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1 J Ik 4 VOL h A STOMA, OKKOON, Tl'JWDAY. JAN HART 0, 1 100. NO. 2o:) Coir. Now is the Time 11 imlt T11I: wcather wi" lc Ktttintr colt,er lilW? 11 soon' tflYf Better buy your tilt tir stoves nowat HISTORY PAUSES IN SOUTH AFRICA Future Movements now Rest On Lord Poterts's Command. WHICH WAY WILL HE GO THE ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. Kill Ladysmlth IkGltcn lp and tb I'ree States Invaded? Now the Kuli of Public Comment. BOOK Big Reductfon Until February 1, 1900 All 23c Hooks new 20C All & Itmikn now 25C All r0c Hooks now 40c All 7.V Hunks pow 50c All .f I.IH) Hooks now 80C Au otlirrt iu ir(iHrti(in, Hptvial pilrr on win. In our 2.V books are Inrludnl tln (flrtiriitril Hwily InmiIi, Kipling, nd many ottit-r popular GRIFFIN & REED Does Not Belong to the Trust COURTRAI IRISH FLAX GILL NET TWINE Foard 8 Stokes Co., Agents Flew (tads OlK NKW titMiJiH JtST AltlilVLH HtoM THE EAST ANI NOW ItKAtiV Poll 01' It 1100 CISToMKltS AUK: Combination Book Cases Writing Desks, China Closets Music Cabinets Library Cases WWm TIichc goods wcro bought before tlio rise in prices will be ko11 accordingly. nml Charles Hellborn 8 Son. SOHE EXTRA FINE RIPE HISSION OLIVES J'JS TOPENED "HEINTZ" PAM01S PICKLES, RELISHES, AXD CATSITS 1'IXE TEAS AXI) COITRES If CHASE ft SAXHORN'S j 0 T 1 it GORDON IMLKOKTH'S JELLIES AND PRESERVES ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. C. J. TRENCH ARD, Inn RrnVPf Cutom Iloume Broker. 1 1 ' 1 M . v B0 f Insurance and Shipping. ASTORIA, .OREGON Agent W. F. A Co., tod Paolflo Kiprr m Co l. IiSPO.V, Jan. SO, ;30 p. m.-HU lory inu.' rr a tlmr In South Africa It m one of thorn unsatisfactory pause that are marly a trying to British li'TVe HK thr eilience of reverse ntul apparently It will terminate only whin Hubert give the word (or fr:iru movement Info the Free State, Whlill, aculdlllg to tilt Illost iheclful view, l-i- ivlll be unable to do for forinUlil Whether hi- will permit Wencral Itul l--r to nuke another attempt to ro lli-vo I.iMi y.Hriillh 1m quite ontslde the knowledge v-ii of llii'Se closely con neci-d vIMi the war ulllce. With th troop iiii- (ii arrive in xt month h ma think himself strong enough to try two large operation. Combining f"H !i under Ocm-rals Methucn, Fnnrh uml (iuturie, n ml uiMliiK to tlifin I to il rn vi m: iroopK, Iird Hobirl. woul Iuivh ;n,wi nun for the Invaxloti of the Fi.o Ktnti. with i.wh) t., .W.OOy Kiirrilric communlcatlona nnd 40,0o0 tryuiK to nxrup Lailynmlth. Tlio 11111)11-! hum with liiipMih-ncu that in'thlna nhould bf dom. but I to iv In nothluK to do but Mull on preparation. Occnnii of Ink are poured out In ad vice. Orators are at work In the province tclllnr the people that KiiRliind hu m-t her teeth In trrlin deiei n Inatlon to m-e It through." The roveinm-nl'a deolarailon In par ll.ir.ent. the counter decluratlonff of (hone outside the government, nnd the .onne(uent dlnouimlon In the preM and on the platform will Immediately enthrall the public Inierent. The thing on which everybody eem UKrevd l l hul more men mutit go. Twenty thouxAnd. two hundred and twenty-two men nnd 1 j ruiih are at ma. 1 IrM'ii ttiouMiiid In itintry una Soiil t-hvulry, ln-ludlnK 5.0"0 yeomen are pno tlrully ready to emlmrk. Tlurefon", the Kovernment, without do 1 ii K more can plme at the dlNpo-ml of IaiiiI Uobi-itH 40,0Oii addlttonnl men Mi l ).'. mum. 1 lie runner purpoBi of the wnr olllce olllclalu are supposed to embrace noioewhere In the nelKhborhood of 50,- 000 m--n. An the Indlcutlon Is that can didates will K rather scarce, the war olllce will Inmie ordeik for thoe re Nervlnta who were found unlit at the previous inoblliznlion examhiatlona to report for further examination. Ap p'ocints for cavalry aervlce are ntlll freely olfi-rlnif as yeonumry. flenerat iiuiier s operation!) have coHt viz men ho far oi'iilally reported within the hint ten duyn. AiiplliiR to the 206 Splonkop (tin uulties reported today the rule of pro- IHirtion. the loHi of the oitleer In dicated in the 500 casualties are yet to come. The total caHunltles of the war compiled from the official reports, are J,i.';t, nearly a division. Of these 2,4m) are killed, 4,811 wounded nnd the rest ure pilxoncrs. Tlie iiKKi'i'Kiue ltrltlsh hoiue troops In South Africa number 116.000. the Natnliaii 7,1"S and the Cope Colonials 21,000. SITUATION IS UNOHANflED." LONDON. Jan. 29 (midnight). The war otlice announces that no further neva ban been received from South Africa except a reiuirt from Lord Kooens mat tne situation Is nn changed. I.'oks. Captain W. Klik and I.ieuten ant A. If. Wade, Bt-cond . Lancaster NkiiiietU; Ll'-ut'-rmnt I'lpo-Wolfcmteln of the Hecond Kings KcottUh bor-iliT'-is; Captain C, O. Ulrch and Lieu- Inciint h. M. KitUiai-l, First Kouth Lain iinIiii-m; Llirulcnant 11. V. Oar vey, First Murderers; Captain. W. II Vetre and C. 8 H, Knox-Oore and l.b-jl.-iiiiiits C. C. Orenfi ll, I F. New inn n, V. F. lrCiriiiilul and illll Trevor, Thornytrofls mounted Infun iy. Lieutenants iiandall and Knock Isi'l, Imperial light Infantry. Wouniled "oloni,l Mornfli-ld (taken irlnonerj; Major Waller and Lieuten ants It. 8. Wilson and Ie ('burton, Second tincashlre Fuslleers; Major II. V. He itt-Moncrli f, and fuptuins V. H. Lurton, O. II. Ib-ntlcy, 8econd Middles) x; Captain W. Hanbach and Lieutenant A. Lykes, J. Nixon and O. It. Hle bans, Bi.-cond Lancashire. Oen erul WiHMlgate. seriously; Captain F. M. Carlton and Lieutenants H. A. Fors-t.-r and J. W. Muldwln of the naff. I'ii lain It. A. Mi-tlliiKtoii and Lieuten ant Howard, Thornycrofts mounted In fantry, Capt Coleman, Imperial light Infantry. MIssliiR-Captalii S. W. L nimille, Cutaln Hicks and Cuptaiu French, Hecmid LanaHhlr Fusllwrs. I'l ( OXTMOL OF THE PACIFIC. p.iiailiiis Hhould Hi-idn for Creation of a tjirge Naval Force at One-. the THE SITUATION BRAYELY FACED Mo Attempt to Minimize Most Dismal Failure of the War. Duly Mall, Mitchell, of the London Standard, and Htnhb, of the Times, of I'ulia, died 'of fever In one week, Fer- ; Mum. ri me i rumivaai Leader, was ikiil'd In the Wag m Mill IlKht. The London Dally Mill say.: "The rlihist and what was hill i rto ! foi,ldert-d (he most powerful nation In the w.-rld standi today In the bu ! nillbitiiig piwtion of seeing1 Its armies i t-ti-n hick with heavy liases at the : hard of two small states. "'ur ombasi-idors abroad suffer lit WORSE' ","''"y kr-"tt'nf that Dr. Leyds has, .""""H me cei ween, oeen recelvea at ' ' M-iol-ofllclal entertainments, not only , In I'aris, but In Berlin. Every Effort Kill Be .Made to Gather! wo"1'1, have th0U8ht Dr Uy,ia' I . ..... ....... 7 I'nvt&ii s"ei nilieiiis was already sufTiclently suggestive. One j would have thought the time had f oiiie when some attempt should bo made to mobilize the fleet and the re- I nialmng land force In order that the wo: Id may know that while bearing our sufferlnfs calmly wa have no In- GRATEFUL IT'S NO tp the Forces for Aaothcr Hlow Butler Criticized. i tertlon of subsiding Into a second or third rale power by allowing forefgn Ihlerventi in of any kind." T'le Foit says: ' Tarilament will have to do aome- Ni: VOItK, Jan. 23. "Command f the sen on our North I'acinc coast nnd tie vaters of the western basin el the North Pacific should be In our hiinds In pace unci war ilrne. This i. in only be effected by readiness of a propi r and sufficient naval force cither on the HiMit or to be furnished from the Atlantic through an untrammeled c.innl. In addition to this, and ready for combining, should be the available forces normally attained to the i'hll- Ippiiic and the waters about China, J.i pan and Coreu. In oth.-r words, the Pacific oi,. a ii from Hanua northward should be within our control." These observations are mud-.- by Cop- liln C. If. Stockton, president of the Naval War College, In an article in the proceeding of the naval institute, dealing with the commercial, naval and political conditions of an lnt-?r-ocean atiul across the Central American tl, mux. Referring to the Clayton- Muluer treaty, Captain Stockton rays: It is safe to say that It Is practi cally the opinion of all Ann-ri ans that this treaty should either be abrogated r very materiilly modified. The nange of conditions Blnce the signing f llils treaty, due to our West Indian acuti-itions and more eseclally to the Kieat dcelopments of our Paclllc coast rrltury hhoitld cause Great Brit ain also to see the desirability, If not he necessity for this at lion. "The protfihitiun for a canal exclu- siciy owned or controlled by the Unit ed Slates in war and in peace means he ulrect or Indirect purchase of con duction of the canal by the govern- iient of the Cnited States. In time f war It would mean a navy of guffl. ieia size mid stiength to maintain the ai'ul oreii agalnt't an exterior attack from uny power or alliance of powers wbh the force they can Hptire from Kuro'M-an watei-s. The first thing lhat presents Itself in connection with llie canal and the naval rofession is the necessity for a strong naval force for the United Stites. Separated, as the canal and Its liiiiedlale adjacent territory is, from the territory of ihe t'nlted States by Mexico, the approaches to the canal require naval protection in order to give us the status here that Great ltiiialn enjoys at Suez. Nothing would omitice more to the surety and iro- tectlon ot these canals and the benef- ciciit How of commerce therein than ie control of the Suez canal by Great rltaln nnd the control of the Amerl- iin caniil by the Cnited States. "It has b.-cn said that the "hsngos i cral Luller. I.ONDON, Jan. 2. 2:30 p. m.-The us ual airy attempts to minimise the ser iousness of the situation In South Africa are entirely lacking this after noon, and it Is frankly acknowledged that trt: most sirious effort of the present war nns most uismany jaueu. ; tniiif. more than give exores.il m to There Is no sign or wish of the leaders public opinion. The time will eom of public opinion to disguise the ugly when the nation must not merely factil, tut, on the contrary, there Is arena, itself to fre-ih exertions but every dli-posliion to face the full dif-' mut open its eyes to the facts ni:d family and discover the best way tal.e toto a count the actual state of out of It. In short, the policy voiced , the world. everywhere Is the gathering up of The war cannot be conducted with forces for moro effective blows. : ref rente to the state of pubdc opinion All hopes of the speedy relief of La- in Creat Lritain. for the fctate of armies dystuith have been abandoned, and the n,af,-d and the temper of other pow cojixensu f ex rt opinion urges the ! cm that are looking on are not lets lini-.edialc shifting of the theater of1 Important elements in the problem." ii a. Imp, .K& .t. .. 1. . . , . . . x' , , ' . .. . ., . ' - hj nFiiij nui jeu ui .ami j ii require! a montn lor Jiulk-r to the Cfen veldt of the Free State., to ncjvcr from his earlier defeat at One thliiK is certain, another long Col--nso, it is not thought he can pull I'Susij is inevitable, unless the Boers his disheartened army together now U assume the offensive, because In the llnw ic do anything for Ladj smith. eellt of General Duller further at-' London wails anxiously for the Boers tempting to reach Ladysmlth the plan- to move. They seem to be fighting on nini5 of a new move w 111 necessarily n ver deftnite plan, and it is thought oceuoy time. j they may attack Duller or assault T'ie afternoon newspaper are draw- : Ladynnlih. Ing .illintion to the closeness of lhe; Parliament meets tomorrow and the patsllel between the federal attacks ' radical and Irish members are prepar on General Lee at Fredericksburg ! Ing fir a savage onslaught upon the and the occurrence on the Tugela. government. Curiously enough, there is visible, es pecially In military circles, an under current of relief at the news that the; Drliish are safely south of the Tuge- Worn Out Weather Bureau Men Must la, for the reports of Saturday had I Shift for Themselves-SuWer conjured up visions of an Immense Again Breaks Out. catastrophe. i ' r ! WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The bill PPLLEH SEVKUELY CRITICISED. for the re-or?anizaMon and Improve- j nit'it of the weather bureau, which ln- Con.pulsory M asurcs May Ee Besort- lu''es a provisl.m for pensioning the i d to to Bring Out More Troops. ! disabled nnd aged employes of the I service, received a black eye !n the LONDON, Jan. 29. The St. James kouse today. Gazette this afternoon returns toscath- ' T'e till was blttirly fought by nie in.' criticism of the language of Gen-- opponents of the civil pension rolls on erul Puller's reparts. It says: i account of the life tenure provisions It "G-.-neral Puller's reflection on the j contained and it was sidetracked on terror he put into the foe reminds us j a te,It vote of 57 53. of things we have heard about Chi-1 Although the speaker ruled that il nese mandarins." . remained unfinished business wh?n the The afternoon papers are discussing no',8 was again in committee of the w hence are to come troops for the pro- ' wM"h. the opponents or the measure traded campaign. It Is becoming '. believe the action of today kills it. generally recognized that some form j A lively scrimmage occurred over of compulsory service is more in.ml-' the SulJ!cr resolution to investigate nent than previously thought of. I Secretary Gage, which the committee The St. James Gazette, however, I on ru,es recommended should be sent suggests that the pouring of more to the wa'3 anJ nieans committee as and more troops into South Africa 1 tlmt committee has the response of savor? of the Spanish action in Cuba, j ,ht' secretary in Its possession. adding that the solution of making belter use of the thousands already j EDWARD FAILING DEAD, there has never suggested Itself. j i PORTLAND, Jan. 29. Edward Fall- GOVERNOR GAGE GIVES A SHOW Astonishes the Extra Le&lslitsrc By Pealing His Own Message. THE RECALCITRANTS SCORED Xeit Attempt to Elect Lotted State Senator Flud for To day Keek. PENSION MEASURE KILLED. SACItAMENTO, Jan. 23. The senate ano assembly of California today pr-f'-cttd Its organization to meet in ex traordinary session. Much difference of opinion pu valled among the mem i"r as to ihe necessity of reorganiz es . The republican majority of the sen ate caucused on the subject and It was decided that It was necessary to re orRanize. This was done by the re election of the ofllcers and many at taches of the regular session. The ad seiably proceeded Immediately to busi ness without re-organlzatior.. It was decided, however, that the vote for t'nitcd States senator shall no: be taken until the second Tuesday after the reorganization, a week from tonjirow. The governor read his mesange tx the Joint assembly, a very unusual proceeding. The message contained some 7,0u0 words. Those who were re sponsible fer the failure to elect a Uni ted States stnaior at the regular ses sion were severely denounced and the np-jblican papers which, according to the governor, were In a measure re BKii,sible for it, were severely con demned. The whole proceeding was of o un usual nature that it created interest bordering on the sensational. ALL HOPE IS GONE. London Military Critics Think No Fur thor Effort Can Be Made for Ladysmlth. Ing, the well-known chant, died tonight. hardware mer- HOIiEKTS MILEAGE CLAIM- , WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. The house con.mltlee on mileage today discussed the claim of Itrigham H. Roberts for mileage, which amounts to about UJ OoO. A majority of the committee are of the opinion that he Is not entitled :o the money. PRICE OF SOCKEYES FIXED. VANCOUVER. B. C Jan. 29. The recently organized cannery combine has arranged that during the season ot l'on tl e price paid In Dritlsh Colum bia waters for soekeye salmon shall be twenty cents. . -",.,... LARGE NEW YORK FIRE. ; NEW YORK. Jan. 29. The seven story building In Cherry street, occu pied by Heywood Bros. & Wakefield Company as a chair factory, was de stroyed by fire today. The loss on the building and contents Is estimated at lo'tO.OOO. M'PARTLAND KNOCKED OUT. NEW YORK. Jan. 29. McPartland was knocked out In the first round by Matty Matthews at the Hercules Ath letic Club, Brooklyn, tonight. MOW YORK, Jan. 29. -There is com- nn nt In London on the discrepancy be- j I ween the Biv-r account of the recap ture oi Spionkop and that sent by Gen- liOBERTS' ADVICE. NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-A special ca- blenratr. from London to the Evening World says; "It Is learned from a reliable source thai Lord Roberts has advised the abandonment of Ladysmlth. At the war office, the dispatch adds, no con firmation could bo obtained of the ad vice ald to have been given by Lord Kobertn." A RUMOR DENIED. a LONDON, "Jan. 29. The war office denies the report that Ladysmlth had surrendered, and anounces that a very 1. , - 1 1 i . . neavy usi or casualties tonight. will be Issued THE SriONKOP CASUALTIES. LONDON, Jan. 29.-Follo ing Is the casualty list of the the British officers nt Spionkop: Killed Staff Captain M. H. Virtue. Captain M. Stewart, Lieutenants F. P.. Mallock and E. Frazer, Second Lancashire; Cantaln C. Murrlel Men. tenants W. Lawley ond A. If. Wil son, Second Mlldlesex: Major A. K. need upon us by the canal will be so icat that it would be better for us no cnn.al wen; to be built. I don't believe It to be so, hut it does not niat- .r; the canal is me.'ltaoie ana its eventual opening is but a question ot time," In connection with the construction of the canal, Ca;taln Slockton reviews the nnvnl situation in the Pacific. "A predi niiniuico, both maritime and naval, In th.i Nmtli Pacific ocean," he declares, "Is nn essential matter for the United States In regard to the In-tcr-ocean canal. As the want of such niival predominance In the Cnrrlbbean would deny us neoe.-s to the .-anal in tha: side in war time, so a similar want of predainiiiiince in the Pacific will prevent our ships saining access to the ennal from those waters. The tiiaiitime predominance In the North Pucllic, thou ;h contested, la still ours, and to thlj should be added the naval predoniitvinco which, If It does not pre cede the maritime predominance, should ot It ast accompany It.'' LEV PS' RECEPTION DENIED. I.EIU.IN, Jan. 29. An oillcial agency his communicated the following to the press: In spite of all ftatemenla that Dr. Leyds (diplomatic representative of the Transvaal) is here by official In vitation, his visit Is hy hiH own Inltt tie and though lie has received or dinary courtesy his presence Is entirely without political significance. Tne latter says not a word' about the Boers scaling the hill and attacking the British trenches and capturing 150 nun who had hoisted the white flag as at Majuba hill. Instead he spoke of the maintenance of "the best tradi tion of the British army." There is not much doubt that the Boer account Is correct. It Is by no means boastful. U is believed that the war office has furl her dispatches which It Is withholding.- For lays nothing has been hehid from Lord Dundonald and his mounted brigade, and it is rumored that he has been cut oft on the Upper Tupela. The London military critics have ghen up hope of saving Ladysmlth, which is undoubtedly short of food and ammunition. The garrison went on slurt rations December 2. The Morn ing Leader says: "Will Ladysmlth fall In consequence of Puller's retirement or in conse qetince of another night attack by th victorious Boers? "The city has already held out Us full tlree. Its last communication across the Tupela otherw ise than by electric or sun flashing was on November 3 last. It was then believed to have enough piovislons and ammunition for three months. Tho three months are up next Friday. "There has been no chance during months to throw Into the city a pound o food or a pound of cordite." Of the newspaper correspondents who voluntarily remained In Lady smith, G, W. 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