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EUOENECTTY ... ORJOON-
EVENTS OF THE DAY
LAI ER NEWS.
an I . .."" BailMMM aMle r'"
ii,. Twa HmUrbiru PraaaalaO
in a Coedaaaed i '-
The conning of rabbit wm stopped
in Chicago by human offlcrt.
Id a great battle which lasted all
day Sunday the Boer held their own.
Mini", at Johsnnetburg have rrs
Impregnable that city from an
log force.
Methodist missionaries wtU
active work in the Philippines tm Qen
vert the Tagali.
Connt Boni de f atelkre SafM
going to use hie cane an Ore eVtta
the Inns Figaro.
T.ie warmly vrim Use wll d
m endawureiH fr a Othelhi un ver
sify at WahlBgt.
The Duke of Turk hi dead at Leadoa.
lie died from pneumonia after an ni
ne of several days.
The sugar war in to I continued mi
the aame linea an heretofore, and uj
settlement I in light.
At Butte, Mont., Domlnick Masss, a
painter, mounted a ladder to paint a
building, lie grabbed a live wire and
fell dead.
Colonel (ieorge M. Kandall and Col
onel James Hell, have been named by
the president for promotion to the rank
of brigadier-general.
George D. Ilerron, formerly pro
feasor of Iowa college, says that tha
effect of socialism on religious dogma
will be to change the whole attitude of
human belief.
Haifa million dollar is the esti
mated cost of repairing thu Olympia
according to the report of the naval
construction lioard. The work will be
done at the Boston navy-yard, and will
occupy about a year.
According to the New York Herald's
Washington correspondent there ia an
excellent prospect that the Nicaragua
unit bill will go through this session
without waltiiiK for the report of the
Walker commission.
Mr. Annie F.llsworth Smith is dead
at New York. Kh sent the first tele
graphic in-tage, "What hath (iod
wrought?" from the United Htutes su
preme court room, Washington, to Hai
ti in or.
Two negroes were shot to death and
two white men desperately wounded as
the result of an attempt to arreat a ne
gro murderer at Macon, (la. i. H.
Duller, colored, is the man who did
most of the shooting, and who was
himseif shut to deuth.
A long-time resident of Kouth Africa,
now in New York, says the Boers ars
not brave; that they will fight from
cover, but in the open, man to man,
the Hoer Is no match fur the Hriton, or
other whit antagonist. H predicts
the llrltish will win soon.
Hepburn believes the house will pass
the canal bill.
(ieneral Duller cablea that he thinks
he is making progress.
The news o( the sticco of the Mexl
rau troops is confirmed.
The second detachment of Isiudou
volunteers has left for the caps.
Count and Counteas Ctuttellane, nee
i, ml. I. have arrived in New York.
The United Mineworkers voted down
resolution of sviupathv for thu Hours.
John Itusktu. the iireat art critic and
writer, passed away in hla 81st year at
London.
(ieneral James F. Wade has taken
temporary charge of the department of
the lukas.
Motormen and conductor of Troy.
N. Y., are out for mure wages and
ahorter hour.
A deadlv uuarrel in the Italian ouar
ter of New York resulted in the killing
nf three of one laiully.
Tim Italdwin I me works, nf
i'hlladelphla, has received an order for
80 large locomotives from Irani
Dauish fanner have sent the Prln-
oes of Wales 11,000 boxes of choice
butter for the Hritish soldier in
Africa.
The reason for the close censorship
is now being appreciated in Uiudon,
and the peopl m willing to await th
result.
An Indiana volunteer, writing home,
rays that Joe W heeler gave tired sold
iers his horse and, takiug their gun,
limit lie I wiili tlie Ihivs.
Owing to danger threatening the
rotuniouvvealth of Kraukfort, Ky.,
rlergyineu set aside Tuesday as a day
( humlliatmu and prayer.
The Ashland woolen mills, one of the
!.).., t industrial establiahmeuls lu Or
grm, representing au invested capital
tf ovar $86,000, aud regularly iuplny
jig 10 to 85 hands waa totally de
stroyed by lire, whirh Is sopiosed to
have originatod in the weaving-room.
Tho insurance auiouuied to $13,500.
Herlin, (Germany, ts to construct an
ondergrouud railway costing $25,000,
000. Twenty-three year ago Senator Tel
ler entered the senate. Only three
senator who saw huu sworn in aie
till his oolleague Allison of Iowa,
Gockroll of Missouri, aud Jones of Ne
vada. In the uitt'i filing '.'8 years
over a hundred seuators have .lie.!
Hot Mr. Teller, although nearly three
score and ten, is still strong aud vig
orous. The San Martin (Max.) cotton fac
tory, located near the town of that
mime, ha beeu completed and Is now
in operation. It employs about 300
operative aud will soon give work to
loo more.
One of trie largest and wealthiest
ranchers of the Southwest is Delegate
Pedro Peres, of Uemalillo, N. M., who
baa oome to Waahlugtun for hla ttrat
term. air. Perea is a man of medium
itetute, has vary black eyes, and in
many respects looks Ilk a Spaniard .
HU family is on of the oldest In Nw
Th re tat legislator will mt In
special sessiuu
Recent Dawson nre destroyed pjvp
efty worth $400,000.
Hnbonlc plago has broken out at 1V
rio, South America.
race riot occurred at Coal berg.
Ala. On negro was killed.
In a i ,111 article in a Paris paper
Emll Zola defends bis father's honor.
Tha Alaska mall service will b ex
tended to Cap York the coming
spring.
The National orohibltlon convention
has keen called to meet at Chicago,
Jnue 27.
Thi. r-anuUH of I'ueStO Rlc t CB-
olutea ah a total ( 47,.W laavkak-
i.ss the ialasra .
ehtaa said kwuikrtj kw est-'
I astro ssmv11 . tuiweulstHre arasaaaoi.
)Urlrew Wdewi-. I"--
H ss suM rim aso-Bw MM)elH a
Wah.fi..r..a w.r- . w.!4.-4 NbMM
whwly by aktt eaai.ra sard "jMir-
latstiallsa (Men.
Nearly all rite kaetmas kalWisrgw sard
ar tm AweJliatM at vku mining
towns mi Ward and Lafayotse, C4-
tad, weee dsyid by ke.
William Kirk. Hret maee of th
American ship ClareM.e W. Bwneut,
wax murderously assaulted in bin cabin
while his vessel was al anchor la Port
land, Or., harlior.
'Illinium Lacev. of the house com-
mitti'M nn imlilio lends, said that it
will lie iini'iiMtnlile to pass general land
laws for Alai-ka al Huh session, owing
to opposition In the senate.
Th North China Daily News pub
liana an edict, signed by Kmperor
K warns Hn. aouiiiitinir as emperor lu
his place Put Sing, the nine-year-old
on of Prince Tuano. The new emperor
will ascend the throne January 81.
Th senate committee will report
favorably on Senator Poster' Alaska
liuhthouse hill, making sn appropria
tion of tMOO.000. to include a light
house at Unamak pass, Poster agreeing
to a reduction lu tm appropriation
from I'iOO.OOO.
forum
in i .hi ,n, mi I of the (iloinester
at the battle of Suutiano, was presented
a sword of honor and a silver servica
bv a committee retiinseiititlg the citl-
ens of the District of Columbia lu th
Columbia theater, Washington.
l Ieneral Otis reuorts bi the war de
partment that Hie Western coast of the
inland of l'anav is now oimii for trade,
and that the i oast of laiguna de Hay
aud neighboring sections of the country
will also be oiieneil to iinri.tricie.i
trafllo by tho end of the week.
A inalorltv of the senators Is against
the seatlug of (juay.
Auother revolutiouarv plot in Venez
uela has beeu niped in the bud.
Millions in war munitions were im
ported through Delagoa bay by the
lloers.
A iloer oetrol. mUtuking signals,
was liadly cut up by a hot tire from a
Hritish kopje.
Tho hiwduuartera of Oeuerals Whit
and Huuter was smashed by a shot
from a Isiug loin.
Ikisplte reports to tho contrary, Web
ster Davis is to lie retained as assistant
secretary of the interior.
The steamer TowiiHond, plying be
tween Seattle aud Alaskan point) Is a
total loss uear llitiue's Mission.
Montagu White will bt received as
the consular and diplomatic represent
ative of the South African republic.
Secretary Koot has issued au order
appointing a complete new Ixmrd of
ordnance, with the eiceptlou of lieu
i ml Milea.
(ioveruor liage will call an extra ies
Ion of the California legislature. A
United States senator will probably
be elected.
Captain I. Pricdman, who died in
San Pranoisco recently, left tliroe ipjar-
ters of his fortune, amounting to f ,
000, to charity.
The uew shl now being built for
the Oceanic Steamship Company will
he without ps)tT1 in the Pacitlo, aud
will greatly improve the service.
Matt lltlstrom, who killed Luk
Mooers. the Clatsop county logger,
wa adtuduiHl insane. The evidene
showed the lusauitv to lie hereditary
The overdue Citv of Seattle, has lsen
reported from Juueau, whervi she wua
towed bv the Cottage I tty. llie
Settle's delay was caused by th
breakimi of her propeller.
The transport Pennsylvania, which
alls (rum San Praucisco, will carry
(unds for paying off the Tinted States
irctoii now in the Philippines. About
$1,So0i000 will be taken
The captain aud crew of N of the
Hritish steamer Sutton, which went
ashore on Penwtck shoals, lu Delaware
bay, have arrived in Philadeplhla. It
Is believed tho Sutton will prov a
total lo.
lu the senate Pettigrew offered a
resolution calling on the president to
send the senate the n-fmrt of (ieneral
lUitea n.latiiit! to the treaty with trie
sultan of Sulo. Among other things
the reaolutiou asks whether the sultau
and his officials are under the civil ser
vice.
Hrtgadioi-Oeueral Creel?, chief of
the signal corps, is steadily recovering
from the injuries intltcted on him by a
druukeu etpreasman.
The resemblance Letweeu Kolmrts
the ilygamll, and Senator Pritchard
of North I'arolina. la remarkable. Ihey
might U twill brother, lkitli are of
th Mm build, hae the same cast o(
feature, wear uinstaches trimmed
allk. and their curly hair might be
.lu I ili .lie WlgS.
Senator Kyle of Sonth IHtkota, th
t.illest mail til the senate, is very fond
of small boys, au I by some strange
I Unity he like the shortest pag m
ml body.
The prehuman estimate of th pi.
duction of gold and silver In the Uuit
ed Mates during the calendar year
lHWtf, made by Mr. Huberts, the direc
tor of th miut, shows a total gold pro
duction of last rear of ;u. I ;o
l'h pnductiou of (liver during th
vear la estimate i at I i.i i-.-e as
1'ioaas daring th yar of $4,040.-Ml.
BOERS ARE DISLODGED
Warren' Troops Captured
Splonkop at Night
C'OMM A5DH LADYSMITH K0AD
tmall Oarrltoa Flad CasaallUs Cea
sldarabll (lansral Woudfata
!,..,, i , Wouadad.
Indon, Jan. 2'). The war offlci
ha just Imaed the following dispatch,
from Kaearmau'i camp, dated January
99:
"Oeaeaal Warren's tnsi last night
a.- .;-- Hplsialiop, iirprislug the
naavll gsSTina, Watt Hed.
' It sni-i U"a kreM by s all day,
rirauofc wte wse keanily sKSa, k.-d, ea
(w'killr ky a vey assnny wg shell Hre.
"I sua ot vavawMe asm enHsider
akh, ami I kave ks iavfwrm yi-m, with
reveet, that Inmeesvl Wawdadw was)
daagesaosly wssaaded.
"tMHiifal Warrim hi sef wlloa
that lo- bus readi red tun cues h po-l
Mom unkle. 'fke nseo aa a4en
IM."
r.,,Hss. nf eh t ire mil.
Spearman's, (tamp, Tuesday .Th
Hritish Held srtilli rv slid howitrers
shelled the enemy jsisted nn the crest
of the ridge this morning. The infan
try, under excellent covet, kept up an
effective rifle fire.
The Itoers resigned a kopje, of which
the llrltish infantry took possession
When retiring, the enemy sheltered
themselves behind a stone wall on the
loiie of the kopje, which they held for
hour. This afternoon they ran acroa
the ravine. Hie Hritish artillery
poured shrapnel aud Ivddite into them,
and the infantry took the stone wall.
The Hritish casualty list wa small.
t?arrsa Triad la ' I.laa.
Imdon. Jan. .'. The Daily Tele
graph publishes the following dispute
from Spearman farm, dated Tuesday.
"Moiidny, Sir( harlea Warren s lone
cannonaded and fusilladed the li. ar
isisition west of Spioukop, near the Ac
tion Homes road. A lyddite battery
en rati' I with the other batteries
and Maxlmi. Certainly the fire wss
heavy, causing the enemy seriou
losses. The Hoer, bowever, clung des
i fiat.-! to their worki, from which
they are only being very slowly driven.
Today, the enemy llred their guns
oftener, using also the captured 15-
pounders with shrapnel. Our casual
ties today were less than thoae of yesterday.
I'lm flk'hting I an alsmt 6 in the
moruing and continued until dark, but
there has been nothing like a geueial
engagement. The big naval guns as
sisted from 1'. tuietcr's drift lu shelling
the !' '-r positions."
ROBERTS MISSED IT.
I.amlls, In lha House, X.-i.reit lha Mur
muna ami Muriuuiilsiii.
Washingbm, Jan. 2H. The second
day's debate lu the house u ; ri th
HolM.rts case was less dramatic than
that of yeeterday. The gallerli wer
almost as crowded, but the ladies were
less demonstrative. The president's
pastor. Itev. Dr. Ilristol, wai in the
executive gallery the greater xirtion of
the afternoon, listening to the argu
ments. Mr. Huberts was not present
during the day. Had he lieeii, he
would have heard the most scathing
excoriation of the Mormons ever deliv
ered upon the tloor of the house.
I.ndis (Hep. Ilid ), the young orator
who distincuished himself in the last
congress in an oratorical duel with
Johnson, of his state, won new laurels
today. He cliarged that Ctah had
been admitted to the Colon as a result
of a Mormon conspiracy, and reviewed
the history of the asistles of the
church, whom he charged with living
lu open and llagraut violation of the
statute against polygamy, to show that
they had basely broken their solemn
pledge to the goerumeut.
ON THE PENSION ROLLS.
t'oiiiinlslmtf-r Ksans atalatitenl al
tha NaakaS tit Pensioner.
Washington, Jan. Sfl. liespondiug
to au iinpiiry (nun Senator Milliliter,
Comtuiastonei of Pensions p.vans has
s. nt to him a statement giMiig the
uiimls.r of pensioners bOfM on the rolls
of th olllce on account o( each of the
war of the I'mled States, and giving
a brief review of the laws under which
they wetu granted. The statcineiit as
lo th number of pensioner is as fob
lows:
On account of the revolutionary war,
(our widdjws and seven daughter.
Wsrof llll, oue survivor, 1,1)98
widows.
Indian wars of 1S3S to 1813. 1,05?
survivor an.l 3,ssy widows.
Mexican war, W.'JOl survivors and
8, 1 7& widow.
tiranted since 1881, under general
law, 8'JI,.VWt invalid and 11,001 wid
ows autl other dcN.ndeuta.
I'nder law of 18vtl, invalids 410,0111
widows ad ilepeudents, 180,244.
r . i s ' ' - " ii Waltoa llrad.
Portland, Me , Jan. ttl. K C n
groasniau Charles W Welton, ftr '.'!
years a jnstioa of the Maine supreme
court, died loulght.
While tloiisa llacaplton.
Washington. Jan. 8. President and
Mr. Mi Kmlev gave a brilltaut iecp
tioti at the White House !uight In
houor of the judicisry. AKnit 8,500
guest had beeu iuvitevi, iucludiug a
large portion of resident swloty aud
many out ot-towu visitors.
TaSpWal Mf Mains.
Ch Town, Jan. It, The American
hiwpital ship Msiue. from the (Vest
India docks, ludou. arriveit here to
day. Slavery la Nulua.
Koutlne buslmwa oivupiitl the atten
tion of the senate today in a brief ses
sion. The roluttu offered yesterday
by Pettigrew. of South Dakota, calling
upon the president for Information n
mrdtU the treaty entered into with
the sultau of Sulu. was passed after
Pettigrew had made an attack on th
admiiiutratiou for entering Into an
agreeiueut which, h said, authorised
lavary. Au extended ,!! ate wa pre
cipitated by a conference report ou tha
canaui administrative bill, but tret cen
sus cursuillta gained it point and th
ur was seut back to coafsrsno.
COMMISSION MAY GOVERN.
Fhlllpploas.
Saw York, Jan. 27. A pcial to
tha Herald from Washington says: The
proposition made by tha Filipino leader,
Snor Mabinl, for a civil commission
to treat with the Filipino will not be
considered by the administration until
Agolnaldo surrenders, and in ornclsl
circles the general disposition is to re
gard Mablni's request ai anotner play
for delay.
It is the purpose of President McKln-
lay to inaugurate a civil goverment to
lupersede military rule in the Philip
pines at the earliest possible moment,
and he is favorably inclined toward a
commission in lieu of a governor-general,
and is discussing the question of
available men for such a commission.
If his present plans are carried out th.
Filipinos will have all of the commis
sions they want to confer with, for in
addition to a com mission fur the gov
ernment of the island, it is not un
likely that congress will appoint l
Joint commission to investigate the is
lands next summer and report to the
next session as a guide for future legis
lation.
A great deal of interest was mani
fested In congres-ional cir. les ia th
communication from M-nor Matiini.
There is some diversity of opinion over
the proposition and its feasibility.
Senator Hoar, leader of the anti-administration
forces in this tight, was deep
ly interested ia the proposition.
"That souuds fair and just," said
be, "and I do not see how such a propo
sition can well be declined. As I un
derstand, all the Filipinos ask is that
congress listen to them lefore deciding
their fate."
Benator Dodge, who represent the
administration' views of the Philip
pine question, said:
"It will be time enough to talk of
commissions when these people lay
down their anus and stop fighting our
soldiers."
Senator Heveridge, a most pro
nounced annexationist, regard Mabini
as the eqnal, a a conservative states
man, o( any man in public life in
America. Of his proposition, how
ever, the senator said:
"1 would have to study it more
closely before giving an opinion that
would be of value, but if I were to an
swer off hand, I would say that It
seems to me his suggestion has been
anticipated by the appointment of the
civil commission which visited the
Islands and which did everything pos
sible to bring about an understanding
with the natives."
John I'. unit, former minister to
Mam, laid:
"Whatever comes from Mabinl ii
certainly worth considering. I am
inclined, however, to think it is too
late for anything to be done on the line
he Ruggests. The only thing to do is
to go in and complete American victory
and then gut to work aud help the h'ili
pinos develop the largeit amount of
elf-government of w hich they are capa
ble." PLAGUE SCARE IN HAWAII.
Illlo la Open llrl.rlllon Afalnat tha
(loverniiieiit.
Honolulu, Jan. 10, via Victoria, B.
Oti .lu. 27. Up to and including Jan
uary 16, there were S4 cusesof bttbonlC
plague rerted, 17 of which proved
fatal. Since that date live cases have
been discovered. The most important
and iteming was that of a white
woman, the wife of tieorgc lloriuau, an
old resident. 'Ibis case was reported
the Hth. The woman lingered for two
days and then succumbed. This case
created greut alarm among the white
people here, and a citizens' meeting
was called and active steps were taken
to district tho city, and now a house-to-house
inspection is made twice a
day and each occupant must 1st ac
counted for. It is believed that this
plan will do more to stamp out the
trouble than any steps yet taken. The
board of health still continues to bum
all infected buildings. Alxmt one half
of Chinatown has been destroyed by
fire, holme thu month is out it is ex
pected that this plague spot will be en
tirely reduced to uhsjSi
The town of II ilo ha come out m
open rebellion against the government,
and threatens to resist by force any at
tempt to curry out the rules made by
the authorities here. Hcport from the
Hawaiian town indicate a condition
Isirdering on panic among tho people,
who seem ready to offer mob violence
to representatives of the government.
TO SEE JUSTICE DONE.
ROBERTS SENT HOME
House Voted Not to Admit
the Utah Polyfamist.
A llotlj or Arnirtl ami llelarnilnail Mri
Invatla rrankrorl, Ky,
Fraukfort, Ky., Jan. 37. A special
train liearing more than 1,000 men,
carrying Winchester ritlo. arrived in
Frankfort this morning, Th meu hail
frxun the counties of Hell, Allen, Knox,
Harlan, Whitley, Metcalf and F.dmou
son. 1 i. mi. I, n is overflowing with
visitors, but DOM except th e arriviug
today carry arms, viovernor Taylot
stated to the press representative that
the men were not soldier.
The men marched to the statehouse,
stackd their gnu and took up posi
tions lu grxiups a' .".it the building.
Adjutaut-tieneral (.'oilier states he hgd
no kuowledge that the men were com
ing. Many of the v i.-it. i s are members
of the state guard,
K.x-Socretary of State Finler ad
dressed the v isitors from the step of th
state house He said the object of the
gathering was to see justice done. A
committee was appointed to draft reso
lution. Stephen Sharp, of Lexingtou
was . lii-cn chairman.
In KiU.orar la llaa.l.
Loudon, Jan. '.'7. According to
pecial dupateh from Shanghai, it is
reported that Kniporor Kwang Su has
couiintlto.1 suicide.
Warrail ttianitons Splonkop.
Isuidon, Jan. 27. The war office an
nounces that (ieneral Warrvn has
ahaudoned S lonkop.
I.atl Hantl Sraltara.
Washingtcu, Jan. It. OsmattJ Oti'
cabled report, received this morning,
indicate that (ieneral Schxvan is con
ducting the campaigu in the south of
I.uaon with the greatest energy. He
ha locate. I aontheast of Lagutia de Hay
what is protwM? the last considerable
force of iusurgents remaining in the
old command, and the report ahowt
that with a amall loss to himtelf and
heavy loss to the enemy he ha man
age.! completely to dissipate this force,
probably bevoud th poibtlit? of re
cont ruction.
MAJORITY RESOLUTION CARRIED
Cloalng Day of tha Dabate-Voia a
tha Two PropnUloo-RaBll IU
. ili. o With thaars.
Washington, Jsn. 27 Ths case oi
Brigham H. Roberts, the Mormon
representative-elect from Utah, which
has occupied su much of the sttentlon
of the house since the assembling of
congress, was de-bled today by ths
adoption of a resolution to exclude him
by a vote of 268 to 50. The exact lan
guage of the resolution was as follows:
"That under the facts and circum
stances of the case, Brigham H.
Roberts, representative elect from ths
stute of Utah, onght not to have or
hold a sent in the house ol representa
tives, and that the seat to which he
wa elected is hereby declared vacant."
The amendment to expel Robert,
without seating him, offered by Lacey,
was ruled out on a point of order, and
the house only voted on the resolution
of the majority and minority of the
committee. The latter to seat and
then expel Roberts wa defeuted, 81
to 214. An analysis of this vote shows
that 170 Republicans, li Democrat
and two Populist voted against it, and
73 Democrats, six Republicans, two
I'opnlist and two Silver-Republicans
for it.
The affirmative vote on the majority
resolution to exclude Roberts snd de
clare the seat vacant was divided al
follows: Republicans, 1BH; Demo
crats, 06; Populists, 4. The negativs
vote: Democrats, 47; Silver-Republicans,
2 l'opullsts, 1.
There were over a score of speakers
today, and the closing speeches on each
side were particularly able. Lanham,
of Texas, closed for the majority, and
DeArmond. of Missouri, lor tne minor
ity. The announcement of the result of
the final vote was received with cheers.
Roliert was present throughout th
itsr and left the hall after the result
of tho last vote had beeu announced.
v. I..- Hid an. he iravu out s statement
Justifying hi retention of his plural
wives, on the ground that his moral
obligation was more binding upon his
conscience than technical obedience to
statutory laws, and saying that there
wss little excuse for the extraordinary
efforts too crush a system already aban
doned and practically dead. Ha said
he was a martyr to a "spasm of preju
dice." He wonld not, he said, attempt
to run for congress again, although he
would go back home with a light heart
confident of the future.
Old Hlavary Qaeetloa.
Washington, Jan. 27. Just at the
close of today's session of the senate,
a speech delivered by Money, of Mis
sissippi, on the race question in ths
South precipitated a heated colloquy
between, him and Chandler, of Sew
Hampshire, in which the latter alleged
that the Southern seuators, by intem
perate statements, were reoniug ths
whole Southern question in the senate,
after it was supposed to bo dead. The
charge which Chandler particularly
noticed was made by Morgan, of Ala
bama, who is absent at present, but as
it had been reiterated substantially, in
Chandler's opinion, by other seuators,
he declared he did net purpose to per
mit it to go unrefuted. The charge
wa made that the civil war had been
precipitated by deigning politician of
the North for the purise of putting
the slaves on a political aud social
equality with the Southern white.
Chandler's refutation of the statement
was made with characteristic vehe
meuce and aggressiveness, but as no
reply was offered, the incident ended
there.
The urgent deficiency bill, carrying
about $0,000,000, passed without di
vision, and practically without debate.
Itutmwaj Freight.
Wilkeslsirre, Pa., Jan. 27. A
freight train ou the Ccutrul railroad ol
New Jersey, coming down the Wilkea
burre mountain, this afternoon, ran
away. At the foot of the mountain,
near the Ashley siding, the cars left
the track and were piled high in a big
wreck. There was dynamite in one ol
the cars and it exploded with greaf
force. The shock was felt for a dis
tance of 20 miles. Thu windows is
nearly every house in the town of Ash
ley were broken. Three men, all oi
them brakeinen, were killed, two un
known men were fatally injured and
several others were badly hurt. Th
dead are: Frank McLaughlin, of Matich
Chunk, aged 27; Michael Hird, of Ash
ley, aged t, and William Buckley, ol
this city, aged 2.
Iljnamlla Ontraaa al DaftWf.
Leadville, Colo., Jan. 37. Anothei
dvuamite outrage the fourth sine
Sunday wa committed at 4 o'clocl
this moruing, when an explosion in th,
rear of the Western opera house caused
slight damage. When the police ar
rived, they found two sticks of giant
powder that faile.1 to explode. The
city is greatly esoited and a force ol
night watchmen will be employed.
Trillion tor Mediation.
Brussels, Jan. 27 Nearly 100, 0t
llgMtatM have been appended to tht
address promoted by M. L Juene and
other members of the Uuiversal Besot
S.viety, asking President McKinley to
mediate, which will !e forwarded to
Washington in the courae of a fort
night. Victoria, B. 0,. Jan. 27. Fire to
night destroyed oue block, principally
small buildings. The loss will not ex
ceed 5.000.
rahtnrl lllaruisril Tuarto Illco.
Washington, Jan. .5. The cabinet
at its regular meeting today again dis
cussed at leugth the 1'uerto Riear.
situation. The opinion is unanlmoui
in the cabinet that free trade with the
island, or a nomiual duty, i essential
to prvvent widespread business disaster
am.'iig all classes of its people.
Oanaral Waatlgal ttaad.
London, Jan. 27. Advice bars
been received frvrn Spearman' cam
that Ueneral Woodgat bas cum bet
to the wounds he Nceivad in th attack
on SpionJtop.
QLOOM IN sT.NC.LAND.
fmm Thai The War OU- U Wll
bolalaa Bad .
London, Jsn. 2r.-8)vn days of
fighting (have leftftbafnaln Bor posi
tion intact an-J General Boiler 70
weaker according to the official casu
alty lists, which seemingly do not in
cuWe the Spionkop losses, as tboss last
forwarded do not mention General
Woodgate's wounding.
England is possessed by a senss ol
failure, though not a word in criticism
of her generals and soldier is utwred.
Not much effort i made to place a hap
py construction upon General Buller s
18 words, telling of the retirement
from Spionkop, 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 sn unpleasant
supplementary dispatch from (ieneral
Buller, which was being held up for
13 hours.
Siiencer Wilkinson, in the Moruing
I'ost. writes ai follows of the Spionkop
losses:
"This is a serious matter, and an at
tempt will not here be made to mini
mize it, for no greater wrong can be
done to our people at home than to mis
lead them about the significance of the
events of the war. The right way i
to tell the truth, as far as we know it."
But the facts from the neighliorhood
of the Tugela are scantier than ever.
The censorship now is simply prohibi
tive, and something is wrong with the
cables. The break on the east coast
lines has been lepuired, but the cable
between San Thome and Loanda, on
the west coast, is now interrupted.
"More troops!" is the only suggestion
here as to the way to break the Boer
resistance. Mr. Wilkinson regrets
that General Buller ha not 20,000
more men, declaring that if they would
not make victory certain, his enter
prise without them is helples.
The Spectator, dealing with the ne
cessity of large additional military pre
parations, says: "It may be that we
have yet another cycle of disasters in
front of us."
The transnort Assave arrived at Cape
Town last Friday, with 2,127 officer
and men. The first portion of the
Seventh division is afloat. Hence,
with the 10. 000 men of this division,
and about 0,000 nox? at sea, it lies in
the power of Lord Roberts to reinforce
(ieneral Buller heavily. This course is
advised by several military writers.
Although England's nerves are se
verely tried, her nerve is absolutely un
shaken, and probably nothing that can
happen in South Africa will change in
the slightest degree her intentions.
She will continue to receive bad news.
if it comes, with dignity, and will
maintain her determination to win at
last.
Department of Cotuinarce.
Washington. Jan. 29. The question
of establishing a department of the
government to be known as the depart
ment of commerce, with a cabinet offi
cer at its head, has been discussed at
considcrsble length by the senate com
mittee on commerce. The discussion
was based upon a very complete report
on the subject prepared by Senator Nel
son. It is proposed to include in the new
department a bureau of manufactures,
and to transfer from the treasury de
partment the life-saving, lighthouse,
marine hospital aud steamboat inspec
tion service, the bureaus of navigation,
Immigration, statistics and coast and
geodetic surveys; to transfer from the
interior department the commission of
railway, the census office and the geo
detic survey, and from the state deart
meut the bureau of foreign commerce.
The department of labor and the fish
DOmmiaSlon are also placed under this
supervision.
Bort'fl Salary.
Washington, Jan. 20. The qtieation
of salary aud mileage allowed for Mr.
Roberts is to e considered by the
house committee on account. There
is a'1 out $1,000 on mileage, ami a like
amount for salary, conditionally tduc
Mr. Roberts, but there is some doubt
as to whether those sums should be al
lowed. The attorney-general, on appli
cation, has refused to pass on the sub
ject, as it is not in his jurisdiction, au.
the coutroller of the treasary has also
referred the matter back to the commit
tee on accounts. The latter Imdv will
now seek to get at the law In the case
aud reach a decision.
Investigation of Warriner Trouble.
Washington, Jan. 29. The house
committee ou military affairs soda
agreed to proceed with the investiga
tion oi ine inano labor troubles Febru
ary 14, and it was arranged that the
governor and auditotr of the state aud
Major-General Merriam should be
asked to appear at that time. Sulier,
of New York, and Lentz, of Ohio, who
have been urging the inquiry, are to
furnish the names of additional wit
nesses to be examined.
Dlamoml Robbery la Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Jan. 27. Diamonds
valued at $6,000 were stolen from the
safe in the office ol Josenh K Daviit.
son & Son, manufacturing jewelers.
That the thief was in possession of the
combination is evidenced by the faot
that there was not a mark on the safe.
Samuel W. Nealy, while temporarily
insane, hanged himseif at The Dalles.
He was 78 years old.
SeparatlouliU In vv.-.i Australia.
Vancouver, B. O., Jan. 89. West
Australia has a separstionist movement
on the part of the residents of the gold
fields, who are virtually unanimous in
their desire for severance from the rest
of the colony. In spite of the efforts
of the West Australian government to
throttle the movement, a petition
siguru ox 00,000 anuits has been dis
patched to London, asking for separa
tion of the gold field., with a view to
federation.
Narrow Kirape Prom Tire.
Wardner, Idaho, Jan. 39 Magnu
on' restaurant, at (lem, bumed this
morning; loss, $600. Mr, Magnnson
occupied the second story of the build
ing as a residence, and the family had
a narrow eecsape from death. Mr
Magnnson and her two children were
both considerably burned, but not ser
iously. The mother, finding her es
cape by the stairway cut off, seised the
children, threw them from a window
to the firemen below, and then jumped
out herself. The little bov, t vaars
old, was hurt by the fall m0r seriously
than by bis bums.
A FARMERS' CONGRESS
Important Gathering to
Held at Salem.
Bi
REPRESENTING FOUR STATE.
rrultgrewar. loeaiaen, IIpgru(n
a...i Hurtloullurlsts Will U.
Present at Meallna.
a.l.m (ir Jan. 29. The faia.. 1
congress to lie held in Salem ftbrun
7 and 8 will probably be the mo in.
portant meeting of tne mua ever hsld
in this state.
The (fathering will lie of more than
state Importance, for the aVfliealtnral
interests of California, Washing
and Idabo will also be represented, it
will be more than a meeting of (itrosti,
as that term is generally Mdnstood,
ia fruitgrowers, stockmen. In-i, ,,
ers, horticulturists, in fact, men of (i
iccupetlons reiate i w agriculture, aj
be present. The congress is iotn(ljd
to comprehend all the d.-partm- i.u 0)
k. ,ii. .. milled airriculturul iiiduntri..
of the coast, and it is extieeted that
permanent organization will be f.
fee ted.
Tliis movement was started by tb
Salem chamber of commerce, working
in unison with the state board of api.
culture, and one of the chief object to
lie attained is the arrangement of date
of the state fairs of Oregon, ('alifornu,
Washington and Idaho so that thert
will be no conflict. By such an ar.
r nt horsemen and exhihitnra
will be enabled to make the circuit of
the cast state each season, and ths
various fairs will be Improve I accord
ingly.
uaenttarv of State Dunbar hu
offered the use of either of the legisla
tive chambers for the congress, aud It
is expected that the meetings will bt
held in one of these spacious nam.
The date has been arranged so as to bt
convenient for those who may com
from various parts of the state to at
tend tne meeting of the League of Re
publican clubs, to be held in Portland
February 6. Secretary II. B. Tbielsen,
of the Salem chamber of rain uteres,
hay nrenumd a iiroo-ram tne for the con
gress and all who attend the session
will be assured a rare treat.
MERCHANTS ARE PLEASED.
Change' dalUfaelory Thajr ftee HrneBl
1 it tu nullum
Chicago, Jan. 29. George II. Med
hurst, a prominent merchant of Doug
Kong, while in Chicago today, on bis
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 is
lands to have been most wretchedly
governed, and in general the conditions
which have obtained there have tended
to check progress on the part ol tin
people and the development of the un
doubtedly great natural resources ol
those islands. Under the rule of this
country, all those conditions will bt
changed, the resources of the islandi
will be developed, business will ex
pand greutly and the policy of this
country will make them inviting fields
for commercial venture and enterprise.
"The business interests of Hong
Kong will unquestionably bo benefited
by these changed conditions and in
other ways we hail the advent of tht
United States into the Orient."
l'hlllppln Rolrnllala.
San Francisco, Jan. 27. Futher Jo
Algue, director of the Manila observa
tory, the largest of the kind in the
Orient, and his assistant, Father Joas
Clos, have arrived here, en route to
Washington, with manv folios of valu
able scientific data, which they hope to
have published by the government.
They have come to America upon the
urgent invitation of President Schur
man, of Cornell university, who wa
president of the Philippine commis
sion, and also by the request of Governor-General
Otis, of the Philippines.
Both of them are Spaniards nd
Jesuit priests. Father Algue is a ty
phoon expert, and his companion is sn
authority on earthquakes. They bring
with them besides 12 manuscript vol
umes on scientific subjects, many valu
able maps of the Philippine island.
Sll Amarleana !!hnt.
Kl Paso, Jan. 29. The mail tonight
from Uuaymas, Souora, Mexico, bring
the news that a report is current there
that six Americans, David Cusick, John
Kldredge, George Lunt, Charles Hum,
Lou Webster and Henry William,
were shot last week near the foot of the
Bacatete mountains, east of Guaymsi.
by order of General Torres, who is in
command of the Mexican troop now
operating against the Yaqui Indians in
Bacatete range.
It is further reported that the mattes
was brought to the attention of the
American consul at Guaymus, but the
latter declined to act. It is said the
Mexican troops found the American
in friendly intercourse with the
Yaqui, whom the t roops have sui
ounded in the range. Some of the
Americans are known here, and are
prospectors. Americans at Guayni
warn all Americnas to keep away from
Yaqui country.
Dynamite Kiploded In a Train.
Wilkestiarre,, Pa., Jan. 29. Fivs
men were killed and eight badly in
jured as a result of a runaway train
and the explosion of dynamite that fol
lowed, on the Central railroad of N?w
Jersey, at Ashley last night. The
complete list of the dead is:
Frank McLaughlin, brakeman;
Michael Bird, brakeman; Peter Frey.
engine wiper; Charles Haney; one un
known tramp. Hanley went to the en
gine house to idle time away instead n
going to night school.
Parlahrit In a rarturjr Flra.
Philadelphia, Jan. 29. The Angora
Manufacturing Company's plant was
destroyed by Are tonight, and one oj
the employe. Lisxie Blackburn. ageJ
17, is missing. Her liody is be i- "
to be in the ruins. The loss is about
$150,000. partly covered by insurant-
Strtaa at the Parts Exposition-
Paris, Jan. SB. A great strike ol
carpenters employed on the exposition
buildings, involving 5,000 men, has
been inaugurated. The strikers o
mand an increase of wages from H
tons to 1 franc per hoar.