a word In criticism of her generals and soldiers Is uttered. Not much effort is made to place a happy construc tion upon General Buller's 18 words, tell ing of the retirement from Splonkop, and there Is an uneasy impression abroad that worse news is yet to come. At one of the military clubs tonight, the statement passed from one person to another that the war office had received an unpleasant supplementary dispatch from General Bul ler, which was being held up for 12 hours. Spencer Wilkinson, In the Morning Post, writes as follows of the Splonkop losses: "This is a serious matter, and an at tempt will not here be made to minimize it, for no greater wrong can be done to our people at home than to mislead them about the significance of the events of the war. The right way is to tell the truth, as far as we know It." But facts from the neighborhood of the Tugela are scantier than "ever. The cen sorship now is simply prohibitive, and something is wrong with the cables. The break on the east coast lines has been repaired, but the cable between San Thome and Loanda, on the west coast, is now in terrupted. "More troops!" is the only sug gestion here as to the way to break the Boer resistance. Mr. Wilkinson regrets that General Buller has not 20,000 more men, declaring that If they would not make victory certain, his enterprise with- -dut-fbem. ls-helpless. xne spectator, dealing witn tne necessity of large additional military preparations, says: "It may be that we have yet an other cycle of disasters In front of us." The transport Assaye arrived at Cape Town last Friday, with 2127 officers and men. The first portion of the Seventh di vision is afloat Hence, with the 10,000 men of this dlvlslan, and about 9000 now at sea, It lies In" the. power of Lord Rob erts to reinforce GcneraL"Buller heavily. This course is advised by several military writers. Although England's nerves are severely tried, her nerve Is absolutely unshaken, and probably nothing that can happen in South Africa will change in the slight est degree her intentions. She will con tinue to receive bad news, if it comes, with dlgplty, and will maintain her determina tion to win at last. Pu-pisrffe'Catmness.'' The morning papers, editorially, advise coolness and judgment, arid a careful aVojdance of overestimating 'the import ance of the lost position. The times sas: "The natural disquietude of the public is increased by the singular vagueness and Inconsistency of General Buller in the dis patches. There is, Indeed, a very singular and somewhat disquieting attitude on Gen. eral Buller's comments as revealed In tha Gazette's dispatches; for Instance, his comments as to the action at Zoutpan's drift. His remark concerning the proba bility that British officers would In time learn the value of scouting might prop erly have come from a foreign military attache, but it Is rather more than sur prising that it should be thrown out in this casual, irresponsible fashion by the head of the forces concerning his subor dinates, a week or two, moreover, after the loss of the guns on the Tugela. "In Its consequences, this latest check may be very serious to the gallant Lady smith garrison. It is impossible to esti mate the next movement. It may be that General Buller, will be compelled to retired from -the ground he lately won, but in any event we may be sure that the Brit ish people will not show themselves want ing in fortitude and steadiness. The gov ernment would be well advised to call out Immediately all the militia, and to expe dite the dispatch of the Eighth division and of the Fourth cavalry brigade. No doubt Lord Roberts will strain every nerve to enable General Buller to fehew the attempt to relieve Ladysmlth." The military critic of the Times, dis cussing various possible explanations, dwells strongly upon "the terrible draw back to British generals Involved in the absence of maps of this tangled hill coun try." The Standard, which thinks still more troops will 'be required, and which com ments upon the "astonishing manner in which South Africa swallows up troops wholesale without any appreciable re sult," goes on to refer to the Contipental jubilation and to the predictions regarding General Buller's character. It says: "It is humiliating to find that the Natal ter rane has been more accurately studied In Berlin than at our own headquarters on the Tugela." The position of the British armies in Cape Colony is virtually unchanged. Lord Methuen forwards by mall the first official recognition of Boer valor and military art. He calls their tactics and their courage "indisputable." In defending frontal at tacks, Lord Methuen says: "The mobility of the Boers is such that theycan change front In 15 minutes, so that a flanking op eration, when striking home, simply meets a new front." The Daily Mail, referring to Boer re sistance and what may be necessary to overcome it, alludes to a saying of Napo leon that no position could resist 300,000 men. Strength o the Boer Lines. LONDON. Jan. 27. The Times pub lishes the following dispatch from Frere camp, dated Wednesday morning, and evidently written before the capture of Spionkop was known. After describing the position of the Boers, who were ac tively Intrenching and bringing fresh guns forward, the correspondent says: a "Their front extends 10 miles, and we shall have to try to break it In the middle.- Every prisoner says the Boers will never let us reach Ladysmlth. This is their last chance of. preventing us, for behind this hill lies open country, without a single fortification. Therefore, they will strain every nerve to throw us back here." THE ABANDONMENT OF SPIONKOP. Speculation in London Regarding Warren's Mot e. LONDON, Jan. 26. The war office posted the ffillowing dispatch from General Buf- ler, dafed at Spearman's Camp, Thursday, January 25, noon: "General Warren's garrison, I am sorry to say, I find this morning had in the night abandoned Spionkop." As far as the general public is concerned,. rnivy uiul me. nrsv uasu ui aiS9.ppoiniment, la oer, it takes the news stolidly. When? the newspapers bearing big placards con taining the words "Splonkop abandoned" appeared in the streets, people rushed to huy papers, and from the cabmen to busi ness men, all could be seen scanning the news with a dazed expression. The signs of pleasure which were visible every where yesterday have now given place to a wave of depress'on, but there have been no outward demonstrations or scenes. A few minutes before 11 o'clock this - morning the dingy war office had a de serted appearance, only a few reportera and messengers being visible. A few min utes later, row-ver, almost simuKaneous ly with the posting of Buller's dispatch, carriages and cabs came rolling up, people with anxious faces hastening to the no tice heard, and tha lobbies soon became crowded. "Forced back"; "Shelled out, I sup pose"; "Great heavens, he's had to go back!" These and similar expressions wtre heard on all sides with downcast countenances. The long stream of callers made their way back to the street, whjle their places were occupied by newcomeis. In an editorial the Westminster Gazetto says this afternoon: "The Associated Press said that War ren's success was provisional.' The West minster Gazette's remark was called out by George 'W. Smalley's cable to the Times this morning, saying: "The As sociated Press takes care that we shall not overestimate Warren's success, sug gesting that It Is only provisional, and that there Is the usual disposition of Lon don to exaggerate" the importance of the point scored.-1' The Westminster Gazette then proceeds to defend its own course, pointing out that it is not unpatriotic to decline to gloss over facts. As a matter of fact, Great Britain assumed that the point gained was more conclusive than it really was, hence the extreme revulsion of feeling caused by Buller's announcement of the abandonment of Spionkop. Considering that the Boers who held the position fled; that the British casualties In retaining it during subsequent attacks were heavy and that the strategical value of the point had still to be demonstrated, ther&r never was any great reason for throwing up hats, and until "further particulars ar rive. It Is impossible fo estimate to what extent public disappointment Is justified. It is Impossible at. present to say wheth er the British suffered a reverse or the movement was dictated by strategic rea sons. Obviously the position was useless unless guns could be planted on it, and, discovering this was impossible. Warren may have decided it was unsafe to hold the position any longer, or perhaps he is seeking a more profitable ascent else where. Whatever may be the explana tion of the abandonment of Spionkop by the British, it will doubtless have the same temporary moral effect as a reverse. It appears to have been so entirely un expected at .the war office, that Buller's dispatch caused something in the nature of consternation. The only official com ment was apparently that "Warren's po sition was too hot to hold." Nowhere, in spite of the general degres sion, is there the least sign of abatement In determination to carry the war to a successful issue. The cabinet met this af ternoon under the presidency of Salisbury, and doubtless the ministers fully can vassed the new situation, though pri marily summoned to discuss the terms of the queenJs speech. Under other circum stances, the news frofci Ladysmlth show- lnggreat;ygnproyed sanitaryjcbndltio'hsJv plentlfulrfete'of provisions and"$raug$h:r9 eiuug ot lurijiicauons unui me piaceas re garded as Impregnable, would htfve in spired the nation, but these good tidings I to the British are overshadowed by an- iui tia iu uie aii.ucii.iuji on me upper ill- gela and that the heavy losses suffered during the struggle Tuesday might have counted for nothing. , Military circles made no effort to con ceal their chagrin, expressing the gravest fears as to the ultimate fate of Lady smith. Such authorities as Major-General Carrlng, who Is under orders for South Africa, and Lord Gifford, who won a Victoria cross while scouting for Lord Wolseley during the .Zulu war, would not be surprised to hear of the capture of White's forces within the week. Gifford, "-who knows the country like a book, could not understand how In the world Warren ever got to the top of Spionkop without ascertaining what posi tions commanded it. The poorness of maps. It was pointed -out, could hardly be an excuse for this, as there must be with Warren several scouts, to say nothing of officers who at one tjme or another have served at Ladysmlth and whose mere hunting expeditions would have given them a knowledge of the c6untry. While Warren Is not blamed for, re treating under what is supposed to have been a heavy shell fire, he Is severely criticised for occupying a position to which he could not bring up his artillery. There was a general collapse In the stock market today, especially in Kaffirs, follow ing the announcement of General Warren's abandonment of Spionkop. American rail road shares were relatively better than home securities. Consols dropped 1 3-16. Losses In Americans ranged from to U4 per cent. Probably as an Immediate effect of the J receipt of news of the abandonment of Spionkop, orders have been sent fo Alder shot to have the Fourth cavalry "division In readiness to embark for South Africa early in February. BULLER'S CASUALTY LIST. No Clear to What Engagement 1 Refers. LONDON,' Jan. 26 General Buller re ports that the British casualties January 24 were: Killed Six officers, 18 noncommissioned officers and men. Wounded Twelve officers and 142 non commissioned officers and men. Thirty one men missing. . General Buller's dispatch Is dated Spear man's Camp, January 26, 10.25 A. M., show ing there has been no delay In communi cations passing between Buller and the war office. The killed include Colonel Bu chanan Riddell, of the King's Royal rifles. He served In the Niger war of 1881. It is not clear whether the casualties include those at Spionkop, or only those resulting from fighting prior to the Spionkop en gagement. A special dispatch from Durban says the Boer losses on the Upper Tugela during the fighting Sunday last were very great. Warren's men captured 160 prisoners and 130 Boers were found dead in one trench. "A Sortie From Endysmitli. PRETORIA, Jan. 24 The federal forces have started a heavy bombardment of Klmberley. The garrison's new gun car ried five miles, but collapsed after a few shot-:. A body of 200 lancers made a sortie from Ladysmlth under cover of a heavy can nonade and fire from the forts opposite the laager of the Pretoria commando. Th'e British retired with evident loss. One Boer was wounded. A heavy cannonade started ths morning and still continues. Transport nt the Cape. CAPE TOWN, Jan. 26 The "British transport Lancaster Corporation has ar Tived here. General H. M. Day Dead. CEDAR RAPIDS, la., Ja.n. 26. General. H M. Day died here today, aged 74. AT THE HEMP PORTS Progress Iade by General Kobbe's Expedition. RESISTANCE AT BUT ONE POINT Insurgents at Legaski, Under a Chi nese, General, Were Driven Out After a Hand-to-Hand Fight. MANILA Jan. 26, 6:5 P. M. A dispatch from Sorsogen, dated Thursday, January 25, says Brigadier-General Kobbe's ex pedition has occupied Sorsogen, Dunset, Bulan, Legaspi and Vlrac, on Catanduanes island. The only resistance was at Le gaspi, where five Americans were wound ed, and 45 dead and 15 wounded Filipinos were found. It is estimated that there are 125,000 bales of "hemp in these provinces, and 76,000 bales in the ports pf Sorsogen and LegaBpi. The United States gunboat WHERE SCHWAN MANILA MANILA L l ,vT ( t 9 SX ' - Miffcffllltr' Ml es v?rroi5 V ' .LAGUNA3. ? I3.PA8I.O X V " p f '' .' (a1 feme's 1 '" Je3? ,' k TWABA3 f lBAYAK6AS " . General Sohwan's column is rapidly dispersing the few remaining1 bands of Insurgents la Southern Luzon. The Laguna de Bay and Laguna de Taal regions have been cleared, and the p5rts on the former lake opened to trade. It was expected the rebels would make a final stand at Santa Crus,ybut when -tne troops got there they found the city deoerted. What tew Fil ipinos remain under arms, have peen driven to the mountains. As every own taken, by the Airicrlcanj 1a left with a garrison, permanent peace la theecently conquered territory may Nashville's shrapnel burned 8000 bales in LegASpi.- The expedition arrived off Sorsogen January 20, and the town displayed a white flag. General Kobbe and Colonel Howe, with a battalion of the Forty-seventh infantry, landed and raised the United States Hag. The insurgent force, numbering 300 men, evacuated the place. The" natives were passive. During the morning of January 23, the Nashville and Venus, with four com panies of the Forty-seventh Infantry regi ment, under Major Shlpton, aproached Le kaspl. Filipino flags were flying and the trenches were crowded. A detachment of 150 picked men, led by Major Shlpton, landed on the beach about a mile north of the town, the Nashville bombarding the trenches, and the enemy retreated to Al- bay, whence they were easily dispersed. to the hills. About 200 insurgents, armed with rifles, forced 600 villagers, armed with bows and arrows, to serve In the trenches and in the close-range street fighting before the enemy fled. The Fili pino dead were mostly villagers who were attempting to flee. The expedition will proceed to Samar and Leyte, where the Forty-third Infantry and ar battalion of the Third artillery will be. dlU1butedr Thenativeaomplaln,, of ladcofftiod," resulting1 from the blockade. Lieutenant-Colonel Hayes has defeated an entrenched force of the enemy at Sariaga. One man was killed and Ave woundea on the American side. A record of 1J. American prisoners was found. Captain Casteel( while scouting near Baras, with his company, encountered 4C0 insurgents. He was reinforced by Cap tain Gracle, and the enemy was driven to Tanay. One American was killed and one was wounded. Reported hy General Otis. WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 General Otis cabled th war department today as fol lows: "Manila Jan. 26. Kobbe's troops occupy the,hejhp ports of Sorsogen, Dunset, Bu lan,. 'Albay and Legaspi, Southeastern Luzon; Vlrac, island of Catanduanes. They will probably occupy the points of Cal bayjoc, Cathbalogan and Tactoban, on the Islands oitSamar and of Leyte, by tomor r6w everting. "There was no opposition except at Legaspi, where 800 insurgent?, strongly entrenched, under Chinese General Powah, made a stubborn resistance. The troops landed under protection of the guns of the Nashville, which bombarded the fortifica tions at close rapge. The enemy's loss was over 50 killed or mortally wounded. Twenty-eight were killed at the bridge head at almost a hand-to-hand encounter, refusing to surrender. Our casualties were: Captain Bradley Hancock, quarter master volunteers, aid to Kobbe, wounded In the hand, and six men. Including pne sailor on the Nashville, slightly wounded. "These portsv contain great quantities of hempreadyfifqr shipment and will be opeTi on tne suin. - General Otis' report of yesterday's movement in the campaign in Luzon fol lows; "Manila Hayes' cavalry, reported at Santa Cruz, drove the enemy out of Lu zena, Tayabas and adjacent towns, and rescued 20 Spanish prisoners and five women. The other Spanish prisoners moved baok In small detachments Into the mountains. The enemy dispersed in great er haste, and are believed to be seeking homes at Tayabas. The troops found a record dated the 15th inst., saying 11 American prisoners would leave tomor row; however, they did not know to what place. The casualties were one killed, three mortally wounded, two slightly wounded." BLOODY FEUD IHAY ARISE.'. Opportunity for Cdngress to Avert the Threatened Danger. ' NEW YORK, Jan. 26. A dispatch to the Herald from Manila says: The war in the Philippines is over. No further surrender can be hoped for. The danger in the present, situation is that a bloody feud may arise between the Ameri- ; can army andjthe Filipinos'. ' This "danger can1 he greatlyTessened "by action' of con gress, which Is now Imperative, outlining the policy of the government in the Phil ippines. It is likely that many Insur gents are still holding out for the very terms which congress will be willing to give. The time is ripe for a conciliatory policy, allowing the Filipinos to have some say as to the nature of the government under which they will be obliged to live. England Also Fighting Tagals. LONDON, Jan. 26. The British expedi tion against the rebellious Tagals, under Mat Salleh, In British North Borneo, has been entirely successful. Captain Har rington, with 100- Sikhs, after two days' fighting, January 8 and 9, against 1000 rebels, captured two forts and two vil lages, blew-up the rebel magazlm. and killed or wounded 60 Tagals. The British had four men wounded. The remaining villages of the disturbed district sub mitted. Archbishop Chappelle's Mission. NEW YORK. Jan. 26 Av special to the Herald from Washington says:.' At the. apostolic- legation irf this city, explanation was made of the probable reason for Ithe differences which have arisen between the FJHpino supreme court and Mgr. IS OPERATING. Chapelle, papal delegate in the Philip pines. 'Mgr. Chapelle, It was stated, ha3 no connection with the American lega tion, but is delegate extraordinary from the papacy In Rome. No one here knows anything about the Instructions which he is acting under. These Instructions were received directly from the pope, and for their carrying out he will be responsible only to the pope. - - It was explained that it is the universal canon law of the church of Rome that ecclesiastical matters shall be handled only by ecclesiastical tribunes. It is sup posed here that Mgr. Chapelle desires a continuation of the laws of the Philippine islands regarding ecclesiastical matters on the same basis under American rule a3 they were under the Spaniards. Hong Kong TxaderTVltfc 'P'tfllippiii-V CHICAGO, Jan. 26 George H. Med hurst, a prominent merchant of Hong Kong, while in Chicago today, on his way to London, said: "The commercial interests of Hong Kong look with favor on the American rule of the Philippines. In the past It has been the misfortune of those Islands to have been most wretchedly-governed; and In general the- conditions which-bave ob tained there haVe tended to check progress on the part of the people and the develop ment of the undoubtedly great natural re sources of those Islands. Under the rule of this country, all those conditions will be changed, the resources of the islands will be developed, business will expand greatly and the policy of this country will make them Inviting fields for com mercial venture and enterprise. "The business interests of Hong Kong will unquestionably be benefited by these changed conditions and in other ways we hall the advent of the United States into the Orient." First Montana's Dead. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26. The follow ing is a list of the dead of the First Mon tana infantry, whose bodies were brought from the Philippines on the City of Pe king: Company G, Private Edward S. Moore, killed in action; company K, Pri vate J. Kennedy, drowned; company M, Private Henry Archibald; band, Private Fred Hall. Spanish Prisoners Sent Home. WASHINGTON,. Jan. 26. General Otis cabled the war department as follows to day: , "Manila. Jan. 26. Released Spanish pris- uucio, 11 uiuucicr, avw enusieu men, zz civilians, officials. 21 wives and 33 chil dren, were furnished transportation to Spain yesterday.' ROBERTS' SALARY. House Committee on Accounts Will Consider the Matter. WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. The question of salary and mileage 'allowed for Mr. Roberts' is to be considered by the house committee on accounts. There Is about $1000 on mileage, and a like amount for salary, conditionally due Mr. Roberts, but there Is some doubt as to whether those sums should be allowed. The attorney general, on application, has refused to pass on the subject, as it Is not in his jurisdiction, and the controller of the treasury has also referred the matter back to the committee on accounts. The latter body will now seek to get at the law in the case and reach a decision. Investigation of Wnrdner TrouhleM. WASHINGTON, Jan. .26. The house! committee on military affairs - today agreed to- proceed with the Investigation of the Idaho labor troubles February 14, and it was arranged that the governor and auditor of the state and Major-Gen-eral Merriam should be asked to appear at that time. Sulzer of New York and Lentz of Ohio, who have been urging the In quiry, are to furnish the names of addi tional witnesses to be examined. NOHlNi No Appointment Yet of Succes sor to Collector Ivcy. PLENTY OF CANDIDATES URGED Bryanltes Slaking Desperate Efforts to Slake Secure Their Control o2 the Democratic Convention. WASHINGTON. Jan. 26. Prohahlv tha I selection of a successor to Collector Ivey win ub ueiu. up ior several days. This appointment seems to receive considerable attention from the president. He has re ceived a call from Senator McBride and Representative Tongue, who protested against the selection of Duniway. Sena tor Foster has been with him to urge a man from Washington, and Senator Alli son to ask the place for an Iowa man. and Senator Simon has had another In terview with him on the subject. Tha fact that two members of the Oregon del egation are against Duniway tends to em barrass the president, and at the same time Senator Simon does not feel like making any change, especially as the rec ommendation was made after talking tha subject over with the president. Repre sentative Tongue says that he promised to support another man before he knew that Duniway was a candidate for the place, and his opposition Is not personal. Alaska Customs Law. Representative Cushman. of the terri torial committee, when asked what pro vision congress would make to bring about a reform In the,customs Taws as applied to Alaska, replied, that he hardly though much legislation Is needed in that line. "The selection of an able, honest and energetic man at the head of custom af fairs would simplify the matter very much," he said. To Insure Bryan's Nomination. To meet an effort that Is being made a secure enough delegates in the East to prevent the nomination of Bryan, it la said that a-scheme is-on'fQottafcoIeot a contesting delegation in such states where the regular organization is captured by the anti-Bryan men. Representative Daly, of New Jersey, who backs Sulzcr, Is cred ited with proclaiming the Intention of hav ing a contesting delegation from New Jersey, New York, and enough states to make it possible to nominate Bryan under the two-thirds rule. At first it was thought the best way to meet this propo sition was to abrogate the two-thirds rule, but as this would change the traditions at the democratic party in force ever slace It was organized, it met with a great deal of opposition. It is possible that the Bryan men will be able to capture tho delegation In the regular organization, and every movement made thus far is in that direction. The proposed method of holding rump conventions shows to what extent the Bryanltes will go to make him thelrcan-dldate- It Js. known that Bryan'a missloo, in the. Hast is not so much because ho hopes to get the electoral votes of tha states he visits, but It betrays an anxiety on his part for the delegates. Manufacturing Statistics in Census One of the Drovlslons of the census law prescribes th'at whenever the director of the census shall deem It expedient, ho may withhold the schedules relating to statistics of the manufacturing and me chanical industriesrf ronv theenumerators. and place thfr collection of such, informa tion in the hands of special agent3. In accordance with this provision. Director of the Census Merriam has designated the large cities and towns throughout the United State? where the census enumer ators will be relieved of all responsibility for the collection of manufacturing sta tistics. The cities in Oregon that have been so withdrawal are; Portland, As toria, Salem, CgontyaTBr Qlty and La Grande. IcJWtSlnlngfon'ffielciaes are; Seattle. Tacoma. Walla Walla, Spokane Everett, Snohomish, Fairhaven. New Whatcom and Dayton. No cities In Idaho have been withdrawn. In all other subdivisions of the super visors' districts, the schedules for manu factures will be distributed among tha enumerators, to be taken by them in con nection with the statistics of population and agriculture. In the- qltlesand towna withdrawn frdm.'th-enumerators, special agents will be appointed, who will ba charged with the sole responsibility of col lecting the statistics of the manufacturing and mechanical Industries. It has been estimated that to collect this data rela tive to manufactures, 2032 special agents will be required, who will cover in all a total of 1412 cities and towns. It Is the In tention of the director of the census to have the statistics of manufactures col lected by special agents only in citie3 and, towns where the number or Importance of the establishments Is such that tha enumerators cannot make tho canvass within the time allowed for their work, approximately 30 days. ' SIX AMERICANS SHOT. Prospectors Killed by Order at tha Mexican General Torres. EL PASO, Tex., Jan. 26. The moll to night from Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, brings the news that a report la cur rent there that six Americans, David Cus ick. John Eldridge, George Lunt, Charlea Burns, Lon Webster and Henry Williams, were shot last week near the foot of tho Bacatete mountains, east of Guaymas, by order of General Torres, who is in com mand of the Mexican troops now operat ing against tho Yaqui Indians in Bacatete range. It is further reported that the matter was brought to the attention of the Amer ican consul at Guaymas. but the latter declined to act. It Is said the Mexican troops found the Americans in friendly intercourse with the Yaquls. whom the troops have surrounded In the range. Some of the Americans are known here, and are prospectors. Americans at Guay mas warn all Americans to keep away from Yaqui country. 0 Warships at La Guayra. CARACAS, Venezuela, via Haytien ca ble, Jan. 26. The United States gunboat Machias has arrived at La Guayra. , CARACAS, Jan. 26. The United States cruiser New York, flagship of Admiral Farquhar, has arrived at La Guayra. a E. J. Phelps Is Sick. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 27. The con dition of E. J. Phelps, ex-minister to Eng land, who is 111 from pneumonia, was un changed this morning. He Is thought to be weaker, however, and Is very low. m a Agasslx Party In FIJI. VICTORIA, B. C., Jan. 26. Advices by the steamship Mlowera say Professor Agasslz scientific party on the yacht Alba tross ask to be reported at Suva, Fiji, pe cember 20; all well.