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FIERCE BATTLE LASTING
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Government Troops Overpowered by Superior
Forces-100 Killed and Terrible
Atrocities Committed.
The Attack Wis E tfrely Unsuspected anJ the Government
Soldiers: Were Discouraged The Rebels Used
Machetes and Stopced at Nothing-Herrera
-; Was In Command.
KINQ8TON, Jamaica, Sept lO.-The sent an appeal to Colon for protec-
steamer Valencia arrived today from , tion. It Is feared the revolutionist
Santa Marta, department of Magda- will aack Santa Marta when they cap
lens. Colombia, and reporta desperate ' ture It. ,
flghtlnf occurred there from Friday to J The attack of the revolutionist was
Monday last One hundred government j entirely unexpected, and owing to the
troops were killed, a railroad demol- j superior numbers the resistance of the
lulled and terrible atrocities commit-' government forces was half-hearted.
General Herrcra is said to be In
command of the revolutionary forces
ted.
Officers of the Valsncia say atrocl.
ties were committed by the rebel who j cvMcntratlng at a point about mld-
chlefly used machete. Bodies of many
government troops were horribly mu
tilated. Santa Marta Is entirely cut
off from communication with outside
points and the residents of Fort have
wav between Panama and Colon.
There are strong government forces
at both ends of the railroad and en
forcements are coming in. Breast
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Panama.
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TACOMA, Sept. 10,-The Republican
ttte convention elected A. JT. Falknor,
of oiympla, temporary chairman.
Rockwell, of Pptikanc, offered a reso
lution expressing unqualified approval
of the administration of President
Roosevelt, which was telegraphed to
the president and adjournment taken
until I d. m. On re-assembling the
committee on credentials and order of
bualnce reported, and John H. Pow
ell, of Seattle, was elected permanent
chnlrninn. The platform as reported
affirms the St. Louis and Philadelphia
platforms. It commends the attitude
of the. president regarding the trusts
and favors the eight-hour law fori
slate and government work. The
question of reciprocity Is untou h-d.
The convention adjourned at 11
o'clock tonlitht after the most exciting
contest In the history of the party,
When the delegates met at 7:30 p. m.,
i motion was made to adopt a major
ity report of committee on platform.
The only disagreement was over the
railroad combination plank, and from
the time of r--conveidng until 11
o'clock, lS-mlnute speeches were made'
for tnd against the plank and filially
a motion was made to strike it from
the platfoi m. This was lost by a vote
of S24 to JS4. A motion was then
made tn substitute an elective for aD
tiolntive commission. This was also
lost and the platform as reported to
the commute was then adopted with
out any dissenting votes.
A motion was made to nominate
Judge Hadley for the supreme bench,
and Cushmun, Jones and W. E. Hum
phrey for congress. This was adopted
by acclamation and the convention ad
journed. The adoption of the railway
coinhiitution plank la regarded
as a groat victory for Governor
McBrlde, The legislature must pass a
law providing for a commission before
It become effective, so the fight will
ba renew.e.4. Oiympla next January.
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FIRES THREATEN
MANY HOMES
Strang Wind Plays Havoc With
FarracrsvPiaracs Spread
Rapidly.
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THE ST. LOUIS
SCANDALS
Jleavy Bonds Demanded For
Delegates-Thirteen Men
in the Toils.
ANGLO SAXON
GENERALS MEET
Earl Roberts, Generals Corbin,
Ycung and French Hob-Nob
on German Soil.
ADMIRE YON WALDERSEE
American Gruerata Claim Super
iority of Grrninn Cavalry Iue
to IcriV't'tet ArmugenientK
For Breeding IIore.
SEVEN MILES TUN
NEL UNDER SIERRAS
Survey to Go Before President
Harriman Cuts Out 39
Miles of Snow Sheds.
W ILL COST ABOUT $I4,O00,0CO
OREGON C1TT, Sept. 10. Uepcrts ST. LOUIS, Sept. M.-The day around
from the surroundlni country toi.ight the Four Courts, where the municipal
Mate that a strong north wind is again j investigation Is being held, was quUt.
blowing and that the Ores are spread-' it is supposed to be the calm before
lug with dangerous rapM'ff. lietween j the storm. No arrests were made and
Phubel and Clarkes the Pre is l.i the j six of the 1 members of the alleged
timber going towards Mill Creek, where house of delegates combine are still
there are 'many fine farm located. Jat liberty. Delegate. Faulkner, who
The worst Is feared unless the wind was out on bonds aggregating $10,000,
dies down. An uncoiiflrm7d report! gave additional surety to the amount
was received here tonight that a .lie- 0f $15,000. His bonds are now $55,000,
astrous fire was raging at Springwater ' a gum without precedent In the history
and Mountain Home. ; 0f the criminal court of Missouri. Del-
- egate Hannigau was released in bonds
CONVENTION NEWS. ot $4,-,,ooo, and Delegate E. Murrell,
".,- ' , ,, , j who turned state's evidence, was re-
DENVER, Sept. 10. The Populist! j
party convention did nothing except ; Kax " lue sunl ol "wv- j
adopt a platform during the day, but Ex-Delegate J. K. Murrell, whose
at the evening wsslon, when it be- j confession resulted in the issuance of
came known that the Democratic con
vention had declared gainst fusion, it
rtwldcrf fn nl. a 'full ticket in the low members in the House of Pele-
NEW TORK, Sept lO.-Vfost cordial
relations hve been established between I
the British and American generals at
tending the maneuvers of 90.000 Ger
man troops near Frankfor-on-the-Oder,
cables the London correspondent of the
Tribune. Generals Young and French
naturally interest each other as cav
alry leaders, and Lord Roberts and
General Corbin are good companions,
although not well matched In stature.
General Hamilton, being an Outspoken
and racy talker, also pleases the Amer
icans. Generals Wood and Kelly-Kenny
are practical men of line ability
as organizers," The British generals.
being a field-marshal and lieutenant
generals, outrank the two American
major generals and Grigader-General
Wood, and have precedence tn preeen
tations and court functions. General
Corbin and the , other Americans are
particularly impressed with the ability
of Count Von Waldersee. The maneu
vers probably will confirm the Impres
sions Generals Corbin and Toung form
ed at the preliminary parades, namely,
that the superiority of the German
cavalry is due to the systematic ar
rangementa for breeding - horses for
military purposes, and that the Ger
man regimental method of artillery or
ganization Is workman-like and tends
to concentrate the fire of guns with
j overwhelming effect The, American
generals, after giving a dinner to the
German and British officers at the
close of the. maneuvers, will visit Vi
enna, rns ana ionaon, ana nave a
short run through Scotland.
ARE RUSSIANS LEAVING T
Conflicting
Reports From
Tien Tsin,
Pekin and
field.
CONCORD. N. H., Sept lO.-The
Democrats of New Hampshire, In their
state convention today, placed in nom
ination for governor, Hon, Henry F.
Collis. of Concord. The convention by
a large majority refused to ravor wo
man suffrage, 1
, the bench warrants against his fel-
; gates, was also set at liberty. He
furnished bond In the sum of $13.0000.
The grand jury, will be re-convened
tomorrow, when the circumstance of
passage, in 1S99, of the city lighting
bill, will be Investigated. According
to the confession of J. K. Murrell,
$17,500 was divided anions c.-rtain
members of both houses who secured
PORTLAND, Me., Sept. 10. The
vote for govirnor in all but 50 towns ' the passage of this measure,
and plantations show a continued In-, ,
crease for Governor Hill and his plu
rality will not fall short of the first
estimate of Monday night. The vote
47 towns give Hill a plurality of 27.6S3.
The total vote of thes 47 towns is
11,153 less than two years ago.
"T OYSTER BAT NEWS.
OTSTBK BAT, Sept 10.-President
Ronsevalt returned from bia Southern
tour this afternoon.
It was authoritatively denied tonight
that the United States government has
sounded the German government as to
the appointment of Bellamy Storer aa
successor to Andrew D. White, the
American ambassador to Germany, A
successor to White has not yet been
selected.
THE COAL STRIKE.
WILKESBARRE, Pa., Sept. 10,-Im-portant
mesages have passed between
thu executive mansion at Harrisburg
and President Mitchell, of th United'
Mlneworkers, tonight, .and the latter
has accepted an Invitation from Gov
ernor Sfone to confer with him today.
BOSTON, Sept. lO.-The Democratic
primaries throughout Massachusetts
tonight Indicate that Colonel William
A. Gaston, a son of the late William
Gaston, has received a majority of the
state delegates and will be named for
governor by the state convention Sep
tember 17, over Charles Hawley, as
sistant secretary ot the treasury In the
last Cleveland adminlstaratlon.
BOISE, Sept. 10. The state conven
tion of the Populist party nominated a
ticket headed by James Ounn, of Ada
county, for congress, and D. H. An
drews, of Ada county, for governor.
Governor Hunt has named P. S. Don
nelly, of Kootenai, chairman of the
state Democratic committee.
DENVER, Sept. 19.-It was J o'cclock
this morning when the Democratic
state convention reached Its adjourn
ment So much time was consumed
In dlcusslon of the proposition to fuse
with the Populist convention that the
end of the ticket was not reached un
til tonight The ticket chosen follows:
United States senator, Henry M. Tel-
ler; congressman. Alva Adams; gorer-
nor. jsaward C. SUnson.
j RAID ON SNUFF.
; NEW YORK. N. Y September 10.-
A force of United States dtputy mar
Blmls made raids today on four snuff
factories on the east side, took seven
prisoners and seized the plants, indud
Ing about 100,000 pounds of snuff In
process of manufacture. Charles H.
Sewall, .of Chicago, special treasury
agent, who ordered the raid, asserts
there has been in existence for 20
years In the heart of New York City,
a regular organization for the illegal
sale of unstamped snuff and that the
government has been defrauded of
fully a quarter of a million dollars In
stamp taxes.
TELLER COMMENDED.
DENVER, Sept. 10. Among the res
olutions adopted by the state Demo
cratic convention was the following:
"We recognize Henry M. Teller as
one of the greatest of the nation's liv
ing statesmen. He gave Cuba her
freedom and compelled the nation to
redeem Its sacred promise. His pub
lic record is an example for mankind
for all time. We pledge the Democrat
ic meters of the Fourteenth general
assembly of Colorudo to give their sup
port to Hon. Henry M. Teller for
United States senator to succeed himself.
PEKIN, Sept. 10. According to the
advices received here from Manchuria
the Russians are making no visible
preparations to withdraw from Its mil
itary occupation of the southeast por
tion of the province of Shlng King, as
was stipulated should be done within
six months of the signing of the treaty.
The Russian troops and Immigrants
are reported to be entering Manchuria
in targe numbers, but none of themi
are leaving the country.
TIEN TSINj Sept lO.-Colone'l Baron
Kopp. director of Manehurtan rail
roads. General Bolkoff, acting gover
nor, and other Russian officers of
Manchuria, have gone to Pekln In con
nection with the negotiations for the
withdrawal of the Russian troops from
Manchuria and the restoration of the
Shan-Hai-Kwan railway.
Plan of President llarriniHU to
Shorten Time Between San
Francisco and Chicago to
Two and a Half Days.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 1.-Th
Southern Pacific surveyors that have
been engaged since last spring; to find
a tunnel route for the Central Pacific
through the Sierra Nevada mountains
are putting the results of their work
Into shape for submission to President
E. H. Harriman. .
It Is known, says the Examiner, that
the route laid out by the surveyors
provides for tunnel HMO feet long,
or nearly seven miles. The estimated
cost is $14,000,000. It will cut down the
summit grade 1500 feet and enable the
company to get rid of all but three
miles of the 43 miles of snowsheds.
the proposed tunnel ivi: r'crce the
mountains at an elevation of about
530O feet , '.,... ,
The tunnel is part of Harriman's
plan to reduce time between San Fran
cisco and Chicago 12. hours or from
three, days ,at at present, to two days
and a half.
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sage from Alto to tfie't'nion says that
the grain field fires last night destroy
ed a separator, stacker and derrick
table, belonging to Henry Hawks, on
the farm of Frank Hoskins. Seven
hundred sacks of grain were consumed,
BATTLESHIP IOWA STRANDED.
NEW TORK, Sept. lO.-The United
States battleship Iowa has run aground
near Cape Nossa Senohora de Desterro,
Island of Milo, cables the Rio Janeiro
correspondent of the Herald,
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TEAMSTERS STRIKE AGAIN. '
CHICAGO, .Sept. m-The packing
house teamsters renewed their fight
against the stock yards concerns to
night at a meeting of the union. It Is
the avowed intention to order a strike
of 600 drlvsrs employed by Swift & Co..
HORSE THIEF CONVICTED.
BAKER CITY, Sept 10,-Manny
Howard the noted cattle and horse
rustler, was found guilty of horse
stealing for the second time by the Ju
ry In the circuit court tonight
BIG BREWERY BURNS,
SAN JOSE. Cal., Sept 10. The plant
of the Fredericksburg Brewing Com
pany was destroyed by fire today. The
loss Is $.100,000.
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