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ASTORIA, .OREGON
BATTLE OF THE
WAR IS NOW ON
Fate of Ladysmltb llanjs on tbe
Result Today.
THE OUTCOME UNCERTAIN
Boers Are Tressed Hard on Ever)
Hand Their Trenches Kaked by
LyttletonV Heavy I'lrc.
LONDON. Jn. 21, 4:30 a. m.-It to
tvldent from General Duller' dispatch
lo (he war fl)c and the advlo lu the
A'H-iuit l rrvm (rum Hpeurman' farm
that a big batllo la now being fought.
At far a con b gathered from
llimo dispatches the psult remain un
decided, and utile the Boer with-
draw during tli night, the eng-jgi-mcnt
on which hang th fate of Lodymlth
a n J .which may prove the turning
point of lh whole war . will ba re
timed thia morning.
ti:amly GAINING Onol'ND.
Clery' Tniop In Action All Day Yei
terday With 8atlnfaolory Ileinjlt.
LONDON, Jan. 21. The war oin.-e
vhortly after mldiilKht pmU-d the fol-
datid He.iriinii' Camp, January 20, 1
evening:
OneraJ Clery with a juit of General
WaiTen'a force haa bwn In action from '
C a. m. till 7 p. m. toduy. Hy a Judl-J
clou use of hi artillery he ha fought
hi way up. capturing ridge after,
ridge, for about three mile.
The troop are now bivouacking on
(lie ground hi ha gviiiwd, but the
main foroe i still In front of thtm.
Th casual tlos w re not heavy. About
luO woundel had been brought In by
J:30 p. m. The number killed Is not
yet ascertained.
WAItULN ALSO ENGAGED.
SI'KAItMAN'S CAMP. Jun. 20. (Eve-,
nlng). The Boer trenche were ebelled
continually today. General Lyttleton'i Tuesday.
brigade advanced and occupied a ' Among those who have volunteered
kopje 2.000 yva from the I1t pl- their legal service In Colson's defense
tlon at Druklonteln. are Congressman Bailey, of Texas;
A company of rifles advanced with a iving-i-vcsinun Clayton, of Alabama; ex
luillotm In action and were, received congressman Houck. of Tennessee, and
with a heavy Are from the Bovr. The Attorney General Mynatt, of Tennea
artlllery and musketry lire continue ' see.
from General Warren' position.
I'OSITIoN OF BRITISH FORCES.
Tlu-lr Advance on Ladyomlth Will
tall (Amstant Fighting and
Heavy LuHseH.
En-
LONDON, Jan. 20. "There lu tvery (
Imllcatlon that a big fight for tive west
ern road (lo-adlng to Ladysinlth) will
take place today," writ'oa tho London
Leader's military critic lu the tawue of
toduy (Saturday) "ihougH It may have ,
begun yesterday.
All the artillery of Generals Warren
and Hlldyard were not across the drifts ;
yesterday and the ammunition train
and most of the heavier gun were
probably then outh of the Tugvla.
These Indications, a wtll as General
Warren's longer march, point to tho
serious effort bel'tg iikuIo today."'
The Morning Post's war critic says:
"Sir Charles Warren's intention la to
turn tho right flank of tho Boors, pre
sumably those facing Gvnerul Lyttlo
ton, but whether he proposes to attack
that flunk, a he would by descending
the valley of Blaaubunk Spruit, or to
march right round It by the valley of
Sand river can hardly yet be deter
mined.
"Hie fighting, when U come may bo
expected to be heavy and continuous
and the loses may be severe.
Far from their base at Cheveley,
with tho river behind them and with.
the enemy In largo numbers between
them and Ladysmlth, the position of!
the British force is not an easy one."
ACTION OF SENSIBLE MEN.
United Mine Workers Vote Down Boer
Sympathy and Free Silver
Resolutions.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Jan. 20.-The
convention of Unity) Mine Workers of
America today voted down a resolu
tion sympathizing with the Boers.
A free silver resolution was also
tabled.
WITHOUT BRYAN'S HELP.
Price of Silver Will Be Stimulated
Heavy Purchases for British
India,
by
LONDON. Jan. 20.-The Idea that the
Indian government will shortly have to
buy silver has stlmuated the demand.
The Indication that the silver rtaervs
of the Indian currency department
have been heavily depleted and will be
further reduced are found m the large
sales, telegraphic transfers upon India,
tlic further ear rrrirklng of gold fori
account of the Indian government and
tin- dlKpiitch of gold dlrot U India,
iV Htatlst Ir.sl! that the govern
n,i nt niUHt buy silver without dlay
and have It coln"d a quickly aa pos
sible, and reason that India ought not
to le eulij'-otvd to furluir trial on
top of the famine, al pointing out
that If trouble occur oil the Afghanis
tan frontier, silver aHieiwill be unable.
A WISH DECISION.
Wahlrgton Will Punish the Men Who
Kldkiwippcd Everett.
WAHWNOTON, Jan, 20.-Tho state
department ha bn notified that the
state of Washington proposed to ex
amine Into the Allegation that officer
of that tate were reponlble for the
kldkrmpplng of an American named
Everett, and If It 1 borne out the irm
wilt be punished.
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wno wa cn&rirea wna iaie rooocry,
wa iplrlted acr) the lino from
Wellington Into Brltlnh
Columbia, .
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but that the blame tie. upon the Waah- ,
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VOLCANO IN CALIFORNIA.
Nutur-j About to Provld Another At
traction for E.itrn Tourlta.
HAN DlWiO. fill,. Jan. 20. A letter
from Strawberry Valley, near Hemct,
Itlvr4de county, where the recent
earthquake wa heavy, iaya that
ciioke and ht'Mim are pouring from be-tws-ii
the prkii and bouldr of the
bmlM nf Mount Taiiultz and that the
Vi'e of that nectlon are hxikltig f'JT
an eruption of the blir volcano of
l.unilre.H of years C. It la Mild that
e - r ilnce the hake on the morning
of ).c-mler 23. the whiJe mountain
ha heen In a state of quiver, and that
by nlcht and by day. the rumbling Is
being heard and the trembling plainly
felt.
KENTUCKY'S LATEST HERO.
Society Women and Prominent Law
yer Volunteer In Colson'a Defense.
FRANKFORT. Ky.. Jan 20. The
grand Jury today Indicted ex-Congreee-inan
Pavld O. Colson, who wa colonel
of the Fourth Kt-ntdcky regiment, for
tin; murder of Lieutenant Ethelbert
Scott and Luther W. ivMarree lat
Many society women have written
Colson words of sympathy.
GETTING INTO LINE.
LVmwratlc State Convention Will
Held In Portland, April 12.
Be
PORTLAND, Jan. 20-The demo
cratic state central committee met to
day and decided to hold their state
convention In Portland, April 12. The
convention will consist of 267 delegate.
TRANSPORT SCINDIA SAILS.
.SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. The
trtiulort and collU'r Sclmlla will sail
toduy for Manila, via Guam, with S.000
tons of freight, including 5,000 tons of
coal for Guam.
She has also u law boiler on board
for Guam unci u set of ttilxs for the
Montgomery's boiu-r.
The Scind'.a has UK) apprentice boys,
all et whom wvre sent here from the
East, who are to be distributed among
the Heel
ITW Of 1
at Manila. She carries a
WILL TAKU NAVAL ORDERS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. The U.
S. S. Ranger will Jeave this port today
fir rnmuna to make Important sur
veys. In addition to this she h.i or
ders to drop Into Mugdalena bay and
I deliver instructions o mc mna, aiar-
. W(?hiJ anJ Pnllttdeiphia, all of which'
at at that place by this time. These
Instructions are for the Philadelphia to
come to San Francisco and the Iowa
and Marbehead to go to San Diego
harbor and thare await orders from
Washington.
THE REPUBLICAN ADMITTED.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Ths house
committee on elections oiviaed on par -
ty lines today and by a vote of 6 to 2
decided to reoommend the seating j
of William F. Aldrich, republican. ho j
contested the seat now held by G. AJ
Robblns, democrat, of Alabama.
ORDKRED TO WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. Captain the order relating to the duties of civil
Wills P. Richardson, Eighth infantry, ' and military authorities was Issued to
and First Lieutenant Howard R. Hik-'day. The most Important provisions In
ok, Ninth cavalry, have been ordered ' addition to those already cabled are
to this city. They will accompany ' that after February 1 all communlca
Coloiul George M. Randall, Eighth In-'tlons between civil and military officials
fantry, to Alaska, Captain Richardson will be transmitted through civil chan
as acting adjutant general of the de-(nels; secretaries and members of the
partment, and Lieutenant Hlkok as cabinet having charge will present the
aide de camp to Colonel Randall. matters they have under advisement
ROBERTS, WILL
HAVE TO GO
Investigating Committee Reports
Against His Admission.
QUESTION OF
FORM
Minority'Pavorcd Seating Him Before
Kicking Him Uut, But the Major
ity Would Not Consent.
WAPHINOTON, Jan. 20.
Report of
VM.t(trailrn
apeclal committee of investigation
,he ca(H of Rbert of utalj
ca of Robert of Utah, were
prted to the houae today. The
ma lirtttf rtntirt uttmvA h fhttlrman
Tttyl(,r ,, lx of hlg ai)90caUij ) ,
V0,uniInoull document( an(J u ftccom.
panM fcy ft iummary of the Uw an1
f;i(.u u.ar)ng
on the case. It give
bearing, the ample op-
dotalls of the
po-tunltie afforded Roberta to present
Ms case, his refusal to testify and
unanimous finding of fact heretofore
published. Tbe majority report find
three distinct ground of disqualifica
tion against Roberts:
Flret By reaaon of bl violation of
the Edmund law.
Second By reason of hi violation of
the law of the land, of decision of
the supreme court and cf the procla
mations of presidents, holding himself
above the law and not amenable to It.
"No government could possibly tx-it-t,"
says the report, "in face of uch
practice. He la in open war against
'he laws ai.d Institution of tbe coun
try, whose congress he seeks to iter.
Such an Idea Is Intolerable. It Is upon
the principle as?rt?d on this ground
that all cases of exclusion have been
based."
Third His election as representative
i is an explicit and offensive violation of
the understanding under which Utah
was admitted as a state.
The majority report conclude as fol
lows: ' "If there is any fact apparent In thia
case, H that the constituent of Rob
erts kiietf all a"boCt him before his
t election. Can there be room to doubt
the proper action of the houseT If it
prepared to yield up this salutary pow
er of exclusion? Will It declare Itself
d fensekss and ridiculous?
"Nor are those who assert that ex
pulsion Is a remedy necessarily barred
from veiling for a rf solution declaring
the s-at" vacant. He must. Indeed, be
' itchni.al and narrow In his construc
tion of the constitution who will not
admit that if a voke to declare the
seat vacant is sustained by a two
t htr.Us majority, the constitution la
' uistantially complied with. He may
not ugree with the committee that a
mere majority can exclude, but he can
reserve the rignt to make a point or an,j an effecting scene ensued. General
order that the resolution Is not carried Wood has Issued an order appointing
If two-thir ls do not vote for it. the commislon to look after and control
If the house takes the action which tne archives of the Island. The com
a minority of the committee insists It msgltn will consist of four members.
ouht to take, It will for the first time
In Its history part with a most benen- CANADA'S SECOND CONTINGENT,
cent power which It has often exer-
clsed. a power that ought rarvly to be
exercised, but which the house ha
nccr declared It did not possess.
Mindful of the gravity of the question,
and realizing the responsibility Im
posed upon us. recommend the
adoption of the following resolution:
" 'Resolved. That under the facts and
cii-cumstuiic s of this case, Brighain
II. Roberts, repivsentatlve-elect from
the state of Utah, ought not to have
or hold, a seat In the house of repre
sentatives, and that the seat to which
ha was elected is hereby declared va-;
cant. (Signed) Robert W. Taylor, Chas. j
W. Landls, Page Morris, Romeo H. ,
Freer, Smith McPhereon, Samuel L. j
Lanham. Robert W. Mlers." j.
The minority report ays:
A small partisan majority might find
the desire to arbitrarily exclude by a
majority vote lu order to more secure- i
ly Intrench Itself In power Irresistible.
"Hence. Its exercise Is controlled byj
legal rules. In a case of expulsion,
whon the reuuislte two-thirds can ba I
had, the motive for the exercise of ar-,
binary power no longer exists."
The minority report concludes: j
"It the house shall hold with us andj
8w in Roberta as a member we shall, j
as soon a recognition can be had, of
fer a resolution to expel him as a poly
gamlst, unlawfully cohabiting with
plural wives."
, Tn mlnorty report Is signed by LU
tlefl(,ld (rep.) an(J DeArmond (dem.)
GOVERNING CUBA.
Full Text of the Order Just Made
Public,
HAVANA, Jan. 20. The luu text oi
which will require Immediate action to
the governor of the Inland personally
for final discussion; civil official are
charged with the conduct of civil af
fair under the supervision of the mili
tary governor alone; department com
mander are charyd with the main
tenance of public order In the general
sens, of the term. Military officer, the
J order direct, are not to lnterfre with
l the civil authorities exc-pt under ex
1 treme condition, where, In their opln-
Ion, public order, life- and property are
' In thl caae th-y
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rT duinorizcij tj
suspend the offender temporarily, re
porting immediately by wire and letter
to the governor of the Island.
The military authorlttefl are also
charged with the inspection of prison
throughout their districts at least once
a motith, reporting on the same, Inde
pendently of the cvll reports. Military
officer must not interfere with the
publ.c pre unlens such action shall be
absolutely necessary to prevent the con- I
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vjuuw'.atrjii ol niabier cenaing to i "e aewsyayer uvun umvu, Buy
provoke a eriou disturbance of the ' ported by the gentlemanly Incubator
puDiic peace, or unlesa necessary to
prevent obscene publications m--nacing
public morals.
The order declare that Uui civil law
i 1 1 be found ample to right private
wrongs.
The military are charged with th
capture of bandit, who are to be
turned over to the civil authoritle, the ! wnt;r roaJ 1 wlb ,ne PeP' who en-mllita.-y
supplying the Judge with all dtavr to be humorous would apply
the e:1denoe possible. j ,hfc.r tilie1. ...h(. k would or !,,.
D-partment commanders stuill cause,
once each quarter, an inspx-ctlon of the.
public schools In their respective de-!
p&rtir.ent by army ofTiceis. I
-The chiefs of the public works In each
province and the military engineers In
each department will be associated for
the purpose of Instruction In the meth
ods employed by the engineering de
partment of the United State in esti
mating upon construction and con
tract.. After April l, the public works
In the various province will be under
the direct corstrol of the provincial
chiefs of public works, a military en
gineer officer continuing on duty In
each province solely for the purpose cf
inspection. I
The bakers have gone out on strike,
demanding $45 In gold per month, with
out food, Instead of 125 In silver with
food. Civil Governor Nunox says he
does not think the strike Important and
expects that the difficulty will soon be
arranged. An American cattle importer
at Matanzas, finding himeelf unable to
peil his cattle, started in tbe butcher
business, lowering the price of meat .
from 25 to 10 per cent a pound. This
gratified the people of Matanzas, but '
the other butchers promptly bought up
his stock In order to gat him out of the
way. He says the undertaking was pro
fitable and that he may kill In Ha
vana. If ha could succeed in lowering
the price of beef here, 1. would be very
welcome, as the present prices are con
sidered exhorbitant.
This moniing one hundred and fifty
persons who had been Imprisoned on
excessive sentences or had been held
for an unreasonable time awaiting trial
were released. On emerging from pri
son they were greated by many friends
HALIFAX, N. S.. Jan. 20.-The first
section of the second contingent which
the government of Canada is sending
to South Africa embarked today on
the steamer Laureatian.
THEY ARE HERE ! !
The Edison Company
MORE FUN THAN A CIRCUS
DON'T MISS IT
GREAT SPANISH BULL FIGHT
At Madrid. Spain
Se the light 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 'Yorkl Fire Department
Black Diamond Express
Snow Balling in the East .
A Button Busier
New Scenes Saturday- ' . c
510 COMMERCIAL SC
A. L. M0IILER
STILL ON DECK
No Truth in Report of His Retire
ment From 0. R. & N.
CLEARWATER NOT GIVEN UP
Union t'adfic Satisfied With the Poli
cy of Its Oregon President and
Kill Retain Him.
?"nian& Telegram.
m l ,. , . . ,
and humorist In St. Paul, I showing
Its usual enterprise In slating me for
aifferent position In the world. There
is no tvuth whatever In the report
that I havu ben slated for the presi
dency of the K. C. P. & G. or - any
bentlit'to the public."
This is how A. L. Mohler, president
of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation
Company, denies a statement contained
In a St. Paul dispatch last night, to
the effect that the O. R. & N. has
abandoned the Clearwater country to
the Northern Pacific, and that Mr.
Mohler Is slated for the presidency of
the Kansas City, Pltteburg ft Gulf.
"The gentlemanly Incubator at St.
Paul," referred to by Mr. Mohler, ap
pears specially qualified to hatch rail
road rumors by the Job lot, as many
similar ones have been received at this
tad of the line and promptly punc
tured. Th's time the St. Paul Incubator
has varied Its tactics somewhat, by
claiming the source of Its Information
is contained In a special dispatch from
New York. ' t
It had been hoped by the Portland
orHclalj of the O. R. ft N. that th
chill breath of winter had frozen up
the incubator at St. Paul that has
proved so prolific cf rumors about Mr.
Mohler and the O. R. & N. But it
seems to have produced reverse effects,
and of late the incubator ha been
more active than ever.
First the St. Paul man had Mr.
Mohler slated for a position under
James Hi'.l: next with the Big Four?
now It Is the Gulf road, and which
i read will be selected for Mr. Mohler
next time Is a matter for curious
speculation. If the St. Paul man keep
up his present pace, It Is feared ha
will run out of material and be com-,
pelled to build a special road for Mr.
' Mohler.
Well-informed, conservative railroad
men say that the only thin which
could pause Mr. Mchler's connection to
be severed with tbe O. R. & N. would
be the consolidation of the Union Pa
cific Interests from ocean to ocean.
Even then. It Is not certain that he
would be removed to another sphere
of action. It is more likely, it is said,
that he would continue In control of
the O. R. & N. with the same power,
only under a different name than that
of president.
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