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ASTORIA. OREGON, HAT UK DAY. JANUARY 20, 1800
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STEADY ADVANCE
IS BEING MADE
Butler's Forces Mow Witbln 12
Miles of Ladysmltb.
HIS GUNS CAN BE IIRARD
IJocr Using I'kk and Snadc I'repap
log for l Strenuous Assault
Which Will lie Made.
LONDON. Jan. 20. 4:39 a. m.-Every
hour that n-rl Iiullr delays his
combined attack mkn hi position
strong.
Transports continue to arrive at Dur
ban and fivsh U i arc tx'InK nt up
the line to reinforce ll.af. In from of
t'olftmo. It appears that General Bui
lr's troops north of the Tug.-la nutti'
her mi lemt 22,000 md i"!bly 25.000.
wHh fifty bum. Ilia Mul forces, form
ing a great outer curve south and
west of I.a'lypmlth, probably number
tO.OOrt.
While fS.wnil llulU-r's forward pT
allnna, which IxKitn January 10. drvcl
tl raihcr lelcurt-ly, the H'x-n appir
to Ik- fully aware thnt th-y mut make
a tii-ntrndou iault. rtnloon nlmrvern
h.ivo ro(ihly .-etlmated that 10.000
IWi are ulnu the (pttW and pick,
.ir'iit;tlii'nlnit their pillions.
Military trltica tu touch w ith tho war
"dice think that nea that (ri-nw-al
Oifl'lliiK ha tx'Ri'n may tw expected at
any hour. It la not thought that one
ilay'a IlKhtll'r will Kh the fate of
lAdyMitlih, hut rther that there will
In- two or three day' contlnuun Jlght
Ins:. IlLULKlt WITHIN TWEI.VR MILES.
LONDON. Jon. M.-A Durban special
dated Thursday night says:
"Oeneral rtullor la wld to N within
twelve mllis of LadyNtnlth and Oen
eral Warren to be abwt ix mites to
tha rear."
THE REL1KF Ct NS HEARD.
I.ADYS.MITII. Jan 17. -Via Ppear
man'aCanip, Jhji. 19. nwr)lhlnf la
ooli-t. The o(ltlon U un?lian(fd and
there la vtry llttlo bomltardlng. , The
welcome aound if the suna of the re
lief col ii in ii was tw-anl yeeUTday from
Clenno and Hprlttftllcld.
MASSINO ACiAlNST WAHUEN.
I.ONUON, Jdn 20. A dlapatch to the
Pally Tel"graph datel Thursday, from
fpeaminn's camp, iy: "The Hoers
arrived In lurgt numbera tolay from
CoW'nKo -and .LadyKinith. Nearly all
tht ltoera have gone to attempt to
chock Oeneral Warnn' advance.
THE ENTRANCE CONTROLLED,
LONDON. Jan. 20. A dispatch to the
Dally Telegraph from Spearman's
farm, dealing with Lord Pundoiwld's
movement to the went of Oener.tl
Wnrren's force, says: "His success
jlvoa un control of . the entnnce to
Luilysnilth."
UOEKS EVAt'UATK COLENSO.
LONDON, Jan. ZO. The DiUly Mil
publi&htrs the following dlMpwtoh, dated
Thtirsduy, from Spearman's cimp: "It
is rumored that the Iloers have evacu
ated Ooleneo In order to rxlnfoioo tholr
troops hero. A heavy gun Are was
heard from Ladyamiih tt.ta morning.
"Onoral Buller's cWlera Instruct hi
men to hoed the white (g of the
Loers only when they lay down' their
arms."
BULLER'S WAGON TRAIN.
LONDON. Jan. M.-The Times has
the following dispatch, dated Thurs
day, from PletermiUburg: "General
Buller's wagon train . Is 19 ml'ea In
length and embraces 400 wagons and
6,000 animals. .His officers are betting
2 to 1 that Ladysmlth will be relieved
tomorrow (Friday)."
ANOTHER SHIP SEIZED.
LORENZO MARQUES, Thursday.
Jan. 18. The German bark MarUi from
Australia with a cargo of flour for the
Transvaal government, has been taken
as a prise by to British cruiser Pelo
rui near Delagoa bay, and has been
sent to Durban with a prlxe crew.
BATTLE HOURLY EXPECTED.
Warren and DundonaM Are Cautiously
Advancing.
LONDON, Jan, 20,-The Standard
publishes the following dispatch, dated
Thursday, from Spearman's farm: "It
Is reported that the Boers opposite
Colenso, on finding Oeneral Duller had
out maneuvered them, crossed to the
south of the Tugela Monday and set
fire to all the housaa in the village.
The Boer forces at Colmso must have
bei o"nal(lvrably ' wkoed by th
illnpatrhof lnrT ri-lnforornicnu wt
ward to mNft Omwal Dullnr'a advance,
an1 thy hava now hurriedly evacuated
the river trvnchi and acattered In-fore
our iirapnl. By evening none of tha
f ivmy waa k-ft within rifle shH at Co-
lnao."
SriSARMAN'B C;AMP, Friday.- Sir
C'harli Warrvn and Lord Dundonald
ure cmdnulng a cautious advance,
hourly expecting a battle.
THE HOLRH CONFIDENT.
Do Not Regard the Eiigluh Holdlera m
Worth Much Biy They Burren
der Kaally.
NEW YORK, Jan. 19. An Idea of
the hlali hope entrtalned in tha
Transvaal republic of the outcome of
the war with Great Britain is given
In a letter wrlttea by E. Houthakkor,
aMlHtant station muster of Johannes
burg, to his sister In Bnklyn. The
b-tter was cit In Novembt- by way
of Lourenco Maraues. The litter says
In part;
'We are gyttli g used to It a bit now.
Sliici Oetobtr IS no more bnters have
miolud us from beyond the Transvaal.
A solitary cabl dispatch manages to
cw.e through occaxiondlly, but then It
Is week Id. At first I still main
tained corr-pondenoe with Cape Town
but that la no more possible now. Tha
H r aro scoring an enormoua suc-
cefs and have already conouened the
MKRt part of Natal. They are puah-
Iiik alrrdy Into Cape Colony, when
the are Jolnrd by the burghers. Klm
berley Is likewise completely surround
ed an well as Mafeklng. In the north
ern part of I lie Transvaal the lioers
n tv alivudy b-ynd our boundarli. On
every side the Prltldh are getting a
kmm thraithlng. i
The InterntU arrangements here are
t jn. ll. nl. All the Enalteh hav left
tin- citintry. Order Is bmuilfully
maintained. The lioers still remaining
may b- aeori dally leaving for their
various commandos,
Johannesburg now Is fearfully quiet.
All the miUe populutlon has b-en draft-
td into a p--olal. cons'abulary. No
ono is allowed out after p. m. With
tV eci'ptiui of ten mine which are
U-Ing worlol by the government all
the mines on the rand are shut down.
t i to the praient 1.500 English are
prisoners, among which are fifty offl
t, and 6iK0 are slain. Our loos does)
not amount to 200, including the dead
and wounded. It sounds like a mlr-'
acle.
It still looks doubtful who wiU coma
out ultimate conqueror, but as things
Iook now the Boers stand a good
chance. No fighting has occurred on
their own "country. Tha supply of
food in plentiful. The English soldiers
ate mt worth much and surrender
easily. Alrva.ly two of their generals
are dead. "ak Colony will revolt.
No doubt it will surprise, you to see
me havlni; changed thus, but that
couM not be otherwise after having
witnessed everything. It is now clear
that Chamberlain's sole purpose has
been for thtve years to make war
n trail !t the Transvaal and obtain pos
MMiion of Its territory.
PULLER WIU.L STRIKE. I
His Plans Are Laid So as to Crush the
Toers Between Two Forces.
NSW YORK. Jan. 19. A dlspatoh to
the Herald from London says: The
Morning Post's war critic .-'ays:
' There can be no question of sur
prising th Boers who have had a
week In which to entrench their main
position ami two or three days notice
of a possible attack upon their right
flank.
"The plnn is that LytUeiton's brigade
sl-.iill engave the enemy In front while
Wnrren's division tries to attack the
riulit Hank. If Puller should succeed
ir. heating the Bo-rs and Joining hands
with White, the Boer army, which must
retreat aoro3 the Klip river between
Ladysmlth and Colenso, will be In a
perilous position, for Sir Redvers will
be as near Gloncoe on the railway to
Newcastle as the Boers themselves. '
"Having chosen the most effective
dlreollon and one whloh offers the beat
prospects of success, General Buller 1
has decided to strike with all hit
might." j
HOW PLAGUE ORIGINATED.
Believed Germs Were, Tmnsmlttted
From China In Packing Dirt.
you did at Sweetgrass?"
PORT TOWNSEND. J&n. 19. Ac- ' "No ,lr- DUt 1 m llaDl3 to do so he
cording to advloes from Washington, i for th thing Is over."
received here today, the Introduction of, Faulkner also brought out the fact
the bubonic plague at Honolulu was by; during his conversation with Mr.
means of merchandise arriving at that C,ark. Warrw had told him that his
port from the Orioirt. It Is believed church was In a bad way; that the
that the germs of the disease atV litter had promised a contribution for
carried in dirt in w hich plants are' a oon M tho senatorial contest
shipped and also in a sort of muck j was ended and that Clark had sent him
composed of dirt and manure In which check for $100 which he had appro
dui k eggs are packed In China and riated ,0 Payment of his own ealary
shipped both to Honolulu and this' because the church was behind with
country. So strong Is the belief of the hlra '
department that It Is by this means I Z. T. Cason, an attorney of Butts,
the disease Is ntrviuoed that Dr. Fos-. testified that he saw Senator Clark.
ter, United States quarantine officer
here, has been instructed, by the de-j
partment to make a thorough Investl-i
gatlm of the matter and report to "the
department. . '
THE EASTERNERS
ARE ASTOUNDED
nTK ItlQUiry DISCIOSCS WeSiem
Senatorial Election Methods.
LOME SHOCKING
Montana Clergyman and Lawyer Cool
ly Confess Themselves Whole
sale Liars and Bribers.
WASHINGTON, Jan. W.-The senate.
r mmlttee lnv0tiguting the election of
Clark to the senate resumed Its hear
ing today. W. F, Rector was the first
witness.
K.ctor testified as to Davidson bring
ing money over from Butte and leav
ing it in his charge for Steele, he be
ing employed by Davidson. Rector
that he did not know what sum
wj brought in by Davidson at any
time. "I only know," said he, "that we
-udlenly accumulated a drawer of
money.'' He did not know what was
done with It. He did know, however,
that lowell Black had been sent out
to 'get" a member of the legislature
who was to have $5,000, and returned.
He had had a' hard trip, but said that
it was "all right." In another In
stance, Blaok t'aid he "landed bis
loth inside of an hour." Witness said
if there were inconsistencies In his
statements it was because counsel had
frightened him so. He afterward said
this remark was on the side and not
under oath.
When Faulkner pressed to know what
part of the testimony was under oath
and what was not, Rector replied:
"I'm Just watching you to wink the
other eye when you want to suppress
anything." This remark brought out
a roar of reproof from Senator Chan
dler, and a side reirark from Senator
the making of jokes was
Hear, that
the rcerogative of the chairman. Rec
tor was excused at 11:35, and Rev. Mr.
Warren, who was chaplain of the Moo
tana house of representatives In the
labl session, was called.
Warren la his testimony related. de
Mils of his conversation with Clark
w liile the legislature was In steslon. He
had boon a supporter of Clark, and
called upon him to question him rela
t.ve to reports that corrupt means
wuv being used to secure hla election.
The 'witness testitl.-d that in one con
versation with Clark he told tha latter
thai he Ithe witiuMs) had heard one
democratic, member (giving the name
of a member of the house) say he
would support Clark for a constdera
tirii. "How much does he want?"
Clari; asked. "About $10,000, I think."
the witness replied. CUrk studied a
in. nieiit. according to Warren, and
said. "1 can't do anything like that,
mxsc'if, bu; I will have It tlxed."
V aiun said thai he had seen Claik
m-vt morning in the lobby at the hotel,
mul t'ark asked him where "his man
was." II replitd tl;at he had not seen
the niembor. when Clark said, "Tell
him I want his vote today."
In cross examination Warren said
he had resigned his ministry in the
Methodist church after giving his tes
timony before the Montana supreme'
c mrt because of the numerous scanda
lous reports that were put in circula
tion about him. He said In reply to
questions that previous to going to
Helena he had had a dltlloulty at
Swee-igrass.
"A man called me bad names," he
said, "and I knock! htm down and
pave him a thrashing."
Is it not a faot," asked Faulkner,
"that you were charged by members
of your congregation with embeixle
ment and fornication?"
Warren replied In the negative, say
ing there had neen no official charges.
He proceeded, however, to say that
the stories circulated after he had
given his testimony charged him with
drunkenness, embezzlement and Im
morality.
In reply to a further question he
said he had not resigned to avoid an
investigation.
"I was not Afraid of an Investiga
tion," he said, "bat I felt Indignant.
Indeed I expeot to have an Investiga
tion yet, a very warm one."
"You have not assaulted any one as
who told him he would like to have
him see Representative Marcyea and
talk with him."
"He authorUad me to say to him
that he would pay him $10,000 for his
vote for hint (Clark) for United 8Utca
senator," aald the wltneas.
Casyjn ha1 twtl,1'?d before the grand
Jury In the Wellcome dlabarment case
and aftsr dVdng to had fHt sorry for
the part be h id taken In the cae, 1
fueling that he did not want to coma
to Wiahlngton to testify ta4nt Clark,
' who had done him favor.
! His stale of mind had been comma
I nnlcated to J. B. Root, the law part
j rwr of Welloorne, who had sent for him
! and asked him to avoid the subpoena
DETAILS;X MtrrTht
wllnesa) had coplxl and signed in
which he bad said thore was no truth
in anything he had testified to In the
Wellcome case.. i
In the letter he was made to dwell
upon the disgrace he had brought upon 1
himself by the part be had taken In
the matt jr. ,
In riturn for this letter Root had
given him $1,50 with which to get out
of the country. j
Cason Id-sntirted the recanting letter
he bad given to Root. It covered
three pag of foolscap and was read
by the witness amid roars of laughter
by all present, including the witness
himself. j
Do you prate'id to say that when
ol wrote that letter you knew It was
not true?" said Faulkner. i
"Why, certainly," responded the
wiineaa, cooly.
'Then you confess h-re to have writ- diplomatic representation of the Trans-tt-n
and signed three oaitfl of lies In .,i , u j, j
that letter?" said Faulkner,
In bis reply tha witness gave the
seoond uni'jue dvflnltljn of a lie that
the hearing has brought out
"No, I do not," he replied, "I con-
rru to the writing of the letter, but I
don't think any statement Is ever a He
wnich is made with the understanding
rhut It Is false."
SEEKING RECOGNITION.
Agent of the Boer Government Wants
a Diplomatic Standing.
NSW YORK, Jan. 19. A special
to
the Herald from Washington say:
It Is stated In an authoritative man
ner that If Montague White Is equip
ped with the proper credentials from
lhe Transvaal government, he will be
rt-ived as its representative bv the
administration. General, O'Bierne's re
jection was ostensibly due to bis Amer
ican citizenship, but there Is no doubt
that the authorities would have pre
ferred that the matter of the Trans
vaal representation be left undeter
min.'d. However, when Mr. White calls at
tiio state department. Secretary Hay
will see him and his status will then
t- leurnrined. Theiv in every reason
to believe that if his mission is to se
cure an expression of sympathy from
the president in behalf of his govern
ment or the intervention of that offl-
lal. it will fail, as it is reiterated that
the amlnisiiMtlon will not Interfere ,
unless Great Britain should intimate!
h.r willingness to have this govern-'
!
ment act. i
I
TAXES AND ETERNAL SALVATION
I OUT TOWNSEND, Jan. 19.-Ac-!
cording to the ruling received today
from the treasury department and
made by the commissioner of Internal
revenue, a bequest of money to a
priest for the purposes of saying
musses for the repose of the soul Is
liable to legacy tax. The case came be-
fore the commissioner from Illinois
where a bequest had been made for
that purpose.
THEY ARE HERE ! !
The Edison Company
MORE FUN THAN A CIRCUS
DON'T R'lSS IT
GREAT SPANISH BULL FIGHT
At Madrid, Spain
See the tight from the time the bull is captured on the
plains until he is taken out of the arena dead. .
Visited by thousands of ladies, gentlemen and children at
Madison Square Garden, New York.
Some Wonderful Transformation Scenes
New York Fire Department
Black Diamond Express
Snow Balling in the East
A Button Busier
New Scenes Saturday.
BIO COMMERCIAL
DENOUNCED THE
TRANSVAAL WAR
Senator Hale's Misrepresentation
of American sentiment.
NINE-TENTHS OPPOSED TO IT
Remarkable Tirade Coming Prom
Progressive Statesman and
Republican Leader.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. A speech,
sensational in Its Interest and Interna
tional in Its character, was delivered
In the senate today by Hale (rep.), of
Maine.
The occasion of the utterance was
the simple question whether a resolu
tion Introduced by Allen (pop.), of Ne
braska, calling for Information as to
the recognition by this country of a
t Liui kutici mem. rnuuiu Ln UimTLCU LU
the president or to the secretary of
state.
Hale declared that nine-tenths of
the American people sympathized with
the Boers In their gallant struggle for
liberty against one of the greatest
powers in the world. He declared that
the war which Great Britain Is now
waging is the most fatal blow at hu
man liberty that has been struck In a
century.
The resolution directed to the presi
dent passed.
I" AID TOO MUCH TAX
Important
Decision In the
Revenue Law.
Internal
. I'JRT TOWNSEND, Jan. 19. Ac
cording to the decision of the United
Plates attorney-general, th internal
revenue departmeat has boen charging
an excessive tax an export bills of
lading and receipts issued by carriers)
from the I'nited States by rail to Can
ada and Mexico. Heretofore the de
pat tment has required a ten per cent
stamp on such export bills of laden and
receipts and the matter was taken be
fore the attorney-general who, on tho
nth inst, rendered an opinion thai
according to the wording of th? law a
one cent stamp on such bills and re
etipts was all that was required.
THE WO COPPER DISCOVERIES.
. . . .
VANCOUVER, B. C. Jan. 19.-I.Uer-
est In the recent copper discoveries on
Hon e Sound is unabated and yester
day a party of mining men, comprising
representatives of mining syndicates in
Vancouver, Salt Lake, Los Angeles
and Butte. Mont., sailed by the
steamer Defiance for the mines which
arc located 31 miles from this city. The
pnrty will spend a day at the mines,
returning on Saturday. The proposi
tions for the erection of a smelter In
connection with the Howe Sound mines
has been made to the owners of the
Britannia group, one offer being made
by Portland, Ore., capitalists and the
other from a Vancouver-company-