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ASTOKIA. OREGON, 8AT1IHDAY. JANUARY IB, 1900
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IS ADVANCING
Within U Miles of Ccn. White's
Outposts at Ladysmitn.
THE BOERS FORCED BACK
Heavy flyhting Has Taken Place of
Which the War Offlce'ls Yet
Without the particulars.
LONDON, Jan. 13. i a. n. 0-nral
iiillr' twrnty-lgltt word aniwu c.
lug hiii forward Movmncnt mi Thur.
day If Interpreted n nit'inltiif that be
Inn pas.cl mound Die wiwtern end
f I llf I'Oir Ullc Nt t'o.)ll Ulld l
now stventl ml).- bWilii'l them atui
Hhln U mile ot nril WhuV
utpitt at Ludysmi'h.
Tl;i i'-ix-r force a few 0ay .i' tin. I
tixMipu Willi nun nt Sirliigii-lil wIitp
Oi-n- nil I!ii1It nw ikii. Inn dli'-!
pulcli. Tliii ciiminiiiliii liavt x.n :
b int-t v (tliilgMl. .tttU-r ly Unlit
Inn Jf ly mut'Uveriiii, ilia f-t
tiring acronj the Toiflii u liti-r,il ;
Duller HJvaiiCi'. !
Fr'jm i lujieril UuiIit'ii di?iiitrii.
rimiilid wl'h lln- fact that all ilfl
'td Ii(-I1Ik ik-1 from thv Mini vt war
him vlrtuilly c-a'J ilne Muiuluy,
tht tliuuijnii In 'Ira w ii lh.it liii-.rliint
orfratlmm ar In imirniw. a .he
cannot rnov fur wihiout koiiik up
ug'ilnxt tlio Hoer tMitreiipliiii'ivtx.
Th.' .lfdlh llt frwin "iiUfilc f-vt-r
anJ Jy.'tiMy t LaliyHinlih, uv.-n-g-Inir
from elffht to t.-ii d.nlv. fr ron
ldi.'d inor "riui tlun ihe ti'i n
unliloa vt Pmunliiy'H Hijht, tliey
lii'llcu.'.'! f rtK"f :il tiiiKiinil.wy ton
dltlon of tht blMiifu.vcl i-wn.
A 1-Hlf frvn LnhyMiilili, Jiiwl 1h
cmtHT T, imya thn.t iv'n Hun W nut
of Ui tiO men la tin- lnU.ill-. f
whlrh th wril.T Is a iiM-mbur w. iv
ick nith dya.-ntTy w Mit-rlc tvwr,
and, accordltiK to .t illiutili to the
I.nly Chronicle, Ait-xl Junuuiy , the
pmlelita mid jttnduntH in ToiiiU
camp, wtUTti the ItoplMl In, tlu-n
nomliivil I.S'K).
Ul'LMCU HAS Mu:i).
Now ncruplff Si-uih Hank of
TiiKflu r.icliiK Ili'avy Pwr
IJiHronclmif nn.
Ihe
LONDON, Juli. 12. The war ulKcu
Mhu iiiiMiilnir r.Vi"el thi) followlnn
dlitp.iich from Ilullcr. iluil SptinK
llilil, Jiuiuiuy 11, t.'X) p. in,:
"I wc'JpK-d tho 8ou(h bunk of th
TukoIii river at riatrl.i' drift thH
nioruliiK tnd led tlw pi Int. The
river h I'i fl)d. The enoiny Ik lrong
ly enirvtichfd about fuiir and u'half
iniK to tho north."
Aimw from the JclluHn new that
rulUr hna aitomnli-il a eiond time
crosa tho Tugela river, tho only '
Incus is the list of
c.isuaitlts nmo g
In the fight at
8. showing 13
the.Brillsh officer
Lattysmith, January
killed nnd 27 wouixled. Among the
latter wna
Lkeutermut-Cofuiiel Wll-IXck-C'unyngham,
. coin-
; iiam Henry
nwnJ. r of the 8iciid battdlon of the
Gordon Ilighlaaders since 1S97, who
hut lnce succunib-'d .to his wounds.
Ho was immensely popular every
where, and his di.ith will isttis wide
spread sorrow.
The Bitllcr movement obviously is
a Hanking character ot auack. but
whether it Is Intend-'d to push the ad-
vancc home or whether his operations,
are only a feint to cover a frontal '
attack on the Boers at IllanKwana j
mountain remains to be soon.
Springfield, whence Bullor's dispatch
was sent. Is 18 miles west of Frero.'n cold bath.
The last new rrom Springfield wa ' "When I am druied I walk around
that It was held by tlw Johannesburg' the building eight limes whit makes
corps under General Benjamin Vlljo. !
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HI, and that the HOOTS had big guilSjrasi on pornuge, union, uui
In poWon at FoUteter'a drift, appar-jter, Jams and tea und coffee. They
ently six tr eight miles north of; give us the tea and coffee and bread
Springfield, and across the big Tuge- and the rest we buy. After breakfast
la. The position of the drift and theiwe generally read and smoke until
point I regarded a of great Import-' lunch time, at 1 o'clock, when we gt
anco. Deer, Dread, nutter, gain aim wuier.
It 1 reported here that Uuller sub- The afternoon team very lontr. At
mittted his plan of campaign to Lord' half past four we have tea and at
Roberta after the labler landed, and!even dinner.
that Robert sanction d it. There is
a belief here that eneitil Hector
MatDonn'.d "vlll succeed MtMhuen
.command of the British foroe
DModdcr river.
KARL OP AVA SUCCUMBS.
LONDON. Jan. 12. It la officially
announced that the Earl of Ava has
died of hi wound.
t BOERS WELL FIXED.-
Now Said to Have 1M.00O Fighting
Men With Abundance of Supplies.
LONDON, Jn. 12. An apparently
well Informed correapondctrt of the
Morning Poet says: "The Boers'
trength, originally 30,000, ia now
heavily augumented by the Cape Col.
onlsta and th enemy' fighting
forces maybe efdlmated fairly at 100,.
000 men and 204 gun.
Til's Itifm are not compelled to
guard their communication. Their
ti In Hood, crop r growls, v. g
ciablt'K. cattl and h.r-ep are pl nty
mil iranic la abundant."
I'ltinoiilA fniHON LIPIS.
An KnifUtih OMIew'a Account of How
Th-y Live mil r Tr-aUd.
NKVV YOi:K, Jin. 12.-A dlxpatoh
ti Urn Ilcruld from VmIh, aayn:
'flK Figaro publbuVi n i)tig Ptur
which an UiiKliith olflo-r, a prlncr of
nr In Pretoria ha wrRton to a
iiu-iiili'T of hi family.
Th writer iayii:
"Wr art; complotely cut off from all
.! of the outride world, and are
not allowed to the newapapir.
We know, however, of l.ailynmirh
Ix'liiK boinb-arded.
i-rc we bp prlonT of war and
I a inure you it I a pitiful condition.
MunieUiiM'i I fl a If I wirr going
mid and I wlnh I bad beoti shot. We
h id hpt d we ;ihould In? exchanged
j or r-lrad on pawle, but tlve Boer
I Huiln.riilt do ;it appr to undr-
Mluiid what piPole mear and accni
j to think we irhould not keep our word.
"A far health gr we re well
and vwy well 'freau-d.. We nome-
' titurM rvcelve vUlta from hu: in
'command at I'retiMla. the mwlary
; of war, ileld coni-ta. chief ntigKrale
' ai.d iilhorK. They ai- all very polite,
; but are un'W tho firm lmpivatoii
, that their prisoner are not well
i itia'.il by uk and tli y are convinced
I hat our truops u "dum duin' buV
lct. "At fiwt we were nine oiflcr
nlm.iii-m and alxeii lsu nn, bu; the
other day our numlx-r was Inort-dKed
by otTicer, almoat all oiric i of
the Olouccjter reglme.it and Koya!
Iriah FuHiiliTf, with Colonel Carle-tori,
o that poiv we arj about !4 oflUera
und HcO men.
"In front .'f the building there ia a
veriiiid'.i on which We il ar.d wat
the ieople go by. The goveriime.it
givei ua canned beef, br ad. an I
. w.ctt'i' to drink and (nun time to
, Unit- lime Juice.
; "Onco a week we gi poiatoea.
, Happily we are now allowed to buy
whatever we pl-ae. o we have bei-n
alii ' to oiguiiiz-: a niesx and our
ni'iiiu la relnfocced by bucon, per
Hil4!e, preserved vegrt.ibl.n, potted
llieiuh, Jiickieo and toiweco,
"Kch day we send out our oidera
i and the things come later. Of court?,
. when taken priaonero e had o'lly
1 nh.it was on our person, so we had
I i pun, t.riny ir e e., smh as
Hl'onx'?. m), tooth brush's. l:alr
briiKlifs and combs. The Transvaal
go eminent, howwer. has "given to
r.uli of us an iron bedstead with mat
treiw and pillow, a piijama Ult, slip
pers, II mini shirt, pocket hondker
ilil. f, t'lttel, socks, ect. We also ro
o'lved ready iradi suits, as out; khaki
uniferms were too much worn.
"WV ollielal.t live In a large buiiding
that wis formerly use 1 as a s-ehooJ
hou.se. The men are ctill kept o.i the
ruce course. We are x-rtiinlv far
, more conifrtable than we wir.' n
1 the :Mfi course- for this Is a a one
timldlng. while n Hio race course are
notliliiR but zinc sIi'hD. It is, how.
ever, not so warm ns the race course
p.ison. V e are not so much annoyed
oy men, but at ntgiit there are a
good many mosqultiM.
"We nre guarded night and day by
a strong police force, although none
of us 1ms any iataiitlon of trying to
escape. We a surrouudod by Iron
palisades. Behind the house there is
a small grass plot on which a little
rinc hut has boon erected to serve as
a kltchon.
"Here tents have been mit up fir
sivivants. We wer alloweil to bring
ten men ftm the caco course to act
There nre also tente for the
Ruard nnd a lnc hut wheich does
duty as a bath room. We rise at
half past six o'clock and indulge in
a miU?. At half past eight we DreaK-
. j s i I ..... K..
"After dinner
some of us play
whist or chess, while other read. I
generally go to bed at half past seven
generally go to bed at half past nine
o'clock. Our checks are provided.
Thoy are countewlgned by the senior
oflicers and cashed."
HEARING COMMENCED.
Subsidy Bill Now Under Considera
tion by Senator Fryes' Committee.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.-The son.
ate committee on commerce today
began hearings on Senator Fryes'
bill to promote commerce and increase
(he foreign trade of the United States
and to provide auxiliary orulsers,
transport and seamen for govern
ment use when necessary, the meas
ure popularly known as the subsidy
bill.
CONFIDENCE IN
LORD ROBERTS
Feeling of Relief Over Change In
south African Commanders.
THE SUFF0LKS' REVERSE
Misled by Order Prom Enemy Troops
Retreat and Leave Their Officers
Hearing Pull Hrunt of Pire.
XKW YOKK. Jan. 12. A diepatch to
the Tribune fmm London, ays
-
U U I Tj Xt. rt' I.. .t
.u . - . . .
inr kmiwitij j.rnmii rorces in noum
jfl ,q cjitiuje an i'exmuii riesuiuu lor ie
rta' eneriiy, unle's thy ar-? fiiifmed to
The gov-rnn ent has made so nany a neutral port, with papers tint i lnr e4.
inlHtake that they might have credit) American In evemt of u a war can
for sagacity in Miidlng to Cape Town 'ship flour and bacon to France vli
a gn-ax soldier capable of comman l-; nlgium, but not to the United King
ing the cunfidenco of th amies In the dom.
field ami silencing criticism at home,
While the situation ha not bee:
ma,
terlaily altered slr.ee he received the
iuen' ord-irs, evidence nil Ix.en up.'agalnt starvation in war time but
pli.-d from the field op-;r.itlor that not Great Hrltain, nd meanwhile he, ty friMm an1 ri,e ' captured,
the s il lier are fruiting and discon- preventing n-utrul trailing with the' ur aua''ICB wre three men light
tented and that change of command -!oDen market of D-la?.t bav. wheiv1 wounded.
ers are Imperative.
The en.! ship has mutllaied pn-ss
dispatcher and exercised restraint
over war correpondenta by mail, but
it has not iammreit witii nrivai, 1
ters from cfllcers and men which are
now finding their way into print.
The truth ab-Mit GaUcre'a repulse I
and the retreat and slaughter of the;
Highland brig-ade at Magersf.idetn
and the ac-Uon of Hart's and Bar.on's
brigades at the tattle on the Tugvln
hiss come out with cumulative effo
in snort letters of sold lei s published
in I.onJon and the provincial nre.
Thee revelation have produce 1 a
tM'.nftil Impression that the arms
hav not been led prudently and that
the lime has .passed when generals
ivho have blunjrvd should be allowed!
to retrieve reputation when the oI -
aiers nave lost TdJth tn them. General"3'"
nuner stands in a Detur llchl thai:'
any other general b. cause he offer!
conclusive proof of his caution and
. . . ... .
const leratiun ror me uves or soidiers
in ordering a retreat from Colenso
hi they wre eagw to coming rencu ana oermans. mis aid is
righting under hopeless conditions. ' tfven secretly of course but is never
OVnerul White alone ha redeemed , the le8s eTectual. The Boers are not
his reputation and render J the relief caPable ol waRhig such a campaign
..f Ladysmlth a duty of paramount
importance. ,
The story of the Suffolk' reverse.
which is told In detail by several
agencies and correspondent-! today,
is in a sorry reptltlou cf GatHcr-'a
ambuscade in a smaller scuie. The
Pl 1 1 1 h a-aiij at.l.lanllir Lnfv..u4 In..
-.. . i . v , ciiuviiuj iuiihiiiw
spies ma. a nigiu marcn woui.i re'
UKule and awaited In Silence the at
tack, allowing the SufTolks to come
almost within bayonet reach. ColoneJ i
Watron wa making a sptech to hla
otpcers when an appalling nre was
oi.en.-d nn on the SnfTnlks .nd h'
barely el.wed with the word "ch.uge 'l 0rSaDlzed eomVny will put Into pub
hef.re falling fatally wounded. There i ,ic 8ervIce ,n the 8treets ot tals cit-
was a
t U II-n a.l.i l.-.nn fk. 'Kill n-K..m'
. u . . i jv - ig uvv.ii. UMV U'll II. U
the cry "Company retire"
and the ofi-.ctrs were left
V 14 lievti H
w.ti. fne!f::r cahs bj 2:
quurter if their force to fight hops.
hssly and turrender.
Only one otrUor e-cap and the
ItKises In killed and wounded and mi.s
ii g r.ow exceed 100. Thi' is final
primf that night attack. when th
British force are beset with spies are
highly hazardous and that .precautions
should be taken to aui."l against
treacherous orders from the enemy's
side. General Frimch ha remained
inactive since this minor disaster.
The clubs were filled with vague
rumor last night that General But
lers second battle had been fought
during the day, but there waa no di
rect confirmation of them at a la'.e
hour. The rllenee whioh has been
maintained in uppr Natal ainoe Sun
day waa unbroken tav- by molality
l:st from fever at Ladysmlth.
The military writers are urging In
this morning's press the doubling of
contemplated reinforcement, and fore
casting Lord Robert's campaign, but
n Jaded pullc is weary of expert crlt-
loislng and impatient for news of the
light soft. The man In the street
wants to have all the critic sent to
the front.
The world of fashion rallied at the
Haymarkct theater yesterday at the
concert organised by Princess Christ-
Ian for the benefit of the Riflemen's
Aid Soolety. It was a brilliant affair
in which Albanl and many other ar
tists shared the burdens of the enter
tainment. A spirited play was enact
ed by Frederick Harrison, Cyril Maude
and Winifred Emery, and Julia Nell-
son appeared a "UMnnia and
sang the national anthem with stir
ring effect.
Lord Salisbury's reply to the Ameri
can reouest for information respecting
the seizure of breadatuffs at Delagoa
'uy is entirely satisfactory to neutral
traders. The export of flour or other
food from Amaritun ports to neutral
terrltoiy will not be lnterf.re,i with
tnlem (he ultimate: d-lnaf!n:i bo
aj parent from the manif..
Amettcan exporter ut.dw th's nffl
clnl ruling iiin send foodstuff with
out risk of seizure as contraband If
they consign tV-m to Portugue'e
merchants to Iur.-nzo Maifpiei. at.
thjui(h they ought naturally to takf
the pre. , iii-.j,, ;i shipping ih' ni under
neutral rather than 4ht liritleh fli?
and of Avoiding all traos of th-1r
ultimate dotlnatloi in he clearance
paperw. C'omp"nsation will be made
without douot for the seizure of pro
visions which hav rot pas-."l out of
Die hands of American O'vr.fjrs nor
been tolntfd with evidence in the
sh.p's la.Kr? of ukini ii - .I 'stii iiilon
f'r the enemy.
C'l"f- students of international law
are confident that the Ametlean mer
chant will not Yf. hind'-re.i n sup
plying the Dutch r-pub'lcs with fod.
stui'fs If these .precaution are ob-
.strved they are als convinced that
I the r.ivceil nt is a dangerous one (or
"Enland
Lord SaUsbury's ruling, if
France are at war, Willi
a
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If the experts understand Lord tal
isbury's ruling, he Is securing contl
nenial natkns with, neutral bonlen
i Poer agents will be free purchaser of
whatever they want
nXiiLAND'S SFX'UKT
TOUS
She
Is Xot FlghUng Boers,
Frenchmen and GtTmans.
Hut
INDIANAI-oLIS,
Jan. 12
O.
this
. Thurtle, a prominent resident
c,tJr- " Englishman and first cousin
t; L"1-'1 iioberts, who Is at the head
; ot ,he English army in South Afika.
I'rmeny svTveu in tne cngusn army
'and for several years held a commls-
- ?'"n '!er G.nvral Methuen In South
Africa. He became thoroughly ac-
1"ainted wi.h the Boers ami their
country during his service on the Eng-
,,,iw Suanl and iv"!a thf fHow-
'nS reasons tor ine ueieui or me .ngv.
.
"irr u.. iiKuuiik uk
, ne. tor u tney were, arm
!.ers.
"ad bten. Lord JUthuen would mw
nrlrk llAt lMlnna.1 n rt Yt.- (-rtr
j ""kiu nc i
flB"tlnK the army oflicers of the!
.a3 ,ne one novv l0 without
assistance from those who understood
the science of military tactics better
. than htey do. Their method of figlu-
. In- I. that if . a.n..h Anl.l .1
I " r "
they are not shrewd in the science
successful warfare.
"1 served under Lord Mcthuen in
SOUth
Africa and well remember the
conditions ther at that time. Things
are practically the same there now s
they were then."
AUTOMOBILES IN NliAV YORK
i vi.'nr Vi.nT" t n
Jan. 12.-A recently
ikhi weea auiomooue carriages
and 100 automoble omnibuses. Charge
cent a mile and
,a ce,ns an nour'
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There is not a style in any article of Ma hV wear
that is not shown here in miniature for Boys.
Suits Underwear Neckwear
Reefers Hosiery Gloves
Overcoats Shirts Leggins
Hats and Caps Sweaters Fancy Vests
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PROVINCE OF
CAVITE TAKEN
Wneaton's Command Now Occu
pies Whole Retel Strongholl
ENEMY COMPLETELY ROUTED
Series of Hrilliant Movements Carried
Out by American Troops With the
Most Satisfactory Results.
WASHINGTOX. Jan. 12. The war
d.-jnirtrpent today received the fol-
1 eaoiegram rrom tieneral Otl:
anim.-a nave ontmuexi tne op
erations or Bates' command In South
Manlli. and the Thirty-seventh and
Thirty-ninth regulars at Calamba.
commanded by Builaid. On January
I. Hullari. with two battall ma of the
Thirty-ninth, attacked a force of in
surgents in the vieinMy, driving the
enemy, capturing the t'wn of Ciba
yuo, and the following day Bynan.
The eRemy loss wa thirty kilWl,
anJ a targe number wiumld. Twren.
"January 3 a body of three com
panies of the Thirty-seventh -capturd
General Rizal. otHiial pap'?rs and
prtipecty three rnllea east of Ba-
'iiu. da.iiuary iong ueiacuiuc u ui.
the Ninth attacked the Insurgent at
, Carmon and killed 25: no casualty s.
I January 9 Bullarl. with flirtkn of
itbe Thiny-sewmh and Thirty-ninth
legiments. attacked the en-my south
of Calamla, whom he drove beyond
Santo Tomas, killing 25 and capturing
artillery. Casualties, one private kill-,
ed, Captain Baker and. lieutenant,
IVIlita, of the Tbinty-ninth, slightly
wounded.
"January It Cheatham's company
( f the Thirty-seventh, supported by
artillery, attacked the Insurg-nts two
mile wen -of Santa - Tomas, driving
them from that section. No casual
ties. Schwan's column, consisting of
a squadron of the Fourth, one of tha
iHlert-ntn cavalry ana inirtuii ana
infantries, and six Nor-
unJer Ch un Van Du
1
seUterinsr the enemy, who were e
verely punished. Wheaion's column,
three troops of the Eleventh cavalry,
and the Fourth, Twenty-eighth,
Thnty-ti','hth and Fotty-flCth regl.
ments, Aator and Ktlnly's batitetie.
hnve driven the enemy from all im--portant
points north of Slland Iind,
had heavy Ashling, capture! conoid-'
Ki,. n,,t,tin if.iiukiv lnPietinr h aw
loss unon. and scattering tne enemy.
"Schwan's column da now moving
in Northern Katangas in a smtheiy
direction. All CavHe. province Is oc
cupied by Wheaiton's command. A
heavy loss to the enemy during the
week In men, ordnance and other
property, all operations being very
successful." i
LAWTOX FUXI OVER iSO.WO.
.WASHINGTON, Jan. 122. General
Corbin announced today that sub
scriptions to the I,avtcm fund had
reached $80,101.
Astorians
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